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Friday
Impact got a 1.2.
Smackdown
Date: September 16, 2011
Location: Air Canada Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Commentators: Michael Cole, Jim Ross, Booker T
It's the final show before Night of Champions and other than the IC Title I think we're all set for Sunday. I haven't heard anything announced for tonight but it almost has to be better than Raw was. Orton vs. Henry will get pushed even more and to their credit I'm kind of interested in seeing how that match plays out, which is something I never would have bet on when it was announced. Let's get to it.
We open with the return of Edge who gets the monster hometown boy pop. He's here tonight to host the Cutting Edge with Henry and Orton. Edge talks about missing coming through the curtain and it feels good to be back. It feels better to be back here in his hometown of Smackdown. He misses being in the ring and competing and being in the back with his friends however more than anything he misses the fans.
Edge talks about having the Cutting Edge tonight and he won't pull any punches. That's later though. Right now....and here's Cody to cut him off. Cody says Edge is probably here to talk about Haven which airs tonight on SyFy after Smackdown (Cody's plug, not mine) but since Edge didn't do that, it sounds like he's sucking up to the people. He suggests the fans all need paper bags.
Edge says maybe it's Cody that needs a bag instead of the people. Maybe it's Cody that is ugly and disfigured. Cody says the last time he saw Edge he was walking out of Mania as world champion but Cody has become IC Champion since then and has gotten rid of DiBiase. Also he beat Orton on Monday. Cody pulls out a bag for Edge and says to take it home and put it in his office because it's a reminder that Cody is the new face of Smackdown. Edge hands it back, saying Cody needs it more.
Cody says that makes no sense. Edge says no it doesn't and neither does the idea that Dusty fathered him. That's rather true. Edge goes to leave but Cody screams to have the music cut off. Cody FREAKS, shouting about how he's better than the crowd and he's going to give the crowd paper bags. You need a bag. You need a bag. You need two bags. Then a fan with a bag punches him and takes his bag off to reveal Ted DiBiase. Ted beats him up and beats down the baggers as well. Ted's music plays as Cody leaves. I guess that's the IC Title match. Good intensity from Ted.
Sin Cara vs. Daniel Bryan
This is the rematch from a few weeks ago where Cara beat down Bryan post match. Bryan says Cara can be all aggressive tonight and he'll be fine with it. Bryan charges straight at him with a flying knee and Cara is in trouble early. He tries another charge though and Cara gets a shot in to block the suicide dive. Cara sends him to the floor and Bryan is holding a lot of parts in pain.
After a break we have Cara holding a leg lock on Bryan. A flying headbutt to a standing Bryan gets two. Booker: You can see the anger in Cara's eyes. Cole: HE'S IN A MASK! Cole 1, Booker 0. Cara tries another dive but jumps into a knee and here comes Danny. Big kick gets two. They go to the corner and Cara gets him in the tree of woe where he stomps away. I mean he stomps a lot. He stomps so much that it's a DQ at 5:00 shown of 8:30.
Cara keeps up the beating until....Sin Cara comes down for the save. There are two Sin Caras and one leaves, I think the imposter.
Ryder doesn't think Henry can stand next to Orton without attacking him. Teddy implements another no contact order for the Cutting Edge. Ryder has to go tell them. He leaves and Aksana comes in. She gives Teddy a massage, involving him bending over and saying how good it feels. Trish comes in and says she's been there before. And that's it.
AJ vs. Beth Phoenix
Total squash, Glam Slam ends it in 1:15. There's nothing else to say here. Beth says the time is ticking on Kelly.
Video on Sheamus who is Irish and awesome. This is set to a song which says Too Many Lies but in a slower/more rock style.
Edge and Trish are having a chat about MMA/yoga gloves or something like that. Christian comes up to make it a more Canadian party. Christian has been calling him a lot and Captain Charisma says Edge might have cost him the title. They hug and everything seems cool. He asks Edge to put in a good word with Teddy to get one more match for the title and Edge is like dude, seriously? Edge says Christian is whining again and Christian storms off. Ryder pops up and tells Edge to pass along the messages to Orton and Henry.
Wade Barrett/Christian vs. Justin Gabriel/Sheamus
Barrett has the coat again. Sheamus has new music which is a rockier song. Wait maybe he doesn't. It sounds different at the beginning but maybe I'm crazy. Sheamus runs them both down pre match with his now usual Irish folk stuff. The former Nexus guys get us going. We talk about Gabriel going bungee jumping as he speeds things up. He tries a springboard move but jumps into a Bossman Slam (Booker: Big Bubba Rogers!).
Off to Christian who pounds away on Gabriel and gets a small package and clothesline for two each. Back to Barrett while Cole makes fun of Booker for being a boxing fan. Booker is going to be getting his own WWE.com show soon. Gabriel fires off the kicks but Barreett powers him down again. Sheamus hasn't been in yet. Christian whips Gabriel back into the heel corner as we take a break.
Back with Gabriel getting beaten down again but grabs an STO on Christian. A double tag brings in Barrett and Sheamus to a big reaction. The Great White (again their terms and not mine) goes up but Christian grabs his foot. That doesn't work long either as Barrett takes the big shoulder. Christian escapes the Celtic Cross and a Brogue Kick takes Barrett down so that the 450 can end him at 7:05 shown of 10:35.
Sheamus calls Christian into the ring but he bails. Sheamus' music is the same here so I guess I was hearing things earlier.
Great Khali vs. Heath Slater
I'm really not seeing the One Man Southern Rock Band going anywhere. Much like the Divas earlier, what are you expecting here? Mahal comes out partway through it and speaks whatever language that is and then comes in for the DQ at 1:12.
Khali fights them off but can't hit the Plunge on Mahal. He beats up Slater instead.
Raw recap eats up about 4-5 minutes.
Evan Bourne vs. R-Truth
Miz and Truth freestyle on the way to the ring. Ok Truth does and Miz shouts YOU SUCK at the right times. They start fast with Truth beating Bourne down pretty easily. Kofi and Miz are on commentary here. Miz makes fun of Kofi wearing a t-shirt and jeans. Kofi gets a good comeback with You see this championship title right here? Because of this, this is how a champion dresses. That's something that needs to be done more often: talk about how the title means you're the best.
Bourne fires off some kicks and a low hurricanrana which drives Truth's head into the mat. He sets for Air Bourne but lands on his feet. Truth kicks the leg and hits that jumping downward spiral for the pin at 1:54. That's a pretty definitive loss for a champion two days before a title match but it makes the challengers look like a real threat. I've heard that move is called What's Up so we'll go with that.
