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Monday
Monday Night Raw
Date: November 13, 2017
Location: Phillips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Booker T.
Its the go home Raw for Survivor Series but theres a good chance well be seeing some Smackdown names tonight and some Raw names tomorrow. The big stories tonight though are the returns of Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar, the former of the two from a bad illness. You can pretty much guess how tonight is going to go but thats not the worst thing in the world. Lets get to it.
We open with a long recap of the Raw vs. Smackdown feud. Its been good but I never need to see that Under Siege thing again.
Heres Stephanie McMahon to open things up and its full on heel mode this week. She talks about having huge decisions to make that we cant fathom and needing help for those moments. This includes a General Manager like Kurt Angle, who comes out to address last weeks incident. Angle says there was a raid last week but Stephanie wants to know how the Smackdown roster got into the building.
Kurt doesnt know and were off to the races with Stephanie cutting off his balls. She recaps every single thing in that condescending voice of hers and rips on Angle for every decision on the road to Survivor Series. Stephanie asks why Angle put Jason Jordan in the spot because John Cena was available but went to Raw. Angle says hes going to start at Survivor Series and break Shane McMahons ankle, though Stephanie doesnt think he can do that anymore. Shes about to fire him when Shield comes out.
They get a nice reaction but Stephanie cuts the fans off to tell them to cheer or boo. Ambrose endorses Angle for his work at TLC and gets annoyed at the YOU STILL GOT IT chant. Stephanie rips on Shield for losing the Tag Team Titles (to another Raw team but that doesnt seem to bother her) and asks where Roman has been. Reigns asks where Stephanie has been for six or seven months (its been like three weeks) after her husband put her through a table at Wrestlemania. Shield wants to fight New Day on Sunday and will take care of business if New Day accepts.
Survivor Series Qualifying Match: Dana Brooke vs. Mickie James vs. Bayley
The other team members are on the floor and Mickie gets sent outside to start. Back in and Dana stacks them up in the corner for a handspring elbow. Bayley gets knocked off the apron and we take a break. Back with Bayley suplexing both of them and sending Dana outside for a Stunner over the ropes. Mickie hits a good looking flapjack into a nipup before dropping Bayley with a neckbreaker. A double faceplant puts Dana on the floor ..where she hits Asuka for some reason. That earns Dana a knockout kick to the head, leaving Bayley to hit the Bayley to Belly for the pin on Mickie at 7:31.
Enzo Amore/Drew Gulak vs. Kalisto/Akira Tozawa
Before the match, Enzo goes on an inane rant about Kalisto having short pockets and I have no idea what hes talking about (as usual). Gulak and Tozawa start things off and some early heel double teaming fails. Kalisto springboards in with a dropkick and we take a break. Back with Gulak cranking on Tozawas neck until Tozawa kicks him down. Diving tags bring in Enzo and Kalisto with the masked one hitting a springboard crossbody. A missile dropkick drops Gulak and there are the back to back dives. Kalisto dives onto Gulak but the Jordunzo ends Tozawa at 7:47.
We look at the opening sequence.
Team Raw is in the back with Angle making Finn Balor/Samoa Joe vs. Anderson and Gallows to make sure they can work together. Jordan on the other hand gets to face Bray Wyatt to prove that hes not a handpicked choice in over his head. Braun Strowman wants Kane, which Angle grants.
Its time for MizTV with the Miztourage in the background. Miz talks about Baron Corbin being his presumed opponent at Survivor Series, assuming Corbin doesnt choke like he usually does. Corbin couldnt even make it onto last weeks Smackdown but Miz always capitalizes on his chances.
Like tonight, when he faces the Shield along with his guests tonight: the Bar. The new champs come out and, after congratulating themselves on their win, say theyre real champions unlike the Usos. Theyre going to jail break the Uso Penitentiary and show their superiority. Miz promises to take care of the Shield tonight because this is their moment.
We look back at Under Siege again.
New Day has accepted Shields challenge.
Jason Jordan vs. Bray Wyatt
Jordan isnt scared and scores with an early dropkick before driving Bray into the corner. He actually scores with a belly to belly but Bray takes him outside and whips him into the barricade. Bray: You dont know what youre messing with kiddo. Back from a break with Bray working on the knee but stopping for a backsplash. The Rock Bottom out of the corner has the fans all peppy but theyre calmed down with Jordan getting in a right hand. Sister Abigail is countered into a rollup to give Jordan the pin at 7:16.
Post match Bray beats the heck out of Jordan to a strong reaction. The bad knee is wrapped around the post and we get a THANK YOU WYATT chant. Jordan cant put any weight on the leg and needs help getting out.
Post break Jordan is getting his knee looked at with Angle thinking of taking him out of Sundays match. Jordan begs to stay in but Angle doesnt say anything.
Here are Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman to address AJ Styles. Heyman gets to the point: if the fans want to see Lesnar beat up Styles, it happens on Sunday. Hes seen Lesnar thrown into the ring with stronger opponents than hes ever seen before, all of the people who could destroy most humans.
Now its AJ Styles, who lives up to the concept of speed kills. Heyman stops to yell at the crowd before saying Styles is the most talented in-ring performer of this generation. Some people might think thats Finn Balor but Heyman will let people figure that out. Heyman goes over all the reasons that AJ could challenge Styles, but thinks a good old boy from Georgia isnt going to survive against a Georgia Bulldog eating carnivore. Lesnar is the #1 champion in WWE, then now and forever.
If you want to see a Rocky movie come to live, Heyman gives you AJ Styles. Heyman lists off all the big names that AJ has defeated but this aint no freaking Rocky movie. AJ cant survive the onslaught of the conqueror and he cant survive the F5. Heyman looks forward to seeing AJ Styles in person on Sunday but this ends with Brock standing tall. Brock actually shakes some kids hands on the way out for a weird visual. Paul was all kinds of fired up here and it was great stuff.
Shield vs. Miz/The Bar
Rollins and Cesaro hit the mat to start and its an early standoff. A dropkick puts Cesaro down and of course he immediately checks his teeth. Dean comes in for some hard chops in the corner but Sheamus cuts him off with some hard shots of his own. Everything breaks down with Shield clearing the ring, including some double dives to the Bar. Miz and company bail into the crowd and we take a break.
Back with Rollins being thrown outside but Dean is right there to clothesline Cesaro. Sheamus dives into a superkick though and its a double knockdown. The hot tag brings in Reigns for his usual clotheslines as everything breaks down. Cesaros big uppercut gets two but Reigns is right back with the Superman Punch.
