WWE SmackDown Results 5/9/25

WWE SmackDown Results 5/9/25
Nutter Center
Dayton, Ohio

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Commentators: (Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett) 

Ring Announcer: Mark Nash

Transcription by Josh Lopez

First Match: Damian Priest & LA Knight vs. Jacob Fatu & Solo Sikoa

Solo Sikoa attacks Damian Priest before the bell rings. Solo is throwing haymakers at Priest. Solo with a knife edge chop. Solo HeadButts Priest. Priest blocks The Samoan Drop. Priest clocks Solo with The Bell Clap. Priest with combination kicks. Priest two big forearm smashes. Priest follows that with a leaping back elbow smash. Priest drops Solo with a leaping shoulder tackle. Priest applies a wrist lock. Priest with The Old School Crossbody. Priest plays to the crowd. Priest goes for a Rebound Lariat, but Solo retreats to the outside. Priest with a flying double axe handle strike off the steel ring steps. Priest tells Fatu to bring it. Knight blasts Fatu with The Wrecking Ball Dropkick. Priest and Knight continue to bicker with each other. Priest rolls Solo back into the ring. Solo uppercuts Priest. Priest answers with a forearm smash. Priest with rapid fire haymakers in the corner. Knight tags himself in. Knight with two haymakers. Knight repeatedly stomps on Solo’s chest. Priest tags himself in. Solo reverses out of the irish whip from Priest. Priest holds onto the ropes. Priest decks Solo with a back elbow smash. Priest ducks a clothesline from Fatu. Priest knocks Fatu off the ring apron.

Solo clotheslines Priest over the top rope. Fatu with a Flying HedButt behind the referee’s back. Solo tags in Fatu. Fatu with repeated headbutts. Fatu slams Priest’s head on the ringside barricade and the apron. Fatu rolls Priest back into the ring. Fatu whips Priest back first into the turnbuckles. Fatu applies a nerve hold on the middle rope. Solo HeadButts Priest behind the referee’s back. Fatu continues to dish out clubbing headbutts. Fatu tags in Solo. Solo with a gut punch. Solo applies the nerve hold. Solo attacks the back of Priest. Priest fires back with forearm shivers. Priest is fingertips away from Knight. Solo ducks a clothesline from Priest. Solo knocks Knight off the apron. Priest scores the elbow knockdown. Solo levels Priest with The Body Avalanche. Solo with The Samoan Drop for a two count. Solo tags in Fatu. Fatu with a Running Senton Splash. Fatu with Three HeadButts. Fatu follows that with The Running Hip Attack. Fatu tags in Solo.

Solo poses for the crowd. Solo goes for a Running Hip Attack, but Priest counters with a Spinning Heel Kick. Knight and Fatu are tagged in. Knight with a flurry of haymakers. Knight ducks a clothesline from Fatu. Knight with a Side Russian Leg Sweep. Knight side steps Fatu into the turnbuckles. Knight with a Leaping NeckBreaker. Knight Powerslams Fatu. Knight with a Running Elbow Drop for a two count. Knight kicks Fatu in the gut. Fatu denies The BFT. Knight with a Belly to Back Slam. Knight prepares for The Megastar Elbow. Priest tags himself in. Knight is pissed. Priest with The Rebound Lariat. Priest prepares for The South Of Heaven Chokeslam. Knight tags himself in. Solo made the blind tag. Solo shoves Knight into Priest. Solo SuperKicks Knight. Knight avoids The Samoan Spike. Knight connects with The BFT to pickup the victory. After the match, Knight and Priest starts brawling with each other. Fatu joins the fray. Fatu sends Priest and Knight into separate ring posts. Fatu delivers a series of Running Hip Attacks. Drew McIntyre plants Fatu with The Claymore. McIntyre poses with the US Championship.

