Board 8 > All Purpose Wrestling Topic 514: All In for the Summer

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Crown Jewel in Perth
- Bronson Reed defeated Roman Reigns! Bron Breakker came through to make it a 2-on-1 match, but The Usos came in to assist Roman. However, an extreme act of miscommunication happened when Jey Uso accidentally speared Roman through a table! Breakker spears Jey and Bronson hits a Tsunami on Roman to become only the second person this decade to pin Roman in a 1-on-1 match!
- After the match, Roman scolds the Usos for trying to help as the Aussies chant "You fucked up" and leaves in silence. Jey tells Jimmy that he's out as well and walks away.
- Women's Crown Jewel Championship: Stephanie Vaquer defeated Tiffany Stratton clean! Tiffany misses with a Prettiest Moonsault Ever, and Stephanie immediately gets to another turnbuckle to hit the Spiral Tap, becoming the first person to pin Tiffany Stratton 1-on-1 since Michin on 12/13/2024! HHH gives Stephanie the belt and ring afterwards, and she gives an inspiring speech to the fans afterwards
- Heyman congratulates Bronson on his win and says the future goes through him and Bron. He also tells them to not get involved in Seth vs Cody tonight. Bron asks what if Cody wins; Heyman says "I think you both know the answer to that"
- John Cena defeated AJ Styles. Along with custom announcements for both competitors, we saw the following moves in this match: Attitude Adjustment, Styles Clash, STF, Accolade, Coquina Clutch, Sister Abigail, Walls of Jericho, an attempted Pedigree, Orton's trademark DDT, the RKO, an attempted punt, chokeslam, almost an attempted 619, a 450 splash, Sweet Chin Music, and Phenomenal Forearm. The match concluded with Cena catching Styles in midair, hitting a Tombstone Piledriver, followed by an Attitude Adjustment for the win, Cena's 100th at a Premium Live Event! Afterwards, Cena and Styles hug it out in the middle of the ring and both raise each other's arm before Styles leaves to let Cena celebrate with the crowd
- Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley defeated The Kabuki Warriors. Rhea attempted a Riptide on Asuka from the top rope, but Kairi tagged herself in midway. Rhea drops Kairi with a big boot and then throws her back in for a Riptide, followed by a tag to Iyo who wins the match with Over the Moonsault.
- Men's Crown Jewel Championship: Seth Rollins defeated Cody Rhodes. Cody had Seth set up for the Cross Rhodes, but Seth had snuck the Rolex that Cody gave him after Wrestlemania XL on his wrist and cheap-shotted him with it! Seth takes Cody out with a curb stomp, followed by a second curb stomp off the second rope for the win!

4 appearances left until John Cena retires!

Raw next week in Australia
- Dominik Mysterio vs Penta for the Intercontinental title
- Lyra/Bailey vs Raquel/Roxanne

On a future episode of Smackdown...
- Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair vs Sol Ruca and Zaria for the Women's Tag titles
- Drew McIntyre vs Jacob Fatu

Also with Seth's win, he UNIFIES the Man Championships that started with the final singles losses that Ric Flair had in both WWE and TNA!

Raw is Perth!
- The Vision kick off Raw, with Seth declaring himself the greatest World champion ever. Roman needed the Bloodline, Cody needed Seth, and Seth needed no one. Instead The Vision needed Seth, and because of Seth, Bron is the future and Bronson is the new Tribal Chief.
- Dominik Mysterio defeated Penta to retain the Intercontinental title. While Penta was distracted with Rusev, Dominik snuck in the IC title and the timekeeper's hammer. Ref saw the belt, but missed the hammer as Dom uses it on Penta to retain
- Rhea Ripley defeated Kairi Sane. After the match, Asuka attacks Iyo Sky outside the ring; Rhea gets involved and prepares to Riptide her through the announce table but Kairi retaliates with a kendo stick. The Kabuki Warriors stand victorious after Asuka DDT's Rhea on the announce table.
- Bronson Reed defeated Jimmy Uso. Bron contributes to further offense after the match until Jey Uso makes the save
- Bayley and Lyra Valkyria defeated Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez
- Dom complains about having to face Rusev again. AJ Styles agrees and tells Pearce that Judgment Day should also defend their tag titles next week as well!
- Stephanie Vaquer celebrates being the first woman to win four different championships under the WWE banner in one year but gets cut off by Roxanne Perez. Roxanne thinks she should be the Crown Jewel Champion due to her win over Iyo Sky last month. Stephanie wants Roxanne in the ring, but Roxanne will only fight on her own terms
- CM Punk defeated LA Knight and Jey Uso to become the #1 contender for the World Heavyweight Championship
- The Vision heads to the ring and destroys all three men with spears and Tsunamis. Seth promises that Punk will never be the World Heavyweight Champion and Raw ends... WITH A SPEAR TO ROLLINS BY BRON BREAKKER! Bronson follows suit and takes Rollins down with a Tsunami! Bron grabs Seth's title and he and Bronson raise hands with Paul Heyman; The Vision didn't even last six months!

