WWE SmackDown Results 6/6/25

WWE SmackDown Results 6/6/25
Dignity Health Arena
Bakersfield, California

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Commentators: (Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett) 

Ring Announcer: Mark Nash

Transcription by Josh Lopez

Seth Rollins, Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu Segment 

Seth Rollins: Bakersfield. I am a visionary. I am a revolutionary. I am Seth Freakin’ Rollins. And tomorrow night, I take everything. When I win the Money In The Bank Contract, I will have absolute power, I will have total control over this entire industry. Yeah, I don’t think he could hear you, he’s off on the island of irrelevancy where we put him after WrestleMania. Now, that absolute power, that total control, that doesn’t just extend to Raw, no, that includes SmackDown as well. So, we have come here to deliver a message. Anyone, anyone, who stands in our way will suffer the same fate as anyone who’s already stood in our way. Sami Zayn stood in our way, he’s in the dirt. CM Punk stood in our way, poof, gone. Roman Reigns stood in our way, and he is missing in action. Roman Reigns is not coming to save you. Roman Reigns doesn’t care about you. Roman Reigns has never cared about you. But know who has? Seth Freakin’ Rollins. And I will drag all of you, kicking and screaming, if I have to, into the future, because that’s what I do. It’s what I do. Not just for me, not just for us, but fore the entire industry. And there is nobody, nobody who can stop me.

– Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu and JC Mateo make their way down to the ring.

Solo Sikoa: You said that, if anybody gets in your way, that you’re gonna lay them out?

Seth Rollins: That’s right.

Solo Sikoa: And you said that there’s nobody here to stop you?

Seth Rollins: That’s right.

Solo Sikoa: Well, we’re standing here, right now.

Seth Rollins: Is that so?

Solo Sikoa: Well, Seth, by the looks of it, looks like you got yourself a little Bloodline here going on? Who are you supposed to be, “Right Hand Man” Jey Uso? And you, who you supposed to be, “The Honorary Uce” Sami Zayn? After everything we’ve been through, we went to war together at WarGames, and now you don’t call, and now all of a sudden you show up and team up with this guy? Oh, and you got yourself a wiseman. Speaking of The Wiseman, long time, no see.

Seth Rollins: Choose your next words very carefully.

Solo Sikoa: Alright, let’s cut right to the chase. All I know is, tomorrow night, I’m climbing the ladder, I’m grabbing that contract, and all that power and control that you talk about, it will be mines.

Seth Rollins: Oh, I see. Solo, this is your turf. You feel threatened. You want to come and push back. Are you threatened, because Bron Breakker is the future of this industry, and you’re not? Are you threatened, because “Big” Bronson Reed could squish you like a bug, at the snap of my fingers? And you shouldn’t be threatened, man, but what you should be worried about is the fact that, your own family would rather stab you in the back than have your back. What’s up, Jacob? You look you want to say something. Come on, take the mic from Solo, are you gonna let Solo talk for you?

Solo Sikoa: Hey, man, shut up. Alright, I see what you’re trying to do. Shut your mouth, Seth, it ain’t gonna work.

Seth Rollins: No, no, no. Look, I’m just saying, he’s a Samoan Werewolf, I think we could come up with a different nickname for him, like Solo’s bitch? No, no, no, hey, in all seriousness, Solo, took a lot of courage, took a lot of guts for you to come out here, and talk to me the way you are. I gotta be honest with you, you’re threatened by us, I’m threatened just little bit by one Fatu in this ring, but it ain’t you.

Solo takes off his jacket. Bron Breakker stands up for Seth. Jacob Fatu steps in, and that leads us to a huge standoff. Seth tells his crew to leave the ring. Jimmy Uso attacks JC Mateo from behind. Jimmy SuperKicks Mateo. Fatu and Mateo starts bickering with each other on the outside to close this segment.

