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.
Nina Samuels beats Xia Brookside after throwing one of her bags into the ring and hitting Brookside with a handbag as the referee is distracted.
Backstage, Assistant Sid Scala is met by Jordan Devlin. Scala says he and General Manager Johnny Saint are looking into finding an opponent for him tonight.
WrestleMania 37 will take place on Saturday, April 10 and Sunday, April 11.
Backstage, Jack Starz says he is on a bit of a roll in NXT UK when Assistant Sid Scala has a word with him in private.
Joseph Conners beats Josh Morrell.
We see a vignette for Sha Samuels, who talks about his former job of being a butcher, his wrestling career of eighteen years and how he took Joe Coffey to the limit in his debut. He says he is here to hurt people, and hard graft starts now.
In footage from during the break, an angry Xia Brookside demands a rematch with Nina Samuels from Assistant Sid Scala.
Ilya Dragunov beats Tyson T-Bone. During the match, Sam Gradwell shows up to get a closer look at the match while mentioning Dragunov's match with Jack Starz, saying "Temper, temper" in order to mock him, and later on, Dragunov snaps on T-Bone after T-Bone chops him in the back as Gradwell mocks him. After the match, Gradwell mocks Dragunov some more, and Dragunov boots him in the face before referees have to calm him down.
Meiko Satomura arrives next week!
Elimination Chamber is live on WWE Network on February 21st!
Joe Coffey beats Danny Jones. After the match, Coffey talks about how he crossed paths with Rampage Brown backstage, and tells Brown that if he wants to make a name for himself in NXT UK, he has to hit someone so hard they cannot get up, and says he is the last man standing for this is his kingdom. Rampage Brown shows up and tells Coffey all he had to do was ask, and says "Anytime, anywhere."
We see a video package chronicling the road to Pretty Deadly (Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley) vs. Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) for the NXT UK Tag Team Championships.
We see a video package chronicling the feud between The Hunt (Primate and Wild Boar) and the team of "Flash" Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews.
Next week! The Hunt (Primate and Wild Boar) vs. "Flash" Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews in a Street Fight! SPRNVA Sessions with Sha Samuels!
Before the next match, Jordan Devlin says that Assistant Sid Scala has looked for an opponent for him, but says that if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. When he asks for somebody willing to fight him to get in the ring, he gets "Bomber" Dave Mastiff. Devlin tells him this is a Cruiserweight Championship open challenge, but Mastiff says he knows Devlin is keeping the Cruiserweight Championship warm for Trent Seven, then says he is here to kick his head in before shoving him to the mat.
Jordan Devlin beats "Bomber" Dave Mastiff in a destructive match that sees Devlin weaken Mastiff's left knee and Mastiff dive through an outside barricade.
Before the next match, Dakota Kai says that last week was a breeze and that tonight will be a cakewalk, and Raquel Gonzalez says that NXT TakeOver is their next stop.
Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez beat Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter to advance to the finals of the women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
Wade Barrett is officially a United States citizen, and is given an apple pie and a picture of "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan by Vic Joseph and Beth Phoenix.
Backstage, Alyse Ashton interviews Toni Storm, who says that Io Shirai has been untouchable for everyone but her, and says that Shirai and Mercedes Martinez cannot stop her for she is at the top of her game and that will be on display tonight.
Backstage, General Manager William Regal is seen talking with Edge.
Austin Theory beats Leon Ruff. During the match, Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell show up to carry Johnny Gargano to the back only to get beaten up by Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon. Ruff then pretends to be hit in the jaw by Gargano as the ref comes back, and the referee ejects Gargano from the match. Nevertheless, Theory is still able to win the match. After the match, Austin Theory hits Leon Ruff with a second ATL, then grabs the ring bell only to have it taken away from him by Dexter Lumis, but puts him in Silence and ends up ripping out a piece of Theory's hair.
We hear from Santos Escobar, who says that Legado del Fantasma (Escobar, Joaquin Wilde, Raul Mendoza) will show how powerful they are when Wilde and Mendoza reach the finals of the men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic while he retains against Curt Stallion. Escobar says that the future is bright for Legado del Fantasma while the end is near for The Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado) and Curt Stallion.
