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Andrew’s TNA Sacrifice Results & Match Ratings: 3.14.2025
Do the Elegance Clique finally win the damn Knockouts Tags?!
Well even though the build has been…I’ll be nice and say mixed. We should get a few decent matches and hopefully some stuff to build off of moving forward toward WrestleMania Weekend. Love her or hate her, Tessa versus Lei should be a great match. I think we all expect Santana vs Ali to be the best match, but Tessa and Lei could put on one hell of a banger too.
Honestly the only real thing I hope happens is the Spitfire loses the damn titles. They’re boring, and I love Dani Luna, but Jody is worthless and in a tag division with only 2 teams, you can’t have the second team lose all the time. Plus Iceman has been the best thing keeping this marginally entertaining. So let’s get one title change at least.
With KC Navarro getting the pinfall win on the Countdown it’s already starting off well for my liking. Let’s see if it keeps going.
EXCLUSIVE: Tessa Blanchard has a message for @TheLeiYingLee ahead of their match at #TNASacrifice TONIGHT LIVE on TNA+!
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— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 14, 2025
Ratings:
- Street Fight: Sami Callihan vs Mance Warner w/SDL: Mance wins via Knee Strike – **
- Tessa Blanchard vs Lei Ying Lee: Tessa wins via Magnum – *** 3/4
- Lucha Rules Trios: Rascalz & Ace Austin vs Wes Lee, Tyriek & Tyson: Wentz wins via Spiral Tap – *** 1/4
- Steve Maclin vs Frankie Kazarian: Maclin wins via K.I.A. – ** 3/4
- 3 on 2 Handicap Match: TNA Knockouts Tag Titles: Spitfire (c) vs Elegance Clique & Personal Concierge: Ash wins via Avalanche Curb Stomp by Elegance – ** 1/4 – TITLE CHANGE!!!
- Mike Santana vs Mustafa Ali w/Cabinet: Ali wins via Dirty Victory Roll – **** 1/4
- TNA Knockouts World Championship: Masha Slamovich (c) vs Cora Jade: Masha retains via Requiem – ***
- X Division Championship Ladder Match: Jeff Hardy vs Moose (c): Moose retains via Lights Out through Table – *** 1/2
- Steel Cage Match 5v5: Matt Hardy, Joe Hendry, Elijah, Nic Nemeth & Leon Slater vs The System: Matt Hardy wins via Twist of Fate – ***
Results:
Street Fight: Sami Callihan vs Mance Warner w/SDL
So this was a clever bleed. Callihan and Mance started to brawl during the YouTube Countdown and started their match out of impromptu, “well they’re here” logic. We only got a few minutes of trash can and chair spots on the outside before it walked over to the main show where the brutality picked up. Sami drives Mance’s head into the corner stuck trash can, cookie sheets get traded from both guys, they fight over the staple gun spot and Sami takes one in the face with a smile but grabs the staple gun himself and staples Mance in the balls, then staples his tongue to the top buckle. Mance manages to turn things around, SDL hands Mance a screwdriver, but Sami blocks the Screwdriver spot with a Stunner for a near fall. As they move to the ropes, SDL does her best Mr. Fuji impression and hits Sami in the eyes with the powder! Mance hits a running knee strike and finishes the match.
My feed had a small heart attack so the abbreviated recap is because technology is just not being friendly today.
Tessa Blanchard vs Lei Ying Lee
Tessa starts off with aggression driving Lei into the corner, stomping her and Whipping her to the other corner. Calls back to the hesitation Slap from last night but this time Lei just gets pissed off. She hits successive slaps herself, drives Tessa into the far corner, Running High Knee into the 10 Count Down Strike and Northern Lights Suplex. Lei looks to continue, Tessa begs off to stall Lei and she throws Lei out of the ring. Tessa happy with her work doesn’t move so Lei pops up and drags Tessa out. The run around starts, Lei is chasing and gets caught, Tessa throats her on the middle rope and then bounces her face off the post before soaking in the hatred.
A few near falls keep Tessa very much in control, a big right hand knocks Lei on her ass again. Tessa starts kicking her mockingly and then drags Lei’s face across the top rope before eventually tossing her to the outside. Tessa goes to the corner to flip off the crowd and agitate all of El Paso so Lei starts to recover and Tessa goes after her to bring her back in for more punishment. Lei grabs the rope to block Tessa, Tessa right hand, Whip, Lei with the Sunset attempt but a version of Garvin Stomps into a Low Dropkick gives another near fall to Tessa. Lei is getting worked over hard as Tessa holds her down with the Headlock. The crowd starts chant “Let’s Go Lee”, so that’s nice to hear them react well and try to rally Lei instead of just hate Tessa.
Jumping Knee from Lei, a flurry of Thrust Kicks and Round Kicks, Lei hits a Fisherman’s Suplex, Tessa leans against the ropes so Lei hits a dropkick. Lei puts Tessa in the Torture Rack, TKO! But it’s only for two! Lei wants to pull a Shinsuke Nakamura and hit the Vertical Suplex inside out, but Tessa blocks, drops Lei and Slingshot Tornillo into the near fall. Tessa gets frustrated and gets a little careless so Lei hooks the leg for a Calf Killer variation, but Tessa gets to the ropes. A little jockeying for position in the corner, AVALANCHE CORKSCREW BRAINBUSTER from Lei Ying Lee! 1-2….2.9. Tessa slips the Death Valley Driver position with the rake to the face, hits a Cutter and Tessa looks for Magnum, Lei eats it and Tessa wins!
Lucha Rules Trios: Rascalz & Ace Austin vs Wes Lee, Tyriek & Tyson
Heel just rotate tagging out instead of locking up just to stall and be dicks, even though it’s Lucha rules. Eventually Ace and Wes lock up and go outside so Tyson and Trey jump in, so they do remember it’s Lucha Rules. Tyson and Trey spill out, Tyriek and Wentz go back and forth with Wentz hitting a Corkscrew Crossbody. All three of the NXT Heels are on the outside, so TNA team Dives. Rascalz get caught by Tyriek and Tyson and slammed into the apron. Wes gets hit by Ace, and Ace tries to fight off the two bigger men but the numbers catch up and Wes sneak attacks and drives his face into the steps. Little bit of tandem offense from the NXT crew, isolating Ace and not really giving him a chance to beath. Wes hits a quick strike combo, Dropkick to the seated Ace, looks for the running Shooting Star, but misses.
Ace powders to try and get the Rascalz to jump in but Wes Superkicks both of them and tells Wes to get the hell back in. That’s a clever way to show getting around the Lucha Rules. Tyriek and Tyson start to smother Ace, they seat him on the ropes but a timely Double Dropkick gives him space, Wes tries to hold him back, but Ace tags out and both Rascalz come in, ABC combination, Mayu Iwatani Assisted Missile, FEED EM TO THE LIONS! But Wes actually kicks out! Rascalz look for Hot Fire Flame but Wentz gets pull out of the ring so Trey moonsaults onto his face.
Heels hit an Execution Double Stomp, Double Chokeslam, and…Trey actually kicks out! Trey manages a Meteora on Tyriek, but Tyson hits the Pop Up Powerslam, Wentz with the Back Handspring Knee, Wes hits the Running Meteora, Ace and Wes fight to the outside. Ace dodges, Wes joins Ace on the acrobatics, Trey slides from the ring to the outside for the Tornado DDT to the floor after Wes and Ace kick the taste out of Tyson and Tyriek’s mouths.
They surround Wes in the ring, Wes mouths off, Lightning Spiral + Fold combination, Trey and Ace take out Tyson and Tyriek, SPIRAL TAP from Wentz! Rascalz & Ace win!
Steve Maclin vs Frankie Kazarian
EY comes out to commentary so that’s a wrinkle for this overall story.
Collar and Elbow tie up into Back Elbow from Maclin and Kaz powders. Maclin gives Kaz space, Kaz takes a shortcut to come back in, strings a few moves together into a Guillotine Leg Drop. Kaz looks to continue but Maclin shrugs him off, clocks Kaz, Olympic Slam into Tree of Woe and Caught in the Crosshairs for only two! Kaz powders to dodge the K.I.A. and when Maclin looks to follow, Stun Gun from Kaz into a Slingshot DDT for a near fall. Kaz looks for a Chicken Wing, Maclin blocks, looks for a K.I.A. again, but Kaz counters by wrestling Maclin down, Kaz locks in a Double Wrist Grapevine Submission but Maclin manages to get a foot free and kick Kaz in the face to break the submission. Kaz powders and eats a SCUD. Maclin heads to the top, Kaz cuts him off, looks for Fade to Black, but Maclin slips it. Busaiku Knee attempt misses, Kaz wants another Chicken Wing but Maclin spins out and lands a short range Busaiku for the near fall.
Positioning in the corner, Kaz counters the Back Body Drop, Kaz tries the Chicken Wing again but Maclin uses the corner to flip himself back over to turn it into a pinfall to counter. More positioning and Kaz locks in the Chicken Wing. Maclin crawls to the ropes, Kaz still doesn’t break, so Maclin and Kaz spill out, Kaz doesn’t let go, the refs break it up. Referees are paying attention to Maclin, so Kaz goes to the commentary table to slip on Brass Knuckles, but EY sees him stops him from using them, and because Maclin and the ref are distracted EY hits Kaz with the knuckles and rolls him in. Maclin hits the K.I.A for the win!
