09-04-2013 om 15:30 geschreven door jefken  

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09-04-2013 om 15:23 geschreven door jefken  

Punk Bangs Up Knee

- CM Punk banged up his knee in the spot where he leapt off the top rope with a flying elbow on the Undertaker, who was on a table on the outside of the ring. People backstage were amazed that Punk didn't slow down and finished the match as he was in a lot of pain.

09-04-2013 om 14:47 geschreven door jefken  

WWE Monday Night RAW Results
East Rutherford, New Jersey
April 8, 2013
Commentators: Jerry Lawler, JBL and Michael Cole
Report by: David Stephens of Wrestleview.com

John Cena’s music hits and he makes his way onto the entrance ramp. Before charging down to the ring he takes a moment to tell the ramp camera man that it is opening day. Cena gets into the ring and just laughs at the loud and mixed reaction he is receiving. And it is monstrous to say the least.

Cena says that it should be every Superstar’s dream to be in the main event at Wrestlemania. But the best part is winning and coming out tonight to this very hot crowd. Both the cheers and jeers. Cena stops for a moment and says that he and the audience have known each other for ten years. Cena says that he thinks some fans are upset. Cena says he is too, and it’s because Wrestlemania is over. Isn’t that really why everyone is upset?

Cena postures that the WWE is not like the day after Christmas. Instead, something exciting always seems to happen. For instance, last year Brock Lesnar came back and kicked his ass. Cena says he is pumped up tonight. Cena goes right after the fans that despise him by starting to dance in the ring. A loud “no” breaks out. Cena twists his heel around and says, “What about a heel turn”. The crowd literally groans then laughs as the commentators guffaw.

Cena holds up his Title and says, “The Champ is here”. He is wearing a new shirt tonight that has a belt on the lower portion which strongly resembles a shirt that Cena wore 7 or so years ago. Cena says he isn’t here to drop balloons tonight. Cena holds up the belt and says that he is here to fight tonight. Cena doesn’t care if he faces Dolph Ziggler, Randy Orton or anyone else. He will fight for the belt tonight and kick off the beginning of the wrestling calendar year.

Mark Henry’s music hits and Cena looks a bit startled. The big man is fresh off his victory against Ryback last night at Wrestlemania. Henry gets in the ring and says that the problem with coming out and asking for trouble is that trouble just might find you. A chant breaks out and Cena says that the fans seem to want “Sexual Chocolate”. Henry tells Cena not to pay attention to them. Henry says that with all of this talk he believes that he and Cena need to have some action. The crowd starts a chant for Ryback. Cena points out that first the fans want to have sexual chocolate and then they want some more. Cena says that if Henry wants a fight then he will get it.

Cena v. Henry tonight.

Booker T’s music hits and he walks down the ramp. He says that he appreciates that Cena wants to be a fighting Champion, but he can’t come out here and give away Title matches. Booker says that The Rock deserves his rematch. Cena asks if we are getting “Once in a Lifetime Best Out of Three”. Booker says that the match cannot happen tonight because The Rock is not at the arena tonight. Booker says that if Henry wants a shot, then he will get a Title shot – but only if Henry can beat John Cena.

Henry looks at Cena and says that Cena might be full of jokes but he isn’t laughing. All that the jokes are going to get Cena tonight is an entry into the Hall of Pain. Henry exits the ring and heads towards the back as Cena’s watches from the ring.

The Undertaker will appear on RAW later tonight.

Alberto Del Rio will take on both Jack Swagger & Zeb Colter in a Handicap Match.

****Commercial****

Daniel Bryan w/ Kane v. Big E. Langston w/ Dolph Ziggler & AJ Lee

Langston uses his strength at the start and looks to take control. Bryan seizes his moment and knocks Langston down to the mat. Bryan climbs to the top turnbuckle but Dolph and AJ run distraction to get Bryan knocked down. Kane comes over to grab Dolph by the throat, but Langston tosses Bryan out of the ring and onto Kane. Langston hits his finisher, which none of the commentators care to share the name of so I’m just going to say, “his finisher”. This match is over.

Winner: Big E. Langston

****Commercial****

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
The Miz v. Wade Barrett

Last night Miz beat Wade to win the Intercontinental Championship. Miz is strong at the start and attempts a quick cover. Wade kicks out. Miz applies a front headlock but Wade is able to get to his feet and back Miz into the corner. Wade lands a couple of blows until the referee backs him up.

Michael Cole just dropped, “Cool move by Miz” after mentioning that he’s learning a bit about the sport of Rugby. JBL comes in with a Kardashian reference and, oh yeah, there is a match going on. Wade drops an elbow to the heart and goes for a pin. Miz kicks out.

“Barrett is at his best when he suffocates people” says JBL right before Cole goes back to Rugby talk. Miz jumps out of the ring for an axe handle on Wade who had rolled out of the ring. Miz climbs to the top rope after both men are back in the ring, but Wade counters the leap.

****Commercial****

Miz is on the outside and Wade is on the apron. Wade charges and drops an elbow from the apron. Miz is rolled back into the ring, but kicks out of Wade’s cover. Miz is whipped into the ropes and connects with an arm lariat. Miz hits a few more kicks and is trying to pump himself up with the crowd’s approval. Miz charges for a splash but Wade is about to counter. Miz tries to drop his neckbreaker/backbreaker combo but hits heads with Wade. The fans voice their disproval of the misstep.

Miz charges and connects with a splash. Miz jumps from the top for an axe handle. Miz attempts a Figure Four but doesn’t have enough of an advantage. Miz and Wade brawl back and forth until Wade attempts a high boot. Miz grabs Wade’s leg and locks on Flair’s signature hold. Wade makes his way to the bottom rope. Miz looks to get Wade up for a Superplex, but Wade blocks. Barrett sets up for the Bull Hammer. Miz is staggered as Wade charges and connects. This match is over.

Winner & NEW Intercontinental Champion: Wade Barrett

****Commercial****

Vickie and Brad are talking about how happy they are with the weekend’s activities. Sheamus comes in and says that he isn’t pleased Show knocked him out last night. He demands a match against Big Show. Brad says that if Sheamus gets his match then he is going to owe Team Brickie a favor. Sheamus says he doesn’t’ care. Vickie announces that Sheamus will have a match tonight.

****Commercial****

Randy Orton is in the back with Booker T and congratulates him on his Hall of Fame induction and ring. He mentions that his dad has one as well. Orton demands that he face Big Show in a match tonight. Orton says he is the one who convinced Sheamus to trust Show. Booker says that Vickie has already placed Show in a match against Sheamus. Orton says that Booker can overrule Vickie – he is a Hall of Famer. Booker ultimately agrees and grants Orton his match.

Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger are out on the ramp. Zeb says that things got much worse last night. Zeb says that he is going to ask the fans for their support. Years ago he volunteered himself for Vietnam War because he loves his country. Zeb shouts that we are on the verge of tyranny. He tells the fans that when the dirty Alberto Del Rio comes out they should give him a loud, “USA” chant.

****Commercial****

2 on 1 Handicap Match
Alberto Del Rio w/ Ricardo Rodriguez v. Jack Swagger & Zeb Colter

Swagger and Del Rio lock up. Alberto lands a few punches and pushes Swagger into the corner. Swagger falls to the ground and Del Rio kicks him in the back. Del Rio knocks Swagger over the top rope to the outside. Del Rio flies out of the ring with a suicide dive. Rio rolls Swagger back inside and climbs to the top rope. Rio connects with a lateral press, but Swagger kicks out. Swagger begins to work the leg of Swagger to prepare it for the Patriot Lock. Swagger pushes Del Rio into the corner and Zeb lands a cheap shot. Swagger again works the leg. Del Rio has Swagger up in the corner but misses his Enziguiri. Swagger locks on the Patriot Lock. Rio escapes and uses the ropes to apply a cross-arm breaker for a full five count.

****Commercial****

Back from the break Swagger is again working Rio’s leg. Alberto kicks free and dodges a shoulder thrust which sends Swagger into the steel post. Rio connects with a few clotheslines, dodges one from Swagger, and hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Del Rio kicks Swagger in the temple and goes for the cover. Swagger kicks out. Jack barely gets to his feet as Rio attempts a Cross Arm-Breaker. Swagger counters with a belly-to-belly suplex and then locks on the Patriot Lock. Del Rio flips onto his back and reverses into a Cross Arm Breaker. Swagger is in the middle of the ring and is forced to tap.

