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Friday
The Tag Team Title match has been moved to the Summerslam pre-show.
Saturday
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn
Date: August 22, 2015
Location: Barclays Center, New York City, New York
Commentators: Byron Saxton, Corey Graves, Rich Brennan
It's the biggest show in NXT history (so far) as NXT is on the road again. We have a double main event tonight with Finn Balor defending the NXT Title against former champion Kevin Owens in a ladder match and Bayley challenging for the Women's Title against champion Sasha Banks. Let's get to it.
HHH is in the ring to start and talks about how the NXT fans made this company unstoppable. They wanted something new and made it into a revolution. Because of that, the future is now. WE ARE NXT!
The arena looks amazing as this feels like a full on WWE pay per view.
Tyler Breeze vs. Jushin Thunder Liger
Breeze has a New York themed fashion show, complete with people dressed as the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty. Jushin of course gets the legend's pop that he deserves but he doesn't have his signature music. Tyler scores with an early shoulder and lays over the top rope. Jushin takes him down and drops an elbow to the back before laying out just like Tyler.
We get a modified surfboard before the real version has Breeze in even more trouble. Liger is just going through his normal stuff here. A monkey flip sends Breeze face first into the mat before Liger steals the selfie stick for a quick picture. The Liger Bomb is countered and Breeze goes for the mask to make him the most evil man in the building. The Supermodel Kick gets two and the fans argue about levels of gorgeous. A modified backstabber gets two more for Tyler and the fans think Full Sail sucks.
Back up and the Liger Kick stuns Breeze but he gets the knees up to block a splash. Breeze takes too long yelling at the referee though and eats the palm strike. The threat of another dive sends him to the floor, only to have Liger hit a flip dive off the apron. Back in and the Liger Bomb finishes clean at 8:38.
Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman are here.
Becky Lynch and Charlotte wish Bayley luck.
Nia Jax is coming. She's not like other girls.
Tag Team Titles: Vaudevillains vs. Blake and Murphy
The Vaudevillains are challenging. They also have top hats, making them even more awesome. The question here is who the Vaudevillains have to counter Alexa, who calls them pathetic for coming out alone. Fans: WE WANT BLUE PANTS! And here's Blue Pants. Gotch works on Blake's (now in trunks instead of tights) to start as the fans chant BLUE PANTS CITY. English comes in with a big boot for two before cranking on an armbar of his own.
Murphy comes in and eats an armbar as well, which the fans declare as manly. Blake finally gets in a cheap shot and comes in for a chinlock. The champ switch off for another chinlock before Blake is sent out to the floor. He's smart enough to pull Gotch off the apron though and the hot tag is prevented. That's one of my favorite spots. Murphy throws Aiden into the air for a neckbreaker and a two count. Heel miscommunication finally allows English to dive over for the tag and Simon starts cleaning house.
A quick tag brings English back in but he's quickly crotched on top. The superplex takes too long though and Gotch powerbombs both champions, setting up a high angle swanton from English for two. Blue Pants pulls Alexa down but they both wind up in the ring for a catfight. Murphy tries a rollup for a very hot near fall but walks into the Whirling Dervish for the pin and the titles at 10:16.
Neville and Cesaro wished Finn Balor luck earlier.
Tye Dillinger vs. Apollo Crews
Dillinger is the Perfect 10, which is cut into the back of his hair. Crews looks amazed to be here. Tye flips across the ring and declares it a 10. Crews cartwheels into a backflip and thinks it's the same. A dropkick breaks up Crews' springboard in a big crash and Tye pats himself on the back. Crews powers out of a chinlock but gets kicked in the face for two. An awesome standing enziguri smacks Tye in the head and a gorilla press drop into a standing moonsault is enough to put Dillinger away at 4:45.
William Regal announces the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, starting on September 2 and ending at the next Takeover on October 7 (a Wednesday). No more details are given but Regal says it will make the American Dream very proud.
We recap Baron Corbin vs. Samoa Joe. Corbin talks about his amazing background with all of his success in everything he's done. He's heard all these stories about people going around the world but he's never heard of any of them. All Corbin had to do to come here is make a phone call. Joe answered a challenge and says he didn't have to make a phone call because NXT called him.
Samoa Joe vs. Baron Corbin
The announcers think Joe is going to kill him. Joe has the Clutch on in less than a minute but Baron makes it to the floor. Back in and an enziguri in the corner puts Corbin right back on the floor, only to have him blast Joe in the face to stop a suicide dive. Joe kicks him in the face though and does his rotating submissions spot until Corbin puts his foot on the ropes.
Baron grabs a heel hook but Joe makes the rope a few seconds later. Something like a Boss Man Slam gets two on Joe so Corbin superkicks him. That earns Baron a second enziguri though and both guys are down. Back up and they slug it out with Joe taking over. Corbin locks the Muscle Buster before hitting kind of a loose Jackhammer for two. The End of Days is broken up so Corbin lifts him up into a choke spinebuster. Joe flips the cover into the Koquina Clutch though and Corbin is out at 10:24.
Corbin says he never gave up.
Sgt. Slaughter, Ric Flair, female Japanese wrestler Kana and Team BAD are here.
Here's Stephanie (whose music says she's SELF MADE. You can't buy comedy like that, though I'm sure she would have a crack team of comedy writers who are smart and funny to make them up if she could) to say we're all making history right here and right now. A few weeks ago she started the Divas Revolution but it started right here in NXT. Therefore, she's going to introduce the first main event.
We recap Bayley vs. Sasha Banks, which is about the spirit of the women's division and Bayley fighting for the right thing. Sasha knows she's the best though and wants to prove to Bayley that fairy tales don't have happy endings. Bayley has lost over and over but tonight she's more fired up than ever and has been on a roll.
Women's Title: Bayley vs. Sasha Banks
Banks is defending. Bayley comes out with a yellow polka dot headband to honor Dusty in a very nice touch. Sasha on the other hand comes out in a Cadillac Escalade surrounded by a team of bodyguards. Sasha laughs off the Dusty wristbands and it's a catfight to start. Bayley scores with a basement elbow for two and the fans are WAY into this. The champ sends her into the buckle over and over but Bayley shakes it off and ties Sasha in the Tree of Woe for a springboard elbow drop.
Banks goes outside for a breather so Bayley baseball slides her in the face. They fight into the corner where Bayley avoids the double knees, only to have a kick to the knee send her out to the floor. Sasha mocks the high fives to the fans before she hits Bayley's running elbow to the back. The champ wins a slugout in the corner but still can't hit the double knees. Instead she sends Bayley face first into the buckle and puts her on the top rope for the BIG double knees.
The kickout stuns Sasha so she tries some trash talk, only to be sent face first into the buckle. Bayley gets all aggressive with right hands but gets overzealous and sent outside. With desperation setting in, Sasha rips off the hand brace and sends the recently healed hand into the steps. That's not enough so Sasha put the hand between the steps and the post and kicks them together to put Bayley on the floor and writhing in pain.
The referee takes too much time checking on her for Sasha's liking though so Banks flips over him to land on Bayley. Back in and Sasha grabs the bad hand and walks the corner with it, snapping Bayley's arm over the top. Sasha crashes hard on the floor though and seems to have banged herself up. The delay lets Bayley make her comeback with ax handles and the running corner elbow.
Sasha drops to her knees to block the Bayley to Belly and there's the Bank Statement. Bayley crawls for the ropes but Sasha STOMPS ON THE BAND HAND to keep her away. Sasha tries to pull her back but Bayley rolls into a Bank Statement of her own. She cranks the heck out of that thing but Sasha rolls over to get her foot on the ropes. What a sequence. Bayley pulls her up to her feet for a Bayley to Belly but Sasha kicks out at a very close two.
