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Monday
Smackdown got a 1.88, about the same from last week.
Monday Night Raw
Date: August 18, 2014
Location: Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Jerry Lawler
Last night, evil won. Brock Lesnar is the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion and squashed John Cena in the process. That's the only word to descirbe it. Lesnar massacred Cena with John getting in as much offense as the Brooklyn Brawler would have. The questions now are where in the world do we go from here and who could possibly stop Brock Lesnar? Let's get to it.
We open with a recap of the entire show last night.
Here's Stephanie to Daniel Bryan's music coming down the aisle, because there's nothing else to open the show right? There are new microphone cubes with the new logo. She talks about how important last night was before promising a new title belt for Brock Lesnar tonight. The Authority wishes Cena a speedy recovery, but there are other people who have injuries to heal from. There's also Chris Jericho and Dean Ambrose, but the biggest loser of them all is Brie Bella.
However, she can't take all of the credit because she has to thank HHH. Stephanie thanks him for what he did last night but also has to thank Brie's sister Nikki. This brings out Nikki who hugs Stephanie, basically erasing all of the beatings that Stephanie has caused. Nikki talks about the Bellas coming to the WWE and saying it was them against the world. However, it's always been about Brie, even back to when they were kids.
She's sick of hearing Brie tell her she's never going to have a husband (storyline from Total Divas), even though she didn't have to marry Daniel Bryan. Nikki feels free now that she's standing on her own two feet, but here's Brie with a rebuttal. Brie talks about sisterly love and how Nikki has destroyed their family. Nikki says Brie destroyed it and slaps her, sending Brie crying to the back.
Back from a break and we look at the slap again.
Wyatt Family vs. Big Show/Mark Henry
Henry hammers on Rowan to start but runs into an elbow. It's quickly off to Harper who gets yelled at and headbutted into the corner. More headbutts stagger Harper and it's off to Big Show for the loud chop. Some shots the ribs have Harper in even more trouble and his shots have almost no effect. Big Show cleans house and sends Harper outside as we take a break.
Back with Luke snapping Big Show's throat across the top rope to take over. Rowan tries to help but gets caught trying a low bridge. The distraction works though as Harper kicks Big Show out to the floor. Off to Rowan who kicks Big Show in the face on the floor as the evil monsters take over. Back in and Harper wins a minor slugout before Rowan throws Big Show into a superkick for two.
Harper actually Gator Rolls Big Show before putting on a chinlock. Rowan comes back in and clotheslines Big Show before slamming him with ease. I mean he turned Show upside down and had time to move his arm around Big Show's head. Big Show pops up (to be fair it was just a slam) and catches Rowan with a DDT. The hot tag brings in Mark Henry and everything breaks down. Luke breaks up the World's Strongest Slam with a big boot to Rowan's back but Big Show comes in and KO Punches both guys. A World's Strongest Slam to Rowan is enough for the pin at 11:46.
Ric Flair congratulates Ziggler for winning the Intercontinental Title. Miz comes in and says he's going to take the title back tonight.
We recap the lumberjack match before going to Rollins in the back. Rollins talks about how he knew he could beat Ambrose and that's exactly what he did. He says he's the future WWE World Heavyweight Champion as well as the future of the entire WWE. Ambrose comes up behind him with a bucket of ice water. Ambrose: “IT'S FOR CHARITY!” My goodness it's a modern reference in WWE. A brawl breaks out and is quickly broken up.
After a break Rollins rants to the Authority and is given a rematch against Ambrose tonight. The WWE Universe will get to pick the stipulations.
Paige vs. Natalya
Non-title and Natalya is now in shorts. Paige talks about how much she respects and loves AJ, even dedicating the match to her. Feeling out process to start and they quickly trade backslides. Paige escapes hers though and kicks Natalya in the back of the head to take over. She crawls on top of Natalya for the pop of the night before headbutting her without seeming to make much contact. Cue AJ skipping down to the ring, allowing Natalya to get a rollup win at 1:46.
AJ says that despite everything, she still respects and loves Paige. She offers to come in and shake Paige's hand, sending Paige running to the floor.
The options for Ambrose vs. Rollins are:
No Holds Barred
Falls Count Anywhere
No DQ
HHH and Stephanie, now in a very low cut black dress after being in a t-shirt and jeans earlier, are out to unveil the new title. It's the same design that Rock introduced a few years back but with the new logo and a bit shinier. The side plates are Brock's skull tattoo. He brings out Brock Lesnar for the presentation and shakes his hand before posing for a photo op. A loud LESNAR chant starts up as HHH raises Brock's arm.
Heyman slowly does his intro and says Cena isn't here this evening. That basically gets a standing ovation. Heyman says Cena can't be here because he can't physically appear, thanks to Brock Lesnar. Brock is sitting on a stool with the biggest grin on his face, knowing no one can touch him.
Paul goes on a rant about how important Brock's accomplishments last night were. Rock was on top for three years. Steve Austin (POP) was on top for three years. John Cena has been on top for TEN YEARS and was tough enough to stick around longer than thirty seconds last night. Heyman saw a look on Cena's face last night and that was when he got it.
Cena's speeches get on Heyman's nerves but he kept coming back for more and more because he never gives up. Cena earned Heyman's respect to the point where he would love to make John a Paul Heyman Guy. If the history of WWE was written right before Brock pinned him last night, Heyman would be the hardest fighting champion in WWE history.
However, Brock doesn't agree with these views. In Lesnar's universe, street cred doesn't matter. In Brock's universe, he who dies with the most street cred still dies. The Undertaker's career and Streak died at Lesnar's hands and the concept of hustle, loyalty and respect and the Cenation died at Lesnar's hands.
The same thing is happening to anyone who comes to take the WWE Title from Brock Lesnar. Heyman sums up the match last night: Suplex, repeat, suplex, repeat, suplex, repeat, suplex, repeat, suplex, repeat. Lesnar lives by the motto of Eat, Sleep, Conquer Repeat, but now it's Eat, Sleep, Conquer John Cena. Another awesome promo here from Lesnar and they were right to not have anyone come out here.
Here's Nikki slapping Brie again.
Intercontinental Title: The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler
Dolph is defending after beating Miz for the title last night. This actually gets big match intros. A hiptoss puts Miz down for two and Dolph puts on a headlock. Miz goes after the knee and stomps away in the corner. He wraps the leg around the post and Ziggler is in trouble as we take a break.
Back with Ziggler getting two off a sunset flip and hitting the running DDT for the same. Miz comes right back with a shot to the knee and puts on the Figure Four. Dolph dives to the ropes and rolls outside for a breather. Miz reaches out for Dolph but gets rammed into the apron. Dolph gets kicked away though and that's a countout at 7:20.
Post match Dolph lays him out with the Zig Zag.
Jack Swagger is disappointed in his loss last night and failed his country last night. However, We The People is about coming together when times get tough. He's going to do what any Real American should do and get back up.
Jack Swagger vs. Cesaro
Swagger is here alone. Cesaro starts with a gutwrench suplex on the bad ribs and it's quickly off to the abdominal stretch. He switches off to an armbar and Swagger comes back with a big boot and the Vader Bomb. Cesaro drapes the bad ribs over the ropes but his running big boot is caught in the Patriot Lock while Swagger is still on the apron. Back in and Cesaro pokes the eye, setting up the Neutralizer for the pin at 4:40.
Post match Cesaro laughs at Swagger until Bo Dallas comes out. He talks about the 318 million Americans that Jack let down. Swagger has lost everything, but he just has to Bo-Lieve to get it all back.
Chris Jericho says he's never seen anyone like Bray Wyatt. The Spider Walk is one of the most disturbing things he's ever seen. There's nothing behind Bray's eyes though and when he told Jericho that he was already dead, Jericho knew it was a lie. He has three things Bray will never have: a fire burning inside him, a fighting spirit and the best fans in WWE history.
Randy Orton/Ryback/Curtis Axel vs. Rob Van Dam/Roman Reigns/Sheamus
Sheamus runs over Axel to start but Axel nails him in the ribs before bringing in Orton. Off to Van Dam who kicks Randy down and hits a quick Rolling Thunder to send Orton to the floor and us to a break. Back with Sheamus hitting the ten forearms to Axel's chest before doing the same to Ryback. Orton low bridges Sheamus to the floor and the heels take over again. Sheamus is sent over the timekeeper's table as the fans chant FEED MORE ME and RYBACK RULES for the hometown guy.
