Pay-Per-View VI
Location: United Center – Chicago, IL
Date: April 30, 2025
Attendance: 18,120 (Sell-Out)
Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Taz, and Renee Paquette
Ring Announcer: Justin Roberts
MATCH 1: Intercontinental Championship
Adam Cole (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita
A red-hot opener. Cole comes out cocky, flanked by the Undisputed Kingdom. Takeshita enters with no backup, showing focus and discipline. The match opens technical, quickly evolving into a high-impact exchange with Cole using his ring IQ and underhanded tactics to slow down the explosive Takeshita.
A mid-match Panama Sunrise gets a 2.9 count. Takeshita comes back with a flurry — Blue Thunder Bomb, then a deadlift German into a knee strike. The crowd is behind him. However, Roderick Strong distracts the ref while Kyle O’Reilly slides Cole the belt. Takeshita ducks the shot and hits a Running Knee to the back of the head!
1…2…Cole barely kicks out.
The end comes after Cole low-blows Takeshita mid-air during a springboard lariat attempt and hits The Last Shot.
Winner and STILL Intercontinental Champion: Adam Cole
MATCH 2: Will Ospreay & Aussie Open vs. Andrade, Dominik Mysterio, & Santos Escobar
The crowd is white-hot for Ospreay and Aussie Open. Dom is booed relentlessly. This match is a fireworks show — fast, aggressive pacing with Ospreay and Andrade having incredible chemistry. Santos slows the pace, grounding Ospreay, but Davis and Fletcher’s hot tags keep their team in it.
Dom tries to steal the pin after a Frog Splash on Ospreay — but Fletcher pulls him off the pin. Chaos erupts. Santos tries for a Phantom Driver, but Ospreay counters into Storm Breaker.
Ospreay hits Hidden Blade on Andrade while Fletcher/Davis take out Dom with a Tandem Electric Chair Spinebuster.
Winners: Will Ospreay & Aussie Open
MATCH 3: Tag Team Championship
Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly (c) vs. Creed Brothers
Intense tag bout with old-school storytelling. Strong and O’Reilly isolate Brutus early, working his leg. Julius gets the hot tag and goes ballistic with throws, suplexes, and Olympic-style takedowns.
Creeds hit the Brutus Ball on Strong but Kyle breaks the count at the last second. Roddy stuns Brutus with a jumping knee and tags in Kyle. Kyle locks in a deep guillotine choke on Brutus, who refuses to tap.
Julius tries to save his brother but gets tossed outside by Roddy.
Brutus passes out.
Winners and STILL Tag Team Champions: Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly
MATCH 4: 8-Man Elimination Match
Okada, Rey Mysterio, Ricochet, & Speedball Mike Bailey vs. Finn Balor, Bronson Reed, & The Young Bucks
Match begins with classic face/heel dynamics — fast-paced tags and tandem offense. The crowd pops huge for Okada/Balor interactions.
First Elimination: Ricochet pins Matt Jackson with a 630 Senton
Second Elimination: Reed flattens Speedball with Tsunami
Third Elimination: Okada eliminates Nick Jackson with Rainmaker
Fourth Elimination: Bronson Reed is counted out after a group assault ending in a 619/Springboard Knee/Standing Moonsault
Fifth Elimination: Balor eliminates Ricochet after Coup de Grace
Final Elimination: Mysterio tags in Okada for the finisher, ending with a Rainmaker followed by a 619 from Rey
Survivors: Kazuchika Okada & Rey Mysterio
MATCH 5: Tag Team Showcase
New Day vs. Motor City Machine Guns vs. DIY vs. War Raiders
Fast, chaotic match with each team getting time to shine. Kofi hits a Boom Drop on Ciampa; War Raiders flatten Woods with a Springboard Powerslam Combo; MCMG isolate Gargano with precision offense.
Suddenly, the lights go out.
