- We noted earlier this week that Mick Foley shot down rumors of him wrestling CM Punk. The Wrestling Observer reports that Foley's career is considered over. There had been talk of him wrestling another match internally but it sounds like we may never see Foley in a WWE ring again
Spoilers: TNA Impact Tapings - 11/25/2012 Posted by Steve Carrier on 11/13/2012 at 09:30 PM
- TNA taped the Thanksgiving episode of Impact Wrestling tonight from Orlando. Here are full spoilers, airing November 25th:
* Wes Brisco beat Garrett Bischoff in a Gut Check match. Kurt Angle came out after the match and celebrated with Brisco.
* Joey Ryan comes out and announces Open Fight Night for all Gut Check winners. Ryan talks about how he and Matt Morgan can't be stopped. He calls out Chavo Guerrero for a match. Chavo defeated Ryan by DQ when Morgan came out and hit a chokeslam. Hernandez came out and they brawled.
* Sam Shaw comes out and talks about winning Gut Check. He calls out the first winner Alex Silva. Shaw defeats Silva with a diving leg drop.
* Backstage segment with ODB, Eric Young and Hulk Hogan. There's going to be a Turkey Challenge tonight and EY is in it.
* Christian York comes out and talks about Gut Check and his 16 years in wrestling. He challenges Jeff Hardy to a non-title match. Hardy defeated York in a great match. They celebrated after the match until Bobby Roode attacked and laid them both out. He taunted Hardy.
* Taeler Hendrix comes out and talks about Gut Check. She challenges Tara and loses in a non-title match.
* Eric Young beat Robbie E and Jesse Godderz in a three-way. Jesse had to put on a turkey suit after the match. Aces & 8s attacked Young after that, using a bat, hammer and chair while ODB was handcuffed. Agents all ran down and they took EY out on a stretcher.
* Daniels and Kazarian come out to cut a promo on Final Resolution and AJ Styles.
* AJ Styles beat Kazarian.
* Austin Aries come out and talks. He rips Hulk Hogan and Brooke Hogan. Brooke comes out and they have words about her being with Bully Ray. Hogan ends up coming down as does Bully Ray. Aries escapes the ring and laughs at everyone. Brooke runs away crying while Hogan and Ray stare at each other.
Problems Between Punk and WWE Going Into WM Season Posted by Steve Carrier on 11/21/2012 at 09:27 AM
- We covered on Tuesday how WWE Champion CM Punk complained on Twitter that WWE wasn't promoting his appearance on Sunday's episode of Talking Dead, basically the Walking Dead post-show, or his Thanksgiving Day Parade appearance in Chicago.
PWInsider reports that there has been a major disconnect within the relationship between Punk and WWE over the past few weeks. It was originally reported that John Cena was the one who spoke out at Vince McMahon backstage and told him the product needed major changes because it was in bad shape. PWInsider reports that other people are saying it was Punk who spoke out.
There's a feeling that WWE is doing Punk wrong because he has held the WWE Title for over a year now and is still not featured on the promotional material for WrestleMania 29. There's also some concern about how Punk will react if The Rock does actually take the WWE Title from him at Royal Rumble. Some feel that if Punk isn't treated right during WrestleMania season, then there will be "hell to pay."
It's said that Punk has some pull in developmental, nowhere near the level of Triple H or someone like that, but Punk has gone in and told them they should push this guy or hire this guy. Punk is expected to be a big focus of the NXT storyline invasion in the coming months.
A lot of fans were wondering why NXT star Kassius Ohno, the former Chris Hero, didn't debut with Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns on Sunday night at WWE's Survivor Series pay-per-view.
We noted recently that WWE officials were talking about bringing some NXT stars to the main roster and the Survivor Series angle was the result of that. Ohno was never talked about in regards to being brought to the main roster now. Officials are high on Ohno but the feeling is that he needs more "seasoning" before being called up.
- WWE's website has announced that NXT stars
Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns attacked Santino Marella and Tyson Kidd during their match
at tonight's Main Event tapings in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
WWE has released
the following video of the attack:
- TMZ reports that WWE Diva Kaitlyn was arrested at the SmackDown tapings earlier today in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
According to the report, police appeared at the Van Andel Arena, the site of tonight's WWE TV tapings, with a warrant and took her into custody due to an outstanding speeding ticket.
She was booked and released on a $315 bond. Kaitlyn told TMZ:
"During a previous visit to Michigan, I was cited for a traffic violation. I am fully cooperating with authorities to resolve the matter."
- WWE Champion CM Punk took a couple shots at WWE today on Twitter, writing, "Yes, I will be on @AMCTalkingDead on Sunday. Shocking how WWE didn't promote it or get AMC the proper materials in time to announce it. This is what happens when you go over everyone's head to hustle and acquire your own outside appearances. #DIY. #disrespect. will also be the Grand Marshall in the Chicago turkey day parade. Also not announced or promoted by "my" company. Shocking. This is what happens when you go over everyone's head to hustle and acquire your own outside appearances. #DIY. Was promoted on Monday. Wasn't Sunday night when it was supposed to be. Ball dropped. S'okay. I'll pick it up and score like I always do."
