Jordan Huie of the Overtimer here for the live recap of WWE Survivor Series 2019!
Kicking things off with the first 5-on-5-on-5. Big “NXT” chant just before the bell rings…
Team SmackDown (Sasha Banks, Carmella, Dana Brooke, Nikki Cross & Lacey Evans) vs. Team Raw (Charlotte Flair, Asuka, Kairi Sane, Natalya & Sarah Logan) vs. Team NXT (Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, Io Shirai, Candice LaRae & Toni Storm)
Sarah Logan, Toni Storm and Lacey Evans start us off. Lacey with an immediate big boot to Logan, hair whip to Toni. Double flapjack from Toni and Logan to Evans! Throw her outside, Nikki tags in and gets forearms to both women until Toni blocks her, clothesline. Logan with a northern lights suplex! Hits the ropes, cartwheel splash! Nikki with a leaping sleeper body scissor, Logan lands her onto Evans to break it up. Cover on both women for 2. Logan wants a German, Toni with a waistlock, German on both women! Tag to Carmella and Kairi Sane… and Io Shirai! Io and Kairi square off as Carmella awkwardly stares from the middle. She shoves Io and gets a forearm. Kairi with a slap. Kairi and Io lock up! Io gets her in a side headlock, shot to the ropes, Io with a ton of back flips. Kairi hits the ropes, floatover headscissor! Sliding D attempt but gets kicked, Io with a vicious basement dropkick to the crown of the head! Tag to Dana, handspring elbow to both girls. Dana up top, swanton to Io and Kairi! Covers Io for a nearfall.
Cartwheel, kick to the face from Dana, Lacey tags back in as does Candice LaRae. LaRae with chops and strikes to Lacey in the corner! Asuka tags in for a hip attack but it’s evaded, she hits Lacey, Candice with a snapmare to Asuka, bulldog off the second rope to Lacey! Tag to Ripley for a big pop! Running dropkick to Lacey takes her off the apron! Asuka with an Asukalock to Ripley until Bianca breaks it up. Ton of moves from interfering parties, spears, dropkicks, superkicks, neckbreakers, enziguris, ends with a Backstabber from Sasha to Logan! She stands tall alone in the ring as the teams regroup on the outside.
Io and Candice on the outside appear to be injured. They were in that WarGames match and banged up coming in, helped to the back now. Might be considered eliminated. Charlotte, Sasha and Ripley are the legal participants. Ripley tags to Bianca. Nikki tagged in too, up top as Charlotte and Bianca square off. Logan tags in now, I dunno why they’re doing this. Nikki with a neckbreaker to Cross after being spooked off the top rope, dropkick to Bianca from the apron, twists into a crossbody off the floor to Ripley. Trips Storm to the apron, batters Nikki. Ripley emerges behind her, forces her to the apron, Bianca rolls her up from the apron – Ripley grabs Bianca’s legs to give extra leverage, Nikki Cross has been eliminated.
Bianca with a KOD on Carmella, who rolls under the bottom rope. Belair now with shoulder thrusts on Logan. Logan escapes out of it, comes off the apron with a double buisaku knee to Ripley and Storm! Back in the ring, Bianca with a big arm drag, handspring moonsault, but Natalya breaks up the cover. Bianca off the top with a truly gorgeous 450 splash, Sarah Logan has been eliminated. Charlotte in the ring now. Neither backing down, both demanding the other kiss their ass. Bianca with a waistlock, gets a back elbow. Charlotte throws her to the corner, back elbow, Charlotte gets a clothesline, Carmella with a roll-up out of nowhere on Charlotte gets 2, thrust kick to the face! Carmella taken to the apron. Charlotte misses a shoulder thrust but hits a big boot, Bianca with a rollup for 2. Bianca takes Charlotte down. Charlotte with an STO backbreaker into a big boot. Charlotte on the top rope, Carmella clips her. Stratusphere, but Charlotte too strong, hoists her up in powerbomb position!
