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Mitchell’s WWE WrestleMania 41 Results & Report! (4/19/25)
Viva Las Vegas!
Who will define the future of the WWE?
For the first time in his career, CM Punk main events WrestleMania, in a Triple Threat with Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, for the veritable soul of WWE! But will the Wise Man being in his corner help CM Punk win his first WrestleMania main event?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Gunther VS Jey Uso; Jey wins and becomes the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
- WWE World Tag Team Championships: The War Raiders VS The New Day; New Day wins and become the new WWE World Tag Team Champions.
- Jade Cargill VS Naomi; Jade wins.
- WWE United States Championship: LA Knight VS Jacob Fatu; Fatu wins and becomes the new WWE United States Champion.
Rey MysterioRey Fenix VS El Grande Americano; Grande wins.- WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton VS Charlotte Flair; Tiffany wins and retains the title.
- Triple Threat: CM Punk w/ Paul Heyman VS Seth Rollins VS Roman Reigns; Rollins wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the WrestleMania 41 Night 1 Countdown Show!
Join Michael Cole, Pat McAfee, Wade Barrett & Big E in discussing, analyzing, and predicting all the action set for the first night of WrestleMania’s Las Vegas weekend!
Rey Mysterio speaks.
“This is lucha libre. Born int he streets of Mexico, perfected in the ring. Masked warriors, high flying chaos, pure adrenaline. For nearly a century, lucha libre has redefined wrestling. A cultural force inspiring generations. And now the whole world is watching AAA and WWE. Taking lucha libre higher, faster, farther, together. The future flies here.” WORLDS COLLIDE: WWE, NXT & AAA!
AAA executives and various luchadores join the panel!
Michael Cole is honored to have Rey Mysterio, the LWO, Legado Del Fantasma, Andrade, Rey Fenix, Penta, Stephanie Vaquer and AAA’s El Hijo del Vikingo here, as well as representatives of the AAA lucha libre company, as WWE is now officially making an acquisition deal with Mexico based company, Fillip. So joining us are AAA CEO & GM Dorian Pena, AAA President Marisela Pena, Fillip co-founder, Alberto Fasja Cohen, and WWE’s HHH. To start with Dorian, what does this mean to AAA given they’ve created some of the best talent over the last 30 years? Dorian says it is a huge honor because it is the beginning of a new chapter for wrestling.
For three decades, Dorian’s uncle, Antonio Pena, founder of AAA, as well as Dorian’s late father and the vision of his mother, Marisela, they’ve kept this tradition going for 33 years. To be finally here with all this talent, they feel so very proud. The fans cheer for “LUCHA! LUCHA!” Cole asks now from a business standpoint, what does this mean? Cohen says the opportunity was there, they took it, and it has really been years in the making. This partnership is something he’s wanted for a long time. To have the support of the Orland family, it will be an amazing thing for years to come. Cole is excited because some of the top wrestlers on the planet will finally be seen globally.
Now, to HHH, it was perhaps a decade ago that HHH had the idea of bringing under all these groups under on umbrella. When will we get to witness all this? HHH says he’ll get to that in a second. Before any of that, he just wants to take Ms. Marisela, as well as Dorian and Alberto. He has nothing but respect for what they created, and nothing but respect for lucha libre. Some of the greatest stars have come out of AAA, have been in the WWE, have been seen around the world. The impact of lucha libre, especially the cultural, resonates through generations. It cannot be understated, and WWE looks to further that tradition for the sake of everyone who loves it.
HHH promises that WWE will take that to a new level. There was even an article in the LA Times that spoke to the power and popularity of lucha libre. With that in mind, HHH remembers back to 30 years ago, sitting in his apartment with Brian Pillman Sr. and others, watching the very first Worlds Collide take place. So it is HHH’s honor to announce that 30 years later, live from The Forum in LA, June 7th, Worlds Collide will take place again! The fans love that news! And if you don’t think that is exciting, then look no further to who is at this desk here today. The greatest of all time, Rey Mysterio!
The fans chant “6 1 9! 6 1 9!” and Rey appreciates that. HHH brings up the unbelievable Rey Fenix, the full LWO, as well as Penta, Dragon Lee, Santos Escobar and the Garzas. Then of course one of the most spectacular luchadores of all time, Andrade Almas, and THE NXT Women’s Champion, Stephanie Vaquer. And now, combine that with the current AAA talent like the one and only Vikingo, it is as Rey said in that video. This show is going to be incredible, because starting now, the future flies here!
Jackie Redmond interviews Rey Mysterio.
Jackie is honored to have the #GLOAT, Greatest Luchador of All Time, and she can’t imagine an announcement like this without him. She thanks him for being here, especially after what we saw last nigh ton SmackDown. How is he feeling? He wishes he could say he’s feeling great. Spiritually, he is. But physically, it is unfortunate he suffered an injury at the hands of American Made. He is no longer cleared to compete. So he can’t face El Grande Americano tonight? No, not with the clearance. But he has a substitute! Lucha will still be put on the map tonight, because Rey Mysterio nominates Rey Fenix! The fans fire up as now the Immortal Firebird gets to have his WrestleMania debut!
Jackie congratulates Fenix on this moment, but also asks Rey Mysterio to think back to when he was a young man of 14 starting on his journey. What would 14 year old Rey would say? Rey got choked up hearing this news. Thinking back to skinny little 14 year old Rey Rey, he had so many things in his way, no one believed he could be a wrestler. But when he finally made his way at about 17, there is one man who encouraged him, and that was Konnan. The fans have a mixed reaction to that name, but Rey says Konnan brought Rey to the founder of AAA, and that was 1992. Now it is full circle as WWE and AAA are working as one.
If you’d told Rey that in 1992, that’s crazy, let alone Rey being in the WWE himself. So this is such a great time for lucha libre, for wrestling, and for the fans that make this possible. He can’t even stop there! His first PPV was in 1994, Worlds Collide. So to be part of that again here in 2025 is unbelievable. Jackie thanks Rey for his time, and wishes him well. But then, will Fenix avenge the King of Lucha against the would-be greatest, El Grande Americano?
Backstage interview with the New Day.
Byron Saxton is with Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston ahead of their WWE World Tag Team Championship match with the War Raiders. Byron says he still has respect for The New Day and what they’ve accomplished, but facts are facts. It has been over four YEARS since they’ve held tag team gold, and they’ve never won at WrestleMania. If they lose tonight, what does that do to the stock of New Day? Woods says Byron probably thinks because he’s won his fantasy football league three years running, he can be a head coach in the NFL? NO. This is the greatest tag team to ever exist, TWELVE reigns, and now they’re gonna make it lucky 13!
Woods vows that New Day will win big in Vegas and walk out the champions! Kofi says how dare Byron bring this negativity on their auras. Does Byron know what they do when they come to Vegas for the tag titles? Y’know what happened the last time? Facts are facts, they WON, and celebrated on The Strip! So instead of casting all this negative energy, take that energy and use it to appreciate the greatness that stands before him! Also, take this cheap ass suit, and his cheap ass questions, and like everyone else, drop down before them, raise your hands to the heavens, and THANK GOD for the New Day!
New Day storms off, talking trash more, and Byron thanks God that the interview is over. But will Woods & Kofi end the reign of Erik & Ivar? Or will they run into Ragnarök once more?
An incident has occurred backstage!
Bayley is down! Lyra Valkyria, security, and Adam Pearce all check with her. Bayley says it is her shoulder, and then Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez mockingly ask what happened. Lyra assumes it was them, Pearce asks if it was them, and Liv denies it. They are just now arriving! But guess Bayley won’t be competing tomorrow? That’s fine, they’ll take a forfeit win. No, there WILL be a match tomorrow, so get your minds right. Oh, what? They’ll have a 2v1 now? They’ll take that. Lyra says she can go for that. Pearce says no, she can’t fight this alone. But she has 24 hours to find a new partner. Lyra is stunned, but can the Morrigan turn her fortunes around?
Jelly Roll sings God Bless America.
Every legendary story has heroes… and villains.
HHH says, “These days, it can be hard to tell which is which. You think by now you’d know the whole story. This is just the beginning. All the history, all the legends. This time, right here, it’s the realest it’s ever been ever. Look around. We’re everywhere. Vegas is about to find out how real this s*it can get. You know what I like about legendary stories? Sometimes, they’re true. So tonight, who’s it gonna be? Heroes? Or villains?”
Triple H is in the ring!
The CEO, the Hall of Famer, the Game, is here and the fans cheer him on. HHH has a mic to say, “It is my distinct honor to welcome you to Las Vegas, where for the first time ever, right here, right now, all of you are being seen by the entire globe, live, now! So with that said, WELCOME TO WRESTLEMANIA!” The pyro goes off on the massive WWE Casino stage! But what fireworks will we see in the ring here tonight?
Salvatore Ganacci is here.
He isn’t just a world renowned artist and producer, but he’s repping for both Fatal Fury AND Main Event Jey Uso!
WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Gunther VS Jey Uso!
Der Ring General has certain been the villain of this story, looking down on Main Event Jey Uso, then absolutely brutalizing his brother, Jimmy, in front of Jey and the world. Jey has the people on his side, and even makes his entrance with the Las Vegas Raiders cheerleaders, aka the Raiderettes. Jey wears a brand new vest to show he IS the main event, no matter where he goes, but will he soon be the champion? Or will Gunther be like Thanos and make his victory inevitable?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Jey can YEET Gunther once and for all!
The bell rings and the fans fire up as Jey and Gunther slowly circle. They stare down, the fans fire up more, and then the two circle a bit more. They tie up, are in a deadlock, and they go around. Gunther puts Jey on the ropes, then in the corner. The ref counts, Gunther and Jey clinch, but then Gunther CHOPS! Jey DECKS Gunther! The fans fire up as Gunther bails out! Gunther sees what he’s really dealing with this time, and the fans fire up behind Jey. Gunther slowly steps back inside, circles with Jey again, and the two tie up. Gunther headlocks for the takeover, and he grinds Jey down. Jey endures, keeps his shoulders up, and fights to his feet.
Jey powers up and out, but Gunther runs him over! Jey gets up to run Gunther over! Gunther gets up to CHOP! Jey staggers but ENZIGIRIS! Gunther bails out again, Jey tells him to get back in here. Gunther paces around the outside, then steps back inside. The fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” as Jey and Gunther reset. They tie up, and Gunther KNEES low! Gunther then UPPERCUTS, and whips Jey to the corner. Gunther runs up but Jey dodges! Jey scoops but falls over under Gunther’s weight! Gunther covers, TWO! Gunther stays focused as he looms over Jey. Gunther puts Jey on the ropes to CLUB him in the chest!
The ref counts, Gunther lets Jey off the ropes to whip him across the way. Jey ducks ‘n’ dodges, scoops and SLAMS! The fans fire up again as Gunther flounders. Jey runs up to GAMANGIRI! Jey then hurries up top, but Gunther CHOPS Jey off the corner! The ring count now starts on Jey and Gunther soaks up the heat. Jey sits up at 5 of 10, drags himself up, and he rolls in at 7. Gunther stomps Jey down, drags him back up, and UPPERCUTS him back down! Gunther paces around Jey, stands him up, and CHOPS! Gunther CHOPS Jey again, and CHOPS again! Gunther whips Jey corner to corner, runs up and CHOPS again!
Jey sputters, Gunther soaks up the heat, and then Gunther whips the other way. Jey comes back to SPEAR! Cover, TWO! Gunther survives but Jey has evened things up! Both men are down and the fans fire up again. Jey throws hands, but Gunther pushes him back. Jey throws hands, but the ref keeps Jey from going after Gunther in the corner. Gunther uses that to CHOP! Gunther drags Jey up, but Jey fireman’s carries! SAMOAN DROP! The fans fire up as Jey goes up top. Gunther CHOPS Jey first! Gunther climbs up after Jey, for a SUPERPLEX! Jey rises up, but Gunther SHOTGUNS him down! Gunther drags Jey up, and POWERBOMBS! High stack, TWO!
Jey survives and Gunther grows frustrated. Gunther looms over Jey, shakes his head, and then drags Jey back up. Gunther talks trash, then SLAPS Jey down! Gunther hauls Jey up again, but Jey RANAS free! Then SPEARS!! Jey hurries up the corner, USO SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Gunther survives again and Jey is beside himself! Gunther bails out, Jey crawls to the ropes, and Gunther grabs the belt? Gunther wants to just leave?! The fans boo and Jey protests but the ref keeps him back. Jey builds speed and DIVESÂ but into a BELT SHOT! The ref missed all that as he avoided getting hit! Gunther goes up, GUNTHER SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!?!?
The fans are thunderous as Jey survives, but Gunther rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! SLEEPER!! Jey is caught but the fans rally as hard as they can! Jey crawls, reaches out, but Gunther squeezes as tight as he can! Jey reaches out, Gunther grabs that arm and uses it to turn Jey away! Jey still fights around, reaches out with a foot, but Gunther shifts to a BULLY CHOKE! Jey still has the ROPEBREAK! Gunther lets go in frustration but the fans rally even harder. Gunther tells Jey to give up, because it isn’t happening! Gunther KNEES Jey into the corner again and again, then CHOPS! Gunther paces while the fans boo.
Jey rises up, and he eggs Gunther on! Gunther CHOPS Jey, and then Gunther CHOPS him again! Gunther CLUBS Jey down, then paces. Jey UPPERCUTS Gunther! Gunther wrenches, CHOPS, then CHOPS him down! Gunther holds onto the wristlock, soaks up the heat, and then drags Jey back up. Gunther scuffs Jey, taunts him, but Jey stands to CHOP Gunther! Gunther CHOPS Jey! Jey HEADBUTTS Gunther! Gunther CHOPS! Jey ROCKS! Gunther ROCKS! Repeat! The fans fire up as the shots keep going back and forth! Gunther LARIATS but Jey stays up! Jey LARIATS but Gunther stays up! Now LARIATS go back and forth!
Jey UPPERCUTS, but Gunther BOOTS! Jey LARIATS and down goes Gunther! The fans fire up again as both men rise. Jey nods, but Gunther clamps on the SLEEPER!! Jey slips around to GERMAN SUPLEX! Gunther flounders and Jey grits his teeth. Both men go to the corners and rise again. They both run in, and Gunther’s SHOTGUN hits first! Gunther reels Jey in, but Jey slips right out of the bomb, to POWERBOMB GUNTHER! The fans fire up and Jey aims, to SUPERKICK! Gunther wobbles, drops to his knees, and Jey aims from the corner! Gunther rises, into a SUPERKICK! And a SPEAR!! Jey hurries to climb back up!
The fans are thunderous as Jey aims, USO SPLASH!! But he bounces off the cover, so he just goes right back up! USO SPLASH!! Another roll, and another climb! Vegas is electric as Jey hits a THIRD USO SPLASH!!! Gunther flounders around but Jey keeps his eyes locked on target! Jey drags Gunther into a SLEEPER!!! Jey puts on the body scissors, GUNTHER TAPS!!! JEY WINS!!!
Winner: Jey Uso, by submission (NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion)
Las Vegas YEETS as hard as they’ve ever YEET’D before! Jey not only avenges Jimmy, he not only dethrones Gunther, but he does it with a submission! And speaking of Jimmy, he is here to celebrate with his brother! This is now the YEET Era, long may Jey reign!
WWE World Tag Team Championships: The War Raiders VS The New Day!
Erik & Ivar took these titles back in the cold of December, but they have been keeping the fires burning ever since. Meanwhile, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods were so cold to Big E, and have been nothing but radioactive ever since. What will be the fallout of this war between world class tag teams?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and it’s time to see who rocks and who sucks!
The teams sort out and then New Day just attacks! Kofi CLOBBERS Ivar, then he and Woods mug Erik! Erik ROCKS Woods, grabs Kofi, and Woods ROCKS- Well, no, Erik just shrugs that forearm off! Erik then THROWS Kofi at Woods! Tag to Ivar, he and Erik are on the apron, and Erik THROWS Ivar at the New Day! The fans fire up, and Ivar lines up another shot. BASEMENT CROSSBODY against the apron! Ivar puts Woods in, tags Erik, then Ivar climbs. Erik TOSSES Woods for Ivar’s FLYING ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Woods survives being squashed again and again, but Erik waits on Woods. Erik runs up, but Kofi saves Woods!
The fans fire up as Erik builds speed, but Woods UPPERCUTS him! Woods fires hands, then he throws Erik into barriers! Then Woods puts Erik in the ring, tags Kofi, and Woods puts Erik through the ropes. Kofi goes up to DRAPING SENTON onto the apron! Erik flops to the floor but Kofi puts him back in the ring. Kofi covers, TWO! Kofi rains down fists, then he stomps away on Erik. The fans boo the New Day, and Erik fires body shots! Kofi fires back, mule kicks, then FAMOUSERS! Cover, TWO! Kofi is frustrated but he stays between Erik and Ivar. Kofi puts Erik back in the ropes, KNEE LIFTS, then tags Woods.
Woods goes up, up, and DOUBLE STOMPS Erik down! Cover, TWO! Woods taunts Ivar, soaks up the heat, and he does a Fargo Strut! The fans “WOO~!” and boo, but then Erik CHOPS! Woods CHOPS! Erik CHOPS! Woods ROCKS Erik, tags Kofi, and they double whip Erik to a corner. Woods sets up, Kofi runs in, POETRY- NO, Erik catches Kofi to SLAM him onto Woods! The fans rally while Erik crawls, hot tag to Ivar! The fans fire up as the War Beard BACKDROPS Kofi! And then scoops him for a SIDEWALK SLAM, and a SPLASH! Ivar fires up, the fans rally behind him, and he runs at the corner. Kofi dodges, comes back, but into a SEATED SENTON!
Woods runs in, Ivar cartwheels to dodge, then LARIAT! The fans fire up with “WAR! WAR! WAR!” Ivar reels Kofi in, underhooks, but Kofi fights the lift! Kofi then HEEL KICKS and Ivar drops to his knees! Tag to Woods, New Day double whip, but Ivar breaks the double lariat! Ivar handsprings to DOUBLE BACK ELBOW! The fans fire up and Ivar has a wild look in his eyes! Ivar climbs, but Woods YANKS him down! Ivar hits buckles, Woods hits the HONOR ROLL! Tag to Kofi and New Day mugs Ivar! Woods goes up, Kofi brings Ivar into position, but Erik BLASTS Woods! Erik has Kofi but Kofi arm-drags free! TROUBLE IN PARADISE!