Winner: Damian Priest & LA Knight via Pinfall

– Jimmy Uso finds R-Truth awaiting the arrival of John Cena in the Nutter Center parking lot. Truth is holding a Let’s Go Cena Sign. Jimmy tells Truth that Cena sucks. Truth’s childhood hero told him to never give up, it looks like Jimmy thrown in the towel. Jimmy does the NO YEET! hand gesture and walks away. Truth starts a Let’s Go Cena chant.

– Byron Saxton had a backstage interview with Drew McIntyre. That attack was a message to The Samoan Werewolf. Tomorrow, Drew will put a silver bullet in Fatu. He talks about winning his number one contender’s match against LA Knight, despite having outside interference. The devil is in the details. Drew says that Knight shouldn’t have been in that match in the first place, because he lost at WrestleMania. Speaking of BS, why is Damian Priest in the match? Drew told the entire world that he would beat Priest at WrestleMania. He did that fair and square in front of Priest’s family. Drew says that Priest can’t succeed unless it involves him. Drew knows that Jacob is the baddest dog in the park, that’s why he called him out. Drew is looking forward to becoming a Grand Slam Champion. Drew has some advice for Jacob. The problem when Jacob is all gas and no brakes, it’s great when you’re all gas and you’re mowing everybody down, but when you’re without brakes, eventually you hit a brick wall, and that brick wall is the next United States Champion.

– Nick Aldis & Zelina Vega finds The Secret Hervice holding a memorial service for Chelsea’s US Title Regin in his office. Chelsea is in mourning, and Alba was about to deliver a special eulogy. Zelina thought that Chelsea couldn’t get more pathetic by having crying over a title she lost fair and square. Chelsea calls Zelina pathetic, and she wouldn’t understand the pain, because she has no girlfriends. Zelina challenges Chelsea & Piper to a tag team match with her and her non-existent friend. Nick likes where this is going and makes this match official.

Aleister Black Promo 

I guess this is the part where you expect me to speak in riddles, to pick up where I left off. Well, that part of myself, that man, I buried him, ritualistically, violently. And funny enough, what I found six feet underneath, it wasn’t death, no, no, it was the truth. And the truth is, I came back, because I truly believe that I am the consequences that this company so desperately needs. See, I am more than just the man that whispers in shadows, despite what you want me to do, despite what you think what I might do. And when I say that, I don’t mean that in a villainous way, no, this is so much bigger than just good versus evil. This is more than just the chance, the fog, because this, this will cut deeper than any symbol ever could, anything that I could ever do. I am here to confront you, both mentally and physically. And you get to decide which one is worse. And as far as you, Carmelo, I haven’t quite figured you out or have I.

Second Match: Chelsea Green & Piper Niven w/Alba Fyre vs. Zelina Vega & Alexa Bliss

Piper Niven and Zelina Vega will start things off. Vega ducks a clothesline from Niven. Niven goes for a Bodyslam, but Vega lands back on her feet. Niven blocks The O’Connor Roll. Vega avoids The Running Splash. Niven blocks The CodeRed. Niven catches Vega in mid-air. Niven Powerslams Vega. Niven tags in Green. Niven bodyslams Vega in the corner. Green goes for The Vader Bomb, but Vega ducks out of the way. Vega drives Green face first into the top turnbuckle pad. Vega with The Pump Kick. Vega pulls Green down to the mat. Vega with a drop toe hold into Niven. Vega with The Stacked Up 619 for a two count. Vega applies a wrist lock. Green with a hair pull takedown. Green takes a swipe at Bliss. The referee is trying to calm down Bliss. Vega kicks Green in the gut. Green reverses out of the irish whip from Vega. Niven kicks Vega in the back. Green with a modified takedown. Green tags in Niven. Niven with a Running Elbow Drop. Niven salutes for the crowd. The Secret Hervice has complete control of the match during the commercial break.

