Recapping American wrestling since 2013. Not only following the current stuff in WWE, Impact and ROH but also going back in time and doing stuff from back then as well.
Jacy Jayne retains the NXT Women's Championship against Sol Ruca and Zaria after Zaria pulls Sol Ruca out of the pin and hits her with an F5. Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid fight Zaria on the outside, and that allows Jacy to get on top of Sol Ruca to win and retain.
Backstage, Wren Sinclair and Kendal Grey are met by Charlie Dempsey, Lexis King, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Arianna Grace and Uriah Connors. Sinclair says that Dempsey has been ghosting them, but Dempsey says he has found someone better. Dempsey and company leave, then Lola Vice shows up and wishes Sinclair luck before telling Kendal that nothing will stop her from winning the NXT Women's Championship at Stand & Deliver.
Ricky Saints heads to the ring. Saints says that nothing can dampen his spirits because he is the real main event and things are looking up, and after a small setback, he and "All Ego" Ethan Page are pivoting back into title competition. He says that he and Ethan beat Myles Borne and Joe Hendry because they are a great tag team, then says that if it were not for The Vanity Project, they would be in the tag team tournament; thankfully, they only want singles gold and the tag division is safe. Saints claims that he will soon take his place as a two-time NXT Champion when "All Ego" Ethan Page shows up and reminds Saints that he pinned Joe Hendry. Saints lets Ethan call out Borne, but Ethan wants to be a two-time NXT Champion, not North American. As Saints says this was not part of the plan, Joe Hendry shows up, and while he gives Ethan credit where credit is due, he says that Saints does not want it as badly as Ethan. He then says that they only thing both of them will get is medical attention if they think they can step up to him, and admits that Saints has none of the musical talent that he does. Ethan and Saints soon argue with each other, then attack Hendry at the same time only for Hendry to bounce back with a double clothesline and two Fallaway Slams. All of a sudden, Hendry is hit out of nowhere with a Spear by Tony D'Angelo, who soon lays out both Ethan and Saints right after that.
Tonight's NXT Focus shows William Regal and Fit Finely with Charlie Dempsey, Lexis King, Arianna Grace, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Uriah Connors, now collectively known as "Birthright." Interim General Manager Robert Stone shows up and speaks privately with Regal, who feels that Stone should have the general manager position permanently.
Los Americanos (El Grande Americano II, Rayo Americano, Bravo Americano) beat The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor, "The Smoke Show" Ricky Smokes, Jackson Drake) in a six-man tag match.
Backstage, Eli Knight and "Super" Sean Legacy meet with Elio LeFleur. Legacy is on crutches and cannot compete in the tag team tournament. LeFleur offers to take over for Legacy until Legacy gets better, and he enters the tournament. They all leave, then Sol Ruca shows up and says that Zaria screwed her out of the NXT Women's Championship and that she wants to deal with Zaria first.
Vic Joseph is in the ring to introduce Booker T for Booker T Appreciation Night. Booker T leaves the commentary table to head to the ring. We see a video package where Booker T's peers as well as current and former NXT Superstars mention their memories of Booker T before Booker T is presented with a plaque commemorating Booker T Appreciation Night. Booker T says he has been doing this for 35 years and that it has been an amazing ride. He thanks the fans for making this possible, then Keanu Carver shows up, attacks security guards, and threatens to beat Booker T up if he does not leave the ring. Two of Booker T's students are in the ring, and Carver makes quick work of them before Jasper Troy shows up and fights Carver. Jasper clotheslines Carver out of the ring, adn Carver is forced back to the back. The locker room empties out and gives Booker T a standing ovation, and Booker T wants to know what is going on, saying this should not be happening in his city.
Wren Sinclair beats Fallon Henley by submission with the Final Wrench to win WWE Women's Speed Championship!
Backstage, "All Ego" Ethan Page and Ricky Saints meet with Interim General Manager Robert Stone. Ricky Saints gets a match against Tony D'Angelo next week thanks to Ethan, much to Saints' slight chagrin.
Birthright (Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Uriah Connors) beat Hank Walker and Tank Ledger to advance in the NXT Tag Team Championship #1 contender's tournament after Lexis King takes the bullet for Stacks and gets double-teamed. This allows Uriah Connors to tag in, and when Stacks gets double-teamed, Connors swoops in and gets the pin and the win.
Backstage, Joe Hendry meets with Interim General Manager Robert Stone, and ends up getting a match with Ethan Page. Meanwhile, DarkState (Dion Lennox, Saquon Shugars, Osiris Griffin) and OTM (Bronco Nima and Lucien Price) brawl in the parking lot.
Backstage, Thea Hail meets with Tatum Paxley and tells her that she has tonight's steel cage match handled. Tatum says NXT needs more people like Thea. Kelani Jordan shows up after Tatum leaves and says she used to be like her until the locker room turned on her. Jaida Parker shows up and tells Kelani to knock it off, then Thea tells Kelani that last week, she got knocked out, and next week, she gets tapped out.
Backstage, Jacy Jayne is happy to still be champion, but Fallon Henley is less that thrilled to lose the WWE Women's Speed Championship. Henley says that she and Lainey Reid will take care of Wren Sinclair and Kendal Grey next week as she tries to get her rematch.
Backstage, Interim General Manager Robert Stone meets with Myles Borne, who finds out that his next title challenger will be decided in a gauntlet match next week. Birthright (Charlie Dempsey, Lexis King, Arianna Grace, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, Uriah Connors) shows up, with Lexis King wanting the North American Championship, and hopes that Stone does the right thing and puts him in the gauntlet.
Tatum Paxley retains the NXT Women's North American Championship against Izzi Dame in a steel cage match. After the match, Blake Monroe comes out of a hatch in the ramp and pulls Tatum Paxley into it before holding up the Women's North American Championship.
John Cena heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Compared to the last twenty years, Cena is in far less of a jovial mood on his way to the ring and is a lot more stoic and emotionless. After seemingly endless chants of "Let's Go Cena, Cena Sucks," and "You sold out," Cena goes between cutting a promo and leaving the ring before ultimately doing the former. Cena then says that whenever one is properly grounded in life, they should not have to look outside themselves for approval. He then says the fans are making this so easy for him as they continue to boo him, as for 25 years, he has been the victim of an abusive relationship. He tells the fans that they have lost their time to talk as they boo him again, and when they take the floor, all they do is be hurtful and abusive and bully him into being their puppet and doing it with a smile on their face. He then says "No more!" before the fans chant "Fuck you, Cena!" Cena sarcastically thanks the fans for their class before declaring he is neither face nor heel, but a human being, and that the fans have been awful to him. He says it has been "the same damn noise" for 25 years and that when he showed up, the fans made it known that they hated him and unworthy of their attention, and while he changed himself hoping the fans would like him, it was not enough after it stopped working, and all he could do was "win and win and win," and the fans hated that. He spent the next ten years of his life trying to give away everything he could, and it still was not enough. Cena says that in his final moments, he could have walked away, so he announced his retirement at the end of 2025 in a move that had never been done before, and when he tried to get along with the fans one last time, they ruined it like they did everyting else, because like every other time, it was never enough. The fans then sing Na Na Hey Hey (The Goodbye Song), making it clear that they want hi to go away, and Cena then says "Each one of these idiots are proving my point with every breath" before stating that it is never enough and that the fans should be ashamed of themselves, as all they ever do is take and only care about themselves. Cena says he put his values on the line to make a very important choice in his life, but the fans only cared about what they got out of him. He says the fans never asked him about how he felt, and it was just "What do we get?" He tells the fans they get nothing except what they have earned, and what they have earned is nothing. He tells the fans they do not get a new look because they dress like him, as he does not dress like the fans, and that they do not get new music because it is his vocals on the song while their time is up and his time is now. He says all the fans get is a long look in the mirror to see how awful they have been to him for the last 25 years. When the fans that they want "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, Cena says the fans want "their shiny new toy" in Cody because they are putting him out to pasture, and that they have proven once again with every breath that they are awful people. He states that nobody is safe and no one can hide, especially the ones that he can pick out in the crowd and identify very easily as the "Let's Go Cena" fans who support him, then says that the "Cena Sucks jackoffs" have proven themselves to be awful, as have the "Let's Go Cena people." He says the fans claim to support him, but asks the fans what they have ever done except steal his personal moments, steal his time, and make him into a toy and "a stupid invisible joke for the last 15 years" that they still think is funny when it is really pathetic. Cena then calls the fans "pathetic," and states that they are not ready to be part of an uncomfortable conversation before he proclaims that the fans wear his merchandise to feel good rather than for support him, and that they wear words like "Hustle, Loyalty and Respect" and "Never Gives Up" while he lives them everyday as the dictionary definition of "perserverance." He then says that the fans do not support him; instead, they use him as an excuse for a pathetic failure of their lives, as all they have done for the last 25 years is sit on their asses and watch him be great. He says "no more," and says that the relationship with the fans is toxic and dysfunctional. Cena then declares that he is breaking up with the fans, and that he is done, whether the fans like it or not, as he does not need them, he does not care about them, and they do not matter to him. Cena states there is nothing they can say or do because they know he is right and they are wrong. Suddenly, Cody shows up, gets in the ring and receives the "Cody Rhodes" chant to the tune of Daddy Cool, then says everyone, including himself, was willing to hear Cena out. He says the fans may have given Cena their worst, but they also gave their best, and they did it because Cena was special, because he could take it, and because he could carry it. Cena says "Look, kid..." but Cody makes it clear he will not that, and demands he be addressed as the WWE Champion. Cody then asks Cena "Who the hell are you?" and wants to know where the Cena everyone knows is, as he was excited at the prospect of going week-to-week and face-to-face with Cena only to get what he is looking at now, and tells Cena that if this is what he gets at WrestleMania, he will run it over and retire it early. He then tells Cena to find himself as this is what he wants to face and not "this whiny bitch." Cody then leaves, and Cena follows suit after Cody is in the back. As Cena leaves, the fans sing Na Na Hey Hey (The Goodbye Song) again and wave goodbye at him.
