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Post by Reflecto on Jul 20, 2015 4:21:27 GMT -5
RAW, June 2.
Raw opened with the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Antonio Cesaro. Cesaro talked about how Evolution seems to think his title win was a fluke, and that at Money in the Bank, the status quo will return to normal with Randy Orton. Cesaro claimed that Evolution just doesn't get it- their status quo has already died. Evolution could add people like Cody Rhodes, but their era is over. It's a new day in the WWE, and he's ready to capitalize on this as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. At Money in the Bank, Randy Orton will just see what it's like firsthand. (79)
In a Breakthrough Money in the Bank Qualifier, Evolution's newest member Cody Rhodes took on Tyler Breeze in a rematch from Payback. The crowd actually getting slightly behind Tyler Breeze- albeit not that much, led to a world of difference from just one week ago. Cody Rhodes was still out of Breeze's league, and the new attitude Evolution gave him only served to exacerbate that. A Cross Rhodes followed, and Cody Rhodes qualified for Money in the Bank. After the match, Cody Rhodes kept fighting, smashing Tyler Breeze's face into the turnbuckle while screaming "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" at him until road agents pulled him away. (62)
In an interview, Paul Heyman, the One Behind The One In 21-1, talked about how he was attacked by Ryback last week. Heyman claimed that his bones will eventually heal, but Ryback will still be a second-rate, worthless big ox who wasn't good enough to be a Paul Heyman Guy. Heyman talks about how all the injuries to him won't change that Curtis Axel is the future of this industry, that Brock Lesnar is the man who broke the Undertaker's Streak at Wrestlemania, and that Ryback just can't win the big one. And how all his injuries won't change that at Wrestlemania, he will have both Money in the Bank briefcases, and that Brock Lesnar will be the next WWE World Heavyweight Champion- and even if someone happened to get lucky in the fluke of a lifetime, they'll be so destroyed by Lesnar that Curtis Axel will pick their bones. That's not a prediction, that's a spoiler. (80)
In six-man tag action. Bo Dallas led his Bo-Lievers of Xavier Woods and Alex Riley into battle against Zack Ryder and two of his Four Broskis, Enzo Amore and The Big O. The Bo-Lievers had Aksana at ringside to help, but she spent most of her time giving cookies and Bo-Lieve buttons to people at ringside. Even if she tried to help, she was quickly taken out of it as Vinny Saggs and Mike Chiapetta went to her and said...well, whatever they said was enough to make her slap Saggs and run back to the dressing room. In the ring, the Bo-Lievers were much crisper than the Broskis, but Ryder was more able to take out the opponents. Ryder got the United States Championship to Enzo Amore, who used it to crack Xavier Woods over the head for the big victory. After the match, the Broskis motioned to the crowd as the show went to break. (64)
Raw had a special bonus, as Triple H announced that, to give a preview to fans of what they can expect from the Money in the Bank Automatic Bids from NXT, each NXT Champion would be given the opportunity to show their stuff for the WWE Universe on Raw or Smackdown. The first of these NXT Preview matches happened here, as NXT World Champion Adrian Neville defended his title against NXT star Aiden English. The crowd didn't know what to expect from the trained actor's entrance- but Adrian Neville was far, far easier to understand. Neville's offense quickly got the regular WWE Universe buzzing about the NXT sensation, and a Red Arrow managed to get the victory for Neville to keep his title belt. (60)
In a WWE World Tag Team TItle match, The Wyatt Family faced off with Marellions of Dollars. The announcers talked about how Santino Marella and Darren Young have already announced they're in the Tag Team MITB match, which they said will be gigantic. JBL said having tag teams have Money in the Bank would be absurd- what happens if members of two different teams were to get briefcases...which was disregarded by Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler as absurd. Erick Rowan and Luke Harper beat the challengers down a little bit, then got the win without much of a challenge- as JBL said it could be different with briefcases on the line. Bray Wyatt then provided the exclamation by hitting Sister Abigail on Santino Marella, before the video changed. (72)
In a Breakthrough Money in the Bank Qualifier, Fandango took on Big E Langston. Before the match, Langston talked about how this was the opportunity of a lifetime for him to make his way to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, and nothing, or no one, would stand in his way. Fandango was already outside of his normal form without his dance partner, as Michael Cole talked about how Emma suffered a torn bicep while training at the WWE Performance Center last week, and will be out for 6-12 months. Fandango not having someone at his side hurt his focus, as Big E Langston was able to capitalize easily and toy with the dancer. Langston hit a Big Ending on Fandango, getting a three count- but Langston waved it off by the referee, hitting another Big Ending and getting a five count as the crowd cheered. (84, 72)
Backstage, Stephanie McMahon talked to Triple H. Stephanie said she was very excited by the plan for more titles to be up for grabs in Money in the Bank, but why did he have to make a Divas' Money in the Bank title match? Stephanie said that, while she agrees the girls of the WWE Universe should have role models, they have a perfect role model in the greatest woman in sports entertainment, a woman who can both succeed in the board room, in the wrestling ring, and as a wife and mother, who shows everyone they can truly have it all- their Divas' Champion, Stephanie McMahon. Giving these Divas, who have nowhere near the amount of qualifications Stephanie has, a chance to win Money in the Bank is just giving them false hope that they can ever be in the same league as a woman like Stephanie McMahon, and the opportunity to steal a title shot is just unfair not to Stephanie, not to the WWE Universe, but honestly, to whichever Diva wins Money in the Bank herself by allowing them to cut corners in an attempt to be a woman like Stephanie McMahon. As a rightful person who cares about the WWE Universe, this match should be stricken from the card. Triple H looked, and said that while Stephanie is the greatest woman in all of sports entertainment, unfortunately, the Divas getting a Money in the Bank match is simply Best For Business- so his hands are tied. Stephanie fumed at Triple H and said to prepare to sleep on the couch for this. Triple H shrugged and said he can live with that if it makes Money in the Bank better. (78)
In a battle of Total Divas, Natalya took on Naomi. Naomi was angrier than ever, tearing into Natalya throughout the match. The match seemed like a total squash, to the point the Bella Twins being on commentary helped change it. The Bellas talked about the claims the Funkadactyls made about them, claiming that their race is not the purpose for why they're not where the Bella Twins are- the Bella Twins just happen to be better, and any time the Funkadactyls want to see that, they're more than happy to make the challenge. This didn't help as Cameron screamed at them on the commentary, with the Bellas getting into her face. In the ring, Naomi got an easy win with the Rear View, then headed out to take Cameron's side as they got into it with the Bella Twins. (67)
In the main event, Mark Henry faced off with Sheamus in a lumberjack match with most of the other competitors in the Champions' Money in the Bank match (with Curtis Axel replacing Brock Lesnar, the Man Who Broke The Undertaker's Streak At Wrestlemania) at ringside. Sheamus and Mark Henry tried to focus a good match in a rare main event opportunity for both, but the match seemed to be a little off as a result. Both guys didn't put on a bad one, with Mark Henry continuing to try and heel himself up even more in his attempt to keep the attack going. Mark Henry took the advantage, hitting the World's Strongest Slam on him to get the win. Afterwards ,Henry kept up the attack, only for John Cena, Kane, Adrian Neville, and Dolph Ziggler to run in for the save- which led to The Miz, Alberto Del Rio, and Jack Swagger to save Mark Henry. The show ended with a big brawl.(66)
MAIN EVENT RESULTS: Jack Swagger d. John Cena by Zeb Colter interference. Brodus Clay and Titus O'Neil d. International Airstrike. Adrian Neville d. Sin Cara to retain NXT World Title. Paige d. Brie Bella. Graves d. Yoshi Tatsu. Graves suffers Torn Calf in the match, out 8-12 months.
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Post by Reflecto on Jul 20, 2015 4:25:45 GMT -5
Smackdown, June 6.
Smackdown started with a big Breakthrough Money In The Bank Qualifying Match, as Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel took on United States Champion Zack Ryder. Paul Heyman, The One Behind The One in 21-1, tried to start the match with a promo- but Enzo Amore interrupted with his spiel. In the ring, however, Curtis Axel took the advantage in a big way on Ryder, treating Ryder like he was still back in the opening matches. Only Ryder having his backup helped keep him in play, as The Big O and Vinny Saggs kept some attacks and giving Ryder the opportunity to take a powder. Ryder took the advantage on them, but Curtis Axel had been able to take it back. Axel went in for the kill, just as Ryback hit the ring and attacked Axel. This was the opening Ryder needed, hitting the Broski Boot to get the win and punch his ticket to the Money in the Bank match. After the match, Ryback kept attacking Curtis Axel, only for Paul Heyman to take the mic and said he's had enough of dealing with a wannabe Paul Heyman Guy who couldn't hack it- so he's finally putting it on the line. If Ryback is suicidal enough to want a piece of Brock Lesnar, the man who broke the Undertaker's Streak at Wrestlemania, then he'll give him one chance. If Ryback can beat Curtis Axel at Money in the Bank, he'll give Ryback a match with Brock Lesnar. BUT, if Ryback loses to Curtis Axel, then he must leave the WWE forever and get out of his hair. Ryback glared towards Heyman, then responded with a FEED. ME. AXEL! as the crowd cheered. (72, 75, 82)
In a WWE World Heavyweight Title match, Antonio Cesaro defended his belt against Breakthrough MITB qualifier Bad News Barrett. Josh Mathews informed the fans that, if Barrett were to win, Cesaro would be added to the Breakthrough MITB match in his place, rather than the Champions' match. Bad News Barrett tried everything to get to that point, punishing Cesaro with a number of vicious assaults. Cesaro fought back. Cesaro Swing got 15 rotations, then Cesaro hit the Neutralizer to get the victory. After the match, Cesaro celebrated, when Randy Orton attacked him, hitting an RKO on Cesaro as the show went to break. (84)
The Wyatt Family were cutting a promo about the Tag Team Money in the Bank match. Bray Wyatt talked about how dominant Erick Rowan and Luke Harper were, and that no matter if it's 4, 5, 10, 15 tag teams, they would all be lambs coming to slaughter. He said no matter who you put against them, they would still destroy them all. Follow the Buzzards. (87)
The second NXT Preview match happened, as Scott Dawson and Garrett Dylan, the American Outlaws, alongside their manager Kendall Skye, took on The Vaudevillains. The crowd wasn't sure what to make of the three cowboys' entrance, and knew even less to make of the Vaudevillains' entrance. The Vaudevillains' antics seemed to make them the de facto faces, which helped as Dawson and Dylan clotheslined both guys and started attacking. Aiden English and Simon Gotch tried to get back into the match, but the power of Dawson and Dylan was too much to handle for them. Finally, though, English got a low blow on Dylan, getting the advantage. He and Gotch double-teamed him. Scott Dawson tried getting the tag title to his partner, but Aiden English caught it and clocked Garrett Dylan with the belt, getting the win and the NXT Tag Team Championships for his team. After the match, English and Gotch celebrated, Gotch pantomiming trying to lift the title belt over his head, as the show went backstage. However, Triple H did reprieve The American Outlaws, promising that their automatic bid stands and they will be added to the Tag Money in the Bank match- but also, the Vaudevillains, as new NXT Tag Champions, will ALSO get added to the match. The Tag Team MITB is heating up! (52)
In back, The Bella Twins were walking alongside Paige for her matchup with Cameron tonight- but suddenly a pair of boxes fell on the Bella Twins. The Funkadactyls showed up and kicked at them, screaming "This is OUR time now!" at Paige before the match. This led to a weakness when Paige had to fight Cameron in the ring...but then, it was Cameron, so it wasn't THAT much of a weakness. Paige still punished Cameron, took the advantage, and finally hit the Ram-Paige on her to get an easy victory. (71, 64)
In a Breakthrough Money in the Bank qualifier, Goldust took on Heath Slater. In a split picture, Goldust talked about how he knows he's had a lot of success in his career, but the one thing he hasn't managed to do is be the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He's dedicated to getting that World Title- and especially to do it before his brother, Cody Rhodes, gets it. Heath Slater tried fighting- but Goldust just wouldn't be denied, tearing through 3MB's leader with ruthless aggression. Goldust hit the Shattered Dreams, then got an easy victory to punch his ticket to the title. (73)
In the main event, John Cena took on Jack Swagger in a rematch...from Main Event. Before the match, Cena talked about how the Money in the Bank match was a great challenge, with 9 former World Champions and one man who's already the NXT World Champion, meaning he's a future World Champion in the making, coming for the belt. He knows he will win- but he's not doing it for just a title shot, he's doing it to keep the WWE TItle away from a beast like Brock Lesnar, the Man Who Broke The Undertaker's Streak at Wrestlemania. If any of the other men think they're man enough to stop Brock Lesnar, he'll be happy to see them try- and when they get the briefcase, he'll be the first one to shake their hand and congratulate them for a job well done. But if Brock Lesnar gets that briefcase, it's the end of the WWE as we know it. In the ring, Swagger had a renewed...swagger following his big win on Main Event, and he took the fight to Cena relentlessly. Cena, however, knew what he was getting into- and knew Zeb Colter was waiting to give interference. Cena would not be denied this time, hitting an Attitude Adjustment and an STF to get Swagger to tap out. After the match, Cena pointed at the Money in the Bank briefcase to end the show. (91, 88)
SUPERSTARS RESULTS: Alexander Rusev d. Big Show. The Ascension d. Adam Rose and JTG. Adrian Neville d. Scott Dawson to retain NXT World Title. Nikki Bella d. Naomi. Tyler Breeze d. Darren Young.
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Post by Reflecto on Jul 20, 2015 4:29:17 GMT -5
RAW, June 9.
Raw started with Michael Cole, JBL, and Jerry Lawler hyping a big Money in the Bank show to prepare fans for Sunday's big Money in the Bank event, available on the WWE Network for just $9.99!, with two Breakthrough Money in the Bank qualifiers and every NXT Champion having a Preview match tonight- including the biggest one, John Cena going one on one with NXT Champion Adrian Neville. In the first of those Breakthrough MITB Qualifiers, Seth Rollins took on last year's Money in the Bank winner, Damien Sandow. Sandow tried to fight back to get a chance to right his biggest humiliation to date as the first and only Money in the Bank winner to call their shot in by surprise and lose, so he was going after Rollins from the beginning with all he had. Rollins, by contrast, didn't get out of the gate early, selling most of Sandow's attacks as hard to get. Rollins soon took an advantage when Sandow made a mistake, blowing through Sandow with a number of attacks. Rollins finally hit the Curb Stomp on Sandow, getting the big win to join his brothers, the former Shield members Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose, in the Breakthrough Money in the Bank match. (74)
Backstage during the break, Zack Ryder and his Four Broskis were talking with Aksana. The five of them were being very crude and harassing her, but Aksana seemed relatively interested, even stroking Ryder's United States Championship. This was all Enzo Amore and The Big O needed, as The Big O flexed his muscles as Enzo turned up the douche chills, Vinny Saggs and Mike Chiappetta adding some "Yeah!" behind them. Just as it looked like Aksana was going to leave with the five of them- Bo Dallas and his Bo-Lievers, Alex Riley and Xavier Woods, showed up and were very unhappy. How dare these uncouth low-lifes try to lay their hands on an innocent flower like his good friend and Bo-Liever Aksana? Riley went to Aksana as Woods tried consoling her as Bo Dallas kept up his rampage for his friend's honor being sullied. Enzo Amore said that tonight, his boys were going to fight the NXT Tag Team champions- and if they don't like what they said, try and do something about it- the five of us could beat three of you, and then you'll see who the lady was interested in. (85)
This tied into the NXT Tag Team Preview match, as The Big O and Vinny Saggs of the Four Broskis had a shot at new NXT Tag Team Champions The Vaudevillains. Aiden English and Simon Gotch still confused a lot of the fans for exactly what they were about, but Enzo Amore was right there to motion to the crowd- with Mike Chiappetta and Zack Ryder watching their back. This was a good choice for them, as the Bo-Lievers showed up soon after, with Bo Dallas leading the charge as Alex Riley and Xavier Woods fought with them. This problem with their leader led to Big O and Saggs having their minds in two places at once, both from the brawl and the match- and the Vaudevillains capitalized in a big way, with Aiden English hitting a Director's Cut on Vinny Saggs for the big victory. After the match, English took his NXT Title belt as Simon Gotch pantomimed lifting it as if it was heavy to the crowd as the Four Broskis and Bo-Lievers kept fighting. (45)
The next match was scheduled to be Hideo Itami and Yoshi Tatsu to take on The Usos, but before this could happen, Konnor and Viktor grabbed Yoshi Tatsu and punished him backstage. The Ascension hit a Fall of Man on him, then each man punished him with a powerbomb before Konnor screamed "YOU BREAK GRAVES, WE! BREAK! YOU!" toward the beaten Yoshi. This turned what should have been a great tag team match into an impromptu 2-on-1 match, as Hideo Itami tried to fight both Usos off on his own. Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso both tried to stop Itami from fighting the handicap match, but when they saw he was determined to keep going, both men bowed to Itami, who responded, as Jey Uso started off. The Usos tried keeping a fair attack on their weakened opponent, both men tagging in and out instead of double-teaming him. Both Usos did try using their superkicks to get Itami down- only to realize that Itami's regular kicks are equally as super, getting the taste kicked out of their mouth by the man who's style is kick. Surprisingly, Itami held his own as The Usos kept fighting like gentlemen- but The Usos were eventually too much for the determined Itami. The Usos double-teamed Itami, getting a number of attacks. Finally, Jey Uso hit the Samoan Drop as Jimmy Uso hit a splash on Itami, getting Itami out of the picture. After the match, The Usos helped Itami up and bowed to him- as The Ascension showed up and started attacking Itami. The Usos defended their opponent, fighting back and driving them off as they stood triumphant alongside Itami. (70, 72)
The next NXT Preview had Divas' Action, as Bayley took on The Boss of NXT, Sasha Banks, for Bayley's NXT Women's Championship. The crowd slightly took to each of the women, as Bayley managed to get a few cheers. Sasha took it to Bayley from the beginning, punishing her as Bayley tried to sell the attacks. Bayley tried fighting back, but Sasha was in control and was doing whatever she wanted to against the champion. Bayley tried getting the fans to help get into it, slowly turning the fans towards her side- and finally got Sasha to make a mistake, followed by a Belly to Bayley to get her back in the match- which only got a 2 count. Bayley kept fighting back, attacking Sasha with everything she could think of, and nearly went in for the kill- when Sasha's BFF buddy Jessie McKay showed up and hugged Bayley, which allowed Sasha to hit Bayley in the back of the head with the NXT Women's Title belt. Sasha Banks easily covered Bayley, getting the win and the NXT Women's Championship. After the match, Sasha celebrated- as Divas' Champion Stephanie McMahon showed up in the ring. Stephanie talked about how maybe her husband could see respect for the great wrestlers in NXT, but Stephanie is the Divas' Champion, she's head of the Divas' Championship Committee, and every woman in the WWE AND NXT answers to her. Sasha Banks may THINK she's The Boss, but there's only ONE Boss of WWE, Stephanie McMahon. She went on to say that in the women's division, she expects excellence- and so she's not giving Bayley the same honor that The American Outlaws got in the Tag Team Money in the Bank match. Sasha Banks just won the NXT Women's Championship, so Sasha Banks now gets the automatic bid into the Divas' Money in the Bank match- which she made sure to say she's only allowing to happen in protest- and Bayley is officially out of the match. Bayley was downtrodden in the ring as Sasha Banks headed back up the ramp with her title belt. (53, 86)
In the second Breakthrough Money in the Bank Qualifier, Bray Wyatt took on Sin Cara. Sin Cara tried to use his speed to punish Bray Wyatt, but Wyatt was easily able to counter it by punishing the luchador with any attack he could. El Abejorro and El Torito tried to help their ally, but Luke Harper and Erick Rowan were more than able to attack- with Rowan hitting a vicious powerbomb on El Abejorro. Luke Harper grabbed El Torito and hit a sitout powerbomb onto the cement on him. In the ring, with no chance at help, Sin Cara was Sin Esperanza, as Bray Wyatt hit Sister Abigail's Kiss on him to punch his ticket into the Breakthrough Money in the Bank matchup. (65)
Backstage, Paige was getting ready, as Cameron showed up and got in her face. Cameron kept asking why she thought she should be getting all the attention- she's not even a Total Diva, much less a star on par with the Funkadactyls. Paige tried to keep calm, as Cameron kept shouting- but when Cameron tried saying it was just another chance for Snow White to get all the fans, Paige couldn't take it and simply said "It's not black, it's not white, it's just that you suck..."- which angered Cameron. The two got in a fight as the other Divas tried tearing each other off of them, with Cameron screaming this wasn't over. (70)
The main event was the biggest preview possible- as NXT Champion Adrian Neville looked to defend his title against John Cena. Cena took the mic at the beginning of the match, talking about how Cena had seen the previews in the last week and had seen Neville's work in NXT, and he thinks the world of him. He thinks Neville's proven that he's a great talent, he is the future of the WWE, and he's proven he could be an x-factor in the Money in the Bank Champions' match. Adrian Neville's day will come...just not yet, and not against John Cena. Neville is great on NXT, but now when he goes in with John Cena, he's just taken himself out of AAA-ball and entered the major leagues, and the major leagues is his world. Adrian Neville may one day be one of the best- but he's going to see just what a real champion is like right now. This brought out Neville, who started the match with an attack. As the match went on, Bayley, Scott Dawson, Garrett Dylan, and Kendall Skye started trickling to the top of the ramp, as Cena started attacking Neville relentlessly. Neville kept trying to fight back, trying to vainly punch or kick, as Cena kept defending against every move he made. The attack kept going, as Aiden English, Simon Gotch, Sasha Banks, and Jessie McKay joined the NXTers at the top of the ramp, while Neville kept trying to fight back against Cena, who was in complete control of the opponent. Cena went for an AA, but Neville reversed to a crucifix and a 2.999 count- and suddenly Sami Zayn, Colin Cassady, Mojo Rawley, Kalisto, and Becky Lynch made their way to ringside. Neville tried fighting back against Cena, who kept the assault going and went for the STF- but he was too close to the ropes as Neville got the rope break. Buddy Murphy, Wesley Blake, Sylvester LeFort, Marcus Louis, Jason Jordan, and Tye Dillinger all joined the queue, as Neville tried to fight back, Cena continuing to control him with everything he had. Neville got a big dropsault on Cena, and kept the fight up as Alexa Bliss, Baron Corbin, Bull Dempsey, Carmella, and CJ Parker headed to the queue as Neville tried to fight back. Neville went up for the Red Arrow, but Cena got out of the way and kept the attack up. Cena finally hit the AA on Neville, but only got a 2.9999 as the crowd was in shock (and Roderick Strong, Kevin Owens, Shaun Rickers, Finn Balor, and JoJo all headed to the ramp.) Cena was in shock, trying to get the attack going- finally trying for another STF- but Neville got a low blow on Cena. Neville rolled him up, but only got a 2 count on Cena as Cena looked furious. Cena tried forcing Neville into the turnbuckle, then put him on the top rope as Cena went to the second rope, going for a Top Rope AA- but Adrian Neville kicked Cena in the face, sending him to the canvas. Adrian Neville then steadied himself, then hit the Red Arrow on Cena. The count happened, and the arena was in utter shock as the referee's hand hit the third time. Jerry Lawler was in shock the match ended as Michael Cole shouted "It's the upset of the century!". The NXT wrestlers rushed the ring and celebrated, as John Cena made it to his feet- then shook Adrian Neville's hand before raising it to the crowd. The show ended as the jubilant NXT roster celebrated with their champion fresh off the win of a lifetime, giving him all the momentum going into Money in the Bank. (89, 74)
MAIN EVENT RESULTS: Antonio Cesaro d. Ryback to retain WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Charlotte and Eva Marie d. The Bella Twins. Yoshi Tatsu d. Fandango. Sasha Banks d. Natalya to retain the NXT Women's Champin The Ascension d. The New Age Outlaws. Tyler Breeze d. Tyson Kidd.
