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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (2/24/25)
One stop before Elimination Chamber!
Is it clobberin’ time?
It is a star-studded, jampacked Raw as we head for Toronto! CM Punk, Seth Rollins and Logan Paul meet ahead of entering the Elimination Chamber!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Triple Threat: PENTA VS Pete Dunne VS Ludwig Kaiser; Kaiser wins.
- The New Day VS Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde; The New Day wins.
- GUNTHER VS Akira Tozawa w/ The Alpha Academy; Gunther wins.
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Lyra Valkyria VS Dakota Kai; Lyra wins and retains the title.
- Dominik Mysterio w/ Carlito & Finn Balor VS Bron Breakker; Bron wins, by disqualification.
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Bianca Belair & Naomi VS Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez; Liv & Raquel win and become the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions.
PLAY BY PLAY
Logan Paul is here!
Cincinnati boos The Maverick as he makes his way out to the ring. Logan gets a mic to tell Cincy, “Logan Paul is in the house! I appreciate y’all, I respect that. As you know, I, too, am from Ohio. Enough with the boos, I’m just like y’all. Except way better.” Logan has to be honest, he has a story. He was coming in on his bird, they were descending, and he sees dreary grey Cincinnati. Logan said he wanted to do a U-Turn and go home. But then he realized, he is too good. He will go to Cincinnati, perform for the peasants, because he is just that humble. The fans chant, “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!” Logan says they don’t respect talent, they waste it! Just look at Joe Burrow!
But last time he was on Raw, he defeated Rey Mysterio, a Hall of Famer! He punched his ticket to the Elimination Chamber, where he defeats three doorknobs and John Cena! At which point, Logan will then headline WrestleMania against Cody Rhodes and become the Face of WWE! But wait, here comes CM Punk! The fans fire up for The Best in the World, and Punk goes right to the ring. Logan mocks Punk reveling in the cheers, but Punk grabs himself a mic while the fans chant his name. Logan asks, “Why? I don’t understand. What’s y’all’s problem with me?” The fans boo Logan, but Logan asks what Punk’s problem with him is!
Is Punk jealous of Logan? Logan sees the subtweets and such. He thinks Punk is jealous, and here’s why. Logan succeeds at everything he does outside the ring. Punk and his career are a series of Punk just failing upwards! Congratulations! Is that why Punk doesn’t like Logan? The fans boo more, then they chant Punk’s name. Punk says hold on, save that. He does not have a problem with Logan. he doesn’t know Logan well enough personally. This is business, this is Elimination Chamber. But what Punk’s seen of Logan… Honestly, dime a dozen: Loud mouthed kid that says and does stupid, ignorant things, just for a reaction.
And Logan thinks that makes him a generational talent? No character, no substance, and guess what? The fans deserve better. The fans cheer that! Logan says oh, look at Punk all high ‘n’ mighty. What is he talking about? Business? Well, it’s bad business. How about Punk? When Punk came back, it was one of the biggest, greatest returns in WWE history! We all saw it! And what happened? Punk cracked under pressure. he tore his triceps! He couldn’t handle the spotlight! That is why Logan is here? Because here’s the reality: Punk is familiar, he is all the fans know! It’s Stone Cold, it’s John Cena, it’s CM Punk.
The inevitable fact is, that name changes. And now that Logan is full time, it is only a matter of time before they’re chanting his name! The fans boo more and Logan scowls and sticks his tongue out at them. The fans continue to chant for Punk, and Punk asks if they should give it as long as it takes for that. No? There’s a lot Logan said is wrong, but there’s one thing he got right: The names do change. The names Logan mentioned, Punk included, are legends. They are history-makers! Time and time again, under the pressure that Logan said Punk cracked under, Punk made history. Logan’s never made history, he’s barely a flash in the pan, and he won’t be here long enough for people to even remember!
Elimination Chamber, ,Saturday, Toronto, Punk will eliminate Logan as a receipt for the Royal Rumble. Then Punk goes on to WrestleMania, face Cody Rhodes, and leave Las Vegas with the world title. Punk will make history. And Logan will be history. No one will think about Logan! That sign, Vegas is all for Punk. And Punk doesn’t care if Cody thinks he has to sell his soul to beat Punk, because Cody already knows what Logan finds out first hand: Punk is the Devil! And in this business, Logan is nobody. These two stare down, the fans fire up, and Logan gets squirrely. Punk dares Logan to do something, but Logan says chill.
Then Logan SLAPS Punk! Logan runs off out of the ring and laughs, “Oopsie~!” Logan says he doesn’t know what came over him. Punk says run while you can, and while your legs still work. Saturday, it isn’t just a ring. Logan’s gonna be locked in a cage with CM Punk! And when Punk gets his hands on Logan, Logan understands why the fans chant his name. Logan get ImPAULsive with the Second City Saint, but will he be the one punked out by CM Punk?
Triple Threat: PENTA VS Pete Dunne VS Ludwig Kaiser!
The Man with Zero Fear must now face two opponents at once! Penta has had problems with The Bruiserweight and the Impeccable German, and they’ve each had problems with each other. There can only be one winner, so who will #FigureItOut?
Raw returns and Dunne makes his entrance. That means last but not least, Penta makes his entrance. The bell rings, Dunne tells Kaiser to watch himself, so Kaiser backs up. Dunne and Penta circle, Kaiser creeps up, Dunne ENZIGIRIS him first! Penta kicks Dunne, headlocks, but Dunne powers up and out. Penta ducks ‘n’ dodges, then RANAS! Dunne flounders out of the ring, Kaiser rolls Penta! TWO, and Penta CHOPS Kaiser! And KICKS him, whips him, but Kaiser reverses. Penta goes up and over, BACKSTABBER! Kaiser bails out, the fans rally behind Penta, CERO! MIEDO! But Kaiser runs away!
The fans boo but Dunne is there to FLYING KNEE Kaiser down! Dunne fires hands on Kaiser, HAMMERS away against the barriers, then goes to the ring. Penta CANNONBALLS and takes Dunne down! Penta hurries to bring Dunne up but Kaiser CLOBBERS Penta down! Kaiser THROWS Penta into barriers, then he DROPKICKS Dunne’s arm against steel steps! “This is Awesome!” already as Kaiser puts Penta in. Kaiser whips, Penta KICKS Kaiser back! Penta LARIATS Kaiser up and out, then he goes up the corner! Penta SUPER CROSSBODIES both Kaiser & Dunne down! Cincy fires up with Penta while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and we get a TOWER OF DOOM! Penta stands tall out of the Powerbomb Superplex combo, and the fans are thunderous! Penta CHOPS Kaiser, then brings Dunne around. Penta fires CHOP after CHOP between both men! Penta runs, SLING-DOG for Dunne! Kaiser runs up, Penta dodges to mule kick! And SLING-DOG! The fans fire up with Penta again and he runs at a corner, headstand and SWINGING DROPKICK! Penta goes to the other corner, but Dunne BOOTS him! Dunne goes up, but Penta GAMANGIRIS! Kaiser runs up to send Penta through ropes! Penta CHOPS first!
Penta goes up, up, and he RANAS Dunne at Kaiser! Both men tumble away to the outside, and Penta rises up! “This is Awesome!” as Penta builds speed, but Kaiser runs in! Penta DUMPS Kaiser, runs that way, but fakes Kaiser out to then FLY onto Dunne! Penta slips back in and he FLIES to take Kaiser down! The fans fire up again as Penta puts Kaiser in. Penta fireman’s carries, and SWINGING POWERSLAMS! Cover, Dunne DOUBLE STOMPS it apart! The fans fire up while all three men are down! Penta and Dunne rise while Kaiser gets out of the ring. Penta CHOPS, but Dunne ROCKS him! Penta ROCKS Dunne, Dunne ROCKS and CHOPS1
Dunne fires shot after shot, but Penta KICKS a leg! Penta whips, Dunne goes up and over! But Penta SUPERKICKS! Dunne drops, Kaiser grabs Penta by his mask! The fans boo, Kaiser grins, but Dunne RAMS Penta into Kaiser! BITTER END on Penta! Cover, Kaiser breaks it! Penta bails out, Kaiser runs up on Penta! PENALTY KICK to an arm, then the clinch! But Dunne bends fingers! The ref reprimands but that’s all he can do as Dunne SNAPS Kaiser’s fingers! Kaiser drops to his knees, Penta uses him as a step, DESTROYER on Dunne! SUPERKICK for Kaiser! Penta wraps Dunne’s arm up, has the other, “CERO! MIEDO!” SACRIFICE!!!
Dunne writhes, Penta drags him up! Pump handle and- NO, Kaiser TOSSES Penta out! Kaiser has Dunne for the SIDEWINDER!! Cover, KAISER WINS!
Winner: Ludwig Kaiser, by pinfall
Kaiser scrambles out of the ring, but he grins as he takes that win away from Penta! But will this really be the end between Kaiser and Penta? Or will they go one more round down the line?
Ringside interview with Rhea Ripley.
Jackie Redmond welcomes out the Women’s World Champion, the fans fire up, and Jackie says we are all waiting to see who wins the Women’s Elimination Chamber this Saturday, to then challenge Rhea for her title. The thing is, we don’t technically know who they’ll be challenging, because next week, Rhea defends the title against Iyo Sky. The question is: How is Rhea managing to prepare for this title defense with another one looming? Rhea says she’ll have an eye on Elimination Chamber, but her full focus is on Iyo Sky. Iyo was right, Rhea has never beaten her. If Rhea wants to walk into WrestleMania still the champion, she has to do the one thing she’s never done.
But the thing is, it has been nearly five years since Rhea and Iyo have fought each other. In those five years, Rhea has become the most dominant woman in the WWE! The fans cheer that! And in those same five years, Rhea has beaten everyone who has stepped to her: Becky Lynch; Charlotte Flair; Liv Morgan! Name them, she has beat them. After next week, Rhea will add Iyo to that list. But speaking of, Iyo steps in! The fans cheer and Iyo tells Rhea in Japanese and then English, Iyo has beaten her before, and she’ll beat her again. Iyo will be going to Mania as Women’s World Champion! The two have one last stare down, but who wins in their showdown?
The New Day VS Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde!
Over the past couple of weeks, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods hurt Rey Mysterio, they talked bad on Rey Mysterio, only to get run off by the LWO! Kofi & Woods will take on Cruz & Wilde, will Rey be avenged? Or will Cruz & Wilde join Rey on the injury reserve list?
Raw returns and New Day have mics. Cincy keeps booing, Kofi says they’re doing everyone a favor! The people should be thanking GOD that New Day even came to Cincy! The LWO makes their entrance, but Kofi & Woods bail out fast! The ref has Wilde & Cruz cool off, and then the teams sort out. Wilde starts against Woods, they circle, but Kofi gets Wilde’s attention. Woods runs up but Wilde hits him first! Wilde kicks and stomps away in a corner, then lets off at 4. Wilde whips, Woods reverses, then Woods runs up, but into a BOOT! Wilde gets Woods in a DRAPING HEADSCISSOR! Wilde lets go at 4, then springboards to MISSILE DROPKICK!
Wilde kips up, the fans fire up, and Wilde tags Cruz. LWO double whips Woods, then ELBOWS him down! The LWO coordinate, HIP TOSS SPLASH, and then LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up and Cruz CHOPS Woods in a corner. Cruz whips corner to corner, runs in, but Woods BOOTS him away! Woods goes up, but Cruz handsprings and GAMANGIRIS! Cruz goes outside, the fans fire up with him as he SPRINGBOARD SUPER STEINERS! Cruz BLASTS Kofi, then hauls Woods up. Woods breaks free, but Cruz counter punches! Cruz JABS, JABS and CHOPS! Cruz suplexes Woods, but woods slips free
Woods shoves Cruz, tags Kofi, then they DUMP Cruz out! Cruz hits the ground hard, New Day soaks up the heat, and Kofi drags Cruz up. Kofi puts Cruz in the ring, stomps away on him, then he tags Woods. Woods stomps Cruz, it’s the return of the stampede! The ref stops Woods but Kofi tags in so he can stomp away! Tag back to Woods, Kofi whips Woods in to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Cruz survives, the fans rally, but Woods struts into flexing. But Cruz rolls Woods! TWO, and Woods ROLLING ELBOWS! Cruz staggers, Kofi tags in and Kofi UPPERCUTS! Cruz ROCKS Kofi, ELBOWS Woods, then kicks Kofi low!
But Kofi waistlocks Cruz to keep him from Wilde! Cruz ELBOWS free, then PELES Kofi down! The fans rally, hot tag to Wilde! Wilde rallies on Kofi with LARIAT after LARIAT! Woods storms in, SUPERKICK for Woods! Wilde rains down fists, Woods drags Wilde up, but Wilde JAWBREAKERS free! Wilde runs up, Woods puts him on the apron, but Wilde RAMS him! Wilde slingshots, somersaults, DDT for Kofi! Woods scoops but Wilde swings to DDT! The fans fire up and Wilde roars! New Day regroups outside, Wilde tags Cruz. LWO both FLY and they take New Day down! Cincy fires up again and LWO gets Kofi in the ring.
Cruz has Wilde go up while he Electric Chair Lifts Kofi! But Woods distracts the ref! Kofi CLAWS Cruz’s eyes, then SHOVES him into Wilde! Wilde falls, Kofi tags Cruz! Scoop, BACKBREAKER, DOUBLE STOMPS! Cover, New Day wins!
Winners: The New Day, by pinfall
It was up up, down down, and that was all New Day needed! But they want more, sot hey stomp away on Cruz & Wilde! The fans boo, but here comes Dragon Lee! The Boy Wonder slides in, CLOBBERS Kofi, BOOTS Woods, then LARIATS Kofi up and out! Lee aims at Woods in a corner, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Dragon Lee, he reels Woods in, but Kofi is back! Lee runs Kofi off, but Woods BOOTS Lee down! New Day mugs Lee, hauls him up, and they double whip for a double hip toss, into a DOUBLE POWERBOMB! The fans boo as New Day stands tall! Will no one stop them now that they’ve taken this form?
Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.
