By Jeff Knapp
Our thoughts are with Big E, who suffered a broken neck on Smackdown
Shane “Swerve” Strickland (FKA Isiah Swerve Scott in NXT) has signed with AEW
William Regal has signed on with AEW
Tony Khan has stated he will be the booker of ROH
Impact wrestler Jake Something is now a free agent. If he signs with WWE, AEW, ROH or resigns with Impact, we will post that information
“The Walking Weapon” Josh Alexander has resigned with Impact Wrestling
Vader has been announced as the next inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame
Jeff Hardy is now All Elite
IMPACT – SACRIFICE PPV
Lady Frost vs. Gisele Shaw – Frost connects with a Twisting Moonsault for the pin fall.
Matt Taven & Mike Bennett vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack – Swann rolls up Bennett for the 1-2-3
X-Division Championship: Trey Miguel (C) vs. Jake Something – Trey Miguel connects with his Flying Meteora for the pin fall.
Eddie Edwards vs. Rhino – Steve Maclin turns on Team Impact and attacks Rhino, allowing Eddie to get the pinfall
IMPACT Knockouts Tag-Team Championships: The Inspiration (C) vs. The Influence – Kaleb slides one of the title belts into the ring, but it’s not clear who he was trying to slide it to. Tenille gets it and hits Cassie Lee with it and then covers her for the pin fall victory to become the NEW Impact women’s tag team champions
Anthony Carelli (FKA Santino Marella) talks to Heath about being an underdog
JONAH vs. PCO – JOHAN lands his avalanche splash for the 1-2-3
Jay White vs. Alex Shelley – White with the submission for the win
Champ-Champ Open Challenge: Deonna Purrazzo (C) vs. Chelsea Green – Purrazzo applies the armbar for the submission. Green ended up with another injury during the match.
IMPACT Knockouts Championship: Mickie James (C) vs. Tasha Steelz – Savannah Evens gets involved again and Tasha “Steals” a victory and is the NEW Impact Knockouts Champion
IMPACT World Tag-Team Championships: The Good Brothers (C) vs. Violent By Design – VBD are your NEW Tag Team Champions
IMPACT World Championship: Moose (C) vs. Heath – Moose nails Heath with a spear for the 1-2-3.
After the match, a returning Josh Alexander comes to the ring and attacks Moose, setting up a match at Rebellion.
AEW – REVOLUTION PPV
PRE-SHOW “BUY-IN”
Kris Statlander vs. “Legit” Leyla Hirsch – After nailing Kris with the turnbuckle metal hook, she connects with a moonsault for the pinfall
Don Callis comes out and says that the Young Bucks wil win the Tag Team championship, and that although he believes Adam Cole will win the AEW World title, that he is just keeping the title warm for when Kenny Omega comes back.
QT Marshall vs. Hook – Hook locks in the Red Rum submission for the victory
Malakai Black, Brody King & Buddy Matthews vs. PAC, Penta El Zero Miedo & Erick Redbeard – Redbeard gets misted by Black, which allows Matthews to hit a running knee strike and and King to hit a nasty piledriver, which then allows Malakai Black to cover him for the 1-2-3.
REVOLUTION
Chris Jericho vs. Eddie Kingston – A dazed Eddie Kingston connects with 2 spinning backfists for the win.
After the match Jericho was supposed to shake his hand, but Chris refuses to and walks out of the ring to boos.
AEW Tag-Team Championship: Jurassic Express (C) vs. The Young Bucks vs. reDRagon – In the end, Luchasaurus flip over the top rope and takes out the rest of the field, while Jungle Boy connects with a sit-down power bomb on Matt Jackson for the 1-2-3.
