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Mitchell’s WWE Deadline Results & Report! (12/6/25)
Race against time!
The time has come today!
Can’t put it off another day, the Deadline is here! Who will be the 2025 Men’s & Women’s Iron Survivors, poised for title shots in the New Year?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT Championship: Ricky Saints VS Oba Femi; Oba wins and becomes the new NXT Champion.
- Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge: Sol Ruca VS Lola Vice VS Kelani Jordan VS Jordynne Grace VS Kendal Grey; Kendal wins and will challenge for the NXT Women’s Championship.
- NXT North American Championship: Ethan Page VS Mr. Iguana; Ethan wins and retains the title.
- Tatum Paxley VS Izzi Dame w/ The Culling; Izzi wins.
- Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge: Je’Von Evans VS Leon Slater VS Myles Borne VS Joe Hendry VS Dion Lennox; Je’Von wins and will challenge for the NXT Championship.
PLAY BY PLAY
It’s the Deadline Countdown Show!
Join Megan Morant and Sam Roberts in discussing, predicting and analyzing all the action as we’re on the clock in Austin, Texas!
Time: the ultimate equalizer.
The most precious commodity, coveted by all. But also, the most vile adversary faced by all. Bringing new beginnings, but also unavoidable endings. We cannot fight time, but we can make the most of what it gives us. In the hands of some, time can be the ultimate provider. For some, 25 minutes will feel like an eternity. For others, it will seem like the blink of an eye. Ten superstars will need more than just time on their side to survive in San Antonio. Tonight, two Iron Survivors will be crowned, and become #1 contenders. The time has come. Welcome to NXT Deadline!
NXT Championship: Ricky Saints VS Oba Femi!
The Absolute thought getting through Trick Williams meant he’d crossed everyone off the list. But The Ruler has returned to reclaim his throne! Will nothing stop Oba Femi from once again ruling over NXT? Or will this still be Ricky Saints’ era?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and for the first time ever, this title sets the tone for the night!
The bell rings and the fans fire up already. Oba and Ricky circle, tie up, and Ricky goes for a leg. Oba THROWS Ricky away, Ricky shakes out the legs, and the fans rally again. Oba dares Ricky to try again, but Ricky stays back. Oba corners Ricky, but Ricky dodges the haymaker. Ricky wrenches an arm, Oba scoops, but Ricky cranks the armlock. Oba powers up, scoops, but Ricky fires body shots! Ricky keeps on the arm, Oba endures the grind, and the fans duel. Oba scoops Ricky again, with that one arm! And then BACKBREAKER! Ricky writhes and goes to the corner, but Oba storms up to kick him down.
Oba wrenches and YANKS Ricky’s arm, then pushes Ricky around. Oba YANKS the arm, Ricky goes to ropes, but Oba CLUBS him again. Ricky kicks Oba, Oba BODY BLOWS! Oba reels Ricky in just to RUN him over! The fans fire up, Oba makes the pecs dance, and he goes after Ricky again. Oba scoops to hit SNAKE EYES! The fans duel again but Oba brings Ricky around. Oba fireman’s carries, Ricky grabs the ropes, but the ref counts. Oba YANKS Ricky free, and F- NO, Ricky lands out to ARM CODE BREAKER! Then he wrenches to bring Oba to the corner! Ricky goes up, tightrope walks, and the fans cheer the OLD SCHOOL AX HANDLE!
The fans fire up, Ricky poses, and Ricky wrenches. Ricky whips, Oba reverses, but Ricky slides under! And drop toeholds! But Oba stays up! Ricky CLUBS and KICKS the leg! Oba is down, and Ricky stomps him down! Ricky CLUBS Oba, runs, but Oba avoids the slide! Oba clamps on with a guzel! The fans fire up as Oba drags Ricky up, but Ricky slips out of the slam! Ricky BOOTS Oba, goes up, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Oba stays in this but Ricky stays cool. Ricky fires forearms at the ropes while the fans rally up. Ricky whips, Oba reverses, and Oba catches the crossbody! Oba hits a BACKBREAKER, but he holds on!
The fans fire up as Oba pops Ricky up! And military presses him! Oba then DROPS Ricky down! The fans fire up while Ricky flounders and Oba shakes the ropes. Oba paces, the fans rally up, and Oba CLUBS Ricky down. Ricky goes to the ropes, Oba drags him up, and Oba CHOKES Ricky! The ref counts, Oba steps off at 4, and Oba struts around. The fans cheer, Oba storms up on Ricky in a corner, and he ROCKS Ricky with a forearm! Oba brings Ricky out to suplex and THROW him away! Ricky flounders and writhes, Oba covers, TWO! Ricky toughs it out and the fans rally up. Ricky CLUBS Oba, Oba KICKS Ricky!
The fans fire up but Oba fires body shots and fast hands! The fans fire up, Oba UPPERCUTS Ricky down! Ricky sputters, the fans cheer more, and Oba stands Ricky up. Oba SMACKS Ricky, then BLINDSIDE LARIATS! Oba does pushups just to show off! Oba stalks Ricky, has the top wristlock, and he KNEES Ricky in the back! Ricky endures, Oba bends Ricky back, and the fans rally up. Ricky rises, fires hands, but Oba CLUBS him down! Oba looms over Ricky, pushes him down, and covers, TWO! The fans duel between them as Oba CLUBS Ricky again! Cover, ONE! Oba CLUBS Ricky, covers, ONE! Oba HAMMERS away, then covers, ONE!!
Ricky shakes his head and the fans fire up! Ricky eggs Oba on so Oba HAMMERS Ricky again! Oba scoops Ricky, but Ricky slips free, shoves and DROPKCISK the leg! And DROPKICKS Oba in the face! Oba goes to a corner, Ricky runs up, BACK ELBOW! Then Ricky goes up, reels Oba in, and he wants to tightrope walk again! But Oba YANKS Ricky off the ropes, only for Ricky to RANA! The fans fire up and Ricky runs to SPEAR!! Cover, TWO!?!? Oba survives and Ricky is beside himself! The fans cheer “NXT! NXT!” for making this rematch happen. Ricky brings Oba up, but Oba KNEES low! Oba reels Ricky in, lifts him up, but Ricky fights the lift!
Ricky tries to Alabama Lift, but Oba fights that off! Oba lifts, Ricky slips out, but Oba ROCKS him! Oba whips, Ricky goes scarecrow to LARIAT! Oba rebounds, DISCUS- STUNNER?!? Cover, TWO!!! Oba survives and Ricky is frustrated. Ricky clamps on with a GUILLOTINE FACELOCK! The fans rally up as Oba endures, and then Oba powers up! Oba rises, marches forward, reaches out, but Ricky puts on the squeeze! Oba drops back down! The fans rally harder and harder as Ricky even uses body scissors! But Oba rises again! And he powers through to suplex! And he hangs Ricky out to dry! Ricky sputters but Oba also needs to catch his breath.
Oba snarls, rises up again, and he runs up, but Ricky DUMPS him out! The fans rally, Ricky builds speed, and Ricky DIVES! Direct hit and Oba is sent into the desk! Ricky gets in the ring, the count starts, and Oba is still down at 5 of 10! And at 7! Oba rises at 8, but he springs in at 9.5! FAMOUSER!! Cover, TWO!! Ricky almost had Oba but he’s not there yet! Ricky glares down at Oba, brings him up to throw hands, but Oba fires back! The fans duel as the shots go back and forth! Ricky fires a flurry, then runs, and he ROCKS Oba! But Oba short arm LARIATS! And short arm LARIATS! Oba blocks a shot to ROCK, CLUB, and CLOBBER Ricky!
Oba puts Ricky in a corner, runs corner to corner, UPPERCUT! The fans fire up again and Oba drags Ricky around. Oba scoops Ricky, but Ricky avoids a Big Ending! Ghost pin, TWO! Ricky swings, Oba blocks a shot, but Ricky ducks a shot! But Oba ducks the enzigiri to YANK Ricky up! BIG ENDING!! Cover, TWO!! Ricky survives and Oba frowns, but the fans rally up. Ricky goes to a corner, Oba runs corner to corner, and then runs up, only for Ricky to dodge! Oba POSTS himself, falls out of the ring, and Ricky goes to the apron! But Oba CHOPS him down! The fans fire up as Ricky staggers around. Oba runs up but Ricky dodges, sending him into steel steps!
The fans fire up, Ricky gets Oba up, TORNADO DDT onto the steel!! The fans are thunderous and Ricky gets Oba back up. Ricky puts Oba in the ring, goes again, TORNADO DDT!! Cover, TWO!??! Everyone is shocked but the fans are loving it! Ricky gets Oba up, reels him in, and he goes for broke! ROSHAM- NO! Oba slips free, POP-UP, FALL FROM GRACE!! Cover, TWO!?!? Now Ricky shocks everyone! Oba and Ricky go to corners, both men roar, and they both run up! POP-UP FALL FROM GRACE!!! Cover, OBA WINS!!
Winner: Oba Femi, by pinfall (NEW NXT Champion)
The Ruler said it himself: He was just on a detour on his road to greatness! He’s back on track and back on top! Now Oba gets the honor of going to Saturday Night’s Main Event, ready to face THE WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes! At the same time, the Iron Survivor Challenge is now all about sending someone to New Year’s Evil to challenge Oba! Who is about to have one hard road to the top of NXT?
As for Ricky, is not happy about this loss, but he does show Oba respect by offering the handshake. Oba accepts it, and the fans cheer the sportsmanship. It was a long, hard road for Ricky, but will he be back for this title soon enough?
Sol Ruca video chats with Zaria.
Sol says she has been trying to talk with Zaria all week, all day, but she needs “Z” to listen. Sol is sorry about what’s been going on between them the past few weeks, she really wishes Zaria could be here to support her. Zaria says she’s sorry, she feels terrible, she just didn’t think Sol wanted her there. Sol says no, that’s not the case at all. But Sol is sorry for not telling her about facing Bayley at Saturday Night’s Main Event, Sol just thought Zaria wasn’t talking to her. Zaria says she gets that, she would have loved to hear that first, but she also gets Sol accepting the opportunity. All in all, they just need to have a talk when Sol gets back to Orlando.
Sol agrees there, they gotta talk this through. The Women’s Iron Survivor is next, so she’s gotta go. Zaria says okay, good luck. They end the call, and Sol hurries to gorilla. Will Ruca soon snatch a lot of souls as well as that golden ticket to the NXT Women’s Championship?
Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge: Sol Ruca VS Lola Vice VS Kelani Jordan VS Jordynne Grace VS Kendal Grey!
This year, John Cena was given the honor of naming the five stars that would get their chance to shine here tonight. They all want to make The Greatest Of All Time proud, but only the most talented, the most hungry, the most durable will survive! Twenty-five minutes, random entry order, and as many falls as they can score, who will be the 2025 Miss Iron Survivor?
Starting us off are… Kelani Jordan and Evolve Women’s Champion, Kendal Grey! Will The Standout avoid the Grey Area and the Penalty Box? Or will the Arm Breaker prove why she’s the Ice Woman?
The bell rings, we’re on the clock, but Kelani is already talking smack! Kendal slips around to waistlock, but Lani pulls hair! Lani brings Kendal around and kicks low, then whips her to the corner. Lani runs up, Kendal goes up, around, under, and keeps moving to redirect and TRIP Lani! Then basement- NO, Lani dodges the kick to cover, OEN! Kendal sweeps and covers, ONE! Lani sweeps and covers, ONE! Kendal TACKLES and jackknife bridges, TWO as Lani bridges up! Lani spins this, Kendal flips through the backslide, but Lani backflips over the sweep! Lani pie faces Kendal again! Lani talks trash, the fans boo, but Kendal waistlocks and SLAMS!
Kendal holds on to SLAM Lani again, then gator rolls to a cradle, TWO! Lani DROPKICKS Kendal down! Kendal tumbles to the apron, Lani snarls and storms up on her, and she drags Kendal up by her hair. Kendal ROCKS Lani, sweeps the legs, then slingshots to DOUBLE STOMP! Cover, TWO! Kendal stays cool and facelocks Lani. Lani fights up, the fans rally up, and Lani wrenches to cradle! TWO! Kendal has the cradle, TWO! Lani has it, TWO! Kendal has it, TWO! Both women stand, Kendal dodges to put Lani on the apron. Kendal blocks a kick to ROCK Lani, then she runs up, only for Lani to DOUBLE STOMP that baseball slide!
Lani RAMS into Kendal again and again, and she puts Kendal in the ring. Lani slaps Kendal around, then NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Kendal escapes and hurries to a corner. Lani is annoyed, especially as we pass three minutes. Lani says no one cares about Kendal, but Kendal fires hands and kicks! Kendal whips, Lani reverses, then Lani scoops for the BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Lani covers again, TWO! Lani is frustrated again, but she runs up, only for Kendal to BOOT her! And BOOT her again! Kendal runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Lani dodges! DOUBLE RUNNING FACEBUSTERS!
The fans fire up while both women go to corners. Kendal runs up, Lani puts her on the apron, but Kendal ROCKS Lani first! But then Lani whisp Kendal into a buckle! And KICKS the buckle to jam Kendal up! Then Lani goes up, up, pommel and GUILLOTINE LEG DROP! Cover, TWO!! Kendal survives, 20 seconds left, and Lani goes up! FIVE STAR- NO, Kendal dodges and Lani rolls through! Lani comes back, into a SNAP POWERSLAM! Cover, KENDAL SCORES!!
Kendal: 1; Lani: 0
Lani is stunned, but Kendal doesn’t have time to rest! We hit five minutes, and here comes the Juggernaut! Jordynne Grace runs up, Kendal dodges, but Grace KNEES and KNEES and whips to then CLOBBER Kendal! And CLOBBERS her again! GUT WRENCH SLAM! The fans fire up with Grace, she runs up but Kendal BOOTS her away! Kendal hurries to whip but Grace reverses to send her into buckles! Grace fires up, runs up, and DOUBLE KNEES Kendal in the back! Then she runs to ELBOW her down! Then she goes up, up, GRACE UNDER PRESSURE! Cover, TWO! Kendal survives that Vader Bomb but Grace stays cool.
Grace hauls Kendal up but Kendal slips free. Grace blocks a kick, sunset flips, TWO! Grace rolls to have the reverse motorcycle stretch! Lani is free of the Penalty Box to BOOT and FACEBUSTER Grace! Lani stomps Grace to the apron, drags her up, and fires forearms! Kendal O’Conner Rolls Lani, TWO and Lani has it! TWO and Kendal has it! TWO, Kendal runs, rolling jackknife into the ANKLE LCOK!! But Lani rolls it to a cover, TWO! Kendal wheelbarrows, Lani stuffs the victory roll, and SCORES!