While Carlito struggles to hit the bull’s eye in darts, Dominik talks with Finn. Finn says he is sick of this! Last week was the most embarrassing day in the history of the Judgment Day, all because of Dom! Carlito asks if they’re still on this. Finn says Dom needs to hear this! Dom talked a big game, but what happened? Dom lost to AJ Styles and got speared by Bron Breakker. Yeah, but Dom is the one who got Finn his qualifier. And what’d Finn do with it? He lost! Carlito tries to keep the peace, Dom says he’s just trying to help everyone out. Dom still feels Judgment Day needs a new member.
Finn still says no to that idea! No more new members! If anyone fixes things, it’ll be Finn! Really? Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez walk in, and they can’t believe they’re still fighting. Just stop! This is a huge week for Liv, and therefore a huge week for the entire group. Liv is not only in the Elimination Chamber, she and Raquel have their tag title match in tonight’s main event. She knows things didn’t go their way last week, but things will look up. Liv & Raquel will bring gold back to Judgment Day, because no matter who has gold, so long as someone does, that’s all that matters. Right, Finn?
Finn says yeah, it is. But aren’t they worried about Bianca & Naomi? Especially after that stunt they pulled with Jade Cargill? They’re bringing too much trouble to their own doorstep. Liv says as much as they don’t care about what really happened with Jade, Liv & Raquel weren’t involved. But they’ll still focused on Bianca & Naomi. The boys should be more focused on helping Dom against Bron tonight. Fine, they’ll handle their business, so long as Liv handles hers. Finn heads out, as does Carlito. Dom gives Liv a kiss on the forehead, then follows. Will things (not) go Judgment Day’s way tonight?
Gunther is headed to gorilla.
Der Ring General isn’t scheduled to compete, yet he’s dressed for it. What could the World Heavyweight Champion be up to?
Raw returns and…
Gunther is already in the ring, belt around his waist, shirt off, and mic in hand. Gunther knows the fans can’t contain their excitement with the greatest wrestler alive, GUNTHER, in action tonight! But before that, he wants to talk WrestleMania. Initially, when Jey uso won the Royal Rumble, and he chose Gunther for WrestleMania, Gunther was angry! That was initially. But as time has gone by, he’s warming up to the idea. Because he has the chance to embarrass that clown on the Grandest Stage of Them All, and end the YEET Circus once and for all!
So today, in WrestleMania spirit, Gunther offered Adam Pearce the World Heavyweight Champion in action tonight. Pearce couldn’t say no to that. So Gunther will now introduce his handpicked opponent for this chance of a lifetime! Ladies and gentlemen, Gunther gives us… Akira Tozawa! The music hits, and yes, The Stamina Monster is very wary as he makes his way out. Maxxine Dupri & Otis tell him he can do this. Is that true? Or is Gunther going to crush him as an example to the entire WWE roster?
GUNTHER VS Akira Tozawa w/ The Alpha Academy!
Before the bell, Gunther wants to explain why he chose Akira. As he entered, he noticed they were doing those dumb TikTok dances. That bothered Gunther. Gunther knows he and Akira they have something in common. Not a lot, but some. For example, they both uprooted their lives to make a career here in the WWE. They both got into the shape of their lives to prove they belonged. But Akira is wasted by being a goof that dances around for the enjoyment of the degenerate fans! And just like Jey Uso, Akira is making the wrong choice. Jey chose Gunther, and that will cost him his career. Akira’s career… Well, what’d Pat McAfee say last week? On any given night, anything can happen.
So then maybe Akira can do what Jey never will. Akira has the chance to earn Gunther’s respect. So c’mon, Akira, earn that respect. Gunther pushes Akira around, eggs him on, then the bell rings. Akira BOOTS Gunther! The fans fire up as Akira fires off furious fists! Akira runs, BOOTS Gunther, then fires more fists! Akira runs, but Gunther BOOTS Akira down! The fans boo but Gunther RIPS Akira’s shirt off! And he throws it at Otis! Gunther looms over Akira, but Akira CHOPS! Gunther CHOPS Akira down! Maxxine fears for Akira as Gunther hauls him up! But Akira slips out to get a GUILLOTINE! Gunther throws Akira away, then SHOTGUNS him down!
The fans boo but Gunther hauls Akira up! GENERLA- SUNSET FLIP! TWO! Gunther escapes, but Akira hurries up the corner! The fans fire up as Akira reaches the top! MISSILE- NO, Gunther catches the legs, and has a BOSTON CRAB! Akira endures, even as Gunther sits deep! Otis coaches Akira, Akira crawls around, and Akira reaches out! ROPEBREAK!! Gunther lets go of Akira, Otis & Maxxine cheer him on. Gunther kicks Akira around, just toying with him. The fans rally but Gunther pie faces Akira. Akira CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Gunther CHOPS Akira down again! Then hauls him up again! GENERAL BOMB!! Cover, Gunther lets off?!?
Gunther soaks up the heat as he wants to hurt Akira! SLEEPER!! Akira is hanging off the mat, Gunther’s so much bigger! Akira is OUT, Gunther wins!
Winner: Gunther, by submission
The fans boo, but Gunther isn’t done! He drags Akira back into the SLEEPER! Otis gets in and SHOVES Gunther! Gunther SLAPS Otis! Otis rips his shirt off! Gunther runs from Otis! Otis checks on Akira, but Der Ring General sneaks back in! SLEEPER!! Otis is fading out, but HERE COMES JEY! The fans are thunderous as Jey runs in! Gunther runs from Jey now! The fans are all singing along with Day One Ish, but Gunther warns Jey that he’ll end up just like Akira! Jey says why wait?! Gunther leaves, but will Jey make sure Gunther’s the real clown in Las Vegas?
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Lyra Valkyria VS Dakota Kai!
The Morrigan was being told by Ivy Nile that Ivy Nile was coming for this title, but when the Diamond Pitbull ran into #CobraKai, the diamond cracked! And now Dakota gets a second chance at this title, against the woman she lost to in the tournament finals! Will Dakota make up for that loss here tonight? Or will there be no change of fortunes on the Road to WrestleMania?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and it’s time to run it back!
The bell rings, the two tie up, and the fans rally. Lyra wrenches, headlocks, and hits the takeover. Lyra has the arm, then ripcord STMOPS Dakota down! Lyra wants legs, but Dakota kicks Lyra away! Lyra and Dakota go to corners, then Lyra runs corner to corner. Dakota goes up and over to roll Lyra! TWO, and Dakota runs up again! Lyra stops the flying-snapmare to THROW Dakota away! Dakota bails out, Lyra builds speed, but Dakota blocks the dropkick! Lyra kicks at Dakota, then brings her up to the apron. Lyra aims at the floor, and speaking of the first time around… No, Dakota fights those suplexes, throws body shots, then trips Lyra!
Lyra hits apron edge, goes to the floor, and Dakota CANNONBALLS! Down goes Lyra, the fans fire up, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Dakota brawls with Lyra up top! They go back and forth, the fans rally, and Dakota ROCKS Lyra into a Tree of Woe! Dakota stands, but Lyra kicks from below! Lyra kicks and kicks and kicks, then UP KICKS with both boots! Lyra sits up to return up top, and she brings Dakota in. Lyra hits the stalling SUPERPLEX! Both women flounder, that was a rough landing even for Lyra! The fans lose their minds, but then Lyra and Dakota rise up. They fire forearms back and forth again, then Lyra SOBATS, KNEES, but Dakota ducks the heel kick to SCORPION KICK! Fireman’s carry, but Lyra sunset flips! TWO! Dakota sits on it, TWO!
Lyra has it again, TWO! Dakota has it again, TWO! Lyra bridges up, but Dakota stuffs that! TWO, and Lyra bridges up to spin and hook the arms! Dakota turns those around, but Lyra fights the backslide! Lyra backslides, Dakota rolls through, and Dakota trips to a jackknife bridge! TWO!! Lyra again bridges up, spins Dakota again, and hauls her up for a POWERBOMB!! High stack, TWO!! Dakota survives and Lyra is stunned! The fans rally up, “This is Awesome!” as Lyra climbs. CHANGE OF- SUPERKICK! Dakota turns things around on Lyra, then goes Around the World! BOOT, snapmare, and KAI-ROPRACTOR!! Cover, TWO!!!
Lyra survives and Dakota is beside herself! Dakota puts Lyra in the ropes, then JUMP- NO, Lyra dodges, ROCKS her, and bumps Dakota off buckles. Lyra goes up, Dakota GAMANGIRIS! Dakota goes up, brings Lyra to the top rope, but Lyra fires body shots! Lyra slips under, fireman’s carries, and NIGHTWING DRIVER!! Cover, Lyra wins!!
Winner: Lyra Valkyria, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion)
The Morrigan is 2-0 against Dakota, but she shows Dakota respect. They hug it out, and Dakota heads out. When and where will Dakota finally get her singles- OH NO, Ivy Nile THROWS Dakota off the stage! Ivy rushes the ring to YANK Lyra off the corner! And then GERMAN SUPLEX! And then a TACKLE! Ivy rains down fists, then drags her up! Scoop and SWINGING POWERSLAM! The fans boo as Ivy then picks up the title. Will nothing stop Ivy from getting this belt?
Sit-down interview with Sami Zayn.
Jackie thanks him for taking this time. To get to it, we know the long history between Sami and Kevin Owens. But Kevin certainly shocked everyone when he crossed a serious line by bringing Sami’s family into this. Sami said off camera that another thing happened, but would he be willing to share that information? Sami says he actually went over to Kevin’s house. No one was home. But Sami and Kevin’s mom ended up crossing paths, they talked. It was good to see she was doing well. Sami gets home that night, and he was ashamed of himself. He couldn’t look himself in the mirror, because he couldn’t recognize the man he was willing to become.
Sami isn’t even sure what he was going to do to Kevin, he just knew it was bad intentions. For all Kevin and Sami have been through, family has never been involved. Sami doesn’t recognize himself, he doesn’t recognize Kevin. One of the questions is, “How is it different this time?” That is how it’s different. Sami isn’t sure what he’s capable of, or what Kevin is capable of. Neither of them are really themselves right now. They’re in headspaces they’ve never been before. It is unsanctioned and Sami gets why. Maybe Sami’s neck is too much of a liability. Sami admits, he isn’t where he wants to be just yet.
But they should be more concerned about what Sami does to Kevin. And this will be war. Everything they’ve done to each other over the years, thsi will end up worse than all of it. Sami hopes Kevin is ready, because it will be a bad time. It’ll be bad for Sami, but it’ll be much worse for Kevin. The Underdog from the Underground has given his ultimatum, but will he be the one unable to walk away after this grudge match?
Bianca Belair & Naomi speak.
The EST tells Liv & Raquel that they must be as dumb as they look if they thought attacking her and Naomi was a smart move. Naomi says this was about getting even for Jade, and that would’ve been the end of it. But Liv & Raquel just had to come for the tag titles. So this is what happens now: GlowEST whoops Liv & Raquel to hold onto the gold, then they go to Elimination Chamber to whoop Liv again. Then one of them is going on to WrestleMania. And after that, Liv might just get whooped a third time, just for fun. Either way, you will Feel The GlowEST, #AndStill WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions!
Dominik Mysterio w/ Carlito & Finn Balor VS Bron Breakker!
Dirty Dom and The Prince keep butting heads over what Judgment Day should do and how, and somehow, taking on the Badass Intercontinental Champion is supposed to be Dom’s redemption? Will Carlito & Finn be able to help Dom beat Bron? Or will nothing but a miracle help Dom survive?
The bell rings and the fans bark. Dom flexes on Bron but Bron SHOVES Dom down! Dom scrambles away, the ref keeps Bron back, but Bron blocks Dom’s kcik! Bron THROWS Dom up and over the ropes, then goes out to TOSS him back into the ring. Bron storms in, blocks a punch, and he reels Dom into a headlock. Dom powers up and out, Bron ducks ‘n’ dodges and builds speed to LARIAT! Dom is flipped inside-out, but Finn & Carlito get Dom to safety! The ring count starts, Bron goes out after Dom, and Judgment Day disperses! Bron chases Dom into the ring, but Dom stomps away on Bron!
Dom soaks up the heat, brings Bron in, but Bron blocks the suplex to TOSS him! The fans fire up, Bron fires knees again and again, but Finn gets on the apron! Bron runs but Carlito trips him up! But Bron CHOKES Carlito! Dom DIVES onto Bron! Dom puts Bron into the ring, then slingshot SENTONS! Cover, ONE!! Dom is upset, but he kicks Bron around. Dom soaks up the heat, but then Bron grabs him by his neck! Military press, but Carlito gets up! Bron runs Carlito off, but Dom DROPKICKS Bron onto ropes! Dom dials it up, 619! Bron falls, Dom goes up! The fans boo but Bron rises! Bron anchors Dom’s legs, Dom fires forearms, but Bron hits back.
Bron climbs, brings Dom up, but Dom fires body shots! Dom shoves Bron back, but Bron returns, goes right up, SUPER STEINER! The fans fire up and the straps come down! Bron aims, but Finn & Carlito DRAG Bron out!
Winner: Bron Breakker, by disqualification
Carlito & Finn mug Bron, then send him into steel steps! They put Bron in the ring, and now Dom joins in stomping away on Bron! Finn goes to get a chair, Carlito & Dom mug Bron more. Dom runs, but Bron BACKDROPS Dom out of the ring! Bron then gets free of Carlito, and SPEARS him down! The fans fire up, but Finn is back! Bron stares Finn down, so Finn backs off. Finn grins, does The Prince think he can take down the Big Bad Booty Nephew?
Team American Made regroups backstage.
The Creed Brothers are pumped up after what Ivy did to Dakota and Lyra out there. But Cathy Kelley walks over to bring up the “vicious assault.” Is this Ivy’s way of getting back into the title picture? Uh, of course it is! They were given one goal while Master Gable is away mastering lucha libre, and that is to bring gold to American Made. The Creeds are after the world tag titles next week, while Ivy will beat the hell out of Lyra until she gets- OH NO, Erik & Ivar attack Julius & Brutus! War is on backstage as these four brawl, but security and producers all rush in! Adam Pearce shouts for them to stop, but it isn’t stopping! Will the War Raiders make sure The Creeds fail Master Gable?
Cody Rhodes is here!