Randy makes a big deal out of tagging Ryback in and the Big Guy is ready for the task for once. Ryback drives shoulders into the ribs in the corner before putting Sheamus in a front facelock. There's a delayed vertical suplex for two and it's back to Orton. Sheamus backdrops out of the Elevated DDT and it's hot tag to Reigns so house can be cleaned. The apron kick nails Axel and it's Superman Punches for the tag team.
Orton breaks up the spear with a backbreaker but Reigns tags in Van Dam who cross bodies Axel for two. The split legged moonsault gets the same and everything brekas down. A Brogue Kick drops Ryback but an RKO puts Sheamus down. Reigns is sent into the post but RVD kicks Axel down and the Five Star gets the pin at 11:10.
We recap the ice bucket thing from earlier.
Orton is walking in the back when Ric Flair comes up. Randy threatens to beat him up and Flair stares at him.
Bray Wyatt says he was riding on a pale horse to come after Chris Jericho last night. He warned Jericho that this was coming and he certainly is a man of his word. Jericho claims that he looked in Bray's eyes last night and saw nothing. Maybe Chris is right. Maybe Bray doesn't have a soul and the only purpose he has on this earth is to collect. Jericho may never be able to comprehend what he is. Bray declares himself the new face of salvation. Follow the buzzards.
We see the slap for the fourth time.
Usos vs. Goldust/Stardust
Non-title. Goldust and Jey start things off with Jey grabbing a quick rollup for two. Jimmy comes in and dances a bit before starting on the arm. It's off to Stardust who gets forearmed in the face in the corner as this is one sided so far. Jey cranks on a chinlock for a good while until Stardust escapes into a sunset flip for the pin out of nowhere at 5:52.
Lana and Rusev come out to brag but Mark Henry interrupts. Henry talks about representing the United States twice in the Olympic Games, and this is the only time he's ever had a problem with anyone representing their flag. Last night what he saw got under his skin so he's going to do something about it. Henry offers to give Rusev a guided tour of the Hall of Pain. The brawl is on with Henry laying Rusev out and Mark celebrating with everyone at ringside.
Preview of a documentary of the Shield coming to Summerslam.
We look back at Brock and Heyman from earlier.
Falls count anywhere wins the poll with 41% of the vote.
Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose
Falls count anywhere. Rollins wins an early slugout and they quickly fight into the crowd with Dean getting a two count. They go up by the stage and fight over various dangerous moves. Ambrose suplexes him down for two and takes it back to the ring. Dean throws in a bunch of chairs and slams both one of them and Rollins down at the same time. A middle rope elbow with the chair gets two but Rollins sends him face first into a chair in the corner for two.
Back with Rollins holding a Singapore cane around Dean's face. He picks Ambrose up and knocks him into the ropes before ducking the Rebound Clothesline. An enziguri gets two on Dean and a tornado DDT gets the same on Seth. They slug it out from their knees and a catapult sends Rollins into the buckle. Dean hammers away with the Singapore Cane and uses it for a Russian legsweep for two. Ambrose throws in a pile of chairs and loads up a superplex, only to have Rollins counter into a running sitout powerbomb onto the chairs for TWO. Kane is at ringside and Rollins throws in a table.
Seth loads up a top rope Curb Stomp through the table but Dean pops up for a superplex to drive Rollins through instead. He has to go after Kane though and sends Rollins out to the floor. There's the suicide dive to take both guys out and Kane is down. Back in and the Rebound Clothesline sets up Dirty Deeds but Kane interferes AGAIN.
Ambrose sends Kane into the steps and backdrops Seth into the crowd. Kane is sent over the announcers' table, allowing Dean to get a running start to dive over the barricade at Rollins. Dean loads up the announcers' table but Kane breaks up Dirty Deeds and chokeslams Dean onto the table instead. A Curb Stomp onto the table (still didn't break) knocks Dean silly but Kane lists up another table to reveal a bunch of cinder blocks. Seth Curb Stomps Dean's head THROUGH THE BLOCKS and Dean is done. The referee calls the match at 20:26.
Results
Mark Henry/Big Show b. Wyatt Family – World's Strongest Slam to Rowan
Natalya b. Paige – Rollup
The Miz b. Dolph Ziggler via countout
Cesaro b. Jack Swagger – Neutralizer
Sheamus/Rob Van Dam/Roman Reigns b. Curtis Axel/Ryback/Roman Reigns – Five Star Frog Splash to Axel
Goldust/Stardust b. Usos – Sunset flip to Jey
Seth Rollins b. Dean Ambrose via referee's stoppage
Tuesday
Nothing.
Wednesday
Raw got a 3.04, barely down from last week.
Impact Wrestling
Date: August 20, 2014
Location: Manhattan Center, New York City, New York
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Taz
It's the debut on Wednesday and we're getting closer and closer to Bound For Glory. Not that you would know that after watching Impact this year as nothing has been mentioned about it, but to be fair there are still several weeks to go. This is also the Hardcore Justice special, meaning expect a lot of weapons matches tonight. This is different from the previous New York show because....uh....oh because this one has a name. Let's get to it.
Abyss vs. Bram
Stairway to Janice match, which means Janice is hanging above the ring but you win by pin. It's a brawl to start and Bram is quickly suplexes onto a ladder in the corner. They head outside with Bram getting punched in the face a few times but he comes back with some trashcan shots to take over. Abyss posts him and pulls out a few barbed wire boards for some fun in the ring. Bram is already busted open.
The greedy fans want fire but get Abyss trying a chokeslam onto the wire board. Bram elbows out of it and nails Abyss in the head with a trashcan lid. Abyss stops an attempt at Janice with a chokeslam and it's time for the tacks. Bram fights back again but misses a charge and goes flying through one of the wire boards in the corner.
The masked man goes up but Bram shoves the ladder over, sending Abyss through the other board. Janice is pulled down but Bram clears out some of the weapons before going after Abyss. Another chokeslam is countered but Abyss nails the Black Hole Slam to put him into the tacks. Bram somehow pops up and hits Abyss in the ribs with Janice for the pin at 8:28.
Ethan Carter III didn't like being in jail and says those responsible will pay.
Magnus and Bram meet in the back and Magnus says he's going to outshine Bram tonight.
Here are Ethan, Spud and Rhino with something to say. Ethan rants about Dixie being put through the table before moving to last week. Angle had the three of them arrested but Ethan says thank you for that. The night made him realize that justice against Bully Ray must be swift and severe, but that's not the end of his problems. Ethan hired someone from the streets and paid him handsomely, but that mercenary failed him.
Rhino looks around with a goofy blank look on his face. Ethan yells at him but Rhino shouts him down and says he'd rather be poor than listen to Etha.n's nonsense. Carter doesn't like being spoken to like that and slaps Rhino in the face. The beatdown is on and it's actually Ethan getting the better of it. Ethan even shoves Spud down and glares Rhino down.
Joe says he and Low Ki have a legacy written in blood and they'll go at it again next.
The Hardys are back together to prove that they're still the best team in the world today.
Video on Joe and Low Ki's history.
X-Division Title: Low Ki vs. Samoa Joe
Joe is defending and the fans are split over who to cheer for. The champion takes him into the corner but gets caught in a cross armbreaker over the ropes to slow him down. They chop it out until Joe runs him over with an elbow to the jaw. Joe chops him down for two but Low Ki comes back with kicks of his own. They don't do much other than sound good though as Joe kicks him in the face and gets two off the backsplash.
Joe tries to load up the MuscleBuster but gets kicked in the face and nailed with a top rope double stomp to the back. Low Ki scores with a running dropkick in the corner for two and the fans think this is awesome. We get Joe's transitioning submission sequence but Low Ki makes the ropes to break the STF. Joe blasts Low Ki with a clothesline and fires off some knees to the chest. Ko comes back with an enziguri out of the corner for two of his own. Joe blocks the Ki Crusher and plants him with the MuscleBuster for the pin to retain at 8:00.
The Hardys go to see Team 3D.
Samuel Shaw and Mr. Anderson brawl in the back before their I Quit match begins.
