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Thursday
Smackdown
Date: June 9, 2016
Location: Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas
Commentators: Jerry Lawler, Mauro Ranallo, Byron Saxton
We're pretty much at business as usual here as Money in the Bank is a week from Sunday and most of the big stories are starting to round into form. AJ Styles is going after John Cena, the Tag Team Titles are in a big mess of a match and we'll see yet another combination of the six Money in the Bank participants tonight because just having them be announced over time isn't an option for whatever reason. Let's get to it.
Opening sequence.
Here's the Club to get things going. AJ talks about how this Money in the Bank may be the best ever with the Club winning the Tag Team Titles and AJ himself taking care of John Cena. For ten years it's been the John Cena Era and the New Era can't really get started until he takes Cena out. When he came to WWE in the first place, he made it clear that the Club was a package deal. The Club has transcended countries, continents and companies. As for Cena, you can't beat him.
Cue Enzo and Big Cass with the latter reminding AJ that there are two other teams going after the Tag Team Titles. The Mr. Clean Dream Team isn't taking those belts but Karl says they've been traveling the world for ten years while Enzo was managing a Hooters. Enzo basically says Well yeah. What's wrong with that? before saying the Club has wrestled everywhere but Antarctica.
Enzo would love to walk a mile in Karl's shoes because then he'd be a mile away from him. The last time Enzo and Cass had a big match, Enzo fell asleep on the job. Enzo thinks that makes them a couple of haters so in Vegas, money will talk and money will walk. That makes Anderson and Gallows S-A-W-F-T.
Enzo Amore/Big Cass vs. Karl Anderson/Luke Gallows
New Day is on commentary with Woods eating BootyO's and Big E. holding a broom. Anderson runs Cass over a few times to start before it's off to Gallows for a big boot. For some reason this makes New Day talk about pasta. The Enzo beating continues as Kofi puts Byron on grape duty, meaning he has to feed Kofi grapes on demand. Anderson throws him down to stop a tag attempt, making Kofi think Enzo should switch to Alfredo instead of the marinara.
Big E. does his nerdy commentator voice as Enzo Stuns Anderson over the top rope. A diving tag attempt is stopped by a running boot to the head as the Vaudevillains come out to watch. Back from a break with Gallows suplexing Enzo for two as the fans chant for Cass. Amore punches away but is shoved away, only to get caught by the jumping DDT. Now it's the hot tag to Cass as house is quickly cleaned. A very big boot puts Gallows on the floor as New Day gets up to cut off the Vaudevillains. They all get in the ring and that's a no contest at 10:54.
Enzo and Cass clear the ring post match.
We recap Dean Ambrose vs. Chris Jericho, who will be facing each other tonight, focusing on the battle over the talk shows.
Muhammad Ali tribute.
The announcers talk about the Money in the Bank card.
Lana and Rusev aren't worried about Titus O'Neil because Rusev is the real greatest of all time instead of Muhammad Ali. Titus comes in and says he'll take the title at Money in the Bank by floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee.
Cesaro/Sami Zayn vs. Alberto Del Rio/Kevin Owens
Sami and Owens start things off with Zayn spinning him around and sending him into the corner for a tag off to Del Rio. That's fine with Alberto who kicks Sami's leg out but lets the tag bring in Cesaro. Alberto takes over and asks Owens for a tag but Kevin says Del Rio is doing fine by himself and walks out. Sami chases him up the ramp so we're down to a singles match.
A shot to the back puts Del Rio on the floor and it's time for a break. Back with Del Rio getting two off a Backstabber. We hit the chinlock but Cesaro is up in less than five seconds. Well he's certainly not lazy at least. Cesaro muscles him up into a suplex as Sami and Kevin fight back down the aisle. Del Rio isn't cool with Owens walking out on him and now it's Alberto walking out. Owens won't let that happen so Sami dives over the top to take him out, leaving Cesaro to suplex Del Rio on the floor.
Back in and Del Rio starts in on the arm but can't get the armbreaker. Everything breaks down and Swiss Death drops Del Rio again. Owens and Zayn are sent outside again, leaving Del Rio to take the Swing. Owens breaks up the Sharpshooter and crotches Cesaro on top, setting up the top rope double stomp from Del Rio, only to have Owens throw his partner out and steal the pin at 13:29.
We look at Jericho destroying Mitch.
Dana Brooke vs. Becky Lynch
Natalya and Charlotte are at ringside. Dana immediately bails to the ropes but Becky snaps off some armdrgs to send her outside. Back in and Lynch misses a charge, allowing Charlotte to get in a forearm like a good heel should. Becky comes back with a kick to the ribs but she has to go after Charlotte, triggering a brawl between Charlotte and Natalya on the floor. That earns them both an ejection, leaving Becky to make Dana tap with the Disarm-Her at 3:04.
Bob Backlund asks to see Darren Young's victory celebration. Young starts doing the Millions of Dollars dance but Bob tells him to bring it back down to earth. Backlund tells him to save money, which Darren interprets as not going to the movies and no popcorn. Darren asks how Bob saves so much money, which apparently is all about wearing only one set of clothes. Young agrees to cut down on the shopping. Backlund: How do you feel about a bow tie?
Baron Corbin vs. Kalisto
Dolph Ziggler is on commentary because this thing just won't die. Kalisto is still listed as one half of the Lucha Dragons despite them almost never teaming together anymore. Some quick kicks put Corbin on the floor to start but he shrugs off even more kicks and tosses Kalisto onto the barricade to take over.
We get the staredown with Ziggler, who says he'd love to take off his jeggings and get right in there. Back in and we hit the chinlock on Kalisto for a bit before he comes back with the corkscrew cross body. The headscissors driver gets two but Corbin just blasts him in the back of the head. End of Days puts Kalisto away at 3:45.
We look at Ambrose ripping up Jericho's jacket. This feud really isn't big enough to warrant this kind of attention.
