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Monday
Smackdown got a 1.96, up slightly over last week's rating. Apparently not advertising Undertaker didn't help much.
Monday Night Raw
Date: April 29, 2013
Location: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Jerry Lawler
We're back stateside now and the big story is that Cena has an injured Achilles. Based on the fact that he kept wrestling while in Europe, odds are the injury isn't that bad. Other than that we're likely about to get more of the Extreme Rules card filled in now. It's interesting that other than the cage match, I don't think any of the matches have any gimmick attached unless you count a triple threat as EXTREME. Let's get to it.
Ricardo Rodriguez vs. Zeb Colter vs. Big E. Langston
The winner of this gets to pick the stipulation for the triple threat at Extreme Rules. Colter immediately heads to the apron to leave Langston vs. Ricardo. I don't think you have to tag here but it's not entirely clear. Langston of course runs over Ricardo like he's not even there and toys with him in the corner for a bit. Ricardo jumps over a charging Big E. in the corner and fires off some shots of his own. Colter comes in to pound away as well but Langston is mainly just annoyed.
Ricardo goes after Colter and the fans chant USA. Langston takes Ricardo's head off with a clothesline but Zeb shoves him away like an idiot. Colter gets stared down and claims a knee injury, allowing Ricardo to hit Big E. in the back with the bucket. This has no effect whatsoever, much like a shot to the head. Langston suplexes Ricardo down as Swagger, Del Rio and Ziggler all run in. All three and Langston fall to the floor and Colter tries a quick cover on Ricardo. AJ makes the save and Ricardo rolls up Colter for the pin at 5:00. Alberto gets to pick the stipulations at Extreme Rules.
We talk about Cena's injury for a bit. He's here tonight.
Today is World Wish Day and we see Cena granting another Make-A-Wish on the Today Show. Love him or hate him, this is always cool to see.
Cena comes out with the kids for World Wish Day. That's awesome.
Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton
Rhodes gets the jobber treatment by just being at ringside when Orton comes out. Orton shoves Cody around to start and throws him over the top, only to have Cody skin the cat. Randy is fine with that and dropkicks Cody down twice for two. Cody finally gets in a shot and stomps away in the corner as Cole continues to list off stats about everyone. All of the announcers have been doing it for the entire match. Orton comes back with a suplex for two and the fans want the RKO, only to have Cody dropkick Orton to the floor instead. Randy clotheslines Rhodes down on the floor and heads back inside as we take a break.
Back with Orton ramming Cody into the post on the floor before getting kicked off the apron by the Disaster Kick. That gets a few near falls back inside before Cody just goes nuts on Orton and stomps away. Off to a chinlock on Orton before Cody uppercuts him down for no cover. Back up and Cody drops an elbow on the back of the head for two, only to go up again and get crotched down. Orton superplexes him down for two and loads up the RKO, only to be countered into the Cross Rhodes for two. Cody loads up the Disaster Kick again but jumps into the RKO for the pin at 16:08.
Post match Orton says he's more focused than ever and catches a sneaky Cody in another RKO for good measure.
The Bellas plug the E! show and brag about how good they look.
We get a look at the Divas show.
Naomi vs. Brie Bella
Naomi does all of her jumping and flipping to start before knocking Brie to the floor. The Bellas switch and Nikki rolls up Naomi for the pin at 1:15.
Oh wait Cameron complains to the referee and gets the decision switched to a DQ. The Funkadactyls get beaten up post match.
Here's the Shield without even getting to hear the beginning of their entrance. They talk about beating everyone from Ryback to Rock to Sheamus to Cena and now Undertaker. We get some clips of all the attacks and Ambrose starts talking about their match with Cena/Ryback tonight, only to be cut off by 3MB. They say they're going to rock Shield's party tonight and the fight is on. The Band is of course beaten up and here's HELL NO for the save. Shield runs from the two of them so the champs beat up 3MB.
Cena is getting his ankle taped when Ryback comes in. Ryback talks some trash but Cena says he's hurt and not injured. Ryback says he can't take any chances tonight.
Back and the announcers talk about a Dominos pizza tracker and say the King's pizza will be here in 40 minutes.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston
Non-title of course. Kofi takes him down to start and hits a hard kick to the head followed by a spinning springboard splash for two. Ziggler comes back with a headlock to slow things down but Kofi hits a jumping back elbow to put the world champ down. Kofi heads to the apron for some kind of springboard, only to be dropkicked off the apron as we take a break. Back with Dolph holding a reverse chinlock followed by a clothesline in the corner to put Kingston down again.
After a neckbreaker from Dolph, Kofi moves out of the way of a splash in the corner to put both guys down. Kofi fights out of the corner and hits his elbows to the face and the Boom Drop, only to have Dolph duck Trouble in Paradise and DDT Kofi down for two. The SOS gets two for Kingston and there's Trouble in Paradise, but AJ puts Dolph's foot on the ropes. Langston tries to revive Ziggler but Kofi takes them both out with a dive.
