WWE Presents: Texas Showdown
Location: American Airlines Center – Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 17,961 (Sold Out)
Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Pat McAfee
Opening Match – Tag Team Showcase Turmoil Match
Teams: The Usos vs. Jay White & Daniel Garcia vs. PAC & Sheamus vs. Powerhouse Hobbs & Carmelo Hayes vs. Guerrillas of Destiny (G.O.D)
This fast-paced opener kicks off with Powerhouse Hobbs & Carmelo Hayes vs. PAC & Sheamus. Sheamus goes wild with ten beats of the Bodhrán on both opponents. Hayes takes a brutal Brogue Kick, and PAC finishes Hobbs with the Black Arrow.
Next: G.O.D. hit the ring, brawling stiffly. PAC hits a poison rana on Tama Tonga, but Tonga Loa wipes out Sheamus with a Samoan Driver, eliminating them.
Jay White & Garcia enter. White is cold and calculating. He low-bridges Loa, and Garcia steals the win with a roll-up holding tights.
Final Entry: The Usos. Dallas comes unglued. The final sequence is wild, with Garcia and Jey trading superkicks and reversals. White goes for Blade Runner, but Jimmy counters into a Superkick/Samoan Drop combo.
Finish: The Usos hit Double Uso Splashes on Garcia and White simultaneously.
Winners: The Usos
Time: 18:32
Post-Match: Jimmy and Jey gesture “1” to the sky, nodding to the legacy they continue.
2. Bron Breakker vs. Claudio Castagnoli
This is a pure physical chess match. Claudio uses European uppercuts and deadlift suplexes to frustrate Bron early. Breakker’s aggression nearly costs him when Claudio traps him in a giant swing into a Sharpshooter.
Bron powers out with freakish strength. He hits a Frankensteiner, shocking the crowd. Castagnoli tries for a Ricola Bomb, but Bron slips out and spears Claudio mid-air as he rebounds off the ropes.
Finish: Breakker lifts Claudio into a military press powerslam.
Winner: Bron Breakker
Time: 14:05
Aftermath: Breakker stares down the camera: “Time for gold.”
3. MJF (c) vs. Mark Briscoe – United States Championship
Briscoe comes out fired up, wearing a “Man Up, Dallas” vest. MJF taunts the crowd with a Texas flag cape. They brawl before the bell even rings.
Early control goes to Briscoe—redneck kung fu, a cactus elbow from the apron, and a spinebuster through a chair he sets up. MJF uses the ref as a shield, then gouges the eyes.
MJF hits a Heatseeker on the ropes, but Briscoe kicks out. The crowd bites on every near fall.
Finish: Briscoe goes for a Froggy Bow, but MJF pulls the ref in front. Low blow. Diamond ring punch.
Winner: MJF (still champion)
Time: 16:41
Post-Match: MJF gloats. Suddenly — LA Knight’s music hits. The roof blows off. He storms in, hits BFT on MJF, and stands over the title.
“Yeah!”
4. Hook vs. Solo Sikoa
This match is raw. Solo is violent, Hook is cold and methodical.
They brawl outside. Solo throws Hook into the steps and uses a kendo stick under the ring. Hook eats it, then rips the stick from Solo and snaps it over his knee.
Spot: Solo tries to spike Hook onto the announce table. Hook reverses with a T-bone suplex THROUGH the table.
Finish: Hook wraps up a woozy Solo with Redrum from behind while hanging on his back like a demon. Solo passes out.
Winner: Hook
Time: 9:48
Commentary: “That man’s dangerous, cold, and silent,” McAfee says.
5. Seth Rollins vs. Sami Zayn
This is a storytelling classic. They shake hands. Zayn outwrestles Seth early, grinning. Seth answers with a slick sequence ending in a suicide dive.
Midway through, Zayn suffers a storyline knee tweak. Rollins hesitates — and Sami hits a Blue Thunder Bomb. Huge near fall.
Final Stretch: Zayn goes for a top-rope brainbuster but Rollins escapes, hits a superkick, Falcon Arrow, and a Curb Stomp.
Finish: Rollins doesn’t pin. He helps Sami up. Zayn insists he finish it. One more Curb Stomp.
Winner: Seth Rollins
Time: 20:17
Aftermath: Jay White hits Zayn with a Switchblade followed by a curb stomp on a chair.
6. Gunther vs. Jacob Fatu
Fatu rushes Gunther at the bell—superkick, Samoan Drop, moonsault—Gunther kicks out at one. The Ring General rises. Slap. Slap. Chops so loud the arena cringes.
Fatu flies again, trying a springboard senton, but Gunther catches him mid-air and hits a massive powerbomb.
Finish: Gunther stomps the chest, then locks in a sleeper until Fatu passes out.
Winner: Gunther
Time: 13:22
Post-Match: Gunther salutes the crowd — a general surveying the battlefield.
7. Christian Cage & FTR vs. Braun Strowman, Orange Cassidy & Darby Allin
Fun six-man psychology match. Christian stalls and refuses to engage. Dax and Cash dominate Cassidy early, working over his ribs. Darby flies like a pinball.
Strowman hot tag = destruction. Running shoulder blocks, Avalanche splash. FTR bump like madmen.
Finish: Darby hits Coffin Drop on Cash. Pinfall.
Winners: Strowman, Cassidy & Darby Allin
Time: 14:10
Post-Match: Edge sprints out with a pipe. Christian escapes through the crowd. Edge swings wildly, destroying a chair as the crowd roars.
8. Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Cobb
The stiffest match of the night. Joe and Cobb collide like rhinos, throwing suplexes and brutal knees. Joe hits a STO through the ropes, and Cobb retaliates with a deadlift German.
