Another Battle Down, but the War Rages On
After The Bloodline got the upper hand, 946 retreated through the crowd. The OTC, Solo and The Usos stood tall in the ring to end the show.
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After The Bloodline got the upper hand, 946 retreated through the crowd. The OTC, Solo and The Usos stood tall in the ring to end the show.
946 surrounded the ring as Keys stood on the announce table and said The Usos had more balls than brains because they are outnumbered.
Solo Sikoa showed up and attacked Keys from behind. He threw Carmelo Hayes into him while The Usos fought with OTM in the ring.
As Sikoa prepared to hit Keys with the Samoan Spike, Hayes hit him with a crowbar. This is when 946 gained the upper hand in the fight.
That is when Reigns' music hit and he came out, revealing he had returned after appearing to leave earlier in the show. 946 Lined up as The OTC got on the apron.
Both groups stood across the ring from each other while Jaida Parker paced at ringside. Reigns threw the first punch to kickstart a huge brawl.
The Usos came to the ring with weapons as the show went to a break, so it looks like they are planning to call out 946.
Jimmy and Jey talked about their war with 946 when the show returned. They dared Royce Keys and his group to bring the fight to them.
All five members of 946 came through the crowd together.
We returned from the second break to see Lee hitting a double stomp to Rey on the top turnbuckle. Gable turned Lee inside out with a suplex, and then Rey got Gable into position for the 619 next to Lee.
Lee moved, and Gable countered into an Ankle Lock. Lee kicked the champ out of the ring and then hit Rey with the Styles Clash for a near-fall. The crowd chanted "This is awesome" as Lee hit a powerbomb that Rey had to break up to save the match.
Mysterio hit the 619 on Lee, but Gable broke up the pin at the last second. After several counters by all three men, Gable managed to pin Mysterio to retain his title.
WINNER: CHAD GABLE
This was a really fun match. All three guys killed it. Ethan Page attacked Rey and Gable after the match was over, while Big Cass went after Lee.
All Ego beat Gable into the mat while Cass kept everyone else away.
Lee and Gable went counter for counter, but Mysterio put a stop to it with a crossbody. Gable caught him in the Ankle Lock, but he was forced to abandon it and put it on Lee instead.
Mysterio brought Gable out of the ring, but then Lee sent Rey to the floor and set him up on the announce table. He lined up for his trademark dive, but Gable cut him off and hit a suplex for a two-count.
All three men ended up outside the ring, but Rey was the one who was standing after taking Lee down with a huge senton from the top rope.
The Intercontinental Championship was on the line when Chad Gable defended the belt against Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee. Gable has had great matches during his IC title run against both men, so this triple threat had a lot of pressure on it to live up to those performances.
The masked men sent the champ out of the ring early so they could trade some shots, but Gable didn't take long to get back in the ring. Lee built some momentum against both men, but Gable ended up hitting both with a double German suplex.
We returned from the break to see Vice starting to unload on Lyra with kicks. She hit a nice Saito suplex for a two-count.
Valkyria avoided another armbar and hit a fisherwoman's suplex for a near-fall. Vice caught her coming off the top rope with a spin kick. They traded a couple of near-falls before Vice put her in a rear-naked choke.
Valkyria sent her out of the ring and hit a dropkick through the ropes to take her down. Bayley appeared from under the ring and grabbed her foot. Lyra tried to tell the ref, but nobody was there when he looked because she snuck out the other side.
Vice took her down with a senton and rolled her back in the ring. She hit her trademark back fist for the pin and the win.
WINNER: LOLA VICE
Lyra went after Bayley after the match and screamed to get out of her life.
Earlier in the day, Lyra Valkyria was trying to catch Bayley following her, but she ended up hitting Lola Vice, so they met in the ring for a match.
Vice took control early and almost had Lyra in an armbar, but she was forced to let go when Lyra turned it into a pin. Valkyria put her in a reverse crab and then grabbed her arms to make a pendulum.
Lola got back to her feet and beat Valkyria down with a series of strikes. The bird lady brought Vice out of the ring with a brutal neckbreaker.
Hendry was on defense throughout the break, but he began to make a comeback shortly after the show returned. He caught JD and hit a fallaway slam.
Joe hit a DDT, but it was only enough for a two-count. Hendry wiped out Dom with a sliding dropkick at ringside, but it allowed JD to recover. He found his guitar and almost used it, but McDonagh stopped him and used it to hit the Funko a few times.
Back in the ring, Hendry hit a huge clothesline for a two-count. McDonagh hit a running headbutt for the pin thanks to a little help from Dirty Dom.