Ivar stands, Kofi is after him, but Kofi pushes him away. Kofi swing kicks in the corner! Kofi climbs, but Ivar gets under the jump! LEG LARIAT! The fans fire up as Ivar climbs again! DOOMSAULT!! Cover, LIMIT BREAKER ELBOW breaks it!! Kofi covers Ivar now, TWO!! Ivar survives that sudden turnaround and the fans rally up. “NEW! DAY SUCKS! NEW! DAY SUCKS!” Woods tells them to shut up! Woods tags in, runs up, but ERik tags in! Erik ROCKS Woods, Woods ROCKS Erik, repeat! The fans rally up as the shots go back and forth, then Erik ROCKS Woods! Erik rolling- MULE KICK from Woods!
Woods FRONT KICKS, then HONOR- NO, Erik catches him for the NELSON KNEE STRIKE! Then an ACE TEN MAOU! Ivar is in, he feeds Woods to Erik, but Kofi saves Woods from Thor’s Hammer! Erik TOSSES Kofi, then pops Woods up! Ivar runs, but Kofi trips Ivar in the ropes! Woods CLAWS Erik’s eyes! Woods BOOTS Erik down, then tags Kofi back in! Kofi tags Woods back in, then they get Ivar up! DAYBREAK!! Cover, Kofi holds Ivar’s feet down! NEW DAY WINS!!
Winners: The New Day, by pinfall (NEW WWE World Tag Team Champions)
Kofi & Woods snatch the belts and literally run away with them, knowing they stole this match! But by hook or by crook, New Day are once again W, W, E, World, Tag, Team, CHAMPIONS~! Will lucky number 13 be the best, or rather worst, reign ever?
Jade Cargill VS Naomi!
The Big 3 looked ready to take over the WWE, but in the shadows, a bitter paranoia grew, and it drove The Glow into taking a dark turn. She tried to end The Storm, but The Storm has come back with a vengeance! Will Jade leave Naomi far more than just Jaded tonight? Or will everyone learn to #ProceedWithCaution around Naomi?
As part of her entrance, Naomi rips her way through caution tape along with a new theme song. As for Jade, she gets Jim Cantore to report on the storm that’s hit Las Vegas! The bell rings and the two tie up, for Jade to SLAM Naomi down and rain down fists! Jade whips Naomi to a corner, stomps away on her, but the ref counts. Jade UPPERCUTS Naomi, TOSSES her across the way, and the fans rally up. Jade runs in and RAMS Naomi! And RAMS her! And RAMS her again! Jade stops as the ref counts, then she storms up on Naomi to hoist her up! Jade THROWS Naomi to another corner, but Naomi slips out to the apron.
Naomi ROCKS Jade, climbs up, but Jade TOSSES Naomi off the corner! Naomi flounders out of the ring, Jade pursues, but Naomi kicks low. Naoim ROCKS Jade, whips her, but Jade reverses and Naomi hits barriers hard! Jade storms back up on Naomi, drags her to her feet, and puts her back in the ring. But Naomi bails out the side again. Jade grabs at Naomi through the ropes, but Naomi CLAWS Jade’s eyes! Jade runs up, Naomi ducks and ROUNDHOUSES! Jade falls, Naomi drags her to the apron, and Naomi DRAPING FACEBUSTERS to the floor! The fans are torn but Naomi leaves Jade behind on the outside.
Naomi soaks up cheers and jeers but Jade is up at 5 of 10. Naomi DROPKICKS her back down! Naomi goes out, stalks Jade, and she SMACKS Jade off the steps! Then Naomi goes up to the apron, BLOCKBUSTER to the floor! Naomi drags Jade up again, puts her in the ring, and then stalks Jade. Jade sits up, but into a SPIKE HEADSCISSOR! Cover, TWO! Jade stays in this and Naomi is frustrated, but she talks trash on Jade. Naomi throws down hands, then fires a flurry of forearms! The fans rally up for Jade but Naomi sits her up, to KICK her back down! Naomi soaks up more cheers and jeers, then she drops a leg! Cover, TWO!
Naomi stays on Jade with a headlock, and even traps an arm for a unique clutch combination. The fans rally, Jade fights up, and Jade fires body shots! Jade lifts, Naomi slips free and CHOP BLOCKS! Naomi runs, but into a scoop! And BACKBREAKER! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Jade rises and she rallies on Naomi, to then FLAPJACK and SUPERKICK! Naomi ends up in a corner, Jade runs up and ELBOWS her! Jade whips corner to corner, runs in, but Naomi BOOTS her! Naomi goes up, leaps, but Jade catches her into a suplex, and JACKHAMMER! Cover, TWO! Naomi survives but Jade isn’t done with her!
Jade drags Naomi up, fireman’s carries, but Naomi slips free and ROUNDHOUSES! Jade rebounds to BOOT Naomi down! Jade fires up and the fans are with her! Jade drags Naomi up and has the chicken wings! But Naomi hooks the ropes with a leg! Jade lets go at 4, then runs corner to corner, but Naomi ELBOWS her! Jade comes back again, but Naomi goes up. Naomi leaps, but Jade catches her again! FALL AWAY SLAM! And a kip up! The fans fire up for Jade and she takes a bow. Jade steps on Naomi, goes up the corner, but Naomi gets up to ROUNDHOUSE! Naomi climbs up after Jade now, goes to the very top, and wheelbarrow SUPER BULLDOGS!
Naomi drags Jade into the drop zone, goes up, SPLIT LEG MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!! Jade survives and the fans fire up again! Naomi is furious and she shouts at Jade. Jade eggs Naomi on, and Naomi SUPERKICKS her down! And then SUPERKICKS her again! Jade blocks the third, spins Naomi, JAD- NO, Naomi victory rolls it, TWO! But Naomi hooks Jade’s arms, RINGS OF SATURN!! Jade endures, fights around, rolls around, but Naomi rolls through! Only for Jade to fireman’s carry! The fans fire up and Jade goes for the F- NO, Naomi lands out of the F5! Jade ducks a roundhouse to Electric Chair Lift! And then POWERBOMB!?!
Jade then hooks Naomi up for JADED!!! Cover, Jade wins!
Winner: Jade Cargill, by pinfall
Jade proves she’s a superhero because justice was just served! But will the storm roll on until she strikes gold?
WWE United States Championship: LA Knight VS Jacob Fatu!
The Mega Star has had his run-ins with the rogue bloodline, but it is the Samoan Werewolf that has been hunting him and this title. Knight took out the pack when he ambushed Tama Tonga and then got Braun Strowman to help with Solo Sikoa, so now it comes down to just him and Jacob. Will Knight still reign like a king? Or will Jacob dog walk him, yadada mean?!
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see whose game it is!
The bell rings and the fans fire up already. Knight and Jacob circle, then Jacob swings! Knight dodges to ROCK Jacob, but Jacob comes back !Knight dodges, ROCKS Jacob again, then puts Jacob int he corner! Knight fires hands, Jacob shoves him away, but Knight RAMS into Jacob. Knight whips, Jacob reverses, but Knight dodges. JUMPING NECKBREAKER! Knight kicks and B F- NO! Jacob handstands out of it! The fans fire up while Knight is shocked. Jacob and Knight circle, Knight dodges to throw hands, but Jacob whips. Knight ELBOWS Jacob away, runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but runs into the POP-UP SAMOAN DROP!
Jacob geeks out and the fans fire up! Jacob runs and CLOBBERS Knight! Jacob stomps Knight, drops a HEADBUTT, then stalks Knight to the apron. Jacob drags Knight up, but Knight RAMS him and slingshot sunset flips! Jacob stays up, breaks free, but Knight avoids the hip drop! Knight hoists Jacob up, but Jacob CROSSBODY COUNTERS! Cover, TWO! Jacob stays calm as he stalks Knight again. Jacob stomps Knight, drags him up, and then suplexes to hang Knight out to dry! Knight flops down, sputters and coughs, and Jacob grins. Jacob stalks Knight again, then whips him to ropes. Knight ducks ‘n’ dodges to dropkick the legs out!
Knight runs and DROPKICKS again! Jacob tumbles outside, and Knight runs to WRECK Jacob with a dropkick! Knight hobbles over, brings Jacob up and into the ring, then he goes up the corner. Jacob stands, Knight leaps, but into a POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Knight stays in this but Jacob stalks him again. Jacob runs and SENTONSÂ onto knees! Knight saves himself but both men are down. The fans rally, Jacob rises, and Jacob storms up on Knight. Jacob whips knight, pops him up, but Knight fights the fireman’s carry! Knight then hits a CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Both men are down and the fans fire up again!
Both men go to corners, the fans rally, and Jacob runs in! Knight dodges and Jacob hits POST! Knight fires off, stomps a mudhole, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” The ref counts, Knight runs corner to corner and back again, KNEE WASH! Jacob flounders along the ropes, but Knight POSTS him! And POSTS him again! Knight runs, and he LARIATS Jacob inside-out! Knight goes up, and he spells it out, “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” FLYING ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Jacob stays in this but Knight stays focused. Jacob is up, kicks low and mule kicks Knight down! Jacob grins while Knight sputters, and Jacob goes to a corner.
Jacob goes up, up, but Knight trips him up! No Best Moonsault Ever just yet, and Knight climbs up after Jacob. But Jacob ELBOWS Knight away! Jacob adjusts, but Knight goes right up after him! SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX! Cover, TWO!! Jacob survives and Knight is growing frustrated. Knight brings Jacob back up, the fans rally, and B F- NO! Jacob denies Knight again, and SUPERKICKS! Then Jacob runs to HIP ATTACK! And then HIP ATTACK! Jacob is having fun now as he runs and HIP ATTACKS again!! Jacob goes up, up, and SWANTON BOMBS! Cover, TWO!! Knight survives and the fans fire up!
The fans rally between Knight and Jacob as Jacob stands again. Jacob HEADBUTTS Knight, then HEADBUTTS again! And again! Knight sits up but Jacob HEADBUTTS again! Knight sputters, Jacob goes to the corner, and Jacob goes up, up, and BEST MOONSAULT- B F T!??! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!! Knight is absolutely at a loss for words, and that’s saying something! Vegas is erupting as Knight refocuses. Knight goes up the corner, but Jacob grabs him first! Knight fires hands, but Jacob SUPERKICKS the legs out! Knight lands on the top buckle, and Jacob goes up to SENTON!? Jacob them climbs back up, and he fireman’s carries! SUPER SAMOAN DROP!!
The fans are going nuts as Jacob goes right back up! BEST MOONSAULT EVER!!! But he isn’t done! ANOTHER BEST MOONSAULT EVER!!! Cover, JACOB WINS!
Winner: Jacob Fatu, by pinfall (NEW WWE United States Champion)
Haku is here to celebrate with the Samoan Werewolf! Jacob’s first WrestleMania, his first singles title, and he brings glory back to the family! Will this just be the first of many?
Rey Fenix VS El Grande Americano!
As stated earlier today, an unfortunate injury has now sidelined Rey Mysterio, so he will miss his WrestleMania moment. However, he isn’t the only one who wants after this supposed lucha legend. Is it Chad Gable? Is it really a luchador who history chose to bury? Will it matter when the Immortal Firebird burns him down and avenges the King of Lucha? Or will the future of lucha soon be American made?
Grande insults Vikingo at ringside, then pushes him! Vikingo GAMANGIRIS in return! Grande staggers into the ring, complains about Vikingo, but the bell rings! SOMERSUALT RANA! Cover, TWO! Grandoe sweeps and covers, TWO! Grande baits Fenix into a roll-up, TWO! The two stand off and the fans fire up. Grande and Fenix circle, feel things out, and knuckle lock. They go shoulder to shoulder but then Fenix HEADBUTTS! Fenix jumps and MONKEY FLIPS! It is a double cover, ONE as the hands come up! ONE as the other hands come up! TWO as both men bridge! The fans fire up as both men stand and go to a corner.
Fenix kicks Grande, but Grande jumps up the corner! Fenix jumps up to KICK and SUPER STEINER! Cover, TWO! Fenix brings Grande up to fireman’s carry, but Grande slips free. Grande shoves Fenix, Fenix BOOTS him back, then Fenix goes up, up and MISSILE DROPKICKS! The fans fire up as Fenix goes up the corner, and he SUPER CROSSBODIES! Direct hit but maybe a little double-edged. Fenix still rises and shouts AMINO~! The fans cheer him on, but the ring count is climbing. Fenix puts Grande in at 5, then aims from a corner. Fenix springboards, Grande dodges and waistlocks! GERMAN SUPLEX! “UH GRACIAS~!”
The fans boo but Grande clamps onto Fenix and rains down fists! Grande whips Fenix out of the ring, then soaks up the heat. Fenix RAMS into Grande, RAMS him again, then slingshots, but into a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Grande drags Fenix up, puts him on the top rope, and then climbs up. Fenix fires body shots, then HEADBUTTS! Fenix CHOPS Grande down, then he rises up. Fenix FLYING ARM-DRAGS, then DOUBLE STOMPS! Grable flounders away but Fenix runs up! Fenix kicks, mule kicks, but Grande ducks the buzzsaw, only for the HEEL KICK to hit! The fans fire up as Fenix brings Grande up.
Grande throat chops Fenix! Grande whips, but Fenix tiger feints and HEEL KICKS! Grande ends up in a corner, and the fans fire up for Fenix. Fenix runs corner to corner, but Grande OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES him into the corner! Fenix flounders, Grande crawls to the corner, and Grande climbs up. The fans taunt him by chanting “GABLE~! GABLE~!” Grande MOONSAULT 450 SENTON?!?! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up, but now Grande goes after Fenix’s mask! The fans boo, but Fenix ENZIGIRIS! Fenix fireman’s carries, KNEES Grande, and BLACK FIRE DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Grande survives and the fans rally up.
Fenix tightrope walks but Grande shakes the ropes to trip him up! Fenix falls hard, Grande scrambles away, and Grande is loading his mask!! The fans boo as Grande’s forehead now has the “five head,” and he brings Fenix up. But Fenix rolls Grande, RANAS him, and Grande goes to the apron. Fenix goes up, and he GOODBYE AMIGO KICKS! But it hurt his foot! The plate in the mask hurt Fenix’s foot!! The ref asks what happened, Fenix tries to explain, but then he hobbles to Grande. Grande gets the ANKLE LOCK!! Fenix endures, reaches out, but that foot is in such serious pain! Grande drags Fenix back, but Fenix fights up!
Fenix rolls Grande to a cradle, TWO!! Grande runs up, Fenix dodges to go up, up, DIVING-Â HEADBUTT from Grande!! The fans boo but Grande goes up the corner! DIVING HEADBUTT!! Cover, Grande wins!!
Winner: El Grande Americano, by pinfall
The mystery of Grande or Gable is still unanswered, but we do know that whoever this is just cheated to win big tonight. Vikingo helps Fenix to his feet, will Fenix be able to rise from the ashes of this defeat?
Shawn Michaels is here!
The fans fire up as Mr. WrestleMania, The Heartbreak Kid, is here! “Alright, boys and girls. What an incredible night so far. We have had new champions crowned, WrestleMania moments and memories created, and Las Vegas, we ain’t done yet!” The fans cheer, and HBK says right now, the WWE and ol’ HBK want to thank all 61,467 of the fans here for a sold out WrestleMania Saturday! “And if you ain’t down with that, we got two words for ya!” “SUCK IT!!” The pyro goes off to celebrate this moment, will Sunday night only be bigger and better?
WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton VS Charlotte Flair!
Even with all the other top level feuds on this card, it was this rivalry that ended up the most personal and perhaps the most toxic. But while both sides struck with their venom and vitriol, it all comes down to what happens bell to bell. Will #TiffyTime be brought to a sudden halt? Or will the Queen be denied the throne she believes is her birthright?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if there’s still Tiffy Time on the clock!
The bell rings and the fans rally up while the two stare down. Tiff steps forward but Charlotte stays back. Then Charlotte steps forward, and she trips Tiff to rain down fists! Tiff turns things around to hammer away on Charltote! The fans fire up, Charlotte turns it back around, adn the scrap goes outside! Charltote fires hands, but Tiff fires back! The fans fire up but the ring count climbs! Tiff CHPOS Charltote! Charlotte KNEES low! Charlotte headlocks Tiff, but Tiff POSTS Charlotte! Tiff pushes Charlotte into the ring, storms up on her, and the fans fire up, only for Charlotte to BOOT Tiffy! Tiff runs up, but Charlottep uts her on the apron.
Tiff ROCKS Charlotte, but Charltote ROCKS Tiff! Charlotte CHOPS Tiff in the corner, CHOPS again, then CHOPS again! Charlotte whips corner to corner, Tiff reverses, but Charlotte headstands, only for Tiff to back body block! Tiff hauls Charlotte up, scoops her and puts her in the Tree of Woe. Tiff goes up to WOE STOMP! Cover, TWO! Charlotte is tougher than that but she goes to the apron and then the floor. Charlotte leans against the apron, but Tiff drags Charlotte up! Charlotte trips Tiff, has the leg, and Charlotte drags Tiff to a corner. Tiff BOOTS Charlotte away, runs up, but into a BARRIER BACK SUPLEX!
The fans fire up, Charlotte refreshes the ring count, and Charlotte tells people to move aside. Charlotte RAMS Tiff into the barriers, then paces. Charlotte drags Tiff up, SMACKS her off the apron, then puts her in the ring. Charlotte SMACKS Tiff off the mat, SMACKS her off it again, then scuffs her. The fans boo but Charlotte just puts Tiff on the ropes. Charlotte CHOKES Tiff, steps off at 4, but then kicks at Tiff. The ref reprimands but Charlotte paces. Charlotte snapmares Tiff, then clamps on a headscissors! Charlotte gives Tiff her version of the Devil’s Kiss! The fans boo as Charlotte then THROWS Tiff around with the headscissors!
Charlotte THROWS Tiff again and again, then kips up. The leg is fine and Charlotte is fired up! “I! AM! HER!” The fans boo while Charlotte stalks Tiff to a corner. Charlotte pie faces Tiff, eggs her on, but the fans rally for Tiff. Charlotte whips Tiff, then catches Tiff’s dropkick into a BOSTON CRAB! Maybe even a Walls of Jericho! Tiff endures, powers up, and rolls Charlotte to a cover! TWO, and both women stand! Tiff counter punches, ROCKS Charlotte, but Charlotte turns things around to NECKBREAKER! Tiff staggers, but she dodges the boot! Tiff then DROPKICKS Charlotte down! The fans fire up while Charlotte goes to a corner.