Mr. Anderson vs. Samuel Shaw
This is an I Quit match for no apparent reason and they start at the entrance with Shawn choking with a cord. Anderson slams him into the ramp to escape but Gunner comes out to stare him down. Shaw sends Anderson into the steps and grabs the mic from the referee. Shaw: “SAY YOU QUIT!” Anderson: “YOU QUIT!” They head inside with Anderson scoring with a clothesline but Shaw stays on him. Off to a camel clutch on Mr. but he fights up and sends Shaw shoulder first into the post. An armbar makes Shaw quit at 5:42.
Team 3D says the Hardys have an idea and need to see if the third piece is in.
Gail Kim was rambling about defending against any number of Knockouts when Angelina Love attacked her.
Angle makes Kim vs. Angelina in a last Knockout standing match.
Roode is standing outside a cage and talks about being stuck out of the title hunt for six weeks. Tonight he'll win the cage match and become #1 contender.
Here are the Hardys to talk about wanting to become the top team in tag team wrestling again. They're back because the fans want them to be, but they need Team 3D out here right now. Bully asks if the Hardys know who they are and the fans want to see them fight one more time. Ray knows both teams want to be Tag Team Champions, meaning they need the Wolves out here right now. Cue the Wolves for the required “we respect you” speech. They're willing to put up the titles anytime and anywhere.
Mike Tenay is at Dixie Carter's house. Dixie says she has a broken back and rib from going through the table. She says she lost the war to Ray and says she's going to focus her efforts on business outside the ring. We haven't seen the last of the Carters and they never forget.
We look back at James Storm training Sanada into his new protege. The Great Sanada will be revealed next week.
Knockouts Title: Angelina Love vs. Gail Kim
Last Knockout standing and Gail is defending. Gail chases her around to start and lays her out with a clothesline on the floor. They head inside where a clothesline in the corner rocks Angelina, only to have her come back with a Downward Spiral. Gail is right back up as Velvet hands Angelina something made of metal.
A dropkick knocks Angelina to the floor before she can nail Kim, but Sky gets in a shot to the champ's back to put her down. Gail ducks a charge to send Love into the apron but both are up at six. Sky interferes again to break up a DDT on the steps, sending Gail face first into them instead. Back in and Gail blocks a suplex and puts on a Hartbreaker on the post.
Velvet interferes AGAIN and Hebner has no issue with any of this. Gail whips Angelina into the barricade but falls down herself. She picks up a chair but goes after Velvet, allowing Angelina to hit the Botox Injection to drive the chair into Kim's face. Back inside and Velvet tries to interfere again, only to get sent to the floor. They head to the ropes and Gail hits a super Samoan drop onto the chair to retain at 8:15.
Angle makes a Tag Team Title series between Team 3D, the Wolves and the Hardys. The first team to gain two wins is the Tag Team Champions and whoever wins the match gets to pick the next stipulation. It starts next week.
MVP talks about Lashley replacing him at Slammiversary. Lashley has run through a bunch of challengers already, so whoever wins this #1 contenders match doesn't really matter.
Bobby Roode vs. Eric Young vs. Gunner vs. James Storm vs. Austin Aries vs. Magnus
No pins, submissions or elimination and it's the first man out wins. It's a brawl to start and the fans are almost entirely behind Aries. People try to escape and are pulled down and there isn't much to talk about before we go to a break. Back with Magnus pulling Storm back in and getting caught in Roode's Crossface. Aries puts Gunner in the Last Chancery and Young puts Magnus in a Sharpshooter.
Eventually people let go and try to climb but it's Storm hitting a Last Call on Roode and Gunner hitting a spinebuster to put James down. Gunner goes for a climb but Aries makes the save. Now it's Aries going up but Magnus knocks him off the ropes. This is all over the place and kind of hard to call. We get double Towers of Doom out of opposite corners with Gunner and Aries taking the worst of them. Roode and Young climb out at the same time and there's a split decision at 11:55.
The wrestlers and referees argue to end the show.
Results
Bram b. Abyss – Janice to the ribs
Samoa Joe b. Low Ki – MuscleBuster
Mr. Anderson b. Samuel Shaw – Armbar
Gail Kim b. Angelina Love – Middle rope Samoan drop onto a chair
Bobby Roode and Eric Young b. Gunner, James Storm, Magnus and Austin Aries – Roode and Young escaped the cage at the same time
Thursday
NXT
Date: August 21, 2014
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Renee Young, Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton
The show has changed timeslots for the first time ever and is now airing at 4pm EST on Thursdays. Things picked up for the first time in a good while last week with an awesome Tyler Breeze vs. Adrian Neville title match, ruined by Tyson Kidd interfering. Sami Zayn made the save and in theory it's time for a big tag match. Let's get to it.
Tag Team Titles #1 Contenders Tournament Semi-Finals: Enzo Amore/Colin Cassady vs. Vaudevillains
Cass throws English around to start and nails him with a big boot to the jaw. Off to Simon vs. Enzo with Amore nailing some fast punches to the ribs for two. Cass throws Amore into the corner to crash into Gotch but Simon catches Enzo's cross body and That's A Wrap sends the Vaudevillains to the finals at 1:47. That was really quick.
The Legionnaires attack Cass post match and shave half of Amore's beard.
Here's HHH to make an announcement. He talks about how important NXT is to the WWE Network and thinks it's time for NXT to take over again. On September 11, it's Takeover II, airing live with all three titles on the line. In addition, there will be a new NXT General Manager named next week.
We look back at Kidd costing Breeze his title match last week.
Breeze is ticked off at Tyson Kidd and says Tyson Kidd is going to find out why Prince Pretty is more than just a pretty face.
Tyson Kidd vs. Tyler Breeze
Breeze is much more aggressive this week and goes off on Tyson in the corner. Kidd comes back with forearms and a hard kick to the back. A suplex into a neckbreaker puts Tyler down and there's a hard dropkick to the side of the head. Breeze gets to the ropes to avoid the Sharpshooter and bails to the floor, walking out for the countout at 1:46.
Breeze says he's fine with walking out because his attention is on the title match at Takeover.
Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch
Non-title. Becky has no green in her attire anymore. Charlotte takes her down into a front facelock but Becky takes her down by the leg. They stay on the mat with Becky getting a few rollups for two each but Charlotte kicks the redhead into the corner. Charlotte hooks the figure four neck lock for a bit before getting two by just shoving Lynch to the mat. Back up and Lynch nails some clotheslines but walks into a kind of t-bone suplex. Bow Down to the Queen gets the pin at 4:10.
Amore and Cass come out and make Star Wars references while challenging the Legionnaires to a hair vs. hair match. If they don't accept, they must be S-A-W-F-T!
We look back at Bull Dempsey beating up Mojo Rawley.
Mojo Rawley vs. Steve Cutler
Mojo takes him into the corner to start and gets two off a shoulder block. Cutler is sent into the corner and crushed by a few splashes. Hyperdrive gets the pin for Mojo at 1:34. This is what he should have been doing for since he debuted.
Post match Rawley says he's still standing here and can take everything Bull can throw at him.
Tag Team Titles #1 Contenders Tournament Semi-Finals: Sami Zayn/Adam Rose vs. Sin Cara/Kalisto
Rose and Kalisto get things going and we're already prancing. They trade wristlocks until Adam tags in Sami to a very nice ovation. Sin Cara comes in and they hit the mat with Sin grabbing a headscissors. Cara quickly sends Sami out to the floor and the luchadores tease dives as we go to a break. Back with Kalisto headlocking Rose for two. Adam powers up and tags in Sami as things speed up. Kalisto avoids a clothesline, lands on his fingers and crawls across the ring without using his feet.
Sami is rightfully freaked out and it's off to Cara for a kick to the chest. A hiptoss gets two on Zayn and we hit the chinlock. Back up and Sami nails a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for two of his own. Rose comes in again and puts on a chinlock of his own. Kalisto gets the tag and walks into a powerbomb for two. It's quickly back to Cara who cleans house and nails a Tajiri elbow for two on Rose. Everything breaks down and Cara dives out onto Sami. Rose gets all fired up but walks into the sitout Sliced Bread #2, followed by Cara's Swanton Bomb for the pin at 10:10 shown.