We see a vignette for Tian Sha. The video package tells a tale of a son who killed his father to become emperor only to shame the family, and a daughter who fled into exile, found a dragon and underwent four grueling trials to become a powerful warrior. The daughter killed the son to attain the throne, but soon became the one thing she hated most. It is then that the name of Tian Sha was feared for years to come.
Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza) beat The Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado) to advance to the semi-finals of the men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. After the match, MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) show up and congratulates Legado del Fantasma before saying they will fall to their meteoritic rise in NXT on the road to winning the 2021 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
Oney Lorcan, Danny Burch and Pete Dunne enter the arena.
Oney Lorcan, Danny Burch and Pete Dunne head to the ring. Dunne says Finn Balor did not listen when he said he was not waiting anymore and that he snapped his fingers in response, and warns not to make him make it any clearer than that. Balor shows up and says Dunne is still hiding in line behind Lorcan and Burch. Dunne says he hides behind no one, but Finn Balor begs to differ and Lorcan and Burch leave. Dunne tells Balor to hold on to the NXT Championship, for it will be his the first chance he gets. Balor says it is on at NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day. Suddenly, Edge shows up and that while WWE focuses on entertainment, NXT focuses on wrestling. He says he has watches NXT for some time and has seen passion, hunger and fire in eyes and that NXT helped him find his passion to get his career back. Edge says he used that passion to win the men's Royal Rumble match and challenge any champion within in the company, and says he sees two of the best in Dunne and Balor, and a lot of himself in Dunne. Edge says Balor is operating on a different level and is in a zone that is fun to watch. He says he will watch their NXT Championship match at NXT TakeOver, for he has never had the NXT Championship. He says that if he does not make his decision for what championship to challenge for before TakeOver, Dunne and Balor's match may make him make that choice.
Backstage, Alyse Ashton interviews Johnny Gargano, saying Austin Theory showed how to win a match, and that Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell will punch their way to the women's Dusty Cup. When Gargano finds out that he is defending the NXT North American Championship against KUSHIDA at NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day, Gargano is furious and demands Ashton and the cameraperson follow him to General Manager William Regal's office.
When Johnny Gargano tries to meet with General Manager William Regal, Gargano runs into - and hits - KUSHIDA, who says Gargano needs an appointment. The ensuing backstage brawl is quickly broken up.
Toni Storm vs. Jessi Kamea ends with Mercedes Martinez brawling with both women. Io Shirai shows up to watch the brawl, then hits both Mercedes and Toni with a top rope moonsault to the outside.
We hear from Curt Stallion, who talks about how he got to his match for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship tonight and calls the match his biggest opportunity, and says that while Santos Escobar has been running, he has him in the corner and will make everyone Texas proud.
We see a video package for Cameron Grimes, who will be live next week.
Santos Escobar retains the NXT Cruiserweight Championship against Curt Stallion. During the match, Scarlett is seen watching from a nearby platform. After the match, Karrion Kross shows up and takes out Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza, then goes up to Escobar and says they have an ever-growing problem before giving him the gift of time to think about the inevitable.
Backstage, Edge fist bumps Bronson Reed, then tells an interviewer that he has yet to make a decision before Karrion Kross shows up and tells Edge that he has a big decision to make and live with for the rest of his life, as he will take back the title he never lost. Edge says words can be motivating, and tells Kross that he may not like that.
Toni Storm vs. Mercedes Martinez vs. Io Shirai for the NXT Women's Championship is official for NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day.
Timothy Thatcher and Tommaso Ciampa beat The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole and Roderick Strong) to advance to the semi-finals of the men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. After the match, Thatcher and Ciampa are met by Grizzled Young Veterans on the stage only for Ciampa to strike Zack Gibson to close the show.
Chris Jericho and MJF win a tag team battle royal - with Jericho last eliminating Darius Martin with the Judas Effect after inadvertently eliminating Sammy Guevara - to earn a shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championships.
