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Impact Wrestling
Date: August 8, 2013
Location: Kay Yeager Center, Wichita, Texas
Commentators: Taz, Jeremy Borash
It's the go home show for Hardcore Justice, which means tonight isn't likely to be all that interesting. The main story is going to be the fallout from Tito Ortiz debuting last week, meaning expect to hear the word Bellator a lot tonight. I'm not interested in two MMA guys fighting, especially when they're part of the Mafia vs. Aces feud which isn't doing much for anyone. Let's get to it.
Here are the Aces to open things up but it's only Taz, Ray and Anderson. Taz and Anderson sit down on commentary and yell at JB. There's no Tenay in sight so I guess JB is taking his place for awhile. Ray talks about how we all saw the August 1 warning last week and it was Tito Ortiz. No one does surprises like Ray, so don't mess with him or Tito will get smacked. Tonight it's Team 3D vs. Sabin/a member of the Mafia. It doesn't matter who the partner is because next week, Sabin is locked inside of a cage with Bully Ray and the title is coming home.
Ray calls Sabin out for a contract signing for next week and says the belt looks horrible on Chris. Sabin says looks can be deceiving because earlier this year, Ray was walking around pretending to be the hero of TNA. A month ago no one would have said Sabin could have beaten Ray except one person: Sabin himself. He didn't bring the hammer into the ring and next week there won't be a hammer to swing. Ray tells Hogan to bring the contract out here but gets Brooke instead of Hulk.
Brooke says Hulk is in Dallas tonight researching contracts. She has an email from him which says if Ray loses next week, he never gets another title shot. Ray says he isn't going to be bullied by a Hogan. Brooke comes to the ring and implies Ray has a small penis. There's an image I could have done without. Ray and Sabin both sign and this very stupid segment comes to an end.
Bound For Glory Series: Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Hardy
Jeff quickly gets to the ropes to escape a wristlock and sends Joe to the floor via a headscissors. A clothesline off the apron puts Joe down but he comes back in with a running charge in the corner followed by an enziguri. Jeff rolls to the floor and the elbow suicide puts him down as we take a break. Back with Joe hitting a spinebuster and dropping an elbow for two. We hit the chinlock on Hardy before Joe just punches him down in the corner.
Joe powerbombs Hardy down and goes to an STF into the Rings of Saturn into a crucifix for two. Nice sequence. Hardy fights up and hits some clotheslines followed by a basement dropkick for two. The Whisper in the Wind gets the same but Hardy charges into a release Rock Bottom for two. The Muscle Buster is countered into the Twist of Fate which is countered into the Koquina Clutch. Hardy gets out with a jawbreaker and rolls Joe up for the pin at 12:03. Apparently Anderson distracted Joe to let Jeff get out.
Daniels doesn't know why Kaz is being selfish about the Series. He's the captain of Bad Influence and ahead in the Series, meaning it's his time and not Kaz's.
Bound For Glory Series: Magnus vs. Mr. Anderson
Anderson runs him over with a shoulder to start but runs into a big boot to the face. Magnus backdrops him out to the floor but Magnus is sent hard into the steps to put him down. Back in and Anderson drives his shoulder into Magnus' shoulder before running him over with a shoulder block. Off to a top wristlock for a few moments before Magnus counters a suplex, only to be caught in a DDT on the arm for two.
Back up and Magnus scores with a clothesline followed by something resembling a Snow Plow for no cover. Magnus goes up top but has to fight off a superplex attempt. Instead he knocks Anderson down but TOTALLY misses the top rope elbow. Cue Bobby Roode with a chair to lay out Anderson, giving him the win via DQ at 7:30, meaning Magnus loses ten points.
Roode says he just changed the landscape and it's just the beginning.
Magnus says he'll get the ten points back.
Bromance says they kicked Tara to the curb because it's Bro Mans before romance. Mickie comes in and says she'll take care of ODB if they take care of Storm/Gunner.
Video on Tito Ortiz.
Sting and Angle come up to see Sabin in the back for no apparent reason other than for him to tell him about some plan. Ok then.
Here's Tito Ortiz for his big talk but Kurt Angle interrupts him before anything can be said. Kurt says he respects what Tito has accomplished but he's in Angle's world now. Didn't he say the same stuff to Jackson? Angle has earned the right to be called the greatest of all time. He'll respect Ortiz's space as long as Ortiz respects his. Tito says that's loud and clear and here's Ray AGAIN. Ray says he doesn't respect either guy because he could take either guy out with ease. He introduces himself to Ortiz and threatens to slap Ortiz in the face if Tito gets in his way.
