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Post by The Kevstaaa on Oct 7, 2016 6:34:05 GMT -5
9/5/14 Edition
- Rob Van Dam's current run with the company is coming to an end soon. Many expect it to be over at Night of Champions after his match with Alexander Rusev. There are currently no plans for him to return again until at least 2016.
- The upcoming major round robin tournament that the WWE was mulling over is officially going to happen. Expect it to be a major deal, with the winner earning a WWE Championship. It will span episodes of Raw, Smackdown and even some house show matches that will be specially televised on the WWE Network, as well as some matches at Hell in a Cell. The tournament will feature 12 Superstars and should last from September until November.
- This week's "Season Premiere" of Raw will indeed be a bigger episode. Not only will we see the big Steel Cage match between Cody Rhodes and Goldust, but there is expected to be something major going down between CM Punk and Brock Lesnar. A big announcement about the Divas division is expected to come as well.
- Speaking of the Divas, original plans saw Nikki Bella getting a run with the belt and playing a top heel role. However, her and Brie have been looking into movie roles and may be leaving to film some things soon. The WWE is okay with this because they feel like it will help promote Total Divas. In her place, there are talks about who will take the place as the top heel of the division. Some people want to call Charlotte up shortly, while some want to see Emma turn and a few are wanting to move Summer Rae into a more prominent role.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Oct 8, 2016 9:17:02 GMT -5
Friday Night Smackdown: September 5th, 2014 – Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska
This week’s Smackdown kicks off with the weekly intro video featuring the Superstars and Divas of the WWE. We then go down to Michael Cole, John “Bradshaw” Layfield and Tom Phillips, who welcome everyone to the show, just a few days away from the big Season Premiere of Raw this Monday. The crowd erupts at the arrival of our first guest tonight. The music of John Cena is heard as he steps out through the curtains to his usual mixed reaction. He talks into the camera, saying that the fans in Lincoln are certainly loud tonight. He runs down to the ring and slides in before being handed a microphone. He puts over the fans once again before saying that there was some good old fashioned controversy on Raw this past Monday. He admits that Roman Reigns selecting him as his partner came as a surprise. “I had no idea that was going to happen, but who am I to turn down a chance to become one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions? I’ve been in the ring with him and I’ve seen him the past few months, so I know that Roman Reigns is one tough son of a bitch. There aren’t many people that I’d rather have in my corner against two future Hall of Famers like Batista and Randy Orton.” He is cut off by the theme of the Shield, as the three members make their way down to the ring through the crowd. Dean Ambrose is the one to speak when they get in the ring, saying that he still doesn’t agree with Roman’s decision. “Trying to keep everything peaceful just means that the Shield doesn’t become Tag Team Champions. Instead, you get another chance to pad your already loaded resume.” Cena and Ambrose come face to face when Roman steps in between them, calming them down. Before he can speak, the former Intercontinental Champion’s theme hits as Sheamus walks out onto the stage. He says that he is sorry to break up this lovely drama but he’s out here for business. “I am out here at the request of Stephanie McMahon to start my scheduled match right now. So that means that everyone who isn’t Seth Rollins needs to clear the ring so I can Brogue Kick his head off.” Roman Reigns continues to try and smooth things over with Ambrose, who is still bickering at John Cena. They all exit the ring allowing for our opening contest after a commercial break. SETH ROLLINS VS. SHEAMUS; Returning from break, the other Shield members and John Cena have left ringside. Seth Rollins and Sheamus trade early offense before Sheamus gets in the driver’s seat. He pounds away on Rollins, beating him all over the ring and tossing him around. Seth continues to prove how resilient he is though, using his aerial ability to turn things around. He hits some springboard offense, including a flying knee to get a near fall. Seth goes for the Curb Stomp but Sheamus avoids it. He goes for a Brogue Kick but Seth ducks that and hits a Pele kick. Before he can capitalize though, Sheamus just hits him with a low blow, causing the official to call for the bell. Seth Rollins defeats Sheamus via disqualification in 10:57!Before Sheamus can do any more damage, Dolph Ziggler runs out to the ring, looking for some measure of revenge after being forced to run a gauntlet and getting attacked on Raw. Sheamus is quick to drop down and exit the ring though, avoiding any confrontation with the Intercontinental Champion. Dolph dares him to get back in, but Sheamus points to his head, insinuating that he’s too smart for that.
We are now taken to a live feed of Cody Rhodes, who is with us via satellite tonight. Michael Cole goes to ask him a question but he quickly and respectfully interrupts. He says that he didn’t agree to this to answer questions or really have an interview. He did this because he has a message for his brother. “I’ve said my piece and you’ve said yours. I didn’t shun you like you were during the 90’s. I accepted you as my brother and my tag team partner. You turned your back on that, not me. This Monday, inside of the Steel Cage, I am not going to try and play the loving brother. I’m done with that after SummerSlam. I am going to end you Dustin. I’m coming for blood for what you did to dad and this family.
DAMIEN SANDOW W/ THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT VS. DARREN YOUNG; After the bell, Darren Young and Damien Sandow circle the ring. Young stops to talk to Titus O’Neil at ringside. Xavier Woods is confused as it seems like Young is trying to talk to Titus about the way the Age of Enlightenment treats him. This allows Sandow to attack from behind, before yelling at Titus to ignore the ignorant words of Young. Young manages to score a near fall shortly after, but falls to the You’re Welcome from Sandow to end this. Damien Sandow defeats Darren Young in 3:02!Titus O’Neil enters the ring and surprisingly, checks on Darren Young. Damien Sandow and Xavier Woods celebrate, ignoring Titus. When they realize what he’s doing, they stop him and demand he celebrate with them. Begrudgingly, he does.
Footage is now shown to recap the ongoing issues between AJ Lee, Paige and the Bella Twins. We see AJ attack Paige after getting help from her this past Monday. A tweet is shown on screen that Paige posted yesterday, saying that she was told of a major announcement that will be coming this Monday on the Season Premiere of Raw, regarding the Divas division. Cutting away, Byron Saxton is standing by with the Women’s Champion herself, Paige. He asks her about the big announcement on Raw, but she tells him that she has to stay quiet about it. “Triple H, who has done wonders for the women’s division in the WWE, has sworn me to secrecy. However, what I can tell you about, is little AJ Lee.” Paige says that AJ Lee clearly still has a problem with the fact that Paige beat her for the Divas Title. “My focus is on Nikki Bella and keeping this belt at Night of Champions but AJ Lee, you need to understand that I will not forget about you. I promise you that much.”
Returning to the arena, Lana and Alexander Rusev are in the ring. She has a microphone and starts to talk about Rob Van Dam. “You are sure to be a future WWE Hall of Famer. Unfortunately for you, Mr. Van Dam, that just makes you just like Chris Jericho, Hulk Hogan, Jim Duggan and all of the other legends who have tried to step in the way of the ‘Super Athlete’. You will be CRUSHED at Night of Champions, just like Zack Ryder here will now.” ALEXANDER RUSEV W/ LANA VS. ZACK RYDER; Zack Ryder aggressively charges at the bell but it proves to be a mistake. Alexander Rusev just wallops him and dominates this match. Ryder gets next to no offense and the only reason it lasts as long as it does is because Rusev seems to want to toy with him. He locks in the Accolade for the win. Alexander Rusev defeats Zack Ryder in 1:48!
The fans in Lincoln boo loudly as Alexander Rusev and Lana stand over Zack Ryder’s fallen body. She raises his arm in the air while commentary mentions that Rob Van Dam is certainly in for one of the toughest matches of his career at Night of Champions.
This Monday night, catch the Season Premiere of Raw! Cody Rhodes will meet Goldust in a Steel Cage match, plus, CM Punk and Brock Lesnar will sign the official contract for their massive WWE Championship match at Night of Champions!
The cameras now catch the Shield backstage. Tensions are clearly still high as we don’t hear what they’re saying but they are clearly animated. Most of this comes from Dean Ambrose, who is very frustrated. Seth Rollins isn’t saying much, but Roman Reigns is still trying to calm things down. Suddenly, Seth jumps in and starts talking, which manages to bring Dean down a notch. Due to whatever Seth said, the Shield seem to be back on track temporarily. ALICIA FOX VS. NIKKI BELLA W/ BRIE BELLA; The crowd is very against the Bella Twins here, but one has to admit that Nikki Bella has been very impressive as of late. Ever since Nikki convinced her sister to take on a more aggressive style and have more of an attitude, they’ve found more success. Alicia Fox uses her long legs to gain an early upper hand. Nikki weathers the storm and connects on the Rack Attack to gain momentum heading into her Women’s Championship match. Nikki Bella defeats Alicia Fox in 4:07!Brie Bella slides in the ring to raise her sister’s arm, but their enjoyment is cut short by the music of AJ Lee. The former longest reigning Divas Champion in history skips down to the ring with a microphone. She enters the ring and stands across from the Bella Twins. Instead of saying something though, she just drops the microphone and takes down Brie before firing away with right hands. Nikki pulls her off and the Bella Twins double team her. Paige runs down to the ring and makes the save. She attacks the number one contender as Brie and AJ do battle. AJ and Paige bump into each other at one point, turning the tide in favor of the Bellas. Brie plants AJ with the Bella Buster and Nikki lays out Paige with the Rack Attack. They stand over AJ and Paige, making a “L” on their forehead, signaling that the ladies are losers. CHRIS JERICHO VS. THE MIZ W/ SUMMER RAE; Thanks to Triple H, both of these men were officially placed into a Six Pack Challenge at Night of Champions, with the WWE United States Championship at stake. Alberto Del Rio joins commentary to scout his opponents, while commentary reminds him that he can use the WWE Network to watch Jericho and Miz from Battleground earlier this year. This match follows a similar pattern to that one, except that this time around, it is Miz who scores the win with a rollup and a handful of tights. The Miz defeats Chris Jericho in 8:01!
Alberto Del Rio looks on, seemingly noting that he needs to watch out for the sneaky, underhanded tactics of the Miz. Miz and Summer Rae head up the ramp celebrating, while a frustrated and dejected Chris Jericho looks on in disbelief.
