Results
Mitchell’s WWE Raw Results & Report! (11/24/25)
Who will have the advantage?
Countdown to WarGames!
With both the Men’s and Women’s WarGames teams finalized, Monday Night Raw determines which sides will have the one-up advantage!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- The Last Time is Now Quarterfinals: GUNTHER VS Carmelo Hayes; Gunther wins and advances.
- Rey Mysterio VS JD McDonagh w/ Finn Balor; Rey wins.
- The Last Time is Now Quarterfinals: PENTA VS Solo Sikoa; Solo wins and advances.
- Men’s WarGames Advantage Tag Match: Drew McIntyre & Logan Paul VS The Usos; Drew & Logan win advantage for their team.
PLAY BY PLAY
Roman Reigns is here!
Even before the music hit, OKC was chanting for “O T C!” and here he is! THE Tribal Chief is in Oklahoma City and the fans go wild! Roman raises his finger, the pyro goes off, then he makes his way to the ring. The fans cheer as Roman again raises the one to the sky and there’s more pyro. The fans cheer for “O T C! O T C!” as Roman gets the mic, then they sing for “Roman, Roman Reigns~!” while he paces. Roman nods, and he revels in the “O T C! O T C!” before he says, “O K C! ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans cheer, and now Cody Rhodes makes his entrance! The fans fire up all over again as they get to sing along with Kingdom, “WHOA~ OH!”
Cody gets his pyro now, then high-fives fans on his way down the ramp. Cody gets his second “WHOA~ OH~!” and second pyro and the fans fire up again as Cody steps into the ring to join Roman. Cody gets his own mic, the fans sing, “Cody, Cody Rhodes~!” and Cody says, “So, Oklahoma Citay…! Whaddya wanna talk about?” Cody says admittedly, he thought this would be different. Cody acknowledges that Roman is indeed a man of his word. But the last time Roman gave Cody his word, it was for a match. This time, this is war. Cody told everyone who would listen why he was involved with WarGames, but seems he’s just like everyone else: What’s in this for Roman?
Roman smirks and the fans cheer for “O T C! O T C!” Roman says, “What’s in it for me? Last time I checked, I been in this war. You’re just now joining. And this is the thing. I don’t like you, you don’t like me, we don’t even really know each other that well. But there’s one thing you know about me and there’s one thing I know about you: We don’t play around when it comes to our families. And last time I checked, half of this team IS my family! And before they were on this team, they were in my Bloodline.” The fans cheer that. Roman says that means he has been invested in this for a long time, and he is here to see that investment through.
Cody says, “Understood. Then all I can say is… Welcome to my team.” Cody offers a handshake, the fans cheer, but Roman is hesitant. And then CM PUNK shows up! The fans fire up again because they get to sing along with Cult of Personality! The fans join in with “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME~!” and Punk goes right to the ring. He shows off the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, then grabs a mic before standing with Cody and Roman. The fans chant for “C M PUNK! C M PUNK!” and he smiles. “Is it great to be alive on a Monday night in Oklahoma City or what?!” The fans cheer that, and then Punk looks between Roman and Cody.
Punk asks OKC, “ACKNOWLEDGE US!” The fans cheer that! Punk says he’s stealing material, but there’s an occasion for it, and that is this: In major league sprots terms, this is an All-Star WarGames team. So he is glad Cody has Roman’s word. Punk doesn’t need it, because he figured he and Roman were cool. Last year, Punk saved Roman’s life. And then ruined it four months later. Punk smirks and says that was reason for Roman to stab him in the back? But Punk knows Roman won’t because if he does that, he’s stabbing The Usos’ in the back, and surely Roman Reigns wouldn’t be so mean to his own cousins, would he?
Roman would never put his family between a rock and a hard place, would he? Cody says they’ve already got it, they’re all on the same team. Yeah, but who said it was Cody’s team? Did Punk hear that right? Cody said this was HIS team before offering a handshake? Last time Punk checked, this is NOT SmackDown, this is NOT the USA Network, this is Monday Night Raw, on Netflix, and Cody can be Quarterback on Fridays, but here, PUNK is champ. Roman says why not just measure ’em now, huh? Because it doesn’t matter if it’s Cody’s team, or if it’s Punk’s team, it doesn’t even have to be his team. He doesn’t like either of them!
The only thing they can all agree on is, they hate Paul Heyman and The Vision. That’s Roman’s word to them, that’s his promise: He hates The Vision more than he hates these two. And since we’re being honest tonight… That title would look so much better on Roman’s shoulder. Roman leaves, and Punk asks, “You talking to me? Or you talking to Cody?” Roman just chuckles and shrugs. The OTC still asserts dominance even when he says he doesn’t care. But can three alpha male egos survive each other long enough to survive WarGames?
Paul Heyman, The Vision, and Drew McIntyre meet backstage.
Speaking of WarGames, The Oracle has 80% of the team here, but he begs The Scottish Terminator to take this seriously. He is still under suspension, and the only reason he was allowed inside the building is because Heyman picked him for the Advantage match. If Drew steps outside this room and even goes “Boo!” to the wrong person, he could be removed from the arena. The advantage is a tag team match tonight, so Drew and someone else have to step in against two from the other team. Logan Paul says he’s got it! It should be BRRROCK! LESNARRR! Heyman says sure, but Lesnar is in a terrible mood after last week’s brawl.
Lesnar is only going to show up to hunt down Roman Reigns. You don’t want any part of Lesnar, you shouldn’t even have let Lesnar’s name come out of your mouth. Logan says right, Brock’s name should not come out his mouth. Heyman is annoyed and asks, “Are you serious?!” Logan says sorry, he’s messing around. Drew’s partner tonight is obviously… Bron Breakker! The Badass shakes his head, and Heyman says no, it’s not. Then… Bronson Reed! No, it’s not. Logan points to himself, and Heyman says yes. The Maverick says that’s a wise choice. But is even Logan Paul worried about what could happen to him out there tonight? Or can #Mavericktyre make it work?
The Last Time is Now Quarterfinals: GUNTHER VS Carmelo Hayes!
Der Ring General’s return was a success as he defeated Je’Von Evans, and now he faces H1M in the second round. Melo may have gotten help against The Vision, but will he still hit Nothing But Net? Or will Gunther block the shot and take one step closer to Saturday Night’s Main Event?
Raw returns and Melo makes his entrance. The bell rings and the fans rally up. Gunther mocks Melo, “Who did you beat?” Melo fires off fast hands! Gunther THROWS Melo away, but Melo comes back to CHOP and fire more fast hands! Gunther puts Melo in the corner, smothers him, but the ref counts. Melo slips free to CHOP! The fans fire up, but Gunther just smirks! Gunther storms up, pie faces Melo, then soaks up cheers and jeers. But Melo gets up to ROCK and CHOP Gunther! The fans fire up, Melo headlocks, but Gunther powers up and out. Gunther CLOBBERS Melo, then climbs up the corner to soak up heat.
But Melo gets under Gunther to POWERBOMB him down! The fans fire up as Melo then runs up, V-TRIGGER! Melo keeps going, FADE AWAY JUMPER DDT! Cover, TWO! Gunther is tougher than that but Melo just keeps the energy up. Gunther goes to a corner, Melo fires more shots, and the fans rally behind Melo. Melo ROCKS and CHOPS and BOOTS, but Gunther eggs him on! Melo ROUNDHOUSES, ROUNDHOUSE- But Gunther blocks! Melo dodges the chop, springboards, but into a CHOP! And then Gunther CHOPS again! Gunther CHOPS Melo down again, soaks up more heat, and he paces around while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Gunther drags Melo up to scoop and SLAM! The fans rally while Gunther paces. Gunther drags Melo up, scoops him, but Melo wrangles Gunther to a cradle! TWO, and Gunther CHOPS him down again! Melo sputters, Gunther looms over him, then he drags Melo up. Gunther back suplexes, but Melo lands out! Melo jumps on for a SLEEPER! The fans fire up as Melo thrashes around, but Gunther slips behind to SLEEPER! They drop back, Melo rolls back to cover, TWO! Melo has the SLEEPER! Gunther fights up, powers up, and he hits a BIG back suplex! Melo writhes but the fans rally up.
Gunther taunts Melo and even asks the camera, “Who did he even beat to be in the ring with me?” Gunther goes back to Melo, stands Melo up, and UPPERCUTS him down! Melo crawls to ropes, Gunther taunts him, but Melo rises up. The fans rally as Melo snarls, and he CHOPS! Gunther UPPERCUTS Melo back! Melo goes to a corner, Gunther storms up on Melo, and he whips corner to corner. Gunther runs up, but into a SUPERKICK! The fans fire up and Melo rises again! Melo runs, tilt-o-whirls, but Gunther SLAMS him down! Gunther hauls Melo back up, BUTTERFLY SUPLEX! Cover, TWO! Melo survives and the fans cheer!
Gunther frowns, and Melo grabs at him. Gunther drags Melo up and CHOPS him down! But Gunther holds the wristlock and drags Melo up again. But Melo ducks the chop to jump on! SLEEPER! Gunther RAMS Melo into buckles, Melo holds on, and the ref counts. Gunther powers out, but Melo SUPERKICKS again! Melo runs, springboards, but into a BOOT! Melo wobbles, Gunther reels him in! POWER- DDT!! Melo turns it around and the fans fire up again! Melo reaches out as the fans rally, and Raw goes back to break.
Raw returns again, Melo is outside, the ring count climbs, but Melo is up and in at 8! Gunther is right on him! POWER- NO, Melo sunset flips! Gunther stays up and CHOPS Melo! Then Gunther YANKS Melo up, pops him up, but the FIRST 48 OUTTA NOWHERE! Melo runs, tries another, but Gunther stops the 48 to DUMP Melo out! Melo lands safe on the apron, then avoids a boot! ROUNDHOUSE! Gunther falls back, Melo goes up, and the fans fire up! Melo aims, but Gunther CHOPS first! Melo flops back down to the apron while the fans rally up. Gunther goes out to join Melo, winds up again, and CHOPS!
Melo sputters, Gunther swings, but Melo dodges! CHOP HITS POST!! The fans fire up as Melo then slingshots, APRON DDT! Not the cleanest but it was still points on the board! Both men are down on the outside and the ring count starts. Melo rises, rolls in at 5 of 10, but Gunther is already standing at 6. Melo builds speed to FLY! Down goes Gunther and the fans fire up again! The count resets as both men are down, but “This is Awesome!” Melo stands, he brings Gunther up, but Gunther reels Melo in! Melo fights the lift, and he BACKDROPS Gunther into the timekeeper’s area! But then Gunther YANKS Melo around with a SLEEPER!
Gunther steps over barriers to head for the ring, but Melo jumps up, TORNADO DDT to the floor!! The count is still going! It is 7 of 10! 8! Melo is in, Gunther is down!! Gunther springs to life at 9.99!! Melo is stunned, as are the fans, but Melo runs! LA MYSTICA!! Melo hurries to the corner! OKC wants to see it! NOTHING BUT – NO! Gunther dodges, and LARIATS Melo inside-out!! Then the GENERAL BOMB!! High stack, TWO?!?! Melo survives and no one can believe it! Gunther is furious, and he rains down HAMMER ‘N’ ANVIL ELBOWS!! Then the SLEEPER!! Gunther smothers Melo, Melo flails and fights, but he’s fading fast!!
The fans rally as hard as they can, and Melo gets a second wind! Melo rises, reaches out, but Gunther reels him back in! GENERAL BOMB!! High stack, Gunther wins!!
Winner: Gunther, by pinfall (advances to the semifinals)
Der Ring General got more of a fight than expected from H1M, but he still came out the victor! Will Gunther be unstoppable between now and that final match with John Cena?
Cody, Punk and Roman regroup backstage.
Cody says this arguing is exactly what Heyman wants to see. Punk says he did NOT ruin Roman’s life, he’s fine. But The Usos walk in, and Jey says, “Well woopy damn doo! Man, I’m glad we over here getting along like one happy ass family over here, Uce.” Punk side hugs Cody to try and play along but Jey says they’re arguing about everything that’s so important, except what is happening tonight! Jimmy says tonight is a big tag team match! The WarGames Advantage! And in order for them to win, they all gotta be on the same page here! Guess who IS on the same page here. The Usos! Guess who not? You three!
So the tag team needs to be the best tag team, go out there and do what they do, and get that W, that advantage for WarGames! YEET! Jey tells Roman, “Uce, we The Ones for a reason, right?” Roman says yes. Punk is Best in the World for a reason, right? Right. And Cody Rhodes, whatchu wanna talk about tonight? The Usos got the W tonight! YEET! Jey & Jimmy then head out, that decision made for the rest. Roman says if they’re both so smart, Cody and Punk can fix this. Roman then heads out, but can the Usos get that man-up advantage? Or will the Scottish Terminator & Maverick be very ImPAULsive?
Dominik Mysterio is here!
Oklahoma City cheers the AAA Mega Campeon, “Dirty” Dom, as he heads to the ring. He has his rematch for the WWE Intercontinental Championship this Saturday, but what will he have to say about it? We find out, after the break.
Raw returns and Dom has the mic. The fans boo as Dom speaks, starting in Espanol to say he is the King of the Luchadores. Then in English, Dom says he will end John Cena’s retirement tour early! The fans keep booing but Dom tells them to let him speak! This Saturday, Dom will embarrass John Cena in Dom’s hometown of San Diego! He will take back HIS Intercontinental Championship! And at Survivor Series, Dom will continue to be the GREATEST Mysterio of All Time! The fans definitely boo that. Dom says it doesn’t even matter if the fans cheer for Cena or not, he’s not here tonight! Dom doesn’t blame him for not wanting to come to this dump!
