First show of the show, Regal is backstage, greeting Becky Lynch! Huge pop that swiftly turns into boos as they remember she’s an invader, kinda funny. Becky goes into the ring, saying it’s been a while since she’s been here. It’s been a while since she sat there in that corner, defeated as they all sang her song. It’s been a while since you saw her kick somebodies’ ass! Notes that regardless of Trips’ invitation she was on the way anyway. Calls Bayley a teenaged girl with an old lady haircut. Says she destroyed all the Bayley Buddies except the one blue-haired one that’s holding her back. A quiet “Sasha’s Ratchet” comes up, nostalgic!
Says Bayley is just A Champ, while she is The Champ. Soon as she mentions Shayna introducing herself to her, “Shayna’s Gonna Kill You” chant starts up. Becky says she’s showing up here to remind her just who the hell she is. Because she doesn’t need to hide in the shadows or attack from behind, you can bring Mary and Jessica with you if it helps you feel safe. Says she’s under her ring and her lights, what are you gonna do about it? Drops the mic. But Rhea Ripley’s music hits instead! Rhea comes out, says “So… you’re The Man. Let’s see if you have a set of balls.” Drops the mic and stands face-to-face with her, big chant of “Rhea”. Ref gets between them, chant of “Ring The Bell” and he does just that!
Rhea Ripley vs. Becky Lynch
Lock-up, Becky forced to the corner, Becky escapes on the break. Rhea with a side headlock, chant of “Rhea” very intense. Becky shoots her to the ropes, ducks under, hits the ropes and gets a flying forearm taking Rhea to the floor. Becky with a baseball slide, but Rhea catches her and slams her facefirst against the barrier. Rhea clubbers, throws her to the apron. Becky avoids her, gets a kick to the face, WWE Headkick, goes up top. Rhea stops her with a shot to the face. Throws her from the top rope to the mat! Scoop slam attempt, Becky escapes and turns it into a Reverse DDT Neckbreaker! Exchange of punches as they make their way up. Becky with a forearm, blocks Rhea’s shots, gets a combo in ending with a side kick to the gut. Hits the ropes, Rhea with a Pancake to counter! Cover for 2!
Rhea with an inside cradle, kickout at the very last second, enziguri from Becky, she goes to the second rope for her big legdrop, nearfall! Becky wants the Dis-Arm-Her, Rhea escapes to her feet, roll-up for 2, Becky counters back into the Dis-arm-her!! Ripley rolls through, powers her up with a deadlift powerbomb, but Becky with a rana reversal! Becky taken to the apron, forearm to Ripley. To the top rope again, Rhea with a shot to the face. Rhea pursues, batters her, hooks for the superplex, nails it! “NXT” chant just before Ronda Rousey’s Friends run out to gang stomp both women.
Winner: No Contest
Ripley is forced to her knees, Shayna’s about to take her out, Becky intervenes to take her out of the ring. Exploder and back suplex facebuster takes out Duke and Shafir, the two competitors stand tall as Shayna makes her leave!
The Revival make their out of an SUV and are on their way to the arena!
Kay Lee Ray video plays, showing her kicking some ass on NXT UK.
Kona Reeves making his way out, has some decent heat. But just before he can get into the ring, Ricochet appears out of absolutely nowhere to get a flying dropkick! Huuuuge pop! Matt Riddle makes his way out, he was supposed to be wrestling Reeves, but that just got tossed out!
Ricochet vs. Matt Riddle
Riddle with a pump knee, Ricochet avoids it, thrust kick to the gut. Rolls over the back of Riddle, handspring headscissor, big dropkick! Ricochet hits the ropes, big somersault tope!! Crowd is electric for this one. Ricochet throws Riddle into the ring amidst a big “NXT” chant. Ricochet with a running shooting star press, countered into a Triangle Choke! Ricochet fights to his feet, gets an escape but Riddle hoists him up, Ricochet with a sunset flip, Riddle rolls through, few transitions later he hits the Broton! Running forearms in the corner, exploder suplex for a nearfall! Riddle with a big smack to the face, powerbomb attempt, Ricochet lands on his feet, Ripcord Elbow countered out of the air with a Northern Lights Suplex, roll through into a spinning neckbreaker! Standing Shooting Star for a nearfall! “Bro” chant as Ricochet goes up top, wants a Phoenix splash, Riddle rolls out of the way, Ricochet lands on his feet but eats a big elbow, Final Flash knee staggers Ricochet, but he nails a step-up enziguri, only to get sent flying with a big release German Suplex! Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura make their way onto the aprons amidst an enormous ovation, both Riddle and Ricochet knock them off the aprons, Riddle then catches Ricochet with a complex flash pin.