John Cena Updates The Status Of His Knee Posted by Steve Carrier on 11/20/2012 at 12:57 PM
John Cena provided an update on the injury he suffered on Monday's Raw, writing on twitter, "MRI was typical good news bad news scenario. I've dealt with knees issues for the past few yrs, ill add one more to that list..... I know the risks of what can happen to me and I'm willing to play the odds. #nevergiveup c u 2nite grand rapids."
As noted earlier, there are conflicting reports if the injury was legitimate or is a storyline to make Cena the underdog "working through an injury" for his upcoming match against Dolph Ziggler at next month's Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view.
Cena will be at tonight's WWE Main Event & SmackDown tapings from Grand Rapids, Michigan and we should have another update on his condition when spoilers are posted late this evening.
John Cena hurt his ankle on tonight's episode of Raw after he landed on it awkwardly when chasing Dolph Ziggler to the back. Cena got his foot caught when leaving the ring which resulted in him landing badly on the outside. Cena limped his way to the back afterwards.
WWE acknowledged the injury with a trainer backstage saying he thinks Cena might have a torn meniscus as he wrapped it.
- Chad Baxter, a former collegiate wrestling champion WWE released last week from developmental, complained about the organization's stagnant product on Twitter days later, writing, "Im sick of seeing the same matches on @WWE #Boring #Overplayed."
When asked why WWE would release him, as well as fellow developmental wrestlers Chase Donovan and Nick Rogers, he wrote, "Its a mystery! Unfortunately I don't know the answer why this happened." He then re-tweeted a message stating, "WWE was stupid releasing you."
Baxter added that he has plans to continue wrestling
According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Multiple members
of WWE's creative staff and/or their assistants have been assigned to watch
footage of TNA, Ring of Honor and WWE's NXT, and file a
report on its contents. There are other employees who work in the same capacity
as consultants for the company.
*RUMOR* Why TNA Knockout Mickie James Was Out For 3 Months
The Wrestling Observer is reporting that the reason
why Mickie James was out for over three months was the discovery of a large
benign mass. The report states that James was able to keep it a secret, and was
said to be in great spirits at the recent Impact tapings.
York Says TNA's "Gut Check" Is Not Rehearsed Posted by Steve Carrier on 11/22/2012 at 01:03 PM
Christian York appeared on the Shining Wizards podcast (available at ShiningWizards.com). Highlights from the interview are as follows:
On how he got involved on Gut Check: "I was working in MCW (Maryland Championship Wrestling) and TNA was doing a house show in Bowie, Maryland, and the agents asked for a list of 10 guys, and I was one of the 10. I was eating breakfast with my wife,and they gave me call saying, we want to use you on some house shows and get a look at you. So I did that, and they called me back about doing this Gut Check."
On the Gut Check Experience: "They told me it's all a shoot, it's all real. It's not scripted stuff or anything like that, and we did that. We went from there, they did the profile thing with me, and then the match with Zema (Ion), which was pretty wild. All day long you don't know anything, its just like a rehearsal type thing. Just stand in the ring and we will go from there. Its all a shoot, they want raw emotion."
The Boy Band Gimmick: "We started that in '99. We weren't really on board with the boy band thing. We were like, man, that's gay. We were trying to be edgy, like every indy wrestler, trying to be cool as hell. We wanted to be called Fourplay, but we ended up being the Badstreet Boys. It worked, we had tons of girls as fans. Kanyon had seen the gimmick and had the idea of getting Shane Helms and Shannon Moore a tryout. Myself and Joey didn't have any idea about this. Then Shane called and said, hey, man, we just got signed, and I was like, did we get signed? And he was like, no, they are gonna give you a tryout, we are gonna do the boy band gimmick with Evan (Karagias). "
On WCW not being around: "I miss the hell out of it, man. I wish it was still around so guys would have a place to work."
First Run with WWF/ECW: "After we got released from WCW we had a no compete clause, 120 days. We waited and we just said, let's go there and try to get on. And we got on, it was pretty cool. They let us do dives and like all kinds of stuff, stuff that unheard of. They were like, just go out there in tear it up. So we did that, and they liked us and stuff, but we looked like kids compared to the cast of characters in WWF at the time. So they said why don't you go to ECW and go there and get over, get seasoned, and then come back here. We got in touch with Tommy Dreamer, and they were already interested in us, so we went there and off we went."
