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Monday
Smackdown got a 1.9, down from last week.
Monday Night Raw
Date: November 18, 2013
Location: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Commentators: Jerry Lawler, John Bradshaw Layfield, Michael Cole
Tonight Raw goes country because WWE hates me. The only things we've been told about for tonight is the band Florida Georgia Line performing and likely being confronted by 3MB. Other than that we might get a confrontation between Oakland A's pitcher Jason Reddick and Daniel Bryan because they've been having a Twitter feud. This is what life is like on the go home show for Survivor Series in 2013. Let's get to it.
The opening video recaps last week's struggle to fill in the power vacuum left due to the Authority being on vacation.
Langston vs. Axel for the Intercontinental Title tonight.
Here's the Authority to open the show. HHH talks about how things went nuts in the absence of true authority and no one likes chaos. Those who caused things to fall apart last week, such as Brad Maddox and Vickie Guerrero, will be dealt with tonight. This brings out a ticked off Randy Orton who says that the Authority is to blame for a lot of the troubles around here.
They're the ones that gave Big Show a title match he didn't deserve and thinks he can't beat Big Show on his own this Sunday on his own. HHH gets in his face but Stephanie plays peacekeeper. Brad and Vickie interrupt with Vickie saying excuse me in a very timid voice. Brad apologizes but insists it was all Vickie's fault because that's the kind of guy he is. Stephanie doesn't want to hear this and makes individual matches for the GM's. Vickie gets AJ and Brad gets Randy Orton. The latter of those two is right now. HHH makes it No DQ because he can. Maddox tries to leave but Kane stops him.
Randy Orton vs. Brad Maddox
No DQ. Brad bails to the floor then does it again when Orton goes for him. Maddox gets on a mic and says Orton doesn't want to do this but gets caught running away again. Orton tries to get him into the ring but Brad hits him with the microphone before sending him into the post. A DDT gets two in the ring and Orton is MAD. He throws Brad over the top rope and then over the announce table. Maddox is sent into the steps and loses his shirt before Orton posts him. The Elevated DDT on the floor knocks Maddox out cold. Back in and Orton hits him about 25 times in the head with the microphone until the referee stops it 3:50.
Maddox was take out on a stretcher during the break. As he's being put in the ambulance, Vickie looks terrified.
Intercontinental Title: Big E. Langston vs. Curtis Axel
They treat this as a big deal with full entrances and the big match intros. Axel, the champion, is officially no longer a Paul Heyman guy. Langston easily takes him to the mat but gets elbowed in the face to give Axel a breather. Big E. easily tosses Axel around and sends him to the floor to start a chase. Back in and Langston clotheslines him down like it's nothing as this is one sided so far.
A standing backdrop gets two on the champion but he hits a quick hot shot to get a breather. Axel pounds on his back a bit and we take a break. Back with Axel getting two off a dropkick and hooking a front facelock. Langston finally gets up and just throws Curtis off of him before scoring with some clotheslines. A belly to belly puts Axel down and there's the Warrior Splash for two. The straps come down and the Big Ending gives Langston the title at 8:50.
Orton, in a jacket of all things, is with Shield in the back. He tells them that they'll have his back because that's what the Authority wants. Reigns is cool with that, as long as Orton has their back as well. Orton doesn't say yes.
Time for our first country music bit: Divas musical chairs. The song is by Florida Georgia Line and played over the PA system. The girls don't circle the chairs and it's Natalya out first. Alicia goes next and a brawl is about to break out. JBL: This is the dumbest thing I've ever seen. Thankfully it only lasts about two rounds until the fight breaks out. Cole: Musical chairs has broken down. JBL: It always does. The Total Divas actually clear the ring, likely setting up another Survivor Series match.
Big Show vs. Ryback
They shove each other around to start with Big Show throwing Ryback into the corner for some right hands and a headbutt. A hard chop and a shoulder puts Ryback on the floor for a nine count as things slow down. Back in and Ryback pounds away before taking out the knee. Some forearms to the back and a leg drop get two and we hit the front facelock followed by a chinlock.
The hold stays on for a good while as Ryback calls a lot of spots. Show finally suplexes his way out before scoring with some clotheslines. Ryback comes back with a very nice spinebuster (all things considered) for two but the Meathook is countered into a chokeslam attempt. Ryback kicks out of it and hits the Meathook before actually hitting Shell Shock on Big Show for two. Ryback tries it again but Big Show shoves him away and hits the WMD for the pin at 7:57.
Post match Orton tries to sneak in but gets speared down.
Zack Ryder is with Florida Georgia Line when 3MB comes in dressed as cowboys. They're the Rhinestone Cowboys this week and nothing funny occurs.
Orton is having his ribs taped up.
The Miz/Kofi Kingston vs. Real Americans
Real Americans vs. Goldust/Cody Rhodes for the tag titles on Friday. Miz gets caught in a quick wristlock by Cesaro before hitting the corner clothesline and the top rope ax handle for two. Cesaro catches him in a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for no cover before sending Miz to the floor and tagging in Swagger. Jack sends him into the corner for the Vader Bomb followed by the Cesaro double stomp for two.
Off to a quick arm hold, only to have Miz fight up and make the hot tag off to Kofi. House is quickly cleaned with all of Kofi's jumps and dives, only to be caught in a powerslam for two by Swagger. Kingston spins around Jack's clothesline into a DDT before going over to Miz for the tag.....but Miz turns on him, allowing Swagger to hook the Patriot Lock for the win at 4:45.
Vickie pretends to have been attacked to get out of her match with AJ.
Stephanie doesn't buy the injury despite Vickie being loaded onto a stretcher. Could it be because Vickie looked right at the camera before pretending to pass out?
AJ Lee vs. Vickie Guerrero
Vickie is wheeled to the arena, screaming that this can't happen. I have no idea who the face is supposed to be in this thing but I'm sure I just don't get what's going on. Vickie passes out again and asks for some water before the bell. She tries to run again and actually gets by Tamina but AJ chases her down. Back in and the Black Widow (the only move of the match) gets the submission at 1:28.
Vickie faints again post match.
There will indeed be a fourteen Diva Survivor Series match on Sunday with the Total Divas against everyone else.
HHH makes a Broadway Brawl between Ziggler and Sandow for tonight. What does that mean? HHH: I don't even know.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Damien Sandow
There are a bunch of musical instruments in the ring, mainly string stuff. Sandow throws him to the floor but misses a shot with an electric guitar. Ziggler dives off the steps to take him down as the announcers reference musical acts from the 70s and earlier. Back in and Damien pounds away before getting caught by a nice dropkick to send him back outside. Ziggler goes up top but dives into a shot from an organ to the ribs as we take a break.