Winner: Alberto Del Rio

Del Rio is on the mat and is squirming. He looks to be in pain as Ricardo and the doctors come to his assistance.

Dolph Ziggler’s music hits and he makes his way into the ring as the fans explode. He hands the Money in the Bank Briefcase to the referee. Justin Roberts announces the match.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match
Dolph Ziggler w/ Big E. Langston & AJ Lee v. Alberto Del Rio w/ Ricardo Rodriguez

The bell rings and Dolph immediately goes to work on the leg of Alberto Del Rio that was injured in the match. Dolph hits the Fame-Ass-Er. Cover, but Del Rio kicks out. Ziggler is furious and stomps relentlessly on the leg. Ziggler backs up and charges across the ring for a splash. Del Rio gets to his feet and hits an Enziguiri. The fans loudly begin to boo at Rio’s offense. Cover, but Ziggler kicks out.

Both men make their way to their feet. Rio leaps up and locks on the Cross Arm Breaker. Ziggler is able to escape by attacks Rio’s hurt leg. Del Rio gets to his feet and staggers directly into a Zig Zag. This match is over.

Winner & NEW World Heavyweight Champion: Dolph Ziggler

****Commercial****

The Undertaker’s music hits and he slowly walks down to the ring. Taker has a microphone and says that he dedicated last night’s match to Paul Bearer. A man he has the utmost –

The Shield’s music hits and they appear in the crowd. Taker looks absolutely furious. Taker takes off his robe and is ready to fight. Taker is ready to fight, but certainly outnumbered. The Shield is about to enter the ring as pyro explodes from the ringpost. Kane and Daniel Bryan charge down to the ring to make the save. The Shield decides that they don’t want the fight and high tail it into the crowd.

Daniel Bryan stands in the ring between the Brothers of Destruction. Or rather, it’s the Ministry of Hell No. Doesn’t Daniel Bryan know that Satanic cults sacrifice goats?!?

****Commercial****

Dolph Ziggler is in the back with his crew claiming that he deserves his new Title more than anyone in history. Mathews approaches and Ziggler continues his less than humble homage to his victory.

Santino, R-Truth & Zack Ryder v. 3MB

R-Truth starts the match against Heath Slater. Truth does a bit of dancing before punching Slater in the face and tagging in Santino. Santino gets in the ring and starts some dancing of his own but after a slap in the face decides that he should get out of the ring. Ryder gets the tag but is ultimately tossed out of the ring. McIntyre gets the tag and rolls Ryder back inside. Drew hits a high kick and then tosses Ryder into the corner. Slater gets the tag and kicks Ryder a couple of times. Ryder is eventually able to make it to his corner and tags in Santino. Santino hits a couple of arm drags followed by a headbutt. Jinder runs in to make the save so Truth sends him flying to the outside. Santino pulls out the cobra and looks to go for the win. Drew tries to stop Santino, but Santino’s hands flies forward and connects with Slater. The Cobra strikes and this match is over.

Winners: Santino, R-Truth & Zack Ryder

****Commercial****

Sheamus and Randy Orton are arguing in the locker room. Orton wants to take care of Show since he is the one that convinced Sheamus to trust him. Sheamus is having none of this and tells Orton that he will take care of Big Show.

****Commercial****

Video Recap: Big Show on the Wrestlemania Post-Show last night complaining about Orton and Sheamus taking his spotlight

Sheamus is in the ring and tries to call out Vickie to insist that her match still happen. Instead, it is Orton’s music that hits. Orton gets in the ring to tell Sheamus that Big Show is all for Orton tonight. Orton asks the crowd if they want to see him kick The Big Show’s ass. Cole announces that the fans will be voting on the WWE Active app or on Twitter.

****Commercial****

Sheamus and Orton are still in the ring as the show returns from the voting break. Vickie and Booker come out onto the ramp. They say that both men have good standing for a match tonight so they came up with a fair solution. Orton will face Sheamus with the winner going on to face Big Show. So what was the point of the voting then? I’m confused.

Sheamus v. Randy Orton

They lock up and back into a corner. The referee tries to split them up but they remain tangled. The referee has to put his body between the two men. They square off again with Sheamus applying a side headlock. Sheamus hits a shoulder block and then allows Orton to get to his feet. The fans start a random, “Ole” chant. Sheamus and Orton laugh before continuing the match. Orton connects with a punch and an uppercut but is blocked on a hip toss. Cover but Sheamus, but Orton kicks out. Sheamus applies an arm bar to a grounded Orton. Randy gets back on his feet and throws Sheamus on his back to escape. Orton leaps for a knee drop and goes for the cover. Sheamus kicks out.

Orton remains in control as he applies a rear headlock. Sheamus escapes and applies a headlock of his own. The commentators point out that there are a lot of international fans at the show tonight which explains why the audience is hearing chants that they usually hear when the WWE is in London. Orton attacks the leg of Sheamus and then stands on his ankle. The crowd is going crazy but not chanting for anything that has anything to do with the match. The fans start roaring for “JBL” and the camera shows a laughing JBL. The crowd moves towards Jerry and then Cole so the WWE cuts to commercial.

****Commercial****

Back from the break the fans are now chanting for ECW. Possibly because Joey Styles just posted on Twitter that he felt left out since his name hasn’t been chanted. In the middle of the ring to two men begin to slug it out. Sheamus hits an Irish Curse Backbreaker. The fans are now doing the wave. This is fantastic.

Sheamus sets up Orton on the apron and sets in with his clubbing blows. Sheamus suplexes Orton back into the ring. Orton hits a backbreaker which gets no reaction, but the crowd does start a boisterous “Randy Savage” chant. Orton looks like wants to RKO all 16,000 fans in attendance. Orton pushes Sheamus towards the apron and hits the suspended DDT. Sheamus gets back to his feet and hits White Noise. He sets up for the Brogue Kick and charges across the ring. Orton rolls out of the way.

Big Show’s music hits and he walks swiftly down to the ring. Show tosses Sheamus face first into the steel steps. The crowd starts a loud, “thank you Big Show”. Show gets into the ring and moves towards a staggered Orton. Show hits a Knockout Blow as the crowd roars their approval. Show pulls Orton out of the ring and whips him into the barricade on the outside.

Winner: No Contest

Show is stalking Orton outside the ring. Show charges and hits a hard spear on Orton. The impact ripples throughout the venue. Show lifts Orton up and tosses him over the commentary booth. Show tosses a chair up towards the ring but it hits the top rope. Show tosses a second, but it too fails to land in the ring. The crowd begins to turn on the Giant. Show stomps Orton in the head before heading to the back. The crowd is disappointed as they chant for, “One More Chair”.

The tussle may have knocked out some of the commentator gear. Jerry has a head set on and is standing near Orton asking if he is okay. The crowd seems pleased with themselves as they chant, “We Are Awesome”.

****Commercial****

Kofi Kingston v. Fandango

The fans are humming Fandango’s entrance theme as the match gets under way. Fandango kicks Kofi – and Jericho charges down to the ring.

Winner via DQ: Fandango

Jericho leaps on Fandango and then tosses him out of the ring. Jericho tosses him into the barricade and then back into the ring. Jericho continues the attack as the fans cheer him on. Jericho heads to the back as Fandango is left demolished in the ring.

Justin Roberts announces Fandango as the winner. Fandango’s dancer is in the ring with a mic. Fandango uses all of his strength to correct the pronunciation of his name. The fans are on their feet singing Fandango’s entrance theme as RAW goes to commercial.

****Commercial****

Paul Heyman is in the back with Josh Mathews. Josh says last night was a tough night to be a Paul Heyman guy. Paul says Lesnar was knocked out early into his match with HHH, but it still took HHH 23 minutes to beat Lesnar. Heyman says that Lesnar is ready to fight tonight, but his client won’t fight for free. Heyman says that what Josh should be asking about is Punk v. Taker. Heyman says that Punk will address the match himself – next week on RAW.

The competitors make their entrance for the next match.

****Commercial****

Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow (The Rhodes Scholars) & The Bella Twins v. Brodus Clay, Sweet T (Tons of Funk) & The Funkadactyls

Back from the break the match is already underway. One of the Funkadactyls hits Cody with a hurricarana. Tensai is in the ring and explodes with a bit of offense. Sandow gets the tag and slows things down. Sweet T hits a side slam and tags in Brodus. Clay knocks down Cody then hits Sandow with a headbutt. He follows with a big splash and then a T-Bone Suplex. Cover, but the Bellas make the save. The Funkadactyls soar into the ring to knock out the Bellas. Sandow is working Tensai, but Clay appears behind him. The two big men pancake Sandow and then follow up with stereo splashes. This match is over.