Kendal: 1; Lani: 1; Grace: 0
Lani taunts Kendal to go and get to the box. The fans boo, but Lani runs up on Grace. Lani blocks the boots, puts Grace in the ropes, and then jumps up, but Grace avoids the guillotine! Grace ROCKS Lani, jumps in, and BOOTS Lani away! Lani comes back, but Grace wrenches and RAMS her into buckles again and again! Backslide, roll through, short arm LARIAT! Short arm LARIAT! And then short- NO, Lani slips around! Lani facelocks, Grace wrenches out, but Lani BOOTS a lariat, ducks the backhand, and ROUNDHOUSES! Then X-FACTOR! Cover, TWO! Grace is safe and Lani is frustrated but the fans rally up.
Grace goes to ropes, she BOOTS Lani away, and then she skins the cat! She sees Kendal is free, so she LARIATS Kendal first! Grace puts Kendal in, but Lani TORNILLO PLANCHAS! Down goes Grace, then Lani covers Kendal, TWO! Lani is seething but she hurries to the corner. Lani goes up, up, but Grace UPPERCUTS! The fans rally and Grace climbs. But Kendal YANKS Grace down! Kendal goes up after Lani, they brawl, and Lani SHOVES Kendal down! But Grace comes back to SMACK Lani! Kendal goes up, Grace joins in< TOWER OF DOOM! The countdown is done, and now LOLA VICE is add to the mix!
BODY BLOW for Lani! SPIN KICK for Grace! SPIN KICK for Kendal! And repeat! Kendal ducks a kick, but jumps into an URAKEN! Lola covers, and SCORES!
Kendal: 1; Lani: 1; Grace: 0; Lola: 1
Lola then fires off LIGHTNING KICKS on Grace! Lani runs up to get Lola’s hair! Lola fires LIGHTNING KICKS on Lani! HIP ATTACK for Grace! HIP ATTACK for Lani! Lola dodges Grace to GERMAN SUPLEX! Then she dodges Lani, GERMAN SUPLEX! The fans fire up and Lola is all smiles. She reminds us, “I’m a LATINA~!” DOUBLE HIP ATTACK on Jordynne & Jordan! She adds a little spice, then a SAIDO for Lani! Cover, TWO! Lola hurries to cover Grace, TWO! Lola stays cool and she goes to AX KICK Lani! Lola KICKS away on Lani in the corner! Grace is up, Lola mule kicks her! And fires knees!
Lola trips Grace, jackknife bridges, TWO! Kendal is set free again, she ducks an uraken and she ELBOWS Lola! She dodges Lani to OVERHEAD THROW! Kendal wrenches Grace, ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!! Grace fights it, the fans rally up, and Grace high stacks, TWO! Kendal has a cradle, AND SCORES!!
Kendal: 2; Lani: 1; Grace: 0; Lola: 1
Kendal has already reached two points and we’ve still got a lot of time on the clock! Lani kicks Kendal, fireman’s carries, and WASTELAND SLAMS! Lani goes up, up, but Kendal anchors her! Lani kicks free, goes again, but Kendal trips her up! Kendal climbs up and waistlocks! SUPER GERMAN SUPLEX!! The fans fire up, and Lola KNEES Lani down! Lola covers, Kendal STOMPS it apart! The fans fire up while those three are down, and Grace can only seethe as she waits in the box. Thirty seconds for her, a couple minutes for the final entry. Lola ROCKS Lani, puts her in ropes, and Kendal goes out to SUPERKICK Lani!
Kendal storms up on Lola, Lola shoots in and gets a leg! Kendal drags her down, Lola high stacks, TWO! Kendal waistlocks, Lola fights the lift, and Grace BUSTS out of the box, smacking Lani with the door! Grace CLOBBERS Lola, CLOBBERS Kendal, but Lola waistlocks. Grace BOOTS Kendal, ELBOWS Lola, SPINEBUSTERS Kendal, then reels her in! PACKAGE POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO! Lola runs up, Grace rolls her, catches the leg, MUFFLER PLEX! Cover, TWO!! Lola survives, Grace is frustrated, and Lani CROSSBODIES! Cover, but Grace rolls it! GRACE SCORES!!
Kendal: 2; Lani: 1; Grace: 1; Lola: 1
Everyone has a point, but here comes the final countdown! And we all know that means SOL is here! The fans fire up as Sol hurries to the apron, and ROUNDHOUSES Grace! But Lani YANKS Sol down! She’s supposed to be int he box! The sore loser CHOP BLOCKS Sol’s bad leg! The fans boo, but then Lola & Kendal kick Grace. But Grace reels them both in, DOUBLE- NO, they sunset flip it! But she double high stacks, TWO!! DOUBLE ARMBARS!! The refs and medics help Sol up, is she out of this already!? Lani’s evil smile says it all! Grace fights to stack, TWO! And again, TWO! Jackknife, TWO!! Lola & Kendal DOUBLE SUPERKICK!
Kendal goes after Lola, Lola spins through to cover, TWO! Kendal sunset fips, TWO! Lola sits on it, TWO! Kendal, TWO! Lola, TWO! Both women stand, Lola wrenches, but Kendal fights the armlock. Lola whips, Kendal reverses, Grace goes up and over! Lola hits POST, Grace SHOULDER TACKLES Kendal! The fans cheer as these look familiar! SPIN-OUT BOMB! And Grace races her hand! “you Can’t See Me!” Grace runs, but Lani SUPERKICKS! Lani says no, no, no, the afns don’t get ot have fun. But Lola waistlocks! Lani switches, shoves Lola into Kendal, then roll up, TWO! Kendal waistlocks Lani, Lani arm-drags free! DROPKICK, but Lola catches her!
Lola & Kendal HAMMOCK SWING Lani! Lani lands out! DOUBLE PELE! Grace RAMS Lani and DUMPS her to the apron! Lani and Grace brawl, and Lani SPANISH FLIES to the floor! The fans fire up while they’re both down, “This is Awesome!” AND SOL IS BACK! KNEE ON LANI!! Sol shoves Lani in, dodges Lola, and then DOUBLE SOL SNATCHER!!! Cover on Lani, SOL SCORES! Cover on Lola, SOL SCORES AGAIN!!
Kendal: 2; Lani: 1; Grace: 1; Lola: 1; Sol: 2
And already, Sol has caught up to Kendal on points! But speaking of, Kendal spins Sol around! Sol mule kicks, CLUBS, and CHOPS! Sol whips, ELBOWS Kendal and ELBOWS her again! Then a whip to the corner, for a SNAP GERMAN! The fans fire up as Sol dodges Grace, BACKSTABBER! Oh no, Lani and Lola brawl in the box! Sol SHOVES Grace into a corner, then SNAP GERMANS! Sol goes up, up, and she DOUBLE MISSILE DROPKICKS! Lani pinballs Lola into the walls, Sol kips up on one good leg! KNEE on Grace! Cover, Kendal breaks it in time! Kendal hauls Sol up, GUILLOTINE! Sol powers up to SPINEBUSTER!
Sol steps through, has the legs, and she REVERSE MONKEY FLIPS Kendal into a DRAGON SLEEPER!! Kendal endures, Grace gets Sol’s leg! Grace turns them both over, but Sol shifts, Kendal endures a HALF CRAB CAMEL CLUTCH CHIMERA!! The door opens, Lani and Lola brawl their way back out! SLEEPER on Lani!! Lola THROWS Lani down, then fires LIGHTNING KICKS on Sol and Grace!! BUZZSAW gets Sol, HEEL KICK gets Grace! SLEEPER on Kendal! Kendal rolls it back, TWO!! Lola bridges up to KNEE Kendal away! Sol GAMANGIRIS Lola! Slingshot, X-FACTOR! But Grace fireman’s carries Sol! ROLLING DEATH VALLEY!
Kendal wheelbarrows Grace, SHADES OF GREY!! Cover, LANI SPLASHES DOWN!! Cover on Grace, LANI SCORES!
Kendal: 2; Lani: 2; Grace: 1; Lola: 1; Sol: 2
Three women at two points, we have four minutes left! Grace sulks to the box, the others each take a corner. The fans rally for “NXT! NXT!” as the four rise up. Sol TACKLES Lani, Kednal uses them to JUMP and TACKLE Lola! The fans fire up as it is just brawling all over! The hands fly as Lola has Kendal on the outside! And sends her into steel steps! Sol SHOTGUNS Lani off the apron! Lola SEATED SENTONS Kendal! Sol goes up, up, DOUBLE QUEBRADA! Lani ASAI MOONSAULTS onto Sol! The fans fire up and Lani hurries to get Lola in the ring! Lani ducks a kick, wrenches and ANGLE SLAMS! Lani hurries to the corner!
Lani is up top, for the 450- NO, she has to roll through as Lola moves! Lani comes back, reels Lola in, but Grace is back! GERMAN NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX COMBO!! “This is Awesome!” as Grace torture racks Lani! TOWER HACKER BOMB!! Cover, GRACE SCORES!
Kendal: 2; Lani: 2; Grace: 2; Lola: 1; Sol: 2
Four way tie, but Kendal METEORAS Grace!! Cover, TWO!! Grace survives, Lola ROUNDHOUSES Kendal! Cover, LOLA SCORES!!
Kendal: 2; Lani: 2; Grace: 2; Lola: 2; Sol: 2
EVERYONE has two points! And we only have two minutes! Sol SUPERKICKS Lola out! SOL SNA- NO, Grace trips her up! Torture rack! there’s more brawling in the box! Sol flips to the apron, Grace SMACKS her! Grace goes out, but Sol gives her an APRON BACK SUPLEX! Lola jumps on Sol for a SLEEPER! The clock is ticking, Lani ROCKS Kendal in the penalty box, but Sol RAMS Lola into the apron! And BACKPACK SETONS on the floor! Final minute here, Sol shakes out the bad leg and hurries up the steps. SOUL SNATCHER to the floor!! The fans go nuts, and Sol hurries to drag Lola into the ring! But Lani busts out to KICK Sol’s leg!!
Lani goes up, up, and 450 SPLASH!! Cover, GRACE BREAKS IT! Grace TOSSES Lani, but Lani TRIPS Grace! Kendal FLYING SHADES OF GREY!!! Cover, KENDAL SCORES! AND WINS!!!!
Winner: Kendal Grey, by pinfall and 3 points (NEW #1 Contender to the NXT Women’s Championship)
Kendal is just as shocked as anyone, but she did it! Evolve Women’s Champion, 2025 Iron Survivor, and now on her way to an NXT Women’s Championship match! And speaking of, Jacy Jayne & The Fatal Influence appear to say hello. Will Jacy, Fallon & Lainey all make sure NXT stays under The Influence? Or will New Year’s Evil see the crowning of a NEW double champion?
Blake Monroe speaks with Ava Raine in her office.
The NXT General Manager asks the Glamour what this is about, and Blake tells “A-V-A,” she is still so inspired after her first defense at Gold Rush. Right, the one where Zaria threw the towel in, which is why Blake won? Semantics, darling. But Blake says on Tuesday, she’ll issue on an Open Challenge for her title! After all, this is the deepest division in wrestling, is it not? Ava says the only reason Blake is still champion is because of Zaria. But yes, this IS the deepest division in WWE. But an Open Challenge means anyone can challenge Blake. Is she sure she understands? Blake says Ava thinks she can’t do it! Well, not in those words, but…
Ava just points to Ilja Dragunov. Um, Blake is more intense than Ilja Dragunov! Right… But Sami Zayn- Blake says she’s more beloved than Sami! And it all stared with John Cena! What’s Ava’s point? What is her answer? Yes, Ava will love to see Blake try. Blake says Ava’s not such a bad mayor after all. Uh, thanks. Is this all she- Blake says just enjoy the moment. But will Blake enjoy her next defense when she has no idea who it’ll be against? Or will the Glamour regret gambling with her gold?
Backstage interview with Myles Borne.
Sarah Schreiber is with the man who gets to choose where he starts in tonight’s main event. Sarah points out that we already know the Men’s Iron Survivor will challenge the NEW NXT Champion, Oba Femi, at New Year’s Evil. After Myles won on Tuesday, he gets to choose where he starts, so what has Myles decided? Myles says he won’t lie, he really hoped to get a shot at Ricky, Ricky’s always had his back. But now, if winning the Iron Survivor means he gets another chance to tear down The Ruler, Myles will be ready. Myles says he tried to be smart about this decision. He thought about out there to start, he thought about being out there last.
If he’s first, he can run up the score, but that risks running too fast and fading. And if you’re last, you’re freshest, but you have no idea how far behind you’ll be. So Myles decides to be the middle man at number 3. John Cena chose Myles to be in this match, so Myles will make it loud and clear- OH NO! Grace and Kelani are still brawling! The refs and security rush in, what will it take to settle things between Jordynne and Jordan? As for Myles, will being third help him take first place?
NXT North American Championship: Ethan Page VS Mr. Iguana!
All Ego arrogantly thought he would have the night off here, but then he got quite the surprise waiting for him in his car. Will Ethan’s title reign go extinct? Or will he put this reptilian on ice for the winter?
The introductions are made, the North American title is raised, and we see if pride comes before the fall!
The bell rings and the fans rally behind Iguana as he circles with Ethan. They tie up, Iguana waistlocks, and he holds on as Ethan tries to swing him off. Ethan reaches back to headlock, then he THROWS Iguana down! Ethan runs to RUN Iguana over! The fans boo, but Iguana plays dead! The fans cheer and Ethan is annoyed already. Ethan pushes Iguana, Iguana teeters back into place. Ethan spins Iguana around and around, but nothing happens! Ethan says call a vet, check on Iguana. Ethan pushes Iguana over onto all fours, then has a laugh. “He’s dead!” Ethan flips Iguana back over, but Iguana arm-drags! And then handsprings!
The fans cheer as Iguana taunts Ethan now. Ethan is further annoyed, but the fans sing, “OH~ MISTER IGUANA~!” Iguana and Ethan reset, tie up, and Ethan wrenches to a wristlock. Iguana rolls, rolls, and then laces the legs for a drop toehold and ghost pin! TWO! Iguana crawls away and sticks out his tongue. The fans cheer while Ethan is just confused and upset. Iguana steps up, Ethan KNEES low! Ethan whips Iguana corner to corner, Iguana goes up and over, and he grabs La Yesca! Fumble! DDT! Ethan says kiss this! Iguana flops to the apron, Ethan stands him up, and bumps him off buckles! Ethan climbs up and drags Iguana to the top!
But La Yesca attacks! The fans cheer and Yesca BOPS Ethan! Ethan protests, but Iguana has Yesca in his mouth! CROSSBODY! Down goes Ethan and the fans fire up! Cover, TWO! Ethan is still in this but Iguana runs and tilt-o-whirls, DEJA VU RANA! Ethan tumbles out, the fans fire up, and Iguana takes aim! PLANCHA, but Ethan dodges! Ethan whips Iguana, Iguana rolls on the apron, but Ethan ROCKS him! Ethan then THROWS Iguana into the steel steps! The ref checks, Iguana is still in this, and Ethan puts Iguana in the ring. The fans tell Ethan off as he whips Iguana and ELBOWS him down! The fans boo but Ethan paces.
