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WWE Mixed Match Challenge results: Day One Glow vs. Fabulous Truth

Posted on by Chris Aiken

Mixed Match Challenge went overseas during the eighth week of the round-robin tournament. Streamed on Facebook Watch hours earlier than usual, the show from Manchester, England was arguably one of the best episodes of the second season in the mixed tag team tournament.

The show from England featured a rap battle and dance breaks much like other gaga in Mixed Match Challenge. However, a hot crowd helped to create a much better atmosphere than previous weeks.

Kayla Braxton and Vic Joseph hosted a 10-minute pre-show before the live stream began. Joseph was also on commentary at ringside with Renee Young calling the matches. No Michael Cole on the show this week.

Highlights from the pre-show included promos from The Fabulous Truth and Day One Glow. Carmella vowed that Naomi would be “snatched bald” in their tag match. Naomi clapped back saying the only person that will be snatched bald is Carmella.

The Fabulous Truth also interrupted a segment on the pre-show to issue a challenge. They wanted a rap battle against Day One Glow during their match later on. Carmella and R-Truth then had a dance break with Braxton and Joseph.

Before taking part in the dance break, Braxton and Joseph did a breakdown of the recent backstory between Finn Balor and Bobby Lashley on Raw. They would once again be on opposing sides — only this time in a mixed tag team match when Country Dominance faced B’N’B in the opening bout this week.

Mickie James & Bobby Lashley (w/ Lio Rush) defeated Bayley & Finn Balor

James pinned Bayley in the aftermath of interference by Lio Rush. Country Dominance continues their undefeated streak — improving to three wins in the tournament. B’N’B dropped to an even record of two wins and two losses. The crowd chanted and sang for Bayley before the match started.

Bayley cradled James for near falls in the opening minutes. Lashley tagged in and wanted to have a pose down with Balor. The WBF lives on in Mixed Match Challenge. When Balor was posing, Lashley jumped him. Lashley clubbed Balor, then he paused to pose and flex.

Lashley continued fighting dirty until Balor struck back by cutting him off with a dropkick. Balor sent Lashley outside. Rush jumped into the ring and Balor threw him outside. Rush still managed to cause a distraction that shifted Balor’s attention. Lashley capitalized before applying the dreaded nerve hold.

A hot tag led to Bayley running wild. James cut her off with a superkick. Balor rushed into the ring to break up a pinning attempt. Balor then ran into a brick wall — but he fought back to drop Lashley with a slingblade. Lashley posted himself when missing a charge into a corner. With Lashley down selling, Rush was left one-on-one with Balor after weeks of interference and trash talk in matches on Raw.

Rush begged off and ran around the ring playing cat-and-mouse. Balor caught up to Rush, and Balor climbed to the top rope looking to pounce on his prey. Lashley shoved Balor off the top rope to save Rush from a Coup de Grace. That still could not save Rush from a Bayley-to-Belly.

Bayley suplexed Rush, and the crowd popped. With Bayley distracted with Rush, James swooped in to deliver a swinging DDT for the deciding pinfall.

Kayla Braxton interviewed Country Dominance in a post-match promo backstage. James cut a promo saying they are greater than Monster Eclipse. Lio Rush added that they would dominate, win, and collect — which he said was their formula for success.

Both Country Dominance and Monster Eclipse are undefeated heading into their match next week. Jimmy Uso suddenly burst onto the scene getting hyped before his entrance for the SmackDown block match in the mixed tag tournament.

Naomi & Jimmy Uso defeated Carmella & R-Truth

Naomi pinned Carmella in a match that included a rap battle and a dance break. The Fabulous Truth remain winless in the tournament, while Day One Glow improve to an even record of two wins and two losses.

Carmella made a blind tag as Uso and Truth were walking and talking. Carmella and Truth started dancing together. Uso called them out asking what is up with the rap battle. Uso shoved Truth as he gave him a microphone.

Day One Glow then slayed in the rap battle. The freestyling turned into a dance break where the lights dimmed and everybody danced. Breaking up the dance party, Carmella superkicked Naomi with a cheap shot for a two count.

Naomi fought out of a headlock only to get trapped in an airplane spin combined with a headscissors takeover by Carmella. The finish came out of nowhere when Naomi springboarded into an enzuigiri to score a pinfall on Carmella.

No hard feelings afterwards as the show closed with Fabulous Truth and Day One Glow dancing on the stage.

