And the NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion…!

CM Punk won Saturday Night’s Main Event, and now he is the NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion! But will The Vision have something to say about it?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Stephanie Vaquer & Nikki Bella VS Roxanne Perez & Raquel Rodriguez; Roxie & Raquel win.
• PENTA VS El Grande Americano w/ Los Americanos; Penta wins.
• Bayley & Lyra Valkyria VS The Kabuki Warriors; The Kabuki Warriors win.
• WWE World Tag Team Championships: AJ Styles & Dragon Lee VS Finn Balor & JD McDonagh; Styles & Dragon win and retain the titles.
• CM Punk & Jey Uso VS Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed w/ Paul Heyman; Double Count-Out Draw.

PLAY BY PLAY

CM Punk arrives backstage.

Rio Rancho is already fired up, and then they get even louder as the NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion makes his entrance! The fans sing along with Cult of Personality, and they join in saying, “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME~!” The Second City Saint is truly Best in the World again, and he celebrates with the people as he makes his way down the ramp and to the ring. Punk then grabs the mic while the fans chant his name. “Is it great to be CHAMP on a Monday night in the great state of New Mexico or what?!” The fans cheer that! Punk says he feels good, how is Rio Rancho feeling tonight?

The fans cheer, but Punk admits he didn’t get here alone. He has a litany of people to thank. The fans chant, “You Deserve It!” and Punk smiles. He appreciates that, but we’ll cover the difference of “deserved” and “earned” in a second. He won’t sound like a sappy Oscar speech, he’ll keep it short and sweet. Number one sitting at home with Larry is his “smart, intelligent, beautiful, tough when she needs to be, ass that won’t quit” wife, AJ Lee! He thanks her for always standing next to him in the bad times so they can stand together in the good times. Number two is all the fans. Some call it the WWE Universe, but they’re just his fans.

Punk doesn’t get here and hold this title above his head without each and every one of you, so give yourselves the round of applause. The fans cheer him on again, and Punk then thanks his opponent, Main Event Jey Uso. Fans “YEET! YEET! YEET!” and Punk thanks Jey for the hard fight. Jey truly is a main eventer, yeet. Now, Punk would like to think that going forward, they can still be friends, but Punk won’t cry if they can’t. Like Punk said when he came back to the WWE almost two years ago, he didn’t come here for friends but for money and champions, and Punk has done just that.

The fans cheer again, and he isn’t sure how much time he has left, and what SummerSlam taught him after holding this title for three minutes, that wasn’t long enough. Going forward, Punk needs to hold on as tight as he can. The good news, ladies and gentlemen, is that there is no snake-in-the-grass Seth Rollins waiting int he ring, creeping around with a Money in the Bank briefcase. No, no. But one second, if you would indulge Punk… Punk SWINGS the belt a la Rollins! The fans cheer, and Punk says that was for Seth. Punk wishes Rollins a speedy recovery, but if he gets in Punk’s business, Punk puts Rollins back on the couch.

Punk continues to say that this title is his validation! Two years, Punk came back and walked the halls, a king without a crown. Now Punk has the crown, and with it comes a target. He knows that target is on his back, and his front, and he sees that locker room full of badass talent. Every Monday, if Punk doesn’t put his tights on as tight as he can, he doesn’t lace his boots as tight as he can, if he is not who he says he is, THE Best in the World, then on any given day, he could lose this title. He knows there is a line forming. Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, The Vision, they want the gold. Punk wants to be a fighting champion for a multitude of reasons.

The first reason is, there are a lot of faces he wants to punch! Bron, Bronson, Heyman, that’s three of them. But Punk also wants to test himself against the best the WWE has to offer! The best wrestlers walking the earth! Guys like AJ Styles! Fans say “You Deserve It” to Punk, but Styles is a man who has earned his title shot! Conversely, someone with two belts and hasn’t earned anything, DIRTY DOM MYSTERIO! Yeah, file him under another face he wants to punch! Punk knows this locker room is full of killers, like JD McDonagh. If Punk’s not his best but JD is, then Punk’s not the champion anymore.

For that matter, Finn Balor’s another name Punk is looking for. He’s not hiding from anybody! Sheamus! You want a banger? Punk will be your huckleberry. And finally, a contemporary, someone with only a few days left, John Cena. Punk knows Cena is busy, but ladies and gentlemen, Punk isn’t here for a long time but a good time. Cena could try to be 18 time, so if he wants some, come get some! New Mexico, what Punk is saying, anyone who’s earned it, anyone who deserves it, get in line because the champ IS here! The fans cheer Punk using Cena’s line, but then Logan Paul shows up… Punk is confused and the fans are upset, but The Maverick insists on walking to the ring.

Punk tells Logan no no no, wait one second. Punk wants to be a fighting champion, but he wants nothing to do with this “famous for nothing” idiot. Logan has a crap eating grin, Punk says Logan’s color is blue, go to SmackDown, Ilja Dragunov does that US Open Challenge thing, that’s more Logan’s speed. That’s what he should do. Logan steps in, gets himself a mic, and Punk feels even worse because now Logan’s going to talk. Rio Rancho boos but Logan says Punk just said anyone can do it! A man of his word, right? Stay in his lane? But Logan is a 1000 horsepower Ferrari that no one here could ever afford. Congrats, you’re broke, but you already knew that, that’s why you live here.

Logan says Punk is more like a used Honda Civic. Logan has been in the ring with Roman Reigns, John Cena, and AJ Styles, and he beat Styles at WrestleMania! Fans boo cuz they’re mad. Some of the guys Punk namedropped can’t say that about their careers. So if anyone has earned a shot in this industry, Punk knows, New Mexico knows, and Logan knows it is LOGAN PAUL! But “Ladies and gentlemen…!” Paul Heyman leads the way for Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed, and the fans bark it up as Heyman completes the introduction. “And we’re about to take a walk all the way down to that ring.”

Heyman heard the reference that there is a king without a crown. Heyman doesn’t see a king with a crown, he sees a b*tch without an owner! No, that’s on you, Logan. The front of the line Heyman’s ass! The front belongs to the man that pinned Roman Reigns, the O T T, The Tribal Thief, Bronson Reed! The front belongs to the future of WrestleMania, BRRRON BRRREAKKER! Logan is not up front, or even the back, he’s the line waiting to just get in line for an opportunity at a champion who has been a champion for 2 days. That’s 432 days of when Punk & Heyman were World Heavyweight Champion! And Heyman wasn’t the one that lost it!

