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Monday
Monday Night Raw
Date: November 2, 2015
Location: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Byron Saxton
We're still in the build towards Survivor Series and tonight we might find out who is likely to join Undertaker and Kane in what seems to be a Survivor Series elimination tag against the Wyatt Family. Other than that it's time to build towards Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins for the World Title. Let's get to it.
Here's Roman Reigns to say he's glad to be here as the #1 contender and the next World Champion. Rollins on the other hand is a brown nosing kiss up and his luck runs out at Survivor Series. This brings out Rollins who knows that Reigns is good. If he wasn't good then Seth wouldn't have recruited him into the Shield. Rollins hits the verbal recap button (can we please get him to cut that out) as he brings up Wrestlemania but Reigns wants to fight right now.
The champ starts towards the ring and it's the Authority to make sure nothing happens without their approval. Stephanie teases doing the match tonight but says you'll have to watch Survivor Series. So they're heels this week. HHH thinks we should have a five on five elimination tag right here tonight (because building that up for NEXT week is such a bad idea) with Reigns and Rollins as captains.
Kevin Owens vs. Dolph Ziggler
Non-title. In an inset promo, Owens says he doesn't care about people booing him because no one can beat him. Owens starts right in on Ziggler's bad knee and mocks him as only the champ can do. Ziggler misses a charge in the corner and bangs up the knee again (Owens: “THIS CLOSE!”
. Kevin misses the backsplash though and the running knee sends him to the floor. Tyler Breeze and Summer Rae come out as we take a break.
Back with Breeze and Summer in their roped off seats as Owens chinlocks Ziggler. Dolph finally jawbreaks his way to freedom and limps into a neckbreaker to put Owens down again. A couple of rollups get two each for Dolph but he stops selling the knee so Kevin sends him flying with a release German suplex. The Cannonball is blocked with a superkick but the camera cuts to Tyler and Summer taking pictures instead of watching the near fall. Well to be fair Summer is streaming on something and that's what matters in WWE. Tyler's distraction lets Owens grab the Pop Up Powerbomb for the pin at 11:02.
Post match Tyler goes to pose over Ziggler but gets punched in the face. That earns Ziggler a Beauty Shot as Summer continues to stream.
We look back at 1987 when the first Survivor Series took place on Thanksgiving night. That was a great show.
Rollins recruits Owens for his team tonight with promises of a title match at Wrestlemania.
We look at Paige going full heel last week.
Becky Lynch says the only B in PCB was Paige. Brie comes up and says she's winning the four way for the #1 contendership instead of Charlotte's wacky sidekick. Becky calls Brie her sister's doormat and Renee finds this awesome.
Cesaro vs. The Miz
Byron: “I've got to get me a section like Cesaro.” Cole: “Byron no one likes you.” Cesaro nips up out of a wristlock to start but gets sent into the post and barricade to put Miz in control. Back in and we hit the chinlock as Stardust and the Ascension are still watching from the crowd. The Skull Crushing Finale is broken up and we hit the Cesaro Swing for a LONG time. The Sharpshooter makes Miz tap out at 4:49.
Here are the Wyatts with something to say. Bray says every night is special but tonight he wants to give the people something even more important. Everyone here has recently seen Bray and his brothers taking care of Undertaker and Kane but it's not about taking their bodies. The bodies are temporary but their souls live forever.
Unless the souls are consumed by a higher power (there would be a Vince joke here but all of the good ones are probably already covered) like Bray, who has already harvested the souls of Undertaker and Kane. Bray summons the thunder and lightning (thunder rolls and purple lightning comes out of the posts) because he now controls the powers of darkness. A bunch of fireworks go off and we see a highlight video of the Brothers of Destruction. Cool segment but go win something.
Lucha Dragons vs. King Barrett/Sheamus
We actually get a video on the Dragons before the match so they must be the next New Day challengers. Kalisto kicks at Sheamus' leg to start but gets shoved away. It's off to Barrett for a kick to the head before Cara monkey flips Kalisto into a 450 for two. The King finally gets going and sends Kalisto outside and into the barricade as we take a break.
Back with Sheamus hammering Kalisto in the corner but he rolls away and makes the tag off to Cara for some house cleaning. A suicide dive takes Barrett out and Sheamus misses a charge into the post. Barrett knocks Cara off the top and onto Sheamus' knees before driving Cara back first into the barricade for two. We hit the chinlock for a bit before Barrett does his kick to the ribs in the corner.
Sheamus gets two off a suplex before it's back to Barrett for the knees against the ropes. The King even does the Dragons pose with a EU-ROPE chant. Cara counters Sheamus' suplex into a DDT and it's back to Kalisto with the real hot tag. A quick rollup gets two but Barrett takes him down and loads up the Bullhammer, only to charge into the Salida Del Sol for the pin at 13:38.
Jack Swagger comes in to see Zeb Colter and doesn't like the idea of MexAmerica. Colter puts over the idea while also taking a jab at Canada. The camera pans over to Del Rio, who tells Swagger to stay away. Was he just standing there the whole time and no one acknowledged him? Well it makes sense on sitcoms and WWE is a step beneath those so this works.
Alberto Del Rio vs. R-Truth
Non-title and in case Del Rio squashing him on Smackdown wasn't enough for you. Truth charges to start and Alberto goes to the floor. Back in and Del Rio grabs the armbreaker across the top rope. Truth comes back with some clotheslines (he wasn't in the armbreaker that long) followed by the ax kick for two. Del Rio kicks him in the head and ties Truth in the Tree of Woe for some kicks to the chest, followed by the top rope double stomp (and yes Truth is still in the Tree of Woe for those of you who ask me if Del Rio is using Finn Balor's move every time) for the pin at 3:23.
Clip of the Raw vs. Smackdown Survivor Series match in 2005.
Rollins lets Big E. and Kofi (still no Woods) join the team if they can find a fifth man. They hold up the unicorns and look like they have ice cream headaches until Xavier returns to complete the team. A TEAM RO-LLINS dance party starts but Seth walks off.
Sasha knows the fans want her because she's the Boss. She also reminds JoJo that Halloween was Saturday.
Sasha Banks vs. Brie Bella vs. Becky Lynch vs. Paige
Winner gets the shot at Survivor Series. No Nikki, who is out with an injury. Brie and Sasha shove each other around to start until Becky dropkicks them down and nips up. Sasha and Becky trade some rollups for two each but Becky starts going after the knee to take over. Brie finally comes back in with a double middle rope dropkick. We get some running BRIE MODE (which now means no facial expressions instead of getting smashed) knees but Paige superkicks Brie down.
Becky and Paige get in a brawl with Lynch going into the steps. Sasha gets two off the double knees in the corner but gets sent throat first into the middle rope. Brie misses the middle rope dropkick and Paige gets a quick two as we take a break. Back with Brie doing the YES Kicks because she doesn't know how to be a heel.
After taking their sweet time we get a Tower of Doom with Sasha taking the superplex and Becky powerbombing everyone down. The Disarm-Her has Brie in trouble but Sasha makes the save and gets two on Becky off a neckbreaker. The Bank Statement has Becky in trouble (she looked like she was tapping) but Paige breaks it up and hooks the Rampaige to pin Becky at 13:18.
Paige says anyone who cheered for any of the other three is a loser. Anyone who cheers for Charlotte will be a loser too because she's going to lose at Survivor Series. Simple words here but it got the point across.
Clip from last year's Survivor Series main event with no mention of Sting. So the show debuted, then nothing happened for 18 years, then it was last year.