Back with Sandow stomping away on Ziggler in the corner as Cole talks about Lawler meeting Ronnie Milsap. Ziggler comes back but misses a fiddle shot, allowing Sandow to hit him with a guitar for two. Dolph hits a DDT and breaks the fiddle over Sandow's head before the Fameasser gets two. Sandow goes nuts again and launches Ziggler into the corner before ramming Dolph head first into a chair in the corner for a close two.
Ziggler gets thrown into the drums and hit with a guitar for two. Sandow misses a charge into the post and Ziggler rolls him up for two. A snare drum over Damien's head and a bass drum does the same, basically tying Sandow up. Ziggler grabs the only remaining guitar, struts over, and blasts Sandow in the head for the pin at 10:17.
We look at the opening of Raw and Big Show spearing Orton down again.
Orton goes into the Authority's office and asks where Shield was earlier. He wants to know if he has the Authority's confidence but Stephanie says they have to think about it.
Cena talks to Florida Georgia Line.
Here's Cena with his arm in a sling again, saying he's had to watch what Del Rio did to his arm on Smackdown every day since it happened. We get a clip of Cena winning the arm wrestling contest, only to have Del Rio put him through a table and lock on the armbreaker in a chair again. Cena says he came back for the fans but thinks maybe he came back too soon and shouldn't be World Heavyweight Champion. Then he looks around and feels the atmosphere which makes him know he should be champion.
A champion is made of things like determination and toughness instead of cheap shots like Del Rio. Cena says Del Rio doesn't know what he's getting into on Sunday and he'll walk out with the title. This brings out Del Rio who says we have a real superhero in the house. Cena almost made him cry, which Cena says is good because on Sunday he'll make Del Rio tap.
Del Rio asks Cena to lift up the title with the arm in a sling which Cena can't do. Alberto gets in the ring while talking about taking advantages of every opportunity. Cena says that's what champions do and pounds on Alberto before trying the AA, only to have Del Rio escape to the floor.
Rhinestone Cowboys vs. R-Truth/Xavier Woods
3MB remember and it's Slater on the floor this time. Woods is the former Consequences Creed in TNA and has been in NXT for a good while now. Truth starts with Jinder and we get some hip gyrations. Off to Woods for a dropkick to Mahal followed by a headscissors. McIntyre gets a blind tag but gets caught by a forearm to the face. Woods tries to fight both of them off and gets kicked in the face by Drew to take over.
Woods escapes a slam attempt and tags in Truth who catches Drew with a jumping kick to the head. The sitout front suplex takes McIntyre down again and the suplex into a Stunner sets up the tag to Woods. The Honor Roll (front flip clothesline) sets up the Best in the Woods (Eat Defeat though it's called Lost in the Woods in NXT) for the pin on McIntyre at 3:15.
The winners dance post match.
The Authority says they have confidence in Orton but he has no Shield to help him on Sunday. When he wins, he'll prove to everyone that he's the face of the WWE. Orton promises to show them confidence.
Florida Georgia Line performs Round Here, the theme song of tonight's show.
Shield/Wyatt Family vs. Daniel Bryan/CM Punk/Cody Rhodes/Goldust/Usos
There's a lot of time for this. Jimmy Uso starts against Dean Ambrose with Dean taking him down with a shoulder, only to be clotheslined right back. Off to Jey vs. Reigns with Jey suckering him into the good guy corner where the tag champions work on Roman's arms. It's Goldust staying in to backdrop the now legal Rollins before hitting a quick uppercut and atomic drop. A kick to the side of Seth's head gets two and it's off to Jey, who charges into an elbow in the corner.
Rollins sends him to the floor but Harper tags himself in to get a piece. The two three man teams argue on the floor as we take a break. Back with Goldust working on Seth's arm before bringing his brother back in for some right hands. Seth sends Cody into the buckle and the heels take over. Reigns comes in to pound Cody down before it's back to Seth. Shield is intentionally not tagging in the Wyatts.
Ambrose comes in and pounds away in the corner before clotheslining Cody down for two. Rollins comes back in but has to stop Cody from making a hot tag. Shield finally brings in Rollins who gets taken down by Cody, allowing the hot tag to Bryan. It's kicks a go-go with Bryan taking down everyone in sight. Harper is sent to the corner but Bryan has to go after Rollins, taking him down with a release German suplex instead of going after Luke. Bryan finally goes after the monster but gets caught in a running sitout powerbomb out of the corner.
The tag brings in Bray Wyatt for some hard elbow drops to Bryan. Bray looks over at Shield and asks if he can trust them before tagging in Reigns. Shield takes their turns beating on Bryan with Ambrose coming in for a modified STF. Bryan gets out and clotheslines Ambrose down but all five of Dean's partners knock Bryan's partners off the country as we take another break.
Back with Reigns pounding away on Bryan but getting caught in a DDT. The fans beg him to make the tag and get their wish as Punk comes in for the first time to clean whatever is still dirty in the house. He takes out every heel in sight, including Rollins and Ambrose with a DDT and neckbreaker at the same time. Punk hits the Macho Elbow on Ambrose but Bray distracts him from hitting the GTS.
Instead Punk slaps the Anaconda Vice on Dean, allowing the Family to break it up. Everything breaks down with the Usos hitting their stereo dives on the Family and Ambrose escaping the GTS into the bulldog driver for two. We hit the parade of finishers which goes too fast to keep up with. Punk and Bryan hit a Hart Attack on Rollins because they're old school like that. The GTS to Ambrose is good for the pin at 24:04.
Post match the Real Americans and other heels come in for the beatdown but REY MYSTERIO returns for the save, apparently as the fifth man on the team at Survivor Series.
Results
Randy Orton b. Brad Maddox via referee stoppage
Big E. Langston b. Curtis Axel Big Ending
Big Show b. Ryback WMD
Real Americans b. The Miz/Kofi Kingston Patriot Lock to Kingston
AJ Lee b. Vickie Guerrero Black Widow
Dolph Ziggler b. Damien Sandow Guitar shot to the head
R-Truth/Xavier Woods b. Rhinestone Cowboys Best in the Woods to McIntyre
CM Punk/Daniel Bryan/Usos/Cody Rhodes/Goldust b. Shield/Wyatt Family GTS to Ambrose
Tuesday
Raw got a 2.73, the same as last week.
Wednesday
NXT
Date: November 20, 2013
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Byron Saxton, William Regal, Alex Riley
It's the start of a new taping cycle tonight so we should be in for a much fresher show. The main story tonight is the return of Bo Dallas who has been on an international tour for the last few weeks. The question now is who challenges him for the NXT Title after he's pretty much done everything he can with Sami Zayn. Let's get to it.
Welcome Home. Appropriate theme for the week.
Here's Bo to open things up with balloons and streamers falling. Bo is even wearing a party hat and has that goofy grin on his face. He says there's no place like home and says that everyone who has been reading the Bo Dallas newsletter, they know everyone loves Bo. The fans chant what sounds like Pocahontas before breaking into the standard NO chant.
