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Monday
Daniel Bryan will not be cleared for Money in the Bank and is off the show. The title will likely be held up at Raw tonight.
Monday Night Raw
Date: June 9, 2014
Location: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Jerry Lawler
The main story coming into tonight are the fallout from Seth Rollins turning on Shield last week. Tonight we should be getting revenge from Ambrose and Reigns, who didn't appear on Smackdown last week. On top of that, the breaking news today is Daniel Bryan not being cleared for Money in the Bank, meaning the title will likely be held up. Let's get to it.
Here's a very happy Authority to open the show. Stephanie talks about how they like to make blockbuster announcements and gives us a video of Daniel Bryan's doctor. Dr. Maroon says that Daniel won't be able to participate at Money in the Bank due to the severity of his neck injury. HHH is very pleased as Stephanie officially strips Bryan of the title. Stephanie wishes Bryan well and acknowledges his very selfish wife Brie.
However we still need a WWE Champion, so at Money in the Bank we'll have a WWE Championship ladder match. The participants will be determined by a series of qualifying matches. Stephanie says the first qualifying match took place on Smackdown (it was on Raw) so Alberto Del Rio is in. HHH says Randy Orton is in as well because he deserves it. They've been saying it since Wrestlemania, but now this is proof: Daniel Bryan isn't WWE Championship material.
HHH isn't done yet as he rants about telling Shield to adapt or perish but only Seth Rollins listened to what he said. We get a video of the turn last week, which still took place after Shield beat Evolution twice in a row. As for tonight, Ambrose and Reigns will be in a six man tag match against the Wyatt Family. They need to find a partner though, which might be tough after they spent a year running roughshod over the entire locker room. However, they need to adapt or they'll perish.
Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Sheamus vs. Bad News Barrett
Non-title. Barrett takes him into the corner to start but gets run over with a clothesline. Sheamus is sent out to the floor and Barrett follows it up with a shoulder block off the steps. Back in and Sheamus takes him down again before hitting the ten forearms. A middle rope knee drop misses and Barrett kicks him in the face, only for a running cross body from Sheamus to put both guys on the floor.
Back from a break with Sheamus in a chinlock before Barrett drops an elbow for two. Sheamus fights up but runs into a knee to the head, only to avoid the low superkick and get two off the Irish Curse. Winds of Change gets the same for Barrett but he walks into the tilt-a-whirl powerslam for two. Sheamus loads up the Brogue but Barrett rolls to the floor, only to have Sheamus dive off the top. It's a bad move though, as Barrett steps to the side and Sheamus crashes into the barricade.
He beats the count back in at nine and kicks out of Wasteland at two. The Bull Hammer is countered into White Noise for a very close two but Barrett counters the slingshot shoulder with a headbutt. He kicks Sheamus in the head over and over before ramming Sheamus shoulder first into the post twice in a row. Another series of kicks to the head in the corner....set up the Brogue Kick out of nowhere for the pin for Sheamus at 13:12.
The Wyatts pop on screen and says people were supposed to forget about them. Bray says he's been reborn, despite only being gone eight days and making an appearance on Smackdown in between.
Lana comes out and makes fun of Obama for being a weak man. We get a video of I'm assuming the real Obama working out with some very light weights. Lana compares him to Putin who is known to be in good shape and trains in martial arts. We get a rather disturbing picture of a shirtless Putin on a horse which I've seen before and is still just as disturbing.
Rusev vs. Zack Ryder
Forearms to the back of the head, the running superkick and the Accolade end Ryder at 1:03.
Ryback/Curtis Axel vs. Goldust/R-Truth
Truth gets attacked to start but he escapes for the hot (?) tag less than a minute in. Goldust cleans house and hits the snap powerslam on Axel. Ryback comes in and the spinning cross body takes out both he and Curtis as Cody is watching in the back. Truth is thrown to the floor and Goldust nails a spinebuster on Ryback. Axel sneaks in from behind though and rolls up Goldust for the pin with a handful of tights for the pin at 2:20.
Layla is getting her makeup done while insulting the people of Minneapolis, including hometown girl Summer Rae. Summer comes up behind her and pours milk over her before ramming Layla into various things.
3MB is in the ring but here come Ambrose and Reigns. The beating is on and they fight up the aisle with Reigns hitting a spear to Slater completely off screen. It looked like a camera error as they were looking at the crowd for a long stretch of time. Thankfully the replay shows a good shot of it.
Ambrose says the Shield was going to go down as one of the best groups ever. They dominated WWE and everyone in it, including Evolution. The team was healthy on the surface but there was a cancer inside them called Seth Rollins. Ambrose says he'll get the chance to rearrange Rollins' face by moving his nose over to his one ear (because you'll only have one left) and that they'll beat Rollins up. I like how simple that last line was.
Reigns very casually (not a bad thing) says Seth committed the most unforgettable sin. After he gets done with Rollins, Reigns is coming for Orton so he can mess up the face of the WWE. Then he's coming for HHH. When he gets his hands on the King of Kings, they'll have their own Game of Thrones.
Seth Rollins will break his silence tonight, despite talking on Smackdown.
Usos vs. Fandango/Damien Sandow
Damien comes out in what looks like long underwear and a streamer for what's described as interpretive dance. Layla still has milk on her because WWE doesn't have towels. Fandango cranks on Jimmy's arm to start but Jimmy comes back with the dancing right hand. Off to Damien and the dancing begins. Sandow takes Jimmy over with a headlock before dancing around. Jimmy JUMPS up for a superkick before knocking Fandango off the apron. Jey hits the Superfly Splash for the pin on Sandow at 2:24.
Bo Dallas vs. Xavier Woods
Dallas says the way for Bryan to get back sooner than later is to BOLIEVE! Woods gets caught in a headlock to start but hiptosses Bo down to escape. A knee to the ribs drops Woods again but he sends Dallas into the buckle, only to springboard into something like a spear. The Bodog is good for the pin at 2:30.
Bo tells Woods to never quit after the match.
Back from a break with Paul Heyman in the ring and talking about the same thing he's talked about every night since Wrestlemania. Tonight he's here to introduce the next WWE World Heavyweight Champion, who is coming off his history making moment at Wrestlemania......CESARO! Heyman was teasing Lesnar if that wasn't clear.
Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Cesaro vs. Rob Van Dam
Rob quickly takes him down for two before walking into a tilt-a-whirl powerslam for two. The monkey flip and top rope kick to the face send Cesaro to the floor and a flip dive drops him again as we take a break. Back with Cesaro cranking on a chinlock and throwing RVD out to the floor. They head back inside for another chinlock before Rob nails the spinwheel kick and a clothesline to take over. Cesaro misses a charge in the corner and the split legged moonsault gets two.
Van Dam tries to speed things up a bit too much though and gets caught by Swiss Death out of the corner for an even closer near fall. A powerbomb gets two more for Cesaro but he gets kicked down and nailed with Rolling Thunder. Back up and Rob nails another spinning kick in the corner but gets crotched down for his efforts. Cesaro wraps the leg around the post before Neutralizing RVD for the pin at 10:50.
We recap the Authority and Shield's promos from earlier.
Michael Cole brings out Seth Rollins, now with his own music and in a suit, for a sitdown interview. Rollins says he doesn't understand the controversy behind what he did because he was looking out for his own business. He takes credit for creating the Shield and says the other two have no right to claim any of its success. Ambrose would be face first in a ditch without him and Reigns needs someone to focus his aggression.
Cole asks about the Shield being three individuals instead of one man. Rollins says we'll see about that tonight. He took Shield to the top and that brings us to Payback. Rollins learned from Evolution that you have to evolve and adapt. The fans say he sold out but he says he bought in to the evolution of Seth Rollins. Rollins brags about the guts it took last week but people are fixated on how he turned on his brothers. Seth says they were just business partners and he severed those connections.
For two years, Rollins put his fist out and said believe in the Shield. What he really meant was that everyone should believe in Seth Rollins. That's all for the explanation, so now where are Ambrose and Reigns to do what they promised? Here they come and Rollins takes off his tie but we've got Wyatts. The lights come back on and the Family is in the ring for the fight. Bray is nowhere in sight but Rollins comes back inside....just as Rollins and Harper are sent outside. Bray and the Family come back in for the save but Cena comes out for the real save, apparently becoming the third man for the tag match later.
Paige vs. Alicia Fox
Non-title and Alicia has Aksana in her corner. Paige quickly heads outside to go after Aksana and gets dropkicked off the apron as a result. Fox puts on a chinlock and yells a lot before hitting a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for two. Paige counters a side slam with a headscissors out of the floor as Cole describes Fox as a mood ring maker's dream. Back in and Paige fires off a bunch of clotheslines followed by a bad looking running dropkick for two. Aksana yells a lot so Paige throws Fox into her, setting up the PTO on Fox for the submission at 4:56.
Fox beats up Aksana post match before stealing water and popcorn from fans to pour on Aksana. She feeds some to Aksana against her will and that's about it. JBL calling for anyone from Jesse Ventura to the Gagnes to help them made me chuckle.
Santino Marella vs. Jack Swagger
Marella escapes an early powerslam attempt and sends Jack out to the floor with a forearm. Colter slaps Swagger in the face and Jack is all fired up, to the point that he misses a charge into the post. Thankfully he blocks the Cobra and hits the gutwrench powerbomb for the pin at 1:57.
Cody Rhodes tells Goldust that he's found the perfect partner for him. Next week, Goldust's partner will magnify his star power. No word on who it is.
We look at Stephanie stripping Bryan of the title and announcing Money in the Bank being for the title.
Stephanie is annoyed at Cena for getting in her business two weeks in a row. Vickie Guerrero comes in with champagne for the two of them because Brad Maddox and Daniel Bryan are both gone. She sneezes on Stephanie and gets thrown out with a threat of being fired again.
Dean Ambrose/Roman Reigns/John Cena vs. Wyatt Family
It's a brawl to start until we officially gets going with Ambrose hammering away on Rowan. Dean cleans house and even dives on Harper for good measure. Back in and Dean dropkicks Erick down before the tag brings in Reigns to pound away as well. Rowan finally gets in a shot of his own and makes the tag to Harper, who can't quite suplex Roman. Instead Reigns suplexes him down for two before driving Harper into the corner for the tag to Ambrose.
The Wyatts take over on Dean with Bray shouting at him to come on. Dean is taken to the floor where he's able to send Rowan into the steps for a breather. Back in and Harper easily takes him down again and cranks on a chinlock as the dueling Cena chants begin. We come back from a break with Rowan hitting a big side slam on Ambrose before it's back to Bray for his usual theatrics.
Ambrose gets a boot up to stop a charging Wyatt and the hot tag finally brings in Cena. John hammers away but the Family takes over on him as well via a boot to the face. Back to Bray for the running backsplash for two and Bray laughs a lot. Harper hits a rack neckbreaker for two more and a Michinoku Driver gets the same. Bray pounds in a few right hands and headbutts before taking him back inside for the dancing spot.
The suplex slam gets two before Cena finally gets over for the real hot tag to Reigns. Roman cleans house with all of his signature spots as everything breaks down. Reigns does Cena's ProtpBomb for two on Harper before Cena cross bodies Rowan down. Bray hits the Sister Abigail on Cena but walks into the Superman Punch. Rowan is thrown outside as well, setting up the suicide dive from Ambrose. A superkick (good one too) gets two for Harper but he walks into the spear for the pin at 20:46.
Rollins and HHH look on from the back to end the show.
Results
Sheamus b. Bad News Barrett Brogue Kick
Rusev b. Zack Ryder Accolade
Curtis Axel/Ryback b. Goldust/R-Truth Rollup to Goldust
Usos b. Fandango/Damien Sandow Superfly Splash to Fandango
Bo Dallas b. Xavier Woods Bodog
Cesaro b. Rob Van Dam Neutralizer
Paige b. Alicia Fox PTO
Jack Swagger b. Santino Marella Gutwrench powerbomb
Dean Ambrose/Roman Reigns/John Cena b. Wyatt Family Spear to Harper
Tuesday
Raw got a 2.93, about the same as last week.
Wednesday
Nothing.
