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Hell in a Cell's buys were WAY up from last year, which says something about Ryback's drawing abilities.
Impact Wrestling
Date: November 22, 2012
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Todd Keneley, Taz
It's Thanksgiving and tonight is Open Fight Night. Since no one is watching tonight, the hook of the show is that the Gut Check guys are coming back to issue the challenges. In other words, tonight we're basically going to have nothing but OVW guys fighting people from TNA. Why do I watch this every week again? Let's get to it.
Gut Check: Wes Brisco vs. Garrett Bischoff
Oh come on man. This is what we're opening with? Wes takes it to the mat very quickly but Brisco takes him down even faster. A legdrop misses and here's Angle to watch Brisco who he's kind of mentoring. Both guys try dropkicks at the same time and it's a standoff. Garrett takes him to the mat again with a headlock takeover but Brisco comes back with a neckbreaker for two. Garrett hooks a chinlock and this is already dull. They trade some pinfall attempts and Garrett takes him down with a flapjack for two. Brisco comes back with Kofi's SOS for the pin at 4:16. Ignore that Brisco's shoulders were down too.
Al Snow pumps up the Gut Check guys in the back.
Angle congratulates both guys in the back.
Here's Joey Ryan for a chat. He says that it's Open Fight Night for the Gut Check winners, but he didn't need to win Gut Check at all. Hogan thinks he can split up Morgan and Ryan to conquer them, but you can't divide the tag champions which is what Ryan and Morgan will become.
Joey Ryan vs. Chavo Guerrero
Ryan jumps Chavo as he comes in but Chavo comes back with right hands very quickly. Joey misses a charge in the corner but decks Guerrero anyway to take over. A dropkick gets one and it's chinlock time. That goes nowhere so Guerrero dropkicks Ryan down and wins a slugout. Chavo gets sent to the apron but elbows Ryan down and hits the slingshot hilo. The Three Amigos look to set up the Frog Splash but Morgan comes in and chokeslams Chavo down for the DQ at 3:50.
Hernandez clears Morgan out of the ring.
Aries says he's got someone special in mind to call out tonight and it'll be a family affair.
Sam Shaw vs. Alex Silva
I'm not going to bother talking about the call outs unless there's something significant because it looks like they're going to be I want to fight *insert name here*! Silva, who has some VERY skinny legs, charges at Shaw and takes him down almost immediately. We hear about OVW and how it's the developmental territory which is kind of strange to hear on a national TV show. Silva misses a legdrop but stays on offense anyway. Shaw snaps and hits a spear and a bunch of dropkicks followed by Orton's backbreaker and a neckbreaker for no cover. A guillotine legdrop (called the Breaking Point for some reason) ends Silva at 4:00.
Eric Young and ODB have the turkey suit and go in to see Hogan. Turkey jokes are made and Hogan says ok but get out of here. Hogan: When I grow up, I want to be him. O......k?
Eric and ODB run into the Rob's and apparently Big Rob was scarred for life because of being in the turkey suit last week. Jesse and Tara pop up and apparently there's going to be a triple threat turkey match. Rob and Jesse have a tool off in a bizarrely intriguing moment.
We recap the Aces and 8's hammer attacks. This leads to a video about Joseph Park's story with the gang.
Aces and 8's have a Thanksgiving feast and Doc is a fully patched member. Apparently some guy named VP gets to throw the next dart to decide who the target is.
Video on Christian York and his Gut Check experience.
Christian York vs. Jeff Hardy
See, THIS is the kind of call out that actually works. Feeling out process to start and Hardy elbows York into the corner. This is non-title of course. York comes back with some kicks to send Hardy into the corner again and we take a break at a standoff. Back with Hardy sending Christian into the corner but the Twist of Fate misses, giving York two.
York hits a half nelson suplex and puts on a kind of Octopus hold while on his back. That gets broken up but the Twist of Fate doesn't work. York hits a Twist on Hardy for two but a swinging neckbreaker is countered into the sitout gordbuster. Jeff goes up but has to settle for a sunset bomb off the top instead of the Swanton. There's the Twist and the Swanton gets the pin at 10:58.
Post match Roode comes in and hits a spinebuster on York and a spear on Hardy for good measure.
We look at Taeler Hendrix's Gut Check. At least she's something to look at.
Brooke Hogan comes up to waste our time with Taeler Hendrix.
Taeler Hendrix vs. Tara
Non-title again. Tara throws her around, massages Jesse, and chokes Taeler a bit. Taeler hits something vaguely resembling a dropkick to send Tara into Jesse followed by a spinning suplex slam (think Cena's finishing sequence) for two and a cross body for the same. A high kick gets two for Taeler but Tara hits ajawbreaker and a big right hand with some overselling by Hendrix. Widow's Peak ends it at 4:20.
