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Friday
Impact got a 1.1 and the overall audience was up 10%.
Matt Morgan's dates have run out on his contract so don't expect to see him on TV anytime soon. There's also a chance he might head back to WWE once his contract expires.
Smackdown
Date: May 11, 2012
Location: Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, Virginia
Commentators: Michael Cole, Josh Matthews, Booker T
We've got two shows before Over the Limit and after Raw we have a fatal fourway main event instead of just Sheamus vs. Del Rio which should be a big upgrade over the singles match. Other than that we have very little set up for the PPV on the blue side. The show is going to be a filler show so it doesn't really need to be that set up. I'm sure we'll get Show vs. Rhodes again too. Let's get to it.
We open with a clip from the Raw tag match and the post match brawl/announcement in the back.
Sheamus/Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio/Chris Jericho
No car for Del Rio this time. Orton and Jericho get things going. Randy takes him down with a shoulder block and slaps Sheamus on the shoulder to tag him in. Sheamus clotheslines Jericho down and brings Randy back in with a hearty slap on the arm. Off to Del Rio who gets taken down but the knee drop misses. Alberto goes for the arm and drops some knees on it.
Randy gets in a boot as the announcers say there's no point in trying to predict the fourway. Tag to Sheamus who hits the Regal Roll for two. Jericho low bridges Sheamus to send him to the floor and gets in a shot to the injured shoulder. Jericho comes in legally and puts on a modified Fujiwara armbar.
To give you an idea of the commentary I have to listen to here, this exchange happens: Josh: I know you can't predict a winner in the fatal fourway but will Sheamus retain? Michael: I don't think so because it's almost mathematically impossible. He only has a 25% chance. After that butchering of both logic and math, Sheamus hits Jericho with the ax handle and tags in Orton. RKO is countered but a dropkick gets two for Orton. Everything breaks down and the referee calls for the bell after about four seconds for the double DQ at 5:19.
Post break we're told that it's Del Rio vs. Orton and Sheamus vs. Jericho later.
AJ vs. Kaitlyn
AJ takes her down immediately and then does it again. She dropkicks the knee and hits a running knee to the head for the pin at 35 seconds.
Post match AJ goes after Kaitlyn again but here's Daniel Bryan. He says he's impressed by her ruthlessness and AJ looks like a little lost puppy. Bryan sees her in a new light and is willing to move past all the angst they've had. After he becomes WWE Champion at Over the Limit he's looking forward to moving on. AJ looks at him and Bryan nods, but Bryan says he's looking forward to moving on to Kaitlyn. AJ looks completely psychotic and leaves.
Daniel Bryan vs. Big Show
Show corners him and chops the chest. Bryan goes for the knee but it doesn't do much good. Show chops him again but Bryan manages to take him down with a middle rope dropkick. He hooks the YES Lock....and there's the bell at 1:28. Ace pops up at the timekeeper's table and says Bryan wins by submission.
Ace makes Show apologize again and Show is humiliated again. Ace says that on Monday Show better give him a real apology. Way to emasculate the good guys WWE! As Ace is leaving he says that at Extreme Rules, Lesnar destroyed Cena and revolutionized the WWE. In nine nights, he's going to beat Cena and shake the WWE to its foundation.
Heath Slater is in the ring and says that his opponent looks like a caveman with a pea sized brain. The guy he's facing tonight hasn't beaten anyone like the One Man Southern Rock Band. Again, WHAT DOES THAT NAME MEAN???
Ryback vs. Heath Slater
Slater actually gets in some offense but before I can make an NXT joke, it's powerslam, clothesline and MuscleBuster at 1:15 for Ryback's latest win.
Teddy Long is guest ring announcer for the next match.
Antonio Cesaro vs. Alex Riley
Teddy has to run off a long list of names for Cesaro such as the Swiss Sensation, His Opponent's Plight and Aksana's Delight. Cesaro hits a big boot in the corner and a gutwrench suplex. Riley gets in some jobber offense but the spinebuster is broken up. The European Uppercut sets up that Gotch whatever move for the pin at 2:23.
Post match Aksana reminds Teddy they were just friends but Cesaro is her lover. They kiss and Teddy wants to cry.
Video on Cena's work with Make-A-Wish, which he wrote an article for USA Today about. Love him or hate him, that's awesome stuff.
Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio
The entrances are cut for some reason. Del Rio controls to start but Orton comes back and hits the slingshot into the bottom rope for two. Alberto drapes the arm over the top rope to take over. Hammerlock slam gets two and it's off to an armbar. Orton gets up and powerslams Alberto but the elevated DDT is countered. He sends Orton to the apron and hits an enziguri for two.
Orton comes back again with the backbreaker but Del Rio kicks him in the arm. Codebreaker to the arm puts Orton down and he loads up the armbreaker, but Orton kicks him off. Elevated DDT from the top rope hits but Ricardo is on the top rope. He jumps right into an RKO which is good for the DQ at 5:22.
Del Rio puts Orton's shoulder into the post and hooks the armbreaker post match.
R-Truth vs. Jack Swagger
This is due to the tag title match that was set up for the PPV. Truth quickly takes over and hits a dancing legdrop for one. AW and company are watching in the back. Mason Ryan is with them now. Swagger comes back with a wheelbarrow suplex for two. He hits Truth's back a few times but Truth comes back with a DDT to put both guys down. Swagger tries another wheelbarrow suplex but Truth rolls him up for two. Dolph trips up Truth and gets punched and kicked by the champions. Swagger jumps Truth on the floor but Kofi hits Trouble in Paradise. That lets the Little Jimmy get the pin at 3:20.
