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Saturday
Takeover: WarGames
Date: November 19, 2017
Location: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Commentators: Percy Watson, Nigel McGuinness, Mauro Ranallo
Its time! After nearly twenty years of waiting, were FINALLY back to the biggest gimmick of them all. Well at least to the WWE version of the thing. Tonight there will be three trios involved in the match, which could make for a rather interesting edition of WarGames. At least its here though. Lets get to it.
The opening video of course has a war theme, with clips of President Roosevelt declaring a state of war, peppered with clips from the build to tonights show. The rest of the card is thrown in at the end, which is how it should go.
The two ring structure is so odd to see in WWE.
Kassius Ohno vs. Lars Sullivan
Sullivan is an unstoppable monster who needs better competition. Ohno gets driven into the corner without much effort to start and a forearm to the jaw has no effect on Lars. They head outside with Ohno being dropped face first onto the apron, only to have Sullivan charge into a boot in the corner. An enziguri staggers the monster but a clothesline turns Ohno inside out. A pop up powerslam plants Ohno and Mauro is freaking out at the power display (fair enough).
Back up and Ohno slugs away with some solid success, including a flying forearm to the back of the head. The cyclone kick actually drops Sullivan for two (which was necessary to make the fans believe this could happen). Ohno STOMPS HIM IN THE HEAD over and over and drops a backsplash for one. Some discus elbows dont have much effort though and its the Freak Accident for the pin on Ohno at 5:35.
Some of the UK wrestlers are here.
We recap Aleister Black vs. Velveteen Dream. Black was ready to make an announcement but Dream interrupted him, saying that everything that fades to black will one day come to light, like the light of the Velveteen Dream. Black wouldnt acknowledge Dream, which has Dream obsessed with getting Black to say his name.
Aleister Black vs. Velveteen Dream
Black does his still awesome rising up entrance. Dream debuts some custom made tights with himself on one leg and Black on the other ala Rick Rude back in the day. The fans are rather pleased with Dream, even as he slaps Black in the face. They hit the mat to start with Black working on an armbar before grabbing something like an Octopus hold. Dream slips out and actually tries to turn it into a striking match, earning himself a trip to the floor.
That allows Black to backflip into his sitting pose, right in front of Dream. A hip swivel doesnt seem to get on Blacks nerves, but he does look away a bit. Dream sits down as well as the fans chant SAY HIS NAME. Black crawls forward like Dream did a few weeks back, freaking Dream out for a change. Dream actually snaps his throat across the ropes to send Black outside, meaning its time for more posing.
Back in and Dream gets two off a good looking superkick before we hit a reverse chinlock (Dream: SAY IT! SAY IT!). Black gets tied up in the ropes as the fans really want him to say it. Dream slaps him though and thats just not a good idea. Black speeds things up with some strikes and a springboard moonsault press for two (SWEET, according to the annoying fans).
A quick Death Valley Driver gives Dream two so he tries a super version, only to get kicked down. Black knees him in the face for a close two, only to get caught in a Sister Abigail into a DDT for a delayed two. The Purple Rainmaker lands on a raised boot though, sending Dream into the ropes. Black kicks him in the face but walks into a superkick. Thats enough for Black though and its Black Mass for the pin at 14:41.
Post match Black takes the mic and says enjoy infamy .Velveteen Dream. Im not sure what to make of that. Sign of respect maybe?
Asuka, Funaki and Finn Balor are here. What a random trio.
We recap the Womens Title match. Asuka had to vacate the Womens Title upon moving up to the main roster so its time for a four way to crown a new champion. Kairi Sane won the Mae Young Classic and the other three won qualifying matches.
Womens Title: Kairi Sane vs. Peyton Royce vs. Nikki Cross vs. Ember Moon
The title is vacant coming in and its one fall to a finish. Its a brawl to start with everyone fighting everyone at once. They head outside with Sane diving onto Royce, only to have Moon dive onto both of them. Naturally Cross is right there but Moon powerbombs her on the floor (THUD).
Back in and Kairi hits a running spear in the corner on Moon but Royce is back in with a half nelson over the ropes, using her leg instead of the arm. Back up and another spear cuts Royce down, sending Sane up top rather early. Moon is right up there but Royce makes the save with a Tower of Doom for a huge crash. Cross is back in though and dives onto all three at once. Sane gets caught in the Tree of Woe for some stomping but Royce makes the save for some reason.
Cross fishermans neckbreaker gets two on Sane with Moon making a diving save. Royce is back up with a fishermans suplex for the same on Cross as Sane makes the save. Sane piles up Royce and Cross for a double Insane Elbow. This time its Sane making the save but Moon sends her outside. That sends Moon up top for the Eclipse to Royce and Cross at the same time for the pin and the title at 10:09.
Asuka presents Moon with the title.
Takeover: Philadelphia is on January 27.
Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe are here.
We recap the NXT Title match. Drew McIntyre won the title back in August and didnt really have a major feud. Enter Andrade Cien Almas, who has recently been recharged by new manager Zelina Vega. Drew said come get a shot so here we are.
NXT Title: Drew McIntyre vs. Andrade Cien Almas
Drew is defending and again towers over Almas. Andrade wastes no time in sending him outside for a hurricanrana attempt from Vega .who is calmly planted back on the apron. Drew knocks a dive out of the air but gets his throat snapped back across the top rope. We hit a triangle choke over the ropes into a Fujiwara armbar as Almas has an early target. A snap belly to belly gives Drew a breather though and a top rope clothesline sends the champ into a nipup.
Drew misses a charge in the corner though and gets caught in a reverse tornado DDT for two. A reverse hurricanrana is countered into a reverse Alabama Slam but Almas avoids another charge to send him outside. With Vega screeching, Almas scores with a moonsault press to the floor for a very close two back inside. Almas catches him in the Tree of Woe for the top rope double stomp, followed by the running knees in the corner for two.
Drew has had enough of this getting beaten up thing and comes back with a hard Batista Bomb for a near fall of his own as theyre both a bit spent. Future Shock out of nowhere gets two more but Almas sends him hard into the corner for another double knees to the back. Almas heads outside and grabs the title, allowing Vega to score with a hurricanrana driver.
The hammerlock DDT gives Almas a crazy close two and the crowd is losing it. Back up and a Claymore out of nowhere gets two with Vega putting the boot on the ropes. Another Claymore hits ropes though and Drew is in trouble. He heads up top for some reason but gets caught in an inverted draping DDT to give Almas the title in a big upset at 14:43.
Drew is dejected and Almas holds up the title on the announcers table.
Long recap of the main event. Undisputed Era showed up a few months ago and started attacking everyone on the roster, including Sanity. They tried to get Roderick Strong to join them but Strong wasnt interested. The Authors of Pain had a rematch for the NXT Tag Team Titles but the Undisputed Era interfered. Therefore, Strong joined forces with the Authors to make it a three way feud.
There are some different rules than in regular WarGames matches. Three men will start with their partners in individual shark cages. After five minutes, one team will be allowed to send in its remaining two members. Then, after three minutes each, the other two teams will be added in as well. It will be the first pinfall or submission to win and if you leave the cage, you forfeit the match.
Dustin Rhodes and Arn Anderson are here.
Sanity vs. Undisputed Era vs. Authors of Pain/Roderick Strong
Theres no roof on the cage. Strong has an Authors of Pain outfit this time, which doesnt quite suit him. Eric Young, Adam Cole and Strong start things off and this is SO strange to see in WWE. Cole tries to bail to start but they all wind up in the same cage. Young sends Cole into the cage and its a double team to keep Cole in early trouble. Hes able to crotch both of them on top though and everyone is down.
