WWE Writes Beth Phoenix Out of the Company Posted by Steve Carrier on 10/30/2012 at 06:54 AM
- WWE wrote Beth Phoenix out of the company at last night's RAW from Charlotte, North Carolina. She was "fired" by Vickie Guerrero in a backstage segment after wrestling AJ Lee.
We noted last month that Beth was scheduled to finish up with WWE at the end of this month. She reportedly requested her release and will be spending time with boyfriend Edge has he prepares to have neck surgery in a week.
What Happened After Raw Went Off The Air Posted by Steve Carrier on
10/30/2012 at 12:40 AM
Ryback defeated CM Punk via DQ in the dark match
main event. In the closing moments of the match, Paul Heyman distracted Ryback
when he had Punk up for the Shell Shock. Punk's Survivor Series team members hit
the ring and attacked Ryback for the DQ.
Afterwards, Foley's team was
right behind Punk's team to make the save, leading to a brawl. Ryback threw Punk
back into the ring and hit the Shell Shock on Punk to end the show.
TNA
Wrestler Kurt Angle Claims WWE Copied TNA Storylines And Camera Angles
Kurt Angle sounded off once again on WWE
lifting the Clair/AJ Styles love affair angle and reality show based camera
angles for some of their new segments. Angle wrote the following on His official twitter account earlier:
"WWE production
team using @EBischoff's innovative multi-camera backstage filming technique with
OneManBand segment?
Staged "affair" between AJ Lee & @JohnCena,
w/date pic & hotel video? WWE outright lifting TNA concepts?"
- Tonight's WWE RAW opens up with still shots
from the Ryback vs. CM Punk match at last night's Hell In a Cell pay-per-view.
- We're live from the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North
Carolina as Justin Roberts introduces WWE Champion CM Punk. Out comes Punk with
Paul Heyman. Punk is limping and has his ribs bandaged up. Michael Cole welcomes
us to RAW and he's joined by Jim Ross.
The crowd boo's Punk as he takes
the mic. He says everyone thought Ryback was unbeatable. Everyone said it
couldn't be done. Everyone thought Punk would be just another victim. Punk says
he proved everyone wrong. Punk calls
Jim Ross a buckethead and says he was wrong. Punk points out everyone in the
crowd and says they were wrong. Punk has proved everyone wrong for 344 days he
says. Punk says he has defeated every single hero, he's survived everything they
had to offer. Punk brings up beating Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton and John Cena.
Punk says Ryback isn't even in the conversation.
Punk says his win at
Hell In a Cell was monumental. Punk brings up Brad Maddox attacking Ryback and
says he had nothing to do with it. Punk says the only thing he's guilty of is
taking advantage of a situation brought on by a WWE referee. Punk names him as
Brad Maddox. Punk says Maddox was hired by AJ Lee and says that's all you need
to know. Punk says he had nothing to do with what happened at Hell In a Cell.
"You suck" chants from the crowd. Punk brings up beating Vince McMahon and
Triple H. Punk declares that he is the best in the world and Heyman raises the
WWE Title behind him. Punk says he can proudly say he looks at Ryback in a
completely different way - behind him. Punk says there won't be a rematch, he's
moving on. Mick Foley's music hits and out he comes.
Punk calls Foley a
homeless man who has been displaced by the storm in the Northeast. Foley tells
Punk to stay classy, making light of a situation like that. Foley brings up
Ryback destroying Punk on top of the Cell last night. Punk says the last time we
saw Foley, he was on the ground because Punk kicked his ass. Foley says he
didn't come out here to embarrass Punk because Punk did a good job of doing that
himself last night. Foley says he gave Punk a choice a month ago - be a Legend
or be a statistic. Foley says Punk blew it. They argue about the tradition of Hell In a Cell. Punk rips into the
Charlotte fans. Punk brags more about being champion for 344 days. Punk says it
seems like Foley wants to do something. Punk proposes a traditional Survivor Series match - Team Foley vs.
Team Punk.
Foley accepts the challenge and says Punk is on. The crowd
chants for Foley now. Punk says whoever Foley picks... Ryback's music interrupts
and out he comes to a nice reaction from the crowd. Ryback hits the ring as Punk
and Heyman retreat through the crowd. The crowd chants "feed me more" as Ryback
stands alongside Foley. We go to commercial.
Ryback vs.
JTG
Back from the break and JTG is heading to the ring and
doesn't look happy about it. The bell rings and Ryback stares JTG down. JTG
hesitates but Ryback grabs him and slams him face first into the mat. Ryback
with another big slam. Ryback misses a clothesline in the corner but connects with a big Thesz Press. Ryback slams JTG's head
on the mat some more. Ryback nails the Meathook clothesline and Shell Shocked
for the win.
Winner: Ryback
- Josh Mathews
enters the ring and asks Ryback if he has an appetite for revenge after what
happened last night. Ryback says revenge is an admission of pain and he's not
hurting, he's hungry. Ryback says when he feasts again, it will be on Punk.
Ryback gets a "feed me Punk" chant going.
- Still to come tonight,
Sheamus will address his World Heavyweight Title loss at Hell In a Cell. Also,
Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett. Back to commercial.
Randy Orton
vs. Wade Barrett
Back from the break and out comes Randy Orton
as Wade Barrett waits in the ring. The bell rings and they lock up and go to the
corner. They break and Barrett taunts Orton. Barrett with a headlock now. Orton
breaks out and dropkicks him. Barrett goes to the floor but Orton follows.
Barrett ducks a clothesline and goes to work on
Orton's arm. The steel steps come into play and Orton slams Barrett into the
announcers table. Orton brings it back in and stomps on Barrett.
More
back and forth. Barrett gets hung up on the top rope and Orton boots him out to
the floor as we go back to commercial.
Back from the break and Barrett
is in control of Orton working on his arm. Orton fights back with headbutts but
Barrett hits a knee to the gut. Barrett with more offense and a 2 count. Barrett
goes right back to Orton's hurt arm. Barrett keeps control and goes for another
pin. Barrett chokes Orton on the ropes now. Barrett has Orton hung up in the
ropes and connects with a big boot to the face. Barrett with another 2 count.
More offense on Orton's arm now. Orton fights out and nails two clotheslines and
a powerslam. Barrett goes to the apron but Orton brings him back in with the
second-rope draping DDT. Orton hits the mat and readies for the RKO. Barrett blocks it and nails Winds of Change for a 2 count. Orton
ducks the Souvenir Elbow and nails the RKO for the win.
Winner:
Randy Orton
- AJ Lee is backstage when Vickie Guerrero walks
in. Vickie says AJ will have the chance to explain her affair with John Cena
tonight. AJ says she didn't have an affair. Vickie says the Board of Directors
has asked her to consider hiring AJ back as a WWE Diva. Vickie says she will
determine if AJ is eligible. AJ says she does want to be a performer again.
Vickie asks AJ what she considers her biggest weakness. AJ says she can become
too emotionally attached to her job. Vickie asks if AJ is admitting she's crazy.
Vickie wants one good reason why she should give AJ a contract when she comes
back. Back to commercial.
Team Hell No vs. Darren Young and
Titus O'Neil
Back from the break and out comes one-half of the
WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan. Kane is out next. Darren Young and Titus
O'Neil wait in the ring for this non-title match. Young starts off with Bryan.
Back and forth to start the match. Bryan unloads with kicks and Kane
tags himself in. They have words and Young takes advantage. Kane drops Young
with a big right hand and splashes him in the corner. Bryan comes back in and
dropkicks Young in the corner. Bryan and Kane yell at each other some more.
Bryan turns around to a big shoulder from Titus. Titus with a scoop slam. Bryan
fights back but Titus shoves him to the mat and powerslams him. Titus with a 2
count.
Young comes back in and keeps control of Bryan. Bryan fights out
but Young cuts him off. Bryan dodges a backdrop and nails a clothesline. Kane
tags himself in and takes Young to the corner. Kane unloads and hits a pair of
splashes in the corner. Kane with a sideslam for 2. Kane goes to the top rope
and comes down with a big clothesline. Titus tries to come in but Kane sends him
to the floor. Young fights Kane off but Kane grabs him and nails the chokeslam.
Titus comes in and Kane grabs him, sending him back to the floor. Bryan tags
himself in and takes advantage, putting Young in the No Lock for the win.
Winners: Kane and Daniel Bryan
- After the
match, Bryan celebrates with both titles and Kane doesn't look happy. Kane makes
the ring explodes, grabs his title belt and they argue about the match.
- Still to come tonight, Sheamus will speak after his Hell In a Cell
loss. We see Vickie Guerrero backstage walking and apparently she's ready to
reveal her evidence. Back to commercial.
- Back from the break and we
see what happened earlier with CM Punk and Mick Foley. Cole talks about Brad
Maddox and we see a clip from last month where Maddox made an error in counting
a pin on Punk. Then we see stills from Hell In a Cell where Maddox screwed
Ryback.
- We go to the ring and out comes Vickie Guerrero. She says
she's here to reassure everyone that this is a new era on RAW. Vickie says she
has been promising evidence that John Cena and AJ Lee had an affair. Vickie
calls out Cena to the ring.