The spear is blocked with another uppercut though and its a blind tag to Miz. Reigns doesnt notice and gets rolled up with a handful of tights for two. Rollins comes back in with the springboard knee, followed by Dirty Deeds to Sheamus. Miz is left all alone and theres a spear, followed by the TripleBomb for the pin at 15:06.
Clips of Kane vs. Strowman over the last few weeks.
Kane says he remembers putting Strowman in the garbage truck like a symphony of horrors. Tonight, hell show Strowman that there are worse things in life than death. Like him for instance.
Heres Angle to announce that Jordan is off the team due to injury. Before he can name it though, Jordan comes out and begs Angle to let him do it. Hell be fine by Sunday and hes seen Angle fight injured so many times. Jordan says Angle picked him because he was the best option and it wasnt favoritism. He wont get another chance like this because hes worked his whole life to get here and wants to represent Raw. Stephanie comes out and tells Kurt to make the decision but HHH comes out as well. HHH gets right to the chase: Jordan is out and hes in instead. A Pedigree plants Jordan and thats that.
Finn Balor/Samoa Joe vs. Anderson and Gallows
Joe shoves Balor into the ring to start and its rapid fire shots to Anderson early on. Gallows tries to sneak in a cheap shot but Joe runs him over with a clothesline and we take a break. Back with Balor slugging away at Gallows but Anderson takes him down into a chinlock. Anderson gets two off a spinebuster and we take a second break in eight minutes. Back again with Gallows kicking Balor down but a Pele allows the hot tag to Joe. House is cleaned and the Rock Bottom out of the corner plants Anderson. Joe dives onto Gallows and the Coup de Grace ends Anderson at 12:48.
We run down Sundays card.
Alexa Bliss doesnt care if she faces Natalya or Charlotte on Sunday. She doesnt think much of Smackdown, which she usually DVRs and forgets to watch later. Maybe shell just have to show up on the show. As usual, Bliss delivery and facial expressions were outstanding here as she really does come off like the most stuck up woman you want to see get taken down a dozen or so notches. Thats hard to do and she does it to perfection.
Kane vs. Braun Strowman
Strowman jumps Kane and I dont think we had an opening bell. They head outside with Strowman driving him face first into the barricade but getting whipped into the steps. Kane pulls out a table as the referee isnt even trying to tell them to get in the ring. Smart move actually. Some chair shots to the back just annoy Strowman, who takes the chair away and lights Kane up with it instead.
With the table set up at ringside, Strowman loads up a superplex, only to have Kane punch his way out to avoid a bad case of death. Kane gets knocked inside but cant chokeslam him down. Instead its a middle rope ax handle and the running powerslam through the ring (that made me jump). The bell never rang so no match but that was quite the finish.
Results
Bayley b. Mickie James and Dana Brooke Bayley to Belly to James
Enzo Amore/Drew Gulak b. Kalisto/Akira Tozawa Jordunzo to Tozawa
Jason Jordan b. Bray Wyatt Rollup
Shield b. Miz/The Bar TripleBomb to Miz
Finn Balor/Samoa Joe b. Anderson and Gallows Coup de Grace to Anderson
Tuesday
Smackdown
Date: November 14, 2017
Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
Commentators: Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton
Were finally ready to wrap up the Survivor Series build but first there are two more title matches to get to, both of which could change how things look heading into Sunday. Tonight United States Champion Baron Corbin will defend against Sin Cara and Womens Champion Natalya will defend against Charlotte. Lets get to it.
The Smackdown roster is in the back with Shane giving them a pep talk (which doesnt need a microphone). Becky Lynch and Baron Corbin are all fired up and Shane says John Cena, who isnt here, will be ready. New Day starts a SMACK-DOWN ROCKS chant and Shane joins in. I really cant wait to get past Survivor Series so we can get over this A-Show vs. B-Show stuff, which wont be changed a bit by whatever happens on Sunday.
Heres Daniel Bryan for a chat. Bryan has liked the build so far and thinks Smackdown is ready for anything Raw can throw at them tonight. Hes proud of everyone in the back and on Sunday theyll prove that theyre better than Raw. Bryan brings out AJ Styles and has a special offer for him: his own personal advocate for the evening, ala Paul Heyman.
AJ says yes so Bryan goes into a Heyman impression before saying he agrees with every point Heyman made last night, save for one. The point is Lesnar quits whenever hes put in trouble, like when he quit to a weak kneebar. AJ is going to push Lesnar into deep waters and test him like the Beast has never been tested before. Styles finally gets to talk and says hes ready to prove that hes the best in the world.
Post break AJ runs into Jinder Mahal, who says hell give AJ a real beating after Lesnar gets done with him.
US Title: Baron Corbin vs. Sin Cara
Baron is defending. Cara starts fast with some quick strikes and a dropkick sends Corbin to the floor as we take an early break. Back with Cara fighting out of a chinlock and striking away before a clothesline sends Baron outside. A chokebreaker is countered into a rollup and Caras springboard spinning crossbody gets two. Deep Six gets Corbin out of trouble but Cara kicks him outside again, this time for a middle rope moonsault. Not that it matters as End of Days retains Corbins title at 7:14.
Long recap of Smackdown vs. Raw over the last eight days.
The bosses are in the back to say theres never been a more important Survivor Series. Oh come on. This isnt even the most important one Shane has ever been in. The point though is Bryan wants to talk to Shane after Sunday because he was never consulted about the siege.
Womens Title: Charlotte vs. Natalya
Charlotte is challenging and were ready to go after Big Match Intros. Natalya gets in a few shots to the back but Charlotte powers out without much effort. A hard charge sends Natalya into the barricade for two and Charlotte kicks her in the face for good measure. Back from a break with Charlotte rolling out of a surfboard and chopping away. A spear cuts Natalya down again but only gets a delayed two.
Natalya bails to the floor but gets kicked down from the apron to cut things off again. Charlotte takes too long going onto the, barricade though, allowing Natalya to powerbomb her into the post for a big crash. Back in and the mostly dead Charlotte gets caught in the Sharpshooter, only to power crawl to the ropes. Charlotte kicks her in the face and grabs the Figure Eight for the tap out and the title at 10:34.
Post match Charlotte says this is all shes wanted every single day. That means a YOU DESERVE IT chant until Charlotte can dedicate the title win to Ric Flair ..who actually comes out to celebrate with her as she leaves.