Bro Mans/Mickie James vs. Gunner/James Storm/ODB
Storm throws Robbie around to start and hits a running neckbreaker to take him down. Jesse gets in a cheap shot from the corner to take over before coming in legally to fire off shoulders in the corner. Robbie comes back in but gets caught in a Backstabber, allowing for the hot tag off to Gunner. An Irish Curse puts Robbie down and the girls come in for some brawling. Gunner's torture rack is broken up by Jesse but Storm hits a GREAT superkick to Godderz, setting up the powerslam/neckbreaker combination to Robbie for the pin at 4:17.
Gail Kim comes out to brawl with ODB post match.
Kazarian says he'll win tonight.
Team 3D is ready for the tag match tonight.
Bound For Glory Series: Kazarian vs. Christopher Daniels
Feeling out process with both guys grabbing arm holds to start. Kaz hooks a quick headlock and a rollup for two before it's back to the headlock. They trade near falls until it breaks into a brief slugout.....and they walk to the ramp for a double countout at 4:03.
Post match Roode comes out with the chair but drops it on the ramp. He says everyone is talking about the Mafia and the Aces and the MMA guys. Everyone has been forgetting the three of them who comprise ¼ of the BFG Series. Roode calls the three of them a new force who will own the Series going forward.
Tito Ortiz will have answers for us next week.
Next week it's Hardy vs. Styles vs. Kaz vs. Aries in a ladder match for 20 points.
Video on next week's ten man tag.
Team 3D vs. Chris Sabin/???
The partner is Sting, shocking no one at all. Actually scratch that as Angle sneaks in and becomes the partner instead, still not surprising anyone. It's a brawl to start with Team 3D being rammed into each other. The fans chant USA, prompting Taz to say the only intelligent thing of the night: New York City is in the USA. Angle and D-Von get things going but it's quickly off to Ray who is armdragged down.
Off to Sabin to stay on the arm for a bit before Angle comes back in. Ray takes him down by the leg and it's off to D-Von who is taken down easily as well. Sabin comes back in but gets clipped in the knee, setting up What's Up as we take our last break. Back with D-Von slamming Sabin down so Ray can shout that this is nothing compared to next week.
Ray goes after the knee but Sabin finally escapes and makes the hot tag to D-Von. Kurt cleans house and hits the Slam on Ray for two but D-Von breaks up whatever Angle had in mind. Angle charges into a Rock Bottom for two but reverses the Bully Bomb into an ankle lock. Ray kicks Kurt's head off to put him down but Sabin tags himself in and hits a missile dropkick on Bully.
Sabin ducks a D-Von clothesline to send it into Ray as everything breaks down. Angle takes the 3D and Ray wants the tables. The table is set up in the corner but Ray's charge misses, sending him through it himself. A high cross body from Sabin is good for the pin on Ray at 16:43.
Results
Jeff Hardy b. Samoa Joe Jawbreaker
Mr. Anderson b. Magnus via DQ when Bobby Roode interfered
Gunner/James Storm/ODB b. Mickie James/Bro Mans Powerslam/neckbreake combination to Robbie
Christopher Daniels vs. Kazarian went to a double countout
Chris Sabin/Kurt Angle b. Team 3D High Cross Body to Ray
Friday
Impact got a .96, down from last week.
Smackdown
Date: August 9, 2013
Location: BMO Harris Bank Center, Rockford, Illinois
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield
After Monday we have a lot more set up for Summerslam. The primary addition for the Smackdown side of things is Rhodes vs. Sandow in a match that isn't going to do much as both guys' stock is so low right now. Other than that we're likely to get some more build for Del Rio vs. Christian which didn't get a ton of time on Monday. Let's get to it.
Randy Orton vs. Rob Van Dam
If Orton's actions on Monday were supposed to be a heel turn, the crowd here didn't get the message. This match makes sense but I would have bet on it being at Summerslam. Randy takes him down to the mat to start before grabbing a standing headlock. Van Dam comes back with a spin kick to send Orton into the ropes for a standoff. Back to the headlock from Orton before a dropkick gets a quick two. Still in first gear so far.
