Results
Mitchell’s WWE WrestlePalooza Results & Report! (9/20/25)
History is made once again!
The world of sports entertainment will never be the same again!
For the first-time-ever, WWE and ESPN combine to present WrestlePalooza! A new age of streaming begins, but will John Cena’s retirement tour end early? Or can he slay The Beast, BROCK LESNAR?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- John Cena VS Brock Lesnar; Lesnar wins.
- The Usos VS Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed, Special Guest Referee LA Knight; Breakker & Reed win.
- Vacated WWE Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer VS Iyo Sky; Vaquer wins and is the new WWE Women’s World Champion.
- Mixed Tag Match: Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch VS CM Punk & AJ Lee; Punk & AJ win.
- Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes VS Drew McIntyre; Cody wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the WrestlePalooza Countdown Show!
Join Michael Cole, Wade Barrett, Big E, and special guest Tyrese Haliburton in discussing, analyzing & predicting all the action as WWE finally arrives on ESPN!
ESPN and WWE, the “upstarts” of sports entertainment.
They had to overcome titans in their younger days, but the stories they told were nothing short of historic. They were “all the way live,” and they knew how to end on a bang while landing with a wink. No matter the technology, no matter the size of the screen, they still listened to you, the people. It’s how outsiders go mainstream, renegades become heroes, and “orthodox” evaporates. The time-worn lines between what was expected and what was not. The line between athletics and amusement. Those lines don’t apply anymore. The biggest names, the biggest games, the continued crossover. Wrestling isn’t a metaphor for the national condition, but a reflection of it.
And now, at the pinnacle of entertainment… “Sports IS entertainment. Always has been, always will be.” HHH then magically appears in the ring, and he has a mic to ask, “Can you feel it? I said, can you feel it, Indianapolis?!” The fans cheer, and HHH says what we are about to witness is the “final form of sports and entertainment. If tonight is your first night, let me welcome you to WWE. Let me welcome you to E S P N! Let me welcome you to WRESTLEPALOOZA! So much pyro goes off and the fans fire up! This is truly the dawn of a new era, but who will lead the way into the future?
Who is pulling up now?
It’s Pat McAfee and Tyrese Haliburton! Tyrese sends Pat off with a high-five, and HHH even welcomes Pat back. But of course, who else would be here for a show in Indianapolis than Mr. Indianapolis? He joins Cole and Wade on commentary, and it’s time! Let’s go!
John Cena VS Brock Lesnar!
This easily could’ve main evented tonight or any night on the WWE calendar, but after how quickly this heated up into something personal, there was no way either man was going to wait! Will the Last Real Champion’s farewell tour continue through tonight? Or will The GOAT fail to slay The Beast?
For his first and last WrestlePalooza, Cena makes his entrance with a swarm of young fans all dressed in the same Pacers inspired merch! The fans cheer that, and Cena thanks the kids for the help. Cena then slides into the ring, and Lesnar is already upset. Alicia Taylor then gives the big match introductions to start us off, but then PAUL HEYMAN joins in!? “Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Paul Heyman! Introducing… The Seventeen SEEING, the Goat SLAYING, Cena CONQUERING, former NCAA, UFC, WWE Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World…! The Last Real ASSKICKER, BRRROCK! LESNARRR!” The fans are fired up even more now!
The bell rings and Lesnar KICKS low! Lesnar CLUBS Cena, puts him in the corner, and RAMS him! Lesnar manhandles Cena into another corner to RAM him, then stomps him down. Cena scrambles around but Lesnar is right on him. Lesnar RAMS into Cena, the fans rally up, but Lesnar RAMS again! Cena fires haymakers! But Lesnar LARIATS him down! The fans boo but Lesnar grins as he stalks Cena. Cena rises up, Lesnar short arm LARIATS! Lesnar stalks Cena to a corner, then Lesnar whips corner to corner hard! The fans boo as Cena falls, but Lesnar is toying with his food as he whips Cena hard into the corner!
Cena falls again, and Lesnar looms over him. Lesnar drags Cena up, scoops him, and carries him around to POWERSLAM! Lesnar paces around Cena, like a shark with blood in the water. Lesnar says, “Time for Suplex City, b*tches!” And there’s GERMAN SUPLEX #1! Cena tumbles out of the ring, drags himself back in, but Lesnar is on him already! Lesnar has a bearhug and he squeezes tight, but Cena fights the hold! Cena pries it open, but Lesnar clamps the hold back on! Lesnar puts on the pressure, but Cena fights up again. Cena pries the hold open once more, and he fireman’s carries! But Lesnar slips free, and LARIATS!
Cena sputters while the fans boo Lesnar. Lesnar paces around, then GERMAN SUPLEX #2! Lesnar drags Cena up, kicks him low, then eggs on the fans. Cena rises, Lesnar scoops him, but Cena slips fere! Cena RAMS Lesnar into the corner, SHOULDER TACKLE! Lesnar stays up, Cena SHOULDER TACKLES again! And again! Lesnar wobbles, but Cena finally SHOULDER TACKLES him down! Then fireman’s carry! ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT! Lesnar’s right back up!? But Cena hits another ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT! And then a third ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT! Cover, TWO!! Lesnar survives, but Cena gets set up!
The fans fire up for “YOU CAN’T SEE ME!” Cena runs, but Lesnar is up! Fireman’s carry, F5!! Cena is up, but Lesnar fireman’s carries again! F5!! The fans boo as Lesnar looms over Cena. Lesnar eggs Cena on, fireman’s carries again, F5 AGAIN!! Lesnar huffs ‘n’ puffs and paces around Cena, and the fans rally. But Lesnar hits a FOURTH F5!! Lesnar is toying with Cena as he just lets him rise up again. The fans rally for Cena as hard as they can, but Cena just takes a FIFTH F5!!! This may not be Suplex City, but this is certainly Cyclone Land, as Lesnar hits a SIXTH F5!! Cover, Lesnar wins!
Winner: Brock Lesnar, by pinfall
Cena’s last match in Indy is his last loss in Indy, and perhaps his last loss to Brock Lesnar once and for all. But Lesnar isn’t done, he grabs the ref to F5!!! The fans boo but Lesnar drags Cena up, A SEVENTH F5!!! Lesnar leaves Cena down and out while leaving the fans completely stunned. Cena manages to stand up and walk out on his own. The fans chant, “Thank You, Cena!” The Greatest Of All Time motions, “My heart for you.” But will Cena’s last three months of his career be a vacation compared to what he just went through?
The Usos VS Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed w/ Paul Heyman!
From a battle of legends to a generational battle, Jimmy & Jey are standing against The Vision and what they want the WWE to be. But after a backstage confrontation between these teams, Adam Pearce put it upon himself to appoint a Special Guest Referee that’s a bit bigger than normal, YEAH! A bit tougher than normal, YEAH! And a bit meaner than normal, YEAH! The Mega Star becomes the Mega Referee, and he is mostly here to count the pins and call the tap-outs! Will it be right down the middle with everybody saying L A Knight, YEAH?!
But as the Usos make their entrance from the crowd, new remixed theme on tap, #BigJim has a mic and wants to cut the music so he can talk. “Hey, yo, Indianapolis. Are y’all ready to party?” “YEAH!” “I said Nap Town, are you ready to get down?” “YEAH!” Then bring out them phones, turn the lights on, cuz we about to show ESPN how WWE gets down! The fans cheer, the lights come out, and Jey gets to talk to ’em. “Four letters, one word, UH UH, YEET!” The fans cheer, The Usos continue down, and all of Gainbridge Fieldhouse bounces with the beat! And of course, we get the encore! The teams sort out and Jey starts against Auszilla.
The fans rally as the two circle, and Jey wants to make sure Knight is fair. Jey then ties up with Reed, but Reed puts him in the corner! Reed HEADBUTTS, then he stomps a mudhole! Reed whips corner to corner, runs up, but Jey dodges! Jey GAMANGIRIS, then he back elbows, and he PELES! Jey tags Jimmy, they double whip but Reed reverses. Jey dodges, the Usos double mule kick! Then they pop, lock and DOUBLE UPPERCUT! Jimmy RAMS Reed into a corner, Jey SPLASHES, and Jimmy CHOPS! Jimmy runs, but Reed ELBOWS him down! Reed huffs ‘n’ puffs and shoves Jimmy to the corner, tag to Bron.
The fans bark, Bron stomps Jey, and then he RAMS into Jimmy again and again. Knight reprimands, Bron tells him to shut up, and Knight mocks the twitching. Bron TOSSES Jimmy out, tags Reed, and Reed goes looking under the ring. Bron distracts Knight as Reed brings out a chair! Jey protests and Knight sees it! Reed defends his innocence, but Jimmy mule kicks Reed! Jimmy has the chair, Knight shrugs and looks away! Jimmy SMACKS Reed with the chair! The fans cheer, Bron runs up, and Bron CLUBS Jimmy down! But Jey goes up top! The fans fire up as Jey SUPER CROSSBODIES The Bron-Brons down!