Team Rollins vs. Team Reigns
Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, New Day
Roman Reigns, Unknown, TBA, TBD, A mystery partner
Elimination rules and New Day comes out first. Woods: “You know we're going to talk so SHHHH!” Big E. talks about surviving the Dudleyz and Kofi says the New Day's favorite band is Survivor. Their favorite reality show? Survivor. Their favorite Destiny's Child song? Survivor. Favorite book and movie? Lone Survivor. Woods: “Technically Last Unicorn but regardless.”
First up for the partners: the returning Usos. During their entrance, Cole sounds shocked, until he announces that they'll be on ESPN tomorrow night. The other two are Ryback and Ambrose, neither of which are any sort of surprise. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Woods charges into a superkick to start and Jey adds the Superfly Splash for the elimination at 37 seconds.
Back with Jey taking the rotating stomps in the corner which JBL names the Unicorn Stampede. I can't stand JBL but that's the best name I've heard in years. Owens hits the Cannonball but Jey escapes a chinlock and dives over for the tag to his brother. Big E. gets low bridged to the floor and the double dive takes New Day out. Back in and a frog splash eliminates Kofi at 7:45 to make it 5-3.
An enziguri and a superkick drops Big E. but he crotches Jey on top. The Big Ending makes it 4-3 and a Pop Up Powerbomb takes Jimmy out to tie things up at 9:02. Reigns comes in to clean house and everything breaks down until Owens superkicks Reigns and takes us to a break. Back with Rollins coming in to stomp on Reigns like a good heel should do. After a long chinlock it's back to Owens for a backsplash and some hard right hands to the head.
Reigns slugs away at Rollins but Seth is smart enough to knock Ambrose off the apron to make the hot tag a bit more difficult. It's a double tag to bring in Ryback and Big E. and everything breaks down again. Ambrose does his slide under the bottom rope into a clothesline on Owens but gets sent into the steps. Ryback slips out of the Big Ending and Shell Shock gets rid of Big E at 21:30. Rollins is right there to Pedigree Ryback at 21:50 and we're down to Ambrose/Reigns vs. Ryback/Rollins.
Ambrose gets thrown in for a fight with Rollins and the top rope standing elbow gets two on the champ. Back to Owens for a fireman's carry gutbuster and a lot of trash talk. I could go for Owens vs. Ambrose, even if it's them playing Parchisi. Seth's top rope knee to the head gets two on Dean and the frustration sets in. Owens stops the comeback with a superkick but Seth knees his partner by mistake.
Dirty Deeds gets rid of Kevin at 27:30 and it's Ambrose/Reigns vs. Rollins. Seth tries to run but keeps getting caught and the beating is on. Rollins is finally caught in the corner for the rapid fire clotheslines. He manages to escape the Doomsday Device but Ambrose keeps him out of the crowd. Rollins grabs a chair though and it's a DQ at 30:03.
Rollins cleans house with the chair but Reigns gets in a Superman Punch to send him running to end the show.
Results
Kevin Owens b. Dolph Ziggler – Pop Up Powerbomb
Cesaro b. The Miz – Sharpshooter
Lucha Dragons b. Sheamus/King Barrett – Salida Del Sol to Barrett
Alberto Del Rio b. R-Truth – Top rope double stomp
Paige b. Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks and Brie Bella – Rampaige to Lynch
Team Reigns b. Team Rollins last eliminating Seth Rollins
Tuesday
Nothing.
Wednesday
Seth Rollins has injured his leg or knee at a house show. No word on how bad it is or if he'll miss any ring time.
NXT
Date: November 4, 2015
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Rich Brennan, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves
It's a big show this week as Finn Balor is defending his NXT Title against #1 contender Apollo Crews. NXT has spent the last few years building up Crews and giving us a person to care about but there aren't any real personal issues between the two other than the title itself. That could make for a good match but it might not be the most interesting. Let's get to it.
The opening video recaps Crews winning the battle royal and becoming #1 contender.
Opening sequence.
Asuka vs. Cameron
This could be interesting. Fans: “ASUKA'S GONNA KILL YOU!” Cameron tries a slap to start but gets caught in a cross armbreaker for an early submission attempt. A running kick into the splits drops Asuka but she comes back with a hip attack and mocks Cameron's pose. Askua grabs a Fujiwara armbar before just smashing Cameron in the face. Fans: “REST IN PEACE!” The Asuka Lock is good for the submission at 3:41.
We recap Big Cass' leg injury from last week.
Dawson and Wilder laugh at Carmella for injuring her friends. They get their title shot next week and then they'll be the baddest guys in the room. Wilder even brings in a wheelchair as a gift for the Vaudevillains.
Chad Gable and Jason Jordan want to keep moving up the card and one day they'll be the world's greatest tag team. Jordan: “Whoa whoa whoa I told you about that.” Their next idea is to wrestle the greatest tag team in NXT history. Gable: “We can't wrestle ourselves.” This winds up being a challenge to the Ascension.
Bull Dempsey vs. Angelo Dawkins
Dawkins has a Sawyer Fulton with him. The threat of a right hand makes Dawkins duck, allowing a knee lift to the head. Dawkins kicks him down and puts on a front facelock but Dempsey Bulls up. Bull punches one of the headbands off and a top rope seated senton gives Dempsey the pin at 2:53.
Fulton walks away from Dawkins post match.
The Vaudevillains are impressed with Dash and Dawson but they're ready to add their names to the pantheon of NXT greats. They sent the wheelchair rolling away. Simple promo here but it was fine.
Crews looks at the NXT Title.
Bayley has the Bro Mans as her partners against Alexa Bliss/Blake/Murphy for a six person tag next week.
Eva Marie vs. Marley
Marley is a blonde in half of a football jersey. Eva armdrags her down and dances to celebrate before starting on the arm. The fans debate if Eva is rachet before she stops a comeback with a boot to the face. Fans: “WHAT WAS THAT???” Marley is on her hands and knees so Eva runs in for a very low downward spiral and the pin at 2:48. If that's her finisher, she's in an even worse place than I thought.
Dana Brooke and Emma respect Asuka but want to give her a better welcome to NXT. It's Emma's turn soon.
NXT Title: Apollo Crews vs. Finn Balor
Balor is defending. No Demon Balor this time. We get a spotlight and a staredown for the big match intros. That's a really cool idea that I haven't seen before. Feeling out process to start with neither guy's headlock getting them anywhere. Back from a way too early break with Crews holding a headlock. Finn fights up and grabs a front facelock but Crews lifts him up into a delayed vertical suplex for two. Fans: “THAT'S TOO EASY!”
Off to something like a cobra clutch from the champ but Crews tries a sunset flip. That's fine with Finn who rolls through and takes Apollo's face off with a basement dropkick. Crews kicks him back down and goes to the middle rope, only to take an enziguri to put him on the floor. Finn nails a BIG flip dive to take us to our second break. Back with Balor firing off some running chops in the corner, followed by a clothesline for two.
Crews shrugs it off again and hits a fall away slam into a Samoan drop for two more. The fans are still split as Apollo nails a jumping enziguri, only to get caught in the Sling Blade. There's the gorilla press but the moonsault hits knees. REVERSE BLOODY SUNDAY of all things gets two but the Coup de Grace misses. They trade kicks to the head and both guys are down until Baron Corbin runs in for the DQ at 15:09.
Post match Corbin beats both guys down until Samoa Joe makes the save. Joe stars Corbin down but then takes Balor out to turn heel. Fans: “WHY JOE WHY?” A Muscle Buster lays Finn out and Joe holds up the title to end the show.
Results
Asuka b. Cameron – Asuka Lock
Bull Dempsey b. Angelo Dawkins – Top rope seated senton
Eva Marie b. Marley – Running Downward Spiral
Apollo Crews b. Finn Balor via DQ when Baron Corbin interfered
Impact Wrestling
Date: November 4, 2015
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Josh Matthews, D'Angelo Dinero
It's Week 5 of the World Title Series and things are starting to come together. You can see a lot of the people who are going to move forward and most of the people who aren't making it into the field of sixteen. In addition to this, we're also getting a special interview with Jeff Hardy. Let's get to it.
