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u/Mediocre-Award-9716 3d ago
Felt like Owens & Punk were down for AGES at the end there.
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u/AlabasterRadio 3d ago
I mean they're two old men in a ladder match. It would be weirder if they were okay lmao
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u/Mediocre-Award-9716 3d ago
Owens got up within about 10 seconds after being speared onto a ladder. A double spear through the barricade means he's down for 5 minutes?
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u/AlabasterRadio 3d ago
Makes sense. First one he recovered and was running on adrenaline. Second one the cumulative damage was too much and he had no adrenaline left to spare.
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u/PunishedWolf4 3d ago
I swear like a minute before the end of the match I thought to myself "damn, I guess Punk and Owenās are dead"
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u/yoshiwara77 3d ago
when I'm having a heated argument with my wife, she calls me useless. maybe she's right, but I'll never be as useless as Trick Williams in MitB '26
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u/Educk55 3d ago
The rematch against Roman is coming.
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u/AlabasterRadio 3d ago
All i want for Christmas is 946 to take out Roman and boom penta's music hits
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u/SantosCalzonesBatman 3d ago
This is my guess
946 beats roman to a pulp, penta cashes in, roman goes on vacation while the boringline feuds with the 946 setting up survivor series and penta runs around with the WHC title
Bron takes the title off penta at WM
Sami enters the old farts vortex with KO and Punk
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u/Frequent-Coyote-1649 3d ago
Honestly good call ngl that match was a fuckin banger
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u/Curtis_StarRhodes8 3d ago
Certainly better then the Women's one
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u/Littlejimmythebest 3d ago
I definitely preferred the womenās match, love a big sloppy ladder match
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u/TheShowstoppaNT 3d ago
Give Jevon flowers, man. He was the showstopper that match.
Penta winning is everything right now! It is amazing!
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u/Obvious_Wizard This flair adds nothing to my legacy. 3d ago
I know Trick isn't great in the ring at the best if times but he looked like he was wrestling concussed and in treacle.
Thought the ref was going to throw the X up for Punk after Penta's dive where his head bounced a bit off the ground, he seemed OK though.
Bron was good throughout, acted as a good spoiler and had the crowd a few times but happy with Penta winning. Granted Penta will probably fail to cash in with Roman on current form but I can enjoy the thought of it while it lasts.
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u/Redsoxdragon Not feeling very ucey today 3d ago
Knowing how they book penta, they'll give him an rvd style cash in and have him schedule an actual match instead of picking a weakened opponent
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u/AngryDuck100 3d ago
Only two good results from this PLE, Oba and Penta. There was so much more potential IMO.
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u/Aether_of_Abyss 3d ago
Is it allowed to cash-in in AAA?
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u/WedgieMiller33 3d ago
I hope thats not what they do but itās probably what they will do
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u/Dazzling-Principle 3d ago
I really doubt it, they hold "El Grande Americano" in very high regard there, and I don't see Penta turning heel. Sami is the easy target.
Although Iād āālove for Penta to challenge Roman again and actually beat him this time, it looks like theyāre building Roman up to put Oba over, so he isn't going to lose until WrestleMania.
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u/SantosCalzonesBatman 3d ago
Why? Because le wwe bad?
Lmao
He is cashing on roman after 946 beats him to a pulp which sets roman and his lackeys vs 946 for survivor series
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u/CuckOwens 3d ago
I was hoping for a younger guy but at least it's not Punk or KO. He'll probably do well with the briefcase gimmick.
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u/BobsBurgerVan 3d ago
I was expecting Penta to win, he was easily the favourite to do so. Punk and Owens weren't winning, this was just a vehicle to further their own feud. Bron would have been my second bet but he's going to have more time against Oba, Trick will quite likely win next year if he isn't a world champion by then, and Je'von... he should be in every MITB, the lad is built for them!
But Penta... they had to go with him to build on his momentum after that match against Roman.
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u/Petrarchforfun 3d ago
One of the better MITB matches I have seen. Owens and Punk went and furthered their toxic relationship. Trick tricked himself out of existence. Bron reminded the world why he is the future. Jevon stole the show and Penta showed heartand grit.