Heyman frowns, but Jimmy gets Reed up into the ring. Jimmy climbs up, the fans rally, and Jimmy rains down fists! But Bron POSTS Jey! Jimmy manages nine, then winds it up, “Yeet!” TEN! Jimmy CHOPS Reed, CHOPS again, then whips. Bronson reverses, Jimmy ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Bron DUMPS him out! Knight reprimands, Bron mocks him, then Bron tags in. Bron builds speed around the way to FLYING SHOULDER TACKLE Jimmy! Bron barks it up, twitches around, but he brings Jimmy back up. Bron puts Jimmy in, rains down fists, then he tags Reed. The Bron-Brons combine, EXTRA LARGE SPLASH! Cover, TWO!!
Jimmy survives but Reed drags him up to TOSS him out. Reed then brings out a new chair! Knight argues with Jey, but Reed SMACKS Jimmy! Knight says fine, he has to let it be fair. But Reed puts more chairs in the ring. Fans want tables now! Reed brings one out, but then shoves it back in! The fans boo but Reed drops an ELBOW on Jimmy! Jimmy writhes, Reed wedges a chair in the corner, then he taunts Jey. Bronson drags Jimmy over, tags Bron, and they mug Jimmy. The fans rally but Bron OVERHEAD SUPLEXES Jimmy! Bron taunts Jey and the Yeet, then goes back to Jimmy. Bron drags Jimmy up, and suplexes high and hard! Cover, ONE, but Bron does pushups!
The fans either boo or bark, but Bron and Knight argue. Bron stomps Jimmy, tags Reed, and they push Jimmy down for a SENTON! Reed says ACKNOWLEDGE your Tribal Thief, but the fans boo instead. Reed takes that chair, sits it up, and he pushes Jimmy’s head against the seat. The fans chant “O T C! O T C!” Reed snarls, runs, but Jimmy drop toeholds him into the chair! Knight shrugs and says that’s on Reed. Jimmy crawls, the fans rally up, hot tag to Bron! Bron BLASTS Jey before Jimmy can reach him! Bron then sends Jey into the steel steps! Bron gets in, hoists Jimmy up, OVERHEAD SUPLEX! Jimmy flounders and Reed tags in.
Reed hoists Jimmy up, Bron climbs, STEINER BULLDOG! Cover, TWO!! Jimmy survives and the fans fire up! Bron argues the count but Knight says he was fair and square, dummy! Knight tells Bron to just do better next time. Bron drags Jimmy over, he tags Reed, and Reed gives Jimmy his last rites. SENTON misses as Jimmy movers! The fans rally up, Jimmy crawls to a corner, and Reed runs in! Jimmy dodges, Reed hits CHAIR! The fans fire as that comes back to bite Reed in the butt, though technically his face! Jimmy crawls, the fans rally, hot tag to Jey and Bron! Jey LARIATS Bron, LARIATS again, and then he fires off haymakers!
The fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Jey pops, locks, and puts some stank on that HAYMAKER! Jey says, “UCE! OH!” and he runs in, HIP ATTACK on Bron! The fans fire up and Bron sputters. Jey runs back in, but Bron puts him on the apron! Jey GAMANGIRIS, he goes up, and he CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Jey argues with Knight but again, two is two! Jey tells Jimmy, “Get the tables, Uce!” Jimmy says fine, why not? Jimmy brings the table out, puts it in the ring for Jey, and the Usos set that up. Heyman protests but Knight says it’s all fair by his book. But the Bron-Brons attack! They knock the Usos down, and put the table in the corner.
Bron KNEES Jey, Heyman cools off now that the table is in their favor. Bron brings down the straps, takes aim at Jey, but Jey SUPERKICKS first! Then SUPERKICK for Reed! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Bron! DOUBLE SUPERKICKS for Reed! Bron staggers around, into the ONE AND DONE!! Cover, REED BREAKS IT! All four men are down and the fans fire up! Reed HEADBUTTS Jimmy, throws Jey to a corner, then he puts Jey up top. The fans rally for Jey as he fights Reed off! Jey HEADBUTTS and Reed staggers back. But Bron goes up! SUPER STEINER! Not the cleanest, but Reed is up!? AUSZILLA SAULT FLOPS! Jimmy SWANTON BOMBS! Bron SPEARS Jimmy!!
Bron barks, but Jey SPEARS Bron!! Jey hurries to go up the corner! USO SPLASH!! Cover, TWO?!? Jey thinks Knight took too long but Knight says that’s not on him! The fans know “This is Awesome!” and Knight stops Reed from getting back in. Jey SUPERKICKS Reed! Reed falls, Knight goes out to makes sure he understands, this is still a normal tag match. Jey brings Bron around, but then he DIVES into Reed! Down goes Reed, and Knight questions if Jey was trying to hit him! Jey says maybe, maybe not. But wait! Heyman slips Bron a chair! Jey gets in, and he SUPERKICKS Bron first! Jey has the chair, winds up, but Bron dodges!
Jey barely holds back before hitting Knight! Jey then JAMS Bron, SMACKS him, and he CHUCKS the chair at Reed! Jey is a One Uce Wrecking Crew! Knight checks on everybody, Bron SPEARS Jey outta nowhere!! Bron rises, huffs and puffs, and now he aims at both Usos! DOUBLE SPEAR through the table!!! The fans go nuts as Bron just snapped that Slim Jim with Jey & Big Jim! Bron then sets Jey up for Reed, TSUNAMI!! Cover, Vision wins!
Winners: Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed, by pinfall
Reed says THAT is how you count! Knight called this down the middle, but he won’t raise anyone’s hands. Bron & Bronson still needed The Oracle to help out, but will it not matter when these two bulldoze their way to the top of WWE?
Vacated WWE Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer VS Iyo Sky!
It was quite the surprise when Naomi announced her pregnancy, and she warned everyone that they’ve got nine months and change to raise the bar. La Primera earned this title shot back at Evolution, had to wait a little longer, but will it all be worth the wait? Or will the Genius of the Sky find a way to reach the mountaintop once again?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who carries the banner forward into the new era!
The bell rings and the fans cheer as the two shake hands. They then tie up, go around, and Vaquer waistlocks to then SLAM Iyo! Iyo fights around, waistlocks, but Vaquer pries the hold open and wrenches to a hammerlock. Iyo spins, drop toeholds, then facelocks, but Vaquer is in the ropes. The two reset and circle again. They knuckle loick, Vaquer steps on Iyo’s hand, and has the motorcycle stretch. Iyo fights to turn things around while the fans duel. Vaquer rolls back to UP KICK, and Iyo staggers back. The dueling speeds up as the two circle again. They tie up again, Vaquer headlocks then hits the takeover, only for Iyo to headscissor.
Iyo squeezes tight but Vaquer powers out. Iyo hits a headlock takeover, but now Vaquer headscissors. Iyo headstands and the fans cheer! Iyo then pops free, floats to the headlock, and the fans rally again. Vaquer fights up, fires body shots, then powers out. Vaquer then blows past Iyo, swings to a sunset, ONE! Iyo sits on it, ONE! Vaquer goes for another but Iyo rolls through, TWO! They scramble, Vaquer has a cover, ONE as Iyo rolls Vaquer, TWO!! Vaquer escapes in time and the fans cheer the new standoff. Iyo and Vaquer both smile as they reset again. They then throw hands! Vaquer ducks, lifts, BIG back suplex!
Vaquer smiles again as she has Iyo, but Iyo trips her! Cover, ONE! Vaquer sweeps and covers, ONE! Things keep moving, Iyo spins and swings to arm-drag Vaquer! Then she redirects Vaquer, but Vaquer dodges the handspring! Iyo trips Vaquer to run and SHOTGUN! The fans fire up and Iyo is feeling it! Iyo storms up to stomp Vaquer at the ropes, then she brings her up for a scoop. Iyo SLAMS Vaquer, then she pushes her down for a KNEE DROP! Cover, TWO! Vaquer stays in this but Iyo stays cool. The fans rally up, and Iyo has Vaquer’s leg for an ANKLE LOCK! Vaquer fights up, kicks at Iyo, but Iyo stomps her down!
Iyo drags Vaquer up, whips her to a corner, but Vaquer BOOTS in return! Vaquer goes up, but Iyo SHOTE- NO, Vaquer blocks the shot into a HANGING ARMBAR! The ref counts, Vaquer lets go, and Iyo falls over. Iyo clutches the arm, Vaquer storms in, and she drags Iyo up. Vaquer whips, Iyo sunset flips, but Vaquer scrapes her soles on Iyo! Then she drops the leg, brother! Cover, TWO! Iyo survives, but Vaquer kicks Iyo around. Vaquer digs her boots in, scrubs Iyo, then stops as the ref counts. Vaquer drags Iyo up, snap suplexes, and Iyo writhes. Vaquer clamps on a chinlock and Iyo endures. The fans rally as Iyo fights up again.