Lifts her up… but Carmella lands the Super Rana that forces Charlotte to land in a legdrop on Bianca! Carmella with constant covers on both but can’t eliminate either of them, she hollers in shock and frustration. Carmella drags Bianca up by the hair, thrust kick to the jaw, cover for 2. Carmella argues with the ref until Charlotte nails her with the Natural Selection! Carmella has been eliminated.Tags to Toni Storm, Sasha Banks and Kairi Sane. Toni with a shot to the face of Sasha, blocks a shot from Io and lands a big headbutt, only to take a wicked backhand. Kairi with an InSane Elbow to Toni, but Sasha breaks up the cover with a Meteora! Cover, Kairi Sane is eliminated! Asuka in now and she’s taking it to everybody. Dana tags in, rushes in just to take a huge spinning roundhouse kick, that’s all for her, Dana Brooke is eliminated. Tag to Charlotte, but she and Asuka quickly start shoving each other. Charlotte with a hair whip takes her down. Lacey in, chop exchange which Charlotte quickly wins out on. Exploder takes Evans into the buckle, Charlotte kips up. Starts to strut until Asuka sneaks up behind her, whips her around for a spit of the mist! Charlotte is blinded now. Asuka just leaves! Lacey with a Women’s Right to Charlotte, and now Charlotte Flair is eliminated.
Natalya is the only one left for Raw. She comes in, springing back suplex to Evans, Storm with a basement dropkick to Lacey. Natalya rolls up Lacey, Lacey Evans is eliminated. Suddenly Team NXT with a big 3-on-1-on-1 advantage, technically none of them actually got pinned thus far. Storm hooks Nattie’s arms, Nattie with a double leg into the Sharpshooter! And Sasha comes in for the Banks Statement, she’s locked in simultaneous finishing holds! No choice but to tap, Toni Storm has been eliminated. Banks and Natalya decide to gang up on Bianca, nail the Hart Attack. Bianca Belair has been eliminated. Ripley starts to come in as Nattie and Sasha stare her down, and then Sasha just whips Nattie around and punches her in the face and somehow that causes the elimination for Natalya. Sasha and Ripley throwing hands, Rhea with a back suplex facebuster. Rhea pulls her to her feet, throws her to the ropes, Sasha ducks her, tilt-a-whirl DDT but Rhea keeps stood up! Tries to suplex her but Sasha transitions into a sleeper!
Ripley with a hip toss flings her away. Charges, but Sasha with a drop toe hold taking her to the second turnbuckle. Meteora in the corner, then a series of knees to the face. Sasha to the second rope as Ripley struggles to her feet. HUGE METEORA! But Ripley kicks out!!!! Sasha off the top rope, Ripley with a big boot out of the air! Ripley with the lifting Cloverleaf!!! Sasha struggles… but counters into a roll-through, Bank Statement locked in! Ripley reaches for the ropes, but Sasha spins around to lock that arm! But as she struggles, Candice and Io charge back down the ramp! They pull Ripley out of the ring to break the hold, never eliminated! Sasha with a baseball slide takes both of them out, Rhea drives them into the barricade and apron! Throws Sasha into the ring. Riptide, Sasha escapes, big knee to the face! Io grabs the hair, Candice distracts the ref, Io with springboard dropkick! Ripley gets Sasha with the Riptide, and that is that!
Winner: Team NXT (Rhea Ripley, Io Shirai & Candice LaRae survive)
Well it certainly could’ve been a lot messier than it was. But when the eliminations start speeding up it’s hard to not notice the rushed vibe.
That brings us to 2-1-1 with NXT having the edge.
Backstage, Rollins confronts Owens over his joining up with Team Ciampa last night and questions his loyalty, based on his past. Owens says he does love NXT, but they don’t need him, whereas Raw desperately needs him. Reminds Seth of his own past and gestures to the Shield before walking off.
AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Roderick Strong (Non-title)
Shinsuke with a kick to Roddy, takes AJ down as well, shoots Strong to the ropes, kitchen sink knee. Kicks and knees to AJ, stomps to the gut. High kick to Roddy. AJ catches the leg, shoulder thrusts to Nak in the corner. Standing dropkick to Roderick Strong! Flying clotheslines to both men as they’re situated in the corner. Roddy evades him, AJ with a boot, comes off the second rope – Roddy catches him right into a backbreaker! Standing dropkick to Nak! Pendulum Backbreaker to Shinsuke! Nak bails but gets a Baseball Slide. Roddy gets AJ on the apron, wants a big back suplex, but AJ hangs on. Nakamura driven into the apron, AJ with a big knee to Roddy. AJ takes Shinsuke into the ring. Wants the Phenomenal Forearm but Nakamura clips him onto the top rope! Driving knees to the head. Nakamura grinds the boot into AJ’s throat.
Kick keeps Strong on the floor. Shinsuke pulls him up, suplexes him into the ring! Snapmare, knee drop to AJ. Cover, Roddy pulls him off. Shinsuke throws AJ into the corner, hoists him up top, running knee to the gut. Roddy with the fireman’s carry gutbuster for a nearfall! Chop to Nak! Strong with a Canadian Torture Rack. Spins Shinsuke into another gutbuster. Styles with a sleeper on Strong! AJ raking the eyes as he grinds him down. AJ throws Roddy into Nak, then puts him back into the sleeper. Roddy fights to his feet, back elbows to the gut, snapmare. Roddy with shots to both AJ and Nakamura, ducks a clothesline from AJ, flying clothesline nailed! High knee to AJ in the ropes! Roddy ducks a kick, hoists him up into a driving backbreaker! AJ is in the ropes, Strong hits the ropes time and again for the charging elbow sequence! Inverted Olympic Slam for a nearfall!
AJ escapes on a suplex, chops and forearms to both men. Roddy throws AJ to the corner, eats a forearm on a charge. AJ springs off the second rope for his DDT but Strong counters, monkey flips AJ who eats a huge knee from Shinsuke for a nearfall! Shinsuke wins out on a strike exchange, axe kick, driving knee to the side of the face, AJ has to break up the pin. AJ with a bodyslam into a Reverse DDT on Nakamura, nearfall. Nak forces AJ into the corner off a Styles Clash attempt, AJ wants Calfcrusher now, this too gets stopped only for AJ to hit the Ushigoroshi for a nearfall. Snap kick to Strong. AJ sets Nakamura up for the Styles Clash – single leg dropkick to the back of the head from Strong! Sami pulls Shinsuke to the floor to save him from further punishment.
Roddy pulls AJ up, ducks a shot, Olympic Slam, hoists him back up, Stacking Powerbomb for a nearfall! Strong with a chop, stomps AJ into the corner. Takes AJ up to the top rope, goes for a superplex. Nakamura comes in to try and turn it into a tower spot but gets knocked away. AJ slips out from under Roddy, has him in an Electric Chair – Shinsuke up top, flying karate kick takes Roddy right off of AJ’s shoulders! Roddy favoring the knee, AJ pulls Nak off the cover. Throws him to the corner. AJ taken to the apron, roundhouse kick takes him to the floor. Shinsuke sets up the Kinshasa on Roddy, AJ grabs him by the ankle until Sami Zayn posts him up! But Roddy nails a big high knee, nearfall! Shinsuke with a move similar to the GTS on Strong, predictably getting a “CM Punk” chant. Shinsuke wants another Kinshasa but AJ flies in with a forearm to stop it. Roddy with an enziguri, misses the high knee to AJ, eats a backhand and a lariato! Shinsuke flips Roddy onto AJ’s face! Inverted Hip Toss! KINSHASA NAILED! But AJ breaks it up!
AJ and Shinsuke meet face to face. Exchange of strikes, Shinsuke with a Dragon Whip! AJ with a Pele Kick! Charge in the corner, Nakamura with the boot up, goes to the second rope, flying knee! Fireman’s Carry Driver for a nearfall! Nakamura wants another Kinshasa, AJ avoids it, wants a Styles Clash but Nakamura escapes. AJ knocks him away from the apron – Phenomenal Forearm! But Roddy throws AJ to the floor, crowd erupts before he even covers him – that is that!
Winner: Roderick Strong
Great win for Roddy! And an awesome match to boot. NXT amps up it’s advantage with 3-1-1.