The fans boo, but Heyman tells Punk, “Your move.” The fans cheer Punk and Logan finds himself in the middle. Heyman says this is all the wrong place and the wrong time. Get to stepping, Logan. NOW! Logan being Logan, he refuses to do what he’s told. Logan says newsflash, you snooze you lose. Heyman and them are all big and slow, Logan was here first. If you wanted the spot, put some pep in the step to show some hustle, Mr. Hustle. Bron takes the mic and the fans bark as he says, “The reality of this is that he (Heyman) bought everybody two weeks to live. Because we had to sit back there and be patient for two weeks right after we dropped Seth Rollins in the dirt!

“Had to be patient for weeks until the new champion is crowned. Congratulations, Punk, you had your moment. But the dog isn’t waitin’ anymore! I’m coming for what belongs to me, and there is nothing else that stands in my way but a man holding onto my championship and keeping it warm for me, and some dumbass YouTuber who thinks he’s tough! So I suggest both of you get out of my ring, or I will whip both of you like a dog!” Punk says time to fight, Logan. Either fight with him, or get out of this ring. Punk is ready to stand his ground, and Logan says bet. Logan leaves, not wanting any of this without getting paid.

But then Bron & Bronson stand in Logan’s way. Logan says he was just going, and Bron says yeah, sure. Then Bron SHOVES Logan down into the apron! The fans fire up for that, and now Bron & Bronson flank Punk! Punk swings on Bron first, then on Bronson, but that’s still 2v1! The fans are torn as the behemoths mug Punk, and Logan gets up to dust himself off. But then Logan keeps glancing back and thinking about that shove. Logan works up the courage to get back in there! The fans actually cheer Logan as he fights 2v1! He still gets mugged like Punk, and now fans cheer Logan getting hammered. Bron hauls Logan up just to THROW him!

Bron tells Bronson to crush him, and Bronson goes up! TSUNAMI!! Logan sputters, but here’s Punk with a chair! Bron gets clear, but Punk JAMS Bronson and SMACKS him down! Punk throws off his sweater and dares The Brons to come back for more! The fans fire up behind Punk, Heyman has Bron & Bronson stand down, and then Punk picks up his belt. Will Punk be ready for one and all that want what he’s got?

Stephanie Vaquer & Nikki Bella VS Roxanne Perez & Raquel Rodriguez!

Speaking of world titles, the Women’s World Champion, the 2025 Women’s Crown Jewel Champion, La Primera and her new fearless amiga are looking to settle the score with The Judgment Day’s femme fatales. But will Vaquer & Bella be a victorious combination? Or will The Prodigy & Big Mami Cool snatch a golden ticket to the title?

Raw returns and the Judgment Day make their entrance. The teams sort out, Nikki starts against Roxie as a revisit from last week. They tie up, go around, and Nikki puts Roxie on the ropes. Roxie turns things around but stops as the ref counts. Roxie taunts Nikki, Roxie dodges a haymaker, and then Roxie taunts Nikki again. Nikki runs up, the ref backs her off, but then Roxie runs up. Nikki blocks the slap, Roxie apologizes, but then Nikki ducks the other hand. Nikki waistlocks, then spins Roxie to fireman’s carry takeover! Nikki has the armlock but Roxie fights up. Nikki wrenches, Roxie rolls, and Roxie kips up, but Nikki THROWS her down by her hair!

The fans cheer while Nikki grinds the arm. Roxie fights up, stomps Nikki’s foot, and she wrenches in return. Roxie wristlocks but Nikki rolls. Nikki hits a MONEKY FLIP and the fans fire up! Raquel tags in, the fans cheer as Nikki and Raquel tie up, and then Raquel SHOVES Nikki down! Nikki gets up, gets around, but Raquel THROWS her off! Raquel whips Nikki to a corner, Nikki hits buckles hard, and Nikki sits down. Raquel storms up to throw back elbows again and again! Raquel backs off as the ref counts, then she scoops Nikki. Nikki slips free, Vaquer tags in, and now the fans really fire up for this one!

Raquel taunts Vaquer with a head pat, but Vaquer pushes her. Vaquer then dodges the haymaker, but Raquel RUNS her over! Raquel runs, Vaquer follows, and Vaquer tilt-o-whirls, only for Raquel to block! Raquel suplexes, Vaquer slips free, and then Vaquer SUPERKICKS! Raquel wobbles, Roxie tags in, and then Roxie runs up,. Vaquer spins her to a snap suplex! Nikki joins in as Vaquer dodges Raquel! SUPERKICK, then FLYING CHUCK! Raquel bails out, Roxie runs up, but Vaquer dodges! Vaquer scoops for a BIG back suplex! The fans cheer as Vaquer sits Roxie up, but Raquel drags Roxie out! No Devil’s Kisses yet, but Vaquer & Nikki go to the apron!

Nikki & Vaquer do a Bella hip bump before they DOUBLE CROSSBODY! Down goes Judgment Day and the fans cheer while Raw goes to break!

Raw returns and Raquel SLINGSHOT SUPLEXES Nikki, then Roxie hits the double jump LIONSAULT! Cover, TWO! Nikki survives but Roxie keeps her from Vaquer. Roxie CLUBS Nikki, then clamps on with a neck wrench. The fans rally while Nikki endures, and Nikki fights up to throw body shots. Nikki JAWBREAKERS free but Raquel tags in! Raquel drags Nikki from Vaquer! Nikki kicks and kicks and KICKS Raquel away, but now Raquel is mad. Raquel runs up, but into a BOOT! Nikki runs up, reels Raquel in, TORNADO DDT! The fans fire up while Nikki and Raquel are both down! Nikki crawls, reaches out, hot tag to Vaaquer!

The fans fire up as La Primera tilt-o-whirls to roll Raquel and bridge, TWO! Raquel hurries to her feet, but Vaquer fires a forearm, a CHOP, a SOBAT, and a HEADBUTT! Raquel goes to a corner, dodges Vaquer, but then Vaquer dodges back! Vaquer ROKS Raquel, has the leg, and DRAGON SCREW! Raquel writhes, Vaquer drags her into the corner, and Vaquer goes corner to corner for the METEORA! The fans fire up as Vaquer drags Raquel up and in. Vaquer tucks the arms, manages to lift, but Raquel is so tall, that’s a lot harder to do! Raquel powers free, dodges again, but Vaquer ROCKS her!