First Match: Jimmy Uso vs. JC Mateo w/Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu 

This match started during the commercial break. Mateo launches Jimmy to the corner. Mateo taunts Jimmy. Jimmy side steps Mateo into the turnbuckles. Jimmy uppercuts Mateo. Jimmy unloads two knife edge chops. Jimmy transitions into a corner mount. Mateo launches Jimmy over the top rope. Jimmy buries his shoulder into the midsection of Mateo. Jimmy with The Apron Enzuigiri. Jimmy with a Flying Crossbody Block for a one count. Jimmy applies a rear chin lock. Mateo whips Jimmy across the ring. Mateo with The Exploder Suplex. Mateo tugs on Jimmy’s beard. Solo tells Jimmy that he can still come back to the family. Mateo with a Belly to Back Suplex. Mateo kicks Jimmy in the back. Mateo applies a rear chin lock. Jimmy with elbows into the midsection of Mateo. Mateo scores the elbow knockdown. Mateo is lighting up Jimmy’s chest. Mateo whips Jimmy across the ring. Jimmy holds onto the ropes. Jimmy dumps Mateo out of the ring.

Jimmy uppercuts Mateo. Jimmy lands The Suicide Dive. Jimmy rolls Mateo back into the ring. Jimmy gets distracted by Solo and Fatu. Jimmy catches Mateo with another Apron Enzuigiri. Jimmy ascends to the top turnbuckle. Solo continues to run interference. Mateo dropkicks Jimmy off the top turnbuckle. Mateo throws Jimmy into the ringside barricade. Mateo slams Jimmy’s head on the ring apron. Mateo rolls Jimmy back into the ring. Mateo repeatedly stomps on Jimmy’s chest. Mateo talks smack to the crowd. Mateo uses the middle rope to choke Jimmy. Mateo kicks Jimmy in the ribs. Mateo HeadButts Jimmy. Mateo nails Jimmy with a Running Hip Attack. Mateo goes back to the rear chin lock. Jimmy gets back to a vertical base. Jimmy with a JawBreaker. Mateo decks Jimmy with a back elbow smash. Mateo scores a right jab. Mateo with The Western Lariat.

Mateo with The Standing MoonSault. Mateo is choking Jimmy with his boot. Solo continues to run his mouth. Mateo with a leaping back elbow smash. Mateo sends Jimmy to the corner. Jimmy dives over Mateo. Jimmy with The Samoan Drop. Jimmy is throwing haymakers at Mateo. Jimmy HeadButts Mateo. Jimmy thrust kicks the midsection of Mateo. Jimmy with a drop down uppercut. Jimmy ducks a clothesline from Mateo. Mateo blocks a boot from Jimmy. Jimmy with a Spinning Enzuigiri. Jimmy with a blistering chop. Mateo reverses out of the irish whip from Jimmy. Jimmy decks Mateo with a back elbow smash. Jimmy delivers Uso In The Wind for a two count. Jimmy plays to the crowd. Mateo blocks The Running Hip Attack. Jimmy with two back elbow smashes. Short-Arm Reversal by Mateo. Mateo hits The Spin Cycle for a two count. Mateo sends Jimmy to the corner. Jimmy kicks Mateo in the face. Jimmy with Two SuperKicks. Jimmy ducks a clothesline from Mateo. Jimmy Spears Mateo. Jimmy prepares for The Uso Splash. The referee gets distracted by Solo. Mateo inadvertently knocks Fatu off the apron. Jimmy rolls Mateo over to pickup the victory. After the match, Mateo starts yelling at Fatu. Mateo tells Solo that Fatu is the problem, not him.

Winner: Jimmy Uso via Pinfall 

– Zelina Vega runs into Giulia in the backstage area. Giulia made her intentions very clear last week, but Zelina also has something that she wants to make perfectly clear with her. Zelina worked her ass off to get the Women’s United States Championship. And if Giulia wants a shot at the US Title, she’s going to have to pry it from her lifeless body, because she’s not giving this up lightly. Zelina asks Giulia if they have a problem. Giulia likes that Zelina has a lot of confidence.

Second Match: Zelina Vega vs. Piper Niven w/The Secret Hervice In A Bakersfield Brawl 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Niven outpowers Vega. Niven flexes her muscles. Strong lockup. Niven shoves Vega out of the ring. Niven salutes the crowd. Vega attacks Niven with a kendo stick. Niven stops Vega in her tracks. Niven HeadButts Vega. Niven goes for The Piper Driver, but Vega lands back on her feet. Vega with another kendo stick shot. Vega drops Niven with The CodeBreaker for a two count. Niven regroups on the outside. Vega with The Wrecking Ball Dropkick. Vega with a Flying Double Foot Stomp off the ring apron. Niven catches Vega in mid-air. Niven puts Vega on her shoulders. Niven dumps Vega face first on the apron. Niven with a Basement Crossbody Splash against the LED Board. Niven has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Niven wraps a steel chain around her right fist.