We see a vignette for Jade Cargill.
Tony Schiavone interviews Darby Allin and Sting in the ring. Before the interview can get underway, Team Taz (Taz, Hook, "The Machine" Brian Cage, "Absolute" Ricky Starks, Powerhouse Hobbs) is on the video screen. Taz says they are not allowed to enter the building and mentions being fined for "taking out some staffers" last week. Taz tells Darby they will be watching his TNT title match against "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela next week and that they might just get up close and personal. Starks says that if they were allowed in the building, he would stare Sting in the eye and tell him he is not the man he once was and that he will get hurt playing in the jungle before telling Darby good luck as he is going to need it. Sting says that if Team Taz will be there next week, so will he, and he will make sure it is a one-on-one fight. Sting also tells Starks that he needs to take a closer look if he says he does not see "The Icon" anymore.
Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. beats Thunder Rosa with the Lockjaw after sending Rosa head-first into a turnbuckle exposed by Reba.
We see footage from last week where Tony Schiavone interviews "Hangman" Adam Page and Matt Hardy. Hardy says he has no intentions and that Page is his friend, and thinks they could have great chemistry together. Page has agreed to team up, but says he is only in Hardy's dressing room because he was invited and that he is not interested in being part of another tag team. Hardy says he has no ulterior motives and tells Page he has been concerned about him for a while, and says that Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico) ruining -1's birthday party did not sit well with either of them. He says that the two of them teaming up next week could set things right with The Dark Order. Page agrees to team up for one night only.
"Hangman" Adam Page and Matt Hardy beat Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico) after Matt Hardy tags himself in following the Buckshot Lariat from Page to Serpentico.
We learn more about the AEW Women's Championship Eliminator Tournament. Matches will emanate from both the United States and Japan between sixteen competitors. The Japanese side will feature Aja Kong, Yuka Sakazaki, Veny, Emi Sakura, Ryo Mizunami, Mei Suruga, Rin Kadokura and Maki Itoh, while the American side will feature Serena Deeb, Riho, Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D., Tay Conti, Thunder Rosa, "The Native Beast" Nyla Rose, Anna Jay, and "Legit" Leyla Hirsch.
Backstage, Alex Marvez interviews Chris Jericho and MJF, who are about to celebrate with the rest of The Inner Circle when Sammy Guevara shows disappointment with Jericho and MJF being number one contenders to the AEW tag team titles. When Jericho calls the elimination of Santana, Ortiz, Jake Hager and Sammy Guevara "collateral damage," Guevara takes exception to this, asking why they are always "collateral damage" before saying he is no sure if they really are all in this together. As Jericho looks for Guevara, MJF has a private conversation with the rest of The Inner Circle after Wardlow kicks the cameraperson out.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews "Superbad" Kip Sabian, Miro and Charles Taylor, but it is cut short when Vickie Guerrero tells Sabian it is time for the wedding. Father James Mitchell is the officiant for the wedding. The wedding of "Superbad" Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford goes as planned with a few humorous touches, then Miro has a toast for the new husband and wife before saying his knowledge, power and viciousness is his present to Sabian before asking what the big gift box in the corner is. When Charles says it is, Miro tears it apart and throws it out of the ring before telling Charles to clean it up. When Charles leaves the ring, he shackles Miro to the bottom rope by the ankle with handcuffs, and when Miro finds out, he is furious. Charles sends Sabian into Penelope, who in turn is knocked into the cake, then attacks both Miro and Sabian only for Miro and Sabian to fight back. Suddenly, Orange Cassidy pops out of the cake. Orange Cassidy then hits Sabian with the Beach Break while Miro is unable to do anything, then he and Charles - now Chuck Taylor again - celebrate with the champagne.
In footage from last Thursday on Inside the NBA on TNT, Shaquille O'Neal accepts "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes' challenge and says that he will wrestle him. Shaquille O'Neal and Jade Cargill vs. "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet will take place on March 3rd on Dynamite.