Next week undefeated teams from each block face off in the round-robin tournament. Team Awe-ska meet Fenomenal Flair in the SmackDown block match, and Country Dominance face Monster Eclipse in the Raw block.

Raw block standings —

  • Ember Moon & Braun Strowman  (3-0)
  • Mickie James & Bobby Lashley  (3-0)
  • Bayley & Finn Balor  (2-2)
  • Alicia Fox & Jinder Mahal  (0-3)
  • Natalya & Bobby Roode  (0-3)

SmackDown block standings —

  • Asuka & The Miz  (3-0)
  • Charlotte Flair & AJ Styles  (3-0)
  • Naomi & Jimmy Uso  (2-2)
  • Carmella & R-Truth  (0-3)
  • Lana & Rusev  (0-3)

WWE Mixed Match Challenge: Standings, matches for next week

Posted on by Chris Aiken

WWE’s round-robin tournament continues next week with two more mixed tag team matches from Manchester, England. The Raw block has Mickie James & Bobby Lashley vs. Bayley & Finn Balor. Likewise, Carmella & R-Truth vs. Naomi & Jimmy Uso meet in the SmackDown block match.

Last night on the show from Atlanta, Charlotte Flair & AJ Styles continued their undefeated streak with a win over Lana & Rusev. Lana & Rusev remain winless in the SmackDown block. In the Raw block on last night’s show, another undefeated team faced a winless pairing. Ember Moon & Braun Strowman defeated Alicia Fox & Jinder Mahal as the tournament rolled on.

James & Lashley and Asuka & The Miz are also undefeated in the tournament.

This season of Mixed Match Challenge will culminate with the finals being held at TLC on December 16, where the team that wins the Raw block will face the winners of the SmackDown block. Here are the updated standings:

Raw —

  • Ember Moon & Braun Strowman  (3-0)
  • Mickie James & Bobby Lashley  (2-0)
  • Bayley & Finn Balor  (2-1)
  • Alicia Fox & Jinder Mahal  (0-3)
  • Natalya & Bobby Roode  (0-3)

SmackDown —

  • Asuka & The Miz  (3-0)
  • Charlotte Flair & AJ Styles  (3-0)
  • Naomi & Jimmy Uso  (1-2)
  • Carmella & R-Truth  (0-2)
  • Lana & Rusev  (0-3)

WWE Mixed Match Challenge results: Fenomenal Flair vs. Fabulous Truth

Posted on by Chris Aiken

The fourth week of the ongoing mixed tag team tournament continued the round-robin gaga. For the second week in a row, one of the two matches on Mixed Match Challenge featured a dance-off. On this week’s episode from Indianapolis, things got groovy — but not for everyone.

Injuries continue to plague the tournament. A most recent development is an injury to Kevin Owens. An announcement of him being injured leaves Natalya without a tag team partner for the tournament. In a promo on the show, Natalya said she needed two new paws for Team Pawz. She wondered out loud who would be her mystery partner for a match next week.

In matches on this show, Fenomenal Flair faced Fabulous Truth. Likewise, B’N’B met Monster Eclipse in the show opener. Once again, gaga was prevalent in what had the tone of house show matches.

Ember Moon & Braun Strowman defeated Bayley & Finn Balor

Strowman pinned Balor with a running powerslam. The women started the match before Strowman began mauling Balor. Trying to chop down a proverbial redwood, Balor fought back to no avail. Strowman toyed with him like a cat playing with a ball of yarn. That built to a hot tag. Strowman missed a charge into a corner — and Balor tagged out.

Bayley ran wild on Moon — but Moon soon turned the tables to gain an advantage. Moon springboarded into a flying crossbody for a near fall. Bayley used a running knee strike for a two count. Moon went to the top rope, but Bayley tripped her up. A Bayley-to-Belly led to Strowman breaking up a pinning attempt.

Strowman posted himself when missing a charge into a corner. Balor jumped off the top rope to deliver a double foot stomp onto Strowman’s back. The monster fell for the first time in the match. Bayley dispatched Moon at ringside. Meanwhile, Strowman recovered to powerslam Balor for the pinfall.

Charlotte Flair & AJ Styles defeated Carmella & R-Truth

Styles pinned Truth with a roll-up. Carmella and Truth rapped a duet together before the match. Charlotte was selling her injuries from a stunt at the finish of her match with Becky Lynch on SmackDown. In storyline, she was medically cleared but “banged up” for this match.

