Results
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (7/21/25)
The OTC is back!
Roman Reigns has returned!
Last Monday Night Raw, Roman Reigns returned to save Jey Uso, and inadvertently, saved CM Punk. But will they be united against Paul Heyman? Or will there still be issues to iron out?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Sheamus VS Rusev; Sheamus wins.
- WWE World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders’ Triple Threat: The New Day VS The Creed Brothers VS Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde; Cruz & Wilde win and will challenge Finn Balor & JD McDonagh for the titles.
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez VS Lyra Valkyria & Bayley; Raquel & Roxie win and retain the titles.
- Sami Zayn VS Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett Bordeaux; Kross wins.
- Iyo Sky VS Stephanie Vaquer; Vaquer wins, by disqualification.
PLAY BY PLAY
Judgment Day arrives backstage.
Dominik Mysterio lets the others go ahead while he handles the car. A valet drive asks for the keys, Dom gives them over, and surprise! It’s AJ Styles! Dom says leave him alone, AJ! Styles says he hopes Dom gets cleared. Also, Styles does not park the car for them.
CM Punk is here!
Houston fires up and sings along with Cult of Personality as the Best in the World makes his way to the ring. And of course, “It’s CLOBBERIN’ TIME~!” The fans chant for “C M PUNK!” as he grabs the mic. “Is it great to be alive on a Monday night in Houston, Texas or what?” The fans cheer and Punk says he’s happy to be here. It is lovely to see them all. When he came back, he had a couple of goals: Main event WrestleMania; become WWE World Heavyweight Champion. One of those he’s done, but it’s a bit tricky around, with distractions and hurt feelings, you get sidetracked. But Punk has put the distractions on the backburner to focus on his goal of being champion.
Last week, Punk won a gauntlet match to become #1 contender to Gunther’s World Heavyweight Championship. The fans cheer, and Punk says all nicknames aside, Gunther is one of the best wrestlers in the world. Punk is looking very forward to locking up with Gunther. Punk cannot promise a win, but with them all cheering him like they do… Hand to screen, anyone sitting at home watching on Netflix, if you’re gonna be live in New Jersey, he promises he will leave it all in the ring. He will not quit, he will give us everything he has! Punk looks at Gunther and sees one of the greatest wrestlers in the world.
Punk reviews that Gunther was WWE Intercontinental Champion for 666 days, and he’s now on his second run with that world title. Punk only has two weeks to prepare for such a beast, but then he remembered: Punk has been training his entire life! He’s prepared! He’s C M PUNK! The fans cheer that! So to Gunther and whatever fans he has, understand that Punk is not just any other wrestler, he is not just any other challenger, he is THE Best in the World! But wait! Here comes Gunther himself! The fans are torn as Der Ring General walks down the ramp, belt around his waist. The fans boo as Gunther grabs a mic and joins Punk in the ring.
Gunther and Punk stare down while the fans chant “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” Gunther takes a step back to talk, but the fans boo. Gunther waits, but Houston shifts to chant “You Tapped Out!” Gunther says, “First of all…” The fans boo again, but Gunther continues to say that he is excited to hear all that from Punk. The booing and taunting continues, and Gunther frowns before he says they’ll cut to the chase. Gunther is not out here to throw insults at Punk, and he is not out here to create any drama. But he will point out some similarities here. They are both here for the same reason: Not to make friends, but to make money and win championships.
They both see themselves as the Best in the World. Punk has a massive ego, and he was away for ten years while the fans chanted his name, so Gunther doesn’t really hold that ego against Punk. Gunther has a massive ego, too. But the thing is, his ego is justified! Because unlike Punk’s, Gunther’s ego is not based on what the fans think, because all that is worthless! Gunther’s ego is based on results! Punk listed Gunther’s accolades, so it is simple: The Best in the World is the man who holds THE World Heavyweight Championship. Gunther only focuses on what happens after the bell rings. And at SummerSlam, that bell will ring.
When it does, Gunther will make Punk regret ever stepping into the pro-wrestling ring. Gunther will maul Punk, push him around, choke him out, and drop him like a wet towel. Punk will wake up, staring at the lights, and realize that Gunther was right: Punk will never be a World Heavyweight Champion again, and he will never be Best in the World. Gunther says it seems that at least Punk will have these “degenerates” chanting for him for the rest of his life. Gunther leaves it at that, and Punk is speechless. But will Punk be able to respond with actions rather than words?
Backstage interview with Stephanie Vaquer.
Byron Saxton is with La Primera, and he notes her “issues” with The Green Administration. What is her take on the situation? Vaquer says Chelsea isn’t her problem. Because Vaquer- is interrupted by Naomi shouting at “Stephanie Vak’rr.” Naomi says they haven’t met yet, but Naomi IS the Women’s World Champion. Vaquer knows who she is. Well good, newbie. Just know that after Naomi wins at SummerSlam, it will be them at Clash in Paris. Vaquer says that’s if Naomi survives. Oh, she’s gonna survive! Naomi will beat Rhea, and she’ll do what Vaquer couldn’t and that’s beat Iyo Sky.
And since she wants to be so smart about it, Iyo was walking Vaquer like a dog before the match got interrupted. Unfinished business like that? Naomi would never let that slide. But that’s just her. See you in Parise! OUI OUI! Naomi laughs as she leaves, but will La Primera make sure Naomi remembers to proceed with caution?
Sheamus VS Rusev!
While the Celtic Warrior did lose to the Bulgarian Brute, it was not without a bent rule or two. Will the Fella familiarize Rusev with the catchphrase, “Banger after banger?” Or will the Son of Thunder show lightning can strike twice?
Raw returns and Sheamus makes his entrance. The bell rings and Sheamus runs up! Rusev bails out to avoid the Brogue! Sheamus goes out after Rusev, they throw hands, and Sheamus RAMS Rusev into barriers! Rusev RAMS Sheamus into the apron, and then into barriers! But Sheamus fires back, and he throws Rusev into more barriers! Sheamus puts Rusev in, but avoids the elbow drop. Sheamus steps in but Rusev ROUNDHOUSES! Rusev KICKS Sheamus, then hits a snap suplex! Sheamus flounders, Rusev brings him up, and hits another suplex! Cover, ONE!! Sheamus is tougher than that but Rusev KICKS him against the ropes!
The fans rally for Sheamus but Rusev stomps him and CHOKES him against the ropes! The ref counts, Rusev throws an elbow before he backs off. Sheamus still stands up, and he fires BODY SHOT after BODY SHOT! Sheamus fires forearms, fireman’s carries, ROLLING SENTON! Rusev sputters now but Sheamus runs to drop a KNEE right on Rusev’s chest! Cover, ONE!! Rusev is also tougher than that, but Sheamus stalks him to the ropes. Sheamus fires a BODY SHOT, the fans rally up, and Sheamus puts Rusev in a corner. Rusev kicks low, fires a forearm, but Sheamus fires back! They go haymaker for haymaker!
The fans fire up as Sheamus fires a flurry! Sheamus bumps Rusev off buckles, whips corner to corner, but Rusev reverses. Sheamus bounces off buckles, Rusev LARIATS Sheamus down! The fans boo but Rusev soaks that up. Rusev stands Sheamus up to ROCK him with forearms to the back! Then he hits a BIG back suplex! Rusev soaks up more heat from Houston, and Sheamus slowly rises. Sheamus LARIATS Rusev down! The fans fire up with Sheamus while Rusev checks his teeth. Sheamus storms up on Rusev, brings him around and THROWS him out of the ring. Sheamus waits on Rusev, stands him up, and the fans fire up as Sheamus puts Rusev on the ropes!
But Rusev HOTSHOTS free! Only for Sheamus to KNEE Rusev off the apron! Sheamus climbs and the fans fire up! Sheamus stands, has to hop down, but he goes back up! He’s determined to do this! SUPER FLYING LARIAT! Down goes Rusev and the fans fire up! “Are you not entertained?!” But then even Sheamus admits that was close. Sheamus drags Rusev up, whips, but Rusev reverses to scoop! FALL AWAY SLAM over the desk! The fans boo but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Rusev has Sheamus back in the ring. Rusev storms up behind him, fires hands, but Sheamus counter punches! The fans rally as Sheamus fires more shots, then he backs Rusev down. Sheamus whips, Rusev reverses, but Sheamus CLOBBERS him! Rusev is up, Sheamus CLOBBERS him again! Rusev goes to a corner, Sheamus LARIATS! And then scoops for the IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! The fans fire up and Sheamus goes to a corner. Rusev goes to another, Sheamus runs in, but Rusev BOOTS Sheamus away. Rusev runs, but Sheamus scoops and POWERSLAMS! Cover, TWO!
Sheamus keeps his cool while Rusev rolls to the ropes. The fans rally behind Sheamus as Rusev goes to the apron. Sheamus stands back up, he brings Rusev up, but Rusev fights! Sheamus throws KNEES, then has Rusev hooked up for BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! Sheamus gets all TEN, and the fans fire up as Rusev flops back. Sheamus goes to a corner, he beats his chest, and the fans chant along. “FELLA!” BRO- NO, Rusev gets under the Brogue to POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Sheamus survives and Rusev is frustrated. Rusev roars, storms around, and the fans boo. Rusev stomps around, and he runs in, into a KNEE CAPPER! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as Rusev survives, but those eyes are looking off into the distance! “This is Awesome!” as both men are down. They stir, slowly sit up, and they each go to a corner. Sheamus skins the cat! Rusev runs up to ROCK Sheamus! Rusev CHOPS, CHOPS, and MACHINE GUN CHOPS! Rusev climbs up, brings Sheamus up, but Sheamus fires body shots! Sheamus CLUBS away on Rusev’s body, fires forearms, and Rusev falls back! Sheamus adjusts, Rusev stands, FLYING- MACHKA KICK!! Cover, TWO!! Sheamus survives and the fans fire up again! Rusev is furious, but he clamps on the ACCOLADE!!
The fans rally as Sheamus endures, and he can see the ropes right in front of him! Sheamus inches around, but Rusev SMOTHERS Sheamus! The ref reprimands but Sheamus fights that off to reach out! Rusev grabs that arm, the fans rally harder, but Rusev pulls Sheamus in! BUt Sheamus gets his other hand free! Rusev SMOTHERS Sheamus again, but Sheamus has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer but Rusev calls Sheamus a “Stupid Irish Bastard” and a “stupid mule!” Rusev SLAPS Sheamus around, but Sheamus eggs him on! Rusev stomps away at the ropes! The ref has to back Rusev off, but Rusev BOOTS Sheamus down!
Rusev exposes the buckle bar! He wants to repeat history! But Sheamus blocks the bump! Sheamus BODY SHOTS Rusev, and SMACKS Rusev off the bar! Rusev flounders away, but he grabs the shillelagh! Sheamus BROGUES Rusev first!! Cover, SHEAMUS WINS!
Winner: Sheamus, by pinfall
Not only does Sheamus get revenge for that loss weeks ago, he finally gets a win on Rusev in their entire career against each other! The Celtic Warrior finally serves justice to the Bulgarian bully, but will this really be the last time they fight?
Backstage interview with “El Grande Americano.”
Byron Saxton is with the much taller American luchador, and Byron says it isn’t often we get to hear from him. What are his goals here in WWE? El Grande speaks in Espanol, and that offends Dragon Lee! Lee says this guy is a faker! He disrespects all the REAL luchadores in the world! He has lit a fire inside Lee! El Grande Americano says he IS a luchador. Maybe it’s just that Lee is TRASH! They throw hands! The producers and refs rush in and stop this, but will Dragon Lee expose this El Grande Americano as a fraud?
Bayley prepares backstage.
And Lyra Valkyria storms over. She just heard from Adam Pearce, Bayley asked for their tag title shot? That she wanted to team with Lyra again? Yes, she did and they are. Why? Because it never happened at WrestleMania! Dude, they’re finally getting what they were owed! Wait, wait, wait… Does Bayley not remember Lyra beating her ass last week to earn herself a Women’s Intercontinental Championship match at SummerSlam? That’s what’s next for Lyra, so what game is Bayley playing here? Bayley says that’s water under the bridge, okay? The game they’re playing is winning titles! Glad Lyra got the memo on the color scheme, they’re matching. See you out there!
Bayley heads out, Lyra is absolutely confused. But will winning the tag titles together fix things for them both?
WWE World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders’ Triple Threat: The New Day VS The Creed Brothers VS Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde!
Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston want a shot at getting back “their” tag titles, but as the War Raiders threw back at them, challengers need to earn their shot. But can the New Day “revive” this Raw Tag Division? Or will there truly be new challengers stepping up to the plate?
Raw returns as American Made makes their entrance to join New Day and LWO in the ring. In this kind of Triple Threat, every team has a man legal, tagging to just their partners. Therefore, Brutus Creed and Joaquin Wilde step up to Kofi Kingston, and they seem on the same page about handling the former champs. Wilde takes a swing, Kofi dodges Wilde, but Brutus ROCKS Kofi! Wilde pushes past Brutus to DECK Kofi! Brutus pushes Wilde aside so he can DECK Kofi! Wilde LARIATS Kofi up and out, but then Brutus waistlocks. Wilde elbows fere, runs, but Brutus FLAPJACKS him! Brutus laughs and he tags Julius.
Julius suplexes Wilde, holds him up, but Kofi runs in. Julius BOOTS Kofi, then SLAMS Wilde down! Julius kips up, gets around Kofi, and hits an EXPLODER! Another kip up, Woods runs in, but Julius grabs him! And he grabs Kofi! DOUBLE EXPLODER! Julius kips up, the straps come down, and the fans fire up! Julius LARIATS Wilde, covers, TWO! Julius drags Wilde up, Wilde JAWBREAKERS! Tag to Cruz and LWO double whip Julius to ropes. They DOUBLE ELBOW, then Wilde runs, HIP TOSS SPLASH COMBO! Cruz then sets up to LIONSAULT! But Kofi SUPERKICKS Cruz! Kofi covers Julius, TWO! Kofi covers Cruz, TWO!
The fans chant, “NEW! DAY SUCKS!” Kofi TOSSES Julius, brings Cruz over, and he tags Woods. New Day mugs Cruz, they shove Cruz down, and Woods steps in for a DDT! Woods struts, flexes, but Julius runs up. Woods dodges and SUPERKICKS! Julius sits down, Woods says bang bang and time to turn up! Woods stomps a mudhole in, tags Kofi, and he stomps! The stampede keeps going as Woods tags back in, then he tags Kofi. Woods whips Kofi in for the basement DROPKICK! The New Day soaks up the heat while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Kofi ROCKS Brutus. Kofi whips Cruz, Cruz KICKS back, and then Cruz kicks at Brutus. Brutus blocks, then ducks, Cruz’s ENZIGIRI hits Kofi! Brutus back suplexes, Cruz lands out, and Cruz hops up to POISON-RANA! All three men are down and the fans fire up! Each man crawls for their corner, having to push past each other, hot tags to Julius and Wilde! Julius grabs at Wilde from the outside but Wilde already slingshots in! Wilde runs to rally on Julius with forearm after forearm! SUPERKICK for Woods! Tilt-o-whirl and DDT for Julius! Wilde blocks Brutus’ kick to DDT him! Kofi runs in but Wilde dodges!