Lance Archer beats Eddie Kingston in a chaotic lumberjack match after Bear Country (Bear Boulder and Bear Bronson) stop The Butcher and The Blade's interference attempt as The Gunn Club (Billy, Austin and Colten Gunn) distracts the referee. During the match, The Bunny almost becomes a receipient of a Blackout from Archer, but Kingston stops that from happening.
We see a video from FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) and Tully Blanchard, who have been barred from the tag team battle royal and suspended for one week following their actions against Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus, Marko Stunt, Jungle Boy). Tully Blanchard says everyone is scared of them as of late and asks what it takes to get a title shot, then Dax Harwood says they are not bad men before asking what bad men would do. They then reveal that they have taken Marko Stunt hostage, with Marko tied to a chair with duct tape around his mouth.
We hear from "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela, who says that he and Darby Allin have a history of destroying each other, but next week, the stakes will have never been higher. He says that he is back, and that the future TNT Champion is going to be a bad, bad boy.
Next week: "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela vs. Darby Allin for the AEW TNT Championship! Chris Jericho and MJF vs. The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens)! "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and Lee Johnson vs. "Pretty" Peter Avalon and Cezar Bononi!
Don Callis guests on commentary for the next match, while PAC and Rey Fenix come out from a side entrance rather than from the back.
Kenny Omega and The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) beat PAC, Rey Fenix and Jon Moxley. After the match, The Good Brothers continue to beat up Moxley, then Lance Archer runs into the ring and takes out The Good Brothers and Omega. As Moxley is back on his feet, Moxley is attacked by a person in a hooded jacket, who reveals themsleves to be KENTA before hitting Moxley with the GTS.
Havok beats Tasha Steelz after Havok grabs Kiera Hogan, Neveah trips Tasha Steelz behind the referee's back and Havok hits Tasha with a piledriver.
We see post-show footage from last week where "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock puts referee Brandon Tolle in an ankle lock before Sami Callihan tries to calm Shamrock down only to get knocked out. Shamrock says that only he says when it's over before going back to Tolle's ankle. Security gets in the ring, but Shamrock swiftly lays them out.
Backstage, Scott D'Amore meets with Sami Callihan. D'Amore suspends "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock indefinitely, and Callihan says he was going to fire Shamrock anyway after he punched him in the face.
Backstage, Tommy Dreamer talks with Rich Swann how everything has gone full circle after he give away a title shot to Terry Funk years ago. Rich Swann proposes that he take care of things so that Dreamer stays as fresh as possible. Tommy offers to pull his share of the load in case Swann gets tired. Swann says he doesn't get tired, as he goes all night long.
Backstage, The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) talk about their match tomorrow night at Beach Break where they beat up Jon Moxley, then consider screwing Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) over at the tag team battle royal. Suddenly, "The Cowboy" James Storm and Chris Sabin confront The Good Brothers for kicking Sabin while he was down, and Sabin - who at this point calls The Good Brothers "the ball-less wonders" - challenges them to a match. The Good Brothers decline, but Storm says they either get a title shot or give them a beatdown. The Good Brothers then propose a match for next week, saying they need to be ready for tomorrow night's match at Beach Break, then leave.
"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander beats Madman Fulton.
Brian Myers heads to the ring. Myers says he feels somewhat responsible for the shape he is in and calls Eddie Edwards "the most unprofessional wrestler," saying that Eddie used to be classy and "a worker's worker" and that Killer Kowalski is rolling in his grave over what Eddie is doing now. Myers says he would love nothing more than to get Eddie in the ring at No Surrender to show him what a real wrestler is like, but produces a doctor's note and says he cannot do that before Eddie gets in the ring and attacks him. Suddenly, Hernandez attacks Eddie from out of nowhere, then Myers says that Hernandez will gladly kick Eddie's ass at No Surrender before Matt Cardona gets in the ring and fights Hernandez, clotheslining him out of the ring.