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Post by Reflecto on Jul 20, 2015 4:34:03 GMT -5
SMACKDOWN, June 13.
In the first match of the night, the final Breakthrough Money in the Bank qualifier occurred as Bo Dallas took on Kofi Kingston. Bo Dallas had his Bo-Lievers Alex Riley, Aksana, and Xavier Woods at ringside, handing out cookies and Bo-Lieve buttons- which could have helped out more if they paid attention to the match, as Kofi Kingston got an immediate attack. The controlled frenzy of Kingston kept Bo Dallas on the defensive, as Dallas tried to find a good way to attack Kofi and get back into the match. Kofi went for the Boom Drop, but Dallas rolled out of the way and got his chance to get an attack going. Bo Dallas finally hit a Bo-Dog on Kofi, getting the win to qualify for the Breakthrough Money in the Bank match. (83)
In the back, Adrian Neville was getting ready backstage, when John Cena met with him. Neville got up and looked at Cena, expecting a fight- but John Cena was there to shake his hand. Cena said he thought Neville was a great prospect to be the NXT Champion- but he didn't know how good he was until he faced him. He wanted to congratulate Neville for his victory on Monday, and said even if the world is claiming it was the biggest upset in Raw history when it happened- to Cena, the better man won on Monday, and he isn't ashamed to admit it. Cena did go on to continue by telling Neville that, even if him beating John Cena was the single greatest moment in the history of NXT- say goodbye to NXT from here on out. When he defeated John Cena, he instantly put himself in the big leagues- and tonight's match is the first example of that. Cena put Neville on his team- and he wants to know he's getting the Adrian Neville who beat him Monday, not the Adrian Neville who was an NXT superstar. Neville nodded and said he'll be more than happy to bring that Neville. Cena merely smirked and said "Well then- welcome to the big leagues", as the two went to the ring. (82)
In a Money in the Bank Preview match, John Cena led a team of Adrian Neville, Kane, Sheamus, and Dolph Ziggler to take on Mark Henry, The Miz, Alberto Del Rio, and Randy Orton. Just as Brock Lesnar, The Man Who Broke The Undertaker's Streak at Wrestlemania's theme hit, however, Paul Heyman, The One Behind The One in 21-1, came to the ring to mock the fans. Did they really think that Brock Lesnar would deign himself to come to this city and wrestle? Brock Lesnar is a champion- he is a great fighter, and he only fights in BIG MONEY, Important cities. Paul Heyman isn't an ogre, though, so he has a proper replacement good enough for you fans, the future of the business, the third generation superstar and Intercontinental Champion, Curtis Axel. Axel headed to the ring as the match kept going. The faces took an early advantage, with Kane and Sheamus clobbering The Miz and Curtis Axel. The heels fought back, as Dolph Ziggler played Ricky Morton to the heel attack. Randy Orton got in, and motioned towards Adrian Neville- only to misjudge it when Neville hit a Dropsault and the Red Arrow on him- for 2.999. Orton tagged out and went to Curtis Axel, with Neville tagging to John Cena. Axel and Cena put on a decent matchup, but Cena quickly got the advantage, hitting an AA on Axel for the three. After the match, the faces celebrated. (81)
Backstage, Triple H and Cody Rhodes were talking to Randy Orton. Triple H said that was pathetic. He could expect John Cena to lose to Adrian Neville- but Randy Orton couldn't handle an NXT wrestler? He's the face of the WWE. He's the number one contender to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Adrian Neville may be good, but he's BENEATH Randy Orton. If Orton can't handle someone like Neville, how can he handle Antonio Cesaro on Sunday...and if he can't handle Antonio Cesaro, maybe Triple H needs to look for another person to handle Evolution. Cody Rhodes looked towards Orton- as Triple H said that goes for Cody, too. Randy Orton may have put in his word for him as the man to replace Batista, but Triple H needs to know Cody Rhodes is ready to be the man. The Breakthrough Money in the Bank match is his way to prove it to him. Go out there, handle Roman Reigns, and show him that Cody Rhodes is ready to be a champion. (97)
In a challenge matchup for Evolution's newest member, Cody Rhodes, he took on the Shield's former enforcer in Roman Reigns. Cody Rhodes tried to use his intelligence to match the brawn of Reigns, trying to force him to wrestle his match and get out of the way of his unstoppable impact. This, did not go well, as Reigns hit the Superman Punch on Cody, then went for the Spear- but Rhodes got out of the way and Reigns went into the turnbuckle. Cody Rhodes rolled Reigns up, then got his feet on the ropes for leverage to get the three count. After the match, Cody Rhodes celebrated as Reigns looked furious, kicking the ropes and following Rhodes, who ran off through the curtain. (84)
In a big first-hour main event, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Antonio Cesaro put his title on the line against his former Real American partner, Jack Swagger. Swagger went into the match a man possessed, getting a shot to both win a World Title again as well as get revenge on his former partner. The two knew each other's styles perfectly, neither one able to get the drop on the other one. Cesaro went for the Cesaro Swing, but Swagger dead-weighted, then made his way to the ropes and forced Cesaro to break, then clotheslined Cesaro and went for a Patriot Act- which Cesaro made his way to the ropes for in turn. Neither man could get the advantage as they each tried to get the other one in a bad way. Cesaro got the Neutralizer on Swagger, then lifted Swagger for the Cesaro Swing. 20 rotations later, Swagger was pinned easily. (91)
Six-Diva Tag Team action was up next, as Sasha Banks, Eva Marie, and Charlotte took on the team of Paige, Natalya, and Summer Rae. At the beginning of the match, Josh Mathews and JBL shilled the Money in the Bank Pre-Show only on the WWE Network for just $9.99!, and talked about the big Money in the Bank pre-show news- Divas' Champion and Divas' Championship Committee head Stephanie McMahon just announced The Bella Twins will face The Funkadactyls in a winner-take-all Divas' Money in the Bank Qualifier match, with the winning team entering the match and the losing team being out of it. In the ring, the match was a very straightforward six-Diva tag, with each Diva swapping hairpulls and attacks, trying to get their big moves in as the match. Summer Rae got a tag in on Paige, and she went all-out on Sasha Banks- but she got a hot tag in of her own on Charlotte, who hit a Bow Down to the Queen in on Paige. Charlotte then locked in a Figure-Four Leglock, and when the smoke cleared Paige got her first loss in the WWE. The heels celebrated in the ring... (68, 58)
...and backstage, Stephanie McMahon was shining up her Divas' Championship. Bayley showed up and hugged Stephanie, only for Stephanie to pull away from her. Bayley asked if Stephanie was really willing to cut her from the Automatic Bid Triple H had promised her, which set Stephanie off. Stephanie claimed that she didn't even want a Divas' Money in the Bank match at all, and that none of the Divas are worthy of lacing her boots. She's a strong woman, a strong businesswoman, and able to truly have it all- which is something none of the Divas can prove they can do. None of them are worthy of a Divas' Title shot, much less be able to steal one whenever they wanted it. She took Bayley's spot because she lost the NXT Women's Title to Sasha Banks, so she can go back to NXT with her tail between her legs and find people who'd coo at a borderline mental midget like her. Bayley whined that the American Outlaws got to keep their spot, where Stephanie claimed that she holds the Divas to the highest standard of femininity- the standard of Stephanie McMahon. If any woman isn't as great a challenger, a competitor, and a woman as Stephanie, they're not deserving of a title shot- and it's impossible for any other woman on the planet to be as complete and as perfect as Stephanie McMahon. This brought out Triple H, who said that he let the American Outlaws keep their Tag Team Money in the Bank spot because he's actually throwing these fans a small bone and giving tryouts to young talent from NXT- some of it's even working like that B+ Player Adrian Neville. He offered Bayley a chance to show what she had, and in his book, she gets her opportunity as well. Stephanie got in Triple H's face and asked if he really wanted to do that, and Triple H said yes, I will. Bayley hugged Triple H at this news, as Stephanie looked disgusted and asked if this was why he'd give her a chance- only for Triple H to say that one more Diva with a chance couldn't hurt...unless Stephanie wasn't the great Divas' Champion and role model she claimed to be. Stephanie looked at them, then finally said that if she has to give Bayley a chance- she's having a Relegation match. Bayley will face the lowest-ranked Divas' Title contender in Stephanie's last title rankings- and the winner will go to the Divas' Money in the Bank match...but the loser will be relegated back to NXT for good. Bayley hugged Stephanie as she headed to the ring, as Triple H said 'see? It's nothing- she's just affectionate. Like a puppy.", with Stephanie shaking her head. (88)
Bayley waited for her opponent in her NXT Relegation match, which was revealed to be Layla. Layla tore into Bayley with all of her veteran instincts, trying to show the NXT Diva exactly what being a WWE Diva was all about. Bayley tried to fight back, but Layla's skill was too much for her to deal with in the ring. Layla motioned to Bayley, then tried arrogantly hugging the NXT challenger- but Bayley took the advantage and hit the Belly to Bayley on her. Layla was in shock, as Bayley kept doing it, fighting with all she had left. Layla kept fighting, but Bayley locked in a Bearhug on Layla, who tried fighting it, only for Bayley to lock it in harder and harder. The referee put Layla's hand up once, twice...but unlike every other match in history, Layla's hand went down the third time for the loss to send Bayley into the Divas' Money in the Bank match. After the match, Bayley was ecstatic, hugging the referee, then heading out to hug JBL and Josh Mathews as Layla was furious. This brought out Stephanie McMahon, who headed to the ring and got in Layla's face. Stephanie talked about how she used to be a Divas' Champion, and now she was the lowest-ranked contender in WWE, and she couldn't even beat an NXT Diva, as Layla tried arguing. Stephanie told her to shut up. Stephanie went on to say that she did say it before- this wasn't a qualifying match, it was a Relegation match. You're from Britain, you know what Relegation means, right? Right now, the rules say it- Layla will be relegated back to NXT to start from square one again. Layla was furious, as Stephanie smiled and said that Layla shouldn't worry- they're in America. They don't do relegation in sports in the United States. Layla breathed a sign of relief, before Stephanie shouted "Layla...YOU'RE FIRED!" Layla tried to fight back the tears as she walked up the ramp for the last time...(66)
In the main event, Breakthrough Money in the Bank competitors collided as Dean Ambrose fought Bray Wyatt. The Wyatt Family's leader tried to use all his power to attack Ambrose, who was impossible for Wyatt to predict. The fight kept waging on, neither man getting an advantage on the other. Luke Harper and Erick Rowan came out to try and save their leader- but Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns were right there for the save. Wyatt waited for the help that didn't come, as Dean Ambrose hit Dirty Deeds on Wyatt for the big win. After the match, Ambrose, Rollins, and Reigns put their fists together, then pointed them towards the briefcase as the show ended... (77)
SUPERSTARS RESULTS: Big Show d. Tyson Kidd Charlotte d. Layla. Adam Rose d. Rob Van Dam. The Usos and Marellions of Dollars d. Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal, The Big O, and Enzo Amore. Paige d. Alicia Fox.
WWE.com News: -As announced on Smackdown, WWE has released Layla. We wish her the best of luck in her future endeavors.
NXT AT A GLANCE, JUNE:
Week 1: NXT World Title: Adrian Neville d. Mark Henry NXT Women's Title: Bayley d. Sasha Banks NXT Money In The Bank Qualifier: Sami Zayn d. Matt Taven NXT Money In The Bank Qualifier: Roderick Strong d. Jared Steele NXT Money In The Bank Qualifier: Colin Cassady d. Enzo Amore NXT Money In The Bank Qualifier: Angelo Dawkins d. Willie Mack
Week 2: NXT World Title: Adrian Neville d. The Miz NXT Women's Title: Bayley d. Jessie McKay NXT Money In The Bank Qualifier: CJ Parker d. Dash Wilder NXT Money In The Bank Qualifier: Kevin Owens d. Solomon Crowe NXT Money In The Bank Qualifier: Baron Corbin d. Mickey Keegan
Week 3:
Tag Team Turmoil- Winner goes to the Tag Team Money In The Bank: The Legionnaires d. Buddy Murphy and Wesley Blake, Jordan and Dillinger, 3.0, The RockNES Monsters, Matt and Jason Cross, The Dynamic Sensation and The Mastodon, Jimmy Kekoa and Matt Taven, Da Soul Touchaz, and Asher Knight and Andrew LeCroix NXT Women's Title: Sasha Banks d. Bayley NXT Money In The Bank Qualifier: Mojo Rawley d. Slate Randall NXT Money In The Bank Qualifier: Finn Balor d. ACH NXT Money In The Bank Qualifier: Bull Dempsey d. Travis Tyler
MONEY IN THE BANK CARD:
CHAMPIONS' Money in the Bank: John Cena vs. Kane vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Sheamus vs. Jack Swagger vs. Mark Henry vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. The Miz vs. Adrian Neville vs. Brock Lesnar
BREAKTHROUGH Money in the Bank: Bad News Barrett vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Goldust vs. Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins vs. Alexander Rusev vs. Bo Dallas vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Zack Ryder
DIVAS' Money In The Bank: Paige vs. Alicia Fox vs. Natalya vs. Summer Rae vs. Eva Marie vs. Tamina Snuka vs. Aksana vs. Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte vs. Bayley vs. WINNERS OF Bella Twins/Funkadactyls match
TAG TEAM Money In The Bank: 3MB vs. Sin Cara and El Abejorro vs. El Torito and Hornswoggle vs. Hideo Itami and Yoshi Tatsu vs. Enzo Amore and The Big O vs. International Airstrike vs. Alex Riley and Xavier Woods vs. The Ascension vs. Marellions of Dollars vs. American Outlaws vs. The Vaudevillains vs. The Usos vs. The Legionnaires
NXT Money In The Bank: Sami Zayn vs. CJ Parker vs. Colin Cassady vs. Mojo Rawley vs. Roderick Strong vs. Angelo Dawkins vs. Kevin Owens vs. Baron Corbin vs. Finn Balor vs. Bull Dempsey
WWE- World Heavyweight Championship: Antonio Cesaro [c] vs. Randy Orton
Curtis Axel vs. Ryback- If Curtis Axel wins, Ryback leaves WWE. If Ryback wins, he gets a match with Brock Lesnar
Money In The Bank Pre-Show: The Bella Twins vs. The Funkadactyls- Winning Team Goes to Divas' MITB
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Post by Reflecto on Jul 20, 2015 4:41:20 GMT -5
MONEY IN THE BANK June 15. In the Money in the Bank Pre-Show, the issue between the Bella Twins and the Funkadactyls came to a head in a vicious tag team bout with a big prize on the line- the winning team would be in the Diva's Money in the Bank match, the losing team would be on the outside looking in. The Funkadactyls, knowing this was the chance to get the notice they felt had been eluding them for too long, tore into the Bella Twins with furious anger. The Bella Twins tried to keep a focus going, and Cameron's relative weakness was the way the Bellas could exploit the two's assault. Naomi tried defending her teammate more with amazing moves, finally targetting Nikki Bella as Brie Bella kept fighting Cameron. Eventually, both teams kept up their assault relentlessly. Naomi got a Rear View on Nikki Bella, but Brie Bella had managed to lock the YES! Lock in on Cameron. Cameron fought to stay out of it as Naomi pinned Nikki Bella, but Naomi got the three count just as Cameron tapped out. After the match, the four argued. The in-ring white referee raised Brie Bella's hand to the crowd- as a black referee came out and raised Naomi's hand. The referees shouted, as Naomi got in the referee who raised Brie Bella's hand and shouted "If I was white, you'd say I just beat their ass!" as the crowd booed. The referees each kept raising each other's hand as a replay occurred, where both referees looked. Lilian Garcia took the mic... "Ladies and gentlemen, it is the referee's decision that Brie Bella and Naomi pinned their opponent at the same time. Therefore, Brie Bella and Naomi are the entrants in the Money in the Bank Divas' Match!" The crowd gave a slight boo to that as Brie and Naomi got in each other's face, Naomi shouting "We'll settle this for the contract!" (75) As the Pay-Per-View started, a Golden Money in the Bank briefcase was raised to the ring as Lillian Garcia announced the Champions' Money in the Bank match. Mark Henry's theme hit as he headed to the ring first to a chorus of boos, a "Y'all got the bank, I'm Bonnie and Clyde here!" being shouted as he waited. Sheamus's music hit second as the Irish-born WWE champion came to the ring to some cheers. Alberto Del Rio came to the ring to a quiet reaction as he motioned to the briefcase. Dolph Ziggler headed into the ring as the crowd cheered him, as he motioned to the title. The Miz headed into the ring as the crowd kept booing. Kane's theme hit as he headed into the ring to a chorus of cheers. Jack Swagger's theme hit as Zeb Colter took the mic... "Ladies and gentlemen, tonight we come out here to give people a lesson on proper money management. Now, while some of the people in this match end up as drunkards like Sheamus taking this money out of our borders, some unruly people like Alberto Del Rio will spend their money on nice cars to impress the people in 'the barrio', and some Geordies will just give it to the Keebler Factory where they came out of, a Real American knows how to save money and cash it in at just the right time. Jack Swagger's proven this before, and tonight he'll do it again- and that Swiss traitor Antonio Cesaro will end up losing everything like he deserved to. Now, everyone who wants to see the WWE World Heavyweight Championship come back to United States soil put your hand over your heart, and in a clear, and crisp, voice, say WE! THE PEOPLE!" A WE! THE PEOPLE! chant started as Adrian Neville's theme hit. The NXT Champion came to the ring to a surprisingly huge cheer and large amount of signs from the fans as he high-fived people on his way into the ring. John Cena's theme hit as he headed to the ring to a huge chorus of boos, all business, grabbing a ladder and throwing it in before attacking. This finished as the opening strains of Brock Lesnar's theme hit, as Paul Heyman came to the ring. "Ladies and gentlemen, My Name is Paul Heyman, and I will keep it short and sweet since My Client, Brock Lesnar, doesn't want to waste any more time in a town like Boston than he'd have to." A YANKEES SUCK! chant started... "Thank you for your irrelevant opinion. My client, Brock Lesnar is a busy man, and so he's asked me to tell you how his night is going to go. My client, Brock Lesnar, is so sure that tonight he is going to win this Money in the Bank match, and my client, Brock Lesnar, has so much on his plate that he doesn't want to perform unless he absolutely has to, that he has asked me to make an announcement on his behalf. My client, Brock Lesnar, is going to WIN this Money in the Bank briefcase- and what is more, he is so sure he is going to win this Money in the Bank briefcase that he would like to announce that he is calling his Money In The Bank WWE World Heavyweight Championship shot in BEFORE the match- and WHEN he wins this match, he intends to call that shot in TONIGHT and get it over with as quickly as possible. Whether Randy Orton or Antonio Cesaro wins this title, they will be the tenth casualty tonight to the power of the Beast, Brock Lesnar, the man who broke the Undertaker's Streak at Wrestlemania, and your NEXT WWE World Heavyweight Champion. That's not a PREDICTION, THAT'S A SPOILER!" Brock Lesnar headed into the ring as the other nine competitors attacked Lesnar, only for Adrian Neville to bounce off of Lesnar and be sent outside the ring. The other nine kept attacking as Alberto Del Rio tried to grab the ladder and go for the briefcase himself, only for Sheamus to meet him and Brogue Kick the ladder down as Del Rio was there. Sheamus then joined the fray to attack Lesnar, but Lesnar grabbed him and met him with a big suplex, sending him to the outside. Jack Swagger tried matching off with Lesnar, but he was met with a big suplex of his own, and then another- and when Swagger blocked a third attempt, Lesnar met him with an F-5 onto the ladder. The Miz tried attacking with punches and kicks, as Lesnar smiled- then opened the ladder, F-5ed The Miz, then placed him in between the ladder and started stomping on it. Mark Henry splashed the ladder for good measure- but Brock Lesnar started attacking Henry for his trouble. Henry got a few suplexes for good measure, and then Lesnar F-5'ed Henry onto the ladder. Dolph Ziggler grabbed a ladder as Adrian Neville grabbed another one and moved them into the ring. Ziggler and Neville both hit missile dropkicks onto Lesnar from each side- Neville got the kick to hit the back of Lesnar's head, but Ziggler wasn't so lucky going to Lesnar's front. Ziggler was caught by Lesnar, who hammered Ziggler into the ladder over and over again, then Lesnar F-5'ed Ziggler out to the floor below. Alberto Del Rio tried climbing a ladder and nearly got his hands on the briefcase, but Lesnar merely lifted the ladder and made it easier for Del Rio. Del Rio couldn't benefit from it, though, as Lesnar threw the ladder off, sending Del Rio crashing to the outside of the ring, as it didn't break. John Cena got another ladder and tried to stop it as Adrian Neville went on top of the ladder and tried again- but this time, Neville got caught, and Lesnar powerbombed him on a fallen ladder, then powerbombed him again, then a third time, then a fourth time, then a fifth time. Kane had set up a table in between two ladders and used it to try and steady himself- but Brock Lesnar grabbed him, climbed a couple spots, put Kane through the table, then threw Kane to the outside and through the Spanish announce table. It was down to Cena and Lesnar, as Lesnar grabbed Cena: EAT. SLEEP. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. F-5. REPEAT. F-5. REPEAT. F-5. REPEAT. F-5. REPEAT. F-5. REPEAT. With everyone else in the ring completely broken, Brock Lesnar casually climbed a ladder and grabbed the Champions' briefcase to the crowd's boos [or at least awe-inspired shock.] (77) In the next match, the NXT Money in the Bank started. The announcers said that if future prospects are the manner of the day in NXT, this might be the biggest honor and chance for any NXT competitor to prove themselves the next generation of WWE Superstar. They sold that the winner of the NXT Money in the Bank would be guaranteed a shot at their choice of Curtis Axel's Intercontinental Championship or Zack Ryder's United States Championship. Quick videos of highlights of each of the 10 competitors in the match came to the ring. Sami Zayn came to the ring first to the best reaction of any of the ten, followed by Baron Corbin, Kevin Owens, CJ Parker, Roderick Strong, Mojo Rawley, Colin Cassady, Angelo Dawkins, Bull Dempsey, and Finn Balor. The match started off pretty straightforward, as CJ Parker took the mic... "Finally, NXT makes its WWE Pay-Per-View debut! Now, all of these other guys' may not care about the opportunity they have here tonight to make a difference- to save the earth, but I know what a pay-per-view audience can do. That's why I've prepared a number of ways that you, the members of the WWE Universe, can do your part to save our planet for the next generation. First off..." ...and before CJ Parker could continue, Baron Corbin hit him with his finisher as the other ten began. Corbin stood triumphant- which didn't last long as Finn Balor cracked him with the ladder and dominated him. Angelo Dawkins tried to merely climb the ladder as quickly as possible, which left him helpless as Bull Dempsey grabbed him and powerbombed him off the ladder. Dempsey gloated- as Mojo Rawley attacked him and punished him, sending him out of the ring. Finn Balor and Colin Cassady tried to get up the ramp, fighting each other as Cassady tried using his size to get the belt- but both guys got pushed over and taken out by the rest of the roster. Roderick Strong tried fighting Sami Zayn to get an attack going, but Kevin Owens screamed out "THIS ONE'S MINE!" and started whaling on him with the ladder. Mojo Rawley tried to attack Owens, but Zayn screamed "He's MINE!" and started attacking Rawley, hitting the Helluva Kick on him. With no one left, Owens and Zayn began attacking each other, each man tearing into their rival. The two quickly got to the outside and began punishing each other, Owens grabbing a ladder and attacking Zayn with it. The two kept fighting and trying to destroy the other's chances to win the belt...that neither one saw CJ Parker in the ring setting up a ladder and climbing it for the big victory.(51) In a rarity for a Pay-Per-View match, Ryback had a non-title match with Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel with an even bigger prize on the line- the biggest possible revenge on Paul Heyman and his Heyman Guys. Curtis Axel headed into the ring and waited for his opponent, which didn't help as Ryback entered and was a house afire. Ryback started attacking Curtis Axel relentlessly, dominating the third-generation Intercontinental Champion with everything he had. Axel tried cheating relentlessly, but Ryback would not be denied. Ryback got a Meat Hook on Curtis Axel, then hit the Shell Shocked on Curtis Axel for the win. After the match, Ryback shouted "FEED! ME! MORE!" as the crowd cheered...(87) A Diet Dew commercial happened, and when it finished, a pole was set up with a pink MITB briefcase on top of it. Brie Bella, Naomi, Summer Rae, Charlotte, Eva Marie, Bayley, Natalya, Tamina Snuka, Paige, Sasha Banks, Aksana, and Alicia Fox headed to the ring...as Divas' Champion Stephanie McMahon came to the ring... "Ladies and gentlemen, it's great to be back in Boston for Money In The Bank. I love this city, it's where I went to college and got the head start on my career as the greatest female role model in this world- and I haven't been happier to make my way back here as a icon this city can be proud to call a former resident." The crowd booed. "Yes, yes, I know you're unhappy about this match happening too. I remind you, as Divas' Championship Committee head, my husband, Triple H, did go behind my back to make this match, and this match is happening under protest. All of your daughters need a Divas' Champion who can be a role model for their lives, not a Diva who would use a briefcase to steal a title shot. That's a disservice to me, to all the little girls in the WWE Universe who look up to me, and to whichever Diva wants to win this briefcase themselves. Just like I defeated AJ Lee to win this title with no wrongdoing, so too can any woman who wants to try to live up to my standard as a champion and a woman...even if it isn't possible for any of these Divas to do so, should be able to do it themselves." The crowd booed. "But, I will be fair to each Diva- if they want to lower themselves and debase themselves, objectifying themselves for a briefcase to get an unjust title shot, then I will give every Diva the same case. Therefore, I call out the two latest people in this match...first off, Vickie Guerrero..." The crowd booed as Vickie came out and shouted "EXCUSE ME!" in her ring outfit, then goes into the ring. "That's one, but now there is one other Diva who has been here and was not allowed in the match. Lana...get out here!" Lana headed out to the ring... "Tishina, tishina! You...Stephanie McMahon, I have as much respect for you as a woman as I could have for any one outside of my shining light, the greatest leader in the world, Vladimir Putin- but I am not a wrestler, I am just a translator! My man, the next Breakthough Money in the Bank winner, Rusev- HE is the wrestler, not me!" Stephanie glared. "Let me make this clear. I am the dominant female in this company. I am your boss. I am the Divas' Champion, I am the head of the Divas' Championship Committee, I am the Authority of the WWE. If I say you wrestle tonight, YOU WRESTLE TONIGHT! Now, either you get in that ring, or you AND Rusev will be out of this company and back on the first plane to Russia!" Lana looked downwards, then went into the ring as the match began- then immediately clocked Aksana in the back of the head and tore into her ruthlessly. In the ring, there seemed to be a pig pile on Brie Bella and Paige, with Alicia Fox, Charlotte, Eva Marie, and Naomi attacking the people. This helped as Tamina Snuka saved the attack, destroying Alicia Fox with a brutal slam. Sasha Banks and Eva Marie kept attacking Tamina, Sasha sacrificing herself to get Tamina out of the match. Lana tried to fight back, but a Belly to Bayley led to Lana taking a powder and getting out of there. Bayley celebrated- as Eva Marie clocked her with a low blow and took her out. Charlotte joined in on the attack, but Natalya grabbed her and locked a Sharpshooter on and kept it there. Summer Rae and Vickie Guerrero kept fighting, as Brie Bella, Naomi, and Paige kept fighting their way to the pole. Naomi came close to the top, but Brie Bella grabbed her and powerbombed her off the pole and to the ground- which left Paige all clear to get the briefcase. After the match, Stephanie McMahon screamed "NO! This match was performed under protest! This was an unsanctioned matchup by the Divas' Championship committee! That briefcase is not valid!", as Paige smiled at Stephanie and said "See you later, Ms.McMahon", before blowing a kiss at her and walking off, briefcase in hand...(57) After a Diet Dew ad to take down the pole, the ladder was back with a silver Money in the Bank briefcase on top for the Breakthrough Money in the Bank match- officially talked about as a Money in the Bank solely for wrestlers who have never been a World Champion before in their careers. The former Shield members Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose entered through the crowd to the fans' cheers- which was countered to boos when Alexander Rusev headed to the ring. Evolution's theme started as Cody Rhodes came to the ring, followed by cheers as Goldust headed to the ring and immediately attacked Cody. The Bo-Lievers headed to the ring to join Bo Dallas, followed by the Four Broskis leading Zack Ryder to the ring. The lights went off as Boston found out the Wyatt Family was, indeed, here. Finally, with everyone else waiting, Bad News Barrett's podium rose as he took the mic. "CAN I HAVE SOME DECORUM, PLEASE! Now, tonight there are a number of teams going into this matchup. The former Shield members are here, we have the Wyatt Family here, we have Evolution in the match, we have Zack Ryder's pathetic Four Broskis...and the only three people more pathetic than him, the Bo-Lievers. These are great stables, of course... BUT I'M AFRAID I'VE GOT SOME BAD NEWS! You see, while you may have backup, all this match involves is a ladder. And this podium rising will not be the only time Bad News Barrett rises to the top tonight!" Bad News Barrett headed to the ring as the match began... As there seemed to be no attack going. The former Shield members and Goldust started attacking Cody Rhodes, which was countered as Rusev, Bad News Barrett, and Bray Wyatt came to his defense. Bo Dallas tore into Zack Ryder, as their Bo-Lievers and Broskis shouted support from the outside. The heels took the advantage on the Shield, as Seth Rollins tried to draw first blood- but Rusev got him in between a ladder and locked the Accolade on him through the ladder, pushing Rollins's back to the ladder spokes. Rusev kept the hold on as Bray Wyatt found a new attack in Bo Dallas. Dallas tried to fight back, only for Erick Rowan and Luke Harper to show up and keep Alex Riley and Xavier Woods from joining him, keeping their strength for their upcoming match tonight. Bo Dallas was left alone, offering a cookie to Bray Wyatt- who hit a Sister Abigail's Kiss onto Dallas. Wyatt spiderwalked- as Bad News Barrett jumped on Wyatt's stomach as he did it and sent him down. This only infuriated Wyatt, who turned his total attack on Bad News Barrett and punished him on the outside. Zack Ryder climbed a ladder, getting his hands on the briefcase to a mixed reaction- where Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose got to him. Ambrose got Zack Ryder into a Tree of Woe on the ladder, then Roman Reigns Superman Punched the ladder into the ropes, then speared Ryder on the ladder out of the ring onto his Broskis, leaving Mike Chiappetta and Vinny Saggs to take the attack. Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose shook hands, then each pointed at the briefcase. Ambrose shrugged, then clocked Reigns as they tore into each other furiously. Meanwhile, Cody Rhodes and Goldust fought over a ladder, as Cody grabbed it and climbed the ladder. Goldust fought back locking Cody in and hitting the Shattered Dreams on Cody. Goldust, having his chance, climbed the ladder slowly- as Triple H showed up. Triple H climbed the ladder to meet Goldust, then hit a Pedigree on Goldust off the top rope. Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose tried attacking, but Triple H punched Ambrose out a couple times, then grabbed Roman Reigns and hit the Pedigree on him. This was enough to let Cody Rhodes right himself, the grab the Money in the Bank briefcase for the win. (76) In the Tag Team Money in the Bank match, a second line came down as two different briefcases came to the ring as each team came to the ring. The Legionnaires started the line down to the ring, followed by the Bo-Lievers, Alex Riley and Xavier Woods. The team of Hornswoggle and El Torito came to the ring to the crowd's cheers, followed by Hideo Itami and Yoshi Tatsu. Konnor and Viktor of The Ascension headed to the ring, making a beeline for Yoshi Tatsu and not waiting for the other opponents- while 3MB headed to the ring, Heath Slater on the outside as Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal came to the ring. The Exotic Express touched down, as Adam Rose and his Rosebud JTG headed to the ring, followed by Marellions of Dollars. Just then, a mic came in... "MY NAME IS ENZO AMORE, AND THIS RIGHT HERE IS BIG O! I AM A CERTIFIED G, AND A BONAFIDE STUD, AND YOU CAN'T TEACH DAT! MY MAN BIG O GOT A BODY LIKE AN ADONIS, AND YOU CAN'T TEACH DAT! BADA BOOM, REALEST GUYS IN THE ROOM!" "HOW YOU DOIN..." Just then, he got interrupted by someone hitting him from behind with a microphone. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but you don't seem to be doing it right...SEE IT'S ME, IT'S ME, IT'S THAT D-O-DOUBLE G! And I'm here as always with the B-to the A-to the Double D A to the Double Crooked Letter!" Enzo Amore and Road Dogg got in a fight on the way down to the ring as International Airstrike of Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd headed down the ramp. The Vaudevillains' entrance started, followed by Kendall Skye leading the American Outlaws to the ring. Sin Cara and El Abejorro headed to the ring, followed by The Usos doing a Siva Tau and heading to the ring as the match began. When the match began, The Legionnaires made an ill-fated attempt to go after the biggest dogs in the match by jumping The Usos...and saw just how they weren't ready as the result of stereo superkicks to both Sylvester LeFort and Marcus Louis, before both Usos Samoan dropped each guy into a ladder. The Ascension jumped Hideo Itami, brutalizing him as Yoshi Tatsu was otherwise in the middle of a brawl with a number of other guys. The Ascension hit a Fall of Man on Itami before dumping him in a big attack, then launched Hornswoggle out of the ring to follow him out and send them away. Meanwhile, Xavier Woods tried handing out Bo-Lieve buttons to everyone- only to eat a Fall of Man. The Ascension lorded it over people, but Yoshi Tatsu finally got in place to crack Konnor with some vicious kicks, then go after Viktor and do the same, throwing him back onto Konnor for more of an attack. In the ring, Heath Slater got in the match as 3MB started a rock-off with Adam Rose and JTG. The crowd didn't like 3MB's plan, but loved the Rosebuds partying. This didn't please 3MB, as they clobbered the Rosebuds, with them throwing them towards the ring, with Drew McIntyre following to cause more of an attack on them. Santino Marella tried to get Jinder Mahal with a Cobra, but Mahal played air guitar, then charmed the Cobra to hit Marella as he clobbered him and sent him away. Meanwhile, Enzo Amore kept his attack going on Road Dogg, who brawled with Amore as the two were too busy fighting they ended up brawling to the back. The Vaudevillains made their way to attack Jey Uso, but their sacrifice helped punish Jey Uso and sent him away. Jinder Mahal kept fighting the American Outlaws, as Billy Gunn showed his unhappiness with their attack- and the cowboy Scott Dawson tried getting some on the outlaw and the Indian. Garrett Dylan tried helping his partner, but the four of them were out of the picture. Sin Cara, El Torito, and El Abejorro started fighting together, each one going after anyone they could find. Alex Riley and The Big O were made short work of, as all three jumped over the ropes and attacked them. International Airstrike suddenly found themselves with the advantage as the only full team left. Yoshi Tatsu and Jimmy Uso grabbed a ladder and went for one of the briefcases as International Airstrike went for the other ladder. Yoshi Tatsu and Jimmy Uso fought on one ladder as Darren Young pulled Tyson Kidd off the ladder and started whaling on him- but for the other one, Erick Rowan and Luke Harper came out to the ring and pushed the other ladder over. Justin Gabriel easily got one briefcase and celebrated, with Tyson Kidd joining his partner as the two climbed the ladder. Darren Young looked at the other briefcase, smirked, then climbed the ladder and got the other briefcase as the bell rang. The crowd was confused again, as Lilian Garcia took the mic... "The winners of this match, and the Tag Team Money in the Bank holders...JUSTIN GABRIEL AND DARREN YOUNG!" Santino Marella got back up and got in Gabriel's face as Tyson Kidd got in Young's face, trying to wrest the briefcase from him as the two teams argued with each other. (61) In the main event, Antonio Cesaro took on Randy Orton. Cody Rhodes headed to the ring at Orton's side, putting his newly-won briefcase up to try and take Cesaro out of his game. Cesaro, on the other hand, was able to fight without seeing any issue, fighting Orton and brutalizing him with some vicious power moves. Orton tried slowing down Cesaro and getting him into his match- and the sword of Damocles of Rhodes helped keep Cesaro playing Orton's game. Orton kept slowing Cesaro down, locking a chinlock in to keep Cesaro out of the match. Cesaro tried fighting out of it, powering his way out and attacking more relentlessly. Cesaro motioned to try for a Cesaro Swing, but Orton rolled out of it and sent Cesaro back to the ropes. Orton set him up and got the rope DDT for a 2.999. Orton put his feet down and went for the Punt- but Cesaro tripped Orton up, then got the Cesaro Swing for 25 rotations. Cesaro, dizzied, tried for a pinfall, but Cody Rhodes distracted the referee before he could. Orton went for an RKO, but Cesaro reversed it and got him down, then hit the Neutralizer for the 3 count. After the match, Cesaro celebrated in the ring. Cody Rhodes looked towards the ring and his briefcase...(89) ...Just as Brock Lesnar's theme hit. Brock Lesnar walked down to the ring, Paul Heyman holding up the Champions' Money in the Bank briefcase behind him. If Cody Rhodes had any thoughts of cashing in in revenge for his mentor, they were immediately gone as soon as Brock Lesnar showed up. Cody Rhodes escaped through the crowd as Lesnar headed into the ring, Paul Heyman walking into the ring and casually handing the referee the briefcase as the referee called for the bell. Once it happened, Antonio Cesaro started to attack Lesnar, who waved it off. EAT. SLEEP. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. F-5. REPEAT. F-5. REPEAT. F-5. REPEAT. F-5. REPEAT. F-5. REPEAT. Just to twist the knife once more, Brock Lesnar got Antonio Cesaro up, then gave him a Giant Swing for 10 rotations as Cesaro dropped, and Brock Lesnar got an easy pinfall for the WWE Title. Brock Lesnar stood triumphant atop Antonio Cesaro, as The One In 21-1 became Brock Lesnar, The WWE World Heavyweight Champion... ...FEED. ME. MORE. The crowd gave a huge cheer as Ryback headed into the ring and stared down Brock Lesnar. Ryback pointed to his titles- then said FINISH! HIM!, before hitting a big Meat Hook and taking Brock Lesnar down. Ryback hit a Shell Shocked on Brock Lesnar, then shouted "FEED! ME! BROCK! LESNAR!" as the show ended....(87) WWE Roster at A Glance- June:
MAIN EVENT:
John Cena- F (96) Ryback- F (94) Seth Rollins- F (92) Roman Reigns- F (91) Randy Orton- H (95) Zack Ryder- H (WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION- 93)
UPPER MIDCARD: Adrian Neville- F (NXT WORLD CHAMPION- 83) Antonio Cesaro- F (88) Big E Langston- F (81) Big Show- F (84) Brie Bella- F (82) Dean Ambrose- F (87) Dolph Ziggler- F (82) Jimmy Uso- F (81) Sheamus- F (82) Sin Cara- F (81) Bad News Barrett- H (81) Bo Dallas- H (85) Bray Wyatt- H (88) Cody Rhodes- H (BREAKTHROUGH MONEY IN THE BANK- 87) Curtis Axel- H (WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION- 86) Fandango- H (83) Jack Swagger- H (85) Mark Henry- H (83)
MIDCARD: Darren Young- F (TAG TEAM MONEY IN THE BANK- 72) El Abejorro- F (74) Evan Bourne- F (64) Goldust- F (78) Hideo Itami- F (66) Jey Uso- F (80) JTG- F (63) Justin Gabriel- F (TAG TEAM MONEY IN THE BANK, 62) Kofi Kingston- F (75) Natalya- F (66) Nikki Bella- F (71) Paige- F (DIVAS' MONEY IN THE BANK, 70) Rob Van Dam- F (79) Santino Marella- F (79) Summer Rae- F (66) Tamina Snuka- F (69) Tensai- F (63) The Great Khali- F (71) Tyson Kidd- F (66) William Regal- F (71) Yoshi Tatsu- F (76) Alberto Del Rio- H (79) Alex Riley- H (67) Alexander Rusev- H (76) Alicia Fox- H (66) Billy Gunn- H (80) Brodus Clay- H (67) Damien Sandow- H (78) Drew McIntyre- H (63) Erick Rowan- H (WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPION- 75) Eva Marie- H (65) Graves- H (80, INJURED) Heath Slater- H (62) Road Dogg- H (80) Luke Harper- H (WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPION, 77) Naomi- H (76) The Miz- H (80) Titus O'Neil- H (75) Xavier Woods- H (67)
LOWER MIDCARD: Adam Rose- F (59) Aksana- H (59) Charlotte- H (50) David Otunga- H (60) Enzo Amore- H (51) Jinder Mahal- H (60) Konnor- H (59) Sasha Banks- H (57) The Big O- H (44) Tyler Breeze- H (59) Viktor- H (50)
OPENER: CJ Parker- H (US/IC MONEY IN THE BANK, 36)
-WWE.com News Kane has announced a sabbatical from wrestling to run for political office in Tennessee. More on this story as it develops. -WWE has announced the release of Christian. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors.
-NXT News: -Adrian Neville has announced his intent to vacate the NXT World Championship. Tune in on Thursday for more details. Vinny Saggs has been demoted to NXT. More as this develops.
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Post by Reflecto on Jul 22, 2015 1:16:35 GMT -5
RAW, June 16.