But wait! The music starts?! So last week wasn’t the last Raw?! Wait, they got a Mini to pretend to be Cena, and even one to pretend to be Stu. The fans still want to high-five Mini Cena, and he runs to the ring just like Cena! But he can’t just into the ring, it’s too high. Mini Cena goes up the steps and slides in from there. The fans still cheer Mini Cena as he then grabs a mic, but Dom says, “You don’t interrupt me, John! I should drop you where you stand. But y’know what? I’m gonna save my energy and I’ma let you walk away. Because…” Dom is almost laughing at his own joke as he says, “You have no idea what’s coming for you at Survivor Series.”
Mini Cena says, “Fine speech, young Dominik. I mean, coming from the Worst Mysterio of All Time.” The fans cheer that! Dom whispers that this isn’t what they agreed on. Mini Cena says if Dom won’t fight him in front of the good people of Oklahoma City, then maybe at Survivor Series, if you want some, come get some! Because the Champ is Here~! But Dom BOOTS Mini Cena over. The fans boo, Dom is fed up with his own joke, and he sets Mini Cena up for a “You Can’t See Me!” FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! Dom then puts Mini Cena on the ropes and CHOKES him! The fans boo, Dom dials it up, 619! Direct hit on Mini Cena!
Dom then puts Mini Cena in the drop zone, goes up, and gives some Latino Heat! FROG SPLASH!! Dom picks up his AAA title, stands over Mini Cena, and soaks up the heat. But here comes REY! The fans cheer as Dom stands his ground against his dad, to then run away the moment Rey is in the ring. Rey checks on Mini Cena, but here comes JD McDonagh! Dom hands this off to his Judgment Day amigos, but can the Irish Ace trump the true King of Lucha? Or will Rey just add on to last week’s defeat?
Rey Mysterio VS JD McDonagh w/ Finn Balor!
Raw returns and the match is already going as Rey ducks ‘n’ dodges and MONKEY FLIPS JD! JD tumbles to a corner, Rey RAMS into him, and then Rey climbs up. The fans cheer and count along as Rey rains down fists! Rey goes to nine, then winds up for TEN! The fans cheer as Rey MONKEY FLIPS JD again, and JD lands on his tailbone! JD stands, Rey ROCKS him, then Rey RAMS JD into the corner. Rey climbs up, but JD slips free and YANKS Rey down! Finn applauds but the fans boo. JD whips Rey to ropes, tilt-o-whirl scoops and BACKBREAKER! JD soaks up heat, Finn joins in, and Rey goes to the ropes.
JD stomps Rey, CHOKES him at the ropes, but the ref counts. JD stops, Rey goes to a corner, and JD storms up. Rey kicks JD, ROCKS him, and fires more shots. The fans rally for Rey as he whips, but JD reverses to drop toehold! JD drops the leg, brother! Cover, TWO! JD stays on Rey with a forearm to the back! JD clamps on with a chinlock but the fans rally up. Rey endures, fights up, and stands up to body blow! Rey runs, tilt-o-whirl and crucifix takeover, TWO! JD LARIATS Rey back down! Finn applauds but the fans boo while Rey sputters. JD puts Rey in a corner, RAMS him, and RAMS him again! And again!
The ref counts, JD stops, and JD soaks up more heat while he throws up the Too Sweet. JD hops down, stands Rey up, and whips corner to corner. Rey goes up and Electric Chair! Rey throws hands, then he RANAS JD out! But JD holds onto Rey! Rey still fights, only for JD to SLAM Rey on the desk! Rey sputters, Finn fires up for JD, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and JD grinds Rey down with a cobra twist. He links up with Finn and the fans boo! The ref notices that, Finn lets go, and Rey HIP TOSSES JD! Rey goes to a corner, JD runs up, but Rey sends him into buckles! Rey DECKS JD from the apron, the fans cheer, but JD SWEEPS the legs! Rey lands on the apron, JD CHOKES him with a heel to the neck, but JD stops as the ref counts. JD goes out to the apron, soaks up more heat, then storms up on Rey. Rey BOOTS JD to the corner! The fans cheer as JD falls to the floor! Rey rises up, the ring count climbs to 5 of 10, and JD stands at 6.
Finn directs JD into the ring, but Rey is there to SEATED SENTON! The fans fire up, Rey whips, JD sunset flips! Rey rolls through to BUZZSAW! Cover, TWO! JD survives, Finn is relieved, but Rey fires up with the fans. He calls for it, then stands JD up. But JD knees low! JD scoops, Rey slips free! Rey kicks, JD blocks, but the ENZIGIRI sends JD stumbling! JD is on the ropes, Rey dials it up, but he runs into a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! Rey survives and the fans fire up again! JD stalks Rey, gives him Kawada Kicks, and he RIPCORDS, but Rey hits a CODE RED!! Cover, TWO!! JD survives and even Finn is shocked!
Rey waits on JD, and drop toeholds him back onto ropes! Rey dials it up, but Finn TRIPS Rey up! The fans boo as the ref misses that! Rey PUSHES Finn! The fans cheer, Finn gets up on the apron, but then Rey sends JD into Finn! Finn is down, JD is on the ropes! Dial it up, 619! And the slingshot SPLASH! Cover, Rey wins!
Winner: Rey Mysterio, by pinfall
Judgment Day tried to get revenge but it all blew up in their face! But then Finn runs up anyway! Rey dodges, tiger feints again, and then he slips away! Finn looks less like a Prince and more like a joker. Will Rey be laughing all the way to the bank? Or can Judgment Day get even?
Raquel Rodriguez talks with Adam Pearce backstage.
She can’t believe that Nikki Bella gets involved in her title match with Stephanie Vaquer, and yet Nikki gets the match at Survivor Series? What about her, Pearce?! The Raw General Manager admits, he actually agrees here. But the Survivor Series match is still on. So on the other side, Raquel will be in the mix, you have his word. Good. Raquel leaves, and New Day walks in, Grayson Waller included. Pearce says he’s actually been meaning to talk to them, too. Xavier Woods says he wishes he could be thankful to be here, and he wishes he could be thankful for being part of the greatest tag team in pro-wrestling. But Kofi Kingston says Pearce ruined EVERYTHING!
He’s ruined their holiday, he’s ruined the tag division, and where are the 86,000 dragon links? Pearce shouts, “Would you shut up!?” If you’d listen, he is here to tell them that AJ Styles & Dragon Lee are ready to put the tag titles on the line. And it’d be against the New Day! Why would they care about- Wait. The New Day? He did say it. No, he has to say it again. Will they leave if he says it again? Yes. Then it is AJ Styles & Dragon Lee VS New Day for the WWE World Tag Team Championships… It is official. WOO! Thank GAWD! Woods & Kofi head out, Pearce still wishes them a Happy Thanksgiving, and Waller says they have a gift for him.
Waller puts a very big wig on Pearce’s head. Waller says it looks great. Pearce shouts for him to get out! Pearce needs a drink… But will The New Day be toasting their success next week? Or will the Dragons with Style, or whatever name they settle on, still be golden for the holidays?
Brock Lesnar has arrived backstage!
The Beast is roaming the halls, but he finds Paul Heyman and is welcomed to his own private locker room. Will Lesnar make sure he gets his hands on Roman Reigns before the night is over?
Becky Lynch is here!
The Man has come around to Oklahoma City, but she rips up a sign that says “LOSER” and has her picture in it! Becky and her big fur coat go to the ring, but what will she have to say? We find out, after the break.
Raw returns and now The Kabuki Warriors make their entrance to join Becky, Nia Jax & Lash Legend in the ring. The team is all here, the fans boo, and Becky has the mic to say, “I can hear it, I can hear it. You’re all very unhappy about the injustice that happened to me last week on Monday Night Raw. Everybody’s been asking about it, but I have the best lawyers in the country working on it. But you’re not gonna like this, you’re not gonna like this. I’ve been advised NOT to talk about it. And unlike Maxxine Dupri and that corrupt referee, Jessica Karr, I actually follow the rules, okay?!
“But lemme tell ya, lemme tell ya… Heads are gonna roll, okay? And that decision is gonna be overturned, I’m gonna get my title back, and the company is gonna be a lot better for it, okay?” The fans boo, but Becky says she knows, it is a travesty. There is nothing they can do about it right now, but this company will be a lot better off when she gets rid of AJ Lee once and for all! The fans boo more, but Becky promises AJ that she made a big mistake coming back, and a bigger mistake costing Becky her title. But the biggest mistake she’ll ever make is locking herself inside of a cage with Becky! Because Becky has assembled, by herself, the greatest WarGames team in the history of the match!
And she knows, she knows, they’ve had their differences. Becky side-hugs Asuka as she says they’ve beaten the hell out of each other, Becky probably beat Asuka nine out of ten times, but Asuka always made her work for it. And uh… That brings Becky to… Well, Asuka can say it. Asuka shouts for “KAIRI~!” Becky says she saved Kairi’s life, she owes Becky a great deal. Iyo Sky was a fool to cross them and they’ll make her pay! Then there’s Nia Jax. Becky side hugs the very powerful, very strong Nia. Not as powerful as Becky but very powerful nonetheless. Nia’s the only woman who ever damaged Becky’s face.
But Becky has great bones, strong bones, she didn’t have to wear a mask to protect herself like “Rotten Rhea Ripley!” The fans boo, but then Becky moves on to her newest friend, the specimen of a woman, long legs Lash Legend! Stick with Becky, she’ll make you a star like she did the rest of the team! And then “Charlatan Flair” and “Awful Alexa” won’t know what hit them! But speaking of, here comes the opposition! Rhea Ripley, Iyo Sky, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, and of course A J LEE are all here! AJ frolics as she leads her team to the ring, and then grabs herself a mic. “Oh, Becky… Now the old AJ, she would’ve come down here and torn that pretty little face off.
“But luckily for you, therapy works! But all this bravado, all this tearing people down just to lift yourself up, I see what that is: It’s insecurity. It’s fear. See, I don’t need to run my mouth to lift myself up, I know exactly who the hell I am. I don’t need to bark, bark, bark like an angry little chihuahua. I don’t bark, I bite. And you reminded me of that, Becky! You lit a fire in me, and these women by my side, they poured gasoline on it. And now you’ve made the mistake of locking yourself inside of a cage with me?! Where I get to let the Old AJ out, and she can do whatever the hell she wants to do to you!”
The fans cheer, and AJ says she knows she’s not the only one who cannot wait to knock Becky down from her high pedestal, and laugh as Becky falls all the way down. Isn’t that right, Rhea? Rhea takes the mic, the fans cheer, and Rhea just BOPS Nia! The brawl is on! The Kabuki Warriors throw hands with #Charlexa, Rhea keeps after Nia, Iyo ends up with Lash, and AJ of course TACKLES Becky! Lash hoists Iyo way up high! Lash THROWS Iyo to the corner! Then she stands Iyo up to short arm LARIAT! In heels, no less! Rhea DRIBBLES Nia, Alexa fights free of Kairi and SLAPS, ROCKS, and KNEES her down! Lash TOSSES Rhea around, Alexa SHOTGUNS Kairi!
AJ POSTS Becky! Becky falls out hard, Asuka fires hands on Charlotte, but Charlotte BOOTS in return! Charlotte throws her jacket away, but Lash KNEES her low! And feeds her to Nia’s LARIAT! The fans boo but AJ & Alexa wait. They each jump onto the taller Nia & Lash! The fans fire up as these two scrap and thrash, but Nia RAMS AJ into buckles! Lash THROWS Alexa off! But Charlotte & Rhea BOOT Lash & Nia out! Then they both say “SUCK IT!” Iyo is back and she climbs up top! The fans fire up for the ARIHARA MOONSAULT!! Becky runs away to avoid the impact, but the rest of her team is down! Will this be just how it goes in just five days?
The Last Time is Now Quarterfinals: PENTA VS Solo Sikoa w/ Talla Tonga!
The Man with No Fear made it through the Prince while the would-be Tribal Chief survived the return of Dolph Ziggler. But will Solo survive into the semifinals? Or will it be all about #CeroMiedo?
The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. Penta KICKS, and KICKS, but Solo pushes Penta. Penta CHOPS, and CHOPS, but Solo pushes him again. Penta SUPERKICKS< then lines up a shot! Penta runs up, but Solo ELBOWS him down first! Solo says get outta here with that! Solo CLUBS Penta, whips him, but Penta duck s’n’ dodges then RANAS! Solo tumbles to the corner, Penta runs up, GAMANGIRI! Penta sits Solo down, headstands, and- NO, Solo bails out before the dropkick. Penta runs, Solo dodges another dropkick and he LARIATS Penta down! The fans boo but Solo THROWS Penta over barriers!
The fans boo but Solo mocks Cero Miedo. But Penta is on the barriers! FLYING RANA and Solo tumbles into Talla! The fans fire up, but the ref has the check both Solo and Penta. Penta points to his arm, a medic hurries over, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns, and unfortunately, Penta’s arm is too badly hurt from that fall. The match is CALLED, Solo Sikoa wins!
Winner: Solo Sikoa, by forfeit (advances to the semifinals)
The fans boo but nothing could be done about an injury. Solo is now a semifinalist, set to face Gunther! Will he hit Der Ring General with that Samoan Spike?
A woman drinks wine.
As she strums her finger around the lip of the glass, the music plays, and then the screen goes black. “4 DAYS” is all we’re told. That’s this Friday Night SmackDown! Who could it be that’s going to shake up what’s going on?
Maxxine Dupri talks with Adam Pearce backstage.
The NEW Women’s Intercontinental Champion says it is a dream come true, Pearce says she is on cloud nine, but she needs to focus. Now that she’s the champion, she has to move forward. More and more women are calling, ready to take the title off her, perhaps more than any title ever. Maxxine needs to focus and be ready. She will be. She says this means all the hard work has paid off, but she knows that if she wants to be the kind of champion the fans can be proud of and respect, then the work is just getting started. Pearce says she’s figured it out. Maxxine will call Natalya and get to work. Maxxine shakes Pearce’s hand and the Raw GM heads out.