Time for the Cutting Edge and Edge doesn't even get a full entrance? Whatsupwitdat? Edge talks about how important Toronto is to him and how he was at Mania 6 and how he won his first title in WWE here in Toronto also. The guests are Henry and Orton so here they are. Remember that while the Cutting Edge is on, there's no contact allowed or the match is off.
Edge says that's probably a good thing for Orton to be honest because Henry has been running through people. He asks Orton if Orton believes he can beat Orton. Orton brings up a good point in that Henry has never attacked him when he's fresh and maybe that's because Henry knows his best isn't good enough. Randy doesn't think he can beat Henry. He knows he can.
Edge says that's the truth and brings up that Henry has never won a world title and doesn't know how that's possible. Getting to a world title means reaching a new level and Edge isn't sure if Mark can reach that level. Henry says the only reason he's letting Edge walk out is because Edge is right. He's seen smaller guys, such as Edge, win countless titles. I thought 30 was a very countable number but that's just me.
Henry is done smiling and showing personality and is here to take what Orton has. Orton says the match Sunday will sum up Henry's career: he'll look good but he'll be the world's strongest failure. They stare it down but Edge says to remember the no contact rule. He leaves and Edge says the Cutting Edge is now over.
Orton jumps Henry and gets him down to one knee but Teddy sends out the locker room to break it up. Henry gets in some shots and both guys break free of the others at one point. Orton fights them off (they're holding him, not attacking him) but runs into the World's Strongest Slam. Henry adds a splash and make it a pair. He stands tall to end the show.
Results
Daniel Bryan b. Sin Cara via DQ when Cara wouldn't let Bryan out of the corner
Beth Phoenix b. AJ Glam Slam
Sheamus/Justin Gabriel b. Christian/Wade Barrett 450 to Barrett
Great Khali b. Heath Slater via DQ when Jinder Mahal interfered
R-Truth b. Evan Bourne What's Up
Saturday
Rock WILL be wrestling at Survivor Series on a team with Cena. That's probably a good idea as it gives him a chance to work off some ring rust.
Sunday
Night Of Champions 2011
Date: September 18, 2011
Location: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Commentators: Michael Cole, Booker T, Jerry Lawler
This show is an interesting one as you don't really need much in terms of backstory for a lot of the matches. Most of them are there because we need title matches. However, the Raw title match is one of the least interesting feuds and title matches I've seen in a very long time. I just don't care about why this match is taking place and there's not much heat built up between the two guys. The main event is likely Punk vs. HHH with the Game's job on the line. Let's get to it.
The opening video is about champions. Oh and HHH and Punk who aren't champions but are going to be in the main event tonight.
I love those banners with the titles hanging from the ceiling by the entrance. They're cool looking.
Tag Titles: Air Boom vs. Awesome Truth
Works for an opener. There's some new referee and Kofi vs. Miz starts us off. Miz tries to be all aggressive but that's not his thing at all. A big forearm puts him down and it's off to Bourne. The champs are moving fast tonight. Off to Truth and everything breaks down. The champs hit stereo dives off the top to pop the crowd. That's why you have high flying tag champions.
Back inside and it's Bourne vs. Truth which didn't go well for Mailbox Man on Friday. It's time for Bourne to play face in peril and he does it well, getting double teamed by Miz and then getting taken down almost immediately after Miz breaks up a tag. Miz hammers away a bit but Bourne gets in a kick to the head after breaking a way too early Finale attempt.
Hot tag to Kofi who doesn't resemble Robert Gibson but he cleans house anyway. Boom Drop is broken up by Truth but he gets sent to the floor quickly. SOS gets two on Miz. I'd like to see that move be brought back more often. Miz grabs a short DDT for two and there's no referee because of Truth. Bourne makes a fake tag and tries Air Bourne but Miz moves. The idea is the referee is an idiot. DDT gets two on Bourne and there's a blind tag by the challengers but THIS doesn't count. Finale hits Bourne but Truth has the referee again. Miz is so ticked off that he shoves the referee and we're done at 10:00.
Miz and Truth yell about the Conspiracy post match and down goes the referee.
Miz and Truth yell at Striker about the Conspiracy and threats against HHH are made. End of show shenanigans?
Intercontinental Title: Cody Rhodes vs. Ted DiBiase
This was set up quickly on Smackdown or maybe after it so it's not like this means much. DiBiase shoves him to the corner and that gets him nowhere. A pair of kicks, one of the drop variety, gets a pair of two counts. After being slapped, DiBiase tries to channel his inner Austin with a Thesz Press and right hands but that just isn't him. Back up and Ted is back down with the Beautiful Disaster.
Rhodes takes over with his basic strike stuff, working on the ribs and the face. Camel clutch goes to an abdominal stretch on the mat as I guess he's working on the ribs, despite having a neckbreaker style finsiher. We get a test of strength of all things which doesn't go to anyone in particular. Another dropkick by DiBiase misses and it's back to the abs which doesn't work as well this time.
A third version of it is back on the mat as Rhodes really likes DiBiase's abs I guess. After a few more seconds it's a spinebuster by DiBiase to plant Rhodes. There's not much to say as the feud here is kind of vague and not really developed at all. The Beautiful Disaster Part 2 The Return/Revenge/other cliched sequel titles is countered by another dropkick (can DiBiase do anything else?) and they go to the corner. Rhodes uses the mask headbutt but is pulled back down and unmasked. He swings it at Cody but is caught in a rollup with tights for the pin at 9:50.
Here's Christian to want ONE MORE MATCH and he wants it after Henry vs. Orton tonight. He makes fun of Buffalo for never winning a major sports title (heat as old as time) and then asks the fans to chant one more match. They actually do but here's Sheamus. Christian is a weasel and here's some more Irish jibber jabber. Sheamus says if Christian gets one more match, Sheamus wants the first shot. The fans chant one more match and Christian's head winds up in the front row via a Brogue Kick. Simple but effective as usual.
US Title: Dolph Ziggler vs. John Morrison vs. Alex Riley vs. Jack Swagger
No tagging here thank goodness. They pair off but it's down to Riley vs. Swagger quickly. Riley gets a Rock Bottom for two. It's one of those matches where some people stay in the ring and others chill on the floor. Riley is knocked off the apron and may be injured. It's Morrison vs. Swagger in the ring at the moment and scratch Morrison from that list. Now we get the potential Team Vickie showdown which Vickie is MAD about.