Raw started in the ring in an all black, funeral-looking celebration. However, the look of the ring was juxtaposed by how ecstatic Paul Heyman, The One Behind The One in 21-1, was as he held aloft a replica WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Curtis Axel behind him with the WWE Intercontinental Championship and a big photo of Brock Lesnar. Paul Heyman went to the ring and asked the crowd if they finally got it through their thick skulls yet that Brock Lesnar could not be stopped. Brock Lesnar broke The Undertaker's Streak at Wrestlemania, and that was just the first act. Last night, in the ONE CHANCE the WWE had to see someone defeat Brock Lesnar, a match where all someone had to do was climb a ladder to defeat him, Lesnar still managed to punish nine other men- eight men who, at one point in time, were World Champions, and one man who, if not for being in the WWE at the same time as Brock Lesnar, probably could have once BEEN a future World Champion, Brock Lesnar decimated, destroyed, and broke people to the point of destruction. If beating The Undertaker at Wrestlemania was not enough for you to see how dominating a monster he is, Brock Lesnar took The Undertaker's brother, Kane, and destroyed him so badly he did what even Katie Vick couldn't do- he made it so you will never see the Big Red Machine in a WWE ring again. He destroyed nine of the greatest competitors in wrestling history, and he took the Champions' Money in the Bank briefcase without breaking a sweat- and that was just the start of his night. Paul Heyman's client, Brock Lesnar, was so dominant last night that his client, Brock Lesnar, became the first Money in the Bank competitor to ever call in his Money in the Bank Title Shot BEFORE the Money in the Bank match even began, and STILL managed to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Antonio Cesaro WAS a great young talent- in another world, he might have even made a great Paul Heyman Guy, but now the peak of his career has ended, at the hands of Brock Lesnar, the new, and forever, WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Heyman went on to say that he knows all the less intelligent people may wonder why the ring looks like this, and went on to say it was out of tribute. You see, last night, Ryback's life ended. He ended it by defeating Curtis Axel in their match, and as a result of the match, guaranteeing himself the first shot at the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Brock Lesnar. It was a shame to see such a man like Ryback make such a mistake- but now, at the Battleground Pay-Per-View on July 27 on the WWE Network for just $9.99 , sadly, Ryback is going to die at the hands of the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Brock Lesnar. Ryback had his whole life ahead of him, but now he was going to be the first man of anyone in the WWE who even thinks they can take the WWE World Heavyweight Title, which Heyman is holding a mere replica of to let the fans remember what it used to look like, to be destroyed by Brock Lesnar. That's not a prediction, that's a spoiler.
In the opening match, WWE's resident Harvard Law graduate David Otunga looked to get back on track- in exchange for the official debut of NXT's Money in the Bank winner, the Moonchild CJ Parker. Parker came to the ring with a handmade hemp handbag with "Money In The Bank" stitched on it, talking about how much the earth suffers when a briefcase is made, and how his sack may not look as pretty (as the crowd chanted "PURSE!" at him), but it's much more ecologically friendly- and he plans to reduce the clutter of all the briefcases soon, recycle this sack into either the Intercontinental or United States Title, and Reuse that Title belt as his new piece of property. Otunga started attacking the newest member of the roster, punishing him with a number of attacks. Parker didn't look completely ready- but Otunga's own weaknesses got Parker to stay in the match. Or, at least, whatever else he kept in his handbag did, as Parker cracked Otunga with it and got the pin easily. Backstage, Divas' Champion Stephanie McMahon was doing some paperwork, her personal assistant Eva Marie helping her. Sasha Banks showed up in Stephanie's office and asked to speak to her. Sasha said what Stephanie told her last week inspired her, and that if she wanted to really be The Boss in WWE, she wanted to learn from the only Boss that matters, Stephanie McMahon. Stephanie was flattered, as Sasha asked if there were any openings on her team. Stephanie said that she liked Sasha's motivation to join her, but she already has two of the greatest Divas in the WWE working there- between her, the perfect specimen and role model for women everywhere as the Divas' Champion, and her assistant, the breakout star of Total Divas Eva Marie- she needs to know that Sasha's worthy of joining a staff as skilled as hers...and that NXT Women's Championship of hers won't cut it in the major leagues. Sasha asked what she could do to join the team, so Stephanie said that if Sasha Banks can prove she can make an impact in the WWE, she'll let her join them.
In the next match, Divas' Money in the Bank winner Paige defended her briefcase (now printed in black with her logo on it) against Brie Bella. The two women shook hands before the match, before putting on a decent match. Brie and her sister, Nikki Bella, tried to do Twin Magic, but Paige caught it quickly by pointing towards Nikki- which got it taken out and Nikki sent backstage. With the distraction out, Brie and Paige kept fighting, each person trying to get the advantage on the other. On the outside, Sasha Banks snuck by at ringside as the match went on. Brie Bella locked the YES! Lock on Paige close to the ropes- and as Paige tried to fight out of the move, Sasha made her own move, grabbing the MITB briefcase and running off with it. Paige fought out of the move, then attacked Brie and got her in the Scorpion Crosslock to get the victory. After the match, the two shook hands as Paige went to get her briefcase, only to find it was gone- then ran backstage.
The new Mr.Money in the Bank, Cody Rhodes, headed to the ring to take on the de facto number one contender, Ryback. Cody Rhodes had his briefcase held by Evolution's manager Charlotte, giving him two different distractions for Da Big Guy. Ryback, however, was able to punish Rhodes anyway, using his intense power to brutalize Evolution's new protege. Ryback hit a vicious Meat Hook on Rhodes, then shouted "FINISH HIM!" to the fans- when Brock Lesnar's theme hit. Ryback looked to the front- allowing Cody Rhodes to roll him up for the victory. Paul Heyman came out carrying his replica title, saying "Oh, did you expect someone else?" If Cleveland isn't a good enough city for a player like LeBron James, why do you think it would be a good enough city for the WWE World Heavyweight champion, Brock Lesnar, to appear in? Ryback glared at Paul Heyman, hit the Shell Shocked on Rhodes, then shouted "FEED! ME! BROCK! LESNAR!" to the crowd.
John Cena headed to the ring as the crowd cheered, but Cena was somber when he came to the ring. Cena talked about how last night, at Money in the Bank, it was the darkest day in the history of the WWE. There's been rough days- days when Sgt. Slaughter nearly gave the WWE Title to Saddam Hussein, days when WCW nearly crippled the WWE and put it out of business, days when The Nexus and the nWo each tried to destroy the WWE, when Vince McMahon or The Authority tried to put what they wanted above everything else- and what was up with that Gobbeldy Gooker thing, anyway? But last night was a worse night than all of them put together. Brock Lesnar is now the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Brock Lesnar is not in the building tonight- he took the title, took his ball, and went back to his farm with the belt. Even when CM Punk claimed he was going to do it, he still re-signed and he was back in one week with that WWE Title. Brock Lesnar is the champ, he's gone home, there's no clue if he'll actually show up past that match he has with Ryback...and since Brock Lesnar is the former UFC Heavyweight Champion, quite possibly the single greatest fighter in the world today, able to even beat The Undertaker at Wrestlemania...there's a good chance that the WWE has finally lost the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for good to be a nice piece atop the mantel at Brock Lesnar's farm. Today, the WWE is without a champion, and it may be that way forever.
John Cena looked downwards, and said that during this dark day for the WWE, he said there's only one man to blame for why Brock Lesnar is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion- and that man, unfortunately, is Antonio Cesaro. Cesaro was the last line of defense for the WWE. Brock Lesnar not only tore through the Champions' Money in the Bank match, but Paul Heyman actually let Brock Lesnar call when he planned to cash in the briefcase BEFORE the match happened, and he won the match, and DID cash in the briefcase. Antonio Cesaro KNEW Brock Lesnar would be coming for him, and yes, maybe Cesaro had a WWE World Title match with Randy Orton to deal with, but even then- a real champion overcomes the odds. A real champion would dig deep, but still leave just enough there when he did win so that when Brock Lesnar did the most arrogant thing any Money in the Bank competitor ever did, he'd have enough to put him in his place and show him that the WWE isn't just another thing for Brock Lesnar to quit when it gets too hard- there is some time to fight and no matter what challenge is there, THE CHAMP will STILL BE HERE to fight him. Antonio Cesaro may have fought with all he could as champion, and John Cena knows Cesaro may have fought with all he could fight against both Randy Orton and Brock Lesnar, but all of that fight in him, all the heart Cesaro showed, every bit of it was all meaningless. John Cena lived through it- if CM Punk took the title and ran off with it at Money in the Bank 2011, all the accolades John Cena had, all the Make-A-Wish visits he made, all the things John Cena has done for the WWE, would have all been footnotes in an instant. John Cena would forevermore be known as The Man Who Lost WWE the WWE Championship. On Saturday, Antonio Cesaro was the hottest prospect in the WWE, the first Swiss-born WWE World Heavyweight Champion, the King of Swing, a man John Cena was proud to fight alongside when he won the WWE World Heavyweight Title one month ago, was proud to place that belt on his shoulder and raise his hand to the crowd as he took out Evolution, took Batista out of the picture, and made himself famous. But now- now those same things Cena just said he did for Cesaro disgust Cena for doing them, because now all Antonio Cesaro will ever be is The Man Who Lost WWE the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. When he couldn't defeat Brock Lesnar when Lesnar cashed his briefcase in last night, Antonio Cesaro turned his back on the WWE Universe worse than any person in the WWE that Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole, or JBL could claim turned their back on the fans ever could- because even if they didn't like the fans anymore, they still showed up to work every day, which Brock Lesnar WON'T do. Antonio Cesaro turned his back on every fan worse than they ever did, because even if Cesaro claims to love the fans, if he really loved the WWE Universe, he would have BEATEN BROCK LESNAR last night. Cena closed by saying "Antonio Cesaro, I know you're watching- and all I can say to you is, you should be ASHAMED of yourself."
The Wyatt Family of Erick Rowan and Luke Harper took on former Shield members Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins for the WWE Tag Team Titles. The Wyatt Family had taken an early advantage due to their unpredictable power, but Ambrose and Rollins's ability to team together well counteracted it very easily. The two former Shield members took control of the match, punishing the Wyatts with nice double-team moves. However, it was Bray Wyatt who was the difference maker, as he helped his Family retain the belts with a Sister Abigail on the outside to Seth Rollins, allowing Harper and Rowan to double-team Ambrose and get the win.
Backstage, Marellions of Dollars were hanging out playing with a WWE Playset together- when International Airstrike showed up to meet with them. Tyson Kidd got in Darren Young's face and said that this should have been his Tag Team Money in the Bank briefcase, not Young's. Young responded that he didn't know that if members of two different teams getting one briefcase each, they would be forced to team up and cash in together, and neither did the two of them. Young went on to add that, while he would have preferred winning the titles with Santino Marella- he's known Justin Gabriel since they were on NXT Season 1 and through their time with the Nexus, he's always been friends with Gabriel- and if he has to team with someone besides his regular partner for a Money in the Bank match, he's glad that at least it's him. Gabriel agreed, and said that the Money in the Bank match got us into this situation- the least the two of them could do is make the best of it. The two shook hands and headed towards the ring.
The makeshift Tag Team Money in the Bank holders in Justin Gabriel and Darren Young got a chance to show their own ability as a team, taking on 3MB members Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal. The two's regular partners, Tyson Kidd and Santino Marella, were at their teammates' side for the match, as the question became if the two really could co-exist as a team. That answer was quickly determined as "yes, they can", as Gabriel and Young managed to hold their own nicely against the 3MB members. Darren Young got Jinder Mahal down as Justin Gabriel went to the top for the 450- but just before he could do it, Tyson Kidd attacked Darren Young, allowing Heath Slater to get the pin. After the match, Justin Gabriel got in Tyson Kidd's face as Santino Marella checked on his partner.
Evolution came out to the ring for an interview, Cody Rhodes carrying his briefcase. Triple H said that last night, he supposes he should blame himself for letting Brock Lesnar into the Money in the Bank ladder match. He knows how dominating a force Brock Lesnar is, and he should have expected that even nine former World Champions and a match where you had to climb a ladder to win wouldn't be enough to stop Brock Lesnar. However, he knew putting Brock Lesnar in that match was best for business. He may have taken the WWE World Heavyweight Title home with him, but you were watching last night on the WWE Network for just $9.99. It was worth it. Now, Brock Lesnar is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion- and if Brock Lesnar's watching, or if Paul Heyman merely translates them into Lesnar's version of English, Triple H had three simple words for Brock Lesnar: Run and Hide. You took the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. You became the first man to ever call his Money in the Bank Title shot in BEFORE the match, and won, and called the shot in and still succeeded. Now, run and hide. Triple H pays your checks, he knows just where you live. He's got his protege's protege, Cody Rhodes, Mr. Money in the Bank, in Evolution. He's got every referee in the WWE under his employ- and he's sure people remember the 24/7 rules. He knows when they say you can cash the briefcase in for a title shot ANY time in the next year, they mean ANY time in the next year. If Brock Lesnar comes back, defends his title regularly, he has no problem- that is best for business. But if he doesn't...every time he's on his farm and a weird sound comes from his barn, will it be your horse- or will it be Cody Rhodes lying in wait?
In the main event, John Cena took on WWE United States Champion Zack Ryder. Cena's former Broski seemed to have a new attitude as of late, which seemed to serve him well against Cena. Ryder's allies Enzo Amore, The Big O, and Mike Chiappetta were at his side to distract the referee, but strangely the respect for Cena didn't lead Ryder to capitalize. Cena took more of an advantage, showing him there was still a long way to go before Ryder was at Cena's level. Enzo Amore and The Big O hit the ring to attack Cena behind the referee's back- but Antonio Cesaro headed out to the ring and hit Zack Ryder with a 25-rotation Cesaro Swing. The referee turned around while it happened, though, giving Ryder a disqualification win. Raw ended as John Cena started arguing with Cesaro.
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Post by Reflecto on Jul 22, 2015 1:21:41 GMT -5
SMACKDOWN, June 20.
In the opening match, Justin Gabriel and Marellions of Dollars (or Santino Marella and Tag Team MITB holders Justin Gabriel and Darren Young, if you're nasty) came to the ring. Justin Gabriel talked about how what Tyson Kidd did on Raw was unreasonable. Just because the two of them didn't win the MITB briefcases together, he knew that his partners tonight were good people and more than worthy to join him for the belts. This brought out Tyson Kidd, who said it went beyond that. For too long he had been slumming it alongside Justin Gabriel, and Sunday was the straw that broke the camel's back- FACT. He's not mad that Darren Young got that second briefcase instead of him- he's mad that Justin Gabriel got the briefcase instead of him, proving once more that Tyson Kidd was the joke, just the sidekick. Tyson Kidd's been the sidekick too long- if it wasn't David Hart Smith's sidekick, then it's Natalya's husband, and now Justin Gabriel's sidekick- that's too much. Justin Gabriel isn't fit to lace his boots- FACT., and now he'll show that he is nobody's sidekick. The three waited for Kidd's partners- as The Ascension headed to the ring and started destroying Marellions of Dollars. The three tried to fight back, but The Ascension was too dominant for them all. Tyson Kidd started directing them like a conductor as The Ascension dominated. A Fall of Man connected on Justin Gabriel, as The Ascension got his team the win. After the match, The Ascension posed as Tyson Kidd got on top of the ropes and celebrated, then did a moonsault into the ring.
NXT's Money in the Bank winner, CJ Parker, came to the ring again, giving the audience some more helpful tips on how they can protect the environment like he does. Instead, they booed and called his MITB bag a purse again. Philistines. However, another, better way to help was seen right afterwards, as The Exotic Express used mass transit to come tearing out (the group's regular followers joined by Waldo and a woman dressed like a pixie) as Adam Rose led his Rosebud JTG to the ring. The match- as a JTG singles match, was naturally a squash, as CJ Parker got a big victory following the Greco-Roman "crack JTG in the head with whatever was in his bag". CJ Parker grabbed his sign and raised it to the crowd as he left the ring...
In a big United States Title match, Zack Ryder and the rest of the Four Broskis defended the belt against Bray Wyatt, bringing his Wyatt Family to the ring. Wyatt's chance to add some championship gold of his own to join his Family's led to Wyatt trying to decimate the United States Champion, as Zack Ryder was helpless against the wrath of Wyatt. The title seemed to be going to another champion. However, just when it seemed helpless, Enzo Amore and The Big O chose the seemingly suicidal task of goading Erick Rowan and Luke Harper. The two goaded them enough, then got behind Ryder and Wyatt and shouted "Come at me bro!" towards them. Erick Rowan went for it, then hit Zack Ryder as the referee called for the disqualification, keeping the belt in Ryder's hands. The Four Broskis gloated, shouting "That's what brains do, bro!" as The Wyatt Family looked furious. Mike Chiappetta was straggling- and tasted Sister Abigail for his allies' sins.
Evolution was in mixed tag team action, as Mr.Money in the Bank Cody Rhodes and Evolution's manager Charlotte took on Aksana and Alex Riley of the Bo-Lievers. Before the match, Xavier Woods handed out cookies and Bo-Lieve buttons as Bo Dallas hyped up that, even though Evolution were the greatest stable of all time, and Cody Rhodes has a title shot at any time he wants in the next year- something only two men in history ever failed at, he doesn't have the heart and desire his friends and followers do- which they got by Bo-Lieving. Bo Dallas did a victory lap to inspire his allies...as Cody Rhodes hit a Disaster Kick and kicked Alex Riley's teeth in while Charlotte hit a Bow Down to the Queen on Aksana, then locked the Figure-Four Leglock in on her as she tapped out. Bo-Lieve THAT.
After the match, a video aired of highlights of Adrian Neville, both on NXT and in his recent successes on WWE programming. Neville's voiceover talked about how he had succeeded and thrived on NXT, and how he had managed to prove to himself he can compete in the next level on WWE, and now he's ready to step up to the big leagues. He went on to say that while most of the NXT Champions at Money in the Bank have gone back to NXT, following his successes on Raw, Triple H has given him a WWE contract and helped him live his dream- and now, Neville will make his official WWE debut very soon.
Antonio Cesaro came to the ring to a very mixed reaction and took the mic from Renee Young. Antonio Cesaro claimed that John Cena was his good friend. John Cena always showed him nothing but respect, and he always knew how great a person Cena was in and out of the ring. Whenever he needed help to get better to perform for the fans, he knew Cena was right there to give him pointers and make him the best wrestler he could be. He had always thought John Cena got a bad rap...but now, after what John Cena said about him on Monday, claiming that he had turned his back on the WWE Universe...because he lost one match? ...maybe all these people in the crowd who talk about how Cena Sucks were right after all. A big "LET'S GO CENA!/CENA SUCKS!" chant happened as Cesaro continued. John Cena said he should be ashamed of himself for losing the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Brock Lesnar at Money in the Bank, but Cesaro feels that's an unfair claim Cena's made about him. He was in the ring with Brock Lesnar in the Money in the Bank match too- he knew what Brock Lesnar was capable of, and Cesaro did fight hard. He made no mistakes, he didn't do anything wrong- all he did was lose one match. If that's enough for people like John Cena to suddenly have a problem with him, then it's not him who had the problem. Cesaro finished by saying to Cena, "If you have a problem because I lost one match- I hope you don't break your neck falling off your high horse."
This brought John Cena out, who claimed that Cesaro just didn't get it. If it was JUST one match, it was one thing- but this was Brock Lesnar fighting for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. This was a chance to keep a man who hates the fans, who views this business as just a hobby and doesn't want to perform for the WWE Universe, from getting the greatest prize in this industry and taking it home to look at at his farm in Minnesota. This wasn't just any match- it was the most important match to every WWE wrestler, and every member of the WWE Universe. And Cesaro blew it. He wanted to prove he loved the fans- he should have FOUND what it took to beat Brock Lesnar, no matter what Lesnar threw at him. The two men glared at each other as the show went to break.
Lana, the woman in a suit who promotes awareness of Vladimir Putin, and her assistant Alexander Rusev came out to the ring for another promo telling the world how awesome Vladimir Putin is- and also Rusev is a dominating monster or something. But mostly the Putin thing. This led to a match with The Big Show, which led to one of the tougher battles that Rusev had. The American Giant had been a tough task for the Bulgarian-er, Russian Nightmare, but not one that was too tough for the monster- as another Accolade made Big Show humbled before the might of Mother Russia.
In Divas' action, Brie Bella tried to get one over on the Divas' Championship committee members, taking on her Total Divas' castmate Eva Marie. Eva Marie didn't have anywhere near the talent that Brie Bella had- but what she lacked in talent she made up for in allies. Charlotte and Sasha Banks headed to the ring, still carrying Paige's Divas' Money in the Bank briefcase- as Sasha threw Eva the briefcase and she cracked Brie over the head with it for the victory. After the match, the three Divas' Championship Committee members celebrated over the Bella Twins' bodies.
Backstage, Divas' Champion Stephanie McMahon was backstage watching how the members of her Divas' Championship Committee had handled the Bella Twins. Paige entered her office, shouting that what they did out there was a load of crap. Sasha Banks stole her Divas' Money in the Bank briefcase from her and she wants action taken. Stephanie replied that Paige was lucky that Stephanie even sanctioned a Divas' Money in the Bank match in the first place, since the match didn't go through her Divas' Championship Committee, so she's lucky the contract was even valid. Stephanie added that, unfortunately, the rules of the Money in the Bank briefcase during their matches is that whoever possesses the briefcase has control of the contract inside of it- so possession is nine-tenths of the law, and that means in the view of the Championship Committee, Sasha Banks is currently Divas' Money in the Bank contract holder- and it's a shame that this happened, Stephanie was so looking forward to facing Paige eventually, but these are the breaks and Paige just has to start from the bottom of the rankings and fight her way back up. However, Paige is a great young talent, so Stephanie is sure that she'll eventually do just that. Paige said she wanted her contract, and got in Stephanie's face for it. Stephanie glared at Paige and said "What will you do about it?" Paige said she'll get that briefcase back from your little thieves, and then she's going to cash it in and take that Divas' title from you. Stephanie nodded- then shook Paige's hand- then took Paige's hand up to Stephanie's own face and slapped it against her, then screamed "HELP! HELP! She's attacked me! She's gone insane!" as security rushed in. Stephanie shouted "Arrest her! She hit me! I'm pressing charges!" as the security guards locked Paige up and escorted her out of the building.
