- As seen on last night's RAW from Atlanta, the storyline reason for Brock
Lesnar returning is that Vickie Guerrero re-signed him in hopes of impressing
Vince McMahon to make her the permanent General Manager of RAW.
WWE Raw Results - 2/4/13 Posted by Steve Carrier on 02/04/2013 at 07:20 PM
- Tonight's WWE RAW opens up with a look back at some of the events from last week - The Shield beating down John Cena, Ryback and Sheamus plus Vince McMahon being attacked by Brock Lesnar.
- We're live from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia as CM Punk makes his way to the ring without Paul Heyman. Punk takes a fan sign and rips it up. Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler are on commentary.
Punk makes Justin Roberts come in the ring and announce him as The People's Champion. Punk is more calm than he was last week. Punk still disses the fans and says he reacted like a normal person would last week because he was screwed out of the WWE Title. Punk says The Rock doesn't pay the price and doesn't deserve what it means to be the champion. Punk brings up the video of Paul Heyman, Brad Maddox and The Shield that was shown last week. Punk asks fans at ringside and Cole if they saw him in the video, which we did not. Punk says if Heyman says it wasn't Heyman in the video, then it wasn't. It was somebody else. Punk brings up Vince McMahon and starts ripping him. Punk says Vince got what he deserved when he was laid out last week. Punk says Vince just had hip surgery today and Brock Lesnar broke his hip. Punk says that's karma and Vince deserved it. Punk goes back to ripping the fans. He says he will get back the WWE Title in just a few weeks. Punk says Rock may have the physical belt but he's the real champion. Punk says Rock will get what he deserves also. Punk goes on and is interrupted by Booker T.
The SmackDown General Manager botches his lines and Punk tells him to get off his show. Booker says Vickie Guerrero wanted Booker to come out and decide on Punk's fate but Booker is going to leave it up to the fans. Booker says Punk should face some of his previous WrestleMania opponents - maybe Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton or Chris Jericho. Booker tells the fans to download the WWE App and vote on Punk's opponent.
- Cole and Lawler plug the WWE App and tease Bruno Sammartino's Hall of Fame announcement for later tonight.
Ryback vs. Antonio Cesaro
We go to the ring and out comes Ryback. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and we see a WWE App video of Randy Orton talking about facing CM Punk at WrestleMania 27 and wanting to face him tonight. Ryback is in the ring as his opponent WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro comes out.
Back and forth to start. Ryback beats Cesaro down in the corner but is told to back off. Cesaro with a cheap shot but Ryback slams him and hits a hip toss. Ryback goes on and gets a 2 count. Ryback turns Cesaro upside down in the corner and stomps away as the crowd chants "feed me more." Cesaro rolls to the floor but Ryback follows him and brings it back in the ring. Cesaro catches him and stomps away.
Ryback with a Thesz Press before slamming Cesaro's head into the mat several times. Ryback tosses Cesaro into the corner but misses a clothesline. Cesaro clotheslines Ryback in the back of the head as we go back to commercial.
Back from the break and Ryback runs over Cesaro. Ryback with a big slam and the crowd pops. Cesaro goes back to the floor and starts leaving. Ryback stops him and beats him back towards the ring. Ryback brings it in but Cesaro drops him over the top rope and then knocks him to the floor. Cesaro rams Ryback into the ring post and then the steel steps. Cesaro comes back in the ring as the referee counts. Ryback makes it back in at 9 but Cesaro unloads in the corner. Cesaro with a nice knee drop from the corner and a 2 count. Ryback counters with a knee to the gut and a clothesline. Ryback with a big back drop and the Meathook clothesline. Cesaro rolls back to the floor and tries to leave through the crowd but Ryback rolls him back in. Cesaro meets him with a boot to the face. He misses the next one and Ryback powerbombs him. Ryback with another Meathook and Shell Shocked for the non-title win.
Winner: Ryback
- More hype for the WWE App and CM Punk's opponent.
- We get a look back at last week where Royal Rumble winner John Cena announced he will face the WWE Champion at WrestleMania before being attacked by The Shield. They show Ryback and Sheamus also getting beat down by The Shield. Up next, we will get an in-depth look at The Shield. Back to commercial.
- Back from the break and we see Chili of TLC fame sitting at ringside.
- We get a WWE App video from Rey Mysterio talking about CM Punk. They are really pushing the WWE App tonight.
- Cole talks about The Shield and leads us into a video package looking at what Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns have done since debuting at Survivor Series.
- John Cena is shown backstage and is met with a mixed reaction. Vickie Guerrero says she heard Cena is going to the ring to call out The Shield. Vickie asks if he has a death wish. Cena mentions WrestleMania but thinks The Shield needs to be stopped first. Cena says they need to be stopped tonight and walks off.