EXCLUSIVE: @SteveMaclin wasn't happy with @TheEricYoung's actions during his match with @FrankieKazarian. #TNASacrifice pic.twitter.com/4RKZ5zWO2z
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 15, 2025
3 on 2 Handicap Match: TNA Knockouts Tag Titles: Spitfire (c) vs Elegance Clique & Personal Concierge
Ash and Heather come out in Mariachi outfits, the Concierge is in short trunks and a bow tie. It’s so dumb it makes these awful belts tolerable. It’s like Dragon Gate’s Owari Gate belt. Just a joke and should be treats as such.
Ash and Dani start, and we get comedy early since Ash takes a small advantage, all three get in some quick tags and offense, Concierge hits the Axe Handle from…the Bottom Rope. He then goes for a Wristlock, Dani just glares at him and Concierge gets scared and tags in Heather. Heather than proceeds to take all of the bumps. She gets Suplexed, double teamed twice and is the bump girl which is perfect for Ash’s persona. They distract Dani when she perches so Heather kicks her off the buckles, Ash laughs, Concierge starts doing a little Disco Inferno/Dancing Baby dance, and the crowd hates it. More quick tags, Concierge goes in now, gets a few shots in and more dances, Dani powers out of the corner and the Elegance girls distract the ref so Concierge can tag out.
Lots of goofy quick tags, but Heather and Ash hit a Rocket Launcher/Lung Blower tandem move for two. So there’s a few decent moves and moments sprinkled within the cringe. Dani finally Suplexes Heather into tomorrow, simultaneous tags and Jody starts taking out both Elegance women. Concierge jumps on Jody’s back to stop the onslaught but he gets shrugged off. Jody throws both women out of the ring, hits a Dive, and looks tot ry and finish the match with Ash. Airplane Spin Blue Thunder Bomb but Concierge breaks it up, starts dancing again and Jody looms over him. Spitfire hits the Pressure Drop on Concierge, Heather drags out Dani, Ash Chop Block on Jody, Avalanche Curb Stomp by Elegance! THEY WIN! THEY DID IT!
Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson’s music hits and we finally have a new team to challenge for the belts. But the match was funny, and this was also necessary where there’s only been two Knockouts Tag Teams in the company for the last 4 or 5 months.Â
Mike Santana vs Mustafa Ali w/Cabinet
Santana comes out in the full Eddie Guerrero swag. Lowrider, I’m Your Papi t-shirt, huge pop in El Paso.Â
Ali avoids the lock up for the first few minutes but Santana catches him by the hair, tries to throw him in the corner, but Ali continues to be slippery. Chain wrestling start that finally stops when Ali tries the Leap Frog, but Santana catches him with the Death Valley Driver. Three Amigos next, but after two Ali goes for a Small Package counter to stop the Amigos. Ali wants the Satellite DDT next, but Santana holds on, and executes the Three Amigos this time. Tope con Hilo into the Guerrero kneeling pose. Santana throws Ali through the corner post area, Ali tries to slow things down but eats a Wrecking Ball Dropkick. Santana then gets bounced off the apron and Ali hits a 450 Polish Hammer on Santana’s arm when he’s bracing himself on the apron to get up.
Great Hands throw Santana back into the ring, Ali gets the near fall. Ali throws Santana into the corner, Santana tries to counter but Ali slips through the ropes, Gamengiri into the Outside In Rolling Neckbreaker for another near fall. Santana tries to fight back up, Ali bounces off the ropes and Satellite Takedown into a Crossface! Santana barely gets to the ropes, but it’s not over yet. Santana looks for a second to catch his breath on the apron but Ali hits a Sliding Dropkick to send Santana flying. Ali then goes for another Suicida, but Santana catches him with a Cutter on the floor!
10 Count begins, both get up and slide in at 9.5. Fighting Spirit spot of trading strikes on the way back up to their feet. Santana gets the advantage, throws Ali into the corners, a few Hip Attacks, Ali looks for a few counters but counters everywhere. Spin the Block is blocked, Santana hits the Gamengiri, Rolling Buck Fifty is countered with a German Suplex but Santana no sells, and eats another High Angle German. Ali wants the 450, but misses and runs through, Satellite DDT for only two! Ali scolds the crowd and looks for the 450 again and hits nothing but mat. Santana tries to charge, eats a Superkick, another charge Gamengiri. Ali looks for the Rolling Neckbreaker as Santana thinks Rolling Buck Fifty to catch him and counter! Santana hits the Frog Splash, 1-2-KICK!
Great Hands actually get involved but Santana takes them out, Ali tries to take advantage but he catches Ali into a Powerbomb. Tasha mouths off, Great Hands distract the ref, Slap from Tasha and Victory Roll with the ropes from Ali, referee doesn’t see the rope hold, so Ali wins!
TNA Knockouts World Championship: Masha Slamovich (c) vs Cora Jade
Cora kicks Masha in the back during the introductions but Masha just gets pissed off, Lariats Cora a few times, Hair Snapmares into the PK between the Shoulder Blades, and Cora is getting rocked. Cora powders, Masha looks for a dive, but Cora just walks away to dodge and Masha puts the brakes on. Cora runs away, slides back in, does the old “grab the ring drapes to distract the ref” so she can poke the eyes of Masha and take a few short strikes and short cuts into a Springboard Stomp for a near fall.
A few more stomps and a Crossbody against the ropes keeps everything going well for Cora Jade. Cora with a Snap Suplex, a few more strikes as Masha tries to fight back up to her feet, but Cora is keeping pretty good control until things go bad for Cora in the corner. Sunset from Masha, into the pull into Snake Eyes, and then a Slam from Masha. Masha goes for a Short Rolling Suplex back into the corner, a few more head kicks and then a Capo Kick for…only two. A little silly to have so many strikes go at her head when she’s coming of a concussion…but she seems alright so far. Cora snaps off a Destroyer on the apron and Masha doesn’t look like she’ll beat the 10 count so Cora is forced to go collect her. Jaded gets hit! Too close to the ropes though and Masha gets her foot on the ropes.
Cora grabs her, but Masha Jacknife cover for two. Cora keeps mouthing off, so we get the strike spot cause of course we do. Cora hits the ropes for a big strike but eats a Sambo Kick into Requiem and it’s over.
X Division Championship Ladder Match: Jeff Hardy vs Moose (c)
Bell rings, both men jaw in the middle and then scramble to opposite sides for a ladder, Moose has issues getting the ladder in but Jeff doesn’t. So that’s a good story immediately since Jeff is well known for ladder matches. Moose being a little out of his depth early is a good way to frame the early going. Jeff hits a few quick kicks and shots, Moose wants to use his power but Jeff says no, and snaps off a Suplex of his own. Jeff wants a Twist of Hate, but Moose shoves him into the steps to save himself from eating more offense. Moose finds a chair, sets it up an Body Drop on the Apron first, then Moose leans a Ladder against the apron, uses the chair as a brace and looks for a Jacknife Powerbomb, but Jeff shoots the double, Low Dropkick to the abdomen, and Jeff looks for…a specially painted Hardy ladder!
Jeff hits Moose a few times with the painted ladder, then sets it up, climbs and Moose grabs a chair to stop Hardy. Moose is very determined to find his own ladder and set up some Erector Set shenanigans. I had a Steel Tec as a kid, and I guess Moose did too. One more chairshot for good measure, and the Jacknife through the creation finally happens! Instead of breaking the ladder, the rung of the painted ladder it was positioned on is what breaks!
Moose babyfaces himself to the crowd and grabs a table. The crowd starts chanting for Moose because everyone loves tables apparently. Propped up in the corner, Nero gonna die, or no! He counters the Jacknife with the Back Body Drop and throws himself at Moose on the outside to stop the weapon art. Jeff crawls back in, crawls up the side that Moose braced with the other ladder, Moose follows and a Cutter off the ladder because Moose looked like he knew it wasn’t stable enough for the entire planned spot. A slow stumble to the ropes for Jeff to set something up, but Moose crotches him and chucks a Ladder out and it hits the cameraman! Moose throws the other ladder and it nearly hits Alisha! Superplex from the top for Moose, Twist of Fate from Hardy and Moose No Sells to hits Lights Out! Everybody Down like it’s Smackdown vs Raw.
Back and forth in the ring, Jeff is laying against the ropes, Moose charges and Jeff deposits Moose over the top onto the first ladder creation spot! Jeff now finds a table as the peasants rejoice! Hardy does the Forearm shots and Sabu’s a chair at Moose while putting him on the table. Jeff tries to rip off his shirt but it’s made of the same stuff that Lex Luger shirt was made of, so he just Swantons and connects! Jeff Sabu’s another chair, finds a new ladder and looks to set things up. The ladder is up, Jeff is climbing but Lish comes into the ring with Kendra! She starts lighting up Jeff, but Jeff hits a Twist of Hate on Lish! Moose makes it back in and Spears Jeff through Chekov’s table!
Ladder is set up in the middle, Moose climbs and…MOOSE WINS!
KC and AJ comes out for a new segment and it’s a little reminiscent of Virgil and Ted DiBiase doing the 100 dollar challenge. They’re killing time for the setting up of the ring, and running down children in the crowd and what not. Octagon and Laredo try to come out for a babyface Spanish flop but that flops slightly. When Octagon and Laredo aren’t over in El Paso, there’s a problem.Â
Steel Cage Match 5v5: Matt Hardy, Joe Hendry, Elijah, Nic Nemeth & Leon Slater vs The System
So it’s WarGames style rules of the match not starting until everyone is in, and Elijah comes in on a horse and sings a song for about 8 minutes before starting with Eddie. If it weren’t for the bad microphone, it was pretty good. Elias gets most of his stuff in on Eddie, Rope Walk, a few clubbing blows, and Eddie starts turning it around with Chops and Eye Pokes. Elijah levels Eddie until Myers comes in second. Typical numbers advantage stuff, System Overload gets hit right as the Countdown is happening and Nic Nemeth hits the cage in a 2 on 1 situation since Elijah ate a System Overload. Nic takes it to them both, hits a Rude Awakening/DDT combination move. Elijah recovers enough to start helping out and then Orlando Colon is next in! Orlando hits the ring and immediately starts Suplexing Nic, and then Backstabber off the Back Body Drop slip, so The System is well in control right now.