Face Of The Revolution Ladder Match: Christian Cage vs. Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Ricky Starks vs. Wardlow vs. Keith Lee vs. Orange Cassidy – Ricky Starks and Wardlow are the only 2 men on the ladder. Wardlow picks him up and powerbombs him onto the other ladder, allowing him to get the ring and will face the TNT Champion on Dynamite
Tony Schiavone comes out and announces the newest addition to AEW…Shane “Sw3rve” Strickland who was known at Isiah Swerve Scott in NXT.
TBS Women’s Championship: Jade Cargill (C) vs. Tay Conti – Cargill hits her Jaded finisher for the pinfall victory, and she is still undefeated.
Dog Collar Match: CM Punk vs. MJF – This was a brutal match and at the end while both men bled, Punk, who got the Dynamite Diamond Ring when Wardlow “couldn’t find the ring” when MJF asked for it, nails MJF, who falls into the thumbtacks and get the 1-2-3.
AEW Women’s Championship: Dr. Britt Baker (C) vs. Thunder Rosa – Rosa was behind the 8 ball all match, due to interference from Rebel and Jamie Hayter, finally after having to spear Rebel off the apron, Thunder Rosa gets curb stomped while getting back in the ring by Britt for the 1-2-3.
Bryan Danielson vs. Jon Moxley – Danielson has a triangle choke on Moxley, but Jon rolls it over and get the 1-2-3 on Danielson, who is shocked.
After the match they both continue to fight until…..out comes William Regal, who breaks it up and demands the men shake hands and end it, which they do.
Sting, Darby Allin & Sammy Guevara vs. Matt Hardy, Andrade El Idolo & Isiah Kassidy – Sting jumps off a balcony through a table onto Andrade!!! The ending had Darby hitting the coffin drop onto Matt Hardy for the win.
AEW World Championship: “Hangman” Adam Page (C) vs. Adam Cole – reDRagon and the Dark Order all get involved, but after many 2 and ¾ counts, Hangman connects with his Buckshot Lariat for the 1-2-3.
After the match, Page goes over to a near unconscious Cole and shakes his hand and walks out of the ring.
WWE – RAW
RAW Tag Team Championship: Alpha Academy (c) vs. Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens vs. RK-Bro – Gable goes up for a moonsault but Orton catches him with a RKO, but Randy gets thrown out of the ring by Owens, who hits a stunner on Gable, but then HE gets thrown out of the ring by Riddle, who covers Gable for the 1-2-3 and we have new Raw Tag Team Champions.
After the match, Owens is backstage wondering what happened and what’s next.
24/7 Championship: Dana Brooke w/Regggie vs. Tamina w/Tozawa – Tamina locks Brooke in a Boston Crab but Brooke reverses it into a pin for the win.
Miz TV – Miz w/ Logan Paul who berates Cleveland and talks about their match with the Mysterios at Wrestlemania.
Bron Breakker and Tommaso Ciampa vs. The Dirty Dawgs – Ciampa knees Roode out of the ring allowing Breakker hits his finish on Ziggler for the 1-2-3.
After the match, Ziggler talks about his match on NXT against Breakker and Ciampa.
Omos vs. Apollo Crews w/Commander Azeez – Choke Bomb by Omos for the pinfall.
After the match Azeez gets into the ring and we have a stare down. I’m guessing this will be a MW match.
Edge comes out and talks about what he did to AJ last week and why. He said he did that because at Wrestlemania he needs the pitbull AJ Styles, not the Styles we’ve seen recently. Edge says by helping Styles he helped himself. He has found a part of himself that he never has before, and he loves it.
Backstage, Owens says he has a plan for Wrestlemania.
Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan vs. Queen Zelina and Carmella (If Morgan and Ripley win, they are added to the tag team title match at WrestleMania) – Vega makes it to the corner to tag out but Carmella is too busy chatting with her fiance Corey Graves at the commentary desk. Ripley hits the Riptide on Vegafor the win.
