The road to WrestleMania 42 just hit a massive speed bump in Seattle! The biggest shock of the night came when The Judgment Day finally imploded, brutally turning on Finn Bálor in a betrayal that left the Climate Pledge Arena in total silence. While the group has been shaky for weeks, nobody expected them to cast out the “Prince” so viciously. On the championship side of things, Penta successfully defended his newly won Intercontinental Title against the “Original” El Grande Americano in a high-flying battle, proving he’s going to be a fighting champion heading into the spring.
The women’s division also has a clear path forward now, as Bayley outlasted five other superstars in a grueling Gauntlet match. After a final, tense showdown with Asuka, “The Role Model” nailed the Rose Plant to secure her spot as the number one contender. She’s now officially set to challenge AJ Lee for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship next week! Elsewhere, the powerhouse Oba Femi continued his path of destruction by taking down Rusev with a massive powerbomb, and The Usos made a surprise appearance to save LA Knight from a beatdown by Logan Paul and Austin Theory. It was a wild night that completely shifted the power dynamics just weeks away from the Grandest Stage of Them All.