Leon Slater hits the cage next and there’s some moves on the top rope with Eddie and a Frakensteiner gets a decent pop out of the crowd. Eddie Colon is next, and he cuts off Leon immediately by Sweeping the Leg, tosses Leon into the Cage, then moves on to Elijah and lights him up with a Missile Dropkick. Matt Hardy is next to last, because of course you save Hendry for the final pop. Matt connects with a Side Effect once he slides in and the face squad all hit Delete Face Smashes into the four corners. Leon and Matt pull of a Plot Twist on Orlando Colon and Dango is the last System member and he brings a chair. Dango with the Jacknife Powerbomb into the cage on Leon. Myers starts laying people out with the chair and then we believe in Joe Hendry!
Myers blocks the door from Hendry while perches on the ropes, so Hendry pops him back and then a few heavy Lariats take control, Sack of Shit for Eddie Colon, Dango Crossbody is caught, Sack of Shit for him, Hendry perches Eddie, and Avalanche Sack of Shit with Kip Up on Eddie. Hendry hits the turn, and Myers Low Blows him as The System swarm like Hyenas. Superkick Party and Shatter Machine from The System for a near fall on Hendry. Nic breaks it up, but gets bounced off the cage and eats a Blue Thunder Bomb for his effort. MOKUBA RUNS OUT to support! Leon tries to fight back but gets crotched on the top rope, Tower of Doom spot looming? Oh they’re putting him on the top of the cage. Super Doom? Leon fights it off, Dango and Eddie crotch themselves while falling, Leon hits the Swanton 450 off the top of the cage into a mass of humanity.
Signature and Finisher spams, Danger Zone, Standing Ovation, Hendry sets up a chair for Elijah to hit a Flying Knee, crotches Dango on the back of the chair, Twist of Fate, Chair Necklace Twist of Fate! Babyfaces win…fairly clean and anti-climactically.
As they’re celebrating, everyone leaves the cage except Nic and Matt Hardy. Ryan gets in the cage, locks the door and Nic hits Danger Zone on Matt! The Kaiba Boys are on the same page!
Overall Score: 6.75/10
So let’s lead with the good stuff. Elegance Consortium winning the titles is perfect, the Knockouts Tags are a joke, so giving it to a group that is at least entertaining makes it less painful. Ali and Santana was a great match, that will hopefully just build and get better since it ended with cheating. Tessa and Lei were great, as many times as I’ve questioned Lei’s moveset with most of the Knockouts, her and Tessa have a great chemistry. I want to see more of it. They both looked great and Tessa winning is the logical move given everything that comes with her, but I don’t want to see Lei slip down the rankings too much. She is money. Get the belt off of Charisma Vacuum Masha and get some women who can wrestle a stiffer style. The main event, while the match itself was flat as a pancake on the highway, the finish at least paid off the Mokuba gimmick. I’ve said it a few times, Nic was either gonna kick Ryan’s head off or turn heel with him, and we got the heel portion, which is kinda nice since we don’t have many well positioned heels in TNA. Too damn many babyfaces with no credible long term threats.
As for the bad, nothing was really bad. If my stream didn’t have a heart attack the Callihan match could’ve been better than I rated it, but I just have generally been down on Sami’s work since he’s come back. He feels directionless and whatever Mance is currently doing is not as entertaining as his MLW or GCW persona. So hopefully something gets moving with those two, because they’re both too good to be hamstrung by doofus angle direction.
Now let’s get Dani in the singles division, let’s see Nemeths vs Hardys after the Hardys take the NXT Tag titles off of Fraxiom. I think that could be fun if Hardy become Double Champs for a day or two but drop the TNA to the Nemeths because they just don’t have the tanks for two high caliber tag teams or something. Also it should be interesting where the Maclin and EY stuff actually pays off.
Oh and I totally forgot KC’s Blessing in Disguise was a Destino. Let him win more often. That’s a great move, he does it well and that kid is smooth as butter. Push KC Navarro and not Leon Slater because he has no charisma or aura. Too damn many people in TNA have zero aura. Why do you think Hendry is over as hell? Some people think he’s corny or don’t think he’s a good wrestler, but bro can talk his ass off. People want to be entertained more than they want to see a Corkscrew 960 through a glass table, off the backboard, nothing but net.
Decent show, just a little lacking. But the Ali vs Santana & Lei vs Tessa matches are worth a watch.
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Say his name and he appears…?
Joe Hendry showed up Trick Williams last week, so Trick Williams showed up in TNA! Will Joe Hendry return to NXT and Whoop Dat Trick?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT North American Championship: Ricky Saints VS Lexis King; wins and
- Sol Ruca VS Karmen Petrovic w/ Ashante THEE Adonis; wins.
- NXT Tag Team Championships: Hank ‘n’ Tank VS Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura; win and
- Iyo Sky & Jordynne Grace VS Giulia & Roxanne Perez; win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Joe Hendry is here!
Vic Joseph said his name, so he appears! The TNA World Champion makes his way to the ring, the fans wave their hands from side to side, and Hendry raises his title. The fans cheer, Hendry has the mic, and… TURNS! The fans cheer again, and they chant, “We Believe! We Believe!” Hendry says he is back in front of the NXT Universe! And what a journey it has been. I just wrested Randy Orton at WrestleMania! And less than 48 hours ago, I successfully defended my TNA World Championship at Rebellion.” The fans cheer that, but Hendry says we unfortunately know what happened next. Trick Williams attacked Hendry while his back was turned!
The fans chant F That Trick, and Hendry says he agrees! Hendry knows he embarrassed Trick, he expected retaliation, but what Trick did… He crossed the line! Hendry said Trick was entitled, but now it’s worse than that. Trick used to be someone the fans could get behind! That could lead the locker room! Trick was Mr. Let’s Talk About It, but now Trick can’t stand the fact that fans aren’t talking about him, they’re talking about Hendry! And what the fans are saying is, “We Believe!” The fans do chant that again, and Hendry says Trick is also arrogant. Because instead of looking within, he blamed everyone else that he couldn’t win back the NXT Championship!
We know Oba Femi won’t just give Trick another title match, so Trick thought he’d take a shot at the TNA World Champion! Trick, Hendry assures you he is an entertainer, but he’s also got an antagonistic side, and he recognizes what this is. Hendry will NOT fall for the deception, so he will make this nice and easy: Hendry will say Trick’s name and make him appear! Get out here right now! But wait! That’s DARK STATE! No one is safe, especially not aa wrestler from another company! Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Osiris Griffin & Saquon Shugars swarm Hendry! The fans boo, but they give Hendry the DARK STATE BOMB!!
Hendry writhes while this wild pack of dogs bark and talk trash. Will Trick even need to bother to do something after what just happened?
Ava Raine meets with…?
The NXT General Manager knows it has been a couple hectic weeks, but she gives congratulations on the WrestleMania win, and welcomes them back to NXT. Iyo Sky thanks Ava for that. Ava says she knew Iyo would be coming given the attacks from Roxanne Perez & Giulia, so she is prepared. There is a tag match set, but has Iyo found a partner? Well, no, not yet. But Iyo is sure she will. And tonight- Oh, in steps Jordynne Grace! The Juggernaut offers her help, because she knows it’ll help her get one step closer to the NXT Women’s Championship. Iyo says okay, she accepts. The Juggernaut & The Genius of the Sky shake on it, but Jordynne’s grip is so strong!
Jordynne apologizes, and they high-five instead. Will this super duo take down the new villainous combination of Prodigy & Beautiful Madness?
Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley are backstage.
Karmen Petrovic is with them in the dining area and says they were SO close to becoming WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. Not to mention, they almost won the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championships at Rebellion! Gigi points out they weren’t even one of the teams pinned in that Fatal 4 Way match. Tatum says right! And she just feels that if they could get one more shot- Ashante THEE Adonis interrupts. He says he was looking all over for Karmen. Hey, don’t worry about these losers, Karmen. They gotta go cuz he just got her a match with Sol Ruca! Karmen says first, don’t do that. They’re not losers.
Adonis apologizes, but says she needs to hurry to get ready. Karmen says yes, she knows, okay. But when? Tonight! What?! But she isn’t ready! Well, she better get ready! And after she wins tonight, “we” have a title match. Let’s go. Karmen sighs but she does head for the locker room. Gigi repeats that: “We have a title match?” Wow… Is Adonis being a bit controlling in this relationship? Or can Karmen make the most out of the opportunity he got for her?
NXT North American Championship: Ricky Saints VS Lexis King!
The Absolute overcame All Ego at Stand & Deliver, only for The Drama King to think he could just call his shot. Lexis lost his Heritage Cup because he was looking too far ahead, but will he be right on the money tonight? Or will the revolution still be televised?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s really championship material!
The bell rings and Lexis CLOBBERS Ricky from behind! The fans boo but Lexis CLUBS away on Ricky, then stomps a mudhole in the corner! Lexis gets in Ricky’s face, whips him corner to corner, then runs up, only to get a BOOT! Ricky goes up, MISSILE DROPKICKS Lexis down, then drags Lexis up to CHOP! And CHOP! And UPPERCUT! Ricky fires haymakers from all sides, and he bumps Lexis off buckles. And bumps him off buckles again! Ricky winds up to CHOP and the fans cheer! Ricky gives the fans what they want with the “Stroke~!” and the fans fire up! Ricky whips Lexis, ELBOWS him down, then finally takes his vest off.
