Results
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (10/6/25)
Dallas… ACKNOWLEDGE HIM!
Roman Reigns, CM Punk, The Vision, all on Raw!
Not only is Roman Reigns back again, ready to help The Usos against The Vision, but CM Punk makes his own return to Monday Night Raw!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Becky Lynch VS Maxxine Dupri; Becky wins.
- Lyra Valkyria w/ Bayley VS Roxanne Perez w/ Raquel Rodriguez; Roxie wins.
- Kairi Sane w/ Asuka VS Iyo Sky; Kairi wins.
- Six Man Tag: Dominik Mysterio, Finn Balor & JD McDonagh VS AJ Styles, Dragon Lee & PENTA; Styles, Dragon & Penta win.
- The Usos VS CM Punk & LA Knight; Punk & Knight win.
PLAY BY PLAY
Roman Reigns is here!
Dallas, Texas is all fired up for The OTC, THE Tribal Chief, as he walks out on stage. They chant for “O T C! O T C! “as he raises his finger for the pyro. Roman then continues down the ramp, and takes a moment to take it all in before he walks up the steel steps to the apron. The fans raise the ones with Roman, then Roman gets his second round of pyro. Roman then grabs the mic, and he listens to the fans sing, “Roman, Roman Reigns~!” and chant “O T C! O T C!” Roman soaks it all in again before he says, “Dallas, Texas…! Acknowledge me!” The fans cheer that! But then Bronson Reed & Paul Heyman have to interrupt.
The fans boo as Auszilla steps out on stage, The Oracle right behind him, and of course Heyman has the mic. After a moment, Roman asks if they’re out here to just stare at him, or if they’re gonna say something. Heyman says, “I don’t know who’s been Wise Manning you since you broke my heart about public speaking. But you ruined the entire shtick. Let me show you how it’s done. DALLAS, TEXAS!” The fans boo him, but Heyman says, “ACKNOWLEDGE your Tribal Thief!” Only Heyman and Bronson put up their ones. Heyman tells Roman, “Acknowledge the one man on the face of this planet that you fear in your heart, Big Bronson Reed!”
The fans boo more, but Heyman says Roman knows he fears Bronson, as well he should. Not once in Roman’s, well, forget just career, not once in his entire LIFE that Roman ever needed a stretcher! All those football games at Georgia Tech, all those Anoa’i Family barbeques that doubled as drunken Samoan battle royals in the backyard, and in his entire WWE career, not once did a man lay a beating on Roman to such a degree that he needed to be placed on a stretcher, be carried out of an arena, and be placed inside an ambulance to take him all the way to the hospital. The fans boo, but now Bronson asks for the mic.
Heyman hands the mic over, and fans boo as Bronson tells Roman, “Don’t worry about them, listen to me. Your father, Sika, 45 years in this business, never stretchered out. Your uncle, 45 years in this business, never stretchered out. How do you think they feel looking down on you, watching YOU get stretchered out by MY hands?” Bronson laughs, Roman scowls, but then Roman says, “It’s funny you bring up my father and my uncle. You didn’t know them. The dumbass next to you, he did. What do you think my dad would say right now, Paul? My dad would say, ‘Fight him now.’ So let’s do this NOW!”
Dallas is fired up, Bronson is ready to go, but Heyman advises otherwise. This is a trap, do this on your time, not Roman’s. Roman says he ran this play before. He’s been over there, heard what Heyman’s had to say. There is no wise words coming, just words of a coward. Heyman is saying not to do it, not to be on Tribal Chief time, not be on Tribal Chief terms. But let’s be real: Roman is levels above Bronson. It’ll be Roman’s time no matter the place, where they go, when you wanna do it, whatever way you wanna do it, because Roman will always be the Tribal Chief. Heyman now smiles as he advises a new plan.
The fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” but Heyman says, “My compliments, that was almost as brilliant as if it came from a Wise Man. You wanna know who, what, when, where, why? Roman Reigns VS Bronson Reed, this Saturday night, Perth, Australia, at Crown Jewel, in a match that Bronson Reed made famous. In a match that Bronson Reed has never been defeated in. In a match that Bronson Reed was so dominant in, that WWE recruited him from Australia to the main roster. This Saturday night at Crown Jewel, Roman Reigns, Bronson Reed, in an AUSTRALIA STREET FIGHT!” Roman smiles and says, “Too easy. I accept.”
The fans cheer and Heyman says, “Goodnight, everybody!” Roman says hold on, n ow. Dallas, they walked in like some tough guys. But they seem to be walking out like a couple of b*tches.” THAT gets Bronson! Bronson storms down the ramp, Roman is ready, and the brawl is on in the ring! The fans fire up as the hands fly, but then Bronson CLAWS the eyes! And he TOSSES Roman out! Bronson goes out the side, then storms in around the way, but into a SUPERMAN PUNCH! Bronson falls over barriers! Roman clears off the commentary desk! The fans fire up, but here comes security! They back Roman off, and producers even get in here.
The fans boo, but then Roman breaks free to throw hands on Bronson! Bronson hits back, the two are separates again, but only for a moment! SUPERMAN PUNCH! Bronson is down again and the fans cheer on “O T C! O T C!” Roman stands tall at the top of the corner, finger to the sky. Will Roman prove he is still the one then, now, and forever? Or will there be a Tsunami in Perth?
Asuka argues with Adam Pearce.
The Empress of Tomorrow wants the Raw General Manager to understand, MAKE the match! Pearce says if we’re talking that tag match, then yes, it is official, Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky VS Kabuki Warriors. But are we talking about a match tonight? Yes! Asuka wants Kairi VS Iyo 1v1 TONIGHT! Well, he has to find space in the show, so he’ll talk with Iyo to see if she wants the match, then he’ll get back to her. Asuka says yeah, whatever, so long as he makes the match tonight! Pearce hurries off, and Kairi walks in. She asks what’s going on, and Asuka says that while they’re gonna teach Iyo and Rhea respect at Crown Jewel, tonight… Kairi will face Iyo!
