WWE Santiago, Chile, live results: Jinder Mahal vs. Randy Orton
Submitted by reader Miguel Traslavi
– The place was packed and very loud for last night’s show. To note, the Raw roster came last year and it was just as full last night. The card changed a few times and it wasn’t known if AJ Styles would still be wrestling here, so it was fun not to know the matches for sure until they happened.
– The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods) & AJ Styles defeated The Usos & Rusev
The New Day came out first and then Styles did, with the crowd exploding when Styles entered. Rusev was wearing an Usos shirt. The crowd was chanting for him and he acknowledged it.
The match was short but good. The Usos worked on Woods in the corner, there were a couple of hot tags, the crowd chanted for Lana when Rusev was in, and Styles hit Rusev with the Phenomenal Forearm for the win while New Day fought with The Usos on the outside.
– Tye Dillinger defeated Aiden English
English came down while singing, with the crowd booing the hell out of him. Dillinger got an okay reaction for his entrance. English played the coward heel all the way and there were “NXT” chants. Dillinger got the pin on English, but it seemed like English kicked out at two. After the match, English took a mic and challenged anyone in the back to fight him.
– Sin Cara defeated Aiden English
Sin Cara got an okay pop and beat English in a few seconds.
– Naomi & Becky Lynch defeated Tamina & Carmella
Naomi got a good pop, but Lynch got an even bigger one. Carmella was cheered a bit, which I thought was kind of weird. There were Ellsworth chants, and she acknowledged them by screaming that he wasn’t there.
Naomi was worked on for most of the match, then Lynch got the hot tag and made Carmella tap out to the Dis-arm-her. Someone from the crowd gave Lynch a Chilean flag with her name on it.
– Bobby Roode defeated Sami Zayn
Everyone in the arena was singing Roode’s theme song. He looked surprised and pleased, with everyone singing it even after the music ended. They sang Zayn’s theme as well.
The match was slow at first. It’s weird to see Zayn playing the heel. There were dueling chants for them and the match had lots of false finishes, with it being the match of the night for me. Even though it was long, there wasn’t a low moment and there were “this is awesome” and “fight forever” chants.
Zayn hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for a really close near fall and tried a Helluva Kick, but Roode evaded him. Roode then used the Glorious DDT for the win. Everyone again sang his theme after.
– During intermission, it was announced that Triple H is on his way to be here on Sunday. The whole arena booed when they announced that it would be on Sunday.
– SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya defeated Charlotte Flair to retain her title
Charlotte got a huge pop, but it wasn’t as loud as the one Lynch got. Natalya received way more boos than she gets on TV. The match was alright and not as long. Charlotte did a moonsault from the top rope into the ring and connected. The finish was botched with Natalya trying to put her feet on the bottom ropes for the pin, but she wasn’t able to and got the pin anyway.
– United States Champion Baron Corbin defeated Shinsuke Nakamura to retain his title
Nakamura entered to a huge pop and everyone sang his theme music. Corbin received lots of boos. He got out of the ring to taunt some fans with his US title since they had a Nakamura sign.
Nakamura wasn’t quite as over as I thought he would be after that. He hit a Kinshasa at one point, with Corbin getting out of the ring after it and eventually retaining with the End of Days. After Corbin left, they played Nakamura’s music and someone gave him a flag.
– WWE Champion Jinder Mahal (w/ The Singh Brothers) defeated Randy Orton in a last man standing match to retain his title
The Singh Brothers came down first and were booed heavily. Mahal received mostly boos but got some cheers. Orton got a crazy pop and the biggest reaction of the night.
They had a pretty standard match until kendo sticks, chairs, and a table got involved. The weapons being used got a huge reaction. The match was a bit better than the ones they had on PPV, though that may be because the crowd was more into it.
Orton threw Mahal from the top rope to break a table, then one of the Singhs did a low blow on Orton while the referee wasn’t looking. The other Singh helped Mahal get up before the 10 count as he retained his title. Orton made a comeback after, taking out both Singhs and hitting Mahal with an RKO for a huge pop to close the show.