Iyo fires body shots, then takes a swing, but Vaquer wrenches her to another snap suplex! And then she has the straitjacket stretch! She bends Iyo back against her knees, but Iyo rolls it back! Iyo has the straitjacket on Vaquer and the fans rally up! Vaquer KICKS and reaches up, RANA! Vaquer and Iyo both throw hands, then Vaquer underhooks. But Iyo wrenches out to underhook in return! BACKBREAKER! Iyo falls and the fans fire up as both women are down! Iyo rises and the fans rally up again. Iyo winds up, SHOTEI! SHOTEI! Vaquer falls but stands again, and Iyo FLAPJACKS her! Then Iyo whips Vaquer to a corner, but Vaquer reverses.
Iyo goes up and out, ROCKS Vaquer, and the fans fire up again! Iyo springboards to MISSILE DROPKICK! Direct hit and the fans fire up! Iyo kips up, handsprings, and she’s going crazy~! The fans join in with it, and Iyo builds speed to DIVE! Down goes Vaquer at the ramp! Iyo high-fives fans while the ring count starts. Iyo catches her breath before she fetches Vaquer. Iyo drags Vaquer up and into the ring, then brings her up from the apron. But Vaquer shoves Iyo! Iyo avoids the shoulder to KICK! Iyo then runs to DIVE and SUNSET FLIP- NO, Vaquer holds on to the ropes, and she KNEE DROPS Iyo! Iyo sputters away, and Vaquer springboards, SUPER CROSSBODY!
The fans fire up again as Vaquer puts Iyo in the ring. “This is Awesome!” as Vaquer springboards to CROSSBODY again! She bounces off the cover, but she comes back to spin Iyo! Snap suplex! Iyo flounders to the corner, Vaquer runs corner to corner, but Iyo dodges! Iyo knows meteoras well, and she GERMAN SUPLEXES Vaquer! Vaquer ends up in a corner, but she dodges the Shinkansen to GERMAN SUPLEX in return! The fans fire up while both women are down! “This is Awesome!” and the fans duel again. Iyo and Vaquer sit up, and they trade shots back and forth. Vaquer HEADBUTTS, but Iyo ROCKS Vaquer!
Both women stand, Iyo eggs Vaquer on, so Vaquer fires a flurry! Iyo ducks the roundhouse to UPPERCUT! Iyo runs but Vaquer KNEES her at the ropes! Vaquer runs, but Iyo JUMPING FOREARMS at the ropes! But then Vaquer hits a BIG back suplex! Then she sits Iyo up, and the fans love what’s next! But Iyo drags Vaquer down, STOMP 182! Cover, TWO, but into a CROSSFACE!! Vaquer endures, reaches out, but Iyo pulls her back! Vaquer fights around, rolls through, but Iyo KNEES her in the face! Iyo steps on Vaquer, goes up, up, and OVER- NO, Vaquer YANKS Iyo down to earth! Iyo ELBOWS her, but Vaquer blocks the kick!
Vaquer puts one leg in the ropes, then DRAPING DRAGON SCREWS the other! The fans are torn, and maybe so is Iyo’s leg. Vaquer tucks her in, but Iyo slips free! Vaquer SLAPS, SOBATS, HEADBUTTS, then runs, but Iyo RANAS! Cover, TWO!! BUZZSAW! The fans fire up as both women are down again! Vaquer goes to a corner, Iyo slaps her legs into working, and “This is Awesome!” as Iyo hints SHINKANSEN!! Then she puts Vaquer in the drop zone! Iyo steps on Vaquer, goes up, up, and OVER THE MOONSAULT, but into BOOTS! Vaquer turns the tides and has a sinister grin as Iyo rises. SUPERKICK! Then another DRAGON SCREW!
Iyo writhes, the fans go nuts, and Vaquer drags Iyo around! The fans finally get what they want! DEVIL’S KISSES! AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH! YEEEEAH~! The fans cheer and Vaquer smiles. Then she underhooks Iyo, lifts, and S V B!! Cover, TWO?!!? Iyo survives the Stephanie Vaquer Bomb and Vaquer is shocked! Vaquer puts Iyo in the drop zone, climbs up, but Iyo hurries to the ropes! Vaquer is annoyed so she adjusts position, but Iyo SHOTEIS! Iyo climbs up, CLUBS away on Vaquer, but Vaquer HEADBUTTS! Iyo wobbles, Vaquer HEADBUTTS again, but Iyo SLAPS Vaquer!
Vaquer clings to the ropes but Iyo drags her up. Iyo goes to the very top with Vaquer now, SUPER DUPER SPANISH FLY!! But Iyo’s leg won’t let her cover! Iyo has to crawl, but Vaquer’s already by the ropes! Iyo drags Vaquer around to cover, TWO! The delay saves Vaquer and Iyo is frustrated. The fans rally up as both women rise. Iyo runs in, SHINKANSEN!! The second stop is good, and Iyo brings her kneepads down!? SHINKANSEN LAST STOP!! And then a BUSAIKU KNEE!! Iyo still isn’t done, she puts Vaquer in the drop zone! Iyo goes up, up, and OVER THE MOON- FLOP!! Vaquer avoids disaster, and Iyo’s crash landing is worst on her legs!
Vaquer goes up while Iyo writhes, and she hits a SPIRAL TAP!! Cover, Vaquer wins!!
Winner: Stephanie Vaquer, by pinfall (NEW WWE Women’s World Champion)
La Primera is no longer just a nickname, because Vaquer just proved she IS the best! All the sacrifices, coming up from Chile into Mexico, then across the Pacific to Japan, and then to NXT and WWE! It was all worth it to be THE WWE Women’s World Champion! But she shows utmost respect to Iyo, who shows it right back. The fans cheer as they bow and shake hands. Iyo personally puts the belt on Vaquer, will Vaquer carry it all the way into the future?
Mixed Tag Match: Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch VS CM Punk & AJ Lee!
The Visionary, the Revolutionary, the World Heavyweight Champion, Seth FREAKIN’ Rollins, has done everything he can to make sure no one else is World Heavyweight Champion, and certainly NOT The Second City Saint! Likewise, The Man, the best female wrestler in history–and that’s not just her saying that, other people say that–looks to hold everyone else down while she is WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion. But in their arrogance, they angered CM Punk and his wife, the former WWE Diva’s Champion and the spark that helped ignite the Women’s (R)Evolution in WWE. Will Punk & AJ be the ones to burn it down? Or will they fail to open the eyes of The Vision?
The power couple of WWE descend from off their pedestal, dressed like overlords from outer space or something, but that’s a pretty good transition from his song to her song. But Punk & AJ are much more down to earth as they make their entrances, and “AJ’s Husband” makes sure everyone knows, “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME~” to Light It Up! The teams sort out and the fans cheer for “A J LEE! A J LEE!” Rollins covers Becky’s ears but AJ is flattered. AJ steps up, but Becky wants to wait? The fans boo, but apparently the gentlemen will start first. The fans cheer for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” as he steps to Rollins.
Punk tells Rollins he will regret this, the two circle, and then Becky tags in! AJ smirks, she already sees the games they’re playing. Becky pokes and prods and pushes Punk, throws some rather mocking sumo palms, and fans chant “G T S! G T S!” Punk says that’s a nice idea, but he tags AJ first. The fans fire up as AJ and Becky circle. But then Becky sucker punches Punk! Becky runs for it, AJ chases, but Rollins tags in! The fans boo as the champions keep trolling. Then they kiss to make us all uncomfortable. But then Punk builds speed! Rollins pushes Becky aside before Punk DIVES! Direct hit and Rollins hits the Spanish desk!
Punk drags Rollins up, SMACKS him off the English desk, then whips Rollins hard into barriers! Rollins tumbles up and over, Punk goes up to AX HANDLE! High-five to the security guards, then Punk ROCKS Rollins! Punk TOSSES Rollins back to ringside, chases him into the ring, then facelocks. But Rollins RAMS Punk into the corner! Rollins RAMS Punk again and again, but stops as the ref counts. Rollins argues with the ref, allowing Becky to CHOKE Punk! The fans boo but the ref now has to stop AJ from rushing in! Becky gets away with it all, and Rollins tells AJ to go on back to her corner. Rollins soaks up the heat, then he pie faces Punk.
Punk RAMS Rollins into the corner! The ref counts, Punk stops and argues with the ref, and now AJ CLAWS Rollins! Punk taunts Becky, AJ gets away with it all, and Punk atomic drops Rollins! And CHOPS! Rollins falls, Punk goes up a corner, and Punk AX HANDLES! Down goes Rollins and Punk goes up another corner. Rollins rises, and he AX HANDLES again! Another direct hit and the fans rally up. Punk goes up again, and he AX- NO, Rollins kicks low! Rollins underhooks, but Punk fireman’s carries! Rollins slips free, shoves, but Punk KICKS the backdrop! Punk runs, but Becky gets a cheap shot in!
