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Monday
Monday Night Raw
Date: February 20, 2012
Location: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler
It's on to Ventura Country as we have six Raws to go before Wrestlemania. After last night, nothing has really changed. Cena beat Kane and Punk kept the title, so I'm not really sure what all I can say to fill in this space. Oh Undertaker will officially be on Raw tonight to confront HHH about a potential Wrestlemania match. That's about all I've got so let's get to it.
We open with a clip of Cena/Kane/Ryder/Eve and that whole ordeal.
Eve and the Bellas are in the back and the Bellas are upset. Eve laughs off calling Ryder a great guy and talks about how she used him to get everyone talking about her. Now she's got the big fish (Cena) on the hook and tonight she's going to get him. She tells the Bellas to film her going into his locker room. Eve turns to leave and walks into Cena who walks away with a chuckle on his face.
Here's Cena to the arena but before he can say anything Eve comes out. She says it was taken out of context but Cena cuts her off. She says they were friends and Cena said she cost him a friend in Ryder. Cena: “You made me lose a broski for a hoski.” And yes there's a Hoski chant. Cena says she should hold out for Rock instead because they're both scandalous and will use whoever it takes to get what they want.
Eve gets on her knees and cries as the fans chant a combination of Hoski and Rock. She jumps up and awkwardly hugs him but the referees pull her off. He says he's disease free and would like to keep it that way. The fans chant Woo Woo Woo You Know It as she leaves in tears.
Smackdown is LIVE tomorrow night. Awesome.
Sheamus vs. Mark Henry
Now here's an opener for you. Sheamus vs. Bryan is official for Mania. Henry pounds him down in the corner to start but Sheamus fights back. He hits the top rope shoulder block for two. Hoeski is trending worldwide which makes me smile. Sheamus hits the forearms to the chest with the Wrestlemania sign above him in a cool visual. Henry pounds him down again and this a few splashes in the corner. Sheamus has some BIG red marks on his back. He escapes the World's Strongest Slam and the Brogue Kick ends this at 3:13.
Ace and Otunga are talking about the Chamber being a success when Teddy comes in. He says this isn't his home and if it was, he wouldn't be hanging with them. Ace says he didn't know those three would come out last night. Teddy likes the idea of one of them running both brands. He says we should ask the WWE Universe. Ace says he doesn't care about what the people think. It's about what the Board of Directors thinks.
Ace rubs in that he's taller than Teddy so Teddy calls him a pile of manure. There's a ten man battle royal and the winner gets the title shot at Wrestlemania. Seriously, THAT'S IT? Also Otunga vs. a Smackdown guy tonight. Oh and Otunga looks like Pee Wee Herman's fairy godmama in that bowtie.
HHH will talk to Undertaker later. This is set to......my goodness it's set to Memory Remains by Metallica. I can't believe I heard that on Raw.
Rock is here next week.
R-Truth/Kofi Kingston vs. Primo/Epico
Non-title here. Hopefully Kofi doesn't get stuck in another tag team. Truth and Epico start us off and a clothesline gets two for Truth. Truth does nothing of note until the champs take over with some double teaming. Off to Kofi who cleans house with his high flying. Boom Drop to Primo but Epico distracts Kofi and guillotines him on the top. Not that it matters as Trouble in Paradise ends this in 2:20.
Jericho says he wasn't eliminated last night. Jericho looks old here. He wants to know how Punk can claim to be champion after that. Tonight is the end of the world and he'll prove it in the battle royal.
David Otunga vs. Ezekiel Jackson
Well it is Black History Month. Otunga takes him down but Jackson hits his clotheslines. A splash misses and Jackson hits the post. Otunga's spinebuster ends this in 1:36. Otunga's music is awful.
We recap the HHH/Shawn stuff from last week. Undertaker is coming next but we only see his shoes.
Here's Undertaker and I'm curious as to what the new look is like. He has a hood over his head but there doesn't appear to be much hair underneath it. Taker looks skinny here. He talks about how bad it's been having to spend the last year thinking about Wrestlemania. Taker talks about how this needs to happen one more time because the apocalypse of their generation of wrestlers is here. This is bigger than the two of them.
Here's HHH who gets cut off quick. Taker says HHH's excuses are pitiful and they have to do this. HHH says their fate is to continue this forever. HHH is here to make sure there's a WWE in the future and Taker is here to be the leader. He won't be the one to extinguish the torch Undertaker carries. He goes to leave but Taker calls him back. Taker wants to know if it's bad for business if HHH is gone.
HHH says Taker knows it's bad for business or whatever. Taker isn't asking for redemption or vengeance or whatever. He's asking for an end. Taker wants HHH to finish him but HHH will not be the one that does it. Taker says at the end of the day all HHH is going to see in the mirror is a coward. HHH goes off but just as he's about to accept the match he catches himself. It's still no. HHH gets out of the ring and Taker says that HHH knows he couldn't do it because Shawn couldn't do it, and HHH knows Shawn was always better than him.
That makes HHH take the jacket and tie off and get back in. He says this isn't about being better than Shawn because HHH knows he can finish Undertaker. The fans chant prove it and HHH says he's more certain than ever before. It's officially on. If they do this, they go all the way: Hell In A Cell. NOW THERE'S A TWIST.
Daniel Bryan vs. Santino Marella
A big Santino chant starts it off and he loads up the Cobra quickly. Santino tries a rollup but gets caught in the LeBell Lock and it's over at 54 seconds.
Kelly Kelly/Aksana vs. Bella Twins
Kelly starts but it's off to Aksana quickly. That's Nikki in there to start. She tries to throw Aksana to the floor but manages to fall out herself. Twin Magic and an X-Factor pins Aksana at 2:20.
We come back from a break with Cena in the ring. He wants to talk about The Rock who isn't here yet but he'll be here next week. Cena doesn't like the Rocky chants anymore because Rock has become Dwayne. Rock has a team around him now instead of doing things for himself. Cena congratulates Rock for all of his success but he's got a real problem with Dwayne Johnson. This isn't about promoting a movie and he knows his movies were horrible. The one thing about Cena that lets him sleep at night: he always showed up and he never left.
As for Dwayne, the first chance he had he was gone. Then Rock came back a year ago and said he'd never leave again and then he left again. Cena says he'll get fined for this but the only reasons Rock came back were to promote Fast Five and launch his Twitter account. Cena is here to fight for everyone behind that curtain who wants to be a superstar and stay a superstar. This is for people who say they're proud to be a professional wrestler.
The greatest thing about April first is April 9th when Rock will be on a movie set watching his stunt double. Rock is going to have to kill him to beat him and the headline is going to say John Cena defeats Dwayne Johnson in his hometown at Wrestlemania 28. See you next week movie star. WOW.
Punk comes out in the suit jacket to do commentary for the battle royal.
Battle Royal
Big Show, Cody Rhodes, R-Truth, Dolph Ziggler, Wade Barrett, Great Khali, The Miz, Kofi Kingston, Chris Jericho, Santino Marella
The winner gets Punk at Wrestlemania. Punk says Jericho's entrance reminds him of a Lite Brite and he even sings the song. Ziggler has what appears to be a pink shirt tied around his waist. Everyone goes after Big Show almost immediately but it turns into a mod eliminating Khali. We take a break with nine remaining.
Back and Punk shouts Cole down saying that they're back. I don't think anyone has been eliminated. Kofi winds up on the apron and pulls Miz out there with him. They fight on the apron and Miz tries to throw Kofi back in for no apparent reason. Truth goes after him as well and Ziggler (minus the pink shirt) almost goes out. Cody and Wade try to put Show out but it doesn't come close.