Finn Bálor vs. Austin Theory – Damian Priest appears out of nowhere and knocks Bálor off the top rope, causing a DQ
Kevin Owens comes down to the ring and talks about how WM this year is in Texas and all the famous WWE superstars from Texas and who he should call out…JBL…NO, Booker T…NO, Shawn Michaels…NO, but there is a man who is a broken-down shell of himself just like the state of Texas. Owens says he knows this guy is watching and he knows he doesn’t have the balls to accept. Owens calls out The Texas Rattlesnake…Stone Cold Steve Austin!!!
NXT – ROADBLOCK
2022 Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Semi-Finals Match: Cora Jade & Raquel Gonzalez vs Wendy Choo & Dakota Kai – Raquel attempts a Chingona Bomb but due to her leg being attacked earlier in the match, she can’t execute it fully due to her leg giving out. Kai connects with a Helluva Kick, and Choo tags in. Choo with a top-rope splash as Kai tags back in and hits a double-stomp off the top for the 1-2-3 and now advancing to the finals
Outside, we see The Creed Brothers have been attacked and are down in a lot of pain.
Tiffany Stratton vs Fallon Henley – When the ref was distracted, Tiffany was attacked by Sarray, allowing Fallon to get the upset victory pinfall
Lash Legend hosts Lashing out with guest Nikkita Lyons – Lash talks trash about Lyons’ family and especially her mom and accusing her of having butt implants.
Will there be a booty match at Stand and Deliver?
Last Man Standing Match: LA Knight vs Grayson Waller – Knight positions Waller at the side of the announcer’s table when Grayson punches Knight with a foreign object, laying Knight out across the desk. Waller turns and heads to the top rope and drops an elbow onto Knight, who goes through the announce table. Waller then hangs onto Sanga, who helps him to his feet 1st for the victory
2022 Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Semi-Finals Match: Kayden Carter & Kacy Catanzaro vs Kay Lee Ray & Io Shirai – Shirai whips Carter into a Superkick from Kay Lee Ray, who then hits the KLR Bomb. Shirai is tagged in and connects with a moonsault for the 1-2-3 and advances to the 2022 Dusty Classic finals to face Wendy Choo and Dakota Kai
NXT Tag Team Championship Match: Imperium(c) vs MSK – During the match, The Creed Brothers come to the ring and beat up both teams, causing a No Contest
Main Event: NXT Championship Triple-Threat: Bron Breakker(c) vs Tommaso Ciampa vs Dolph Ziggler – Ciampa throws Ziggler out of the ring and looks for a running knee on Bron, but Roode pulls Breakker out of the ring (almost on his head). Ziggler reenters the ring and nails Ciampa with a superkick for the 1-2-3 and is now the NEW NXT Champion!!!
AEW – DYNAMITE
Jericho starts the show in the ring talking about Eddie Kingston and how he regrets not shaking his hand. Eddie comes out and gets deep with the audience about his mental health. This eventually leads to them shaking hands until 2Point0 and Daniel Garcia come out and jump Kingston along with Jericho who has now turned heel. Santana and Ortiz come out to help, but they get attacked by Jack Hager who stays aligned with Jericho. This ends with Jack nailing Kingston with a nasty looking powerbomb over the ropes through a table. Jericho announces the new group as the new group the Jericho Appreciation Society.
AEW World Championship: “Hangman” Adam Page (C) vs. Dante Martin – Page connects with a Buckshot Lariat for the 1-2-3.
After the match, Adam Cole comes out and says tha at Revolution Page got a fluke win over him, but he wants him next week in a 6 man tag, and that he also won’t stop coming for him and will make his life miserable until he hear the words, “And NEW AEW World Champion.”
Bryan Danielson & Jon Moxley (w/ William Regal) vs. The Workhorsemen – Danielson with a submission on Drake for the win
After the match Tony Schiavone Interviews William Regal says it’s been 29 years since he’s been on TBS with him doing an interview. He talks about fighting the demons within himself and outside forces throughout the years. He mentions both Moxley and Danielson being two of his pupils. He says his main goal is to help people become better in the sport of pro wrestling and that Danielson is the wrestler he should have been and calls Danielson the perfect wrestler. Regal then talks about his past with Moxley and then vows that the two will be stepping on anyone who gets in their way.