In the Smackdown main event, Curtis Axel, client of Paul Heyman, manager of WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, who broke the Undertaker's Streak at Wrestlemania, defended the Intercontinental Title against Bo Dallas. The Bo-Lievers came to the ring, chanting for their inspiration [and drowning out the chants against him] as he had his biggest match left. Axel took the advantage against his fellow third-generation performer, throwing everything he had at him to brutalize the rookie. Axel went for the Perfect-Plex, but Dallas blocked it, keeping him in the match. Dallas tried fighting harder as his Bo-Lievers chanted encouragement to him. Axel got the advantage again- but just as he tried to go in for the kill, Ryback's theme hit as he headed down the ramp and hit a vicious Meat Hook on Curtis Axel. Ryback shouted "FINISH. HIM!", then hit the Shell Shocked on Axel before walking off. Not believing his good fortune, Bo Dallas covered, getting the win to become the new Intercontinental Champion. After the match, The Bo-Lievers headed to the ring. Aksana kissed Dallas on the cheek as Alex Riley and Xavier Woods put Dallas on their shoulders and the four did a victory lap. The show ended as Dallas told the fans that he may have just won the Intercontinental Title, but anyone can have the same success he does- not just in the ring, but in all of life. They just have to Bo-Lieve.
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Post by Reflecto on Jul 22, 2015 1:32:11 GMT -5
RAW, June 23.
Raw started with John Cena in the ring, as Cena talked about how Antonio Cesaro responded to his comments on Smackdown Friday night. He claimed that Cena was 'unfair' to him about his claims that he lost the title to Brock Lesnar, and that suddenly means that he's turned his back on the WWE Universe? Cena said that this is just one of the facts. The fact now is- not only did Cesaro turn his back on the WWE Universe, he's a widdle crybaby about it. Does Cesaro need his widdle bottle or something? When he lost to Brock Lesnar, he slapped every person in the WWE in the face and proved he never cared about them, about the fans, about anyone in the WWE Universe. John Cena talked about how if he was in that situation, he promised he would have BEATEN Brock Lesnar and kept the title belt in the WWE. This brought out Antonio Cesaro (to a mixed reaction and the announcers running down Cesaro as a little crybaby) as Cesaro took the mic. John Cena talks about how he would have beaten Brock Lesnar at Money in the Bank, and maybe that's the case. But if that's so, then Cesaro's only question is- WHY DIDN'T YOU BEAT BROCK LESNAR AT MONEY IN THE BANK? John Cena can keep making claims about him for turning his back on these fans because he lost one match- and while some of the fans may believe him, he's proud of the members of the WWE Universe who KNOW he never did- but the truth of the matter is that John Cena was in the same Money in the Bank ladder match Brock Lesnar was in. Cena was the last man up before Brock Lesnar climbed the ladder. If John Cena could have really beaten Brock Lesnar and proved I was wrong, then why DIDN'T he? Cena put his hand up in the universal "blah blah blah" motion as Cesaro continued. Antonio Cesaro lost to Brock Lesnar. He can learn from it, know what to expect, and the next time he faces Lesnar, he can beat him. Cena- he's just giving Cesaro all the crap because he doesn't want to admit that maybe, just maybe, it was Cena's fault Lesnar won too. This brought out Triple H, who talked about how while he doesn't like either of these guys all that much, Brock Lesnar being the WWE World Heavyweight Champion requires some forgiveness for the WWE to get the title back. If these two can't get on the same page, then he needs to force it. At Battleground, Antonio Cesaro and John Cena will face off in a number one contender's match, with the winner getting a title shot at Summerslam. Cesaro thanked Triple H and said he can't wait for it- as Cena complained and said that he KNEW Cesaro was a joke, now he's sold out to The Authority for another title shot. After Cesaro lost to Brock Lesnar, he doesn't deserve a chance to regain the title again. Cesaro and Cena argued as Triple H said that he was continuing to give Cesaro a chance at redemption, as Antonio Cesaro would take on Curtis Axel. Axel came out for his match as Paul Heyman carried his replica WWE World Heavyweight Title belt to the ring. John Cena went onto commentary, continuing to talk about how Cesaro was a crybaby who turned his back on the WWE Universe to join the Authority, as Cole, King, and JBL laughed at Cena's jokes and added some in. Cesaro, for his case, made easy, quick work of the former Intercontinental Champion. Cesaro Swing got 16 rotations, before the Neutralizer took Axel out. Cesaro said to Heyman 'Next up: Lesnar!' as Cena said 'oh, boo hoo. You can't beat Lesnar, let someone who CAN do it!"
Tyson Kidd tried to get some revenge on his former tag team partner Justin Gabriel, in a match for Gabriel's half of the Tag Team Money in the Bank briefcase. Gabriel's newfound friends Marellions of Dollars were watching Gabriel's back, as Kidd tore into his former partner with every bit of brutality he learned in the Dungeon. Tyson Kidd locked a Dungeon Lock in and shouted towards Darren Young "Enjoy your new teammate"- but Kidd's gloating allowed Justin Gabriel to make it to the ropes. Gabriel tried to fight back, finally hitting Kidd with the 450 Splash to get the win and keep his briefcase. After the match, Kidd shouted and said that he just lost his chance to be a champion again. He'll be a loser for life- Darren Young wants to be champs with Santino Marella, and he'll be on the outs- FACT! Does he think anyone else will team with him and help him become a champion again- if so, he'd like to see the idiot who'd try. That did it- as the crowd gave a big cheer as Adrian Neville showed up and attacked Tyson Kidd, hitting the Red Arrow before Gabriel hit another 450 Splash. Neville and Gabriel shook hands as the show went to break...
The Funkadactyls came to the ring and announced that it wasn't enough to be the real stars of Total Divas, and that it's clear The Man won't allow two great Nubian princesses to be real stars in this industry- so they'll force it to happen. They found a great, strong black brother who was also having problems getting past The Man's glass ceiling in the WWE, and they are going to lead him past the white glass ceiling in this company and make him the first black WWE World Heavyweight Champion- their new client, Titus O'Neil. O'Neil headed to the ring for the first step in his new career, taking on Yoshi Tatsu. O'Neil looked dominant as he usually would, punishing the Poison Fist of the Pacific Rim with everything he had against him. However, it wasn't Titus O'Neil's punishment that took out Yoshi Tatsu, as The Ascension attacked him and hit the Fall of Man, allowing O'Neil a big victory. After the match, The Ascension kept attacking Yoshi Tatsu, as Hideo Itami ran in for the save to help him as those teams kept fighting each other.
In a non-title match, The Wyatt Family took on Marellions of Dollars in the ring. Before the match, Darren Young tried handing his briefcase over- but the referee refused, citing that in order for it to be his MITB match, both Darren Young and Justin Gabriel have to agree to cash in at the same time. Young took his briefcase back, then the two had a normal match. This was probably saving Darren Young's life, as The Wyatt Family demolished the challengers with everything they had. Bray Wyatt joined in the attack, as each man was punished throughout the match. Wyatt hit Sister Abigail on Darren Young, followed by Luke Harper hitting the Sister Abigail on Santino Marella for the victory. After the match, The Wyatt Family attacked the two, as Justin Gabriel and Adrian Neville ran in for the save. The two helped up their friends as the show went backstage...
...where Cody Rhodes was walking. As he did, he noticed the lights flickering. A hologram showed up saying 'Help me, Cody, you're my only hope.' Cody didn't notice, as another hologram said 'Cody...blood is thicker than water...', as he didn't notice that one. A third hologram said 'Evolution isn't your family...no money can change that...' as Cody kept going through it, and finally a fourth one said 'The older brother can always beat up the younger brother'...but this one actually was Goldust, who started attacking Rhodes, then took his Money in the Bank briefcase and licked it, before whispering 'soon, my pet. Soon, you'll be mine...' before throwing it onto Cody and leaving.
The Architect of the Shield, Seth Rollins, took on Alberto Del Rio. Rollins's roll continued as he took on the Mexican Aristocrat- but what Del Rio didn't have in a roll he more than made up for in blatant, outright cheating. Rollins and Del Rio fought mercilessly, neither one getting an advantage- but it was Del Rio's skirting the rules that got him the win. Del Rio locked a cross armbreaker in after the bell and tried showing how he was newer and more aggressive, but Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns showed up and showed they were even newer and even more aggressive all over Del Rio.
Divas' Champion Stephanie McMahon came to the ring in a somber moment, her Divas' Championship Committee of Charlotte, Eva Marie, and Sasha Banks at her side. Stephanie told the fans that she tries to be fair to every Diva in the company (as the crowd booed) and do what the fans want from the Divas as its champion and head of the division- but unfortunately, sometimes real life gets in the way of what the people, and what Stephanie herself, would want. Stephanie showed footage from Smackdown from when Stephanie shook hands with Paige, then took Paige's hand and slapped herself with it before screaming and getting Paige arrested. The crowd booed as Stephanie said that she is unhappy with these developments too- she thought that Paige had the right attitude to be a WWE Diva of the future that this company could build around. In a perfect world, Paige would be a future face of the Divas' division second only to the ultimate female role model, Stephanie McMahon...but unfortunately, now that will no longer be the case. Stephanie McMahon hoped for this to be swept under the rug, but unfortunately, Paige happens to be an British citizen- and due to her arrest for the vicious assault on her last week, Paige's criminal record means that her United States work visa has been revoked. It is a shame that she had to throw it all away with one act of utter barbarism- but as of June 30th, Paige will no longer be allowed to stay in the United States. However, Stephanie McMahon guarantees there is no hard feelings between the two, and Stephanie announces that, as Divas' Champion and head of the Divas' Championship Committee, Stephanie and the Divas' Money in the Bank holders, Charlotte, Sasha Banks, and Eva Marie, will hold a farewell party for Paige next week before Paige gets deported. This brought out the Bella Twins, who claimed that Stephanie McMahon has gone too far. Paige deserved to get angry at Stephanie- her little lapdogs in the Championship Committee stole the Money in the Bank briefcase from Paige, and instead of doing the right thing and giving her her briefcase back, she's faked a slap from Paige and trumped up the charges to kick Paige out of the country- and all because Stephanie McMahon knows that Paige is talented enough to beat her and take the Divas' Championship away from her. Stephanie said that it's a tragedy, she's sure- but the fact is Paige had no legal recourse to do anything. The Money in the Bank briefcase is won by grabbing it, possession is nine-tenths of the law, and now, the Divas' Championship Committee are the Money in the Bank holders to the Divas Title. Nikki Bella shrugged and said she's fine with that- then wrenched the briefcase away from Sasha Banks, only for Stephanie McMahon to shout "THIEVES! Arrest them! They're stealing this woman's briefcase!" to the crowd's boos. The Bellas said they're only doing what Sasha Banks did to Paige, as Stephanie McMahon said that if they wanted to try that, fine- the Bellas against the Championship Committee for the briefcase. The Bellas nodded as Stephanie got in the ring as referee, and the bell rang- only for, the second Brie Bella and Eva Marie locked up, Stephanie said that due to an Illegal collar and elbow tieup hold that was clearly a deadly choke, The Bella Twins are disqualified. The Divas' Championship Committee celebrated as the Bella Twins attacked them, then stood triumphant with the briefcase, running off as the show went to break.
In the main event, John Cena fought Mr. Money in the Bank, Cody Rhodes. Antonio Cesaro got on the mic and talked about how John Cena was a hypocrite for what he's been claiming. They both lost to Brock Lesnar at Money in the Bank, but he's innocent for Brock Lesnar winning the title and Cesaro's guilty for it? Cole and Lawler kept making fun of Cesaro and calling him a crybaby, as JBL begrudgingly said Cesaro did have a point- which led to Cole and Lawler making more fun of Cesaro and calling him a crybaby. In the ring, Cody Rhodes took a big attack on Cena, viciously attacking him throughout the match. Cena, however, overcame these vicious odds, punishing Cody Rhodes with everything he had in his arsenal. Cody Rhodes got a briefcase shot on Cena, and went for a CrossRhodes- but Goldust showed up and attacked Cody. Goldust hit the Shattered Dreams on him, allowing Cena to hit the Attitude Adjustment and locking in the STF for the victory. After the match, Cena celebrated- as Antonio Cesaro entered the ring and stared down Cena as the show ended...
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Post by Reflecto on Jul 22, 2015 16:10:38 GMT -5
Smackdown, June 27.
Smackdown started with a bang, as we got an episode of The Highlight Reel. Chris Jericho talked about how it was great to be here, and he had to talk to two men who clearly needed help getting along- Antonio Cesaro and John Cena. Cena headed to the ring to the fans' cheers and talked to Jericho about there was nothing to talk about with Antonio Cesaro. Cesaro let the WWE Universe down, he turned his back on the WWE Universe the moment he lost to Brock Lesnar, he was a crybaby about being taken to task for letting the WWE Universe down, and he joined The Authority just to get another shot at a title he doesn't deserve anymore. Jericho said that is losing one match really proof of all Cena's claims, and Cena responded it absolutely is, when that one match loses the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Brock Lesnar. Antonio Cesaro lost the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and took it out of the WWE and onto Brock Lesnar's farm, and that's the biggest betrayal of the fans humanly possible. This brought out Cesaro, who came out and claimed that he's tired of Cena making up these claims against him (as Cena said "Waaah waaah Cena's mean to me waah." and kept doing it throughout.) John Cena was in the Money in the Bank match- he could have stopped Brock Lesnar too (to another "Waah waah Cena could've beated Wesnar too waah.".) Cena should know it- he's a fourteen-time World Champion, and he doesn't see a belt around his waist now, so he's also lost the World Title fourteen times. Losses happen- no one's at the top forever (to a "waah waaah I couldn't keep the title fowever waah.") Cesaro just turned to him and said he's really going to do this? I lost one match, and I want a chance to redeem myself- what the hell is he supposed to do? Cena said the only thing Cesaro can do to show he's penitent about this is to quit the WWE over it...and he's only saying that because he can't say what he should really do over it because it's a TV-PG show. This got Cesaro pissed off, as he attacked Cena and brutalized him before walking off. Cena said to Jericho "do you see? He's a hothead and gone insane! He'll beat up anyone!" The Wyatt Family came out and cut a promo about how they are family. They can never be broken up by anything, that they are unified, great, and champions. This is something the former Shield members can never have- they think they're a family, but they're just a joke. The Shield's been broken, and no matter how they try to hide it, they've been broken. This brought out Roman Reigns, who had a match with Luke Harper of the Wyatt Family. This didn't help, as when you have a match with one Wyatt Family member, you have a match with the Wyatt Family- and the three quickly led to a three-on-one beatdown on Reigns. Luke Harper got a sit-out powerbomb, getting the win. After the match, the Wyatt Family celebrated- as Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose came out for the save as the three attacked.
In the ring, The Funkadactyls and Titus O'Neil were in the ring. Cameron talked about how The Man was keeping back anyone who was worthy of the brass ring who didn't happen to fit their great white hope ideal of the company, and this was proof. Ryback automatically got the first shot at Brock Lesnar's title shot, just because he had problems with Paul Heyman. Well, they hate Paul Heyman too- where's Titus O'Neil's title shot at Brock Lesnar? If Ryback was so good, come on out here and see what a real dominant force can be like. They'll even let it be a mixed tag...but not like any woman would ever want anything to do with a big Shrek-looking loser like him. This brought out Ryback- as Summer Rae came at his side and danced towards it. If you're wondering why Summer Rae was with Ryback- to be honest, it really could have been any Diva, because she didn't even get one second of ringtime with how badly Ryback destroyed Titus O'Neil. Meat Hook, Shell Shock, Ryback's Fed. After the match, Summer Rae gloated at the Funkadactyls- as the two beat her up.
In a big match to challenge the last match's claims, the face of the WWE, Randy Orton, took on Big E Langston. Langston fought hard, punishing Orton with every bit of the powerful assaults he had. Orton tried fighting back, but when he couldn't do it naturally, started cheating his way back into the matchup. Orton tried slowing down the pace to keep Langston grounded, but Langston powered out of a chinlock. Cody Rhodes tried passing Orton the Money in the Bank briefcase, but Langston went downwards, then got Randy Orton up for the Big Ending and the biggest win of his young career to date. After the pinfall, Langston tried doing the Big Ending again for a five-count...which was his own mistake, as Cody Rhodes attacked Langston, only for Goldust to run in for the save. Goldust motioned to the briefcase, saying "Soon..." as Evolution left the ring.
Backstage, Justin Gabriel and Darren Young were talking. Young said that he probably should have told Justin about his idea from Monday to cash in- but Gabriel said it was no problem - now they know the plan, and they can work out how they'll do it from there. Young wished Gabriel and Adrian Neville good luck in their match with Tyson Kidd and whoever his partner was. Gabriel thanked him, as they both wondered who the hell would agree to team with Tyson Kidd anyway. This led to the ring, as Neville and Kidd found out that partner was Tyler Breeze...but really, the other partner wouldn't have helped much for Kidd, as Adrian Neville made the most of his "official" WWE debut, a house afire against both Kidd and Breeze. Neville and Gabriel made a quick tag, as Neville hit the Red Arrow before Gabriel hit the 450 Splash for the victory. After the match, Tyson Kidd threw a temper tantrum, sitting in the ring and refusing to leave in protest.
This move didn't make him any problems, as it just happened the next match was Tyson Kidd's wife Natalya, taking on Sasha Banks. Kidd refused to leave the ring and shouted about how wrong this was to him- as Natalya tried to force Kidd to calm down out there. Kidd refused to, as Natalya shook her head and tried getting into the ring, but her mind wasn't on the match- which was obvious, as Sasha Banks got a quick rollup on Natalya for the big victory. After the match, Natalya got in Tyson Kidd's face, then boxed his ear and pulled him away from ringside [to a scattered "NATTIE'S HUSBAND!" chant as Kidd was furious.]
Backstage, Sasha Banks joined Divas' Champion Stephanie McMahon and the rest of the Divas' Championship Committee. Sasha celebrated her win over Natalya, saying now she's proving why they're the real Divas' Money in the Bank holders. Eva Marie asks if they can deport Natalya like Paige will be on Monday- only for Stephanie to say there may not be a problem- unless Natalya isn't willing to play ball with them. They have the power, and this is how the Divas' division of WWE should be.
In the main event, Zack Ryder took on Antonio Cesaro for the WWE United States Championship. The matchup between two of the hottest superstars in recent weeks in the WWE was a brutal battle, with Ryder's Four Broskis at his side to make sure there'd be no problems on Ryder's side. Cesaro, however, could fight back and used vicious power moves to attack the champion. Cesaro got a Cesaro Swing for 20 rotations on Ryder, but Enzo Amore managed to distract the referee enough for Ryder to take a powder. Ryder relaxed, as John Cena rushed into the ring and hit the AA on Cesaro. The Big O helped get Ryder into the ring for the three count as Zack Ryder retained his title. After the match, Cesaro and Cena argued more, with the show ending as the two glared at each other.
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Post by Reflecto on Jul 22, 2015 16:14:10 GMT -5
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Post by Reflecto on Jul 22, 2015 16:27:25 GMT -5
RAW, June 30.
Raw began as Divas' Champion Stephanie McMahon was joined by the Divas' Championship Committee of Charlotte, Sasha Banks, and Eva Marie. Stephanie talked about how tonight was going to be a sad day for the entire WWE Universe, but it was out of their control. Tonight, at midnight, Paige is going to be deported from the United States, and will unfortunately be only eligible to appear for WWE shows on its European tour. It's a tragic moment, but something Paige deserved for unjustly assaulting Stephanie two weeks back. Due to this, she will likely be stripped of her Diva's Money in the Bank briefcase, which will be brought up between the three Divas' Championship Committee members in a game of rock-paper-scissors, after which the winner will cash in the briefcase at Paige's goodbye party by laying down in the ring and letting Stephanie McMahon pin them, the way a real Diva should do. It's a sad moment for wrestling, but they should have expected it- The Authority always wins, and it's not Stephanie McMahon's fault she's the ultimate female role model throughout this world. Fans may think they want to drool over a 21-year-old woman destroying people in the ring in their parents' basements, but women need a role model like Stephanie McMahon to prove you can succeed in the ring, in the board room, and as a wife and mother, truly having it all- and so Stephanie McMahon deserves to be Divas' Champion for 28 years and break Fabulous Moolah's record- and if it means unjustly grabbing Paige's hand and slapping herself with it so she can kick Paige out of the country, so be it.-
Backstage, Paul Heyman was on the phone with Brock Lesnar. Heyman said it was great, he didn't have to worry about coming to a worthless town like Hartford anyway, he's got it all set for them- and even if he didn't, Hartford didn't deserve to see the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, the 1 in 21-1, Brock Lesnar. Heyman turned- as Ryback was behind him. Ryback said a "Send THIS message to Lesnar- then hit a Meathook on him. Ryback said on the phone 'THIS IS YOU', then took the phone and took a picture of it, then sent it to Lesnar.
Mr. Money in the Bank, Cody Rhodes, took on the revitalized Yoshi Tatsu. Rhodes had his fellow Evolution members watching his back, which helped him get an attack going on Yoshi. Yoshi, however, didn't back down from the fight of Evolution, attacking Cody with everything he had. Yoshi tried fighting back, a number of kicks getting him back in the thick of the hunt. However, it wasn't Evolution that caused Rhodes the win, but an Ascension attack on Yoshi that cost him the matchup. After the match, The Ascension attacked Yoshi, only for Hideo Itami to attack for the save as Cody Rhodes escaped in the confusion.