Show stands on Ziggler and Miz is thrown to the apron but he slides back in. He charges at Kofi and Truth but lands on the apron AGAIN. A double dropkick finally puts him out to an ERUPTION. Show looks at Kofi and Truth and hits a double chokeslam. Jericho grabs a Codebreaker out of nowhere. Zig Zag to Jericho and Cross Rhodes to Jericho. Winds of Change to Cody and Santino dumps Wade! And Truth! And then he gets his head kicked off by Dolph.
Show throws Ziggler whose head slams into the table in a SICK bump. Ok so it's Show, Santino, Rhodes, Jericho, and Kofi. The announcers call for help for Dolph and we get an X. I think he might be legit hurt as that was a scary landing. Barrett's arm might be messed up too. Kofi goes up top but Jericho shoves him off and Kofi's feet hit the steps. Referees are running out to help Dolph and it looks bad.
There are four left. Jerry says he thinks Barrett has a broken arm and doesn't sound like he's kidding/kayfabing. Punk: “This has no bearing on anything but one of the EMTs looks like Rock N Roll Buck Zumhof.” There's a stretcher for Ziggler. Show gets taken down by finishers and Santino loads up the Cobra and hits Jericho with it but Cody dumps him to get us down to three. Show throws out Rhodes and chops Jericho down. Rhodes grabs Show's leg and Jericho's throat. There are still EMTs with Ziggler. Jericho chokes Show to the apron and Rhodes helps get him out at 12:22. It's Jericho vs. Punk at Wrestlemania.
Post match Punk gets in the ring and offers a handshake but Jericho says no and leaves.
Results
Sheamus b. Mark Henry – Brogue Kick
Kofi Kingston/R-Truth b. Epico/Primo – Trouble in Paradise to Primo
David Otunga b. Ezekiel Jackson – Spinebuster
Daniel Bryan b. Santino Marella – LeBell Lock
Bella Twins b. Aksana/Kelly Kelly – Bella Buster to Aksana
Chris Jericho won a battle royal last eliminating Big Show
Tuesday
Barrett has a dislocated elbow. He's out of Wrestlemania for sure.
Smackdown got a 2.0, down from last week.
Smackdown
Date: February 21, 2012
Location: BMO Harris Bank Center, Rockford, Illinois
Commentators: Michael Cole, Josh Matthews, Booker T
We're live tonight which was announced pretty quickly last night. The main event is Bryan vs. Punk II which will likely result in some run ins. Last night we had a good main event where Jericho got the world title shot. Other than half the roster winding up in the hospital, I thought it came off pretty well. These live shows are usually pretty good so hopefully they can continue that trend. Let's get to it.
Big Show vs. Mark Henry again tonight. Why couldn't Henry go in the Chamber again?
Here are Bryan and AJ to open the show. He says no one believed him no matter what he's said but now he's heading to the main event of Wrestlemania! As for Santino, he was trying to channel Rocky Balboa but Bryan is a role model who beat everyone on Sunday. Bryan says you all want Rocky, so YO AJ! I DID IT!!! The fans want Punk. Bryan talks about how Sunday was his moment but Sheamus ruined it. Well at Mania, Bryan is going to ruin Sheamus' moment by being victorious.
Bryan keeps talking and here's.....Miz? He can't believe Bryan really is champion but Bryan is wrong. Miz believed that he'd become a world champion too and it's because of his mentoring. He isn't out here to steal the spotlight or for thanks. He's here to offer his congratulations. Miz thinks that after Wrestlemania, they should form a tag team. Cue Sheamus to cut him off.
Sheamus congratulates Bryan, but for being a hypocrite. He's no role model but rather just a coward. Bryan would rather hide behind a skirt than fight like a man. After Wrestlemania, everyone is going to say that Bryan got exactly what he deserved. Miz gets in Sheamus' face and says that Sheamus should be taken down a notch or two. Sheamus says let the guys with a match at Wrestlemania talk. Bryan slaps Sheamus and runs but Miz jumps Sheamus. Miz is sent to the floor and I think we have our second main event tonight.
Sheamus vs. The Miz
Or we have a match we join in progress after the break. Sheamus is in control and hits the forearms in the ropes to send Miz to the floor. Back in the slingshot shoulder gets two. Miz avoids a charge and Sheamus' shoulder goes into the post. Single arm DDT gets two. Miz hooks a quick arm hold but Sheamus comes back with his running double axes. Irish Curse gets two and Sheamus doesn't seem that bothered.
Miz comes back with a Reality Check as Booker won't quite say if he thinks Sheamus will win the title at the PPV or not. Here comes the Finale but Sheamus throws him out of it. Brogue Kick misses and Sheamus rolls him up for two. That new move that Sheamus has been using (needs a name) gets the pin at 6:00 shown.
Teddy and Aksana are in the back and their usual stuff is done. Ace and Otunga are here and Teddy says that he has a special office for them. It's the men's room. Otunga vs. Jackson again tonight if I understood things right.
R-Truth/Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler/Jack Swagger
Truth and Swagger start things off. Truth does his gyrating dance and gets taken down by a shoulder block by Jack. Vader Bomb gets two. Off to Ziggler who hooks that cross face chicken wing of his. Ziggler misses his splash and Truth brings in Kofi to speed things up. Kofi keeps selling the injuries from the Chamber. It's good to see that Dolph is alive after that landing last night. Top rope cross body hits Dolph but Swagger makes the save. Swagger and Truth are knocked to the floor and Vickie slips on the floor. Back in the ring Ziggler pokes Kofi in the eye and the Zig Zag gets the pin at 2:43. So why put them over the champs?
Preview for some SyFy show.
Ron Simmons HOF video.
Santino does some target practice with The Cobra on some plastic cups. Heath Slater comes in and shoves them away. The Cobra spits something at Slater's eyes and then does it again.
Great Khali vs. Drew McIntyre
Drew is yelling at the commentators before the match. He begs off Khali and then shoves him. Chop, Plunge, 32 seconds.
Clip of the end of the battle royal last night with Show being eliminated because of Cody.
Big Show says Cody is on the top of his list, just like Show is on the top of Henry's list. Show is going to snap Cody's neck no matter where he gets his hands on him.
Big Show vs. Mark Henry
Show knocked Henry out on Monday to set this up. Show splashes him in the corner quickly and loads up the right hand but Henry ducks. A clothesline takes Show down and Henry is in early control. Henry yells a lot at Big Show and says this is his house and all that jazz. Show gets a boot up in the corner and some clotheslines to put Henry down. He hits a spear and calls for the chokeslam, but here's Rhodes.
He says it must not be Wrestlemania if he's going to chokeslam someone. Cody talks about Show facing Akebono at Wrestlemania and we get a clip from the show. In the middle of this match mind you. By clip I mean a full video package of the match against the sumo guy. Henry pops up and slams Show, followed by a splash for two. The WMD puts Henry out and Show goes after Cody. I guess we call it a countout at about 5:00.
Recap of HHH and Undertaker last night.
Ezekiel Jackson vs. David Otunga
For the dozen of you that demanded the rematch! Lillian screws up a bunch of the entrance for Otunga and Laurinits. Otunga gets in him in a dragon sleeper position and pounds away on the chest but Jackson runs him over with a shoulder. He hits the clotheslines and a splash in the corner, followed by a backbreaker. There's the Torture Rack but Otunga makes the ropes. Otunga guillotines him on the top and the spinebuster ends this at 1:21.
Otunga poses after the match.
Another preview for the Syfy show.