Cena says the only reason he is out here
tonight is to clear everything up. First Vickie shows us footage from three
weeks ago where Cena asked AJ out on a date in the ring. Cena says it was just a
joke and everyone understood that. Vickie shows footage next from last week and
we see Cena consoling AJ after she was fired as General Manager. Cena says he
was just giving a friend a shoulder to cry on. Next Vickie has a still photo of
Cena and AJ out having dinner somewhere. Cena says that was the business meeting
dinner he told the world about last week. Cena says they were discussing his
condition and when he would return to action. Vickie says Cena is pathetic and
has an answer for everything. Next Vickie has footage of Cena and Vickie at a
hotel elevator. AJ enters the elevator and rides up with Cena apparently. Cena
looks worried now as Vickie rubs it in.
A "you are busted" chant breaks
out in the crowd. Cena says he knows how it looks and Vickie laughs. Cena says
AJ was going to confront Vickie and he convinced her it was a bad decision. Cena
says it's just two people getting into an elevator and that's it. Cena says they
got into the elevator, he walked AJ to her door and that was it. Vickie suggests
that AJ let Cena into her hotel room and more happened. Vickie says it's a good
thing she's in charge and starts calling AJ names. Cena cuts Vickie off and
stands up for AJ. They go on and out comes Dolph Ziggler.
Ziggler comes
out and says everyone has seen enough to draw their own conclusion. Cena grabs
Ziggler by his collar and gets in his face. Cena tells Ziggler to never mention
his and AJ's name in the same sentence again. Cena shoves Ziggler to the mat and
walks off to the back.
- Still to come, Kofi Kingston vs. Antonio
Cesaro. Back to commercial.
Kofi Kingston vs. Antonio
Cesaro
Back from the break and out comes WWE United States
Champion Antonio Cesaro. The Miz is on commentary and he doesn't look happy.
Cesaro speaks but is met with "USA" chants. Cesaro says he has learned America
has the fattest kids in the world. Cesaro brings up Halloween and calls it a
silly American holiday. Cesaro goes on until WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi
Kingston comes out for this non-title match.
The bell rings and Cesaro
strikes first. They go at it and Cesaro takes it to the corner. Kofi counters
and comes back with a big right hand. Kofi with another block and a kick to the
head. Kofi goes to the top but Cesaro knocks him down and hits a knee to the
gut. Cesaro keeps control and stomps on Kofi's chest. Cesaro with an arm
submission now.
Kofi fights out and fights back. Kofi dropkicks Cesaro
out to the floor. Cesaro pulls Kofi to the floor but Kofi nails a big right hand
off the steel steps. Kofi and Miz have words. Cesaro attacks from behind and the
brawl continues. Kofi tosses Cesaro over the announcers table and into Miz. Kofi
brings Cesaro back in the ring. Miz pulls Kofi off the apron and attacks him for
the DQ.
Winner by DQ: Kofi Kingston
- After the
bell, Miz rolls Cesaro in the ring and they double team Kofi. R-Truth runs down
and makes the save. Miz escapes the ring but Truth unloads on Cesaro and
clotheslines him to the floor. Cesaro stands with Miz as Kofi stands with Truth.
- Still to come tonight, Sheamus will address his loss at Hell In a
Cell. Also tonight, the teams for Survivor Series will be revealed. Back to
commercial.
- Back from the break and Vickie walks back in on AJ. Vickie
teases her about a relationship with Cena. AJ says nothing is going on and
Vickie knows it. Vickie says she will put AJ on the roster if she admits she
cares about Cena. AJ refuses. AJ says WWE means everything to her but Vickie is
not worth lying for or hurting John. AJ walks off but Vickie calls her back.
Vickie has hired AJ. Vickie says if AJ ever lays a hand on her, she's done.
Vickie welcomes her back and says her first match will be against Beth Phoenix.
AJ thanks her and walks off.
- There's a sitdown interview with 3MB.
Zack Ryder and Santino Marella vs. 3MB
We go to
the ring and out comes Santino Marella and Zack Ryder before we go to
commercial.
Back from the break and out comes Jinder Mahal, Heath Slater
and Drew McIntyre. They have new music and new gear. Ryder starts things off
with Jinder. Jinder strikes first but Ryder hits him with knees and a dropkick
in the corner. More offense from Ryder and the Broski Boot. Slater comes in for
a distraction. Mahal drops Ryder over the top rope and tags in Slater. Slater
works over Ryder and tags back in Mahal. More offense and quick tags. Slater
with a 2 count after some double teaming.
Slater beats Ryder down in the
corner. Ryder counters and tags in Santino. Santino unloads on Slater and drops
an elbow for a 2 count as Mahal breaks the pin. Ryder comes in and tumbles to
the floor with Mahal. Santino pulls out the Cobra but Drew distracts him. Slater
takes advantage but Santino hits Drew with the Cobra. Slater comes from behind
and hits his finisher for the win.
Winners: Heath Slater and
Jinder Mahal
- Still to come tonight, AJ vs. Beth. We go to
commercial.
- It's announced Jerry Lawler will return in two weeks.
Beth Phoenix vs. AJ Lee
Beth Phoenix waits in
the ring as AJ Lee makes her way out. Beth bullies AJ and tries to intimidate
her to start the match. Beth shoves AJ to the mat and continues running her
mouth. AJ snaps and unloads on Beth. Beth slams her hard and kicks her around.
Beth takes the fight to the floor and beats AJ up some more. Beth brings it back
in for a 2 count. AJ rolls Beth up for the win out of nowhere.
Winner: AJ Lee
After the match, Vickie comes
out and says she expected more from AJ. Vickie re-starts the match. Beth wins
with a quick Glam Slam.
Winner: Beth Phoenix
-
Up next, Sheamus will speak. Back to commercial.
- We get a look back at
what happened at Hell In a Cell with the referee.
- We go to the ring
and out comes former World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus.
Sheamus talks
about how he still has a smile on his face after losing the World Heavyweight
Title. Sheamus says he is disappointed but last night, Big Show was the better
man. Sheamus says it took two knockout punches to do it but Show did knock him
out. Sheamus says he didn't come to WWE to always win, he came to fight. Sheamus
says last night was the fight of his life. Sheamus says Show won the battle but
the war is far from over. Sheamus says he is dying to get back in the ring with
Show. He guarantees it won't be a fight next time, it's going to be an all out
war and when it's done, he will have the World Title back. Out comes Big Show.
Show comes out all smiles and hits the ring with his World Heavyweight
Title belt. Show brags about the belt looking good on him. Show says he did
exactly what he said he would do at Hell In a Cell. Show rips Sheamus and the
fans. Show says nobody has ever made him dig that deep and want something that
bad but he realized he has no limits and there is no stopping him. Show says
whatever Sheamus brings won't be good enough. Show is going to enjoy knocking
the smile off his face. Show declares that Sheamus can't beat him and will never
take the belt from him. Sheamus calls that a magnificent speech and scoops Show
for White Noise. Sheamus nails it as the crowd pops. Sheamus backs up the ramp
and stares Show down.
- Still to come tonight, the teams for Survivor
Series will be revealed. Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes and Damien
Sandow is up next. Back to commercial.
- Back from the break and Cena is
backstage with AJ. He hugs her and tells her to keep her chin up. We see Vickie
watching from behind a curtain. AJ walks off and Beth walks up to Vickie. Beth
thanks her for re-starting the match. Vickie says if Beth would have done her
job the first time she would not have had to restart it. Vickie fires Beth and
walks off.
Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara vs. Cody Rhodes and Damien
Sandow
We go to the ring and out first comes Rey Mysterio
followed by his partner Sin Cara. Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes are out next.
Rhodes and Mysterio start things out. They go back and forth. Rey with a
dropkick to the face for a 2 count. Rhodes retreats to his corner and tags in
Sandow. Rey tags in Cara. They go at it and Cara dumps Sandow in the corner.
Cody comes back in and Cara unloads with kicks. Rey comes in and keeps up the
attack with some double teaming on Cody. 2 count by Rey. Cody turns it around
and tags in Sandow. Sandow works over Rey for another 2 count. Sandow with
another tag as they keep Rey down on the mat.
Rey turns it around and
tags in Cara. Rey knocks Sandow off the apron and Cara dropkicks Cody to the
floor. Rey launches Cara to the apron and he moonsaults out onto Cody. Rey
sentons out onto Sandow on the other side of the ring. We go to commercial.
Back from the break, Rhodes and Sandow are in control of Cara. Cody hits
a long vertical suplex for a 2 count. Cody works on Cara's arm now. Sandow comes
back in and continues the attack. Sandow keeps Cara from tagging and in comes
Cody for some more double teaming. Cara counters Cody and rolls him up for 2.
Cara with a big takedown as Rey gets the crowd hype. Rey tags and comes in off
the top, taking out Cody with a senton. Rey with a big head scissors takedown
and a kick to the arm. Cody comes back and tosses Rey to the floor but he lands
on his feet. Cody distracts the referee and Sandow gets a cheap shot in on Rey,
sending him to the floor. Sandow tags back in for more double teaming now.