Bo wishes everyone could be here but he has a slide show for us. The slides show him posing in various places such as Montreal, Cambodia (where he sports entertained in front of a crowd of over 300,000 people), Lichtenstein (where he hugged a diseased man, healing him by 50%), Delaware and Portland. Then he went to Transylvania where they offered him cookies. Since all of the Bo-Lievers here are his friends, everyone here is getting a cookie! There are attendants actually passing them out until JBL interrupts.
The interim GM says the company is proud of Bo for being a wonderful international ambassador. Just like Randy Orton is with WWE, Bo is the face of NXT. This brings out Sami Zayn to a big pop and an Ole chant. Bo: Hey Sami. Did you come to get a cookie? Sami says no but he's glad to see both JBL and Bo here in the same ring. Zayn just wants to be reinstated so he can take the NXT Title, but JBL disagrees with Ricky Bobby.
The fans chant cheeseball at JBL, so he threatens to suspend the entire audience. Sami is reinstated and Bo isn't pleased. Zayn says he'll start from the ground up, but next time he's in the ring with Dallas, he's taking the title. JBL announces a Beat the Clock challenge with the winner getting the next title shot with Zayn as one of the competitors. For those of you unfamiliar, a Beat the Clock challenge consists of a series of matches and whoever can win their match fastest wins.
Beat the Clock Challenge: Colin Cassady vs. Alexander Rusev
Rusev's mysterious blonde is apparently his social media ambassador and named Lana. Rusev pounds away in the corner and headbutts Cassady down for a quick two. Some more headbutts get more near falls but Rusev missed a middle rope splash. Cassady comes back with some quick right hands but can't slam him down. Instead it's a high knee to the face for two but Cassady misses a charge into the corner and hits his head on the post.
The Accolade goes on but Cassady slips his arms off Rusev's legs and gets to the ropes. Rusev picks Cassady up and drives knees into his back without moving Cassady, sort of like a standing backbreaker. A headbutt to the back of Cassady's head sets up the Accolade for the submission to set the time at 5:33.
Adrian Neville says that it's unfortunate Corey Graves has a concussion but that's the chance you take in the ring. He knows a thing or two about speed and tonight we'll see if Aiden English can keep up. There's a new backstage interviewer named Devon Taylor and she's no Renee Young.
Bayley is depressed about Charlotte turning on her last week. They were like Spongebob and Patrick or Tommy and Chucky. They used to pogo stick and do the robot together. She threatens to beat up Charlotte but apologizes for scaring Devon. Maybe she'd like to do the robot with Bayley?
Beat the Clock Challenge: Tyler Breeze vs. Kassius Ohno
Breeze's nickname is now Prince Pretty. Tyler quickly stomps him down into the corner but Ohno gets two of his own off a backslide. Kassius hits one of the loudest chops I've ever heard but Breeze sends him out to the floor with a hard dropkick to the head. Regal wants to know why Breeze is trying to get him back into the ring when Tyler could easily win by countout here.
Ohno finally gets rolled back inside for two as the fans are split on who they like better. A clothesline gets another near fall for Breeze but Kassius ducks the Beauty Shot spinwheel kick as we're running out of time. Ohno misses an elbow smash and they trade rollups for two each. Kassius grabs a rollup of of his own for the pin at 4:48, setting the new time.
Hunico/Camacho vs. John J. Hornigan/Chris Rothwell
Camacho hits a quick Samoan drop on I think Rothwell before Hunico pins him with a Swanton at 24 seconds. That's quite the squash.
Hunico and Camacho are coming for Ascension.
Some older looking male backstage interviewer talks to Ohno who is fired up about his win. Lana comes in and yells at Ohno for screwing up Rusev's title shot. Ohno calls her Natasha and says tell Boris that Rusev can have the first title shot.
Beat the Clock Challenge: Adrian Neville vs. Aiden English
Aiden sings about the 525,600 matches in WWE and measuring them in headlocks and takedowns. WHY IS THIS GUY NOT ON RAW??? Neville grabs a quick rollup for two and speeds things up with a legsweep for another two. English comes back with a suplex for two of his own before stomping away in the corner. Adrian fights back with some chops but gets taken down and punched in the face a lot.
Neville kicks away at the leg and hits a quick kick to the chest for two. We've got a minute left but Aiden rolls away before Neville can launch the Red Arrow. English loads up a superplex but gets shoved down, setting up the Red Arrow for the pin at 4:45, good for the lead by three seconds.
Ascension accepts Hunico and Camacho's challenge.
Beat the Clock Challenge: Sami Zayn vs. Leo Kruger
Bo comes out to watch from the stage. Sami gets an early two off a cross body and Kruger gets the same off a slam. Zayn pops up to the top for a high cross body for two as the fans are into this already. Leo puts him right back down and elbows Sami for two as the OLE chants begin. A cravate slows Sami down a bit longer but he fights up with some clotheslines and a dropkick another near fall. Kruger catches him in a spinebuster as we have 45 seconds left. Leo wastes a lot of time waiting for Sami to get up but takes his head off with the Slice for two but Sami counters a cover into a rollup for the pin as time expires.
Post match here's JBL to say there will not be controversy. Therefore, next week it's Zayn vs. Neville since their times were identical. The winner gets a title shot the following week.
Results
Alexander Rusev b. Colin Cassady Accolade
Kassius Ohno b. Tyler Breeze Rollup
Hunico/Camacho b. John J. Hornigan/Chris Rothwell Swanton Bomb to Rothwell
Adrian Neville b. Aiden English Red Arrow
Sami Zayn b. Leo Kruger Rollup
Thursday
Hall of Famer Maurice Mad Dog Vachon has passed away at the age of 84.
Impact Wrestling
Date: November 21, 2013
Location: Impact zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Taz
Usually I start each NXT review by saying Welcome Home but it's more appropriate in this case. Tonight is the Turning Point special as we return to the Impact Zone in Orlando. The focus tonight is on the tournament with two tournament matches, but we also get Bully Ray vs. Anderson, with the future of aces and 8's on the line. Let's get to it.
We open with an Impact365 video of Roode attacking Storm at a bar last night.
We get an opening video recapping both the tournament matches as well as Anderson vs. Ray.
Dixie comes up to Joe in the back and says she's been watching last week's show and threatens to fire Joe if he ever takes the same tone that he did last week.
Here's Dixie to open the show. She plugs an article about her in Sports Illustrated before talking about the disdain she feels for AJ Styles. He's taken her intellectual property and misrepresented it around the world. There are lawyers around the world ready to shut him down but here's James Storm for an interruption. Storm says he wants some revenge on Roode but doesn't think the bullrope he has is going to do enough damage.