Niven wraps the chain around Vega’s mouth. Niven drives Vega face first into the bottom turnbuckle pad. Niven goes for The Piper Driver, but Vega counters with a Spinning DDT into the chair. Niven wisely exits the ring. Vega wipes out everybody with The Orihara MoonSault. Vega punches Alba Fyre. Vega ascends to the top turnbuckle. Niven slaps Vega in the face. Vega blocks The SuperPlex. Vega HeadButts Niven. Vega hits The Avalanche CodeRed for a two count. Chelsea Green pulls Vega out of the ring. Green tees off on Vega. Green and Fyre rolls a table into the ring. Niven delivers The Piper Driver on the floor. Niven rolls Vega back into the ring. Niven lays Vega flat on the table in the corner. Giulia attacks The Secret Hervice with a Flying Clothesline off the ringside barricade. Vega PowerBombs Niven through the table to pickup the victory. After the match, Giulia raises Vega’s head. Giulia HeadButts Vega. Giulia plants Vega with The Northern Lights Bomb. Giulia stands on Vega’s chest and poses with the Women’s United States Championship.

Winner: Zelina Vega via Pinfall 

– We see Cody Rhodes talking to Jey Uso in the locker room. Cody asks Jey if he’s okay. Jey says that he’s good, but his ribs are hurting from Monday, but it’s nothing he can’t handle. Jey has a nice embrace with Jimmy Uso. Jimmy wants to make sure that his brother is good ahead of tomorrow’s main event and his title defense against GUNTHER this Monday. Jey’s only concerned for tonight is what John Cena & Logan Paul has to say. Tomorrow is tomorrow. YEET!

Aleister Black Promo

No, I can’t really comment. Initially, I convinced myself that somebody of your standing, somebody who’s so loved by the WWE Universe, using the Black Mass was almost respectful. And in a weird way, I still respect it, but the longer I think about it, the more I think you stole something from me, and that does not sit well with me. See, it’s funny what a human mind can do. But now, I want to take away all of this security you had in this match. No Shinsukue Nakamura, no more relaxed rules, just you and me, and I’ll go into the shadows, and drag you into the light, and let’s see what’s left of you. But if you beat me, LA Knight, I will look you in the eyes, I will shake your hand, and I will admit defeat.

LA Knight Promo 

Let me talk to you. It’s that time of the year again. YEAH! It’s Money In The Bank season. And I think about it, and you do a little bit of math here. YEAH! This is my third year in a row being in Money In The Bank. What’s that, sir, you said, third time’s a charm? What you think, third time’s a charm? YEAH! But I’m not satisfied with that, I’m not happy with that, because I look at five guys running out here. You got PENTA. Alright, we like him a little bit. We know he’s going to do everything under the sun to try to reach up and grab that case. We got Andrade. Okay, we like him a little bit, too. Another guy who’s gonna do every possible thing he can to get up there, because of course, he’s in Money In The Bank, everybody in Money In The Bank is gonna do every single thing they could do, but these guys are gonna take it to another level. But after I get to those two guys, two guys that maybe we can respect a little bit, then we get to the goon side of things. Then we get to El Grande Americano Gable. Well, that was a mixed reaction, do we like him or we don’t? Dummy Number Two, Solo. I feel the same way to be honest. Look, Solo, we’ve done this a million times, I can drop you on your head one more time, climb the ladder, and grab that case, no problem. But then I think about Dummy Number Three. I think about a man that I haven’t had a lot of interaction with, I think about a guy who’s recently got himself a little crew, he’s got a couple of guys running around with him.