Cincinnati fires up for The American Nightmare, and they sing along with his song, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, then goes to the ring. The fans cheer Cody on while he gets a mic, and he tells Cincinnati, “I’m pretty certain I know what we’re supposed to talk about. What does it mean to ask for one man’s soul? I know that’s rather abstract phrasing, but having grown up in this business, I think I can read between the lines and understand the offer that The Final Boss, The Rock, has made me. It is certainly Good Guy 101 for me to make sure I don’t lie to you. I have never lied to you, I am not going to start lying to you now.
“But I do need you to know, as I am standing here, feet planted on the mat, eyes fixed ahead, WrestleMania sign looming over my shoulder, heading towards another main event, that I am an incredibly blessed man. I am not a team of one. This decision that I am faced with, this decision that i have to make at Elimination Chamber… It does not just affect me alone. I have my lovely life, Brandi Rhodes. I have Liberty, I have my sister and her family, I have lil’ Brody, I have the Nightmare Factory and all of my students. I have two nephews breaking into this game and share the last name, ‘Rhodes.’
“I have a mother that it is my job to take care of. And I have the memory of a father…” The fans cheer for Dusty, and Cody continues. Cody remembers Dusty, working into his 60s, he was bleeding and breaking his body just to make ends meet. Cody doesn’t want that memory to mirror his future. What this boils down to, it is everything we know Cody would fight, scratch and claw to get… And from what The Rock was saying, Cody could have it without having to fight, scratch or claw. But wait! Seth Rollins interrupts! The fans sing for Rollins now, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” as he struts out in an all red leather ensemble.
Rollins joins Cody in the ring, grabs himself a mic, revels in the singing a little longer, and Rollins tells Cincinnati and Cody that this is the first time they’ve been in the same ring together in nearly a year. Last time was WrestleMania 40. And Rollins would love for this moment to be a moment of celebration! Rollins would welcome Cody back to his show, Monday Night Rollins. Rollins would love to look Cody in the eye, congratulate him on his near-year-long reign. They’d shake hands, and Rollins would sasy after he wins Eliminatoin Chamber, he cannot wait ot face Cody in the main event of WrestleMania 41.
Rollins would love to do that, but he’s not here for that. Rollins wants to ask Cody the same thing fans have been wondering since Friday: “What the Hell are you thinking!?” Rollins takes off his sunglasses to say how a year ago, they were side by side, in the battle of their lives, against The Bloodline! Against Roman Reigns! Against The Rock! And now The Rock is back to make Cody into his champion? To “sell your soul?” The fact Cody didn’t just slap him in the face on the spot is a slap in Rollins’ face!
Do NOT make Rollins regret every thing he sacrificed just to help Cody win the WWE Championship. The fans cheer that! Rollins asks what Cody would become Rock’s guy for? Be in Rock’s movies? Get Rock’s followers? Get the easy way out? Is the title weighing on him? Is it a burden? It wasn’t for Rollins. Cody wishes this conversation was going differently, because having the chance to speak to Rollins, it’d be laced with gratitude. But Rollins sounds awfully judgmental. Let’s not forget The Rock came to SmackDown, asked Cody for his soul. The reason Rollins wasn’t asked is because his might already be compromised!
Rollins shook Cody’s hands before he took his surgery, then hit him with a sledgehammer! Cody knows Rollins just as well as Rollins knows Cody! Rollins betrayed The Shield by hitting them in the back, ending that relationship, then saddled up with The Authority to run guys like Cody out of the WWE! Cody knows Rollins! Which is why Cody also knows Rollins was Cody’s shield at Mania 40. They were partners! They were brothers! With a bad leg and a bad back, Rollins helped Cody live the Rhodes Family’s biggest dream by becoming THE WWE Champion! Rollins as the MVP of WrestleMania 40! The fans cheer that, too!
Rollins takes a moment before he speaks again. “Look. I’m not out here to judge you. Maybe… Maybe in some ways, I’m out here to protect you from making the mistakes that I made all those years ago. Because making those mistakes, it eats at you, it fills you up, and I have been filled with hate. I have been filled with hate lately. And sometimes, it’s pointed at the right guys. Pointed at Roman Reigns, pointed at CM Punk. I do not want to hate you. Don’t make me hate you, Cody Rhodes. Now look, at the end of the day, you’re a grown man, you can make your own decision, you can do whatever you want.
“This Saturday, I’m going to Elimination Chamber, I’m going to win, and the man I want to face at WrestleMania for that championship, it is not a soulless shell of Cody Rhodes. The Cody Rhodes I want to face at WrestleMania is the man that came back and beat me at WrestleMania 38! I want to face the Cody Rhodes that took me to my limit and beat me with one arm inside Hell in a Cell! I want to face the Cody Rhodes that I helped crown WWE Champion last year in the main event of WrestleMania!” The fans are fired up for that! Rollins says Cody will do what he wants, but that is what Rollins wants. Rollins isn’t coming for Cody’s soul, but he is coming for the title.
Rollins leaves, and Cody has even more to think about than before. The Visionary wants The American Nightmare, will that be who he gets? Or are we about to see a new corporate sellout?
The Alpha Academy regroups in the trainer’s room.
Natalya is also with Maxxine, Akira & Otis. Jey Uso steps in, and he says Akira showed heart out there. Respect. Akira says YEET. Jey gives Akira more ice, then heads out. But Grayson Waller & Austin Theory cross paths with him. Waller says Jey must be in there apologizing to Akira. Theory says Jey’s friend needs more ice than that. Waller says Jey doesn’t care, Jey only cares about himself now. What does Jey have to say for himself? Uh, YEET. Oh, no, what? Just cuz Jey has one word makes him great? No, he’s just a meme! Jey sighs, and again says YEET! Waller says look him in the eyes. Does Jey think this is a joke?
Jey thinks he wins at Mania just because the people love him? Jey is not beating Gunther, all the boys in the back know it! The smart fans online know it! And anyone knows this game knows Gunther runs through Jey to embarrass him on the grandest stage of them all. Does that hurt, Jey? Oh, so Waller is doubting Jey? Theory is doubting Jey? Half the locker room is doubting him, half the whole WORLD is doubting him! But that’s okay, because at Mania, grandest stage of them all, Jey beats Gunther! Jey puts that on everything, Uce! Four letters, one word. Uh, uh, YEET! Theory finds himself doing it, too!
Waller asks what the heck! Theory says hey, it’s not like that. Just worry about Jey. Why should Waller worry about Jey? SUPERKICK! Jey just showed Waller why! And then says YEET! Jey heads out, will A-Town Down Under understand not to run their mouths?
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Bianca Belair & Naomi VS Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez!
For literal months, The GlowEST has been waiting for word on whodunnit in the case of Jade Cargill’s attack. Video evidence heavily implies Judgment Day in the incident, but Liv & Raquel have been coy about their involvement. Will Bianca & Naomi get to the bottom of this? Or will they lose it all before Elimination Chamber?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who has the most momentum on this Road to WrestleMania!
The teams sort, out, but GlowEST just attack! The fans fire up as Naomi & Bianca get even for Friday! Things spill out, and the champs THROW Liv into the barriers! Then they get Raquel and THROW her into the timekeeper’s area! The fans fire up while Bianca puts Liv back in the ring. Bianca wants this, Liv flounders around, the bell rings and Bianca RAMS into Liv! Bianca bumps Liv off buckles, tags Naomi, and the champs double wrench to double RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Then handshake DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Naomi stands Liv up, tags Bianca back in, and they double whip to DOUBL EHIP TOSS!
Bianca & Naomi then set up, STANDING MONSAULT LEG DROP COMBO! Cover, TWO! Liv stays in this but Bianca stalks her. Bianca THROWS Liv by her hair, the ref reprimands, but Bianca runs up. Liv KICKS Bianca in the leg! Liv ELBOWS Naomi, the ref stops Naomi from getting in, but Bianca DECKS Liv! Bianca whips Liv, Liv reverses, and Raquel TRIPS Bianca! Raquel gets away with that one and then tags in. Raquel YANKS Bianca out to the floor, then THROWS her into the barriers! Raquel & Liv grin as they stand tall, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and the fans rally as Bianca rains down fists. Raquel slips free, runs up, but Bianca backflips up and over! Hot tag to Naomi! Naomi rallies on Raquel, then wrenches to HOOK KICK! Naomi keeps moving, SLINGSHOT BULLDOG! Liv is in but Naomi mule kicks her down! Naomi runs to then SCISSOR KICK! Liv bails back out and Naomi runs at Raquel! Raquel puts Naomi on the apron, but Naomi RAMS into her! Naomi slingshots to FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Raquel stays in this but Naomi stays focused. The fans rally as Naomi goes up a corner, CROSBODY! But Raquel rolls through!
Raquel deadlifts Naomi for a swing, but Naomi slips free! Naomi BLASTS Liv for good measure, but Raquel blocks a boto! Raquel throws Naomi, Naomi rebound ENZIGIRIS! Naomi goes up again, to BLCOKBUSTER! Hot tag back to Bianca! Bianca goes up, she 450 SPLASHES! Cover, TWO!! Raquel survives and Bianca is beside herself! Cincy rally up while Bianca pounds the mat in frustration. Bianca drags Raquel up, but Raquel sips free! Raquel shoves Bianca at Naomi, the champs avoid a collision, but Raquel runs up! Bianca dodges, the BOOT hits Naomi! Bianca torture racks Raquel! But Raquel CLAWS Bianca’s eyes!
Tag to Liv and she goes up! Raquel lifts Bianca, Liv leaps, SUPER CODE BREAKER!! Cover, TWO!?!? Bianca is the toughEST for a reason! But Liv lines up a shot! OBLI- NO! Bianca blocks it, and Naomi tags in! ROUNDHOUSE for Liv, then a torture rack! But DOM rushes up! The ref stops Dom but Raquel saves Liv! Raquel LARIATS Bianca, and hoists Naomi with the TEJANA BOMB!! Liv hurries to hit OBLIVION!! Cover, BIANCA BREAKS IT!! Cincy is thunderous while Dom is furious! Raquel whips Bianca, BOOTS her, but Bianca comes back to SPEAR!! All four women are down and Cincy says, “This is Awesome!”
Dom panics while Liv and Naomi are still down. Liv sputters, but she gets Naomi up., Naomi hits a JAWBREAKER! Hot tag to Bianca and she suplexes Liv! Liv kicks her way into a cradle! TWO!! Liv and Bianca scramble up, Liv dodges but Bianca CLOBBERS Raquel! Liv rolls Bianca up, TWO! Bianca wrenches Liv, torture racks, and KISS OF DEATH!! Cover, RAQUEL BREAKS IT! Naomi hurries to get Raquel, but Raquel TOSSES Naomi! Naomi ROCKS Raquel first, fans are going nuts for the HEATSEEKER!! Bianca tags Naomi back in, they haul Liv up! Double torture rack, GLOW OF DEATH!! But Liv flounders! Dom helps with the ROPEBREAK!!!
The fans boo as hard as they can but Dom just saved Liv! Bianca is pissed, and she storms up on Dom! Dom apologizes, but Raquel runs up! Bianca torture racks Raquel! Raquel fights free, scoops Bianca, and SNAKE EYES on the desk! Naomi PLANCHAS Raquel! Naomi hurries in, into OBLI- NO!! Naomi stops that to then full nelson and BUBBA- NO, Liv victory rolls! TWO!?!? Naomi escapes in time and Cincy is erupting! Liv runs, Naomi dodges, REARVIEW!! Liv is in the dop zone, Dom gets on the apron! Naomi ROUDNHOUSES Dom! Naomi goes up, but Raquel anchors her! And she POSTS Naomi!!
Naomi flops down, Liv crawls to a cover! LIV & RAQUEL WIN!!
Winners: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez, by pinfall (NEW WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)
As dirty as this win was, history is now made as Liv is a THREE-TIME Women’s Tag Team Champion! Will Liv just keep winning right through Elimination Chamber? Or do Bianca & Naomi just have even more of a reason to run her off the Road to WrestleMania?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw here, and it went to about 2 hours and 40 minutes instead of 2 hours and 30. They gave good time to each of the matches, but most of them went how I figured. The Judgment Day story combining with the Jade Cargill whodunnit story went most of how I figured it would. I’d been thinking/wanting it to be Jade revealing the truth that cost Bianca & Naomi, because that’d be better than Dom interfering again. At the same time, I feel like there was a missed opportunity in Judgment Day not defying what Finn wants by adding a new member. But perhaps that moment is for when they kick Finn out of the group at the same time.
Finn might also get kicked out once he fails to beat Bron, as they’re teasing something there on top of the tease of Bron and AJ Styles last week. There was also a promo my US-based, basic level Netflix package missed: Logan Paul and AJ Styles exchanged words, with Karrion Kross watching from the back. There are many teases of many matches, and I’m still hoping for big matches for the midcard titles. Bron, Finn, Styles, Penta, Kaiser, Dunne, just to say names fans actually like watching. That Triple Threat of Penta, Kaiser & Dunne was an awesome opening match, and very clever move for Kaiser to snipe Penta’s win.
I will say, Logan and CM Punk had a very good opening promo to add some heat to the Elimination Chamber match. Logan and Punk will definitely be after each other, so maybe they should just start the match. Especially since it feels like Cena should win to go for his 17th. Cody and Rollins had a very good promo together, and that was about how I expected from Friday: Rollins as a Face, he told Cody not to “sell his soul,” because he’s better than that. There’s probably one last segment on SmackDown for a Heel to tell Cody to take the deal, but I would think Cody refuses. But obviously, ever since Friday, fans have had all sorts of ideas about how Heel Cody could work, so I wouldn’t be against that.
Very good match from New Day VS Cruz & Wilde, but of course New Day one. They also beat down Dragon Lee, so clearly this has to mean Rey makes a miraculous return in time for Mania. Great match from Lyra VS Dakota, and while it’s a shame Dakota lost again, Ivy going after both her and Lyra could spark a Triple Threat for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. Good stuff with the War Raiders going after The Creeds, though. The tag title rematch next week will be great, but where is our vignette of Gable’s lucha journey? Very good promo from Rhea and Iyo, but it didn’t really add much. I would think Rhea wins the title match to face whoever wins the Chamber.
I figured Gunther was only gonna do a glorified squash match, but Akira did good bringing the fight to him for a moment. Otis failing to make the save but Jey succeeding was also expected. Good promo backstage with Jey and A-Town Down Under, and I would think that superkick gives us Jey VS Waller next week. WrestleMania being so deep into April is really hurting this build in particular, though. How many times can Gunther talk trash on Jey just for Jey to respond with confidence?