But then Ivy Nile storms up on Maxxine! And she tells Maxxine, “That title is MINE.” The Diamond Pitbull has put Maxxine on notice, and Maxxine turns around to see Roxanne Perez & Raquel Rodriguez! Oh, sorry to startle you. They just wanted to congratulate her on the new title. What a moment! But, um, Roxie just hopes Maxxine knows that The Prodigy can take it all away. Pearce walks back in, asks if there is a problem, and Roxie says no, no problem at all. But he didn’t talk to her about this, did she? Oh, sorry, no, he didn’t. He’s gonna talk to Maxxine again if they don’t mind. Happy Thanksgiving.
Roxie & Raquel leave, and Pearce double checks on that call to Natty. It should probably be now. Maxxine nods and gets on her phone. Will the Queen of Harts help Maxxine have that edge nice and sharp for whoever gets the first shot?
The Usos are in the concourse!
The fans are all fired up, and Jey asks that they please, PLEASE hit his music. Oh yeah, UH UH, YEET! Oklahoma City is bringing the thunder, and they all bounce along with the song! But can #BigJim & Main Event Jey Uso get that critical win for WarGames? Or will #Mavericktyre ruin all the fun?
Stephanie Vaquer speaks.
“Nikki, you have been here a long time. You are a legend. You let me trust you, and you became my friend.” In Espanol, “Everyone told me not to trust you, but I still made you my friend.” And then, Nikki betrayed her. Nikki is clever, but not as smart as she thinks she is. Vaquer knows how Nikki plays the game, and she knows Nikki’s history. But Nikki doesn’t know Vaquer’s. If she were as smart as she pretends to be, she would know exactly who she is messing with. Now, Nikki will beg for Vaquer’s mercy! Does Nikki really want to get in the ring with her? See you at Survivor Series. La Primera has spoken, will she make Nikki regret ever coming back?
Men’s WarGames Advantage Tag Match: Drew McIntyre & Logan Paul VS The Usos!
Raw returns and Logan makes his entrance first, followed by Drew. They fist bump before Drew gets his pyro, then they go to the ring. The teams sort out and Jimmy starts against Logan. The fans rally up as Jimmy and Logan circle, feel things out, then tie up. They’re in a deadlock, but Logan powers through to headlock. Jimmy powers up and out, Logan RUNS Jimmy over, and Logan soaks up heat. Things keep moving, Jimmy swings, Logan whips him away, then Logan hurdles over. But Jimmy UPPERCUTS Logan down! Jimmy drags Logan up, CHOPS, and he tags in Jey! The fans cheer as The Usos double whip Logan, but Logan tumbles up and out!
Drew goes to check Logan, helps him up, and Logan gets back in the ring as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again and Jimmy scoop SLAMS Logan! Cover, TWO! Jimmy drags Logan over, tags Jey, and The Usos split the wishbone! Logan writhes, The Usos mock his pain, and the fans rally up. Jey drags Logan up, DECKS him, then winds up to ROCK Logan in the corner again and again! “YEET! YEET!” Jey whips, Logan blocks, Jey scoops to SIDEWALK SLAM! Jey stomps Logan, drags him up and scoops again, to then SLAM! Jey drags Logan over, anchors him, and tags Jimmy. Jimmy runs to FALLING HEADBUTT! Cover, TWO! Logan toughs it out but Jimmy keeps close. Jimmy drags Logan up, wrenches an arm, and tags Jey back in.
The Usos trap Logan in the corner, and Jey runs to forearm SMASH! Logan flounders, the fans cheer, and Jey stays between Logan and Drew. But Logan RAMS Jey into the corner! Drew tags in, he throws hands on Jey, but Jey counter punches! And again! And again! Jey whips, Drew reverses, but Jey goes up, only for Drew to KICK him outta the air! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Jey stays in this, but Drew suplexes Jey high and hard! Drew mocks the call for the encore, then he drags Jey back up. Drew reels Jey in, suplexes again, and then he continues to mock the encore. Drew grins while the fans boo, and Drew brings Jey up.
Drew reels Jey back in, but Jey suplexes this time! The fans fire up while both men are down! Jey and Drew crawl, hot tag to Logan! Logan hurries and he BLASTS Jimmy! The fans boo but Logan just soaks up the heat. Logan goes back to Jey, and he SPLASHES DOWN! The ref keeps Jimmy back, Logan taunts him, then he tells the ref to count the cover. TWO! Jey is tougher than that, but Logan drags Jey up and brings him around. Logan TOSSES Jey out of the ring, tags Drew, and Drew goes to the desk! The fans chant “Logan Sucks!” but Drew scoops Jey! SWINGING SLAM onto the desk! Jey flounders around, flops to the floor, and Raw goes back to break.
Raw returns once more, and Logan stalks Jey along the ropes. Logan taunts Jimmy, taunts the fans, and he tags Drew. Drew & Logan haul Jey up to DOUBLE SUPLEX, with a stall! The fans boo as they hold Jey up for TEN, then flex before the SLAM! They both kip up and the fans are torn given the impressiveness of that feat. Drew takes a bow, aims at Jey, and Drew runs up, only for Jey to BOOT Drew down! The fans fire up as Jey reaches out for his corner! Jey crawls, Drew crawls, hot tags to Logan and Jimmy! The fans fire up as #BigJim LARIATS again and again! Jimmy pops, locks, spits out his gum, and then UPPERCUTS!
Logan takes a swing but Jimmy dodges to fireman’s carry! Logan fights free, blocks a kick, but not the DRAGON WHIP! SUPERKICK for Drew! Jimmy runs at Logan in the corner, but Logan puts him on the apron! Jimmy blocks a shot, UPPERCUTS, and goes up top! CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Logan survives and Jimmy grows frustrated, but the fans rally behind him as he goes to the corner. Jimmy aims, runs up again, but Logan ELBOWS Jimmy! Then BOOTS him! Then goes up, BLOCKBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Jimmy survives and now Logan grows frustrated. Logan huffs ‘n’ puffs and then winds up that hand.
Jimmy rises, the fans boo, but the ONE LUCKY- NO, Jimmy dodges! SUPERKICK! Jimmy runs and SPEARS Logan down! The fans fire up and Jimmy goes up! USO SPLASH!! Cover, DREW BREAKS IT! Drew stands, he attacks Jey first, then he TOSSES Jey out. Drew then goes outa fter Jey, but he gets a SUPERKICK! Drew comes back, GLASGOW KISS HEADBUTT! Wait, Bron Breakker is here! He helps Logan up, as does Bronson Reed. The Bron-Brons tell Logan to get going, but Cody & Punk rush out here! Flashbacks to last week as they brawl with the Bron-Brons! The fans fire up as Cody & Punk have the edge!
Cody throws Bronson around, but Bron and Bronson turn things around! These four brawl to the ramp, Drew joins in, but the ref reprimands! The Usos see this, Jey runs, Jimmy holds ropes down! JEY FLIES! Down goes everyone, but Logan rolls Jimmy up, with tights! LOGAN WINS FOR THE VISION!
Winners: Drew McIntyre & Logan Paul, by pinfall (The Vision has WarGames advantage)
But now Punk DECKS Logan! The brawl moves into the ring, Bronson after Punk and Bron after Cody! Jey and Logan throw shots, Drew has Jimmy, but the fans chant for “O T C! O T C!” And so Roman obliges! The fans fire up as the Tribal Chief makes his way back out to ringside! SUPERMAN PUNCH for Bron! Then a dodge and SUPERMAN PUNCH for Bronson! Roman HOTSHOTS Logan away, and then DUMPS Drew out! The fans fire up as Roman runs to SUPERMAN PUNCH Logan! And SUPERMAN PUNCH for Drew! Roman stands with his teammates, but now BROCK LESNAR joins in!!
The Beast is on stage, gets a little too pumped up for his own pyro, and he has The Oracle hold onto his cowboy hat. Lesnar leads the way for the team as we now get round two! The fans are thunderous as the hands fly all over the ring! Lesnar has Roman, Bronson goes after Punk, Drew RAMS Cody, Logan throws hands with Jimmy and Bron puts Jey in a corner! The fans go wild as this continues, even as Raw is going off the air! Will these ten men just brawl from here to San Diego?!
My Thoughts:
A great episode, especially as a go-home, but you could still feel the usual go-home low energy. It felt like there was a lot of space between all four matches, but those promos that filled the gaps were still pretty good. Great opening promo from the “big three” of Roman, Punk, and Cody to make it pretty clear that their egos are going to be the real enemy in WarGames. With that, great promo later with The Usos jumping in and getting them all to take a step back and realize they can’t let that happen. The Vision had a pretty fun promo, too, with Logan trying to be the brains of the operation when he’s clearly not.
That said, the WarGames advantage match to main event was… good… But things were really rocky to start, mostly all on Logan. While he botched, he had the safest botches I’ve ever seen. He definitely shouldn’t have tumbled out of the ring from that simple whip, and then he forgot how to let Jey whip him corner to corner, making for some awkward scoops. But in the end, the overbooking costing the Faces was fine, and then we got a great brawl. Lesnar waiting until credits appeared on screen was weird, maybe just an issue of timing, but then I can’t believe he fell on his own pyro cue. He laughed it off, and the brawl to go off the air was still fun. I feel like the Faces win out, maybe with Logan getting on everyone’s nerves so that The Vision leave him to take the loss.
On the Women’s WarGames side, a little surprised they didn’t do a match, but maybe that’s for SmackDown. Great promo, though, with Becky running her mouth like she’s the captain and the only reason the team is what it is, and then great response from AJ Lee. And I could sense how Rhea was just gonna bop Nia to spark the brawl. On the flipside here, the Faces clearly stand tall, they probably even get advantage on Friday, meaning the Heels might win the Women’s WarGames. It’d make sense, as Lash can get great momentum as she continues to team with Nia, the Kabuki Warriors will have momentum as the tag champs, and Becky needs a rebound from losing to Maxxine while moving into the feud with AJ Lee.
Speaking of Maxxine, good promo from her with Pearce, Ivy Nile, and the Judgment Day leading ladies. Roxie is definitely a frontrunner in the chase, but I would love if Ivy Nile got a dedicated feud with Maxxine given the past of Alpha Academy VS American Made. Very good promo from Pearce with New Day to set up the tag title match for next week, it happened right as I was wondering what would happen with the tag titles. Styles & Dragon VS New Day will be great stuff, could honestly go either way, but it would be a shame if Styles lost a title going into December and essentially his final year as a wrestler.
Great promo from Dom, though I feel like Mini Cena was a bit cheesy, a bit Vince McMahon type gag, but I do appreciate Dom thinking it was funny because I think he really was breaking seeing Mini Cena in front of him. But of course Dom “got upset” and beat up Mini Cena as if he was sending any kind of message to the real Cena. Rey making the save to then segue into his match with JD McDonagh. Great match there, great win for Rey, and great stuff with Rey evading Finn. Rey VS Finn could be great stuff, but a lot of this feels like biding time since Rey VS Dom the Rematch isn’t happening for awhile. Great promo from Vaquer, pretty sure she’ll beat Nikki.
Great stuff in the Last Time is Now Tournament, except for Penta sadly getting hurt legitimately. It’s wild how Penta can do a lot of other crazy moves and be fine, but a mostly normal flying rana does him in. Maybe Solo could’ve been of better help, but sometimes this stuff just happens. I feel like this is the opposite result, it was likely meant to be Penta VS Gunther next. Gunther VS Melo was awesome stuff, and while I wish Melo had won instead, they still made him look amazing. Plus, the rumor is still on track, Gunther is still heading for Saturday Night’s Main Event. Gunther VS Solo will still be some great stuff, though, as a rather fresh match-up.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Ain’t Nobody Safe!
After costing Dion Lennox, Saquon Shugars looks to redeem himself by taking the NXT North American Championship from Myles Borne!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT North American Championship: Myles Borne VS Saquon Shugars w/ DarkState; Myles wins and retains the title.
- EK Prosper &
Dorian Van DuxSean Legacy VS Uriah Connors & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo w/ Birthright; Prosper & Legacy win. - Lizzy Rain VS Nikkita Lyons; Lizzy wins.
- Shiloh Hill VS Ricky Saints; wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Robert Stone talks with Shawn Michaels & Matt Bloom.
The NXT General Manager is with the heads of NXT management and wants to get right to the point. Ethan Page, Joe Hendry, Fatal Influence, Sol Ruca, Blake Monroe, and even Ricky Saints, all called up to Raw and SmackDown to make an impact there. Those are big shoes to fill, though, and Stone’s phone has been blowing up from all the talent. But he thinks it is time for some fresh faces, maybe even from Evolve and LFG. Bloom says they have a great crop of international talent looking for their chance. HBK says they’ve done what NXT does, they’ve been through this before many times. Now, Stone can put names on cards, put pictures on the board, and continue to take calls.
Or… He can throw a stick of dynamite into the locker rooms and see who runs out. Stone likes that bold approach. Things are about to change drastically, but who will show up while the others blow up?
NXT North American Championship: Myles Borne VS Saquon Shugars w/ DarkState!
Speaking of, we just saw Myles overcome a member of DarkState when he defeated Dion Lennox, but admittedly, The Sugar Man muddied the waters on that. But will it be clear that Myles will #NeverBreak? Or can Saquon redeem himself by taking this title for himself?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if nobody’s safe!
