Results
Mitchell’s WWE NXT Results & Report! (12/9/25)
The Glamour VS…?
Who steps up for a golden opportunity?
Blake Monroe wants to prove she is a fighting champion, so she’s holding her first-ever Open Challenge! Who goes after her for NXT Women’s North American Champion?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Kelani Jordan VS Jordynne Grace; Kelani wins.
- NXT Women’s North American Championship Open Challenge: Blake Monroe VS ???; No Contest.
- Shiloh Hill VS Lexis King; Shiloh wins.
- Sol Ruca VS Wren Sinclair w/ Kendal Grey; Sol wins.
- NXT Championship: Oba Femi VS Je’Von Evans; Oba wins and retains the title.
PLAY BY PLAY
Oba Femi is here!
The fans fire up as The Ruler returns the NEW, TWO-TIME NXT Champion! Oba struts to the ring, struts in the ring, then grabs a mic. The fans cheer him on, and Oba says, “Power… True power. It doesn’t bend. It doesn’t break. It doesn’t beg. It stands still and it watches the world revolve around it. THIS is true power! Two-time NXT Champion. THIS is true power! And fair play to Ricky Saints. The stars aligned for him and he did exactly what he said he was going to do at No Mercy. He momentarily knocked The Ruler off his throne. But let’s be real! NXT was not the same without The Ruler on top!” The fans cheer that!
Oba says the universe did what it does best: it corrected itself. And at Deadline, The Ruler rose from the ashes and reclaimed his title! The fans cheer, and Oba says this title belongs here, to him! It is on his shoulder because this is the way it is supposed to be! So now, Oba is done with Ricky Saints. Saturday Night’s Main Event, Oba will stand across the ring from Cody Rhodes! “And he will look me in my eyes. And he will not see ‘potential,’ he will not see the future, he will see the NOW! He will see the inevitable! The Ruler! The Destroyer! The Bringer of War! In all my glory! OBA FEMI!” The fans cheer that, too!
Oba says now to talk about the end of Deadline- Wait! Ricky Saints interrupts! Ricky has a mic, and he tells Oba, “Let me be the first to congratulate you. Prophecy fulfilled. My bag is lighter because of you, because you did exactly what you said what you were gonna do. And that’s the reason why I shook your hand, because I am man enough to admit that Oba Femi was the better man after Deadline.” The fans applaud that. And Ricky says on the drive home that night, he got to thinking: What is next for Absolute Ricky? The Absolute Era came and went, and he sees Oba with the title, and it really does make Ricky feel like that was all. There ain’t ever gonna be another chance.
but then, Ricky remembered who the hell he is! HE IS Absolute Ricky Saints! And if you think he’s gonna bow down and just fade to the back, you got another thing coming. Ricky will step right back up, putting all bets right on his heart, and coming after what is his. Oba talks about the universe correcting itself? Nah, Ricky is steering back on course, undoing all mistakes, and let the record show it is 1-1! So by those standards, Ricky gave Oba his shot, so now he’s demanding his! But now Je’Von Evans joins in! The Young OG says hold on hold on hold on. YURT~! He ain’t gonna lie, he didn’t meant to interrupt…
But Je’Von has been watching Deadline over and over and over and over, and over, again. But like, the Young OG survived the Iron Survivor Challenge. The fans cheer that! And because of that… That means Je’Von just earned his NXT Championship opportunity at New Year’s Evil~! The fans cheer that, too! But then… Then that made Je’Von wonder. Why wait until January for the match? Je’Von is on fire. He’s locked in. He’s ready right now! And ain’t nobody gonna dictate his moment. So if Oba’s picking up with Je’Von’s putting down, how about they have that match tonight? The fans really like the sound of that!
Ricky says whoa, whoa, Je’Von, hold on! What’s the rush? No, for real. Je’Von is on fire, banger after banger, what is the rush? If Ricky gets his rematch, then it is Ricky VS Je’Von, and that’s a way better play than this! And Je’Von has been there for Ricky every step of the way. It is totally Je’Von’s call, sure, but is this really- Je’Von stops Ricky because yeah, all these question. “Are you sure, Je’Von? Let’s not rush it, Je’Von. Je’Von, you’re the future.” Is he or not? No, Je’Von is the right now! Je’Von doesn’t need stars to align, he’ll line up for himself. So how to say this? Not to be cocky or nothing, but no one is touching him at the age of 21!
Je’Von been going crazy! AAA! NXT! Raw! SmackDown! You want more? Hell, NXT LIVE! Ain’t nobody touching Je’Von, this IS the play. Plus, Je’Von’s got beef with Oba. If there is anyone Je’Von puts money on tonight, it’s The Young OG. Ricky says okay, okay, he’s with it now! It IS Je’Von’s time! Go get yours! Oba says so these beltless, title-less, championship-less guys wanna run their mouths? Ricky says pump the brakes, big man. But isn’t Oba DA RULA? Isn’t Je’Von the Iron Survivor? Je’Von says nah, this looks like Oba’s scared as hell. Oba knows for a fact the Young OG’s got his number.
Oba says he has never been afraid of Je’Von. In fact, every single time they’ve locked up, Je’Von’s never beaten him, Oba’s always beaten Je’Von. So it will be no different tonight. Y’know what? GAME ON! The fans fire up for that! Oba wants it, Je’Von wants it, the fans all want it, but will we all get it? Will Christmas come early when Je’Von gets his title match with Oba Femi?
Tatum Paxley speaks.
“Izzi… You said you were gonna end this hopeless and pathetic version of myself that just refuses to evolve. And you know what? You did. She’s all gone now. And I have nothing left to lose. But you do…” Tatum shows off her Shawn Spears & Niko Vance action figures! “You stabbed me in my back, separated my heart from my mind, all because I didn’t wanna play your way. Well now, we are gonna play my game! One by one, two will go, and then it’s just gonna be you and me, Izzi. Alone, together.” Tatum has a twisted smile, will Izzi regret everything she ever did?
Kelani Jordan VS Jordynne Grace!
The Standout won the Knockouts Championship, got rejected by most of the NXT Women’s Division, but then lashed out at the one who stood by her. And now that bad attitude is coming back to haunt her as The Juggernaut is ready to bulldoze right through her! Will someone learn how to lose with Grace? Or will no one do it like Lani?
Grace makes her entrance, and Lani rushes her! The fans fire up as the brawl is on at the ramp! Grace LARIATS Lani down, then drags her up and into the ring. Lani runs up, Grace RAMS her, then jumps in! The bell rings as Lani dodges, but Grace hits a THESZ PRESS! Grace rains down fists, and the fans fire up as Grace roars. Grace scoops and SLAMS Lani! Then scoops and SLAMS again! And then another scoop, but Lani slips free! Lani shoves Grace, dodges her, but Grace scoops to MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO! Lani survives but Grace brings her up. Grace SLAPS Lani, Lani SLAPS back, and then they fire fists!
Grace reels Lani in, Canadian Rack, but Lani slips free. Lani BOOTS Grace from the corner, then storms up to whip, but Grace reverses! Lani hits buckles hard, and Grace runs back in! DOUBLE KNEES to the back! Lani sits down, Grace ELBOWS her down! The fans fire up and Grace runs corner to corner. Grace goes up, up, GRACE UNDER PRESSURE FLOPS! Lani runs and DROPKICKS the legs! Lani stomps away on the leg, then drops KNEES on the knee! The fans rally for Grace but Lani drags her around. ELBOW DROP on the knee! ELBOW DROP on the knee! And another ELBOW DROP on the knee!
The fans rally and Lani stalks Grace. Grace kicks Lani away, skins the cat, but Lani avoids the shoulder tackle! Lani KICKS Grace, reels her in, but Grace backdrops free! Lani lands on the apron, and they start throwing forearms and CHPOS! The fans rally, Grace reels Lani back in! Lani holds ropes to stop the suplex! Lani fires elbows, then a BOOT! Grace wobbles, Lani clinches, but now Grace holds ropes! Grace fires headbutts! Grace Alabama Lifts, but Lani clicks her heels! Lani sunset flips, but Grace jumps! Lani YANKS her down, knee hitting the apron! The fans boo while Lani talks trash, and NXT goes to break.
NXT returns and Lani SMACKS Grace off the mat! Then she SMASHES Grace’s knee into the mat! Lani stalks Grace to a corner, and wraps the leg around ropes! The ref counts, Lani stops to ROCK Grace, but then she drops KNEES on the knee! The fans duel, Lani drags Grace up, and SMACKS her off the mat again! Lani has the leg, stomps it, then YANKS it! Lani circles, drags Grace around, but Grace UP KICKS! Grace goes to a corner, Lani runs up, but Grace puts her on the apron! Lani drops before Grace throws hands, and Lani YANKS Grace into the post! Lani SLAMS Grace’s leg against the post, ties the legs up, but Grace fights the leglock!
The ref counts, Lani lets go at 4, but then she ties the leglock again! Lani stops, goes in and covers, TWO! Lani is annoyed but she drags Grace up. Grace fires body shots, the fans rally, and Grace reels Lani in. But Lani turns that into a dragon sleeper! Grace powers up to facelock, Lani turns things around again, but Grace powers it back to a suplex! Both women are down, the fans fire up, and Grace pounds the mat. Grace reels Lani back in, but Lani wrenches the arm to KICK out the leg! Lani drags Grace up, scoops her again, and puts her in the Tree of Woe! Lani stomps away on the bad leg!
The ref counts, Lani stops, and Lani goes up the corner. The fans boo but Lani stands on Grace’s leg! Grace sits up to THROW Lani away! The fans fire up while Grace is free of the Tree! Grace crawls, drags Lani up, and the fans rally. Lani fires forearms but so does Grace! Grace shoves Lani to a corner, rolls her up, TWO! Into the STRETCH MUFFLER! Lani endures, fights up, but Grace turns her for a MUFFLER PLEX! Lani flounders out of the ring, Grace pursues, and Grace hooks Lani up in a Reverse Gory Especial! But Lani flips free, and she CHOP BLOCKS the leg out! The fans boo but Lani drags Grace up and SMACKS her off steps!
Lani goes looking under the ring, and she brings out a chair! The ref reprimands, but Lani takes a swing! Grace avoids the shot and the chair hits steel steps! Lani is disarmed, Grace puts her in the ring, and she SPINEBUSTERS! Cover, TWO! Grace is frustrated, but she ties Lani’s legs up in a BUTTERFLY DEATHLOCK! But Lani endures, turns things over, and the legs are hooked up! They fight for control in this wild surfboard duel! They both power up, and bridge upside-down! They start slapping each other and the fans fire up! The two break free, hobble, and Lani runs up, but into a BOOT! Grace dodges Lani, RAMS her into the buckle again and again!
The fans cheer “Women’s Wrestling!” as Grace hits the backslide. Lani rolls through, but Grace LARIATS! And short arm LARIATS again! Lani ducks the third, but Grace wrenches. Lani BOOTS the punch, ducks another, but Grace ducks the kick! Grace waistlocks, O’Conner Rolls, and CHAOS THEORY! Bridging cover, TWO! Lani survives and Grace is beside herself! The fans duel, Lani TOSSES Grace, but Grace trips Lani! Grace reels Lani into a gut wrench, but Lani turns it around! Grace turns it back around! Lani slips free, goes for the steps, but Grace blocks! Grace SMACKS Lani off the steel! GRACE UNDER PRESSURE on the floor!
The fans agree, “This is Awesome!” Grace puts Lani in the ring, but she grabs the chair! The ref reprimands again, and he takes the chair away this time! Lani BOOTS Grace off the steps, and Grace crashes through barriers!! Lani puts Grace in the ring, goes up, 450 SPLASH!! Cover, Lani wins!
Winner: Kelani Jordan, by pinfall
Grace let her anger get the better of her, and then Lani got the better of her, too! Will Lani and her bad attitude get back to gold soon enough? Will Grace ever figure out what she has to do to be on top in NXT?
The entire Women’s Division warms up.
Stars from NXT and Evolve are all getting ready, because they all know about Blake Monroe’s Open Challenge. But Jordynne returns backstage and says she’s sick and tired of this. Everything was perfect when she first showed up, and now she can’t even beat rookies?! She can’t even beat Kelani Jordan?! But Thea Hail steps in and says Grace shouldn’t be so hard on herself. Take it from someone whose emotions are constantly all over the place, this is not the time to be doubting yourself but to believe in yourself even more! Grace has everything it takes to be where she wants to be, and do you know why?
Because she is JORDYNNE GRACE! Do NOT doubt yourself! Wow, is Grace really getting life advice from a 16 year old? Thea’s 22… But she’s been here since she was 18, so some might say she’s pretty grizzled. Oh, everyone else already left. Thea apologizes but she’s gotta get going, too. Hopefully she’ll talk with Grace again after becoming champion! Thea runs after the others, but who will make it to the ring first?
NXT Women’s North American Championship Open Challenge: Blake Monroe VS ???
As intense as Ilja Dragunov. As beloved as Sami Zayn. As talented and admired as John Cena! This is how The Glamour sees herself, but we might all know better. Even so, she wants to prove she can be as much the fighting champion as they are, hence this opportunity. We saw the locker room all abuzz, but who will share the spotlight with Blake Monroe?
Blake takes the mic to say, “As your NXT Women’s North American Champion, I know how much the women in that locker room idolize me. And how they look up to me as something of a role model. And with the holidays coming up, I’m finding myself in a giving mood, wanting to bless those less fortunate, give back. After all, who doesn’t want a little bit of Glamour in their lives? So being the ferocious competitor that I am, I have decided to host an Open Challenge! And of course, Ava agreed, so without further ado, let’s see which lucky lady gets the opportunity of a lifetime.” The entire locker room rushes out!
Blake panics a bit, saying one at a time, she only has two hands. She can’t possibly face them all! There’s only so much room in this ring! Blake shouts for Ava to sort this out, but THEA HAIL jumps in from the other side! KIMURA!! Blake TAPS!! Thea thinks she won, but the bell didn’t ring! Blake scrambles out of the ring, only to be surrounded by the rest! Blake tells them all to back off! It seems we’ll have to try this another night. But did the Grown-Ass Woman just prove she can overcome The Woman From Hell?