Back up and Strong starts slugging away, sending everyone into a cage until Kyle OReilly and Bobby Fish are the first team in. Strong and Young are in very sudden trouble thanks to a series of strikes from the fresh team. Fish and OReilly send both of them against the cage and crash into them over and over as this is one sided at the moment. That sounds like time for a fresh team, which in this case is the Authors of Pain. Undisputed Era cant hold the door closed and the destruction is on in a hurry.
Everyone is sent into another ring with the Authors LAUNCHING Strong onto the pile for a big old crash. Young and OReilly are caught in the Tree of Woe, leaving the Authors to give Cole and Fish Death Valley Drivers to untie them. The clock counts down and its Alexander Wolfe and Killian Dain completing the field. Wolfe is smart enough to bring in a nightstick to beat down the Authors while Dain throws in some weapons. As Sanity cleans house, the fans want tables so Dain, who hasnt gotten in yet, pulls one out. Dain finally gets in and locks the cage .before eating the key.
Dain beats on the Authors in the corner, including a shotgun dropkick with a backslash. Thats not enough so Dain climbs the cage for a huge crossbody and a near fall on Strong. Cole swings a cane at Dain with Fish coming in for a failed save attempt. Dain picks up OReilly and Fish for a fall away slam/Samoan drop combination while Razar does the same thing in the other ring. The slugout it until Dain crossbodies him down. Akum comes back in with a powerslam to Dain but OReilly walks the cage for a tornado DDT.
Strong gets caught in Chasing the Dragon for no cover. Instead Fish and OReilly clean house with a bunch of kicks before Kyle ties Wolfe up with a chain. Using said chain, OReilly puts on a cross armbreaker with Young making a fast save via a top rope elbow. Fish is back up with a moonsault and everyone is down at once. The Authors are back up with a Super Collide as Dain is a little busted open.
Young is back up with a Death Valley Driver to send Akum into Razar for two more. Strong pops up with the backbreakers and an Olympic Slam on Dain for the same. Everyone heads into the corners of the different rings, meaning stereo Towers of Doom. Cole managed to stay on the ropes though, meaning hes the only one not destroyed at the moment. Smart man Cole. The Authors crotch him on the top though .and grab the tables. Wolfe is up though and for some reason saves Cole, who climbs up to the top of the cage.
Akum gets German superplex through the tables and Young neckbreakers Razar off the top. With Cole still on top, Dain cleans house and grabs a trashcan .FOR A COAST TO COAST ON OREILLY!!! Ok so it was more like Coast to the Ohio Valley but not bad! Cole stands up on top of the cage but Strong is looking up at him. Strong climbs up as well (Fans: PLEASE DONT DIE!) ..for a superplex onto the pile!
Strong covers Cole for two as we see Wolfe still down with a referee checking on him after the German superplex, which was nearly five minutes ago. Razar and Dain slug it out between the rings until Akum comes in for the Last Chapter out of nowhere. Something like Total Elimination drops Akum but Sanity takes out OReilly and Fish. Strong gets wheelbarrow suplexed into the cage but Cole knees a chair into Youngs face for the pin at 35:54.
Results
Lars Sullivan b. Kassius Ohno Freak Accident
Aleister Black b. Velveteen Dream Black Mass
Ember Moon b. Kairi Sane, Peyton Royce and Nikki Cross Eclipse to Cross
Andrade Cien Almas b. Drew McIntyre Hanging inverted DDT
Undisputed Era b. Sanity and Authors of Pain/Roderick Strong Running knee into a chair to Young
Sunday
Survivor Series 2017
Date: November 19, 2017
Location: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Commentators: Booker T., Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton, Tom Phillips
I could go for more of this idea of shows turning from kind of uninteresting into stacked. This is a double main event with Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown, plus AJ Styles vs. Brock Lesnar in a non-title match. That might not sound like much but when you have John Cena, HHH, Kurt Angle and Randy Orton in a match, there has to be something right. Lets get to it.
Kickoff Show: Elias vs. Matt Hardy
Bonus match. Feeling out process to start with Matt working on a headlock before grabbing a Russian legsweep. Back from a break with Elias pull Matts throat into the top rope and then sending the shoulder into the apron. Elias stays on the arm with an armbar and right hands to the shoulder. We hit the armbar as this isnt exactly setting the world on fire yet.
A double underhook shoulder breaker (basically a Pedigree lifted into a shoulder breaker) keeps Matt in trouble until he grabs a Side Effect on the apron. The rams into the buckle and a bulldog set up a regular Side Effect for two. The Twist of Fate doesnt work though and Elias posts the bad arm. Drift Away gives Elias the pin at 9:10.
Kickoff Show: Cruiserweight Title: Kalisto vs. Enzo Amore
Amore is defending after theyve traded the title. Before the match, Enzo talks about Kalisto sending him into the cake on Tuesday. Then he woke up and looked in the mirror, where he wished upon a star. Tonight, he wants to give Kalisto a beating and fry him up like a chicken so Enzo can be the only Chick-Fil-A open o a Sunday.
Enzo starts fast with some shoulders in the corner but Kalisto grabs a sunset bomb for two as we take an early break. Back with Enzo pulling him out of the corner into a side slam for a near fall of his own. A running forearm in the corner gets two and were off to the chinlock. Kalisto fights up with a headscissors though, followed by a Death Valley Bomb. The Salida Del Sol is blocked but so is a Jordunzo on the apron. Back in and Enzo sends him face first into an exposed buckle, setting up the Jordunzo to retain the title at 8:54.
Kickoff Show: Sami Zayn/Kevin Owens vs. Breezango
Bonus match. Before the match, Owens and Sami talk about how ridiculous it is for them to be on the Kickoff Show. If Breezango wants to solve crimes, they should be looking at why Owens and Sami arent leading Smackdown to victory tonight. Theyre not happy with being caught in the McMahon sibling rivalry...but heres Breezango to cut them off. Breeze thinks Sami and Kevins facial hair should be at least ten different violations, which sound like fighting words.
Fandango dropkicks Owens outside to start and its time for some fashion tickets. Its also time for a break less than forty seconds in. Back with Fandango chopping Sami but Breeze gets caught in the wrong corner. The chinlock doesnt last very long so Owens comes in and grabs one of his own. Naturally its a long one because no one breaks his chinlock. Breeze fights up with a DDT and the hot tag brings in Fandango. Everything breaks down and Fandango misses the Last Dance, allowing Owens to hit the Pop Up Powerbomb for the pin at 8:28.
The opening video looks at all of the show vs. show matches, which is really the only way to open up a show like this.
New Day vs. Shield
Now thats an opener. Before the match, New Day accuses Shield of ripping off their invasion idea. Shield might be the big dogs but New Day is about to go Bob Barker on them. The dogs are going to bite themselves as we get closer to Wrestlemania season. New Day would never do that because New Day rocks. Before we get going, heres another video on the Sieges for reasons of WWE needing to make sure to play it as many times as possible.
Dean and Kofi get things going with Ambrose getting the better of it and handing it off to Rollins. Big E. comes in as well but since Rollins isnt over losing the NXT Title to him a few years back, he brings Reigns in instead. A shoulder puts Reigns down but hes right back up with a leapfrog into a Samoan drop.
Ambrose tags himself in though and everything breaks down with Shield getting the better of it. New Day gets clotheslined out to the floor until Woods is dragged back in for a Unicorn Stampede. The hot tag brings in Kofi for some chops and the Boom Drop on Ambrose. The real Unicorn Stampede has Ambrose in trouble and Woods dropkick in the corner makes things even worse.
Everything breaks down again with Cole saying a brawl would go to New Day. Big E. spears Ambrose through the ropes as Rollins and Reigns just kind of stand around. Back in and Ambrose breaks up a belly to belly superplex, allowing the hot tag to Rollins. A quick Blockbuster takes Kingston down and a Sling Blade gets two. Reigns comes in for a running clothesline, followed by a Superman Punch to Woods.