Rob misses a cross body and crashes out to the floor where he rams Orton head first into the steps. The spin kick to Orton's back puts both guys down on the floor and we take a break. Back with Orton dropping a knee and pounding away in the corner. Van Dam goes up top but is shoved off the top and into the barricade in a big crash. Randy belly to backs him onto the barricade again for two back inside and we hit the chinlock.
Van Dam fights up and plants Randy for the split legged moonsault, good for two. A top rope flip attack gets two more but his attempted roll into a monkey flip is blocked. The backbreaker gets two as the crowd is getting into this. Orton hits his clotheslines followed by the powerslam for another near fall. Rob counters the Elevated DDT into a northern lights suplex for two of his own.
RVD loads up a springboard but Orton dropkicks him out to the apron for the Elevated DDT. JBL: Do the repetitive call Michael! The RKO is countered by a kick to the face and a rollup gets two. Another kick sets up Rolling Thunder (Rob overshot it and only his head hit Orton) but the Five Star misses and it's the RKO for the pin at 10:37 shown of 13:22.
Time for MizTV with guests Big E. Langston and AJ. Miz asks Langston what their relationship is but AJ says Langston is a nice friend and a good guy. That's not good enough for Miz and Big E. doesn't look too pleased. Miz says cool and gives Langston a thumbs up before accusing AJ of having a lot of friends. Miz lists off the guys that AJ has had around here and suggests that the problem is her, not them.
AJ blames it on them and says they're not heroes. They got her to fall for them and dumped her. Then Kaitlyn wasn't even there for her so she had nothing at all. At the end of the day, the only thing that will never abandon her is the Divas Title. This brings out Ziggler who says no woman can get over him. A Ziggler chant starts up but the fans don't seem to be as into it as they sound.
AJ says they had something special and Ziggler isn't over it. He'll never be able to touch her again but here's Kaitlyn to interrupt. Ziggler may not be able to touch AJ but she can. The arguments begin again but Miz cuts them off. He's tired of the arguing so he makes a mixed tag for Summerslam which apparently he can just do. The brawl breaks out and the heels both take finishers.
The Raw ReBound talks about Punk vs. Axel and the post match brawl with Lesnar. I was having a hard time believing I could buy into the physical aspect of the match but they made me believe with that brawl.
Del Rio wants to know why he's fighting Christian tonight. That's a good question actually. Vickie goes into her rant about how Del Rio needs to respect her and she's willing to risk him getting hurt.
Fandango vs. Kofi Kingston
The fans sing the Fandango song to start but Kofi knocks him down and stomps away in the corner. Fandango avoids Trouble in Paradise and low bridges Kofi to the floor. Back in and JBL calls Fandango a cross between Mr. Bojangles and Randy Couture. Off to the chinlock for a few seconds before Kofi counters a belly to back into a cross body for two.
Fandango charges into the post but rolls to the floor to avoid the Boom Drop. Kofi baseball slides him down but Summer Rae blocks a top rope dive. Instead Kofi runs the apron and dives onto Fandango, injuring Summer's ankle in the process. Fandango posts Kofi and of course Summer is fine. Back inside and the guillotine legdrop is good for the pin on Kofi at 4:44.
Daniel Bryan says he likes the way he looks and asking him to cut the beard was his breaking point. He won't change for anyone but he'll change history by winning the WWE Championship.
Wade Barrett vs. Daniel Bryan
Barrett is clean shaven again and starts fast by pounding Bryan down. Bryan flips over Wade in the corner and hits the running clothesline. There are the kicks but Barrett hits a hard clothesline to send Bryan to the floor. Bryan is whipped into the steps and slammed down for two. Off to a chinlock but Bryan sends Wade forward into the buckle to escape. Winds of Change get two but Wade is more interested in cutting the beard instead of winning. Bryan kicks him away and hits the running knee off the apron. Back in and the swan dive sets up the YES Lock for the submission at 4:08.
Sandow looks at a clip of Cody throwing the case in the Gulf of Mexico and pulls out a new leather briefcase which has a brand new contract. He'll be cashing it in to become world champion of the unwashed masses. Wow it's almost like the entire deal with Cody throwing the case in the water means absolutely nothing not.
Video on the Wyatts vs. Kane.
Kane vs. 3MB
Cole tells us about the Ring of Fire match, which is going to be a regular match but the ring will be surrounded by fire to prevent interference. All of the Band is in the ring at the same time but Kane easily throws them around. They head to the floor with Slater and McIntyre being thrown into various objects. Back inside and a chokeslam finishes Mahal at 1:33.