The fans fire up for “Stroke Daddy!” as Ricky frames his shot. Ricky storms up, but Lexis UP KICKS! Lexis headlocks, then punches away on Ricky’s head! The ref reprimands but Lexis digs his boots in. The fans boo, the ref counts, and Lexis stops at 4. Lexis CHOPS Ricky, whips him, but Ricky reverses. Lexis goes up but Ricky stays back! Lexis is confused as to where Ricky went, but Ricky spins him around to SLAP! And CHOP! Ricky fires haymakers, then whips. Ricky dodges Lexis to then OVERHEAD SUPLEX! Lexis bails out, but Ricky builds speed, and Ricky WRECKS Lexis with a dropkick! Ricky steps on Lexis to then go to the fans!
The fans fire up as Ricky is on the barrier and poses! Ricky blows a kiss and NXT goes to break.
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The Visionary, the Wise Man, and the Badass…
After a wild Raw After Mania, Seth Rollins, Paul Heyman & Bron Breakker will be here to establish themselves as the new force of nature on Monday nights!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Rhea Ripley VS Roxanne Perez; Rhea wins, by disqualification.
- Finn Balor & JD McDonagh w/ Carlito VS The War Raiders; The War Raiders win.
- Stephanie Vaquer VS Ivy Nile w/ Chad Gable; Vaquer wins.
- Sami Zayn VS Bron Breakker w/ Paul Heyman & Seth Rollins; Bron wins, by referee stoppage.
PLAY BY PLAY
Nick Aldis is filling in for Adam Pearce.
The Raw General Manager is taking some administrative leave given last week’s particularly chaotic and violent Raw, so the SmackDown GM will gladly step in. Surely no ulterior motives like showing he’s a superior GM…
Seth Rollins is here!
Kansas City fires up for the Visionary as he leads The Wise Man and the Badass to the ring. And while Rollins wears stylish sunglasses and long-tailed coat, Paul Heyman got Bron Breakker to wear a suit! The fans sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” as the three step into the ring, and Rollins pats both Heyman and Bron on the shoulder. The fans bark for Bron, and they again sing for Rollins as Rollins has the mic already. Rollins revels in this moment as usual, then he tells Kansas City, “Welcome to Monday Night Rollins~!” He is the Visionary, he is the Revolutionary, he is Seth FREAKIN’ Rollins!
“And in case you didn’t know, you’ve been living under a rock, you’re looking at the winner of the main event of WrestleMania! And I know it’s a little difficult for some of you out there that still wanna chant for CM Punk…” Some fans do indeed still chant for CM Punk. Rollins nods and says, “I knew there were still a few out there. And I know it might be painful for you who still wanna put your fingers in the air for Roman Reigns…” And fans do indeed raise the ones and chant “O T C! O T C!” Rollins says what you are looking at in this ring right now is the future of this industry! The fans do cheer that.
Rollins says the future runs through one man. That man is NOT CM Punk. That man is NOT Roman Reigns. Hell, it’s not even John Cena, Jey Uso or Cody Rhodes! The future of this industry, with Paul Heyman to his left, and Bron Breakker to his right, the future of this industry runs through SETH FREAKIN’ ROLLINS! But wait! Sami Zayn makes his way out here! Sami goes to the ring and grabs himself a mic, but Rollins gives Sami the introductions. The fans do cheer, and Rollins has Bron stand down. Rollins says it is good to see Sami back on Monday Night Raw! Rollins assumes Sami caught WrestleMania.
Sami says yes, he did. He saw the main event of night one. How long have they been friends? A long time, right? Well, then Sami feels the need to come out here as a friend, as someone who has known Rollins a long time, to say that this… “This is a load of crap, man.” What/ What does he mean? Uh, how much time did Rollins talk about Punk, Roman, and how one the one thing those two had in common is standing by Rollins now. How is Rollins any different? Whoa, wait, is Sami comparing Rollins to Punk and Roman? How can this NOT be different? Sami says for the longest time, he started to believe Rollins just had this hatred for Punk and Roman.
But now, maybe Rollins was just jealous of them. Maybe Rollins just wanted to be in the position that they were in. Rollins says Sami, look, Rollins is not Punk, he is not Roman, this is the vision for the future! They go back many, many years, talking about what the vision of the future would look like. Oh, yes, isn’t that a coincidence? The “vision” for the future of the WWE and of the entire industry for years to come, it all revolves around Rollins being front and center. That’s not a coincidence! Rollins is the best man for the job! That’s Sami’s point, Rollins. It isn’t coincidence, it is hypocrisy.
Sami says all this time talking about The Bloodline this, the Bloodline that, and- Rollins stops Sami there. This is NOT The Bloodline, stop making that comparison! Well how is it different? The Wise Man over on that side, and a lapdog over on the other. And if Bron keeps looking at Sami like that, Sami will kick Bron’s face in! The fans fire up hearing that! Rollins shouts for everyone to calm down. Sami, what is this? You came out here to be honest with Rollins, so Rollins will be honest with you. This IS the vision for the future. And Sami is either with them, or they are against them. And that’s not a threat.
Rollins doesn’t want Sami to be an enemy. This whole thing is bigger than Rollins. It doesn’t matter if Rollins hates you like he does Roman and Punk, or if he loves you like a brother. You stand in his way, you become a target, and Rollins doesn’t want that for Sami. So they can find a solution to this. It doesn’t have to come to blows. Wise Man, please, pull some strings. Sami can be moved off Raw. The fans boo and Rollins says no, that’s not a threat! It’s just that Sami clearly won’t buy in, so maybe they can cash him out. That is not a threat. But it is an offer. A favor, even. So look, Sami, just think about it. But they will need an answer by the end of the night.
Rollins turns to go, Heyman has Bron stand down, and the clock is ticking. Will the Underdog from the Underground side with Rollins’ vision? Or will he be the first to stand against it?
Rhea Ripley VS Roxanne Perez!
Mami came to the rescue last week when The Prodigy and Giulia went after Iyo Sky and Stephanie Vaquer. Rhea still wants to be on top, will her brutality go a long way towards that? Or will the former NXT Women’s Champion pop off against the former Women’s World Champion?
Raw returns and Roxie makes her entrance. The bell rings and the fans rally up. Rhea and Roxie circle, the fans behind “MAMI! MAMI!” The two tie up, Roxie dodges and then bails out. The fans boo but Roxie tells the ref to back Rhea off. Rhea does back up, and Roxie takes her time stepping inside. Roxie and Rhea feel things out, but then Roxie bails out again! The fans boo but Roxie is clearly trolling. Roxie then throws her jacket at Rhea! Roxie storms in and CHOP BLOCKS! Rhea writhes, the fans boo but Roxie talks trash. Roxie CLUBS and kicks and stomps, but then Rhea grabs Roxie by the hair!
Roxie SLAPS Rhea, then laughs. Rhea is furious so now Roxie apologizes. But then Roxie dropkicks the legs out and Rhea hits buckles! Roxie runs in, UPPERCUTS, then comes back, but into a BOOT! Rhea reels Roxie in, Canadian Racks, but Roxie hooks the ropes! Roxie slips free, ducks ‘n’ dodges to wheelbarrow, but no bulldog! Roxie shifts to roll Rhea, and she stomps away on the bad leg! Rhea BOOTS Roxie away with the good leg! But then Roxie SWEEPS the legs! The fans rally but Roxie DROPKICKS Rhea out! Roxie builds speed to DIVE! But Rhea catches her! The fans fire up as Rhea THROWS Roxie into barriers!
Roxie is down, Rhea shakes out the bad leg, then she drags Roxie up. SNAKE EYES off the barriers! The ring count climbs, Rhea stalks Roxie, and Rhea puts Roxie in the ring. Roxie backs up but Rhea puts her on the apron! Rhea DECKS Roxie, then drags her back up, only for Roxie to trip Rhea! Roxie SLAMS Rhea’s bad leg into the post! Rhea resists as Roxie tries again, but Roxie CLUBS away, then she SLAMS the leg back into post! The fans boo but Roxie runs, tilt-o-whirl RUSSIAN- NO, Rhea blocks with power! Roxie slips free of the scoop but Rhea LARIATS her down! The fans fire up while Rhea gets her leg moving.
Rhea hauls Roxie up, whips her to a corner, then runs in. Roxie BOOTS Rhea away, then goes up and leaps! But Rhea catches her again! Rhea powers through to suplex high and hard! Roxie staggers up, but Rhea DROPKICKS Roxie down! Roxie bails out, Rhea shakes the bad leg out, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Roxie double jumps and MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Rhea survives and Roxie grows frustrated. The fans rally but Roxie goes for the bad legs. Spinning toehold, then a DEATHLOCK! Rhea endures as Roxie puts on the pressure! Rhea CLUBS Roxie, Roxie pushes on the bad leg, repeat! Roxie fires a forearm, Rhea fires a haymaker, but Roxie fires a flurry! Roxie lets Rhea go to then have a standing toehold! Roxie pushes on the knee and ankle, but Rhea kicks with the free leg! Roxie still holds on so Rhea kicks at her again and again! Rhea finally BOOTS free, then ENZIGIRIS! Roxie comes back, but Rhea wrenches to a short arm LARIAT!