Swagger sends him to the floor and Riley isn't hurt I guess as he comes back in and hits a TKO for two. Vickie breaks up the pin and Ziggler yells at her for it. Morrison hits that same kick that Cody uses for two. Fameasser gets two on Morrison. This is hard to keep track of. They're sticking around with Morrison vs. Ziggler for awhile and Johnny is trying something to Dolph who is sitting on the top. Here's your WHAT WAS THAT spot from Morrison.
He gets caught in the Tree of Woe with Ziggler sitting on the top. Riley goes up to try something on Dolph but Morrison does a power situp and Germans him off the top. Swagger comes in with a suplex and everyone is in now. Morrison hits the standing C4 for two on Riley. He loads up the Starship but Riley moves.
Swagger grabs the ankle lock on Riley but Ziggler has Morrison in the sleeper. Both holds are broken and Riley hits the inverted DDT on Swagger for a VERY close two. Jack grabs Riley's ankle again and Riley takes a low blow. Morrison comes in but walks into the gutwrench powerbomb and Ziggler steals the pin to retain the title at 8:30.
Henry says he has 15 years of hatred built up. I think he means cholesterol built up but whatever. He wants Josh to come out and interview him when he wins the title.
Vickie is happy and says she's seen her future. Everyone wants to work for her and her talent has been recognized and things are about to happen. She wants to be the new COO if HHH loses.
Hell in a Cell is in two weeks. Give me a break.
Another Henry video which we've seen a dozen versions of over the last few weeks.
Smackdown World Title: Mark Henry vs. Randy Orton
After some big match intros we're ready to go. According to Booker the WCW Title and the WHC have the same lineage. Orton fires away at him and manages to get him down, setting up the Orton Stomp. The knee drop ticks Henry off but he jumps to the left (Time Warp?) and sends Henry to the floor where he's all ticked off. Back in HENRY GOES GYMNAST with a big boot to the head. That was impressive.
Orton grabs a sleeper which wouldn't be a bad idea IF EVERYONE DIDN'T USE IT ON BIG MEN. Naturally it doesn't work here either and Orton is put on the top rope. Henry clocks him upside the head and Henry takes over on the floor. With Orton's body wrapped around the post, Henry pulls back to injure the back and to draw a Gumby reference. I didn't expect one of those but Cole played the Gumby card.
Henry stands on Orton's back with no rope support. FREAKING OW MAN!!! The big splash only gets two and then another two off a not very serious cover. Henry is toying with him here but Orton gets up for a second. He's not up for two seconds as Henry takes him down and chokes a bit. Orton hammers away with his two kinds of strikes. Henry takes him down but the second splash misses and here comes Randy.
Orton fires off a bunch of punches in the corner and Henry is in trouble. The clotheslines don't work and Henry isn't sure what to do. There's a dropkick and Henry heads to the apron. He puts himself in elevated DDT position but Henry fires back with a headbutt. This has been good so far. There's the World's Strongest Slam for two and Henry is ticked off. Henry sets for a Vader Bomb but Orton moves.
He goes after the knee and hits a DDT to take Henry down. It's RKO time but Henry rolls to the apron. This time the DDT works and I think the tides just shifted. It's only two though because that's not his finisher and Henry grabs the rope instead. Henry pulls a Bret Hart and plays possum so he can get a shot to the leg in and Orton is slowed down. Now he's looking at him like a plate of shrimp puffs. Orton gets up and pulls himself up with Henry's singlet and tries an RKO. That gets countered and the RKO makes Henry the champion at 13:11. It had to happen someday.
Henry says he's never going to lose the title.
Del Rio isn't happy with Johnny Ace about having to team with Ricardo on Monday but Ace says that it was HHH's move. He wants more respect (Alberto) and Ace says he'll get it. Team Mexico leaves and here's Punk. Ace wishes him good luck and Punk turns that around, implying Ace means good luck in your future endeavors.
Divas Title: Kelly Kelly vs. Beth Phoenix
The fans are totally behind Beth and the power is too much for Kelly to start us off. The fans say she sucks, and I'm sure she does. Kelly gets in a few shots but the power is still too much for her. There's not much to say here as it's almost all dominance. Kelly gets in a bulldog to break things up and is booed out of the building. Eve and Nattie get into it outside and Kelly is beaten down again.
Kelly grabs a small package (isn't that how she got this job?) for two but the K2 is blocked and Beth takes her head off with a clothesline. Kelly is put on the top rope and gets killed by a superplex. Both chicks are down though as you would expect. That only gets two for Beth and it's Glam Slam time. In the EXACT same finish from Summerslam, Kelly rolls through for the pin at 6:47. Give me a break.
We get a really good video package on the history of the WWE Title and all the champions (ok not all) over the years. Cool stuff.
Raw World Title: Alberto Del Rio vs. John Cena
Del Rio isn't in his car and is in blue tights. Cena has the car, appearing to be a Ferrari, much to Del Rio's dismay. Alberto wants Ricardo to do his Big Match Intro as he wants the accent right. Cena does his own intro, adding in a bunch of nicknames like the Fighting Fruity Pebble and rubbing in that Del Rio thinks he's better than everyone. Slow feeling out process to start without much happening for the first few minutes.
Ricardo trips Cena and is tossed out like an illegal Mexican alien. Del Rio gets a kick in to the ribs and works on the back. This is a rather boring match so far but maybe they're going for the slow build. Del Rio works on the back with various offense and works on the back even more. The first almost eight minutes of this have been pretty basic but they're going for a slow build...I think.
Cena gets in a shot to break up the momentum and is greeted with a You Can't Wrestle chant. Double clothesline puts both guys down. Del Rio kicks away and puts Cena on the floor with a right hand. Johnny fires back for a bit but can't get over Del Rio's offense. Cena finally takes him down and starts up his ending sequence with the shoulders and You Can't See Me but the AA doesn't work that fast of course.
Del Rio counters with a backstabber of all things for two. The cross armbreaker is broken up and Cena gets a dropkick for two. Cena loads up the top rope legdrop but Alberto hits the running enziguri for two. This is getting better. Cena gets a boot up in the corner and tries the STF but can't hook it. Tilt-a-whirl gets two for Del Rio. He puts Cena on the top rope and pulls him into the Tree of Woe. Alberto tries a spear but Cena sits up to send Del Rio's shoulder into the post with a SICK crunch.