Back in and the top rope cross body gets two on Dolph, drawing AJ in for a distraction. Zigger gets two off a rollup as does Kofi, but Dolph's dropkick is caught in a slingshot into the corner. A springboard spinning splash misses Ziggler and the Zig Zag is good for the pin on Kofi at 12:18.
Post match Langston hits two Big Endings on Kofi.
AJ and Kaitlyn have a staredown in the back. Kaitlyn gets a present and has a secret admirer.
Video on HHH vs. Lesnar.
Ryback comes in to see Vickie and Brad because Cena is out of the handicap match tonight. Vickie offers to make it a six man tag with HELL NO but Ryback declines.
King's pizza is delivered to fans by mistake.
Jack Swagger vs. Zack Ryder
Ryder shows us a clip from earlier tonight with Colter losing to Ricardo. Swagger runs over Ryder to start and puts on a fast armbar. A powerslam gets two for Jack and there's a DDT on the leg. Two Vader Bombs crush Zack's ribs as Swagger can't pick a body part to work on. A third is countered by Zack raising his feet up and there's a backdrop to put Swagger on the floor. Ryder hits a baseball slide to take Jack down again but back inside it's the gutwrench powerbomb and the Patriot Lock for the submission at 3:06.
Post match Colter hits a right hand on Ryder.
During the break Ryback left the building.
Here's Mark Henry who says he's going to prove how strong he is. He has a big rope with him and there's a red line in the ring. Apparently it's a tug of war against Tensai. Henry wins with ease so now he's going to do the same thing with Brodus Clay. Cole: If you drop your elbow below your knee it's a foul. Jerry: WHY DO YOU KNOW THAT? Henry wins with ease but here's Sheamus with a challenge. They start the tug of war and Sheamus actually moves him a bit but Henry easily takes over. Sheamus lets go and Henry goes down, followed by a Brogue Kick to lay Henry out.
We look at the Make-A-Wish stuff from earlier.
HELL NO is in a handicap match with the Shield but Vickie tells Brad she needs him to do one more thing.
Post match Brad Maddox comes in to see Cena (Hey Braden Walker) but John says he's in the main event as HELL NO's partner.
Antonio Cesaro vs. Alberto Del Rio
As the match starts we hear, I kid you not, yodeling trivia. Cesaro suplexes him down but gets caught with a running kick to the arm in the corner. Alberto goes after the arm and hooks an armbar. Cesaro comes back with some forearms to the back of the head, only to walk into a hurricanrana. Alberto sends him into the corner and hits the forearms to the back and the Backstabber has Cesaro in trouble. The armbreaker is loaded up but Cesaro rolls to the floor and we take a break.
Back with Cesaro holding Del Rio in a chinlock before getting two off the gutwrench suplex. The running European uppercut gets the same in the corner and it's back to the chinlock. A suplex puts Alberto down again but Alberto fires off some clotheslines to come back. Del Rio goes up but dives into another uppercut. Cesaro charges into the post though, allowing Alberto to hit the low superkick for a close two. The armbreaker is countered into a rollup which is countered into the armbreaker for the tap out at 13:27.
Post match Alberto announces that it's a ladder match for the title at the PPV.
It's time for a dance off between Fandango and Great Khali. Khali says he's a better ballroom dancer than Chris Jericho and gets to show off with Natalya. After what I think was a tango, Fandango says Jericho was clumsy on Dancing with the Stars. His chick is named Summer Rae and their dance is far better. Piped in noise give the win to Khali and Natalya. Fandango lays out Khali post contest.
Shield vs. HELL NO/John Cena
Shield comes in to fight before the bell but gets sent to the floor with ease. It's Kane vs. Ambrose to officially start things off with Dean getting beaten down. Off to Reigns who gets thrown around by the big fried freak, only to be taken into the Shield corner and double teamed into trouble. Kane kicks Rollins down and it's off to Cena but his bad ankle acts up in a hurry, meaning it's off to Bryan instead.
Daniel fires off some kicks before it's off to Ambrose vs. Kane again. Bryan comes back in and fires off a bunch of kicks to Ambrose before hooking a surfboard. Kane comes in for a dropkick but the top rope clothesline misses. Off to Rollins for a double suplex and now it's Kane in trouble for a change as we take a break.
Back with Ambrose working over Bryan before it's off to Rollins for a kick to the chest and a kind of abdominal stretch on the mat. A hard kick to the back of Bryan's head gets two as Cena plays cheerleader. Reigns hits a Samoan Drop for two but Bryan sends him to the floor, allowing for a hot tag to Kane. Rollins is sent to the floor and there's the top rope clothesline to Ambrose.
Kane sends Dean to the floor before loading up the announce table. A Rollins distraction lets Ambrose hit a quick DDT to take Kane down but he makes it back in at nine. Ambrose goes nuts on him with knees to the head but gets caught in a quick chokeslam. The hot tag brings in Cena who initiates his finishing sequence on Reigns, only to catch Rollins in the AA. The ankle gives out though and Reigns spears down Cena for the pin at 15:24.
Ryback is still here. I'm shocked too.