Rhea short arm LARIATS, then ducks a shot to wrench and HOOK KICK! Rhea reels Roxie in and lifts her up, Canadian Rack for the RAZOR’S EDGE! Roxie flounders, Rhea SLIDING KICKS! Cover, TWO!! The bad leg holds Rhea back and Roxie survives for it! Rhea hobbles and goes back for Roxie. Rhea drags Roxie up, then fires off in the corner! The ref counts but the fans fire up! Wait, is that Giulia!? The Beautiful Madness is back again, taunting Rhea. Rhea eggs Giulia on, but Roxie snatches Rhea to a cradle! TWO!! Roxie runs and tilt-o-whirls to SPIKE-RANA! Roxie gets moving and she HANDSPRING KNEE DROPS! Cover, TWO!!
Rhea survives and Roxie is freaking out! Giulia is just as frustrated over that count, but Roxie drags Rhea up. Roxie SLAPS Rhea, Rhea SLAPS Roxie! Roxie SOBATS, hops on, POP- NO, Rhea flips that over and KNEES Roxie down! Rhea then glares at Giulia. Giulia eggs Rhea on, Rhea grabs Giulia’s hair! Roxie rolls Rhea, but Rhea rolls through and HEADBUTTS! Rhea pump handles, but Giulia CHOP BLOCKS Rhea!
Winner: Rhea Ripley, by disqualificationÂ
The fans boo but Giulia HAMMERS away on Rhea! Roxie joins in, but here comes Iyo Sky! The fans fire up as the Evil Genius rushes in, dodges Roxie and SHOTEIS Giulia! SHOTEI for Roxie! Iyo blocks Giulia’s kick to send it into Roxie! Then victory roll, STOMP 182! The fans fire up with Iyo, and then she runs at Roxie! Roxie puts Iyo on the apron, but Iyo GAMANGIRIS! Giulia is up, and she trips Iyo up on the springboard! Now the champ is getting mugged! Rhea returns, and that sends Roxie & Giulia running! Roxie & Giulia never used to be friends, but they have common targets in Iyo & Rhea. Will they come to regret it?
Judgment Day talks in the clubhouse.
They’re all excited, and then Finn joins in! Finn formally welcomes JD McDonagh back from injury, and mentions they need to talk later. They go off to the side and Finn thought JD was going to tell him when he was back. JD says he told Dom first, he meant to tell Finn, and he’s sorry. Finn is fine with that, he just wishes JD had told him. JD knows, but with the Intercontinental Championship match, JD was cleared quicker than he thought and- Liv checks in. Is everything okay? Sure, of course! Just catching up. Okay, but why aren’t they getting ready for their match? Wait, what match?
JD says he was also going to tell Finn but it got away from him. Liv said it’d be great if JD & Finn made another run at the World Tag Team Championships, and JD agreed, so he went to Nick Aldis and they’ve got a match with the War Raiders tonight. JD thought Liv was going to tell Finn. Liv says it’s just been so busy, it slipped her mind. But she just figured, since Finn isn’t a champion right now, that he’d be interested. Well of course he’d be interested. But in the future, please keep Finn in the loop. Yes, absolutely. Finn says he’ll go get ready, JD and Liv grumble at each other, but Carlito says it’ll be great once everyone is champion. Oh wait, maybe Carlito should be, too…
Liv & JD go back to the game with Dom and Raquel, and Carlito seems to have an idea. But what title could Caribbean Cool possibly capture?
Logan Paul is here!
Raw returns as The Maverick is already in the ring. Kansas City boos, but Logan says, “Hey, yo! That’s crazy, cuz I dunno if y’all remember, but I beat the Phenomenal AJ Styles last weekend at WrestleMania. And I hear you. You people still aren’t satisfied. Hey, hey, hey, I get it. You’re from Kansas City, you’re a victim of circumstance. You don’t know greatness when it’s standing right in front of you. You people are so, so stupid! You don’t know what a true legend looks like. And hey, hey, I’m gonna say something, and it might offend some of you, you’re not gonna like it. But a true legend certainly does not look like your current World Heavyweight Champion, Jey Uso.”
The fans boo but Logan says he has had seven days to think. He realized he’s done just about everything there is in this industry, except win the world title. “So Jey Uso! Consider your days numbered, because you have something that I want!” But then YEET! Here comes Main Event Jey! The fans fire up and sing along with that Day One Ish, and the bounce is on! Jey even bestows his YEET sunglasses to a young fan who beat cancer and is at his first WWE show. The fans fire up for that, and they YEET again! Jey steps in the ring, grabs a mic, and the fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Logan looks right at the belt, and Jey tells him hold up.
Let’s silence this noise! Cuz Logan thinks that after 15 YEARS of Jey making a name for himself, finally becoming World Heavyweight Champion, that Jey’s just gonna hand this over to some punk YouTuber like Logan Paul! STOP! “YEET!” Jey tells Pat, “Can you believe this?” Jey says let’s get real for a minute. Jey watched Gunther beat his twin brother to a bloody pulp. That did something to Jey. It lit a fire inside of him that ain’t ever going out. So look, Logan, this title is not given, it is earned. And it’s Jey’s! So if you want it, come take it! Four letters, one word. Uh, uh, YEET!! The fans fire up, but Logan rolls his eyes.
“YEET? You sound so stupid, Uce. I’ve done more in four years than you have in 15! All of you know that’s true!” So Logan has something for Jey! This is how it’s gonna go: That title? Logan will take it from Jey. And Jey will do what he does best, what he always does, and that is crash out, screw up, and lose in less time than he held the Intercontinental Championship. So enjoy it while you- SUPERKICK!! The fans fire up as Jey just knocks this punk ass YouTuber on his punk ass! Will this be the story of Logan trying to take the main event from Main Event Jey?
Finn Balor & JD McDonagh w/ Carlito VS The War Raiders!
The Prince was as surprised as the fans to see The Irish Ace return, but while JD helped Dirty Dom become Intercontinental Champion, now the lads can be WWE World Tag Team Champions again. Well, that’s if they can get past Erik & Ivar to go after the New Day. Will this be a bright new chapter for Judgment Day? Or will they simply run into Ragnarök?
Speaking of The New Day, they’re ringside to be part of commentary, and they’re just running down everyone, even claiming that by supporting the War Raiders, you’re supporting literal war. The teams sort out and Ivar starts against JD. The bell rings and they tie up. JD waistlocks, headlocks, but Ivar powers out. JD RAMS Ivar but he’s the one that falls back! Finn swipes at Ivar, Ivar storms up on Finn, but JD headlocks Ivar. Ivar powers up and out again, but JD slips through the backdrop! JD waistlocks, Ivar bucks the O’Conner, then Ivar DECKS Finn! JD CLUBS Ivar, kicks away, and Finn tags in. The Judgment Day mugs Ivar, then soaks up the cheers and jeers.
Finn tags JD back in, JD wrenches Ivar’s beard! Ivar whips JD away, then he BACKDROPS JD! Tag to Erik and he DECKS JD! Finn runs up, but Erik wrenches and lifts Finn for an EXPLODER! JD runs, Erik dodges and SHOTGUN KNEES! The fans fire up and Erik tags Ivar in. Erik sends Ivar in and he LARIATS Finn! Then he feeds Finn to Erik’s ELBOW! Ivar KNEES JD, whips and Erik KNEES JD down! Erik drags JD up, TOSSES him out to join Finn, and the fans cheer on the Raiders. The New Day taunts the raiders with the titles, and Judgment Day returns! But the Raiders scoop and SLAM both JD & Finn!
Finn tumbles away, Ivar scoops JD to SLAM him again! Erik scoops Ivar to SLAM him onto JD! Erik steps outside so Ivar can tag him back in. Ivar then lines up a shot, and the fans fire up as he runs in. But Carlito drags Finn who drags JD to get him out of the way! Ivar crashes into the LED apron! Erik checks on Ivar, Woods mockingly says, “It’s impressive cuz he’s fat, wow~.” The New Day verbally runs down the Raiders while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and JD RAMS Erik into the Judgment Day corner. The ref counts as JD throws hands, but fans count along. Erik stops JD at 5, BLASTS Finn, but JD kicks Erik. Erik DECKS JD! Both men are down, the fans fire up, and New Day makes bald jokes on Erik. JD and Erik crawl, hot tags to Ivar and Finn! The fans fire up as Ivar rallies on Finn! Scoop and SIDEWALK SLAM! Ivar runs to SPLASH! The fans fire up with Ivar and he runs, but Finn dodges. Ivar SEATED SENTONS! Then he cartwheels past JD to HEEL KICK! The fans fire up and Ivar gets them to chant, “WAR! WAR! WAR!” Ivar runs to BRONCO BUSTER!
Finn sputters into the drop zone, Ivar goes up, and the fans fire up again. DOOMSAULTÂ FLOPS as Finn moves! Carlito is relieved while Finn and Ivar are both down. Finn crawls, Ivar stirs, and New Day just puts themselves over. Hot tag to JD, and he uses Ivar as a step to BLAST Erik! Then JD DUMPS Ivar out, and he ASAI MOONSAULTS! Direct hit and no desk to worry about on that side! JD puts Ivar in the ring, climbs up again, and he MOONSAULTS! Cover, Erik breaks it! Finn returns to fire hands on Erik! Finn TOSSES Erik out, then he and JD double whip Ivar. Erik sneaks a tag, Ivar breaks the double lariat!
Ivar handsprings and DOUBLE BACK ELBOWS! Kofi say she can do that, too. Erik goes out to fetch JD, Ivar has Finn, and the fans fire up as the Raiders DOUBLE LAWN DART Finn & JDÂ into each other! New Day says get those two in the ring then! Dummies! Erik puts JD in, then glares at Kofi & Woods. Ivar throws Finn at the New Day! The fans fire up, and then Ivar SPLASHES them all!! The fans fire up, Carlito gets up, Erik DECKS him! JD rolls Erik up, TWO! Erik has JD but JD JAWBREAKERS! JD goes up, Carlito distracts more, but PENTA is here! He SHOVES JD to screw JD! Payback for WrestleMania!