Wilde blocks a kick, REVERSE DDT for Kofi! Backslide on Woods, roll through, but then Wilde gets Kofi with body scissors, DOUBLE CLUTCH COVER! TWO!! New Day escapes and Wilde is furious, but the fans fire up. Wilde stands Woods up, but Woods mule kicks low! Woods & Julius double whip but Wilde crisscrosses them into each other! NECKBREAKER DDT COMBO! The fans fire up and Wilde feeds off the energy. Wilde roars, “L! W! O!” And he goes up, up, but Ivy Nile SHOVES him down! The fans boo but Dragon Lee is there to check Wilde. Julius BOOTS Lee down! The fans boo but Lee SUPERKICKS Julius!
Brutus shoves Lee, Lee pops Brutus up to SUPERKICK! Lee goes to the apron and the fans fire up! But KAISER- Er, El Grande Americano is here! He YANKS Lee down, rains down fists, but then the Creeds pull him away from Lee. They argue over the El Grande gimmick theft, but Cruz SUPER TORNILLOS them all down! Woods tags Kofi, they have Wilde, but Wilde slips fere! Wilde SHVOES Woods out, dodges Kofi and he high stacks Kofi! LWO WINS!!
Winners: Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contenders to the WWE World Tag Team Championships)
Even Grande is shocked, this was not his intent. But in the end, the LWO are now going for gold! Can they bring down the Judgment Day once and for all? Or will Finn Balor & JD McDonagh be more than ready for Cruz & Wilde?
Iyo Sky talks with The Kabuki Warriors.
The former DMG CTRL members are excited by the idea that after SummerSlam, they could all be champions again! Asuka wishes Iyo-chan good luck against her “friend,” Rhea Ripley. F-Friend? But then Vaquer steps in and tells “Iyo-san,” that if Iyo wins at SummerSlam, La Primera is ready to challenger her in France. Then they can see who would have won that match from before. Iyo says she looks forward to it. But of course, she had Vaquer beat. Well, they don’t need to wait until Clash In Paris to find out. Oh, hmm… Naruhodo! Iyo says let’s find out here in Houston! Iyo VS Vaquer 1v1 tonight!
Vaquer says challenge accepted. While this is an exciting development, are they just playing into Naomi’s plan to have an easier time at SummerSlam?
Adam Pearce talks with Dominik Mysterio.
The Raw General Manager tells the WWE Intercontinental Champion that it is a simple process: Dom walks into medical, gets the evaluation, it’s five minutes tops, and then we’ll know how Dom is doing. Let’s go. Dom says he can’t right now, he has to support Roxanne & Raquel. Pearce reminds Dom that he’s only asked twice, but if he has to ask one more time, the tone will be very different. Quit stalling. He’s not! He got a text and- AJ is now a janitor! What is he doing!? Dom isn’t cleared! AJ says not yet. Get moving, kid! Styles mops, Dom scurries off, and then Styles cautions New Day to not slip on the wet floor.
New Day does not understand! Nothing makes sense anymore! Pearce “killed” the tag division, there are TWO El Grande Americanos, and the only thing that does make sense is Styles is a janitor like he should’ve been from the start! Kofi says everything is broken! SOMEONE GET TECH SUPPORT! Woods says the New Day is the greatest tag team of all time. They need something to restore order. They need an advantage! Grayson Waller walks over and says he knows they’re in mourning still, but like, he has great news. Austin Theory is A-Town DOWN AND OUT! Theory got hurt, Waller is finally free of 240 pounds of dead weight!
And you know what that means? If you’re looking for an ace, look no further than this free agent, #BigG! Oh, um, sure, they’d love that. Yeah! They can talk it out! Waller will get the car, this is great news! Waller heads out, but are New Day onboard with having a new third man? Or will the Grayson Waller Effect work out for all of them?
Becky Lynch is here!
The Man struts down to the ring, Women’s Intercontinental Championship in hand. Becky grabs a mic as she steps into the ring, and she hears Houston booing. “No no no no no, don’t you do that! Don’t you do that! No no no, hey hey hey! NO! HEY! NO! You put some appreciation on my name! I shouldn’t even be here tonight, I should be in New York at the premiere of MY new movie, Happy Gilmore 2, streaming on Netflix July 25th. But instead, I’m in Houston, Texas… But that’s what leaders do. We don’t always do what we want to do, we do what we have to do, and I have to address some important business.
“At Evolution, I had the slickest victory of all time, the people are calling it the slickest victory of all time, that’s not just me calling it that, other people are calling it that. But I did what I said I was going to do. I did. I won, and I held everybody down! But at least I was honest about it! Unlike Lyra Valkyria, who spent months, months, crying about how I was a thief of opportunities. And yet what is she doing right now? She’s bogarding all the opportunities to this title. Not only that, but she has an opportunity to win the tag team titles tonight? How greedy can you be? Who needs two titles?” Wait…
“Well, I mean, of course, when I walked out of MetLife Stadium, the home of SummerSlam, as Becky Two Belts, that was different. That was revolutionary. That was groundbreaking. Her intentions are purely selfish! But as the leader of the division, that all ends now. Lyra, come on out here.” Becky waits, and indeed, Lyra makes her entrance. Lyra steps into the ring, grabs a mic, and she stares Becky down. Becky tells Lyra they are 1-1 in singles competition, Becky brought out the best in Lyra and made her a star. But that is where the free ride ends. The trilogy ends with SummerSlam.
Now, last time they were 1-1, Becky said that if she lost to Lyra, she’d never challenge Lyra for this title ever again. We know how that ended. But now Becky extends that same challenge to Lyra. When Lyra loses, she can never challenge Becky for this title ever again. Lyra smirks and asks, “You know what I’m learning, Becky? Every time I think I’ve dealt with a problem, it seems to come back to haunt me. Maybe, maybe my problem is I never take it quite far enough. So I accept your terms. Here’s mine: No count outs, no disqualifications, there MUST be a winner!” The fans like that idea! Becky says fine, fine.
Then see you at SummerSlam! Lyra goes to leave but Becky says hold on. Lyra has done nothing but disrespect Becky for months. Lyra will not disrespect the gravitas of this match. This is the most important match this title will ever have, because it will determine the future of this title. Lyra will respect this match and she will respect Becky! The fans boo that but Becky says once again, she’ll be the bigger person and ask Lyra to shake her hand. The fans boo that, too. Lyra decides to accept, but then Becky takes a swing! Lyra catches her for a MANHANDLE SLAM! The fans fire up as Lyra hits Becky with her own move, and now holds up the belt!
Bayley makes her entrance now, because it is time for their opportunity. Will Role Model & Morrigan make their Mania moment happen this close to SummerSlam? Or will Judgment Day find another way to survive?
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez w/ Dominik Mysterio VS Lyra Valkyria & Bayley!
Raw returns, Bayley and Roxie step up for their teams, and Roxie talks some smack. Bayley picks Roxie right up to RAM her into a corner! Bayley fires hands, she still owes Roxie something from when Bayley revisited NXT. Bayley snapmares Roxie, runs to ELBOW her, then covers, TWO! Roxie scrambles away to tag Raquel. Raquel steps in and the fans fire up. Bayley checks with Lyra but Lyra says Bayley’s got this. Bayley and Raquel tie up, and Raquel throws Bayley down! Raquel dusts herself off, and fans shockingly sing for “Dirty, Dirty Dooom~! Dirty, Dirty Dooom~!” Bayley waistlocks, Raquel THROWS her away, but Bayley goes to a corner.
Raquel keeps Bayley cornered, but Bayley slips under! Bayley SLAPS Raquel, then she tags Lyra. Lyra steps in, dodges Raquel and headlocks. Raquel powers up and THROWS Lyra away. Lyra RAMS Raquel, runs and RAMS again, but Raquel stays up! Raquel catches the crossbody, pops Lyra around, but Lyra sips free to throw KNEE after KNEE! Lyra reels Raquel in but Raquel suplexes! Lyra lands out and Bayley tags herself in. Bayley kicks Raquel, reels her in, and calls to Lyra. They work together, but Raquel DOUBLE SUPLEXES them first! The fans fire up and Raquel scoops Bayley to hit SNAKE EYES!
Roxie tags in, she runs, and Raquel scoops her for a FALL AWAY SLAM ATTACK! Cover, TWO! Roxie drags Bayley over, tags Raquel in, they whip but Bayley grabs ropes. Bayley DUMPS Roxie, BOOTS Raquel, and she hurries to tag Lyra. Lyra runs up to SOBAT! KICK! KICK! HEEL KICK! But Raquel still THROWS Lyra to a corner! Lyra BOOTS back, goes up and over to handspring and leg sweep! Raquel stumbles but stays up, so Lyra ENZIGIRIS! Lyra is confused by Bayley cheering her on so excitedly, but she still runs at Raquel, wheelbarrow and- NO, Raquel stops the bulldog to HOTSHOT Lyra! Bayley protests but that distracts the ref, Roxie HOTSHOTS Lyra!
Raquel runs up and CLOBBERS Lyra! The fans cheer Judgment Day as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and the fans rally behind Lyra. Lyra fights up to JAWBREAKER Raquel! But then Raquel THROWS Lyra down by her hair! Raquel sucker punches Bayley, drags Lyra over, and she tags Roxie. Raquel SLINGSHOT SUPLEXES Lyra, and Roxie goes up, up, and LIONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Roxie is frustrated but the fans rally up. Roxie talks trash on Lyra, SLAPS her around, then CLUBS her down. The fans rally, Roxie drags Lyra up, and she taunts Bayley. Roxie then drags Lyra away to drop KNEES on the arm! Tag to Raquel, she goes up, VADER BOMB FLOPS as Lyra moves!
The fans rally up, Roxie tags back in and she anchors Lyra’s legs! Lyra kicks at Roxie, BOOTS her away, hot tag to Bayley! Bayley rallies on Roxie and the fans fire up! BIG back suplex! The fans are torn as Bayley runs in at Roxie, forearm after forearm in the corner! Roxie shoves Bayley, Bayley blocks a kick and she ROCKS Roxie! Bayley puts Roxie in the ropes, STOCK DROP! Shoutout to The CEO, and Bayley runs to SUNSET FLIP BUCKLE BOMB! Roxie flops down, Bayley covers, TWO! Roxie survives, the fans rally, and Bayley runs in at the corner. Bayley RAMS Roxie, rolls back, wacky waving arms?! Bayley runs in but Roxie dodges!
Bayley hits buckles, Roxie distracts the ref, and that lets Raquel LARIAT Bayley down! Roxie tags Raquel, then tag back. Raquel brings Bayley up with a suplex, SLINGSHOT SUPLEX! Roxie goes again, LIONSAULT into knees! Just enough of a shot takes Roxie out and Bayley TOSSES Raquel! KNEE STRIKE! Cover, TWO!! Roxie survives but Bayley calls to Lyra. Lyra tags and she climbs! PEREPETEIA!! But Raquel drags Bayley out! Lyra still makes the cover, TWO! Bayley is sent into the post! Raquel runs up, but Bayley sends her into the post! Lyra hooks Roxie up, but Roxie powers her into a corner! Roxie fires furious fists!
The ref counts, Roxie puts Lyra up top then climbs, and Roxie fires hands! Lyra ROCKS Roxie in return! Lyra and Roxie continue to brawl up there, and Lyra slips under! Lyra has Roxie for a RUNNING POWERBOMB! Lyra tags Bayley and Bayley goes up! MACHO ELBOW!! Cover, Raquel breaks it! The fans fire up but Bayley fires forearms! Bayley calls to Lyra, gives her a boost, FLYING CROSSBODY! Down goes Raquel and Bayley brings Roxie up through the ropes! Dom distracts! Bayley scares Dom off, but Roxie rolls Bayley with tights! TWO!! Bayley blocks a kick, KNEES Roxie down, but Bayley also falls back!
Lyra dares Dom to try something, but he’s not “medically cleared.” Raquel spins Lyra around, but she ducks! The BOOT hits Dom! Well maybe now he really won’t be. The fans fire up while Raquel is worried, but Lyra hurries into the ring! Lyra WRECKS Raquel with a dropkick! Bayley has Roxie, Roxie dodges, but then Bayley dodges! DOUBLE FACEBUSTERS take them down! Medical checks Dom, but then AJ STYLES steps in! The Phenomenal Doctor chases Dom into the ring! Then back out! Becky YANKS Lyra off the apron! And sends her into steel steps! The ref misses all of that, and Roxie rolls Bayley! TWO!! Bayley has Roxie, TWO!!
Roxie swings, misses, and Bayley lifts for a back suplex! Roxie lands out, Raquel tags in! BAYLEY2BELLY for Roxie! But TEXANA BOMB for Bayley!! Cover, Judgment Day wins!
Winners: Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez (still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions)
Well now it is solidified, Roxie & Raquel will defend against Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair. But this only happened because of The Man! Will Lyra get her revenge when there’s nothing holding her back?
Backstage interview with Sami Zayn.
Jackie Redmond is with the Underdog from the Underground as he is in gorilla position. He is moments away from facing Karrion Kross one more time, but it is a little surprising. Sami won at Night of Champions, but has since endured physical punishment. Last we heard, he was supposed to be out indefinitely. Is he sure he wants to do this so soon? Sami says he isn’t gonna lie and say he’s 100%. He really could’ve used more time, but he doesn’t want this issue to drag on any longer. It was one thing for Kross to talk on and on in the shadows with cryptic messages, trying to corrupt people or whatever he’s up top.
But now, Kross is getting int he way of Sami’s goals. Sami missed last week instead of him, and if he was here, Sami would’ve been in that gauntlet match, maybe won it, maybe gotten himself a World Heavyweight Championship match at SummerSlam. Kross took that from Sami. So no more waiting a week, two weeks, three weeks, a month, Sami is going to settle this tonight. In fact, he’ll fix it right now. The music hits, but can Sami survive another Doomsday? Or will he have no choice but to #FallAndPray?
Dominik Mysterio returns backstage.
Dom asks if anyone’s seen AJ Styles. Finn & JD walk over and ask what’s going on. Dom is still worried about Styles, but Finn says to relax, he’s among friends. Styles is nowhere around, okay? But he’s been harassing Dom all week! Pearce storms in and says that is it, he is done with this. Tonight is the night! Dom’s stalled long enough! This ends one of two ways: Dom gives over the Intercontinental Championship and Pearce finds someone else to put it on, or Dom gets into medical and gets evaluated. Is Pearce clear? Right now? Yes, now! See you in medical, hopefully. Dom is stuck between a rock and a hard place, but Finn tells Dom to get them all lollipops.
Is Dom going to be cleared and then face the Phenomenal One? Or will he really not be 100% and have to lose the title anyway?
Sami Zayn VS Karrion Kross w/ Scarlett Bordeaux!
