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Mitchell’s WWE Money in the Bank Results & Report! (6/7/25)
Who makes bank in LA?
Darling, in LA, you decide who you are. – Cara Dee
Once again, six men and six women will battle for the Money in the Bank briefcases to not only take control of their futures, but the future of WWE!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Rhea Ripley VS Naomi VS Alexa Bliss VS Roxanne Perez VS Stephanie Vaquer VS Giulia; Naomi wins and is the 2025 Miss Money in the Bank.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship: Dominik Mysterio w/ Liv Morgan VS Octagon Jr; Dom wins and retains the title.
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Lyra Valkyria VS Becky Lynch; Becky wins and becomes the new WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion.
- Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Seth Rollins VS LA Knight VS Andrade VS Solo Sikoa VS PENTA VS El Grande Americano; Rollins wins and is the 2025 Mr. Money in the Bank.
- Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso VS John Cena & Logan Paul; Cody & Jey win.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Money in the Bank Countdown Show!
Join Michael Cole, Pat McAfee, Wade Barrett & Big E in discussing, analyzing and predicting all the action that’s about to happen in Los Angeles!
Sit-down interview with Lyra Valkyria.
Cathy Kelley met with The Morrigan as she prepares for one more match with Becky Lynch. It has been quite the first year: Queen of the Ring runner-up, inaugural Women’s Intercontinental Champion, and even won the WWE Tag Team Championships with Becky Lynch before the betrayal. Lyra says it was a dream come true, and yet it is still so crazy to her that the one thing overshadowing it all is Becky lying to her face. Lyra gave Becky the credit for inspiring her to be who she is, but she has to stop now, because everything The Man was… was a lie. All Lyra can do is be everything Becky is not.
Lyra’s debut was last May, helping Becky against others. Becky was a different person then. She raised Lyra’s hand with the NXT Women’s Championship, so Lyra thought Becky would be there for her. What was the catalyst for this change? Lyra isn’t sure. Maybe Becky just took off the mask she was wearing. Lyra’s name has been in Becky’s mouth again and again the past month, and Lyra says Becky has lost twice. Becky is so delusional, she wants to keep Lyra down and add the Women’s Intercontinental Championship as more an accessory.
Cathy brings up the extra stipulation: If Becky loses, she no longer challenges for this title; but if Becky wins, Lyra will raise Becky’s hand. Lyra says the only way to beat Becky is to not be Becky, and Becky isn’t a woman of her word, so Lyra will be a woman of hers. If Becky wins, “I’ll raise the b*tch’s hand.” So then which is more important: Lyra retaining or Becky losing? Cathy knows they sound like the same but they’re different at their core. Lyra says that before, she felt that as long as she proves she’s the better wrestler, she’ll be satisfied. She’s beaten Becky twice, and yet there isn’t that satisfaction.
Lyra flew her family to Las Vegas, and they watched Becky turn on Lyra! They saw Becky drive Lyra into the mat with THREE Manhandle Slams! Then at Backlash, Becky couldn’t keep it to the two of them, she had to agitate Lyra’s fiancé. Lyra beat Becky, Becky tried to break Lyra’s arm. Lyra will make Becky pay for all that by feeling all the pain and embarrassment Becky tried to put her through. This isn’t about just beating Becky, Becky has to be shattered. Becky has to lose it all. Which lass kicker will have the luck of the Irish on their side here in LA?
Vic Joseph & Pete Rosenberg tag in for the panel.
Victor Solomon sings the United States National Anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner.
So, here we are again.
“What’s the solution to 99 out of 100 problems? I’ll tell ya: Money. It’s what makes the world go ’round. Everybody wants it. And most will do whatever it takes to get it. And ironically, do you know the one place where money solves absolutely nothing? Money in the Bank. Cha-ching. This isn’t about money; it’s about power, opportunity, and last-chances. This is a place where contact becomes currency. Where you gotta reach and grab success by the briefcase. Where leaving a legacy is always worth the investment. Even when that requires trading the good for the bad. So, what’re you waiting for? Welcome to Money in the Bank!”
Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Rhea Ripley VS Naomi VS Alexa Bliss VS Roxanne Perez VS Stephanie Vaquer VS Giulia!
The golden opportunity returns, and only one woman can take hold of it! Who defies these one-in-six odds to be aimed right at a champion?
The bell rings and the fans fire up as all six look up to the briefcase. Then they stare down with each other, waiting to see who makes the first move. Then the brawl is on! Rhea with Giulia, Alexa with Vaquer and Naomi with Roxie! The vets clear the ring of the NXT callups, and the fans fire up as Alexa, Rhea and Naomi stare down. Naomi SLAPS Alexa, RAMS her into Rhea, then runs to DROPKICK Vaquer off the apron! Naomi goes out to grab that ladder from Vaquer, put it in the ring, and then storms up. Rhea and Alexa work together to DROPKICK Naomi down! The fans cheer as these two stare down now.
Rhea and Alexa wave to each other, then go for the ladder! They brawl, Roxie and Giulia join in, and Roxie SMACKS Alexa off the ladder! Roxie and Giulia clear those two out, but then they argue over the ladder. But Vaquer springboards and DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! Vaquer serves SOLE FOOD to Giulia, SUPERKICKS Roxie, then METEORAS Giulia! Roxie runs up, tilt-o-whirls, but Vaquer tucks her in! ANGEL’S WINGS! The fans fire up and Vaquer has the ladder. Naomi ROUNDHOUSES Vaquer! Naomi has the ladder, and she gives Vaquer a FACEBUSTER off it! Vaquer tumbles away as Naomi looks up.
Naomi sees Rhea return and RAMS her with the ladder! Then she gives Rhea a HEATSEEKER on the ladder! Rhea flops back, Naomi talks trash, but Alexa is back! Alexa ducks the ladder toss! Alexa SLAPS, ROCKS, and KNEES Naomi! Then she SMACKS Naomi off the ladder! She drop toeholds Roxie onto the ladder! And then Alexa SENTONS onto them both! Alexa TOSSES Naomi, has the ladder, but Giulia DROPKICKS her down! Giulia has the ladder, the fans want tables, but Giulia puts this ladder in a corner. Giulia storms over to Alexa, Alexa fires body shots, but Giulia CLUBS Alexa down.
Giulia whips, Alexa reveres, but Giulia stops short! Giulia then sends Alexa into the ladder! And she motorcycle stretch STOMPS Alexa into the ladder! The ladder falls while Giulia goes after Vaquer! Giulia KNEES Vaquer, pushes her out, and then goes back to the ladder. Giulia smirks as she stands it up, but then she sees Rhea rising! Giulia puts the ladder aside while the fans fire up. Rhea smiles, Giulia runs up, but Rhea ROCKS Giulia! Rhea bumps Giulia off buckles, DROPKICKS her down, and Giulia narrowly avoids clipping the ladder! Rhea sees Roxie has a ladder and they tug-o-war! Rhea drags Roxie in with the ladder, then basement DROPKICKS her!
Rhea turns around, Naomi wheelbarrows but Rhea SLAMS her onto the ladder! The fans fire up for Mami, and she pushes the ladders aside so she can put them in the ropes. Roxie gets bopped by the back end, but Rhea brings her around. Gut wrench and RAZOR’S- RANA! Roxie sends Rhea onto the ladder instead! Roxie SLAPS Rhea, then goes up the corner! LIONSAULTÂ onto the ladder! The fans fire up while Rhea sputters! Roxie hurries to grab the other ladder and she stands it up! Roxie climbs, reaches out, but Alexa drags Roxie down! Alexa runs up, Roxie dodges and Giulia ROCKS Alexa! Giulia DUMPS Alexa, then she stares down with Roxie.
The fans rally as Prodigy and Beautiful Madness climb. Rhea grabs Roxie’s leg, but Roxie & Giulia go after Rhea! Roxie HAMMERS away on Rhea, Giulia opens the other ladder, and they put Rhea in! They NUTCRACKER Rhea, then SLAM the other one onto it! Roxie HAMMERS Rhea through the rungs, then dumps her out. Roxie and Giulia also dump that used-up ladder, put it on top of Rhea, and then they put more ladders on top! They’re literally burying Rhea! The fans boo but Naomi has a ladder of her own! Naomi stands that up, climbs it, but Vaquer drags her down! Vaquer and Naomi brawl, Naomi fires KNEE after KNEE, then runs to a corner.
Vaquer puts Naomi in the ropes, CLUBS away, but Giulia runs up! Vaquer puts her in the corner, LARIATS, then Roxie runs up, Vaquer HEADDBUTTS Roxie, runs at the corner, but Giulia dodges! Vaquer still LARIATS Naomi, then she dodges Giulia in return for a SNAP GERMAN! Vaquer goes back to Naomi for a DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! The fans rally while Naomi writhes. Roxie runs up but Vaquer snatches her for a suplex! Vaquer goes to the ladder and the fans rally as she climbs. Giulia hurries to drag Vaquer down! And into an IRON OCTOPUS! Vaquer endures, and she still climbs!?
The fans fire up as Vaquer climbs, but Giulia slips down and CLUBS Vaquer! And then HIGH ANGLE GERMANS! The fans rally, Giulia points to the briefcase, and she climbs! Naomi hobbles over to drag Giulia down, and into the rungs! Naomi has Giulia in a Tree of Woe, stomps her, then climbs over her! But Giulia hits a SPIDER GERMAN!! But Alexa DROPKICKS Giulia! Giulia flops out of the ladder and the fans fire up for Lil’ Miss Bliss! Alexa climbs, but Roxie is on the other side of the ladder! Roxie also climbs, and Alexa paws at the briefcase! Roxie reaches the top, she and Alexa brawl! Vaquer has a ladder of her own!
Vaquer stands this ladder up, climbs while Roxie YANKS Alexa into rungs! Naomi climbs Vaquer’s ladder! These four brawl and grab at each other! Giulia returns while Alexa gives Naomi a BACKBREAKER! Giulia scurries up a ladder while Alexa POWERBOMBS Vaquer! Roxie and Giulia have to bail out as Alexa topples the ladders! Roxie goes after Alexa and SMACKS her off rungs! And then the hinges! Roxie & Giulia work together again with moving ladders around. They get Alexa up for a GUTBUSTER along the ladder!! The fans fire up, “This is Awesome!” Roxie and Giulia talk it out, Giulia goes for a ladder, but Roxie attacks!
Roxie SMACKS Giulia off the ladder again and again! But then Giulia TOSSES Roxie out! Roxie dangles, and RHEA RISES! Roxie has seen a ghost! Rhea keeps her from getting away, and TOSSES her into barriers! Rhea storms into the ring, Giulia is shocked, but now these two step up! Rhea dodges a lariat to short arm LARIAT! Short arm LARIAT! And then ripcord, HOOK KICK, and atomic FACEBUSTER! Naomi runs up but into a BOOT! Roxie is back but Rhea kicks her, reels her in, RAZOR’S EDGE into Naomi! The fans fire up again and Rhea drags a ladder into the ring! Rhea wedges it in a corner, but she dodges Giulia!
Rhea Electric Chair Lifts Giulia, to SLAM her off the ladder! Giulia flops back, the fans fire up, and Rhea looks to the briefcase. Rhea grabs another ladder, perhaps the tallest of all, and she stands it up! The fans rally for Rhea as she finally climbs. But Vaquer drags her down! Rhea HEADBUTTS Vaquer down! Rhea looks around, and she hurries to drag another ladder into the ring. Rhea makes a ladder bridge with it, going from a corner to the center. Rhea then drags Vaquer up, brings her around, and pump handles! Vaquer fights free, but Rhea ducks a kick! Electric Chair Lift! Vaquer fights, and she has the headscissors!
The fans fire up as we get an elevated DEVIL’S KISS! AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH! YEEEEEEEAH~! The fans are thunderous as Vaquer now has her eyes on the briefcase! Vaquer climbs, reaches out, but Roxie scurries up there! Vaquer has her hands on the hook, but Roxie drags her down! Roxie and Vaquer brawl, and Alexa hurries in! Alexa climbs the other end while Roxie DECKS Vaquer! But now Naomi is back! Roxie and Alexa brawl but Naomi sneaks up! Naomi drags Alexa down, but Vaquer hurries after Roxie! Naomi DECKS Alexa, Vaquer drags Roxie down, and Naomi makes her own ladder bridge!
Roxie and Vaquer fight, and Roxie throws elbows. Vaquer HEADBUTTS Roxie! Naomi scoops Alexa, Alexa slips free and ROCKS Naomi! Roxie SMACKS Vaquer off rungs! Naomi CLUBS Alexa as she climbs! Roxie CLUBS away on Vaquer, Alexa climbs, but Naomi gets back up. Alexa SMACKS Naomi off rungs! Alexa and Roxie have the same idea! STEREO CODE REDS onto the ladder bridges!! The fans are thunderous while all four women are down! Giulia returns and she has her opening! “This is Awesome!” while Giulia undoes the ladder bridges. Giulia makes sure the man ladder is lined up just right, then she climbs.
