Penta

Los Americanos

Summary

This one started off pretty grounded with Dragon Lee and Bravo Americano trading control and feeling each other out, but that didn’t last long once the blind tags kicked in and the pace picked up. Rayo Americano caught Lee off guard, Je’Von Evans fired back with a neckbreaker and quick offense, and El Grande Americano briefly swung momentum with a kick to the face, but Evans immediately reset things with a diving crossbody that got everyone moving again. The match really took off with the dive sequence, as Evans launched over the top onto Rayo, Lee followed with a suicide dive on Bravo, and Penta topped it with a clean tope con hilo on Americano before all three stood tall. After the break, it turned into a nonstop sequence fest, with Penta running through a reverse sling blade, a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, and a double DDT, while Lee nearly put it away with a Styles Clash before constant interference kept saving Los Americanos. The closing stretch didn’t slow down at all, with superkicks flying, Lee hitting a hurricanrana to the floor, and Penta dropping Rayo with a nasty Mexican Destroyer on the apron that felt like the real turning point. From there, Evans sealed it with a wild OG Cutter on Bravo for the win, capping off a match that was chaotic, fast, and just barely holding together in the best way.

Champion Retains

Summary

This ended up being one of the best straight-up matches on the show, even if it was thrown together pretty randomly. From the start, both guys clicked—Kofi mixed in quick strikes and a clean DDT early, while Penta answered with sharp counters, including a superkick that sent Kingston into the corner. The pacing stayed high, and neither guy held control for long. Kofi had a big moment when he countered a top-rope setup and started stacking offense, but Penta kept cutting him off with bursts like a nasty codebreaker and that handstand double kick in the corner. Things got messier once Grayson Waller got involved at ringside. He grabbed at Penta briefly, which Kofi actually protested—worried about winning the wrong way—but it still shifted the momentum. From there, the match kicked into another gear. Kofi landed SOS for a close near fall, then followed up with Trouble in Paradise—but Penta barely kicked out, which got a huge reaction. Penta answered right back, hitting a Mexican Destroyer on Waller outside and then turning back to Kofi. The finish came when Kofi tried to take it to the top rope, but Penta shoved him off and immediately caught him with a top-rope Mexican Destroyer, sealing it clean. Result: Penta def. Kofi Kingston to retain the Intercontinental Championship

Champion Retains

Summary

The Intercontinental Championship match between Penta and Dominik Mysterio started with pure chaos as Dom attacked before the bell while Alicia Taylor was trying to make the introductions, unloading stomps and strikes right out of the gate. Penta answered back quickly with a hurricanrana, but Dom kept control with a dropkick, a suicide dive, and a DDT as the match briefly went to commercial. Once back, Penta turned up the intensity with his high-flying offense, including a wild diving flip over the ropes, a unique suplex, and multiple near falls, while Dom fired back with a huge counter to the Mexican Destroyer and kept things competitive. The pace only picked up from there—Penta nearly finished it with a Penta Driver, Dom answered with a superkick counter to the 619, and JD McDonagh’s distraction finally allowed Dom to land the 619. Just as Dom went up for the Frog Splash, Finn Bálor’s music hit, causing a crucial distraction. Dom still went for it, but Penta got the knees up and immediately rolled him up for the three-count in a sudden, somewhat flat finish. After the match, Bálor attacked Mysterio, hitting the Sling Blade and shotgun dropkick, while JD tried to intervene but got wiped out as well, leaving Bálor standing tall after a chaotic and interference-filled ending.

Champion Retains

Summary

Penta defended the Intercontinental Championship against Dragon Lee in a fast-paced match that lived up to expectations from two of the most explosive luchadors in WWE. Dragon Lee came out aggressive, hitting an early hurricanrana and several high-impact kicks, while Penta answered with superkicks, a double stomp, and a Penta Driver that Lee managed to kick out of. The action spilled to the outside with Lee launching a corkscrew suicide dive and later connecting with Operation Dragon, but Penta refused to stay down. The closing stretch turned into a rapid exchange of counters until Penta finally ducked a running elbow, hit the ropes, and nailed the Mexican Destroyer. That was enough to put Dragon Lee away and give Penta a clean, decisive title defense.

Champion Retains

Summary

Penta’s first defense of the Intercontinental Championship came against the mysterious and slightly ridiculous “Original” El Grande Americano, and the match played out about how you’d expect once the bell rang. Americano actually held his own early, throwing wild strikes and leaning into the chaos of the moment while Penta worked a faster, more precise lucha-style offense. Penta landed several crisp kicks and a diving attack to the outside that got the crowd going. Americano managed to slow things down with a few power moves, but he never really felt like he had the champion on the ropes for long. The finish came when Penta exploded out of nowhere with a springboard Mexican Destroyer, planting Americano for the three-count and keeping his title in convincing fashion. It wasn’t the most dramatic defense you’ll ever see, but it did exactly what it needed to do: make Penta look like a champion who’s going to be very hard to dethrone.