Sandow with a big leg sweep and the Elbow of Disdain for a close 2 count. More
tags by Sandow and Rhodes as they keep Rey in their corner. Rey counters Sandow
with a roll up for 2. Cody comes back in and keeps Rey down. Another 2 count by
Cody. Cody with a running knee to the head and another pin attempt. More quick
tags as they keep Rey from tagging. Rey blocks a double suplex and turns it into
a double DDT. Rey tags in Cara and he unloads on both men with a double
crossbody. Cara with a back elbow to Sandow and an enziguri kick. Cara with a 2
count on Sandow. Cara with kicks and the big arm drag now. Cara dropkicks Sandow
to the floor but in comes Cody. Cara puts Cody in position for 619. Rey comes in
but Cody slides to safety. They end up on the floor and Cody sends Rey into the
steps. Cara corkscrews out onto Cody. Cara kicks Sandow in the head and climbs
to the top. Rhodes pulls Sandow and Cara lands on the mat. Sandow hits The End
for the win.
Winners: Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes
- Back from the break and we get another video for WWE's partnership
with Susan G. Komen. We come back and Vince McMahon is on the stage with the WWE
roster. He introduces some people from the foundation and John Cena is in the
ring with them where everything is pink. Cena talks about the partnership and
how it worked because of the WWE Universe involvement. Cena presents the
foundation with a check for $1,000,000 from WWE. Dorothy Jones speaks and talks
about how the money will help fight breast cancer. She thanks Cena, Vince and
WWE. Cena thanks the fans and says they have provided the gift of life. Cena
gives a shout out to breast cancer survivors in the crowd.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Justin Gabriel
Back from
the break and out comes Alberto Del Rio as Ricardo Rodriguez begins the
introduction. Justin Gabriel waits in the ring.
Del Rio strikes first
and takes Gabriel to the corner. Del Rio with a suplex and a 2 count. More
offense from Del Rio and another pin attempt. Gabriel turns it around and sends
Del Rio across the ring. Gabriel with a clothesline out of the corner and a 2
count. Gabriel sends Del Rio out to the floor and dropkicks him back. Gabriel
brings it back in the ring but Del Rio kicks him in the face. Del Rio works on
the arm now.
Del Rio with a 2 count now. Del Rio goes right back to the
arm. Gabriel fights out but Del Rio catches him in a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker
for 2. Del Rio with more offense on Gabriel's arm. Del Rio with a backdrop and
another pin attempt. Gabriel tries to fight back again but Del Rio sends him to
the mat. Del Rio with kicks to the back and another pin attempt. More work on
Gabriel's arm now. Gabriel counters a backbreaker and kicks Del Rio in the face.
Gabriel unloads with kicks. Gabriel with a nice counter and a close 2 count. Del
Rio turns it around and hits the big kick in the corner. Del Rio with the cross
armbreaker for the win.
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
- Back from the break and Paul Heyman is in the ring. Heyman introduces
himself and then brings out WWE Champion CM Punk.
Punk comes out in his
gear and he's still limping from Hell In a Cell. They have a big WWE '13 banner
drop from the ceiling with Punk on the cover. Heyman says this is a larger than
life presentation for a larger than life personality. Heyman calls Punk the
greatest WWE Champion of all time. Heyman says Punk asked him to put together
Team Punk for Survivor Series. Heyman brings out the first member of Team Punk
and it's The Miz.
Heyman brings out Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow next.
Heyman calls the next person an almost co-captain and brings out Alberto Del
Rio. Team Punk is assembled and will have Heyman and Ricardo at ringside. Punk
takes the mic and tells the crowd to shut up and listen. Punk says Survivor
Series will be a celebration of him holding the WWE Title for one year. Punk
starts ripping Foley and out he comes.
Foley hits the ring and the crowd
chants for him. Foley says he has a problem calling Punk a man. They go back and
forth on the mic. Foley puts over his team. Foley brings out the first man for
his team and it's Kofi Kingston. Out next comes Kane and Daniel Bryan. They join
everyone else in the ring. Foley reveals the next man to be Randy Orton. Punk
says their plan is to individually eliminate everyone but Foley so Punk can
personally get his hands on him. Foley. Foley says that's a good plan but he's
not competing. Foley will be in their corner. He brings out the final member of
his team - Ryback. Ryback stares at Punk as a brawl breaks out. Ryback hits the
ring as Punk leaves with Heyman. Everyone else is brawling as Ryback still
stares Punk down. Punk raises the WWE Title from the stage as Ryback stands with
Team Foley in the ring. The crowd chants "feed me more." Ryback levels Cody with
a clothesline. Ryback lifts Cody up for Shell Shocked and nails it as Punk looks
on from the stage. Ryback chants "feed me more" as RAW goes off the air.
Dolph Ziggler had promised for weeks
that he would cash in
his Money in the Bank
briefcase at Hell In a Cell but
did not. Ziggler spoke to WWE.com cameras after the pay-per-view and said he didn't cash in
because he's not a dummy and doesn't announce when he will cash in ahead of
time. Ziggler says anyone who believed he would cash in is a sheep like the
rest.
As seen at WWE Hell In a Cell last night, Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio debuted new masks. Rey's mask features Cara's design on the back while Cara's mask features Rey's design on the back. They will be using these masks from here on out.
- WWE officials were not happy at all with the crowd at last night's Hell In a Cell pay-per-view. The feeling was that the main event would have came off better on TV if the crowd would have been into it like officials expected.
Security at last night's WWE Hell In a Cell pay-per-view were told to remove all signs related to Bill Goldberg. WWE officials were afraid the signs would encourage Goldberg chants since they were in Atlanta and Ryback was in the main event.
WWE Champion CM Punk def. Ryback (Hell in a Cell Match) Big Show def. World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus Divas Champion Eve def. Layla and Kaitlyn (Divas Championship Triple Threat Match) Team Rhodes Scholars def. Team Hell No by Disqualification Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara def. The Prime Time Players Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston def. The Miz United States Champion Antonio Cesaro def. Justin Gabriel Randy Orton def. Alberto Del Rio
Final Card for Sunday's WWE Hell In a Cell PPV - Coming out of last night's WWE SmackDown, here is what looks to
be the final card for Sunday's WWE Hell In a Cell
pay-per-view unless they add any late
matches:
Hell In a Cell for the WWE Title Ryback
vs. CM Punk
World Heavyweight Title Match Big Show
vs. Sheamus
WWE Tag Team Title Match Damien Sandow
& Cody Rhodes vs. Kane & Daniel Bryan
WWE
Intercontinental Title Match The Miz vs. Kofi Kingston
Triple Threat for the WWE Divas Title Layla vs.
Kaitlyn vs. Eve Torres
Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio
YouTube Pre-show John Cena will address the AJ Lee
controversy
Smackdown begins with Randy Orton going to the ring. He grabs a mic and says that Alberto Del Rio made a mistake messing with him and says that he is going to get the beating of his life on Sunday. Del Rio is out with a mic. He says Orton is just a snake but he is a predator. Orton tells Del Rio he is a bottomfeeder. Barrett then attacks Orton in the ring before he makes his way up the ramp.
Theodore Long confronts Barrett with Del Rio about what happened. He says Barrett will fight Orton in the main event.
Kane v Cody Rhodes
Daniel Bryan and Sandow are on commentary. Kane swings at Cody but misses. Kane kicks Cody in face. He throws him to turnbuckle and hits him with some right hands. He whips Cody in to the other turnbuckle and runs in to him, then does the same with the turnbuckle opposite and pulls him out, clotheslines him and covers for a 2 count. Kane climbs up top and hits a big top rope clothesline. Cody Rhodes elbows Kane but then gets taken down with clothesline. Kane whips him in to the turnbuckle and goes for a side slam but Cody slides out of Kanes arm and kicks him in the mid section, then off the ropes and a kick to Kane. Dropkick off the ropes from Cody, cover gets him a 1 count. Shining Wizard by Rhodes on Kane. Springboard Dropkick off the turnbuckle by Cody gets barely a 1 count. Cody drops to the floor and pokes Kane in the eyes then kicks him in the shin to take him down. Cover gets a 2 count. Cody is hammering away on Kane now. Kane manages to whip him in to ropes. Cody drops on the return and tries to hit a right hand to the face but Kane grabs him off the floor by the throat and hits a Choke Slam for the 3 count. Kane looks at Daniel Bryan after the match.
Winner: Kane
Big Show is sitting backstage in the lockeroom. Booker T goes in and says he wants professionalism tonight in the confrontation with Sheamus. Big Show tells him to save his breath and says he has got nothing to prove to Sheamus tonight. He says he has already proved what he wanted to and he will prove it once again at HIAC. He says that Sheamus wont do anything since he is frightened.
Miz v Yoshi Tatsu
Lock up. Amr bar, then a headlock by Miz. More kicks to the mid section as Tatsu is down. Miz off the ropes and dropkicks Tatsu out of the ring, then gets up and raises his arm. Bodyslam on tatsu on the outside. Miz drives tatsu in to apron and then throws him in to ring but keep his head on the apron, then hits his head and knees it. Miz slides in and sticks his fingers in Tatsus eyes and then hits some hard rights across his neck. Miz trash talks Tatsu and pulls him up by hair, then bounces from the ropes and kicks him in the face. Miz eat an elbow as he run in to turnbuckle. Tatsu with some kicks, then runs at Miz in the turnbuckle but Miz run out and knocks him down. Miz grabs Tatsu by the head and hits a snap DDT on him. Skull Crushing Finale from Miz for the 3 count.