Adam Page is backstage with the Dark Order. They are excited about tagging with Adam, but Adam informs them that he chose the Jurassic Express. I see something happening down the line with this.
Wheeler Yuta vs. PAC – PAC locks in his brutalizer submission fir the win.
Adam Cole, reDRagon & The Young Bucks are backstage. The Bucks think Cole is going to choose them to tag against Page, but they aren’t going against Page, but Cole informs them he was choosing reDRagon anyways.
FTR Fires Tully Blanchard
Back in the ring, we have the A.H.F.O. and Matt Hardy talking about how Andrade El Idolo wants to fire him from the company he started. They vote on it and Private Party gives the thumbs up, but when Hardy turns back around they have their thumbs down. This leads to Private Party, The Butcher & The Blade & Andrade all beating down Hardy together. This brings out Darby Allin and Sting. Just as they are getting attacked, out comes Jeff Hardy for the save and the crowd absolutely erupted. Jeff hit a Swanton on The Blade and the A.H.F.O. retreat.
It looks like Tony Nese will wrestle Shane “Sw3rve” Strickland in his AEW debut match on Rampage.
Wardlow comes out and says he’s done with MJF & The Pinnacle and wants out of his contract.
AEW World Tag-Team Championships: Jurassic Express (C) vs. The Acclaimed – The JE connect with a springboard Lariat on Bowens for the pinfall
Jade Cargill issues an open challenge for the TBS Women’s Championship and wonders after going 30-0, who’s left?
“Legit” Leyla Hirsch vs. Thunder Rosa – Rosa connects with the Thunder Driver for the 1-2-3 and we are now informed that she will face Britt Baker once again for the Women’s title next week, but this time in a steel cage
Main Event: TNT Championship: Sammy Guevara (C) vs. Scorpio Sky – Paige VanZant gets involved and attacks Tay Conti, which leads to Sammy turning his focus away and allows Sky to hit the TKO for the 1-2-3 and is now the NEW TNT Champion.
After the match Paige Van Zant lays out Tay Conti again and signs her new AEW contract.
IMPACT
The show starts with Josh Alexander in the ring. He says he’s obsessed with getting revenge on Moose and getting his hands on the IMPACT World Championship. He talks about how he was sent home by Scott D’Amore and after spending several weeks at home with his family, he thought to himself that he might never get to return or get his hands on Moose and the IMPACT World Championship. He can now says that on April 23, 2022 he will finally get his hands on Moose and the IMPACT World Championship at IMPACT Rebellion.
Honor No More come out and to confront Josh Alexander. Eddie Edwards talks about how Josh was handed everything and why he’s with HNM. Things get heated until HNM tries to take out Alexander until Willie Mack, Rich Swann, Heath and Rhino even up the number.
Kenny King vs. Willie Mack – Mack hits the Numba One Stunna, followed by a Six-Star Frogsplash for the pin fall victory.
Moose is backstage talking to Scott D’Amore about the match at Rebellion. He says he hasn’t signed it yet and his lawyers are looking it over. Scott informs him that if it’s not signed by next week, then he’ll be stripped of the Impact World Championship.
X-Division #1 Contenders match:John Skyler vs. Ace Austin vs. Crazzy Steve – Ace hits a blockbuster on Steve for the 1-2-3.
Tasha Steelz, Savannah Evans & The Influence vs. Mickie James, Chelsea Green & The IInspiration – Mickie James connects with a DDT on Tasha for the pinfall.
We are informed that next week we will see The Motor City Machine Guns vs Jay White & Chris Bey
Josh Alexander approaches Scott D’Amore backstage and asks for a match against Eddie Edwards, but he’s told to focus on Moose, but he’ll be able to wrestle Matt Taven next week.