Kairi begs Asuka-nee-san not to do this! She doesn’t wanna fight Iyo 1v1! Kairi is sure she can still fix their family! Asuka says it’s too late for that, fool! Asuka SLAPS Kairi!! Asuka says Iyo is no longer family, and the match is happening! You got that!? Kairi is in shock, but she accepts. Good girl, Kairi. Asuka says Kairi better win then. Asuka leaves, but then shouts for Kairi to follow anyway. What is going to happen to the poor unfortunate Pirate Princess now that she’s truly just a pawn in Asuka’s game?
Becky Lynch VS Maxxine Dupri!
The Man wants to vent her frustrations from losing to CM Punk & AJ Lee, so she went and gave “5’9″ of disappointment” this 1v1 match. No title on the line, but will this Alpha Babe further upset the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship? Or will Maxxine still not be ready for The Big Time?
Raw returns, Maxxine makes her entrance, no Tozawa or Natalya with her. The bell rings, the two circle, and the two are in a deadlock. Becky pulls hair to put Maxxine in a corner, but Maxxine turns it around! Becky shoves Maxxine, and shoves, and shoves, but Maxxine shoves Becky back! The fans fire up for Maxxine as she shoves until the ref counts. Maxxine then dodges Becky, arm-drags her, and she has the armlock. Becky flails and slaps at Maxxine, pulls hair and drags Maxxine down. Becky waistlocks, Maxxine fights up, but Becky SLAMS her down! Becky facelocks, grinds the hold, but Maxxine fights up.
The fans duel, “Let’s Go, Becky!” “Becky Sucks!” Maxxine powers up and out, but then Becky RUNS her over! Becky says Maxxine is a loser, so is Dallas! She SLAPS Maxxine around, pie faces her, but Maxxine throws a hard shot! Becky is pissed, she runs up, but Maxxine dodges! Only for Becky to come back and CLOBBER her! Becky puts Maxxine in a corner, stomps a mudhole, but stops as the ref counts. Becky and the ref argue, then Becky soaks up the heat from the fans. Becky goes back to Maxxine, then whips her corner to corner. Becky runs up, but Maxxine dodges! Maxxine whips now, and Becky comes back, into a THESZ PRESS!
Maxxine rains down fast hands, the fans fire up, but Becky gets free, only for Maxxine to DROPKICK her low! Becky tumbles out of the ring, Maxxine goes to the apron, and she CANNONBALLS! The fans fire up with Maxxine and she brings Becky up. But Becky THROWS Maxxine into barriers! The ring count is climbing, but Becky clinches Maxxine for a BECKSPLODER into barriers! Maxxine writhes, Becky seethes, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns as both women are down from another collision. Becky rises ifrst, but Maxxine counter punches! Becky ROCKS Maxxine, Maxxine ROCKS Becky, and repeat! The fans cheer Maxxine, they boo Becky, and repeat as the shots keep going! Bekcy fires a flurry, then UPPERCUTS and SOBATS! Becky soaks up the heat, then runs, but into a BOOT! The fans fire up as Maxxine LARIATS! And LARIATS! Maxxine roars, runs, and KNEES Becky in the head! Becky flounders to a corner, Maxxinen SPLASHES her, then FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Not quite perfect, but that kip up is so smooth! The straps come down as Maxxine hits another gear!
Maxxine runs up, but Becky blocks the leg lariat! Maxxine panics, but then she rolls to get an ANKLE LOCK! Becky flails, reaches out, and rolls to send Maxxine into buckles! Becky hobbles and scowls, and she KNEES Maxxine in the head as payback! Maxxine sputters, but Becky rains down fists and SLAPS! Becky climbs up while talking trash right in Maxxine’s face. Becky rains down fists, and she goes PAST TEN, only for Maxxine to carry Becky off the corner! SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! High stack, TWO!! Becky survives and the fans fire up again! Maxxine hurries to a corner, she hurries up top, but Becky trips her up first!
Becky climbs up to go after Maxxine, but Maxxine throws hands! Becky hits back, they brawl up top, and Maxxine HAMMERS away on Maxxine! The fans rally up again as Becky brings Maxxine up, SUPERPLEX! Cover, TWO! But into an ARMBAR! Maxxine clasps hands, she hurries to fight around, but Becky pries the fingers apart! Maxxine hurries to stack, TWO!! ANKLE LOCK!! Maxxine has Becky again! The fans fire up, Becky rolls Maxxine up, TWO! Clinch, MAN- NO! Maxxine slips free to GERMAN SUPLEX! Becky staggers up, into the LEG LARIAT!! Cover, TWO?!!? Maxxine is stunned, Dallas is going nuts, but Becky still lives!
Maxxine hurries up top, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, but Becky rolls it through! With tights! TWO!! Becky is pissed with the ref, but now Maxxine rolls her! FEET ONT HE ROPES!! TWO!!! Becky escapes as Maxxine tries to turn the tables! And then Becky BOOTS Maxxine for it! Becky DUMPS Maxxine out, then goes out to SMACK her off the desk! “This is Awesome!” as Becky drags Maxxine up to SMACK off the apron. Becky THROWS her into barriers! The ring count is climbing, but Becky THROWS Maxxine into barriers again! Becky refreshes the ring count, and tells the ref to watch herself, she’s Becky Lynch!
Becky goes out to fetch Maxxine, and SMACKS her off the steel steps! Then the Hydration Station! And then with the big prop bottle! The ring count is 5 of 10 again but Becky SMACKS Maxxine off the apron! Becky steps back inside, tells the ref to relax already, and then she intimidates the ref by getting in her face. The ref pushes Becky away, Jessica Karr ain’t one to play with. Becky just goes out to SMACK Maxxine off the desk again! Becky soaks up the heat from Dallas while standing on the desk. The count is 7 of 10! Maxxine rolls in, Becky is too busy talking trash! SHE GETS COUNTED OUT!
Winner: Maxxine Dupri, by count-out
The Man is shocked! She didn’t realize what was going on, and now she’s LOST! To Maxxine Dupri! Will Becky ever live this down?
Roman Reigns returns backstage.
And he finds The Usos. They dap it up, and Jimmy knows them fools ain’t talking about their family like that! Did Bronson really try to bury Uncle Afa & Uncle Sika like that?! At Crown Jewel- Jey says HE has Roman. Oh? Roman says he’s good, though, Uce. He don’t need help, and especially from Jey. They already talkeda bout this, right? Jey should be hyper focused on his real goal, the opportunities that he deserves. Matter of fact, who is talking at the top of the hour? CM Punk. Oh, not Jey, huh? Jey is already incensed and he heads out. Jimmy hangs around, and Roman hopes Jimmy knows he hears and sees everything, right?