We get a piece of the Cena sitdown interview from Monday.
Santino Marella/Zack Ryder vs. Titus O'Neil/Darren Young
Ryder doesn't even get an entrance anymore. Titus runs Santino over to start and slams him down. Off to Young who hits a neckbreaker and belly to back suplex. Titus suplexes Young onto Santino and it's off to a Darren chinlock. Santino escapes and tags in Ryder who speeds things up. He hits his usual stuff and the Broski Boot gets two on Darren. Rough Ryder is broken up by Titus and Santino gets clotheslined down while he loads up the Cobra. Young knocks Ryder off the ropes and the Demolition Decapitator (called the Ghetto Blaster) gets the pin at 2:59.
Titus makes Lillian announce the winners again. They say they'll be the new champions and make millions.
Damien Sandow says he knows his message is going over everyone's heads but they have no one to look up to. He'll be the sword of taste and decency, which concludes the interview. You're welcome.
Brodus Clay vs. Hunico
Hunico and Camacho jump Brodus before the bell. Camacho is thrown out and Brodus starts smiling. There's the bell and the beating begins. Suplex and splash end this at 54 seconds.
Post match it's time to dance.
Video on HHH being attacked by Lesnar and Heyman returning to announce Brock quitting on Monday.
Chris Jericho vs. Sheamus
Sheamus takes him into the corner to start and uses the power to control. Jericho misses a charge into the corner and Sheamus knocks him off the apron into the barricade as we take a break. Back with Sheamus hitting the slingshot shoulder block for two. Out to the apron and Sheamus tries to suplex him to the floor, but Jericho drapes the arm over the top rope to take over.
Sheamus' arm goes into the post and Jericho puts on an armbar back in the ring. The champ fights up but Jericho dropkicks him down. That gets him nowhere as Sheamus makes his comeback. That gets countered also but the Walls are countered. Irish Curse is broken up as is the Regal Roll. The Walls go on but Sheamus is too close to the ropes. He sends Jericho to the floor where Del Rio pops in and sends Jericho into the steps for the DQ at 5:45 shown of 9:15.
Post match Del Rio puts Sheamus in the armbreaker but Orton comes out for the save. Del Rio takes all three finishers and Orton stares at Sheamus to end the show.
Results
Sheamus/Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho/Alberto Del Rio went to a double DQ
AJ b. Kaitlyn Running Knee
Daniel Bryan b. Big Show YES Lock
Ryback b. Heath Slater MuscleBuster
Antonio Cesaro b. Alex Riley Gotch Style Neutralizer
Randy Orton b. Alberto Del Rio via DQ when Ricardo Rodriguez interfered
R-Truth b. Jack Swagger Little Jimmy
Darren Young/Titus O'Neil b. Zack Ryder/Santino Marella Demolition Decapitator to Ryder
Brodus Clay b. Hunico Splash
Chris Jericho b. Sheamus via DQ when Alberto Del Rio interfered
Saturday
Nothing.
Sunday
Sacrifice 2012
Date: May 13, 2012
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Tazz
Time for another filler PPV from the boys in Orlando. The card here is better than the Victory Road show but it's definitely a B show at best. The main event is Roode vs. RVD for the title and we'll likely get more developments in the return of Abyss story as well. To be fair though, that's one of the most interesting stories they've had in awihle. Let's get to it.
The opening video is about how Roode is angry about recent events.
Tag Titles: Samoa Joe/Magnus vs. Kazarian/Christopher Daniels
The announcers talk about how awesome Magnus is. He and Daniels start with the British guy in control. Daniels gets in an elbow in the corner but a cross body is countered into a suplex in a cool power display. Off to Joe and Daniels runs away, bringing in Kaz. A big elbow puts Kaz down and it's off to Magnus. The champions use some good teamwork to beat on Kaz but Daniels trips up Magnus to shift control.
Magnus plays Ricky Morton with a British accent. Both challengers work on him a little bit at a time until it's chinlock time from Daniels. Joseph Park is in the audience. Kaz hooks a double chickenwing but Magnus fights up and hits a shoulder block to escape. There's the tag to Joe who cleans house and creates heel miscommunication. Release Rock Bottom puts Daniels down out of the corner.
Daniels breaks up the champions' finishing move with a boot to Joe's face. A DDT gets two on Joe as does the STO. Magnus gets in a shot to allow the champions to hit the finishing sequence on Daniels but Kaz pulls Magnus to the floor. Joe goes for the save and Magnus goes back in, but the challengers hit a Total Elimination on Magnus for the surprise pin and the titles at 10:54.
Tenay and Taz plug their social media stuff.
We recap Brooke vs. Gail. In short: Gail is a wrestler, Brooke is a model who looks good in a bikini but she wants to prove she can fight. Brooke has three wins in a row over Gail coming into this.
Knockouts Title: Brooke Tessmacher vs. Gail Kim
Gail jumps Brooke to start but Tessmacher tries Eat Defeat twice to send Gail running to the floor. Gail gets in a kick to the ribs to take over and follows with a shoulder block to the ribs. The champion hits a backbreaker and bends Brooke over the knee in a submission hold out of the same position.
It's about 99% Kim until Brooke gets a flying forearm to get herself a breather. A facejam out of the corner puts Gail down and a top rope elbow gets two. The champion tries a quick Eat Defeat but Brooke hits one of her own which knocks Gail to the floor. Back inside that gets two. And then Gail rolls her up with feet on the ropes to retain at 6:50.
Kaz and Daniels say that AJ got where he is by whistling Dixie. Kaz and Daniels are where they are because they beat people up. Daniels says his championship is proof. This is just beginning with AJ and you may now worship them.