- Rain, who appeared in TNA Wrestling as Bobby Roode's valet Ms. Payton Banks, broke her wrist in three different places at Friday's "SHINE 5" internet pay-per-view after being subject to a powerbomb from Awesome Kong. Despite the injury, she continued the bout as planned, which concluded with her receiving an Implant Buster from Kong. She was admitted to a emergency room following the contest.
Rain tweeted an image of her wrist Sunday morning.
Kevin Kelly and Nigel McGuinness welcome us to the show. Kevin says were going to start with the Women of Honor but instead the Briscoes come to the ring. Jay gets on the mic and asks all of the wrestlers in the back to come down to ringside. Wrestlings Greatest Tag Team, Jay Lethal and SCUM are the only wrestlers not to come down. Jay says SCUM have the fans brainwashed into thinking its cool to put down ROH. He says when you knock ROH, youre knocking all of the current roster and all of the guys who made ROH what it is today. Jay says he and Mark went down to Louisville to talk to Jim Cornette and he then talked to everybody in the back and they have found a new matchmaker. He says hes going to restore honor into ROH; he then presents Nigel McGuinness as the new matchmaker.
Nigel says he doesnt know what has happened to the old ROH; the same ROH that made his dreams of wrestling a reality. He says he still sees guys putting on the best matches in the world, guys with lots of passion and love for pro wrestling. He says the people who still believe in this company are going to take it back. His first decision as matchmaker is to make Kevin Steen vs. El Generico for Final Battle 2012′. Nigel says Generico only had one request to make the match; he wanted a Ladder War. He then goes on to say that Corino & Jacobs need opponents in New York. He says they will defend against Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander as well as the Briscoes in a three-way match for the Tag Team titles! Jay gets the mic back and says ROH doesnt raise the bar; it is the bar and theyre taking back ROH. Honor Lives.
Allysin Kay vs. MsChif
Kay disrespects MsChif early on with a slap and then drives her into the corner before hitting a big boot. MsChif fights back but then walks into a big clothesline for a two count. Kay continues to dominate and hits a samoan drop for another two count. MsChif gets a two count of her own with a unique bridging pin but Kay comes back with another two count. Kay goes for a kick but MsChif catches it, kicks Kay low and then hits a modified DDT for the win.
Winner by pinfall: MsChif
ROHWorld.coms thoughts: This was a decent enough Women of Honor match and the first for quite a while. Its difficult to see how theyre going to fit a womens division into the show if thats the way theyre going with it. We all know about MsChif and Kay looked a promising competitor.
Tadarius Thomas vs. Roderick Strong
Truth Martini joins Kevin Kelly on commentary for the match as Strong mocks Thomas instead of shaking his hand. Martini says he has released Rhino from the House of Truth. Thomas uses his unique style to kick Strong in the face and then goes to work on him with a suplex. The pair fight on the ring apron before Strong lifts Thomas up and throws him back first into the turnbuckle post. Thomas tries to fight back but he then walks into a jumping kick to the face. Thomas then comes back with a variety of kicks and then a clothesline for two. Strong comes back with a jumping knee before hitting a huge suplex backbreaker for the win.
Winner by pinfall: Roderick Strong
Strong then gets on the mic and tells Martini to get the hint; hes not a part of the House of Truth any longer and then storms off.
ROHWorld.coms thoughts: Thomas once again impressed with his very unique style. He looked very competitive against Strong and the match was a good one. Id like to see another match between these two with a bit more time given to them. All in all, a decent match.
In this weeks Inside ROH, Kevin Kelly confirms the matches that Nigel McGuinness has already made for Final Battle 2012′. He also runs down the Adam Cole v Matt Hardy match that was confirmed last week. Matt Hardy says he has nothing to prove and Cole is the one with everything to lose. He says at Final Battle, he can finally come out of Hardys shadow. Kelly also says that Nigel McGuinness will make a decision on whether Michael Elgin will face Roderick Strong at Final Battle next week. Jay Lethal talks about his situation and tells ROH that if they think theyve seen him at his worst, they havent seen anything yet.
Nigel McGuinness shows off the new ROH World TV title before our main event of the evening.
ROH World TV Title Match Adam Cole (c) vs. Kyle OReilly
Cole has the best of the opening exchanges and knocks OReilly to the outside with a jumping enziguri. OReilly blocks Coles attempt at a suicide dive, Cole then kicks OReilly when he tries to dive out and then Cole finally hits the suicide dive. Cole throws OReilly into the barricades on the outside but then OReilly hits a dropkick to Cole when he goes for a crossbody off the rope. OReilly continues to control Cole as Davey Richards comes down to ringside and asks Nigel to let him talk to Kyle in the ring next week. Nigel agrees and he goes to the back after he and OReilly stare each other down. Cole capitalises on the brief distraction to hit a jumping DDT to OReilly on the apron.