Rollins CLOBBERS Becky, stomps away, and the ref counts. Rollins kicks Punk to the outside, then argues with the ref. This lets Becky RAM Punk into steel steps! AJ hurries to run around the way, but Rollins steps between her and AJ. The fans boo but Becky and Rollins taunt AJ. Rollins drags Punk up, SMACKS him off the English desk, and then climbs up to rain down fists! Rollins soaks up the heat, puts Punk back in, and Rollins climbs to AX HANDLE in return! Rollins dusts himself off, Becky applauds, but the fans all boo. Rollins taunts Punk to reach out, then he stomps that hand! Then he CHOPS! And CHOPS! Rollins runs and BOOTS Punk down!
Rollins and Becky have a little kiss again, and then Rollins brings Punk up to put on the ropes. Rollins CHOKES Punk, the ref counts, and Rollins stops at 4. That lets Becky SLAP Punk! AJ protests but Rollins runs to then STRADDLE ATTACK! Punk falls back and Rollins soaks up the heat. Punk crawls, AJ reaches out, but Rollins drags Punk up first. Rollins wrenches, but Punk ROCKS him! Punk reaches out, Rollins holds him back, but Punk ROCKS Rollins again! They keep trying, they keep reaching, but Rollins whips Punk away into the Vision’s corner! Rollins then digs his boot into Punk, and scrapes him out to the apron.
Becky gets another cheap shot and the fans boo. Rollins soaks up the heat while the fans chant, “We Want AJ!” Rollins drags Punk up, suplexes, but Punk fights it! Punk suplexes, Rollins fights it, and repeat! They fight for control, and it’s Punk who suplexes up and over! The fans fire up while both men are down! Punk and Rollins crawl, but then Rollins scrambles to isolate Punk! The fans boo but Rollins grinds Punk down. Punk fights up, powers his way forward, reaches out, but Becky runs in! The ref misses the hot tag! The ref stops AJ, and that lets Rollins & Becky mug Punk! Rollins then picks Becky up to DROP her, but Punk dodges!
AJ and the fans laugh at Rollins for throwing his wife around for nothing! Rollins apologizes but Becky bails out. Punk stands, Rollins runs in, and Punk dodges! Rollins tumbles up and out to the floor! Punk realizes that, as does Becky! Punk hurries, but Becky YANKS AJ down! The fans boo but Rollins is back. Rollins drags Punk up, spins him around, and suplexes for the FALCON ARROW! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up, but Rollins mocks AJ by frolicking around the ring. Rollins even goes outside to skip around AJ. The fans boo as Rollins goes back to Punk, and he keeps on skipping around.
Punk rises, and he fireman’s carries! GO TO SLEEP!! Rollins flops against the ropes! Becky panics, tells Rollins to get up, even slaps him, but Rollins is barely stirring. Becky hurries to anchor Punk’s leg, but he stands up more confused than bothered. Punk hops his way over and smirks before he blows a kiss. Tag to AJ! The fans erupt and Becky freaks out! THESZ PRESS and fast hands! Then a TACKLE! AJ rains down more fists, but Becky kicks free! AJ drags Becky around by her hair to THROW her down! AJ then stomps a mudhole into Becky! The ref counts, AJ stops at 4, and she SPLASHES in the corner!
AJ climbs up, the fans cheer, and she rains down fists! The fans count along as AJ gets nine, but Becky lifts her off the corner! But AJ RANAS! The fans fire up, LEG LARIAT! AJ then runs, slides, and trips Becky! AJ goes right up and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! The fans chant, “You Still Got It!” and she smiles. AJ drags Becky up, but Becky SLAPS her! AJ just SLAPS back! And SLAPS, CHOPS, and SLAPS! AJ windmills on Becky, but here comes Rollins! Rollins spins AJ around, tells her to stop it, but AJ SLAPS him one! And again! And WINDMILLS on Rollins! Then she stomps Rollins, only for Becky to clinch!
AJ pops free, SOBATS, and she reels Becky in! She kicks off Rollins to TORNADO DDT Becky! Then a wheelbarrow and assisted SLICED BREAD SPLASH COMBO!! Cover, TWO!! Becky survives but Punk & AJ coordinate. They’ve got targets in the corner, STEREO SHINING WIZARDS, and STEREO BULLDOGS! The fans fire up as then we get SHINING WIZARDS again! Punk drags Rollins out, AJ shows us how to actually skip and frolic! Becky stands, into the tilt- NO, Becky pops free, steps over, DISARM- NO, AJ rolls Becky, TWO! BLACK WIDOW on the ground!! Becky flails, rolls to a cover, TWO!
Both women stand, AJ dodges, and she goes again, BLACK WIDOW STRETCH!! Becky staggers, Punk intercepts Rollins, and Punk steps through! SHARPSHOOTER!! The power couple endures, but Becky pokes Punk in the eyes! Rollins is free, and he SUPERKICKS Punk down! Then he hauls AJ off Becky! But AJ slips around to BLACK WIDOW on Rollins!! Rollins flails but Becky storms up to get AJ! BECKSPLODER! Rollins kicks Punk, Becky has AJ, STEREO PEDIGREES! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up again while the power couple is in shock! “This is Awesome!” but Rollins claims this is all for him and Becky! They’re the champs, the fans are here for them!
Rollins says time to go night-night! Becky agrees, and they each pick up Punk & AJ. Fireman’s carries and- NO, Punk slips free to shove and LARIAT Rollins and himself out! AJ pops free, and she clinches Becky! BECKSPLODER on Becky! The fans fire up and AJ winds up in the corner… But Rollins TRIPS AJ! The fans boo and the ref reprimands, but here comes Punk! CURB STOMP on Rollins!! Punk rains down fists on Rollins and the fans fire up! But Becky SLAPS Punk! And SLAPS him again! And again! Punk is pissed now, and fans wanna see it! Punk blocks the next slap, then he blocks the low blow!
Becky wants Punk to calm down, she’s sorry. Punk TRIPS Becky, but Rollins storms up! Punk DECKS Rollins! But Becky trips Punk! Becky stomps away on Punk, then steps through!? SHARPSHOOTER?!? Who had this on their 2025 Bingo card?! But Punk powers up, rolls, and Becky apologizes again. Punk says screw that, SHARPSHOOTER on Becky!! But Rollins yanks Punk into a PEDIGREE!! And then he aims from the corner, CURB STOMP!! Cover, AJ STOMPS ROLLINS! But then Becky hits a MANHANDLE SLAM! Cover, TWO!! “This is Awesome!” as the four are all down, and Becky crawls over to AJ.
Becky drags AJ up, CLUBS her down, and repeat. Becky SMACKS AJ, but then AJ fires back! And again, and again, and again! AJ fires haymakers, but Rollins runs up to bring her away! Becky then fires hands, but Punk does the same to her! Rollins has Punk, they brawl again, and it is fast and furious! The wives get their husbands, and they say, “I’ve got this!” They run up and fire fast hands! Then the husbands brawl again! The fans love it as Punk TOSSES Rollins and AJ TOSSES Becky! They then go out and Punk sends Rollins OVER the English desk! AJ sends Becky into railing! AJ then gets an idea, and she clears off the Spanish desk!
The fans fire up as Punk then clears the English desk! “She’s the boss!” Punk and AJ fetch Rollins and Becky to SMACK them off the desk, then put them on ’em! Punk and AJ climb up, clinch, but Rollins and Becky fight off their stolen moves! They turn things around, but now Punk and AJ fight back again! Punk fireman’s carries Rollins, but Becky CHUCKS AJ at Punk! Those three fall and the desk breaks apart! The fans go nuts, and Punk crawls over to check on AJ. But Becky drags AJ from the wreckage and into the ring. Becky then drags AJ back up, clinches, and MANHAN- BLACK WIDOW!! Becky flails, reaches out, but AJ pulls on the arm! BECKY TAPS, AJ & PUNK WIN!!
Winners: CM Punk & AJ Lee, by submission
Becky flounders away, and Punk smiles as he rises up from the wreckage. AJ also smiles as her first match back is not just a win, but an instant classic! AND she made the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion tap out! Will Punk & AJ soon prove they’re the power couple around here?
The Undertaker is here?!
Indianapolis fires up as The American Badass rides his motorcycle out to the ring! Stephanie McMahon is in the front row to applaud, too, but then Taker grabs a mic to ask her something. “Steph. Is that seat open?” He hops over the barriers, and The Phenom sits with The Billionaire Queen. He says he’s never been on this side before. She says it’s really fun, she definitely recommends it. Taker says last week, he was in Vegas for the fight, and Steph was there. Then here in Indy, Taker is here, and so is Steph. Is she following him? Steph has followed Taker for a very long time. Taker says they’ve known each other quite a long time. Yes, she says many, many years.