TV Title: D-Von vs. Robbie E vs. Robbie T
Officially it's a triple threat. D-Von punches T to the floor and then punches E down. A Rock Bottom gets two on E but T pulls the champion to the floor. E gets back up and tells T to stand down because he's got this. Powerslam gets two for E. D-Von comes back and knocks E to the floor but T catches him with a shot to the back. Powerslam gets two as E makes the save. Extra and Terrestrial get in a shoving match, allowing D-Von to roll up T to retain at 5:40.
T teases attacking E post match but they're ok.
We recap Anderson vs. Hardy. Basically they both wanted to be #1 contender but got in a fight instead. RVD got the shot so these two need something to do.
Mr. Anderson vs. Jeff Hardy
Feeling out process to start resulting in some armdrags by Hardy into an armbar. They head to the floor with Jeff in control and Anderson going into various metal objects. Jeff tries a running attack off the steps but Anderson moves. Jeff blocks the contact into the railing though and therefore doesn't lose control. Back in Anderson kicks him down but gets caught by a jawbreaker from Jeff.
Jeff tries the slingshot dropkick in the corner but Anderson gets his own feet up to block it. Clothesline gets two as does a flying armbar. Hardy rolls to the apron and tries to fight back but gets caught by a neckbreaker through the ropes for two. Anderson hooks the arm again but Jeff fights to his feet. Another neckbreaker is countered and Jeff hits a Mic Check to put both guys down.
Anderson is up first but Jeff meets him with right hands. Hardy loads up Whisper in the Wind but Anderson moves forward to send Hardy crashing down. Twist of Fate from Anderson gets two but the Kenton Bomb misses. The Swanton connects but only for two. In a really strange ending, Hardy tries his legdrop between Anderson's legs but Anderson shoves Hardy's legs back and rolls him up for the pin, but I was almost sure Hardy kicked out. Either way it gets the pin at 11:40.
Aries says he isn't worried about Ray tonight. He thinks better is better than bigger, and that the bullying stops tonight.
We get a video from the end of Impact where Abyss returned.
Joseph Park is in the crowd and is having a great time. He says he didn't see Abyss return on Thursday because he was recovering from Ray attacking him. Abyss might appear tonight too.
Crimson comes out to brag about beating Morgan on Thursday. He issues an open challenge and here's who he gets.
Crimson vs. Eric Young
I didn't hear a bell and it's time for COMEDY! Eric locks up with the referee and does Ultimo Dragon's handstand in the corner. A clothesline puts Crimson on the floor, although I never heard a bell. Crimson throws him to the floor to take over and a suplex gets two. There's the cravate and Eric gets shoved down. ODB gets in and gets shoved down which ticks Eric off. And there go his pants. He slams Crimson down and drops a top rope elbow for no cover. Eric goes to check on ODB but Crimson shoves him into the wife and Red Sky gets the pin at 4:00.
Ray says that he doesn't do Twitter and plugs his MySpace page. He's too big for Aries to beat too.
We recap Aries vs. Ray, which is victim vs. Bully with the victim fighting back.
Bully Ray vs. Austin Aries
Ray goes into a nearly Memphis level of stalling until Aries jumps him. Taz uses the time to actually offer some veteran analysis, talking about how it's possible for a smaller guy to use leverage moves against bigger guys like Ray. Aries pounds away on him but gets shoved down. Ray tries to stomp him but Aries bites the calf to escape. Aries goes up but a big boot knocks him into the barricade in a cool looking bump.
Oh man Aries has some bad looking bruises on his back which Tazz calls busted blood vessels. Ray slams him down and puts on a bearhug before hitting a HARD chop to the chest. Aries pops up and says hit me again which Ray does. Aries tries to come back but gets chopped down again. Ray says stay down but Aries comes back with chops. A running elbow in the corner hits Ray but he comes back with a modified powerbomb for two. Ray sends him into the ropes and hits a wicked one man 3D but it only gets two.
Here comes Joseph Park to the front row and Ray comes out to get in his face. He pulls Park over the railing and into ringside but Aries takes Ray down with a suicide dive. Back in the ring a missile dropkick sends Ray into the corner and Aries somehow pulls off the brainbuster for two. Ray tries a superbomb out of the corner but falls on his face, allowing Aries to throw on the Last Chancery for the tap at 13:17.
We recap the pictures being revealed on Monday.
AJ says he isn't here to talk about pictures.
We recap Angle vs. Styles. Angle beat Styles because AJ was distracted by Daniels and the photos he had and Angle didn't want to win that way. This is his rematch.
AJ Styles vs. Kurt Angle
Angle is pretty much a tweener now as he doesn't really have an allegiance to either side of the spectrum. AJ takes it to the mat which goes to a standoff. Now Angle takes it to the mat and AJ bails. Angle has lowered his kneepad and tells AJ to shoot for the leg. AJ outsmarts him though and kicks Angle in the face as Angle drops down into defense. Angle hooks a bearhug and tries a suplex but Styles counters into a Styles Clash attempt which is countered into an ankle lock attempt which doesn't work.
Angle takes over with a headlock which lasts for awhile. Styles comes out of it and drops a knee. Styles Clash is broken up again and they head to the floor. AJ counters a suplex by landing on his feet and takes Angle down with a clothesline. In the ring AJ misses a jumping attack in the corner and Kurt suplexes him down. AJ fights out of a body vice but runs into a backbreaker for two.