With nothing else working, Bayley loads up the super Bayley to Belly but Sasha knocks her down. Bayley runs the corner for a forearm though and tries a super hurricanrana, only to have Sasha shove her away, sending Bayley crashing down onto her face. Sasha will have none of this waiting though and dives down onto Bayley for a VERY close two. They fight to the corner again and Bayley pulls off a super reverse hurricanrana. Sasha is DONE and the Bayley to Belly gives Bayley the title at 18:12.
Becky Lynch and Charlotte come in to celebrate and it's hugs all around, including one for Sasha. They all stand together and give the Four Horsewomen sign.
Seth Rollins is here.
Earlier tonight, HHH announced that NXT is taking over the UK in December.
We recap Kevin Owens vs. Finn Balor. Balor took the title from Owens in Japan so tonight it's a ladder match to show that Japan was just a fluke.
NXT Title: Finn Balor vs. Kevin Owens
Ladder match with Balor defending and he's in full demon mode. Balor does his big entrance and when the lights come on, Owens is sitting in a chair at ringside, leaned back against the barricade. Owens talks trash and starts going after the ladder but Balor pulls him back in and hammers away. Kevin drops him with an elbow to the jaw and drops the senton but the fans look at what seems to be a fight in the crowd. Thankfully Owens is smart enough to slowly walk around and stomp Finn until they have the crowd back.
After the powerbomb is countered, Owens drills him with the Cannonball as the OLE chants begin. The announcers acknowledge that it's after 11 but they're going to keep going. Graves: It's our network. The Slingblade puts Owens down but he rolls out of the corner and goes for the ladder, only to be decked from behind. Balor gets crushed between the ladder and the ring so Owens loads up something but stops running and punches Finn in the face instead.
They fight into the crowd but Balor has to backdrop Owens over the barricade to counter another powerbomb. Owens whips him all the way over the announcers' table then throws the covering at Balor. It's ladder time again but Balor runs off the table to dropkick it into Owens' face. Balor climbs but Owens pulls him down and throws him out to the floor, into another ladder. Some slams onto the ladder followed by a senton crush the champ's ribs but he's still able to backdrop Owens onto an open ladder for a sick crash.
Another Cannonball hits the ladder and Balor scores with a Coup de Grace but Kevin is up fast enough to powerbomb Balor off the ladder. Balor makes a save of his own and sends the ladder into Owens' ribs. The powerbomb onto the apron is countered but Owens avoids a Coup de Grace off the apron. Balor charges right into the apron powerbomb and both guys are down. Owens tries to climb but Balor makes the save, only to get punched in the face again. With nothing else keeping Balor down, Owens bridges a ladder into the one that is standing like a platform but can't hit the fisherman's superplex.
Instead Balor rams Owens into the ladder, knocking him down and into a huge crash. The ladder is off center though and Owens gets up, only to be kicked down again. Balor looks at the crowd, likes what he hears, and drops the Coup de Grace off the ladder. That is SO risky and Balor is holding his ankle. Not that it matters as he climbs up and gets the belt to retain at 21:40.
Results
Jushin Thunder Liger b. Tyler Breeze Liger Bomb
Vaudevillains b. Blake and Murphy Whirling Dervish to Murphy
Apollo Crews b. Tye Dillinger Standing moonsault
Samoa Joe b. Baron Corbin Koquina Clutch
Bayley b. Sasha Banks Bayley to Belly
Finn Balor b. Kevin Owens Balor pulled down the title
Sunday
Summerslam 2015
Date: August 23, 2015
Location: Barclays Center, New York City, New York
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Jerry Lawler
It's the second biggest show of the year and the main event is a match too big for Wrestlemania as Brock Lesnar faces the Undertaker, who is looking for revenge after Lesnar snapped his legendary streak a year and a half ago. Also it's title for title with US Champion John Cena facing WWE World Champion Seth Rollins. Let's get to it.
There was no match on the pre-show.
Here's special host Jon Stewart to open things up. He talks about all the people who will be here for the ten matches (meaning the Tag Team Title match will be on the main show) and lists off the people on the card, with Lesnar getting one of the strongest reactions. Stewart isn't over the Streak being broken so he'd like to talk to Brock about beating the Undertaker. However, since Stewart is a mere mortal, he'd like to have a friend there when he does so. That friend is Mick Foley, who comes out to stand by his friend.
However, there seems to be some confusion. See, Foley thought Stewart wanted help interviewing Rock, not Brock. Stewart brings up Undertaker destroying Foley in the Cell and how Foley shouldn't be afraid of anything. Foley: THAT WAS SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO! Foley has wrestled around the world but never visited Suplex City and isn't stating tonight so Stewart is on his own. Jon says on with the show.
The opening video talks about every city having a story. This city's story is about making legends, which leads to your standard well done videos hyping up the double main event.
Randy Orton vs. Sheamus
Well they got to open the previous pay per view with a just ok match so maybe they can get all the way up to not bad here. The threat of an RKO sends Sheamus outside in the first ten seconds, just like it did on Smackdown. Sheamus gets on the announcers' table to say the fans look stupid, not him. Orton comes out and sweeps Sheamus' leg to move things along but Sheamus takes him down and drops a knee for two. Sheamus stomps him down and asks if the fans are not entertained. Fans: NO!
We hit the chinlock on Orton, drawing out HOW YO DOIN and OLE chants from the very vocal crowd. Randy fights to his feet and t-bones Sheamus out to the floor for a big crash. Back in and Sheamus tries a quick Cloverleaf but walks into a powerslam for two. Sheamus gets in a shot to the ribs and heads up top, only to have Randy pull him down with the DDT. Again the threat of an RKO sends Sheamus outside, but this time he's able to grab Orton for the ten forearms to the chest.
Sheamus tries the slingshot shoulder but Orton catches him in midair in the RKO for a sweet counter. Since this match hasn't dragged on long enough though, Sheamus rolls outside ot keep things going. With the RKO not working well enough, Orton loads up the Punt, which almost never works but neither does this match so why not try it anyway? Sheamus catches him coming in with White Noise, followed by two Brogue Kicks for the pin at 12:11.
Some fans won a contest and got to do cool stuff.
Tag Team Titles: Prime Time Players vs. New Day vs. Lucha Dragons vs. Los Matadores
The Prime Time Players are defending but New Day steals the show with their rendition of Jay Z's New York, complete with some lyrics about how awful the rest of the teams are, unlike New day which rocks. One fall to a finish and you can tag yourself in. New Day tries the old New Age Outlaws play by tagging in both members (Kofi and Big E.) to pin each other but the Dragons make the save.
The Dragons come in with some fast double teaming followed by Kalisto kicking Big E. in the head over and over. It's off to Darren vs. Kofi but Big E. splashes Young to put him in trouble. This match is incredibly fast paced so far. It's Diego in to stay on Darren's injured ribs but New Day makes their rapid tags to stomp Young in the corner. Woods rants about breakfast and the fans are behind New Day.
Kofi comes in for a chinlock to slow things down for the first time. It's off to Big E. for the abdominal stretch, as Cole suggests that Woods tweet instead of talk. Cole: He could use hashtag fatal four way. Woods: BIG E. HAS THE MARKET CORNED ON TRICEP MEAT! YOU CAN'T EVEN GET A HAMBURGER IN WWE! As Woods keeps going about how entertaining this beating is, Darren finally escapes for the tag to Titus, who cleans all kinds of house.
Everything breaks down and Los Matadores are sent to the floor where Fernando dropkicks Sin Cara out of the air. Woods shoves Fernando off the top rope and faceplants Torito to a nice reaction from the fans. Darren drops Woods onto the apron but Big E. spears Young back to the floor. The Lucha Dragons' double superplex to Diego is turned into a Tower of Doom by Titus, but Kofi sneaks in with a blind tag. The Clash of the Titus plants Fernando, but Big E. throws Titus outside so Kofi can pin Fernando for the titles at 11:20. Big E.'s dancing celebration makes this even better.