Vega is fingertips away from Bliss. Green drives her knee into the midsection of Vega. Green sends Vega to the corner. Vega punches Niven. Vega sends Green crashing to the outside. Green tags in Niven. Vega avoids The Running Elbow Drop. Niven stops Vega in her tracks. Niven HeadButts Vega. Niven goes for The Piper Driver, but Vega counters with The Spinning DDT. Bliss and Green are tagged in. Bliss with two shoulder tackles. Bliss blocks a boot from Green. Bliss with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Bliss scores a right jab. Bliss with a big haymaker. Bliss with a Tilt-A-Whirl Headscissors Takeover. Bliss follows that with The Running Meteora. Bliss drops Green with The Running Blockbuster for a two count. Bliss talks smack to Green. Bliss sends Green to the corner. Green decks Bliss with a back elbow smash. Bliss gets Green tied up in the tree of woe. Bliss with a Running Corner Dropkick. Bliss hits The Twisted Bliss. Vega kicks Niven in the gut. Roundhouse Kick/CodeRed Combination to Niven. Vega wipes out Niven with The Flying Meteora off the ring apron. Green goes for The Unprettier, but Bliss counters with The Sister’s Abigail to pickup the victory.

Winner: Zelina Vega & Alexa Bliss via Pinfall 

– Rey Fenix runs into Santos Escobar in the backstage area. Rey has nothing to say to Santos, he beat him last week, there’s nothing to talk about. Santos just has one thing to say then he’ll go. Who said anything about conversation. Los Garza viciously ambushes Fenix. The producers pulled Los Garza off Fenix. Andrade El Idolo checks on Fenix who’s laid out on the floor.

– Charlotte Flair has arrived to the arena.

– John Cena/Randy Orton Video Package.

Charlotte Flair & Jade Cargill Segment

Charlotte Flair: Dayton, Ohio. Your Queen has arrived. You know what, here I am coming off the greatest women’s match in WrestleMania history. And I need to give credit where credit is due. I was out for almost two years, with a career ending knee injury, and I took your Women’s Champion to the absolute limit. After all, you know, check this out. You see that? You see her, you see me, does that look like someone who enjoyed their WrestleMania moment? I’ll tell you what, I enjoyed my WrestleMania moment so much, that I’m here to announce my path back to the WWE Women’s Championship. Why are you guys so disrespectful to me? No, seriously, I want to know why you guys are so disrespectful to me. I am the GOAT of Women’s Wrestling. No, you see, Dayton, I am the greatest of all-time. No, no, no, you see, if you continue to be this disrespectful, I’m going to leave here, Dayton, and I’m never gonna come back. I’m giving you one more chance, Dayton.

Charlotte throws the microphone down and storms out of the ring. Jade Cargill makes her entrance. Jade had a huge standoff with Charlotte on the ramp.

Jade Cargill: Charlotte, wait, wait, wait. Now, before you go, you had your chance, now head to the back of the line.

Nick Aldis says that Charlotte is being unprofessional by leaving the arena. Nick tells Charlotte to stop throwing tempter tantrums whenever she doesn’t get her way. Alexa Bliss prevents Charlotte from entering the SUV. Bliss wants to have a chat with Charlotte.

Third Match: Jade Cargill vs. Nia Jax In A Number One Contender’s Match For The WWE Women’s Championship

Tiffany Stratton is watching this match from the ringside area. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Cargill backs Jax into the turnbuckles. The referee calls for a clean break. Jax calls for the timeout. Jax talks smack to Stratton. Cargill ducks a clothesline from Jax. Jax decks Cargill with a back elbow smash. Jax drops Cargill with a shoulder tackle. Jax poses for the crowd. Jax sends Cargill to the corner. Cargill dives over Jax. Cargill runs into Jax. Jax with another shoulder tackle. Jax with a running back elbow smash. Cargill with forearm shivers. Cargill ducks a clothesline from Jax. Cargill leapfrogs over Jax. Cargill with a flying shoulder tackle. Jax hammers down on the back of Cargill’s neck. Jax with The Samoan Drop. Jax with a Running Leg Drop for a two count. Jax has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Jax applies The Stretch Muffler. Jax blocks The Sunset Flip. Jax goes for a Banzai Drop, but Cargill ducks out of the way. Cargill with The Samoan Drop of her own.