Another chat about AJ Styles vs. John Cena with Lawler telling a story about having to face the top ten contenders in order to get a shot at NWA World Champion Jack Brisco. Why can't we hear those stories more often?
Sheamus brags about the success of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Zack Ryder/Golden Truth aren't all that impressed. Apollo Crews (Remember him?) comes in and Sheamus suggests that Crews get him a latte. Sheamus gets knocked through some well placed boxes.
Chris Jericho vs. Dean Ambrose
Ranallo says this is the first time these two have ever fought on Smackdown. Why is that supposed to be something interesting or appealing? I've never gotten that concept. Jericho shouts about the thumb tacks Dean put into his back and the chase is on outside. Back in and Dean strikes away, only to get clotheslined down. That means it's time to yell about the tacks even more but a clothesline puts Jericho outside for the suicide shove.
Dean loads up the announcers' table for Dirty Deeds but gets catapulted onto the floor for a big crash as we take a break. Back with Jericho suplexing him for an arrogant two, followed by the chinlock. Dean's comeback is stopped with a clothesline and it's time to choke on the ropes. Another comeback attempt works a bit better as Dean scores with a clothesline and elbows but Dirty Deeds is countered into a failed Walls attempt.
Jericho dives into a forearm to the jaw for two but comes back with a middle rope enziguri (looked like a missed dropkick) for two of his own. Dean breaks up a superplex attempt and grabs la majistral for two more before both guys collide to put them down. The Codebreaker and Dirty Deeds are broken up but Dean has to stop himself from running into the referee, allowing Jericho to grab a one legged Codebreaker for the pin at 13:46.
Post match Jericho grabs a ladder but gets sent face first into it for his efforts. The standing elbow drop from the ladder crushes Jericho to end the show.
Results
Enzo Amore/Big Cass vs. Luke Gallows/Karl Anderson went to a no contest when New Day and the Vaudevillains interfered
Kevin Owens/Alberto Del Rio b. Sami Zayn/Cesaro Top rope double stomp to Cesaro
Becky Lynch b. Dana Brooke Disarm-Her
Baron Corbin b. Kalisto End of Days
Chris Jericho b. Dean Ambrose Codebreaker
Friday
Nothing.
Saturday
Nothing.
Sunday
Slammiversary 2016
Date: June 12, 2016
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: D'Angelo Dinero, Josh Matthews
TNA is back on pay per view with their annual anniversary show featuring something close to a triple main event. First and foremost we have TNA World Champion Drew Galloway defending against Lashley in a submission/KO only match. Next, Mike Bennett is finally giving Ethan Carter III his rematch after Carter ran through a string of opponents to earn another shot at him. Finally there's arguably the real main event as Matt Hardy faces Jeff Hardy in a Full Metal Mayhem match. Let's get to it.
We open with the roster on the stage for a moment of silence for the victims in last night's Orlando shooting.
The opening video is a pretty basic one with a quick clip on each match.
We hear Jeremy Borash hyping up Full Metal Mayhem, which I think was supposed to be just for the live crowd.
X-Division Title: Trevor Lee vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Andrew Everett vs. DJZ
Lee is defending and it's one fall to a finish. Before the bell, Shane Helms is banned from ringside. It's a big brawl on the floor to start with DJZ chopping Trevor and Eddie fighting Everett on the other side. Everett is sent into the steps and the other three get inside for the opening bell. Lee gets double teamed until they all head to the floor, allowing Everett to get back inside for a big corkscrew plancha.
The Helms Dynasty (Everett and Lee) start double teaming Eddie with a drop toehold into a knee to the head, only to have DJZ to come back in with a double elbow to the jaw. DJZ holds the ropes open for an Edwards dive onto Everett, only to have Andrew run back inside for a running shooting star press and a near fall on DJZ. Lee isn't happy with that and gets in an argument with his stablemate, leaving Eddie to chop both heels in the corner.
The champ gets two on Eddie off that spinning powerslam of his but Everett is right back up to eat a superkick from Edwards for two. Lee throws DJZ off the top for a big crash, leaving Everett to hit a springboard shooting star and a near fall on Eddie to leave everyone down. DJZ's tornado DDT gets two on Everett but Lee blasts him with a jumping knee to the face. Back in and Eddie counters Trevor's fisherman's buster into a small package for the pin and the title at 10:11.
Lashley is warming up.
The announcers run down the card.
Ethan Carter III says tonight he's taking Mike Bennett to church where the people are going to be singing Trouble Trouble Trouble.
Clips of Sting being announced as the first member of the TNA Hall of Fame.
Tribunal vs. Grado/Mahabali Shera
Serious vs. fun with Al Snow as the Tribunal's coach. Snow says his hero Donald Trump is going to make America great again and promises to make wrestling great again starting here tonight. The Tribunal jumps Shera to start and it's Baraka choking him against the ropes. Baron chokes even more as the announcers talk about how none of these four have been on a Slammiversary yet. Considering two of them have only been hired for about a month, that's not a huge surprise.
Baraka works on a chinlock but gets caught in a quick Sky High for a breather. Baron runs around the ring to pull Grado off the apron but Grado comes in anyway and starts cleaning house, including taking away Snow's whistle. Shera springboards in to take out both French villains as everything breaks down. Shera and Dax go outside as Grado kicks Baraka in the chest for a delayed two as Snow had the referee. Back up and a quick backbreaker/middle rope elbow combination puts Grado away at 7:33.
Braxton Sutter comes up to James Storm for an introduction. They seem to get along and they go off for a chat.
We recap Maria Kanellis vs. Gail Kim despite Maria being out of the match with a broken hand. Basically it's wrestling vs. entertainment as Maria is in charge of the Knockouts and wants to make them a bigger deal while Kim says she has no room to talk since she's not a wrestler. Somehow this is supposed to make us want to cheer for Kim.