Roxie hurries to get back up, and she chases after Giulia from the other end! Giulia paws at the case, but Roxie SMACKS her! Roxie fires haymaker after haymaker, pulls hair, but Giulia pulls hair in return! They thrash each other, Roxie SMACKS Giulia off the ladder, but Giulia HEADBUTTS! They each grab for the case, but Alexa is back! Roxie grabs at the hair desperately! Alexa drags Roxie down by a foot! Roxie lets Giulia go as she falls! But Rhea is back to go after Giulia! The fans fire up as Rhea drags Giulia back down! Pump handle and then Alexa clinches Roxie! RIPTIDE and the TWISTED SISTER ABIGAIL in stereo!!
The fans are thunderous again as Rhea and Alexa stare down. They look up, then at the ladder. They tug-o-war over the ladder, then decide to climb! It is neck and neck, but here comes Naomi! Naomi SHOVES the ladder over! Rhea and Alexa can’t bail out, they SMASH off one of the corner ladders!! Naomi stands the ladder back up, hurries to climb, and she grabs at the briefcase! Naomi unhooks it, and WINS!
Winner: Naomi (2025 Miss Money in the Bank)
The fifth time is the charm, because this is not the same Glow as before! Now, whether you’re Iyo Sky, Tiffany Stratton, or even the Women’s United States or Women’s Intercontinental Champions, the entire Women’s Division needs to #ProceedWithCaution!
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Dominik Mysterio w/ Liv Morgan VS Octagon Jr!
Dirty Dom was in the crowd for Worlds Collide, and he just could not help himself. He insulted the AAA star for being a big fan of Rey Mysterio, and then got into a fight with him! Dom demanded this match with Octagon, but will he come to regret it? Or will Dom add insult to injury and grow his already massive ego?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if Dom can stay golden!
The bell rings and the fans rally. Dom runs up, Octagon leaps over, then goes Matrix to mule kick, Octagon whips, Dom reverses, but Octagon goes up, up and TORNILLOS! Then he runs, rolls, and headscissors to RANA! Dom tumbles out, the fans fire up, and Octagon hurries to the apron. ASAI MOONSAULT! The fans fire up as Octagon wipes Dom out at the ramp! Octagon drags Dom up, puts him in the ring, and then runs corner to corner. Dom pops Octagon up to put him on the ropes! Octagon lands bad on his spheres but Dom drags him down. Dom then ties Octagon’s mask to the ropes, and he stomps away!
The fans boo, the ref reprimands, and Dom soaks up heat. Octagon’s mask is freed from the ropes but Dom stomps him more. The fans tell Dom off but he tunes it out. Dom kicks Octagon out, throws his shirt at fans, then taunts the AAA stars watching in the crowd. Dom rains down fists on Octagon, then drags him up. Dom whips Octagon to a corner, runs in, but Octagon slips outside! Octagon GAMANGIRIS, goes up, up, and TORNILLO ARM-DRAGS! The fans fire up for Octagon as he SUPERKICKS Dom down! Octagon then runs corner to corner, goes up and over, TORNILLO VADER! Cover, TWO!
Octagon is annoyed but he brings Dom up. Dom kicks low, and he snap suplexes! Dom stands up for Uno Amigo! And then he hits Dos Amigos! Octagon fights the third, runs, but into a MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Dom is annoyed, Liv coaches him up, and Dom DROPKICKS Octagon onto the ropes! Dom dials it up, but Octagon ducks! Octagon skins the cat, avoids the boot, and he GAMANGIRIS! Dom falls, Octagon slingshots for the TORNILLO SPLASH! Cover, TWO! The fans rally, Octagon drags Dom up, FISHERMAN SCREW! Octagon puts Dom in the drop zone, goes up and up, but Liv distracts! Dom trips Octagon up!
The fans boo but Dom DROPKICKS Octagon back onto the ropes! Dom redials, 619! And FROG SPLASH! Cover, Dom wins!
Winner: Dominik Mysterio, by pinfall (still WWE Intercontinental Champion)
Dom picked a fight, and he only won thanks to his girlfriend! But will there come a day where he loses what he’s cheated so hard to keep?
Team American Made meets up backstage.
Chad Gable tells Julius & Brutus that while things didn’t go Chad’s way for Worlds Collide, that’s all the more reason they need to support their amigo, El Grande Americano. Luckily, Gable always has a plan. The plan is the official Fireball branded ladder! Brutus loves it, but he doesn’t know what Fireball is. Julius hesitates, and Gable says it’s cinnamon whiskey! Julius says yeah, cinnamon whiskey! Gable says this is Grande’s ticket to the top! So Brutus & Julius need to make sure this is under the ring where Grande can find it, comprende? Si! Gracias. Gable heads out, but will things get spicy thanks to this Fireball?
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Lyra Valkyria VS Becky Lynch!
The Morrigan said it herself, The Man was her hero, was her mentor, was her friend, but what Becky is now is a selfish, backstabbing narcissist! But there is an agreement: if Becky loses to Lyra again, this is the last time these two will battle over this title; but if Becky wins, Lyra must shake her hand! Will the third time be the charm for Becky bringing Lyra down? Or will Lyra leave Becky in the past and focus on the future?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see is the real lass kicker here!
Lyra doesn’t wait for the bell, she strikes first! Becky get sup, Lyra TACKLES her and rains down more fists! Lyra HIP TOSSES, HIP TOSSES, then fireman’s carries! Becky fights free to the apron, but Lyra DECKS Becks! The fans fire up and Lyra makes sure her top stays together. Lyra runs and WRECKS- NO, Becky blocks the dropkick and SLAMS Lyra down! Lyra writhes, Becky drags her up, and Becky SMACKS Lyra off the desk! Becky brings Lyra around, THROWS her into barriers, then eggs her on. Becky drags Lyra up, SMACKS her off the apron, and pushes her into the ring. Becky soaks up cheers and jeers while Lyra sputters.
Becky runs in at the corner, forearm SMASHES, then hits a BECKSPLODER! Cover, TWO! Becky paces around, Lyra rises, and Becky pie faces her. Becky SLAPS Lyra, talks more trash, then CLUBS her down! Becky puts Lyra on ropes to CHOKE her! The ref counts, Becky steps off, and Lyra sputters. The fans duel as Becky UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS, but Lyra turns it into a backslide! TWO, and Becky clinches! MANHANDLE- NO, Lyra arm-drags! Cover, TWO! Lyra scoops, Becky slips free, EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Cover, TWO! Lyra survives, Becky talks more trash, and she drops the leg, brother! And another! And then another! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally while Lyra stays in this. Becky is annoyed but she stalks Lyra to ropes. Becky CHOPS, CHOPS, and then talks more trash! Becky bumps Lyra off buckles, bumps her off buckles again, and fans duel, “Let’s Go, Becky!” “BECKY SUCKS!” Lyra fires forearms on Becky! Lyra whips, Becky reverses, and Becky kicks low! Becky underhooks, Lyra fights that, and then Lyra spins things to a SWINGING NECKBREAKER! Both women are down and the fans rally up. Becky and Lyra stir, rise up, and they go to corners. They stand, and they run up! Lyra LARIATS! And LARIATS! Becky dodges but Lyra RAMS, KICKS, and ENZIGIRIS!
Lyra reels Becky in, DOCTOR BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Becky survives, showing that grit of a Grand Slam Champion. The fans rally, Lyra drags Becky up to a fireman’s carry, but Becky fights free! Becky RAMS Lyra into buckles, rolls her up, TWO! Lyra has the cradle, TWO! They both stand, Becky blocks the heel kick to FLIP Lyra! Then Becky reels Lyra in for a DDT! Cover, TWO! Lyra stays in this and the fans rally up. Becky paces while Lyra crawls to a corner. Becky runs in, Lyra puts her on the apron, but Becky ROCKS Lyra! Lyra falls, Becky climbs, but Lyra trips Becky up! Lyra climbs to CLUB away! Lyra brings Becky to the very top, stalling SUPERPLEX!
Lyra isn’t done, she hooks a leg, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, TWO!! Becky survives and the fans rally again! “Let’s Go, Becky!” “BECKY SUCKS!” Lyra drags Becky into the drop zone, then goes up the corner. MOONSAULT, but Becky moves! Lyra lands out, and she HEEL KICKS! Then fireman’s carry, NIGHT- NO, Becky fights free, BUTTERFLY SUPLEX into an ARMBAR! Lyra flails, reaches out, fights around, high stack! TWO!! Becky lets go in time, and now Lyra has a HALF CRAB! Lyra kneels on Becky’s neck! Then stands on her so she can have a toehold combination! Becky endures, fights around, but Lyra leans on that foot!
Becky scrambles forward to the ROPEBREAK! Lyra lets go at 4, Becky bails out, but Lyra runs and WRECKS Becky with a dropkick! Lyra then PLANCHAS to the floor! The fans fire up and Lyra puts Becky back in. Becky bails out the side, Lyra storms up on her, but Becky elbows Lyra! Becky whips, Lyra reverses and TOSSES Becky! Becky is on the barriers and Lyra fires off Kawada Kicks! Lyra holds onto her belt a moment, then hops up onto the desk! TURN OF FORTUNESÂ off the barrier! The fans are all fired up as Lyra puts Becky back in! Lyra goes up the corner, and she wants it again! TURN OF FORTUNESÂ into a POWREBOMB!! High stack, TWO!!
Becky and Lyra are both down and the fans are thunderous! “This is Awesome!” as Lyra and Becky stir. “We Want Truth!” but Becky rises. Lyra anchors Becky’s foot, but Becky kicks free. Becky climbs, but Lyra trips her up! Lyra goes up after Becky again, fireman’s carries, and the fans fire up, but Becky fires elbows! Lyra powers up to lift! But Becky still fires elbows! Becky clinches, SUPER MANHANDLE SLAM!!! Cover, TWO?!?! No one can believe it, least of all Becky! LA loses its mind over it, and Lyra flops out of the ring. Becky goes out to fetch Lyra, but Lyra SLAPS her! Becky POSTS Lyra! And MANHANDLE SLAMÂ to the floor!
Becky drags Lyra up, the count is 5 of 10, and Becky has to power the ragdoll around! Becky refreshes the count at 7, drags Lyra up, but Lyra fireman’s carries! NIGHTWING DRIVERÂ to the floor!! The fans fire up and the count rises again! We pass 5, then 7! We hit 8! 9! Lyra and Becky spring to life and jump in at 9.99!! The fans fire up as this continues! Becky scowls as she crawls her way over. They go forehead to forehead, then forearm for forearm! The fans fire up as this is a scrap! Lyra fireman’s carries, Becky slips down and O’Conner Rolls! TWO and Lyra has the O’Conner, TWO! Lyra is sent into ropes! MANHANDLE- NO, victory roll, TWO!
Becky has the roll with tights!! BECKY WINS!!
Winner: Becky Lynch, by pinfall (NEWÂ WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion)
Lyra is stunned, but The Man just stole this one! Becky is only the second-ever WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion, and the first #FiveStarChampion! But now, Becky wants Lyra to honor the agreement: raise her hand! Lyra stands, Becky tells her to do it! Lyra’s a woman of her word, isn’t she? Lyra reluctantly raises Becky’s hand, then lets it go. Becky says no, hold on, they gotta hit all four sides of the ring. Lyra accepts and she raises Becky’s hand to do the lap. And with that, Lyra goes to leave, but Becky won’t let her. Becky wants Lyra to put the belt on her, but Lyra says that wasn’t part of the deal!
Becky tells Lyra to do it! Becky won, Lyra has to do it! Becky turns around and waits, and Lyra reluctantly wraps the strap onto Becky. To then hit a GERMAN SUPLEX! And then a NIGHTWING!! The fans cheer as Becky gets what she wanted and what she deserved! But there was no stipulation to block Lyra, so when and where will The Morrigan be back for her rematch?
Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Seth Rollins VS LA Knight VS Andrade VS Solo Sikoa VS PENTA VS El Grande Americano!
The Visionary continues to proclaim he and he alone can lead WWE, and even the pro-wrestling industry worldwide, in the right direction. Step one was convincing Paul Heyman to join his cause. Step two was recruiting monsters like Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed to be his muscle. And step three will be to acquire this briefcase for a second time in his career. Will the pieces all fall into place for The Architect? Or will someone else’s dreams come true in the City of Angels?
The bell rings and the fans fire up already. Rollins watches all his opponents, but then realizes he’s surrounded. Well, he did go after everyone just last night… Rollins wants them to hold on, but he gets mugged 3v1! Grande falls back, Solo says that’s good, and then he TOSSES Rollins out! But now Solo realizes he’s surrounded. The Bloodline, both before and after he took over, made these guys their enemy so… Solo says Cero Miedo? Penta SUPERKICKS! SHADOW ELBOW from Andrade! Knight whips Solo to a corner then hits a JUMPING NECKBRAEKER! Solo flops into the corner, Penta gives him the headstand DROPKICK!
The fans fire up as Solo flops out of the ring, and then Knight sees Grande with a ladder! Knight WRECKS Grande with a dropkick! Rollins CLOBBERS Andrade, fires off on Penta, and then he KICKS Andrade! Rollins and Andrade brawl, Rollins stomps away on Andrade. Rollins DECKS Penta, then he drags Andrade up. Andrade kicks low, fires forearms, the fans chant “That’s Chad Gable!” “NO, IT’S NOT!” The fans argue like Maggle does with Pat and Wade! Andrade whips Rollins, Rollins reverses, and Andrade FLIES onto Knight, Solo and Grande! Penta SUPERKICKS Rollins out to join them! Penta then goes up, CERO! MIEDO!
