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Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (12/30/25)
Who wins on the final NXT of 2025?
Trophies and championships are on the line!
A Joe Hendry concert, the North American Championship, and the Year End Awards, all here on the final NXT of 2025!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT North American Championship: Ethan Page VS MOOSE; Ethan wins and retains the title.
- 2025 Male Superstar of the Year: Je’Von Evans.
- 2025 Tag Team of the Year: #ZaRuca.
- Jacy Jayne w/ The Fatal Influence VS Wren Sinclair; Jacy wins.
- WWE Speed Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Tavion Heights VS Lexis King; Tavion wins and will challenge Jasper Troy for the title.
- 2025 Match of the Year: Stand & Deliver, NXT Championship Triple Threat.
- Swipe Right w/ Jackson Drake VS OTM; OTM wins.
- 2025 Female Superstar of the Year: Sol Ruca.
- Je’Von Evans VS Ricky Saints; Ricky wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
NXT North American Championship: Ethan Page VS MOOSE!
All Ego thought he was safe after making it through AAA’s Mr. Iguana, but now The Face of the Franchise has come to make an impact! Will Moose bring this title back with him to TNA? Or will no one ever humble the self-proclaimed Greatest North American Wrestler Ever?
The introductions are made, the maple leaf belt is raised, and we see who reigns into the New Year!
Ethan attacks before the bell! The fans boo and double down on the “A-HOLE~” chant, but then the bell rings and Ethan fires off more! Ethan brings Moose up, Moose denies the Twisted Grin to SPEAR! But Ethan bails out as fast as he can! Moose pursues, runs up, but is sent into steel steps! The fans boo but Ethan hurries to bring Moose to the corner. Ethan pulls Moose’s arm through the corner, but Moose YANKS him into the POST first! The ring count is climbing as Ethan scrambles into the ring. Moose slides in at 5, runs up on Ethan, but Ethan BOOTS him! Ethan goes up, Moose grabs him, but Ethan fires hands and kicks!
Moose staggers, comes back, but into an ENZIGIRI! NECKBREAKER! Ethan snarls as he sits up and shakes out his arm. The fans boo Ethan while NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Ethan has Moose down again. The fans rally for Moose but Ethan talks trash. Ethan drags Moose up, fires body shots, then suplexes, but Moose fights it! Ethan fires more body shots, but Moose still fights the suplex! Ethan KICKS Moose’s arm, runs to BOOT Moose, then reels Moose back in, but Moose suplexes! The fans fire up for Moose while both men rise up. Ethan goes to a corner, Moose runs up, and ELBOWS Ethan! Moose runs, and with one arm, URENAGE! Then SENTON! And a kip up! The fans fire up again, and Moose runs to the corner. Ethan ELBOWS Moose, goes up, but Moose YANKS Ethan into a SKYHIGH! Cover, TWO!!
Ethan survives but the fans continue to rally for Moose. Moose clubs the arm into working, he drags Ethan up, but Ethan wrenches free! Ethan ROCKS Moose, but Moose ROCKS Ethan! Ethan ROCKS Moose! Moose ROCKS Ethan! Ethan falls back but comes back to ROCK Moose again! Moose CHOPS! And CHOPS! But Ethan ROUNDHOUSES! Ethan wobbles, but he LARIATS! Moose stays up! Ethan LARIATS again! Ethan runs, but into a BOOT! Moose runs, but into a LARIAT! And then CONFIDENCE BREAKER! Cover, TWO!! And with power! The fans fire up with Moose as he rises back up! Ethan storms up to ROCK Moose!
Moose huffs ‘n’ puffs and powers up, but Ethan ROCKS him again! The fans rally as Moose stands up again! Moose powers up with each of Ethan’s punches! Then he HEADBUTTS Ethan in return! Moose runs up, Ethan dodges, but Moose puts Ethan up top! And DROPKICKS him down! Ethan hits apron then floor! The fans fire up as Moose goes outside, and he runs up on Ethan! SPEAR through barriers! The fans go nuts for “NXT! NXT!” and that huge shot! Moose drags Ethan up, puts him in the ring, and hurries to aim again! SPEAR!! But Moose can’t make the cover! He crawls over, ROPEBERAK!! Ethan survives by a literal foot!