He wants to use chairs (Dixie: No.), tables (No!) and the old woman's dentures if he can get them out of his mouth. Storm wants it to be a Florida death match but Dixie says the Wheel has spoken. James says that's cool, because he can call the police and change his minds about filing charges and drop out of the tournament. Dixie still says no, so Storm asks all politely and gets what he wants.
TNA World Title Tournament First Round: Magnus vs. Samoa Joe
Falls count anywhere. Joe pops upon the screen and says he wants to start the fight in the back. Magnus heads backstage and we take a break. This is joined in progress in the back with Joe throwing Magnus through various objects. Apparently that was a replay and we cut back to the stage with Magnus getting two off an elbow drop. They head to ringside with Joe taking over via some right hands before taking Magnus down with a running boot to the face.
Magnus avoids the backsplash though and peppers Joe with forearms and uppercuts. Joe snaps off the powerslam for two but walks into the Michinoku Driver. Magnus loads up the top rope elbow but Joe stops him with a chop. A superplex is blocked and Magnus knees him in the chest to put Joe on the mat. Now the top rope elbow connects for two but Joe kicks away from the Kingsley Cloverleaf. The Rock Bottom out of the corner puts Magnus down on the floor and the suicide elbow takes Magnus out again for two.
The Brit sends Joe into the barricade and pulls out a chair which he wedges between the bottom and middle rope. Joe reverses a whip into the chair and hooks the Koquina Clutch but Magnus rams him back first into the apron. Magnus ducks a charging Samoan to send Joe head first into the chair for the pin at 7:11.
Here's Bad Influence to watch the Joseph Park vs. Abyss match.
Joseph Park vs. Abyss
Park says he's here to face his brother for the first time only, meaning that this is his turning point. Naturally there's no Abyss, so Bad Influence says Park isn't a good story of someone coming up from the bottom. He's a jar of mayonnaise with a law degree and a cheap track suit.
The reason Park's mom Bernice, his dad Alfredo and his great great grandfather Jurassic aren't here tonight is because he's such an embarrassment. Daniels asks if Park wants to fight but thinks we need blood first. Kazarian pours a bucket of red liquid over Park and Daniels asks where Abyss is. Daniels demands that a loser like Park get out of the ring right now and Park walks away very sad.
Gail Kim vs. Candice Larea
Candice is another newcomer and is a good looking blonde. Gail runs her over to start and gets two off a running dropkick in the corner. Larea comes back with a headscissors and a sunset flip before awkwardly running into the corner. Kim forearms her a lot and catches a hurricanrana in a sitout powerbomb for two. Eat Defeat is enough for the pin on Candice at 1:52.
AJ Styles video from his time in Japan.
Anderson promises that Aces and 8's are done tonight.
Gunner gives Storm a pep talk before his match.
We recap Storm vs. Roode. They were partners for years until Roode turned heel on Storm to win the title. A long running feud and series of matches followed.
TNA World Title Tournament First Round: James Storm vs. Bobby Roode
Florida death match, meaning last man standing. Storm doesn't want to wait and charge sup the ramp to pound on Bobby with a Singapore cane. Roode makes a quick comeback but gets sent into the steps to stop it cold. They head inside with Storm throwing in a garbage can fill of weapons. Storm hits the corner enziguri but his running neckbreaker is countered with a piece of steel to the head.
Storm comes back by driving the trash can between Roode's legs and trying a middle rope sunset flip, only to have Roode roll through and kick him in the chest. A catapult into the corner is blocked though and Storm hits a trashcan to Roode's head twice in a row. Roode is up at 9 but is immediately lifted into the Eye of the Storm which Roode counters into a spinebuster onto the trashcan.
They pound on each other with trashcan lids and both guys go down for a seven count. Roode has a crutch but walks into the Last Call and rolls to the floor. He finds a beer bottle on the floor and smashes Storm in the head but James gets up at nine. Roode clotheslines him down again and hits an Attitude Adjustment through two chairs but Storm is up at nine. Bobby is ticked so he goes under the ring and finds a barbed wire board, which I guess is there just in case a Florida death match broke out. Roode loads up another AA but Gunner comes out to throw in the towel and end the match at 12:00.
Post break Gunner pleads his case but Storm is still furious.
Here are the updated brackets:
Hardy
Roode
Angle
Magnus
Your time wasting segment of the week is a look at Samuel Shaw's apartment and his artwork. The segment finishes filming and Shaw asks Christy out. She says yes and gives her his number before leaving. Shaw makes sure to straighten the notepad and pens she moved. Apparently he's OCD.
Ethan Carter III has brought his personal jobbers here again but isn't facing them again because there's no challenge. Instead he's facing a TNA legend.
Ray talks about taking care of Anderson tonight. TNA turned their backs on Anderson a year ago, but after Ray ends his career, he'll make sure to take care of Anderson's pregnant wife.
Angle is cutting a promo on Magnus when Dixie Carter summons him to her office.
Ethan Carter III vs. Shark Boy
Shark Boy had announced he was coming back tonight on Impact365 earlier this week. Carter bails to the floor for a chase but still avoids an elbow as they get back inside. The Chummer is countered with ease and the One Percenter is good for the pin at 2:06.
We recap Anderson vs. Ray which stemmed from Ray using the club as a way to get himself over and Anderson not being cool with it. Anderson cost Ray a match against Sting and the Bound For Glory rematch against AJ Styles.
Dixie tells Roode and Angle that they'er going to captain teams in an eight man elimination tag match next week.
Mr. Anderson vs. Bully Ray
No DQ and it's career vs. Aces and 8's. Anderson is in long tights for the first time I can ever remember. The roster comes out to watch the match from the stage. Anderson jumps Ray during big match intros and hits him low while shouting his name a lot. They head to the floor with Ray ramming him into the steps but stopping to breathe a bit. Ray pulls out a table and we take our last break. Back with Anderson being suplexed into the ring and chopped loudly in the corner. There's a table set up in the corner as well.
Ray takes off the chain to whip Anderson even more but Anderson takes the chain away and gets in a few whips of his own. Anderson loads up a big chained fist but gets sent to the floor instead. Ray pulls back the mats but Anderson backdrops Ray onto the concrete instead.
Knux saves Ray from being piledriven on the concrete but gets piledriven down onto the mats for his efforts. Back inside and Anderson hits the rolling senton but Ray fights out of the Mic Check. A spear puts Anderson through the table in the corner but it's only good for two. Tazz hands Brooke the hammer but Anderson intercepts it and blasts Ray in the head. The Mic Check ends Aces and 8's at 13:00.
Results
Magnus b. Samoa Joe Joe rammed his head into a chair
Gail Kim b. Candice Larea Eat Defeat
Bobby Roode b. James Storm Gunner threw in the towel
Ethan Carter III b. Shark Boy One Percenter
Mr. Anderson b. Bully Ray Mic Check
Smackdown got a 1.9, down from last week.