Commentary now takes the time to hype and promote the upcoming specials on the WWE Network. First, we will see NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution this Wednesday, featuring Adrian Neville defending his NXT Championship against Corey Graves. Then, in just over two weeks, Night of Champions comes to you. Brock Lesnar defends the WWE Championship against CM Punk while John Cena and Roman Reigns team up to face Randy Orton and Batista with the WWE Tag Team Titles on the line! BAD NEWS BARRETT AND KANE VS. JOHN CENA AND ROMAN REIGNS; Conspicuous by their absence is the other two members of the Shield. It seems like that might be weighing on the head of Roman Reigns, who looks around while on the apron a few times. Bad News Barrett and Kane cut the ring in half, focusing their attention on John Cena. Cena isn’t one to stay down for long though, rallying and hitting an Attitude Adjustment from out of nowhere on Barrett. He’s too hurt to cover as both men are down. They crawl and make the respective tags. Reigns comes in hot, hitting all sorts of power moves on Kane. He is able to connect on the Spear, earning him the three. John Cena and Roman Reigns defeat Bad News Barrett and Kane in 14:03!Roman Reigns gets to his feet and lets out a loud roar. John Cena joins him and raises his arm, enjoying their victory. Bad News Barrett assists Kane out of the ring, as the Authority chooses to fight another day. While Reigns and Cena continue to celebrate, the cameras catch Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins in the stands looking on.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Oct 9, 2016 8:33:22 GMT -5
Monday Night Raw: September 8th, 2014 – Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland
Before the weekly Raw intro, we are taken to a short video hyping tonight’s show as the “Season Premiere”. Cutting to the sold out arena in Baltimore, the ominous steel cage is lowered down as the crowd erupts, knowing that we are going to kick things off with the next, and possibly final chapter, in this sibling rivalry. Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and JBL introduce the show and give a quick rundown of the history between these brothers.
STEEL CAGE MATCH – CODY RHODES VS. GOLDUST; The brothers come face to face in the middle of the ring. There is a fire in Cody Rhodes’ eyes that we haven’t ever seen when he looks at his brother. Goldust slaps Cody, leading Cody to tackle him to the mat and just lay into him. Cody continues the hot start, just overwhelming Goldust until the elder Rhodes member catches him with a low blow. Goldust begins to use the steel cage as a weapon, sending Cody into it and grating his face on it. Goldust makes the first few attempts to leave but Cody manages to stop him. He rallies and busts out his dad’s signature bionic elbow. Cody looks to climbs out of the cage, but looks down on his brother as he stands on the top. Cody isn’t content with just winning like this and decides to leap from the top with a moonsault onto Goldust, who is just getting to his feet! The crowd comes unglued as Coy and Goldust lay in the middle of the ring and slowly get to their feet. Cody has the advantage and hits Cross Rhodes, scoring the win. Cody Rhodes defeats Goldust in 16:59!
The WWE Universe comes to their feet to cheer for Cody Rhodes, who can barely get to his knees. He is exhausted but his eyes show a mixture of relief at ending this feud with his brother, but also some sadness at having to go through this whole ordeal. One has to wonder what’s next for Cody Rhodes now that this is finished.
Returning, we see Triple H in his office with an angry Stephanie McMahon. She continues to question some of his decisions and wants to know where his head is at. “Look Steph, I already told you, I’m trying to do what’s best for business, not just what’s best for the Authority. I gave Barrett a US Title shot and put Alberto Del Rio in a tough situation for what he did to me, but in the process, I also gave other guys chances. The people seem to like it.” Stephanie shakes her head and at least agrees with the major announcement that Triple H is set to make regarding the Divas division later tonight.
Dolph Ziggler steps through the curtain to a roar of cheers as he has the Intercontinental Championship draped over his shoulder. We are reminded that he has to defend that belt in a 30 minute Ironman match at Night of Champions against Sheamus. Dolph enters the ring and starts talking about how tough he expects the Ironman match to be. He says that he has to be conditioned better than he ever has been and has been doing everything in his power to prepare. “I’ve been using this little thing called the WWE Network to check out past Ironman matches for the low price of just $9.99” Dolph says with a chuckle. He then says that the one match he has watched more than any is the original Ironman match from WrestleMania 12 and has a special guest with him tonight. He introduces Bret Hart, who comes out to a thunderous pop from the fans in Baltimore. Bret walks to the ring, shakes Dolph’s hand and gets a microphone. He thanks Dolph for reaching out to him and says that he is more than happy to help out the current crop of WWE stars in situations like this, especially someone that he finds so talented in Dolph Ziggler. “Now I know that I unfortunately lost at WrestleMania 12, but I’ve advised Dolph to pay attention to the strategy that I carried into that match.” Before Bret Hart can continue, Sheamus’ theme plays as he comes out with a microphone and straight up tells Bret to shut his mouth. Dolph Ziggler tries to interject but Sheamus just continues on, saying that Dolph is showing just how much of a coward he is. “You need to go out and talk to Hall of Famers about how to handle an Ironman match. You’re trying to get all of the advice in the world on how to survive in the ring for thirty minutes with me but I got news for you fella. Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, John Cena, Triple H or anyone else that has competed in an Ironman match can’t help you because none of them faced anyone like me in one. You need to understand that you’re going to be in the ring with me for half an hour. So even if I destroy you in ten minutes, I get to kick your arse for twenty more and there’s nothing you can do about it. By the time the match is over, I may have 15 falls to nothing.” Sheamus is now in the ring and Dolph now interjects, saying that Sheamus can talk all he wants, but he was the one who was left on his back at SummerSlam. Dolph tells Bret that they should just go, but Bret stops him and calls Sheamus disrespectful. Sheamus doesn’t allow him to continue, charging for a Brogue Kick. Dolph jumps in front and takes the brunt of the blow. Officials and security run out to protect Bret Hart, who is concerned for Dolph. Sheamus leaves with a huge grin on his face. ALICIA FOX VS. NAOMI; Naomi is now officially separated from her Funkadactyls partner Cameron after last week. This is her first shot at a singles match without her former friend at her side. Alicia Fox proves to be a bit tough but Naomi is too much. She nails the Rear View to claim the win. Naomi defeats Alicia Fox in 2:22!The celebration of Naomi is cut short by some unfamiliar theme music. It turns out to be the new tune for the entrance of Cameron. She walks onto the stage with a small mirror in her hand, staring at herself. She looks up at Naomi, does the girl bye hand signal and turns to leave.
In the back, the Shield is shown. Roman Reigns tells them that he is still standing by his decision to pick John Cena as his partner. Dean Ambrose says that’s fine for now because he and Seth Rollins have a great opportunity tonight. “Tonight, we get our hands on Batista and Randy Orton. We are going to show you why you should have picked one of us.” Seth Rollins chimes in, telling Dean to chill. He admits that they are going to beat the Tag Team Champions, but says that he understands why Reigns did what he did. Reigns is still unsure, realizing that he may have caused more problems with his choice than any other option would have brought.
The ring is set up for a contract signing and Triple H is standing by the table. He addresses the fans, reminding them about the huge WWE World Heavyweight Championship match coming up at Night of Champions between champion Brock Lesnar and challenger CM Punk. Triple H first brings out Punk, who comes out to a huge ovation from the WWE Universe. There is a bit of tension when he gets into the ring but Triple H assures that SummerSlam is in the past and he’s here as the COO to oversee things. He then introduces Brock Lesnar, who is accompanied by Paul Heyman. Brock and Punk sit across from each other, while Heyman stands. HHH states that after the massive brawl last week, they are not to touch each other. “If you hit Brock, you lose your shot and Brock, if you hit Punk, you will be stripped of the title. We are not going to have another war like last week. Saving that for Night of Champions is what’s best for business.” Punk and Lesnar don’t take their eyes off each other, but both nod in agreement. Punk signs the contract first and speaks to Brock. He tells him that he knows Paul Heyman is his mouthpiece but he wants to hear from Brock tonight. “This isn’t about him like it was last year. This is about you and I. This is about the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. A belt that I held for 434 days and a belt that I want back more than anything else in the world. You are standing in the way of that and I am going to run right through you at Night of Champions.” Punk drops the microphone on the table and stares a hole through Brock. Brock doesn’t break eye contact and picks up the microphone. Paul Heyman even looks surprised at this. Brock keeps it simple and tells Punk that he can talk a big game but things are different when they meet. “It’s going to be ugly at Night of Champions and I’m going to hurt you.” Brock leaves it at that and signs. He gets up and the two men come face to face, with Triple H stepping in between, reminding them of the clause in the contract. Brock steps away with a smile and exits the ring with Paul Heyman as CM Punk looks on, knowing that they meet in less than two weeks. BAD NEWS BARRETT VS. ROB VAN DAM; One of the men trying to win the United States Championship at Night of Champions takes on the man who looks to end Alexander Rusev’s undefeated streak. RVD lights up Barrett with various kicks at the start, overwhelming him and causing Mr. Money in the Bank to regroup on the outside. After a commercial break, Barrett hops in the driver’s seat and targets the head of RVD. He ends up hitting Wasteland and calling for the Bull Hammer. He goes for it but RVD ducks and, using his legs, rolls Barrett up into a unique rollup to steal the three count. Rob Van Dam defeats Bad News Barrett in 9:54!Rob Van Dam quickly rolls out of the ring as Bad News Barrett is left in disbelief at the loss. Since losing the United States Championship at SummerSlam, he just cannot snap out of this funk and it doesn’t bode well for Night of Champions. When RVD reaches the top of the ramp, he does his signature taunt but is clobbered from behind by Alexander Rusev. Rusev stomps on RVD and locks him in the Accolade while Lana walks up next to him with a microphone. She reminds everyone that Rusev is the “Super Athlete” and is also going to go down as the greatest Superstar in WWE history. “No one, not even you Rob Van Dam, will be able to stop Rusev. He will CRUSH you at Night of Champions, just like he’s crushing you right now. Oh what’s what? You want mercy?” Officials are out to try and pry Rusev off. Lana gets serious after asking the question and says “you will find none here.” She gives the signal and Rusev releases the hold, but the damage has been done.