The bell rings and Saquon runs up! Myles dodges then fires hands! The fans rally for Myles as he UPPERCUTS again and again! Saquon flounders, but then he YANKS Myles! Myles stops from hitting ropes, but Saquon gets around for the NECK JACKER! Myles goes to a corner, Saquon runs up again, but Myles dodges again! Saquon tumbles off buckles, and Myles kicks him low. Myles reels Saquon in for the X-PLEX! The fans rally as Myles then deadlift GUT WRENCH PLEXES! Saquon tumbles again while the fans fire up. Myles storms up but Saquon BOOTS him! Saquon runs, but into a SNAP POWERSLAM! Saquon bails out and DarkState regroups.
But wait! Myles goes AIR BORNE! Down go Saquon & Osiris while the fans fire up! Myles puts Saquon in, but Cutler drags him out! Myles ROCKS Cutler, then he CHOPS Saquon! Myles ROCKS and whips but Saquon avoids the dropkick! Saquon grins and runs up to RAM Myles! Saquon climbs up, he rains down fists, but Myles carries him away! Atomic drop! And LARIAT! Then a wrench and hook, but Saquon hooks the ropes! Saquon turns things around on Myles to backslide him onto ropes! A unique hotshot to say the least, and then Saquon goes up, out, around, and he YANKS Myles into the crossbar!
The fans boo but Saquon skins the cat. Myles sputters, Saquon WRECKS him with a dropkick! Saquon wants after Myles but the ref backs him off! Saquon says screw that, and he goes up onto the desk! Saquon soaks up the heat while NXT goes picture in picture.
The ref checks Myles as he sputters, that crossbar he hit was exposed steel! Saquon still stands Myles up to SMACK him off the desk! Saquon drags Myles up and puts him in the ring for a KNEE DROP! Myles coughs and sputters again, but Saquon lines up another KNEE DROP! Saquon stalks Myles, brings him around, and JUMPING KNEE DROPS! Cover, TWO! Myles toughs it out but Saquon stays focused. Saquon drags Myles up, kicks him to a corner, then stomps a mudhole into him! The ref counts, Saquon stops at 4, and Myles sputters as he leans against the ropes. Saquon storms up but Myles fires body shots!
Saquon CLUBS Myles , turns him, but Myles turns neckbreaker into O’Conner Roll! TWO, and Saquon has the legs to drag Myles under the ropes! ROPE GUILLOTINE! Myles again sputters and coughs while Saquon looms over him. Saquond rags Myles to a cover, TWO! Myles tough sit out but Saquon clamps on with a chinlock. Myles endures, fights around, but Saquon KNEES him in the back! Myles goes to the apron, Saquon storms up, and Saquon ROCKS Myles with a right! Saquon turns Myles around, CLUBS away on his chest, then stops as the ref counts. Myles RAMS into Saquon, and NXT returns to single picture as Myles slingshots to sunset flip!
The fans rally and even duel as Saquon flails to stay up! Saquon breaks free, but Myles avoids the knee drop! Saquon hurries to headlock but Myles powers up, out, then drops down. Saquon hurdles over the backdrop, but turns around into a HIP TOSS! Myles still coughs, and Saquon UPPERCUTS him! Saquon KNEES Myles in the back and Myles is on the ropes! Saquon runs to BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Then slingshot LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Saquon clamps on with a chinlock and he grinds Myles down. The fans rally while Dion coaches Saquon on the squeeze. Myles fights up, but Saquon wrangles him again! Saquon adds a top wristlock into the hold!
The fans rally again and Myles fights back up. Myles fires body shots, then he runs up in the corner, but Saquon puts him up top! Saquon ENZIGIRIS, then mocks the fans cheering Myles. Saquon climbs up, he neck wrenches Myles, then goes to the very top! The fans rally as Saquon stands Myles up for a SUPER DUPER- CROSSBODY COUNTER!! Cover, TWO!! Saquon survives Myles turning this around and the fans fire up! The fans rally as both men rise, and Myles hobbles his way over to Saquon. But Saquon fights the dragon sleeper to victory roll! TWO, Myles has it, TWO! DROP- NO! Saquon blocks the kick, but Myles twists for a cradle, TWO!
Saquon hits a headlock takeover, Myles headscissors, but Saquon pushes to a jackknife bridge, TWO as Myles bridges up! Myles spins things to a backslide, TWO! Myles reels Saquon in, dodges the lariat, but Saquon UP KICKS while he skins the cat! But Myles DROPKICKS a mile high! The fans fire up as Saquon flops down! The fans fire up as Myles LARIATS again and again! Then EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Myles is all fire dup, kick and FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, and now Dion gets on the apron! Myles swings on him but Dion gets back. Saquon clinches, EXPLODING NORTHERN LIGHTS!
Saquon rolls through to basement DROPKICK! Myles tumbles out, but DarkState argues with the ref? Saquon isn’t sure why, but that’s because Dion has a chair! Saquon shouts at him, “What’re you doing?! I’m trying to win!” The ref spots them both with the chair, and then Myles SHOVES Saquon into Dion! Then BACKDROP for Saquon! Myles SHOVES Dion into the steel steps! Myles slingshots for a BORNE AGAIN!! Cover, Myles wins!
Winner: Myles Borne, by pinfall (still NXT North American Champion)
Just as Saquon tried last week, Dion tried to put the fix in, and it all backfires! What is it going to take for DarkState to get back on the same page? As for Myles, Evolve’s Tristan Angels is here! And he tells Myles congratulations on another successful defense. It truly is very impressive. Now, if you’d allow him to introduce himself, he is Mr. England, Tristan Angels! The fans boo but he tells them, “Order, order! Do not let my good looks have you fooled. For I am here today as a courtesy to let you and all these people know that you will be seeing much, much more of Tristan Angels on NXT from here on out!”
Angels lives- OH NO, KAM HENDRIX ATTACKS! The fans boo as Kam gives Myles the KAMERA SHOT! Kam says he is about that action! NXT is now HIS show, because it’s showtime! Well, the opening left by the call-ups is already being filled, but who will prove they’re not just ready to Evolve, but to reign?
Wren Sinclair & Kendal Grey talk backstage.
The Women’s Speed Champion says first it was Kali Armstrong and Lizzy Rain, and now there’s Tristan Angels and Kam Hendrix! It’s all happening so fast! Kendal says yeah, but good thing for Wren is she’s built for Speed, right? Incoming new talents and she’s no longer the new kid on the block anymore. Kelani Jordan walks in and Kendal asks if she’s good. No, she’s not good. She’s staring at someone who got a two-part Chronicle when she doesn’t deserve it, and someone who has had multiple shots at THE NXT Women’s Championship when Lani hasn’t even gotten one! Not to mention, LANI tapped out Lola Vice, something not even Kendal could do. Lani is the one to beat!
Kendal asks about what happened when she faced Lola again. Oh, that’s right! Lani’s ass got knocked out in the Underground! Even though Kendal didn’t win at Stand & Deliver, she also didn’t get pinned, so she deserves her shot at Lola. Lani sighs and says oh, Wren, clueless as always. They both need to realize there are no such things as friends in NXT! Kendal will turn on Wren just like Charlie did. Oh? How about instead of worrying about the NXT Women’s Champion, you worry about this women’s champion? Lani says okay, they can face off, and Wren doesn’t even have to put up the title. Lani will settle for embarrassing Wren in front of Kendal, who better be ringside to watch.
Lani leaves, Kendal says Lani is just crazy. But will the Standout stand tall over Wren as she aims for Lola?
Tony D’Angelo is here!
The fans cheer as THE NXT Champion makes his way to the ring, stoic and stone faced as usual. He already has a mic to say, “Now the more this place changes, the more it stays the same. And there’s only one thing that’s for certain in NXT, and that’s competitors, they come and go. But ever since I got into this building, I have been the constant. And now that I have this title, there isn’t a man on this roster who is tough enough to kick me off of this mountain!” The fans cheer for that, and Tony says that includes whoever sent him the little box last week. Some fans already ask, “What’s in the box~?!”
Tony says there are competitors from LFG and Evolve jumping Myles Borne, European talents stepping up, Keanu Carver side-eyeing him, but Tony’s more curious about that box. Now Tony ain’t stupid, he knows that wasn’t a gift. That was a warning. Wait! The lights go out! Then a blacklight turns out, and from the stage, a man in a hooded jacket walks down the ramp. The man steps into the ring, and the fans chant “EVIL! EVIL!” The man hands Tony a scroll, then reveals, it IS the former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, Evil! The scroll is actually a shirt, and on it is simply the kanji for war. Evil has made his declaration, but when and where will these two battle?
But wait, someone else is trying a sneak attack! Tony is quick to dodge, but then that man clinches and BELLY2BELLY! WAIT! That’s Tavion Heights! Tavion says he ain’t asking no more, he’s taking! He is after everything he deserves, and he deserves it all! But hold on, someone is adding insult to injury! MOONSAULT off the top rope! The fans here know him, but will the entire WWE Universe soon learn what is going on?
Shiloh Hill & Tatum Paxley are… somewhere in the woods…
And they’re looking down in a grave they dug. Tatum says, “Here lies the final resting ground for Blake Monroe here in NXT. May the cold darkness engulf her glamorous and narcissistic ways.” Shiloh likes those last words. Tatum says she didn’t want to do it, but Blake made her! Tatum had to end it! At least now they don’t have to hear Blake’s voice. Well, they don’t call it soundproof foam for nothing. RIGHT, BLAKE?! HAHA! But seriously, hopefully Blake’s soul finds peace wherever it winds up. Tatum says in a funny way, she does, too. It’s just… She feels like something comes over her when it comes to this title. Like she goes into survival mode.
Shiloh sits with Tatum and says that makes sense. Sometimes, when we work so hard for things, it feels like they become part of us. And when that thing is threatened, it feels like you’re threatened. Plus, Tatum is the kind of person who forms really strong attachments to things and people. That’s what makes her so fun to be around. Tatum says she never thought of it like that. She’ll figure it out later, but as for Shiloh, he has a big match with Saints! Yeah, he’s so excited! Biggest moment of his life! He’s watched every Ricky Saints match the past six months, even made a simulator to study how Saints strings his moves together. Wow, so cool!
Yeah, but it’s sad, though. It got super realistic, and now the virtual Ricky is a little lonely… But at least now, Shiloh knows what to do to win. But speaking of, he’d love to enjoy this scene… Tatum understands, he can go. Shiloh will kill it. No offense to the deceased here. Tatum says she’ll rest here a bit first. Tatum reclines back, holding her title tight. Will anyone ever stop #TuesdayAddams and her reign? Will #ToothlessAggression give the Absolute a proper sendoff before Saints goes to SmackDown?
EK Prosper & Dorian Van Dux VS Uriah Connors & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo w/ Birthright!
The Disrespectfully Athletic was definitely disrespected when the entirety of Birthright made sure Lexis King would reign as WWE Speed Champion. And the Muscles from Brussels stepped up to help EK step up to these entitled brats in a 2v2 situation. But before the match, the Drama King himself gets a mic so he can speak. “Hey, there’s no such thing as a slow news day when you are the Fastest Man Alive! And I do have some news to share with y’all, some terrible, terrible news. And y’know, I just wanted to come out here and cheer on my brothers, because they were gonna put on a tag team classic that only generational talent can do.
“But unfortunately for EK, he’s gonna have to prosper all on his own tonight! Because his Belgian bud suffered from a little accident.” They cue up footage, and it was Arianna Grace selfie video vlogging BIRTHRIGHT BEATING DVD UP! Oh no~! The fans boo as they don’t even try to hide what they did! EK makes his entrance and he rushes the ring! EK dodges Lexis, SUPERKICKS Stacks, fires hands on Charlie & Uriah, then SUPERKICKS Lexis! But it’s still a numbers game! WAIT! Sean Legacy is here! #SuperSean rushes the ring to throw hands on Birthright! Things are evening out now, and they TOSS Birthright out! Then they SLIDE Stacks onto the pile!
The fans fire up as legacy is 100% and ready to roll! The ref slides in, and as they say, card subject to change! Birthright is riled up so they’re more than willing to take this fight! Will Prosper & Legacy make sure Birthright gets what they deserve?
EK Prosper & Sean Legacy VS Uriah Connors & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo w/ Birthright!
Stacks rushes in, the bell rings, and Sean dodges to headlock. Stacks powers up and out, Legacy rolls through the hip toss, then trips Stacks up for a DOUBLE STOMP! And DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Legacy and he whips Stacks to ropes. Uriah sneaks the tag, Stacks sunset flips but Legacy stays up. But then Legacy lets himself roll back to avoid Uriah’s lariat! Legacy blocks Uriah’s kick, hands it to Stacks, then he SUPERKICKS Stacks! Then a GERMAN SUPLEX for Uriah! The fans fire up as Legacy stands Uriah up, CHOPS him, and CHOPS again! Uriah sputters but Legacy snapmares for a KICK to the back! Cover, TWO!
Legacy keeps Uriah from his corner, brings him over to EK and EK tags in. EK goes up, up, and DOUBLE STOMPS Uriah on the back! The fans fire up as EK headlocks but Uriah powers out. Stacks tags in, they drop down and hurdle, but EK ducks the double lariat to NO HAND HANDSPRING! Birthright dodges, but EK comes back to DOUBLE DROPKICK! The fans fire up with EK, and he runs up on Uriah. Uriah puts him on the apron, Stacks trips EK up, and EK hits apron! Uriah BLASTS legacy , then he DIVES! Down goes EK, and then Stacks PLANCHAS! The fans boo but Birthright proves they can fly! They also stand tall while NXT goes to break.
NXT returns as the fans rally for Legacy, but Uriah drags him up. Uriah stomps Legacy back down, kicks him around, and talks trash while he does. Uriah then stands Legacy up to CHOP! Uriah runs up, Legacy puts him on the apron, but Uriah ROCKS him! Uriah goes up but Legacy GAMANGIRIS! The fans rally as Legacy climbs, but Uriah fires body shots! Uriah goes up, calls his shot, but Legacy SUPER BACKDROPS him! Then QUEBRADA into the SAVING GRACE! Both men are down but the fans fire up again! Legacy and Uriah crawl, hot tags to Stacks and EK! The fans fire up as Prosper somersaults to NECKBREAKER DROP Stacks!