WINNER: JD MCDONAGH
Dominik Mysterio accompanied JD McDonagh to the ring for his match against Joe Hendry. The guy with the big Funko Pop head came out with Hendry. Both were carrying guitars, but the Funko's was much smaller.
McDonagh attacked Hendry as he was posing on the apron. He chased the Funko around the ring until Hendry hit him with a clothesline. The match finally started when they got into the ring.
The Funko took Dom down at ringside while Hendry sent JD over the top rope. He hit a dive over the top rope to take JD and Dom out as the show went to a break.
We returned to see Roxanne in control, but Sky blocked a moonsault with her knees. Raquel tagged in but was hit with a jawbreaker. She kicked Rodriguez in the head before jumping to tag Green, who was pulled off the apron by Roxy a split second earlier.
Sky finally managed to create some space as Green got back on the apron. Perez and Green both tagged in at the same time. The WWE champion had the upper hand with a few arm drags and kicks.
Morgan tripped Green on the top rope while the ref was distracted. She avoided a superplex from Raquel and took out Liv and Roxy with a diving crossbody to the floor. Iyo tagged in and hit a hurricanrana to get the pin on Rodriguez.
WINNERS: CHELSEA GREEN AND IYO SKY
Chelsea Green took a trip from SmackDown to team up with Iyo Sky in a tag match against Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez. Backstage, Reigns was shown getting into his SUV and leaving the arena.
Roxy and Iyo started for their teams with a lockup into a few holds and counters. The Prodigy was trying to outwrestle Sky, but The Genius of the Sky fought back. Perez slapped her in the face, so Sky took her down with a dropkick.
Green tagged in for a quick double-team spot, and she blew a kiss at Liv Morgan to taunt her. Green made the mistake of slapping Rodriguez, so the powerhouse wrecked her with a clothesline.
Chelsea made a desperate tag to Iyo, who took Raquel down with a few quick moves. She hit a missile dropkick and popped the crowd with her taunt, but taking so long allowed Rodriguez to recover.
She picked Iyo up and swung her into the barricade before tossing her aside to send us into the break.
We returned from the break to see Penta diving off the top rope with a crossbody for a two-count. Breakker tried to bully the luchador, but all it did was make Penta fight harder.
Mr. MITB started building up a head of steam with a series of quick moves, but he failed to get the pin with the pendulum dropkick. Bron recovered and hit a nice Frankensteiner from the top rope for a near-fall.
Maxxine Dupri and Austin Theory showed up to distract Penta as he was setting up for the finish. He tried to fight them off, but Breakker cut him in half with a Spear for a close two-count.
Je'Von Evans stopped Theory from giving Breakker the MITB briefcase, and then he used it against Breakker to set up Penta for the Mexican Destroyer and the win.
WINNER: PENTA
As The OTC was leaving, Penta made his way to the ring for his scheduled match against Bron Breakker, but everyone was wondering whether he would choose to cash in his title shot right then and there.
Penta tried to be aggressive right out of the gate and went after Breakker, but the powerhouse quickly threw him with a German suplex. He got a running start and leveled Penta with a clothesline.
The Unpredictable Badass kept the pace slow and hit a few power moves before Mr. MITB started to fight back. Breakker tackled him and beat him into the mat, but Penta didn't stay down long. He caught Breakker with a backstabber in the corner, followed by a springboard clothesline.
Breakker was clearly supposed to catch Penta in a dive, but he was unable to keep his balance, so they sold it like Penta was successful. Bron took control and dropped him on the announce table.
Zayn looked pleasantly surprised to receive a warm welcome from the San Diego crowd. He barely had time to get his catchphrase out before Reigns' music hit.
Roman shocked Sami when he said it was good to see him, and the two shared a hug. Zayn said everything Reigns said about the burden of being the champion was true. They bonded over the hardships of being the champions.
Reigns said he has an opportunity for Zayn and mentioned 946. Sami said he has his own issues to worry about on SmackDown. Reigns tried to big-time him by saying his title is more important, so Zayn reminded him that it used to be the other way around.
Zayn said the most insulting thing is that Reigns appears to be overlooking their match at Crown Jewel. Reigns said Zayn might not even have the belt by Crown Jewel before walking away.
WWE Raw is officially on the air. The show opened with some shots of San Diego before heading inside the arena. After a recap of what happened last week with 946, we saw Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn arrive at the arena at the same time.
Reigns looked confused to see Zayn. When we went into the arena, Zayn made his entrance.