So that said… What’s so wrong with Jey taking advice from Roman? Jimmy doesn’t say anything, and Roman heads out. Is #BigJim once again stuck in the middle of family drama?
Lyra Valkyria prepares backstage.
And then Bayley spooks her with her high energy! Bayley says Lyra VS Roxanne, a future WrestleMania match! She’d love to be ringside if that’s alright with Lyra. Lyra says yes, cool, but who… Er, how is Bayley feeling today? Great, excited! How about Lyra? Yes, excited, too, but it’s real fun how Bayley chose to ask this right now, right before the match. Raquel is gonna be out there, though, so what the hell? YES! Now, secret handshake! Wait, it was left then right? Um, they’ll work on it. Bayley spits on her hand and Lyra says that wasn’t part of it but okay. They shake hands, and Bayley tells Doug to hit the music!
The music indeed plays, but will The Role Model help The Morrigan get a fair fight out of The Judgment Day? Or will the Prodigy find a way to steal another one?
Lyra Valkyria w/ Bayley VS Roxanne Perez w/ Raquel Rodriguez!
Raw returns as The Judgment Day makes their entrance. The bell rings and the two step up. Roxie pie faces Lyra, but Lyra hits a headlock takeover! Roxie rolls Lyra. Lyra slips free, and they tie up again. Another headlock takeover from Lyra to Roxie, but Roxie headscissors. Lyra bridges, pops free, then SHOVES Roxie down! Lyra pie faces Roxie now, but Roxie SLAPS Lyra! Lyra snarls and windmills haymakers! Roxie slips around the back but Lyra RAMS her into a corner! And again, and again, and again! The ref has Lyra back off, but then Roxie BOOTS Lyra! The ref reprimands her now, but Roxie headlocks.
Lyra powers up and out, Roxie THROWS her down, and Roxie pie faces Lyra again. But Lyra trips Roxie up! Lyra facelocks, Roxie fights up, but Lyra hits a TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Cover, TWO! Lyra clamps onto Roxie’s arm, Roxie fights up, and Roxie pulls hair! Lyra grinds the arm to fight back, but Roxie stands up. Roxie springboards to arm-drag, but Lyra holds on to drag Roxie down! The fans fire up but Roxie fights around. Raquel coaches Roxie, but Lyra whips Roxie. Roxie reverses, but Lyra cartwheels and LEG SWEEPS! Then basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Roxie stays in this but Lyra stays after her.
Lyra waistlocks, Roxie fights the lift, and Roxie kicks. Roxie slips under, shoves Lyra away, and then goes toa corner. Lyra runs up, but into BOOTS! Lyra hobbles. Roxie goes up, FLYING KNEE to the arm! Roxie grins, then she kicks Lyra to the apron. Roxie goes to the other side, drags Lyra into the corner, and she bends the arm against the crossbar! The fans rally, the ref reprimands, but Roxie STOMPS Lyra’s arm! Bayley winces, Lyra writhes in pain, and Roxie grins while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Roxie has the CROSSFACE! Lyra rolls, Roxie shifts, and Lyra Alabama Lifts! Roxie flails as Lyra tries for the fireman’s carry now! Roxie slips free and CLUBS away on the bad arm! Roxie SOB- NO, Lyra blocks the sobat to then GERMAN SUPLEX! Both women are down and the fans fire up! Bayley rallies the fans with the “CLAP CLAP CLAP, WOO~!” Lyra and Roxie rise, and Lyra LARIATS! And LARIATS! And ELBOWS, KICKS, RAMS, then dodges! Lyra cartwheels, then NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging, roll through, and FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover again, TWO!
Not quite perfect, but Lyra stays focused. Lyra scuffs Roxie, lifts her up for the fireman’s carry, but Roxie grabs the ropes. Lyra yanks her free, NIGHT- NO, Victory Roll! TWO, and Lyra has it! TWO and both women get up! LEG LARIAT! Lyra fires up and the fans are with her! Lyra drags Roxie to a drop zone, goes up a corner, but Raquel distracts! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Roxie CLUBS Lyra! Roxie climbs up, but Bayley anchors Lyra! The Super Russian Leg Sweep fails! Lyra MOONSAULTS! Cover, TWO! Roxie survives but Raquel BOOTS Bayley! The fans boo but Lyra WRECKS Raquel with a dropkick!
But now Roxie DIVES to TORNADO DDT to the floor! Roxie puts Lyra back in, then runs, POP ROX! Cover, Roxie wins!
Winner: Roxanne Perez, by pinfall
Just as The Role Model came through for The Morrigan, it was all turned right back around! Will nothing stop Judgment Day from having their way? As for Bayley, her frustration takes over, she tells Lyra they gotta pursue Roxie & Raquel to kick their asses! Lyra does follow, she is just as upset, but will they be able to get even before the night is over?
Backstage interview with AJ Styles.
Jackie Redmond is with the Phenomenal One, and she says his long, storied rivalry with John Cena is perhaps the best of all time. In fact, it was the WWE Universe that demanded this match, so how is Styles preparing for it? Styles says one thing you need to know about John Cena is- The Judgment Day interrupts. Dominik Mysterio has his two belts while Finn Balor & JD McDonagh have the World Tag Team Championships, and Dirty Dom asks “Uncle AJ” what makes him think he can beat John Cena when he couldn’t even beat Dom? Hell, Rusev couldn’t beat Dom, Dom is STILL the double champ while Styles has nothing.
Finn says a little birdy told him that Styles & Dragon Lee wanna challenge for the WWE World Tag Team Championships. Take this from an old friend: Styles is making a huge mistake. Oh, an old friend? Sounds like a threat. Though, easy to do when it’s three against one. But here’s an idea: Styles will get Dragon Lee, they’ll find a third man, and they’ll talk to Adam Pearce to make a Six Man Tag for tonight! Then we’ll see how tough The Judgment Day really is. Ain’t that right, old friend? Styles leaves and JD says he knew this was a bad idea. Who do you think he’ll get as a partner?