Gail Kim comes out for the match but Maria's hand is in a cast. Allie says Maria deserves sympathy but Gail says Maria is a liar. Billy Corgan comes out to show us an X-Ray and the hand is indeed broken. Instead of just putting Allie in Maria's place, Gail is being added to the Knockouts Title match right now.
Knockouts Title: Sienna vs. Gail Kim vs. Jade
Jade is defending. Sienna gets double teamed to start but she comes right back by choking Jade in the corner. Gail is tied up in the Tree of Woe and Sienna uses her break to crank on Jade's neck. Everyone gets back up and Sienna fireman's carries both of them at the same time for a big drop as everyone heads outside.
All three get knocked down but slide back in at the same time to start chopping it out. Sienna backdrops Gail to the floor and Jade springboards into a tornado DDT for two. Gail is back in with a hurricanrana on the champ and Sienna adds an AK-47. Eat Defeat drops Sienna but Allie pulls her out at two. Sienna gets the title as Marti Bell comes in to hit Jade with something to give Sienna the title at 7:40.
Lashley says there's a big fight feel tonight and makes JB practice announcing him as the new World Champion.
Here's James Storm to talk about how fourteen years ago, this company gave a bunch of kids a chance on Wednesday nights. He's still here though and loves the idea of doing things his way. Storm is here in Orlando, which draws an ORLANDO chant. Tonight, Storm wants to give a new kid an opportunity so get out here Braxton Sutter.
James Storm vs. Braxton Sutter
Apparently Storm told Sutter that it took him a few months to get his first win out of the way. Eh a few months, his second match, same difference. They start fast with Sutter dropping him with a shoulder but running into an armdrag. A dropkick staggers Sutter and an enziguri from the apron makes things worse. Sutter comes back with a high cross body for two and a powerslam for the same, followed by a suplex into the buckle for a third two count. Back up and Sutter charges into a Codebreaker, followed by the Last Call for the pin at 6:47.
Eli Drake says we won't be seeing champions go 0-3 because he is the namer of the dummies. Bram might just be crazy enough to put his life on the line to take the King of the Mountain Title but if that's what he thinks, Bram really is a cross eyed dummy, yeah. That guy can just command a camera.
Video of Kurt Angle being announced for the Hall of Fame.
King of the Mountain Title: Bram vs. Eli Drake
Bram is challenging after Drake cashed in Feast or Fired to take the title. Drake jumps him to start but backs off when Bram gets to his feet. An early Brighter Side of Suffering attempt sends the champ out to the floor and that's enough for Eli so far. Drake tries to leave and says we'll do this next month, only to have Bram punch him back to the ring.
Bram teases the Brighter Side of Suffering on exposed concrete but Drake backdrops him for a long count from the referee. A neckbreaker gets two for Drake but it's a double clothesline to put both guys down. Back up and Bram starts slugging away, followed by a jumping knee to the face and Pop Up Powerbomb for two. Now the Brighter Side of Suffering connects and Drake rolls straight to the floor. Back in and Drake hits his clothesline and neckbreaker combo (Blunt Force Trauma) for the pin to retain at 8:36.
Mike Bennett talks about being the man who did what no one else could and promises that after tonight, the fans are going to say they believe.
Recap of Mike Bennett vs. Ethan Carter III, which is built around the idea of Bennett being the first person to ever beat Carter and Ethan wanting a rematch to get his revenge after all the cheating in their other matches. Carter had to walk through a road of redemption to get his shot.
Mike Bennett vs. Ethan Carter III
They lock up to start and it's an early standoff. The fans chant NO WE DON'T as Carter scores with a few shoulders. Ethan knocks him to the floor but eats a clothesline as the fans stay on Carter's side. Bennett makes things a bit more serious with an elevated DDT off the barricade onto the ramp. It's way too early for that to end the match though so Bennett grabs a neckbreaker back inside.
The Miracle in Progress is broken up and Ethan plants him with a sitout powerbomb for two. Carter can't get the 1%er either and Mike gets two off a spinebuster. Bennett gets in a cutter but Ethan pops up for a clothesline to put both guys down. A flapjack sets up the 1%er but Bennett gets out at two. They head to the apron with Carter hitting his TK3 onto the apron, only to go up top and dive into another cutter.
Bennett drops him with a piledriver for two but Ethan rolls some German suplexes and hits another 1%er with Maria throwing a chair in to distract the referee. The referee gets rid of her but it's a Miracle in Progress onto the chair for two more. Ethan gets up and grabs another TK3 followed by the 1%er for the pin at 15:03.
Matt Hardy is ready to end Nero.
We recap Matt vs. Jeff, which is over Matt being obsessed with defeating his brother because Jeff has broken him or whatever Matt is babbling about this week. For some reason this has turned him into some combination of Raven and Sweeney Todd with a bad British accent.
Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy
Full Metal Mayhem (basically TLC with pins) and Matt's wife introduces him as broken, meaning he has piano music. Jeff attacks in the aisle to start but Matt comes back with a bunch of weapons. A snap suplex puts Jeff down on the floor as Matt empties a trashcan full of weapons, which only allows Jeff to take over with some hard shots. Jeff crushes him with a ladder up against the post and drives him through a table (that's not metal) for two.
Back in and Jeff puts a huge ladder completely across the ring with Matt on top for a top rope splash and another near fall. The Swanton hits knees though and Matt gets two of his own. Matt starts biting Jeff's ear because a Mike Tyson reference seems appropriate here. A Side Effect on the apron knocks Jeff silly but Matt pulls out a keyboard because he's broken. He bridges it between the apron and a piece of the barricade so Matt can powerbomb Jeff through the keyboard for two.