Now the top rope legdrop hits for two. Alberto gets out of the AA again and the Mexican hits a German on the American for two. Del Rio goes up and hits a senton backsplash for two and there's the armbreaker but it's not on full. Cena rolls over and pulls him up into a powerbomb sort of move for two. While we're watching the replay Cena hits an AA and here's Ricardo. Cena hooks the STF and I don't think the knee bends that way. Alberto taps to give Cena title #948 at 18:37.
Cole's voice is wearing out.
Now we recap the non-title match which is the main event of a show about titles. So there's a huge ordeal about the text that someone might have sent and Nash wants Punk but Nash is fired and sent himself the text and it doesn't make sense but I'm sure we're supposed to keep watching or whatever. This takes awhile and if you don't know it, go read my Raw recaps.
HHH vs. CM Punk
Punk has a shirt with a WWE Ice Cream Bar on it. I could really go for one of those. This is no DQ/no holds barred. Punk jumps him on the floor and the brawl starts out there. They go over to the table and the announcers aren't sure if they're on or not. Ok into the ring now and the banana trunk wearing Punk fires off some kicks, countered by good old right hands.
Pedigree is countered and HHH sends Punk to the floor. This has been mostly HHH but it's definitely not domination. Cole is saying about one line a minute as his voice is gone. Back on the floor now with HHH sending the knee (not the side of the leg, the kneecap) into the post. Punk fires back, bouncing off the railing and hitting a knee to the head of HHH up against the post.
HHH is like PUNK YOU and throws him through the barricade out into the crowd. He's all fired up and yelling about Stephanie. This brutality is working better than I thought it would. They fight deeper into the fans and Punk grabs a trashcan to throw at the Game's head. They're up by the stage now and HHH sends him chest first into the set. They go onto the stage but HHH can't hook the Pedigree.
Punk throws him off the stage and dives down to drill him. This isn't falls count anywhere I don't think. Punk rams the head of the COO into the set and is in control. They're back at the ring now and Punk pulls out a trashcan. He drops that and shifts to a chair instead, popping the Game in the back a few times for two. HHH grabs a spinebuster and sends Punk into the chair that Punk wedged between the top and middle ropes.
HHH clips Punk and then puts the legs around the post. He grabs the chair from earlier and slams it into the knee into the post. He's cerebral here so taking out the knees takes away the kicks and the GTS. Punk channels the power of Chicago and sends him into the steps. This has been a solid brawl so far. HHH grabs a monitor but Punk kicks him with the good leg. I've never gotten how that works. Wouldn't he want to stand on the good leg?
In the big spot of the match, HHH is put on the table and Punk drops the Macho elbow through the Game and the Dudleyville special, killing both guys. They both crawl back to the ring and we get a cool replay from the crowd so you only see Punk flying and not the impact on HHH. Lawler: That was Savage.
Both guys get back in the ring and Miz/Truth come out to beat down both guys. SWEET! We're actually getting some stuff from earlier in the show playing through to the end! They lay out both guys and put Punk's arm on HHH but it only gets two. It's No DQ so this is fine. Awesome Truth calls Conspiracy on the count and takes down that annoying referee Scott Armstrong. Get out of the ring and take your hitched count with you!
Here's Johnny Ace who waves down someone but Punk is back up. He takes down Truth (sending him to the floor and right onto Armstrong) but walks into a Pedigree...with no referee. Ace tries to get a referee in but the guy is out. A second referee is here checking on Armstrong but HHH walks into the GTS. Now the referee is back in (thanks to Ace) but Truth breaks up the pin. GTS to Truth as this is getting awesome. Scratch that, it's been awesome (truthfully).
Punk tries his springboard clothesline but jumps into a Pedigree....FOR TWO. I would have bet on that being the finish. And of course here's Nash through the crowd. Good thing the camera was waiting on him to come in. He takes out both guys but is beating on the Game more than on Punk. He sets for the Jackknife but Punk saves HHH. Now he (Punk) takes the Jackknife but Nash drills HHH on the floor. He loads up the announce table but HHH is up with a sledgehammer to take Nash out. Back in now and ANOTHER Pedigree finally ends this at 24:09.
Results
Air Boom b. Awesome Truth via DQ when Miz shoved the refereeing
Cody Rhodes b. Ted DiBiase Rollup
Dolph Ziggler b. John Morrison, Alex Riley and Jack Swagger Pinned Morrison after a powerbomb from Swagger
Mark Henry b. Randy Orton World's Strongest Slam
Kelly Kelly b. Beth Phoenix Victory Roll
John Cena b. Alberto Del Rio STF
HHH b. CM Punk Pedigree
Quick Results
Raw
Alex Riley/John Morrison b. Dolph Ziggler/Jack Swagger TKO to Swagger
The Miz b. Kofi Kingston Skull Crushing Finale
Sheamus/Jerry Lawler b. David Otunga/Michael McGillicutty Celtic Cross to McGillicutty
John Cena/Bret Hart b. Ricardo Rodriguez/Alberto Del Rio Sharpshooter to Rodriguez
Kelly Kelly b. Vickie Guerrero Rollup
Cody Rhodes b. Randy Orton CrossRhodes
NXT
Titus O'Neil/Percy Watson b. Tyson Kidd/Derrick Bateman Clash of the Titus to Bateman
Maxine b. AJ Jawbreaker
JTG/Darren Young b. William Regal/Matt Striker Fireman's carry into a gutbuster to Striker
Impact Wrestling
D-Von/D'Angelo Dinero/Tara/Miss Tessmacher b. Mexican America Chokebomb to Rosita
Velvet Sky b. Angelina Love DDT
Samoa Joe b. Matt Morgan Inverted Figure Four
Robert Roode b. Kazarian Crossface
Sting b. Ric Flair Scorpion Deathlock
Smackdown
Daniel Bryan b. Sin Cara via DQ when Cara wouldn't let Bryan out of the corner
Beth Phoenix b. AJ Glam Slam
Sheamus/Justin Gabriel b. Christian/Wade Barrett 450 to Barrett
Great Khali b. Heath Slater via DQ when Jinder Mahal interfered
R-Truth b. Evan Bourne What's Up
Night of Champions 2011
Air Boom b. Awesome Truth via DQ when Miz shoved the refereeing
Cody Rhodes b. Ted DiBiase Rollup
Dolph Ziggler b. John Morrison, Alex Riley and Jack Swagger Pinned Morrison after a powerbomb from Swagger
Mark Henry b. Randy Orton World's Strongest Slam
Kelly Kelly b. Beth Phoenix Victory Roll
John Cena b. Alberto Del Rio STF
HHH b. CM Punk Pedigree
Impact got a 1.2.