Smackdown this week
- Drew McIntyre vs Jacob Fatu

Raw next week
- Dominik Mysterio vs Rusev for the IC title
- Finn Balor and JD McDonagh vs AJ Styles and Dragon Lee for the World Tag titles
- Becky Lynch vs Maxxine Dupri for the Women's IC title

Reports are in saying the reason for Rollins getting betrayed was due to him suffering a shoulder injury against Rhodes at Crown Jewel. No word on how long he's going to be out for, and no word yet on the fate of the World title

Rollins was originally set to defend the title against CM Punk at Saturday Night's Main Event on November 1st

One other tidbit:

While Stephanie Vaquer is indeed the first woman to win 4 different WWE titles in one year, here's who else has accomplished the same feat...

Chris Jericho in 2001: IC, Hardcore, World Tag, WCW World, WWE Championship
Kane in 2001: Hardcore, IC, World Tag, WCW Tag
Jeff Hardy in 2001: IC, Hardcore, Light Heavyweight, World Tag, WCW Tag
The Miz in 2010: US, World Tag, WWE Tag, WWE Championship

A few additional updates...

- Jacob Fatu suffers an undisclosed non-wrestling injury and may miss the majority of 2026 as a result of it
- Wrestlemania 42's original endgame was Rollins vs Reigns. With Seth out for 6-12 months, that's very likely changing
- Andrade violated his 90-day no compete clause when he appeared in AEW, and now runs the risk of being suspended 1 year

ZeroSignal posted...

- Andrade violated his 90-day no compete clause when he appeared in AEW, and now runs the risk of being suspended 1 year

Important note on this. The 90 day non-compete clause requires WWE to pay the person for that time and wreslters are typically notified if that will be the case. No indication was given to Andrade that they intended to enforce it/pay him (supposedly because WWE did not plan on it and didn't expect AEW to resign him right away).

After his appearance on AEW they decided that they were going to enforce it but were still not going to pay him because he got fired.