And great promo from Sami in response to Kevin creeping up on his house. I really appreciate that, given how self-aware of tropes Kevin and Sami have always been, Sami was self-aware of what he was about to do. Sami could’ve easily done his own breaking ‘n’ entering move, but he knows he should be better than that. Sami said it himself that this is going to be the most violent match he and Kevin have put on, just as I was expecting, so I can’t wait to see it.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Will it end before it even begins?
AEW Blood & Guts is just days away, and advantage is STILL up in the air! Will Jon Moxley put down Roderick Strong to give the Death Riders the edge? Who comes through for Team Mone and Team Statlander?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway VS Austin Gunn & Juice Robinson; Gunn & Robinson win.
- AEW TNT Championship: Kyle Fletcher VS Ace Austin; Fletcher wins and retains the title.
- TayJay VS Maya World & Hyan; TayJay wins.
- Women’s Blood & Guts Advantage Series, Round 2: Jamie Hayter VS Skye Blue; Hayter wins and ties the series.
- Women’s Blood & Guts Advantage Series, Round 3: Harley Cameron VS Thekla; Thekla wins advantage for Team Mone.
- Men’s Blood & Guts Advantage Series, Round 3: Roderick Strong VS Jon Moxley; Roddy wins advantage for The Conglomeration.
PLAY BY PLAY
FTR w/ Stokely Hathaway VS Austin Gunn & Juice Robinson!
Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler fueled the rage of Bandido & Brody King on Wednesday, they might have their head on a swivel from now until Full Gear. Will they be able to focus on the “Collision Cowboys” in Houston? Or will it be #GunnsUp against the #1 contenders to the tag team titles?
The teams sort out and Dax starts against Austin. The fans rally, “Gunns Up! WOOP WOOP!” Dax talks trash on Austin and the two tie up. Dax headlocks, hits a takeover, but Austin headscissors. Austin shouts, “GUNNS! UP!” The fans cheer but Dax frowns. Dax and Austin circle, tie up, and they go around. Dax puts Austin in the corner, Cash tags in, but Austin arm-drags! Austin grinds the armlock and the fans cheer. Cash fights up, fires a forearm, but Austin powers puts pressure on the arm. Cash fires another shot, whips Austin, but Austin slips free of the scoop! Austin shoves, ducks, and arm-drags!
The fans fire up with Austin as he wrenches, and he tags in Juice! The fans fire up as Juice goes up, but Cash gets free. Cash runs away to the FTR corner, Juice hops down and high-fives Austin. Cash tags Dax in, but the fans rally for “JUICE! JUICE! JUICE!” Juice and Dax tie up, Dax headlocks, but Juice powers up and out. Dax RUNS Juice over, things keep moving, and Juice hurdles, but Dax counters hip toss with HIP TOSS! Juice UP KICKS, then he scoops and SLAMS! Dax trips Juice, both men get up, but Dax headlocks for a takeover! Juice headscissors, Dax kips free, but Juice hits the arm-drag and takedown!
The fans fire up while Dax endures the grind. Dax fights up, Juice wrenches, but Dax pulls hair! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Dax lets off, only to BODY BLOW! And CHOP! Dax says that was for those fans right in the corner. The fans taunt Dax with “BALD! BALD! BALD!” and we see that “Big Bill” and Bryan Keith are watching backstage. They still have beef with the Bang Bang Gang, and they nod as Dax CHOPS Juice! But then Juice CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS in return! The fans fire up, Juice roars, and the fans cheer even louder! Juice climbs up to rain down fists! The fans count along, but Cash runs up! Juice CROSSBODIES Cash down!
The fans fire up as Juice rains down fists on Cash, but Dax pulls Juice’s hair! Austin gets in and DECKS Dax! The Bang Bang Gang double whip FTR to then STEREO BACKDROP! Then Austin LARIATS Dax up and out! Juice feeds Cash to Austin to TOSS out onto Dax! A rough landing for FTR but the fans cheer as it is Gunns Up! Dax rises, Juice drags him into the ring, and Juice wrenches to wristlock. Dax pulls hair again and puts Juice in the corner. Juice fires hands and elbows, then gets under to lift. Cash tags in before the atomic drop! Juice ELBOWS Cash, then whips Dax. Dax reverses, Juice rebounds to LARIAT, but Cash CHOP BLOCKS Juice!
The fans boo but Cash drops ELBOW after ELBOW on the leg! Then he HIP DROPS at the ropes! The fans boo but Cash drags Juice around, steps through, LEG DROP on the leg! Cash drags Juice around again, hooks the leg up, and he SNAP LOCKS it! The fans boo more but Cash soaks it up. Cash steps through but Juice BOOTS him into the POST! The fans fire up but Dax hurries to tag in! Dax intercepts Juice with a facelock! The fans boo but Austin still reaches out. Dax scoops and SLAMS Juice, but Juice avoids the elbow drop! And he avoids another elbow drop! Juice slips outside, and he ROCKS Dax with a right!
Cash runs up to anchor Juice, but Juice DECKS Cash! Juice RAMS Dax, slingshots up and over, sunset flip! TWO and both men hurry to their feet! Dax lifts Juice, throws him back, and Cash is there! Juice slips out, runs up, but FTR both keep him back! So Juice DOUBLE DDTS! The fans fire up while Juice and FTR are all down! Stoke panics as Juice stirs. The fans rally as Juice crawls, hot tag to Austin! Austin LARIATS Dax again and again, then gets moving to SLINGBLADE! The fans fire up, Austin dodges Cash and trips him up! Then he bobs ‘n’ weaves with Dax to JAB, JAB, JAB, swivel hips, and he DECKS Dax!
The fans fire up as Austin then dodges Cash, QUICK DRAW on Cash! Austin whips, Dax reverses, but Austin catches Dax to a cradle, TWO! Austin backslides! TWO! Austin kicks low, but Cash runs up! Austin kicks Cash, sets him up, but Cash dodges the Famouser! Austin avoids the lariat to DUMP Cash out! Dax runs up on Austin and whips, then drops down, and Cash DUMPS Austin out! Austin hits the apron hard and flops to the floor, and fans boo as FTR has taken back control while Collision goes picture in picture.
Dax stays in the ring while Austin sputters on the floor. The ring count climbs as Austin slowly sits up. But then Cash sends Austin into railing! The fans protest and the ref reprimands but Cash CHOPS Austin! And SMACKS him off the apron! Cash leaves Austin behind as the count begins again. Cash is the legal man now as FTR waits on Austin. Austin stands at 6, staggers at 7, stumbles back at 8, and the ref stops to check on Austin. Austin’s alright, and he gets back in the ring! Cash stomps away on Austin at the ropes! The ref counts, Cash stops at 4, and Cash soaks up heat. Cash tells Houston to “SUCK IT!” before he drags Austin up.
Tag to Dax, he CHOPS Austin in the corner, then CHOPS again! Dax JABS, JABS, JABS away on Austin until the ref counts 4. Austin sputters and crawls but Dax stomps him down. Collision returns to single picture and the fans rally for Austin. Dax tags Cash, they drag Austin up to double whip, but Austin TOSSES Dax! Then he dodges Cash, but Cash dodges Austin! DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! The fans fire up as Austin and Cash crawl for their corners. Hot tag to Dax, then he swings on Juice! Juice avoids the haymaker, Austin BACKDROPS Dax! Hot tag to Juice! Juice fires off JAB after JAB, “JUICE! JUICE! JUICE!”
Cash runs up, Juice JABS, JABS, JABS! Then atomic drop for Dax! Atomic drop for Cash! Juice brings FTR together, MEETING OF THE MINDS! The fans fire up and Juice LARIATS Cash up and out! Juice dodges Dax to then LEG LARIAT! The fans fire up with Juice again, and he aims at Dax! CANNONBALL! Juice then PLANCHAS out onto Cash! The fans fire up, Stoke is panicked again, and Juice goes up. Dax stands, Juice CROSSBODIES! But Dax rolls through, pulling tights! TWO!! Juice escapes and the fans fire up! Dax brings Juice around, but Juice kicks low! Dax wrenches out, trips Juice, but Juice blocks the step-through!
Juice drags Dax down into a cradle, TWO!! Dax escapes, bobs ‘n’ weaves, but Juice ducks! LEFT HAND O’ GOD! Cash runs up, Juice dodges, but then Cash catches Juice into a POWERSLAM! Austin is back, he dodges Cash, and he LARIATS Cash and himself up and outta the ring! Houston is fired up as Juice crawls to a cover, TWO! Dax survives and all four men are down! “This is Awesome!” Stoke taunts fans wearing Bandido masks, then SNATCHES those masks?! But then surprise, it’s the REAL Bandido, and his brother, Gravity! Stoke freaks out, but the brothers chase him around ringside! Stoke goes up the ramp, but #JetSpeed is there!
The fans fire up as #BigStoke is surrounded! SUPERKICK from Bandido to Stokely! Cash runs up, but into DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Dax is furious, but Austin gets him with a GUILLOTINE FAMOUSER in the ropes!! Then LEFT HAND O’ GOD from Juice!! JUICE IS LOOSE!! Cover, Bang Bang Gang wins!!
Winners: Austin Gunn & Juice Robinson, by pinfall
Bandido and his amigos tipped the scales, and now FTR is on the back foot going towards Full Gear! Will Dax, Cash & Stokely just have to rethink their strategy once the titles on the line? Or will Brodido find a way to take the #TopGuysOut?
AEW shares a post-Dynamite backstage interview with Kyle Fletcher.
Renee Paquette is with The Protostar and brings up that it was decided that Kyle Fletcher VS Mark Briscoe Round 6 would be for the TNT title, but if Briscoe loses, he MUST join the Don Callis Family. But Kyle’s title is still on the line in a No Disqualifications match. Why was Kyle so quick, and even pleased, to jump on this opportunity? Kyle says he was excited. But the more he thinks about it, maybe he should be concerned. The deck is stacked against him as he faces Briscoe, “a deranged human being” in a No DQ match where Briscoe could literally do anything to him. Briscoe might win the title!
But even if Briscoe loses, he still wins because he has the honor of joining The Don Callis Family, literally the best thing that’s ever happened to Kyle! Oh, speaking of the Family, Kazuchika Okada steps in. Kyle says great to see Okada, and Okada says he is sorry that Konosuke Takeshita wasn’t here to support Fletcher. But Okada is! Because Okada and Fletcher are basically the captains of the Don Callis Family. And after Full Gear, when Fletcher beats Briscoe, they will both still be champions. They will be the #PROTOKADA! Kyle thinks about how that sounds. Not bad, really.
Is Okada really going to replace Takeshita as Fletcher’s tag partner? Is Fletcher already looking past the title match made for tonight on Collision?
AEW TNT Championship: Kyle Fletcher VS Ace Austin!
Collision returns as the Aussie Arrow makes his entrance, followed by the Bang Bang Gang’s third man. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see is a new champion is Inevitable!
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Fletcher powers Austin to the ropes, then backs off as the ref counts. Austin and Fletcher reset, feel things out, and knuckle lock. Austin kicks and wrenches to headlock. Fletcher endures the grind, wrenches out, and ELBOW BREAKERS! Then he powers on a wristlock, but Austin rolls, handsprings, only for Fletcher to wrangle him. Fletcher has the cording hold but the fans boo. Austin fights up, slips around, and waistlocks. Fletcher switches, then he SLAMS Austin down! Fletcher flexes and the fans are torn, but Austin goes to a corner. The fans rally for “ACE! ACE! ACE!” and he resets with Kyle.
The two circle, tie up, and Ace headlocks. Kyle powers up and out, RUNS Ace over, and keeps moving. Austin stays low, then hurdles, but Fletcher blocks the hip toss. Austin ducks the lariat to wrench and arm-drag! Fletcher runs up, but into a headlock takeover. Austin traps an arm, turns Kyle for a ghost pin, TWO! Fletcher scrambles and Austin says it was that close. The fans cheer but Kyle frowns. The two reset, circle, but then Fletcher bails out. The fans boo but Fletcher lets the ring count climb. Fletcher then talks trash on the fans before he tells Austin to back off. Austin steps back, Fletcher steps in, and the two circle.
Fletcher BOOST Austin right down! The fans are torn but Fletcher dusts himself off. Austin rises up, Fletcher clamps on with a facelock, but Austin wrenches out to drop toehold and KICK! Then he steps over, LA MAGISTROL! TWO, and Austin DROPKICKS Fletcher to a corner! The fans fire up, Austin runs up, CHOP! Then Austin whips corner to corner, runs in, but Fletcher puts him on the apron. Austin RAMS Fletcher, springboards, but Fletcher catches him! SWINGING BACKBREAKER, then a FULL NELSON SLAM! The fans are torn but Fletcher smirks. Fletcher soaks up cheers and jeers on the corner while Collision goes picture in picture.
Fletcher goes back to Austin, slaps him around, then drags him up. Scoop and SLAM! Fletcher mocks the fans cheering “ACE! ACE! ACE!” Fletcher then stalks Austin to the ropes, and he STOMPS Austin down! Austin goes to a corner, Fletcher stomps him again, and again, and again! Fletcher digs his boots in, the ref counts, and Fletcher backs off. Fletcher grins while Austin sputters in the corner. Austin drags himself up with the ropes but Fletcher is right on him. The ref reprimands as Fletcher winds up and CHOPS! Austin sputters again, Fletcher taunts the fans, and Fletcher stands Austin up in a corner while Collision goes to break.
Collision returns and Fletcher has Austin a chinlock. Austin endures, the fans rally up, but Fletcher grinds Austin down. Austin fights to his feet, fires body shots, but Fletcher KNEES low, and KNEES him again! Fletcher runs, blocks Austin’s boot, then FLIPS Austin to the apron. But Austin blocks a forearm to ROCK Fletcher! Austin steps in, Triangle Jump, but Fletcher ducks the Flying Chuck! Both men run up, Austin wrenches to short arm LARIAT! Then a KNEE, KICK, and RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! The fans fire up, Austin STANDING LEG DROPS! Fletcher flounders and bails out. Austin aims and builds speed to FOSBURY FLOP!