I’m talking about Seth Rollins. Seth’s been here, he’s done that, he’s d that case, he’s been the champion. As a matter of fact, he’s gonna want to come in tomorrow, and he’s gonna want to do burn it down. But, Seth, what you got to understand, is there’s nothing hotter than a LA night with LA Knight, in LA, tomorrow night, YEAH! And what that means is, you ain’t burning a damn thing down, because you’re going to get burned by this man, YEAH! But before we get there, I got to think about tonight. Tonight, with Aleister Black, he had a shot, and I understand. Look, this is a big deal here. Money In The Bank is a big deal. Money In The Bank can make careers, it can break careers, so I understand why your feelings got hurt at the fact that I went ahead and stole the pin from you. But, my man, it’s a 3-Way Match, I did what I had to do, and I got the job done. If you got a problem with that, if that hurt your feelings, I’m sorry. But now what you did is set yourself up to get your feelings hurt, one more time, YEAH! And you will know coming into LA, coming into California, well, we’re in Bakersfield tonight. He ain’t gonna be in LA. He’s gonna be sitting on the couch watching this man showing everybody whose game this is, with everybody saying, LA Knight, YEAH!

Third Match: LA Knight vs. Aleister Black

This match started during the commercial break. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Knight applies a side headlock. Black whips Knight across the ring. Black drops down on the canvas. Black leapfrogs over Knight. Standing Switch Exchange. Knight blocks The O’Connor Roll. Rollup Exchange. Knight ducks a clothesline from Black. Black blocks The BFT. Knight avoids The Black Mass. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Back to the collar and elbow tie up. Knight backs Black into the turnbuckles. The referee calls for a clean break. Knight talks smack to Black. That leads us to a quick shoving contest. Black with a side headlock takeover. Knight with heavy bodyshots. Knight whips Black across the ring. Knight scores the elbow knockdown. Knight stomps on Black’s back. Knight with a Snap Vertical Suplex for a one count. Knight slams Black’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Knight with clubbing shoulder blocks. Knight sends Black to the corner.

Black kicks Knight in the chest. Knight decks Black with a back elbow smash. Knight kicks Black in the gut. Knight goes for The DDT, but Black counters with a single leg takedown. Knight kicks Black in the face. Black with a Roundhouse Kick. Knight clotheslines Black for a two count. Black decks Knight with a JawBreaker. Knight goes for a Powerslam, but Black lands back on his feet. Haymaker Exchange. Black with a Rising Knee Strike for a two count. Black with a Mid-Kick. Black kicks Knight in the face. Black rocks Knight with a forearm smash. Black with a Snap Vertical Suplex for a two count. Knight is throwing haymakers at Black. Black delivers his combination offense. Black sweeps out the legs of Knight. Black with a Sliding Knee Strike. Black prepares for The Quebrada. Knight sends Black crashing to the outside.

Black regains control of the match during the commercial break. Black goes for The Sunset Flip, but Knight lands back on his feet. Black dodges The Running Boot. Black pops back on his feet. Black with a Roundhouse Kick. Black with The Quebrada for a two count. Knight dodges The Black Mass. Black denies The BFT. Knight side steps Black into the turnbuckles. Knight with a Leaping NeckBreaker. Knight with a Pop Up Powerslam. Black blocks The Megastar Elbow. Knight avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Knight goes for The Burning Hammer, but Black lands back on his feet. Knight rolls Black over for a two count. Haymaker/Forearm Exchange. Black kicks the left hamstring of Knight. Black with The Big Boot. Black goes for The Quebrada, but Knight counters with The Burning Hammer. Black wisely exits the ring. Seth Rollins nails Knight with The Curb Stomp which forces the disqualification. After the match, Rollins gives Heyman his jacket. Rollins loads up another Curb Stomp. Black stops Rollins in his tracks. Bron Breakker Spears Black. Rollins dumps Black out of the ring. Bronson Reed with a Running Senton Splash to Knight. Breakker Spears Knight.

Winner: LA Knight via Disqualification 

– Adam Pearce & Nick Aldis make a formal announcement that indeed The 2025 King & Queen Of The Ring Tournaments will begin next week. The tournament will start with four Fatal Four Way Matches from the Men’s and Women’s Divisions. From there, the tournament will turn into co-branded singles competition with the Semi-Finals. The finals will take place at WWE Night Of Champions 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The stakes are really high this year, the winners of both tournaments will get to fight the top champion of their perspective brands at SummerSlam.