Eric Young vs. Jesse Godderz vs. Robbie E
The loser has to wear a turkey suit. I think I smell a comedy match. Eric locks up with the referee to start and then clotheslines down the other two guys. The heels beat Eric down and then get in a fight of their own for no apparent reason other than that's how triple threats work. Eric comes back as ODB and Tara get in a fight in the ring. They do the roll on the referee spot and Jesse is sent to the floor. The Rob's have miscommunication and Eric throws E to the floor. The Stunner is broken up and an O'Connor Roll pins Jesse at 3:33.
Jesse puts the suit on and hates it of course. The important thing though is here are Aces and 8's to destroy Eric with the hammer. That's likely his exit from the company and hopefully the end of the stupid Knockout Tag Titles.
Here are Daniels and Kaz with Daniels talking about the final battle with AJ coming up at Final Resolution. However tonight, it's Kaz vs. Styles.
Kazarian vs. AJ Styles
I'm surprised they have to feel each other out given how many times they've fought. AJ hits the drop down/kick to send Kaz to the floor and a headscissors takes Kaz down back in the ring. Styles gets knocked down out of the corner and Kaz pounds away, hitting a gutwrench suplex for two. AJ makes a quick comeback but gets taken down by a DDT. A sunset flip out of the corner by Styles is countered into a cover but Kaz is caught holding the ropes. Earl Hebner shoves Kaz into a rollup for two but there's the Pele for the pin at 5:27.
Here's Aries to end the show. He's in a suit so this isn't likely going to be a match. Aries thinks the deck is stacked against him in the last few months and that's because of Hogan. So he calls out.....Brooke Hogan. Well of course he does. He's tired of hearing about the name Hogan all the time and knows Brooke is waiting to get married to get rid of that name. Maybe she could be Miss Brooke McMahon or Brooke Trump?
Apparently it's going to be Miss Bully Ray because Aries has footage. WHAT IS WITH THE HIDDEN RELATIONSHIP THEME IN WRESTLING ANYMORE??? It's the same clips we've seen of the two of them together the last two weeks. Aries says he'll give her all the stuffing she wants, which brings out Hulk and Ray to chase Aries off. Brooke looks back and forth between Hulk and Bully while giving Hulk a look as if to say she's sorry. Brooke runs off to end the show.
Results
Wes Brisco b. Garrett Bischoff Side Cradle
Chavo Guerrero b. Joey Ryan via DQ when Matt Morgan interfered
Sam Shaw b. Alex Silva Breaking Point
Jeff Hardy b. Christian York Swanton Bomb
Tara b. Taeler Hendrix Widow's Peak
Eric Young b. Jesse Godderz and Robbie E Rollup to Godderz
AJ Styles b. Kazarian Pele
Friday
Smackdown
Date: November 23, 2012
Location: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Commentators: Josh Matthews, John Bradshaw Layfield
It's the night after Thanksgiving and we're just after Survivor Series. Big Show is still champion and it looks like we're getting Show vs. Sheamus III in a chairs match at TLC. Other than that it's hard to say what we're going to get at that show, but I have a feeling it'll be a lot of rematches. Let's get to it.
It's the voiceover deal to start, recapping Raw with the Cena/AJ stuff. You know, in case seeing it five times on Raw wasn't enough for you. We also see the ending with Ryback getting beaten down again.
We open with MizTV. The guest tonight? John Cena. Well you can't say they're being weak with the guests on this one. Cena sits on a couch and says this is awesome. Miz talks about how Cena is more famous for his in ring stuff but lately it's been like a TMZ story. To prove it, we see the Cena/AJ kiss for the second time in five minutes. Miz asks how the kiss was and how Cena's knee is after the attack by Ziggler. Apparently Cena has a tweeked knee but it's nothing serious.
Well that's enough about wrestling, so let's talk about AJ some more. Miz wants to know if Cena and AJ are more than just friends, but Cena is tired of hearing that question. Cena does admit that AJ is a good kisser though. Riveting stuff here people. Miz again asks if they're more than just friends and here's AJ before Cena can answer. AJ says Cena was just doing that to prove a point to Vickie but Cena seems to dispute this. Miz makes fun of them for being in love, but Cena calls Miz an idiot.
This brings out Ziggler because this segment needs to keep going for some reason. Ziggler says that it's AJ's fault that Cena hurt his knee because she burst into the men's locker room. Pay no attention to the fact that Cena hurt his knee jumping out of the ring after Ziggler which we already saw a video of today I guess. This of course leads to ANOTHER video from Raw with AJ going into the locker room and yelling at Ziggler, leading to a brawl between Dolph and Cena.
Since we haven't covered this entire storyline yet, here's Vickie to run her mouth a bit more. Vickie says Dolph kisses real woman which Cena calls a lie because there's no proof Vickie is an actual woman. Guerrero insists their relationship is just professional and Dolph says he'd bring the woman out of AJ. Cena says Vickie is nuts and Dolph is still looking for his. The segment finally ends with nothing at all new being added.
Ryback vs. Darren Young
Young comes out second which is kind of odd. Titus sits in on commentary. Young pounds away to start but Ryback casually shoves him down. Young gets his head slammed into the mat and Titus blows the whistle at him. Ryback takes Young's head off with a clothesline on the floor and we head back in. Titus: Somebody get that boy some medication. Something's wrong with him. Meat Hook and Shell Shock end this in 2:03. I'm sure Young will in a title match soon after this and WWE will be confused when no one buys him as a title contender.