- Cole talks about the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame and leads us into the video package for Trish Stratus. Cole teases Bruno's announcement for later.
- More hype for the WWE App and Punk's opponent. Back to commercial.
- Back from the break and we get a WWE App video from Chris Jericho, also talking about CM Punk. Jericho wants to know who the best in the world is and tells the fans to make it happen.
Santino Marella vs. Jack Swagger
We go to the ring and out comes Santino Marella. Booker T is out on commentary. Out next comes Jack Swagger in his return to RAW.
Swagger dominates early but Santino tries to make a comeback. Swagger hits him with a knee to the gut and a Swagger Bomb out of the corner. Swagger with the ankle lock for the win.
Winner: Jack Swagger
- After the match, Swagger goes to the announce table and asks Booker if he's impressed yet. Swagger wants a spot in the Elimination Chamber.
- Even more hype for the WWE App. Voting is now open for CM Punk's opponent. We go to commercial.
- Back from the break and Cole says too many people are trying to vote at once so there's a problem with the WWE App. They are extending the voting and opening it at WWE.com
Alberto Del Rio vs. Cody Rhodes
We go to the ring and out comes World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio. We see some of the recent events between he and Big Show. Out next comes Cody Rhodes.
Cody strikes first and goes to work on Del Rio. Del Rio turns it around and kicks Cody in the head. Cody smacks Del Rio but gets backed into the corner with kicks and punches. Del Rio with a big running kick to the shoulder and a 2 count. Cody turns it around and works on Del Rio's knee and arm now. Cody with a headbutt and more offense in the corner. Cody charges but misses. Del Rio with clotheslines and a backbreaker. Del Rio with a big kick to the face and another 2 count.
Del Rio misses the cross arm breaker and Cody hits the Disaster Kick. Cody with a 2 count. More back and forth. Del Rio gets the armbreaker locked in for the win.
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
- After the match, Del Rio says he stands here a different person. He used to look down on everyone but he knows he was wrong. Del Rio says Big Show tries bullying him like he bullies everyone else. Del Rio says he appreciates the fan support and says they made him open his eyes. Del Rio says he is World Heavyweight Champion for the people who fight and work everyday to put food on the table. Del Rio says Big Show will pay for what he did to Ricardo Rodriguez. Big Show interrupts on the big screen. Show says he's in a secure location at a hotel. Del Rio calls him a coward and says he has no balls. Show says he wants a rematch at Elimination Chamber. Show tells Del Rio not to try and find him in the hotel or it will be bad. Show tells Del Rio to send a contract for the rematch and his music hits.
- Jerry Lawler reveals that CM Punk's opponent for tonight will be Chris Jericho with 57% of the vote.
- Still to come, MizTV with Paul Heyman plus John Cena will call out The Shield. Back to commercial.
- Back from the break and we see footage of Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara defeating Kane and Daniel Bryan in a non-title match on SmackDown.
- Kane and Daniel Bryan are backstage arguing. Bryan doesn't want his chances to get in the Elimination Chamber ruined by Kane so he asks Kane to stay in the back tonight. Bryan storms off.
Rey Mysterio vs. Daniel Bryan
We go to the ring and out comes Rey Mysterio. Out next comes one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan.
Back and forth to start the match. Rey with knees to the face and a kick to the shoulder. Bryan catches him and drops Rey's gut over his knees. 2 count for Bryan. We see Teddy Long and Booker T watching backstage. More back and forth. Bryan knocks Rey off the top and turns him upside down in the corner. Bryan charges with a shoulder but Rey moves and he hits the ring post. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and Bryan throws Rey to the mat and stomps on his elbow. Bryan continues working on the arm now. Bryan with kicks against the ropes. Bryan sends Rey out to the floor and goes for a suicide dive but Rey stops him with a forearm. Rey comes back and goes to the top. Rey with a seated senton and hurricanrana. Rey with another but gets stopped. Rey rolls through with a kick to the head and a 2 count. Rey knocks Bryan into the ropes but Bryan blocks 619. Bryan goes for the No Lock but Rey counters with a pin attempt. Bryan goes for a powerbomb but Rey turns it into 619 and nails it. Rey goes to the top but misses the headbutt. Bryan applies the No Lock for the win.
Winner: Daniel Bryan
- After the match, Mark Henry makes his return and lays Bryan out at ringside. Henry enters the ring and slams Rey with a big running powerslam. Henry drags Rey to the corner but out comes Sin Cara. Cara springboards in but Henry catches him and hits a World's Strongest Slam. Henry goes back to Rey. Rey tries to fight back but also catches a WSS. Henry drags Rey back to the corner and yells that's not enough. Henry with a big splash from the second rope on Rey. Henry tosses Cara out of the ring and continues yelling as his music plays.