Dean makes a blind tag and its the wind-up knee into Dirty Deeds for two on Kofi with Big E. making a save. Everything breaks down again and Big E. breaks up the TripleBomb. Reigns gets sent into the steps and Trouble in Paradise drops Rollins. Back in and Big E. gets on Woods shoulders so Kofi can jump over them for a splash. Big E. is dropped into a second splash but they have to cut Rollins off instead of covering.
In a scary power display, Big E. scoops up Ambrose and Rollins for a double Midnight Hour, only to have Reigns spear Big E. into his partners for the save. Both teams go to a corner and come out swinging, leaving Ambrose to hit Dirty Deeds on Big E. on the floor. The spear cuts Kofi in half ..and Roman goes up? A SUPER TRIPLEBOMB ends Kofi at 21:33.
Stephanie (of course) gives the Raw Womens Team a pep talk. Basically she wants every member to be awesome.
Raw Womens Team vs. Smackdown Womens Team
Raw: Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Asuka
Smackdown: Becky Lynch, Carmella, Tamina, Natalya, Naomi
Asuka gets an especially big entrance, which is exactly what she deserves. Becky and Alicia start things up with Fox being sent into the corner and dropped face first onto the buckle. Bayley makes a blind tag though and comes in to grab a rollup on Lynch for the pin at 2:34. Tamina comes in and drives Bayley into the corner, only to have Asuka come in and fire off some kicks.
Alicia tags herself back in and the beatdown commences. A hard shot finally knocks Bayley into the corner but she knocks her way free without too much trouble. Carmella gets in a superkick to drop Bayley though and Taminas top rope splash is good for the pin at 5:22. Nia comes in to face Tamina in the hoss (Whats female for hoss?) battle, including the big headbutt exchange.
Tamina gets powered into the corner for some shoulders to the ribs, only to have Nia rip her Raw shirt off. A big charge runs Tamina over for two but a Lana distraction lets Tamina hit back to back superkicks. Naomi dives onto Nia and a third superkick keeps her on the floor. Tamina adds a crossbody from the steps and beats the count to get rid of Nia at 8:55. Its off to Naomi to slug away on Fox but she misses the split legged moonsault. Instead its a sunset flip for two, which the referee counts as three anyway, for the pin at 10:30. Banks comes in for the Bank Statement to get rid of Naomi at 10:55.
So its Banks/Asuka vs. Natalya/Carmella/Tamina, which better wind up as an Asuka showcase. Asuka comes in with a series of strikes and the hip attack for two on Carmella. A quick Bronco Buster stuns Asuka but Carmella makes the mistake of slapping her in the face. One heck of a kick to the head gets rid of Carmella at 12:51. Banks comes back in and grabs a Bank Statement on Natalya with Tamina making a save. The Sharpshooter gets rid of Banks at 15:07 and its Asuka vs. Natalya/Tamina.
The double teaming begins in a hurry but Tamina misses the top rope splash. Asuka slaps on a cross armbreaker to make Tamina tap at 17:28 and the Sharpshooter is quickly reversed into a kneebar. Thats broken up with some kicks to the ribs but Asuka kicks her in the head. The Asuka Lock is good for the final submission at 18:18.
Stephanie and Daniel Bryan bicker, drawing up memories of Wrestlemania XXX with Stephanie talking in that way that ONLY SHE EVER TALKS. This goes on way too long (after a way too long WWE Network ad) as its almost like theyre filling time on a four hour show.
Baron Corbin vs. The Miz
Non-title but this is US Champion vs. Intercontinental Champion. Mizs wife Maryse is in the front row and Corbin looks down at her, sending Miz into a frenzy. They fight outside with Miz sending him into the barricade, only to have Corbin do the same. Of course the announcers completely ignore this to talk about the wrestlers trying to fire up their brands backstage.
Corbin gets in a right hand but Bo Dallas clips his knee and Miz takes over again. The Figure Four is broken up in a hurry and a one legged Deep Six gives Corbin a near fall. Corbin pulls Curtis Axel inside but has to kick out of a rollup. The short DDT gets two more and its time for the YES Kicks. Miz hits the running corner dropkick but charges into End of Days for the pin at 9:21.
Corbin says he just shut Miz up.
Paul Heyman isnt worried about AJ Styles being phenomenal. AJ may be the most phenomenal wrestler of this generation but hes up against a conqueror.
The Bar vs. Usos
Same deal as Miz vs. Corbin but with tag teams. Before the match, the Usos say if Sheamus and Cesaro are the Bar, theyre pole vaulters. Sheamus, now with white tips on his mohawk, drives Jimmy into the corner to start but the twins take him down without much effort. As Graves and Booker argue over Booker winning Tag Team Titles (as usual, I have no idea why this is going on), Cesaro comes in with an uppercut.
Jimmy knocks both of them off the apron but gets caught in a Regal Roll on the floor. Cesaro slaps on a chinlock as Cole compares Sheamus hair to the Red Rooster. Oh come on man thats low. Sheamus gets two off the Irish Curse and Cesaro kicks Jey off the apron to prevent a hot tag attempt. The hot tag works a few seconds later though and Jey comes in to clean house.
A running Umaga Attack gets two on Cesaro but Sheamus cuts Jimmy off. That means a jumping uppercut to Jey and we hit the Cesaro Swing into the Sharpshooter. Sheamus Brogue Kicks Jimmy down so Jey has to crawl over to the ropes for the break. That just means a super White Noise for two as Jimmy dives in for the save. Cesaro loads up a powerbomb and Sheamus goes up, only to have Jey grab him for a Samoan drop as Cesaro plants him.
Thats good for two on Sheamus as Im still trying to figure out why Cesaro would do that. An enziguri finally allows the hot tag to Jimmy, who cleans house in a hurry. He dives over the top onto Cesaro but tags out on the way, leaving Jey to hit the Superfly Splash for the pin on Sheamus at 15:55.
Jason Jordan isnt happy with not being on Team Raw but hopes they win. After HHH is eliminated that is.
We look back at Charlotte winning the Smackdown Womens Title on Tuesday.
Charlotte vs. Alexa Bliss
Champion vs. champion again. Bliss bails to the floor to start and then hides in the ropes to avoid a right hand. Charlotte gets her arm snapped down off the apron and Bliss takes over for the first time. Back in and we hit the armbar with a stomach claw but Charlotte reverses into a rollup. The kickout sends her hard into the corner, only to have Charlotte hit something like a fall away slam into the corner.
Bliss sends her into the corner again though, setting up a top rope double knee drop to the back for a scary landing. Code Red gives Bliss two but she cant grab the DDT. Instead its a guillotine choke with Bliss nearly crying as she tries to make Charlotte tap. Charlotte powers up into a Batista Bomb for two more, followed by Natural Selection for the same.
The moonsault misses though and Bliss DDT gets another near fall with Charlotte getting her foot on the ropes. A bad looking spear drops Bliss for no cover so Alexa comes back with a dropkick to the ribs. Twisted Bliss hits knees though and the Figure Eight makes Bliss tap at 15:40.
We recap Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles in the final champion vs. champion match. Styles won the title less than two weeks ago while Lesnar has held his since Wrestlemania. There isnt much of a story here but the question is can AJ overcome the monster.
AJ Styles vs. Brock Lesnar
Non-title in an idea you should get by now. Heyman handles Brocks Big Match Intro as only he can do. The fans are split here as AJ is smart enough to not rush in. Thats fine with Brock who scores with the shoulders in the corner. Styles gets knocked down in the corner again so Lesnar drags him across the ring by the hair. One heck of a suplex has Styles rocked again and the German suplex makes things even worse.
