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Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (3/3/25)
We march onward to WrestleMania!
There’s gold in the KeyBank Center!
While Elimination Chamber was one to remember, Raw is putting up THREE championship matches to heat up the Road to WrestleMania!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- GUNTHER VS Otis w/ The Alpha Academy; Gunther wins.
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Lyra Valkyria VS Ivy Nile; Lyra wins and retains the title.
- WWE World Tag Team Championships: The War Raiders VS The Creed Brothers; The War Raiders win and retain the titles.
- WWE Women’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley VS Iyo Sky; Iyo wins and becomes the new WWE Women’s World Champion.
PLAY BY PLAY
CM Punk arrives backstage.
And he is pissed! There’s many reasons why, so he storms right from the parking spot to gorilla and makes his entrance! Buffalo, New York fires up and sings along with Cult of Personality as Punk goes right to ringside. Punk snatches a mic, clears off the desk, shoves over the Hydration Station, and he says, “Let’s start this show off with a bang!” The fans like that! Punk says this will be fun not for us but for him! HE might get cancelled off Netflix! Where to start!? Consider this his State of the Union Address far into the Road to WrestleMania, an event some people think he has exhausted all avenues of main eventing!
Punk says, “Allow me to address my enemies. And since my name is C M Punk, that means everyone!” Who start with? Who’s his first target? What name do the fans want? Sounds like a big mix of names, but Pat McAfee brings up The Rock. “The Rock? The Final Boss? Listen up, Dwayne, you bald fraud! You think because you’re on the board of directors, you’re immune from criticism? You don’t know who you’re dealing with! You’re dealing with The Best in the World! Middle aged and crazy, walked back into the WWE after 10 years, and literally marched through Hell to receive opportunities at the big dance.
“And you, Mr. Midlife Crisis, decide to just walk in when you like it and hide behind the fact that you think you’re a bigger star than everybody here. I would love to say this to your face, but you have not graced with your presence to do your BS, to hit your arm, to pretend that you care about this business that gives you goosebumps. I have never been so delusional, I have never been so desperate, to wear a fake title!” The fans are thunderous for Punk now as he says he has never been so desperate to proclaim himself The People’s Champion! He doesn’t deserve it, he earns it! And he has never been so desperate to sell his soul.
That brings Punk to John Cena! You can’t see me? Well now we can all see through Cena! Cena STOLE something from Punk at Elimination Chamber! A match that after 20 YEARS of Hustle, Loyalty, Respect, Punk gave Cena the benefit of the doubt! Cena didn’t qualify, and what he did int he past secured his future. You won’t fool Punk twice. Hustle, Loyalty, Respect, for 20 years, and now we all know what Punk has known all along: Cena’s been selling these kids BS! The fans fire up again, and Punk paces. “Who gave up in the Elimination Chamber? It wasn’t me! You’ll never see CM Punk give up on his dreams of main eventing WrestleMania!
“Ironically, Mr. Don’t Quit, Mr. Don’t Give up, you gave up on yourself! You gave up on all of these people. You gave up on all of those kids! The jokes on you, I’m gonna see you down the road. And I’m gonna get my hands on both of you bald frauds. And when I do, you’re gonna make a wish that I never did. And now, the man of the hour. The person who currently has all my undivided attention: Little Brother Seth Rollins! Becky Lynch, you better come get your man. Because if I do before you do, I’m gonna put him in a wheelchair! Seth Rollins, self-professed-” WAIT! Rollins is here! So Punk goes from desk to ramp!
The fans fire up as Punk and Rollins brawl on stage! The hands fly, Rollins goes for a leg and he gets Punk down! Refs and producers rush out there already but the fans boo! “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” Punk throws off his jacket, slips free, but Rollins TACKLES him first! They scrap on the stage, get back up, and they brawl down the ramp! They go to ringside, Adam Pearce sends reinforcements, but Rollins and Punk just DECK guard after guard! They both grab each other by the hair, go into the barriers, but refs and producers get in there again. Rollins and Punk go to the ring! They scrap on the mat while fans go nuts!
It is a swarm in the ring and Rollins bails out the side. Rollins THROWS guard after guard, DECKS a few, and Punk rushes up again! The fans are thunderous as this almost spills over barriers! Punk and Rollins are separated again, but they still want after each other! “This is Awesome!” as Rollins again gest loose! He leaps over the desk as a shortcut! They brawl on the desk, then the floor! Michael Cole & Pat McAfee have to watch out, but Buffalo again says, “This is Awesome!” Adam Pearce shouts at both Punk and Rollins to stop this, but Rollins claws his way free! Rollins jumps at Punk and it’s another scrap on the desk!
One more time, these two are separated, and Rollins throws bottles of Prime as he’s dragged away! Punk is ushered out through the crowd but Buffalo is loving this! Raw goes to break so this can all calm down, will either of these two let the other even make it out of Buffalo?
Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.
Liv & Raquel are still talking about what happened in the Women’s Elimination Chamber, but mostly Bianca’s braid lashing Liv and leaving quite the mark. Dom check son Finn but Finn just sulks. Dom says that was the past. What matters is Liv & Raquel are the greatest team ever! Liv says that is just the start of it. Because Liv has beaten Rhea, she has beaten Iyo and she can do it all again. But enough about her. Raquel, it is time one of them went for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship. Raquel says that is a good idea. She’ll keep an eye on Lyra VS Ivy later on. Liv asks if Finn is okay, and Finn says yeah, all good. He’s just happy for the new champs.
Granted, Liv lost in the Chamber, but like Dom said, the past is the past. But he can’t move past Dom & Carlito getting embarrassed by Bron Breakker. Wait, they got embarrassed? Finn had a chair and yet he still backed down. But maybe if they had another member… Finn says Judgment Day is fine! No new members, no more blame game. But maybe Finn needs to deal with Bron tonight. Liv says Finn has that in hand. Good luck. Thanks, Sis. See you boy slater. Finn heads out, but Dom asks what was up with Jade at Chamber. Liv says no idea, but she is staying out of it. After all, she and Raquel never had anything to do with it!
But again, tonight will be about Liv & Raquel. Dom says of course, he always believed in Liv. But will Judgment Day (not) stand tall as we roll down the Road to WrestleMania?
GUNTHER VS Otis w/ The Alpha Academy!
After Der Ring General made an example out of Akira Tozawa and then punked out the tree trunk, Otis is going to make sure this bully doesn’t get away with it! Will Otis be the wrecking ball that knocks Gunther off his high horse? Or will he be a large appetizer for the World Heavyweight Champion?
As he enters, Gunther has a mic, and while Buffalo boos, Gunther says, “Before I embarrass you, big boy, let me explain some things to you. I mean, first… I know you’re strong. Strong as an ox, actually. And some, call you a freak of nature. But to me, you’re just a freak. To me, you belong in the same category as Jey Uso: a people pleaser that makes a clown out of himself trying to entertain a degenerate audience. And it does not belong in my sacred ring. And you really believe they cheer you because they like you? What you don’t understand is, they pity you! I mean, c’mon, let’s be honest for one moment. Have you looked yourself in the mirror this morning?
“Because I did. And what I saw is me wearing the World Heavyweight Championship as a belt, while you can’t find a belt that fits.” The fans boo Gunther shaming Otis over his size. Gunther steps into the ring as the fans cheer Otis on, but Gunther says the sad thing is, Otis could be great, if he had self-respect. But Gunther will teach Otis about respect right now! Just like Jey Uso at WrestleMania… BOOT! The fans boo, the bell rings and the ref reprimands, but Gunther stomps Otis around. Gunther taunts Otis, Tozawa & Maxxine coach Otis, and Otis CLUBS Gunther! Otis fires hands from all sides and the fans fire up!
Otis CLUBS away on Gunther in a corner, but Gunther kicks low! Gunther headlocks, Otis powers up and out, but Gunther RAMS Otis! Otis stays put! The fans fire up, Gunther kicks low and runs again, to RAM Otis! Otis rebounds, but into another BOOT! Gunther runs and he BOOTS Otis out of the ring! Otis crawls, Maxxine & Tozawa coach him, but Gunther goes out to taunt Otis. Gunther slaps Otis around, calls him a freak, then taunts the fans. Otis scowls, and he grabs Gunther! Otis drags Gunther from the ring and carries him around! FALL AWAY SLAM to the floor! Otis roars, Buffalo is with him, and Raw goes to break!
Raw returns and Gunther fires KNEES into Otis in the ring. The fans boo but Gunther clamps on a CROSSFACE! Otis endures, fights around, has his arms free, and the fans rally up. Gunther pulls on the facelock, but Otis fights up, Gunther KNEES him low! The fans boo but Gunther snarls. Gunther pie faces Otis, taunts him, and again calls him a freak. The fans rally for Otis and he rises to his feet! Gunther pie faces again, but Otis storms up on him. Gunther scuffs Otis, Otis fires up, but Gunther BOOTS him down! Cover, TWO! Otis stays in this and Gunther frowns. Gunther sits in the corner while he dares Otis to get up.
Otis rises, Gunther clamps on a SLEEPER! Otis slips around to hit a BIG back suplex! The fans fire up while both men are down! Otis gets those hips moving and he rises to his feet! The fans fire up as Otis storms up, but Gunther CHOPS! Otis staggers, but he shakes his head! Gunther CHOPS again, but Otis is pumping and thrusting! Gunther CHOPS, but Otis shakes his head! CHOP! Otis rips his shirt away! YOU SONOVA! Otis CHOPS, Gunther CHOPS, repeat! The fans are loving every CHOP! Otis then blocks one to HEADBUTT! And LARIAT! Otis whips Gunther to a corner, SPLASHES him, then runs in again, only for Gunther to BOOT him!