Vaquer bumps Raquel off buckles, but Raquel puts her on the buckles! Vaquer bumps Raquel off buckles again, then HEADBUTTS again! Vaquer goes up, up, and CROSSBODIES! Cover, TWO! Raquel lives and the fans are torn, but Vaquer just seethes. Vaquer drags Raquel up, reels her in, but Raquel powers out again! Vaquer ducks one lariat, but not the SOUTHPAW! Hot tag to Roxie, “This is Awesome!” as Roxie CHOKES Vaquer on ropes! The ref counts, Roxie runs, and Roxie UPPERCUTS Vaquer in the back! Roxie grins as she goes up, up, but gets caught! Vaquer hits another BIG back suplex!

Vaquer has Roxie this time, DEVIL’S KISSES! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! AH! YEEEEEEEAH~! The fans are thunderous, and Vaquer tags Nikki. Nikki gets Roxie up for the RACK ATTACK 2.0! Cover, Raquel breaks it in time! But then Vaquer springboards, CROSS- NO, Raquel catches Vaquer! And pops her around! But Vaquer throws hands, then RANAS Raquel tot he apron! Raquel is still in the headscissors, and Vaquer grins! But Raquel stops the kisses to ELECTRIC CHAIR SLAM!! Roxie rolls Nikki, Nikki sits on it, TWO! Raquel ROCKS Nikki!! The ref missed it from checking Roxie, and now Roxie hops on! POP ROX!! Cover, Roxie & Raquel win!!

Winners: Roxanne Perez & Raquel Rodriguez, by pinfall

Four lethal Latinas did battle, but it was Judgment Day’s trickery that won it for them! Will nothing stop Roxie & Raquel from taking gold?

CM Punk is backstage.

He finishes a phone call, and then runs across Jey Uso. Jey sighs and says, “Look, I know I been all over the place, right, Punk? I seen what happened out there, though. Sometimes, my heart, man, it’s telling me to help you out, man. To do some good by you.” Punk asks if he can trust Jey, and who he’s talking to. Is this Jey Uso or Lil’ Roman? Jey says he IS Main Event Jey, Uce. The man that went toe to toe with Punk on Saturday! Jey appreciates that fight. Punk IS the Best in the World, Uce. If Jey was champ right now, Vision would be after him. They coming after Punk, they ain’t gonna stop. So let Jey help you. What’s up? They can body this problem tonight!

Punk says yeah, he’ll go get his gear on. YEET! They fist bump, can Punk & Jey turn The Vision away? Or will they both just get run over by the Badass & Auszilla?

PENTA VS El Grande Americano!

The Man with Zero Fear may have lost out on the Intercontinental Championship, but he isn’t going to just sit and do nothing. Can he get a win of the WWE Speed Champion? Or will the supposedly best luchador ever start to back up those claims?

Raw returns and El Grande makes his entrance, accompanied by his hermanos, Bravo y Rayo. The bell rings and the fans rally behind Penta. Penta and Grande fire hands, then Penta fires a flurry. Penta ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA! The fans fire up and Penta scoops to BACKBREAKER! Penta runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges again, and he RA- NO! Grande SLAMS him down! Then SLIDING FOREARM! Cover, TWO! Grande swaggers while the fans boo, and Grande runs up at the corner. Grande blocks the pick and says no way! He ROCKS Penta, stomps away on Penta, then stops as the ref counts. Grande puts Penta up top, then climbs, but he RIPS at Penta’s mask!

The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Penta slips under! CHEEKY NANDOS! Penta runs, blocks Grande’s kick, and he gets under, STRETCH MUFFLER PLEX! Cover, TWO! Grande survives, Bravo y Rayo coach him, but Penta goes up. The fans fire up as Penta aims, but Grande ROCKS him first! Grande brings Penta down, but Penta slips through to pump handle and- NO, Grande slips free! Grande shoves and DROPKICKS Penta! The fans boo, Grande runs up, but Penta TOSSES him to the apron! Penta BODY SHOTS, then he goes up, up, and- NO, Grande SMACKS him first! Penta BOOTS Grande! Penta wants it, APRON- BACKDROP!

The fans boo but Grande runs to WRECK Penta with a dropkick! Los Americanos applaud but the fans boo, and Raw goes to break.

Raw returns and the fans rally for Penta. Grande puts Penta in a corner, whips him to ropes, but Penta grabs ropes. Penta then KICKS Grande, mule kicks a leg out, and SLING-DOGS! The fans fire up and Penta GAMANGIRIS in the corner! He sits Grande down, then headstands for the SWINGING DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! The fans rally while Bravo y Rayo are worried. Penta goes up a corner, calls his shot, and MEXI- NO, GAMANGIRI! Then ROLLING SENTON! The fans boo but Grande brings Penta up. Knuckle lock, CHOP, and then Grande goes up, up, but Penta trips him up! Grande is in the Tree of Woe, Penta SUPERKICKS again! Penta covers, TWO!

Grande survives, the fans cheer Penta on, and the two go forehead to forehead. Then Penta winds up to CHOP! Grande SMACKS Penta! Penta staggers back, but he storms back up to CHOP again! Grande rebounds to ROLLING HAYMAKER! Penta swings, Grande ducks, back suplex, but Penta lands out !Mule kick! Springboards, TORNADO DDT! Grande bails out, Penta builds speed, and Penta FLIES! Down goes Grande and the fans fire up! Grande drags himself into the ring, distracts the ref, and Bravo trips Penta! The ref senses that and she EJECTS Bravo! But then Rayo slips Grande his metal plate!

Grande powers up the loaded mask, then runs up, but Penta ducks the headbutt! BACKSTABBER! Penta then hurries up, but Grande distracts the ref! Rayo anchors Penta! The ref SEES that, and EJECTS Rayo! Grande is now without sidekicks! Penta makes sure Rayo goes, SUPER CROSSBODY! Penta hurries in, and he SUPERKICKS the loaded mask!! Then he goes up top, MEXICAN DESTROYER!! Cover, Penta wins!

Winner: Penta, by pinfall

It was 3v1 but #CeroMiedo saw Penta through! But then he has to dodge Bravo and dodge Rayo! Bravo grabs Penta, but Penta DUMPS Rayo and THROWS Bravo away! Penta bails out, and Los Americanos are furious! Will Penta teach these three what it truly means to be a luchador?

The Kabuki Warriors speak.

Kairi Sane says, “There will be no more disrespect shown to Asuka. Nee-san, isn’t that right?” Asuka says, “Yes it is,, yes it is. Everyone needs to recognize that I am the one true legend of the Women’s Division. What we did last week was just a small taste of what we are capable of.” They will keep tearing the division apart until they get their tag title match! Bayley, they haven’t forgotten about you. Out of the kindess of their hearts, they let her walk. Kairi tells Bayley to be thankful to Asuka. But that kindness will not last forever. They will still do whatever it takes to prove the most dominant tag team in WWE is… The Kabuki Warriors!