- Back from the break and Bryan catches up with Kane backstage. Bryan asks why Kane didn't stop Mark Henry. Bryan wants an apology. Kane mocks their friendship and walks off laughing.
- Cole shows us video from last week where Brock Lesnar returned and attacked Vince McMahon.
- We see Big Show at his hotel. He's on the phone with Booker T wondering where the contract is. Someone knocks on the door and Big Show hands up. Show opens the door and instead of a courier with a contract, it's room service. Show signs the bill and makes the waiter leave without a tip.
Sheamus vs. Kane
We go to the ring and out comes Sheamus. His opponent is one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions Kane. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and Kane makes his way to the ring. Back and forth action to start the match. Kane with a big sideslam for a 2 count. Kane keeps control and stomps on Sheamus. They brawl on the floor before Kane brings it back in. Sheamus fights back from his knees and hits an Irish Curse backbreaker. Sheamus makes a comeback and sends Kane to the floor but he lands on his feet. Sheamus catches Kane on the apron and hits him with forearm shots to the chest. Kane interrupts the count and climbs to the top. Kane rolls through and blocks a Brogue Kick. Sheamus blocks a chokeslam. Kane counters White Noise but Sheamus blocks a Tombstone. Kane hits a big DDT and waits for a chokeslam. Daniel Bryan runs down and distracts Kane from the apron. Kane grabs him by his throat and pushes him off the apron. Kane turns around to a Brogue for the win.
Winner: Sheamus
- Still to come, Cena will call out The Shield and MizTV with Paul Heyman. Back to commercial.
- Back from the break and The Miz is int he ring for MizTV. He talks about Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman but is interrupted by Heyman. Heyman says he will introduce himself to Miz in his face right now. Heyman says he won't let someone like Miz to soil his name. Heyman offers his best wishes to Vince McMahon. Miz interrupts and says Heynobody believes Heyman cares about Vince. Heyman says he didn't know Lesnar was in Las Vegas and didn't know he would be attacking Vince. Heyman says he's sorry it happened but it did.
Heyman rants about Punk and The Rock. Miz says he's changing the subject. Heyman says he will answer questions from The Miz as soon as he answers his. They come face to face and out comes Vickie Guerrero. She says the bickering has to stop. Vickie says Heyman is telling the truth - he had nothing to do with Lesnar returning last week. Vickie says she did. Vickie says she has been secretly negotiating with Brock for a while because he was an elite free agent. Vickie says re-signing Brock was a chance for her to impress Vince so she could be promoted to permanent General Manager. Vickie says she had no idea he was going to attack Vince. She feels bad about it and cries on Heyman's shoulder.
Heyman says he believes Vickie. Heyman suggests we have a moment of silence for Vince. Vickie says we all should pray for his well being. Miz starts the "really?" chant and interrupts their prayer. Miz calls them bottom feeders. Vickie reminds Miz she is his boss. Miz says it's a matter of time before Vince fires them both. Miz goes on until Brock Lesnar's music hits and out he comes.
Vickie and Heyman scramble from the ring as Lesnar makes his way down and Miz waits. They have a staredown as Lesnar enters the ring. Heyman watches from the apron now. Miz shoves Lesnar. Lesnar runs over him with a big clothesline. Lesnar tosses Miz out of the ring and starts tearing apart the MizTV set. Lesnar tosses chairs out of the ring at Miz and the couches out of the ring. Miz comes in and attacks Lesnar from behind. Lesnar takes him out with knees to the face and then a big F5. Heyman gets Lesnar to back off Miz as the crowd boos. Lesnar exits the ring as we go to replays. Heyman and Lesnar leave together as Miz tries to recover in the ring. Back to commercial.
- Back from the break and we see a replay of Brock Lesnar beating up The Miz.
Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett
We go to the ring and out comes Randy Orton to a big pop. Out next comes his opponent WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett.
We get a side video of Bo Dallas talking about Barrett. We see footage from SmackDown of Barrett attacking Dallas backstage. Orton and Barrett go at it now. Barrett beats Orton down in the corner. Orton with a Thesz Press and several right hands. Back and forth until Orton hits the clothesline out of the corner. Barrett goes to the floor but Orton follows and slams him into the apron. Orton with a back drop over the fan barrier. Orton brings it back in the ring for a 2 count. Orton stomps away now.