Results
Ricardo Rodriguez b. Zeb Colter and Big E. Langston Rollup to Colter
Randy Orton b. Cody Rhodes RKO
Naomi b. Brie Bella via DQ when Nikki Bella interfered
Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston Zig Zag
Jack Swagger b. Zack Ryder Gutwrench powerbomb
Alberto Del Rio b. Antonio Cesaro Cross Armbreaker
Shield b. John Cena/HELL NO Spear to Cena
Tuesday
Raw got a 3.1, down very slightly from last week.
Wednesday
NXT
Date: May 1, 2013
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Tony Dawson, Brad Maddox, William Regal
After last week's Clash of the Champions, it's time to get back to the regular stuff here in NXT. Langston doesn't have a challenger at the moment and the Wyatt Family is still running around. There really aren't any stories at the moment other than Shield, which means we should get some interesting stuff tonight. Let's get to it.
Chris Jericho is here tonight.
Welcome Home.
Epico/Primo vs. Wyatt Family vs. Bo Dallas/Adrian Neville
This is under elimination rules. Bray Wyatt and Rosa Mendes are nowhere in sight here. Dallas and Rowan start things off with Bo pounding away in the corner until it's off to Neville. Bo and Adrian tag in and out very quickly with both coming in with top rope ax handles to Erick's arm. Off to Harper vs. Adrian and a rolling cradle gets two for Luke. Apparently Wyatt gets to face Jericho in the main event tonight. That should be awesome.
Harper slams Adrian down but Epico tags himself in to pick Neville's bones. That goes about as badly as it could for Epico though as Dallas gets the tag and cranks on Epico's arm. Epico takes him into the corner and channels his inner Arn Anderson by raking Dallas' eyes across the top rope. We take a break and come back with Rowan working over Dallas until it's off to Harper for a chinlock.
Dallas hits a jawbreaker to escape and knocks Harper into the corner for a tag to Primo. Primo stomps Bo down in the corner and it's off to Epico after just a few seconds. Scratch that as it's already back to Epico as the cousins (Primo is Spanish for male cousin) take turns hammering on Dallas. The fans say NO MORE BO as Epico puts on a bow and arrow hold. Dallas fights up and rolls Epico away, only to get taken down for some near falls. Maddox: What heart by Bo Dallas! Just like you Regal. Regal: I don't have a heart. It's a piece of black coal.
Bo escapes a chinlock with another jawbreaker and it's off to Primo vs. Neville. A leg lariat and standing shooting star gets two on Primo and there's a spear from Dallas to Epico. Primo gets a quick rollup on Adrian for two but Neville kicks him in the head, followed by the corkscrew shooting star for the pin to eliminate Epico and Primo. A second later though Harper takes Adrian's head off with the discus lariat for the winning pin at 9:41 shown of 13:11.
We recap Paige vs. Summer Rae. Summer injured Paige's shoulder and now Paige is back for revenge. Paige issued a challenge and Summer jumped her to accept the challenge.
Paige vs. Summer Rae
Summer jumps her during the entrance again but takes too long, allowing Paige to get the advantage once they get inside. A clothesline puts Summer down and Paige is looking very cocky. Paige smacks her in the face for two and looks to be loving every second of this beating. A fisherman's suplex gets two on Rae but she rams Paige into the corner to escape. Summer rolls through a rollup and we get a catfight on the mat. Rae rolls to the floor and we take a break.
Back with Maddox accusing Regal of having a thing for Paige. Regal: Blithering idiot. Rae drops Paige again for two and she mocks Paige's scream. Off to an old school Indian Deathlock by Summer as we get a debate over Native American vs. Indian. Paige finally makes the rope and kicks Summer in the ribs. The leg seems to be just fine already. Rae gets stomped out to the floor and starts to walk out, but Paige will have none of that. Summer is sent ribs first into the apron and the Paige Turner (kind of a snap reverse Angle Slam) gets the pin on Rae at 6:44 of 10:14.
Due to the Wyatt Family pinning Neville earlier tonight, they get a title shot next week against Neville and Bo Dallas, who is substituting for Oliver Grey.
Bray Wyatt vs. Chris Jericho
Wyatt talks about being the kind of hero that the world needs and promises to break down the wall tonight. Wyatt gets right in Jericho's face so Chris pounds him down and hits a quick dropkick to send Wyatt to the floor. Back in and Bray bails to the floor to avoid a right hand so Jericho hits a baseball slide to take him down. Jericho throws him in again and hits a top rope cross body for two. Rowan tries to trip Jericho up and gets himself ejected as we take a break.
Back with Jericho in control but being sent out to the floor. Harper slams him down onto the ramp so Wyatt can stomp away before pounding on Jericho back in the ring. Jericho tries a rollup but gets sent out to the floor instead. Off to a chinlock as the fans are all behind Jericho. Chris fights up but gets caught in a quick suplex to put him right back down. Wyatt misses a backsplash though and Jericho hits a top rope ax handle to take over.
