ULW Event Summaries from 8.19.24 – 9.27.24

Bulletpoint Summaries from August 19^th, 2024 through September 27^th, 2024:

Premier Aggression (8.19.24)

• Cold scene shows the Board of Directors meeting on the question of the Rule 11 clock
• Dibiase’s influence is felt strong throughout the exchange as the Board appears split; with a slight tilt towards Dibiase, preventing Brown and Catherine from outright getting their way (especially after John Brown – not Anthony – reveals himself as the final member of the Board, appointed by Dibiase to Chief Compliance Officer)
• The stalemate leads to open frustration by Catherine and Ted Brown, but Jackie leans in and offers Catherine (who was seeking to withdraw the proposal) an alternative to amend the proposal to help Ted Brown and Catherine get what they want…with a twist
• Catherine offers up the proposal, which creates the rotating position of “Triad Head” among the Triad members every three months
• Dibiase likes the proposal as well, and it passes overwhelmingly (after the amendment passes with a simple majority), with the new rule going into effect on September 1^st!
• Jackie spoke up saying that her grandfather would see this moment with renewed optimism for the industry before the meeting adjourning
• In the opening bout, Jade Cargill successfully defended her Women’s Championship against Roxanne Perez, after Bayley was stunned and beat to the ring to answer the open challenge
• We see Commissioner Perry walking as the lights flicker, she is interrupted by Carmelo Hayes – who wants another shot at LA Knight, who he claims cost him the Premier Title -, and Perry reminds him that Knight is injured, but agrees to give him a match at the next Premier League show! The lights then flicker once again after Hayes departs!
• Next, before the next match, Owen Hart comes down to the ring to explain himself from his sudden appearance 2 weeks ago
• Hart states that he has come back to restore respect to the business, including to his cousin Chet, who is now known as the Ladies Man!
• He asserts that he will be punishing the entire roster, but after he and Ladies Man dispense with Ricky Starks
• In a hard fought Premier Title match, Mystico retains over Goldust
• As the trio of Big Show, Saguna, and Sonjay all mourn the loss of their chance with Lady Love, the Crock traipses a series of contenders for their affection in front of them from Sunny, to “Lady Man” (Ladies Man), to Greg Valentine, and then to Che. The guys aren’t impressed, as they elect to keep looking, with Crock left placed through a table
• Jesse Hash tells Lawrence Mason that he is tired of being ignored and tired of CM Punk getting in his business, but that he will have to wait until Punk gets off the injured list; Hash then takes a swipe at AJ Lee before leaving!
• In the next match, Damian Priest defeats Attitude
• Just before the Main Event, Chris Jericho comes out to declare that he has revoked all consideration of his retirement, and has set his sights on the Undisputed Title with Dragonfly out of the way!
• He is interrupted by Ted Dibiase Jr., who reminds the world that he ended Dragonfly’s historic reign, and that he will be pursuing the gold!
• The two of them, though, are cut off by Chief Commissioner Mouse, who reminds them that they need to talk to him first, and reminds them that neither of them have earned a shot yet, but he – too – is cut off…by Ethan Page!
• He says that all of this talk means nothing without him, and Lenny asks what he has done to deserve a shot
• Lenny sees the opportunity and slates a triple threat match to determine Bray’s next challenger!
• Then, in the main event, the Bludgeon Brothers defeat the Young Bucks in a hellacious Falls Count Anywhere match!!