EK dodges Uriah to ENZIGIRI! Then he runs up on Stacks, blocks a boot, and DROPKICKS! The fans fire up as EK wrenches Uriah, kicks off Stacks, TORNADO DDT on Uriah! EK gets moving, springboard to DOUBLE QUEBRADA! Then a MICHINOKU DRIVER on Stacks! Uriah SUPERKICKS the cover apart! Legacy BOOTS Uriah! Stacks ENZIGIRIS Legacy! Stacks catches EK to a waistlock, they go to the ropes, and Uriah tags in before EK can buck the O’Conner! Stacks sends EK back into the corner for a GAMANGIRI! Then FLATLINER! Uriah is up top, SWANTON BOMB! Cover, Legacy DOUBLE STOMPS it apart!
The fans fire up but Stacks is on Legacy! “This is Awesome!” as Stacks whips but Legacy stops himself. Legacy DUMPS Stacks out, then runs up on Uriah. Uriah dodges to SUPERKICK! Legacy tumbles out, Uriah builds speed, but Legacy is back! Stacks tags in before the SPANISH FLY! EK SHINING WIZARDS Stacks! EK then goes up, up, and Legacy tags in! MOONSAULT onto Stacks! Legacy hauls Stacks up, for SHAMBLES!! Cover, Legacy & Prosper win!
Winners: EK Prosper & Sean Legacy, by pinfall
But then Birthright attacks, the sore losers! The fans boo but it is a 4v2 mugging! Lexis has them set EK up while Stacks holds Legacy back. Lexis throws hands, but wait! TATE WILDER is here?! And he goes up, up, and away with a DOUBLE MISSLE DROPKICK! The Modern Day Cowboy then SLINGBLADES Lexis! Wilder fires off hands, then he TOSSES Stacks! Legacy has Dempsey while Wilder DOUBLE SHOOTING STAR ATTACKS Birthright on the outside! Legacy TOSSES Dempsey, Lexis scrambles around, and security rushes out here before this gets any wilder than it already is! But has Birthright found out they can’t just do what they want when they want?
The women’s locker room is buzzing.
Thea Hail wonders with all the faces we’re seeing for the men, and with Fatal Influence on SmackDown, will some new ladies show up? Jaida Parker says NXT is literally anyone’s for the taking, so who knows. Meanwhile, Kali Armstrong walks in and asks why everyone’s worried. Jaida says they’re not worried, they’re just unsure. Kali says oh, Jaida Parker is scared of a little competition. What was that? Kali says Jaida is scared! Oh, okay, that’s what Jaida thought she said. But Jaida ain’t ever scared, so Kali better tread lightly. Or what?! Thea says she wouldn’t do that, Kali. Uh, ain’t nobody asked you!
Kali says that’s the problem with the NXT Women’s Division. Kali is gonna be THE difference maker up in here! And if that has to start with checking Jaida, then so be it. Jaida says okay, we’re having none of that. Jaida stands up, Kali steps up, but the rest of the women step in so this doesn’t get physical. But to the point, with all this change, who pulls ahead as the new alpha female of NXT?
Shawn Michaels speaks.
“WWE NXT will soon be available in one place. NXT PLEs will air exclusively on CW starting this summer. All your favorite NXT superstars, the heart pounding action, will be available in one place, and that is only right here on the CW.” HBK drops a big news bomb, but how hot will this summer be now that the CW IS N X T?
Robert Stone talks with Tate Wilder backstage.
Suit Man Stone tells Tate he is “throwing caution to the wind, you look fired up.” They shake hands as Wilder says heck yeah, he’s fired up! Time to let him loose! Then welcome to NXT. Wilder heads out, Lola steps in, and Lola says if Izzi Dame wants to play games, them Lola is about to knock her ass out! The NXT Women’s Champion goes right to gorilla and makes her entrance! The fans cheer as the Mayor of Vice City goes right to the ring, grabs a mic, and tells Izzi, “Last week, you said The Culling was always two steps ahead. You blindsided me, and you think you did your big one. You think you had your moment.”
But Izzi, Lola feels sorry for you! Because Izzi can’t do anything on her own, and the moment she does, she is getting knocked out! Lola is here in this ring, no waiting, no hiding, and she wants Izzi to come out here so everyone can see what Lola’s about to do to her! The fans cheer, and Lola says she already told us she was gonna be the realest champion this place has ever seen! No excuses, just a straight up fight! So Izzi, mama, show her what you got! But Shawn Spears responds on the tron. “Hola, Lola. You really didn’t think this through, did you? Especially after what happened last week. But listen, champ, some free advice.
“If you’re looking to hang on to your NXT Women’s Championship, then you need to stay one step ahead, just like The Culling always is. One. Step. Ahead.” And yes, The Culling is now in the ring behind Lola! Lola says oh, looks like they got her again. Or did they? MR. IGUANA slides out from under the ring, La Yesca in mouth! The fans fire up as Iguana SMACKS Niko with Yesca, then throws her to Izzi! Izzi freaks out while Lola SOBATS Niko! Then SUPERKICK! Iguana RANAS Niko while Lola ROUNDHOUSES Izzi! The Culling is scurrying away as THE AAA Mixed Tag Team Champions are here! Will this dynamic duo teach The Culling a thing or two?
DarkState regroups.
Osiris tries to keep Dion calm, but Saquon is heated. What were they doing?! Is this what Dion wanted? Dion must be real happy now, huh? Dion says no, he was genuinely trying to help out. Saquon says he didn’t need it, fool! Just cuz Dion couldn’t get the job done last week… Oh, now Saquon’s making this personal? Saquon can’t seriously believe Dion would cost him gold on purpose! Saquon says he doesn’t know what to believe, Dion has been acting real weird as of late! Dion says don’t act like Dion never put Saquon on game. Dion gave Saquon HIS tag title, didn’t he? Oh, yeah, a participation trophy, real nice!
Cutler shouts at them both to shut up! They did it Dion’s way, they did it Saquon’s way, and it didn’t work out! Just give it up! Osiris says Dion & Saquon need to get their heads out their asses, that’s why they’re dropping the ball. Now, here’s a new plan. The first gold was tag gold, so let’s go get that back. Cutler & Osiris head out, Dion & Saquon cool off. Will starting from square one be just the thing for DarkState to survive?
Lizzy Rain VS Nikkita Lyons!
The newest star of NXT and the lover of all things heavy metal makes her entrance as she says, “Scream for me, NXT! Lizzy Rain is bringing heavy metal tonight! And the world is about to find out that Lizzy Rain and heavy metal will never, ever DIE!” The fans cheer the rock ‘n’ roll, but Lizzy is going up against #BigKatKita and her love of hip hop. Will this battle of the genres turn out alright for Lizzy? Or will she fail to top the charts in her debut?
The bell rings and the two circle. The fans rally as the two tie up, go around, and Lyons KNEES low. Lyons THROWS Lizzy by her hair, then swaggers, only for Lizzy to kip up! The fans cheer as Lizzy dodges then THROWS Lyons by her mane! Lizzy runs up to CHOP, then she reels Lyons in. Lyons fights the suplex wrench and BODY BLOW! Lizzy dodges the lariat to springboard and BACK ELBOW! The fans fire up as Lizzy ELBOWS in the corner, then goes up, up, and BOOTS! Lizzy leaps, but Lyons catches her! Lyons grins, swings, and SLAMS Lizzy down! Lizzy sputters, Lyons roars, HEEL KICK!! Lyons rains down forearms!
The fans are torn but then Lyons YAM SLAMS! Lizzy sputters away but the fans rally up. Lyons runs in at the corner, JUMP PUNCH! Lyons then tells Lizzy that if she wants to head bang, let’s head bang! Lyons dribbles Lizzy’s head off buckles! The ref counts, Lyons mocks the rockstar, but Lizzy CHOPS! Lyons BODY BLOWS, then she SCRAPES Lizzy’s face off ropes! The fans cheer, “Make It Rain!” Lyons says shut up! But Lizzy CHOPS Lyons’ leg! Lyons CHOPS Lizzy, KICKS her down, then covers, TWO! Lyons is frustrated but she clamps on with a half nelson, then the COBRA CLUTCH! The fans rally as Lizzy endures.
Lizzy fights up, but Lyons ripcords. Lyons swings but Lizzy ducks, to then BOOT Lyons away! Lizzy ducks a heel kick, but then so does Lyons! But Lizzy comes back with the ROUNDHOUSE! Lyons sputters and flounders, but Lizzy LARIATS! And LARIATS! Then the Matrix bridge for the CUTTER! The fans fire up with Lizzy, and she’s ready to rock! CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! Fans chant along, “MAKE, IT, RAIN!” MACHINE GUN CHOPS!! Lizzy then fireman’s carries, but Lyons fights free! THRUST KICK! Lizzy staggers, Lyons scoops, and MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally for Lizzy but Lyons drags her to a drop zone. Lyons stomps Lizzy, then she goes up the corner. VADER BOMB FLOPS as Lizzy moves! The fans fire up again, and Lizzy goes up and over, somersaults, then LEAPING HEADBUTTS! Now that’s head banging! Lizzy fires up again, then runs up, THUNDER STRUCK!! Cover, Lizzy wins!
Winner: Lizzy Rain, by pinfall
Lizzy rocked the house and the fans are loving it! But will it be long before Lizzy reigns in NXT?
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Tribal Chief, Samoan Werewolf, and Backlash!
Jacob Fatu stated point blank, he’s coming for that WWE World Heavyweight Championship! How will Roman Reigns respond?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- PENTA VS Rusev; Penta wins.
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Becky Lynch VS Iyo Sky; Becky wins and retains the title.
- El Grande Americano w/ Los Americanos VS Rey Mysterio; Rey wins.
- Grayson Waller VS Oba Femi; Oba wins.
- Bayley & Lyra Valkyria VS Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez w/ Liv Morgan; Raquel & Roxie win.
PLAY BY PLAY
The OG Bloodline sits down to talk.
The Tribal Chief tells The Usos that he appreciates them coming, being here with him. They know exactly where Roman Reigns comes from, and they know exactly why he stands here today. Roman knows the past is the past, that’s where they’re gonna leave it because they’re blood, and The Usos are the only ones Roman can trust. He needs their thoughts. he doesn’t understand where Jacob is coming from. Roman said it to the whole roster, the family included, that they had two years to take advantage of Roman taking a backseat. And what’d Jacob do? He pushed, procrastinated, then Roman climbed the mountain and beat CM Punk.
Now, Jacob wants to take that from Roman? Help him understand! #BigJim tells #BigUce that he does not disagree. But he also agrees with Jacob. Jacob wants to upgrade his household. Jimmy gets that, they all get that, but it shouldn’t come at the expense of Roman Reigns. Jacob is a different breed. Jey says he’s DANGEROUS! On SmackDown, we all saw Jacob drop MFT one by one by one! Unpredictable, Uce! Unhinged! They left him “out there” for a reason! If Jacob beats Roman, Jacob takes it all! Ula Fala, the family name, Jacob becomes the shot caller! Jimmy debates that but Jey says Jimmy saw it! This is it, Uce!
It can’t be all about respect here. There has to be consequences! Roman’s the Tribal Chief! Roman ponders on the concept of consequences. Jey is right, they’re not doing charity. Roman thanks The Usos for this. He will make it his own, then he will address this later tonight. He appreciates The Usos. They say it is all love and respect, too. Family first, Uce. They all put hands in, for they are the “first family.” Is the Tribal Chief giving Jacob his match at Backlash? We simply have to wait and see.
Seth Rollins is here!
Laredo, Texas cheers as The Architect makes his way to the ring in all black like Neo from the Matrix! The fans sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” as Rollins goes right to the ring. Rollins grabs a mic, revels in the singing, then says, “Laredo, Texas! Welcome to Monday Night Rollins~! I am the Visionary, I am the Revolutionary, I AM Seth! Freakin! Rollins!” The fans cheer for that! Rollins continues by saying he has a lot of ground to cover so let’s get to it.
There is a reason he lost to Gunther at WrestleMania, and it is NOT because Gunther was better that night. There is a reason Roman Reigns is walking around with ROLLINS’ World Heavyweight Championship, and it is NOT because Roman pinned Rollins’ shoulders to the mat. The reasons for those things are one in the same, and they have a name, and that name is BRON BREAKKER! Fans boo and bark, but Rollins knows Bron is sitting in the back, NINE staples in his dome, which you can thank Rollins for. But they have business to tend to, a score to settle, so Bron can get his pea brain out here so they can do the damn thing!
The fans cheer as Bron obliges! The Unpredictable Badass storms down the ramp, Paul Heyman following behind. The fans are torn as Bron keeps eyes locked on Rollins as he steps into the ring. Bron stares Rollins down while fans either bark or sing the song, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins tells Bron, “I gave you everything. I gave you the world, I handed it to you on a silver platter, and you repaid me by taking EVERYTHING away from me! You are the reason I had to forfeit the World Heavyweight Championship, you are the reason I didn’t get to main event WrestleMania this year, and you are the reason I didn’t get my hand raised at WrestleMania this year.
“But I gotta ask you, Bron… For what? What’d you get out of it? How did it benefit you in any way?” Heyman has Bron step back, then hands him a mic. The fans tell Heyman off but Bron says, “You gave me everything? What’d you give me, by the way? What’d you give Reed and I? Because the way that I see it, every single week, we were like you errand boys. We got to come out here and fight all your battles for you, and put out all the fires that YOU started all on your own! Because look around, Seth! You got nothing! You got no one! You got no friends, you are nothing! You needed us to fight all your battles for you!