Backstage interview with Shiloh Hill.
Kelly Kincaid is with the newest LFG talent signed to NXT, and says we’ve certainly learned a lot of… interesting facts about him over the past few weeks. Now he is moments away from his NXT debut! Shiloh says yes, he’s very nervous. But y’know what they say about nervousness, right? It’s just the body activating the hyperthymic pituitary adrenal access from the nervous system. He’s good! All this pent up energy gets to be unleashed, and he can be all smashmouth on Lexis King! Time to show the world why no one sleeps on Shiloh Hill. Oh, almost forgot his lucky tooth! Shiloh puts his smile on, literally, will he make waves in his NXT debut?
Shiloh Hill VS Lexis King!
NXT returns as Shiloh makes his entrance to the ring. But then Lexis runs up on him! Shiloh TOSSES Lexis, then goes out after him! Shiloh fires hands on Lexis, SMACKS him off the apron, then off the desk! Shiloh puts Lexis in, the bell finally rings, and Shiloh RAMS Lexis into a corner! Then he reels Lexis in so he can RAM him into the other corner! Shiloh TOSSES Lexis across the ring, then runs to SLIDING SHOULDER TACKLE! The fans fire up, but Lexis YANKS Shiloh into buckles! Lexis runs to DROPKICK, then he covers, TWO! The fans boo Lexis but he KNEES Shiloh in the side! “Welcome to the big leagues, kid!”
Lexis CHOPS Shiloh, CLUBS him, then pie faces him! Lexis CHOPS again, then whips! Lexis kitchen sink KNEES Shiloh, then KICKS! And basement DROPKICKS! Cover, TWO! The fans boo Lexis but he stalks Shiloh to ump off buckles. The fans rally for Shiloh but Lexis digs his boots in! The ref counts, Lexis stops at 4, and he runs corner to corner, only to fake the dropkick and SLAP Shiloh! Lexis struts, but Shiloh is getting mad. Lexis runs, but Shiloh gets up, DOUBLE LARIATS knock both men down! The fans fire up for Shiloh as he rises. Shiloh takes the tooth out! Time to go smashmouth! He ROCKS Lexis, fires body shots and haymakers, then runs to CLOBBER Lexis!
Shiloh LARIATS, then wrenches to reel Lexis in! TWIST ‘N’ SHOUT! Cover, TWO! Lexis survives but the fans chant “TOOTHLESS WRESTLING!” Lexis UP KICKS Shiloh, then runs up to SUPERKICK! Shiloh staggers, but he just fires up for it! Lexis is freaking out a bit, but he runs up, into a BACKDROP! Then a BACK SUPLEX NECKBREAKER! Cover, Shiloh wins!
Winner: Shiloh Hill, by pinfall
“The Whisper to the Beast” just slayed the Drama King! Will Shiloh and his “toothless aggression” take over NXT soon enough?
Backstage interview with Oba Femi.
Kelly Kincaid is with The Ruler to bring up that anything can happen on NXT. Tonight, Oba thought he was going to celebrate being NXT Champion again, and look forward to Saturday Night’s Main Event against Cody Rhodes. But now, he is defending the title against Iron Survivor, Je’Von Evans. Oba says when you are champion, you learn to expect the unexpected. Because when surprises run into dominance, the end result is typically predictable. It always ends with gold hoisted above Oba’s head. Oba hopes Cody Rhodes is watching tonight, because Cody knows what Je’Von is all about. But he has no idea what The Ruler is capable of.
Oba will step up to Cody in his own territory as Face of the Company, Quarterback Number One, the man who carries WEW. But Cody, who is going to carry you when Oba puts you through the ground? That is what awaits Cody, that is what awaits Je’Von Evans! Oba will break the Iron Survivor! And then on Saturday, Oba will break the American Nightmare! Now, he must prepare. Oba leaves to prepare for yet another title fight, but will it all go as he expects? Or will the inevitable be shocked by the unexpected?
Ethan Page is here!
The fans are torn as All Ego carries both his NXT North American & AAA Mixed Tag Team Championships to the ring. Ethan gets a mic and tries to talk over the song of “A-HOLE~!” Ethan says, “Superstars, legends, reptiles, insiders, outsiders, it truly doesn’t matter when it comes to my North American Championship. Folks, I came to NXT to drink from the Fountain of Youth and soak up as much knowledge as humanly possible. But it turns out, I was the only guy willing to ask the questions that nobody else had the balls to ask. No, it’s true. While athletes asked how to perform the best dropkick, I asked, ‘How do I break that guy’s jaw?’
“And when no one was willing to answer, I did it their way anyways. Old school, trial and error, using whatever warm body this company wants to call a professional wrestler! So now, these said wrestlers seem to be a bit preoccupied with their TikToks, with their social media, trying to aim for that finger point photo with their childhood favorite. Bit these were the same man I was asking these questions to, so that these athletes could stay in the back and stare at ME out here with THESE!” Ethan holds up the belts and the fans boo. Ethan says now collectively, they’ll all have to watch. They’ll watch John Cena have his last match in a few days…
And after that, we get to watch John Cena walk away for good. What Ethan learned, though, is that a week after Cena is gone, he will become a distant memory, leaving behind a giant void to be filled. “A void to be filled by a man with a giant ego! The same man who won the NXT Championship in record time! Now, when I couldn’t find my path back to that championship, well, that’s when I won this, turning the North American Championship into the most sought after, prestigious prize in ALL of NXT! By the way, that’s not just a cliche or a catchphrase, it’s true. Just check my resumé.
“Every locker room, brand, company, amalgamation of letters, has sent their very best to try and take this championship away from me, and they couldn’t. Now a man with that many accomplishments truly deserves a break. No break for All Ego, I decided to keep conquering, and I did. I went on while defending this championship to win the AAA Mixed Tag Team titles! Making me one-of-one, unlike anyone else in this entire company!” The fans are again torn, but Ethan says there are three days most important to everyone: The day they’re brought into this world, the day they leave this world, and the day they realize ETHAN PAGE IS THE BIGGEST STAR THE WWE HAS!
And going forward, under Ethan’s supervision, NXT will be perfectly- Oh, wait, the lights go out! And walking on that bridge… TONY D appears from the crowd side! Ethan knows it a moment too late, and he turns around into the SPINEBUSTER! Tony sprinkles the black rose petals, but who will the former Don of NXT hit next?
DarkState talks backstage.
The others talk about Dion’s great highlights from Deadline, but Dion says he has to take care of something real quick. They head on without him, and Dion sees Ava talking with the other Iron Survivor Challenge competitors that lost out. He asks what this is about, and Ava says now that they’re all here, we all know now that Oba VS Je’Von for the title is happening tonight. That means there still needs to be a New Year’s Evil challenger. Myles says if she needs a challenge, say no more. He’s right here. Dion says hell nah, no one is jumping him in line. Hendry says just say his name, but Ava has them all calm down. She’s already put thought into this.
Since they were all tied during Iron Survivor, there is going to be a traditional Fatal 4 Way, first fall to a finish. The winner then moves on to New Year’s Evil to face the NXT Champion, whoever that is after tonight. They all agree to that, but then Ethan storms into the office in a rage! What the absolute HELL is going on with Tony D?! How is Ava supposed to know? No one’s seen him in months! Oh, amazing GM skills. Is she on goofball pills? A reptile steals Ethan’s car, nothing happens. A guy who’s been on vacation for six months is back, and who does he attack? Ethan! Who gets the short end of the stick? Why is it always him, Ava?!
Myles says look out, Tony’s right there! Gottee! Oh, real funny! Deaf guy’s gut jokes. Ethan storms off in a rage, will he and Tony just have to settle this in the ring? And who will be the NEW #1 contender headed to New Year’s Evil?
Sol Ruca VS Wren Sinclair w/ Kendal Grey!
Speaking of Iron Survivor, the Soul Surfer got taken out at the knees quite literally, but now she has to shake that off and be ready for the Role Model, Bayley, at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Will Sol recover from that wipeout by taking her frustrations out on #WrenQCC? Or will Wren prove there’s no use in making excuses?
The bell rings and the two circle. They tie up, Sol powers Wren to a corner, and the fans duel. Wren waistlocks, spins Sol, but Sol shoves Wren away. Wren rushes back in, Sol avoids the leg pick, and then Sol jumps the next. Sol waistlocks, Wren trips Sol and turns her over using the leg! CALF KILLER! Sol reaches back to headlock, the fans duel as they sing, “SOL~ OH OH OH, SOL~!” “WREN!” and Wren fights up. Wren powers up and out, drops down, but sol redirects! Wren ducks the kick, rolls Sol up, TWO! Wren goes for a leg, Sol steps over, but Wren shoves her away. Sol comes back to wrench and FACEBUSTER! Cover, TWO!
Wren stays in this, but wait! Zaria is in the crowd! Sol sheepishly waves hi, but Wren rolls her up! TWO, Wren ghost pins, TWO! Sol Oklahoma Rolls Wren, TWO! Wren slips around, waistlocks, then headlocks, but Sol powers up and out. Wren grabs ropes, then spins to SOBAT and LEG SWEEP! Then BASEMENT BULLDOG! Cover, TWO! Wren SMASHES Sol’s leg, then ties the leg up for a TWIST! And a TWEAK! Sol endures, fires elbows, but Wren stomps the leg and CLUBS the other! Sol fires elbows, Wren fires some in return, and Wren stands to- NO, Sol stands out of the knee smash and ROUNDHOUSES Wren!
Sol then ELBOWS Wren down! And ELBOWS her again! The fans rally and duel, Sol whips but Wren reverses. Sol goes up, up, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Then she mule kicks, CLUBS and SUPER- NO, Wren blocks and spins Sol! CHOP! And CHOP! And DOUBLE CHOP! Sol stagers around, Wren underhooks, BUTTERFLY PLEX! The fans rally with Wren, she runs up, but Sol goes up and over! Sol hits a SURFBOARD BACKSTABBER! Then the SOL SNATCHER!! Cover, Sol wins!
Winner: Sol Ruca, by pinfall
Zaria somewhat applauds her friend’s victory, though it is hard to say if they’re still that friendly. Zaria almost goes to ringside, but then decides to just go backstage. Sol hurries after Zaria, can she fix the fractured relationship? Will Sol ride her wave of momentum all the way to DC when she faces Bayley?
Oh wait, Fatal Influence is here…! What do Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid have planned? We’ll see, after the break.
NXT returns and…
Fatal Influence now stands in the ring with Kendal & Wren, mics in hand. The Toxic Rockstar says, “Look at you, Kendal! You’re living the Cinderella story, aren’t you? Going from relatively unknown to being the Iron Survivor? I mean, that’s quite the accomplishment, and you should be extremely proud of yourself.” The fans cheer, and Jacy says to take a piece of advice from the locker room leader, this feeling that you have, this moment, this is as good as it’s gonna get. Think about it: Kendal has all of the people hyping her up and supporting her. The fans do cheer that, and Jacy says the Kendal stock has never been higher.
Kendal isn’t the future, she’s the now! Truly, Kendal is living the dream. This is exactly why people say they wanna do this: So they can feel that love and support Kendal is getting right now. The fans cheer again, and Jacy says she hates to be the one to say it… But Kendal’s reality is gonna smack her in the face come New Year’s Evil! Kendal’s 15 minutes of fame will be up the moment she loses, and she WILL lose. This crash, this downward spiral that Jacy sends Kendal on, will be catastrophic. And these people will do what they always do, and move on to the next new favorite, the next new flavor of the month.
Where does that leave Kendal? Where? See, no one else is gonna tell you the truth, but Jacy has no problem being the bad guy. Potential doesn’t win championships! Kendal may have her Evolve Women’s Championship, but holding THE NXT Women’s Championship, the prestigious title, is a whole different level. And Kendal may have spent all year trying to make a name for herself, but Jacy OWNED 2025! This was the Year of Jacy Freakin’ Jayne! She went from being “underappreciated” and “overlooked” to being the most dominant woman in the deepest division in wrestling history!
And speaking of history, she’s also a history maker! The first woman to ever hold the TNA Knockouts World Championship AND The NXT Women’s Championship at the same time! She is a TWO-TIME NXT Women’s Champion! See, everybody realized this year what Jacy’s known all along: That Jacy IS a Rockstar in the ring! She IS the foundation, the glue that holds NXT together! In what world does Kendal think Jacy is gonna let some flash in pan, bootleg Kurt Angle with a ponytail steal her spotlight?! Wren is heated, but Jacy tells Kendal, “rookie,” you don’t stand a chance in Hell at beating me. LOSER!
Kendal says wow, that was a lot. Can she talk now? She’ll talk now. Jacy is right, she’s had a ton of momentum this year. But look who has it now. And she gets it, Kendal’s the rookie, still up-and-coming, still so much to learn. But no one expected her to win Iron Survivor, and she did! She even shocked herself! And now, no one expects Kendal to beat Jacy, but now that Kendal thinks about it… No one expected Jacy to beat Stephanie Vaquer, did they? No. And that’s what Kendal loves about wrestling: When you get in the ring, anything can happen! This past Saturday, Kendal showed she can rise to the occasion.
So if Jacy wants to treat their match at New Year’s Evil as a joke, go ahead. But do you know what’s the best part about being the underdog? The face people make when the underdog bites back! The fans cheer that! Jacy says how cute. Kendal wins one big match and now she thinks she belongs in the ring with the most dominant female faction in the game today? What a joke! Wren says okay, the #WrenQCC is just getting started, but they already have a title. And then they’ll have two titles. That’ll leave them with one, but who knows? Fallon, maybe the WrenQCC will make this a clean sweep. Lainey says that is enough out of Wren.