Winners: Tons of Funk & The Funkadactyls

****Commercial****

John Cena v. Mark Henry

If Henry wins this match he will face the winner of Cena/Rock for the Title. Cena dodges under Henry and then does a little Fandango dance. Cena runs into the ropes but Henry pushes him down to the ground. Henry steps on Cena’s face and then lifts him back up. Henry hits Cena with a right hand in the corner while goading him to dance or tell a joke. Henry whips Cena hard into the corner. Cena gets back to his feet and attempts a shoulder block. Henry stays on his feet until Cena dodges a clothesline and hits another shoulder block.

Henry rolls out of the ring so Cena follows after. Henry lifts Cena to his feet and smashes his head into the announce table. The commentators seem genuinely annoyed that they have to get out of their seats once again tonight. Henry lifts Cena up and looks for a World’s Strongest Slam through the table. Cena escapes and attempts to lift up Henry, but Henry lifts up Cena and smashes his back into the steel post. The referee has begun a 10 count. Cena hits Henry and scurries back into the ring just before the count expires.

Winner via Count Out: John Cena

After the match, Mark Henry gets back into the ring. He takes out Cena with a WSS and then lifts up the WWE Title in celebration. A Title which has been adorned with Cena plates in place of the Brahma Bull logos.

Ryback’s music hits and he takes out Henry with a couple of punches and a Spinebuster. Henry rolls out of the ring as Ryback leads the crowd in a Feed Me More chant. Ryback turns his attention to Cena. There is a bit of tension at first, but Ryback helps Cena up to his feet to the crowd’s disproval. Ryback charges at Cena and hits the Meathook. Ryback lifts Cena up on his shoulders and hits Shell-Shocked. The crowd erupts and loudly chants, “Feed Me More” as Ryback holds up the Title as RAW goes off the air.

09-04-2013 om 14:30 geschreven door jefken  

TNA Set To Launch Knockouts-Only Website

TNA Knockout Christy Hemme announced via her official twitter account that TNA is set to launch an all new Knockouts-only website on April 25th. She wrote:

"Working on the brand new bad ass KNOCKOUT website... You guys are going to looooove it!!!

KNOCKOUT website set to launch April 25th... New pics and info!!! #tnaknockouts"

09-04-2013 om 11:16 geschreven door jefken  

Dixie Carter President of TNA Wrestling

Big X Division news. Chris Sabin returning to ImpactLIVE this month. He texted me tonight saying he is "So Ready". Me too!!!

09-04-2013 om 11:04 geschreven door jefken  

Wrestlemania 29

WrestleMania 29 Pre-Show Match
 WWE Intercontinental Title: The Miz vs. Wade Barrett (c)
 
We’re finishing up the pre-show with our first match of the evening, The Miz vs. Wade Barrett for the I-C strap. The crowd popped huge when it was announced that the first match was about to begin. Miz is out first. Nice reception. Wade Barrett is out next. The bell sounds and here we go. Impressive looking crowd/set-up inside MetLife tonight. Looks very cool. Miz gets some offense early, including a nearfall or two before the larger Barrett slows him down. Barrett gets some offense in on Miz. He attempts his elbow-finisher but Miz avoids it and counters into a figure-four leglock on Barrett. Barrett struggles for a while before making it to the ropes to break the hold. Crowd was hot for that series of moves/counters. Barrett recovers and hits Miz with Wasteland for a close two-count. Miz, from his back, locks up Barrett’s legs standing and locks in the figure-four leglock again. Cool way to apply that move. Miz sinches it on tight and Barrett is forced to tap. We have a new Intercontinental Champion, folks!
 
Winner and NEW WWE Intercontinental Champion: The Miz
 

WrestleMania 29 Pay-Per-View
 
The show opens with the typical, bad-ass video package that you’d expect. A lot of history of WrestleMania stuff, highlighting a lot of the top “WrestleMania moments” from the past.
 
From the video package we hear Michael Cole’s voice and get our first PPV-glimpse inside MetLife Stadium. The set-up looks so cool with all of the people in the building. Very cool. Michael Cole does the obligatory introduction stuff and then we immediately go to Sheamus’ ring entrance.
 
Sheamus, Randy Orton & Big Show vs. The Shield
 
Sheamus comes out to the top of the stage and stands there for a second. Randy Orton’s music hits and he joins Sheamus at the top of the stage. Both guys stand there and Big Show’s music hits and he joins the duo at the top of the stage. All three walk together down the long aisle to the ring to Big Show’s music. The three stand in the ring after the music cuts off for a moment. The Shield’s music hits and the three come out through the crowd as usual. The crowd popped pretty big at the first sound of The Shield’s music. During these entrances, by the way, the Spanish announce team was introduced briefly as well. Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and JBL are calling the action for the U.S. PPV audience. Sheamus and Reigns start things off for their respective teams. Reigns bullies Sheamus into the corner and pounds on him a bit. Sheamus whips Reigns into the opposing corner and gets in a little offense of his own. Sheamus is getting the better of the two early on in this opening contest. Sheamus tags in Orton. Crowd pops big for Orton. Orton continues to control the offense for his team as he keeps Reigns grounded and works him over. Reigns makes the tag to Rollins. Orton immediately gets the better of Rollins. Orton tags Sheamus in. Rollins dropkicks Sheamus’ knee and tags in Dean Ambrose. Crowd pops pretty damn big for Ambrose. Sheamus hits a big powerslam on Ambrose for a nearfall. Sheamus tags in The Big Show. Crowd reacts pretty big to Show as well. Show opens Ambrose’s vest and chops the hell out of him. We get a shot of Orton and Sheamus smiling after Big Show’s big chop. Ambrose takes a chop and tries taunting Big Show like it didn’t hurt. Big Show responds by backing him into the corner and chopping the living hell out of him repeatedly. Ambrose dropkicks Big Show’s legs out and tags in Rollins. Rollins using his speed to keep Big Show grounded. The Shield makes a lot of quick tags and utilizes the gameplan of keeping Show off his feet to keep control of the offensive flow of the match. Big Show finally makes the tag to Sheamus after several minutes of punishment. Sheamus is a ball of fire as he takes out Rollins. He throws Rollins over the top. Rollins lands on the apron outside the ropes. Sheamus opens Rollins vest the same way Big Show did, and does his arm-pounding spot on Rollins. Ambrose comes over and Sheamus does the same spot with him. Orton tags in. Orton hits the DDT off the middle rope on Ambrose. Rollins tries interfering off the top but Orton sees him and catches him with the RKO on the way down. However, Reigns hits the spear on Orton. Ambrose immediately pins Orton. The Shield wins. Big Show is shown standing on the apron looking quite disappointed at Orton. The Shield leave through the crowd the same way they arrived.
 
Winners: The Shield
 
After The Match
 
After the match, The Big Show comes in and hits the knockout punch on both Sheamus and Orton. The crowd boo’s the crap out of him as he exits the ring and leaves the two laying.
 
-After a John Cena/Rock video package is shown, we see a few celebrities in the crowd including Snooki. Mark Henry’s music hits and we’re headed back to the ring.
 