– Byron Saxton had a backstage interview with Jade Cargill. Jade says that it feels to great to participate in the Queen Of The Ring Tournament. She would have loved the opportunity to compete at MITB, but she’s going to keep climbing regardless. Jade can’t wait to tear through this QOTR Tournament and become The Queen Of The Ring. At SummerSlam, Jade is not asking for gold, she’s taking it. Byron asks Jade where things stand between her and Bianca BelAir. Charlotte Flair interrupts the conversation. Just a friendly reminder, either choose your friend wisely or don’t have any friends at all. Charlotte says that Jade will need to pray if she thinks she’s going to win the QOTR Tournament. There’s only one queen in the WWE. Tiffany Stratton walks by and tells Charlotte and Jade good luck with that as she heads towards the arena.

– Legado Del Fantasma Vignette. Santos Escobar has a simple plan for Worlds Collide. To show the entire world who owns the entire world of Lucha Libre.

– Byron Saxton had a backstage interview with American Made. How confident is Chad Gable going into tomorrow’s AAA Mega Championship with El Hijo Del Vikingo at WWE Worlds Collide? Confidence is pretty high, but he must admit, he’s a little disappointed that he didn’t qualify for the Men’s MITB Match. But they found a suitable replacement, the greatest luchador of all-time, El Grande Americano. Gable says that Americano is gonna climb up that ladder and bring that briefcase home. As for him, he’s going to find his way into the history books when he defeats Vikingo and win the most prestigious title in all of Lucha Libre. Andrade El Idolo & PENTA joins the conversation. Gable says that it’s going to be funny when Americano puts Andrade and PENTA through a ladder. Nick Aldis makes a match official for later on tonight, it will be PENTA & Andrade El Idolo taking on The Creed Brothers.

Tiffany Stratton & Rhea Ripley Segment 

Tiffany Stratton: Let’s call it for what it is, shall we? Last year, I didn’t just become the youngest Ms. Money In The Bank, I became the IT girl of WWE, which is why I can see it now. Every single lady in that match is gonna try to pull a Tiffy, and pull someone off a ladder, and then reach for the stars. I mean, we all can agree that every single woman in that match is championship material, right? But it doesn’t matter, because whoever does win Money In The Bank, their world will be revolving around me. So, ladies, you can win the match, you can trend for one night, but I fear that no one could outdo the doer, because Bakersfield, what time is it?

– Rhea Ripley makes her way down to the ring.

Rhea Ripley: You know, Tiffy, I’ve never actually been part of the Money In The Bank Match before, because the fact is, I never had to. So, I don’t know what it feels like to win that contract like you do, but I do know what it feels like to be a champion, and I miss that feeling.

Fourth Match: Rhea Ripley, Stephanie Vaquer, Alexa Bliss vs. Naomi, Roxanne Perez, Giulia In A 6-Woman Tag Team Match 

Stepanie Vaquer and Giulia will start things off. Test Of Strength. Vaquer pulls back the arms of Giulia. Giulia drives her knee into the midsection of Vaquer. Vaquer reverses out of the irish whip from Giulia. Vaquer with a deep arm-drag. Rollup Exchange. Vaquer with a Spinning Back Kick. Following a snap mare takeover, Giulia blocks The Devil’s Kiss. Giulia with The Surfboard Stomp for a two count. Giulia tugs on Vaquer’s hair. Giulia tags in Naomi. Naomi with a Sliding Clothesline. Naomi mocks Vaquer. Naomi goes for The Devil’s Kiss, but Vaquer rolls her over for a two count. Bliss drops Perez with The STO. Ripley with a Face Crusher to Giulia. Vaquer delivers The Devil’s Kiss. Bliss repeatedly stomps on the back of Perez’s head. Naomi regroups on the outside. Vaquer runs after Naomi. Vaquer rolls Naomi back into the ring. Naomi drives Vaquer face first into the middle rope. Naomi slams Vaquer’s head on the middle turnbuckle pad. Naomi repeatedly stomps on Vaquer’s chest. Naomi argues with the referee. Giulia is choking Vaquer with her boot. Naomi tags in Perez. Perez repeatedly stomps on Vaquer’s chest for a one count. Perez sends Vaquer to the corner. Perez with a Running Uppercut. Perez tags in Giulia. Giulia with a Snap Vertical Suplex for a two count. Giulia tags in Naomi.