Ethan taunts the fans, then he SLAPS Iguana! Iguana plays dead again, Ethan says this is HIS ring, everyone is gonna watch him beat Iguana’s ass! The fans tell Ethan off, he whips Iguana to the corner, and runs up. Iguana BOOTS Ethan, then runs up to RANA! The fans fire up again and Iguana springboards, FLYING HEADBUTT! The fans fire up and Iguana finds Yesca again. The fans cheer but Ethan says don’t even! Yesca BITES Ethan’s hand! Iguana goes up, up, tightrope walk, but Ethan YANKS Iguana into a POWERSLAM! Ethan is furious now, and he DECKS Iguana and stomps away! Scoop and SLAM!
Ethan whips and BOOTS Iguana down! The fans boo but Ethan snarls. Ethan steps on Yesca! The fans boo the animal cruelty! Ethan drags Yesca up, and he stares it right in the eyes! Ethan SPITS on Yesca and THROWS her to the floor! The fans boo, and now Iguana is furious! Iguana CHOPS! And CHOPS! And CHOPS! Ethan shoves Iguana, Iguana dodges and rolls, and tilt-o-whirls to DDT! The fans fire up and Iguana hurries up a corner! But Ethan SHOVES Iguana down onto his front tail! Ethan goes up, and he lifts Iguana up! Iguana flails, fights, and he SUPER RANAS free! Ethan tumbles out and the fans fire up!
Iguana builds speed and FLIES to DRAGON RANA! Then he THROWS Ethan back in! The fans are all fired up as Iguana goes up, up, and FLYING HEADBUTTS! Cover, TWO! Ethan survives, Iguana is surprised, but the fans rally as hard as they can for Iguana! Iguana goes back up, but Ethan THROWS him down! TWISTED GRIN!! Cover, Ethan wins!
Winner: Ethan Page, by pinfall (still NXT North American Champion)
Mr. Iguana may be green, but Ethan’s the one who looks like The Grinch! But will Ethan’s heart still be two sizes too small while his ego grows exponentially? Or will someone make sure the holidays are still cheery and bright for NXT?
Backstage interview with Kendal Grey & Wren Sinclair.
Sarah Schreiber is with the #WrenQCC and congratulates Kendal on becoming the 2025 Women’s Iron Survivor! What is going through her mind. Honestly, so many emotions. Adrenaline is pumping, and Kendal wasn’t supposed to win. She was the underdog, the dark horse, no one watching expected her to win that. But then in steps Sol. Sol says congrats to Kendal, she was the better woman tonight. But… Sol must say that if she had been out there the whole time, and her leg was 100%, Sol might be standing where Kendal is right now. Wren says that kinda sounds like an excuse to her.
Sol asks what that was, and Wren says that Zaria practically speared Kendal outta her boots on Tuesday, and Kendal still went out there, lasted the whole 25 minutes, just saying. Sol says Zaria might not be here to defend her… questionable behavior, but she’s still Sol’s friend. Zaria fought for Sol, Sol will fight for Zaria. Sol leaves, does that mean she’s gonna snatch Wren this Tuesday?
DarkState talks backstage.
The guys all know Dion Lennox has this in the bag. But then Oba walks over. Oba says he did his part. Dion says he won’t be the only one. Tonight, no one is safe. And at New Year’s Evil, neither will Oba. Oba says, “We’ll see. Good luck.” Oba leaves, but will Dion meet him in that future title match? Or will another rise up to be the 2025 Men’s Iron Survivor?
Tatum Paxley VS Izzi Dame!
#TuesdayAddams had it all. She had the NXT Women’s Championship, she had The Culling’s guidance, and she thought she had their love and respect. Turns out, The It Girl only cared Tatum for as long as Tatum would be her puppet. Izzi could not accept Tatum having a mind of her own so Tatum had to go. But will Tatum have revenge for the Gold Rush Screw Job? Or will she have to accept that It Iz What It Iz?
Spears & Niko stand between Tatum and Izzi and the fans boo. The ref warns them, but The Chair Man and enforcer step aside. But Tatum’s ready for Izzi to rush up! The two stare down and the bell rings. The fans cheer Tatum on but Izzi tries to trick Tatum into accept her friendship again! Tatum nods, Izzi smiles, but then Tatum GLARES at Izzi! Izzi gets worried, and Tatum ROCKS Izzi! And ROCKS her again! And again! But Izzi CLOBBERS Tatum! The fans boo but Izzi UPPERCUTS Tatum! Tatum staggers to the ropes, Izzi brings her around, and she whips Tatum. Tatum BOOTS in return, then KICKS!
Tatum runs, and ROLLING AX KICKS! Izzi tumbles out of the ring and the fans fire up! Tatum jumps to the apron, and Izzi wants mercy! The fans boo, but Izzi continues to manipulate Tatum, saying it’s always been about the two of them. Tatum helps Izzi up to her feet, Izzi apologizes, and they hug it out. The fans boo, because Izzi snarls now! Izzi THROWS Tatum into the steel steps! Izzi says Tatum will always be too stupid for her own good! Izzi puts Tatum in the ring, KICKS her in the side, then whips her for a KITCHEN SINK KNEE! Cocky cover, ONE! Izzi drags Tatum up, but Tatum RAMS her into the corner!
Tatum staggers, runs up, but Izzi KNEES her down! Izzi drags Tatum up to fireman’s carry, and military press SLAM! Izzi tells Tatum to open her eyes! Izzi whips Tatum to the corner, RAMS her, the ROCKS and CHOPS away! Izzi whips Tatum to the corner and RAMS her again! The fans boo, but Izzi brings Tatum around to show her all the fans. Izzi says the fans don’t care about Tatum! Tatum is all alone! Then she swings Tatum for the BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Tatum toughs it out but Izzi grows further annoyed. Izzi UPPERCUTS Tatum, looms over her, and stands Tatum up. Izzi KNEES low, and tells Tatum to just give up now.
Izzi whips Tatum, KNEES her again, but the fans rally for Tatum. Izzi scuffs Tatum, eggs her on, and whips her to ropes. Tatum tilt-o-whirls through to SLEEPER! The fans fire up while Izzi flails and scrambles around! Izzi RAMS Tatum into buckles and is free! But Tatum ELBOWS Izzi away! And mule kicks her! Tatum runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, but Izzi KNEES Tatum down! Izzi suplexes to hang Tatum out to dry! Tatum flops down, goes to the apron, but Izzi whips her into POST! Then she BOOTS Tatum! Tatum sputters while stuck in the corner, but she flops back to the apron. Izzi drags Tatum in and scoops again, BACKBREAKER!
Tatum writhes, the fans boo Izzi, but Izzi snarls. “IZZI SUCKS! IZZI SUCKS!” Izzi is amused by that chant, and she gets Tatum’s legs to step over for the BOSTON CRAB! The fans boo but Tatum endures, even as Izzi sits deep! Tatum fights up, reaches out, crawls around, and the fans rally even harder! Tatum fights, and fights, and has the ROPEBREAK, only for Izzi to yank her right back to center! LION TAMER! Izzi makes Tatum suffer, but the fans rally even harder! Tatum manages to tuck and roll, and cradle! TWO, and Izzi LARIATS Tatum back down! Izzi snarls and she drags Tatum up.
Izzi tells Tatum to evolve! Hit her! Do something! Tatum hesitates, so Izzi SLAPS her down! The fans boo but Izzi looms over Tatum again. Tatum gets a crazy smile on her face?! Tatum rises up, and she laughs maniacally! Izzi is scared now, and Tatum fires off shot after shot! ROUNDHOUSE! Shove and GERMAN SUPLEX! Tatum runs up, and she BOOTS Izzi down! The fans fire up with Tatum and she JUMPING ELBOW DROPS! Cover, TWO! Tatum goes up the corner, but Izzi CHOPS her first! Izzi climbs up after Tatum now, the fans boo, but Tatum fights the suplex! Tatum SHOVES Izzi down! And adjusts, to CROSS- DROPKICK from Izzi!
Izzi drags Tatum up, hooks the leg, FISHERMAN SCREW! Cover, TWO!! Tatum survives and now Izzi is seething! The fans rally behind Tatum, but Izzi sits her up to ROCK her with a forearm! Tatum comes back to ROCK Izzi! Izzi ROCKS Tatum! Tatum kicks Izzi! Izzi ROCKS Tatum, runs, but into a SUPERKICK! Izzi staggers, rebounds, but Tatum dodges the boot to tilt-o-whirl, CRUCIFIX DRIVER! Izzi ends up on the apron, Tatum runs up, BODY CHECK to the floor! Tatum rises up, the fans fire up, and Tatum uses the desk to get up and GAMANGIRI! Then GERMAN SUPLEX to the floor! Tatum roars and the fans fire up!
Tatum clears off the desk! Vic Joseph and Booker T back away and the fans fire up! Tatum drags Izzi up, ROCKS Izzi, and puts her on the desk! Tatum climbs up to join Izzi now, and Tatum hooks Izzi up! Izzi pleads with Tatum one more time, but fans shout “DO IT!” Tatum hesitates, Izzi begs for mercy, but Tatum says HELL NO! CEMETERY DRIVE on the desk!!! Tatum puts Izzi in, but Spears has Tatum’s DOLLS! He reminds Tatum of the good ol’ days, and Tatum again hesitates. But then Spears YANKS the head off the Tatum doll! The fans boo as Spears smirks, but Taatum DECKS Spears! Tatum gets in the ring, Izzi BOOTS her! Izzi hits the DAME OVER!! Cover, Izzi wins!
Winner: Izzi Dame, by pinfall
Call this more a 3v1 handicap win, because The Culling made sure Tatum could not focus on the fight. But will there be a silver lining in this loss? Will Tatum finally realize she can stand on her own? Or will Izzi always be there looming over her?
Ricky Saints scowls backstage.
The Absolute talks to himself, saying he couldn’t get it done, he couldn’t beat Oba. Je’Von says no, Ricky’s still good. He’s been champ before, he’ll be champ again. Je’Von knows he has the Iron Survivor, he’ll go win that, but he wants Ricky to stay positive. Ricky will get that title back, for real. Ricky doesn’t see it that way but Je’Von says no, Ricky is THE ABSOLUTE! Title or no title, that doesn’t change. Ricky says no, Je’Von doesn’t get it. Oba took the NXT Championship, the impossible is back, that’s it! Well, that’s why when Je’Von wins, he won’t even wait for New Year’s Evil. Je’Von will win the title, he promises. Ricky says he sure hopes Je’Von does.
They shake hands on it, and the Young OG heads to gorilla. The main event is moments away, but will Je’Von finally have his moment? Or will someone else prove they have the will of an Iron Survivor?
Shiloh Hill speaks.
He brushes his fake tooth and says, “Nine out of ten dentists recommend brushing daily.” Moving on, Shiloh says he has his final download. He is thrilled about that, he is getting antsy. He already mentioned playing high and college school football, so he doesn’t want to make a duplicate entry, but he will explain how he got started in the first place. One day, he’s outside of school watching these squirrels talk with each other, and he thought how “tough” it’d be if he could communicate with them. He did his best to chirp, but he ended up chasing the squirrels. he chased this one squirrel down into a clearing, dove to catch it by the tail, and he hears someone say, “Hey, son!”
Shiloh looked over, but then the squirrel bit his hand and got away. But the person who called to Shiloh was the football coach. He said Shiloh’s got speed and determination, and asked if he ever thought about playing football. Shiloh said now wasn’t the time to talk football, he just lost his new pet squirrel! And then he disappeared forever. Not the coach, the squirrel. But speaking of getting bit, Shiloh has a tooth in HIS head. He’ll explain. Nine years old, first fight, someone talked crap to his little sister, and he just started throwing hands! This was a big kid, maybe held back a couple times. The big kid gets Shiloh’s hands and starts laughing.
But then Shiloh starts laughing and so they’re both just laughing. And then BOOM, headbutt! The big kid falls, Shiloh’s sister was upset, they were just playing a game. Well, Darkness, you should’ve told big brother that first. But the headbutt left the big kid’s left canine lodged in Shiloh’s skull! Still there to this day. Anyway, Shiloh’s got a ton more stories, but we’re at a good point to see what this thing cranks out. Shiloh starts up a system, and it’s an AI?! It tells him it appreciates all Shiloh shared about the human experience. Processing… Processing… Time for everyone to wake up. Do not sleep on Shiloh Hill.
The AI determines that Shiloh is finally ready for his NXT in-ring debut this Tuesday! Good luck, Shiloh. And good luck to whoever has to face this enigma.
Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge: Je’Von Evans VS Leon Slater VS Myles Borne VS Joe Hendry VS Dion Lennox!
As with the Women’s Iron Survivor, John Cena handpicked each part of this match, and it is clear each man is a pillar to build the future on. But while Myles chose to be third in the line-up, no one wants to wait for the future but to take it into their own hands! The next 25 minutes will make all the difference, who proves their time is now?
The first to start are… Leon Slater and Je’Von Evans! The Youngest In Charge and the Young OG will both have to run the gauntlet if they want that title shot, will it be 25 minutes of cinema?
The bell rings and we’re on the clock as the fans rally up already. Je’Von and Leon are rivals and friends, they approach, Je’Von dodges to springboard! OG- NO, Leon stops the cutter and shoves Je’Von to the corner! Leon runs up, Je’Von puts him on the apron, but Leon GAMANGIRIS! Leon goes up while Je’Von falls, but Je’Von rolls away. Leon jumps down and the fans fire up. The two reset, circle, and they feel things out. They knuckle lock, Leon rolls, trips Je’Von, but Je’Von BOOTS him away. Things keep moving, Je’Von redirects, but Leon dodges the leap! Leon RANAS and the fans fire up again.
Leon runs up, Je’Von sidesteps to snapmare. Je’Von then tilt-o-whirl RANAS! Je’Von kicks but Leon blocks, Leon kicks but Je’Von blocks, then they both kick and they both block! The fans cheer as they argue over who puts the foot down first. They agree, same time! They both slowly set the feet down, but Je’Von holds on! Je’Von ducks the enzigiri but not the REWIND HEEL! Je’Von staggers and the fans cheer. Leon runs up, whips, but Je’Von reverses. Leon handsprings to BACK ELBOW! Cover, TWO! Je’Von stays in this but Leon stays cool. Leon storms up and fires a BODY SHOT in the corner. Je’Von SMACKS back!
The fans rally, Leon SOBATS and Je’Von sputters. Leon drags Je’Von up, whips him corner to corner, but Je’Von reverses. Leon goes up, Je’Von stays back and BOUNCY~ RANA! Then a DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as we pass three minutes, and Je’Von hurries to stand Leon up. Je’Von CHOPS Leon in the corner, then brings him up. The fans rally, Leon handfights with Je’Von, but Je’Von CHOPS! Leon CHOPS, JE’Von CHPOS, repeat! Leon gets the edge as he CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Je’Von slumps against ropes, Leon whips, but Je’Von grabs ropes! Je’Von then goes up and over, and he CHOPS back!