Moose is stunned, the fans chant, “That was Three!” Ethan sputters to his feet, Moose reloads and runs up again! But Ethan bails out! The fans boo, but Moose just goes out the side! Moose builds speed running around the way, but Ethan BACKDROPS Moose onto the steel steps!! The fans go nuts as Moose may have just been broken by that landing! Ethan puts Moose in, goes up top, DIVING BODY PRESS!! Cover, TWO!?!? Moose survives and shocks everyone! Ethan is furious, but he brings Moose up and around, TWISTED GRIN!! Cover, Ethan wins!
Winner: Ethan Page, by pinfall (still NXT North American Champion)
Whether anyone likes it or not, Ethan found a way to bring down a moose! Does this make Ethan the Face of the Franchise now?
NXT announces the 2025 Male Superstar of the Year!
Our nominees were Je’Von Evans, Ricky Saints, Trick Williams, Ethan Page, and Oba Femi. And the winner? The Young OG! Je’Von says he appreciates y’all for voting him as the Male Superstar of the Year. He won’t lie, he didn’t expect to win because that line-up is deep. But he got the W! 2025 was a crazy year for him, he has to think back on everything he did. He did big in Las Vegas, which is funny because he isn’t even old enough to be in Las Vegas, y’know? He went to Mexico for AAA, that was fire. He went to Madison Square Garden! But yeah, a crazy year. And just wait for 2026! It’s about to get real, real, real, real… BOUNCY~! Again, much love, thank you all.
The Culling talks backstage.
Izzi Dame is still trying to get over how Tatum Paxley had a chainsaw. A chainsaw?! A freakin’ chainsaw?! Are you serious? She has to be delusional! They have to confront her right now! Shawn Spears has Izzi hold on. She doesn’t quite understand what he and Niko Vance have seen out of Tatum lately. It just isn’t the right move. Izzi says fine. She’ll do everything herself. Izzi mumbles that no one should she be afraid of Tatum. Will Izzi laugh in the face of danger? Or will Tatum be the one to say it iz what it iz?
Wren Sinclair finds Kendal Grey down and out!
Wren shouts for help, someone attacked the Evolve Women’s Champion! Three guesses as to whodunnit, and it shouldn’t take a detective to figure it out. Will #WrenQCC make sure The Fatal Influence pays for this?
NXT returns with Izzi Dame in the ring.
The fans boo the It Girl, but she calls out Tatum. “Plain and simple, I should’ve never tried to take your potential and turn it into something more. I mean, you can’t turn someone into something they’re not, right? You get one bad day in your life, Tatum, and you go back to playing with your dolls in your little fantasy land where you’re the hero and all is right in the world, and honestly, it’s a shame. It’s actually kinda sad. Because if for once in your life, Tatum, you would just look at yourself in the mirror, you would see the real reason for all your problems. But instead, I had to be the bad guy and break your heart. And then do it again at Deadline.
“And you know what’s hilarious about this whole situation is that I did all that to you, Tatum, yet you still chose to go after Niko and Spears. Did you really think that eliminating them from the equation was gonna solve all your problems? That narrowing it down to just you and me was somehow gonna mend your broken heart? Maybe, if you’re lucky, even scare me a little? Let me be very clear, Tatum. You can’t be fixed, and nothing you do will ever scare me. So please, play with your dolls, run around here with chainsaws all you want, all you’re doing is proving my point that you’re spiraling, and it’s pathetic.”
The fans boo but Izzi claims she was never the villain in this story. Izzi was Tatum’s cure! And Izzi is not scared. She’s seen Tatum at rock bottom. She saved Tatum from that place, then put her right back in it the second Tatum refused to evolve. But wait! Here comes Tatum! The fans cheer as #TuesdayAddams has a mic to say, “Izzi… I have learned so much from you. I know that you say I wasn’t listening, but I was.” Tatum steps into the ring and says she knows Izzi doesn’t think Tatum cared, but she did! Tatum saw evertyhing, she felt everything. Which is why Tatum needs to say this to Izzi now: “I’m sorry. I’m sorry… That you’re just so insecure!”