Taker admits, he’s always wanted to ask: “Are you ready?” The fans cheer! Taker says, “I said… ARE YOU READY?” The fans cheer, and Taker says that’s because it is his esteemed honor to induct Stephanie as the first member into the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame! Steph is so surprised, but the fans all cheer, and Taker asks if she can do that. They hug and the fans cheer again. If we’re starting Hall of Fame talk already, how big is the class of 2026 gonna be?
Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes VS Drew McIntyre!
The American Nightmare knows the Scottish Terminator has had a bone to pick with him, but it seems like everyone is a target when it comes to the salty bitterness behind every single social media post Drew McIntyre makes. A lot of that bitterness stems from being denied this title again, and again, and again. But will this finally be the night Drew finishes his story? Or will Cody make sure Drew keeps making fine whine?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and one way or another, WrestlePalooza is about to end with a bang!
The bell rings and the fans fire up already. Cody and Drew circle, and Drew smirks as he steps up to his old buddy. Cody SLAPS him for it! Drew runs up, Cody waistlocks, but Drew puts Cody in the corner. Drew backs off with a clean break, surprisingly. Cody runs up, but Drew CLOBBERS him! Drew CHOPS Cody, CHOPS him again, then whips him to ropes. Cody slides under, then drops down to RHODES UPPERCUT! Cody runs, but into a snap takeover! The fans rally, Drew grinds the hold, but Cody fights around. Drew puts Cody on the ropes, but he and Cody let off. Cody avoids the elbow and the two reset.
Cody fires a forearm, Drew fires back, repeat. Cody JABS, JABS, JABS, then flips, flops, fly, and BIONIC ELBOW! Kick and drop, for a Rhodes KICK! Cody runs, but he’s wobbly. He still springboards to CODY CUTTER! Cover, TWO! Cody shakes out the stars, but he hurries to top wristlock and body scissor. Drew endures, pries at the hold, and the fans rally. Drew is free of the scissors, then rises to his feet to arm-drag Cody away. Drew returns, Cody puts him on the apron, and Cody springboards for the BEAUTIFUL DISASTER! Drew tumbles, Cody builds speed, and Cody DIVES! Down goes Drew and the fans fire up!
Cody hurries back in, DIVES again, but Drew picks him up this time! And POSTS him! And then scoops again, to TOSS him over the Spanish desk! The fans boo but Drew just snarls. Drew drags Cody up and into the ring, watches him stagger, and Drew runs up to then OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Cody flounders, Drew shoves him to a corner, and then hits another OVERHEAD BELLY2BELLY! Cody sputters, Drew soaks up cheers and jeers, and then pushes Cody to a corner. Drew CHOPS, and CHOPS, and then he brings Cody around to whip. Cody KICKS Drew, but Drew comes back! Cody dodges and Drew POSTS himself!
Drew falls to the apron then the floor and the fans rally up. Cody steadies himself, goes to the apron, and he BOOTS from above! Then again! But Drew TRIPS Cody up! Drew shoves Cody around, drags him over, REVERSE ALABAMA SLAM onto the steel steps! Cody falls in a heap but Drew puts him in the ring! Cover, TWO! Cody survives and Drew grows frustrated. Drew pushes Cody, rains down fists, and HAMMERS away from all sides! Cody can only defend, but Drew stomps him down! The fans boo but Drew snarls. Drew then shows off as he jumps up and out, then climbs up, but Cody springs up after him! SUPER DUPER PLEX!
The fans fire up while both men are down. The fans sing for “Cody, Cody Rhodes~!” as Cody and Drew rise up. Cody fires a haymaker, but Drew fires back! They go back and forth, shot for shot, faster and faster! The fans rally up as it is now fast ‘n’ furious! Drew kicks, runs, but Cody follows to ROCK Drew! Drew then runs up, but Cody goes up and over, SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up and Cody is feeling it! Cody fights through the haze and springboards, another BEAUTIFUL DISASTER! The fans rally again as Cody goes again, CODY CUTTER! The fans continue to rally and Cody rises again! Cody roars and he reels Drew in! But Drew KNEES free!
Cody staggers back, he BOOTS back, but then Drew RISING GLASGOW KISS! Drew CHOPS Cody, goes up after him, and he BITES Cody’s forehead! The fans boo and Drew spits the taste out of his mouth. Drew fireman’s carries, then tucks him, SUPER WHITE NOISE! Shoutout to Sheamus and Drew covers, TWO!! Cody survives and the fans rally up again. Drew kips up and the fans are torn. Drew snarls as he goes to the corner and he aims at Cody. “Three! Two! One!” CLAY- NO, Cody POWERBOMBS Drew! Cover, TWO!! Cody reels Drew in, but Drew GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTTS! And then CLAY- NO, Cody steps back!
Now Cody has the legs and steps through, FIGURE FOUR! Drew endures, reaches out, keeps his shoulders up, but Cody puts on the pressure! Drew sits up to SLAP Cody! Cody eggs Drew on, Drew ROCKS Cody! The hold comes undone and the ref checks on Cody. Cody is dazed again as he reaches out. The fans rally while Drew goes to a corner. Drew RIPS a buckle pad off?! The ref reprimands, Drew throws the pad away, and the fans boo. Drew brings Cody up, but Cody wrenches and spins Drew, but Drew powers out! Drew sends Cody at the ref, the reg bails out, and Drew rolls Cody up! The ref takes a second to return, TWO!!
Drew runs up, Cody dodges, Drew hits the bare buckles!! CROSS RHODES!! Cover, TWO!?!? Drew almost screwed himself over! The fans rally up for Cody as he rises again, and he springboards to- NO, Drew SLAMS Cody down! Cody bails out, Drew builds speed, and Drew FLIES! Down goes Cody! Drew throws Cody back in, then loads up in the corner! CLAYMORE!! Cover, TWO?!?! Cody survives and Drew is in disbelief! Cody bails out, “This is Awesome!” as Drew rises again. Drew hurries out after Cody, ROCKS him, and ROCKS him again! Drew sees Cody is against the desk, and Drew wants to do that again!
But the ref rushes out there! The ref says don’t do it! Drew says yes, of course, that’d be awful. CLAYMORE but Cody moves! Drew clutches his leg from it smashing TV screen and only TV screen! Cody is back in the ring, Drew can barely stand on the bad leg, and the fans blame the ref! Drew drags himself into the ring, Cody runs, BEAUTIFUL- GLASGOW KISS!! Drew hits Cody first, and then runs, but the bad leg gives out! Cody springboards up the corner! SUPER CODY CUTTER!! The fans fire up, Cody drags Drew up! CROSS RHODES!!! Cover, CODY WINS!
Winner: Cody Rhodes, by pinfall (still Undisputed WWE Champion)
The American Nightmare just survived his showdown with The Scottish Terminator! Will Drew even have a leg to stand on after this misfire? Will Cody only have a harder road ahead now that he’s made it through WrestlePalooza?
My Thoughts:
A really good first WWE WrestlePalooza to open this ESPN Unlimited Era (for Americans that don’t use VPNs), but it’s hard to truly gauge it right when I just watched six hours of AEW before this. But doing my best to judge this show on its own merits, we sadly got the typical Lesnar match, and he of course wanted to open so he could get in, do his work, get paid, and leave. It wasn’t even a good recreation of the SummerSlam match from 11 or so years ago, because we only got two German Suplexes. Cena hit three AAs, Lesnar didn’t care, he hit six F5s during the match, and Lesnar wins. If this really is the last Cena VS Lesnar, it might be the worst of the bunch.
Them adding LA Knight as a last minute special guest referee is fine, because it cuts out the predictable move of Knight getting involved “outta nowhere.” Knight letting them basically have a No Disqualification tag was pretty good, and I suppose with that, Bron & Bronson win because of it. A little surprising, but I suppose The Vision as a faction couldn’t lose everything, since Rollins & Becky end up losing to Punk & AJ. The first part of the Mixed Tag Match was rather simplistic, making me think they wanted to ease AJ back into this. But then they cranked it up a notch with the table spots and that was fun. Great win for AJ & Punk, and this clearly sets up AJ VS Becky for the title.
Awesome stuff from Vaquer VS Iyo, but that was obvious from the moment they said it’d happen. Vaquer winning was the right choice, especially with Rhea claiming she wants next, and we’ve already had plenty of Rhea VS Iyo. I can’t believe WWE buried the news of Crown Jewel: Perth still doing the Crown Jewel Championships, though. They just kinda threw it in there when Tiffany Stratton was shown in the crowd right before Vaquer VS Iyo. But depending on who wins the WWE Women’s Championship Triple Threat, we could get quite a great Women’s Crown Jewel Championship. Vaquer VS Tiff is probably the best combo, but I’m sure Vaquer could carry Jade to something good.