Backstage, Tyson Kidd had his headphones on as he was in the locker room. Natalya showed up and pushed one of the headphones away to get to Kidd, as Kidd looked angry at her. Natalya said she was getting tired of Kidd's change in attitude, and demanded he apologize to Justin Gabriel. Kidd responded that Justin Gabriel should apologize to him- Kidd had kept that guy relevant for this long- FACT., and now Tyson Kidd's ready to finally be the star, not just the sidekick...or just the husband. Natalya shook her head as she and Tyson Kidd headed to the ring- for a match with Adrian Neville. Neville had dominated Kidd, as Kidd kept trying to throw a timeout sign [to the referee's refusal], allowing Neville to do more attacks and punish Kidd. Red Arrow connected, as Adrian Neville got the win. After the match, Tyson Kidd threw a temper tantrum as Natalya pulled him away from the ring as the 'Nattie's Husband!' chants started.
The Funkadactyls' new client, Titus O'Neil, had a big showcase- while the Exotic Express was in full force as Adam Rose was his opponent. The Funkadactyls were right there to take on the Rosebuds, only for the woman dressed as a pixie to get in their face- but Cameron made her eat Girl Bye, taking her out of the picture. Naomi kept shouting at JTG, trying to argue to help O'Neil- but JTG wasn't having it. Titus looked dominant, but The Bunny got on the ropes and distracted O'Neil, allowing Adam Rose to roll him up, grabbing the tights for the win. After the match, Titus O'Neil got in the white referee's face, saying Rose cheated- if he was white, you'd DQ Rose for it. The referee said he didn't see it- only for O'Neil to hit the Clash of the Titus on him and walk off.
The Divas' Championship Committee and Divas' Champion Stephanie McMahon were in the ring, with a big "BON VOYAGE PAIGE" sign behind them. Stephanie said that it's now time to show your respect to one of the great Divas of the WWE- while she showed up and had been popular, it's more proof that these other Divas are all impermanent, interchangeable Barbie Dolls, but the only REAL Diva of any importance is Stephanie McMahon. The Championship Committee waited behind her as Stephanie talked about how it's terrible that Paige has to be deported, but they're making the best of it- so Paige, make your final appearance on United States soil. This brought out a group of INS agents...but they were all in tuxedos. The Bella Twins came out to meet with them, the Divas' Money in the Bank briefcase in Nikki Bella's hands- but instead of their outfits, both were in black and purple ballgowns. This led to Reverend Slick coming down the ramp as Stephanie looked. Slick said 'he is here for a great honor- the bringing together of two souls as one. Please, play our blushing bride down the ramp!" "Here Comes the Bride" hit as Paige showed up in a purple wedding dress, a microphone in her hands. Paige talked about how, all her life, she had just wanted to be a WWE Diva, and now she's finally made it to the WWE- and she just couldn't let it end this way. Not by being railroaded into deportation by a bitter, jealous harpy who just wants to parade around with the Divas' Championship like it's an accessory. That's why- while this isn't the way she imagined it as a little girl, she did what she could to make it to the WWE, and now she'll do what she can to STAY in the WWE. That's why, she's invited the WWE Universe to her wedding. Sasha Banks screamed that this was crap, because like anyone would ever marry HER. Eva Marie and Charlotte said the same thing- as Stephanie McMahon said that, while it's unreasonable, she's doing something she'll regret. Marriage should be with someone she loves- like her and her husband, Triple H- not just some cheap movement for a green card. Paige said that she covered that just fine. She asked her loving husband to come out to the fans.
This led to Marellions of Dollars showing up. Santino Marella was in a tuxedo as the Cobra had a drawn on tuxedo, leading his partner, Darren Young, over to Paige's side as they headed towards Slick. This led Stephanie to scream at the INS agents that this is a sham marriage, they're doing it for a green card- this can't count! Deport her! An INS agent turned to Stephanie and said they checked it out, and they passed their tests to prove it was legitimate. Stephanie said that of course it's not- after all, it's common knowledge by now that the groom is gay. Darren Young shrugged and said he never once said otherwise, but it's all the same love in the end. And he had to do this, because at the end of the day, he is in love. He, and the rest of the locker room, are in love with seeing a bitch like Stephanie McMahon finally get what she has coming to her. He's in love with spending the last year seeing Stephanie lord over everyone in the locker room- Big Show, Goldust, AJ Lee, Daniel Bryan [to a huge "YES!" chant], and everyone else Stephanie has trampled underfoot all year- and how she's never once gotten what she had coming to her. Paige is one of the best young talents in the WWE today, and he knows firsthand that she can BEAT Stephanie- and Stephanie must know that, if she tried to screw her into deportation. It's not happening again, though- Stephanie's going to get the comeuppance she deserves. So, their friend Nikki has gladly given Paige her wedding present [as Nikki handed the briefcase back to Paige]- and if he has to go against his own preferences to make sure Stephanie McMahon gets what she has coming to her- it's his pleasure to take one for the team. Brie Bella then turned to him and thanked him- but this is HER wedding present to Young....as she played the tape from earlier tonight as Stephanie admitted she faked the slap to unjustly kick Paige out of the country. Nikki said "Oh, looks like there's no need for this wedding to take place after all..." The INS agents looked towards Stephanie, who said 'it was a lie! I was being a heel! She did it!", as they said that the charges against Paige are unfounded and will be dropped- so she has no criminal record and can stay in the United States. Paige patted her briefcase and shouted 'Soon, Stephanie'...as Stephanie screamed and started throwing over the decorations in the Bon Voyage party.
Following a match like that, we had a random squash. Tensai was in the ring, referred to as Jason Albert- yet still dressed as Tensai. The duality of his nature and, indeed, reflecting on the dual nature of all mankind was not seen since he didn't get an entrance- but NXT's Money in the Bank winner CJ Parker did. This was just a simple, effective squash, with Parker getting the win following clocking Tensai with the MITB man-bag.
Backstage, Stephanie McMahon went to Triple H in anger, saying that she was humiliated out there and demanding satisfaction for what those evil people did to her. Triple H said that the Divas are her problem, but he can punish Darren Young. He and Justin Gabriel will have to put their Tag Team Money in the Bank briefcases on the line against special opponents. This led to a match with Antonio Cesaro and John Cena in the main event...or, well, it should have- as Cesaro and Cena started beating the crap out of each other the moment they saw each other. Young and Gabriel tried waiting for the match to begin, but Cena and Cesaro wouldn't be denied their own match. Cena tried to hit the AA on Cesaro, but Cesaro got out and got a 5-rotation swing before Cena deadweighted. The two brawled backstage as the referee had no choice to count the victory for Gabriel and Young.
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Post by Reflecto on Jul 22, 2015 16:31:52 GMT -5
Smackdown, July 4:
Smackdown was coming for a big show here on the Fourth of July, as JBL and Josh Mathews talked about a big main event, with Evolution members Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton taking on Antonio Cesaro and John Cena. JBL scoffed as Mathews continued, saying Lana and Alexander Rusev have promised to honor Vladimir Putin tonight by burning the American flag in the middle of the ring. This brought the first match out, as Marellions of Dollars came to the ring as scenes showed how they helped Paige stay in the United States on Raw this week. Triple H came out to the ring and said he had nothing against you two, but Stephanie McMahon isn't happy with what Darren Young tried pulling- and if she's not happy, he's not happy. so, tonight he's given them a match that Stephanie requested for them- as The Ascension came to the ring and attacked. The Ascension brutalized the two of them, punishing them with a number of vicious moves, toying with the two fun-loving faces. Fall of Man followed on Santino Marella, as The Ascension got the big victory. After the match, The Ascension kept decimating their opponents, as Justin Gabriel and Adrian Neville ran in to save their friends and fellow briefcase holder. Gabriel and Neville ran off The Ascension- as Triple H clapped. He said that this was proof that there actually is some friendship in this business. Most other tag teams would be split by jealousy if members of different teams held the Tag Team Money in the Bank briefcases- heck, Tyson Kidd did just that to Justin Gabriel- but he's touched that the four of you could remain friendly while you each had a briefcase. But teams being mature and friendly- that's not best for business, matches are. At Battleground, Marellions of Dollars will face Justin Gabriel and Adrian Neville, the winning team gets both briefcases. The four looked at each other, then shook hands.
Bo Dallas headed to the ring, the Bo-Lievers handing out miniature American flags and cookies to the crowd. Bo Dallas talked about how the Fourth of July is a great day throughout this country, a day where America cast aside the shackles of Britain and declared their independence. The patriots fighting for this country had to fight the greatest nation in the world and try to take it on, and no one thought they could succeed- but they did- just like how he won the Intercontinental Title. He knows, if he was around in 1776, every one of those patriots would have been a Bo-Liever. This brought out his challenger for the title in Fandango, as the two tried putting on a decent defense. Fandango was still not on the top of his game after the loss of Emma to injury- which led to Bo Dallas getting an advantage from all of his followers. Bo Dallas got the Bo-Dog on Fandango, getting the big victory. The screen went backstage as Alexander Rusev and Lana were carrying an American flag before the break.
Lana and Alexander Rusev came to the ring, the American flag in tow as the crowd started booing. Lana talked about how today was July 4, the worst day in the history of the world. It's the beginning of the most vicious, most warlike, most demanding nation in all of the world, a nation that demands every other country fall to its own will, whether or not they like it. A country that demands other countries' customs be taken by the wayside in favor of taking up the bag of McDonald's for its world. A country led by men who are nowhere near the leader of Vladimir Putin. Tonight, the citizens of the world strike a blow against the Americans everywhere, as they show the world what to do with American customs. Lana took the flag in her hands, as Rusev held up a lighter. Lana said tonight, they fight the real enemy. Rusev went for the lighter...just as Jack Swagger's music hit! Jack Swagger rushed down the ramp, Zeb Colter in tow, as Swagger started attacking Rusev to the crowd's cheers. Zeb Colter grabbed the flag from Lana and waved it as Swagger hit a Gutwrench Powerbomb on Rusev. A referee rang the bell, as Jack Swagger would not be denied, tearing into the Russian and brutalizing him. Colter kept waving the flag and shouting "WE THE PEOPLE!", as the fans gave a big "WE THE PEOPLE!" chant to follow him. Swagger brutalizing Rusev with everything he could throw at him. Rusev grabbed the lighter and tried going out to set the flag in Colter's hands alight, as Zeb Colter cracked Rusev over the head with it, causing the DQ. Rusev went after Swagger, who hit another Gutwrench Powerbomb on him, then locked the Patriot Act in on Rusev while Zeb Colter waved the flag, shouting "WE THE PEOPLE!" to the fans.
Backstage, Cody Rhodes is WALKING~!, but notices a big tree that followed him. It'd be unnoticed- if not for that tree being a large man covered head to toe in gold and black. Goldust said 'nothing here but us trees', as Cody Rhodes said Goldust could give it up. He had some laughs with his family, but he realized if he wants to be just Dusty Rhodes's son, he'd end up a joke like Goldust did. If he wanted to be a World Champion like Dusty Rhodes was, he needed to stick with Evolution- and now, he's Mr.Money in the Bank, so he will be one day. Goldust said that was fine- he already found a Rhodes who'd be his new partner, someone better than Cody any day. Cody laughed, saying Dusty's been retired for 20 years. Evolution's not the Stud Stable, they can't be afraid of their dad. Goldust smiled, then said "No, not him." Cody responded "then who", as Goldust smirked and said "My sister-in-law." This led to Eden Stiles showing up in a purple and black bodysuit, facepainted, as she tried going after Cody's briefcase, rendering Cody apoplectic. Cody punched out Goldust as Eden tried checking on him.
Goldust followed up the introduction of his new manager with a battle against The Funkadactyls' client, Titus O'Neil. Cameron and Naomi shouted at Eden from the outside, who was in her own world trying to acting like Goldust. This kept Titus at a disadvantage, allowing Goldust to fight him in a relatively equal ground in the match. Goldust's experience helped get him in control, finally hitting the Shattered Dreams on Titus O'Neil for the big win. After the match, Goldust and Eden celebrated to the crowd.
In six-Diva tag team action, The Divas' Championship Committee of Charlotte, Sasha Banks, and Eva Marie took on Paige and The Bella Twins. The faces took a quick advantage, dominating the three less-experienced girls and doing as they pleased with them. The three could cheat to get back in the match, allowing them an advantage against the three of them. Charlotte and Sasha got an advantage on the outside and took out Brie Bella and Paige, leaving Nikki alone. Nikki Bella tried to get the ref to see the problem, allowing Eva Marie to roll her up for the victory. After the match, the Divas' Championship Committee celebrated as Divas' Champion Stephanie McMahon showed up in the ring and announced that at Battleground, Paige will defend the Divas' Money in the Bank briefcase in a handicap match against Eva Marie, Sasha Banks, and Charlotte. Paige motioned and shouted 'Bring it on!' to Stephanie.
In the main event, Evolution took on the mismatched top contenders of Antonio Cesaro and John Cena. The team didn't manage to stick together against a lower-level team like Justin Gabriel and Darren Young, so the question was how they could coexist against a better team like Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton. The answer...they couldn't. At all. Cesaro and Cena kept fighting at the beginning of the match, with Cesaro taking the advantage on Cena. Cesaro walked out on Cena, allowing Rhodes and Orton to tee off on him. RKO and Cross Rhodes both followed as Cody Rhodes pinned John Cena. After the match, Cena shouted that he knew Cesaro joined Evolution, then claimed that Cesaro was worse than Brock Lesnar as the show ended.
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Post by Reflecto on Jul 22, 2015 16:38:06 GMT -5
RAW, July 7. Raw started with a somber moment, as Jerry "The King" Lawler was in the ring instead of at the announce table. Lawler talked about how he had been the announcer for Raw for 20 years, off and on, and that it's been his pleasure to call some of the greatest moments in Raw's history. However, his heart attack two years ago had been a wake-up call to him that he should start to slow things down- and while his heart will always be in wrestling, the grind of the WWE ring was a little too much for him to do week-in and week-out. His contract was due to expire soon, and he felt now was the time for him to take it easy and walk away from the biggest grind in his career- so he was officially out here to announce he was retiring as the announcer of Raw. The crowd gave a "THANK YOU KING!" chant as Lawler said "Thank you" to the crowd. He said that he'll always be a member of the WWE Universe, and that as his last act as a member of the WWE Universe, he asked WWE to allow him to personally choose the man who'd replace him as Raw's color man. He searched far and wide and thinks, when he asked to fill that crown, he found a man who can do it with no problem. This brought John Bradshaw Layfield up, as he said that was all nice, but he had the right man right there- a man who's both a Commentating God and a Wrestling God. Raw was a two man team for most of its career, and it can be a two-man team of Michael Cole and JBL now. King said it's bad enough having to shout down one of you, hearing JBL and Cole agreeing all the time would be too much for anyone to bear (as Cole politely applauded King.) JBL was angry, asking who else could fill Jerry Lawler's role better than JBL? Lawler smiled, and said "This guy." Just then, the lights went down- as Chris Jericho's music hit and the crowd cheered. Jericho showed up in a suit, then shook hands with Lawler before heading to the commentary table, taking Lawler's spot as he began calling the action.
In the first match, NXT's Mr. Money in the Bank, CJ Parker, carried his sack with the MITB contract in it as the crowd kept chanting "PURSE" to him. CJ Parker claimed that they just didn't like how he had a smaller carbon footprint than them, and this is a hand-dyed organic hemp knapsack made by artisans at his local co-op. Rob Van Dam came out to the ring, and challenged Parker- probably because he heard the knapsack was made of hemp, but it's unsure. What is sure is that CJ Parker kept showing his skill, taking out RVD with a number of nice moves. The Taste got hit, and Parker got the big victory. In eight-man tag team action, the allied teams of Justin Gabriel and Adrian Neville and Marellions of Dollars took on The Ascension and Tyson Kidd. Before the match, Kidd took the mic and said he's been tired of being 'just the sidekick', 'just Nattie's husband', just this, just that- FACT. He's tried finding a new tag team partner who'd fall in line and help him take the briefcases he deserves, but it kept failing. Finally, he had to do what he had to do- he went to the one man he knew could help him win the titles, and who he knew would fall in line now that Tyson Kidd's the hottest star in the WWE. The crowd was then shocked (if not cheering, or booing) to see David Hart Smith show up, taking the side of Tyson Kidd as the Hart Dynasty rode again. The match started the attack, as the Hart Dynasty showed their stuff against the members of both teams. Kidd took most of the attacks from all four men, tagging into Smith as he tried to overpower the four teams. Kidd tried picking the bones, but Justin Gabriel took the advantage. Trying to put them away, Kidd tagged in Konnor, who destroyed Justin Gabriel with a Fall of Man- only for Tyson Kidd to tag in and pin Gabriel for the win. After the match, Tyson Kidd celebrated alongside David Hart Smith, ignoring The Ascension. In the ring, Divas' Champion Stephanie McMahon headed into the ring, the Divas' Championship Committee of Charlotte, Sasha Banks, and Eva Marie flanking her. Stephanie McMahon talked about how justice wept last week. Justice wept when a abusive, angry woman like Paige was allowed to stay in the country because of biased INS agents who dared to not press charges on her. She wondered just why Paige would get these men to all suddenly claim the charges were dropped...and said maybe that little Anti-Diva was just as willing to suck up to the right people as that little pretender AJ Lee claimed everyone else was (as the crowd gave immense heat.) Stephanie said that she may have gotten away with assaulting her, but her real crime was defying her. Stephanie McMahon is a hero to women everywhere, a woman who's a success in the ring, in the boardroom, and as a wife and mother. She is living proof you truly CAN have it all in this world- and because of that, she deserves to hold the Divas' Championship forever. Any woman who'd dare take that from her is an enemy of women everywhere- and the Diva's Championship Committee are going to take her briefcase and make sure that she can't do that anymore. This brought out Paige, who said the only people who suck are in that ring right now. She got off because the INS agents knew she didn't do anything- it was just her trying to screw her over because Stephanie knows Paige is going to beat her, and she's afraid of it. She says she can cash in whenever she wants...actually, she could cash in right now and leave those three dogs in her lap helpless to get a win- but she wants to wait. She wants to watch Stephanie squirm, knowing the sword of Damocles is hanging over her head and one day, it'll fall, and Stephanie will lose her Divas' Title. The Architect of The Shield, Seth Rollins, was the next man to try to cut the Putinian Knot that is Alexander Rusev. Rusev's manager, Lana, didn't get the chance to extoll Vladimir Putin tonight, as Rollins brought the attack to Rusev from the beginning. Rusev, however, was quickly able to overpower Rollins and take control. Rusev locked in the Accolade, and yet another man was made humble by Rusev. Rusev stood triumphant over Rollins, only for Jack Swagger to rush in and attack Rusev. A Gutwrench Powerbomb happened, as Swagger gave a "WE THE PEOPLE!" to the crowd's cheers. Da Big Guy, Ryback, got a big challenge on his road to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, taking on one of the Wyatt Family's monsters, Luke Harper. Harper's unpredictable style was hard for Ryback to handle, with Harper throwing whatever he had at the number one contender. Ryback, however, countered it by brutal power moves, punishing Harper relentlessly. Ryback hit the Meat Hook, and went for the kill...as Brock Lesnar's theme hit. Ryback proved he's dumber than the WWE Universe, who saw through this, as Curtis Axel showed up and attacked Ryback with a shot from Paul Heyman's fake WWE World Heavyweight Championship, allowing Luke Harper to get the win. After the match, Harper dropped to his knees as Bray Wyatt talked about how tonight was the first act of many tonight, and the Wyatt Family would stand triumphant- the eater of worlds is the one who'll be fed, not Ryback. Follow the Buzzards. Backstage, Antonio Cesaro was stretching, when John Cena showed up and talked about how the last week had proved him right. John Cena knew he was the man who lost the belt to Brock Lesnar, but he gave him a chance. He knew Cesaro was a crybaby, he knew he sold out to the Authority, but he still gave him chances. But last week, he got two chances and Cesaro cost them two matches. He's not just a crybaby Authority member, he can't wrestle and never could. Cesaro snapped and said it's not that he can't wrestle, he just can't wrestle with a person who makes up claims about him to hide he can't get the job done either. He said he could take those chances, but Cena can't. John Cena said 'you're right. I was wrong. I thought Brock Lesnar was the worst champion possible- but you make Brock Lesnar seem like a hero!" Cena stormed off as Cesaro fumed. The second of three Wyatt Family matches happened, as Erick Rowan took on Jimmy Uso of the Usos. The Usos were able to double-team Rowan and take him on, trying to fell the mountain of a man with superkicks. This didn't work as Rowan was able to overpower Jey Uso, taking him out of the match quickly. Jimmy Uso was weakened by losing his twin's help, as Rowan punished him, hitting a powerbomb on him to take him out easily.
A battle of WWECW stars was next, as Zack Ryder defended his United States Championship against Yoshi Tatsu. Ryder brought his Four Broskis allies of Enzo Amore, The Big O, and Mike Chiappetta to battle with him- but Hideo Itami was just enough to kick the skulls in of all three of them. With a even chance to fight for his first WWE championship, Yoshi fought like a man possessed, attacking Long Island Iced Z with everything he had in his arsenal. As Yoshi Tatsu nearly had his ultimate triumph, The Ascension attacked, punishing both men. A Fall of Man happened to both guys, leaving them lying. Yoshi crawled through, draping his arm above Ryder for the three-count to become the new United States Champion. After the match, Hideo Itami joined Yoshi Tatsu in the ring and draped the belt over his arm as The Ascension attacked again. In the main event, Bray Wyatt took on John Cena. The leader of the Wyatt Family kept the attack on Cena from the beginning, punishing Cena relentlessly as he attacked. The Wyatt Family kept joining in on the attack as Cena tried fighting back. Cena tried the fight going, but The Usos and Ryback showed up and took out Luke Harper and Erick Rowan. With the match even, John Cena tried overcoming the odds all over Bray Wyatt's ass, but Antonio Cesaro showed up and clocked Cena, then hit a Cesaro Swing on him. Wyatt hit Sister Abigail on Cena for the win. John Cena shouted at Cesaro, saying 'the Authority isn't enough, he's also in the Wyatt Family too!', as he attacked Cesaro as Raw ended...