Off to a chinlock as this match slows way down. AJ gets up and both guys try cross bodies. Styles speeds things up and hits an AA into a backbreaker for two. Springboard forearm gets two. Angle blocks the Clash but gets sent to the floor. AJ hits the springboard forearm to the floor and both guys are down. Kurt suplexes him from the apron into the ring for two.
A belly to belly superplex is countered but Angle runs the ropes and hits the superplex for two. Angle Slam is countered with the Pele and the Styles Clash gets two. Kurt reverses a German into a release one of his own to put both guys down. Styles gets a spinning rollup for two but Kurt pulls off an Angle Slam. That gets two and Kurt is frustrated. Kurt pushes A+B at the same time and gets two off a Styles Clash. The moonsault misses and AJ hits his springboard 450 for two. AJ sets for something else and here are Kaz and Daniels for the interference, allowing Angle to hit another Slam for two. Ankle and grapvine end this at 20:45.
Angle saves Styles from the double beatdown. There's Slammiversary I'd assume.
Angle's moonsault at Lockdown against Anderson is the #8 moment in TNA history.
Roode doesn't feel right because he doesn't have his belt with him. It's above the ring and he doesn't like it.
We recap Roode vs. RVD. RVD won a match to get the title match then won another one to make it a ladder match. That's about it.
TNA World Title: Rob Van Dam vs. Bobby Roode
Ladder match. The belt looks higher up than it usually is. Van Dam knocks him to the floor to start and goes for the ladder, but Roode breaks it up. Van Dam comes back and hits the spinning kick to the back of Roode on the barricade. Van Dam goes for the ladder again but gets caught in a DDT for Roode to take over. Rob comes back with a flip dive to the floor to put Roode down. This is pretty slow paced to start but it's not bad.
The ladder gets set up in the corner and Roode goes face first into it. Now it gets placed on the middle rope and Roode slingshots RVD's face into it. Roode's suplex onto the ladder is blocked and Van Dam suplexes Roode onto the ladder instead. A Lionsault onto Roode onto the ladder puts both guys down. Van Dam sends him back first into the ladder and puts him in Van Terminator position.
Instead he surfboards the chair into the ladder into Roode which puts Van Dam down as well for some reason. Van Dam gets another ladder and goes up but Roode knocks him off. Rob bumps into the ladder to knock Roode off and the ladder hits Roode in the head. I think he's ok though as he clotheslines Van Dam down and hits the spinebuster onto the ladder. Van Dam comes out of nowhere with a monkey flip to send Roode into the ladder in the corner, followed by Rolling Thunder.
The challenger has a nasty cut and lump on his elbow. Bad elbow and all he kicks Roode onto a ladder but the Five Star misses Roode and hits the ladder. Roode goes up and Van Dam tries to pull a Shelton Benjamin and jump onto the ladder but he misses and ties his leg up in it. Somehow he manages to climb up to chase Roode, only to get shoved off and hit his head on the chair from earlier. Roode retains at 15:28.
Results
Kazarian/Christopher Daniels b. Samoa Joe/Magnus Total Elimination to Magnus
Gail Kim b. Brooke Tessmacher Rollup with feet on the ropes
D-Von b. Robbie E and Robbie T Rollup to Robbie T
Mr. Anderson b. Jeff Hardy Rollup
Crimson b. Eric Young Red Sky
Austin Aries b. Bully Ray Last Chancery
Kurt Angle b. AJ Styles Ankle Lock
Bobby Roode b. Rob Van Dam Roode pulled down the title
Quick Results
Raw
Big Show b. Cody Rhodes via countout
Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston Zig Zag
Kelly Kelly/Layla b. Natalya/Maxine Layout to Maxine
Alberto Del Rio/Chris Jericho b. Sheamus/Randy Orton Codebreaker to Sheamus
Brodus Clay b. The Miz Splash
Lord Tensai/Daniel Bryan b. CM Punk Claw Hold
NXT
Maxine b. Tamina Snuka Dragon Sleeper
JTG b. Yoshi Tatsu Spinning Clothesline
Percy Watson/Tyson Kidd b. Johnny Curtis/Michael McGillicutty Persecution to McGillicutty
Impact Wrestling
Brooke Tessmacher b. Velvet Sky Belly to Back Mat Slam
Crimson b. Matt Morgan via countout
Austin Aries b. Zema Ion Brainbuster
D-Von b. Robbie E Spinebuster
Rob Van Dam b. Jeff Hardy, Bobby Roode and Mr. Anderson Five Star Frog Splash to Roode
Smackdown
Sheamus/Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho/Alberto Del Rio went to a double DQ
AJ b. Kaitlyn Running Knee
Daniel Bryan b. Big Show YES Lock
Ryback b. Heath Slater MuscleBuster
Antonio Cesaro b. Alex Riley Gotch Style Neutralizer
Randy Orton b. Alberto Del Rio via DQ when Ricardo Rodriguez interfered
R-Truth b. Jack Swagger Little Jimmy
Darren Young/Titus O'Neil b. Zack Ryder/Santino Marella Demolition Decapitator to Ryder
Brodus Clay b. Hunico Splash
Chris Jericho b. Sheamus via DQ when Alberto Del Rio interfered
Sacrifice 2012
Kazarian/Christopher Daniels b. Samoa Joe/Magnus Total Elimination to Magnus
Gail Kim b. Brooke Tessmacher Rollup with feet on the ropes
D-Von b. Robbie E and Robbie T Rollup to Robbie T
Mr. Anderson b. Jeff Hardy Rollup
Crimson b. Eric Young Red Sky
Austin Aries b. Bully Ray Last Chancery
Kurt Angle b. AJ Styles Ankle Lock
Bobby Roode b. Rob Van Dam Roode pulled down the title
Impact got a 1.1 and the overall audience was up 10%.