Lainey tells Wren to listen. Matching jackets doesn’t make their little “project” better than Fatal Influence. And they have no problem showing them that. But don’t worry, they’ll leave just enough left so Jacy can show the rookie exactly where she belongs. Then Fallon sucker punches Kendal! The fans boo as Fatal Influence mugs Kendal 3v1! Wren gets up, she DECKS Lainey! And she drags Jacy back to CHOP her down! Wren dodges Fallon to CHOP her now! Lainey is back to SUPERKICK! The mugging continues 3v2 now, and the fans boo as the three stand tall. Will NXT be stuck under the Influence, even in the New Year?
Backstage interview with Hank ‘n’ Tank.
Kelly is now with the Big Belly Boys, still in their finest yukatas from their visit to Japan. They hung out with Yoshiki Inamura, he did right by your boys. Then Kelly speaks for everyone when she says that we’re all excited to have the Belly Boys back stateside. Arigato gozaimasu, Kelly-san. It was bodacious, in a sense. It was great to get into another culture, learn a thing or two, and add some tools to the toolbox. Plus, winning gold, slapping bellies, long that gold, all in all, a great experience. But now they’re ready to do what they do best, and that is make some noise. And it sounds a little bit like-
OTM interrupts, and Bronco Nima criticizes these two in Espanol. They’re back, so what? Oh, konichiwa, “Bronc” and “Lush.” Let’s not act like they forgot what OTM did to Hank ‘n’ Tank, okay? Yeah, they were hoping the same. But also hoping Hank ‘n’ Tank were smart enough to stay away. Guess not. Sounds like they wanna tussle with the tummies, Tank. Well, if they wanna tussle with the tummies, Hank, then let’s get the hockey jerseys back on and meet them in the ring! OTM’s up for that. These teams head out, but will Bronco Nima & Lucien Price learn just why Hank ‘n’ Tank became GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Champions? Or will Hank ‘n’ Tank fail to get out the mud?
Blake Monroe meets with Ava in her office.
Blake says they need to talk. Ava figured. How’d the open challenge go? That’s the thing! It didn’t! All thanks to Ava! What? This was Blake’s idea and Ava was trying to talk her out of it! Oh, don’t backtrack now! Blake cannot believe Ava would set her up for that embarrassment! Blake told Ava she’d be a glamorous champion, but Ava took it too far! Blake was like a piece of meat in shark infested waters! How many women are in this division? Ava mockingly starts counting on her fingers, but Blake says don’t even get her started on that lil’ blonde banshee, Thea Hail! But that’s it! Ava’s creation of the Glamour Open Challenge is DONE!
Blake, this was your idea! But fine, whatever, no more open challenges ever. And an apology wouldn’t kill Ava. It might. But Ava’s not apologizing for tonight, or for making Blake defend the title against, how’d she put it? “That blonde banshee,” Thea Hail. Blake says Ava has some nerve. Blake storms out of Ava’s office, and Ava mockingly says she hopes the arm feels better. But will Blake be even more embarrassed and humiliated after the loses to Thea Hail?
Sol catches up to Zaria.
Sol asks why Zaria was in the crowd, and Zaria says they haven’t had their chat yet, but she figured she should support Sol. Sol says that means a lot. Well, you’re welcome. And good luck against Bayley on Saturday. Wait, Zaria, Sol would love it if you were there, too. Really? Duh! They both say they’re sorry, and they hug it out! Friends fight, it is normal, but… Zaria’s never had a friend like Sol. Sol says same for Zaria. Now, to get some sweets! But will everything be just as it was for #ZaRuca? Or is this just a patch fix on a bigger problem?
NXT Championship: Oba Femi VS Je’Von Evans!
The Ruler says he is inevitable, but even he was thrown a curveball when The Young OG decided to take his shot tonight, not a month from now! But will the Iron Survivor make good on playing his hot hand now? Or will he regret being in such a hurry to have his moment?
NXT returns and Oba makes his entrance. The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see who truly has the other’s number!
The bell rings and the two tie right up. Oba powers Je’Von to a corner, the ref counts, but Oba backs off. Oba eggs Je’Von on, the fans rally, and the two reset. They tie up, Oba again powers Je’Von back to a corner, and the ref again counts. Oba again lets off cleanly, but with a smirk on his face. Je’Von SUPERKICKS the smirk off his face! Je’Von then springboards and O G- NO! Oba stops the cutter, shoves Je’Von away and then runs up, but Je’Von dodges the uppercut! BUSAIKU KNEE!! Cover, TWO!! Oba survives Je’Von pulling out the Yes Movement and the fans are thunderous! Oba THROWS Je’Von to a corner, CLUBS him, but Je’Von slips free!
Je’Von fires body shots and fast hands! The fans fire up but Oba TOSSES Je’Von to another corner! Je’Von dodges a boot to fire more fists! Oba ROCKS Je’Von! Je’Von staggers, the fans fire up, and Oba storms up on Je’Von again. Oba whips Je’Von to ropes, but Je’Von ducks ‘n’ dodges and RED DOT KICKS! Cover, TWO!! Another close call but Oba is still in this! Je’Von goes to a corner, the fans fire up again, and Je’Von runs up again, but into a lift! Oba RAMS Je’Von into the corner, UPPERCUTS and ROCKS Je’Von, then brings him around. Oba whips Je’Von, Je’Von bounces off buckles, and Oba scoops with one hand! Shh… BACKBREAKER!
Je’Von writhes, the fans fire up, and Oba drags Je’Von to the ropes. Oba stands on Je’Von, steps off as the ref counts 4, and the fans rally as hard as they can. Oba drags Je’Von around, clamps on a chinlock, but Je’Von endures. Je’Von kicks and flails, reaches out, and fights up as the fans cheer him on with all they’ve got! Je’Von fires body shots, elbows free, but Oba clamps back on! Je’Von runs for the corner to HOTSHOT Oba! And then he DROPKICKS Oba down! Oba falls out of the ring, and Je’Von hurries to the apron! Je’Von avoids the swat, mule kicks back, and then jumps, but Oba YANKS him down!
Oba snarls as he looms over Je’Von. The fans rally, Oba stands Je’Von up, and Oba whips Je’Von at the ring. Je’Von leaps to ASAI MOONSAULT, but he gets caught! But then he slips free, and he RAMS Oba into the apron! Je’Von runs up, but Oba pops him up, and SWATS him down! Oba is practically foaming at the mouth while NXT goes picture in picture.
The ref checks Je’Von, Je’Von is somehow in this, so Oba drags him up. Oba scoops, and SNAKE EYES off the apron! Je’Von flounders around, Oba drags him back up, and he puts Je’Von in the ring. Oba paces, reaches down, but Je’Von snatches Oba into a cradle! TWO, and Oba LARIATS Je’Von right down! Oba stomps away on Je’Von, takes a leg, and SMASHES it on the mat! Je’Von hobbles and scrambles away, clutching the knee, but Oba stalks him to a corner. The ref again wants to check Je’Von, but Je’Von insists he can continue. Oba stomps Je’Von, then looms over him in the corner. Oba drags Je’Von up and reels him in.
Je’Von fights the suplex with body shots, but Oba CLUBS him down! Oba grins as he brings Je’Von back up, suplexes again, and SLAMS Je’Von down hard! Oba does sit-ups just to show off, then he stalks Je’Von to the ropes. Oba drags Je’Von up, brings him around, but Je’Von again fights the lift. NXT returns to single picture as Je’Von fires hands and the fans fire up! But Oba clinches for the URENAGE BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Je’Von writhes, but Oba stalks him to the ropes. Oba drags Je’Von up and reels him in. But Je’Von flops down! Oba is amused, and he mocks Je’Von’s pain. Oba stands Je’Von up, talks trash, but Je’Von fires body shots!
Oba is more annoyed now, but the fans still rally for Je’Von as he fires hands! Je’Von ROCKS Oba! Oba CLUBS Je’Von down! Oba drags Je’Von up, and hoists him up, only for Je’Von to fight and RANA! Oba tumbles out, Je’Von rises, but Oba YANKS Je’Von off the apron! Je’Von fires hands, and he RANAS Oba away! The fans rally up again as Je’Von drags himself up with the desk. Je’Von sees Oba is up, Oba runs in, but Je’Von dodges! Oba FLIES over the desk, and almost takes Booker T out with him!! The fans go nuts, but the ring count is climbing! Je’Von rolls in at 5, and Oba rises at 7! But he’s very wobbly as he drags hismelf over teh desk!
Oba is in at 9, but Je’Von goes COAST2COAST to FROG SPLASH!! Oba writhes, Je’Von goes up! FIVE STAR FROG SPALSH!! Cover, TWO!?!? Oba survives and no one can believe it! Je’Von shrugs it off, fires back up, and he runs up to bob ‘n’ weave and fire hands! “This is Awesome!” as Je’Von keeps Oba wobbling! SPIN KICK! Oba staggers all the way out of the ring! Je’Von just FLIES! Down goes Oba and the fans are thunderous! Je’Von hurries to get Oba up and into the ring, then he springboards in! But Oba DECKS him outta the sky! Oba runs up to SPLASH in the corner! But Je’Von gets around?! GERMAN SUPLEX! But Oba’s right back up!!
Oba runs, but into a CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!!! Oba survives, but Je’Von springboards! RED- UPPERCUT!!! Cover, TWO!!!! Je’Von survives and the fans are electric! The fans are loving this, but Oba hoists Je’Von up! SHOTPUT BOMB! Oba says it is over now! FALL FROM- CUTTER!!! Je’Von goes up, up, SUPER O G CUTTER!!! Cover, SOMEONE YANKS THE REF OUT!!! IT’S RICKY!!! The Absolute couldn’t let Je’Von have his moment after all! So Je’Von DIVES onto Ricky!! The fans boo Ricky, Je’Von hurries into the ring, and he dodges Oba to RED DOT! Je’Von runs again, but Oba LARIATS! And UPPERCUT!
Oba keeps moving, he UPPERCUTS again! Oba reels Je’Von in, but Je’Von fights the lift! Oba still POWERBOMBS him down! Cover, Oba wins!
Winner: Oba Femi, by pinfall (still NXT Champion)
The fans are furious with Ricky, but it seems if he can’t beat Oba, no one else can. Will Je’Von have justice by going after The Absolute? Will Oba prove he is not just The Ruler of NXT, but ALL of WWE?
My Thoughts:
A great NXT to follow Deadline, but I can’t be sure the point of undercutting Je’Von like this. Granted, they could’ve easily done this same move of Ricky betraying Je’Von and screwing him over in January, but the timing of this being so soon after Je’Von’s incredible win at Deadline just feels awful. Je’Von VS Ricky is clearly set for New Year’s Evil now, and we might still get Oba VS Dion now that there’s a Fatal 4 Way. Though even with that, I suppose DarkState could cheat the others to help Dion win, and maybe even help Dion against Oba, but with New Year’s Evil apparently just being in Orlando, I don’t see a major title change like that happening.
They set up some interesting things with the Men’s and Women’s North American Championships, but still can’t be sure either title changes hands. Tony D going after Ethan Page outta nowhere, maybe Tony reclaims the NA title. As for Blake, I was a little disappointed we didn’t get a match from the Open Challenge, but that was a pretty hilarious way to get OUT of an open challenge. Blake VS Thea will be a great match, but I feel like Blake retains. Blake might even cheat to keep Thea strong in defeat. But at the same time, Thea really needs to get a title win, and it’d be so great if she got one humbling Blake.
But at the same time, Grace might pull a Ricky Saints and screw Thea over. Grace’s newest loss to Kelani, though a great match, is clearly grinding down her last nerve. Lani herself might be in a holding pattern for titles, as Blake is Heel and Jacy Jayne is Heel, but that could change after New Year’s Evil. Though that’d only be if Kendal Grey got her newest title shocker. Good promo from Kendal & Wren with Fatal Influence, but of course Influence beats down the Faces 3v2. I wonder if #WrenQCC adds a new member to even things out against The Influence, like Carlee Bright since she’s Kendal’s Evolve bestie.
Wren VS Sol was good but certainly quick, and it was mostly to also give us more ZaRuca story. They’ve made up for now, but I feel like something could make Zaria snap and Spear Sol right on Saturday Night’s Main Event. Shiloh had a solid debut against Lexis King, and I like that the false tooth is his version of bringing down straps or whatever other powerup. Very good promo from Tatum to call out Izzi & The Culling and promising to have her revenge. A little surprised she isn’t getting reinforcements this time, but I suppose that’s because Hank ‘n’ Tank are back to their feud with OTM. Really good promo from those two teams, they’ll have a great match.
My Score: 8.8/10
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Ain’t Nobody Safe!
After costing Dion Lennox, Saquon Shugars looks to redeem himself by taking the NXT North American Championship from Myles Borne!
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- NXT North American Championship: Myles Borne VS Saquon Shugars w/ DarkState; Myles wins and retains the title.
- EK Prosper &
Dorian Van DuxSean Legacy VS Uriah Connors & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo w/ Birthright; Prosper & Legacy win. - Lizzy Rain VS Nikkita Lyons; Lizzy wins.
- Shiloh Hill VS Ricky Saints; wins.
PLAY BY PLAY
Robert Stone talks with Shawn Michaels & Matt Bloom.
The NXT General Manager is with the heads of NXT management and wants to get right to the point. Ethan Page, Joe Hendry, Fatal Influence, Sol Ruca, Blake Monroe, and even Ricky Saints, all called up to Raw and SmackDown to make an impact there. Those are big shoes to fill, though, and Stone’s phone has been blowing up from all the talent. But he thinks it is time for some fresh faces, maybe even from Evolve and LFG. Bloom says they have a great crop of international talent looking for their chance. HBK says they’ve done what NXT does, they’ve been through this before many times. Now, Stone can put names on cards, put pictures on the board, and continue to take calls.
Or… He can throw a stick of dynamite into the locker rooms and see who runs out. Stone likes that bold approach. Things are about to change drastically, but who will show up while the others blow up?
NXT North American Championship: Myles Borne VS Saquon Shugars w/ DarkState!
Speaking of, we just saw Myles overcome a member of DarkState when he defeated Dion Lennox, but admittedly, The Sugar Man muddied the waters on that. But will it be clear that Myles will #NeverBreak? Or can Saquon redeem himself by taking this title for himself?