We look back on Ricky Steamboat vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage for the WWF Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 3.
Before the next match, Ludwig Kaiser states that he stands in an historical moment as well get rid of Penta for good in a no-holds barred match. He says Penta claims to have no fear, but after he absolutely destroys him, nobody will remember Penta's name while he becomes the fastest-rising star in WWE as Penta learns what fear means.
Penta beats Ludwig Kaiser in a no-holds barred match. After the match, Cathy Kelley interviews Penta in the entryway. When asked what is next for him, Penta thanks the fans in Brussels, Belgium for their support before stating that he wants the Intercontinental Championship and that he does not care what he has to do to get it.
Backstage, Finn Balor meets up with Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez, who wish him luck in his Intercontinental Championship match tonight. Finn does likewise for their upcoming matches, and says Jade Cargill will be another stop on the Liv Morgan revenge tour. "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio shows up, and Finn thanks Dominik for getting him the match tonight. Dominik says he has been talking to some people and that he has an idea, and that ever since they lost JD McDonagh, they also lost some muscle, and entertains the idea of adding Penta to The Judgment Day. Finn takes this as an act of betrayal and calls Dominik a snake. Dominik says he had no idea Penta would declare for the Intercontinental Championship after Finn leaves, and Carlito responds with "You don't watch the show, do ya?"
Dakota Kai beats Ivy Nile. During the match, Dragon Lee and Rey Mysterio show up and attack The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus Creed) before chasing Chad Gable through the crowd. The distraction allows Dakota Kai to get the win on a distracted Ivy Nile with the GTK.
General Manager Adam Pearce moderates a contract signing between Bianca Belair and Iyo Sky for the World Women's Championship at WrestleMania 41. Iyo Sky says Bianca will not disrespect her again, as will nobody else, as she is Women's World Champion, and after WrestleMania, she will still be champion. She then signs the contract. Bianca says she has all the respect for Iyo, but last week, she gave her a pass as what happened was her fault. She says that she will not let Iyo put her hands on her again and that she will find out exactly who she is at WrestleMania when she becomes champion, then signs the contract. As Pearce thanks Iyo and Bianca for being professional during the contract signing, Rhea Ripley arrives, and Pearce demands referees head to the ring. Ripley makes it known she will not take the recent disrespect and states Bianca has no business being in her championship match, then says she will take a page out of Bianca's playbook and watch. This leads to Rhea and Bianca arguing, and when Iyo gets in the middle, Bianca shoves Iyo again only for Rhea to headbutt Bianca and powerbomb Iyo into Bianca onto the table. Rhea then eyes the contract, grabs the pen inside and signs it before walking off with the contract and forcing Pearce to chase her to the back.
Backstage, "Main Event" Jey Uso says he has not been himself and has been doubting himself, so he flew halfway across the world to whup somebody's ass: Austin Theory. He then says it is him and Gunther at WrestleMania when he shocks the world and becomes World Heavyweight Championship. Gunther suddenly gets in Jey Uso's face, and General Manager Adam Pearce and security gets between them. Gunther then says he talked to Jimmy Uso on Friday and says that Jimmy is as dumb as Jey. Gunther is shoved away while Jey tells Gunther he will see him at WrestleMania before heading to the ring.
"Main Event" Jey Uso quickly beats Austin Theory. (The match is quickly savaged by the fans, due to the match taking only 29 seconds because of time constraints as well as being rushed to the point that Jey Uso's tope suicida did not get enough distance and his Spear being confused for a cross body on English commentary.) After the match, Grayson Waller gets in the ring only to get superkicked in the face before taking both him and Theory out with a dive. Suddenly, Gunther shows up and puts Jey in a sleeper, but Jey rams Gunther's head int the top turnbuckle before brawling with him, ripping the World Heavyweight Championship from his waist and tricking Gunther into tumbling out of the ring. He then tosses the World Heavyweight title back to Gunther.
We see a video package for Finn Balor vs. Bron Breakker for the WWE Intercontinental Championship later tonight.
Backstage, General Manager Adam Pearce tells Rhea Ripley that he simply cannot sign her name on the contract, and demands the contract. Rhea demands she be put in the title match, then she is attacked by Bianca Belair. Iyo Sky jumps in and attacks Rhea, then Iyo and Bianca fight over who gets a piece of Rhea. Iyo punches Bianca, then Rhea attacks them both. Adam Pearce returns and breaks up the brawl.
The Latino World Order (Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee) beat American Made (Julius and Brutus Creed). After the match, The Latino World Order is attacked by someone in an "American Made" luchador mask before he is chased away by security again. Once again, it is strongly believed to be Chad Gable.
Seth "Freakin'" Rollins heads to the ring. He is not mad that Roman Reigns came back for revenge, because he would have done the same thing, then says that the real problem is that after all these years, Roman still cannot come up with a plan and needs an architect to do it for him. He also states that Roman forgot about one detail: CM Punk, who he calls "the luckiest loser on the face of the planet." Rollins says that if he had just a few more seconds in the Elimination Chamber, he would have hit Punk with The Stomp and not only end his championship dreams, but put his career on ice and ended "the CM Punk problem" once and for all. He then says it is just like the good old days again and that he has to clean up Roman Reigns' mess, and he will put Roman in his place along the way. Rollins then mentions that both Roman and Punk will be in the same place at the same time on SmackDown, and while he wishes they were he, he will not let them have all the fun. He entertains showing up at SmackDown and putting himself between both men, then thanks the fans in Brussels, Belgium for their support before letting them sing his theme song one more time before he heads to SmackDown in Italy.
Backstage, Cathy Kelly interviews "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles. Styles takes in the fans' chants for him, then says Logan Paul does not belong on the wwe roster. Karrion Kross and Scarlett show up, and Kross thinks that Styles is not mad at Logan Paul, but at himself, as it took seventeen years to get to WWE and find validation, and wants him to find respect for Logan Paul for doing everything Styles has done in record time. Styles says he knows what Kross is doing and that it will not work, then walks away. Kross whispers to Scarlett "I think it's working."
Bron Breakker and Penta have a brief staredown backstage as Breakker heads to the ring for the main event.
Bron Breakker retains the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Finn Balor. During the match, Carlito and "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio show up initially to distract Breakker, but Carlito distracts the referee so that Dominik can shove Breakker off the top rope near the end of the match. This inadvertently causes Finn Balor to lose balance and land crotch-first on the top turnbuckle, and Breakker makes both Dominik and Carlito pay before hitting Finn with the Frankensteiner followed by the Spear to win and retain. After the match, Carlito and Dominik attack Breakker, but as Dominik grabs the Intercontinental Championship to use it as a weapon, Penta runs into the ring and fights both Dominik and Carlito. Breakker hits Carlito with a Spear before Penta takes the Intercontinental Championship and hands it to Breakker. Breakker and Penta have a staredown in the middle of the ring to end the show.