Winner: Miz
Re caps from raw and Main event
Booker T is with Aksana, Eve, Layla and Kaitlyn. He asks Eve if she sent the text. Theodore Long walks in and says Kaitlyn was meant to fight Layla but Eve sent a message to Aksana to take her out. Long tells Eve that the jig is up and she is exposed as a liar. Booker says if this is true then he cant have her as part of his staff. Eve says she trusts people too much and left her ipad, so someone must have used it. Booker says he doesnt know who to believe. He says at HIAC it will be Kaitlyn v Layla v Eve in a triple threat match and tonight they will fight in a tag team match, Layla and Kaitlyn v Eve and Aksana.
Randy Orton v Barrett
They pace around the ring. Orton clotheslines Barrett out of the ring. Stomps to Barrett from Orton. Orton throws him back in the ring. He stomps on Barretts leg and then his head. An uppercut takes Barrett back down. Orton chokes out Barrett a while. A back suplex on Barrett from Orton and cover gets a 2 count. Punches from Barrett. Punch to the head from Orton. Kick from Orton. Now Barrett throws him in to turnbuckle. Barrett whips him in to the other turnbuckle but eats a clothesline after he goes over. Knee to face from Orton and pin for a 2 count. Orton with a big suplex and cover gets another 2 count. Barrett slides out of ring. Orton goes after him. Kick from Barrett on the outside of the ring. Barrett slams Orton on the apron. He throws Orton in to the ring but gets kicked in the gut as gets up on apron. Orton gets thrown over on to the apron and kicked in the gut that causes him to fall to ringside. Barrett goes out after him. He throws him in to turnbuckle on the outside.
Commercial break
Barrett has randy Orton in a headlock. Orton fights out of it, bounces from the ropes but takes a knee to mid section. Barrett has Orton tied up in ropes. Knees to the face in the ropes from Barrett. Kick to the face knocks Orton down and has him hung up in the ropes upside down. Barrett gets him back in the ring. Orton is thrown in to the turnbuckle and hit with a backbreaker for a 2 count. Rear chin lock from Barrett on Orton. Eventually Orton gets to his feet while still in the lock. Orton then turns around and head butts Barrett twice to break out of the hold. More head butts from Orton. Now Orton off the ropes but catches a kick to the face, followed by a cover for a 2 count. Right hands to the ribs from Barrett, then a big clothesline for a 2 count. Barrett gets up on to the second rope but Orton walks over and punches Barrett, then head butts him and hits some hard right hands. Orton climbs up to 2nd rope and hits a superplex followed by a cover that gets a 2 count. Clotheslines on Barrett till Barrett reverses but a kick to the head from Orton. Now Barrett takes Orton down and gets a 2 count. Barrett sets up for a Souvenir elbow but Orton ducks and takes him down. Orton has Barrett on the apron. He pulls him in through middle and top rope and hits a DDT. Orton now taunts his opponent. Del Rio walks down ramp to the ring with his manager staying at the top of the ramp. Barrett tries to attack a distracted Orton but Orton sees it and avoids the attack. Del Rio is up on the apron. Orton tries to get him but Del Rio jumps off. Barrett with a Souvenir elbow on Orton and gets a 3 count.
Winner: Wade Barrett
Alberto Del Rio gets in ring and kicks Orton while hes down. He beats away on the grounded Orton. He puts Orton in the turnbuckle and goes for a big kick but he misses. Orton staggers out of the turnbuckle and catches a kick from Del Rio but stays on his feet. Del Rio sets him up but Orton reverses and goes for an RKO that Del Rio manages to avoid and quickly slides out of ring. Del Rio heads up the ramp as both men stare each other down.
Layla and Kaitlyn v Eve and Aksana
All the divas start off arguing. The ref breaks them up. Aksana and Layla brawl. Aksana with a kick. She rolls up Layla for a 2 count, then Layla with a roll through on Aksana for a 2 count. Cross body off the ropes from Kaitlyn who is tagged in. Now she does a roll up for a 2 count [do divas know any other way to pin other than a roll up or roll through?]. Kaitlyn with a weird move [might be legit but Ive never seen it. Looked to be botched]. Kaitlyn pulls Eves hair by the turnbuckle. Clothesline from Aksana who starts to pull Kaitlyns hair and slams her head in to canvas [by her hair]. Kicks from Aksana who then drags her opponent over to Eve and Eve tags herself in. Snapmare from Eve on Kaitlyn, then a kick and cover gets a .0 count [honestly]. Eve drags Kaitlyn to the ropes and knees her. Eve with an RVD like cartwheel rolling thunder [although much crapper] but Kaitlyn gets her knees up. Eve tries to grab Kaitlyns foot but gets kicked for her trouble, then she hits Kaitlyn with an elbow in return. Roll up from Kaitlyn out of nowhere for a 2 count. Elbow and kick to Eve by Kaitlyn that takes Eve down again. Kaitlyn then flips Aksana up and over in to the ring from the apron. Clothesline on Eve, Aksana, then Eve again. Layla gets in to the ring and kicks Aksana right in the mid section. Layla accidently takes out Aksana with a kick and Eve knocks her out of ring before covering Kaitlyn for a 3 count.
Winners: Eve and Aksana
Raw re-cap is shown of the general manager mess....I mean situation.
Sheamus is backstage. Booker T walks up to him. He wants Sheamus to promise that he is going to keep a cool head since the Big Show promised him that he would do the same. Sheamus says that lie is bigger than the Big Show himself. Sheamus says he is not promising anything.
Daniel Bryan is warming up. Kane is there. Bryan says what? Kane tells him he won his match and tells Bryan that it means he is not the weak link. He tells Bryan that if he loses his match then it is obvious who the tag champions is. He says no pressure to Bryan as his [Bryans] music starts to play. He then gives Bryan a slap on the ass. Bryan says No!
Daniel Bryan v Sandow
On the way to the ring Bryan takes a sign from a fan, reads it, then rips it.
Kane is at the commentary table, as is Cody Rhodes who is holding an ice pack to his neck.
Both men lock up. Punches from Bryan on Sandow who slides out of ring. Bryan slides out too and hits him with some right hands on the outside. Bryan throws Sandown back in to ring. Head butt to the midsection of Bryan from Sandow who then whips Bryan in to the turnbuckle and runs in to him. He whips him in to the other turnbuckle and runs at him again but Bryan moves and kicks him in to the turnbuckle instead, then dropkicks him as he staggers out of the turnbuckle and covers for a 2 count. Bryan has Sandow in the centre of the ring and pulls away at his fingers.
Commercial break
Sandow is outside. Bryan kicks him. He throws him back in to ring. Sandown kicks Bryan down when in the turnbuckle then kicks away at Bryan and knees him by the ring. Sandow with a Russian legsweep and elbow drop. Cover gets him a 2 count. Hard right hands to the face. Sandow with a headlock. Bryan off the ropes but right in to an elbow. Sandown whips Bryan in to turnbuckle but he flips off the ropes with a moonsault and impressively lands on his feet. Bryan shouts No! and runs at Sandow, dropkicking him in the turnbuckle. Cover gets a 2 count. Bryan throws Sandow in to turnbuckle but catches a stuff kick that sends him in to the ropes. Sandow runs at him and gets flipped over the ropes by Bryan who then does a suicide dive through ropes in to Sandown. He then pushes Cody Rhodes [who got off his seat] to the floor. Sandow takes Bryan down. Kane is out of his seat and Sandown backs off. Rhodes is back up and throws Bryan in to the ringpost and then in to the ring. Sandown slides in to the ring and hits a neckbreaker for 3 count.
Winner: Sandow
Josh is in the ring to host the confrontation between the Big Show [the largest athlete in the world, according to Josh who also says Big Show claims to have the strongest move] and Sheamus. First he introduces the great white known as Sheamus, who makes his way to the ring. Then Big Show is introduced making his way to the ring, sporting a hooded top. There are lots of security guys standing in the ring. The security is blocking off both men, forming a line through the ring. Big Show tells Josh there is nothing self proclaimed about his KO punch. He says its stronger than the rock bottom, Stone Cold Stunner or the Attitude Adjustment. He says his punch is clearly more lethal than Sheamuss Brogue kick. Sheamus says if Big Shows wants to believe this to feed his own ego thats fine. He says that for it to be lethal youve got to actually hit someone with it. Big show says that at HIAC Sheamus is going to fail just as he did before. He shows footage from Raw a few weeks ago where Sheamus tried to hit Big Show with the Brogue kick but the Big Show just grabbed his foot and threw him out of the ring. Big Show asks Sheamus if he remembers that and says his boot did not get high enough to kick his head off his shoulders. He tells Sheamus that he does not have what is takes to Brogue kick him in the head and if he thinks he is going to kick his head off his shoulders then he is either stupid or delusional. Sheamus says there 2 things he likes, a pint of ail on a hot day and a fight. Sheamus says when the Big Show knocked down Randy Orton he was happy that he would be fighting a legendary wrestler that has dominated for the past 10 years. He says he has beaten everybody so far since Wrestlemania but Big show is a different case. He calls Big Show a mountain he is going to conquer. Big Show responds saying that he is not ready and he is afraid of the Big Show. Sheamus tells Big Show that if he has to chop him down, he will, or if it takes 10 brogue kicks to win, then do be it. Sheamus says that it won be easy but it never is. He says there was a lot of talk but he has counted the days and they are only 48 hours away from HIAC. Sheamus says the time for talking is over and the time for fighting is now [says it 3 times]. Sheamus breaks the security line and attacks the Big Show but gets pulled away by the security. Both wrestlers beat up the security guys in the ring and clear it quickly. Sheamus then goes for the Brogue kick but Big Show slides out [Brogue kick attempt looked horrible]. Sheamus Brogue kicks a security guy instead. Sheamus and the Big Show stare at each other in traditional pre PPV hype style as Smackdown goes off air.