Cole follows that up with a big splash off the top rope as the crowd chant This Is Awesome. OReilly blocks a figure four attempt and then reverses another attempt into a small package for two. Both men hit kicks but they refuse to stay down. OReilly hits a Regalplex for two and then locks in the Triangle Choke and starts hitting elbows. Cole somehow gets out of it as the pair trade blows from their knees before the slug it out on their feet. Tornado DDT from OReilly followed by a brainbuster only gets him two as he then locks in a guillotine choke.
Cole manages to get to his feet and pick OReilly up before hitting the backbreaker. This Is Wrestling chants from the crowd as Cole hits a reverse superkick and the Florida Quay to get the victory. Cole celebrates with the brand new TV title as Nigel hits the ring and puts the belt around his waist.
ROHWorld.coms thoughts: This was the third match between these two former tag team partners and it was simply brilliant. They managed to put a lot of stuff into a ten minute match and it made for an exciting, action-packed match. Both guys looked great after this one and I still think there is space for a big blowoff to this feud after OReilly is done with Davey. Overall, one of the best matches on ROH TV.
Next weeks main event will see SCUM defend the ROH World Tag Team titles against Rhett Titus & BJ Whitmer.
- Tonight's WWE RAW opens up with a look back at the Survivor
Series pay-per-view with teasers for the top matches. All this and more on
tonight's RAW.
- We're live from Wright State University's Nutter Center
in Dayton, Ohio as Ryback makes his way out to the ring to kick off RAW.
Michael Cole is joined by Jerry Lawler on commentary as Ryback hits the
ring to a big pop. Ryback says he was about to feast on the WWE Title but CM
Punk employed three men to take food out of his mouth. Ryback says his hunger
cannot be suppressed. Ryback says Punk and his three men are his prey. Ryback calls
them all out to the ring right now for a fight. He says if they don't come, he
will tear the damn place apart until he finds each one of them. Ryback gets a
"Feed Me More" chant going.
Vickie Guerrero comes out and says he won't
be tearing anything up. She says he had two chances at the WWE Title and blew
it. She threatens him with a fine or suspension if he causes chaos
tonight. Vickie says she likes how Ryback destroys people and wants to see how
big his appetite really is. Out comes Tensai.
Tensai vs.
Ryback
The bell rings and they go right at it. Ryback with
right hands, taking Tensai to the corner. Tensai whips him but Ryback comes back
and knocks Tensai to the mat. Tensai gets a cheap shot in
and then a clothesline. Tensai with a splash in the corner and headbutts,
beating Ryback down to one knee. Ryback with a Thesz Press and now he slams
Tensai's head into the mat. Tensai fights back and powerbombs Ryback. Tensai
with a backsplash and barely a 1 count.
They go on and Ryback catches
Tensai with a big slam. Tensai fights back but Ryback slams him again. Ryback
nails the big Meathook clothesline, sending Tensai out to the floor. Ryback
follows and throws Tensai into the fan barrier. Ryback says he wants Punk.
Ryback brings it back in the ring and hits another Meathook clothesline. Ryback
goes for Shell Shocked and nails it for the win.
Winner:
Ryback
- Sheamus is seen backstage yelling at the referee who
counted the pin in the World Heavyweight Title match.
- Still to come
tonight, CM Punk will have a celebration for his 365th day as WWE Champion. Kofi
Kingston and Wade Barrett are headed to the ring as we go to commercial.
Kofi Kingston vs. Wade Barrett
Back from the
break and out comes WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston. Wade Barrett is
out next. Barrett wants a shot at the IC Title and he may get it if he can get
this win.
Kofi strikes first with kicks. He ducks a clothesline and goes
for the headlock. Barrett knocks Kofi down. Kofi plays leap frog and takes
Barrett out with an elbow. 2 count by Kofi. Barrett fights back with shots
to the ribs and beats Kofi down. Kofi ends up mounting Barrett in the corner
with right hands. Kofi with a 2 count now. Kofi runs into an elbow in the
corner. Barrett takes him to the corner and drops him with an elbow. Barrett
with kicks to the ribs now. The referee backs him off but he goes right back to
it.
More back and forth action. Kofi with kicks coming out of the
corner. Barrett takes him back down for a 1 count. The referee keeps having to
back Barrett off and warn him. Barrett with a neckbreaker and a 2 count. Kofi
fights back but Barrett clotheslines him out to the floor. Barrett stands tall
in the ring as we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Barrett is
still in control of Kofi. Barrett with a tight headlock now. Kofi tries for a
comeback but Barrett drops him with a knee to the gut. They go to the floor and
Barrett slams Kofi's face into the steel steps. Barrett brings it back in the
ring for a few pin attempts. Barrett keeps Kofi grounded on the mat now. Kofi
fights up and rolls Barrett up for 2. Kofi with a heel
kick that sends Barrett to the floor.
Barrett comes back in and Kofi
unloads on him with a bunch of high impact moves. Kofi hits the Boom Drop.