Monday Night Raw
Date: November 18, 2013
Location: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Commentators: Jerry Lawler, John Bradshaw Layfield, Michael Cole
Tonight Raw goes country because WWE hates me. The only things we've been told about for tonight is the band Florida Georgia Line performing and likely being confronted by 3MB. Other than that we might get a confrontation between Oakland A's pitcher Jason Reddick and Daniel Bryan because they've been having a Twitter feud. This is what life is like on the go home show for Survivor Series in 2013. Let's get to it.
The opening video recaps last week's struggle to fill in the power vacuum left due to the Authority being on vacation.
Langston vs. Axel for the Intercontinental Title tonight.
Here's the Authority to open the show. HHH talks about how things went nuts in the absence of true authority and no one likes chaos. Those who caused things to fall apart last week, such as Brad Maddox and Vickie Guerrero, will be dealt with tonight. This brings out a ticked off Randy Orton who says that the Authority is to blame for a lot of the troubles around here.
They're the ones that gave Big Show a title match he didn't deserve and thinks he can't beat Big Show on his own this Sunday on his own. HHH gets in his face but Stephanie plays peacekeeper. Brad and Vickie interrupt with Vickie saying excuse me in a very timid voice. Brad apologizes but insists it was all Vickie's fault because that's the kind of guy he is. Stephanie doesn't want to hear this and makes individual matches for the GM's. Vickie gets AJ and Brad gets Randy Orton. The latter of those two is right now. HHH makes it No DQ because he can. Maddox tries to leave but Kane stops him.
Randy Orton vs. Brad Maddox
No DQ. Brad bails to the floor then does it again when Orton goes for him. Maddox gets on a mic and says Orton doesn't want to do this but gets caught running away again. Orton tries to get him into the ring but Brad hits him with the microphone before sending him into the post. A DDT gets two in the ring and Orton is MAD. He throws Brad over the top rope and then over the announce table. Maddox is sent into the steps and loses his shirt before Orton posts him. The Elevated DDT on the floor knocks Maddox out cold. Back in and Orton hits him about 25 times in the head with the microphone until the referee stops it 3:50.
Maddox was take out on a stretcher during the break. As he's being put in the ambulance, Vickie looks terrified.
Intercontinental Title: Big E. Langston vs. Curtis Axel
They treat this as a big deal with full entrances and the big match intros. Axel, the champion, is officially no longer a Paul Heyman guy. Langston easily takes him to the mat but gets elbowed in the face to give Axel a breather. Big E. easily tosses Axel around and sends him to the floor to start a chase. Back in and Langston clotheslines him down like it's nothing as this is one sided so far.
A standing backdrop gets two on the champion but he hits a quick hot shot to get a breather. Axel pounds on his back a bit and we take a break. Back with Axel getting two off a dropkick and hooking a front facelock. Langston finally gets up and just throws Curtis off of him before scoring with some clotheslines. A belly to belly puts Axel down and there's the Warrior Splash for two. The straps come down and the Big Ending gives Langston the title at 8:50.
Orton, in a jacket of all things, is with Shield in the back. He tells them that they'll have his back because that's what the Authority wants. Reigns is cool with that, as long as Orton has their back as well. Orton doesn't say yes.
Time for our first country music bit: Divas musical chairs. The song is by Florida Georgia Line and played over the PA system. The girls don't circle the chairs and it's Natalya out first. Alicia goes next and a brawl is about to break out. JBL: This is the dumbest thing I've ever seen. Thankfully it only lasts about two rounds until the fight breaks out. Cole: Musical chairs has broken down. JBL: It always does. The Total Divas actually clear the ring, likely setting up another Survivor Series match.
Big Show vs. Ryback
They shove each other around to start with Big Show throwing Ryback into the corner for some right hands and a headbutt. A hard chop and a shoulder puts Ryback on the floor for a nine count as things slow down. Back in and Ryback pounds away before taking out the knee. Some forearms to the back and a leg drop get two and we hit the front facelock followed by a chinlock.
The hold stays on for a good while as Ryback calls a lot of spots. Show finally suplexes his way out before scoring with some clotheslines. Ryback comes back with a very nice spinebuster (all things considered) for two but the Meathook is countered into a chokeslam attempt. Ryback kicks out of it and hits the Meathook before actually hitting Shell Shock on Big Show for two. Ryback tries it again but Big Show shoves him away and hits the WMD for the pin at 7:57.
Post match Orton tries to sneak in but gets speared down.
Zack Ryder is with Florida Georgia Line when 3MB comes in dressed as cowboys. They're the Rhinestone Cowboys this week and nothing funny occurs.
Orton is having his ribs taped up.
The Miz/Kofi Kingston vs. Real Americans
Real Americans vs. Goldust/Cody Rhodes for the tag titles on Friday. Miz gets caught in a quick wristlock by Cesaro before hitting the corner clothesline and the top rope ax handle for two. Cesaro catches him in a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for no cover before sending Miz to the floor and tagging in Swagger. Jack sends him into the corner for the Vader Bomb followed by the Cesaro double stomp for two.
Off to a quick arm hold, only to have Miz fight up and make the hot tag off to Kofi. House is quickly cleaned with all of Kofi's jumps and dives, only to be caught in a powerslam for two by Swagger. Kingston spins around Jack's clothesline into a DDT before going over to Miz for the tag.....but Miz turns on him, allowing Swagger to hook the Patriot Lock for the win at 4:45.
Vickie pretends to have been attacked to get out of her match with AJ.
Stephanie doesn't buy the injury despite Vickie being loaded onto a stretcher. Could it be because Vickie looked right at the camera before pretending to pass out?
AJ Lee vs. Vickie Guerrero
Vickie is wheeled to the arena, screaming that this can't happen. I have no idea who the face is supposed to be in this thing but I'm sure I just don't get what's going on. Vickie passes out again and asks for some water before the bell. She tries to run again and actually gets by Tamina but AJ chases her down. Back in and the Black Widow (the only move of the match) gets the submission at 1:28.
Vickie faints again post match.
There will indeed be a fourteen Diva Survivor Series match on Sunday with the Total Divas against everyone else.
HHH makes a Broadway Brawl between Ziggler and Sandow for tonight. What does that mean? HHH: I don't even know.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Damien Sandow
There are a bunch of musical instruments in the ring, mainly string stuff. Sandow throws him to the floor but misses a shot with an electric guitar. Ziggler dives off the steps to take him down as the announcers reference musical acts from the 70s and earlier. Back in and Damien pounds away before getting caught by a nice dropkick to send him back outside. Ziggler goes up top but dives into a shot from an organ to the ribs as we take a break.