Mark Henry vs. Ryback
 
Mark Henry makes his way to the ring as we see video highlights of their feud leading into tonight’s match, including the bench-press challenge from Smackdown two weeks ago. Ryback’s music hits. Ryback gets a nice pop as he makes his way to the ring. The bell rings and the two slowly walk to each other. They’re going nose-to-nose and talking trash as the hot crowd at MetLife Stadium erupts. Lots of heat from the audience for this one already. The two sumo-bump into each other. Ryback pounds his chest, as if to say “bring it on!” They bump chests again. Henry punches Ryback. Ryback punches Henry. They exchange punches with Ryback getting the better. Ryback tries a clothesline but Henry remains on his feet. Ryback hits the ropes and tries another one. Henry still stands. Ryback goes to do it again but Henry catches him coming in with a big clothesline. Ryback is floored. Henry picks Ryback up with ease and hits a running powerslam on Ryback for a one-count. Henry dominating Ryback now, slamming him and punching him as he pleases. A loud crowd chant breaks out. Sounds like “let’s go Goldberg!” but can’t quite tell. Meanwhile, Henry continues the “big man match” stuff by applying a bearhug to Ryback. Ryback tries fighting his way out but can’t. Henry bull-rushes him into the corner and splashes him. Henry with a running clothesline that knocks Ryback over the top rope and onto the floor. Henry yells out “that’s what I do!” which can be heard on the PPV broadcast. Henry stands in the ring and lets the referee begin his count on Ryback, who is recovering on the floor. Another chant is getting started up by the crowd, but the announcers are drowning it out. Ryback makes it back into the ring before he is counted out. Henry continues his beatdown of Ryback. Ryback showing signs of life as he fights back, but Henry cuts him off and applies another bearhug. Ryback tries fighting out and is again cut off by Henry. Ryback is again trying to get in some offense. He’s having better luck this time, knocking Henry to one knee. “Feed more more” chant breaks out from the crowd. Ryback hits the Meathook Clothesline to knock Henry off his feet for the first time in the match. Ryback calls for the Shellshock. Ryback attempts the Shellshock. He has Henry up. Wow! Henry ends up flattening Ryback before he can finish the move. Henry rolls onto Ryback….1-2-3. Henry wins. Interesting finish. Crowd seems disappointed in that one. A replay shows Henry held onto the top rope while he was on Ryback’s shoulders, which allowed Henry to flatten Ryback. Not illegal, so Henry wins clean.
 
Winner: Mark Henry
 

After The Match:
 
The referee calls for medics to check on Ryback. Henry comes back in the ring and tells the ref to “let him suffer.” Ryback pops back up and knocks Henry down. Ryback plays to the crowd but the crowd craps on him. Ryback hoists Henry up and hits the Shellshock on him for real this time. Crowd reacted kind of flat, as they wanted that as the finish of the match, not a post-match spot from the loser. Either way, it looked cool and we saw a bunch of replays of it afterwards.
 
-Some of the members of the Special Olympics are shown in the arena, along with Stephanie McMahon and Govenor Chris Christi. Dolph Ziggler’s music hits and we’re headed back to the ring.
 
WWE Tag-Team Titles: Dolph Ziggler & Big E. Langston vs. Kane & Daniel Bryan (c)
 
Ziggler and Langston are out first with A.J. As they walk to the ring, highlights are shown from Monday’s Raw of Langston and Ziggler leaving Bryan and Kane laying. Langston and Ziggler are in the ring now. The fire pyro explodes and Kane’s music hits. Loud pop from the crowd. Kane and Daniel Bryan come out together. Bryan is doing the “No, No!” stuff as he walks to the ring, but it seems out of place with the entire arena lit up with red lights and Kane’s music playing. Weird choice by WWE there. Kane and Bryan enter the ring now and we’re about to be underway. A kiss by AJ almost cost Ziggler’s team the match right off the bat as Bryan had a close nearfall on Ziggler. The crowd thought that might’ve been the finish. Bryan hitting his “no-kicks” on Ziggler as the crowd chants “Yes!” for each kick. Crowd very hot for Bryan in this one. Ziggler makes the tag to Langston and there’s almost a gasp amongst everyone at MetLife. Bryan tags Kane in before he does anything. Kane and Langston exchange punches with Kane getting the better. Kane hits the ropes but is caught by Langston. Langston is rag-dolling Kane like a child, hitting him with repeated backbreakers. Langston showing off his power by dominating the large Big Red Machine. Kane slaps the chokeslam on Langston but Langston powers out before Kane can hit the move. Langston with a big running clothesline that floors Kane. Langston tags Ziggler back in. Ziggler goes straight to work on Kane. He gets in a few moves and tags Langston right back in. Langston continues the beatdown of Kane. Later on in the match, Ziggler and Kane are the legal men. Ziggler calls for the Money In The Bank briefcase from AJ. AJ gives it to him but Kane avoids getting hit with it. He hits Ziggler with a chokeslam. Kane knocks Langston off the apron as Bryan comes off the top rope with a flying headbutt. 1-2-3. Team Hell No retains. This time Daniel Bryan’s music plays and the crowd does loud “Yes!” chants as Kane and Bryan celebrate their victory in the ring.
 
Winners and STILL WWE Tag-Team Champions: Kane & Daniel Bryan

-A John Cena “Make-A-Wish” video package is shown.
 

Fandango vs. Chris Jericho
 
Fandango’s music hits and he comes out dancing with his female-dancer chick. Fandango gets a big, elaborate entrance as you’d expect. As he walks to the ring a video package is shown highlighting the history of Chris Jericho and Fandango’s feud. Jericho comes to the ring next. He’s got the light-jacket on and it has more lights and more colors than usual. Jericho gets some cool pyro as he walks to the ring. Jericho’s music ends and we hear a loud “Y2J” chant from the crowd. Fandango does some goofy-ass dancing stuff for cheap heat as Jericho looks on with a bewildered look on his face. Jericho has seen enough and tackles Fandango down. Jericho chops him and whips him into the ropes. Fandango ducks out the back door and rolls to the floor. Back in the ring, Jericho takes Fandango down again and punches him repeatedly. Jericho in complete control early on. Jericho knocks Fandango to the floor with a Codebreaker. Jericho baseball-slide dropkicks Fandango on the floor from inside the ring. Jericho comes flying off the top onto Fandango. Jericho plays to the crowd after that high spot. Jericho continues to punish Fandango on the floor. Back in the ring, the one-sided beatdown of Fandango continues. Jericho throws Fandango back to the floor. Jericho tries leaping off the ropes onto Fandango, but Fandango catches him coming down with a big kick. Crowd dug that. We see some replays of that spot as the two sell in the ring. Fandango rolls Jericho over for a pin attempt but Jericho kicks out at two. Fandango punching the crap out of Jericho on the ground now. Fandango stands up and dances around a bit before putting the boots to Jericho. Fandango’s offensive run doesn’t last long as Jericho is flying all over the ring now, hitting Fandango with everything except the kitchen sink. Jericho has a little cut above his eye. Jericho with a nearfall off a kick. Jericho hits a flying bodypress off the top for a nearfall. Fandango cuts Jericho off and throws him shoulder-first into the ring post. Fandango hits the big legdrop off the top rope on Jericho, who was way across the ring. He pins Jericho, 1-2….Jericho kicks out. A loud “Y2J” chant breaks out from the fans at MetLife Stadium. Fandango misses a flying kick attempt. Jericho tries capitalizing by countering it into the Walls of Jericho but Fandango avoids it and clotheslines Jericho down. Fandango heads back to the top rope. Jericho runs into the ropes, which causes Fandango to fall off the top rope. Jericho sits Fandango on the top rope and follows him up. Jericho looking for a superplex off the top but Fandango fights out and pushes Jericho down to the mat. Fandango comes off the top with another legdrop attempt but Jericho moves. Jericho hits the Lionsault on Fandango. Jericho goes for the Walls Of Jericho but something happens to Jericho’s knee. Fandango capitalizes by rolling Jericho up. 1-2-3. Fandango wins. JBL calls it one of WrestleMania’s greatest upsets. Jericho is shown with a look of disbelief on his face as Fandango celebrates on the outside of the ring with his lady dance partner. A replay shows Jericho selling the knee injury after his Lionsault during the Walls attempt. After the replay we see Jericho in the ring shaking his leg in pain again. Fandango wins his debut, folks!
 
Winner: Fandango
 
-A video package airs, basically showing what a big star The Rock is.

Diddy’s Performance
 
We return to the arena live and music sounds as the titan tron is shown with all of the arena lights off. We see Andre-Hogan face-to-face, Austin-Rock face-to-face, etc. More major WrestleMania highlights are shown as music continues to play. We hear Diddy say “awww yeah!” as the lights start to come on. One would assume this is Diddy’s performance. It is. Diddy is now shown in the arena rapping.
 