Smackdown recap in San Jose
- Nick Aldis kicks off Smackdown in the ring. Aldis addresses the McIntyre vs Fatu match, declaring it a #1 contender's match to face Cody Rhodes, which brings out the champ! Rhodes acknowledges the loss to Seth Rollins. He discusses Seth's history with Cody, the Brons, and Heyman. But Seth needs to take care of his own business, and Cody is going to focus on his own as well, most notably who will he defend his title against, which leads to San Jose chanting for Fatu!
- Solo stops a Fenix photo shoot and the MFTs beat him down
- Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss defeated Sol Ruca and Zaria to retain the Women's Tag titles thanks to a distraction by Blake Monroe
- Fatu welcomes Cody to San Jose and promises to dogwalk McIntyre so Cody can find out he is all gas no brakes
- Aleister Black and Zelina Vega promo video. Simply put, their alliance was their plan all along. They are a necessary evil to bring balance to Smackdown
- Zayn wants a US title match, but Aldis wants Shinsuke to get a proper rematch when he returns from Japan and he doesn't want Sami getting bothered by the MFT. Sami doesn't like that answer and says he's heading to the ring for the open challenge. After he leaves, Miz is still in the room and tells Aldis he has no more questions. In fact, he's good. REAL good.
- And as we expected, Miz responds saying he's sick and tired of open challenges. That's all he gets out before Carmelo Hayes retaliates for Miz's actions two weeks ago. Sami however, gets a challenge from a returning Ilya Dragunov!
- Ilya Dragunov defeated Sami Zayn to win the United States Championship! Solo Sikoa briefly came out to distract Zayn, but Zayn was still able to hit the Exploder on Dragunov. However, Zayn's attempt to hit a Helluva Kick was countered by a flying headbutt, followed by the H-Bomb! Afterwards, the MFTs arrive in face paint again beating down both men, as well as Fenix who attempts to save them.
- Solo grabs the mic and asks if people forgot about them. The MFTs run Smackdown and Solo will make them all champions again.At this moment, the lights go off and the Wyatt Sicks interrupt Solo with a video. Bo Dallas tells them to knock and a door will open, but will they be prepared for what's on the other side? After that, Rowan, Lumis, Gacy, and Nikki Cross stand on the apron staring Solo and the MFTs down, before Solo and crew bails.
- Highlights of WWE in Japan, as well as Stephanie Vaquer winning the Women's Crown Jewel title last Saturday
- Tiffany Stratton is interviewed backstage about Crown Jewel. Tiffany isn't happy she lost, but she commends Stephanie Vaquer and she's still the Women's Champion and will continue to run the division on Smackdown. Kiana James interrupts reminding Tiffany that she lost; Kiana know Tiffany didn't have the winning factor, hence why she offered services to Stephanie and not Tiffany. Tiffany says Kiana only represents because she can't wrestle. Kiana assures Tiffany she can go in the ring, so Tiffany challenges her to a match next week!
- Motor City Machine Guns celebrate their one year anniversary with WWE, but gets interrupted by Los Garza who wants to make jokes. MCMG remind Los Garza that they beat them in their SD debut last year, so why not make it a yearly tradition?
- Motor City Machine Guns defeated Los Garza
- Fraxiom discusses making an impact but gets cut off by DIY. DIY took 2 months off and watched all the tag teams fail. Fraxiom tells DIY to let them know when they wanna meet in the ring
- Jacob Fatu is ambushed backstage before his match with McIntyre!
- McIntyre heads to the ring with a big smile on his face. He tells the ref to raise his hand as the new #1 contender and out comes Nick Aldis. Drew assures Aldis that he had nothing to do with Fatu getting attacked. He accuses Aldis of working for "Corporate Cody" and this brings out a very angry Cody Rhodes, not dressed for action, but still decides they should have a match right now!
- Drew McIntyre defeated Cody Rhodes by DQ after Cody lays him out with the title. The two brawl as security breaks them up. Cody and Drew stare each other down to end Smackdown.

Raw next week
- Dominik Mysterio vs Rusev for the IC title
- Finn Balor and JD McDonagh vs AJ Styles and Dragon Lee for the World Tag titles
- Becky Lynch vs Maxxine Dupri for the Women's IC title

Smackdown next week
- Tiffany Stratton vs Kiana James (possibly)