Gunther runs, but into a scoop! Otis SLAMS Gunther and Buffalo is thunderous! SPLASH in the corner, then Otis ELBOWS Gunther down! The fans are really pumped up, but Gunther stands before the Caterpillar starts up! So Otis scoops and SLAMS, then CATERPILLAR ELBOWS! Just enough of an impact and Otis covers, TWO! Gunther survives, but Otis goes up! VADER FLOP as Gunther moves! SHOTGUN DROPKICK! Gunther hauls Otis up, but Otis BACKDROPS free of the bomb! Gunther goes to a corner, Otis runs in, DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Gunther SWATS the lariat, CLUBS and LARIATS, then BOOTS again!
Gunther drags Otis up, then POINT-BLANK LARIATS!! Cover, TWO!?! Otis survives and Gunther is shocked! Buffalo rallies but Gunther hauls Otis up. Gunther reels Otis in, and lifts?! POWERBOMB!! Cover, GUNTHER WINS!
Winner: Gunther, by pinfall
Otis gave Gunther much more of a fight than he expected, but the result ends up the same. But Gunther isn’t satisfied! SLEEPER!! Tozawa LEAPS onto Gunther!! Gunther stands up, THROWS Tozawa down, then hauls him up! POWERBOMB onto Otis! Then Gunther drags Otis up! But JEY USO is here! The fans are thunderous again as Main Event Jey and his Buffalo Sabers YEET shirt go to the ring! Gunther BOOTS Jey down, Gunther rains down fists, but Jey turns things around! Then Jey gets up to SPEAR! Gunther flounders, Jey picks up the title, and the fans fire up again! Could this be how it looks at the end of-
OH NO! Austin Theory & Grayson Waller attack Jey! They beat Jey down for how he got them last week! The fans boo but we get the DOUBLE- NO, Jey dodges and Theory almost hits Waller! Jey SUPERKICKS Theory, then fires off haymakers on Waller! “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Jey ROCKS Waller, then SPEARS Him down!! GUNTHER CLAMPS ON THE SLEEPER!! Gunther takes advantage and he squeezes the air out of Jey’s body! The fans boo but Jey is down on the mat, and he’s fading out! Gunther leaves Jey down on the mat, and he picks up the world title to stand over him. Is this how it will look at the end of WrestleMania?
Backstage interview with AJ Styles.
Cathy Kelley is with the Phenomenal One, and wants to bring up his opinion on this. He has a lot of history with both John Cena and Cody Rhodes, what does he make of the ending to Elimination Chamber? “Wow. I didn’t see that coming. John Cena, selling out?” Karrion Kross suddenly wraps his arms around Styles’ shoulders and says it’s not that surprising, if you think about it. Styles pries free of Kross and Kross says Styles is a legend, too. He knows how frustrating it is when the new generation doesn’t give the proper respect. And where does Logan Paul get off talking trash to you?
Styles tells Kross to stop. This song and dance? Really? Styles ain’t John Cena. And maybe the WWE Universe needs a reminder of who Styles is. So tell you what? Next week, Raw in New York, Madison Square Garden, Styles calls out Logan Paul, and we see if he talks all that trash. And as far as Kross goes, if he tries to be the devil on Styles shoulder… God knows Styles’ even ways. Styles heads out, and Kross says that was easy.
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Lyra Valkyria VS Ivy Nile!
The Morrigan fought Dakota Kai, who beat the Diamond Pitbull in their #1 Contender’s Match. But Ivy is not going to let “Master” Chad Gable down. Will Ivy see to it that the Women’s Intercontinental Championship is American Made? Or will Lyra continue to soar with her #ShinyShiny?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if there’s a change of fortunes!
The bell rings and Lyra SHOTGUNS Ivy down! Lyra stomps away on Ivy in a corner, then brings her up for knee after knee! Ivy falls but Lyra stands her up. Lyra whips Ivy corner to corner, Ivy reverses, but Lyra goes up and over! Lyra then baits Ivy into a HIP TOSS and cover, ONE! Lyra whips Ivy, Ivy blocks a hip toss, but Lyra body blows! Lyra goes up and over, only for Ivy to LARIAT! Ivy huffs ‘n’ puffs while the fans boo, but Ivy rains down fists! Ivy stalks Lyra to ropes, brings her around and whips her to a corner. Ivy then runs up, but Lyra goes up and over, cartwheels and returns! Lyra sweeps the legs, basement dropkicks, then hoists Ivy up!
NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Ivy bails out, Lyra runs and she WRECKS Ivy with a dropkick! Lyra puts Ivy in the ring, then goes up the corner! The fans fire up but Ivy runs up! Lyra BOOTS Ivy, but then Ivy grabs the other leg! SUPER DRAGON SCREW! And then a standard DRAGON SCREW! The ref checks Lyra, Ivy taunts her, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Ivy has Lyra by the leg in a HALF CRAB! The fans rally for Lyra as she endures, but Ivy DRIVES the knee into the mat! Ivy then grabs the leg again, but Lyra stands out of the smash! Roll up, TWO! Ivy goes for the leg, but Lyra blocks and backslides, TWO! Ivy kicks the bad leg! Ivy RAMS Lyra into a corner, then puts her up top. Ivy then runs up, but Lyra BOOTS her! Lyra leaps, CROSSBODY! Ivy rolls through and deadlifts Lyra! The Female Titan pops Lyra up, but Lyra slips free to scoop and POWERBOMB! But Lyra can’t make the cover! The fans rally as Lyra hobbles and eggs Ivy on! Ivy stands, into a LARIAT!
Lyra LARIATS, SOBATS, KNEES, and KICKS, but Ivy blocks! Lyra ENZIGIRIS! The fans fire up and Lyra hurries to bring Ivy around. TORNADO- NO! Ivy stops the DDT and suplexes Lyra up and over! Cover, TWO! Ivy is stunned but the fans fire up! Ivy hauls Lyra up to scoop, but Lyra cradle counters! TWO, and both women hurry up! Ivy BOOTS Lyra, then whips her to ropes. Lyra reverses, wrenches, spins Ivy, and hits a TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Lyra then drags Ivy up to a fireman’s carry! NIGHTWING- NO, the bad leg gives out! Ivy CLOBBERS Lyra from behind! Ivy then grabs that leg, SHIN BREAKER!
Ivy hoists Lyra up again, SIT OUT BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! But into an ANKLE LOCK!! Lyra endures as Ivy uses what Gable’s taught her! The fans rally as Lyra crawls her way forward! Ivy leans on the leg, but Lyra still fights! Ivy twists that foot, pushes on the knee, but Lyra scrambles to the ROPEBREAK!! The ref counts, Ivy lets go, and Lyra clutches her knee. Ivy drags Lyra back, drags her up, and has the leg again! SHIN- NO, SUNSET FLIP! TWO!! Ivy escapes, goes after Lyra again, but Lyra reaches out! Ivy still GERMAN SUPLEXES! Lyra flounders to a corner, Ivy runs in, but Lyra ducks! Ivy gets stuck on the ropes! Lyra hits a BACK2BACKBREAKER!!
Lyra hurries, fireman’s carries, and hits NIGHTWING!! Cover, Lyra wins!!
Winner: Lyra Valkyria, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion)
One good leg was all Lyra needed to end this! Will Master Gable be displeased? Or can The Creed Bothers still complete the mission?
Seth Rollins is ushered out of the building.
Jackie Redmond hurries to get a comment on what went down between him and CM Punk out there, but then Rollins spots Punk! THE FIGHT IS ON AGAIN!! Security gets in there, Adam Pearce shouts at them to stop! Punk and Rollins want to end this in the worst way possible, but what will that look like in the ring?
Raw returns and…
Adam Pearce is personally escorting Rollins out of the building, reprimanding him about putting the show in a bad position, and putting Pearce in a bad position. Rollins sarcastically snaps back that OH~, Pearce is in a bad spot? What’s he even talking about? This is the easiest thing to do! This is the easiest part of Pearce’s job. Punk put himself in a bad position at the Royal Rumble, Rollins made sure Punk wouldn’t make it to Mania through the Chamber! And if Pearce doesn’t do something about it, Rollins will do to Punk like he did Roman, and he will guarantee Punk never makes it to Mania AT ALL!
This is NOT a difficult thing. Rollins or Punk, this is the hill he’ll die on. Then he’s going to fight until the last? Yes! Rollins will finish it! Fine! Then finish it! Next week, Madison Square Garden, CM Punk VS Seth Rollins, INSIDE A STEEL CAGE! Now get on your bus, because Pearce doesn’t want to see Rollins again until next week. Rollins grins, Pearce has guards positioned outside the bus, but will there be anything of Rollins and Punk left after they fight in MSG?
Ludwig Kaiser is in the ring.
Buffalo boos as The Impeccable German has a mic. He says after last week, he is especially demanding ALL their gratitude for him, Ludwig Kaiser! They boo, and he says exactly. Last week, he took back what was always his to begin with: he took back all the attention. The attention Penta had, and the attention Ludwig has deserved for a long time. Yeah, go ahead, boo all you want! But if you were honest with yourselves, you’d know Ludwig is the future World Heavyweight Champion, whether you like it or not! And as for Penta… If Penta really thinks that they still have unfinished business, maybe reconsider.
Because what John Cena did to Cody Rhodes on Saturday will be nothing compared to what Ludwig is prepared to do to Penta. They call Penta the man with no fear, but believe Ludwig when he tells you, you will know what fear feels like. But then the lights go down! PENTA IS HERE! The fans fire up as Penta gets his pyro, then swaggers down to the ring. But then Penta rushes in and dodges Ludwig, for a RANA! Ludwig staggers up, throws a lariat, but Penta dodges to SUPERKICK! Penta pump handles, but Ludwig slips free! The fans boo but Ludwig ROCKS Penta! Ludwig comes back, but gets another SUPERKICK!
