WWE Uncooked Outcomes: Winners, Reside Grades, Response, Highlights From November 18
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Seth Rollins and Bronson Reed wrote the newest chapter of their rivalry Monday night time after they squared off within the marquee bout of this week’s WWE Uncooked.
The competition headlined a broadcast that additionally featured the primary protection in Bron Breakker’s second Intercontinental Championship reign as he confronted Sheamus.
Was Breakker in a position to retain the title? Did Rollins settle his variations with Reed?
What else went down on this highway to Survivor Collection: WarGames on November 30?
Discover out with this recap of the newest episode of Uncooked.
Match Card
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- Seth Rollins vs. Bronson Reed
- Intercontinental Championship: Sheamus vs. Bron Breakker (c)
- Rey Mysterio and Zelina Vega vs. Chad Gable and Ivy Nile
- The Conflict Raiders vs. Dominik Mysterio and Carlito
Introduced upfront of the November 18 present:
Ladies’s WarGames is Official
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- There could also be Ripley vs. Morgan fatigue, however there isn’t a denying each are reputable stars. And the truth that Triple H trusted them to bookend this phase and lead their respective groups into battle on November 30 is proof of it.
- It is nice to see Naomi nonetheless concerned regardless of shedding her championship match towards Jax on Friday’s SmackDown.
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Ladies’s world champion Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez kicked off the present with an in-ring promo that rapidly descended right into a brawl that includes the ladies’s division.
After Nia Jax, Tiffany Stratton and Candice LeRae joined the heels within the squared circle, Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill, Iyo Sky and Naomi interrupted.
This then led to the return of Rhea Ripley, who outlined her plans for the ladies’s WarGames match at Survivor Collection with a headbutt to Morgan.
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A brawl ensued and the babyfaces stood tall to shut issues out.
This was a short-but-sweet phase that achieved one thing that might have been introduced on social media however no less than featured the surprising return of The Eradicator.
Grade
B
High Moments and Takeaways
Rey Mysterio and Zelina Vega vs. Chad Gable and Ivy Nile
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- Mysterio launched Vega into the air and the previous Queen of the Ring delivered a headscissors from the highest rope, bringing Gable crashing to the mat under. An important showcase spot for Vega, who must be extra constantly featured as an in-ring competitor.
- Backstage, the stress between Finn Bálor and Dominik Mysterio continued to construct, with the previous seemingly attempting to govern his youthful teammate forward of Dom’s tag workforce match with Carlito towards The Conflict Raiders. There’s undoubtedly one other break up about to occur in The Judgment Day because the faction continues to evolve.
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The rivalry between LWO and American Made continued Monday when Rey Mysterio and Zelina Vega battled Chad Gable and Ivy Nile in a blended tag workforce match.
Nile dominated the motion for her workforce and labored over Vega all through the business break. When the underdog babyface mounted a comeback, Gable tried to stop her from making a tag to her companion.
He failed, and Mysterio exploded into the match and took the combat to the Olympian. Some nice teamwork and a frog splash later, and LWO scored a giant victory.
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After the match, Gable fired up the Creed Brothers, slapping and berating them for his personal loss. The siblings teed off on each other, as if the loss and motivational ways of their chief fueled them.
Outcome
Mysterio and Vega def. Gable and Nile
Grade
B
High Moments and Takeaways
Intercontinental Championship: Sheamus vs. Bron Breakker
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- An ominous video from Karrion Kross, additionally that includes The Miz, recapped the current points between Closing Testomony and The Wyatt Sicks.
- Kaiser questioned Gunther for abandoning him final week. The world champion advised his Imperium teammate to be his personal man. The second Kaiser stands up for himself and fights towards The Ring Basic goes to make a star out of the second-generation wrestler.
- “You is perhaps a normal within the ring however on the streets, I am a king,” Damian Priest advised a downed Gunther after thwarting a sneak assault backstage.
- Breakker launched himself off the highest rope and at his opponent. He did not fairly get all of it, however the champion is a freakish athlete who does not hesitate to point out off his capability.
- Backstage, The Usos and Sami Zayn once more tried to speak Seth Rollins into becoming a member of The OG Bloodline for the lads’s WarGames match, however to no avail.
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Sheamus continued his pursuit of the one title that has eluded him all through his WWE profession, the Intercontinental Championship, as he challenged Bron Breakker Monday night time.
In a grueling and hard-hitting showdown that noticed the champion throw his physique across the ring with reckless abandon, The Celtic Warrior had a number of alternatives to realize his ultimate objective in skilled wrestling.