Raw recap in Sacramento
- Adam Pearce kicks off Raw in the ring. He's ready to provide a physical update on Rollins but is interrupted by the arrival of Paul Heyman, Bronson Reed, and Bron Breakker holding the World Heavyweight title. Pearce is glad they're here; because of their actions, Seth is at home after major surgery, will be out for a long period of time, and the World title is officially vacant. Tonight there will be an over-the-top rope battle royal, and the winner will face CM Punk for the title at Saturday Night's Main Event. Pearce demands Bron to hand him the title. Bron wants Pearce to show some respect and ask nicely. Pearce tells Bron to respectfully hand over the title. Bron asks him to say please, in which Pearce reluctantly obliges. Bron gives the belt to Heyman instead, who then gives Pearce the title. After Pearce leaves, Heyman asks why is everyone so mad at them. Heyman did what he did in recent months because he knew that Bron and Bronson were the future of the business, and if it meant using Seth Rollins, then so be it. He said Rollins couldn't shoulder the responsibility of leading The Vision, and that he's nothing more than a bum shoulder bitch. The Brons are future main eventers, and we live in their world now.
- Raquel Rodriguez hypes up Roxanne for her match with Stephanie Vaquer. Dom walks in and immediately the mood dies, as Finn is upset with Dom getting them a tag title defense last week. Dom says that was all AJ Styles' fault, but also mentions that he's already beaten both Styles and Lee before. Finn and JD decide that they won't help Dom against Rusev tonight and leave. Roxanne consoles Dom for a moment before Raquel tells her to snap out of it and prepare for her match later
- AJ Styles and Dragon Lee defeated Finn Balor and JD McDonagh to win the World Tag Team titles! Balor's attempt to hit the Styles Clash ended with AJ reversing it and showing him how it's done!
- Usos meet in the locker room. Jey is mad at himself for making the same mistakes he made in Paris, but Jimmy wants to hear none of it. Jimmy says Roman isn't going to be here tonight, and that Jey hasn't believed in himself lately. Jimmy says maybe Jey should change his mindset starting with tonight's battle royal, but also reminds Jey that he'll be in the battle royal as well and plans on coming for everyone, including Jey. Jey understands that and the two shake hands.
- Dominik Mysterio defeated Rusev to retain the Intercontinental title! As Rusev was busy taking care of Penta outside the ring, Dom prepped the bell hammer in his boot. Rusev blocked the 619 attempt and pulled the hammer out of Dom's boot. As the ref confiscated the hammer, Dom connects with a low blow followed by a 619/Frog Splash combo to retain! After Dom leaves, Penta runs in and takes out Rusev.
- Women's IC title match: Maxxine Dupri defeated Becky Lynch by DQ after a frustrated Becky lays out Maxxine with the title. Becky continues the assault to end the segment.
- Video promo with The Kabuki Warriors. They say Rhea got exactly what she deserved for breaking their family apart. Asuka is also proud of Kairi for finally showing her ruthless side, and they decide that they deserve gold in their future
- Adam Pearce tells Paul Heyman that Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed are out of the Battle Royal. Heyman wants Adam to put them back in. Adam tells Heyman to say please; Heyman pleads, only for Adam to reject it anyway. Heyman turns around and sees Becky Lynch. Heyman explains that he was put in a no win situation last week, that he attempted to stop Rollins from getting his shoulder injured even further. But he offers Becky his services because she could have a hot husband at home and an adorable oracle on the road! Becky immediately tells Heyman his snake oil salesman pitch won't work on him. She's never liked him and neither has Seth; in fact, they're both surprised it took Heyman this long to betray him. But she promises Seth will return someday and take down the Brons; Seth won't kill Heyman, but Heyman will wish he did when it's all over
- Stephanie Vaquer defeated Roxanne Perez. Raquel Rodriguez gets a cheap shot in and the 2-on-1 assault is on until Nikki Bella makes the save
- Pearce is talking with Lyra Valkyria when Bayley pops in. Bayley has an idea for Lyra's birthday coming up, but it's a surprise! Lyra doesn't like surprises and wants to know now. Bayley says she has to wait until next week, much to Lyra's dismay
- The Brons discuss stealing Pearce's shoes when Heyman walks in. Bron Breakker says it's unfair that they can't compete for their world champion and needs Heyman's help. Heyman reminds them that Lesnar, Punk, and Reigns all had successful runs as WWE Champion because they listened to him; he says they need to do the same and look in the mirror so they can see the future, before walking away.
- Stephanie Vaquer thanks Nikki Bella for helping her out. Nikki congratulates her on having a successful year, but also says there's a target on her back and that anyone can take her out. In fact, Nikki wishes she had a friend during her title run like she's been with Stephanie lately. Stephanie says she owes Nikki one, and the two hug it out. Gee, let's make the inevitable turn blatantly obvious
- Jey Uso wins the battle royal, eliminating Dominik Mysterio in the final moment. An irate Jimmy Uso stares him down, as Jey eliminated him and Knight at the same time, despite Jimmy saving Jey twice in the match. Jey Uso and CM Punk stare each other down to end Raw

Smackdown next week
- Tiffany Stratton vs Kiana James (possibly)

Saturday Night's Main Event - 11/1
CM Punk vs Jey Uso for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship

does this mean that technically aj lee is a champion

FFDragon posted...

does this mean that technically aj lee is a champion

Even better, Punk made that joke on commentary during the main event

"You know what I call the new World Tag Team Champions? AJ Lee"

dammit i thought I was clever

wait actually what's the chance they specifically chose those two just so they could make that joke