We also find out that Deonna Purrazzo will put both her AAA & ROH Women’s title on the line next week against Gisele Shaw and Lady Frost.
Rich Swann vs. Eddie Edwards – Eddie connects with a Boston Knee Party and hits his Die Hard Driver for the 1-2-3.
WWE – SMACKDOWN
Brock Lesnar starts the show coming to the ring and demanding that Roman Reigns get out there. Paul Heyman comes out and tells Brock that Roamn isn’t there tonight and Brock asks Paul, since Roman isn’t here, who’s going to protect you? Brock chases Paul up the ramp and into the back, but Paul gets away.
We go backstage where Sheamus and Ridge Holland introduce us to an old friend of theirs….Pete Dunne, well, sort of. His name is now Butch. No Comment
Ridge Holland & Sheamus w/ Pete Dunne vs the New Day – Sheamus connects with a Brogue Kick on Kofi for the pinfall ***During a spot, Big E was severly injured. My thoughts go out to him***
Six-Man Tag: Drew McIntyre & the Viking Raiders vs the Happy Folks & Jinder Mahal – No Contest – Before the match started, Happy Corbin, Madcap Moss, Jinder Mahal and Shanky attacked the Viking Raiders. This turns into a 4 on 1, but Drew evens the odds with his sword.
Ronda Rousey comes out and addresses Charlotte’s comments that Ronda is a one-trick pony as she “only” has the arm bar. Flair comes out and they bicker back and forth. Eventually Charlotte leaves the ring and Ronda tells Flair that at WrestleMania, she’s either going home with Flair’s arm or she’ll make her tap out.
Natalya & Shayna Baszler vs Naomi & Sasha Banks – When Carmella and Zelina try to get involved, Sasha sends Natalya into Vega allowing her to connect with a basement codebreaker for the 1-2-3.
The Usos come out and talk about their accomplishments and the lengths of their title reigns and Roman’s as well. They then complain that management doesn’t have an opponent for them when Rick Boogs & Shinsuke Nakamura come out. If Boogs win, he, and Nakamura will get a title shot at Wrestlemanina
Jey Uso w/ Jimmy Uso vs Rick Boogs w/ Shinsuke Nakamura – Boogs hit a pump handle slam for the win, giving Boogs and Nakamura a tag team championship match at Wrestlemania.
Main Event: Intercontinental Championship match: Ricochet(c) vs Sami Zayn – Before the match Austin Theory comes out and gets in Pat McAfee’s face and slaps him again until Pat starts to beat up Theory.
Ricochet goes to the top and connects with the 630 splash for the 1-2-3.
Back in the parking garage, we see Ronda and Charlotte going at it. Flair seems to get the upper hand until security pulls them apart to end the show.
AEW – RAMPAGE
Darby Allin vs. Marq Quen – Darby applies the Fujiwara armbar and cracks it harder until Quen taps out.
A.F.O.come out to attack Darby and Sting until The Hardy Boys come and and the A.F.O. think twice.
We are informed that Scorpio Sky will put his TNT Title on the line next Wednesday against Wardlow.
Mercedes Martinez vs. Jamie Hayter – While the ref is distracted, Britt Baker takes out Mercedes, allowing Jamie to connect with a lariat for the pinfall.
After the match Britt Baker attacks Mercedes until Thunder Rosa comes down with a chair to make the save.
Hikaru Shida has a vignette stating that now she’s back, and she’s going to be Serena Deeb’s worst nightmare.
Keith Lee vs. QT Marshall – Keith Lee nails a move that’s similar to the Jackhammer, but with the opponent on his shoulder. for the 1-2-3.
After the match, Aaron Solo and Nick Comoroto try to take out Lee, but get destroyed. This brings out Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs, who end up taking out Keith Lee with a spinebuster.Main Event: Tony Nese vs. Shane “Sw3rve” Strickland – Scott picks up the pinfall after connecting with a top rope stomp.
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