Jon Stewart is in the back with Stephen Amell and Neville. Stewart is a big fan but is really here for Undertaker, who passes by the three of them, silencing all three.
Rusev vs. Dolph Ziggler
Lana left Rusev for Ziggler so Rusev injured Ziggler, triggering this match. Also Rusev has Summer Rae in his corner, who is now dressing as Lana. To counter, Lana is dressing like Ziggler. Got all that? Rusev starts fast and stomps Ziggler down before choking on the ropes. He kicks Dolph in the ribs and puts on a bearhug for a good while before the swinging Rock Bottom plants him again. All Rusev so far.
Rusev gorilla presses him up but Ziggler counters into a DDT for a breather. The Stinger Splash and neckbreaker get two for Dolph but Rusev comes back with the spinwheel kick for the same. Rusev goes up top so Ziggler can run the ropes into an X Factor. Ziggler tries a hurricanrana but has to settle for two off a sunset flip. There's the sleeper to slow Rusev down but he's quickly out, only to eat a Fameasser for a close two.
Rusev kicks him down again and puts on the Accolade but the girls get into it, freaking Rusev out enough that he lets go. Ziggler rolls outside but Rusev stops to stare at Lana, who gets decked by Summer. A quick superkick knocks Ziggler onto the announcers' table and it's a double countout at 12:00.
The guys keep fighting post match but Summer comes in, triggering a catfight. This almost has to lead to a mixed tag.
We recap Stephen Amell/Neville vs. Stardust/King Barrett. Amell is an actor who portrays the Green Arrow. Stardust has gone insane and thinks he's a supervillain while Neville is billed as a superhero. King Barrett is thrown in there to make it a tag match and he has nothing better to do. As strange as this sounds, it's actually been very well done and Amell looks like a great athlete.
Stardust/King Barrett vs. Neville/Stephen Amell
Amell comes out in his Arrow gear but is wrestling in shorts and boots. Neville flips away from Barrett to start and it's quickly off to Stardust. He wants Amell and gets his wish, as Stephen springboards in and lands right in front of Stardust. Stardust shoves him down so Amell nips up and kicks him in the ribs. A hiptoss puts Stardust down again and Amell shoots an invisible arrow.
Barrett comes in for a kick to the ribs though and Amell is in trouble. Stardust comes back in but gets caught by an enziguri, finally allowing the hot tag to Neville. Everything breaks down with Neville cleaning house, including a middle rope Phoneix splash to Barrett, but Amell gets the dive off the top to drop Barrett and Stardust. The Red Arrow puts Barrett away at 7:37.
Video on Summerslam week.
Intercontinental Title: Miz vs. Big Show vs. Ryback
Ryback is defending and this was supposed to happen last month, only to have Ryback get injured. Miz bails to the floor to start but comes back in when Ryback has Big Show in some trouble. Show suplexes both of them down and hits a middle rope swanton (yes you read that right) on Ryback, who Miz covers for two. Back up and Miz gets dropped, allowing Show to chokeslam Ryback onto him for two. It's Ryback up first with a spinebuster and splash to Big Show.
The fans actually get into the FEED ME MORE chant and Ryback Shell Shocks Big Show, before having to kick out of a Skull Crushing Finale. Miz gets two on Show as well and then covers both guys for two more each, followed by a third cover on each for one. I liked that. Show KO's Ryback but Miz breaks it up at two and gets his own near fall on Ryback. There's a KO Punch for Miz as well but Ryback shoves Show outside and steals the pin at retain at 5:31. Cole: Classic triple threat match!
Stewart tries to talk to Lesnar but gets Paul Heyman instead. Jon talks about being a wrestling fan and how people remember the person with the Streak, not the person who broke it. He goes on about Heyman and Lesnar giving the fans coal for Christmas instead of a puppy. Heyman: Glory, glory, BROCK LESNAR! I guess we couldn't get David Letterman to host the show.
Bray Wyatt/Luke Harper vs. Roman Reigns/Dean Ambrose
Ambrose and Harper get things going but everything breaks down in a hurry with the Shield guys taking over and Dean running from announcers' table to table for a dive onto Bray. The Wyatts pop back up though with Harper suicide diving onto Reigns, followed by a quick superkick over the announcers' table. Ambrose' suicide dive is basically no sold and Harper kicks him in the face to really take over.
Things settle down with the Wyatts taking over on Ambrose in the corner with some loud chops. Ambrose gets tied up in the ropes so Bray can suplex him to the floor ala Orton's hanging DDT. Reigns is still down at ringside. Dean crawls to the empty corner and realizes what's going on. JBL: You're all alone Gilligan. The Wyatts take turns on Dean, who finally clotheslines Wyatt down. Fans: ROMAN'S SLEEPING!
Reigns FINALLY gets on the apron for the hot tag and cleans house, only to have the Superman Punch countered for a sitout powerbomb. Bray says he has an idea but Roman backdrops out of whatever they had planned. It's back to Ambrose for a Doomsday Device for two on Harper. The Superman Punch and a DoubleBomb plant Harper again, followed by Dirty Deeds to Wyatt. Dean tags Roman back in for the spear and pin on Wyatt at 9:54.
We recap Rollins vs. Cena. The video has Cena narrating about how awesome New York is before Rollins starts talking about the knee, setting up the title for title match. They really started playing up Cena winning his sixteenth title near as Summerslam got closer.
WWE World Title/US Title: John Cena vs. Seth Rollins
Rollins is World Champion and Cena is US Champion with both on the line. Seth is all in white here. Cena grabs a headlock to start and the fans are entirely behind Rollins. Back up and we get a Ce-na Sucks! chant, followed by a Blockbuster from Seth. Three straight suicide dives make Rollins an even bigger hero but he has to get to the ropes to block the STF.
The Pedigree is countered and Cena totally misses the Springboard Stunner to get the crowd even more riled up. Seth's standing shooting star gets two so he ties Cena in the Tree of Woe for a top rope double stomp. Back up and a quick AA gets two for Cena before they slug it out. The Pedigree is countered into a catapult, followed by a reverse powerbomb to give John two.
Cena's top rope Fameasser gets two more but Seth comes back with the buckle bomb for the same. A frog splash of all things crushes Cena and Rollins busts out an AA of his own for two more. Rollins takes his sweet time following up and gets caught in the STF. Cena pulls him back to the middle but has to fight out of the Pedigree, meaning it's time for a Figure Four on Rollins.
Seth turns it over to reverse the pressure and both guys are down. With nothing else to do, Rollins superplexes him but rolls through into a bonus falcon's arrow. Back up and the AA connects on Seth but the referee is knocked outside. Cena goes to check on him but gets hit with the knee to the nose. Cue Jon Stewart with a chair (Stewart and Rollins feuded on his show for months) but he hits Cena in the ribs, setting up a Pedigree onto the chair for the pin at 19:27.
Preview of upcoming WWE Network shows, including Edge and Christian on the Stone Cold Podcast, plus Lesnar at another house show at Madison Square Garden on October 3.
The pre-show panel talks as the fans thank Stewart.
We recap the Divas Revolution. Here's the short version: one team wins, the second team wins, then the third team wins. Nothing changes though because this isn't about being champion yet.
Team BAD vs. Team Bella vs. Team PCB
BAD: Naomi, Sasha Banks, Tamina
Bella: Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Alicia Fox
PCB: Paige, Charlotte, Becky Lynch
This is an elimination match with one fall eliminating each team. Brie and Becky start things off but it's quickly off to Tamina to kick Becky in the face. BAD takes turns on Becky with Sasha only getting a slam before tagging back to Tamina. Everything breaks down and BAD hit flip dives (Sasha's barely connected) onto PCB on the floor in a scary looking crash. The Bellas hit stereo suicide dives, which Cole incorrectly calls new. Paige flips onto the entire pile and all nine are down. Back in and Brie hits a quick Bella Buster for the pin on Tamina to get us down to two.
