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We see what happened on Raw during MizTV meets The Highlight Reel meets total confusion as AJ Styles, Chris Jericho, and Miz got involved.
Chris Jericho welcomes everyone to Thursday Night Jericho. He says he is pumped and excited tonight because after two and a half weeks, he gets his rematch against AJ Styles. He says he is so ready for this because after AJ punched him on Raw, he realized that he respects AJ Styles, but he does not like AJ Styles. Is he good? Yeah. Is he great? He does not know. Is he phenomenal? Not compared to Chris Jericho. Who comes into the WWE and on the first night calls himself phenomenal? AJ has not earned it yet. Chris says he earned it. He earned it in Portland in 2008 when he had one of the best matches of his career against Shawn Michaels in a Ladder Match.
That was good. He is good. Is he great? Some would say he is, but he knows that he is the best at what he does. Chris wants AJ to come to the ring because he is going to show that phenomenal is not good enough for Chris Jericho.
Match Number One: Chris Jericho versus AJ Styles
Before the referee can call for the bell to start the match, the music for the Social Outcasts plays and Heath Slater, Adam Rose, and Curtis Axel make their way to the stage.
Slater says they are about to take Smackdown viral. He mentions AJ Styles, the phenomenal one. Slater says they are the Phenomenal Four . . . well, the Phenomenal Three tonight because Bo is still laying down tracks.
Slater points out that the Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla is here too.
Adam asks for a round of applause. Adam says headlining will be the crimson werewolf Heath Slater along with the Social House Cats. Curtis criticizes the name while Rose snarls. Curtis says they are Axel Rose. Adam says that since Guns and Roses are on the road, they are the Social House Cats. Slater welcomes them to the jungle.
Chris tells the three idiots they picked the wrong night to talk and they are getting on his nerves.
Slater says you do not call them idiots. Slater mocks Jericho and he tells him to open his ears.
Jericho punches Slater and then Axel and Rose go after Jericho. Styles stands and watches for a moment but then he goes to the aid of Jericho and takes care of Slater and then Axel. Styles sends Axel to the floor while Jericho sends Rose to the floor.
Jericho says that he will be fighting AJ later, but now they will fight the Social Outcasts.
Match Number One (Take Two): AJ Styles and Chris Jericho versus Adam Rose and Curtis Axel (with Heath Slater)
Axel with a side head lock as the match is joined in progress. Axel with a shoulder tackle but Jericho with a drop kick. Styles wants to tag in and Jericho allows it. Styles with a drop kick of his own. Jericho tags back in and he works on the arm. Jericho with a snap mare and kick to the back. Styles tags back in and he kicks Axel in the back as Jericho and Styles try to outdo the other. Styles with a snap mare and he tags Jericho back in.
Jericho with a suplex on Axel and he smiles at Styles. Styles tags in and he hits a snap suplex and Jericho talks about he got more height on his suplex. Styles with a chop and Jericho tags in to chop Axel. Styles tags in and they both chop Axel at the same time and they talk about which chop was better.
Rose tags in and hits a Harley Race knee to AJ and follows with a sternum first Irish whip. Slater gets in a punch while the referee was out of position. Rose with a running clothesline into the corner and then he hits a few more. Rose with a snap mare and Axel tags in and hits a leap frog neck snap and gets a near fall. Axel with a reverse chin lock.
Styles gets back to his feet but Axel with knees and he misses a forearm and Styles hits a Pele kick. Rose tags in and he forces Jericho off the apron. Styles with slaps followed by a back fist and clothesline. Jericho tags in and he chops Rose. Rose sends Jericho over the top rope but Jericho lands on the apron and Jericho goes up top for a double sledge. He knocks Axel off the apron and Jericho with a springboard drop kick to knock Slater off the apron.
Jericho with a back elbow followed by a Lionsault and then Styles tags himself in and Styles with a springboard Phenomenal forearm for the three count.
Winners: AJ Styles and Chris Jericho
After the match, Jericho stares down AJ for doing what he did before the end of the match. Jericho with a Codebreaker to Styles.
The announcers talk about Daniel Bryan and the announcement of his retirement.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look at the contract signing that started Raw.
We see tables around the ring and the Dudleys make their way to the ring and the camouflage is gone.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Bubba says on Monday night, the Dudley Boys made a statement. It seems like the only thing you people want to talk about is Daniel Bryan. Bubba says they are sick and tired of hearing about Daniel Bryan. Bubba says they are sick and tired of a lot of things around here.
D-Von says ever since they came back to the WWE, you have looked at us as a nostalgia act. Did you forget that they are the baddest tag team on the planet? The Usos did.
Bubba says they are two legends who came back to add to their legacy. Speaking of their legacy, he says he is sure that you see these tables. These tables that you love so much and chant for each and every night. Take a good look at these tables because it is the last time you are ever going to see these tables again.