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Post by Reflecto on Jul 22, 2015 16:40:47 GMT -5
SMACKDOWN, July 11.
Smackdown started with a big rematch, as John Cena took on Adrian Neville. The crowd was anxious for this match, remembering the huge upset Neville had on Cena just one month ago. Cena, to his part, took the offensive immediately, showing he remembered that too. Cena tried working on Neville's legs, trying to slow down the white-hot WWE rookie. Neville tried to fight back on Cena, but with his legs weakened Cena was able to do what he pleased to Neville. Just as Cena tried going in for the kill, though, Antonio Cesaro headed to the ring and got in Cena's face. Cena wiped his eyes to Cesaro, allowing Neville to roll Cena up to get another big upset on him. After the match, Cena complained and said "See what Cesaro does? He's turned his back on the fans!" as Cesaro motioned towards Cena.
The big opponents happened as Randy Orton was in action, taking on the Real American Jack Swagger in one of Swagger's biggest tests. The crowd gave a good "WE THE PEOPLE!" chant for Swagger, who started on the offensive against Orton and using his amateur ability to leave Orton helpless. Orton tried slowing the match down, having Swagger try to power out of his attacks. Swagger fought back, getting a Gutwrench Powerbomb on Orton, then locking in the Patriot Act. Orton tried fighting, but just before he got to the ropes, Swagger pulled him back to the middle of the ring. With nowhere else to go, Orton tapped as Swagger got a huge victory. After the match, Swagger celebrated as Zeb Colter put an American flag over his shoulders- only for Alexander Rusev to come out and attack Swagger. This brought out Lana, who talked about how last week was proof of America's own inferiority. They were so desperate to throw their power against the world they could not even risk a protest against a flag. Unlike a real leader, like Vladimir Putin, who has the people of Russia have no need to protest him, the Americans run from righteous protests. But Jack Swagger will be the first proof of how running from dissenters can lead to the downfall of great civilizations.
Following the commercial break, a black and white silent movie started, saying "The Adventures of The Vaudevillains." Aiden English and Simon Gotch were seen walking down a street corner, taking candy out of strollers, popping balloons with cigars, and helping an old lady down a street- and into an open manhole cover. The two made a large pantomimed handshake, with a silent movie screen saying "THE VAUDEVILLAINS- COMING SOON".
In mixed-tag team action, Evolution members Charlotte and Mr.Money in the Bank Cody Rhodes took on Goldust and his new manager Eden Rhodes. Goldust tried playing mind games on Cody, putting Eden in the match first. This was mistake number 1 for Goldust, as Cody merely knew that it was a mixed tag-team match as Charlotte entered the ring. This was mistake number 2, as Charlotte destroyed Eden in the ring, outclassing the former ring announcer in every form (as Eden didn't even look like she belonged in the match.) Charlotte squashed Eden as Goldust tried to get a tag- but Charlotte couldn't be denied against her lesser opponent. A Bow Down to the Queen was hit, then Charlotte locked in a Figure-Four Leglock and grabbed the ropes because she could for the victory. After the match, Cody and Charlotte celebrated- as Goldust clocked Cody Rhodes, then took the Money in the Bank briefcase and licked it.
In tag team action, new United States Champion Yoshi Tatsu and his partner Hideo Itami took on The Ascension. Yoshi may have been under the honeymoon period of his first WWE championship victory...or The Ascension may have just been that dominant, beating Yoshi from pillar to post. The Ascension dominated the two Japanese stars, punishing them with whatever they could get. The Ascension hit the Fall of Man on Yoshi Tatsu to get the win. After the match, Konnor made the challenge- they beat Yoshi Tatsu now- they want them at Battleground, whoever gets the pinfall gets the United States Championship, in an Extreme Rules match.
In six-man tag team action, Justin Gabriel and Marellions of Dollars brought the Tag Team MITB briefcases into play when they took on 3MB. Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre, and Jinder Mahal tried to take the advantage over the three, but Gabriel and Darren Young knew Heath Slater's tricks better than he did, helping them punish him. McIntyre and Mahal tried to help, but a few well-placed Cobra strikes by Santino Marella was all he needed to keep them out of the fight. A 450 Splash on Slater later, and Gabriel and his friends had a big victory.
In Divas' action, Sasha Banks, The Boss of the Divas' Championship Committee (well, outside Divas' Champion Stephanie McMahon) took on Brie Bella. Nikki Bella and Paige were ready to help out Brie in this match- but Charlotte, Eva Marie, and Stephanie McMahon ambushed the two. Stephanie barked out orders as her assistants kept up the attack on them. In the ring, Brie tried to give a big attack to Sasha, trying to put the rookie in her place. Sasha Banks fought back using the perfect mix of talent and cheating, attacking Brie with everything she had in her arsenal. The Bankrupt followed, as Sasha Banks had a big scalp on her mantel.
In the main event, Antonio Cesaro took on the former United States Champion Zack Ryder. Ryder's Four Broskis were right there to take his side, but Cesaro was more than able to take out any of them when they tried to help him. A vicious European Uppercut took Mike Chiappetta out of the attack, followed by another one to The Big O. Enzo Amore tried to attack, but got five rotations of a Swing for his troubles. Zack Ryder tried hitting a Rough Ryder on Cesaro when this happened, but Cesaro got up at 2.999. Ryder took the advantage, with Cesaro fighting back. A Neutralizer was nearly hit- but John Cena headed out to the ring and got an Attitude Adjustment on Cesaro, allowing Zack Ryder to get the three count. The show ended again with Cesaro and Cena arguing with each other, each man coming to blows as trainers tried pulling them apart.
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Post by Reflecto on Jul 22, 2015 16:47:04 GMT -5
RAW, July 14.
Raw started up with a big United States Title match, as Yoshi Tatsu took on Viktor of The Ascension. The dominant power of The Ascension was halved as Viktor hadn't had the same amount of experience in the singles ranks, and it showed, with Yoshi Tatsu being able to get the advantage over his longtime aggressor. Yoshi Tatsu managed to keep kicking at Viktor, chopping away at him until Viktor started to drop. Once there, Yoshi capitalized, with a few more big kicks getting him the kill and sending Viktor down for a big defense. After the match, Yoshi Tatsu celebrated- as Konnor joined his partner and the two brutalized him in the ring. A Fall of Man was hit, as Hideo Itami was too late to save his partner. Yoshi may have won the battle- but with both Ascension members waiting at Battleground, can he win the war?
The Hart Dynasty, seemingly reformed (albeit with Natalya not as happy to be there as she normally would), headed out to the ring. Tyson Kidd talked about how normally Triple H was a great leader, but his unfair actions have gone too far- FACT. Justin Gabriel and Adrian Neville fighting Marellions of Dollars for the Tag Team MITB briefcases was all well and good, but when that match happened, Justin Gabriel was his worthless tag team partner. If that's the case, the Hart Dynasty should be in that briefcase match at Battleground too- FACT. The crowd scattered boos and "NATTIE'S HUSBAND!" chants as Kidd was furious, David Hart Smith motioning to the crowd. This brought out Marellions of Dollars, as Darren Young talked about how he was sick of Tyson Kidd's whining. If he remembered correctly, Kidd had the chance to make sure there wouldn't have been a doubt who the briefcase holders were, but he choked when it counted and he got the briefcase, Justin Gabriel got a briefcase- and all Kidd got was something else to bitch and moan about instead of realizing that maybe he was just a sidekick to everyone- FACT. The crowd continued giving Kidd crap as Kidd motioned to Young, and Young said if he won, then he wouldn't have a problem putting those two in the match- and he's sure Justin Gabriel would love to get his hands on Tyson Kidd to boot. This led to a match after a strategically-placed commercial break, where Marellions of Dollars was already on the advantage. Santino Marella had been trying to make Tyson Kidd look foolish, using most of his signature attacks to leave him befuddled. Quick tags between Young and Marella kept the advantage on their side. Tyson Kidd tried shouting to Natalya to distract the referee, but she was less willing to do that than he'd hope. Kidd finally got an enzuigiri on Marella, then tagged in David Hart Smith, who was a house afire against the two. A Running Powerslam on Darren Young later, and The Hart Dynasty got a win and were added to the match. Tyson Kidd celebrated as if it was his doing, as David Hart Smith and Natalya shook their heads.
In an Intercontinental Title match, Bo Dallas defended against longtime NXT rival Big E Langston. The Bo-Lievers were in full force, handing cookies and Bo-Lieve buttons to the crowd. Big E Langston, however, had the crowd's cheers (as the Bo-Lievers tried deflecting them towards Dallas. Big E was a man possessed, trying to get his title back against Dallas with everything he had (while CJ Parker headed out to the ramp with his NXT MITB man-bag. Bo Dallas fought back, trying to keep himself in the match. Big E went for the Big Ending, but Bo Dallas reversed out of it, then went for a Bo Dog on Langston to get the win. After the match, Bo Dallas did a victory lap as CJ Parker motioned with his sack- then walked off.
Evolution members Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton took on former Shield members Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns in a big matchup. The Evolution members had the easy advantage, with Charlotte and Triple H in their corner making sure they could take out any help on their side. Reigns and Rollins tried fighting back, which became easier to do as Dean Ambrose showed up and attacked Triple H, taking him out of the picture. Rollins started trying to attack Cody as Randy Orton made Roman Reigns look strong, punishing the former Shield members with everything they had. However, it was unlikely help that stopped them, as another riot guard person...albeit, a riot guard member in gold and black facepaint and gear...showed up and attacked Cody Rhodes on the outside. Superman Punch by Roman Reigns, and Randy Orton was beaten. Following the match, Goldust licked the Money in the Bank briefcase, as Cody Rhodes shouted at Goldust. If he still thinks he's his brother, still wants to cause him problems...Cody knows everything Goldust would do. He licks a briefcase, he makes Cody's wife his new manager- If Goldust wants to try these mindgames to him because he can't accept Cody's just better than him and won't just be some joke all his life? It has to end. At Battleground, Cody Rhodes will sever his ties to Goldust forever. Goldust thinks he has the skill to take Cody's briefcase? Fine- at Battleground- Cody Rhodes will put the Money in the Bank briefcase on the line...but if Goldust wins, then Eden's managerial contract reverts to Cody's hands where it belongs. Goldust nods, then licked the briefcase one more time as the show went to break.
Lana, the woman in a suit who promotes awareness of Vladimir Putin, was in full force tonight as she talked about the skill of Alexander Rusev- and while Adrian Neville could make a lot of upsets recently, no man can defeat Rusev...well, maybe Putin could, but that's besides the point. This brought in a match, as Neville tried to become the next man to face off with Rusev. Neville could try flying around, but Rusev kept the attack going on him. The Accolade got locked in, and Adrian Neville became the latest victim humbled by Rusev's attack. Rusev celebrated, only for Jack Swagger to attack him. Zeb Colter took the mic and talked about how for years, they talked about Real Americans being better than the rest of the world- and he's not ashamed to admit he was wrong. He loves America and always will, but they never realized there were great people of every country. Last week in Canada, they saw good, wholesome Real Canadians, in Europe they've seen Real Europeans. Rusev, Lana- they may claim to be Real Russians in their own view- but at the end of the day, they're just a couple of Real A**holes. The two chanted "WE THE PEOPLE!" as the crowd gave a "REAL A**HOLE!" chant towards Rusev and Lana as Lana shouted "SHUT UP!" towards them.
The season premiere of the E! hit series "Total Divas" is coming due, and we had a special preview tag team match for the new season of Total Divas, with Eva Marie and The Funkadactyls taking on The Bella Twins, Natalya, and Summer Rae. This led to Cameron claiming this is a load of crap- clearly, a white person booked this match. Having them have a 4-on-3 disadvantage was just proof who E! really wanted to succeed on this show. Divas' Champion Stephanie McMahon agreed, and added help to their side- in the form of Eva Marie's Divas' Championship Committee members Charlotte and Sasha Banks. The Bella Twins said it's now a 5-on-4, with Stephanie McMahon shrugging and saying that it wasn't her fault there's that few Total Divas. Paige came out to even the odds for the faces, as we had 10-Diva tag action. The match didn't seem to get much time, with most of the Divas not even entering the ring. The Funkadactyls took the advantage, with Naomi hitting the Rear View on Summer Rae to get the big victory. After the match, the heels celebrated- with the Bellas attacking the Funkadactyls and Paige attacking Eva Marie. The action will likely be fast and furious on this season of "Total Divas"!
Triple H and Stephanie McMahon were in the middle of the ring as Antonio Cesaro and John Cena signed a contract for their match at Battleground. HHH tried to keep things running smoothly, as John Cena claimed that this match was a load of crap that Triple H would give his fair-haired boy, Antonio Cesaro, the new Authority member, a shot at Brock Lesnar when he lost the title for WWE and hasn't stopped being a crybaby about it, beating up Cena, and turning his back on the WWE Universe. Antonio Cesaro responded by saying he's only attacked Cena because Cena's attacking him first (as Cena wiped his eyes and said "Waah Cena attackeded me fiwst waah"), that Cesaro never did anything wrong and was still loyal to his fans ("waah I still wuv my fans an' am not a meany waah"), and he's not doing anything to him that Cena hasn't done first. He thought better of John Cena- that he was some hero to the fans...I guess he was wrong, John Cena was just the biggest bully in the yard all along. John Cena claimed if anyone was the bully, it's Cesaro for daring to come out here, week after week, and reminding the WWE Universe that he lost the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Brock Lesnar- and now he gets another shot at that belt. Stephanie McMahon got in between them and said, as one champion to two...former...champions, she can clear the air so these two could wrestle each other. I mean, maybe John Cena is showing his true colors and proving he's nothing more than a two-bit bully who can't hide the fact that he just can't hack it anymore at the top, and that he needs to deflect the fact that Brock Lesnar tore through him in the Money in the Bank match like a knife through hot butter. Cena got in Stephanie's face and said that he was not the problem, he is standing up for this company, like he always has and always will, and Cesaro, your little lapdog, is just another excuse for it. But hey- if Stephanie thinks she's the champion, I'm sure Cesaro would be a great opponent- he probably would love to run to the Divas' division like a frightened little girl anyway. Stephanie continued and said that maybe that's true, and maybe Antonio Cesaro was at fault for it. But really, Stephanie couldn't blame Cesaro for failing. He's just a B+ Player, after all. He was lucky that he took one chance to fight Evolution and lucked into the fluke of a lifetime to win that title, when someone like Cesaro just wasn't good enough to fight for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship anyway, and honestly never was. Stephanie doesn't hold it against Cesaro for losing to Brock Lesnar, because in all likeliness, Antonio Cesaro just wasn't good enough to get the title in anything more than a fluke anyways. It's not Cesaro's fault that things righted itself, any more than you could blame a baby for tripping when it took its first steps- it's just not good enough to do it. Cesaro claimed whether or not Stephanie or Cena want to admit it, Cesaro is good enough, and he's a damn sight better than Cena- and when he gives Cena what all the Cesaro fans in the WWE Universe want him to give him, then he'll go after Ryback or Brock Lesnar and TAKE the title back. John Cena said he gets it. No matter who Cena fights, some people will always boo John Cena- even if Cena fought Adolf Hitler in the ring, there's a lot of fans who'd cheer Hitler for going against John Cena. But now, he's facing an even worse excuse for a European than that at Battleground, and he WILL take the win, and he'll show you what a real champion DOES at Summerslam. Cesaro merely said "I will win, and my fans will show you that they're as good as any member of the CeNation." Cena responded "If they're willing to be fans of YOU, they aren't TRUE CeNation members." The two signed the contract, then glared at each other.
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Post by Reflecto on Jul 22, 2015 16:50:43 GMT -5
SMACKDOWN, July 18.
Smackdown started with a main event caliber opener, as former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Antonio Cesaro took on Curtis Axel, the other Paul Heyman guy besides WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar. Axel had Paul Heyman at his side to try and get Cesaro distracted, but Heyman's hype for Brock Lesnar did nothing to keep Cesaro on the offensive. Cesaro got an attack going, punishing Axel throughout the match. Paul Heyman tried to distract the referee for Axel to attack, but Cesaro got Axel down, then sent him for a 16-rotation Cesaro Swing. Cesaro got an easy pinfall for the victory. After the match, John Cena headed down to the ramp and talked about how Cesaro hasn't done enough to prove he's evil- now he's a Paul Heyman Guy to boot. Cena knew that there was a reason he turned his back on the WWE Universe- he threw the title to Brock Lesnar. This was enough for Paul Heyman, who talked about how Antonio Cesaro is not a Paul Heyman Guy...yet...but if John Cena keeps up these unfair claims, he might just throw anyone towards Heyman's camp. Heyman said that it was not Antonio Cesaro's fault he lost when His Client, Brock Lesnar, the man who conquered the Undertaker's Wrestlemania Streak, became the first man to call in his Money in the Bank shot before the MITB match took place and STILL managed to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. See, Antonio Cesaro went into that match with one fatal flaw- he is a human. He is a living being of any kind, and he went into the ring with a demigod. Antonio Cesaro didn't turn his back on the WWE Universe when he lost to Brock Lesnar, because NO MAN could have a hope of beating Brock Lesnar. While the Swiss may be required by law to carry a working gun, Antonio Cesaro could have brought it to the ring against his client, Brock Lesnar, and the bullets wouldn't even stop him from defeating Cesaro. And while some of the alleged smart fans may want to claim Super-Cena like John Cena is Superman, it is all for naught, because John Cena could bring Kryptonite into the ring and Brock Lesnar would merely tan himself to its glow. Losing to Brock Lesnar does not mean you hate the WWE Universe, it means you are the same as any and every living thing IN the universe- and once Brock Lesnar dispatches Ryback, he'll do to whoever wins between Antonio Cesaro and John Cena the same thing he did to them both at Money in the Bank: EAT. SLEEP. SUPLEX. REPEAT.SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT. SUPLEX. REPEAT.
From a promo for an unfair WWE World Heavyweight Champion to...oh, crap, this is just cruel. The Ascension vs. Hornswoggle and El Torito? Who's the sick son of a bitch who'd book this match? Konnor and Viktor massacred the mini wrestlers. There wasn't even a fair chance for them to even get an offensive move. This...this is just cruel to watch. I can't even justify myself to describe this match right here- I have a soul, after all. Oh, there it goes- they're not even tall enough for the Fall of Man- the Ascension have to OH YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME THEY PUT EL TORITO ON HORNSWOGGLE'S SHOULDERS TO GIVE THEM BOTH THE FALL OF MAN? ...is this some sick joke? What the hell is going on here? Ah, there's Yoshi Tatsu and Hideo Itami to protect them. Thankfully- someone has a heart in the WWE. I don't know what was going on.
I need something to get my mind off that match. Ah. Luckily it's another silent film short for the Vaudevillains' debut. That's nice.
3MB members Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal had a big match with The Hart Dynasty...or, should have before Marellions of Dollars jumped Tyson Kidd before the match and attacked. David Hart Smith seems to be going it alone here, I guess- which is a plus, since now we actually get to see if he learned anything in his time away from the WWE. The answer seems to be yes, as he put on a decent match against both 3MB members, in a showcase for his power and force. A Running Powerslam later, and David Hart Smith managed to get the Hart Dynasty a big match even without Tyson Kidd's help. Is he just Nattie's Husband, or are the Hart Dynasty a great unit? ...can't it be both?
Alexander Rusev showed up, Lana surprisingly silent before the match- which, given it was a big match between him and Sheamus, was probably the right decision. Sheamus gave Rusev one of the toughest fights he had had to date, punishing the Russian monster with all the Irish brawling he had for him. Perhaps it was just a distaste for the people of America that causes Rusev's power, and other international competitors were his weak point...or an Accolade can humble an Irishman as much as an American. Sheamus tapped out, and Lana celebrated. Lana said that this is the power Rusev has against anyone throughout the world, much like the power of the world's greatest leader, Vladimir Putin. Lana challenged Jack Swagger to a Flag Match at Battleground, where Russia's superiority would be seen to the world.
Backstage, the Divas' Championship Committee were walking to the ring, Eva Marie getting ready for her big match with Brie Bella, Charlotte and Eva Marie flanking Divas' Champion Stephanie McMahon's sides. It was a smart move...but stupid, since Sasha Banks was behind them and perfectly available for Paige to clock her with the Divas' Money in the Bank briefcase. Charlotte tried holding Paige off as Stephanie ran away and Eva Marie headed to the ring. In the ring, Brie Bella was waiting, as Eva Marie ran into the match. This gave Brie Bella her best chance to get a fair match on her "Total Divas" castmate, using her own experience to dominate the lesser-talented woman. Eva Marie tried fighting back, but Brie Bella was too powerful for it. Brie Bella got a YES! Lock in on Eva Marie, getting an easy victory...only for Stephanie McMahon to come out to some boos and claim that because of the clear biased attack by Paige backstage, this match had to be thrown out as a disqualification for Eva Marie. Eva Marie celebrated as she ans Stephanie McMahon gave a mocking YES! chant to Brie Bella, who attacked Eva Marie again.
In the main event, would-be number one contender John Cena took on number one contender Ryback. Ryback had been busy training for his big encounter for Brock Lesnar, and the attacks he used on Cena were proof of how hard he wanted to defeat Lesnar. Ryback used a number of vicious attacks on Cena, hitting him with a number of Meat Hooks and trying to not let up on Cena. Cena fought back with whatever he had, but it was almost like Ryback saw Brock Lesnar in the ring. Ryback shouted "FINISH HIM!", then picked Cena up for the Shell Shocked- then changed it into a modified F-5 to the crowd's cheers. After the match, Ryback celebrated and shouted "FEED. ME. BROCK!", as Antonio Cesaro came to the ring and said 'if you can't beat Ryback yet, how the hell you going to beat Brock Lesnar?" towards Cena.
