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Raquel Diaz, the daughter of Eddie and Vickie Guerrero, has asked for and been granted her release. No reason has been given as to why.
Impact Wrestling
Date: September 27, 2012
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Tazz
It's another pretty big show tonight in that we have Hogan going to Aces and 8's clubhouse which hopefully means we can move to something of substance instead of teasing everything anymore. Other than that we're going to have a new TV Champion tonight in the form of either Magnus, Samoa Joe, Mr. Anderson or Garrett freaking Bischoff. Let's get to it.
We open with the usual recaps from last week.
Aries and Hardy are teaming up tonight against opponents to be named later.
Here's Hogan to open the show. He talks about how tonight is a turning point for the company, but first and foremost he needs to address the TV Title. Tonight there are going to be four people trying to convince him that they deserve a shot at the title and there will be a new champion tonight. As for Storm and Roode, there's going to be a street fight at Bound For Glory and there's going to be a special enforcer in the form of King Mo, the MMA fighter who is coming to TNA for awhile and try to do both sports at once.
That brings us to Aces and 8's. Tonight he's going to their clubhouse and he explains the story so far in case you missed the opening five minutes ago. He'll go alone if he has to, and this brings out Sting. Sting says he promised to have Hogan's back and he's backing that up tonight.
Anderson's BFG moment is being in the main event of BFG 2012.
Kurt Angle vs. Chavo Guerrero vs. Christopher Daniels
BFG preview here. Daniels immediately heads to the floor and tells the other guys to fight it out. That goes about as well as you would expect a diabolical plan to work, with Chavo and Angle taking over on him very easily. Angle gets sent shoulder first into the post so it's time for Daniels to fight Chavo on his own. The referee checks on Angle for a while and Kaz trips up Chavo, leading to a fight between the face teams on the floor. All six get in the ring for a staredown as we take a break.
During the break the three non-wrestlers got ejected and we come back with Angle caught in a top wristlock from Daniels. Chavo is nowhere to be seen. Angle snaps off a German to Daniels and one to a charging Chavo. The Angle Slam is countered by Guerrero and he knocks Angle to the floor. Chavo starts speeding things up on Daniels but Angle comes back in to suplex him down very quickly.
A big German takes Daniels down but Chavo rolls Kurt up to break up the ankle lock. Chavo loads up the Three Amigos on Angle but has to settle for them on Daniels instead. Chavo goes up but Angle puts the ankle lock on Daniels, who counters and sends Angle into Chavo, crotching him. An STO out of nowhere on Chavo is enough to get the pin for Daniels at 9:06.
Time for the first round of voting from Hogan regarding the TV Title. He asks the four of them why they should get the shot. Garrett says he's worked since day one and D-Von saw something in him, which is why he should be here. Magnus and Joe get in an argument and Anderson says he's action and not talk. Joe says none of them deserve to be in the ring with him. Based on resumes, that's mostly true. Magnus talks about how great he's been all around the world and how he knows how TV works, which is what a TV Champion should do. Hogan throws Magnus out to keep Magnus and Joe apart.
Brooke Hogan goes to see Tara and Tara takes a call from her boyfriend. Make that two. Apparently she has to earn a title shot. Brooke takes the phone and leaves with it. She still isn't interesting.
Tara vs. ODB
Winner gets the shot at Tessmacher at the PPV. Eric does his stupid schtick before the match starts. ODB pounds away to start and chases Tara around the ring for a few seconds. Eric gets on the apron like a tag partner and gets down before he does anything of note. ODB hits a splash in the corner followed by a Bronco Buster. Tara is sent to the floor and gets in an argument with Eric, allowing ODB to hit a baseball slide to keep control.
ODB hits her fallaway slam and knocks Tara out to the floor where she's holding her knee. Tara seems to hit on Eric, who insists to his wife (yeah they're married. Remember that?) that his pants are still up. Tara takes her knee brace off but she's goldbricking and pins ODB with a small package at 4:44.
Gut Check is next.
Time for Gut Check and Snow is in trouble due to the Joey Ryan stuff. Now the judges talk about Markopoulous or however you spell that.
Bully Ray is on his Twitter Machine and won't talk about who his partner is tonight against Hardy/Aries.
Joe is in the title match and Hogan has to pick between Anderson and Garrett. Garrett says he can hang with Joe. Thankfully Anderson gets picked because it's not Joe's time. Garrett stares down Hogan with a look that says something more is coming from him. Just what the world needs.
Roode goes in to see Aries and implies he's going to be Ray's partner tonight. Roode can't stand the idea of Aries being champion because he can't get a title shot while Aries is still champion. He tries to get into Aries' head about Hardy, presumably to mess him up at the PPV.