Penta runs to SLING-DOG! The fans fire up, but Ludwig TOSSES Penta! Penta skins the cat, and he RANAS Ludwig up and out! The fans are thunderous, but Ludwig gets up again! Penta triangle jump LARIATS! Ludwig falls, Penta says, “CERO! MIEDO!” And he FLIES! Down goes Ludwig at the ramp! Ludwig thought he could get the better of Penta but he was sadly mistaken! Will Penta be the one standing tall
Backstage interview with Bianca Belair.
Cathy Kelley is with The EST, and firstly, congratulations on winning the Elimination Chamber. But to say that day was an emotional roller coaster is an understatement. First, Jade Cargill’s return where she goes after Naomi, the one superstar Bianca trusted most of all. How is Bianca processing this? Did she talk to either of them? Bianca says out of respect to both of them, she first needs to talk to both of then, because it is all very confusing. Things were bittersweet on Saturday because Bianca feels guilty. Guilty because just as sad as she is about what happened with Jade and Naomi, she is equally as proud about what she accomplished.
Tonight, Bianca just wants to focus on finding out who she challenges at WrestleMania. Iyo Sky is one of the best, she and Bianca have battled it out over the past few years. Then Rhea Ripley is one of the most dominant women in the WWE, and both have been racing to the mountaintop. But no matter who it is, Bianca knows they will remember why you can’t spell WrestleMania without E S T! Bianca heads out, and we see Maxxine and Natalya in the background. What could the Alpha Queen and the Queen of Harts be discussing?
Chad Gable searches in Mexico.
He asks around for the man Dominik Mysterio told him about, but no one wants to talk about “that guy.” Gable walks down the road, turns a corner, and he spots someone. They ask if he’s Chad Gable. Do they know him? They were waiting for Gable. Wait, this is the guy? This is the one who will help Gable beat luchadores? The man tells Gable that he cannot fight what he doesn’t understand. Gable must himself become lucha libre. Well, he’s come too far to give up now. What’s he gotta do? The man presents Gable with a box. But he also wants some money. Gable gives over bill after bill, all Benjamin Franklins.
The man gives Gable the box, and says he will now wield power beyond his understanding. Gable opens the box, and is in awe! Gable takes the item out, but it cuts away! What could it be? And will it be worth the price he paid?
WWE World Tag Team Championships: The War Raiders VS The Creed Brothers!
Erik & Ivar gave Julius & Brutus a shot already, but then the Creeds took the low road by clobbering them with their belts. Luckily for the Creeds, Erik & Ivar want to keep fighting! Will the raid continue on down the Road to WrestleMania? Or will these titles soon be American Made?
The introductions are made, the belts are played, and we see who runs the tag division!
The teams sort out and Erik starts against Julius. They tie up, break, then tie up again. They go around the ropes, around and around again, then Julius waistlocks. Erik powers Julius back, but Julius avoids the elbow! Erik headlocks, the two clinch in the corner, and then Julius shoves Erik. Erik shoves back, they tie up and roll on the mat! They get up, Julius puts Erik in the corner, and Brutus tags in! The Creeds mug Erik, and Brutus snarls. The fans boo but Brutus tags Julius back in. They stomp away on Erik, talk trash, then drag Erik to a cover, ONE! Erik is tougher than that, but Julius puts Erik in the corner.
Tag to Brutus, he clinches Erik, but Erik scoops and SLAMS! Tag to Ivar and he LARIATS! And LAIRATS! Julius gets in but then backs off. Brutus CLOBBERS Ivar from behind! Brutus CLUBS Ivar, tags Julius, and the Creeds double whip. Ivar BREAKS the double lariat, then handsprings to DOUBLE BACK ELBOW! The fans fire up with Ivar, and Ivar tags Erik. They get Julius up, then Erik sends Ivar in for a SPLASH! Feed to Erik’s FOREARM! Brutus is up, but Ivar scoops and SLAMS him! Erik says UP, and he scoops Ivar, to SLAM him onto Brutus! The fans fire up as the War Raiders high-forearm.
Erik then tags Ivar in and they go after Julius. Julius knees Ivar low, whips him, but Ivar reverses! Ivar UPPERCUTS Julius, pushes him out, then goes up the corner! Julius DROPKICKS Ivar to the floor! Brutus tags in and the Creeds get Ivar up! They RAM Ivar into steel steps! The Creeds tell Gable that they’re gonna bring these belts home! Ivar is down, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Brutus tags back in. The Creeds mug Ivar, then DOUBLE SUPLEX, and they hold Ivar up! Then the SLAM at TEN! Cover, TWO!! Ivar survives and the fans rally up. Ivar ROCKS Brutus, ELBOWS Julius, repeat, then he SEATED SENTONS Brutus! Julius tags back in, and he hurries to get Ivar’s legs! Ivar KICKS Julius away, hot tag to Erik! Erik rallies on Julius with forearm after forearm, then he wrenches and clinches! EXPLODER! Brutus is back, Erik dodges, then he SPINEBUSTERS Brutus! Erik whips Julius to a corner, Julius goes up and over then rolls, but into a SHOTGUN KNEE from Erik!
The fans fire up with Erik and “WAR! WAR! WAR!” Erik runs at Julius, ACE TEN MAOU! Tag to Ivar, they get Julius up, whip and POP-UP, to THOR’S HAMMER! Cover, TWO!! Julius survives but Ivar tags Erik back in. They get Julius up one more time, DOUBLE- NO, Julius slips free, and he JUMP KNEES Erik! Then he POSTS Ivar! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY for Erik! Tag to Brutus and he goes up! OLYMPIC SLAM from Julius, 450 SPLASH from Brutus! Cover, TWO!?! Erik survives, but BRUTUS SMASH! Brutus tags Julius in, then Julius stands Erik up. Fireman’s carry, but Erik fights free!
Erik goes to his corner,. ELBOWS Julius away, then goes up. Julius ROCKS Erik, CHOPS him, then positions him just right. Erik fights back, ROCKS Julius, then DECKS him! Ivar sneaks the tag, Julius goes up after Erik! Julius kicks Ivar away, then SUPER DUPER PLEXES Erik! Brutus is up top, MOONSAULT but Erik moves! Ivar gets in and he has Brutus in his sights! Ivar goes up to VIKING MOONSAULT FLOP!! Julius goes up top now, and he SHOOTING STAR PRESSES!! Cover, TWO!??! Ivar survives and the Creeds are furious! Buffalo fires up, “This is Awesome!” as Julius drags Ivar up.
Julius says Ivar is just a stupid idiot, but Ivar BOOTS him! Tag to Erik, he roars and runs in, but Julius dodges! ROLLING SPINEBUSTER! Tag to Brutus and he goes up! The straps come down, Julius lifts Erik up! Electric Chair Lift, and the BRUTUS BALL misses as Erik slips free! Erik TOSSES Julius out, Ivar SPLASHES Julius against the apron! Erik tags Ivar in, they get Brutus up, POP-UP, and then the WAR MACHINE!! Cover, War Raiders win!
Winners: The War Raiders, by pinfall (still WWE World Tag Team Champions)
Another hard fought battle, but another hard fought victory for Erik & Ivar! Happy Birthday to the War Beard, Ivar, will any team be able to stop the raid at this point?
The LWO speaks.
Joaquin Wilde says, “Well done, New Day. Last week, you stomped on our pride, you bruised our bodies…” Cruz Del Toro says, “But you can’t take our hearts. And you can’t take our spirits.” Dragon Lee says, “And you won’t take our fire. New Day tried to put my brothers down last week. But they couldn’t get the job done. And here we are, stronger than ever.” Rey Mysterio steps in and says they should’ve finished what they started. They got cocky, went on a vacation, and so they should enjoy it while they can. Because next week, Rey & Dragon give New Day the worst Monday of their lives! They will face LWO in a TORNADO TAG MATCH!
You know what that means, don’t you? No tags, no disqualifications! Just four men throwing down! And let Rey just say how proud he is of his group, how proud he is of his Latinos, and how proud he is to say this in his language: New Day pare madre! NEW DAY SUCKS! The King of Lucha has returned, will he and the Boy Wonder humble Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods once and for all?
Finn Balor is in the ring.
The Prince interrupts Bron Breakker’s crowd-side interview with Jackie Redmond as he gets the mic. Finn tells Bron, “The only reason you’re still Intercontinental Champion is because the Judgment Day have allowed you to remain Intercontinental Champion.” The fans boo that, but Bron says the reason he is still champion is because he’s a DOG! The fans bark for that. Bron says the last time he checked, he embarrassed ALL of the Judgment Day! Finn says oh, embarrassed Judgment Day? This is Finn Balor, he chews up rookies like Bron in this business because Finn is untouchable! UNTOUCHABLE! Finn could take that title any time he likes!
Now, Bron is clearly just a little bit smarter than he looks, up there hiding behind Jackie, because he knows the first time he steps into the ring with Finn, there won’t be dogs barking. They’d just be watching Finn put Bron down! Bron storms off the set and goes to ringside! The fans fire up and bark again, and Finn says okay then, let’s go! Bron reaches the ring, but Carlito runs up! Bron KICKS and TOSSES Carlito! The trap didn’t quite work, but here comes Dom! Dom leaps, into Bron’s arms! OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Bron glares at Finn, the fans bark, but Finn gets Bron with a SLINGBLADE first!
Finn rains down fists on Bron, the fans boo, but Bron gets loose. Finn trips Bron to STOMP him down! Finn gets fired up, but Bron gets him by the neck! Military press! Bron then turns it to a BREAKKER SLAM! Bron rips his shirt away, then builds up speed! Dom saves Finn by getting him out of the ring! The fans boo but Bron keeps his eyes on the Judgment Day. Wait, Dom & Finn are on the ramp, so that leaves… Carlito at ringside! Bron grins, then runs to SPEAR Carlito!! Caribbean Cool just got crushed, will it only be a matter of time before Finn feels the same?
Jey Uso checks with The Alpha Academy backstage.