Here's ANOTHER video from last night, this time about Eve's heel turn.
Punk says nothing of note but he'll beat Bryan tonight.
Daniel Bryan vs. CM Punk
It's 9:34 when Bryan comes out so this is either going to go very long or there's something else ending the show. The crowd is very pro-Punk. They go to the mat and exchange a lot of counters. A stalemate takes us to a break. Back with Bryan holding a headlock which Punk escapes pretty quickly. Bryan goes after the arm and Punk sells it perfectly. Bryan kicks him in the chest and punk keeps sitting up.
Punk finally comes back with a suplex and both guys are down. Here comes the comeback via the kicks but his neckbreaker can't work because of the arm. See, THAT'S a huge difference in selling: you can't use certain moves because of the injuries. Bryan ducks the high kick and tries to leave, but Sheamus throws him back in and the high kick to the head gets the pin at 10:00.
And never mind as here's Ace to say keep the match going. Punk takes him down and we take another break. Back with Daniel in control and working over the arm some more. During the break, Punk made fun of Bryan's celebrations. Bryan rolls up Punk out of nowhere and grabs the rope for a pin at 14:27. Now say it with me: Teddy comes out and says restart it again.
Punk kicks him to the floor and hits a suicide dive followed by the springboard clothesline for two. Bryan takes over and hits his kicks, followed by a top rope rana. Punk rolls through into a sunset flip for two. More kicks by Bryan but Punk blocks one. Bryan counters the counter into the LeBell Lock but Punk escapes again. High kick gets two. Punk goes up for the Macho Elbow, only to get crotched. Superplex is countered twice but Bryan finally hits it on the third attempt, all the way from the top. Punk does the old interlock the feet but it's a double pin at 21:47.
Post match, Ace and Teddy raise their respective guy's hands (Teddy for Punk and Ace for Bryan). The bosses get into it and Ace throws his jacket at Teddy, making him leave to end the show with a staredown.
Results
Sheamus b. The Miz – Celtic Cross
Dolph Ziggler/Jack Swagger b. Kofi Kingston/R-Truth – Zig Zag to Kingston
Great Khali b. Drew McIntyre – Punjabi Plunge
Mark Henry b. Big Show via countout
David Otunga b. Ezekiel Jackson – Spinebuster
CM Punk and Daniel Bryan wrestled to a draw when both were pinned at the same time
Wednesday
Raw got a 3.2, up from last week.
Thursday
The 4th quarter financial report came out today. It seems that the quarter was down but the year was up by comparison to 2010.
Smackdown got a 1.7, down from the Friday average.
Brian Kendrick has been removed from the TNA roster page, which likely means he's gone.
NXT
Date: February 22, 2012
Location: BMO Harris Bank Center, Rockford, Illinois
Commentators: Josh Matthews, William Regal
This show still isn't up on WWE.com and I had to find it on Youtube. Apparently if you watch it on here, they cut out all the commercials and the show is about 12 minutes shorter. I think I could get used to this. Anyway this is the 51st episode of this season, making next week a milestone in its own right. Let's get to it.
We open with Striker in the ring but he's quickly cut off by Hawkins and Reks. Let me guess: they want more time. Hawkins has the Obama shirt on still and complains about being put in an impromptu match last week. Tyson Kidd comes out to interrupt and talks about how the fans want to see high impact fast paced offense. Reks and Hawkins can't even get into the main event properly. Reks says the two of them are the future. Striker has authority back apparently and here's a match.
Tyson Kidd vs. Tyler Reks
Reks takes him to the mat and grabs the wrist. Hawkins tries to cheat and is thrown out. Kidd dives on both of them and we take a break. Back with Kidd missing a charge into the corner and off to a double underhook. The match just dies with Reks in control. He ducks his head and Kidd gets a kick to the face to get some momentum. He loads up a sunset flip but winds up backdropping Reks to the floor. A running knee from the apron puts Reks down again. Springboard missile dropkick gets two.
Reks comes back and hits a reverse fallaway slam for two. Tyler goes up top but Kidd runs up to try a superplex. Kidd gets knocked off but he hits a kick to slow Reks down. Tyson goes up again but gets caught in a fireman's carry while Reks is on the ropes. He drops Kidd ribs first onto the buckle for two. In another homage to Bret, Reks drops a leg between Kidd's legs but Tyson grabs the foot ala Summerslam 1991. He pulls Reks into the Sharpshooter for the tap out at 8:36 shown.
Maxine yells at Bateman who is wearing an American Psycho t-shirt. She's going to find a way off this show. Maxine walks off and Bateman runs into Kaitlyn. Bateman wants to have fun and go win the Intercontinental Title. Please, give me another Godfather reign before that. They have an awkward moment where they're friends that accidentally flirt. Bateman leaves and Curtis comes in to be creepy. She knees him in the groin and leaves. Good grief get some better actors please.
Striker is playing the guitar when Kaitlyn comes in. She thinks he's doing a great job and would like a rematch with Maxine. Maxine comes in and they act all catty with each other. Maxine wants to get out of NXT because she can't be around Kaitlyn anymore. I think the end result is the rematch Kaitlyn wanted.
We get hopefully the only Raw recap video on here: Eve's saga with Cena.
Kidd is on the phone with someone that needs to get back on NXT. Apparently it's Barretta. McGillicutty comes in and says he drove six hours to get here and he doesn't have a match. He talks to Kidd and says that Kidd will never be one of them because he's not a second generation guy. A match is made for next week.
Titus O'Neil vs. Alex Riley
Young is on commentary here. Titus clotheslines him down and starts a Let's Go A-Ri chant. Riley gets up and O'Neil bails for a bit. He ducks his head though and Riley is sent to the floor. Percy comes out to stop Young from interfering. Riley is rammed into the table and we take a break. Back with Riley in a chinlock as Watson and Young get in an argument. Riley makes his comeback but when he tries ten punches in the corner, Titus powerbombs him out and puts his feet on the ropes for the pin at 4:56 shown.
Striker pops up on screen and says next week is the one year anniversary of NXT. Actually it's the 52nd episode so the anniversary would be the next week but WWE has never been good at complicated things like calendars. Next week there's going to be a huge announcement that will effect everyone on NXT. I won't hold my breath on that.
Don't be a bully! That ends the show.
Results
Tyson Kidd b. Tyler Reks – Sharpshooter
Titus O'Neil b. Alex Riley – Pinned Riley after a powerbomb with his feet on the ropes
Impact Wrestling
Date: February 23, 2012
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Tazz
The interesting part of this show is that during the week since the last Impact, Sting sent out a tweet that read “I'm Done.” Now while it's likely that this is just a storyline element for his presumed match with Roode at the PPV, it should be interesting to see where this goes. Let's get to it.
We open with a recap of how Roode has cheated to keep the title every time.
Here's Roode to open the show in an awesome looking suit. Roode talks about the tweet from Sting that says he's done. Sting will be here tonight though to tell the world that he's done. He talks about how Sting has been to war with guys like Luger, Flair, Vader and Hogan, but it was Roode that made Sting give up. The only thing he has to say to Sting is don't let the door hit you on the way out. I liked this promo a lot.
Morgan yells at Crimson about spearing him to lose the titles. Crimson says it'll be cool tonight.
Tag Titles: Crimson/Matt Morgan vs. Samoa Joe/Magnus
No break before the match which is a plus. The challengers jump the champs before the match and it's Joe vs. Morgan to start. Off to Crimson vs. Magnus as Tenay plugs the MMA show that debuts after this. A running knee to the chest puts Magnus down and the overly complicated former finisher that he called the Red Alert gets two. Joe pulls Magnus out of the way so that Crimson hits the post as we take a break.