Dom says it doesn’t matter, Judgment Day will take care of business like always. Finn nods to that, and the boys are ready. But will all these champs look like chumps against The Phenomenal One, The Boy Wonder, and a wild card?
CM Punk heads to gorilla.
The Second City Saint walks past Pearce arguing with Rusev, and just chuckles as he continues on. What is Pearce going to do to appease an angry Bulgarian Brute? What is the Best in the World going to say about everything going on? We find out, after the break.
Penta is backstage.
And both Styles and Dragon Lee walk over. They say hey, and Styles brings up Penta wanting the Intercontinental Championship. Penta confirms, that’s the goal. Then how about this? Penta goes after Dom tonight with Styles & Lee! Lee says yeah, they can definitely do it. Penta says he’s all ears. WHOA, Bayley & Lyra get the jump on Roxie & Raquel! Roxie is sent into road cases, then they mug Raquel 2v1, to send into railing! They mug Raquel more, but Roxie is back up! Roxie and Bayley brawl, producers and refs rush in, and Pearce shouts for this to stop! He gets in there and tells the others to get these four OUTTA HERE!
Bayley & Lyra are dragged off one way, Raquel & Roxie the other. Pearce has his hands full with these explosive elements, but what can he do to squash the beef?
CM Punk heads to the ring!
Dallas sings along with Cult of Personality as Punk steps out on stage. Punk goes to the front row on the far side to high-five a young fan. Then he goes to the other side, high-fives a few more fans, and then yes, he lets us know, “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME~!” Then Punk high-fives fans along the ramp and down to ringside. The fans chant for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” while he gets a mic. Punk says, “Is it great to be alive on a Monday night in Dallas, Texas or what?” The fans cheer, and Punk says they’re loud! And they like to sing, huh? Here’s one for ya, he always wanted to do this, and he hasn’t been here in a couple weeks, so please indulge him.
Punk kneels down and he sings, “The stars at night are big and bright,” CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP, “HERE IN THE HEART~ OF TEXAS~!” Okay, that’s all, goodnight. Kidding! Did they miss him? The fans cheer that they did, so Punk says he doesn’t wanna take up too much time, but he’s got some things to address. First and foremost: Thank you so much for that huge, warm welcome back to the WWE for AJ Lee. The fans cheer for “A J LEE! A J LEE!” Punk now brings up that we’re right around the corner from Crown Jewel in Perth this Saturday, where we’ll see Cody Rhodes VS Seth Rollins.
One of the reasons Punk hasn’t been here in two weeks is because he promised his friend, Cody, to keep his nose out of that business. This Crown Jewel Championship match, brand dominance, ego… As much as Punk is in it with Rollins, he won’t interfere in Cody’s business. The other reason Punk was gone is because he was celebrating with his wife because they defeated Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch at WrestlePalooza! The fans cheer that! Punk started the year beating by beating Seth Rollins on the inaugural Raw, back on January 6th. Punk vows to end this year beating Rollins on another episode of Raw on Netflix.
Punk points out a sign back there, “CM Punk deserves his World Heavyweight Championship back.” The fans cheer, Punk appreciates the passion, but “deserves” is the wrong word. “Earned” is the word! Every turn, when it is 1v1 straight up, Punk has Rollins’ number. Punk is better than Rollins, and everyone knows it! Punk vows to get the world title back just as he started this year: by beating Seth Rollins! Punk will become the NEW World Heavyweight Champion! But then LA KNIGHT shows up! The fans cheer and Punk looks like he should’ve known. The Mega Star goes right to the ring while the fans chant his name.
Punk steps to the ropes, he says this is his time, not Knight’s. Knight says hold on, he has something to say real quick. Knight gets his own mic, “LEMME TALK TO YA!” “YEAH!” Knight takes his sunglasses off, and he tells Punk, “Look in my eyes, what do you see?” Punk says, “Somebody who interrupted me.” Knight says that was good, catchy tune. But the man interrupting, the man standing here now, what you see is the man who is a big force who walked through the door, blew the door off this place, and has still NOT gotten what he deserves, what he has earned, and that is his reign as World Heavyweight Champion.
The fans are torn, but Knight thinks on it. Knight sys Punk said something Knight agrees with, but Knight wants to point out some omissions. Knight says Punk is the creator, the owner, and the man known for the “Pipebomb.” However, lately, Punk’s not known so much for that as he is being someone’s husband. That’s not a knock, not an insult. What Knight wants to say about that is, everyone out here wants and needs loves. Even the most jaded person out there wants to be loved, so for that, Knight commends Punk for cultivating that, it is a beautiful thing. However… As good of a husband as Punk seems to be, he is a trash champion.
The fans boo but Knight says no offense, but that was what? Five minutes? And then SummerSlam, Rollins pins Punk’s shoulders in the middle of the ring. Then there’s Clash in Paris. What happened? Rollins pinned Punk’s shoulders in the middle of the ring. Y’know whose shoulders Rollins has never, ever, ever never not not pinned? Punk is pretty sure it’s the same guy who’s never, ever never, not not been World Heavyweight Champion. The fans like that one, and even Knight has to smirk. Knight tells Punk that this is what he’s getting at: Punk has his cute line about Knight never been champion, but the counter is Knight’s never lost to Rollins.
So while Punk is a two-time loser, Knight is a two-time winner against Rollins. Albeit, one time was from a disqualification Punk caused… But Knight is the last man to pin Rollins, and he’ll damn sure be the next one! And then he will be THE World Heavyweight Champion! BUT THEN JEY SHOWS UP! Punk says this is what he was trying to avoid! The fans sing along with Day One Ish and they bounce along with the beat, “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Jey and his bright green “YEETIN’ AIN’T EASY” shirt go to the ring, grab a mic, and he tells the others, “Hey, hey, hey. I’ma stop you right there. Yeah. Cuz I’m finally thinking clear, Uce. My mind clear: I’m the one.