Penta SUPER CROSSBODIES everyone down! But Grande CLOBBERS Penta into a ladder! Grande grabs a ladder, RAMS Rollins, then RAMS Knight! And Solo! And Andrade! Did Wade just say the evidence is Grande’s nips are different than Gable’s?! The fans duel about Gable/Grande as he stands the ladder against the post. Penta ENZIGIRIS Grande down! Penta puts the ladder in, puts Grande in a corner, and then Penta winds up to CHOP! The fans “WOO~!” while Grande sputters. Penta nods and he brings Grande up. Penta whips, runs up, and GAMANGIRIS! Grande sits down, Penta runs and headstands, but Rollins RAMS him with a ladder!
Andrade leaps in, Rollins CHUCKS the ladder at him! The fans are torn as Rollins sets the ladder up, but Grande waistlocks. Solo DECKS Knight, Rollins lifts Grande, but Grande slips free to Gory Especial! And then NIAGARA DRIVERÂ onto the ladder! Wait, isn’t that Gable’s move? Grande sets the ladder up, Solo beats up on Knight more, and Grande climbs. Solo drags Grande down, UPPERCUTS him, then THROWS him into the ladder! Grande falls, Solo takes the ladder for his own, and he puts the ladder in the corner. Fans want tables, but Solo drags Gable up to scoop and SLAMÂ onto the ladder!
Grande writhes, Solo mocks Gable with “AH THANK YEW~!” But Knight SMACKS Solo off the ladder, then rains down fists! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight has the ladder, but Solo kicks it into Knight’s legs! Then Solo SUPERKICKS Knight down! Solo mocks the “L! A! KNIGHT! DURR!” Solo fireman’s carries Knight, and he grins as he stands over the ladder, But Knight slips free to NECKBREAKER onto the ladder! Knight rolls back onto his feet and the fans fire up! Spell it out! “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” ELBOW DROPÂ on the ladder! Knight kicks Solo out, stands that ladder up, and he climbs up, only for Penta to get back in!
Penta climbs up, he and Knight brawl! The fans cheer back and forth, “YEAH! CERO! YEAH! MIEDO!” But Penta HEADBUTTS Knight! Rollins brings a taller ladder and he climbs now! Penta and Knight see that, but then Grande also joins in! They all brawl, Grande stops Rollins, and then Solo has his own ladder! Not quite as tall as Rollins’Â but he climbs. Andrade jumps in, gets on the ladder, and they are all brawling side-by-side! They crisscross with their shots, Grande HEADBUTTS Rollins down! Knight DECKS Penta, but Rollins tips his ladder over! Down goes Grande with a HOTSHOT! Solo does the same to Andrade!
Solo and Rollins get Knight and Penta! SAMOAN SPIKE for Knight, PEDIGREE for Penta! Rollins and Solo stare down, these two villainous masterminds both smiling. They clear out some space so they can circle. The fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” but the hands start flying! Rollins gets the edge, but Solo shoves and SUPERKICKS! Solo arms his thumb, but Solo ducks the spike! SUPERKICK! Rollins SUPERKICKS again! Rollins brings the ladder around, and he RAMS Solo! Fans chant for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” but Rollins puts the ladder against a corner. Rollins kicks Solo, reels him in, but Solo fights the lift!
Solo fireman’s carries, but Rollins fights free! Solo runs up, but Rollins drop toeholds him onto the ladder! Then he CURB STOMPS!! Solo sputters and Rollins hurries for a new ladder. Rollins puts the tallest ladder in, but the fans chant “CERO! MIEDO!” Rollins stands the ladder up, climbs it, but Grande sneaks in! Grande hurries to get behind Rollins! ANKLE LOCK!! Grande has Rollins hanging upside-down on the ladder! Andrade climbs up, he has Rollins, but then Penta joins in, too! Penta keeps Andrade from climbing, but then Andrade SUPER SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMBS Andrade! Penta SUPERPLEXES Rollins onto the other ladder!!
Heyman is freaking out and the fans are losing their minds! “This is Awesome!” as all six men are down! Andrade and Penta stir, and they have the main ladder. They both rise up, lock eyes, and though they are amigos, they gotta do what they gotta do. They both climb, they reach the top, and the brawl is on! Andrade SMACKS Penta off the top rung, and then again! Andrade then climbs down the ladder so he can go around and YANK Penta down. Andrade stands Penta up, but Penta SUPERKICKS !Penta climbs, Knight crawls in, and Andrade grabs the second ladder! Andrade SMACKS Penta with it! Penta flops down, and Andrade makes a ladder bridge.
We saw how the bridges worked out in the women’s match, and Knight goes after Andrade! Andrade LARIATS Knight up and out, but Penta climbs! Andrade uses his bridge as a shortcut, and then he drags Penta around. The fans fire up, but Penta fights the suplex! Penta throws body shots, then tucks Andrade in! CERO! MIEDO! LADDER DESTROYER!! And perhaps quite literally, as the rungs seem to crack from that impact! Both Andrade and Penta flop down, but the fans rally for “CERO! MIEDO!” Penta rises again and goes to the ladder. But Solo drags him down, SMACKS him off the ladder, and Penta falls in a heap.
Solo mocks Cero Miedo, then the strut. Solo stomps Penta, but then Knight drags Solo out! Knight fires hands, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight THROWS Solo into the barriers! Knight takes a very big ladder and makes it a bridge between apron and ring. Knight goes to solo, but Solo UPPERCUTS him! Solo hurries to bring Knight around, but Knight stops from hitting steel steps! Knight THROWS Solo into the steps, then gets int he ring. But Penta SUPERKICKS! Penta CLUBS Knight, runs, but Knight pops Penta up! Knight brings Penta around, but Penta slips free to hit a CODE RED! Both men are down and the fans fire up!
Penta climbs and the fans fire up! But Grande is back! SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX! “AH GRACIAS~!” But Rollins is back! GERMAN SUPLEX from Grande! Grande then GERMAN SUPLEXES Knight! Solo is up, but Grande GERMAN SUPLEXES Solo! Rollins kicks low, whips, but Grande reverses to send him into the ladder! The ladder falls, Grande props it up in a corner, and the fans duel again. “That’s Chad Gable!” “NO, IT’S NOT!” Grande goes out, and he looks under the ring. Bingo! The Fireball Ladder is here! And it is the TALLEST of all! Grande pushes it into the ring, equips it, and he starts up a Terry Funk style ladder-copter!
Grande mows down everyone with his Fireball, “AH GRACIAS~!” Grande stands that ladder up, and it almost touches the briefcase on its own! Grande climbs, but Penta rises! The fans fire up as they both climb and meet at the top! Penta blocks Grande, fires haymakers, and Penta HEADBUTTS Grande!! But Grande’s own mask might’ve been loaded, Penta is dazed! Rollins rises up to ROCK Penta! Penta ROCKS Rollins! They brawl, Penta kicks Rollins down the rungs, but Rollins climbs back up. Oh NOW we see Grande load his mask! Rollins fires hands on Penta, HAMMERS Penta down, and Rollins reaches out! But Penta fires body shots!
Penta and Rollins are desperately clinging to the rungs, but Rollins falls! Penta holds on by one hand! The fans are thunderous as Penta rises up! Knight stops Grande to CTAPULT him! But Grande goes up his corner ladder! And then the other corner ladder! Grande planned this all along! He’s up top, he LOADED HEADBUTTS Penta!!! Knight and Rollins hurry, Knight is up the ladder to SUPER SAIDO Grande down!!! The fans go nuts as The Mega Star makes a huge save! But that lets Rollins be all alone! Rollins kicks everyone else out, then climbs! But Andrade crawls in! El Idolo hurries after the Visionary, but he’s so far away!
Rollins has a hand on the briefcase! But Andrade climbing shakes things up quite literally! Rollins has to fight Andrade off, but now Penta is here! They both get after Rollins! Andrade YANKS Rollins down, then BOOTS him! Andrade and Penta hurry up top again! They brawl like before, but Andrade has more gas in the tank! Andrade SMACKS Penta off rungs, Penta falls, but Solo rushes up the ladder! Andrade has the briefcase, but now he dangles from it!! Solo and Rollins reel Andrade in, beat him up, but Andrade fights them off! Knight LARIATS Rollins! Penta climbs a shorter ladder to get around Andrade!
Knight and Penta mug Andrade, and Rollins shouts for his hitmen! Knight drags Andrade down but Penta ROCKS Knight! Oh here come Bron & Bronson! SPEAR for Grande!! Bronson drags Penta off the ladder! Bron drags Knight off the ladder! POWERBOMB for Andrade, and Bron TOSSES Knight! They knock the Fireball ladder over, BREAKING it!! Bron builds speed to SPEAR LA Knight!! Bronson beats up on Penta and Andrade, then he climbs up a corner! TSUNAMI onto Andrade!!! Solo begs for mercy, he and Bronson used to be boys! But speaking of Solo’s boys, here comes Jacob Fatu & JC Mateo!!
The fans are thunderous as the Samoan Werewolf and Imperial Unit step to Rollins’ attack dogs! The brawl is on! Fatu has Bronson, Bron has JC! Things spill outside for Bron and JC, Bronson HEADBUTTS Fatu, but then Bron POSTS JC! Bron lines up a shot, runs in, SPEARÂ through the barriers!! Bronson is stunned to see that, but he goes back to Fatu. Bron throws hands, then runs, but Fatu POP-UP SAMOAN DROPS?!? Fatu hits the biggest Samoan Drop ever! Then he DIVES to take Bronson out into the announce desk! The fans are thunderous as Fatu sees everyone is down. Solo smiles, and Fatu says, “I LOVE YOU, SOLO!!”
Fatu helps Solo into the ring, then helps him to get a ladder. Solo applauds as Fatu puts it right in place for Solo. Solo hugs it out with Fatu, then he climbs. Fatu is on defense, but then he looks up at Solo. The fans fire up as Fatu clamps onto a leg!! Solo is confused, looks down, and asks what’s going on. The fans cheer Fatu on as he shakes his head. “IÂ HATE YOU, SOLO!!” Fatu drags Solo down and SUPERKICKS him!! The fans are thunderous as Fatu is now his own man! Fatu puts the ladder aside so he can then put Solo in the drop zone. Fatu goes up the corner, BEST MOONSAULT EVER!! Fatu geeks out and the fans are with him!
Solo sputters around and Fatu slowly heads that way. Fatu goes to the apron to join Solo, right where Knight’s ladder bridge awaits! Fatu clinches Solo, for an URENAGE down through the ladder! The fans lose their minds again but they cheer Fatu on! Fatu leaves Solo down in the wreckage, now a lone wolf. Wait, Rollins has a second Fireball ladder! He stands this one up, even as the fans chant for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” Rollins climbs, grins, but KNIGHT is up! Knight drags Rollins down! LARIAT! Knight climbs, the fans fire up, and Heyman shouts! Rollins is up, he drags Knight down, but Knight kicks low!
Knight cravats but Rollins RAMS Knight into the ladder! CURB STOMP!! Rollins stands his ladder up again, climbs back up, reaches out, and he unhooks the briefcase! ROLLINS WINS!!
Winner: Seth Rollins (2025 Mr. Money in the Bank)
Step three: complete! Rollins has done just as he promised, and he is once again Mr. MITB! And now, with both the Undisputed WWE Champion and WWE World Heavyweight Champion in tonight’s main event, could he look to bring about step four already? Or will he patiently and meticulously plan out his next heist?
BREAKING NEWS!
WrestleMania 42’s location was up in the air, but Triple H says anything worth doing is worth doing twice. WrestleMania was just in Las Vegas, but WWE is going right back for more! So HHH has just one question: Are you ready to double down? Saturday & Sunday, April 18 & 19, 2026!
Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso VS John Cena & Logan Paul!
Speaking of WrestleMania in Las Vegas, that is where the American Nightmare lost the Undisputed WWE Championship, but where Main Event Jey won the World Heavyweight Championship! And now, they both fight to save the WWE from a bleak and obnoxious future. A living legend wants to retire the legacy of this company while the glorified influencer wants to be the face of this company. Will they both get their way at our expense? Or can Cody & Jey turn the tides before it is too late?
The big fight introductions are given, including Cena being called the Greatest of All Time, The Never Seen Seventeen, and The Last Real Champion. The teams sort out and the fans chant, “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” Cena starts against Cody as a rematch from Mania 41, only for Cena to tag Logan. That’s a rematch in itself, and the two circle. They feel things out, but then Cena tags in. Cena is trolling Cody at this point, but the two tie up. Cody headlocks, the fans sing for “Cody! Cody Rhodes~!” Cena powers up and out, Cody runs Cena over, and Cena scrambles away to tag Logan! The fans boo and Cody is disappointed.
Cody and Logan circle, feel things out, and they show off their rolls. Cena applauds but no one else does. Then Cody cartwheels and the fans fire up! Logan cartwheels, Cody says get a load of this guy. Cody and Logan circle, tie up, and Cody headlocks. Logan powers up and out, the fans want Truth, and Cody RUNS Logan over! Things keep moving. Logan hurdles but Cody kicks low! Cody suplexes, holds Logan up, and then GOURD BUSTERS! Cody drags Logan up, wrenches an arm, and Jey offers his hand. The fans ‘YEET!” and Cody tags Jey in! Jey goes up to AX HANDLE Logan’s arm! “YEET!”