The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if nobody’s safe!
The bell rings and Saquon runs up! Myles dodges then fires hands! The fans rally for Myles as he UPPERCUTS again and again! Saquon flounders, but then he YANKS Myles! Myles stops from hitting ropes, but Saquon gets around for the NECK JACKER! Myles goes to a corner, Saquon runs up again, but Myles dodges again! Saquon tumbles off buckles, and Myles kicks him low. Myles reels Saquon in for the X-PLEX! The fans rally as Myles then deadlift GUT WRENCH PLEXES! Saquon tumbles again while the fans fire up. Myles storms up but Saquon BOOTS him! Saquon runs, but into a SNAP POWERSLAM! Saquon bails out and DarkState regroups.
But wait! Myles goes AIR BORNE! Down go Saquon & Osiris while the fans fire up! Myles puts Saquon in, but Cutler drags him out! Myles ROCKS Cutler, then he CHOPS Saquon! Myles ROCKS and whips but Saquon avoids the dropkick! Saquon grins and runs up to RAM Myles! Saquon climbs up, he rains down fists, but Myles carries him away! Atomic drop! And LARIAT! Then a wrench and hook, but Saquon hooks the ropes! Saquon turns things around on Myles to backslide him onto ropes! A unique hotshot to say the least, and then Saquon goes up, out, around, and he YANKS Myles into the crossbar!
The fans boo but Saquon skins the cat. Myles sputters, Saquon WRECKS him with a dropkick! Saquon wants after Myles but the ref backs him off! Saquon says screw that, and he goes up onto the desk! Saquon soaks up the heat while NXT goes picture in picture.
The ref checks Myles as he sputters, that crossbar he hit was exposed steel! Saquon still stands Myles up to SMACK him off the desk! Saquon drags Myles up and puts him in the ring for a KNEE DROP! Myles coughs and sputters again, but Saquon lines up another KNEE DROP! Saquon stalks Myles, brings him around, and JUMPING KNEE DROPS! Cover, TWO! Myles toughs it out but Saquon stays focused. Saquon drags Myles up, kicks him to a corner, then stomps a mudhole into him! The ref counts, Saquon stops at 4, and Myles sputters as he leans against the ropes. Saquon storms up but Myles fires body shots!
Saquon CLUBS Myles , turns him, but Myles turns neckbreaker into O’Conner Roll! TWO, and Saquon has the legs to drag Myles under the ropes! ROPE GUILLOTINE! Myles again sputters and coughs while Saquon looms over him. Saquond rags Myles to a cover, TWO! Myles tough sit out but Saquon clamps on with a chinlock. Myles endures, fights around, but Saquon KNEES him in the back! Myles goes to the apron, Saquon storms up, and Saquon ROCKS Myles with a right! Saquon turns Myles around, CLUBS away on his chest, then stops as the ref counts. Myles RAMS into Saquon, and NXT returns to single picture as Myles slingshots to sunset flip!
The fans rally and even duel as Saquon flails to stay up! Saquon breaks free, but Myles avoids the knee drop! Saquon hurries to headlock but Myles powers up, out, then drops down. Saquon hurdles over the backdrop, but turns around into a HIP TOSS! Myles still coughs, and Saquon UPPERCUTS him! Saquon KNEES Myles in the back and Myles is on the ropes! Saquon runs to BLINDSIDE LARIAT! Then slingshot LEG DROP! Cover, TWO! Saquon clamps on with a chinlock and he grinds Myles down. The fans rally while Dion coaches Saquon on the squeeze. Myles fights up, but Saquon wrangles him again! Saquon adds a top wristlock into the hold!
The fans rally again and Myles fights back up. Myles fires body shots, then he runs up in the corner, but Saquon puts him up top! Saquon ENZIGIRIS, then mocks the fans cheering Myles. Saquon climbs up, he neck wrenches Myles, then goes to the very top! The fans rally as Saquon stands Myles up for a SUPER DUPER- CROSSBODY COUNTER!! Cover, TWO!! Saquon survives Myles turning this around and the fans fire up! The fans rally as both men rise, and Myles hobbles his way over to Saquon. But Saquon fights the dragon sleeper to victory roll! TWO, Myles has it, TWO! DROP- NO! Saquon blocks the kick, but Myles twists for a cradle, TWO!
Saquon hits a headlock takeover, Myles headscissors, but Saquon pushes to a jackknife bridge, TWO as Myles bridges up! Myles spins things to a backslide, TWO! Myles reels Saquon in, dodges the lariat, but Saquon UP KICKS while he skins the cat! But Myles DROPKICKS a mile high! The fans fire up as Saquon flops down! The fans fire up as Myles LARIATS again and again! Then EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Myles is all fire dup, kick and FISHERMAN SUPLEX! Bridging cover, TWO! Not quite perfect, and now Dion gets on the apron! Myles swings on him but Dion gets back. Saquon clinches, EXPLODING NORTHERN LIGHTS!
Saquon rolls through to basement DROPKICK! Myles tumbles out, but DarkState argues with the ref? Saquon isn’t sure why, but that’s because Dion has a chair! Saquon shouts at him, “What’re you doing?! I’m trying to win!” The ref spots them both with the chair, and then Myles SHOVES Saquon into Dion! Then BACKDROP for Saquon! Myles SHOVES Dion into the steel steps! Myles slingshots for a BORNE AGAIN!! Cover, Myles wins!
Winner: Myles Borne, by pinfall (still NXT North American Champion)
Just as Saquon tried last week, Dion tried to put the fix in, and it all backfires! What is it going to take for DarkState to get back on the same page? As for Myles, Evolve’s Tristan Angels is here! And he tells Myles congratulations on another successful defense. It truly is very impressive. Now, if you’d allow him to introduce himself, he is Mr. England, Tristan Angels! The fans boo but he tells them, “Order, order! Do not let my good looks have you fooled. For I am here today as a courtesy to let you and all these people know that you will be seeing much, much more of Tristan Angels on NXT from here on out!”
Angels lives- OH NO, KAM HENDRIX ATTACKS! The fans boo as Kam gives Myles the KAMERA SHOT! Kam says he is about that action! NXT is now HIS show, because it’s showtime! Well, the opening left by the call-ups is already being filled, but who will prove they’re not just ready to Evolve, but to reign?
Wren Sinclair & Kendal Grey talk backstage.
The Women’s Speed Champion says first it was Kali Armstrong and Lizzy Rain, and now there’s Tristan Angels and Kam Hendrix! It’s all happening so fast! Kendal says yeah, but good thing for Wren is she’s built for Speed, right? Incoming new talents and she’s no longer the new kid on the block anymore. Kelani Jordan walks in and Kendal asks if she’s good. No, she’s not good. She’s staring at someone who got a two-part Chronicle when she doesn’t deserve it, and someone who has had multiple shots at THE NXT Women’s Championship when Lani hasn’t even gotten one! Not to mention, LANI tapped out Lola Vice, something not even Kendal could do. Lani is the one to beat!
Kendal asks about what happened when she faced Lola again. Oh, that’s right! Lani’s ass got knocked out in the Underground! Even though Kendal didn’t win at Stand & Deliver, she also didn’t get pinned, so she deserves her shot at Lola. Lani sighs and says oh, Wren, clueless as always. They both need to realize there are no such things as friends in NXT! Kendal will turn on Wren just like Charlie did. Oh? How about instead of worrying about the NXT Women’s Champion, you worry about this women’s champion? Lani says okay, they can face off, and Wren doesn’t even have to put up the title. Lani will settle for embarrassing Wren in front of Kendal, who better be ringside to watch.
Lani leaves, Kendal says Lani is just crazy. But will the Standout stand tall over Wren as she aims for Lola?
Tony D’Angelo is here!
The fans cheer as THE NXT Champion makes his way to the ring, stoic and stone faced as usual. He already has a mic to say, “Now the more this place changes, the more it stays the same. And there’s only one thing that’s for certain in NXT, and that’s competitors, they come and go. But ever since I got into this building, I have been the constant. And now that I have this title, there isn’t a man on this roster who is tough enough to kick me off of this mountain!” The fans cheer for that, and Tony says that includes whoever sent him the little box last week. Some fans already ask, “What’s in the box~?!”
Tony says there are competitors from LFG and Evolve jumping Myles Borne, European talents stepping up, Keanu Carver side-eyeing him, but Tony’s more curious about that box. Now Tony ain’t stupid, he knows that wasn’t a gift. That was a warning. Wait! The lights go out! Then a blacklight turns out, and from the stage, a man in a hooded jacket walks down the ramp. The man steps into the ring, and the fans chant “EVIL! EVIL!” The man hands Tony a scroll, then reveals, it IS the former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, Evil! The scroll is actually a shirt, and on it is simply the kanji for war. Evil has made his declaration, but when and where will these two battle?
But wait, someone else is trying a sneak attack! Tony is quick to dodge, but then that man clinches and BELLY2BELLY! WAIT! That’s Tavion Heights! Tavion says he ain’t asking no more, he’s taking! He is after everything he deserves, and he deserves it all! But hold on, someone is adding insult to injury! MOONSAULT off the top rope! The fans here know him, but will the entire WWE Universe soon learn what is going on?
Shiloh Hill & Tatum Paxley are… somewhere in the woods…
And they’re looking down in a grave they dug. Tatum says, “Here lies the final resting ground for Blake Monroe here in NXT. May the cold darkness engulf her glamorous and narcissistic ways.” Shiloh likes those last words. Tatum says she didn’t want to do it, but Blake made her! Tatum had to end it! At least now they don’t have to hear Blake’s voice. Well, they don’t call it soundproof foam for nothing. RIGHT, BLAKE?! HAHA! But seriously, hopefully Blake’s soul finds peace wherever it winds up. Tatum says in a funny way, she does, too. It’s just… She feels like something comes over her when it comes to this title. Like she goes into survival mode.
Shiloh sits with Tatum and says that makes sense. Sometimes, when we work so hard for things, it feels like they become part of us. And when that thing is threatened, it feels like you’re threatened. Plus, Tatum is the kind of person who forms really strong attachments to things and people. That’s what makes her so fun to be around. Tatum says she never thought of it like that. She’ll figure it out later, but as for Shiloh, he has a big match with Saints! Yeah, he’s so excited! Biggest moment of his life! He’s watched every Ricky Saints match the past six months, even made a simulator to study how Saints strings his moves together. Wow, so cool!
Yeah, but it’s sad, though. It got super realistic, and now the virtual Ricky is a little lonely… But at least now, Shiloh knows what to do to win. But speaking of, he’d love to enjoy this scene… Tatum understands, he can go. Shiloh will kill it. No offense to the deceased here. Tatum says she’ll rest here a bit first. Tatum reclines back, holding her title tight. Will anyone ever stop #TuesdayAddams and her reign? Will #ToothlessAggression give the Absolute a proper sendoff before Saints goes to SmackDown?
EK Prosper & Dorian Van Dux VS Uriah Connors & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo w/ Birthright!
The Disrespectfully Athletic was definitely disrespected when the entirety of Birthright made sure Lexis King would reign as WWE Speed Champion. And the Muscles from Brussels stepped up to help EK step up to these entitled brats in a 2v2 situation. But before the match, the Drama King himself gets a mic so he can speak. “Hey, there’s no such thing as a slow news day when you are the Fastest Man Alive! And I do have some news to share with y’all, some terrible, terrible news. And y’know, I just wanted to come out here and cheer on my brothers, because they were gonna put on a tag team classic that only generational talent can do.
“But unfortunately for EK, he’s gonna have to prosper all on his own tonight! Because his Belgian bud suffered from a little accident.” They cue up footage, and it was Arianna Grace selfie video vlogging BIRTHRIGHT BEATING DVD UP! Oh no~! The fans boo as they don’t even try to hide what they did! EK makes his entrance and he rushes the ring! EK dodges Lexis, SUPERKICKS Stacks, fires hands on Charlie & Uriah, then SUPERKICKS Lexis! But it’s still a numbers game! WAIT! Sean Legacy is here! #SuperSean rushes the ring to throw hands on Birthright! Things are evening out now, and they TOSS Birthright out! Then they SLIDE Stacks onto the pile!
The fans fire up as legacy is 100% and ready to roll! The ref slides in, and as they say, card subject to change! Birthright is riled up so they’re more than willing to take this fight! Will Prosper & Legacy make sure Birthright gets what they deserve?
EK Prosper & Sean Legacy VS Uriah Connors & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo w/ Birthright!
Stacks rushes in, the bell rings, and Sean dodges to headlock. Stacks powers up and out, Legacy rolls through the hip toss, then trips Stacks up for a DOUBLE STOMP! And DROPKICK! The fans fire up with Legacy and he whips Stacks to ropes. Uriah sneaks the tag, Stacks sunset flips but Legacy stays up. But then Legacy lets himself roll back to avoid Uriah’s lariat! Legacy blocks Uriah’s kick, hands it to Stacks, then he SUPERKICKS Stacks! Then a GERMAN SUPLEX for Uriah! The fans fire up as Legacy stands Uriah up, CHOPS him, and CHOPS again! Uriah sputters but Legacy snapmares for a KICK to the back! Cover, TWO!
Legacy keeps Uriah from his corner, brings him over to EK and EK tags in. EK goes up, up, and DOUBLE STOMPS Uriah on the back! The fans fire up as EK headlocks but Uriah powers out. Stacks tags in, they drop down and hurdle, but EK ducks the double lariat to NO HAND HANDSPRING! Birthright dodges, but EK comes back to DOUBLE DROPKICK! The fans fire up with EK, and he runs up on Uriah. Uriah puts him on the apron, Stacks trips EK up, and EK hits apron! Uriah BLASTS legacy , then he DIVES! Down goes EK, and then Stacks PLANCHAS! The fans boo but Birthright proves they can fly! They also stand tall while NXT goes to break.