We open with a quick recap of last week and a preview of tonight's major matches.
The announcers preview the matches as well.
Preview of the Hardy interview where he talks about breaking his leg.
Group Knockouts: Madison Rayne vs. Brooke
Before the match, Madison talks about how the Knockouts started the revolution nearly ten years ago. Madison goes on to give every must win cliché that you've ever heard of because there's nothing personal in almost any of these matches. It's a feeling out process to start until Brooke takes over with a dropkick and shoulders. A clothesline out of the corner gets two but Brooke might have hurt her hand. Brooke's top rope elbow gets two but the Rayne Drop gives Madison the pin at 3:23.
Group Knockouts
Brooke – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Gail Kim – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Awesome Kong – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Madison Rayne – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Eric Young says he's the real original and Roode might not make it to the main event.
Video on Roode vs. Young to set up their match later tonight.
The announcers preview Roode vs. Young.
Group UK: Bram vs. Rockstar Spud
They stand there and look at each other for a bit to start. The fans are entirely behind Spud of course. Some forearms and right hands have Bram in the corner, followed by a couple running forearms. Bram grabs him by the throat but Spud bites him on the hand. Spud knocks him back to the floor but gets caught diving off the apron. Bram starts fish hooking Spud's mouth before stomping on the ribs back inside. That's quite the downgrade in offense. A quick enziguri staggers Bram and a rollup gets two. Not that it matters as the Brighter Side of Suffering puts Spud away at 5:38.
Group UK
Drew Galloway – 6 points (1 match remaining)
Rockstar Spud – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Bram – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Grado – 0 points (1 match remaining)
Roode is ready for Young and is going to end the year as a double champion.
Another preview for the interview, this time talking about Matt winning the title. Good grief can they do anything but fill in time on these shows?
Group X-Division: Mandrews vs. Manik
This would be the weekly “these guys have no chance of winning but here's a match between them anyway.” Manik takes him to the mat to start but Mandres gets back up and springs from an armdrag into a twisting cradle for two. An armbar doesn't get Mandrews anywhere so Manik takes him down and works on the leg.
Back up and Mandrews dropkicks the leg as Josh calls this a classic. A quick hurricanrana takes Manik down and a tornado DDT does the same. Mandrews takes his time looking at the crowd and his standing moonsault hits knees. He takes FOREVER going up top though and his shooting star hits knees, allowing Manik to hit his GTS into a kick for the pin at 7:09.
Group X-Division
Manik – 6 points (1 match remaining)
Tigre Uno – 3 points (1 match remaining)
DJZ – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Mandrews – 0 points (1 match remaining)
Clip of the Wolves getting the Tag Team Titles back recently.
The Wolves say they've fought before and they'll do it again tonight. Hugs all around.
Young promises to do something to Roode tonight and he's biding his time.
It's finally time for the Hardy interview. First up he talks about falling off the cage to knock him onto the stairs (read as: the annual injury angle because he can't go to Europe). This led to Hardy's Revenge against James Storm in the cage where he completely changed form. After winning the Tag Team Titles with Matt, he broke his leg in the motorcycle accident. We see a clip of the crash and Jeff barely remembers anything about it because of the pain from breaking his leg. We'll see part two later. Thank goodness because this was a lot of nothing.
Group Tag Team Specialists: Davey Richards vs. Eddie Edwards
They come out together as partners. Slow feeling out process to start as the grab a test of strength and monkey flip each other over before going to the mat for near falls. They both raise one arm, then they both raise the other arm, then they both raise both arms. I knew that before it happened because I've seen that same sequence multiple times over the years. Both guys have kicks to the ribs caught because they're mirroring each other the entire way.
Back with the guys actually doing something on their own with Davey missing a charge in the corner and getting kneed in the head. We're under five minutes now and Eddie slaps on a chinlock. They get back up and Eddie scores with a running kick in the corner. He takes too much time going up top though and gets caught with a running spinwheel kick, setting up a superplex from Davey.
We hit two minutes left and Eddie kicks Davey in the head again but Davey escapes the Backpack Stunner. Richards misses a top rope double stomp and we have a minute to go. A pinfall reversal sequence gets us nowhere and they strike it out until the clock runs out for a draw at 15:00.
Group Tag Team Specialists
Matt Hardy – 6 points (1 match remaining)
Robbie E. – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Eddie Edwards – 1 points (1 match remaining)
Davey Richards – 1 points (1 match remaining)
The draw means Matt Hardy has advanced to the round of sixteen.
The Wolves think they have something special and will be friends forever.
Part two of Jeff's interview starts with a discussion of Jeff being broken up by having to watch Matt vacate the Tag Team Titles. This led to Matt challenging for the World Title and Ethan turning it into a way to take Jeff's dignity away. He doesn't regret betting on his brother but he didn't like having to wake Ethan up for his workout and making sure Tyrus watched Sesame Street. It was a great feeling to see Matt win a title and be in the solo dimension. When Matt wins the title back, Jeff will be the loudest cheerer of all. This was a bit better but the interview was more like Jeff's year in review.
Roode tells Young to hit him now but Young says he's already inside Roode's head.
Pope makes some predictions with the swiping game.
Group Wild Card: Mahabali Shera vs. Kenny King
Kenny says if Mahabali wants to be Shera, he'll be He-Man and that ring is his Eternia. Wouldn't that be gimmick infringement on Eli Drake? Shera shoulders him down a few times to start but gets taken down into a headlock. King sends Shera to the floor for a big corkscrew dive with a forearm hitting Shera in the head. Back in and we hit the chinlock followed by an enziguri for two. Shera comes back with a suplex and pulls King out of the air with the Sky High for the pin at 5:52.
Group Wild Card
Mahabali Shera – 6 points (1 match remaining)
Kenny King – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Aiden O'Shea – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Crazzy Steve – 0 points (1 match remaining)
We recap the night.
Quick video on Roode vs. Young.
Group TNA Originals: Eric Young vs. Bobby Roode
We start after a break and Young is quickly sent to the floor, only to snap Roode's throat over the top rope. Young stays on the throat with a catapult into the middle rope and we hit the neck crank. A quick neckbreaker gets two on Roode but he comes back with an enziguri for a delayed fall. Roode grabs a spinebuster for two and counters the piledriver into a jackknife cover for two. Back up and Young grabs the referee for a distraction, setting up the piledriver for the pin at 6:50.
Group TNA Originals
Bobby Roode – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Abyss – 3 points (1 point remaining)
James Storm – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Eric Young – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Results
Madison Rayne b. Brooke – Rayne Drop
Bram b. Rockstar Spud – Brighter Side of Suffering
Manik b. Mandrews – Kick to the head
Davey Richards vs. Eddie Edwards went to a time limit draw
Mahabali Shera b. Kenny King – Sky High
Eric Young b. Bobby Roode – Piledriver
Thursday
Smackdown
Date: November 5, 2015
Location: World Arena, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Commentators: Jerry Lawler, Rich Brennan, Booker T.
As inconsequential as Smackdown is most of the time, this show is even moreso than usual. Last night at a house show in Ireland, Seth Rollins ripped his knee to shreds and is out until next summer. The title has been vacated for a tournament at Survivor Series but this show was already taped in advance so most of this isn't going to matter. Let's get to it.
Opening sequence.
There's another Survivor Series match tonight with the Prime Time Players and Lucha Dragons vs. the Wyatt Family. So yeah, they've built up the Dragons and now they're feeding them to the Wyatts three days later.
