Tag: Omos

SummerSlam results: Megastar moment — LA Knight wins Slim Jim Battle Royal

The SummerSlam Battle Royal had a very popular winner.

Not going blow for blow here, but will note the highlights and who gets the biggest introductions. The Miz is one in that category, but things really explode for LA Knight, as expected. He has to be the favorite to win here, but we’ve been fooled before when it comes to the Megastar. AJ Styles also gets his full intro and a hearty crowd reaction.

Just as the bell rings, MVP interrupts and says the match can’t begin until the man who will win is in it. He means Omos. The giant is on his way down but everyone already in the ring starts brawling.

Omos immediately starts chucking people out, perhaps trying to speed things up as we’re already more than an hour in. The Brawling Brutes are able to team up on him, but that doesn’t last long as he powers his way out.

Imperium eliminates Otis, which the fans are not happy to see. Tommaso Ciampa and Shinsuke Nakamura renew pleasantries, but Bronson Reed is able to overpower them both.

Austin Theory gets a healthy boo, which turns to cheers when he’s dumped out by Santos Escobar, who is in turn thrown out.

There’s still an Omos problem to solve, as he throws out two men at once, including Matt Riddle. Knight makes a run at Omos but is dropped by a big boot. A Styles Phenomenal Forearm staggers the big man for good, though, and a number of wrestlers join forces to finally throw him out.

Knight is thrown over the top rope but skins the cat and eliminates The Miz. Grayson Waller is out next and the numbers are dwindling as Karrion Kross crashes out.

Reed throws out Chad Gable, then has Knight in trouble. But the Megastar prevails while battling from the apron and throws out Big Bronson.

Only Styles, Knight and Sheamus remain. But Kross grabs Styles’ foot on the apron, allowing a Brogue Kick to send him out. Knight drops his elbow on Sheamus but is caught by a knee.

Sheamus is tossed to the apron, then both men end up on the top rope before they crash down. Knight recovers first and eliminates Sheamus to get a very popular win.

Check out full WWE SummerSlam 2023 results here.

WWE Backlash 2023 results: Seth Rollins stomps his way past Omos

See if and how Seth Rollins was able to overcome one of his literally biggest challenges to date.

During his ring walk, the announce team discusses the “brilliant” business move that made Omos a free agent during the WWE Draft. Corey Graves notes that MVP feels he is a “big money attraction” but could use a win here to validate that claim. Seth Rollins hears a ridiculously loud singalong to his entrance theme, as you’d expect.

Seth drinks it in but eats a huge boot from Omos, who follows with a shoulder tackle once the bell rings to start the match. The Nigerian Giant mockingly cups his ear to the fans as he continues to throw Rollins around, also catching a right to the midsection while attempting to springboard in off the apron.

Omos grabs Rollins’ head in his hand like a basketball and chucks him over the top rope to the floor. But Seth squirms free and knocks Omos into the post, then scores with a suicide dive. A second fares worse as Omos catches him and slams him on the apron.

An overhead press allows Omos to throw Rollins back into the ring. He picks up Rollins for Snake Eyes and follows with a big boot. Omos mocks the singing again, drawing plenty of boos.

Seth finally gets some offense going and even gets his large foe to one knee with a low dropkick. A superkick is next, but his attempt at a modified Pedigree is met with a back body drop from Omos’ knees.

Omos misses on a corner charge, then gets his head bounced off the top of the post. Rollins climbs for a tornado DDT, then scales the other corner for a big frog splash. Rollins covers but sees Omos kick out at one.

Seth keeps at it, hitting a rolling elbow and a flying forearm. He charges in for the Stomp, but Omos shrugs it off and hits a chokeslam for a near fall. Rollins tries for a sleeper, hanging on even as he gets smacked back into the turnbuckles. Omos drops to one knee and is fading, but he hits a side slam to free himself.

Rollins hits a Stomp, superkicks MVP and scores with another Stomp, but Omos kicks out at two. So Seth goes to the top rope for his third Stomp, and that does it, finally.

Click here for full WWE Backlash 2023 results.

WWE Backlash 2023 results: Bad Bunny shines, Cody Rhodes sneaks out a W

Get live updates for Bad Bunny vs. Damian Priest, Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar, and all the WWE Backlash matches from San Juan.