NXT returns as the fans rally for Legacy, but Uriah drags him up. Uriah stomps Legacy back down, kicks him around, and talks trash while he does. Uriah then stands Legacy up to CHOP! Uriah runs up, Legacy puts him on the apron, but Uriah ROCKS him! Uriah goes up but Legacy GAMANGIRIS! The fans rally as Legacy climbs, but Uriah fires body shots! Uriah goes up, calls his shot, but Legacy SUPER BACKDROPS him! Then QUEBRADA into the SAVING GRACE! Both men are down but the fans fire up again! Legacy and Uriah crawl, hot tags to Stacks and EK! The fans fire up as Prosper somersaults to NECKBREAKER DROP Stacks!
EK dodges Uriah to ENZIGIRI! Then he runs up on Stacks, blocks a boot, and DROPKICKS! The fans fire up as EK wrenches Uriah, kicks off Stacks, TORNADO DDT on Uriah! EK gets moving, springboard to DOUBLE QUEBRADA! Then a MICHINOKU DRIVER on Stacks! Uriah SUPERKICKS the cover apart! Legacy BOOTS Uriah! Stacks ENZIGIRIS Legacy! Stacks catches EK to a waistlock, they go to the ropes, and Uriah tags in before EK can buck the O’Conner! Stacks sends EK back into the corner for a GAMANGIRI! Then FLATLINER! Uriah is up top, SWANTON BOMB! Cover, Legacy DOUBLE STOMPS it apart!
The fans fire up but Stacks is on Legacy! “This is Awesome!” as Stacks whips but Legacy stops himself. Legacy DUMPS Stacks out, then runs up on Uriah. Uriah dodges to SUPERKICK! Legacy tumbles out, Uriah builds speed, but Legacy is back! Stacks tags in before the SPANISH FLY! EK SHINING WIZARDS Stacks! EK then goes up, up, and Legacy tags in! MOONSAULT onto Stacks! Legacy hauls Stacks up, for SHAMBLES!! Cover, Legacy & Prosper win!
Winners: EK Prosper & Sean Legacy, by pinfall
But then Birthright attacks, the sore losers! The fans boo but it is a 4v2 mugging! Lexis has them set EK up while Stacks holds Legacy back. Lexis throws hands, but wait! TATE WILDER is here?! And he goes up, up, and away with a DOUBLE MISSLE DROPKICK! The Modern Day Cowboy then SLINGBLADES Lexis! Wilder fires off hands, then he TOSSES Stacks! Legacy has Dempsey while Wilder DOUBLE SHOOTING STAR ATTACKS Birthright on the outside! Legacy TOSSES Dempsey, Lexis scrambles around, and security rushes out here before this gets any wilder than it already is! But has Birthright found out they can’t just do what they want when they want?
The women’s locker room is buzzing.
Thea Hail wonders with all the faces we’re seeing for the men, and with Fatal Influence on SmackDown, will some new ladies show up? Jaida Parker says NXT is literally anyone’s for the taking, so who knows. Meanwhile, Kali Armstrong walks in and asks why everyone’s worried. Jaida says they’re not worried, they’re just unsure. Kali says oh, Jaida Parker is scared of a little competition. What was that? Kali says Jaida is scared! Oh, okay, that’s what Jaida thought she said. But Jaida ain’t ever scared, so Kali better tread lightly. Or what?! Thea says she wouldn’t do that, Kali. Uh, ain’t nobody asked you!
Kali says that’s the problem with the NXT Women’s Division. Kali is gonna be THE difference maker up in here! And if that has to start with checking Jaida, then so be it. Jaida says okay, we’re having none of that. Jaida stands up, Kali steps up, but the rest of the women step in so this doesn’t get physical. But to the point, with all this change, who pulls ahead as the new alpha female of NXT?
Shawn Michaels speaks.
“WWE NXT will soon be available in one place. NXT PLEs will air exclusively on CW starting this summer. All your favorite NXT superstars, the heart pounding action, will be available in one place, and that is only right here on the CW.” HBK drops a big news bomb, but how hot will this summer be now that the CW IS N X T?
Robert Stone talks with Tate Wilder backstage.
Suit Man Stone tells Tate he is “throwing caution to the wind, you look fired up.” They shake hands as Wilder says heck yeah, he’s fired up! Time to let him loose! Then welcome to NXT. Wilder heads out, Lola steps in, and Lola says if Izzi Dame wants to play games, them Lola is about to knock her ass out! The NXT Women’s Champion goes right to gorilla and makes her entrance! The fans cheer as the Mayor of Vice City goes right to the ring, grabs a mic, and tells Izzi, “Last week, you said The Culling was always two steps ahead. You blindsided me, and you think you did your big one. You think you had your moment.”
But Izzi, Lola feels sorry for you! Because Izzi can’t do anything on her own, and the moment she does, she is getting knocked out! Lola is here in this ring, no waiting, no hiding, and she wants Izzi to come out here so everyone can see what Lola’s about to do to her! The fans cheer, and Lola says she already told us she was gonna be the realest champion this place has ever seen! No excuses, just a straight up fight! So Izzi, mama, show her what you got! But Shawn Spears responds on the tron. “Hola, Lola. You really didn’t think this through, did you? Especially after what happened last week. But listen, champ, some free advice.
“If you’re looking to hang on to your NXT Women’s Championship, then you need to stay one step ahead, just like The Culling always is. One. Step. Ahead.” And yes, The Culling is now in the ring behind Lola! Lola says oh, looks like they got her again. Or did they? MR. IGUANA slides out from under the ring, La Yesca in mouth! The fans fire up as Iguana SMACKS Niko with Yesca, then throws her to Izzi! Izzi freaks out while Lola SOBATS Niko! Then SUPERKICK! Iguana RANAS Niko while Lola ROUNDHOUSES Izzi! The Culling is scurrying away as THE AAA Mixed Tag Team Champions are here! Will this dynamic duo teach The Culling a thing or two?
DarkState regroups.
Osiris tries to keep Dion calm, but Saquon is heated. What were they doing?! Is this what Dion wanted? Dion must be real happy now, huh? Dion says no, he was genuinely trying to help out. Saquon says he didn’t need it, fool! Just cuz Dion couldn’t get the job done last week… Oh, now Saquon’s making this personal? Saquon can’t seriously believe Dion would cost him gold on purpose! Saquon says he doesn’t know what to believe, Dion has been acting real weird as of late! Dion says don’t act like Dion never put Saquon on game. Dion gave Saquon HIS tag title, didn’t he? Oh, yeah, a participation trophy, real nice!
Cutler shouts at them both to shut up! They did it Dion’s way, they did it Saquon’s way, and it didn’t work out! Just give it up! Osiris says Dion & Saquon need to get their heads out their asses, that’s why they’re dropping the ball. Now, here’s a new plan. The first gold was tag gold, so let’s go get that back. Cutler & Osiris head out, Dion & Saquon cool off. Will starting from square one be just the thing for DarkState to survive?
Lizzy Rain VS Nikkita Lyons!
The newest star of NXT and the lover of all things heavy metal makes her entrance as she says, “Scream for me, NXT! Lizzy Rain is bringing heavy metal tonight! And the world is about to find out that Lizzy Rain and heavy metal will never, ever DIE!” The fans cheer the rock ‘n’ roll, but Lizzy is going up against #BigKatKita and her love of hip hop. Will this battle of the genres turn out alright for Lizzy? Or will she fail to top the charts in her debut?
The bell rings and the two circle. The fans rally as the two tie up, go around, and Lyons KNEES low. Lyons THROWS Lizzy by her hair, then swaggers, only for Lizzy to kip up! The fans cheer as Lizzy dodges then THROWS Lyons by her mane! Lizzy runs up to CHOP, then she reels Lyons in. Lyons fights the suplex wrench and BODY BLOW! Lizzy dodges the lariat to springboard and BACK ELBOW! The fans fire up as Lizzy ELBOWS in the corner, then goes up, up, and BOOTS! Lizzy leaps, but Lyons catches her! Lyons grins, swings, and SLAMS Lizzy down! Lizzy sputters, Lyons roars, HEEL KICK!! Lyons rains down forearms!
The fans are torn but then Lyons YAM SLAMS! Lizzy sputters away but the fans rally up. Lyons runs in at the corner, JUMP PUNCH! Lyons then tells Lizzy that if she wants to head bang, let’s head bang! Lyons dribbles Lizzy’s head off buckles! The ref counts, Lyons mocks the rockstar, but Lizzy CHOPS! Lyons BODY BLOWS, then she SCRAPES Lizzy’s face off ropes! The fans cheer, “Make It Rain!” Lyons says shut up! But Lizzy CHOPS Lyons’ leg! Lyons CHOPS Lizzy, KICKS her down, then covers, TWO! Lyons is frustrated but she clamps on with a half nelson, then the COBRA CLUTCH! The fans rally as Lizzy endures.
Lizzy fights up, but Lyons ripcords. Lyons swings but Lizzy ducks, to then BOOT Lyons away! Lizzy ducks a heel kick, but then so does Lyons! But Lizzy comes back with the ROUNDHOUSE! Lyons sputters and flounders, but Lizzy LARIATS! And LARIATS! Then the Matrix bridge for the CUTTER! The fans fire up with Lizzy, and she’s ready to rock! CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! CHOP, CHOP, CHOP! Fans chant along, “MAKE, IT, RAIN!” MACHINE GUN CHOPS!! Lizzy then fireman’s carries, but Lyons fights free! THRUST KICK! Lizzy staggers, Lyons scoops, and MICHINOKU DRIVER! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally for Lizzy but Lyons drags her to a drop zone. Lyons stomps Lizzy, then she goes up the corner. VADER BOMB FLOPS as Lizzy moves! The fans fire up again, and Lizzy goes up and over, somersaults, then LEAPING HEADBUTTS! Now that’s head banging! Lizzy fires up again, then runs up, THUNDER STRUCK!! Cover, Lizzy wins!
Winner: Lizzy Rain, by pinfall
Lizzy rocked the house and the fans are loving it! But will it be long before Lizzy reigns in NXT?
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Tribal Chief, Samoan Werewolf, and Backlash!
Jacob Fatu stated point blank, he’s coming for that WWE World Heavyweight Championship! How will Roman Reigns respond?
OFFICIAL RESULTS
- PENTA VS Rusev; Penta wins.
- WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Becky Lynch VS Iyo Sky; Becky wins and retains the title.
- El Grande Americano w/ Los Americanos VS Rey Mysterio; Rey wins.
- Grayson Waller VS Oba Femi; Oba wins.
- Bayley & Lyra Valkyria VS Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez w/ Liv Morgan; Raquel & Roxie win.
PLAY BY PLAY
The OG Bloodline sits down to talk.
The Tribal Chief tells The Usos that he appreciates them coming, being here with him. They know exactly where Roman Reigns comes from, and they know exactly why he stands here today. Roman knows the past is the past, that’s where they’re gonna leave it because they’re blood, and The Usos are the only ones Roman can trust. He needs their thoughts. he doesn’t understand where Jacob is coming from. Roman said it to the whole roster, the family included, that they had two years to take advantage of Roman taking a backseat. And what’d Jacob do? He pushed, procrastinated, then Roman climbed the mountain and beat CM Punk.
Now, Jacob wants to take that from Roman? Help him understand! #BigJim tells #BigUce that he does not disagree. But he also agrees with Jacob. Jacob wants to upgrade his household. Jimmy gets that, they all get that, but it shouldn’t come at the expense of Roman Reigns. Jacob is a different breed. Jey says he’s DANGEROUS! On SmackDown, we all saw Jacob drop MFT one by one by one! Unpredictable, Uce! Unhinged! They left him “out there” for a reason! If Jacob beats Roman, Jacob takes it all! Ula Fala, the family name, Jacob becomes the shot caller! Jimmy debates that but Jey says Jimmy saw it! This is it, Uce!
It can’t be all about respect here. There has to be consequences! Roman’s the Tribal Chief! Roman ponders on the concept of consequences. Jey is right, they’re not doing charity. Roman thanks The Usos for this. He will make it his own, then he will address this later tonight. He appreciates The Usos. They say it is all love and respect, too. Family first, Uce. They all put hands in, for they are the “first family.” Is the Tribal Chief giving Jacob his match at Backlash? We simply have to wait and see.
Seth Rollins is here!
Laredo, Texas cheers as The Architect makes his way to the ring in all black like Neo from the Matrix! The fans sing, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” as Rollins goes right to the ring. Rollins grabs a mic, revels in the singing, then says, “Laredo, Texas! Welcome to Monday Night Rollins~! I am the Visionary, I am the Revolutionary, I AM Seth! Freakin! Rollins!” The fans cheer for that! Rollins continues by saying he has a lot of ground to cover so let’s get to it.
There is a reason he lost to Gunther at WrestleMania, and it is NOT because Gunther was better that night. There is a reason Roman Reigns is walking around with ROLLINS’ World Heavyweight Championship, and it is NOT because Roman pinned Rollins’ shoulders to the mat. The reasons for those things are one in the same, and they have a name, and that name is BRON BREAKKER! Fans boo and bark, but Rollins knows Bron is sitting in the back, NINE staples in his dome, which you can thank Rollins for. But they have business to tend to, a score to settle, so Bron can get his pea brain out here so they can do the damn thing!
The fans cheer as Bron obliges! The Unpredictable Badass storms down the ramp, Paul Heyman following behind. The fans are torn as Bron keeps eyes locked on Rollins as he steps into the ring. Bron stares Rollins down while fans either bark or sing the song, “WHOA~ OH~ OHH~!” Rollins tells Bron, “I gave you everything. I gave you the world, I handed it to you on a silver platter, and you repaid me by taking EVERYTHING away from me! You are the reason I had to forfeit the World Heavyweight Championship, you are the reason I didn’t get to main event WrestleMania this year, and you are the reason I didn’t get my hand raised at WrestleMania this year.
“But I gotta ask you, Bron… For what? What’d you get out of it? How did it benefit you in any way?” Heyman has Bron step back, then hands him a mic. The fans tell Heyman off but Bron says, “You gave me everything? What’d you give me, by the way? What’d you give Reed and I? Because the way that I see it, every single week, we were like you errand boys. We got to come out here and fight all your battles for you, and put out all the fires that YOU started all on your own! Because look around, Seth! You got nothing! You got no one! You got no friends, you are nothing! You needed us to fight all your battles for you!