Matt puts Jeff on a table on the floor and climbs a ladder inside, only to have Jeff come in and send them both crashing into the turnbuckle. It's Jeff up first with a basement dropkick for two, followed by the Twist of Fate. Ok that he did rip off from Matt. Now the Swanton connects for two more and they head outside next to two tables. Jeff gets another Twist of Fate through one of the tables for two as the fans aren't really reacting since they're waiting on the big spot. Matt is laid on the other table and Jeff Swantons off the top through him for the pin at 16:56.
Matt walks off as Jeff celebrates with fans.
Decay says you can't run from them because they never stay the same. The BroMans' resurrection will lead to their demise.
Tag Team Titles: Decay vs. BroMans
Decay is defending. Robbie goes after Abyss to start but Steve gets in a cheap shot to take over. It's quickly off to Jesse as everything breaks down early. Robbie dives off the top to take out the champs, followed by Jesse throwing Rosemary onto them as well. Things settle back down to Abyss choking Jesse in the corner and Steve gets in a shot to the back of the head.
Jesse finally knocks Abyss away and makes the hot tag off to Robbie for a Boom Drop on Steve. Rosemary mists Abyss by mistake and the blind monster chokeslams Steve. The BroDown and Adonis Lock has Steve tapping but Abyss mists the referee by mistake. The women get in a fight as Steve gets in a belt shot for two on Godderz because BLOWING MIST IN A REFEREE'S EYES isn't a DQ anymore. The Adonis Lock goes on again but Abyss makes another save and grabs the Black Hole Slam on Jesse. Abyss powerbombs Steve on top of him to retain at 9:15.
Drew Galloway says he's ready to fight for wrestling.
TNA World Title: Lashley vs. Drew Galloway
Submission or KO (last man standing variety) only to win and Galloway, in a kilt, is defending. Drew Claymores him two seconds into the match but Lashley pops up and grabs a legbar. That goes nowhere so Drew tries to throw him into the steps, only to have Lashley jump on top of them. Back in and the Iron Maiden is easily broken so Drew grabs a second version.
Lashley fights up and gets in a spear, followed by an overhead belly to belly. Since it's not a KO though, there's really nothing to do but wait for Drew to get up. A cross armbreaker doesn't last long on Drew as he kicks Lashley in the face and cuts his eye open. Lashley suplexes him again and starts pounding away in the corner. Drew blocks a superplex and this a top rope clothesline, followed by another Claymore. It doesn't even get a count though as Lashley gets up and scores with a quick spear to put both guys down.
Drew gets in a big boot to put Lashley on the floor before sending him into the steps. The Celtic Cross onto the steps makes things even worse for Lashley but he's still not out. That leaves Drew with nothing else (because the show is running out of time) to do but put on a Sharpshooter on the steps. The referee breaks it up despite DQ's not being a factor in this match. Yet another Claymore drops Lashley and now it's time for a table.
Drew's flip dive over the top only hits the table though and both guys are down again. Lashley won't let the count go yet though and pounds Drew in the head a bit first. The champ gets up but dives into a Crossface, which is quickly reversed into a Tombstone. Lashley is up again and blasts Drew in the face, setting up a side choke to knock Drew out for the title at 17:58.
Josh acts like this is Lashley's first reign to end the show.
Results
Eddie Edwards b. Trevor Lee, Andrew Everett and DJZ Small package to Lee
Tribunal b. Grado/Mahabali Shera Backbreaker/Middle rope elbow combination to Grado
Sienna b. Jade and Gail Kim Pin after Marti Bell hit Jade in the back
James Storm b. Braxton Sutter Last Call
Eli Drake b. Bram Blunt Force Trauma
Ethan Carter III b. Mike Bennett 1%er
Jeff Hardy b. Matt Hardy Swanton Bomb through a table
Lashley b. Drew Galloway Side choke
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Cesaro b. Chris Jericho Sharpshooter
Rusev b. Jack Swagger via countout
Vaudevillains b. Enzo Amore/Big Cass via DQ when Cass wouldn't stop attacking in the corner
Alberto Del Rio b. Sami Zayn Top rope double stomp
Dean Ambrose b. Kevin Owens Dirty Deeds
The Club b. New Day Phenomenal Forearm to Kingston
Impact Wrestling
Sienna b. Madison Rayne AK-47
Decay/Eli Drake/Tribunal b. BroMans/Bram/Grado/Mahabali Shera Clothesline to Grado
Gail Kim/Ethan Carter III b. Mike Bennett/Allie Small package to Allie
Trevor Lee b. Eddie Edwards Pin after Shane Helms hit Edwards with the X-Division Title
Braxton Sutter b. Billy Callis Jumping Downward Spiral
Drew Galloway b. Matt Hardy via DQ when Lashley interfered
NXT Takeover: The End
Andrade Cien Almas b. Tye Dillinger Running double knees in the corner
Revival b. American Alpha Shatter Machine to Jordan
Shinsuke Nakamura b. Austin Aries Kinshasa
Asuka b. Nia Jax Running knee to the head
Samoa Joe b. Finn Balor Super Muscle Buster
Smackdown
Enzo Amore/Big Cass vs. Luke Gallows/Karl Anderson went to a no contest when New Day and the Vaudevillains interfered
Kevin Owens/Alberto Del Rio b. Sami Zayn/Cesaro Top rope double stomp to Cesaro
Becky Lynch b. Dana Brooke Disarm-Her
Baron Corbin b. Kalisto End of Days
Chris Jericho b. Dean Ambrose Codebreaker
Slammiversary 2016
Eddie Edwards b. Trevor Lee, Andrew Everett and DJZ Small package to Lee
Tribunal b. Grado/Mahabali Shera Backbreaker/Middle rope elbow combination to Grado
Sienna b. Jade and Gail Kim Pin after Marti Bell hit Jade in the back
James Storm b. Braxton Sutter Last Call
Eli Drake b. Bram Blunt Force Trauma
Ethan Carter III b. Mike Bennett 1%er
Jeff Hardy b. Matt Hardy Swanton Bomb through a table
Lashley b. Drew Galloway Side choke
Smackdown
Date: June 9, 2016
Location: Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas
Commentators: Jerry Lawler, Mauro Ranallo, Byron Saxton
We're pretty much at business as usual here as Money in the Bank is a week from Sunday and most of the big stories are starting to round into form. AJ Styles is going after John Cena, the Tag Team Titles are in a big mess of a match and we'll see yet another combination of the six Money in the Bank participants tonight because just having them be announced over time isn't an option for whatever reason. Let's get to it.