They thank Jey for making the save. Jey says he’s got “Big Daddy.” They shake hands, then move on. Cathy Kelley walks in and says it was very noble of Jey to help The Alpha Academy, but we are still weeks away from his world title match with Gunther. Does that throw Jey off his game at all? Jey takes a moment, and says yeah, a little bit. A little bit. But what he’s going through in his life, it’s the wrong time to be playing games with him. That’s all he hears all week! “He can’t do it!” Every week that goes by, Gunther has Jey doubting himself! But look! Backed against the wall, Jey suffocating, but nobody gonna pick him up but himself!
Gunther, you said it was gonna be ten weeks of Hell! But Jey walks through the valley of the shadow of death and fears no evil! Jey is telling you now, Uce, at WrestleMania, he is crashing out! He hopes Gunther can pray. Gunther tried to put Jey to sleep tonight, but he woke up a damn beast! Four letters, one word! UH UH… YEET!! Jey storms out into the literal cold of night without a shirt, will nothing put out that fire inside him now?
Bianca Belair goes to ringside.
The EST did say earlier tonight that she’s going to enjoy watching this Women’s World Championship match. One way or another, we learn who will defend that title against her! Will it be Mami and her brutality? Or will the Evil Genius of the Sky book a ticket to Las Vegas?
WWE Women’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley VS Iyo Sky!
Raw returns and Iyo makes her entrance, followed by Rhea’s. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who meets Bianca for WrESTleMania!
The bell rings and the fans are thunderous already as Rhea and Iyo stare down. They circle, tie up, and Iyo waistlocks. Rhea switches, SLAMS, and keeps on Iyo with a lift. Iyo fights and headlocks, but Rhea powers up and out. Rhea then follows Iyo to RUN her over! And basement DROPKICK! Cover, ONE!! Iyo shakes out the stars but Rhea drags her up. Rhea back suplexes, but Iyo lands out! Iyo rolls Rhea up, ONE!! Rhea ROCKS Iyo! Iyo sputters, Rhea whips her, but Iyo slips around again. Sunset flip, TWO, and both women hurry to their feet. Iyo ducks a boot, comes back, but Rhea says no to the rana!
Rhea drags Iyo up, swings her around, but Iyo victory rolls! TWO! Iyo runs back up to ROUNDHOUSE Rhea down! Rhea flounders, Iyo watches her go to ropes, and the fans are dueling. Iyo builds speed, but Rhea slips out before the 619 comes in! Rhea trips Iyo, drags her out, and she SWINGS Iyo into the apron! And then the other way! And then Rhea brings Iyo up into a suplex to the floor! Iyo writhes, Rhea grins, and Bianca applauds while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns and Rhea MISSILE DROPKICKS Iyo down! Cover, TWO! Iyo survives and Rhea is annoyed, but the fans continue to rally up. Rhea rises, looms over Iyo, and she deadlifts Iyo. Iyo grabs ropes, fires elbows, then she switches with Rhea. Rhea fights but Iyo ducks an elbow! Iyo knuckle locks, straitjackets, and BACKSTABBERS! Bianca watches closely as Rhea and Iyo both rise up. Iyo roars, and she SHOTEIS! Iyo kicks a leg out, then she DROPKICKS Rhea down! Rhea flounders, Iyo whips her to a corner. Rhea reverses, Iyo goes up and out! Iyo blocks a shot to ROCK Rhea! Iyo climbs, leaps, MISSILE DROPKICK!
Iyo kips up, Buffalo fires up, and Iyo takes aim! SHINKANSEN MISSES! Rhea kicks Iyo low, stomps a foot, then SMASHES Iyo before the short arm LARIAT! And then another LARIAT! Rhea reels Iyo in, ripcords and mule kicks! Then an atomic- NO, Iyo victory rolls for STOMP 182! The fans fire up, Iyo covers, TWO! Rhea is tougher than that, and the fans rally while both women are down. The fans rally up more as both women rise. Iyo ROCKS Rhea! Rhea ROCKS Iyo! The forearms go back and forth, then faster and faster! The fans duel, and then Rhea ROCKS Iyo with a haymaker! But Iyo ducks the roundhouse!
Iyo grabs an arm, wrangles Rhea, but Rhea powers up and scoops! Iyo slips free, shoves Rhea, and then victory- NO, Rhea stops the roll this time! WHEELBARROW FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Rhea is growing frustrated, and she thinks on what else to try. Rhea grabs the legs, ties them up, and has Iyo in the PRISM TRAP! But Iyo rolls and sends Rhea out to the apron! Iyo storms up, but Rhea RAMS into her! Rhea drags Iyo out to the apron, suplexes, but Iyo fights that! Iyo WRINGS Rhea’s arm into the apron! Iyo catches her breath, pushes Rhea in the ring, then rises up. Iyo springboards, but Rhea gets under!
Iyo keeps moving, but Rhea BOOTS her inside-out! Cover, TWO! Iyo survives and Rhea is beside herself! Rhea says not this time! Rhea drags Iyo up, pump handles, and RIP- DDT!! Iyo turns things around on Rhea and the fans fire up! Rhea sputters to a corner, Iyo runs in to BOOT WASH! Rhea flops down and Iyo climbs up! The fans cheer, and Iyo salutes Kairi with the InSANE ELBOW! Cover, TWO!! Rhea survives but Iyo clamps on with an ASUKA LOCK!!! Rhea flails as she endures the chicken wing crossface! Iyo holds on tight, but Rhea fights around to get to her feet! Rhea RAMS Iyo into a corner! Iyo holds on, then she sends Rhea into buckles!
Iyo gets on track again, SHINKANSEN! Rhea is down, Iyo steps on her as she goes to the corner! Up, up, and OVER- NO, Rhea trips Iyo before she can take flight! Rhea climbs up, hoists Iyo to the very top, and h its a SUPER BACK SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Iyo survives again and Rhea is shocked! “This is Awesome!” but Rhea is furious! Rhea says this is it! PRISM TRAP!! Iyo endures, reaches out, but Rhea SWINGS her away from ropes! Iyo tries for the other side, and she rolls to POST Rhea! Rhea flops out of the ring, the fans rally up again, and Rhea goes to the apron. Iyo runs in to FLYING SUNSET FLIP BARRIER BOMB!!
Iyo puts Rhea in, hurries up the corner, and OVER THE MOONSAULT!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!! Rhea survives by a literal foot, and even Bianca is stunned! The fans fire up as Rhea bails out, and she hobbles her way to the commentary table. Iyo fires up and DIVES! Direct hit on Rhea! Iyo then goes to the apron, for an- NO, Rhea stops the Asai Moonsault to Electric Chair SLAM off the apron! Then ELECTRIC CHAIR SLAM on the desk!! Bianca and Buffalo cheer while the ring count begins. Rhea and Iyo stir on the floor at 4 of 10, and Rhea rolls in at 5. Iyo stirs at 6, Bianca coaches her, and Iyo rises at 8! Iyo slides in at 9!
Rhea is in disbelief, and she also glares at Bianca for cheering on her opponent. Rhea storms out to ask Bianca what she’s even doing out here. Is Bianca afraid to face Rhea? Bianca says she ain’t scared, but Rhea SHOVES Bianca down! Bianca shoves Rhea back! The ref tells them to break it up! This is a title match, do NOT mess this one up! Bianca backs off, Rhea goes back to the ring, and Rhea goes to Iyo. Rhea says Bianca’s gonna pay for this. Bianca says she’s just here to watch. Rhea drags Iyo up the corner, then pump handles her! Rhea tells Bianca, “See you at Mania!” SUPER DUPER- RANA!!! Iyo turns things around again!!
Iyo goes up, up, and OVER THE MOONSAULT!! Cover, IYO WINS!?!?
Winner: Iyo Sky, by pinfall (NEW WWE Women’s World Champion)
Bianca smiles, then shrugs. Did The EST really mean to affect the outcome? Either way, Rhea still hasn’t beaten Iyo 1v1, and now we have quite the change of plans for WrestleMania! Iyo gets the pyro as she has her moment, but will her reign only be the 47 days until WrestleMania? Or can the Evil Genius come up with winning strategy for Vegas?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw here to follow that awesome Elimination Chamber, but it still could’ve been better. Yes, John Cena’s Heel Turn was very shocking, but did we need multiple segments of recapping and fan reaction for it? Get it all done in one. Though on the flipside, I do like how we got multiple segments with CM Punk and Seth Rollins. Punk had a great Pipebomb 2025 promo that of course segued into a wild brawl at ringside with Rollins, which then also became a brawl backstage. Rollins VS Punk in a Steel Cage for Madison Square Garden is some great stuff, but I feel like even that isn’t definitive enough. Especially when Kevin VS Sami had the “Unsanctioned” match.
They are making the MSG show pretty big since NXT will also be there next week for Roadblock. New Day VS Rey & Dragon in a Tornado Tag is going to be great stuff, and very good promo from the LWO to set that up. Very good promo from Ludwig that turned into a brawl with Penta, and I’m sure we’ll get a great rematch from them, too. Kross egging on Styles to call out Logan Paul is certainly an interesting move, and I fear Kross is going to cost Styles a match against Logan.
American Made sure had a rough night. We finally get Chad Gable’s vignette for his lucha journey, and it didn’t quite deliver. We just get him meeting a guy who we don’t even see his face, and then he has to pay roughly $500 just to get the power of lucha instead of going on a training montage. Though, maybe on some level that works in character because Gable just wants to win, he doesn’t care about what’s right or fair. Lyra VS Ivy and War Raiders VS Creed Brothers were both great matches, but it seems a shame that neither title changed hands. Maybe Gable returns and oddly doesn’t care since he got what he wanted and can now avenge himself against luchadores.