World Heavyweight Title: Jack Swagger vs. Alberto Del Rio (c)
 
We see a video package highlighting the history of the Jack Swagger and Alberto Del Rio feud. After the video concludes, we return live inside MetLife Stadium to see Jack Swagger and Zeb Coltar already in the ring. Coltar cuts a promo, same crap you’ve heard for weeks one final time. Swagger paces behind him trying to look tough. The promo ends with Swagger saying “We The People.” Del Rio’s music plays and Ricardo Rodriguez comes out on crutches. He does the typical Del Rio introduction spot. Del Rio comes out and makes his way to the ring. Our World Heavyweight Title match is about to get started. The bell sounds and Swagger backs Del Rio into the corner. Del Rio fights his way out and knocks Swagger down with a body kick. Swagger rolls out to the floor. Del Rio runs and kicks Swagger through the ropes on the floor. Back in the ring, Swagger knocks Del Rio off the ropes in a violent fashion. Swagger throws Del Rio shoulder-first into the ring post. Swagger taunts the crowd a bit before going back to work on Del Rio. Swagger hits the Swagger Bomb on Del Rio for a nearfall. Crowd seems a bit flat at the moment. Del Rio pulls Swagger shoulder-first into the ring post. Del Rio lands some kicks to Swagger on the floor. Back in the ring, Swagger runs face-first into a kick from Del Rio. Del Rio with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker on Swagger. Del Rio hits Coltar with a kick on the floor. Del Rio hits a superkick on Swagger for a nearfall. Del Rio counters a belly-to-back suplex attempt by Swagger into one of his own. A chant breaks out from the crowd, which sounded like “We Want ‘Taker!” in the middle of this World Title match. The pace is a bit slow and the crowd is a bit flat. Swagger locks in the Patriot Lock on Del Rio. Del Rio is crawling to the ropes. Swagger pulls Del Rio back into the center of the ring. Del Rio counters it into his Cross Armbreaker. Swagger is defending the Cross Armbreaker, as Del Rio doesn’t fully have the hold applied. Now he does. Swagger muscles his way out, however, and re-applies the Patriot Lock. Del Rio is crawling to the ropes again, and this time he gets to them. Swagger uses the full five-count before breaking the hold. Swagger grabs the hold again while Del Rio is still on the ropes. He uses the five-count again before breaking the hold. Del Rio counters a powerbomb attempt by Swagger with an inzugiri kick. Both guys are down. Rodriguez is shown on the outside trying to get the crowd to rally behind Del Rio. Del Rio hits a running kick on Swagger. He tries pinning Swagger, but Coltar puts Swagger’s foot on the ropes from the floor. Rodriguez walks over on crutches to Coltar. Coltar knocks the crutches out from underneath him. Del Rio comes out and has a crutch. Coltar has the other crutch. Swagger knocks Del Rio down from behind. Swagger slams Del Rio back-first into the ringside barricade as Coltar is shown standing over him talking trash. Swagger throws Del Rio back in the ring, but as soon as he follows him in, Del Rio slaps on the Cross Armbreaker out of nowhere. Swagger can’t escape this time and is forced to tap out. Del Rio retains.
 
Winner and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: Alberto Del Rio

CM Punk vs. The Undertaker
 
A video package is shown highlighting the history of the CM Punk and Undertaker feud. After the video package concludes, Living Colour is shown performing CM Punk’s theme song live. Eventually, CM Punk comes out with Paul Heyman. Heyman still has the urn. Punk makes his way to the ring. Punk and Heyman are in the ring now and they kneel and wait for Undertaker to come out. The gong hits and the crowd explodes. The lights go off and Undertaker is about to make his entrance. Fire pyro explodes at the top of the stage as blue/purple lights come on. The screens at the top of the stage show some cool clouds/lightning effects. A giant cloud of smoke is shown at the entrance as the lights brighten a bit as Undertaker’s shadow is shown. Undertaker begins his walk to the ring as the lights and clouds around him brighten just a bit. Very bad ass entrance, as you’d expect. Punk is shown tossing the urn up and down outside the ring as Undertaker disrobes in the ring. Taker waits for Punk in the ring now. Punk tosses the urn to Heyman. Punk enters the ring. The bell sounds and here we go. Punk runs in circles, mocking Taker. Punk bitch-slaps Taker hard and runs outside the ring to avoid him. Punk catches Taker coming back in the ring with punches. Punk hammering away on Taker in the corner of the ring. Punk bitch-slaps Taker again. Wow. Taker cuts Punk off coming off the ropes with a big boot. Taker throws Punk to the floor and follows him out. Taker goes to work on Punk on the floor. Taker slams Punk back-first into the ringside post. A loud, dueling “Undertaker” and “CM Punk” chant breaks out from the fans at MetLife Stadium. Taker hits his classic legdrop on the apron on Punk. Back in the ring, Taker continues to go to work on Punk. Taker calls for Old School and begins his climb. Punk yanks Taker back into the ring before Taker can walk the ropes. Punk dropkicks Taker while Taker was still on his knees. Punk puts the boots to Taker in the corner now, as the offensive tide is seemingly turning in this one. Punk is going for Old School on Taker now. The crowd could sense it before he fully went for it, which was awesome. Punk hits Old School on Taker as the crowd reacts immensely. Very cool. Punk is awesome. Taker begins fighting back now as he punches away at Punk in the corner. Taker misses a big boot and gets his leg caught up in the corner. Punk dropkicks Taker out to the floor. Punk climbs to the top rope as Taker stands up on the floor. Punk comes down to the floor off the top with a double axehandle smash. Punk gets Taker back in the ring and hits him with a neckbreaker for a nearfall. Heyman keeps yelling from the floor about how Punk is getting closer and closer on his pin attempts. Heyman is awesome, too. Taker hits Punk with a suplex. Punk catches Taker running into the corner with a big boot. Punk goes for Old School again. This time, Taker crotches Punk on the ropes. Taker knocks Punk to the floor. Taker goes to do his running dive over the top onto Punk on the floor. However, Heyman jumps on the apron just in time to stop him. Taker grabs Heyman for a chokeslam but sees Punk coming. Taker turns around and Punk flies off the top and hits a bodypress on Taker. Punk clotheslines Taker down and goes to the top rope. Punk hits a flying elbow off the top onto Taker for a nearfall. Punk goes for the GTS but Taker counters it into a chokeslam. Taker immediately pins him but Punk kicks out at 2 1/2. Punk clotheslines Taker over the top and onto the floor. Punk clears off the Spanish announce table. Taker cuts Punk off. Taker going for a Last Ride powerbomb but Punk escapes and counters with a kick that knocks Taker onto the Spanish announce table. Punk notices that Taker is conveniently laid out across the table and looks up to the top rope. Punk rolls into the ring and climbs to the top rope. JBL says “this is about history” as Punk stands tall on the top rope. Punk hits the flying elbow to the chest of Undertaker on the table. Punk looked to land on his ribs pretty bad on the table, by the way. Both guys are down as several replays are shown. It definitely looked cool. “This is awesome” chant breaks out. Punk walks right into a Hell’s Gate attempt by Taker from his back. Taker doesn’t have it fully locked in yet. Punk counters his way out of it and is going for the Vice. Punk has it locked in. Heyman is yelling “tapout!” to Taker from the floor. Taker does his old-school style immediate sit-up while still in the hold. He stands up, still in the hold and slaps a chokeslam grip on Punk. He tries for the chokeslam but Punk avoids it. Punk tries countering for the GTS but Taker counters that into a Tombstone. Taker crosses Punk’s arms and gets a 1..2..2 and a half!!! …kickout by Punk. Heyman raises the urn from the floor, symbolizing that the power of the urn is real! …or something. “This is awesome!” chants again from the crowd. Punk and Taker exchange punches from their knees. They punch their way to their feet. They bump the ref and the ref is down. Taker has Punk up for the Last Ride but Heyman hands Punk the urn in mid-air. Punk hits Taker with the urn to avoid the Last Ride. Punk crosses Taker’s arms for a pin attempt but Taker kicks out. Punk is starting to show facial expressions of self-doubt after clowning around and seeming so relaxed. Punk stands up and does the Taker thumb-across-the-throat gesture. Punk picks Taker up for the GTS but Taker avoids it again. Punk goes for it again but Taker avoids it again. Taker counters into a Tombstone on Punk. Taker crosses Punk’s arms and pins him. 1….2….3. The crowd goes berzerk as Taker gets the victory. 21-0.
 
Winner and NOW 21-0 At WrestleMania: The Undertaker
 
After The Match:
 
Taker grabs the urn and places it inside the ring. He kneels in front and does the Taker salute to it as fireworks explode at the top of the stage. 21-0 is shown on the screens at the top of the stage.
 
-A John Cena video package airs to counter the elaborate Rock video package earlier. After that, a video package airs highlighting the history of the Brock Lesnar and Triple H feud.
 