Bludgeon Brothers video. They debut next week.
Jimmy Uso vs. Chad Gable
Jimmy chops away but gets his knee taken out, allowing Chad to grab a dragon screw leg whip. Back with Chad missing a moonsault but landing on his feet. Jimmy superkicks the knee out, followed by the running Umaga attack for two. A rolling Liger Kick drops Jimmy and Chad throws him head first into the middle rope for a different kind of offense. Gable goes after Jey for no apparent reason, allowing Jimmy to hit a superkick for the pin at 6:21.
The announcers plug everything coming up this weekend.
Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens arent happy with not being on Sundays show because theyre better than Shield and New Day.
Before the main event, New Day says Shield has thirteen title reigns between the three of them. New Day however has about twenty seven. Big E.: Though to be fair ..most of those were Kofi. They compare hounds to unicorns, which should be one sided because New Day Rocks.
New Day vs. Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn
Its Xavier/Big E. here and some Unicorn Stampeding has Sami in early trouble. Owens comes in but eats the Honor Roll as the New Day beating continues. Big E. wheelbarrow slams Woods onto Big E. and Sami gets knocked out to the floor. Kevin trips Woods though and we take a break. Back with Woods in a chinlock but he fights out without much effort. The hot tag brings in Big E. for the suplexes and throws, followed by a flip dive from Woods. Everything breaks down .and heres Shield. Well say the match is thrown out at about 10:00.
Sami and Owens bail to the floor, leaving New Day to get beaten down. The Usos come in but the Bar cuts them off. We see the Raw womens team invading the Smackdown womens locker room for the big brawl with Charlotte taking the big beating. Back in the arena, Samoa Joe and Finn Balor run in along with others, only to have Shane lead some reinforcements. Shinsuke Nakamura starts striking away but Kurt Angle shows up to bring out Braun Strowman for the real house cleaning.
Everyone brawls to the floor where Shield surrounds Shane McMahon. Shane has to watch as Smackdown is decimated on the floor, including Samoa Joe breaking the trombone over Big E.s back. Angle gets in the ring and asks Shane how this feels before a TripleBomb plants the boss. Angle takes off his jacket and gives Shane an Angle Slam. Strowman watches as its a second TripleBomb to end the show.
Results
Baron Corbin b. Sin Cara End of Days
Charlotte b. Becky Lynch Figure Eight
Jimmy Uso b. Chad Gable Superkick
Sami Zayn/Kevin Owens vs. New Day went to a no contest when Shield interfered
Wednesday
NXT
Date: November 15, 2017
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Percy Watson, Mauro Ranallo
Its the last show before Takeover: WarGames and that means things could be getting very fun in a hurry. The big story tonight, aside from the build towards Saturdays main event of course, it Andrade Cien Almas and NXT Champion Drew McIntyre coming face to face. That match hasnt gotten a lot of attention so a good focus could serve it well. Lets get to it.
Opening sequence.
Street Profits vs. Riddick Moss/Tino Sabbatelli
This has been built up in a culture clash feud over recent weeks. Sabbatelli drives Dawkins into the corner to start but a shoulder puts him down, allowing Ford to come in for a basement dropkick. Thats about it for Fords offense though as he gets double teamed in the corner, followed by Moss hard belly to back. Ford is able to get over for the hot tag though and house is cleaned in a hurry. Sabbatelli avoids a splash in the corner but gets punched in the jaw .for the pin at 3:18.
Recap of Velveteen Dream vs. Aleister Black, which is all over Dream wanting Black to say his name and doing whatever he can to get such attention. The best ending: Black is about to say his name and then kicks Dream in the face so Dream cant hear it.
Lars Sullivan vs. Raul Mendoza
Mendoza fires off some kicks to start before being run over in the corner. A powerslam and some crossface shots set up the Freak Accident (standing Boss Man Slam) for the pin at 1:50.
Post match Sullivan goes after Mendoza again but Kassius Ohno comes in for the save with no violence. Mauro makes a rare error by saying Takeover is one week from Saturday.
Johnny Gargano is in William Regals office to say he can turn it around. Regal knows he can and puts Gargano in a UK Title match against Pete Dunne next week.
Long recap of WarGames with a look back at how the Undisputed Era arrived and took out everyone in front of them. Sanity stood up to them and Roderick Strong/the Authors of Pain are out for revenge. Its kind of a shame that British Strong Style cant be the third trio but Strong and the Authors are a fine choice.
Mercedes Martinez vs. Ember Moon
Last week, Martinez said Moon cant win the big one, which is pretty true so far. Martinez grabs a headlock to start and holds Moon down for a good while. Back up and a one footed dropkick has Martinez in trouble, followed by a double footed version to the side of the head for two. Martinez throws her outside though and we take a break. Back with Moon striking away but getting her skin chopped off for her efforts.
Three Amigos look to set up a fishermans buster but now the enziguri connects to get Moon out of trouble. That means a big suicide dive to the floor, only to have Martinez come back with a Tower of London, much to Nigels delight. Not that it matters as Ember kicks her down again and hits the Eclipse for the pin at 10:27.
Heres McIntyre for the face to face meeting with Almas. Before Andrade comes out, Drew talks about how a plan came together. It was Zelinas plan but it was still a plan indeed. When the pressure is on Andrade though, will be be able to rise to the occasion? Vega has been talking about mountains but for Almas, Drew is the mountain.
Drew wants Almas out here if Zelina will let him off the leash. Cue both Zelina and Almas and the brawl is on in a hurry. Zelina tries a crossbody but gets caught without much effort. A chop block takes out the champs knee though and Almas plants him with a hammerlock DDT. Zelina holds up the title to end the show. This was quick but it did its job.
Results
Street Profits b. Riddick Moss/Tino Sabbatelli Right hand To Sabbatelli
Lars Sullivan b. Raul Mendoza Freak Accident
Ember Moon b. Mercedes Martinez Eclipse
Thursday
Impact Wrestling
Date: November 16, 2017
Location: Aberdeen Pavilion, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Commentators: Jeremy Borash, Josh Matthews
Were still in Ottawa, as will be the case for several more weeks. Tonight is about some followups to Bound For Glory as Gail Kim will be in the house for her first comments after winning the Knockouts Title, plus the return of American Top Team. Im sure these wont be bad segments that accomplish nothing and get us nowhere. Lets get to it.
Gail Kim and American Top Team arrived earlier today.
Johnny Impact and Alberto El Patron have been banned from the building.