Opening sequence.
Here's the Club to get things going. AJ talks about how this Money in the Bank may be the best ever with the Club winning the Tag Team Titles and AJ himself taking care of John Cena. For ten years it's been the John Cena Era and the New Era can't really get started until he takes Cena out. When he came to WWE in the first place, he made it clear that the Club was a package deal. The Club has transcended countries, continents and companies. As for Cena, you can't beat him.
Cue Enzo and Big Cass with the latter reminding AJ that there are two other teams going after the Tag Team Titles. The Mr. Clean Dream Team isn't taking those belts but Karl says they've been traveling the world for ten years while Enzo was managing a Hooters. Enzo basically says Well yeah. What's wrong with that? before saying the Club has wrestled everywhere but Antarctica.
Enzo would love to walk a mile in Karl's shoes because then he'd be a mile away from him. The last time Enzo and Cass had a big match, Enzo fell asleep on the job. Enzo thinks that makes them a couple of haters so in Vegas, money will talk and money will walk. That makes Anderson and Gallows S-A-W-F-T.
Enzo Amore/Big Cass vs. Karl Anderson/Luke Gallows
New Day is on commentary with Woods eating BootyO's and Big E. holding a broom. Anderson runs Cass over a few times to start before it's off to Gallows for a big boot. For some reason this makes New Day talk about pasta. The Enzo beating continues as Kofi puts Byron on grape duty, meaning he has to feed Kofi grapes on demand. Anderson throws him down to stop a tag attempt, making Kofi think Enzo should switch to Alfredo instead of the marinara.
Big E. does his nerdy commentator voice as Enzo Stuns Anderson over the top rope. A diving tag attempt is stopped by a running boot to the head as the Vaudevillains come out to watch. Back from a break with Gallows suplexing Enzo for two as the fans chant for Cass. Amore punches away but is shoved away, only to get caught by the jumping DDT. Now it's the hot tag to Cass as house is quickly cleaned. A very big boot puts Gallows on the floor as New Day gets up to cut off the Vaudevillains. They all get in the ring and that's a no contest at 10:54.
Enzo and Cass clear the ring post match.
We recap Dean Ambrose vs. Chris Jericho, who will be facing each other tonight, focusing on the battle over the talk shows.
Muhammad Ali tribute.
The announcers talk about the Money in the Bank card.
Lana and Rusev aren't worried about Titus O'Neil because Rusev is the real greatest of all time instead of Muhammad Ali. Titus comes in and says he'll take the title at Money in the Bank by floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee.
Cesaro/Sami Zayn vs. Alberto Del Rio/Kevin Owens
Sami and Owens start things off with Zayn spinning him around and sending him into the corner for a tag off to Del Rio. That's fine with Alberto who kicks Sami's leg out but lets the tag bring in Cesaro. Alberto takes over and asks Owens for a tag but Kevin says Del Rio is doing fine by himself and walks out. Sami chases him up the ramp so we're down to a singles match.
A shot to the back puts Del Rio on the floor and it's time for a break. Back with Del Rio getting two off a Backstabber. We hit the chinlock but Cesaro is up in less than five seconds. Well he's certainly not lazy at least. Cesaro muscles him up into a suplex as Sami and Kevin fight back down the aisle. Del Rio isn't cool with Owens walking out on him and now it's Alberto walking out. Owens won't let that happen so Sami dives over the top to take him out, leaving Cesaro to suplex Del Rio on the floor.
Back in and Del Rio starts in on the arm but can't get the armbreaker. Everything breaks down and Swiss Death drops Del Rio again. Owens and Zayn are sent outside again, leaving Del Rio to take the Swing. Owens breaks up the Sharpshooter and crotches Cesaro on top, setting up the top rope double stomp from Del Rio, only to have Owens throw his partner out and steal the pin at 13:29.
We look at Jericho destroying Mitch.
Dana Brooke vs. Becky Lynch
Natalya and Charlotte are at ringside. Dana immediately bails to the ropes but Becky snaps off some armdrgs to send her outside. Back in and Lynch misses a charge, allowing Charlotte to get in a forearm like a good heel should. Becky comes back with a kick to the ribs but she has to go after Charlotte, triggering a brawl between Charlotte and Natalya on the floor. That earns them both an ejection, leaving Becky to make Dana tap with the Disarm-Her at 3:04.
Bob Backlund asks to see Darren Young's victory celebration. Young starts doing the Millions of Dollars dance but Bob tells him to bring it back down to earth. Backlund tells him to save money, which Darren interprets as not going to the movies and no popcorn. Darren asks how Bob saves so much money, which apparently is all about wearing only one set of clothes. Young agrees to cut down on the shopping. Backlund: How do you feel about a bow tie?
Baron Corbin vs. Kalisto
Dolph Ziggler is on commentary because this thing just won't die. Kalisto is still listed as one half of the Lucha Dragons despite them almost never teaming together anymore. Some quick kicks put Corbin on the floor to start but he shrugs off even more kicks and tosses Kalisto onto the barricade to take over.
We get the staredown with Ziggler, who says he'd love to take off his jeggings and get right in there. Back in and we hit the chinlock on Kalisto for a bit before he comes back with the corkscrew cross body. The headscissors driver gets two but Corbin just blasts him in the back of the head. End of Days puts Kalisto away at 3:45.
We look at Ambrose ripping up Jericho's jacket. This feud really isn't big enough to warrant this kind of attention.
