- When a follower on Twitter asked Eric Bischoff on when he would return to TNA television, Bischoff responded, "Not going to happen! Officially retired from that role!"
Thursday's IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast aired LIVE from Tupelo, Mississippi! Check back Friday for footage from the huge event on SpikeTV!
- The event kicked off with Sting and Kurt Angle coming to the ring, demanding an answer from AJ Styles! AJ came out, but refused to answer. Angle got in AJ's face, but Styles left, further angering the Olympian. Angle and Styles brawled on the entrance ramp, while the Aces and Eights came out and attacked Sting! Afterwards, TNA cameras caught AJ leaving the building - he still wouldn't answer!
- In Knockouts Tag Team action, Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky - still bothered by her knee injury - and Mickie James defeated Gail KIm and Tara! After the bout, Gail wasn't happy about the loss and attacked Tara!
- Later, the Aces and Eights hit the ring, with Bully Ray addressing the situation with AJ, wondering who would join Sting and Kurt Angle! Then he turned his attention to D'Lo Brown and how he let the club down last week! Bully ordered D'Lo to remove his gang colors, but D'Lo refused. D'Lo told them he had a match with Magnus and he would make it up to them - but Bully Ray told D'Lo to be the timekeeper while D.O.C battled Magnus instead!
- Magnus defeated D.O.C. by pinfall, after interference by D'Lo Brown backfired on D.O.C! D'Lo went to hook Magnus' leg, but held D.O.C.'s instead, costing him the match! Later, Bully Ray and the rest of the Aces were about to annihilate D'Lo in their clubhouse, but Anderson stepped in and told them to give D'Lo a job he could handle - getting their beer! D'Lo was informed he was demoted to a prospect and Bully Ray kicked him out of the clubhouse!
- Prior to the big tag team match, both teams of Christopher Daniels and Kazarian (Bad Influence) and Austin Aries and Bobby Roode tried to get on the good side of special referee James Storm, but "The Cowboy" wasn't having any of it! Unfortunately for both teams, the match was thrown out after Storm left the ring, but not before hitting a Superkick on both Daniels and Aries!
- A special video aired announcing that the masked superstar Suicide was returning soon!
- Back in the ring, X Division Champion Kenny King brought out Chris Sabin - and pretended to welcome Sabin back from his injury! King asked Sabin to hold his title, then told him that would be the closest he would ever get to it! Sabin promised to regain the championship next week, tossed the title back to King, then smashed him in the mouth! King ducked out of the ring before Sabin could do more damage to the champion.
- In the main event, after the Aces seemingly attacked all their possible partners, Sting and Kurt Angle went to battle alone in a handicap match against World Champion Bully Ray, Devon and Mr. Anderson! During the bout, cameras cut to the back, where the rest of the Aces were shown beaten and battered by an unknown attacker! Back in the ring, the Aces took advantage of the 3-on-2, wearing Angle down. Angle eventually tagged in Sting who cleaned house on the Aces and had Bully Ray in the Scorpion Deathlock, but the Aces once again took control! As they beat down Sting and Angle, Devon brought in the wooden Table for the 3D, but before they could .ABYSS MADE HIS SURPRISE RETURN!!! The Monster hit the ring and annihilated Bully Ray, Devon and Anderson, chokeslamming Anderson through the table and hitting the Black Hole Slam on Devon for the pin and win! ABYSS IS BACK!
Announced for next Thursday:
- X Division Championship: Kenny King vs. Chris Sabin vs. Petey Williams
- Gut Check Match: Sam Shaw vs. Alex Silva vs. Christian York for a shot to compete in the Bound For Glory Series
YouTube and TNA Wrestling Present: TNAWrestlingPlus Channel
Youtube and TNA Wrestling have officially announced their premium channel entitled TNAWrestlingPlus. Today, YouTube finally announced today its premium content initiative which includes TNA Wrestling, UFC, Jim Henson Family Productions and many more. TNAWrestling Plus has a 4.99 subscription fee per month and so far, has many specialty DVD releases and every pay per view event TNA has put on from 2005 - 2012.
- Independent wrestling stars who are said to be in the process of doing medical tests for WWE include Mike Bennett, Samurai del Sol, Shaun Ricker and Sami Callihan
WWE is reporting that Dolph Ziggler suffered a concussion at Tuesday's WWE Smackdown TV tapings in Raleigh, North Carolina.
WWE's report states that Ziggler suffered the concussion while interfering in a scheduled match between Big E. Langston and Jack Swagger. According to WWE's doctor, Dr. Michael Sampson, Ziggler was "having some memory difficulties and a bit of a headache."
Ziggler will be undergoing "neuropsychological testing" and WWE continuing to monitor Ziggler's recovery the next few days.
As noted earlier, WWE reported that Dolph Ziggler had suffered a concussion at Tuesday night's WWE television tapings in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Ziggler concussion is legitimate and he has been removed from all in-ring bookings until he has passed an imPACT test indicating that he is healthy enough to perform.
- Sin Cara was visiting with WWE doctors at last night's SmackDown tapings in Raleigh, North Carolina. Cara says he's returning to action next week after being medically cleared. He tweeted:
"Finally I was given the all-clear to go back to Wrestling. Next week my comeback to the WWE ring."