“I’m the one that never got my rematch for the World Heavyweight Championship.” “YEET!” “And I’m the one who’s up next for the World Heavyweight Championship! UH UH!” “YEET!” Knight and Punk look to each other, and then Knight asks, “What is this? Deja vu right now? I tell you what, we were in Paris, it was me, it was you (Punk), it was you (Jey), and you (Jey) always knocking my door, always complaining. My gawd, man! Yeah, you had the World Heavyweight Championship. You lost it! Your time came, it went. Here’s what I’m telling you. While you (Punk) stand there, thinking it’s your time… (Jey) You’re standing there thinking it’s your time…
“NAH NAH! It’s MY time! YEAH~! And what I’m telling you is you think you lost the title because you’re not quite Roman enough. That ain’t quite right, my man. I’ll tell you this: You’re not Roman Reigns, you’re not gonna be Roman Reigns, and as far as I’m concerned, that’s a good thing. That’s okay. You carve your own path. But where you carve your own path, your best shot right now, you might wanna focus on those tag titles. Though from what I saw last week, you might wanna stop sucking at being a tag team.” And then wait, here comes Jimmy! Knight says sorry for the shrapnel, but Jey keeps getting in the way, Knight’s gonna off that on switch!
Knight says when it comes to Punk- JEY SUPERKICKS KNIGHT! Jimmy steps into the ring while fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Punk says he assumes Jimmy is here because of Jey and Knight, not him. But Punk gets the passion, man. Jey wants to be world champion again, but that means getting behind line behind Punk. Though, Knight does have a point: Maybe Jey should focus on being a tag team. Because Punk loves Jey Uso. Punk doesn’t like “Lil’ Roman.” Punk drops the mic, Jey grabs at him, but Jimmy steps in now. The tension is rising, Jey cools off, but then he SUPER- NO, Jimmy stops Jey! Now the Usos argue!
Punk pushes Jimmy aside to DECK Jey! Jimmy is pissed now, so he SUPERKICKS Punk! The fans are all fired up as Jimmy helps Jey up, but Jimmy is still not happy it came to this. The Usos head out, will The Bloodline be back to their old ways sooner rather than later?
Iyo Sky speaks.
In English, she says, “Asuka, what’s happened between us isn’t Rhea’s fault, it’s yours. You broke my heart.” In Japanese, she continues, “I owed everything to you. Kairi and I are in the WWE because of you. We looked up to you like a big sister. I wanted to be just like you. But your jealousy and your disrespect changed everything. I always gave you credit for my career. You were one of the reasons I became champion. But you’re not the only reason I became a champion! I didn’t want to believe Rhea, but she was right. You only want what’s best for you. A real family member wouldn’t tell me who to be friends with. A real family member wouldn’t take credit for what I’ve done.
“We are not family anymore. But I’m starting to find out who is. And at Crown Jewel, you’ll find out that Asuka isn’t ready for Iyo.” The Genius is prepared mentally, but will she and Mami be ready physically to tear down the Kabuki Warriors?
Kairi Sane w/ Asuka VS Iyo Sky!
Well, speaking of being prepared mentally and physically, The Pirate Princess has been dragged along this entire time by the overbearing Empress of Tomorrow. Will she have no choice but to hurt her “sister?” Or will she continue to be the one that gets hurt?
Raw returns as Kairi makes her entrance, Asuka of course right behind her. The bell rings, Iyo runs up, and she DIVES onto Asuka! Iyo HAMMERS away on Asuka, Kairi hurries to fetch Iyo back into the ring, and fans chant, “Whoop Dat Trick!” in reference to Asuka! But Asuka tells Kairi to get in there and destroy Iyo! Kairi hurries back in, then she runs up on Iyo. Iyo ducks the uraken, blocks the lariat, then blocks a kick! Iyo spins Kairi, but Kairi stays back! She TACKLES Iyo, then HAMMERS away! Kairi bumps Iyo off buckles, then runs corner to corner. Iyo pops Kairi up and out to the apron, but Kairi RAMS Iyo back.
Kairi climbs up, up, and KABUKI- NO, Iyo gets out of the way. Things speed up, Iyo rolls over the dropdown, then Kairi dodges. Kairi goes up to RANA but Iyo handsprings through! The fans fire up as Iyo wags her finger. Kairi ducks a kick, shoves Iyo, then runs past her. Dropkicks cancel out, the two stand off, and the fans cheer. Asuka is upset, but Kairi and Iyo reset. Kairi hesitates, so Asuka shouts, “IKE! <GO!>” Kairi runs up, kicks low, then whips. Iyo ducks ‘n’ redirects Kairi, then handsprings! Kairi dodges, but Iyo SHOTGUNS her down! Kairi tumbles out, the fans fire up, and Iyo goes to the apron.
Iyo lines up as hot, ASAI MOONSAULT! Direct hit at the ramp and the fans fire up again! Asuka is further upset but Iyo stares her down as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns, Iyo has Iyo down, but Iyo fires forearms in return. Iyo fires body shots, but Kairi CLUBS her down. Kairi drags Iyo up, but Iyo RAMS Kairi into the corner. Iyo puts Kairi up top, then gets space so she can run up, only for Kairi to BOOT her! Kairi HANGING HEADSCISSORS! Asuka cheers, the fans are torn, and the ref counts. Kairi lets go at 4 and the fans bring out the fireflies. Kairi climbs up again, and she aims for a FLYING KABUKI FOREARM! Cover, TWO! Iyo is still in this and Asuka is upset again. Kairi keeps on Iyo with the ANKLE KCRAB! But Iyo rolls it back and pops free to DOUBLE STOMP!
The fans fire up while both women are down! Asuka rallies for Kairi but the fans cheer on Iyo. Iyo and Kairi rise, and Kairi swings! Iyo dodges to SHOTEI! And SHOTEI! And then she FLAPJACKS Kairi down! Kairi staggers up, takes a swing, but Iyo wrenches, kicks, and whips. Kairi reverses, Iyo goes up and out, then she ROCKS Kairi first! Iyo climbs up, the fans fire up, and Asuka shouts to Kairi! But it doesn’t matter, Iyo hits the MI SSILE DROPKICK! Iyo kips up and the fans go crazy for the crazy crazy taunt! Kairi is in a corner, Iyo gets the fans going more, and all aboard the SHIN- NO, Kairi dodges the double k nees!