Matt Morgan's dates have run out on his contract so don't expect to see him on TV anytime soon. There's also a chance he might head back to WWE once his contract expires.
Smackdown
Date: May 11, 2012
Location: Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, Virginia
Commentators: Michael Cole, Josh Matthews, Booker T
We've got two shows before Over the Limit and after Raw we have a fatal fourway main event instead of just Sheamus vs. Del Rio which should be a big upgrade over the singles match. Other than that we have very little set up for the PPV on the blue side. The show is going to be a filler show so it doesn't really need to be that set up. I'm sure we'll get Show vs. Rhodes again too. Let's get to it.
We open with a clip from the Raw tag match and the post match brawl/announcement in the back.
Sheamus/Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio/Chris Jericho
No car for Del Rio this time. Orton and Jericho get things going. Randy takes him down with a shoulder block and slaps Sheamus on the shoulder to tag him in. Sheamus clotheslines Jericho down and brings Randy back in with a hearty slap on the arm. Off to Del Rio who gets taken down but the knee drop misses. Alberto goes for the arm and drops some knees on it.
Randy gets in a boot as the announcers say there's no point in trying to predict the fourway. Tag to Sheamus who hits the Regal Roll for two. Jericho low bridges Sheamus to send him to the floor and gets in a shot to the injured shoulder. Jericho comes in legally and puts on a modified Fujiwara armbar.
To give you an idea of the commentary I have to listen to here, this exchange happens: Josh: I know you can't predict a winner in the fatal fourway but will Sheamus retain? Michael: I don't think so because it's almost mathematically impossible. He only has a 25% chance. After that butchering of both logic and math, Sheamus hits Jericho with the ax handle and tags in Orton. RKO is countered but a dropkick gets two for Orton. Everything breaks down and the referee calls for the bell after about four seconds for the double DQ at 5:19.
Post break we're told that it's Del Rio vs. Orton and Sheamus vs. Jericho later.
AJ vs. Kaitlyn
AJ takes her down immediately and then does it again. She dropkicks the knee and hits a running knee to the head for the pin at 35 seconds.
Post match AJ goes after Kaitlyn again but here's Daniel Bryan. He says he's impressed by her ruthlessness and AJ looks like a little lost puppy. Bryan sees her in a new light and is willing to move past all the angst they've had. After he becomes WWE Champion at Over the Limit he's looking forward to moving on. AJ looks at him and Bryan nods, but Bryan says he's looking forward to moving on to Kaitlyn. AJ looks completely psychotic and leaves.
Daniel Bryan vs. Big Show
Show corners him and chops the chest. Bryan goes for the knee but it doesn't do much good. Show chops him again but Bryan manages to take him down with a middle rope dropkick. He hooks the YES Lock....and there's the bell at 1:28. Ace pops up at the timekeeper's table and says Bryan wins by submission.
Ace makes Show apologize again and Show is humiliated again. Ace says that on Monday Show better give him a real apology. Way to emasculate the good guys WWE! As Ace is leaving he says that at Extreme Rules, Lesnar destroyed Cena and revolutionized the WWE. In nine nights, he's going to beat Cena and shake the WWE to its foundation.
Heath Slater is in the ring and says that his opponent looks like a caveman with a pea sized brain. The guy he's facing tonight hasn't beaten anyone like the One Man Southern Rock Band. Again, WHAT DOES THAT NAME MEAN???
Ryback vs. Heath Slater
Slater actually gets in some offense but before I can make an NXT joke, it's powerslam, clothesline and MuscleBuster at 1:15 for Ryback's latest win.
Teddy Long is guest ring announcer for the next match.
Antonio Cesaro vs. Alex Riley
Teddy has to run off a long list of names for Cesaro such as the Swiss Sensation, His Opponent's Plight and Aksana's Delight. Cesaro hits a big boot in the corner and a gutwrench suplex. Riley gets in some jobber offense but the spinebuster is broken up. The European Uppercut sets up that Gotch whatever move for the pin at 2:23.
Post match Aksana reminds Teddy they were just friends but Cesaro is her lover. They kiss and Teddy wants to cry.
Video on Cena's work with Make-A-Wish, which he wrote an article for USA Today about. Love him or hate him, that's awesome stuff.
Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio
The entrances are cut for some reason. Del Rio controls to start but Orton comes back and hits the slingshot into the bottom rope for two. Alberto drapes the arm over the top rope to take over. Hammerlock slam gets two and it's off to an armbar. Orton gets up and powerslams Alberto but the elevated DDT is countered. He sends Orton to the apron and hits an enziguri for two.
Orton comes back again with the backbreaker but Del Rio kicks him in the arm. Codebreaker to the arm puts Orton down and he loads up the armbreaker, but Orton kicks him off. Elevated DDT from the top rope hits but Ricardo is on the top rope. He jumps right into an RKO which is good for the DQ at 5:22.
Del Rio puts Orton's shoulder into the post and hooks the armbreaker post match.
R-Truth vs. Jack Swagger
This is due to the tag title match that was set up for the PPV. Truth quickly takes over and hits a dancing legdrop for one. AW and company are watching in the back. Mason Ryan is with them now. Swagger comes back with a wheelbarrow suplex for two. He hits Truth's back a few times but Truth comes back with a DDT to put both guys down. Swagger tries another wheelbarrow suplex but Truth rolls him up for two. Dolph trips up Truth and gets punched and kicked by the champions. Swagger jumps Truth on the floor but Kofi hits Trouble in Paradise. That lets the Little Jimmy get the pin at 3:20.