Back with Crimson's comeback attempt being stopped by a rake to the eyes. A spinebuster puts Joe down though and is enough to bring in Magnus. Discus clothesline puts Joe down and it's an old school double noggin knocker. Magnus gets a boot up in the corner but jumps into a spinning Rock Bottom for two. The challengers take over but again Crimson accidentally hits Morgan, this time with a clothesline. The champs hit their finishing combo for the pin at 9:00.
Here's Brandon Jacobs, the running back from the Giants. He talks about being a Super Bowl Champion and being here with his friend James Storm last week. Then Bully Ray jumped him during the celebration. Well tonight he's back and he wants another shot at Bully. His talking really isn't that bad. He clearly isn't used to talking but he gets the point across and doesn't sound like he's miserable being here.
Cue Ray who brags about being a 23 time champion as opposed to Jacobs' one. Jacobs isn't saying anything but the fans cheer his name. He invites Ray in so Ray yells at the fans some more. Ray teases coming down but stops to make fun of Jacobs' yards in the Super Bowl. Jacobs says he'll come get Ray. He gets out of the ring and Ray runs as we go to a break.
Back and Jacobs is still looking for Ray. He runs into Storm and Hardy. Storm whispers something to him and that's that.
Zema Ion vs. Alex Shelley
Ion jumps Alex to start and sprays hairspray. Aries comes out with popcorn and wine to watch the show. Alex hits a sweet slingshot splash for two. Ion vs. Aries at Victory Road. Missile dropkick knocks Ion to the floor but he rams Shelley's head into the apron to take over. Back in Alex hits a dragon screw leg whip and then he chops away. A clothesline puts Ion on the floor and Shelley hits a suicide dive. Ion puts the hairspray can into his tights and shoves Shelley almost into the ref. He sprays Alex in the eyes and a double knee Shining Wizard ends this at 3:56.
We recap Garrett/Hogan vs. Eric/Gunner from the PPV.
Garrett says he isn't discouraged by what his dad said last week. Hogan questions if Garrett should keep going because Garrett has nothing to prove. It basically turns into Hogan saying your life will suck and Garrett saying he'll keep going for a few minutes.
Madison says Sting hasn't been fair to him so she hopes he's gone. As for Gail, Madison being the #1 contender means nothing for their friendship.
Gail Kim vs. ODB
Eric is here with ODB. Gail implies she's better looking than ODB and I can't say I disagree. Eric gets up on the apron for a tag. ODB takes her down with a chest bump and Tenay talks about Chris Brown for some reason. There's a bronco buster to Gail and a fall away slam. Gail tries to hold onto the ropes for mercy and manages to kick ODB in the head. Eric keeps trying to get in the ring because he's crazy you see.
Now he's on the apron and Gail hits kind of a running shoulder to the ribs in the corner for two. Gail hooks the Octopus Hold but ODB counters with a side slam. Madison comes out for no apparent reason as ODB takes a shot from the flask. A corner Thesz Press gets two but the Bam (TKO) is countered into Eat Defeat for the pin at 5:58.
AJ wants the world title.
Video on Jesse Sorensen who talks about what it was like when he couldn't get up. His mom talks about how scared she was.
TV Title: AJ Styles vs. Robbie E
AJ is all serious again. He rams Robbie into the corners and hits a backbreaker to control early. He hooks the bridging Indian Deathlock with the chinlock but lets it go. Robbie crawls to the floor and hides behind Big Rob. Back in Robbie takes over and hits a Russian legsweep for two. Robbie beats on him a little more until AJ makes his comeback. There's the dropkick and AJ hits the corner clothesline to set up a pumphandle backbreaker for two. Big Rob comes in to break up the Clash but doesn't touch AJ so we keep going. Pele hits and here are Daniels and Kaz with Kaz interfering for the DQ at 4:52.
Daniels looks shocked at what Kaz just did.
Jeff Hardy/James Storm vs. Bully Ray/Kurt Angle
Ray cuts off his big match intro and does it himself. Storm gets the crowd fired up pre match and brings out Jacobs to be in their corner. Storm and Angle start us off and James controls. Ray distracts him though and Angle gets in a shot to take over. Hardy comes in and Angle runs. Back from a break with Hardy gets two on Ray from the Whisper in the Wind. Hardy gets beaten down for awhile and we hear that AJ has demanded a gauntlet match with Kaz and Daniels.
Angle comes in and suplexes Hardy before he can get out. Back to Ray who gets caught by the mule kick and it's off to Storm. He cleans house for a bit but Ray takes him down. They get a table but it gets kicked into their faces. The good guys try to set up a table but Ray and Angle make the save. Last Call out of nowhere takes Angle down and Jacobs gets in. They get in a three point stance and Storm hits Ray in the face. Jacobs chokeslams him through the table (good one too) and Storm gets the pin at 13:23. The referee is totally cool with this apparently.
Jacobs says Storm's catchphrase to Ray and drinks some beer.
Here's Sting for the announcement about him being done. He talks about how Roode has pushed him over the edge. Here's Roode who says that Sting needs to admit to everyone that it was Roode that won the war. Sting says Roode didn't win any war and there go the glasses. Sting says Roode helped him out and woke him up. He smears some black paint on his face and says that there's no more half doing it and no more Mr. nice guy. He makes Sting vs. Roode at Victory Road and Roode is panicked. Roode goes to kick him low but Sting catches it and kicks Roode low instead.
Results
Magnus/Samoa Joe b. Crimson/Matt Morgan – Middle Rope Elbow To Morgan
Zima Ion b. Alex Shelley – Double Knee Shining Wizard
Gail Kim b. ODB – Eat Defeat
AJ Styles b. Robbie E via DQ when Kazarian interfered
James Storm/Jeff Hardy b. Bully Ray/Kurt Angle – Storm pinned Ray after a chokeslam from Brandon Jacobs
Friday
Impact got a 1.2, up from last week I believe.
Saturday
Nothing today.
Sunday
Nothing today either.
Quick Results
Raw
Sheamus b. Mark Henry – Brogue Kick
Kofi Kingston/R-Truth b. Epico/Primo – Trouble in Paradise to Primo
David Otunga b. Ezekiel Jackson – Spinebuster
Daniel Bryan b. Santino Marella – LeBell Lock
Bella Twins b. Aksana/Kelly Kelly – Bella Buster to Aksana
Chris Jericho won a battle royal last eliminating Big Show
Smackdown
Sheamus b. The Miz – Celtic Cross
Dolph Ziggler/Jack Swagger b. Kofi Kingston/R-Truth – Zig Zag to Kingston
Great Khali b. Drew McIntyre – Punjabi Plunge
Mark Henry b. Big Show via countout
David Otunga b. Ezekiel Jackson – Spinebuster
CM Punk and Daniel Bryan wrestled to a draw when both were pinned at the same time
NXT
Tyson Kidd b. Tyler Reks – Sharpshooter
Titus O'Neil b. Alex Riley – Pinned Riley after a powerbomb with his feet on the ropes
Impact Wrestling
Magnus/Samoa Joe b. Crimson/Matt Morgan – Middle Rope Elbow To Morgan
Zima Ion b. Alex Shelley – Double Knee Shining Wizard
Gail Kim b. ODB – Eat Defeat
AJ Styles b. Robbie E via DQ when Kazarian interfered
James Storm/Jeff Hardy b. Bully Ray/Kurt Angle – Storm pinned Ray after a chokeslam from Brandon Jacobs
Monday Night Raw
Date: February 20, 2012
Location: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler
It's on to Ventura Country as we have six Raws to go before Wrestlemania. After last night, nothing has really changed. Cena beat Kane and Punk kept the title, so I'm not really sure what all I can say to fill in this space. Oh Undertaker will officially be on Raw tonight to confront HHH about a potential Wrestlemania match. That's about all I've got so let's get to it.