Back with Sandow stomping away on Ziggler in the corner as Cole talks about Lawler meeting Ronnie Milsap. Ziggler comes back but misses a fiddle shot, allowing Sandow to hit him with a guitar for two. Dolph hits a DDT and breaks the fiddle over Sandow's head before the Fameasser gets two. Sandow goes nuts again and launches Ziggler into the corner before ramming Dolph head first into a chair in the corner for a close two.
Ziggler gets thrown into the drums and hit with a guitar for two. Sandow misses a charge into the post and Ziggler rolls him up for two. A snare drum over Damien's head and a bass drum does the same, basically tying Sandow up. Ziggler grabs the only remaining guitar, struts over, and blasts Sandow in the head for the pin at 10:17.
We look at the opening of Raw and Big Show spearing Orton down again.
Orton goes into the Authority's office and asks where Shield was earlier. He wants to know if he has the Authority's confidence but Stephanie says they have to think about it.
Cena talks to Florida Georgia Line.
Here's Cena with his arm in a sling again, saying he's had to watch what Del Rio did to his arm on Smackdown every day since it happened. We get a clip of Cena winning the arm wrestling contest, only to have Del Rio put him through a table and lock on the armbreaker in a chair again. Cena says he came back for the fans but thinks maybe he came back too soon and shouldn't be World Heavyweight Champion. Then he looks around and feels the atmosphere which makes him know he should be champion.
A champion is made of things like determination and toughness instead of cheap shots like Del Rio. Cena says Del Rio doesn't know what he's getting into on Sunday and he'll walk out with the title. This brings out Del Rio who says we have a real superhero in the house. Cena almost made him cry, which Cena says is good because on Sunday he'll make Del Rio tap.
Del Rio asks Cena to lift up the title with the arm in a sling which Cena can't do. Alberto gets in the ring while talking about taking advantages of every opportunity. Cena says that's what champions do and pounds on Alberto before trying the AA, only to have Del Rio escape to the floor.
Rhinestone Cowboys vs. R-Truth/Xavier Woods
3MB remember and it's Slater on the floor this time. Woods is the former Consequences Creed in TNA and has been in NXT for a good while now. Truth starts with Jinder and we get some hip gyrations. Off to Woods for a dropkick to Mahal followed by a headscissors. McIntyre gets a blind tag but gets caught by a forearm to the face. Woods tries to fight both of them off and gets kicked in the face by Drew to take over.
Woods escapes a slam attempt and tags in Truth who catches Drew with a jumping kick to the head. The sitout front suplex takes McIntyre down again and the suplex into a Stunner sets up the tag to Woods. The Honor Roll (front flip clothesline) sets up the Best in the Woods (Eat Defeat though it's called Lost in the Woods in NXT) for the pin on McIntyre at 3:15.
The winners dance post match.
The Authority says they have confidence in Orton but he has no Shield to help him on Sunday. When he wins, he'll prove to everyone that he's the face of the WWE. Orton promises to show them confidence.
Florida Georgia Line performs Round Here, the theme song of tonight's show.
Shield/Wyatt Family vs. Daniel Bryan/CM Punk/Cody Rhodes/Goldust/Usos
There's a lot of time for this. Jimmy Uso starts against Dean Ambrose with Dean taking him down with a shoulder, only to be clotheslined right back. Off to Jey vs. Reigns with Jey suckering him into the good guy corner where the tag champions work on Roman's arms. It's Goldust staying in to backdrop the now legal Rollins before hitting a quick uppercut and atomic drop. A kick to the side of Seth's head gets two and it's off to Jey, who charges into an elbow in the corner.
Rollins sends him to the floor but Harper tags himself in to get a piece. The two three man teams argue on the floor as we take a break. Back with Goldust working on Seth's arm before bringing his brother back in for some right hands. Seth sends Cody into the buckle and the heels take over. Reigns comes in to pound Cody down before it's back to Seth. Shield is intentionally not tagging in the Wyatts.
Ambrose comes in and pounds away in the corner before clotheslining Cody down for two. Rollins comes back in but has to stop Cody from making a hot tag. Shield finally brings in Rollins who gets taken down by Cody, allowing the hot tag to Bryan. It's kicks a go-go with Bryan taking down everyone in sight. Harper is sent to the corner but Bryan has to go after Rollins, taking him down with a release German suplex instead of going after Luke. Bryan finally goes after the monster but gets caught in a running sitout powerbomb out of the corner.
The tag brings in Bray Wyatt for some hard elbow drops to Bryan. Bray looks over at Shield and asks if he can trust them before tagging in Reigns. Shield takes their turns beating on Bryan with Ambrose coming in for a modified STF. Bryan gets out and clotheslines Ambrose down but all five of Dean's partners knock Bryan's partners off the country as we take another break.
Back with Reigns pounding away on Bryan but getting caught in a DDT. The fans beg him to make the tag and get their wish as Punk comes in for the first time to clean whatever is still dirty in the house. He takes out every heel in sight, including Rollins and Ambrose with a DDT and neckbreaker at the same time. Punk hits the Macho Elbow on Ambrose but Bray distracts him from hitting the GTS.
Instead Punk slaps the Anaconda Vice on Dean, allowing the Family to break it up. Everything breaks down with the Usos hitting their stereo dives on the Family and Ambrose escaping the GTS into the bulldog driver for two. We hit the parade of finishers which goes too fast to keep up with. Punk and Bryan hit a Hart Attack on Rollins because they're old school like that. The GTS to Ambrose is good for the pin at 24:04.
Post match the Real Americans and other heels come in for the beatdown but REY MYSTERIO returns for the save, apparently as the fifth man on the team at Survivor Series.
Results
Randy Orton b. Brad Maddox via referee stoppage
Big E. Langston b. Curtis Axel Big Ending
Big Show b. Ryback WMD
Real Americans b. The Miz/Kofi Kingston Patriot Lock to Kingston
AJ Lee b. Vickie Guerrero Black Widow
Dolph Ziggler b. Damien Sandow Guitar shot to the head
R-Truth/Xavier Woods b. Rhinestone Cowboys Best in the Woods to McIntyre
CM Punk/Daniel Bryan/Usos/Cody Rhodes/Goldust b. Shield/Wyatt Family GTS to Ambrose
Tuesday
Raw got a 2.73, the same as last week.
Wednesday
NXT
Date: November 20, 2013
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Byron Saxton, William Regal, Alex Riley
It's the start of a new taping cycle tonight so we should be in for a much fresher show. The main story tonight is the return of Bo Dallas who has been on an international tour for the last few weeks. The question now is who challenges him for the NXT Title after he's pretty much done everything he can with Sami Zayn. Let's get to it.
Welcome Home. Appropriate theme for the week.
Here's Bo to open things up with balloons and streamers falling. Bo is even wearing a party hat and has that goofy grin on his face. He says there's no place like home and says that everyone who has been reading the Bo Dallas newsletter, they know everyone loves Bo. The fans chant what sounds like Pocahontas before breaking into the standard NO chant.