Before the next match, "Pretty" Peter Avalon admits he came up short against Danny Limelight, but says their match lit a fire in him and reinvigorated him, and he knows he can hang with the best of the best. Avalon, calling himself a "day one player," then issues a "Day One Open Challenge" and gives someone who has never been in the United Wrestling Network a chance to face him. The challenge is answered by Matt Vandagriff.
"Pretty" Peter Avalon beats Matt Vandagriff.
Backstage, General Manager Jonny Loquasto meets with Danny Limelight, saying Bad Dude Tito is likely to be his next opponent, when Limelight wants to know where Slice Boogie is. Loquasto says that he has told Slice to stay home this week, but Limelight says he cannot fix The Bodega (Danny Limelight, "King FatBoy" Papo Esco, Slice Boogie) if Slice is not here. As Limelight talks about how he has been champion for over 450 days, "Benevolent" Jack Banning shows up and says Limelight should be counting the hours. Limelight challenges Banning to a title-for-title match, much to Loquasto's surprise, then wishes Banning luck. Banning leaves, then Limelight says he does not trust Banning and does not trust Loquasto for the situations he is putting him in.
Technical Difficulties (Raheem de la Suede and "The Deliverer" Moses) beat CJ Tino and Leo Cañedo.
It's time for the United Wrestling Newsdesk. We hear from Buck Skynyr, who says that this is his show now and that there is nobody in the United Wrestling Network who can stand up to him, as he is heading to the stop and staying there. We hear from Cameron Gates, who says that there are plenty of new faces in the United Wrestling Networks, his included, but he is not new to professional wrestling and knows that Mikey O'Shea has done this for a long time. He tells O'Shea to do whatever it takes to prepare, as he will show him that he is not nice.We hear from The Wolf Zaddies (Che Cabrera and Bad Dude Tito). Cabrera says Danny Limelight may have cost them their match, but they are still tag champs. Tito says Limelight found out what happens when he gets in his face, and next time, he will be taking the World title home with him.
Savannah Stone beats Taniya.
Backstage, "King FatBoy" Papo Esco and Danny Limelight talk about Slice Boogie, and Papo Esco says he used to have a stranglehold on the Television Championship and it is now gone. He says things are not good within The Bodega, even when he wants all the gold.
"Outlandish" Zicky Dice beats "Benevolent" Jack Banning to become the United Television Champion following the distraction from Honest John. After the match, Zicky Dice celebrates in the crowd.
Before the next match, "Pretty" Peter Avalon admits he came up short against Danny Limelight, but says their match lit a fire in him and reinvigorated him, and he knows he can hang with the best of the best. Avalon, calling himself a "day one player," then issues a "Day One Open Challenge" and gives someone who has never been in the United Wrestling Network a chance to face him. The challenge is answered by Matt Vandagriff.
"Pretty" Peter Avalon beats Matt Vandagriff.
Backstage, General Manager Jonny Loquasto meets with Danny Limelight, saying Bad Dude Tito is likely to be his next opponent, when Limelight wants to know where Slice Boogie is. Loquasto says that he has told Slice to stay home this week, but Limelight says he cannot fix The Bodega (Danny Limelight, "King FatBoy" Papo Esco, Slice Boogie) if Slice is not here. As Limelight talks about how he has been champion for over 450 days, "Benevolent" Jack Banning shows up and says Limelight should be counting the hours. Limelight challenges Banning to a title-for-title match, much to Loquasto's surprise, then wishes Banning luck. Banning leaves, then Limelight says he does not trust Banning and does not trust Loquasto for the situations he is putting him in.
It's time for the United Wrestling Newsdesk. We hear from Buck Skynyr, who says that this is his show now and that there is nobody in the United Wrestling Network who can stand up to him, as he is heading to the stop and staying there. We hear from Cameron Gates, who says that there are plenty of new faces in the United Wrestling Networks, his included, but he is not new to professional wrestling and knows that Mikey O'Shea has done this for a long time. He tells O'Shea to do whatever it takes to prepare, as he will show him that he is not nice.We hear from The Wolf Zaddies (Che Cabrera and Bad Dude Tito). Cabrera says Danny Limelight may have cost them their match, but they are still tag champs. Tito says Limelight found out what happens when he gets in his face, and next time, he will be taking the World title home with him.
Savannah Stone beats Taniya.
Jason Levels and Flex McCalleon beat Guy Cool and Koto Hiro after Levels distracts the referee with Koto Hiro while Flex McCalleon knocks Guy Cool out with the boxing gloves on the outside. After the match, Jason Levels, having finally won a match in the United Wrestling Network, celebrates like he just won the World Series and calls tonight the greatest day of his life before thanking McCalleon and his therapists. (McCalleon is now coming out to a remix of the Punch-Out! gameplay theme.)
Backstage, "King FatBoy" Papo Esco and Danny Limelight talk about Slice Boogie, and Papo Esco says he used to have a stranglehold on the Television Championship and it is now gone. He says things are not good within The Bodega, even when he wants all the gold.
"Outlandish" Zicky Dice beats "Benevolent" Jack Banning to become the United Television Champion following the distraction from Honest John. After the match, Zicky Dice celebrates in the crowd.
Powerhouse Hobbs retains the TNT Championship against Rey Fenix. During the match, it is announced that next week's Rampage will air on Saturday night at 10 PM Eastern/9 PM Central. After the match, Hobbs grabs Alex Abrahantes as he pulls down the straps on his singlet, then Hobbs lets go of Abrahantes before QT Marshall hits Abrahantes with the Diamond Cutter.
We hear from Adam Cole, who says that March 29th will go down as the most important day of his entire life when he returns to in-ring competition after nine months. He says he is looking for someone who will push him and remind him of who he is as he shows how good he is.
We hear from Stu Grayson, who says that he is back after what The Blackpool Combat Club did to Evil Uno, and he wants Jon Moxley in a one-on-one match so he can break him.
Taya Valkyrie beats Ava Lawless in her AEW debut. After the match, Jade Cargill, Leila Grey and "Smart" Mark Sterling are seen watching from the ramp and taking notes.
We see footage of Matt Hardy, Isiah Kassidy and Ethan Page getting Stokely Hathaway ready for his match with Hook.
The Jericho Appreciation Society ("Cool Hand" Angelo Parker and "Magic Daddy" Magic Menard) beat The Bollywood Boyz (Harv and Gurv Sihra), then mock The Acclaimed's ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) scissoring after the match.
In footage from earlier this week, Don Callis is seen welcoming Konosuke Takeshita at the airport as he tries to recruit him.
In footage from last Wednesday, The Gunns (Austin and Colten Gunn) brag about being the tag team champions and tell Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) to carry their bags. The two teams then argue over who is the best brother tag team, and Dante Martin says The Gunns didn't try to valet their tag team titles because they know Top Flight can beat The Gunns. This soon becomes a challenge, and after The Gunns leave, Dante notices that The Gunns left their bags and walk off with them.
Daniel Garcia beats Brody King by submission after Chris Jericho hits Brody King with the baseball bat on the outside.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Kelly Kincaid interviews Eddy Thorpe, who says he had to travel halfway around the world to get here, and now he is 2-0. He says that as a kid, he told himself would be the one to raise his Native American people up after never seeing his people portrayed as the heroes, and that he will continue to do that by beating Xyon Quinn as he plans to conquer the territory that is NXT and everything in it.
Eddy Thorpe beats Xyon Quinn.
Charlie Dempsey beats Oro Mensah by submission after wearing down the left arm and knee during the match.
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Cody says that in the last two weeks, the stakes and the ante have been raised, but he does have respect for Roman Reigns. He says that Roman is a great champion and that he looks forward to facing him at WrestleMania, then brings up Kevin Owens, saying he does not want to talk about somebody, but to somebody. He says that there is a lot of respect between himself and Owens, and asks Owens to meet him in the ring. Owens shows up. Owens thanks Cody, but tells him that he knows what is going on and that they have been over this. Cody then asks Owens to hear him out, and says that Sami Zayn should be part of the conversation. Sami Zayn shows up. Cody says he has "an incredible love and respect" for Owens, as Owens bettered his livelihood when he left WWE years ago and introduced him to some friends. He says he could never be able to repay him, but he would like to with this conversation. Owens says he has heard everything Sami has to say, but Sami says he has not heard everything Owens has had to say, as he knows they have both done horrible things to each other but have always come back and forgiven each other. Sami also says he cannot understand why things are different, and asks Owens to open up about why, even if that means screaming at him or punching him in the face, as it may mean the two of them working together again. Owens does not want to be part of the conversation, but Cody says they are in "the people pleasing business," and everybody wants to see Sami and Owens back on the same page. Sami agrees, saying it is in both his and Owens' best interests and that they could do something magical and remarkable in bringing down The Bloodline, and while repairing their friendship may take years, all they need to do is work together. Owens says he understands, but asks why he would want to fight with someone who does not want to be his friends. He thanks Cody for the conversation, but tells him "I'm all set...alright?" He then heads to the back.