Eli Drake is ready to face Petey Williams, who should stick with the X-Division.
Taiji Ishimori/Caleb Konley/Trevor Lee vs. Sonjay Dutt/Dezmond Xavier/Garza Jr.
Lee uppercuts Dutt to start and Ishimori comes in to spin out of a wristlock. Dutt dropkicks Konley down so its back to Lee for the heel dominance. That goes nowhere so its off to Garza who cleans house and TAKES OFF HIS PANTS! Xavier hits a dive of his own but Ishimori hits running knees in the corner. Konley gets kicked in the ribs and Xaviers Final Flash gives him the pin at 6:45.
OVE is ready to continue the fight against LAX.
Grand Championship: Fallah Bahh vs. Ethan Carter III
Carter is defending as I try to remember that the Grand Championship is a thing. Ethan tries some technical stuff to start before slapping Bahh in the back of the head. The huge Bahh sends him into the corner before easily shouldering him down. For some reason Carter tries a slam and gets slammed down for his efforts. A really bad rolling splash (as in Bahh gets a jogging start, drops, and rolls over Carter) puts Carter in the corner to end the first round. Bahh wins round one and runs Carter over to start the second.
A second charge only hits post though and Carter kicks him in the head. While Bahh regains his senses, Josh says you can go back sixteen years on the Global Wrestling Network. No Josh, you cant. We hit a chinlock for a bit before a Stinger Splash has Bahh in more trouble. Another chinlock keeps Bahh down to end the round, which is won by Carter.
The third round starts after a break with Bahh winning a slugout until Carter hits a clothesline. It cant take the big guy down but Bahh is barely standing. The required Samoan drop is enough for Josh to give the first minute of the round to Bahh. A belly to belly gets two on the champ, followed by a crossbody for no cover. Bahh goes to the middle rope but gets pulled down, allowing Carter to grab a rollup with his feet on the ropes to retain at 15:14.
OVE/Sami Callihan vs. LAX
Its a brawl to start with Ortiz hitting a cutter on Callihan and a backbreaker on Dave Crist, only to have Sami come back in to send Ortiz outside. That means a suicide dive and the brawl continues on the floor. Back in and Homicide cant hit the Gringo Killer on Callihan, who kicks him low for a breather. Jake actually bothers with a tag as we take a break.
Back with Santana getting pummeled in the corner but fighting over for the hot tag to Ortiz. Everything breaks down again with LAX making the face comeback, including a Tower of London out of the corner to Dave. Callihan comes back in to help with a Stunner on Santana, followed by Jakes tombstone for two. Ortiz comes back in for the Street Sweeper and the pin on Dave at 13:16.
Heres Dan Lambert with an envelope. He brags about how awesome MMA fighters are and how pathetic wrestlers are before going into a rant about the company moving to Canada. See, Canada has weak currency and Impact Wrestling wants some of that lame money. As for the point, Lashley was granted a release but for some reason the company never signed onto it.
Lambert has drafted a new release and just needs an executive to come sign off on it, otherwise the destruction will continue. Cue Moose to call Lambert dumb for giving his boys the night off, leaving him all alone here. Lashley comes out for the save, along with American Top Team, who you would have thought Moose would have noticed in the back. Cue James Storm to clean house without much effort, including a beer bottle over the head of one of the MMA fighters.
Storm grabs a mic to say hes been training since 1996 and was told he would never be here. His mama told him to never give up and thats what professional wrestling is. He mentions some of the tag teams hes been in and thats what wrestling is too. Storm talks about how awesome this place is to wrap it up.
Post break, KM wants to be part of American Top Team. Lashley tells him to prove himself.
Chris Adonis and Eli Drake tell Williams to try to make himself a Canadian hero. If Petey can last three minutes with the champ, hell be a Canadian hero. He wont be World Champion though and thats just a fact of life.
Allie thanks Gail Kim for being awesome.
Long video on Kims career. Theyre really going to just send her out there, have her give a speech, and get no one else over arent they?
Gail comes out for her speech and Allie comes out as an invited guest. Kim talks about wanting to wrestle eighteen years ago and finding a wrestling school so she could do just that. We get the required YOU DESERVE IT chants, even though no one deserves as much praise as Gail gets around here. She thanks the women who helped pave the way to get her here (Trish Stratus, Lita, Molly Holly, Awesome Kong) and shes at peace with her decision.
Shes vacating the title and cant wait to see where things go from here. No interruption, nothing for anyone else and just Gail. Im so glad she got this one last moment to add to her collection of other moments. Theres no denying that Gail is great but this company seems to think shes Austin and Rock combined. Did I miss it when she became the biggest star the company has ever had?
Joseph Park comes up to catering and scares everyone off, save for Grado. Park begs forgiveness and blames Abyss. He gives Grado his visa because TNA doesnt understand the idea of immigration either. A Mountie comes up to say Grados visa only counts in America so hes being deported. Well that happened.
JB is in the ring to announce the main event so Jimmy Jacobs pops up on commentary. He takes a selfie with Josh and says hell stay as long as he feels welcome.
Impact Wrestling World Title: Petey Williams vs. Eli Drake
Drake is defending. Feeling out process to start with Drake bailing from the threat of a Canadian Destroyer. Back in and a headscissors takes the champ down, followed by the O Canada spot in the corner. We come back from a break with Drake getting two off a belly to back suplex and Adonis choking on the ropes.
A tilt-a-whirl powerslam and a jumping elbow get two on Petey and we hit the reverse chinlock. Drake cuts off a comeback with a clothesline, only to miss a middle rope knee drop. The slingshot Codebreaker gives Petey two and a running knee to the face drops Drake again. The Canadian Destroyer doesnt work so we hit the Sharpshooter in the middle of the ring instead.
Drake makes the rope so Petey hits a DDT on the champ, followed by a suicide dive to Adonis. A slingshot is countered into a failed Gravy Train attempt and now the Canadian Destroyer connects...for two, which is said to be the first time anyone has ever kicked out. Another Canadian Destroyer attempt is countered into a kneeling reverse piledriver, followed by the Gravy Train to retain the title at 17:31.
Results
Sonjay Dutt/Dezmond Xavier/Garza Jr. b. Taiji Ishimori/Caleb Konley/Trevor Lee Final Flash to Konley
Ethan Carter III b. Fallah Bahh Rollup with feet on the ropes
LAX b. OVE/Sami Callihan Street Sweeper to Dave
Eli Drake b. Petey Williams Gravy Train
Friday
Nothing.