Smackdown
Date: September 16, 2011
Location: Air Canada Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Commentators: Michael Cole, Jim Ross, Booker T
It's the final show before Night of Champions and other than the IC Title I think we're all set for Sunday. I haven't heard anything announced for tonight but it almost has to be better than Raw was. Orton vs. Henry will get pushed even more and to their credit I'm kind of interested in seeing how that match plays out, which is something I never would have bet on when it was announced. Let's get to it.
We open with the return of Edge who gets the monster hometown boy pop. He's here tonight to host the Cutting Edge with Henry and Orton. Edge talks about missing coming through the curtain and it feels good to be back. It feels better to be back here in his hometown of Smackdown. He misses being in the ring and competing and being in the back with his friends however more than anything he misses the fans.
Edge talks about having the Cutting Edge tonight and he won't pull any punches. That's later though. Right now....and here's Cody to cut him off. Cody says Edge is probably here to talk about Haven which airs tonight on SyFy after Smackdown (Cody's plug, not mine) but since Edge didn't do that, it sounds like he's sucking up to the people. He suggests the fans all need paper bags.
Edge says maybe it's Cody that needs a bag instead of the people. Maybe it's Cody that is ugly and disfigured. Cody says the last time he saw Edge he was walking out of Mania as world champion but Cody has become IC Champion since then and has gotten rid of DiBiase. Also he beat Orton on Monday. Cody pulls out a bag for Edge and says to take it home and put it in his office because it's a reminder that Cody is the new face of Smackdown. Edge hands it back, saying Cody needs it more.
Cody says that makes no sense. Edge says no it doesn't and neither does the idea that Dusty fathered him. That's rather true. Edge goes to leave but Cody screams to have the music cut off. Cody FREAKS, shouting about how he's better than the crowd and he's going to give the crowd paper bags. You need a bag. You need a bag. You need two bags. Then a fan with a bag punches him and takes his bag off to reveal Ted DiBiase. Ted beats him up and beats down the baggers as well. Ted's music plays as Cody leaves. I guess that's the IC Title match. Good intensity from Ted.
Sin Cara vs. Daniel Bryan
This is the rematch from a few weeks ago where Cara beat down Bryan post match. Bryan says Cara can be all aggressive tonight and he'll be fine with it. Bryan charges straight at him with a flying knee and Cara is in trouble early. He tries another charge though and Cara gets a shot in to block the suicide dive. Cara sends him to the floor and Bryan is holding a lot of parts in pain.
After a break we have Cara holding a leg lock on Bryan. A flying headbutt to a standing Bryan gets two. Booker: You can see the anger in Cara's eyes. Cole: HE'S IN A MASK! Cole 1, Booker 0. Cara tries another dive but jumps into a knee and here comes Danny. Big kick gets two. They go to the corner and Cara gets him in the tree of woe where he stomps away. I mean he stomps a lot. He stomps so much that it's a DQ at 5:00 shown of 8:30.
Cara keeps up the beating until....Sin Cara comes down for the save. There are two Sin Caras and one leaves, I think the imposter.
Ryder doesn't think Henry can stand next to Orton without attacking him. Teddy implements another no contact order for the Cutting Edge. Ryder has to go tell them. He leaves and Aksana comes in. She gives Teddy a massage, involving him bending over and saying how good it feels. Trish comes in and says she's been there before. And that's it.
AJ vs. Beth Phoenix
Total squash, Glam Slam ends it in 1:15. There's nothing else to say here. Beth says the time is ticking on Kelly.
Video on Sheamus who is Irish and awesome. This is set to a song which says Too Many Lies but in a slower/more rock style.
Edge and Trish are having a chat about MMA/yoga gloves or something like that. Christian comes up to make it a more Canadian party. Christian has been calling him a lot and Captain Charisma says Edge might have cost him the title. They hug and everything seems cool. He asks Edge to put in a good word with Teddy to get one more match for the title and Edge is like dude, seriously? Edge says Christian is whining again and Christian storms off. Ryder pops up and tells Edge to pass along the messages to Orton and Henry.
Wade Barrett/Christian vs. Justin Gabriel/Sheamus
Barrett has the coat again. Sheamus has new music which is a rockier song. Wait maybe he doesn't. It sounds different at the beginning but maybe I'm crazy. Sheamus runs them both down pre match with his now usual Irish folk stuff. The former Nexus guys get us going. We talk about Gabriel going bungee jumping as he speeds things up. He tries a springboard move but jumps into a Bossman Slam (Booker: Big Bubba Rogers!).
Off to Christian who pounds away on Gabriel and gets a small package and clothesline for two each. Back to Barrett while Cole makes fun of Booker for being a boxing fan. Booker is going to be getting his own WWE.com show soon. Gabriel fires off the kicks but Barreett powers him down again. Sheamus hasn't been in yet. Christian whips Gabriel back into the heel corner as we take a break.
Back with Gabriel getting beaten down again but grabs an STO on Christian. A double tag brings in Barrett and Sheamus to a big reaction. The Great White (again their terms and not mine) goes up but Christian grabs his foot. That doesn't work long either as Barrett takes the big shoulder. Christian escapes the Celtic Cross and a Brogue Kick takes Barrett down so that the 450 can end him at 7:05 shown of 10:35.
Sheamus calls Christian into the ring but he bails. Sheamus' music is the same here so I guess I was hearing things earlier.
Great Khali vs. Heath Slater
I'm really not seeing the One Man Southern Rock Band going anywhere. Much like the Divas earlier, what are you expecting here? Mahal comes out partway through it and speaks whatever language that is and then comes in for the DQ at 1:12.
Khali fights them off but can't hit the Plunge on Mahal. He beats up Slater instead.
Raw recap eats up about 4-5 minutes.
Evan Bourne vs. R-Truth
Miz and Truth freestyle on the way to the ring. Ok Truth does and Miz shouts YOU SUCK at the right times. They start fast with Truth beating Bourne down pretty easily. Kofi and Miz are on commentary here. Miz makes fun of Kofi wearing a t-shirt and jeans. Kofi gets a good comeback with You see this championship title right here? Because of this, this is how a champion dresses. That's something that needs to be done more often: talk about how the title means you're the best.
Bourne fires off some kicks and a low hurricanrana which drives Truth's head into the mat. He sets for Air Bourne but lands on his feet. Truth kicks the leg and hits that jumping downward spiral for the pin at 1:54. That's a pretty definitive loss for a champion two days before a title match but it makes the challengers look like a real threat. I've heard that move is called What's Up so we'll go with that.