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Post by Reflecto on Jul 22, 2015 16:55:27 GMT -5
RAW, July 21.
Raw started as we had a United States Championship match, with Yoshi Tatsu defending the title up against Fandango. Hideo Itami was at Yoshi's side for this big title defense, as Yoshi Tatsu attacked Fandango with everything he had in him for a big matchup. Yoshi kicked at Fandango, using a number of attacks, as Fandango tried to fight back. Just as Yoshi went for the kill, The Ascension hit the ring and started destroying Hideo Itami, then Konnor hit the ring to do the same to Yoshi Tatsu. The Ascension hit the Fall of Man on Yoshi, before Fandango, in disbelief to his luck (or The Ascension's lack of brains), hit the flying legdrop on Yoshi to get the win and the WWE United States Championship- in the process, apparently taking The Ascension's title shot away from them. The Ascension covered up this huge brainfart by talking about how their titles are not in belts, but in the people they destroy. Yoshi Tatsu destroyed Graves weeks ago- now, revenge is nigh. Their title will be in breaking Yoshi Tatsu and Hideo Itami so badly that you will never see them again, and leaving their broken, bloodied bodies as sacrifices to the gods of revenge. And doesn't that matter more than the United States Title? (Don't answer that.)
The Divas' Championship Committee headed to the ring, gloating that for too long, the Divas have had a problem with femininity. The three of them know that it's not enough to be a Diva, but to be a woman- and the only woman in this company who truly has it all is their inspiration, the guiding light that makes them great, Stephanie McMahon. At Battleground, they have a chance to save her in a way no one else can, dispatching the usurper to Stephanie's title in Paige. When they take her briefcase, they'll show women everywhere what a real woman does, and that's show respect to a greater role model than they are. This brought out Paige and The Bella Twins, who said that if they think that Stephanie's a role model for causing pain and suffering to everyone she can think of, they're more screwed up than the champion. Stephanie McMahon can claim she's the picture of girl power, but she's a coward. She's running from Paige because she knows she'll lose- and at Battleground, there'll be proof that cream rises to the top- and legacy brats, and two-bit models with no respect for anyone, and ratchets, fall to the bottom. This brought out Stephanie McMahon, who said that if there's such great role models for the Bella Twins, they can show it here tonight. Tonight, Brie Bella will have to fight Nikki Bella in the ring. Nikki refused to fight her sister, only for Stephanie to say if Nikki loses, or refuses to fight Brie, she'll be fired. The Bellas said "ring the bell"- as Nikki hugged Brie, who tapped out quickly. Stephanie was furious as Nikki shrugged and said "What? I won..."
The NXT Money in the Bank...man-bag holder, CJ Parker, took on Bo-Liever Alex Riley. Parker talked about how all the fans mocking his renewable resource, his sustainable briefcase, are just jealous he has a better carbon footprint than him. Riley said that he knew these fans were backward too- but don't get on them. They don't know the mistakes they give to the earth, much like he didn't- but anyone can change and be better. They just have to Bo-Lieve. Parker shook hands with Riley, but when Riley tried giving Parker a Bo-Lieve button and a cookie, Parker nearly put the button on- but he bit into the cookie and said 'That cookie's not organic or vegan! You're trying to poison me!' and started clobbering Riley with a number of vicious attacks. Parker kept attacking Riley, hitting a Taste on him before a pinfall win.
Evolution member Randy Orton took on his protege's brother Goldust in a big match. Orton was able to slow down the match, punishing Goldust with a number of moves to keep control of the attack. Goldust tried punishing Orton, as the two kept using a number of classic moves. Neither man could get an advantage on the other, with Goldust trying to get a huge win on Orton. Eden tried interfering for Goldust, but Orton was so in control he barely noticed. Orton finally managed to strike, hitting a rope DDT on Goldust, then getting his own feet on the ropes for the win. After the match, Orton celebrated- only for Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins to attack Orton. Cody Rhodes tried to save Orton, only for Goldust to attack Cody and keep him away from helping Rhodes.
If you're wondering why it happened, the answer came after the break as JBL, Michael Cole, and Chris Jericho talked about the Battleground card- including hyping the WWE Network Battleground Pre-Show, featuring Randy Orton taking on Roman Reigns in a huge main event for the Network fans! This and more for only $9.99. And if you had the WWE App's Second Screen Experience, you'd see this news- Curtis Axel just told Intercontinental Champion Bo Dallas he's cashing in his rematch clause for Battleground!
Meanwhile, in a big preview match for Battleground's two big tag team...uh..battles, The Ascension took on Marellions of Dollars. What the Ascension may have lacked in brains, they made up for in domination, as they punished Santino Marella and Darren Young throughout the match. The Ascension got a big Fall of Man, getting an easy victory. After the match, Yoshi Tatsu and Hideo Itami ran in and attacked the two, kicking The Ascension's heads in.
In the main event, John Cena took on Paul Heyman Guy Curtis Axel. Cena was in the zone, trying to prove he can take out Paul Heyman Guys after Antonio Cesaro's claims on Smackdown. Cena took the advantage easy on the weaker Axel, who proved he was more in tune for the Intercontinental Title tonight with the beatdown Cena gave him. Cena went up for an Attitude Adjustment, then mockingly turned it into an Airplane Spin for 10 rotations, getting Axel down for the count. Cena got the victory, as Antonio Cesaro headed out to the ring, then got in Cena's face- before hitting the Cesaro Swing on Axel for 5 more rotations. Cena and Cesaro argued- then Cena started hitting Cesaro as Cesaro returned it. The show ended as wrestlers tried- TRIED- to separate Cena and Cesaro, who broke free once each to keep fighting each other.
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Post by Reflecto on Jul 22, 2015 16:59:34 GMT -5
NXT AT A GLANCE, PRE-NXT TAKEOVER:
NXT TAKEOVER:
In the opening match, NXT Takeover saw the debut of another international sensation for the women's division, as Ayako Hamada made her debut. NXT's resident training jobber, Sara Del Rey, was the launching pad for the newest Diva in the division to show her stuff, getting the Full Sail crowd into the match. Hamada got the big victory following a stiff kick to Del Rey, getting the big victory.
Another halfway training match occurred, as Robbie Brookside went one on one with Slate Randall. Brookside's technical expertise was enough to show the student hadn't learned from the teacher that well, which didn't help the former reality star's ability to take hold. However, Randall got the advantage with a Greco-Roman low blow, then rolled Brookside up for the win. Randall kept fighting Brookside, only for Kenneth Cameron to make his return to NXT to help save Brookside.
The NXT Tag Team Titles were on the line, as The American Outlaws put their belts on the line in a triple threat match with The Legionnaires and Ryan Katz's new clients, Jason Jordan and Tye Dillinger. The Outlaws put on a vicious brawl on both teams, trying to punish them with everything they had- and if they couldn't punish them themselves, Kendall Skye was right there to make sure they could anyway. However, it wasn't their day, as Jordan and Dillinger's newfound attitude got them the victory and the Tag Team TItles, with Ryan Katz celebrating like it was him who got the belts himself.
ACH, the friend of NXT Title Tournament surprise finalist Angelo Dawkins, had a big showcase of his own talents tonight. The geeky hero motioned to the crowd, and waited for his opponent...which was a big mistake, as the jacked up demon from Hell Gronda made his way to the ring for a vicious assault. Gronda hit a clothesline on ACH as he bumped like a pinball, then hit the Powerbomb on him for the big victory. After the match, Gronda leered at fans in the crowd before skulking back from whence he came.
Ring of Honor standout Mike Bennett had a big attempt to make a name for himself like most of the independent stars of recent months did in NXT. Unfortunately, he chose to make that name against the giant Colin Cassady. While Bennett's independent expertise was a benefit, Cassady, of course, is seven feet tall, and you can't teach dat. A chokeslam later, and Cassady had a big scalp on his mantel.
The metalhead of NXT, Becky Lynch, went head to head with the Diva who put the pixie in manic pixie dream girl, Alexa Bliss. Lynch took the advantage in a big way on Bliss, punishing her as Bliss tried to get a handhold of any kind against her opponent. However, where there isn't a handhold, there's the last refuge of the Diva- the schoolgirl, as Alexa Bliss pulled off the upset. Bliss celebrated with fans as Becky Lynch made an attack.
In a battle of the high-fliers, Kalisto went one on one with Jack Evans. The two played a game of Can You Top This in the ring, neither man trying to get an attack on the other one as they both tried to attack each other. It was Kalisto getting the win on this day after Evans made a mistake, allowing Kalisto to hit the Salida Del Sol on him for the big victory.
In one of the bigger blood feuds for NXT, Kevin Owens took on NXT's big hero, Sami Zayn, with the loser leaving NXT for good. Zayn had the fans behind him, and fought with everything he could bring to the table in an attempt to rid NXT of his arch-nemesis for good. Owens dominated Zayn with whatever he could think of, brutalizing him throughout the match. Zayn went for a Helluva Kick, which Owens kicked out of at 2.999. Blue Thunder Bomb followed as Owens kicked out of that too. Zayn tried thinking of whatever he could give- even trying for a BRAINBUSTAAAAAAA!, which Owens still kicked out of. Zayn was lost for words, wondering what he had to do to punish Owens, who grabbed him, then powerbombed him out of the ring. Zayn tried fighting back, but Owens kept powerbombing him on the concrete, finally, casually getting in before the referee counted 10- getting rid of Sami Zayn in a humiliating countout loss. Owens smirked as he saw Zayn's broken body, out of NXT for the last time.
From there, we had a simple, effective big hoss battle, as Baron Corbin took on the last of a dying breed, Bull Dempsey. Dempsey tried fighting Corbin with anything he could think of, but he had no skill against the biker werewolf either. A Black Hole Slam washed away Dempsey, as Corbin had another big victory.
The NXT Women's Championship was on the line, as former BFF Jessie McKay put her title on the line against the former NXT Women's Champion Bayley. Before the match, Broseph Joe Brody and Vinny Saggs headed to both of the women, trying to get either one to join them after the match. Bayley looked disgusted, but McKay said that she might agree- if Brody and Saggs made sure she wins tonight. The two tried distracting the referee, allowing McKay to cheat regularly against Bayley and punish her- but Bayley refused to die. McKay went for the Boyfriend Stealer, but Bayley kicked out- not that it mattered, since the referee didn't see it. Just as it looked like there was no hope for the heroine, The Dynamic Sensation and The Mastodon showed up and argued with Brody and Saggs, with the distraction allowing the referee to call the match. The two teams fought on the outside as Bayley, finally able to get a fair fight, hit the Belly to Bayley on McKay to become the first two-time NXT Women's Champion. After the match, The Dynamic Sensation and The Mastodon headed to the ring to celebrate with Bayley, then both asked for hugs from her. Bayley looked, shrugged, then finally hugged both guys as Sensation and Mastodon high-fived.
The NXT Takeover main event had the NXT Title challenged for by the international sensation Finn Balor, and the upset kid of NXT Angelo Dawkins on the hot streak of a lifetime. The question was if Dawkins could keep his streak going for the miracle NXT Title reign against a star like Finn Balor? Answer: HE couldn't. At all. Dawkins tried throwing everything he could against Balor, trying desperately to cling to life, but Balor had an answer for everything. Dawkins tried to get the advantage, but nothing seemed to work. It seemed like the luck of Dawkins had ran out- and after a Bloody Sunday, it did as Finn Balor took the NXT World Championship.
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Post by Reflecto on Jul 22, 2015 17:23:05 GMT -5
SMACKDOWN, July 25.
As Smackdown started, John Cena was in the ring. He talked about how in just two days, at Battleground, Antonio Cesaro finally gets what he has coming to him. He turned his back on all of the WWE fans, and now, at long last, John Cena will defeat him, and he's going to beat Brock Lesnar at Summerslam and bring the WWE World Championship home. No crybaby Paul Heyman Guy Authority member can defeat Cena, and he is going to win for each and every member of the WWE Universe. This brought out Antonio Cesaro (to a now firmly-mixed reaction, with kids booing Cesaro and adult males going "KING OF SWING!") as Cesaro turned to Cena. Cesaro said that was all well and good, but tonight, you're facing off with Ryback two nights before he faces Brock Lesnar, and Cesaro has to ask him one thing ("waaah I just wanna askeded oo a question waah.") . Ryback's a great, dominant wrestler- if he beats Brock Lesnar at Battleground and wins the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, and suddenly it's Cena fighting him- will Ryback suddenly become a evil human being too? ("waah Wyback could winned the title too waah.") Cesaro's happy that there's some fans out here who realize that Cesaro never turned his back on the fans and he is on their side ("waah I never dided nothing to the fans waah"), but John Cena has done this before, many times ("waah I'm not the only cwybaby in WWE waah"). And it seemed to Cesaro that every time John Cena wanted a title reign, suddenly the person who had the title was evil and had to be struck down by Cena. ("waah Cena is mean to the champions waah"). So, keep doing your little crybaby act and hope the CeNation doesn't see what's going on- but at least Cesaro can be a man and admit it's not about good or evil- you're just a bully who wants the title and doesn't care who he steps on to get it, and at Battleground, he will beat John Cena and give him something to cry about. Cena said why wait, we can do this right now, as Cesaro said that Ryback could beat him last week on Smackdown, and he hopes he can do it again this week- then left, as Cena called Cesaro a coward.
The Bella Twins had a big tag team Divas' match with Divas' Championship Committee members Charlotte and Sasha Banks- as Divas' Champion Stephanie McMahon came to the ring and said just two members is just unfair to both teams- the DCC members for not all getting to wrestle for the fans, and indeed, the Bella Twins for not getting the best competition possible- so she made it a 3-on-2 match and added Eva Marie to the match. Stephanie then said that the Bellas had to tag in and out, but the DCC did not have to. This led to a beatdown on Brie Bella, with all three ganging up on her as Nikki Bella tried desperately for a tag. Brie Bella tried forcing herself into the match with a tag, but Stephanie McMahon told the referee to start counting even though she made the tag. The referee tried shaking his head and saying it was a tag, but Stephanie said "DO IT OR YOU'RE FIRED!", as the referee counted out Brie Bella to the crowds' boos. The Championship Committee celebrated- as the Bella Twins attacked them to the crowd's cheers.
The Hart Dynasty came out for a warmup match before their PPV shot at the Tag Team MITB briefcases, and waited for their opponents. Just then, the screen turned black and white as The Vaudevillains made their entrance for their official WWE debut. Aiden English and Simon Gotch began making a big attack on the more experienced team, punishing them with relentless holds. Tyson Kidd tried to fight back against them, but the Vaudevillains were able to get the advantage on the two. Simon Gotch grabbed David Hart Smith and hit him off the ropes as Aiden English hit the Curtain Call on Tyson Kidd to give the two a big victory. After the match, the Vaudevillains exaggeratedly shook each other's hands as Tyson Kidd looked angry at them- then did a moonsault off the ropes to the crowd's boos.
Jack Swagger and Big E Langston were in the ring, as Alexander Rusev and Lana headed to the ring. Lana said that, while many people in America did not see the glory of Russia, and its leader, Vladimir Putin, they knew many Americans saw its great. The more enlightened, more intelligent Americans, who always knew of Russia's beauty. They were proud one man was able to be smart enough to see the Russian way of life was better than America's. That brought out Damien Sandow, who joined Big E and kissed Lana on the cheek before the two headed to the ring. Langston and Swagger tried a game of keepaway on Damien Sandow, proving that the might of America was strong enough to pick their battles, and proving blind, idiotic jingoism was a more noble way to go than the traitorous views of intellectualism on college campuses which tended to be in favor of a more socialist ethos. Also, Big E Langston made the smartypants die good. Big E Langston hit the Big Ending on Sandow, then went for a five count for the victory. After the match, Swagger and Big E celebrated, as Lana slapped Sandow, then Rusev locked the Accolade on him.
Two days before his big Battleground pre-show match with Randy Orton, Roman Reigns took on Mr. Money in the Bank Cody Rhodes. Reigns was a force to be reckoned with against Cody, punishing him with a number of vicious assaults. The match became further when Goldust and Eden were in back, wearing riot gear and pretending to be Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose. Goldust went to steal Cody's briefcase, but Cody grabbed it and wrenched it away- and just in time, as when he turned around into a Roman Reigns spear, Reigns hit the briefcase to go down for Cody to get the pinfall. After the match, Cody celebrated over Reigns as he said to Goldust "the sins of the past will catch up to you at Battleground"- only for Reigns to get up, spear Cody again, and say "Maybe it'll be the same for you. Believe THAT."
In a tune up for two teams for Battleground, Justin Gabriel and Adrian Neville took on The Ascension. The Ascension tried to overpower the two smaller men, each one trying to slip out of the grasp of the dominant tag team. Gabriel and Neville tried getting an advantage, going up to the top for a 450 Splash and Red Arrow- but The Ascension grabbed both men and threw them down with authority. Neville got up first, and tasted Fall of Man for his trouble as The Ascension stood triumphant.
Antonio Cesaro got a big challenge going into Battleground, taking on the crazed Bray Wyatt. Cesaro fought the madman with everything he had, getting a great attack on the cult leader- but then, if you fight one Wyatt, you eventually fight the Wyatt Family. Erick Rowan and Luke Harper, the WWE Tag Team Champions, made their impression felt, punishing Cesaro with a number of brutal attacks. Rowan and Harper brutalized Cesaro, leaving Bray Wyatt to pick the bones- for 2.999. Wyatt took the advantage, and tried for Sister Abigail, but before Wyatt kissed Cesaro, Cesaro reversed out of it and started attacking Wyatt. Cesaro got the Neutralizer, and signalled for the Cesaro Swing, but Erick Rowan clocked him, allowing Wyatt to get him up- then hit the Sister Abigail on Cesaro for the victory. After the match, The Wyatt Family stood over Cesaro- only for him to fight back. Luke Harper was the last left, so Luke Harper took 10 rotations of a Cesaro Swing. (81)
In Divas' competition, Paige took on Naomi...but then, Divas' Champion Stephanie McMahon said a Divas' Money in the Bank holder can handle better competition- so she brought out Cameron to join Naomi...and then, Stephanie said it still wasn't enough, so she brought Aksana (who handed Bo-Lieve buttons to the crowd) and Alicia Fox out there for a 4-on-1 assault on Paige. The four attacked the briefcase holder, beating her down as Stephanie McMahon gloated. The four tried for the kill, but Paige got a low blow on Aksana, then started punching away at the four. Paige clotheslined Aksana out of the ring, then got another on Naomi, then a third on Alicia, leaving Cameron there for the kill. Paige locked the PTO on Cameron, who tapped out before her teammates could help her. Paige stood triumphant as Stephanie was apoplectic, Paige blowing a kiss towards Stephanie before walking off with her title.
In a warmup for both teams, Marellions of Dollars took on Yoshi Tatsu and Hideo Itami. The Japanese contingent started off giving the opponents some stiff kicks, pulverizing the two as they tried cutting them down. Santino Marella and Darren Young fought back with some double-team moves, the two starting to gel as a tag team together. Yoshi got an advantage, trying to kick Santino Marella's head off- but before he could, Santino hit The Cobra on Yoshi's leg. Yoshi fell, trying to hold it down, as Santino grabbed it and locked it for the pinfall. After the match, the teams shook hands, giving each a great warmup for Battleground.
Before the main event, Paul Heyman came to the ring, his replica WWE World Heavyweight Championship being carried, Curtis Axel at his side. Heyman claimed that tonight, he was here not merely as an advocate for his client, the WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, but also in the interest of respect to Ryback. As Ryback kept saying "FEED ME MORE", he wanted to do something for him. Heyman called to the back as Jared from Subway came to the ring, then motioned- as a group of security brought out a 10-foot long party sub and placed it at ringside. Heyman talked about how for a man like Ryback, this should be part of it- but he felt more at home asking for more and giving Vince McMahon more advertising money from his client, Brock Lesnar. Heyman called back, and the woman from the Popeye's commercials came out with more men, each carrying huge buckets of fried chicken and gallons of iced tea. Heyman said that, if people wonder why he'd change his tune like this for Ryback, that's why they can't get it. You see, Paul Heyman, out of the goodness of his heart, has arranged for this little feast for Ryback, because it is going to be his last meal. On Sunday, at Battleground, Ryback condemned himself to die when he chose to fight Brock Lesnar. Before Lesnar makes a feast out of Ryback, it's only fair Heyman give him a feast to remember before he spends the rest of his life in traction, sucking meals down a straw.
In the main event, Ryback took on John Cena in a rematch from last week. Ryback looked at the spread Paul Heyman gave him, was about to eat, then decided to wait until after the match, Cena came in, as the two put on a brutal battle. Both men tried to dominate the other, neither one getting an advantage as they punished each other mercilessly in the ring. Ryback got the advantage, trying for a spear- but Cena got out of the way, sending Ryback into the ring. Cena went for an AA- then gave Ryback 10 rotations for an Airplane Spin before dropping him. Cena tried for the STF, but Ryback made the ropes and shouted "FINISH HIM!". Ryback hit the Meat Hook, but before he could hit the Shell Shocked, Paul Heyman motioned to Ryback, who was distracted. Cena grabbed Ryback, spun him around, and hit the AA on him for the victory. After the match, Ryback grabbed Paul Heyman, hit the Shell Shocked on him, then grabbed Heyman's WWE World Heavyweight Championship and shook hands with John Cena. The show ended as Cena raised Ryback's hand with the title and motioned to the back, as various WWE and NXT faces came down and started feasting on the alleged "last meal"- but with how Ryback's been, will it be, or will we see a new champion?
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Post by jagilki on Jul 22, 2015 18:16:55 GMT -5
Good Diary so far. Keep it going.
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