The fans fire up as Austin takes Fletcher down! Austin rises, Houston roars, and Austin puts Fletcher back in the ring. Austin reels Fletcher in, Fletcher wrenches out, but Austin dodges to JUMP KNEE! The fans rally and even duel as Austin crosses arms, BLACK DRAGON DDT!! Cover, TWO!! Fletcher survives and Austin is beside himself! Fletcher goes to the outside again as the fans duel even harder. Austin PLANCHA, but Fletcher moves! Austin lands safe on the apron, avoids the leg sweep, then handsprings over the next! But Fletcher blocks the kick! Electric Chair, then he spins Austin around, APRON POWERBOMB!
The fans fire up more and Fletcher puts Austin in. Austin staggers to the ropes, Fletcher runs up to CALF KICK! Fletcher reels Austin in, lifts him up, LAST RIDE!! Cover, TWO!?!? Austin survives and the fans are thunderous while Fletcher is furious! Austin sputters to a corner while the fans duel even harder. Fletcher aims from the far corner, then runs in, GAMANGIRI! Then the suplex, but Austin slips free! BLINDSIDE DROPKICK! Fletcher goes to the corner, Austin runs in, A-LIST LARIAT! Then he HAMMERS away with more lariats! The fans fire up again as Austin hoists Fletcher up, then ENZIGIRIS!
Fletcher wobbles up top, and Austin gets space! Austin runs side to side and jumps up, but Fletcher BLOCKS the flying rana! Fletcher hoists Austin right up, but Austin RANAS through!! The fans are thunderous as Austin runs up, DOUBLE STOMP! Cover, TWO!!! Fletcher survives and everyone is shocked! “This is Awesome!” as Austin draws his ace! THE- NO, Fletcher avoids The Fold, then goes up and over! Austin comes back, slips free of a scoop, waistlock and O’Conner, but he abandons the roll? THE- NO, Fletcher pops Austin up from The Fold to then LAWN DART! And then GAMAN- NO, Austin ducks and the kick hits buckles!
Austin hits the TRIANGLE JUMP FLYING CHUCK! The fans fire up again, and Austin shuffles, THE FO- BRAINBUSTER!!! Cover, TWO?!?!? Austin survives and no one can believe it! But they all love “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for giving it to us! Fletcher drags Austin up, reels him in, and suplexes, but Austin cradles! TWO!!! Fletcher escapes, runs up, but Austin rolls, stacks, JAPANESE LEG ROLL CLUTCH! TWO!! SUPERKICK! Austin ROCKS Fletcher with a right, but Fletcher SUPERKICKS in return! Austin SUPERKICKS again! Fletcher LARIATS!! The fans are thunderous again, and Fletcher aims again! Corner to corner, GAMANGIRI!!
Fletcher puts Austin up top, climbs up after him, and then suplexes! TOP ROPE BRAINBUSTER!! Cover, Fletcher wins!
Winner: Kyle Fletcher, by pinfall (still AEW TNT Champion)
Ace Austin gave Fletcher a run for his money, but The Protostar is still the Face of TNT! But will that still be the case in just two weeks? Or will the Sussex County Chicken use everything he has to dethrone Fletcher once and for all?
Kris Statlander speaks.
“Mercedes, you have a lot that I will never have. More success, more accolades, more confidence, and more legacy than any woman in wrestling history. But there is one thing… Well, maybe two…. that I have and you don’t. Focus. I have complete and total focus on being THE AEW Women’s World Champion, and you don’t. If you think this is just some other side piece you can scribble on a cake or have a nameless male bimbo you can carry behind you, than you would be wrong in the most extraordinary of ways. You were eliminated from the tag tournament because you were not focused on me.
“And now I will follow you into Blood & Guts, and I will go through whoever I have to until you are focused on me! And then, at Full Gear, one year after we fought for the very first time, in a completely different world… Your focus will be full, your vision will be clear, and it still won’t make a difference.” The Galaxy’s Greatest has warned The CEO, but will she make Mone understand with actions? Or will that Money Train just continue full steam ahead towards more gold?
AEW shares more post-Dynamite footage.
Jon Moxley walked with the Death Riders and said, “We should just give them the advantage at Blood & Guts as a courtesy. They’re weak, they’re hurt, they’re tired, and deciding match three, this is already in the bag.” But then Don Callis is there. The Jackal has them all calm down, and says that they’ve all successfully stayed out of each other’s business for some time to mutual benefit. And on the subject of that, Fletcher has a very high stakes match with Mark Briscoe at Full Gear. Callis knows that Briscoe is part of The Conglomeration team going against them at Blood & Guts, and Callis is just saying that he’s very happy when he thinks about what they could do to him.
Pac tells Callis that everybody knows The Death Riders are done playing games. In Greensboro, North Carolina, they leave five bodies in that cage. So whatever Callis chooses to do with what’s left of Briscoe, that’s his prerogative. They couldn’t give a piss. Callis says he loves the sound of that. And if that were to be the case, which he is pretty sure it will, he’d owe them a tremendous favor. Anything they want! Moxley steps up, leans in, and tells Callis, “Do we look like we need a favor from anybody?” Callis is twitchy given the scar Moxley left on him from a long time ago, so he stays quiet. The Death Riders leave, though Claudio does give a glance at the TNT title.
Fletcher says that went well. Will The Death Riders dismantle Darby & The Conglomeration? Will The Don Callis Family be next?
TayJay VS Maya World & Hyan!
The Blackbelt Beauty & The Queenslayer know they’ve got a Problem and a Megasus in their way on the road to the AEW Women’s Tag Team Championships, but they aren’t worried. Will the long time dynamic duo be more than ready for Marina & Megan? Or are they underestimating #ThatGirl & The Renaissance Woman?
The teams sort out and Tay Melo starts against Maya. They circle, tie up, and the fans rally. Tay headlocks, Maya powers up to wrench free. Tay wrenches back and waistlocks, then GERMAN SUPLEXES! Tay runs up, but Maya dodges the boot to roll Tay! Tay rolls through and DECKS Maya! Maya flounders to the corner, Tay tags Anna, and the fans rally as Anna ROCKS Maya again and again! Anna snapmares Maya, Tay joins in, PENALTY KICK to a NECK SNAPPER! Cover, Hyan breaks it just in time! Tay CLUBS and THROWS Hyan, then she and Anna do the secret handshake before a DOUBLE BOOTY BUMP!
The fans cheer and Maya sputters. Anna drags her up, Maya JAWBREAKERS free! Hot Tag to Hyan! The fans fire up but then Anna ROCKS Hyan! Anna whips Hyan to the corner, ELBOWS her, and tags Tay. Tay runs to BLAST Maya, then she returns to BOOT Hyan! Tag to Anna and Tay sends her in for a LEG LARIAT! Hyan sputters, Anna lifts Hyan into the Gory Especial! TAY-K-O 2.0! Cover, TayJay wins!
Winner: TayJay, by pinfall
TayJay wins the tune-up and are just waiting on the tournament. Will they make it through the opening round? Or will Marina & Megan make them both #BowDown?
Backstage interview with Athena.
Former Minion Bestie, Lexy Nair, is with the ROH Women’s World Champion, and brings up how Athena and Mone were eliminated from the AEW Women’s Tag Team Championship tournament. Now Athena will defend her title against Harley Cameron- Athena stops Lexy there. Does Lexy even remember who she is? HMM!? Lexy runs through the nicknames very quickly: The Fallen Goddess, the Minion Overlord, the Forever ROH Champion, Athena. YES, the FOREVER ROH Champion! So then, why doesn’t Athena feel like she’s the Forever Champion?! She’ll tell you why! It’s because for only the fifth time in five YEARS, Athena got pinned.
And this one hurts the most, because it was that evil little puppeteer, Harley Cameron. And y’know what? Harley must feel special, very special, but she’s not! If Kris Statlander didn’t poke her nose in Athena’s business, if Billie Starkz could just do the right thing for once, and if Mercedes Mone would’ve had Athena’s back like Athena had hers, Athena would NOT be in this predicament, which is her doubting herself. So if Harley Cameron, by some miracle, survives Blood & Guts, she’ll realize that Athena doesn’t need five other people by her side, or a cage, or the weapons, to beat the CRAP out of her!
Athena promises to do it not for her minions, not for anyone that she genuinely cares about. She does this for her. And then she will make Harley Cameron a little puppet for MIT. What’s Lexy think about that? Yes, Minion Overlord. That’s right. Put some pep in your step next time. Athena storms off, but will she still be the ROH Women’s World Champion then, now, and forever? Or will she #FeelTheWarth of Harley Cameron on ROH TV?
Women’s Blood & Guts Advantage Series, Round 2: Jamie Hayter VS Skye Blue!
Speaking of Blood & Guts, Team Statlander is up against the wall after Mina Shirakawa lost to Megan Bayne and must win this match to force the third match. The Southampton Slugger has already beaten Chicago Skye once, but can she hit the homerun needed to survive?
The bell rings and the fans fire up behind Jamie. Skye runs up, Jamie avoids the boot and rolls Skye up, ONE! Oklahoma Roll, ONE! Skye runs up again, but Jamie scoops. Skye slips free, she rolls Jamie and bridges, TWO! Jamie swings but into a backslide, ONE! Jamie ROCKS Skye, then ripcords, but Skye ducks the Hayterade! Skye bails out, the fans boo, but Skye wags her finger. Jamie storms out after Skye, chases her around the way, and the fans cheer as Jamie gains ground! Skye rolls into the ring but Jamie drags her back out! Jamie kicks, suplexes, but Skye slips free and RAMS Jamie into the steel!
The fans are torn as Skye scrambles into the ring. Skye wants the ring count because any win seals the deal. Jamie is already back in the ring at 2 of 10, so Skye stomps and CLUBS and HAMMERS away! The fans boo, Skye tells them to shut up, and she stands Jamie up. Skye whips, Jamie reverses to CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! Jamie CHOPS away, then whips Skye, but Skye ducks ‘n’ dodges. Skye leaps, but into a SPINEBUSTER! And fast hands! Jamie HAMMERS Skye, then drags her back up. Jamie bumps Skye off buckles, climbs up, and she rains down fists! The fans count along, all the way to nine, then Jamie flexes, TEN!
The fans cheer as Skye flops down. Jamie drags her back up, whips her corner to corner, then runs up again, but into a BUCKLE SHOT! Skye turns the tides and the fans boo. Skye waves them off, then runs back in, handspring and- ELBOW from Jamie! Jamie goes up, up, and MISSILE- FLOP as Skye dodges! SUPERKICK! Cover, TWO! Jamie survives and Skye seethes, but the fans rally up as Collision goes picture in picture.
Skye stalks Jamie to the ropes, then CHOKES her! The ref reprimands, Skye stops at 4, and she soaks up the heat from Houston. Skye drags Jamie up, runs her side to side and SMACKS her off buckles! Skye then runs Jamie into another corner to bump off buckles! Skye climbs up, and she rains down fists! But Jamie SHOVES Skye down at eight! Skye comes back to ROCK Jamie, then digs her boots in. The ref counts, Skye steps off at 4, and she goes to the apron. Skye drags Jamie out to SMACK her off the steel steps! Jamie sputters, Skye argues with the ref and taunts the fans. Skye stalks Jamie to commentary, but Jamie ROCKS Skye!
Jamie snap suplexes Skye to the floor! Both women are down, Skye crawls away to the steps, but Jamie storms up. Jamie whips, Skye reverses, and Jamie hits the floor! Skye puts Jamie in the ring, pushes her to a cover, TWO! Jamie toughs it out but Skye seethes. Skye CLUBS Jamie, Jamie hits back, repeat. They fire forearm after forearm, but Skye THROWS Jamie down by her hair! The ref reprimands but Skye just smirks as she drags Jamie around. Skye clamps on a chinlock and grinds Jamie down. Jamie endures, fights her way up, but Skye wrangles her back down! Skye squeezes tight while having a sinister smile, but Jamie still fights up.
Jamie fires body shots on Skye, but Skye CLUBS Jamie! Collision returns to single picture as Skye runs, but into a SNAP GERMAN! The fans fire up as both women rise, and Jamie clinches to EXPLODER! Skye flounders into the corner, but Jamie runs in! Skye dodges, Jamie goes up, and Jamie MISSILE DROPKICKS! The fans fire up with Jamie and she throws off the armbands! LARIAT in the corner! Then SAIDO! Skye flounders, Jamie covers, TWO! The fans rally behind Jamie as she drags Skye up. Jamie whips and BOOTS Skye down! Cover, TWO! Jamie huffs ‘n’ puffs and kicks Skye around. Jamie vows to end this and the fans fir eup!
Jamie waistlocks, ripcords, but Skye wheelbarrows to victory roll! TWO, Jamie has it, TWO! Skye has it back, TWO! Jamie and Skye hurry back up, and Jamie BOOTS Skye! Skye kicks, Jamie blocks, but the SUPERKICK returns! Jamie ENZIGIRIS! Skye wobbles, Jamie runs, but Skye fireman’s carries! Jamie slips free, Skye fires a forearm, but Jamie fires back! They go back and forth, the fans cheering Jamie and booing Skye! They go shot for shot, faster and faster, and then DOUBLE HEADBUTTS! Jamie falls on the cover, TWO!! Skye survives and the fans fire up! Jamie and Skye stir, the fans rally again, and Skye crawls away to a corner.
The fans rally up more as Jamie rises, and she storms up on Skye. Jamie puts Skye up top, climbs, and she CLUBS away! Skye fires body shots, then ROCKS Jamie! Jamie holds onto ropes, fires forearms in return, then HEADBUTTS! Skye slips under, tucks Jamie in, CHEEKY NANDOS! Then a POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Jamie survives and Skye shrieks in anger! The fans fire up as Skye drags Jamie up, runs and hops on, CODE- NO! Jamie sits on Code Blue, TWO!! Skye rises, but Jamie catches her! Skye arm-drags free, but Jamie ducks a roundhouse! HAYTERADE!! Cover, Jamie wins!
Winner: Jamie Hayter, by pinfall; ties the series 1-1
Hayter Hits Hard indeed, and now there will be need for that third showdown! But speaking of, Julia Hart & Thekla rush out here to mug Jamie! The fans boo as The Triangle of Madness tries to get the edge even now! They TOSS Jamie, then mug Jamie more! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Julia & Thekla stomp away on Jamie! But here comes Willow & Harley! The Babes of Wrath get Julia & Thekla off Jamie to put in the ring! They brawl, security rushes out, but the fans want to “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” Willow and Julia aside, Harley and Thekla will fight, after the break!