Smackdown recap in Tempe
- Cody meets up with Jimmy Uso backstage. Jimmy's here to check on Jacob Fatu. Cody asks about Jey; Jimmy's frustrated, as expected. Cody says Jey did what's best for himself and Jimmy might need to do the same.
- Cody heads to the ring and asks what does Tempe wanna talk about. Drew McIntyre, possibly? Cody went out of character last week and hit Drew with the title? He wonders if he needs to apologize, which the crowd says no to. Drew is out now and starts accusing the crowd of being part of Corporate Cody's propaganda. This is now about Drew finishing the story after how many times he's been screwed. While Drew hates their family, he'd never go as far as attacking Jacob Fatu. Drew starts pointing fingers at who could've attacked Jacob, possibly even Jimmy, who might have taken a page out of Naomi's playbook and stabbed Jacob in the back! Cody snaps and is ready to take action, but Jimmy runs in and starts brawling with Drew instead. Security pulls Drew and Jimmy apart as the MFTs make their way to the ring for tag team action!
- Drew is complaining more to Nick Aldis before getting jumped by Jimmy Uso again!
- Tama Tonga and JC Mateo defeated Rey Fenix and Shinsuke Nakamura. Strength in numbers was too much as Solo, Tonga Loa, and Tala Tonga assisted where necessary, allowing Tama Tonga to hit his new finisher, the Cut Throat (Temu Hidden Blade), on Fenix for the win
- Nick Aldis doesn't want this chaos, but Jimmy Uso does. Aldis says he'll give Jimmy what he wants, a No DQ match with Drew McIntyre tonight!
- Chelsea Green attempts to recruit Giulia into the Secret Hervice, but Kiana James butts in and says there's no place here for Discount Divas. Now, unlike Chelsea, Kiana actually has a match with the Women's Champion.
- Tiffany Stratton defeated Kiana James. Giulia immediately attacks after the match but Jade Cargill makes the save and lays her out! Jade helps Tiffany up and raises her hand, only to blindside her with a clothesline! Cargill continues the assault, tossing Tiffany out of the ring and into the steps multiple times and over the announce table! Jade tosses her back over the table and stomps her on the steps again, before briefly holding the title up and leaving
- Ilya Dragunov meets Sami Zayn backstage. Zayn finally shakes hands with Dragunov. Dragunov commended Zayn for the open challenges, and Zayn encourages him to continue them!
- Jade Cargill tells Cathy Kelley her only mistake was thinking the world rewards patience. She realizes that it rewards power, and she isn't asking anymore, she's now taking, starting with the Women's title!
- US title Open Challenge time, and Ilya's first defense is against Aleister Black, along with his wife!
- Ilya Dragunov defeated Aleister Black to retain the US title. Zelina Vega's attempt to interfere ends with an ejection, but it was Damian Priest's distraction that would allow Dragunov to hit Torpedo Moscow on Black for the win! Afterwards, Priest proceeds to beatdown Black, but Zelina attacks Priest's damaged eye long enough for Black to escape!
- Carmelo Hayes is interviewed backstage. He's not here to berate The Miz; he's grateful for what Miz taught him, but he had to get even for recent actions. With that, Melo's even with Miz, and he's moving on. At this point, Kit Wilson cuts Melo off, blasting him for his "toxic masculinity." Melo decides they should fight next week and leaves
- Fraxiom wants a shot at the US title. Dragunov says tag teams are acceptable and leaves. After that DIY comes in and down talks Fraxiom; the two argue before DIY shrugs off Fraxiom and leaves. Tama Tonga walks by Fraxiom and does the cut throat gesture
- Alexa and Charlotte are interviewed, saying they saw Bayley's challenge and they accept it. Nia interrupts, discussing how she thinks Alexa and Charlotte are faking their friendship. Charlotte says Nia's bitter nature is unhealthy, but Nia reminds us how manipulative Alexa Bliss used to be. Alexa says the old her isn't hard to find if Nia wants to fight. Nia accepts for next week
- Drew McIntyre defeated Jimmy Uso in a No DQ match. McIntyre proceeds to continue the assault afterwards until Cody makes the save. Cody checks on Jimmy, which is enough time for Drew to run in and lay the champ out with a Claymore to end Smackdown!

Raw next week
- Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair appear to possibly take on Bayley and Lyra Valkyria

Smackdown next week
- Carmelo Hayes vs Kit Wilson
- Alexa Bliss vs Nia Jax

Saturday Night's Main Event - 11/1
CM Punk vs Jey Uso for the World Heavyweight Championship
Cody Rhodes vs Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship
Tiffany Stratton vs Jade Cargill for the WWE Women's Championship