WWE Superstars for October 25th 2012 was headlined by a huge main event featuring Jinder Mahal of the 3 Man Band against Tyson Kidd. As always, Heath Slater and Drew McIntyre will be at ringside. Plus tag team action featuring the Usos taking on the duo of Titus ONeil and Darren Young, or as you like to call them, the Prime Time Players. WWE Superstars is live and in living color right now.
WWE Superstars 10/25/12 Results.
The Usos defeated The Prime Time Players.
Jinder Mahal defeated Tyson Kidd with the Camel Clutch.
WWE Superstars 10/25/12 Review.
So what did this reviewer think as he watched WWE Superstars for October 25th 2012? The show was a bit of a mixed bag. As always during the past couple of weeks, there were two matches. The matches kind of varied. Jinder Mahal against Tyson Kidd might have achieved a divide by zero effect. Lets review this show in all of its glory.
The Usos and the Prime Time Players had another rocking tag team match. Granted, its a match that we have seen a few times before. However, these are two teams who can really go in the ring. They can have some rather entertaining matches. The result ends with the Usos picking up the win, so the feud if you can call it that has been rater even.
Then we had the main event with Jinder Mahal taking on Tyson Kidd. Kidd has had great matches with some rather average wrestlers throughout 2012. The Three Man Band is an interesting act, and the most engaging Jinder has been since ever. Kidd puts in his usual entertainment performance. Jinder gets the win, and there you go.
Hello everyone and welcome to this week's ROH on Sinclair recap.
If you all are ready, then let's get on with the show!
We see video highlighting last week's Survival of the Fittest match between Davey Richards & Mike Bennett before the usual intro.
Kevin Kelly & Nigel McGuinness welcome us to the show, from the Du Burns Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. Kelly & Nigel run down tonight's 3 Survival of the Fittest Qualifying matches before we go to the 1st of the 3 encounters.
Survival of the Fittest 2012 Qualifying Match: Roderick Strong w/Truth Martini vs. "The Notorious 187" Homicide
No Code of Honor before the bell sounds. Strong with a waistlock, Homicide drops down, Strong with a headscissors, but Homicide breaks free. Strong with a wristlock, but Homicide with a drop toe hold to take him down into a chinlock. Homicide fish hooks Strong, Strong goes for a snapmare, but Homicide goes into a wristlock. Homicide then hammerlocks Strong in the ropes, but is forced to break. Shoving match ensues, Strong with a whip, then a leapfrog, but Homicide hits a headscissors takeover, followed by a flying back elbow that sends Strong to the outside. Homicide sets to dive, but Truth Martini pulls Strong to safety. Homicide, though, goes out after Strong and sends him into the barricade. Homicide then chokes Strong with a television cable and gives chase to Martini. However, that allows Strong to come back with a chop. Homicide with a boot to the face, but then Strong sends him into the barricade. Homicide then reverses a whip and sends Strong again into the barricade. Homicide with right hands to Strong, then back in the ring, Homicide runs into boots by Strong off a corner charge. Strong stomps away at Homicide, then hits 10 punches in the corner. Homicide comes back with an uppercut, then bites at Strong's ear in the corner. Homicide with a right hand, but Strong catches him with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a nearfall. Strong chokes Homicide in the ropes as we go to commercial.
Commercial
Back from commercial as Homicide with an inverted atomic drop, then hits the 1st of the Three Amigos, but seemed to hurt his back afterward. Strong blocks the 2nd and gourdbusters Homicide ribs first across the top rope for a nearfall. Strong with a suplex for another nearfall. Strong locks in a reverse bearhug as the crowd wills on Homicide. Strong switches to a regular bearhug, but Homicide is able to break free with a pair of double ear claps. Homicide then with a roll-up for a nearfall. Strong misses a clothesline and Homicide catches him with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Homicide with a corner charge, but Strong catches him and places him on the top turnbuckle. Homicide with a right hand to Strong, then hits a leaping knee to the back of Strong's head for a nearfall. Homicide goes for the Gringo Cutter, but Strong blocks it. Strong goes for an O'Connor Roll, but Homicide holds onto the ropes. Homicide then counters a Strong clothesline and hits a Hangman's style neckbreaker for a nearfall. Homicide has words with the referee, but Strong drives him into the corner. Strong runs into a Homicide forearm off a corner charge, then Homicide goes onto the middle turnbuckle. Homicide points at Martini and goes for a Tornado DDT, but Strong breaks free. Strong then avoids a corner charge and nails Homicide with an enziguri to the back of the head. Strong then with a back suplex into a backbreaker for a nearfall. Strong motions that its over as he goes for the Gibson Driver, but Homicide counters with a back drop. Homicide with a running shoulder to the ribs in the corner, places Strong on the top turnbuckle, then goes up with him. Strong tries to lift up Homicide for something, but Homicide counters and hits a super rana off the ropes for a nearfall. Homicide can't believe it, then hits a exploder suplex for another nearfall and again Homicide can't believe it. Homicide removes his elbow guard, then goes for the Gringo Killa, but Strong slips out and backs him into the corner. Homicide charges, but Strong snake eyes him across the top turnbuckle. Strong hits the Death by Roderick, followed by the Sick Kick, but somehow, Homicide is able to kick out.
Strong then hits the Gibson Driver, and that is enough to put away Homicide for the victory.
Winner and advancing to the finals of Survival of the Fittest 2012: Roderick Strong by pinfall (Gibson Driver)
After the match, Strong celebrates, but has words with Martini as we go to commercial.
Commercial
Back from commercial and before the next match, we see footage of when Kyle O'Reilly defeated ROH TV Champion Adam Cole back in September at a house show in Charlotte to earn a future ROH TV Title shot.
Survival of the Fittest 2012 Qualifying Match: Kyle O'Reilly vs. "No Fear" Mike Mondo
Both men adhere to the Code of Honor as the bell sounds. Mondo with a waistlock, but O'Reilly goes for the arm. Mondo with a side headlock takeover, O'Reilly with a headscissors, but Mondo gets out. Mondo with another side headlock takeover, but this time O'Reilly can't get the headscissors applied to counter out. O'Reilly switches to his own side headlock as we see Davey Richards come out to ringside to get a closer look at the action. O'Reilly with a shoulder tackle off a whip, but then Mondo with a leapfrog, followed by a monkey flip. Mondo with a slam, then a drop toe hold. O'Reilly takes him down, goes for a La Magistral, but Mondo breaks free. They go to a Test of Strength, with O'Reilly taking Mondo down, but Mondo gets back to his feet, then starts to take down O'Reilly into a bridging position. O'Reilly gets to his feet and takes Mondo down, with the knucklelock still applied. O'Reilly flips over, but Mondo now takes him down with the lock still applied. They both get their shoulders up at the count of 2, then both go into back bridges until O'Reilly breaks and knee drops Mondo's chest. Mondo goes to the apron, but O'Reilly nails him with a pump kick to the arm. O'Reilly goes out to the apron, shoves Mondo off the apron and into the barricade, then charges and connects with the running dropkick off the apron and into Mondo, who was taking a seat by the barricade. O'Reilly sends Mondo back into the ring as we go to commercial.
Commercial
Back from commercial as both men exchange forearms until Mondo hooks O'Reilly in a backslide for a nearfall, however O'Reilly comes right back with a front dropkick for his own nearfall. O'Reilly chokes Mondo with his boot in the corner, but Mondo fights back with right hands and chops. O'Reilly then with a knee strike and a series of kicks to the back. They exchange forearms once more, with Mondo having to hold onto O'Reilly to be able to stand. O'Reilly stops himself on a corner whip, ducks under Mondo and kicks him in the gut. O'Reilly then with a cravate into a suplex for a nearfall. O'Reilly heads up top, but Mondo stops him. Mondo heads up with O'Reilly and is able to connect with a top rope superplex and both men are down.
They get to their feet at the count of 8 as Mondo blocks a pair of O'Reilly's kicks, hits a series of jabs, then connects with a snapmare driver for a nearfall. Mondo goes for a suplex, but O'Reilly breaks free with a knee strike. O'Reilly hits a series of strikes, but Mondo avoids a leg sweep and nails O'Reilly with a dropkick to the side of the head for a close nearfall. Mondo motions for his kill shot, then goes for the Double Arm DDT, but O'Reilly counters out. O'Reilly tries for a full nelson suplex, but Mondo slips out and rolls up O'Reilly for another nearfall. Mondo catches an O'Reilly kick and nails him with a series of gut shots, but then O'Reilly hits a series of elbows to the back of Mondo's head. Mondo with a series of knees to the gut, but then O'Reilly with some more elbows. Mondo then with more knees and gut shots, followed by a big kneelift that sends O'Reilly onto the apron. O'Reilly slips out of being suplexed back in the ring, but Mondo nails him with a forearm. O'Reilly then nails Mondo with a leaping knee. Mondo then avoids a basement roundhouse kick and rolls up O'Reilly for a nearfall.