Time for the Cutting Edge and Edge doesn't even get a full entrance? Whatsupwitdat? Edge talks about how important Toronto is to him and how he was at Mania 6 and how he won his first title in WWE here in Toronto also. The guests are Henry and Orton so here they are. Remember that while the Cutting Edge is on, there's no contact allowed or the match is off.
Edge says that's probably a good thing for Orton to be honest because Henry has been running through people. He asks Orton if Orton believes he can beat Orton. Orton brings up a good point in that Henry has never attacked him when he's fresh and maybe that's because Henry knows his best isn't good enough. Randy doesn't think he can beat Henry. He knows he can.
Edge says that's the truth and brings up that Henry has never won a world title and doesn't know how that's possible. Getting to a world title means reaching a new level and Edge isn't sure if Mark can reach that level. Henry says the only reason he's letting Edge walk out is because Edge is right. He's seen smaller guys, such as Edge, win countless titles. I thought 30 was a very countable number but that's just me.
Henry is done smiling and showing personality and is here to take what Orton has. Orton says the match Sunday will sum up Henry's career: he'll look good but he'll be the world's strongest failure. They stare it down but Edge says to remember the no contact rule. He leaves and Edge says the Cutting Edge is now over.
Orton jumps Henry and gets him down to one knee but Teddy sends out the locker room to break it up. Henry gets in some shots and both guys break free of the others at one point. Orton fights them off (they're holding him, not attacking him) but runs into the World's Strongest Slam. Henry adds a splash and make it a pair. He stands tall to end the show.
Results
Daniel Bryan b. Sin Cara via DQ when Cara wouldn't let Bryan out of the corner
Beth Phoenix b. AJ Glam Slam
Sheamus/Justin Gabriel b. Christian/Wade Barrett 450 to Barrett
Great Khali b. Heath Slater via DQ when Jinder Mahal interfered
R-Truth b. Evan Bourne What's Up
Saturday
Rock WILL be wrestling at Survivor Series on a team with Cena. That's probably a good idea as it gives him a chance to work off some ring rust.
Sunday
Night Of Champions 2011
Date: September 18, 2011
Location: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Commentators: Michael Cole, Booker T, Jerry Lawler
This show is an interesting one as you don't really need much in terms of backstory for a lot of the matches. Most of them are there because we need title matches. However, the Raw title match is one of the least interesting feuds and title matches I've seen in a very long time. I just don't care about why this match is taking place and there's not much heat built up between the two guys. The main event is likely Punk vs. HHH with the Game's job on the line. Let's get to it.
The opening video is about champions. Oh and HHH and Punk who aren't champions but are going to be in the main event tonight.
I love those banners with the titles hanging from the ceiling by the entrance. They're cool looking.
Tag Titles: Air Boom vs. Awesome Truth
Works for an opener. There's some new referee and Kofi vs. Miz starts us off. Miz tries to be all aggressive but that's not his thing at all. A big forearm puts him down and it's off to Bourne. The champs are moving fast tonight. Off to Truth and everything breaks down. The champs hit stereo dives off the top to pop the crowd. That's why you have high flying tag champions.
Back inside and it's Bourne vs. Truth which didn't go well for Mailbox Man on Friday. It's time for Bourne to play face in peril and he does it well, getting double teamed by Miz and then getting taken down almost immediately after Miz breaks up a tag. Miz hammers away a bit but Bourne gets in a kick to the head after breaking a way too early Finale attempt.
Hot tag to Kofi who doesn't resemble Robert Gibson but he cleans house anyway. Boom Drop is broken up by Truth but he gets sent to the floor quickly. SOS gets two on Miz. I'd like to see that move be brought back more often. Miz grabs a short DDT for two and there's no referee because of Truth. Bourne makes a fake tag and tries Air Bourne but Miz moves. The idea is the referee is an idiot. DDT gets two on Bourne and there's a blind tag by the challengers but THIS doesn't count. Finale hits Bourne but Truth has the referee again. Miz is so ticked off that he shoves the referee and we're done at 10:00.
Miz and Truth yell about the Conspiracy post match and down goes the referee.
Miz and Truth yell at Striker about the Conspiracy and threats against HHH are made. End of show shenanigans?
Intercontinental Title: Cody Rhodes vs. Ted DiBiase
This was set up quickly on Smackdown or maybe after it so it's not like this means much. DiBiase shoves him to the corner and that gets him nowhere. A pair of kicks, one of the drop variety, gets a pair of two counts. After being slapped, DiBiase tries to channel his inner Austin with a Thesz Press and right hands but that just isn't him. Back up and Ted is back down with the Beautiful Disaster.
Rhodes takes over with his basic strike stuff, working on the ribs and the face. Camel clutch goes to an abdominal stretch on the mat as I guess he's working on the ribs, despite having a neckbreaker style finsiher. We get a test of strength of all things which doesn't go to anyone in particular. Another dropkick by DiBiase misses and it's back to the abs which doesn't work as well this time.
A third version of it is back on the mat as Rhodes really likes DiBiase's abs I guess. After a few more seconds it's a spinebuster by DiBiase to plant Rhodes. There's not much to say as the feud here is kind of vague and not really developed at all. The Beautiful Disaster Part 2 The Return/Revenge/other cliched sequel titles is countered by another dropkick (can DiBiase do anything else?) and they go to the corner. Rhodes uses the mask headbutt but is pulled back down and unmasked. He swings it at Cody but is caught in a rollup with tights for the pin at 9:50.
Here's Christian to want ONE MORE MATCH and he wants it after Henry vs. Orton tonight. He makes fun of Buffalo for never winning a major sports title (heat as old as time) and then asks the fans to chant one more match. They actually do but here's Sheamus. Christian is a weasel and here's some more Irish jibber jabber. Sheamus says if Christian gets one more match, Sheamus wants the first shot. The fans chant one more match and Christian's head winds up in the front row via a Brogue Kick. Simple but effective as usual.
US Title: Dolph Ziggler vs. John Morrison vs. Alex Riley vs. Jack Swagger
No tagging here thank goodness. They pair off but it's down to Riley vs. Swagger quickly. Riley gets a Rock Bottom for two. It's one of those matches where some people stay in the ring and others chill on the floor. Riley is knocked off the apron and may be injured. It's Morrison vs. Swagger in the ring at the moment and scratch Morrison from that list. Now we get the potential Team Vickie showdown which Vickie is MAD about.