Nikki Rack Attacks Becky for two but Paige makes the save, only to take the Alabama Slam on the floor. Brie comes in for some YES Kicks and a weak Daniel Bryan chant before it's off to Fox as the match is finally in a standard formula. We hit the double arm crank as the fans want Charlotte. Instead they get Nikki snap suplexing Paige for two. Back to Fox who eats a knee to the face, finally allowing the hot tag to Charlotte.
Nikki has to break up the Figure Eight on Fox but Alicia pops back up for a double big boot to put herself and Charlotte down again. Becky gets the hot tag to slug it out with Brie, who misses the BRIE MODE dropkick. Yeah it's a dropkick this time. Lynch grabs a pumphandle slam for the pin on Brie at 15:17.
Cesaro vs. Kevin Owens
Owens said Cesaro couldn't beat Cena but Cesaro called Owens out on quitting all his matches. Kevin starts fast and knocks Cesaro outside for a flip dive, only to spend so much time yelling at Cole, allowing Cesaro to connect with a corkscrew dive of his own. Owens is right back up though and sends Cesaro into the barricade for a Cannonball.
A backsplash onto Cesaro's back gets two and we hit the chinlock, which is now just a regular chinlock because why should Owens be allowed to make a spot fun? For some reason Owens thinks it's a good idea to talk trash so Cesaro powers up and fires off slaps and punches, followed by the reverse Angle Slam for two. A gutwrench superplex gets two for Cesaro but he can't hit the Neutralizer. Because Owens is fat you see. Like, fatter than Big Show fat. Even though Big Show weighs like 150lbs more, Owens is fat so it means more.
Owens misses his springboard moonsault but gets two off a superkick. The running uppercut sets up the Cesaro Swing into the Sharpshooter but Owens makes the rope. Cesaro puts him up top, blocks the fisherman's superplex, and hits a great looking dropkick to stun Owens. He tries.....something, but gets crotched and superplexed, setting up the Pop Up Powerbomb to give Owens the pin at 14:21.
We recap Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar. Brock broke the Streak last year at Wrestlemania but his agent Paul Heyman wouldn't shut up about it, which angered Undertaker and made him attack Lesnar. That set up the rematch, where for reasons I'll never understand, WWE is trying to make Undertaker a heel.
Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker
Lesnar goes after Undertaker during the entrance (has anyone ever done that?) but Undertaker fights him off and knocks Lesnar to the floor for the opening bell. Back in and they slug it out with Undertaker getting the better of it. Old School is caught in an F5 but Undertaker slips off the back, only to be driven into the corner. There's the first suplex but Undertaker is able to send him into the buckle to block a second. Brock might be busted open.
Snake Eyes into the big boot send Brock outside and Undertaker drops the apron legdrop. They head back inside with Undertaker winning another slugout. See, I can live with that as Undertaker has been billed as the best pure striker for years. It's not exactly HHH just throwing punches and being fine against Brock. The chokeslam is countered into another German and Undertaker is in trouble again.
They head outside where another chokeslam is countered into the F5 through the announcers' table to knock Undertaker silly again. Undertaker gets back in at nine and Brock just smiles at him. Brock: I'll kill you. Undertaker: You're going to have to. Brock goes for him but walks into a chokeslam. Tombstone gets two but Brock is up first and laughing again. Undertaker sits up and they start punching each other in the face.
Brock remembers he knows submissions and puts on the Kimura but Undertaker is in the ropes, meaning he can hit the Last Ride for another two. Brock is up first for a second F5 and another near fall. Now Lesnar is getting frustrated and the third F5 is still only good for two. That gets it past the ending at Wrestlemania.
Undertaker suckers Brock into the Hell's Gate but gets countered into another Kimura with a bodyscissors. The bell rings but the referee says he didn't call for it. Heyman says Undertaker tapped and in the distraction, Undertaker hits a low blow and puts on the Hell's Gate but Lesnar flips him off....and passes out to end this at 17:13.
Replays show that Undertaker did in fact tap out in the Kimura when the bell rang, which was due to Lesnar's shoulders being down for a count, but the referee only got to one.
Results
Sheamus b. Randy Orton Brogue Kick
New Day b. Prime Time Players, Los Matadores and Lucha Dragons Kingston pinned Fernando after a Clash of the Titus
Rusev vs. Dolph Ziggler went to a double countout
Stephen Amell/Neville b. Stardust/King Barrett Red Arrow to Barrett
Ryback b. Big Show and Miz Ryback pinned Miz after a KO Punch from Big Show
Roman Reigns/Dean Ambrose b. Luke Harper/Bray Wyatt Spear to Wyatt
Seth Rollins b. John Cena Pedigree onto a chair
Team PCB b. Team Bella and Team PCB Pumphandle slam to Brie Bella
Kevin Owens b. Cesaro Pop Up Powerbomb
Undertaker b. Brock Lesnar Hell's Gate
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Randy Orton/Cesaro b. Sheamus/Kevin Owens RKO to Sheamus
Roman Reigns b. Luke Harper Spear
Becky Lynch b. Tamina Disarm-Her
Rusev b. Mark Henry Accolade
Ryback b. Miz Shell Shock
Lucha Dragons/Prime Time Players b. Los Matadores/New Day Hurricanrana to Diego
Sasha Banks b. Nikki Bella Bank Statement
NXT
Tyler Breeze b. ??? Supermodel Kick
Hype Bros/Enzo Amore/Colin Cassady b. ???/???/???/??? Rocket Launcher
Samoa Joe b. Steve Cutler Koquina Clutch
Blake/Murphy b. Angelo Dawkins/Sawyer Fulton Frog splash to Fulton
Impact Wrestling
Mr. Anderson b. Bram Mic to the head
Gail Kim b. Jade/Marti Belle Eat Defeat to Belle
Drew Galloway b. Eli Drake White Noise through a table
Matt Hardy b. Tyrus Twist of Fate
Ethan Carter III b. PJ Black 1%er
Smackdown
Big Show vs. Ryback went to a double countout
New Day b. Los Matadores/El Torito Woods pinned Torito after a splash from Big E.
Neville b. Bo Dallas Red Arrow
Brie Bella b. Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks Rollup to Lynch with a handful of trunks
Roman Reigns/Dean Ambrose/Cesaro/Randy Orton b. Luke Harper/Bray Wyatt/Kevin Owens/Sheamus Dirty Deeds to Harper
Takeover: Brooklyn
Jushin Thunder Liger b. Tyler Breeze Liger Bomb
Vaudevillains b. Blake and Murphy Whirling Dervish to Murphy
Apollo Crews b. Tye Dillinger Standing moonsault
Samoa Joe b. Baron Corbin Koquina Clutch
Bayley b. Sasha Banks Bayley to Belly
Finn Balor b. Kevin Owens Balor pulled down the title
Summerslam 2015
Sheamus b. Randy Orton Brogue Kick
New Day b. Prime Time Players, Los Matadores and Lucha Dragons Kingston pinned Fernando after a Clash of the Titus
Rusev vs. Dolph Ziggler went to a double countout
Stephen Amell/Neville b. Stardust/King Barrett Red Arrow to Barrett
Ryback b. Big Show and Miz Ryback pinned Miz after a KO Punch from Big Show
Roman Reigns/Dean Ambrose b. Luke Harper/Bray Wyatt Spear to Wyatt
Seth Rollins b. John Cena Pedigree onto a chair
Team PCB b. Team Bella and Team PCB Pumphandle slam to Brie Bella
Kevin Owens b. Cesaro Pop Up Powerbomb
Undertaker b. Brock Lesnar Hell's Gate
The Tag Team Title match has been moved to the Summerslam pre-show.