After dropkicking Harper to the floor though, Bray decks Jericho with a clothesline for two. The running enziguri gets two for Jericho as does a running cross body for Bray. Jericho comes back with the Codebreaker to send Bray to the floor. Harper sends Jericho into the post though, giving Wyatt two more in the ring. Bray does the dancing bit but the Downward Spiral is countered into a slingshot into Harper. The Walls make Bray tap at 10:30 shown of 14:00.
Jericho celebrates with the fans to end the show.
Results
Wyatt Family b. Epico/Primo and Bo Dallas/Adrian Neville Discus lariat to Neville
Paige b. Summer Rae Paige Turner
Chris Jericho b. Bray Wyatt Walls of Jericho
Main Event
Date: May 1, 2013
Location: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield
This is a request due to the opening match for the show. I've heard words like classic and match of the year candidate about it so maybe it'll live up to the hype. I rarely look at Main Event due to it being WWE overload for me, but as usual I have issues turning down requests. Let's get to it.
We open with a recap of Kofi beating Cesaro for the US Title a few weeks back.
Cesaro, now in a beret and sunglasses, says that he'll dominate with technical skill and tenacity.
US Title: Kofi Kingston vs. Antonio Cesaro
Kofi is defending if that wasn't clear. The crowd chants USA for a match between a Swiss man and an African. That never ceases to amaze me. Anyway they feel each other out with Cesaro trying to use the power game to take over early on. Kofi gets behind him as they fight for arm control. Cesaro takes it to the mat with a grip around the ribs but Kofi rolls into a cradle for two.
Antonio pulls him to the ground again but Kofi drives a knee into the arm to take over. Cesaro slams him head first into the mat and it's off to a headlock. Kofi tries to fight up but gets thrown down with the gutwrench suplex. The champ comes back with a kick to the head and a spinning springboard splash for two. Cesaro bails to the floor and we take a break. Back with Cesaro getting two off a European uppercut and hooking a chinlock.
A legdrop across the back of Kofi's neck gets two as does a butterfly suplex. There's a move I haven't seen in a long time. Back to the chinlock followed by a hard knee to Kingston's chest. Kofi comes back with some quick dropkicks and the Boom Drop for no cover. He loads up Trouble in Paradise but Cesaro bails to the floor. Kofi goes after Cesaro but has his neck snapped over the top rope. His leg gets caught in the ropes as well, apparently injuring it.
Cesaro gets back in but walks into the SOS for two. There's a Juvy Driver of all things to Kingston for two and a running European uppercut gets the same. Another gutwrench attempt is countered into a sunset flip but Antonio counters into a rollup for two as we take another break. Back with Kofi knocking Antonio out to the floor and hurricanranaing him into the steps.
Back in again and Kofi tries the spinning cross body but gets caught in mid air, only to roll into a cradle for another near fall. Cesaro takes him down again though and stomps on the bad leg before putting on a half crab. Kofi crawls out and gets a rollup, only to get caught in a half giant swing. That's a new one. Back to the half crab and Cesaro drags it to the middle of the ring. Kofi crawls over to the bottom rope and out to the apron, so Antonio climbs to the middle rope and superplexes him down from the apron for two more. That's INSANE strength.
Another double stomp to the chest gets two more for Cesaro and it's back to the half crab. Kofi gets to the rope so Cesaro loads up the Neutralizer. Even on one bad leg, Kofi is able to backdrop out of it and hit Trouble in Paradise to the back of the head, knocking Cesaro out cold for the pin to retain at 18:30 shown of 25:30.
Post match Kingston says he had a bad start to the year but kept fighting and won the US Title. He talks about becoming a father last week and gives a shout out to his wife and son.
Post break Kofi is in the back when Cesaro jumps him. He crushes Cesaro with a crate of some kind and says you don't take from Antonio because he takes from you.
The Raw Rebound talks about the end of the show with Shield pinning Cena and Ryback showing up because he never left. This shocked no one.
Justin Gabriel vs. Heath Slater
McIntyre tells Slater to rock Gabriel's face. Feeling out process to start with Gabriel sending Slater to the mat and mocking the band. Off to an armbar by Justin as we hear about the history between these two. Slater can't shake the hold but a Mahal distraction lets Slater make the rope. Cole: Drew has something wrong with him. JBL: YOU THINK??? They trade some headlocks before Gabriel puts on the armbar again.
Back up and a headscissors puts Slater on the floor and a suicide dive takes out Mahal and McIntyre. They try to get at Justin and earn an ejection for their efforts. Justin throws Slater to the floor again and we take a break. Back with more of the armbar on Slater as the announcers are talking about the Bay City Rollers and their cassette collections. Gabriel loads up the 450 but gets powerslamed down off the top rope for two.
We hit a chinlock on Gabriel as Cole makes air guitar jokes. A hard whip into the corner gets two for Heath but Justin comes back with some kicks and forearms. Gabriel gets two off a springboard cross body and goes up. After breaking up a superplex, the 450 connects on Slater for the pin at 9:45 shown of 13:15.
Results
Kofi Kingston b. Antonio Cesaro Trouble in Paradise
Justin Gabriel b. Heath Slater 450 Splash
Smackdown got a 1.96, up slightly over last week's rating. Apparently not advertising Undertaker didn't help much.