Iyo hobbles, Kairi runs, but Iyo dodges! GERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO!! Kairi survives and Asuka panics, but Iyo drags Kairi up. Iyo underhooks, TIGER FACE- NO, Kairi lands out! SLIDING D! Cover, TWO! Iyo survives the turnaround but Kairi is right on her! Alabama Lift, ALABAMA SLAM! Iyo is in the drop zone, Kairi climbs up, and Asuka says this is the end! Kairi is reluctant, but she still aims and IN-SANE ELBOW into BOOTS! Iyo turns the tides again and Kairi is in a corner! SHINKANSEN! Iyo then puts Kairi in the drop zone, goes up, up, and- NO, Asuka gets on the apron! Iyo hops down to GAMANGIRI Asuka!
Iyo HAMMERS away on Asuka, but Kairi SLIDING D again! Japanese Leg Roll, and Asuka holds Kairi’s hands!! KAIRI WINS!
Winner: Kairi Sane, by pinfall
Asuka pulled the arms like she does the puppet strings, and now Asuka CLBOBERS Iyo! Asuka wants Kairi to add on, so Kairi URAKENS! Asuka then has the dragon sleeper! The fans chant for Rhea, but Rhea’s in Australia already for the press tour! Iyo is helpless for the IN-SANE DDT!! Asuka smiles as she hugs her Kairi, but will Kairi continue to do her bidding? Or can Rhea help Iyo get revenge this Saturday?
The Vision regroups backstage.
Seth Rollins continues to stare at the WrestleMania 40 watch while Becky Lynch paces, laughing as she borders on insanity. Maxxine? A win? Over Becky? The greatest woman’s wrestler of all time? Maxxine? A win?! That is the most crooked ref Becky’s seen in her entire life! First Indianapolis, and now Dallas! Becky laughs as her face turns redder, and she says how dare that ref count her out, as if Becky doesn’t know how to count! Becky says they don’t deserve her! She is not going to Perth now. She will go tell Pearce that she is NOT going to Perth, because she needs time to reevaluate. If this is how they’re going to treat her, they don’t deserve her!
Becky paces as she says until they get better refs, she’s not wrestling! Rollins then tells Heyman, “We should talk.” Heyman says, “Yessir.” Rollins says, “I have to win on Saturday.” Heyman says, “And you’re going to win this Saturday.” Rollins nods, then asks, “But what if I don’t?” “What if you don’t what?” “What if I don’t beat Cody Rhodes?” “But you will beat Cody Rhodes.” Rollins still asks what if he doesn’t. Heyman says it is an impossibility! But Rollins says Heyman is not hearing him: What if Rollins loses? What happens? Heyman frowns, but says if Rollins wants it straight…
If Rollins loses to Cody Rhodes, he loses the Raw locker room. He loses the faith of Bron & Bronson, and their faith that The Vision, Rollins’ vision, is what leads us into the future. Rollins throws away that they’ve built since WrestleMania, and the fact that the entire Netflix Era is built around Seth Freakin’ Rollins. Rollins becomes nothing more than a de facto wannabe secondary champion. So please, do yourself a favor, and don’t lose. Heyman goes to leave but Rollins grabs him by the arm. Rollins makes Heyman look at him, and brings up that he noticed Heyman left someone out of that equation there: Heyman himself.
So now, what happens to Heyman if Rollins loses. Heyman says he’s Rollins’ secret weapon. Cody is 3-0 against Rollins, that is a streak to be sure. Rollins tells Heyman to be serious. He asked Heyman a straight question, Heyman needs to give a straight answer. Heyman says if Rollins loses to Cody, at some point, Heyman has to ask himself, “Why? Why did I pick you?” Heyman has to ask himself why he picked Rollins over Roman Reigns. Now Heyman leaves, and Rollins has that much more motivation. Will this ensure Rollins finally and definitively defeats Cody Rhodes?
Roman and Jey regroup backstage.
Roman smiles as Jey goes on about the scrap with CM Punk. Jimmy walks over, Jey asks where he went. Why was he out there with Jey anyway? Jey was running the play, handling business, getting the World Heavyweight Championship, and now they’re in a tag match! Jimmy was out there protecting Punk! Is he trying to protect Punk? Jimmy better recognize which side he’s on tonight! Alright? Okay? Yeah, he’s on your side, Jey! Everyone knows that! But y’know what? Roman said he sees and hears everything? Well, so does Jimmy. And Jimmy sees what’s going on here. Roman is pulling strings, messing with Jey’s mind, making him think a certain way he doesn’t need to be thinking!
Jimmy wants Roman to accept this: Jimmy ain’t like Roman, and Jey is nothing like Roman. Roman nods and says, “I know you’re not hearing me right now, but you should listen to this. When your brother won that World Heavyweight Championship, he became more like me and less like you. And if you really wanna help your brother, sometimes, you just need to get out of his way.” Roman leaves, and Jimmy seethes. But can The Usos hold it together? Can #BigJim accept that his brother truly is #MainEventJey?
Six Man Tag: Dominik Mysterio, Finn Balor & JD McDonagh VS AJ Styles, Dragon Lee & PENTA!
Typical Dirty Dom, he ran his mouth and stuck his foot in it. But at the same time, he, the Prince and the Irish Ace are still golden this deep into the year. Will they prove it isn’t all just for show? Or will The Phenomenal One, The Boy Wonder, and the Man with Zero Fear all be holding golden tickets after tonight?
Raw returns, and Styles has a mic because he wants to talk about- Well, never mind, Judgment Day interrupt with their entrance. The trios sort out and the fans fire up as Styles starts against Finn. The two circle, feel things out, and tie up. Finn headlocks, he grinds Styles down, and the fans sing for “Dirty, Dirty Dom~!” Styles powers up, out, drops down, hurdles over, and he DROPKICKS Finn down! JD jumps in, Styles dodges, and he feeds JD to Penta’s SUPERKICK! JD tumbles out of the ring hard, Dom runs up, but Styles ROCKS him! Then Styles helps Dragon get up to RANA Dom out! The fans fire up, and then Styles PLANCHAS onto Finn!