As noted earlier, TNA is expected to make a major announcement involving their partnership with YouTube.
The word making the rounds in TNA is they plan on offering the paid subscription services that WWE passed up on. As of this writing, there is no indication that the deal is finalized, however it's consider a "lock." YouTube is said to have approached TNA about the offer.
YouTube is expected to start making announcements next week about their paid channels.
- Tonight's WWE RAW opens up with a look at Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar's antics at WWE headquarters earlier today. We also get a look at injured WWE Champion John Cena and his feud with Ryback.
- Michael Cole welcomes us to RAW from Roanoke, Virginia. We go right to the ring and out comes John Cena to a huge pop. Cena says he's out here to answer questions tonight. Cena says his heel injury won't stop him from wrestling Ryback at Extreme Rules. Cena says he hasn't been 100% since 2002 but that's not going to stop him. Cena is interrupted by Vickie Guerrero on the stage.
Vickie is excited Cena will be defending the WWE Title at Extreme Rules. Vickie runs down the Extreme Rules card and hopes the WWE Title match will be extreme. Vickie brings up a stipulation for that match and brings Ryback to the ring. Cena pokes at Ryback for whining the past few weeks. Cena does a bad impersonation. Ryback says he's not fighting Cena tonight. Ryback says Cena and everyone will know that Ryback Rules after Extreme Rules. Ryback picks the stipulation for their match and it will be a Last Man Standing match. Ryback exits the ring and Cena looks on worried.
- Cole is at ringside with JBL and Jerry Lawler. They talk about Lesnar destroying WWE HQ earlier today. Randy Orton is walking backstage as we go to commercial.
Randy Orton vs. Damien Sandow
Back from the break and Randy Orton is in the ring for a SmackDown rematch. Damien Sandow is out next. He sings a song about Orton on the way to the ring and it's decent.
Orton attacks Sandow and unloads, taking it to the floor. Sandow tries to regroup but Orton levels him with a clothesline and backdrops him onto the fan barrier. Orton brings it back in the ring but Sandow goes back out. Orton follows and they brawl some more. Orton brings it back in the ring and keeps control. Orton with a series of right hands in the corner. Orton keeps control and poses for the fans. Sandow takes advantage and turns things around. Orton fights back and nails a suplex.
Back from the break and Sandow is in control now. Sandow nails the Elbow of Disdain and covers for a 2 count. Orton comes back with a pair of clotheslines and a powerslam. Sandow hits an elbow but Orton catches him in mid-air with a dropkick. Orton brings Sandow in with a second rope draping DDT. Orton hits a RKO for the win.
Winner: Randy Orton
- Big Show attacks Randy Orton on the stage but we don't see it because the announcers were talking. We get a replay and it shows Show dropping Orton with a knockout punch as he went to enter the backstage area.
- Fandango is backstage dancing with a new dancer as we go to commercial.
- Back from the break and out comes Chris Jericho. He jokes on Fandango and says he's put together a panel to judge Fandango's performance tonight. Jericho brings out his judges - Tensai and Brodus Clay. They come out dancing with Cameron and Naomi. Out next comes Fandango with a new dancer, not Summer Rae. Jericho takes a seat with his judges. Fandango rips Jericho for not winning Dancing with the Stars. Out comes Fandango's opponent R-Truth.
R-Truth vs. Fandango
Fandango strikes with kicks and beats Truth around.
Truth makes a comeback and drops Fandango on his face. Truth nails the scissors kick. Fandango rolls to the floor to regroup. Truth dances for the judges and they give him 10's. Fandango gets upset and walks off with his dancer.
Winner by Count Out: R-Truth
- The announcers hype Lesnar's antics at WWE HQ earlier today. Back to commercial.
- Back from the break and we get a Susan G. Komen video from Triple H.
- We see Ryback defeating Daniel Bryan on SmackDown. We also see The Shield attacking Bryan backstage later that night. Josh Mathews is backstage with Bryan now. Bryan challenges Ryback to a rematch from SmackDown and wants to prove that The Shield's claims of justice are phony. Ryback appears and says no to Bryan's challenge. Ryback says Bryan is half the man he is. Kane appears and gets in Ryback's face and they will meet tonight.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Dolph Ziggler
Ricardo Rodriguez comes out to begin the introduction for Alberto Del Rio. Back to commercial. Back from the break and out comes World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler with AJ Lee and Big E Langston at his side. Ziggler nails a dropkick early on in the match for a 2 count. More back and forth action. Ziggler with a suplex and a 2 count. Jack Swagger's music hits mid-match and out he comes with Zeb Colter for commentary. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and more back and forth between the two. Zeb talks trash on commentary. Del Rio ends up knocking Ziggler down on the top. Del Rio with a facebuster from the top rope. Del Rio unloads on Ziggler. Del Rio nails the superkick and covers for a close 2 count. Del Rio locks in the cross armbreaker. AJ distracts the referee and Big E pulls Del Rio out of the ring. Langston tosses Del Rio into Swagger's chair.
Winner by DQ: Alberto Del Rio
- After the bell, Swagger gets upset and throws Langston into the ring post. Swagger clotheslines Del Rio and brings a ladder from under the ring. Swagger tosses Ricardo from his back and rams him back into the barrier with a ladder. Swagger beats down Ziggler and Del Rio with a ladder in the ring. Swagger exits with Zeb as everyone is left laying.