“And what? You were giving me such great wisdom and all this guidance when every single week, you’d kick off the show, and Reed and I would have to stand in the back and listen to you regurgitate the same crap every single week.” Bron plugs his nose so he can imitate Rollins’ voice as he repeats, “I am a Visionary, I am a Revolutionary, I am Seth Freakin’ Rollins!” Bron wants to make it clear to Rollins that he never needed him or Rollins’ Vision. The only reason they’re standing here today is because Bron needed HEYMAN. Rollins double checks: Bron needed Heyman? “That dried up sack o’ meat? You needed him?”
Rollins almost laughs, and he says Bron just proved Rollins right on everything. Let’s go on a little ride down memory lane. A couple years ago, Rollins is World Heavyweight Champion, he won a fight with the Best in the World, then calls up The Heartbreak Kid. Rollins asked Shawn Michaels about facing NXT’s best, and who was NXT’s best? Bron Breakker. Rollins said hell yeah, let’s do the damn thing! Last year, Heyman comes to Rollins, asks Rollins about taking Bron under his wing and Rollins said hell yeah, that kid with a year under Rollins’ tutelage will be THE next main event star in this industry!
Just look at Bron! Bron’s got it all! Rollins has been here for 14 YEARS, seen athletes from every single discipline, they are big, strong, fast, but Bron is unique. Bron is the biggest, strongest, fastest, most versatile performer Rollins has ever seen here. Bron has EVERYTHING to be THE next big star… except the most important thing. Rollins points to the brain, and Rollins knows better than anyone what it means to be a 28 year old young cat full o’ piss ‘n’ vinegar, thinking this business owes him something, not wanting to wait for nobody. Rollins knows better than anybody to bet on yourself, take chances, make the hard decisions.
But the difference between them is, Bron tries, Rollins succeeds! And do you know why? Rollins will paint a picture: Every time Rollins bet on himself, it ended with a world title or a main event. Bron bets on himself and it gets him Austin Theory & Logan Paul. It gets him steak dinners, private jets, and happy endings from Heyman. Bron tries, Rollins succeeds, because Rollins will say this plainly for even Bron’s pea brain: Bron is NOT ready. Bron says, “I’m not ready? That’s the narrative you wanna go with? I hate to break it to you, superstar, but before all this was a thing, I was well on my way to becoming a main event with or without you!”
Bron never needed that help, and yet you blame Bron for losing the WHC? The truth is, Rollins’ body can’t handle it, his mind is brittle, and his shoulder can’t handle the weight of a strap on it anymore! The fans boo, but Bron grins as he says yeah, he took his shot and came up short. But y’know what? Bron can go to sleep at night a lot better knowing he lost to the Best int he World instead of someone who self-proclaims it! Bron believes Rollins is everything he says, with all the accolades, titles, everything there is to win here. A first-ballot WWE Hall of Famer, no doubt.
Rollins is THE very best pro-wrestler in the entire world… at being number two. The fans are torn, but Rollins says that was pretty good for Baby Steiner. He come up with all that on his own? Or did he call Big Poppa Pump for the hook up? Bron thinks he is ready, but Backlash is two weeks away! Rollins is going to give Bron the opportunity to prove that he is ready. But let Rollins let you in on a little secret that everyone else knows. As a Steiner, Bron’s not even number two in his own family. Rollins drops the mic and heads out, but will Rollins be ready for the backlash of challenging Bron to a match?
Stephanie Vaquer arrives backstage.
La Primera is ready to get back at Liv Morgan, but RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ ATTACKS! La Ruda catches Vaquer with the cheap shot, then THROWS her into road cases! Roxie & Liv are there, and they RAM a road case into Vaquer! Judgment Day stands over Vaquer, and Liv tells Vaquer this is HER title! Judgment Day leaves Vaquer behind, but have they truly moved past her? Or is the Dark Angel only going to be more hellbent on her revenge?
PENTA VS Rusev!
Speaking of revenge, the Man With No Fear may still be Intercontinental Champion, but now he owes The Bulgarian Brute a beating for last week. Will #CeroMiedo withstand the power of MACHKA?
Raw returns as Rusev makes his entrance. But wait, then so does Ethan Page! The fans boo All Ego getting involved in this, but he technically was part of the problem last week. The bell rings and the fans rally as the two tie up. Rusev KNEES and CLUBS Penta while Ethan takes a seat ringside. Rusev suplexes Penta, then drags him up for a GUT WRENCH PLEX! The fans rally for Penta, but Rusev scoops for a FALL AWAY SLAM! Penta tumbles, but Rusev CLUBS him and BOOTS him! Rusev stands on Penta, but only Ethan applauds. Rusev steps off to whip Penta, but Penta KICKS on return! and SUPERKICKS!
Penta runs, DROPKICKS, and Rusev tumbles out! Penta then FLIES! Down goes Rusev, right in front of Ethan and commentary! Ethan mockingly applauds but Penta warns him. Ethan says eyes on the prize, and Rusev back suplexes! Penta lands out to SUPERKICK Rusev again! Penta puts Rusev in, Ethan protests how close that got, but Penta keeps moving. Springboard, but into the MACHKA KICK! Rusev scoops for a SWINGING SLAM! The fans boo, Rusev snarls, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Rusev has Penta up top! Penta fights the suplex with body shots, then with forearms! The fans cheer as Penta HEADBUTTS Rusev down! Penta then adjusts and leaps, CROSSBODY! Penta keeps moving, he ducks ‘n’ dodges to mule kick a leg! SLING-DOG! Rusev goes to a corner, Penta GAMANGIRIS! Penta sits Rusev down, then runs up to headstand and SWINGING DROPKICK! Rusev sputters but Penta drags him to a cover, ONE!! Rusev still has a lot of gas in the tank, and he KNEES Penta down low! Rusev whips, Penta goes up and over, BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Even Ethan is surprised!
Penta and Rusev rise, the fans rally, and Penta runs up to DEST- NO, Rusev BACKDROPS! Then ROUNDHOUSE! Rusev clinches, URENAGES, and he goes to a corner. The fans boo as Penta stirs and Rusev stomps around. Rusev runs up, MACHKA KICK! Penta falls, but Rusev isn’t done there! Ethan applauds as Rusev shouts, “CRUSH!!” Stomp and ACCOL- NO, Penta slips out, SUPERKICKS, then feints the springboard! Machka kick misses, Penta rolls Rusev up! PENTA WINS!
Winner: Penta, by pinfall
The fans cheer, but Rusev CLOBBERS Penta! Ethan cheers, he is also a sore loser so he likes this! The fans tell Rusev off while he stomps away on Penta! Ethan steps in the ring, takes off his jacket and undoes his cufflinks, but then Rusev glares at him. Ethan says okay, Rusev can have his time with Penta. But then Penta CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Ethan CLOBBERS Penta! The fans boo as now Ethan and Rusev stomp away on Penta! But wait, here comes Je’Von Evans! The fans fire up as The Young OG DUMPS Rusev out, then RAMS into Ethan! And then springboards to FLYING LARIAT! The fans fire up as Evans taunts Rusev!
Rusev runs up, Penta SUPERKICKS! Evans goes up, up, O G CUTTER!! The fans fire up as Evans kicks Rusev out, and he stands tall with Penta. They shake hands on it, they’ll stand against Rusev & Ethan to clear them out of the way. Will Cero Miedo get BOUNCY~?
Los Americanos speak.
Rayo introduces himself, Bravo, and El Grande himself. El Grande steps forward to say, “In a few weeks, I will be competing in one of the biggest and most important matches in the history of lucha libre against Chaparro Americano, Mask VS Mask!” And he cannot lie, this match will be the most important match of his entire life! The biggest fight he’ll ever have. And y’know what? He’ll have to be ready to fight for his life. And to be honest, there is much more on the line. He must be ready to fight for his name, his colors, for Mexico, and for his home.
And what better way to prepare for that than to issue a respectful challenge to the biggest lucha libre legend ever, Rey Mysterio? It would be an honor to step into the ring against Rey here in Laredo, Texas! That is a GRANDE challenge, but is he biting off more than he can chew facing the King of Lucha?
Becky Lynch is here!
The Man has come around to Laredo, and she is the THREE-TIME Women’s Intercontinental Champion. But what will Becky have to say about her big time WrestleMania win? We’ll find out, after the break.
Raw returns as Becky stands in the ring, still wearing the ring gear from her WrestleMania victory. Becky takes a moment before she says, “The Man, and the NEW Women’s Intercontinental Champion, has come around to Laredo, Texas!” The fans are torn on that, but Becky says we just entered a whole new era of “The Manosphere,” because a lot of history was made at WrestleMania 42! Becky finally got rid of Loser AJ Lee, having ended her horrible title reign, and she put gold around the waist of someone who truly deserves it in herself. She became the first WWE Superstar to win four different titles at Mania.
She became the first-ever THREE TIME Women’s IC Champion! She’s now won more WrestleMania matches than any woman in history! And Undertaker, she’s coming for that streak next! And she proved once and for all why she is the Greatest Women’s Wrestler of All Time, and it’s not just her saying that, other people say it. Sports Illustrated says it, The Bleacher Report says it. All of that is wonderful, all of that is great, but what was most important is that she looked out at a sea of over 50 THOUSAND fans, and she saw her baby girl in the front row.
Becky was able to take her out, walk with her up the ramp, and she realized that she needed to show her daughter what a real champion is. It isn’t about the five-star hotels, the fancy restaurants and the private jets, even though they indulge in all of those. It is not about going to the biggest cities and performing in front of the best crowds. It is also about going to the rundown towns like Laredo and showing out for the commonfolk like everyone here. And Becky knows what they need and what they want. They want a fighting champion! They want her to defend the title! And not just against some nostalgia act or an underdog.
They want Becky VS the best of the best! They want new, exciting, shiny! So Becky stands here before us as The Man of the People, issuing an open challenge to whoever wants to come out here, look them in the eyes and say, “Welcome to the Big Time. Now let’s throw some hands!” Who is it gonna be?! Becky waits, and we get… IYO SKY! The fans cheer that! Iyo gets herself a mic while Becky is rather stunned, and she tells Becky, “I accept!” Becky laughs and asks what Iyo accepts. She wanted to fight the best of the best, the new, the shiny, the exciting. Iyo is none of those things! The fans boo but Becky says that’s for Iyo!
Iyo says no, that’s for Becky! The fans cheer Becky but Becky says okay, okay, she understands. Iyo is accepting on behalf of Rhea Ripley, the part of the team that actually has gold. Is Rhea coming back? Mami VS Becky, Becky Two Belts again. Becky wanted Shawn Michaels, not Marty Jannetty. And clearly, Iyo was holding Rhea back. Iyo SLAPS Becky down! The fans fire up as Iyo stomps Becky, Becky bails out, but Adam Pearce says whoa, hold on, where are you going? The champ wanted a fight, Iyo answered the call, and in case you forgot, we’re in Laredo! So it will be a title match, let’s get a ref, cuz we’re doing it now!
The fans cheer, but Becky CLOBBERS Iyo! The ref hurries in here and backs Becky off. Iyo is still getting her shot, is the Genius about to make The Man’s historic reign historically short, too?
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Becky Lynch VS Iyo Sky!
Raw returns as the match is already going, and Iyo SHOTGUNS Becky down! the fans fire up with Iyo, and she CLUBS Becky on the back. Iyo whips, Becky reverses, but Iyo goes up, only for Becky to BOOT her outta the sky, and LARIATS her down! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but Becky scowls as Iyo survives. Becky runs up in the corner, forearm SMASH, then clinch for the BECKSPLODER! Iyo bails out but Becky builds speed, and Becky WRECKS Iyo with a dropkick! The fans boo but Becky aims, FLYING FOREARM and down goes Iyo! Becky gets Iyo back into the ring, climbs up a corner, and drops the MAN’S LEG! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally as Iyo survives, but Becky talks herself down. Becky drags Iyo up, clinches again, BECKS- NO, Iyo slips free and ROCKS Becky! Becky fires back with forearms, UPPERCUT, and SOBAT, but Iyo blocks! GERMAN SUPLEX! Becky sputters but both women are down! The fans rally up, Iyo and Becky go to ropes, and Becky runs up! Iyo dodges, and URAKEN! SHOTEI! And then FLAPJACK! The fans fire up for Iyo as she brings Becky up to whip. Becky reverses, but Iyo goes up, out, and ROCKS Becky! Then HOTSHOTS her! The fans fire up as Iyo climbs, to then MISSILE DROPKICK! Direct hit, and Iyo kips up!
The fans fire up as Iyo does her crazy taunt! Iyo then aims at Becky in the corner, SHINKANSEN! Iyo pushes Becky to the cover, TWO! Becky survives but Iyo stays focused. Iyo goes up, up, but Becky YANKS her back down! And dragon sleeper for an EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Cover, TWO! Iyo is still in this and that frustrates Becky. Becky demands Iyo stand, then clinches, but Iyo victory rolls for STOMP 182! Becky bails out, Iyo builds speed, but Becky ROCKS Iyo first! Becky reels Iyo in, but Iyo PELES free! Iyo then runs up, SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB to the FLOOR! The fans are thunderous while both women are down, and Raw goes to break!
Raw returns again as Becky has Iyo up top! The fans rally as Iyo fights, but Becky SUPERPLEXES! Then roll through for a DDT! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Iyo survives! Both women are down, “This is Awesome!” Becky and Iyo stir but it is Becky that stands first. Becky brings Iyo up and clinches again, but Iyo turns the lift into a crucifix, then sunset flip! TWO, Becky ducks the roundhouse but not HEEL KICK! Iyo hurries to underhooks and TIGER BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Becky survives and Iyo is shocked! The fans rally as Iyo goes to the corner! Iyo goes up, but Becky trips her up again! Becky climbs, but Iyo ELBOWS her away!