And a great main event from Cody VS Drew, but that ending was really dumb, all just to protect Cody. The ref stopping Drew here the same way the ref stopped Orton, I suppose that’s enough of a precedent, but it was still a dumb one because it’s just so sudden, and I don’t think there’ve been times before this that refs have felt the need to step in. Cody wins, he and Rollins will not be the ones set for Crown Jewel, as I don’t see anyone stepping up in the couple weeks we have, and they wouldn’t be the ones to take the title(s) anyway.
My Score: 8.9/10
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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; wins.
- The Ruler’s Open Challenge: Oba Femi VS ???
- Six Man Tag: Los Americanos VS 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?
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NJPW PPV Results
Mitchell’s NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Results & Report! (5/3/26)
Wrestling Dontaku, Night One!
Is El Idolo ready for another round with the Gene Blast?
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku night one sees Yota Tsuji once again defend the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship against Andrade El Idolo!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Six Man Tag: Toru Yano, YOH & Master Wato VS Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & Taisei Nakahara; Yano, Yoh & Wato win.
- OSKAR & Yuto-Ice VS Tomoaki Honma & Masatora Yasuda; Oskar & Yuto win.
- 8 Man Tag: Yuya Uemura, Taichi, El Desperado & Mistico VS TMDK; Yuya, Taichi, Desperado & Mistico win.
- Six Man Tag: Bishamon & Tatsuya Matsumoto VS Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & Henare; Ospreay, Khan & Henare win.
- Konosuke Takeshita & Shota Umino VS Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi; Konosuke & Shota win.
- 10 Man Tag: The Unbound Company VS The United Empire; Unbound Company wins.
- Aaron Wolf VS Don Fale; Wolf wins.
- NEVER Openweight Championship: Ren Narita VS Boltin Oleg; Ren wins and retains the title.
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji VS Andrade El Idolo; Andrade wins and becomes the new IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion.
PLAY BY PLAY
NEVER Openweight Championship: Ren Narita VS Boltin Oleg!
The House of Torture stole this title from Aaron Wolf, but the big man from Kazakhstan is looking to free it again! Will the Souled Out Son of Strong Style be put behind BARS? Or will he find another way to stack the deck?
But of course, the House has to attack from behind! The fans boo as Ren CLUBS Oleg and Dick Togo uses the SPOILER CHOKER! But then Oleg BOOTS Ren away, hauls Dick up, but Ren kicks low! Ren CLAWS Oleg’s eyes, whips, but Oleg reverses to send Ren hard into to the railing! The fans cheer as Oleg puts Ren in the ring, and the ref rings the bell! This is on record now as Oleg RUNS Ren over! Oleg whips Ren to ropes, Ren reverses, but Oleg CLOBBERS Ren! The fans cheer as Ren tumbles out! Dick checks on Ren, as does the ref. Oleg storms out the side, then storms over, but Dick attacks again! Oleg isn’t even bothered!
Dick cowers and calls for the ref. The ref reprimands Dick for even getting close to Oleg. But this distraction lets Ren JAM Oleg with a chair! And SMACK him down! The fans boo more while Oleg writhes, but Ren stalks him around the way. Ren stands Oleg up, then whips Oleg hard into railing! Oleg writhes again, clutching his arm, but Ren stands him up to wrench and wristlock. Ren then brings Oleg out into the crowd, CLUBS away on the arm, then lines up a shot. Ren whips and BOWLS Oleg into chairs! STRIKE! The fans rally for Oleg while he’s down on the floor, but Ren leaves him behind to roll into the ring.
The ring count climbs while Ren catches his breath. Oleg rises at 6 of 20, hobbles his way over, and rolls in at 12. Ren is right on Oleg with a whip and NECKBREAKER DROP! Cover, TWO! Oleg survives but Ren drags him back up. Ren wrenches the arm and bends the fingers before hitting an ELBOW BREAKER! Ren wrenches for another ELBOW BREAKER! Oleg drops to his knees but Ren wrenches the arm again. Ren hammerlocks the arm and RAMS it into bare buckles! Dick helped pull off the House Special! Ren drags Oleg up, clamps onto the arm, but Oleg stays up. Ren puts Oleg in a corner but the ref counts. Ren lets go at 4, but snapmares Oleg into the corner.
Ren goes outside, he CLAWS Oleg’s face, then bends the bad arm against the crossbar! The fans boo and the ref counts, but Ren lets go at 4. Oleg clutches his elbow while Ren grins an evil grin. Ren stalks Oleg, stomps him around, then eggs him on. Oleg rises up but Ren kicks him. Oleg ROCKS Ren with the good arm! And ROCKS him again, and again, and again! Ren wrenches the bad arm to another ELBOW BREAKER! Ren wraps the bad arm around ropes, stops as the ref counts, but Dick HOTSHOTS the arm in the distraction! Ren hits as FLYING ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! The fans rally for Oleg as he fights around.
Oleg high stacks Ren, then deadlifts for a POWERBOMB! The fans cheer while both men are down! Oleg rises first and the fans rally behind him. Oleg drags Ren up, but Ren fights the gut wrench to have the bad arm! ELBOW BREAKER! Ren RAMS shoulders with Oleg, RAMS again, then whips, but Oleg reverses to BELLY2BELLY! The fans fire up as Oleg rises again! Oleg drags Ren up with the gut wrench, for the Shake, Shake, Shake, and THROW! Oleg kips up, the fans fire up, and Oleg shakes out the bad arm. Oleg runs corner to corner but Ren dodges! Ren runs up, but Oleg scoops! And he THROWS Ren again!
Oleg runs, runs, and BOLTIN PRESS! Cover, TWO! Ren survives but the fans rally behind Oleg again. Oleg storms over to Ren, drags him up, and reels him in, only for Ren to fight the lift. Oleg CLUBS Ren, but Ren CHOKES Oleg! Oleg breaks free to CHOP Ren! Oleg winds up, but Ren uses the ref as a shield! Oleg stops short, helps Marty Asami duck, and then he CHOPS Ren after all! Ren complains to the ref, but blocks a kick! Ren hands it to the ref so he can hit an ARMBAR TAKEDOWN! The fans rally for Oleg as he powers right out! Both men rise up, and Oleg runs at Ren, only for Ren to DUMP him out!
Ren kicks Oleg, grabs a chair, and he puts the chair around the arm! Dick distracts the ref while Ren- NO, Oleg blocks the Pillmanizing! Oleg ROCKS Ren, then CHAIR LARIATS! The fans fire up as the “Chairiat” takes Ren down! Oleg kicks the chair away, then drags Ren up. The fans cheer as Oleg puts Ren in the ring, then storms over to him. Oleg drags Ren up, gut wrenches again, for more Shake, Shake, Shake, and the DOCTOR- NO! Ren fights the bomb! Ren is free but he flounders to a corner. Oleg runs up to SPLASH! Then Oleg torture racks, but Ren CLAWS Oleg’s eyes! Ren whips Oleg into the ref!
Ren CLAWS Oleg’s face, then Yoshinobu Kanemaru appears! The fans boo as the Heel Master kicks Oleg down! Kanemaru uncorks his whiskey bottle to take a big swig! Kanemaru aims, but Oleg smothers the mist! Oleg fireman’s carries Kanemaru, but Dick runs in! Dick kicks Oleg but he doesn’t budge! Oleg then squeezes Kanemaru and the WHISKEY MIST hits Dick!! But Ren is up, only for Oleg to THROW Kanemaru onto him! The fans fire up for Oleg, and he calls to the ref before grabbing Ren’s legs. Oleg YANKS Ren right up, into the POWERBOMB!! High stack, TWO!! Ren survives the #BoltinBomb but the fans rally for Oleg!
Oleg grits his teeth, shakes out his bad arm, then torture racks Ren! Ren flails as Oleg bends him back! But now SHO is here! Sho distracts right as Ren TAPS! Oleg would’ve won! Oleg sees Sho, runs him off, but Sho eggs Oleg on. But then WOLF is here! The fans cheer as Aaron Wolf kicks Sho, then hauls him away! But then Ren kicks Oleg’s legs out, and has him in the GUILLOTINE! But Oleg powers up, powers out, and suplexes Ren! Ren slips free, kicks low and DOUBLE CROSSER! Cover, TWO!! Oleg survives and Ren is beside himself! The fans cheer Oleg on as he and Ren stir. Ren crawls to ropes, drags himself up, and vows to end this!
Ren climbs the corner, takes aim from up high, for HELL’S- NO, Oleg catches Ren for a SNAP KAMIKAZE!! But the bad arm holds him back! Oleg can’t make the cover as he clutches the shoulder in pain! The fans rally even harder as Oleg rises again. Oleg roars, drags Ren up, and fireman’s carries! VERDICT!! Ren flounders but Oleg makes the cover this time, ROPEBREAK!! Ren survives by fingertips, and Oleg is frustrated with his miscalculation. Oleg roars again, he brings Ren back up, and the fans cheer the fireman’s carry. But Ren grabs ropes! Oleg can’t pry Ren free, so he just goes up! But Ren CLAWS Oleg’s eyes!