Naomi applies a front face lock. Naomi with clubbing blows to Vaquer’s back. Naomi knocks Ripley off the ring apron. Naomi goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Vaquer lands back on her feet. Vaquer tags in Bliss. Bliss drops Naomi with a shoulder tackle. Bliss knocks Perez and Giulia off the apron. Bliss with a running shoulder tackle. Bliss with a Running BlockBuster. Bliss blocks The Running Bulldog. Naomi decks Bliss with a back elbow smash. Naomi tags in Perez. Bliss rocks Perez with a forearm smash. Bliss gets Naomi tied up in the tree of woe. Bliss with a Running Corner Dropkick. Bliss with a Cannonball Senton off the apron. Perez throws Bliss into the steel ring steps. Perez poses for the crowd. Perez slams Bliss’s head on the apron. Perez rolls Bliss back into the ring. Perez drives Bliss face first into the canvas. Perez with a Side Russian Leg Sweep for a two count. Perez tugs on Bliss’s hair. Perez tags in Giulia. Perez grabs Bliss from behind. Giulia slaps Bliss in the chest. Giulia slams Bliss head on the top turnbuckle pad. Giulia with a Shotgun Dropkick for a two count. Giulia with The Missile Dropkick for a two count. Giulia tags in Naomi. Naomi kicks Bliss in the back. Naomi with The Running Meteor for a two count. Naomi applies a front face lock. Naomi goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Bliss counters with an inside cradle for a two count. Naomi toys around with Bliss.

Naomi stands on the back of Bliss’s neck. Naomi punches Bliss in the ribs. Naomi tags in Perez. Naomi and Perez repeatedly stomps on Bliss’s chest. Giulia is choking Bliss with her boot. Perez with a Vertical Suplex for a two count. Perez tags in Naomi. Naomi slams Bliss head on the top turnbuckle pad. Naomi with a Low Enzuigiri. Naomi is choking Bliss with her boot. Bliss with a drop toe hold into the bottom turnbuckle pad. Naomi kicks Vaquer off the apron. Naomi stops Bliss in her tracks. Bliss drops Naomi with The DDT. Ripley and Perez are tagged in. Ripley with two clotheslines. Ripley dodges The Running Boot. Ripley with The Big Boot. Ripley catches Perez in mid-air. Ripley with The Fallaway Slam. Ripley dropkicks Naomi off the apron. Perez decks Ripley with a JawBreaker. Ripley blocks The Tilt-A-Whirl Side Russian Leg Sweep. Ripley SuperKicks Perez. Ripley with The Razor’s Edge. Ripley with a Sliding Knee Strike for a two count. Vaquer dropkicks Naomi. Giulia responds with a Running Knee Strike. Bliss hits The Sister’s Abigail. Perez SuperKicks Bliss. Ripley HeadButts Perez. Ripley goes for The Rip Tide, but Vaquer counters with The DDT. Naomi walks out on Perez. Bliss with a straight right hand. Vaquer delivers Eat Defeat. Ripley connects with The Rip Tide to pickup the victory.

Winner: Rhea Ripley, Stephanie Vaquer, Alexa Bliss via Pinfall 

– Solo Sikoa is trying to calm down JC Mateo in the backstage area. Solo says that everything will be okay if Jacob Fatu follows along with his plans. Solo says that JC worries too much. He brought Jacob to the WWE. Jacob loves Solo. One thing about Jacob, he’s not that smart. All this man does is think about himself. He’s literally, all gas, and no brains. Solo got this under control, let’s handle business. Jacob Fatu heard the entire conversation from the other room.

– The Street Profits tells the entire tag team division that they have a far bigger problem than defending those tag team titles. They have to take out The Wyatt Sicks. They can get the smoke, because The Profits are the real boogeyman in WWE. Fraxiom says that they should treat The Wyatt’s a lesson. Motor City Machine Guns can’t stand DIY. They’re the veterans here, and they’re not surprised that DIY is backing away from a fight.

– Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett run down both cards for WWE Worlds Collide & Money In The Bank.