Thursday
WWE has released eleven names today:
Drew McIntyre
Jinder Mahal
Aksana
Curt Hawkins
Theodore Long
Camacho
Brodus Clay
Evan Bourne
Yoshi Tatsu
Referee Marc Harris
JTG
NXT
Date: June 12, 2014
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Rich Brennan, Alex Riley, Renee Young
The main story coming out of last week is we're going to get Kidd vs. Neville II after Adrian successfully defended the title at Takeover. Other than that last week was pretty much just a placeholder show until we get to the next big show around here. Even last week's relatively meaningless show was fine though and that's a nice thing to say about a promotion. Let's get to it.
We open with a video of Tyson Kidd failing to win the NXT Title and thinking of himself as Natalya's husband rather than a superstar. Then he lost and wouldn't shake Adrian's hand, only to request and receive a rematch last week.
Opening sequence.
Bayley/Paige/Emma vs. BFF's
Charlotte takes Emma into the corner to start but gets shouldered in the ribs and caught in a sunset flip for two. Back up and Emma slaps the champion in the face so Charlotte drags her back into the corner for a tag off to Banks. Summer looks annoyed at not getting the tag. Charlotte is back in less than fifteen seconds later but Sasha trips up Emma to slam her face first into the apron. Emma is in trouble and we take an early break.
Back with Summer holding Emma in a chinlock before mocking the Emma Dance. Charlotte comes in again with a figure four neck lock to keep Emma in trouble. Another tag brings in Sasha who gets rolled up for two but Emma still can't make the tag. The BFF's make some switches in the corner sans tags as Renee seems to like Summer's legs. All three keep taking their shots on Emma as this has been totally one sided so far.
Sasha hooks a chinlock but Emma is quickly up and avoiding a charge into the corner. The hot tag finally brings in Bayley to clean house, including a belly to belly for two on Charlotte. Everything breaks down and Charlotte gets two off a bridging rollup on Bayley. Summer accidentally distracts Charlotte though, allowing Bayley to grab a rollup for the pin at 8:50.
A masked man was signed to a contract earlier in the week. He Bolieves he'll make a great impression. JBL seems to know something is up.
The BFF's are freaking out in the back when Alexa Bliss comes up and asks for a match with Charlotte. The champ tells her to go away which Bliss interprets as a yes.
Colin Cassady vs. Sylvester LeFort
Cassady throws him around to start but LeFort goes after the knee to take over. The fans chant USA and Colin comes back with some loud shots to the ribs. Cassady nails Sylvester again and hits the S-A-W-F-T boot and the East River Crossing gets the pin at 2:26.
Natalya says she can be out there with Tyson tonight but Kidd thinks it's about him instead of her. The wife isn't pleased.
Aiden English is singing about how no one knows the trouble he's seen when a guy with a mustache comes up and offers to shake his hand. The guy won't talk, walks off screen, does something that amazes Aiden, and comes back with a piece of the set over his shoulder. Ok then.
Sami Zayn vs. Mr. NXT
He's the masked man from earlier and it's clearly Bo Dallas, down to the entrance and running around the ring. Apparently he's a Mexican gold medalist in wrestling. Sami rolls his eyes at this but gets caught in a headlock. Mr. NXT celebrates and draws a dueling YOU CAN'T FOOL US/YES HE CAN chant. Some armdrags drop the masked man and now Sami celebrates a bit. Mr. NXT comes back with elbows and says he is NOT Bo Dallas. The Bodog is countered and Sami rips the mask off to reveal Bo. Fans: BO LEAVE! The Helluva Kick gets the pin for Sami at 4:06.
Sami brings out security to eject Dallas but he tries to run away, only to finally get caught. Bo grabs a mic and says he's being kidnapped. They get outside and Bo runs away again, threatening to call the real police.
Bo is finally taken out after a break.
NXT Title: Tyson Kidd vs. Adrian Neville
Tyson is challenging and we get big match intros. Feeling out process to start with both guys gaining and losing quick control. Tyson grabs a top wristlock before taking him down to the mat for a hammerlock. Neville speeds things up and backdrops Tyson to the floor for a big crash. There's the flip dive from the champion for two back inside and now it's Neville cranking on an armbar.
We take a break and come back with Tyson holding a chinlock and drawing a NATTIE'S HUSBAND chant. Neville fights up but is quickly backdropped for two and it's back to the chinlock. Back up again with Neville getting kicked in the ribs, only to come back with an enziguri. Adrian goes to the apron but gets kicked in the head as well, allowing Tyson to hit a top rope flip legdrop with Adrian in the ropes for three, but Adrian's foot is in the ropes, as pointed out by Natalya (looking stunning all dolled up here).
Kidd ties him up in the Tree of Woe for some knees to the ribs and a running dropkick to the face. The Sharpshooter goes on but Neville crawls to the ropes. Kidd gets kicked in the head but still manages to break up the Red Arrow. The Blockbuster gets two so Kidd drops a top rope elbow for another near fall. Kidd is very frustrated so he goes outside and gets a chair. Natalya takes it away, allowing Neville to kick his head off and hit the Red Arrow to retain at 14:35.
Natalya consoles her husband to end the show.
Results
Bayley/Paige/Emma b. BFF's Rollup to Charlotte
Colin Cassady b. Sylvester LeFort East River Crossing
Sami Zayn b. Mr. NXT Helluva Kick
Adrian Neville b. Tyson Kidd Red Arrow
Impact Wrestling
Date: June 12, 2014
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Tazz
It's the go home show for Slammiversary and the big story is of course a war between Dixie Carter and MVP because where would we be without the focus being on Dixie? The problem with Impact's taping schedule rears its head again tonight and this weekend though as MVP is injured and may not be able to go on Sunday, so everything tonight may mean nothing at all. Let's get to it.
We open with a video narrated by MVP, talking about how he's risen to power.
Here's Eric Young in gear to open the show. Young says this Sunday is the biggest match of his career but he wants to say something to the trio in person. MVP comes out and explains that he and Dixie don't see things the same so Eric has MVP's undivided attention. Eric is ready for Sunday but MVP says he's still half man and half amazing, so after he takes the title on Sunday, Eric can go back to fishing.
After the plug for Young's fishing show, Eric asks that Sunday be a fair fight. MVP likes the idea but he can't guarantee that Lashley and King can control themselves. Young says he has no problem with losing a fair fight, but getting beaten down three on one isn't wrestling. He's willing to do anything to make sure it's even on Sunday and MVP likes the sound of that.