Extreme Aggression (8.26.24)

• Dr, Evil is seen in the cold open talking with the Establishment about his history with the Mouse Family and about their task at hand: dealing with Bray and the Neck-Breakers, for which he promises to pay them handsomely for delivering
• In the opening bout, Bron Breakker absolutely devastates Granddaddy Duxen, leaving him for dead
• Next, in the August installment of “That Time of the Month”, Ladies Man whines about his treatment as of late from Ricky meddling with him to Crock mistaking him for “Lady Man”, he then tells Owen to not “dead name” him and bitches about Kamala Harris being the Democratic Nominee for President, and finishes by promises to send Ricky into obscurity
• Gustav is explaining to Mr. Kennedy about how he doesn’t fear the Edge Court and that his sights are set on vengeance against Evil, but the two are cut off by Bane, who attacks them and drags Gustav away!
• In the next contest, Owen Hart defeats Sean OIson!
• The Extreme Champion, Seth Rollins is taken aside by Eddie Guerrero, and challenges him to a match for the gold, and Seth agrees, pledging to be a fighting champion!
• In a special installment of “Up to Date”, after the hosts discuss the coming change of the rules pertinent to corporate leadership, Chief Commissioner Mouse tells Riot and Quest that he recognizes Jackie has been different as of late, but he is not buying the claim that she is possessed by his late brother
• He also discusses the changes in Corporate, acknowledging that the changes are practically irreversible considering the stranglehold of Dibiase; even so, he remains confident about the company’s strength going forward
• Lenny recounts the history of his family as he addresses on what’s happening with Benny and how Megan and Sami need to watch their back
• He also disputes that ratings actually matter, especially with the margins being so small
• The Lucha Brothers defeat the Rascalz and AOP in an exciting match which featured a surprise return by the Acolytes as they attacked AOP!
• Stacy Keibler is then interviewed by Lawrence Mason in the ring prior to the main event Extreme Royale
• Stacy notes that she slated this match as a result of seeing the state of women’s wrestling and how it is here to “dominate”, and that this will be a showcase of what the ULW’s division is made of!
• In the end, Cora Jade debuts and shocks the world by winning the match, last eliminating Io Shirai in a match which also saw Alexa Bliss return and cost Ronda Rousey and Nikki Cross reveal herself as the one behind the mystery live show attacks as she dragged Allie off to hell!

Extreme Aggression (9.2.24)

• Evil congratulates Keibler on being the “Host League” Commissioner, and Keibler assures Evil that she has her eye on Wyatt as Evil aims to complete the mission beset by Dibiase, but as they are talking, Bane barges into the picture and viciously kidnaps the Vice Commissioner!
• In the opening bout, Cora Jade pulls off the victory over Io Shirai!
• Ladies Man is watching an old clip of Tucker Carlson ranting about Transgender issues and the US not being “secular” when Owen Hart interrupts to discuss important matters as Ladies Man scoffs about the disrespect towards himself and Tucker
• Ladies Man bitches about his real name and says that chicks don’t “dig Chet”, and after Owen reminds him that he is a “Hart”, Ladies Man asserts that he is “the best Hart”!
• Ladies Man reveals how he was kidnapped by the Crock two weeks ago until Owen cut him off to try and talk some sense into him to be more serious, telling him to call when he is ready to be serious
• A fight between Living Dead Girl and Akosha is broken up by officials until Keibler and Lenny Mouse order a stop to this and proclaim that there needs to be an end…in an upcoming match!
• Mandy Rose successfully defends her International Championship against Victoria
• In an interview with Lawrence Mason, AJ Lee conveys that she has no clue why LDG keeps helping her and begs Mason to make it stop, but Mason retorts by asking Lee how it feels to have someone obsessed with her and stalking her
• Lee doesn’t appreciate the comparison and acts as if she has no idea what Mason is talking about, annoying Mason to the point where he belittled her and instructed her to leave
• In an installment of “Edge Court”, Uno is first brought before the Court and says he is not guilty until he is told that he is guilty of “being sticky”
• After a tricky and sticky sentence is carried out, the Neck-Breakers are brought out in a cage, and lambasted for trying to escape their summonsing until Tony D’Angelo intervenes and offers an alternative, courtesy of his Bounty Hunter: Bane…who enters carrying Dr. Evil!
• Evil threatens repercussions for all involved here, and D’Angelo points out the corruption of many great minds by Evil, which leads Edge to sentence Evil to “death by testicular magnitude” whilst setting Gustav free as Bane carries out Evil’s sentence, followed by Gustav snapping Evil’s neck (as Kennedy mumbles to himself about the fear of being fired)!
• In an Extreme Championship showdown, Seth Rollins retained over a determined Eddie Guerrero
• Ted Brown and Catherine Mouse argue about the decision to make Dibiase the “Head”, and Brown appears to be doubting the partnership until Jackie comes in
• Ted tells Jackie that Mickey was corrupt and Jackie acknowledges his illnesses, but that he would see “the error of his ways” if he were here, and Catherine disputes that thought
• Jackie said that Mickey truly loved the industry – citing old footage of Armageddon 3 in 2002 wherein Mickey declared his love of the business as he fought to save USWA – and thought destroying the industry was merciful
• Brown storms out of the ring, citing that this will be a disaster, but Jackie is confident that he will “come around”, because their unity is best for business, and that she finally “knows [her] place”…to bring an end to instability
• In the Main Event, Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Chris Jericho and Ethan Page to earn a shot at the Undisputed Title!