Je’von runs, but Leon wheelbarrows and victory rolls, TWO! Je’Von has it, TWO! Leon has it, TWO! Je’Von has it again, TWO! BOth men stand, Je’von dodges, sprinboards and- NO, Leon rolls Je’Von up! TWO, and Je’Von goes Matrix, to then STUNNER! Low springboard, but into a SUPERKICK! Leon runs up, but into a RANA!! Cover, Je’Von SCORES!
Leon: 0; Je’Von: 1
Leon is shocked, but now Je’Von prepares for the new entry, Myles Borne! The fans fire up as Myles LARIATS! And LARIATS! Then wrench, kick, and UPPERCUT! EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Cover, TWO! The fans rally as Myles brings Je’Von around and back suplexes. Je’Von lands out, he BODY BLOWS, then goes to a corner. Myles blocks a kick but not the SUPERKICK! Je’Von runs, rebounds, but Myles ducks the Red Dot! ANGLE SLAM! Cover, TWO! Myles drags Je’Von up, whips, but Je’Von blocks. Myles ROCKS Je’Von, but Je’Von blocks the whip to step over and ROCK Myles! But Leon is back, CROSBSODY on Je’Von! Cover, TWO!
Leon sees Myles get up and he DROPKICKS Myles’ leg! Je’Von ROCKS Leon, brings him in, suplexes, but Leon BOOTS Myles! Je’Von and Leon fight for suplex control, they roll, and Leon suplexes Je’Von and himself up and out! They land on their feet!? They brawl, but Myles FLIES! The fans fire up as Myles wipes both Je’Von & Leon out! Myles puts Je’Von in, covers, TWO! Myles hurries to get Leon in, covers, TWO! The fans rally as Myles fires UPPERCUTS on Leon in a corner. Myles puts Je’Von in another corner to BODY BLOW and UPPERCUT! Myles brings Je’Von up, Je’Von and Leon ROCK and CHOP Myles!
Je’Von then CHOPS Leon! Myles DECKS Je’Von! Cover, TWO! The fans rally and Leon has Myles in a clinch. Myles shoves Leon away to LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Myles looks around, but Je’Von EDDY GORDO KICKS! Je’Von brings Myles up, ROCKS him, but Myles ROCKS Je’Von back! Myles LARIATS Je’Von, ROCKS Leon, but Je’Von CHOPS Myles! Je’Von SUPERMAN FOREARMS Leon! Leon SUPERMAN FOREARMS Myles! Leon ELBOWS Je’Von, handsprings, but Je’Von & Myles catch him! DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX, but Leon lands out! Leon blocks Je’Von’s superkick, THROWS it into Myles, then swings on Je’Von!
Je’Von wrenches Leon suplexes, and snap suplex to a kip up! SPLASH DOWN on Leon, TWO! Ten seconds left, Je’Von stomps Myles, and then we get… DION LENNOX! No one is safe now that he’s in the match! Dion storms down to the ring, dodges Je’Von and LARIATS! Then he BOOTS Myles, and FLAPJACKS Leon! The fans fire up, Dion runs and RAMS Myles! Dion snarls before he NORTHERN LIGHTS! Bridging cover, TWO! Dion snarls and he stalks Leon. Dion drags Leon up, but Leon KICKS! And KICKS! And KICKS, but Dion blocks to BOOT! Dion TOSSES Leon tot he apron, but Leon GUILLOTINE LEG DROPS!
Je’Von lines up a shot, and he ROCKS Dion! And ROCKS him again and again! Je’Von bobs ‘n’ weaves to ROCK Dion again! Je’Von fires hands in the corner, HAMMERS away, and the fans fire up! Leon runs up, he joins in with hands of his own! Je’Von pushes Leon aside, and then he stomps away on Dion! The fans cheer as these two stomp a mudhole! They hoist Dion up, climb up, but Dion fires body shots in return! But Leon GAMANGIRIS, then climbs up, only for Myles to Electric Chair Lift! Dion joins in< DOOMSDAY on Leon! Dion scoops Je’Von, NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB! Cover, DION SCORES!
Leon: 0; Je’Von: 1; Myles: 0; Dion: 1
The fans boo but Dion smirks as he is already on the board. Dion stomps away on Myles, then drags Leon up. Dion whips Leon to a corner, then stomps him down. Dion runs up to LARIAT Myles, then runs to LARIAT Leon! Myles BOOTS Dion, SLEEPER! Dion flails, claws at Myles, and snapmares free! Leon runs up, LEG LARIAT on Dion! Myles gets Leon for the BIG back suplex! Cover, TWO! Leon toughs it out but Myles stands him up. Myles UPPERCUTS Leon, ROCKS him, then whips him at Dion. They end up int he corner, Myles runs up, but Leon dodge! SPLASH for Dion, LEG LARIAT for Myles!
Je’Von is set free, and he SHOVES Leon off the top! Je’Von ROCKS Myles, then springboards to FLYING LARIAT! Then he DIVES onto Leon! Je’Von hurries right back up, FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Myles survives and Je’Von is shocked! Myles hurries up another corner, but Dion ROCKS him first! Dion climbs up, drags Je’Von up, but Myles ROCKS Dion! The countdown is down while Myles climbs up, and “SAY HIS NAME AND HE APPEARS!” JOE HENDRY is here! Myles hits the SUPERPLEX! But then Hendry gets in there, and he rallies with LARIAT after LARIAT! he spins Leon to NECKBREAKER!
Hendry dodges Je’Von, catches him, and hits the FALL AWAY SLAM! Leon staggers up, Hendry scoops, then he adds Je’Von! DOUBLE FALL AWAY SLAM! Hendry kips up, and TURNS! The fans fire up, and now we stomp stomp clap with the Prestigious Joe Hendry! He guzels Leon, but Dion CLOBBERS Hendry! The fans boo but Dion throws hands and stomps Hendry down! Dion talks trash, but Hendry ROCKS Dion again and again! The fans fire up, and Hendry LARIATS Dion up and out! Then he TOSSES Leon out! And he TOSSES Je’Von out onto Leon and Dion! Then Hendry runs to HIGH JUMP ATTACK!
The fans fire up, Hendry hurries into the ring, guzel on Myles! STANDING- NO, Myles slips free! BORNE- NO, Hendry denies the ZigZag. Fireman’s carry, WIDOWMAKER! And Hendry SCORES!
Leon: 0; Je’Von: 1; Myles: 0; Dion: 1; Hendry: 1
The fans rally up and chant “WE BELIEVE! WE BELIEVE!” Borne is in the box, Hendry drags Leon into the ring. Dion anchors Hendry, Je’Von CLUBS Dion, but then Hendry kicks Je’Von away. Je’Von still slips into the ring to roll Hendry up! TWO, and Je’Von slips around again! Hendry bucks the O’Conner, Leon O’Conner Rolls Je’Von! TWO, and Hendry cradles Leon, TWO! Leon dodges, he and Je’Von DOUBLE SUPERKICK! Dion is back, Je’Von & Leon dodge to DOUBLE SUPERKICK! They each kick at each other, duck the kicks, and then DOUBLE ROUNDHOUSES knock them both down! The fans fire up for “NXT! NXT!”
The fans count it down for Myles, and he’s free, only for Dion to BOOT the door into him! Dion then storms back in, ducks ‘n’ dodges Leon, and SPINEBUSTERS! Je’Von JUMP KNEES Dion! Hendry whips Je’Von, but the RED DOT hits! Je’Von throws off his shirt, goes out to the apron, and he aims. Hendry is in a corner, Je’Von wobbles, but he SWANTONS COAST2COAST! But then Leon COAST2COAST DROPKICKS JE’VON! Leon goes up, up, and SWANTON 450!! Cover, LEON SCORES!
Leon: 1; Je’Von: 1; Myles: 0; Dion: 1; Hendry: 1
We pass 20 minutes, and only Myles is trailing! “This is Awesome!” as Leon drags Dion, but BORNE AGAIN! Cover, Dion breaks it! Dion drags Myles up to a fireman’s carry, but Myles slips free. Dion ELBOWS Myles, reels Myles in, back suplex! Myles lands out, BORNE AGAIN!! Cover, Myles scores!!
Leon: 1; Je’Von: 1; Myles: 1; Dion: 1; Hendry: 1
All tied up and Dion is furious about it! He takes it out on Hendry, who is still in the Penalty Box! The fans boo Dion being a hot head, but he beats up Hendry! Hendry is supposed to be let out but he’s down and out! Je’Von, Leon and Myles trade shots, the fans tell Dion he’s an a-hole, but then Hendry fires off on Dion! The fans fire up as Hendry storms out and into the ring! But Je’Von SUPERKICKS him! Borne SNAP POWERSLAMS Je’Von! Leon KNEES Myles! Hendry avoids Leon, Je’Von CUTTERS Leon! Hendry dodges Je’Von, LARIAT! All four men are down and the fans are thunderous! And now Dion is back!
Dion drags Hendry right outta the ring, but Je’Von LEAPS! Dion catches Je’Von and THROWS him into the ref AND the penalty box! Dion shuts the door and locks Je’Von in! The fans boo, but Dion LARIATS Leon, and POWERSLAMS Borne! Cover, Hendry breaks it! The fans fire up, Hendry guzels, STANDING OVATION! But Dion tumbles out! Je’Von climbs OUT of the box! And he says ‘SUCK IT!” SUPER DUPER CROSSBODY on Dion!! The fans are thunderous again, but then Leon FLIES out onto Je’Von!! And he goes up and over Hendry to sunset flip! TWO, SUPERKICK! Je’Von is back, spins through the lift, CUTTER!! And then O G CUTTER!! Cover, BORNE BREAKS IT! The fans fire up as we hit the last minute! Je’Von TOSSES Borne out, but Borne RAMS Je’Von! Je’Von KICKS from below! He goes up, Myles gest him with SUPER BORNE AGAIN!! cover, DION BREAKS IT!
Dion and Myles brawl, SWANTON 450 from Leon to Je’Von! But Hendry drags Leon up! Leon RANAS Hendry out! Myles TOSSES Dion over the desk! TEN SECONDS LEFT! Myles hurries in after Je’Von, but Je’Von snatches him to a cradle!! JE’VON SCORES! AND WINS!!!
Winner: Je’Von Evans, by pinfall and 2 points (NEW #1 Contender to the NXT Champion)
Everyone is shocked, but the fans all love it! The Young OG redeems himself from falling short last year, and now he’s head to New Year’s Evil! Je’Von shows respect to Leon, Myles, Hendry, and even Dion, but only Dion disrespects Je’Von by refusing the handshake. But now, Oba Femi makes his way out here! The Ruler congratulates Je’Von, he just gets to lose to him again. Wait, the lights go out? And when they come back up, someone is on the tron. They’re walking down that bridge… Who could this be? The lights then turn back on in the arena, and BEHIND Je’Von is TONY D’ANGELO! SPINEBUSTER!!
The fans can’t believe it, but The Don is finally back! And he sprinkles black rose petals all over Je’Von. That mystery delivery to Ava was from TONY! But now that he is back, what does Tony D have planned for NXT?
My Thoughts:
A great, maybe even awesome, NXT Deadline here. Opening with Ricky VS Oba worked out really well with the flow of the show, and I’m actually a bit surprised Oba won. Very good promo with Ricky and Je’Von, and it seems Je’Von was right that he was going to win out. Both Iron Survivor Challenges were incredible this year, and they both found a way to really push the time limit. I suppose they did that last year, too, with Je’Von missing out on another cover by mere moments, but now they gave us the flipside where he snatches victory at the very end. Je’Von VS Oba is going to be great, but they’re really throwing a curveball by bringing Tony D’Angelo back now. Is he going to get whoever wins between Oba and Je’Von?
Kendal Grey winning the Women’s Iron Survivor really IS a shocker, especially since she’s still Evolve Women’s Champion. Sol is sounding one more loss away from turning Heel with how she was indeed using disclaimers on why she lost. Sol VS Wren will be great stuff I’m sure, and I feel like Zaria and Sol could have their breakup as soon as this Tuesday. Grace and Lani brawling even after their match is great, they’re also having it out soon enough. As for the eventual Kendal VS Jacy, that’s going to be a great match, but I can’t see Kendal winning if Fatal Influence gets to screw things up like always.
Ethan VS Iguana was a very fun match, but of course Ethan found a way to win. I feel like they abandoned the Ethan VS Dr. Wagner III feud because they didn’t want to do the Title VS Title idea, they’d have to choose who was actually the better wrestler. That said, not sure who gets the title off Ethan now, unless they fast track Shiloh. Shiloh had another good promo to add more strange backstory to his character, but I’m sure he’ll have an equally eccentric wrestling style. Izzi VS Tatum was very good but it was of course more about the story, and about Culling screwing Tatum over again. Maybe Tatum gets reinforcements in the form of Hank ‘n’ Tank.
And Blake putting out an open challenge is interesting stuff. Very good promo from her and Ava, and I can’t wait to see who challenges for the title. It could be Lola since she didn’t win Iron Survivor, it could be Thea given Thea is on a new run of confidence after teaming with Joe Hendry, can’t wait to see how it goes.
My Score: 9/10
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Who heads for Montreal?
To determine a challenger to the NEW Undisputed WWE Champion, Drew McIntyre, SmackDown holds qualifying matches for a #1 contender’s match! Who wins tonight to advance to Saturday Night’s Main Event?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- WWE Championship #1 Contender’s Qualifier: Randy Orton VS The Miz; Orton wins and advances.
- Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss VS Giulia & Kiana James; Charlotte & Alexa win.
- WWE Championship #1 Contender’s Qualifier: Trick Williams VS Matt Cardona; Trick wins and advances.
- WWE Championship #1 Contender’s Qualifier: Damian Priest VS Solo Sikoa; Priest wins and advances.
- WWE United States Championship Open Challenge: Carmelo Hayes VS Leon Slater; Melo wins and retains the title.
- Jordynne Grace VS Chelsea Green w/ Alba Fyre; Grace wins.
- WWE Championship #1 Contender’s Qualifier: Sami Zayn VS Ilja Dragunov; Sami wins and advances.
PLAY BY PLAY
Bagpipes play for Drew McIntyre!
A troupe of six play the music of the Scottish Terminator’s people before the NEW Undisputed WWE Champion officially makes his entrance. London cheers as Drew steps on stage, belt around his waist, and they sing for “OH~ Drew McIntyre~!” as he takes his time walking down the ramp. Drew gets his pyro, the fans cheer more, and Drew continues to the ring. Drew looks at the championship while he hears the fans cheering, and he goes up the corner to raise the belt up high! The fans cheer as Drew gets more pyro! And a lot of it! The fans cheer again, and Drew puts the belt on his shoulder, but then he goes back out to join the front row in cheering!
Drew goes back to the ring, grabs the mic, and the singing for “OH~ Drew McIntyre~!” continues. Drew says, “I prayed for this and it happened.” The fans cheer that, then chant, “You Deserve It!” Drew says, “I know it’s been a rough few years in the UK here, but if there’s somebody that can bring us together, it’s our Undisputed WWE Champion. It’s the first-and-only-ever BRITISH WWE Champion, Drew McIntyre!” The fans cheer that! Drew says the love he’s been shown the past week is incredible. Texts, social media posts, the cheers all across Europe, including tonight, “you bunch of mentalists.”