Backstage, Kevin Owens is met by Sami Zayn before he can get in his car. Sami asks Owens to forget everything about what he said earlier, as none of it matters, and that they will always be friends and brothers. He says that if Owens does not want to talk to him ever again, that is fine, but he wants him to know that he will always love him.
The Judgment Day (Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley) beat Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar and Zelina Vega). After the match, Dominik Mysterio says his father Rey Mysterio is "nothing but a disrespectful deadbeat of a father" who was never there for him, then Rey Mysterio is seen backstage on the TitanTron. After the commercial break, Rey gets in the ring, and Dominik says he want many nights without a father before Rey asks Rhea to let him speak to Dominik alone. Rhea steps aside as Dominik calls Rey "a sad, pathetic excuse for a father" for suddenly having time for him now and costing him a WrestleMania moment. As Dominik is about to call Rey "a piece of shit," Rey stops him and says he has not been the best father in the world and that he has not been there for him all the time, but says he still loves him and that he is his world. He then says that Dominik will soon realize that this business is selfish, and that he had to make sacrifices to ensure that he and his family had the life they had always dreamed of. Rey also reminds him of how Dominik's famous pedigree always bailed Dominik out when he got in trouble. Rey also reminds him of how Dominik's famous pedigree always bailed Dominik out when he got in trouble. He then breaks down as he says that with his induction in the WWE Hall of Fame, he would love to have Dominik at his side, but says it may be too late. Rey then says that his biggest regret is what Dominik has become, and says that if some disrespectful punk kid acting like Dominik called him out at WrestleMania, he would whip their ass. He then says that unfortunately, Dominik is his son, and that fighting Dominik would be his biggest disgrace as a father, stating that Dominik is not worth it and that he will never fight him, not even at WrestleMania. Dominik asks Rey if it is because he wants to do what he does best - running away from him - and states that Rey is doing what he taught him not to be: "a scared, scared little man."
It is announced there will be two Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Matches - one for the men, one for the women - at WrestleMania, and that there will be qualifiers for those matches.
Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan beats Emma and Tegan Nox to qualify for the women's Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match at WrestleMania.
Charlotte Flair heads to the ring. Charlotte says the more things change, the more they stay the safe, and that when she was a child, the business was built on "Rhodes as a challenger, Flair as a champion," and two weeks before WrestleMania, Rhodes is still a challenger and Flair is still a champion. She says that this year is her seventh WrestleMania, and while she has always entered as either champion or challenger, she has always been the star. Charlotte also says Rhea Ripley cannot be a star until she can be a champion, and she cannot be a champion until she goes through her, and as she says that the more things change, the more they save the same, Dominik Mysterio and Rhea show up. Rhea tells Charlotte that she is "100% right" and that she chose her, and while she has her reasons for not picking Bianca Belair - which she will get to again - she says that men walk away from her backstage because of her skill and because they fear her. She says that Charlotte is looking at her without an ounce of fear in her eyes and that it pisses her off, and states that Charlotte is current SmackDown Women's Champion and a 14-time women's champion because she is a superstar. Rhea Ripley says she gives Charlotte all the credit in the world, then proclaims that she not only needs the SmackDown Women's Championship, but that she needs to be a star, and at WrestleMania, Charlotte will learn to call her champion and fear her. Dominik gets in Charlotte's face and says "Mami is going to beat you at WrestleMania, and you know it," then Rhea hits Charlotte with a cheap shot. Charlotte then leaves the ring and attacks Rhea Ripley, starting a brawl that officials and security guards try to quickly break up only to be overpowered as Rhea and Charlotte keep getting at each other. Both sides are eventually separated by the barricade
Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Sami Zayn, who admits that tonight has been "a heavy night" as one brother drove away from him and another brother wants is waiting to attack him. He says he is fine with whatever happens next and that he needs to take care of business.
Xavier Woods beats LA Knight with the Backwoods.
It is announced that The Great Muta is being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2023.
Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews LA Knight, who soon notices Rey Mysterio and offers to fight Dominik Mysterio and give him "an LA moment" while calling himself "LA Mysterio." Rey punches him and chews him out in Spanish.
Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus to decide a #1 contender for the WWE Intercontinetal Championship after Imperium (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, Giovanni Vinci) - who show up before the match to watch the match from ringside - attack both men as Gunther gets in the ring and demands both men get up after simultaneously booting each other in the face. Afterwards, Gunther powerbombs Sheamus onto McIntyre's back following the beatdown. As Imperium leave, WWE official Adam Pearce shows up on the TitanTron and says that due to Gunther's actions, his match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania will be a Triple Threat Match.
Jey Uso is in the ring. Sami Zayn soon shows up and asks Jey how he wants to handle their confrontation. Jey says he has a job tonight, but tells Sami that from day one, he did not like or trust him, but then he turned the rest of The Bloodline around except for him. He says that as a boy that it was his job to protect his family, and that the one time he let his guard down for Sami, Sami betrayed him and made him look stupid in front of the whole world. He says that he may always second-guess himself, but he always knew that Sami was "a fake-ass Uce," and as he says that he has no choice, Sami says that Jey has always had a choice but has always chosen to take Roman Reigns' abuse. He says that he refused to take that abuse, then says that Jey is angry at himself and that he didn't get to hit Kevin Owens with the chair first. Jey then punches Sami in the face, starting a brawl. Jimmy Uso shows up and superkicks Sami, and both men run Sami into the ring steps. Kevin Owens' music hits, and Owens shows up behind The Usos before fighting them. Jimmy Uso gets a Stunner, and Jey Uso gets a pop-up powerbomb before Owens screams at him as he rolls out of the ring. Owens and Sami then hug in the ring, as "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes watches backstage, smiling.
"Machine Gun" Karl Anderson beats Deaner in the BTI match. After the match, Anderson asks Violent By Design if they have any idea what they started before stating he and "The Big LG" Doc Gallows want the tag team titles back, and Gallows demands a rematch for the Impact World Tag Team Championships.
In memory of Scott Hall, 1958 - 2022.
The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) beat Bullet Club ("Switchblade" Jay White and Chris Bey) by a fraction of a second when Jay White fails to save the match in time.
Anthony Carrelli guests on commentary for the next match.
Steve Maclin beats Rhino.
Backstage, Kaleb with a K is met by The IInspiration (Jessie McKay and Cassie Lee), who hand him a bottle of water as they tell him that they know he was trying to help them by sliding a Knockouts Tag Team Championship belt into the ring and to get it right next time.
Backstage, Heath meets with Rhino after his match, and both men agree that they work better as a team than individually and that they should get back together and go for the Impact World Tag Team Championships again to fulfill their promise to each other.
Brian Myers guests on alternative commentary for the next match.
Bhupinder Gujjar beats Larry D. During the match, Raj Singh shows up to watch from ringside. After the match, W. Morrissey shows up and chases Brian Myers away, then Raj Singh raises Gujjar's hand. Gujjar walks away, and when Raj Singh tries to stop him, Gujjar shoves him in the direction of W. Morrissey, who powerbombs him through a table with the BQE.
Backstage, "Speedball" Mike Bailey is met by Ace Austin and Madman Fulton. Fulton tells Bailey that when he qualifies for the X Division Championship Ladder Match at Rebellion, he will have his back. Bailey says he has his and that one of them will win the X Division Championship.
We hear from Honor No More. Vincent welcomes "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander back, and Kenny King tells Alexander to sleep with one eye open. Matt Taven says Alexander did what he was told while Honor No More did what they wanted. Alisha Edwards shows up and tells Honor No More that if they think they will beat Josh Alexander, they have another thing coming. Eddie tells the rest of the group that he will handle this. Honor No More leaves, and Alisha tells Eddie Edwards that he is heading down the wrong path after saying she has chosen Impact over Honor No More. Eddie tells Alisha that Impact is heading down the wrong path, not him.
"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo retains the ROH Women's World Championship against Lady Frost and "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw in a Triple Threat Match.
Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Josh Alexander. Alexander says he has sat home for weeks and that it is time to get back in the ring and do what he does best, and if Honor No More has a problem, he will take care of it by beating Matt Taven. From there, he will go on to win the Impact World Championship at Rebellion after Moose signs his half of the match contract before the end of the night, and that Moose knows that his time as World Champion is up.