Premier Animosity (9.3.24)

• Matt Cardona and John Silver give us the cold open as Silver looks to spread the word of Wyatt, which annoys Cardona, leading him to “send a message” to Wyattt about his days as champion via attacking Silver!
• In the opening bout, Buddy Murphy defeats Carmelo Hayes as LA Knight makes his return!!
• Damian Priest is leaving when Evil Uno approaches to urge Priest to help after the vicious attack on Silver, by getting a message to Wyatt
• Priest says he never gave in to the Dark Order’s worship of Wyatt and that he had tried to establish order with the Final Judgment until the sex scandal (which Uno denied)
• Uno insisted that he sees in Priest a desire to help in some way and Priest wants to know why Uno wants to make it his problem as he departs and Uno calls out for him!
• In the Main Event, Jade Cargill successfully defends the Women’s Title against the returning Becky Lynch!

Premier Intensity (9.6.24)

• Commissioner Perry is talking to herself about needing to get the Undisputed Champion on the Premier League when Jesse Hash interrupts and insists on one final match with CM Punk, which she slates for next week!
• In the opening bout, Alexa Bliss defeats Ronda Rousey when the light suddenly go out and come back on to reveal Rousey falling from the sky!
• Ethan Page and Chris Jericho get into over who cost whom a shot at the Undisputed Title, Page calls Jericho “washed up” and mocks all of his nicknames and Jericho threatens to make him regret his words as Page tells him to stick to the retirement home!
• Hayes and Knight are broken up by the officials as Commissioner Perry slates a match between them on Intensity next week!
• In the Main Event, the Bludgeon Brothers defeat Proud N’ Powerful to become the new tag team champions!!

Extreme Aggression (9.9.24)