Raw returns as Kross makes his entrance. The bell rings and the two tie up. Kross powers Sami to a corner, but he lets Sami out quickly. The two reset, tie up, and Sami waistlocks. Kross smirks, switches, and he squeezes tight on the waistlock! They go to ropes, Kross tells Sami to tell the truth, and the two reset again. They tie up, Kross lifts Sami and RAMS him back into a corner! The ref counts as Kross digs his shoulder in, but Sami KICKS Kross away! Sami then fires hands and CHOPS, kicks low, and he suplexes! The fans fire up, but those ribs bother Sami. Sami stands Kross up, he whips, but Kross reverses to ELBOW Sami down!
Sami writhes, Kross rains down fists, and the fans duel. Kross lets off to conduct the dueling, then he stomps Sami’s legs. Sami hobbles to a corner, but Kross is right on him for haymakers. Kross wrenches and whips hard, and Sami bounces off buckles. Sami writhes, goes to ropes, but Kross puts him back in the corner. Kross CHOPS and ROCKS Sami, but Sami turns things around to CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! Sami climbs up, rains down fists, and the fans count all the way to TEN, but Sami keeps going! The fans fire up as Sami reaches past TWENTY! Sami hops down, huffs ‘n’ puffs, and grits his teeth. Sami whips, Kross stops himself, but Sami LARIATS Kross up and out!
Sami goes out, kicks Kross, then ARABIAN PRESS! Direct hit but double-edged given the bad ribs! Sami still shouts out Sabu and he brings Kross up. Sami puts Kross in the ring, Kross distracts the ref, and Scarlett KICKS Sami in the ribs! The fans boo but Scarlett gets away with that, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and the fans rally for Sami as he endures the body scissors squeeze. Sami fires elbows, Kross lets Sami go of the scissors, but then Kross ROCKS Sami! The fireflies are out for Sami, or perhaps for Kross, as Kross puts Sami in a corner. Kross whips corner to corner, runs in, and ELBOWS! Kross ROLLING ELBOWS and Sami sputters against ropes! Kross shouts for Sami to say it! Admit the truth! EXPLODER! The fans fire up as Kross paces. Kross sits Sami up, tells him to say it, and then he whips Sami to ropes. Sami goes up and over, then LARIATS! The fans fire up again while both men are down!
Sami rises, shakes the ropes, and the fans are with him again! Kross runs up, Sami ELBOWS him away, and Sami BOOTS him! Sami runs, wrenches, knuckle locks and CHOPS! Sami goes up, up, and FLYING TORNADO DDT! Cover, TWO! Kross survives and the fans rally again. Sami huffs ‘n’ puffs as he rises again. The fans fire up, Sami brings Kross up, but Kross RAMS Sami into the corner! Kross RAMS Sami again and again, stops as the ref counts, and then Kross rips at the rib tape! The ref reprimands but Kross CLUBS Sami on the back. Kross puts Sami up top, climbs up after him, and the fans are torn as Kross lifts!
Sami fights the suplex! Sami fires body shots, then he CLUBS Kross on the back! The fans fire up as Sami HAMMERS away! Sami then stands up, SUPER SUNSET BOMB! Cover, TWO!! Kross survives, and Scarlett brings out the steel pipe?! The fans boo but Kross grins. Kross heads that way, but Sami sees it, too! Sami hurries to get Kross, BLUE- NO, the ribs won’t let Sami lift! Kross laughs, runs in, but into a CORNER EXPLODER!! Sami goes to the far side, but Kross has the pipe now! The fans boo as Sami and ref are unaware! Scarlett hooks Sami’s leg?! The ref reprimands Scarlett, but this lets Kross CRACK Sami with the pipe!!
Kross throws the pipe away, covers, Kross wins!
Winner: Karrion Kross, by pinfall
Kross grins through his own bloody nose, but he still got the win. Kross still wants Sami to admit the truth, will this not end until Sami breaks?
AJ Styles and Adam Pearce wait outside medical.
Styles is impatiently waiting for the results, but Pearce assures him it’s coming. The doc steps out and says they finished the evaluation. They need to do paperwork before they can make an official declaration. Styles is upset, but then DOM ATTACKS FROM BEHIND! Pearce is furious with Dom, but Dom looks at the paperwork. Seems Dom IS cleared. And he will see Styles at SummerSlam! Dirty Dom gets the better of Styles, but has he just angered the wrong Phenomenal One?
Iyo Sky VS Stephanie Vaquer!
This match was ruined by the Judgment Day, but perhaps under the goading of one Naomi, these two look to put all the uncertainty to rest. Will the Genius of the Sky be primed for her Women’s World Championship Triple Threat? Or will La Primera show her what’s in store for the Clash in Paris?
Raw returns as Vaquer makes her entrance. The bell rings, the two circle, and they tie up. Iyo slips around to waistlock, but Vaquer sits down, rolls, and wrenches Iyo to a wristlock. Iyo rolls, rolls, and rolls free! The fans applaud that opening exchange and the two reset. They tie up, Iyo hits a headlock takeover, but Vaquer headscissors. Iyo kips free, but Vaquer hits a takeover of her own. Iyo headscissors, Vaquer kips fere, and they stand off. The fans duel, “IYO SKY!” “LA PRIMERA!” Iyo and Vaquer smile, reset, and knuckle lock. Vaquer then steps on a hand, turns Iyo around, and she has the motorcycle stretch.
The fans rally as Iyo endures and turns things around. Vaquer turns it back around and makes it a STRAITJACKET STRETCH! But Iyo pushes back, rolls over Vaquer, and she puts Vaquer in the straitjacket! The fans rally as Vaquer fights up, powers up, and they go shoulder to shoulder! The fans rally as Vaquer bends Iyo back! Vaquer hops on, but Iyo stays up! Then Iyo turns that into a MONKEY FLIP! But the knuckle locks are still on! Double cover, ONE, and they both fight up! Vaquer puts Iyo back in the straitjacket! Iyo fights up, arm-drags free, but Vaquer comes back! Wheelbarrow, but Iyo blocks the rest! Iyo lifts Vaquer, but Vaquer uses that to roll into the cover, TWO!
Both women stand, Iyo trips Vaquer, and Iyo stomps the hands! Vaquer snarls but Iyo steps over, LA MAGISTROL! ONE, and Vaquer pops Iyo into a body scissors, JAPANESE LEG ROLL! TWO! The two stand off again and the fans fire up! Iyo and Vaquer nod respect to each other, then start throwing forearms! Iyo runs up, but Vaquer gets around to hit a BIG back suplex! Vaquer sits Iyo up, but Iyo rolls her, TWO! The two go again, Vaquer ducks a kick to shove, run, and tilt-o-whirl into a roll-up! TWO! Iyo runs up again, ducks ‘n’ dodges, then handsprings! Vaquer gets clear, but Iyo SHOTGUNS her down!
Vaquer bails out, Iyo fires up, and the fans cheer as Iyo builds speed. Iyo DIVES and down goes Vaquer at the ramp! Houston fires up for that takeoff and Iyo rises again. Iyo rolls into the ring just to refresh the count, and she goes to the apron. The fans fire up as she says, “One More!” Iyo ASAI MOONSAULTS, but Vaquer gets clear! Vaquer SUPERKICKS Iyo, then rolls into the ring. Vaquer aims now, and SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODIES! Direct hit and down goes Iyo! The fans fire up with La Primera while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Iyo FLAPJACKS Vaquer! Iyo then whips Vaquer but Vaquer reverses. Iyo goes up, out, then ROCKS Vaquer with a right! Iyo goes up, up, and MISS- NO, Vaquer dodge! Then Vaquer DROPKICKS Iyo down! Vaquer reels Iyo in, tucks the arms, TIGER GUTBUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Iyo survives and the fans fire up. Vaquer stands Iyo up to fire forearms! Iyo blocks one, wrangles Vaquer, CROSSFACE! Vaquer endures, reaches out, and she claws her way over! ROPEBREAK! Iyo lets go in frustration, but the fans continue to duel. Iyo runs in, 619 RANA! Vaquer smacks off the apron and falls to the floor!
Iyo goes out and she ASAI MOONSAULTS again! Another direct hit and Iyo puts Vaquer back in. The fans rally as Iyo climbs, MISSILE DROPKICK! Iyo kips up, the fans fire up for the crazy head taunt! Victory roll, STOMP 182! Vaquer sputters, Iyo puts her in the corner, and the fans rally up. The train is on the tracks, SHINKANSEN misses as Vaquer moves! GERMAN SUPLEX! Iyo tumbles away and now Vaquer runs in! But Iyo slips around, and she GERMAN SUPLEXES! Both women are down and the fans fire up again. Iyo sits up, Vaquer stands, and Iyo runs in! “This is Awesome!” as Iyo SUNSET FLIPS, but Vaquer stomps the bomb! GUILLOTINE KNEE DROP!
And then Vaquer has the headscissors! The fans go nuts for the DEVIL’S KISS! AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH! Vaquer drags Iyo into center and adds MORE DEVIL’S KISSES! AH, AH, AH, AH! YEEEEEEAH~! Cover, TWO!! Iyo survives but Vaquer has her in a corner, DRAPING DRAGON SCREW! Iyo flounders, Vaquer runs, METEORA! Vaquer drags Iyo up, reels her in, and tucks the arms! But Iyo wrenches out to underhook Vaquer herself! TIGER BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Vaquer survives and Iyo is beside herself! Iyo shakes out her bad leg while the fans continue to rally. Iyo sits Vaquer up, but Vaquer HEADBUTTS!
Iyo roars, fires forearms, then winds up, BUZZSAW! Vaquer flops down and Iyo says, “IKU ZO!” The fans fire up, SHINKANSEN! Iyo drags Vaquer to the drop zone, goes up, up, and- NO, Vaquer trips her up! Vaquer goes up, drags Iyo into a dragon sleeper, and she hits an INVERTED SUPERPLEX!! Both women are down and the fans are thunderous! The fans lose their minds over that landing but wait! Thet Secret Her-vice is here? Chelsea Green sends Alba & Piper to go out there, but Vaquer fires hands! And a HEADBUTT! But wait! CHELSEA CLOBBERS VAQUER!
Winner: Stephanie Vaquer, by disqualification
The fans boo as the Hot Mess ruins this match! Piper & Alba mug Vaquer, put her in a corner, but Iyo goes up top! MISSILE DROPKICK for Chelsea! The fans fire up as Chelsea gets some comeuppance! SHOTEI for Alba! Iyo fires hands on Piper, but Piper shoves her away. Iyo dodges, then Vaque joins in! DOUBLE DROPKICKS for Piper! But as these two regroup, NAOMI slips in! She SHOVES Iyo into Vaquer! The fans boo as Naomi lets Piper & Alba have Vaquer while she beats up on Iyo! Naomi CHOKES Iyo, but RHEA RIPLEY is here!! Houston is thunderous again as Mami runs out here! BOOT for Ppier! HEADBUTT for Alba!
Rhea sends Alba into steel steps, then she storms into the ring! Naomi runs up, Rhea wrenches and mule kicks! Then an ATOMIC FACEBUSTER! Rhea chases Naomi out of the ring, but Chelsea sneaks up behind Rhea! Iyo is there, ROCKS Cheslea, and Vaquer SUPERKICKS her! Iyo BUZZSAWS, and Rhea has Chelsea for the RIPTIDE!! The fans fire up as Iyo, Rhea and Vaquer stand tall together, but will they need to stick together if they want to turn back enemies like Naomi and the Green Administration?
Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed are here!
They go to the ring, holding onto the Money in the Bank briefcase for Seth Rollins while he’s still out recovering from his knee injury. The fans bark for Bron but Heyman has the mic to say, “Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Paul Heyman. I stand before you tonight with the future of the entire industry! Bron Breakker… and BIG Bronson Reed. Now before he comes out… I have a lot of things to get off my chest.” The fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” and BOOM, here he is! Heyman seethes because he didn’t even get to start, but Roman Reigns doesn’t care. Roman walks down the ramp as the fans hold up their ones to the sky.
Roman steps into the ring, not intimidated by Seth Rollins’ heavyweight henchmen. Heyman has them step back as Roman steps closer, and the fans continue to chant “O T C! O T C!” Roman revels in hearing that again, and Heyman says he never wants to be disrespectful or rude. The fans boo that, they don’t believe him. Heyman says they’re off to a bad start with him. The fans double down by calling Heyman an A-Hole, then they shift to singing, “Roman, Roman Reigns~! Roman, Roman Reigns~!” Heyman says he never wants to come off as if he would ever be disrespectful, rude, or y’know, like someone born in Texas.
But just so Roman knows, Seth Rollins will be out of action for a long time. Heyman says that opens up a leadership voice on Raw. That means, if Roman thinks about it, they can all fix this! Roman raises an eyebrow but Heyman says they can put “this” back together. Look who comes along with Heyman! Because Roman knows, deep in his heart, that he and Heyman are far better together than opposing each other. The fans boo but Heyman says Roman will always be family, because Heyman LOVES his Tribal Chief! The fans chant, “You Sold Out! You Sold Out!” Heyman still offers a mic like it is old times, and Roman still takes it.
The fans cheer while Roman paces. Roman says let’s put that on pause, because there’s something he forgot to do. “H-TOWN~!” The fans cheer that! “ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans cheer and raise their ones to the sky! Roman smiles, and then Heyman raises his one? Roman chuckles at how hypocritical Heyman’s being. Houston, what was Heyman talking about? Roman is to lead? A few months ago, Roman would’ve said those are wise words from a Wise Man, but he’s not a Wise Man anymore. Heyman’s just a dumbass. Bron gets heated but Heyman keeps him back. Roman tells “Junior” to take it easy and listen up. Bron should sit under the learning tree and take notes.
Because Heyman is about to do the same thing to these two as he did to Roman. In a few years, when you’re the man around here, Heyman will take all the credit! That’s what Heyman did, right? Heyman tried to take responsibility for creating The Tribal Chief. But Roman can tell us firmly that it wasn’t Heyman. The only reason Roman is Tribal Chief is because the fans still acknowledge him! The fans cheer that! That’s right, the OTC was a champion, too! The greatest champion to ever step foot in this ring! And he will say this, Heyman had a part to play in that. But Heyman didn’t have any part in Roman keeping that title.
Well, look at Heyman, how could he? No, but The Usos did. “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Solo Sikoa did. Sami Zayn even helped out! But yeah, Roman lost that title. He did. It only took four years, but he still lost it. And then Heyman goes and tells everyone that Roman tucked his tail and ran off. No, Roman went home to continue to raise the future Bloodline! That brings Roman to family. When we talk about Bloodline, that’s all it is, it’s family. Dumbass here thought they were just another faction, just some wrasslin’ group! No, no! Heyman can create those, but Heyman couldn’t create The Bloodline, that was God’s work!
Bron again gets heated, but Roman says he won’t say it again, back up! Roman says none of that bothers him., What really bothers Roman, what really gets under his skin, is that Heyman used to just be a friend to the family. Heyman was a business partner. Roman made Heyman part of the family. Roman chose Heyman, gave him responsibility, and what’d Heyman do? Yeah, he threw it all away. And you wanna know what he threw it away for? For a “best friend?” Someone that he hadn’t even talked to in over a decade! And Heyman betrayed The Bloodline for him? This is what the history books need to understand!