Backstage Miz tries to encourage Bryan to end the Fiend as the Fiend is bad for everyone. Bryan just tells him to leave.
Huuuuge chant of “ADAM COLE BAYBAY” on the singalong, Cole has taped ribs, Dunne with a taped up knee.
NXT Championship: Adam Cole (c) vs. Pete Dunne
Dunne swiftly gets Cole down and starts wrenching on the fingers of Cole! Dunne shoots him off a headlock, goes under, clothesline. Grinds the boot into Cole’s face as he works over the fingers yet more, stretching them out. Cole is legit working with an injured wrist and has a cast on it. Dunne with a stomp to the singled out elbow. Cole bails, Dunne pursues and hits an elbow. Dunne plants Cole’s injured arm onto the steps, big stomp to the elbow! Cole with the feet up in the corner, goes to the second rope, but a kick trips him up! Cole laying in stomps. Swinging Neckbreaker. Cole works over the leg, pulls him up for a suplex, Dunne counters, X-Plex! Sends rights and lefts and chops. Throws him to the corner, reversal but Dunne with a floatover, enziguri! Release German Suplex! Double stomp to each hand, roundhouse kick to the head! Hoists him up, Sit-out Powerbomb for a nearfall!
Cole bails, Dunne with a Triangle Moonsault! Back in the ring, Cole attacks the knee, wants a German but Dunne lands on his feet, roundhouse to the head! Dunne gingerly climbs up to the top rope, moonsault but Cole gets the knees up! Last Shot!!! But Dunne kicks out!! Superkick, responded with a lariat that flips Cole inside out! Dunne wants a suplex but Cole counters with an Ushigoroshi Brainbuster! Nearfall. Dunne gets the advantage back, Bitter End out of nowhere!!! Nearfalll!! Dunne with a ton of chops, goes to the second rope for a moonsault but Cole superkicks him out of the air!!!! Nearfall, crowd rises to their feet in applause for the performance! NXT chant comes and goes quick, “This Is Awesome”. Cole goes up top, wants the Panama Sunrise. Dunne counters with a forearm! X-Plex into a Sit-Out Powerbomb for a nearfall!
Cole bails, Dunne tries to pursue but an enziguri to the knee quells him on the apron! Cole rises onto it, gets him onto the fireman’s carry but his back gives out! Dunne wants a suplex but his knee gives out! Cole with a kick to the knee, goes up top… PANAMA SUNRISE ONTO THE APRON! Jesus! Dunne barely beats the 10 count, slips in right into a vicious superkick to the face! Cover for a narrrrow nearfall! Big round of applause. Dunne snaps a finger, looks for the Bitter End BUT COLE COUNTERS OUT OF MID-AIR INTO THE PANAMA SUNRISE! LAST SHOT FOR THE WIN!!!
Winner: Adam Cole
Absolutely awesome. Nothing more to say than that, just an incredible battle. Adam Cole has had one hell of a month.
Corbin bickers with his teammates backstage.
Fiend gets an enormous pop coming out, he’s got the Universal title around his neck.
WWE Universal Championship: The Fiend (c) vs. Daniel Bryan
Aaaand the red lights are persisting. No matter what everyone says.
Bell rings, running dropkick from Bryan right off the bat. Roundhouse kicks in the corner! Charging dropkick! Charges again – Fiend with a clothesline flips him onto the face! Fiend mounts and sends punch after punch to his face. Drags him up, uppercut. Headbutt. Throws him to the ropes, another headbutt. Fiend cackles. Bryan rolls to the outside. Fiend sits at the bottom rope, “Yowie Wowie” chant. Fiend slips out, drives Bryan into the barrier, posts him and Bryan takes a huge bump hitting the ring post! Fiend with a brutal running senton onto the floor! Yells at Bryan to remember him! Throws Bryan into the ring.