• Dr. Evil is seen very disheveled and telling the Establishment that he is seeing things which should be “impossible” and that he needs to get to the bottom of this as the Establishment is reminded that they have their own missions
• In the opening bout, Homicide takes down Sean Olson, but after he leaves, Bron Breakker strikes again and destroys Olson!
• Jackie approaches Keibler asking where Dr. Evil is, saying she is afraid the Doctor doesn’t want to talk to her anymore, and Keibler says she will find him for her as Jackie giggles to herself
• The fan with the backstage pass returns and talks to Priest, asking why he isn’t friendly with the Dark Order anymore, but when he goes to explain she leaves and asks him to say “hi” to Bray for her
• In the next match, AJ Lee defeated Mandy Rose for the International Championship with some help from Living Dead Girl!!
• Lawrence Mason openly questions what Lee told him in their last interview, but he then questions the Bearers as to what they think about how Akosha will fare against LDG when they meet soon, the two of them comically assure the world that Akosha will win and dominate the division
• Before Mason can send us back to ringside, he directs our attention to a commotion ongoing between the Bella Twins and Io Shirai as they inquire about the relationship between Shirai and LDG
• Io assures them that there is no relationship because she needs no one to kick ass, and Nikki Bella insisted that they will fight soon and she will ensure that Commissioner Keibler bans any interference in the process
• In the next match, the Neck-Breakers comically defeat the Establishment in a near-flawless victory, but the lights cut out before we go to break!!
• We see Triad Member Brown talking things over with the legendary Sting when he spots the Undisputed Champion, Bray Wyatt
• Brown tries to get Bray’s head back in the game, but the champion explains that he hasn’t felt like himself since Armageddon 4, and that he doesn’t feel “it” anymore…referencing his inability to “bring him back out”, and that it has something to do with the loss of Abigail’s influence as of Mickey’s death
• Brown says that people are counting on him to lead, and Bray says he is doing his best, but that he can only do it as himself, even as Brown retorts that this isn’t good enough against their enemies
• Brown reveals that the arrangement with Bray and Dibiase was done mostly with his backing, as Catherine was reluctant, and says Bray will be to blame if this experiment falls apart
• After the two depart, Sting heads out and is viciously attacked by Bron Breakker after a flicker of the street lights catches him off guard!
• In the Main Event, Seth Rollins and Eddie Guerrero again tear the house down as Seth retains once more!

Premier Animosity (9.10.24)

• In the opening bout, Jade Cargill successfully defends her Women’s Title once again against Becky Lynch in a hard fought battle!
• The official is helping Becky back to her locker room after the break when she is brutally attacked by Allie, who now calls herself “The Bunny”!
• In the main event, Mystico successfully defends his Premier Championship against the Ladies Man despite Owen Hart’s involvement as Ricky Starks foils their plot!!

Premier Intensity (9.13.24)

• Ted Dibiase catches up with Commissioner Perry, telling her that Dr. Evil hasn’t reached out to him in 4 days and asks her to help him locate Evil, to which she agrees as the lights flicker once Dibiase leaves
• In the opening bout, LA Knight defeats Carmelo Hayes once again, leaving no doubt which of the two is better…for now!
• Attitude brings Splidder out of his captivity, telling the veteran that he has been a waste of torture, but just as Attitude is going to put Splidder down, Splidder confides something in Attitude some information pertinent to the search for dirt on BWM Inc., to which Attitude responds seeming very pleased as he knocks out the rat one more time!
• Seeing an old friend, Roxanne Perez attempts to catch up with Cora Jade, but Jade is not interested, telling her former best friend that she doesn’t have the time anymore and that she has matured beyond their old bond!
• In the main event, CM Punk and Jesse Hash battle to a no contest as Commissioner Perry makes her way to the ring to survey the damage as the show draws to a close!

Extreme Aggression (9.16.24)