Uncle Howdy Promo 

Grief is not linear. It’s not healed by time. It’s a festering wound that’s continually being ripped open by an echo of a presence that is no more. You don’t forget, you can only accept that which cannot be changed. I’ve watched the tag team division, the loyalty, the trust, the brotherhood, but is that bond unbreakable? From our lost, we’ve become a family. A ship unshaken by the storm. But yet again, they wanted to forget about us, ignoring the sacrifice, dying to flesh to become one. We returned, not from nostalgia, not for closure, but to rip open the wound apathy and take what we’re owned. Your brotherhood will be tested. The time for appendance has passed, accept your condonation. We will not be forgotten.

Fifth Match: PENTA & Andrade El Idolo vs. The Creed Brothers w/Chad Gable 

El Hijo Del Vikingo is watching this match in the front row. Penta and Idolo starts things off with Stereo SomerSault Planchas before the bell rings. Penta slaps Julius in the chest. Idolo rocks Brutus with a forearm smash. Penta slams Julius head on the steel ring post. Penta throws Julius into the ringside barricade. Idolo rolls Brutus back into the ring. Idolo with a drop toe hold into the middle turnbuckle pad. Idolo ducks a clothesline from Julius. Idolo with a flying forearm smash. Idolo plays to the crowd. Idolo with a blistering chop. Idolo with Two Shotgun Meteoras. Idolo tags in Penta. Penta with Two Delayed Corner Dropkicks. Penta struts around the ring. Penta is throwing haymakers at Julius. Penta unloads two knife edge chops. Penta with clubbing blows to Julius back. Brutus attacks Penta from behind. Brutus with a forearm smash. Brutus tags in Julius. Penta with a flurry of chops. Brutus reverses out of the irish whip from Penta. Penta kicks Brutus in the chest. Penta ducks a clothesline from Julius. Penta tags in Idolo.

Idolo with The Apron Enzuigiri. Idolo catches Brutus with a forearm smash. Julius responds with a Flying Knee Strike. Julius with The GutWrench Suplex. Julius pulls down the straps. Julius with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. Julius pops back on his feet. Julius tags in Brutus. Brutus with The Standing MoonSault for a one count. Brutus applies a rear chin lock on the middle rope. Brutus is choking Idolo with his boot. Brutus tags in Julius. The Creeds repeatedly drive their knees into Idolo’s ribs. Julius with a cheap shot to Penta. Idolo decks Julius with a JawBreaker. Idolo unloads two knife edge chops. Julius scores the ankle pick. Julius puts his knee on the back of Idolo’s neck. Julius drives Idolo back first into the turnbuckles. Julius tags in Brutus. Brutus with a Leaping Hip Attack. Following a snap mare takeover, Julius with The Sliding Lariat for a two count. Julius applies a rear chin lock. Brutus tags himself in. Julius punches Idolo in the back. Brutus with forearm shivers. Brutus with a double leg takedown. Brutus transitions into a ground and pound attack. Brutus is raining down haymakers. Brutus poses for the crowd. Brutus applies a rear chin lock. Brutus goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Idolo counters with a Crossbody Block. Brutus tags in Julius.

Julius stops Idolo in his tracks. Idolo with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Idolo tags in Penta. Penta with The Flying Crossbody Block. Penta ducks a clothesline from Julius. Penta with a Running Hurricanrana. Penta kicks the left hamstring of Julius. Julius reverses out of the irish whip from Penta. Penta drops Julius with The Flying Backstabber for a two count. Penta dumps Brutus out of the ring. Penta SuperKicks Julius. Penta gets distracted by Gable. Gable is trying to pull off Penta’s mask behind the referee’s back. Vikingo pulls Gable off the ring apron. Vikingo tees off on Gable. Gable drives his knee into the midsection of Vikingo. Vikingo sends Gable into the timekeeper’s area. Vikingo and Gable starts brawling in the crowd. Julius rolls Penta over for a two count. Penta SuperKicks Julius. Idolo with Two Discus Back Elbow Smashes. Penta connects with The Mexican Destroyer to pickup the victory. After the match, Seth Rollins comes out again with Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed. Idolo takes a swipe at Rollins. Breakker repeatedly stomps on Idolo’s chest. Penta is getting demolished in the corner. Breakker nails Idolo with The Super Spear. Reed bodyslams Penta. Reed with a Senton Splash. Rollins delivers Two Curb Stomps. Reed drags Penta to the corner. Reed plants Penta with The Tsunami.