- We get a look back at what happened with Ryback and Cena earlier tonight.
- Back from the break and we get a video for WWE's new partnership with Yahoo.
- Kaitlyn is backstage with Cameron and Naomi. Her phone goes off and apparently she gets a text message. Kaitlyn says he's not a stalker. Kaitlyn says she feels like the mystery man "gets" her. Natalya walks up and Kaitlyn reads the text message. The Great Khali appears. Natalya suggests Khali go into the locker room and find out who the mystery man is. The Divas walk off and The Bellas come out from behind a curtain laughing.
The Shield vs. Kofi Kingston and The Usos
We go to the ring and out comes Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns through the crowd.
Back from the break and The Usos are out with Kofi Kingston. Ambrose starts out with one of the Usos. Usos take control a bit and in comes Rollins. Rollins tags in Reigns and they keep Uso down in their corner. Ambrose comes in for some double teaming with Rollins. 2 count on Uso. Rollins with a submission now.
Uso trades rights with Ambrose but Reigns comes back in. More double teaming and quick tags by The Shield. Rollins taunts one of the Usos and slaps him. Uso catches Rollins with a huge Samoan Drop out of nowhere. Ambrose and Kofi tag in at the same time. Kofi unloads off the top rope and hits a crossbody. Ambrose ducks a right hand but misses a clothesline. Kofi kicks Reigns off the apron and drops Ambrose. Kofi hits the Boom Drop. Ambrose dodges a splash but gets kicked in the head. Kofi kicks Rollins away. Kofi nails a crossbody on Ambrose for 2. Uso takes out Reigns and sends him into the fan barrier. Reigns comes right back with a huge clothesline on the floor. Kofi goes up top but Ambrose cuts him off. Kofi knocks Ambrose to the mat. Rollins pushes Kofi off the top while Reigns distracts the referee. Ambrose lays Kofi out with his finisher for the win.
Winners: The Shield
- More hype about Brock Lesnar's attack on WWE HQ today. Still to come, Kane vs. Ryback. Back to commercial.
Zack Ryder vs. Antonio Cesaro
Back from the break and Zack Ryder is in the ring. Antonio Cesaro makes his way out as we see a replay of Cesaro vs. Kofi from Main Event. Cesaro looks all business tonight and doesn't yodel.
Cesaro controls the match to start. Ryder hits a missile dropkick from the ropes and charges but Cesaro drops him with a big uppercut in mid-air. Cesaro hits the Neutralizer for the easy win.
Winner: Antonio Cesaro
- Cesaro speaks after the match and asks if that's all the competition they have for him. Cesaro says he puts the "W" in WWE. Cesaro says there's nobody in WWE, on NXT, on Saturday Morning Slam, on Superstars, SmackDown, Main Event or RAW that can hold a candle to what he does in the ring. Cesaro drops the mic and walks away.
- Back from a commercial and Paul Heyman is live via satellite. Heyman says he's here on behalf of Brock Lesnar. Heyman says they took a self-guided tour of WWE HQ earlier today. Heyman shows us footage.
We see Heyman and Lesnar entering the building. They walk up on a big Extreme Rules with Sheamus that they mock. Andre the Giant's hand-prints are in a case and Heyman jokes about him being dead for 150 years. A secretary asks if they have an appointment to meet with Triple H. They ride the elevator up and Lesnar tries to intimidate the man operating the elevator. They step out on the 4th floor where Triple H's office is. Lesnar stops at a Royal Rumble poster with The Rock and stares at it. Heyman gets Lesnar upset by pointing out there are no posters of him. They enter Triple H's office and Heyman says the secretary is much prettier than Stephanie McMahon. An office worker says they can't enter and Lesnar mushes him down in the face. Seems like Triple H's office would be a little nicer than this. Lesnar grabs a World Title off the wall and puts it on his shoulder. Lesnar sits in Triple H's chair and kicks his feet up on the desk. Lesnar throws the phone and tears a laptop into pieces. Lesnar punches a monitor off the table. He grabs a sledgehammer off the wall and starts tearing the desk apart. The sledgehammer breaks. Lesnar destroys the rest of the room. He rips a TV off the wall and throws it. Lesnar says he thinks he's done. Heyman leaves one of his business cards. We're back live via satellite with Heyman now. Heyman says from now on, he will encourage Brock Lesnar, not discourage him. Heyman says Lesnar is going to take Triple H to the extreme and then... Heyman is interrupted by Triple H's music.
Triple H marches to the ring as Heyman looks on from the big screen. HHH comes out and jokes on Heyman's hair. Triple H says he knows extreme and brings up DX. Triple H says Heyman and Lesnar knew he wouldn't be at WWE HQ on a Monday because he's always at RAW. Heyman tries to speak and HHH tells him to shut up. HHH says he has 2 offices - the one they destroyed and the one he's standing in right now. HHH says he became a man here, something Lesnar never did become. HHH says Lesnar can say whatever he has to say in his face. Triple H says he's not hard to find and the fans chant his name. HHH says in this office, we fight back. His music hits and that's it for the segment.
- We see footage of Kane, Daniel Bryan and Ryback from earlier tonight. Kane vs. Ryback is still to come.
