After the shocking end to SummerSlam, where THE ELITE of Kenny Omega, Matt & Nick Jackson stood over a beaten down CM Punk, what else could possibly go down in MY WWE Universe, now that THE ULTIMATE Forbidden Door has been smashed wide open…! Plus, we are on our way to the all-women’s PPV, ‘Queen’s Crown, which will feature the culmination of a tournament where the winner will claim BOTH the Queen’s Crown AND a guaranteed world title shot! I’ve also got some roster changes incoming too (so keep your eyes peeled for those), and not just an ELITE influx… So… LET’S GO!
September Week 1
Raw
- Cody Rhodes has a promo, but is interrupted by MJF, then attacked by RICKY STARKS!
- Rhea Ripley cashes in and wins the Women’s World Championship
- LA Knight’s US title open challenge is answered… by WARDLOW! Who… WINS the US Title!
- Ilja Dragunov is attacked backstage by SAMOA JOE!
- KAZUCHIKA OKADA attacks Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura after their match
- MALAKAI BLACK taunts Bray Wyatt in a video promo, as…
- JULIA HART attacks Alexa Bliss… BUDDY MURPHY and BRODY KING attack Braun & Howdy!
- OKADA locks eyes with Randy Orton backstage
- With the help of a reunited Judgment Day…
- Finn Balor becomes number 1 contender to Gunther’s world title… but…
- AEW World Champion SWERVE STRICKLAND stares down Finn to close the show!
SmackDown
- Asuka wins a Queens Crown match, Bianca stares her down, Bayley attacks Bianca and…
- MERCEDES MONE attacks Asuka!
- LUCHA BROS save the LWO from a beating from Legado
- Paul Heyman’s backstage interview is interrupted by Jey Uso… YEET!
- Austin Theory’s (with Grayson Waller) open challenge is answered by PAC, who destroys him
- CM Punk storms out, demanding THE ELITE, they come on the ramp, as…
- JACK PERRY attacks and destroys CM Punk!
- ‘TIMELESS’ TONI STORM & MARIAH MAY arrive, they are in the Queen’s Crown tournament
- AJ Styles helps Gallows & Anderson beat Trick & Melo, The OC is fully reunited!
- Liv & Becky retain their tag titles against Fyre & Dawn
- The Bloodline in-ring promo, Jey Uso comes out, they talk back and forth, until…
- THE BCC surround the ring, and a huge brawl ensues!
September Week 2
Raw
- Swerve and DARBY ALLIN (with help from STING) beat Finn & Priest of The Judgment Day
- But… GUNTHER and the rest of Imperium take down Swerve to close out Raw
- Sami Zayn is saved from a Drew McIntyre post-match beatdown by ADAM COPELAND
- Mercedes Mone beats Thea Hail to advance in the Queen’s Crown tournament
- House of Black say its not about ‘Let Me In’ but WWE must ‘Let in… THE HOUSE OF BLACK’
SmackDown
- Jey Uso vs Bryan Danielson is a No contest as the BCC attack, Bloodline save Jey, but Jey walks away before accepting a Roman handshake
- The Elite and Jack Perry feature in an nWo style video package
- Lucha Bros show Rey Mysterio respect backstage
- ‘Timeless’ Toni Storm defeated Iyo Sky in the Queen’s Crown
- Cora Jade & Gigi Dolin of Raw, look to the women’s tag titles, with SKYE Blue by their side
September Week 3
Raw
- Swerve, Darby and Sting defeat The Judgement Day, and after…
- Gunther says he wants to see who is the better man out of Finn & Swerve, winner faces him!
- Kevin Owens calls out MJF and Ricky Starks
- House of Black beat Alpha Academy, after Bray & Alexa cut a promo on the titantron
- Wardlow destroys Apollo, LA Knight comes out and challenges him to a US Title rematch
SmackDown
- After Heyman interrupts a Jey Uso promo, Mox and Claudio challenge him to a match… Jey says he doesn’t need any help, and it’s a handicap match… Jey is fighting against the odds until Danielson and Yuta come out, then The Bloodline run out and The BCC retreat. SmackDown closes with a staredown between Jey and The Bloodline
- Lucha Bros defeat Legado del Fantasma (Rey Mysterio attacks Santos at ringside)
- Bayley, Cora & Gigi defeat Becky, Liv and Bianca after Skye Blue distracts Liv
- AJ Styles respectfully challenges Carmelo to an IC title match next week (The OC face turn)
- PAC defeated Pete Dunne
September Week 4
Raw
- Charlotte beats Natlaya, Mercedes beats Kris Statlander, Charlotte confronts Mone after
- Swerve and Finn sign a contract for their match, Gunther watches on…
- Julia Hart defeats Alexa Bliss
- KO can’t find MJF or Starks, both will be at Raw next week, KO says he’ll bring a friend…
- Randy Orton calls out Okada! But is met by Samoa Joe after, and the two exchange words…
SmackDown
- Jimmy Uso tells Jey Uso “We need you, The Bloodline needs you, I NEED YOU”, and the two shake hands, but it’s still very tense…!