Finish: Joe blocks Tour of the Islands, hits a Snap Enzuigiri, and locks in the Coquina Clutch. Cobb taps.
Winner: Samoa Joe
Time: 12:40
Joe mouths to the camera: “I tap monsters.”
9. Lucha Bros vs. Street Profits – Match 5 of Best of 7 (3-1)
An instant classic. Dallas eats up every second. The Profits bring a new aggression. Ford hits a 360 splash to the outside; Dawkins powerbombs Fenix on the apron.
Lucha Bros pull off incredible counters, including a double destroyer sequence.
Finish: Dawkins eats a double superkick but kicks out. He hits Sky High on Penta, tags in Ford, who hits a huge From The Heavens.
Winners: Street Profits
Series: Lucha Bros 3 – 2 Profits
Time: 17:10
Absolutely. Here’s an extended, cinematic breakdown of the Texas Showdown main event, rewritten with intense drama, brutal action, major run-ins, and a title change that shakes the foundations of WWE.
Main Event – 60-Minute Iron Man Match
WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Jon Moxley
Time Limit: 60 Minutes
Result: Jon Moxley wins 5–4 and becomes NEW World Champion
23,000 strong in Dallas are rumbling. Michael Cole calls it “the end of a blood-soaked era or the rise of one final dynasty.”
Entrances:
- Reigns emerges draped in black and gold, title across his shoulder, eyes glazed in solemn rage. Paul Heyman follows, clutching the title like a holy relic.
- Moxley walks in from the crowd with a barbed wire vest and a Texas flag bandana. He’s taped up and bleeding before the bell even rings.
Opening Minutes (0:00–15:00): Pure Wrestling Psychology
The first 15 minutes is a slow war of attrition. Roman controls the pace, smirking, grounding Moxley with headlocks and mat wrestling. The crowd heckles Roman with “MOX-LEY!” chants.
Moxley starts landing heavy elbow strikes and dives to the outside. Roman catches him mid-dive with a Superman Punch, rolls him in…
Fall 1 – Roman Reigns (13:38):
Roman hits a Spear and pins Moxley clean.
Reigns 1 – 0 Moxley
Roman poses. Moxley pulls himself up using Roman’s legs—and flips him off. Roman’s eyes widen.
Middle Stretch (15:00–35:00): Brutality Unleashed
Moxley bites Roman’s forehead open. The camera catches a close-up of both men bleeding. Moxley slams Roman onto the announce table with a Gotch-style piledriver.
Fall 2 – Jon Moxley (21:50):
Paradigm Shift on the floor → rolls Roman in → pin.
1 – 1
Heyman gets on the apron. Moxley headbutts him off. Roman hits a low blow behind the ref’s back, then Guillotine Choke.
Fall 3 – Roman Reigns (26:17):
Moxley passes out in the Guillotine.
Reigns 2 – 1 Moxley
But Moxley is laughing. The camera picks it up. “You’re gonna have to kill me.”
Moxley fires back with barbed-wire punches, a Paradigm Shift through a chair, and a Bulldog Choke. Roman taps.
Fall 4 – Jon Moxley (33:59):
Submission.
2 – 2
Chaos Erupts (36:00–48:00):
As both men crawl toward each other, The Usos appear from the crowd. Jimmy and Jey hit Moxley with double superkicks behind the ref’s back. They slide Roman a chair.
But suddenly—
BOOM. Out come Sheamus, Claudio Castagnoli, and PAC—former BCC brothers-in-arms turned bitter enemies.
Sheamus boots Jimmy’s head off. Claudio hurls Jey through the barricade with a Neutralizer on concrete. PAC flips in from the barricade and takes out Heyman with a Black Arrow on the floor.
Roman looks around… he’s alone. The ring is wreckage. Moxley crawls up, Roman turns—DDT on the chair.
Fall 5 – Moxley (41:23):
3 – 2 Moxley
Reigns, battered and desperate, fights back with another Spear.
Fall 6 – Roman (46:55):
Spear outta nowhere.
3 – 3
Final Sequence (48:00–60:00): War Becomes Religion
Both men have lost buckets of blood. Moxley hits a King Kong Lariat. Roman powerbombs Moxley through the table.
At 52:00, Roman nails a third Superman Punch, but stumbles instead of pinning. They both collapse.
Then Moxley low-blows Roman and hits a DDT onto exposed turnbuckle steel!
Fall 7 – Moxley (56:20):
4 – 3 Moxley
Roman crawls. 58:55. Spear attempt—Moxley counters mid-air into a Kimura Lock. Roman fights it. 59:30. He tries to stand—PAC reappears and hits a hidden low-blow payback!
Moxley: Death Rider onto steel steps slid into the ring.
Fall 8 – Moxley (59:48):
5 – 3 Moxley
Roman somehow rolls Moxley up in the final 5 seconds with tights—
Fall 9 – Roman (59:56):
5 – 4 Moxley
3… 2… 1…
DING DING DING.
Winner and NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Jon Moxley
Final Score: Moxley 5 – 4 Reigns
Match Time: 60:00
Post-Match Scene:
Moxley collapses. Blood matting his hair. The title laid across his chest.
Roman is motionless, Heyman stunned, the Usos knocked out cold.
Sami sits in the corner, wiping sweat and blood from his forehead, whispering to himself, shaken.
Sheamus, Claudio, and PAC stand tall at the top of the ramp—not as allies, but as wolves who helped tear down the alpha.
Moxley stands. He lifts the belt in one hand and flips off the arena lights with the other.
Fade to black.
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