Results
Vaudevillains b. Colin Cassady/Enzo Amore – That's A Wrap to Amore
Tyson Kidd b. Tyler Breeze via countout
Charlotte b. Becky Lynch – Bow Down to the Queen
Mojo Rawley b. Steve Cutler – Hyperdrive
Sin Cara/Kalisto b. Sami Zayn/Adam Rose – Swanton Bomb to Rose
Friday
Smackdown
Date: August 22, 2014
Location: US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Tom Phillips
We're already on the way to Night of Champions and the main story is going to be Cena vs. Lesnar III. Lesnar destroyed Cena on Sunday so now the question is how can Cena survive. Other than that we might be in for an update on Ambrose's condition after his head was crushed against a conveniently placed pile of cinder blocks. Let's get to it.
We open with a recap of Summerslam. I believe this is the same one we saw on Monday.
Tom Phillips from NXT has joined the announcers' booth.
Here's Randy Orton to get things going. He says that just winning a battle doesn't mean you win the war. One match doesn't define either himself or Roman Reigns. He's been a legend killer, an apex predator and the Viper, but he's never been a loser. This just made him that much more focused, which leads to things like this happening.
We see Orton RKOing Reigns through the announcers' table last month. Reigns will get what's coming to him at some point but first up, Orton has a match with Rob Van Dam. RVD is nothing but collateral damage. He'll be an example of what happens to anyone that crosses his path. Orton demands the fans' respect and poses to cap off a quick promo.
Jack Swagger vs. Seth Rollins
Rollins shakes Orton's hand on the way to the ring. Before the match we get a long package on Ambrose vs. Rollins from Monday night. This was actually set up on Main Event with Rollins saying Swagger has been dropping the ball. Swagger quickly takes Rollins down with a nice amateur move but Seth bails to the floor for a breather. Back in and Seth puts a bodyscissors on the bad ribs but Jack fights up with the powers of America. Rollins goes to the middle rope but dives into a belly to belly suplex.
Jack gets kicked in the ribs again and we take a break. Back with Swagger hitting a wheelbarrow suplex and getting all fired up. The Vader Bomb connects but he re-injures the bad ribs. Swagger backdrops Rollins to the apron but gets kicked in the head for his efforts. Rollins dives into a quickly broken Patriot Lock. Both guys fall to the floor and the Patriot Lock goes on again. Seth rolls away though and Swagger accidentally posts himself. Swagger rolls back in but Rollins nails a Curb Stomp to send him back outside for the countout at 6:50 shown of 10:20.
Post match Bo Dallas comes out to tell Swagger the usual. Dallas is willing to pick up the pieces and become the new American sweetheart.
Video on the Bellas splitting and the slap from Raw.
Miz is on the phone ordering a latte when Kane comes up. Miz: “Unless this is about my sequel for the Intercontinental Title, talk to my agent.” Kane doesn't like the sequel line so he makes Miz vs. Reigns again for tonight. Miz rubs his face in a funny bit.
Rusev vs. Sin Cara
Rusev pounds him down in the corner but Cara actually gets in some shots to the bad ankle. A missile dropkick puts Rusev down but he comes back with the jumping superkick. Accolade and we're done at 1:53.
Lana talks trash post match but Mark Henry comes out to chase the evil foreigners off.
RVD is in the back with Renee Young and says Orton needs to chill out. Orton pops up from behind and nails Van Dam. He tells Renee to tell Van Dam that he'll be waiting at the ring.
Rob Van Dam vs. Randy Orton
Van Dam charges to the ring but calms down long enough for the opening bell. Orton takes over very quickly and stomps Rob down in the corner. The springboard kick to the jaw drops Orton and he gets clotheslined out to the floor. A big flip dive puts Orton down again but Van Dam misses the spinning apron kick. Randy throws him into various objects, including the steps over and over. The match is thrown out at 2:57.
Randy plants him with an Elevated DDT on the concrete and an RKO onto a chair, likely writing Van Dam off TV. That's DDT is the same move that originally put Van Dam out back in 2007.
Reigns says he knows what Orton and the Authority are capable of. He saw what Rollins did to Ambrose and promises revenge. Orton talked about methodically decimating him, right until Reigns speared him in half. If that's what Orton wants, it's fine with Reigns.
Natalya vs. Paige
Non-title. They trade smacks to the face to start with Natalya taking over via a butterfly suplex to send Paige outside. A baseball slide puts her down again but Paige nails her in the face. Natalya gets posted and Paige does the slow crawl back in the ring. We hit a bodyscissors on the Canadian but here's AJ for the traditional distraction. She takes the Divas Title and skips around the ring, allowing Natalya to grab a rollup for two. AJ leaves with the title but lays it down so Paige can take it back. She comes back in and walks into the Sharpshooter for the submission at 3:55, even though she was inches from the ropes.
Goldust/Stardust vs. Wyatt Family
Stardust jumps over his brother to start with Harper. Luke drives him into the corner and hammers away before getting caught by the drop down uppercut. Harper rakes the eyes across the ropes and it's off to Rowan who lets Stardust make a blind tag to Goldie. Rowan slugs him down in the corner and we take a break.
Back with Harper throwing Goldust across the ring before Rowan comes in for a hard slam. A legdrop gets two and it's back to the evil corner for Goldust. There's the Gator Roll from Harper but Goldust gets to the middle rope for a hurricanrana. Harper slugs him right back down and nails a sitout powerbomb for two. Stardust comes in without a tag and the distraction lets Goldust roll up Harper at 6:04 shown of 9:34.
The Wyatts beat up the brothers post match, including Harper throwing an announcer's chair at Stardust.
We get a clip from Main Event where HHH announces Lesnar vs. Cena III at Night of Champions.
Here's the title presentation and Heyman promo from Raw to eat up a lot of time.
Roman Reigns vs. The Miz
Orton comes out to watch just after the bell. Reigns sends Miz into the corner to start and hits a Samoan drop. Miz gets in a running knee but Roman easily escapes the Skull Crushing Finale. A spear ends Miz at 2:06. Squash.
Reigns tells Orton to bring it on and the fight is on. They head outside with Orton being sent into the steps and the German announcers' table. Randy comes back with some chair shots and takes the chair inside. The RKO through the chair is countered though and Reigns nails him with the chair. A Superman Punch sends Orton to the floor to end the show.
Results
Seth Rollins b. Jack Swagger via countout
Rusev b. Sin Cara – Accolade
Rob Van Dam vs. Randy Orton went to a no contest
Natalya b. Paige – Sharpshooter
Stardust/Goldust b. Wyatt Family – Rollup to Harper
Roman Reigns b. The Miz – Spear
Saturday
Nothing.
Sunday
SyFy is officially listing Smackdown on Thursdays from 8-10 starting October 2.
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Mark Henry/Big Show b. Wyatt Family – World's Strongest Slam to Rowan
Natalya b. Paige – Rollup
The Miz b. Dolph Ziggler via countout
Cesaro b. Jack Swagger – Neutralizer
Sheamus/Rob Van Dam/Roman Reigns b. Curtis Axel/Ryback/Roman Reigns – Five Star Frog Splash to Axel
Goldust/Stardust b. Usos – Sunset flip to Jey
Seth Rollins b. Dean Ambrose via referee's stoppage
Impact Wrestling
Bram b. Abyss – Janice to the ribs
Samoa Joe b. Low Ki – MuscleBuster
Mr. Anderson b. Samuel Shaw – Armbar
Gail Kim b. Angelina Love – Middle rope Samoan drop onto a chair
Bobby Roode and Eric Young b. Gunner, James Storm, Magnus and Austin Aries – Roode and Young escaped the cage at the same time
NXT
Vaudevillains b. Colin Cassady/Enzo Amore – That's A Wrap to Amore
Tyson Kidd b. Tyler Breeze via countout
Charlotte b. Becky Lynch – Bow Down to the Queen
Mojo Rawley b. Steve Cutler – Hyperdrive
Sin Cara/Kalisto b. Sami Zayn/Adam Rose – Swanton Bomb to Rose
Smackdown
Seth Rollins b. Jack Swagger via countout
Rusev b. Sin Cara – Accolade
Rob Van Dam vs. Randy Orton went to a no contest
Natalya b. Paige – Sharpshooter
Stardust/Goldust b. Wyatt Family – Rollup to Harper
Roman Reigns b. The Miz – Spear
Smackdown got a 1.88, about the same from last week.