Raw recap in Anaheim
- Main Event Jey Uso is now in yo city! Jey has Roman, Jimmy, and everybody in his ear, but right now, he doesn't give a damn what they think. It's just him, and he's focusing on becoming a 2-time world champion! 4 letters, one wor- CM Punk's music cuts him off! He trolls a running it back, before giving Jey the real 4-letters-1-word: Punk! Punk gives Jey props for finally listening to himself and nobody else. Punk has spent his career listening to himself and feels better for it. It's easy to listen to yourself when you're winning, but what if you're about to lose? Punk respects and loves Jey, therefore it's going to be more challenging to lace up with him this Saturday. Punk wonders though, how far is Jey willing to go in order to win. Punk needs to be World Champion again just as much as he needs air in his lungs. He's not asking Big Jim's brother or Little Roman: he's asking Main Event Jey Uso how far he'll go! Jey responds that Punk will show up to convince these fans he still has it but will still come up short and Saturday night will be Jey's. One yeet later and this segment ends with a staredown.
- Dom is complaining to Judgment Day, claiming Pearce has a vendetta against him with this upcoming #1 contender match. Raquel suggests that Dom shouldn't be a habitual cheater, in which Dom replies that he's never cheated a day in his life. Balor and McDonagh only want to discuss plans to reclaim the tag titles, which they still blame Dom for losing; in short, Dom is on his own this week. Dom pulls out his phone and makes a call asking for assistance. Roxanne wants to follow him and help but Raquel stops her and wants her to focus instead on Nikki Bella
- IC Title #1 Contenders Match: Rusev and Penta ends in a No Contest as Los Americanos arrive and take out both men! Guess that answers who Dom called! Rusev emerges first and disposes of Rayo and Bravo; Penta pops in and attempts a Penta Driver on El Grande Americano before Rayo pulls EGA out!
- LA Knight is interviewed backstage asking about his road ahead. He says he didn't get what he needed, and Jey actions don't matter because what's done is done. Knight doesn't quit and he's never learned how to quit, and whoever wins this Saturday, he's coming for them!
- Bron Breakker still thinks he and Bronson Reed should've been in the battle royal last week. Heyman says instead of focusing on 20 people last week, why not focus on one? Punk and Jey will beat each other up on Saturday, but in the meantime, Bron can beat up the one guy who shares their vision, and Heyman even has a match already booked tonight: Bron Breakker vs LA Knight!
- Pearce wants to speak to Dom immediately, but gets Finn Balor and JD McDonagh instead, who want a rematch for the tag team titles. Pearce denies their request, because after their actions last week, Sheamus wants one of them tonight! JD says he'll face Sheamus and after he wins, they can discuss the tag titles again
- Roxanne Perez defeated Nikki Bella. Raquel prepares to help Roxanne beat her down after the match but Stephanie Vaquer makes the save. Stephanie stares down Raquel before Raquel backs away and leaves
- Asuka berates Lyra Valkyria for allegedly cutting in line for a tag title shot. Lyra tries to say it was Bayley's idea, but Asuka isn't buying it and leaves. Bayley pops up and tells Lyra the surprise she promised was the tag titles. Lyra says she's never faced Charlotte or Alexa. This leads Bayley to wonder if they can win, but Lyra motivates her to not think as negatively and hypes her up
- Jimmy sees Jey and immediately gets mad at his comments about it being just him. Jey tries to say he's was focusing on tossing Knight last week, but Jimmy isn't convinced. Jimmy wanted them to be the final two, and THEN it would be every man for himself. However, Jimmy also thinks Jey did what he did because he knows Jimmy would've tossed him out if they made the final two
- Bron Breakker defeated LA Knight
- Adam Pearce finally finds Dominik Mysterio, who takes no credit for what Los Americanos did to Penta and Rusev. Despite that, Pearce makes his decision: Dom has to defend against both this Saturday!
- Jey and Jimmy meet again; Jey says he knows Jimmy would've done the same thing if the roles were reversed, but he also needs his brother's support because he feels like he has no one else left. The two hug it out and Jey leaves
- JD McDonagh defeated Sheamus. As the ref was tending to JD, Finn Balor nails Sheamus on the top rope with the shilleleigh, allowing JD to hit the Spanish Fly for the upset!
- Adam Pearce promises Maxxine Dupri another shot at the Women's IC title. Maxxine wants to contact an old friend first before setting up a date with Becky
- Alexa and Charlotte remind the entire roster that anyone who wants a tag title shot just has to ask. They're also very close to setting the record for most title defenses in the belt's history. The Kabuki Warriors butt in and Asuka says they'll put down the champs because they're not ready for Asuka
- Styles tells Pearce that next year is his last, but right now he and Dragon Lee will defend against anyone. Finn and JD pop in demanding their rematch; Pearce doesn't want to book it, but Styles and Dragon insist and it's made official!
- Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair defeated Bayley and Lyra Valkyria to retain the Women's Tag titles. Their celebration is short-lived as the Kabuki Warriors ambush them immediately afterwards. Bayley gets to her feet and stares the Kabuki Warriors down; Asuka and Kairi decide to bail and that's how Raw ends.