Titus yells at Ryback post match and gets a Shell Shock too.
R-Truth vs. Antonio Cesaro
This is non-title and is happening because Cesaro has only beaten Truth clean once so far, which means absolutely nothing in the modern WWE. Cesaro insults Thanksgiving before the match as you would expect him to do. Cesaro immediately hits the gutwrench suplex followed by a double stomp and a body vice. Truth comes back with punches and a side kick before countering the Neutralizer with a backdrop. Little Jimmy hits for the clean pin at 1:33.
Just to recap: Cesaro pinned Truth 100% clean at Survivor Series, then Truth gets another match with him and pins him in under two minutes. I SO want to see another match between them now and this certainly doesn't hurt Cesaro's credibility at all. My goodness they bring so many problems on themselves it's unreal. Have Truth beat ANYONE else to earn another shot and this problem does not exist. Is it any surprise that Cesaro is a total afterthought at this point?
Sheamus arrives and Booker stops him from going to the locker room. Due to the attack at Survivor Series, Sheamus can't compete tonight. Instead Booker gives him a chairs match for the title at TLC. Sheamus gets to go to Booker's personal suite and watch the show. Big Show has a handicap match later against HELL NO.
Sin Cara vs. Alberto Del Rio
The lights are back. JBL says Del Rio is a former AAA champion but I can find no record of that anywhere. Cara immediately knocks him to the floor and hits a big dive on Del Rio and Rodriguez for two back inside. A big running kick misses Del Rio and a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker gets two for Alberto. Cara's right shoulder goes into the post and we take a break.
Back with Alberto pulling on the mask before shifting over to a chokehold. Del Rio fires off kicks to the back as JBL continues to amuse me. Josh talks about how he and JBL watched the 2/3 falls match earlier today, but JBL makes sure to point out that they were in separate rooms so people don't think they're friends. Back to the chinlock by Alberto but Cara comes back with a rana for two. Del Rio hits a kick to the side of the head, drawing a big gasp from the crowd but only getting two.
Things slow down a bit as JBL rips into Mil Mascaras a bit more. Alberto slams Cara down as the announcers stay in their argument. At least this one is entertaining though, unlike Titus and Jerry's debate about washcloths on Raw. Back to the chinlock for a bit but Cara speeds things up and hits an armdrag and cross body for two. The Tajiri Elbow looks to set up the Swanton but Del Rio arm drags Cara off the top and the Cross Armbreaker gets the tap at 6:21 shown of 9:51.
Bryan tells Kane to stay out of his way tonight because he can beat Big Show in 45 seconds. Kane asks Bryan if he thinks that's going to happen again. Guess what Bryan says. Kane says he and Show used to be tag champions and thinks Bryan and Show could be a team called No Show. Bryan: Is this because I didn't invite you to my house for Thanksgiving? Kane: .......maybe. Bryan says it was great because they had vegan turkey. Kane wants to know what the point is. If they win tonight, Kane gets to come over for Christmas and beat up Santa Claus. These two are still hilarious.
Big Show vs. HELL NO
The champs (as in the tag champs) have to tag here and Bryan starts with Big Show. Bryan's trunks are partially black tonight which is a new look for him. Bryan fires off kicks to the leg but Show shoves him down with ease to take over. Show sends him shoulder first into the buckle and works over the arm a bit which isn't usually his custom. Show lifts him up in the air by the beard as JBL kind of rips into Josh for calling Bryan a goat face.
Bryan comes back with more kicks but Show casually shoves him back down. Back to the arm as Show drops a knee on it and shouts at Kane a bit. Do all the shouting you want as long as we don't have to sit through another Show vs. Kane match. Show misses a middle rope elbow as Regal and Sheamus are watching from the sky box. Bryan has a chance to tag but shouts NO instead and fires off kicks to Show.
A big kick to the head puts Show down but Show LAUNCHES Bryan off of the cover at two. The chokeslam is countered into a guillotine choke but Show (who is supposed to have a knee injury isn't he?) throws him off. It's a sleeper now from Bryan which lasts for over a minute without Show going down at all. There's the hot tag to Kane who dropkicks Show's knee out and hits a top rope flying body attack (it was supposed to be the clothesline) but the chokeslam is broken up. A DDT puts Show down but Bryan tags himself in. Bryan tries the NO Lock and Kane walks. The hold is broken and the chokeslam ends Bryan at 10:02.
HELL NO beats up Big Show post match, because we need to make sure everyone stays strong. I know the idea of DON'T HAVE THEM FIGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE is hard to grasp, but it might be a better way to go.
Show yells at Sheamus, saying that he'll have a chair too. Sheamus is all BRING IT ON!
Barrett comes out for commentary for the next match.