The fans cheer that! Tatum says somewhere along the way, Izzi lost sight of who Izzi really is, and that she feels she has ot control others to feel powerful! Hurting other people is just a cop out! Yet Izzi says Tatum’s weak? That she’s the one who needs a good look in the mirror? But Tatum knows Izzi is too scared to do that herself. Tatum also realized something. Tatum doesn’t need friends like Izzi. She needs friends who have been there since the start! Like all the fans! The fans cheer that! Tatum says Izzi got her at Deadline. Tatum isn’t here to end what Izzi started, but to end things for her own sake.
Izzi says here we go again. Let’s break this down for everyone: Tatum says she’s been listening, but clearly, that’s a lie. If she had, she’d still be NXT Women’s Champion. But go ahead, keep making Izzi the villain in this delusional dollhouse story. Izzi doesn’t care. If Tatum wants to play games, she’ll play. Go ahead, what’s your next move? Tatum says when it is her time, and she’s rotting in the dirt and the bugs finally get to her brain, they’ll see the memory of Izzi screaming over what Tatum does to her at New Year’s Evil! The fans cheer that! Tatum says no Culling, no dolls, no chainsaw. The fans are a little disappointed by that last one.
Tatum says it’s just Izzi and Tatum! Izzi says yeah, fine, okay, if Tatum wants to live with the pain and embarrassment of losing to Izzi twice, then who is she to deny Tatum? She’s all for it! But after that, playtime is over. Izzi drops the mic, but Tatum says Izzi’s not in control here. Because it’s not over until Tatum says it is. Izzi takes as wing, but Tatum ducks it! And then she hooks Izzi up for a CEMETERY DRIVE! Izzi is down, Tatum smiles ear to ear, but what will happen when Tatum gets to be New Year’s Evil?
NXT announces the 2025 Tag Team of the Year!
The nominees: Hank ‘n’ Tank; #ZaRuca; The Culling; The Fatal Influence; and DarkState. The winners? ZaRuca! Sol Ruca & Zaria tap tap the golden bell, and they love the sound of victory. They’ve been a duo for just over a year now, and while they’ve had their ups and downs, they are just so thankful to be the NXT Tag Team of the Year! Thanks for sticking with them! They proved that no matter what they’ve been through, they are still the strongest tag team, men’s or women’s, in NXT! Maybe even all of WWE, because they’ve been on Raw, SmackDown, Evolution, challenged champions, the Secret Her-vice, and Fatal Influence.
It doesn’t matter what brand they’re on, they are THE best tag team! And this is just the beginning! ZaRuca Nation, out!
Fatal Influence walks ‘n’ talks.
They’re all smiling sinister smiles as Jacy Jayne says, “And now, Wren Sinclair’s all by herself.” Is that a confession to what they did? Will Wren still bring down the Toxic Rockstar this close to New Year’s Evil?
Jacy Jayne w/ The Fatal Influence VS Wren Sinclair!
NXT returns as the NXT Women’s Champion makes her entrance, her toxic sidekicks with her. Kendal Grey is down and out thanks to what they (presumably) did earlier tonight, and now they might do the same to Wren here and now. Will they make sure there’s no way Jacy can lose her title next week? Or will Wren still be able to do something for Kendal’s sake?
The bell rings, Wren and Jacy tie up, and Jacy powers Wren to the ropes. The fans rally for Wren as she turns things around, but Jacy arm-drags her away. Jacy RUNS Wren over, SENTONS, then gloats, “And that’s why I’m the champ, baby! Two times~!” Jacy dances around but Wren gets up. The fans rally, the two tie up, and Jacy puts Wren on the ropes again. The ref counts, Jacy backs off while she calls Wren a loser. Jacy taunts Wren, but Wren shoves her away! Jacy comes back, Wren dodges and wrenches to YANK the arm! And YANK! And wrench to ELBOW BREAKER! Wren tries to bring Jacy down but she goes around and around.
Jacy runs to ropes to HOTSHOT Wren away! Jacy then CLOBBERS Wren! The fans boo, but Jacy shakes out her arm before she talks more trash. Jacy bumps Wren off buckles, but the fans chant “WREN X T! WREN X T!” Jacy stomps a mudhole into Wren, throws hands, then digs her boots in. The ref counts, Jacy stops at 4, and she says this is just a warm-up. Short arm LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Jacy frowns but she kicks Wren around. And basement- NO, Wren ducks the superkick to victory roll! TWO, and Wren wrenches to serve up SOLE FOOD! Wren wants that arm! Jacy fights the takedown but Wren grinds the arm!