Backstage, John E. Bravo plays blackjack with Fallah Bahh and Alisha when Johnny Swinger shows up wanting money. Upon seeing Swinger's big roll of money, Alisha says Swinger should pay Bravo more, but Swinger says Bravo should be glad to have a job. When Alisha asks why it always feels like they are always in Swinger's world, Fallah Bahh says he does not know but states it feels like Groundhog Day.
Backstage, Eddie Edwards thanks Matt Cardona, then proposes they set up a tag team match with Brian Myers and Hernandez. Cardona likes the idea and goes with it.
Larry D beats Crazzy Steve despite being bitten by Crazzy Steve several times during the match. After the match, Rosemary stares down XXXL (Acey Romero and Larry D), and XXXL quickly leave.
Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Trey Miguel. Trey says that he has had two crutches before he got to Impact, and that this is the only way anybody has ever seen him walk. He then says there is no better time than now to show he can stand on his own two feet. Suddenly, Sami Callihan teleports into the room and says Impact Wrestling wasted him and that Trey is throwing his former teammates under the bus soon after they left. He says Trey has what it takes to succeed, but he does not have the drive. As Callihan says that Impact needs people with passion, Trey goes off on Callihan, but Callihan tells him to look in the mirror and figure out who he is and who he wants to be.
Backstage, Gia Miller congratulates XXXL (Acey Romero and Larry D) on Larry D's new freedom, then mentions Rosemary. Larry D says it doesn't matter who they face, as they fear nobody is. and Acey says that no matter how scary Rosemary is, they are not afraid of her. After Larry D says they are gentlemen and would never hit a woman, Tenille Dashwood says that she has no problem hitting Rosemary for them. Larry D says that if Decay can find someone as freaky as they are, XXXL and Tenille are ready for No Surrender.
Jordynne Grace beats Susie after Jazz beats Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee up. After the match, Deonna and Kimber attack Jordynne and Jazz along with Susie, then ODB shows up out of nowhere, shakes hands with Susie, clotheslines her and fights off Deonna and Kimber, sending them into a retreat.
Backstage, Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) talks with Matt Hardy, wanting to know where their title shot is. Matt says they have a guaranteed title shot at No Surrender and that he always has a plan. He tells Private Party to win the tag team battle royal to face The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson). Matt wants them to win both the AEW and Impact tag team titles to get millions of dollars, and Private Party tells Matt that they've got his back.
Tony Schiavone advertises Beach Break, then Tony Khan says he treats Impact Wrestling like a fantasy league and is now starting to make emotional decisions because he is "an emotional decision maker" before Schiavone runs down the Beach Break card.
Backstage, Jordynne Grace and Jazz chat with ODB, who says her food truck was outside and that she jumped in after seeing some bullying outside. When Jordynne and Jazz ask ODB if she is back, ODB says "A lot of us are coming back these days."
Rohit Raju beats TJP after TJP rolls underneath the ring only to be pulled back out from underneath the ring by a returning Mahabali Shera, who has not been seen in Impact in some time.
We hear from Violent By Design (Eric Young, Joe Doering, Deaner). Eric Young says they left Cousin Jake standing because VBD is family and that while salvation is not for everyone, Cousin Jake could be part of the family and have his eyes opened. Eric Young tells Cousin Jake that the choice is his in the end, and if Jake wants it, he can cure him of his disease and baptize him in the waters of change.
Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Cousin Jake, who says that he does not know what to make of Violent By Design's (Eric Young, Joe Doering, Deaner) message and that next week, he will give them an answer.
Next week: ODB vs. Kimber Lee! Kiera Hogan vs. Nevaeh! "The Cowboy" James Storm and Chris Sabin vs. The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) for the Impact World Tag Team Championships! Rich Swann and Tommy Dreamer sign the contract for the Impact World Championship match at No Surrender!
Moose and Chris Bey beat Tommy Dreamer and Rich Swann after Moose goes for a Spear on Dreamer only to hit Swann - who is the legal man - after Dreamer dodges it. After the match, Moose hits Dreamer with a Spear. Moose then lifts up both the TNA World Heavyweight and Impact World Championships before heading up with the ramp with Bey.
Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next three matches.
The Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall) and Nick Comorato beat TNT (Terrence and Terrell Hughes) and M'Badu.
Rey Fenix beats KC Navarro.
Tay Conti beats Tesha Price.
It's time for The Waiting Room. Dr. Britt Baker makes light of Kenny Omega hitting Penta El Zero M with a shoe, says that The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) are only in the tag team battle royal because they want to wrestle with themselves and makes a "the butler did it" joke regarding "Superbad" Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford's wedding before welcoming tonight's guest, "Absolute" Ricky Starks. Starks briefly mentions his and "The Machine" Brian Cage's street fight against Sting and Darby Allin at Revolution before calling Dr. Britt Baker the "Meghan Markle of AEW," which leads Baker to say that Starks gives her "princely vibes." Tony Schiavone suddenly shows up and says that the show is out of them, even though Reba says they have a couple of minutes left.
Thunder Rosa beats Dani Jordyn.
Proud 'n Powerful (Santana and Ortiz) beat Fuego del Sol and Vary Morales.
"Legit" Leyla Hirsch beats Katalina Perez wit the Cross Arm Breaker.
We see a music video where The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) mock the tag team roster prior to the tag team battle royal at Beach Break.
The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) beat Danny Limelight and Ryzin.
Bear Country (Bear Boulder and Bear Bronson), Sonny Kiss and "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela beat Shawn Dean, Baron Black, Aaron Solow and Mike Verna.
Ivelisse and Diamante beat Vertvixen and Jazmin Allure.
Austin Gunn guests on commentary for the next match.
Gunn Club (Billy and Colten Gunn) beats John Skyler and Ray Jaz.
Red Velvet beats Alex Gracia.
-1 guests on commentary for the next match.
10 beats Jake St. Patrick.
Anthony Ogogo guests on commentary for the next match.
SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) beat Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico).
Drew McIntyre heads to the ring to start tonight's show. McIntyre welcomes everyone to tonight's show, then says he and Goldberg went to war and earned each other's respect before stating that the rest of Royal Rumble was also a great show before mentioning Edge. Edge arrives as if on cue, and McIntyre thanks Edge for everything before his retirement before talking about Edge's return last year and his Royal Rumble victory this year. McIntyre tells Edge he is proud of him, and Edge admits that he has liked him and has always been his mentor, but admits he is shocked that McIntyre is showering him with praise while he is a threat to his championship. As McIntyre says he is not that kind of champion and Edge says that McIntyre is not him, Sheamus shows up and congratulates Edge on his big win last week before asking Edge who he is to question McIntyre. He says McIntyre carried the company while Edge nursed an injury, and says that while McIntyre may want to take the high road, he does not. McIntyre stops Sheamus and asks Edge what decision he will make, and Edge reminds McIntyre he has a target on his back. He tells McIntyre that he will know when he makes a decision, and regardless of who he faces, he will become a champion. After Edge heads up the ramp, Sheamus hits McIntyre with a Brogue Kick as soon as McIntyre turns around.
Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Sheamus, who says that Drew McIntyre is no longer his friend and that he wants the WWE Championship. He then gets his bags from Drew Gulak.
Matt Riddle beats Bobby Lashley by disqualification after Lashley refuses to let go of a Hurt Lock from along the ropes. Bobby Lashley retains the WWE United States Championship. After the match, Lashley puts Riddle in the Hurt Lock at ringside. Lashley lets go briefly, but then locks the hold in again and tosses Riddle over the barricade.
Bad Bunny arrives at the arena in a Bugatti.
Referees check on Matt Riddle behind the barricade.
We hear from Randy Orton, who says that he did not think it was possible for Edge to return to the ring, enter the Royal Rumble at #1 and win the match, and despite saying Edge would never return, Edge made him into a liar. Orton says he did everything that he did out of mercy because he loved him like a brother, then says he will not main event WrestleMania after looking past him and all he has done for his family. He says that tonight, there will be no mercy, compassion or a WrestleMania main event.