Judgment Day had a similarly tough night. Liv literally still has the mark from Bianca whipping her with the braid, and apparently just expects her and Raquel will pull of a Two Woman Power Trip. Finn still insists on no new members, but I feel like they’re gonna need one since Bron took down him, Dom and Carlito. Bron VS Finn will be a great Intercontinental Championship match, but I would hope we get an even bigger match for WrestleMania. Alpha Academy had a rough night, too, but Otis looked awesome against Gunther tonight. That 75 ranking should be higher for Otis, but maybe most of that power level is put in his strength stat.
Jey of course made another save, and naturally brawled with ATDU a second so that Gunther could stand tall. Jey still has a good promo to turn things around, and it feels more and more like Jey should win the title. Good promo from Bianca, and I suppose she would avoid talking about Jade beating up Naomi. I feel like there’s the tiniest chance she conspired with Naomi to take out Jade and we’ll learn that information down the line, but maybe Bianca just doesn’t want to talk about either Jade or Naomi behind their backs. Rhea VS Iyo was a great main event, and that was a legitimately surprising move to have Iyo win. Bianca being a factor, Rhea could demand a rematch, and I feel like we’re really close to a Triple Threat of Rhea, Iyo & Bianca.
My Score: 8.7/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 1.15.26
TNA had some time to cook up their big debut. Did they burn it, or make a succulent feast?
AMC era has begun! Granted it’s not without a big loss, being The Rascalz seem to be headed to AEW. Which honestly I’m conflicted. If it was their decision because the money was astronomical, then I can’t fault TNA for not being able to compete with the TK Bank Account. But if TNA didn’t even try and let them walk for money that could’ve been negotiated…then TNA fumbled harder than CJ Stroud. Jake Something is a non-factor, but The Rascalz could be a big mistake.
WOAH! @AJStylesOrg and @FrankieKazarian come face to face on #TNAiMPACT on @AMC_TV! pic.twitter.com/CSh7IpV5ex
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 16, 2026
Ratings:
- Elijah & The Hardyz vs Order 4: Jeff wins via Swanton Bomb – *
- TNA Knockouts Tag Titles: The IInspiration (c) vs The Elegance Brand: Maggie wins via pinfall – (-) *** – TITLE CHANGE!!!
- TNA World Championship: Frankie Kazarian (c) vs Mike Santana: Santana wins via Spin the Block – *** 3/4 – TITLE CHANGE!!!
Results:
AJ Styles comes out to kick off TNA episodes on a new network. He walks out to the WWE theme, makes a quick hype promo, doesn’t interact with anyone aside from the crowd. Definitely feels like more could’ve been done with AJ, but it was nice to see him.
Elijah & The Hardyz vs Order 4
The Hardyz come out with some guitar guy, Justin Lyonz or something…BDE and another streamer buddy? Definitely already feels overbooked just on the intro.
Order 4 tries to start fast but things back fire quickly and…this is starting off like an old episode of like WCW Thunder. Just messy overbooked intros, hot start into a commercial. 13 minutes in and it’s not a good start. Coming back from the commercial, Ali had the advantage but then Jeff Hardy is turning it around, all the apron dwellers are down. Ali tries the Rolling Neckbreaker, Jeff catches him with a Twist of Fate. Tasha tries to get in the way, Ali gets shoved into her, Matt hits the Twist of Tasha draped over Ali…shmoz spot. The Great Hands actually turn things around after the pinfall break, but Elijah stops them with some Mule Kick action, into a Twist from Matt and Swanton from Jeff. I think we saw maybe 3 minutes of this and it was all just cliche chaos crap.
Loser Agent Zero attacks after the fact…even though Elijah laid him out last week and the luster is off of Zero. He’s a joke. The Righteous come out to make a…Save? Dutch hits Death Walks on Matt and Vincent pulls out…a pad lock or something and then chains Jeff to the post via his eat gauge. This is…an embarrassing mess of crap just happening. If this is anyone’s first episode, I apologize for the Crash TV whiplash effect of this so far.
20 minutes of worthless D List Star spotting that leads to a comedy spot with Ryan Nemeth (which is fine, I love Ryan) but then it goes into Santino finding a new General Manager type because he’s been compromised. And it’s…Sonya Deville with Daria Rae as her new gimmick name. She comes out as the heel “management” type who wants to get rid of Santino. And…she apparently signed Elayna Black. Yikes, back to back no one cares reveals. Sonya Deville and Cora Jade. Cora’s hot, but wrestling competence…ya that’s non-existent.
I can almost tolerate Sonya since she’s supposed to come out and be a heel immediately, so the lack of current love, buzz and pop, is fine. But bringing Cora Jade along like she’s anything more than eye candy is…pathetic. It has been 30 minutes since the last actual wrestling match happened.
WHY DO WE GO INTO ANOTHER GOOFBALL TALK SEGMENT?!?!? The Elegance Brand, with Perez Hilton…has he even been relevant since like 2008? What is this? I get that it’s a dumb shtick before the match but STOP TALKING. This…Mr Elegance thing is complete garbage.
TNA Knockouts Tag Titles: The IInspiration (c) vs The Elegance Brand
The IInspiration comes down to stop the awful segment and as soon as things start we cut to commercial again. WHY. M has control cause of course the heels are in control until Cassie gets the knees up and M crashes and burns on the Moonsault. Jessie hot tag, lays out both Elegance members. She dispatches of M, Armbar Suplex on Heather but the Concierge pulls out Jessie. Jessie blocks the numbers game but eats combination kicks from Heather. They go for their Bow and Arrow, Stomp combo but Cassie shoves off Heather, IInspiration double teams M, Mr Elegance hops on the apron and gets slapped.
This is a sloppy mess of over booked gimmicked garbage. Idolizer on Maggie but interference for days and Maggie gets the pin and the…I don’t care. Get rid of these titles. I love Maggie, but this is pathetic and the fact we need NXT tag teams to flesh out a contender bracket is sad. What the actual FUCK is this episode? This feels like a fever dream.
TNA International Champion @Stacks_WWE and @AriannaGraceWWE take plenty of shots at @milanmiracle ahead of #TNAGenesis! #TNAiMPACT pic.twitter.com/9V2wMk3zlk
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 16, 2026
Jesus, okay the Visa issue is legit because I know there’s problems in e-sports and other professional mediums. But now Lei Ying Lee comes out because her title match becomes an Open Challenge because Dani can’t compete at Genesis. ZaRuca comes out, and I don’t care who challenge Lei, but I swear if TNA makes Lei drop the title to an NXT wrestler again. Sol actually says Zaria deserves the shot, which surprises Zaria…kind of a nice moment. But still…I swear, no more NXT wrestlers taking TNA gold.
Christ on a crutch, another talking segment. The System has to say stuff because Dango is retiring on Saturday, but come the hell on. So far there have been 2 matches, we saw 3 minutes of the first one, some people missed the entire second match because AMC ran back to back commercial breaks. But even seeing it, there’s was about 4 minutes of interference in that match. 90 minutes so far, and there’s been 7 minutes of visible wrestling. They’ve done garbage shows like this before, but I was hoping they would know better than to give us some gum flapping imbecile show. But NOOO.
TNA World Championship: Frankie Kazarian (c) vs Mike Santana
Collar and Elbow tie up, Kaz tries the early Chicken Wing, but Santana fights it off and tries to catch him with a Spin the Block, but easily dodged and we reset. Santana hits the Shoulder Tackle and the crowd pops probably because it’s actually wrestling for what feels like the first time all night. Frankensteiner sends Frankie to the floor, Escalera Plancha from Santana keeps Kaz on the receiving end. Santana launches off the steps but misses and Kaz connects with a Belly to Belly.
Back from yet another terribly timed commercial, we see Kaz get shoved off the ropes, Santana tries the Rolling Buck Fifty, but Kaz connects with a Backstabber. He then decides to talk smack to Santana and big brother him. Santana absorbs Kaz’s shots, fires and then throws his own haymakers. Santana going a little Sting with a big Woo, catches Kaz’s foot and then Gamengiri. Kaz cuts him off, Santana cuts off Kaz, Rolling Buck Fifty out of the up and over, but only a 2 count.
Kaz claws the eyes, shoves Santana away, but Santana climbs the buckles again, Spanish Fly, no sell, into a struggle for signature moves when Santana snaps off a Code Red for another near fall. Santana takes too long to go for the Cannonball, knees up, Kaz hits the Angel’s Wings for two. Chicken Wing attempt two, but Santana rolls over into the pinfall, Kaz kicks out. A little cat and mouse on the Guillotine, but Slingshot Cutter into the Springboard Guillotine Leg Drop for two again!
Frankie tries to bring in the belt, it gets taken away, finisher counters, Fighting Spirit, Spin the Block misses, Kaz goes for a Shotgun Kick but ref bump. Santana hits the Spin the Block but the ref is dead. Kaz looks for the discarded belt, clocks Santana with it while the referee is still dead. Kaz aims for Fade to Black on the apron and connects! Throws Santana back into the ring, cover, Santana kicks out at two and fires! Kaz with the Canadian Destroyer but Santana no sells, Spin the Block! 1-2-2.999. Kaz kicked out of it. Kaz dodges the next STB, tries one of his own, but then Santana connects with another!
Overall Score: 2.5/10
This was an awful trainwreck of a fever dream. The Main Event was the only thing worth watching, and if you’re not a TNA fan, I wouldn’t expect people to have stuck around that long. The Main Event is 2 of the 2.5 points, the only other slightly decent part was utilizing Sonya Deville’s relative lack of interest and expected lack of pop, to just make her a heel out of the gates.
Everything else about this show was complete unadulterated dogshit. Mr Elegance talks like young Chris Jericho, Ryan Nemeth and Peter Brady did a failed fusion dance. The concept was cringe the execution is worse. The constant commercials at the start of matches and coming back for 2-3 minutes of trash is a 90s formula that doesn’t work nowadays. 80% of this show was useless talking, highlight segments of the history of TNA and running around to fix Genesis matches because all the UK wrestlers can’t make the show.