• Attitude informs Dibiase of the “beans” being spilled by Splidder, though underwhelming, but Dibiase is still intrigued.
• Dibiase then seeks to know whether Attitude has seen Evil and to let him know once the Vice Commissioner is located.
• In the opening bout, Bron Breakker decimates Sean Olson, but is attacked by Sting after the bout!
• Homicide is discussing his career path with Lawrence Mason and how FDTD 2019 reawakened something him, and that while he was held back in BWM Inc., he is prepared to go the distance in ULW
• Unfortunately for Homicide, he is viciously attacked by Bam Bam Bigelow, who tells him that this isn’t over between them!
• After the lights come back on, Lenny is confronted by his grandniece, Jackie, who asks why they haven’t spent much time with each other as of late and inquires what happened with their bond
• She pries about his difficulty in handling the deaths and notes that she knows how complicated they were, and Lenny acknowledges such and apologizes for the twisted family, but she suggests that they are misunderstood…not twisted
• She also says that she misses Dr. Evil, but when Lenny tries to say that he is “one phone call away”, she expresses that such isn’t the case “anymore”
• In the next match, The Acolytes defeat the Authors of Pain!
• After the break, Crock finds Little Man, Big Man, and Sonjay in the midst of a pitiful “block party” as they celebrate finding a replacement for Lady Love, someone called “Lola” via a suspicious website called “3 Dudes, One Tranny”, and that they have had to send gift cards to this person to secure their meeting soon
• Crock doubted that the person was real and asked if this person also happened to be a Nigerian prince, to which they responded in the affirmative
• When he continued to doubt them, Saguna said he was just jealous because he and Jill got divorced; which they found out about on the internet!
• Crock left out of frustration with the guys as the party continued
• We see Gustav and Kennedy waiting for someone to give them a new task as they argue about their trustworthiness and how Gustav is disappointed about Kennedy being a “pussy” despite his training
• Tony D’Angelo arrives with Bane in tow and offers them a chance to find Dr. Evil with a monetary reward (which D’Angelo himself was hired to do)
• After Gustav insisted on being able to break Evil’s neck again, Tony agreed and the three of them parted ways (with Gustav talking about how excited he is whilst Kennedy once again belly-aches over the danger of getting fired for their antics)
• During the next match pitting Io Shirai and Nikki Bella against each other, LDG and Akosha repeatedly appear and beat up on each other while also causing chaos in the ring
• Having had enough with the insanity, Commissioner Keibler orders the madness to end and slates a cage match for Hallow-O-Travaganza, meanwhile, Io picks up the victory over Bella!
• Seth Rollins and Eddie Guerrero again meet in the back with Eddie telling Seth that he appreciated the opportunity especially since he was overlooked throughout most of his career, but when he is rebuffed on asking for one more chance, he promises to earn his way back to the gold to dethrone the champion!
• Next, we see Damian Priest with the Undisputed Champion, Bray Wyatt, as Damian apologizes for being in Bray’s way as of late, but that he meant well (and so do others)
• He acknowledges that he knows Bray doesn’t feel like himself anymore and that he will back off as Bray defends the gold this Friday
• Before departing, Damian tries to mention that Bray’s “biggest fan” wanted to say “hi”, but Bray seemed confused, which Damian understood as he left
• In the Main Event, Jade Cargill successfully defended her Women’s Championship against Cora Jade
• After the match, Roxanne Perez came out smiling and shaking her head as Cora seethed, and then Charlotte Flair returned to signal that she wants that gold while Jade stared on in disbelief!

Premier Animosity (9.17.24)

• In the opening bout, AJ Lee successfully defended her International Title against Ruby Riott
• Allie gets the best of Becky in a backstage brawl, promising her that they will face off next week!
• Addressing the no contest from Intensity, Commissioner Perry slates a Last Man Standing Match at Hallow-Travaganza between Jesse Hash and CM Punk to finish the feud once and for all!
• In the main event, LA Knight topples Mystico to become the new Premier Champion!

Premier Intensity (9.20.24)

• Alexa Bliss wakes up in a mysterious place and is shocked to see Nikki Cross, who reminds her that Slammer is gone now
• Cross tells Alexa that things are changing now…since she is a different person – much like how Alexa used to be -, and with Nikki having power now
• Nikki insists that Alexa follow her, but Alexa refuses with Nikki warning her of the consequences of rejecting “her protection” as all of Alexa’s deeds will soon come back to haunt her
• As Nikki leaves, Alexa is then attacked by Ronda Rousey who leaves Bliss beaten down before the show begins
• In the opening bout, the Bludgeon Brothers destroy Pretty Deadly to successfully defend their tag team titles!
• Mandy Rose is determined as she forewarns – via a forced interview with Lawrence Mason – that AJ will not be able to keep dodging her for a rematch over the International Title as she earns her way back!
• The Dark Order is stoked to watch Bray’s title defense for the main event and contemplate how to get Bray to notice them as Matt Cardona barges in and mocks them
• Evil Uno talks back to Cardona and mocks him for his apparent jealousy of Bray’s success, which sets Cardona off as he cleans house and leaves the group out cold
• In the main event, Bray Wyatt barely retains the Undisputed Title against Ted Dibiase Jr. using his body to sneak in a pin as Dibiase has the Million Dollar Dream locked in!

