Coverage
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (6/3/25)
Trick defends the TNA Championship!
Will the “Trick’N A” Era be a one and done?
He defeated Joe Hendry at Battleground, but now Trick Williams defends the TNA World Championship against Mike Santana, here on NXT!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Chase U VS Dark State; Dark State wins.
- High Stakes British Rounds Match: Myles Borne VS Charlie Dempsey; Myles wins and is free from the No Quarter Catch Crew.
- Tyra Mae Steele VS Arianna Grace; Steele wins.
- 8 Man Tag: Ethan Page & The Vanity Project VS Je’Von Evans, Laredo Kid, Sean Legacy & Dragon Lee; Je’Von, Laredo Kid, Legacy & Lee win.
- TNA World Championship: Trick Williams VS Mike Santana; Trick wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Je’Von Evans is here!
The fans fire up for the Young OG, but he isn’t alone! Laredo Kid is here, both ready for this Saturday’s NXT North Well, speaking of, here comes Ethan Page! And he says enough of all this. This “Summit” is a farce. Let’s start with Rey Fenix. He’s stuck on a plane and won’t even be here tonight! Then, Je’Von & Laredo Kid are in ETHAN’S ring while Ethan celebrates his championship win, tap dancing on the memory if Ricky Saints. But instead, he has to share his time with these two. And then on Saturday, he defends this title in a Fatal 4 Way. And apparently, Ava has already set up a title defense “for some Evolve kid named Sean Legacy.”
Fans tell Ethan to shut up, but Ethan keeps going. Ethan says the worst of all, he never agreed to any of this! That was Ricky Saints! Ethan did NOT say “yes” to a single thing! Laredo Kid says Ethan just likes to talk, talk, talk, but he doesn’t have the JUEVOS! Je’Von says facts! And plus, Ethan cost Je’Von on SmackDown. Yeah, well that’s what happens when you stick your nose in Ethan’s business! Well, yeah, maybe instead of sticking his nose in Ethan’s business, maybe Je’Von should stick his boot up Ethan’s ass. But for now, it is better if Je’Von just takes that title. Ethan says he does not need to deal with this, he-
Wait! Sean Legacy is here! And “Super Sean” says okay, okay, alright. Ethan did say it: Whoever wins at Worlds Collide, Sean’s got next. And it would be an honor to challenge Laredo, and he is pretty sure he and Je’Von “aren’t done dancing just yet.” The fans cheer that as Sean approaches the ring. Sean says hopefully, and he means hopefully, it is NOT Ethan Page. But if it is, then fine. Because tomorrow night on Evolve, Sean has the chance to become the INAUGURAL WWE Evolve Champion! And then by next Tuesday- Wait, now THE VANITY PROJECT is here! And Ricky Smokes tells Sean he’s killing the vibe.
Ricky Smokes assures Ethan that The Vanity Project, “The hottest faction in Evolve,” has his back. Brad Baylor says hundos, Smokes! When it comes to Sean Legacy, their boy Jackson Drake handles him on Evolve. And believe it when Brad tells you, Jackson is also taking the Evolve title with him. And then a brawl breaks out! The fans fire up as Sean TOSSES Jackson, Je’Von ROCKS Smokes and DUMPS Brad, and then he DUMPS Smokes anyway! Laredo TOSSES Ethan, and Je’Von coordinates with Laredo and Legacy! They all build speed and FLY! The fans are thunderous but security rushes out here!
The fans fire up behind Legacy, Laredo & Je’Von, but will golden opportunities turn into dreams come true? Or will all the gold belong to all these egos?
Six Man Tag: Chase U VS Dark State!
Andre Chase tried to caution his new students, Kale Dixon & Uriah Connors, about taking risks, but they apparently got the advice and the warning flipped around. Now they’re up against the most dangerous men in NXT today! Will the new Chase U pass the test? Or will the only #TeachableMoment be that #NoOneIsSafe?
The brawl is on as Dark State hits the ring! They TOSS Uriah, they TOSS Chase, then whip Kale, but Chase gets Kale out of there! Uriah wants back in, Chase can’t stop him, and Uriah gets mugged 4v1! Saquon Shugars keeps Uriah from getting away, and he feeds Uriah to Cutler James! The bell rings, the fans chant “We Want Truth!” while Cutler waistlocks. Uriah switches but Cutler bucks the O’Conner. Uriah dodges the lariat but not the ELBOW! Cutler hits a fireman’s carry takeover, then RAMS Uriah into the corner! Cutler picks Uriah up to run him corner to corner, then short arm LARIAT! Tag to Dion Lennox and he talks trash.
Dion drags Uriah up, but Uriah SLAPS him! That was a mistake! Dion TACKLES Uriah, throws hands, then hits a BACKBREAKER! Dion drags Uriah by his legs to turn him over, BOSTON CRAB! Uriah endures, reaches out, but Dion drags him back! Uriah fights his way forward, but Saquon distracts Mr. Chase! Uriah kicks free of Dion, hot tag to Kale! Kale rallies on Dion, the fans rally, and Kale goes Matrix to then LARIAT! And FLATLINER! Kale underhooks, but Dion wrenches out. Kale dodges, Dion runs, DOUBLE LARIATS bring them both down! The fans rally while Kale and Dion stir. Kale and Dion crawl, hot tags to Uriah and Osiris!