AJ Lee and The Bella Twins vs. Cameron, Naomi and Kaitlyn
Back from the break and out comes AJ Lee with The Bella Twins. We get a preview video for WWE's new reality show for the Divas. Out next comes WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn with Cameron and Naomi.
Cameron starts things off with AJ. One of the Bellas distracts Cameron and AJ takes control with an early pin attempt. AJ with a neckbreaker, and another. AJ blows a kiss to Kaitlyn and covers Cameron for another 2 count. AJ taunts Kaitlyn as she works Cameron over. AJ with more offense and a 2 count. Cameron fights out of a hold but gets cut off. AJ misses a splash in the corner. Cameron comes back with a clothesline. Cameron with a crossbody and a tag to Kaitlyn. The crowd cheers as Kaitlyn walks up on AJ. AJ slaps her. Kaitlyn blocks another slap. AJ goes to tag in the Bellas but they drop off the apron and refuse. Kaitlyn spears AJ for the win.
Winners: Kaitlyn, Cameron and Naomi
- Mark Henry is backstage walking and he's not happy. We go to commercial.
- Back from the break and we get the Diddy anti-bullying video.
- We go to the ring and out comes Mark Henry. Henry says Sheamus acts when he comes out. Henry doesn't have to act tough because he is tough. Henry gets the crowd to chant "WHAT?" and he calls them puppets. We see footage from SmackDown where Henry attacked Sheamus from behind. Henry goes on talking about Sheamus and the Hall of Pain until the music hits and here comes Sheamus to the ring. They have words and talk about Extreme Rules. Henry says they can fight right now and don't have to wait. Before they can fight, Wade Barrett's music hits and out comes the Intercontinental Champion for a match that was already signed. We go to commercial.
Sheamus vs. Wade Barrett
Back from the break and Henry is on commentary while the match is underway. Henry says Cole is ate up with stupid and tells him to be quiet. Sheamus with forearm shots on Barrett from the apron. Sheamus knocks Barrett off the apron into the announcers table. Sheamus teases that he's going to throw Barrett into Henry. Henry gets upset but Sheamus drops him with a Brogue Kick. Sheamus comes back in off the top on Barrett with a battering ram for a 2 count. Barrett blocks a hold and rolls Sheamus up for 2. Barrett with Winds of Change for a 2 count.
More back and forth. Barrett ducks a Brogue and kicks Sheamus in the gut. Barrett with a big forearm shot to the jaw for another 2 count. Barrett goes for the Bullhammer Elbow but Sheamus counters with White Noise. Sheamus nails a Brogue Kick for the win.
Winner: Sheamus
- After the bell, Mark Henry rushes the ring and attacks Sheamus with a leather strap, apparently one of the EMT's belts. Henry beats Sheamus around the ring and to the floor. Sheamus tries to fight back but Henry whips him. Henry nails a World's Strongest Slam on the floor and leaves Sheamus laying.
- Still to come, Kane vs. Ryback. Back to commercial.
- Back from the break and they show the footage of Lesnar destroying Triple H's office again.
Kane vs. Ryback
We go to the ring and out first comes one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions Kane. Out next comes Ryback for tonight's main event.
Back and forth to start the match. We come back from commercial and Ryback takes control. Ryback calls for Shell Shocked but Kane fights him off and nails a suplex. Kane with a 2 count. Kane goes up top but Ryback cuts him off. Ryback grabs Kane off the top and nails Shellshocked for the win.
Winner: Ryback
- After the match, The Shield's music hits and out they come. Bryan comes to the ring and tends to Kane. Ryback leaves them to face The Shield. John Cena's music hits and here he comes to stand with Bryan. The Shield goes to attack but Ryback makes the save with a chair. Bryan leaps out onto Reigns. Cena goes at it with Rollins but Ryback nails Cena with a chair. Ryback stands over Cena and yells, "Ryback Rules!" RAW goes off the air with Ryback standing over Cena.
As reported earlier, NXT Star Bray Wyatt was wearing a mask at this weekends live events. Wyatt claims that the mask is only a temporary measure to protect his recently-broken nose.
In response to a fan urging him, "Listen to your fans dude. Remove that god awful mask", Wyatt replied, "broken nose, that is all."
When asked by another fan, "OMG did you break it at the Punta Gorda match vs Ohno? I was there when you got the bloody nose", he replied, "yes."
WWE's new Total Divas reality TV show has a lot of company officials excited because they feel it's going to open doors for people to see a different product from the WWE brand, besides pro wrestling.
People within WWE have seen the first two episodes and note that good storylines will be featured on the show. One has to do with new girls coming in, one has to do with WrestleMania drama and the other has to do with the Divas managing romance and life on the road.
The show is being billed as a reality TV show but all scenarios will be scripted.
- We also noted that several NXT Stars were working WWE live events this weekend. Bray Wyatt debuted a new look, now sporting a face mask. You can check it out below.
The recent Dean Ambrose vs. The Undertaker match on SmackDown is confirmed to be Taker's last scheduled appearance for the time being. WWE left it open to where Taker could come back and confront The Shield later.
The Undertaker came out of these recent matches in much better shape than he has in the past few years. Going into WrestleMania 29, Taker rested more, changed his diet and tried new workout routines.