Saturday
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn
Date: August 22, 2015
Location: Barclays Center, New York City, New York
Commentators: Byron Saxton, Corey Graves, Rich Brennan
It's the biggest show in NXT history (so far) as NXT is on the road again. We have a double main event tonight with Finn Balor defending the NXT Title against former champion Kevin Owens in a ladder match and Bayley challenging for the Women's Title against champion Sasha Banks. Let's get to it.
HHH is in the ring to start and talks about how the NXT fans made this company unstoppable. They wanted something new and made it into a revolution. Because of that, the future is now. WE ARE NXT!
The arena looks amazing as this feels like a full on WWE pay per view.
Tyler Breeze vs. Jushin Thunder Liger
Breeze has a New York themed fashion show, complete with people dressed as the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty. Jushin of course gets the legend's pop that he deserves but he doesn't have his signature music. Tyler scores with an early shoulder and lays over the top rope. Jushin takes him down and drops an elbow to the back before laying out just like Tyler.
We get a modified surfboard before the real version has Breeze in even more trouble. Liger is just going through his normal stuff here. A monkey flip sends Breeze face first into the mat before Liger steals the selfie stick for a quick picture. The Liger Bomb is countered and Breeze goes for the mask to make him the most evil man in the building. The Supermodel Kick gets two and the fans argue about levels of gorgeous. A modified backstabber gets two more for Tyler and the fans think Full Sail sucks.
Back up and the Liger Kick stuns Breeze but he gets the knees up to block a splash. Breeze takes too long yelling at the referee though and eats the palm strike. The threat of another dive sends him to the floor, only to have Liger hit a flip dive off the apron. Back in and the Liger Bomb finishes clean at 8:38.
Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman are here.
Becky Lynch and Charlotte wish Bayley luck.
Nia Jax is coming. She's not like other girls.
Tag Team Titles: Vaudevillains vs. Blake and Murphy
The Vaudevillains are challenging. They also have top hats, making them even more awesome. The question here is who the Vaudevillains have to counter Alexa, who calls them pathetic for coming out alone. Fans: WE WANT BLUE PANTS! And here's Blue Pants. Gotch works on Blake's (now in trunks instead of tights) to start as the fans chant BLUE PANTS CITY. English comes in with a big boot for two before cranking on an armbar of his own.
Murphy comes in and eats an armbar as well, which the fans declare as manly. Blake finally gets in a cheap shot and comes in for a chinlock. The champ switch off for another chinlock before Blake is sent out to the floor. He's smart enough to pull Gotch off the apron though and the hot tag is prevented. That's one of my favorite spots. Murphy throws Aiden into the air for a neckbreaker and a two count. Heel miscommunication finally allows English to dive over for the tag and Simon starts cleaning house.
A quick tag brings English back in but he's quickly crotched on top. The superplex takes too long though and Gotch powerbombs both champions, setting up a high angle swanton from English for two. Blue Pants pulls Alexa down but they both wind up in the ring for a catfight. Murphy tries a rollup for a very hot near fall but walks into the Whirling Dervish for the pin and the titles at 10:16.
Neville and Cesaro wished Finn Balor luck earlier.
Tye Dillinger vs. Apollo Crews
Dillinger is the Perfect 10, which is cut into the back of his hair. Crews looks amazed to be here. Tye flips across the ring and declares it a 10. Crews cartwheels into a backflip and thinks it's the same. A dropkick breaks up Crews' springboard in a big crash and Tye pats himself on the back. Crews powers out of a chinlock but gets kicked in the face for two. An awesome standing enziguri smacks Tye in the head and a gorilla press drop into a standing moonsault is enough to put Dillinger away at 4:45.
William Regal announces the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, starting on September 2 and ending at the next Takeover on October 7 (a Wednesday). No more details are given but Regal says it will make the American Dream very proud.
We recap Baron Corbin vs. Samoa Joe. Corbin talks about his amazing background with all of his success in everything he's done. He's heard all these stories about people going around the world but he's never heard of any of them. All Corbin had to do to come here is make a phone call. Joe answered a challenge and says he didn't have to make a phone call because NXT called him.
Samoa Joe vs. Baron Corbin
The announcers think Joe is going to kill him. Joe has the Clutch on in less than a minute but Baron makes it to the floor. Back in and an enziguri in the corner puts Corbin right back on the floor, only to have him blast Joe in the face to stop a suicide dive. Joe kicks him in the face though and does his rotating submissions spot until Corbin puts his foot on the ropes.
Baron grabs a heel hook but Joe makes the rope a few seconds later. Something like a Boss Man Slam gets two on Joe so Corbin superkicks him. That earns Baron a second enziguri though and both guys are down. Back up and they slug it out with Joe taking over. Corbin locks the Muscle Buster before hitting kind of a loose Jackhammer for two. The End of Days is broken up so Corbin lifts him up into a choke spinebuster. Joe flips the cover into the Koquina Clutch though and Corbin is out at 10:24.
Corbin says he never gave up.
Sgt. Slaughter, Ric Flair, female Japanese wrestler Kana and Team BAD are here.
Here's Stephanie (whose music says she's SELF MADE. You can't buy comedy like that, though I'm sure she would have a crack team of comedy writers who are smart and funny to make them up if she could) to say we're all making history right here and right now. A few weeks ago she started the Divas Revolution but it started right here in NXT. Therefore, she's going to introduce the first main event.
We recap Bayley vs. Sasha Banks, which is about the spirit of the women's division and Bayley fighting for the right thing. Sasha knows she's the best though and wants to prove to Bayley that fairy tales don't have happy endings. Bayley has lost over and over but tonight she's more fired up than ever and has been on a roll.
Women's Title: Bayley vs. Sasha Banks
Banks is defending. Bayley comes out with a yellow polka dot headband to honor Dusty in a very nice touch. Sasha on the other hand comes out in a Cadillac Escalade surrounded by a team of bodyguards. Sasha laughs off the Dusty wristbands and it's a catfight to start. Bayley scores with a basement elbow for two and the fans are WAY into this. The champ sends her into the buckle over and over but Bayley shakes it off and ties Sasha in the Tree of Woe for a springboard elbow drop.
Banks goes outside for a breather so Bayley baseball slides her in the face. They fight into the corner where Bayley avoids the double knees, only to have a kick to the knee send her out to the floor. Sasha mocks the high fives to the fans before she hits Bayley's running elbow to the back. The champ wins a slugout in the corner but still can't hit the double knees. Instead she sends Bayley face first into the buckle and puts her on the top rope for the BIG double knees.
The kickout stuns Sasha so she tries some trash talk, only to be sent face first into the buckle. Bayley gets all aggressive with right hands but gets overzealous and sent outside. With desperation setting in, Sasha rips off the hand brace and sends the recently healed hand into the steps. That's not enough so Sasha put the hand between the steps and the post and kicks them together to put Bayley on the floor and writhing in pain.
The referee takes too much time checking on her for Sasha's liking though so Banks flips over him to land on Bayley. Back in and Sasha grabs the bad hand and walks the corner with it, snapping Bayley's arm over the top. Sasha crashes hard on the floor though and seems to have banged herself up. The delay lets Bayley make her comeback with ax handles and the running corner elbow.
Sasha drops to her knees to block the Bayley to Belly and there's the Bank Statement. Bayley crawls for the ropes but Sasha STOMPS ON THE BAND HAND to keep her away. Sasha tries to pull her back but Bayley rolls into a Bank Statement of her own. She cranks the heck out of that thing but Sasha rolls over to get her foot on the ropes. What a sequence. Bayley pulls her up to her feet for a Bayley to Belly but Sasha kicks out at a very close two.