Uriah dodges Osiris, swings on Cutler, but Osiris CLOBBERS Uriah! And he sucker punches Chase! But Uriah avoids the elbow drop! Osiris runs up, Uriah DUMPS him out, but Osiris rushes back in! Osiris TOSSES Uriah, but Uriah is up to GAMANGIRI! Kale tags in, Osiris puts Uriah in a corner, but Uriah dodges the splash! Chase U DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Cutler runs up, Chase U dodges to DOUBLE LARIAT! Then DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Dion! Then they reel Osiris in, only for Osiris to block and DOUBLE SUPLEX them!! The fans are thunderous, Osiris tags Cutler, then Cutler tags Dion. They get Kale up, DARK STATE BOMB!! Cover, Dark State wins!
Winners: Dark State, by pinfall
The new Chase U shows promise, but they’ll have to go back to the drawing board if they want to survive. Will Dark State make sure #NoOneIsSafe in NXT?
Je’Von, Laredo Kid & Sean Legacy talk backstage
They’re all upset over The Vanity Project showing up and starting beef. Ava Raine has them calm down, and says here is the solution: 8 Man Tag of Ethan & Vanity Project VS Je’Von, Laredo, Legacy, and whoever they can find. Laredo says this is going to be his first night in an NXT ring! Legacy says yeah, and he thought he was the new kid. Je’Von says they can handle this 4v3, facts. But then wait, DRAGON LEE is here! The Boy Wonder volunteers his services, and Laredo’s down for that. Je’Von says bet, and Legacy says that sounds super. Will these four humble All Ego and the Vanity Project as Worlds Collide?
Backstage interview with Trick Williams.
Sarah Schreiber is with the TNA World Champion and says he defends that title tonight against Mike Santana. How does Trick plan on putting down The Realest One? Trick says, “Realest One, Santana? He’s a passionate dude, right. I mean, he’s the loud ‘n’ proud Boricua from Bronx, New York! And tonight is the biggest match of his career.” Trick tells Santana that he might be the Standard of TNA, but Trick doesn’t care how much Santana yells and screams, the standard has changed! Trick Williams is in charge and he calls the shots! For 20 YEARS, TNA has been looking for the one to take them to new levels. The one who can make TNA legit!
They have found that man. But his name ain’t Elijah, Average Joe, and it ain’t Mike Santana. Dammit, it is Trick! And he knows what is best for Trick’N A. The title stays with him, let’s talk about it! Trick is confident as he’s ever been, but will #HollywoodTrick end up a one hit wonder?
Tyra Mae Steele joins the NXT Women’s locker room.
And OMG, she is so excited to have won the first season of LFG. Carlee Bright is so happy for her, Tyra thanks her, but Tyra does have to say, disappointing The Undertaker was as scary as competing in the Olympics. Kendal Grey rolls her eyes, and Arianna Grace says she loves this for Tyra. She is so accomplished! But if we’re seeking inspiration from a winner, remember that Arianna has won numerous beauty pageants. Tyra stops Arianna there, but Arianna says hey, we all know her. She dislikes and detests gossip. But… She thinks what she heard is true. Those gold medals aren’t even 100% gold.
Arianna knows Tyra wants a chance to fit in with the locker room, so here is a pro-tip: Don’t talk about yourself so much. No one likes a braggart, especially a tacky one. Yeah, thanks for the advice… Any time! Arianna flips her hair, rolls her eyes and heads out, but Tyra says there’s her first opponent. Will the first Olympic Gold Medalist in the WWE Women’s Division show Arianna is just second place?
High Stakes British Rounds Match: Myles Borne VS Charlie Dempsey!
Though he failed to dethrone The Ruler, Myles knows he was born for more than going backwards and falling in line. So as true gentlemen, he and Dempsey will battle in the classic six round, first-to-two-falls format! If Myles wins, he no longer has to listen to what Dempsey has to say. Will Myles win his freedom? Or will he lose all the ground he has gained?
NQCC enters together to show this is all in good sportsmanship, but Myles will have Tavion in his corner while Charlie has Wren. The bell rings on the first round, and the two tie up. Dempsey hits an arm-drag, has an armlock, and makes it a cording hold. Myles endures, rolls, and stands, but Dempsey wrenches. Myles wrenches, snapmares, and covers, TWO! Dempsey gets up and Myles grins. The fans rally as the two circle. They tie up, Myles headlocks, but Dempsey powers out. Myles RUNS Dempsey over, covers, ONE! Dempsey is already frustrated but we’re not even a minute in. The two tie up again, Dempsey headlocks, and Myles pries at the hold.
Myles has the top wristlock, arm-drags Dempsey down, and keeps hold of the arm. Dempsey headscissors, Myles kips free, and the fans cheer. Myles headlocks, Dempsey wrenches out to headlock back, but Myles does the same to get a wristlock. Dempsey bridges and rolls, then wrenches gain. Myles wrenches again, goes back to the top wristlock, but Dempsey jumps up for a headscissor takedown! The fans cheer as Dempsey also has the armlock. Myles fights around, the fans rally, but Dempsey wrangles Myles again! Dempsey has the short arm scissors, and he uses that to throw Myles around on the mat!