AJ gets dumped over the top in a heap and Lesnar throws him into the announcers table. Back in and Brock hits another release German suplex as this is completely one sided. A running knee in the corner keeps AJ rocked and a shot to the face drops him again. Brock: FIGHT ME! AJ slugs away to no avail as a knee cuts him down. The F5 is escaped though and Brock misses a knee in the corner. AJ scores with a DDT and gets a much needed breather.
They botch a tornado DDT with AJ being shoved off and both guys are down again. The Pele puts Lesnar down again but Brock is right back up with another German suplex. AJ sends him outside though and the slingshot forearm has Lesnar in more trouble. Theyre doing really well with the hope spots here. Brock gets sent knee first into the steps and theres another running forearm.
Back in and AJ hits a Lionsault of all things, followed by the springboard 450 for a close two. Another F5 is countered into the Calf Crusher but Lesnar rams Styles head into the match for the break. Well that works. The F5 is escaped for the third time and the Phenomenal Forearm is good for two. AJ goes outside one too many times though and its the F5 for the pin at 15:16.
Long recap of the main event. Smackdown invaded Raw, then they invaded again, then Raw invaded Smackdown. Lets have an all-star elimination match.
Raw Mens Team vs. Smackdown Mens Team
Raw: Kurt Angle, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, HHH, Braun Strowman
Smackdown: Shane McMahon, Bobby Roode, John Cena, Randy Orton, Shinsuke Nakamura
Shane charges at Strowman (so much for Angle promising to start the match) and gets LAUNCHED across the ring, freaking Shane out. Its off to Orton vs. Joe with a shoulder dropping Orton like hes nothing. Neither finisher can hit and its time for a standoff. Balor comes in to face Nakamura in what could be classified as a dream match. The fans chant NXT and then what sounds like USA until Nakamura takes him against the ropes for the head on the chest.
Nakamura misses a kick and has to avoid a double stomp, giving us a standoff. HHH comes in to face Nakamura, who tells him to COME ON. A kick to the face drops HHH as Cole keeps referring to Nakamura as Shin. The facebuster is somewhat botched as HHH winds up on his back, meaning its off to Roode. The slugout goes to Roode until he walks into a spinebuster. Roode grabs one of his own but cant hit the Glorious DDT.
Instead its Angle (complete with stars and stripes gloves) coming in to roll some German suplexes. Nakamura comes in, gets in a cheap shot on Strowman, and strikes away at Kurt without much effort. Joe and Balor get dropped as well before HHHs Pedigree attempt is countered into another kick to the head. Strowman gets in but Nakamura scores with a middle rope knee. Not that it matters as the running powerslam eliminates Nakamura at 11:22.
Roode comes in next with the Blockbuster for no count as Braun kicks him away before one. A second attempt misses though and the second running powerslam makes it 5-3 at 12:22. Joe tags himself in and its time for an argument. Smackdown is smart enough to let HHH and Angle nearly come to blows until Orton breaks it up. Shane gets to slug it out with Joe but Orton powerslams Joe down. Everyone clears out until its Orton/Cena vs. Strowman for a heck of a showdown. Strowman gets knocked outside but Cena gets dropped with a single right hand.
Its time to load up the announcers table but Shane comes over to help (along with Nakamura, who is still here for some reason) with a triple suplex to drive Strowman through. Joe (who, along with Strowmans partners, didnt fall into a hole somewhere) breaks up Shanes elbow, only to have Cena come in for a running clothesline. A big boot puts Cena in the corner and the Rock Bottom out of the corner looks to finish him ..until Balor and Joe get in an argument. The AA plants both guys and a second gets rid of Joe at 18:04.
Angle comes in to face Cena with Kurt taking him down rather easily. The slugout draws the BOO/YAY chants and Cena scores with a ProtoBomb. Angle picks the ankle though and its an Angle Slam for two. The Coup de Grace sets up another Angle Slam and Cena is gone at 21:55. So its Orton/Shane vs. Strowman/Balor/HHH/Angle. Balor kicks away at Orton but makes sure to dropkick Shane into the barricade. Another shotgun dropkick looks to set up the Coup de Grace but Orton rolls away, setting up the RKO to get rid of Balor at 23:35.
HHH comes in and gets shoved into the ropes to crotch Angle on top. Cue Owens and Sami to go after Shane (as you knew was coming) but the boss fights them off with a chair. Strowman comes in to go after Orton and the running powerslam makes it 3-1 at 26:35. Shane is all alone now and stays on the floor with no counting from the referee. Strowman is waiting on Shane until HHH tags himself in instead. Cole thinks brother vs. brother-in-law is the MOST AMAZING THING HES SEEN IN THE LAST FIVE MINUTES but Angle tags himself in instead.
A Russian legsweep gets two on Angle and the jumping back elbow gets the same. Theres the Angle Slam into the ankle lock with Shane looking at the ropes and then crawling back into the middle of the ring. And then HHH breaks it up and Pedigrees Angle to give Shane the pin at 32:02. Strowman stares HHH down as Shane is holding his ankle. Thats about it though as HHH Pedigrees Shane for the pin at 34:18.
Post match HHH celebrates as Strowman looks confused. Strowman grabs him by the throat and chokes him in the corner, telling HHH to never try to play him again. A Pedigree attempt is swatted away and back to back running powerslams end the show.
Results
Shield b. New Day Super TripleBomb to Kingston
Raw Womens Team b. Smackdown Womens Team Asuka Lock to Natalya
Baron Corbin b. The Miz End of Days
Usos b. The Bar Superfly Splash to Sheamus
Charlotte b. Alexa Bliss Figure Eight
Brock Lesnar b. AJ Styles F5
Raw Mens Team b. Smackdown Mens Team Pedigree to McMahon
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Bayley b. Mickie James and Dana Brooke Bayley to Belly to James
Enzo Amore/Drew Gulak b. Kalisto/Akira Tozawa Jordunzo to Tozawa
Jason Jordan b. Bray Wyatt Rollup
Shield b. Miz/The Bar TripleBomb to Miz
Finn Balor/Samoa Joe b. Anderson and Gallows Coup de Grace to Anderson
Smackdown
Baron Corbin b. Sin Cara End of Days
Charlotte b. Becky Lynch Figure Eight
Jimmy Uso b. Chad Gable Superkick
Sami Zayn/Kevin Owens vs. New Day went to a no contest when Shield interfered
NXT
Street Profits b. Riddick Moss/Tino Sabbatelli Right hand To Sabbatelli
Lars Sullivan b. Raul Mendoza Freak Accident
Ember Moon b. Mercedes Martinez Eclipse
Impact Wrestling
Sonjay Dutt/Dezmond Xavier/Garza Jr. b. Taiji Ishimori/Caleb Konley/Trevor Lee Final Flash to Konley
Ethan Carter III b. Fallah Bahh Rollup with feet on the ropes
LAX b. OVE/Sami Callihan Street Sweeper to Dave
Eli Drake b. Petey Williams Gravy Train
Takeover: WarGames
Lars Sullivan b. Kassius Ohno Freak Accident
Aleister Black b. Velveteen Dream Black Mass
Ember Moon b. Kairi Sane, Peyton Royce and Nikki Cross Eclipse to Cross
Andrade Cien Almas b. Drew McIntyre Hanging inverted DDT
Undisputed Era b. Sanity and Authors of Pain/Roderick Strong Running knee into a chair to Young
Survivor Series 2017
Shield b. New Day Super TripleBomb to Kingston
Raw Womens Team b. Smackdown Womens Team Asuka Lock to Natalya
Baron Corbin b. The Miz End of Days
Usos b. The Bar Superfly Splash to Sheamus
Charlotte b. Alexa Bliss Figure Eight
Brock Lesnar b. AJ Styles F5
Raw Mens Team b. Smackdown Mens Team Pedigree to McMahon
Takeover: WarGames
Date: November 19, 2017
Location: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Commentators: Percy Watson, Nigel McGuinness, Mauro Ranallo
Its time! After nearly twenty years of waiting, were FINALLY back to the biggest gimmick of them all. Well at least to the WWE version of the thing. Tonight there will be three trios involved in the match, which could make for a rather interesting edition of WarGames. At least its here though. Lets get to it.