Don’t ever come out here and say ROMAN ruined the Bloodline! Roman did not ruin The Bloodline, dumbass Heyman did! The fans cheer that! Bron is still heated, and now even Bronson tries to keep him back, but Bron has Bronson and Heyman back up. Roman and Bron stare down, and Bron asks for a mic. Heyman hands his over, the fans do bark for Bron, and Bron tells Roman, “Listen to me, Roman, get this through your thick skull. Look around. We don’t want you here anymore!” The fans boo because that’s not true. Bron says Roman is yesterday’s news, he is the old dog. Roman was relevant five years ago, that was his prime!
Now, Roman is just taking up a spot standing in BRON’S ring. And Bron is glad that Roman didn’t take the offer, because Bron knows Heyman won’t stab Bron in the back. Wanna know why? Because Bron holds value! Roman is worthless. The fans boo in disagreement again, but Bron says HE’S the big dog now! Bron is the TOP DOG now! Bron is the FUTURE of the WWE, the man around here now! So do what you do best, Roman. Turn around and leave. The fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” but Roman goes to the ropes. Roman then says he has to be completely honest, he didn’t hear any of that trash Bron just said.
Roman isn’t sure Bron’s mic was working. Have his. Roman tosses the mic to Bron, then hits a SUPERMAN PUNCH! Bron goes down, Bronson runs up, but Roman dodges the briefcase attack to fire hands! The fans fire up as Roman fires off, but Bronson shoves Roman into Bron’s SPEAR!! Bron roars, and now Bronson rains down fists! They beat up on Roman, put him in the drop zone, but JEY USO IS HERE! The fans fire up as Jey runs down the ramp, dodges Bron, and SUPERKICKS Bronson! SUPERKICK for Bron! SPLASH and PELE for Bronson in the corner! Jey fires hands on Bron, “YEET! YEET! YEET!”
Jey pops, locks and puts on some stank, HAYMAKER! “YEET!” Jey & Roman DOUBLE SPEAR Bron & Bronson!! The fans fire up as Bron & Bronson fall out of the ring and retreat up the ramp! Jey returns the favor from last week’s save and they stand against Rollins’ vision for the future. Will The Bloodline force Bron & Bronson to ACKNOWLEDGE them?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw to really gear things up towards SummerSlam as we’re just 12 days away. Hilarious stuff with AJ Styles taking all these random jobs just to stalk Dominik all night, even being part of the medical staff for when Dom is down at ringside. I also appreciated Pearce giving Dom that ultimatum of get cleared or be stripped of the title. Dom getting the better of Styles there was fine, because he stands tall going towards their match. There’s half a chance Styles wins that title off Dom, as Styles signed that extension with WWE and could be moving into his own final year as a full-time wrestler. Styles also popped in on TNA Slammiversary, it’d be great if Styles also got to go back and forth between WWE and TNA as a champion.
Speaking of Judgment Day, some great story intertwining as Roxie & Raquel retain the tag titles while helping build this Lyra-Becky-Bayley story. Bayley did seem genuinely determined to win those tag titles with Lyra, and it was just because Becky interfered that they lost. Becky put the pressure on Lyra for their title match, but Lyra put it right back, they’re going to have a great No Holds Barred. However, because it is No Hold Barred, that opens the window to Bayley interfering and messing things up for Lyra. Lyra can’t challenge for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship, maybe she moves to SmackDown, who knows.
Awesome match from Sheamus VS Rusev, especially as the first one of the night. Sheamus winning was the logical move because now, just in 2025, they are 1-1. They can of course set a tiebreaker for SummerSlam, or at least the go-home for SummerSlam next week, and that will be another banger. Great stuff with El Grande Americano Kaiser and Dragon Lee, clearly that will be a 1v1 match after their brawls tonight. The Triple Threat Tag was awesome, and while I’m wondering where Erik & Ivar went, this is a great win for LWO. With LWO now set up to face Finn & JD, they revisit the feud from before WrestleMania, can’t wait to see this new feud going into SummerSlam.
Also, while I figured Waller would join up with New Day officially, I didn’t expect New Day to not be sure about the idea. Plus, if Austin Theory really is out with an injury, it seems a shame that A-Town Down Under falls apart just from that. Rather anticlimactic given all the time we’ve waited to see the team break up, but maybe Theory’s return involves feuding with New Day & Waller while bringing in new allies. Great promo from Sami going into Sami VS Kross tonight, but of course Kross & Scarlett cheat to win. That makes Sami and Kross tied 1-1, they will also have some kind of tiebreaker, either at SummerSlam or right after, and that should be a lot of fun.
As for Kross breaking through and making Sami a Heel or whatever, that would certainly be the more intriguing story choice. Sami needs a little something to keep himself going while all these title stories sort out, so even if he’s just an edgier Face, that could work. Very good promos from CM Punk and Gunther, and Gunther liking it to a battle of egos was great, because even the most arrogant Heel never really admits to being arrogant. That said, hard to call this. If Rollins was 100%, I’d say he cashes in and truly screws Punk over.
Good promo from Naomi and Vaquer, and what Naomi said about the unfinished business definitely motivated Vaquer to confront Iyo. They had an awesome main event, but perhaps we should’ve predicted Chelsea Green, her Secret Her-vice and Naomi going out there to “ruin” it. It feels like this is all teasing things with the WWE Draft moving people around to set up big things on the road to Clash in Paris. Rhea making the save was good stuff, too, and that feels like a Six Woman Tag: Rhea, Iyo & Vaquer VS Green Administration, helping with the go-home math on that Women’s World Championship Triple Threat.
And of course, great promo stuff to close the night from Roman with Rollins’ faction. Roman might be covering over how Heyman did at some points help him retain the world title, but the main thing is that yes, Heyman betrayed The Bloodline because of CM Punk and then Seth Rollins. Naturally, a fight breaks out, and naturally Jey helps out, but they already used the double spear spot I was expecting to see in some kind of tag match with Bron & Bronson. Still a great moment, and they could still do it again during the match, which I would think Roman & Jey win to make a point of Roman’s return. And with Jimmy more than likely moving to Raw with Naomi being here, maybe there is some OG Bloodline resurgence going towards the end of 2025.
My Score: 8.9/10
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NJPW PPV Results
Mitchell’s NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Results & Report! (5/4/26)
Wrestling Dontaku, Night Two!
Can the Prince slay the Rampaging Dragon?
Callum Newman won the New Japan Cup, won THE IWGP Heavyweight Championship, but can he survive his first title defense against Shingo Takagi?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kickoff – Masatora Yasuda VS Taisei Nakahara; Yasuda wins.
- NJPW World Television Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Chase Owens; Konosuke wins and retains the title.
- Ryusuke Taguchi & Tatsuya Matsumoto VS Gedo & Daiki Nagai; Gedo & Daiki win.
- OSKAR & Yuto-Ice VS Shota Umino & Tomoaki Honma; Oskar & Yuto win.
- 10 Man Tag: Hontai VS House of Torture; Hontai wins.
- Yuya Uemura & Taichi VS Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson; Yuya & Taichi win.
- 8 Man Tag: The Unbound Company VS The United Empire; Unbound Company wins.
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita VS El Desperado & Mistico; Despy & Mistico win and become the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.
- NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Bishamon & Bolten Oleg VS Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare; Ospreay, Khan & Henare win and become the new NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions.
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Callum Newman VS Shingo Takagi; wins and
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NJPW World Television Championship: Konosuke Takeshita VS Chase Owens w/ Yujiro Takahashi!
Although the Alpha is preparing for his match with Kazuchika Okada at AEW Double or Nothing, he must still fulfill his duties as a champion in NJPW! But will Konosuke still be the star of NJPW World? Or will the Lonestar Outlaw steal the spotlight?
But as Konosuke reaches ringside, Chase runs up! Konosuke avoids his wrecking ball dropkick to then fire forearms! They go back and forth but Konosuke ROCKS Chase! Konosuke stalks Chase around the way, ROCKS him again, and again! Chase KNEES low, then whips, but Konosuke stops short of the railing. Konosuke pops Chase up to SMACK off the railing, then DDTS him on the floor! The fans cheer as Konosuke then drags Chase up and puts him in the ring. The bell sounds and we’re on the clock! Konosuke brings Chase up, headlocks, but Chase endures the grind. Chase pulls hair to power up and out, but Konosuke drops down on the dropdown!
Konosuke has the headlock again, and he grinds Chase down. The fans rally as Chase fights up, and he KNEES low! Chase KNEES Konosuke again, then headlocks in return. Konosuke powers up and out, then hurdles, drops down, and DROPKICKS! The fans cheer as Konosuke then hits another headlock takeover. Chase pulls hair but the ref reprimands. Konosuke grinds the hold but Chase rolls to a cover, ONE! They stand up, and Chase pulls hair again to put Konosuke on the ropes. The ref counts, Chase lets go slowly, but he BOOTS the ropes to jam Konosuke up! Konosuke sputters as he slumps outside, and Chase WRECKS him with a dropkick!
The fans are torn as Chase goes out to bring Konosuke up. Chase scoops to then HOTSHOT Konosuke off the railing! Konosuke coughs and sputters again, but Chase SMACKS him off the apron. Chase drags Konosuke up to the apron now, and he cravats for a SNAPMARE DRIVER on the apron! The fans applaud while Chase puts Konosuke in the ring, then covers, TWO! The fans cheer more as Konosuke stays in this. Chase argues the count but the ref defends it was fair. Konosuke sits up but Chase runs in at the corner for a forearm smash! Then a short arm LARIAT! Cover, ONE!! Konosuke shows his grit but Chase just grins.
The fans rally up again as Chase paces around Konosuke. Chase drags Konosuke up, fireman’s carries, but Konosuke fights free. Konosuke ROCKS Chase, but Chase ROCKS Konosuke back! Konosuke ROCKS Chase again, but Chase fires back! They go back and forth until Chase CLAWS Konosuke’s eyes! The ref reprimands but Chase runs, into a BOOT! Konosuke whips, Chase reverses, but the TAKESHITA LINE finds him! The fans cheer while Chase goes to a corner. Konosuke runs in and JUMP KNEES! Then clinch and EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! The fans applaud as Chase toughs it out, but Konosuke stays calm.
Konosuke stand Chase up, but Chase fights the lift. Chase CLUBS away, then headlock punches! The ref reprimands, but Konosuke keeps Chase from running the ropes! Chase ROCKS Konosuke for it, then eggs him on. We pass five minutes as Konosuke ROCKS Chase! The fans rally up as Chase fires back! Konosuke staggers to ropes, but he comes back to ROCK Chase! Chase fires fast hands, but Konosuke fires boxing elbows! ROLLING- BACK ELBOW from Chase! Chase cravats but Konosuke powers out! Chase blocks a shot to C-TRIGGER! Then he avoids the boot to I HATE YOUR FACE KNEE! Cover, TWO! Konosuke stays in this but Chase stays on him.
Chase wrenches and hammerlocks, but Konosuke ducks High Noon to spin Chase for a BRAINBUSTER! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Konosuke roars as he rises, and then he gator rolls Chase into a suplex! Chase fights the rest, then bails out! Chase hobbles around the way but Konosuke pursues! HELLUVA KICK against the railing! Konosuke then brings Chase around to APRON BACK SUPLEX! The fans rally as Chase crawls, but Konosuke drags him back outside, for another APRON BACK SUPLEX! The fans cheer while Konosuke shoves Chase inside, but Yujiro gets a PIMP CANE CHEAP SHOT on Konosuke!
The fans boo Tokyo Pimp as he puts Konosuke in, the ref none the wiser! Konosuke drags himself up at the ropes, but Chase runs up for C-TRIGGER! Then he wrenches, hammerlocks, and HIGH NOON LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! The fans cheer as Konosuke survives! Chase is frustrated but he drags Konosuke up and tucks him in! But Konosuke wrenches free, slips around, only for Chase to grab the ref! Konosuke can’t suplex them both, and Chase sends Konosuke into the ref! The fans boo but now Yujiro storms in so he can stomp away on Konosuke! Yujiro then sets Konosuke up for Chase, but SHOTA UMINO is here!
Shota DECKS Chase, then ROCKS and ROLLING ELBOWS Yujiro! The fans cheer as The Roughneck has evened things up for The Alpha! Shota even cheers Konosuke on, only for the rest of the House to attack! Sho, Kanemaru, Ren, and Dick all stomp Shota, but Konosuke hurries to shield his ally! And then HONTAI rushes out here! Wolf, Yano, Yoh, Wato & Tiger Mask all go after The House! They’ve all got their match later tonight, so this ends up a rather interesting warm-up! The fans cheer as Hontai drags The House out of the ring, and even gets Don Fale, to then gather them all at the ramp side!
The fans cheer Konosuke as he builds speed, and Konosuke FLIES! Air Alpha brings down The House! The fans cheer again as Konosuke gets Chase in the ring while Hontai takes the rest of the House to the back! And we’ve finally hit ten minutes! Konosuke checks on the ref, and then deadlifts him into the ring. The fans cheer, but Chase is up to something! Konosuke ducks the punch, BLUE THUNDER- SPUR KNUCKLE PUNCH!!! Cover, TWO!! Konosuke survives but Chase hides the evidence quickly. Chase vows to end it now, and he drags Konosuke back up. C-TRIGGER POINT BLANK! Then he brings Konosuke around to tuck him in!
Chase lifts for LAST TES- NO, Konosuke fights the lift, BACKDROPS, but Chase sunset flips! Konosuke rolls through, WAGAMAMA KNEE!! Konosuke then aims from a corner, WAGAMAMA KNEE AGAIN!! Konosuke then hauls Chase up for RAGING FIRE!! Cover, Konosuke wins!
Winner: Konosuke Takeshita, by pinfall (still NJPW World Television Champion)
The House of Torture tried and failed to cheat this one away, this is still The Alpha Show! But wait, the lights go down! A video on the tron shows that same mysterious man in suit and mask from last time. He walks into the backstage area of this very arena, but who is it? Where are they going? What do they want? Wait, now they’re IN THE RING! And they CLOBBER Konosuke with some big satchel! WHO IS THIS?! They take off the mask, and IT’S SANADA! The Cold-Blooded Snake is STILL in NJPW! And he drags Konosuke right up for the DEADFALL!! Sanada leaves with a word, but his intent is now clear. Will he make himself the star of NJPW World?
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita VS El Desperado & Mistico!
The Ichiban Sweet Boys only just took these titles back, but they’re already putting them back on the line! Will the Sniper of the Skies & Japanese Young Punk outdraw The Rogue Luchador & The Talisman? Or will these titles soon go internacional?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see which team is truly mighty!
The teams sort out, and Despy starts against Fujita. The bell rings, and the fans cheer as the two go forehead to forehead. They both talk some trash, Despy slaps Fujita around, but Fujita shoves Despy. Fujita eggs Despy on, Despy fires the fans up, then he CHOPS! Fujita snarls and fires the fans up, then CHOPS in return! The CHOPS go back and forth, faster and faster, harder and harder! The fans cheer as they CHOP and CHOP and CHOP, but then Despy says stop! Despy ROCKS Fujita, CHOPS him again and again, then eggs him on! Fujita swings, but Despy ducks to headlock. Fujita powers out but Despy reverses!