Penta PLANCHAS onto JD! Dragon flies out onto Dom! The fans fire up for all the aerial attacks as Styles and team regroup. And they do the Penta Swag! The fans cheer more, and join in with “CERO! MIEDO!” as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Dragon tags Penta, then Penta tags Styles. Penta & Dragon whip JD to a corner, JUMP KICK, leg sweep, and Penta headstands while Dragon SUPERKICKS Finn down! DROPKICK for JD, then Styles adds the SLIDING FOREARM! Cover, TWO! JD toughs it out but Styles brings him around. Styles drags JD up, bumps him off buckles, and he tags Dragon back in. Dragon CHOPS JD, stalks him to the corner, then whips corner to corner. Dragon blocks a kick, puts it in the ropes, and DRAGON SCREWS the other leg! JD falls in a heap and the fans fire up! Dragon then runs corner to corner for the HYDRAULIC DROPKICK!
Dragon drags JD to a cover, TWO! JD is still in this but Dragon stomps him down. Dragon then goes up the corner, leaps, but JD DROPKICKS Dragon in return! Both men are down, JD crawls, hot tag to Dom! Dallas is thunderous as Dom fires off body shots! Dom whips, UPPERCUTS, and then covers Dragon, ONE!! Dom rains down fists, the fans cheer him on, and Dom flexes. Dom taunts Styles, stands Dragon up, then fires off body shots. Dom puts Dragon in a corner, whips corner to corner hard, then storms up on him. Dom drags Dragon up, gives some Latino Heat, and then snap suplexes! That’s Uno Amigo and Dom rises again.
Dom hits Dos Amigos! Then Dom brings Dragon up for more Latino Heat, and- CRADLE! TWO! Dom escapes, Dragon runs up, but Dom keeps him from his corner! Dom RAMS Dragon into a corner! Tag to JD, JD snapmares Dragon and tags Finn, slingshot STOMP! Tag back to Dom for the slingshot SENTON! Tag back to JD, ARABIAN PRESS SAULT! Cover, TWO! JD goes up so that Judgment Day can all soak up the heat. Dallas is a bit torn but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Dom tunes out the taunts. Dom DECKS Styles with a sucker punch, then runs up on Dragon. Dragon slips through the lariat to LIGER BOMB! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Both men crawl, hot tags to JD and Penta! The fans fire up as Penta rallies on Judgment Day! RANA for JD! Then a mule kick and SLING-DOG for Dom! Penta then sees Finn coming! SOBAT! Victory roll with Dom to then LEAP and DOUBLE DDT Finn & JD! Dom scrambles away, but Styles is back! Styles tells Penta to watch out for JD, and Penta runs in! But into a STANDING SPANISH FLY!! Both men are down and the fans fire up!
Penta and JD crawl, the fans rally for Styles and Dom, and we get hot tags to Styles and Dom! The fans fire up again as Styles fires the Phenomenal Blitz on Dom! LARIAT! Dom flounders, Styles runs in, and Styles LARIATS! Then fireman’s carry, but Dom slips free! Styles switches, torture racks, and TOWER HACKER BOMBS!! High stack, JD breaks it! Dragon LARIATS JD up and out! Finn TOSSES Dragon! Penta TOSSES Finn! And Penta FLIES onto Finn! The fans fire up and Styles has Dom! Dom grabs ropes, the ref has Styles back off, and then Dom FLAPJACK HOTSHOTS Dom! Styles sputters, Dom runs up, DROPKICK!
Styles is on the ropes, Dom dials it up, but RUSEV IS HERE! Dom is afraid for his life so he tags out to JD and RUNS AWAY! But Rusev gets Dom first! But then Penta runs up! Dom ducks, the SUPERKICK hits Rusev! Penta isn’t bothered either way, but Dom is running away into the crowd! JD RAMS Styles, slingshots up and to sunset flip! But Styles rolls through, lift and tuck, STYLES CLASH!! Cover, Styles’ team wins!
Winners: AJ Styles, Dragon Lee & Penta, by pinfall
Now that was phenomenal! Styles doesn’t waste a moment, though, and grabs a mic! He hops onto the commentary desk and says, “Now that I’ve got a second to talk… This match at Crown Jewel between AJ Styles and John Cena… We don’t need a story, it writes itself. You got two men who will dance for the last time, and I will promise you this: We will leave it all in that ring! It will kick ass!” The fans cheer, and Styles salutes! Phenomenal AJ Styles, The GOAT that is John Cena, who proves they’re the best one last time?
LA Knight and CM Punk meet backstage.
Punk tells Knight, “You don’t want this match, I don’t want this match, this doesn’t get me closer to the title or Seth.” Knight says he gets that, they’ve both been here, and that’s fine. But they’re gonna do it cuz they gotta do it. So the only thing Knight asks of Punk is, “Don’t get pinned.” Punk sarcastically says, “Yeah.” Knight heads out first, but will either of them come out the winner? Or will they regret angering one of the best tag teams to ever do it?
The Usos VS CM Punk & LA Knight!
Raw returns as Jimmy & Jey are in the ring, the fans still bouncing in Dallas. Then Knight makes his entrance, almost immediately followed by CM Punk. The teams sort out and then it’s just a fight! The fans fire up as the hands fly, Punk after Jimmy and Knight after Jey! The fans fire up, Punk mocks the pop ‘n’ lock to UPPERCUT Jimmy! Punk stomps Jimmy out of the ring, Knight has Jey in a corner for stomps, and so Knight and Jey are starting. Knight whips Jey, Jey UPPERCUTS in return! Jey then storms up, but Knight JAWBREAKERS back! Knight puts Jey in the corner, stomps a mudhole, “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” and he stops as the ref counts 4.
Knight goes corner to corner, then KNEES Jey down! A hard tag to Punk, and Punk storms into the ring. Punk brings Jey up to wrench and YANK the arm! And YANK! YANK! YANK! “YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!” Punk then hard tags Knight back! Knight says okay, if that’s what they’re gonna do. Knight brings Jey up, wrenches the arm, but Jey ROCKS Knight! “YEET!” Tag to Jimmy, but Knight HIP TOSSES him down! “YEAH!” Knight brings Jimmy up, ROCKS him, “YEAH!” But then Jimmy CHOPS! Jimmy reels Knight in, suplexes, but Knight lands out to NECKBREAKER! Knight then hurries to whip, but Jimmy reverses.