The opening video of course has a war theme, with clips of President Roosevelt declaring a state of war, peppered with clips from the build to tonights show. The rest of the card is thrown in at the end, which is how it should go.
The two ring structure is so odd to see in WWE.
Kassius Ohno vs. Lars Sullivan
Sullivan is an unstoppable monster who needs better competition. Ohno gets driven into the corner without much effort to start and a forearm to the jaw has no effect on Lars. They head outside with Ohno being dropped face first onto the apron, only to have Sullivan charge into a boot in the corner. An enziguri staggers the monster but a clothesline turns Ohno inside out. A pop up powerslam plants Ohno and Mauro is freaking out at the power display (fair enough).
Back up and Ohno slugs away with some solid success, including a flying forearm to the back of the head. The cyclone kick actually drops Sullivan for two (which was necessary to make the fans believe this could happen). Ohno STOMPS HIM IN THE HEAD over and over and drops a backsplash for one. Some discus elbows dont have much effort though and its the Freak Accident for the pin on Ohno at 5:35.
Some of the UK wrestlers are here.
We recap Aleister Black vs. Velveteen Dream. Black was ready to make an announcement but Dream interrupted him, saying that everything that fades to black will one day come to light, like the light of the Velveteen Dream. Black wouldnt acknowledge Dream, which has Dream obsessed with getting Black to say his name.
Aleister Black vs. Velveteen Dream
Black does his still awesome rising up entrance. Dream debuts some custom made tights with himself on one leg and Black on the other ala Rick Rude back in the day. The fans are rather pleased with Dream, even as he slaps Black in the face. They hit the mat to start with Black working on an armbar before grabbing something like an Octopus hold. Dream slips out and actually tries to turn it into a striking match, earning himself a trip to the floor.
That allows Black to backflip into his sitting pose, right in front of Dream. A hip swivel doesnt seem to get on Blacks nerves, but he does look away a bit. Dream sits down as well as the fans chant SAY HIS NAME. Black crawls forward like Dream did a few weeks back, freaking Dream out for a change. Dream actually snaps his throat across the ropes to send Black outside, meaning its time for more posing.
Back in and Dream gets two off a good looking superkick before we hit a reverse chinlock (Dream: SAY IT! SAY IT!). Black gets tied up in the ropes as the fans really want him to say it. Dream slaps him though and thats just not a good idea. Black speeds things up with some strikes and a springboard moonsault press for two (SWEET, according to the annoying fans).
A quick Death Valley Driver gives Dream two so he tries a super version, only to get kicked down. Black knees him in the face for a close two, only to get caught in a Sister Abigail into a DDT for a delayed two. The Purple Rainmaker lands on a raised boot though, sending Dream into the ropes. Black kicks him in the face but walks into a superkick. Thats enough for Black though and its Black Mass for the pin at 14:41.
Post match Black takes the mic and says enjoy infamy .Velveteen Dream. Im not sure what to make of that. Sign of respect maybe?
Asuka, Funaki and Finn Balor are here. What a random trio.
We recap the Womens Title match. Asuka had to vacate the Womens Title upon moving up to the main roster so its time for a four way to crown a new champion. Kairi Sane won the Mae Young Classic and the other three won qualifying matches.
Womens Title: Kairi Sane vs. Peyton Royce vs. Nikki Cross vs. Ember Moon
The title is vacant coming in and its one fall to a finish. Its a brawl to start with everyone fighting everyone at once. They head outside with Sane diving onto Royce, only to have Moon dive onto both of them. Naturally Cross is right there but Moon powerbombs her on the floor (THUD).
Back in and Kairi hits a running spear in the corner on Moon but Royce is back in with a half nelson over the ropes, using her leg instead of the arm. Back up and another spear cuts Royce down, sending Sane up top rather early. Moon is right up there but Royce makes the save with a Tower of Doom for a huge crash. Cross is back in though and dives onto all three at once. Sane gets caught in the Tree of Woe for some stomping but Royce makes the save for some reason.
Cross fishermans neckbreaker gets two on Sane with Moon making a diving save. Royce is back up with a fishermans suplex for the same on Cross as Sane makes the save. Sane piles up Royce and Cross for a double Insane Elbow. This time its Sane making the save but Moon sends her outside. That sends Moon up top for the Eclipse to Royce and Cross at the same time for the pin and the title at 10:09.
Asuka presents Moon with the title.
Takeover: Philadelphia is on January 27.
Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe are here.
We recap the NXT Title match. Drew McIntyre won the title back in August and didnt really have a major feud. Enter Andrade Cien Almas, who has recently been recharged by new manager Zelina Vega. Drew said come get a shot so here we are.
NXT Title: Drew McIntyre vs. Andrade Cien Almas
Drew is defending and again towers over Almas. Andrade wastes no time in sending him outside for a hurricanrana attempt from Vega .who is calmly planted back on the apron. Drew knocks a dive out of the air but gets his throat snapped back across the top rope. We hit a triangle choke over the ropes into a Fujiwara armbar as Almas has an early target. A snap belly to belly gives Drew a breather though and a top rope clothesline sends the champ into a nipup.
Drew misses a charge in the corner though and gets caught in a reverse tornado DDT for two. A reverse hurricanrana is countered into a reverse Alabama Slam but Almas avoids another charge to send him outside. With Vega screeching, Almas scores with a moonsault press to the floor for a very close two back inside. Almas catches him in the Tree of Woe for the top rope double stomp, followed by the running knees in the corner for two.
Drew has had enough of this getting beaten up thing and comes back with a hard Batista Bomb for a near fall of his own as theyre both a bit spent. Future Shock out of nowhere gets two more but Almas sends him hard into the corner for another double knees to the back. Almas heads outside and grabs the title, allowing Vega to score with a hurricanrana driver.
The hammerlock DDT gives Almas a crazy close two and the crowd is losing it. Back up and a Claymore out of nowhere gets two with Vega putting the boot on the ropes. Another Claymore hits ropes though and Drew is in trouble. He heads up top for some reason but gets caught in an inverted draping DDT to give Almas the title in a big upset at 14:43.
Drew is dejected and Almas holds up the title on the announcers table.
Long recap of the main event. Undisputed Era showed up a few months ago and started attacking everyone on the roster, including Sanity. They tried to get Roderick Strong to join them but Strong wasnt interested. The Authors of Pain had a rematch for the NXT Tag Team Titles but the Undisputed Era interfered. Therefore, Strong joined forces with the Authors to make it a three way feud.
There are some different rules than in regular WarGames matches. Three men will start with their partners in individual shark cages. After five minutes, one team will be allowed to send in its remaining two members. Then, after three minutes each, the other two teams will be added in as well. It will be the first pinfall or submission to win and if you leave the cage, you forfeit the match.
Dustin Rhodes and Arn Anderson are here.
Sanity vs. Undisputed Era vs. Authors of Pain/Roderick Strong
Theres no roof on the cage. Strong has an Authors of Pain outfit this time, which doesnt quite suit him. Eric Young, Adam Cole and Strong start things off and this is SO strange to see in WWE. Cole tries to bail to start but they all wind up in the same cage. Young sends Cole into the cage and its a double team to keep Cole in early trouble. Hes able to crotch both of them on top though and everyone is down.