Taker also worked a smarter match with CM Punk. It's said that he had the mindset of his matches with Triple H were going to be some of his last but going into the Punk match, he just wanted to give the fans a good match but not destroy himself.
"Then. Now. Forever." The WWE video leads us into the show.
They show footage of the RAW main event that saw John Cena and Team Hell No get defeated by The Shield. Ryback was originally supposed to be Cena's partner. Ryback watched gleefully as Cena clutched at his injured Achilles tendon.
Ryback's music hits, and he makes his way to the ring to a chorus of boos from the WWE Universe. Ryback wants to get one thing straight. He knew John Cena was hurt last Monday night, which is why he couldn't tag with him against The Shield. He's not Cena's keeper. Cena chose to put himself in that match against The Shield. He chose to put himself at further risk, and he lost to The Shield. Afterwards, he was hobbling around like a weak, pathetic animal. In the law of the jungle, the bigger, stronger, and faster animals always eat the weak. Ryback rules!
Ryback vs. Daniel Bryan
The match begins, and they circle the ring. Bryan kicks him in the leg before ducking a clothesline and kicking him again. Ryback isn't fazed by the kicks. Bryan evades Ryback's grasp and kicks him some more in the legs. Ryback finally kicks him in the midsection before clubbing him down. Ryback sends him into the ropes, but he lowers his head and eats a kick. Bryan hits some stiff kicks to the legs, but Ryback soon powers him to the corner and hits some shoulder thrusts. Bryan kicks back, but Ryback beats him down in the corner. Ryback hits a picture perfect body slam before screaming to the crowd, "Ryback rules!" Bryan comes right back with some kicks to the legs, but Ryback punches him down. Ryback throws him out of the ring, but Bryan lands on his feet. Bryan motions for him to follow him outside, and he gets back in the ring as Ryback comes out. Bryan dropkicks him off the apron before hitting a suicide dive. Bryan gets in the ring and taunts him.
Ryback punches the barricade in frustration before getting back in the ring. Ryback gets him in the corner and thrusts his knees into his midsection. Ryback scoops him up for a powerslam, but Bryan slides off. Bryan kicks away at the leg again, but Ryback grabs the leg and powers him down. Ryback goes for an inverted suplex slam, but Bryan knees him in the head to get out. Bryan kicks at the legs some more before hitting the ropes. Ryback catches him in a military press and throws him out of the ring!
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Bryan trying to elbow out of a chin lock only for Ryback to beat him back down. Ryback throws him across the ring. Bryan rolls to the apron, and Ryback punches away at him. Ryback hits the ropes, but he charges into Bryan's shoulder. Bryan goes for a sunset flip, but Ryback doesn't go down. Ryback slams his head off the mat a few times before putting him in the corner. Ryback runs into Bryan's boot, but he catches him coming off the second turnbuckle. Ryback then powerslams him down for a near fall. Bryan kicks and punches away at him, and Ryback goes down to one knee. Bryan hits the ropes, and Ryback hits a Thesz Press, but Bryan rolls through with a single leg crab. Ryback screams in pain before kicking him off.
Bryan continues to kick away at the leg. Ryback pushes him into the ropes, but Bryan ducks a clothesline and hits a nasty flying elbow. Bryan then connects with a running dropkick in the corner. Bryan kicks away at the leg some more before stretching it over the second rope. Bryan then dropkicks the leg and dropkicks him back into the corner. Ryback is stumbling around the ring, and Bryan takes him out with a missile dropkick for a near fall. Bryan kicks away at him, but Ryback counters into a powerbomb attempt. Ryback goes to send him over the top rope, but Bryan counters into a hurricanrana over the top rope!
Ryback has trouble getting to his feet outside the ring. Bryan gets on the apron and goes for a flying knee, but Ryback catches him and slams him into the ring post twice. Ryback throws him into the ring and stands over him before dead lifting him up for a powerbomb. Ryback goes for it again, but Bryan kicks him. Ryback comes right back and plants him into the mat with a second powerbomb. Ryback hits the meat hook clothesline before signaling for the end. Ryback then drops him with Shell Shocked for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Ryback Match Rating: **
They show a replay of Ricardo Rodriguez defeating Zeb Colter and Big E. Langston to give Alberto Del Rio the opportunity to choose the stipulation for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship triple threat match at Extreme Rules. Del Rio made it a ladder match.
Renee Young is backstage with Ricardo Rodriguez. She asks how he feels about his match against Zeb Colter tonight. Rodriguez talks quickly in Spanish before kissing Young on the cheek. Del Rio comes in and tells him to calm down. Del Rio apologizes for his friend getting too excited.
Fandango will be in action, next.
-Commercial Break-
Zack Ryder vs. Fandango w/ Summer Rae
Fandango quickly knees him in the midsection before sending him into the ropes. Ryder counters a hip toss into one of his own. Ryder hits a drop-toe-hold for a one count. Fandango quickly counters a dropkick, and he kicks away at his face. Fandango poses before tying Ryder up in the ropes and clubbing away at his head. Fandango gets out of the ring and kicks him in the head for a near fall. Fandango sends him into the ropes, but he lowers his head. Ryder hits him with a face buster. Fandango runs into his knees and hits a second rope missile dropkick. Ryder punches him down in the corner and hits the Broski Boot for a near fall. Fandango counters the Rough Ryder and hits a Russian Leg Sweep. Fandango then hits a top rope leg drop for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Fandango Match Rating: 1/2 *
Fandango poses in the ring with Summer Rae and says his name once more for clarification. They then leave the ring dancing.