Barrett turns it around with a clothesline and sends Orton out to the floor. Barrett follows and works him over. Barrett brings it back in the ring for 2. Barrett with a headlock now. Orton fights out and blocks a kick. Orton with a pair of clotheslines and a powerslam. Barrett rolls to the apron and Orton brings him back in with the second rope draping DDT. Orton gets a big pop as he waits on Barrett to get up. Barrett rolls to the floor but Orton brings him back in. Barrett catches Orton with Winds of Change for a 2 count. Barrett scoops Orton on his shoulders but Orton fights out. Barrett blocks a RKO but misses a big boot. Orton with a RKO for the non-title win.
Winner: Randy Orton
- Back from commercial and we get a vignette for Fandango.
Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk
We go to the ring and out comes Chris Jericho to a big pop. Out next comes CM Punk without Paul Heyman.
The match starts and fans chant for Jericho. They lock up and Punk strikes first. Punk with a knee and some chops. Jericho comes back with chops into the ropes. Jericho drops Punk with an elbow and kicks him down in the corner. Jericho with a big suplex as the fans chant for both men now. Jericho drops a knee and covers for a pin attempt. Punk turns it around and kicks away at Jericho on the mat. Punk with a chop and a knee to the gut. Punk with a pin attempt now. Punk with a submission now. Jericho turns it around again. Punk runs into a big boot. Punk goes for a tornado DDT but Jericho blocks it and sends him to the floor. Jericho slide kicks Punk back into the announcers table. Jericho springboards but Punk turns it around as we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Punk back drops Jericho. Punk with a leg drop to the back of the head and another. Punk drops another and covers Jericho for 2. Punk with another hold on the mat. More back and forth. Punk springboards in with a clothesline but misses it. Jericho makes a comeback and comes off the top. Jericho with a bulldog. He goes for a Lionsault but Punk gets his knees up. Punk blocks Walls of Jericho but misses the high knee in the corner. Jericho climbs up with right hands. They crash to the mat and Jericho covers for a 2 count. Punk stops another Lionsault. Jericho slides out of GTS and goes for Walls of Jericho. Punk turns it into a roll up for 2. Jericho with a 2 count. Punk with a swinging neckbreaker for 2. Punk hits the knee in the corner and a clothesline. Punk goes to the top but misses the big elbow drop. Jericho hits a Lionsault and covers for 2. Punk with a superkick for another close 2 count. Punk locks in the Anaconda Vise but Jericho makes it to the bottom rope. Punk takes his time breaking the hold.
Jericho goes to the top but Punk cuts him off. Punk scoops Jericho for GTS but Jericho counters and locks in the Walls. Punk makes it to the bottom rope and breaks the hold. Punk goes for GTS again but Jericho goes for the Walls again. Punk blocks it and throws Jericho into the ring post. Punk nails GTS for the win.
Winner: CM Punk
- We get a Hall of Fame video for Bruno Sammartino.
- Still to come, Cena will call out The Shield. Back to commercial.
- Matt Striker catches up with CM Punk backstage and asks where his head is at. Punk calls The Rock a thief for walking around with the WWE Title. Punk says he will prove he's the best in the world again at Elimination Chamber.
- Cole leads us into a video on The Rock's WWE Title win.
- Big Show is at his hotel again, on the phone. He answers the door and it's someone with the contract. The man tries to tell Show something but he hushes him while he looks at the contract. Show signs the contract and gives it back to the man to take to Booker T. Show opens the door and Alberto Del Rio is standing there. Del Rio pulls Show into the hallway and beats on him. Show hits a body blow and turns it around. Show throws Del Rio through a piece of furniture and kicks him around the hall. Show breaks the leg off a table but turns around to a fire extinguisher spray. Del Rio lays Show out with a big shot from the fire extinguisher to the skull. The elevator opens and Del Rio says Show had some bad Mexican food. Del Rio hops on the elevator and leaves Show laid out.
- We come back to the arena and Brad Maddox is in the ring. Maddox says Paul Heyman used him and preyed on him. Maddox says he's an innocent victim. Maddox says he's the one who gave Vince McMahon the footage. Maddox says he's the hero now so it will be him and not John Cena who will teach The Shield about justice. Maddox calls Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns to the ring.
The Shield's music hits and here they come through the crowd. Ambrose says they don't need an invitation. Ambrose calls Maddox a rat. Rollins talks to Maddox about what justice really is and threatens him with a beating he deserves. Maddox says to come give it. The Shield are at ringside now as Reigns says they are going to enjoy it this time. They hit the ring and Maddox strikes Ambrose first. The Shield beat Maddox down and hit the triple powerbomb.