Here's MexAmerica to open things up. Colter talks about how there will be no hatred in MexAmerica. We don't need borders in our lives because we will all be one great nation. There are black hearts out there who lie about hating at least one person in the world and they don't belong. Viva MexAmerica.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Neville
Non-title. Del Rio starts with the kicks in the corner and another to the back for an early two. A quick headscissors takes Alberto down and Neville gets two of his own off a standing shooting star, only to have a Backstabber send him to the floor. Back from a break with Del Rio in control until Neville sends him outside for a moonsault to the floor. Neville slams him on the top of his head with a hurricanrana (intentionally, called a spike rana by Brennan). He tries a few too many flips though, allowing Del Rio to kick him off the top and into the Tree of Woe, setting up the double stomp for the pin at 9:46.
Post match Del Rio hits the low superkick. So much for any rhyme or reason. Neville gets put in the cross armbreaker but Jack Swagger makes the save.
Usos vs. Ascension
Again the booking makes little sense. You can throw Ascension out here to job but you can't put them out against the Dragons on Monday and sacrifice Barrett and Sheamus instead? Jimmy and Viktor start and after ducking Viktor's leapfrog, it's time to dance. Viktor doesn't like dancing (there's a Footloose joke in there somewhere) and sends Jimmy to the floor, followed by a catapult into Konnor's spinebuster.
Booker talks about training the Usos in an interesting bit as we hit the chinlock. An enziguri gets Jimmy out of trouble and it's the double tag as everything breaks down. Here's the finishing sequence: superkick, double superkick, double superkick, Superfly Splash to Viktor for the pin at 4:14.
We look at Bray's speech and fireworks display on Monday.
Wyatt Family vs. Prime Time Players/Lucha Dragons
Survivor Series rules but they still don't know if 4 on 4 or 5 on 5 is the traditional format. Rowan throws Young around to start and it's off to Harper vs. Titus. We get the traditional reference to Lawler's mini Kings as Bray comes in to destroy Young. With the situation well in hand, it's back to Harper for a catapult into the bottom rope. The announcers bring up the idea that the Wyatts injured Orton's shoulder for a nice surprise.
Bray hits Darren in the face to stop a comeback and it's off to Strowman who has really cooled off in the last few weeks. Strowman chokes Young off on the apron but drops him at five, giving us a countout elimination at 5:13. Back from a break with Titus as the next designated victim. Harper takes him into the corner where Titus tries a comeback, only to get dragged to the bad corner again.
O'Neil finally escapes and makes the tag off to Cara as things speed way up. A suicide dive takes out Rowan and a hurricanrana gets two on Harper. Rowan breaks up another cover but Kalisto knocks him to the floor. The discus lariat knocks Cara out cold for the elimination at 12:54. Kalisto comes in for his kicks but walks into a half nelson suplex. It's back to Rowan for his fist head vice for a bit before Kalisto manages to low bridge him to the floor.
Strowman pulls Titus off the apron, leaving Kalisto to kick Harper down. A handspring into an enziguri staggers Bray but Rowan gets in a full nelson slam to put Kalisto out at 16:01, leaving Titus alone 4-1. Rowan starts so Titus fires off right hands and a clothesline. The Clash of the Titus puts Harper down but Bray and Erick make the save. Strowman chokes him out and Sister Abigail FINALLY ends this at 19:59.
Ambrose talks about waking up this morning at 11am for a chat with the spirit of John Denver, who gave him a new song and told him that he would have a match tonight. Owens comes in to say Dean is annoying Renee and remind him of what he has to do tonight to be a champion. Tonight won't be like the ten man circus on Monday. Dean: “John Denver warned me about that guy.”
King Barrett vs. Ryback
They're on the floor in a hurry with Barrett posting him a few times in a row. A big boot gets two for the King and a Boss Man Slam gets the same. We hit the chinlock for a bit and Barrett even jumps onto his back, only to be moved over into the Shell Shock for the pin at 2:20. Raise your hand if you believed Barrett's latest push was going to make it a month before falling apart.
Recap of Team Bad beating Natalya down last week.
Team Bad laughs at Natalya for getting annoyed at the attack last week. Natalya has gone nuclear and gone to FACEBOOK to challenge Team Bad's leader. Sasha seems to think that's her so I guess that's our match.
Natalya vs. Tamina
This is decided after a brief argument between the other two. Tamina runs Natalya over to start and drops a knee. Booker: “When you need a job done, you call Tamina.” There's a lot of truth in that. Fans: “WE WANT SASHA!” Tamina: “YOU CAN'T HAVE HER!” You know what they can have though? A superkick! Off to a chinlock for a bit before Natalya hits a quick discus lariat. Sasha's distraction breaks up the Sharpshooter though and it's a Samoan drop to put Natalya down again. The Superfly Splash hits knees though and Natalya grabs a rollup for the pin at 3:49.
Recap of the Survivor Series match from Monday.
We get an inserted announcement of Rollins' injury and the tournament.
Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens
Non-title because of course it is. This is another thing I don't understand: assuming Ambrose doesn't pin him here, why not make this a title match? Dean pinned him on Monday so why not do it here and potentially build to a rematch at the pay per view? Either that or don't do this match here. Lawler: “Owens has been in the hospital several time for narcissism treatment. He keeps checking himself out.” Dang it why did that make me chuckle? They trade headlocks to start (Kevin: “My headlock is better than yours!” and Dean armdrags him to the floor.
Back from a break with Dean cranking on an armbar before clotheslining Owens over the top. Kevin sends him hard into the barricade to take over though, followed by the backsplash inside. Owens takes too much time yelling at Lawler though, allowing Dean to get in a superplex. The standing elbow drop gets two and a missile dropkick puts Kevin down again. Owens superkicks him into the ropes for the rebound lariat (thankfully not called the Lunatic Lariat) but Owens claims a low blow off a kick and that's a DQ at 13:47.
The replay shows that the kick was way above the waist. Dean goes after him but Owens bails into the crowd to end the show.
Results
Alberto Del Rio b. Neville – Top rope double stomp
Usos b. Ascension – Superfly Splash to Viktor
Wyatt Family b. Prime Time Players/Lucha Dragons last eliminating Titus O'Neil
Ryback b. King Barrett – Shell Shock
Natalya b. Tamina – Rollup
Kevin Owens b. Dean Ambrose via DQ when Ambrose kicked him low
Friday
Nothing.
Saturday
Nothing again.
Sunday
Nothing the third.
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Kevin Owens b. Dolph Ziggler – Pop Up Powerbomb
Cesaro b. The Miz – Sharpshooter
Lucha Dragons b. Sheamus/King Barrett – Salida Del Sol to Barrett
Alberto Del Rio b. R-Truth – Top rope double stomp
Paige b. Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks and Brie Bella – Rampaige to Lynch
Team Reigns b. Team Rollins last eliminating Seth Rollins
NXT
Asuka b. Cameron – Asuka Lock
Bull Dempsey b. Angelo Dawkins – Top rope seated senton
Eva Marie b. Marley – Running Downward Spiral
Apollo Crews b. Finn Balor via DQ when Baron Corbin interfered
Impact Wrestling
Madison Rayne b. Brooke – Rayne Drop
Bram b. Rockstar Spud – Brighter Side of Suffering
Manik b. Mandrews – Kick to the head
Davey Richards vs. Eddie Edwards went to a time limit draw
Mahabali Shera b. Kenny King – Sky High
Eric Young b. Bobby Roode – Piledriver
Smackdown
Alberto Del Rio b. Neville – Top rope double stomp
Usos b. Ascension – Superfly Splash to Viktor
Wyatt Family b. Prime Time Players/Lucha Dragons last eliminating Titus O'Neil
Ryback b. King Barrett – Shell Shock
Natalya b. Tamina – Rollup
Kevin Owens b. Dean Ambrose via DQ when Ambrose kicked him low
Monday Night Raw
Date: November 2, 2015
Location: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Byron Saxton
We're still in the build towards Survivor Series and tonight we might find out who is likely to join Undertaker and Kane in what seems to be a Survivor Series elimination tag against the Wyatt Family. Other than that it's time to build towards Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins for the World Title. Let's get to it.