The Empress of Tomorrow & The Pirate Princess are ready to fight, but will they not be ready for The Role Model & Morrigan?

Dominik Mysterio is here!

Rio Rancho fires up for the Dirty Double Champion as he brings his AAA Mega Championship AND WWE Intercontinental Championship to the ring. Dom gets the mic while the fans sing, “Dirty, Dirty Dom~!” Dom says, “Bow down to the King of the Luchadores, Dirty Dominik Mysterio!” The fans cheer, and Dom says, “Saturday, I proved that I am 100% without a doubt the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time, THE greatest AAA Mega Campeon of all time, THE greatest luchador of all time, and there is no man on this planet that can stop me!” BUT WAIT! REY MYSTERIO IS BACK!

The fans cheer and Dom is shocked and furious, but yes, Papi’s home! Rey high-fives fans as he goes to the ring, and Dom seethes the entire time. Rey grabs himself a mic while the fans lose their minds. Rey tells Dom, “You look surprised. Listen, Dom. Time to be real. You can say you are the greatest champion of all time all day long, I don’t care. But i have to draw the line when you say you’re King of the Luchadores. Because every time you say that, every time you say that…” The fans sing for Dom again, but Rey says Dom insults the culture. Dom insults the family name, and he insults their bloodline.

Dom thinks Dom really is the greatest luchador of all time? What about El Santo? Blue Demon? Eddie Guerrero! The fans cheer those names! Rey asks if Dom thinks he’s better than them. Dom says, “You keep my father’s name out of your mouth!” The fans cheer as Dom embraces his blood. Dom says he IS better than Eddie, than Santo, than Blue Demon, and ANY Guerrero! Dom says there is one luchador he KNOWS he’s better than, and Rey didn’t mention him: Rey himself! The fans are torn, but Rey says, “Listen, you can disrespect me all you want. I don’t care. But I’m not gonna stand here and let you disrespect Lucha Libre.”

The fans cheer as Rey takes off his jacket! Dom asks, “Or what, huh? What’re you gonna do?” Dom gets what this is about: Rey is jealous! Just look at Rey! Rey is already stealing Dom’s mustache! Fans chant for Rey, “WHOOP HIS ASS!” But in the end, Dom knows Rey just wants to cash in on Dom making the Mysterio name relevant. And not only that, but Dom already surpassed everything Rey’s ever done in every way, shape and form. So what’s Dom gotta do? Kick Rey’s ass again? Just listen to the King of the Luchadores and get out of his ring! The fans boo, but Rey says okay. Rey will leave. But before he does, he asks Dom understand three things.

As long as Rey is around, Dom will never be King of the Luchadores. As long as Rey is around, this will never be Dom’s ring. And as long as Rey is around, Dom will never be the greatest Mysterio. The fans fire up for all that, but then Dom takes a swing! Rey counter punches and throws more shots! Dom KNEES low, puts Rey on the ropes, then whips. Rey reverses, but then blows past him to tilt-o-whirl RANA! Dom is on the ropes! Rey dials it up, 619!! Dom flops down, Rey goes up! But Dom bails out as fast as he can! The fans are torn but Rey has his son running. Will Papi Mysterio have to discipline his son once and for all?

Lyra talks with Bayley.

Lyra wants Bayley to tell her what’s going on. Bayley froze Lyra out all day, what’s the matter? They need to talk about how they didn’t win the tag titles. Bayley says it isn’t even about that, it’s about after. She had to see Asuka & Kairi go after everyone else and that’s been messing with her. Lyra says if that’s what’s been messing with her, is it the min games? The attack that was for everyone except Bayley? Because Lyra would like to talk about that, too. Bayley has Lyra calm down, they have the match to get to. They gotta focus. Okay, so long as Lyra knows she can count on Bayley. Bayley says yes, Lyra can count on her, so let’s go.

Lyra wants to know Bayley is good, and Bayley assures her, she is. They do the secret high-five and head out. But will Bayley be able to hold it together against Asuka & Kairi? Or will the past come back to haunt her?

Becky Lynch interrupts commentary!

And she storms up onto the desk and tells Wade & Joe to shut up, and says The Man has come around to Rio Rancho! The fans are torn, but Becky says she’s got a lot to get off her chest! She has been going through a lot the last few weeks, okay? She got a hot husband who is injured! The Vision have lost their minds and ruined everything! She has been saddled with a crooked referee who is hellbent on holding her down! And after all of that, Adam Pearce sends HER home to cool down!? She’s cool! She is the definition of cool! The fans boo but Becky says shut up! They don’t know what cool is! The only cool thing to come out of New Mexico is a show about how much meth they do!

Becky says you k now who is NOT cool? Maxxine Dupri is not cool! But she’s lucky! She’s lucky because she got to step into the ring with Becky and lived to tell about, and now she won’t shut up! All because you idiots make her feel like she belongs when she does not! Becky will tell you something, Maxxine. “You don’t survive in this business by being lucky, you survive by being good. But lucky for me, I’m not just good, I am the greatest female wrestler of all time! And it’s not just me saying it, other people say it! Sports Illustrated says it! The Bleacher Report says it!

“Because I am a lifelong student of the game. And this, Maxxine, isn’t a test you can cram for. But I know, try, try as you will, take all the time that you want, train with the best that you can, it won’t make a different. Because the next time you step int he ring with me, one wrong move, and it won’t just be the biggest opportunity of your career, it’ll be your last! Welcome to the Big Time!” Becky throws down her mic while throwing down the gauntlet, when and where will the Women’s Intercontinental Champion have it out with the Alpha Babe?

But as Becky storms up the ramp, The Kabuki Warriors make their entrance. The Man also has her history with The Empress, could this be a foreshadowing of things to come? For now, will the dangerous Asuka and the complicit Kairi finally do away with #BayLyra? Or will Role Model & Morrigan stand in the way of those tag team titles?

Bayley & Lyra Valkyria VS The Kabuki Warriors!