We open with a clip of Cena/Kane/Ryder/Eve and that whole ordeal.
Eve and the Bellas are in the back and the Bellas are upset. Eve laughs off calling Ryder a great guy and talks about how she used him to get everyone talking about her. Now she's got the big fish (Cena) on the hook and tonight she's going to get him. She tells the Bellas to film her going into his locker room. Eve turns to leave and walks into Cena who walks away with a chuckle on his face.
Here's Cena to the arena but before he can say anything Eve comes out. She says it was taken out of context but Cena cuts her off. She says they were friends and Cena said she cost him a friend in Ryder. Cena: “You made me lose a broski for a hoski.” And yes there's a Hoski chant. Cena says she should hold out for Rock instead because they're both scandalous and will use whoever it takes to get what they want.
Eve gets on her knees and cries as the fans chant a combination of Hoski and Rock. She jumps up and awkwardly hugs him but the referees pull her off. He says he's disease free and would like to keep it that way. The fans chant Woo Woo Woo You Know It as she leaves in tears.
Smackdown is LIVE tomorrow night. Awesome.
Sheamus vs. Mark Henry
Now here's an opener for you. Sheamus vs. Bryan is official for Mania. Henry pounds him down in the corner to start but Sheamus fights back. He hits the top rope shoulder block for two. Hoeski is trending worldwide which makes me smile. Sheamus hits the forearms to the chest with the Wrestlemania sign above him in a cool visual. Henry pounds him down again and this a few splashes in the corner. Sheamus has some BIG red marks on his back. He escapes the World's Strongest Slam and the Brogue Kick ends this at 3:13.
Ace and Otunga are talking about the Chamber being a success when Teddy comes in. He says this isn't his home and if it was, he wouldn't be hanging with them. Ace says he didn't know those three would come out last night. Teddy likes the idea of one of them running both brands. He says we should ask the WWE Universe. Ace says he doesn't care about what the people think. It's about what the Board of Directors thinks.
Ace rubs in that he's taller than Teddy so Teddy calls him a pile of manure. There's a ten man battle royal and the winner gets the title shot at Wrestlemania. Seriously, THAT'S IT? Also Otunga vs. a Smackdown guy tonight. Oh and Otunga looks like Pee Wee Herman's fairy godmama in that bowtie.
HHH will talk to Undertaker later. This is set to......my goodness it's set to Memory Remains by Metallica. I can't believe I heard that on Raw.
Rock is here next week.
R-Truth/Kofi Kingston vs. Primo/Epico
Non-title here. Hopefully Kofi doesn't get stuck in another tag team. Truth and Epico start us off and a clothesline gets two for Truth. Truth does nothing of note until the champs take over with some double teaming. Off to Kofi who cleans house with his high flying. Boom Drop to Primo but Epico distracts Kofi and guillotines him on the top. Not that it matters as Trouble in Paradise ends this in 2:20.
Jericho says he wasn't eliminated last night. Jericho looks old here. He wants to know how Punk can claim to be champion after that. Tonight is the end of the world and he'll prove it in the battle royal.
David Otunga vs. Ezekiel Jackson
Well it is Black History Month. Otunga takes him down but Jackson hits his clotheslines. A splash misses and Jackson hits the post. Otunga's spinebuster ends this in 1:36. Otunga's music is awful.
We recap the HHH/Shawn stuff from last week. Undertaker is coming next but we only see his shoes.
Here's Undertaker and I'm curious as to what the new look is like. He has a hood over his head but there doesn't appear to be much hair underneath it. Taker looks skinny here. He talks about how bad it's been having to spend the last year thinking about Wrestlemania. Taker talks about how this needs to happen one more time because the apocalypse of their generation of wrestlers is here. This is bigger than the two of them.
Here's HHH who gets cut off quick. Taker says HHH's excuses are pitiful and they have to do this. HHH says their fate is to continue this forever. HHH is here to make sure there's a WWE in the future and Taker is here to be the leader. He won't be the one to extinguish the torch Undertaker carries. He goes to leave but Taker calls him back. Taker wants to know if it's bad for business if HHH is gone.
HHH says Taker knows it's bad for business or whatever. Taker isn't asking for redemption or vengeance or whatever. He's asking for an end. Taker wants HHH to finish him but HHH will not be the one that does it. Taker says at the end of the day all HHH is going to see in the mirror is a coward. HHH goes off but just as he's about to accept the match he catches himself. It's still no. HHH gets out of the ring and Taker says that HHH knows he couldn't do it because Shawn couldn't do it, and HHH knows Shawn was always better than him.
That makes HHH take the jacket and tie off and get back in. He says this isn't about being better than Shawn because HHH knows he can finish Undertaker. The fans chant prove it and HHH says he's more certain than ever before. It's officially on. If they do this, they go all the way: Hell In A Cell. NOW THERE'S A TWIST.
Daniel Bryan vs. Santino Marella
A big Santino chant starts it off and he loads up the Cobra quickly. Santino tries a rollup but gets caught in the LeBell Lock and it's over at 54 seconds.
Kelly Kelly/Aksana vs. Bella Twins
Kelly starts but it's off to Aksana quickly. That's Nikki in there to start. She tries to throw Aksana to the floor but manages to fall out herself. Twin Magic and an X-Factor pins Aksana at 2:20.
We come back from a break with Cena in the ring. He wants to talk about The Rock who isn't here yet but he'll be here next week. Cena doesn't like the Rocky chants anymore because Rock has become Dwayne. Rock has a team around him now instead of doing things for himself. Cena congratulates Rock for all of his success but he's got a real problem with Dwayne Johnson. This isn't about promoting a movie and he knows his movies were horrible. The one thing about Cena that lets him sleep at night: he always showed up and he never left.
As for Dwayne, the first chance he had he was gone. Then Rock came back a year ago and said he'd never leave again and then he left again. Cena says he'll get fined for this but the only reasons Rock came back were to promote Fast Five and launch his Twitter account. Cena is here to fight for everyone behind that curtain who wants to be a superstar and stay a superstar. This is for people who say they're proud to be a professional wrestler.
The greatest thing about April first is April 9th when Rock will be on a movie set watching his stunt double. Rock is going to have to kill him to beat him and the headline is going to say John Cena defeats Dwayne Johnson in his hometown at Wrestlemania 28. See you next week movie star. WOW.
Punk comes out in the suit jacket to do commentary for the battle royal.
Battle Royal
Big Show, Cody Rhodes, R-Truth, Dolph Ziggler, Wade Barrett, Great Khali, The Miz, Kofi Kingston, Chris Jericho, Santino Marella
The winner gets Punk at Wrestlemania. Punk says Jericho's entrance reminds him of a Lite Brite and he even sings the song. Ziggler has what appears to be a pink shirt tied around his waist. Everyone goes after Big Show almost immediately but it turns into a mod eliminating Khali. We take a break with nine remaining.
Back and Punk shouts Cole down saying that they're back. I don't think anyone has been eliminated. Kofi winds up on the apron and pulls Miz out there with him. They fight on the apron and Miz tries to throw Kofi back in for no apparent reason. Truth goes after him as well and Ziggler (minus the pink shirt) almost goes out. Cody and Wade try to put Show out but it doesn't come close.