The Wyatts pop up on screen to talk about the Ring of Fire match. Bray likes the idea of Kane thinking he's a demon but thinks it's funny that Kane believes fire will stop his brothers. The fire is smart enough to be afraid of Wyatt because it can't hurt him. Bray's secret is that he's already dead.
Brock Lesnar says he's allowed Punk to live this long out of respect for Paul. The Beast is the Best and there's no professional jealously from Brock. Why should there be? Punk was never an NCAA Champion or the UFC Heavyweight Champion. Being WWE Champion for 434 days is impressive, especially for someone like Punk. Good heel promo from Brock here, similar to the one before his match with Cena.
Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio
Non-title. Del Rio gets a quick two off a shoulder block and Christian isn't sure what to do. After clapping a bit he runs Alberto over a few times as well and puts on a headlock. Del Rio takes him into the corner for some shots to the ribs but gets caught in a drop toehold into the ropes. Alberto avoids the uppercut from the floor but Christian knocks him outside instead. A baseball slide puts the champion down and we take a break.
Back with Christian pounding away in the corner but having his tornado DDT countered. A double stomp to the back gets two for Alberto but gets rammed into the post while trying to crotch Christian against the steel. Christian's dive off the top hits the barricade and both guys are down on the floor. Back in and Christian is tossed into the air and crashes down before Del Rio hits a low superkick to the head. Christian is sent into the corner and a USA chant starts up to get under Alberto's skin.
Alberto puts him in the Tree of Woe for some shots to the ribs before the Canadian goes up top. Del Rio goes up to meet him but Christian shoves him off, sending both guys to the floor as we take another break. Back with Alberto getting two off a middle rope dropkick and starting his attack on the arm. Alberto gets crotched on the top and taken down by a top rope hurricanrana, getting two. Now the uppercut connects and a jumping back elbow looks to set up the Killswitch.
Del Rio counters and hits a quick tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for two before sending Christian into the corner. Cole ignores most of the action to recap the rest of the show. Christian escapes from the corner and tries the Killswitch but gets caught in the Backstabber for two. Back up and Christian spears him down for two but a second attempt hits the post.
Christian escapes the armbreaker into a rollup for a close two (I believe the same move he pinned Alberto with a few weeks ago) but the low superkick gets two for the champion. Del Rio pulls him into the middle of the ring but gets caught in a small package for the pin at 13:35 shown of 19:20.
Post match Del Rio goes after Christian but gets caught in the Killswitch......AND HERE'S SANDOW! He hands the case to the referee but turns around into a cross body from Cody. Cross Rhodes lays Sandow out to end the show.
Results
Randy Orton b. Rob Van Dam RKO
Fandango b. Kofi Kingston Guillotine Legdrop
Daniel Bryan b. Wade Barrett YES Lock
Kane b. 3MB Chokeslam to Mahal
Christian b. Alberto Del Rio Small Package
Saturday
Nothing.
Sunday
Nothing.
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Rob Van Dam b. Alberto Del Rio Rolling Cradle
Mark Henry b. Ryback via countout
Wyatt Family b. Tons of Funk Splash to Clay
Layla b. Kaitlyn Bombshell Kick
Christian b. Alberto Del Rio Spear
Kofi Kingston b. Fandango Trouble in Paradise
Real Americans b. Usos Neutralizer to Jimmy Uso
Big E. Langston b. Dolph Ziggler Big Ending
Randy Orton/John Cena/Daniel Bryan b. Shield via DQ when Ambrose and Reigns wouldn't leave the ring
NXT
Adrian Neville b. Dean Ambrose via DQ when Shield interfered
Tyler Breeze b. Danny Burch Spinwheel Kick
Bo Dallas b. Leo Kruger Kneeling Elbow Submission
Impact Wrestling
Jeff Hardy b. Samoa Joe Jawbreaker
Mr. Anderson b. Magnus via DQ when Bobby Roode interfered
Gunner/James Storm/ODB b. Mickie James/Bro Mans Powerslam/neckbreake combination to Robbie
Christopher Daniels vs. Kazarian went to a double countout
Chris Sabin/Kurt Angle b. Team 3D High Cross Body to Ray
Smackdown
Randy Orton b. Rob Van Dam RKO
Fandango b. Kofi Kingston Guillotine Legdrop
Daniel Bryan b. Wade Barrett YES Lock
Kane b. 3MB Chokeslam to Mahal
Christian b. Alberto Del Rio Small Package
Impact Wrestling
Date: August 8, 2013
Location: Kay Yeager Center, Wichita, Texas
Commentators: Taz, Jeremy Borash
It's the go home show for Hardcore Justice, which means tonight isn't likely to be all that interesting. The main story is going to be the fallout from Tito Ortiz debuting last week, meaning expect to hear the word Bellator a lot tonight. I'm not interested in two MMA guys fighting, especially when they're part of the Mafia vs. Aces feud which isn't doing much for anyone. Let's get to it.