Tiff handsprings corner to corner and BACK ELBOWS! Tiff whips Charlotte to the other corner, and Tiff handsprings again! Another BACK ELBOW! Tiff whips Charlotte to ropes, picks her up, and SPINEBUSTERS! Cover, TWO! Charlotte stays in this and both women are down. The fans rally as Charlotte rolls away to the ropes. Charlotte is back on the apron but Tiff pursues. Tiff drags Charlotte up, but Charlotte HOTSHOTS her! Tiff staggers, Charlotte goes up the corner. Tiff ROCKS Charlotte first! Tiff fireman’s carries and ROLLING SENTONS! Tiff goes to the corner, PRETTIEST MOONSAULT- NO, Charlotte dodge and Tiff rolls through!
Charlotte mule kicks, whips, but Tiff reverses. Charlotte goes up and out, BOOTS Tiff away, then aims. Charlotte slingshots in and rolls Tiff up, but Tiff rolls through! Basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Tiff stays calm as Charlotte stays in this. The fans rally for Tiffy Time as she whips Charlotte. Charlotte reverses, puts Tiff on the apron, but Tiff RAMS into her! Tiff slingshots and hops over to keep moving, but Charlotte BOOTS her down! Cover, TWO!! Tiff survives and Charlotte seethes. Charlotte eggs Tiff on, CHOPS her, and CHOPS her, and CHPOS her again! Charlotte stands Tiff up just to CHOP her down!
Charlotte drags Tiff up, CHOPS again, and the fans “WOO~!” Charlotte pie faces, but Tiff ROCKS and CHOPS and fires a flurry! Tiff runs, she LARITS at the ropes! Tiff runs again, but Charlotte dodges to BOOT Tiff down! Charlotte seethes, runs, but Tiffy avoids Natural Selection to cartwheel and- NO, Charlotte stops the Alabama Lift to SIT OUT POWERBOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Tiff survives and Charlotte is further frustrated. The fans rally and Charlotte sees Tiff go to the corner. Charlotte runs up, Tiff ELBOWS her, but Charlotte GAMANGIRIS! Charlotte puts Tiff’s leg int he ropes, but Tiff avoids the knee drop! But Charlotte LARIATS Tiff down!
The fans boo while Charlotte steps on Tiff. Charlotte goes up the corner, but Tiff hurries to anchor her! The fans fire up, but Charlotte kicks her away! But Tiff comes back to trip Charlotte up! Tiff then climbs up behind Charlotte, brings her up, but Charlotte fires elbows! Tiff falls, Charlotte adjusts, and she rolls back to get behind Tiff! Charlotte then hits a BIG back suplex, but Tiff lands out! Tiff avoids a boot, and SKY HIGHS Charlotte! High stack, TWO!! Charlotte survives again, but Tiff is too tired to be upset. The fans rally, both women rise, and Tiff runs up, but into the BACKBREAKER and a HOTSHOT! Charlotte then YANKS Tiff back before she goes up the corner!
Tiff stands, Charlotte CROSBODIES, but Tiff rolls it through to a cover! TWO!! Charlotte escapes, grabs Tiff and KNEES her again and again! Charlotte THROWS Tiff into buckles, and Tiff flops to the outside. Charlotte goes out to the apron, climbs the corner, but Tiff shoves her in! Charlotte hobbles on the bad leg! Tiff KICKS and KICKS and KICKS! Tiff trips Charlotte, turns her over, and SMASHES that knee! Charlotte writhes, Tiff just grabs the leg, but Charlotte stands and BOOTS! Cover, TWO!! Tiff stays in this and Charlotte grows further frustrated. Charlotte drags Tiff over to the corner, and she has the leg to SLAM it against the post!
Tiff writhes, but Charlotte SLAMS the leg again! The fans boo but Charlotte rolls into the ring. Charlotte then storms up but Tiff ELBOWS her away! Charlotte ROCKS Tiff, puts the leg in the ropes, KNEE DROP on the knee! Charlotte has the legs, FIGURE FOUR! Tiff endures, the fans are torn, but Charlotte eggs Tiff on! Charlotte SLAPS at Tiff, SLAPS her more, but Tiff CLUBS away on the bad leg! They fight until the Figure Four is undone! Charlotte goes for it again, but Tiff BOOTS her into the corner! And CHOP BLOCKS! Charlotte crumbles, but Tiff hauls her up! Fireman’s carry and ROLLING SENTON! Tiff goes to the corner and the fans fire up!
PRETTIEST MOONSAULT EVERÂ onto the knees!! Charlotte saves herself, then drags Tiff into a cradle! TWO!!! Tiff survives that sudden turnaround and Charlotte is despairing right about now. Charlotte drags Tiff to the drop zone, then she climbs back up. The bad leg slows her down, and then Tiff grabs at the leg! Charlotte kicks Tiff away, but Tiff is right back up! Tiff fires off on Charlotte, then brings her up, but Charlotte SUPER GOURD BUSTERS! Charlotte adjusts and FLYING NATURAL SELECTION!!! Cover, TWO!??! Tiff survives and Charlotte is completely baffled! The fans rally as hard as they can for Tiffy Time while Charlotte thinks on what she has to do.
Charlotte sits Tiff up, talks trash on her, but Tiff SLAPS Charlotte! Charlotte CHOP BLOCKS Tiff’s leg! Step through, FIGURE- CRADLE! Charlotte rolls through, scoops, but Tiff slips free! Tiff ROCKS Charlotte! Charlotte comes back, Tiff dodges and Charlotte spears buckles! Tiff reels Charlotte in for the Alabama Lift, BUCKLE SLAM! Tiff hauls Charlotte back up, CLUBS away on her, then fireman’s carries! One more time, ROLLING SENTON! And then one more try, PRETTIEST MOONSAULT EVER!!! Cover, TIFFY WINS!
Winner: Tiffany Stratton, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Champion)
It was a generational battle, it was one for the ages, and it is Tiffany’s defining moment! No crown for the Queen, is Tiffany the new face of the WWE Women’s Division?
The Hall of Fame Class of 2025 is on stage!
The fans cheer for the Immortal Moment of Bret Hart VS Stone Cold Steve Austin, as well as Typhoon and the family of the late-great Earthquake, Michelle McCool, and of course… TRIPLE H! The Game makes his entrance again, and the fans cheer as he shakes hands with all the legends and friends on stage.
Triple Threat: CM Punk w/ Paul Heyman VS Seth Rollins VS Roman Reigns!
Triple H opened the night mentioning legendary true stories, and this is certainly an epic tale. It was 12 years ago that the Second City Saint and The Wise Man brought in a shield to keep him on top as Best in the World. But after the Hounds of Justice broke free of their leashes, things fell apart. And not just because the Architect betrayed the Big Dog, but because CM Punk left. But now, Punk is back, and if you believe Rollins, things are only getting worse because of him. Heroes, villains, or just men with their own agendas, that’s for history to decide. This battle is not just a grudge match but a match that decides the future of WWE’s identity. Who wins and finishes this story?
Rollins is ready to #SailIntoTheBlack as he wears an all black robe with a wild collar, and then uses a flamethrower! The tron changes to reflect how Rollins is ready to #BurnItDown, but then the lights go out…? Because surprise, Rollins took off the black robe to reveal his shining white suit underneath! The fans sing “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” and they max out the sound level meter! But then Roman Reigns makes his entrance and the singing changes to chants of “O T C! O T C!” The Tribal Chief needs nothing more than to lift his finger and set off the pyro before going to the ring. Overhead, the extra trons show off the many legends of the Anoa’i Dynasty as Roman walks past.
Roman gets his second round of pyro, and that leaves one last entrance. “Don’t let these tattoos fool you, I’m a great man of discipline. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t do drugs. I’m straightedge.” CM Punk repeats the words from one of his very first WWE vignettes. “My addiction is wrestling.” This Fire Burns, “you don’t have the fire inside that I have. I have won championships, I have made friends, and I have made enemies. Tonight is MY night. Tonight is MY main event. Pressure is my playground. My fire has always been burning. My addiction is wrestling.” The fans chant for him, and Punk makes his entrance to Living Color playing Cult of Personality LIVE!
The fans sing along, Jelly Roll and George Kittle rock out, and Punk even joins in to get a selfie video with the band. Punk then kneels down, Heyman by his side, to say, “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME~!” The song wraps up and the fans chant for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” even harder now as he stands on the corner. Heyman is technically in Punk’s corner, but he stands about halfway between Punk and Roman, communicating his conflicted feelings about this situation. Roman also finds himself in an awkward situation, because who is he supposed to hand the ula fala to? He simply sets it in the corner, as he is not happy with Heyman.
The bell rings and the fans fire up already! Rollins smirks, Punk grins, but Roman frowns as they all stare down. Rollins suggests he and Roman could work together for a minute, but Roman shakes his head no. Punk says y’know what, they should settle this. Punk goes outside to talk with Heyman for some “advice,” but Punk is already playing mind games. Rollins tells Roman that Punk doesn’t deserve to be here, he shouldn’t be here, so they can get rid of him together. Roman UPPERCUTS Rollins down! Roman bumps Rollins off buckles, then off more buckles! Roman climbs up, rains down fists, and the fans count along.
Punk jumps in and CLUBS Roman at eight of ten. Punk then CHOPS Rollins! Punk CHOPS Rollins again, then goes back for Roman. Punk KICKS Roman, but Roman ROCKS Punk! Punk ROCKS Roman, ROCKS him again, then whips. Roman LEAPING LARIATS Punk down! Then he LEAPING LARIATS Rollins down! Roman LARIATS Punk up and out of the ring! The fans fire up as Roman sees Rollins is on the apron. Roman goes outside, runs in around the way, and hits a classic DRIVE-BY DROPKICK! Roman snarls, and he SMACKS Punk off the apron! And SMACKS him again! Roman asks Heyman, “Is this your guy?!”
Roman whips Punk but Punk reverses to POST Roman! The fans fire up and Rollins DIVES! Direct hit and Roman hits barriers! Rollins then RAMS Roman into more barriers! And then into the steel steps! The steps go tumbling away and the fans sing for Rollins. But then Rollins looks across the way to see Punk. They both run up, and they brawl! The fans fire up and Punk THROWS Rollins into barriers! Rollins still drags Punk down, they scrap, and Rollins kicks Punk away. Punk comes back, the brawl continues, and Punk LARIATS Rollins into the crowd! The fans fire up as Punk hops up onto the barriers, to AX HANDLE Rollins down!
Punk grabs a chair and JAMS Rollins with it! And SMACKS him with it! That memorabilia just got even more valuable! Rollins uses a stanchion to JAM Punk up! And then Rollins uses the trash can to SMACK Punk! Punk falls, the fans rally and duel, and Rollins SMACKS the can on Punk’s back! And then on the back of Punk’s head! Rollins sits Punk up, tells him he’s done, but Punk kicks low! Punk reels Rollins in and snap suplexes Rollins onto the trash can! Rollins writhes but Punk brings him back up. Punk fires hands, Rollins fires back, and they brawl further along the way. Rollins shoves a trash can into Punk, but Punk CHUCKS it at Rollins’ head!
Punk brings Rollins back towards ringside and the brawling continues. But Roman finds them, and he FLIES into the crowd! The fans lose their minds as Roman wipes Punk and Rollins out! Roman rains down fists, then he TOSSES Punk onto the Hydration Station! Roman drags Rollins up to TOSS him onto Punk! Both men flop to the floor, and now fans want tables! Roman looks at the special edition announce desks and says let’s do it! He clears off the Spanish announce desk, drags Rollins up, and he SMACKS Rollins off the steel steps! Roman grabs the prop Prime bottle to SMASH it on Rollins’ back!
Roman puts Punk in the ring, SMASHES Rollins with the Prime bottle prop again, then he ROCKS Punk. And ROCKS him again! And HEADBUTTS! Punk kicks Roman’s bad leg! Punk CHOPS Roman, puts him in the ring now, then hurries to a corner. Punk mocks the “OOAH~” and runs, but Roman picks Punk up! Roman has a fireman’s carry for a SAMOAN DROP! Rollins springboards in, but into an UPPERCUT! Roman snarls and the fans cheer on “O T C! O T C!” Roman raises the one to the sky, then locks ‘n’ loads! The fans fire up as Roman aims, but Punk dodges the superman punch to SWINGING NECKBREAKER!
Rollins is up, Punk storms over, but Rollins RAMS him! Rollins slingshots, but into the fireman’s carry! Rollins fights free, shoves Punk at Roman, so Punk SHINING WIZARDS Roman! Rollins runs up, but Punk CALF KICKS! Punk grins as he has targets in both corners. Punk runs at Rollins, SHINING WIZARD! Punk runs at Roman, another SHINING WIZARD! Punk goes back to Rollins, SHINING WIZARD! Back to Roman, SHINING WIZARD! Punk turns Roman, kicks Rollins, DDT NECKBREAKER COMBO! The fans fire up while Punk has both men down! Punk drags Rollins to the drop zone, then climbs up the corner.
The fans rally as Punk aims, MACHO ELBOW on Rollins! Rollins sputters away and Punk decides to go for more. Heyman isn’t so sure, but Punk scoop SLAMS Roman into the drop zone. Punk climbs up again, he wants to go double or nothing here in Vegas! But Rollins goes right up after him! The fans fire up, Punk fights the suplex, and Roman gets under Rollins! Electric Chair Lift, but Rollins fires hands! Punk stands, DOOMSDAY DEVICE!! The fans fire up, and then Roman SUPERMAN PUNCHES Punk! Cover, TWO! Punk survives and Roman is stunned! “This is Awesome!” and Roman rises up again.
Roman fires up, the fans are with him, and Roman lets out a true “OOOAH~!” Roman runs up, but Punk KICKS the Spear! Then he fireman’s carries, but Roman fights with elbows! Roman ROCKS Punk, but Punk ROCKS Roman! They go back and forth, haymaker for haymaker, but then Punk gets the edge! Punk fires a flurry, then he clinches, ROCK BOTTOM!? Cover, TWO!! Heyman is conflicted as Punk now has the ANACONDA VICE!! Roman endures, flails, pries at the hold, but Punk pulls back! Rollins is up top! FROG SPLASH onto it all!! Cover on Roman, TWO!! All three men are down and Vegas is loving this!
Rollins stomps Punk, stomps Roman, repeat! Rollins rains down furious fists on Punk, then he drags Punk up to BUCKLE BOMB! Punk flops down and Rollins stomps away on Roman! Rollins drags Roman up, reels him in, and lifts for a BUCKLE BOMB! Roman flops down and the fans fire up! Rollins hears the singing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” and then he glares at Punk and Roman. Rollins stands over Roman, but he goes after Punk! Rollins underhooks, but Punk fireman’s carries! Roman SPEARS Punk down! Rollins drags Roman up to underhook, but Roman BACKDROPS free! Rollins lands out!
Roman dodges Rollins, SPEAR into a PEDIGREE!! Rollins hurries to CURB STOMP!! Rollins kicks Punk out of the ring, covers Roman, TWO!?!? Perhaps Rollins wasted time keeping Punk out of this because he had Roman dead to rights! The fans rally up again as Rollins drags Roman to a drop zone. Rollins goes up the corner, says a quick prayer, PHOENIX- NO, Roman rolls out of the way! Rollins rolls through, Punk fireman’s carries! Rollins slips free, Roman runs up, but Punk slips away, SPEAR on Rollins!! Punk drags Roman up to fireman’s carry! GO TO SLEEP!! Cover, TWO?!?! Roman survives and Heyman isn’t sure what he’s feeling!
Punk seethes and thinks on what more it’ll take. The fans duel, Punk goes outside, and Punk fetches Roman back into the ring. Punk brings Roman up, says night-night, and he fireman’s carries again. But Roman flails and fires elbows! Rollins is back, he kicks Punk to PEDIGREE!! Cover, TWO!! Punk survives now and Rollins is stunned! Heyman checks on Punk as Punk goes to the apron. Rollins goes to Roman and says Roman never knows. That is why Rollins is here! Without Heyman, Punk, Rollins, Moxley, the Bloodline, Roman knows nothing! But Rollins still insists that Punk doesn’t belong. It should be Roman and Rollins. Punk is the outsider!
Rollins wants Roman to help him finish Punk! Rollins goes out and BOOTS Punk down! Rollins clears off English commentary, and he wants to do this like old times! Roman walks over, but he seems unsure about this. Rollins CLUBS away on Punk, and he tells Roman that this is the key! Roman still isn’t sure, but then he shouts, “PICK HIM UP!” Rollins lifts Punk up, Roman shouts at Heyman that he told Heyman this would happen! Rollins waits on Roman, but then Roman DECKS Rollins! And he lifts Punk to POWERBOMB him through the desk! It actually falls apart! The fans are going nuts while Roman paces around Rollins.
Roman drags Rollins up, POWERBOMB through the Spanish desk!! Roman drags Rollins up and into the ring, builds speed, and he SPEARS Rollins!!! Cover, TWO?!?!?! HOW?!?! Roman is again beside himself, and Vegas is torn between the different chants and songs! Roman goes out to get Punk. “Who asked for a favor, huh!?” Roman drags Punk up, tosses him into the ring, and Roman storms around while Punk sputters. Roman clamps on the GUILLOTINE!! Heyman is distraught as Roman squeezes the air out of Punk! Roman even adds the body scissors! Punk fights, flails, and pushes through to a prawn hold! TWO!!!
Roman lets go, but Punk clamps back on! ANACONDA VICE!!! Roman endures, Heyman is still distraught, but Punk pulls on the hold! Rollins rolls back in, and he grabs Punk’s legs! Rollins steps through, flips Punk off, and turns over to get Punk in a SHARPSHOOTER!! Rollins uses Bret Hart’s move, making Punk the Stone Cold in this situation! Punk is turning red, but Roman has Rollins in the GUILLOTINE!! And right into the body scissors! But Rollins powers up to lift Roman! Rollins powers up to NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO!! And back to the GUILLOTINE!! Rollins flails but he’s stuck in the middle of the ring!