TV Title: Mr. Anderson vs. Samoa Joe
Both guys try for their finishers very fast but neither can get them to work. Joe hits his back elbow and enziguri in the corner for two and he takes over. He stomps away a bit and hits a chop to the back but gets rolled up for two. A swinging neckbreaker gets two for Anderson as well and he pounds away. Anderson hits a jawbreaker and a Regal Roll but Joe rolls it through into a crucifix for two.
The Mic Check is countered but Joe counters a rollup into most of the Clutch but he doesn't have the bodyscissors. Now the scissors is on and Joe gets the back too. He traps Anderson's arm before Anderson can make the rope. This hold has been on for like 90 seconds now and Anderson is still conscious. Anderson passes out to give Joe the title and the Grand Slam at 5:21.
That wasn't the red TV Title. It looked like the world title that was around before Jeff won the title for the first time.
Hogan and Sting are talking when a chick shows up saying there are documents that have to be signed. Before they can, the chick maces them and Aces and 8's pop up and put hoods on Hogan and Sting's heads before throwing them into a van which pops up out of nowhere.
Gut Check time. Taz thinks Evan has a ton of potential and says yes. Bruce says he's too young. We go to the kickout and he talks about Snow trying to get into ECW and SMW when he was under 18. Snow says Evan is the epitome of what this is about and that he has all of the things that he needs. But he's 18 so it's a no.
We get a preview of TMNT's new series. As a TMNT fan, this scares me to death.
We get a clip from the clubhouse and the big boss is on his way. Hogan looks....scared?
Douglas Williams won a tag title at BFG one year in a ladder match.
Back at the clubhouse Hogan and Sting are at the card table with presumably the big boss sitting across from them. He says his identity doesn't matter and he has a business off for Hulk. Hulk wants to fight right now. The boss wants to be allowed to come and go from the Impact Zone. Joseph Park is brought out on a table. The boss offers a tag match at BFG and Hogan immediately says himself and Sting.
Boss: Hulk, for the first time in your adult life, THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU. The Boss says that at the PPV, if Aces and 8's win, they get full access to the Impact Zone but if they lose, Aces and 8's go away. It can't be Hogan and Sting in the ring though. Parks (apparently he gained an s on his name somewhere) is held until after the match.
Storm is happy with having a street fight with Roode at BFG.
Bully Ray/Bobby Roode vs. Jeff Hardy/Austin Aries
Hardy and Ray start things off with Hardy immediately speeding things up to send Ray into the corner. Off to Aries vs. Roode with Bobby looking a bit nervous. Hardy comes in sans tag and cleans house while Hardy clears the ring. We take a break and come back with Hardy getting knocked off the top to give Ray and Roode the advantage.
Ray is in so the fans of course have to chant about D-Von because THEY CAN'T SHUT UP AND ENJOY THE FREAKING MATCH FOR FIVE MINUTES. Off to Roode and Hardy grabs a Twist of Fate out of nowhere to take Roode down. Aries and Ray get tags but Roode distracts the champ and Ray knocks him to the floor. Aries gets sent into the steps and it's off to a bearhug from Ray back in the ring.
The champ bites his way out of it but won't tag in Hardy and it's Ray running wild. Hardy gets kicked in the face and Aries has to fight off both guys by himself. Jeff seems content to just look up into the ring and let this happen. Aries hits the suicide dive on Roode and a missile dropkick takes Ray down. Aries talks trash to Hardy but hits the Brainbuster on Roode anyway. Hardy tags himself in and hits the Swanton for the pin on Roode at 14:00.
Hogan and Sting are returned to the Impact Zone. Sting is untied and doesn't do anything because of a threat to Park. Aces and 8's leave in their van and apparently Sting is going to be one half of the tag match.
Results
Christopher Daniels b. Chavo Guerrero and Kurt Angle STO to Guerrero
Tara b. ODB Small Package
Samoa Joe b. Mr. Anderson Koquina Clutch
Austin Aries/Jeff Hardy b. Bobby Roode/Bully Ray Swanton Bomb to Ray
Friday
Impact got a .99, down very slightly from last week.
Smackdown
Date: September 28, 2012
Location: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Commentators: Michael Cole, Josh Matthews
After last week's tag team show, it's time to put some focus on the world title match at the upcoming PPV. By that I mean actually setting up a match there. The main event for tonight is Orton vs. Big Show which would be fine to make a #1 contenders match. Show returned from a brief absence on Monday and beat up various big men so I guess he's a heel again. Let's get to it.
We open with a recap of last week's events.
Do You Know Your Enemy? Mine is Garrett Bischoff. Why is he back on my TV screen now?