Jey wrenches Logan’s arm, but Logan DECKS Jey! Logan stands Jey up just to DECK him again! And again! Jey sputters, Logan taunts him, and then brings him around. Logan winds up, Jey ducks the haymaker to POP-UP NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Logan stays in this, but Jey stalks him to a corner. Jey climbs up to rain down fists! The fans “YEET!” along, then Jey winds up, pops ‘n’ locks and puts some stank on the HAYMAKER! That’s ten and the fans cheer. Jey drags Logan up, Logan ELBOWS free, then BOOTS! Logan goes up, up, and BLOCKBUSTERS! Cover, TWO! Tag to Cena and he rains down fists!
The fans boo but Cena stomps Jey. Cena drags Jey up, puts him in a corner to whip corner to corner hard! Jey falls and the fans duel again. Cena stares Cody down, goes back to Jey, and he throws more hands. Cena has Jey in a corner, whips him corner to corner again, and Jey hits buckles hard! Jey falls and crawls to the apron. Cena distracts the ref so Logan can drop an elbow! Cena drags Jey up, bumps him off buckles, and the fans duel, “You Can’t Wrestle!” “YES, HE CAN!” Cena whips, Jey reverses, and Cena hits buckles hard! Cena falls, both men are down, and the fans rally back up.
Jey and Cena crawl, hot tag to Logan! Logan drags Jey back, has a toehold, then he stands Jey up. Logan wrenches and GUT WRENCH SLAMS! Cover, TWO! Logan drags Jey over, tags Cena, and they mug Jey. The ref reprimands, Logan steps out, and the fans duel more. Cena taunts Cody, taunts Jey, and Cody gets riled up. Jey rises, Cena runs up and LARIATS! Cena smirks and paces around Jey. Jey slowly rises, Cena runs and SHOULDER TACKLES! Cena takes his time standing back up, and he takes a mocking bow. Cena then lets Jey go to the ropes to stand up, before he hits another SHOULDER TACKLE!
The fans boo but Cena toys with Jey more. Jey stands, but he blocks the haymaker to ROCK Cena! “YEET! YEET!” But Cenae gets around to SPIT OUT BOMB! The fans boo but Cena still says, “You Can’t See Me!” Cena runs for the FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! Jey sputters, Cena fireman’s carries, but Jey slips into the SLEEPER!! The fans fire up as Jey squeezes tight! Cena reaches out, Logan does what he can, but they’re still so far away! The fans rally, Cena RAMS Jey into buckles and both men fall! The fans rally again while both men stir. Cena and Jey crawl for their corners, hot tag to Logan, and he intercepts Jey!
Logan says, “Oopsie!” Logan whips Jey away, BOOTS him down, and then hits the Hulkster pose. HULK LOGAN LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Jey stays in this, but Logan drags him into a chinlock! Logan squeezes tight but Jey endures. Jey fights up, the fans rally behind him, and Jey reaches out! Cody does what he can, but they’re still so far away! Logan THROWS Jey down and Cena applauds. Again, he’s the only one. Logan puts Jey in the corner, fires body shots, then keeps Jey cornered to throw more shots! The fans boo but Logan stops as the ref counts. Jey sputters while Logan paces. Cena tags himself in, just to BLAST Cody!
Cena puts Jey back in the corner, fires hands, but Cody runs up! The ref stops Cody, and that lets Cena & Logan choke Jey! Cena drags Jey up, suplexes, then covers, TWO! Cena clamps onto Jey with a chinlock while the fans duel again. Jey endures, fights up, and he reaches out. Cena keeps Jey from Cody, even if by fingertips. Cena throws Jey, goes after Cody, but Cody counter punches! Cena blocks a kick, but he spins Jey for the DRAGON WHIP! The fans fire up while both men are down! Cena and Jey crawl, but Logan tags himself in first. Only for Cena to tag himself back in? The egos are starting to clash and the fans like it!
The arguing between Cena and Logan as egotistical teacher and student is letting Jey get away! The fans cheer Jey on as Jey hot tags Cody! Cody rallies on Cena and Logan with LARIAT after LARIAT! Then Cody whips Cena, only for Cena to reverse. Cody goes up and over, SNAP POWERSLAM for Logan! Cody drops down to UPPERCUT Cena, and then he springboards for the CODY CUTTER! Cody DUMPS Logan out, keeps moving, and he DIVES! Down goes Logan and the fans fire up! Cody hurries back to the ring and he climbs up. MISSILE DROPKICK for Cena! Dragon sleeper, and CROSs- NO, Cena powers out! Logan’s ONE LUCKY RIGHT!!
Cena fireman’s carries Cody, ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT!! Cover, JEY BREAKS IT! But Logan aims, slingshots, but the Snapshot glitches! Jey SUPERKICKS him down! ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT for Jey!! CROSS RHODES on Cena!! Logan SPLASHES onto Cena as Cody moves!! The fans fire up, Jey SPEARS Logan!! All four men are down, and the fans fire up! Cena and Jey rise first while the fans rally again. Cena swings but Jey counter punches! They go back and forth, “YEET! BOO!” Cena kicks low! Jey UPPERCUTS back! Cena KNEES Jey in the head! Cena then fireman’s carries, but Jey slips free! SUPERKICK!
Cena flops out of the ring, but Logan ROCKS Jey! Jey ROCKS Logan! “YEET! BOO!” Logan UPPERCUTS Jey down! Logan soaks up the heat from the fans, but Cody ROCKS Logan! Logan ROCKS Cody, repeat! “YAY! BOO!” Cody JABS, JABS, and JABS! Flip, flop, fly, but Logan kicks low! Logan back suplexes for the PAULVERIZER!! Logan calls to his Maverick drone! The drone came watches as Logan climbs. Logan holds the came in his hand, but Cody gets up after Logan! Now the camera watches Logan take a SUPER DUPER PLEX!! And then an USO SPLASH!! The fans fire up as Logan sputters and coughs!
Jey HIP ATTACKS Logan in the corner! Cena ATTITUDE ADJUSTS Jey! ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT for Cody!! Cover, TWO!! All four men are down, but Cena sits up and scowls. Cena thinks what he has to do, and he goes out to drag Cody over. Cena SMACKS Cody off the steps, then he clears off the announce desk! The ref reprimands but Cena drags Cody up to SMACK off steps again. Wait, Cena also clears off the Spanish desk? Cena puts Cody on the English desk, climbs up to join him, and he aims at the Spanish desk! But Cody slips free! Jey is on the Spanish desk, and he SPEARS Cena onto the English one!!
The fans fire up as now everyone is down on the outside! Logan has Cody in the ring, but he SUPER DUPER ASAI MOONSAULTS Jey down through the desk!!! The fans lose their minds as Logan busts out something legit! But wait! Cena sneaks his title belt into the ring! Cena sees the ref is busy checking Jey and Logan! Cena winds up, BELT SHOT on Cody!!! Cena gets away with it, but wait! Who is that in the ring?! They TACKLE Cena, rain down fists, and REVEAL! IT’S R-TRUUUUTH! The fans wanted Truth, and Truth is here! BELT SHOT!!! Truth then sneaks away into the night like the vigilante hero he is!
Cody drags Cena up, CROSS RHODES!!! Cover, CODY & JEY WIN!!!
Winners: Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso, by pinfall
Just when we thought all hope was lost, R-Truth makes the R stand for “revenge!” And on top of that, Cody just pinned the Undisputed WWE Champion! Will this lead the American Nightmare back to the mountaintop? Will Jey still be there waiting for him after his championship defense this Monday?
My Thoughts:
An awesome MITB, especially with that ending. R-Truth (or perhaps Ron Killings?) returns to screw Cena as Cena tries to cheat his win, that was such a good move. Was the fan response enough to change WWE’s mind? Was the contract news kayfabe to work us all along? Who knows if we’ll ever know, surely someone out there is digging for that answer right now. But in story, it still works so perfectly because we all thought Truth was just gone, and now he gets his revenge on Cena. And as I figured, this can help Cody head back for the title because of his pin on Cena. I totally forgot Night of Champions is next, so that could easily be where they have the rematch, if only because the Saudi princes will pay a truck ton to have it.
Dom VS Octagon was a “last minute” addition, but for being short with Liv interfering, it was still pretty good. I hope there’s a rematch so they can go the extra mile, this was maybe the bare bones of what these two can do. Becky VS Lyra was great stuff, scrappier than their previous match, but it went as I expected: Becky won and was demeaning to Lyra. Lyra gets Becky back right away, and I wonder if they get put in the Queen of the Ring Tournament to essentially cancel out and spin off for yet another Intercontinental Championship match, perhaps at Night of Champions or beyond.
And of course, the MITB matches were great stuff, and a great opener for the show with the Women’s MITB. Great spots with the ladder bridges and such. Some might say those were too coordinated, spot calling ruining things, whatever, but let’s not expect wrestlers to get reckless just for the sake of… I don’t even know, realism? In what is basically an action movie made in real-time? It was still great stuff, Naomi winning was the right choice, because as I said for SmackDown, Naomi and Tiff have their grudge, but there’s also Jade and Bianca to stand in Naomi’s way.
The Men’s MITB was really wild for all the overbooking they put into it. One day, a kayfabe authority figure will actually think ahead and ban ppl from ringside so Rollins’ team can’t do stuff like this, but at the same time, it all worked for story. For one, Fatu has his moment of betraying Solo and the fans loved it. And then, absolutely no CM Punk or Sami Zayn, that’s rather surprising. But I suppose for Rollins’ story to progress, it has to be Rollins as Mr. MITB so that we can all be waiting for the moment on Raw he cashes in. Why else would we put Jey VS Gunther on Raw after MITB instead of either on MITB or wait until Night of Champions? And then, on Raw, Punk, Sami, and maybe even a returning Roman Reigns, make sure Rollins fails.
My Score: 9.2/10
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Can the Last Real Champion handle The Truth?
While the King & Queen of the Ring tournaments reach their semifinals, John Cena has his first match on SmackDown in years, against Ron Killings!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Queen of the Ring Semifinals: Asuka VS Alexa Bliss; Asuka wins and advances to Night of Champions.
- Aleister Black VS Kit Wilson; No Contest.
- King of the Ring Semifinals: Randy Orton VS Sami Zayn; Orton wins and advances to Night of Champions.
- Charlotte Flair VS Chelsea Green w/ The Secret Her-vice; Charlotte wins.
- Bronson Reed w/ Paul Heyman & Bron Breakker VS LA Knight; Knight wins, by disqualification.
- John Cena VS Ron Killings; Killings wins, by disqualification.
PLAY BY PLAY
LA Knight is here!
Grand Rapids fires up as the Mega Star marches right to the ring. Knight grabs a mic while the fans chant his name, and he says, “LEMME TALK TO YA!” The fans cheer, and Knight says, “Let’s just go ahead and rewind our mind a little bit. We go to back to Money in the Bank, Seth and his boys, they just happen to come down and screw this guy.” The fans boo that. Knight says usually, he lets things slide. But he just figured he couldn’t let it slide, so he made sure to screw on of Rollins’ boys in their title opportunity, King of the Ring. But then they came back, paid it back and screwed Knight outta KOTR, so he had to go and screw the other one over!
And it just has Knight thinking. Fans “YEAH!” and Knight says there is only one way this can go. He has gone back and forth between Raw and SmackDown, where it ends, nobody knows! Except Knight! He knows! He knows where this ends! The fans cheer that! And Knight says it ends with him and Rollins! And what better place than here? And what better time than now! Knight tells Rollins to come on out and talk to him! But “Ladies and gentlemen…” The fans boo as Paul Heyman walks out and gives his introductions. He serves as the Wise Man to Mr. Money in the Bank, Seth FREAKIN’ Rollins!
Heyman says you do not boo that name. And you screwed up your cue, so they’ll do this again. He serves as the Wise Man for Seth Freakin’ Rollins! The fans keep booing, Heyman wants to try again, but Knight says shut up and get to the point! Why is Heyman here?! Heyman walks to the ring and asks permission to step inside. The fans chant “O T C! O T C!” but Knight steps back. Heyman steps into the ring, and he says yes, there has been a lot of bad blood between Knight and Mr. MITB, Seth Freakin’ Rollins. However, Heyman happens to be, with all due respect to everyone here in Grand Rapids, Michigan…
The fans chant “C M PUNK!” at Heyman now and he frowns. Knight says Heyman has a lot of enemies. Heyman says he is the biggest LA Knight fan in all of WWE! Heyman’s been waiting a long time to say this: YEAH! Now, because of that, Seth Freakin’ Rollins (the fans boo again) has allowed Heyman to say to Knight, as a favor to Heyman… It is time for Knight to get the hell outta Grand Rapids, Michigan. Because if he does not, something really bad is going to happen to him before the end of the night. Have a nice evening. Heyman turns to go but the fans cheer Knight on. Knight says he couldn’t help but notice, but did you~ (poking fun at Heyman’s voice cracking) threaten Knight?