Despy drops down, then hurdles, but into Fujita’s DROPKICK! The fans cheer as Fujita says he’s smarter than that. Fujita drags Despy over but Despy gets away before the tag. The fans rally as Despy drops back to an open corner. Eagles says Despy can go on and tag Mistico, that’s who Eagles wants to face. Despy dry heaves as he tries to catch his breath, then tags in Mistico. The fans cheer as Mistico steps to Eagles, and Eagles pie faces him. Mistico CHOPS, Eagles CHOPS, and now they CHOP back and forth! The fans rally as they’re already fast ‘n’ furious! Mistico says look! Then he SOBATS! And front kicks!
Mistico whips but Eagles reverses to go up and around for the arm-drag! The fans cheer as things keep moving, and Eagles hurdles to then RANA! Mistico tumbles but rises up, only for Eagles to WHEEL KICK! The fans cheer while Eagles walks over to Mistico. Eagles kicks Mistico in the back, then stands him up to CHOP! Mistico wrenches and whips but Mistico grabs the ropes. Eagles kicks Mistico’s leg, then whips, but Mistico still blocks. Eagles KICKS the leg, then whips, but Mistico handsprings! Eagles dodges but Mistico comes back to springboard RANA! The fans cheer as Mistico then blocks a chop to CHOP!
Mistico knuckle locks, then goes up, up, steadies himself, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! The fans cheer while Eagles tumbles, and Mistico tags Despy back in. Mistico kicks Eagles before he and Despy double whip for DOUBLE ELBWOS! Then they roll Eagles to whip again, DOUBLE BOOTS! They shake hands and DOUBLE ELBOW DROP! Fujita runs up, but into a mule kick and HAYMAKER! The luchadores double whip Fujita corner to corner, then Mistico sends Despy in. Fujita dodges to RANA Mistico! Despy kicks low, runs, but Fujita trips him! Eagles KICKS, Fujita SENTONS, then Eagles basement DROPKICKS!
Mistico is back but the Sweet Boys DOUBLE ELBOW, then split the wishbone! The fans cheer while Eagles goes to Despy. Eagles stands Despy up, puts him in the corner, then both Sweet Boys dig their boots in. The ref counts, the Sweet Boys stop, and Eagles tags Fujita. The fans rally as Fujita wrenches and whips Despy to the open corner, and CHOPS! Despy is stinging as Fujita snapmares then runs, PENALTY KICK! Cover, ONE! Despy is tougher than that but Fujita tags Eagles back in. Eagles ELBOW DROPS on the knee, then pulls on the leg for a toehold! Despy endures, claws at Eagles, then crawls back to the ROPEBREAK!
Eagles lets go, but he traps the leg for a TWIST! Fujita tags in, he brings Despy around to CLUB him on the back. The fans rally as Fujita suplexes Despy up and over! Cover, TWO! Despy is still tougher than that but Fujita stays cool. Fujita stomps Despy, brings him up, and bumps him off buckles. Tag to Eagles but Despy ELBOWS Fujita down while Eagles BLASTS Mistico! Despy fires off forearms on Eagles but Eagles DROPKICKS the legs out! The fans rally as Eagles then winds up and KICKS Despy! And KICKS! And KICKS! Despy eggs Eagles on, so Eagles runs the ropes, only for Despy to block the kick!
Eagles fires forearms and UPPERCUTS, then avoids a boot to KNEE low. Eagles whips but Despy reverses for a BIG back suplex! Both men are down and the fans rally up. Despy crawls his way over to hot tag Mistico! Mistico springboards to CROSSBODY! Fujita kicks Mistico, the Sweet Boys double whip, but Mistico ducks their double elbow to springboard and DOUBLE BACK ELBOW! Mistico keeps going, and he handsprings through the double hip toss to DOUBLE ARM-DRAG! Then Mistico runs up, slips around, and shoves Fujita into Eagles! Mistico 619s Eagles down! Then he springboards to FLYING ARM-DRAG Fujita!
The fans cheer as Mistico keeps going, and he FLIP RANAS Eagles! Eagles tumbles while the fans rally behind Mistico. Mistico runs up, but Eagles sidesteps, only for Mistico to springboard and CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Mistico hurries to LA MAGISTROL! TWO, and Eagles has to check. The fans rally again as Mistico hurries after Eagles. Mistico hushes the fans, and winds up to GAMANGIRI! Eagles wobbles, but Mistico puts him up top. Mistico rallies the fans again before running corner to corner. Mistico goes up, up, but Eagles fires body shots! Mistico falls and Eagles WARP- NO, Mistico dodges!
Mistico runs, tilt-o-whirls, LA MYSTICA! But Eagles rolls it into a ghost pin! TWO, and Eagles rolls, schoolboy bridge! TWO and the fans cheer again! Eagles SOBATS, BLINDSIDE LARIATS, and both men are down again! Eagles crawls his way over, hot tag to Fujita! Fujita runs up on Mistico, and he CHOPS! Then he snapmares Mistico to go up and out! The fans rally as Fujita springboards, MISSILE DROPKICK! Direct hit and Fujita covers, TWO! Mistico survives and the fans fire up, but Fujita vows to end this now. Fujita brings Mistico up, suplexes, but Mistico slips free. Mistico spins Fujita but Fujita ROCKS Mistico! Fujita runs, but Mistico SUPERKICKS him down!
The fans rally as both men crawl. Mistico hot tags Despy! Despy RUNS Fujita over, then scoops to SLAM! Despy hurries to suplex for the BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Fujita stays in this but Despy stays on him. The fans rally up as Despy gut wrenches, GUITARRA- NO, Fujtia slips free! Despy REAR HEADBUTTS, but runs into a drop toehold! Fujita ties up the legs, NEMOS SPECIAL! Despy reaches out, but Fujita grabs his arms! The fans rally as Despy resists, powers up, and makes the ROPEBREAK! Fujita lets go in frustration but he hurries to waistlock. Deadlift- NO, Despy fights the German Suplex and reaches fo rropes!
Fujita drags Despy back, but Despy ELBOWS free! Fujita CHOPS! Fujita runs, but Despy SPINEBUSTERS! And then high stack, TWO! STRETCH MUFFLER! Fujita scrambles, Mistico runs in and intercepts Eagles! MISTI- NO, Eagles turns it into an ASAI DDT! Eagles then SUPERKICKS Despy down! The fans rally up as Eagles stands Despy up. Despy BODY BLOWS and HAYMAKERS! Despy whips, Eagles reverses, but Despy grabs ropes. Despy DUMPS Eagles out, then builds speed! But Eagles GAMANGIRIS first! Fujita goes up, up, and SUPER CANNONBALLS! Down goes Despy and the fans fire up!
But Mistico builds speed and he DIVES! Direct hit into Fujita at the ramp! Mistico helps Despy stand, but Eagles DIVES! The fans fire up as Eagles wipes the luchadores out at the ramp! Eagles & Fujita get Despy in the ring, then they rally the fans. Fujita feeds Despy to the scoop, SWEET BUSTER!! Cover, TWO!! Despy survives and the fans fire up again! Fujita vows to end this now, and the Sweet Boys drag Despy up again. The fans rally as the Sweet Boys double torture rack, but Despy fights it! Despy flips through, SHOVES Eagles into Fujita, then Mistico runs up! He gets the boost for the DOUBLE SHOTGUN!
The Sweet Boys bail out, Mistico DIVES to take Eagles out again! Despy DIVES onto Fujita and they both crash into railing!! The fans fire up again as all four men are down around ringside! A ring count starts as the four men stir. We pass 5 of 20, then 10, but no one has even sat up! We hit 15 and the fans rally even harder! Despy stands, roars, and he puts Fujita in at 18! Despy hurries to then gut wrench and GUITARRA DEL ANGEL! Cover, TWO! Fujita survives but Despy wags his finger. The fans rally up again as Despy brings Fujita up. Despy drags Fujita up, underhooks, but Fujita wrenches out. Fujita CHOPS, but Despy KNEES low!
Despy whips Fujita, Fujita reverses, and GAMANGIRI! Both men are down again as the fans continue to rally! Fujita roars, and he vows to finally end it. Fujita drags Despy up, brings him around, and suplexes, only for Despy to fight it! Despy RAMS Fujita to a corner, then ROCKS him! Despy hoists Fujita up top, then goes up to join him! The fans rally as Despy goes for the very top, but Fujita bends his fingers. Fujita HEADBUTTS Despy down, but Mistico runs up to GAMANGIRI! And GAMANGIRI! And GAMANGIRI again! The fans fire up as Mistico now climbs the corner. Mistico clinches Fujita as they go to the very top, SUPER SPANISH FLY!
The fans fire up again as Eagles springboards in! Mistico dodges, but Eagles comes back, DESTROYER! Despy runs up, Eagles dodges to ROUNDHOUSE, SUPERKICK, and PELE! But Despy rebounds to SPEAR! All four men are down in the ring now as the fans fire back up! Eagles and Mistico bail out while Despy and Fujita go to corners. Despy roars, runs in, and LARIATS Then he underhooks, PINCH- NO, Fujita fights the lift, then powers out to have the wristlocks. Fujita HEADBUTTS Despy! Fujita then roars as he brings Despy up, for another HEADBUTT! Fujita stands Despy up again, but Despy breaks free to ROCK Fujita!
The fans rally up as Fujita CHOPS! Despy swings, but into a takedown! FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Despy fights around, but Fujita shifts to a MOUNTED ARMBAR! Eagles intercepts Mistico, kicks away on the leg, but Mistico KICKS free! Both men run up, Eagles blocks a kick, but Mistico fights free of the backpack! Mistico runs, LA MYSTICA!! Despy powers through the armbar to then get the leg! GROUND DRAGON SCREW, into the STRETCH MUFFLER! NUMERO DOS!! Fujita flails, Eagles flails, NUMERO DOS PLUS!!! FUJITA TAPS, DESPY & MISTICO WIN!!!
Winners: El Desperado & Mistico, by submission (NEW IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions)
Just as The Ichiban Sweet Boys were on top of the world, they come crashing back down! Is this an ill omen on how the Best of the Super Juniors will go for Eagles and Fujita? As for Mistico, he is not just a triple champion but a QUADRUPLE CHAMPION! CMLL World Light Heavyweight, CMLL World Trios, PWR Heavyweight and now IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion! Will he and Despy dominate the 2026 BOSJ and beyond?
NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships: Bishamon & Boltin Oleg VS Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare!
Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi may have failed to take the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, and the big man from Kazakhstan may have failed to take the NEVER Openweight Championship, they still stand together as trios champions. But will these titles still belong to Bishamon & BARS? Or will Ospreay lead the Dominator & Mauler to victory for the United Empire?
The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who NEVER gives up!
The trios sort out and Henare insists he start. Henare wants Oleg, but Hashi insists he start, and the fans applaud. The bell rings, the fans rally, and Hashi and Henare circle. Khan distracts Hashi, Henare CLOBBERS Hashi for it, then Henare BLASTS the Hontai corner. Henare stomps Hashi, drags him up, and ROCKS him! Henare whips, Hashi BOOTS back, and Goto joins in! They RUN Henare over, then ZANMAI! Oleg runs, but Khan trips him up! Ospreay BOOTS Goto, Henare CLUBS Hashi, and The Empire tags things outside. Ospreay SMACKS Goto off apron, Henare sends Hashi into railing, and Khan drags Oleg around to SLAM his bad arm off the timekeeper’s table!
The fans rally as Henare CLUBS Hashi and puts him in the ring. Khan drags Oleg around by his bad arm while Henare stomps Hashi. Khan whips Oleg hard into railing! Henare bumps Hashi off Ospreay’s boot, then tags Ospreay in. The fans cheer as Ospreay CHOPS Hashi down! Ospreay drags Hashi up, scoops, and SPIN-OUT BACKBREAKERS! Cover, TWO! Ospreay drags Hashi back up, but Hashi fires body shots! Hashi CHOPS, Ospreay CHOPS, then Ospreay whips, but Hashi hits the BLOCKBUSTER! Ospreay scrambles to tag Henare, and Henare BOOTS Goto down. Then Henare CLOBBERS Hashi!
Henare drags Hashi up, fires forearms, then ROCKS him again. Henare fires off in the corner but Hashi fires forearms and CHOPS in return! Henare CHOPS Hashi down! The fans cheer while Henare roars. Henare then sets up, but Hashi avoids the senton! Henare hobbles but he stomps Hashi down. Henare whips, Hashi DROPKICKS the legs! The fans rally while both men are down. Henare and Hashi crawl, hot tag to Oleg! The fans fire up as Oleg and Henare RAM! And RAM! They both fire up, they both run, and they RAM shoulders again! Henare then ROCKS Oleg, runs, but into a scoop! Oleg Shake, Shake, Shake, and THROW!
Oleg kips up and the fans fire up! Oleg BLASTS Khan off the apron, DECKS Ospreay, then goes back to Henare for the VADER BOMB! Cover, TWO! Henare toughs it out but Oleg drags Henare up. Oleg torture racks, but Henare CHOKES him! The ref counts, but Oleg breaks free! Henare KICKS, and KICKS, then snapmares to KICK Oleg in the back! Then Henare KICKS Oleg in the chest! Henare runs, RUGBY KICK and SENTON! Cover, TWO! Oleg survives and the fans cheer. Henare BLASTS Goto for good measure before he goes back to Oleg. Henare HEADBUTTS, whips, but Oleg stops himself! Oleg BOOTS Henare, then fireman’s carries!
Henare fights free again, then CHOPS! Oleg CHOPS back! Henare CHOPS, Oleg CHOPS, repeat! The fans fire up as both men snarl, and Henare CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Oleg CHOPS again! And again! And again! Henare is stinging and he drops to a knee! The fans rally as Oleg storms up, but Henare fires fast hands! BODY BLOW! Henare then runs up to LARIAT in the open corner! Henare runs, but DOUBLE LARIATS collide! Neither man falls, they DOUBLE LARIAT again! Oleg dodges, comes back, but Henare LARIATS him down! But wait, Oleg’s right up! And he LARIATS Henare! Henare’s right up, and dodges to then BERSERKER BOMB! Cover, TWO!!
The fans fire up as both big behemoths are down! Hot tag to Ospreay, and he PIP PIP CHEERIOS! Then an ELBOW for Goto! Hashi runs up, Ospreay dodges to put Hashi outside, ROLLING ELBOW! The fans fire up with Ospreay and he PLANCHAS to knock Hashi and Oleg down! The fans cheer as the Aerial Assassin still knows how to fly. Ospreay puts Oleg in, brings him around, ASAI DDT! Cover, TWO! Oleg is tougher than that but Ospreay calls his shot. Ospreay aims from the corner, runs up, but Oleg pops him up! Fireman’s carry, VER- NO, Ospreay lands out! PENALTY KICK! STANDING MOONSAULT, but onto knees!