Here are the Aces to open things up but it's only Taz, Ray and Anderson. Taz and Anderson sit down on commentary and yell at JB. There's no Tenay in sight so I guess JB is taking his place for awhile. Ray talks about how we all saw the August 1 warning last week and it was Tito Ortiz. No one does surprises like Ray, so don't mess with him or Tito will get smacked. Tonight it's Team 3D vs. Sabin/a member of the Mafia. It doesn't matter who the partner is because next week, Sabin is locked inside of a cage with Bully Ray and the title is coming home.
Ray calls Sabin out for a contract signing for next week and says the belt looks horrible on Chris. Sabin says looks can be deceiving because earlier this year, Ray was walking around pretending to be the hero of TNA. A month ago no one would have said Sabin could have beaten Ray except one person: Sabin himself. He didn't bring the hammer into the ring and next week there won't be a hammer to swing. Ray tells Hogan to bring the contract out here but gets Brooke instead of Hulk.
Brooke says Hulk is in Dallas tonight researching contracts. She has an email from him which says if Ray loses next week, he never gets another title shot. Ray says he isn't going to be bullied by a Hogan. Brooke comes to the ring and implies Ray has a small penis. There's an image I could have done without. Ray and Sabin both sign and this very stupid segment comes to an end.
Bound For Glory Series: Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Hardy
Jeff quickly gets to the ropes to escape a wristlock and sends Joe to the floor via a headscissors. A clothesline off the apron puts Joe down but he comes back in with a running charge in the corner followed by an enziguri. Jeff rolls to the floor and the elbow suicide puts him down as we take a break. Back with Joe hitting a spinebuster and dropping an elbow for two. We hit the chinlock on Hardy before Joe just punches him down in the corner.
Joe powerbombs Hardy down and goes to an STF into the Rings of Saturn into a crucifix for two. Nice sequence. Hardy fights up and hits some clotheslines followed by a basement dropkick for two. The Whisper in the Wind gets the same but Hardy charges into a release Rock Bottom for two. The Muscle Buster is countered into the Twist of Fate which is countered into the Koquina Clutch. Hardy gets out with a jawbreaker and rolls Joe up for the pin at 12:03. Apparently Anderson distracted Joe to let Jeff get out.
Daniels doesn't know why Kaz is being selfish about the Series. He's the captain of Bad Influence and ahead in the Series, meaning it's his time and not Kaz's.
Bound For Glory Series: Magnus vs. Mr. Anderson
Anderson runs him over with a shoulder to start but runs into a big boot to the face. Magnus backdrops him out to the floor but Magnus is sent hard into the steps to put him down. Back in and Anderson drives his shoulder into Magnus' shoulder before running him over with a shoulder block. Off to a top wristlock for a few moments before Magnus counters a suplex, only to be caught in a DDT on the arm for two.
Back up and Magnus scores with a clothesline followed by something resembling a Snow Plow for no cover. Magnus goes up top but has to fight off a superplex attempt. Instead he knocks Anderson down but TOTALLY misses the top rope elbow. Cue Bobby Roode with a chair to lay out Anderson, giving him the win via DQ at 7:30, meaning Magnus loses ten points.
Roode says he just changed the landscape and it's just the beginning.
Magnus says he'll get the ten points back.
Bromance says they kicked Tara to the curb because it's Bro Mans before romance. Mickie comes in and says she'll take care of ODB if they take care of Storm/Gunner.
Video on Tito Ortiz.
Sting and Angle come up to see Sabin in the back for no apparent reason other than for him to tell him about some plan. Ok then.
Here's Tito Ortiz for his big talk but Kurt Angle interrupts him before anything can be said. Kurt says he respects what Tito has accomplished but he's in Angle's world now. Didn't he say the same stuff to Jackson? Angle has earned the right to be called the greatest of all time. He'll respect Ortiz's space as long as Ortiz respects his. Tito says that's loud and clear and here's Ray AGAIN. Ray says he doesn't respect either guy because he could take either guy out with ease. He introduces himself to Ortiz and threatens to slap Ortiz in the face if Tito gets in his way.