Wren CLUBS the arm, CLUBS it again, then wrenches to UPPERCUT the arm! Wren wrangles Jacy and KICKS the arm! Wren talks trash back, then she grabs that arm again. Jacy fights but Wren still has the STRAIGHT ARMBAR SNAPPER! Jacy staggers around, Wren wrenches and RAMS the shoulder! And whips Jacy to RUN her over! Wren then runs to basement BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Wren drags Jacy up, whips her to ropes, but Jacy reverses. Wren grabs ropes, Jacy runs up, and Wren swings around to SOBAT! Wren avoids Fallon’s sweep, but Jacy SUPERKICKS Wren! Wren dangles in the ropes while the fans boo.
Jacy has Wren for the ROPE GUILLOTINE! Jacy says that is why she is the champ! The fans boo more, but NXT goes to break.
NXT returns again and Jacy has Wren down with a neck wrench. The fans rally, Wren fights up, and Wren fires body shots! Wren is free, and she fires more shots! Wren whips, Jacy reverses, then Jacy NECKBREAKER DROPS! Jacy then DOUBLE STOMPS Wren at the apron! The fans boo but Jacy just soaks it up. Jacy has Wren by the legs again, but Wren kicks at her! Wren KICKS Jacy away and the fans fire up! Jacy staggers up, runs up, but Wren drop toeholds her onto ropes! Wren then CHOPS Jacy! And CHOPS! And DOUBLE CHOPS! Jacy runs up, but Wren LARIATS her down! And LARAITS again!
Wren runs and she hits a NECKBREAKER DROP! The fans fire up for Wren and the BUTTERFLY PLEX! Cover, TWO! Wren hurries to clamp onto Jacy with a waistlock. Jacy fights up, fights free, and runs up, but Wren slips around to backslide! ONE, and Jacy KNEES Wren down! Cover, TWO!! Wren survives getting rocked by the Rockstar and Jacy is seething! Jacy runs in at the corner, but Wren slips outside! Wren ROCKS Jacy, YANKS her into the buckles, then goes up the corner! CROSSBODY! Cover, TWO! Wren clamps onto Jacy, CATTLE MUTILATION! Jacy endures, but Wren walks around to CATTLE MUTILATION again!
Wren keeps it moving again and again, then floats into the FUJIWARA ARMBAR! Jacy endures, rolls it to a cover, TWO! Wren rises up, Jacy runs in, but Wren turns knee into cradle! TWO!! Wren swings, Jacy wrenches, ROLLING ENCORE!! Cover, Jacy wins!
Winner: Jacy Jayne, by pinfall
The Fatal Influence celebrates, but Jacy’s arm is still hurting. The champion may have won, but will Wren’s hard work pay off for Kendal Grey next week? Wait, now the Fatal Influence bullies and mugs Wren! BUT HERE COMES KENDAL! Beat up or not, she SUPERKICKS Jacy, ROCKS Lainey, ROCKS Fallon, repeat! GERMAN SUPLEX for Lainey! Kendal dodges Jacy, and wrangles her into the ARMBAR!! Jacy TAPS!! The fans fire up as Kendal lets Jacy go! Jacy scrambles away, holding her arm in agony! Kendal picks up the NXT Women’s Championship from where Jacy left it, will we soon see #KendalTwoBelts? Or will even 2026 be under The Influence?
Joe Hendry warms up backstage.
Namely, he warms up his voice, ready for tonight’s special concert. NXT staff lets him know, the guitar and mic are all set up and ready to go. Hendry says, “Let’s do it.” Hendry heads for gorilla, and the New Year’s Eve Eve Concert begins after the break.
NXT returns as Joe Hendry heads to the ring!
The fans sing along, “I believe in Joe Hendry!” The Prestigious Joe Hendry steps into the ring, picks up his guitar, and the fans wave their hands from side to side while Hendry takes a seat. “2025 has been an amazing year for NXT and Joe Hendry.” The fans cheer that! “I won the TNA World Championship, I appeared at the Royal Rumble, I wrestled Randy Orton at WrestleMania, and I even slammed The Miz at Saturday Night’s Main Event. But y’know what else I did? I joined right here at NXT. And for that reason, I created a song that’ll wrap up an amazing year in NXT. Who wants to hear it?” The fans cheer that! Then feel free to clap along.