Cargill with a flurry of running strikes. Jax drives her knee into the midsection of Cargill. Cargill with a Counter Vertical Suplex. Cargill pops back on her feet. Jax launches Cargill over the top rope. Cargill with a shoulder block from the ring apron. Cargill slips over Jax’s back. Cargill with Two SuperKicks. Cargill hits The SpineBuster for a two count. Cargill goes for The Pump Kick, but Jax counters with The SitOut PowerBomb for a two count. Jax is displaying her frustration. Jax tugs on Cargill’s hair. Jax with a straight right hand. Jax drags Cargill to the corner. Jax ascends to the top turnbuckle. Cargill SuperKicks Jax. Cargill throws Jax off the top turnbuckle. Cargill with The Frog Splash for a two count. Jax denies The Jaded. Jax with a Biel Throw. Jax levels Cargill with The Body Avalanche. Cargill responds with The Running Pump Kick for a two count. Naomi attacks Stratton on the outside. Naomi throws Stratton into the steel ring steps. Cargill gets distracted by Naomi. Jax attacks Cargill from behind. Jax HeadButts Cargill. Jax with a Running Senton Splash. Jax drags Cargill to the corner. Jax connects with The Annihilator to pickup the victory.

Winner: Nia Jax via Pinfall 

– B-Fab & Michin gives The Street Profits their flowers for their performance in that epic TLC match from a couple weeks ago. The Street Profits are ready to deliver a message and put the entire tag team division on notice.

The Street Profits & Fraxiom Segment 

Montez Ford: Oh, Dayton.

Angelo Dawkins: Hold on, hold on, hold on. Who Dat?

Montez Ford: Okay, okay, Dawks, listen, OH-IO. But anyways, cut that noise, right, cut the noise. I mean unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last two weeks, The Street Profits have been the talk of the town, right? I mean, think about it, we put on arguably, no, we did put on the greatest TLC match of all-time. Yeah, that’s right, the gorilla fears us. But you know what, with that being said, the blood, the sweat, the tears, the passion, hell, we used a prosthetic leg. I guess you can say that we have a leg up on the competition. We have a leg ahead. With that being said, what happened is what always will happen, and that’s The Street Profits came out on top. Get used to it. You’ve got to be kidding me.

Nathan Frazer: Hey, hey, I sincerely apologize for the interruption, seriously. But damnit it feels really good to be here on Friday Night SmackDown.

Montez Ford: I mean, duh.

Nathan Frazer: Look at us, amigo, we’re brushing shoulders with the WWE Tag Team Champions. The Street Profits, quite possibly the best tag team in the freaking game, right now.

Montez Ford: Gosh, they’re smart.

Nathan Frazer: But, hey, do you remember what Shawn Michaels told us when we left NXT?

Axiom: Oh yeah.

Nathan Frazer: Hey, he gave us one direct command. And that is, when we see an opportunity, we go ahead, and we take it.

Axiom: Listen, you guys are amazing, truly. We think you’re the best of the best, and we mean no disrespect, but we saw you out here and thought, those titles, they would look great on Fraxiom.

Angelo Dawkins: Hold up, hold up, hold up. Y’all won only two matches, I mean, yo, that was impressive, I’ll give you that, but y’all think you deserve a title shot against us?

Fraxiom: YES!

Montez Ford: What? Are you serious? After three weeks, you want a title shot against The Street Profits? We put on a classic.

Nick Aldis: Woah, gentlemen, gentlemen, please allow me to interrupt. Mr. Ford, they are in the ring with The Street Profits, and I gotta say, I like what I’m seeing. And you’re right, they are new here, and they haven’t proven themselves worthy of a title shot, yet, but they’ve been extremely impressive, and we’re in the heartland of America in Dayton, Ohio, the land of opportunity. And Dayton, I cannot think of a better opportunity for Fraxiom to prove themselves, to face The Street Profits, right now. Get me a referee out here, and let’s do this.