Here's Roman Reigns to say he's glad to be here as the #1 contender and the next World Champion. Rollins on the other hand is a brown nosing kiss up and his luck runs out at Survivor Series. This brings out Rollins who knows that Reigns is good. If he wasn't good then Seth wouldn't have recruited him into the Shield. Rollins hits the verbal recap button (can we please get him to cut that out) as he brings up Wrestlemania but Reigns wants to fight right now.
The champ starts towards the ring and it's the Authority to make sure nothing happens without their approval. Stephanie teases doing the match tonight but says you'll have to watch Survivor Series. So they're heels this week. HHH thinks we should have a five on five elimination tag right here tonight (because building that up for NEXT week is such a bad idea) with Reigns and Rollins as captains.
Kevin Owens vs. Dolph Ziggler
Non-title. In an inset promo, Owens says he doesn't care about people booing him because no one can beat him. Owens starts right in on Ziggler's bad knee and mocks him as only the champ can do. Ziggler misses a charge in the corner and bangs up the knee again (Owens: “THIS CLOSE!”
. Kevin misses the backsplash though and the running knee sends him to the floor. Tyler Breeze and Summer Rae come out as we take a break.Back with Breeze and Summer in their roped off seats as Owens chinlocks Ziggler. Dolph finally jawbreaks his way to freedom and limps into a neckbreaker to put Owens down again. A couple of rollups get two each for Dolph but he stops selling the knee so Kevin sends him flying with a release German suplex. The Cannonball is blocked with a superkick but the camera cuts to Tyler and Summer taking pictures instead of watching the near fall. Well to be fair Summer is streaming on something and that's what matters in WWE. Tyler's distraction lets Owens grab the Pop Up Powerbomb for the pin at 11:02.
Post match Tyler goes to pose over Ziggler but gets punched in the face. That earns Ziggler a Beauty Shot as Summer continues to stream.
We look back at 1987 when the first Survivor Series took place on Thanksgiving night. That was a great show.
Rollins recruits Owens for his team tonight with promises of a title match at Wrestlemania.
We look at Paige going full heel last week.
Becky Lynch says the only B in PCB was Paige. Brie comes up and says she's winning the four way for the #1 contendership instead of Charlotte's wacky sidekick. Becky calls Brie her sister's doormat and Renee finds this awesome.
Cesaro vs. The Miz
Byron: “I've got to get me a section like Cesaro.” Cole: “Byron no one likes you.” Cesaro nips up out of a wristlock to start but gets sent into the post and barricade to put Miz in control. Back in and we hit the chinlock as Stardust and the Ascension are still watching from the crowd. The Skull Crushing Finale is broken up and we hit the Cesaro Swing for a LONG time. The Sharpshooter makes Miz tap out at 4:49.
Here are the Wyatts with something to say. Bray says every night is special but tonight he wants to give the people something even more important. Everyone here has recently seen Bray and his brothers taking care of Undertaker and Kane but it's not about taking their bodies. The bodies are temporary but their souls live forever.
Unless the souls are consumed by a higher power (there would be a Vince joke here but all of the good ones are probably already covered) like Bray, who has already harvested the souls of Undertaker and Kane. Bray summons the thunder and lightning (thunder rolls and purple lightning comes out of the posts) because he now controls the powers of darkness. A bunch of fireworks go off and we see a highlight video of the Brothers of Destruction. Cool segment but go win something.
Lucha Dragons vs. King Barrett/Sheamus
We actually get a video on the Dragons before the match so they must be the next New Day challengers. Kalisto kicks at Sheamus' leg to start but gets shoved away. It's off to Barrett for a kick to the head before Cara monkey flips Kalisto into a 450 for two. The King finally gets going and sends Kalisto outside and into the barricade as we take a break.
Back with Sheamus hammering Kalisto in the corner but he rolls away and makes the tag off to Cara for some house cleaning. A suicide dive takes Barrett out and Sheamus misses a charge into the post. Barrett knocks Cara off the top and onto Sheamus' knees before driving Cara back first into the barricade for two. We hit the chinlock for a bit before Barrett does his kick to the ribs in the corner.
Sheamus gets two off a suplex before it's back to Barrett for the knees against the ropes. The King even does the Dragons pose with a EU-ROPE chant. Cara counters Sheamus' suplex into a DDT and it's back to Kalisto with the real hot tag. A quick rollup gets two but Barrett takes him down and loads up the Bullhammer, only to charge into the Salida Del Sol for the pin at 13:38.
Jack Swagger comes in to see Zeb Colter and doesn't like the idea of MexAmerica. Colter puts over the idea while also taking a jab at Canada. The camera pans over to Del Rio, who tells Swagger to stay away. Was he just standing there the whole time and no one acknowledged him? Well it makes sense on sitcoms and WWE is a step beneath those so this works.
Alberto Del Rio vs. R-Truth
Non-title and in case Del Rio squashing him on Smackdown wasn't enough for you. Truth charges to start and Alberto goes to the floor. Back in and Del Rio grabs the armbreaker across the top rope. Truth comes back with some clotheslines (he wasn't in the armbreaker that long) followed by the ax kick for two. Del Rio kicks him in the head and ties Truth in the Tree of Woe for some kicks to the chest, followed by the top rope double stomp (and yes Truth is still in the Tree of Woe for those of you who ask me if Del Rio is using Finn Balor's move every time) for the pin at 3:23.
Clip of the Raw vs. Smackdown Survivor Series match in 2005.
Rollins lets Big E. and Kofi (still no Woods) join the team if they can find a fifth man. They hold up the unicorns and look like they have ice cream headaches until Xavier returns to complete the team. A TEAM RO-LLINS dance party starts but Seth walks off.
Sasha knows the fans want her because she's the Boss. She also reminds JoJo that Halloween was Saturday.
Sasha Banks vs. Brie Bella vs. Becky Lynch vs. Paige
Winner gets the shot at Survivor Series. No Nikki, who is out with an injury. Brie and Sasha shove each other around to start until Becky dropkicks them down and nips up. Sasha and Becky trade some rollups for two each but Becky starts going after the knee to take over. Brie finally comes back in with a double middle rope dropkick. We get some running BRIE MODE (which now means no facial expressions instead of getting smashed) knees but Paige superkicks Brie down.
Becky and Paige get in a brawl with Lynch going into the steps. Sasha gets two off the double knees in the corner but gets sent throat first into the middle rope. Brie misses the middle rope dropkick and Paige gets a quick two as we take a break. Back with Brie doing the YES Kicks because she doesn't know how to be a heel.
After taking their sweet time we get a Tower of Doom with Sasha taking the superplex and Becky powerbombing everyone down. The Disarm-Her has Brie in trouble but Sasha makes the save and gets two on Becky off a neckbreaker. The Bank Statement has Becky in trouble (she looked like she was tapping) but Paige breaks it up and hooks the Rampaige to pin Becky at 13:18.
Paige says anyone who cheered for any of the other three is a loser. Anyone who cheers for Charlotte will be a loser too because she's going to lose at Survivor Series. Simple words here but it got the point across.
Clip from last year's Survivor Series main event with no mention of Sting. So the show debuted, then nothing happened for 18 years, then it was last year.
Team Rollins vs. Team Reigns
Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, New Day
Roman Reigns, Unknown, TBA, TBD, A mystery partner
Elimination rules and New Day comes out first. Woods: “You know we're going to talk so SHHHH!” Big E. talks about surviving the Dudleyz and Kofi says the New Day's favorite band is Survivor. Their favorite reality show? Survivor. Their favorite Destiny's Child song? Survivor. Favorite book and movie? Lone Survivor. Woods: “Technically Last Unicorn but regardless.”