Bubba wants someone to come down to get rid of the tables.
Bubba says he wants every table out of here. These tables did not win nine WWE Tag Team Championships, they did. All you want to cheer is 'We Want Tables'. What you should be chanting is 'Let's Go D-Von'. What you should be cheering is 'Let's Go Bubba'. What about them? What about the Dudley Boys?
Bubba says this is the last one. They don't get another one after this. This is the last time you're ever gonna hear it. Bubba says D-Von . . . get the . . .
Bubba and D-Von drop their mics and walk out of the ring with the table that was in the ring with them during the promo.
Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring to join the announcers on commentary for the next match.
Match Number Two: Sasha Banks versus Naomi (with Tamina)
Naomi with a kick as Sasha gets ready to lock up. Naomi with a forearm but Sasha with a Thesz Press and punches. Sasha sends Naomi into the turnbuckles a few times. Sasha chokes Naomi in the corner and then she sends Naomi to the mat and slaps Naomi and gets a near fall. Sasha stomps on Naomi's hand. Naomi punches Sasha but Sasha stops Naomi. Naomi sends Sasha into the turnbuckles.
Naomi with punches in the coner but Sasha with an Irish whip. Naomi with an elbow and then Naomi tries to kick Sasha away but Sasha puts Naomi on the middle ropes and Sasha with a double knee strike. Tamina pulls Naomi out of the ring to break up the cover and we go to commercial.
We are back and Naomi with kicks but Sasha with a double leg take down and jackknife cover but Naomi with a bridge into a backslide and a near fall. Sasha with an inside cradle for a near fall. Sasha with a rollup for a near fall. Naomi with a rollup of her own for a near fall. Naomi with a kick to the midsection followed by a drop kick. Sasha tries to send Naomi over the top rope to the floor but Naomi stays in the ring. Sasha throws Naomi to the floor by sending her through the ropes.
Tamina checks on Naomi but Sasha kicks Tamina. Naomi pulls Sasha off the apron and Sasha lands back first on the apron and falls to the floor. Naomi runs Sasha into the apron again. Naomi with a kick to the midsection. Naomi with forearm and punches to Sasha. Naomi sends Sasha back into the ring and she gets a near fall.
Naomi kicks Sasha and then she hits a belly-to-back suplex. Naomi stands on Sasha's hand. Naomi with a sliding D and she chokes Sasha with her boot. Sasha with forearms but Naomi with a series of rapid fire alternating kicks that end with a round kick. Naomi with a rear chin lock. Sasha with a head scissors take down and both women are feeling the effect.
Sasha with forearms but Naomi with a forearm of her own. Sasha with a clothesline followed by a second one and a clothesline. Sasha with a satellite head scissors take down. Sasha with a running double knee strike followed by another running knee strike in the corner for a near fall. Sasha with a kick but Tamina trips Sasha when Naomi distracts the referee. Naomi with a head scissors driver for a near fall.
Becky and Tamina fight at ringside while the match continues and Tamina takes Becky down with a few punches. Naomi misses a split legged moonsault when Sasha moves. Sasha goes to the floor to help Becky and she kicks Tamina into the chair at the announce table. Naomi with a rollup but Sasha counters into the Banks Statement and Naomi taps out.
Winner: Sasha Banks
JoJo is in the interview area with AJ Styles. JoJo asks AJ about what happened after their tag match and what was the message. AJ says he was called a redneck rookie last week. Sure, he is a redneck and he is proud of it. Rookie? No. Chris Jericho is one of the best in the world. AJ says he understands the tactics Jericho is using to get him to make mistakes. This is not his first rodeo. Tonight, he shows the world and Chris Jericho why they call him the Phenomenal One.
We go to commercial.
We are back and the Wyatt Family makes their way to the ring.
We have a Wyatt Family video package.
Bray says they sent four men to battle, but no such men returned. Home to claim their welcome came ashes in an urn. An ancient Greek Mythology the war of the titans was a battle between the old guard and the new. It was a battle for control of the universe. In the end the titans were conquered by Zeus, the King of the Gods. Bray says that right here, right now, their mythology becomes their reality. Bray says that he is the King of the Gods and this is his army. You have seen what they did to Kane. You have seen what they did to the Big Show. You have seen what they did to Ryback. They have their sights set on ridding the WWE of all of its titans. We are long past overdue for each and every one of you to worship a new generation of Gods.
Luke says in the presence of the Wyatt family, the largest titans turn into mere mortals.
Erick says there is no point in resisting. Bow your heads and accept your fate.
Braun takes the mic and he says the Earth will shake. Oceans will boil. Darkness will consume all.
Bray says the apocalypse is all around you. He asks if you can see it or feel it. The gods of today are ready to take their place. Their wings are covered in scars but they are ready to fly because he is the angel of the dirt. He is the eater of worlds. He is Bray Wyatt.
This war against your gods has only just begun.