No Holds Barred: Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H
 
After the video package concludes we return to the arena and Justin Roberts reminds us that the match is No Holds Barred, can only end by pinfall or submission and that Triple H’s career is on the line. From there, Shawn Michaels’ music hits and HBK makes his way to the ring. HBK poses in the ring a bit. Brock Lesnar’s music hits and out comes Lesnar and Paul Heyman. Lesnar gets a lot of fireworks on his way to the ring. Lesnar and Heyman enter the ring now. Lesnar’s music fades. Dramatic pause so the crowd can get ready to pop. Gnarly guitar riff, followed by “Time to play the game.” A bad ass skull with bright red lit-up eyes are shown on the stage. Triple H walks out of the mouth of said-beast. HHH has some kind of neon glue he wiped on his body. Looks cool with the lighting. HHH makes his way to the ring. The bell rings and the two big men collide in the center of the ring. This has a street-fight feel to it straight out of the gate. The fight is taken out to the floor already. HHH slams Lesnar into the ringside barricade hard. HHH slams Lesnar face-first into the U.S. announce table. Lesnar kicks HHH in the gut and slams him back-first into the ring apron. Lesnar throws HHH over the ringside barricade and into the crowd. Lesnar grabs a chair. Lesnar follows HHH into the crowd but HHH clotheslines him back into the ringside area. A replay is shown and we see Lesnar landed right on his head. Lesnar is fine, however. Lesnar throws HHH in the ring and grabs the chair. HHH catches Lesnar coming in the ring. HHH goes for the chair but Heyman yanks it out of the ring from the floor. HHH simply throws Lesnar right back outside the ring. HHH follows him out. Lesnar blasts HHH. Lesnar slams HHH through the Spanish announce table. Lesnar shreaks out like a monster after putting HHH through the table. A replay is shown as Lesnar stalks a grounded and hurt Hunter. Lesnar picks HHH up and belly-to-back suplexes HHH onto the broken announce table. We get a closeup of Lesnar with a sick smile on his face as a replay is shown of that spot. Lesnar shreaks out like a monster again. Lesnar runs after HBK and HBK runs away. Lesnar rolls HHH back in the ring. Lesnar continues his punishing attack on The Game inside the ring. HHH shows a few signs of life throughout what is mostly a one-sided onslaught by Lesnar since the table spot on the floor. Lesnar is slowly picking apart The Game as the announcers put over the fact that we may be witnessing the final minutes of HHH’s career. Heyman is overheard shouting at HHH from the floor, “Why are you doing this to yourself? Stay down!” Lesnar has belly-to-back thrown HHH like a ragdoll a few times now. HHH kicking Lesnar in the corner now, again showing signs of life. Lesnar cuts him off, however, and throws him back out to the floor. HBK is shown checking on HHH on the floor. HBK backs off as Lesnar stalks him down. Lesnar turns around and HHH runs at him and hits him with a running clothesline. HHH picks Lesnar up and clotheslines him over the ringside barricade. HHH slams Lesnar’s head into the U.S. announce table. HHH hits Lesnar in the back with a chair. HHH throws Lesnar back in the ring. Lesnar catches HHH coming in with another belly-to-back throw for a nearfall. Heyman jumps up on the apron. HBK jumps up on the other side. Lesnar knocks HBK on the floor with a big shot. Lesnar turns around into a spinebuster from HHH. HHH goes for the Pedigree on Lesnar but Lesnar counters it to an F-5. Before he can hit the F-5, however, HBK runs in to hit Sweet Chin Music on Lesnar. Lesnar throws HHH down and counters HBK’s superkick attempt into an F-5. Lesnar hits HBK with the F-5. Lesnar turns around into a Pedigree attempt by HHH but Lesnar again avoids it. HHH goes out to the floor and grabs a sledgehammer from under the ring. He comes back into the ring with the sledgehammer. Lesnar hoists HHH up for an F-5 before HHH can use the sledgehammer. Lesnar pins HHH but only gets 2 1/2. Lesnar’s mouth is bleeding just a bit. Heyman is shown upset on the outside. HHH rolls out to the floor to recover. Lesnar follows him out and blasts him hard with a chair shot to the back. Lesnar then yells at HHH, “I play with chairs, too!” I guess HHH stiffed him with the chair earlier? Lesnar takes apart the ringside steps. Lesnar blasts HBK for no reason. Lesnar throws half of the ringside steps into the ring. The announcers are acting like Lesnar is completely losing control now. Lesnar sets the ringside steps up inside the ring before going back out to get HHH. Lesnar rolls HHH back into the ring and follows him in. Heyman is overheard shouting at Lesnar to “retire that man!” Lesnar does a thumb-across-the-throat gesture before picking up the ringside steps. Lesnar waits for HHH to get up. HHH runs into Lesnar and Lesnar blasts HHH with the ringside steps. He tries to pin HHH following the hit but HHH kicks out at two. “Torture him all night long! Make him feel the pain!” yells Heyman from the floor. Lesnar grabs HHH by the face and yells “it’s over now! Retire!” HHH bitch-smacks the hell out of Lesnar. Lesnar looks pissed! HHH gets up and punches away at Lesnar. Lesnar slaps the Kimura on HHH. The announcers remind us that this is how Lesnar broke HHH’s arm twice. HHH is fighting off the Kimura attempt. He breaks free but Lesnar slaps the hold right back on. HHH backs Lesnar into the corner hard to break the hold. Lesnar slaps it back on. Lesnar sits on the top rope and wraps his legs around HHH’s waist while sinching up the Kimura tighter and tighter. A closeup is shown of Lesnar with a psychotic look on his face. HHH hoists Lesnar up while still in the hold and slams him down to break it. HHH wraps Lesnar’s arm around the ringside post in the ring. HHH goes to the floor, grabs a chair and blasts Lesnar’s arm with it. HHH nails Lesnar again in the arm with the chair. Now HHH locks in the Kimura on Lesnar. HHH drops down and tightens the Kimura. Lesnar is shown contemplating tapping out. Heyman is screaming from the floor for Lesnar not to tap. Heyman crawls in the ring and grabs a chair. HBK jumps in the ring and hits Heyman with Sweet Chin Music. Both of those guys peter out of the ring. The smoke clears and HHH tightens the Kimura even more on Lesnar. Lesnar is shown thinking about tapping again. He doesn’t and freaks out. He stands up, still in the hold, and walks over to the ringside steps he set up earlier. While still in the hold, Lesnar slams HHH down onto the steps to break the hold. HHH sells that for a moment before sitting up, still on the steps, and re-applying the Kimura. Lesnar almost taps but again picks HHH up, still in the hold, and slams him back down on the steps to break the hold. HHH sells that again for a bit before re-applying the Kimura a third time. Lesnar is thinking about tapping again, but again doesn’t. Lesnar picks HHH up to slam his way out of the hold again but HHH counters in mid-air into a DDT on Lesnar, face-first into the ring steps. HHH crawls over to the sledgehammer. HHH picks it up and blasts Lesnar in the face with it. Lesnar does his pose and stands on top of the ringside steps in the ring. He picks Lesnar up and Pedigree’s him on the steel steps. He covers him. 1-2-3. HHH wins.
 
Winner: Triple H
 

Highlights are shown from Saturday’s WWE Hall Of Fame 2013 induction ceremony. 80,676. That number is announced live in the arena by Justin Roberts as a new record. A massive amount of fireworks explode throughout the building. We get a blimp camera-shot of that, which looked awesome. And then John Cena’s music hit, which resulted in a giant chorus of boo’s from about, oh, probably 80,676 fans inside the MetLife Stadium.
 