Purple haze floods the arena. A distorted choir plays. When the lights return:
Malakai Black, Buddy Matthews, Brody King, and Killer Kross are in the ring.
The House of Black + Kross lay waste:
- Brody King pounces Erik through a barricade
- Kross hits a Doomsday Saito on Gargano
- Buddy superkicks Xavier Woods, then gives him Murphy’s Law
- Malakai black masses Kofi into unconsciousness
- They each hit two finishers per team — making a definitive statement.
Kross takes the mic:
“THIS IS NO LONGER YOURS. THIS IS IRON GRIP…UNDER A NEW RULE. CHAOS ENDS. ORDER BEGINS.”
Match ruled: No Contest
MATCH 6: CM Punk vs Kevin Owens – “I Quit” Match
An emotional, brutal war. Punk, in front of his hometown, plays the crowd, but Owens is relentless. Early chair shots, kendo stick strikes, and steel steps are used. Owens powerbombs Punk on the ring apron. Punk hits a GTS on the floor but Owens won’t say it.
Punk brings out handcuffs, chaining Owens to the ropes. Punk beats him mercilessly with a belt. Owens shouts back, “NEVER!”
Owens finally escapes and hits Pop-Up Powerbomb through a table. He grabs a wrench and nails Punk with it. Owens grabs the steel steps and throws them in the ring and a chain. When Owens gets back in the ring he goes for a pop up powerbomb but Punk reverses it. GTS! Punk gets the chain and batters Owens with it. Over and over until he yells “I QUIT!” to save himself.
**Winner: CM Punk **
Post-match, Punk stands tall, bleeding but proud. And acts like he’s putting a title around his waist. He mouths into the camera that he’s next.
MATCH 7: Randy Orton vs Hangman Adam Page – Last Man Standing (15 Seconds Rule)
Slow-burning violence. Both men know the 15-count adds extra punishment. Kendo sticks, chairs, and steel steps come into play.
Hangman hits a Buckshot Lariat early — Orton up at 13. Orton RKO’s Hangman off the barricade — Page beats the count at 14.
The finish comes after Orton handcuffs Hangman to the bottom rope. He pulls out a sack of thumbtacks, DDT’s Hangman onto them from the ropes, and then RKOs him on the floor.
Hangman tries to get up… 12…13…14…
He collapses at 14.9.
Winner: Randy Orton
MAIN EVENT: Cody Rhodes vs Swerve Strickland vs Kenny Omega
(Allies flood in: AJ Styles, Finn Balor, Bronson Reed, & Young Bucks for Swerve… Okada, Takeshita, Rey Mysterio, Ricochet, & Speedball help Cody/Omega)
This is chaos from the bell. Cody and Omega focus on Swerve, but alliances break quickly.
15 minutes in, the interfering parties brawl to ringside and all hell breaks loose:
- Styles and Omega go toe-to-toe
- Rey hits a 619 on Matt Jackson
- Okada brawls with Balor into the crowd
- Takeshita hits a Blue Thunder Bomb on Bronson
- Ricochet dives over the top onto the crowd of them — they fight to the back.
Back in the ring, Cody hits a Cody Cutter on Omega. Swerve nails Cody with the House Call, then hits a 450 Splash on Kenny for a near fall.
Omega kicks out, fires up with Snap Dragon Suplexes, and sets up a V-Trigger. Swerve dodges and superkicks him into a JML Driver!
Cody breaks the count and hits Cross Rhodes on both men!
Final sequence:
Omega and Cody trade blows, exhausted. Swerve hits a low blow on Omega, throws him into the turnbuckle, and as Cody rushes Swerve, he gets caught with a rolling flatliner.
Swerve climbs up — Swerve Stomp on Cody.
1…2…3!
Winner: Swerve Strickland
End of Show Moment:
Swerve, breathing heavily, stands atop the turnbuckle, arms raised. Confetti falls. He shouts, “This is my era now.”