Barrett grabs his leg next but Kofi fights him off. Barrett catches him with the
big tilt-a-whirl sideslam for a close 2 count. Barrett gets kicked in the eye
now. Kofi with a crossbody from the top for 2. Kofi nails SOS for another 2
count. Barrett with a mule kick and a eye rake on the top rope. Barrett nails
the Bullhammer elbow for the non-title win.
Winner: Wade
Barrett
- Cole and Lawler talk about Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose
and Roman Reigns debuting at Survivor Series to attack Ryback. We go to a video
about Brad Maddox.
- Paul Heyman is walking backstage with a big CM Punk
poster. He's excited about tonight's celebration. Heyman knocks on Punk's door
and out he comes to a pop from the crowd. Heyman says he will throw a
celebration tonight that will go down for the ages... Matt Striker walks up and
interrupts. He wants comments about the controversial Survivor Series ending and
Punk's affiliation with Rollins, Ambrose and Reigns. Punk threatens to hurt
Striker. Striker asks about Ryback and Punk says what about him. Heyman says
tonight is a celebration and everyone is invited, even Ryback. Punk doesn't seem
sure about that and wants to talk to Heyman privately. We go back to commercial.
Kaitlyn vs. Aksana
Back from the break and
Kaitlyn is in the ring with Aksana. The bell rings and Aksana begs her to back
off. Kaitlyn rushes her into the ropes. The end up on the floor and Aksana drops
Kaitlyn on her head. Aksana brings it back in the ring and covers for a 1 count.
Aksana mounts her and roughs her up, then slams her face into the mat. Aksana
with a submission on the turnbuckles and more offense.
Kaitlyn
fights back but Aksana whips her hard into the corner. Aksana crawls over and
smacks Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn shoves her off and kicks her in the gut. Kaitlyn fights
back and tosses Aksana across the ring twice by her hair. Kaitlyn with a
shoulder tackle and another toss across the ring. Kaitlyn puts Aksana on her
shoulders and hits the gut buster for the win.
Winner:
Kaitlyn
- Still to come tonight, Orton vs. Del Rio in a 2 of 3
Falls Match. Back to commercial.
Brodus Clay vs. Antonio
Cesaro
Back from the break and R-Truth is on commentary. He
says he's out here to scout. Out first comes Brodus Clay with Cameron and Naomi.
Out next comes WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro for a non-title match.
The bell rings and they lock up. Clay takes it to the corner and works
Cesaro over. Clay with knees to the gut and elbows. Cesaro fights back with a
headbutt and rights and lefts. Cesaro brings Clay to one knee and knocks him
over with a clothesline. Cesaro with a chest stomp and a headlock now.
Clay fights back and headbutts Cesaro down. Clay with a big splash in
the corner. Clay goes for the second rope splash out of the corner but Cesaro
moves. Cesaro goes to the second rope with an uppercut. Cesaro manages to drop
Clay with the Neutralizer for the win.
Winner: Antonio
Cesaro
- After the match, Cesaro stares down Truth and taunts
him before we go to replays.
- We get a video looking at John Cena being
honored for his 300th wish with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
- Vickie
Guerrero is backstage talking with a man and a woman. She thanks them for being
here tonight and tells them to breathe. We go to commercial.
- Back from
the break and we get a look back at the segment with AJ Lee and Vickie Guerrero
at Survivor Series. They show the attack from Tamina Snuka also.
-
Justin Roberts introduces the Managing Supervisor of RAW and out comes Vickie
Guerrero with a man and a woman right behind her.
Vickie starts talking
and gets heavily boo'd. She says some people still respect authority, like
Tamina Snuka. Vickie says for weeks, AJ has made a fool of herself, John Cena
and the fans with her lies. Vickie has eye witnesses with her. The first is
Whitney Smith, the woman who came out with her. Whitney is a waitress at a hotel
restaurant in Sacramento, California. Vickie says this is where AJ and Cena had
their alleged business dinner. The woman tells her story and says Cena and AJ
requested a private table in the corner. She says they were being very touchy
feely, whispering in each others ears and looking in their eyes. The next eye
witness is Doug Brady. He's a parking attendant. He says he saw Cena and AJ sit
in a parked car for about an hour, parked next to a family. The man says the
father complained but out comes AJ Lee to interrupt.
AJ comes to the
ring and is tired of what Vickie's been doing every week. AJ says if she wants
to fire her, then go ahead and do it. If not, then do everyone a favor and shut
the hell up. Vickie says while AJ was busy kissing Cena in the car, Mr. Brady
was taking photos with his phone. Vickie says if anyone takes offense to nudity,
walk out now or cover your kids eyes. Vickie goes to show us the evidence but
John Cena comes out to a big reaction from the crowd. The eye witnesses leave
the ring as Cena comes down.