WWE Title: John Cena vs. The Rock (c)
 
John Cena comes out to his music. The crowd boo’s as mentioned above. Cena salutes the fans regardless and runs down the long aisle to the ring. Cena waits for the “three second tan” line in his little rap and does the three-finger salute to the crowd before throwing his hat to the crowd. Cena’s music stops and a loud “Rocky!” chant breaks out. “If ya smellll ….” and the crowd goes banana’s! (R.I.P. Gorilla!) The Rock wastes no time, as he comes right out to the top of the stage in his trunks and boots, holding the WWE Championship in his left hand. He caters to one side of the audience at the top of the stage. He caters to the other. He soaks in the moment a bit, smiles, and begins his walk down the long aisle to the ring. Rock poses with the title in all four corners. Rock’s music ends and Justin Roberts does the official introductions for tonight’s main event. It’s John Cena vs. The Rock II, for the WWE Championship here in the main event of WrestleMania 29, LIVE from MetLife Stadium. The bell sounds one more time and our headline attraction is officially underway. The two lock up and Cena throws Rock down first. They lock up again and Rock locks in a side headlock. Cena pushes off, hits the ropes but runs into a shoulder-tackle from The Rock. Rock hits a hip toss on Cena after a bunch of reverals. Cena rolls out to the floor to collect himself. Back in the ring, Cena kicks Rock in the mid-section and lands a series of punches before flooring The Rock. Cena working over Rock in the corner. Rock fighting back now and the crowd is heating up in a major way. The pace is picking up in this match now and Rock is solidifying his offensive control early on. After enduring some extended punishment from Rock, Cena changes the flow in the match with one big clothesline. Cena locks in a headlock on Rock to slow The Brahma Bull down. Cena putting the boots to Rock in the center of the ring. Rock hits a Samoan Drop out of nowhere to cut Cena short. Both guys are down now. Both guys get back to their feet and exchange punches. Cena hits a fisherman’s suplex on Rock for a nearfall. Cena hits a running shoulder block on Rock. Cena tries a second one but Rock avoids it. Cena with a leg-scissors takedown of Rock. He tries connecting that into the STF but Rock avoids it. Rock hits a spinebuster on Cena. Cena hits the ropes and knocks Rock down with a shoulder block. Rock knocks Cena down now and locks in the Sharpshooter. Rock sinching the Sharpshooter in tighter now in the center of the ring. Cena rolls through on The Rock and escapes the hold. Cena with a suplex on Rock. Cena stands over The Rock. Cena leans down in Rock’s face. “You can’t see me!” Cena hits the ropes, goes for the fist-drop but Rock pops up and DDT’s Cena. Rock is standing over Cena now, waiting for Cena to get back to his feet. Cena stands up. Rock goes for the Rock Bottom but Cena counters into the STF. It was a sloppy counter, for the record. Cena shouting at Rock to tap. Rock rolls Cena over into a pin attempt while still in the hold forcing Cena to let go. Cena slingshots Rock into the top turnbuckle. Cena backdrops Rock and is again going for the Five Knuckle Shuffle. This time he hits it successfully. Cena waiting for Rock to get up. Cena going for the Attitude Adjustment. Rock escapes and spinebusters Cena down. Rock going for the People’s Elbow but Cena counters back into the STF. Cena has Rock locked in the STF in the center of the ring. Rock slowly powers his way out. Rock immediately hits a Rock Bottom on Cena and quickly pins him. 1-2…2 1/2…Cena kicks out. Cena hits Rock out of nowhere with the Attitude Adjustment. Cena covers Rock. 1-2….2 1/2. Rock kicks out. Both guys are down now. Cena goes to the top rope. Cena comes off the top with a flying legdrop attempt, the same spot that looked scary for Rock last year. This time, Rock avoids it and Cena crashes down to the mat. Rock quickly steps in for The People’s Elbow. Rock hits it for a nearfall. Both guys are standing now and exchanging punches. Crowd shouts “yay” for every Rock punch and “boo” for every Cena punch. Cena hoists Rock up for an Attitude Adjustment, Rock slides out the backdoor and counters directly into a Rock Bottom. Rock hits it and covers Cena. Rock only gets 2 1/2 again. Rock looks like he’s gonna go for the People’s Elbow again. He instead goes for the Five Knuckle Shuffle. As he goes to hit it, Cena pops up and hits the Attitude Adjustment. The exact opposite spot that cost Cena the match last year. Fans expected that to be the finish this year, however Rock is able to kick out at 2 1/2. Cool spot. Both guys are standing in the center of the ring again exchanging punches. Rock goes for the Rock Bottom. Cena avoids it and counters Rock with a Rock Bottom of his own. Cena pins Rock but only gets 2 1/2. We get a close-up of Cena’s face looking shocked that he couldn’t get the three count off of that. Cena stands up and calls for the Five Knuckle Shuffle. He stops half-way through. He puts his hands on his hips and smiles. Cena kicks Rock’s arm in and pulls his arm band off. He’s going for The People’s Elbow again. Rock pops up, just like last year, but this time Cena is waiting for him. Cena hoists Rock up for an A.A. but Rock counters straight into a Rock Bottom. 1-2…2 1/2…Cena kicks out. Very cool false-finish series there. Cena tries and fails for the A.A. many times. Rock tries and fails for the Rock Bottom many times. I’m talking back-to-back. And too many times in a row. Crowd didn’t dig that. It ends with Rock hitting a DDT on Cena. Rock waiting for Cena to get back to his feet now. Cena turns around into another Rock Bottom attempt. Cena counters into an Attitude Adjustment. Cena covers Rock. 1-2….3. Cena wins. We have a new WWE Champion.
 
Winner and NEW WWE Champion: John Cena
 
After The Match:
 
After Cena celebrates his victory a bit he’s standing in the middle of the ring with the WWE title. Rock and Cena look at each other. Cena is saying something complimentary to Rock in the middle of the ring. It seems to be a friendly personal conversation. Rock is smiling and talking back. Cena’s music stops. The two shake hands. Rock has a sincere look on his face as they talk. They hug and Rock whispers something in Cena’s ear. Cena points at Rock as if to say, “the ring is yours.” Rock music hits as Cena exits the ring with his newly won WWE Championship. Rock stands in the middle of the ring with his hands on his hips. He shakes his head “yes” at Cena as the camera’s show Cena walking up the aisle staring down at the WWE Title. Back in the ring, Rock is looking around at the fans on all sides of MetLife Stadium. We see a close-up of Rock mouthing the words “thank you” and “I love you” to the fans. The camera pans out as Rock is shown getting emotional as he thanks the fans some more. Rock walks out of the ring and down the steps as the camera follows him. Rock walks around the ring and kisses Bettie Skaaland, his mom, his daughter and other friends and family sitting front row. Rock begins his walk back up the long aisle as his music continues playing. The camera follows Rock as he continues to make his way up the ramp. He gets to the top of the stage and Cena comes back out and is standing there waiting for Rock. Cena looks Rock in the eyes and salutes him. Rock smiles and salutes back. Cena raises Rock’s arm. Rock points at Cena while they keep their hands raised. Cena’s music hits and the fireworks explode. Rock taps Cena on the belly and leaves Cena on the stage to celebrate with his WWE Championship. Michael Cole wraps things up on commentary. The WWE logo flashes across the screen as the PPV fades to black. That’s WrestleMania 29, folks!


 

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Quick TNA One Night Only X-Travaganza Pay Per View Results

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WWE Championship Match

World Heavyweight Championship Match

WWE Tag Team Championship Match

No Holds Barred Match with Triple H's Career On The Line

Pre-show WWE Intercontinental Title Match

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Trish Stratus Announces She Is Pregnant
Posted by Steve Carrier on 04/06/2013 at 09:55 PM

- Trish Stratus announced that she is pregnant and due in September at tonight's WWE Hall of Fame ceremony.

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WWE Smackdown Results
April 5, 2013
Washington, DC/East Rutherford, New Jersey
Report by: Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com

“Then. Now. Forever.” The WWE video leads us into the show.

The Smackdown video plays, and we’re brought into the arena in Washington, DC. Josh Mathews is on commentary alongside WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler.

Ryback vs. Primo and Epico w/ Rosa Mendes

They show a video of Michael Cole and John “Bradshaw” Layfield at WrestleMania Axxess in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Primo starts off with a side headlock, but Ryback whips him off and shoulder blocks him down. They hit the ropes, and Primo leaps at him, but Ryback counters with a powerslam. Epico is tagged in, and he’s brought into the ring the hard way. Ryback chops the chest and sends him to the opposite corner. Ryback runs into a boot, but he soon comes back with a military press slam. Ryback sends him into the ropes, but Epico holds on and dropkicks him into the ropes. Primo is tagged in, and he drops Ryback with a springboard dropkick. Primo kicks away at him and tags in Epico. Epico kicks him down and pins for a no count. Epico applies a chin lock, but Ryback powers up and hits a backpack jawbreaker. Primo is tagged in, and Ryback takes him down with some elbows. Ryback hits a back body drop and goes for a spinebuster, but Epico sweeps his legs. They send Ryback into the ropes, but he takes them down with a double spear. Ryback signals for the end, and he drops them with an impressive double Shell Shock for the win.

Winner by Pinfall: Ryback
Match Rating: ¼ *

Ryback will take on Mark Henry at WrestleMania XXIX.