Intercontinental Title: Kofi Kingston vs. Damien Sandow
Damien hits a quick suplex for two but Kofi rolls out of a belly to back suplex and sends Sandow to the outside. Kofi gets sent into the buckle and to the floor as well as we take a break. Back with Damien holding a kind of crossface chickenwing before hitting a knee to the ribs to keep control. Apparently Barrett has earned an IC Title shot from his win on Monday. What exactly did Damien do to get this show?
The Wind-Up Elbow gets two for Sandow followed by the running hip attack to the back of Kofi while he's in 619 position (you come up with a name for it) for two. Off to a chinlock which doesn't last long. A quick slugout goes to Sandow because of Kofi's bad eye and Kofi's back gets rammed into the apron.
Sandow stomps away but Kofi gets up top for the cross body for two. Damien sends him into the middle buckle for a rollup for two, followed by the SOS for the same result for the champion. Kingston speeds things up and fires off chops and a dropkick to put Sandow down. There's the Boom Drop and Trouble in Paradise for the pin at 5:57 shown of 9:27.
Barrett says he's coming for the title.
According to my watch, we've gone a whole twenty minutes since we talked about something on Raw, so here's a recap of the end of the show with the Championship Celebration and Ryback getting beaten down again.
Reigns, Rollins and Ambrose will speak on Raw.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Randy Orton
Main event time here. Orton pounds away to start and Ziggler hides in the corner. Ziggler takes him to the mat before pounding away on Randy's head in the corner. Orton comes back with his dropkick for two and a slingshot suplex for the same. They head to the outside with Ziggler trying to hide in the crowd, but it's kind of hard for a large man with blonde hair and pink trunks to hide, even in a mass of people.
Ziggler gets knocked down on the concrete as we take a break. Back with Dolph breaking out of a chinlock before Orton suplexes him right back down for two. With Ziggler laying on the apron, Orton stomps away and hits a slingshot to send Dolph throat first into the bottom rope and out to the floor. Ziggler throws Orton into the announce table and dropkicks him down, but Dolph might have injured his own knee in the process.
Back in and Ziggler erupts on Randy, pounding away on him with kicks and punches. The jumping elbow gets two and it's off to a chinlock. Ziggler's knee seems to be fine. Orton fights up and gets that rolling cradle out of the corner for two. We get a dueling chant from the crowd as the chinlock goes on again, this time resulting in Orton punching his way out of it. Ziggler stops the comeback dead with a DDT for a close two. This is starting to get better.
Dolph goes up top and is immediately superplexed right back down. It's cool to see Orton expanding his moveset with stuff like the superplex and the slingshot suplex he used earlier. There's the powerslam followed by the Elevated DDT but the RKO is countered into a rollup with trunks for the surprise pin at 9:37 shown of 13:07.
Post match Ricardo and Alberto try to run in but Orton hits the RKO on Ricardo and Alberto stops on the apron. WHY IS THIS STILL GOING??? Cena comes out and puts Ziggler in the STF on the stage to end the show.
Results
Ryback b. Darren Young Shell Shock
R-Truth b. Antonio Cesaro Little Jimmy
Alberto Del Rio b. Sin Cara Cross Armbreaker
Big Show b. HELL NO Chokeslam to Bryan
Kofi Kingston b. Damien Sandow Trouble in Paradise
Dolph Ziggler b. Randy Orton Rollup with a handful of trunks
Saturday
Nothing.
Sunday
Nothing.
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Ryback b. Tensai Shell Shock
Wade Barrett b. Kofi Kingston Bull Hammer
Kaitlyn b. Aksana Gutbuster
Antonio Cesaro b. Brodus Clay Neutralizer
Randy Orton b. Alberto Del Rio RKO
Great Khali b. Primo/Epico Punjabi Plunge to Epico
The Miz b. David Otunga Skull Crushing Finale
Sheamus b. Damien Sandow Brogue Kick
HELL NO vs. Sin Cara/Rey Mysterio went to a no contest when the Prime Time Players interfered
NXT
Paige b. Alicia Fox Paige Turner
Big E. Langston b. Camacho Big Ending
Bronson b. Nick Rogers Inverted Figure Four
Luke Harper b. Mike Dalton Spinning Boss Man Slam
Richie Steamboat b. Kassius Ohno Slingblade
Impact Wrestling
Wes Brisco b. Garrett Bischoff Side Cradle
Chavo Guerrero b. Joey Ryan via DQ when Matt Morgan interfered
Sam Shaw b. Alex Silva Breaking Point
Jeff Hardy b. Christian York Swanton Bomb
Tara b. Taeler Hendrix Widow's Peak
Eric Young b. Jesse Godderz and Robbie E Rollup to Godderz
AJ Styles b. Kazarian Pele
Smackdown
Ryback b. Darren Young Shell Shock
R-Truth b. Antonio Cesaro Little Jimmy
Alberto Del Rio b. Sin Cara Cross Armbreaker
Big Show b. HELL NO Chokeslam to Bryan
Kofi Kingston b. Damien Sandow Trouble in Paradise
Dolph Ziggler b. Randy Orton Rollup with a handful of trunks
Hell in a Cell's buys were WAY up from last year, which says something about Ryback's drawing abilities.