Back up and Strong starts slugging away, sending everyone into a cage until Kyle OReilly and Bobby Fish are the first team in. Strong and Young are in very sudden trouble thanks to a series of strikes from the fresh team. Fish and OReilly send both of them against the cage and crash into them over and over as this is one sided at the moment. That sounds like time for a fresh team, which in this case is the Authors of Pain. Undisputed Era cant hold the door closed and the destruction is on in a hurry.
Everyone is sent into another ring with the Authors LAUNCHING Strong onto the pile for a big old crash. Young and OReilly are caught in the Tree of Woe, leaving the Authors to give Cole and Fish Death Valley Drivers to untie them. The clock counts down and its Alexander Wolfe and Killian Dain completing the field. Wolfe is smart enough to bring in a nightstick to beat down the Authors while Dain throws in some weapons. As Sanity cleans house, the fans want tables so Dain, who hasnt gotten in yet, pulls one out. Dain finally gets in and locks the cage .before eating the key.
Dain beats on the Authors in the corner, including a shotgun dropkick with a backslash. Thats not enough so Dain climbs the cage for a huge crossbody and a near fall on Strong. Cole swings a cane at Dain with Fish coming in for a failed save attempt. Dain picks up OReilly and Fish for a fall away slam/Samoan drop combination while Razar does the same thing in the other ring. The slugout it until Dain crossbodies him down. Akum comes back in with a powerslam to Dain but OReilly walks the cage for a tornado DDT.
Strong gets caught in Chasing the Dragon for no cover. Instead Fish and OReilly clean house with a bunch of kicks before Kyle ties Wolfe up with a chain. Using said chain, OReilly puts on a cross armbreaker with Young making a fast save via a top rope elbow. Fish is back up with a moonsault and everyone is down at once. The Authors are back up with a Super Collide as Dain is a little busted open.
Young is back up with a Death Valley Driver to send Akum into Razar for two more. Strong pops up with the backbreakers and an Olympic Slam on Dain for the same. Everyone heads into the corners of the different rings, meaning stereo Towers of Doom. Cole managed to stay on the ropes though, meaning hes the only one not destroyed at the moment. Smart man Cole. The Authors crotch him on the top though .and grab the tables. Wolfe is up though and for some reason saves Cole, who climbs up to the top of the cage.
Akum gets German superplex through the tables and Young neckbreakers Razar off the top. With Cole still on top, Dain cleans house and grabs a trashcan .FOR A COAST TO COAST ON OREILLY!!! Ok so it was more like Coast to the Ohio Valley but not bad! Cole stands up on top of the cage but Strong is looking up at him. Strong climbs up as well (Fans: PLEASE DONT DIE!) ..for a superplex onto the pile!
Strong covers Cole for two as we see Wolfe still down with a referee checking on him after the German superplex, which was nearly five minutes ago. Razar and Dain slug it out between the rings until Akum comes in for the Last Chapter out of nowhere. Something like Total Elimination drops Akum but Sanity takes out OReilly and Fish. Strong gets wheelbarrow suplexed into the cage but Cole knees a chair into Youngs face for the pin at 35:54.
Results
Lars Sullivan b. Kassius Ohno Freak Accident
Aleister Black b. Velveteen Dream Black Mass
Ember Moon b. Kairi Sane, Peyton Royce and Nikki Cross Eclipse to Cross
Andrade Cien Almas b. Drew McIntyre Hanging inverted DDT
Undisputed Era b. Sanity and Authors of Pain/Roderick Strong Running knee into a chair to Young
Sunday
Survivor Series 2017
Date: November 19, 2017
Location: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Commentators: Booker T., Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton, Tom Phillips
I could go for more of this idea of shows turning from kind of uninteresting into stacked. This is a double main event with Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown, plus AJ Styles vs. Brock Lesnar in a non-title match. That might not sound like much but when you have John Cena, HHH, Kurt Angle and Randy Orton in a match, there has to be something right. Lets get to it.
Kickoff Show: Elias vs. Matt Hardy
Bonus match. Feeling out process to start with Matt working on a headlock before grabbing a Russian legsweep. Back from a break with Elias pull Matts throat into the top rope and then sending the shoulder into the apron. Elias stays on the arm with an armbar and right hands to the shoulder. We hit the armbar as this isnt exactly setting the world on fire yet.
A double underhook shoulder breaker (basically a Pedigree lifted into a shoulder breaker) keeps Matt in trouble until he grabs a Side Effect on the apron. The rams into the buckle and a bulldog set up a regular Side Effect for two. The Twist of Fate doesnt work though and Elias posts the bad arm. Drift Away gives Elias the pin at 9:10.
Kickoff Show: Cruiserweight Title: Kalisto vs. Enzo Amore
Amore is defending after theyve traded the title. Before the match, Enzo talks about Kalisto sending him into the cake on Tuesday. Then he woke up and looked in the mirror, where he wished upon a star. Tonight, he wants to give Kalisto a beating and fry him up like a chicken so Enzo can be the only Chick-Fil-A open o a Sunday.
Enzo starts fast with some shoulders in the corner but Kalisto grabs a sunset bomb for two as we take an early break. Back with Enzo pulling him out of the corner into a side slam for a near fall of his own. A running forearm in the corner gets two and were off to the chinlock. Kalisto fights up with a headscissors though, followed by a Death Valley Bomb. The Salida Del Sol is blocked but so is a Jordunzo on the apron. Back in and Enzo sends him face first into an exposed buckle, setting up the Jordunzo to retain the title at 8:54.
Kickoff Show: Sami Zayn/Kevin Owens vs. Breezango
Bonus match. Before the match, Owens and Sami talk about how ridiculous it is for them to be on the Kickoff Show. If Breezango wants to solve crimes, they should be looking at why Owens and Sami arent leading Smackdown to victory tonight. Theyre not happy with being caught in the McMahon sibling rivalry...but heres Breezango to cut them off. Breeze thinks Sami and Kevins facial hair should be at least ten different violations, which sound like fighting words.
Fandango dropkicks Owens outside to start and its time for some fashion tickets. Its also time for a break less than forty seconds in. Back with Fandango chopping Sami but Breeze gets caught in the wrong corner. The chinlock doesnt last very long so Owens comes in and grabs one of his own. Naturally its a long one because no one breaks his chinlock. Breeze fights up with a DDT and the hot tag brings in Fandango. Everything breaks down and Fandango misses the Last Dance, allowing Owens to hit the Pop Up Powerbomb for the pin at 8:28.
The opening video looks at all of the show vs. show matches, which is really the only way to open up a show like this.
New Day vs. Shield
Now thats an opener. Before the match, New Day accuses Shield of ripping off their invasion idea. Shield might be the big dogs but New Day is about to go Bob Barker on them. The dogs are going to bite themselves as we get closer to Wrestlemania season. New Day would never do that because New Day rocks. Before we get going, heres another video on the Sieges for reasons of WWE needing to make sure to play it as many times as possible.
Dean and Kofi get things going with Ambrose getting the better of it and handing it off to Rollins. Big E. comes in as well but since Rollins isnt over losing the NXT Title to him a few years back, he brings Reigns in instead. A shoulder puts Reigns down but hes right back up with a leapfrog into a Samoan drop.
Ambrose tags himself in though and everything breaks down with Shield getting the better of it. New Day gets clotheslined out to the floor until Woods is dragged back in for a Unicorn Stampede. The hot tag brings in Kofi for some chops and the Boom Drop on Ambrose. The real Unicorn Stampede has Ambrose in trouble and Woods dropkick in the corner makes things even worse.
Everything breaks down again with Cole saying a brawl would go to New Day. Big E. spears Ambrose through the ropes as Rollins and Reigns just kind of stand around. Back in and Ambrose breaks up a belly to belly superplex, allowing the hot tag to Rollins. A quick Blockbuster takes Kingston down and a Sling Blade gets two. Reigns comes in for a running clothesline, followed by a Superman Punch to Woods.