Another chat about AJ Styles vs. John Cena with Lawler telling a story about having to face the top ten contenders in order to get a shot at NWA World Champion Jack Brisco. Why can't we hear those stories more often?
Sheamus brags about the success of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Zack Ryder/Golden Truth aren't all that impressed. Apollo Crews (Remember him?) comes in and Sheamus suggests that Crews get him a latte. Sheamus gets knocked through some well placed boxes.
Chris Jericho vs. Dean Ambrose
Ranallo says this is the first time these two have ever fought on Smackdown. Why is that supposed to be something interesting or appealing? I've never gotten that concept. Jericho shouts about the thumb tacks Dean put into his back and the chase is on outside. Back in and Dean strikes away, only to get clotheslined down. That means it's time to yell about the tacks even more but a clothesline puts Jericho outside for the suicide shove.
Dean loads up the announcers' table for Dirty Deeds but gets catapulted onto the floor for a big crash as we take a break. Back with Jericho suplexing him for an arrogant two, followed by the chinlock. Dean's comeback is stopped with a clothesline and it's time to choke on the ropes. Another comeback attempt works a bit better as Dean scores with a clothesline and elbows but Dirty Deeds is countered into a failed Walls attempt.
Jericho dives into a forearm to the jaw for two but comes back with a middle rope enziguri (looked like a missed dropkick) for two of his own. Dean breaks up a superplex attempt and grabs la majistral for two more before both guys collide to put them down. The Codebreaker and Dirty Deeds are broken up but Dean has to stop himself from running into the referee, allowing Jericho to grab a one legged Codebreaker for the pin at 13:46.
Post match Jericho grabs a ladder but gets sent face first into it for his efforts. The standing elbow drop from the ladder crushes Jericho to end the show.
Results
Enzo Amore/Big Cass vs. Luke Gallows/Karl Anderson went to a no contest when New Day and the Vaudevillains interfered
Kevin Owens/Alberto Del Rio b. Sami Zayn/Cesaro Top rope double stomp to Cesaro
Becky Lynch b. Dana Brooke Disarm-Her
Baron Corbin b. Kalisto End of Days
Chris Jericho b. Dean Ambrose Codebreaker
Friday
Nothing.
Saturday
Nothing.
Sunday
Slammiversary 2016
Date: June 12, 2016
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: D'Angelo Dinero, Josh Matthews
TNA is back on pay per view with their annual anniversary show featuring something close to a triple main event. First and foremost we have TNA World Champion Drew Galloway defending against Lashley in a submission/KO only match. Next, Mike Bennett is finally giving Ethan Carter III his rematch after Carter ran through a string of opponents to earn another shot at him. Finally there's arguably the real main event as Matt Hardy faces Jeff Hardy in a Full Metal Mayhem match. Let's get to it.
We open with the roster on the stage for a moment of silence for the victims in last night's Orlando shooting.
The opening video is a pretty basic one with a quick clip on each match.
We hear Jeremy Borash hyping up Full Metal Mayhem, which I think was supposed to be just for the live crowd.
X-Division Title: Trevor Lee vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Andrew Everett vs. DJZ
Lee is defending and it's one fall to a finish. Before the bell, Shane Helms is banned from ringside. It's a big brawl on the floor to start with DJZ chopping Trevor and Eddie fighting Everett on the other side. Everett is sent into the steps and the other three get inside for the opening bell. Lee gets double teamed until they all head to the floor, allowing Everett to get back inside for a big corkscrew plancha.
The Helms Dynasty (Everett and Lee) start double teaming Eddie with a drop toehold into a knee to the head, only to have DJZ to come back in with a double elbow to the jaw. DJZ holds the ropes open for an Edwards dive onto Everett, only to have Andrew run back inside for a running shooting star press and a near fall on DJZ. Lee isn't happy with that and gets in an argument with his stablemate, leaving Eddie to chop both heels in the corner.
The champ gets two on Eddie off that spinning powerslam of his but Everett is right back up to eat a superkick from Edwards for two. Lee throws DJZ off the top for a big crash, leaving Everett to hit a springboard shooting star and a near fall on Eddie to leave everyone down. DJZ's tornado DDT gets two on Everett but Lee blasts him with a jumping knee to the face. Back in and Eddie counters Trevor's fisherman's buster into a small package for the pin and the title at 10:11.
Lashley is warming up.
The announcers run down the card.
Ethan Carter III says tonight he's taking Mike Bennett to church where the people are going to be singing Trouble Trouble Trouble.
Clips of Sting being announced as the first member of the TNA Hall of Fame.
Tribunal vs. Grado/Mahabali Shera
Serious vs. fun with Al Snow as the Tribunal's coach. Snow says his hero Donald Trump is going to make America great again and promises to make wrestling great again starting here tonight. The Tribunal jumps Shera to start and it's Baraka choking him against the ropes. Baron chokes even more as the announcers talk about how none of these four have been on a Slammiversary yet. Considering two of them have only been hired for about a month, that's not a huge surprise.
Baraka works on a chinlock but gets caught in a quick Sky High for a breather. Baron runs around the ring to pull Grado off the apron but Grado comes in anyway and starts cleaning house, including taking away Snow's whistle. Shera springboards in to take out both French villains as everything breaks down. Shera and Dax go outside as Grado kicks Baraka in the chest for a delayed two as Snow had the referee. Back up and a quick backbreaker/middle rope elbow combination puts Grado away at 7:33.
Braxton Sutter comes up to James Storm for an introduction. They seem to get along and they go off for a chat.
We recap Maria Kanellis vs. Gail Kim despite Maria being out of the match with a broken hand. Basically it's wrestling vs. entertainment as Maria is in charge of the Knockouts and wants to make them a bigger deal while Kim says she has no room to talk since she's not a wrestler. Somehow this is supposed to make us want to cheer for Kim.