Here's Big Show to open the show. Show says he wants the world title because he lost the title in 45 seconds last time. Then the guy that beat him lost the title in 18 seconds. Show didn't get to be in the main event of Wrestlemania and he didn't get to be champion and that's not cool with him. He says he's the only person that can beat Sheamus, but here's Orton with a rebuttal.
Orton says that to deserve a shot at Sheamus, you have to go through him. That's perfect as tonight's match is for the #1 contendership. Show says tonight it's either going to be an RKO or a KO. Here's Alberto and please don't make this a triple threat. Please. Del Rio says the two of them need to go to the back of the line, and there's an RKO for him to end this segment. THANK GOODNESS.
US Title: Antonio Cesaro vs. Santino Marella
Cesaro pounds him down to start as Matthews talks about how Santino and the Cobra have made up. Some suplexes from the champ (Cesaro) and puts on a cravate before Santino makes his comeback. The gutwrench suplex is countered into a sunset flip but the European Uppercut puts Marella down. The second attempt at the suplex hits but Cesaro talks enough trash to let Santino hit a superkick of all things for two. Cesaro goes up but Santino makes the stop and backdrops Antonio off the top. Santino misses a top rope headbutt and the Neutralizer retains the title at 4:10.
We get the My Name Is Gerald bit from Raw. Kane is so awesome at these things.
Natalya vs. Beth Phoenix
Before the match, Eve Touts how serious she takes the attack on Kaitlyn. Feeling out process to start with both girls trying to get control. I believe this is their first ever match. Beth controls on the mat with a headlock but Natalya escapes a slam to tick Phoenix off. Natalya slaps her in the face and the fight is on.
Beth, the hometown girl, hits a Russian legsweep to take over and is put in the Sharpshooter two seconds later. She does the fastest crawl I've ever seen to make the rope and Natalya freaks out. Nattie charges at Beth and tries a rolling cradle, only to get caught in the Glam Slam....for two. Natalya grabs a fast rollup but Beth rolls forward into one of her own for the pin at 4:15.
Post match here's Eve to say that Beth is suspended until the investigation into who attacked Kaitlyn is concluded. Natalya yells at Beth and says not to blame her.
Booker and Teddy talk about a tag team tournament to find #1 contenders for the titles at HIAC. Beth comes in to complain and apparently Booker isn't even watching the show. Eve pops in and says she has the authority to do that. Booker says Eve doesn't have that authority and reverses the decision. Eve sucks up as usual and Beth leaves. Booker isn't happy so Eve blames Teddy. Booker isn't sure who to trust.
Breast cancer stuff.
Raw ReBound.
Zack Ryder vs. Wade Barrett
No entrance for Ryder and I think you know where this is going. Barrett immediately shoulders him down then kicks Ryder in the ribs. Pumphandle slam gets two as does a slingshot belly to back backbreaker. Off to a surfboard hold but Ryder fights up and hits a facejam and middle rope missile dropkick. Barrett avoids the Broski Boot and hits a clothesline to send Ryder to the floor. Back inside and the Souvenir ends Ryder at 3:15.
Diner skit #2.
Here's Miz for MizTV. The guest tonight is Sheamus who interrupts Miz's intro. Sheamus looks about 300% tougher in jeans when you can't see those white legs of his. He takes the mic from Miz and thinks Miz is suffering from memory loss after the beatdown from Ryback. Sheamus keeps asking Miz questions but won't let him answer. He runs down Miz and in a way the IC Title by saying the best Miz can do is host a C list talk show. Miz talks about how he's in a movie and a book now and you'll have to pay to see it. You can pay to hear him on Sirius Radio and you can pay to see him compete in the ring.
Miz talks about how Sheamus is going to get taken out by an RKO or a WMD at HIAC. I feel like I'm on Sesame Street. Sheamus says no one takes this championship more seriously than he does and while he likes to have fun and joke around, the title means more to him than anything. Since Sheamus is cutting a good promo, here's Vickie to interrupt him.
She introduces Ziggler and says that he's the real guy Sheamus needs to worry about at the PPV. Ziggler says the main event tonight as well as Sheamus' title reign is irrelevant because Ziggler is the next champion. Sheamus says Ziggler may get lucky with a cash-in...and that's all he says. Then he jumps Ziggler and Miz and launches them both to the floor.
This segment was going well until Ziggler came out and said the exact same thing he's been saying for four months. It's really hard to buy Ziggler as a real threat when Sheamus has beaten him so many times. Once he wins the title, it's going to take awhile to take him serious as a champion, but that's clearly his fault and not the company's for having him lose over and over again right?