While WWE Backlash typically deals with the fallout from WrestleMania, the 2023 edition set to take place in San Juan, Puerto Rico seems more like it’s going to be the show that answers a bunch of pressing questions.

The two biggest men’s matches fall into that category. One sees Cody Rhodes facing off with Brock Lesnar after the Beast Incarnate attacked him several weeks ago. Can the American Nightmare pass this very stiff test and get back on the road to finishing his story?

The other is an aptly named San Juan Street Fight between music superstar Bad Bunny and Damian Priest. In this showdown between former friends, can Bad Bunny continue his string of impressive in-ring showings in his first solo match?

Both women’s championships will be on the line at Backlash as well. Neither Bianca Belair nor Rhea Ripley is expected to lose, but if that indeed turns out to be the case, what will happen to their championships — since both women were drafted to the “opposite” shows last week?

As has increasingly been the case as of late, there’s a big question about the Bloodline too. The Usos came up short in their attempt to regain the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship, and even worse, dedicated their effort to their Tribal Chief. As they team with Solo Sikoa to face Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn and Matt Riddle, are they all on the same page, and what will happen to Jey and Jimmy if they lose?

There should be answers to all of these questions before the night is over at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, and we’ll be bringing them all to you here at Wrestling Junkie.

WWE Backlash 2023 results:

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WWE Backlash 2023: Date, start time, match card

We get you set for the first WWE premium live event in Puerto Rico in nearly 20 years.

When WrestleMania is in the rear view mirror, it can only be time for the Backlash.

It makes sense that WWE follows its biggest event of every calendar year with a show that deals with its repercussions, and even though the company has moved away from branding it that way directly in 2023 — the show was actually called WrestleMania Backlash the last few years — there’s no question that the fingerprints of the Show of Shows are on this event as usual.

What’s new and exciting for this year is the locale: San Juan, Puerto Rico, which hasn’t hosted a WWE premium live event in 18 years. Music superstar Bad Bunny, one of Puerto Rico’s favorite sons, had been advertised as the host of the event, but as you’ll see below, he’s since abandoned that position in favor of a more active role, to say the least.

The card will also be boosted by some returning talent. Matt Riddle has been back on TV after missing several months due to a reported suspension (and entering rehab), and got thrown right into the fire. He’ll join tag team champs/best buddies Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn to even the odds against the Bloodline side of The Usos and Solo Sikoa.

Speaking of the Bloodline, Roman Reigns looks to be sitting Backlash out, but that’s because he has someone else handling his top challenger. Cody Rhodes wanted a rematch for Reigns’ Undisputed WWE Universal Championship but instead got ambushed by Brock Lesnar on Raw. Those two men will now do battle in San Juan in an encounter that could serve as the main event.

The crowd is almost guaranteed to be super hot after not hosting an event of this magnitude for so long. Here’s everything you need to know to prepare for Backlash.

WWE Backlash 2023

  • Date: May 6, 2023
  • Location: Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Start time: 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
  • How to watch: On Peacock in the U.S., and on WWE Network in the rest of the world
  • Matches announced: 7

Please scroll down for more on the back story and a look at what might happen in each match.

WWE Raw results: Seth Rollins, Solo Sikoa match becomes a 7-person brawl

Also on tonight’s card are Jimmy Uso vs. Matt Riddle and Shinsuke Nakamura on Miz TV.

Part of the Raw roster for May 8 and beyond is set. The rest of it will fall into place on tonight’s episode from Forth Worth, Texas.

Thanks to Night One of the 2023 WWE Draft, Raw has 24 wrestlers on its roster, including Cody Rhodes, Becky Lynch and all of Imperium. But the other half of the WWE talent pool remains ready to be selected on Night Two, which just so happens to be tonight.

One of the big names yet to be chosen is Brock Lesnar. Not only is he generally not involved in the draft, getting to be a free agent who floats between brands, he’s also in the middle of a program with Rhodes. You’d think WWE would send them to the same brand, but it’s certainly not guaranteed since Lesnar and Rhodes will do battle at Backlash and the new rosters take effect on the following Raw.

(Note: Lesnar ended up as a free agent after all, see below.)

Two people who already know they’re going to be on Monday nights going forward are Shinsuke Nakamura and The Miz. Conveniently, we’ll see them interact tonight, as the King of Strong Style will be a guest on the A-Lister’s latest Miz TV segment.