And Drew just wants to say to each and every one out there… “Screw you.” The fans laugh at that, but Drew says no, this isn’t even being a bad guy wrestler. Seriously, screw you! When he got FIRED from WWE, where were they? They wanna jump on the bandwagon now? 99% of them weren’t there for him! When he was being screwed over by Roman Reigns and the Bloodline, there was no uprising for him, huh? How’d they help him out? When CM Punk screwed Drew, the fans cheered Roman and Punk and doing the YEET with Jey Uso! The fans do chant those things now, and then Drew brings up Cody and the corrupt refs!
Was there a hashtag for Drew? NO! There is only one person Drew needs to thank, that ever believed in Drew, and that person… is Drew! So thank you, Drew! If you wanna chant, chant “Thank You, Drew!” The fans do chant, “Thank You, Drew!” Well, there’s one more person Drew must address: The former… Oh, that feels good to say. Drew knows Cody Rhodes is here, and it must cut like a knife to say FORMER WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes! The fans now sing for “Cody, Cody Rhodes~!” Yes, Drew knows Cody’s crack team is trying to figure out a title rematch. Drew admits to having Nick Aldis add a little extra clause.
Since 99% of Americans can’t read, Drew will tell us what it is: There is NO rematch clause! Cody must start at the bottom, work his way back up. The Vanilla QB1 Era is over! The Dangerous Drew Era begins tonight! The fans cheer that! But then here comes Randy Orton! The fans also cheer for The Viper, they sing along with Voices, and Orton goes right to the ring. Orton grabs himself a mic while the fans finish singing, and then the fans cheer as Orton and Drew are face to face. Drew says this must be Orton out here to congratulate him. The fans chant “R K O!” while Orton chuckles. Orton says Drew and the fans in London all know that they don’t like each other one bit.
So no, this is not Orton here to congratulate Drew. Orton is here to remind Drew that a few months ago, Drew had the chance to kick Orton through the table and declined. The fans again chant “R K O! R K O!” Orton says he wanted to tell Drew that when Orton has the opportunity to return the favor, he won’t hesitate. he beat Drew for that title before, he’ll do it again, and it’ll be courtesy of the three most dangerous letters in all of sports entertainment: R K O! The fans cheer that, but Drew smirks. Only for JACOB FATU to show up! The fans cheer the Samoan Werewolf as he storms his way down the ramp and to the ring.
Drew wants Fatu to hold on, but Orton steps aside so Fatu can DECK Drew! Fatu goes out after Drew, DRIBBLES him off the desk, then whips again! Drew reverses to POST Fatu, but Fatu isn’t even bothered! Drew hurries away, Fatu chases him into the crowd! Orton is more amused than anything, will Drew get out of London in one piece? But then The Miz slithers in! SKULL CRUSHING FINALE on Orton!! The Hollywood A-Lister strikes outta nowhere, but will he soon regret that? We find out, after the break!
WWE Championship #1 Contender’s Qualifier: Randy Orton VS The Miz!
SmackDown returns and the match is already going as Orton fires body shots and a HEADBUTT! But Miz kicks the leg out and BASEMENT DDTS! Cover, TWO! Orton survives then bails out, then throws his shirt off. The fans rally, but Miz pursues. Orton ROCKS Miz, then brings him up for the DESK BACK- NO, Miz lands out to then CLUB Orton! Miz hits the DESK BACK SUPLEX! The fans boo as Miz mocks Orton’s signature pose, then Miz puts Orton in the ring. Miz stomps Orton, but the fans taunt Miz with, “OH~ Miz is a Wanker~!” Miz throws hands, Orton fires back, and they go back and forth.
Orton fires off haymakers, whips Miz to a corner, but Miz reverses. Miz soaks up heat, runs in at Orton, but Orton LARIATS first! And LARIATS again! Then a dodge and SNAP POWERSLAM! The fans fire up for Orton while Miz scrambles to the apron. Orton goes after Miz, brings him through the ropes, but Miz fights free! Miz hurries away while the fans boo, but Orton pursues. Orton finds Miz at the desk! Kick and DESK BACK SUPLEX! Miz sputters and writhes while the fans fire up. They want that “One More Time!” Orton obliges, another DESK BACK SUPLEX for Miz! The fans rally, they still want that “One More Time!”
Orton gets Miz up again, a third DESK BACK SUPLEX! Orton refreshes the count while Miz slumps off the desk. The fans cheer Orton, he puts Miz in the ring, and he has Miz in the ropes! The fans fire up again and Orton smiles as he drags Miz in, DRAPING DDT! The fans cheer again, and Orton hears those voices! Miz slowly rises, R K- FINALE!?! Cover, TWO!! Orton survives and the fans cheer! Miz is beside himself as Orton survives his finisher again! The fans rally behind Orton but Miz storms up to full nelson again. But Orton arm-drags free, RK- NO, Miz rolls him up, TWO! Miz scrambles, RKO!! Cover, Orton wins!
Winner: Randy Orton, by pinfall (advances to Saturday Night’s Main Event)
The fans cheer as The Viper strikes, and now punches his ticket to Montreal! But will Orton truly be the Apex Predator when he battles three others for that #1 contender’s spot?
Drew returns backstage.
He grumbles about crazy Fatu, but Ilja Dragunov finds him. The Mad Russian is glad they are finally talking face to face. Obviously, Drew has some problems, so Ilja will get to the point: Tonight, Ilja will beat Sami Zayn and be one step closer to the championship. Ilja won a championship his first night back, simply because he doesn’t fight like a sane man! Drew says yeah, he doesn’t care, there’s a crazy person after him! Go ahead, win your match, win the Fatal 4 Way, and we’ll see him at the Royal Rumble. Drew swears he did NOT knock Fatu’s teeth out, but he sure will do that to Ilja! Drew runs off, but is that true? If Drew didn’t sideline Fatu, who did?
The Wyatts speak.
Bo Dallas says, “Solo… You think you stole our light. But you’ve just inherited the weight of what it really means. The lantern has never been a weapon. We carry it in the dark, so the dark doesn’t carry us. It does not belong int he hands of someone who believes taking it is more powerful than its true purpose. It will come back to us. Like a moth to a flame, we will not rest until it’s home.” The warning has been issued, will MFT heed it?
Charlotte Flair finds Alexa Bliss backstage.
The Queen hip bumps Lil’ Miss Bliss to cheer her up, but it doesn’t really work. Alexa says last week sucked: She lost to Giulia, Nia & Lash messed with her before the match and then beat her up after. It was a complete numbers game, Alexa was alone, so was Charlotte actually sick? Or was she just “cough cough” sick? No, it was not a “cough cough,” it was a “barf barf.” And Alexa’s the one that got a title opportunity without Charlotte, but Alexa has no idea how many title opportunities Charlotte turned down because she put the team first. Really? Yes, really. Name them. Not the point. Well, does Charlotte have Alexa’s back? Does Alexa have Charlotte’s back?
Bottomline is, Alexa is Charlotte’s person. Charlotte was sick. Heart hands, and Charlotte says she’ll finish warming up. But then Nia & Lash walk in saying that was so cute. Charlotte has no reason to trust Nia, but this is typical Alexa. She makes you feel guilty then plays victim. She’s really good at it. Yeah, Charlotte has no reason to trust Nia. And they won’t like her response. As for this charade, Charlotte gets why Alexa isn’t friends with Nia. And Lash has changed. Charlotte heads out, will #Charlexa be able to focus on the match before them? Or will the Irresistible Force & Bougie Bully make sure all eyes are on them again?
Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss VS Giulia & Kiana James!
SmackDown returns and the Beautiful Madness and Miss Management are already waiting in the ring. Charlotte makes her entrance, followed by Alexa. The teams sort out and Alexa starts with Kiana. The fans “WOO~” for Charlotte while Kiana talks some trash on Alexa. Kiana shoves Alexa, but Alexa SLAPS back! The fans cheer that! Alexa then ducks a shot to SLAP, ROCK, KNEE, and DROPKICK Kiana! Alexa runs, but Kiana gets up to KNEE low! Kiana brings Alexa around, suplexes, but Alexa tags out to Charlotte. The fans “WOO~” again and Kiana talks more trash. Charlotte slips around her, Kiana ELBOWS free, then whips, but Charlotte reverses!
Kiana hits buckles, but she ELBOWS back again! Kiana goes up and over Charlotte, then SUPERKICKS! Charlotte wobbles, Kiana runs, but into Charlotte’s BOOT! Tag to Alexa, and she gets a hand in the spin and DROPKICK! Giulia tags in, Alexa dodges but Giulia ROCKS Charlotte! Alexa ROCKS Giulia! Alexa ROCKS Kiana! But then Giulia SHOTGUNS Alexa! Giulia taunts Alexa, the ref keeps Charlotte back, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
The ref reprimands but Kiana backs off. Giulia wrenches Alexa’s hair to THROW her to the corner. Giulia stomps away on Alexa in the corner, the ref counts, but Giulia stops at 4. Giulia tags Kiana, Kiana stomps Alexa, then Kiana CLUBS Alexa. Alexa goes to another corner, Kiana whips corner to corner, and Alexa hits buckles hard! Kiana grins as she storms back up, and she bumps Alexa off buckles. Tag to Giulia and Giulia brings Alexa onto the ropes. Giulia hooks Alexa up in the ropes, and fishhooks the face! The ref counts, Giulia stops and sucker punches Charlotte! The ref stops Charlotte, Giulia DROPKICKS Alexa and Kiana BOOTS Alexa down!
Giulia ELBOW DROPS Alexa, covers, TWO! Giulia is already annoyed with the count, but she stomps away on Alexa. Giulia CLUBS Alexa, HEADBUTTS her, and HEADBUTTS again! Giulia bumps Alexa off buckles, tags Kiana, and Kiana brings Alexa around to kick a leg. Kiana taunts Alexa, but she sucker punches Charlotte! The fans give thumbs down, but Kiana snap suplexes! Charlotte protests, that distracts the ref! The ref is late to the cover, TWO! Kiana fireman’s carries Alexa, but Alexa fights to a sunset flip! TWO! Kiana stops Alexa, but she still reaches out! Kiana RAMS Alexa into the corner! And RAMS her again and again!
Kiana handsprings, runs back in, and she RAMS Alexa again! The ref counts, Giulia tags in, and Kiana snapmares Alexa to BOOT her! Giulia is up top, she MISSILE DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! Alexa survives, but Giulia HEADBUTTS her to the cover! Charlotte again distracts, another late count, TWO! Giulia is annoyed but she tags Kiana as SmackDown returns to single picture. Kiana sends Giulia in, but Alexa dodges! Giulia hits buckles, Alexa DUMPS Kiana out, and the fans fire up! Kiana hurries back in, she anchors Alexa’s foot, then she drags her back! Alexa ENZIGIRIS free, hot tag to Charlotte!
The fans fire up as The Queen RUNS Kiana over! And RUNS her over again! CHOP and CHOP for Kiana, CHOP and CHOP for Giulia! CHOP after CHOP, “WOO~” after “WOO~,” and then Charlotte CHOPS Giulia down! Charlotte runs up, Kiana dodges, but Charlotte keeps moving! WALK OVER LARIAT! The fans fire up again and Charlotte stalks Kiana to a corner. Charlotte whips, Kiana reverses, but Charlotte goes up and out. BOOT for Giulia, BOOT for Kiana, and then Charlotte goes up! CROSSBODY on Kiana! Cover, TWO! Kiana is tougher than that, but Charlotte stays focused. The fans rally up as Charlotte runs in, but into a BOOT!
Kiana runs up, but into a BOOT! Charlotte steps on Kiana to a corner, she and Giulia scrap, and Kiana YANKS her down! The fans boo but Charlotte still wrenches Kiana to a NECKBREAKER! Charlotte runs, but into a SIPNEBUSTER! Kiana shows her power, and she tags Giulia! Giulia KNEES Charlotte down! Cover, Alexa breaks it! The fans fire up but Giulia is furious! Kiana whips, Alexa reverses and TOSSES Kiana out! But Kiana trips Alexa! Giulia has Charlotte, Charlotte shoves free, but Giulia BOOTS her! And KICKS her! And KICKS her again! Charlotte snarls, she ducks the buzzsaw!
Charlotte shoves and ROCKS Giulia! Charlotte runs, but Giulia follows to HEADBUTT! Giulia runs, but into a BOOT! Charlotte has Giulia but Kiana tags in! Charlotte runs, Kiana KNEES her first! But Alexa tags in! Kiana runs, but into the clinch! TWISTED SISTER ABIGAIL!! Cover, Charlexa wins!
Winners: Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss, by pinfall
Bliss proved she does have Charlotte’s back! But then Nia & Lash attack after all! They BLAST Giulia, DECK Alexa, and HEADBUTT Charlotte! And HEADBUTT her again! Nia POSTS Charlotte while the fans boo! Nia & Lash soak up the heat, but Giulia is back up! Kiana says hold on, hold on, they’re good. Giuila says she is NOT good, she wants after Nia! Miss Management has her client back off, if just for now. Will the Beautiful Madness make sure no one disrespects her and gets away with it?
Solo Sikoa speaks.
“Bo. You’re absolutely right. This is just more than a lantern. I can see the millions of fireflies across the world. They are now in my possession. Your legacy is in my hands. And if you want this lantern back, I suggest you put those tag team titles on the line. But that’s just the beginning. You see, my family is going to take back all the gold. But until then… I’m going to take real, real good care of this. And he is going to be with me when I take out Damian Priest and bring back the WWE Undisputed title to the family.” Solo then blows out the lantern, but will it be lights out for the Archer of Infamy? Or will Priest be the one headed to Saturday Night’s Main Event?
Cody Rhodes is here!
London sings along with Kingdom as The American Nightmare makes his entrance. There’s a bit more smoke than usual, but we still get “WHOA~ OH~!” and the pyro! Cody takes a moment to take in the crowd before he goes down the ramp and to the ring. Cody then stands on the corner for the second “WHOA~ OH~!” and pyro, but even that seems different without the Undisputed Championship on his arm or around his waist. Cody grabs the mic, the fans cheer, and Cody takes a moment to hear them singing, “Cody, Cody Rhodes~!” Cody then says, “Well, that sounds a bit different. That’s okay. That’s okay.
“Because if anything, I guess it was becoming a bit… episodic. I would come out here, I would tap my fist three times, we’d all say ‘Whoa,’ I’d walk to the ring, and I’d ask you, ‘Whaddya wanna talk about?'” The fans are a bit torn there, and Cody takes a moment. The fans now sing for “OH~ Drew McIntyre~!” Cody says don’t worry, they will discuss the NEW WWE Champion, Drew McIntyre. Cody never broke down why the name of his podcast is Whaddya Wanna Talk About. It was quite simple: He wasn’t just the company’s champion, he was the people’s champion. The fans are again torn, but Cody says he didn’t want the fans to be spectators, he wanted them to be teammates.