PUNK CURB STOMPS ROMAN?!?! And then fireman’s carry, GO TO SLEEP for Rollins!!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Rollins survives, Punk is frustrated, and Heyman needs to sit down. Heyman sits on the steel steps as he watches in pain and frustration while the fans rally up even harder. Punk looks between Rollins and Roman, and he chooses to pick Roman up. Rollins flounders his way over as Punk works to fireman’s carry. Rollins grabs a leg so Punk snatches him to the fireman’s carry! GO TO SLEEP again! SPEAR outta nowhere!! CURB STOMP OUTTA NOWHERE!!! All three men are down and Vegas is erupting all over again!
Heyman leaves the steel steps to go to the timekeeper’s area, and he grabs a chair…?! But then… Who is he going to bring it to? Roman and Punk are nearby, so who is Heyman truly loyal to? Roman and Punk both look Heyman in the eye, and they both call for the chair! Heyman looks to Roman, and shakes his head. He slides it to Punk!! The fans are going nuts as Heyman gets on the apron, and he helps Punk stand so he can go after Roman. But then HEYMAN LOW BLOWS PUNK?!?! Did he just sucker Punk to help Roman?! Heyman apologizes profusely to Punk but Roman is loving this! The fans are going nuts all over again as Heyman says Punk made him choose!
Heyman says that is his Tribal Chief! He had to! Heyman presents the chair to Roman, and Roman stands up so he may take it. Heyman acknowledges Roman Reigns, and Roman SMACKS away on Punk! The fans are torn again, but Heyman reminds Roman that Rollins is still here! Look! The perfect parallel! Do it, My Tribal Chief! Roman nods, and he has Heyman step aside. Roman winds up as Rollins stands, but HEYMAN LOW BLOWS ROMAN!?!? Rollins saw that on the tron, and Heyman picks up the chair to present to his NEW Paul Heyman Guy! Rollins’ favor with Heyman presents itself at the most opportune time!
The fans sing “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins aims at Roman as Heyman watches from the corner. Rollins winds up, and SMACK to the back!! Then CURB STOMP!!! Cover, ROLLINS WINS!!!
Winner: Seth Rollins, by pinfall
The more things change, the more they stay the same! Rollins said Heyman was a snake, but it seems Rollins is very much the same! Rollins sits cross-legged a la Punk, and Heyman says he ACKNOWLEDGES his Chief Visionary! Rollins and Heyman leave both Roman and Punk behind, will they both #BurnItDown until all that’s left is Rollins’ vision for the WWE? As for Roman and Punk, what do either man do now that they have been abandoned by The Wise Man?
My Thoughts:
An incredible WrestleMania Night 1, and just a great night in a vacuum. But a three hour preshow with not even one match? That’s a waste in my opinion. I do appreciate the story beat of Bayley being taken out and Lyra needing a new partner, even if it seems like a headscratcher in the moment. Best bet is perhaps Lyra’s new partner is for a big return, i.e. Becky Lynch. Becky joining Lyra could change the math so that the Faces win the titles to then go to NXT. It adds more elements of drama and intrigue given it is Tatum Paxley & Gigi Dolin lying in wait. Tatum likes Lyra, but Lyra looks up to Becky, Tatum could get jealous and be very aggressive towards Becky.
Jey VS Gunther opening the main card may disappoint some people because of how Jey is the Royal Rumble winner and this was a world title match, but it was still an awesome match. Jey also got to clap back at the haters/doubters, because while he did use all his signatures, he also showed the grit to hang with Gunther, and then wins with a submission. I think that was Jey’s first submission win ever, and that is a great way to really stick it to Gunther, who also prides himself on his own grit. Either way, the story was going the way of Jey winning because of how Gunther looked down on him and then brutalized Jey’s brother. This is great for Jey, and I can’t wait to see what’s next.
New Day VS War Raiders was great stuff, and what a clever cheat for New Day to win. New Day are already obnoxious as Heels right now, they’re gonna be insufferable now that they’re champs again. Jade VS Naomi was great, especially with the total remake of Naomi’s character. I honestly didn’t realize that was a paper banner until Naomi tore through it, it looked almost like a screen. Naomi and Jade brought out some new stuff, and Jade got a great win here. From here, I suspect Jade moves up to a title shot, but I also feel like Naomi won’t let this grudge go without some bigger, crazier match.
Great stuff with LA Knight VS Jacob Fatu, though I really am surprised Solo stayed out of this. At the same time, it was pretty clear Jacob was going to win, so maybe Solo felt he didn’t need to interfere. Great win for Jacob, can’t wait to see where the story with Jacob and Solo goes from here. Rey Mysterio unable to compete was a bummer for him, but Rey Fenix and El Grande Americano gave us an awesome match on short notice. El Grande’s vignette was hilarious because the narrator clearly spoke over Chad Gable to be the voice of El Grande. And the sepia tone mariachi entrance was also a riot, loved it.
Grande cheating to win was fine, he is the Heel after all. And given Fenix’s moveset, the loaded mask was the perfect counter. Here’s hoping that Rey Mysterio is healthy enough to face Grande for Backlash. Also, what awesome news about the acquisition of AAA for WWE to make big collaborations from here on, starting with the Worlds Collide special. Not sure why it’s in the afternoon but I can’t be sure what’s going on in June that they’d need to do that. Either way, it’ll be great to see El Hijo del Vikingo have a match with some WWE stars. Let’s just hope Vikingo stays healthy, it’s well known that he’s been injured a few times the past 12 months because he goes too hard, too fast.
For how rough the build was in the middle, aka that worked shoot promo, Tiffany VS Charlotte was great stuff in the ring. They visually did the “anything you can do, I can do better” by having very similar ring gear, and it all contrasted well with how gritty they got at parts. I think Tiff even legit chipped a tooth… But in the end, Tiff winning is the right call. Tiff is the young up-and-comer, she’s proven she can hang in the ring, and more or less can hang on the mic, and the fans still love Tiffy Time. Charlotte can work to try again, or move on to a different title like the Intercontinental or even Women’s World Championship, because nothing’s keeping her from moving to Raw.
And then an awesome main event. Great entrances for all three men, and we got great action as well as great use of continuity between these three men. Heyman of course plays a part in this, and while I saw Heyman joining Rollins as a possibility, I did not think they’d go through with that. But what a powerful image for Heyman to betray Roman like that and stand with Rollins. Rollins and Heyman as a duo is going to be must-see stuff, and I’m pretty sure their next step is to go for a top title. I am glad that this mostly ends with Roman having no Wise Man, because I’ve been wanting to see Roman try to find his own way on his own since this thing with Roman, Heyman and Punk started.
My Score: 9.4/10
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Has The Ruler finally met his match?
Jasper Troy won LFG Season 1, but now he could win the NXT Championship taking on Oba Femi in tonight’s titanic title match!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT North American Championship: Ethan Page VS Sean Legacy; Ethan wins and retains the title.
- Shawn Spears & Niko Vance w/ Izzi Dame VS Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura; Spears & Vance win.
- Lash Legend VS Wren Sinclair; Lash wins.
- NXT Women’s Championship: Jacy Jayne w/ The Fatal Influence VS Lainey Reid; Jacy wins and retains the title.
- Tony D’Angelo & Luca Crusifino VS Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont w/ Wes Lee; Igwe & Dupont win.
- NXT Championship: Oba Femi VS Jasper Troy; Oba wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Oba Femi arrives.
And he’s immediately attacked by Jasper Troy! Troy SMACKS Oba off a car hood, STOMPS him down, then drags him back up to CHOKE SLAM him onto the windshield! Security rushes in and gets him to back off, but what is Troy thinking? Will Oba even be able to defend his title after that attack?
NXT North American Championship: Ethan Page VS Sean Legacy!
All Ego found a way to survive the Fatal 4 Way in LA, but now he’s back in Orlando to defend the title again! But will Ethan continue to steal everyone’s smile? Or can Sean make this title Super?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who builds their legacy!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, and then Ethan headlocks. Legacy pries at the hold, but Ethan clamps on tighter. Ethan hits the takeover and he grinds Legacy down. Legacy rolls to a cover, ONE, and Ethan still holds on. Legacy pushes back with forearms, then he stands up to power out. Ethan RUNS Legacy over, grins, then runs. Legacy drops down, slips around, and he RANAS! Legacy kips up but Ethan avoids the dropkick! And it’s back to the headlock! Ethan hits another takeover and he grinds Legacy down again. The fans rally, Legacy fights up, and Legacy powers up, only for Ethan to hold on!
Ethan smothers Legacy to the mat, then thrashes around! The fans boo but Ethan says Legacy is nothing! Legacy fights as the fans rally up again. Legacy stands, he powers up to break the headlock, then headlocks in return. Ethan powers up and out, Legacy rolls, drops down, then redirects to dropkick the legs out! Legacy DOUBLE STOMPS Ethan, then DROPKICKS again! Ethan tumbles out, the fans fire up, and Legacy dares Ethan to come back. The fans rally behind Legacy while NXT goes picture in picture.
Ethan paces and fumes on the outside, sticking close to the pedestal his title rests on. Legacy storms out after Ethan, ROCKS him with a haymaker, then CHOPS him! Legacy follows Ethan to barriers, CHOPS him again, and the fans fire up. Legacy SMACKS Ethan off the apron, but Ethan turns things around with a mule kick. Ethan winds up but Legacy ducks the chop! Legacy CHOPS in return! The fans fire up again and Legacy puts Ethan in the ring. Legacy KICKS Ethan in the back, then STANDING MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Ethan survives but Legacy stays focused. Legacy drags Ethan up, then whips him to ropes.
Ethan grabs, Legacy runs up, but Ethan TOSSES Legacy out! Legacy hurries back up but Ethan BOOTs him, then hits a DRAPING CODE BREAKER! Ethan snarls and drags Legacy up. Ethan bumps Legacy off buckles, HEADBUTTS him, then stalks him to a corner. Ethan bumps Legacy off buckles, CHOPS him, then soaks up heat from the fans. Ethan stalks Legacy, ROCKS him with a haymaker, then brings him around for another! Legacy staggers but he fires body shots in return! Ethan KNEES low, then throws hands. Ethan fires more haymakers, but Legacy fires back! They go back and forth, and NXT returns to single picture.
The fans rally behind Legacy as he whips, but Ethan reverses and BOOTS! The fans are torn while Ethan paces. Ethan puts Legacy in a corner, hoists him up top, then climbs after him. But Legacy fights the suplex! Legacy fires body shots, then HOTSHOTS Ethan’s arm! Ethan comes back, Legacy ROCKS him, then springboards to MISSILE DROPKICK! The fans fire up while both men are down! Legacy rolls to ropes, Ethan goes to the other end. The two stand, and Legacy fires hands! Legacy whips, CLOBBEWRS, and then CLOBBERS Ethan again! Mule kick, front KICK, BOOT, and then a GERMAN SUPLEX!
The fans fire up while Ethan flounders to a corner! Legacy runs corner to corner, GAMANGIRI! Ethan flops down, Legacy covers, TWO! The fans rally up again and Legacy watches Ethan. Ethan crawls to ropes, Legacy storms up, but Ethan grabs ropes to block the suplex! Legacy SLAPS the arms, torture racks, but Ethan fights free. Ethan shoves Legacy into a corner, ROUNDHOUSES, then he reels Legacy in. Legacy fights the lift, slips under and kicks Ethan away. Legacy dodges Ethan to go up, QUEBRADA and inverted suplex, SAVING GRACE! Cover, TWO!! The fans are thunderous for Legacy with how close he was there!
Legacy hurries to the corner and climbs up. But Ethan ROCKS Legacy first! Ethan HEADBUTTS Legacy, climbs, then hits a TOP ROPE BACKBREAKER!! Legacy falls to the floor and the fans go nuts! Ethan clears the desk and he drags Legacy up! Ethan hoists Legacy up but Legacy slips free! Ethan runs up, but Legacy sends him into the POST! DRIVE-BY DROPKICK! And then Legacy FLIES! Down goes Ethan! Legacy puts Ethan in, the fans rally, 450Â FLOP! Ethan hits the TWISTED GRIN!! Cover, Ethan wins!
Winner: Ethan Page, by pinfall (still NXT North American Champion)
Legacy was so close and yet so far from jumping right up from Evolve to NXT. Speaking of jumping, RICKY SAINTS JUMPS ETHAN! The fans fire up as the Absolute gets after the Egomaniac with haymakers! Saints LARIATS Ethan up and out of the ring, then he fires off hands on the outside! The brawl continues to the back, will Saints not stop until he’s finally humbled All Ego?
Fatal Influence meets with Ava Raine.
Jacy Jayne tells the NXT General Manager that she did not appreciate the surprise of a new signee. As NXT Women’s Champion, that is something management should really run by her first. And since Fatal Influence is going to be at the top for a very long time, it is important they build a rapport as GM and champion. Does she see what Jacy means? Ava does. Well, they started to when Fallon Henley was Women’s North American Champion, but then Fallon lost it… And Jazmyn might even become champion some day, but for now, it is Jacy. And she needs to know what is going on with their division.
Jacy then says, “And then there’s this one.” Lainey Reid enters and SLAPS Jacy! Reid says that what she wanted to say last week is that she’s ready for Jacy right here, right now. Okay, Jacy gets it, Reid’s trying to take a page out of the Jacy Jayne playbook. It’s not gonna work on her, though! Well, then Reid has nothing to lose. SLAP!! Ava reprimands Reid, Reid leaves, and Fallon says Jacy has to do it now. Jacy tells Ava to give her Reid tonight! She’ll even put her title on the line against that little b*tch! Ava says done. Ava is stressing over the chaos going on in her own brand, but will Reid prove she’s more than leveled up enough for the Toxic Rockstar?
#ZaRuca speaks.
Via TikTok, Sol Ruca & Zaria try out the friend challenge of “same word, same time.” It doesn’t really work but it’s still fun. And then in the background, Lash Legend starts talking trash on Wren Sinclair and the No Quarter Catch Crew. Getting away from the NQCC was the best thing to happen to Myles Borne, because that “string haired oompah-loompah” was bossing him around way too much. Myles will make the best of his independence, just like her. And now that there’s a new champ in town, Lash is gonna go get that gold. Kelani Jordan chimes in with how sick and tired she is of Lash.
Lash says SKRRR and this is what the video is about now… Wren speaks up saying she doesn’t appreciate Lash talking bad about Charles or NQCC. And you can’t just do and say whatever you want! Lash tells Kelani to let “her girl” Wren know, titles are the last thing Wren’s got to worry about. Lash heads out, Kelani and Karmen assure Wren she doesn’t have to worry about Lash. ZaRuca can’t believe all this DRAMA~! But will Wren make Lash respect the NQCC? Or will Lash step right over her to get to the title?
The Culling talks backstage.
Shawn Spears smiles and says he trusts Izzi’s judgment. Why did she take a chair to Jensen’s back? There is no room for half-ass commitment in The Culling. Jensen always dressed different from them, kept his distance from them, and when it came to talk about family, his eyes would always dart around the room like the others weren’t right in front of him. Jensen didn’t believe in them, so why should they believe in him? And then the final nail in the coffin: Jensen takes the loss to Hank, Tank and Briggs? The Culling is supposed to purge the weak and slaughter the feeble. Jensen was both. Spears says she saw something he didn’t and took action. Brilliant!
That is the kind of person he needs her to become. Izzi says individuals think they’re stronger than the group all across NXT. That will not be them. Niko says Izzi eliminated Jensen for them, and he thanks her for it. Izzi says Jensen had it coming, #ItIzWhatItIz. Niko says now this is a new beginning, but with the same goals. Spears says it starts tonight, against Briggs & Inamura. Is there anything else Izzi sees? She has her eyes on something. They all share a smile, but just what could The Culling’s femme fatale be plotting?
Shawn Spears & Niko Vance w/ Izzi Dame VS Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura!
The Chair Man thought Brooks Jensen trusted him, but as The It Girl pointed out, Jensen wasn’t fully committed. As for the Bullhead Brawler & Great Rush, they’re reunited and still hunting gold, but perhaps more than just the tag titles? All things will come to light, but who takes a step closer to the spotlight here in NXT?
The teams sort out and Niko starts against Inamura. They tie up, go around in a deadlock, and Niko headlocks. Inamura fires body shots, powers up and out, but Niko RAMS him! Inamura comes back to RAM Niko! Niko rebounds to RAM Inamura, but Inamura rebounds to FLYING SHOULDER! Niko goes to a corner while the fans fire up! Inamura runs in, Niko goes up and over, then Niko HEADBUTTS! Niko brings Inamura over, tags Spears, and they hand Inamura off so Spears can CHOP! The fans “WOO~” and Inamura nods! Spears CHOPS again, and the fans fire up with Inamura! Spears CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Inamura just takes it!
Inamura then blocks a chop, and he puts Spears in the corner to CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! Inamura then winds up to CHOP! Spears flounders around, Inamura CLUBS him, and he tags Briggs. They double whip to DOUBLE SCOOP SLAM! Inamura CHOPS, Briggs ELBOW DROPS! Cover, TWO! Briggs storms up to the apron as Spears bails out. Briggs drags Spears up, but Spears RAMS low! Spears slingshots but into a HAYMAKER! Briggs then HIP TOSSES Spears into a BACKBREAKER! Spears writhes, Niko gets in but Briggs BOOTS him down! Spears kicks, Briggs blocks, but the SUPERKICK still hits! Spears calls for Niko but he’s down!
Spears is mad, he runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Briggs CROSSBODIES! The fans fire up while Spears sputters to the ropes. Briggs runs, slides out, and he ROCKS Spears! Izzi has the chair! The ref reprimands, but then Niko tags in! Niko CLOBBERS Briggs from behind! The fans boo but Izzi laughs. Niko puts Briggs in, CLUBS him, but Briggs goes for a leg. Niko CLUBS him down, gator rolls, and throws down ELBOW after ELBOW! Briggs CLUBS away on Briggs, then watches him sputter. Niko drags Briggs up just to short arm LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Briggs toughs it out but Niko ROCKS him! Briggs goes to a corner in a daze, but Niko runs in and RAMS Briggs!