Monday Night Raw
Date: November 13, 2017
Location: Phillips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Booker T.
Its the go home Raw for Survivor Series but theres a good chance well be seeing some Smackdown names tonight and some Raw names tomorrow. The big stories tonight though are the returns of Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar, the former of the two from a bad illness. You can pretty much guess how tonight is going to go but thats not the worst thing in the world. Lets get to it.
We open with a long recap of the Raw vs. Smackdown feud. Its been good but I never need to see that Under Siege thing again.
Heres Stephanie McMahon to open things up and its full on heel mode this week. She talks about having huge decisions to make that we cant fathom and needing help for those moments. This includes a General Manager like Kurt Angle, who comes out to address last weeks incident. Angle says there was a raid last week but Stephanie wants to know how the Smackdown roster got into the building.
Kurt doesnt know and were off to the races with Stephanie cutting off his balls. She recaps every single thing in that condescending voice of hers and rips on Angle for every decision on the road to Survivor Series. Stephanie asks why Angle put Jason Jordan in the spot because John Cena was available but went to Raw. Angle says hes going to start at Survivor Series and break Shane McMahons ankle, though Stephanie doesnt think he can do that anymore. Shes about to fire him when Shield comes out.
They get a nice reaction but Stephanie cuts the fans off to tell them to cheer or boo. Ambrose endorses Angle for his work at TLC and gets annoyed at the YOU STILL GOT IT chant. Stephanie rips on Shield for losing the Tag Team Titles (to another Raw team but that doesnt seem to bother her) and asks where Roman has been. Reigns asks where Stephanie has been for six or seven months (its been like three weeks) after her husband put her through a table at Wrestlemania. Shield wants to fight New Day on Sunday and will take care of business if New Day accepts.
Survivor Series Qualifying Match: Dana Brooke vs. Mickie James vs. Bayley
The other team members are on the floor and Mickie gets sent outside to start. Back in and Dana stacks them up in the corner for a handspring elbow. Bayley gets knocked off the apron and we take a break. Back with Bayley suplexing both of them and sending Dana outside for a Stunner over the ropes. Mickie hits a good looking flapjack into a nipup before dropping Bayley with a neckbreaker. A double faceplant puts Dana on the floor ..where she hits Asuka for some reason. That earns Dana a knockout kick to the head, leaving Bayley to hit the Bayley to Belly for the pin on Mickie at 7:31.
Enzo Amore/Drew Gulak vs. Kalisto/Akira Tozawa
Before the match, Enzo goes on an inane rant about Kalisto having short pockets and I have no idea what hes talking about (as usual). Gulak and Tozawa start things off and some early heel double teaming fails. Kalisto springboards in with a dropkick and we take a break. Back with Gulak cranking on Tozawas neck until Tozawa kicks him down. Diving tags bring in Enzo and Kalisto with the masked one hitting a springboard crossbody. A missile dropkick drops Gulak and there are the back to back dives. Kalisto dives onto Gulak but the Jordunzo ends Tozawa at 7:47.
We look at the opening sequence.
Team Raw is in the back with Angle making Finn Balor/Samoa Joe vs. Anderson and Gallows to make sure they can work together. Jordan on the other hand gets to face Bray Wyatt to prove that hes not a handpicked choice in over his head. Braun Strowman wants Kane, which Angle grants.
Its time for MizTV with the Miztourage in the background. Miz talks about Baron Corbin being his presumed opponent at Survivor Series, assuming Corbin doesnt choke like he usually does. Corbin couldnt even make it onto last weeks Smackdown but Miz always capitalizes on his chances.
Like tonight, when he faces the Shield along with his guests tonight: the Bar. The new champs come out and, after congratulating themselves on their win, say theyre real champions unlike the Usos. Theyre going to jail break the Uso Penitentiary and show their superiority. Miz promises to take care of the Shield tonight because this is their moment.
We look back at Under Siege again.
New Day has accepted Shields challenge.
Jason Jordan vs. Bray Wyatt
Jordan isnt scared and scores with an early dropkick before driving Bray into the corner. He actually scores with a belly to belly but Bray takes him outside and whips him into the barricade. Bray: You dont know what youre messing with kiddo. Back from a break with Bray working on the knee but stopping for a backsplash. The Rock Bottom out of the corner has the fans all peppy but theyre calmed down with Jordan getting in a right hand. Sister Abigail is countered into a rollup to give Jordan the pin at 7:16.
Post match Bray beats the heck out of Jordan to a strong reaction. The bad knee is wrapped around the post and we get a THANK YOU WYATT chant. Jordan cant put any weight on the leg and needs help getting out.
Post break Jordan is getting his knee looked at with Angle thinking of taking him out of Sundays match. Jordan begs to stay in but Angle doesnt say anything.
Here are Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman to address AJ Styles. Heyman gets to the point: if the fans want to see Lesnar beat up Styles, it happens on Sunday. Hes seen Lesnar thrown into the ring with stronger opponents than hes ever seen before, all of the people who could destroy most humans.
Now its AJ Styles, who lives up to the concept of speed kills. Heyman stops to yell at the crowd before saying Styles is the most talented in-ring performer of this generation. Some people might think thats Finn Balor but Heyman will let people figure that out. Heyman goes over all the reasons that AJ could challenge Styles, but thinks a good old boy from Georgia isnt going to survive against a Georgia Bulldog eating carnivore. Lesnar is the #1 champion in WWE, then now and forever.
If you want to see a Rocky movie come to live, Heyman gives you AJ Styles. Heyman lists off all the big names that AJ has defeated but this aint no freaking Rocky movie. AJ cant survive the onslaught of the conqueror and he cant survive the F5. Heyman looks forward to seeing AJ Styles in person on Sunday but this ends with Brock standing tall. Brock actually shakes some kids hands on the way out for a weird visual. Paul was all kinds of fired up here and it was great stuff.
Shield vs. Miz/The Bar
Rollins and Cesaro hit the mat to start and its an early standoff. A dropkick puts Cesaro down and of course he immediately checks his teeth. Dean comes in for some hard chops in the corner but Sheamus cuts him off with some hard shots of his own. Everything breaks down with Shield clearing the ring, including some double dives to the Bar. Miz and company bail into the crowd and we take a break.
Back with Rollins being thrown outside but Dean is right there to clothesline Cesaro. Sheamus dives into a superkick though and its a double knockdown. The hot tag brings in Reigns for his usual clotheslines as everything breaks down. Cesaros big uppercut gets two but Reigns is right back with the Superman Punch.