We get a piece of the Cena sitdown interview from Monday.
Santino Marella/Zack Ryder vs. Titus O'Neil/Darren Young
Ryder doesn't even get an entrance anymore. Titus runs Santino over to start and slams him down. Off to Young who hits a neckbreaker and belly to back suplex. Titus suplexes Young onto Santino and it's off to a Darren chinlock. Santino escapes and tags in Ryder who speeds things up. He hits his usual stuff and the Broski Boot gets two on Darren. Rough Ryder is broken up by Titus and Santino gets clotheslined down while he loads up the Cobra. Young knocks Ryder off the ropes and the Demolition Decapitator (called the Ghetto Blaster) gets the pin at 2:59.
Titus makes Lillian announce the winners again. They say they'll be the new champions and make millions.
Damien Sandow says he knows his message is going over everyone's heads but they have no one to look up to. He'll be the sword of taste and decency, which concludes the interview. You're welcome.
Brodus Clay vs. Hunico
Hunico and Camacho jump Brodus before the bell. Camacho is thrown out and Brodus starts smiling. There's the bell and the beating begins. Suplex and splash end this at 54 seconds.
Post match it's time to dance.
Video on HHH being attacked by Lesnar and Heyman returning to announce Brock quitting on Monday.
Chris Jericho vs. Sheamus
Sheamus takes him into the corner to start and uses the power to control. Jericho misses a charge into the corner and Sheamus knocks him off the apron into the barricade as we take a break. Back with Sheamus hitting the slingshot shoulder block for two. Out to the apron and Sheamus tries to suplex him to the floor, but Jericho drapes the arm over the top rope to take over.
Sheamus' arm goes into the post and Jericho puts on an armbar back in the ring. The champ fights up but Jericho dropkicks him down. That gets him nowhere as Sheamus makes his comeback. That gets countered also but the Walls are countered. Irish Curse is broken up as is the Regal Roll. The Walls go on but Sheamus is too close to the ropes. He sends Jericho to the floor where Del Rio pops in and sends Jericho into the steps for the DQ at 5:45 shown of 9:15.
Post match Del Rio puts Sheamus in the armbreaker but Orton comes out for the save. Del Rio takes all three finishers and Orton stares at Sheamus to end the show.
Results
Sheamus/Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho/Alberto Del Rio went to a double DQ
AJ b. Kaitlyn Running Knee
Daniel Bryan b. Big Show YES Lock
Ryback b. Heath Slater MuscleBuster
Antonio Cesaro b. Alex Riley Gotch Style Neutralizer
Randy Orton b. Alberto Del Rio via DQ when Ricardo Rodriguez interfered
R-Truth b. Jack Swagger Little Jimmy
Darren Young/Titus O'Neil b. Zack Ryder/Santino Marella Demolition Decapitator to Ryder
Brodus Clay b. Hunico Splash
Chris Jericho b. Sheamus via DQ when Alberto Del Rio interfered
Saturday
Nothing.
Sunday
Sacrifice 2012
Date: May 13, 2012
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Tazz
Time for another filler PPV from the boys in Orlando. The card here is better than the Victory Road show but it's definitely a B show at best. The main event is Roode vs. RVD for the title and we'll likely get more developments in the return of Abyss story as well. To be fair though, that's one of the most interesting stories they've had in awihle. Let's get to it.
The opening video is about how Roode is angry about recent events.
Tag Titles: Samoa Joe/Magnus vs. Kazarian/Christopher Daniels
The announcers talk about how awesome Magnus is. He and Daniels start with the British guy in control. Daniels gets in an elbow in the corner but a cross body is countered into a suplex in a cool power display. Off to Joe and Daniels runs away, bringing in Kaz. A big elbow puts Kaz down and it's off to Magnus. The champions use some good teamwork to beat on Kaz but Daniels trips up Magnus to shift control.
Magnus plays Ricky Morton with a British accent. Both challengers work on him a little bit at a time until it's chinlock time from Daniels. Joseph Park is in the audience. Kaz hooks a double chickenwing but Magnus fights up and hits a shoulder block to escape. There's the tag to Joe who cleans house and creates heel miscommunication. Release Rock Bottom puts Daniels down out of the corner.
Daniels breaks up the champions' finishing move with a boot to Joe's face. A DDT gets two on Joe as does the STO. Magnus gets in a shot to allow the champions to hit the finishing sequence on Daniels but Kaz pulls Magnus to the floor. Joe goes for the save and Magnus goes back in, but the challengers hit a Total Elimination on Magnus for the surprise pin and the titles at 10:54.
Tenay and Taz plug their social media stuff.
We recap Brooke vs. Gail. In short: Gail is a wrestler, Brooke is a model who looks good in a bikini but she wants to prove she can fight. Brooke has three wins in a row over Gail coming into this.
Knockouts Title: Brooke Tessmacher vs. Gail Kim
Gail jumps Brooke to start but Tessmacher tries Eat Defeat twice to send Gail running to the floor. Gail gets in a kick to the ribs to take over and follows with a shoulder block to the ribs. The champion hits a backbreaker and bends Brooke over the knee in a submission hold out of the same position.
It's about 99% Kim until Brooke gets a flying forearm to get herself a breather. A facejam out of the corner puts Gail down and a top rope elbow gets two. The champion tries a quick Eat Defeat but Brooke hits one of her own which knocks Gail to the floor. Back inside that gets two. And then Gail rolls her up with feet on the ropes to retain at 6:50.
Kaz and Daniels say that AJ got where he is by whistling Dixie. Kaz and Daniels are where they are because they beat people up. Daniels says his championship is proof. This is just beginning with AJ and you may now worship them.