Kaitlyn is walking backstage with a bouquet of roses and reading a text message. She bumps into The Great Khali and Natalya. Natalya asks if the roses are from the same guy who sent her the hat. Kaitlyn reads the text she was looking at. "You're incredible in the ring and even more incredible out of it. I fall more in love with you every day, and I can't wait to tell the world." She says it's cheesy and from a blocked number, but she's into it. Natalya says she likes the attention. Natalya says Khali has some advice. Khali says something her stressing too much. She needs to relax just like him. Natalya says he gives the best advice.
Kane will take on Dean Ambrose in the main event to avenge the attack on the Undertaker from last week.
-Commercial Break-
They show a tremendous video of John Cena surprising a young man on the Today Show from Monday. It was World Wish Day. Cena then came out with three kids on RAW. That's some really great stuff done by John Cena and WWE.
Renee Young is backstage with Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger. Young asks Colter about avenging his loss from RAW. Colter asks for her name before incorrectly calling her Rhonda anyway. Colter says she's a member of the "lamestream media" so she is going to distort facts to fit her own agenda. The real story from RAW was his personal bravery. He was very sick before the show with 102-degree temperature and vertigo, but he showed up to work because that's what real Americans do. It wasn't lost on the people on Twitter. Some people have said that his performance was one of the single most inspiring things they've ever seen. What hurt worst of all was his victory was given to an illegal immigrant that snuck across the border. Ricardo Rodriguez is guilty of theft. He could go to the police because he has witnesses, but he's going to do it himself. He's going to rectify this situation. There will be no taint on his victory. Unlike illegal immigrants, real Americans play fair. We the people!
Ricardo Rodriguez makes his way to the ring with his friend Alberto Del Rio. He'll face Zeb Colter, next.
-Commercial Break-
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler is on commentary with AJ Lee and Big E. Langston.
Ricardo Rodriguez w/ Alberto Del Rio vs. Zeb Colter w/ Jack Swagger
Colter shoves Rodriguez a few times before slapping him in the face a few times. Rodriguez grabs him by the mustache before stomping his foot. Rodriguez then rides Colter while grabbing his mustache. Colter quickly rakes the eyes and punches away at him. Colter talks a little trash before punching Rodriguez down again. Colter rips at his hair before talking trash to Del Rio. Rodriguez comes back with some punches and kicks. Rodriguez charges at Colter, but Swagger clotheslines him down.
Winner by Disqualification: Ricardo Rodriguez Match Rating: 1/4 *
Del Rio quickly runs into the ring and punches away at Swagger. Del Rio clotheslines him over the top rope and turns around to see Colter attempting to sneak up on him. Colter quickly bails from the ring.
Teddy Long's music hits, and he says if that's how the four of them want to play it, then he's going to make this a tag team match right now.
-Commercial Break-
Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez vs. Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter
We join this restarted match in progress as Colter punches Rodriguez in the face from the apron. Swagger is the legal opponent against him. Swagger whips Rodriguez into the corner hard before charging. Rodriguez jumps over him, and Swagger hits the ring post shoulder first.
Del Rio is tagged in, and he hits a pair of clotheslines before hitting a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Del Rio ties him up in the ropes and clubs away at the back, but Swagger elbows him in the face. Del Rio comes back with an arm breaker before attempting the Cross Arm Breaker. Dolph Ziggler and Big E. Langston interfere before the move can be completely executed.
Winners by Disqualification: Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez Match Rating: 1/2 *
Ziggler and Langston continue to attack not only Del Rio but Swagger as well. Teddy Long quickly comes out to the stage and orders them to stop. He says this just became a triple threat tag team match.
Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez vs. Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter vs. Dolph Ziggler and Big E. Langston
Del Rio quickly goes to work on Ziggler with some punches and kicks. Del Rio hits a snapmare and kicks him in the back for a one count. Rodriguez is tagged in, and he kicks Ziggler in the face for a one count. Rodriguez hits a running dropkick to the head before tagging in Del Rio. Del Rio kicks Ziggler in the head for a near fall. Ziggler quickly dropkicks him down and tags in Big E. Langston. Langston picks Del Rio up and punches him in the ribs. Langston hits a belly-to-belly suplex before powering him to the corner. Langston charges and shoulders him in the midsection. Ziggler is tagged in, and he punches away at Del Rio in the corner. Ziggler splashes him in the corner for a two count.
Ziggler applies a chin lock, and the crowd gets behind Del Rio. Del Rio fights up and punches out. Del Rio sends him into the ropes, but Ziggler kicks him in the head. Ziggler then charges into a flapjack. Del Rio picks him up, but Ziggler kicks him and quickly delivers a neckbreaker. Langston is tagged in, and he punches Del Rio down. Langston punches away at him in the corner before hitting an over the shoulder slam. Langston picks him up and drives him into the corner. Langston then charges into him with a shoulder thrust. Ziggler wants into the match, so Langston tags him in. Ziggler goes for a splash in the corner, but Del Rio sidesteps him. Del Rio kicks him in the face and hits a backstabber on Swagger as he tries to interfere. Del Rio punches Colter down and pulls the top rope down as Langston charges him. Del Rio then clotheslines Ziggler over the top rope.