Monday Night Raw
Date: August 18, 2014
Location: Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Jerry Lawler
Last night, evil won. Brock Lesnar is the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion and squashed John Cena in the process. That's the only word to descirbe it. Lesnar massacred Cena with John getting in as much offense as the Brooklyn Brawler would have. The questions now are where in the world do we go from here and who could possibly stop Brock Lesnar? Let's get to it.
We open with a recap of the entire show last night.
Here's Stephanie to Daniel Bryan's music coming down the aisle, because there's nothing else to open the show right? There are new microphone cubes with the new logo. She talks about how important last night was before promising a new title belt for Brock Lesnar tonight. The Authority wishes Cena a speedy recovery, but there are other people who have injuries to heal from. There's also Chris Jericho and Dean Ambrose, but the biggest loser of them all is Brie Bella.
However, she can't take all of the credit because she has to thank HHH. Stephanie thanks him for what he did last night but also has to thank Brie's sister Nikki. This brings out Nikki who hugs Stephanie, basically erasing all of the beatings that Stephanie has caused. Nikki talks about the Bellas coming to the WWE and saying it was them against the world. However, it's always been about Brie, even back to when they were kids.
She's sick of hearing Brie tell her she's never going to have a husband (storyline from Total Divas), even though she didn't have to marry Daniel Bryan. Nikki feels free now that she's standing on her own two feet, but here's Brie with a rebuttal. Brie talks about sisterly love and how Nikki has destroyed their family. Nikki says Brie destroyed it and slaps her, sending Brie crying to the back.
Back from a break and we look at the slap again.
Wyatt Family vs. Big Show/Mark Henry
Henry hammers on Rowan to start but runs into an elbow. It's quickly off to Harper who gets yelled at and headbutted into the corner. More headbutts stagger Harper and it's off to Big Show for the loud chop. Some shots the ribs have Harper in even more trouble and his shots have almost no effect. Big Show cleans house and sends Harper outside as we take a break.
Back with Luke snapping Big Show's throat across the top rope to take over. Rowan tries to help but gets caught trying a low bridge. The distraction works though as Harper kicks Big Show out to the floor. Off to Rowan who kicks Big Show in the face on the floor as the evil monsters take over. Back in and Harper wins a minor slugout before Rowan throws Big Show into a superkick for two.
Harper actually Gator Rolls Big Show before putting on a chinlock. Rowan comes back in and clotheslines Big Show before slamming him with ease. I mean he turned Show upside down and had time to move his arm around Big Show's head. Big Show pops up (to be fair it was just a slam) and catches Rowan with a DDT. The hot tag brings in Mark Henry and everything breaks down. Luke breaks up the World's Strongest Slam with a big boot to Rowan's back but Big Show comes in and KO Punches both guys. A World's Strongest Slam to Rowan is enough for the pin at 11:46.
Ric Flair congratulates Ziggler for winning the Intercontinental Title. Miz comes in and says he's going to take the title back tonight.
We recap the lumberjack match before going to Rollins in the back. Rollins talks about how he knew he could beat Ambrose and that's exactly what he did. He says he's the future WWE World Heavyweight Champion as well as the future of the entire WWE. Ambrose comes up behind him with a bucket of ice water. Ambrose: “IT'S FOR CHARITY!” My goodness it's a modern reference in WWE. A brawl breaks out and is quickly broken up.
After a break Rollins rants to the Authority and is given a rematch against Ambrose tonight. The WWE Universe will get to pick the stipulations.
Paige vs. Natalya
Non-title and Natalya is now in shorts. Paige talks about how much she respects and loves AJ, even dedicating the match to her. Feeling out process to start and they quickly trade backslides. Paige escapes hers though and kicks Natalya in the back of the head to take over. She crawls on top of Natalya for the pop of the night before headbutting her without seeming to make much contact. Cue AJ skipping down to the ring, allowing Natalya to get a rollup win at 1:46.
AJ says that despite everything, she still respects and loves Paige. She offers to come in and shake Paige's hand, sending Paige running to the floor.
The options for Ambrose vs. Rollins are:
No Holds Barred
Falls Count Anywhere
No DQ
HHH and Stephanie, now in a very low cut black dress after being in a t-shirt and jeans earlier, are out to unveil the new title. It's the same design that Rock introduced a few years back but with the new logo and a bit shinier. The side plates are Brock's skull tattoo. He brings out Brock Lesnar for the presentation and shakes his hand before posing for a photo op. A loud LESNAR chant starts up as HHH raises Brock's arm.
Heyman slowly does his intro and says Cena isn't here this evening. That basically gets a standing ovation. Heyman says Cena can't be here because he can't physically appear, thanks to Brock Lesnar. Brock is sitting on a stool with the biggest grin on his face, knowing no one can touch him.
Paul goes on a rant about how important Brock's accomplishments last night were. Rock was on top for three years. Steve Austin (POP) was on top for three years. John Cena has been on top for TEN YEARS and was tough enough to stick around longer than thirty seconds last night. Heyman saw a look on Cena's face last night and that was when he got it.
Cena's speeches get on Heyman's nerves but he kept coming back for more and more because he never gives up. Cena earned Heyman's respect to the point where he would love to make John a Paul Heyman Guy. If the history of WWE was written right before Brock pinned him last night, Heyman would be the hardest fighting champion in WWE history.
However, Brock doesn't agree with these views. In Lesnar's universe, street cred doesn't matter. In Brock's universe, he who dies with the most street cred still dies. The Undertaker's career and Streak died at Lesnar's hands and the concept of hustle, loyalty and respect and the Cenation died at Lesnar's hands.
The same thing is happening to anyone who comes to take the WWE Title from Brock Lesnar. Heyman sums up the match last night: Suplex, repeat, suplex, repeat, suplex, repeat, suplex, repeat, suplex, repeat. Lesnar lives by the motto of Eat, Sleep, Conquer Repeat, but now it's Eat, Sleep, Conquer John Cena. Another awesome promo here from Lesnar and they were right to not have anyone come out here.
Here's Nikki slapping Brie again.
Intercontinental Title: The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler
Dolph is defending after beating Miz for the title last night. This actually gets big match intros. A hiptoss puts Miz down for two and Dolph puts on a headlock. Miz goes after the knee and stomps away in the corner. He wraps the leg around the post and Ziggler is in trouble as we take a break.
Back with Ziggler getting two off a sunset flip and hitting the running DDT for the same. Miz comes right back with a shot to the knee and puts on the Figure Four. Dolph dives to the ropes and rolls outside for a breather. Miz reaches out for Dolph but gets rammed into the apron. Dolph gets kicked away though and that's a countout at 7:20.
Post match Dolph lays him out with the Zig Zag.
Jack Swagger is disappointed in his loss last night and failed his country last night. However, We The People is about coming together when times get tough. He's going to do what any Real American should do and get back up.
Jack Swagger vs. Cesaro
Swagger is here alone. Cesaro starts with a gutwrench suplex on the bad ribs and it's quickly off to the abdominal stretch. He switches off to an armbar and Swagger comes back with a big boot and the Vader Bomb. Cesaro drapes the bad ribs over the ropes but his running big boot is caught in the Patriot Lock while Swagger is still on the apron. Back in and Cesaro pokes the eye, setting up the Neutralizer for the pin at 4:40.
Post match Cesaro laughs at Swagger until Bo Dallas comes out. He talks about the 318 million Americans that Jack let down. Swagger has lost everything, but he just has to Bo-Lieve to get it all back.
Chris Jericho says he's never seen anyone like Bray Wyatt. The Spider Walk is one of the most disturbing things he's ever seen. There's nothing behind Bray's eyes though and when he told Jericho that he was already dead, Jericho knew it was a lie. He has three things Bray will never have: a fire burning inside him, a fighting spirit and the best fans in WWE history.
Randy Orton/Ryback/Curtis Axel vs. Rob Van Dam/Roman Reigns/Sheamus
Sheamus runs over Axel to start but Axel nails him in the ribs before bringing in Orton. Off to Van Dam who kicks Randy down and hits a quick Rolling Thunder to send Orton to the floor and us to a break. Back with Sheamus hitting the ten forearms to Axel's chest before doing the same to Ryback. Orton low bridges Sheamus to the floor and the heels take over again. Sheamus is sent over the timekeeper's table as the fans chant FEED MORE ME and RYBACK RULES for the hometown guy.