Backstage, Scott D'Amore gives The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) their tag team title rematch against Violent By Design (Eric Young, Joe Doering, Deaner) next week, then mentions that the rest of the tag team division will be at ringside, making it a lumberjack match. He then says that the winner of the tag team title rematch will defend the titles in an eight-team gauntlet at Rebellion.
JONAH beats "Outlandish" Zicky Dice.
One clothesline to the back of the head and one Tsunami later, JONAH wins! After the match, two ambulance drivers bring PCO out on a stretcher, and PCO gets up and gets in the ring. PCO then rips his neck brace off and brawls with JONAH. Security guards and official flood the ring to separate both men, but PCO gets to the top rope and decimates them all while JONAH barely escapes.
We see footage of Tasha Steelz attacking Mickie James as she performs on stage.
Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Mickie James and Chelsea Green. Mickie says Tasha Steelz has crossed the line and deserves an ass-whupping, and Chelsea asks Mickie James to take her up on her offer to let her have her back. Mickie tells Chelsea that her arm is injured and that she could not take it if her arm was injured further because of her, then tells her that they will have their title match and she will win the Knockouts Championship back. Mickie James will face Tasha Steelz in a street fight for the title next week.
Masha Slamovich beats Arie Alexander.
Backstage, Gia Miller interviews "Outlandish" Zicky Dice, who says that he has a lot of things going for him and yet there is a hole in his game. He then says he sucks as a wrestler, then realizes he should go to a wrestling school.
We hear from Johnny Swinger, who advertises "Swinger's Dungeon," a wrestling school. We see a list of guest trainers that is too good to be true, and Lance Storm shows up in the comedic commercial to state that he does not endorse the school.
Marie Kanellis-Bennett guests on commentary for the next match.
"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander beats Matt Taven.
Moose shows up to "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander's house and hands the contract for the World Championship match at Rebellion to his wife to end the show.
In memory of Scott Hall "Razor Ramon", 1958 - 2022.
Oliver Carter beats Tyler Bate with a backslide pin counter to a top rope European uppercut as Ashton Smith and Trent Seven shove each other outside of the ring, which briefly distracts Tyler Bate.
In backstage footage from earlier this week, A-Kid asks Saxon Huxley to be his tag team partner. Huxley says yes.
We hear from Wild Boar, who holds Eddie Dennis responsible for everything he went through last year and states that every bit of hell and torture he put him through will be put directly on him when he comes for his revenge.
Emilia McKenzie beats Nina Samuels.
In backstage footage from earlier this week, Mark Coffey tells Joe Coffey that he has gotten a Heritage Cup match, and that he has noticed a few weaknesses in Noam Dar's game that he can exploit.
Next week, NXT UK will once again have a special of 4 PM Eastern/8 PM GMT. (Times will go back to normal next week.)
We hear from Kenny Williams, who says that Sam Gradwell is a memory of the past. He then sees a note saying "You've made a lot of enemies, cockroach! Tick tock!" on his locker, but he just laughs it off.
In backstage footage from earlier this week, Symbiosis (Eddie Dennis, Primate, T-Bone) meet with Assistant to the General Manager Sid Scala, who tells Eddie Dennis that Wild Boar wants a match with him. Eddie says he is a manager these days and that Wild Boar is like a wild animal, and proposes that Wild Boar take on Primate instead.
Aleah James beats Stevie Turner with an O'Connor Roll.
We hear from Sha Samuels, who discusses the betting odds on Mark Coffey's Heritage Cup match when Noam Dar shows up. Sha Samuels gets a call from somebody who makes a bet on the match, then tells Noam Dar that they are about to make a lot of money.
WrestleMania 38 is 16 days away!
We see a video package for Isla Dawn vs. Meiko Satomura for the NXT UK Women's Championship next week.
Roderick Strong beats Wolfgang. After the match, Strong says he is for a good time, not a long time, and that he is here for big money fights. He says that his match with Wolfgang was not the only reason he was here, then says Ilja Dragunov is where the big money is before stating that he is laying down the challenge and that the ball is in Dragunov's court.
In footage from earlier today, MJF's new faction (MJF, Wardlow, Shawn Spears, Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler, Tully Blanchard) travels on a private jet and in a limousine to the arena.
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes beats Penta El Zero M with a roll-up after Penta showboats following the snap back on Cody's arm. After the match, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson gets in the ring, and The Gunn Club (Austin and Colten Gunn) and "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes chase Penta out of the ring before checking on Cody. QT Marshall then shows up as Penta heads to the back, and everyone in the ring wants to know where QT Marshall was.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson). Matt says Rey Fenix has beaten him and his brother in singles competition, but they are the best tag team in wrestling. They are suddenly interrupted by Don Callis, who mentions what happened before their dad and that he wanted them to superkick him so he could see the team that dominated in Japan. He then says The Young Bucks have killed their career and have let everyone take credit for things. Callis also says that Kenny Omega is now a god of pro wrestling while The Young Bucks are "down in the basement," and that Omega does not recognize them as they are "not elite anymore" and are just another tag team with fancy tights living off of their name. He then asks The Young Bucks if they see the same Young Bucks that he saw in New Japan before leaving.
Jade Cargill quickly beats Dani Jordyn in her AEW singles debut. After the match, Jade Cargill confronts Red Velvet in the front row, and Red Velvet has to be held back by everyone else.
MJF's new faction (MJF, Wardlow, Shawn Spears, Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler, Tully Blanchard) heads to the ring. Tully Blanchard says it is great to be in the middle of the ring with everyone else, as they faced one of the greatest groups in wrestling and laid them out. He then says that his group is now "the baddest group in AEW" and says that they are at the pinnacle of this sport. He talks about how he was in a group of the greatest guys in wrestling at the start of his career, and says he will end his career with the greatest group of guys in wrestling. MJF says he may well be Judas now, and says it was not easy being the most charismatic man in wrestling only to take a backseat to Chris Jerciho for six months, saying he had to fall back as far as Jericho's hairline every time he talked. He also says it was not easy separating Jericho from Sammy Guevara, but he played his game and pretended to like him and his "ha-ha comedy bullshit," and says he was plucking Jericho feather by feather when Jericho thought he took him under his wing. He also says that his plans to take over The Inner Circle was just a ruse to hide what he really wanted to do, which was to end the strongest faction in AEW in The Inner Circle from the inside and build one that was even stronger. He calls Tully the greatest mind in the business for calling them "the pinnacle," then introduces everyone in the faction. He calls MJF "the greatest big man in wrestling," says that Shawn Spears is going to prove he is a top guy week in and week out while everyone eats their words followed by a chair shot, and calls Harwood and Wheeler "the greatest tag team on God's green earth." MJF then says he has only been on national television for a year but is the most talked about wrestler in the ring and is totally unstoppable, and says he is only 24 years old and is only going to get better with age, all while making people angry that he has over 25 years left in the tank as his career eclipses Jericho's. He says that his group, The Pinnacle, will become the premier faction in AEW for years to come and will take all the championships in the company before saying they will take what they want when they want, including Jericho's locker room, because he is better than Jericho and Jericho knows it.
Matt Hardy, Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy), The Butcher and The Blade beat Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy, Marko Stunt) and Bear Country (Bear Boulder and Bear Bronson) in a ten-man tag match.
We hear from Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston. Moxley says he is not in a good mood following what happened in the Exploding Barbed Wire Death match, and says he should be on vacation sipping a mai tai when he has to go war again. He says that while everyone else may love The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson), he does not, for they are cheap shot artists and Gallows looks like he has googly eyes. Kingston says they could make jokes, but this is not AEW, not Tokyo or "the Impact Zone," and says The Good Brothers are cowards and cowards die a thousand deaths while he and Moxley die just once.
Backstage, Dasha Gonzalez interviews Christian Cage. Christian says there is a term in the wrestling business for someone who busts their ass on a nightly basis no matter the situation or spot on the card: workhorse. He says that he makes wrestlers better and levels them up, but he is not a workhorse; he is the workhorse, and that the locker room will learn this quickly. He says that there is only one spot that interests him, and that spot is occupied by Kenny Omega, who he says is on borrowed time. Christian says he has to prove himself and get some wins, but he will see Omega down the road. As for why he is in AEW, he is here to cement his legacy and outwork everyone.
The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) attack Eddie Kingston with cheap shots before the beginning of the next match. Jon Moxley runs in to even the odds before the bell rings.