Hendry begins playing the guitar, and the fans indeed clap along. “NXT’s had a special year, one we can admire. The Chef’s been in the kitchen, the women’s division has been on fire. Je’Von is bouncy, and he looks up to the skies. But Ethan and Chelsea, well, that had to eat some pies. Ethan has two titles, we thought he was going far. It turns out, he’s still miserable because an iguana stole his car. Join us on CW, you won’t believe your eyes. NXT was the show for me in 2025. All together! Join us on CW, you won’t believe your eyes. NXT was the show for me in 2025.
“Let’s talk about Trick Williams, he was the champion for so long. But now he’s back to crying, and releasing terrible songs. Then there was a man named Ricky, we though the was cool and rich. But ever since he lost the title, he’s just a whiny little b*tch! Join us on CW, you won’t believe your eyes. NXT was the show for me in 2025. All together! Join us on CW, you won’t believe your eyes. NXT was the show for me in 2025. DarkState will destroy the show, but I can’t say I’m blameless. Because no one knew who the hell they were, ’til Joe Hendry made them famous! Now NXT has massive plans for 2026, sing along-”
OH NO! The lights go down because DarkState is here! Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Osiris Griffin & Saquon Shugars rush the ring! Hendry fights them off with the guitar, but that’s still 4v1! Hendry gets beat down, and then he gets the DARK STATE BOMB! The fans boo while the four stand over Hendry, and is that Tony D’Angelo lurking in the shadows? Is it true? Is no one safe in NXT?
Ava Raine talks with Robert Stone backstage.
The NXT General Manager tells her assistant GM that tonight is a big night, they can’t have things go off the rails, especially with Je’Von and Ricky in the main event. Can Stone please make sure the rest of the End of the Year awards are ready? Stone says he is on it, she thanks him, and he heads out. Then Ava steps into her office to see Blake Monroe is there. Why is she in here? She already has the rematch set, what’s up? Blake says that’s why she’s here. Ava has to make sure it’s a different ref. Please. Blake, Ava can’t guarantee that. But given the state Blake is in, Ava will do her best.
Now, if Blake wants to win the title back, then The Glamour needs to show up. Ava knows Blake has it in her. Blake takes a moment to be dramatic before she exits, will there only be more drama when she and Thea Hail have it out for New Year’s Evil?
WWE Speed Championship #1 Contender’s Match: Tavion Heights VS Lexis King!
Speaking of drama, it might reach new heights in three minutes or less! There can only be one, so who survives the Speed Tournament to challenge Jasper Troy in the New Year?
NXT returns and Lexis King makes his entrance. The bell rings and we’re on the clock, but Lexis is taking his time with is Warhammer inspired coat. He turns around into a clinch and BELLY2BELLY! Cover, TAVION WINS!!
Winner: Tavion Heights, by pinfall (NEW #1 Contender to the WWE Speed Championship)
EIGHT SECONDS!! Lexis claims he wasn’t ready, but that’s too little too late! Tavion is going right to the title, and Jasper Troy is here to tell him he’s waiting. Will these two put pedal to the metal and redline that time limit? Who hits top gear to come out on top?
NXT announces the 2025 Match of the Year!
The nominees: Stand & Deliver, Femi VS Evans VS Williams for the NXT Championship; Battleground: Tampa, Kelani Jordan VS Sol Ruca for the NXT Women’s North American Championship; NXT Great American Bash, Ethan Page VS Ricky Saints, Falls Count Anywhere for the NXT Men’s North American Championship; NXT No Mercy, Jacy Jayne VS Lola Vice for the NXT Women’s Championship; NXT Heatwave, Femi VS Evans for the NXT Championship; and NXT Deadline, the Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge. The winner: Stand & Deliver’s Triple Threat! Evans already got his own golden bell, and now he can say he shares a piece of another.
Swipe Right w/ Jackson Drake VS OTM!
Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes are ready to represent not just The Vanity Project but also Evolve against a team that has been grinding since even before they were in pro-wrestling. Will Lucien Price & Bronco Nima make sure these pretty boys don’t make it out the mud? Or will we all have to Swipe Right on the new kids on the block?
The teams sort out and Brad starts against Price. Brad KICKS Price’s leg, taunts him, then dodges to KICK again! Price just gets angrier, but then Smokes distracts. Brad puts Price in the corner, tag to Smokes and they CHOP! Price is just pissed! Price TOSSES Smokes to the corner, and Smokes almost tumbles up and out of the ring! Price TOSSES Brad to the corner, CHOPS him down, then drags Smokes in. Price CHOPS Smokes and the fans are fired up! Price warns Drake to watch himself, and then Price RUNS Smokes over! Tag to Nima, they double whip to DOUBLE ELBOW Smokes! Nima sliding LARIATS! Cover, TWO!
Smokes sputters, but Nima stalks him to ropes. Smokes pushes Nima but Nima CLUBS him! Nima stands Smokes up, Smokes throws hands, but Nima keeps him from the corner. Nima whips Smokes to a corner, SPLASHES, then scoops. Smokes fights free, CLAWS Nima’s eyes, then headlocks. Nima fights but Smokes holds on. Nima THROWS Smokes away! Brad rags in, but Nima scoops to the torture rack and GUT BUSTER! Tag to Price, they mug Brad, cover, TWO! Drake is very worried but Price tags Nima. KITCHEN SINK KENE, BASEMENT BOOT! COver, Smokes breaks it! Smokes says get off his boy, yo!
Nima runs, but Drake gets a cheap shot in! So Nima TOSSES Drake in! The Evolve Champion regrets that, but Nima scoops Brad. Smokes CHOP BLOCKS Nima! Brad basement DDTS! Cover, ONE!! Brad CLUBS away on Nima while the fans boo. But Nima grabs Brad’s arm! Brad hurries to tag Smokes, they mug Nima, then Smokes fires hands. Smokes BOOTS N ima to ropes, then KICKS the rope to jam Nima up! Tag to Brad, DROPKICK to Price! STEP-IN SPLASH from Brad to Nima! TWO, but Brad rains down elbows! Brad is all fired up but the fans boo. Brad drags Nima up, but Nima suplexes first! GOURD BUSTER!
Hot tags to Price and Smokes! Nima CLOBBERS Brad, Price CLOBBERS Smokes! Snapmare and CHOP for Brad! LARIAT for Smokes in one corner, LARIAT for Brad in the other! Drake runs in, but he gets an URENAGE for it! Price roars, Smokes dodges, but Price STOMPS him down! Tag to Nima, and then SUPERKICK for Brad! PAID IN FULL!! Cover, OTM wins!
Winner: OTM, by pinfall
Swipe Right might want to stay on Evolve for a little longer. With a win like this, are Nima & Price guaranteed to make their way to those tag titles in the New Year?
Jordynne Grace and Thea Hail talk backstage.
The Juggernaut says she watched last week, she thought the celebration was great up until Blake ruined things for Thea. Thea knows, she just feels that’s Blake’s thing. But they- They can’t dwell on the negative. Yeah, yeah, Jordynne gets that. So she’s been listening to Thea? Well, then, damn right you can’t dwell on the negative! This is the Juggernaut! Thea would love if Jordynne was in her corner for New Year’s Evil! And believe Thea, she knows how it feels, but… You know you want to~! And Thea knows Grace would love to see Blake cry again. That’s fair. Thea hugs, Grace says it’s not really her thing. Okay, sorry, just this once? Just this once.
Grace will be there to give moral support to Thea against Blake, but will the Grown-Ass Woman still be champion after New Year’s Evil? Or will The Glamour be back in the spotlight one way or another?
NXT announces the 2025 Female Superstar of the Year!
The nominees: Kelani Jordan; Sol Ruca; Tatum Paxley; Blake Monroe; and Jacy Jayne. The winner: Sol Ruca! Sol says it has been one hell of a year, and she is so stoked to win this award. She was a double champion as both Women’s Speed and Women’s North American Champion, and all in the same week. And now, she’s a double golden bell winner because she and Zaria were the best tag team of 2025, going all over WWE. Sol is so proud of Zaria and herself, and she thanks the fans again for riding with her. She promises that 2026 will be even bigger and even wilder.