Because Knight wants to wrap his head around this. He’s heard Heyman say stuff like this before, because Heyman is a liar, a swindler, a grifter, a scammer and a schemer! Heyman leeches on to any talent that has a bit of hype, sucks ’em dry, then moves on to the next! Rollins just happens to be the latest in this. But where next? Who cares! But the bottom line is, Knight asked for Rollins but he got Heyman. And while he got Heyman, he got a Heyman out here talking all tough. So it has Knight thinking, he has a great idea.
Talking about wise man, wisdom, there was a point in time if Heyman had said something like that, a man like Knight would look at a “thing” like Heyman and punched his wisdom teeth down his throat! Knight won’t do that, yet. But here’s the deal: Heyman’s talking all tough, but if he can’t bring Rollins out here, then the only thing to do out here in Grand Rapids is Knight fighting Heyman here and now! The fans fire up for that! Knight asks if the fans want that, and they cheer! “HUH?” “YEAH!” “HUH?” “YEAH!” “YEAH!!” Knight promises he’ll turn around, take his vest off, and Heyman gets the first shot. He better make it good, or Knight will molly whop his ass right outta Grand Rapids!
The fans fire up as Knight does as promised. He turns around, his vest is off, but Heyman bails? The fans boo as the Wise Man doesn’t play along. Heyman says, “Remember when I told you to get the hell out of Grand Rapids or else something really bad is gonna happen to you before the end of the night? That wasn’t a prediction. That… was a spoiler!” Heyman throws down his mic, and here comes Bronson Reed & Bron Breakker! Rollins’ behemoths head to the ring, but Knight fires off on them first! The fans rally as Knight throws hands and feet, but then Bron TACKLES Knight! Bronson joins in and they mug Knight right out of the ring!
Bronson drags Knight up to TOSS him over barriers! Bron clears the desk, he wants Bronson to put Knight through it! But Knight has a chair! He JAMS Bron, JAMS Bronson, then SMACKS Bron and SMACKS Bronson! Knight gets in the ring, ready to hit whoever gets in! The fans cheer Knight but Heyman has Bron & Bronson stand down. Will Heyman have the henchmen try again before the end of tonight?
SmackDown returns and…
Heyman has Bron & Bronson calm down, they have this under control. It is all in their favor, and it always will be in their favor. That is the whole point behind this. Byron Saxton steps in and wants to talk to them, but Heyman has to hold Bron back like the dog he is! Heyman says no need to bite Byron. Byron apologizes, he has word from SmackDown GM, Nick Aldis, that Bronson Reed VS LA Knight is set for tonight. Heyman says okay, thank you, and goodbye. Byron leaves and Heyman smiles. He told them! Patience is not a virtue, it is strategy. Bronson smiles and nods. Will Auzsilla destroy LA here in Grand Rapids?
Queen of the Ring Semifinals: Asuka VS Alexa Bliss!
Two great returns to action through this tournament, and now they cross paths with each other. The Empress of Tomorrow overcame Ivy Nile, Raquel Rodriguez and Stephanie Vaquer while Lil’ Miss Bliss outsmarted Alba Fyre, Candice LeRae and Charlotte Flair. But whose comeback story overtakes the other’s here just one match away from Night of Champions?
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Alexa headlocks, but Asuka powers up and out. Alexa RAMS Asuka, Asuka roars, and the fans fire up as Asuka fires hands! Alexa blocks a kick to THROW Asuka down, then basement DROPKICK! The fans cheer as Asuka and Alexa reset. Alexa kicks, Asuka blocks and slips through to waistlock. Alexa elbows free, runs, but Asuka runs past her to then RUN her over! The fans fire up and Asuka runs in again, HIP ATTACK! Alexa falls to the floor and the fans fire up while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Asuka lets Alexa stay down while she soaks up the cheers. The ring count starts, Alexa rises, but Asuka goes out after her. Alexa slips inside and DROPKICKS Asuka’s leg! Asuka falls from the apron but she has to nod respect for that savvy move. Asuka steps back in at 6 of 10, and she resets with Alexa. They circle, feel things out, and tie up. Asuka wrenches and wristlocks, but Alexa rolls and wrenches to hammerlock. Alexa waistlocks, rolls Asuka, TWO! The two stand off again and they both nod respect. They reset, the fans rally up, and the two feel things out. Asuka trips Alexa, clamps on with a headlock, and she grinds Alexa down.
Alexa endures, Asuka turns her over to go after the arm, then she stands on Alexa’s arm. Alexa endures, Asuka shifts arms, but Alexa wrenches out to wrangle Asuka. Alexa shifts to a cording hold, but Asuka fights up and fires body shots. Alexa whips Asuka to a corner, but Asuka elbows her away! And BOOTS! Asuka goes up, leaps, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Alexa stays in this but Asuka stays focused. Asuka drags Alexa around and gives her Kawada Kicks! SmackDown returns to single picture, and Asuka wrenches for a chicken wing! Alexa fights the Asuka Lock and JAWBREAKERS free! Alexa runs up to RUN Asuka over!
The fans rally as Alexa rallies, then hits a BLOCKBUSTER! The fans fire up as Alexa SLAPS, ROCKS, and KNEES Asuka down! Then SOMERSAULT SENTON! Cover, TWO! Asuka stays in this and Alexa grows frustrated. The fans rally while Alexa brings Asuka up. Asuka breaks free to URAKEN, SOBAT, FRONT KICK, and GERMAN SUPLEX! Alexa tumbles away, Asuka runs up, SLIDING KICK! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up as Asuka stands and takes aim. But Alexa ducks the buzzsaw! Cover, TWO! Alexa clinches, TWISTED- NO, Asuka rolls Alexa up! TWO! Alexa sits up, BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO!! Alexa survives but Asuka just fires up!
The fans rally as Asuka goes to the corner. Asuka climbs from the outside, and MISSILE- NO, Alexa dodges this time! Alexa kicks and DDTS! Cover, TWO! Asuka stays in this and the fans fire up! “This is Awesome!” as Alexa drags Asuka into the drop zone. Alexa goes up, up, and the fans fire up! TWISTED- NO, Asuka moves, so Alexa stops. Alexa won’t let Asuka sneak away, but then she gets caught in an ARMBAR!! Alexa flails, rolls, but ends up in an omoplata! RINGS OF SATURN!! Alexa fights around, pops her arm free for a cover, TWO!! Asuka reels Alexa in, NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Alexa stays in this! Asuka fires up, the fans are with her, and she runs up, only for Alexa to ROCK her with a right! Alexa puts Asuka in the Tree of Woe, and she DROPKICKS Asuka out of it! Alexa climbs back up, and TWISTED BLISSÂ onto knees!! Asuka still counters the moonsault, and hits the EMPRESS IMPACT!! Cover, Asuka wins!
Winner: Asuka, by pinfall (advances to Night of Champions)
The Empress says no one is ready for Asuka, and that has certainly been the case! But on Raw, we find out, will it be Jade Cargill or Roxanne Perez that meets Asuka in Saudi Arabia?
Jade Cargill, Mia Yim & B-Fab watch backstage.
And Fab says damn, Asuka just came back and she’s already making statements. Almost like she never left. Michin says maybe they need to make their own statements. They need to talk to Aldis about the tag titles. Fab agrees. Fab & Mia wish Jade luck before heading out. Byron walks in and asks if he can have a word. Jade says shoot. Byron says Asuka just advanced, but Jade has her match on Monday with Roxanne Perez. How does Jade feel about facing a talented competitor like Roxie? And how does she feel about the possibility of facing Asuka in the finals? Jade says “Rox” has potential. Roxie is quick and scrappy.
But she’s still trying to prove herself. And this isn’t a proving ground, this is a throne room, and Jade was built for royalty. As for Asuka, there’s a storm on the horizon. But news flash, Jade is that storm. This entire tournament wasn’t built for the future, but for a woman who can walk through fire, shatter glass ceilings, and take her crown on the way to the top. This Queen of the Ring, Jade isn’t just walking in to win. She’s here to reign. Will the Prodigy be washed away by the storm this Monday?
Alexa Bliss returns backstage.
And Chelsea Green finds her. Flanked by her Secret Her-vice, The Hot Mess asks, “Hey, little fu-fu, how’s your boo-boo?” Alexa asks back, “How’s yours?” Piper tells Chelsea not to get upset, Alexa is just jealous. Chelsea says this serves Alexa right. Chelsea should be Queen of the Ring, and she’d be building her parliament if not for Alexa! Oh, if she has that big of an issue, then try facing her in the ring. Chelsea says she will! But then Charlotte Flair walks in and says if anyone should’ve still been in this tournament, it’s her. But had Chelsea’s “replacement” tapped out sooner, maybe she would.
So here’s the deal: Charlotte will have a match made and tap Chelsea out instead. N-Not if Chelsea makes it a bank holiday! ROYAL DUTIES! NICHOLAS! Chelsea hurries away with the Secret Her-vice following, and Alexa tells Charlotte that she doesn’t need Charlotte’s help. Oh, that’s cute. Because Charlotte wasn’t helping Alexa. Charlotte leaves now, leaving Alexa to chew on that. Will The Queen chew up the Hot Mess and spit her out now that she has nothing better to do?
Aleister Black VS Kit Wilson!
The Dark Father is also directionless now that he is out of the King of the Ring tournament, but he never lets that bother him. Will he make himself the direction all roads lead when things #FadeToBlack? Or will Kit prove he can be Pretty Deadly all on his own?
Wait, who is attacking Kit? It’s R-TRUTH! But why’s Ron Killings going after Kit?! He POSTS Kit, drags him back out, and puts him in an STF!! The fans fire up and Kit taps, but it won’t matter when this isn’t a match! Killings lets Kit out of the hold and demands a mic. A mic is given, and Killings says, “Get John Cena out here now. I’m driving! On my terms! Cena, get out here!” The fans fire up and then Killings puts Kit back in the STF! Aleister is rather confused, but producers hurry out here to stop Truth. Truth lets Kit go, Jamie Noble asks Truth wait for the main event. Truth seethes, but he accepts the terms.
Killings leaves, walking right past Aleister. Will there be no denying The Truth when he finally gets his hands on the Last Real Champion?
Jamie Noble talks with Truth backstage.
Jamie says Truth has to calm down. Truth says he wants John Cena NOW! He’s driving! Yes, okay, but just wait. Truth promises that when he sees Cena, he is killing him tonight! Aleister steps in and asks Truth why he is getting involved in Aleister’s match. Truth says it wasn’t personal, it had nothing to do with Aleister. These two stare down, and then Damian Priest steps in. The Archer of Infamy has Aleister stand down. Truth is going through a lot, let Priest talk to him. Oh, of course. Aleister says, “Ron.” “Black.” Aleister leaves, Priest tells Truth that there’s no need for any of that. Priest gets Truth is frustrated, but he can’t just go beat up people for no reason.
Priest used to do that, and Truth was the guy there to make him smile. Truth made the world smile! All that anger and negativity, focus that on the match tonight. Focus that on John Cena. Go out there and handle business with Cena, then Priest and Truth can go downtown to celebrate. How’s that sound? Truth says sounds good, DP. They shake hands, and Priest heads out. Truth is still seething, but will he make sure it all explodes on Cena?
Cody Rhodes is here!
Grand Rapids sings along as The American Nightmare makes his way out, “WHOA~ OH~!” Cody gets his pyro, he high-fives fans in the front row, then looks closely at the King of the Ring’s crown. Cody goes to the ring and grabs the mic. He hears the fans cheer him on, but then Jey Uso is here! The fans fire up as Main Event Jey makes his way down through the crowd! A young fan joins in bouncing along, but so does all of Grand Rapids! Jey continues down the stands, finds another young fan, and they bounce along again. Jey then reaches ringside, high-fives the front row, and he joins Cody in the ring as we get the next wave of YEET!
Grand Rapids might want to YEET all night, but Jey hugs it out with Cody before he gets his own mic. The music dies down, the fans chant, “One More Time! One More Time!” and Cody says sure, one more is fine. Jey says okay, and yes, the fans get to YEET again! Jey says hey, Cody doesn’t even have to say nothing. They been in the trenches! “YEET!” Still in the trenches! “YEET!” From fighting The Bloodline… “YEET!” To winning tag titles… “YEET!” To finishing their stories at WrestleMania! “YEET!” They’ve both been to the mountaintop. “YEET!” But Cody, on Monday, there is only room for one of them.
The fans are intrigued, and Cody nods. Jey says there’s only one that can go. Cody VS Jey, Jey VS Cody, and Jey knows Cody will bring it. Jey has to get his, Uce. He has to, just like Cody has to get his. But that said, Uce, it ain’t personal. This all business. But that all said, too, Uce, on Monday, after they go to war, please believe that it will be four letters, one word, uh uh… YEET! Cody smiles and the fans cheer. They shake hands again, and wait! Here comes Sami Zayn! The fans cheer as the Great Liberator makes his way to the ring. Sami grabs a mic to say, “This is nice, isn’t it? I get to share the ring with two great friends.”
The fans applaud, and Sami says he is in the ring with two of the very best that this business has to offer! The fans cheer that, too! Sami says he’d be lying if he denied there was a part of him that sees the three of them in this ring, and notices how only one of them has never been world champion. Jey, Sami wants him to know, man to man, this year, Sami missed Mania. Sami had no reason to be in Las Vegas, but he got his ass on a plane to Vegas for one reason: To congratulate Jey the moment he won the World Heavyweight Championship! Sami loves Jey, and he is proud of him. And Cody, for years, everyone watched as Cody finished his story.