Gail Kim comes out for the match but Maria's hand is in a cast. Allie says Maria deserves sympathy but Gail says Maria is a liar. Billy Corgan comes out to show us an X-Ray and the hand is indeed broken. Instead of just putting Allie in Maria's place, Gail is being added to the Knockouts Title match right now.
Knockouts Title: Sienna vs. Gail Kim vs. Jade
Jade is defending. Sienna gets double teamed to start but she comes right back by choking Jade in the corner. Gail is tied up in the Tree of Woe and Sienna uses her break to crank on Jade's neck. Everyone gets back up and Sienna fireman's carries both of them at the same time for a big drop as everyone heads outside.
All three get knocked down but slide back in at the same time to start chopping it out. Sienna backdrops Gail to the floor and Jade springboards into a tornado DDT for two. Gail is back in with a hurricanrana on the champ and Sienna adds an AK-47. Eat Defeat drops Sienna but Allie pulls her out at two. Sienna gets the title as Marti Bell comes in to hit Jade with something to give Sienna the title at 7:40.
Lashley says there's a big fight feel tonight and makes JB practice announcing him as the new World Champion.
Here's James Storm to talk about how fourteen years ago, this company gave a bunch of kids a chance on Wednesday nights. He's still here though and loves the idea of doing things his way. Storm is here in Orlando, which draws an ORLANDO chant. Tonight, Storm wants to give a new kid an opportunity so get out here Braxton Sutter.
James Storm vs. Braxton Sutter
Apparently Storm told Sutter that it took him a few months to get his first win out of the way. Eh a few months, his second match, same difference. They start fast with Sutter dropping him with a shoulder but running into an armdrag. A dropkick staggers Sutter and an enziguri from the apron makes things worse. Sutter comes back with a high cross body for two and a powerslam for the same, followed by a suplex into the buckle for a third two count. Back up and Sutter charges into a Codebreaker, followed by the Last Call for the pin at 6:47.
Eli Drake says we won't be seeing champions go 0-3 because he is the namer of the dummies. Bram might just be crazy enough to put his life on the line to take the King of the Mountain Title but if that's what he thinks, Bram really is a cross eyed dummy, yeah. That guy can just command a camera.
Video of Kurt Angle being announced for the Hall of Fame.
King of the Mountain Title: Bram vs. Eli Drake
Bram is challenging after Drake cashed in Feast or Fired to take the title. Drake jumps him to start but backs off when Bram gets to his feet. An early Brighter Side of Suffering attempt sends the champ out to the floor and that's enough for Eli so far. Drake tries to leave and says we'll do this next month, only to have Bram punch him back to the ring.
Bram teases the Brighter Side of Suffering on exposed concrete but Drake backdrops him for a long count from the referee. A neckbreaker gets two for Drake but it's a double clothesline to put both guys down. Back up and Bram starts slugging away, followed by a jumping knee to the face and Pop Up Powerbomb for two. Now the Brighter Side of Suffering connects and Drake rolls straight to the floor. Back in and Drake hits his clothesline and neckbreaker combo (Blunt Force Trauma) for the pin to retain at 8:36.
Mike Bennett talks about being the man who did what no one else could and promises that after tonight, the fans are going to say they believe.
Recap of Mike Bennett vs. Ethan Carter III, which is built around the idea of Bennett being the first person to ever beat Carter and Ethan wanting a rematch to get his revenge after all the cheating in their other matches. Carter had to walk through a road of redemption to get his shot.
Mike Bennett vs. Ethan Carter III
They lock up to start and it's an early standoff. The fans chant NO WE DON'T as Carter scores with a few shoulders. Ethan knocks him to the floor but eats a clothesline as the fans stay on Carter's side. Bennett makes things a bit more serious with an elevated DDT off the barricade onto the ramp. It's way too early for that to end the match though so Bennett grabs a neckbreaker back inside.
The Miracle in Progress is broken up and Ethan plants him with a sitout powerbomb for two. Carter can't get the 1%er either and Mike gets two off a spinebuster. Bennett gets in a cutter but Ethan pops up for a clothesline to put both guys down. A flapjack sets up the 1%er but Bennett gets out at two. They head to the apron with Carter hitting his TK3 onto the apron, only to go up top and dive into another cutter.
Bennett drops him with a piledriver for two but Ethan rolls some German suplexes and hits another 1%er with Maria throwing a chair in to distract the referee. The referee gets rid of her but it's a Miracle in Progress onto the chair for two more. Ethan gets up and grabs another TK3 followed by the 1%er for the pin at 15:03.
Matt Hardy is ready to end Nero.
We recap Matt vs. Jeff, which is over Matt being obsessed with defeating his brother because Jeff has broken him or whatever Matt is babbling about this week. For some reason this has turned him into some combination of Raven and Sweeney Todd with a bad British accent.
Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy
Full Metal Mayhem (basically TLC with pins) and Matt's wife introduces him as broken, meaning he has piano music. Jeff attacks in the aisle to start but Matt comes back with a bunch of weapons. A snap suplex puts Jeff down on the floor as Matt empties a trashcan full of weapons, which only allows Jeff to take over with some hard shots. Jeff crushes him with a ladder up against the post and drives him through a table (that's not metal) for two.
Back in and Jeff puts a huge ladder completely across the ring with Matt on top for a top rope splash and another near fall. The Swanton hits knees though and Matt gets two of his own. Matt starts biting Jeff's ear because a Mike Tyson reference seems appropriate here. A Side Effect on the apron knocks Jeff silly but Matt pulls out a keyboard because he's broken. He bridges it between the apron and a piece of the barricade so Matt can powerbomb Jeff through the keyboard for two.