They all played to the crowd early on with dueling chants of “Wooo” and “What’s up” going back and forth. Truth and Styles started the wrestling match when a dance-off developed.

The lights dimmed and the ring turned into a nightclub. Everybody was dancing to the music. They all did the splits. Styles was last — and he sold his groin upon trying the splits. He blamed it on his age and having kids. Everyone laughed at him.

Carmella caught Styles with a flying headscissors to break up the dance party. Carmella begged off from Charlotte. A chase ensued around the ring. Moments later, Carmella applied a headscissors submission — only for Charlotte to power out for a tag to Styles.

Styles cleaned house on Truth. They traded near falls with Carmella and Charlotte each making a save. Styles attempted a sunset flip, and Carmella grabbed Truth’s hands to keep him from going over into a pinning combination. Charlotte rushed over to pull Carmella off the apron. Truth lost his grip and Styles then rolled him up for a pinfall.

SmackDown block standings —

  • Flair & Styles (2-0)
  • Asuka & Miz (1-0)
  • Naomi & Jimmy Uso (1-1)
  • Lana & Rusev (0-1)
  • Carmella & R-Truth (0-2)

Raw block standings —

  • Ember Moon & Braun Strowman (2-0)
  • Mickie James & Bobby Lashley (1-0)
  • Bayley & Finn Balor (1-1)
  • Natalya & ??? (0-1)
  • Alicia Fox & Jinder Mahal (0-2)

Updated WWE Mixed Match Challenge standings, next week’s matches

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Braun Strowman & Ember Moon vs. Finn Balor & Bayley and AJ Styles & Charlotte Flair vs. R-Truth & Carmella are set for next week’s Mixed Match Challenge episode.

Balor & Bayley wrestled on last night’s show, with them defeating Jinder Mahal & Alicia Fox. After a storyline where there was dissension between Fox and Sunil Singh during the match, Balor took out Mahal and Singh with a tope con hilo and Bayley hit the Bayley-to-Belly on Fox for the win. Jimmy Uso & Naomi also defeated Rusev & Lana last night.

Strowman & Moon and Styles & Charlotte both won matches on the season two premiere of Mixed Match Challenge. R-Truth & Carmella lost to The Miz & Asuka last week.

This season’s Mixed Match Challenge is a round-robin tournament. It will culminate with the winners of the Raw block facing the team that wins the SmackDown block at TLC on December 16.

Here are the updated standings for the tournament:

Raw —

  • Braun Strowman & Ember Moon (1-0)
  • Bobby Lashley & Mickie James (1-0)
  • Finn Balor & Bayley (1-0)
  • Kevin Owens & Natalya (0-1)
  • Jinder Mahal & Alicia Fox (0-2)

SmackDown —

  • AJ Styles & Charlotte Flair (1-0)
  • The Miz & Asuka (1-0)
  • Jimmy Uso & Naomi (1-1)
  • R-Truth & Carmella (0-1)
  • Rusev & Lana (0-1)

Matches set for next week’s WWE Mixed Match Challenge episode

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE has announced the two matches that will be taking place on next week’s episode of Mixed Match Challenge.

Bobby Lashley & Sasha Banks will be facing Jinder Mahal & Alicia Fox in Raw’s match. On the SmackDown side, The Miz & Asuka will take on R-Truth & Carmella.

Miz & Asuka were the winners of Mixed Match Challenge season one.

Season two of Mixed Match Challenge premiered on Facebook Watch after SmackDown last night, with Braun Strowman & Ember Moon defeating Kevin Owens & Natalya and AJ Styles & Charlotte Flair picking up a win against Jimmy Uso & Naomi.

This season of Mixed Match Challenge is a round-robin tournament, with there being a Raw block and a SmackDown block. The tournament will conclude at WWE’s TLC pay-per-view in San Jose, California on December 16.

Michael Cole, Renee Young, and Vic Joseph are the commentary team for this season of Mixed Match Challenge.

Two more matches official for WWE SmackDown

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Two more matches are official for Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown.

Ahead of their mixed tag match at Hell in a Cell, Brie Bella will be facing Maryse in the main event of this week’s go-home show. Brie is set to team with Daniel Bryan against Maryse & The Miz at Hell in a Cell on September 16.