Oleg whips but Ospreay handsprings to NEURALIZER KICK! The fans fire up and Ospreay aims again, HIDDEN- NO, Oleg catches Ospreay and THROWS him! The fans fire up while both men are down! Oleg and Ospreay crawl, hot tag to Goto! The Fierce Warrior LARIATS Ospreay, whips corner to corner, then runs up to MURAMASA! And SAIDO! Cover, TWO! Ospreay survives but Goto hauls him up for a fireman’s carry. Ospreay fights free but Goto ROCKS him! Goto whips, Ospreay reverses, but Goto puts Ospreay on the apron. Ospreay ROCKS Goto, goes up, and BLINDSIDE CHEERIOS! Then he lifts Goto to LIGER BOMB! Cover, TWO!
The fans fire up while both men are down! Ospreay checks his neck, then brings Goto up. Ospreay underhooks but Goto fights the lift! Ospreay CHOPS Goto, but Goto snarls. Goto ROCKS Ospreay, Ospreay CHOPS again, and repeat! Forearm for CHOP, but then Ospreay fires Kawada Kicks! And a CHOP blocked! Goto ROCKS, whips, but Ospreay handsprings! Goto catches Ospreay to GERMAN SUPELX! Ospreay lands out, but ends up in URA GTR! Goto runs, but Ospreay blows past him! Ospreay avoids Goto, and Henare hits the RAMPAGE! STANDING SKY TWISTER! Cover, HASHI BREAKS IT! The fans fire up but Henare whips Hashi to a corner.
Khan LARAITS, Henare & Ospreay LARIAT ENZIGIRI COMBO! Then they feed Hashi to Khan’s BOOT! Henare LARIATS Goto, fireman’s carries, SAMOAN DROP! Ospreay springboards, 450 SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Goto survives and the fans fire up again! Ospreay stays focused as the fans rally up, and Ospreay calls his shot! Ospreay springboards, OSCUTT- NO! Goto blocks, spins, but Ospreay avoids the lariat to HOOK KICK! Another try, but Oleg catches Ospreay to SNAP KAMIKAZE! But then Henare drags Oleg out and sends him into railing! And then more railing! And then- NO, Oleg turns things around, and now Henare hits railing!
The fans fire up as Oleg runs up, but Henare dodges! Henare KNEES Oleg up and over the railing! Both men are down in front of the fans while Goto and Ospreay rise up. Goto roars, runs up, and LARIATS! The fans fire up as Goto pushes Ospreay down. Goto climbs up, takes aim, but Ospreay GAMANGIRIS! Ospreay goes up, but Goto fires body shots! Goto ROCKS Ospreay, Ospreay ROCKS Goto, and repeat! Ospreay fires more forearms, but Goto HEADBUTTS! Goto then climbs up onto Ospreay for a SUPER KAI TEN!! Cover, TWO?!? Ospreay survives that super sunset bomb and the fans are thunderous!
Goto and Ospreay stir, then crawl, hot tags to Khan and Hashi! Hashi SHOTGUNS Khan to the corner! Hashi runs up to CHOP and DDT! Cover, TWO! Hashi brings Khan around to the drop zone and the fans fire up! Hashi climbs up but Khan scrambles to the far side. Hashi hops down, and Khan eggs him on, so Hashi goes outside. But Khan kicks and whips Hashi into railing! Khan then snap suplexes Hashi to the floor! Khan grins as he clearly suckered Hashi in. Khan drags Hashi up, puts him in, and calls to Henare. Henare joins Khan and they bring Hashi up. But Hashi fires forearms on them! And CHOSP! But then Khan clamps on the IRON CLAW!
Khan chicken wings Hashi for Henare’s BODY BLOW! Then the ASSISTED POWERBOMB! Double cover, TWO!! Hashi survives but the Monster Rage is boiling over! Henare fireman’s carries, Khan runs, but Hashi slips free! Hashi SHOVES Henare at Khan, then LARIATS Khan! Henare ELBOWS and whips Hashi, but Hashi LARIATS through! Ospreay returns but Hashi dodges, only for Ospreay to slip through the lariat! But Hashi slips free of the bomb to LARIAT after all! The fans are thunderous as Hashi has soloed the Empire! The fans rally up as Hashi crawls, and he roars as he rises again! Hashi brings Khan up and Goto joins in.
Bishamon double whips Khan corner to corner, then LARIAT and CHOP! Hashi sends Khan to Goto but Khan Mongolian Chops! Hashi mule kicks, Goto clinches, GOTO GO TO HUNTER! The fans fire up as Bishamon brings Khan up again! Dragon sleeper, leg lift, but Khan BOOTS free! Goto snap suplexes Khan, but Ospreay fires off on Goto! Ospreay runs, but into HIDDEN GAP! Henare ROCKS and CHOPS away on Bishamon, then runs, into HIDDEN BOLTIN!! The fans are thunderous again as Oleg waits on Bishamon. Bishamon hauls Khan up, has him in place, and Oleg RAMS Khan into the corner!
Oleg sets Khan back up, then DECKS Ospreay! Goto LARIATS, Hashi LARIATS, and now Goto climbs! Hashi hoists Khan up, DANGEROUS LIBRA!! Cover, HENARE CLOBBERS GOTO ONTO IT! The fans cheer as everyone is down around ringside! Goto drags Henare up, but he has a guzel! Guzel on Hashi, too, but Oleg CHOPS Henare! Henare holds onto Bishamon! So Oleg SHOTGUNS Henare! That alone is impressive! Bishamon regroups and they drag Khan up. They set Khan up in the dragon sleeper and leg lift, Oleg runs, but Henare is a step for Ospreay to leap from! HIDDEN BLADE ON OLEG!!
Henare DECKS Hashi, Khan IRON CLAWS Goto! Ospreay SUPERKICKS, then he TOSSES Goto! Ospreay goes up, up, and LEAP OF FAITH onto Goto & Oleg!! Henare waits on Hashi, for the RAMP- DDT!! Hashi turns things around on Henare and the fans are thunderous! Hsahi roars as he gets back up, and he drags Khan to his feet! But Khan BITES Hashi’s arm! The ref counts, but then Khan IRON CLAWS Hashi’s face! Hashi endures the iron grip, but Khan is pushing him down to the mat! Khan DRIBBLES Hashi’s head like a basketball! Hashi fades but is somehow still in this, so Khan hauls him up! ELIMIN- CODE BREAKER!! Cradle cover, TWO!!
The fans are thunderous again as Khan survives! Hashi hurries to his feet, but Osperay and Goto are brawling outside! Ospreay and Henare leave Goto and Oleg on the outside while Hashi aims, SUPERKICK blocked! Khan KICKS the leg, then BLINDSIDE BOOTS! The fans rally but Khan laughs maniacally! Khan calls to Henare & Ospreay. Ospreay climbs, Henare HEADBUTTS, and then Henare hauls Hashi up! Ospreay aims, HIDDEN BLADE ELIMINATOR BOMB!!! Cover, EMPIRE WINS!!
Winners: Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare, by pinfall (NEW NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions)
What an insanely overpowered combo move to finish Hashi! But in the end, the power of the Empire’s founding members shines even brighter now that they hold gold together! Khan grabs the mic to say, “Bow down, you peasants! We beat ‘Bishamontin,’ we have dominated the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Champions. So next… We shall conquer K O B and the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships. And if they want to see us directly, we will forgive them if they dare step in front of us.” In other words, Khan is daring Oskar & Yuto-Ice to appear. And after a moment, they indeed appear!
The Knockout Brothers swagger down to the ramp and into the ring, and they stare down Khan & Henare. Henare has the mic to tell Ice that Henare doesn’t care what anyone says! Those tag titles are theirs, now bring them your mana! Yuto laughs at that and tells Henare that if he wants the mana, Yuto will bring him that wrestling high! They can make some money together! Yuto tells the fans that if they wanna get that wrestling high, then you’ll wanna see Yuto fight Henare! They ARE KOB, and they wanna fight the strongest bastards there are! And that seems to be these two here. Go ahead, challenge them! Because everyone here will put their money down to see it!
You don’t have to think, just feel! Let’s Get High! TCH TCH, Big Up! The champions have spoken, and they’re ready to face fellow champions to prove they’re the best! But will Oskar & Ice make sure to knock out Khan & Henare? Or will the Empire continue to conquer the world?
IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Callum Newman VS Shingo Takagi!
From youngest man to win the New Japan Cup to youngest man to win this title, The Prince has proven himself as a powerful wrestler. But to prove himself as truly worthy of this title, he must make it through his first defense. A former heavyweight champion in his own right, the Rampaging Dragon has fought his way back to this moment. But will Takagi once again stand atop the mountain? Or will he suffer the Prince’s Curse?
President Hiroshi Tanahashi is here to make the formal introductions and raise the belt. And now, at the end of Wrestling Dontaku, we see whose heroic journey triumphs over the other’s!
[Coverage will continue in the morning]
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ACKNOWLEDGE the contract signing!
With the World Heavyweight Championship match set for Backlash, all that’s left is for Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu to sign the contract!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Finn Balor VS JD McDonagh; JD wins.
- PENTA & Je’Von Evans VS Rusev & Ethan Page; Rusev & Ethan win.
- Austin Theory w/ The Vision VS Joe Hendry; Hendry wins, by disqualification.
- The Ruler’s Open Challenge: Oba Femi VS Otis w/ The Alpha Academy; Oba wins.
- Six Man Tag: Los Americanos VS Los Hermanos Americanos; Los Hermanos Americanos win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Roman Reigns arrives backstage.
And Adam Pearce catches him right as he exits the car. The Raw General Manager knows Roman is heated from last week but they need to discuss things first. Roman says first off, no, he wants to know where Jacob Fatu is at. And second, don’t you hear the fans already cheering for him? Hit his music! Pearce tries to calm Roman down but has to shout at him first. Jacob Fatu is not here… yet. But Seth Rollins is! Architect and Tribal Chief stare down, and Rollins says Roman is in his way. Roman steps aside, and Rollins’ song hits first! The fans in Omaha, Nebraska sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” as Rollins heads to the ring.
But then BRON BREAKKER CLOBBERS ROLLINS! Bron HAMMERS away on Rollins, drags him around, and throws hockey scrum body shots! Bron CLOBBERS Rollins again, then stands him back up so he can gorilla press him! Bron drops Rollins on barriers! Rollins falls back, sputters, but security and producers hurry out here. Bron THROWS security around! Then he drags Rollins up to RAM him into steel steps! Adam Pearce shouts at Bron but Bron drags Rollins into the ring! The refs get Bron to back off, producers check on Rollins, but then Bron breaks through to slip into the ring! SPEAR!!
Bron looms over Rollins while the fans bark. Rollins coughs and sputters while Bron tells him this is just a taste. Bron takes his leave, the damage done. But will he do even worse when the match is on for Backlash?
Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.
Liv Morgan says that Stephanie Vaquer is injured, no worrying about her anymore. But now to talk about the not so good news. Like what the hell was Finn doing in here last week?! Roxie doesn’t know, he must be delusional. Liv says she’s not worried about Finn, JD McDonagh finishes this tonight. Liv is worried about Roxie. Why did Finn think it was okay to talk to Roxie? Why didn’t Roxie tell them about it? Why did Liv have to watch it through Netflix to learn about what’s going on? Roxie says she didn’t mention it because she made it clear to Finn. She told him to get out and never come back. But Liv’s right, Roxie should’ve said something.
But don’t worry! Roxie’s loyal to Judgment Day, they know that. Yes, Liv is glad to hear that, because she believes in Roxie. Roxie & Raquel are going to be the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, they just can’t let anything get between the family. Promise Liv that you won’t keep secrets, Roxie. Roxie promises. Promises what…? That she will never keep any secrets from Judgment Day. Good. So they ready? Liv, Dom & JD head out, and Raquel pats Roxie on the head. But will things be (not) fine for Judgment Day?
Finn Balor VS JD McDonagh w/ Dominik Mysterio!
Raw returns as The Irish Ace makes his entrance, Dirty Dom by his side. The bell rings, the two tie up, and JD wrenches to wristlock. JD YANKS the arm, but the fans taunt him as “BOBBLEHEAD! BOBBLEHEAD!” Finn rolls, wrenches, but JD wrangles Finn back down. JD puts on the pressure but Finn kips up to wrench, slip through, and headlock. JD powers up but can’t power out as Finn holds on tight! JD endures, rolls to a cover, ONE! JD headscissors, Finn kips free, and Finn arm-drags! Finn grinds JD with the armlock, but JD fights up. JD rolls, powers Finn to ropes, but the ref counts.
JD backs off slowly, but Dom trips Finn up! The fans boo Dom but then JD RAMS Finn! Dom flexes and soaks up the heat while JD RAMS Finn more. JD lets off so he can soak up heat, then he stalks Finn to another corner. JD CHOPS, then he whips corner to corner. Finn goes up and over to CHOP! And CHOP! And CHOP! Finn warns Dom, but JD turns things around. Finn dodges JD to CHOP him back! Cover, TWO! Finn drags JD up, brings him around, and gives some Latino Heat! JD wrenches free but Finn ducks JD’s lariat to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! Cover, TWO! Finn keeps his eyes on Dom, then goes back to JD.
JD drop toeholds Finn, then runs to drop the leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Finn goes to ropes but JD KICKS his leg! JD KICKS the leg again, then puts the leg on ropes. JD drops a KNEE on the knee! Finn writhes, the fans boo, but Dom applauds as JD YANKS the bad leg. GROUND DRAGON SCREW! JD then drops an ELBOW on the leg, then clamps on a toehold. Finn endures, kicks JD in the back, and the fans rally as both men stand. JD storms up on Finn, whips, but Finn reverses. JD sunset flips, Finn rolls through and basement DROPKICKS! JD goes to ropes, Finn LARIATS him up and out! The fans fire up as Finn builds speed, but Dom trips him up again!
The fans boo as Finn shouts at Dom, but JD CLOBBERS Finn! Finn tumbles out of the ring, but here comes Roxie! The fans boo Judgment Day as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Finn fights up in the headlock. Finn fires body shots, and now the rest of Judgment Day hurries out here. JD CLUBS Finn, whips him, but Finn goes up and- NO, JD catches Finn on the over, but Finn holds onto the ropes! JD pries Finn free, but Finn slips down to dragon sleeper! EYE OF THE HURRICANE! The fans cheer Finn on, but he’s all alone ringside now that it is 5v1! JD and Finn rise up, but Finn ROCKS JD! And ROCKS him again! And again, and again! Finn whips and BACKDROPS JD! JD flounders, Finn trips him to DOUBLE STOMP! The fans cheer Finn as he flexes!
Finn drags JD up, whips him to ropes, but JD reverses. Finn comes back to SLINGBLADE! The fans cheer as Finn aims from a corner. But Dom gets on the apron! Finn DECKS Dom, JD rolls Finn, TWO! JD swings, Finn dodges and CHOPS! Finn runs, but into the SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO!! Finn survives but just barely! Finn goes to the apron while the fans rally harder and harder. JD storms over, but Finn RAMS into him! Then GAMANGIRIS! Finn goes up, up, but Raquel distracts the ref! Dom shakes the ropes, and Finn falls! The ref realizes something is wrong, so she EJECTS Dom! The fans cheer as things are a bit more even now.