The spear is blocked with another uppercut though and its a blind tag to Miz. Reigns doesnt notice and gets rolled up with a handful of tights for two. Rollins comes back in with the springboard knee, followed by Dirty Deeds to Sheamus. Miz is left all alone and theres a spear, followed by the TripleBomb for the pin at 15:06.
Clips of Kane vs. Strowman over the last few weeks.
Kane says he remembers putting Strowman in the garbage truck like a symphony of horrors. Tonight, hell show Strowman that there are worse things in life than death. Like him for instance.
Heres Angle to announce that Jordan is off the team due to injury. Before he can name it though, Jordan comes out and begs Angle to let him do it. Hell be fine by Sunday and hes seen Angle fight injured so many times. Jordan says Angle picked him because he was the best option and it wasnt favoritism. He wont get another chance like this because hes worked his whole life to get here and wants to represent Raw. Stephanie comes out and tells Kurt to make the decision but HHH comes out as well. HHH gets right to the chase: Jordan is out and hes in instead. A Pedigree plants Jordan and thats that.
Finn Balor/Samoa Joe vs. Anderson and Gallows
Joe shoves Balor into the ring to start and its rapid fire shots to Anderson early on. Gallows tries to sneak in a cheap shot but Joe runs him over with a clothesline and we take a break. Back with Balor slugging away at Gallows but Anderson takes him down into a chinlock. Anderson gets two off a spinebuster and we take a second break in eight minutes. Back again with Gallows kicking Balor down but a Pele allows the hot tag to Joe. House is cleaned and the Rock Bottom out of the corner plants Anderson. Joe dives onto Gallows and the Coup de Grace ends Anderson at 12:48.
We run down Sundays card.
Alexa Bliss doesnt care if she faces Natalya or Charlotte on Sunday. She doesnt think much of Smackdown, which she usually DVRs and forgets to watch later. Maybe shell just have to show up on the show. As usual, Bliss delivery and facial expressions were outstanding here as she really does come off like the most stuck up woman you want to see get taken down a dozen or so notches. Thats hard to do and she does it to perfection.
Kane vs. Braun Strowman
Strowman jumps Kane and I dont think we had an opening bell. They head outside with Strowman driving him face first into the barricade but getting whipped into the steps. Kane pulls out a table as the referee isnt even trying to tell them to get in the ring. Smart move actually. Some chair shots to the back just annoy Strowman, who takes the chair away and lights Kane up with it instead.
With the table set up at ringside, Strowman loads up a superplex, only to have Kane punch his way out to avoid a bad case of death. Kane gets knocked inside but cant chokeslam him down. Instead its a middle rope ax handle and the running powerslam through the ring (that made me jump). The bell never rang so no match but that was quite the finish.
Results
Bayley b. Mickie James and Dana Brooke Bayley to Belly to James
Enzo Amore/Drew Gulak b. Kalisto/Akira Tozawa Jordunzo to Tozawa
Jason Jordan b. Bray Wyatt Rollup
Shield b. Miz/The Bar TripleBomb to Miz
Finn Balor/Samoa Joe b. Anderson and Gallows Coup de Grace to Anderson
Tuesday
Smackdown
Date: November 14, 2017
Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
Commentators: Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton
Were finally ready to wrap up the Survivor Series build but first there are two more title matches to get to, both of which could change how things look heading into Sunday. Tonight United States Champion Baron Corbin will defend against Sin Cara and Womens Champion Natalya will defend against Charlotte. Lets get to it.
The Smackdown roster is in the back with Shane giving them a pep talk (which doesnt need a microphone). Becky Lynch and Baron Corbin are all fired up and Shane says John Cena, who isnt here, will be ready. New Day starts a SMACK-DOWN ROCKS chant and Shane joins in. I really cant wait to get past Survivor Series so we can get over this A-Show vs. B-Show stuff, which wont be changed a bit by whatever happens on Sunday.
Heres Daniel Bryan for a chat. Bryan has liked the build so far and thinks Smackdown is ready for anything Raw can throw at them tonight. Hes proud of everyone in the back and on Sunday theyll prove that theyre better than Raw. Bryan brings out AJ Styles and has a special offer for him: his own personal advocate for the evening, ala Paul Heyman.
AJ says yes so Bryan goes into a Heyman impression before saying he agrees with every point Heyman made last night, save for one. The point is Lesnar quits whenever hes put in trouble, like when he quit to a weak kneebar. AJ is going to push Lesnar into deep waters and test him like the Beast has never been tested before. Styles finally gets to talk and says hes ready to prove that hes the best in the world.
Post break AJ runs into Jinder Mahal, who says hell give AJ a real beating after Lesnar gets done with him.
US Title: Baron Corbin vs. Sin Cara
Baron is defending. Cara starts fast with some quick strikes and a dropkick sends Corbin to the floor as we take an early break. Back with Cara fighting out of a chinlock and striking away before a clothesline sends Baron outside. A chokebreaker is countered into a rollup and Caras springboard spinning crossbody gets two. Deep Six gets Corbin out of trouble but Cara kicks him outside again, this time for a middle rope moonsault. Not that it matters as End of Days retains Corbins title at 7:14.
Long recap of Smackdown vs. Raw over the last eight days.
The bosses are in the back to say theres never been a more important Survivor Series. Oh come on. This isnt even the most important one Shane has ever been in. The point though is Bryan wants to talk to Shane after Sunday because he was never consulted about the siege.
Womens Title: Charlotte vs. Natalya
Charlotte is challenging and were ready to go after Big Match Intros. Natalya gets in a few shots to the back but Charlotte powers out without much effort. A hard charge sends Natalya into the barricade for two and Charlotte kicks her in the face for good measure. Back from a break with Charlotte rolling out of a surfboard and chopping away. A spear cuts Natalya down again but only gets a delayed two.
Natalya bails to the floor but gets kicked down from the apron to cut things off again. Charlotte takes too long going onto the, barricade though, allowing Natalya to powerbomb her into the post for a big crash. Back in and the mostly dead Charlotte gets caught in the Sharpshooter, only to power crawl to the ropes. Charlotte kicks her in the face and grabs the Figure Eight for the tap out and the title at 10:34.
Post match Charlotte says this is all shes wanted every single day. That means a YOU DESERVE IT chant until Charlotte can dedicate the title win to Ric Flair ..who actually comes out to celebrate with her as she leaves.