Jon Moxley and Eddie Kingston beat The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) with a roll-up from Moxley to Anderson. After the match, The Good Brothers attack Moxley, then Kenny Omega shows up with Don Callis. As Omega sits in a chair in front of a downed Moxley, Kingston attacks Omega from behind only for the numbers game to take over. Anderson and Omega then wrap a chair around Kingston's left angle, and Anderson stomps on the chair from the top rope. They then wrap a chair around Moxley's head, and as Gallows is about to stompt he chair, The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) show up to stop Omega and The Good Brothers. As Omega and The Goof Brother give the "too sweet" hand signal, The Young Bucks walk out on them, much to the anger of Omega. Moxley then clears out the ring by swinging a steel chair around, and Eddie Kingston pulls himself into the ring as he is checked on by medical personnel.
Tony Schiavone interviews Sting and Darby Allin. Darby says he has only defended the TNT Championship three times, and now that he is done with Team Taz (Taz, "The Machine" Brian Cage, "Absolute" Ricky Starks, Powerhouse Hobbs, Hook), he wants to defend the title week in and week out, and he wants to start by paying tribute to Brodie Lee. He tells The Dark Order to come in and take the belt if they want it, then Lance Archer and Jake "The Snake" Roberts shows up and asks Schiavone how many times he will keep interviewing Sting before calling Darby Allin "the biggest indie-rific joke the business has ever seen" before saying he will put him in a coffin since he likes them so much. He calls Darby a "weenie boy" who should go to the back and put his "hot dog button" back on, then tells Sting that he will get what is coming to him as the winds of change are coming, and that Tony Khan should learn not to play with fire because Lance Archer is dangerous. After Archer and Roberts leave, Team Taz shows up, and Cage tells Sting that after all that has happened, he respects him, then says that Sting is still "The Icon" with or without his bat, much to the chagrin of the rest of Team Taz.
We hear from Scorpio sky, who says that he has done everything asked of him and wants to be the poster boy of AEW, but AEW wants "the Codys, the Darbys and the Stings" and not him, and while he tried to be the exception to "nice guys finish last," it has not worked. He says that he will not be a stepping stone, because he is a wrestling savant and tired of not acting like he is the best, and if he has to hurt people to do it, so be it.
Rey Fenix beats Angelico.
In footage from earlier today, Alex Marvez interviews Miro. Miro says he has moved on from Chuck Taylor, but "Superbad" Kip Sabian shows up and says he has not, as they ruined his wedding and that his wife is hurt because of Chuck Taylor and Orange Cassidy. Miro tells Sabian that having Penelope Ford at ringside is a mistake, and that when the bell rings, he does not care about him, his wife, his family or the opponent and that all he cares about is his destiny, but outside of the ring, they are still friends. Miro leaves, and when asked if they accept the challenge by Marvez, Sabian says "Of course we accept."
Next week: "The Native Beast" Nyla Rose vs. Tay Conti! FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) Shawn Spears vs. The Varsity Blonds (Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman Jr.) and Dante Martin! Darby Allin's open challenge to The Dark Order for the TNT Championship!
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews The Dark Order. -1 wants to accept the challenge, but he is only nine years old, and John "4" Silver is volunteered to take part in the match by the rest of The Dark Order.
Next week: Kenny Omega vs. Matt Sydal in an AEW World Championship Eliminator Match! If Matt Sydal wins, he gets to face Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship!
We hear from The Pinnacle (MJF, Wardlow, Shawn Spears, Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler, Tully Blanchard) backstage. MJF says that what is Chris Jericho's is his, and what is The Inner Circle's is now The Pinnacle's. The Inner Circle's dressing room signed is replaced with The Pinnacle's by Tully Blanchard.
Thunder Rosa beats Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. in a bloody and violent Unsanctioned Lights Out Match.
Finn Balor is in the ring to start tonight's show. He names all of the people he has beaten to keep the NXT Championship, then says Karrion Kross is the only one remaining, that he has been waiting for him and that Kross' time is up. Suddenly, Kross and Scarlett show up. Kross said that this match would never have happened until they settled their separate affairs, and now, it will be the two of them one-on-one, and that the entire world needs to know who the real champion is around here. Finn says everyone wants to be the champion until the real champion walks into the room, and says that while Kross walks and talks like a champion, he is the champion, not Kross, and that Kross does not have what it takes to be in the main event and beat him. Kross promises him that at TakeOver, Finn will know what if feels like when he squeezes all the oxygen out of his throat and chokes him out, while Finn says he will know what it is like to be at the main event of TakeOver and choke. Scarlett says that she has already seen this in the cards: two champions draped in gold with the fans in awe, and that is all happens for a reason. Suddenly, Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch show up. Burch says that all the words being said in the ring are just words, and Lorcan says that Pete Dunne is the real champion and can beat both Finn and Kross and become the real NXT Champion. Scarlett says there are moments in time like this that lead to an inevitable future, and that Burch and Locan will put their tag team titles on the line. She asks if Burch and Lorcan are confident and know what they want, and if they know what they bring to the table. She also asks if the two of them would like the word "coward" associated with them, which leads to Burch and Lorcan putting the NXT tag team titles on the line against Finn and Kross tonight. Scarlett reiterates that every moment happens for a reason, and tells Finn Balor that he cannot change fate.
Dexter Lumis beats Austin Theory with Silence after Theory almost rekindles his friendship with Lumis.
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell hopes to get a word with General Manager William Regal when Tommaso Ciampa shows up and says that Alexander Wolfe is not here and that Timothy Thatcher has taken matters into his own hands, and that Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel are about to find out they messed up.
Adam Cole is in the ring. He says that Kyle O'Reilly made the biggest mistake in his life last week, and says that he did not need him anymore. After mentioning that O'Reilly cost him the NXT Championship, he says that O'Reilly knows he is jealous of him. Cole says that O'Reilly knows he will never be as successful as he is, and that he just signed his death warrant. He also says that he does not care if O'Reilly is medically cleared, and that he will not leave until O'Reilly gets in the ring. General Manager William Regal shows up and says that O'Reilly has been banned from the building due to not being medically cleared, then O'Reilly shows up on another video screen and says he will not rest until he ends him like Cole tried to end his career. O'Reilly says that he knows a lot about Cole, but not what he will do to him, and tells him that this is indeed a threat. Cole tells Regal that O'Reilly will not be able to hurt him if he finds him first, then heads to the back.
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart. Ember Moon says she came back to NXT to make history and become a champion, then Robert Stone, Jessi Kamea and Aliyah show up. Kamea says the women's tag team titles will look better on them, and Aliyah challenges them to a tag team title match. Shotzi accepts, and Ember tells Stone his suit sucks.
Jordan Devlin is seen pulling up to the arena.
Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza) beat Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango). After the match, Santos Escobar wants to know where Jordan Devlin is, and Jordan Devlin soon shows up. Devlin tells Santos to take a good long look at a real champion after talking trash for a year, and says he did not need two stooges to call him out. Santos calls off Wilde and Mendoza, then steps into the ring with Devlin. Devlin says Escobar has said he is the king of his division, but "The Ace" is back in town, and he tells Escobar to throw his "replica title" in the trash, but Escobar says he has redefined what it means to be a cruiserweight. Escobar says he has made history as the Cruiserweight Champion and has proven it time after time, and says Devlin only has his title because everyone forgot he had it in the first place. Escobar then tells Devlin to wrap up his business in the UK before facing him to see who the true Cruiserweight Champion is at TakeOver: Stand and Deliver. Devlin answers with a headbutt followed by a Devlin-side.
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Adam Cole, who says that he will leave the building, and that if he finds Kyle O'Reilly, he will end him as he promised.
We see a vignette for Sarray (formerly Sareee), who is coming soon to NXT.
Dakota Kai beats Zoey Stark. After the match, Io Shirai shows up with a contract in her hand, which she shoves at Raquel as she tells her to sign the contract before helping Zoey Stark to the back.
Backstage, Mackenzie Mitchell interviews General Manager William Regal, but a backstage worker tells Regal that something has happened to Adam Cole.
We get a closer look at MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee), courtesy of Dairy Queen.
We hear from Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake). Drake says MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) will know the consequences of their actions, and Gibson says MSK made the biggest mistake of their lives after hurting his hand.
Before the next match, Marcel Barthel is attacked from behind with a chair by Tommaso Ciampa.
Tommaso Ciampa beats Marcel Barthel despite the distractions and attempted interference by Fabian Aichner. After the match, Walter shows up, and Aichner and Barthel try to ambush Ciampa. Ciampa fights back, but he gets chopped by Walter, who soon powerbombs him.