This was pathetic. If this was people’s first time watching TNA, it probably will be their last. This show made WCW Thunder look competent. I yearn for the days of Disco Inferno vs Lodi. Van Hammer vs Mike Awesome during his fat chick thriller era, would be better writing and television than whatever this was.
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Will The Chef continue to serve up L’s?
ROH Women’s World Television Champion, Red Velvet, dared Taya Valkyrie to step up, but instead gets Robyn Renegade on the Proving Grounds! Will the kitchen be cooking either way?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Grizzled Young Veterans VS Spanish Announce Project; GYV wins.
- Lance Archer VS Vin Parker; Archer wins.
- Shane Taylor w/ Shane Taylor Promotions VS Kiran Grey; Shane wins.
- 8 Man Tag: QT Marshall, Aaron Solow & The Von Erichs VS The Frat House; QT, Solo & The Von Erichs win.
- Mixed Six Tag: MXM TV VS The Infantry; The Infantry wins.
- ROH Women’s World Television Championship Proving Ground: Red Velvet VS Robyn Renegade; Velvet wins and denies Robyn a title match.
- Blake Christian & Lee Johnson w/ Jay Lethal VS Alex Reynolds & Evil Uno; Blake & Lee win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Grizzled Young Veterans VS Spanish Announce Project!
Before their Collision with Eddie Kingston & Ortiz, Zack Gibson & James Drake look to get a little tune-up in. Will they teach Angelico & Serpentico how to #GritYourTeeth? Or can the South African Stud & #SNAKEMAN help Gibson & Drake chill out?
The teams sort out and Angelico starts against Drake. The Code of Honor is not upheld as Drake kicks the hand away. The bell rings, the fans rally up, and the two feel things out. They tie up, Angelico wrenches Drake’s arm to a wristlock, but Drake THROWS Angelico down by his hair! Drake twists Angelico’s arm, wristlocks in return, but Angelico rises up to hop around, spin and slip through to trip Drake! Cover, TWO! Angelico keeps on Drake with the armlock, but Drake goes to a corner. Angelico wrenches, whips corner to corner, but Drake goes up and out! Drake then RAMS Angelico, goes up and in and tags Gibson.
Drake whips Angelico to the corner, runs in and ELBOWS Angelico! Gibson adds a LARIAT! Then feed to Drake’s WHEEL KICK! The fans are torn but GYV doesn’t really care. Gibson eggs on Angelico, then calls out Eddie Kingston, asking if Eddie’s taking notes. Gibson UPPERCUTS Angelico, and UPPERCUTS, and- Angelico hooks the arm! Gibson fights off the backslide, KNEES low, then whips, only for Angelico to hurdle and BOOT Gibson down! The fans fire up as Angelico wrenches Gibson. Angelico ELBOW BREAKERS, then he tags in Serpentico. Serpentico goes up to DOUBLE STOMP the arm!
SAP then double whips, double dropdown, then HIP TOSS and ZANMAI! Then Serpentico SENTONS! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Serpentico and he CHOPS Gibson to the corner. Serpentico CHOPS again, the fans rally up more, but Gibson BOOTS Serpentico! Gibson ELBOWS Angelico, then runs up on Serpentico, but Serpentico dodges to CHOP, CHOP, and CHOP! Gibson clinches, Drake tags in! Gibson whips Serpentico, Drake DROPKICKS the legs out, then Gibson basement DROPKICKS! Then Drake uses Gibson to launch, MAYHEM IN MOTION! The fans boo while Angelico falls and GYV stands tall.
Gibson goes out to drag Angelico up and whip him into railing! The fans boo more but Gibson just blows mocking kisses. Drake goes for Serpentico, but Serpentico GAMANGIRIS! Gibson grabs at Serpentico, Serpentico kicks him away, but Drake grabs the leg! DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Serpentico writhes, but Drake stands him up. Drake grabs that leg, SHIN BREAKER! Serpentico writhes but Drake drags him around for a toehold. Drake puts on the pressure, even digging his knee in, but the fans rally. Serpentico grabs at Drake, Drake also asks if Eddie & Ortiz are watching closely. But Serpentico kicks free with the free leg!
Drake tags Gibson, Gibson clamps onto Serpentico, and Gibson wrenches to SHIN- CROSSBODY! Cover, ONE! Serpentico hobbles, Gibson trips him, and Gibson pushes on the leg! Serpentico resists the turn, but Gibson still manages a HALF CRAB at this angle! Serpentico endures, reaches out, but Gibson pushes on that bad leg! Serpentico still has the ROPEBREAK! The ref counts, Gibson shifts the angle, and now he has the BOW ‘N’ ARROW! Serpentico has the ROPEBREAK, but Gibson tags Drake in. Drake STOMPS Serpentico down! The fans boo but Drake taunts Serpentico, “Do you have any idea who you’re in with, lad?”
Drake stands Serpentico up in the corner, talks more trash, but Serpentico CHOPS him! The fans fire up while Drake is stinging! Serpentico jumps up to RANA! The fans fire up, Drake tags Gibson, but Serpentico dodges! Hot tag to Angelico! Angelico rallies on GYV with LARIAT after LARIAT! Gibson catches Angelico but Angelico BOOTS Drake to a corner! Angelico then RAMS Gibson into the corner and arm-drags him down. Now Angelico uses Gibson as a step to AX HANDLE Drake down! The fans fire up with Angelico, and he bobs ‘n’ weaves to then ROCK and KICK away on Gibson! Angelico whips, Gibson reverses, then Gibson avoids the sweep, but not the EDDY GORDO KICK!
Angelico pushes Gibson over for a cover, TWO! Gibson survives and Angelico is a bit surprised, but he hurries to get Gibson up. Angelico clinches but Gibson fires elbows. Gibson swings, but into that clinch! FLATLINER! Hot tag back to Serpentico and he goes up! Serpentico SWANTON BOMBS! Cover, Drake breaks it! The fans boo but Angelico is on Drake! JAB after JAB, but Drake shoves back! Angelico dodges to LARIAT Drake against the ropes! Drake almost goes up and over, but he ends up floundering under. Angelico goes out to get Drake, but Drake wrenches and waistlocks. Drake RAMS Angelico into steel steps!
Serpentico WRECKS Drake with a dropkick! Gibson rolls Serpentico up, but Serpentico rolls though! Oklahoma Roll, TWO! Gibson gets that leg again, but Serpentico CLUBS away! But Gibson ducks enzigiri and DRAGON SCREWS! Serpentico writhes, Gibson goes up a corner, and FLYING CODE BREAKER! Gibson shouts to Eddie & Ortiz, then he tags Drake. Drake climbs, Gibson says this is on Eddie! This is on Ortiz! COAST2COAST!! Drake covers, GYV wins!
Winners: Grizzled Young Veterans, by pinfall
On this night, GYV > SAP, but Gibson wants the mic. Gibson again calls out Eddie & Ortiz, “I hope you’re watching. I hope you’re sat somewhere, taking notes on how professionals handle their business! Maximum Carnage! This is the future for you two dweebs!” Drake CHOKES Serpentico with the GYV scarf! The fans boo, but Gibson stomps Serpentico! WAIT! Eddie & Ortiz are here! The Mad King & Monkey have chairs, so GYV beat feet! Liverpool’s Number One & Mr. Mayhem say they do this on their time! But will Gibson & Drake have to grit their teeth? Or can they survive Maximum Carnage?
8 Man Tag: QT Marshall, Aaron Solow & The Von Erichs VS The Frat House!
God’s Gift to Wrestling was successful at World’s End as he, Big Boom AJ, and the whole crew humbled Roppongi Vice. But now QT & Aaron team up with Marshall & Ross to see if they can humble some Frat boys. Will they bring the DOOM via Iron Claws? Or will Preston Vance, Jacked Jameson, Cole Karter & Griff Garrison have a reason to party in Arlington?
Jameson of course has a mic to say, “Lemme hear ya say FRAAAAAAT HOOOOOUSE~! Our opponents tonight are a couple of Texas wrestling legends, The Von Erichs. Sorry, oh my God, that’s so embarrassing, I said that wrong. Our opponents tonight are sponges living off the NAME ‘Von Erich.’ And speaking of sponges, their partners, QT Marshall & Aaron Solo, have been sponging off of Big Boom AJ, and now they figured they’d leech onto the Von Erichs. The only thing spongy about The Frat House is our livers when it soaks up all this liquor we’re gonna drink tonight! Vance, tell ’em why!”
Vance grabs the mic to remind us that the number one rule is: Win or lose, we BOOZE! The fans boo as The Frat House finish their walk to the ring, letting QT & Solo make their entrance, followed by The Von Erichs. The fans boo as Jameson takes a fan sign claiming he can’t even bench 135 pounds. The teams then sort out, Ross steps up to Cole, and the Code of Honor is upheld. The bell rings, Cole and Ross tie up, and Cole slips around to headlock. Ross fires body shots, powers up and out, but Cole RUNS Ross over. Cole flexes while the fans boo, and things speed up. Ross drops down, hurdles over, then DROPKICKS Cole!
The fans cheer, Ross drags Cole over, tag to Marshall. The Von Erichs whip, Ross drops down and Marshall DROPKICKS! The fans cheer and Marshall kicks low. Scoop and SLAM, then Marshall ELBOW DROPS! Marshall drags Cole up, headlocks, and he tags Ross back in. They double whip again, then DOUBLE DROPKICK! The fans cheer but Vance runs up! The Von Erichs dodge to DOUBLE DROPKICK again! Ross hurries to get Cole up, bring him over, and tag to Solo. Solo wrenches Cole but Cole ROCKS him! Tag to Griff, but Aaron LARIATS first! And LARIATS again! But Griff BOOTS the third lariat!