A short promo video is shown to hype this Thursday night’s NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution event. Corey Graves will get a shot at Adrian Neville’s NXT Championship, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn defend the NXT Tag Team Titles against the Ascension and Charlotte puts the NXT Women’s Championship on the line against her former BFF, Sasha Banks! ADRIAN NEVILLE AND EVAN BOURNE VS. COREY GRAVES AND SOLOMON CROWE; A special treat for the fans tonight as four of the top stars in NXT compete in a preview of TakeOver. Fans are used to Adrian Neville by now and welcome Evan Bourne back with open arms. Corey Graves and Solomon Crowe get less favorable responses from the WWE Universe. The teams work at a brisk pace, looking to show off their skillsets for the Monday night crowd. Graves and Crowe are the more aggressive team, but the high flying abilities of Bourne and Neville are breathtaking. A Red Arrow on Crowe scores the pinfall. Adrian Neville and Evan Bourne defeat Corey Graves and Solomon Crowe in 6:11!Adrian Neville has his arm raised in victory by Evan Bourne as they celebrate a victory on the big stage of the Season Premiere of Raw. Corey Graves looks on from the outside, pissed at the outcome but also doesn’t seem to care about his partner.
We are now joined by Stephanie McMahon as one of the principle owners of the WWE comes down to the ring. Michael Cole informs us that she is not scheduled to be here right now, but JBL shouts him down saying that when your last name is McMahon, you can do whatever you want. Stephanie enters the ring and greets the crowd, who respond with nothing but boos. She basks in them before continuing, saying that she is out here for a historic moment tonight. “As you know, there is supposed to be a big announcement regarding our Divas tonight and I am here to inform you all of it. You see, women like the Bella Twins, AJ Lee, the stars of Total Divas and, even though I disagree with the things she does, our Women’s Champion Paige, have changed the way people look at our Divas. They are must-see television and we’ve heard what you people have been saving online. We know that you want more Divas.” The fans pop for this as Stephanie continues with the announcement. “In just a few weeks on October 3rd, we will present Divas Smackdown! An entire episode of Smackdown will be devoted to the women of the WWE in an unprecedented move.” The fans cheer but they cheer louder at the sound of the WWE Women’s Champion’s music. Paige comes down to the ring, not taking her eyes off of Stephanie McMahon. When she gets inside, she get a microphone and says that Stephanie has some nerve. “You’re seriously going to come out here and say ‘we’ like you had anything to do with any of this. There are three groups responsible for Divas Smackdown. One, the women in that locker room that bust our ass nightly to make this division something worth seeing. Two, these people out here that want to see more of us. And lastly, your husband Triple H. The man who gave myself and Emma the time to put on a women’s match that is fondly remembered by these people. The man who has continued to give the women of NXT the shine that they deserve. The man who was the mastermind behind this Smackdown idea. You just couldn’t handle that though could you? Because you’re a woman in power you felt like this somehow needed to have your name and seal of approval attached to it. I got news for you Stephanie. It doesn’t and we don’t need you.” Stephanie responds with venom, asking who the hell Paige thinks she is. The music of the Bella Twins hits as Nikki and Brie walk down to the ring. Nikki has a microphone and basically asks Paige the same question. She calls Stephanie McMahon a saint and says that without a woman like Stephanie in power, the Divas of this company would not get the opportunities that we have gotten. You can say it was all Triple H, but we all know that behind every great man is a great woman and that is Stephanie. I mean, could you think of any other woman that could run this company?” Paige responds by saying that the only reason Stephanie is in power is because of her last name. This causes the fans to let out a giant “ooh” as Stephanie steps towards Paige and reaches back to slap her. Brie holds Stephanie’s arm back and Nikki strikes Paige. The Bella Twins attack Paige while Stephanie looks on. AJ Lee runs down to the ring and tackles Brie Bella. She throws Brie outside and looks over at Nikki beating on Paige, before turning back to Brie, refusing to help Paige. AJ tosses Brie into the guardrail and stands over her fallen body, but looks inside to see Nikki drop Paige with the Rack Attack. Nikki and AJ lock eyes, but neither girl attacks. “With Divas Smackdown on the horizon, the division is full of women looking to destroy each other” says Michael Cole. DARREN YOUNG VS. TITUS O’NEIL W/ THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT; This past Friday on Smackdown, Damien Sandow met Darren Young and Young pleaded his case to Titus O’Neil to get away from the Age of Enlightenment. He tries again here and Titus listens for a bit but decides to pound away on him. He looks to be on the verge of victory when Young rolls him up for the 1-2-3. Darren Young defeats Titus O’Neil in 2:41!When the bell rings, the Age of Enlightenment immediately jump into the ring and beat on Darren Young for stealing a win against their partner. Titus O’Neil isn’t happy with the loss, or seeing his former partner take a beating, but he doesn’t do anything to stop it. Damien Sandow plants Young with the You’re Welcome. They turn to Titus, who is looking down at Young and Xavier Woods urges him to leave him behind.
Michael Cole now directs us to a WWE produce tribute to comedy legend Joan Rivers, who recently passed away untimely. The WWE remembers Joan.
NON-TITLE MATCH: ALBERTO DEL RIO VS. THE MIZ W/ SUMMER RAE; Chris Jericho, the only member of the upcoming Six Pack Challenge not in action tonight, joins commentary for this. He discusses how he is scouting all of his opponents and mentions that of all the championships he’s won in his career, the United States Title has eluded him. The match itself sees Alberto Del Rio holding serve, only for Miz to get a rollup for a near fall. Del Rio goes for a big superkick but Miz ducks and hits a low blow, resulting in a disqualification. Alberto Del Rio defeats The Miz via disqualification in 4:24!The Miz looks to continue on this assault but Chris Jericho slides into the ring and runs him off. Miz and Summer Rae head up the ramp with Miz yelling that when the title is on the line, he will pin Alberto Del Rio and Chris Jericho. Del Rio looks up at Jericho who stares back. Jericho gets the US Title from the referee, looks at it and hands it to the reigning champion.
We are now informed that a math has been confirmed for this Friday's episode of Smackdown. After the issues that occurred earlier, AJ Lee will be stepping into the ring against the number one contender for the WWE Women's Championship, Nikki Bella!
Going backstage, Renee Young is standing by with John Cena. She asks for his thoughts on the issues with the Shield. Cena responds by saying that he doesn’t mean to come off as offensive or anything but it doesn’t concern him. “What does concern me is Roman Reigns and the WWE Tag Team Titles. Whether him picking me is an issue for Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins is of no concern to me. Tonight, I’ll be watching the main event and preparing for Night of Champions. That’s it.”
We are now taken to a special look at the upcoming CM Punk/Brock Lesnar match in under two weeks. It is set to “Title Fight” by Blitz Kids and shows footage of their fight at SummerSlam last year, before we see CM Punk return and chase the title, only to lose to Daniel Bryan. Brock’s decimation of John Cena and Bryan is shown before we see Punk lay down the challenge and their brawl last week. These two are set for war at Night of Champions. NON-TITLE MATCH: BATISTA AND RANDY ORTON VS. DEAN AMBROSE AND SETH ROLLINS; This is not the first time that these two teams have faced off but there may have never been more pride on the line than there is tonight. Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins are out to prove they are more than worthy of being Roman Reigns’ partner. They start red hot, showing that they mean business. The teamwork and viciousness of Batista and Randy Orton turns the tide, putting them in control as they work over Rollins for an extended length of time. Rollins hits a Pele to get free and tags in Ambrose, who just goes nuts against everyone. He sets up Dirty Deeds but Batista runs in and levels him with a huge clothesline. Rollins goes to springboard in but Batista catches him with a spinebuster. As Ambrose gets up, Orton plants him with an RKO and gets the victory. Batista and Randy Orton defeat Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins in 16:20!The brutal tandem of Batista and Randy Orton aren’t through yet, looking to hurt the Shield members like they did the Usos. Roman Reigns runs down through the crowd though and looks for a fight. He doesn’t stay undermanned long as his partner for Night of Champions, John Cena, rushes out to even the odds. They fight off Batista and Orton and send them packing. Orton is hit with a Superman punch and falls right into an Attitude Adjustment from Cena. Reigns goes to help his Shield brethren out while Cena looks on before deciding to help. Dean Ambrose just shoves him away, causing Cena to clearly get irritated. Cena gets in his face and once again, Roman Reigns has to play the peacemaker, keeping them separate as Raw comes to a close.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Oct 10, 2016 13:19:53 GMT -5
NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution: September 11th, 2014 – Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida The Pre-Show panel for NXT TakeOver: R-Evolution consists of host Renee Young, Byron Saxton, Jason Albert and Alex Riley. No guest stars tonight. The first thing they focus on is the much hyped debut of Japanese Superstar Hideo Itami. “For weeks we’ve seen these videos telling us that Hideo Itami was coming and it angered Tyson Kidd at every turn” says Renee Young. Albert says that he’s seen a fair amount of Itami from his days in Japan and feels that Tyson needs to get his head right and be on his game if he wants to beat him tonight. Alex Riley turns the discussion to the NXT Tag Team Titles, citing that the due of Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn is among the best he’s ever seen. Despite this, he thinks that the Ascension will regain their belts tonight. Renee shifts the focus to the NXT Women’s Championship and the battle between former BFFs Charlotte and Sasha Banks. Byron thinks that tonight is the night for the Boss of NXT, but the other three go with the “genetically superior” Charlotte. The final topic for discussion is the NXT Championship. Every feels like Adrian Neville will retain except Riley. He points out that Neville has a United States Championship Six Pack Challenge coming up at Night of Champions and thinks that the current NXT Champion has too much on his plate. The WWE Signature comes on to start the official show but is cut into and “taken over” by images of NXT. The NXT intro video then plays and we cut to the arena, where Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton and Renee Young take over on commentary. They introduce the broadcast and go right into our opening contest.NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP – KEVIN OWENS AND SAMI ZAYN (C) VS. THE ASCENSION; The look on the faces of the Ascension tell the story as they are in a foul mood and look determined to win back the belts they held for nearly an entire year. Kevin Owens starts against Konnor. They get into a battle of who is stronger, trying to overpower the other. The bigger members of the team go back and forth until Owens takes him down and hits a senton before tagging in Sami Zayn. The crowd comes to their feet for Sami, who comes in hot, hitting Konnor with a constant flurry. “Sami Zayn is red hot tonight” says Tom Phillips. All it takes though is one mistake for him to run into a big spinebuster from Konnor. The tag comes to Viktor and the Ascension start to dissect Zayn. They cut the ring in half and prevent him from tagging Kevin Owens. “This is why they held the NXT Tag Team Titles for as long as they did” explains Byron Saxton. Sami Zayn is resilient, doing everything in his power to stay alive and kick out of the offense the Ascension lay on him. The frustration is evident on the faces of Konnor and Viktor, who are finding out how hard it is to keep Sami Zayn down. Sami manages to dodge a corner shot from Viktor and hit an exploder there. He crawls over to Owens and makes the hot tag. Owens just comes in nailing both Konnor and Viktor with everything he’s got. Konnor charges at Owens and gets back dropped to the outside. Sami Zayn is able to get up, charge forward and do a front flip dive over Owens and onto Viktor. Konnor runs forward but Kevin Owens nails the Popup Powerbomb to pick up the victory. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn defeat the Ascension to retain the NXT Tag Team Championship in 9:38!Kevin Owens’ music hits as he snatches both NXT Tag Team Titles from ringside. He helps Sami Zayn up and basically drags him up the ramp, where he poses with both belts. Sami is pretty beat up, but manages to throw his arm up in the air in celebration too. Renee Young gets up from commentary to conduct an interview with the winners. She asks them about what’s next now that they have bested the former champions. Owens speaks, saying that they did just what they expected to do. “We are the best tag team in the sport of professional wrestling and that’s a fact. NXT still doesn’t know what has hit it now that I’ve arrived. Trust me, within the next few weeks and months, nobody in NXT history will have made a greater impact than Kevin Owens.” As they leave, commentary points out that Kevin Owens went from praising the team to talking about himself. We are now directed to a vignette that hypes up our NXT Champion, Adrian Neville. We see footage of some of the absolutely breathtaking offense that the “Man That Gravity Forgot” has become famous for. His NXT Title win is shown, as well as him retaining the gold against Brodus Clay Rob Van Dam. Adrian Neville speaks during these highlights about his past and coming over from the UK before making it in NXT and then to the main roster. “Just because I’m competing for championships on Raw and Smackdown, doesn’t mean this NXT Title is going anywhere. Doing that and holding this title too means I’m one of the best in the world and that is something I take massive pride in.” KALISTO VS. TYLER BREEZE; The self-proclaimed “King of Cuteville” has made it his mission to rid NXT and the WWE as a whole, of uggos. To start things off, Tyler Breeze takes down Kalisto and instantly goes after the mask. This causes Kalisto to scurry to the corner and adjust it. “Think about the disrespect shown by Tyler Breeze here going after the mask of Kalisto” says Tom Phillips. Tyler shouts “YOU DON’T LOOK LIKE ME” but is quickly shut up by a leaping knee from Kalisto. He fires up with some strikes and knocks Breeze outside. Kalisto gears up for a dive, with the crowd coming to their feet, but Breeze greets him with a big uppercut, stopping the dive. Breeze chooses to try and wear down Kalisto inside, all the while continuing to try and unmask the luchador. “I can’t believe Tyler would stoop this low” says Renee Young. With Kalisto down, the arrogant Breeze grabs his phone and seems to record a video of himself badmouthing Kalisto. When he’s done, he steps towards Kalisto, only to be pulled into a small package for two. As he kicks out, Kalisto rolls through and delivers a loud kick to the skull. He whips Breeze in, but it is reversed. Kalisto ducks a shot and does an incredible handstand like walk before scoring with a rana that spikes Breeze. Kalisto goes up top for it all and tries a 450 splash for the first time ever, but Breeze moves out of the way. Both men are down, but when they get to their feet, Breeze hits the supermodel kick! Kalisto falls back into the ropes, bounces off and is hit with the Beauty Shot, which is enough to end this. Tyler Breeze defeats Kalisto in 10:10! The referee raises the hand of Tyler Breeze, who pulls away not wanting the ugly official’s hand on him. Breeze isn’t done yet, going back to the fallen Kalisto and trying to unmask him again. The official tries to stop him but struggles. Breeze is able to rip the mask a bit as Kalisto exits the covers his face. A second official appears and they manage to stop the relentless Tyler Breeze. Similar to the vignette that aired earlier to promote Adrian Neville, we see one that highlights his challenger tonight, Corey Graves. It shows Graves in a dark area with a fair amount of graffiti. Graves speaks about his upbringing and how he didn’t have the easiest life. We see his debut in NXT and how he challenged for the NXT Title as soon as possible but came up short. We see footage of him winning the Tag Team Titles with Adrian Neville but then he says that he had to watch as Neville got all of the opportunities while injuries sidelined him. “No more. I proved back in May that I am for real when I beat everyone’s favorite darling, Sami Zayn. At TakeOver: R-Evolution, I do it again and become NXT Champion.” Jojo is standing by backstage with Tyson Kidd and Natalya. She asks Tyson a question about facing someone he’s never wrestled before but he’s on the phone so Natalya answers. Natalya says that Tyson is a student of the game and while he’s never faced Hideo Itami, he’s made sure to study all of film he could find on him. Tyson chimes in now after hanging up, saying that he had to say goodnight and get good luck from his cats before the match. “Everyone thinks I should be concerned facing someone I’ve never faced before, but hasn’t anyone realized that Hideo Itami is in the same situation? He’s the one stepping into the ring with a former WWE Tag Team Champion. Fact. He’s facing a man who had a WrestleMania moment. Fact. And he’s facing someone that is so good, they had to close the Hart Dungeon after he graduated. Fact.” EVAN BOURNE VS. SOLOMON CROWE; This match gets started when Solomon Crowe charges and attacks before the bell. This gives him a clear early upper hand as the man with arguably the biggest chip on his shoulder in NXT pounds on Evan Bourne. “Solomon Crowe is showing early on that he means business tonight” says Byron Saxton. Crowe is very methodical in his attack, taking his time and making sure to wear down Bourne. The focus of Crowe’s attack seems to be on the leg of Evan Bourne. He hits a shin breaker, chop block and even just viciously stomps on the knee. “This is a brilliant strategy because not only will it take away Evan Bourne’s high flying offense, but it’ll get him in position for the Crow Bar submission” explains Tom Phillips. When Crowe goes for a lariat though, Bourne ducks and starts to rally. He hits a high knee with his good leg and ends up setting Crowe up top. He climbs and hits a top rope rana for a very close near fall. Bourne is in disbelief that the rana wasn’t enough. He goes for a suplex but his leg isn’t strong enough to complete it. He instead uses his other leg to kick away at Crowe and knock him down. Bourne is not one to avoid risks though and climbs up top. Just like with the suplex though, his leg gives out and he crashes to the mat in sickening fashion. Crowe stirs, sees the downed Bourne and salivates. He locks in the Crowbar and Bourne has to tap out. Solomon Crowe defeats Evan Bourne in 7:48!There is a chorus of boos from the NXT Universe as Solomon Crowe gets up and has his hand raised. The “new” overcomes the “old” here tonight. Crowe exits as the referee leans down to check on the leg of Evan Bourne. Following a WWE Network commercial, we are taken to one final vignette hyping the debut of Hideo Itami. It ends by saying that Hideo Itami comes to NXT tonight!HIDEO ITAMI VS. TYSON KIDD W/ NATALYA; The Full Sail crowd worships Hideo Itami as he makes his way to the ring for the very first time in NXT history. Tyson Kidd takes off his headphones and looks very unimpressed with Itami. There is a buzz in the crowd as the two men stand across the ring from one another. There is an extended feeling out process to start things, with Kidd trying to outmaneuver Itami. Itami is too good to fall into the trap though, managing to stay one step ahead of the Hart Dungeon graduate. “It looks like Hideo Itami did his homework as well” says Renee Young. This frustrates Kidd, who decides to forgo any actual wrestling and just slaps Itami. That proves to be a mistake as Itami just lights him up with slaps, strikes and kicks. Kidd scurries outside for a breather but Itami gives him no rest, following. Kidd ends up sending him into the ring post and rolling him inside, taking control. Kidd focuses his assault on Itami’s back, seemingly setting up for the Sharpshooter. He scores on a springboard elbow drop for a close near fall. Kidd looks for the Sharpshooter, but Itami kicks him off and into the corner. Itami then hits a tornado DDT and falcon arrow, getting a close call. “This offense of Hideo Itami is certainly impressive” says Tom Phillips. Itami hoists Kidd on his shoulders and the crowd comes to their feet, but Kidd slips free and connects on a swinging fisherman suplex. When they only gets two, Kidd brings Itami to the corner, goes outside and applies the figure four around the ring post! The referee counts and Kidd lets go at four but the damage has been done. He enters and applies the Sharpshooter fully this time. Itami struggles as he crawls to the ropes. The fans chant “please don’t tap” and Itami uses that fuel to reach the ropes. Kidd isn’t pleased and drags Itami away before going for the Sharpshooter again. Itami pulls him into a small package for a very close near fall. When both men get up, Itami charges and ducks under a clothesline. He bounces off the ropes and nails a huge running kick for the 1-2-3. Hideo Itami defeats Tyson Kidd in 13:29!Commentary praises the debut performance of Hideo Itami as the fans in Full Sail University go nuts. Hideo Itami has his hand raised while Natalya