John Cena's music hits and out he comes through the crowd. Ryback's music hits next and here he comes through another part of the crowd. Sheamus is next and he's also coming through the fans. Cena, Ryback and Sheamus surround the ringside area but Shield leaves the ring and go up the ramp. The WWE locker room, led by Randy Orton, comes out and backs them back into the ring. Cena, Sheamus and Ryback hit the ring and all six Superstars brawl. Sheamus and Reigns, Ryback and Rollins, Ambrose and Cena go at it. The Shield gets sent to the floor and escape through the crowd. RAW goes off the air with Cena, Ryback and Sheamus standing tall in the ring.
Further Update on Vince McMahon's Injury Posted by Steve Carrier on 02/04/2013 at 05:14 PM
As noted earlier, Vince McMahon took an F-5 from Brock Lesnar last week on Monday's Raw to have him written off of television.
PWInsider is reporting that Vince McMahon had hip surgery on Friday and is backstage at Raw tonight. McMahon is said to be moving around on crutches. He came in early and was overseeing production pieces for the Fandango character.
TNA ReAction Returning Yesterday, 09:58 PM Posted by The Enigma in Latest TNA Wrestling News & Rumors TNA President Dixie Carter posted the following on Twitter:
"Happy to announce that "ReACTION" will be returning mid-February as an online series on YouTube - more details coming soon to our website!"
F4Wonline.com reports that as of Saturday, there is still no word on whether or not The Undertaker will work WrestleMania 29. It's said that Taker keeps changing his mind.
There is also no replacement match in the works for CM Punk yet. Besides all the talk, we should know something more solid on the weekend of WWE's Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.
Sting
Talks His Loyalty To TNA, Being The First Inductee Into TNAs Hall of Fame,
Returns & More
Sting was recently interviewed by WrestleShark for their latest
podcast. Here are some highlights.
Stings loyalty with
the company:"The group of men and women under the TNA
roof, the fans, the brand, I just feel content here. The home has been good
here; Dixie Carter, the Carter family have been great to work with over the
years and Dixie is very persuasive."
Why he keeps
returning every year: Dixie was very persuasive. Being
willing to make it right in terms of scheduling, the time on the road, of course
money is an issue, it just all came together. And I love the brand thats all
there is to it. It was like a now or never moment for me.
On TNA becoming a household name: "I think if
we go out on the road there is a lot of potential for that to
happen."
On being the first inductee into the TNA
Hall of fame: "Very humbling because there are so many
other guys, the Samoa Joes, the A.J. Styles, Bobby Roode, James Storm, Jeff
Jarrett, who were here before I was. They helped build a foundation for this
company, Sting said. I was kind of like am I being put out
to pasture here or what? [laughs] plus Im an active wrestler. So it seems kind
of weird to be inducted into the Hall of Fame while youre still working."
- R-Truth is still out of action from the gash he suffered at the WWE TLC
pay-per-view back in December. WWE officials don't even want him working out in
the ring. There is a major concern over staph infection or something like that.
The company is just being very careful with the situation.
- As seen on last night's SmackDown, the tag team of Rhodes
Scholars has been broken up. Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow informed Booker T
that they will remain friends but want to focus on singles careers. Here is
their segment:
- Jack Swagger returned to the storyline on last night's SmackDown and will likely be in the Elimination Chamber match. Swagger has been ranting about how a "revolution" is coming on his Twitter.
There is talk that WWE NXT Diva Paige was injured in her match against Summer Rae at last night's NXT TV tapings in Winter Park, Florida. We hope to have more details soon.
TNA Impact Results - 1/31/13 Posted by Steve Carrier on 01/31/2013 at 07:36 PM
Bad Influence start the show off by coming out to the ring in kilts and highlander face paint. They say that they're happy to be in Manchester and they're here to honor the real warriors of the UK: the Scots. Endearing themselves to the crowd right off the bat! Kazarian hands the mic to the man he says should be the World Champion right now, Christopher Daniels. Daniels calls the crowd a bunch of tossers...then my picture freezes up. They must have really had a bad reaction to that. Everything gets back to normal as Magnus comes out to the ring to share his theory on why Daniels isn't the champion: because Jeff Hardy beat him 1-2-3 in the middle of the ring, because he's a grown man who uses words like appletini, and maybe it's because they're a couple of disrespectful muppets in need of a good thrashing. He says that if they want to fight an Englishman, one of them can fight him. Daniels says that he's in for a penny and in for a pound, then slaps Magnus. Magnus unloads on both of them, then clears both men out to the floor. Magnus gets a mic and tells the fans that it's an honor for everyone in the locker room to do what they do for the fans, but that privilege was taken away from him by Aces & Eights. He's calling out the man who orchestrated that attack, and tells Devon to get out there and face him one on one...NOW!