The fans rally while Myles endures. We have less than a minute in this round but Dempsey throws Myles around more. The fans rally again, Myles fights and rolls to a stack, ONE and Myles deadlifts Dempsey! Dempsey sunset flips it, TWO! Myles has the jackknife bridge, TWO as Dempsey bridges up! Dempsey spins Myles, they fight for control and we’re under 30. Dempsey underhooks, Myles wrenches out to cradle, TWO! Dempsey has the cradle, TWO! The two stand, Dempsey goes for the roll up but Myles sits on a prawn hold! MYLES SCORES!
Myles: 1; Dempsey: 0
With just seven seconds to spare, Myles gets one over on his mentor! Tavion and Wren argue over who gets the spit bucket and towel, Myles and Dempsey get them to sort that out, and we have our refresher period while NXT goes picture in picture.
Wren and Tavion keep arguing, they each want to help both guys, and the refresher is over. Round two starts and the two tie up. Dempsey cravats and he has the neck wrench. Myles rolls but Dempsey rolls with him. Myles fights up, fires body shots, and rolls again, only for Dempsey to hold on. Myles endures, fights up, but Dempsey hits a CRAVAT PLEX! Cover, TWO, but Dempsey keeps that cravat! Myles RAMS Dempsey into a corner, RAMS him in again, and then fights around to power out! Dempsey goes up, but Myles stays back to headlock takeover! Dempsey kicks around, headscissors, but Myles kips free!
Myles hits a headlock takeover again, but Dempsey rolls to a cover. TWO, and Myles grinds on the headlock. Dempsey rolls to have a headlock of his own, but Myles powers up and out. Dempsey RUNS Myles over! Things keep moving, Myles hurdles but Dempsey trips him! Dempsey ties up the legs and brings Myles into a BOW ‘N’ ARROW! Myles endures, pops free to a cover, TWO! Dempsey is up but Myles headlocks. Dempsey powers up and out, but Myles RUNS him over! Things keep moving as Myles runs, but Dempsey drops down, hurdles, but into a SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Dempsey stays in this as we hit one minute!
Myles hits another takeover! Myles traps an arm but Dempsey fights his way to the cover, TWO! Myles holds onto the headlock, Dempsey fights up, and it is hard to know who Wren and Tavion coach more. Myles grinds the headlock as we hit 30 seconds, but Dempsey powers his way into a headlock on Myles. NXT returns to single picture as Myles powers up and out, but Dempsey RUNS him over! Things just keep moving, Myles hurdles but Dempsey counters the hip toss. Myles also counters, we’re under 10 seconds again, and the two fight for control! The clock hits ZERO!
Myles: 1; Dempsey: 0
Dempsey KNEES Myles low! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but Dempsey gets away with that one. Wren & Tavion both check Myles, and Tavion is upset on Myles’ behalf. The refresher period is done, Dempsey runs up on Myles, but Myles dodges! Myles UPPERCUTS again and again, then huffs ‘n’ puffs as he whips. Dempsey wrenches to KNEE low again! The fans rally for Myles but Dempsey hits the REGAL PLEX! Bridging cover, Dempsey scores!!
Myles: 1; Dempsey: 1
The third is done fast with that, will it all end with this next round? Tavion helps Myles recover, Wren is torn given Dempsey’s tactics, but it’s on to the fourth! Dempsey SHOTGUNS Myles down! Dempsey drags Myles up, UPPERCUTS him again and again, then KNEES Myles in the side! Myles crawls, Dempsey KNEES him down again, and even talks some trash. Dempsey KNEES Myles again, then pushes Myles to a cover. TWO, but Dempsey is right on Myles with elbows! Dempsey clamps onto Myles with an IRON OCTOPUS! The fans rally, Myles powers up and out, but Dempsey slips free of the fireman’s carry!
Dempsey wrenches to KNEE Myles again! Dempsey runs, but Myles BACKDROPS him! Myles storms up to fire haymakers! Myles whips then LARIATS Dempsey! And LARIATS again! And clinches, for an OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! And another OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Myles clinches for the ANGLE SLAM! Cover, TWO! Dempsey stays in this, Myles stays on him, but the ribs limit his suplex. Dempsey hammerlocks an arm to fire off body shots! We’re under a minute as Dempsey hooks the leg again! Myles fights it, slips out of the nelson and victory rolls, TWO! Dempsey has it, TWO!
Both men stand, Myles OKLAHOMA- NO, Dempsey smothers it! TWO and Myles has the ghost pin! TWO, and Dempsey backslides! With a bridge! TWO and Myles has the sunset, TWO! Dempsey swings wild but Myles ducks it, to then ORTON DROPKICK! Cover, MYLES WINS!!
Winner: Myles Borne, by pinfall (Leaves the NQCC)
Dempsey tried to hold Myles down in more ways than one, but Myles’ “Dropkick of Destiny” comes through for him again! Myles offers a handshake, Dempsey frowns, so Myles leaves it at that. Myles moves on from the No Quarter Catch Crew, but how will he fair as a lone wolf?
The Culling talks backstage.
Shawn Spears is confident in Brooks Jensen & Niko Vance, but then Izzi Dame SMACKS Jensen down!? The others ask what that was for! They have a match tonight! Izzi says nope, she got that rescheduled to next week. And Jensen is out, Spears is in. Jensen was never fully “bought in.” If you are not committed to The Culling, you are out! Niko and Spears say damn right. What did Jensen do to get him ejected? And with this change, do Briggs & Inamura stand a chance of surviving?