Young can pick the stipulation on Sunday, if Eric can beat all three of them in one night. King says Eric couldn't beat two of them but Eric is ready to try. MVP is willing to give Eric a break and says Eric can pick the stipulations if he wins 2/3. The deal is made and it's Lashley up first.
Eric Young vs. Bobby Lashley
Eric hammers away to start but gets drilled with forearms in the corner. A backdrop puts Bobby down but Eric comes back with a running forearm that appeared to mostly miss. Young avoids a charge in the corner but does a Flair Flip into the sliding sunset flip. Lashley will have none of that though and launches Eric to the floor.
Eric is sent into the steps and comes up holding his back. Lashley is no idiot and puts on a torture rack followed by an over the shoulder backbreaker. Young punches his way out and nails a nice dropkick before stopping a charging Bobby with two boots in the corner. He jumps off the corner into the Dominator powerslam though and Lashley gets the pin at 5:11.
Lashley goes after Young again but Samoa Joe makes the save.
Willow says he's bruised but not broken. He'll turn the tide tonight because patience is on vacation.
Eric Young can't stand up but says he has to go back out there.
Samoa Joe says this is the latest sign of a problem with MVP.
Here are Bram and Magnus in street clothes with something to say. Bram talks about how Magnus was treated so badly and turned into someone Bram didn't know. Magnus says he and Bram are unstoppable and they've made Jeff Hardy so scared that he's gotten a new identity. Willow comes out and says he's from Jeff Hardy's Imagin-I-Nation and says he goes where Jeff can't.
Willow vs. Magnus is set for Sunday and Willow says they'll (as in himself and someone else) will celebrate. Bram: You and Jeff Hardy? YOU'RE THE SAME BLOODY PERSON! Willow admits that he's Hardy and says someone will be in his corner on Sunday. Bram asks who and it's Abyss, who comes out to clean house.
Ethan Carter III says his aunt isn't here tonight but he'll take care of the family business. They're the Carters after all.
Robbie E. vs. Knux
The comedy story continues as Robbie is terrified of clowns, including Crazy Steve at ringside. Robbie hits on Rebel but The Freak easily chases him off. Robbie's right hands are stopped by a Steve distraction, allowing Knux to hit a nice running cross body. E. comes back with a nice middle rope clothesline but DJZ and Steve get in a horn off. Knux splashes Robbie in the corner as the Freak takes care of the other Bro Mans. Back in and a nice Sky High pins Robbie at 3:09.
Post match Steve attaches balloons to Robbie's back to freak him out.
EC3 and Spud are talking in the back when Brooke returns. She doesn't say anything but she returns.
Ethan and Spud are in the ring with three chairs set up. Ethan brings out Brooke as he plans on exposing the past sins of Bully Ray. He asks Brooke if she was in a relationship with Ray and asks why it's over. Carter accuses Ray of being an alcoholic and trying to put Brooke through a table but Brooke denies it. Spud says he can't deal with this anymore because he has the results. Apparently Ray IS the father, even though Brooke hasn't had a baby. Spud produces pictures of Ray next to an angry looking kid but Ethan is annoyed. He threatens Brooke until Ray comes out and runs them off.
Before he deals with Carter and Spud, Ray wants to apologize to Brooke. He treated her horribly despite her being an amazing girlfriend. Now Ray is in a better place in his life and wants to wish Brooke the best. They hug and Ethan sounds like he's gagging. Ethan and Ray argue for a bit until Ethan challenges Ray to a tables match on Sunday, because Ray is putting Dixie through a table over Ethan's dead body. Ray loves the idea of a dead body and starts a chant about it, but he'll decline the tables match. Instead, since we'll be in Carter Country in Dallas, let's make it a Texas death match. Ethan says it's on.
MVP tells Kenny King to keep focused out there tonight.
Kenny King vs. Eric Young
Second match in Young's 2/3 challenge tonight. Young gets armdragged down to start and his back is already bothering him. They head to the floor with the champion in even more trouble. Back in and Young shoves him off the top, only to get slammed down for his troubles. Young avoids a springboard Swanton Bomb and nails the piledriver out of nowhere for the pin at 5:12.
Eric says he'll keep fighting.
Brittany vs. Madison Rayne vs. Gail Kim
Winner gets Angelina on Sunday. Brittany and Madison double team Gail to start but Madison won't high five her. Gail dropkicks both of them to the floor and does it again through the ropes. Cue the Beautiful People as we take a break. Back with the Beautiful People on commentary and Madison hitting a headsicssors on Gail, followed by a slow motion victory roll for two. Gail puts a leg choke on Brittany but gets caught in a cross armbreaker by Madison.
That makes Gail let go of her hold but she rolls Madison up for two. Kim goes up top but gets caught in a double superplex (with her thankfully kicking off the post to make it easier for them) to put all three down. Madison nails Brittany but gets sent to the floor as a result. Gail puts Brittany in the figure four around the post as the Beautiful People come out to ringside. Kim runs Brittany over as Angelina distracts the referee. Velvet sprays Brittany in the eyes by mistake, allowing Gail to hit Eat Defeat for the pin at 10:09.
MVP is talking to Brian Hebner and says it's going to be a fair main event.
We run down the PPV card. The only added match is King vs. Aries.
MVP vs. Eric Young
If Young wins he gets to pick the stipulation. Lashley and King jump Young in the aisle before the bell and we take a break about five seconds after the match starts. Back with MVP staying on Young' sback and putting him in a camel clutch before just letting it go so he can get two off an uppercut. A wicked powerbomb gets two and a buckle bomb sets up the running boot to the face in the corner for a close two on the champion. MVP grabs a chair to sit in and talk some trash but Young is starting to get up. Instead MVP picks up the chair to blast Eric in the back for the DQ at 10:14.
MVP says pick whatever stipulation you want and poses with the belt. The trio leaves and Young makes it a cage match to end the show.
Results
Bobby Lashley b. Eric Young Dominator
Knux b. Robbie E. Sky High
Eric Young b. Kenny King Piledriver
Gail Kim b. Brittany and Madison Rayne Eat Defeat to Brittany
Eric Young b. MVP via DQ when MVP used a chair
Daniel Bryan will not be cleared for Money in the Bank and is off the show. The title will likely be held up at Raw tonight.