A knee strike to the face of a charging Breakker resulted in a detailed two-count. Breakker answered with a Spear however was unable to benefit from it.
Ludwig Kaiser interrupted the match with a clothesline to Breakker and despatched Sheamus into the metal steps, drawing a disqualification and bringing the competition to an unsatisfactory conclusion.
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“I advised you, I will not cease till you are gone for good,” Kaiser advised Sheamus as he stood over him.
This was a superb match that deserved a greater end. With that stated, it put emphasis on Kaiser and if the objective is to introduce him to the IC title image and let him work constantly with Sheamus and Breakker, nothing about that seems like a foul concept.
Outcome
No-contest
Grade
B+
High Moments and Takeaways
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The Conflict Raiders vs. Dominik Mysterio and Carlito
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- A video bundle highlighting Dakota Kai and her push to turn into a champion amid her return from damage aired.
- Ivar suplexed Dom into Carlito, sparking the comeback for the No. 1 contenders.
- In one other cryptic Wyatt Sicks video, Bo Dallas warned The Miz that his palms can be stained blood-red because of his actions. “I by no means wished this,” he stated.
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The Conflict Raiders continued their run of dominance Monday night time with a come-from-behind victory over The Judgment Day’s Dominik Mysterio and Carlito.
Discovering themselves on the defensive, Erik and Ivar fought from beneath, resulting in a scorching tag to the latter from the previous that sparked their turnaround.
The Conflict Raiders greatly surprised Mysterio and Carlito, resulting in a victory by means of Conflict Machine.
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After the match, Balor and JD McDonagh attacked the victors, leaving them mendacity in an try and construct warmth for a match that may doubtless be glorious however doesn’t have the anticipation surrounding it that one would hope for.
Triple H and Co. have completed all the things proper with The Conflict Raiders, nevertheless it has been a wrestle to get followers invested, and it confirmed in a match that was completely acceptable however didn’t win over the gang.
Outcome
The Conflict Raiders defeated Mysterio and Carlito
Grade
C+
High Moments and Takeaways
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Seth Rollins vs. Bronson Reed
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- A backstage confrontation between Alpha Academy, Kofi Kingston and an edgy Xavier Woods led to the latter calling a match between the 2 groups for subsequent week.
- A brawl The Usos and Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline kicked the match off, undoubtedly taking part in into Rollins’ refusal to face alongside Roman Reigns.
- It took 4 superkicks to knock Jacob Fatu over the guardrail and out of the sector as reserving continues, rightly so, to guard the dominant drive of this new Bloodline.
- Rollins and Reed have excellent in-ring chemistry. Every part suits extraordinarily effectively. The timing is sweet and the sequences are robust. Hopefully, this is not the final time we see them dance on WWE TV.
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Bronson Reed evened the rating with Seth Rollins in the principle occasion of Monday’s Uncooked, although not with out a large help from Solo Sikoa.
Late within the match, Rollins gave the impression to be en path to a second consecutive victory over his opponent when Sikoa appeared on the announce desk, distracting The Visionary lengthy sufficient for Reed to get better, ship a Dying Valley Driver and two sentons earlier than ending him with the Tsunami.
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The match was one other robust effort from each opponents. The large, nasty, unstoppable drive versus the sooner, extra technically sound and fiery babyface is a components that all the time works.
Reed seemed like a world-beater whereas Rollins was relentless in his pursuit of victory, and the end result was a roller-coaster journey followers might spend money on all the best way to the end.
Hopefully, this doesn’t result in Rollins going again on his phrase and becoming a member of Roman Reigns’ workforce at Survivor Collection.
The feud with Reed, as nice because it has been, will not be sufficient to get a man who sacrificed as a lot as The Visionary has, to put aside his variations with The Tribal Chief to affix him.
Outcome
Reed pinned Rollins
Grade
B+
High Moments and Takeaways
General Grade
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For a taped episode of Uncooked, this was a superb present that centered closely on Survivor Collection within the opening and shutting segments and included an ideal Intercontinental Championship match alongside the best way.
Sheamus is likely one of the most underrated employees in WWE historical past and he delivered as soon as once more towards Breakker whereas Rollins and Reed supplied followers one other robust match in the principle occasion.
Strong reserving throughout the board, with some nice pre-taped work from The Miz, Karrion Kross, Bo Dallas and Dakota Kai as well, this was all the things it wanted to be as WWE approaches its ultimate main premium dwell occasion of the yr.
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A strong thumbs up, even when it lacked the shock of a dwell present.
Grade: B