Bray falls to his knees and he says to follow the buzzards.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Neville, Kalisto and Sin Cara versus Stardust, Konnor and Viktor
Before the bell rings, Stardust and the Ascension attack Neville and the Lucha Dragons.
The referee checks on Neville to see if he can start and he will begin against Stardust. Stardust with a kick to the midsection while Neville is hanging from the ropes. Stardust with a reverse DDT for a near fall. Stardust with a punch and Konnor tags in and he kicks Neville. Viktor tags in and Konnor is sent into the corner for a splash while Viktor hits a Harley Race Knee when Konnor sends Neville to his partner. Viktor gets a near fall. Viktor with a side head lock but Neville with a jaw breaker.
Neville with an inside cradle for a near fall. Viktor kicks Neville and he goes after Cara to knock him off the apron. Neville with an enzuigiri to Viktor and both men are down. Kalisto and Konnor tag in and Kalisto with an enzuigiri followed by a springboard seated splash and a springboard corkscrew cross body. Kalisto with a satellite head scissors and then Cara back body drops Viktor over the top rope to the floor. Kalisto with a drop kick to Stardust's knees and then Cara sends Kalisto to Stardust for a drop kick>
Cara and Kalisto with suicide dives into arm drags on Stardust and Viktor against the ringside barrier. Konnor with a kick to Kalisto and he tries for Splash Mountain but Cara tags in and Kalisto with a handspring round kick followed by an enzuigiri from Cara. Kalisto with Salida Del Sol. Cara with Fallen Star but he tags in Neville who hits Red Arrow for the three count.
Winners: Kalisto, Sin Cara, and Neville
We go to commercial.
We are back with a video package about Daniel Bryan's retirement on Raw.
Match Number Four: AJ Styles versus Chris Jericho
They lock up and they go into the corner and the referee tries to separate them. Jericho pushes Styles and then they lock up. Jericho with a side head lock and shoulder tackle but Styles stays on his feet. Jericho with a side head lock take down. Styles with forearms and then Styles hits the Phenomenal drop kick. Styles chops Jericho and connects with a forearm. Styles with a snap suplex. Styles with a forearm in the corner.
Jericho with an Irish whip and he tries for a float over but Jericho does not go into the corner. Jericho with a waist lock and Styles with a standing switch. Jericho with a leg sweep but Styles with a rana. Jericho with a chop. Jericho catapults Styles throat first into the bottom rope. Jericho with a suplex. Jericho chops Styles a few times.
Jericho with an Irish whip but Styles kicks Jericho and misses a clothesline from the apron. Jericho with a springboard drop kick and Styles is knocked off the apron and he goes to the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Jericho with a reverse chin lock. We see footage from the commercial break when Styles was sent shoulder first into the ringside barrier. Jericho with a back elbow to Styles and AJ staggers into the corner. Jericho tries for a running bulldog but AJ counters and sends Jericho into the turnbuckles. Styles with chops and forearms. Styles with a snap mare and a sliding forearm for a near fall.
Styles misses a knee drop and Jericho with a drop kick and Jericho gets a near fall. Jericho with a chop and Irish whip followed by a clothesline. Jericho says something to Styles and sends AJ to the mat. Jericho goes to the turnbuckles and Styles stops him. Styles with a Pele kick and Jericho falls to the mat. Styles gets a near fall.
Styles misses a clothesline and Jericho with a butterfly back breaker for a near fall. Jericho sets for the Walls of Jericho but Styles powers out of the hold. Styles with chops and slaps but Jericho with an enzuigiri. Jericho gets a near fall. Jericho kicks Styles and then Jericho goes up top. Styles meets Jericho's move from the top with a drop kick and both men are down. Jericho with a forearm and Styles fires back. Styles tries for a drop kick but Jericho holds on to the ropes and Jericho with a Lionsault for a near fall. Jericho punches and kicks Styles. Styles gets Jericho on his shoulders and he hits a neck breaker from a Death Valley Driver set up. Styles sets for the Styles Clash but Jericho holds on to the leg to counter and he tries to get Jericho over for the Walls of Jericho and he applies a full Boston Crab. Styles presses out of the hold and he crawls to the ropes but Jericho pulls him into the center of the ring.
Styles grabs the leg and he punches Jericho. Styles applies the Calf Crusher and Jericho is in the center of the ring. Jericho turns around to get to the rope as he is able to fight through the pain to avoid tapping out. The referee holds Styles back and Styles with a baseball slide to send Jericho to the floor.
Styles with a slingshot forearm to Jericho on the floor. Styles sends Jericho back into the ring and Styles sets for the Phenomenal forearm but Jericho hits the ropes and he covers Styles but his foot is under the ropes. Jericho with a Codebreaker for the three count.
Winner: Chris Jericho
We are told that Brock Lesnar will be on Smackdown next week.
We go to credits.
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