Swagger sends him to the floor and Riley isn't hurt I guess as he comes back in and hits a TKO for two. Vickie breaks up the pin and Ziggler yells at her for it. Morrison hits that same kick that Cody uses for two. Fameasser gets two on Morrison. This is hard to keep track of. They're sticking around with Morrison vs. Ziggler for awhile and Johnny is trying something to Dolph who is sitting on the top. Here's your WHAT WAS THAT spot from Morrison.
He gets caught in the Tree of Woe with Ziggler sitting on the top. Riley goes up to try something on Dolph but Morrison does a power situp and Germans him off the top. Swagger comes in with a suplex and everyone is in now. Morrison hits the standing C4 for two on Riley. He loads up the Starship but Riley moves.
Swagger grabs the ankle lock on Riley but Ziggler has Morrison in the sleeper. Both holds are broken and Riley hits the inverted DDT on Swagger for a VERY close two. Jack grabs Riley's ankle again and Riley takes a low blow. Morrison comes in but walks into the gutwrench powerbomb and Ziggler steals the pin to retain the title at 8:30.
Henry says he has 15 years of hatred built up. I think he means cholesterol built up but whatever. He wants Josh to come out and interview him when he wins the title.
Vickie is happy and says she's seen her future. Everyone wants to work for her and her talent has been recognized and things are about to happen. She wants to be the new COO if HHH loses.
Hell in a Cell is in two weeks. Give me a break.
Another Henry video which we've seen a dozen versions of over the last few weeks.
Smackdown World Title: Mark Henry vs. Randy Orton
After some big match intros we're ready to go. According to Booker the WCW Title and the WHC have the same lineage. Orton fires away at him and manages to get him down, setting up the Orton Stomp. The knee drop ticks Henry off but he jumps to the left (Time Warp?) and sends Henry to the floor where he's all ticked off. Back in HENRY GOES GYMNAST with a big boot to the head. That was impressive.
Orton grabs a sleeper which wouldn't be a bad idea IF EVERYONE DIDN'T USE IT ON BIG MEN. Naturally it doesn't work here either and Orton is put on the top rope. Henry clocks him upside the head and Henry takes over on the floor. With Orton's body wrapped around the post, Henry pulls back to injure the back and to draw a Gumby reference. I didn't expect one of those but Cole played the Gumby card.
Henry stands on Orton's back with no rope support. FREAKING OW MAN!!! The big splash only gets two and then another two off a not very serious cover. Henry is toying with him here but Orton gets up for a second. He's not up for two seconds as Henry takes him down and chokes a bit. Orton hammers away with his two kinds of strikes. Henry takes him down but the second splash misses and here comes Randy.
Orton fires off a bunch of punches in the corner and Henry is in trouble. The clotheslines don't work and Henry isn't sure what to do. There's a dropkick and Henry heads to the apron. He puts himself in elevated DDT position but Henry fires back with a headbutt. This has been good so far. There's the World's Strongest Slam for two and Henry is ticked off. Henry sets for a Vader Bomb but Orton moves.
He goes after the knee and hits a DDT to take Henry down. It's RKO time but Henry rolls to the apron. This time the DDT works and I think the tides just shifted. It's only two though because that's not his finisher and Henry grabs the rope instead. Henry pulls a Bret Hart and plays possum so he can get a shot to the leg in and Orton is slowed down. Now he's looking at him like a plate of shrimp puffs. Orton gets up and pulls himself up with Henry's singlet and tries an RKO. That gets countered and the RKO makes Henry the champion at 13:11. It had to happen someday.
Henry says he's never going to lose the title.
Del Rio isn't happy with Johnny Ace about having to team with Ricardo on Monday but Ace says that it was HHH's move. He wants more respect (Alberto) and Ace says he'll get it. Team Mexico leaves and here's Punk. Ace wishes him good luck and Punk turns that around, implying Ace means good luck in your future endeavors.
Divas Title: Kelly Kelly vs. Beth Phoenix
The fans are totally behind Beth and the power is too much for Kelly to start us off. The fans say she sucks, and I'm sure she does. Kelly gets in a few shots but the power is still too much for her. There's not much to say here as it's almost all dominance. Kelly gets in a bulldog to break things up and is booed out of the building. Eve and Nattie get into it outside and Kelly is beaten down again.
Kelly grabs a small package (isn't that how she got this job?) for two but the K2 is blocked and Beth takes her head off with a clothesline. Kelly is put on the top rope and gets killed by a superplex. Both chicks are down though as you would expect. That only gets two for Beth and it's Glam Slam time. In the EXACT same finish from Summerslam, Kelly rolls through for the pin at 6:47. Give me a break.
We get a really good video package on the history of the WWE Title and all the champions (ok not all) over the years. Cool stuff.
Raw World Title: Alberto Del Rio vs. John Cena
Del Rio isn't in his car and is in blue tights. Cena has the car, appearing to be a Ferrari, much to Del Rio's dismay. Alberto wants Ricardo to do his Big Match Intro as he wants the accent right. Cena does his own intro, adding in a bunch of nicknames like the Fighting Fruity Pebble and rubbing in that Del Rio thinks he's better than everyone. Slow feeling out process to start without much happening for the first few minutes.
Ricardo trips Cena and is tossed out like an illegal Mexican alien. Del Rio gets a kick in to the ribs and works on the back. This is a rather boring match so far but maybe they're going for the slow build. Del Rio works on the back with various offense and works on the back even more. The first almost eight minutes of this have been pretty basic but they're going for a slow build...I think.
Cena gets in a shot to break up the momentum and is greeted with a You Can't Wrestle chant. Double clothesline puts both guys down. Del Rio kicks away and puts Cena on the floor with a right hand. Johnny fires back for a bit but can't get over Del Rio's offense. Cena finally takes him down and starts up his ending sequence with the shoulders and You Can't See Me but the AA doesn't work that fast of course.
Del Rio counters with a backstabber of all things for two. The cross armbreaker is broken up and Cena gets a dropkick for two. Cena loads up the top rope legdrop but Alberto hits the running enziguri for two. This is getting better. Cena gets a boot up in the corner and tries the STF but can't hook it. Tilt-a-whirl gets two for Del Rio. He puts Cena on the top rope and pulls him into the Tree of Woe. Alberto tries a spear but Cena sits up to send Del Rio's shoulder into the post with a SICK crunch.