Griff spins but Aaron ducks the lariat to NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up for Solo and he hurries to go for Griff. Griff THROWS Aaron out, Aaron RAMS Griff, but Cole grabs at Solo! QT protests but that only distracts the ref! Aaron kicks Cole, kicks Vance, then ROCKS Griff, but Jameson anchors Solo! Vance gets back up to GRIND Solo’s face against the ropes! Griff then slingshots Solo into a POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Griff keeps Solo down, drags him over, and he tags in Jameson. They mug Solo, then Jameson puts Solo on the ropes. Jameson runs to LARIAT Solo through the ropes! “Where the best party, baby!”
Jameson then drags Solo up for a BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Solo survives but Jameson keeps him from the corner. The fans rally for QT & The Von Erichs, but Jameson bumps Solo off buckles. Tag to Vance and Vance stomps a mudhole in. The ref reprimands and counts, Vance steps back and tags Griff. Griff keeps Solo from his corner, DECKS him with a right hand, then brings him back up. Solo JAWBREAKERS free! Griff tags Vance back in, Vance grabs the legs, but Solo BOOTS him away! Cole tags in, hurries to get Solo up, and BIG back suplex! Solo lands out, ELBOWS Jameson, then ELBOWS Cole!
But Vance & Griff DOUBLE BOOT! Feed to Cole’s DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up but Cole bumps Solo off buckles. Tag to Vance, Vance tags Jameson. They run to BLAST The Von Erichs! The fans boo but Vance sends Jameson in, LARIAT! Feed to a forearm, then Jameson UP KICKS Solo into Vance’s SPINEBUSTER! Jameson goes up, calls his shot, but Solo avoids the senton! The fans fir eup while Jameson writhes! Solo crawls, but Vance grabs the legs! Solo hops up to ENZIGIRI free! And hot tags to Griff and QT! The fans cheer QT as he dodges Griff, DECKS Cole, then LARIATS away on Griff!
QT whips, Griff reverses, but QT handsprings, RED DOT ENZIGIRI! The fans fire up with QT as he calls his shot, but Vance & Cole mug him! The Von Erichs storm in but they get sent back out! Cole whips QT, but QT reverses! Vance’s DISCUS LARIAT hits Cole! The fans fire up, and now Marshall gets Vance! IRON CLAW! Ross joins in, IRON CLAW BACK SUPLEX COMBO! But Griff rolls QT, TWO! Jameson tags in, QT SUPERKICKS Griff! Jameson LARIATS QT! Jameson gets Griff up, they double whip QT, but QT ducks the lariats! QT sends Jameson into Griff, the fans rally up, and the Von Erichs are back! DOUBLE IRON CLAWS!!
The fans fire up as Jameson’s eyes are rolling in the back of his head! Solo FLIES out onto Vance! Feed to QT’s DIAMOND CUTTER!! Cover, QTVE wins!
Winners: QT Marshall, Aaron Solo & The Von Erichs, by pinfall
A great win for this eclectic combination! But with LFI holding onto the tag titles, will it be QT & Solo or The Von Erichs that reach them first?
Mixed Six Tag: MXM TV VS The Infantry!
Taya Valkyrie was offered an opportunity directly from Red Velvet to step onto the Proving Grounds, but it seems Mrs. TV chose not to go for it. Will she regret it now that she, Mansoor & Mason Madden have to face Trish Adora, Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo? Or will MXM TV show STP is not TV Ready?
MXM TV wants another Fingertip Touch of Honor, but The Infantry says no thanks. The trios then sort out, and it is ladies first as Taya starts against Adora. They circle, tie up, and Taya waistlocks. Adora pries at the hold, Taya shoves her to the corner and ELBOWS her! Then LARIATS! The fans rally as Taya CHOPS Adora against ropes! Taya snapmares, runs, and SLIDING LARIATS! Adora flounders away, the fans cheer Taya, but Bravo tags in! Taya is soaking up the adulation of Arlington, but Mason & Mansoor say look out! Taya dodges Bravo to CHOP him! And CHOP him! And wrench to wristlock.
Mansoor goes up and he AX HANDLES Bravo! The fans cheer the Sultan of Chic, he wrenches to ELBOW BREAKER, then tags the Mahogany Hunk! Mansoor feeds Bravo to Mason’s scoop, then Mansoor runs, CATWALK LEG DROP! Cover, ONE!! Mason CLUBS Bravo, tags Mansoor, and they double whip Bravo to DOUBLE ELBOW! Then they POSE! The fans cheer, then they fingertip touch DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Mansoor headlocks, Dean tags in as Bravo powers up and out. Mansoor whips, Bravo dodges to JAWBREAKER! Feed to the SLINGSHOT SPEAR! Dean torpedoes Mansoor, rains down fists, then he stands up to… POSE!
The fans are torn as Dean grins, then he runs up to RAM Mansoor into the corner! The Infantry all mugs Dean! The fans boo, but The Infantry stops while the ref holds Taya & Mason back. Dean then winds up to LARIAT Mansoor down! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for “M X M!” but that annoys STP. Dean clamps on a chinlock and he grinds Mansoor down. Mansoor endures, fights up, and the fans rally as he hits a BIG back suplex! Both men are down, Dean grabs a leg, but Mansoor hops up! He reaches out for Mason, but he’s literally fingertips away! Dean YANKS Mansoor back, and ELBOW DROPS! Dean then BLASTS Mason!
Dean threatens to smack Taya, too, then he runs up on Mansoor. But Mansoor DUMPS Dean out, ENZIGIRIS, and he dodges Bravo! Bravo falls out of the ring, hot tag to Taya! The fans fire up as La Wera Loca rallies on AfroPunk! LARIAT after LARIAT, then a flurry of forearms! Taya CHOPS Adora, whips corner to corner, but Adora reverses. Adora runs up, but Taya ELBOWS her away! Adora comes back, but Taya BOOTS her! Taya throws Adora down, then fires up! The fans rally for the METEORA! Cover, TWO! Adora survives but the fans rally for Taya. Taya runs back up, but into an ELBOW! Adora fires forearms, but Taya ROCKS her!
Taya fires another flurry, then roars, but Adora DECKS Taya! The fans are torn while Taya stumbles. Taya rises up, and she tells Adora not to mess with La Wera Loca, cabrona! The forearms fly back and forth and the fans fire up again! Adora dodges a boot, but so does Taya! Both women run up, DOUBLE LARIATS take them both down! The fans rally, Adora and Taya crawl, hot tags to Mason and Dean! Mason BLASTS through double lariats to DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE Dean & Bravo! ELBOW for Bravo, ELBOW for Dean, and a lEG LARIAT for Bravo! Then a dodge and BODY CHECK on Dean!
The fans fire up with Mason, he tags Mansoor, and they get Dean up! CHOKE SLAM PLEX COMBO! Cover, Bravo breaks it! Mason drags Bravo up, whips, but Bravo grabs ropes! Bravo DUMPS Mason, then PLANCHAS! Down goes Mason, and Bravo goes back to the ring. Mansoor gets Bravo with atomic drop to SPINEBUSTER! Dean kicks Mansoor, whips, but Mansoor reverses to TOSS Dean out! Mansoor DIVES! Direct hit on Dean! The fans fire up again, but wait, who is this tapping Mansoor on the shoulder? Mansoor turns around, but is in awe of her style and beauty. But then Bravo DECKS Mansoor! And now Bravo says, “Well hello, beautiful! I’ll be right back.”
Bravo brings Mansoor up, puts him in the ring, and Dean is ready. They lock ‘n’ load, 2 TO DA HEAD!! Cover, Infantry wins!
Winners: The Infantry, by pinfall
Well, the mystery woman at ringside aside, two-thirds of the ROH World Six Man Champions and their AfroPunk are victorious! Wait, Bravo really does go back to her and helps her step up and over the railing. She’s not Stori Denali tall but she’s still pretty tall. Will she become a new addition to STP’s numbers game?
ROH Women’s World Television Championship Proving Ground: Red Velvet VS Robyn Renegade!
Speaking of that Proving Ground match, Taya’s loss is another’s gain, as The Chef is now serving this Renegade a golden opportunity. But will it come with a side of bitter defeat? Or can Robyn earn a golden ticket in ten minutes or less?
The Code of Honor is not really upheld as Robyn slaps the hand away, and the bell rings. The two tie up as we’re on the clock, and Velvet headlocks. Robyn powers up but Velvet holds on. Robyn pulls hair, wrenches out, and she blocks the arm-drag to THROW Velvet down. But Velvet kips up, only for Robyn to THROW her down again! Velvet kips back up, wrenches through, and then wristlocks. Velvet KICKS the leg, STO on Robyn, then a LEG DROP on the arm! Velvet has the short arm scissor and the fans rally. Robyn endures, bridges to a cover, TWO! Velvet lets Robyn go, Robyn headlocks, but Velvet powers up and out.
Robyn RUNS Velvet over, “kicks dirt” and brushes her shoulder off. Things speed up, Velvet drops down then jumps up, but Robyn catches her! Robyn smiles and FALL AWAY SLAMS! Velvet flounders from that hard landing while the fans boo Robyn. Robyn tells them to cry more. Robyn storms out to the apron to fetch Velvet, then APRON NECKBREAKER! Velvet flops to the floor, and Robyn slides into the ring. Robyn tells the ref to count Velvet out, that’s good enough to win her a future title match. The fans rally while the count climbs, and Velvet rises up at 5 of 20. Velvet is on the apron but Robyn storms up.
Velvet RAMS Robyn, but Robyn CLUBS Velvet! Robyn then JUMP STMOPS Velvet down! Cover, TWO!! Velvet survives and Robyn is furious. Robyn smacks Velvet off buckles, stomps a mudhole in, but the fans boo. The ref counts, Robyn stops, and the ref warns her. Robyn stalks Velvet to a corner, CHOPS her, then tells the fans to shut up. Robyn pushes Velvet to another corner, CHOPS her again, and Robyn smiles while she dusts off her hands. Robyn stalks Velvet to another corner, stands her up again, and puts some stank on this one! But Velvet ducks that chop to return the favor! Robyn dodges, she SLAPS back!