Dean makes a blind tag and its the wind-up knee into Dirty Deeds for two on Kofi with Big E. making a save. Everything breaks down again and Big E. breaks up the TripleBomb. Reigns gets sent into the steps and Trouble in Paradise drops Rollins. Back in and Big E. gets on Woods shoulders so Kofi can jump over them for a splash. Big E. is dropped into a second splash but they have to cut Rollins off instead of covering.
In a scary power display, Big E. scoops up Ambrose and Rollins for a double Midnight Hour, only to have Reigns spear Big E. into his partners for the save. Both teams go to a corner and come out swinging, leaving Ambrose to hit Dirty Deeds on Big E. on the floor. The spear cuts Kofi in half ..and Roman goes up? A SUPER TRIPLEBOMB ends Kofi at 21:33.
Stephanie (of course) gives the Raw Womens Team a pep talk. Basically she wants every member to be awesome.
Raw Womens Team vs. Smackdown Womens Team
Raw: Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Asuka
Smackdown: Becky Lynch, Carmella, Tamina, Natalya, Naomi
Asuka gets an especially big entrance, which is exactly what she deserves. Becky and Alicia start things up with Fox being sent into the corner and dropped face first onto the buckle. Bayley makes a blind tag though and comes in to grab a rollup on Lynch for the pin at 2:34. Tamina comes in and drives Bayley into the corner, only to have Asuka come in and fire off some kicks.
Alicia tags herself back in and the beatdown commences. A hard shot finally knocks Bayley into the corner but she knocks her way free without too much trouble. Carmella gets in a superkick to drop Bayley though and Taminas top rope splash is good for the pin at 5:22. Nia comes in to face Tamina in the hoss (Whats female for hoss?) battle, including the big headbutt exchange.
Tamina gets powered into the corner for some shoulders to the ribs, only to have Nia rip her Raw shirt off. A big charge runs Tamina over for two but a Lana distraction lets Tamina hit back to back superkicks. Naomi dives onto Nia and a third superkick keeps her on the floor. Tamina adds a crossbody from the steps and beats the count to get rid of Nia at 8:55. Its off to Naomi to slug away on Fox but she misses the split legged moonsault. Instead its a sunset flip for two, which the referee counts as three anyway, for the pin at 10:30. Banks comes in for the Bank Statement to get rid of Naomi at 10:55.
So its Banks/Asuka vs. Natalya/Carmella/Tamina, which better wind up as an Asuka showcase. Asuka comes in with a series of strikes and the hip attack for two on Carmella. A quick Bronco Buster stuns Asuka but Carmella makes the mistake of slapping her in the face. One heck of a kick to the head gets rid of Carmella at 12:51. Banks comes back in and grabs a Bank Statement on Natalya with Tamina making a save. The Sharpshooter gets rid of Banks at 15:07 and its Asuka vs. Natalya/Tamina.
The double teaming begins in a hurry but Tamina misses the top rope splash. Asuka slaps on a cross armbreaker to make Tamina tap at 17:28 and the Sharpshooter is quickly reversed into a kneebar. Thats broken up with some kicks to the ribs but Asuka kicks her in the head. The Asuka Lock is good for the final submission at 18:18.
Stephanie and Daniel Bryan bicker, drawing up memories of Wrestlemania XXX with Stephanie talking in that way that ONLY SHE EVER TALKS. This goes on way too long (after a way too long WWE Network ad) as its almost like theyre filling time on a four hour show.
Baron Corbin vs. The Miz
Non-title but this is US Champion vs. Intercontinental Champion. Mizs wife Maryse is in the front row and Corbin looks down at her, sending Miz into a frenzy. They fight outside with Miz sending him into the barricade, only to have Corbin do the same. Of course the announcers completely ignore this to talk about the wrestlers trying to fire up their brands backstage.
Corbin gets in a right hand but Bo Dallas clips his knee and Miz takes over again. The Figure Four is broken up in a hurry and a one legged Deep Six gives Corbin a near fall. Corbin pulls Curtis Axel inside but has to kick out of a rollup. The short DDT gets two more and its time for the YES Kicks. Miz hits the running corner dropkick but charges into End of Days for the pin at 9:21.
Corbin says he just shut Miz up.
Paul Heyman isnt worried about AJ Styles being phenomenal. AJ may be the most phenomenal wrestler of this generation but hes up against a conqueror.
The Bar vs. Usos
Same deal as Miz vs. Corbin but with tag teams. Before the match, the Usos say if Sheamus and Cesaro are the Bar, theyre pole vaulters. Sheamus, now with white tips on his mohawk, drives Jimmy into the corner to start but the twins take him down without much effort. As Graves and Booker argue over Booker winning Tag Team Titles (as usual, I have no idea why this is going on), Cesaro comes in with an uppercut.
Jimmy knocks both of them off the apron but gets caught in a Regal Roll on the floor. Cesaro slaps on a chinlock as Cole compares Sheamus hair to the Red Rooster. Oh come on man thats low. Sheamus gets two off the Irish Curse and Cesaro kicks Jey off the apron to prevent a hot tag attempt. The hot tag works a few seconds later though and Jey comes in to clean house.
A running Umaga Attack gets two on Cesaro but Sheamus cuts Jimmy off. That means a jumping uppercut to Jey and we hit the Cesaro Swing into the Sharpshooter. Sheamus Brogue Kicks Jimmy down so Jey has to crawl over to the ropes for the break. That just means a super White Noise for two as Jimmy dives in for the save. Cesaro loads up a powerbomb and Sheamus goes up, only to have Jey grab him for a Samoan drop as Cesaro plants him.
Thats good for two on Sheamus as Im still trying to figure out why Cesaro would do that. An enziguri finally allows the hot tag to Jimmy, who cleans house in a hurry. He dives over the top onto Cesaro but tags out on the way, leaving Jey to hit the Superfly Splash for the pin on Sheamus at 15:55.
Jason Jordan isnt happy with not being on Team Raw but hopes they win. After HHH is eliminated that is.
We look back at Charlotte winning the Smackdown Womens Title on Tuesday.
Charlotte vs. Alexa Bliss
Champion vs. champion again. Bliss bails to the floor to start and then hides in the ropes to avoid a right hand. Charlotte gets her arm snapped down off the apron and Bliss takes over for the first time. Back in and we hit the armbar with a stomach claw but Charlotte reverses into a rollup. The kickout sends her hard into the corner, only to have Charlotte hit something like a fall away slam into the corner.
Bliss sends her into the corner again though, setting up a top rope double knee drop to the back for a scary landing. Code Red gives Bliss two but she cant grab the DDT. Instead its a guillotine choke with Bliss nearly crying as she tries to make Charlotte tap. Charlotte powers up into a Batista Bomb for two more, followed by Natural Selection for the same.
The moonsault misses though and Bliss DDT gets another near fall with Charlotte getting her foot on the ropes. A bad looking spear drops Bliss for no cover so Alexa comes back with a dropkick to the ribs. Twisted Bliss hits knees though and the Figure Eight makes Bliss tap at 15:40.
We recap Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles in the final champion vs. champion match. Styles won the title less than two weeks ago while Lesnar has held his since Wrestlemania. There isnt much of a story here but the question is can AJ overcome the monster.
AJ Styles vs. Brock Lesnar
Non-title in an idea you should get by now. Heyman handles Brocks Big Match Intro as only he can do. The fans are split here as AJ is smart enough to not rush in. Thats fine with Brock who scores with the shoulders in the corner. Styles gets knocked down in the corner again so Lesnar drags him across the ring by the hair. One heck of a suplex has Styles rocked again and the German suplex makes things even worse.