climbs into the ring to check on her husband. Itami’s enjoyment is cut short however, when Justin Gabriel runs out and levels him from behind. “What the hell is this about?” asks Tom Phillips. Gabriel puts the boots to Itami and Kidd gets to his feet to help out. Gabriel holds Itami up while Kidd fires away with right hands and kicks. Suddenly, the lights in the arena go out and the sound of a heartbeat is heard along with random red lights flashing. The words “PRINCE DEVITT” appear on the tron and the crowd loses their minds. The words change to “FINN BALOR” as the man formerly known as Prince Devitt around the world steps onto the stage. He stares at the ring and charges. Kidd takes a swing but he ducks, runs at Gabriel and takes him out with the slingblade. Balor then trades blows with Kidd and clotheslines him to the outside. He goes off the ropes and somersault senton over and out onto Tyson. The crowd continues to go nuts, chanting “this is awesome”, as Finn climbs to the top. He leaps off with a huge double stomp on Gabriel. Natalya is stunned, helping her husband up the ramp as Finn stands in the ring, assisting Hideo to his feet. “Oh my, the tide has officially changed here in NXT” says Byron Saxton. Now, a video package airs set to “My House” by PVRIS with cut ins of the competitors talking. Images are shown of Charlotte as a child before we see her in present day holding the NXT Women’s Title. Her voiceover says that she was born for the business. She say that she joined the BFFs to make a name for herself but soon saw how selfish girls like Sasha Banks and Summer Rae were and that she didn’t need that in her life. She admits that realizes those things is why she left and why she embraced girls like Bayley. Her words are cut off by Sasha Banks who says that she has wanted this since she was 10 years old. “I may not have been born into the business but I damn sure deserve to be here.” Sasha says that she used the BFFs, including Charlotte to put herself on the map but had to sit back and watch Charlotte win the Fatal Four Way at TakeOver, when it should have been her. She claims that NXT is hers to run because she is the Boss. NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP – CHARLOTTE (C) VS. SASHA BANKS; Charlotte enters the ring and comes face to face with Sasha Banks. Sasha is wearing Charlotte’s “Do it with Flair” shirt, but has the word “Boss” taped over Flair. You can feel the tension building and Sasha piefaces Charlotte, sending her back. Charlotte fires back, taking Sasha down with a Lou Thez press. They roll around brawling to the outside. When outside, Sasha chops Charlotte and lets out a “woo”. Charlotte switches positions, chops her and does a “woo” of her own. “That’s in our champion’s blood” says Renee Young. Charlotte goes to whip Sasha, but it is countered and Charlotte collides with the steel steps in hard fashion. Sasha gets a near fall inside and then works over Charlotte in the corner for a bit. Sasha continues to mock Charlotte and her family, doing the Ric Flair strut before slapping the champion. She looks for the Bank Statement but Charlotte blocks it and snapmares her over, followed by a dropkick. Charlotte goes for her figure four headlock and then flips Sasha over numerous times. “The leg strength of Charlotte is incredible” says Byron Saxton. Sasha shows off her own power by getting to her feet with Charlotte on her shoulders and nailing an electric chair drop for two. Charlottes comes back with a neckbreaker and hits Natural Selection! Like a wise competitor, Sasha instantly rolls outside to avoid getting pinned. A tired Charlotte follows, but is pulled face first into the ring apron. Sasha rolls inside for a breather but when she sees Charlotte getting up, she follows outside with a suicide dive! Sasha sends Charlotte in and covers but again only gets two. The women trade blows in the center of the ring as the crowd has now started to chant for Sasha. Both women block the other’s attempts at their trademark submissions, showing their knowledge of one another. Charlotte takes Sasha down with a suplex and goes up top. She misses a moonsault but incredibly lands on her feet and front flips forward onto Sasha for two. “What is it going to take to beat keep one of these girls down?” asks Saxton. Charlotte looks for Natural Selection again, but Sasha ducks. She’s behind Charlotte and connects on the backstabber before applying the Bank Statement. The crowd is mixed, with some chanting “TAP” and others chanting “PLEASE DON’T TAP”! Sasha rears back deeply, nearly breaking Charlotte in half. The champion manages to roll through and catch Sasha in a pinning combination to retain the title. Charlotte defeats Sasha Banks to retain the NXT Women’s Championship in 11:40!A mixed reaction rains down from the NXT Universe as some are happy with the outcome, some are disappointed, but all appreciate the efforts from both ladies. Charlotte is on her knees as she’s handed the NXT Women’s Title and she clutches it to her chest. Sasha Banks is also on her knees, but the pain is clear on her face knowing how close she was to winning the belt. A dejected Sasha rolls out and leaves with tears in her eyes as Charlotte holds the title high in the air in the middle of the ring. Our final video package of the night is shown, this one set to “Thorn” by Favorite Weapon. It goes all the way back to last year, when Adrian Neville and Corey Graves came together to capture the NXT Tag Team Titles. Despite being very different, their teamwork and chemistry worked very well together. The video then shows Graves go down to injury, while Neville climbed to the top of NXT and win the NXT Title. The song hits the chorus, talking about being a “thorn” as Graves is shown being more aggressive and his voiceover claims that he knew he had to change to get the opportunities that were handed to Neville. “It ate away at me to sit at home hurt while my former partner got everything he ever wanted.” Neville speaks to end the video, “it sucks that Corey got hurt while I won this belt, but that doesn’t mean that tonight is his night.” NXT CHAMPIONSHIP – ADRIAN NEVILLE (C) VS. COREY GRAVES; Corey Graves and Adrian Neville stand across the ring from each other. When the bell rings, Graves continues to show how aggressive he is by running straight for the champion and sending him into the corner. “Adrian Neville is taken aback by Corey Graves’ strategy” says Tom Phillips. Graves fires away at Neville with a flurry of rights and lefts. Neville rights the ship, switches positions and starts to light up the challenger with kicks. The final one sends Graves to the outside to regroup. Neville gives him no time and follows out with a gorgeous top rope moonsault that gets the crowd to their feet. When they go back inside, Neville runs into trouble as Graves clips him in the knee. “There it is, the target we expected Corey Graves to gun for” says Phillips. Similar to Solomon Crowe earlier, Graves just picks apart the leg of the champion, doing his best to not only mess up Neville’s top rope offense but set up for the Lucky 13. Corey looks to lock that move in, but Neville quickly gets to the ropes. Corey doesn’t release his grip and Neville gets to other foot, scoring on an enziguri, but has to hold his leg. Neville now looks to use offense that doesn’t involve much leg strength, highlighting by a reverse rana for a very close two count. Neville decides to go up top behind the roar of the crowd. “Oh no, remember what happened to Evan Bourne earlier tonight?” asks Byron Saxton. Neville avoids that and is able to leap from the top, connecting on the Red Arrow! However, Neville is in too much to pain to over instantly. When he finally does, Graves is able to get his foot on the bottom rope. They get up and Neville swings but Graves ducks and hits a vicious bridging dragon suplex for two. Corey instantly goes around and applies the Lucky 13! Neville struggles, trying to reach the ropes. He gets close and grabs them, but Graves is able to pull him back anyway. Neville looks to be on the verge of tapping out but is again able to just make it. Graves is furious and drags Neville away for it again but Neville pulls him into a small package for a near fall. Neville hits a big German for two again and tries his luck up top once more. He tries an inverted 450 splash but misses as Graves just barely avoids it. Like a shark smelling blood, Graves goes right back to Lucky 13, wrenching it harder than ever. Neville desperately reaches but no rope is near. He has no choice but to tap out. Corey Graves defeats Adrian Neville to win the NXT Championship in 17:12!“I can’t believe what I’m seeing” says Renee Young. The crowd doesn’t seem to fully believe or grasp it either, mostly standing at a hush with some cheers. Corey Graves lays on the mat for a few seconds and then slowly gets up. He is handed the NXT Title and is announced as the victor, bringing more boos but still a mixed reaction. He looks at the belt, slightly in disbelief himself, but then he slowly holds the belt over his head. “A new era in NXT has begun” exclaims Tom Phillips as the show closes.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Oct 11, 2016 9:26:31 GMT -5
9/13/14 EditionHere are the results from last night's episode of Friday Night Smackdown Smackdown 9/12/14 Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaCody Rhodes def. Bo Dallas in 4:12 After the match, Cody declared that he was coming for gold in the WWE, even if he isn't part of the Six Pack Challenge at Night of Champions Darren Young def. Xavier Woods in 5:01. After the match, the Age of Enlightenment attacked Young until Titus O'Neil got upset and went after Damien Sandow and Xavier Woods. He and Young cleaned house, reforming the Prime Time Players. AJ Lee def. Nikki Bella via disqualification in 6:36 when Brie Bella interfered. Paige was on commentary but allowed AJ to get attacked without helping. The Miz def. Kofi Kingston in 10:27 Alexander Rusev def. Justin Gabriel in 1:36 Batista, Randy Orton and Sheamus def. John Cena, Roman Reigns and Dolph Ziggler in 15:22
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Oct 12, 2016 9:49:21 GMT -5
9/16/14 EditionHere are the results from last night's episode of Monday Night Raw Raw 9/15/14 Cajundome in Lafayette, LouisianaPaul Heyman opened the show to cut a promo that hyped this Sunday's WWE Championship match between Brock Lesnar and CM Punk. He talked about his past with both men and that, while he stands by the things he used to say about CM Punk, things are much different when you're across from the Beast. Non-Title Match: Alberto Del Rio def. Kane Singles Match: Bo Dallas def. Adam Rose when Big Show appeared and knocked out Rose. This stunned the fans and Bo Dallas. Divas Tag Match: The Bella Twins def. AJ Lee and Natalya when Nikki pinned Natalya After the match, AJ Lee challenged Brie Bella to a one on one match at Night of Champions, which Brie accepted. Paige was on commentary throughout. Singles Match: CM Punk def. Ryback Tag Team Match: The Prime Time Players def. Los Matadores. The Age of Enlightenment watched from ringside. The Shield and John Cena have words backstage. Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins are still not pleased with Roman Reigns' decision but they've accepted it and realize that it's better for the group if they all work together. Divas Match: Summer Rae def. Naomi after a distraction from Cameron Alexander Rusev and Lana held a ceremony to award Rusev for his fine work in representing Bulgaria. They called it a precursor to his eventual WWE Hall of Fame induction. This was cut short by the arrival of Rob Van Dam, who sent him packing with some big time kicks. Tag Team Match: Adrian Neville and Chris Jericho def. Miz and Goldust. Cody Rhodes was on commentary and said that he will be watching the Six Pack Challenge on Sunday closely because he still wants some gold around his waise. Ten Man Tag Team Main Event: Dolph Ziggler, The Shield and John Cena def. Batista, Randy Orton, Kane, Sheamus and Bad News Barrett