Backstage, Xavier Woods talks with Kofi Kingston, who is now medically cleared. Woods says he will beat Retribution, and both of them agree that Mustafa Ali is out of his mind. Kofi then says tonight is about Woods and that he has his back.
Xavier Woods beats Mustafa Ali by countering a schoolkid pin into a backslide pin when T-Bar gets caught breaking up a pinfall and Kofi Kingston takes down Slapjack.
Backstage, Bad Bunny meets with Damian Priest.
WrestleMania 37 is 68 days away!
It's time for Miz TV. Tonight's guest is Bad Bunny. Miz tries to clear the air between him and Bad Bunny, saying they both did things they might regret, then apologizes to Bad Bunny, who does not return the favor. When Bad Bunny admits he wants to be a WWE Superstar, Miz tries to take Bad Bunny under his wing. Miz and John Morrison propose a musical collaboration again, but Bad Bunny tells them he is not interested. Miz gets angry, but Bad Bunny says he is here because of a friend of his: Damian Priest. Priest shows up and levels Miz with a right hand, and John Morrison retreats.
Damian Priest beats The Miz when John Morrison's distraction attempts backfire and Bad Bunny hits him in the face with a microphone, allowing Priest to hit the Reckoning on a distracted Miz for the win.
MVP guests on commentary for the next match.
The Hurt Business (Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander) retain the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships against The Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado) after Shelton Benjamin tags himself in to hit Gran Metalik with Paydirt.
Backstage, Sarah Schreiber interviews Charlotte Flair and Asuka. Charlotte says Lacey Evans only thinks she knows how to play dirty, and feels bad for letting Asuka down with her drama. Asuka admits she did not like losing, and if it were not for Ric Flair and Lacey, they would have won.
The team of Naomi and Lana beat the team of Charlotte Flair and Asuka and the team of Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke in a Triple Threat tag team match after Lacey Evans and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair show up, causing Charlotte Flair to tag Asuka in - much to Asuka's shock - as she confronts them. A distracted Asuka is then hit with a Rear View by Naomi, who pins her for the win and the title opportunity.
Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Drew McIntyre. McIntyre says it would be an honor to face Edge at WrestleMania, but if Sheamus wants to throw their friendship away for the WWE Championship and wants a match, he's got it.
We see a video package of Carlito's time and accomplishments in WWE and his return in last night's Royal Rumble.
Jeff Hardy and Carlito beat Elias and Jaxson Ryker.
We see a video package of Edge's retirement, return at last year's Royal Rumble, feud with Randy Orton and victory at this year's Royal Rumble.
Backstage, we hear from Edge, who is ecstatic to come back from a torn triceps and win the Royal Rumble from #1, but yet has a black cloud over his and his family's heads in the form of Randy Orton. He says Orton had the chance to go bell-to-bell like he did, but he faked a knee injury, and says Orton is jealous he is not the type of man he is. Tonight, he has to put Orton behind him and get back on track to becoming a world champion again.
Backstage, Edge meets Damian Priest and shake hands with him, welcoming him to the Raw roster.
Alexa Bliss beats Nikki Cross with Sister Abigail, despite Nikki not being fooled when Alexa transforms into her pre-Fiend state. After the match, Randy Orton shows up. After a brief staredown, both Alexa and Randy walk away from each other.
Edge beats Randy Orton after Orton is distracted by Alexa Bliss, who sits on the top turnbuckle in a nearby corner with blood pouring from her mouth.
Raw Talk: "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair has a mission statement for Lacey Evans.
During the live broadcast of The Michael Kay Show, Peter Rosenberg got pinned in his own hotel room after R-Truth snuck into the room with a referee from the balcony. (How did he get up there? And how could Rosenburg not have known something was amiss?) Before that, however, Rosenburg mentioned how he made his title win possible.
From there, the confrontation began and there was nowhere for Rosenburg to go...and with that, R-Truth won the WWE 24/7 Championship for the 48th time before celebrating live on The Michael Kay Show.