Tyra Mae Steele VS Arianna Grace!
NXT is ready to L F G with the season one women’s champion! She already knows how to win given those gold medals around her neck, but will she learn how to lose with Grace?
The bell rings and the two circle. Tyra offers a handshake but Arianna says no thanks. The two tie up, Tyra picks a leg and trips Arianna! Then she gets an arm, arm-drags Arianna, but Arianna headscissors. But Tyra turns that into a gator roll! Arianna panics, grabs the ROPEBREAK, and she argues with the rf. Tyra trips Arianna, Arianna goes back to ropes, and Tyra lets go. Arianna runs up, Tyra dodges to waistlock, but Arianna fights to a facelock. Tyra powers Arianna up and THROWS her away! The fans fire up while Arianna flounders. Tyra grabs a leg, Arianna has ropes, and Arianna BOOTS her away!
Arianna bumps Tyra off buckles, throws hands and stomps, then tells the ref to leave her alone. Arianna then short arm LARIATS Tyra! Arianna dusts herself off and says, “Look what you made me do!” Arianna BOOTS Tyra down, covers, ONE!! Arianna is furious and she storms up on Tyra. Arianna pie faces Tyra, shouts, “I’m Ms. NXT!” then she SLAPS Tyra! Tyra just grins and nods. The fans fire up, Arianna apologizes, and even offers a handshake! But Tyra says, “No thank you!” LARIAT! And LARIAT! Then a fireman’s carry for the THROW! The fans fire up with Tyra and she storms up on Arianna! Deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, Tyra wins!
Winner: Tyra Mae Steele, by pinfall
Tyra is steely eyed as she takes her first win in NXT. Will she go from gold medalist to wearing a gold belt soon enough?
Backstage interview with Mike Santana.
Sarah is now with The Standard and says tonight is the biggest match of his career. He got a great win over Tavion Heights last week, but now it is the TNA World Championship with Trick Williams, how is he feeling? Santana says he should be taking some time to soak it all in. He is about to be in the main event of NXT TV, fighting for the TNA World Championship. What a crazy time we live in. But he will take his time to reflect once he has the title on his shoulder. Now is the time to get busy! Santana tells Trick, “I looked into your eyes and I didn’t see a fighting champion. I saw a pretender! I saw someone who’s fighting for nobody but himself!
“But tonight, for me, it’s the total opposite. Tonight, I fight for every person who’s ever stepped foot in a TNA ring! I fight for the legacy of TNA! Por todo mejente Latina! Todo mejente Boricua y mundo!” But most of all, Santana fights for his baby girl at home as she witnesses history. He promised to come home THE TNA World Champion, and to that girl, he breaks no promises. Trick, Santana knows how great you are! But tonight, he has to be three seconds better! Let’s get it! Santana is all fired up, but will he bring Trick down to earth? Or will that fire only burn him up?
The Fatal Influence is here!
The fans are torn as Fallon Henley & Jazmyn Nyx accompany the NEW NXT Women’s Champion, Jacy Jayne! Granted, it took all three of them and then some to take that title off Stephanie Vaquer, but that won’t matter in the history books. Jacy says no one here supported her the last four years, so they can’t get on the bandwagon now that she’s champ! They can all shut their mouths and listen to what she has to say! The fans boo now, and Jacy says like she was going to say before being so rudely interrupted by the idiots, all is right in the universe because Fatal Influence is finally on top where they belong.
Last week, Jacy pulled off the most shocking moment in NXT HISTORY! And the looks on all the fans’ faces said it all! The most fickle group of fans were left stunned, shocked, jaws dropped to the floor! But you know who wasn’t shocked when all the air got sucked out of the place? Jacy! While the fans underestimated Jacy as the “third wheel” and latched onto whoever the flavor of the month was, Jacy was putting in the work. She got better and she stayed ready. The fans still boo, but Jacy says to shut up! She is talking! The fans boo more, but Jacy says you need to respect the champion!
And for those of you who don’t know, Jacy and Fallon started in this business together. And over the years, Fallon has become like a sister to Jacy. That is why after a very long, long discussion, they decided that it was time to finally run the play. They slap heard around the world! And it was an opportunity that Jacy had to take. But then wait, wait, someone is talking over Jacy? Who is this coming out from the crowd? She introduces herself as Lainey Reid, and the fans already know her. Lainey says Jacy proved anything is possible by beating Stephanie. With this NXT Women’s Division being so stacked, Lainey was going to humbly wait her turn.
But then she realized… Jacy is now the most beatable champion NXT has ever seen! Wait, LOLA VICE is here now! And Lola tells Jacy that she’ll be the first to say congratulations. And that title is not about Jacy, Fatal Influence, or anyone else. It is time that title came home to Vice City! The fans cheer, but wait! Now we have Jordynne Grace! And The Juggernaut says when she came to NXT to be part of the greatest women’s division in the world, she had a plan. But after seeing everything this past week, it is apparent that anything can happen.
Grace thought she knew something about wrestling, but in a world where Trick Williams is TNA World Champion, and Jacy Jayne can beat Stephanie Vaquer, literally anything can happen. And speaking of, Jaida Parker now interrupts! Miss Parker says Grace had her chances. And everyone knows Jaida is the baddest b*tch in this place, so that title needs to be around her waist. WAIT, Kelani Jordan shows up! She points out that if anyone’s proven they can beat Jacy, it’s Lani! And who has never had her chance at that top title? SKRRRRRR~! Lash Legend says no one cares, Kelani! Zip it! Thank you.