Impact Wrestling
Date: November 22, 2012
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Todd Keneley, Taz
It's Thanksgiving and tonight is Open Fight Night. Since no one is watching tonight, the hook of the show is that the Gut Check guys are coming back to issue the challenges. In other words, tonight we're basically going to have nothing but OVW guys fighting people from TNA. Why do I watch this every week again? Let's get to it.
Gut Check: Wes Brisco vs. Garrett Bischoff
Oh come on man. This is what we're opening with? Wes takes it to the mat very quickly but Brisco takes him down even faster. A legdrop misses and here's Angle to watch Brisco who he's kind of mentoring. Both guys try dropkicks at the same time and it's a standoff. Garrett takes him to the mat again with a headlock takeover but Brisco comes back with a neckbreaker for two. Garrett hooks a chinlock and this is already dull. They trade some pinfall attempts and Garrett takes him down with a flapjack for two. Brisco comes back with Kofi's SOS for the pin at 4:16. Ignore that Brisco's shoulders were down too.
Al Snow pumps up the Gut Check guys in the back.
Angle congratulates both guys in the back.
Here's Joey Ryan for a chat. He says that it's Open Fight Night for the Gut Check winners, but he didn't need to win Gut Check at all. Hogan thinks he can split up Morgan and Ryan to conquer them, but you can't divide the tag champions which is what Ryan and Morgan will become.
Joey Ryan vs. Chavo Guerrero
Ryan jumps Chavo as he comes in but Chavo comes back with right hands very quickly. Joey misses a charge in the corner but decks Guerrero anyway to take over. A dropkick gets one and it's chinlock time. That goes nowhere so Guerrero dropkicks Ryan down and wins a slugout. Chavo gets sent to the apron but elbows Ryan down and hits the slingshot hilo. The Three Amigos look to set up the Frog Splash but Morgan comes in and chokeslams Chavo down for the DQ at 3:50.
Hernandez clears Morgan out of the ring.
Aries says he's got someone special in mind to call out tonight and it'll be a family affair.
Sam Shaw vs. Alex Silva
I'm not going to bother talking about the call outs unless there's something significant because it looks like they're going to be I want to fight *insert name here*! Silva, who has some VERY skinny legs, charges at Shaw and takes him down almost immediately. We hear about OVW and how it's the developmental territory which is kind of strange to hear on a national TV show. Silva misses a legdrop but stays on offense anyway. Shaw snaps and hits a spear and a bunch of dropkicks followed by Orton's backbreaker and a neckbreaker for no cover. A guillotine legdrop (called the Breaking Point for some reason) ends Silva at 4:00.
Eric Young and ODB have the turkey suit and go in to see Hogan. Turkey jokes are made and Hogan says ok but get out of here. Hogan: When I grow up, I want to be him. O......k?
Eric and ODB run into the Rob's and apparently Big Rob was scarred for life because of being in the turkey suit last week. Jesse and Tara pop up and apparently there's going to be a triple threat turkey match. Rob and Jesse have a tool off in a bizarrely intriguing moment.
We recap the Aces and 8's hammer attacks. This leads to a video about Joseph Park's story with the gang.
Aces and 8's have a Thanksgiving feast and Doc is a fully patched member. Apparently some guy named VP gets to throw the next dart to decide who the target is.
Video on Christian York and his Gut Check experience.
Christian York vs. Jeff Hardy
See, THIS is the kind of call out that actually works. Feeling out process to start and Hardy elbows York into the corner. This is non-title of course. York comes back with some kicks to send Hardy into the corner again and we take a break at a standoff. Back with Hardy sending Christian into the corner but the Twist of Fate misses, giving York two.
York hits a half nelson suplex and puts on a kind of Octopus hold while on his back. That gets broken up but the Twist of Fate doesn't work. York hits a Twist on Hardy for two but a swinging neckbreaker is countered into the sitout gordbuster. Jeff goes up but has to settle for a sunset bomb off the top instead of the Swanton. There's the Twist and the Swanton gets the pin at 10:58.
Post match Roode comes in and hits a spinebuster on York and a spear on Hardy for good measure.
We look at Taeler Hendrix's Gut Check. At least she's something to look at.
Brooke Hogan comes up to waste our time with Taeler Hendrix.
Taeler Hendrix vs. Tara
Non-title again. Tara throws her around, massages Jesse, and chokes Taeler a bit. Taeler hits something vaguely resembling a dropkick to send Tara into Jesse followed by a spinning suplex slam (think Cena's finishing sequence) for two and a cross body for the same. A high kick gets two for Taeler but Tara hits ajawbreaker and a big right hand with some overselling by Hendrix. Widow's Peak ends it at 4:20.