Erik tags Ivar, the fans fire up as JD is popped up for the WAR MACHINE!! Cover, War Raiders win!
Winners: The War Raiders, by pinfall
The man with Cero Miedo made sure JD & Finn get nothing! Will Dirty Dom and the Intercontinental Championship be next? Will New Day have to face the raid once more?
Sami Zayn contemplates backstage.
Otis asks him what he’s thinking, and Sami says he isn’t sure. But then in steps Paul Heyman. The Wise Man sits with Sami and asks Otis give them the room. Otis obliges, and Heyman says he was thinking about what Sami said about The Bloodline. Heyman & Sami are OG Bloodline, y’know? Sami says that is true. But Heyman blew up whatever was left. Well, Heyman respected when Sami broke away. Maybe one day, Sami will respect what Heyman did. But Heyman isn’t here to talk about that. “Seth Rollins views himself as the vanguard of the future of this entire industry. And whether he is or he isn’t, that’s how he views himself.
“And Bron Breakker? Well, that’s his dog at the gate. And whether he is or he isn’t, that’s how Bron Breakker views himself. And Bron Breakker right now is demanding a match with you. Seth and I, we can’t say no to that because Bron Breakker is the key to our plans. But Seth Rollins, he holds you in such reverence, he is offering you a pass. If you accept being traded to SmackDown starting this Friday, everybody wins!” Sami is about to get up but Heyman has him hold on. Heyman has spoken with Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis. Seth Rollins is going to do Sami a favor. Oh, is he? Yes.
If Sami accepts the offer, the moment Sami arrives on SmackDown, he is set to face the winner of John Cena VS Randy Orton after Backlash! Just like that! Instant #1 contender. That’s how much Rollins thinks of Sami. Think of your future, Sami. And of your family’s future. “Sami, you can live in the future… Or you can die with the past. Think about it.” Heyman pats Sami on the back, leaves, and Bron is there around the corner. Will the dog still get to take a bite out of the underdog? Or will Sami make his dreams come true?
Becky Lynch is here!
Kansas City isn’t quite as excited to see The Man as usual given what she did to The Morrigan the moment they lost the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships. Becky grabs a mic and says, “The Man has come around to Kansas City! And The Man is back in business, so let’s get down to business, shall we? Bayley was tragically taken out of her WrestleMania match, but there won’t be any murder mystery, any weeks long whodunnit. I have examined the evidence, I have reviewed the footage, and we have found the culprit. It was me! I did it!” The fans boo, but Becky says no no no no no no! Don’t make her the bad guy here!
They can’t act like Becky is the villain! You can’t fake outrage! Bayley has attacked Becky nonstop since 2019! And not one time did Bayley apologize! But are we supposed to just forget about it? Just like how Bayley’s forgotten just what this business is! While Bayley’s out here going, “Everyone, please like me!” and wearing everybody else’s merch, and dancing to everyone else’s music, and asking, “Why aren’t I a bigger star?” Well, she just saw what a bigger star looks like when Becky walked down the ramp at WrestleMania! The fans boo, but Becky says that brings her to Lyra Valkyria. As the saying goes, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”
But then the reverse works, too. The friend of an enemy is an enemy! Lyra wouldn’t be in this business if not for Becky! Becky had high hopes for Lyra. But while Becky was out, Lyra cozied up to the woman Becky’s been fighting for the last six YEARS!? Even then, Becky still tried to save Lyra and get her to “ditch that b*tch!” Lyra never would’ve won those tag titles with Bayley! But it was too late, she was already compromised as a loser. Becky showed Bayley what she thought of her before- Wait! Lyra is here! Lyra has a mic already and she says, “You had high hopes for me? Do you know how many women in that locker room warned me about you?”
Becky says, “I bet they did.” Lyra says Bayley was one of the first! Well, of course she was. Bayley said Becky would step on anyone just to get ahead. Lyra didn’t buy any of it, because she was so caught up in some stupid fairytale dream of two Irish women as tag team champions at WrestleMania! Because of the hopes she had for Becky! And Lyra isn’t sure how it took her all those Manhandle Slams, but Lyra finally sees it now. She knows exactly what Becky is: The Illusion of Becky Lynch is dead. And Lyra will make her pay for what she did! Becky bails as Lyra storms in, and Lyra says c’mon, she’s really gonna run away?
Kansas City wants to see a fight, right? The fans cheer that yes they do! Lyra asks what’s the matter. Is Becky thinking back to the last time they went 1v1? When Lyra beat Becky and took the NXT Women’s Championship? Becky says no, no, no, from now on, The Man only fights when it matters. And it doesn’t matter here in Kansas City! Lyra says she should’ve seen this coming, too. Sorry, Kansas City, but The Man is too good for you. But fine, they’ll do it at Backlash. And The Man will only want it if the Women’s Intercontinental Championship is on the line. Then Becky’s got it! Well, okay. Becky will make that title matter like she did Lyra matter!
So welcome to the- OH SHUT THE HELL UP, BECKY! Becky didn’t make Lura matter, Lyra made herself matter. Lyra doesn’t want to be the next Becky Lynch. She is Lyra Valkyria, and she will be both a better person than Becky, and she already knows she’s a better wrestler! Becky tells Lyra, “You listen to me, you little punk!” Becky rants about how Lyra wouldn’t even be in WWE if not for Becky paving the way! But then Lyra WERCKS Becks with a dropkick! The fans fire up as Lyra then goes after Becky on the outside, shoves her into the ring, and then hurries to throw down hands! The fans fire up more but Becky bails out again!
Becky runs away into the crowd and then into the night, but Lyra eggs her on. Will Becky face all the backlash for what she’s done since her return? Wait, speaking of return, Becky CLOBBERS Lyra on the ramp! The Man uses a cheap shot, but will Lyra make sure she sees the next one?
Nick Aldis talks with Penta backstage.
The substitute GM wants Penta to tranquilo. He knows what Judgment Day did, he knows Penta wants payback, so he’ll let Penta off without a fine. But we can’t have this happening, okay? Penta thanks Aldis. Aldis does have good news. He has put it on the books for next week: Penta VS JD McDonagh! Good! Penta will be ready! Penta thanks Aldis again, and then Penta turns around, to see Chad Gable & Ivy Nile. Chad, in his new “El Grande Americano es Numero Uno” shirt, tells Penta that he was just walking Ivy to gorilla and couldn’t resist to talk to another luchador on his descent.
Penta thought he was pretty slick pulling out a cheap victory on Gable for the Netflix debut, huh? But look at him now. Dropping the big one at WrestleMania. Oh, nothing to say? Isn’t it Cero Miedo? More like cero comebacks, clown! And also, Penta losing wasn’t the favorite part of WrestleMania for Gable. It was Penta’s loser brother, Fenix, dropping the ball in his WrestleMania debut to El Grande Americano! Penta BOOTS Gable down! Penta tells him not to talk bad on his brother! Don’t mess with the Lucha Brothers! And yes, he IS Penta, and he does have Cero Miedo, pendejo! Penta storms off, will Gable still be able to coach Ivy for her match?
Rusev speaks.
“Once upon a time I had it all. The gold, the fame, the tank at WrestleMania, then I lost myself. I left the WWE, and on my way home to Bulgaria, I fell into the abyss. In that abyss is where I found myself, healed myself, redeemed myself, and fixed myself. In that Hell, I realized I will no longer fight for a woman that isn’t mine, nor a flag that never was. An epiphany. I was finally free to crush people not because I was told to, but because I wanted to. So now, I will use my hands and jacked body for good. I will hunt the frauds, the arrogant, those who waste their talents like I did. And through pain, I will perfect them all for good.
“So my brothers, your lack of suffering ends now. I am the tempest rolling in. I will hunt you, forgive and fix you, like I fixed myself. But choose your next steps wisely, because for a righteous man, savagery will be no hardship. Ending you will be no loss.” Rusev is ready to fix the Raw roster, who will he choose to work on first?
Stephanie Vaquer VS Ivy Nile w/ Chad Gable!
La Primera made quite the impression on the Raw After Mania, then she thwarted Roxanne Perez on the NXT After Stand & Deliver. She has returned once again, will she continue to show why she is THE NXT Women’s Champion? Or will the Diamond Pitbull show her American Made strength?
The bell rings and the two circle. The fans rally as the two feel things out. Ivy refuses the knuckle lock but Vaquer avoids the leg pick. Ivy comes back to lift and SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Ivy facelocks, gator rolls, and she keeps hold of Vaquer to then float around, flip her over and cover, TWO! Vaquer waistlocks now, pops Ivy down to a O’Conner BRIDGE, TWO! Ivy gets up, runs up, and she kicks low. Ivy headlocks, Vaquer endures, and Vaquer powers up and out. Ivy runs Vaquer over, kisses the biceps, and things speed up. Vaquer bypasses Ivy then runs her over! The fans cheer, Vaquer storms up on Ivy, and whips her to ropes.
Ivy tilt-o-whirls to RANA! Vaquer comes back, Ivy ducks and whips, and Vaquer tilt-o-whirls to roll-up deep! TWO, and Ivy stands back up. The fans cheer the standoff, and then the two step up. Ivy swings, but into a wrench and snap suplex! Vaquer sits Ivy up and smiles. The fans like where this is going! Headscissors for the- NO, Ivy pops free to tie up the legs! QUEEN ANGELITO STRETCH, into a SURFBOARD! Vaquer endures, pushes back to roll, andshe has the headscissors! DEVIL’S KISS! TEN kisses, yeeeeeeeah~! Gable is frustrated, the fans are fired up, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns, and we get more DEVIL’S KISSES! Another TEN, yeeeeeeeah~! The fans fire up more while Gable is protesting. Ivy goes to a corner, Vaquer runs in, METEORA! Vaquer drags Ivy out, pushes her down to a cover, but Gable gives Ivy the ropebreak! The fans boo and Vaquer knows what happened. Gable plays innocent, but she storms out after him! Gable asks what’s her problem. But Ivy runs up to GERMAN SUPLEX Vaquer to the floor! Ivy puts Vaquer in the ring, hurries to go Around the World, CALF KICK! And then GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! The fans fire up as Vaquer survives but Ivy is right on her.