Now, as far as the Bougie Bully is concerned, she sees a whole lotta women who have already had their turn. If anyone gets the title off Jacy, it is Lash. Jaida speaks up but THEA HAIL attacks from the crowd! And it is chaos! The Fatal Influence loves it, but they’re forgetting about Lainey! And then the LIGHTS GO OUT!? The lights come back up, and it is MARIAH MAY!?!? The Glamour that was once All Elite is now here in Orlando! And she also loves watching the chaos. “I have FINALLY arrived!” The fans are thunderous for that! Mariah tells Fatal Influence, “You can call me the next NXT Women’s Champion.”
Mariah smiles, Jacy and the Influence seethe, but Mariah says, “The best women’s division in the world just got a lot more glamorous!” She blows a kiss to the Toxic Rockstar, will Jacy have to kiss the belt goodbye already?
The Evolve Women’s Division finishes watching what just happened.
Stevie Turner says the NXT Women’s Division is absolutely stacked! Title contenders wherever you look! She tells all the girls of Evolve that one day, that will be them. The Evolve Women’s Champion, Kali Armstrong, says chicks are lining up for that title. And speaking of, she wants to see who steps to her, The Difference Maker, tomorrow night. Is that an Open Challenge? And if so, who will go after Kali as the inaugural challenger?
Ethan Page & The Vanity Project watch back last week’s NXT North American Championship match.
Specifically, they rewatch Ethan Page giving Ricky Saints a cutter to the chair. Daaaayum~! Ethan says that is how you take away Saints’ voice. And he did take Je’Von Evans’ smile once. Hundos! And tonight, boys, they can even take the masks of Laredo Kid & Dragon Lee. Brad says imagine the look on the ladies’ faces when they see what Laredo & Lee really look like! Jackson says that sounds like more ladies for them! Hundos! And Ethan, don’t worry, they’ll handle Legacy. Ethan says that’s what he was hoping for. They head out for that match right now, but will all these massive egos implode on themselves? Or will Ethan be strolling into Los Angeles?
8 Man Tag: Ethan Page & The Vanity Project VS Je’Von Evans, Laredo Kid, Sean Legacy & Dragon Lee!
The teams sort out and Laredo starts against the Carolina Reaper, Jackson Drake. They circle, feel things out, and tie up. They go around, the fans cheer on Laredo, but Jackson wrenches and wristlocks. Laredo rolls, handsprings, and trips Jackson! Cover, ONE, and Jackson kicks low. Jackson headlocks, grinds the hold, but Laredo powers up and out. Laredo blows past Jackson, runs him over, and things keep moving. Jackson drops, Laredo rolls, and then Laredo dodges to springboard and RANA! The fans fire up and Laredo mule kicks! Laredo CLUBS Jackson, tags Dragon Lee, and they mug Jackson against the ropes!
The fans cheer as Laredo CHPOS, Lee CHOPS, and then they double whip to hurdle, KICK, and FLYING FOREARM! Then uno, dos, tres, DOUBLE SUPERKICKS! Cover, Ethan breaks it. The fans boo but Lee stays on Jackson. Lee whips corner to corner, runs in, but Jackson puts him on the apron. Lee RAMS Jackson, GAMANGIRIS, then goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Jackson stays in this, Lee runs up to JUMP KICK! He sits Jackson down to then COMBINACION CABRON! Lee drags Jackson back up, fireman’s carries, but Jackson scrambles free! Tag to Smokes but Lee mule kicks low!
Lee brings Smokes over, tags Je’Von, and Je’Von goes up to AX HANDLE Smokes! The fans cheer as the Young OG wrenches, but Smokes fires hands! Smokes whips, Je’Von reverses, BOUNCY~ RANA! Legacy tags in at the same time, and he adds a PENALTY KICK! STANDING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Legacy but Smokes RAMS him into the corner! Smokes digs his shoulder in, the ref backs Smokes off, but that lets Team Ego mug Legacy! The fans boo but Ethan tags in. Ethan reels Legacy in, the fans tell him off, but Ethan Canadian Racks! Legacy slips free, dodges, and DROPKICKS!
Ethan tumbles out, Legacy dodges Brad to LARIAT him up and out! Smokes runs up but Legacy TOSSES him! Legacy DIVES and takes out Swipe Right! The fans are thunderous, Jackson runs up but Je’Von TOSSES him out! Tag to Lee, then tag to Laredo. Lee & Je’Von DOUBLE PLANCHA! Down goes The Vanity Project! Laredo builds speed, but Ethan BOOTS him outta nowhere! The ref keeps Laredo’s teammates back while Ethan stomps away! The fans boo but Ethan coordinates his team while NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Brad looms over Je’Von. Je’Von fires body shots, SMACKS Brad, but Brad keeps him from his corner! Je’Von ROCKS Brad while fans chant ‘SWIPE LEFT!” Brad KNEES Je’Von low, brings him over to whip, and he tags Jackson. Brad snapmares Je’Von to then NECK SNAPPER! Jackson basement DROPKICKS! And deadlift GERMAN SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Je’Von is still in this but Jackson stands on his hands! The fans rally but Jackson grins. Jackson CLAWS Je’Von’s back, then STOMPS the hands! The fans boo but Jackson brings Je’Von up and around. Je’Von CHOPS back! The fans fire up but Ethan shouts to fight back!