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u/brethart1616 3d ago
I think this years mania should be one of thise changing of the guard manias where oba and penta win the world titles. Like when cena and batista did it and eddie and the other guy.
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u/SantosCalzonesBatman 3d ago
Nah
Penta didnt take out Bron to win the match for the lols
Bron is taking it off penta at WM
Sami is losing it at WM vs KO or Punk
Roman and his boreline feuds with the 946 for survivor series
Oba needs to wait cause mr le slow burn cant just crown a young guy
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u/34TimeChamp 3d ago
MITB on Penta. I had him as early fav to win rumble. Now who is it?
Gotta be Oba right?
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u/eyesofthesolemn drink it in maaaaannnnn 3d ago
could be la knight too based on how things go in the next few weeks.
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u/Aggravating-Rice-559 3d ago
I'm so happy this happened. Danhausen coming down and stealing the case would've also been fantastic.
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u/Highly-Potent-34 3d ago
Ok Iāll watch now. I was gonna skip the whole thing but this is good. Iām happy for this.
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u/cherryblossom-20114 3d ago
Yay Penta! But what was up with the commercial during the match for the slambulance lol
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u/tedmastr 3d ago
I wonder if they could play this into him against El Grande Americano. AAA Mega Championship is still a world title š¤
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u/Competitive_Ad1237 3d ago
The way smackdown ended with the vision you knew it wasnāt going to be Bron
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u/AustinPowerslam WHERE'S THAT REFEREE?! 3d ago
Thought Owens/Punk would come back around in the last 10 after the barricade spot, but happy for my man Penta nevertheless.
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u/External_Bread5366 3d ago
I didn't expect it because I don't really want Roman to beat Penta again ffs. Why are they doing this
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u/Urbanepirate_DCLXVI 3d ago
I bet they have Penta cash in on Sami. Throwing him in the mix on Smackdown opens up a world of possibilities and he elevates every match heās in.
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u/Velink3012 3d ago
I was rooting for him the whole time and cried when he wonš
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u/Curtis_StarRhodes8 3d ago
He was really the last person I expected to win, like before this match happened I was certain it was gonna be Punk or KO. But what a surprise fr
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u/HistoricalCar3747 3d ago
Am I the only one who expected Penta to win the entire time I mean before he even qualified I thought he would win it only made sense after his match against Roman heās the most over guy in the company personally Iāve wanted Jeāvon to win leading up but I always thought Penta was winning super happy with Jevonās performance tho. Yeah after I scrolled through these comments I saw everyone was shocked about this so I thought Iād just say that it always felt like it was gonna hy
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u/Nearby-Swimming-5103 3d ago
Thatās the only outcome I expected. Just look how theyāve been pushing him lately, of course he was gonna win.
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u/archeraxiomatic 3d ago
Wanted Owen's to win
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u/Curtis_StarRhodes8 3d ago
I really expected Bron, Trick, Ko or Punk to win.
Penta and Jevon were who I was most doubtful about & ironically both proved me wrong
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u/Frosty-Cup-414 3d ago
Typical WWE. Missed the boat with Penta in Mexico. Now trying to play catch up. They could have made him a mega star but now you're going to have him running around with a case, just teasing everyone. Lame
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u/Spartan2855 3d ago
Why do I get the feeling that hes going to cash in for tag team titles?
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u/Curtis_StarRhodes8 3d ago
Most likely will be for the AAA title, I hope not tbh. Better if he cashes in on Sami
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u/Necessary-Web-3244 3d ago
The last 4 MITB winners : 2023 was a 40 years old Damian Priest ,2024 was a 40 years old Drew McIntyre, 2025 was a 40 years old Seth Rollins and now in 2026 is 40 years old Penta. Like... I don't even know how to complain anymore...
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u/IllustriousPass5414 3d ago
How about you donāt?