TV Title: D-Von vs. Robbie E vs. Robbie T
Officially it's a triple threat. D-Von punches T to the floor and then punches E down. A Rock Bottom gets two on E but T pulls the champion to the floor. E gets back up and tells T to stand down because he's got this. Powerslam gets two for E. D-Von comes back and knocks E to the floor but T catches him with a shot to the back. Powerslam gets two as E makes the save. Extra and Terrestrial get in a shoving match, allowing D-Von to roll up T to retain at 5:40.
T teases attacking E post match but they're ok.
We recap Anderson vs. Hardy. Basically they both wanted to be #1 contender but got in a fight instead. RVD got the shot so these two need something to do.
Mr. Anderson vs. Jeff Hardy
Feeling out process to start resulting in some armdrags by Hardy into an armbar. They head to the floor with Jeff in control and Anderson going into various metal objects. Jeff tries a running attack off the steps but Anderson moves. Jeff blocks the contact into the railing though and therefore doesn't lose control. Back in Anderson kicks him down but gets caught by a jawbreaker from Jeff.
Jeff tries the slingshot dropkick in the corner but Anderson gets his own feet up to block it. Clothesline gets two as does a flying armbar. Hardy rolls to the apron and tries to fight back but gets caught by a neckbreaker through the ropes for two. Anderson hooks the arm again but Jeff fights to his feet. Another neckbreaker is countered and Jeff hits a Mic Check to put both guys down.
Anderson is up first but Jeff meets him with right hands. Hardy loads up Whisper in the Wind but Anderson moves forward to send Hardy crashing down. Twist of Fate from Anderson gets two but the Kenton Bomb misses. The Swanton connects but only for two. In a really strange ending, Hardy tries his legdrop between Anderson's legs but Anderson shoves Hardy's legs back and rolls him up for the pin, but I was almost sure Hardy kicked out. Either way it gets the pin at 11:40.
Aries says he isn't worried about Ray tonight. He thinks better is better than bigger, and that the bullying stops tonight.
We get a video from the end of Impact where Abyss returned.
Joseph Park is in the crowd and is having a great time. He says he didn't see Abyss return on Thursday because he was recovering from Ray attacking him. Abyss might appear tonight too.
Crimson comes out to brag about beating Morgan on Thursday. He issues an open challenge and here's who he gets.
Crimson vs. Eric Young
I didn't hear a bell and it's time for COMEDY! Eric locks up with the referee and does Ultimo Dragon's handstand in the corner. A clothesline puts Crimson on the floor, although I never heard a bell. Crimson throws him to the floor to take over and a suplex gets two. There's the cravate and Eric gets shoved down. ODB gets in and gets shoved down which ticks Eric off. And there go his pants. He slams Crimson down and drops a top rope elbow for no cover. Eric goes to check on ODB but Crimson shoves him into the wife and Red Sky gets the pin at 4:00.
Ray says that he doesn't do Twitter and plugs his MySpace page. He's too big for Aries to beat too.
We recap Aries vs. Ray, which is victim vs. Bully with the victim fighting back.
Bully Ray vs. Austin Aries
Ray goes into a nearly Memphis level of stalling until Aries jumps him. Taz uses the time to actually offer some veteran analysis, talking about how it's possible for a smaller guy to use leverage moves against bigger guys like Ray. Aries pounds away on him but gets shoved down. Ray tries to stomp him but Aries bites the calf to escape. Aries goes up but a big boot knocks him into the barricade in a cool looking bump.
Oh man Aries has some bad looking bruises on his back which Tazz calls busted blood vessels. Ray slams him down and puts on a bearhug before hitting a HARD chop to the chest. Aries pops up and says hit me again which Ray does. Aries tries to come back but gets chopped down again. Ray says stay down but Aries comes back with chops. A running elbow in the corner hits Ray but he comes back with a modified powerbomb for two. Ray sends him into the ropes and hits a wicked one man 3D but it only gets two.
Here comes Joseph Park to the front row and Ray comes out to get in his face. He pulls Park over the railing and into ringside but Aries takes Ray down with a suicide dive. Back in the ring a missile dropkick sends Ray into the corner and Aries somehow pulls off the brainbuster for two. Ray tries a superbomb out of the corner but falls on his face, allowing Aries to throw on the Last Chancery for the tap at 13:17.
We recap the pictures being revealed on Monday.
AJ says he isn't here to talk about pictures.
We recap Angle vs. Styles. Angle beat Styles because AJ was distracted by Daniels and the photos he had and Angle didn't want to win that way. This is his rematch.
AJ Styles vs. Kurt Angle
Angle is pretty much a tweener now as he doesn't really have an allegiance to either side of the spectrum. AJ takes it to the mat which goes to a standoff. Now Angle takes it to the mat and AJ bails. Angle has lowered his kneepad and tells AJ to shoot for the leg. AJ outsmarts him though and kicks Angle in the face as Angle drops down into defense. Angle hooks a bearhug and tries a suplex but Styles counters into a Styles Clash attempt which is countered into an ankle lock attempt which doesn't work.
Angle takes over with a headlock which lasts for awhile. Styles comes out of it and drops a knee. Styles Clash is broken up again and they head to the floor. AJ counters a suplex by landing on his feet and takes Angle down with a clothesline. In the ring AJ misses a jumping attack in the corner and Kurt suplexes him down. AJ fights out of a body vice but runs into a backbreaker for two.