Randy makes a big deal out of tagging Ryback in and the Big Guy is ready for the task for once. Ryback drives shoulders into the ribs in the corner before putting Sheamus in a front facelock. There's a delayed vertical suplex for two and it's back to Orton. Sheamus backdrops out of the Elevated DDT and it's hot tag to Reigns so house can be cleaned. The apron kick nails Axel and it's Superman Punches for the tag team.
Orton breaks up the spear with a backbreaker but Reigns tags in Van Dam who cross bodies Axel for two. The split legged moonsault gets the same and everything brekas down. A Brogue Kick drops Ryback but an RKO puts Sheamus down. Reigns is sent into the post but RVD kicks Axel down and the Five Star gets the pin at 11:10.
We recap the ice bucket thing from earlier.
Orton is walking in the back when Ric Flair comes up. Randy threatens to beat him up and Flair stares at him.
Bray Wyatt says he was riding on a pale horse to come after Chris Jericho last night. He warned Jericho that this was coming and he certainly is a man of his word. Jericho claims that he looked in Bray's eyes last night and saw nothing. Maybe Chris is right. Maybe Bray doesn't have a soul and the only purpose he has on this earth is to collect. Jericho may never be able to comprehend what he is. Bray declares himself the new face of salvation. Follow the buzzards.
We see the slap for the fourth time.
Usos vs. Goldust/Stardust
Non-title. Goldust and Jey start things off with Jey grabbing a quick rollup for two. Jimmy comes in and dances a bit before starting on the arm. It's off to Stardust who gets forearmed in the face in the corner as this is one sided so far. Jey cranks on a chinlock for a good while until Stardust escapes into a sunset flip for the pin out of nowhere at 5:52.
Lana and Rusev come out to brag but Mark Henry interrupts. Henry talks about representing the United States twice in the Olympic Games, and this is the only time he's ever had a problem with anyone representing their flag. Last night what he saw got under his skin so he's going to do something about it. Henry offers to give Rusev a guided tour of the Hall of Pain. The brawl is on with Henry laying Rusev out and Mark celebrating with everyone at ringside.
Preview of a documentary of the Shield coming to Summerslam.
We look back at Brock and Heyman from earlier.
Falls count anywhere wins the poll with 41% of the vote.
Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose
Falls count anywhere. Rollins wins an early slugout and they quickly fight into the crowd with Dean getting a two count. They go up by the stage and fight over various dangerous moves. Ambrose suplexes him down for two and takes it back to the ring. Dean throws in a bunch of chairs and slams both one of them and Rollins down at the same time. A middle rope elbow with the chair gets two but Rollins sends him face first into a chair in the corner for two.
Back with Rollins holding a Singapore cane around Dean's face. He picks Ambrose up and knocks him into the ropes before ducking the Rebound Clothesline. An enziguri gets two on Dean and a tornado DDT gets the same on Seth. They slug it out from their knees and a catapult sends Rollins into the buckle. Dean hammers away with the Singapore Cane and uses it for a Russian legsweep for two. Ambrose throws in a pile of chairs and loads up a superplex, only to have Rollins counter into a running sitout powerbomb onto the chairs for TWO. Kane is at ringside and Rollins throws in a table.
Seth loads up a top rope Curb Stomp through the table but Dean pops up for a superplex to drive Rollins through instead. He has to go after Kane though and sends Rollins out to the floor. There's the suicide dive to take both guys out and Kane is down. Back in and the Rebound Clothesline sets up Dirty Deeds but Kane interferes AGAIN.
Ambrose sends Kane into the steps and backdrops Seth into the crowd. Kane is sent over the announcers' table, allowing Dean to get a running start to dive over the barricade at Rollins. Dean loads up the announcers' table but Kane breaks up Dirty Deeds and chokeslams Dean onto the table instead. A Curb Stomp onto the table (still didn't break) knocks Dean silly but Kane lists up another table to reveal a bunch of cinder blocks. Seth Curb Stomps Dean's head THROUGH THE BLOCKS and Dean is done. The referee calls the match at 20:26.
Results
Mark Henry/Big Show b. Wyatt Family – World's Strongest Slam to Rowan
Natalya b. Paige – Rollup
The Miz b. Dolph Ziggler via countout
Cesaro b. Jack Swagger – Neutralizer
Sheamus/Rob Van Dam/Roman Reigns b. Curtis Axel/Ryback/Roman Reigns – Five Star Frog Splash to Axel
Goldust/Stardust b. Usos – Sunset flip to Jey
Seth Rollins b. Dean Ambrose via referee's stoppage
Tuesday
Nothing.
Wednesday
Raw got a 3.04, barely down from last week.
Impact Wrestling
Date: August 20, 2014
Location: Manhattan Center, New York City, New York
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Taz
It's the debut on Wednesday and we're getting closer and closer to Bound For Glory. Not that you would know that after watching Impact this year as nothing has been mentioned about it, but to be fair there are still several weeks to go. This is also the Hardcore Justice special, meaning expect a lot of weapons matches tonight. This is different from the previous New York show because....uh....oh because this one has a name. Let's get to it.
Abyss vs. Bram
Stairway to Janice match, which means Janice is hanging above the ring but you win by pin. It's a brawl to start and Bram is quickly suplexes onto a ladder in the corner. They head outside with Bram getting punched in the face a few times but he comes back with some trashcan shots to take over. Abyss posts him and pulls out a few barbed wire boards for some fun in the ring. Bram is already busted open.
The greedy fans want fire but get Abyss trying a chokeslam onto the wire board. Bram elbows out of it and nails Abyss in the head with a trashcan lid. Abyss stops an attempt at Janice with a chokeslam and it's time for the tacks. Bram fights back again but misses a charge and goes flying through one of the wire boards in the corner.
The masked man goes up but Bram shoves the ladder over, sending Abyss through the other board. Janice is pulled down but Bram clears out some of the weapons before going after Abyss. Another chokeslam is countered but Abyss nails the Black Hole Slam to put him into the tacks. Bram somehow pops up and hits Abyss in the ribs with Janice for the pin at 8:28.
Ethan Carter III didn't like being in jail and says those responsible will pay.
Magnus and Bram meet in the back and Magnus says he's going to outshine Bram tonight.
Here are Ethan, Spud and Rhino with something to say. Ethan rants about Dixie being put through the table before moving to last week. Angle had the three of them arrested but Ethan says thank you for that. The night made him realize that justice against Bully Ray must be swift and severe, but that's not the end of his problems. Ethan hired someone from the streets and paid him handsomely, but that mercenary failed him.
Rhino looks around with a goofy blank look on his face. Ethan yells at him but Rhino shouts him down and says he'd rather be poor than listen to Etha.n's nonsense. Carter doesn't like being spoken to like that and slaps Rhino in the face. The beatdown is on and it's actually Ethan getting the better of it. Ethan even shoves Spud down and glares Rhino down.
Joe says he and Low Ki have a legacy written in blood and they'll go at it again next.
The Hardys are back together to prove that they're still the best team in the world today.
Video on Joe and Low Ki's history.
X-Division Title: Low Ki vs. Samoa Joe
Joe is defending and the fans are split over who to cheer for. The champion takes him into the corner but gets caught in a cross armbreaker over the ropes to slow him down. They chop it out until Joe runs him over with an elbow to the jaw. Joe chops him down for two but Low Ki comes back with kicks of his own. They don't do much other than sound good though as Joe kicks him in the face and gets two off the backsplash.
Joe tries to load up the MuscleBuster but gets kicked in the face and nailed with a top rope double stomp to the back. Low Ki scores with a running dropkick in the corner for two and the fans think this is awesome. We get Joe's transitioning submission sequence but Low Ki makes the ropes to break the STF. Joe blasts Low Ki with a clothesline and fires off some knees to the chest. Ko comes back with an enziguri out of the corner for two of his own. Joe blocks the Ki Crusher and plants him with the MuscleBuster for the pin to retain at 8:00.
The Hardys go to see Team 3D.
Samuel Shaw and Mr. Anderson brawl in the back before their I Quit match begins.