Bro Mans/Mickie James vs. Gunner/James Storm/ODB
Storm throws Robbie around to start and hits a running neckbreaker to take him down. Jesse gets in a cheap shot from the corner to take over before coming in legally to fire off shoulders in the corner. Robbie comes back in but gets caught in a Backstabber, allowing for the hot tag off to Gunner. An Irish Curse puts Robbie down and the girls come in for some brawling. Gunner's torture rack is broken up by Jesse but Storm hits a GREAT superkick to Godderz, setting up the powerslam/neckbreaker combination to Robbie for the pin at 4:17.
Gail Kim comes out to brawl with ODB post match.
Kazarian says he'll win tonight.
Team 3D is ready for the tag match tonight.
Bound For Glory Series: Kazarian vs. Christopher Daniels
Feeling out process with both guys grabbing arm holds to start. Kaz hooks a quick headlock and a rollup for two before it's back to the headlock. They trade near falls until it breaks into a brief slugout.....and they walk to the ramp for a double countout at 4:03.
Post match Roode comes out with the chair but drops it on the ramp. He says everyone is talking about the Mafia and the Aces and the MMA guys. Everyone has been forgetting the three of them who comprise ¼ of the BFG Series. Roode calls the three of them a new force who will own the Series going forward.
Tito Ortiz will have answers for us next week.
Next week it's Hardy vs. Styles vs. Kaz vs. Aries in a ladder match for 20 points.
Video on next week's ten man tag.
Team 3D vs. Chris Sabin/???
The partner is Sting, shocking no one at all. Actually scratch that as Angle sneaks in and becomes the partner instead, still not surprising anyone. It's a brawl to start with Team 3D being rammed into each other. The fans chant USA, prompting Taz to say the only intelligent thing of the night: New York City is in the USA. Angle and D-Von get things going but it's quickly off to Ray who is armdragged down.
Off to Sabin to stay on the arm for a bit before Angle comes back in. Ray takes him down by the leg and it's off to D-Von who is taken down easily as well. Sabin comes back in but gets clipped in the knee, setting up What's Up as we take our last break. Back with D-Von slamming Sabin down so Ray can shout that this is nothing compared to next week.
Ray goes after the knee but Sabin finally escapes and makes the hot tag to D-Von. Kurt cleans house and hits the Slam on Ray for two but D-Von breaks up whatever Angle had in mind. Angle charges into a Rock Bottom for two but reverses the Bully Bomb into an ankle lock. Ray kicks Kurt's head off to put him down but Sabin tags himself in and hits a missile dropkick on Bully.
Sabin ducks a D-Von clothesline to send it into Ray as everything breaks down. Angle takes the 3D and Ray wants the tables. The table is set up in the corner but Ray's charge misses, sending him through it himself. A high cross body from Sabin is good for the pin on Ray at 16:43.
Results
Jeff Hardy b. Samoa Joe Jawbreaker
Mr. Anderson b. Magnus via DQ when Bobby Roode interfered
Gunner/James Storm/ODB b. Mickie James/Bro Mans Powerslam/neckbreake combination to Robbie
Christopher Daniels vs. Kazarian went to a double countout
Chris Sabin/Kurt Angle b. Team 3D High Cross Body to Ray
Friday
Impact got a .96, down from last week.
Smackdown
Date: August 9, 2013
Location: BMO Harris Bank Center, Rockford, Illinois
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield
After Monday we have a lot more set up for Summerslam. The primary addition for the Smackdown side of things is Rhodes vs. Sandow in a match that isn't going to do much as both guys' stock is so low right now. Other than that we're likely to get some more build for Del Rio vs. Christian which didn't get a ton of time on Monday. Let's get to it.
Randy Orton vs. Rob Van Dam
If Orton's actions on Monday were supposed to be a heel turn, the crowd here didn't get the message. This match makes sense but I would have bet on it being at Summerslam. Randy takes him down to the mat to start before grabbing a standing headlock. Van Dam comes back with a spin kick to send Orton into the ropes for a standoff. Back to the headlock from Orton before a dropkick gets a quick two. Still in first gear so far.