- AJ Styles defeats Carmelo Hayes to win the Intercontinental Championship
- After Jack Perry beats R-Ttruth, The Elite celebrate with him, Punk’s music hits… but its a fake, and they all laugh!
- Asuka mists Mariah May, after ‘Timeless’ Toni Storm had defeated Chelsea Green
- Mercedes Mone and Bayley talk backstage, with Mone teasing she will face Bayley when they both win their matches at Queen’s Crown…
And all that was just SOME of the stuff that went down. AEW has well and truly INVADED THE WWE! And we aren’t done yet on that front, as I have made a change to my upcoming PPV schedule. My October PPV will now no longer be ‘Halloween Havoc’, but thanks to the wonder of the geniuses who make stuff on the community creations part of WWE 2K24, the next PPV after this upcoming one (read on for all the details on that) in my WWE Universe will be…
But that’s to come, now we have our September PPV… and here come the girls!
And as I’ve not fully recapped it all already, here’s what happened in my aforementioned Queen’s Crown tournament, which will conclude at the PPV of the same name shortly…
LAST 16
Natalya defeated Zoey Stark
Charlotte Flair defeated Shayna Baszler
Kris Statlander defeated Candice LeRae
Mercedes Mone defeated Thea Hail
Piper Niven defeated Mariah May
‘Timeless’ Toni Storm defeated Iyo Sky
Asuka defeated Tegan Nox
Dakota Kai defeated Raquel Rodriguez
QUARTER FINALS
Charlotte Flair defeated Natalya
Mercedes Mone defeated Kris Statlander
‘Timeless’ Toni Storm defeated Piper Niven
Asuka defeated Dakota Kai
So that leaves us with Charlotte Flair vs Mercedes Mone, and ‘Timeless’ Toni Storm vs Asuka as our two semi final matches! But that’s not all we have on the PPV… also featured will be:
- WWE Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair (C) vs Bayley
- Women’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley (C) vs Tiffany Stratton
- WWE Women’s Tag Team titles: Liv Morgan & Becky Lynch (C) vs Gigi Dolin & Cora Jade
Three title matches, and we crown our QUEEN, not too bad right? Well… lets get on with it then!
Queen’s Crown (Sunday September Week 4 – Charlotte, North Carolina)
We open with our first Queen’s Crown Semi Final match
AEW’s TBS Champion Mercedes Mone beats her old rival here, and advances to the final!
Next we have a tag team contest, with the champions defending against a team of friends reunited…
Morgan and Lynch retain… but that’s not all for them… as their celebrations are cut short by a possible next challengers… And the latest AEW INVASION….
After Britt and Jamie arrive from AEW, another on their roster has her shot at the crown…
It is though Asuka who gets the win, and a place in the final!
Next we have the conclusion of an ongoing rivalry, where the scores will finally be settled!
And it’ll be decided… LAST WOMAN STANDING!
A great, hard-fought contest is won by the champion!
Next up, our next Women’s title match…
It isn’t Tiffy time again sadly for the challenger, as Rhea Ripley gets the win here.
Next up, we have an un-expected arrival on the card… As Chelsea Green makes her way out to the ring…
Green expresses her dismay and horror at not being on this historic show, and demands she be allowed to make history, so offers an open challenge to any woman who wants to come and be made famous, offering a luck soul the chance to get a bit of the Chelsea Green rub…
And that in turn… brings out…
And then… 2 minutes and 26 seconds later, Jade Cargill has ARRIVED in WWE!
And then finally it was indeed time for our main event!
Who will be crowned our new Queen of WWE? And in turn, earn a guaranteed shot at a Women’s World Championship down the line…?!
Arrives. Makes History. Dominates. Mercedes Mone does it AGAIN! Time for Belair and Ripley to watch out!
And that, for now, is that! Mercedes Mone your new Queen of WWE, Jade Cargill has arrived, the ongoing AEW invasion continues to cause havoc across both brands, and who knows what on earth will happen next in my WWE 2K24 Universe! …
Josh.