Niko runs and he FLYING HEADBUTTS!! Tag to Spears, and he stays between Briggs and Inamura. Spears mocks the sumo style and the ref has to keep Inamura back. Spears drags Brigg sup, but Briggs ROCKS Spears! Both men wobble and hobble, hot tag to Inamura! Inamura CLOBBERS Spears again and again and then LARIATS Niko! Inamura wrenches and fires off fast hands! He DECKS Spears and hits the sumo stance! SUMO PALM RUSH! Inamura ROCKS and CHOPS Spears over and over, then runs corner to corner to SPLASH! Niko hurries to tag, but so does Briggs. Inamura SPLASHES Spears, feeds him tot he BOOT, but Niko is in!
Briggs scoops to SIDEWALK SLAM and SPLASH! The fans fire up with Briggs, then climbs. Spears distracts but Inamura POUNCES Spears! But Niko trips Briggs! Niko drags Briggs out for the DOMINATOR! Cover, Culling wins!
Winners: Shawn Spears & Niko Vance, by pinfall
They shed the dead weight and have only gotten stronger! Will no one be able to stop The Culling from taking over NXT? What will it take for Briggs & Inamura to become contenders?
Ava talks with Ricky Saints.
And she asks him, “What were you thinking?” What was the point of him going after Ethan like that? Doesn’t he remember the talk they had about how she wasn’t going to let them keep running around, ruining her show? Ricky coughs, he still isn’t 100%. She still sees the bruising on his neck, he can’t talk, and we all know what Ethan is capable of. Please let Ava handle this, okay? Ricky is to go home, rest, and not come back again until he is medically cleared. Ricky seethes but he has no other choice. When and where will the revolution once again be televised?
Sarah Schreiber is at WWE Medical.
She wanted to get a word from Oba Femi after the attack by Jasper Troy, but he is still under examination. As of right now, the title match is still on, but it could be in jeopardy. A loud noise from off camera gets our attention, and it is Kale Dixon & Uriah Connors apologizing to Mr. Chase. They should not have messed with Dark State, a bad idea. They have no idea what they were thinking. Oh, now they see it? It took them getting their asses kicked again to see it? If they’re gonna do this again- Wait, so there’s a chance- Let him finish! If they’re to do this, they have to do it Mr. Chase’s way. The right way. Kale loves that! But what does it mean?
For starters, show up to class on time! Okay! Two: Follow the rules! Three: Follow the directions! Is that too much to ask? No, sir! They can do that! So they’re in? 100%! In there like swim wear. In that case, time to get back to class. Yes! Chase U~! With Kale & Uriah following Mr. Chase’s guidance, will this be the Summer of Chase U?
The Glamour has arrived in NXT!
Mariah May soaks in the tub and blows the bubbles. Time to get out, get dressed, and make the world fall in love! She’s beauty, she’s grace, and she will likely punch you in the face! The Glamour doesn’t just walk into the spotlight, she’s the reason it exists! She is the girl you’ve been waiting for! Introducing… Um, Miss? There she is! And she is… Blake Monroe!
Lash Legend VS Wren Sinclair!
The Bougie Bully is indeed bullying the locker room, and also claims she will be leading the title chase. But will she have to SKRRR and pump the brakes after facing #WrenQCC? Or will not even no quarter be enough to stop this future legend?
NXT returns as Wren makes her entrance, the NQCC by her side. But she assures Tavion Heights & Charlie Dempsey that she’ll be fine on her own. Tavion & Dempsey fist bump and let Wren go to the ring alone. But then Kelani Jordan surprises Lash by joining commentary. Lani says Lash stuck her nose in other people’s business, time for Lani to return the favor. The bell rings and Lash talks trash, but Wren waistlocks. Lash headlocks to THROW Wren away, then she talks more trash on Lani. But Wren is up to DROPKICK! Lash ends up in a corner, Wren LARIATS then ELBOWS Lash. But Lash lifts Wren, THROWS her away, then backdrops, only for Wren to sunset flip!
Lash waves her arms to stay up, but then Wren spins to trip Lash up! Wren SMACKS Lash’s arm out from under her, then has them both, CATTLE MUTILATION! Wren marches around to keep on the torque but Lash endures! Wren shifts to have the FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Lash powers up, scoops Wren, and then gut wrenches! Wren slips free, but Lash BOOTS her down! Wren sputters, Lani is disappointed, but Lash HAMMERS away on Wren against the ropes! Lash stops, glares at Lani, then drags Wren up. Lash SMACKS Wren off the mat, runs, and SPLASHES down! Cover, TWO! Wren stays in this but Lash wraps on a BEARHUG!
Lash squeezes tight but Wren endures! The fans rally for Wren but Lash thrashes her around! Wren CLUBS away on Lash, fires elbows, but Lash knees low! Wren goes toa corner, Lash runs up, but Wren dodges! Lash hits buckles, comes back, but Wren ELBOWS her! And CHOPS her! And fires body shots! And DOUBLE CHOPS! Lash runs up, Wren dodges, and Wren tilt-o-whirls to RANA! Lash gest up, Wren jumps up, SATELLITE DDT! But Lash flounders out of the ring! Wren just goes to the apron and FLYING- NO, Lash stops the rana! Wren slips free to kick a leg out, and ENZIGIRI Lash down! The fans fire up as Wren pushes Lash in.
Wren climbs up a corner, Lani claims Wren is not a friend despite Lani wanting her to win. Wren CROSSBODIES, but Lash catches her! Lash swings Ren, LASH EXTENSION! Cover, Lash wins!
Winner: Lash Legend, by pinfall
Wren put up a fight, but Lash still stands tall! Will no one be able to stop Lash from becoming champion?
Lainey Reid speaks.
“Last week, I showed the WWE Universe their first dose of the Southern Sensation. And here I am thinking I had to wait for the sweetest moment to join this NXT Women’s Division, but no, no, no. I didn’t wait to become a rodeo champion. Or a former, record-breaking track athlete. I saw my opportunity and I took it. And when I see my opportunity here, I don’t mind kicking my Southern hospitality to the side. And sweetheart, don’t let my accent fool you. Jacy Jayne is still the most beatable champion in WWE history. And tonight, I’m gonna shock the world.” Will Reid rope ‘n’ ride to wrangle herself that NXT Women’s Championship?
Backstage interview with Jasper Troy.
Sarah brings up how he viciously attacked Oba Femi earlier tonight. Why did he risk putting the title match in jeopardy? Isn’t he worried Oba won’t be able to compete? Troy says that didn’t cost him anything, and he knows exactly what he’s doing. Oba may be hurting, but he’s a beast. And as long as Oba is still breathing, he will still go out there to defend the title. Troy is counting on it. These alpha males are still on their collision course, but will Troy go from the top of LFG to the top of NXT?
NXT Women’s Championship: Jacy Jayne w/ The Fatal Influence VS Lainey Reid!
It took all of the Fatal Influence and then some to take this title off Stephanie Vaquer, so by that math, maybe the Southern Sensation is right. Could Jacy be nothing more than a paper champion? Or will it not matter when Jacy still has her friends by her side?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who is really championship material!
The bell rings and the fans rally behind “LAINEY! LAINEY!” Jacy gets mad, runs up on Reid, but Reid rolls her up! TWO!! Jacy escapes and Reid says it was that close. Jacy runs up, Reid doges the boot to ROUNDHOUSE! And roll-up, high stack, TWO! Reid bumps Jacy off buckles, stomps and ROCKS Jacy, then brings her around. Reid bumps Jacy off buckles, then fires elbow after elbow. The ref counts, Reid whips, but Jacy reverses. Reid goes up and up to CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Jacy sputters and Reid pushes her around. Reid talks some trash, but Jacy blocks a punch to KNEE and LARIAT! Cover, TWO!
Jacy stomps away on Reid, then runs to SENTON! Jacy keeps moving, another SENTON! “And that’s why I’m the champ!” The fans boo because no it’s not. Jacy drags Reid up but Reid breaks free to ROCK Jacy! And ROLLING ELBOW! Jacy wobbles, Reid whips, and then Reid blows past Jacy, but Jacy SUPERKICKS! Reid flops against ropes, the fans rally, but Jacy CATAPULT GUILLOTINES her! Reid sputters, the Influence laughs at her, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Jacy soaks up the heat while she poses, then stalks Reid in the ring. Jacy bumps Reid off buckles, runs her side to side to bump off more buckles, then she fires hands! Jacy digs her boot in, steps off as the ref counts, but then CHOKES Reid on the ropes! The ref counts, Jacy YANKS the ropes to snap Reid back, and Jacy eggs Redi on. Jacy SLAPS Reid, talks more trash, then drags Reid up for a whip and ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Reid is still in this so Jacy drags her up to SLAP her again! And again! But Reid SLAPS back! Reid fires body shots, but Jacy KNEES low! Jacy snarls and she pushes Reid down with a neck wrench.
Reid endures and fights back to her feet. Jacy keeps the chinlock but Reid fires body shots. Reid then reels Jacy into a cradle, TWO! Jacy runs up but Reid BODY BLOWS! Reid kicks low, UPPERCUTS, then whips. Jacy reverses and NECKBREAKER DROPS! Cover, TWO! Reid stays in this but Jacy stays on her with a top mount and fast hands! Jacy stomps Reid, then paces around. Jacy soaks up more heat, ELBOWS her in the shoulder, then clamps on a chinlock. Reid endures, fights around, but Jacy cranks on the hold. It’s almost a Bully Choke but Reid keeps moving around. Reid stands, and she RAMS Jacy into the buckles!
Jacy holds on as NXT returns to single picture, and the fans rally as Reid RAMS Jacy in again !And again! Jacy THROWS Reid into the buckles, then CHOKES her again! The ref counts, Jacy stops at 4 and she soaks up more heat. Jacy runs up, but Reid dodges! DROPKICK! Jacy is down and the fans fire up! Jacy hobbles up but Reid RAMS her low! And kicks low, to then fire forearms! Reid whips, Jacy reverses, but Reid grabs ropes. Reid ELBOWS Jacy away, then takes a swing, but Jacy gets under to trip her! Jacy wants to guillotine again but Reid BOOTS Jacy away! Jacy snarls and comes back, she stomps the rope to hit Reid in the throat!
The fans boo but Fallon & Jazmyn mock Reid’s pain. Reid goes to a corner, Jacy runs in, and Jacy back body blocks! Jacy puts Reid up top, SLAPS her, then GAMANGIRIS! Jacy climbs up, brings Reid up, but Reid fires body shots! The fans rally, Reid fires forearms and HEADBUTTS! Jacy drops back and the fans fire up for Reid! Reid adjusts, leaps, and BLOCKBUSTERS! A rough landing for Reid, too, and the fans rally up! The standing count starts, both women stir at 3 of 10, and they rise up. Jacy fires a haymaker, Reid fires back! They go back and forth and the fans rally for Reid! Reid swats a shot to give a shot!
Reid kicks, UPPERCUTS, and then runs to RUN Jacy over! And she RUNS Jacy over again! Reid dodges to atomic drop! And RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! And ARM WRINGER! Jacy flounders to a corner, Reid runs in, UPPERCUT! Reid reels Jacy in for ANARCHY!! Cover, TWO!! Jacy survives that twister and Reid is shocked! Reid drags Jacy up, clinches again, but Jacy fights the lift! Jacy fires elbows, shoves free, then runs up, only for Reid to block a boot !Jacy dodges the lariat to run and RANA! Jacy runs up, Reid dodges a knee to GIVE A KNEE!! Cover, TWO!?!? Jacy survives and no one can believe it!
The fans fire up for Reid as she is getting closer! Reid waistlocks, O’Conner Rolls, TWO! Reid goes up the corner, but Fallon distracts! Jacy HOTSHOTS Reid! Jacy spins for the ENCORE ELBOW!! Cover, Jacy wins!
Winner: Jacy Jayne, by pinfall (still NXT Women’s Champion)
But yes, put another huge asterisk on this one: Fallon had to distract Reid at just the right moment to help Jacy survive. But is this going to be the story of Jacy’s reign? Wait! From the perch, it’s Ava Raine! And she says that since the Influence took it upon themselves to decide who Jacy’s first challenger would be, Ava will now decide her next one. And because we have the most stacked and most talented Women’s Division in the world, Ava decided that next week, there will be four singles matches. The winners of those matches move on to a Fatal 4 Way on June 24. And the winner of that match will be the NEW #1 contender, facing Jacy for the title at EVOLUTION!
This huge move has Jacy shaking in her boots! And just look at the contenders lining up! Thea Hail, Lola Vice, Kelani Jordan, Jaida Parker, Lash Legend, Zaria, Izzi Dame, Jordynne Grace, and surely everyone else in the back. Who will make it through the mini-tournament to turn up the heat in Atlanta?
Briggs & Inamura talk backstage.
Inamura assures Briggs that they will get The Culling. Briggs says it doesn’t matter. Inamura came back just for Briggs, and he let this happen! Briggs is furious, and he shouts that they’re better than this! Inamura says he knows that. But then in step TNA’s First Class, AJ Francis & KC Navarro. The former Top Dolla says that survey says… Not really. But he will reintroduce himself, this is AJ Francis. And here is the Blessed One, KC Navarro. And together, they are First Class. But tough loss out there, big man. Don’t worry, the NXT Tag Team Championships will look much better on them real soon.
Inamura says he just realized. These two are really annoying! Francis says he was taking over this locker room before Inamura even thought about being a big star in NOAH. And now he’s back to do it again! But a guitar strum signals the entrance of Elijah! He introduces himself, and he says if not for First Class, the TNA World Championship would be back in TNA. So why not take this right now? He can introduce them to his guitar. KC says pardon me, Elijah, but they’re gonna go talk with THE TNA World Champion right now. KC ushers AJ away, but what will they have to say to the “Trick’N A” Champion?
Luca Crusifino is on the phone.
The Consigliere promises whoever is on the other side that he will “get it done.” Tony D’Angelo walks in and asks what that was about. Luca says nothing, just taking care of business. Oh, really? Yes, Luca will prove himself to Tony that he can be trusted. After you. Tony says no, after Luca. Luca walks in front, so that he can’t stab Tony in the back. But will there still be betrayal on the menu? Or can Luca really be trusted?
Tavion talks with Myles Borne backstage.
But then in step Wren and Charlie. Myles asks Wren what she called to talk to him about. Wren says Charles is still upset about the loss, but he does have something to tell Myles. Charlie says Wren did make a good point, and Charlie is a man of his word, so good luck out there. They shake hands, and Myles thanks Charlie for that. The NQCC did shape him into the man he is today, so he’ll never forget them. Charlie tells Myles to make them proud. Myles says of course he will. And then Je’Von Evans joins in and congratulates Myles. Je’Von and Tavion know Myles will be ready for anything. And tough loss for OG Charlie, but it’s all good, right?
Charlie says yeah, the NQCC is good. Tavion wants a shot, too. Wait, what? No, no, he’s not ready to face Charlie in the ring. Je’Von says daaayumn~! Charles, c’mon now! Why you holdin’ people down when you just let Myles go? Charlie asks why Je’Von is here when it’s not his business. They’ll stick with him, right? Tavion says yeah, but he was just thinking- Charlie says he knows what Tavion is thinking: the three of them are always and forever NQCC, they will rule NXT together! C’mon, let’s go. Wren says she’ll talk to him. Wren follows after Charlie, but is the beginning of the end for the crew?
Tony D’Angelo & Luca Crusifino VS Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont w/ Wes Lee!
NXT returns as The High Ryze make their entrance. The teams sort out and Luca starts against Igwe. They tie up, Luca waistlocks, but Igwe THROWS him off. Luca is back on Igwe going for a leg, but Igwe SMASHES Luca! Igwe whips, Luca ducks the boot, and then he ducks the lariat to JUMP KNEE! Luca brings Igwe over, Tony is hesitant, but Igwe THROWS Luca by his hair! Tag to Dupont, and Ty & Ty DOUBLE SHOULDER TACKLE! Dupont runs up, Luca avoids the stomp to roll him up, TWO! Dupont DECKS Luca, then runs up, only for Luca to dodge! Dupont hits buckles, Luca wrenches him and brings him over.
Tony holds his hand out, Luca tags him, but Tony doesn’t want to do a double team move. Luca lets Dupont go, and Tony throws hands. Tony whips Dupont, blows past and FLYING FOREARMS! Tony reels Dupont in, fires body shots for the hockey scrum, but Dupont RAMS Tony into the corner! Tony fights back but Igwe tags in! They mug Tony, Igwe stomps Tony down, then tells the ref to shut it. Wait, “breaking news” from Blake Monroe herself? She is going to officially sign her NXT contract next Tuesday! Igwe argues with the ref, then stands Tony up to talk trash. Tony pushes Igwe back, they throw hands, and Tony DECKS Igwe!
Tony goes to the D’Angelo corner but Wes distracts Luca! Tony shouts at Luca to pay attention, but then Igwe sucker punches Tony! Igwe RAMS Tony into the corner, tags Dupont, and Dupont runs in for the STINGER SPLASH! Tag back to Igwe, and Dupont feeds Tony to a KNEE! Igwe tags Dupont back in, they double whip, but Tony grabs ropes. Tony TOSSES Igwe, dodges Dupont, and he hot tags Luca! Luca rallies on Dupont & Igwe, ELBOW in the corner for Dupont, LARIAT for Igwe! The fans fire up, Dupont runs up, but Luca DUMPS him out! Igwe storms up, whips, but Luca goes up and out and slingshots to SHOULDER TACKLE!
The fans fire up for Luca and he tags Tony back in. Luca tells Tony to trust him, and Tony nods. Luca builds speed for Tony to TOSS out onto Igwe & Dupont! The fans fire up for the D’Angelo Family while NXT goes picture in picture.
Luca is feeling it but Tony still seems hesitant. Luca pushes Dupont into the ring for Tony and Tony drags Dupont up for the hockey scrum. Then the HALF HATCH! Dupont flounders, Tony is on him again, and Tony whips Dupont to the corner hard. Tony LARIATS, tags Luca, and they double whip Dupont to DOUBLE ELBOW! Igwe is up but Tony DECKS him! Tony turns around, Luca pushes him out of the way so that Dupont’s UPPERCUT hits Luca! Dupont stomps away on Luca, and there’s nothing Tony can do since Luca is legal. Dupont tags Igwe, they mug Luca, and Igwe hoists Luca up for the SNAKE EYES!