Extreme Aggression (9.23.24)

• Damian Priest takes Bray Wyatt to Mickey’s vacant layer to show him that Mickey is gone and that “she” is no longer pulling the strings
• He notes that he sees Bray’s newfound independence and that he wants to see Bray be “free” and that he thinks bringing Bray to see the evidence can help, and Bray expresses his gratitude; pointing out that he has long resisted help and recognizes that his future is his own to decide
• Damian leaves Bray to take it all in as Bray speaks out loud to the ghost of Mickey, saying that he did it to himself as the camera pans over the ruins before we head into the show
• In the opening bout, Bam Bam Bigelow defeats Homicide to become the next challenger for the Extreme Championship!
• After the break, we hear Jackie cut the darkness in the room saying “awake” as the lights come on in what appears to be an old familiar upside-down portrayal of a room
• In the room with Jackie is a stunned Luke Harper as his partner – Erick Rowan – seems to be unconscious under a bunch of furniture
• Jackie informs Harper that she has brought him here for an important discussion, but that she knows who he really is as she calls him “Jon”, to which Luke acts very stunned and confused
• Luke’s resistance to Jackie’s message angers her and she appears to use some hidden abilities to force him against the wall against his will
• Jackie explains that she has many abilities that allows her to prevent others from seeing what she is up to as well as permits her to see who people really are
• Luke wants to know what Jackie wants with him and she explains that there is a group of people following the wrong person and she needs him and his unique (and hidden) leadership talent to right their path
• He is increasingly powerless to her will as she insists that she will get what she wants and that she knows of a “forgotten” identity of his own…which also goes by the name “Lee”
• With a snap of her fingers we are sent back to reality as we see the opposite of where she is, but here we see Ladies Man and Owen Hart having a heart-to-heart
• Ladies Man is disgruntled about the upcoming match between Hart and Starks, but Owen notes that LM gave him no choice but to win this battle for him
• After a brief argument about Ladies Man’s real name, Owen underlines the goal: end Ricky and then the two of them can focus on maximizing their remaining time in the ring to reach for the top
• Ladies Man doubts the plan and Owen reminds him that his mission is to restore respect to the industry after stars like Ladies Man helped to taint it
• When Ladies Man tried to retort and assert that he was among the greatest, Owen slapped him and called him an imbecile
• Ladies Man then got serious and mocked the idea what Owen is dreaming of, but Owen scoffed and said that Ladies Man remains part of the problem as long as he stays in the way
• Roxanne Perez then defeats her former best friend, Cora Jade
• Jade Cargill tells Charlotte Flair that her dreams of being champion will always have a roadblock as long as she remains champion
• Charlotte asserts that she was bred for being a champion even as Jade doubts it and says that others say that Charlotte has not earned her spot
• Charlotte then promises that it is a matter of time before she becomes champion as Stacy Keibler watches on and notes how interesting the interaction was
• Stacy is then confronted by Ted Dibiase Jr., who wants another shot, but he is rebuffed as Stacy insists that he get to the back of the line
• Dibiase asserts that such won’t be a problem and warns that she shouldn’t come crying to him when he takes over, and Stacy says there won’t be a problem if he earns it instead of trying to use his name to get ahead
• Next, just before the coming tag team match, Sonjay Dutt comes out to introduce Little Man & Big Man and reveals that they have dubbed him “Middle Man” (as Ric Venom insists on being called “Superman”), then, the rejuvenated legends then take down the Legion of Doom in an exciting tag match!
• Embarking on their mission to find Dr. Evil, the Neck-Breakers are seen arguing about the stakes – particularly the Tony D’Angelo factor -, but Hans is convinced that Tony is trustworthy because he likely fears getting his neck broken, and fear of neck-breaking makes people honest
• Getting Kennedy excited for the mission with a pep-talk, Gustav charges towards the task with Kennedy reluctantly in tow
• In the Main Event, Bron Breakker defeats a feisty Sting, but tries to abuse him further until the legend Goldberg arrives and devastates him!
• With Breakker holding his gut, he looks on as Goldberg tells him that he’s “next” as the show concludes!