Jackson ROCKS Je’Von, hits a JAWBREAKER, KNEE and KICK! Then an STO! And STANDING SHOOTING STAR! Cover, TWO! Jackson clamps on with a chinlock, it is almost a Bully Choke! Je’Von endures, fights up, and the fans rally. Je’Von powers up and arm-drags free! Jackson runs up but into a BACKDROP! The fans fire up, but Ethan tags in and is right on Je’Von! Je’Von avoids the Twisted Grin to SUPERKICK! Je’Von crawls, hot tags to Lee and Smokes! Lee dodges Smokes to SHOTGUN the Vanity Project! Then he pops Smokes up to SUPERKICK! The fans fire up, Lee goes corner to corner, HYDRAULIC DROPKICK!
Lee brings Smokes around, lifts, but Brad saves Smokes! The fans boo but then Laredo gets a boost to DROPKICK Brad! Laredo then DIVES! Laredo clips ropes but he still hits Brad down! Smokes runs up on Lee but Lee slips through the lariat to lift and POWERBOMB!! Cover, Ethan breaks it with a DROPKICK! Lee TOSSES Ethan, goes back to Smokes, and he tags Legacy. They double whip, Smokes wrenches to crisscross them! Tag to Brad, he THROWS Legacy into Lee! Tag back to Jackson, then Ethan tags in! Brad hits a SPINEBUSTER, Jackson adds a SWANTON, and Ethan RIPCORDS for a POWERSLAM!
Cover, but Lee & Je’Von DOUBLE SUPERKICK Swipe Right down onto it! The fans are thunderous as all eight men are down! The eight stir, sort out, and Je’Von coordinates with Laredo, They LARIAT Swipe Right up and out, then Je’Von FLIES! Down goes Swipe Right and the fans fire up! Laredo nods and he ASAI MOONSAULTS! Swipe Right goes down again! Legacy and Ethan trade haymakers! The fans rally for Legacy and he gets the edge! Ethan KNEES low, ROLLING ELBOWS, but Legacy BOOTS first! Tags to Lee and Brad! Brad runs up, but Lee BOOTS him first! Lee goes up, Brad scrambles up after him!
Brad fires hands, brings Lee to the very top, but Lee trips Brad! Lee CHOPS Brad into a Tree of Woe! And then WOE STOMPS! The fans fire up with Lee and he has Brad up again! OPERACION DRAGON!! Cover, Lee and team win!!
Winners: Je’Von Evans, Laredo Kid, Sean Legacy & Dragon Lee, by pinfall
Vanity Project may not be ready for NXT just yet, but will this massive win help Dragon Lee lead the LWO to victory against AAA’s Aerostar, Mr. Iguana y Octagon Jr? Will Ethan Page survive his trip to Los Angeles to then defend the title against #SuperSean? Or is everything about to change when Worlds Collide?
Oba Femi waits in Ava Raine’s office.
Robert Stone & Stevie Turner assure the NXT Champion that the NXT General Manager will be back any moment. And are they ready with the contract per his request? Y-Yes, Stone has it right here, it just needs their signatures. Perfect. Oba is ready to sign, but then Jasper Troy steps in. Stevie informs Jasper that Ava will be here shortly. Jasper says they don’t need her for this. Stone says okay, then just sign here. Jasper says, “This is the first time you’ve had to look up at a man to face him. How’s it feel?” Oba says, “Size makes no difference. Whether the mission is to snap a twig or to knock down an oak tree just like yourself, the result remains the same.”
Both behemoths sign on the dotted line, and it is official. Oba and Troy are ready for battle, but will these two bring down the house quite literally when they do?
#ZaRuca talks backstage.
#TwoBeltsSol says everyone is so laser focused on Jacy, it is crazy. Zaria says that’s because everyone knows it is easier to go after Jacy than Sol. But then they come across poor Tatum Paxley. Zaria asks why Tatum didn’t run out there. Tatum says even in that crowded room, she’d be alone. Sol says they’re here for her. Izzi Dame walks in and asks if they really are, though. Tatum’s been down this road, and it has given her nothing. So trust Izzi when she says turning to these “best friends” for help will end the same way. Sol asks, doesn’t Izzi have her own “friends” to worry about? Zaria says Izzi has no friends.
Izzi tells Tatum that we’ve seen what Izzi does to people who’ve crossed her, and who aren’t true friends. She purges them, and that is what Tatum needs. Izzi leaves, but will she lure Tatum into The Culling? Or can ZaRuca help Tatum turn the tide?
Tony D’Angelo is on the phone.
The Don assures the other person not to worry, they’ll figure this out. But then in walks Luca Crusifino and Tony ends the call. Luca asks what’s going on, he hasn’t heard from Tony all week. Tony says Luca wanted to speak to him, but he has no time for small talk. Luca says after last week’s conversation, Luca started to think. About trust and loyalty. Yes, Tony knows that, so get to the point. Luca understands that Tony no longer trusts him. He is making a move to show he is still loyal. What? Luca says he wants Tony to trust him, so they’re going to be in a tag match against High Ryze next week.