Monday Night Raw
Date: April 29, 2013
Location: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Jerry Lawler
We're back stateside now and the big story is that Cena has an injured Achilles. Based on the fact that he kept wrestling while in Europe, odds are the injury isn't that bad. Other than that we're likely about to get more of the Extreme Rules card filled in now. It's interesting that other than the cage match, I don't think any of the matches have any gimmick attached unless you count a triple threat as EXTREME. Let's get to it.
Ricardo Rodriguez vs. Zeb Colter vs. Big E. Langston
The winner of this gets to pick the stipulation for the triple threat at Extreme Rules. Colter immediately heads to the apron to leave Langston vs. Ricardo. I don't think you have to tag here but it's not entirely clear. Langston of course runs over Ricardo like he's not even there and toys with him in the corner for a bit. Ricardo jumps over a charging Big E. in the corner and fires off some shots of his own. Colter comes in to pound away as well but Langston is mainly just annoyed.
Ricardo goes after Colter and the fans chant USA. Langston takes Ricardo's head off with a clothesline but Zeb shoves him away like an idiot. Colter gets stared down and claims a knee injury, allowing Ricardo to hit Big E. in the back with the bucket. This has no effect whatsoever, much like a shot to the head. Langston suplexes Ricardo down as Swagger, Del Rio and Ziggler all run in. All three and Langston fall to the floor and Colter tries a quick cover on Ricardo. AJ makes the save and Ricardo rolls up Colter for the pin at 5:00. Alberto gets to pick the stipulations at Extreme Rules.
We talk about Cena's injury for a bit. He's here tonight.
Today is World Wish Day and we see Cena granting another Make-A-Wish on the Today Show. Love him or hate him, this is always cool to see.
Cena comes out with the kids for World Wish Day. That's awesome.
Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton
Rhodes gets the jobber treatment by just being at ringside when Orton comes out. Orton shoves Cody around to start and throws him over the top, only to have Cody skin the cat. Randy is fine with that and dropkicks Cody down twice for two. Cody finally gets in a shot and stomps away in the corner as Cole continues to list off stats about everyone. All of the announcers have been doing it for the entire match. Orton comes back with a suplex for two and the fans want the RKO, only to have Cody dropkick Orton to the floor instead. Randy clotheslines Rhodes down on the floor and heads back inside as we take a break.
Back with Orton ramming Cody into the post on the floor before getting kicked off the apron by the Disaster Kick. That gets a few near falls back inside before Cody just goes nuts on Orton and stomps away. Off to a chinlock on Orton before Cody uppercuts him down for no cover. Back up and Cody drops an elbow on the back of the head for two, only to go up again and get crotched down. Orton superplexes him down for two and loads up the RKO, only to be countered into the Cross Rhodes for two. Cody loads up the Disaster Kick again but jumps into the RKO for the pin at 16:08.
Post match Orton says he's more focused than ever and catches a sneaky Cody in another RKO for good measure.
The Bellas plug the E! show and brag about how good they look.
We get a look at the Divas show.
Naomi vs. Brie Bella
Naomi does all of her jumping and flipping to start before knocking Brie to the floor. The Bellas switch and Nikki rolls up Naomi for the pin at 1:15.
Oh wait Cameron complains to the referee and gets the decision switched to a DQ. The Funkadactyls get beaten up post match.
Here's the Shield without even getting to hear the beginning of their entrance. They talk about beating everyone from Ryback to Rock to Sheamus to Cena and now Undertaker. We get some clips of all the attacks and Ambrose starts talking about their match with Cena/Ryback tonight, only to be cut off by 3MB. They say they're going to rock Shield's party tonight and the fight is on. The Band is of course beaten up and here's HELL NO for the save. Shield runs from the two of them so the champs beat up 3MB.
Cena is getting his ankle taped when Ryback comes in. Ryback talks some trash but Cena says he's hurt and not injured. Ryback says he can't take any chances tonight.
Back and the announcers talk about a Dominos pizza tracker and say the King's pizza will be here in 40 minutes.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston
Non-title of course. Kofi takes him down to start and hits a hard kick to the head followed by a spinning springboard splash for two. Ziggler comes back with a headlock to slow things down but Kofi hits a jumping back elbow to put the world champ down. Kofi heads to the apron for some kind of springboard, only to be dropkicked off the apron as we take a break. Back with Dolph holding a reverse chinlock followed by a clothesline in the corner to put Kingston down again.
After a neckbreaker from Dolph, Kofi moves out of the way of a splash in the corner to put both guys down. Kofi fights out of the corner and hits his elbows to the face and the Boom Drop, only to have Dolph duck Trouble in Paradise and DDT Kofi down for two. The SOS gets two for Kingston and there's Trouble in Paradise, but AJ puts Dolph's foot on the ropes. Langston tries to revive Ziggler but Kofi takes them both out with a dive.