We get the brackets for the tag team tournament:
Usos
Rhodes Scholars
Marella/Ryder
Gabriel/Kidd
Kingston/R-Truth
Prime Time Players
Epico/Primo
Mysterio/Sin Cara
We get the full Lawler interview from Raw. That's still awesome. One question though: is it still a Raw exclusive if it's shown in full on Smackdown as well?
Tag Team Tournament First Round: Usos vs. Rhodes Scholars
Sandow and Jimmy start us off. Sandow would be the Scholar and if I have to explain who Rhodes is, you're beyond my help. Damien controls to start but walks into a Samoan Drop and both guys tag out. Jey hits the running Umaga attack in the corner for two on Cody as things break down a bit. A superkick puts Cody down but Jimmy's splash hits knees. Cross Rhodes hits and we're done at 1:54.
Diner sequence #3.
Video on some global summit that WWE was involved in.
Ryback vs. Tensai
Another good reaction for Ryback. They fight over a lockup to start and Ryback sends him into the corner. Tensai gets in some headbutts and a splash in the corner but Ryback suplexes Tensai down. The clothesline is countered into a Baldo Bomb for a pair of two counts. Now the clothesline hits and Shell Shock keeps Ryback undefeated at 2:06. The finisher was impressive but I'm not sure this proves that Ryback is for real like Cole says. I mean, it's just Tensai.
Del Rio attacks Orton in the back on the way to the ring. He slams a case into Orton's knee as well.
Big Show vs. Randy Orton
There's no Orton due to the attack in the back so here's Del Rio instead. Del Rio talks for a bit before Orton jumps him and limps to the ring to have the match anyway. After a break we're ready to go and Orton is very tentative to mix it up for multiple reasons now. Show gets him into the corner but Orton comes out with right hands. Show gets a knee in though and Orton is down quickly.
A second attempt at the chops in the corner is blocked and Show takes him down with a single shot to the ribs. He stands on Randy's ribs and puts on a stomach claw, which is one of those usually lazy moves that works a bit better for Show. The Final Cut (Eye of the Hurricane) gets two but Orton barely has anything left. They head outside and Orton gets dropped onto the barricade as we take a break.
Back with Orton trying to make a comeback and countering the chokeslam into a DDT for a very delayed two. Orton can't follow up at all here because of the ribs. His knee seems to be fine after having a BIG FREAKING CASE slammed into it but you can win them all I guess. Show pounds on the ribs some more and beats on Randy in the corner. We head to the floor and Show gets rammed into the post to give Orton a breather.
As Show is getting back in, Orton tries for the Elevated DDT but he can't find a way around the powers of fat. Instead he hits an RKO out of nowhere but it only gets two. Orton loads up the Punt as a last resort but charges into a chokeslam....for two. A second chokeslam kills Orton dead for the pin at 9:32 shown of 13:02.
Show lays Orton out with the WMD post match and says he'll see Sheamus at the PPV.
Results
Antonio Cesaro b. Santino Marella Neutralizer
Beth Phoenix b. Natalya Rollup
Wade Barrett b. Zack Ryder Souvenir
Cody Rhodes/Damien Sandow b. Usos Cross Rhodes to Jimmy Uso
Rybac b. Tensai Shell Shock
Big Show b. Randy Orton Chokeslam
Saturday
Nothing.
Sunday
Nothing.
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston Zig Zag
Prime Time Players b. Santino Marella/Zack Ryder Clash of the Titus to Marella
Ryback b. The Miz Shell Shock
Wade Barrett b. Tyson Kidd Souvenir
Sheamus/Sin Cara/Rey Mysterio b. Ricardo Rodriguez/David Otunga/Alberto Del Rio Springboard Swanton Bomb to Rodriguez
Eve Torres/Beth Phoenix b. Layla/Alicia Fox Swinging Neckbreaker to Fox
Tensai b. Brodus Clay via DQ when Big Show interfered
NXT
Michael McGillicutty b. Bo Dallas McGillicutter
Leo Kruger b. Jake Carter Kruger's End
Ryback b. Francis Rene Dorian/Aiden English Shell Shock
Richie Steamboat b. Kassius Ohno Small Package
Impact Wrestling
Christopher Daniels b. Chavo Guerrero and Kurt Angle STO to Guerrero
Tara b. ODB Small Package
Samoa Joe b. Mr. Anderson Koquina Clutch
Austin Aries/Jeff Hardy b. Bobby Roode/Bully Ray Swanton Bomb to Ray
Smackdown
Antonio Cesaro b. Santino Marella Neutralizer
Beth Phoenix b. Natalya Rollup
Wade Barrett b. Zack Ryder Souvenir
Cody Rhodes/Damien Sandow b. Usos Cross Rhodes to Jimmy Uso
Rybac b. Tensai Shell Shock
Big Show b. Randy Orton Chokeslam
Raquel Diaz, the daughter of Eddie and Vickie Guerrero, has asked for and been granted her release. No reason has been given as to why.