Premier Animosity (9.24.24)

• Chris Jericho and Ethan Page open the show with a stellar match that sees Jericho pull off the win!
• In a joint interview with Lawrence Mason, Jesse Hash and CM Punk rehash why their feud started (with it beginning over the wellness policy as Punk tried to rat out Hash for smoking pot, thusly serving as a threat to the roster and the “youth of America”)
• Hash says he doesn’t care about the youth, and all that he cares about is ending Punk and catapulting himself to the Undisputed Title
• Punk says that – unlike Hash – he sees the need for hard work to get to the top, and Hash disputes that, eventually teasing Punk for not having a single world title
• Hash says he is a man who “doesn’t quit” and that Punk’s only accomplishment is the Extreme Title and disappearing for long periods of time
• Punk gets tired of the insults and says he will leave with the promise that he will defeat Hash and prove that he is the better star
• Hash then – as he leaves – promises to get Punk’s “last words” before beating him
• Irate about the abuse by Cardona and the ban against the Dark Order’s involvement in Cardona’s match with Evil Uno, John Silver confronts Commissioner Perry for a chance to fight Cardona himself
• Perry promises Silver that he will get his chance soon and as Perry leaves, Silver tries to proselytize to her about Wyatt, which she rejects as we head back to ringside
• In the main event, AJ Lee successfully defends her International Title against Chelsea Green and Carmella

Premier Intensity (9.27.24)

• After keeping Ted Dibiase waiting, Tony D’Angelo reports to him about the task at hand via the Neck-Breakers; telling him that they haven’t found him yet, but that Bane was told that the last place he was seen at = Mickey’s Memorial
• Dibiase finds this to be intriguing, but alarming as he insists on further updates in the near future on this and the “other task”, promising monetary rewards and beyond for delivering
• In the opening bout, the Bunny shockingly defeats Becky Lynch, giggling afterward as Becky looks on in defeat!
• Goldust catches up with his father, Dusty, and Dusty insults him for his trouble…calling him a failure who would disappoint even his own grandfather
• Dusty condemns him for “settling” as a sidekick to others, including his “failure of a brother”, and as Goldust protests, Dusty puts him in his place, reminding him of Dusty’s position in the Board
• Dusty berates Goldust for falling short of being a “star” and asserts that he only cosplays as one, becoming little more than a “joke”, just like his cousin, Silverdust
• As Goldust takes the abuse, Dusty doubts that Goldust will ever amount to anything whilst walking away
• Goldust just mutters that he will show his father and prove him wrong!
• Carmelo Hayes and Matt Cardona then meet as Cardona praises Hayes for being such a rare talent, he says that he is doing so out of respect so that Hayes doesn’t take things personally when he loses to Cardona down the line
• Hayes fires back, suggesting that he doesn’t need anyone’s affirmations and that he will prove Cardona wrong when that time comes, the two mutually separate, leaving the audience wondering what will happen when they finally do face off!
• In the main event, LA Knight successfully defends his Premier Title against Powerhouse Hobbs, but doesn’t get to celebrate long as the Giant Gonzales shockingly emerges and decimates the champion, leaving him in a heap as the Giant raises the Premier Title up high before throwing it back down and closing the show standing tall above everyone and declaring that “No one stands up from the Giant Gonzales!!”