Wait, Tony & Luca? Yes! Because Stacked paid off High Ryze to go after Tony before Battleground, so they need to retaliate. Luca wants to do this for the family, but without getting Tony’s consent? Luca says with all due respect, they’re not really a family anymore, are they? The Consigliere leaves, but is he still a D’Angelo? Or is this all part of a plan cooked up by Stacks?
TNA World Championship: Trick Williams VS Mike Santana!
While he joined the rarified air of men who have held this title and the NXT Championship in their careers, he is the FIRST man to hold the TNA World Championship while still signed to WWE. Will Trick continue to make history by holding onto the title? Or will The Standard finally become THE champion of Total Nonstop Action?
NXT returns as Trick makes his entrance to a very mixed reaction. The introductions are made, the TNA title is raised, and we see if Santana can #WhoopDatTrick!
The bell rings and the fans are fired up already. Trick and Santana tie up, Trick puts Santana in a corner, but he lets off as the ref counts. The fans cheer “SAN-TA-NA!” and the two tie up again. Santana headlocks, Trick fires body shots and powers out. Trick hurdles, Santana whips, but Trick THROWS Santana by his hair! Then he SLAPS Santana! Trick fires up but Santana just grins. Santana RAMS Trick into a corner and fires hands! The fans fire up and Santana SLAPS Trick back! The fans cheer, Santana wrenches and hits the atomic FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Santana SENTONS and the fans rally behind him again! Cover, TWO!
Trick flounders away, Santana brings Trick up, but Trick hits the BIG back suplex! Both men hobble up, Trick runs and JUMPING NECKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Santana stays in this but Trick drags him up. Trick suplexes, covers, TWO! Santana is tougher than that but Trick stomps him. The fans chant, “Trick, You Suck!” Trick frowns, scuffs Santana, but then Santana blocks the boot! Santana shakes his head, spins Trick and CHOPS! CHOPS! Trick shoves, Santana dodges, hurdles, and drops down to DROPKICK! Trick tumbles out, the fans are thunderous, and Santana builds speed! But Trick hurries away!
The fans boo but Trick shakes his head. He says he doesn’t need this, he’s the champ! Trick wants to walk? But Santana FLIES! Down goes Trick, and he falls right at the pedestal upon which the title sits! Santana has the fans all fired up, and NXT goes picture in picture.
Santana storms over to Trick, drags him up, and puts him back in the ring. Santana pushes Trick to a cover, TWO! Trick toughs it out but Santana drags him up. Santana snapmares and basement DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Trick crawls away and Santana frowns. Santana is on Trick but Trick CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS, but Santana blocks! Santana ROCKS Trick, CHOPS Trick, and has Trick on the ropes. Santana brings Trick around but Trick headlocks! Santana pulls Trick’s hair but the ref reprimands. Trick grinds the headlock and brings Santana to his knees. Santana fights up, powers up and out, then drops down.
Santana hurdles then DROPKICKS Trick again! Both men are down and the ref checks Trick. Trick is okay to continue so Santana covers, TWO! Santana is annoyed as Trick bails out and walks it off. Trick still wants to leave but Santana SMACKS him off the desk! And SMACKS him off the desk again! Trick falls in a heap and Santana looms over him while soaking up the cheers. Santana then puts Trick in the ring, but Trick throat chops him! And headlocks for the takeover! Trick floats to get the leg for a HALF CRAB! Santana endures, reaches out, and fights his way forward! NXT returns to single picture as Trick drags Santana back!
The fans rally as Santana fights, turns over, and he kicks at Trick! And kicks, and kicks, and kicks! Trick falls and Santana is free, but both men stand up. Santana CHOPS Trick to a corner, then runs up to UPPERCUT! Santana goes up and he rains down elbows! The fans count, but Trick stops Santana at tres to SNAKE EYES! The fans boo but Trick hits the TRICK KICK! Cover, TWO!! Santana survives and Trick rains down forearms! Trick is furious, but he drags Santana up with a facelock. Trick squeezes tight, Santana backs up, and he has the ROPEBREAK! Trick lets go just to whip and LEG LARIAT! The fans boo but Trick soaks up that heat.
Trick storms over to Santana, drags him up, and cravats for a neck wrench. The fans rally, Santana fights up, and Santana fires body shots. Trick cranks the cravat harder, the fans rally even harder, and Santana fights up again! Santana fires shots to the leg, and he fires body shots! Trick CLUBS Santana on the neck! Trick then CHOPS in the corner! Santana just gets mad! The fans fire up as Trick CHOPS but Santana just hits himself to get even angrier! Trick RAMS low, fireman’s carries, but Santana slips free! Santana ducks the leg lariat to SUPERKICK! Santana runs, into an EDDY GORDO! But Santana PELES!
Trick wobbles, Santana runs up, but Trick ducks a lariat to wrench, BODY BLOW, and UPPERCUT! Trick runs, but Santana blows past him! Trick jumps but the hurdle becomes a DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!! But Santana can’t make the cover!! Both men are down and the fans are thunderous again! Trick rises, but Santana kips up! Santana roars, and he fires haymakers on Trick! Trick flounders, Santana DECKS him again and again! Then FLYING UPPERCUT! Santana scoops, Trick slips free to O’Conner, but Santana bucks that to back-somersault and STUNNER!! Cover, TWO!! Santana is beside himself but the fans rally even harder!