The ref reprimands but Ren goes up, up, and SUPER ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Oleg flails, reaches out, but Ren pulls on the bad arm! The fans cheer as hard as they can for Oleg as he fights around! Oleg reaches out, but he’s still so far away! Oleg kicks, kicks, kicks, and has the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer as Oleg survives by a literal foot! Ren drags Oleg up, brings him to the corner, and climbs up. Ren vows to end it now! DOWN TO DIE on the arm! DISARMER!! Oleg endures the mounted armbar, but then powers through, only to end up in an ARMBAR!! Ren puts on the pressure, but Oleg again powers up! Deadlift, but Kanemaru distracts the ref!!
DICK LOW BLOWS OLEG!! The ref misses all that, and Ren drags Oleg back down!! Oleg TAPS, Ren wins!!
Winner: Ren Narita, by submission (still NEVER Openweight Champion)
Another day, another way for Ren to cheat and steal this title away! Then the House stomps away on Oleg! Wolf returns to run them off, but he was not enough to even the odds during the match. Wolf grabs a mic to tell Ren, “What do you think you’re playing at? See if you can step on me one more time! Put that belt on the line and fight me! I promise to take back that title!” The Wolf has eyes on his prey, but will he huff ‘n’ puff and blow the House of Torture down? Or will they stack the deck too high for anyone to overcome?
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji VS Andrade El Idolo!
What was meant to be former friends settling a grudge is now a second chance for a “Real Latino Man.” Gabe Kidd is hurt, so Andrade is back again, but will he redeem himself from the New Beginning in USA? Or will Gene Blast still be golden?
President Hiroshi Tanahashi is here to give the formal introductions and raise the belt as we see if history repeats itself!
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two stare down. The fans cheer on “YO~TA! YO~TA!” but Andrade ignores that as the two circle. They tie up, are in a deadlock, but Yota’s height becomes his leverage. Yota puts Andrade on the ropes, but lets off cleanly. The fans applaud and Andrade shakes it off. The two reset and circle again. They tie up, are in another deadlock, but Andrade pushes Yota to the ropes. Andrade lets off, but CHOPS! Yota CHOPS, but Andrade headlocks. Yota endures the grind, but Andrade hits a takeover. Yota headscissors, Andrade kips free, but Yota hits the takeover, only for Andrade to handspring through!
Andrade returns to RANA, but Yota handsprings through! The fans cheer as the two stare down again. They circle, feel things out, and tie up with knuckle locks. They go shoulder to shoulder but Andrade wrenches to headlock. Yota powers up but can’t power out as Andrade pulls hair! Yota powers up and out this time, but Andrade RUNS him over! The fans cheer, and Andrade runs, only for Yota to hurdle over. Andrade leaps over, Yota sidesteps, but Andrade springboards to CROSSBODY! Andrade then LARIATS Yota up and out! The fans fire up, and Andrade builds speed! But Yota slips in, dodges Andrade, and slips around to arm-drag!
Andrade bails out and now Yota builds speed! The fans cheer, but Andrade is back! Yota blocks the boot, but Andrade whips, only for Yota to reverse. Andrade goes tranquilo in the ropes! The fans cheer, but Yota nods and raises his own LIJ fist. Yota then BOOTS Andrade to the floor! Yota goes out after Andrade, puts him in the ring, and the fans rally again. Yota drags Andrade up, KNEES him low, then KNEES him again. Andrade fires elbows, swings, but into a half nelson! GUT BUSTER! The fans cheer while Andrade goes to a corner. Yota runs in for a STINGER SPLASH! Yota then climbs up, and the fans cheer as he rains down elbows!
Yota goes to nine, winds up, but Andrade YANKS Yota down before ten! Andrade then stomps away on Yota, drags him up, and scoops to SLAM! The fans cheer again while Andrade snarls. Andrade storms back over to Yota, drags him up, and snapmares. Andrade runs to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Andrade clamps onto Yota with a headlock and grinds him down. The fans rally as Yota endures, and Yota fights his way back up. But Andrade wrangles Yota down and puts on more pressure. The fans rally more as Yota keeps fighting around. Yota kicks his way forward to the ROPEBREAK!
The fans cheer as Andrade lets go, but Yota coughs and sputters as he catches his breath. Andrade grabs legs, and he stomps Yota in the stomach! Andrade looms over Yota, drags him back up, and puts him in the corner to CHOP! Yota is stinging, but also grinning! Yota eggs Andrade on, so the gloves literally come off! Andrade CHOPS Yota! The fans cheer and Yota keeps smiling! Andrade says uno mas, or perhaps moikai, and he kicks instead! Andrade wags his finger, then ROCKS Yota! Andrade whips corner to corner, then runs up, but Yota puts him on the apron! But Andrade blocks the enzigiri to put Yota in the Tree of Woe!
Andrade goes up, WOE STOMPS! Cover, TWO!! Yota survives but Andrade says it was that close. Andrade then drags Yota up in the corner, ROCKS him with forearm after forearm, but Red Shoes reprimands. Andrade backs off, but he rallies the fans as he goes corner to corner and back again, CIEN- NO, Yota ducks the knees to sunset flip! TWO, and Andrade ROCKS Yota! Yota ROCKS Andrade! They go forearm for forearm, then Andrade CHOPS! And CHOPS! Andrade runs, but Yota scoops to BACKBREAKER! The fans cheer while both men are down! The fans rally again, and Yota rises first. Yota is grinning again, he’s enjoying this.
Yota stands Andrade up to CHOP! Andrade wobbles, then drops to a knee, but Yota stands him up again. Yota CHOPS again, then brings Andrade around. Yota winds up, but Andrade blocks and CHOPS! And CHOPS! Andrade runs, but Yota ELBOWS him! And CHOPS! Yota roars, runs, but Andrade catches him on the second rope for the INVERTED SPANISH FLY! Both men are down and the fans fire up again! The fans rally as both men stir, and Andrade stands first. Andrade brings Yota up, and snap suplexes! But that’s just Uno Amigo! Andrade suplexes again, but Yota slips out! Yota waistlocks but Andrade ELBOWS free!
Andrade runs up but into a BOOT! Andrade comes back, but into another BOOT! Yota goes up, up, and FLYING ARM-DRAGS! Yota keeps going, tilt-o-whirls and arm-drags again! Andrade tumbles out of the ring but the fans rally behind Yota as he builds speed! And this time, Yota DIVES! Direct hit at the ramp! The fans cheer as Yota stands tall going up the ramp. Yota goes back for Andrade, brings him back to the ring, and the fans applaud. Yota aims as Andrade rises, and he runs corner to corner for the GENE TRIGGER! Yota hauls Andrade up top, then climbs up to join him! The fans rally as Yota sets up for the SUPER STEINER! Cover, TWO!
Andrade survives but Yota just keeps on him! Yota has the legs but Andrade resists the turnover. Andrade BOOTS Yota away, but Yota storms back up. Yota reels Andrade in, but Andrade hits a snap suplex! Then another, that’s Dos Amigos! Yota fights the third, but Andrade dodges the lariat to then FLYING FOREARM! Both men are down again and the fans rally back up! Yota crawls to a corner, but Andrade pounds the mat. The fans clap along, “SI! SI! SI!” Andrade runs corner to corner and back again, CIEN KNEES! Cover, TWO!! Yota survives and the fans fire up again! Andrade drags Yota to a drop zone, then goes up the corner!
The fans rally as Andrade DROPDOWN MOONSAULTS, into BOOTS! Yota then has Andrade in the ropes for a KICK! Yota goes from the corner, but Andrade manages a SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans are stunned as Yota hits apron then the floor! Daiki Nagai fans Yota off, but Andrade TRIANGLE JUMP TORNILLOS! Down goes Yota and the fans fire up again! Andrade snarls, then brings Yota up and into the ring. Andrade climbs up, up, and MOONSAULT DOUBLES! Cover, TWO! Andrade is surprised, but he can’t help but smile. The fans rally more and more as Andrade brings Yota up, and underhooks!
Yota fights The Message, RAMS Andrade into a corner, but then Andrade hoists Yota up top! Andrade CHOPS again, then climbs up after Yota. Andrade brings Yota up, up, and SUPER DUPER PLEXES!! And then he just rolls through! That’s just Uno Amigo! Then a snap suplex for Dos Amigos! And then- ORANGE CRUSH from Yota!! Cover, TWO!! Still no third amigo but both men are down again! The fans rally even harder as Yota drags himself to the ropes. Yota nods, and even manages a smile. He uses this energy to rise again! Yota brings Andrade up, then goes up the corner! MARLOWE- NO, Andrade is after him again!