Cena says this is all garbage, a load of
crap because Vickie is trying to get people talking. Cena says he will show us
how to get people talking. Cena tells AJ he hopes she doesn't mind and begins to
makeout with her. Cena goes back to talking to Vickie but AJ turns him around
and continues the makeout session. They get into it until Dolph Ziggler attacks
from behind. They brawl and Cena dumps Ziggler out of the ring. Cena chases him
up the ramp and to the back. AJ looks on from ringside stunned.
- Still
to come tonight, Damien Sandow vs. Sheamus. Randy Orton is shown walking
backstage and his match with Del Rio is next. Back to commercial.
2 of 3 Falls Match: Alberto Del Rio vs. Randy Orton
Back from the break and Ricardo Rodriguez is doing the introduction as
Alberto Del Rio makes his way to the ring. Randy Orton is out next to a big pop.
Orton goes to work and clotheslines Del Rio for a 2 count. Del Rio kicks
him down in the corner and turns it around. Del Rio with a big kick to the back
and a 2 count. Orton turns it around and hits a nice standing dropkick. More
back and forth action in the corner. The fans chant RKO as Del Rio suplexes
Orton for another pin attempt. Orton ducks a clothesline and takes back control.
Orton with a suplex and more stomps. Del Rio fights back with a kick and hits an
armbar. Orton gets thrown to the floor and comes back in with Del Rio working on
the arm. Del Rio slams the arm over and over into the ringpost as the referee
backs him off. The referee rings the bell and disqualifies him. The first fall
goes to Randy Orton. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and Orton
fights back at Del Rio but Del Rio kicks him to the mat for a 2 count. Orton
fights out with a backdrop and hits a pair of clotheslines. Orton with the
powerslam. Del Rio counters and applies the cross armbreaker. Orton taps out.
The second fall goes to Alberto Del Rio.
Del Rio takes his time
breaking the hold. The bell rings again and here we go as Orton holds his arm.
Del Rio takes him to the corner and works on the arm. Orton manages a roll up
for 2. More back and forth action. Orton with a backbreaker and a close 2 count
after Ricardo provides a distraction. Del Rio blocks the RKO but Orton drops him
anyway. Del Rio blocks it again and locks the cross armbreaker in. Orton fights
out for a 2 count. Del Rio misses the kick in the corner and Orton nails the RKO
for the win.
Winner: Randy Orton
- Cole hypes
the celebration for CM Punk to come later tonight. Cole and Lawler talk about
what just happened with AJ Lee and John Cena kissing, then Dolph Ziggler's
attack. We see John Cena rolled his ankle jumping out of the ring. Cena is
backstage with AJ and a trainer. The trainer is taping up his leg as we go back
to commercial.
The Great Khali vs. Primo and Epico
Back from the break and The Great Khali is in the ring as are his
opponents Primo and Epico. Hornswoggle's music hits and out he comes with a
bouquet of flowers. He stands at ringside as the match begins.
Hornswoggle shows the flowers to Rosa Mendes and approaches her as Khali
knocks Epico to the mat. Hornswoggle goes over and squirts water out of the
flowers, hitting Rosa in the face. She starts screaming. Khali chops Primo and
hits the Punjabi Plunge on Epico for the quick win.
Winner: The
Great Khali
- After the match, Hornswoggle and Khali dance in
the ring.
- A WWE crew member is backstage preparing with Paul Heyman
for the big celebration tonight. They have everything Heyman asked for except
balloons. Heyman gets upset and yells that he wants balloons.
- The Miz
is walking backstage as we go back to commercial.
David Otunga
vs. The Miz
Back from the break and out comes David Otunga. His
opponent The Miz is out next to a decent reaction from the crowd.
The
bell rings and Otunga strikes first. Otunga takes Miz to the corner and stomps
away. Miz fires back but Otunga kicks him in the chin. Otunga throws Miz
shoulder first into the corner and drops him with a leg sweep for a pin attempt.
Otunga with another slam and a big elbow drop. Otunga hits another elbow and
covers for 2. Otunga clubs Miz in the back of the head and keeps him on the mat.
Otunga continues with a shoulder and a clothesline for another 2 count.
Otunga with big forearm shots to the chest now. Otunga with another big
clothesline for 2. Otunga with a bunch of knees and more offense. Miz tries to
fight back but gets dropped and covered for another pin attempt. Otunga hops on
his back and applies a big headlock, bringing Miz down to the mat. Miz finally
makes a comeback and works Otunga over in the corner. The referee backs him off
but Miz goes right back with the running clothesline. Miz goes to the top and
comes down with a double ax handle shot. Miz goes for Skull Crushing Finale and
nails it for the win.
Winner: The Miz
- We see
footage from Big Show vs. Sheamus at Survivor Series where the referee went down
and Show took advantage. Then we see how Show won and Sheamus beating him with a
chair after the match. Up next is Sheamus vs. Sandow. Back to commercial.