Je’Von Evans VS Ricky Saints!
The Young OG has had a stellar year, which is why he won the golden bell award earlier tonight. However, he likely still wishes he had that NXT Championship, and had never trusted The Absolute. Ricky is the reason Je’Von lost to Oba Femi, and now is the time to settle that score! Will Je’Von get BOUNCY~? Or will Ricky end the rise of Je’Von’s stock in NXT?
NXT returns and Ricky makes his entrance. But then Je’Von doesn’t wait for it to be over, he YANKS Ricky off the corner to fire fast hands! The fans fire up, the ref reprimands, and Je’Von backs off long enough for the bell to ring. Je’Von runs up but Ricky turns things around to fire hands! Ricky stops just long enough to throw his vest off, then he kicks and CLUBS Je’Von! And CHOPS Je’Von! And CLUBS Je’Von! But Je’Von hits back! Je’Von CHOPS and ROCKS Ricky, but Ricky kicks low! Ricky whips, Je’Von rebounds to get around, but Ricky blocks the German Suplex! Ricky ELBOWS Je’Von, runs up, but Je’Von wrenches to kick and suplex!
The fans fire up as Je’Von kips up, then basement SUPERKICKS! Cover, TWO! Je’Von snarls and the fans rally up as he watches Ricky go to a corner. Je’Von runs up to fire forearms! The fans rally, Je’Von whips, but Ricky dropkicks Je’Von’s legs out! The fans boo, but Ricky looms over Je’Von. Ricky stomps Je’Von’s legs, brings him around, then STOMPS a knee down! Ricky taunts the fans, then he drags Je’Von up. Ricky scoops to SLAM Je’Von down. Ricky scoops again, and he SLAMS Je’Von into the ropes! Je’Von hobbles away, Ricky knocks him down! Ricky stomps away on Je’Von, then goes up the corner.
The fans boo as Ricky taunts Je’Von, then jumps, but into a BOOT! Je’Von fires hands, Ricky KICKS the bad leg, then Ricky SMACKS Je’Von down! Ricky TOSSES Je’Von out to the floor, then goes out after him. Ricky drags Je’Von up, and RAMS him into barriers! The barriers fall apart and some of if smacks Je’Von in the face! Ricky SMACKS Je’Von off the desk, and SMACKS him off it again, and again! Ricky gives Je’Von a kiss on the forehead before he puts Je’Von in the ring. Ricky storms up, but Je’Von ROCKS Ricky! Ricky flops out of the ring, and Je’Von builds speed! Je’Von FLIES! Down goes Ricky and the fans fire up with Je’Von!
Je’Von puts Ricky in the ring, the fans rally up, but Ricky bails out the other end. Je’Von goes out the side, and he runs up on Ricky, to THRWO him into barriers! The fans cheer, and then Je’Von SMACKS Ricky off desk! And again! And again! Je’Von hops up to rain down fists of fury! The fans fire up, the ref reprimands, but Je’Von eggs Ricky on. Je’Von gets Ricky back in the ring at 7 of 10, then aims from a corner. Springboard and FLYING LARIAT! Cover, TWO! Ricky survives and Je’Von seethes but the fans rally up again. Je’Von storms up on Ricky, but Ricky YANKS him into ropes! Then Ricky drags Je’Von to the apron!
Ricky SMACKS Je’Von off the edge! Je’Von flops to the floor, coughing and sputtering, but Ricky moves the apron skirt aside. Ricky taps the frame, and he drags Je’Von around to show him, but NXT goes to break.
NXT returns again and Ricky grinds Je’Von with a facelock. The fans rally for Je’Von as he fights up, but Ricky hops on with body scissors! Je’Von endures the GUILLOTINE FACELOCK, but that look on his face is sheer determination! Je’Von powers up with a suplex to SLAM Ricky down! The fans fire up again as Ricky and Je’Von go to opposite corners. Both men rise up, Ricky runs in, but he blocks a boot! But not the SUPERKICK! Je’Von runs up, SUPER PUNCH! Then he runs, ducks ‘n’ dodges, and RED DOT GAMANGIRI! Cover, TWO! Ricky survives but the fans continue to rally behind Je’Von.