Bludgeon Brothers video. They debut next week.
Jimmy Uso vs. Chad Gable
Jimmy chops away but gets his knee taken out, allowing Chad to grab a dragon screw leg whip. Back with Chad missing a moonsault but landing on his feet. Jimmy superkicks the knee out, followed by the running Umaga attack for two. A rolling Liger Kick drops Jimmy and Chad throws him head first into the middle rope for a different kind of offense. Gable goes after Jey for no apparent reason, allowing Jimmy to hit a superkick for the pin at 6:21.
The announcers plug everything coming up this weekend.
Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens arent happy with not being on Sundays show because theyre better than Shield and New Day.
Before the main event, New Day says Shield has thirteen title reigns between the three of them. New Day however has about twenty seven. Big E.: Though to be fair ..most of those were Kofi. They compare hounds to unicorns, which should be one sided because New Day Rocks.
New Day vs. Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn
Its Xavier/Big E. here and some Unicorn Stampeding has Sami in early trouble. Owens comes in but eats the Honor Roll as the New Day beating continues. Big E. wheelbarrow slams Woods onto Big E. and Sami gets knocked out to the floor. Kevin trips Woods though and we take a break. Back with Woods in a chinlock but he fights out without much effort. The hot tag brings in Big E. for the suplexes and throws, followed by a flip dive from Woods. Everything breaks down .and heres Shield. Well say the match is thrown out at about 10:00.
Sami and Owens bail to the floor, leaving New Day to get beaten down. The Usos come in but the Bar cuts them off. We see the Raw womens team invading the Smackdown womens locker room for the big brawl with Charlotte taking the big beating. Back in the arena, Samoa Joe and Finn Balor run in along with others, only to have Shane lead some reinforcements. Shinsuke Nakamura starts striking away but Kurt Angle shows up to bring out Braun Strowman for the real house cleaning.
Everyone brawls to the floor where Shield surrounds Shane McMahon. Shane has to watch as Smackdown is decimated on the floor, including Samoa Joe breaking the trombone over Big E.s back. Angle gets in the ring and asks Shane how this feels before a TripleBomb plants the boss. Angle takes off his jacket and gives Shane an Angle Slam. Strowman watches as its a second TripleBomb to end the show.
Results
Baron Corbin b. Sin Cara End of Days
Charlotte b. Becky Lynch Figure Eight
Jimmy Uso b. Chad Gable Superkick
Sami Zayn/Kevin Owens vs. New Day went to a no contest when Shield interfered
Wednesday
NXT
Date: November 15, 2017
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Percy Watson, Mauro Ranallo
Its the last show before Takeover: WarGames and that means things could be getting very fun in a hurry. The big story tonight, aside from the build towards Saturdays main event of course, it Andrade Cien Almas and NXT Champion Drew McIntyre coming face to face. That match hasnt gotten a lot of attention so a good focus could serve it well. Lets get to it.
Opening sequence.
Street Profits vs. Riddick Moss/Tino Sabbatelli
This has been built up in a culture clash feud over recent weeks. Sabbatelli drives Dawkins into the corner to start but a shoulder puts him down, allowing Ford to come in for a basement dropkick. Thats about it for Fords offense though as he gets double teamed in the corner, followed by Moss hard belly to back. Ford is able to get over for the hot tag though and house is cleaned in a hurry. Sabbatelli avoids a splash in the corner but gets punched in the jaw .for the pin at 3:18.
Recap of Velveteen Dream vs. Aleister Black, which is all over Dream wanting Black to say his name and doing whatever he can to get such attention. The best ending: Black is about to say his name and then kicks Dream in the face so Dream cant hear it.
Lars Sullivan vs. Raul Mendoza
Mendoza fires off some kicks to start before being run over in the corner. A powerslam and some crossface shots set up the Freak Accident (standing Boss Man Slam) for the pin at 1:50.
Post match Sullivan goes after Mendoza again but Kassius Ohno comes in for the save with no violence. Mauro makes a rare error by saying Takeover is one week from Saturday.
Johnny Gargano is in William Regals office to say he can turn it around. Regal knows he can and puts Gargano in a UK Title match against Pete Dunne next week.
Long recap of WarGames with a look back at how the Undisputed Era arrived and took out everyone in front of them. Sanity stood up to them and Roderick Strong/the Authors of Pain are out for revenge. Its kind of a shame that British Strong Style cant be the third trio but Strong and the Authors are a fine choice.
Mercedes Martinez vs. Ember Moon
Last week, Martinez said Moon cant win the big one, which is pretty true so far. Martinez grabs a headlock to start and holds Moon down for a good while. Back up and a one footed dropkick has Martinez in trouble, followed by a double footed version to the side of the head for two. Martinez throws her outside though and we take a break. Back with Moon striking away but getting her skin chopped off for her efforts.
Three Amigos look to set up a fishermans buster but now the enziguri connects to get Moon out of trouble. That means a big suicide dive to the floor, only to have Martinez come back with a Tower of London, much to Nigels delight. Not that it matters as Ember kicks her down again and hits the Eclipse for the pin at 10:27.
Heres McIntyre for the face to face meeting with Almas. Before Andrade comes out, Drew talks about how a plan came together. It was Zelinas plan but it was still a plan indeed. When the pressure is on Andrade though, will be be able to rise to the occasion? Vega has been talking about mountains but for Almas, Drew is the mountain.
Drew wants Almas out here if Zelina will let him off the leash. Cue both Zelina and Almas and the brawl is on in a hurry. Zelina tries a crossbody but gets caught without much effort. A chop block takes out the champs knee though and Almas plants him with a hammerlock DDT. Zelina holds up the title to end the show. This was quick but it did its job.
Results
Street Profits b. Riddick Moss/Tino Sabbatelli Right hand To Sabbatelli
Lars Sullivan b. Raul Mendoza Freak Accident
Ember Moon b. Mercedes Martinez Eclipse
Thursday
Impact Wrestling
Date: November 16, 2017
Location: Aberdeen Pavilion, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Commentators: Jeremy Borash, Josh Matthews
Were still in Ottawa, as will be the case for several more weeks. Tonight is about some followups to Bound For Glory as Gail Kim will be in the house for her first comments after winning the Knockouts Title, plus the return of American Top Team. Im sure these wont be bad segments that accomplish nothing and get us nowhere. Lets get to it.
Gail Kim and American Top Team arrived earlier today.
Johnny Impact and Alberto El Patron have been banned from the building.