- After the break, we see footage from earlier tonight where Ryback had
words for Punk, Ambrose, Rollins and Reigns but they didn't come out but Vickie
Guerrero did.
Sheamus vs. Damien Sandow
We go
to the ring and out comes Sheamus with a steel chair in hand. Out next comes his
opponent Damien Sandow.
We go to the ring and out comes Sheamus with a
steel chair in hand. Sheamus takes the mic before the match and says before, it
was about he and Big Show battling for the World Heavyweight Title but then Show
made it personal by attacking him from behind and knocking out William Regal.
Sheamus says Show stooped to a new low at Survivor Series last night. Sheamus
says he isn't smiling anymore. He calls Big Show out for a fight. Big Show's
music hits and out h e comes to the stage. Show limps and has a mic in his hand.
Show says they have nothing to settle. Show says he told Sheamus he
would knock him out and win the World Title, and he did. Show tells Sheamus to
shut his mouth and listen. They argue about the World Title and Show calls
Sheamus barbaric. Damien Sandow's music hits and out he comes.
The
bell rings and they go at it. Sheamus takes him to the corner and Sandow goes to
the ropes. Sheamus drops Sandow and he rolls out to the apron and then back in.
Sandow with a cheap shot and a headlock. Sheamus runs over him with a shoulder
and Sandow retreats back to the floor. Sandow comes back in and takes control.
Sheamus fights back out of the corner and beats Sandow down. Sheamus with a big
knee to the jaw. Sheamus drops Sandow again and drops knees, sending him to the
apron. Sheamus hits a suplex for a 2 count. Sheamus stands on Sandow's arm and
drops a knee onto it. Sheamus tosses Sandow out of the ring by his beard as we
go back to commercial.
Back from the break and Sandow took control
during the break. He sends Sheamus out to the floor and follows. Sandow works
him over and brings it back in the ring for a 2 count. Sandow with more stomps
and right hands. 2 count by Sandow. Sandow with more offense and another pin
attempt. Sandow wails away on the apron. He comes back in, takes his knee pad
off and drops a knee on Sheamus. Sandow with a headlock now. Sandow slams
Sheamus again and drops on him with more rights. Sheamus keeps trying to fight
back but Sandow stops him. Sandow with a side Russian leg sweep. He goes for the
Elbow of Disdain but Sheamus stops him and hits the Irish Curse backbreaker.
Sheamus with a high knee and forearm shots to the chest on the apron.
Sheamus goes to the top and comes down with the battering ram. Sheamus hits
White Noise and then the Brogue Kick for the win.
Winner:
Sheamus
- Vickie Guerrero is backstage with Tamina Snuka when
AJ Lee walks in. Vickie asks if they have met. AJ says she plans on getting to
know Tamina real well in the near future. AJ wants to talk about what happened
earlier. AJ laughs at her about her makeout session with Cena. AJ gets upset but
Tamina puts her arm in between them. AJ says Cena is hurt and asks what Vickie
is going to do about it. Vickie says nothing. AJ says if Vickie won't, then she
will and walks off. Back to commercial.
- Cole and Lawler hype Heyman's
celebration for Punk later tonight. They mention Ryback has been invited.
- AJ Lee is backstage looking for someone and Layla is try9ing to talk
her out of it. AJ finds a room and Layla tells her not to go in there. AJ tells
Layla to leave her the hell alone and walks in to the locker room where a bunch
of Superstars are. She walks to Dolph Ziggler and asks him who the hell he
thinks he is. Dolph cuts her off. He says girls like her are a dime a dozen -
she came from nothing and will never be anything. Ziggler rips into AJ and calls
her desperate, pathetic. Ziggler says she's nothing more than a shell of a woman
now. Ziggler calls her sad, weak and pitiful. He tells her to face it - she's
just trash. Dolph sits back down and AJ wails away on him. Cena comes over and
pulls her off but Ziggler and Cena start brawling. Ziggler kicks out Cena's knee
that is wrapped. Ziggler crashes Cena through the bathroom stall and unloads on
him. Other Superstars pull Ziggler off but he leaps back on Cena. AJ and a
referee come to check on Cena and call for a doctor. Back to commercial.
- Back from the break and we see what just happened with Dolph, AJ and
Cena in the locker room. Josh Mathews is backstage and says doctors earlier
diagnosed Cena with a possible torn meniscus and says he was rushed into the
trainers room after the brawl with Dolph.
Sin Cara and Rey
Mysterio vs. Kane and Daniel Bryan
We go to the ring and out
first comes Sin Cara followed by his partner Rey Mysterio. Darren Young and
Titus O'Neil are on commentary. Out next comes one-half of the WWE Tag Team
Champions Daniel Bryan followed by his partner Kane.
