🌐 Next Level Pro Wrestling: “Breaking the Chain” – Show 28
“The moment you snap the chains, the next era begins.”
📍 Location: United Center, Chicago
🎤 Commentary Team: Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness, Renee Paquette
🔔 Attendance: 17,400 (Sold Out)
🎯 Opening Match: #1 Contender’s Match for the U.S. Championship
Konosuke Takeshita vs PAC vs Braun Strowman vs Chad Gable
Storyline Context:
The U.S. Title scene is heating up. Konosuke Takeshita debuts tonight with sky-high expectations. Gable wants to prove he belongs in the upper echelon. PAC is still bitter from his loss at Show 27. Braun is the monster they all must overcome.
Key Spots:
- Gable German-suplexes PAC AND Takeshita at once in a jaw-dropping moment.
- Braun Strowman runs a train on all three opponents outside, including a terrifying shoulder tackle that sends PAC flying into the barricade.
- Takeshita and PAC trade a stiff forearm war mid-ring. Takeshita blocks a Black Arrow, pops PAC up, and knees him in mid-air.
- Gable goes for an Ankle Lock on PAC, but Braun lifts both men and double powerslams them.
- Takeshita dodges the Strowman Express, sending Braun through the LED board!
Finish:
With PAC and Gable reeling, Takeshita hits Gable with a Zahi Knee Strike to the jaw, stunning him, and scores the three-count to a thunderous reaction.
✅ Winner: Konosuke Takeshita
🎯 Takeshita earns a U.S. Title match at Show 29.
💥 Match 2: 2-Out-of-3 Falls
Lucha Bros vs Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams
Storyline Context:
This is a clash of flash, speed, and youth. Hayes and Trick are cocky but talented. The Lucha Bros want to show they’re still the measuring stick.
Fall 1:
- Trick distracts the ref. Melo catches Fenix mid-springboard with Nothing But Net to steal a quick fall.
✅ Winners of Fall 1: Melo & Trick
Fall 2:
- The Lucha Bros regain control with classic lucha offense. Penta spikes Trick with Made in Japan to even it.
✅ Winners of Fall 2: Lucha Bros
Fall 3:
- All four men battle on the apron and floor. Melo misses Fadeaway, Fenix superkicks him out of the air.
- Fenix dives onto Trick outside with a Tope con Hilo, while Penta plants Melo with Fear Factor.
✅ Final Winners: Lucha Bros (2-1)
Post-Match:
Respect shown, but Trick throws a tantrum. Carmelo looks on, disappointed.
🪓 Match 3: FTR vs Samoa Joe & Powerhouse Hobbs
Storyline Context:
The tough-as-nails team of FTR has called out Joe and Hobbs for weeks, calling them “muscle with no minds.” Joe and Hobbs want to break their spirits.
Key Moments:
- Classic tag psychology: FTR isolates Hobbs, using quick tags and limb targeting.
- Joe changes the match when tagged in: STJoe to Dax, Snap Powerslam to Cash.
- FTR attempts the Big Rig, but Hobbs pulls Cash away and flattens him with a spinebuster.
- Joe locks in the Coquina Clutch on Dax Harwood, who fades.
✅ Winners: Samoa Joe & Powerhouse Hobbs
Post-Match:
Joe mouths off to the camera: “We break backs and take belts next.”
🔥 Match 4: Jeff Cobb vs Solo Sikoa vs Jacob Fatu
Storyline Context:
A Samoan triangle of power. G.O.D. and Hikuleo have promised to make their presence known. Solo wants to prove he’s no follower. Cobb is out for dominance.
Highlights:
- Cobb and Fatu open with a brutal exchange of belly-to-belly suplexes.
- Solo hits a Samoan Spike on Cobb, but before he can pin—G.O.D. (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa) and Hikuleo appear.
- They destroy Solo with chair shots and a Magic Killer.
- Fatu hits a springboard moonsault on Cobb for the 3-count.
✅ Winner: Jacob Fatu
Post-Match:
The reunited G.O.D., Hikuleo, and Fatu stand tall. Tonga declares:
“The Island War is over. The Kingdom begins now.”