Winner: Matt Riddle
Awesome few minutes but sad to see something like this cut so short. Afterwards Shinsuke and Cesaro attack them both, but they’re forced to the outside. Cesaro goes out into the crowd, Ricochet with a huge springboard clothesline that sends him all the way over the barrier to take him out! In the ring, Shinsuke gets the advantage over Riddle dashes for the Kinshasa, only for Roderick Strong to emerge and lay in a big flying knee taking him to the outside! Riddle dazedly gets to his feet only for Finn Balor to rush out and assault him! But as he pummels, Riddle monkey flips him to his feet! Riddle battering him in the corner until Finn gets a dropkick! Double leg, into a double footstomp! Wants the Bloody Sunday but Riddle escapes, nails the Final Flash! Looouud chant of “Riddle”!
Recap video hyping up the Dain vs. Dunne vs. Priest triple threat.
The Revival vs. The Undisputed Era (Non-title)
Dueling chant of “Undisputed/Top Guys” as we start. Turns into “Undisputed/FTR” short after. Kyle and Dawson start us off, Kyle slips to his back on the ring to try and bait Scott to go down but he ain’t buying it. Kyle forces Dawson into the corner, slap instead of a clean break and Dawson with a wicked double hand chop in response! Kyle gets him into a side headlock, tag to Bobby, pursues him across the floor, they both slip to the inside, Wilder comes in, both teams square off in the middle of the ring! Dueling chant once more.
Fish with a knee to the tagged in Wilder, they try and double team Dash in the corner but he gets elbows and shots to fight out, attempted double suplex but Dawson in to pull him down, stereo roundhouse kicks ducked, standoff in the ring to a big pop! And now the brawling starts! Fish spears Dawson to the floor, Wilder suplexes O’Reilly right out of the ring and goes with him! Commercial break.
We come back to see Dash duck a roundhouse but eat a back elbow, now being pummeled and isolated in the corner. Quick tags as they beat on him and the duel chant starts once more. Fish with a snapmare, setting up a senton atomico. Kyle tagged in, takedown, cartwheels and driving elbows and knees. Charging knee to the back, front facelock. Wilder forces O’Reilly up but eats knee after knee, tag to Fish. Fish keeps Wilder down with a body scissors, crossface blows. Fish just keeps on pounding him. Guillotines him but Wilder gets to the ropes, nonetheless falls to the floor and seems passed out. O’Reilly tags in, goes down to the floor to lay in scything roundhouse kicks. Throws him into the ring, big knee drop, cover for 2.
Wilder with an inside cradle out of nowhere, O’Reilly kicks out and hits a leaping knee to the gut, laying him out. Tag to Fish, side headlock, Wilder finally counters with a back suplex! Grabs the leg of Wilder but he kicks him away! Wilder crawls to the wrong corner, Kyle charges but gets back body dropped to the apron, where he hits a running dropkick to Dawson to take him to the floor. In the ring Wilder is double teamed, Chasing The Dragon!!! Nearfall! Running dropkick to the side of the head takes Wilder to the outside. Running knee off the apron to Wilder! Chant of “NXT”. Commercial break.
We come back to yet another duel as Kyle lays in shots to Wilder, legsweep gets hopped over, Kyle leaps up but Wilder gets a powerslam out of the air! Fish tagged in, tries to stop Wilder from tagging but gets back body dropped! O’Reilly rushes in, Dawson ducks a cheap shot, O’Reilly eats a rana – tag to Dawson! Fish pulls him to the floor but Dawson counters with an uppercut! O’Reilly tries a pescado but eats the ground as Dawson avoids it! Dawson in the ring, sharp single leg dropkick! “Top Guys” chant, Kyle fights back to get him into the corner. Dawson with a back elbow to Fish, sends an interfering O’Reilly out of the ring! Goes up top, a rare occasion – diving headbutt!!! Cover for a nearfall. “Tag Team Wrestling” chant, Fish tries to suplex him away from the apron but Dawson gets a roll-up, Fish kicks out but eats a shot to the face from Wilder from the floor, Dawson nails a brainbuster!!! Narrow kickout!
Dash and Dawson with a nod to DIY, running for the double knee, Kyle shoves him out of the way and eats the move instead! Fish back body drops Wilder to the floor, back elbow to Dawson! Fish up top, but eats a big chop! Dawson wants a superplex but Kyle O’Reilly grabs Fish’s leg to keep him in oplace, Dawson sent to the apron. Dash and Kyle fight on the apron, until Wilder nails a big DDT!!! Dash with the tag, Superplex from Dawson, top rope splash from Dash!! Nearfall!!!