Monday Night Raw
Date: June 9, 2014
Location: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Jerry Lawler
The main story coming into tonight are the fallout from Seth Rollins turning on Shield last week. Tonight we should be getting revenge from Ambrose and Reigns, who didn't appear on Smackdown last week. On top of that, the breaking news today is Daniel Bryan not being cleared for Money in the Bank, meaning the title will likely be held up. Let's get to it.
Here's a very happy Authority to open the show. Stephanie talks about how they like to make blockbuster announcements and gives us a video of Daniel Bryan's doctor. Dr. Maroon says that Daniel won't be able to participate at Money in the Bank due to the severity of his neck injury. HHH is very pleased as Stephanie officially strips Bryan of the title. Stephanie wishes Bryan well and acknowledges his very selfish wife Brie.
However we still need a WWE Champion, so at Money in the Bank we'll have a WWE Championship ladder match. The participants will be determined by a series of qualifying matches. Stephanie says the first qualifying match took place on Smackdown (it was on Raw) so Alberto Del Rio is in. HHH says Randy Orton is in as well because he deserves it. They've been saying it since Wrestlemania, but now this is proof: Daniel Bryan isn't WWE Championship material.
HHH isn't done yet as he rants about telling Shield to adapt or perish but only Seth Rollins listened to what he said. We get a video of the turn last week, which still took place after Shield beat Evolution twice in a row. As for tonight, Ambrose and Reigns will be in a six man tag match against the Wyatt Family. They need to find a partner though, which might be tough after they spent a year running roughshod over the entire locker room. However, they need to adapt or they'll perish.
Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Sheamus vs. Bad News Barrett
Non-title. Barrett takes him into the corner to start but gets run over with a clothesline. Sheamus is sent out to the floor and Barrett follows it up with a shoulder block off the steps. Back in and Sheamus takes him down again before hitting the ten forearms. A middle rope knee drop misses and Barrett kicks him in the face, only for a running cross body from Sheamus to put both guys on the floor.
Back from a break with Sheamus in a chinlock before Barrett drops an elbow for two. Sheamus fights up but runs into a knee to the head, only to avoid the low superkick and get two off the Irish Curse. Winds of Change gets the same for Barrett but he walks into the tilt-a-whirl powerslam for two. Sheamus loads up the Brogue but Barrett rolls to the floor, only to have Sheamus dive off the top. It's a bad move though, as Barrett steps to the side and Sheamus crashes into the barricade.
He beats the count back in at nine and kicks out of Wasteland at two. The Bull Hammer is countered into White Noise for a very close two but Barrett counters the slingshot shoulder with a headbutt. He kicks Sheamus in the head over and over before ramming Sheamus shoulder first into the post twice in a row. Another series of kicks to the head in the corner....set up the Brogue Kick out of nowhere for the pin for Sheamus at 13:12.
The Wyatts pop on screen and says people were supposed to forget about them. Bray says he's been reborn, despite only being gone eight days and making an appearance on Smackdown in between.
Lana comes out and makes fun of Obama for being a weak man. We get a video of I'm assuming the real Obama working out with some very light weights. Lana compares him to Putin who is known to be in good shape and trains in martial arts. We get a rather disturbing picture of a shirtless Putin on a horse which I've seen before and is still just as disturbing.
Rusev vs. Zack Ryder
Forearms to the back of the head, the running superkick and the Accolade end Ryder at 1:03.
Ryback/Curtis Axel vs. Goldust/R-Truth
Truth gets attacked to start but he escapes for the hot (?) tag less than a minute in. Goldust cleans house and hits the snap powerslam on Axel. Ryback comes in and the spinning cross body takes out both he and Curtis as Cody is watching in the back. Truth is thrown to the floor and Goldust nails a spinebuster on Ryback. Axel sneaks in from behind though and rolls up Goldust for the pin with a handful of tights for the pin at 2:20.
Layla is getting her makeup done while insulting the people of Minneapolis, including hometown girl Summer Rae. Summer comes up behind her and pours milk over her before ramming Layla into various things.
3MB is in the ring but here come Ambrose and Reigns. The beating is on and they fight up the aisle with Reigns hitting a spear to Slater completely off screen. It looked like a camera error as they were looking at the crowd for a long stretch of time. Thankfully the replay shows a good shot of it.
Ambrose says the Shield was going to go down as one of the best groups ever. They dominated WWE and everyone in it, including Evolution. The team was healthy on the surface but there was a cancer inside them called Seth Rollins. Ambrose says he'll get the chance to rearrange Rollins' face by moving his nose over to his one ear (because you'll only have one left) and that they'll beat Rollins up. I like how simple that last line was.
Reigns very casually (not a bad thing) says Seth committed the most unforgettable sin. After he gets done with Rollins, Reigns is coming for Orton so he can mess up the face of the WWE. Then he's coming for HHH. When he gets his hands on the King of Kings, they'll have their own Game of Thrones.
Seth Rollins will break his silence tonight, despite talking on Smackdown.
Usos vs. Fandango/Damien Sandow
Damien comes out in what looks like long underwear and a streamer for what's described as interpretive dance. Layla still has milk on her because WWE doesn't have towels. Fandango cranks on Jimmy's arm to start but Jimmy comes back with the dancing right hand. Off to Damien and the dancing begins. Sandow takes Jimmy over with a headlock before dancing around. Jimmy JUMPS up for a superkick before knocking Fandango off the apron. Jey hits the Superfly Splash for the pin on Sandow at 2:24.
Bo Dallas vs. Xavier Woods
Dallas says the way for Bryan to get back sooner than later is to BOLIEVE! Woods gets caught in a headlock to start but hiptosses Bo down to escape. A knee to the ribs drops Woods again but he sends Dallas into the buckle, only to springboard into something like a spear. The Bodog is good for the pin at 2:30.
Bo tells Woods to never quit after the match.
Back from a break with Paul Heyman in the ring and talking about the same thing he's talked about every night since Wrestlemania. Tonight he's here to introduce the next WWE World Heavyweight Champion, who is coming off his history making moment at Wrestlemania......CESARO! Heyman was teasing Lesnar if that wasn't clear.
Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Cesaro vs. Rob Van Dam
Rob quickly takes him down for two before walking into a tilt-a-whirl powerslam for two. The monkey flip and top rope kick to the face send Cesaro to the floor and a flip dive drops him again as we take a break. Back with Cesaro cranking on a chinlock and throwing RVD out to the floor. They head back inside for another chinlock before Rob nails the spinwheel kick and a clothesline to take over. Cesaro misses a charge in the corner and the split legged moonsault gets two.
Van Dam tries to speed things up a bit too much though and gets caught by Swiss Death out of the corner for an even closer near fall. A powerbomb gets two more for Cesaro but he gets kicked down and nailed with Rolling Thunder. Back up and Rob nails another spinning kick in the corner but gets crotched down for his efforts. Cesaro wraps the leg around the post before Neutralizing RVD for the pin at 10:50.
We recap the Authority and Shield's promos from earlier.
Michael Cole brings out Seth Rollins, now with his own music and in a suit, for a sitdown interview. Rollins says he doesn't understand the controversy behind what he did because he was looking out for his own business. He takes credit for creating the Shield and says the other two have no right to claim any of its success. Ambrose would be face first in a ditch without him and Reigns needs someone to focus his aggression.
Cole asks about the Shield being three individuals instead of one man. Rollins says we'll see about that tonight. He took Shield to the top and that brings us to Payback. Rollins learned from Evolution that you have to evolve and adapt. The fans say he sold out but he says he bought in to the evolution of Seth Rollins. Rollins brags about the guts it took last week but people are fixated on how he turned on his brothers. Seth says they were just business partners and he severed those connections.
For two years, Rollins put his fist out and said believe in the Shield. What he really meant was that everyone should believe in Seth Rollins. That's all for the explanation, so now where are Ambrose and Reigns to do what they promised? Here they come and Rollins takes off his tie but we've got Wyatts. The lights come back on and the Family is in the ring for the fight. Bray is nowhere in sight but Rollins comes back inside....just as Rollins and Harper are sent outside. Bray and the Family come back in for the save but Cena comes out for the real save, apparently becoming the third man for the tag match later.
Paige vs. Alicia Fox
Non-title and Alicia has Aksana in her corner. Paige quickly heads outside to go after Aksana and gets dropkicked off the apron as a result. Fox puts on a chinlock and yells a lot before hitting a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for two. Paige counters a side slam with a headscissors out of the floor as Cole describes Fox as a mood ring maker's dream. Back in and Paige fires off a bunch of clotheslines followed by a bad looking running dropkick for two. Aksana yells a lot so Paige throws Fox into her, setting up the PTO on Fox for the submission at 4:56.
Fox beats up Aksana post match before stealing water and popcorn from fans to pour on Aksana. She feeds some to Aksana against her will and that's about it. JBL calling for anyone from Jesse Ventura to the Gagnes to help them made me chuckle.
Santino Marella vs. Jack Swagger
Marella escapes an early powerslam attempt and sends Jack out to the floor with a forearm. Colter slaps Swagger in the face and Jack is all fired up, to the point that he misses a charge into the post. Thankfully he blocks the Cobra and hits the gutwrench powerbomb for the pin at 1:57.
Cody Rhodes tells Goldust that he's found the perfect partner for him. Next week, Goldust's partner will magnify his star power. No word on who it is.
We look at Stephanie stripping Bryan of the title and announcing Money in the Bank being for the title.
Stephanie is annoyed at Cena for getting in her business two weeks in a row. Vickie Guerrero comes in with champagne for the two of them because Brad Maddox and Daniel Bryan are both gone. She sneezes on Stephanie and gets thrown out with a threat of being fired again.
Dean Ambrose/Roman Reigns/John Cena vs. Wyatt Family
It's a brawl to start until we officially gets going with Ambrose hammering away on Rowan. Dean cleans house and even dives on Harper for good measure. Back in and Dean dropkicks Erick down before the tag brings in Reigns to pound away as well. Rowan finally gets in a shot of his own and makes the tag to Harper, who can't quite suplex Roman. Instead Reigns suplexes him down for two before driving Harper into the corner for the tag to Ambrose.
The Wyatts take over on Dean with Bray shouting at him to come on. Dean is taken to the floor where he's able to send Rowan into the steps for a breather. Back in and Harper easily takes him down again and cranks on a chinlock as the dueling Cena chants begin. We come back from a break with Rowan hitting a big side slam on Ambrose before it's back to Bray for his usual theatrics.
Ambrose gets a boot up to stop a charging Wyatt and the hot tag finally brings in Cena. John hammers away but the Family takes over on him as well via a boot to the face. Back to Bray for the running backsplash for two and Bray laughs a lot. Harper hits a rack neckbreaker for two more and a Michinoku Driver gets the same. Bray pounds in a few right hands and headbutts before taking him back inside for the dancing spot.
The suplex slam gets two before Cena finally gets over for the real hot tag to Reigns. Roman cleans house with all of his signature spots as everything breaks down. Reigns does Cena's ProtpBomb for two on Harper before Cena cross bodies Rowan down. Bray hits the Sister Abigail on Cena but walks into the Superman Punch. Rowan is thrown outside as well, setting up the suicide dive from Ambrose. A superkick (good one too) gets two for Harper but he walks into the spear for the pin at 20:46.
Rollins and HHH look on from the back to end the show.
Results
Sheamus b. Bad News Barrett Brogue Kick
Rusev b. Zack Ryder Accolade
Curtis Axel/Ryback b. Goldust/R-Truth Rollup to Goldust
Usos b. Fandango/Damien Sandow Superfly Splash to Fandango
Bo Dallas b. Xavier Woods Bodog
Cesaro b. Rob Van Dam Neutralizer
Paige b. Alicia Fox PTO
Jack Swagger b. Santino Marella Gutwrench powerbomb
Dean Ambrose/Roman Reigns/John Cena b. Wyatt Family Spear to Harper
Tuesday
Raw got a 2.93, about the same as last week.
Wednesday
Nothing.