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Oct 13, 2016 6:30:52 GMT -5
9/19/14 EditionHere are the results from last night's episode of NXT. NXT 9/18/14 Full Sail University in Winter Park, FloridaThe next NXT Champion Corey Graves kicked off the show to talk about his title win. Adrian Neville interrupted and gave him props for winning but stated that he wanted his rematch tonight. Graves accepted. Non-Title Match: Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn def. Jason Jordan and Tye Dillinger. After the match, Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter appeared again and Zeb seemed to make an offer to Jordan, but we heard nothing more of this. Divas Match: Becky Lynch def. Emma Next week, Finn Balor makes his NXT television debut! Singles Match: Baron Corbin def. Angelo Dawkins NXT Championship: Corey Graves (c) def. Adrian Neville to retain the championship
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Oct 14, 2016 11:33:18 GMT -5
9/20/14 EditionHere are the results from last night's episode of Friday Night Smackdown Smackdown 9/19/14 Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, MississippiSingles Match: Rob Van Dam def. Brodus Clay Non-Title Match: Paige def. Summer Rae Six Man Tag Team Match: Alberto Del Rio, Chris Jericho and Neville def. Bad News Barrett, Goldust and the Miz Singles Match: Damien Sandow def. Darren Young with a handful of tights. After the match, it was announced that the reunited Prime Time Players will face the Age of Enlightenment on the Night of Champions Kickoff show. Singles Match: Sheamus def. Christian Tag Team Match: The Bella Twins def. Cameron and Layla. Naomi was on commentary and went after her former partner after the match, but Cameron escaped. Singles Match: John Cena def. Randy Orton via disqualification
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Oct 15, 2016 7:11:54 GMT -5
WWE Night of Champions: September 21st, 2014 - Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TennesseeTheme Song: "Title Fight" by Blitz Kids
The official Night of Champions Kickoff show, presented by Mountain Dew Kickstart, opens to shots of fans arriving at the Bridgestone Arena. Renee Young, our host, welcomes the viewers at home and introduces tonight’s panel. Hall of Famer Booker T, the “analyst” Alex Riley and “Captain Charisma” Christian are on hand. They finish the introductions and go right into discussing tonight’s huge event. Their first discussion is on what will most likely be our longest match of the evening when Dolph Ziggler puts his Intercontinental Championship on the line against Sheamus in a 30 minute Ironman match. This leads us into clips from past Ironman matches and how much work both men have put into preparing for this historic bout. They move onto the United States Title and the Six Pack Challenge. Nobody on the panel expected Alberto Del Rio to walk out as champion. “The law of averages just don’t favor the champion” says Alex Riley. He picks Adrian Neville to become the new champion now that he’s dropped the NXT Title. Renee and Christian pick Chris Jericho, while Booker T sees the Authority and Bad News Barrett taking it back. Renee leads a discussion about the two Divas matches tonight and promotes the upcoming Divas Smackdown special. She thinks the Bellas will split tonight with Brie beating AJ Lee, but Paige keeping the Women’s Title. Before talking about any other matches, they send it to the ring for the Kickoff match.
THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT VS. THE PRIME TIME PLAYERS; Over the past number of weeks, Titus O’Neil was mistreated by his former Age of Enlightenment buddies. He finally had enough and got in Damien Sandow’s face only for Xavier Woods to low blow him. Darren Young came to the rescue, reforming the Prime Time Players with his big buddy. Titus wants to start the match against Sandow and it looks like they are going to go at it but Sandow tags out, avoiding confrontation. “Some leader he is” says Michael Cole. While disappointed, Titus takes it out on Woods, throwing him into the corner and beating on him. They aren’t called the Age of Enlightenment for nothing though as after Woods falls to the mat, he points at Young, saying he wants him. Young answers the call, but it is just what the duo wants. Young goes to attack but Woods pulls him into their corner. Sandow tags in and puts the boots to Young. “Of course now Damien Sandow wants in” says Jerry Lawler. The brilliant combination of Sandow and Woods continue to work over Young and keep Titus out of the ring, cutting it in half. After a few minutes, Young is able to slip free and make the tag to O’Neil. He comes in hot, finally getting his hands on Damien Sandow. He tosses him around with high impact offense and slams him with the Clash of the Titus. Woods blind tagged in just before the move hit and rolls Titus up for a close near fall. The look of fear in his eyes when that fails is telling. Titus lifts him up and plans him with the Clash of the Titus for the win. The Prime Time Players defeat the Age of Enlightenment in 7:19!
Titus O’Neil leaps to his feet and lets out a loud bark. Darren Young joins him in the ring and they bust out the “millions of dollars” dance to the enjoyment of the fans. They exit up the ramp while the Age of Enlightenment look on in disappointment.
Cutting back to our Kickoff show panel, they discuss the matches they haven’t touched on yet. The Tag Team Titles are talked about first, with nobody picking Roman Reigns and John Cena to win, citing they don’t have the teamwork to match Batista and Randy Orton. “Also, don’t forget that Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins are sure to be lurking somewhere and that issue is still unresolved” says Alex Riley. The last topic they hit is the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. CM Punk and Brock Lesnar are set for a rematch of their SummerSlam 2013 battle, which many people called the match of the year. The panel is split with Renee Young and Booker T seeing Punk walk out with the gold, while Riley and Christian think Brock will retain. The Kickoff show finishes with a video package highlighting their rivalry, set to “Title Fight” by Blitz Kids.
Our actual Pay-Per-View starts with the WWE signature and then goes into a video package showing how championship belts are made. While we see this, various images and clips of champions in history are shown. Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, the Fabulous Moolah, the Hart Foundation, Shawn Michaels, John Cena, Trish Stratus and others. The last person we see is Brock Lesnar and his newly won WWE World Title. The camera then cuts to the arena, where Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and John “Bradshaw” Layfield welcome the fans to the jam packed Bridgestone Arena and Night of Champions! Before the opener, images pass across the screen of some classic US Champions in history ranging from Sting to Lex Luger to John Cena to Dean Ambrose and finally, to Alberto Del Rio.
WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP SIX PACK CHALLENGE – ALBERTO DEL RIO (C) VS. ADRIAN NEVILLE VS. BAD NEWS BARRETT VS. CHRIS JERICHO VS. GOLDUST VS. THE MIZ W/ SUMMER RAE; The six men stand across from each other in the ring as the crowd buzzes to start tonight’s event. Everyone goes after each other, with Chris Jericho and Bad News Barrett, Alberto Del Rio and Goldust, and Miz and Adrian Neville pairing off. “Like we expected, this is going to be one hell of a fight” says John “Bradshaw” Layfield. With everyone pairing off, the fans do their best to keep track of all of the action. During all of this, the cameras cut backstage to see Cody Rhodes watching on a monitor. A few minutes in, Goldust looks for the Curtain Call on Del Rio but Barrett charges in and levels him with the Bull Hammer! He covers and gets rid of him. Goldust has been eliminated! Barrett and Miz, being the two remaining heels, pair up to pound on the champion. Neville springboards in with a dropkick that sends both of them back. Jericho climbs in and instantly puts Miz in the Walls of Jericho. Neville climbs up and looks for the Red Arrow on Barrett but crashes and burns. Barrett instantly covers but Neville gets a shoulder up just as Miz reaches the ropes. “This is too much to keep track of” says Jerry Lawler. Shortly after saying this, the next elimination comes when Neville actually hits the Red Arrow on Miz. The Miz has been eliminated! With Miz gone, Barrett finds himself in an odd situation. The three remaining faces all see each other and agree to join up and get him back for his wrongdoings. Barrett pleads with them, but gets his comeuppance. It ends when Jericho goes to apply the Walls, but Barrett pulls him into a small package for the three. Chris Jericho has been eliminated! Jericho is in shock but Barrett laughs at him. Del Rio comes at him with a kick but Barrett ducks and runs at Neville, laying him out with a Bull Hammer. He turns to Del Rio and swings again but his arm is grabbed into the Cross Armbreaker! Barrett tries to reach the ropes but can’t and has to tap. Bad News Barrett has been eliminated! Del Rio lets go and takes a breather. He gets up and sees Neville getting up across the ring. “Adrian Neville has wanted WWE gold for months and is one step away from getting some tonight” says Michael Cole. The two men go at it, trading offense. Neville scores multiple near falls, coming closer and closer to winning. He hits a reverse rana and goes up top for the third time. Instead of trying the Red Arrow again, he looks for the inverted 450 splash, but Del Rio moves and Neville lands ugly. He gets to his knees only to be laid out with a superkick. Del Rio covers and retains the gold. Alberto Del Rio defeats Adrian Neville, Bad News Barrett, Chris Jericho, Goldust and the Miz to retain the WWE United States Championship in 14:06!The Bridgestone arena cheers as Alberto Del Rio is declared the winner. Adrian Neville is out cold but the fans know that he put forth one hell of an effort tonight. Commentary puts him over and Michael Cole points out that a missed inverted 450 splash was also the move that cost him the NXT Title a few weeks ago. Del Rio helps Neville up and shakes his hand, doing the same thing that Dolph Ziggler did when Neville came so close to winning the Intercontinental Title last month.