Del Rio eyes Colter struggling to pull himself up in the corner. Colter tries to beg him off as Del Rio approaches him. Del Rio grabs his arm, but Ziggler comes from behind and plants him with a DDT for a near fall broken up by Rodriguez. Rodriguez punches away at Langston, but Langston quickly takes him out with a body block. Swagger then runs in and slams Langston down. Swagger then turns into an enzuigiri from Del Rio. Ziggler attempts to roll Del Rio up, but he kicks out. Del Rio then applies the Cross Arm Breaker, and the WWE World Heavyweight Champion taps out.
Winners by Submission: Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez Match Rating: * 1/2
A strange camera angle is shown, and the sound of grunting and pipes falling is heard. Dean Ambrose appears on the screen and says it just breaks your heart when the champ becomes a chump. Seth Rollins says the Phenom isn't so phenomenal. Roman Reigns says they broke John Cena and the Undertaker. Undertaker's little brother is next. Ambrose says Kane is so misguided. Justice is not taking revenge for your family. Justice is what they dispense every day. Rollins says it'll catch up. They put the Undertaker down, but it could have been worse. He'll believe by the end of the night. Rollin says he'll believe in The Shield. The camera is put down, and Daniel Bryan is seen writhing in pain on the floor. They kick him for good measure before walking off.
-Commercial Break-
A video is shown of Triple H accepting Brock Lesnar's challenge for a Steel Cage Match at Extreme Rules.
Referees are backstage calling for a trainer to tend to Daniel Bryan, who is still down backstage. They slowly lift him up and escort him to the trainer's room.
Randy Orton vs. Damien Sandow
The bell rings, and they lock up. Sandow whips him off, but Orton shoulder blocks him down. Sandow is unhappy with himself for not seeing that coming. They lock up again, and Sandow applies a side headlock. Orton applies one of his own and shoulder blocks him down again. Sandow quickly pulls him face first into the turnbuckle before stomping away at him. Sandow beats him in the corner a bit before the referee backs him off. Sandow knees him in the midsection before hitting a snapmare and a knee drop for a two count. Sandow applies a chin lock, but Orton fights up.
Orton whips him to the corner, but Sandow slingshots over him. Orton quickly hits a pair of clotheslines and a powerslam. Orton goes for the hanging DDT, but Sandow gets out. Sandow snaps him off the top rope before knocking him off the apron.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Orton counter out of a chin lock with a back suplex. Sandow quickly dropkicks him in the knee and DDTs him down for a near fall. Sandow knees away at him before hitting a Russian leg sweep. Sandow hits two Cubito Aequets for a near fall. Sandow applies another chin lock, but Orton quickly gets to his feet and head-butts out. Sandow quickly kicks him and runs into a dropkick.
Orton sends him into the ropes and hits a back body drop. Orton head-butts him before finally hitting the hanging DDT. Orton gets the crowd into it as he stalks Sandow. Sandow gets to his feet, and Orton hits the RKO for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Randy Orton Match Rating: *
Big Show's music hits soon after the match ends, and he makes his way to the ring with a microphone. Big Show says Orton has to be the most amazing competitor in one-on-one competition. He's just not much of a team player. It's all about Randy Orton. If Orton didn't have such a big ego at WrestleMania and tagged him in, maybe they wouldn't have lost to The Shield, and Orton wouldn't have been knocked out. Sandow quickly attacks Orton from behind and hits the Terminus. Big Show laughs heartily at what just happened. Big Show tells Orton to understand him. At Extreme Rules, there will be nothing funny about what he does to him.
Kane is seen leaving the trainer's room. Matt Striker approaches him for an update on Daniel Bryan's condition. Kane says he's going to make The Shield pay for what they did to Daniel and his brother. He knows what he's getting into. He knows what's going to happen to him. Sooner or later, they'll get him down, and they'll make sure he stays down. He's going to take down as many of them as he can. We're going on a little journey to a place called Hell.
-Commercial Break-
The RAW Rebound is shown with a recap of the main event. The Shield beat John Cena and Team Hell No.
Josh Mathews is in the ring with an arm wrestling contraption set up. Mathews says that Mark Henry has challenged Sheamus to an arm wrestling match.
Mark Henry makes his way to the ring. They show Sheamus embarrassing Henry in the tug of war match from RAW. Sheamus then gave him a Brogue Kick. Sheamus is introduced after he gets into the ring.
The referee goes over the rules, which state you have to pin your opponent's arm down. It's pretty basic. Henry accuses Sheamus of having a substance on his hand, so the referee wipes Sheamus' hand with a towel. They set up on the contraption, but Henry stops to stretch and take his shirt off. Henry talks a little trash to Sheamus before the finally lock hands. Henry has Sheamus pinned halfway, but Sheamus fights back. Henry turns it back on him, but Sheamus comes back again. Sheamus nearly has him down, but Henry comes back with a burst of strength and picks up the win.