Back in and the top rope cross body gets two on Dolph, drawing AJ in for a distraction. Zigger gets two off a rollup as does Kofi, but Dolph's dropkick is caught in a slingshot into the corner. A springboard spinning splash misses Ziggler and the Zig Zag is good for the pin on Kofi at 12:18.
Post match Langston hits two Big Endings on Kofi.
AJ and Kaitlyn have a staredown in the back. Kaitlyn gets a present and has a secret admirer.
Video on HHH vs. Lesnar.
Ryback comes in to see Vickie and Brad because Cena is out of the handicap match tonight. Vickie offers to make it a six man tag with HELL NO but Ryback declines.
King's pizza is delivered to fans by mistake.
Jack Swagger vs. Zack Ryder
Ryder shows us a clip from earlier tonight with Colter losing to Ricardo. Swagger runs over Ryder to start and puts on a fast armbar. A powerslam gets two for Jack and there's a DDT on the leg. Two Vader Bombs crush Zack's ribs as Swagger can't pick a body part to work on. A third is countered by Zack raising his feet up and there's a backdrop to put Swagger on the floor. Ryder hits a baseball slide to take Jack down again but back inside it's the gutwrench powerbomb and the Patriot Lock for the submission at 3:06.
Post match Colter hits a right hand on Ryder.
During the break Ryback left the building.
Here's Mark Henry who says he's going to prove how strong he is. He has a big rope with him and there's a red line in the ring. Apparently it's a tug of war against Tensai. Henry wins with ease so now he's going to do the same thing with Brodus Clay. Cole: If you drop your elbow below your knee it's a foul. Jerry: WHY DO YOU KNOW THAT? Henry wins with ease but here's Sheamus with a challenge. They start the tug of war and Sheamus actually moves him a bit but Henry easily takes over. Sheamus lets go and Henry goes down, followed by a Brogue Kick to lay Henry out.
We look at the Make-A-Wish stuff from earlier.
HELL NO is in a handicap match with the Shield but Vickie tells Brad she needs him to do one more thing.
Post match Brad Maddox comes in to see Cena (Hey Braden Walker) but John says he's in the main event as HELL NO's partner.
Antonio Cesaro vs. Alberto Del Rio
As the match starts we hear, I kid you not, yodeling trivia. Cesaro suplexes him down but gets caught with a running kick to the arm in the corner. Alberto goes after the arm and hooks an armbar. Cesaro comes back with some forearms to the back of the head, only to walk into a hurricanrana. Alberto sends him into the corner and hits the forearms to the back and the Backstabber has Cesaro in trouble. The armbreaker is loaded up but Cesaro rolls to the floor and we take a break.
Back with Cesaro holding Del Rio in a chinlock before getting two off the gutwrench suplex. The running European uppercut gets the same in the corner and it's back to the chinlock. A suplex puts Alberto down again but Alberto fires off some clotheslines to come back. Del Rio goes up but dives into another uppercut. Cesaro charges into the post though, allowing Alberto to hit the low superkick for a close two. The armbreaker is countered into a rollup which is countered into the armbreaker for the tap out at 13:27.
Post match Alberto announces that it's a ladder match for the title at the PPV.
It's time for a dance off between Fandango and Great Khali. Khali says he's a better ballroom dancer than Chris Jericho and gets to show off with Natalya. After what I think was a tango, Fandango says Jericho was clumsy on Dancing with the Stars. His chick is named Summer Rae and their dance is far better. Piped in noise give the win to Khali and Natalya. Fandango lays out Khali post contest.
Shield vs. HELL NO/John Cena
Shield comes in to fight before the bell but gets sent to the floor with ease. It's Kane vs. Ambrose to officially start things off with Dean getting beaten down. Off to Reigns who gets thrown around by the big fried freak, only to be taken into the Shield corner and double teamed into trouble. Kane kicks Rollins down and it's off to Cena but his bad ankle acts up in a hurry, meaning it's off to Bryan instead.
Daniel fires off some kicks before it's off to Ambrose vs. Kane again. Bryan comes back in and fires off a bunch of kicks to Ambrose before hooking a surfboard. Kane comes in for a dropkick but the top rope clothesline misses. Off to Rollins for a double suplex and now it's Kane in trouble for a change as we take a break.
Back with Ambrose working over Bryan before it's off to Rollins for a kick to the chest and a kind of abdominal stretch on the mat. A hard kick to the back of Bryan's head gets two as Cena plays cheerleader. Reigns hits a Samoan Drop for two but Bryan sends him to the floor, allowing for a hot tag to Kane. Rollins is sent to the floor and there's the top rope clothesline to Ambrose.
Kane sends Dean to the floor before loading up the announce table. A Rollins distraction lets Ambrose hit a quick DDT to take Kane down but he makes it back in at nine. Ambrose goes nuts on him with knees to the head but gets caught in a quick chokeslam. The hot tag brings in Cena who initiates his finishing sequence on Reigns, only to catch Rollins in the AA. The ankle gives out though and Reigns spears down Cena for the pin at 15:24.
Ryback is still here. I'm shocked too.