We go backstage to Byron Saxton, who is standing by with the Intercontinental Champion, Dolph Ziggler. He asks for his thoughts on the Ironman match tonight. Dolph admits to this being his first Ironman match and reminds us that he’s been watching as many old Ironman matches as possible, while upping his cardio. “I know that Sheamus is tough, but I’ve beaten him before and tonight, I prove that I can beat him whenever we step into the ring together.”
AJ LEE VS. BRIE BELLA; No Nikki Bella at ringside with her sister tonight as she’s preparing for her match later. Brie Bella talks smack to AJ Lee just before the bell, but once it rings, AJ charges and takes her down with a Lou Thez Press. She follows with a flurry of right hands and head slams. “AJ Lee is like a woman possessed” says Jerry Lawler. AJ tosses Brie outside and continues to attack like a rabid dog. Brie is able to reverse an Irish whip and send AJ into the guardrail. She drops AJ face first into the barricade and sends her inside, covering for two. Brie now tries to work over AJ’s neck for a bit, wearing her down. She tries for the Bella Buster, but AJ shoves her off into the ropes and hits a spinning heel kick. AJ smiles at the downed Bella and looks to capitalize, but Brie is ready and pulls her face first into the second turnbuckle. With AJ down, Brie shouts “BRIE MODE” and runs in with a big knee. She goes to the second rope for a missile dropkick but AJ avoids it. “High risk moves are not really paying off so far tonight” says JBL. AJ Lee catches Brie on her way up with a shining wizard for a near fall. Not fazed by the close call, AJ looks to pounce. She bounces off the ropes and goes for the Black Widow. Brie tries to counter, but falls to her knee as AJ wrenches back. Brie has no choice but to tap out. AJ Lee defeats Brie Bella in 5:02!
AJ Lee releases the hold and gets to her feet. She looks down at Brie Bella, picking up the win that she’s wanted since her return. AJ Lee poses on the second rope and motions around her waist, signaling that now that she’s done with a Bella, her focus is back on the title she lost in May.
A commercial runs to hype the release of WWE 2K15, featuring, for the first time ever in a WWE game, Sting!
Next, commentary takes us to a series of images showing some classic Intercontinental Champions in history. We see Pat Patterson, Mr. Perfect, Jeff Hardy, Chris Jericho and finally, the current champion, Dolph Ziggler.
WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP IRONMAN MATCH – DOLPH ZIGGLER (C) VS. SHEAMUS; Right from the start, it’s clear that both guys have set themselves up for the long haul. They go into a feeling out process, with neither guy trying to use up too much energy this early on. They go to the mat, where Dolph Ziggler uses his Kent State wrestling background to get in control, only for Sheamus to overpower him and turn things around. The “Celtic Warrior” hits the first big offensive move, with a backbreaker, but only gets a near fall. He starts to beat his chest for the Brogue Kick but Dolph ducks it and rolls him up to take a surprising 1-0 lead after about five minutes. Dolph Ziggler leads 1-0! Sheamus is livid and he gives no time to rest before attacking the champion. “Sheamus is supposed to give a short rest, this isn’t right” exclaims Jerry Lawler. Sheamus just relentlessly pounds on Ziggler and lays into him with the Beats of Bodhran. Sheamus hits some more of his signature moves, but can’t keep Ziggler down for a three. “The Celtic Warrior is growing very frustrated” says Michael Cole. Sheamus even nails the Brogue Kick but Ziggler still manages to kick out. Sheamus grabs the referee and argues but calms a bit when he notices something outside. He goes out and grabs a steel chair, bringing it in. As Ziggler gets up, Sheamus whacks him in the back with it. The official calls for the disqualification at just around the fifteen minute mark. Dolph Ziggler leads 2-0! Sheamus laughs despite the score. He continues to assault Ziggler with the chair, including one devastating blow to the head that busts Dolph open. He tosses Dolph over the top and demands the referee start counting. He reaches the count of ten to countout the champion. Dolph Ziggler leads 2-1! Sheamus smirks as he retrieves Dolph from outside and rolls him inside. Sheamus hoists Dolph up and plants him with the Irish Curse to even the score. The score is tied 2-2! “This is unfair, Dolph is basically unresponsive” says Cole. The dominance continues in unimaginable ways as Sheamus uses White Noise, a Brogue Kick and another countout to take a commanding lead with just under ten minutes remaining. Sheamus leads 5-2! Sheamus looks around at the booing fans and shouts “ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?” He stands the lifeless Ziggler up in the corner and calls for another Brogue Kick. Ziggler is able to find the strength to dodge and roll Sheamus up, with his feet on the ropes for three. Sheamus leads 5-3! Sheamus is again furious and goes back to clubbing the champion. He applies a cloverleaf, looking to get back a point, but Ziggler reaches the ropes. Sheamus goes to pick up Dolph, but Dolph slips behind him and scores with the Zig Zag for three! Sheamus leads 5-4! “Dolph Ziggler is now within a fall” exclaims Lawler. Dolph looks up at the clock, seeing just about two minutes remaining. He tries multiple roll ups, looking to desperately tie things up, but Sheamus is able to kick out consistently. Dolph nails a big superkick that causes Sheamus to stagger with fourteen second left. He bounces off the ropes and takes him down with a huge Fameasser! Dolph crawls to make the cover but Sheamus wisely rolls out of the ring. Dolph frantically reaches for him but the clock expires as he tries to put Sheamus back inside. Sheamus defeats Dolph Ziggler 5-4 to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship in 30:00!
The crowd boos loudly though some are just stunned that Dolph Ziggler came so close to tying this before the time ran out. Sheamus is once again the Intercontinental Champion. Dolph rolls inside and sits down, with his head down. Sheamus brushes off the final moves he took and takes the belt. He raises it in the air, before noticing Dolph inside. He sneaks in and picks up the steel chair. Dolph starts to get up and turns to Sheamus, only to get destroyed with a second vicious chair shot to the head! “THAT WAS UNCALLED FOR” shouts Michael Cole. Sheamus puts the Intercontinental Title on his shoulder and holds up the steel chair, stained with Ziggler’s blood.
We go up to the Pre-Show panel, who discusses what we just witnessed. Renee Young can’t believe the lengths that Sheamus would stoop to. Christian says that it may not be right, but he understands that sometimes a competitor is willing to do anything to win a belt. While they talk, we can see medics coming out to check out Dolph Ziggler and a few of them have to assist him in making it backstage.
An ad airs to hype our next Pay-Per-View/WWE Network special, Hell in a Cell! The show comes to you live on October 26th from Dallas, Texas!
ALEXANDER RUSEV W/ LANA VS. ROB VAN DAM; After Rob Van Dam interrupted the ceremony for Alexander Rusev this past Monday, Rusev is ready to attack. He clobbers RVD in the corner and hammers away. Rusev steps back, lets out a roar and charges, but RVD leaps over him and connects on a back kick that sends him into the turnbuckles. Van Dam hits two shoulder thrusts, does a backflip and hits a third. “Rob Van Dam looks like he’s more than prepared for Alexander Rusev” says John “Bradshaw” Layfield. RVD makes sure to not let up, trying to be the first man to defeat Rusev. He gets Rusev on the mat and hits Rolling Thunder, but can only score a near fall with that. Again, RVD doesn’t want to let up and climbs to the top. He leaps off with a big kick and gets another two count. “Van Dam has made sure that Rusev couldn’t get out of the blocks tonight” says Michael Cole. Van Dam goes up again, but this time Rusev is ready and shoves him off and to the outside, sending RVD right into the guardrail. This gives Rusev time for a breather as RVD struggles to beat the count, but makes it back by the referee reaching eight. Rusev pounces, going after the back of Rob Van Dam. He just pounds on him with clubbing blows and then hits a big swinging side slam. He looks for the Accolade, but Van Dam slips out and runs off the ropes. Unfortunately for him, he runs right into a superkick from Rusev. Lana shouts “CRUSH” and Rusev applies the Accolade to finish this. Alexander Rusev defeats Rob Van Dam in 6:03!
Boos rain down from the sold out crowd as Alexander Rusev stands tall over Rob Van Dam’s lifeless body. Lana enters the ring and refuses to let the official raise Rusev’s hand, demanding to do it herself. Rusev lets out a roar, continuing his dominant run through the WWE since his debut back in April.
A recap is now aired of the special sit-down interview conducted this past Monday with Brock Lesnar. We hear Brock talk about how he is going to brutalize and injure CM Punk. “It’s not just about the WWE World Heavyweight Championship…it’s about hurting CM Punk and teaching him a lesson in respect.” Brock considers himself the most dominant Superstar in WWE history, as evidenced by him ending the streak at WrestleMania and winning the WWE Title. “Look at the year I’ve had. First, I victimized the Big Show, then I conquered the streak and then I won the WWE World Heavyweight Title. Nobody, especially not some little Punk, will stop me.”
As with the previous title matches, we are shown images of past champions. This time, the focus is on the WWE Women’s Championship and we see the Fabulous Moolah, Alundra Blayze, Trish Stratus, Lita and finally, the woman who brought the title back, Paige.
WWE WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP – PAIGE (C) VS. NIKKI BELLA; Like her sister earlier, Nikki Bella is alone tonight. Paige looks at ringside, seeing this and smiles. When the bell rings, the girls lock up and Nikki shoves Paige to the mat. Paige is taken aback by this, tries again and gets put down again. Nikki flexes, showing off her strength. When they lock up again, Paige slips behind Nikki and takes her down to the mat, having an advantage there. “Paige would be wise to play to her strengths” says JBL. Nikki and Paige trade the advantage now until Nikki gets on the apron. Paige swings, Nikki ducks and pulls her, back first, onto the top rope. Nikki now focuses on the back of her opponent. She clubs at it and drops her with a side slam and backbreaker. Nikki even stops to do some pushups, continuing to gloat about her strength. “Nikki’s offensive attack is clearly geared toward her setting up for that deadly Rack Attack” says Jerry Lawler. She sets Paige up top, looking for a superplex. Paige fights off with some forearms before knocking her back with multiple headbutts. Before Paige can capitalize, Nikki pounces. She gets under Paige and brings her down with a vicious running powerbomb for a near fall! Nikki Bella can’t believe that wasn’t enough. She holds Paige in place for an Alabama Slam, but Paige slips free and rolls her up for two. As Nikki kicks out, Paige gets up quickly and delivers a kick to the stomach. She hits the Paige Turner but Nikki is able to again get a shoulder up. “This is one of the most tightly contested women’s matches I’ve ever seen” says Michael Cole. Paige looks for the Ram-Paige but Nikki elbows free. Nikki now hoists her up for the Rack Attack but this time it’s Paige who wriggles free, getting behind her and tripping her up. Paige the locks her in the PTO! Nikki tries but there is no hope and she taps. Paige defeats Nikki Bella to retain the WWE Women’s Championship in 8:45!