Rob misses a cross body and crashes out to the floor where he rams Orton head first into the steps. The spin kick to Orton's back puts both guys down on the floor and we take a break. Back with Orton dropping a knee and pounding away in the corner. Van Dam goes up top but is shoved off the top and into the barricade in a big crash. Randy belly to backs him onto the barricade again for two back inside and we hit the chinlock.
Van Dam fights up and plants Randy for the split legged moonsault, good for two. A top rope flip attack gets two more but his attempted roll into a monkey flip is blocked. The backbreaker gets two as the crowd is getting into this. Orton hits his clotheslines followed by the powerslam for another near fall. Rob counters the Elevated DDT into a northern lights suplex for two of his own.
RVD loads up a springboard but Orton dropkicks him out to the apron for the Elevated DDT. JBL: Do the repetitive call Michael! The RKO is countered by a kick to the face and a rollup gets two. Another kick sets up Rolling Thunder (Rob overshot it and only his head hit Orton) but the Five Star misses and it's the RKO for the pin at 10:37 shown of 13:22.
Time for MizTV with guests Big E. Langston and AJ. Miz asks Langston what their relationship is but AJ says Langston is a nice friend and a good guy. That's not good enough for Miz and Big E. doesn't look too pleased. Miz says cool and gives Langston a thumbs up before accusing AJ of having a lot of friends. Miz lists off the guys that AJ has had around here and suggests that the problem is her, not them.
AJ blames it on them and says they're not heroes. They got her to fall for them and dumped her. Then Kaitlyn wasn't even there for her so she had nothing at all. At the end of the day, the only thing that will never abandon her is the Divas Title. This brings out Ziggler who says no woman can get over him. A Ziggler chant starts up but the fans don't seem to be as into it as they sound.
AJ says they had something special and Ziggler isn't over it. He'll never be able to touch her again but here's Kaitlyn to interrupt. Ziggler may not be able to touch AJ but she can. The arguments begin again but Miz cuts them off. He's tired of the arguing so he makes a mixed tag for Summerslam which apparently he can just do. The brawl breaks out and the heels both take finishers.
The Raw ReBound talks about Punk vs. Axel and the post match brawl with Lesnar. I was having a hard time believing I could buy into the physical aspect of the match but they made me believe with that brawl.
Del Rio wants to know why he's fighting Christian tonight. That's a good question actually. Vickie goes into her rant about how Del Rio needs to respect her and she's willing to risk him getting hurt.
Fandango vs. Kofi Kingston
The fans sing the Fandango song to start but Kofi knocks him down and stomps away in the corner. Fandango avoids Trouble in Paradise and low bridges Kofi to the floor. Back in and JBL calls Fandango a cross between Mr. Bojangles and Randy Couture. Off to the chinlock for a few seconds before Kofi counters a belly to back into a cross body for two.
Fandango charges into the post but rolls to the floor to avoid the Boom Drop. Kofi baseball slides him down but Summer Rae blocks a top rope dive. Instead Kofi runs the apron and dives onto Fandango, injuring Summer's ankle in the process. Fandango posts Kofi and of course Summer is fine. Back inside and the guillotine legdrop is good for the pin on Kofi at 4:44.
Daniel Bryan says he likes the way he looks and asking him to cut the beard was his breaking point. He won't change for anyone but he'll change history by winning the WWE Championship.
Wade Barrett vs. Daniel Bryan
Barrett is clean shaven again and starts fast by pounding Bryan down. Bryan flips over Wade in the corner and hits the running clothesline. There are the kicks but Barrett hits a hard clothesline to send Bryan to the floor. Bryan is whipped into the steps and slammed down for two. Off to a chinlock but Bryan sends Wade forward into the buckle to escape. Winds of Change get two but Wade is more interested in cutting the beard instead of winning. Bryan kicks him away and hits the running knee off the apron. Back in and the swan dive sets up the YES Lock for the submission at 4:08.
Sandow looks at a clip of Cody throwing the case in the Gulf of Mexico and pulls out a new leather briefcase which has a brand new contract. He'll be cashing it in to become world champion of the unwashed masses. Wow it's almost like the entire deal with Cody throwing the case in the water means absolutely nothing not.
Video on the Wyatts vs. Kane.
Kane vs. 3MB
Cole tells us about the Ring of Fire match, which is going to be a regular match but the ring will be surrounded by fire to prevent interference. All of the Band is in the ring at the same time but Kane easily throws them around. They head to the floor with Slater and McIntyre being thrown into various objects. Back inside and a chokeslam finishes Mahal at 1:33.