Uranage plants Bryan. Fiend continues to cackle. Drags him to his feet, clubbering shot to the back. Front facelock, suplex toss sends Bryan across the ring! Fiend rolls around on his back. Crawls over, grabs Bryan and grinds his neck. Bryan tries to fight out, but gets the neck snap in retaliation. Fiend giggling over this. Kicks him out of the ring. Pursues, uppercut, charges, Bryan sidesteps and Fiend slams himself into the steps! Bryan gets into the ring, hits the ropes, suicide dive- but Fiend catches him! Wants Sister Abigail, Bryan escapes and posts him! Running flying knee off the apron! Bryan into the ring, goes up top! DIVING BUISAKU KNEE TAKES FIEND INTO THE BARRICADE! Crazy spot! Top rope dropkick back in the ring!
Fiend stands right back up, eats another missile dropkick! Fiend back up fast, a third missile dropkick, Bryan kips up! Yes chant kicks up! Yes Kicks! Even hits the roundhouse to the head, but the Fiend whips his head right back up. Yet more kicks laid into the chest! Nails another shot to the head but the Fiend keeps springing back up! And so another round commences, shot to the head. Fiend tries to spring up… but limps onto his back this time! Bryan with driving stomps to the face! Crowd waaaay into the Yes chant! Bryan charges, BUISAKU KNEE!!!! Nearfalll!! “Daniel Bryan” chant. Fiend slowly rises behind him. Tosses him away, charges, Bryan with the knees up in the corner… MANDIBLE CLAW! Bryan has to turn this into a cross armbreaker over the ropes! Bryan has to keep it on ’til the count of 4! Bryan off the top but gets caught with a thrust. Fiend wants Sister Abgiail but Bryan escapes, hits the ropes, leaps – but Fiend with a Mandible Claw out of the air! Bryan passes out and the ref counts his shoulders down for the win!
Winner: The Fiend
At some point they’ll stop with the red lights. But this match showed you can have a great match with the filter even so. Another strong win for the Fiend who was quite over tonight.
Rey with a backstage promo again promising to destroy Brock with the pipe.
Survivor Series Match: Team Raw (Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, Ricochet & Randy Orton) vs. Team SmackDown (Roman Reigns, King Corbin, Braun Strowman, Mustafa Ali & Shorty G) vs. Team NXT (Tommaso Ciampa, Damian Priest, Keith Lee, Matt Riddle & Walter)
Braun, Ciampa and Rollins open us up! Rollins with body shots to Braun, Ciampa joins in but he shoves both men away. Double whip, Braun ignores the double clothesline, running dropkick from the big man! Roars, cheers. Tag to McIntyre… Walter tags in as well! Beef in that ring! “Walter” chant. Walter and Drew double team Braun, pound him in the corner. Drew with a shot to the face of Walter. No sold. Chop to Drew, Drew answers with a wicked one! Exchange of brutal chops! Kick from Drew, whip reversed, shoulder tackle no sold, big boot from Walter! Seated senton! Braun with a running shoulder block, wants a powerslam, Drew escapes, eats a German Suplex from Walter! Walter wants one on Braun but he’s LARGE, back elbow. Walter with a slap to the face of Braun! Shotgun Dropkick takes Braun to the corner… Claymore Kick to Walter, Walter surprisingly quickly eliminated and the crowd hates it. Chant of “Bullshit” as Priest comes in, combo of blows, rolling elbow, big clothesline.
Priest ducks Strowman’s shots, taken to the corner, Braun whiffs on a shoudler thrust and goes into the post. Shorty G blind tags in, moonsault press to Priest! Ricochet tags himsrlf in, handspring headscissor countered into an ankle lock but rolled right through! Handspring back elbow countered into a CHAOS THEORY! Absolutely incredible. Matt Riddle tags in for NXT now! RIddle and G wrestling on the mat now! Waistlock slam, G reverses, this is a treat to see. Riddle picks the leg, ankle lock, Shorty G reverses with one of his own! Roundhouse kick ducked, staredown! G grabs a roundhouse kick, wants the roll-through cover but Ciampa blind tags himself in and kicks him in the face! G takes advantage back quick, only for Ricochet to nail a handspring back elbow! Tag to Kevin Owens, could splash either man – opts to Splash Shorty G. Shorty G is eliminated. Roman Reigns enters, but Corbin tags himself in instead. As they bicker, Owens superkicks Reigns! Owens wants a stunner, Corbin escapes to the floor. Owens pursues, super kick to Corbin! Running cannonball to Reigns against the corner!