Eric Young vs. Jesse Godderz vs. Robbie E
The loser has to wear a turkey suit. I think I smell a comedy match. Eric locks up with the referee to start and then clotheslines down the other two guys. The heels beat Eric down and then get in a fight of their own for no apparent reason other than that's how triple threats work. Eric comes back as ODB and Tara get in a fight in the ring. They do the roll on the referee spot and Jesse is sent to the floor. The Rob's have miscommunication and Eric throws E to the floor. The Stunner is broken up and an O'Connor Roll pins Jesse at 3:33.
Jesse puts the suit on and hates it of course. The important thing though is here are Aces and 8's to destroy Eric with the hammer. That's likely his exit from the company and hopefully the end of the stupid Knockout Tag Titles.
Here are Daniels and Kaz with Daniels talking about the final battle with AJ coming up at Final Resolution. However tonight, it's Kaz vs. Styles.
Kazarian vs. AJ Styles
I'm surprised they have to feel each other out given how many times they've fought. AJ hits the drop down/kick to send Kaz to the floor and a headscissors takes Kaz down back in the ring. Styles gets knocked down out of the corner and Kaz pounds away, hitting a gutwrench suplex for two. AJ makes a quick comeback but gets taken down by a DDT. A sunset flip out of the corner by Styles is countered into a cover but Kaz is caught holding the ropes. Earl Hebner shoves Kaz into a rollup for two but there's the Pele for the pin at 5:27.
Here's Aries to end the show. He's in a suit so this isn't likely going to be a match. Aries thinks the deck is stacked against him in the last few months and that's because of Hogan. So he calls out.....Brooke Hogan. Well of course he does. He's tired of hearing about the name Hogan all the time and knows Brooke is waiting to get married to get rid of that name. Maybe she could be Miss Brooke McMahon or Brooke Trump?
Apparently it's going to be Miss Bully Ray because Aries has footage. WHAT IS WITH THE HIDDEN RELATIONSHIP THEME IN WRESTLING ANYMORE??? It's the same clips we've seen of the two of them together the last two weeks. Aries says he'll give her all the stuffing she wants, which brings out Hulk and Ray to chase Aries off. Brooke looks back and forth between Hulk and Bully while giving Hulk a look as if to say she's sorry. Brooke runs off to end the show.
Results
Wes Brisco b. Garrett Bischoff Side Cradle
Chavo Guerrero b. Joey Ryan via DQ when Matt Morgan interfered
Sam Shaw b. Alex Silva Breaking Point
Jeff Hardy b. Christian York Swanton Bomb
Tara b. Taeler Hendrix Widow's Peak
Eric Young b. Jesse Godderz and Robbie E Rollup to Godderz
AJ Styles b. Kazarian Pele
Friday
Smackdown
Date: November 23, 2012
Location: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Commentators: Josh Matthews, John Bradshaw Layfield
It's the night after Thanksgiving and we're just after Survivor Series. Big Show is still champion and it looks like we're getting Show vs. Sheamus III in a chairs match at TLC. Other than that it's hard to say what we're going to get at that show, but I have a feeling it'll be a lot of rematches. Let's get to it.
It's the voiceover deal to start, recapping Raw with the Cena/AJ stuff. You know, in case seeing it five times on Raw wasn't enough for you. We also see the ending with Ryback getting beaten down again.
We open with MizTV. The guest tonight? John Cena. Well you can't say they're being weak with the guests on this one. Cena sits on a couch and says this is awesome. Miz talks about how Cena is more famous for his in ring stuff but lately it's been like a TMZ story. To prove it, we see the Cena/AJ kiss for the second time in five minutes. Miz asks how the kiss was and how Cena's knee is after the attack by Ziggler. Apparently Cena has a tweeked knee but it's nothing serious.
Well that's enough about wrestling, so let's talk about AJ some more. Miz wants to know if Cena and AJ are more than just friends, but Cena is tired of hearing that question. Cena does admit that AJ is a good kisser though. Riveting stuff here people. Miz again asks if they're more than just friends and here's AJ before Cena can answer. AJ says Cena was just doing that to prove a point to Vickie but Cena seems to dispute this. Miz makes fun of them for being in love, but Cena calls Miz an idiot.
This brings out Ziggler because this segment needs to keep going for some reason. Ziggler says that it's AJ's fault that Cena hurt his knee because she burst into the men's locker room. Pay no attention to the fact that Cena hurt his knee jumping out of the ring after Ziggler which we already saw a video of today I guess. This of course leads to ANOTHER video from Raw with AJ going into the locker room and yelling at Ziggler, leading to a brawl between Dolph and Cena.
Since we haven't covered this entire storyline yet, here's Vickie to run her mouth a bit more. Vickie says Dolph kisses real woman which Cena calls a lie because there's no proof Vickie is an actual woman. Guerrero insists their relationship is just professional and Dolph says he'd bring the woman out of AJ. Cena says Vickie is nuts and Dolph is still looking for his. The segment finally ends with nothing at all new being added.
Ryback vs. Darren Young
Young comes out second which is kind of odd. Titus sits in on commentary. Young pounds away to start but Ryback casually shoves him down. Young gets his head slammed into the mat and Titus blows the whistle at him. Ryback takes Young's head off with a clothesline on the floor and we head back in. Titus: Somebody get that boy some medication. Something's wrong with him. Meat Hook and Shell Shock end this in 2:03. I'm sure Young will in a title match soon after this and WWE will be confused when no one buys him as a title contender.