Thursday
WWE has released eleven names today:
Drew McIntyre
Jinder Mahal
Aksana
Curt Hawkins
Theodore Long
Camacho
Brodus Clay
Evan Bourne
Yoshi Tatsu
Referee Marc Harris
JTG
NXT
Date: June 12, 2014
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Rich Brennan, Alex Riley, Renee Young
The main story coming out of last week is we're going to get Kidd vs. Neville II after Adrian successfully defended the title at Takeover. Other than that last week was pretty much just a placeholder show until we get to the next big show around here. Even last week's relatively meaningless show was fine though and that's a nice thing to say about a promotion. Let's get to it.
We open with a video of Tyson Kidd failing to win the NXT Title and thinking of himself as Natalya's husband rather than a superstar. Then he lost and wouldn't shake Adrian's hand, only to request and receive a rematch last week.
Opening sequence.
Bayley/Paige/Emma vs. BFF's
Charlotte takes Emma into the corner to start but gets shouldered in the ribs and caught in a sunset flip for two. Back up and Emma slaps the champion in the face so Charlotte drags her back into the corner for a tag off to Banks. Summer looks annoyed at not getting the tag. Charlotte is back in less than fifteen seconds later but Sasha trips up Emma to slam her face first into the apron. Emma is in trouble and we take an early break.
Back with Summer holding Emma in a chinlock before mocking the Emma Dance. Charlotte comes in again with a figure four neck lock to keep Emma in trouble. Another tag brings in Sasha who gets rolled up for two but Emma still can't make the tag. The BFF's make some switches in the corner sans tags as Renee seems to like Summer's legs. All three keep taking their shots on Emma as this has been totally one sided so far.
Sasha hooks a chinlock but Emma is quickly up and avoiding a charge into the corner. The hot tag finally brings in Bayley to clean house, including a belly to belly for two on Charlotte. Everything breaks down and Charlotte gets two off a bridging rollup on Bayley. Summer accidentally distracts Charlotte though, allowing Bayley to grab a rollup for the pin at 8:50.
A masked man was signed to a contract earlier in the week. He Bolieves he'll make a great impression. JBL seems to know something is up.
The BFF's are freaking out in the back when Alexa Bliss comes up and asks for a match with Charlotte. The champ tells her to go away which Bliss interprets as a yes.
Colin Cassady vs. Sylvester LeFort
Cassady throws him around to start but LeFort goes after the knee to take over. The fans chant USA and Colin comes back with some loud shots to the ribs. Cassady nails Sylvester again and hits the S-A-W-F-T boot and the East River Crossing gets the pin at 2:26.
Natalya says she can be out there with Tyson tonight but Kidd thinks it's about him instead of her. The wife isn't pleased.
Aiden English is singing about how no one knows the trouble he's seen when a guy with a mustache comes up and offers to shake his hand. The guy won't talk, walks off screen, does something that amazes Aiden, and comes back with a piece of the set over his shoulder. Ok then.
Sami Zayn vs. Mr. NXT
He's the masked man from earlier and it's clearly Bo Dallas, down to the entrance and running around the ring. Apparently he's a Mexican gold medalist in wrestling. Sami rolls his eyes at this but gets caught in a headlock. Mr. NXT celebrates and draws a dueling YOU CAN'T FOOL US/YES HE CAN chant. Some armdrags drop the masked man and now Sami celebrates a bit. Mr. NXT comes back with elbows and says he is NOT Bo Dallas. The Bodog is countered and Sami rips the mask off to reveal Bo. Fans: BO LEAVE! The Helluva Kick gets the pin for Sami at 4:06.
Sami brings out security to eject Dallas but he tries to run away, only to finally get caught. Bo grabs a mic and says he's being kidnapped. They get outside and Bo runs away again, threatening to call the real police.
Bo is finally taken out after a break.
NXT Title: Tyson Kidd vs. Adrian Neville
Tyson is challenging and we get big match intros. Feeling out process to start with both guys gaining and losing quick control. Tyson grabs a top wristlock before taking him down to the mat for a hammerlock. Neville speeds things up and backdrops Tyson to the floor for a big crash. There's the flip dive from the champion for two back inside and now it's Neville cranking on an armbar.
We take a break and come back with Tyson holding a chinlock and drawing a NATTIE'S HUSBAND chant. Neville fights up but is quickly backdropped for two and it's back to the chinlock. Back up again with Neville getting kicked in the ribs, only to come back with an enziguri. Adrian goes to the apron but gets kicked in the head as well, allowing Tyson to hit a top rope flip legdrop with Adrian in the ropes for three, but Adrian's foot is in the ropes, as pointed out by Natalya (looking stunning all dolled up here).
Kidd ties him up in the Tree of Woe for some knees to the ribs and a running dropkick to the face. The Sharpshooter goes on but Neville crawls to the ropes. Kidd gets kicked in the head but still manages to break up the Red Arrow. The Blockbuster gets two so Kidd drops a top rope elbow for another near fall. Kidd is very frustrated so he goes outside and gets a chair. Natalya takes it away, allowing Neville to kick his head off and hit the Red Arrow to retain at 14:35.
Natalya consoles her husband to end the show.
Results
Bayley/Paige/Emma b. BFF's Rollup to Charlotte
Colin Cassady b. Sylvester LeFort East River Crossing
Sami Zayn b. Mr. NXT Helluva Kick
Adrian Neville b. Tyson Kidd Red Arrow
Impact Wrestling
Date: June 12, 2014
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Tazz
It's the go home show for Slammiversary and the big story is of course a war between Dixie Carter and MVP because where would we be without the focus being on Dixie? The problem with Impact's taping schedule rears its head again tonight and this weekend though as MVP is injured and may not be able to go on Sunday, so everything tonight may mean nothing at all. Let's get to it.
We open with a video narrated by MVP, talking about how he's risen to power.
Here's Eric Young in gear to open the show. Young says this Sunday is the biggest match of his career but he wants to say something to the trio in person. MVP comes out and explains that he and Dixie don't see things the same so Eric has MVP's undivided attention. Eric is ready for Sunday but MVP says he's still half man and half amazing, so after he takes the title on Sunday, Eric can go back to fishing.
After the plug for Young's fishing show, Eric asks that Sunday be a fair fight. MVP likes the idea but he can't guarantee that Lashley and King can control themselves. Young says he has no problem with losing a fair fight, but getting beaten down three on one isn't wrestling. He's willing to do anything to make sure it's even on Sunday and MVP likes the sound of that.