Little Power and Glory nod there, another chant of “Tag Team Wrestling”. Wilder with an Electric Chair, they want the Doomsday Device but a victory roll takes Wilder to the floor, Dawson goes off the top but gets kicked in the leg out of the air for a nasty landing. Looked like his leg might be seriously hurt there. Tag to Fish, Saito Suplex. They want Total Elimination, but Wilder shoves O’Reilly out of the ring and they counter seamlessly with a Shatter Machine!!! Holy crap that was incredible. Dawson covers, but O’Reilly pulls him out of the ring! Wilder pursues but gets posted! Kyle with a huge running hesitation dropkick, sends him into the ringbell! Tag to Kyle, big flying knee drop to the small of the back of Dawson, narrrrrow nearfall! Round of applause for this match.
Kyle with a knee to the gut, Ax and Smash, cover for a nearfall! Kyle with a tag to Fish, Chasing The Dragon attempt evaded this time as Dawson dropkicks Fish and hits a DDT on O’Reilly! Fish hooks him for a suplex but an inside cradle counter gets 2. Fish unleashes with a combo of body shots until Dawson collapses. Tag to Kyle, Dash is still out on the outside, Dawson tells them to kiss his ass as they nail the Total Elimination and that’s that!
Winners: The Undisputed Era
Absolutely awesome. Hot damn did I miss genuine Revival matches, and what a surreal reversal it is to see them as the babyface team for once, they got their own medicine here.
Meanwhile on the outside, the Viking Raiders are bickering with the Forgotten Sons on the outside as security is barely able to keep them apart!
Video for the women’s WarGames match, getting the Poppy treatment.
Kay Lee Ray vs. Dakota Kai
Dakota charges at bell, pummels, headbutt takes her to the corner! Charging big boot gets caught, Kay tries to counter with a Gory Bomb but it gets turned into a beautiful Code Red for a nearfall! Kay Lee pulled out under the ropes, running kick to the head from the outside! Dakota gets her into the ring, hoists her onto her shoulders but KLR escapes out the back, superkicks to the back of the head! Stomps her into the corner. Pulls her out, vertical suplex, floatover into a 2 count. Whip to the corner, Dakota floatover counter for a roll-up for 2. Kay Lee with a kick to the gut, Front Suplex! Nearfall. KLR stands on the braced knee of Dakota as jeers rain down.
KLR pummels her in the corner, gets a stomp in as she rolls to the center. Dakota just tries to shove her away as KLR slaps her. Drags her up by the hair, forces her to the corner again, big open hand chop! Eats one right back, kick to the midsection takes her back in, KLR works over the knee in the ropes! Dakota with a trip taking her into the second turnbuckle. Dakota with a double stomp out of an adjacent corner! Dakota ducks a clothesline, hits a lariato of her own, running dropkick! Kawada Kicks to the head! Goes out to the apron, but a right hand takes her to the floor, tries to throw her into the steps but Dakota counters! Big running facewash! Throws her into the ring, cover for a 2 count. Tries to drag her to her feet, KLR with an inside cradle counter, 2 count, Dakota with a bicycle kick! Hoists her up, but Kay Lee Ray escapes, superkick, Gory Bomb for the win!
Winner: Kay Lee Ray
Fun, fun stuff! But poor Dakota just can’t catch a break.
Carmella materializes on the apron with a moonwalk, distracting KLR as Team SmackDown attacks her from behind. They take out Dakota as well, NXT’s women all emerge to try and fend them off, but Team Raw comes in as well! Kairi hits an InSane Elbow! Then… she stands face to face with Io Shirai! But they each get jumped. Nikki Cross comes out with a trash can lid, huge chant of “Nikki” as she takes it to everyone! She stands tall to a huge ovation!
“Welcome Back” chant for the Viking Raiders as they make their way out.
Viking Raiders vs. Forgotten Sons (Non-title)
Buisaku Knee immediately from Erik! Hip toss to Blake, tag to Ivar! Ivar bodyslammed onto Blake! Mighty powerbomb from Erik, splash off the top from Ivar, Cutler has to break up the cover but gets thrown right out. Chant of “War”. Blake pummeled in the corner, tag to Erik, deep knee to the gut. Hooks him for a suplex, escape out the back, tag made to Cutler, Blake holds Erik in place, second dropkick to the back/flatliner combo for a 2 count! Cutler with a back elbow. Vertical suplex, cover for 2. Erik isolated in the corner, back elbows to try and escape, floatover, roll to the tag to Ivar! Back body drop takes him to the apron but he catches them both with elbows and clotheslines until Ryker pulls him to the floor, big Buisaku knee from Cutler lays him out!