Liv & Dom are upset but JD still drags Finn to a drop zone. JD goes up, up, and MOONSAULTS, but onto knees! Cover, TWO! Finn hurries to SLINGBLADE JD again! The fans rally for Finn while the ladies of Judgment Day coach JD. Liv gets on the apron, but the ref tells her to back off. Liv sneaks something to Roxie! The bell hammer!? Finn SHOTGUNS JD! Roxie has the bell hammer to CRACK Finn!! The fans boo but JD HEADBUTTS Finn! JD falls on the cover, JD wins!
Winner: JD McDonagh, by pinfall
Roxie proves her loyalties by doing Liv’s dirty work, and JD finally gets a win over his old mentor. Is there no hope for Finn against this many enemies?
Backstage interview with Seth Rollins.
Jackie Redmond apologizes to The Architect for bothering him, as he is clearly in pain after that vicious assault from Bron Breakker. But what does this mean for Backlash. Will Rollins be okay? Rollins says Backlash is in five days, he’ll be fine. Rollins told “the kid” last week, that if you take your shot, you better be able to finish the job. Rollins ain’t dead yet. Rollins storms off, will he be able to game plan a way to get around Bron’s speed, strength, and ruthless aggression?
The Vision regroups backstage.
Bron Breakker says he couldn’t let Rollins go to the ring and get on the mic to bore us all to death. He can’t stand listening to that guy! He’s like a duck! “Quack, quack! I’m the best wrestler in the world! Quack!” Austin Theory joins in, “Lemme sing my song! Quack quack!” Paul Heyman walks in and says, “Is Seth Rollins still breathing?” Bron says yes, he is. Logan Paul says one guy who won’t be is Joe Hendry! Logan’s gonna beat him to a pulp! Logan swears to God, let him get his hands on Hendry and he’ll hospitalize him permanently! PLEASE! Heyman says that’s why tonight, Logan is not fighting Joe Hendry. W-What?!
Heyman says Bron almost got suspended again, Brock Lesnar retired on us, and if Logan were to get his hands on Hendry, he’ll be put in jail for what he does to him! That’s why tonight, it is Joe Hendry VS Austin Theory. Theory says it’s alright, Maverick. If Logan wants Hendry smacked around, Theory will smack him around. If Logan wants Hendry hurt, Theory will hurt him. He’ll put the Pressure on Hendry, and Logan can just watch. Bron says relax, you’re THE Logan Paul. Vision will get ’em all, one by one. They fist bump on that, but will The Vision all be turned into believers soon enough?
PENTA & Je’Von Evans VS Rusev & Ethan Page!
After the multiple blindsides the past few weeks, he WWE Intercontinental Champion and the Young OG team up against some common enemies in The Bulgarian Lion and All Ego! But will the power of #CeroMiedo see them through? Or will Rusev CRUSH while Ethan steals everyone’s smile?
Raw returns as Rusev makes his entrance, followed by Ethan’s. The teams sort out and Evans starts against Rusev. They circle while the fans rally, and Rusev picks Evans up! Rusev RAMS Evans into the corner, RAMS him again and again, but stops as the ref counts 4. Rusev snarls, ROCKS Evans, then CLUBS him on the back. Evans flounders but Rusev stands him up. Rusev whips, Evans stops himself and BOOST back! Evans ROCKS Rusev with haymaker after haymaker! Evans runs, but Rusev ELBOWS him down! The fans boo but Rusev stalks Evans to a corner. Rusev drags Evans up by his hair, then tags Ethan.
The fans boo more as Ethan and Rusev mug Evans. Ethan says see, they’re a team! Ethan drags Evans up but Evans CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! The fans “WOO~” but Ethan takes a swing. Evans ducks that to DECK Ethan! Then he ROCKS Rusev, too! Ethan runs up, Evans wrenches and kicks! Evans snap suplexes, kips up, and does the Penta swagger! The fans cheer while Evans taunts Rusev. Evans whips, Ethan reverses, but Evans grabs ropes to stop himself. Ethan runs up, Evans flips up and over, tag to Penta! Ethan runs up again but into Penta’s GAMANGIRI! Evans adds a DROPKICK! Penta GAMANGIRIS Ethan again!
Penta sits Ethan down, then headstands for the SWINGING DROPKICK! Rusev runs up, but Penta & Evans dodge to DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Then Penta gives Evans the boost to RANA Rusev! Rusev tumbles out, Evans PLANCHAS, and down goes Rusev! Ethan grabs Penta by the mask, reels him in, but Penta wrenches out! Half nelson, pump handle, PENTA DRIVER!! Cover, TWO!! Ethan survives but sputters while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Rusev UPPERCUTS Penta! The fans rally for Penta as Rusev whips corner to corner and SPLASHES! Penta tumbles outside but Rusev goes out after him. Rusev puts Penta back in, but Penta triangle jumps to LARIAT! Rusev is down and Penta crawls! The fans rally harder and harder, but Rusev YANKS Evans from the apron! The fans boo as Rusev denies Penta a tag. Rusev whips Penta to the corner, but P etnta BLASTS Ethan! Then he dodges Rusev! Penta goes to his corner, but Evans is still down! Ethan tags in and he CLOBBERS Penta! Ethan rains down fists, then drags Penta from the corner.
Ethan CLUBS Penta, soaks up heat, and Rusev runs up on Evans! Evans hurdles, Rusev crashes into steel steps! Penta dodges Twisted Grin to BACKSTABBER! The fans fire up as Penta crawls! Hot tag to Evans and Omaha erupts! Evans BOOTS, SUPERKICKS, then LARIATS Ethan! And goes Matrix to dodge, kip up and STUNNER! Ethan wobbles, Evans WRECKS Rusev, then he slips around to GERMAN SUPLEX Ethan! The fans fire up as Evans builds speed to FLY! #WeOutside! Evans throws off his shirt, springboards back in, FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Ethan survives, he isn’t a former NXT Champion for nothing!
The fans rally for Evans, he goes up a corner, and he MOONSAULTS, but Ethan gets under! ROUNDHOUSE! Ethan reels Evans in, TWISTED- NO, Evans pops free to SUPERKICK! Evans runs, but Ethan BOOTS him first! Ethan whips, but Evans rebounds, RED DOT GAMANGIRI! Hot tag to Penta, springboard TORNADO DDT! Cover, but Rusev breaks it! Evans goes after Rusev but Rusev shoves him away. Evans DUMPS Rusev out, then DIVES! Another hit on Rusev, and now he’s on the desk! The fans are thunderous as they see that look in Evans’ eyes! Evans hurries to the corner and climbs up top!
The fans are going nuts already, but Etan SHOVES Evans down! Penta SUPERKICKS Ethan! Penta then slingshots to- NO, Ethan dodges and SWEEPS the leg! Penta is down but the ref won’t let Ethan go after him. Rusev handles that with an URENAGE on the desk! Rusev feeds Penta to Ethan, FISHERMAN BUSTER! Cover, ETHAN & RUSEV WIN!
Winners: Rusev & Ethan Page, by pinfall
Both Bulgarian Brute and All Ego have sinister grins on their face, and they celebrate their victory! Not too buddy-buddy, of course. But will these two both have their shot at Penta’s Intercontinental Championship?
Adam Pearce is in the ring.
“When I was a coach in NXT, my favorite, my absolute favorite days, was when a surefire, can’t-miss, blue chip future superstar saw their dreams come true when they got the opportunity to sign one of these to join Raw or SmackDown. Guys, today is one of those days. Let’s take a look.” The fans cheer as we get a highlight reel of the former NXT Women’s North American & WWE Speed Women’s Champion, and Pearce asks we all welcome the newest Raw superstar, Sol Ruca! Sol makes her entrance with a new song, and high-fives fans as she heads down the ramp. Sol joins Pearce in the ring, grabs herself a mic, and Pearce congratulates her.
The fans cheer and Sol smiles as she takes the contract. “Damn. It is going to feel so damn good when I sign this and officially be a part of Monday Night Raw.” But wait, Becky Lynch is interrupting! Pearce is upset as the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion storms her way to the ring. Becky grabs herself a mic to tell Petty Pearce that she’s been looking for him all day! She was told that THIS would be her time for her Celebration of Greatness! Who told her that?! Doesn’t matter, she knows they were a very credible, reliable source. But point is, after her monumental WrestleMania moment, Pearce came out and illegally sanctioned a match with “Iyo Jennetty.”
Which explicitly went against the parameters of her open challenge! But even with that meddling, Becky won! Uncontroversial because she’s the greatest female wrestler of all time, and it’s not just her saying it, other people say it. Sports Illustrated says it, Bleacher Report says it! Sol asks Becky, “Are you done?!” Becky says no, actually, and she’s also a New York Times best seller. Sol says not everything is about Becky. Becky says okay, okay, Sol is very new here, but the sooner she learns this the better. Everything is about her! Well, not this. Everyone knows who Becky is, we know what Becky’s done and accomplished.
But the thing is, Sol didn’t expect to find out that upon meeting Becky, Becky is exactly what everyone says she is. W-Which is? The Man? The history maker? The ground breaker? No. They say Becky is a rude, big-headed B*TCH! And it’s not just Sol saying it, it’s New York Times, Sports Illustrated- Becky says Pearce may be terrible at her job, but is he really letting Sol talk to her like this?! Becky asks if the fans are letting Sol talk to her like this. “YES!” Becky is flabbergasted but the fans cheer Sol on. Becky ask who even is this, and Sol finishes singing her contract. This is Sol Ruca, and if you ever interrupt her again, not only will Sol kick your ass, but she’ll snatch your soul.
Becky takes a swing, Sol dodges, so the punch hits PEARCE! Oops! Becky apologizes but Pearce is furious! Sol smiles as Becky panics, and then she runs up to use the corner! SOUL SNATCHER! The Man is down! Is Sol about to turn the tides and wash away Becky’s big time ego?
The Usos are backstage.
Jackie Redmond catches them as they head for Roman Reigns’ room, and asks them how they’re feeling ahead of the contract signing. Jimmy says it is a big night! Contract signing night between OTC and Samoan Werewolf, and they wouldn’t miss this for nothing. Now, they got a lot of love for Jacob, but Jacob needs to understand how OTC does business, especially when there’s championship gold on the line. Ya feel ’em? Jackie understands, but aren’t they conflicted considering their relationship with both? Jey says nah, Jackie, this right here is family bidness, plain and simple. OTC knows how to handle himself. The Usos are just in case something pops off.
But Jacob, The Usos already told you, Uce! You swimming in deep water now. You bit off more than you can chew. You’re swinging for the fences, though! But they respect that, aight? But Jey is telling you, The Bloodline has been drawn! And at Backlash, you gonna find out who you messing with, Jacob. Good luck, lil’ cousin. YEET. The Usos then step inside Roman’s room. What will the OG Bloodline discuss in regards to this very same family business?
Austin Theory w/ The Vision VS Joe Hendry!
The Vision were a bit… triggered, perhaps, by what The Prestigious Joe Hendry joked about during his concert. But will Hendry feel the Pressure here tonight? Or will Omaha be full of believers after tonight?
Raw returns as Hendry continues his concert where it left off! “He’s one amazing athlete, but he’s a piece of trash! He can shove his trading cards directly up his.. Paul! Paul! Can we fire Logan Paul? Everyone! Paul! Paul! Can we fire Logan Paul?” Logan storms out and shouts that he thought he made it clear that Hendry cannot fire Logan Paul! He is UN-FIREABLE! TKO cannot fire Logan, that’s bad business! Logan IS business! Logan is the heart and soul of the WWE! Hendry says he knows Logan is upset, and he’s glad to see Logan, because this part of the song is the apology. It goes like this: “Paul, Paul, can we fire Logan Paul?”
Logan swears to kill Hendry, but Theory runs up! The bell rings, Hendry fires hands, then LAIRATS Theory up and out of the ring! The fans cheer, Logan tells Theory to handle this! Theory and Logan reset, circle, but the Logan shouts at Hendry. That distraction lets Theory CLOBBER Hendry from behind! The fans boo but Theory CLUBS away on Hendry. Theory then clamps onto Hendry to throw hands right into the side of his head! The fans boo more but Theory CLOBBERS Hendry again! Theory & Logan soak up the heat, then Theory slaps Hendry around. Theory scoops to hit a BACKBREAKER! Theory and Logan fire each other up, but the ref has Logan back off.
Theory stands Hendry up, but Hendry UPPERCUTS and CHOPS and repeat! Hendry whips corner to corner, Theory reverses hard, and Hendry falls to the mat. Theory rains down fists, talks trash, but the fans chant, “Logan Sucks! Logan Sucks!” Logan shouts back that he does not, and Theory goes back to Hendry. Theory drags Hendry up, talks trash, and snap suplexes! “Who sucks now?!” The Vision soaks up more heat, then Theory drags Hendry up. Theory talks more trash, but Hendry suplexes Theory now! The fans cheer while Logan is already upset again. Hendry rises, the fans rally behind him, and Hendry fires haymakers!
Hendry whips Theory to ropes to then LARIAT! Theory flounders from taking the “Commonwealth Clothesline,” and Hendry runs to LARIAT in the corner! Hendry keeps moving, but Theory blows past! Only for Hendry to catch him! FALL AWAY SLAM! And then a kip up, for the… TURN! The fans cheer, but LOGAN ATTACKS!
Winner: Joe Hendry, by disqualification
The fans boo but Logan HAMMERS away on Hendry! Logan hands Hendry the win but he snarls as he tells Hendry, “Nobody can fire me!” Hendry fires off fists! Theory goes after Hendry, the fans boo as The Vision mugs Hendry! They stomp and punch away, but here come the Street Profits! Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins again take the fight to The Vision! SUPERKICK for Logan! Then Ford spins Theory around to ENZIGIRI! Dawkins takes Theory for THE SILENCER! The fans pump it up for The Profits, and Dawkins Electric Chair Lifts Theory! Ford climbs up, but BRON runs in! Bron THROWS Ford out of the ring! Then Bron CLOBBERS Dawkins!
The fans bark as Bron then GERMAN SUPLEXES Dawkins! The Unpredictable Badass turns the tides, but SETH ROLLINS trips him up! The fans cheer as Rollins gets revenge with furious fists! Rollins THROWS Bron into steel steps! Rollins stomps away, then they brawl in the ring! Rollins rains down fists while the fans cheer! Rollins BLASTS Logan & Theory off the apron, then LARIATS Bron down! Omaha is erupting as Rollins is shaking the ropes! Rollins aims, but hold on! Ford FLIES out to take out Logan & Theory! But Bron SPEARS Rollins in the distraction! Bron snarls as he tells Rollins he was that close.
Bron leaves Rollins down again, but he’s still roughed up himself. Will either man survive the Backlash?
Backstage interview with Judgment Day.
Jackie is now with Liv, Dom, JD, Raquel & Roxie, and brings up them sending a message to Finn. But what is the focus moving forward? Liv says yeah, you saw what they did to Finn tonight, and to Vaquer last week. The focus is getting all the gold and crushing anyone who gets in their way. And this season is all about Raquel & Roxie! Tell her, sister! Raquel warns Brie Bella & Paige that their nostalgia tour was cute for a night, but it’s time to get serious. She wants them both to come to their show, because- Bayley & Lyra Valkyria step in, and The Role Model says, “Well, well, well. Wouldya look at here? Can anyone in the Judgment Day get anything done on their own?”