And when Cody did, he did the unthinkable and pinned Roman Reigns in the middle of this ring, Sami was the first one out here to congratulate Cody. Sami is so proud that Cody finished his story. So he hopes both men understand that now, it is time for Sami to finish HIS story! The fans cheer, but then here comes Randy Orton! The Viper looks at the crown, then goes to the ring. The fans sing along with Voices and Orton grabs himself a mic. “So Cody, same deal as last week but I’m gonna say it again. There is no line I will not cross, even if it means going through you, so that I can get to John Cena at SummerSlam, beat him, and get my FIFTEENTH world championship!”
The fans cheer, and Orton tells Jey, “Man, I respect the… Hell outta you, dude. Our families go way, way, way back. Nothing but love, dude. But if you’re standing across the ring from me at SummerSlam, it’s not gonna be four letters, one word. It’s gonna be three letters, one move.” The fans say it, “R K O!” And Orton says he not only speaks for himself but for everyone here in this arena when he says, and from the bottom of his heart, one day and one day soon, Sami Zayn will be world champion. But not at SummerSlam. Because tonight, Sami is on the receiving end of the three most dangerous letters in sports entertainment: R K O.
Orton drops the mic, and it is time to put those words into action. Will it be the Legend Killer or the Underdog from the Underground that heads for Saudi Arabia?
King of the Ring Semifinals: Randy Orton VS Sami Zayn!
SmackDown returns, the bell rings, and these two circle. They tie up, Sami wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, then wristlocks. Orton endures, fights up, and the fans duel. Orton wrenches Sami in return to then headlock. Sami endures, powers up to wrench again, and he grinds the arm. Sami wrenches and CHOPS, and Orton goes to the corner. Sami CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” but the ref counts. Orton pushes past Sami, bails out of the ring, and he is pretty red already. Sami builds speed but he fakes Orton out with the Arabian Press! The fans fire up and Orton has to admit that was good.
Orton goes up the steps and steps back into the ring. The fans rally, Orton and Sami tie up, and Orton puts Sami in the corner. Orton lets off slowly, but he pokes Sami in the eyes! The fans boo but Orton UPPERCUTS! And UPPERCUTS! But Sami pokes Orton in the eyes! The ref caught that one and reprimands Sami. Sami TOSSES Orton out, goes to the apron, but Orton YANKS Sami down! Sami hits off the apron, and Orton reels him in, DESK BACK SUPLEX! Sami writhes and Orton rolls into the ring, just to refresh the count. Fans want that “One More Time!” and Orton agrees! DESK BACK SUPLEXÂ again!
Sami writhes more and whatever monitor wasn’t busted, they’re busted now! Orton leaves Sami behind for a moment while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Orton goes out to fetch Sami, but Sami fights off a third back suplex! Orton kicks low, brings Sami over, but Sami blocks the smack off the steel steps! Orton sputters, Sami stalks him, and Sami decides to give him some payback! But Orton ROCKS Sami first! Orton SMACKS Sami off the desk, puts him in the ring, and covers, TWO! Sami stays in this but Orton looms over him. Sami rises, Orton puts him in a corner, and Orton fires body shots. Orton climbs up and rains down fists! Orton gets to eight before Sami fires back! Sami has Orton in another corner, climbs up, and Sami rains down a fast TEN!
Sami huffs ‘n’ puffs and CHOPS! Orton is stinging but Sami CHOPS him again! Sami wrenches, ELBOW BREAKERS, and whips! Orton reverses, Sami hits buckles hard, and Sami falls in a heap. Orton dusts himself off and looms over Sami again. Orton stomps Sami’s hand! Sami writhes and clutches his finger. Orton stomps Sami’s foot, ten the other foot! And then the other hand! Sami sits up, SmackDown returns to single picture, and Orton CLUBS away on Sami’s chest! Orton DECKS Sami, the fans cheer, and Orton brings Sami up. Orton whips, Sami goes up and over, and Sami LARIATS Orton down! The fans fire up again as Sami rises!
Sami goes to the corner, Orton runs up, but Sami ELBOWS him! Sami goes up, AX HANDLES, and the fans fire up more! Orton takes a swing, but Sami slips around! Orton fights the Blue Thunder, then LARIATS! And LARIATS! Orton dodges Sami to SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up while Sami goes to the apron. Orton drags Sami in through the ropes, and DRAPING DDTS! The fans fire up as Orton hears those voices! Orton watches Sami rise, but then Sami bails out! The fans are torn but Sami is smart to avoid what was coming. Orton goes out to fetch Sami, SMACKS him off the desk, and then back suplexes, only for Sami to lands out!
Sami CLUBS Orton, and hits a DESK BACK SUPLEX on Orton! Sami puts Orton in the ring, goes to a corner, and the fans fire up as Orton rises. Orton runs in, Sami dodges, and Orton POSTS himself! Sami runs corner to corner, HELLUVA- SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, TWO! Sami survives and Orton seethes. “This is Awesome!” as Sami goes back to a corner. Orton runs back in and he LARIATS! Orton runs but Sami follows! But Orton dodges the Helluva Kick! Sami gets stuck on the to rope, frees himself, and hobbles into an RK- NO! BLUE THUNDER BOMB!! Cover, TWO!! Orton survives and the fans fire up again!
“This is Awesome!” as Sami drags Orton to the drop zone. Sami goes up the corner, Orton stands and he gets under the leap! R K- NO, Sami SLAMS Orton down! And then HELLUVA- RKO!!! Orton crawls to the cover, Orton wins!!
Winner: Randy Orton, by pinfall (advances to Night of Champions)
Sami fought his heart out, but the Viper still strikes! Orton is going back to back in KOTR finals, but will he win the crown this time?
Nia Jax is here!
Grand Rapids boos as The Irresistible Force goes to the ring. She grabs the mic dot say, “You know what’s crazy? Tiffany Stratton approached me to be under my wing, because she knew exactly what I could do for her. And look, she’s thriving! And what kind of thanks did I get for it? She betrayed me. She has MY title!” But wait, here comes Tiffy! Grand Rapids cheers as the WWE Women’s Champion has the mic to tell Nia, “You’re like that toxic ex I just can’t get away from. News flash: get over it! You make excuse after excuse, but when are you just gonna admit that maybe I’m just better than you?”
The fans cheer and Tiff heads to the ring. Nia says yeah, okay, if Tiff is so much better, then give Nia a rematch without kicking a chair into her face. Tiff says if Nia’s so desperate for a match, it is her lucky day! She made it official for next week: Tiff VS Nia! And Tiff will have more fun adding more scars to that “five head” of Nia’s. Because it won’t just be a regular match. It will be Last Woman Standing! Nia takes a swing but Tiff dodge! Tiff fires off, kicks low, and runs up, but into a POP-UP HEADBUTT! And then Nia drops a leg, brother! Nia holds up the belt and soaks up the heat. Nia thinks about leaving, but decides to add on! ANOTHER leg drop, brother!
The fans boo but Nia says that’s not enough! Nia tells Wade & Joe that she’s taking the title! But wait! NAOMI is here, with a ref! Is she doing it!? Is she doing it?! But Nia YANKS Naomi out! Naomi tells her back off! Nia doesn’t, Naomi shoves her, but Nia still grabs at her! Tiff DROPKICKS Naomi onto Nia! Tiff avoids a cash-in because Nia was in the way, but is she setting herself up for failure with that extreme title match?
Charlotte Flair VS Chelsea Green w/ The Secret Her-vice!
The Queen was denied her crown, but she’s not even angry at Alexa Bliss, the one who took that opportunity from her. She instead looks to humble the Hot Mess that claims she would be queen if her demands were met. Who vents their frustrations and comes away with the win?
SmackDown returns and Charlotte makes her entrance. The bell rings and the fans actually cheer on Chelsea. Alba distracts Charlotte and Chelsea sucker punches her! The ref reprimands but Chelsea SMACKS Charlotte off the mat again and again! Chelsea salutes, but Charlotte CHOPS! Chelsea KNEES low, whips, but Charlotte goes up and out at the corner. Charlotte BOOTS Chelsea away, avoids Alba and KICKS her! Chelsea runs up, Charlotte RAMS her, and then Charlotte climbs up. CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Chelsea scrambles away and Charlotte runs up, but into an ELBOW! Charlotte GAMANGIRIS!
Charlotte snapmares, Chelsea distracts the ref, and Alba grabs Charlotte by the hair! Alba HOTSHOTS Charlotte and Chelsea hits a BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Chelsea is furious but Charlotte stays in this, and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Chelsea hops onto Charlotte for a SLEEPER! The fans rally, but Charlotte hits a BACKPACK SENTON! Charlotte is free, Chelsea runs back up, but Charlotte gives her a BACKBREAKER and BUCKLE SHOT! Chelsea falls back, Charlotte huffs ‘n’ puffs and runs up to fire hands! The fans fire up as Charlotte CHOPS and CHOPS and CHOPS! Charlotte CHOPS again, then clinches for an EXPLODER! And a kip up! The fans fire up and Charlotte salutes to poke fun at Chelsea. Charlotte runs, dodges, and handsprings to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Chelsea survives but Charlotte stays on her by going for a leg.
Alba gets on the apron, so Charlotte BOOTS her down! The fans cheer, but Charlotte turns around into a ROUGH RYDER! Cover, TWO!! Charlotte survives and Chelsea is furious! Chelsea takes off her face protector and drags Charlotte up. Chelsea has the arms, turns Charlotte, but Charlotte shoves her away! Charlotte dodges and SPEARS! Cover, TWO!! Chelsea survives but Charlotte has the leg! FIGURE- CRADLE!! TWO!! Charlotte has the leg again, FIGURE FOUR! And the bridge for the FIGURE EIGHT!! Chelsea TAPS, Charlotte wins!
Winner: Charlotte Flair, by submission
But then Piper Niven SENTONS onto Charlotte!! Alba storms in, she and Piper mug Charlotte, but here comes Alexa! She RAMS into Piper, she ROCKS Alba, then she catches Chelsea! Charlotte LARIATS Alba out while Alexa hits a TWISTED SISTER ABIGAIL! And then Charlotte BOOTS Piper down! Charlotte and Alexa look at each other, and despite what either one thinks, maybe they both need the other after all. Alexa offers the handshake, but Charlotte walks right past Alexa. Alexa lets that slide, but will Charlotte come around soon enough?
Solo Sikoa talks with JC Mateo.
Why is JC taping up? Uh, duh, he’ll take out Jacob. No, Solo is going out there alone to talk with Jacob. Solo was the only one that Jacob would listen to. Jacob needs Solo. Solo will smooth things over. JC accepts that, but Solo does say that JC should stay ready. Solo is covering his bases, but will he need the Imperial Unit to put down the Samoan Werewolf? Or will it all be alright between them all?
Solo Sikoa heads to the ring.
SmackDown returns as the former Tribal Chief makes his way out, and Grand Rapids boos. Solo grabs the mic, takes a moment, and says, “Alright, Jacob. I’m out here in the middle of the ring, all alone, with open arms, willing to talk to you face to face. I feel terrible about what happened. So if you’re back there, come on out so we can clear the air.” Jacob Fatu makes his entrance and Grand Rapids cheers! Fatu holds up the United States Championship before he steps into the ring, and he has a mic of his own. The fans cheer on “FATU! FATU!” and Solo says he didn’t come out here to fight him, okay? He’s not here for that.
Solo wants to make it clear to Fatu that he loves him, always has loved him, no matter what. One thing Solo learned from being Tribal Chief is how to love family and how to take care of them. That’s all he’s trying to do. Families fight all the time. They fight, they argue, they forgive, and then they move forward. So they should move forward together, Jacob. Move forward as one. The fans boo that, but Solo says nobody saw the potential in Jacob except Solo. Nobody wanted Jacob here in the WWE, except Solo. That is why Solo brought Fatu here and gave him the chance to change his life and put food on his family’s table.
And why did Solo do that? Because Solo loves Jacob. He does. And to be honest, Solo doesn’t have anybody else. Fatu isn’t sure about that, but Solo says all he has is Fatu. And he’s all Solo needs. So come back to the family, and even if Jacob doesn’t say those four words, Solo will. Solo will say it for him, to him, loud enough so everybody can hear it! Solo tells Jacob, “I love you, Jacob.” The fans boo, they don’t trust this. Fatu paces as he thinks on that. “So you love me, huh?” Solo nods yes. So this is what it comes down to, huh? Solo loves Fatu? The way Fatu sees things, Solo has been using Fatu! Solo has been using Fatu to gain power, to fight his battles, and to stay Tribal Chief.
Hell, Solo brought Fatu in so Fatu could bring Solo fame! Solo brought Fatu in because he thought Fatu would bring him gold! Is that all this is about? Fame? Gold? Power? SOLO, LOOK AT HIM! Solo looks up from the floor while the fans cheer Fatu on. Fatu tells Solo that ever since he won the US Championship, Solo is the one that’s been acting different. And maybe Fatu isn’t the problem. Fatu just figured it out! The problem… is this. The problem is the US Championship. Fatu sets it down between him and Solo, and he says if this is what he thinks it is, then just fight him for it! Fight Fatu for the title! The fans fire up for that!