Matt puts Jeff on a table on the floor and climbs a ladder inside, only to have Jeff come in and send them both crashing into the turnbuckle. It's Jeff up first with a basement dropkick for two, followed by the Twist of Fate. Ok that he did rip off from Matt. Now the Swanton connects for two more and they head outside next to two tables. Jeff gets another Twist of Fate through one of the tables for two as the fans aren't really reacting since they're waiting on the big spot. Matt is laid on the other table and Jeff Swantons off the top through him for the pin at 16:56.
Matt walks off as Jeff celebrates with fans.
Decay says you can't run from them because they never stay the same. The BroMans' resurrection will lead to their demise.
Tag Team Titles: Decay vs. BroMans
Decay is defending. Robbie goes after Abyss to start but Steve gets in a cheap shot to take over. It's quickly off to Jesse as everything breaks down early. Robbie dives off the top to take out the champs, followed by Jesse throwing Rosemary onto them as well. Things settle back down to Abyss choking Jesse in the corner and Steve gets in a shot to the back of the head.
Jesse finally knocks Abyss away and makes the hot tag off to Robbie for a Boom Drop on Steve. Rosemary mists Abyss by mistake and the blind monster chokeslams Steve. The BroDown and Adonis Lock has Steve tapping but Abyss mists the referee by mistake. The women get in a fight as Steve gets in a belt shot for two on Godderz because BLOWING MIST IN A REFEREE'S EYES isn't a DQ anymore. The Adonis Lock goes on again but Abyss makes another save and grabs the Black Hole Slam on Jesse. Abyss powerbombs Steve on top of him to retain at 9:15.
Drew Galloway says he's ready to fight for wrestling.
TNA World Title: Lashley vs. Drew Galloway
Submission or KO (last man standing variety) only to win and Galloway, in a kilt, is defending. Drew Claymores him two seconds into the match but Lashley pops up and grabs a legbar. That goes nowhere so Drew tries to throw him into the steps, only to have Lashley jump on top of them. Back in and the Iron Maiden is easily broken so Drew grabs a second version.
Lashley fights up and gets in a spear, followed by an overhead belly to belly. Since it's not a KO though, there's really nothing to do but wait for Drew to get up. A cross armbreaker doesn't last long on Drew as he kicks Lashley in the face and cuts his eye open. Lashley suplexes him again and starts pounding away in the corner. Drew blocks a superplex and this a top rope clothesline, followed by another Claymore. It doesn't even get a count though as Lashley gets up and scores with a quick spear to put both guys down.
Drew gets in a big boot to put Lashley on the floor before sending him into the steps. The Celtic Cross onto the steps makes things even worse for Lashley but he's still not out. That leaves Drew with nothing else (because the show is running out of time) to do but put on a Sharpshooter on the steps. The referee breaks it up despite DQ's not being a factor in this match. Yet another Claymore drops Lashley and now it's time for a table.
Drew's flip dive over the top only hits the table though and both guys are down again. Lashley won't let the count go yet though and pounds Drew in the head a bit first. The champ gets up but dives into a Crossface, which is quickly reversed into a Tombstone. Lashley is up again and blasts Drew in the face, setting up a side choke to knock Drew out for the title at 17:58.
Josh acts like this is Lashley's first reign to end the show.
Results
Eddie Edwards b. Trevor Lee, Andrew Everett and DJZ Small package to Lee
Tribunal b. Grado/Mahabali Shera Backbreaker/Middle rope elbow combination to Grado
Sienna b. Jade and Gail Kim Pin after Marti Bell hit Jade in the back
James Storm b. Braxton Sutter Last Call
Eli Drake b. Bram Blunt Force Trauma
Ethan Carter III b. Mike Bennett 1%er
Jeff Hardy b. Matt Hardy Swanton Bomb through a table
Lashley b. Drew Galloway Side choke
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Cesaro b. Chris Jericho Sharpshooter
Rusev b. Jack Swagger via countout
Vaudevillains b. Enzo Amore/Big Cass via DQ when Cass wouldn't stop attacking in the corner
Alberto Del Rio b. Sami Zayn Top rope double stomp
Dean Ambrose b. Kevin Owens Dirty Deeds
The Club b. New Day Phenomenal Forearm to Kingston
Impact Wrestling
Sienna b. Madison Rayne AK-47
Decay/Eli Drake/Tribunal b. BroMans/Bram/Grado/Mahabali Shera Clothesline to Grado
Gail Kim/Ethan Carter III b. Mike Bennett/Allie Small package to Allie
Trevor Lee b. Eddie Edwards Pin after Shane Helms hit Edwards with the X-Division Title
Braxton Sutter b. Billy Callis Jumping Downward Spiral
Drew Galloway b. Matt Hardy via DQ when Lashley interfered
NXT Takeover: The End
Andrade Cien Almas b. Tye Dillinger Running double knees in the corner
Revival b. American Alpha Shatter Machine to Jordan
Shinsuke Nakamura b. Austin Aries Kinshasa
Asuka b. Nia Jax Running knee to the head
Samoa Joe b. Finn Balor Super Muscle Buster
Smackdown
Enzo Amore/Big Cass vs. Luke Gallows/Karl Anderson went to a no contest when New Day and the Vaudevillains interfered
Kevin Owens/Alberto Del Rio b. Sami Zayn/Cesaro Top rope double stomp to Cesaro
Becky Lynch b. Dana Brooke Disarm-Her
Baron Corbin b. Kalisto End of Days
Chris Jericho b. Dean Ambrose Codebreaker
Slammiversary 2016
Eddie Edwards b. Trevor Lee, Andrew Everett and DJZ Small package to Lee
Tribunal b. Grado/Mahabali Shera Backbreaker/Middle rope elbow combination to Grado
Sienna b. Jade and Gail Kim Pin after Marti Bell hit Jade in the back
James Storm b. Braxton Sutter Last Call
Eli Drake b. Bram Blunt Force Trauma
Ethan Carter III b. Mike Bennett 1%er
Jeff Hardy b. Matt Hardy Swanton Bomb through a table
Lashley b. Drew Galloway Side choke