Maryse hasn’t wrestled since WrestleMania 33, where she teamed with Miz against Nikki Bella & John Cena.

R-Truth vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas has also been announced for Tuesday’s SmackDown. Truth (who was accompanied by Carmella) defeated Miz in last week’s main event due to a distraction from Bryan. Bryan and Brie attacked Miz and Maryse after the match, Almas and Zelina Vega interrupted them, and Bryan and Brie ended the show by putting Almas and Vega in the Yes Lock.

Cesaro & Sheamus vs. Rusev & Aiden English for a shot at The New Day’s Tag Team titles at Hell in a Cell and SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Sonya Deville in a non-title match have also been confirmed for Tuesday’s go-home show.

WWE Main Event results: Slater & Rhyno vs. Gallows & Anderson

Posted on by James Cox

The Big Takeaway: R-Truth made his first appearance on Main Event in a year while beating Curt Hawkins in the opener, then Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson stole one against Heath Slater & Rhyno in a strong main event.

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R-Truth defeated Curt Hawkins (4:38)

R-Truth comes out rapping to this expectant crowd in Nashville. He is in incredible physical shape at 45, a fact that many casual WWE fans just won’t realize. He and Hawkins do a lot of comedy early here, with Truth now adding dabs to his dubious dance repertoire.

Truth legdrops Hawkins, who rolls under the ropes to take a breather. Hawkins spikes Truth on the top rope and then takes over with strikes and a big vertical suplex. Truth kicks out at one and Hawkins slows things down with a rear chinlock.

When Truth works his way out, Hawkins takes him down by sweeping out his legs from under him and goes back on offense. Truth kicks out of a side suplex as Hawkins postures to the crowd. Truth nails him with a leg lariat and then gets the heat with clotheslines and a sit-out reverse suplex slam.

Truth misses the axe kick but is able to hit him with a finisher that he used to use in TNA, the reverse STO. This was pretty much by the numbers and exactly what you would expect.

Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson defeated Heath Slater & Rhyno (6:09)

Rhyno and Anderson start off together, with Rhyno taking the early going. He runs through Anderson and tags in Slater for some tag team tandem offense. Slater works over the left arm until he goes to tag in Rhyno. Anderson decides he’s had enough and retreats to his corner. He tags in Gallows to square off against Rhyno.

Gallows looks to waste no time, but he gets caught by Rhyno, who then goes to the second rope and floors Gallows with a diving shoulder block. Gallows kicks out of the cover, then Rhyno tags in Slater.

As Slater mounts him in the corner for punches, Anderson distracts Slater and he turns around to eat a superkick from Gallows. Anderson and Gallows celebrate with the too sweet as we head to a break.

Gallows and Anderson have the ring cut in half as we return, with Slater playing babyface in peril. Slater works his way out of a rear chinlock and is nailed back to the mat, then Gallows goes over and nails Rhyno. He turns around and gets dropkicked by Slater as both men crawl to make tags.

Rhyno comes in and is all over Anderson with a running spear to the corner and a huge belly-to-belly suplex. Gallows has to come in to make the save and Slater takes him out and they both spill outside. Rhyno hits Anderson with a superplex, but he kicks out at two.

Rhyno then looks for the tag, but Gallows sneaks around and takes out Slater’s feet so that he smashes his head into the apron. With the referee’s back turned, Gallows enzuigiris Rhyno to the back of the head and they hit the Magic Killer for the win. This was a decent match but had a really good finish.

Tag team turmoil match set for Raw in London

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The next challengers for The Hardys’ tag titles will be decided as Raw makes its way to London on Monday night.

Kurt Angle announced a number one contender’s tag team turmoil match for the show during a backstage segment with the Golden Truth last week, though no other participants were revealed at the time.

WWE.com has since posted that Cesaro & Sheamus, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson, Enzo Amore & Big Cass, and Heath Slater & Rhyno will join Goldust & R-Truth in vying for a shot at the Raw Tag Team Championship.

The program between The Hardys and Cesaro & Sheamus continued after their match at Payback, with the champions being laid out in an attack after the match. Cesaro & Sheamus also fled the ring as The Hardys looked to get revenge last week.

WWE hasn’t yet revealed when the winning team will get their shot at the titles, though Raw’s next pay-per-view is Extreme Rules on June 4th in Baltimore, Maryland.

Both Raw and SmackDown will be taped at the O2 Arena in London shortly before they air this week as WWE continues its European tour.