Becky staggers but Iyo reels Becky in, TORNADO DDT! Iyo goes up, up, and OVER THE MOONSAULT, but into BOOTS! Becky hurries to clinch! MANHANDLE SLAM!! Cover, TWO?!? Becky is shocked as Iyo survives her best shot! Laredo is all fired up for Iyo but that infuriates Becky. Becky drags Iyo to the drop zone, goes up, but Iyo trips her up now! Becky SMACKS off post, tumbles to the apron then the floor, but Iyo goes right out! ASAI MOONSAULT! Down goes Becky at the ramp! Iyo hurries to get Becky up and in, then takes off a shoe that’s bothering her. Becky distracts the ref, ASUKA TRIPS IYO!! Becky clinches, MANHANDLE SLAM!! Cover, Becky wins!!
Winner: Becky Lynch, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion)
The Man survives thanks to a big time assist from The Empress of Tomorrow! Asuka may be without her Pirate Princess, but she’s still pissed at Iyo for her supposed disrespect! BUZZSAW! ASUKA LOCK!! Iyo flails, even taps, but nothing can save her from Asuka’s wrath! Fans chant “We Want Kairi!” but Asuka stands on Iyo with a sinister smile. Will Asuka break Iyo and make her respect her senpai?
El Grande Americano Original talks with Rey Mysterio.
EGA OG says hola to Rey, and knows Rey is fraternizing with that faker, that supposed El Grande Americano Dos. First he endorses the guy, then he has a match against him. Original just wants to know that on May 30th for AAA, Mask VS Mask, does Original have to watch his back? Rey says no, he does not, Mr. OG Grande. Listen, the only thing Rey is looking for is for them all to respect lucha libre. Rey says in Spanish that for a luchador, their mask is everything. All OG Grande can says is si, bueno. But then Los Americanos step into the room! And they ask what Rey is doing with this guy! Rey says it is not what they think.
The Grandes start arguing, both in Spanish and English, but Rey shouts them all down. Tranquilos, cabrones! He is not choosing sides. Rayo & Bravo say he better. Is that a threat?! No, take it easy, jefe, they’re just saying. See you in the ring. Los Americanos head out, Rey is a little annoyed with them and OG Grande, but will the King of Lucha teach them all a thing or two about the culture?
Backstage interview with The Usos.
Byron Saxton is with Jimmy & Jey, and he gets to it: Can they give us some intel on which direction Roman Reigns is leaning towards? #BigJim says the OTC will make his decision when The OTC is ready to make his decision. Jey adds YEET, but LA Knight steps in. The Mega Star hopes he didn’t just hear them say that. OTC, sitting at the head of the table. Knight isn’t here to tear them down but to remind them of who they are. Main Event Jey Uso, a former world champion, and how’d he do that? On his own! Big Jim Uso, also all the potential in the world to be world champion, but how is he gonna do that? Not under Roman Reigns, that’s for sure!
Jey tells Knight to stay in his lane, but Jimmy calms him down. Jimmy told Knight that this is family business. Knight understands that, and he can respect that. But the problem is, the whole Bloodline thing, they had immense power, they run roughshod over everybody. But the problem was, that power corrupts, and when it does, it becomes Knight’s business, YEAH! Knight leaves it at this, but does he have a point? Is The Bloodline about to relapse into their old ways?
Joe Hendry is here!
Laredo waves their hands from side to side as The Prestigious One is in the ring. “Say his name because he has appeared in Laredo, Texas!” The fans cheer, and Hendry knows they know he had a big decision to make, so he wants to tell us all about it in the song. “I’ve won the titles everywhere I go. I’ve been on WrestleMania and many other shows. But the time has come for me to pick one brand. I’m sorry to the others, I hope they understand. Joe Hendry’s on Raw, Raw, Joe Hendry signed to Raw. Raw, Raw, Joe Hendry signs to Raw.
“Next time you turn on Netflix, you won’t just want to chill. I’ll have you believing in a better kind of thrill. Raw, Raw, Joe Hendry’s on Raw. respect to the Ruler, I acknowledge The OTC. But Adam Pearce, if you’re listening, can you make one change for me? That’s Logan Paul, Paul, can we fire Logan Paul? Paul, Paul, can we fire Logan Paul? Everyone! Paul, Paul, can we fire Logan Paul? All together! Paul, Paul, can we fire Logan-” Well, now The Maverick is here, and he says you can’t fire him! You can’t fire him, he’s unfireable! Boo you, Hendry, you can’t fire him! He’s Logan Paul! All of you are awful, just like that song!
Logan says, “You’re awful!” to the fans in the front row. He knows this is Hendry’s first not on Raw, and now it’s also his last! He’s made the worst mistake of his life! Theory then tells Hendry that he isn’t seeing things right. See this right here? That’s gold, that makes them the greatest tag team champions of the world! Of the UNIVERSE! What they’re telling Hendry is that they are winners! Hendry asks if these guys are winners. The fans say, “NO!” Hendry says Joe says no to that. He saw ESPN< he saw Mania, he just saw some primetime losers! Now The Vision is mad, and they throw stuff out of the ring!
Theory says lemme tell you something! This mat belongs to The Vision! The camera that everyone sees through belongs to The Vision. And The Vision goes through everybody! Hendry is in a lucky spot, because they’re gonna go through him! They push Hendry, but he TURNS! LARIAT for Theory! Hendry RAMS Logan into a corner! Theory goes after Hendry, the Vision mugs him 2v1, and the fans boo as they KNEE Hendry low! But wait! Here come the Street Profits! Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins went after The Vision last week, so here we go again! Dawkins DUMPS Logan out before he DECKS him!
Dawkins ROCKS Theory, whips him, REVELATION! The fans fire up and pump it up with Ford! He goes up top but Logan saves Theory! At least, for now. Ford points to Hendry, he HIGH JUMPS to take The Vision down! The fans fire up for Hendry & The Profits, and we all get to wave our hands from side to side! The Profits are believers, but will they also be the hunters when it comes to The Vision and those World Tag Team Championships?
Grayson Waller complains to Adam Pearce.
The Aussie Icon doesn’t like the Raw General Manager just giving people opportunities outta nowhere. That bouncy idiot, Je’Von, is one cutter away from retirement! Then Pearce has one guy singing songs, there’s some little vampire kid cursing people, where are the opportunities for Waller? He’s in the shape of his life, lad! Pearce says he’ll give Oba Femi a shot. Wow, okay, he beat Brock at the END of his career? #Obarated! Uh, no, Oba’s behind you. Waller regrets everything but Oba says if Waller wants a chance, then Pearce can give him one against Oba tonight. Waller says Pearce should’ve warned him!
Pearce says he did, but too late. Waller needs to go get his gear on, because that match is official. Is Waller about to have a Fall From Grace?
Joe Hendry & The Street Profits regroup backstage.
Ford & Dawkins are singing the very catchy, “Paul, Paul, can we fire Logan Paul?” Hendry thanks for the help, what a welcome to Raw. They shake hands on it, and Ford says get a different colored shirt now that he’s on the red brand, you know what he means? Hendry nods and heads out, and The Profits secret handshake. And then Rollins steps in, and he tells them that last week- Ford stops Rollins there, because there he goes thinking this is all about him. Last week wasn’t about him but about those tag titles. Rollins thinking he special. The Profits leave and Rollins does have to consider that.
But either way, will Rollins and The Profits find themselves working together against The Vision? Or is this all going to be for naught?
El Grande Americano w/ Los Americanos VS Rey Mysterio!
The battle of Los Grande Americanos is set for May 30th, and the King of Lucha has ended up in the middle of it all. Will Rey be much more than just a tune-up for El Grande Americano Dos? Or will this El Grande be more than ready to face the other Grande Americano next month?
Raw returns as Los Americanos make their entrance. The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. The two tie up, and Grande wrenches to wristlock. Rey rolls, uses the ropes to flip through, then Rey wrenches, only for Grande to wrangle him. Rey kips up to wrench but Grande rolls, spins, and he drop toeholds Rey to then go for the wristlock. The fans applaud the technical exchange as Grande then floats to a cover, ONE as Rey gets an arm up! Grande puts the arm down, TWO as Rey gets the other arm up! Another cover, TWO! A third cover, TWO as Rey bridges! Grande hops on, but Rey stays up! The fans cheer while Grande is stunned!
Grande jumps again but Rey uses that to get up and up and sunset flip! TWO, Grande runs up but Rey sweeps! Cover, ONE! Grande sweeps and covers, ONE! The fans cheer as the two stand off. Rey and Grande applaud each other, then Rey offers a handshake. Grande accepts, but Rey kicks low! Rey whips, Grande reverses to kick low! Grande hammerlocks Rey, brings him around, but Rey fires elbows. Rey cravats to jump and flying-mare! Grande RUNS Rey over! Things keep moving, Rey bypasses Grande to tilt-o-whirl and RANA! Grande’s on the ropes, Rey dials it up, but Grande GAMANGIRIS first! Cover, TWO! The fans rally while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Rey whips Grande to ropes and BACKDROPS him! Grande goes to a corner while the fans cheer, and Rey whips corner to corner. Grande reverses, blocks a kick, and SMACKS Rey! Rey staggers to another corner but Grande whips corner to corner. Grande runs up but Rey BOOTS him! Rey ELBOWS Grande, then goes up, but Grande CLUBS him on the back! Grande gets under Rey but Rey slips free. Grande SMACKS Rey again, whips, but Rey reverses. Grande goes up and over, but Rey goes up to QUEBRADA, but Grande stays up! Only for Rey to TORNADO DDT! The fans fire up while Rey covers, TWO!
Rey is surprised but many are surprised he pulled that counter off in the first place. Rey waits on Grande to get up, then DROPKICKS him onto the ropes! The fans cheer as Rey dials it up, but Rayo distracts so Bravo can trip Rey! The fans boo but Bravo plays dumb. Rayo hurries to sneak Grande his metal plate! Rey DECKS Bravo, then runs to 619 Rayo down! The fans cheer, Rey slingshots, but Grande dodges the splash! Grande grabs the metal plate, but then ORIGINAL GRANDE is here! They tug-o-war over the plate, Rey BLASTS the Grandes into each other! Rey runs again, RANA! Grande Dos is on the ropes, so Rey redials, 619!!
Rey aims again, slingshot and DROP THE DIME! Cover, Rey wins!
Winner: Rey Mysterio, by pinfall
El Grande Americano Dos tried to lie, cheat and steal, but Rey spots the metal plate! And he even tells Original that no one is getting it! They’re gonna have to fight fair ‘n’ square in May! Well for now, Grande Original CLOBBERS Grande Dos! The fans fire up as these two brawl while they grapple! Producers and refs rush out here but fans want to “Let Them Fight! Let Them Fight!” The Grandes are separated, but the animosity between them is only growing! Who proves they are El Grande Americano Superior on May 30th?
Asuka speaks.
“Iyo, did you think you were done with me? I say when we’re done! Because I am still your senpai. All I’ve done is try to help you and all you’ve done is disappoint me. For so long, I blamed myself for your mistakes. I thought I did something wrong for you to turn your back on me. But I finally realize YOU are the problem! You are ungrateful, selfish, and my biggest failure. But I didn’t fail you, you failed me. You failed your family! And now, we’re both alone, because I didn’t want another Iyo. I’ve spared you until now because I thought we could be a family again. But now that you killed that family…NOTHING will stop me from destroying you!
“So, at Backlash, I fix my failure. I teach you one final lesson. And that lesson is… You are not and will never be ready for Asuka!” The grudge match is finally set, but will the Empress of Tomorrow make sure Iyo has no future? Or will the Genius prove that she’s left her senpai behind long ago?
Grayson Waller VS Oba Femi!
The Aussie Icon likes him a good “shoey,” but he stuck his foot in his mouth this time. Grayson wanted an opportunity, but will he even survive against The Ruler that conquered The Beast?
The bell rings and the two circle. The fans already chant “O~BA!” as he blocks Waller’s kick. Oba LARIATS Waller, TOSSES him to a corner, then fires body shots from all sides. Oba UPPERCUTS Waller, whips him corner to corner, then UPPERCUTS again! Oba runs corner to corner for another UPPERCUT! Oba keeps going, but Waller bails out! The fans boo, but Oba has Waller at the apron. Waller HOTSHOTS Oba, then somersaults, but into the SHOTPUT BOMB! Oba UPPERCUTS Waller back down and the fans fire up! Pop-up, and FALL FROM GRACE!! Cover, Oba wins!
Winner: Oba Femi, by pinfall
Waller wanted on the card tonight, but maybe he regrets it. At the very least, Waller learned Femi isn’t #Obarated! Oba has the mic to ask Laredo if they’re feeling good tonight. The fans cheer because indeed they are! Oba says they’re feeling good, he’s feeling good, Waller isn’t, but we don’t care about how Waller feels. Waller did say something that was right, though. There is no opportunity around here, because all the big champions are locked in with contenders, the US Champion doesn’t do open challenges, so Oba is going to take it upon himself to create a solution to the problem. Ladies and gentlemen, as of today, the Oba Femi Open Challenge will commence!
The fans cheer, and Oba says to any man back there who wants to prove himself, step up! If you want to see how you fair at the top of the mountain, step up! But Oba will not take too kindly to their decision. Because he will be merciless, unforgiving, and relentless! He will punish them! They are not stepping to just any man, but to OBA FEMI! The fans cheer as Oba makes himself equal to a title! Will anyone be able to overthrow The Ruler?
Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.