Mr. Anderson vs. Samuel Shaw
This is an I Quit match for no apparent reason and they start at the entrance with Shawn choking with a cord. Anderson slams him into the ramp to escape but Gunner comes out to stare him down. Shaw sends Anderson into the steps and grabs the mic from the referee. Shaw: “SAY YOU QUIT!” Anderson: “YOU QUIT!” They head inside with Anderson scoring with a clothesline but Shaw stays on him. Off to a camel clutch on Mr. but he fights up and sends Shaw shoulder first into the post. An armbar makes Shaw quit at 5:42.
Team 3D says the Hardys have an idea and need to see if the third piece is in.
Gail Kim was rambling about defending against any number of Knockouts when Angelina Love attacked her.
Angle makes Kim vs. Angelina in a last Knockout standing match.
Roode is standing outside a cage and talks about being stuck out of the title hunt for six weeks. Tonight he'll win the cage match and become #1 contender.
Here are the Hardys to talk about wanting to become the top team in tag team wrestling again. They're back because the fans want them to be, but they need Team 3D out here right now. Bully asks if the Hardys know who they are and the fans want to see them fight one more time. Ray knows both teams want to be Tag Team Champions, meaning they need the Wolves out here right now. Cue the Wolves for the required “we respect you” speech. They're willing to put up the titles anytime and anywhere.
Mike Tenay is at Dixie Carter's house. Dixie says she has a broken back and rib from going through the table. She says she lost the war to Ray and says she's going to focus her efforts on business outside the ring. We haven't seen the last of the Carters and they never forget.
We look back at James Storm training Sanada into his new protege. The Great Sanada will be revealed next week.
Knockouts Title: Angelina Love vs. Gail Kim
Last Knockout standing and Gail is defending. Gail chases her around to start and lays her out with a clothesline on the floor. They head inside where a clothesline in the corner rocks Angelina, only to have her come back with a Downward Spiral. Gail is right back up as Velvet hands Angelina something made of metal.
A dropkick knocks Angelina to the floor before she can nail Kim, but Sky gets in a shot to the champ's back to put her down. Gail ducks a charge to send Love into the apron but both are up at six. Sky interferes again to break up a DDT on the steps, sending Gail face first into them instead. Back in and Gail blocks a suplex and puts on a Hartbreaker on the post.
Velvet interferes AGAIN and Hebner has no issue with any of this. Gail whips Angelina into the barricade but falls down herself. She picks up a chair but goes after Velvet, allowing Angelina to hit the Botox Injection to drive the chair into Kim's face. Back inside and Velvet tries to interfere again, only to get sent to the floor. They head to the ropes and Gail hits a super Samoan drop onto the chair to retain at 8:15.
Angle makes a Tag Team Title series between Team 3D, the Wolves and the Hardys. The first team to gain two wins is the Tag Team Champions and whoever wins the match gets to pick the next stipulation. It starts next week.
MVP talks about Lashley replacing him at Slammiversary. Lashley has run through a bunch of challengers already, so whoever wins this #1 contenders match doesn't really matter.
Bobby Roode vs. Eric Young vs. Gunner vs. James Storm vs. Austin Aries vs. Magnus
No pins, submissions or elimination and it's the first man out wins. It's a brawl to start and the fans are almost entirely behind Aries. People try to escape and are pulled down and there isn't much to talk about before we go to a break. Back with Magnus pulling Storm back in and getting caught in Roode's Crossface. Aries puts Gunner in the Last Chancery and Young puts Magnus in a Sharpshooter.
Eventually people let go and try to climb but it's Storm hitting a Last Call on Roode and Gunner hitting a spinebuster to put James down. Gunner goes for a climb but Aries makes the save. Now it's Aries going up but Magnus knocks him off the ropes. This is all over the place and kind of hard to call. We get double Towers of Doom out of opposite corners with Gunner and Aries taking the worst of them. Roode and Young climb out at the same time and there's a split decision at 11:55.
The wrestlers and referees argue to end the show.
Results
Bram b. Abyss – Janice to the ribs
Samoa Joe b. Low Ki – MuscleBuster
Mr. Anderson b. Samuel Shaw – Armbar
Gail Kim b. Angelina Love – Middle rope Samoan drop onto a chair
Bobby Roode and Eric Young b. Gunner, James Storm, Magnus and Austin Aries – Roode and Young escaped the cage at the same time
Thursday
NXT
Date: August 21, 2014
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Renee Young, Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton
The show has changed timeslots for the first time ever and is now airing at 4pm EST on Thursdays. Things picked up for the first time in a good while last week with an awesome Tyler Breeze vs. Adrian Neville title match, ruined by Tyson Kidd interfering. Sami Zayn made the save and in theory it's time for a big tag match. Let's get to it.
Tag Team Titles #1 Contenders Tournament Semi-Finals: Enzo Amore/Colin Cassady vs. Vaudevillains
Cass throws English around to start and nails him with a big boot to the jaw. Off to Simon vs. Enzo with Amore nailing some fast punches to the ribs for two. Cass throws Amore into the corner to crash into Gotch but Simon catches Enzo's cross body and That's A Wrap sends the Vaudevillains to the finals at 1:47. That was really quick.
The Legionnaires attack Cass post match and shave half of Amore's beard.
Here's HHH to make an announcement. He talks about how important NXT is to the WWE Network and thinks it's time for NXT to take over again. On September 11, it's Takeover II, airing live with all three titles on the line. In addition, there will be a new NXT General Manager named next week.
We look back at Kidd costing Breeze his title match last week.
Breeze is ticked off at Tyson Kidd and says Tyson Kidd is going to find out why Prince Pretty is more than just a pretty face.
Tyson Kidd vs. Tyler Breeze
Breeze is much more aggressive this week and goes off on Tyson in the corner. Kidd comes back with forearms and a hard kick to the back. A suplex into a neckbreaker puts Tyler down and there's a hard dropkick to the side of the head. Breeze gets to the ropes to avoid the Sharpshooter and bails to the floor, walking out for the countout at 1:46.
Breeze says he's fine with walking out because his attention is on the title match at Takeover.
Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch
Non-title. Becky has no green in her attire anymore. Charlotte takes her down into a front facelock but Becky takes her down by the leg. They stay on the mat with Becky getting a few rollups for two each but Charlotte kicks the redhead into the corner. Charlotte hooks the figure four neck lock for a bit before getting two by just shoving Lynch to the mat. Back up and Lynch nails some clotheslines but walks into a kind of t-bone suplex. Bow Down to the Queen gets the pin at 4:10.
Amore and Cass come out and make Star Wars references while challenging the Legionnaires to a hair vs. hair match. If they don't accept, they must be S-A-W-F-T!
We look back at Bull Dempsey beating up Mojo Rawley.
Mojo Rawley vs. Steve Cutler
Mojo takes him into the corner to start and gets two off a shoulder block. Cutler is sent into the corner and crushed by a few splashes. Hyperdrive gets the pin for Mojo at 1:34. This is what he should have been doing for since he debuted.
Post match Rawley says he's still standing here and can take everything Bull can throw at him.
Tag Team Titles #1 Contenders Tournament Semi-Finals: Sami Zayn/Adam Rose vs. Sin Cara/Kalisto
Rose and Kalisto get things going and we're already prancing. They trade wristlocks until Adam tags in Sami to a very nice ovation. Sin Cara comes in and they hit the mat with Sin grabbing a headscissors. Cara quickly sends Sami out to the floor and the luchadores tease dives as we go to a break. Back with Kalisto headlocking Rose for two. Adam powers up and tags in Sami as things speed up. Kalisto avoids a clothesline, lands on his fingers and crawls across the ring without using his feet.
Sami is rightfully freaked out and it's off to Cara for a kick to the chest. A hiptoss gets two on Zayn and we hit the chinlock. Back up and Sami nails a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for two of his own. Rose comes in again and puts on a chinlock of his own. Kalisto gets the tag and walks into a powerbomb for two. It's quickly back to Cara who cleans house and nails a Tajiri elbow for two on Rose. Everything breaks down and Cara dives out onto Sami. Rose gets all fired up but walks into the sitout Sliced Bread #2, followed by Cara's Swanton Bomb for the pin at 10:10 shown.