Smackdown this week
- Carmelo Hayes vs Kit Wilson
- Alexa Bliss vs Nia Jax

Saturday Night's Main Event - 11/1
CM Punk vs Jey Uso for the World Heavyweight Championship
Cody Rhodes vs Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship
Tiffany Stratton vs Jade Cargill for the WWE Women's Championship
Dominik Mysterio vs Rusev vs Penta for the Intercontinental Championship

Raw next week
- AJ Styles and Dragon Lee vs Finn Balor and JD McDonagh for the World Tag Team titles
- Stephanie Vaquer and Nikki Bella vs Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez

So uh... Why is Batman hitting thugs with the One Winged Angel?

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Best Bat machine?

DC and AEW are doing a collaboration.

Most anticlimactic teaser video series ever

Over the past week, WWE was airing very short teaser segments of an anonymous person walking into a room, where all you could see was their feet. Nicely dressed, clean shoes, etc, the works. This occurred on Raw, NXT, SD, as well as the NXT major event this past Saturday. Many thought it was teasing a Gunther return

This past Monday, different types of foot attire appeared from anonymous walkers, with the last one being boots and jeans, which many clearly pointed to Brock Lesnar. Another short clip showed two glasses getting filled. Finally, the last clip showed a poker chip landing on a table, with "2026" on the chip.

Turns out it was an advertisement for Wrestlemania 42 featuring HHH, Heyman, Cody, Roman, Punk, and Brock

Smackdown recap in Salt Lake City
- Tiffany Stratton immediately starts Smackdown grabbing a mic and demanding Jade Cargill to come out. Nick Aldis tells Tiffany there's a no contact order between them prior to Saturday Night's Main Event, but she doesn't give af. Jade obliges and appears, saying this doesn't serve her interests and plans on ending "Taffy Time" tomorrow. Tiffany goes after Jade but security blocks her off. Jade backs away and leaves to end the segment
- R Truth appears dressed as Santa Claus, confusing the Motor City Machine Guns. After he leaves, the MCMG bump into Solo Sikoa, who doesn't appreciate them mentioning their win over the MFTs a year ago. The two argue with Solo over the WWE Tag Titles until finally deciding to challenge the MFTs tonight
- US Title Open Challenge time! Ilya Dragunov's mystery opponent is Nathan Fras- wait, Tommasco Ciampa barges in and demands Dragunov to face him and not some nerd. Frasier snatches the mic and says he was here first. Dragunov says the challenge is for anyone, and there's no reward for jackasses, telling Ciampa to leave!
- Ilya Dragunov defeated Nathan Frasier to retain the US title. Dragunov helps him up and the two hug it out. Frasier leaves but immediately gets attacked by Tommasco Ciampa! Ciampa stares down Dragunov to end the segment
- The brawl goes backstage between Frasier and Clampa, which gets broken up by Dragunov. After security pulls the two brawlers away, Dragunov sees Tama Tonga holding the US title
- Carmelo Hayes defeated Kit Wilson, despite Miz's attempts to interfere. After the match, Miz drops Carmelo with a Skull Crushing Finale and says that it's not over between them until Miz says it is!
- Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair are interviewed backstage, who first tell the Kabuki Warriors they know where to find the champs if they want a piece. They also discuss how Nia Jax is still bitter after all these years and Alexa will put her in her place tonight
- Sami wants to be ringside with the MCMG when they face the MFTs, but Nick suggests he sits it out due to not being cleared. As Sami leaves, Cody enters. Nick asks if he was involved with Jacob's attack, which Cody denies. Nick then tells Cody to prepare for the contract signing
- Alexa Bliss defeated Nia Jax when Charlotte Flair distracted Nia long enough for Alexa to counter the Annihilator with a roll up!
- Rey Fenix runs into the MFTs and challenges Talla Tonga to a match next week. Fenix seals the deal with a slap to the face!
- Video promo from Damian Priest promising punishment for Aleister Black and Zelina Vega, because this feud apparently has no endgame
- Nick Aldis reminds Tiffany she's not 100% for tomorrow, only for Kiana James to remind Tiffany that she made a mistake turning down her services. Tiffany threatens to beat up Kiana before Giulia gets involved and Nick tells Tiffany to leave. Chelsea Green and Alba Fyre come in and Chelsea says we're 9 days away from the worst thing ever: Giulia surpassing Chelsea's run as Women's US champion. Aldis is against the idea until Giulia wants the match next week!
- Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa defeated The Motor City Machine Guns. Strength in numbers and distractions succeeded again as MFTs effectively made it 5 on 2. After the match, Rey Fenix and Shinsuke Nakamura failed to save the MCMG from an all out MFT assault
- Drew McIntyre assures Nick Aldis that there are no issues with the contract for his title match with Cody, and says he should relax
- Contract signing time and I guess this is the main event! Cody's out first, followed by Drew. Nick Aldis asks both to sign the contract. Drew looks and decides he can't sign it. Cody takes the contract and signs it. Nick asks why Drew can't, and Drew says it's lopsided and unfair. Drew says Cody can get himself disqualified or counted out and keep the title. Nick Aldis is tired of Drew's crap and says there's plenty of others that'll gladly face Cody tomorrow. Drew says to get one of them and starts to leave, before Cody stops him. Cody asks Drew if he wants those stipulations added, to which Drew answers yes. Nick Aldis doesn't like the idea, but both Cody AND Drew insist. Aldis reluctantly accepts and Drew finally signs. Drew says he and Cody should honestly be friends how their careers both progressed, how they had to leave WWE the first time in order to build a reputation. Drew's a Scottish guy that's an American citizen, so while Cody's the American Nightmare, Drew considers himself the American Dream. Cody says there's one huge difference between them: Cody had the balls to leave 9 years ago, while Drew simply got fired. Cody says nice guys used to finish last until he showed up. As Cody goes to leave, Drew stops him and tells him he's nothing more than a corporate shill, dressed in an orange suit like he's trick or treating, which is what he should be doing with his daughters instead of wrestling. This triggers Cody and he attempts to nail Drew with the title, only for Drew to duck and bail. As Nick talks to Cody, Drew sneaks back in and Claymores the champ! Afterwards, a powerbomb through the table has Drew standing tall, hoisting the title over his head to end Smackdown!