Show stands on Ziggler and Miz is thrown to the apron but he slides back in. He charges at Kofi and Truth but lands on the apron AGAIN. A double dropkick finally puts him out to an ERUPTION. Show looks at Kofi and Truth and hits a double chokeslam. Jericho grabs a Codebreaker out of nowhere. Zig Zag to Jericho and Cross Rhodes to Jericho. Winds of Change to Cody and Santino dumps Wade! And Truth! And then he gets his head kicked off by Dolph.
Show throws Ziggler whose head slams into the table in a SICK bump. Ok so it's Show, Santino, Rhodes, Jericho, and Kofi. The announcers call for help for Dolph and we get an X. I think he might be legit hurt as that was a scary landing. Barrett's arm might be messed up too. Kofi goes up top but Jericho shoves him off and Kofi's feet hit the steps. Referees are running out to help Dolph and it looks bad.
There are four left. Jerry says he thinks Barrett has a broken arm and doesn't sound like he's kidding/kayfabing. Punk: “This has no bearing on anything but one of the EMTs looks like Rock N Roll Buck Zumhof.” There's a stretcher for Ziggler. Show gets taken down by finishers and Santino loads up the Cobra and hits Jericho with it but Cody dumps him to get us down to three. Show throws out Rhodes and chops Jericho down. Rhodes grabs Show's leg and Jericho's throat. There are still EMTs with Ziggler. Jericho chokes Show to the apron and Rhodes helps get him out at 12:22. It's Jericho vs. Punk at Wrestlemania.
Post match Punk gets in the ring and offers a handshake but Jericho says no and leaves.
Results
Sheamus b. Mark Henry – Brogue Kick
Kofi Kingston/R-Truth b. Epico/Primo – Trouble in Paradise to Primo
David Otunga b. Ezekiel Jackson – Spinebuster
Daniel Bryan b. Santino Marella – LeBell Lock
Bella Twins b. Aksana/Kelly Kelly – Bella Buster to Aksana
Chris Jericho won a battle royal last eliminating Big Show
Tuesday
Barrett has a dislocated elbow. He's out of Wrestlemania for sure.
Smackdown got a 2.0, down from last week.
Smackdown
Date: February 21, 2012
Location: BMO Harris Bank Center, Rockford, Illinois
Commentators: Michael Cole, Josh Matthews, Booker T
We're live tonight which was announced pretty quickly last night. The main event is Bryan vs. Punk II which will likely result in some run ins. Last night we had a good main event where Jericho got the world title shot. Other than half the roster winding up in the hospital, I thought it came off pretty well. These live shows are usually pretty good so hopefully they can continue that trend. Let's get to it.
Big Show vs. Mark Henry again tonight. Why couldn't Henry go in the Chamber again?
Here are Bryan and AJ to open the show. He says no one believed him no matter what he's said but now he's heading to the main event of Wrestlemania! As for Santino, he was trying to channel Rocky Balboa but Bryan is a role model who beat everyone on Sunday. Bryan says you all want Rocky, so YO AJ! I DID IT!!! The fans want Punk. Bryan talks about how Sunday was his moment but Sheamus ruined it. Well at Mania, Bryan is going to ruin Sheamus' moment by being victorious.
Bryan keeps talking and here's.....Miz? He can't believe Bryan really is champion but Bryan is wrong. Miz believed that he'd become a world champion too and it's because of his mentoring. He isn't out here to steal the spotlight or for thanks. He's here to offer his congratulations. Miz thinks that after Wrestlemania, they should form a tag team. Cue Sheamus to cut him off.
Sheamus congratulates Bryan, but for being a hypocrite. He's no role model but rather just a coward. Bryan would rather hide behind a skirt than fight like a man. After Wrestlemania, everyone is going to say that Bryan got exactly what he deserved. Miz gets in Sheamus' face and says that Sheamus should be taken down a notch or two. Sheamus says let the guys with a match at Wrestlemania talk. Bryan slaps Sheamus and runs but Miz jumps Sheamus. Miz is sent to the floor and I think we have our second main event tonight.
Sheamus vs. The Miz
Or we have a match we join in progress after the break. Sheamus is in control and hits the forearms in the ropes to send Miz to the floor. Back in the slingshot shoulder gets two. Miz avoids a charge and Sheamus' shoulder goes into the post. Single arm DDT gets two. Miz hooks a quick arm hold but Sheamus comes back with his running double axes. Irish Curse gets two and Sheamus doesn't seem that bothered.
Miz comes back with a Reality Check as Booker won't quite say if he thinks Sheamus will win the title at the PPV or not. Here comes the Finale but Sheamus throws him out of it. Brogue Kick misses and Sheamus rolls him up for two. That new move that Sheamus has been using (needs a name) gets the pin at 6:00 shown.
Teddy and Aksana are in the back and their usual stuff is done. Ace and Otunga are here and Teddy says that he has a special office for them. It's the men's room. Otunga vs. Jackson again tonight if I understood things right.
R-Truth/Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler/Jack Swagger
Truth and Swagger start things off. Truth does his gyrating dance and gets taken down by a shoulder block by Jack. Vader Bomb gets two. Off to Ziggler who hooks that cross face chicken wing of his. Ziggler misses his splash and Truth brings in Kofi to speed things up. Kofi keeps selling the injuries from the Chamber. It's good to see that Dolph is alive after that landing last night. Top rope cross body hits Dolph but Swagger makes the save. Swagger and Truth are knocked to the floor and Vickie slips on the floor. Back in the ring Ziggler pokes Kofi in the eye and the Zig Zag gets the pin at 2:43. So why put them over the champs?
Preview for some SyFy show.
Ron Simmons HOF video.
Santino does some target practice with The Cobra on some plastic cups. Heath Slater comes in and shoves them away. The Cobra spits something at Slater's eyes and then does it again.
Great Khali vs. Drew McIntyre
Drew is yelling at the commentators before the match. He begs off Khali and then shoves him. Chop, Plunge, 32 seconds.
Clip of the end of the battle royal last night with Show being eliminated because of Cody.
Big Show says Cody is on the top of his list, just like Show is on the top of Henry's list. Show is going to snap Cody's neck no matter where he gets his hands on him.
Big Show vs. Mark Henry
Show knocked Henry out on Monday to set this up. Show splashes him in the corner quickly and loads up the right hand but Henry ducks. A clothesline takes Show down and Henry is in early control. Henry yells a lot at Big Show and says this is his house and all that jazz. Show gets a boot up in the corner and some clotheslines to put Henry down. He hits a spear and calls for the chokeslam, but here's Rhodes.
He says it must not be Wrestlemania if he's going to chokeslam someone. Cody talks about Show facing Akebono at Wrestlemania and we get a clip from the show. In the middle of this match mind you. By clip I mean a full video package of the match against the sumo guy. Henry pops up and slams Show, followed by a splash for two. The WMD puts Henry out and Show goes after Cody. I guess we call it a countout at about 5:00.
Recap of HHH and Undertaker last night.
Ezekiel Jackson vs. David Otunga
For the dozen of you that demanded the rematch! Lillian screws up a bunch of the entrance for Otunga and Laurinits. Otunga gets in him in a dragon sleeper position and pounds away on the chest but Jackson runs him over with a shoulder. He hits the clotheslines and a splash in the corner, followed by a backbreaker. There's the Torture Rack but Otunga makes the ropes. Otunga guillotines him on the top and the spinebuster ends this at 1:21.
Otunga poses after the match.
Another preview for the Syfy show.