Results
Ricardo Rodriguez b. Zeb Colter and Big E. Langston Rollup to Colter
Randy Orton b. Cody Rhodes RKO
Naomi b. Brie Bella via DQ when Nikki Bella interfered
Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston Zig Zag
Jack Swagger b. Zack Ryder Gutwrench powerbomb
Alberto Del Rio b. Antonio Cesaro Cross Armbreaker
Shield b. John Cena/HELL NO Spear to Cena
Tuesday
Raw got a 3.1, down very slightly from last week.
Wednesday
NXT
Date: May 1, 2013
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Tony Dawson, Brad Maddox, William Regal
After last week's Clash of the Champions, it's time to get back to the regular stuff here in NXT. Langston doesn't have a challenger at the moment and the Wyatt Family is still running around. There really aren't any stories at the moment other than Shield, which means we should get some interesting stuff tonight. Let's get to it.
Chris Jericho is here tonight.
Welcome Home.
Epico/Primo vs. Wyatt Family vs. Bo Dallas/Adrian Neville
This is under elimination rules. Bray Wyatt and Rosa Mendes are nowhere in sight here. Dallas and Rowan start things off with Bo pounding away in the corner until it's off to Neville. Bo and Adrian tag in and out very quickly with both coming in with top rope ax handles to Erick's arm. Off to Harper vs. Adrian and a rolling cradle gets two for Luke. Apparently Wyatt gets to face Jericho in the main event tonight. That should be awesome.
Harper slams Adrian down but Epico tags himself in to pick Neville's bones. That goes about as badly as it could for Epico though as Dallas gets the tag and cranks on Epico's arm. Epico takes him into the corner and channels his inner Arn Anderson by raking Dallas' eyes across the top rope. We take a break and come back with Rowan working over Dallas until it's off to Harper for a chinlock.
Dallas hits a jawbreaker to escape and knocks Harper into the corner for a tag to Primo. Primo stomps Bo down in the corner and it's off to Epico after just a few seconds. Scratch that as it's already back to Epico as the cousins (Primo is Spanish for male cousin) take turns hammering on Dallas. The fans say NO MORE BO as Epico puts on a bow and arrow hold. Dallas fights up and rolls Epico away, only to get taken down for some near falls. Maddox: What heart by Bo Dallas! Just like you Regal. Regal: I don't have a heart. It's a piece of black coal.
Bo escapes a chinlock with another jawbreaker and it's off to Primo vs. Neville. A leg lariat and standing shooting star gets two on Primo and there's a spear from Dallas to Epico. Primo gets a quick rollup on Adrian for two but Neville kicks him in the head, followed by the corkscrew shooting star for the pin to eliminate Epico and Primo. A second later though Harper takes Adrian's head off with the discus lariat for the winning pin at 9:41 shown of 13:11.
We recap Paige vs. Summer Rae. Summer injured Paige's shoulder and now Paige is back for revenge. Paige issued a challenge and Summer jumped her to accept the challenge.
Paige vs. Summer Rae
Summer jumps her during the entrance again but takes too long, allowing Paige to get the advantage once they get inside. A clothesline puts Summer down and Paige is looking very cocky. Paige smacks her in the face for two and looks to be loving every second of this beating. A fisherman's suplex gets two on Rae but she rams Paige into the corner to escape. Summer rolls through a rollup and we get a catfight on the mat. Rae rolls to the floor and we take a break.
Back with Maddox accusing Regal of having a thing for Paige. Regal: Blithering idiot. Rae drops Paige again for two and she mocks Paige's scream. Off to an old school Indian Deathlock by Summer as we get a debate over Native American vs. Indian. Paige finally makes the rope and kicks Summer in the ribs. The leg seems to be just fine already. Rae gets stomped out to the floor and starts to walk out, but Paige will have none of that. Summer is sent ribs first into the apron and the Paige Turner (kind of a snap reverse Angle Slam) gets the pin on Rae at 6:44 of 10:14.
Due to the Wyatt Family pinning Neville earlier tonight, they get a title shot next week against Neville and Bo Dallas, who is substituting for Oliver Grey.
Bray Wyatt vs. Chris Jericho
Wyatt talks about being the kind of hero that the world needs and promises to break down the wall tonight. Wyatt gets right in Jericho's face so Chris pounds him down and hits a quick dropkick to send Wyatt to the floor. Back in and Bray bails to the floor to avoid a right hand so Jericho hits a baseball slide to take him down. Jericho throws him in again and hits a top rope cross body for two. Rowan tries to trip Jericho up and gets himself ejected as we take a break.
Back with Jericho in control but being sent out to the floor. Harper slams him down onto the ramp so Wyatt can stomp away before pounding on Jericho back in the ring. Jericho tries a rollup but gets sent out to the floor instead. Off to a chinlock as the fans are all behind Jericho. Chris fights up but gets caught in a quick suplex to put him right back down. Wyatt misses a backsplash though and Jericho hits a top rope ax handle to take over.