Yota fights the Spanish Fly, Andrade fires body shots of his own, but Yota kicks the legs out! Andrade dangles, Yota adjusts, DRAPING MARLOWE CRUSH! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives and the fans fire up again! Andrade goes to the apron but Yota follows him outside. Yota stands Andrade up, but Andrade fires an elbow! Yota fires a forearm, Andrade fires back, and the two brawl on the edge. Yota laughs, then GENE TRIGGER! And then RANA to the floor!! The fans are thunderous for that wild gamble of an attack! Yota roars as he rises and the fans are with him! Yota drags Andrade up, brings him around, and POSTS him!
Yota pushes Andrade to the apron, then steps back inside. Yota climbs the corner, brings Andrade up to join him, but Andrade fires hands. Yota CLUBS away on Andrade, but Andrade fights the clinch! Andrade looks to the outside?! Yota fights the suplex to go to the very top! And he brings Andrade up, SUPER SPANISH FLY!! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives and the fans cheer, but Yota isn’t done with him! Yota stands Andrade up, pump handles, but Andrade fights with elbows! Yota ROCKS Andrade in the back! Yota back suplexes, but Andrade lands out! Yota mule kicks, runs, and LARIATS! Andrade stays standing!?
Andrade SHOVES Yota, eggs him on, so Yota runs, and he avoids the Shadow Elbow! GENE TRIGGER! Then the pump handle, the lift, and the SILVER LINING SLAM!! Cover, TWO!! Andrade survives again but Yota powers up! The fans cheer as Yota hits his three point stance and waits on Andrade. Andrade rises, Yota runs in, GENE- SHADOW ELBOW!!! Both men are down and the fans fire back up! Red Shoes checks both men, they’re both still in this, so a standing count begins! Both men are still down at 5 of 10 while the fans rally harder and harder. They’re still down at 7! At 8! Both men sit up at 9! But then they flop back over!
Red Shoes lets the match continue from here, as we’re already 25 minutes deep. Andrade and Yota sit up again, and they stare down as they rise up. Andrade eggs Yota on, so Yota winds up to CHOP! Andrade wobbles, but he walks that one off. The fans rally as Andrade winds up to CHOP! The sweat is seen flying off Yota, then he drops to his knees! And yet, Yota grins again! Yota stands back up, winds up, and CHOPS! The favor has been returned as Andrade is now stinging. Andrade stands back up, and he nods before he CHOPS! Yota drops to his knees, then falls back! But he gets up quickly enough as the fans rally again.
Yota storms up, winds up, and CHOPS! Andrade’s chest is getting red, as is Yota’s, but Andrade- YOTA HEADBUTTS! Yota changes things on Andrade, then reels him in! POWER- SUNSET BOMB!! Cover, TWO and Yota has it! TWO and Andrade has it! TWO, Yota has it again, TWO! Andrade dodges, springboards, into a GENE BLASTER!!! Cover, TWO?!? Andrade survives the anti-air attack but Yota crawls his way to the corner. Yota loads up but he demands Andrade stand again! Andrade rises, Yota runs in, GENE- NO, Andrade hurdles over! Then he rolls Yota up, and deadlifts for a POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!!
Andrade drags Yota up, underhooks, but Yota defies the Message! So Andrade hammerlocks, LA SOMBRA DDT!! Cover, TWO?!? Yota survives and Andrade is beside himself, but the fans are thunderous! Andrade rises, he vows to end this, and he underhooks Yota. Yota fights The Message, but Andrade powers up! Andrade shifts, for a TIGER DESTROYER!! Then Andrade hauls Yota up to the corner, still underhooking the arms! But Yota NORTHERN LIGHTS! Double cover, TWO!! Yota clinches, BACKBREAKER! FLATLINER! STOMP!! The Gene Combination hits as we hit 30 minutes! Then Yota hits the JUMBO PLEX!!
Yota drags Andrade by the legs, then fires up as he turns Andrade! BOSTON CRAB!! The fans are thunderous as Andrade endures! Andrade reaches out but Yota drags him to center! Yota sits deep on the hold, but Andrade still fights! Andrade scrambles his way to the ROPEBREAK! The fans are thunderous as Yota lets go in frustration. Yota and Andrade sit up, and Yota still smiles. The fans rally behind Yota as he brings Andrade up and places him up top. Yota climbs up behind Andrade, then dragon sleepers! The fans rally as Andrade fires elbows! Andrade turns around, and he has the facelock, DDT on the post?!?
Andrade falls to the floor but that’s the lesser of the damage! He hurries back inside, he hauls Yota back up, for THE MESSAGE!!! Cover, ANDRADE WINS!!!
Winner: Andrade El Idolo, by pinfall (NEW IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion)
An instant classic and an absolute shocker at the same time as Andrade has his revenge! Yota went from two belts to none, what will his journey of redemption look like?
As for Andrade, Tanahashi presents him with the belt, and Andrade holds it high. This is not only a win for the United Empire, but a win for AEW and the Don Callis Family. Andrade grabs a mic to say, “I did it.” The fans applaud, and Andrade continues by saying, “I wanna say thank you. Yota Tsuji is good, he’s an amazing talent, but Andrade El Idolo was better tonight.” The fans applaud again, and Andrade says he knows many know he is an AEW talent, but this title is NJPW’s. So Andrade will now officially be working in both companies, both companies are in his blood. And he wants to thank everyone here in Japan for watching.
Andrade says he now has a question, and it is a simple one: Who wants to challenge him? The fans applaud, and Andrade drops the mic. Andrade holds up the belt again, but wait! Stepping out in a nice suit is Drilla Moloney. But then Shota Umino is also here, still in ring gear. Andrade likes where this is going as the two challengers talk on stage. 44 Caliber and Roughneck both go to the ring, and Andrade asks if they heard what he said. So Drilla wants this title? And Shota wants it, too? Then he has an idea.
If they want this title, HIS title, why not this just be a Triple Threat for the Global Heavyweight Championship? Just say where, when, and what time. Then The RRRREAL~ Latino Man will be there! The fans cheer as Andrade is already raising the bar on this belt! Andrade says just call and he’ll be there. Andrade tells the fans, “Arigato!” The fans cheer, but will Andrade regret stacking the odds for his first defense? When and where will we see this shootout happen?
My Thoughts:
A great start to the Wrestling Dontaku double event, and quite the surprising result for the main event. While House of Torture shenanigans were 1000% expected for Narita VS Oleg, that was still a great match. But at the same time, as great as Oleg is, he was not going to become a TRIPLE champion between the NJPW Strong and both NEVER Openweight titles. Aaron Wolf stepping up to Ren is good stuff, but seriously, can Tanahashi use his authority to put ringside bans up? It’s actually bad kayfabe logic from management to not see that as an option.
But as I was saying, amazing main event, and Yota losing is pretty wild. I suppose even if this was Yota Tsuji VS Gabe Kidd, Gabe winning would’ve worked in story, too, positioning this title as a crossover title between NJPW and AEW. Yota’s story of making a comeback will be an intriguing one. Perhaps he uses the G1 Climax as his road back. As for Andrade being up for the Triple Threat with Shota and Drilla, that’s pretty cool, too. I don’t see Andrade losing his first defense, but a Triple Threat is a classic way to keep all parts strong no matter the result.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Bandwagon Nerds #335: Glenn Gets His Revenge!
The Nerds check out trailers for Master of the Universe and Supergirl, and break down tremendous episodes of Invincible and...
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (5/4/26)
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WWE stars praise Natalya and TJ Wilson’s The Dungeon 2.0 for sharpening in-ring skills
Natalya shared a new video on X showcasing training sessions at The Dungeon 2.0, the renovated school she runs with...
WWE Names Hunter Selby Director of Show Production and Design
WWE has appointed Hunter Selby as its new Director of Show Production and Design, a role Selby confirmed on LinkedIn,...
Reports: WWE/TKO Seeking Significant Talent Pay Cuts
Two separate reports indicate WWE and its parent company TKO have reportedly asked talent to accept pay reductions, with one...
Report: New Day Exit Was Planned a Week in Advance; More WWE Releases Possible
A backstage report indicates the New Day’s surprising WWE departure—including members Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods—was premeditated roughly a week...
Newman puts IWGP title opportunity on the line in tag match at Ignition to Dominion
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Callum Newman has challenged Yota Tsuji and Shingo Takagi to a high-stakes tag match at Ignition to...
Kairi Sane Could Return at WWE Backlash to Finish Asuka vs. IYO SKY Storyline
WWE insiders tell Bryan Alvarez there’s a better-than-even chance Kairi Sane will appear at Backlash this Saturday in Tampa to...
Jade Cargill Frustrated Over Limited In-Ring Time as WWE Women’s Champion
Jade Cargill has spoken out about her dissatisfaction with the limited in-ring opportunities she received during her reign as WWE...
Booker T Tells WWE LFG Trainees They Will “Sink or Swim” in Season 3
Two-time WWE Hall of Famer Booker T has issued a blunt warning to contestants on season 3 of WWE LFG,...
Big E Reacts as Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods Depart WWE
New Day members Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods officially departed WWE on Saturday after what was reported as a mutual...