First up for the partners: the returning Usos. During their entrance, Cole sounds shocked, until he announces that they'll be on ESPN tomorrow night. The other two are Ryback and Ambrose, neither of which are any sort of surprise. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Woods charges into a superkick to start and Jey adds the Superfly Splash for the elimination at 37 seconds.
Back with Jey taking the rotating stomps in the corner which JBL names the Unicorn Stampede. I can't stand JBL but that's the best name I've heard in years. Owens hits the Cannonball but Jey escapes a chinlock and dives over for the tag to his brother. Big E. gets low bridged to the floor and the double dive takes New Day out. Back in and a frog splash eliminates Kofi at 7:45 to make it 5-3.
An enziguri and a superkick drops Big E. but he crotches Jey on top. The Big Ending makes it 4-3 and a Pop Up Powerbomb takes Jimmy out to tie things up at 9:02. Reigns comes in to clean house and everything breaks down until Owens superkicks Reigns and takes us to a break. Back with Rollins coming in to stomp on Reigns like a good heel should do. After a long chinlock it's back to Owens for a backsplash and some hard right hands to the head.
Reigns slugs away at Rollins but Seth is smart enough to knock Ambrose off the apron to make the hot tag a bit more difficult. It's a double tag to bring in Ryback and Big E. and everything breaks down again. Ambrose does his slide under the bottom rope into a clothesline on Owens but gets sent into the steps. Ryback slips out of the Big Ending and Shell Shock gets rid of Big E at 21:30. Rollins is right there to Pedigree Ryback at 21:50 and we're down to Ambrose/Reigns vs. Ryback/Rollins.
Ambrose gets thrown in for a fight with Rollins and the top rope standing elbow gets two on the champ. Back to Owens for a fireman's carry gutbuster and a lot of trash talk. I could go for Owens vs. Ambrose, even if it's them playing Parchisi. Seth's top rope knee to the head gets two on Dean and the frustration sets in. Owens stops the comeback with a superkick but Seth knees his partner by mistake.
Dirty Deeds gets rid of Kevin at 27:30 and it's Ambrose/Reigns vs. Rollins. Seth tries to run but keeps getting caught and the beating is on. Rollins is finally caught in the corner for the rapid fire clotheslines. He manages to escape the Doomsday Device but Ambrose keeps him out of the crowd. Rollins grabs a chair though and it's a DQ at 30:03.
Rollins cleans house with the chair but Reigns gets in a Superman Punch to send him running to end the show.
Results
Kevin Owens b. Dolph Ziggler – Pop Up Powerbomb
Cesaro b. The Miz – Sharpshooter
Lucha Dragons b. Sheamus/King Barrett – Salida Del Sol to Barrett
Alberto Del Rio b. R-Truth – Top rope double stomp
Paige b. Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks and Brie Bella – Rampaige to Lynch
Team Reigns b. Team Rollins last eliminating Seth Rollins
Tuesday
Nothing.
Wednesday
Seth Rollins has injured his leg or knee at a house show. No word on how bad it is or if he'll miss any ring time.
NXT
Date: November 4, 2015
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Rich Brennan, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves
It's a big show this week as Finn Balor is defending his NXT Title against #1 contender Apollo Crews. NXT has spent the last few years building up Crews and giving us a person to care about but there aren't any real personal issues between the two other than the title itself. That could make for a good match but it might not be the most interesting. Let's get to it.
The opening video recaps Crews winning the battle royal and becoming #1 contender.
Opening sequence.
Asuka vs. Cameron
This could be interesting. Fans: “ASUKA'S GONNA KILL YOU!” Cameron tries a slap to start but gets caught in a cross armbreaker for an early submission attempt. A running kick into the splits drops Asuka but she comes back with a hip attack and mocks Cameron's pose. Askua grabs a Fujiwara armbar before just smashing Cameron in the face. Fans: “REST IN PEACE!” The Asuka Lock is good for the submission at 3:41.
We recap Big Cass' leg injury from last week.
Dawson and Wilder laugh at Carmella for injuring her friends. They get their title shot next week and then they'll be the baddest guys in the room. Wilder even brings in a wheelchair as a gift for the Vaudevillains.
Chad Gable and Jason Jordan want to keep moving up the card and one day they'll be the world's greatest tag team. Jordan: “Whoa whoa whoa I told you about that.” Their next idea is to wrestle the greatest tag team in NXT history. Gable: “We can't wrestle ourselves.” This winds up being a challenge to the Ascension.
Bull Dempsey vs. Angelo Dawkins
Dawkins has a Sawyer Fulton with him. The threat of a right hand makes Dawkins duck, allowing a knee lift to the head. Dawkins kicks him down and puts on a front facelock but Dempsey Bulls up. Bull punches one of the headbands off and a top rope seated senton gives Dempsey the pin at 2:53.
Fulton walks away from Dawkins post match.
The Vaudevillains are impressed with Dash and Dawson but they're ready to add their names to the pantheon of NXT greats. They sent the wheelchair rolling away. Simple promo here but it was fine.
Crews looks at the NXT Title.
Bayley has the Bro Mans as her partners against Alexa Bliss/Blake/Murphy for a six person tag next week.
Eva Marie vs. Marley
Marley is a blonde in half of a football jersey. Eva armdrags her down and dances to celebrate before starting on the arm. The fans debate if Eva is rachet before she stops a comeback with a boot to the face. Fans: “WHAT WAS THAT???” Marley is on her hands and knees so Eva runs in for a very low downward spiral and the pin at 2:48. If that's her finisher, she's in an even worse place than I thought.
Dana Brooke and Emma respect Asuka but want to give her a better welcome to NXT. It's Emma's turn soon.
NXT Title: Apollo Crews vs. Finn Balor
Balor is defending. No Demon Balor this time. We get a spotlight and a staredown for the big match intros. That's a really cool idea that I haven't seen before. Feeling out process to start with neither guy's headlock getting them anywhere. Back from a way too early break with Crews holding a headlock. Finn fights up and grabs a front facelock but Crews lifts him up into a delayed vertical suplex for two. Fans: “THAT'S TOO EASY!”
Off to something like a cobra clutch from the champ but Crews tries a sunset flip. That's fine with Finn who rolls through and takes Apollo's face off with a basement dropkick. Crews kicks him back down and goes to the middle rope, only to take an enziguri to put him on the floor. Finn nails a BIG flip dive to take us to our second break. Back with Balor firing off some running chops in the corner, followed by a clothesline for two.
Crews shrugs it off again and hits a fall away slam into a Samoan drop for two more. The fans are still split as Apollo nails a jumping enziguri, only to get caught in the Sling Blade. There's the gorilla press but the moonsault hits knees. REVERSE BLOODY SUNDAY of all things gets two but the Coup de Grace misses. They trade kicks to the head and both guys are down until Baron Corbin runs in for the DQ at 15:09.
Post match Corbin beats both guys down until Samoa Joe makes the save. Joe stars Corbin down but then takes Balor out to turn heel. Fans: “WHY JOE WHY?” A Muscle Buster lays Finn out and Joe holds up the title to end the show.
Results
Asuka b. Cameron – Asuka Lock
Bull Dempsey b. Angelo Dawkins – Top rope seated senton
Eva Marie b. Marley – Running Downward Spiral
Apollo Crews b. Finn Balor via DQ when Baron Corbin interfered
Impact Wrestling
Date: November 4, 2015
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Josh Matthews, D'Angelo Dinero
It's Week 5 of the World Title Series and things are starting to come together. You can see a lot of the people who are going to move forward and most of the people who aren't making it into the field of sixteen. In addition to this, we're also getting a special interview with Jeff Hardy. Let's get to it.