Fourth Match: The Street Profits vs. Fraxiom 

This match started during the commercial break. Ford blocks The O’Connor Roll. Axiom attacked the injured ribs of Ford. Axiom tags in Frazer. Short-Arm Reversal by Ford. Octopus Stretch/Running Dropkick Combination. Ford tags in Dawkins. Dawkins drops Frazer with a shoulder tackle. Frazer drops down on the canvas. Frazer leapfrogs over Dawkins. Dawkins cartwheels over Frazer. Frazer ducks under two clotheslines from Dawkins. Frazer with a Running Dropkick. Frazer with Two Side Headlock Takeovers. Dawkins sends Frazer to the corner. Dawkins catches Frazer in mid-air. Frazer sends Dawkins into the ropes. Dawkins leapfrogs over Frazer. Dawkins with a Diving Corkscrew Elbow Strike. Dawkins delivers The Pounce on the outside. Axiom rolls Frazer back into the ring. Dawkins hammers down on the back of Frazer’s neck. Dawkins tags in Ford. Ford with The Slingshot Senton. Ford kicks Frazer in the ribs for a two count. Ford kicks Frazer in the back. Ford tags in Dawkins. Following a snap mare takeover, Running Splash/Foot Stomp Combination for a two count. Dawkins sends Frazer to the corner. Dawkins with The 360 Stinger Splash for a two count. Dawkins pulls Frazer off the ropes. Frazer with a Step Up Enzuigiri.

Frazer tags in Axiom. Running Forearm Party. Frazer drops Dawkins with The DDT. Axiom thrust kicks the midsection of Ford. Frazer kicks Ford in the chest. Axiom dropkicks Ford to the floor. The Dive Train. Fraxiom is fired up. Axiom attacks the left shoulder of Dawkins. Axiom rolls Dawkins back into the ring. Axiom hooks the outside leg for a one count. Axiom applies a rear chin lock. Axiom with The Rolling Crucifix for a two count. Axiom dropicks Dawkins for a two count. Axiom applies a front face lock. Dawkins with a Back Body Drop. Axiom tags in Frazer. Frazer stops Dawkins in his tracks. Dawkins push kicks Frazer across the ring. Frazer tags in Axiom. Axiom hyperextends the left leg of Dawkins. Axiom goes back to the rear chin lock. Dawkins gets back to a vertical base. Axiom with a short-arm clothesline. Axiom tags in Frazer. Frazer with The Apron Enzuigiri. Double SuperKick to Dawkins. Frazer SuperKicks Ford off the ring apron. Frazer with The Running Shooting Star Press for a two count. Dawkins avoids The Phoenix Splash. Dawkins with The Flapjack. Ford and Axiom are tagged in. Ford blasts Frazer off the apron. Ford with two clotheslines. Ford ducks a clothesline from Axiom. Ford runs around Axiom. Ford with an Inside Out Lariat. Ford with a Belly to Back Suplex. Ford pops back on his feet. Ford with The Standing MoonSault for a two count. Axiom kicks Ford in the chest. Axiom tags in Frazer.

Ford with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Frazer dives over Ford. Frazer with a flash rollup for a two count. Ford SuperKicks Frazer. Frazer launches Ford to the top turnbuckle. Frazer with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Ford blocks The SuperPlex. Dawkins made the blind tag. The Profits hits The Doomsday BlockBuster for a two count. Ford with The Apron Enzuigiri. Ford goes for The Frog Splash, but Axiom counters with a SuperKick in mid-air. Dawkins with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Frazer dumps Dawkins out of the ring. Frazer goes for The Suicide Dive, but Dawkins counters with a straight right hand. Frazer tags in Axiom. Axiom with The Apron Enzuigiri. Frazer tags himself in. Axiom with The Avalanche Spanish Fly. Frazer connects with The Phoenix Splash for a two count. Ford drops Axiom with The Flying Uppercut off Frazer’s back. Dawkins rocks Frazer with a forearm smash. Frazer answers with another Enzuigiri. Dawkins tags in Ford. Dawkins with The SpineBuster. Axiom nails Dawkins with The Golden Ratio on the floor. Ford clocks Frazer with The Apron Enzuigiri. Axiom runs interference. Ford goes for From The Heavens, but Frazer ducks out of the way. Frazer tags in Axiom. Fraxiom plants Ford with their Missile Dropkick/Leg Sweep Combination to pickup the victory. After the match, The Profits hugs Fraxiom.