Corbin tries to sneak attack, but eats the Stunner on the floor! Owens throws Corbin into the ring, pursues – but Ciampa surprises him with a Draping DDT! Kevin Owens has been eliminated. Orton stalking behind Ciampa now. Ciampa slowly turns to face him. RKO blocked, Ciampa throws him outside, wants the draping DDT! Orton holds onto the ropes and lets him fall. Orton drags Ciampa to the floor, throws him into the barrier. Orton throws him in, Garvin Stomp. Ciampa escapes, Priest tags in, Orton hits an RKO on Ciampa but Priest pulls Orton up, tries for the Reckoning only to eat an RKO as well! Damian Priest has been eliminated. Riddle in the ring, tries for a pump kick, Orton avoids it, tries an RKO, Riddle counters with a roll-up; Randy Orton has been eliminated. Spitefully, Orton hits an RKO on Riddle anyway before leaving, Corbin takes advantage with a cover. Matt Riddle has been eliminated.
They going fast now…
Braun and Keith Lee tag in. Drew with a clothesline off the top rope takes out Lee! Strowman takes everyone out, clears the ring. Teases for it, goes outside and whirls around to steamroll through absolutely everybody. Signals again, and goes around the ring once more. Lee goes outside, meets Strowman with a big crossbody, collision takes both down! Ref starts the count, McIntyre with a Claymore Kick to Braun! Lee and McIntyre both beat the count but Braun can’t. Braun Strowman has been eliminated. Ricochet flips off of Baron, enziguri! Springboard dropkick takes Mustafa Ali to the floor. Ricochet taken to the apron, WWE Headkick, springboard clothesline! Hits the ropes, big tope to Roman! Ricochet goes up top! Wants the 620, Lee rolls out of the way, Ricochet lands on his feet but eats the End of Days. Ricochet has been eliminated. Ali tags himself in, ROllins comes in as well, Ciampa tags in. Ali with a roll through, Rollins pops him up, X-Factor nailed on Ciampa! Back elbow to Rollins, second rope Tornado DDT! Suicide dive takes out Rollins, Ciampa and Corbin all at once! Ali throws Rollins into the ring, reverses a whip to send CIampa kneefirst into the steps and nails a superkick. King Corbin for whatever reasons stops Ali’s momentum. Ali slaps him and enters the ring where he eats an immediate Stomp from Seth Rollins. Mustafa Ali has been eliminated.
Roman and Baron argue as a CM Punk chant starts, right around Rollins’ dive. In the ring, McIntyre and CIampa are brawling. Inverted Alabama Slam, nearfall! McIntyre demands Ciampa rise – but on the charge he eats a spear from Reigns! Drew McIntyre has been eliminated. Rollins by himself now, thrust kick, takes Roman to the outside, tries for a dive but a leaping uppercut cuts him off. Drive-By Dropkick! Roman enters but Ciampa with the Draping DDT stops him! Wants the Fairy Tale Ending, but Roman escapes; Superman Punch! Lee and Corbin both want tags. Corbin decides to get a cheap shot in on Lee to take him off the apron. He forces Reigns over to their corner, tags himself in. He then immediately yells at Roman. “STD” chant. Wants a chokeslam on Ciampa, but Roman stops it with a Superman Punch! Spear! Ciampa covers Corbin! Baron Corbin has been eliminated.
It’s now Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins vs. Tomasso Ciampa & Keith Lee.
Ciampa, Roman and Rollins square off in the ring. Ciampa takes hands to both as it seems Reigns and Rollins are pairing up. Keith Lee in to even things up but gets double teamed as well to boos. They dump Ciampa to the floor. Rollins takes the announce table covering off. Rollins hooks Ciampa, Roman roars! They want the double Powerbomb onto the table but Keith Lee bulldozes through them! Lee wants to bomb Reigns through the table instead but gets driven into the steps. In the ring, Ciampa with a running knee to Rollins, Project Ciampa for a nearfall! Hooks both arms, Fairy Tale Ending, Rollins escapes, superkick. And another to the gut, wants the Stomp but Ciampa avoids it, takes him to the corner. Rollins leaps off, takes a shot, Roman with a Superman Punch to Ciampa, The Stomp lands. Tomasso Ciampa has been eliminated.