We open with a quick recap of last week and a preview of tonight's major matches.
The announcers preview the matches as well.
Preview of the Hardy interview where he talks about breaking his leg.
Group Knockouts: Madison Rayne vs. Brooke
Before the match, Madison talks about how the Knockouts started the revolution nearly ten years ago. Madison goes on to give every must win cliché that you've ever heard of because there's nothing personal in almost any of these matches. It's a feeling out process to start until Brooke takes over with a dropkick and shoulders. A clothesline out of the corner gets two but Brooke might have hurt her hand. Brooke's top rope elbow gets two but the Rayne Drop gives Madison the pin at 3:23.
Group Knockouts
Brooke – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Gail Kim – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Awesome Kong – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Madison Rayne – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Eric Young says he's the real original and Roode might not make it to the main event.
Video on Roode vs. Young to set up their match later tonight.
The announcers preview Roode vs. Young.
Group UK: Bram vs. Rockstar Spud
They stand there and look at each other for a bit to start. The fans are entirely behind Spud of course. Some forearms and right hands have Bram in the corner, followed by a couple running forearms. Bram grabs him by the throat but Spud bites him on the hand. Spud knocks him back to the floor but gets caught diving off the apron. Bram starts fish hooking Spud's mouth before stomping on the ribs back inside. That's quite the downgrade in offense. A quick enziguri staggers Bram and a rollup gets two. Not that it matters as the Brighter Side of Suffering puts Spud away at 5:38.
Group UK
Drew Galloway – 6 points (1 match remaining)
Rockstar Spud – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Bram – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Grado – 0 points (1 match remaining)
Roode is ready for Young and is going to end the year as a double champion.
Another preview for the interview, this time talking about Matt winning the title. Good grief can they do anything but fill in time on these shows?
Group X-Division: Mandrews vs. Manik
This would be the weekly “these guys have no chance of winning but here's a match between them anyway.” Manik takes him to the mat to start but Mandres gets back up and springs from an armdrag into a twisting cradle for two. An armbar doesn't get Mandrews anywhere so Manik takes him down and works on the leg.
Back up and Mandrews dropkicks the leg as Josh calls this a classic. A quick hurricanrana takes Manik down and a tornado DDT does the same. Mandrews takes his time looking at the crowd and his standing moonsault hits knees. He takes FOREVER going up top though and his shooting star hits knees, allowing Manik to hit his GTS into a kick for the pin at 7:09.
Group X-Division
Manik – 6 points (1 match remaining)
Tigre Uno – 3 points (1 match remaining)
DJZ – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Mandrews – 0 points (1 match remaining)
Clip of the Wolves getting the Tag Team Titles back recently.
The Wolves say they've fought before and they'll do it again tonight. Hugs all around.
Young promises to do something to Roode tonight and he's biding his time.
It's finally time for the Hardy interview. First up he talks about falling off the cage to knock him onto the stairs (read as: the annual injury angle because he can't go to Europe). This led to Hardy's Revenge against James Storm in the cage where he completely changed form. After winning the Tag Team Titles with Matt, he broke his leg in the motorcycle accident. We see a clip of the crash and Jeff barely remembers anything about it because of the pain from breaking his leg. We'll see part two later. Thank goodness because this was a lot of nothing.
Group Tag Team Specialists: Davey Richards vs. Eddie Edwards
They come out together as partners. Slow feeling out process to start as the grab a test of strength and monkey flip each other over before going to the mat for near falls. They both raise one arm, then they both raise the other arm, then they both raise both arms. I knew that before it happened because I've seen that same sequence multiple times over the years. Both guys have kicks to the ribs caught because they're mirroring each other the entire way.
Back with the guys actually doing something on their own with Davey missing a charge in the corner and getting kneed in the head. We're under five minutes now and Eddie slaps on a chinlock. They get back up and Eddie scores with a running kick in the corner. He takes too much time going up top though and gets caught with a running spinwheel kick, setting up a superplex from Davey.
We hit two minutes left and Eddie kicks Davey in the head again but Davey escapes the Backpack Stunner. Richards misses a top rope double stomp and we have a minute to go. A pinfall reversal sequence gets us nowhere and they strike it out until the clock runs out for a draw at 15:00.
Group Tag Team Specialists
Matt Hardy – 6 points (1 match remaining)
Robbie E. – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Eddie Edwards – 1 points (1 match remaining)
Davey Richards – 1 points (1 match remaining)
The draw means Matt Hardy has advanced to the round of sixteen.
The Wolves think they have something special and will be friends forever.
Part two of Jeff's interview starts with a discussion of Jeff being broken up by having to watch Matt vacate the Tag Team Titles. This led to Matt challenging for the World Title and Ethan turning it into a way to take Jeff's dignity away. He doesn't regret betting on his brother but he didn't like having to wake Ethan up for his workout and making sure Tyrus watched Sesame Street. It was a great feeling to see Matt win a title and be in the solo dimension. When Matt wins the title back, Jeff will be the loudest cheerer of all. This was a bit better but the interview was more like Jeff's year in review.
Roode tells Young to hit him now but Young says he's already inside Roode's head.
Pope makes some predictions with the swiping game.
Group Wild Card: Mahabali Shera vs. Kenny King
Kenny says if Mahabali wants to be Shera, he'll be He-Man and that ring is his Eternia. Wouldn't that be gimmick infringement on Eli Drake? Shera shoulders him down a few times to start but gets taken down into a headlock. King sends Shera to the floor for a big corkscrew dive with a forearm hitting Shera in the head. Back in and we hit the chinlock followed by an enziguri for two. Shera comes back with a suplex and pulls King out of the air with the Sky High for the pin at 5:52.
Group Wild Card
Mahabali Shera – 6 points (1 match remaining)
Kenny King – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Aiden O'Shea – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Crazzy Steve – 0 points (1 match remaining)
We recap the night.
Quick video on Roode vs. Young.
Group TNA Originals: Eric Young vs. Bobby Roode
We start after a break and Young is quickly sent to the floor, only to snap Roode's throat over the top rope. Young stays on the throat with a catapult into the middle rope and we hit the neck crank. A quick neckbreaker gets two on Roode but he comes back with an enziguri for a delayed fall. Roode grabs a spinebuster for two and counters the piledriver into a jackknife cover for two. Back up and Young grabs the referee for a distraction, setting up the piledriver for the pin at 6:50.
Group TNA Originals
Bobby Roode – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Abyss – 3 points (1 point remaining)
James Storm – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Eric Young – 3 points (1 match remaining)
Results
Madison Rayne b. Brooke – Rayne Drop
Bram b. Rockstar Spud – Brighter Side of Suffering
Manik b. Mandrews – Kick to the head
Davey Richards vs. Eddie Edwards went to a time limit draw
Mahabali Shera b. Kenny King – Sky High
Eric Young b. Bobby Roode – Piledriver
Thursday
Smackdown
Date: November 5, 2015
Location: World Arena, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Commentators: Jerry Lawler, Rich Brennan, Booker T.
As inconsequential as Smackdown is most of the time, this show is even moreso than usual. Last night at a house show in Ireland, Seth Rollins ripped his knee to shreds and is out until next summer. The title has been vacated for a tournament at Survivor Series but this show was already taped in advance so most of this isn't going to matter. Let's get to it.
Opening sequence.
There's another Survivor Series match tonight with the Prime Time Players and Lucha Dragons vs. the Wyatt Family. So yeah, they've built up the Dragons and now they're feeding them to the Wyatts three days later.