AJ gets dumped over the top in a heap and Lesnar throws him into the announcers table. Back in and Brock hits another release German suplex as this is completely one sided. A running knee in the corner keeps AJ rocked and a shot to the face drops him again. Brock: FIGHT ME! AJ slugs away to no avail as a knee cuts him down. The F5 is escaped though and Brock misses a knee in the corner. AJ scores with a DDT and gets a much needed breather.
They botch a tornado DDT with AJ being shoved off and both guys are down again. The Pele puts Lesnar down again but Brock is right back up with another German suplex. AJ sends him outside though and the slingshot forearm has Lesnar in more trouble. Theyre doing really well with the hope spots here. Brock gets sent knee first into the steps and theres another running forearm.
Back in and AJ hits a Lionsault of all things, followed by the springboard 450 for a close two. Another F5 is countered into the Calf Crusher but Lesnar rams Styles head into the match for the break. Well that works. The F5 is escaped for the third time and the Phenomenal Forearm is good for two. AJ goes outside one too many times though and its the F5 for the pin at 15:16.
Long recap of the main event. Smackdown invaded Raw, then they invaded again, then Raw invaded Smackdown. Lets have an all-star elimination match.
Raw Mens Team vs. Smackdown Mens Team
Raw: Kurt Angle, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, HHH, Braun Strowman
Smackdown: Shane McMahon, Bobby Roode, John Cena, Randy Orton, Shinsuke Nakamura
Shane charges at Strowman (so much for Angle promising to start the match) and gets LAUNCHED across the ring, freaking Shane out. Its off to Orton vs. Joe with a shoulder dropping Orton like hes nothing. Neither finisher can hit and its time for a standoff. Balor comes in to face Nakamura in what could be classified as a dream match. The fans chant NXT and then what sounds like USA until Nakamura takes him against the ropes for the head on the chest.
Nakamura misses a kick and has to avoid a double stomp, giving us a standoff. HHH comes in to face Nakamura, who tells him to COME ON. A kick to the face drops HHH as Cole keeps referring to Nakamura as Shin. The facebuster is somewhat botched as HHH winds up on his back, meaning its off to Roode. The slugout goes to Roode until he walks into a spinebuster. Roode grabs one of his own but cant hit the Glorious DDT.
Instead its Angle (complete with stars and stripes gloves) coming in to roll some German suplexes. Nakamura comes in, gets in a cheap shot on Strowman, and strikes away at Kurt without much effort. Joe and Balor get dropped as well before HHHs Pedigree attempt is countered into another kick to the head. Strowman gets in but Nakamura scores with a middle rope knee. Not that it matters as the running powerslam eliminates Nakamura at 11:22.
Roode comes in next with the Blockbuster for no count as Braun kicks him away before one. A second attempt misses though and the second running powerslam makes it 5-3 at 12:22. Joe tags himself in and its time for an argument. Smackdown is smart enough to let HHH and Angle nearly come to blows until Orton breaks it up. Shane gets to slug it out with Joe but Orton powerslams Joe down. Everyone clears out until its Orton/Cena vs. Strowman for a heck of a showdown. Strowman gets knocked outside but Cena gets dropped with a single right hand.
Its time to load up the announcers table but Shane comes over to help (along with Nakamura, who is still here for some reason) with a triple suplex to drive Strowman through. Joe (who, along with Strowmans partners, didnt fall into a hole somewhere) breaks up Shanes elbow, only to have Cena come in for a running clothesline. A big boot puts Cena in the corner and the Rock Bottom out of the corner looks to finish him ..until Balor and Joe get in an argument. The AA plants both guys and a second gets rid of Joe at 18:04.
Angle comes in to face Cena with Kurt taking him down rather easily. The slugout draws the BOO/YAY chants and Cena scores with a ProtoBomb. Angle picks the ankle though and its an Angle Slam for two. The Coup de Grace sets up another Angle Slam and Cena is gone at 21:55. So its Orton/Shane vs. Strowman/Balor/HHH/Angle. Balor kicks away at Orton but makes sure to dropkick Shane into the barricade. Another shotgun dropkick looks to set up the Coup de Grace but Orton rolls away, setting up the RKO to get rid of Balor at 23:35.
HHH comes in and gets shoved into the ropes to crotch Angle on top. Cue Owens and Sami to go after Shane (as you knew was coming) but the boss fights them off with a chair. Strowman comes in to go after Orton and the running powerslam makes it 3-1 at 26:35. Shane is all alone now and stays on the floor with no counting from the referee. Strowman is waiting on Shane until HHH tags himself in instead. Cole thinks brother vs. brother-in-law is the MOST AMAZING THING HES SEEN IN THE LAST FIVE MINUTES but Angle tags himself in instead.
A Russian legsweep gets two on Angle and the jumping back elbow gets the same. Theres the Angle Slam into the ankle lock with Shane looking at the ropes and then crawling back into the middle of the ring. And then HHH breaks it up and Pedigrees Angle to give Shane the pin at 32:02. Strowman stares HHH down as Shane is holding his ankle. Thats about it though as HHH Pedigrees Shane for the pin at 34:18.
Post match HHH celebrates as Strowman looks confused. Strowman grabs him by the throat and chokes him in the corner, telling HHH to never try to play him again. A Pedigree attempt is swatted away and back to back running powerslams end the show.
Results
Shield b. New Day Super TripleBomb to Kingston
Raw Womens Team b. Smackdown Womens Team Asuka Lock to Natalya
Baron Corbin b. The Miz End of Days
Usos b. The Bar Superfly Splash to Sheamus
Charlotte b. Alexa Bliss Figure Eight
Brock Lesnar b. AJ Styles F5
Raw Mens Team b. Smackdown Mens Team Pedigree to McMahon
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Bayley b. Mickie James and Dana Brooke Bayley to Belly to James
Enzo Amore/Drew Gulak b. Kalisto/Akira Tozawa Jordunzo to Tozawa
Jason Jordan b. Bray Wyatt Rollup
Shield b. Miz/The Bar TripleBomb to Miz
Finn Balor/Samoa Joe b. Anderson and Gallows Coup de Grace to Anderson
Smackdown
Baron Corbin b. Sin Cara End of Days
Charlotte b. Becky Lynch Figure Eight
Jimmy Uso b. Chad Gable Superkick
Sami Zayn/Kevin Owens vs. New Day went to a no contest when Shield interfered
NXT
Street Profits b. Riddick Moss/Tino Sabbatelli Right hand To Sabbatelli
Lars Sullivan b. Raul Mendoza Freak Accident
Ember Moon b. Mercedes Martinez Eclipse
Impact Wrestling
Sonjay Dutt/Dezmond Xavier/Garza Jr. b. Taiji Ishimori/Caleb Konley/Trevor Lee Final Flash to Konley
Ethan Carter III b. Fallah Bahh Rollup with feet on the ropes
LAX b. OVE/Sami Callihan Street Sweeper to Dave
Eli Drake b. Petey Williams Gravy Train
Takeover: WarGames
Lars Sullivan b. Kassius Ohno Freak Accident
Aleister Black b. Velveteen Dream Black Mass
Ember Moon b. Kairi Sane, Peyton Royce and Nikki Cross Eclipse to Cross
Andrade Cien Almas b. Drew McIntyre Hanging inverted DDT
Undisputed Era b. Sanity and Authors of Pain/Roderick Strong Running knee into a chair to Young
Survivor Series 2017
Shield b. New Day Super TripleBomb to Kingston
Raw Womens Team b. Smackdown Womens Team Asuka Lock to Natalya
Baron Corbin b. The Miz End of Days
Usos b. The Bar Superfly Splash to Sheamus
Charlotte b. Alexa Bliss Figure Eight
Brock Lesnar b. AJ Styles F5
Raw Mens Team b. Smackdown Mens Team Pedigree to McMahon