Ivy pushes Vaquer to the drop zone, climbs up the corner, but Vaquer rises to UPPERCUT! The fans cheer and Vaquer goes up! Vaquer brings Ivy to the top, but Ivy fights with body shots! Vaquer fires a flurry of HEADBUTTS! Vaquer shakes that off, then hoists Ivy up, SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO! Ivy survives and Gable can breathe again. The fans rally up, “This is Awesome!” as Ivy and Vaquer rise. Vaquer HEADBUTTS, but Ivy fires a forearm! Vaquer CHOPS, so Ivy CHOPS! The fans rally as the shots keep going, and they turn to forearms! Ivy gets the edge, but Vaquer ducks a kick to mule kick!
Vaquer tucks Ivy, but Ivy powers out and scoops! SWINGING SIDE SLAM! Cover, TWO! Vaquer survives and the fans fire up! Vaquer goes to a corner, Ivy runs in, but Vaquer dodges the kick! Vaquer grabs the other leg, sticks it in the ropes, and then SUPERKICK! Then the DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Vaquer tucks Ivy in, S V B!! Cover, Vaquer wins!
Winner: Stephanie Vaquer, by pinfall
The NXT Women’s Champion has been busy, but it isn’t slowing her down! Will the Dark Angel continue to fly high no matter where she goes?
Aldis talks with AJ Styles.
Aldis knows The Phenomenal One is upset with how things went for him at WrestleMania. Logan Paul, Karrion Kross, trickery, all that. But Aldis knows Styles is still phenomenal. They’ve got a long list of opponents to help Styles get back on the horse. Styles says he’s got some ideas himself. But in step Judgment Day first… Liv has Dom & Raquel with her as she “apologizes” for interrupting, but she’ll need time off for Liv’s big Hollywood movie role! Yes, Aldis is aware. Congrats on that, that’s very exciting. And as far as he knows, the paperwork is all good. Liv thanks Aldis, but now Dom asks that he gets time off, too.
Um, why? Because Dom is a champion and he gets what he wants. Oh, is that so? No, Dom should’ve listened to his dad more. When you’re champion, you have to do more work. So request denied. And if they don’t mind, Aldis was in the middle of a conversation. Dom asks what Styles has to talk about, a retirement home? HAHAH! Didn’t Styles break a hip like Dom’s deadbeat dad? No, actually. Styles is thinking about breaking something else, if you catch his drift. Liv has this stop here. Judgment Day leaves, and Styles says if we’re talking opportunities, he just got an idea. Aldis says he knows exactly what Styles means. Is Dom’s name about to move way up the list?
Sami Zayn paces.
But Karrion Kross finds him. Kross says Sami’s got a really big decision to make tonight! And hopefully, Sami makes the right choice. Kross smiles and leaves, are his mind games only going to make things harder for Sami?
Pat McAfee addresses Gunther’s actions last week.
After reviewing footage of Der Ring General taking umbrage with Michael Cole’s mere opinion, and then the brutal physical assault on Pat McAfee for him simply sticking up for Cole, it is announced that Gunther has been fined an undisclosed yet large amount of money, and has been suspended indefinitely. Pat then stands up on the desk with a mic in hand, and the fans cheer as he says, “It is my honor to get a chance to chat in the city of the Home~ of the~ Chiefs! This place is glorious, and it’s the right place for me to deliver this message. There are a lot of people that have forgotten who the hell I am.
“I’ve had such a successful career on a microphone, I think even I have forgotten who the hell I am! This past week has made me look in the mirror and realize some things. That I’m still that dog that was born in the east hills of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to a truck driver that was just trying to go paycheck to paycheck to paycheck. I am a man that was not handed a lot in this life. I am a man that is lucky to be blessed with great friends. I am a man that went from being a irrelevant bum to a human that is known in basically every city in this country. I don’t have more talent than anybody, I’m definitely not better looking than most folks.
“But I happen to have a few things that I hope people will remember me by whenever my time has come to pass. When I die and I’m six feet in the dirt, I hope they say, ‘That guy was an incredibly hard worker. He worked his ass off. Not only for himself but for his friends, for his family, and for his community.'” The fans cheer that! Pat continues to say that he hopes they say he was empathetic. Whenever he received a lot, he gave back a lot. He gave millions, “AND MILLIONS~!” of dollars to his community and to children’s hospitals across this country. To military foundations, to homeless shelters, to LGBTQ reach out.
To public schools, to underprivileged communities and societies! Pat hopes that the people know he gave back and made the world better than when he came into it. And last but not least, when Pat is dead and gone, he hopes they will say that he was a loyal mother effer! The fans definitely cheer that! Pat says, “You must ride for those that ride for you. If one go, all go. You’re either with me or against me. And there’s one man that has been with me since the day I met him, and he just so happens to be the greatest of all time, MICHAEL COLE!” The fans cheer for Maggle, and Pat says to Cole, he will be loyal until he’s in the soil.
And if someone has something with Cole, then they have something with Pat. So last week, when that Austrian a-hole put his hands on Cole, Pat had no other option than to protect his guy! IT was deep in Pat’s soul, his blood. Afterward, Pat got attacked. Pat sees himself choked out all over the internet and TV. Friends and family told him not to do this with Gunther. Gunther is in his prime, a former World Heavyweight Champion. Pat said, “F THAT!! If I die, I die. If you’ve got a problem with Cole, you’ve got a problem with me, Gunther! SmackDown’s version of Adam Pearce, please come out here!”
Nick Aldis does make his way on stage, and Aldis wants Mr. McAfee to calm down. Pearce’s style tends to be, “let chaos reign,” but Aldis is in charge tonight and he does things a little different. And we all know that this is not the time nor the place for this. But Pat called Aldis out, so here he is. Please, keep it professional. Pat says he knows Aldis is just some middle manager, just like Pearce. Pearce, we miss you. But Pat knows Aldis has the power on this particular evening to make some things happen. Pat doesn’t like that Pearce suspended Gunther, that Gunther isn’t here. Aldis, lift the suspension so Pat can fight Gunther ASAP!
The fans like the sound of that, and Aldis says he figured it’d be something like that. That is why Aldis discussed this ahead of time with Pearce. As far as the suspension goes for Pat to go after Gunther, the answer is… No. The fans boo, but Aldis says both Gunther and Pat are far too valuable of assets to the WWE to take such a risk. But speaking of value, Aldis does have an alternative. They can lift he suspension on Gunther, and Pat can get his hands on Gunther, in a sanctioned contest inside the ring. Pat, what Aldis is proposing is Pat McAfee VS Gunther 1v1 at Backlash! The fans like the sound of that, too!
Pat says him and Gunther, 1v1, St. Louis, Backlash… DEAL! The fans cheer Pat on, but Cole is a bit worried. Win, lose, or draw, will Pat put Gunther in his place and show you can’t just bully anyone you want?
Sami is still thinking…
And then he crosses paths with Jey Uso. Jey tells his brother from another mother, Jey just wants to check in. Sami appreciates that. It is a big decision. Jey says whatever Sami decides, it’ll be the best for Sami. Jey loves you, dawg. Sami says he loves Jey, too. They hug it out, and Sami heads out. Will Jey having his back help Sami with that decision? But then LOGAN PAUL SUCKER PUNCHES Jey! Logan says that’s karma, Uce! Logan leaves Jey down and out, but will Logan face some karma of his own?
Seth Rollins is back in the ring.
The fans again sing for the Visionary, and he says, “Well, we are here. It is nearly the end of the night, so… Sami Zayn, I’d love for you to come out here and let’s talk this out, my friend.” Rollins waits, and Sami makes his entrance once again. The moment of truth is here as Sami again joins Rollins in the ring. Rollins says before Sami makes his decision, he just wants Sami to hear him out. Sami is putting Rollins in a very, very difficult position. He really is. They go back a long way, and Rollins does not want to see anything bad happen to Sami. Rollins gets it, Sami doesn’t like Bron or Heyman, but this is Rollins!
Twenty YEARS of friendship, Rollins and Sami. Last week, Sami came back to Raw, celebrated with Jey & Jimmy Uso because they’re friends. When Sami came out here, Rollins thought Sami was giving him the same respect. Rollins knows Sami doesn’t agree with it, but Rollins and Bron and Heyman, that is the way forward. Rollins believes with his whole heart that this IS the vision for the best future of the WWE. Rollins wishes he had someone else to believe in, but there is no one better to lead us into the future than Rollins. And the fact Sami doesn’t believe in Rollins hurts. Because this business tears relationships apart, friendships apart.
They’ve both been on either side of that, and Sami knows that after everything is said and done, how many true friends can Sami count he’s made in this business? It’s all on one hand, right? Less than five. But for Rollins, Sami was one of those true friends. When Rollins’ baby girl was born, Sami was one of the first people he called, as he’d just become a new father himself. Rollins was scared out of his mind, had nowhere to turn, so he turned to Sami. Sami gave him some of the best advice he’d ever gotten in his entire life, and he will forever be grateful. So please, allow Rollins to return the favor and give Sami some advice that could save his life.