And Solo, Fatu will only warn you one time: If you ever think about coming this way, you know what Fatu is about! You know what’s poppin’ with Fatu, blood! And you know Jacob Fatu is all gas, no brakes with it! YADADADA- SOLO TAKES A SWING! Fatu blocks the spike and he HEADBUTTS! JC Mateo rushes out here! Fatu HEADBUTTS him, too! But Solo CHOP BLOCKS the legs! The fans boo but JC & Solo mug Fatu! But then here comes JIMMY USO! The fans fire up as #BigJim slides in, dodges Solo, and SUPERKICKS JC! And then he SUPERKICKS Solo! But JC LARIATS Jimmy down! JC HAMMERS Jimmy and Solo has him put Jimmy in the corner.
The fans boo but Solo tells Jimmy that he should’ve chosen Solo’s side, not Jacob’s! But speaking of, Fatu is up! The fans fire up as Fatu BODY CHECKS JC! Then he SUPERKICKS Solo! Solo is in a corner, Fatu fires off on him, HEADBUTT after HEADBUTT! SUPERKICK for JC! HIP ATTACK for Solo! The fans are fired up for the Samoan Werewolf, and he locks eyes with Jimmy. Jimmy came to Fatu’s rescue, Fatu just saved him, so Fatu goes up, up, only for Solo to bail out! No Best Moonsaults here in Grand Rapids, but will Fatu cut Solo down soon enough?
Bronson Reed w/ Paul Heyman & Bron Breakker VS LA Knight!
The Wise Man warned, or rather threatened, the Mega Star that he should just cut and run, but that’s not how he does things. Knight is ready to fight, but will he survive a battle with Auszilla? Or is a Tsunami about wipe out LA?
Wait, Knight doesn’t enter from the stage! He enters from the crowd! And he POSTS Bron! The fans fire up as Knight evens things out! He TOSSES Bronson out, throws his vest at him, and Bronson snarls. Bronson has Bron stand down, and says, “Tonight, I kill him.” Bronson steps into the ring, the bell sounds, and Knight fires off! The fans fire up as Knight fires hands, but Bronson puts him in the corner. Knight ELBOWS back, Knight fires more hands, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Knight whips but Bronson blocks! Bronson whips Knight to a corner, runs up, but Knight dodges! Bronson POSTS himself, and Knight stomps a mudhole in!
The fans rally, the ref counts, and Knight goes corner to corner, but into a fireman’s carry! Knight slips down to sunset flip, but Bronson stays up! Bronson jumps but Knight avoids the hip drop! Then Knight basement BOOTS! The fans fire up and Knight storms up on Bronson. Bronson TOSSES Knight to the apron, but Knight slingshots back in! Bronson catches Knight to a fireman’s carry! Knight flails free and he RAMS Bronson into a corner! But Bronson holds ropes to deny the Jump Neckbreaker! Bronson runs but Knight avoids the senton! The fans fire up as Knight goes up, up, and FLYING BULLDOGS! That’s a Steiner move!
The fans fire up and spell it out, “L! A! KNIGHT!” but Bronson bails out! Knight runs to WRECK Bronson with a dropkick! Knight goes back up, springboards, CROSSBODY to the ramp! The fans fire up with Knight and SmackDown goes to break.
SmackDown returns and Bronson has Knight up top. The fans rally as Knight fights back with body shots! Knight ROCKS Bronson, ROCKS him again, and ROCKS him again! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Bronson finally falls and Knight adjusts position. “L! A! KNIGHT! YEAH!” BOX JUMP ELBOW DROP! Cover, TWO! Bronson survives and Knight is rather stunned while Heyman is relieved. Knight aims, kicks, but Bronson denies the BFT! HEADBUTT, then a fireman’s carry! DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Knight survives the “Jagged Edge” DVD but Bronson brings him right up. Bronson reels Knight in and says thumbs down.
Bronson lifts Knight up, but Knight flips the bomb into a DDT! The fans fire up but Bron barks at the apron! Knight DECKS the dog, tells Heyman to get the same, but Bronson runs up! Knight DUMPS Bronson out, builds speed, but BRON SPEARS!!
Winner: LA Knight, by disqualification
The fans boo but Bron handed Knight the win with that one. Bronson stands Knight up so Bron can build speed and SUPER SPEAR!! Grand Rapids is torn but plenty of fans bark. And now Bronson goes up!? TSUNAMI!! Bronson goes up again, the refs hurry out here, but TSUNAMI AGAIN!! The fans want another, so Bron scares the refs off to let Bronson go back up! THIRD TSUNAMI!!! Have Rollins’ rooks just broken Knight into pieces? Is this a message to everyone that no one can stop the vision?
Jacob Fatu speaks.
“Yeah, c’mon on widdit! I just spoke to the man, and you know the man makes everything possible here on SmackDown! So next week, next week on Saturday, me ‘n’ you, Solo! Night of Champions, mano a mano, I’m about to dog walk yo’ ass for the US Championship! Solo, you better get in where you fit in. Cuz if you don’t, then baby, it’s ’bout to be all gas, no breaks with it. Yadadadada mean?” The Samoan Werewolf will get to sink his teeth into Solo, but will he stay golden through it all?
John Cena VS Ron Killings!
The Undisputed WWE Champion was the exact opposite of grateful for R-Truth saving him from Randy Orton at Backlash, and he doubled down when Ron tried to show him the truth at Saturday Night’s Main Event. So, if Cena doesn’t want the Truth, he’ll get someone who knows about ruthless aggression! Will Ron Killings bring an early end to the retirement tour? Or will Cena continue to ruin wrestling for everyone else?
SmackDown returns as Cena makes his entrance. The fans sing “JOHN CENA SUCKS~!” despite him wearing the Detroit Pistons colors. Cena makes Mark Nash give the “proper” introduction: “He is the Greatest of All Time, the Never Seen Seventeen, gracing Grand Rapids with his presence one final time… He is the Last Real Champion, JOHN CENA~!” The fans boo, the bell rings, and Truth stares at Cena while Cena smirks hearing the “Let’s Go, Cena!” “CENA SUCKS!” Truth TACKLES Cena! He fires off hands but Cena bails out! So Truth goes out to DECK Cena! “What’s up!?” “WHAT’S UP!” Truth has Cena at the desk and SMACKS him off it!
Truth ROCKS Cena again, and shakes his hand out from hitting so hard. Truth SMACKS Cena off the apron, storms in after him, and whips him to a corner. Cena hits buckles hard and falls to the mat! The fans continue to duel while Truth keeps his eyes on Cena. Truth storms up on Cena while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Truth stands Cena up, whips corner to corner again, and Cena hits buckles hard! Cena sputters, Truth looms over him, and Truth ROCKS Cena! Cena ROCKS Truth! They go back and forth with haymakers, and then Truth dodges to SHOULDER TACKLE! Truth still uses Cena’s own moves against him, and that includes the SPIN-OUT BOMB! Truth raises his hand and Grand Rapids joins in! “You Can’t See Me!” But then Cena bails out so Truth can’t hit him! Truth is annoyed, the fans give thumbs down, but here comes Truth. Cena ELBOWS him down! Cena drags Truth up, POSTS him, and he brings Truth back into the ring.
Cena HEADBUTTS Truth, CHOKES him on the ropes, but stops as the ref counts. Cena stomps away on Truth, then runs to KICK Truth in the back! Cena talks trash, then he runs to SHOULDER TACKLE! Cena takes his time, knowing it is what the fans want. Truth rises up, Cena runs to SHOULDER TACKLE again! Cena watches Truth rise again, gets around him, SPIN-OUT BOMB! And Cena raises his hand, reveling in the cheers and jeers. “You Can’t See Me!” SmackDown returns to single picture for the FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! Then Cena fireman’s carries, but Truth slips free! THESZ PRESS! And fast hands!
The fans fire up and Truth has Cena in a corner. Truth runs to STINGER SPLASH! Truth hitting all sorts of other iconic moves! Cena tumbles out and grabs the belt! Cena doesn’t care about this match anymore, he doesn’t need to take this! Truth says hold up! Truth runs Cena down and fires hands on the ramp! The fans fire up but Cena CLOBBERS Truth with the belt!!
Winner: Ron Killings, by disqualification
Cena wants to get another shot, but wait! PUNK IS HERE! Cena runs away into the ring, and he catches Punk as Punk slides in! The fans boo Cena but he huffs ‘n’ puffs. Cena drags Punk up, but Punk fires hands in return! Punk DECKS Cena, grabs the belt, and he holds it up! The fans cheer, and Punk aims, but Cena LOW BLOWS! Cena has a sinister smile as he grabs the belt. BELT SHOT for Punk!! The fans boo even more, but Cena decides to up the ante! Cena brings out a table! The fans cheer, everyone loves tables! Cena puts the table in the ring, then watches Punk sputter around. Cena sets the table up while the fans rally behind Punk.
Punk stands but Cena has the belt again! BELT SHOT!! Cena drags Punk up, fireman’s carries, ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENTÂ through the table!! Cena made Punk snap into a Slim Jim, and then he grabs a mic. Cena laughs at Punk, and then sits up on the corner. “Punk… As you lay there in your most uncomfortable…” Cena pretends the mic cut out, taps it, and then says, “Somebody’s afraid of what I’m gonna say.” Cena grins and the fans boo as Cena flips the iconic “Pipebomb” moment on it’s head. “As you lay there in your most uncomfortable, I hope you can listen. I hope you can digest.
“Because before I leave here in six months with that WWE Championship, I gotta get a whole lotta stuff off my chest. First thing’s first, I don’t hate you. I don’t even dislike you. I like you. I like you more than anyone you ever shared a locker room with, that’s for sure. I hate this idea of you. This idea that you’re the Best int he World. You’re not. I’M the Greatest of All Time.” Grand Rapids is a bit torn on that statement, but Cena says Punk is better than Cena at one thing: You’re the best BS artist in the world. Oh no, kiddos~! John Cena just dropped a curse word! That means the show is off the rails! Hey, Stu, shoot this. Hi~! “I’m breaking the forth wall! HAHA!”
Cena then says the truth is, Punk… Cena is jealous of you. Cena is jealous that Punk has conned the fans into believing the myth that Punk is the Best in the World. Oh how they chant for Punk! Which they literally do right now. Hell, the fans even sing for Punk now. But they don’t believe a damn word you say. Because Punk changes his values as much as Cena changes his shirts! Punk is just a loud mouthed opportunist who steps on the necks of those who actually work hard if it gets him ahead. Oh, hey, look, another cameraman! “Hi, Claudio Castagnoli! Hey, Nic Nemeth! Hey, Matt Cardona! How’re you guys doing?”
The fans can’t believe Cena is going this far but Cena is loving it! “He’s heating up! He’s on fire! And there’s nobody back there that’s gonna cut my mic to save your ass, cuz I’m your only friend! Remember who gave you the stage for your pipebomb, pal! And what’ve you done with it since then, huh? You just regurgitated the same five microphone moves of doom. You’re promo potato salad, pal. Hey, you’re no longer the Voice of the Voiceless, you’re a friggin’ millionaire despite yourself. You’re not a punk, you’re a capitalist! And you’re not against TKO, dude, you are Mr. TKO. Cuz they knocked your balls technically off your body.
“Your tweets are strong, but your actions are weak. And in Saudi Arabia, you’re gonna face some loud, loud music when I finally prove to the world that each and every day, day in, day out, no days off for 25 YEARS, I have been the Greatest of All Time!” The fans cheer that a bit more now, to Cena’s surprise. “See, they know. And they know that you were the Best in the World… for seven minutes, 14 years ago. And if after Night of Champions, you’re still delusional enough to believe that you’re the Best in the World, well… I guess it’s a small world after all. You’re welcome, Grand Rapids.” The fans cheer, and Cena lets the world hear it.
Cena tells Punk to bring his A Game to Night of Champions. If Grand Rapids is any indication, the mood is starting to change. Refs finally appear to check on Punk, Cena says no, that’s fine. Punk needs to rest up for his big title match. Get a good shot of this: Best in the World VS Greatest of All Time, for THE most coveted prize in sports entertainment, THE WWE Undisputed Championship! And Cena knows the fans will sing and chant, but he also knows even the idiots are smart enough to see the truth: The Champ is Here. And USA Network, keep the extra two and half minutes. He doesn’t need a bomb to blow the “mother fudging” building.
Oh, and thanks, Punk, for letting Cena rip off your best promo just to make you look even more foolish. Cena finally drops the mic and he raises the belt up again. If the proverbial tables have turned this drastically, is there no saving WWE from losing its north star championship?
My Thoughts:
A great SmackDown with an awesome ending. All those years ago, when CM Punk dropped THE OG “Pipebomb” promo, no one could’ve ever in a million years guessed that here tonight, we would’ve gotten the John Cena remix. Not only was that promo of the year, but Cena blew up go-home math. I can’t see Cena losing the title to Punk now. He can lose the match since Cena loves getting disqualified, and there’s the possibility of Rollins trying a cash-in, but Cena is leaving Saudi Arabia as champion to then go to SummerSlam. It also works because Cody Rhodes still feels like the favorite for King of the Ring.