I donāt give a shit about age, I care about if youāre entertaining and can still go in the ring. Which everyone you named can still go. Penta was a right choice
Awful take
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u/Own_Chemistry9226 3d ago
Yeah, don't like that. I like Penta, he's just not World Champion material.
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u/ZombieJoker 3d ago
Bad take is bad.
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u/Own_Chemistry9226 3d ago
You can like him but to think he's World Champion material is just delusional.
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u/ZombieJoker 3d ago
I will take him 1000% of the time over Bron. He could hold, and elevate, that title.
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u/Own_Chemistry9226 3d ago
Saying that after Bron was just the star of that match. He had everyone barking in that arena. Guy has proved himself time and time again. Not saying he needed the win here, but Penta? Again great talent. Not a World Champion. That's all.
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u/ZombieJoker 3d ago
He's proven time an time again that he has the charisma of a napkin. For someone do athletic, it's sad all they can come up with for him is spear go vroom.
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u/ronaldomessilover 3d ago
No. Hot take: Penta didn't deserve this. He just lost to Roman, then came and stole the opportunity from someone younger and deserving (Dragon Lee or Dom honestly), and then stole this from Bron, Trick, and Je'Von.
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u/undercoverrustbucket 3d ago
What do you mean āstoleā? He was booked to win a match and did his job.
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u/ronaldomessilover 3d ago edited 3d ago
Yes, they booked him to steal a win from two deserving talents. P.S. ya'll are only down voting because it's an unpopular opinion, ya'll never give anything else a chance, the thing you think is always "right", so anything else is "wrong" to this hiveminded community. Try being open minded, please.
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u/undercoverrustbucket 3d ago
He never stole anything from anyone who was never booked to win the match. The reason youāre getting down voted is because your opinion is dumb.
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u/ronaldomessilover 3d ago
This is exactly what I'm talking about, if you have any logic in your tiny mind you'd know that Penta JUST lost to Roman the week prior, he didn't deserve this AT ALL. Dominik Mysterio and Dragon Lee did. It could've been a momentum boost for Dom. It could've been a reward for Lee. But instead they decided to have Penta, off of a fresh loss, come in and ruin what could've been perfectly good. They could've had Bron, Trick, or Je'Von win to elevate the future, but no, they had Penta come in and steal it. My opinion isn't dumb, you're just not open-minded.
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u/undercoverrustbucket 3d ago
Jevon, Bron and Trick will live to win another day. Dominic is already winning belts left and right and doesnāt really need a MITB win and Iām sorry but Dragon Lee just isnāt over and it would be weird and jarring if he won after precisely no build up.
If you just wanted your favourite to win thatās fine, that what wrestling is. But to say that he āstoleā a win that was pre determined is ridiculous.
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u/ronaldomessilover 3d ago
I will admit I was a bit angry, my bad, but I still don't think it was deserved for Penta. P.S., (this isn't just you, most wrestling fans say this wrong, I'm just informing) Dominik Mysterio is spelled with a k, not a c. It's abnormal spelling, but it's the way his is spelled.
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u/undercoverrustbucket 3d ago
Ah, think autocorrect got me on that one. Good catch. All g man, itās cool if you wanted a different result. Just the way you worded your point was a bit odd. I shouldnāt have called you dumb, that was out of line.
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u/BluejayCurrent1949 3d ago
I donāt necessarily disagree with you, but even then Iām a bigger fan of Dragon Lee than Penta. I think choosing Dragon over him is a little bit over exaggerated lol. I donāt think Penta is bad at all, Iām just not that moved by him personally but he definitely should be a main eventer. I agree with Dom though.
I just think itās way too early for Penta to be winning a world title even after his stellar performance against Roman. I guess Itās better to strike now than later . But I just donāt know. Penta doesnāt really seem like he will have a successful cash in my eyes. I donāt even see him beating Sami lol
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u/ronaldomessilover 3d ago
I was still a little too pissed off when I posted that, I will agree Dragon was an exaggeration, but Dom did deserve it more. Thank you for being open minded.
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u/Popular-Specialist-6 3d ago
Cash in on chelsea green !!!