Here's MexAmerica to open things up. Colter talks about how there will be no hatred in MexAmerica. We don't need borders in our lives because we will all be one great nation. There are black hearts out there who lie about hating at least one person in the world and they don't belong. Viva MexAmerica.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Neville
Non-title. Del Rio starts with the kicks in the corner and another to the back for an early two. A quick headscissors takes Alberto down and Neville gets two of his own off a standing shooting star, only to have a Backstabber send him to the floor. Back from a break with Del Rio in control until Neville sends him outside for a moonsault to the floor. Neville slams him on the top of his head with a hurricanrana (intentionally, called a spike rana by Brennan). He tries a few too many flips though, allowing Del Rio to kick him off the top and into the Tree of Woe, setting up the double stomp for the pin at 9:46.
Post match Del Rio hits the low superkick. So much for any rhyme or reason. Neville gets put in the cross armbreaker but Jack Swagger makes the save.
Usos vs. Ascension
Again the booking makes little sense. You can throw Ascension out here to job but you can't put them out against the Dragons on Monday and sacrifice Barrett and Sheamus instead? Jimmy and Viktor start and after ducking Viktor's leapfrog, it's time to dance. Viktor doesn't like dancing (there's a Footloose joke in there somewhere) and sends Jimmy to the floor, followed by a catapult into Konnor's spinebuster.
Booker talks about training the Usos in an interesting bit as we hit the chinlock. An enziguri gets Jimmy out of trouble and it's the double tag as everything breaks down. Here's the finishing sequence: superkick, double superkick, double superkick, Superfly Splash to Viktor for the pin at 4:14.
We look at Bray's speech and fireworks display on Monday.
Wyatt Family vs. Prime Time Players/Lucha Dragons
Survivor Series rules but they still don't know if 4 on 4 or 5 on 5 is the traditional format. Rowan throws Young around to start and it's off to Harper vs. Titus. We get the traditional reference to Lawler's mini Kings as Bray comes in to destroy Young. With the situation well in hand, it's back to Harper for a catapult into the bottom rope. The announcers bring up the idea that the Wyatts injured Orton's shoulder for a nice surprise.
Bray hits Darren in the face to stop a comeback and it's off to Strowman who has really cooled off in the last few weeks. Strowman chokes Young off on the apron but drops him at five, giving us a countout elimination at 5:13. Back from a break with Titus as the next designated victim. Harper takes him into the corner where Titus tries a comeback, only to get dragged to the bad corner again.
O'Neil finally escapes and makes the tag off to Cara as things speed way up. A suicide dive takes out Rowan and a hurricanrana gets two on Harper. Rowan breaks up another cover but Kalisto knocks him to the floor. The discus lariat knocks Cara out cold for the elimination at 12:54. Kalisto comes in for his kicks but walks into a half nelson suplex. It's back to Rowan for his fist head vice for a bit before Kalisto manages to low bridge him to the floor.
Strowman pulls Titus off the apron, leaving Kalisto to kick Harper down. A handspring into an enziguri staggers Bray but Rowan gets in a full nelson slam to put Kalisto out at 16:01, leaving Titus alone 4-1. Rowan starts so Titus fires off right hands and a clothesline. The Clash of the Titus puts Harper down but Bray and Erick make the save. Strowman chokes him out and Sister Abigail FINALLY ends this at 19:59.
Ambrose talks about waking up this morning at 11am for a chat with the spirit of John Denver, who gave him a new song and told him that he would have a match tonight. Owens comes in to say Dean is annoying Renee and remind him of what he has to do tonight to be a champion. Tonight won't be like the ten man circus on Monday. Dean: “John Denver warned me about that guy.”
King Barrett vs. Ryback
They're on the floor in a hurry with Barrett posting him a few times in a row. A big boot gets two for the King and a Boss Man Slam gets the same. We hit the chinlock for a bit and Barrett even jumps onto his back, only to be moved over into the Shell Shock for the pin at 2:20. Raise your hand if you believed Barrett's latest push was going to make it a month before falling apart.
Recap of Team Bad beating Natalya down last week.
Team Bad laughs at Natalya for getting annoyed at the attack last week. Natalya has gone nuclear and gone to FACEBOOK to challenge Team Bad's leader. Sasha seems to think that's her so I guess that's our match.
Natalya vs. Tamina
This is decided after a brief argument between the other two. Tamina runs Natalya over to start and drops a knee. Booker: “When you need a job done, you call Tamina.” There's a lot of truth in that. Fans: “WE WANT SASHA!” Tamina: “YOU CAN'T HAVE HER!” You know what they can have though? A superkick! Off to a chinlock for a bit before Natalya hits a quick discus lariat. Sasha's distraction breaks up the Sharpshooter though and it's a Samoan drop to put Natalya down again. The Superfly Splash hits knees though and Natalya grabs a rollup for the pin at 3:49.
Recap of the Survivor Series match from Monday.
We get an inserted announcement of Rollins' injury and the tournament.
Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owens
Non-title because of course it is. This is another thing I don't understand: assuming Ambrose doesn't pin him here, why not make this a title match? Dean pinned him on Monday so why not do it here and potentially build to a rematch at the pay per view? Either that or don't do this match here. Lawler: “Owens has been in the hospital several time for narcissism treatment. He keeps checking himself out.” Dang it why did that make me chuckle? They trade headlocks to start (Kevin: “My headlock is better than yours!”
and Dean armdrags him to the floor.Back from a break with Dean cranking on an armbar before clotheslining Owens over the top. Kevin sends him hard into the barricade to take over though, followed by the backsplash inside. Owens takes too much time yelling at Lawler though, allowing Dean to get in a superplex. The standing elbow drop gets two and a missile dropkick puts Kevin down again. Owens superkicks him into the ropes for the rebound lariat (thankfully not called the Lunatic Lariat) but Owens claims a low blow off a kick and that's a DQ at 13:47.
The replay shows that the kick was way above the waist. Dean goes after him but Owens bails into the crowd to end the show.
Results
Alberto Del Rio b. Neville – Top rope double stomp
Usos b. Ascension – Superfly Splash to Viktor
Wyatt Family b. Prime Time Players/Lucha Dragons last eliminating Titus O'Neil
Ryback b. King Barrett – Shell Shock
Natalya b. Tamina – Rollup
Kevin Owens b. Dean Ambrose via DQ when Ambrose kicked him low
Friday
Nothing.
Saturday
Nothing again.
Sunday
Nothing the third.
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Kevin Owens b. Dolph Ziggler – Pop Up Powerbomb
Cesaro b. The Miz – Sharpshooter
Lucha Dragons b. Sheamus/King Barrett – Salida Del Sol to Barrett
Alberto Del Rio b. R-Truth – Top rope double stomp
Paige b. Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks and Brie Bella – Rampaige to Lynch
Team Reigns b. Team Rollins last eliminating Seth Rollins
NXT
Asuka b. Cameron – Asuka Lock
Bull Dempsey b. Angelo Dawkins – Top rope seated senton
Eva Marie b. Marley – Running Downward Spiral
Apollo Crews b. Finn Balor via DQ when Baron Corbin interfered
Impact Wrestling
Madison Rayne b. Brooke – Rayne Drop
Bram b. Rockstar Spud – Brighter Side of Suffering
Manik b. Mandrews – Kick to the head
Davey Richards vs. Eddie Edwards went to a time limit draw
Mahabali Shera b. Kenny King – Sky High
Eric Young b. Bobby Roode – Piledriver
Smackdown
Alberto Del Rio b. Neville – Top rope double stomp
Usos b. Ascension – Superfly Splash to Viktor
Wyatt Family b. Prime Time Players/Lucha Dragons last eliminating Titus O'Neil
Ryback b. King Barrett – Shell Shock
Natalya b. Tamina – Rollup
Kevin Owens b. Dean Ambrose via DQ when Ambrose kicked him low