Knight grabs ropes to stop himself, and he BOOTS Jimmy away, only for Jimmy to distract the ref and let Jey sucker punch Knight! Punk protests but that’s the savvy of the Usos. Jimmy tags Jey, Jey drags Knight out of the ring, and Jey ROCKS Knight! Knight staggers away, but Jey whips him hard into steel steps! Knight writhes, Punk protests more, but Raw goes to break.
Raw returns yet again, and Jey keeps Knight away from Punk. Jey THROWS Knight down, then huffs and puffs. Jey storms up and he tags Jimmy in. The Usos stand Knight up, Jey RAMS him, then Jimmy runs up to forearm SMASH! Jey shoves Knight down, the ref counts and Jey steps outside. Jimmy drags Knight back over, tags Jey back in, and then Jimmy scoops Knight. Jey goes up, the Usos hit the BACKBREAKER AX HANDLE COMBO! The fans cheer the Usos on, and Jey raises the one to the sky. Punk tries to rally fans for Knight, but Jey says he’ll smack Punk one. HIP ATTACK for Knight! Then he sees Knight go to another corner.
Jey runs up again, but Knight dodges! Hip attack hits buckles and Knight hits the JUMP NECKBREAKER! Both men are down, the fans fire up, and the two hot tag Punk and Jimmy! Punk rallies on #BigJim, LARIAT after LARIAT, and Jimmy checks his teeth. Punk whips to CALF KICK! Punk taunts Jimmy with his own necklace, then runs up to SHINING WIZARD! And short arm LARIAT! The fans fire up and Punk climbs a corner. Punk aims to “YEET” and MACHO ELBOW! Punk throws off his new Punk merch shirt, and he says night-night! Jimmy staggers up into the fireman’s carry! But Jimmy slips free!
Jimmy SUPERKICKS Punk down, tags Jey, and Jey’s right up top! USO SPLASH!! Cover, KNIGHT BREAKS IT! “YEAH!” Knight blocks a kick, kicks Jimmy, but Jimmy shoves Knight away, into Jey! Jey falls, Jimmy runs up, but into a B F T!! Jey SUPERKICKS Knight! But Punk rolls Jey! TWO, and Punk hurries, but Jey dodges! SPEAR!! Jey hurries to put Punk in place, then he climbs back up! But then Knight is back up, so Jey hops down to DECK him! Punk fireman’s carries! GO TO SLEEP!! Jey falls, Knight tags in! Knight snipes the cover, LA & CM win!
Winners: LA Knight & CM Punk, by pinfall
Punk is stunned, but a win is a win! As great as the Usos are, they weren’t 100% focused, and The Mega Star makes the most of it! Will Knight solidify his spot as THE #1 contender to the World Heavyweight Championship?
My Thoughts:
A great Raw here as the first go-home to Crown Jewel, SmackDown being the other. Great stuff in all the Vision and “Bloodline 2025” stories tonight, especially as they interplay both directly and indirectly. Roman had a very good opening promo with Heyman and Bronson, great news that we’re getting an Australian Street Fight, which is really just going to be a Street Fight in Australia. Other than when Chris Jericho brought items that related to the town/city, when has a “[Somewhere] Street Fight” been any different from just a generic one? But that aside, Roman and Bronson are going to do great stuff, and this could probably go either way.
Great drama and dysfunction dynamics with Roman and the Usos again, and a great promo from Punk, Knight, Jey and then the brawl that set up the main event. Granted, that’s another of the pet peeve I’ve got right now. They gotta come into a show with a main event already announced, it continues to make main roster look like they just have half the show booked. But hey, Punk & Knight VS Usos was a great main event, and Knight sniping the win was great stuff. Punk said he wants to finish the year facing Rollins, so he already kinda set himself up for facing Rollins for the title in December, probably the 29th, literally the last Raw of 2025.
Likewise, great stuff with Rollins, Heyman and Becky backstage. Great match of Becky VS Maxxine, and while Maxxine took a second to warm up, she looked amazing by the end. Plus, Becky getting cocky and losing to Maxxine by count out was a brilliant bit of work, and Becky losing her mind over it was good stuff. Heyman getting brutally honest with Rollins was great stuff, too, and it really should motivate Rollins for the match with Cody. Still hard to say how each of the Crown Jewel Championship matches will go, because I just don’t see Vaquer losing to Tiffany, yet Heyman really put it forward that Rollins can’t lose, either.
Another great week from the Bayley story, though she wasn’t quite as erratic as usual. Great match of Lyra VS Roxie, and as it looks right now, Bayley is figuring out how to use Ding Dong Bayley and Hugger Bayley in the right situations. Them brawling backstage was also great, and that’s clearly going to be a big tag match now. The only thing I can think of is Bayley’s rage getting the better of her and as she’s going “too far,” Lyra will need to pull her back and that gets Lyra hit. Judgment Day can win this match so that they can go on to the tag titles while we focus on Lyra and Bayley working through Bayley’s mental and emotional struggle.
Good stuff with the rest of Judgment Day, too. Dom, Finn & JD interrupting Styles wanting to talk about John Cena twice comes back to bite them because of Rusev for one, and then just great teamwork from Styles, Dragon & Penta. Great win for Styles’ team, and good, quick promo to hype Styles VS Cena, One Last Time. Styles might be right, because if Cena can bust out a lot for SummerSlam and Cody, and for Clash In Paris with Logan, Cena and Styles could put on one last instant classic here. Then there’s great stuff with how Dragon Lee is after the AAA Mega Championship and Penta is after the WWE Intercontinental Championship, Dom might have to choose which means more to him, while also running from Rusev just so he can live.
And great stuff with the Kabuki Warriors story tonight. Very good promo from Iyo, and really powerful emotional moment when Asuka SLAPPED Kairi. Kairi VS Iyo was great stuff, and with Asuka’s help, Kairi of course won. But given how Asuka is treating Kairi, I wouldn’t be surprised if the pivotal moment in the tag match is Kairi standing up for herself and ditching Asuka, allowing Iyo & Rhea to win. In the end, that probably depends on the plans for the Women’s World Championship and the tag titles, but it just makes sense story wise if Asuka gets her comeuppance here.
My Score: 8.8/10
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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.
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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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