Winner: Fraxiom via Pinfall 

– Tiffany Stratton is roaming around the backstage area looking for Naomi. Nia Jax tells Tiffany that she shouldn’t be focusing on Naomi, because she just beat Jade Cargill to become the Number One Contender, to take back what’s rightfully hers. Tiffany is fine with that, because she has no problem sending Nia back to the loser’s table, right next to Charlotte Flair. Tootles.

– GUNTHER/Pat McAfee Video Package.

– The Miz is mad that Carmelo Hayes was out of position during his match with Aleister Black last week. Miz wanted Melo to study his actions, and all the counter moves he had for Aleister. Tonight is all about Melo, and why he’s the 10th Wonder of the World. For Miz, for Andre, and for the entire WWE Universe, Melo will run the play The Miz called. Miz continues to hype up Melo outside of the gorilla position.

– Bianca BelAir is a special guest on Stephanie McMahon’s “What’s Your Story?” Podcast.

Fifth Match: Aleister Black vs. Carmelo Hayes w/The Miz

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Black applies a wrist lock. Hayes transitions into a front face lock. Black drop steps into a side headlock. Black grapples around Hayes. Black with a side headlock takeover. Black whips Hayes across the ring. Hayes slips over Black’s back. Hayes ducks a clothesline from Black. Black avoids The Springboard Clothesline. Black sits down on the canvas. Black dodges The Sliding Lariat. Black pops back on his feet. Hayes kicks Black in the gut. Hayes with a knife edge chop. Hayes repeatedly stomps on Black’s chest. Hayes with rapid fire strikes in the corner. Black fires back with his combination offense. Black with a Mid-Kick that sends Hayes to the floor. Black with The Orihara MoonSault. Black resets the referee’s ten count. Hayes dodges The Running Boot. Hayes dropkicks Black into the timekeeper’s area. Hayes with a blistering chop. Hayes slaps Black in the chest. Hayes resets the referee’s ten count.

Hayes drives Black face first into the ring apron. Hayes fires off another chop. Hayes rolls Black back into the ring. Hayes drives his knee into Black’s ribs. Black rocks Hayes with a forearm smash. Hayes thrust kicks the midsection of Black. Hayes hammers down on the back of Black’s neck. Hayes with a Straight Boot for a one count. Hayes talks smack to Black. Hayes whips Black across the ring. Hayes scores the elbow knockdown. Hayes with a Leg Drop for a two count. Hayes applies a top wrist lock. Black with a deep arm-drag. Black with a Mid-Kick. Following a snap mare takeover, Black with a Running Dropkick for a two count. Black whips Hayes across the ring. Hayes with The Springboard Clothesline. Chop Exchange. Forearm Exchange. Hayes HeadButts Black. Black with a forearm smash. Black with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Hayes responds with a Top Rope Stunner.

Hayes ascends to the top turnbuckle. Black with The Pump Kick. Hayes blocks The SuperPlex. Hayes dives over Black. Black blocks The La Mistica. Black with a Rising Knee Strike. Second Forearm Exchange. Hayes shoves Black. Black scores two elbow knockdowns. Black with a flurry of strikes. Black sweeps out the legs of Hayes. Black with The Sliding Boot. Black with The Quebrada for a two count. Black goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Hayes counters with an inside cradle for a two count. Black blocks a boot from Hayes. Black goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Hayes counters with a high knee strike. Hayes SuperKicks Black. Hayes drops Black with The La Mistica. Black drills Hayes with The BrainBuster for a two count. Miz runs interference. Hayes inadvertently knocks Miz off the ring apron. Black rolls Hayes over to pickup the victory. After the match, Black drops Miz with The Black Mass.