Cole reveals that
Rey and Cara will be the new #1 contenders if they win this match. Cara and Kane
start the match off going at it. Cara kicks Kane in the head and springboards
in. Kane runs him over and Bryan tags himself in. Bryan hits Cara with kicks in
the corner. Bryan misses a knee off the top and Cara takes back control. Cara
with the big arm drag and tag to Mysterio fort some double teaming. Rey with a 2
count.
More back and forth. Kane comes back in and Rey kicks at his
legs. Rey knocks Bryan off the apron and drops Kane for 619. Kane slides to the
floor but Rey kicks him. Rey runs off the apron and hits a senton on Kane on the
floor. Bryan leaps off the apron and drops Rey with a knee. Cara laps out and
takes Bryan out. We go to commercial.
: Back from the break and Kane is
in control of Cara after a big boot. Kane with the sideslam for a 2 count. Bryan
comes back in for a bit of double teaming. Bryan with a surfboard submission
now. He breaks it and kicks away. Bryan keeps control and applies a Clutch. Cara
breaks out but Bryan drops a knee in his back. Bryan drops a knee over his face
now and whips Cara into the corner. Cara hits him with a kick and a DDT out of
the corner. Rey and Kane come in at the same time. Rey dropkicks Kane and covers
for a pin attempt. More back and forth. Cara comes in and kicks Bryan to the
floor. Cara leaps out onto him as Rey goes to the top. Rey comes down but Kane
knocks him out in mid-air. Kane covers for a close 2 count. Rey goes back to the
top but Kane catches him on the way down again. The match ends when Titus O'Neil
and Darren Young interfere. Cara and Bryan end up setting PTP up for 619 and Rey
nails it. Kane hits a double chokeslam and that's it for Titus and Young.
- Punk and Heyman are backstage. Heyman thanks Punk for letting him
throw this celebration tonight. Heyman wants this to be a night that makes it
all worth it to Punk. Heyman guarantees that nobody will tarnish the night for
Punk. Heyman tells Punk his celebration awaits and we go to commercial.
- Back from the break and we see what's happened with AJ Lee, John Cena
and Dolph Ziggler tonight.
- We go to the ring and it's covered in black
and a big red X. Paul Heyman is there and behind him are two posters of CM Punk
and one looking at his title reign. The crowd boo's Heyman and he tells them not
to because he is here tonight for a man who has been WWE Champion for 365 days.
Heyman mocks the fans and Jerry Lawler. He says fans cry for the return of the
Attitude Era but when he and Punk give them a little bit of it, they don't
really like it. Heyman says this is a celebration of 365 glorious days for the
best in the world. Heyman brings out WWE Champion CM Punk.
Punk takes
the mic and names Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Bret Hart, The Undertaker, The Rock
and says they all couldn't do it - 365 days as WWE Champion. We see a video
looking back at Punk's year as WWE Champion.
Punk says tonight isn't
just about honoring the past year, it's about looking forward to the future and
recognizing his place in history - the top. Punk says he won't stop til July
2018 on an episode of WWE Main Event when he passes Bruno Sammartino as the
longest reigning champion of all-time. Heyman talks about Sammartino and says he
deserves to be in the Hall of Fame but says Sammartino could have never beat
Punk. Heyman says truth be told, Hulk Hogan could never beat CM Punk. Heyman
says Steve Austin couldn't beat Punk on his best day. Heyman says it will be
proven at the Royal Rumble that not even The Rock can beat CM Punk. Punk thanks
Heyman for setting all this up tonight. Punk talks about the odds being stacked
against him at Survivor Series and here comes Ryback
Ryback heads to the
ring but is cut off by Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. He fights
them off and hits the ring. They stop him again and the fight continues. Punk
hides in the corner as Ryback brawls with the three NXT stars. They drag him out
of the ring and beat him down at ringside. The announce table is cleared and
they powerbomb him through it, just like at Survivor Series. Heyman looks on
from the floor and they look up to Punk in the ring. Punk goes to the floor
where Ryback is laid out on top of the destroyed table. Punk yells that he is
the best in the world as Heyman applauds him. RAW goes off the air with Punk
standing over Ryback.
- Randy Orton going for the punt kick in the Team Foley vs. Team Ziggler match
at Survivor Series last night was part of the build
to his upcoming heel turn.
- In the NXT invasion storyline with Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins
from Survivor Series, apparently they arrived to the arena
in an armored car. Matt
Striker tweeted the following before the pay-per-view:
"Just saw an armored car w tinted windows pull up to the loading dock of
the bldg. Lots of security around. Somethings up. This is weird."
Ik ben Boon Kenneth, en gebruik soms ook wel de schuilnaam Sting.
Ik ben een man en woon in Dworp (Belgie) en mijn beroep is .
Ik ben geboren op 05/06/1989 en ben nu dus 34 jaar jong.
Mijn hobby's zijn: Worstelen en films.
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