Bo wishes everyone could be here but he has a slide show for us. The slides show him posing in various places such as Montreal, Cambodia (where he sports entertained in front of a crowd of over 300,000 people), Lichtenstein (where he hugged a diseased man, healing him by 50%), Delaware and Portland. Then he went to Transylvania where they offered him cookies. Since all of the Bo-Lievers here are his friends, everyone here is getting a cookie! There are attendants actually passing them out until JBL interrupts.
The interim GM says the company is proud of Bo for being a wonderful international ambassador. Just like Randy Orton is with WWE, Bo is the face of NXT. This brings out Sami Zayn to a big pop and an Ole chant. Bo: Hey Sami. Did you come to get a cookie? Sami says no but he's glad to see both JBL and Bo here in the same ring. Zayn just wants to be reinstated so he can take the NXT Title, but JBL disagrees with Ricky Bobby.
The fans chant cheeseball at JBL, so he threatens to suspend the entire audience. Sami is reinstated and Bo isn't pleased. Zayn says he'll start from the ground up, but next time he's in the ring with Dallas, he's taking the title. JBL announces a Beat the Clock challenge with the winner getting the next title shot with Zayn as one of the competitors. For those of you unfamiliar, a Beat the Clock challenge consists of a series of matches and whoever can win their match fastest wins.
Beat the Clock Challenge: Colin Cassady vs. Alexander Rusev
Rusev's mysterious blonde is apparently his social media ambassador and named Lana. Rusev pounds away in the corner and headbutts Cassady down for a quick two. Some more headbutts get more near falls but Rusev missed a middle rope splash. Cassady comes back with some quick right hands but can't slam him down. Instead it's a high knee to the face for two but Cassady misses a charge into the corner and hits his head on the post.
The Accolade goes on but Cassady slips his arms off Rusev's legs and gets to the ropes. Rusev picks Cassady up and drives knees into his back without moving Cassady, sort of like a standing backbreaker. A headbutt to the back of Cassady's head sets up the Accolade for the submission to set the time at 5:33.
Adrian Neville says that it's unfortunate Corey Graves has a concussion but that's the chance you take in the ring. He knows a thing or two about speed and tonight we'll see if Aiden English can keep up. There's a new backstage interviewer named Devon Taylor and she's no Renee Young.
Bayley is depressed about Charlotte turning on her last week. They were like Spongebob and Patrick or Tommy and Chucky. They used to pogo stick and do the robot together. She threatens to beat up Charlotte but apologizes for scaring Devon. Maybe she'd like to do the robot with Bayley?
Beat the Clock Challenge: Tyler Breeze vs. Kassius Ohno
Breeze's nickname is now Prince Pretty. Tyler quickly stomps him down into the corner but Ohno gets two of his own off a backslide. Kassius hits one of the loudest chops I've ever heard but Breeze sends him out to the floor with a hard dropkick to the head. Regal wants to know why Breeze is trying to get him back into the ring when Tyler could easily win by countout here.
Ohno finally gets rolled back inside for two as the fans are split on who they like better. A clothesline gets another near fall for Breeze but Kassius ducks the Beauty Shot spinwheel kick as we're running out of time. Ohno misses an elbow smash and they trade rollups for two each. Kassius grabs a rollup of of his own for the pin at 4:48, setting the new time.
Hunico/Camacho vs. John J. Hornigan/Chris Rothwell
Camacho hits a quick Samoan drop on I think Rothwell before Hunico pins him with a Swanton at 24 seconds. That's quite the squash.
Hunico and Camacho are coming for Ascension.
Some older looking male backstage interviewer talks to Ohno who is fired up about his win. Lana comes in and yells at Ohno for screwing up Rusev's title shot. Ohno calls her Natasha and says tell Boris that Rusev can have the first title shot.
Beat the Clock Challenge: Adrian Neville vs. Aiden English
Aiden sings about the 525,600 matches in WWE and measuring them in headlocks and takedowns. WHY IS THIS GUY NOT ON RAW??? Neville grabs a quick rollup for two and speeds things up with a legsweep for another two. English comes back with a suplex for two of his own before stomping away in the corner. Adrian fights back with some chops but gets taken down and punched in the face a lot.
Neville kicks away at the leg and hits a quick kick to the chest for two. We've got a minute left but Aiden rolls away before Neville can launch the Red Arrow. English loads up a superplex but gets shoved down, setting up the Red Arrow for the pin at 4:45, good for the lead by three seconds.
Ascension accepts Hunico and Camacho's challenge.
Beat the Clock Challenge: Sami Zayn vs. Leo Kruger
Bo comes out to watch from the stage. Sami gets an early two off a cross body and Kruger gets the same off a slam. Zayn pops up to the top for a high cross body for two as the fans are into this already. Leo puts him right back down and elbows Sami for two as the OLE chants begin. A cravate slows Sami down a bit longer but he fights up with some clotheslines and a dropkick another near fall. Kruger catches him in a spinebuster as we have 45 seconds left. Leo wastes a lot of time waiting for Sami to get up but takes his head off with the Slice for two but Sami counters a cover into a rollup for the pin as time expires.
Post match here's JBL to say there will not be controversy. Therefore, next week it's Zayn vs. Neville since their times were identical. The winner gets a title shot the following week.
Results
Alexander Rusev b. Colin Cassady Accolade
Kassius Ohno b. Tyler Breeze Rollup
Hunico/Camacho b. John J. Hornigan/Chris Rothwell Swanton Bomb to Rothwell
Adrian Neville b. Aiden English Red Arrow
Sami Zayn b. Leo Kruger Rollup
Thursday
Hall of Famer Maurice Mad Dog Vachon has passed away at the age of 84.
Impact Wrestling
Date: November 21, 2013
Location: Impact zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Taz
Usually I start each NXT review by saying Welcome Home but it's more appropriate in this case. Tonight is the Turning Point special as we return to the Impact Zone in Orlando. The focus tonight is on the tournament with two tournament matches, but we also get Bully Ray vs. Anderson, with the future of aces and 8's on the line. Let's get to it.
We open with an Impact365 video of Roode attacking Storm at a bar last night.
We get an opening video recapping both the tournament matches as well as Anderson vs. Ray.
Dixie comes up to Joe in the back and says she's been watching last week's show and threatens to fire Joe if he ever takes the same tone that he did last week.
Here's Dixie to open the show. She plugs an article about her in Sports Illustrated before talking about the disdain she feels for AJ Styles. He's taken her intellectual property and misrepresented it around the world. There are lawyers around the world ready to shut him down but here's James Storm for an interruption. Storm says he wants some revenge on Roode but doesn't think the bullrope he has is going to do enough damage.