Winner: Aleister Black via Pinfall

– Solo Sikoa is throwing a temper tantrum in the backstage area. They don’t have the numbers advantage going into Backlash, so they need to come up with a game plan. Jacob is sick and tired of hearing the word we. All he has to do tomorrow night is run the play. At Backlash, these three suckers better get in where they fit in, because tomorrow, they are all getting their ass dog walked. That’s the only play is going to play, because he’s all gas and no brakes with it. Jacob asks Solo if he knows what he means as he walks away.

– Fraxiom runs into The Motor City Machine Guns. They like what they see so far. They hope that Fraxiom can keep up the same energy, because at one point, it’s going to be Fraxiom against The Motor City Machine Guns. DIY ambushes both tag teams. Tommaso Ciampa says that Fraxiom didn’t beat The Street Profits tonight, what they did was take advantage of two guys who were clearly still banged up from TLC. Johnny Gargano says that only low lives do that.

Sixth Match: Rey Fenix & Andrade El Idolo vs. Los Garza w/Santos Escobar 

Rey Fenix and Angel Garza will start things off. Fenix dodges the ambush strike from Garza after the bell rings. Fenix knocks Berto off the ring apron. Fenix with a Spinning Back Kick. Fenix with a knife edge chop. Angel reverses out of the whip from Fenix. Fenix with a Flying HeadButt. Fenix with The Rolling Crucifix for a one count. Angel drives Fenix back first into the turnbuckles. Berto tags himself in. Los Garza repeatedly stomps on Fenix’s chest. Angel taunts Idolo. Following a snap mare takeover, Berto kicks Fenix in the back for a two count. Fenix with heavy bodyshots. Fenix chops Berto. Berto dropkicks Fenix for a two count. Berto goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Fenix counters with a high knee strike. Fenix slaps Berto in the chest. Fenix ducks a clothesline from Berto. Fenix tags in Idolo. Idolo clotheslines Berto. Idolo with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Idolo plays to the crowd. Idolo ducks a clothesline from Berto. Standing Switch Exchange. Angel made the blind tag. Idolo decks Berto with a back elbow smash. Berto drops down on the canvas. Angel stops Idolo in his tracks.

Berto with a running shot that sends Idolo tumbling to the floor. Angel dropkicks Fenix off the apron. Stereo Orihara MoonSaults. Los Garza has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Berto applies a rear chin lock. Idolo decks Berto with a JawBreaker. Berto kicks Idolo in the chest. Idolo blocks The Vertical Suplex. Idolo avoids The Spinning Enzuigiri. Idolo drills Berto with The Reverse Hurricanrana. Fenix and Angel are tagged in. Fenix scores two forearm knockdowns. Angel reverses out of the irish whip from Fenix. Fenix with a Running Enzuigiri. Fenix puts Angel on the top turnbuckle. Fenix slaps Angel in the chest. Fenix rocks Berto with a forearm smash. Fenix with another chop. Fenix kicks Berto in the gut. Fenix with a Springboard Dropkick/Arm-Drag Combination. Fenix with The Roll Through Superman Punch. Fenix goes for The MMB, but Angel lands back on his feet. Angel with The Pop Up Punt Kick to Fenix’s chest.

Idolo ducks a clothesline from Angel. Idolo with a flying forearm smash. Berto ducks a clothesline from Idolo. Berto with The Springboard Enzuigiri. Fenix responds with The Spinning Heel Kick. Chop Exchange. Angel drives his knee into the midsection of Fenix. Angel levels Fenix with The Body Avalanche. Angel tags in Berto. Berto with The Wasteland. Berto with The Roll Through MoonSault for a two count. Fenix reverses out of the irish whip from Berto. Fenix with The Springboard Spinning Heel Kick. Berto goes for a Counter Sunset Flip, but the referee is distracted by Santos Escobar. Fenix kicks out at two. Fenix with The Cazadora Facebuster for a one count. Angel punches Fenix in the back. Angel goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Fenix lands back on his feet. Fenix tags in Idolo. Idolo rocks Angel with a forearm smash. Idolo delivers The Discus Back Elbow Smash. Fenix nails Berto with The Goodbye Amigo Kick. Fenix lands The SomerSault Plancha. Idolo connects with The Message to pickup the victory. After the match, Escobar starts scolding Berto. Berto has had enough of it and storms out of th ring.