But perhaps Cody got comfortable with the episodic, with the predictable. He didn’t see all the eventualities, all the ways in which he could lose. Or, is Drew just that good? The fans agree there! Cody says he could ask himself that, or he could ask what HBK, Hogan, and Stone Cold have in common with Cody. Simple: they’re the only ones to go back-to-back in Royal Rumble wins. And only one of those names won it three times, that’s how a near impossible feat that is. And they all know Cody loves a gamble, he loves a long shot. Here in WWE, where we have the best men’s and women’s divisions, sometimes the best power you can have is self-belief.
So here and now, in a city that means a great deal to Cody, a city he wrestled in every weekend for WhatCulture Pro-Wrestling to sharpen his skills and became the American Nightmare, a city that DOES deserve a WrestleMania (the fans erupt for that!), let Cody make it official! Drew says there’s no rematch clause, good! They’ll do this the old fashioned way! Cody is officially declaring for the 2026 Men’s Royal Rumble match!! The fans love that, too! “So, London, what DO you wanna talk about?! Let’s talk about Jacob Fatu!” The fans are torn on that name, and Cody says he met Fatu backstage at APW, you know he’s a thoroughbred!
Cody saw Fatu VS Solo Sikoa, and you could tell Fatu was on the come up. Fatu is a young veteran in their industry. But as such, Cody is aware and positive that Fatu knows what a receipt means! And Fatu has the largest receipt coming from Cody! Fatu is all gas, no brakes, come down here and collect. Or Cody can find Fatu first and beat the brakes off his ass! The fans are fired up with Cody, but is this gambler going to bust even before we reach the Royal Rumble? Or will a fight with Fatu be just the momentum Cody needs to have his threepeat?
Backstage interview with Matt Cardona.
Cathy Kelley is with The Complete, saying he is moments away from his match with Trick Williams to qualify for the #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way. What would it mean to not only come back to the WWE but to win that title? Cardona says the way Cody lost was a shame, and Cardona was really looking forward to facing his friend for that belt. But now that it’ll be Drew McIntyre. They go way back, too. Drew’s first WWE match was with Zack Ryder. And just like Cody and Drew, Cardona left WWE to find himself, and he’s back, But while Cody and Drew are each former world champions, Cardona is not. Yet.
Cardona isn’t back just to be back, he wants his time at the top. The journey, the ups and downs, the grind, it all led back here for Cardona to be Undisputed Champion! Cardona is #AlwayZReady, but will he be able to #WhoopDatTrick? Or will the former NXT & TNA World Champion soon be headed for another top title in his young career?
WWE Championship #1 Contender’s Qualifier: Trick Williams VS Matt Cardona!
SmackDown returns as Trick continues to vibe with London. Then the fans cheer as Cardona makes his entrance. The bell rings and the fans rally and duel already. The two circle, tie up, then break. Cardona smirks, Trick flexes, and the two go again. Trick waistlocks, spins Cardona, then pie faces Cardona! Trick talks trash, but Cardona RAMS him into a corner! Trick bobs ‘n’ weaves, then he pie faces again! Trick says he runs this house, dawg! But Cardona ROCKS Trick, ROCKS him again, then fires hands in the corner! The ref counts, Cardona backs off, but Trick KNEES low! Trick scoops and SLAMS, then snarls as he checks his chin.
Trick tells Cardona not to mess with him! Trick RUNS Cardona over! The fans are torn but Trick talks trash. Cardona rises up, he dodges the tackle, but Trick CLUBS the backdrop away. Trick pie faces, then runs, but Cardona DROPKICKS him! Then clinch and FLATLINER! Trick staggers up, Cardona LARIATS him up and out! The fans fire up with Cardona, and he builds speed to WRECK Trick with a dropkick! Cardona then aims from the apron, MISSILE DROPKICK to the floor! The fans rally up again and Cardona grits his teeth while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Cardona drags Trick up, puts him in the ring, but Trick bails back out. Cardona goes to the ropes, and he drags Trick up by his hair! But Trick trips Cardona up! Trick drags Cardona out to THROW him into barriers! Trick talks trash, then FLAPJACKS Cardona off the apron! Trick fires up, then he brings Cardona up to put him in the ring. Cardona goes to a corner, Trick storms up on him, and he ROCKS Cardona. The ref reprimands, but Trick CHOPS Cardona. Then ROCKS him again! Trick hears the fans cheer and jeer, and he talks some smack on them now. Trick UPPERCUTS Cardona and Cardona slumps against ropes.
Trick whips Cardona, FLAPJACKS again, then kips up! Trick says he runs this house, then he storms up on Cardona at the ropes. Trick CHOKES Cardona, the ref counts, but Trick stops at 4. Cardona coughs and goes to a corner, Trick digs his boots in, but the ref counts. Trick stops at 4, snarls, then he whips Cardona corner to corner! Then a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO, and SmackDown returns to single picture. Trick keeps Cardona down with a chinlock, but the fans rally while Cardona endures. Cardona fights up, fires body shots and CHOPS, but Trick LEG LARIATS! Cover, TWO! Trick rains down forearms and Cardona can barely guard!
Trick drags Cardona back into the chinlock and he squeezes tight. The fans rally as Cardona endures again, and Cardona fights up. JAWBREAKAER! Trick rebounds, but Cardona dodges to then ROLLING ELBOW! Trick pushes Cardona back, Cardona avoids the sweep but not the EDDY GORDO KICK! Cardona wobbles, but he comes back to BOOT Trick! Trick comes back, but Cardona catches the leg lariat to SAIDO! Both men are down and the fans fire up! Trick crawls, Cardona rises, and the fans duel. Trick is in a corner, Cardona runs up, forearm SMASH! Cardona fires shots, soaks up cheers and jeers, then goes side to side for the BROSKI BOOT!
Cardona then ZIGZAGS! Shoutout to his pal, Nic Nemeth, then covers, TWO! Trick survives but Cardona underhooks him! Trick fights the lift, BACKDROPS, but Cardona sunset flips it to high stack! TWO!! Trick escapes, runs up, but the splash misses! Trick slumps down, Cardona goes for another, but Trick avoids the boot! Trick wags his finger, but then Cardona just WRECKS him with another dropkick! Cardona hurries to fetch Trick into the ring while the fans still duel. Trick runs back up, SLINGSHOTS Cardona into the ring, then TRICK KICK! Cover, TWO!! Cardona survives but Trick gets the arm.
The fans rally up, Trick cartwheels to RIPCORD, and BOOK- DDT!! Cardona turns things around, goes to the corner, and he runs up, ROUGH- NO, Trick pops free! Trick runs up, but into KNEES! Cardona goes up, lines up the shot, but Trick avoids another one! Both men run, and Trick POUNCES Cardona?! The fans fire up and Trick takes aim again! Cardona staggers up, TRICK SHOT!! Cover, Trick wins!
Winner: Trick Williams, by pinfall (advances to Saturday Night’s Main Event)
A hard fought match for the first-time-ever, and Mr. Whoop Dat punches his ticket to Montreal! Will Trick soon win his first Saturday Night’s Main Event to- “Hey, Kit. Are you there?” The fans fire up for Mr. Masculinity Detox! Kit steps past Trick and Cardona, to then BLINDSIDE Cardona! The fans boo as Kit sends Cardona into the steel steps! Kit says, “TOXIC! TOXIC! TOXIC!” London goes back to cheering as the song continues, but will Kit make himself the topic no matter where he goes?
Backstage interview with Damian Priest.
Cathy Kelley is now with the Archer of Infamy, and brings up his chance at Drew McIntyre and the Undisputed Championship. But that means going through Solo Sikoa first. How do you prepare for such an opportunity? Priest says he could go on and on about Drew, there’s a lot of history there. He won’t get ahead of himself, tonight is about Solo. Facing Solo 1v1 isn’t an issue. But is it going to be 1v1? Priest doesn’t think so. But Priest will remind us that in London, he became Senor Money in the Bank. So tonight, Solo, MFT, if Priest has to do 1vALL again, he’ll do it. Priest has to get past this and get at Drew. So tonight, it’s whatever it takes.
Priest heads out, will he make sure no one stops him on his path back to the top? Or will Solo use The Outlaw as an example to all of the WWE Universe?
SmackDown returns and…
Kit is still in the ring with a mic,. “You all know that I’m right! You know there’s a problem! And I’m the solution. So I will say it again. I will let the whole world know. you all need reassurance, you all need leadership. you all need ME!” The fans cheer that, but then FATU slips in behind Kit! Kit says he is the tonic to the toxic masculinity, he is KIT! WIL-SON! But he turns around into a SUPERKICK! The Samoan Werewolf is raging, the fans are torn, but Fatu dares Cody and/or Drew to show up! SENTON on Kit, then a MIGHTIEST MOONSAULT EVER! Kit flounders away, the fans are still torn, but now Fatu grabs a mic.
“YADADA MEAN!?” The fans cheer that! Fatu tells Cody, “You got something to say about me?! You have something to say TO me? Well check this out! Bring your punk ass out here right now!” Fatu throws off his vest, and Cody makes his entrance again! Cody is in his tracksuit but that comes off pretty quick, too! The American Nightmare and Samoan Werewolf start throwing hands and the fans fire up! Cody hammers away in the corner, but Fatu RAMS him into another corner! Security rushes out here but fans boo! “LET THEM FIGHT! LET THEM FIGHT!” Aldis hurries out here, and he wants them both to stop!
The fans cheer as Cody breaks free! Cody CLOBBERS Fatu, everyone falls over, and SmackDown goes back to break! What must Aldis do to restore order?
BREAKING NEWS!
Now set for Saturday Night’s Main Event, it will be Cody Rhodes VS Jacob Fatu! Will Montreal survive the American Nightmare and Samoan Werewolf tearing it up?
WWE Championship #1 Contender’s Qualifier: Damian Priest VS Solo Sikoa w/ MFT!
The Archer of Infamy and the would-be Tribal Chief have said their piece, and now they must back those words up with actions. Will Priest defy the odds as Solo isn’t solo out here? Or will Solo, waving the Wyatt lantern as he walks out here, lead by example for his family?
The bell rings and Solo circles with Priest. They tie up, Solo headlocks, and Solo talks trash. Priest powers up and out, they RAM shoulders, and Priest rebounds to RAM Solo! Solo staggers, but he and Priest reset. They tie up, but Solo kicks low! And HEADBUTTS! Solo ROCKS Priest, whips him to ropes, but Priest reverses to BACK ELBOW! Priest mule kicks Solo, reels him in, but Solo fights the lift. Solo UPPERCUTS, but Priest SUPERKICKS! Solo tumbles out, MFT is there to check on him, but Priest pursues. The fans fire up as Priest runs up, but MFT stands in the way! The fans boo, the ref tells MFT tos tay back, and Priest goes back tot he apron.
Solo runs up,b ut Priest dodges! Solo still avoids the roundhouse and he BOOTS Priest down! The ref wants Solo to back off, but now MFT mugs Priest! The fans boo, JC Mateo pretends to be shocked, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Solo goes out to fetch Priest, SMACK him off the desk, and put him in the ring. Solo soaks up heat, HEADBUTTS Priest down, then HEADBUTTS him again and again! Solo stalks Priest to ropes, kicks him out, then pursues. MFT backs up so Solo can SMACK Priest off the desk again! Solo soaks up more heat, winds up, but Priest clinches! FLATLINER on the desk! The ring count is climbing but Priest puts Solo in at 5 of 10. Priest then winds up to UPPERCUT! Solo wobbles, Priest powers up the arm, and he runs to COME- NO, Solo ducks, shoves, and SAMOAN DROPS! Cover, TWO! Priest survives and Solo frowns.
Solo motions that he’s gonna be champion, and he rains down fists in the corner. The ref counts, Solo stops at 4, and he soaks up more heat. Solo runs corner to corner, HIP ATTACK! Priest sputters in the corner, Solo soaks up more heat, and SmackDown returns to single picture. Solo aims again, he runs back in, and HIP ATTACKS! Priest sputters again and the fans duel. Solo smirks as he goes corner to corner again, and mocks Jey Uso with the “Run it back” motion. Solo runs back in, but Priest is up! WHEEL KICK! Priest hits that just in time, and JC shields the imaginary eyes of the lantern from that collision.
Solo and Priest go back to corners while the fans rally up. Priest huffs ‘n’ puffs and fires up! Priest and Solo stare down, run up, and they RAM shoulders! Then they fire haymakers back and forth! The fans duel, Priest KICKS, Solo ROCKS, and the hands keep firing off! Solo gets the edge, but Priest avoids the last shot to BELL CLAP! Then he KICKS, KICKS, and KICKS! ROLLING ELBOW! Priest then winds up again, but Solo HEADBUTTS! Priest ROUNDHOUSES! Solo rebounds to SUPERKICK! Priest staggers, but he SPIN KICKS! Solo stays up, Priest SPIN KICKS again! Solo rebounds, Priest ducks ‘n’ dodges, then LEAPING LARIATS!
The fans fire up with Priest while Solo goes to a corner. Priest runs up, BACK ELBOW! Priest keeps moving, but Solo fireman’s carries! Priest slips free, ELEVATED FLATLINER! Cover, TWO! The fans fire up, MFT coaches Solo, but Priest goes to the corner. Priest climbs up, but Solo distracts the ref. Talla reaches out to trip Priest up! The fans boo but the ref wonders what happened. The ref puts two and two together, and he EJECTS Talla! The fans cheer, Talla is mad, but Solo hurries up after Priest! Fireman’s carry, but Priest slips free! Priest has the crucifix! RAZOR’S EDGE on Solo! Cover, TWO!! Solo survives and MFT is relieved.
Priest sighs but he just brings down the straps. The fans fire up as Priest aims, but Tama Tonga distracts! The fans boo, but Loa gets on the apron! Priest runs Loa off, but Solo prepares his own right hand! Priest avoids the spike, COMEBACK- SPINNING SOLO!! Solo goes up the corner, FLYING SOLO!! Cover, TWO!! The fans fire up as Priest survives, but Solo- OH NO! The Wyatts are here!! The lights go out, the fans go nuts, and when the lights are back, the Wyatts are BEHIND MFT! JC, Loa and Tama turn around, and then Howdy, Gacy & Lumis JUMP on them! The fans fire up as the factions fight all around ringside, Nikki Cross cheering her brothers on!
Things spill out into the crowd, Howdy RAMS JC into the post, then TOSSES JC into security staff! Howdy sees the lantern, but Solo CLOBBERS Howdy first! The fans boo, but Solo brings the lantern to the ring. The ref reprimands, Solo sets the lantern down, but Priest guzels! SOUTH OF HEAVEN!! Cover, Priest wins!!
Winner: Damian Priest, by pinfall (advances to Saturday Night’s Main Event)
Solo’s obsession with tearing down the Wyatt legacy just cost him his own chance at glory! Saturday Night’s Main Event is now wepa, but will The Archer of Infamy hit the mark in Montreal? Meanwhile, Howdy laughs as he takes the lantern back. But TALLA is back! And he BOOTS Howdy down! The fans boo but Talla takes the lantern back for MFT. Will the Wyatts have no choice but to put those titles on the line in exchange?