He wants to use chairs (Dixie: No.), tables (No!) and the old woman's dentures if he can get them out of his mouth. Storm wants it to be a Florida death match but Dixie says the Wheel has spoken. James says that's cool, because he can call the police and change his minds about filing charges and drop out of the tournament. Dixie still says no, so Storm asks all politely and gets what he wants.
TNA World Title Tournament First Round: Magnus vs. Samoa Joe
Falls count anywhere. Joe pops upon the screen and says he wants to start the fight in the back. Magnus heads backstage and we take a break. This is joined in progress in the back with Joe throwing Magnus through various objects. Apparently that was a replay and we cut back to the stage with Magnus getting two off an elbow drop. They head to ringside with Joe taking over via some right hands before taking Magnus down with a running boot to the face.
Magnus avoids the backsplash though and peppers Joe with forearms and uppercuts. Joe snaps off the powerslam for two but walks into the Michinoku Driver. Magnus loads up the top rope elbow but Joe stops him with a chop. A superplex is blocked and Magnus knees him in the chest to put Joe on the mat. Now the top rope elbow connects for two but Joe kicks away from the Kingsley Cloverleaf. The Rock Bottom out of the corner puts Magnus down on the floor and the suicide elbow takes Magnus out again for two.
The Brit sends Joe into the barricade and pulls out a chair which he wedges between the bottom and middle rope. Joe reverses a whip into the chair and hooks the Koquina Clutch but Magnus rams him back first into the apron. Magnus ducks a charging Samoan to send Joe head first into the chair for the pin at 7:11.
Here's Bad Influence to watch the Joseph Park vs. Abyss match.
Joseph Park vs. Abyss
Park says he's here to face his brother for the first time only, meaning that this is his turning point. Naturally there's no Abyss, so Bad Influence says Park isn't a good story of someone coming up from the bottom. He's a jar of mayonnaise with a law degree and a cheap track suit.
The reason Park's mom Bernice, his dad Alfredo and his great great grandfather Jurassic aren't here tonight is because he's such an embarrassment. Daniels asks if Park wants to fight but thinks we need blood first. Kazarian pours a bucket of red liquid over Park and Daniels asks where Abyss is. Daniels demands that a loser like Park get out of the ring right now and Park walks away very sad.
Gail Kim vs. Candice Larea
Candice is another newcomer and is a good looking blonde. Gail runs her over to start and gets two off a running dropkick in the corner. Larea comes back with a headscissors and a sunset flip before awkwardly running into the corner. Kim forearms her a lot and catches a hurricanrana in a sitout powerbomb for two. Eat Defeat is enough for the pin on Candice at 1:52.
AJ Styles video from his time in Japan.
Anderson promises that Aces and 8's are done tonight.
Gunner gives Storm a pep talk before his match.
We recap Storm vs. Roode. They were partners for years until Roode turned heel on Storm to win the title. A long running feud and series of matches followed.
TNA World Title Tournament First Round: James Storm vs. Bobby Roode
Florida death match, meaning last man standing. Storm doesn't want to wait and charge sup the ramp to pound on Bobby with a Singapore cane. Roode makes a quick comeback but gets sent into the steps to stop it cold. They head inside with Storm throwing in a garbage can fill of weapons. Storm hits the corner enziguri but his running neckbreaker is countered with a piece of steel to the head.
Storm comes back by driving the trash can between Roode's legs and trying a middle rope sunset flip, only to have Roode roll through and kick him in the chest. A catapult into the corner is blocked though and Storm hits a trashcan to Roode's head twice in a row. Roode is up at 9 but is immediately lifted into the Eye of the Storm which Roode counters into a spinebuster onto the trashcan.
They pound on each other with trashcan lids and both guys go down for a seven count. Roode has a crutch but walks into the Last Call and rolls to the floor. He finds a beer bottle on the floor and smashes Storm in the head but James gets up at nine. Roode clotheslines him down again and hits an Attitude Adjustment through two chairs but Storm is up at nine. Bobby is ticked so he goes under the ring and finds a barbed wire board, which I guess is there just in case a Florida death match broke out. Roode loads up another AA but Gunner comes out to throw in the towel and end the match at 12:00.
Post break Gunner pleads his case but Storm is still furious.
Here are the updated brackets:
Hardy
Roode
Angle
Magnus
Your time wasting segment of the week is a look at Samuel Shaw's apartment and his artwork. The segment finishes filming and Shaw asks Christy out. She says yes and gives her his number before leaving. Shaw makes sure to straighten the notepad and pens she moved. Apparently he's OCD.
Ethan Carter III has brought his personal jobbers here again but isn't facing them again because there's no challenge. Instead he's facing a TNA legend.
Ray talks about taking care of Anderson tonight. TNA turned their backs on Anderson a year ago, but after Ray ends his career, he'll make sure to take care of Anderson's pregnant wife.
Angle is cutting a promo on Magnus when Dixie Carter summons him to her office.
Ethan Carter III vs. Shark Boy
Shark Boy had announced he was coming back tonight on Impact365 earlier this week. Carter bails to the floor for a chase but still avoids an elbow as they get back inside. The Chummer is countered with ease and the One Percenter is good for the pin at 2:06.
We recap Anderson vs. Ray which stemmed from Ray using the club as a way to get himself over and Anderson not being cool with it. Anderson cost Ray a match against Sting and the Bound For Glory rematch against AJ Styles.
Dixie tells Roode and Angle that they'er going to captain teams in an eight man elimination tag match next week.
Mr. Anderson vs. Bully Ray
No DQ and it's career vs. Aces and 8's. Anderson is in long tights for the first time I can ever remember. The roster comes out to watch the match from the stage. Anderson jumps Ray during big match intros and hits him low while shouting his name a lot. They head to the floor with Ray ramming him into the steps but stopping to breathe a bit. Ray pulls out a table and we take our last break. Back with Anderson being suplexed into the ring and chopped loudly in the corner. There's a table set up in the corner as well.
Ray takes off the chain to whip Anderson even more but Anderson takes the chain away and gets in a few whips of his own. Anderson loads up a big chained fist but gets sent to the floor instead. Ray pulls back the mats but Anderson backdrops Ray onto the concrete instead.
Knux saves Ray from being piledriven on the concrete but gets piledriven down onto the mats for his efforts. Back inside and Anderson hits the rolling senton but Ray fights out of the Mic Check. A spear puts Anderson through the table in the corner but it's only good for two. Tazz hands Brooke the hammer but Anderson intercepts it and blasts Ray in the head. The Mic Check ends Aces and 8's at 13:00.
Results
Magnus b. Samoa Joe Joe rammed his head into a chair
Gail Kim b. Candice Larea Eat Defeat
Bobby Roode b. James Storm Gunner threw in the towel
Ethan Carter III b. Shark Boy One Percenter
Mr. Anderson b. Bully Ray Mic Check