Liv, Raquel & Roxie are still feeling great after what they did to Vaquer, because THEY run Raw! Vaquer found out the hard way, and so will BayLyra. Liv asks Raquel for time alone with Roxie. Is this about the thing? Yes, it is. Raquel says sure, she’ll go finish warming up. Raquel heads out, and Liv says hey to Roxie. Liv wanted to finish the conversation they tried having before WrestleMania. Remember? Before Vaquer smacked their heads together? Right, yeah. Well, really, Liv just wants to apologize to Roxie.
Liv is sorry for how things went down with Finn while she was gone. She knows Roxie and Finn were close, and that must’ve been hard watching from home. Liv knows how that felt, because she sat at home watching Finn bring Roxie into the group. And Liv wants Roxie to know that they are family, but Finn put himself before the family. That is not something Liv would do to Roxie, she wants to support her like Roxie supported Liv. So Liv will be in their corner and cheer them on as Roxie & Raquel get one step closer to the tag titles. Liv takes Roxie’s hand and asks, “Do you trust me, my little Roxie?”
Roxie nods yes, but then says she needs a second. Liv says okay, see you out there. Liv heads out, saying this is exciting. But Roxie doesn’t seem so sure. Wait, FINN is in the clubhouse?! Roxie tells him he’s not supposed to be here, but Finn says Roxie CANNOT trust Liv! In fact, she can’t trust anyone in the Judgment Day! Roxie asks if she can’t trust them, or can’t trust Finn. Roxie is with Judgment Day, she has a match coming up, so he has to go. Finn says good luck with the match, and hopes she knows what she’s doing. Finn leaves, but is The Prince right about them all?
Bayley & Lyra Valkyria VS Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez w/ Liv Morgan!
The Role Model & Morrigan fell short of the tag titles at WrestleMania, but Judgment Day wasn’t even in the match! Who proves themselves worthy of the next opportunity with a win tonight?
Raw returns as Judgment Day makes their entrance. The teams sort out and Bayley starts against Raquel. The fans rally as the two circle, tie up, and Bayley wrenches to wristlock. Raquel swings, Bayley ducks, and she puts on the pressure. Raquel powers Bayley to a corner, ROCKS her, then whips her corner to corner. Raquel runs up but Bayley BOOTS her! Bayley headlocks but Raquel blocks the takeover! Raquel lifts Bayley but Bayley fights that with fists. Bayley jumps to tornado takeover! They roll, Raquel fights up, and Raquel hits a BIG back suplex! Raquel looms over Bayley but hears the fans chanting, “We Want Roxie!”
Raquel points to the corner, the fans cheer, so Raquel tags Roxie! The fans cheer even more now as the Judgment Day mugs Bayley! Roxie stomps away, the fans cheer her on, but the ref counts. Roxie backs off, but Bayley lifts Roxie! Roxie kicks and flails but Bayley RAMS Roxie into the corner. Tag to Lyra, she and Bayley mug Roxie, and the fans boo. Lyra headlocks Roxie but Roxie pulls hair. Roxie headlocks and the fans cheer her on. Lyra powers out, but Roxie cartwheels over the dropdown! Roxie takes a bow, then SLAPS Lyra! Lyra CLOBBERS Roxie and rains down fists! Laredo boos but Lyra whips Roxie to ropes.
Roxie tilt-o-whirls through to RANA, but Lyra handsprings through that! Lyra SLAPS Roxie in return! Liv tells Bayley to shut up but Lyra whips Roxie to the corner. Roxie dodges, but Lyra grabs her by the wrist! Tag to Bayley, scoop and BACKBREAKER, but Roxie knees free! Roxie SMACKS Bayley, but Lyra WHEEL KICKS! Bayley goes back up, MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Roxie survives, and she bails out to regroup with the others. Judgment Day avoids Lyra’s dropkick, and Raquel CLOBBERS her! But Bayley fires off on Roxie! Bayley puts Roxie in the ring, but Raquel trips Bayley up!
Bayley POSTS Lyra, all while Roxie distracts the ref! Judgment Day is in control as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as both Bayley and Raquel are down! The fans rally as both women crawl, Liv coaches Raquel, hot tags to Roxie and Lyra! The fans fire up, but then Lyra CROSSBODIES Roxie and GAMANGIRIS Raquel! Lyra LARIATS Roxie, dodges Raquel, and goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Lyra kips up, then clinches Roxie, NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through for the fisherman BUSTER! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Roxie survives! Liv coaches her team on but Lyra drags Roxie up. Lyra brings Roxie over, tags Bayley, and Bayley fireman’s carries while Lyra climbs. Roxie slips free, SHOVES Bayley into Lyra, then tags Raquel!
Roxie runs, tilt-o-whirls, and clinches, Raquel adds as BOOT to the LEG SWEEP! Cover, but Lyra SPLASHES onto it! The fans rally again and Raquel crawls, hot tag back to Roxie! The fans fire up again as Roxie BLASTS Lyra, SOBATS Bayley, then hops up and hops on! But Bayley SMACKS Roxie off buckles! Then a BAYLEY2BELLY! Cover, Raquel breaks it! The fans cheer, Lyra runs up and CROSSBODIES Raquel and herself out of the ring! Liv shouts at Bayley, but she gets caught! The fans cheer, but then Liv HOTSHOTS Bayley! Roxie SHINING WIZARDS! Then the POP-ROX!! Cover, Judgment Day wins!
Winners: Judgment Day, by pinfall
Laredo cheers their hometown hero, but it was certainly a team effort as always for Judgment Day! Will nothing stop them from having all the gold again?
Roman Reigns heads to the ring!
Laredo, Texas puts up their ones to the sky as The OTC makes his entrance. The WWE World Heavyweight Champion stands on stage, raises the title to the sky, and the pyro goes off. But what has he decided when it comes to him and Jacob Fatu? We’ll find out, after the break.
Raw returns as Roman is in the ring, and he raises the belt again for the second round of pyro. Roman grabs a mic while the fans chant “O T C! O T C!” The fans then shift to singing, “Roman, Roman Reigns~!” then go back to “O T C! O T C!” Roman enjoys that for a moment before he says, “Y’see, it’s been awhile since I’ve been here in Texas. But if you can’t tell from home, they love their Tribal Chief here, baby!” The fans cheer that! Roman continues by saying, “They made this title in spite of me. They made this title to try and take away from my shine. But it never worked. Y’see, there’s an old saying and it’s very true.
“The title don’t make the man, the man makes the title!” The fans cheer that, too! Roman says that’s what he’s done with this strap! He’s put it in the main event! He’s put it on night two of WrestleMania! He’s made this title relevant! See, now you can finally be proud of this title. Now you can respect this title! Now, you can actually choose to acknowledge this title. “As a matter of fact, let’s demonstrate. Laredo, Texas…!” The fans erupt with “O T C! O T C!” Roman says it again, “Laredo, Texas… ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans cheer again! But then Jacob Fatu makes his entrance! The fans cheer again as The Samoan Werewolf arrives!
Jacob goes right to the ring while the fans chant “FATU! FATU!” Jacob and Roman stare down, and Roman says, “Fatu, right on cue. Perfect timing, I was just getting to you. I gave you a week, gave you time to think. I’m hoping you made the right choice, Jacob. I’m hoping you made the choice to unite our family, and not divide it.” Jacob has a mic to say Roman gave him a week but he didn’t need a week. He didn’t need a day. Hell, he didn’t even need an hour! He knew exactly what he wanted when he came out here last Monday. Jacob didn’t stutter, didn’t hesitate, when he said he doesn’t want the title, but that he needs the title.
What? Is Roman stuck in his WWE main event bubble? Is he stuck in Tribal Chief Land? Roman ain’t grind like Jacob! Jacob is uncut and raw! 12 YEARS of hard work, 12 YEARS of grinding, 12 YEARS of suffering, not knowing when the next meal was gonna be! While y’all was running things up here as The Bloodline, Fatu was foaming at the mouth, grinding, on the frontlines, trying to figure out if he was gonna be here or not! The fans cheer that, and Fatu says it ain’t how you start but how you finish. And that has Fatu standing here in front of Roman. So before WWE, Roman didn’t call, Jimmy didn’t call, Jey didn’t call.
You know who did call? Solo Sikoa! The fans boo that name but Jacob says Solo gave him a chance! Roman says, “Solo?! Either you’re completely confused or you’re dumber than I think. Solo couldn’t get a cup of coffee delivered to the building if he wanted to. Take a look around. Who you think runs this place?” The fans chant, “O T C! O T C!” Laredo ain’t lying, OTC runs WWE. And yeah, he’s been distracted, things get hectic around here, but Roman never forgot about Jacob. Roman signed off on Jacob. But Jacob’s sounding confused, sounding like a fool. Jacob doesn’t deserve it, he hasn’t earned it.
Roman allowing Jacob to compete against him is nepotism! And Roman can’t allow- JACOB GRABS ROMAN BY THE FACE! The fans freak out as the TONGAN DEATH GRIP grinds Roman down, but then Roman SMACKS him with the mic! Fatu just shakes it off?! TONGAN DEATH GRIP!! Roman sputters as Fatu HEADBUTTS away! Fatu chokes Roman right out, and he tells Roman, “I am going to take everything, EVERYTHING, from you!!” Fatu finally lets Roman go, and he picks up the belt. Fans are torn, but the decision should be clear now. Roman coughs and sputters but he grabs the mic to shout at Jacob!
“You want me at Backlash?! I’ll see you at Backlash!!” The fans cheer, and the match is made! The Samoan Werewolf has made The Tribal Chief into his prey, but will he have what he’s really after in the world title? Or will The OTC punish Fatu for this insolence?
My Thoughts:
A very good Raw that was a bit toned down on the action after that hot Raw After Mania. Great bookending with the OG Bloodline, though I’m not sure about the set-up of Roman & Usos sitting at the table that was more like a press conference table than a meeting. But Jimmy and Jey each having a different side of the argument was good, this builds a bit on what we saw before Mania when Jey was telling Roman to “get him” in reference to CM Punk. And great ending with Roman and Jacob, where Jacob is already done with talking, and he brings out a submission type move to make himself even more menacing. It’d be rather shocking of Fatu actually wins at Backlash, but I feel like Fatu losing and joining Roman is too much of a rehash of everything we’ve already seen in the Bloodline Saga.
Very good match from Penta VS Rusev, and very good win for Penta, but Ethan Page and Je’Von Evans getting involved made sense. That’ll be a great tag match, and I bet we’ll sort out who is challenging Penta for Backlash through that match. Very good promo from Rollins and Bron to set up their match, I appreciate Bron’s perspective because that is how it looked and felt and was definitely not how it should’ve been even in kayfabe. I feel like Bron wins out to then send him to the world title after Backlash. Another great song promo from Hendry, and honestly a great over-the-top angry reaction from Logan Paul for it. Profits helping Hendry out was logical and very good stuff, and Profits putting Rollins in his place was also good. But yeah, there’s gotta be a Six Man Tag there, too.
Waller getting upset only to get humbled by Oba is classic wrestling trope, and Oba making his own open challenge is also great. That’s in the same lineage as like Andre the Giant daring people to body slam him when he knows they couldn’t, or even Chris Masters and the Master Lock Challenge. This will give us some really fun matches while also building Oba up towards a title opportunity of his own. Becky wanting her own Open Challenge series is good, and Iyo challenging her tonight was probably their best way to improvise from releasing Kairi Sane and ruining their own story of Kairi, Iyo & Asuka. The fans are already starting #WeWantKairi, not sure WWE will listen this time, but Asuka VS Iyo is happening for Backlash and that’s all we can really expect.
Very good stuff with Los Americanos, this ended up a great plug for the AAA story of Mask VS Mask. Rey Mysterio being part of the story was good, too, and Rey keeps himself afloat with this win. Gable Americano of course got involved in the match, he and Kaiser Americano are even in math right now, but I would think Gable loses to finally be exposed. And great stuff with Judgment Day, from the attack on Vaquer to the tag match as the main event match. But I’m a little confused as to the Finn & Roxie part. Finn and Roxie should’ve discussed how their ultimate plan was still working. It should’ve been revealed that Finn really did bring Roxie into the group to mess with Liv x Dom. They can still have Roxie turn on Judgment Day in the most pivotal moment, but now it’ll be a bit confusing as to why.
My Score: 8.8/10
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4 Corners Podcast: Did The Red Sox Panic?
Dave & Patrick discuss a seismic shift in Boston as the Red Sox clean house. Plus, NFL Draft thoughts and...
4 Corners Podcast: NHL & NBA Playoff Preview
Dave & PC Tunney preview the NHL & NBA Playoffs!
4 Corners Podcast: The Masters, NBA & MLB
Join Patrick and Dave weekly as they explore the 4 Corners of the American sports scene.
4 Corners Podcast: College Madness
The guys recap the Final Four, discuss March Madness expanding, and discuss an Executive Order that the guys actually agree...
4 Corners Podcast: Return to the Dance
Illinois & Arizona return to the Big Dance. Plus, lots of other March Madness talk, the latest Tiger Woods debacle,...
Bandwagon Nerds #338: Impossible Choices
Your favorite Nerds review the season finale of Invincible, as well as continuing their review of Daredevil: Born Again and...
Bandwagon Nerds #337: Parallels & Purpose
The NERDS continue to review Invincible, Daredevil, and The Boys. Plus, we take a look at the new trailer for...
Bandwagon Nerds #336: Invincible, Daredevil, The Boys… Oh My!
Don't miss the Bandwagon, NERDS!
Bandwagon Nerds #335: Glenn Gets His Revenge!
The Nerds check out trailers for Master of the Universe and Supergirl, and break down tremendous episodes of Invincible and...
Bandwagon Nerds #334: To Hell and Back Again!
The Nerds go to hell and back again as we cover diabolically good episodes of Invincible and Daredevil: Born Again!
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