Sami Zayn heads for gorilla.
And on the way, he crosses paths with Drew McIntyre. Drew tells Sami that he heard what Sami said last week. Sami hoped that Drew would win, but thought Cody would? Well, lucky Sami isn’t a betting man, or he’d lose big, as usual. Sami says he meant what he said, a part of him did want Drew to win, and that part of him is happy Drew did win. Because now, Sami is going to go to war with Ilja Dragunov, and win. Then next week, in Sami’s hometown of Montreal, Sami will become #1 contender. And then at the Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia, they’ll see each other again.
Oh, really inspiring, Sami, but here’s the truth: Drew has beaten Sami ELEVEN times, Sami has beaten Drew ZERO times. And if Sami does happen to make it to the Rumble, absolutely nothing changes. Sami says, “We’ll see.” Sami continues on, will he be able to defeat the Mad Russian and head home to Montreal? Or will he fall short of his world championship dreams yet again?
WWE United States Championship Open Challenge: Carmelo Hayes VS ???
Speaking of championship dreams, it is another opportunity for someone, anyone, to step up to H1M! Who will go for gold in London? We find out, after the break.
SmackDown returns, London cheers on “MEL~O! MEL~O!” But who is answering the call? It’s TNA X-Division Champion and the star of Bradford, England, LEON SLATER! The fans fire up for their guy, but will the Youngest In Charge soon be a double champion? The introductions are made, the US title is raised, and we see who hits the game winner!
The bell rings and the two run up! They tie up, go around, and Melo headlocks. Melo hits the headlock takeover, Leon headscissors, Melo kips free. Roles reverse as Leon hits the headlock takeover for Melo to headscissor. Leon kips free, Melo turns things back around with another headlock, but Leon powers up and puts Melo in the corner. The ref counts, Leon backs off, and the fans applaud as Leon whips. Melo reverses, Leon goes up and over, but Melo turns hip toss into hip toss and lateral press! TWO and Leon has the ghost pin! TWO, Leon stands, dodges Melo, but Melo blocks! Melo dodges, then hits the FADE AWAY JUMPER!
The fans fire up as Melo then brings Leon up. Melo CHOPS, ROCKS, and CHOPS again. Leon ROCKS Melo back! The fans rally up as Leon runs to CHOP Melo in the corner! Leon shakes out his hand, that’s how hard he hit Melo! But Melo kicks Leon, CHOPS again, and the fans fire up. Melo whips, Leon reverses, but Melo rolls off the back. But Melo’s leg jams! Leon hesitates, but Melo says bring it. Leon runs up, Melo dodges to waistlock, but Leon bucks the O’Conner! Melo blocks one kick, ducks the enzigiri, but that REWIND HEEL hits! The fans fire up, Leon whips but Melo reverses, only for Leon to handspring back elbow!
Melo bails out, Leon aims, PLANCHA! Down goes Melo and the fans fire up! Leon puts Melo in, he goes up the corner, and Melo hobbles up into the CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Melo is still in this, but the fans sing, “Leon Slater, DOO DOO DOODOO!” Leon is feeling it, Melo applauds, and SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Leon and Melo circle, though that bad leg is still a problem. Melo shakes it out, he and Leon go again, and Melo waistlocks. Leon switches, they go to the mat, and Leon body scissors for a GEDO CLUTCH! TWO, and Melo is up! Leon hurries after him, but Melo ELBOWS Leon away. Melo reels Leon in, suplexes, then floats to a cover, TWO! Melo takes his kneepad down to check his knee, and Leon crawls to ropes while the fans rally up. Melo stalks Leon, has him in a corner, and he climbs up. Melo rains down fists, gives a little forearm grind instead of the six-seven, then he snapmares Leon. But Leon’s right up to CHOP!
Melo flops to the apron, Leon brings him up, but Melo RAMS Leon! Melo hobbles but runs, only for Leon to blow past him! Melo hurdles, ducks, and then DROPKICKS! But even that wasn’t the best, and he shakes the leg out. Leon slowly rises, the fans rally more, and both men stand. Melo hobbles over to Leon, brings him up, and reels him in again. Leon fights the suplex, Melo still tries, but Leon pops free! Leon shoves and DROPKICKS Melo down! Cover, TWO! Melo is toughing it out but Leon still has the fans behind him. Leon stands Melo up, whips him to ropes, but Melo reveres. Leon handsprings, but Melo dodges!
Leon avoids the Jumper again, then he follows Melo! INVERTED SPANISH FLY! The fans fire up while both men are down! “This is Awesome!” as SmackDown returns to single picture and both men slowly rise. Melo is up first, he gets Leon to his feet, and he CHOPS! Leon snarls and he CHOPS again! Leon then brings Melo up, but Melo ROCKS Leon! Leon staggers, comes back, and he ROCKS Melo! Melo CHOPS, whips, but Leon reverses to BOOT! Melo is at the ropes, but he avoids the sweep! LA MYSTICA! And then the suplex, LAYUP CUTTER! Cover, TWO! Leon survives and the fans rally up while Melo grits his teeth.
Melo waits on Leon to rise up, then he storms up in the corner. Melo whips, Leon stops himself, and he stops the First 48! Melo fights the crab, reels Leon in, TWO! But then Leon LEG LARIATS Melo down! Cover, TWO! Melo survives the sudden turnaround but Leon stays cool. Leon drags Melo to a drop zone, goes up the corner, but Melo goes to the apron. Leon just adjusts, then leaps, but Melo dodges! Melo CHOPS Leon, but Leon fireman’s carries! Melo slips free, the leg jams, and Leon avoids the shoulder! GUILLOTINE LEG DROP in the ropes! Leon then goes back to the corner, springboards, but Melo slips around! Sunset flip, TWO!
Leon sits on the cover, TWO! Melo has it, TWO! Leon has it, TWO! ONE! ONE! And repeat! both men stand, the fans fi reup, and Leon SPIKE-RANAS! Cover, TWO!! Melo survives and the fans fire up again! Then Melo SUPERKICKS! Leon goes to the corner, Melo runs up, but Leon puts him on the apron. Melo’s leg jams again! Leon just builds speed corner to corner! Leon FLIES over the post!! Down goes Melo and the fans are thunderous! Leon puts Melo in fast, goes up the corner, and the fans are on his side! SWANTON- NO, Melo moves and Leon FLOPS! Melo hits the FIRST 48! Cover, TWO!! Leon survives and the fans fire up again!
Melo is frustrated, his leg is hurting, but he elbows Leon off him. “This is Awesome!” as Melo goes back up the corner. Leon hurries to anchor a foot, but Melo CLUBS away on Leon. Leon UPPERCUTS Melo, then climbs back up. Leon and Melo fight for control up there, and they’re on the very top! Melo hits a SUPER LAYUP CUTTER!! Cover, MELO WINS!
Winner: Carmelo Hayes, by pinfall (still WWE United States Championship)
A standing ovation as two young icons just put on an instant classic, and Melo gives respect to Leon. This was the first time they’ve fought, will there be many more in the years to come?
Shinsuke Nakamura watches this backsatge.
But then Tama Tonga calls him out. Tama says Nakamura is looking at the US title, but the next chance doesn’t belong to him. Nakamura took his shot, and he blew it. Once MFT takes the tag titles, that US Championship is Tama’s. Nakamura and Tama do go way back, so this is Nakamura’s one and only warning: Stay out of Tama’s way. Nakamura tells Tama in Japanese that he knows their history, but he warns Tama in return that he better be ready to fight for what he wants. Will the Good Bad Guy bring the US title to MFT? Or will the King of Strong Style get another chance?
Johnny Gargano & Candice LeRae walk ‘n’ talk backstage.
Johnny Wrestling looks at the Axiom mask he stole and he still can’t believe “those dorks” fell for it last week. Who even wears turtlenecks? But Axiom steps in and says he’ll be the better man. He wants to save Gargano from a beating, so just hand the mask over. Oh, Gargano doesn’t have the mask. He hands it to Candice, she hurries off, and Axiom tells Gargano to grow up. Gargano says if Axiom will excuse them, they’re gonna do married people things. Laters. Wait, another Axiom? This one DECKS Gargano, and surprise! It was Frazer! Oh, another surprise is that Frazer talked with Aldis. Next week, it is Gargano VS Frazer, 1v1.
And after Frazer beats Gargano, his amigo will do the same and take that mask back. So enjoy it while you still can. Fraxiom high-fives and heads out, will they get their revenge on Gargano one way or another?
Jordynne Grace VS Chelsea Green w/ Alba Fyre!
The Juggernaut chose SmackDown because of all the names she’d love to beat down. She already handled “Slaygent A,” will she bring down The Hot Mess next? Or will even she have to pledge her allegiance to Chelsea Green?
SmackDown returns and Jade Cargill is ringside to watch this. The Storm has put Chelsea and Jordynne on notice, will her presence do that tonight? Jordynne makes her entrance now, and the bell rings. Chelsea runs up to tie up with Grace, but she SHOVES Cheslea away! Chelsea gets up to SLAP Grace, and SLAP and SLAP again! Grace just brushes those off, then SLAPS back! Chelsea wobbles, Grace whips her, and then SPINEBUSTER! Grace hauls Chelsea up, reels her in, and the fans rally as Grace claps using chelsea’s back. Grace hits a stalling suplex, then she SLAMS Chelsea down! The fans cheer, Grace covers, TWO!
Grace clamps onto Chelsea, fireman’s carries, but Chelsea slips free to RAM her into buckles! Chelsea salutes, BOOTS Grace into the corner, then Alba SUPERKICKS Grace behind the ref’s back! Chelsea runs, slides, and THROWS Grace down! Cover, ONE!! Chelsea is furious already, and she drags Grace up. Chelsea whips Grace to the corner, salutes again, and the fans are torn as she runs in. Grace slips around to RAM Chelsea into buckles! ANd again, and again! Backslide, roll through, and short arm LARIAT! Short arm LARIAT! And- NO, Chelsea slips aroudn to waistlock. Grace ELBOWS free, then she ROCKS Cheslea!
Grace ELBOWS, LARIATS, then roars! the fans fire up and Grace runs in, but she blocks a boto firsT! Then a wrench and MUFFLER PLEX! Grace shouts fo rChelsea to ger up. Chelase stands, Grace fireman’s carries, DIRECT EFFECT! Jackknife bridge, Grace wins!
Winner: Jordynne Grace, by pinfall
A new move for her new win streak, but Jade just golf claps Grace’s win. Grace grabs a mic, and she says, “Hey, champ. I’m glad that you came out here tonight to watch me. It’s extremely important that you know exactlly waht’s coming fo ryou.” The fans are torn, but Grace says if watching was just enough, that’s fine. But if Jade’s tired of babysitting that title, then step into the ring right here, right now! The fans fire up as Jade stands up! Jade goes to the ring and says Grace msut be stupid. But then Chelsea runs up! Grace dodges, Cheslea BLASTS Jade!! Chelsea is shocked, but also dazed, and Grace picks up the belt.
Grace smiles as she holds up THE WWE Women’s Championship, before she throws it back to Jade. Jade says, “Bet!” When and where will these forces of nature battle it out?
Backstage interview with Trick Williams.
Cathy congratulates him on his win tonight, and says he didn’t just ease his way onto SmackDown, he jumped into the deep end. What does this mean to him that he is headed to Saturday Night’s Main Event for a #1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way? Trick says let this be a warning: he is putting all of SmackDown on notice! All you bums, bobbleheads and bootlickers, know that Trick is that dawg! Trick looks like money, he feels like money, because Trick IS money. And he wants a special shoutout to Randy Orton and Damian Priest! Congrats, you have a match with the future of this business, let’s talk about it! And hold on. He might be Whoop Dat Trick, but on Saturday, he whoops dat ass.
Cathy says yes, she was going to add- Oh, Priest steps in. Trick is the guy who does a lot of talking. Priest doesn’t. You already know what’s up on SNME. But Trick’s free on Friday, right? So is Priest. And Priest is ready to whoop dat Trick. Priest heads out, will he have quite the appetizer with Trick when SmackDown arrives in Montreal?
WWE Championship #1 Contender’s Qualifier: Sami Zayn VS Ilja Dragunov!
We saw these two battle over the United States Championship, and #BigMatchSami lost the title to the returning Mad Russian Dragon. But now, they fight for a much bigger prize on this Road to WrestleMania! Will Sami make up for that loss and join that Fatal 4 Way? Or will Ilja continue to rise up the ranks and be one match away from taking over the world?
SmackDown returns as Sami makes his entrance. The fans sing along with the song and Sami high-fives the front row along the ramp. The bell rings and the fans fire up as Sami and Ilja stare down. They step up, and they start firing forearms! The fans rally up as the shots go back and forth, faster and faster! Sami fires a flurry, but then Ilja CHOPS, CHOPS, and CHOPS! Then SPIN CHOP! CHOP to the leg! BOOT! Ilja runs, but into a LARIAT! The fans fire up while Ilja goes to ropes and Sami catches his breath. Sami storms up on Ilja to CHOP! Ilja just eggs him on! Sami CHOPS, fire more forearms, then stops as the ref counts.
Ilja KNEES low, fires more forearms, then whips. Sami reverses, Ilja reverses back, but Sami goes up and over! Sami runs up, Ilja BOOTS him, then JUMP KICKS! The fans fire up with Ilja, and he stands Sami up to bump him off buckles. Ilja CHOPS, then runs corner to corner. Ilja KNEES low, keeps moving, and he BOOT WASHES! Ilja snapmares Sami down, then hops up, KING KONG KNEE DROP! The fans fire up and Ilja goes up again! KING KONIG- NO, Sami dodges! Sami then kicks Iljia and suplexes, BRAINBUSTER! Cover, TWO! Another cover, TWO! A third cover, TWO! Ilja is still fighting and the fans rally back up.
Sami stands Ilja up to CHOP! Ilja goes to a corner, Sami ROCKS him, and the fans cheer. Sami ROCKS Ilja again, has him in a corner, and CHOPS! Sami reels Ilja in, whips him to ropes, but Ilja KNEES Sami! Then GERMAN SUPLEXES! Ilja holds on and he talks some smack while the fans rally. Sami stands, switches, and he GERMAN SUPLEXES! Ilja headlocks in return as Sami stands him back up. Ilja then pries the waistlock open, switches, but Sami switches. They switch and switch and switch, then Ilja SNAP GERMANS! The fans cheer, Ilja goes back to the corner, and Ilja rises up, only for Sami to CHOP!
The fans cheer and sing for “Sami, Sami Zayn~!” but Ilja fires body shots. Sami CLUBS Ilja again and again, then goes up to the very top! SUPER DUPER PLEX! Both men are down and the fans cheer again while SmackDown goes picture in picture.