Santana runs corner to corner to CANNONBALL! Cover, TWO!! Trick survives again and Santana is stunned! The fans rally for Santana as he climbs up! Santana aims, 450 SPLASH!! Cover, ROPEBREAK!!! Trick survives by a fingertip! Santana is in utter disbelief, but then he powers up that right arm! Trick rises, SPIN THE- NO, Trick bails out! The fans boo, but for the third time, Trick wants to bail. Elijah/Elias is in the crowd, telling Trick that’s not how a champions this. But Trick snatches the guitar! And he SMASHES it on the steel steps?! Elijah is pissed, but the ref keeps him back! And then who is this dragging Santana outta the ring?!
The fans freak out as KC Navarro & Top Dolla- Er, uh, AJ Francis are here! CHOKE SLAMÂ onto the desk!! KC & AJ put Santana in the ring! TRICK SHOTÂ to the back!! Santana sputters, Trick reloads, TRICK SHOT again!!! Cover, TRICK WINS!!
Winner: Trick Williams, by pinfall (still TNA World Champion)
That was a First Class screw job in more ways than one! They make sure Santana fails to keep his promise to his daughter, but now Trick will defend the title against Elijah this Friday! Will the TNA World title soon #WalkWithElijah? Or will Trick win Against All Odds?
My Thoughts:
An awesome NXT, especially as the go-home to a lot of stuff going on this weekend. Very good opening promo segment, but I wonder if the “summit” was a last minute idea as it wasn’t advertised last week or even today on the WWE’s site. Even so, it all worked out to make an awesome 8 Man Tag. Ethan fits in well with The Vanity Project given the concept of ego, but same goes for Je’Von, Laredo Kid, Dragon Lee & Sean Legacy working well as young high-fliers. Great win for the Faces in that, but I feel like that indicates A) the LWO loses to Iguana, Aerostar & Octagon, and B) Ethan finds a way to survive his challengers. And depending on what happens with Evolve, we very well could see Ethan VS Legacy as Champion VS Champion, but only one title on the line.
The TNA World Championship main event was awesome stuff, but while I figured Santana would lose, AJ Francis & KC Navarro showing up was a great surprise. I wonder if First Class is trying to ingratiate themselves to the top champion. And either way, Trick VS Elijah for Friday will be some great stuff, and might be Trick’s second successful defense. Quick side note: AJ Francis returning to WWE via the crossover is a great example of what I hope happens with released stars like Gigi Dolin/Priscilla Kelly and R-Truth/Ron Killings. The fans chanted “We Want Truth” just as they did last night on Raw, we can only hope someone in WWE and/or TKO listens to that.
Dark State of course win their Six Man Tag over Chase U 2.0, and Mr. Chase is understandably upset with Kale & Uriah for not listening for even one second. Chase needs to have one of his famous meltdowns aimed at them to help them understand how serious this is. Great British Rounds match from Myles VS Dempsey, and I had a feeling Myles would win to earn his “freedom” from NQCC. If Sean Legacy doesn’t win the title off Ethan, and if they’re gonna play up Ricky Saints being hurt, I’d love to see Myles get a shot at the North American Championship as his next step.
Good promo from Tony and Luca, they’ll have a good match with Tyriek & Tyson, but I would think Stacks uses that moment to strike and make it at least look like Luca’s on Stacks’ side. Very good atypical contract signing for Oba Femi and Jasper Troy. They didn’t need to go to the ring and sit at a table, say a bunch of stuff, and all the other cliches, because we all know Oba’s accomplishments while Jasper is brand new, having won this spot from LFG. It’ll still be a great match for next week, but I would think Oba wins. A lot of that might also depend on the plans for NXT Great American Bash in Atlanta.
An interesting twist in the Culling’s story. What evidence does Izzi have that Jensen isn’t committed to their faction? And she sure decided to hit first and ask questions never… Perhaps they’re going the opposite direction from what I was predicting: Instead of Briggs breaking down and joining The Culling, Jensen is the one who turns and reunites with his old friend. But then that feels like Jensen, Briggs & Inamura VS Spears, Niko Vance and a new member of The Culling. Izzi also has a good promo with Tatum, Sol & Zaria. I suppose Tatum joining Culling would be the easiest course of action, making for Izzi & Tatum VS ZaRuca, and potentially Izzi or Tatum challenging for the Women’s North American Championship.
And speaking of titles, I think the NXT Women’s Division put it to rest that this is the best, most competitive women’s division in wrestling. Good promo from Jacy to basically explain that the dysfunction was all part of the plan to lure everyone into a false sense of security. And while we got a great flood of top names in NXT today, AND the WWE debut of Mariah May (hopefully that stays her name), this Lainey Reid really stands out as an odd choice. Apparently, she was a mainstay of Level Up, explaining why I didn’t know anything about her…
But even if I did, the way they finally brought her onto NXT was so odd. She hops out from the crowd, all the other established names make real entrances, and then Mariah May steals the spotlight with her arrival. I feel like Lainey ends up a rather random roadblock for Mariah to get at the title, but between them and the other six (Thea, Jaida, Lola, Jordynne, Kelani & Lash), I would love to see a huge tournament that culminates at WWE Evolution in Atlanta. Five weeks, four rounds, the winner of the tournament faces Jacy at Evolution, it all works out. Though it’d be really rough for Jacy if she was a transitional champion after being in NXT and putting in the work, just as she said. Well, I suppose still better than being released…
My Score: 9/10
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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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