⚔️ Match 5: Six-Man Tag Team Titles – No DQ
Orange Cassidy, Darby Allin & Hook (c) vs Hikuleo & G.O.D.
Brutal Match:
- Cassidy gets slammed through a table by Hikuleo.
- Darby’s back is whipped with a chain by Tanga Loa.
- Hook suplexes Tanga Loa through a ladder!
- Cassidy hits Orange Punch, but Tama Tonga low blows him.
- Darby tries to Coffin Drop, but Hikuleo catches him in mid-air and slams him onto a chair.
Finish:
Hikuleo hits a Chokeslam Bomb on Hook onto a pile of chairs.
✅ Winners and NEW Six-Man Tag Champions: Hikuleo & G.O.D.
Post-Match:
They hold up all three titles. The arena echoes with disdain.
💣 Match 6: Tag Team Championships
Street Profits (c) vs Claudio & Sheamus
Context:
Profits have been solid champions. Claudio & Sheamus have reunited to bring a classic Euro-bruiser style to the division.
Big Moments:
- Montez Ford’s high-flying dazzles. Hits Sky High Frog Splash for a near fall.
- Angelo Dawkins pounces Claudio into the steps.
- PAC runs in and kicks Dawkins square in the jaw with Black Arrow.
- Sheamus hits a devastating Brogue Kick to Montez.
✅ Winners and NEW Champions: Sheamus & Claudio
Post-Match:
The three men pose—PAC, Claudio, Sheamus—hinting at a new alliance.
🔥 In-Ring Segment: Moxley Calls Them Out
Promo:
Moxley storms to the ring: “You came at me from behind like cowards. Now come do it to my face.”
Claudio, Sheamus, and PAC appear. They brawl, but Moxley surprisingly fends them off.
Suddenly… a masked man hits the ring
Superkick. Spin kick. Release suplex. He wrecks Moxley.
Reveal: It’s Rusev.
The four stand tall. New faction formed.
PAC on the mic: “We are no longer outcasts. We are the Reckoning.”
💥 Match 7: Tag Team #1 Contender Match (5-Way)
Edge & Mark Briscoe vs Christian & Daniel Garcia vs New Day vs Creed Brothers vs Gunn Club
Key Spots:
- Creed Brothers hit a double powerbomb on Xavier.
- Edge spears Christian through the barricade!
- Briscoe brawls with Colten into the crowd.
- Garcia locks a Sharpshooter on Kofi, but Briscoe breaks it with a chair.
- Briscoe hits Froggy Bow on Colten for the win.
✅ Winners: Edge & Mark Briscoe
They now face Sheamus & Claudio at Show 29.
🛡️ Co-Main Event: Roman Reigns & The Usos vs Jay White, Juice Robinson, & David Finlay
Story:
Family tension, NJPW rebellion, and the rise of Jay White’s new faction Switch Breakkers.
Key Moments:
- Jay White outsmarts Jimmy and Jey early.
- Roman goes berserk, hitting Superman Punch on everyone.
- Suddenly Jeff Cobb appears.
- He Tour of the Islands Roman Reigns.
Jay White hits Blade Runner on Jey for the win.
✅ Winners: Jay White, Juice, & Finlay
Post-Match:
Jay White unveils the Switch Breakkers: himself, Juice, Finlay, and Jeff Cobb.
🏆 Main Event: MJF (c) vs Gunther vs Sami Zayn vs Bron Breakker
World Heavyweight Championship – Fatal 4-Way
Story:
MJF is fighting three killers. Sami is heart, Bron is rage, Gunther is precision.
Key Spots:
- Bron spears Gunther through the barricade.
- MJF eye pokes Zayn mid
Blue Thunder Bomb.
- Bron hits a Steiner Recliner on Sami—but the lights flash.
Seth Rollins’ music hits.
He sprints down and Curb Stomps Bron on the steps, taking him out of the match.
**Gunther chops the soul out of MJF, but MJF low blows him.
He throws Sami out of the ring and Heatseekers Gunther into the corner.
✅ Winner and STILL World Champion: MJF
Post-Match:
Seth Rollins appears again. Gunther stares MJF down.
Next Level is at war.