There’s also an intriguing singles match that WWE announced this afternoon. Jimmy Uso still doesn’t know where he and Jey will be plying their trade, as The Usos are in tonight’s draft pool. But while the brothers are undoubtedly still stinging from their championship rematch loss to Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn — not to mention their failure in a bout they dedicated to the Tribal Chief — Jimmy won’t have time to reflect tonight as he’s up against Matt Riddle.

WWE Raw results from Fort Worth:

(click here for WWE Draft picks for each round tonight and click on any match with a link for more details)

  • Triple H comes out to welcome everyone to Raw and to Night Two of the WWE Draft; oh, and Brock Lesnar isn’t eligible to be drafted after all, having renegotiated his status as a free agent earlier today
  • “If he’s upset with me now, he’s really not going to like this one.” Paul Heyman says The Usos’ draft fate is TBD, but while addressing the “jokes” in the Raw locker room, he says the word “freakin'” a few too many times and accidentally summons Seth Rollins, who issues his own spoiler about winning the World Heavyweight Championship at Night of Champions; that brings out Solo Sikoa, who will face Rollins later tonight
  • Adam Pearce asks Cody Rhodes not to start up any chaos with Brock Lesnar but gets no promises
  • Bayley and Dakota Kai def. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez by pinfall
  • Booker T (Raw) and wife Sharmell (SmackDown) head out to deliver the next round of draft picks
  • “Good luck with that.” Pearce makes the same plea to Brock Lesnar that he made to Cody, but well …
  • Braun Strowman and Ricochet def. Alpha Academy by pinfall
  • The Bad Bunny-Damian Priest hype video is played again
  • Shawn Michaels and Adam Pearce are out to announce the next round of WWE Draft picks, but Brock Lesnar decides he wants to head to the ring now, Pearce sends out a phalanx of security guards, and Rhodes tries to get him a piece of Brock and ends up getting trapped by all the guards instead
  • Matt Riddle is excited that he got drafted to the same show as the tag team champions so they can hang out all the time, but Kevin Owens is not as psyched about that
  • Matt Riddle def. Jimmy Uso by pinfall
  • Eric Bischoff (Raw) and Rob Van Dam (SmackDown) head out to make the next round of WWE Draft picks
  • Jey Uso asks why Sikoa wasn’t at ringside for Jimmy’s match, and Heyman says Solo needs to stay concentrated on his assignment tonight
  • Shinsuke Nakamura joins The Miz for Miz TV, and the A-Lister ends up eating a Kinshasa, as you might expect
  • Omos def. local talent in a quick squash match
  • Road Dogg and Molly Holly are next to introduce the Round 5 WWE Draft picks
  • The Judgment Day is happy to be staying together on Raw, and delivers messages to Zelina Vega and Bad Bunny in multiple languages, but the LWO responds with a rousing speech from Rey Mysterio
  • Damian Priest, Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley def. Rey Mysterio, Santos Escobar and Zelina Vega when Priest pins Rey Mysterio after a South of Heaven
  • Rhodes admits Lesnar is in his head but says that while Brock usually gets what he wants, he won’t on Saturday
  • Bianca Belair says it doesn’t matter what show she’s on as long as she can represent, and Damage CTRL comes by to tell her that IYO SKY will beat her at Backlash, to which Belair accuses Bayley and Dakota Kai of holding SKY back
  • Teddy Long (Raw) and JBL (SmackDown) are out to deliver the sixth and final round of draft picks
  • Xavier Woods say The New Day will inject a little more energy back into Monday nights
  • Seth Rollins vs. Solo Sikoa ends in a DQ as the Usos invade the ring, quickly followed by a brawl that involves Owens, Zayn and Riddle that ends the show

WWE Raw After WrestleMania results: One Beast of a surprise for Cody Rhodes

What surprises are in store after WrestleMania 39? Get live Raw After WrestleMania results here.

If there’s ever an episode of its flagship show that WWE wants to play close to the vest, the Raw After WrestleMania is it. On the heels of an eventful and emotional two-night WrestleMania at SoFi Stadium, the scene shifts to Crypto.com Arena for tonight’s show.

