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TNT Undisputed Championship Ladder Match: Sammy Guevara vs Cody Rhodes w/Arn Anderson
Crowd is loud and split here. Code of Honor adhered to. Cody rolls out of a lockup attempt. They lockup, Cody with a side headlock into a shoulderblock, Sammy with a dropkick, he preens to the crowd. Side headlock by Guevara, Cody tries a single leg. Sammy escapes and we have a stare down. Test of strength, armtwist by Cody, he tries a Tiger Driver but misses. Sammy blocks an uppercut and rolls out and grabs a ladder. Cody with a punch to the jaw on the floor. Cody now grabs a big ladder and bridges it between the ring and the barricade. Cody grabs a chair but the brawl spreads to the crowd. Cody clotheslines him over the barricade back to ringside but Sammy immediately nails a cutter off the barricade. Sammy goes up the ramp and grabs a ladder. Cody tries to throw the ladder out but Sammy sends him to the apron and battering rams him to the floor. Sammy tries to climb the ladder but gets stopped. Cody gets him in the electric chair. Sammy escapes but they collide heads.
Scorpio Sky and Dan Lambert are seen looking on.
The two slug it out at the top of the ladder. Cody with a VERTICAL SUPLEX OFF THE LADDER as we go to commercial.
We are back from commercial and it's Cody with a gourdbuster on the ladder, he sneers and looks angry applies a figure 4 through the ladder rungs. I've never seen that before. Cody releases the hold and sets up the big ladder. Cody with a huge chop in 3 corners. Sammy with a desperation clothesline but Cody throws a ladder at him as Sammy tries a springboard maneuver. Cody climbs the ladder but Sammy climbs another ladder and nails a cutter by LEAPING off his ladder. Sammy tries to trap Cody under a ladder and climb it, but Cody benchpresses him off it. Cody tries to climb. Sammy tries to stop him but Cody nails the Cross Rhodes off the ladder. Cody tries to put it away but Sammy follows him and they are hanging off the rung holding the belts. Both men crash to the mat. Action spills to the floor and Cody attacks the knee. Here comes Fuego Del Sol, who eats a Tiger Driver. Cody tries one on Sammy but gets backdropped and GTH'd on the floor. Sammy grabs a ladder from under the ring. Sammy sets Cody up on the bridged ladder from earlier and climbs the one the just took out. Ross calls this professional suicide as he nails a senton off the ladder, which did not break. Sammy got a hell of a case of whiplash there.
Sammy rolls back in and tries to climb the ladder. Cody follows him and they trade blows on top of the ladder. Sammy knocks him off and grabs both belts from the rung.
WINNER AND UNDISPUTED TNT CHAMPION SAMMY GUEVARA
Sammy Guevara celebrates with Fuego.
Earlier today, Tony Schiavone met with Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks from a VERY cold beach in Cleveland. They challenge Dante Martin and Jay Lethal.
Handicap Match: Wardlow w/ Shawn Spears vs. Elijah Dean and Jake Alexander.
Wardlow with a clothesline and a pounce. He delivers 6 powerbombs between the 2 and scores the pin.
WINNER: WARDLOW
Wardlow prevents Spears from nailing the opposition with a chair.
Chris Jericho, Santana and Ortiz vs. 2.0 and Daniel Garcia
There's tension in the Inner Circle as Lee and Jericho kick us off, Santana tags himself in. Santana and Lee slug it out in the corner. Three Amigos in tandem by Proud and Powerful. Lee with a double chop. Ortiz and Garcia are now legal. Chop by Ortiz, Ortiz and Santana with a Flapjack and double dropkick. Jericho tags himself in and Ortiz immediately tags himself back in. We go to commercial.
We're back and 2.0 with an attempted back suplex. Santana breaks it up. The obvious story here is that there's huge tension here. Santana steals Jericho's tag and squares off with Garcia. 2.0 double team Santana, who nials a double cutter. Santana with a discus lariat for 2. From the apron, Jerciho nails the Judas Effect on Parker, Santana with a piledriver for the pin.
WINNERS: CHRIS JERICHO, SANTANA AND ORTIZ
We have a video package on Lance Archer and Adam Page. It'll be a Texas Death Match for the Title in 2 weeks
Tony is with Private Party and Jurassic Express, along with Christian Cage and Matt Hardy, ahead of their title match on Rampage
CM Punk is here. He's dressed for action but has the mic. He greets Cleveland and thanks them for their support. Cleveland is not sick of hearing Punk talk but he's sick of talking. He wants MJF now. He's still got MJF's scarf from last week. He makes fun of Long Island. MJF comes out, in a brand new scarf no less. MJF runs down Cleveland and makes fun of the fact that they think they can get him in the ring tonight. A mid city like Cleveland doesn't deserve it. Next week, in Chicago, it'll be CM Punk vs. MJF. MJF vows that after he wins, everyone'll see the real CM Punk, the one who blames his failures on everyone else, the one who sues when he gets upset, the one who take his ball and goes home like Lebron James. MJF reminds us that Punk quit wrestling in Cleveland back in 2014. Punk, MJF says, will inevitably quit and cry about it on a podcast. Punk retorts that everyone knows MJF can't handle his business. Punk says he stands by every decision he has ever made.