Raw returns as Bayley & Lyra make their entrance. The teams sort out and Lyra starts against Asuka. The fans rally as the two circle, and they tie up. Asuka wrenches and wristlocks, but Lyra rolls and steps over to arm-drag. Asuka gets up and shakes out the arm. Lyra and Asuka reset, tie up, but Asuka waistlocks. Asuka spins and wrenches Lyra to a hammerlock, but Lyra switches to wrench, slips through, and wrangles Asuka. Asuka gets up, THROWS Lyra down b y her hair, and then KICKS her in the back! And KICKS, KICKS, KICKS! Cocky cover, ONE! Asuka SLAPS Lyra again and again, but Lyra SLAPS back!

Asuka runs up,  Lyra avoids the Penalty Kick to SOBAT! And KICK! Lyra whips, Asuka reverses, but Lyra handsprings to LEG SWEEP and basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Lyra brings Asuka up, Asuka pushes free, and Asuka wants nothing to do with Bayley. Lyra tags Bayley, Asuka tags Kairi, and the fans rally behind Bayley. Bayley and Kairi circle, Kairi wants a handshake, but Bayley rolls her up instead! TWO, and Kairi hurries away. Kairi and Asuka talk, then Kairi runs up. Kairi kicks low, whips, but Bayley reverses. Kairi bails out, then UP KICKS from the apron! Kairi runs up, Bayley whips her away, but Kairi goes up and RANAS!

The fans fire up while Bayley flounders, but Bayley avoids the sliding forearm! Ghost pin, TWO! Kairi CHOPS! Bayley goes to the corner, Kairi storms up, and she CHOPS again! And CHOPS again! Kairi runs corner to corner, but Bayley puts her on the apron. Kairi RAMS Bayley, goes up top, and FLYING KABUKI ELBOWS! Cover, TWO! Kairi drags Bayley up and wants the tag, Asuka says keep on her, but Bayley back suplexes! Tag to Lyra, she and Bayley double whip, then drop toehold and ELBOW DROP! Lyra covers, TWO! Now Asuka wants in but Lyra has Kairi for a NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO!

Lyra drags Kairi up, reels her in, and suplexes, only for Kairi to fight it! Kairi runs, Asuka tags in, and Kairi ROCKS Lyra! The Kabuki Warriors mug Lyra to double whip, but she DOUBLE CROSSBODIES! The fans cheer while The Kabuki Warriors bail out. Lyra sets up and the fans join in, “WHEW~! WHEW~! WHEW~!” Lyra runs, but The Kabuki Warriors avoid the dropkick! Asuka then ROUNDHOUSES and GERMAN SUPLEXES Lyra to the floor! The fans are torn as The Kabuki Warriors stand tall, and Raw goes to break.

Raw returns again and the fans rally as Lyra reaches out, only for Asuka to GERMAN SUPLEX! Tag to Kairi and then Asuka hits Lyra with a CODE BREAKER, into Kairi’s BLOCKBUSTER! Kairi taunts Bayley, then she and Asuka SLIDING KICK SLIDING FOREARM SANDWICH! Cover, TWO! The fans rally up and Lyra fires a forearm! Kairi fires back! Lyra ducks the backhand to gut wrench and POWERBOMB! The fans fire up while both women are down! Lyra and Kairi crawl, reach out, hot tags to Asuka and Bayley! The fans fire up as Bayley rallies on Asuka with LARIAT after LARIAT, then THESZ PRESS for fast hands!

Bayley drags Asuka up, tosses her out, and HOTSHOTS in the ropes! Then Bayley runs to KNEE Asuka down! Bayley goes up the corner, FLYING ELBOW to Asuka’s back! Cover, TWO! Asuka survives but Bayley whips her to ropes. Asuka tags Kairi, BOOTS Bayley, but Bayley pursues Asuka! Asuka lures Bayley around the way, and Kairi FLYING FOREARMS Bayley down! Kairi puts Bayley in, goes up a corner, FLYING0 NO, Bayley avoids that elbow, but Kairi comes back to sunset flip! Bayley stays up, YANK and BAYLEY2BELLY! Cover, TWO!! Kairi survives and Bayley grows frustrated, but the fans fire up again.

Bayley hooks Kairi up, but Kairi fights free! Kairi fires forearms, whips Bayley to the corner, but Bayley CLOBBERS Asuka! Then Bayley goes up to FLYING ARM-DRAG Kairi! Kairi stagger sup, Bayley SUNSET BUCKLE BOMBS! Tag to Lyra and Bayley drags Kairi into position! PERIPETEIA! Cover, TWO!! Kairi survives that turn of fortune and Lyra is seething! Lyra drags Kairi up, then RAMS her into a corner. Lyra puts her up top, “This is Awesome!” as Lyra goes up, Asuka distracts, Kairi trips Lyra! Kairi CLUBS away on Lyra, then HEADBUTTS her! The fans boo, Bayley gets after Asuka, but Kairi WOE STOMPS Lyra down!! Cover, BAYLEY BREAKS IT!

The fans fire up as Bayley saves Lyra, then she backs off as the ref counts. Kairi goes to a corner, Lyra storms up, but Kairi BOOTS her away. Kairi goes up, leaps, but Lyra catches her! The afns fire up as Bayley then tags in, and Lyuar jhits a BACKBREAKER! Bayley adds a MACHO ELBOW!! Cover, ASUKA DRAGS BAYLEY OUT! The fans boo but Asuka taunts Bayley. Bayley swings, Asuka dodges, but Lyra WRECKS Asuka with a dropkick! Bayley hurries back in, but Kairi snatches her to a cradle! TWO!! Bayley escapes, then CLUBS Kairi. Tag to Lyra, but Asuka YANKS her down! Kairi URAKENS Bayley!

Kairi shoves Bayley out, fetches Lyra, and she puts Lyra in. The fans rally as Kairi TOSSES Lyra to the corner, tag to Asuka. Asuka then drags Lyra up and Kairi climbs. But Bayley YANKS Kairi down! Lyra fireman’s carries Asuka, Asuka slips free! Asuks SHOVES Lyar into Bayley! Then roll up, TWO!! Lyra escapes, dodges, and goes up, to leap, into an ASUKA LOCK!! Lyra flails, but TAPS! Kabuki Warriors win!

Winners: The Kabuki Warriors, by submission

Asuka used Lyra and Bayley against each other quite literally, and now she takes the victory! Will this lead The Empress & Pirate Princess back to the crown? WAIT! Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss are here! They rush into the ring but that sends Asuka & Kairi running! Asuka dances her way out of the arena, having everything right where she wants it. But will she get what she wants in those tag titles? Or will #Charlexa make sure the Kabuki Warriors only get what they deserve?

Judgment Day regroups backstage.