Outside of the arena, Kyle O'Reilly and Adam Cole are both handcuffed and arrested by the police. Cole says that O'Reilly tried to run him off the road.
Backstage, LA Knight talks about his debut when Bronson Reed looks at him in disgust before entering the locker room.
LA Knight beats August Grey in his NXT debut. During the match, Bronson Reed shows up with one of LA Knight's jackets, and tears it up as he puts it on and flexes his muscles to rip it up further. This nearly costs Knight the match.
Backstage, Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Raquel Gonzalez, who says Io Shirai made a mistake giving her a contract, as it puts an expiration date on her championship reign. Dakota Kai shows up and says they have a match against Zoey Stark and Io Shirai next week. Raquel says she can have Shirai whenever she wants, but Dakota reminds her that they have back-to-back tag team losses and need to show the rest of the women's division who dominates.
We see a vignette for Xia Li, who says that resistance will not be tolerated and that obstacles will be removed according to Tien Sha as she stands next to Boa.
Backstage, General Manager William Regal says he hopes the police department will drop the charges against Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly and that he will soon have a solution to the situation to the Cole-O'Reilly problem.
Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch retain the NXT Tag Team Championships against Karrion Kross and Finn Balor after Danny Burch gets hurt during the match and Finn Balor inadvertently drop kicks Oney Lorcan into Scarlett, leading to Karrion Kross ramming Finn Balor into the barricade multiple times, allowing Lorcan to retain with a running European uppercut. After the match, Kross gets in the ring and decimates Oney Lorcan, then demolishes Finn Balor and puts him in the Kross Jacket. Scarlett stops Kross and gets Finn Balor up only for Kross to level him with a right hand. Scarlett then drapes the NXT Championship on Finn Balor, then says everything happens for a reason and that he cannot escape fate.
The North ("All Ego" Ethan Page and "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander) retain the Impact World Tag Team Championships against TJP and Fallah Bahh. During the match, TJP makes Ethan Page tap out with a leg bar transferred into an STF, but the referee does not see it because he falls down to the floor along with Fallah Bahh as Fallah has the Octopus on Alexander.
Eddie Edwards announces that he has chosen Tommy Dreamer, Daga and Tessa Blanchard for his Lethal Lockdown team at Lockdown.
On The Real Housewives of Slamtown, Rosemary hangs out with Taya Valkyrie and two of her friends (one of whom is played by independent wrestler Heather Monroe). Within a matter of minutes, Taya and her two friends are all drunk on wine. They all wake up when Rosemary reminds Taya she promised they would party. At the nightclub, Rosemary is seen sucking one of the girls' souls out, and Taya has to stop her.
Chris Bey beats Damian Drake in his Impact Wrestling debut.
The Impact Plus Flashback Moment of the Week is a battle royal from June 19, 2002. This is from the first NWA-TNA pay-per-view, and the match was won by Ken Shamrock, who became NWA World Heavyweight Champion after winning the match.
Backstage, Alisha Edwards meets with Jordynne Grace on the topic of refocusing on the ring after everything that has been happening as of late. Jordynne Grace allows Alisha on her Lethal Lockdown team.
We see another vignette for Tenille Dashwood.
Backstage, Gabi Loren interviews Chase Stevens. He says that TNA: There's No Place Like Home is 18 years of growth, and as he talks about his time in TNA, Moose interrupts. Moose jokes that he is interviewing Bret Michaels, then asks why all the "TNA guys" are "reviving the deceased." Stevens mentions Moose winning few titles in Impact, and when Moose punches, Stevens fights back, but Moose overpowers him and runs away.
It's time for another edition of Gut Check. Tyler Tirva and "Shogun" Jackson Stone have made it to the finals. Both men have one last match, and Jackson Stone is the winner. Backstage, it is revealed that Jackson Stone has won Gut Check.
Jimmy Jacobs interviews Taya Valkyrie. Tessa talks about her opponents from the past year as well as her World Championship victory, which she credits with making her a different competitor. She says that she has unfinished business with Ace Austin and Taya Valkryie and wants to finish it. Tessa says she is challenging both Eddie Edwards and Michael Elgin because she is tenacious and a threat and because both men want the title. She says that she will prove she is the best when she takes on two of the best in the world and retains the World title at Rebellion.
Before the next match, Joey Ryan - now wearing a turtleneck and khaki shorts and calling himself "Joey P. Ryan" - says that he, Katie Forbes and Rob Van Dam has extraordinary gifts: talent, a derriere and a manhood, respectively. He then says that the fans have lost the privilege of their gifts due to their inability to treat them with respect, and that the fans will never see another dick flip again. RVD says that all the fans are hypocrites, and says that their opponents are drinking beer already as he asks what kind of professional will get in the ring with someone who is drunk. Joey P. Ryan then states that he, Katie and RVD are now known as "#CancelCulture," and that The Deaners (Cody Deaner and Cousin Jake) are getting cancelled.
#CancelCulture (Joey P. Ryan and Rob Van Dam) beats The Deaners (Cody Deaner and Cousin Jake) after Katie Forbes distracts Cody Deaner.
Backstage, Gabi Loren interviews Ken Shamrock, who says that he has gotten a call from Impact saying they wanted him for something, and that he will mention his career announcement in the ring.
Backstage, Ace Austin meets with Willie Mack. Willie tells Austin he did not need any last week, but Austin tells Willie he has impressed a lot of people, including him, and expresses interesting in winning tag team gold with Willie Mack. Willie Mack says that Rich Swann is his only tag team partner, but Austin says that Willie cannot say he is not wanting to be a champion. Willie Mack says that next week, he is in a scramble match to become #1 contender for the X Division title.
Kiera Hogan beats Lacey Ryan.
Backstage, Su Yung finds a letter addressed to her. It is from Father James Mitchell, who insists that she face Havok in the Undead Realm away from Rosemary's influence while he remains impartial.
We hear from Michael Elgin, who picks Taya Valkyrie and The North ("All Ego" Ethan Page and "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander) for his Lethal Lockdown team at Lockdown.
Daga beats Jake Crist.
Backstage, security finds a hooded man and apprehend him. The man's face is not shown.
Backstage, Scott D'Amore is made aware of the hacker, who is really Ryan Cage, the ordained minister. Security soon finds out that they do not have their man after all.
Next week: Tessa Blanchard and Eddie Edwards vs. Michael Elgin and Taya Valkyrie, with the winning team getting the advantage at Lockdown! An X Division Championship #1 Contender's Scramble Match! Rhino and Sabu vs. oVe (Dave Crist and Madman Fulton)! Havok vs. Rosemary in the Undead Realm!
Josh Mathews introduces Ken Shamrock to the ring. Shamrock says there is no better place to be than in Impact Wrestling, and says that Impact management called him so they could do something special, which everyone will find out together. It is then announced that at Bound For Glory, Ken Shamrock will be inducted into the Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame. During Shamrock's Hall of Fame video package, however, the lights go out and the "ICU" picture is shown. When the lights come back on, a masked man is in the ring, and he throws a fireball at Shamrock's face. The man then unmasks to reveal himself as Sami Callihan, who has not been seen in weeks, and he produces a cellphone to turn the lights back off. When they come back on, Callihan is gone. Medical staff checks on Shamrock.
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Before the next match, "The Librarian" Peter Avalon is interrupted before he can say anything.
Colt Cabana beats "The Librarian" Peter Avalon following a tug-of-war on the ring apron over "The Librarian" Leva Bates. After Avalon has Bates in his harms, Colt gives Avalon a peck on the check before going for the Superman to pin Avalon for the victory.
TheHybrid2 (Angelico and Jack Evans) beat Michael Nakazawa and Brandon Cutler after Nakazawa inadvertently spits oil into Cutler's face.
Penelope Ford beats Riho. During the match, Riho hits "Superbad" Kip Sabian with a snap Dragon Suplex when he tries to get involved behind the referee's back. Afterwards, Penelope pushes the ref into Riho, allowing her to hit a backspring cutter before pinning Riho with a fisherman's suplex for the win.
"The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels beats Stu Grayson with an inside cradle after an interference attempt by one of The Dark Order's followers backfires. After the match, The Dark Order runs in and attcks Daniels, but Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky and Colt Cabana show up to even the numbers game. Evil Uno shows up as one of The Dark Order's followers gets a Best Moonsault Ever. Afterwards, Daniels tells Evil Uno "one down, one to go," then says he sees no Exalted One anywhere because there is no Exalted One and that he will finally get rid of The Dark Order once and for all when he and Evil Uno meet in the ring.