The fans boo, but Robyn DOUBLE CHOPS Velvet down! Cover, TWO! Velvet survives, Robyn frowns, but she nods as she still has the edge. Robyn drags Velvet up, but Velvet fires body shots! Velvet runs but Robyn reels her in! BACK- CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Robyn escapes, hurries to her feet, and ducks a lariat to then yank Velvet’s hair! And she CLAWS Velvet’s back! The fans boo but Robyn suplexes, GOURD BUSTER! Cover, TWO! Velvet survives and Robyn snarls again. Another cover, TWO! Robyn argues with the ref, the fans boo Robyn, but Velvet staggers to her feet. Velvet LARIATS Robyn! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! And DOUBLE CHOPS!
Velvet roars, runs, but Robyn follows! Only for Velvet to CALF KICK! The fans fire up with Velvet and she runs to DOUBLE KNEE Robyn in the back! Velvet YANKS Robyn back, winds it up, and HAYMAKER!! Cover, Velvet wins!
Winner: Red Velvet, by pinfall (denies Robyn Renegade a title match)
There was some serious spice in that left hand, she could’ve won this by knockout. That’s a hot and fresh L for Robyn, who else will step into the kitchen and look to stir it up with The Chef?
Tony Khan and Athena are backstage.
The AEW-ROH President & CEO is honored to be here on ROH TV, joined by the ROH Women’s World Champion, The Fallen Goddess, the Forever Champion, Athena. They have a big announcement for a very special show just two weeks from tonight. Here on Honor Club, January 29th, in the Esports Stadium, it will be a collaboration of ROH and Metroplex Wrestling, aka MPX Wrestling, which is run by none other than Athena! It will be ROH x MPX: Global Wars, and Tony says Athena will bring in some top stars from MPX. Athena says it will be a phenomenal show, one no one will want to miss.
And when her Minions prove they’re the best in the world, we continue with this collaboration FOR-E-VER! Y’know, just like her championship reign. Well, that remains to be seen. Athena makes a face that says, “What’s that supposed to mean?” But TK is very excited about working with her, a fantastic champion and a fantastic promotor. He can’t wait to see that team-up show! He thanks Athena for working with them on this, and he’s sure her young wrestlers and Athena herself will have a great show for ROH x MPX: Global Wars. A big show indeed, but which stars will shine brightest in the Lonestar State?
Blake Christian & Lee Johnson w/ Jay Lethal VS Alex Reynolds & Evil Uno!
The Swirl brought down Tommy Billington & Adam Priest, proving they’re the true proteges of the Franchise Player. Will Vanilla Baby & Big Shotty continue to build momentum towards title opportunities? Or can The Dark Order prove they’re still good enough?
The teams sort out and Uno steps up to Blake. Blake does not keep the Code of Honor as he flips Uno off instead. The bell rings, the two circle, but Blake cartwheels past Uno to Fargo Strut. Still needs some work, but he just flips Uno off again. The fans boo but Uno storms up. Blake kicks low, headlocks, but Uno powers up and out. Blake RAMS Uno, Uno returns, but Blake hurdles. Uno shoves Blake, redirects, and then RUNS Blake over! Uno does his own Fargo Strut and the fans cheer that. Uno bumps Blake off Reynolds’ boot, then tags him in. The Dark Order DOUBLE SLINGSHOT BACK SUPLEX! Then they DOUBLE BASEMENT DROPKICK! Cover, TWO!
Reynolds brings Blake up, but Blake RAMS him into the Swirl corner. The ref counts, Blake backs off, but Lee gets his shots in behind the ref’s back. Blake tags Lee in, they mug Reynolds, then Blake whips Lee in, only for Reynolds to dodges! Then Reynolds dodges Blake to send him into Lee! Lethal is already frustrated as Reynolds goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! The fans fire up and Reynolds runs to LARIAT Blake down! And LARIAT Lee down! The fans fire up with Reynolds, he runs up and LARIATS Blake in the corner! Reynolds then BOOTS Lee away, runs up, but Lee dodges! Lee MONKEY FLIPS Blake so he can LARIAT Reynolds down!
Blake BLASTS Uno, Lee LARIATS Reynolds up and out, and The Swirl hurries out after them. Blake brings a chair over, but the ref is busy with an angry Uno. Lee hangs Reynolds out to dry on the railing while Blake sets the chair up nearby. Blake gets space, the fans rally up, and Blake runs back in! Chair-leap AX HANDLE! Down goes Reynolds, and Blake licks the camera?! The fans boo but The Swirl soaks up the heat. Lee puts Reynolds in the ring, then pushes him to a cover, TWO! Reynolds toughs it out but Lee clamps on a chinlock. The fans rally as Reynolds endures, and Reynolds fights up to his feet.
Reynolds fires body shots, but Lee CLUBS away on his back! Lee TOSSES Reynolds to the apron, runs up, but Reynolds ROCKS him! Reynolds ELBOWS Blake down, but Lee gets Reynolds in the ropes! Reynolds turns that around onto Lee for a ROPE OCTOPUS! Lethal protests, the ref counts, and Reynolds stops at 4. Lee stumbles away, but Blake SPEARS Reynolds on the apron! The fans boo, but Blake BLASTS Uno! The Swirl then drags Reynolds up and reels him in. Blake calls the shot, and he handsprings while Lee suplexes, but Reynolds counters with a cradle! TWO!! Lee escapes in time, but Reynolds TOSSES Blake and dodges Lee!
Blake tags in, but Reynolds tags Uno! Uno rallies on The Swirl, LARIAT after LARIAT, corner to corner and back again! The fans fire up as Uno gets all the way to seven, then he CHOPS Blake! Uno runs and BOOTS Blake, then DDTS him down! The fans fire up and Uno covers, TWO! Uno and the fans rally again, and Reynolds joins in. Uno hooks Blake in the Gory Especial, but Blake RANAS Reynolds away! Uno runs up, but Blake puts him on the apron! Blake headscissors Uno in the ropes for Lee to SHOTGUN down! Reynolds LARIATS Lee up and out! Blake kicks and whips, but Reynolds ducks to DIVE onto Lee!
Blake builds speed, he SWIRL SPIKES Uno & Reynolds! The fans are torn but Blake puts Uno in. Blake says this one’s for Lethal! Springboard, handspring, and LETHAL- Gory Especial! Reynolds runs in, GORY LUNG BLOWER!! Cover, Lee breaks it! Lee then whips Reynolds, but Reynolds reverses to TOSS Lee! Uno tags Reynolds, Reynolds climbs, and Uno has Blake in the Gory Especial again. Lethal distracts the ref! This lets Lee YANK Reynolds down! And he ENZIGIRIS Uno! Blake drags Reynolds over, he and Lee each have a wrist. B T E?! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Lee then drags Reynolds up, Blake climbs, SWIRL VALLEY!! Cover, The Swirl wins!
Winners: The Swirl, by pinfall
Lethal pushes past the ref to raise the hands of Blake & Lee in victory! A shoutout to The Young Bucks helps them win, but now Lethal & The Swirl beat up on Dark Order just because they can! The fans boo as Lethal puts Uno in the FIGURE FOUR! Blake even stands on Uno’s neck! Lee TOSSES Reynolds, and John Silver is nowhere to be found! But Adam Priest & Tommy Billington rush out here! Lethal & The Swirl run away, and Lethal says they’re done with those guys! #AllGenres & The Dynamite Kid disagree, when and where will they get their revenge on The Swirl? Will they get their revenge?
My Thoughts:
A very good episode for ROH, especially for (what they recognize to be) episode 150. Nothing super amazing, though that’s apparently because they’re saving the big moves for two weeks, the first-ever ROH x MPX Global Wars. It’s only named that because they don’t have a better name for what’s really just a promotional crossover and not ROH going to another country. Either way, that’ll be fun to see some up-and-coming wrestlers, maybe the MPX stars can get signed to AEW-ROH and help fill more the ROH roster than the AEW one, because ROH needs something to spice up the title scenes, TK is barely developing the people he has.
I will say, I appreciate that GYV are the ones involved in this AEW-ROH crossover story with Eddie Kingston & Ortiz. Very good match with SAP that GYV of course won, and I was pleasantly surprised Eddie & Ortiz confronted GYV after being called out. Their Collision match will be very good, and I would think Eddie & Ortiz win. I also appreciated Archer’s squash match and Shane VS Kiran Grey being back to back, as I planned on skipping them both. Kiran Grey getting an actual entrance week after week is promising for him, as are these great showings he’s been getting, even in defeat. Perhaps Kiran Grey will also be All Elite soon enough.
STP of course won both their matches tonight, with the Mixed Six Tag being a very fun one. Arlington gladly accepted MXM TV as the Faces in this scenario, they’re all just that entertaining that they could make the turn if they wanted. But at the same time, they’re just that good as Heels, it might not happen. Lee Moriarty is also defending his Pure Championship against Xelhua again, but this time in a CMLL venue, that should be another technical classic. Good stuff in the 8 Man Tag, and I hate to say it, but I feel like Jacked Jameson has a point. But even so, the Frat House of course lost, The Von Erichs are very powered up in Texas.
Very good Proving Ground from Velvet VS Renegade, there was some nice innovation in this match, but I figured Velvet would win out. They teased it last week, but seems they’ll give us a slow burn build towards Velvet VS Valkyrie. And then a very good main event tag, but I figured The Swirl would win. Priest & Billington not leaving things alone is a good extension of the feud, and I still think Bandido should join them for a Six Man Tag to set up Bandido VS Blake once and for all.
My Score: 8.6/10
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