Results
Vaudevillains b. Colin Cassady/Enzo Amore – That's A Wrap to Amore
Tyson Kidd b. Tyler Breeze via countout
Charlotte b. Becky Lynch – Bow Down to the Queen
Mojo Rawley b. Steve Cutler – Hyperdrive
Sin Cara/Kalisto b. Sami Zayn/Adam Rose – Swanton Bomb to Rose
Friday
Smackdown
Date: August 22, 2014
Location: US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Tom Phillips
We're already on the way to Night of Champions and the main story is going to be Cena vs. Lesnar III. Lesnar destroyed Cena on Sunday so now the question is how can Cena survive. Other than that we might be in for an update on Ambrose's condition after his head was crushed against a conveniently placed pile of cinder blocks. Let's get to it.
We open with a recap of Summerslam. I believe this is the same one we saw on Monday.
Tom Phillips from NXT has joined the announcers' booth.
Here's Randy Orton to get things going. He says that just winning a battle doesn't mean you win the war. One match doesn't define either himself or Roman Reigns. He's been a legend killer, an apex predator and the Viper, but he's never been a loser. This just made him that much more focused, which leads to things like this happening.
We see Orton RKOing Reigns through the announcers' table last month. Reigns will get what's coming to him at some point but first up, Orton has a match with Rob Van Dam. RVD is nothing but collateral damage. He'll be an example of what happens to anyone that crosses his path. Orton demands the fans' respect and poses to cap off a quick promo.
Jack Swagger vs. Seth Rollins
Rollins shakes Orton's hand on the way to the ring. Before the match we get a long package on Ambrose vs. Rollins from Monday night. This was actually set up on Main Event with Rollins saying Swagger has been dropping the ball. Swagger quickly takes Rollins down with a nice amateur move but Seth bails to the floor for a breather. Back in and Seth puts a bodyscissors on the bad ribs but Jack fights up with the powers of America. Rollins goes to the middle rope but dives into a belly to belly suplex.
Jack gets kicked in the ribs again and we take a break. Back with Swagger hitting a wheelbarrow suplex and getting all fired up. The Vader Bomb connects but he re-injures the bad ribs. Swagger backdrops Rollins to the apron but gets kicked in the head for his efforts. Rollins dives into a quickly broken Patriot Lock. Both guys fall to the floor and the Patriot Lock goes on again. Seth rolls away though and Swagger accidentally posts himself. Swagger rolls back in but Rollins nails a Curb Stomp to send him back outside for the countout at 6:50 shown of 10:20.
Post match Bo Dallas comes out to tell Swagger the usual. Dallas is willing to pick up the pieces and become the new American sweetheart.
Video on the Bellas splitting and the slap from Raw.
Miz is on the phone ordering a latte when Kane comes up. Miz: “Unless this is about my sequel for the Intercontinental Title, talk to my agent.” Kane doesn't like the sequel line so he makes Miz vs. Reigns again for tonight. Miz rubs his face in a funny bit.
Rusev vs. Sin Cara
Rusev pounds him down in the corner but Cara actually gets in some shots to the bad ankle. A missile dropkick puts Rusev down but he comes back with the jumping superkick. Accolade and we're done at 1:53.
Lana talks trash post match but Mark Henry comes out to chase the evil foreigners off.
RVD is in the back with Renee Young and says Orton needs to chill out. Orton pops up from behind and nails Van Dam. He tells Renee to tell Van Dam that he'll be waiting at the ring.
Rob Van Dam vs. Randy Orton
Van Dam charges to the ring but calms down long enough for the opening bell. Orton takes over very quickly and stomps Rob down in the corner. The springboard kick to the jaw drops Orton and he gets clotheslined out to the floor. A big flip dive puts Orton down again but Van Dam misses the spinning apron kick. Randy throws him into various objects, including the steps over and over. The match is thrown out at 2:57.
Randy plants him with an Elevated DDT on the concrete and an RKO onto a chair, likely writing Van Dam off TV. That's DDT is the same move that originally put Van Dam out back in 2007.
Reigns says he knows what Orton and the Authority are capable of. He saw what Rollins did to Ambrose and promises revenge. Orton talked about methodically decimating him, right until Reigns speared him in half. If that's what Orton wants, it's fine with Reigns.
Natalya vs. Paige
Non-title. They trade smacks to the face to start with Natalya taking over via a butterfly suplex to send Paige outside. A baseball slide puts her down again but Paige nails her in the face. Natalya gets posted and Paige does the slow crawl back in the ring. We hit a bodyscissors on the Canadian but here's AJ for the traditional distraction. She takes the Divas Title and skips around the ring, allowing Natalya to grab a rollup for two. AJ leaves with the title but lays it down so Paige can take it back. She comes back in and walks into the Sharpshooter for the submission at 3:55, even though she was inches from the ropes.
Goldust/Stardust vs. Wyatt Family
Stardust jumps over his brother to start with Harper. Luke drives him into the corner and hammers away before getting caught by the drop down uppercut. Harper rakes the eyes across the ropes and it's off to Rowan who lets Stardust make a blind tag to Goldie. Rowan slugs him down in the corner and we take a break.
Back with Harper throwing Goldust across the ring before Rowan comes in for a hard slam. A legdrop gets two and it's back to the evil corner for Goldust. There's the Gator Roll from Harper but Goldust gets to the middle rope for a hurricanrana. Harper slugs him right back down and nails a sitout powerbomb for two. Stardust comes in without a tag and the distraction lets Goldust roll up Harper at 6:04 shown of 9:34.
The Wyatts beat up the brothers post match, including Harper throwing an announcer's chair at Stardust.
We get a clip from Main Event where HHH announces Lesnar vs. Cena III at Night of Champions.
Here's the title presentation and Heyman promo from Raw to eat up a lot of time.
Roman Reigns vs. The Miz
Orton comes out to watch just after the bell. Reigns sends Miz into the corner to start and hits a Samoan drop. Miz gets in a running knee but Roman easily escapes the Skull Crushing Finale. A spear ends Miz at 2:06. Squash.
Reigns tells Orton to bring it on and the fight is on. They head outside with Orton being sent into the steps and the German announcers' table. Randy comes back with some chair shots and takes the chair inside. The RKO through the chair is countered though and Reigns nails him with the chair. A Superman Punch sends Orton to the floor to end the show.
Results
Seth Rollins b. Jack Swagger via countout
Rusev b. Sin Cara – Accolade
Rob Van Dam vs. Randy Orton went to a no contest
Natalya b. Paige – Sharpshooter
Stardust/Goldust b. Wyatt Family – Rollup to Harper
Roman Reigns b. The Miz – Spear
Saturday
Nothing.
Sunday
SyFy is officially listing Smackdown on Thursdays from 8-10 starting October 2.
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Mark Henry/Big Show b. Wyatt Family – World's Strongest Slam to Rowan
Natalya b. Paige – Rollup
The Miz b. Dolph Ziggler via countout
Cesaro b. Jack Swagger – Neutralizer
Sheamus/Rob Van Dam/Roman Reigns b. Curtis Axel/Ryback/Roman Reigns – Five Star Frog Splash to Axel
Goldust/Stardust b. Usos – Sunset flip to Jey
Seth Rollins b. Dean Ambrose via referee's stoppage
Impact Wrestling
Bram b. Abyss – Janice to the ribs
Samoa Joe b. Low Ki – MuscleBuster
Mr. Anderson b. Samuel Shaw – Armbar
Gail Kim b. Angelina Love – Middle rope Samoan drop onto a chair
Bobby Roode and Eric Young b. Gunner, James Storm, Magnus and Austin Aries – Roode and Young escaped the cage at the same time
NXT
Vaudevillains b. Colin Cassady/Enzo Amore – That's A Wrap to Amore
Tyson Kidd b. Tyler Breeze via countout
Charlotte b. Becky Lynch – Bow Down to the Queen
Mojo Rawley b. Steve Cutler – Hyperdrive
Sin Cara/Kalisto b. Sami Zayn/Adam Rose – Swanton Bomb to Rose
Smackdown
Seth Rollins b. Jack Swagger via countout
Rusev b. Sin Cara – Accolade
Rob Van Dam vs. Randy Orton went to a no contest
Natalya b. Paige – Sharpshooter
Stardust/Goldust b. Wyatt Family – Rollup to Harper
Roman Reigns b. The Miz – Spear