Commercial break, when we come back Erik is being kept in the ring but hits a big shot. Simultaneous tags to Ivar and Blake, Ivar is once again a house of fire, gets his big Bronco Buster to one, than an assisted hip toss to the other. Erik tags back in, uranage to Cutler! Forearm tag, German Suplex/Springboard Clothesline combo! But Ryker pulls the foot onto the rope to stop the pin. Erik argues on the outside with Ryker until Blake posts him oN! In the ring Blake keeps trying for a piledriver. Ivar escapes, avoids a shot, tries for the spinning heel kick but Blake avoids it, hits a tope to Erik. Botched backstabber from Cutler. Buckle Bomb onto the knees of Cutler, Ivar escapes shortly after, tag to Erik who dispatches everyone, tries for a suicide dive but Ryker clips him with a shot to the face! Cutler hoists Erik up, Death Valley Driver onto the apron!!! Throws him into the ring, nearfall!
Ryker is now ejected! And Ivar with a suicide dive to him just to help him go! Roll-up on Erik, kick out, knee strike! “War” chant. Tag to Ivar, who goes up top, but Blake goes out with him, super frankensteiner sends him onto everyone! Both teams fight to their feet. Brawl ensues! Erik with a big elbow, Blake with a pump kick, cartwheels sequence from all three men, leads to a handspring double back elbow from Ivar! Lovely stuff. Viking Experience – which Mauro refuses to call – gets the victory!
Winner: The Viking Raiders
Some rough spots, but a real fun fight.
Video package for the male WarGames match.
Ladder Match: Adam Cole vs. Dominik Dijakovic
Charging shot from Cole as the bell rings, stomps him into the corner. Starts to leave the ring but Dijakovic clips him, big elbows to Cole. Jawbreaker onto the knee, stiff discus clothesline! Dominik goes out and grabs a ladder, but a baseball slide from Cole takes it into his face! Cole throws the ladder into the ring, takes it up, but Dominik in quick, Discus Pump Kick lays Cole out with the ladder atop him! He hoists the ladder up and slams it onto him. Sets the ladder up in the corner, drives Cole hard into the ladder, and it falls on his leg after he lands! Dominik sets the ladder up in the center, and he climbs until Cole pulls him off.
Cole escalates but the same thing happens. Dominik gets up higher, but a superkick to the inner knee makes him fall! The same leg he was out injured with earlier this year. Cole slams his leg into the ring post! Commercial break. We come back to see Dijakovic ram a ladder into Cole’s midsection! There’s a ladder setup in the middle, one leaned against a corner upside down, and now another forming a bridge between the setup ladder and the ropes. Cole struggles out of Dominik’s grasps, exchange of shots, Dominik hoists him up with a suplex but Cole counters, Ushigoroshi Brainbuster!
Cole climbs up the ladder, but Dominik is up in time, grabs him by the throat from the mat! CHOKESLAM ONTO A LEANING LADDER! “Mamma Mia” chant! Cole clings to Dominik’s leg to keep him from climbing, Dominik gets him up with a Feast Your Eyes attempt, Cole escapes onto the ladder, Dominik with a hold onto his leg, COLE LEAPS OFF INTO A PANAMA SUNRISE! Cole climbs the ladder, but Dijakovic again gets up in time, pulls him right off – Feast Your Eyes! But Cole lands onto Dijakovic’s injured knee! He’s too damaged by this to climb at first. He uses the platform ladder to help himself up there! On one leg he escalates, but Cole comes alive and climbs up the opposite side! COLE SLAMS THE BRIEFCASE INTO DOMINIK’S FACE AND SENDS HIM FLYING THROUGH THE PLATFORM LADDER! Cole pulls the case down and that is that!
Winner: Adam Cole
Awesome stuff as you’d expect. Fish, Strong and O’Reilly come out to celebrate with Cole until blueshirts emerge to stand in front of them. Redshirts appear behidn them. Brawl kicks up in the ramp. “We Want The Smoke” chant for Street Profits’ appearance.
McIntyre in the ring! Claymore Kick to Dijakovic! Crotch chops the crowd! Keith Lee in the ring now to square up with him! Pop-Up Spirt Bomb!!! Ivar gets in the ring to face off with him now… but both he and Lee hit the ropes for a double big man dive onto absolutely everyone! Huge “NXT” chant as Cole ends up standing tall in the ring! Until… Seth Rollins emerges behind him! Superkick! Big jeers as he starts his Burn It Down stomp! Some go with it but most boo… Tommaso Ciampa’s theme hits!
“Daddy’s Home” as out Ciampa comes. He starts to scale into the ring but backs up… gets a brutal running knee to Cole on the floor! Strips off his shirt , enters the ring! “Seth’s Not Cool” chant as Ciampa comes face to face with him. Seth with his arms out, gets big jeers. Fists start flying! Kick to the gut of Seth, hits the ropes, eats a back elbow, Seth gets one as well aaaaand we fade out.
Pretty wild show!