A lot of that has to do with how Sami lost to Orton tonight. Great promo from the four semifinalists, especially since it was Jey, Sami and Orton kinda keeping Cody from talking since there isn’t more Cody needs to say. Win or lose, no explanations needed at this point. Sami VS Orton was an awesome match, but I could just feel an RKO countering the Helluva Kick as the way to go and that’s what they did. Now, as awesome as it would be for Jey to beat Cody, and then for Jey to beat Orton to go for the World Heavyweight Championship again, there are a lot of moving parts right now that it would just be the easiest for Cody to win the crown and have his rematch with Cena.
And while talking the WHC, Gunther VS Goldberg IS confirmed for the title, but has also been confirmed as Goldberg’s last match. This is a huge indicator that despite Rollins teasing a cash-in on the Undisputed title, he will likely be thwarted and then falls back to the title he feels is rightfully his. That is to say, Rollins cashes in on the winner of Gunther VS Goldberg, which I half expected even before all this talk of Goldberg’s last match. Rollins can take this title from Gunther and Goldberg, and then we can throw Jey and even LA Knight into the mix as things are getting heated between Knight and the henchmen.
Great promo from Knight with Heyman, great match with Knight VS Bronson, and a really powerful beating Knight takes from Bron & Bronson. If nothing else, Knight costs Rollins his cash-in. Truth going after Kit Wilson was an interesting move. Also a shame Elton Prince is hurt, Pretty Deadly gets going and then something happens to slow them down. But Kit was going to lose to Aleister so this really messes Aleister up more than anything. Priest keeping the peace between Aleister and Truth was good stuff. Priest and Truth being allies on SmackDown can be some real fun stuff, and I feel like they’re already set up for a feud with Aleister.
Very good stuff with Fatu, Solo and this US Championship story. Fatu VS Solo was the natural move, and I like that Jimmy Uso ends up an ally for Fatu. The title match is set, I wonder if we get a tag match first. In fact, next week is title night in Riyadh with Tiffany Stratton giving Nia the Last Woman Standing match, and basically setting the stage for Naomi to cash in. She almost did tonight but Nia was again able to stop her, so I would think Naomi waits until the very end of the Last Woman Standing match to take full advantage. Then, if Jade wins Queen of the Ring, we get Jade VS Naomi at SummerSlam.
Good promo from Jade, B-Fab & Michin watching Asuka VS Alexa. Asuka winning made the most sense, Alexa clearly has story with Charlotte and Asuka is just that good. Jade VS Roxie will be a good match but Roxie’s story in Judgment Day might keep her from winning. But then the fallback there is Roxie might actually sub in for the tag titles like I was thinking. Charlotte VS Chelsea was very good, and of course the Secret Her-vice does what they can to help. The beatdown they put on Charlotte and then Alexa making the save, that’s going to be one of those “can they coexist?” tag matches for sure.
Honestly, a little surprised we didn’t get any tag team promos tonight, unless I completely missed something. I believe title night is going to have Profits VS Gacy & Lumis for the tag titles, too, so that’s going to be something wild. And while DIY is scared of the Wyatts, I feel like they’re going to interfere because they don’t want the Wyatts to take the titles. But at the same time, the Wyatts need something substantial this time around, so maybe they win the titles at SummerSlam.
My Score: 9/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 6.19.25
Are we going to start trending upwards with Slammiversary to build toward?
Last week’s episode was lacking in ring work but had decent story moments and segments. Starting the build to Slammiversary we can either launch nicely or things can always get worse. Jason Hotch and KC Navarro are the real shining stars of the last few months, so lets hope once they get over this Leon Slater idiot ship, they can push X Division wrestlers with actual talent for pro wrestling and not just flippy charisma vacuums.
Oh and let’s not forget, it is the episode they celebrate the 23rd anniversary of TNA! TWENTY – THREE!! Somewhere PCO hates this.
.@Kelly_WP is back in TNA Wrestling and has a message for TNA Knockouts World Champion @mashaslamovich!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/cF0F1ZKKuL pic.twitter.com/tnm4TIuPUz
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 20, 2025
Ratings:
- Sami Callihan vs Eric Young w/Losers: EY wins via Piledriver – ** 3/4
- Lei Ying Lee & Masha Slamovich vs The Elegance Clique w/M & Personal Concierge: Elegantos win via Rarefied Air – ***
- Eddie Edwards & JDC w/Alisha & Brian Myers vs Matt Cardona & Home Town Man: HTM wins via Cradle – *
- Champion’s Challenge: The Rascalz, Joe Hendry, Leon Slater & Elijah vs The Kaiba Boys, Moose, Steve Maclin & Trick Williams: Elijah wins via Highwayman’s Farewell – ***
Results:
Sami Callihan vs Eric Young w/Losers
Sami knocks them all off the apron before the bell rings, he levels the loser children, finds a chair, attacks EY but EY counters and this is the excuse to use weapons since the bell didn’t ring yet. EY tries to break Sami’s hand on the steps with the chair, but Sami moves, throws EY back in the ring, bell rings and EY hits a Belly to Belly suplex for two. They slug it out, Sami goes for Headbutts, then Sami wants to run the ropes but a loser trips him, distracts long enough for EY to knock him out of the ring and loser children swarm as loser children do. EY does the classic, throw back out for losers to attack while EY grabs and distracts the ref. Sami is selling a few lame attacks from the losers like he got shot. It’s an excessive sell, so it’s honestly a dumb transitional moment.
EY levels Sami, Lariat into Scoop Slam, looks for the Macho Elbow but Sami hits the ropes to crotch EY. Sami Superplex time, but EY bites the face to make Sami drop, EY jumps at him but eats a straight right hand. Cactus Driver, but no, EY tries his Piledriver…they both gouge eyes at the same time, Sami catches an EY charge into a Flatliner as they’re both down…for…reasons? The selling in this match seems…poorly timed and kinda stupid. Hard Irish Whip, EY Flair Flips the corner, levels Sami, Macho Elbow for 2.9! EY threatens to hit the ref, but then goes to mad dog commentary. EY then wants to attack fans…he’s more unhinged than World Elite EY. Sami gives him the old Dick Twist into a Stunner but only for two! Losers try to distract, first one gets taken out, second one uses a chair, EY hits the Piledriver on Sami, EY wins.
I feel like this is gonna continue for a few weeks since it wasn’t a clean win.Â
Mustafa Ali’s group comes out, and I refuse to say the name because it’s dumb and they’re already fraying at the seams. Ali wants an apology session, Tasha and Hotch apologize to him but Skyler bites back and refuses, even shoved Ali. So Ali challenges him to a “Call to Arms” match. What in the hell is a Call to Arms match?Â
Lei Ying Lee & Masha Slamovich vs The Elegance Clique w/M & Personal Concierge
ASH does her borderline racist fake karate before Lei stares her down and tags in Heather. Heather avoids Lei, Lei throws a few Tornado Kicks to make a point and Heather tags out. Heather being 4’8″ helps her here. Concierge says “There’s no Karate in wrestling”. ASH, Lei and Masha are in the ring, ASH is trying to decide who she wants to face, but the Concierge google translated it and hands it to ASH, before the face team rocks ASH. Masha lifts up Lei and Lei does the Liu Kang Bicycle Kick, steering more into her Mortal Kombat aesthetic. Senton off the apron from Lei and Masha dives into the pile, the comedy heels are getting leveled. We go to commercial and come back with Lei getting Double Teamed but she spins it into a weird Neckbreaker..but can’t tag out just yet. Lei blocks Heather, Enzuigiri, simultaneous tag, Masha is Yakuza kicks for all and the 2 for 1 Lariat/DDT special. Near fall, but Masha goes for murder, but Heather breaks it, Rocket Launcher/Code Breaker from Elegance but Lei breaks up the pin. ASH tries to intimidate Lei with her fake Karate before throwing her out of the ring. Heather hits Lei with a handful of Glitter and then bounces her face off the post. Masha tries to stop ASH, Kelly’s music distracts Masha, Rarefied Air gives ASH the win.
Santino comes out and GOD DAMMIT no one wants to see Tommy Dreamer fight Mance Warner…that’s a useless thing. Pivot away…no one wants this. Oh no, now we have to listen to Steph talk too. Okay it seems to be a pivot, thankfully. Steph and Mance talk shit, Dreamer says something about Something is gonna happen…and Jake Something comes out. So…I guess we’re gonna build him up for 2 months and then job him out for 6 before he fucks off to his home galaxy or whatever?Â
.@indi_hartwell has a run in with Tessa Blanchard!
WATCH #TNAiMPACT on TNA+: https://t.co/cF0F1ZLikj pic.twitter.com/I6UCCk2fAG
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 20, 2025
Really wish Indi just opened with the Billy Butcher classic of, “Oi Cunt!” – but this wasn’t bad.Â
Eddie Edwards & JDC w/Alisha & Brian Myers vs Matt Cardona & Home Town Man
I hate… Cardona so much more now. Heel reasons for Cardona…go away heat for Deaner.
JDC wants the Home Town Man to start…and Deaner does his stupid Flip Flop and Fly, Cardona tags in, JDC is eating some offense, Cardona wants the Reboot, JDC powders, Cardona Dives but then Lish and the general numbers catch up to Cardona. Eddie is legal, and now they isolate Cardona with some decent tandem work and isolation. This turns into kind of a schmoz, lots of silly spots, near falls and then Home Town doofus gets the cradle pinfall on Eddie.
Whenever Deaner is involved I can’t be asked to care. The System beats Cardona and Deaner down, but Eddie did eat a pin. Which is embarrassing not even for work reasons, like it’s just sad.
Champion’s Challenge: The Rascalz, Joe Hendry, Leon Slater & Elijah vs The Kaiba Boys, Moose, Steve Maclin & Trick Williams
Elijah and Nic start things off, slow push off, arm wring, top wristlock, simple chain wrestling start. Nic breaks the chain and hits a Dropkick, Elijah runs the ropes and hits a Diving Lariat and starts the Rope Walk. Nic seems far to awake and alert for that move then, I hate how people pull that off too early. Wentz gets tagged in, Nic tags in Maclin who wasn’t looking for a tag, but him and Wentz have a nice clash, Trey tags in, they try to double him, but they pause and look at each other. Maclin asks for a tag, no one tags him so he Chops Ryan to tag him in and throws him in.
The little nod to Maclin and Rascalz history and the fact the faces realize Maclin isn’t a piece of shit. A little MCMG homage tandem attacks on Ryan, Wentz punctuates with the Handspring Knee Lift, Ryan tags out to Trick. Trick and Wentz go back and forth, Rascalz have Trick eating offense, Moose tries to slow things down, both Trick and Moose powder, Rascalz Double Golden Triangle Moonsaults. Trey gets tripped by Nic, Moose hits Lights Out, but there’s no referee so it’s a little chaotic.
Out of the commercial things are controlled kinda and we see a simultaneous tag to Moose and Leon. Leon comes out hot, level Moose with a Leg Lariat, attacks Nic Nemeth, attacks Ryan, and then Moose hits Leon with the Stun Gun. Moose looks to tag in Maclin but Maclin jumps off the apron. Trick takes the tag, keeps control, Trick forcibly tags in Maclin but Ryan tags himself in and pulls Leon to the Champions’ corner, Nic tags in and isolates Leon, with the Kaibas quick tagging and keeping Leon down.
Moose tags in, tries to Suplex Leon about four times but Leon stops it then counters the Suplex. Moose tries to cut him off, but the Champions distract the ref so the ref can’t see Leon tag out. Nic and Moose doubling up and Leon is the bump guy of this last portion of the match. Big Uranage from Moose…Moose looks for Lights Out but Small Package almost ruined things, Body Scissors Cradle, GAME CHANGER! Moose looks to hit a Jacknife Powerbomb but Leon turns it into a DDT. Maclin and Ryan start fighting, Nic Superkicks Maclin, Hendry and Nic tag in, Hendry is a house of fire. Sack of Shits for everyone! Nic, Ryan, there’s a pause when Hendry is face to face with Trick and Trick gets Uppercuts first then Sack of Shit! Standing Ovation on Nic, but Ryan blocks, Kaibas try a tandem attack but Hendry Lariats them both. Elijah tags in and is the maestro of the crowd and chopping Ryan to some fun. Ryan goes for a Polish Hammer but eats the Knee Lift. Signature spam time…
Ryan tries to use the International title but Maclin grabs the title away from Ryan, clocks Nic, Standing Ovation into the Highwayman’s Farewell. Champions lose!
Overall Score: 4/10
Well this was a rough one boys and girls. Sami and EY was just an overbooked shitshow, Lei Ying Lee is unfortunately in a spot where it’s obvious TNA has no clue how to use her, the Elegantos are the New Beautiful People, and I’m not mad at that. But you need to space out your goofball crap. You can’t have Elegance Clique, Home Town Moron and Santino in 3 consecutive segments. And if anyone goes “it was 3 out of 4” that’s doesn’t lessen my point, the beauty of Pro Wrestling being a variety show is…FOR VARIETY! When the lead match feels stupid because of bad pacing, poor selling and overbooking with two losers, it feels like a useless match with idiots, then comedy, followed by more comedy…you see how that’s literally NOT VARIETY.
Figure it out seriously. This was a disappointing episode. If you’re a casual viewer than it’s just chalk for TNA doing cringe and borderline goof crap since they’ve always steered a little more into the carny than other companies. But this show was…where’s Jisoo and Jenny? I feel like I need that gif:
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