O'Reilly avoids the leaping curb stomp, Mondo avoids another roundhouse kick, O'Reilly avoids left and right hand attempts, then nails Mondo with a spin kick. O'Reilly then with an axe kick, a roaring forearm, a reverse rana and finally a Regalplex, but somehow, Mondo is able to kick out. O'Reilly with a pair of kicks to the chest, but Mondo tells him to bring it on. Mondo then catches an O'Reilly kick, but O'Reilly with a flying armbar takedown into a cross armbreaker.
Mondo then breaks free and hooks O'Reilly in a version of the Kondo Clutch and O'Reilly hits the referee, who is checking for the submission, 3 times in the back of the head with the motion that he is trying to tap out and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner and advancing to the finals of Survival of the Fittest 2012: "No Fear" Mike Mondo by submission? (Kondo Clutch)
Richards, from ringside, as well as O'Reilly can't believe that the referee called O'Reilly tapping on the back of his head a tap out from the submission hold as we go to commercial.
Commercial
"Inside Ring of Honor"
We see what happened last week when Barrister RD Evans turned on his client, the injured Tomasso Ciampa, and revealed his new client, "God's Gift" QT Marshall. Marshall & Evans had then attacked Ciampa with his own crutch and left Ciampa laying. We then see footage of Marshall's Survival of the Fittest qualifying match with Jay Lethal that he lost. We also see towards the end of the match when once again, Prince Nana attacked Evans.
We now go to comments from Evans.
Evans: "It is so unfortunate that Tomasso Ciampa suffered such an injury with such severity". "Especially since I cancelled his insurance premiums 3 months ago". "As to the once Prince, now peasant, Nana, that plebeian dare put his hands on me again, I'll have him thrown in prison, because I have a restraining order filed against him".
The Survival of the Fittest finals will take place next week on ROH TV in a 6-Way Elimination Match between Jay Lethal, Adam Cole, Davey Richards, Mike Mondo, Roderick Strong and the winner of the final qualifying match later on this show.
Also, November 3rd, ROH returns to Pittsburgh, PA for a TV Taping at the Rostraver Ice Garden. On the taping, Mike Bennett challenges Kevin Steen for the ROH World Title and Kyle O'Reilly gets his TV Title match that he earned against champion Adam Cole.
We go to comments from Cole.
Cole: "Kyle O'Reilly, the last time we faced off, you earned a right to face me for my Ring of Honor Television Championship, taking advantage of an opportunity". "To be honest, Kyle, I have no problem with that, because a win is a win". "But Kyle, let's talk a little bit about opportunity, because in Pittsburgh, I have an opportunity to continue my reign as Ring of Honor Television Champion". "I also have the opportunity to prove once again to you that I am the better wrestler". "And I have the opportunity to hurt you for what you did to me in New York City". "Kyle, each and every time me and you face each other, we bring out the very best of each other". "We prove how tough the other one is and we go to war each and every night we're in the ring". "Kyle O'Reilly, I can promise you this, with every fiber in my being in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I will do all that I can to walk out of Pittsburgh, STILL Ring of Honor Television Champion". "And I will do all that I can to make sure that you feel more pain in your life than you've ever felt before".
Commercial
Before the main event, Truth Martini has a mic.
Martini: "I OBJECT!" "Rhino, Elgin, we do not have to do this, we do not have to do this". "Survival of the Fittest?" "A random drawing?" "RANDOM?" "Random my booty!" "Its a plot, Its a plot, they're trying to break us apart, nobody likes to see family fight, do you guys wanna see them fight?"
Crowd cheers for it and begins the "YES" chant.
"Rhino, I pay you lots of money, do the right thing, we're about unity, do the right thing, step down from this match".
Crowd with a "NO" chant as Rhino screams, " I STEP DOWN TO NO MAN!"
Martini goes to Elgin, "Elgin, look at the bigger picture, the House of Truth, Elgin, you do the right thing, step down from the match".
Crowd with another "NO" chant as Elgin screams, "THERE'S NO WAY I'M STEPPING DOWN FROM ANYONE!"
Rhino goes after Elgin and the bell sounds.
Main Event in the final Survival of the Fittest 2012 Qualifying Match: "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin vs. "The Man Beast" Rhino (Truth Martini at ringside)
Elgin with a series of right hands, followed by a back elbow off a whip. Elgin with more right hands in the corner, but Rhino fights back with some of his own. Elgin with a kick to the gut, followed by an elbow to the top of the head. Elgin stomps away at Rhino in the corner, but then Rhino sidesteps a back drop attempt and sends Elgin through the ropes and onto the apron. Rhino runs into a boot off a charge, then Elgin with a slingshot back elbow that sends Rhino to the outside. Elgin goes out after him and hits a pair of forearms, but then Rhino whips Elgin into the barricade. Rhino breaks up the referee's count and continues to attack Elgin as we see Roderick Strong make his way to ringside to get a closer look at the action. Elgin whips Rhino into the barricade as Strong has words with Martini. Back in the ring, Elgin hits a top rope shoulder tackle for a nearfall. Rhino then counters a whip attempt and connects with a belly-to-belly suplex. Rhino setups for the Gore, but Elgin avoids it and Rhino goes into the corner. Elgin with a roll-up for a nearfall. Rhino with a club to the back, but Elgin with right hands. Rhino reverses a whip, but Elgin sidesteps a back drop attempt. Rhino then catches Elgin with a spinebuster for a nearfall.
Rhino stomps away at Elgin, followed by another club. Dueling chants for both men as Rhino whips Elgin hard into the corner. Rhino chokes Elgin in the ropes, then hits a short-arm clothesline for another nearfall. Rhino locks in a chinlock, with his knee driven into Elgin's back as the crowd wills on Elgin. Elgin backs Rhino into the corner to break free, ducks under a clothesline and nails Rhino with a leaping enziguri and now both men are down.
Elgin with a series of right hands, Rhino reverses a whip, but Elgin avoids a charge and begins peppering Rhino with a series of clotheslines in the corner. Elgin sends Rhino into the turnbuckle, followed by a pump kick. Elgin then with a version of a Bossman Slam for a nearfall. Elgin motions that its over as he setups Rhino for the 360* Powerbomb, but Rhino breaks free and kicks Elgin in the gut. Elgin then counters a whip and connects with a roaring forearm. Elgin with a German Suplex for a nearfall. Elgin fires up and tries for the powerbomb again, but Rhino counters out with a back drop. Rhino runs into a boot by Elgin, but then drills him with a running shoulder to the gut. Rhino lifts up Elgin and hits a version of a TKO for a close nearfall.
Strong can't believe it and he hops up on the apron to argue with the referee while Rhino is setting up Elgin for the Gore. While the referee is distracted, Martini comes in, gets in Rhino's path, and pleads with Rhino to stop the match. Rhino then lifts up Martini and places him on the top turnbuckle so he is out of his way. Elgin then nails Rhino with a forearm that backs Rhino into Martini, who's leg gets caught in the ropes and is left hanging upside down. Rhino misses a clothesline and then Elgin drills him with his own version of the Gore.
Elgin fires up again, lifts up Rhino and this time hits the Revolution Elgin Bomb for the victory.
Winner and advancing to the finals of Survival of the Fittest 2012: "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin by pinfall (Revolution Elgin Bomb)
As noted before, Justin Gabriel is in line for a singles push. This would mean that WWE has nixed plans for Gabriel and Tyson Kidd to team together. On a related note, there had been some talk of putting Kidd with Evan Bourne for another tag team when Bourne is ready to return.
Ziggler Says He Looks Up To and Hates Cena Posted by Steve Carrier on 10/26/2012 at 08:08 AM
Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal.) of the Score TV in Canada and the Baltimore Sun recently had the chance to speak with WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler about a number of topics. Highlights from the interview are as follows:
How he feels about Zack Ryder's show 'Z: True Long Island Story' potentially ending: "You can't blame that kid for making something out of nothing. He's the reason we have a partnership with YouTube. He's one of the main reasons we have all this new social media interaction and WWE is so big on twitter and we get so many different things trending. All because this kid tries something new outside of the box, to go out there and try and get the fans and WWE to notice him and boy did it pay off for him. And not matter what happens in the end, it was a ground breaking, outside of the box maneuver and he did it and I was more than happy to be a part of it because I thought it was something really unique and really cool."
His thoughts on 3 hour RAW and how the extra hour benefits himself and others: "There's a lot of up and coming Superstars who get maybe 30 seconds of a backstage scene, or maybe get to talk for a quick second, or you see him for a minute or two on T.V., every Superstar is fighting every week to be a part of 'I just want to be on T.V. for a few minutes. I just want to let everyone see how good I am at this'. I'm one of the ones who's constantly fighting every week for 30 seconds of air time, or maybe 5 seconds of a promo. And with this extra hour, it's a chance to create new Superstars."