Winner: Rey Fenix & Andrade El Idolo via Pinfall 

John Cena & Randy Orton Segment 

Mark Nash: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the greatest of all-time. The never seen 17. Gracing Dayton with his presence one last time. He is The Last Real Champion, John Cena!

– A fan threw a beer bottle into the ring.

John Cena: Tomorrow, your childhood dies. The reason you’re reduced to throwing empty bottles of beer is because, every single one of you knows exactly how important Backlash is. Y’all do everything you can, just like Randy Orton, which is why Randy Orton is not here tonight. Don’t boo, don’t boo, he’s smart. He took my advice. He is at home with his family in St. Louis. And he’s preparing for the biggest moment in his career. The first time I wrestled Randy Orton was almost 25 years ago. Since then, we have shared in this ring, on WWE Television, of almost 100 appearances. There are 31 World Championships between us. We are the two names have defined what it means to have ruthless aggression. And if you’re a fan between the ages of 12-55 and beyond, you either choose Randy Orton or you choose John Cena. That is what’s at stake tomorrow. Because tomorrow is our final match. Tomorrow, you only get to choose one more time.

Tomorrow, your childhood dies. Oh, don’t worry, don’t worry, if you’re a fan between the ages of 3 and 11, tomorrow, your childhood will die as well. I will make sure you grow up fast, because tomorrow, I prove three things. Life isn’t fair. Winners write the history book. And Randy Orton is a liar. The person Randy has been lying to the most over these years is himself. I will explain in terms that you can understand. Hustle, loyalty, respect. Hustle, Randy Orton only has this job because of his family. He’s never once been held accountable for any of his failures, and he uses his stardom and his connections to protect from responsibility or actually doing any hard work. Randy Orton is the greatest of all-time at wasting his potential. I’m the greatest of all-time, because I am hustle. Loyalty? Randy Orton thinks working a job a lot of days in a row means loyalty. That’s not loyalty, that’s cashing a check. Randy Orton says he’s a WWE Lifer, he’s stuck here. He says he’s a piece of furniture, he’s right, he’s a Lazy Boy. Loyalty is being the person that you can always count on, and you are counting on Randy Orton to be the one who takes this away from me?

After 25 years of injuries, bad attitudes, and coasting his way to becoming overly celebrated and overpaid, you can’t count on Randy Orton for anything. Randy Orton is the greatest of all-time at doing the bare minimum. I am the greatest of all-time, because I am loyalty. Respect, of which you’ve shown me none, but Randy Orton wants to beg for your respect. He has to remind you that he’s a third-generation superstar, come on. Nobody knows Bob Orton Sr. The only thing Bob Orton Jr ever accomplished in life was knocking up Randy’s Mom. And the only thing Randy Orton has ever done in his life is ride off my coattails. Yet he calls himself “The Legend Killer.” All he does is uses his mean streak and his strength to removes these names from wrestling that were barely relevant in the first place. And tomorrow, he gets to do it again. Tomorrow, Randy Orton kills the legend of Randy Orton. Because he’ll just be like his 2006 drug test, a failure. Randy Orton is the greatest of all-time at making a mockery out of what a WWE Superstar. I’m the greatest of all-time, because I am respect. I am not going to stoop to your level, Dayton, take a good look, tomorrow is a historic moment for WWE, because I make history again, and this is what a last real champion looks like.

John Cena lays out a faux Randy Orton who was wearing a ski mask. The real Randy slides into the ring. Orton drops Cena with The RKO. Orton poses with the WWE Championship as the show goes off the air.

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