Titus yells at Ryback post match and gets a Shell Shock too.
R-Truth vs. Antonio Cesaro
This is non-title and is happening because Cesaro has only beaten Truth clean once so far, which means absolutely nothing in the modern WWE. Cesaro insults Thanksgiving before the match as you would expect him to do. Cesaro immediately hits the gutwrench suplex followed by a double stomp and a body vice. Truth comes back with punches and a side kick before countering the Neutralizer with a backdrop. Little Jimmy hits for the clean pin at 1:33.
Just to recap: Cesaro pinned Truth 100% clean at Survivor Series, then Truth gets another match with him and pins him in under two minutes. I SO want to see another match between them now and this certainly doesn't hurt Cesaro's credibility at all. My goodness they bring so many problems on themselves it's unreal. Have Truth beat ANYONE else to earn another shot and this problem does not exist. Is it any surprise that Cesaro is a total afterthought at this point?
Sheamus arrives and Booker stops him from going to the locker room. Due to the attack at Survivor Series, Sheamus can't compete tonight. Instead Booker gives him a chairs match for the title at TLC. Sheamus gets to go to Booker's personal suite and watch the show. Big Show has a handicap match later against HELL NO.
Sin Cara vs. Alberto Del Rio
The lights are back. JBL says Del Rio is a former AAA champion but I can find no record of that anywhere. Cara immediately knocks him to the floor and hits a big dive on Del Rio and Rodriguez for two back inside. A big running kick misses Del Rio and a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker gets two for Alberto. Cara's right shoulder goes into the post and we take a break.
Back with Alberto pulling on the mask before shifting over to a chokehold. Del Rio fires off kicks to the back as JBL continues to amuse me. Josh talks about how he and JBL watched the 2/3 falls match earlier today, but JBL makes sure to point out that they were in separate rooms so people don't think they're friends. Back to the chinlock by Alberto but Cara comes back with a rana for two. Del Rio hits a kick to the side of the head, drawing a big gasp from the crowd but only getting two.
Things slow down a bit as JBL rips into Mil Mascaras a bit more. Alberto slams Cara down as the announcers stay in their argument. At least this one is entertaining though, unlike Titus and Jerry's debate about washcloths on Raw. Back to the chinlock for a bit but Cara speeds things up and hits an armdrag and cross body for two. The Tajiri Elbow looks to set up the Swanton but Del Rio arm drags Cara off the top and the Cross Armbreaker gets the tap at 6:21 shown of 9:51.
Bryan tells Kane to stay out of his way tonight because he can beat Big Show in 45 seconds. Kane asks Bryan if he thinks that's going to happen again. Guess what Bryan says. Kane says he and Show used to be tag champions and thinks Bryan and Show could be a team called No Show. Bryan: Is this because I didn't invite you to my house for Thanksgiving? Kane: .......maybe. Bryan says it was great because they had vegan turkey. Kane wants to know what the point is. If they win tonight, Kane gets to come over for Christmas and beat up Santa Claus. These two are still hilarious.
Big Show vs. HELL NO
The champs (as in the tag champs) have to tag here and Bryan starts with Big Show. Bryan's trunks are partially black tonight which is a new look for him. Bryan fires off kicks to the leg but Show shoves him down with ease to take over. Show sends him shoulder first into the buckle and works over the arm a bit which isn't usually his custom. Show lifts him up in the air by the beard as JBL kind of rips into Josh for calling Bryan a goat face.
Bryan comes back with more kicks but Show casually shoves him back down. Back to the arm as Show drops a knee on it and shouts at Kane a bit. Do all the shouting you want as long as we don't have to sit through another Show vs. Kane match. Show misses a middle rope elbow as Regal and Sheamus are watching from the sky box. Bryan has a chance to tag but shouts NO instead and fires off kicks to Show.
A big kick to the head puts Show down but Show LAUNCHES Bryan off of the cover at two. The chokeslam is countered into a guillotine choke but Show (who is supposed to have a knee injury isn't he?) throws him off. It's a sleeper now from Bryan which lasts for over a minute without Show going down at all. There's the hot tag to Kane who dropkicks Show's knee out and hits a top rope flying body attack (it was supposed to be the clothesline) but the chokeslam is broken up. A DDT puts Show down but Bryan tags himself in. Bryan tries the NO Lock and Kane walks. The hold is broken and the chokeslam ends Bryan at 10:02.
HELL NO beats up Big Show post match, because we need to make sure everyone stays strong. I know the idea of DON'T HAVE THEM FIGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE is hard to grasp, but it might be a better way to go.
Show yells at Sheamus, saying that he'll have a chair too. Sheamus is all BRING IT ON!
Barrett comes out for commentary for the next match.