Where a rivalry with John Cena ranks for him in his career: "He's been someone that I've looked up to, but also hated for the last five years, because he is the face, he is the franchise of the WWE. And there's been guys that have become World Champion and WWE Champion who are still second fiddle to what John Cena and whatever he has going on in his life. So this guy is the guy to be in the ring with. This is the guy to go toe to toe on the mic with. This is the guy to be in the matches with that you will be in the main event. And instead of everyone going 'Hey you had a great match. You should have been in the main event' people will be telling me 'Hey, it was a great match. There's a reason why you're in the main event out there with John Cena, because you do what you do better than everyone else.'"
Other topics discussed include: His reputation of making others look good in the ring and being pigeon holed as "that guy" What does he need to do to be more selfish in his matches and career His 'preemptive' comments as the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Is he looking forward to the next chapter: The Main Event? WWE's Partnership with HULU Is he the type of guy to boast about his hits on online programming? How often he watches his own matches?
- Ryback, who has primarily competed on Raw in recent weeks, is now listed as a member of the Raw roster on the official WWE website. It is his second official stint with the brand, with the first taking place in 2010 when he was a member of The Nexus.
TNA debuted a new announcer on last night's Impact. Todd Keneley worked as the co-host of the first hour with Jeremy Borash while Taz and Mike Tenay called the second hour. Apparently this change was done as a way to freshen up the show and was a call made by Eric Bischoff.
Keneley has done announcing work for Hollywood Championship Wrestling in the past and was given really high marks for his performance last night.
TNA Impact Report - October 25th, 2012 Posted by Steve Carrier on 10/25/2012 at 07:30 PM
We go right to Hulk Hogan's office, as the Hulkster is thanking Jeff Hardy for taking Impact Wrestling where it's never gone before. There's four contenders tonight and he's going to pick one, but he wants Hardy to know that he's ready for his first title defense. Hogan wishes Hardy the best of luck, and says to get ready since it's championship Thursday. Hardy walks out into the hallway where his contenders are hanging out waiting for their audience with Hogan, and we are somehow able to hear Hardy's thoughts as he thinks that Angle is a machine, Storm drinks too much, Anderson is always going to be an asshole, and Bully is dangerous but his mind is preoccupied.
Jeremy Borash and Todd Kenely are our new announcers for the first hour of Impact, and Taz and Mike will join us for hour two. Let's go right to the ring for our first title match!
X Division Title Match: Rob Van Dam vs Zema Ion
They do a quick back and forth sequence early on, trading dropkicks and takedowns, but neither guy gets an advantage. Another back and forth ends with RVD press slamming Ion, the only time I ever remember seeing him do that, and Ion rolls out to the floor where RVD baseball slides him into the barricade. Ion rams RVD into the barricade and tries a dive of his own, but RVD pops up on the apron and spinkicks Ion in the face. Ion ducks a running crossbody and RVD flies over the top rope to the floor, followed closely by Ion as he takes RVD out with a somersault dive. Ion springs off the bottom rope as he comes back into the ring and uses the momentum to hit a tornado DDT for 2. That looked great. Ion goes up top and goes for a Spiral Tap, but RVD rolls out of the way and the count is on. RVD with a slingshot thrust kick, Rolling Thunder, and the Five Star Notebook Splash, and that's all she wrote.
Winner: Rob Van Dam
One would assume that Ion is completely out of the title picture at this point, which I find a little strange given that I thought the big showdown he eventually has with Jesse Sorensen would be for the title. One way or another, Matt Morgan runs in and takes RVD out with the Carbon Footprint, then Joey Ryan slips in after him and takes the X Division Title, dangling it in RVD's face as Morgan says that Hogan wanted to see a different side of Matt Morgan, but to be careful what you wish for because he's not gonna like it.
Austin Aries is listening outside Hulk Hogan's office window, saying he doesn't have to do all the lip smacking these guys do since he has a rematch in the bank. He makes fun of Mr. Nanny, then says he's going to hang around outside Hogan's office and get people's reactions after Hogan tosses them out.
Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian come out to the ring, and Kazarian says they're the victims of a conspiracy because Mr. Nanny altered his travel arrangements last week to keep him away from the Impact Zone where he could stand by his partner, and (as the fans chant that they suck) at Bound For Glory, their titles were taken from them illegally by two guys who are probably in this country illegally. Daniels says they need to slow it down because the fans are a little slow, and he tells Suburban Commando that it's not really Championship Thursday because Zema Ion got his rematch, Miss Tessmacher is getting her rematch, but the best team in the world (who tells the truth and aren't liars or manipulators like Chavo and Hernandez) isn't getting their rematch. Chavo comes out here and mentions every member of his family they need to to get the fans to chant like Pavlovian dogs, and Dixie Carter is so determined to court the Spanish-speaking audience that they come out here in ponchos and with Mexican tattoos. He suggests they go the full nine yards and wear sombreros, drink Margaritas, and call themselves Los Stereotypicos. Daniels says they're done messing around, and Kazarian goes out to ringside with a clipboard to get the fans to sign a petition to get them a rematch. Hernandez and Chavo's music hits, and Los Stereotypicos come out to the ring to say they'll be happy to sign their petition because nothing would make them happier than to give them a rematch and shove those title belts down their throats. Hernandez shoves both Daniels and Kazarian on their asses, then they sign the petition because they'll give Daniels and Kazarian a rematch anytime, anyplace.
We go to Hogan's office and, as usual, he lets each man plead their case as to why they deserve a title shot. Storm says he'll whup somebody's ass because he's tired of taking backseats, Bully is still steaming over his brother, Angle says he'd still be champion if he didn't get hurt and he wants the title back, and Anderson doesn't know what Hogan wants unless Hogan wants him to grovel at his feet. Hogan says he made it easy, and Anderson is out first. Aries catches him on the way out and asks him if he didn't train enough or say enough prayers, and says that he's a better wrestler, better dresser, and even a bigger asshole than Anderson. He throws his water in Anderson's face, and Anderson proceeds to kick his ass, break a table over his head, and proceeds to get on top of Aries and punch him in the face while Aries goes "YOU'RE A BIGGER ASSHOLE, HUH?" Anderson gets up and walks off, and Aries challenges him to a match tonight. Anderson says he's on, then the director yells "CUT!" and we go to commercial.
We go to the Aces & Eights Clubhouse, where Devon says he talked to the President, who says that the masks don't come off under any circumstances since those are their identities. Devon says he brought some ladies so they can have some good times like in the old days. But before that, they need to take someone out, and they need to do it tonight. The Vice President gets up and throws a dart at a board with pictures of the TNA roster on it, and Devon says it looks like they figured out who their target is tonight.
TV Title Match: Samoa Joe vs Robbie T
T powers Joe into the corner, and Joe tears into him with a pair of hard chops. A shoulderblock doesn't budge T, and T takes Joe out with a double axhandle before pummeling him with forearms in the corner. Joe responds with forearms of his own, but T hits a leaping spinkick (!) and goes for a chokeslam, Joe fights his way out but T gets him a second time and lifts him up. Joe floats out behind T and gets the Kokina Clutch, T backs Joe into the corner, Joe gets the hold again and T fights out again, so Joe jumps onto T's back and gets the hold again. T falls backward and drops all his weight on Joe to break the hold, but Joe goes right back to the Kokina Clutch and T taps out.
Winner: Samoa Joe
We look back at Tara beating Miss Tessmacher for the Knockouts Title at Bound For Glory, then we go to Tessmacher as she says she couldn't wait to get her hands on Tara so she can win the title and send Tara and Jesse back to the D-list where they belong.
Back to Hogan's office, as he asks Angle what he thinks of Bubba. Angle says he thinks Bubba is too focused on his brother, and he understands it, but he'd want to kick his brother's ass. Storm says he got stabbed in the back by his brother, and he doesn't think Bubba is focused on the title match. Bubba says he sure is focused on his brother, and he wants to get ahold of him and get some answers out of him. Hogan says that just gave him the answer he needs, and tells Bubba to go take care of his brother. I guess he's eliminated too.
We go to...somewhere in the back, as Ken Anderson is yelling at some guy (presumably the director we heard before) and says that he's sick of Aries walking around like some kind of peacock, and since Hogan says it's okay, to go get him right now.
Oooooh, Anderson's already in the ring as we come back from commercial, that's not a good sign.
Ken Anderson vs Austin Aries
Anderson takes Aries to the corner, breaks clean, and goes "COME ON, BITCH!" Well, I guess we know his mindset. Aries takes Anderson to the ropes and takes a swing, but Anderson blocks and drills him back, sending Aries scurrying out to the floor. Aries takes a long count to break the momentum, then comes in and takes Anderson to the corner, shoving him on the break and getting drilled in the face in return. Anderson gets on top of Aries and drills him with more punches, but Aries rolls out to the floor to avoid an elbowdrop. He again takes a walk to break Anderson's momentum, then comes back in and catches a back elbow to the face. Anderson pulls brass knucks out of his tights and stares at them for a moment, and Aries swoops in and nails Anderson before he decides what to do. Okay, looks like Aries planted the knucks on Anderson and I missed it. Regardless, Anderson goes back to unloading on Aries but winds up getting dumped out to the floor where Aries takes him out with a heat-seeking missile through the ropes as we go to commercial.