Luca sputters and flounders, Igwe covers, TWO! Luca survives but Igwe drags him back over. Tag to Dupont, and Dupont runs to SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO! Luca stays in this but Dupont pushes him around. Luca CHOPS back! Dupont BOOTS Luca down! Dupont pushes Luca down so he can ground ‘n’ pound! Tag to Igwe, and Igwe CHOPS! The mugging continues, then Dupont FULL NELSON SLAMS Luca! Igwe covers, TWO! Luca toughs it out but Igwe keeps him down with a chinlock. Luca endures as Igwe squeezes tight. Tony paces, the fans rally, and Luca fights up. NXT returns to single picture, and Igwe THROWS Luca down!
Igwe facelocks to keep Luca from Tony. The fans rally and Luca fires body shots. But Igwe scoops to SHOULDER BUSTER! Luca writhes, Igwe covers, TWO! Luca snarls but Igwe stays on him with forearms! Igwe talks trash, fires more shots, but Luca eggs him on! Luca then fires haymakers! Igwe hits low, then whips Luca to the corner. Igwe LARIATS then whips corner to corner for another LARIAT! Igwe scoops, Luca slips free, and then comes back with a CODE BREAKER! Both men are down and the fans rally up! Luca crawls, reaches out, hot tag to Tony! The Don rallies on Igwe & Dupont! BELLY2BELLY after BELLY2BELLY!
The fans fire up as Tony drags Igwe up and whips him to ropes, SPINEBUSTER! The fans fire up more but WAIT! Stacks is here! Ton catches him first to HIP TOSS! Stacks wants mercy and he tries to run away, but Tony has him by the leg! But then Luca has the crowbar?!? Tony sees that, and he asks what that’s about! Luca says he was getting it out of the ring! Tony says he knew all along that Luca was a rat! But Igwe CLOBBERS Tony into Luca! Tag to Dupont, HIGH RYZE BOMB!! Cover, Igwe & Dupont win!
Winners: Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont, by pinfall
Stacks grins as he got one over on Tony again. Will the traitor continue to toy with Tony until The Don’s completely spiraled out of control?
Backstage interview with Trick Williams.
Sarah is with the TNA World Champion and congratulates him on successful title defenses, both last Tuesday against Mike Santana and last Friday at TNA Against All Odds against Elijah. But some are saying Trick only made it through last Tuesday thanks to First Class. Trick says there are haters who say he ain’t great, even when they know that he is. They try to say he doesn’t look good when they know he looks like money. What Trick is saying is, he doesn’t care what nobody has to say, including the “loud ‘n’ proud” Mike Santana! Santana made a promise to his daughter, but he really just lied to his daughter’s face!
And as for Elijah, he needs to get some guitar lessons! Then he needs to learn how to squabble because we all saw what happened to him on Friday! Now Elijah needs help, needs backup, he’s got Briggs & Inamura to come #WalkWithElijah. Well, that’s cool, cuz ever since Trick went Hollywood, Trick’s been riding in first class! That’s how we’ll do it! Six Man Tag: Inamura, Briggs & Elijah VS THE Trick Williams and “the light-skinned brothers outta First Class,” AJ Francis & KC Navarro, let’s talk about it! And as for Briggs & Inamura, since they wanna walk with Elijah so bad, they’ll all get dog-walked right outta NXT!
You already know what it is! #TrickyTwoBrands, and he makes it look easy! Sarah says AJ Francis just posted a tweet that he is excited for this match. Trick says let’s talk about it. Trick heads out, but will he and First Class still be riding in style? Or will Elijah, Briggs & Inamura humble them all together?
The Evolution Eliminator is set!
Next week, all four matches will happen! Kelani Jordan VS Lash Legend, Zaria VS Izzi Dame, Thea Hail VS Jaida Parker and Jordynne Grace VS Lola Vice! Who will win their way into the Fatal 4 Way to then head for the title?
NXT Championship: Oba Femi VS Jasper Troy!
The night started with The Ruler being attacked by Troy, and now, despite the bruises and the rib tape, this night will end with The Ruler fighting Troy straight up! Will it take more than a sneak attack to tear down Oba Femi? Or will we all be saying LFG after this massive main event?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if these titans tear down the house!
The bell rings and the two throw hands! Oba gets the edge but Troy KNEES Low! And POWERSLAMS, to then SENTON! Cover, TWO!! Oba stays in this but Troy is right on him with more fists! Troy looms over Oba, a rarity in itself, and he drags Oba up. Troy scoops Oba but Oba slips free! Oba hobbles, but he manages to scoop and SLAM! Oba fights through the pain and the fans fire up! Troy stands, but Oba fires hands! Oba wrenches, RAMS, and wrenches again to RAM again! But Troy clamps on a choke grip! Oba breaks free to fire body shots and CHOPS! Oba ROCKS Troy, huffs ‘n’ puffs, but Troy just snarls.
Oba reels Troy in, but Troy suplexes! And stalls, to then SLAM Oba down! Oba bails out of the ring but Troy pursues! Troy goes to the apron, but Oba CHOPS him! Troy stays up!? Troy then LARIATS Oba on the floor! Troy puts Oba in the ring, whips him to a corner hard, and Oba falls in a heap! The fans go nuts as Troy whips Oba again, and the BUCKLE BREAKS AWAY! The fans lose their minds and Troy roars triumphantly while Oba is down! The ref checks on Oba while NXT goes picture in picture.
The ref calls in reinforcements to help with the buckle situation. Oba stands back up, and Troy KNEES Oba low! Troy scoops Oba to SIDEWALK SLAM! Cover, TWO! Oba toughs it out but Troy looms over him again. Troy clamps onto Oba’s arm but Oba resists the stretch, so Troy CLUBS him in the ribs! Troy has the GROUND COBRA TWIST, and he pulls on Oba’s arm! Troy also clamps his hand on the taped-up ribs, but Oba endures. Oba fights up, and he HIP TOSSES Troy away! The second rope is back in place, so Oba runs, only for Troy to CLOBBER him! Troy drags Oba to a cover, TWO! Troy can’t believe it, but the ref defends his count.
Troy stomps Oba right on the ribs, then steps on him! Troy drags Oba up, scoops, and he hits a BACKBREAKER! Oba writhes, Troy covers, TWO! Troy SPLASHES DOWN! Cover, TWO! Oba stay sin this but Troy SPLASHES again! Cover, TWO!! Oba refuses to give in so Troy hauls him up. Troy whips, Oba reverses, and NXT returns to single picture as Troy blocks the hip toss. Troy BODY BLOWS, then he scoops! Oba kicks and flails and makes it to the apron. Troy storms up but Oba avoids the shoulder ram! Oba CLUBS Troy, brings him out to the apron, and Oba fires forearms! But Troy ducks one, and he picks Oba up for an APRON BACK SUPLEX!!
Oba writhes and flounders into the ring, but Troy runs to SPLASH DOWN! Cover, TWO!! Oba survives and Troy is rather surprised. The fans rally as hard as they can, and Troy suplexes, only for Oba to block and suplex in return!! Oba roars and the fans are with him! Oba blocks a haymaker to fire forearms! And short arm LARIAT! Troy stays up but Oba LARIATS Troy down on the second try! Then Oba hits an EXPLODER!! The fans fire up as Oba reaches a new gear! Oba runs and UPPERCUTS, then goes corner to corner, only for Troy to follow! Troy SPLASHES Oba in the corner! Troy keeps moving, but Oba hits a SPINEBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!!!
The fans rally while Oba is beside himself. Oba drags Troy up, HEADBUTTS him, but Troy HEADBUTTS back! They DOUBLE HEADBUTT, then DOUBLE LARIAT! Neither man falls, so they DOUBLE BOOT! Both men wobble, but Oba choke grips! Troy fights, the fans chant “MEAT! MEAT!” Troy POSTS Oba! Troy choke grips Oba now, for the MONSTROUS CHOKE SLAM!! Cover, TWO!!! Oba survives and the fans cheer on “NXT! NXT!” Troy hoists Oba up and lifts, but Oba makes it a CROSSBODY! Then he hurries to reel Troy in! But Troy BACKDROPS free! Oba rises?! Troy spins, but Oba ducks the discus lariat to SHOTPUT BOMB!!
Oba fires up and the fans are with him again! Oba waits on Troy, runs up, but into the BLACK HOLE SLAM!!! But Troy can’t make the cover! Both men are down and sputtering! Troy crawls to the cover, TWO!!!! The delay saves Oba but Troy hurries after him. Troy pushes Oba to a drop zone, and he goes up the corner! VADER BOMB onto knees! Troy scrambles away to the ropes, but Oba runs up, to LARIAT Troy and himself out of the ring! But Oba hurries to THROW Troy through the barriers!! The fans lose their minds again and Oba hurries to haul Troy from the wreckage! Oba puts Troy in the ring, powers up, and FALL FROM GRACE!!! Cover, TWO!?!??!?!
The ref says Troy just barely gets a shoulder up! That was maybe an inch at best, but up is up! So Oba whips Troy to pop him up again! FALL! FROM!! GRACE!!! Cover, OBA WINS!!!
Winner: Oba Femi, by pinfall (still NXT Champion)
Jasper Troy proved he is a monster, but Oba reminds us why he is The Ruler! But if Troy got this close on his first try, will he be unstoppable the second time around? As for Oba, who will be next to challenge him for the throne?
My Thoughts:
This was an awesome NXT to both follow Worlds Collide and set up for Evolution. Good promo with the Women’s Division in the locker room to help set up Lash VS Wren. That was a very good match, but Lash winning makes sense since she’s being built up with the rest of the division. Good promo from Lainey Reid, but a shame she already uses her title shot here. Jacy of course needs help to win, but I’m very glad to see we’re getting the title match for Evolution, just as I imagined last week. Not quite the big tournament I was picturing, but at least there’s this Fatal 4 Way play-in “Eliminator.” Great match-ups for all four parts, can’t wait to see who gets to face Jacy.
Mariah May also had a fun little vignette promo to help introduce her WWE name. “Blake Monroe” is not at all what I expected, it could’ve probably been Mariah Monroe to keep the initials, but a reference to Marilyn Monroe and possibly Blake Lively works for how Mariah had the Hollywood starlet gimmick alongside Toni Storm in AEW. Mariah might build up a more organic way rather than just jump into the top title scene. She can beat a few midcarders, challenge for the Women’s North American Championship, reference some of her history while feuding with best buds, ZaRuca, and build her résumé by grabbing up both women’s titles in NXT.
Good promo from Myles with NQCC to make his leaving the faction official, and good bit from Je’Von joining in. Dempsey is either going to lose his entire faction, or come around to the idea that Tavion can do his own thing while still being on the team. I’m leaning more towards the former. Also, where’s Noam Dar been? Meta Four breaks up, he gets the Heritage Cup back, and while Jakara and Oro have been released, Lash is the one getting attention. Which is great for her but makes me wonder if they had any plans for Dar beyond winning the cup back. Hopefully this Summer helps get the Heritage Cup Division going again, perhaps bringing in international stars from AAA to liven things up.
Great North American Championship match, but I figured Ethan would win. Legacy looked awesome even in defeat, but this of course gave an opening for Ricky Saints to return. But they still kept the “throat injury” to a realistic timeline so this probably helps push Ethan VS Ricky to NXT Great American Bash in Atlanta. And at this point, maybe it should be No Disqualifications because these two have already gone wild and need to get wilder to top it. Very good stuff in the D’Angelo story, but I figured Stacks would make Tony think Luca was on his side just to screw him over. Good win for High Ryze and surely Tony VS Stacks 2 will be set for Great American Bash.
Very good stuff with The Culling, and with Izzi pointing out her evidence, this shows they aren’t releasing Brooks Jensen but perhaps turning him back to Face as an ally to Briggs & Inamura. We got a very good match out of Culling VS Briggs & Inamura, but as such, it makes sense for The Culling to win. Very good promo segment to set up a great crossover Six Man Tag, and I just knew we’d get a team-up of Trick & First Class at some point. Good promo from Chase U, and while it wasn’t a classic Mr. Chase rant, he did get stern with Uriah & Kale and they’re going to listen to him. Here’s hoping we get a montage of him training them both in mind and body.
And of course, great stuff with Oba and Troy. Troy attacking Oba at the start of the show was certainly a wild way to add to the main event. Oba fights from behind because of the “bad ribs,” and then with Troy himself just being a massive powerhouse, and obviously those spots of breaking one of the buckles and toppling the barriers, this got the fans fired up in a way I don’t think we’ve gotten on NXT weekly TV in a long time. Oba retaining though at a disadvantage was probably the right call. Troy is great, but it’d be a lot to push the inaugural LFG winner right to the top. Perhaps Oba’s reign continues through to Great American Bash, and if he were to lose then, he could make his callup with SummerSlam and get right into a midcard title story.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Jey VS Gunther, one more time! But for the last time?
Tonight, Jey Uso defends the World Heavyweight Championship against Gunther in a WrestleMania rematch! But could Seth Rollins be looking to strike?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Chad Gable w/ The Creed Brothers VS AJ Styles; Styles wins.
- Queen of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Liv Morgan VS Kairi Sane VS Roxanne Perez VS Rhea Ripley; Roxie wins and advances to the next round.
- King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Dominik Mysterio VS Sami Zayn VS Bron Breakker VS PENTA; Sami wins and advances to the next round.
- WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Jey Uso VS GUNTHER; Gunther wins and becomes the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
PLAY BY PLAY
John Cena is here!
Phoenix fires up and sings “John Cena Sucks~!” as the Undisputed WWE Champion makes his way out to the ring in Suns colors. Cena hears the dueling, “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” then has Alicia Taylor give the proper introduction: “He is the Greatest of All Time, the Never Seen Seventeen, here to grace Phoenix with his presence one final time, the Last Real Champion, John CEEEENA~!” Cena holds up the belt, then he grabs the mic. Cena waits as the fans continue to duel, then he speaks. “You teach me something every single time you open your mouths. What you taught me at Money in the Bank: Truth is a lie!
“Because you opened your mouth and wasted your energy saving a sideshow comedian whose greatest achievement is pretending to be ME! And you thought you did something good?!” The fans chant “We Want Truth!” and Cena smirks. “Do you think that actually accomplished anything?” The fans cheer, but Cena says they’re all “spineless keyboard warriors. You are ignorant armchair activists, and you do not have any real power to change anything! Oh, you don’t like that? R-Truth is a gimmick that you will spit out in a year from now, you will not care anything about. Our truth is that you’ll never use me to benefit one of your garbage pity parties ever again.
“This is MY farewell tour, dammit! Do you hear me!?” The fans boo more, but Cena says he has limited time! He told us when he started: 36 dates! And the last time we counted was the Raw after WrestleMania, putting it to 27. Since then, he has been to Fort Worth, Dayton, St. Louis, Tampa, Knoxville, Bakersfield, Los Angeles, and now Phoenix. We’re at 19 dates! It is almost over! And if the fans want to accomplish something, don’t waste their voice on the class clown! Use your voice to send him competition! Because as he sees it, everyone they have cheered on, from R-Truth to Cody Rhodes to Randy Orton… Cena has shut your mouths and beaten your best!
The fans chant for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” and well, here he is! The Best in the World steps out on stage, then goes to the ring. Punk stares Cena down a moment before he shakes his head. Punk grabs a mic and throws off the Raw on Netflix sleeve. The fans cheer Punk on as he paces. Punk asks Cena, “Are you comfortable, John? I want you to be comfortable because I have a lot of things I wanna get off my chest. And I am comfortable to have this conversation with my fists, but one way or another, you will listen to everything I have to say right here, right now.” The fans cheer that but Cena smirks.
Punk says it is ironic, isn’t it? Cena strapped up, the cowboy, the boy scout, saying he’ll ruin wrestling and the establishment that made him who he is, while Punk, the outcast, the iconoclast, the stepchild, the punk rock kid from the streets of Chicago, is defending that establishment! The more things change, the more they stay the same. Punk isn’t defending the establishment, he’ll make it clear right now. Punk isn’t defending TKO, the billionaires, but he’s here to defend the people. The fans cheer that! Oh, what’s Cena so mad about? That the establishment chose him but the people never did? They picked Punk in 2011 to be the Voice of the Voiceless!
Cena hasn’t had the best? Oh, he has. Cody’s the best WWE has today! And Cena beat him using cheap shots and shortcuts. Punk isn’t here to kiss The Final Boss’s ass like Cena! Punk is here to let us know that the people are his boss! The fans cheer but Cena just holds up the belt in response. Punk says it is his job to give the fans what they want. And if they want the truth, then they’ll get Ron Killings! Now, we’re all spokes on a wheel, Punk’s always known that. Time to teach Cena that he’s just a spoke on the wheel, too. And it starts by Punk taking that title off Cena. Remember when they locked up at Elimination Chamber? First time in over 10 years, and Punk felt it.
But it felt a little different, right? And Cena watched as Rollins stomped Punk. Cena dragged Punk back into the STF, and the last thing Punk heard before losing consciousness was Cena shouting, “I’m sorry!” Yeah. Cena screamed that because he knew then and he knows damn sure now that what he is doing is NOT right! Look around! Cena knows what he is doing is wrong! The fans chant, “You Sold Out! You Sold Out!” Punk says when he takes that title off Cena, Cena will use the rest of his dates to apologize for the man he’s become! That title has corrupted Cena! And Punk knows because it turned him into a monster in 2012!
When Punk came back to the WWE, he had a list of goals. Holding that belt wasn’t one of them, because he’s afraid of the man he became holding it. That’s the truth. Everyone in the back should want that title, should want to be World Heavyweight Champion. Few ever accomplish it. But Punk sees now he has to become a monster to stop a monster! To Cena and guys like him, Seth Rollins, so on, that belt means power and control. To Punk, that is something that belongs to the people! The fans cheer, and Punk paces a bit more. Punk stares Cena down while the dueling starts again. Punk says by his count, after tonight, Cena has 18 dates left.
And for what little respect Punk had for Cena, he leaves it up to Cena to choose which of those dates Punk takes the title off him. And if Cena isn’t a coward, if he’s any type of a man, if he’s more Boston Red Sox than he is a New York Yankee, Cena will say it’s tonight, here and now! Phoenix sure loves that ideas! Cena frowns as he hears the “YES! YES! YES!” echo out. Cena says, “John Cena, CM Punk, one final match.” The fans like that! “The Best in the World against the Greatest of All Time…! For the Undisputed WWE Championship! LET’S DO IT!” The fans are thunderous, but Cena smirks as he says, “Just not tonight.”