Now the top rope legdrop hits for two. Alberto gets out of the AA again and the Mexican hits a German on the American for two. Del Rio goes up and hits a senton backsplash for two and there's the armbreaker but it's not on full. Cena rolls over and pulls him up into a powerbomb sort of move for two. While we're watching the replay Cena hits an AA and here's Ricardo. Cena hooks the STF and I don't think the knee bends that way. Alberto taps to give Cena title #948 at 18:37.
Cole's voice is wearing out.
Now we recap the non-title match which is the main event of a show about titles. So there's a huge ordeal about the text that someone might have sent and Nash wants Punk but Nash is fired and sent himself the text and it doesn't make sense but I'm sure we're supposed to keep watching or whatever. This takes awhile and if you don't know it, go read my Raw recaps.
HHH vs. CM Punk
Punk has a shirt with a WWE Ice Cream Bar on it. I could really go for one of those. This is no DQ/no holds barred. Punk jumps him on the floor and the brawl starts out there. They go over to the table and the announcers aren't sure if they're on or not. Ok into the ring now and the banana trunk wearing Punk fires off some kicks, countered by good old right hands.
Pedigree is countered and HHH sends Punk to the floor. This has been mostly HHH but it's definitely not domination. Cole is saying about one line a minute as his voice is gone. Back on the floor now with HHH sending the knee (not the side of the leg, the kneecap) into the post. Punk fires back, bouncing off the railing and hitting a knee to the head of HHH up against the post.
HHH is like PUNK YOU and throws him through the barricade out into the crowd. He's all fired up and yelling about Stephanie. This brutality is working better than I thought it would. They fight deeper into the fans and Punk grabs a trashcan to throw at the Game's head. They're up by the stage now and HHH sends him chest first into the set. They go onto the stage but HHH can't hook the Pedigree.
Punk throws him off the stage and dives down to drill him. This isn't falls count anywhere I don't think. Punk rams the head of the COO into the set and is in control. They're back at the ring now and Punk pulls out a trashcan. He drops that and shifts to a chair instead, popping the Game in the back a few times for two. HHH grabs a spinebuster and sends Punk into the chair that Punk wedged between the top and middle ropes.
HHH clips Punk and then puts the legs around the post. He grabs the chair from earlier and slams it into the knee into the post. He's cerebral here so taking out the knees takes away the kicks and the GTS. Punk channels the power of Chicago and sends him into the steps. This has been a solid brawl so far. HHH grabs a monitor but Punk kicks him with the good leg. I've never gotten how that works. Wouldn't he want to stand on the good leg?
In the big spot of the match, HHH is put on the table and Punk drops the Macho elbow through the Game and the Dudleyville special, killing both guys. They both crawl back to the ring and we get a cool replay from the crowd so you only see Punk flying and not the impact on HHH. Lawler: That was Savage.
Both guys get back in the ring and Miz/Truth come out to beat down both guys. SWEET! We're actually getting some stuff from earlier in the show playing through to the end! They lay out both guys and put Punk's arm on HHH but it only gets two. It's No DQ so this is fine. Awesome Truth calls Conspiracy on the count and takes down that annoying referee Scott Armstrong. Get out of the ring and take your hitched count with you!
Here's Johnny Ace who waves down someone but Punk is back up. He takes down Truth (sending him to the floor and right onto Armstrong) but walks into a Pedigree...with no referee. Ace tries to get a referee in but the guy is out. A second referee is here checking on Armstrong but HHH walks into the GTS. Now the referee is back in (thanks to Ace) but Truth breaks up the pin. GTS to Truth as this is getting awesome. Scratch that, it's been awesome (truthfully).
Punk tries his springboard clothesline but jumps into a Pedigree....FOR TWO. I would have bet on that being the finish. And of course here's Nash through the crowd. Good thing the camera was waiting on him to come in. He takes out both guys but is beating on the Game more than on Punk. He sets for the Jackknife but Punk saves HHH. Now he (Punk) takes the Jackknife but Nash drills HHH on the floor. He loads up the announce table but HHH is up with a sledgehammer to take Nash out. Back in now and ANOTHER Pedigree finally ends this at 24:09.
Results
Air Boom b. Awesome Truth via DQ when Miz shoved the refereeing
Cody Rhodes b. Ted DiBiase Rollup
Dolph Ziggler b. John Morrison, Alex Riley and Jack Swagger Pinned Morrison after a powerbomb from Swagger
Mark Henry b. Randy Orton World's Strongest Slam
Kelly Kelly b. Beth Phoenix Victory Roll
John Cena b. Alberto Del Rio STF
HHH b. CM Punk Pedigree
Quick Results
Raw
Alex Riley/John Morrison b. Dolph Ziggler/Jack Swagger TKO to Swagger
The Miz b. Kofi Kingston Skull Crushing Finale
Sheamus/Jerry Lawler b. David Otunga/Michael McGillicutty Celtic Cross to McGillicutty
John Cena/Bret Hart b. Ricardo Rodriguez/Alberto Del Rio Sharpshooter to Rodriguez
Kelly Kelly b. Vickie Guerrero Rollup
Cody Rhodes b. Randy Orton CrossRhodes
NXT
Titus O'Neil/Percy Watson b. Tyson Kidd/Derrick Bateman Clash of the Titus to Bateman
Maxine b. AJ Jawbreaker
JTG/Darren Young b. William Regal/Matt Striker Fireman's carry into a gutbuster to Striker
Impact Wrestling
D-Von/D'Angelo Dinero/Tara/Miss Tessmacher b. Mexican America Chokebomb to Rosita
Velvet Sky b. Angelina Love DDT
Samoa Joe b. Matt Morgan Inverted Figure Four
Robert Roode b. Kazarian Crossface
Sting b. Ric Flair Scorpion Deathlock
Smackdown
Daniel Bryan b. Sin Cara via DQ when Cara wouldn't let Bryan out of the corner
Beth Phoenix b. AJ Glam Slam
Sheamus/Justin Gabriel b. Christian/Wade Barrett 450 to Barrett
Great Khali b. Heath Slater via DQ when Jinder Mahal interfered
R-Truth b. Evan Bourne What's Up
Night of Champions 2011
Air Boom b. Awesome Truth via DQ when Miz shoved the refereeing
Cody Rhodes b. Ted DiBiase Rollup
Dolph Ziggler b. John Morrison, Alex Riley and Jack Swagger Pinned Morrison after a powerbomb from Swagger
Mark Henry b. Randy Orton World's Strongest Slam
Kelly Kelly b. Beth Phoenix Victory Roll
John Cena b. Alberto Del Rio STF
HHH b. CM Punk Pedigree