FTR and Wardlow join MJF on the stage as Shawn Spears attacks Punk from behind through the crowd. Spears spears Punk with a chair to the gut. FTR holds Punk down as Spears slams his back with a chair. Punk tries to fight back but MJF orders a powerbomb. Wardlow obliges. MJF sits on a prone Punk, KENTA style and celebrates.
The Acclaimed air their grievances regarding Jon Moxley. This Friday it'll be Moxley vs. Bowens.
Legit Leyla Hirsch vs. Red Velvet
Velvet attacks right away and puts Hirsch down with a leg lariat. Hirsch pulls her to the floor and sends her into the barricade. Velvet with a forearm. Knee lift and a stunner across the middle rope by Velvet and the action spills back in. Velvet tries a triangle sleeper but Hirsch powers out and sends Velvet into the corner as we go to commercial.
We're back and it's Hirsch getting nailed by a desperation stunner. We're told that Velvet is the #1 contender for the World title while Hirsch is #2. Double knees by Velvet. Hirsch blocks a rollup but gets nailed by a spear. Hirsch blocks the final slice and nails a running knee. Hirsch with the arm breaker, Velvet makes the ropes. Running kick by Hirsch. Rollup for 2 by Velvet, Hirsch with one of her own and she grabs the tights for the pin.
WINNER LEYLA HIRSCH
Hirsch applies the armbreaker to Velvet but gets chased off by a saving Kris Statlander.
We hear some words of warning from The House of Black for Death Triangle
Tony Schiavone brings out Dr. Britt Baker to present her with her Pro Wrestling Illustrated Awards: Woman of the Year, Most Improved Wrestler of the Year and Match of the Year (Lights Out vs. Thunder Rosa). The Pittsburgh native has some unkind words for Cleveland. Her Inside the Ropes Award is also o display. She makes fun of the Browns an d Baker Mayfield. Dr. Baker has SERIOUS star power. She says Cleveland should be happy to have a Baker they can be proud of.
Vickie Guerrero and Nyla Rose come out and complain about Ruby Soho costing her the TBS title.
Lights Out Non Sanctioned Match: Adam Cole vs. Orange Cassidy
Cassidy breaks his own sungalsses and the two come out swinging. Cassidy is taking this seriously. Action spills to the outside and Cassidy sends him into the rail and nails Cole with a shotgun dropkick. Cole reverses a whip and, this time, it's Cassidy into the rail. Belly to back suplex on the barricade by Cole. Cole pulls out a chair but DANHAUSEN comes out with the chair. Cassidy with a DDT as Danhausen walks off. Even Cassidy seems perplexed. Cole with a chair shot to the back followed by a pump kick. Cassidy blocks a Panama Sunrise on the floor and double legs Cole through a table. Cassidy goes for the Orange Punch but Cole blocks it with the ring bell. Cole slams Cassidy's hand into the steps and pulls out more plunder from under the ring as we go to commercial.
We're back to live action and there's a tug of war over a chain. Cole with a brainbuster for 2. Cole sets up the chairs but gets hit by the Stundog Millionaire. Michinoku Driver through the chair but Cassidy for 2. Cole calls for help and here comes Brandon Cutler. Wheeler Yuta stops him. Bobby Fish, Chuck Taylor and The Young Bucks come out. Trent and Rocky Romero stop a double superkick. Beach Break and an Orange Punch by Cassidy. The right hand of Cassidy is in agony. Low blow by Cole but Cassidy pulls out a cop. Cassidy with the Panama Sunrise for 2. Cassidy wraps his hand up with a chain. Cole rolls out but Cassidy follows him to the back. Cole with a Death Valley Driver through Tony Khan's table for 2. They make their way back to the arena area. Cole with a superkick. Cassidy with a big one of his own. Cassidy goes for a chain assisted Orange Punch but Cole throws a stage light in front of him. Cole climbs the scaffolding truss. Unbenkownst to him, Cassidy followed him and nails a low blow. Cassidy wraps him up and they crash through the stage. Cassidy lands on top and the referee counts the 3.
WINNER ORANGE CASSIDY
We go to credits.
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