Winner: PENTA & Andrade El Idolo via Pinfall 

Paul Heyman Promo 

Yeah, though we walk through the sold-out hell hole of Bakers Bitches, we fear not the future, because ladies and gentlemen, like it or not, we are the future. See, I don’t understand why you would boo that, Seth Freakin’ Rollins told you, even before WrestleMania, what this industry was becoming. Seth Rollins told you what would happen at WrestleMania, and it happened. Seth Rollins told you we would get Roman Reigns out of the way, and we did. Seth Rollins told you we would take CM Punk out of my misery, and we did. Don’t you understand, everything Seth Freakin’ Rollins tells you becomes true. Don’t you get that?

Don’t you understand that Seth Rollins is the vanguard of the future of this industry, that we are the vanguards of the destiny of the WWE? You can’t sit there, and boo all you want, tomorrow night, Seth Freakin’ Rollins becomes, once again, Mr. Money In The Bank. And then when he does, at his leisure, at his discretion, when he damn well feels like it, it will be who, what, where, and when, because we all know the why, the why is to solidify the power that comes with the title. And Seth Freakin’ Rollins will then propel this entire industry into a future that is a vision all of his own. And for me, for me, the greatest honor of my professional and personal life, when I get to stand here in this ring and say, ladies and gentlemen, the reigning, defending….

– Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso make their way down to the ring.

John Cena, Logan Paul, Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso Segment

Cody Rhodes: So, Bakersfield, what do you want to talk about? Talk about Money In The Bank? Talk about the Intuit Dome? Talk about “Main Event” Jey Uso? Talk about our opponents, John Cena, and his tag team partner, Logan Paul? Okay. What did he say to you, Jey, last week? It was rather aggressive, I know what he said to me, he I said I try too hard, he said that I’m desperate. He called me desperate, which I found rather bold coming from John Cena, I mean, we all saw you dance your way onto Kai Cenat’s livestream, how do you do, fellow kids? We saw at one second kick a man in the nuts, the next second, begging for forgiveness on X. Seeing you stand in the ring with Logan Paul in 2025, it’s like seeing Michael Hayes standing next to The Hardy Boyz. Let’s talk about desperate. And desperate is WrestleMania 41, throwing away 20 years of goodwill, so that you can have your record setting title. Jey, tomorrow is not about the World Championship, it’s not about the WWE Championship, it’s a showdown. What do you call that, Jey?

Jey Uso: I call that a YEET-Down. One time for the one time. Four letters, one word, uh-uh, YEET! Come on, uce.

– John Cena makes his way down to the ring. Cena makes Mark Nash do another ring introduction. Logan Paul slides into the ring and knockouts Jey Uso. Cody Rhodes goes for The CrossRhodes, but Cena counters with a running belt shot. Cena drops Jey with The Attitude Adjustment. Paul nails Cody with The Paulverizer. Paul with Two Frog Splashes.

John Cena: Take a good look, no one is coming to save you. I’ve been telling you this for half of a year, your dream of what WWE is will be ruined. This is your future. I take this home. He takes that to the top. The Last Real Champion. And the moment of maker, the one of one, the inevitable future face of the WWE. Bakersfield, humble yourselves for the humblest, the future World Heavyweight Champion, Logan Paul.

Cena rolls Rhodes back into the ring. Cena delivers another Attitude Adjustment. Paul rolls Jey back into the ring. Paul nails Jey with The Titanium Punch. Loud, we want Truth chants break out.

John Cena: You can’t handle the truth. You want our truth? Our truth is right here, staring you in the face, and there’s not a damn thing you or anyone who fights for you can do about it. You hypocrites chant for Truth? You all are pathetic liars. This is why you’re losers. Take a good look, because this is my last time here in Bakersfield. And remember these words, winners write the history books. Ladies and gentlemen, your future champion, and The Last Real Champion.

Cena and Paul poses with both World Title Belts as the show goes off the air.

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