They show a replay of Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter beating Alberto Del Rio down on RAW with some crutches. We’ll hear from Del Rio later tonight.

-Commercial Break-

Sean “Diddy” Combs will perform at WrestleMania XXIX. They show Mr. McMahon’s office, which you can visit if you have the VIP Package for WrestleMania Axxess. JBL and Michael Cole talk about the Sandy Relief Charity event.

Video Package: Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar

-Commercial Break-

They show a life size statue of Andre The Giant at Axxess. They show some Hall of Famers doing autograph signings around the arena. They then talk about the Hall of Fame class going in this year.

Video Package: Bruno Sammartino’s WWE Hall of Fame induction video.

Jack Swagger will take on Kofi Kingston in tonight’s main event. A video will highlight Fandango, next.

-Commercial Break-

They show footage of Fandango dancing at the WrestleMania Press Conference yesterday at Radio City Music Hall. They then show footage of Fandango attacking Chris Jericho after his match against Antonio Cesaro on RAW. Fandango will take on Chris Jericho at WrestleMania XXIX in his first match ever.

-Commercial Break-

Video Package: The Shield vs. Randy Orton, Sheamus, and Big Show

They show footage of the brawl that broke out in the crowd with The Shield and Randy Orton, Big Show, and Sheamus from last Friday’s Smackdown.

Tons of Funk will be in action, next.

-Commercial Break-

Tons of Funk’s music hits, but it is Team Rhodes Scholars and the Bella Twins dressed up as them. Damien Sandow mentions that it’s been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. In some cases that is true, but the only reason they’re treating the crowd to this spoof is to illustrate the lunacy and ridiculousness that is Tons of Funk. Cody Rhodes says they are much better looking and better dancers than those belligerent behemoths. Sandow says whether the crowd can appreciate satire remains to be seen, Brodus Clay, Sweet T, and those low rent cheerleaders don’t belong in the same ring as them. Rhodes says they are attractions for a petting zoo. They should leave the entertaining up to the professionals. Sandow says they’ll outshine them and put an end to their dog and pony show for good at WrestleMania. The Bella Twins then say, “You’re welcome!”

The real Tons of Funk make their way to the ring, and they don’t look too happy at all. They Funkadactyls charge the ring and attack the Bella Twins. Brodus Clay and Sweet T then take out Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes. Tons of Funk then dances in the ring.

-Commercial Break-

They show the WrestleMania Superstore and mention that it’s open all weekend.

Highlight Video: The WrestleMania XXIX Press Conference from Radio City Music Hall

Video Package: Undertaker vs. CM Punk

Jack Swagger will take on Kofi Kingston later tonight.

-Commercial Break-

They show some of the NXT matches that have taken place at WrestleMania Axxess.

Video Package: Donald Trump’s WWE Hall of Fame video

-Commercial Break-

They show the John Cena audio booth where you can rap his theme song. Cole accuses JBL of having done that attraction.

Replay: John Cena’s entire promo from Monday Night RAW is shown. They then show The Rock’s entire promo from that same RAW.

Jack Swagger will take on Kofi Kingston, next.

-Commercial Break-

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio is with Renee Young on the floor of WrestleMania Axxess. They show footage of Swagger’s attack from Monday Night RAW. Del Rio says it’s a good thing he’s at Axxess and not at Smackdown tonight. He still has the marks on his back. He can barely wait the forty-eight hours until the event. It’s not about politics. It’s about the championship. It doesn’t matter if you’re a real American, German, or Mexican. It’s about all the countries coming together. After WrestleMania, he’ll be proud to say that he’ll still be the World Heavyweight Champion.

Jack Swagger w/ Zeb Colter vs. Kofi Kingston

They circle the ring and lock up. Swagger powers him to the corner and goes for a cheap shot, but Kingston ducks. Kingston punches away at him in the corner until the referee backs him up. They circle the ring again and lock up. Swagger wrenches the arm, but Kingston twists out. Kingston goes for an arm drag, but Swagger counters into a wristlock. Swagger hits an arm drag and applies another overhead wristlock. Kingston fights up and hits an arm drag of his own. Swagger goes into the ropes, and Kingston hits him with a back elbow. Kingston kicks him in the face, but Swagger pushes him to the corner. Swagger then runs into a pendulum kick. Kingston hits a springboard clothesline for a one count. Swagger gets out of the ring to recover.

-Commercial Break-

We come back from the break to see Kingston trapped in a double arm lock. During the break, Swagger dropped him with a big boot. Kingston fights up, but Swagger clubs him down. Swagger knees away at him in the corner before taking him down with a snapmare. Swagger goes back to work on the arms. Kingston fights up and head-butts out. Swagger pushes him to the corner, but he runs into a back elbow. Kingston rolls under a big boot and hits some chops. Kingston hits a dropkick and a goes for a leaping clothesline, but Swagger catches him. Kingston tries to counter with a rollup, but Swagger stops him. Kingston then takes him down with a monkey flip. Kingston goes for the SOS, but Swagger shoves him to the corner. Swagger goes for a Swagger Bomb, but Kingston gets his legs up. Kingston hits a springboard splash for a near fall. Swagger quickly takes him down with a waistlock slam. Swagger puts him on the top rope and goes for a superplex, but Kingston fights him off. Kingston goes for a cross-body, but Swagger catches him. Swagger goes for the Gutwrench Powerbomb, but Kingston counters into the SOS for a near fall. Zeb Colter gets on the apron for a distraction, and Swagger takes Kingston down with a shoulder to the knee. Swagger then applies the Patriot Lock for the win.

Winner by Submission: Jack Swagger
Match Rating: * ¼

Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter stand in the ring with their hands over their hearts. Swagger will face Alberto Del Rio for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XXIX.

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07-04-2013 om 14:19 geschreven door jefken  

Update On RVD: Attends WWE Hall Of Fame
Today, 12:53 AM Posted by Darren Grett in Latest TNA Wrestling News & Rumors
The fight network's Arda Ocal posted a blurry picture of RVD attending the WWE hall of fame via his twitter account

"RVD just showed up to the #WWEHoF..... Sorry for the blurry pic. pic.twitter.com/hUspazTuLS"

while this could simply be Rob attending the event and visiting with friends, it can also be used to fuel speculation that he is returning to the WWE.

07-04-2013 om 13:14 geschreven door jefken  

RVD Teases Return To Television

Rob Van Dam joined the VOC Nation Radio podcast show recently and teased a return to TV. He said:

"The reason that I’ve been really quiet as far as my (TNA) contract goes, the people that really don’t know, really don’t know. The only person that knows is me," Van Dam said on the this week. "I do have plans to return very soon and wrestle on TV, and it won’t be with any (independent) promotions. I will be wrestling with either TNA or WWE very soon."

via pwtorch.com

07-04-2013 om 13:14 geschreven door jefken  

Bully Ray Interview: Talks Getting Into Better Shape, Homophobic Slur And More

TNA Wrestler Bully Ray recently spoke to Newsday on a number of subjects including getting into better shape, his recent homophobic slur rant, Aces & 8's and more:

On getting into better ring shape:

"I knew I had to reinvent myself, get a new name, and get in the best condition of my life," said Bully Ray, 41. "It's been a lot of work, but I really did it the old fashion way, and lost almost 100 pounds. I got up in the morning, did cardio. I ate five to six meals a day. I drank a gallon of water. I lifted weights in the afternoon. I was just really careful about what I did and really diligent about getting to the gym every single day."

On his recent homophobic slur caught on video:

"It wasn't like I was using those worlds in a hateful, bashing way. But I guess in the world we live in today, we can't use those words. It was a little bit eye-opening for me. That was a different time and a different place and you can't get away with that stuff now," he said. "People weren't as sensitive as they are now. The world was less politically correct."

On his big Aces & 8's reveal:

"Basically what you got was the ending of the movie 'The Sixth Sense' when they go back and they show you how everything unfolded in front of your eyes but you never realized it," Bully Ray said. "I'm proud of the fact that we were able to pull off such a compelling storyline where people totally got themselves involved with everything that went on. To get that reaction that I got at Lockdown is almost impossible to do in pro wrestling today."

07-04-2013 om 13:10 geschreven door jefken  

TNA ReACTION: Velvet Sky sustains a Knee Injury on IMPACT

07-04-2013 om 13:08 geschreven door jefken  

07-04-2013 om 13:06 geschreven door jefken