We're back, and Aries is beating Anderson up in the corner. Anderson starts firing back and whips Aries hard into the corner, but charges right into his boot and is down again. Aries with a kneedrop to the back of the head for 2, then he drills Anderson with forearms but gets turned inside out with a clothesline. Anderson with more back elbows and a discus clothesline, followed by a rolling neckbreaker. Aries blocks a Finaly roll, misses a roaring elbow, and gets nailed with a spinning enziguiri from Anderson that sends Aries out to the floor. Anderson comes over the top rope and takes Aries out with a crossbody, then rolls Aries inside and covers for 2. Anderson tries the Finlay roll again, but Aries holds onto the referee and falls on top of him. He gets the brass knucks out of the referee's pocket and goes after Anderson with them, but Anderson gets the knucks and the referee sees and takes them out of his hand. While the referee is busy disposing of the knucks, Aries takes another set of knucks out of his tights and drills Anderson with them...then pulls Anderson on top of him and magically kicks out at 2. Anderson is out cold, and Aries quickly gets him in the Last Chancery and the referee stops the match when he sees that Anderson is out.
Winner: Austin Aries
Tara and Jesse are backstage telling Brooke Hogan about how many tomato baths they had to take after getting touched by ODB last week. Brooke tells Tara to get to the ring for her title defense, but tells Jesse to stay put and to watch out because she heard ODB had an eye on him.
Mike Tenay and Taz take over on commentary as we head to the ring for our next title match!
Knockouts Title Match: Tara vs Brooke Tessmacher
Jesse comes out with Tara anyway, but Brooke dropkicks Tara on her way into the ring and starts kicking the crap out of her. She hits a snapmare and connects with repeated indy kicks to the back before slamming Tara's face into the mat repeatedly. Jesse gets up on the ring apron and takes his shirt off to distract Brooke and allow Tara to nail her from behind. Tara goes out after her and rams Brooke's face into the apron, then rolls her back inside and now slams Brooke's face into the mat several times before gouging at her face. Tara stops to make out with Jesse, then goes back to working Brooke over. Brooke starts coming back, but Jesse pulls the ropes open as Brooke runs into them and Brooke goes to the outside. Jesse rolls Brooke back inside and Tara hits the Widow's Peak for the win.
Winner: Tara
Tara and Jesse make out a bunch, and then Brooke Hogan's music hits and she comes out to tell Tara that next week is Open Fight Night, and she just got off the phone with a very feisty ODB who wants to challenge Jesse to a match. Jesse looks really unhappy at this and cowers at Tara's feet.
Bully Ray is backstage, and he's...WALKING!
Joseph Park comes into Hulk Hogan's match to follow up on their meeting last week, and Hogan doesn't want to let him get in the ring with Aces & Eights, but Park says Hogan wasn't the one who was denied his basic human rights. Hogan says he's responsible for everyone who works there, and Park hands him a contract and says that he's free to do whatever he needs to and tells Hogan to help him if he wants, and otherwise just stay out of his way.
Bully Ray comes out to the ring and says he's been in the business for over 20 years and nothing shocks him anymore, but when the mask came off and he found out that Devon was behind Aces & Eights, he was shock. Devon said a bunch of nothing last week, so he tells Devon to come out and tell him why he did what he did face to face. Devon comes out with the entire group in tow, and hides behind them as he says he doesn't owe Bubba an explanation. They are no longer a team, they're no longer family, they're nothing. Devon did what he did two years ago, and he did what he did, enough said because it has nothing to do with Bubba. It all has to do with Hogan (crowd starts a you sold out chant), because he said he wanted Devon back because he's such a great wrestler and a great champion, but he never called or texted Devon. Hogan and Dixie did nothing for him when he was down and out, and it was Aces & Eights who had his back and picked him up. It doesn't end here, and when everything is said and done, they'll take out each of the people who wronged them one by one. He tells Bubba to go home and leave it be because it's done and Bubba isn't even a threat anymore. Bubba says it's over when he says it's over, and as far as what he did to Devon two years ago, Devon knows exactly why he did it and it is between them. Devon is hiding behind Aces & Eights and is a lying sack of crap, because they had planned to retire as champions, but Chris Sabin kicked out of their finish, and nobody ever kicked out of their finish anywhere they've ever been, but Sabin kicked out on him. The part nobody knew that nobody ever thought Devon would tell the world is that when Bubba had his head down and felt like crap, Bubba will never forget that Devon asked him what the big deal was because they're rich and to screw the fans. Bubba tells Devon to go ahead and deny he said it. Devon said it is true and says to screw these idiots because he doesn't care about them, but Bubba says they're doing too much talking since they were always about fighting, so he tells Devon to get rid of the guys they're hiding behind so they can fight right now. Devon says no because it's not on Bubba's time, and to get his head out of his ass because the world doesn't revolve around him. Devon says he's going home, and Aces & Eights heads to the back. Bubba says this is so typical of Devon because he's a coward who hid behind him, he had no balls then and he has no balls now. Bubba tells Devon to do himself a favor because next week is Open Fight Night, and Bubba doesn't have to think about it because he's challenging Devon. Somebody's going to get his ass kicked, and somebody's going through a table.
The Mystery Cameraman catches up backstage with Matt Morgan and Joey Ryan, who says that the rules don't apply to them, and maybe it's time to get some X Division gold around his waist. Morgan says that Hogan's days of holding him down are over, and Matt Morgan will do what he wants, where he wants, and where he wants, and dares Hogan to try and stop him.
We look at this month's contestant in the Gut Check...and it's Christian York! How about that? He says that he's been wrestling for 16 years and had a chance in TNA ten years ago, and he teamed with Joey Matthews and watched him go to OVW and wind up on TV, and wishes they had been able to do it forever. He knows he's not getting any younger and needs to make his mark, and he plans to do it next week in the Gut Check.
Hulk Hogan is backstage with James Storm and Kurt Angle, and he says that Storm has been through a war and he has a big plan for him, but that Angle's getting the title shot tonight. Hogan tells Storm they need to talk as Angle makes his way out to the Impact Zone for the main event.
World Title Match: Jeff Hardy vs Kurt Angle
Angle takes Hardy to the corner and breaks clean, then they tie up again in the middle of the ring and Hardy takes Angle down with an armdrag. Hardy bars the arm and Angle gets to his feet and takes Hardy to the corner, but this time he drills him in the jaw and Hardy goes down like a ton of bricks. Angle continues working Hardy over in the corner, but Hardy comes back and stomps Angle down in the corner and hits the springboard basement dropkick in the corner. Angle tries coming off the second rope but leaps right into an inverted atomic drop, and Hardy does the double leg takedown/basement dropkick/double legdrop to the crotch combo for 2. Angle responds by crotching Hardy on the top rope and charging with a forearm that sends Hardy tumbling out to the floor as we go to commercial.
We're back as both men wipe each other out with a double clothesline. Hardy recovers first and dumps Angle out to the floor and then wipes him out with a clothesline off the apron. They go back inside and Hardy hits the Whisper In The Wind for 2, Angle blocks the Twist of Fate and gets hits a trio of rolling German suplexes for 2. Angle goes for the Hacker Slam, but Hardy counters to the Twist of Fate and goes up top for the Swanton. He takes about six years to get up there and gives enough time for Angle to pop up to the top rope and hit a release suplex for 2. Angle powerbombs Hardy for 2 and catches Hardy in the anklelock on the kickout. Hardy rolls through and hits an inverted enziguiri, then he goes back up top and goes for the Swanton, but Angle rolls out of the way and Hardy crashes and burns. Angle hits the Hacker Slam and covers for 2, he goes for another German suplex, but Hardy shoves him off and hits two Twists of Fate, then goes back up and hits the Swanton, but only gets 2! Wow, this is a hell of a match, and the crowd is really into it too. Angle backdrops Hardy out to the floor, and immediately goes and rolls Hardy back inside. The straps come down and Angle goes for another Hacker Slam, but Hardy shifts his weight and comes out behind Angle, rolling him up for 3.
Winner: Jeff Hardy
Great match, these guys really kicked ass out there. Speaking of kicking ass, Austin Aries runs in and knocks Hardy out, then gets a mic and said with all the pairs of eyes he has, he thought he'd have some in the back of his head. He says that he'll cash in his rematch at Turning Point, not for the Hardy belt, but for the World Championship he had. Hardy's going back to the outhouse and Aries is headed back to the penthouse, and he's so confident that he's going to win at Turning Point that he's taking the original title belt with him for safekeeping.
Wait a minute, something's going on in the back1 Aces & Eights is kicking the crap out of Kurt Angle, and they run off when Wes Brisco and Garett Bischoff come in and chase them off. Wes Brisco yells for help for Angle as we call it a week.
Results Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match. (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match. ■Alex Riley defeated Jinder Mahal (3:49) ■Trent Barreta defeated Jake Carter (6:23) ■Damien Sandow defeated Brandon Traven (6:07) ■Kassius Ohno & The Ascension (Conor O'Brian & Kenneth Cameron) defeated Richie Steamboat & The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso) (10:26)
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