And it promises to be more packed than usual, because WWE announced that the first hour will be commercial-free. Will we see NXT promotions? Stars returning after long absences? A certain Catalyst, perhaps? We’ll have to wait and see.

WWE has literally said nothing else about what to expect, so let’s do some speculation. First and foremost, there’s the matter of Cody Rhodes. The American Nightmare went into WrestleMania confident and with the vast majority of the WWE Universe behind him to achieve his destiny … and lost.

Since it took the entire Bloodline to defeat him, maybe Rhodes isn’t completely crestfallen. But he’ll have to pick himself up and try to move forward, and that likely starts tonight.

Bianca Belair had a more successful outing on Sunday night, turning away a tough challenge from Asuka to remain the Raw Women’s Champion. We could learn what’s next for The EST of WWE in L.A. as well.

Plus we know Bad Bunny will be on hand tonight. The music superstar played a small but pivotal role on night 1 of WrestleMania, preventing Dominik Mysterio from using a chain on his father. Bad Bunny will be the host of Backlash, the next WWE premium live event, but perhaps there’s even more in store for him on Raw.

There’s bound to be much more, but just like you, we’re going to have to watch to see exactly what it is. That means tuning to USA at 8 p.m. ET (and getting all your bathroom breaks in ahead of time, thanks to the no commercials) or keeping it locked here at Wrestling Junkie for us to hit you with live Raw After WrestleMania results all evening.

WWE Raw After WrestleMania results in 90 seconds:

  • Triple H takes a WrestleMania 39 victory lap and assures everyone that the sale to Endeavor changes nothing
  • He then brings out Roman Reigns, quickly joined by Cody Rhodes; Cody wants a rematch, but instead ends up with a tag team match — with Brock Lesnar as his partner
  • Omos def. Elias by pinfall
  • The Usos stop by to see Reigns, but Heyman says he’s stepped out and that Jimmy and Jey can hit the jet for seafood; Paul can be heard saying “I took care of it” as he returns to the locker room
  • A video package shows highlights from the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony Friday night
  • Bad Bunny promotes Backlash in Puerto Rico and says he’s happy to be enjoying tonight’s show as a fan … hmm …
  • Rey Mysterio wants to take time to thank the WWE Universe, but he’s interrupted by Austin Theory, who’s feeling good about his victory over John Cena and wants a piece of another legend
  • Austin Theory def. Rey Mysterio by pinfall after interference by Dominik Mysterio, who teams with Damian Priest to attack Rey and send Bad Bunny through the announce table after the match
  • Adam Pearce is going after Priest, who asks why AP didn’t have the same energy when Bad Bunny interfered at Mania
  • The new champs are here, and while Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens deserve the love they’re getting, the Street Profits still want to fight them
  • Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens def. Street Profits by pinfall
  • Seth Rollins brags about sending Logan Paul and KSI back to the cesspool of social media, and he’s ready to hear the people sing his song … so he does, and then leaves
  • Bobby Lashley says he has a lot of pent-up frustration, and the taunting he’s getting from Bronson Reed isn’t going to help; this probably isn’t the best time for Mustafa Ali to put his two cents in …
  • Bobby Lashley def. Mustafa Ali by submission
  • Reigns asks Heyman if he knew Lesnar would be here, and is not happy that it happened, but he’s determined to prevail tonight
  • What’s next for Bianca Belair? Not Rhea Ripley, not yet, though the two champs tease a match to see who’s the best of the best somewhere down the line
  • Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez def. Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and IYO SKY) by pinfall to earn a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match
  • The Miz opens his mouth unwisely again, gets beaten up by a returning Matt Riddle
  • Becky Lynch, Lita and Trish Stratus are still riding the high from their WrestleMania victory and are glad to have Damage CTRL behind them … but is there something off with Trish?
  • There is no main event, just an ass kicking, as Lesnar assaults Rhodes right after the teams are announced

Please scroll down for more details on every match and major non-match segment.

WrestleMania 39 results, night 2: Cody Rhodes’ story remains unfinished in dramatic main event

Full WWE WrestleMania 39 night 2 results, including the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match between Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Night 1 of WrestleMania 39 had its share of thrills and emotional moments, particularly in championship victories by Rhea Ripley and Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. Now it’s time to see what WWE can do for an encore.