Magnus vs Devon
Magnus takes the fight to Devon right from the bell, clotheslining him out to the floor and ramming him into the ringside barricades. Magnus takes a drink from a fan and smashes it over Devon's head, then rolls him back inside. Devon kicks the middle rope into Magnus' groin as he gets back into the ring, then runs over him with a clothesline before choking him on the middle rope. Mike Tenay talks about the history of British wrestling as Devon legdrops Magnus for 2, then does the Hogan ear wave. Devon hits a flying back elbow and chokes Magnus in the corner, then changes it up to a nerve hold. Magnus tries to fight his way free, but Devon takes him out with another clothesline. Devon tries coming off the second rope with a headbutt, but Magnus rolls out of the way and then takes Devon out with a flying knee. Magnus flattens Devon with a Marufuji clothesline and hits the Michinoku Driver, but Aces & Eights rushes the ring to cause a DQ before Magnus can get the pin.
Winner: Magnus by DQ
Aces & Eights brawls with Magnus long enough to let Devon roll out of the ring, then they head for the hills.
We see a video package looking at Joseph Park's journey to becoming a member of the Impact Wrestling roster, and we'll find out who he challenges to face him...NEXT!
Aces & Eights brawls with Magnus long enough to let Devon roll out of the ring, then they head for the hills.
We see a video package looking at Joseph Park's journey to becoming a member of the Impact Wrestling roster, and we'll find out who he challenges to face him...NEXT!
Bully Ray, Sting, and Brooke Hogan are backstage and Bubba is stressing out that they haven't heard from Hulk yet. Sting says Hulk told him he'll be here, and Brooke says even she doesn't know what's going on but to try her phone.
Joseph Park is in the ring saying that this is his first time in the UK and they really are the craziest, wildest fans in the world. He's spent the week preparing and deliberating, and it's been a tough decision, but...wait a minute, Robbie E's music hits and he says to wait just a minute, bro. He says this must be a joke because the last thing Park is is a wrestler, bro, because he's just a hamster like everyone else in the UK. Robbie starts jabbing his finger into Park's chest as he continues to rip on the UK, but then turns around and sees his bouncer Robbie T (from the UK) giving him the death stare. E says he doesn't mean him because he lives in America and is basically American now. He makes fun of Park's notebook and tells Park to fight him, bro, and Park says he's on.
Robbie E vs Joseph Park
E uses his speed to duck around Park and tries a crossbody, but just bounces off of Park. E with a punch to the breadbasket and he yells at Park while putting the boots to him, but Park hits a hiptoss, an armdrag, and a bodyslam. Park looks shocked at himself as he sets up for a big splash, but E moves out of the way and Park hits the canvas. E goes back to stomping on Park and drills him in the head with right hands, then he takes Park out with a clothesline from the second rope. E goes back to the second rope and comes off with a measured fistdrop, but Park kicks out at 2. Park dodges a charge in the corner and E splits his uprights around the ringpost, then Park does the Warrior rope shake before laying E out with a series of clotheslines. Park misses a charge in the corner, but he hits a belly to belly suplex, then comes off the second rope with a splash for the win.
Winner: Joseph Park
Park can't believe he just won the match, and E is giving T a piece of his mind out on the floor as the winner runs around ringside high fiving the fans.
Austin Aries comes out with Bobby Roode and says that they have been getting the short end of the stick for some time now, but they're going to collect all the gold: they'll start with the Knockouts Title, the TV Title, he'll take the World Title, but they'll start by winning the easiest one to win, the World Tag Team Title. Roode says Chavo and Hernandez are a couple of wankers, but before he can continue, Chavo and Hernandez come out to say they're crazy to think it'll be easy to beat them for that title. He asks if they're even a team because you have to qualify for a shot at the title, and Aries says Roode beat Hernandez all by himself and asks what Chavo suggests if he needs more qualification. Chavo says they should fight since it's Open Fight Night, and Aries agrees that if one of them beats one of the champions, they get a title shot. Aries and Chavo say they got this one, and it looks like we've got our next match!
Austin Aries vs Chavo Guerrero Jr
Chavo goes after Aries but gets hot shotted about a minute in. Aries tries a slingshot senton but Chavo gets the knees up and then rams Aries into the corner. Chavo stomps Aries out in the corner as we go to commercial.