Here's ANOTHER video from last night, this time about Eve's heel turn.
Punk says nothing of note but he'll beat Bryan tonight.
Daniel Bryan vs. CM Punk
It's 9:34 when Bryan comes out so this is either going to go very long or there's something else ending the show. The crowd is very pro-Punk. They go to the mat and exchange a lot of counters. A stalemate takes us to a break. Back with Bryan holding a headlock which Punk escapes pretty quickly. Bryan goes after the arm and Punk sells it perfectly. Bryan kicks him in the chest and punk keeps sitting up.
Punk finally comes back with a suplex and both guys are down. Here comes the comeback via the kicks but his neckbreaker can't work because of the arm. See, THAT'S a huge difference in selling: you can't use certain moves because of the injuries. Bryan ducks the high kick and tries to leave, but Sheamus throws him back in and the high kick to the head gets the pin at 10:00.
And never mind as here's Ace to say keep the match going. Punk takes him down and we take another break. Back with Daniel in control and working over the arm some more. During the break, Punk made fun of Bryan's celebrations. Bryan rolls up Punk out of nowhere and grabs the rope for a pin at 14:27. Now say it with me: Teddy comes out and says restart it again.
Punk kicks him to the floor and hits a suicide dive followed by the springboard clothesline for two. Bryan takes over and hits his kicks, followed by a top rope rana. Punk rolls through into a sunset flip for two. More kicks by Bryan but Punk blocks one. Bryan counters the counter into the LeBell Lock but Punk escapes again. High kick gets two. Punk goes up for the Macho Elbow, only to get crotched. Superplex is countered twice but Bryan finally hits it on the third attempt, all the way from the top. Punk does the old interlock the feet but it's a double pin at 21:47.
Post match, Ace and Teddy raise their respective guy's hands (Teddy for Punk and Ace for Bryan). The bosses get into it and Ace throws his jacket at Teddy, making him leave to end the show with a staredown.
Results
Sheamus b. The Miz – Celtic Cross
Dolph Ziggler/Jack Swagger b. Kofi Kingston/R-Truth – Zig Zag to Kingston
Great Khali b. Drew McIntyre – Punjabi Plunge
Mark Henry b. Big Show via countout
David Otunga b. Ezekiel Jackson – Spinebuster
CM Punk and Daniel Bryan wrestled to a draw when both were pinned at the same time
Wednesday
Raw got a 3.2, up from last week.
Thursday
The 4th quarter financial report came out today. It seems that the quarter was down but the year was up by comparison to 2010.
Smackdown got a 1.7, down from the Friday average.
Brian Kendrick has been removed from the TNA roster page, which likely means he's gone.
NXT
Date: February 22, 2012
Location: BMO Harris Bank Center, Rockford, Illinois
Commentators: Josh Matthews, William Regal
This show still isn't up on WWE.com and I had to find it on Youtube. Apparently if you watch it on here, they cut out all the commercials and the show is about 12 minutes shorter. I think I could get used to this. Anyway this is the 51st episode of this season, making next week a milestone in its own right. Let's get to it.
We open with Striker in the ring but he's quickly cut off by Hawkins and Reks. Let me guess: they want more time. Hawkins has the Obama shirt on still and complains about being put in an impromptu match last week. Tyson Kidd comes out to interrupt and talks about how the fans want to see high impact fast paced offense. Reks and Hawkins can't even get into the main event properly. Reks says the two of them are the future. Striker has authority back apparently and here's a match.
Tyson Kidd vs. Tyler Reks
Reks takes him to the mat and grabs the wrist. Hawkins tries to cheat and is thrown out. Kidd dives on both of them and we take a break. Back with Kidd missing a charge into the corner and off to a double underhook. The match just dies with Reks in control. He ducks his head and Kidd gets a kick to the face to get some momentum. He loads up a sunset flip but winds up backdropping Reks to the floor. A running knee from the apron puts Reks down again. Springboard missile dropkick gets two.
Reks comes back and hits a reverse fallaway slam for two. Tyler goes up top but Kidd runs up to try a superplex. Kidd gets knocked off but he hits a kick to slow Reks down. Tyson goes up again but gets caught in a fireman's carry while Reks is on the ropes. He drops Kidd ribs first onto the buckle for two. In another homage to Bret, Reks drops a leg between Kidd's legs but Tyson grabs the foot ala Summerslam 1991. He pulls Reks into the Sharpshooter for the tap out at 8:36 shown.
Maxine yells at Bateman who is wearing an American Psycho t-shirt. She's going to find a way off this show. Maxine walks off and Bateman runs into Kaitlyn. Bateman wants to have fun and go win the Intercontinental Title. Please, give me another Godfather reign before that. They have an awkward moment where they're friends that accidentally flirt. Bateman leaves and Curtis comes in to be creepy. She knees him in the groin and leaves. Good grief get some better actors please.
Striker is playing the guitar when Kaitlyn comes in. She thinks he's doing a great job and would like a rematch with Maxine. Maxine comes in and they act all catty with each other. Maxine wants to get out of NXT because she can't be around Kaitlyn anymore. I think the end result is the rematch Kaitlyn wanted.
We get hopefully the only Raw recap video on here: Eve's saga with Cena.
Kidd is on the phone with someone that needs to get back on NXT. Apparently it's Barretta. McGillicutty comes in and says he drove six hours to get here and he doesn't have a match. He talks to Kidd and says that Kidd will never be one of them because he's not a second generation guy. A match is made for next week.
Titus O'Neil vs. Alex Riley
Young is on commentary here. Titus clotheslines him down and starts a Let's Go A-Ri chant. Riley gets up and O'Neil bails for a bit. He ducks his head though and Riley is sent to the floor. Percy comes out to stop Young from interfering. Riley is rammed into the table and we take a break. Back with Riley in a chinlock as Watson and Young get in an argument. Riley makes his comeback but when he tries ten punches in the corner, Titus powerbombs him out and puts his feet on the ropes for the pin at 4:56 shown.
Striker pops up on screen and says next week is the one year anniversary of NXT. Actually it's the 52nd episode so the anniversary would be the next week but WWE has never been good at complicated things like calendars. Next week there's going to be a huge announcement that will effect everyone on NXT. I won't hold my breath on that.
Don't be a bully! That ends the show.
Results
Tyson Kidd b. Tyler Reks – Sharpshooter
Titus O'Neil b. Alex Riley – Pinned Riley after a powerbomb with his feet on the ropes
Impact Wrestling
Date: February 23, 2012
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Tazz
The interesting part of this show is that during the week since the last Impact, Sting sent out a tweet that read “I'm Done.” Now while it's likely that this is just a storyline element for his presumed match with Roode at the PPV, it should be interesting to see where this goes. Let's get to it.
We open with a recap of how Roode has cheated to keep the title every time.
Here's Roode to open the show in an awesome looking suit. Roode talks about the tweet from Sting that says he's done. Sting will be here tonight though to tell the world that he's done. He talks about how Sting has been to war with guys like Luger, Flair, Vader and Hogan, but it was Roode that made Sting give up. The only thing he has to say to Sting is don't let the door hit you on the way out. I liked this promo a lot.
Morgan yells at Crimson about spearing him to lose the titles. Crimson says it'll be cool tonight.
Tag Titles: Crimson/Matt Morgan vs. Samoa Joe/Magnus
No break before the match which is a plus. The challengers jump the champs before the match and it's Joe vs. Morgan to start. Off to Crimson vs. Magnus as Tenay plugs the MMA show that debuts after this. A running knee to the chest puts Magnus down and the overly complicated former finisher that he called the Red Alert gets two. Joe pulls Magnus out of the way so that Crimson hits the post as we take a break.