Impact Wrestling
Date: September 27, 2012
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Tazz
It's another pretty big show tonight in that we have Hogan going to Aces and 8's clubhouse which hopefully means we can move to something of substance instead of teasing everything anymore. Other than that we're going to have a new TV Champion tonight in the form of either Magnus, Samoa Joe, Mr. Anderson or Garrett freaking Bischoff. Let's get to it.
We open with the usual recaps from last week.
Aries and Hardy are teaming up tonight against opponents to be named later.
Here's Hogan to open the show. He talks about how tonight is a turning point for the company, but first and foremost he needs to address the TV Title. Tonight there are going to be four people trying to convince him that they deserve a shot at the title and there will be a new champion tonight. As for Storm and Roode, there's going to be a street fight at Bound For Glory and there's going to be a special enforcer in the form of King Mo, the MMA fighter who is coming to TNA for awhile and try to do both sports at once.
That brings us to Aces and 8's. Tonight he's going to their clubhouse and he explains the story so far in case you missed the opening five minutes ago. He'll go alone if he has to, and this brings out Sting. Sting says he promised to have Hogan's back and he's backing that up tonight.
Anderson's BFG moment is being in the main event of BFG 2012.
Kurt Angle vs. Chavo Guerrero vs. Christopher Daniels
BFG preview here. Daniels immediately heads to the floor and tells the other guys to fight it out. That goes about as well as you would expect a diabolical plan to work, with Chavo and Angle taking over on him very easily. Angle gets sent shoulder first into the post so it's time for Daniels to fight Chavo on his own. The referee checks on Angle for a while and Kaz trips up Chavo, leading to a fight between the face teams on the floor. All six get in the ring for a staredown as we take a break.
During the break the three non-wrestlers got ejected and we come back with Angle caught in a top wristlock from Daniels. Chavo is nowhere to be seen. Angle snaps off a German to Daniels and one to a charging Chavo. The Angle Slam is countered by Guerrero and he knocks Angle to the floor. Chavo starts speeding things up on Daniels but Angle comes back in to suplex him down very quickly.
A big German takes Daniels down but Chavo rolls Kurt up to break up the ankle lock. Chavo loads up the Three Amigos on Angle but has to settle for them on Daniels instead. Chavo goes up but Angle puts the ankle lock on Daniels, who counters and sends Angle into Chavo, crotching him. An STO out of nowhere on Chavo is enough to get the pin for Daniels at 9:06.
Time for the first round of voting from Hogan regarding the TV Title. He asks the four of them why they should get the shot. Garrett says he's worked since day one and D-Von saw something in him, which is why he should be here. Magnus and Joe get in an argument and Anderson says he's action and not talk. Joe says none of them deserve to be in the ring with him. Based on resumes, that's mostly true. Magnus talks about how great he's been all around the world and how he knows how TV works, which is what a TV Champion should do. Hogan throws Magnus out to keep Magnus and Joe apart.
Brooke Hogan goes to see Tara and Tara takes a call from her boyfriend. Make that two. Apparently she has to earn a title shot. Brooke takes the phone and leaves with it. She still isn't interesting.
Tara vs. ODB
Winner gets the shot at Tessmacher at the PPV. Eric does his stupid schtick before the match starts. ODB pounds away to start and chases Tara around the ring for a few seconds. Eric gets on the apron like a tag partner and gets down before he does anything of note. ODB hits a splash in the corner followed by a Bronco Buster. Tara is sent to the floor and gets in an argument with Eric, allowing ODB to hit a baseball slide to keep control.
ODB hits her fallaway slam and knocks Tara out to the floor where she's holding her knee. Tara seems to hit on Eric, who insists to his wife (yeah they're married. Remember that?) that his pants are still up. Tara takes her knee brace off but she's goldbricking and pins ODB with a small package at 4:44.
Gut Check is next.
Time for Gut Check and Snow is in trouble due to the Joey Ryan stuff. Now the judges talk about Markopoulous or however you spell that.
Bully Ray is on his Twitter Machine and won't talk about who his partner is tonight against Hardy/Aries.
Joe is in the title match and Hogan has to pick between Anderson and Garrett. Garrett says he can hang with Joe. Thankfully Anderson gets picked because it's not Joe's time. Garrett stares down Hogan with a look that says something more is coming from him. Just what the world needs.
Roode goes in to see Aries and implies he's going to be Ray's partner tonight. Roode can't stand the idea of Aries being champion because he can't get a title shot while Aries is still champion. He tries to get into Aries' head about Hardy, presumably to mess him up at the PPV.