Bayley has known them all for so long and she is just finally getting it. Lyra says they weren’t gonna forget what happened to them last week, either. If they’re such a big happy family, then they won’t be afraid to take them on. Liv mocks them and says families help each other win. Try it sometime, losers. Bye~! Bye~! Judgment Day leaves, but will #BayLyra humble them soon enough? And what of Brie & Paige answering the challenge to show up on “Judgment Day’s show?”
The Ruler’s Open Challenge: Oba Femi VS ???
With champions either too busy, too lazy, or perhaps too afraid to accept a challenge, The Ruler is making HIMSELF into the challenge! Who will answer the call, and who will be thrown from the mountaintop in Omaha?
Oba has the mic to say,” The time has come. The Oba Femi Open Challenge will now begin.” And it’s AKIRA TOZAWA that answers the call! He is accompanied by Maxxine Dupri & Otis, but can The Stamina Monster even survive?
The bell rings and Tozawa steps up to be face to… chest with Oba… Tozawa gest scared, but Otis says that’s okay, HE will step up. Even Oba likes the look of this! The bell rings, and the two tie up. They’re in a deadlock, but Oba SHOVES Otis! That alone is impressive, but Otis comes back to RAM Oba! Oba stays put and the fans continue to cheer. Oba and Otis are forehead to forehead, then Oba RAMS Otis! Otis doesn’t budge and the fans cheer! They start shoving, then Otis rips his shirt away! Oba RAMS Oba, Oba RAMS Otis, but Otis dodges! Only for Oba to UPPERCUT Otis down! Oba then hauls Otis up, for a SUPER SHOTPUT!
The fans are thunderous as Oba is fired up, and he watches Otis slowly get up. Even Oba is wondering if this is possible, but he kicks Otis first. Oba nods and says he knows how to get this done. Oba hoists Otis up the corner, then gets under Otis, for a SUPER SIZED FALL FROM GRACE!! Cover, Oba wins!
Winner: Oba Femi, by pinfall
The first challenge was already a big challenge, but Oba was still up to the challenge! And after seeing that, will anyone even want to step up next week?
Refs check on Rollins backstage.
Rollins insists that despite how he looks, he is fine. Just leave him alone. Rollins sees Hendry & The Profits, and he “thanks” Montez Ford for setting him up for that second spear. Ford says thanks to Rollins’ past antics, nobody, and Ford means NOBODY, trusts Rollins! Oh, wow, nobody? Ford doesn’t trust him, Dawkins doesn’t trust him, Rollins doesn’t even know Hendry but Hendry probably doesn’t trust him. Guess what? Rollins doesn’t even trust himself! But who cares!? They’re in the same fight! They’re all after The Vision, so those fights are gonna come together! But here’s the deal: They stay out of Rollins’ way, he’ll stay out of theirs. Got it?
Rollins storms off, but does he have it all backwards? Shouldn’t they all work together if they want to tear The Vision down?
Adam Pearce mediates a meeting between Iyo Sky and Asuka.
The Raw General Manager knows these two are set to face off at Backlash, so the floor is theirs. Iyo starts by telling “Asuka-san, I have avoided this fight for years. You know this. You are exactly what you say you are: my senpai; my mentor; I looked up to you. I loved you. And despite everything you have done to me, I still have the utmost respect for you. I never wanted to have this fight, and I never wanted it to come to this. But… You have changed.” Asuka says nothing has changed, but Iyo says yes, she has! The Asuka that Iyo looked up to is no longer here! Now, Iyo has no choice but to fight Asuka.
Asuka says Iyo continues her disrespect, so the Iyo that Asuka taught is no longer here, either! This person sitting here, who are you? “I don’t know anyone this disrespectful. Who are you?” Asuka says this is her biggest disappointment! Do you not get how she feels?! Asuka is done with Iyo. At Backlash, Asuka cuts Iyo out of her life for good. Iyo says fine, she understands. Because she IS ready for Asuka! Asuka rolls her eyes, then leans in close, to MIST IYO RIGHT IN THE FACE!! Pearce is furious, has Asuka get out of here, and shouts for a doctor! The Empress of Tomorrow shows no remorse, but will The Genius show no mercy at Backlash?
Backstage interview with El Grande Americano Original and…?
Jackie is with Chad G- er, uh, the Original EGA and The Creed Brothers, who are now “Los Americanos Hermanos,” The American Brothers… After that surprise attack on the other El Grande Americano at AAA during the Mask VS Mask contract signing, how are they feeling going into this trios match? Well, thankfully, the No Physicality Agreement was for Mexico. That means here in Middle America, all bets are off! Now, the boys saw how they great EGA Original in AAA, it’s ridiculous! So they decided to do the honorable thing and help him out. They take inspiration from a close personal friend of his, Chad Gable, still sidelined with injury.
But on May 30th, we find out once and for all that there is only ONE El Grande Americano, and you’re lookin’ at him! The ORIGINAL El Grande Americano! AH GRACIAS~! Los Americanos Original heads to the ring, but will this be an American made victory? Or will the real Americanos please stand up?
Six Man Tag: Los Americanos VS Los Americanos Original!
Raw returns as the other Los Americanos make their entrance. The trios sort out, but then El Grande Dos throws his cape at Original! The brawl is on and the fans fire up! The fists fly, but “Julio” DUMPS Rayo out, then “Bruto” ROCKS Bravo! The brothers THROW Bravo out before Original LARIATS Americano Dos out! The fans cheer, “AH GRACIAS~!” Bravo rushes in, Bruto FLAPJACKS him, and now the match is on! Bruto copies Bravo’s dance, then UPPERCUTS! Tag to Julio, they double whip to DOUBLE BACKDROP! Julio struts but Rayo tags in. Rayo ROCKS and KICKS Julio, then CHOPS! Rayo runs, but into an OVERHEAD BELLY2BELL!
Julio kips up while Rayo hobbles. Julio reels Rayo in for a GERMAN SUPLEX! Tag to Bruto, then tag to Original. Julio ELBOWS Rayo in the corner, Bruto BACK BODY BLOCKS, then feed to Original’s HIP TOSS! The fans cheer and Original covers, TWO! Original drags Rayo up, wrenches, wristlocks, but Rayo breaks free to SMACK him! Tag to El Grande Dos! The Grandes tie up, go around, and Original arm-drags! They fight back up, Dos wrenches but Original rolls to SLAP back! Original headlocks but Rayo tags in as Dos powers up and out. They then trip Original out, bring him to the outside, and Grande Dos WRECKS Original with a dropkick!
The fans are torn as Los Americanos stand tall, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Rayo BOOTS Bruto off the corner! Rayo then clamps onto Julio with a SLEEPER! The fans rally as Julio endures, reaches out, but drops to his knees. Julio powers up again to BACKPACK SENTON! The fans rally while both men are down, hot tags to the Grandes! Original THROWS Dos, then rains down fists! Dos gets free, Bravo goes up and leaps in! Original catches him for an EXPLODER! Original fires hands, then clinches to RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP! ROLLING LIGER KICK on Rayo! Then Original ducks the discus to ANGLE SLAM! The fans fire up with Original and he waistlocks, but Bravo tags in!
Bravo y Rayo save their Americano from Chaos Theory, only for Original to waistlock Bravo! Bravo grabs Rayo in a panic, DOUBLE GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up for Original Grande, and he goes out to CANNONBALL! He CLOBBERS Rayo, goes up a corner, but Dos distracts the ref! That lets Rayo SHOVE Original off the corner! But Julio springs right up! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Bruto is up to MOONSAULT! But Dos CLOBBERS Bruto with the headbutt! GAMANGIRI for Julio! But then both Grandes run up, DOUBLE HEADBUTTS! Bravo is up top, DIVING BODY PRESS! Cover, TWO! Bravo is furious but the fans rally up, “This is Awesome!”
Rayo aims at Bruto, runs up, and SUPERKICKS from the apron! Then he SEATED SENTONS! But Julio gets Bravo up, APRON BOMB! Grande Dos PENALTY KICKS Julio! But Original has Bravo, RAMS him into Dos, then hits CHAOS THEORY! The fans cheer as Original goes up top, but Grande Dos grabs him! But the brothers RAM him into the barriers! Original DIVING HEADBUTT! Cover, Los Americanos Original win!
Winners: Los Americanos Original, by pinfall
AH GRACIAS~! But will this momentum carry El Grande Americano Original through that Mask VS Mask match at the end of May?
Roman Reigns heads to the ring!
Now that there is no one to stand in his way, The OTC, the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, walks out on stage and raises his finger to the sky. The pyro goes off, and it is time for the title fight contract signing. But will things stay civil in this family civil war? We’ll find out, after the break.
Raw returns as Roman gets his second round of pyro, then joins Pearce in the ring. Roman makes sure to sit at the head of the table, then Pearce introduces the challenger, Jacob Fatu! The fans cheer the Samoan Werewolf as he makes his entrance. Pearce says we all know how this works: two signatures on the contract makes this match official. The fans sing for “Roman, Roman Reigns~!” while he stares down with Jacob. Roman picks up his mic first to say, “Nah, Pearce, you know how this works. Omaha, Nebraska…! ACKNOWLEDGE ME.” The fans cheer and chant “O T C! O T C!” Roman asks if Jacob hears all that.
Roman says that’s not just love, but the sound of respect! The fans cheer that, and Roman says you don’t think he knows where Jacob comes from? That he wasn’t watching from afar? That respect wasn’t earned just from hanging out. Jacob was grinding for 12 years, but Roman was here for OVER 12 years! The fans cheer again, and Roman tells Jacob that Roman was the one in this company, his foot holding the door open for Solo Sikoa. Solo brought Fatu in? Well guess what? Roman brought Solo in. Therefore, Roman brought Fatu in. And Roman will be damned if there is not respect to be had in this business for him!
The fans again cheer for “O T C! O T C!” and Roman says this is about respect. There has to be a code, there has to be an honor system. They can’t just run roughshod around here, bogarding everything for the family. No, there has to be a system of conduct that they can hang their hats on, understand? The Tongan Death Grip… Jacob disrespects Roman with something that he saves for desperate measures. Where does Jacob think they are? In some bar at 3AM, surrounded 8v1? THAT is when you bust out the Tongan Death Grip, THAT is when you snatch someone’s throat! You don’t do that to family! You don’t do that to your own. You don’t do that to your Tribal Chief!
The fans cheer again, but Fatu says, “Hold on, what?! Tribal Chief? Hey. That’s where you got it all wrong, you don’t understand. Yes, I am desperate. Yes, it feels like it’s just me against the world. Yes, my back is against the wall. So I have no other choice but to take you out, take this title, and everything that comes with it!” The fans are torn on that, but Fatu says to keep it 100, then he’ll put a choke hold on this game, and he’ll squeeze out every dollar and cent, just the way this company been doing their family for decades! So when Fatu’s talking all gas, no brakes with it, that doesn’t mean slowing down, it means moving forward and never going back to where he came from.
So yes, Roman, Fatu is desperate. Desperate enough to do anything for his household, even if he gotta run through his own blood! Roman says this is what he’s talking about! Fatu’s household?! Let’s get this out the way. Roman signs his part, the fans cheer, and then Roman pushes the contract to Fatu. Fatu is talking about his household, but Roman says he’s been up here over a decade for MULTIPLE households! Fatu is worried about seven kids, but Roman’s worried about 170 kids! Fatu is worried about higher education, but Roman is worried about generation after generation! Because Roman is the one that can do that! Proof of concept! The respect! WWE does business with HIM!
Roman already told everyone a long time ago, this is ALL HIS! This is HIS ring! And yes, in their family, they’re equals, of the same blood. But in this ring, Jacob, you’re beneath him! JACOB SNATCHES ROMAN! Roman CLAWS Fatu’s face, THROWS him into buckles, then THROWS an armchair at him! The fans fire up but Pearce wants Roman to calm down. Roman grabs the belt, but Fatu GRABS ROMAN’S THROAT! Roman HAMMERS Fatu down, climbs up in the corner, and rains down more fists! The fans count along, Roman goes all the way to TEN! But the TONGAN DEATH GRIP still finds him!!
Roman hurries to get loose, SUPERMAN- DEATH GRIP!! DEATH GRIP!! Pearce hurries in there, Roman grabs at Pearce out of desperation, but Fatu drags him around, CHOKE SLAM on the table!! The table didn’t break, but Roman is still down and out. Fatu signs his part, and he says they gonna do this! It is official, and as it looks, Fatu has the advantage! Will nothing stop the Samoan Werewolf from sinking his teeth deep into Roman? Or can Roman find a way to survive?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw here as the go-home to Backlash, but with some great stuff that also had nothing to do with Backlash. Very good promos from Judgment Day, and I just knew Liv was gonna confront Roxie about Finn sneaking in. Her mentioning watching it back on Netflix was also a good detail, as they can reference it later if Roxie really does end up helping Finn as the mole. They were acting like enemies cuz they didn’t want the secret being exposed by cameras. But in the end, Judgment Day of course made sure Finn lost, but there might be hope for allies if Bayley & Lyra are gonna get in Judgment Day’s way of the women’s tag titles. Mixed Six Tag maybe?
Great 2v2 tag of Penta & Evans VS Rusev & Ethan, and the Heels winning out makes sense given Penta is a Face champion. Rusev will likely be betrayed by Ethan so that Ethan gets the title shot, only for Penta to win out. Great first match for the Oba Femi Open Challenge, Oba continues to build his power on main roster by just showing his physical power in throwing Otis. Very good promo from Sol and Becky, that’s clearly Becky’s first title defense right there, but I would think Becky cheats to win. Though, I can’t really see what Sol could do after she loses so maybe Sol should win to humble Becky? Plus, they can just have a rematch after.
Great stuff with all the Americanos, especially with how convoluted it is to cover up the obvious identities of everyone. AAA gives the rest of the story where Gable Americano has escalated things to where even Kaiser Americano’s girlfriend is banned from AAA if Kaiser loses his mask, and that’s pretty wild. But probably also all the more reason we’re about to get Chad Gable back once he’s exposed. Great stuff with The Vision story, such as Rollins interacting with Roman only to get attacked by Bron Breakker. Also, that means Roman didn’t even care that Bron ran past him to go after Rollins, and that’s hilarious.
Hendry VS Theory ending in disqualification was fine, it works for Heels to be sore losers and such. Profits of course made the save, and while Rollins said they’d stay separate, I really do think there’s gonna be some kind of team up before this is over. Obviously, Hendry & Profits VS Vision can happen as a Six Man, and at the very least, they try to help Rollins against Bron when Logan & Theory try to cheat that match. And very good stuff in the story of Roman VS Jacob. Good promo from Usos, very good contract signing promos, especially with Roman referencing some of the real-life stories about Haku fighting off jackasses in bars. Jacob standing tall would suggest he loses, but there’s also SmackDown as a go-home to see if the tides turn at the last minute.
My Score: 8.9/10
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