With nothing else working, Bayley loads up the super Bayley to Belly but Sasha knocks her down. Bayley runs the corner for a forearm though and tries a super hurricanrana, only to have Sasha shove her away, sending Bayley crashing down onto her face. Sasha will have none of this waiting though and dives down onto Bayley for a VERY close two. They fight to the corner again and Bayley pulls off a super reverse hurricanrana. Sasha is DONE and the Bayley to Belly gives Bayley the title at 18:12.
Becky Lynch and Charlotte come in to celebrate and it's hugs all around, including one for Sasha. They all stand together and give the Four Horsewomen sign.
Seth Rollins is here.
Earlier tonight, HHH announced that NXT is taking over the UK in December.
We recap Kevin Owens vs. Finn Balor. Balor took the title from Owens in Japan so tonight it's a ladder match to show that Japan was just a fluke.
NXT Title: Finn Balor vs. Kevin Owens
Ladder match with Balor defending and he's in full demon mode. Balor does his big entrance and when the lights come on, Owens is sitting in a chair at ringside, leaned back against the barricade. Owens talks trash and starts going after the ladder but Balor pulls him back in and hammers away. Kevin drops him with an elbow to the jaw and drops the senton but the fans look at what seems to be a fight in the crowd. Thankfully Owens is smart enough to slowly walk around and stomp Finn until they have the crowd back.
After the powerbomb is countered, Owens drills him with the Cannonball as the OLE chants begin. The announcers acknowledge that it's after 11 but they're going to keep going. Graves: It's our network. The Slingblade puts Owens down but he rolls out of the corner and goes for the ladder, only to be decked from behind. Balor gets crushed between the ladder and the ring so Owens loads up something but stops running and punches Finn in the face instead.
They fight into the crowd but Balor has to backdrop Owens over the barricade to counter another powerbomb. Owens whips him all the way over the announcers' table then throws the covering at Balor. It's ladder time again but Balor runs off the table to dropkick it into Owens' face. Balor climbs but Owens pulls him down and throws him out to the floor, into another ladder. Some slams onto the ladder followed by a senton crush the champ's ribs but he's still able to backdrop Owens onto an open ladder for a sick crash.
Another Cannonball hits the ladder and Balor scores with a Coup de Grace but Kevin is up fast enough to powerbomb Balor off the ladder. Balor makes a save of his own and sends the ladder into Owens' ribs. The powerbomb onto the apron is countered but Owens avoids a Coup de Grace off the apron. Balor charges right into the apron powerbomb and both guys are down. Owens tries to climb but Balor makes the save, only to get punched in the face again. With nothing else keeping Balor down, Owens bridges a ladder into the one that is standing like a platform but can't hit the fisherman's superplex.
Instead Balor rams Owens into the ladder, knocking him down and into a huge crash. The ladder is off center though and Owens gets up, only to be kicked down again. Balor looks at the crowd, likes what he hears, and drops the Coup de Grace off the ladder. That is SO risky and Balor is holding his ankle. Not that it matters as he climbs up and gets the belt to retain at 21:40.
Results
Jushin Thunder Liger b. Tyler Breeze Liger Bomb
Vaudevillains b. Blake and Murphy Whirling Dervish to Murphy
Apollo Crews b. Tye Dillinger Standing moonsault
Samoa Joe b. Baron Corbin Koquina Clutch
Bayley b. Sasha Banks Bayley to Belly
Finn Balor b. Kevin Owens Balor pulled down the title
Sunday
Summerslam 2015
Date: August 23, 2015
Location: Barclays Center, New York City, New York
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Jerry Lawler
It's the second biggest show of the year and the main event is a match too big for Wrestlemania as Brock Lesnar faces the Undertaker, who is looking for revenge after Lesnar snapped his legendary streak a year and a half ago. Also it's title for title with US Champion John Cena facing WWE World Champion Seth Rollins. Let's get to it.
There was no match on the pre-show.
Here's special host Jon Stewart to open things up. He talks about all the people who will be here for the ten matches (meaning the Tag Team Title match will be on the main show) and lists off the people on the card, with Lesnar getting one of the strongest reactions. Stewart isn't over the Streak being broken so he'd like to talk to Brock about beating the Undertaker. However, since Stewart is a mere mortal, he'd like to have a friend there when he does so. That friend is Mick Foley, who comes out to stand by his friend.
However, there seems to be some confusion. See, Foley thought Stewart wanted help interviewing Rock, not Brock. Stewart brings up Undertaker destroying Foley in the Cell and how Foley shouldn't be afraid of anything. Foley: THAT WAS SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO! Foley has wrestled around the world but never visited Suplex City and isn't stating tonight so Stewart is on his own. Jon says on with the show.
The opening video talks about every city having a story. This city's story is about making legends, which leads to your standard well done videos hyping up the double main event.
Randy Orton vs. Sheamus
Well they got to open the previous pay per view with a just ok match so maybe they can get all the way up to not bad here. The threat of an RKO sends Sheamus outside in the first ten seconds, just like it did on Smackdown. Sheamus gets on the announcers' table to say the fans look stupid, not him. Orton comes out and sweeps Sheamus' leg to move things along but Sheamus takes him down and drops a knee for two. Sheamus stomps him down and asks if the fans are not entertained. Fans: NO!
We hit the chinlock on Orton, drawing out HOW YO DOIN and OLE chants from the very vocal crowd. Randy fights to his feet and t-bones Sheamus out to the floor for a big crash. Back in and Sheamus tries a quick Cloverleaf but walks into a powerslam for two. Sheamus gets in a shot to the ribs and heads up top, only to have Randy pull him down with the DDT. Again the threat of an RKO sends Sheamus outside, but this time he's able to grab Orton for the ten forearms to the chest.
Sheamus tries the slingshot shoulder but Orton catches him in midair in the RKO for a sweet counter. Since this match hasn't dragged on long enough though, Sheamus rolls outside ot keep things going. With the RKO not working well enough, Orton loads up the Punt, which almost never works but neither does this match so why not try it anyway? Sheamus catches him coming in with White Noise, followed by two Brogue Kicks for the pin at 12:11.
Some fans won a contest and got to do cool stuff.
Tag Team Titles: Prime Time Players vs. New Day vs. Lucha Dragons vs. Los Matadores
The Prime Time Players are defending but New Day steals the show with their rendition of Jay Z's New York, complete with some lyrics about how awful the rest of the teams are, unlike New day which rocks. One fall to a finish and you can tag yourself in. New Day tries the old New Age Outlaws play by tagging in both members (Kofi and Big E.) to pin each other but the Dragons make the save.
The Dragons come in with some fast double teaming followed by Kalisto kicking Big E. in the head over and over. It's off to Darren vs. Kofi but Big E. splashes Young to put him in trouble. This match is incredibly fast paced so far. It's Diego in to stay on Darren's injured ribs but New Day makes their rapid tags to stomp Young in the corner. Woods rants about breakfast and the fans are behind New Day.
Kofi comes in for a chinlock to slow things down for the first time. It's off to Big E. for the abdominal stretch, as Cole suggests that Woods tweet instead of talk. Cole: He could use hashtag fatal four way. Woods: BIG E. HAS THE MARKET CORNED ON TRICEP MEAT! YOU CAN'T EVEN GET A HAMBURGER IN WWE! As Woods keeps going about how entertaining this beating is, Darren finally escapes for the tag to Titus, who cleans all kinds of house.
Everything breaks down and Los Matadores are sent to the floor where Fernando dropkicks Sin Cara out of the air. Woods shoves Fernando off the top rope and faceplants Torito to a nice reaction from the fans. Darren drops Woods onto the apron but Big E. spears Young back to the floor. The Lucha Dragons' double superplex to Diego is turned into a Tower of Doom by Titus, but Kofi sneaks in with a blind tag. The Clash of the Titus plants Fernando, but Big E. throws Titus outside so Kofi can pin Fernando for the titles at 11:20. Big E.'s dancing celebration makes this even better.