Rollins wants Sami to take the pass. Take the way out. Whatever Heyman’s got lined up, go take it. Because if Sami stays on Raw and doesn’t believe in Rollins… Bad things are gonna happen. And Rollins loves Sami, he doesn’t want that to happen, so just take the pass. Take the way out. Rollins is begging Sami to take the out! The fans are torn, Sami is conflicted, and Sami says if he hurts Rollins’ feeling as a friend, he is sorry. Everything Rollins is saying is true, their friendship transcends the business, their children are friends, these two are good friends. Outside of this ring, that is true.
But when it comes to everything that Rollins says inside this ring… Sami says Rollins is playing games. Rollins is good, always has been. Sami’s never been good at that stuff. That’s why Rollins is in this position. And Rollins knows because of how close they are, he knows what cards to play. Sami confided in Rollins over the years, and how the one thing that’s eluded him in his entire career, how much it nags at him, that one thing Sami has yet to get is a world championship. And now, Rollins is dangling that in front of Sami. That is what Rollins is doing. Friend or not, for as long as Rollins has known Sami, has he ever, ever known Sami to run away?
Talk about hurt feelings, Sami will not stand here as his “friend” threatens him. Because that is what Rollins is doing. Rollins is saying if Sami doesn’t submit to Rollins’ future, he is a target. Guess what? Sami’s been a target 1000 times before! Sami can live with bein ga target, but he can’t live with being blackmailed, blackballed, blacklisted, extorted, manipulated! He will NOT be threatened!! The fans fire up as Sami says he WILL win a WWE world championship!! And when Sami does, it will not because of a favor from anyone., It will be from Sami doing it his way, and doing it the right way!
The fans cheer Sami on as Sami says, “As a friend, I respect you, I love you, but this is me telling you to go to Hell.” Rollins sighs, and here comes Bron! Heyman did say the dog would be coming for the underdog, will Sami not back down from this fight, either?
Sami Zayn VS Bron Breakker w/ Paul Heyman & Seth Rollins!
The bell rings and Sami runs up, only for Bron to RAM him into a corner! Bron RAMS Sami again and again and again, then stops as the ref counts. Bron THROWS Sami overhead! Rollins watches on as Bron storms up on Sami to ROCK him! Bron scrapes Sami’s face against the ropes! Bron then whips Sami, but Sami KICKS the backdrop away! Sami goes to a corner, Bron runs up, but Sami ELBOWS him! Sami goes up, and he AX HANDLES Bron down! The fans fire up, Sami runs up on Bron and kicks him! Sami bumps Bron off buckles, then pushes him down. Sami goes back up, and he AX- NO, Bron hits another OVERHEAD SUPLEX!
The fans are torn, but plenty bark it up for Bron. Bron stalks Sami, drags him up and throws haymakers. Bron talks trash, CHOKES Sami on the ropes, then steps off. The ref reprimands and Sami sputters but Bron comes back for more. Bron whips Sami to then ELBOW him down! Bron smirks while fans are torn between boos and barks. Bron drags Sami up, brings him around, but Sami fires forearms and CHOPS! Sami fires more shots, more CHOPS, but Bron knees low! Bron headlocks, Sami powers up and out, drops down then jumps, but into a SPINEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Sami is tougher than that, but Bron stays focused.
Bron drags Sami up and puts him on the ropes. Bron fires knee after knee, then whips Sami to ropes. Sami springboards to go up and over, then LARIAT! The fans fire up as now Bron scrambles. Bron runs back in but Sami TOSSES him out! Sami goes to the apron but Bron grabs a leg! Bron YANKS Sami down, then SMACKS him off the desk! Rollins doesn’t even look as Sami sputters. Bron goes up, aims, and FLYING LARIATS Sami onto the desk! Sami flops to the floor in a heap, but Rollins is still stoic as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once more as Bron has Sami up top. Bron brings Sami up, but Sami fights the suplex with body shots! The fans fire up as Sami CLUBS away on Bron’s back! Sami then adjusts and SUPER SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Bron survives, the fans fire up, and while Heyman nods, Rollins almost starts to scowl. Sami rises, the fans bring the fireflies out for Sami, and Sami storms up on Bron. Sami clinches, but Bron fights the exploder with elbows! Bron then wrenches, but Sami CHOPS, goes up, and up and TORNADO DDTS! Cover, TWO!! Bron survives, and now Heyman is a bit worried.
Rollins is still scowling the same as he was a moment ago, but the fans rally up for Sami. Sami goes to a corner, climbs up, and the fans cheer him on. But Bron is right after him! Bron anchors a leg, Sami throws down elbows, and Bron staggers away. But Bron is right back up! SUPER STEINER! The fans fire up as Bron brings down the straps! Bron aims, runs in, but Sami KICKS Bron! Sami clinches to CORNER EXPLODER! Bron sputters and the fans fire up for Sami! Sami is in the corner, he wants Bron to rise up, and he runs in, but into a SPEAR!! Bron turns things back around, and then he looms over Sami.
Bron looks to Rollins, Rollins gives the slightest nod, and Bron builds speed! SPEAR!! The fans bark while Sami flounders away to the apron. Rollins is there to tell Sami, “It doesn’t have to be this way. Take the out! There’s still time!” Sami tells Rollins, “GO TO HELL!” Sami drags himself up, but Bron builds speed! SPEAR!!! Sami is down and writhing again while the fans bark. Rollins frowns as Sami flops out to the floor. The ref checks Sami, and then he calls in the medics! Sami took a lot of damage, especially from those spears. Heyman tells Rollins to not feel bad, this isn’t on Rollins. And then Rollins tells Bron to finish this.
Bron goes outside, takes a lap, and he builds speed for the SUPER SPEAR!!! Bron just devastated Sami all over again! But then Bron tells the producers and refs to back off! Bron isn’t going to stop until Sami either gives up or is unconscious! Bron puts Sami in the ring, but the ref calls this! Bron wins!
Winner: Bron Breakker, by referee stoppage
Bron says no, this doesn’t end like that! Rollins steps inside, even as medics check Sami. Rollins has Bron stand down, he’s done his part. Sami sits up, and Rollins says tonight is the first lesson: There are people who deserve their respect! Who deserve their compassion! Sami made his bed, so now he’ll sleep in it. THEN ROLLINS CURB STOMPS SAMI!!! Heyman grins a sinister grin, fans sing “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Is Rollins’ vision for Monday Night Raw and all of WWE all but inevitable?
My Thoughts:
Great episode tonight, but they snapped back to under 2.5 hours after last week’s big Raw After Mania. Rhea VS Roxie was a great match, even with Giulia getting involved. Iyo helping Rhea was good stuff, and that’s gotta be a tag match at some point. Judgment Day has continued disfunction as Finn is all out of the loop and getting put in a tag match. Great trash talk from The New Day, and great move from Penta to screw Judgment Day over. While Penta is getting a match with McDonagh, his interaction with Gable might invite an appearance from El Grande Americano. I bet Penta VS El Grande Americano could be set for Backlash. And then how hilarious would it be for the secret to be exposed just because the Lucha Brothers want a tag match with Gable and El Grande.
Very good match from Vaquer VS Nile, and that was probably one of Ivy’s best matches in awhile. Nothing else happened so this might’ve just been a good showcase for Vaquer. For all anyone knows, she’ll have a great feud with Giulia and Jordynne Grace, then Vaquer drops the title so she can jump right to Raw. Good promo from AJ Styles and Aldis to also bring in Dom, Liv & Raquel. Liv going off to do some movie stuff is cool, and I like that Dom thinks he can just get time off along with Liv. If Penta’s shifting to Gable/Grande, I bet Styles VS Dom will be the first Intercontinental Championship match for Dom’s reign.
Great promo from Becky, though I should’ve figured they were making her Bayley’s attacker. Lyra had a very good response, and their Women’s Intercontinental Championship will be a great match. I feel like Becky is about to return the favor of that NXT Women’s Championship match and take Lyra’s title. They’ll be 1-1 in their 1v1 series, and the tiebreaker can be some epic stuff for Money in the Bank in June. Very good promo from Rusev to put his return into perspective. I still think he and Otis have a match as Rusev’s in-ring return, and then he will win so he can move on to even bigger names.
Good promo from Logan, though as a Heel, he glosses over how he hasn’t actually done everything. There are a lot of titles and match accomplishments for him to still do, but whatever. Plus, great response from Jey, both verbally and with that superkick. Logan getting payback backstage was fitting of Logan being such an obnoxious Heel, and I am pretty sure this is a sign that they learned from their bad pacing with the Jey VS Gunther build. Speaking of, great promo from Pat to hype things up going into Pat VS Gunther at Backlash. I guess Pat must’ve been getting himself ready this whole time, because we’re talking 12 days until it’s time.
And of course, Seth Rollins’ new faction and how Sami Zayn stood up to him is THE story going now. Good promo to start the show, bringing up how Rollins is being no better than certainly Roman by starting a faction, and then Rollins being diplomatic in a backhanded way. Sami contemplating the choice while hearing from others was good stuff, and I like that Kross is back to copying Sami’s hair the way he also copied Styles. Naturally, Sami as a Face, he chose to stand against Rollins and his attempt to control the WWE, and we get a great main event.
If I had a nickel every time Sami lost by referee stoppage, I’d have (at least) two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but I like that it’s kinda Sami’s thing. And the framing of Rollins giving Sami that Curb Stomp was a bit obvious, but that’s why it was also perfect. I don’t know if Sami gets any allies in this fight, with so many names out there preoccupied in other stories right now, but I guess we’ll have to see if Sami even returns next week to keep fighting.
My Score: 8.8/10
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