Women’s Blood & Guts Advantage Series, Round 3: Harley Cameron VS Thekla!
Collision returns and the bell rings! The fans are already fired up as Thekla and Harley rush each other! THESZ PRESS for the Wild Aussie and she HAMMERS the Toxic Spider down! The fans fire up, Thekla turns things over, and Thekla HAMMERS away on Harley! Thekla drags Harley up, wrenches hair, and THROWS Harley down by her hair! Then she wrenches the hair to THROW Harley again! Thekla ROCKS Harley with a forearm, whips her to ropes, but the fans cheer on Harley as she ducks ‘n’ dodges. Harley THROWS Thekla down, then runs to basement DROPKICK! Thekla flounders out of the ring, the fans rally up, but Harley goes out after her.
Harley CHOPS Thekla, the fans fire up, and Harley whips Thekla hard into the railing! Harley wrenches Thekla to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP to the floor! Harley SMACKS Thekla off the apron, puts her in the ring, and Harley storms back in. Harley has Thekla in a corner and RAMS into her! And RAMS her again! And again! Harley whips corner to corner, then runs up to SPLASH Thekla! The fans chant, “Feel The Wrath!” as Harley climbs up. Harley rains down fists and fans count along! Thekla CLAWS Harley’s hand at seven! The ref reprimands, but Thekla YANKS Harley down. Thekla then snarls and runs up on Harley, BOOT WASH!
Harley flops to the floor and the fans boo but Thekla just soaks up the heat. Thekla mocks the fans who think Harley can win this, and she goes out to drag Harley up. Thekla kicks low, reels Harley in, and snap suplexes to the floor! Thekla soaks up m ore heat, then she drags Harley back up. Thekla brings Harley around, talks more trash, and she again snap suplexes to the floor! The fans boo but Thekla soaks up the heat. “This is Blood & Guts, baby! We’re not playing around!” Thekla pushes Harley into the ring, then drags her back to the apron. Thekla brings Harley around to show the fans, and she reels Harley in for a third snap suplex to the floor!
Thekla shouts at the fans, the fans shout back, and Harley writhes while Collision goes picture in picture.
Thekla drags Harley up and puts her in the ring. Thekla covers, TWO! Harley toughs it out but Thekla paces. Thekla stalks Harley to the ropes, CHOKES her, and the ref reprimands. Thekla stops at 4, Harley flounders around, and Thekla puts her in a corner. Thekla CHOKES Harley in the corner! The ref counts, Thekla taunts everyone, and she stops at 4 again. Thekla snapmares Harley, winds up, and basement SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO! Thekla pushes Harley down for a third cover, TWO! Harley shows that grit but Thekla THROWS her down! Thekla digs her boot into Harley’s face but the ref counts.
Thekla steps off at 4, Harley flounders to another corner, but Thekla kicks her around. Thekla gives toying shots, but Harley fires off a flurry! Harley HAMMERS Thekla in the corner while Collision goes to break.
Collision returns again and Thekla grinds Harley down in a RINGS OF SATURN! Thekla fishhooks Harley’s mouth with both hands but the ref counts. Thekla stops at 4 and argues with the ref while the fans rally behind Harley. Harley sits up, Thekla stands her up, but Harley JAWBREAKERS! Thekla staggers to a corner, Harley runs up, but Thekla BOOTS her! Thekla then reels Harley in for a HANGING HEADSCISSOR! The fans boo, the ref counts, but Thekla stops at 4. Thekla hangs upside-down while Harley staggers away. Thekla has a sinister smile as she storms into the ring and kneels on the cover, TWO!
Thekla slaps Harley around, toys with her, taunts her, but the fans cuss her out. Thekla kicks low, whips Harley, but Harley ducks ‘n’ dodges and builds up speed! FLYING FACEBUSTER! The fans fire up while both women are down again! Harley rises as the fans cheer her on, and she goes to a corner while Thekla stands. Thekla runs up, but into BOOTS! Thekla rolls, comes back, but Harley dodges! ROUNDHOUSE! Harley stomps a mudhole into Thekla and the fans fire up! Harley stops, runs, and SPLASHES! Then she keeps going, to ELBOW Thekla! Harley keeps going, SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO!
Thekla survives but the fans rally behind Harley. Harley fireman’s carries, Thekla slips free to mule kick! Harley ducks the buzzsaw but not the HEEL KICK! Harley goes to a corner, Thekla runs up, but Harley slips out and ROUNDHOUSES! Thekla staggers, the fans fire up, and Harley climbs up. Thekla ROCKS Harley first! Thekla climbs up, but Harley tripos her up! Harley and Thekla brawl up top and the fans rally! Harley fires a flurry, Thekla falls into the Tree of Woe, but she sits right up! Harley is shocked, but then she blocks a shot to BITE Thekla’s forehead! Harley then makes Thekla MOTORBOAT her!
The fans fire up as Harley HEADBUTTS Thekla, then sunset flips! Thekla holds on, so Harley CHOPS her, puts her in the Tree of Woe, and runs side to side! DROPKICK! Thekla falls, Harley covers, TWO! Thekla survives but the fans fire up for Harley! Harley rises up, brings Thekla around, and then climbs back up. Harley aims from up top, SWANTON FLOP as Thekla moves! Thekla Spider-Walks, for the SPIDER SPEAR!! Cover, Thekla wins!
Winner: Thekla, by pinfall; Team Mone has Blood & Guts Advantage
Thekla caresses Harley’s face with a sinister style, because now her team has that one-up advantage! Will Mercedes Mone, Megan Bayne, Marina Shafir & The Triangle of Madness completely dominate inside the double cage? Or can Kris Statlander, Toni Storm, Mina Shirakawa, Jamie Hayter, Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron find a way to survive?
Backstage interview with #JetSpeed.
Lexy is now with Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey to bring up their part in FTR losing to the Bang Bang Gang earlier tonight, but also that they have an announcement to make. Bailey says yes, but he wants to make it clear that it is far from over between them, FTR, and “Little Strokely.” But while FTR’s busy challenging for the AEW World Tag Team Championships at Full Gear, Bailey & Knight aren’t the kind to sit by and watch. Knight agrees, they are not. So at Full Gear, there is the Casino Gauntlet Match to crown the first-ever AEW National Champion, and JetSpeed as fly as they are, they’re putting their names in the hat, then throw that hat into the ring.
Then it is official, they’re both in the gauntlet? Yes, and that doubles their chances of winning. If it comes down to just the two of them, may the best man win. They shake on it, but will JetSpeed be 2Fly2Stop now that they’re going Full Gear?
Backstage interview with Max Caster & Anthony Bowens.
Collision returns as Lexy is now with Platinum Max & The 5 Tool Player. Despite being on the same team again last week, they ended up literally fighting each other. But it is apparent Bowens has something to say to Caster? Yes, and Bowens wanted everyone to hear it: The Acclaimed is NEVER coming back, it is done! They tried as a favor to Jerry Lynn, but it is clearly not working and Bowens is sick of it. He’s over it! Bowens’ first step forward, the opportunity in his home state of New Jersey during Tailgate Brawl! What does Caster think about that?! Caster says great, he’ll also be at the Tailgate Brawl, so see you there, just don’t get in his way.
What’s Caster going to do? He isn’t booked! Caster says he will be, but Bowens says maybe if it’s to be a dumbass. Lexy stops the arguing because Tony Khan has made note that they do higher ratings when they’re on screen together. Their merch sales have gone up since being back on screen together, and the net value cash flows of their contracts are also higher. The numbers don’t lie. So if they’re going to be part of Tailgate Brawl, then it’ll be together. They argue with Lexy but she says this is all direct from Tony Khan, do not shoot the messenger. The two calm down, understanding that.
Caster then tells Tony through the camera, “This is really what you think of me? You know how insulting this is? I promise, you will regret the way that you treated me, cuz you can’t act like people don’t love The Best Wrestler Alive alone. And you can’t act like he (Bowens) doesn’t represent your company at all those outside events by himself. I don’t go to those, and he’s not the Best Wrestler Alive.” Bowens tells Caster to shut up already! But Bowens does tell Tony that Caster’s right, Bowens is NOT doing this! Cancel the match! He’s done! So is Caster! They both storm off, but will The (Not) Acclaimed NOT have a choice in working at Full Gear?
Men’s Blood & Guts Advantage Series, Round 3: Roderick Strong VS Jon Moxley w/ Marina Shafir!
Darby Allin defeated Daniel Garcia, Claudio Castagnoli defeated Orange Cassidy, so now it is all decided with this Collision! Will the Savior of the Backbreaker save The Conglomeration? Or will this Maniac make sure The Death Riders dominates inside the steel?
The bell rings, the two circle, and the fans rally up. They feel things out, and Moxley drops back to the ropes for defense. The fans boo but Roddy stays back. Moxley steps back up, the two feel out a knuckle lock, and then a clinch. The fans rally behind Roddy but Moxley shoots around to waistlock. Roddy switches, Moxley hooks a leg and drop toeholds, but Roddy stay sup. Roddy turns Moxley over, half nelsons, but Moxley powers his way out the back. Moxley waistlocks, facelocks, and he grinds Roddy down. Roddy endures, Moxley pushes Roddy to a lateral press, but Roddy is out before there’s even a count.
Roddy has Moxley in an armlock now and the fans cheer. Moxley endures, fights around and rises up, but Roddy wrenches. Roddy YANKS the arm, wristlocks, but Moxley spins and wrenches. Moxley wristlocks, then goes for a double wristlock. Moxley wrangles Roddy to the mat but Roddy fights around with his legs. ROPEBREAK! The fans rally, even duel now, as the two let off. Moxley shoves Roddy, Roddy SHOVES Moxley, and Moxley bails out! The fans boo but Moxley paces. Roddy waits on Moxley as Moxley goes around the outside. Moxley flips off Houston, then slowly steps inside. The two tie up, and Roddy puts Moxley on ropes.
The ref counts, Moxley turns things around, and he CHOPS! Roddy CHOPS right back! And CHOPS again! Roddy fires furious fists, but then Moxley kicks low! Moxley CHOPS and ROCKS Roddy in the corner. Moxley climbs up, and he CLAWS Roddy’s face before he rains down fists! The fans count, Moxley goes to seven before he CLAWS Roddy’s face again! Moxley hops back while the ref reprimands, but Moxley then wrenches and spins Roddy. Moxley wrangles Roddy with a top wristlock and the fans rally again. Roddy endures, bridges to stay up, but Moxley STOMPS the arm! The fans are torn while Roddy goes to a corner.
Moxley storms up and fires body shots! Moxley ROCKS Roddy, stalks him to another corner, and RAMS in! Roddy flops to the apron, hobbles away, and the fans rally up. Moxley goes out after Roddy, but Roddy fires hands! Moxley fires back, then wrenches the arm. Moxley bends the fingers! And he SNAPS them! The fans boo but Moxley CLUBS ROddy. Moxley whips ROddy, but Roddy reverses! Moxley hits steel steps hard! The fans fire up while Moxley is down, and Roddy hurries to fetch Moxley. BARRIER BACKBREAKER! Moxley hobbles away, but Roddy runs up and hits another BARRIER BACKBREAKER!
The fans fire up but Marina seethes. Roddy lifts Moxley, Moxley fires elbows, then he clinches to RAM Roddy into the steel steps! Roddy writhes and Moxley seethes while Collision goes picture in picture.
Moxley pushes the steel steps around, kicks at Roddy, then stands him up. Moxley full nelsons and THRASHES Roddy around. Roddy endures, claws at the grip, but Moxley puts on the pressure. Then Moxley SMACKS Roddy off the steps! Roddy flounders while Moxley refreshes the ring count. Roddy leans against the railing, Moxley storms up, but Roddy CHOPS! And CHOPS! Roddy then ROCKS Moxley with a forearm, before he CHOPS again! And again! And again! Roddy CHOPS Moxley until he slumps down against the barriers! Roddy argues with Marina, but then she SPITS at him! Roddy glares at The Problem, but he goes back to Moxley.
Moxley pokes Roddy in the eyes! Then he puts Roddy in the ring and drags Roddy up. Moxley puts Roddy in a corner, grinds a forearm in his face again and again, but stops as the ref counts. Moxley digs his boot into a leg, then runs side to side. Moxley DROPKICKS the leg! Moxley then DRAGON SCREWS Roddy down, steps through, and has the FIGURE FOUR! Roddy endures and reaches out, but Moxley keeps hold of the foot. Roddy powers the plant leg away, but Moxley powers it back down! Roddy and Moxley sit up, and Roddy fires forearm after forearm! Moxley lets the leglock go, both men stand again, and Collision returns to single picture.
Moxley DROPKICKS the legs out again! Moxley drags Roddy, pulls on the bad leg, and he turns Roddy over for the HALF CRAB! Roddy endures and the fans fire up as Moxley then drops into a CALF KILLER! The fans rally, Roddy crawls and drags Moxley along, ROPEBREAK! Moxley lets go at 4 but he looms over Roddy. Moxley drags Roddy up, CHPOS him in the corner, then puts him up top. Moxley ROCKS Roddy, climbs up again, and he CLAWS Roddy’s back! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but now Moxley TWISTS Roddy’s ear! Moxley flips off the ref! The ref reprimands, Moxley hits a SUPER BUTTERFLY PLEX! Cover, TWO!
Roddy survives and Moxley seethes but the fans are on Roddy’s side. Moxley grows frustrated with Roddy, but Roddy JAWBREAKERS! And CHOPS! Roddy BOOTS from the ropes, then LEAPING LARIATS! And CALF KICKS! The fans fire up and Roddy fireman’s carries! Moxley slips free, shoves Roddy, but Roddy dodges to GAMANGIRI! RUNNING FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Roddy just brings Moxley right up, underhooks and TIGER DRIVER! High stack, TWO, but into the STRONGHOLD!! Moxley endures, he drags Roddy into a cradle, TWO! Roddy swings but into a SLEEPER! Roddy endures, ELBOWS free, and they start trading shots!