We're back and Aries tosses Chavo out to the floor and takes him out with a heat seeking missile. Aries quickly rolls Chavo back in and goes for a cover, then unloads on him in the corner with chops. Aries goes for several pinfall attempts, but Chavo keeps kicking out. Aries tries to humiliate Chavo by going for the frogsplash, but Chavo says he's the only man who can steal that move and rolls out of the way. Now Chavo is pissed and he's unloading on Aries, backdropping him and taking him out with a forward rolling kick. Chavo steals the Three Amigos and goes up top to steal the frogsplash as fans chant for his uncle. Chavo hits the frogsplash, but Bobby Roode distracts the referee and draws Hernandez on the apron. While the referee is busy with Hernandez, Roode sets Chavo up so Aries can hit the brainbuster for the win.
Winner: Austin Aries
Brooke Hogan runs into Mark's locker room to tell him that HE'S HERE, then they scamper off holding hands to see HIM.
Kurt Angle is backstage with his young boys saying that all he wants is Ken Anderson in a cage, and Joe says that last time they got Aces & Eights in a cage, he got locked in there alone with him. That won't happen tonight, Garett and Brisco say they won't let it happen and they're going to be there for him, but Joe says he doesn't need their help. Wes asks what Joe's problem is, and Angle says Joe's just being Joe but he's the guy he needs and not to worry about it.
We look at a video package recapping recent events in the Hulk-Brooke-Mark storyline, then Bubba and Brooke come out to the ring to share their mind. His love for Brooke got him suspended, but he and Hulk have a common enemy and they need to bury their problems and Hulk needs to lift his suspension so he can fight Aces & Eights. He and Brooke have both tried to get through to Hulk but failed, so now there's only one man who can do it and that's Sting. Sting comes out to the ring to lead the fans in a Hogan chant until His Lordship comes out to the ring. Sting says they have a war on their hands, they're back together in the UK, and he can't think of a better place for Hulk to make things right with Bully Ray than right here and now. Hogan tells Sting to say something he doesn't know, but whether he and Sting have been friend or foe, he always does the right thing. Wow, how's THAT for revisionist history? As of the day of Brooke's wedding, he still did the right thing by walking her down the aisle, and when his family is on the line, he always does the right thing and that's why Bully is reinstated, BROTHER. Bubba and Brooke are happy, but Hulk says that the one thing he gets a little crazy about is when he confuses business and family, and he needs to do something that's right for the business. So next week, Sting and Bubba will take on two members of Aces & Eights in a Tables Match. That seems fair to me.
We go to TNA President Dixie Carter, who announces that beginning in March, Impact Wrestling tapings are going on the road permanently. Good move, this has been a long time coming.
Velvet Sky comes out to the ring and calls out the two reasons she's not the Knockouts Champion right now: Tara and her girlfriend Jesse. Tara and Jesse come out and Velvet says that she didn't call them out for a handicap match, because while they were backstage drinking their lame protein shakes, she found a partner who drinks...only it's not protein shakes.
James Storm & Velvet Sky vs tara & Jesse Godderz
Storm eats Jesse alive, completely dominating him and hitting Snake Eyes. Jesse gets a shot in after Tara distracts Storm, and Taz threatening Todd Kenealy's life is more interesting than what's going on in the ring. Storm hits Closing Time and then tags out to Velvet, who comes in and takes Tara out with a swinging headscissors. Velvet with a rollup for 2, then Storm tags back in and hits Closing Time on Jesse again. Tara gets in Storm's face, but Velvet spins her around and hits In Your Face for the win.
Winners: James Storm & Velvet Sky
We'll get an update on Jeff Hardy after this commercial break!
Okay, we're back and here's the update: Hardy got an MRI. Yeah, that's it. We then look at a couple of segments ago when Hogan reinstated Bubba and made the tag match for next week. Hogan's backstage with Brooke and says that he changed his tune on Bubba when he saw the way he took a beating from Aces & Eights for his daughter, and that's why he gave Bubba the chance to take it out of Aces & Eights' hide. The official match, by the way, will be Sting and Bubba against DOC and Devon.
We look at the last time Kurt Angle and Ken Anderson were in a cage at Lockdown 2010, then we go backstage to Anderson saying that Aces & Eights showed him more brotherhood since he joined their group than he did in all the time he's been in TNA. He guarantees that Angle won't leave here the same way he came in.
We go back to Angle's locker room where we see that Samoa Joe has been attacked. Angle goes out to the ring by himself while Brisco and Garett check on Joe, and we'll see how this all turns out next!
It's main event time!
Cage Match: Ken Anderson vs Kurt Angle
Angle comes out to the ring with Wes Brisco and gets jumped by Anderson as soon as he enters the cage. Anderson unloads on Angle for a minute or two until he charges into Angle's elbow and then Angle takes him out with a clothesline. Angle gets several more clotheslines and an overhead relase suplex, but Anderson escapes an Angle Slam attempt and hits a Finlay roll for 2. Anderson rams Angle into the cage and rops an elbow on his bad neck, but Angle reversed a whip and sent Anderson into the cage. He makes a cover, but Anderson gets a shoulder up at 2 as we go to commercial.