A roar comes in from the WWE Universe in Nashville as Paige is officially declared the winner and handed her Women’s Championship. Paige has successfully defended that title against everyone thrown in front of her. Both Bella Twins, Natalya, Summer Rae, Emma, Tamina and everyone in between. The cameras cut backstage where AJ Lee is watching as Michael Cole notes that AJ still hasn’t received her rematch from losing the Divas Title back in May.
With only two matches left, we are taken to images of classic Tag Team Champions in history. This list shows us the Legion of Doom, Demolition, the Hardy Boyz, the Dudley Boyz and the current champions, Batista and Randy Orton.
Going backstage, Byron Saxton is now standing by with the number one contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, CM Punk. Punk stands there in his gear and a grey hoodie, with a determined look on his face. Saxton asks him for his thoughts heading into a match with Brock Lesnar tonight. Punk says that he’s given his thoughts on this match several times over the past few weeks. “I already told everyone what’s going to happen tonight. Last year, I came within an inch of beating Brock Lesnar and that was with me having Paul Heyman on my mind. That’s not the case tonight. Tonight, my sole focus is on the WWE Title that I want back more than anything in the world. I understand the kind of year that Brock Lesnar has had so far, but he needs to understand that when that bell rings tonight, none of it matters.”
Before the next match, a video package airs, showing the title win and dominance of Batista and Randy Orton. Their win over the Usos is shown before they took them out officially the night after. Roman Reigns, the cousin of the Usos, made the save. Back in the crosshairs of the Authority, Reigns was told to choose a partner to face the champions. Instead of picking Dean Ambrose or Seth Rollins, who both wanted to be his partner, he went outside of the Shield and selected John Cena, causing friction within the trio.
WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP –BATISTA AND RANDY ORTON (C) VS. JOHN CENA AND ROMAN REIGNS; After the challengers make their entrance, the cameras pick up Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins watching from the stands. The match itself begins with Randy Orton and John Cena, two guys that have faced off more than possibly anyone else in wrestling history. They know each other so well that neither guy gains the upper hand. Roman Reigns gets tagged however, and things change. He overwhelms Orton with his high octane offense, sending the former multi-time World Champion to the corner to tag Batista. “Oh man, the final two men in this year’s Royal Rumble come face to face” says Michael Cole. The crowd buzzes as both men trade right hands. It’s basically a clash of the titans here until Reigns connects on the superman punch! Orton breaks up the pin however, and the tag is made back to Cena. Cena gets a few near falls of his own until a cheap chop block from Batista puts the champions into their comfort zone. “This is where the Tag Team Champions are especially dangerous” says John “Bradshaw” Layfield. Batista and Randy Orton begin to dissect Cena with quick tags and a focus on the neck of the fourteen time World Champion. Cena nearly makes the tag a few times, but the champions are able to successfully cut the ring in half. Reigns tries to get the fans to rally but Cena is in serious trouble. Cena finally is able to score with an Attitude Adjustment on Batista but both men are down following it. The fans can feel it as Cena gets close to his partner. He desperately makes it and Reigns comes in at the same time as Orton. Like he does with the Shield, Reigns is a beast with the hot tag. He enters with high impact offense, taking down Orton several times. He even rolls outside and nails the Drive-By dropkick on a resting Batista. “No man is safe when Roman Reigns gets going” says Jerry Lawler. He gets inside and looks for the superman punch again but Orton catches him with a fantastic RKO in the middle of it! All four men are down when the Director of Operations, Kane, starts walking towards the ring. Ambrose and Rollins now make their way to the ring and cut him off before he can interfere. Cena tags back in and hits the five knuckle shuffle on Orton. He gears up for the AA but Batista hits him into the corner. Reigns staggers up and sees an opening. He runs at Batista, but the “Animal” moves and Reigns takes out Cena with the Spear! Batista clotheslines Reigns to the outside and plants Cena with a Batista Bomb. He drapes Orton’s arm over Cena, which is enough for the victory. Batista and Randy Orton defeat John Cena and Roman Reigns to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship in 14:21!
Batista helps Randy Orton to his feet and they get handed the WWE Tag Team Titles. Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins move around the ring to stand with Roman Reigns. The champions exit the ring while the Shield enter. John Cena struggles to his feet and sees the Shield across from him. The crowd senses that something may go down. Cena holds his ribs, goes to Reigns’ face and tells him something that we can’t hear. Cena then backs away and leaves, while the Shield stays in the ring. “Things may not be perfect between Roman Reigns and John Cena, but they look to be mended within the Shield” says Michael Cole.
With our main event looming, images of past WWE Champions are shown. From Hulk Hogan to Bret Hart to Stone Cold Steve Austin to the Rock to CM Punk, tonight’s challenger and lastly, to Brock Lesnar, the current champion.
The final video package airs, set to “Title Fight” by Blitz Kids. It goes all the way back to showing highlights of Brock Lesnar winning the WWE Title back in 2002 and 2003. Then we see CM Punk win multiple WWE Titles, and clips from his legendary 434 day reign as champion. Both men are shown stepping away from the ring for a time before returning. Brock came back as a monster and bested CM Punk in a war at SummerSlam last year. By this year, Punk was gone from the WWE and Brock was breaking the Undertaker’s streak. Punk returned and failed to win Money in the Bank and the WWE Title from Daniel Bryan. While Brock won the belt at SummerSlam, Punk bested Triple H. The following night, Punk challenged Brock, which was quickly accepted by the “Beast.” The video ends by showing clips of their feud over the past few weeks.
WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – BROCK LESNAR (C) W/ PAUL HEYMAN VS. CM PUNK; Very loud “CM Punk” chants ring throughout the arena as the two gladiators come face to face in the middle of the ring. When the bell rings, Punk takes a swing but Brock ducks and immediately hits a German suplex. “Those are the kinds of suplexes that but Daniel Bryan out of action” says Michael Cole. Punk is already showing signs of being hurt and Brock starts to hop around, enjoying himself. Punk gets to his feet and Brock instantly looks for another German. Punk elbows his way out of it though and fires off some knee strikes. He backs Brock into the corner, but Brock just grabs him and tosses him into the corner. Brock hammers away with rights and left that just pulverize Punk. He pulls Punk out and nails a second German that causes the challenger to roll outside. Paul Heyman looks on with a sadistic smirk as his former client is being victimized. Brock follows to the outside and looks for a German on the floor. “This could end Punk” shouts Jerry Lawler. Punk manages to slip behind him and shove Brock face first into the ring post. Punk doesn’t let up, slamming Brock’s face into the steel steps repeatedly. Once he has Brock down, he then takes a moment to catch his breath. Punk goes back on the attack, firing away with slaps and kicks, including one to the leg that takes Brock to a knee. Punk uses that to nail a DDT. He breaks the count before rolling Brock back inside. He waits on the apron as Brock gets to his feet. Punk springboards in with a clothesline but Brock catches him on his shoulders! He plants Punk with the F5 and covers, but the challenger is able to get his foot on the bottom rope. Brock isn’t stunned or anything like that, but he’s clearly pissed. He picks Punk up for another, but Punk elbows furiously to get free. Punk sends Brock into the corner and follows in with three knees to the jaw and hits a bulldog. A beaten up Punk signals for the Go to Sleep. He struggles to get Brock up, but does and nails the GTS. He covers but Brock just barely gets a shoulder up. Heyman’s ringside reaction is priceless. Punk sees an opening though, picking up Brock and hitting a second GTS but again Brock kicks out. “What does CM Punk have to do to overcome the Beast tonight?” asks Michael Cole. Punk climbs up, calling for the Macho Man tribute elbow but he misses. Brock lifts him from the mat into another German suplex. Brock doesn’t give Punk time to recover, picking him up for two more. The champion senses the end and goes to lift Punk, but gets pulled into a small package for two. Both men are up at the same time but Punk falls back down due to the beating he’s taken. Brock smiles and grabs Punk. He picks him up and hits the second F5 of the night. He covers and it’s finally enough to keep the resilient Punk down. Brock Lesnar defeats CM Punk to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in 18:23!
The dominance of Brock Lesnar in 2014 continues. Paul Heyman waddles into the ring to hand Brock his WWE World Heavyweight Championship and raises his hand. Brock looks down at CM Punk, gives a smirk and exits the ring with Heyman. “Brock Lesnar did his job. He doesn’t care about celebrations or accolades, he just cares about winning and making money” says JBL. CM Punk gets assistance from the referee, but looks to be very out of it as the show comes to an end.
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Breaking news!The COO of the WWE, Triple H, has just made a massive announcement. In a move that will change the landscape of the WWE over the next few months, the "Survival Trials" will begin tonight on Raw! The "Survival Trials" will be a giant 12 man round robin tournament. The tournament will run from tonight on Raw all the way until November 9th. All 12 WWE Superstars involved will face each other at least once. Winning a match gets you two points, a draw gets you one and a loss gets you zero. After everyone faces each other, the two men with the most points will meet in the finals, with the winner earning a WWE Title shot against Brock Lesnar at the Survivor Series! Matches will take place on Raw, Main Event, Smackdown and WWE live events! The matches on the live events will be streamed on the WWE Network! The participants will be announced throughout the remainder of the day on the official WWE Twitter account!
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