Jon Stewart is in the back with Stephen Amell and Neville. Stewart is a big fan but is really here for Undertaker, who passes by the three of them, silencing all three.
Rusev vs. Dolph Ziggler
Lana left Rusev for Ziggler so Rusev injured Ziggler, triggering this match. Also Rusev has Summer Rae in his corner, who is now dressing as Lana. To counter, Lana is dressing like Ziggler. Got all that? Rusev starts fast and stomps Ziggler down before choking on the ropes. He kicks Dolph in the ribs and puts on a bearhug for a good while before the swinging Rock Bottom plants him again. All Rusev so far.
Rusev gorilla presses him up but Ziggler counters into a DDT for a breather. The Stinger Splash and neckbreaker get two for Dolph but Rusev comes back with the spinwheel kick for the same. Rusev goes up top so Ziggler can run the ropes into an X Factor. Ziggler tries a hurricanrana but has to settle for two off a sunset flip. There's the sleeper to slow Rusev down but he's quickly out, only to eat a Fameasser for a close two.
Rusev kicks him down again and puts on the Accolade but the girls get into it, freaking Rusev out enough that he lets go. Ziggler rolls outside but Rusev stops to stare at Lana, who gets decked by Summer. A quick superkick knocks Ziggler onto the announcers' table and it's a double countout at 12:00.
The guys keep fighting post match but Summer comes in, triggering a catfight. This almost has to lead to a mixed tag.
We recap Stephen Amell/Neville vs. Stardust/King Barrett. Amell is an actor who portrays the Green Arrow. Stardust has gone insane and thinks he's a supervillain while Neville is billed as a superhero. King Barrett is thrown in there to make it a tag match and he has nothing better to do. As strange as this sounds, it's actually been very well done and Amell looks like a great athlete.
Stardust/King Barrett vs. Neville/Stephen Amell
Amell comes out in his Arrow gear but is wrestling in shorts and boots. Neville flips away from Barrett to start and it's quickly off to Stardust. He wants Amell and gets his wish, as Stephen springboards in and lands right in front of Stardust. Stardust shoves him down so Amell nips up and kicks him in the ribs. A hiptoss puts Stardust down again and Amell shoots an invisible arrow.
Barrett comes in for a kick to the ribs though and Amell is in trouble. Stardust comes back in but gets caught by an enziguri, finally allowing the hot tag to Neville. Everything breaks down with Neville cleaning house, including a middle rope Phoneix splash to Barrett, but Amell gets the dive off the top to drop Barrett and Stardust. The Red Arrow puts Barrett away at 7:37.
Video on Summerslam week.
Intercontinental Title: Miz vs. Big Show vs. Ryback
Ryback is defending and this was supposed to happen last month, only to have Ryback get injured. Miz bails to the floor to start but comes back in when Ryback has Big Show in some trouble. Show suplexes both of them down and hits a middle rope swanton (yes you read that right) on Ryback, who Miz covers for two. Back up and Miz gets dropped, allowing Show to chokeslam Ryback onto him for two. It's Ryback up first with a spinebuster and splash to Big Show.
The fans actually get into the FEED ME MORE chant and Ryback Shell Shocks Big Show, before having to kick out of a Skull Crushing Finale. Miz gets two on Show as well and then covers both guys for two more each, followed by a third cover on each for one. I liked that. Show KO's Ryback but Miz breaks it up at two and gets his own near fall on Ryback. There's a KO Punch for Miz as well but Ryback shoves Show outside and steals the pin at retain at 5:31. Cole: Classic triple threat match!
Stewart tries to talk to Lesnar but gets Paul Heyman instead. Jon talks about being a wrestling fan and how people remember the person with the Streak, not the person who broke it. He goes on about Heyman and Lesnar giving the fans coal for Christmas instead of a puppy. Heyman: Glory, glory, BROCK LESNAR! I guess we couldn't get David Letterman to host the show.
Bray Wyatt/Luke Harper vs. Roman Reigns/Dean Ambrose
Ambrose and Harper get things going but everything breaks down in a hurry with the Shield guys taking over and Dean running from announcers' table to table for a dive onto Bray. The Wyatts pop back up though with Harper suicide diving onto Reigns, followed by a quick superkick over the announcers' table. Ambrose' suicide dive is basically no sold and Harper kicks him in the face to really take over.
Things settle down with the Wyatts taking over on Ambrose in the corner with some loud chops. Ambrose gets tied up in the ropes so Bray can suplex him to the floor ala Orton's hanging DDT. Reigns is still down at ringside. Dean crawls to the empty corner and realizes what's going on. JBL: You're all alone Gilligan. The Wyatts take turns on Dean, who finally clotheslines Wyatt down. Fans: ROMAN'S SLEEPING!
Reigns FINALLY gets on the apron for the hot tag and cleans house, only to have the Superman Punch countered for a sitout powerbomb. Bray says he has an idea but Roman backdrops out of whatever they had planned. It's back to Ambrose for a Doomsday Device for two on Harper. The Superman Punch and a DoubleBomb plant Harper again, followed by Dirty Deeds to Wyatt. Dean tags Roman back in for the spear and pin on Wyatt at 9:54.
We recap Rollins vs. Cena. The video has Cena narrating about how awesome New York is before Rollins starts talking about the knee, setting up the title for title match. They really started playing up Cena winning his sixteenth title near as Summerslam got closer.
WWE World Title/US Title: John Cena vs. Seth Rollins
Rollins is World Champion and Cena is US Champion with both on the line. Seth is all in white here. Cena grabs a headlock to start and the fans are entirely behind Rollins. Back up and we get a Ce-na Sucks! chant, followed by a Blockbuster from Seth. Three straight suicide dives make Rollins an even bigger hero but he has to get to the ropes to block the STF.
The Pedigree is countered and Cena totally misses the Springboard Stunner to get the crowd even more riled up. Seth's standing shooting star gets two so he ties Cena in the Tree of Woe for a top rope double stomp. Back up and a quick AA gets two for Cena before they slug it out. The Pedigree is countered into a catapult, followed by a reverse powerbomb to give John two.
Cena's top rope Fameasser gets two more but Seth comes back with the buckle bomb for the same. A frog splash of all things crushes Cena and Rollins busts out an AA of his own for two more. Rollins takes his sweet time following up and gets caught in the STF. Cena pulls him back to the middle but has to fight out of the Pedigree, meaning it's time for a Figure Four on Rollins.
Seth turns it over to reverse the pressure and both guys are down. With nothing else to do, Rollins superplexes him but rolls through into a bonus falcon's arrow. Back up and the AA connects on Seth but the referee is knocked outside. Cena goes to check on him but gets hit with the knee to the nose. Cue Jon Stewart with a chair (Stewart and Rollins feuded on his show for months) but he hits Cena in the ribs, setting up a Pedigree onto the chair for the pin at 19:27.
Preview of upcoming WWE Network shows, including Edge and Christian on the Stone Cold Podcast, plus Lesnar at another house show at Madison Square Garden on October 3.
The pre-show panel talks as the fans thank Stewart.
We recap the Divas Revolution. Here's the short version: one team wins, the second team wins, then the third team wins. Nothing changes though because this isn't about being champion yet.
Team BAD vs. Team Bella vs. Team PCB
BAD: Naomi, Sasha Banks, Tamina
Bella: Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Alicia Fox
PCB: Paige, Charlotte, Becky Lynch
This is an elimination match with one fall eliminating each team. Brie and Becky start things off but it's quickly off to Tamina to kick Becky in the face. BAD takes turns on Becky with Sasha only getting a slam before tagging back to Tamina. Everything breaks down and BAD hit flip dives (Sasha's barely connected) onto PCB on the floor in a scary looking crash. The Bellas hit stereo suicide dives, which Cole incorrectly calls new. Paige flips onto the entire pile and all nine are down. Back in and Brie hits a quick Bella Buster for the pin on Tamina to get us down to two.