Je’Von gets a 6~7~ going, and he runs corner to corner, but into a BOOT! Ricky reels Je’Von in, TORNADO- NO! Je’Von stops the DDT to ROUNDHOUSE! And then he reels Ricky in, to TORNADO DDT! And then a DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Ricky survives and Je’Von is frustrated again. The fans rally up behind Je’Von as he goes up the corner. FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH onto knees! Ricky underhooks, TIGER DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Je’Von survives and now Ricky is frustrated! Ricky goes outside, and he looks at the desk. The fans rally for Je’Von as Ricky starts to clear the desk off, but Je’Von FLIES out onto him!
The fans cheer on “NXT! NXT!” for this main event as both Je’Von and Ricky tumble up and over the desk! Je’Von drags Ricky back into the ring, goes back up the corner, and FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH!! Cover, TWO!! Ricky survives and Je’Von is beside himself! Je’Von throws off the shirt, waits on Ricky to rise, and then he goes up the ropes, only for Ricky to trip him up! High stack, FEET ON ROPES! The ref sees that, he tells Ricky no! Ricky smirks and shrugs it off, but then Je’Von ROCKS him with a right! Je’Von runs, Ricky dodges, and SPEAR! Cover, TWO!! Je’Von survives, but Ricky is right on him again! TORNADO DD! Cover, ONE?!!?
The fans are going nuts and Ricky is in disbelief! Ricky throws his elbow pad at Je’Von, but Je’Von is reaching a new level before our eyes! Je’Von eggs Ricky on, so Ricky BOOTS him! And gut wrenches! ROSHAM- NO! Je’Von slips free, but Ricky dodges the lariat! SPEAR into the CUTTER!! Je’Von goes up, up, and- THE REF TAKES THE CUTTER!! Ricky uses the ref against Je’Von! The fans can’t believe it, and he hurries to get Ricky. But Ricky LOW BLOWS! The fans boo again but Ricky just smirks again. Ricky SLAPS Je’Von, reels him in, and gut wrench to the ROSHAMBEAU!! New ref is here to count the cover, Ricky wins!
Winner: Ricky Saints, by pinfall
Ricky pretends to frown and feel sad, but then he can’t help but smile. He just made sure the Male Superstar of the Year lost his last match of 2025! Will nothing stop Ricky from making 2026 the Year of the Absolute?
My Thoughts:
A great NXT to close out the year while also being the New Year’s Evil go-home show. That Speed match was hilariously fast, but that kinda serves Lexis King right for all his arrogance. Tavion VS Jasper will be a great match next week, and honestly, it could go either way. They could even let time run out to keep both guys strong in a draw. Very good build in the NXT Women’s Championship story, but also pretty standard for Heels to attack the challenger, make an example of the friend, and then get humbled right after. As I figured, this is all indicating Jacy wins against Kendal, as Kendal is still WWE Evolve Women’s Champion and won’t even have an opportunity to lose it until after New Year’s Evil since Evolve is on a holiday break.
Good promo from Blake and Ava, and very good promo from Jordynne and Thea. Jordynne in Thea’s corner might backfire, or it might be a new excuse for Blake should she lose out. I still feel like there should be a Triple Threat to come out of this, but who knows. Great match from Ethan VS Moose, but I should’ve known Ethan would win there. This wasn’t a PLE/PPV or even special episode like New Year’s Evil, so something as big as a TNA star taking an NXT title wasn’t going to happen. And Joe Hendry’s song made me think he was going to challenge Ethan next, but then DarkState goes after him, and Tony D was even lurking. We still need them to explain Tony’s motives, this is like Temu Sting.
Great tag match from OTM VS Swipe Right, mostly because of how OTM was dominating Swipe Right and even Jackson Drake. Hopefully OTM gets some traction in the tag division, it feels like NXT missed the opportunity to make them and Jaida Parker big deals earlier this year. Je’Von Evans was rightfully made a big deal winning the 2025 Male Superstar of the Year. But the way the main event ended, I really do wish they’d found a way to make Je’Von VS Ricky a Loser Leaves NXT match. Je’Von’s already on his way out with those appearances on Raw and SmackDown, Ricky is a Heel so he could use more heat, it all just works out. Never do less, always do more.
My Score: 8.8/10
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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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