TV Title: Mr. Anderson vs. Samoa Joe
Both guys try for their finishers very fast but neither can get them to work. Joe hits his back elbow and enziguri in the corner for two and he takes over. He stomps away a bit and hits a chop to the back but gets rolled up for two. A swinging neckbreaker gets two for Anderson as well and he pounds away. Anderson hits a jawbreaker and a Regal Roll but Joe rolls it through into a crucifix for two.
The Mic Check is countered but Joe counters a rollup into most of the Clutch but he doesn't have the bodyscissors. Now the scissors is on and Joe gets the back too. He traps Anderson's arm before Anderson can make the rope. This hold has been on for like 90 seconds now and Anderson is still conscious. Anderson passes out to give Joe the title and the Grand Slam at 5:21.
That wasn't the red TV Title. It looked like the world title that was around before Jeff won the title for the first time.
Hogan and Sting are talking when a chick shows up saying there are documents that have to be signed. Before they can, the chick maces them and Aces and 8's pop up and put hoods on Hogan and Sting's heads before throwing them into a van which pops up out of nowhere.
Gut Check time. Taz thinks Evan has a ton of potential and says yes. Bruce says he's too young. We go to the kickout and he talks about Snow trying to get into ECW and SMW when he was under 18. Snow says Evan is the epitome of what this is about and that he has all of the things that he needs. But he's 18 so it's a no.
We get a preview of TMNT's new series. As a TMNT fan, this scares me to death.
We get a clip from the clubhouse and the big boss is on his way. Hogan looks....scared?
Douglas Williams won a tag title at BFG one year in a ladder match.
Back at the clubhouse Hogan and Sting are at the card table with presumably the big boss sitting across from them. He says his identity doesn't matter and he has a business off for Hulk. Hulk wants to fight right now. The boss wants to be allowed to come and go from the Impact Zone. Joseph Park is brought out on a table. The boss offers a tag match at BFG and Hogan immediately says himself and Sting.
Boss: Hulk, for the first time in your adult life, THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU. The Boss says that at the PPV, if Aces and 8's win, they get full access to the Impact Zone but if they lose, Aces and 8's go away. It can't be Hogan and Sting in the ring though. Parks (apparently he gained an s on his name somewhere) is held until after the match.
Storm is happy with having a street fight with Roode at BFG.
Bully Ray/Bobby Roode vs. Jeff Hardy/Austin Aries
Hardy and Ray start things off with Hardy immediately speeding things up to send Ray into the corner. Off to Aries vs. Roode with Bobby looking a bit nervous. Hardy comes in sans tag and cleans house while Hardy clears the ring. We take a break and come back with Hardy getting knocked off the top to give Ray and Roode the advantage.
Ray is in so the fans of course have to chant about D-Von because THEY CAN'T SHUT UP AND ENJOY THE FREAKING MATCH FOR FIVE MINUTES. Off to Roode and Hardy grabs a Twist of Fate out of nowhere to take Roode down. Aries and Ray get tags but Roode distracts the champ and Ray knocks him to the floor. Aries gets sent into the steps and it's off to a bearhug from Ray back in the ring.
The champ bites his way out of it but won't tag in Hardy and it's Ray running wild. Hardy gets kicked in the face and Aries has to fight off both guys by himself. Jeff seems content to just look up into the ring and let this happen. Aries hits the suicide dive on Roode and a missile dropkick takes Ray down. Aries talks trash to Hardy but hits the Brainbuster on Roode anyway. Hardy tags himself in and hits the Swanton for the pin on Roode at 14:00.
Hogan and Sting are returned to the Impact Zone. Sting is untied and doesn't do anything because of a threat to Park. Aces and 8's leave in their van and apparently Sting is going to be one half of the tag match.
Results
Christopher Daniels b. Chavo Guerrero and Kurt Angle STO to Guerrero
Tara b. ODB Small Package
Samoa Joe b. Mr. Anderson Koquina Clutch
Austin Aries/Jeff Hardy b. Bobby Roode/Bully Ray Swanton Bomb to Ray
Friday
Impact got a .99, down very slightly from last week.
Smackdown
Date: September 28, 2012
Location: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Commentators: Michael Cole, Josh Matthews
After last week's tag team show, it's time to put some focus on the world title match at the upcoming PPV. By that I mean actually setting up a match there. The main event for tonight is Orton vs. Big Show which would be fine to make a #1 contenders match. Show returned from a brief absence on Monday and beat up various big men so I guess he's a heel again. Let's get to it.
We open with a recap of last week's events.
Do You Know Your Enemy? Mine is Garrett Bischoff. Why is he back on my TV screen now?