Nikki Rack Attacks Becky for two but Paige makes the save, only to take the Alabama Slam on the floor. Brie comes in for some YES Kicks and a weak Daniel Bryan chant before it's off to Fox as the match is finally in a standard formula. We hit the double arm crank as the fans want Charlotte. Instead they get Nikki snap suplexing Paige for two. Back to Fox who eats a knee to the face, finally allowing the hot tag to Charlotte.
Nikki has to break up the Figure Eight on Fox but Alicia pops back up for a double big boot to put herself and Charlotte down again. Becky gets the hot tag to slug it out with Brie, who misses the BRIE MODE dropkick. Yeah it's a dropkick this time. Lynch grabs a pumphandle slam for the pin on Brie at 15:17.
Cesaro vs. Kevin Owens
Owens said Cesaro couldn't beat Cena but Cesaro called Owens out on quitting all his matches. Kevin starts fast and knocks Cesaro outside for a flip dive, only to spend so much time yelling at Cole, allowing Cesaro to connect with a corkscrew dive of his own. Owens is right back up though and sends Cesaro into the barricade for a Cannonball.
A backsplash onto Cesaro's back gets two and we hit the chinlock, which is now just a regular chinlock because why should Owens be allowed to make a spot fun? For some reason Owens thinks it's a good idea to talk trash so Cesaro powers up and fires off slaps and punches, followed by the reverse Angle Slam for two. A gutwrench superplex gets two for Cesaro but he can't hit the Neutralizer. Because Owens is fat you see. Like, fatter than Big Show fat. Even though Big Show weighs like 150lbs more, Owens is fat so it means more.
Owens misses his springboard moonsault but gets two off a superkick. The running uppercut sets up the Cesaro Swing into the Sharpshooter but Owens makes the rope. Cesaro puts him up top, blocks the fisherman's superplex, and hits a great looking dropkick to stun Owens. He tries.....something, but gets crotched and superplexed, setting up the Pop Up Powerbomb to give Owens the pin at 14:21.
We recap Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar. Brock broke the Streak last year at Wrestlemania but his agent Paul Heyman wouldn't shut up about it, which angered Undertaker and made him attack Lesnar. That set up the rematch, where for reasons I'll never understand, WWE is trying to make Undertaker a heel.
Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker
Lesnar goes after Undertaker during the entrance (has anyone ever done that?) but Undertaker fights him off and knocks Lesnar to the floor for the opening bell. Back in and they slug it out with Undertaker getting the better of it. Old School is caught in an F5 but Undertaker slips off the back, only to be driven into the corner. There's the first suplex but Undertaker is able to send him into the buckle to block a second. Brock might be busted open.
Snake Eyes into the big boot send Brock outside and Undertaker drops the apron legdrop. They head back inside with Undertaker winning another slugout. See, I can live with that as Undertaker has been billed as the best pure striker for years. It's not exactly HHH just throwing punches and being fine against Brock. The chokeslam is countered into another German and Undertaker is in trouble again.
They head outside where another chokeslam is countered into the F5 through the announcers' table to knock Undertaker silly again. Undertaker gets back in at nine and Brock just smiles at him. Brock: I'll kill you. Undertaker: You're going to have to. Brock goes for him but walks into a chokeslam. Tombstone gets two but Brock is up first and laughing again. Undertaker sits up and they start punching each other in the face.
Brock remembers he knows submissions and puts on the Kimura but Undertaker is in the ropes, meaning he can hit the Last Ride for another two. Brock is up first for a second F5 and another near fall. Now Lesnar is getting frustrated and the third F5 is still only good for two. That gets it past the ending at Wrestlemania.
Undertaker suckers Brock into the Hell's Gate but gets countered into another Kimura with a bodyscissors. The bell rings but the referee says he didn't call for it. Heyman says Undertaker tapped and in the distraction, Undertaker hits a low blow and puts on the Hell's Gate but Lesnar flips him off....and passes out to end this at 17:13.
Replays show that Undertaker did in fact tap out in the Kimura when the bell rang, which was due to Lesnar's shoulders being down for a count, but the referee only got to one.
Results
Sheamus b. Randy Orton Brogue Kick
New Day b. Prime Time Players, Los Matadores and Lucha Dragons Kingston pinned Fernando after a Clash of the Titus
Rusev vs. Dolph Ziggler went to a double countout
Stephen Amell/Neville b. Stardust/King Barrett Red Arrow to Barrett
Ryback b. Big Show and Miz Ryback pinned Miz after a KO Punch from Big Show
Roman Reigns/Dean Ambrose b. Luke Harper/Bray Wyatt Spear to Wyatt
Seth Rollins b. John Cena Pedigree onto a chair
Team PCB b. Team Bella and Team PCB Pumphandle slam to Brie Bella
Kevin Owens b. Cesaro Pop Up Powerbomb
Undertaker b. Brock Lesnar Hell's Gate
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Randy Orton/Cesaro b. Sheamus/Kevin Owens RKO to Sheamus
Roman Reigns b. Luke Harper Spear
Becky Lynch b. Tamina Disarm-Her
Rusev b. Mark Henry Accolade
Ryback b. Miz Shell Shock
Lucha Dragons/Prime Time Players b. Los Matadores/New Day Hurricanrana to Diego
Sasha Banks b. Nikki Bella Bank Statement
NXT
Tyler Breeze b. ??? Supermodel Kick
Hype Bros/Enzo Amore/Colin Cassady b. ???/???/???/??? Rocket Launcher
Samoa Joe b. Steve Cutler Koquina Clutch
Blake/Murphy b. Angelo Dawkins/Sawyer Fulton Frog splash to Fulton
Impact Wrestling
Mr. Anderson b. Bram Mic to the head
Gail Kim b. Jade/Marti Belle Eat Defeat to Belle
Drew Galloway b. Eli Drake White Noise through a table
Matt Hardy b. Tyrus Twist of Fate
Ethan Carter III b. PJ Black 1%er
Smackdown
Big Show vs. Ryback went to a double countout
New Day b. Los Matadores/El Torito Woods pinned Torito after a splash from Big E.
Neville b. Bo Dallas Red Arrow
Brie Bella b. Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks Rollup to Lynch with a handful of trunks
Roman Reigns/Dean Ambrose/Cesaro/Randy Orton b. Luke Harper/Bray Wyatt/Kevin Owens/Sheamus Dirty Deeds to Harper
Takeover: Brooklyn
Jushin Thunder Liger b. Tyler Breeze Liger Bomb
Vaudevillains b. Blake and Murphy Whirling Dervish to Murphy
Apollo Crews b. Tye Dillinger Standing moonsault
Samoa Joe b. Baron Corbin Koquina Clutch
Bayley b. Sasha Banks Bayley to Belly
Finn Balor b. Kevin Owens Balor pulled down the title
Summerslam 2015
Sheamus b. Randy Orton Brogue Kick
New Day b. Prime Time Players, Los Matadores and Lucha Dragons Kingston pinned Fernando after a Clash of the Titus
Rusev vs. Dolph Ziggler went to a double countout
Stephen Amell/Neville b. Stardust/King Barrett Red Arrow to Barrett
Ryback b. Big Show and Miz Ryback pinned Miz after a KO Punch from Big Show
Roman Reigns/Dean Ambrose b. Luke Harper/Bray Wyatt Spear to Wyatt
Seth Rollins b. John Cena Pedigree onto a chair
Team PCB b. Team Bella and Team PCB Pumphandle slam to Brie Bella
Kevin Owens b. Cesaro Pop Up Powerbomb
Undertaker b. Brock Lesnar Hell's Gate