The main event of night 2 is one that’s been locked in since January, when Cody Rhodes won the Royal Rumble. He’s been laser focused on winning the world championship his legendary father never did since his return to WWE last year, flawlessly playing the role of the company’s top babyface for months.

Standing in his way is only the man who’s had an iron grip on both of the WWE men’s world titles for some time, Roman Reigns. While Reigns has let Paul Heyman do much of the talking during the run-up to WrestleMania 39, he remains the unquestioned top dog of the company, and there will be intense interest to see if he leaves SoFi Stadium with gold still in his possession.

Another champion looking to avoid being dethroned is Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair. She’ll be competing against a foe she knows well in Asuka … or at least one she did know well, as Asuka has acted increasingly unpredictable in recent weeks, and figures to be Belair’s stiffest test since she won her title at WrestleMania last year.

Two other matches on the night 2 card figure to up the ante on pure spectacle. The first bout of the night is expected to be the one pitting Brock Lesnar against an impossibly large opponent, the Nigerian Giant Omos. And Edge may feel confident going into a Hell in a Cell match given all he’s done in his legendary career, but he’s facing a rarely seen (and very successful) foe in “The Demon” persona of Finn Balor.

Wrestling Junkie will be in the house again at SoFi Stadium recapping all the action as WrestleMania 39 reaches its crescendo. You can watch starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Peacock in the U.S., or on WWE Network internationally. But if you’re not able to watch, check this post for results and links to full match details all throughout the night.

WrestleMania 39 night 2 results

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WrestleMania 39 results: Brock Lesnar gets Omos up for an F-5

Find out what happened in the battle of (very) big men at WrestleMania 38 when Omos and Brock Lesnar collided on night 2.

INGLEWOOD – Calif. — The fans come to life for the first time on night 2 as Brock Lesnar makes his way down the ramp to face the Nigerian Giant, Omos. Corey Graves notes that even if Lesnar goes down to defeat, he’s going to go down giving the fight of his life.

Their first exchanges don’t go well for Lesnar, who gets easily scooped up and slammed as well. Another body slam follows in short order as MVP urges on his client.

Omos uses repeated kidney punches to keep Lesnar down, then lifts him into a bearhug. Brock is smashed into the turnbuckles, finally staggering out of the corner and walking right into another body slam.

And its … another bearhug. Lensar battles his way out of the hold, but Omos chokeslams him for a near fall. Lesnar is whipped into a corner, but Omos misses on a charge and Lesnar gets his claws on him for two German suplexes. Make that three.

Lesnar tries to get Omos up for an F-5, but his legs buckle. Second time’s the charm, however, and it’s enough to keep his very large opponent down for three.

 

MVP says Omos WrestleMania ring gear may not get to L.A. in time

Weather may prevent the Nigerian Giant from wearing what he planned against Brock Lesnar.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Making the ring gear for Omos has to take a little bit longer than it does for most WWE wrestlers. That just comes with the territory when one has to outfit a man who stands 7-foot-3 and weighs more than 400 pounds.

But while the Nigerian Giant had something special planned to wear in his much anticipated battle with Brock Lesnar during night 2 of WrestleMania 39, it was another logistical snafu that might prevent it from being unveiled until the next night.

Omos made a surprise appearance with manager MVP at a press event hosted by Mattel on April 1 to reveal more about how WWE action figures are made. While answering questions about the process of choosing ring gear, MVP revealed that what his client was going to wear Sunday might have to wait until Monday.

“That’s also a sore point right now,” MVP said, in reference to Omos’ displeasure that he doesn’t have a new action figure coming out soon enough for his liking, something he expressed repeatedly (though in jest) during the event. “Due to weather, his new gear is held up, so we don’t know if somebody’s going to come through in the last minute and be able to create something new, or if his WrestleMania gear gets worn at Raw. We’ll see how that works out.”

On the plus side, Omos didn’t have to wrestle on the first night of WrestleMania 39, giving him one extra day to see if his gear arrives. He just won’t have much margin of error if it shows up in Los Angeles today — early reports suggest Omos vs. Lesnar is slated to open the night 2 card.

The silver lining is that it sounds like Omos will have something shiny and new to show off in L.A., even it’s not until the Raw After WrestleMania. Maybe then Mattel will get busy on that new figure so he at least has that.