Raquel & Roxie are still feeling great off their win, they’re 2-0 against Nikki Bella! And guess who faces Stephanie Vaquer for the WWE Women’s World Championship now? JD McDonagh knows! BIG MAMI COOL~! That’s right! Raquel gets her shot! Everyone is happy for that. Finally, that title will come home to the clubhouse. But first, Finn & JD are about to- Dom storms in, shouting, “I can’t believe he’s back and doing this again to me!” Dom rants about Rey, and then asks where the guys were. Finn snaps back and says maybe if he and JD were invited to the little celebration, they could’ve been of help.

But no, no, no, Dirty Dom has to have all the spotlight to himself. That’s all on Dom. So now, mate, you’ll have to excuse them, because Finn & JD have to go win back the tag titles. Finn & JD fist bump, and Finn tells Dom to keep the shillelagh safe. The Prince & Ace head out, and Dom asks the ladies what’s up with the fellas. They still mad about that? Yes, because Dom IS the reason they put the titles up int he first place! Roxie wants everyone to just relax, and she has Dom sit for a minute. Roxie sits with him as she says Dom should back Finn & JD up out there. What? Why? Because at some point, someone’s gotta be the bigger person, and it should be Dom.

Roxie knows Finn & JD will be mad, but it’ll mean a lot if he’s with them. He’s the King of the Luchadores, right? Right. She makes a good point. Dom heads back out, and the ladies already talk where to put the Women’s World title on display. Will Dom’s moral support be enough for Judgment Day to be dripping with gold again? Or will he screw things up for Finn & JD again?

WWE World Tag Team Championships: AJ Styles & Dragon Lee VS Finn Balor & JD McDonagh!

Raw returns and The Judgment Day has made their entrance. But they don’t wait for teams to sort out, they attack Styles & Dragon at the bell! The ref reprimands, the fans boo, but Finn & JD whip Dragon to a corner. Finn LARIATS< then feeds to JD’s BUSAIKU KNEE! Cover, TWO! Dragon survives that fast start, but then JD BLASTS Styles back off the apron! JD snapmsres Dragon, tags Finn, slingshot STOMP! Tag back to JD, slingshot ARABIAN PRESS! Cover, TWO! JD drags Dragon up, puts him up top, and he tags Finn in. Finn climbs up and RIPS at the mask! The fans boo, the ref reprimands, but Dragon fires elbows!

Finn falls back, Dragon ROCKS JD! Dragon adjusts, leaps, and CROSSBODIES! But no Styles to tag! Finn runs up, Dragon dodges, and then Dragon makes sure to FLYING RANA JD! The fans fire up as Dragon then RAMS Finn, slingshots up and over, sunset flips, but Finn rolls through! Basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Finn drags Dragon up, bumps him off buckles, and then CHOPS! Finn snapmares Dragon, ROCKS him in the back of the head, then clamps on a chinlock. Finn grinds Dragon down but the fans rally up. Dragon fights to his feet, fires body shots, but Finn KNEES low! Finn whips, but Dragon sips through the lariat! POWERBOMB!

The fans fire up while both men are down, and they crawl for their corners! Finn anchors a foot, Dragon kicks free, and hot tag to Styles! The fans fire up as Styles fires the Phenomenal Blitz on Finn! LARIAT! Finn sputters, Styles SLIDING FOREARMS! JD runs up, Styles dodges, BACKDROP! Then a LARIAT on Finn in the corner! fireman’s carry, USHIGOROSHI! The fans fire up, Styles aims, and he PLANCHAS out onto JD & Finn! The fans fire up again as Styles rises up, and Raw goes to break.

Raw returns and hey, Dom’s actually ringside for the boys now. Styles and JD are both down, and the fans rally up as both men crawl. HOt tags to Finn and Dragon! Dragon dodges Finn, DROPKKICKS  JD, then dodges Finn to SNAP GERMAN! Finn sputters, Dragon SUPERKICKS! Dragon has Finn in a corner, runs up, JUMP KICK! Leg sweep! COMBINACION DRAGON! The fans fire up again and Dragon powers up the arm. The elbow pad comes off, free souvenir, but Finn SLINGBLADES first! Finn then aims as Dragon stands, SHOTGUN DROPKICK! Dragon is down, Finn goes up, and the fans are torn!

COUP DE= NO, dragon moves! Finn stumbles, Dragon Oklahoma Rolls, TWO! Mule kick! Dragon runs to tilt-o-whirls, but Finn stops Operacion Dragon with the EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Both men are down again and the fans rally up! Hot tags to Styles and JD! Styles dodges JD to CHOP and ROCK and repeat! Styles whips, JD reverses, but Styles WRECKS Dom for good measure! Styles fireman’s carries, JD slips free and waistlocks but Styles switches. They go to the ropes, O’Conner Roll, but Dom distracts! The fans boo as Styles would’ve had this! JD pops it into a clutch, and Finn goes up! COUP DE GRACE but Styles slips free!!

JD takes the hit, and then Styles THROWS Finn into Dom! Styles has the fans with him as he reels JD in! But JD DUMPS Styles to the apron! Styles ROCKS JD, takes aim, PHENOMENAL FOREARM!! Cover, Finn DOUBLE STOMPS it apart! The fans fire up as this keeps going! Finn calls to Dom, they talk strategy, “This is Awesome!” as Dom takes his title and aims at Styles! The ref spots that and has Dom back off! SHEAMUS CLOBBERS DOM! The fans fire up for The Fella, but this distracts the ref! Dom and Sheamus scrap, but Finn CLOBBERS Styles with the shillelagh!! Cover, DRAGON BREAKS IT!!

The fans are thunderous as The Boy Wonder saves Styles! Sheamus chases Dom, grabs him, and beats him down! Then RAMS him into the barrier, for a KNEECAPPER! Dragon dodges Finn to RANA Finn, then he builds speed to FLY! Down goes Finn and the fans are loving it! JD and Styles stand, Styles runs up, but JD BOOTS him away! JD goes up, Styles blocks the boot! Styles HYANKS JD into the STYLES CLASH!! Cover, DRAGON & STYLES WIN!

Winners: AJ Styles & Dragon Lee, by pinfall (still WWE World Tag Team Champions)

The Judgment Day tried to lie, cheat and steal this one, but Styles & Dragon did phenomenally! Will no one stop this dynamic duo now that they’re past the former champions? Will Sheamus get his own pound of flesh from Judgment Day soon enough?

Stephanie Vaquer and Nikki Bella regroup backstage.