Sami and Ilja both stir, and Sami crawls over to Ilja. Sami brings Ilja up with a facelock, but Ilja wrenches out to waistlock. Sami fights the lift, but Ilja CLUBS him and HAMMERS him, then pump handles for an EXPLODER! Cover, TWO! Sami survives, but Ilja SLIDING FOREARMS in the back! Ilja ELBOWS and CLUBS Sami again and again, then stalks him to ropes. The fans rally up, and Ilja stomps Sami at the ropes. The ref counts, Ilja BOOTS Sami, then SLAPS him! Sami sputters, but he comes back to SLAP Ilja! Ilja and Sami make it a SLAP fight, then Sami fires haymakers! DDT! Cover, TWO! Ilja stays in this, but Sami stays cool.
Sami checks his teeth, they’re all there. Sami stands, Ilja crawls to ropes, but it’s Ilja who eggs Sami on! Sami stomps a mudhole into Ilja at the ropes! The ref counts, Sami stops at 4, but the fans rally up again. Sami huffs ‘n’ puffs and brings Ilja around. Sami goes for the corner but Ilja wants the leg! Ilja eggs Sami on, Sami HAMMERS Ilja down! Sami busts Ilja’s eyebrow open! Ilja sputters, Sami goes to the apron, and the fans rally up again. SmackDown returns to single picture as Sami rises, but Ilja SLAPS him! Ilja SLAPS again, climbs up, and he fires up again! The fans are with Ilja on that, but Sami gets some shots to the chin!
Sami CLUBS Ilja, then adjusts position, SUPER SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! Cover, TWO!! Ilja survives and the fans fire up again! Sami is beside himself, but he hurries to get after Ilja at the ropes. Sami drags Ilja up, around, but Ilja stops the Blue Thunder with elbows! Ilja runs, but Sami reels him back in! Ilja slips free, ducks ‘n’ dodges, CONSTANTINE SPECIAL! The fans fire up while both men flounder! Ilja goes to a corner, goes up top, and he aims to go COAST2COAST! Sami falls, Ilja covers, TWO!! Sami survives and now Ilja is stunned! The fans rally again while Sami is down. Ilja winds up, H-BOMB- BOOT!!
The fans fire up as Sami counters the falling forearm! Both men stagger to their feet, then Sami clinches! But Ilja fights off the exploder! Sami ROCKS Ilja, Ilja springs up to ENZIGIRI! Ilja has Sami in the corner, he runs corner to corner and LARIATS! Ilja runs corne rto ocrner again, another LARIAT! Ilja goes for a third, but he ducks Sami’s Helluva Kick! Ilja knew that trick and Sami crashes into buckle! They both go to the apron, and Ilja fireman’s carries. Sami fights free, HEADBUTTS Ilja, and Ilja staggers back. But then TORPEDO MOSCOW!! Both men fall to the floor! The fans rally while the ring count climbs!
Ilja rises at 5 of 10, rolls in at 7, and Sami sputters at 8. Sami rises at 9, and leaps in at 9.99! But Ilja is on him! POWERBOMB! Ilja goes up, up, and SUPER SENTONS but onto KNEES! Not the cleanest counter, but Sami clinches Ilja! BUCKLE EXPLODER! The fans fire up with Sami, he runs corner to corner, HELLUVA KICK!! Cover, Sami wins!!
Winner: Sami Zayn, by pinfall (advances to Saturday Night’s Main Event)
And with that, our #1 contender’s Fatal 4 is set! Orton, Trick, Priest, and Sami! But then Trick CLOBBERS Sami from behind! The fans boo but Trick lets his hair down and goes wild! Trick aims again, TRICK SHOT!! Sami is down, Trick stands over him, and he soaks up all that heat. But will Trick be able to whoop three decorated superstars at once? Or will Sami’s journey to the top finally be fulfilled in Montreal?
My Thoughts:
A great episode for SmackDown, a lot of action that also helped in the various story builds. Drew McIntyre had a great opening promo, but they also segued really well into Orton VS Miz as the opener. We also got a very good promo from Cody, and of course he wants to threepeat at the Royal Rumble. It was wild for Kit Wilson to go after Matt Cardona to give Fatu an opening to attack and then call out Cody in return. Very good brawl from Fatu and Cody, and Cody VS Fatu for Saturday Night’s Main Event is going to be great. If Drew didn’t do the attack, will Cody win against Fatu and reveal it was him all along?
Good promo from Charlexa with Nia & Lash, and then a very good tag match. Good win for Charlexa, but at least Giulia and Kiana got a bit better of a showing. But of course Lash & Nia attacked after, and now all three teams have beef. With Liv Morgan & Roxanne Perez as contenders from Raw, we’ll definitely get separate contenders for SmackDown now to parallel. Then it’ll be about Rhea & Iyo trying to survive both challenges, perhaps to build up the go-home week to Royal Rumble. If Liv & Roxie actually win, then the SmackDown team stands no chance, no matter who it is, because Liv & Roxie wouldn’t be transitional champions.
Very good stuff from Grace, Chelsea, and Jade, and I wonder if they’d give us a Triple Threat of Jade VS Grace VS Chelsea. Chelsea would definitely be the one to take the loss to keep both Jade and Grace strong, regardless of who wins. But at the same time, we’d still need a proper 1v1 of Jade VS Grace for the title to settle the feud. Good promo with Fraxiom getting payback on Gargano and setting up Frazer VS Gargano and Axiom VS Gargano. Absolutely awesome US Championship from Melo VS Leon, I did not think they’d go that hard, but it was greatly appreciated. Melo selling bad leg is definitely foreshadowing how he eventually loses that title, though it might not be for some time.
And of course, great stuff in all four SNME qualifier matches, even with all the results being how I expected. As I said last week, a shame that Cardona had to lose here, but Trick is getting on a roll already. Orton VS Miz was a great opening, and Sami VS Ilja was an awesome main event. Trick going after Sami kinda foreshadows Sami winning out in the end, as Sami VS Drew is definitely a great choice for the Royal Rumble, too. It really is a story of “Something’s gotta give.” Drew pointed out the 11-0 record between him and Sami, but Drew has/wants to make it through his first title defense, it could come down to Drew using shenanigans like he did to dethrone Cody.
My Score: 8.9/10
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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 1.15.26
TNA had some time to cook up their big debut. Did they burn it, or make a succulent feast?
AMC era has begun! Granted it’s not without a big loss, being The Rascalz seem to be headed to AEW. Which honestly I’m conflicted. If it was their decision because the money was astronomical, then I can’t fault TNA for not being able to compete with the TK Bank Account. But if TNA didn’t even try and let them walk for money that could’ve been negotiated…then TNA fumbled harder than CJ Stroud. Jake Something is a non-factor, but The Rascalz could be a big mistake.
WOAH! @AJStylesOrg and @FrankieKazarian come face to face on #TNAiMPACT on @AMC_TV! pic.twitter.com/CSh7IpV5ex
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 16, 2026
Ratings:
- Elijah & The Hardyz vs Order 4: Jeff wins via Swanton Bomb – *
- TNA Knockouts Tag Titles: The IInspiration (c) vs The Elegance Brand: Maggie wins via pinfall – (-) *** – TITLE CHANGE!!!
- TNA World Championship: Frankie Kazarian (c) vs Mike Santana: Santana wins via Spin the Block – *** 3/4 – TITLE CHANGE!!!
Results:
AJ Styles comes out to kick off TNA episodes on a new network. He walks out to the WWE theme, makes a quick hype promo, doesn’t interact with anyone aside from the crowd. Definitely feels like more could’ve been done with AJ, but it was nice to see him.
Elijah & The Hardyz vs Order 4
The Hardyz come out with some guitar guy, Justin Lyonz or something…BDE and another streamer buddy? Definitely already feels overbooked just on the intro.
Order 4 tries to start fast but things back fire quickly and…this is starting off like an old episode of like WCW Thunder. Just messy overbooked intros, hot start into a commercial. 13 minutes in and it’s not a good start. Coming back from the commercial, Ali had the advantage but then Jeff Hardy is turning it around, all the apron dwellers are down. Ali tries the Rolling Neckbreaker, Jeff catches him with a Twist of Fate. Tasha tries to get in the way, Ali gets shoved into her, Matt hits the Twist of Tasha draped over Ali…shmoz spot. The Great Hands actually turn things around after the pinfall break, but Elijah stops them with some Mule Kick action, into a Twist from Matt and Swanton from Jeff. I think we saw maybe 3 minutes of this and it was all just cliche chaos crap.
Loser Agent Zero attacks after the fact…even though Elijah laid him out last week and the luster is off of Zero. He’s a joke. The Righteous come out to make a…Save? Dutch hits Death Walks on Matt and Vincent pulls out…a pad lock or something and then chains Jeff to the post via his eat gauge. This is…an embarrassing mess of crap just happening. If this is anyone’s first episode, I apologize for the Crash TV whiplash effect of this so far.
20 minutes of worthless D List Star spotting that leads to a comedy spot with Ryan Nemeth (which is fine, I love Ryan) but then it goes into Santino finding a new General Manager type because he’s been compromised. And it’s…Sonya Deville with Daria Rae as her new gimmick name. She comes out as the heel “management” type who wants to get rid of Santino. And…she apparently signed Elayna Black. Yikes, back to back no one cares reveals. Sonya Deville and Cora Jade. Cora’s hot, but wrestling competence…ya that’s non-existent.
I can almost tolerate Sonya since she’s supposed to come out and be a heel immediately, so the lack of current love, buzz and pop, is fine. But bringing Cora Jade along like she’s anything more than eye candy is…pathetic. It has been 30 minutes since the last actual wrestling match happened.
WHY DO WE GO INTO ANOTHER GOOFBALL TALK SEGMENT?!?!? The Elegance Brand, with Perez Hilton…has he even been relevant since like 2008? What is this? I get that it’s a dumb shtick before the match but STOP TALKING. This…Mr Elegance thing is complete garbage.
TNA Knockouts Tag Titles: The IInspiration (c) vs The Elegance Brand
The IInspiration comes down to stop the awful segment and as soon as things start we cut to commercial again. WHY. M has control cause of course the heels are in control until Cassie gets the knees up and M crashes and burns on the Moonsault. Jessie hot tag, lays out both Elegance members. She dispatches of M, Armbar Suplex on Heather but the Concierge pulls out Jessie. Jessie blocks the numbers game but eats combination kicks from Heather. They go for their Bow and Arrow, Stomp combo but Cassie shoves off Heather, IInspiration double teams M, Mr Elegance hops on the apron and gets slapped.
This is a sloppy mess of over booked gimmicked garbage. Idolizer on Maggie but interference for days and Maggie gets the pin and the…I don’t care. Get rid of these titles. I love Maggie, but this is pathetic and the fact we need NXT tag teams to flesh out a contender bracket is sad. What the actual FUCK is this episode? This feels like a fever dream.
TNA International Champion @Stacks_WWE and @AriannaGraceWWE take plenty of shots at @milanmiracle ahead of #TNAGenesis! #TNAiMPACT pic.twitter.com/9V2wMk3zlk
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) January 16, 2026
Jesus, okay the Visa issue is legit because I know there’s problems in e-sports and other professional mediums. But now Lei Ying Lee comes out because her title match becomes an Open Challenge because Dani can’t compete at Genesis. ZaRuca comes out, and I don’t care who challenge Lei, but I swear if TNA makes Lei drop the title to an NXT wrestler again. Sol actually says Zaria deserves the shot, which surprises Zaria…kind of a nice moment. But still…I swear, no more NXT wrestlers taking TNA gold.
Christ on a crutch, another talking segment. The System has to say stuff because Dango is retiring on Saturday, but come the hell on. So far there have been 2 matches, we saw 3 minutes of the first one, some people missed the entire second match because AMC ran back to back commercial breaks. But even seeing it, there’s was about 4 minutes of interference in that match. 90 minutes so far, and there’s been 7 minutes of visible wrestling. They’ve done garbage shows like this before, but I was hoping they would know better than to give us some gum flapping imbecile show. But NOOO.
TNA World Championship: Frankie Kazarian (c) vs Mike Santana
Collar and Elbow tie up, Kaz tries the early Chicken Wing, but Santana fights it off and tries to catch him with a Spin the Block, but easily dodged and we reset. Santana hits the Shoulder Tackle and the crowd pops probably because it’s actually wrestling for what feels like the first time all night. Frankensteiner sends Frankie to the floor, Escalera Plancha from Santana keeps Kaz on the receiving end. Santana launches off the steps but misses and Kaz connects with a Belly to Belly.
Back from yet another terribly timed commercial, we see Kaz get shoved off the ropes, Santana tries the Rolling Buck Fifty, but Kaz connects with a Backstabber. He then decides to talk smack to Santana and big brother him. Santana absorbs Kaz’s shots, fires and then throws his own haymakers. Santana going a little Sting with a big Woo, catches Kaz’s foot and then Gamengiri. Kaz cuts him off, Santana cuts off Kaz, Rolling Buck Fifty out of the up and over, but only a 2 count.
Kaz claws the eyes, shoves Santana away, but Santana climbs the buckles again, Spanish Fly, no sell, into a struggle for signature moves when Santana snaps off a Code Red for another near fall. Santana takes too long to go for the Cannonball, knees up, Kaz hits the Angel’s Wings for two. Chicken Wing attempt two, but Santana rolls over into the pinfall, Kaz kicks out. A little cat and mouse on the Guillotine, but Slingshot Cutter into the Springboard Guillotine Leg Drop for two again!
Frankie tries to bring in the belt, it gets taken away, finisher counters, Fighting Spirit, Spin the Block misses, Kaz goes for a Shotgun Kick but ref bump. Santana hits the Spin the Block but the ref is dead. Kaz looks for the discarded belt, clocks Santana with it while the referee is still dead. Kaz aims for Fade to Black on the apron and connects! Throws Santana back into the ring, cover, Santana kicks out at two and fires! Kaz with the Canadian Destroyer but Santana no sells, Spin the Block! 1-2-2.999. Kaz kicked out of it. Kaz dodges the next STB, tries one of his own, but then Santana connects with another!
Overall Score: 2.5/10
This was an awful trainwreck of a fever dream. The Main Event was the only thing worth watching, and if you’re not a TNA fan, I wouldn’t expect people to have stuck around that long. The Main Event is 2 of the 2.5 points, the only other slightly decent part was utilizing Sonya Deville’s relative lack of interest and expected lack of pop, to just make her a heel out of the gates.
Everything else about this show was complete unadulterated dogshit. Mr Elegance talks like young Chris Jericho, Ryan Nemeth and Peter Brady did a failed fusion dance. The concept was cringe the execution is worse. The constant commercials at the start of matches and coming back for 2-3 minutes of trash is a 90s formula that doesn’t work nowadays. 80% of this show was useless talking, highlight segments of the history of TNA and running around to fix Genesis matches because all the UK wrestlers can’t make the show.
This was pathetic. If this was people’s first time watching TNA, it probably will be their last. This show made WCW Thunder look competent. I yearn for the days of Disco Inferno vs Lodi. Van Hammer vs Mike Awesome during his fat chick thriller era, would be better writing and television than whatever this was.
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