The fans fire up for Roddy as he gets the edge with boxing elbows! Moxley RABBIT PUNCHES, then BODY BLOWS, then he ROCKS Roddy! Moxley runs, into a DROPKICK! The fans fire up and Roddy has Moxley in a corner. Roddy puts Moxley up top, climbs up to join him, and the fans rally again. SUPER DUPER PLEX! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! They cheer “A E DUB! A E DUB!” for making this main event possible. Roddy has Moxley, but Moxley shots around to SLEEPER! Roddy powers up to fireman’s carry! GUT BUSTER DROP! Roddy rises, runs, but MARINA TRIPS HIM! The ref saw that plain as day, but Moxley hits PARADIGM SHIFT!! Cover, TWO!!
Kyle O’Reilly rushes out here, and Marina is in his face! But Wheeler Yuta CHOP BLOCKS Kyle! The ref reprimands everyone, the fans tell off Yuta, but Moxley stalks Roddy. Moxley drags Roddy up, TOSSES him out, and he storms around. But Yuta has a chair now! The ref stops Yuta there, and EJECTS the Death Riders!! The fans cheer but Yuta & Marina are pissed! BUT HE FORGETS ABOUT PAC! The Bastard BOOTS Roddy!! The fans boo as the numbers game keeps giving The Death Riders an advantage! Moxley lets the ring count climb while he flexes and soaks up the heat. The fans rally for Roddy as hard as they can, but he’s still down at 6 of 10!
Roddy rises at 7, then leaps in at 9! CURB STOMP!! Cover, TWO!! Roddy lives and Moxley is furious! Moxley rains down forearms from all sides, then pushes to an ARMBAR! Roddy endures, clasps hands, but Moxley pulls on the arms! ARMBAR!! Roddy flails, fights, and has the ROPEBREAK! Roddy survives by a literal foot and Moxley lets go. Moxley argues with the ref, but the ref warns him! He could’ve ended this with the Marina crap! But Pac is sneaking back up! Pac looks for something under the ring, and he brings out a TABLE! The fans are torn, they like the table but they’re not into the Death Riders anymore.
The ref warns Pac to stop it, but the table is already set up. Moxley drags Roddy up, reels him in, but Roddy fights for life! And Kyle CLOBBERS Pac! The fans fire up as Roddy fireman’s carries Moxley! Moxley slips free, but Roddy GAMANGIRIS! But then GARCIA is here! Roddy gets Garcia for a FULL NELSEON SLAM through the table!! The fans are thunderous, but now Moxley POSTS Roddy! Moxley then drags those steel steps over, fetches Roddy, and he brings Roddy up the steps! But Roddy fights the lift! FULL NELSON SLAM on the steps!! Houston is thunderous while Moxley writhes! The ring count is climbing, Roddy is in at 5 of 10!
Moxley flounders, he drags himself up at 8, but someone anchors Moxley’s foot! Moxley is STUCK, THE COUNT IS TEN! Roddy wins!!
Winner: Roderick Strong, by count-out; The Conglomeration has Blood & Guts Advantage
The Death Riders return to protest, but they’re hypocrites for it. And then that someone TAZES Pac!! Because that was DARBY ALLIN under there! The fans fire up as The Relentless One dares someone to get the next one! Roddy WRECKS Yuta with a dropkick! Darby jumps into the crowd, dares Moxley to come at him, then scares him off with the stun gun! Houston is all fired up, but will Darby & The Conglomeration burn it all down in Greensboro? Or will The Death Riders find a way to win without the numbers advantage?
My Thoughts:
A great Collision here, but there was a rather stark contrast between the two hours being “Blood & Guts related” and “Not Blood & Guts related.” Great match from FTR VS Gunn & Robinson, and I really liked Bandido & Gravity pulling a double “Sting wearing a Sting mask” gag. Them and JetSpeed scaring Stokely and taking him out of the equation was great, and FTR losing for that is great because they get what they deserve but in a way that keeps them strong going towards Full Gear. I’d still love to see Bandido & Gravity VS FTR or some combination of singles matches to build the tag title match, but that depends on if Gravity is actually cleared to compete.
TayJay of course won a tune-up match tonight, they made quick work of Maya & Hyan. TayJay is going to fight their hearts out against Megan & Marina, but it feels like Megan & Marina are going to win in the end. TayJay can still find their spot in the Women’s Tag Division as the Face team chasing Heel champions, but it’s just a bit of bad luck that pieces have moved around like this. Very good promo from Athena calling out pretty much everyone, from Statlander to Mone to even Billie. Athena VS Billie 3 at Final Battle 2025 would be rather redundant after how Billie should’ve won last year, but it’d still be better than like Mone taking Athena’s title to add to that insane collection.
Only Tony Khan would work-shoot the ratings and merch sales into the Acclaimed dysfunction story. I’m writing a Legend of Zelda pro-wrestling promotion on here, and I’m still nowhere as nerdy as that. Caster & Bowens still made chicken salad out of that chicken crap, and I can’t wait to see where they go with that Tailgate Brawl match. Though, can we stop doing Tailgate Brawl on TV? It has been annoying the last two times because it just doesn’t make sense when Zero Hour is online for free.
Fletcher VS Ace Austin was a great match, and a great showing for Austin, but c’mon, this was just typical filler from TK, giving us a title match before the major title match they have been building. Fletcher had a good promo with Okada hyping up the No DQ match with Briscoe and teasing that Fletcher is the key piece in what will surely be a Don Callis Family Civil War, led by Team Takeshita and Team Okada. Also, really good promo from Fletcher & Callis with the Death Riders teasing a feud between the factions. No matter if Death Riders wins or loses at Blood & Guts, Death Riders moving on to DCF would be great stuff.
And of course, great stuff in all the Blood & Guts advantage matches. Obviously Thekla VS Harley was going to “be needed,” so of course Hayter beat Skye. The Heels having the advantage there makes me think Team Statlander comes through, helping build momentum for the teams still in the tag tournament. Plus, it isn’t the go-home so Mone can turn things around on Kris to then set herself up to fail at Full Gear. Moxley VS Roddy was great stuff, too, with The Death Riders obviously doing their best to screw Roddy over. But it was of course genius for Darby to cheat Moxley right back. But now that the Faces have advantage, do the Death Riders actually win at Blood & Guts? It would help them bounce back after Moxley lost to Darby, but then do we get one last Moxley VS Darby match at World’s End? It would be a fitting place to end something…
My Score: 8.7/10
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Who’s the baddest man from Gifu now?
Hiroshi Tanahashi’s Final Road passes through Anjo, and he defends his personal honor against the upstart Yuto “Ice” Nakashima!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Katsuya Murashima VS Tatsuya Matsumoto; Murashima wins.
- Taichi & Masatora Yasuda VS Zane Jay & Shoma Kato; Taichi & Yasuda win.
- Six Man Tag: Boltin Oleg, Tiger Mask & Tomoaki Honma VS Great-O-Khan, Callum Newman & Jakob Austin Young; Khan, Callum & Jakob win.
- Six Man Tag: Shingo Takagi, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo VS SHO, DOUKI & Yujiro Takahashi; Takagi, Ishimori & Gedo win.
- Six Man Tag: Shota Umino, Yuya Uemura & Ryusuke Taguchi VS Yota Tsuji, OSKAR & Daiki Nagai; Shota, Yuya & Taguchi win.
- Six Man Tag: El Desperado & Bishamon VS Zack Sabre Jr, Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson; Desperado & Bishamon win.
- NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: YOH, Master Wato & Toru Yano VS EVIL, Dick Togo & Yoshinobu Kanemaru; Yoh, Wato & Yano win and retain the titles.
- Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Yuto-Ice; Tanahashi wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
After Six Man Tag: Shingo Takagi, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo VS SHO, DOUKI & Yujiro Takahashi…
Bone Soldier Reborn gets the win by using the House of Torture’s tricks against them, dealing out LOW BLOW after LOW BLOW while the ref is down, then tops it off with BLOODY CROSS on Sho! Then Taiji gets the mic to say tell Sho that he has nothing to do with this, so get outta here! As for Douki, don’t you go running off so soon! Taiji hasn’t forgotten what Douki did to keep the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship! When’s Douki gonna defend that title? Douki says he’s not doing it on Taiji’s time! But then to everyone’s surprise, El Desperado sneaks out here! The Rogue Luchador pats Douki on the shoulder, and completely spooks him!
Despy stalks Douki back to ringside, and gets a mic for himself. “Just a second, I need a minute here. You stole my belt, and ever since then your title matches have sucked. Fujita said the same. Don’t run from me. You have unfinished business with me, that superhuman and Fujita as well!” Douki says shut up, he doesn’t care about a bunch of losers! Douki leaves, but Taiji concludes that whether it’s him, Despy, Fujita, or all of the above, Douki’s defending that title! In the backstage interview, Douki says HE’s not fighting all three of them! They can fight it out in a #1 contender’s match, with SHO as the fourth man!
Japonese Del Mal just made The Murder Machine his scapegoat! But will the pawn play his part and cut off three challengers at once? Or will he just be a sacrifice before the title match?
NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: YOH, Master Wato & Toru Yano VS EVIL, Dick Togo & Yoshinobu Kanemaru!
The Drive of the Grandmaster could not take down #Shouki in the Super Junior Tag League, and now they’re on the defensive as The House of Torture launches another attack on these Six Man titles! Evil wants to be the undisputed NEVER Champion once more, will The Spoiler & The Heel Master help him make that happen? Or can The Joker help trump The King?
The House behaves themselves by not attacking early, but then Evil protests that Aaron Wolf is accompanying Hontai. The introductions are made, the Six Man titles are raised, and we see who NEVER gives up!
The trios sort out, and Hontai attacks! The fans cheer as they turn the tables on The House! Wato TOSSES Kanemaru, Yoh TOSSES Dick, and Yano TOSSES Evil, all as the bell rings to get this on record! But then Evil sends Yano into railing! Kanemaru & Dick turn things around on Wato & Yoh, too, as Dick SMACKS Wato off the apron and Kanemaru sends Yoh into railing! The fans boo but Dick ROCKS Wato with a right, and Kanemaru ELBOWS Wato in the head. They put Wato in the ring, Kanemaru whips him to a corner, and then Kanemaru runs up, but into BOOTS! Wato BULLDOGS and the fans cheer!
Dick kicks and CLAWS Wato, then runs, but into a scoop and BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up with Wato as he runs up on Kanemaru. Kanemaru BOOTS Wato now, then DUMPS Wato out! Evil is there to whip Wato into railing while Kanemaru BLASTS Yoh off the apron! Evil then whips Wato hard into more railing! The fans boo but Evil drags Wato up and puts him back in the ring. Kanemaru drags Wato up, suplexes high and hard, then covers, TWO! The fans cheer as Wato stays in this, but Kanemaru TOSSES Wato out! Kanemaru distracts the ref so Evil & Dick can mug Wato. They put Wato in the ring, the ref reprimands, but Kanemaru scoops to SLAM!
Kanemaru tags Evil and Evil drags Wato up by a hand. Evil taunts Wato before he TOSSES him back out! And now Evil distracts the ref so Yujiro Takahashi can JAM Wato up with a chair! The fans boo as The Tokyo Pimp gets in on this, but Dick puts Wato in the ring. Evil drags Wato back up and reels him in, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Evil is upset but the fans cheer. Wato tags Dick and Dick taunts Wato to go crawl for his corner. The fans rally, but then Dick stomps away on Wato. Wato sputters, Dick runs up, FIST DROP! Cover, TWO! Wato toughs it out but Dick stays between him and his corner.
Dick stomps Wato, eggs him on, then JABS! JABS! JABS! Dick flips, flops, and flies, BIONIC ELBOW! “Dick Rhodes” then SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Wato is tougher than that but Dick tags Kanemaru. Kanemaru suplexes Wato but Wato fights it! The fans rally as Kanemaru tries again. Wato suplexes Kanemaru up and over! The fans cheer, but then Evil stomps away on Wato! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Evil CHOPS Wato down! Wato sputters, Kanemaru tags Evil in, and Evil drags Wato up to suplex high and hard! Cover, Yoh breaks it! The fans cheer but Yoh runs away to hide behind Wolf.
Evil tags Dick and Dick eggs Wato on. Wato rises but Dick ROCKS him with a right! And another! And another! Dick then snapmares Wato to SCRAPE his sole off Wato’s face! Tag to Kanemaru, and he also SCRAPES sole off Wato’s face. Kanemaru whips Wato to ropes, but Wato stops himself to KICK back! Wato ROCKS Kanemaru, but Kanemaru blocks the kick to CLUB the leg and CLAW the eyes! Kanemaru whips, Wato reverses, CALF KICK! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Wato and Kanemaru crawl, hot tag to Yoh! Yoh goes up, up, and CANNONBALLS! Then he BLASTS Dick, DECKS Evil, and dodges Kanemaru!
Yoh runs to FLYING FOREARM! The fans fire up with Yoh and he goes back to Kanemaru. Yoh scoops, SLAMS, then ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO and KNEE DROP! Cover, TWO and SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Kanemaru survives Yoh’s triple hit combo, but Yoh reels Kanemaru in for a suplex. Kanemaru slips free, pulls hair, but Yoh kicks low. Yoh runs buit inot a cheap shot from Evil! Kanemaru DROPKICKS the legs out! Tag to Evil, he and Kanemaru DOUBLE SMASH the knees! Evil kicks Yoh around, runs, but Yano gets a cheap shot in! Yoh DROPKICKS Evil’s legs out! The fans rally, Yoh hot tags Yano!
Yano goes right to the open corner! Yano takes off the buckle pad, then whips Evil. Evil reverses, Yano stops short. Yano then dodges, Evil stops short, and Yano says darn it. Yano runs in but Evil dodges, Yano hits bare buckles! Yano falls, Evil has the ref check Wato, and then Evil CHOKES Yano using his shirt! The fans boo, Hontai protests, but then Dick DECKS Wato! The House whips Yano to the safe corner, Dick runs in and ELBOWS! Kanemaru ELBOWS! Evil LARIATS! They snapmare Yano, Yujiro distracts the ref, and Dick mocks the “Y T R!” before the DICK CHOP! The fans boo but Evil covers, TWO!