Back with Crimson's comeback attempt being stopped by a rake to the eyes. A spinebuster puts Joe down though and is enough to bring in Magnus. Discus clothesline puts Joe down and it's an old school double noggin knocker. Magnus gets a boot up in the corner but jumps into a spinning Rock Bottom for two. The challengers take over but again Crimson accidentally hits Morgan, this time with a clothesline. The champs hit their finishing combo for the pin at 9:00.
Here's Brandon Jacobs, the running back from the Giants. He talks about being a Super Bowl Champion and being here with his friend James Storm last week. Then Bully Ray jumped him during the celebration. Well tonight he's back and he wants another shot at Bully. His talking really isn't that bad. He clearly isn't used to talking but he gets the point across and doesn't sound like he's miserable being here.
Cue Ray who brags about being a 23 time champion as opposed to Jacobs' one. Jacobs isn't saying anything but the fans cheer his name. He invites Ray in so Ray yells at the fans some more. Ray teases coming down but stops to make fun of Jacobs' yards in the Super Bowl. Jacobs says he'll come get Ray. He gets out of the ring and Ray runs as we go to a break.
Back and Jacobs is still looking for Ray. He runs into Storm and Hardy. Storm whispers something to him and that's that.
Zema Ion vs. Alex Shelley
Ion jumps Alex to start and sprays hairspray. Aries comes out with popcorn and wine to watch the show. Alex hits a sweet slingshot splash for two. Ion vs. Aries at Victory Road. Missile dropkick knocks Ion to the floor but he rams Shelley's head into the apron to take over. Back in Alex hits a dragon screw leg whip and then he chops away. A clothesline puts Ion on the floor and Shelley hits a suicide dive. Ion puts the hairspray can into his tights and shoves Shelley almost into the ref. He sprays Alex in the eyes and a double knee Shining Wizard ends this at 3:56.
We recap Garrett/Hogan vs. Eric/Gunner from the PPV.
Garrett says he isn't discouraged by what his dad said last week. Hogan questions if Garrett should keep going because Garrett has nothing to prove. It basically turns into Hogan saying your life will suck and Garrett saying he'll keep going for a few minutes.
Madison says Sting hasn't been fair to him so she hopes he's gone. As for Gail, Madison being the #1 contender means nothing for their friendship.
Gail Kim vs. ODB
Eric is here with ODB. Gail implies she's better looking than ODB and I can't say I disagree. Eric gets up on the apron for a tag. ODB takes her down with a chest bump and Tenay talks about Chris Brown for some reason. There's a bronco buster to Gail and a fall away slam. Gail tries to hold onto the ropes for mercy and manages to kick ODB in the head. Eric keeps trying to get in the ring because he's crazy you see.
Now he's on the apron and Gail hits kind of a running shoulder to the ribs in the corner for two. Gail hooks the Octopus Hold but ODB counters with a side slam. Madison comes out for no apparent reason as ODB takes a shot from the flask. A corner Thesz Press gets two but the Bam (TKO) is countered into Eat Defeat for the pin at 5:58.
AJ wants the world title.
Video on Jesse Sorensen who talks about what it was like when he couldn't get up. His mom talks about how scared she was.
TV Title: AJ Styles vs. Robbie E
AJ is all serious again. He rams Robbie into the corners and hits a backbreaker to control early. He hooks the bridging Indian Deathlock with the chinlock but lets it go. Robbie crawls to the floor and hides behind Big Rob. Back in Robbie takes over and hits a Russian legsweep for two. Robbie beats on him a little more until AJ makes his comeback. There's the dropkick and AJ hits the corner clothesline to set up a pumphandle backbreaker for two. Big Rob comes in to break up the Clash but doesn't touch AJ so we keep going. Pele hits and here are Daniels and Kaz with Kaz interfering for the DQ at 4:52.
Daniels looks shocked at what Kaz just did.
Jeff Hardy/James Storm vs. Bully Ray/Kurt Angle
Ray cuts off his big match intro and does it himself. Storm gets the crowd fired up pre match and brings out Jacobs to be in their corner. Storm and Angle start us off and James controls. Ray distracts him though and Angle gets in a shot to take over. Hardy comes in and Angle runs. Back from a break with Hardy gets two on Ray from the Whisper in the Wind. Hardy gets beaten down for awhile and we hear that AJ has demanded a gauntlet match with Kaz and Daniels.
Angle comes in and suplexes Hardy before he can get out. Back to Ray who gets caught by the mule kick and it's off to Storm. He cleans house for a bit but Ray takes him down. They get a table but it gets kicked into their faces. The good guys try to set up a table but Ray and Angle make the save. Last Call out of nowhere takes Angle down and Jacobs gets in. They get in a three point stance and Storm hits Ray in the face. Jacobs chokeslams him through the table (good one too) and Storm gets the pin at 13:23. The referee is totally cool with this apparently.
Jacobs says Storm's catchphrase to Ray and drinks some beer.
Here's Sting for the announcement about him being done. He talks about how Roode has pushed him over the edge. Here's Roode who says that Sting needs to admit to everyone that it was Roode that won the war. Sting says Roode didn't win any war and there go the glasses. Sting says Roode helped him out and woke him up. He smears some black paint on his face and says that there's no more half doing it and no more Mr. nice guy. He makes Sting vs. Roode at Victory Road and Roode is panicked. Roode goes to kick him low but Sting catches it and kicks Roode low instead.
Results
Magnus/Samoa Joe b. Crimson/Matt Morgan – Middle Rope Elbow To Morgan
Zima Ion b. Alex Shelley – Double Knee Shining Wizard
Gail Kim b. ODB – Eat Defeat
AJ Styles b. Robbie E via DQ when Kazarian interfered
James Storm/Jeff Hardy b. Bully Ray/Kurt Angle – Storm pinned Ray after a chokeslam from Brandon Jacobs
Friday
Impact got a 1.2, up from last week I believe.
Saturday
Nothing today.
Sunday
Nothing today either.
Quick Results
Raw
Sheamus b. Mark Henry – Brogue Kick
Kofi Kingston/R-Truth b. Epico/Primo – Trouble in Paradise to Primo
David Otunga b. Ezekiel Jackson – Spinebuster
Daniel Bryan b. Santino Marella – LeBell Lock
Bella Twins b. Aksana/Kelly Kelly – Bella Buster to Aksana
Chris Jericho won a battle royal last eliminating Big Show
Smackdown
Sheamus b. The Miz – Celtic Cross
Dolph Ziggler/Jack Swagger b. Kofi Kingston/R-Truth – Zig Zag to Kingston
Great Khali b. Drew McIntyre – Punjabi Plunge
Mark Henry b. Big Show via countout
David Otunga b. Ezekiel Jackson – Spinebuster
CM Punk and Daniel Bryan wrestled to a draw when both were pinned at the same time
NXT
Tyson Kidd b. Tyler Reks – Sharpshooter
Titus O'Neil b. Alex Riley – Pinned Riley after a powerbomb with his feet on the ropes
Impact Wrestling
Magnus/Samoa Joe b. Crimson/Matt Morgan – Middle Rope Elbow To Morgan
Zima Ion b. Alex Shelley – Double Knee Shining Wizard
Gail Kim b. ODB – Eat Defeat
AJ Styles b. Robbie E via DQ when Kazarian interfered
James Storm/Jeff Hardy b. Bully Ray/Kurt Angle – Storm pinned Ray after a chokeslam from Brandon Jacobs