Saturday Night's Main Event - 11/1
CM Punk vs Jey Uso for the World Heavyweight Championship
Cody Rhodes vs Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship - Drew can win the title by DQ or countout
Tiffany Stratton vs Jade Cargill for the WWE Women's Championship
Dominik Mysterio vs Rusev vs Penta for the Intercontinental Championship

Raw next week
- AJ Styles and Dragon Lee vs Finn Balor and JD McDonagh for the World Tag Team titles
- Stephanie Vaquer and Nikki Bella vs Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez

Smackdown next week
- Giulia vs Chelsea Green for the Women's US title
- Rey Fenix vs Talla Tonga
- Charlotte Flair vs Nia Jax
- Ilya Dragunov vs ???? for the US title

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Ilya Dragunov defeated Nathan Frasier to retain the US title.

this was also a fantastic match. even for wwe's youtube they kept almost 10m of it as the highlights, it was that good. definitely one of the best on Smackdown in a while.

Saturday Night's Main Event
- Cody Rhodes defeated Drew McIntyre to retain the WWE Championship. The climax came when Drew attempted to use the title as a weapon while the referee was down, in which Cody quickly grabbed Drew and hit a DDT on the title. One Cross Rhodes follows as the ref regains consciousness and Cody retains.
- Nick Aldis asks Tiffany Stratton if she's good to go. Tiffany cuts him off and says she wants this match, before leaving
- Jade Cargill defeated Tiffany Stratton to win the WWE Women's Championship! Nothing crazy here, just took advantage of Tiffany's injuries, won clean, and became the second person in history to hold the WWE Women's and AEW TBS titles
- Dominik Mysterio defeated Rusev and Penta to retain the IC title! Rusev nearly had the match won locking Penta in the Accolade, but Dom rang the bell, distracting and later infuriating Rusev! As Rusev beats down Dom, Penta obtains the timekeeper's hammer. Penta aims for Dom, but misses and hits Rusev instead! Dom makes Penta eat ring post and hits the frog splash on Rusev to retain!
- Video segment on Cena's final match: 16 competitors from Raw, Smackdown, NXT, and maybe even faces who don't work in WWE () will compete in a tournament starting November 10th. Winner faces Cena in his final match on Saturday Night's Main Event!
- CM Punk defeated Jey Uso to become the new World Heavyweight Champion, his 7th world title!

Raw next week
- AJ Styles and Dragon Lee vs Finn Balor and JD McDonagh for the World Tag Team titles
- Stephanie Vaquer and Nikki Bella vs Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez

Smackdown next week
- Giulia vs Chelsea Green for the Women's US title
- Rey Fenix vs Talla Tonga
- Charlotte Flair vs Nia Jax
- Ilya Dragunov vs ???? for the US title

Saturday Night's Main Event - 12/13
John Cena vs ?????? in Cena's farewell match

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man knows how to hold a grudge I'll give him that