The champ is on her way out as Nikki apologizes for that loss out there. She is so disappointed in herself, and now Vaquer face Raquel. Nikki says it is her fault. Vaquer says Raquel doesn’t know what’s coming to her, Vaquer is ready. She assures Nikki it is fine, no worries. But that’s the thing, it’s not fine! Nikki came back, thought she could hang, but she juts feels rusty. They’re all so strong and crushing it! What is Nikki even here? Vaquer says no, stop! She is THE Nikki Bella, she’s amazing! Don’t be so hard on yourself, you are one of the women who paved the way for this division. She’s one of the best!

The amigas hug it out, and Vaquer says it’ll be good. Nikki says Vaquer has no idea how much that all means to her. And Nikki knows Vaquer will crush it, because she is also amazing. Nikki will be there to cheer her on. They both head out for the night, but will La Primera still be La Campeona after next week?

Paul Heyman finds Jey Uso warming up.

The Oracle assures Main Event Jey Uso he’s here to talk. Jey was always Heyman’s favorite member of the OG Bloodline. Jey was the one keeping everyone guessing. Which is why Heyman loves how he can’t figure out why Jey would ever team with the very man who prevented him from being World Heavyweight Champion again. Jey says not that he owes Heyman an explanation, but Jey has everyone in his ear. CM Punk faced Jey Uso 1v1 man to man. No tricks, no excuses. Jey respects that. Heyman says that’s not how the Tribal Chief would- Jey stops him there and says he doesn’t care what The Tribal Chief says.

Jey doesn’t care what Jimmy has to say, what his family says or what the whole world says. All Jey cares about is what Jey says. Oh his heart, Uce. That’s it! Damn. Heyman says that saves him a very difficult conversation he was tasked to have. Heyman asked the Brons to wait with the battle royal, to wait with the match on Saturday, but now… The leashes are off, it is all-out war with the entire roster. If someone doesn’t conform with The Vision, they get smacked at the door. Not like the old days. “Are you with The Vision now? No! SMACK! Are with The Vision this week? No! SMACK! Are you with The Vision this week?! No! SMACK!”

Now, it’s all just everyone getting their asses handed to them. But that doesn’t apply to Jey! Because Heyman can see Jey Uso has a vision all of his own. And Heyman likes that. Good luck tonight. Heyman leaves Jey to finish warming up, but did he just plant a seed in Jey’s head?

Adam Pearce has an announcement.

The Raw General Manager says, “The names have been drawn at random, the ink is dried, and the phone calls are made. I am proud to announce the first two opening round matches taking place next week in the Last Time is Now Tournament. First up: for a brawl that quite frankly might go all over Boston, the Bulgarian Brute, Rusev goes one-on-one with former World Heavyweight Champion, Punishment Personified, Damian Priest! Next, in what’s sure to be a certified banger, the King of Strong Style himself, Shinsuke Nakamura, will battle the Celtic Warrior, Sheamus.

“My long time, close personal friend, Nick Aldis, will draw the next two opening round matches this Friday on SmackDown. Until then, I wanna wish everybody the best of luck. And that is official.”

CM Punk & Jey Uso VS Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed w/ Paul Heyman!

Main Event Jey Uso enters from the concourse, because it’s four letters, one word, UH UH, TEAM! He and the NEW World Heavyweight Champion have no hard feelings between them, and they’re taking on common enemies in The Vision’s Badass and Colossal Aussie. Will Punk & Jey turn this into YEET-O Rancho? Or will everyone be wiped out by the Spear and the Tsunami?

Raw returns and the fans continue to YEET for Jey, then Punk makes his entrance. The fans again sing Cult of Personality, and they again join in with, “IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME~!” But then The Vision makes their entrance and fans either boo or bark. The teams sort out, and Jey starts against Bronson. The fans rally as the two circle, then tie up. Bronson puts Jey in a corner, the ref counts, and Bronson fires a BODY SHOT! Bronson then whips corner to corner, Jey goes up and over, and Jey UPPERCUTS! The fans fire up and Jey ROCKS Bronson again! “YEET!” Jey wrenches Bronson, tags Punk, and Punk goes up for the AX HANDLE!

Punk wrenches Bronson, but Bronson short arm LARIATS! Bronson drags Punk over, tags Bron, and they mug Punk. The ref reprimands, but Bron THROWS Punk away! Punk goes to ropes, Bron runs up, but Punk ELBOWS him away! Punk tags Jey, then they DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX! Jey & Punk DOUBLE LARIAT Bron! Bronson runs up, Jey ROCKS Bronson! Punk ROCKS Bronson! Repeat! But Bronson HEADBUTTS Punk! And he THROWS Jey away! Jey dodges in the corner, Punk SHINING IWZARDS! Feed to the SUPERKICK! Bronson tumbles out, Punk & Jey look to each other, and Jey builds speed! Punk holds the ropes down so Jey can FLY!

The fans fire up as Jey wipes out Bron & Bronson! Punk flexes, Jey gives the thumbs up, and the fans fire up more while Raw goes to break.

Raw returns once more and Bron THROWS Punk overhead again! The fans boo and bark but Bron tags Bronson. They combine for the PIGGYBACK DOUBLE SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Punk survives but Bronson whips him and ELBOWS him down! Bronson eggs Punk on, then drags him up. Bronson tags Bron back in, The Vision mugs Punk again, and Bron paces. The fans rally for Jey and Punk but Bron RAMS Punk in the corner again and again! Bron then taunts Jey, runs back up on Punk, JUMP KNEE! Punk sputters, Bron taunts Jey again, then runs up for another JUMP KNEE! Jey coaches Punk but Bron just goes corner to corne ragain!

Punk avoids the third knee and Bron tumbles out of the ring! The fans fire up as Punk crawls, Heyman is worried and Bronson calls to Bron. Bron tags Bronson in, and Bronson ELBOW DROPS on Punk’s back! Then he BLASTS Jey for good measure! Bronson puts up his one but the fans boo. Bronson drags Punk over, tags Bron, and they double whip Punk to ropes. SHATTER MACHINE!? Cover, JEY BREAKS IT! The fans fire up for the rescue, but Bron just seethes. Bron brings down the straps, but Punk fires hands! Bron KNEES low! Then he gorilla presses, and- NO, Punk slips free, then swings Bron, NECKBREAKER! The fans fire up while both men are down!