Intercontinental Title: Kofi Kingston vs. Damien Sandow
Damien hits a quick suplex for two but Kofi rolls out of a belly to back suplex and sends Sandow to the outside. Kofi gets sent into the buckle and to the floor as well as we take a break. Back with Damien holding a kind of crossface chickenwing before hitting a knee to the ribs to keep control. Apparently Barrett has earned an IC Title shot from his win on Monday. What exactly did Damien do to get this show?
The Wind-Up Elbow gets two for Sandow followed by the running hip attack to the back of Kofi while he's in 619 position (you come up with a name for it) for two. Off to a chinlock which doesn't last long. A quick slugout goes to Sandow because of Kofi's bad eye and Kofi's back gets rammed into the apron.
Sandow stomps away but Kofi gets up top for the cross body for two. Damien sends him into the middle buckle for a rollup for two, followed by the SOS for the same result for the champion. Kingston speeds things up and fires off chops and a dropkick to put Sandow down. There's the Boom Drop and Trouble in Paradise for the pin at 5:57 shown of 9:27.
Barrett says he's coming for the title.
According to my watch, we've gone a whole twenty minutes since we talked about something on Raw, so here's a recap of the end of the show with the Championship Celebration and Ryback getting beaten down again.
Reigns, Rollins and Ambrose will speak on Raw.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Randy Orton
Main event time here. Orton pounds away to start and Ziggler hides in the corner. Ziggler takes him to the mat before pounding away on Randy's head in the corner. Orton comes back with his dropkick for two and a slingshot suplex for the same. They head to the outside with Ziggler trying to hide in the crowd, but it's kind of hard for a large man with blonde hair and pink trunks to hide, even in a mass of people.
Ziggler gets knocked down on the concrete as we take a break. Back with Dolph breaking out of a chinlock before Orton suplexes him right back down for two. With Ziggler laying on the apron, Orton stomps away and hits a slingshot to send Dolph throat first into the bottom rope and out to the floor. Ziggler throws Orton into the announce table and dropkicks him down, but Dolph might have injured his own knee in the process.
Back in and Ziggler erupts on Randy, pounding away on him with kicks and punches. The jumping elbow gets two and it's off to a chinlock. Ziggler's knee seems to be fine. Orton fights up and gets that rolling cradle out of the corner for two. We get a dueling chant from the crowd as the chinlock goes on again, this time resulting in Orton punching his way out of it. Ziggler stops the comeback dead with a DDT for a close two. This is starting to get better.
Dolph goes up top and is immediately superplexed right back down. It's cool to see Orton expanding his moveset with stuff like the superplex and the slingshot suplex he used earlier. There's the powerslam followed by the Elevated DDT but the RKO is countered into a rollup with trunks for the surprise pin at 9:37 shown of 13:07.
Post match Ricardo and Alberto try to run in but Orton hits the RKO on Ricardo and Alberto stops on the apron. WHY IS THIS STILL GOING??? Cena comes out and puts Ziggler in the STF on the stage to end the show.
Results
Ryback b. Darren Young Shell Shock
R-Truth b. Antonio Cesaro Little Jimmy
Alberto Del Rio b. Sin Cara Cross Armbreaker
Big Show b. HELL NO Chokeslam to Bryan
Kofi Kingston b. Damien Sandow Trouble in Paradise
Dolph Ziggler b. Randy Orton Rollup with a handful of trunks
Saturday
Nothing.
Sunday
Nothing.
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Ryback b. Tensai Shell Shock
Wade Barrett b. Kofi Kingston Bull Hammer
Kaitlyn b. Aksana Gutbuster
Antonio Cesaro b. Brodus Clay Neutralizer
Randy Orton b. Alberto Del Rio RKO
Great Khali b. Primo/Epico Punjabi Plunge to Epico
The Miz b. David Otunga Skull Crushing Finale
Sheamus b. Damien Sandow Brogue Kick
HELL NO vs. Sin Cara/Rey Mysterio went to a no contest when the Prime Time Players interfered
NXT
Paige b. Alicia Fox Paige Turner
Big E. Langston b. Camacho Big Ending
Bronson b. Nick Rogers Inverted Figure Four
Luke Harper b. Mike Dalton Spinning Boss Man Slam
Richie Steamboat b. Kassius Ohno Slingblade
Impact Wrestling
Wes Brisco b. Garrett Bischoff Side Cradle
Chavo Guerrero b. Joey Ryan via DQ when Matt Morgan interfered
Sam Shaw b. Alex Silva Breaking Point
Jeff Hardy b. Christian York Swanton Bomb
Tara b. Taeler Hendrix Widow's Peak
Eric Young b. Jesse Godderz and Robbie E Rollup to Godderz
AJ Styles b. Kazarian Pele
Smackdown
Ryback b. Darren Young Shell Shock
R-Truth b. Antonio Cesaro Little Jimmy
Alberto Del Rio b. Sin Cara Cross Armbreaker
Big Show b. HELL NO Chokeslam to Bryan
Kofi Kingston b. Damien Sandow Trouble in Paradise
Dolph Ziggler b. Randy Orton Rollup with a handful of trunks