Here's Big Show to open the show. Show says he wants the world title because he lost the title in 45 seconds last time. Then the guy that beat him lost the title in 18 seconds. Show didn't get to be in the main event of Wrestlemania and he didn't get to be champion and that's not cool with him. He says he's the only person that can beat Sheamus, but here's Orton with a rebuttal.
Orton says that to deserve a shot at Sheamus, you have to go through him. That's perfect as tonight's match is for the #1 contendership. Show says tonight it's either going to be an RKO or a KO. Here's Alberto and please don't make this a triple threat. Please. Del Rio says the two of them need to go to the back of the line, and there's an RKO for him to end this segment. THANK GOODNESS.
US Title: Antonio Cesaro vs. Santino Marella
Cesaro pounds him down to start as Matthews talks about how Santino and the Cobra have made up. Some suplexes from the champ (Cesaro) and puts on a cravate before Santino makes his comeback. The gutwrench suplex is countered into a sunset flip but the European Uppercut puts Marella down. The second attempt at the suplex hits but Cesaro talks enough trash to let Santino hit a superkick of all things for two. Cesaro goes up but Santino makes the stop and backdrops Antonio off the top. Santino misses a top rope headbutt and the Neutralizer retains the title at 4:10.
We get the My Name Is Gerald bit from Raw. Kane is so awesome at these things.
Natalya vs. Beth Phoenix
Before the match, Eve Touts how serious she takes the attack on Kaitlyn. Feeling out process to start with both girls trying to get control. I believe this is their first ever match. Beth controls on the mat with a headlock but Natalya escapes a slam to tick Phoenix off. Natalya slaps her in the face and the fight is on.
Beth, the hometown girl, hits a Russian legsweep to take over and is put in the Sharpshooter two seconds later. She does the fastest crawl I've ever seen to make the rope and Natalya freaks out. Nattie charges at Beth and tries a rolling cradle, only to get caught in the Glam Slam....for two. Natalya grabs a fast rollup but Beth rolls forward into one of her own for the pin at 4:15.
Post match here's Eve to say that Beth is suspended until the investigation into who attacked Kaitlyn is concluded. Natalya yells at Beth and says not to blame her.
Booker and Teddy talk about a tag team tournament to find #1 contenders for the titles at HIAC. Beth comes in to complain and apparently Booker isn't even watching the show. Eve pops in and says she has the authority to do that. Booker says Eve doesn't have that authority and reverses the decision. Eve sucks up as usual and Beth leaves. Booker isn't happy so Eve blames Teddy. Booker isn't sure who to trust.
Breast cancer stuff.
Raw ReBound.
Zack Ryder vs. Wade Barrett
No entrance for Ryder and I think you know where this is going. Barrett immediately shoulders him down then kicks Ryder in the ribs. Pumphandle slam gets two as does a slingshot belly to back backbreaker. Off to a surfboard hold but Ryder fights up and hits a facejam and middle rope missile dropkick. Barrett avoids the Broski Boot and hits a clothesline to send Ryder to the floor. Back inside and the Souvenir ends Ryder at 3:15.
Diner skit #2.
Here's Miz for MizTV. The guest tonight is Sheamus who interrupts Miz's intro. Sheamus looks about 300% tougher in jeans when you can't see those white legs of his. He takes the mic from Miz and thinks Miz is suffering from memory loss after the beatdown from Ryback. Sheamus keeps asking Miz questions but won't let him answer. He runs down Miz and in a way the IC Title by saying the best Miz can do is host a C list talk show. Miz talks about how he's in a movie and a book now and you'll have to pay to see it. You can pay to hear him on Sirius Radio and you can pay to see him compete in the ring.
Miz talks about how Sheamus is going to get taken out by an RKO or a WMD at HIAC. I feel like I'm on Sesame Street. Sheamus says no one takes this championship more seriously than he does and while he likes to have fun and joke around, the title means more to him than anything. Since Sheamus is cutting a good promo, here's Vickie to interrupt him.
She introduces Ziggler and says that he's the real guy Sheamus needs to worry about at the PPV. Ziggler says the main event tonight as well as Sheamus' title reign is irrelevant because Ziggler is the next champion. Sheamus says Ziggler may get lucky with a cash-in...and that's all he says. Then he jumps Ziggler and Miz and launches them both to the floor.
This segment was going well until Ziggler came out and said the exact same thing he's been saying for four months. It's really hard to buy Ziggler as a real threat when Sheamus has beaten him so many times. Once he wins the title, it's going to take awhile to take him serious as a champion, but that's clearly his fault and not the company's for having him lose over and over again right?