After dropkicking Harper to the floor though, Bray decks Jericho with a clothesline for two. The running enziguri gets two for Jericho as does a running cross body for Bray. Jericho comes back with the Codebreaker to send Bray to the floor. Harper sends Jericho into the post though, giving Wyatt two more in the ring. Bray does the dancing bit but the Downward Spiral is countered into a slingshot into Harper. The Walls make Bray tap at 10:30 shown of 14:00.
Jericho celebrates with the fans to end the show.
Results
Wyatt Family b. Epico/Primo and Bo Dallas/Adrian Neville Discus lariat to Neville
Paige b. Summer Rae Paige Turner
Chris Jericho b. Bray Wyatt Walls of Jericho
Main Event
Date: May 1, 2013
Location: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield
This is a request due to the opening match for the show. I've heard words like classic and match of the year candidate about it so maybe it'll live up to the hype. I rarely look at Main Event due to it being WWE overload for me, but as usual I have issues turning down requests. Let's get to it.
We open with a recap of Kofi beating Cesaro for the US Title a few weeks back.
Cesaro, now in a beret and sunglasses, says that he'll dominate with technical skill and tenacity.
US Title: Kofi Kingston vs. Antonio Cesaro
Kofi is defending if that wasn't clear. The crowd chants USA for a match between a Swiss man and an African. That never ceases to amaze me. Anyway they feel each other out with Cesaro trying to use the power game to take over early on. Kofi gets behind him as they fight for arm control. Cesaro takes it to the mat with a grip around the ribs but Kofi rolls into a cradle for two.
Antonio pulls him to the ground again but Kofi drives a knee into the arm to take over. Cesaro slams him head first into the mat and it's off to a headlock. Kofi tries to fight up but gets thrown down with the gutwrench suplex. The champ comes back with a kick to the head and a spinning springboard splash for two. Cesaro bails to the floor and we take a break. Back with Cesaro getting two off a European uppercut and hooking a chinlock.
A legdrop across the back of Kofi's neck gets two as does a butterfly suplex. There's a move I haven't seen in a long time. Back to the chinlock followed by a hard knee to Kingston's chest. Kofi comes back with some quick dropkicks and the Boom Drop for no cover. He loads up Trouble in Paradise but Cesaro bails to the floor. Kofi goes after Cesaro but has his neck snapped over the top rope. His leg gets caught in the ropes as well, apparently injuring it.
Cesaro gets back in but walks into the SOS for two. There's a Juvy Driver of all things to Kingston for two and a running European uppercut gets the same. Another gutwrench attempt is countered into a sunset flip but Antonio counters into a rollup for two as we take another break. Back with Kofi knocking Antonio out to the floor and hurricanranaing him into the steps.
Back in again and Kofi tries the spinning cross body but gets caught in mid air, only to roll into a cradle for another near fall. Cesaro takes him down again though and stomps on the bad leg before putting on a half crab. Kofi crawls out and gets a rollup, only to get caught in a half giant swing. That's a new one. Back to the half crab and Cesaro drags it to the middle of the ring. Kofi crawls over to the bottom rope and out to the apron, so Antonio climbs to the middle rope and superplexes him down from the apron for two more. That's INSANE strength.
Another double stomp to the chest gets two more for Cesaro and it's back to the half crab. Kofi gets to the rope so Cesaro loads up the Neutralizer. Even on one bad leg, Kofi is able to backdrop out of it and hit Trouble in Paradise to the back of the head, knocking Cesaro out cold for the pin to retain at 18:30 shown of 25:30.
Post match Kingston says he had a bad start to the year but kept fighting and won the US Title. He talks about becoming a father last week and gives a shout out to his wife and son.
Post break Kofi is in the back when Cesaro jumps him. He crushes Cesaro with a crate of some kind and says you don't take from Antonio because he takes from you.
The Raw Rebound talks about the end of the show with Shield pinning Cena and Ryback showing up because he never left. This shocked no one.
Justin Gabriel vs. Heath Slater
McIntyre tells Slater to rock Gabriel's face. Feeling out process to start with Gabriel sending Slater to the mat and mocking the band. Off to an armbar by Justin as we hear about the history between these two. Slater can't shake the hold but a Mahal distraction lets Slater make the rope. Cole: Drew has something wrong with him. JBL: YOU THINK??? They trade some headlocks before Gabriel puts on the armbar again.
Back up and a headscissors puts Slater on the floor and a suicide dive takes out Mahal and McIntyre. They try to get at Justin and earn an ejection for their efforts. Justin throws Slater to the floor again and we take a break. Back with more of the armbar on Slater as the announcers are talking about the Bay City Rollers and their cassette collections. Gabriel loads up the 450 but gets powerslamed down off the top rope for two.
We hit a chinlock on Gabriel as Cole makes air guitar jokes. A hard whip into the corner gets two for Heath but Justin comes back with some kicks and forearms. Gabriel gets two off a springboard cross body and goes up. After breaking up a superplex, the 450 connects on Slater for the pin at 9:45 shown of 13:15.
Results
Kofi Kingston b. Antonio Cesaro Trouble in Paradise
Justin Gabriel b. Heath Slater 450 Splash