At Raw in Providence, Rhode Island, Brie and Nikki talk about their match with Ronda Rousey at Evolution backstage.
Brie and Nikki do media appearances for Evolution in New York City. Brie is relieved that she will have a seemingly normal life after the week is over, but Nikki can't understand why Brie doesn't feel excited about being in New York City with her when this is the biggest week of their lives. One of the appearance is on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Brie tries to have a good attitude about everything despite the fact that she has had a rough comeback and she is not wrestling at Evolution.
Later that night, Brie and Nikki head to a bar. Nikki tells Brie that she has thought of the idea of a high-school style pep rally for the night before Evolution. Brie likes the idea of doing something for the fans, but she does not see it happen since it is being squeezed into their busy schedule. Nikki says she can make it work, especially since she knows that Brie has not exactly enjoyed their comeback.
Brie spends time with family and friends in New York City. Brie wishes for Nikki to be happy but also to be safe, especially after what happened to Johnny's voice during Johnny's career, and after talking with family and friends, Brie decides she should have "one last hurrah" before Evolution and before trying for a second child.
Three days before Evolution, Brie and Nikki walk around in a park while Nikki talks about her plans for the Bella Army pep rally. They meet Alena, the event planner for the pep rally, and get a sneak peek at the cheerleaders for the pep rally at Central Park. Nikki likes what she sees, but Brie isn't sold on the pep rally idea.
Brie and Nikki chat with family in a hotel room and see footage of Johnny during Johnny's career before his voice was changed following an elbow to the throat. Brie and Nikki found out that Johnny tried to get corrective surgery, but there was a risk of losing his voice completely. Brie thinks there may be a better chance of Johnny getting his voice back following recent improvements in technology.
Brie and Nikki sign autographs and meet with the fans before doing a Q&A and interview hosted by Lillian Garcia.
Two days before Evolution, Brie and Lauren have a moms' night out at a restaurant. Brie gets drinks from some fans - and also meets some fans - during the night.
The day before Evolution, the Bella Army pep rally takes place. During the pep rally, Paige makes a surprise appearance, and Brie tells the fans that because of them, she did not give up on her comeback.
At Evolution, Nikki wants to make sure that she does not fail the women's division of WWE. Backstage, Brie brings up the possibility of getting Johnny's voice back to Johnny, but Johnny admits that he doesn't want to get his voice back, as he gotten over his self-confidence issues that stemmed from what happened to it during his career. The match between Nikki and Ronda Rousey finally takes place.
Bonus clip: Brie thanks Nikki for the pep rally.
Bonus clip: Kathy is the Bella Bear for the pep rally.
Before the next match, The Dawgs (Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara) make fun of the Georgia Bulldogs' recent loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide. Also, The Beer City Bruiser and Brian Milonis guest on commentary for the next match.
Coast To Coast (Shaheem Ali and LSG) beat The Dawgs (Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara). After the match, The Beer City Bruiser and Brian Milonis lay Coast To Coast out.
We hear from "The Villain" Marty Scurll, who congratulates Dalton Castle on retaining the ROH World Championship against Jay Lethal. He then says every good fairy tale needs a villain, and he will face him at Supercard of Honor XII, where the fans will be cheering for him and Dalton Castle will fall victim to him as he wins the ROH World Championship.
We hear from Dalton Castle, who says that Supercard of Honor XII must be exciting for "The Villain" Marty Scurll as he is getting everything he has asked for. He may not be good with a Cajun accent, but he is good with big events, and that night will have the biggest crowd in ROH history watching Scrull challenge him for the ROH World Championship. Dalton says he has worked long and hard for the title, and that Scurll is not taking it from him.
Mayu Iwatani beats HZK to advance in the ROH Women of Honor Championship Tournament.
Bullet Club ("The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, "Hangman" Adam Page, Marty Scurll) beats The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O'Ryan, Vinny Marseglia) and SoCal Uncensored ("Almighty" Christopher Daniels, "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky) after an errant drop kick from Scorpio Sky to Vinny Marseglia. After the match, The Kingdom and SoCal Uncensored brawl.
We see a video package of the feud between Spud and Braxton Sutter.
Before the next match, Spud puts a mouth guard on as Sutter tells Spud he helped him out, as his teeth were horrible and he knocked them out for him.
Braxton Sutter beats Spud after Spud readies a foreign object.
"The Cowboy" James Storm beats Mahabali Shera after countering Sky High and hitting the Last Call Superkick.
Aron Rex beats Jessie Godderz after knocking Godderz out before he can get the Adonis Lock.
"The Cowboy" James Storm meets with Mahabali Shera and tells him not to bitch about losing before telling him to man up and get better. Storm shakes his hand as he tells him he knows he can be better.
Rosemary tells The DCC ("The Cowboy" James Storm, Bram, Eddie Kingston) that Decay (Rosemary, Crazzy Steve, Abyss) are the death dealers, and that she may have promised to kill Bram and Kingston.
Decay (Crazzy Steve and Abyss) beat The DCC (Bram and Eddie Kingston) after Rosemary spits the mist into Bram's face.
A returning Angelina Love beats Madison Rayne after raking the eyes and grabbing the tights during the schoolgirl pin.
"Broken" Matt Hardy beats Drew Galloway.
Moose beats "The Miracle" Mike Bennett.
Lashley beats Jeff Hardy after using the referee as a human shield before hitting Jeff Hardy with the Spear.
Roman Reigns shows up (this time from the entrance ramp) to start tonight's show. He says what happened to Triple H is what happens when you run your mouth. He says Triple H believes in the money and the power, but he believes in the big fight, and promises to destroy Triple H at WrestleMania to become WWE World Heavyweight Champion again.
Renee Young interviews AJ Styles, who says that Chris Jericho has made this personal. Kevin Owens shows up, saying that AJ Styles sounds like Sami Zayn and that they should both get their own show were they both hold each other and cry. Styles then compares Owens to Jericho, and then we find out that Owens and Styles face each other tonight. Styles tells Owens to put his money where his mouth is.
Dolph Ziggler beats The Miz.
Earlier this week, Michael Cole interviewed Kalisto, who accepted Ryback's challenge at WrestleMania 32.
Earlier today, Dean Ambrose talked about his hometown of Cleveland before SmackDown, where everyday was WrestleMania and a hard-knock education comes easily. He plans to transfer all the knowledge he got from there to Brock Lesnar.
Bubba Ray Dudley beats Goldust after the distraction from D-Von Dudley. After the match, The Dudleys beat them up, but R-Truth shows up and fights off Bubba Ray and D-Von only to fall victim to the numbers game. The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) then show up and force The Dudleys to retreat.
Charlotte shows up. Charlotte is the first to show up, and she says she wouldn't be here if it weren't for Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch, and asks them to accept her invitation. Becky Lynch is the first to show up, and it isn't long afterwards that Sasha Banks also appears. Charlotte talks about the first time she met Sasha and Becky, and how she called her dad about them. Ric Flair said they "sound like the Horsemen." She then asks for forgiveness for even thinking that Sasha and Becky were even worthy of the "Horsewomen" name. Sasha and Becky are incensed, and promise to take the Divas title from Charlotte. This leads to Sasha and Becky arguing with each other and almost getting physical, but when they both notice that Charlotte is enjoying this, they both focus on Charlotte and give her a beatdown.
WWE looks back at the career of The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid) along with Burger King for the new Grilled Dogs.
Before the next match, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) accept The League of Nations' (Sheamus, King Barrett, Rusev, Alberto Del Rio) challenge at WrestleMania, then call them booty as they compared them to actual bags of garbage.
Kofi Kingston steals a victory from King Barrett after physicality between The New Day (Kofi, Big E, Xavier Woods) and The League of Nations (Barrett, Sheamus, Rusev, Alberto Del Rio).
Earlier today, Dean Ambrose was at Madonna's Bar and Grill in Cincinatti. He says that Brock Lesnar will truly learn what a street fight is at WrestleMania.
The Social Outcasts (Heath Slater, Adam Rose, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel) sit on the apron and argue over who wins the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal when Dean Ambrose shows up and attacks them all with a kendo stick. Dean Ambrose talks about how he went back to his hometown and heard a rumor that Brock Lesnar will be on SmackDown next week. Ambrose says he's going to call Lesnar out next week.
Kevin Owens beats AJ Styles thanks to the distraction by Chris Jericho. After the match, Jericho hits AJ Styles with a Codebreaker and mockingly chants for AJ Styles.