Young can pick the stipulation on Sunday, if Eric can beat all three of them in one night. King says Eric couldn't beat two of them but Eric is ready to try. MVP is willing to give Eric a break and says Eric can pick the stipulations if he wins 2/3. The deal is made and it's Lashley up first.
Eric Young vs. Bobby Lashley
Eric hammers away to start but gets drilled with forearms in the corner. A backdrop puts Bobby down but Eric comes back with a running forearm that appeared to mostly miss. Young avoids a charge in the corner but does a Flair Flip into the sliding sunset flip. Lashley will have none of that though and launches Eric to the floor.
Eric is sent into the steps and comes up holding his back. Lashley is no idiot and puts on a torture rack followed by an over the shoulder backbreaker. Young punches his way out and nails a nice dropkick before stopping a charging Bobby with two boots in the corner. He jumps off the corner into the Dominator powerslam though and Lashley gets the pin at 5:11.
Lashley goes after Young again but Samoa Joe makes the save.
Willow says he's bruised but not broken. He'll turn the tide tonight because patience is on vacation.
Eric Young can't stand up but says he has to go back out there.
Samoa Joe says this is the latest sign of a problem with MVP.
Here are Bram and Magnus in street clothes with something to say. Bram talks about how Magnus was treated so badly and turned into someone Bram didn't know. Magnus says he and Bram are unstoppable and they've made Jeff Hardy so scared that he's gotten a new identity. Willow comes out and says he's from Jeff Hardy's Imagin-I-Nation and says he goes where Jeff can't.
Willow vs. Magnus is set for Sunday and Willow says they'll (as in himself and someone else) will celebrate. Bram: You and Jeff Hardy? YOU'RE THE SAME BLOODY PERSON! Willow admits that he's Hardy and says someone will be in his corner on Sunday. Bram asks who and it's Abyss, who comes out to clean house.
Ethan Carter III says his aunt isn't here tonight but he'll take care of the family business. They're the Carters after all.
Robbie E. vs. Knux
The comedy story continues as Robbie is terrified of clowns, including Crazy Steve at ringside. Robbie hits on Rebel but The Freak easily chases him off. Robbie's right hands are stopped by a Steve distraction, allowing Knux to hit a nice running cross body. E. comes back with a nice middle rope clothesline but DJZ and Steve get in a horn off. Knux splashes Robbie in the corner as the Freak takes care of the other Bro Mans. Back in and a nice Sky High pins Robbie at 3:09.
Post match Steve attaches balloons to Robbie's back to freak him out.
EC3 and Spud are talking in the back when Brooke returns. She doesn't say anything but she returns.
Ethan and Spud are in the ring with three chairs set up. Ethan brings out Brooke as he plans on exposing the past sins of Bully Ray. He asks Brooke if she was in a relationship with Ray and asks why it's over. Carter accuses Ray of being an alcoholic and trying to put Brooke through a table but Brooke denies it. Spud says he can't deal with this anymore because he has the results. Apparently Ray IS the father, even though Brooke hasn't had a baby. Spud produces pictures of Ray next to an angry looking kid but Ethan is annoyed. He threatens Brooke until Ray comes out and runs them off.
Before he deals with Carter and Spud, Ray wants to apologize to Brooke. He treated her horribly despite her being an amazing girlfriend. Now Ray is in a better place in his life and wants to wish Brooke the best. They hug and Ethan sounds like he's gagging. Ethan and Ray argue for a bit until Ethan challenges Ray to a tables match on Sunday, because Ray is putting Dixie through a table over Ethan's dead body. Ray loves the idea of a dead body and starts a chant about it, but he'll decline the tables match. Instead, since we'll be in Carter Country in Dallas, let's make it a Texas death match. Ethan says it's on.
MVP tells Kenny King to keep focused out there tonight.
Kenny King vs. Eric Young
Second match in Young's 2/3 challenge tonight. Young gets armdragged down to start and his back is already bothering him. They head to the floor with the champion in even more trouble. Back in and Young shoves him off the top, only to get slammed down for his troubles. Young avoids a springboard Swanton Bomb and nails the piledriver out of nowhere for the pin at 5:12.
Eric says he'll keep fighting.
Brittany vs. Madison Rayne vs. Gail Kim
Winner gets Angelina on Sunday. Brittany and Madison double team Gail to start but Madison won't high five her. Gail dropkicks both of them to the floor and does it again through the ropes. Cue the Beautiful People as we take a break. Back with the Beautiful People on commentary and Madison hitting a headsicssors on Gail, followed by a slow motion victory roll for two. Gail puts a leg choke on Brittany but gets caught in a cross armbreaker by Madison.
That makes Gail let go of her hold but she rolls Madison up for two. Kim goes up top but gets caught in a double superplex (with her thankfully kicking off the post to make it easier for them) to put all three down. Madison nails Brittany but gets sent to the floor as a result. Gail puts Brittany in the figure four around the post as the Beautiful People come out to ringside. Kim runs Brittany over as Angelina distracts the referee. Velvet sprays Brittany in the eyes by mistake, allowing Gail to hit Eat Defeat for the pin at 10:09.
MVP is talking to Brian Hebner and says it's going to be a fair main event.
We run down the PPV card. The only added match is King vs. Aries.
MVP vs. Eric Young
If Young wins he gets to pick the stipulation. Lashley and King jump Young in the aisle before the bell and we take a break about five seconds after the match starts. Back with MVP staying on Young' sback and putting him in a camel clutch before just letting it go so he can get two off an uppercut. A wicked powerbomb gets two and a buckle bomb sets up the running boot to the face in the corner for a close two on the champion. MVP grabs a chair to sit in and talk some trash but Young is starting to get up. Instead MVP picks up the chair to blast Eric in the back for the DQ at 10:14.
MVP says pick whatever stipulation you want and poses with the belt. The trio leaves and Young makes it a cage match to end the show.
Results
Bobby Lashley b. Eric Young Dominator
Knux b. Robbie E. Sky High
Eric Young b. Kenny King Piledriver
Gail Kim b. Brittany and Madison Rayne Eat Defeat to Brittany
Eric Young b. MVP via DQ when MVP used a chair