The fans boo but Cena says a match like that, Punk will follow Cena to Saudi Arabia. They will do it on Night of Champions. “Ball’s in your court, hero. If you want your title shot, it’s gonna be at Night of Champions. What do you say?” But before Punk can answer, SETH ROLLINS enters! Mr. Money in the Bank wears all green to match the briefcase, and he still has his henchmen with him. Rollins simply holds up the briefcase to say he still has the final say. Will Punk face Cena in Saudi to then give the Visionary a clear target?
The King & Queen of the Ring brackets are set!
It is already known that tonight, Liv Morgan, Rhea Ripley, Roxanne Perez and Kairi Sane battle in one of Fatal 4 Way for Raw, and the other will be next week, Raquel Rodriguez VS Stephanie Vaquer VS Ivy Nile VS the returning Asuka! On SmackDown, we will see Alexa Bliss, Chelsea Green, Candice LeRae and Charlotte Flair in one, and then Piper Niven, Mia Yim, Nia Jax and Jade Cargill in the other!
Then in the KOTR, we know tonight is Dominik Mysterio, Sami Zayn, Bron Breakker and Penta. SmackDown will see Damian Priest, Andrade, Shinsuke Nakamura and Cody Rhodes battle in one, then LA Knight, Carmelo Hayes, Aleister Black and Randy Orton in the other. As for Raw’s second Fatal 4? We are shown that Sheamus, Rusev and Bronson Reed will compete, but Adam Pearce wants a spot open for a wild card. Is he working on a deal to bring in someone very special for this year’s tournament?
Chad Gable w/ The Creed Brothers VS AJ Styles!
The captain of Team American Made is in rough shape, as he had an instant classic with AAA’s El Hijo del Vikingo, and then assuming he’s also El Grande Americano, he was in a very chaotic and violent Money in the Bank Ladder match. But speaking of El Grande, the Phenomenal One doesn’t really care if Gable isn’t Grande, he’s still gonna beat Gable up for how things went down last week in the final qualifier! Grande’s loaded mask cost Styles his spot, will Styles pick apart what’s left of Gable?
Raw returns and Phoenix cheers as Styles makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Gable headlocks, but Styles wrenches at the hold. He slips out to headlock in return, and the fans rally up. Gable powers up and out, arm-drags Styles, but Styles arm-drags back! Things keep moving, and Styles JAPANESE ARM-DRAGS! Gable drop toeholds to a headlock! The fans boo but Styles fights up. Gable grinds the hold but Styles powers up and out. Styles hurdles, drops down, then he DROPKICKS Gable! Gable bails out, the fans fire up, and Styles aims to PLANCHA, but the Creeds save Gable!
Gable then SWEEPS Styles legs out! And hits an EXPLODERÂ to the floor! “AH THANK YEW~!” The fans boo but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Styles rallies on Gable! SLIDING FOREARM! The fans fire up with Styles while the Creeds coach Gable. Styles runs in at the corner to LARIAT! Then he fireman’s carries, but Gable slips free. Gable kicks, Styles spins him and torture racks, for the TOWER HACKER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Gable stays in this and the Creeds are relieved. Styles reels Gable in, calls his shot, and the fans fire up. But Gable slips out of the Clash to waistlock and GERMAN SUPLEX! Styles lands hard, Gable goes up, DIVING HEADBUTT! Cover, TWO!! Styles survives and Gable is stunned! The fans rally for Styles while he stirs.
Gable goes back up the corner, but Styles stands! Styles CLUBS Gable on the leg, then brings him off the corner. Gable fights, but Styles still POWERBOMBS him! Then he deadlifts Gable, but Brutus distracts the ref! Julius saves Gable from the Clash! The fans boo but Styles just goes to the apron and SLIDING KNEES Julius! The fans fire up as Styles then FLYING FOREARMS Brutus! The Creeds are down and Styles goes to the apron. Gable runs up but Styles ROCKS him! The fans fire up as Styles springboards, but into a FLAPJACK! ANKLE LOCK!! Gable keeps Styles from the ropes but the fans rally up!
Styles rolls, kicks and kicks, but Gable just rolls to keep the ANKLE LOCK! Styles endures, reaches out, claws at the mat, and the fans rally! Styles rolls to fling Gable onto ropes! Then he rolls Gable back, deadlift and STYLES CLASH!! Cover, Styles wins!!
Winner: AJ Styles, by pinfall
Styles grits his teeth and clutches his ankle, but he still has the victory! It was basically 3v1, but that’s why Styles is phenomenal! Will Styles see himself filling that final spot in King of the Ring? Or will he go right to a title opportunity instead?
Liv Morgan prepares backstage.
But then Roxanne Perez walks over. The Prodigy was thinking up a plan, and she- Liv tells her to save her breath. The real “plan” here is that Liv advances in Queen of the Ring, defeats Iyo Sky, and wins back the Women’s World Championship. Well then they’re on the same page, because Roxie was saying they could work together. That way one of them wins for Judgment Day. Liv says how about Roxie just staying out of her way. Okay. Then may the best woman win. They shake hands, and Liv says she will. Liv makes her entrance first, but will she be the first to advance in the 2025 Queen of the Ring Tournament? Or will she regret turning down Roxie?
Queen of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Liv Morgan VS Kairi Sane VS Roxanne Perez VS Rhea Ripley!
Raw returns as the Pirate Princess makes her entrance, followed by Mami! The bell rings and Roxie sticks close to Liv, but Liv tells her to stop. Kairi runs up and brawls with Roxie, leaving Rhea to go after Liv! Roxie knocks Kairi aside to jump on Rhea! Rhea RAMS Roxie into the corner, but then Liv runs up! Rhea catches Liv to a waistlock, but Roxie goes up to FLYING UPPERCUT! Rhea falls, Kairi uses her as a step to FLYING FOREARM Roxie! Liv SHOTGUNS Kairi, then whips her to ropes. Kairi ducks ‘n’ dodges, goes up and gets Liv & Roxie for a RANA ARM-DRAG COMBO! Then she DOUBLE SHOTGUNS them out!
The fans fire up as Kairi and Rhea meet again. Kairi ducks ‘n’ dodges, goes up, but Rhea KICKS her out of the air! The fans rally as Rhea runs to DROPKICK Kairi down! Cover, TWO! Rhea drags Kairi up, reels her in, and double pump handles! Rhea FLIPS Kairi into a suplex! Kairi slips free, Rhea ducks the backhand but Kairi comes back to BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Kairi runs but Rhea stops the wheelbarrow to SLAM Kairi down! Kairi goes to a corner,. Rhea runs up, but Kairi dodges! Rhea BOOTS Kairi, Roxie runs up and Rhea DUMPS her out! Liv BACK BODY BLOCKS Rhea! Kairi ROCKS Rhea, Liv SHINING WIZARDS them both!
But Rhea goes up to headscissor and THRASH Liv! Roxie attacks Rhea again! Rhea DECKS Roxie, then stops Liv’s Code Breaker! ROUNDHOUSE, pump handle, and RIP- NO, Roxie CHOP BLOCKS Rhea! Roxie continues to be Liv’s bodyguard, and she runs to tilt-o-whirl. Liv adds on, CODE BREAKER into the RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Liv is impressed, but then Kairi is up top! DOUBLE CROSSBODY, but Liv & Roxie catch her! They pop Kairi up like they did Alexa Bliss at MITB! They TOSS her out onto Rhea! The fans are torn but Liv and Roxie actually work together well, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Kairi CHOPS Liv! And CHOPS! And DOUBLE CHOPS! Kairi runs to SLIDING FOREARM! The fans fire up with Kairi while Liv goes to a corner. Kairi marches the plank then runs in, SLIDING D! Cover, Roxie breaks it! Roxie drags Kairi up, whips her to a corner, but Kairi reverses. Roxie goes up and over to catch Kairi, but Rhea DROPKICKS Kairi! Liv ENZIGIRIS Rhea! Springboard and FLYING CODE BREAKER! Cover, Kairi breaks it! The fans rally while Rhea and Liv flop out to the floor. Roxie is after Kairi but Kairi turns that around. “This is Awesome!” as Kairi ALABAMA SLAMS Roxie!
Kairi climbs, the fans rally, but Liv trips Kairi up! Liv ROCKS Kairi, climbs up, but Kairi fires hands! They brawl, Kairi HEADBUTTS, but Liv SMACKS her back! Liv helps Roxie up and the two climb together. The fans rally as they bring Kairi to the very top. Kairi resists, and here comes Rhea! Rhea hits a DOUBLE POWERBOMB on Liv & Roxie! Kairi is still up top, FLYING KABUKI ELBOW for Rhea! Cover, TWO! Rhea survives and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Liv & Roxie bail out. Kairi has Rhea and fires forearm after forearm. Rhea SMACKS Kairi back! Kairi fires more forearms, so Rhea ROCKS her again!
Kairi shakes the ropes, runs back in, and she fires more forearms! URAKENÂ blocked, but Kairi stops the roundhouse! Leg pick, AX KICK, and then a wheelbarrow for the STUNNER! Rhea falls, Kairi covers, but Liv AND Roxie break it! Liv drags Rhea up, Roxie helps, and they RAM Rhea into buckles! Liv stomps away on Rhea, Roxie adds a SUPERKICK! Liv runs at Kairi, Kairi BOOTS her! Kairi runs up, Liv dodges, Roxie SUPERKICKS! Liv hits the BACKSTABBER! They kick Kairi out, and then they high-five! The fans boo as these two are actually a team, but Rhea rises! The fans fire up as Rhea CLOBBERS Roxie, CLOBBERS Liv, then DROPKICKS Roxie!
Rhea clinches Liv, turns her around, GERMAN SUPLEX! Rhea kicks Roxie, stomps a foot, SMASHES her off a knee, then scoops her for a FALL AWAY SLAM! Kairi is up top again, leaps back in, btu Rhea dodges! Rhea then BOOTS Kairi! Rhea HEADBUTTS Roxie! Liv runs up, but Rhea stops Oblivion! The fans fire up as Rhea powers Liv up, HEADBUTTS, then RIPTIDE!! Cover, RAQUEL drags Rhea out!! The fans boo as Ricky Desperado adds to the stacked deck! Rhea and Raquel brawl, but Kairi is up top! SUPER DUPER ELBOW!! The fans fire up with Kairi and she hurries back up! Kairi aims at Liv, IN-SANE ELBOW! Cover, Roxie breaks it with a jackknife bridge! ROXIE WINS!!!
Winner: Roxanne Perez, by pinfall (advances to the Queen of the Ring Semifinals)
Roxie is truly a Prodigy because that was the perfect way to steal the win! But how will Liv feel about Roxie snaking this spot away from her?
Becky Lynch heads to gorilla.
The Man is the NEW Women’s Intercontinental Champion, but she also passes by A-Town Down Under. Waller & Theory argue, and then Waller storms off. Is A-Town Down Under done for? And what will #FiveStarBecks have to say about Money in the Bank? We find out, after the break.
Natalya & Maxxine Dupri talk with Nikki Bella.
They’re both excited that Phoenix’s own #FearlessNikki is back tonight, and she is so happy to be here. They hug, and Nikki promises to catch up more later. They head out, and then Nikki sees Kairi and Iyo Sky. Kairi is sore but also more upset that she lost, and she heads out. Nikki says hi to Iyo and that she respects Iyo as representing both the Women’s Division and as Women’s World Champion. Iyo thanks Nikki, and says Nikki helped pave the way for the rest of them, so it is an honor to meet her. Nikki thanks Iyo for that then heads out. What will Nikki have to say when she’s in the ring later tonight?
Becky Lynch heads to the ring.
The Man holds up the title while she struts to the ring, though also feeling rather sore herself. The fans boo as Becky grabs the mic, and she asks, “What? No ‘You Deserve It’ chants? Well I don’t need you to tell me I deserve it, because I know I do! Now, I should be out here celebrating after my incredible victory on Saturday. Because do you know how many opportunities for me to celebrate something new after everything that I’ve done in my career? After winning every other title multiple times, Royal Rumble winner, Elimination Chamber winner, first woman to win the main event of WrestleMania, New York Times best selling author, and now Women’s Intercontinental Champion!”
The fans boo but Becky says this should be her time to celebrate. This title is meant to be about opportunity. But this title’s greatest opportunity was when she won it! When she got to welcome it to the Big Time and call it the greatest prize in all of wrestling simply because Becky owns it! She should’ve been celebrating this weekend with her hot husband and her beautiful child. But no. Because that disingenuous, integrity-less shame to her hometown “bird lady,” Lyra Valkyria ruined everything! She was so enraged when Becky won, so upset that Becky proved she is the better woman, Lyra raised Becky’s had so aggressively, despite it being the deal…!
Lyra may very well have dislocated Becky’s shoulder! And so, as the bigger person, Becky extended an olive branch. She wanted to put the beef behind them by asking Lyra to put the title around her. But then Lyra went crazy and tried to kill Becky! And so Becky must ask the crazy bird lady to come out here to do two things: one, apologize to Becky! And then two, to raise Becky’s hand and do it right! Lyra does make her entrance, and Becky says she’s already got that crazy look in her eyes. Becky insists Lyra will apologize, but then BAYLEY CLOBBERS BECKY! The Role Model is back and she rains down fists of fury!
The fans fire up as Bayley storms around, and even Lyra is stunned! Becky tumbles out of the ring, but bumps into Lyra! Lyra smiles, puts Becky back in the ring, and Bayley hooks her up! Becky slips free of the Rose Plant and runs away into the crowd! The fans cheer as Bayley is back again, when and where will she have her revenge on The Man?
Someone jumps onto the desk!
He takes off his hood and his mask, and he reveals himself! It is R-TRUTH! Ron Killings is back on Raw and the fans erupt! “TRUTH! TRUTH! TRUTH!” He has the mic to say, “Don’t let nobody tell you that you don’t matter. Don’t let nobody tell you that your voice doesn’t matter. They heard, they listened, they felt, and they understood! I am back because of y’all!” The fans cheer that! Truth continues to say, “Y’all brought R-Truth back. ‘We Want Truth.’ Y’all got R-Truth! We won! R-Truth is back for all of you! Every last one of you! But R-Truth is back, and I’m back to me, too. Y’see, not only did y’all bring R-Truth back… You got me.
“Now, we all love R-Truth. I love R-Truth, too. But R-Truth can be too funny all the time. R-Truth can be too nice. And he’s too forgiving. Not me. I wish you would. I feel different. I feel alive. And for any of you that thinks I’m a lie… You think I’m some sideshow act? You think I’m a gimmick?!” Truth takes out scissors?! And he CUTS HIS DREADS!? No one can believe what he just did, but he did it! He holds up the dreads, and he says, “R-Truth… The Truth has set me free! I AM RON KILLINGS!” The fans go wild again, and he says, “I am The Truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth! Now put some respect on my name!”
Killings heads out and the fans cheer him on. Will this mean serious trouble for John Cena?
Finn Balor & JD McDonagh check on Dominik Mysterio.
They fist bump with Dirty Dom and Finn asks… Isn’t it strange that Dom got in KOTR? Well, Finn had his shot at MITB, and that didn’t work out, so Dom just thought Finn wouldn’t mind if Dom represented for Judgment Day in KOTR. Is he upset? No, of course not! He knows Dom is going to do great! JD says yeah, Dom will be King of the Ring, he and Finn will get those tag titles back. Exactly! It is all working out perfectly! And speaking of, Roxie walks in, congrats! JD says yeah, good job. Dom reluctantly says yeah, she did good. Liv & Raquel walk in, and Liv asks what’s going on with the celebrating.
Dom says he has to go for his match now. Liv says yes, they’ll celebrate that. Roxie says she helped Liv, she kept Kairi from pinning her again. OH, is that what she did? Then congrats, Roxie. Raquel scoffs, she and Liv leave, and Finn says no worries. Dom can talk to Liv. But Dom has a match. Dom heads out, Finn chuckles, and things are only getting more and more tense in the clubhouse. But is it all according to plan?
Seth Rollins meets with his team.
The Visionary says, “Boys, the future I see… We’re it. Money in the Bank, King of the Ring, this is an all out assault on both recognized world championships. Whether we take those by victory or we take them by heist, absolute power… will. Be. Ours.” Bron barks it up before he heads out, will all brands belong to Seth Freakin’ Rollins?
King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4 Way: Dominik Mysterio VS Sami Zayn VS Bron Breakker VS PENTA!
Just as Dirty Dom said, it is time for the first four men to fight in the tournament! Will the Intercontinental Champion look to add a crown to his collection? Will the Underdog from the Underground no longer be a nice guy? Will Seth Rollins’ attack dog secure their team a “Plan B?” Or will #CeroMiedo defy the one-in-four odds?
Raw returns as Dom makes his entrance, followed by Sami’s, which leaves the Badass Bron Breakker for last. The bell rings and Dom bails out, only for Penta to FLY out onto him! Sami and Bron brawl, and then Bron RAMS Sami into a corner! Bron RAMS Sami again and again and again! The fans bark as Bron clinches and OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY SUPLEXES! Penta returns, he dodges Bron, but Bron catches the springboard crossbody! POWERSLAM! Dom is in, Bron gets moving, and he LARIATS Dom inside-out! Bron snarls and the fans bark while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Penta has Bron down. Penta CLUBS Bron, swings on him, but Bron blocks to then BELLY2BELLY! Penta sputters but Bron goes after Sami in a corner. Bron fires hands, then he goes to Dom. Dom wants mercy but Bron just CHOKES him instead! Bron TOSSES Dom across the way, and he revels in the barking. Bron goes back to Sami, but Sami fires a forearm! Dom is back and he hits a JAWBREAKER! Penta hits a SUPERKICK! Bron wobbles, all three others decide to work together! They mug Bron and HAMMER away! But then Dom SHOVES Penta into Sami and rolls Penta up! TWO!
Dom swings, Penta dodges, and Penta RANAS! Dom tumbles, Penta runs up, GAMANGIRI in the corner! Dom sits down, Penta headstands and DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Dom is tougher than that but Penta stays cool. Sami returns and has Penta in a waistlock! Penta fights the lift, Sami wrenches to a knuckle lock, and Sami CHOPS! Sami goes up, up, and TORNADO DDTS! Cover, Dom breaks it! Dom and Penta bail out, Sami goes after Bron. The fans rally while Sami throws hands on Bron. But then Bron CLOBBERS Sami! Bron rains down fists, then he drags Sami back up. Bron puts Sami on ropes, “You actually like this bum?!”