Bron and Punk crawl, hot tags to Bronson and Jey! The fans fire up as Jey fires haymakers! “YEET! YEET! YEET!” Jey then pops, locks ‘n’ puts some stank on the HAYMAKER! Mule Kick! Jey throws the shirt away while he pops ‘n’ locks into the UPPERCUT! Bronson staggers around, blocks a kick, but not the DRAGON WHIP! Jey BACK ELBOWS, PELES, and he sits Bronson down! “YEET! YEET! YEET!” HIP ATTACK! Bronson sputters and Jey puts him in the drop zone. Jey climbs up, but Bronson gets up fast! Fireman’s carry for a JAGGED- NO, Jey slips free! Jey ducks ‘n’ dodges, to SPEAR! Cover, BRON BREAKS IT!

The fans are torn as Bron gets up, but Punk FLYING LARIATS! The fans fire up and Punk hurries to the ropes! PLANCHA and down goes Bron! Jey and Bronson get back up, “This is Awesome!” as Jey dodges Bornson! Bronson tumbles out, JEy builds speed, and Jey DIVES! Down goes Bronson at the ramp! Punk keeps on Bron as the ring count climbs, but then Bronson TACKLES Punk! They scrap, we hit 5 of 10, Jey helps beat up Bronson! Bron is after Jey, we hit 9 of 10! THEN TEN!! DOUBLE COUNT-OUT!

Double Count-Out Draw

The fans boo but these four don’t care about the time! Bronson HEADBUTTS Punk, Bron fires hands on Jey! Bron whips Jey but Jey reverses, and Bron hits steel steps! Punk CLUBS away on Bronson, then reels him in, but Bronson is too big to suplex! Jey CLUBS Bronson, he and Punk follow Bronson to commentary, and Punk clears the desk while Jey shoves the steps and the Hydration Station aside! They put Bronson on the desk, and Punk keeps him down while Jey goes for the corner! But Bron runs in and SPEARS!! Punk BOOTS Bron, but Bronson CLOBBERS Punk against the barriers!

The fans boo but Bron & Bronson now have control. The fans want “O T C! O T C!” but Punk is TOSSED into the timekeeper’s area! Bron & Bronson have Jey all alone in the ring, and Bronson sets Jey up. Bron builds speed, to SPEAR!! Bronson then goes up, Jey down in the drop zone! TSUNAMI!! Punk is back with a chair! Just like to start the night, Punk chases Bron & Bronson out of the ring! But this time, Bron & Bronson get their own chairs! The fans boo as it is 2v1, but WAIT! Logan Paul is back!? Sore as he was from that Tsunami, Logan has brass knuckles to power up his fist! And then he SUCKER PUNCHES PUNK!!!

The fans boo as Logan chooses Logan! Heyman has The Vision stand down, because Logan just did the job for them. Heyman tells Logan to think about this, and then Logan holds up his hand, to take the knuckle duster off and hand it to Heyman. The fans tell Logan off, but Heyman smiles. Did The Vision just add a brand new wild card to the deck?

My Thoughts:

A great Raw to follow up Saturday Night’s Main Event with great set up for things to come. I thought the John Cena “Last Time is Now” tournament was going to keep each match brand exclusive, Raw VS Raw and SmackDown VS SmackDown, but I do like them opening it to a shuffle for some fresher matchups. Surprised Pearce didn’t mention Ava tonight, pretty sure Cena wants it open to NXT, too. But even then, I feel like NXT’s matches will keep it to NXT stars, so I guess we’ll learn about that tomorrow night. Great promo with Dom and Rey Mysterio tonight, I loved Dom accepting Eddie as his dad all along, and I’m pretty sure this sets up a match for Survivor Series in San Diego.

More great stuff with Judgment Day tonight, such as another promo where Finn & JD are upset with Dom and Dom doesn’t get why, allowing Roxie to step in as peacekeeper. Dom trying to help of course doesn’t do anything, Styles & Dragon are still champions after a great match, but I also like Sheamus going after Dom on behalf of Styles & Dragon. While Sheamus is in the Last Time is Now Tournament, there’s still a chance Sheamus can be set up for one more Intercontinental Championship match since he’s got beef with Judgment Day now. Maybe Rey makes sure Dom loses the IC title, and then Dom VS Rey can be for the AAA Mega title.

Raquel & Roxie VS Vaquer & Nikki was really good, great win for Roxie & Raquel, and now Vaquer VS Raquel for the title is going to be great. I wonder if Nikki plays a factor in Vaquer keeping the belt, and then Nikki wants her match for it. Really also depends on the Women’s WarGames plans, it is hard to tell who could be in it. Great promo from Becky to rant about The Vision but also to call out Maxxine. I really hope they make a big deal about Maxxine’s training, we need a couple vignettes of her and “Bloodsport Nattie” so that like, “Bloodsport Maxxine” is who returns and faces Becky for one last go at the title.

Very good promo from The Kabuki Warriors, and also a good promo from Bayley & Lyra, then a great match from them. Kabuki Warriors using Bayley & Lyra against each other quite literally was a good way to win, but there was some production issue awkwardness of Charlotte & Alexa showing up. It was still a natural move for them to be here, and now we’re getting the tag title match. Who knows if Bayley & Lyra get involved, but there’s either a Triple Threat Tag or more Women’s WarGames build waiting in all this. It’d be wild if Bayley’s bad side assumes direct control and she joins Kabuki Warriors and two Judgment Day to face Lyra, Charlotte, Alexa, Vaquer and… Iyo Sky? Iyo’s not hurt last time I heard, so she could join in and battle all her former DMG CTRL friends.

Very good match from Penta VS El Grande, but basically also the rest of Los Americanos. Penta coming out on top is great for him, keeps him strong in the title chase, but he might have to wait a good minute before he can challenge for Intercontinental or World title. Feels like we’re just getting closer and closer to where the Lucha Brothers need to reunite in WWE so they can go for a lot of gold. And then great stuff with The Vision and the World title story to follow SNME. Very good promo from Punk to open, and I think we were all with him on Logan showing up. Logan definitely doesn’t deserve a world title match, but he’s gonna be part of the story for this next phase.

The Vision of course want after Punk, Logan is in the middle, but then Jey steps up to fight Vision, too. Heyman’s promo with Jey was very good, it definitely adds to what we’ve seen from Jey lately where he’s Tweener or even going Heel. Great match in the main event, up until the double count-out. They could’ve done that in a wilder way than just “losing track of the count.” But it was a good way to get that final standoff, and I could just tell Logan was going to betray Punk. Fans like hating on Logan too much to accept him as a Face, and Logan being either full-time Vision or even just a friend to The Vision is a great way to make up for no Rollins. Fans will boo Vision and Logan so hard, and this also could build a Men’s WarGames.

My Score: 8.8/10