Henry celebrates his win as Sheamus grabs the microphone. Sheamus says Henry has a stronger right arm, but probably not the stronger left. Sheamus challenges him to one more try with their left arms. Henry goes to leave, but he comes back when Sheamus accuses him of being scared. Henry talks a little trash before accepting the challenge. They go to lock hands, but Sheamus pulls away to mess around with Henry a bit. Henry isn't happy about that. They finally lock hands, and Sheamus sucker punches him. Sheamus then takes him out with a Brogue Kick! Sheamus screams, "That's what I do, fella!" Sheamus then heads to the back.
Footage is shown of The Shield taking out the Undertaker last week on Smackdown. They gave him a Triple Powerbomb through the commentary table.
Kane will take on Dean Ambrose to avenge his tag team partner and brother, next.
-Commercial Break-
The WWE Superstars talk about the two-week tour of Europe that just recently came to an end.
Dean Ambrose makes his way to the ring through the crowd along with his compatriots. Roman Reigns is carrying Daniel Bryan's Tag Team Championship.
Dean Ambrose w/ The Shield vs. Kane
Before the bell rings, Kane scares them off by swinging his Tag Team Championship. Kane big boots Ambrose before dropkicking Reigns away. Kane uppercuts Rollins down and throws him into the barricade. Kane then throws Reigns over the commentary table before clotheslining Rollins into the crowd!
Kane turns his attention to Ambrose as he gets back into the ring. The bell rings, and Kane grabs him by the throat. Kane throws him to the corner and punches away at him before hitting an uppercut. Kane beats away at him before throwing him out of the ring. Kane drops him on the barricade before putting him into the ring. Kane elbows him in the throat and boots his head as it hangs out over the apron. Kane gets in the ring and twists the arm in the corner. Kane then hits a straight right hand before connecting with a short-arm clothesline. Kane whips him to the corner and runs into a boot. Ambrose goes to the second rope, and Kane uppercuts him out of the ring!
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Ambrose stepping on Kane's leg. During the commercial, Ambrose snapped his leg over his shoulder. Ambrose punches Kane in the face. The rest of The Shield has reassembled at ringside. Kane comes back with an uppercut, but Ambrose punches him down in the corner. Ambrose kicks him in the knee before hitting some punches in the corner. Ambrose sizes him up and hits a running forearm to the face. Ambrose goes outside the ring, and he slams Kane's leg off the ring post a few times. Ambrose then wraps Kane's legs around the post to stretch it some more. Ambrose goes to the top rope, but Kane slams him off the top.
Kane is hobbling around as he hits a pair of uppercuts. Kane head-butts him before hitting a clothesline in the corner. Kane clotheslines him in the corner before hitting a sidewalk slam for a near fall. Kane goes to the top rope and connects with his flying lariat. Kane signals for the end, and he grabs Ambrose by the throat. Ambrose kicks him and goes for a DDT, but Kane counters into a Chokeslam. Kane does his brother's taunt, and he's looking for a Tombstone Piledriver. Kane scoops him up, but he drops him as Rollins gets on the apron. Kane boots Rollins off, and he flies into the commentary table. Ambrose clotheslines him over the top rope, but Kane lands on his feet. Kane pulls Ambrose out of the ring and bounces him off the table. Kane then punches Reigns and sends him into the steel steps.
Kane gets back in the ring, and Ambrose dropkicks him in the knee. Ambrose then hits a modified DDT for the win!
Winner by Pinfall: Dean Ambrose Match Rating: * 3/4
The Shield stands together at ringside, and Kane challenges them to get in the ring. Kane tries to hold his own against them, and he wins the initial onslaught as they regroup at ringside. They then charge the ring a second time, and they triple-team him down with vicious punches and kicks. They then lift Kane up for a Triple Powerbomb, but Kane fights back. Kane goes for a Double Chokeslam on Ambrose and Rollins, but Reigns takes him out with a huge Spear. They beat on him some more before finally hitting the Triple Powerbomb! Ambrose grabs Kane's Tag Team Championship. The Shield holds up Team Hell No's titles as they stand over Kane. Kane is out cold as Smackdown comes to a close.
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Quick Match Results
Ryback def. Daniel Bryan Fandango def. Zack Ryder Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez def. Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter, Dolph Ziggler and Big E. Langston via Submission Randy Orton def. Damien Sandow Dean Ambrose def. Kane
TNA revealed the results of the X-Division
contenders vote during last night's impact wrestling broadcast and announced
that Suicide will return on the May 23rd episode of Impact
Wrestling.
Currently there is no word on who will portray the Suicide
character. Suicide was a character first created for the TNA video game, and was
played primarily by Frankie Kazarian. Christopher Daniels was rumored to have
played Suicide a number of times. Former TNA Wrestler Kiyoshi (Akira Raijin)
also played the role during the character's final appearances.
Over the past several weeks there has been speculation that WWE
could possibly be adding fourth member to The Shield group.
Recently one
of NXT's top wrestlers replied to an earlier tweet from Seth Rollins saying that
he "believes in the Shield". Rollins wrote the following message on Tuesday:
"Tearing down that wall. Brick by brick by brick. We don't need no
thought control. #BelieveInTheShield #raw"
NXT Star Sami Zayn,(AKA
El Generico) then later responded with:
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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