Evil is upset but the fans cheer as Yano survives. Evil says fine, he’ll just end this himself! Evil drags Yano up, but Yano slips free of the STO! Yano shoves Evil at the ref, but Evil spots Yano before the low blow! The fans cheer the standoff, but Yano tries a kick. Evil blocks the kick, hands it to the ref, and then mule kicks! Evil whips, but Yano reverses to THROW Evil down by his hair! The fans fire up as both men crawl, hot tags to Wato and Dick! Wato dodges to fire off forearms! Wato whips, Dick avoids the dropkick, and Dick stomps Wato down. Dick drags Wato up, calls his shot and whips, but Wato avoids the lariat!
Wato shoves Dick to the corner, ELBOW! Yoh jumps in, DRIVE IN MOTION! Then a DOUBLE SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up as Yoh and Wato roar! They get Dick up, but Dick avoids the High-Low! Dick shoves Yoh into Wato, jackknife bridges Wato, but Yoh breaks it up! Then they get Dick up, but Dick slips around! Dick shoves Yoh at the ref, then winds up, but Yoh BLOCKS the low blow! The fans cheer as Wato then sunset flips! Dick stays up, Yoh SUPERKICKS him into the cover! TWO, but into VENDEVALL!! Dick endures, but Evil YANKS the ref out! The fans boo but then Kanemaru STOMPS Wato!
Yano runs up but Kanemaru DECKS him! Kanemaru TOSSES Wato, and Evil has a chair! But then Wolf steps up! Evil tells him to back off, he’s just a Young Lion here! Evil JAMS Wato, but then Wolf shields Wato! so Evil SMACKS Wolf for it! But then Yoh LOW BLOWS Evil! And he shoves Kanemaru into Dick! DOUBLE LOW BLOW! Yoh uses WHISKEY MIST!! He CRACKS Yujiro for good measure, and Wato SPRINGBOARD UPPERCUTS Dick! Then RECIENTEMENTE!! Cover, TWO, into VENDEVAL!!! Dick endures as Wato thrashes about! DICK QUITS, HONTAI WINS!
Winners: Yoh, Master Wato & Toru Yano, by submission (still NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)
The House of Torture tried to stack the deck, but Aaron Wolf was the trump card up the proverbial sleeve! Will Evil look to make Wolf’s career a living Hell soon enough? Or will there be justice served in the NEVER Openweight Division?
Hiroshi Tanahashi VS Yuto-Ice!
The Ace had his Final Homecoming, but he fell short of winning the IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion. But as Tanahashi’s Final Road passes through Anjo on the way to Tokyo Dome, another man from Gifu wants his shot! Is Nakashima’s Ambition getting him in over his head? Or will it be Ice High over the High Fly Flow?
Tanahashi shows off the abs and the fans cheer. The bell rings and the fans rally up. Yuto and Tanahashi step up, the fans strongly behind “TA-NA-H’SHI! TA-NA-H’SHI!” Yuto fires the first forearm! Tanahashi fires back, and they go forearm for forearm! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth, harder and harder, and Yuto just fires up for it! The shots keep going, but then Tanahashi gets the edge. Yuto comes back to BOOT Tanahashi down! The fans applaud, and Yuto storms up as Tanahashi goes to ropes. Yuto fires forearm after forearm in the corner but Red Shoes counts. Yuto HAMMERS Tanahashi until he’s seated, then he backs off.
Yuto argues with Red Shoes while the fans rally. Yuto runs up, only for Tanahashi to ELBOW him away! Then Tanahashi goes up to CROSSBODY! Down goes Yuto and the fans cheer for the air guitar! Tanahashi “throws the guitar” to the fans, but then Yuto CLOBBERS him from behind! Tanahashi bails out, Yuto pursues, and Yuto fires hands! Yuto whips Tanahashi hard into railing! Yuto storms up on Tanahashi, brings him around, and he SMACKS Tanahashi off the apron! The fans rally, but Yuto whips again! Only for Tanahashi to reverse! Yuto hits railing, but he comes back to BOOT Tanahashi down!
The fans rally but Yuto looms over Tanahashi. Yuto drags Tanahashi up, puts him in the ring, and he gets space. Yuto runs back up and KNEE LIFTS Tanahashi into the ring! The fans are torn but Yuto has a smirk on his face as he swaggers back over. Yuto steps into the ring, stomps Tanahashi down, then kicks Tanahashi around. Yuto eggs Tanahashi on while he scuffs him in the face. Yuto then KNEES low, snapmares Tanahashi, and KICKS him in the back! Cover, ONE, and the fans applaud. Yuto sneers, but he brings Tanahashi up to KICK him in the chest! And KICK again! And again! Tanahashi ends up in the corner, and Yuto KICKS again and again!
Tanahashi sits down, Red Shoes reprimands, but Yuto fires up. “BOMBACLAT!” and DOUBLE KNEES! Tanahashi flops over, Yuto kicks him to center then has a cocky cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Tanahashi stays in this, and a chant of “GO ACE!” begins. Yuto paces around Tanahashi, then kicks him around. Tanahashi snarls as he sits up, but Yuto KICKS him! Yuto pie faces Tanahashi, but Tanahashi comes back to ROCK Yuto! And ROCK him again! And again! The fans rally, Tanahashi fires more shots, but Yuto KNEES low! Yuto puts Tanahashi on the ropes, whips him to ropes, but Tanahashi FLYING FOREARMS!
The fans fire up with Tanahashi and he looms over Yuto. Tanahashi brings Yuto up, fires the signature Tanahashi strike fest, and he backs Yuto down to a corner. Tanahashi scoops to SLAM! The fans cheer as Tanahashi goes up and SUNSET SENTONS! Yuto sputters from that solid landing, Tanahashi covers, TWO! The fans rally as Tanahashi waits on Yuto. Tanahashi runs, but Yuto follows to ROCK him! Yuto runs, but Tanahashi DROPKICKS the leg! Yuto kicks, but Tanahashi blocks to DRAGON SCREW! Tanahashi drags Yuto by his legs, ties them up, but Yuto has the ROPEBREAK! Tanahashi lets go, but he stomps Yuto right after.
The fans rally as Tanahashi stomps Yuto more. Tanahashi stands Yuto up, but Yuto breaks free! DRAGON PALM and Yuto falls! The fans rally behind Tanahashi as he drags Yuto back up. Tanahashi half nelsons, full nelsons, but Yuto CLAWS Tanahashi’s eyes! Red Shoes reprimands but Yuto is still free, and he LARIATS Tanahashi down! Yuto snarls again as he goes back to Tanahashi. Yuto stands over Tanahashi, then rains down PALM STRIKE after PALM STRIKE! Yuto stomps Tanahashi for good measure, but then Tanahashi gets right up! Tanahashi HEADBUTTS Yuto! Yuto drops to his knees, but Tanahashi HEABDUTTS again!
Yuto said he wanted Tanahashi’s scary side, so here it is! Tanahashi stalks Yuto to the corner, and HEADBUTTS again and again and again! Yuto sits down, but Tanahashi stands him back up, for more HEADBUTTS! Then a DRAGON PALM! Red Shoes reprimands but Tanahashi steps back. Tanahashi stands Yuto up, Yuto pushes free, but Tanahashi blocks the kick! DRAGON SCREW! Yuto shouts in pain as he leans against the ropes! Tanahashi trips Yuto, to GROUND DRAGON SCREW! And then he has the leg again, REVERSE GROUND DRAGON SCREW! Yuto writhes but Tanahashi ties the legs up, for the TEXAS CLOVERHOLD!
Yuto endures as Tanahashi puts on the pressure! The fans rally but Yuto fights forward! Yuto military crawls but Tanahashi bends him back! The fans fire up as Tanahashi sits deep on the hold! Yuto is still fighting, still clawing, still crawling! ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer as Tanahashi lets go. Tanahashi fires up and wants Yuto to rise. Yuto does stand, into the SLING- NO, Yuto dodges to AMBITION RIGHT!! Yuto runs, ICE HIGH!! Cover, TWO!?! Tanahashi survives but Yuto roars! The fans fire up and Yuto goes to a corner! Yuto reloads the leg while Tanahashi slowly rises. Yuto runs in again, ICE- SLINGBLADE!!
The fans fire up and Tanahashi roars! Tanahashi climbs the corner and aims at Yuto, HIGH FLY FLOW, but onto knees! Yuto saves himself, though maybe a little double-edged. Yuto still loads up again, and as Tanahashi sits up, BLINDSIDE CRUELLA!! But Yuto’s bad leg won’t let him cover! The fans rally harder and harder while both men are down! Yuto and Tanahashi rise up, and they crawl over to each other. They’re forehead to forehead, then they go forearm for forearm! The fans rally as the shots go back and forth, harder and harder, then faster and faster! Yuto bobs ‘n’ weaves to SLAP, SLAP, SLAP! And then again to SLAP!!
Tanahashi wobbles, Yuto winds up, BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO!! Tanahashi survives and Anjo is thunderous! Yuto roars as he vows to end this now! Yuto drags Tanahashi but Tanahashi is a ragdoll! Red Shoes checks but Yuto just reaches down, only for Tanahashi to cradle! TWO, and Yuto BOOTS! Yuto runs, into a LARIAT! Tanahashi rarely uses a lariat but he still aces that one! Tanahashi then runs the ropes, SLINGBLADE! Cover, TWO! Yuto survives but Tanahashi fires up again! Tanahashi climbs, aims, and HIGH FLY FLOW!! Direct hit and Tanahashi covers, TWO!! Yuto survives and the fans are thunderous again!
Tanahashi just goes right back up, but Yuto stands! So he takes a HIGH FLY ATTACK! Tanahashi reloads again and the fans fire up! HIGH! FLY! FLOW!! Cover, Tanahashi wins!
Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi, by pinfall
Yuto-Ice couldn’t freeze out The Ace, and now he’s the one who needs the icepacks. But with everything he showed here against one of the best ever, is that all a sign Yuto Nakashima will be one of the best yet?
As for Tanahashi, he shows respect to the ambitious Yuto-Ice, and that alone means a lot to Nakashima. Oskar is there to help Yuto to the back, and Tanahashi gets the mic. “NJPW has returned to Anjo!” The fans cheer that, and Tanahashi thanks everyone for being here. “There’s not much time left for me as a wrestler, so I’m glad I could come to Anjo. I’ll do my best to the end!” Tanahashi wants to leave it at that, but the fans cheer him on, so he of course gives us the air guitar concert! But he needs his air guitar first, so Murashima tosses him one! Big pass, and Tanahashi makes the catch! The fans cheer, and the concert begins!
The fans cheer, Tanahashi “throws the guitar” to the fans, but they want an encore! Tanahashi says okay, is there another guitar? Matsumoto finds one now, and he makes an even bigger throw! Tanahashi catches it, and “LASTO!” The fans cheer on the encore, and Tanahashi of course “smashes” the guitar. Tanahashi “clears the ring” and the fans cheer for even more! Tanahashi looks to the fans, they throw one to him, and we get a special Anjo encore! The fans cheer again, and Tanahashi “falls over.” Tanahashi carefully tosses this guitar back to the fan and the crowd cheers. Tanahashi takes the mic to say, “I’m not tired. Let me say that- I’ve never been tired. So I’ll give it my all to the end!”
Tanahashi then promises that from here to the Tokyo Dome, “ANJO…! AISHITEMAAASU~!” BUT THEN A COIN DROPS?! The fans all go nuts because yes, THE RAINMAKER returns to NJPW! And Gedo is with him! A blast from the past right here in his hometown, on HIS birthday! Talk about a Rainmaker Shock. But Okada goes right to the ring and once again stands face to face with his greatest rival. The fans cheer while he grabs the mic, and Okada says, “Tanahashi-san. Congratulations on your retirement. And also, thank you for all your hard work.” The fans do applaud that.
Okada takes a moment before saying, “On January 4th, 2026… If you’d like, I will be your final opponent.” The fans are all fired up for that! Okada adds, “So don’t get tired until then, ya bastard!” Okada then adds that for now, he’ll let Gedo speak. The fans cheer the nostalgia trip, and Okada hands the mic to Gedo. “If the Rainmaker is here, it’ll be the best of all retirements. You know why?” The fans cheer the old line, and Gedo says, “He’s on a whole other level, ya bastards!” The fans cheer again, and Gedo says, “The rain will fall on Wrestle Kingdom 20 in the Tokyo Dome!” Okada strikes his signature pose, but so does Tanahashi!
The fans cheer as The Sun of NJPW and the Rainmaker will truly have one more clash, and it will truly be the final chapter in this storied rivalry! Will The Ace go out on top? Or will it be less a Rainmaker Shock as a Rainmaker Farewell? Okada & Gedo leave, so Tanahashi picks the mic back up. Tanahashi knows they already did this, but how about they do it again? “ANJO…! AISHITEMAAASU~!” The fans cheer, and Tanahashi has his final destination. What will happen on the most historic WrestleKingdom ever?
My Thoughts:
A great New Japan Road event, even with it still mostly tune-ups and filler. Taiji calling out Douki for the Junior Heavyweight title, and then having Desperado and Fujita join in on that was great. That Fatal 4 Way Contender’s match will be great stuff, Sho clearly trying to be Douki’s way out, but I bet Sho takes the loss to whoever will challenge Douki at WrestleKingdom. Douki also might end up in double duty territory unless they choose contenders to face #Shouki in what time we have left before World Tag League.
Great NEVER Six Man title match, especially with Hontai getting on over on The House of Torture with some help from Aaron Wolf. Pretty sure Evil VS Wolf is going to be a thing, but probably not for the NEVER Openweight Championship. That might be too much for a debuting name like Wolf, who is only now making the jump from judo to pro-wrestling. But also, what a great way to shake things up if he went right past Young Lion to established talent. Great stuff in Ace VS Ice, and as I said last week, this was of course Tanahashi’s rebound win after losing to Yota Tsuji. But Yuto really did have a great showing, this means a lot for him going forward.
Okada showing up was an awesome surprise, and it was a lot of fun seeing Gedo in the throwback bandana and all that. Tanahashi VS Okada: One Last Time is definitely the right move for Tanahashi’s retirement, even with Okada out of NJPW and a champion in AEW. Who knows, by January, Okada might actually drop the Unified Championship to Takeshita or something. Tanahashi losing his retirement match would be tradition, but it’s not like Okada would be hurt losing to one of the best ever. Plus, WrestleKingdom 20 is a historic milestone, it should have a historic and celebratory moment to punctuate it.
My Score: 8.8/10
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