We get the brackets for the tag team tournament:
Usos
Rhodes Scholars
Marella/Ryder
Gabriel/Kidd
Kingston/R-Truth
Prime Time Players
Epico/Primo
Mysterio/Sin Cara
We get the full Lawler interview from Raw. That's still awesome. One question though: is it still a Raw exclusive if it's shown in full on Smackdown as well?
Tag Team Tournament First Round: Usos vs. Rhodes Scholars
Sandow and Jimmy start us off. Sandow would be the Scholar and if I have to explain who Rhodes is, you're beyond my help. Damien controls to start but walks into a Samoan Drop and both guys tag out. Jey hits the running Umaga attack in the corner for two on Cody as things break down a bit. A superkick puts Cody down but Jimmy's splash hits knees. Cross Rhodes hits and we're done at 1:54.
Diner sequence #3.
Video on some global summit that WWE was involved in.
Ryback vs. Tensai
Another good reaction for Ryback. They fight over a lockup to start and Ryback sends him into the corner. Tensai gets in some headbutts and a splash in the corner but Ryback suplexes Tensai down. The clothesline is countered into a Baldo Bomb for a pair of two counts. Now the clothesline hits and Shell Shock keeps Ryback undefeated at 2:06. The finisher was impressive but I'm not sure this proves that Ryback is for real like Cole says. I mean, it's just Tensai.
Del Rio attacks Orton in the back on the way to the ring. He slams a case into Orton's knee as well.
Big Show vs. Randy Orton
There's no Orton due to the attack in the back so here's Del Rio instead. Del Rio talks for a bit before Orton jumps him and limps to the ring to have the match anyway. After a break we're ready to go and Orton is very tentative to mix it up for multiple reasons now. Show gets him into the corner but Orton comes out with right hands. Show gets a knee in though and Orton is down quickly.
A second attempt at the chops in the corner is blocked and Show takes him down with a single shot to the ribs. He stands on Randy's ribs and puts on a stomach claw, which is one of those usually lazy moves that works a bit better for Show. The Final Cut (Eye of the Hurricane) gets two but Orton barely has anything left. They head outside and Orton gets dropped onto the barricade as we take a break.
Back with Orton trying to make a comeback and countering the chokeslam into a DDT for a very delayed two. Orton can't follow up at all here because of the ribs. His knee seems to be fine after having a BIG FREAKING CASE slammed into it but you can win them all I guess. Show pounds on the ribs some more and beats on Randy in the corner. We head to the floor and Show gets rammed into the post to give Orton a breather.
As Show is getting back in, Orton tries for the Elevated DDT but he can't find a way around the powers of fat. Instead he hits an RKO out of nowhere but it only gets two. Orton loads up the Punt as a last resort but charges into a chokeslam....for two. A second chokeslam kills Orton dead for the pin at 9:32 shown of 13:02.
Show lays Orton out with the WMD post match and says he'll see Sheamus at the PPV.
Results
Antonio Cesaro b. Santino Marella Neutralizer
Beth Phoenix b. Natalya Rollup
Wade Barrett b. Zack Ryder Souvenir
Cody Rhodes/Damien Sandow b. Usos Cross Rhodes to Jimmy Uso
Rybac b. Tensai Shell Shock
Big Show b. Randy Orton Chokeslam
Saturday
Nothing.
Sunday
Nothing.
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston Zig Zag
Prime Time Players b. Santino Marella/Zack Ryder Clash of the Titus to Marella
Ryback b. The Miz Shell Shock
Wade Barrett b. Tyson Kidd Souvenir
Sheamus/Sin Cara/Rey Mysterio b. Ricardo Rodriguez/David Otunga/Alberto Del Rio Springboard Swanton Bomb to Rodriguez
Eve Torres/Beth Phoenix b. Layla/Alicia Fox Swinging Neckbreaker to Fox
Tensai b. Brodus Clay via DQ when Big Show interfered
NXT
Michael McGillicutty b. Bo Dallas McGillicutter
Leo Kruger b. Jake Carter Kruger's End
Ryback b. Francis Rene Dorian/Aiden English Shell Shock
Richie Steamboat b. Kassius Ohno Small Package
Impact Wrestling
Christopher Daniels b. Chavo Guerrero and Kurt Angle STO to Guerrero
Tara b. ODB Small Package
Samoa Joe b. Mr. Anderson Koquina Clutch
Austin Aries/Jeff Hardy b. Bobby Roode/Bully Ray Swanton Bomb to Ray
Smackdown
Antonio Cesaro b. Santino Marella Neutralizer
Beth Phoenix b. Natalya Rollup
Wade Barrett b. Zack Ryder Souvenir
Cody Rhodes/Damien Sandow b. Usos Cross Rhodes to Jimmy Uso
Rybac b. Tensai Shell Shock
Big Show b. Randy Orton Chokeslam