We're back, and Angle is laying a beating on Anderson until Anderson drills him with a clothesline out of nowhere. Anderson tries to climb out of the cage, but Angle follows him up and they trade blows on the top rope until Anderson falls onto the mat and Angle falls and his uprights land on the top rope. Anderson covers for 2, then chokes Angle in the corner with his boot. Anderson tries climbing out again, but Angle follows him up again and this time hits a super Angle Slam. Both men are down as the fans are going nuts, Angle crawls over and makes a cover, but Anderson has had time to recover and kicks out at 2. Wes Brisco looks concerned outside the cage as Anderson hits the Mic Check, he immediately goes for a cover but Angle kicker out at 2.999. Anderson goes for another cover but Angle kicks out again, so he tries climbing the cage and gets caught yet again as Angle carries him out to the middle of the ring and DRILLS him into the mat with a powerbomb. Anderson kicks out at 2, but Angle catches the ankle on the kickout and hooks in an anklelock, forcing Anderson to tap out.
Winner: Kurt Angle
An Aces & Eights member climbs over the cage and comes in to attack Angle, Brisco gets into the cage to back Angle up and Angle tells him to lock the cage behind him. Brisco does so and they face down the Aces & Eights member, who takes off his mask and reveals himself to be Garett Bischoff. Angle is stunned and then looks at Brisco, who says he didn't know about this, but then Brisco takes out Angle's knee when he turns back to Bischoff. Brisco tears off the sport jacket to reveal an Aces & Eights jacket, and he and Bischoff beat Angle down 2-on-1. Bischoff finished the beating by hitting a Silver Slice on Angle, then he and Brisco celebrate in the ring as we call it a night.
TNA announced changes to their Gut Check Challenge voting. The
voting was scheduled to end on March 11, but TNA pushed up the Round 1 deadline
to Friday, February 15.
TNA will now select the Top Three wrestlers with
the most votes in each bracket rather then selecting one winner from each of the
16 brackets. The Top Three will then advance to a three-way vote.
Following the three-way vote, the winner of each of the 16 brackets will
advance to the final round.
Former TNA Wrestler The Amazing Red was announced and scheduled for the TNA
X-Division pay per view entitled X-Travaganza. Both TNA and Red have been very
quiet concerning Red not wrestling at the event. One source indicated to me that
it's possible that Red may have withdrawn a few days earlier partly due to the
TNA vs WWE lawsuit.
Red who recently had a tryout match with the WWE was
spoken very highly of by WWE announcer Matt Striker and Bill DeMott. Striker is
said to be the one who managed to get Red his tryout with TNA. Further details
are that Red actually didn't have a tryout or a dark match at all mainly due to
the TNA vs WWE lawsuit.
During the tryout there was first a
miscommunication regarding Red. One agent and Ryback originally believed Red and
two other opponents were going to be used as squash characters for Ryback for
the WWE No Way Out Pay Per View. Bill Demott interjected and told Ryback that
Red was not going to be a squash character and was here for something else.
After a short talk with Demott, Red was notified that no current or former TNA
talent could be signed to contracts because of the pending legal situation with
TNA. Red was allowed the run the ropes and show off a handful of moves but no
formal tryout or dark match was ever offered to him. It is believed that WWE did
have intentions to sign Red to some form of contact, be it for the main roster
or for WWE's long rumored cruiser-weight show.
The TNA lawsuit against
the WWE was dismissed just 3 days before the TNA X-travaganza pay per view
taping which leads some sources to believe that Red felt the need to withdraw
himself from the event in hopes of landing a more lucrative WWE contract. Red
recently participated in two interviews since the PPV tapings. Both interviews
seemed to have intentionally left out any mention of the TNA X-travaganza
tapings and Red has refused to publicly mention anything about no-showing the
event
Starts with a Lethal/Steen in ring confrontation. Lethal says that to destroy ROH, he has to destroy Steen who is honorable clearly trying to get Steen to change his mind. Steen accepts so its look like we will get Steen versus Lethal in the future.
Top Prospect Tournament Round 1: Silas Young def Adam Page with a full nelson stretch
Charlie Haas is out with new music. He is pissed that BJ Whitmer has a TV title shot and he doesnt Says ROH tried to censor him. Haas then attacks a ringside crew member while the fans have fun trying to hit him with tp and streamers.
Matt Hardy def Rhett Titus with the Twist of Fate. Fans booed the finish.
Adam Cole [c] def BJ Whitmer with the Florida Key to retain the ROH World TV Championship
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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