The fans rally for Sami but Bron fires body shots. Bron KNEES Sami against the ropes again and again. Bron then sees Dom so he stomps Dom down. Sami SLAPS Bron and the fans fire up! Sami fires forearms, Bron fires haymakers, and then Bron TOSSES Sami! Sami is on the apron, Bron runs up, but Sami DUMPS Bron out! Bron stumbles, Sami aims, ARABIAN PRESS! Down goes Bron and the fans fire up! But then Penta is up top! Penta leaps at Sami, SUPER CROSSBODY! Both men are down, but then Dom builds speed! Dom DIVES to TORNADO DDT Penta on the floor! But then Bron FLYING LARITS Dom onto the desk!!
The fans fire up and lose their minds as all four men are down on the outside! The ref checks them all while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once again and Sam is up top. Bron is after him but Sami throws hands first! Sami knocks Bron down, btu Dom is back! Dom ROCKS Sami, climbs up, and has him on the very top! But Penta KICKS and CLUBS Dom, to then RUNNING POWERBOMB! Bron is after Sami again! SUPER STEINER! All four men are down again and the fans are barking it up! “This is Awesome!” as all four men stir. Heyman coaches Bron up, and Bron stares down with Penta. They step up, and Penta fires a forearm! Bron fires a haymaker! Penta CHOPS, but then Bron fires another haymaker! Penta fires a flurry of forearms, then runs, but into a JUMP KNEE!
Bron runs, but Penta SUPERKICKS! Penta runs, but Bron grabs him first! Gorilla press, but Penta DDT COUNTERS! Dom TOSSES Penta to cover Bron! TWO!! Bron survives and Dom is stunned! Dom drags Bron up, Sami returns, and Sami reels Dom in! BLUE- NO, Dom fights that, but Sami reels him back in! Dom still fights, slips free, and he kicks Sami! Snap suplex! That’s Uno Amigo! Dom hits Dos Amigos! The fans boo but Dom gives some Latino Heat, only for Sami to hit BLUE THUNDER! Cover, TWO!! Dom survives and the fans rally again! Dom ends up in a corner, the fans duel, but Sami runs, into a SUPERKICK from Penta!
Penta has Sami’s arm hooked up, then grabs the other! “CERO! MIEDO!” THE SACRIFICE!! And PENTA DRIVER!! Cover, Dom ghost pins! Penta wiggles, ONE, and Dom drags Penta back up! SUPERKICK! Dom comes back, Penta dodges to kick a leg out! Penta runs to SLING-DOG! The fans fire up as Penta calls it, DESTROYER!! Penta hurries to crawl and cover, BRON BREAKS IT!! Sami also crawls back in, but Bron rains down fists on Penta! Bron stomps Dom, then he drags Penta up to TOSS him out! Bron brings down the straps and the fans bark it up. Bron grins as he goes outside, and he runs in around the way! Penta turns around, into the BREAKKER SPEAR!!
The fans are fire dup, but then LA KNIGHT ATTACKS BRON! B F T FOR BRON!! The Mega Star gets payback for Rollins’ crew screwing over pretty much everybody! Sami then gives Dom a CORNER EXPLODER! Sami hurries to the opposite end! HELLUVA KICK!! Cover, SAMI WINS!!
Winner: Sami Zayn, by pinfall (advances to the King of the Ring Semifinals)
Give the assist to Knight with taking out the heaviest hitter, but Sami still seals the deal! Sami moves on to the next round, but who will he be facing from SmackDown?
Backstage interview with AJ Styles.
Cathy Kelley is with the Phenomenal One and congratulates him on the win over Gable tonight. Styles is clearly still fired up, so what’s he got on his mind? Styles says he can’t really enjoy tonight, because he can’t stop thinking about last week. Gable, whether or not he has on the mask, is one of the best in the business. But last week, Rollins had his lackey, Heyman, threaten Styles! And then we know Dirty Dom and the Judgment Day are still running their mouths. Styles doesn’t care how any of them conduct business. But if you disrespect him, he punches you in the mouth. If you don’t believe him, go ask Gable.
Well, on second thought, Styles wants to go tell ’em himself. Styles heads out to find somebody, and Cathy spots Waller talking with The New Day. We go over there, Waller calms down, and he says at least there are some good locker room veterans around here. Waller heads out, Xavier Woods sarcastically says, “Here comes Cathy with the good questions.” Cathy does ask about when they’ll next defend their titles, and who against. Kofi says they just successfully defended these belts two weeks ago! Woods says there are a lot of great teams out here. But in their opinion, those teams are all in the middle of the pack.
What the New Day wants is a team that stands out, that clear number one. They have too much respect for these titles to defend against just anyone. Y’all keep ’em in the driveway, but New Day keeps ’em in the garage. They care about these titles! Unlike the previous champions, or even the champions before that. They could go on all day, but everyone should be thankful to have champions like The New Day that elevate the titles. So instead of asking asinine questions, Cathy, how about you and everyone in Phoenix and in the world get down on your knees and Thank GOD for the New Day! Cathy asks why they keep deflecting, but Kofi says no more questions.
New Day heads out, but who will be their next challengers when the time finally comes?
Nikki Bella heads to the ring!
Phoenix cheers and Nikki hugs a few fans in the front row. Other fans seem almost hysterical seeing their hometown hero again. Nikki grabs a mic and tells Phoenix, “Oh my gosh, it is so good, for one, to be back home. To be back in this ring, oh my goodness, I just want to say thank you to the WWE Universe, thank you to my Bella Army. I missed you guys. I missed you, I missed you all a lot. Thank you. So… I’m here to talk about something very, very special that’s happening next month. I think you all know what I’m about to talk about, right? It’s been many years, but next month, WWE is holding an all-women PLE in Atlanta, WWE Evolution!”
The fans cheer and Nikki says yes! She remembers main-eventing the original, and it has been so incredible to see where the WWE Women’s Division has gone since. The talent, from Rhea Ripley to Bianca Belair to Iyo Sky! And let’s talk about the newcomers: Stephanie Vaquer, Roxanne Perez, Giulia! There is so much talent in that female locker room, it is insane. She could speak on behalf of the women of the past to say they couldn’t be prouder and more grateful. But wait, here comes Liv. Liv doesn’t even want her music, she just wants to tell Nikki that if she’s gonna talk the best women in WWE, she better mention Liv Morgan!
Fans are torn and Nikki says she didn’t mean to snub her. Liv says too late! Liv is the most talented woman in this division, and she has proven it time and again and again! She was Women’s World Champion all of last year! She is the first-and-only Women’s Crown Jewel Champion, and she is breaking records! FOUR-TIME Women’s Tag Team Champion! But y’know what, Nikki? You’re lucky Liv wasn’t around during your time, because Liv would’ve beaten her, too! But Liv realizes why Nikki didn’t mention Liv: Nikki is jealous of Liv! The fans boo that, but Liv says Liv has everything Nikki doesn’t. Liv has respect, a title, and a man~!
The fans boo while Liv laughs it up. Nikki smirks and tells Liv, she gets it. Liv lost tonight, so she’s angry. Nikki doesn’t blame Liv. It’s just a bad night, right? But speaking of Liv’s man, Nikki is trying to figure out who he really belongs to. Is it Liv or Roxie? But y’know what? If Liv could congratulate Roxie for Nikki? Both on taking the win, and Liv’s man. The fans cheer that burn! Liv says Nikki can say whatever she wants, because Liv is still a champion. And all Nikki will ever be isa a reality show diva. Nikki storms back in, but right into OBLIVION!! Liv tells Nikki that this is HER division now! Liv leaves Nikki down and out, but is Liv starting to crack under the pressure?
WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Jey Uso VS GUNTHER!
Main Event Jey helped CM Punk and paid for it by having Seth Rollins’ crew jump him. Jey & Cody showed up on SmackDown to get jumped by John Cena & Logan Paul. And though Jey & Cody won at MITB, Jey still took a Super Lionsault through a desk. Is this all as Der Ring General said? Did Jey lose focus on being world champion and doom himself to lose the title tonight? Or can Jey tough it out and come out on top like he did at WrestleMania?
Raw returns as Jey makes his entrance, his son proudly by his side. Phoenix gets right into the YEET with them as they make their way down to ringside. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who’s the real main event player!
The bell rings, the fans rally up, and the two circle. They step up, the fans taunt Gunther with “You Tapped Out!” and the two tie up. Gunther headlocks for the takeover, but Jey headscissors. Gunther kips free, goes for the headlock, but Jey slips out and wants the SLEEPER! Gunther flails, powers Jey to the ropes, then the corner. The ref counts, Jey and Gunther let off slowly, but then Gunther takes a swing! Jey counter punches, then goes for the SLEEPER! Gunther throws Jey away, but then avoids the superkick! The fans boo as Gunther bails out to take a breather, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Gunther is up top. He deadlifts Jey but Jey shoves free! Jey goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Gunther is still in this, but Jey clutches his stomach and ribs. Jey must still be suffering from the Lionsault, and Gunther grins! Gunther has a target now as he and Jey rise. The fans rally for Jey as the two circle. Gunther KNEES low! Jey doubles over, drops to his knees, and Gunther KICKS Jey in the side! Gunther rips away at Jey’s shirt to expose the rib tape! Gunther grins, KNEES Jey in the side, and then KNEES him again, and again! Gunther hoists Jey up for a BACKBREAKER!
The fans boo but Gunther grins as Jey writhes. Gunther stomps Jey right on the tape! Gunther stands Jey up but Jey fires haymakers! “YEET! YEET!” But Gunther clamps on for a BIG suplex! Jey writhes more but Gunther stays on him. Gunther digs his knee into Jey’s back, then starts ripping away the medical tape! The fans boo but Jey’s stomach and ribs are even more exposed. Gunther drags Jey up to KNEE him low again! Jey pounds the mat in frustration but the fans rally up. Gunther KICKS Jey in the side! Gunther paces, then he stalks Jey to a corner. Gunther drags Jey up to CHOP him into the corner!
The fans rally for Jey, but Gunther whips corner to corner. Gunther runs in, Jey dodges, and Jey clamps on! SLEEPER!! Gunther flails, reaches the ROPEBREAK, but Jey shifts to a GERMAN SUPLEX! Both men huff ‘n’ puff but Jey rises up. Jey aims from a corner, runs in, but Gunther clamps on with a SLEEPER!! Jey THROWS Gunther out fast! The fans fire up and Jey builds speed, to DIVE into a HAYMAKER! Gunther drags Jey outside, and whips him, only for Jey to reverse! Gunther hits POST, and Jey waistlocks! Gunther switches, and Gunther GERMAN SUPLEXES to the floor! Jey and Gunther are both down while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns once again and Gunther suplexes. Jey fights it with knees! Jey then hooks a leg to fight back. Jey tries but Gunther fights the suplex. Jey still tries, and third time is the charm! Jey SUPLEXES Gunther! The fans fire up, but both men are down again. Gunther rises first, but the fans rally for “UCE! OH!” and Jey stands. Gunther CHOPS! Jey forearms! Repeat! “WOO~! YEET! WOO~! YEET!” The shots go back and forth, Jey throws haymaker after haymaker, then a pop, lock ‘n’ UPPERCUT! Gunther rebounds, blocks the superkick, but not the DRAGON WHIP! Gunther flops into a corner and the fans fire up!
Jey grits his teeth, runs in, but Gunther ducks the hip attack! Jey hobbles, Gunther clamps on the SLEEPER!! Jey drops to throw Gunther away! Jey runs up, Gunther puts Jey on the apron, and Gunther has the SLEEPER!! The fans fire up as Jey drags Gunther up and over to THROW him down! The fans fire up and Jey builds speed, to DIVE! Direct hit this time and the fans fire up again! Both men are back on the floor and the ref starts a count. Jey rises as the fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Jey rolls into the ring, but then Gunther drags him back out! Gunther RAMS Jey into the barriers! And then hits a BARRIER BACK SUPLEX!
Gunther puts Jey in the ring, climbs up a corner, and DIVING SPLASHES, but onto knees! Jey runs, dodges, and SPEARS!! Gunther is down and Jey hurries up top! The fans fire up for the USO SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!!! Gunther survives, and Jey is too sore to be upset. The fans rally while both men stir, and they go to opposite corners. Jey watches Gunther rise, and he runs in, but into a LARIAT!! Gunther drags Jey up and in, GENERAL- NO, Jey RANAS to a cover, TWO!! Gunther escapes, but Jey SUPERKICKS him! Jey has the SLEEPER!! Gunther flails, slips around, and hits a BACKBREAKER! Gunther then gets Jey back up, GERNAL BOMB!!
Gunther high stacks, TWO!! Jey survives and the fans fire up! Gunther hurries to a corner, he waits on Jey, and he smiles as Jey sputters. Jey manages to rise up, and Gunther runs in to SPEAR!!!! Cover, TWO!?!? Jey survives Gunther copying the Bloodline’s signature, but Jey is still in a bad way. Gunther catches his breath, rises back up, and he drags Jey up. The fans rally, but Gunther short arm LARIATS! Gunther eggs Jey on, asks if this is all he has, and the fans rally again. Jey stands to shove Gunther, so Gunther LARIATS! Jey stays up this time, so Gunther LARIATS again! Jey shoves Gunther and eggs Gunther on now!
The fans fire up, Gunther swings, but Jey dodges! SLEEPER!! But Gunther powers out, and has the SLEEPER in return! Jey runs to RAM Gunther into buckles! SUPERKICK! Jey runs, builds speed, and SPEARS!! Jey hurries to the corner, and climbs up top! USO SPLASHÂ FLOPS as Gunther moves!! Jey sputters and coughs! Jey pounds the mat in pain and frustration, but then Gunther clamps on the SLEEPER!!! BODY SCISSORS!! Gunther has Jey caught, but Jey still fights! Jey gets free of the body scissors and crawls for the ropes, but Gunther rolls him away! Gunther squeezes tight, but Jey rises to his feet!
Jey fights forward, ROPEBREAK, but Gunther drags him right back to center! Gunther traps the arm, and he has the BODY SCISSORS! Jey endures, reaches out, claws at Gunther’s grip, and Phoenix rallies as hard as they can! Jey finds new life as he stands back up! But Gunther drags him right back down!! REAR NAKED CHOKE!! Jey kicks, fights, but Gunther throws HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS! But Jey slips around!? SLEEPER!!! Gunther flails, fights, but now he’s fading! Jey has the body scissors! Gunther kicks, claws, grabs at Jey, and he rolls free of the scissors! HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS!!! REAR NAKED CHOKE!!!
Gunther has Jey caught once again, but the fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” for Jey! Jey is reaching out, but he’s fading out!! THE REF CALLS IT! GUNTHER WINS!!!
Winner: Gunther, by submission (NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion)
Der Ring General and Main Event Jey pushed each other to their limits once again, but this fifth round goes to Gunther! Jey’s first reign has come to an end, will he ever get this title back? Or will Gunther go on another historically dominant run?
My Thoughts:
A great episode to follow MITB, and we’re already getting on the Night of Champions build. Great promo from Becky to finally bring Bayley back into this story. I suppose now that the title is off Lyra, Bayley could be a challenger, but it already feels like Bayley and Lyra are going to butt heads over that. I feel like Bayley VS Becky is going to be the title match for Night of Champions, with Lyra taking time off so she and her fiancé can have their wedding. It is summertime, after all. And good stuff giving us the A-Town Down Under breakup through segments involving others. New Day have a good promo, and naturally as Heels, they choose to not bother being fighting champions.
Great opening promo where Cena, for being the Heel that wants to ruin wrestling, talks down to the fans and demands proper competition. Great segue for Punk to show up, though it seems a bit selfish on Punk’s part when he and Sami were supposed to stop Rollins from taking the MITB briefcase. Maybe Punk is doing two birds with one stone: He knows Rollins wants the “power” in WWE, and he knows Rollins still hates his guts. And playing right into that, Rollins heavily implied that he wants THE WWE Championship while he’ll let his henchmen go for the World Heavyweight Championship through King of the Ring.
As such, no cash-in during Jey VS Gunther, which was an awesome main event. Jey losing straight up and not because of the cash-in is actually quite the surprise, but it does open the door to possibilities in King of the Ring. We got great Fatal 4 Way matches tonight, and the KOTR even intertwined the stories with Rollins’ faction. LA Knight making sure Bron didn’t win was great, and I would think the Draft is used to move Knight over to Raw. That’s the easy move, no sense in moving a whole faction and Becky’s story over to SmackDown. Knight can be another ally in the team fighting against Rollins’ team, and at this point, Knight feels more like WHC than Undisputed Champ contender.
Great stuff with the Queen of the Ring, especially with how it ties into the Judgment Day story. Roxie sorta two-faced tells Liv she’ll help Liv only to help herself, Finn revels in what bringing Roxie in is doing to the faction, and then Liv lashes out at Nikki. Nikki did plug Evolution, but I would hope this isn’t WWE trying to get Nikki into a big profile match. Nikki did talk to Maxxine & Natty and even Kairi & Iyo, I would rather she helps support one or both of those teams going after Liv & Raquel for those tag titles. Then Nikki can stop Judgment Day from cheating, and she celebrates with Iyo & Kairi as the new champions.
Great match from Styles VS Gable, even with the Creeds doing their best to interfere. Styles gets a great win, and he has a good promo calling out both major factions. I’m pretty sure Styles’ next move is to be more serious about the Intercontinental Championship, so he’ll surely get a match with Dom at some point. With the way the Judgment Day is falling apart, I could see Finn just committing and turning on Dom outright. It would complete the implosion of the faction, and maybe JD sticks by Finn’s side, despite JD doing his best as peacemaker, tonight included.
And then we get a great promo from R-Truth, who quite literally cuts away a part of himself to bring out Ron Killings. Going back to serious and perhaps even devious R-Truth like we had years ago is going to be great stuff, especially if there’s still an end date to his contract. After all, it wasn’t a work, it was the fans actually persuading WWE like back with Daniel Bryan and the Yes Movement. That is to say, title or no title, Truth and Cena are definitely running it back one more time before the end of 2025, the whole idea being that it will turn Cena back to Face before hanging up the boots.
My Score: 8.9/10
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