“And what? You were giving me such great wisdom and all this guidance when every single week, you’d kick off the show, and Reed and I would have to stand in the back and listen to you regurgitate the same crap every single week.” Bron plugs his nose so he can imitate Rollins’ voice as he repeats, “I am a Visionary, I am a Revolutionary, I am Seth Freakin’ Rollins!” Bron wants to make it clear to Rollins that he never needed him or Rollins’ Vision. The only reason they’re standing here today is because Bron needed HEYMAN. Rollins double checks: Bron needed Heyman? “That dried up sack o’ meat? You needed him?”
Rollins almost laughs, and he says Bron just proved Rollins right on everything. Let’s go on a little ride down memory lane. A couple years ago, Rollins is World Heavyweight Champion, he won a fight with the Best in the World, then calls up The Heartbreak Kid. Rollins asked Shawn Michaels about facing NXT’s best, and who was NXT’s best? Bron Breakker. Rollins said hell yeah, let’s do the damn thing! Last year, Heyman comes to Rollins, asks Rollins about taking Bron under his wing and Rollins said hell yeah, that kid with a year under Rollins’ tutelage will be THE next main event star in this industry!
Just look at Bron! Bron’s got it all! Rollins has been here for 14 YEARS, seen athletes from every single discipline, they are big, strong, fast, but Bron is unique. Bron is the biggest, strongest, fastest, most versatile performer Rollins has ever seen here. Bron has EVERYTHING to be THE next big star… except the most important thing. Rollins points to the brain, and Rollins knows better than anyone what it means to be a 28 year old young cat full o’ piss ‘n’ vinegar, thinking this business owes him something, not wanting to wait for nobody. Rollins knows better than anybody to bet on yourself, take chances, make the hard decisions.
But the difference between them is, Bron tries, Rollins succeeds! And do you know why? Rollins will paint a picture: Every time Rollins bet on himself, it ended with a world title or a main event. Bron bets on himself and it gets him Austin Theory & Logan Paul. It gets him steak dinners, private jets, and happy endings from Heyman. Bron tries, Rollins succeeds, because Rollins will say this plainly for even Bron’s pea brain: Bron is NOT ready. Bron says, “I’m not ready? That’s the narrative you wanna go with? I hate to break it to you, superstar, but before all this was a thing, I was well on my way to becoming a main event with or without you!”
Bron never needed that help, and yet you blame Bron for losing the WHC? The truth is, Rollins’ body can’t handle it, his mind is brittle, and his shoulder can’t handle the weight of a strap on it anymore! The fans boo, but Bron grins as he says yeah, he took his shot and came up short. But y’know what? Bron can go to sleep at night a lot better knowing he lost to the Best int he World instead of someone who self-proclaims it! Bron believes Rollins is everything he says, with all the accolades, titles, everything there is to win here. A first-ballot WWE Hall of Famer, no doubt.
Rollins is THE very best pro-wrestler in the entire world… at being number two. The fans are torn, but Rollins says that was pretty good for Baby Steiner. He come up with all that on his own? Or did he call Big Poppa Pump for the hook up? Bron thinks he is ready, but Backlash is two weeks away! Rollins is going to give Bron the opportunity to prove that he is ready. But let Rollins let you in on a little secret that everyone else knows. As a Steiner, Bron’s not even number two in his own family. Rollins drops the mic and heads out, but will Rollins be ready for the backlash of challenging Bron to a match?
Stephanie Vaquer arrives backstage.
La Primera is ready to get back at Liv Morgan, but RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ ATTACKS! La Ruda catches Vaquer with the cheap shot, then THROWS her into road cases! Roxie & Liv are there, and they RAM a road case into Vaquer! Judgment Day stands over Vaquer, and Liv tells Vaquer this is HER title! Judgment Day leaves Vaquer behind, but have they truly moved past her? Or is the Dark Angel only going to be more hellbent on her revenge?
PENTA VS Rusev!
Speaking of revenge, the Man With No Fear may still be Intercontinental Champion, but now he owes The Bulgarian Brute a beating for last week. Will #CeroMiedo withstand the power of MACHKA?
Raw returns as Rusev makes his entrance. But wait, then so does Ethan Page! The fans boo All Ego getting involved in this, but he technically was part of the problem last week. The bell rings and the fans rally as the two tie up. Rusev KNEES and CLUBS Penta while Ethan takes a seat ringside. Rusev suplexes Penta, then drags him up for a GUT WRENCH PLEX! The fans rally for Penta, but Rusev scoops for a FALL AWAY SLAM! Penta tumbles, but Rusev CLUBS him and BOOTS him! Rusev stands on Penta, but only Ethan applauds. Rusev steps off to whip Penta, but Penta KICKS on return! and SUPERKICKS!
Penta runs, DROPKICKS, and Rusev tumbles out! Penta then FLIES! Down goes Rusev, right in front of Ethan and commentary! Ethan mockingly applauds but Penta warns him. Ethan says eyes on the prize, and Rusev back suplexes! Penta lands out to SUPERKICK Rusev again! Penta puts Rusev in, Ethan protests how close that got, but Penta keeps moving. Springboard, but into the MACHKA KICK! Rusev scoops for a SWINGING SLAM! The fans boo, Rusev snarls, and Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Rusev has Penta up top! Penta fights the suplex with body shots, then with forearms! The fans cheer as Penta HEADBUTTS Rusev down! Penta then adjusts and leaps, CROSSBODY! Penta keeps moving, he ducks ‘n’ dodges to mule kick a leg! SLING-DOG! Rusev goes to a corner, Penta GAMANGIRIS! Penta sits Rusev down, then runs up to headstand and SWINGING DROPKICK! Rusev sputters but Penta drags him to a cover, ONE!! Rusev still has a lot of gas in the tank, and he KNEES Penta down low! Rusev whips, Penta goes up and over, BACKSTABBER! Cover, TWO! Even Ethan is surprised!
Penta and Rusev rise, the fans rally, and Penta runs up to DEST- NO, Rusev BACKDROPS! Then ROUNDHOUSE! Rusev clinches, URENAGES, and he goes to a corner. The fans boo as Penta stirs and Rusev stomps around. Rusev runs up, MACHKA KICK! Penta falls, but Rusev isn’t done there! Ethan applauds as Rusev shouts, “CRUSH!!” Stomp and ACCOL- NO, Penta slips out, SUPERKICKS, then feints the springboard! Machka kick misses, Penta rolls Rusev up! PENTA WINS!
Winner: Penta, by pinfall
The fans cheer, but Rusev CLOBBERS Penta! Ethan cheers, he is also a sore loser so he likes this! The fans tell Rusev off while he stomps away on Penta! Ethan steps in the ring, takes off his jacket and undoes his cufflinks, but then Rusev glares at him. Ethan says okay, Rusev can have his time with Penta. But then Penta CHOPS, CHOPS, CHOPS! Ethan CLOBBERS Penta! The fans boo as now Ethan and Rusev stomp away on Penta! But wait, here comes Je’Von Evans! The fans fire up as The Young OG DUMPS Rusev out, then RAMS into Ethan! And then springboards to FLYING LARIAT! The fans fire up as Evans taunts Rusev!
Rusev runs up, Penta SUPERKICKS! Evans goes up, up, O G CUTTER!! The fans fire up as Evans kicks Rusev out, and he stands tall with Penta. They shake hands on it, they’ll stand against Rusev & Ethan to clear them out of the way. Will Cero Miedo get BOUNCY~?
Los Americanos speak.
Rayo introduces himself, Bravo, and El Grande himself. El Grande steps forward to say, “In a few weeks, I will be competing in one of the biggest and most important matches in the history of lucha libre against Chaparro Americano, Mask VS Mask!” And he cannot lie, this match will be the most important match of his entire life! The biggest fight he’ll ever have. And y’know what? He’ll have to be ready to fight for his life. And to be honest, there is much more on the line. He must be ready to fight for his name, his colors, for Mexico, and for his home.
And what better way to prepare for that than to issue a respectful challenge to the biggest lucha libre legend ever, Rey Mysterio? It would be an honor to step into the ring against Rey here in Laredo, Texas! That is a GRANDE challenge, but is he biting off more than he can chew facing the King of Lucha?
Becky Lynch is here!
The Man has come around to Laredo, and she is the THREE-TIME Women’s Intercontinental Champion. But what will Becky have to say about her big time WrestleMania win? We’ll find out, after the break.
Raw returns as Becky stands in the ring, still wearing the ring gear from her WrestleMania victory. Becky takes a moment before she says, “The Man, and the NEW Women’s Intercontinental Champion, has come around to Laredo, Texas!” The fans are torn on that, but Becky says we just entered a whole new era of “The Manosphere,” because a lot of history was made at WrestleMania 42! Becky finally got rid of Loser AJ Lee, having ended her horrible title reign, and she put gold around the waist of someone who truly deserves it in herself. She became the first WWE Superstar to win four different titles at Mania.
She became the first-ever THREE TIME Women’s IC Champion! She’s now won more WrestleMania matches than any woman in history! And Undertaker, she’s coming for that streak next! And she proved once and for all why she is the Greatest Women’s Wrestler of All Time, and it’s not just her saying that, other people say it. Sports Illustrated says it, The Bleacher Report says it. All of that is wonderful, all of that is great, but what was most important is that she looked out at a sea of over 50 THOUSAND fans, and she saw her baby girl in the front row.
Becky was able to take her out, walk with her up the ramp, and she realized that she needed to show her daughter what a real champion is. It isn’t about the five-star hotels, the fancy restaurants and the private jets, even though they indulge in all of those. It is not about going to the biggest cities and performing in front of the best crowds. It is also about going to the rundown towns like Laredo and showing out for the commonfolk like everyone here. And Becky knows what they need and what they want. They want a fighting champion! They want her to defend the title! And not just against some nostalgia act or an underdog.
They want Becky VS the best of the best! They want new, exciting, shiny! So Becky stands here before us as The Man of the People, issuing an open challenge to whoever wants to come out here, look them in the eyes and say, “Welcome to the Big Time. Now let’s throw some hands!” Who is it gonna be?! Becky waits, and we get… IYO SKY! The fans cheer that! Iyo gets herself a mic while Becky is rather stunned, and she tells Becky, “I accept!” Becky laughs and asks what Iyo accepts. She wanted to fight the best of the best, the new, the shiny, the exciting. Iyo is none of those things! The fans boo but Becky says that’s for Iyo!
Iyo says no, that’s for Becky! The fans cheer Becky but Becky says okay, okay, she understands. Iyo is accepting on behalf of Rhea Ripley, the part of the team that actually has gold. Is Rhea coming back? Mami VS Becky, Becky Two Belts again. Becky wanted Shawn Michaels, not Marty Jannetty. And clearly, Iyo was holding Rhea back. Iyo SLAPS Becky down! The fans fire up as Iyo stomps Becky, Becky bails out, but Adam Pearce says whoa, hold on, where are you going? The champ wanted a fight, Iyo answered the call, and in case you forgot, we’re in Laredo! So it will be a title match, let’s get a ref, cuz we’re doing it now!
The fans cheer, but Becky CLOBBERS Iyo! The ref hurries in here and backs Becky off. Iyo is still getting her shot, is the Genius about to make The Man’s historic reign historically short, too?
WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Becky Lynch VS Iyo Sky!
Raw returns as the match is already going, and Iyo SHOTGUNS Becky down! the fans fire up with Iyo, and she CLUBS Becky on the back. Iyo whips, Becky reverses, but Iyo goes up, only for Becky to BOOT her outta the sky, and LARIATS her down! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer but Becky scowls as Iyo survives. Becky runs up in the corner, forearm SMASH, then clinch for the BECKSPLODER! Iyo bails out but Becky builds speed, and Becky WRECKS Iyo with a dropkick! The fans boo but Becky aims, FLYING FOREARM and down goes Iyo! Becky gets Iyo back into the ring, climbs up a corner, and drops the MAN’S LEG! Cover, TWO!
The fans rally as Iyo survives, but Becky talks herself down. Becky drags Iyo up, clinches again, BECKS- NO, Iyo slips free and ROCKS Becky! Becky fires back with forearms, UPPERCUT, and SOBAT, but Iyo blocks! GERMAN SUPLEX! Becky sputters but both women are down! The fans rally up, Iyo and Becky go to ropes, and Becky runs up! Iyo dodges, and URAKEN! SHOTEI! And then FLAPJACK! The fans fire up for Iyo as she brings Becky up to whip. Becky reverses, but Iyo goes up, out, and ROCKS Becky! Then HOTSHOTS her! The fans fire up as Iyo climbs, to then MISSILE DROPKICK! Direct hit, and Iyo kips up!
The fans fire up as Iyo does her crazy taunt! Iyo then aims at Becky in the corner, SHINKANSEN! Iyo pushes Becky to the cover, TWO! Becky survives but Iyo stays focused. Iyo goes up, up, but Becky YANKS her back down! And dragon sleeper for an EYE OF THE HURRICANE! Cover, TWO! Iyo is still in this and that frustrates Becky. Becky demands Iyo stand, then clinches, but Iyo victory rolls for STOMP 182! Becky bails out, Iyo builds speed, but Becky ROCKS Iyo first! Becky reels Iyo in, but Iyo PELES free! Iyo then runs up, SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB to the FLOOR! The fans are thunderous while both women are down, and Raw goes to break!
Raw returns again as Becky has Iyo up top! The fans rally as Iyo fights, but Becky SUPERPLEXES! Then roll through for a DDT! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Iyo survives! Both women are down, “This is Awesome!” Becky and Iyo stir but it is Becky that stands first. Becky brings Iyo up and clinches again, but Iyo turns the lift into a crucifix, then sunset flip! TWO, Becky ducks the roundhouse but not HEEL KICK! Iyo hurries to underhooks and TIGER BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Becky survives and Iyo is shocked! The fans rally as Iyo goes to the corner! Iyo goes up, but Becky trips her up again! Becky climbs, but Iyo ELBOWS her away!