Eli Drake is ready to face Petey Williams, who should stick with the X-Division.
Taiji Ishimori/Caleb Konley/Trevor Lee vs. Sonjay Dutt/Dezmond Xavier/Garza Jr.
Lee uppercuts Dutt to start and Ishimori comes in to spin out of a wristlock. Dutt dropkicks Konley down so its back to Lee for the heel dominance. That goes nowhere so its off to Garza who cleans house and TAKES OFF HIS PANTS! Xavier hits a dive of his own but Ishimori hits running knees in the corner. Konley gets kicked in the ribs and Xaviers Final Flash gives him the pin at 6:45.
OVE is ready to continue the fight against LAX.
Grand Championship: Fallah Bahh vs. Ethan Carter III
Carter is defending as I try to remember that the Grand Championship is a thing. Ethan tries some technical stuff to start before slapping Bahh in the back of the head. The huge Bahh sends him into the corner before easily shouldering him down. For some reason Carter tries a slam and gets slammed down for his efforts. A really bad rolling splash (as in Bahh gets a jogging start, drops, and rolls over Carter) puts Carter in the corner to end the first round. Bahh wins round one and runs Carter over to start the second.
A second charge only hits post though and Carter kicks him in the head. While Bahh regains his senses, Josh says you can go back sixteen years on the Global Wrestling Network. No Josh, you cant. We hit a chinlock for a bit before a Stinger Splash has Bahh in more trouble. Another chinlock keeps Bahh down to end the round, which is won by Carter.
The third round starts after a break with Bahh winning a slugout until Carter hits a clothesline. It cant take the big guy down but Bahh is barely standing. The required Samoan drop is enough for Josh to give the first minute of the round to Bahh. A belly to belly gets two on the champ, followed by a crossbody for no cover. Bahh goes to the middle rope but gets pulled down, allowing Carter to grab a rollup with his feet on the ropes to retain at 15:14.
OVE/Sami Callihan vs. LAX
Its a brawl to start with Ortiz hitting a cutter on Callihan and a backbreaker on Dave Crist, only to have Sami come back in to send Ortiz outside. That means a suicide dive and the brawl continues on the floor. Back in and Homicide cant hit the Gringo Killer on Callihan, who kicks him low for a breather. Jake actually bothers with a tag as we take a break.
Back with Santana getting pummeled in the corner but fighting over for the hot tag to Ortiz. Everything breaks down again with LAX making the face comeback, including a Tower of London out of the corner to Dave. Callihan comes back in to help with a Stunner on Santana, followed by Jakes tombstone for two. Ortiz comes back in for the Street Sweeper and the pin on Dave at 13:16.
Heres Dan Lambert with an envelope. He brags about how awesome MMA fighters are and how pathetic wrestlers are before going into a rant about the company moving to Canada. See, Canada has weak currency and Impact Wrestling wants some of that lame money. As for the point, Lashley was granted a release but for some reason the company never signed onto it.
Lambert has drafted a new release and just needs an executive to come sign off on it, otherwise the destruction will continue. Cue Moose to call Lambert dumb for giving his boys the night off, leaving him all alone here. Lashley comes out for the save, along with American Top Team, who you would have thought Moose would have noticed in the back. Cue James Storm to clean house without much effort, including a beer bottle over the head of one of the MMA fighters.
Storm grabs a mic to say hes been training since 1996 and was told he would never be here. His mama told him to never give up and thats what professional wrestling is. He mentions some of the tag teams hes been in and thats what wrestling is too. Storm talks about how awesome this place is to wrap it up.
Post break, KM wants to be part of American Top Team. Lashley tells him to prove himself.
Chris Adonis and Eli Drake tell Williams to try to make himself a Canadian hero. If Petey can last three minutes with the champ, hell be a Canadian hero. He wont be World Champion though and thats just a fact of life.
Allie thanks Gail Kim for being awesome.
Long video on Kims career. Theyre really going to just send her out there, have her give a speech, and get no one else over arent they?
Gail comes out for her speech and Allie comes out as an invited guest. Kim talks about wanting to wrestle eighteen years ago and finding a wrestling school so she could do just that. We get the required YOU DESERVE IT chants, even though no one deserves as much praise as Gail gets around here. She thanks the women who helped pave the way to get her here (Trish Stratus, Lita, Molly Holly, Awesome Kong) and shes at peace with her decision.
Shes vacating the title and cant wait to see where things go from here. No interruption, nothing for anyone else and just Gail. Im so glad she got this one last moment to add to her collection of other moments. Theres no denying that Gail is great but this company seems to think shes Austin and Rock combined. Did I miss it when she became the biggest star the company has ever had?
Joseph Park comes up to catering and scares everyone off, save for Grado. Park begs forgiveness and blames Abyss. He gives Grado his visa because TNA doesnt understand the idea of immigration either. A Mountie comes up to say Grados visa only counts in America so hes being deported. Well that happened.
JB is in the ring to announce the main event so Jimmy Jacobs pops up on commentary. He takes a selfie with Josh and says hell stay as long as he feels welcome.
Impact Wrestling World Title: Petey Williams vs. Eli Drake
Drake is defending. Feeling out process to start with Drake bailing from the threat of a Canadian Destroyer. Back in and a headscissors takes the champ down, followed by the O Canada spot in the corner. We come back from a break with Drake getting two off a belly to back suplex and Adonis choking on the ropes.
A tilt-a-whirl powerslam and a jumping elbow get two on Petey and we hit the reverse chinlock. Drake cuts off a comeback with a clothesline, only to miss a middle rope knee drop. The slingshot Codebreaker gives Petey two and a running knee to the face drops Drake again. The Canadian Destroyer doesnt work so we hit the Sharpshooter in the middle of the ring instead.
Drake makes the rope so Petey hits a DDT on the champ, followed by a suicide dive to Adonis. A slingshot is countered into a failed Gravy Train attempt and now the Canadian Destroyer connects...for two, which is said to be the first time anyone has ever kicked out. Another Canadian Destroyer attempt is countered into a kneeling reverse piledriver, followed by the Gravy Train to retain the title at 17:31.
Results
Sonjay Dutt/Dezmond Xavier/Garza Jr. b. Taiji Ishimori/Caleb Konley/Trevor Lee Final Flash to Konley
Ethan Carter III b. Fallah Bahh Rollup with feet on the ropes
LAX b. OVE/Sami Callihan Street Sweeper to Dave
Eli Drake b. Petey Williams Gravy Train
Friday
Nothing.