Reigns and Rollins square off as Keith Lee slowly enters to chants of “Ohhh bask in his glory”. Lee with a huge biel, slingshot crossbody takes both men down! Lee gets Rollins onto his shoulders, Rollins lands on his feet off the fireman’s carry, superkick! Up top, big frog splash! But it’s a nearfall. Chant of “NXT”, Rollins yells at the crowd saying he built it, he can burn it down! Rollins wants the Stomp, but Keith Lee turns it into a Jackhammer out of nowhere!!! Seth Rollins has been eliminated. Huge ovation for that. “Oh bask in his glory” tune. Roman slowly enters the ring. Lengthy staredown, Spinning Kick ducked, Superman Punch into a second Superman Punch! Ref’s hand comes down for the three, you could hear it smack, but the call is a nearfall! Veerrrry close! Roman roars, charges, SPIRIT BOMB!!!! NEARFALL! Keith Lee goes up top, moonsault missed!!! SPEAR!!!! Keith Lee has been eliminated and that’s the match!
Winners: Team SmackDown (Roman Reigns survived)
Cool stuff even if they again just dropped like flies at a certain point, to a pretty absurd level.
Record is now 3-2-1 still in favor of NXT. SmackDown has two wins now.
Becky with a hot promo admitting that she never wanted to fight Bayley but… well, it’a shame what’s gonna be happening.
No Holds Barred Match for the WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Rey Mysterio
Brock charges, Rey swiftly goes outside and grabs his pipe from under the ring! Rey slinks into the ring with his favored weapon. Brock escapes out to the floor, smiling. Rey tries to goad him into the ring, not taking it. Rey slips outside just as Brock goes inside. Rey rushes back in to eat a clothesline. Brock grinds his foot into the pole. Short-arm clothesline. Brock deposits Rey to the floor. Brock tosses Rey into the Spanish announce table and he just flies over it. Overhead Belly To Belly onto the commentator table covering! Double foot stomp onto the plywood! Brock drives Rey’s spine into the post! Stops to tie his shoe. Brock wants to post him again, but Rey escapes, posts him instead! Rey goes inside, grabs for the pipe but Brock makes it back in time, kicks it away. German Suplex sends Rey right onto the pipe!
Deadlift German Suplex, Rey is weightless. Another vicious German! Dominic makes his way to the ring, he’s got the white towel! He wants to throw it in, Brock has the pipe. Brock grabs the towel and throws it to the floor. Grabs him by the throat! Rey with a low blow from behind!!! Brock nears Dominic… who gets him with a low blow as well! Rey taking the lead pipe to Brock now! Dominic takes the chair to Brock’s back! FATHER-SON 619!!! DOMINIC WITH A FLYING HEADBUTT, REY WITH A FROG SPLASH! They both pin!!! Lesnar barely kicks out! Each Mysterio goes up top, Brock German Suplexes Dominic off the second rope! Rey flies at Brock, caught into the F-5, that’s that.
Winner: Brock Lesnar
Quick, but fun, Dominic’s interference was incredible. Really interested in seeing him make his real debut down the line.
Main event time.
Shayna Baszler vs. Becky Lynch vs. Bayley (Non-title)
Exchange of blows immediately, Shayna gets a big right hand on Becky, Becky staggers into a clothesline from Bayley! Shayna with a double leg, she and Bayley roll around and trade punches until they’re taken to the floor. Becky Lynch with a missile dropkick off the apron to both women! She throws Bayley into the ring, uppercuts, hits the ropes, double axe handle shot. Leg drop, elbow drop, hits the ropes, spinning leg drop misses. Hair whip to the mat. Cover, Becky bridges out. Baseball slide to Baszler, WWE Headkick from the apron to Bayley. Becky goes up top but Bayley cuts her off, slams her off the top! Bayley with a running sunset flip drive into the corner botched to a stupid degree but pins anyway, Baszler breaks it up.