Becky staggers but Iyo reels Becky in, TORNADO DDT! Iyo goes up, up, and OVER THE MOONSAULT, but into BOOTS! Becky hurries to clinch! MANHANDLE SLAM!! Cover, TWO?!? Becky is shocked as Iyo survives her best shot! Laredo is all fired up for Iyo but that infuriates Becky. Becky drags Iyo to the drop zone, goes up, but Iyo trips her up now! Becky SMACKS off post, tumbles to the apron then the floor, but Iyo goes right out! ASAI MOONSAULT! Down goes Becky at the ramp! Iyo hurries to get Becky up and in, then takes off a shoe that’s bothering her. Becky distracts the ref, ASUKA TRIPS IYO!! Becky clinches, MANHANDLE SLAM!! Cover, Becky wins!!
Winner: Becky Lynch, by pinfall (still WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion)
The Man survives thanks to a big time assist from The Empress of Tomorrow! Asuka may be without her Pirate Princess, but she’s still pissed at Iyo for her supposed disrespect! BUZZSAW! ASUKA LOCK!! Iyo flails, even taps, but nothing can save her from Asuka’s wrath! Fans chant “We Want Kairi!” but Asuka stands on Iyo with a sinister smile. Will Asuka break Iyo and make her respect her senpai?
El Grande Americano Original talks with Rey Mysterio.
EGA OG says hola to Rey, and knows Rey is fraternizing with that faker, that supposed El Grande Americano Dos. First he endorses the guy, then he has a match against him. Original just wants to know that on May 30th for AAA, Mask VS Mask, does Original have to watch his back? Rey says no, he does not, Mr. OG Grande. Listen, the only thing Rey is looking for is for them all to respect lucha libre. Rey says in Spanish that for a luchador, their mask is everything. All OG Grande can says is si, bueno. But then Los Americanos step into the room! And they ask what Rey is doing with this guy! Rey says it is not what they think.
The Grandes start arguing, both in Spanish and English, but Rey shouts them all down. Tranquilos, cabrones! He is not choosing sides. Rayo & Bravo say he better. Is that a threat?! No, take it easy, jefe, they’re just saying. See you in the ring. Los Americanos head out, Rey is a little annoyed with them and OG Grande, but will the King of Lucha teach them all a thing or two about the culture?
Backstage interview with The Usos.
Byron Saxton is with Jimmy & Jey, and he gets to it: Can they give us some intel on which direction Roman Reigns is leaning towards? #BigJim says the OTC will make his decision when The OTC is ready to make his decision. Jey adds YEET, but LA Knight steps in. The Mega Star hopes he didn’t just hear them say that. OTC, sitting at the head of the table. Knight isn’t here to tear them down but to remind them of who they are. Main Event Jey Uso, a former world champion, and how’d he do that? On his own! Big Jim Uso, also all the potential in the world to be world champion, but how is he gonna do that? Not under Roman Reigns, that’s for sure!
Jey tells Knight to stay in his lane, but Jimmy calms him down. Jimmy told Knight that this is family business. Knight understands that, and he can respect that. But the problem is, the whole Bloodline thing, they had immense power, they run roughshod over everybody. But the problem was, that power corrupts, and when it does, it becomes Knight’s business, YEAH! Knight leaves it at this, but does he have a point? Is The Bloodline about to relapse into their old ways?
Joe Hendry is here!
Laredo waves their hands from side to side as The Prestigious One is in the ring. “Say his name because he has appeared in Laredo, Texas!” The fans cheer, and Hendry knows they know he had a big decision to make, so he wants to tell us all about it in the song. “I’ve won the titles everywhere I go. I’ve been on WrestleMania and many other shows. But the time has come for me to pick one brand. I’m sorry to the others, I hope they understand. Joe Hendry’s on Raw, Raw, Joe Hendry signed to Raw. Raw, Raw, Joe Hendry signs to Raw.
“Next time you turn on Netflix, you won’t just want to chill. I’ll have you believing in a better kind of thrill. Raw, Raw, Joe Hendry’s on Raw. respect to the Ruler, I acknowledge The OTC. But Adam Pearce, if you’re listening, can you make one change for me? That’s Logan Paul, Paul, can we fire Logan Paul? Paul, Paul, can we fire Logan Paul? Everyone! Paul, Paul, can we fire Logan Paul? All together! Paul, Paul, can we fire Logan-” Well, now The Maverick is here, and he says you can’t fire him! You can’t fire him, he’s unfireable! Boo you, Hendry, you can’t fire him! He’s Logan Paul! All of you are awful, just like that song!
Logan says, “You’re awful!” to the fans in the front row. He knows this is Hendry’s first not on Raw, and now it’s also his last! He’s made the worst mistake of his life! Theory then tells Hendry that he isn’t seeing things right. See this right here? That’s gold, that makes them the greatest tag team champions of the world! Of the UNIVERSE! What they’re telling Hendry is that they are winners! Hendry asks if these guys are winners. The fans say, “NO!” Hendry says Joe says no to that. He saw ESPN< he saw Mania, he just saw some primetime losers! Now The Vision is mad, and they throw stuff out of the ring!
Theory says lemme tell you something! This mat belongs to The Vision! The camera that everyone sees through belongs to The Vision. And The Vision goes through everybody! Hendry is in a lucky spot, because they’re gonna go through him! They push Hendry, but he TURNS! LARIAT for Theory! Hendry RAMS Logan into a corner! Theory goes after Hendry, the Vision mugs him 2v1, and the fans boo as they KNEE Hendry low! But wait! Here come the Street Profits! Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins went after The Vision last week, so here we go again! Dawkins DUMPS Logan out before he DECKS him!
Dawkins ROCKS Theory, whips him, REVELATION! The fans fire up and pump it up with Ford! He goes up top but Logan saves Theory! At least, for now. Ford points to Hendry, he HIGH JUMPS to take The Vision down! The fans fire up for Hendry & The Profits, and we all get to wave our hands from side to side! The Profits are believers, but will they also be the hunters when it comes to The Vision and those World Tag Team Championships?
Grayson Waller complains to Adam Pearce.
The Aussie Icon doesn’t like the Raw General Manager just giving people opportunities outta nowhere. That bouncy idiot, Je’Von, is one cutter away from retirement! Then Pearce has one guy singing songs, there’s some little vampire kid cursing people, where are the opportunities for Waller? He’s in the shape of his life, lad! Pearce says he’ll give Oba Femi a shot. Wow, okay, he beat Brock at the END of his career? #Obarated! Uh, no, Oba’s behind you. Waller regrets everything but Oba says if Waller wants a chance, then Pearce can give him one against Oba tonight. Waller says Pearce should’ve warned him!
Pearce says he did, but too late. Waller needs to go get his gear on, because that match is official. Is Waller about to have a Fall From Grace?
Joe Hendry & The Street Profits regroup backstage.
Ford & Dawkins are singing the very catchy, “Paul, Paul, can we fire Logan Paul?” Hendry thanks for the help, what a welcome to Raw. They shake hands on it, and Ford says get a different colored shirt now that he’s on the red brand, you know what he means? Hendry nods and heads out, and The Profits secret handshake. And then Rollins steps in, and he tells them that last week- Ford stops Rollins there, because there he goes thinking this is all about him. Last week wasn’t about him but about those tag titles. Rollins thinking he special. The Profits leave and Rollins does have to consider that.
But either way, will Rollins and The Profits find themselves working together against The Vision? Or is this all going to be for naught?
El Grande Americano w/ Los Americanos VS Rey Mysterio!
The battle of Los Grande Americanos is set for May 30th, and the King of Lucha has ended up in the middle of it all. Will Rey be much more than just a tune-up for El Grande Americano Dos? Or will this El Grande be more than ready to face the other Grande Americano next month?
Raw returns as Los Americanos make their entrance. The bell rings and the fans rally as the two circle. The two tie up, and Grande wrenches to wristlock. Rey rolls, uses the ropes to flip through, then Rey wrenches, only for Grande to wrangle him. Rey kips up to wrench but Grande rolls, spins, and he drop toeholds Rey to then go for the wristlock. The fans applaud the technical exchange as Grande then floats to a cover, ONE as Rey gets an arm up! Grande puts the arm down, TWO as Rey gets the other arm up! Another cover, TWO! A third cover, TWO as Rey bridges! Grande hops on, but Rey stays up! The fans cheer while Grande is stunned!
Grande jumps again but Rey uses that to get up and up and sunset flip! TWO, Grande runs up but Rey sweeps! Cover, ONE! Grande sweeps and covers, ONE! The fans cheer as the two stand off. Rey and Grande applaud each other, then Rey offers a handshake. Grande accepts, but Rey kicks low! Rey whips, Grande reverses to kick low! Grande hammerlocks Rey, brings him around, but Rey fires elbows. Rey cravats to jump and flying-mare! Grande RUNS Rey over! Things keep moving, Rey bypasses Grande to tilt-o-whirl and RANA! Grande’s on the ropes, Rey dials it up, but Grande GAMANGIRIS first! Cover, TWO! The fans rally while Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as Rey whips Grande to ropes and BACKDROPS him! Grande goes to a corner while the fans cheer, and Rey whips corner to corner. Grande reverses, blocks a kick, and SMACKS Rey! Rey staggers to another corner but Grande whips corner to corner. Grande runs up but Rey BOOTS him! Rey ELBOWS Grande, then goes up, but Grande CLUBS him on the back! Grande gets under Rey but Rey slips free. Grande SMACKS Rey again, whips, but Rey reverses. Grande goes up and over, but Rey goes up to QUEBRADA, but Grande stays up! Only for Rey to TORNADO DDT! The fans fire up while Rey covers, TWO!
Rey is surprised but many are surprised he pulled that counter off in the first place. Rey waits on Grande to get up, then DROPKICKS him onto the ropes! The fans cheer as Rey dials it up, but Rayo distracts so Bravo can trip Rey! The fans boo but Bravo plays dumb. Rayo hurries to sneak Grande his metal plate! Rey DECKS Bravo, then runs to 619 Rayo down! The fans cheer, Rey slingshots, but Grande dodges the splash! Grande grabs the metal plate, but then ORIGINAL GRANDE is here! They tug-o-war over the plate, Rey BLASTS the Grandes into each other! Rey runs again, RANA! Grande Dos is on the ropes, so Rey redials, 619!!
Rey aims again, slingshot and DROP THE DIME! Cover, Rey wins!
Winner: Rey Mysterio, by pinfall
El Grande Americano Dos tried to lie, cheat and steal, but Rey spots the metal plate! And he even tells Original that no one is getting it! They’re gonna have to fight fair ‘n’ square in May! Well for now, Grande Original CLOBBERS Grande Dos! The fans fire up as these two brawl while they grapple! Producers and refs rush out here but fans want to “Let Them Fight! Let Them Fight!” The Grandes are separated, but the animosity between them is only growing! Who proves they are El Grande Americano Superior on May 30th?
Asuka speaks.
“Iyo, did you think you were done with me? I say when we’re done! Because I am still your senpai. All I’ve done is try to help you and all you’ve done is disappoint me. For so long, I blamed myself for your mistakes. I thought I did something wrong for you to turn your back on me. But I finally realize YOU are the problem! You are ungrateful, selfish, and my biggest failure. But I didn’t fail you, you failed me. You failed your family! And now, we’re both alone, because I didn’t want another Iyo. I’ve spared you until now because I thought we could be a family again. But now that you killed that family…NOTHING will stop me from destroying you!
“So, at Backlash, I fix my failure. I teach you one final lesson. And that lesson is… You are not and will never be ready for Asuka!” The grudge match is finally set, but will the Empress of Tomorrow make sure Iyo has no future? Or will the Genius prove that she’s left her senpai behind long ago?
Grayson Waller VS Oba Femi!
The Aussie Icon likes him a good “shoey,” but he stuck his foot in his mouth this time. Grayson wanted an opportunity, but will he even survive against The Ruler that conquered The Beast?
The bell rings and the two circle. The fans already chant “O~BA!” as he blocks Waller’s kick. Oba LARIATS Waller, TOSSES him to a corner, then fires body shots from all sides. Oba UPPERCUTS Waller, whips him corner to corner, then UPPERCUTS again! Oba runs corner to corner for another UPPERCUT! Oba keeps going, but Waller bails out! The fans boo, but Oba has Waller at the apron. Waller HOTSHOTS Oba, then somersaults, but into the SHOTPUT BOMB! Oba UPPERCUTS Waller back down and the fans fire up! Pop-up, and FALL FROM GRACE!! Cover, Oba wins!
Winner: Oba Femi, by pinfall
Waller wanted on the card tonight, but maybe he regrets it. At the very least, Waller learned Femi isn’t #Obarated! Oba has the mic to ask Laredo if they’re feeling good tonight. The fans cheer because indeed they are! Oba says they’re feeling good, he’s feeling good, Waller isn’t, but we don’t care about how Waller feels. Waller did say something that was right, though. There is no opportunity around here, because all the big champions are locked in with contenders, the US Champion doesn’t do open challenges, so Oba is going to take it upon himself to create a solution to the problem. Ladies and gentlemen, as of today, the Oba Femi Open Challenge will commence!
The fans cheer, and Oba says to any man back there who wants to prove himself, step up! If you want to see how you fair at the top of the mountain, step up! But Oba will not take too kindly to their decision. Because he will be merciless, unforgiving, and relentless! He will punish them! They are not stepping to just any man, but to OBA FEMI! The fans cheer as Oba makes himself equal to a title! Will anyone be able to overthrow The Ruler?
Judgment Day is in the clubhouse.
Liv, Raquel & Roxie are still feeling great after what they did to Vaquer, because THEY run Raw! Vaquer found out the hard way, and so will BayLyra. Liv asks Raquel for time alone with Roxie. Is this about the thing? Yes, it is. Raquel says sure, she’ll go finish warming up. Raquel heads out, and Liv says hey to Roxie. Liv wanted to finish the conversation they tried having before WrestleMania. Remember? Before Vaquer smacked their heads together? Right, yeah. Well, really, Liv just wants to apologize to Roxie.