Off to a chinlock as this match slows way down. AJ gets up and both guys try cross bodies. Styles speeds things up and hits an AA into a backbreaker for two. Springboard forearm gets two. Angle blocks the Clash but gets sent to the floor. AJ hits the springboard forearm to the floor and both guys are down. Kurt suplexes him from the apron into the ring for two.
A belly to belly superplex is countered but Angle runs the ropes and hits the superplex for two. Angle Slam is countered with the Pele and the Styles Clash gets two. Kurt reverses a German into a release one of his own to put both guys down. Styles gets a spinning rollup for two but Kurt pulls off an Angle Slam. That gets two and Kurt is frustrated. Kurt pushes A+B at the same time and gets two off a Styles Clash. The moonsault misses and AJ hits his springboard 450 for two. AJ sets for something else and here are Kaz and Daniels for the interference, allowing Angle to hit another Slam for two. Ankle and grapvine end this at 20:45.
Angle saves Styles from the double beatdown. There's Slammiversary I'd assume.
Angle's moonsault at Lockdown against Anderson is the #8 moment in TNA history.
Roode doesn't feel right because he doesn't have his belt with him. It's above the ring and he doesn't like it.
We recap Roode vs. RVD. RVD won a match to get the title match then won another one to make it a ladder match. That's about it.
TNA World Title: Rob Van Dam vs. Bobby Roode
Ladder match. The belt looks higher up than it usually is. Van Dam knocks him to the floor to start and goes for the ladder, but Roode breaks it up. Van Dam comes back and hits the spinning kick to the back of Roode on the barricade. Van Dam goes for the ladder again but gets caught in a DDT for Roode to take over. Rob comes back with a flip dive to the floor to put Roode down. This is pretty slow paced to start but it's not bad.
The ladder gets set up in the corner and Roode goes face first into it. Now it gets placed on the middle rope and Roode slingshots RVD's face into it. Roode's suplex onto the ladder is blocked and Van Dam suplexes Roode onto the ladder instead. A Lionsault onto Roode onto the ladder puts both guys down. Van Dam sends him back first into the ladder and puts him in Van Terminator position.
Instead he surfboards the chair into the ladder into Roode which puts Van Dam down as well for some reason. Van Dam gets another ladder and goes up but Roode knocks him off. Rob bumps into the ladder to knock Roode off and the ladder hits Roode in the head. I think he's ok though as he clotheslines Van Dam down and hits the spinebuster onto the ladder. Van Dam comes out of nowhere with a monkey flip to send Roode into the ladder in the corner, followed by Rolling Thunder.
The challenger has a nasty cut and lump on his elbow. Bad elbow and all he kicks Roode onto a ladder but the Five Star misses Roode and hits the ladder. Roode goes up and Van Dam tries to pull a Shelton Benjamin and jump onto the ladder but he misses and ties his leg up in it. Somehow he manages to climb up to chase Roode, only to get shoved off and hit his head on the chair from earlier. Roode retains at 15:28.
Results
Kazarian/Christopher Daniels b. Samoa Joe/Magnus Total Elimination to Magnus
Gail Kim b. Brooke Tessmacher Rollup with feet on the ropes
D-Von b. Robbie E and Robbie T Rollup to Robbie T
Mr. Anderson b. Jeff Hardy Rollup
Crimson b. Eric Young Red Sky
Austin Aries b. Bully Ray Last Chancery
Kurt Angle b. AJ Styles Ankle Lock
Bobby Roode b. Rob Van Dam Roode pulled down the title
Quick Results
Raw
Big Show b. Cody Rhodes via countout
Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston Zig Zag
Kelly Kelly/Layla b. Natalya/Maxine Layout to Maxine
Alberto Del Rio/Chris Jericho b. Sheamus/Randy Orton Codebreaker to Sheamus
Brodus Clay b. The Miz Splash
Lord Tensai/Daniel Bryan b. CM Punk Claw Hold
NXT
Maxine b. Tamina Snuka Dragon Sleeper
JTG b. Yoshi Tatsu Spinning Clothesline
Percy Watson/Tyson Kidd b. Johnny Curtis/Michael McGillicutty Persecution to McGillicutty
Impact Wrestling
Brooke Tessmacher b. Velvet Sky Belly to Back Mat Slam
Crimson b. Matt Morgan via countout
Austin Aries b. Zema Ion Brainbuster
D-Von b. Robbie E Spinebuster
Rob Van Dam b. Jeff Hardy, Bobby Roode and Mr. Anderson Five Star Frog Splash to Roode
Smackdown
Sheamus/Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho/Alberto Del Rio went to a double DQ
AJ b. Kaitlyn Running Knee
Daniel Bryan b. Big Show YES Lock
Ryback b. Heath Slater MuscleBuster
Antonio Cesaro b. Alex Riley Gotch Style Neutralizer
Randy Orton b. Alberto Del Rio via DQ when Ricardo Rodriguez interfered
R-Truth b. Jack Swagger Little Jimmy
Darren Young/Titus O'Neil b. Zack Ryder/Santino Marella Demolition Decapitator to Ryder
Brodus Clay b. Hunico Splash
Chris Jericho b. Sheamus via DQ when Alberto Del Rio interfered
Sacrifice 2012
Kazarian/Christopher Daniels b. Samoa Joe/Magnus Total Elimination to Magnus
Gail Kim b. Brooke Tessmacher Rollup with feet on the ropes
D-Von b. Robbie E and Robbie T Rollup to Robbie T
Mr. Anderson b. Jeff Hardy Rollup
Crimson b. Eric Young Red Sky
Austin Aries b. Bully Ray Last Chancery
Kurt Angle b. AJ Styles Ankle Lock
Bobby Roode b. Rob Van Dam Roode pulled down the title