Shayna singles out the arm, wants the elbow stomp but Bayley knocks her away. Bayley pleads her case as Shayna comes in, drop toe hold takes Baszler into the second turnbuckle. Bayley stomps and clobbers her, snapmare. Side headlock. Shayna reverses, single-arm suplex, elbow stomp! Driving knee in the corner. Whip to the opposite corner, Becky cuts her off with a leg lariat. Becky stomps Bayley, evades Shayna and sandwiches her onto Bayley, wants her springing kick but Shayna catches it and thrusts her down. Bayley shoots out with a clothesline. Bayley with stomps to Becky. Drives her into the corner. Backwards roll, no sway. Charges, Becky with a back elbow, but Bayley trips her and just slams her face into the canvas time and time again. Cover for 1. Shayna gets to the apron, Bayley knocks her off.
Becky with a power whip to the corner, but Bayley again just double legs and rains down punches. Chant of “Becky” gets under Bayley’s skin. Becky fights her way up, Bayley throws her to the apron, hotshot onto the second rope! Cover, Shayna pulls her off. Bayley with a hot shot to Baszler as well, Becky with a thrust kick to Bayley. Bexploder to Bayley! And one for Baszler! Spin kick to Bayley! Elbow to Baszler! Body slam from Bayley escaped, Reverse DDT to Bayley and regular DDT to Shayna simultaneously! She pins Bayley for a nearfall. Becky drags Bayley towards the corner, second rope legdrop, Shayna breaks it up. Becky dumps Baszler to the floor, Bayley with the roll-up, Becky counters into the Dis-Arm-Her! Baszler into the ring though, breaks it up with a kick, Gutwrench Reverse Suplex. Bayley takes her down, running head kick for a nearfall. Bayley to Belly out of nowhere, nearfall!
Gutwrench reversed into a drop toe hold taking Shayna to the second rope, running knee takes her to the corner. Shayna dashes out, double leg, now pummeling with hammer blows. Body shots. Double axe handles. Vertical suplex for a nearfall. Baszler gets Bayley onto her shoulders, Becky with a crossbody off the top takes her down! Bayley rolls out of the ring as they staredown. Exchange of shots! Bayley with a running crossbody takes both of them out! Baszler drives Bayley into the corner, pummels her, takes her up top. Shayna pursues. Looking for a super Gutwrench, Bayley fends it off, knocks her to the mat. Kicks Becky away on the outside, slips to the apron, kick to the face of Becky. She runs towards her for a dive but Shayna grabs her with the Kirifuda Clutch! Hoists her up on the top rope to hang her with the hold! Becky slips inside and breaks up the hold, stacks her up with a powerbomb, nearfall! Becky drives Shayna into Bayley to knock her off the apron, rolls through into the Dis-Arm-Her!
But Baszler counters into the Kirifuda Clutch! Bayley charges, back body drop takes her to the outside, but she grabs Shayna by the ankle and pulls her to the floor! Bayley favoring her leg. Baszler posts her! Becky with a leaping shot to Bayley off the apron, Baszler with a pump kick takes Becky into the barrier. Shayna posts Becky. Shayna slams Becky into the steps. And into the steps again. “We Want Tables” starts as the crowd seems to be getting restless over this match. Gutwrench Powerbomb slams Becky against the broadcast table, deep jeers for that. Bayley with a big charging clothesline to Baszler! She throws her into the ring. Wants the Bayley-to-Belly, Shayna counters with the Kirifuda Clutch! Bayley counters with a back suplex! Bayley goes up top, elbow drop off the top but caught into the Kirifuda Clutch! Bayley struggling mightily here! And she taps, Shayna gets the win.
Winner: Shayna Baszler
Very dominant night for NXT. 4-2-1 victory. Had to put ’em over strong.
Baszler stands over the fallen Becky on the announce table. Becky clips the leg! Goes up there, tosses her from one table to another! Becky goes up onto the barrier! Flying Legdrop takes them both through the table! Becky swears up a storm as she gloats. Looks like we haven’t seen the last of this one.
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