Liv is sorry for how things went down with Finn while she was gone. She knows Roxie and Finn were close, and that must’ve been hard watching from home. Liv knows how that felt, because she sat at home watching Finn bring Roxie into the group. And Liv wants Roxie to know that they are family, but Finn put himself before the family. That is not something Liv would do to Roxie, she wants to support her like Roxie supported Liv. So Liv will be in their corner and cheer them on as Roxie & Raquel get one step closer to the tag titles. Liv takes Roxie’s hand and asks, “Do you trust me, my little Roxie?”
Roxie nods yes, but then says she needs a second. Liv says okay, see you out there. Liv heads out, saying this is exciting. But Roxie doesn’t seem so sure. Wait, FINN is in the clubhouse?! Roxie tells him he’s not supposed to be here, but Finn says Roxie CANNOT trust Liv! In fact, she can’t trust anyone in the Judgment Day! Roxie asks if she can’t trust them, or can’t trust Finn. Roxie is with Judgment Day, she has a match coming up, so he has to go. Finn says good luck with the match, and hopes she knows what she’s doing. Finn leaves, but is The Prince right about them all?
Bayley & Lyra Valkyria VS Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez w/ Liv Morgan!
The Role Model & Morrigan fell short of the tag titles at WrestleMania, but Judgment Day wasn’t even in the match! Who proves themselves worthy of the next opportunity with a win tonight?
Raw returns as Judgment Day makes their entrance. The teams sort out and Bayley starts against Raquel. The fans rally as the two circle, tie up, and Bayley wrenches to wristlock. Raquel swings, Bayley ducks, and she puts on the pressure. Raquel powers Bayley to a corner, ROCKS her, then whips her corner to corner. Raquel runs up but Bayley BOOTS her! Bayley headlocks but Raquel blocks the takeover! Raquel lifts Bayley but Bayley fights that with fists. Bayley jumps to tornado takeover! They roll, Raquel fights up, and Raquel hits a BIG back suplex! Raquel looms over Bayley but hears the fans chanting, “We Want Roxie!”
Raquel points to the corner, the fans cheer, so Raquel tags Roxie! The fans cheer even more now as the Judgment Day mugs Bayley! Roxie stomps away, the fans cheer her on, but the ref counts. Roxie backs off, but Bayley lifts Roxie! Roxie kicks and flails but Bayley RAMS Roxie into the corner. Tag to Lyra, she and Bayley mug Roxie, and the fans boo. Lyra headlocks Roxie but Roxie pulls hair. Roxie headlocks and the fans cheer her on. Lyra powers out, but Roxie cartwheels over the dropdown! Roxie takes a bow, then SLAPS Lyra! Lyra CLOBBERS Roxie and rains down fists! Laredo boos but Lyra whips Roxie to ropes.
Roxie tilt-o-whirls through to RANA, but Lyra handsprings through that! Lyra SLAPS Roxie in return! Liv tells Bayley to shut up but Lyra whips Roxie to the corner. Roxie dodges, but Lyra grabs her by the wrist! Tag to Bayley, scoop and BACKBREAKER, but Roxie knees free! Roxie SMACKS Bayley, but Lyra WHEEL KICKS! Bayley goes back up, MACHO ELBOW! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Roxie survives, and she bails out to regroup with the others. Judgment Day avoids Lyra’s dropkick, and Raquel CLOBBERS her! But Bayley fires off on Roxie! Bayley puts Roxie in the ring, but Raquel trips Bayley up!
Bayley POSTS Lyra, all while Roxie distracts the ref! Judgment Day is in control as Raw goes to break.
Raw returns again as both Bayley and Raquel are down! The fans rally as both women crawl, Liv coaches Raquel, hot tags to Roxie and Lyra! The fans fire up, but then Lyra CROSSBODIES Roxie and GAMANGIRIS Raquel! Lyra LARIATS Roxie, dodges Raquel, and goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Lyra kips up, then clinches Roxie, NORTHERN LIGHTS! Roll through for the fisherman BUSTER! Cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Roxie survives! Liv coaches her team on but Lyra drags Roxie up. Lyra brings Roxie over, tags Bayley, and Bayley fireman’s carries while Lyra climbs. Roxie slips free, SHOVES Bayley into Lyra, then tags Raquel!
Roxie runs, tilt-o-whirls, and clinches, Raquel adds as BOOT to the LEG SWEEP! Cover, but Lyra SPLASHES onto it! The fans rally again and Raquel crawls, hot tag back to Roxie! The fans fire up again as Roxie BLASTS Lyra, SOBATS Bayley, then hops up and hops on! But Bayley SMACKS Roxie off buckles! Then a BAYLEY2BELLY! Cover, Raquel breaks it! The fans cheer, Lyra runs up and CROSSBODIES Raquel and herself out of the ring! Liv shouts at Bayley, but she gets caught! The fans cheer, but then Liv HOTSHOTS Bayley! Roxie SHINING WIZARDS! Then the POP-ROX!! Cover, Judgment Day wins!
Winners: Judgment Day, by pinfall
Laredo cheers their hometown hero, but it was certainly a team effort as always for Judgment Day! Will nothing stop them from having all the gold again?
Roman Reigns heads to the ring!
Laredo, Texas puts up their ones to the sky as The OTC makes his entrance. The WWE World Heavyweight Champion stands on stage, raises the title to the sky, and the pyro goes off. But what has he decided when it comes to him and Jacob Fatu? We’ll find out, after the break.
Raw returns as Roman is in the ring, and he raises the belt again for the second round of pyro. Roman grabs a mic while the fans chant “O T C! O T C!” The fans then shift to singing, “Roman, Roman Reigns~!” then go back to “O T C! O T C!” Roman enjoys that for a moment before he says, “Y’see, it’s been awhile since I’ve been here in Texas. But if you can’t tell from home, they love their Tribal Chief here, baby!” The fans cheer that! Roman continues by saying, “They made this title in spite of me. They made this title to try and take away from my shine. But it never worked. Y’see, there’s an old saying and it’s very true.
“The title don’t make the man, the man makes the title!” The fans cheer that, too! Roman says that’s what he’s done with this strap! He’s put it in the main event! He’s put it on night two of WrestleMania! He’s made this title relevant! See, now you can finally be proud of this title. Now you can respect this title! Now, you can actually choose to acknowledge this title. “As a matter of fact, let’s demonstrate. Laredo, Texas…!” The fans erupt with “O T C! O T C!” Roman says it again, “Laredo, Texas… ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” The fans cheer again! But then Jacob Fatu makes his entrance! The fans cheer again as The Samoan Werewolf arrives!
Jacob goes right to the ring while the fans chant “FATU! FATU!” Jacob and Roman stare down, and Roman says, “Fatu, right on cue. Perfect timing, I was just getting to you. I gave you a week, gave you time to think. I’m hoping you made the right choice, Jacob. I’m hoping you made the choice to unite our family, and not divide it.” Jacob has a mic to say Roman gave him a week but he didn’t need a week. He didn’t need a day. Hell, he didn’t even need an hour! He knew exactly what he wanted when he came out here last Monday. Jacob didn’t stutter, didn’t hesitate, when he said he doesn’t want the title, but that he needs the title.
What? Is Roman stuck in his WWE main event bubble? Is he stuck in Tribal Chief Land? Roman ain’t grind like Jacob! Jacob is uncut and raw! 12 YEARS of hard work, 12 YEARS of grinding, 12 YEARS of suffering, not knowing when the next meal was gonna be! While y’all was running things up here as The Bloodline, Fatu was foaming at the mouth, grinding, on the frontlines, trying to figure out if he was gonna be here or not! The fans cheer that, and Fatu says it ain’t how you start but how you finish. And that has Fatu standing here in front of Roman. So before WWE, Roman didn’t call, Jimmy didn’t call, Jey didn’t call.
You know who did call? Solo Sikoa! The fans boo that name but Jacob says Solo gave him a chance! Roman says, “Solo?! Either you’re completely confused or you’re dumber than I think. Solo couldn’t get a cup of coffee delivered to the building if he wanted to. Take a look around. Who you think runs this place?” The fans chant, “O T C! O T C!” Laredo ain’t lying, OTC runs WWE. And yeah, he’s been distracted, things get hectic around here, but Roman never forgot about Jacob. Roman signed off on Jacob. But Jacob’s sounding confused, sounding like a fool. Jacob doesn’t deserve it, he hasn’t earned it.
Roman allowing Jacob to compete against him is nepotism! And Roman can’t allow- JACOB GRABS ROMAN BY THE FACE! The fans freak out as the TONGAN DEATH GRIP grinds Roman down, but then Roman SMACKS him with the mic! Fatu just shakes it off?! TONGAN DEATH GRIP!! Roman sputters as Fatu HEADBUTTS away! Fatu chokes Roman right out, and he tells Roman, “I am going to take everything, EVERYTHING, from you!!” Fatu finally lets Roman go, and he picks up the belt. Fans are torn, but the decision should be clear now. Roman coughs and sputters but he grabs the mic to shout at Jacob!
“You want me at Backlash?! I’ll see you at Backlash!!” The fans cheer, and the match is made! The Samoan Werewolf has made The Tribal Chief into his prey, but will he have what he’s really after in the world title? Or will The OTC punish Fatu for this insolence?
My Thoughts:
A very good Raw that was a bit toned down on the action after that hot Raw After Mania. Great bookending with the OG Bloodline, though I’m not sure about the set-up of Roman & Usos sitting at the table that was more like a press conference table than a meeting. But Jimmy and Jey each having a different side of the argument was good, this builds a bit on what we saw before Mania when Jey was telling Roman to “get him” in reference to CM Punk. And great ending with Roman and Jacob, where Jacob is already done with talking, and he brings out a submission type move to make himself even more menacing. It’d be rather shocking of Fatu actually wins at Backlash, but I feel like Fatu losing and joining Roman is too much of a rehash of everything we’ve already seen in the Bloodline Saga.
Very good match from Penta VS Rusev, and very good win for Penta, but Ethan Page and Je’Von Evans getting involved made sense. That’ll be a great tag match, and I bet we’ll sort out who is challenging Penta for Backlash through that match. Very good promo from Rollins and Bron to set up their match, I appreciate Bron’s perspective because that is how it looked and felt and was definitely not how it should’ve been even in kayfabe. I feel like Bron wins out to then send him to the world title after Backlash. Another great song promo from Hendry, and honestly a great over-the-top angry reaction from Logan Paul for it. Profits helping Hendry out was logical and very good stuff, and Profits putting Rollins in his place was also good. But yeah, there’s gotta be a Six Man Tag there, too.
Waller getting upset only to get humbled by Oba is classic wrestling trope, and Oba making his own open challenge is also great. That’s in the same lineage as like Andre the Giant daring people to body slam him when he knows they couldn’t, or even Chris Masters and the Master Lock Challenge. This will give us some really fun matches while also building Oba up towards a title opportunity of his own. Becky wanting her own Open Challenge series is good, and Iyo challenging her tonight was probably their best way to improvise from releasing Kairi Sane and ruining their own story of Kairi, Iyo & Asuka. The fans are already starting #WeWantKairi, not sure WWE will listen this time, but Asuka VS Iyo is happening for Backlash and that’s all we can really expect.
Very good stuff with Los Americanos, this ended up a great plug for the AAA story of Mask VS Mask. Rey Mysterio being part of the story was good, too, and Rey keeps himself afloat with this win. Gable Americano of course got involved in the match, he and Kaiser Americano are even in math right now, but I would think Gable loses to finally be exposed. And great stuff with Judgment Day, from the attack on Vaquer to the tag match as the main event match. But I’m a little confused as to the Finn & Roxie part. Finn and Roxie should’ve discussed how their ultimate plan was still working. It should’ve been revealed that Finn really did bring Roxie into the group to mess with Liv x Dom. They can still have Roxie turn on Judgment Day in the most pivotal moment, but now it’ll be a bit confusing as to why.
My Score: 8.8/10
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TUESDAY - 4 Corners Podcast (sports)
WEDNESDAY - The Greg DeMarco Show (wrestling)
THURSDAY - Nefarious Means
FRIDAY - DWI Podcast (Drunk Wrestling Intellect)
SATURDAY - The Mindless Wrestling Podcast
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Attitude Of Aggression Podcast: The Big Five Project (chronologically exploring WWE's PPV/PLE history) Unidentified History (Ufology) & Game Gone Wrong (Game of Thrones Universe)
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4 Corners Podcast: Did The Red Sox Panic?
Dave & Patrick discuss a seismic shift in Boston as the Red Sox clean house. Plus, NFL Draft thoughts and...
4 Corners Podcast: NHL & NBA Playoff Preview
Dave & PC Tunney preview the NHL & NBA Playoffs!
4 Corners Podcast: The Masters, NBA & MLB
Join Patrick and Dave weekly as they explore the 4 Corners of the American sports scene.
4 Corners Podcast: College Madness
The guys recap the Final Four, discuss March Madness expanding, and discuss an Executive Order that the guys actually agree...
4 Corners Podcast: Return to the Dance
Illinois & Arizona return to the Big Dance. Plus, lots of other March Madness talk, the latest Tiger Woods debacle,...
Bandwagon Nerds #338: Impossible Choices
Your favorite Nerds review the season finale of Invincible, as well as continuing their review of Daredevil: Born Again and...
Bandwagon Nerds #337: Parallels & Purpose
The NERDS continue to review Invincible, Daredevil, and The Boys. Plus, we take a look at the new trailer for...
Bandwagon Nerds #336: Invincible, Daredevil, The Boys… Oh My!
Don't miss the Bandwagon, NERDS!
Bandwagon Nerds #335: Glenn Gets His Revenge!
The Nerds check out trailers for Master of the Universe and Supergirl, and break down tremendous episodes of Invincible and...
Bandwagon Nerds #334: To Hell and Back Again!
The Nerds go to hell and back again as we cover diabolically good episodes of Invincible and Daredevil: Born Again!
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