The Wyatts pop up on screen to talk about the Ring of Fire match. Bray likes the idea of Kane thinking he's a demon but thinks it's funny that Kane believes fire will stop his brothers. The fire is smart enough to be afraid of Wyatt because it can't hurt him. Bray's secret is that he's already dead.
Brock Lesnar says he's allowed Punk to live this long out of respect for Paul. The Beast is the Best and there's no professional jealously from Brock. Why should there be? Punk was never an NCAA Champion or the UFC Heavyweight Champion. Being WWE Champion for 434 days is impressive, especially for someone like Punk. Good heel promo from Brock here, similar to the one before his match with Cena.
Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio
Non-title. Del Rio gets a quick two off a shoulder block and Christian isn't sure what to do. After clapping a bit he runs Alberto over a few times as well and puts on a headlock. Del Rio takes him into the corner for some shots to the ribs but gets caught in a drop toehold into the ropes. Alberto avoids the uppercut from the floor but Christian knocks him outside instead. A baseball slide puts the champion down and we take a break.
Back with Christian pounding away in the corner but having his tornado DDT countered. A double stomp to the back gets two for Alberto but gets rammed into the post while trying to crotch Christian against the steel. Christian's dive off the top hits the barricade and both guys are down on the floor. Back in and Christian is tossed into the air and crashes down before Del Rio hits a low superkick to the head. Christian is sent into the corner and a USA chant starts up to get under Alberto's skin.
Alberto puts him in the Tree of Woe for some shots to the ribs before the Canadian goes up top. Del Rio goes up to meet him but Christian shoves him off, sending both guys to the floor as we take another break. Back with Alberto getting two off a middle rope dropkick and starting his attack on the arm. Alberto gets crotched on the top and taken down by a top rope hurricanrana, getting two. Now the uppercut connects and a jumping back elbow looks to set up the Killswitch.
Del Rio counters and hits a quick tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for two before sending Christian into the corner. Cole ignores most of the action to recap the rest of the show. Christian escapes from the corner and tries the Killswitch but gets caught in the Backstabber for two. Back up and Christian spears him down for two but a second attempt hits the post.
Christian escapes the armbreaker into a rollup for a close two (I believe the same move he pinned Alberto with a few weeks ago) but the low superkick gets two for the champion. Del Rio pulls him into the middle of the ring but gets caught in a small package for the pin at 13:35 shown of 19:20.
Post match Del Rio goes after Christian but gets caught in the Killswitch......AND HERE'S SANDOW! He hands the case to the referee but turns around into a cross body from Cody. Cross Rhodes lays Sandow out to end the show.
Results
Randy Orton b. Rob Van Dam RKO
Fandango b. Kofi Kingston Guillotine Legdrop
Daniel Bryan b. Wade Barrett YES Lock
Kane b. 3MB Chokeslam to Mahal
Christian b. Alberto Del Rio Small Package
Saturday
Nothing.
Sunday
Nothing.
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Rob Van Dam b. Alberto Del Rio Rolling Cradle
Mark Henry b. Ryback via countout
Wyatt Family b. Tons of Funk Splash to Clay
Layla b. Kaitlyn Bombshell Kick
Christian b. Alberto Del Rio Spear
Kofi Kingston b. Fandango Trouble in Paradise
Real Americans b. Usos Neutralizer to Jimmy Uso
Big E. Langston b. Dolph Ziggler Big Ending
Randy Orton/John Cena/Daniel Bryan b. Shield via DQ when Ambrose and Reigns wouldn't leave the ring
NXT
Adrian Neville b. Dean Ambrose via DQ when Shield interfered
Tyler Breeze b. Danny Burch Spinwheel Kick
Bo Dallas b. Leo Kruger Kneeling Elbow Submission
Impact Wrestling
Jeff Hardy b. Samoa Joe Jawbreaker
Mr. Anderson b. Magnus via DQ when Bobby Roode interfered
Gunner/James Storm/ODB b. Mickie James/Bro Mans Powerslam/neckbreake combination to Robbie
Christopher Daniels vs. Kazarian went to a double countout
Chris Sabin/Kurt Angle b. Team 3D High Cross Body to Ray
Smackdown
Randy Orton b. Rob Van Dam RKO
Fandango b. Kofi Kingston Guillotine Legdrop
Daniel Bryan b. Wade Barrett YES Lock
Kane b. 3MB Chokeslam to Mahal
Christian b. Alberto Del Rio Small Package