Team Ziggler (Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, Alberto Del Rio & Dolph Ziggler) vs Team Mick Foley (Kofi Kingston, Kane, Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton & the Miz)
Matt Striker and Scott Stanford are on commentary.
(1) 3MB (Heath Slater & Jinder Mahal) beat The Usos. No sign of Drew McIntyre. Slater's hair is now wetted and he is carrying this gimmick while Mahal is just playing along. Slater won with an impaler DDT. Not a terrible tag match with both teams getting offense in. Overall, a generic Superstars tag match to build some momentum for 3MB.
(2) Great Khali beat JTG. Khali's only defensive move of the match... and he botched it. The match was what it was. Khali hit chops and clotheslines, and well, more chops. Great to see Khali after his brain surgery, but the match was lackluster as expected.
- With Linda McMahon's U.S. Senate campaign over, WWE is expected to release wrestlers from their contracts on a more regular basis. According to PWInsider.com, there are people in and out of the organization who feel officials were holding off on purging talent more frequently this year to prevent her campaign from receiving negative press since she branded herself as a job creator. It has been said that the campaign led WWE to temporarily cease cutting multiple talents in one fell swoop as it had in the past.
- Dolph Ziggler revealed that he will be debuting new ring gear as he captains Team Ziggler at Sunday's WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view. Ziggler tweeted:
"new gear for @wwe #SurvivorSeries sunday, thinking @britneyspears bodysuit from toxic vid meets al czervic"
- Chad Baxter indicated on Twitter Wednesday and Thursday that he has been released from his developmental contract with WWE.
"Good luck with your future endeavours," he wrote in a message yesterday before stating he's a free agent.
He then posted multiple fan messages offering encouragement, including one saying he can "always make an impact."
Baxter, whose real name is Derek Foore, was a Notre Dame collegiate wrestling champion WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco recruited last year. He sparingly competed for NXT until the summer, and then was primarily relegated to non-televised events.
Developmental Wrestler Announces His Departure Posted by Steve Carrier on 11/15/2012 at 04:08 PM
Lucas Di Léo, a French wrestler WWE signed to a developmental contract earlier this year, announced on Facebook Thursday that he has parted ways with the sports-entertainment organization after requesting his contract release.
Di Léo, who appeared as Louis Fontaine for developmental league NXT, said he felt out of place in the company and wanted out. He is scheduled to undergo surgery on his shoulder in the coming days and didn't want WWE to foot the bill after having his mind already made up.
Di Léo also notes that he no plans to join TNA Wrestling. Here is a rough translation of his announcement: "Well, what I write will require a bit of open-mindedness and intelligence. From these facts, I think everyone will not be able to understand ... I say that because in my previous post I pointed out that I was going to give more details in a few times etc etc and in private messages that I 'I received, there was almost all the time the same thing: "Why?'
"So my turn ... Why do not you know to be patient? Why do not you read it right? Why do you think we accountable?
"I say this without any animosity, just human to human ... I always tried to be relatively close to the people who contact me, either for advice or simply encouragement, but sometimes ...
"Anyway, to end rumors that may arise, I have not been fired from the WWE (WWE does not return the injured people) and I'm not going to TNA (...) ...
"I asked to be released from my contract simply because I felt out of place here ... It's not a matter of level or anything, just a matter of honesty. I felt that I still had things to do before I get into this great machine that is the WWE. When I was active in a corner of my head, but from the moment I had to sit, I was working ... The fact is that, frankly, I consider that it is not the time for me to be part of the WWE.
"Which was "hasty" decision is that I had to have surgery in a few days. From here there was a dilemma: take the transaction costs of the WWE and ask to be released after my rehabilitation or be a man and tell them what I thought before they invest money for me. I chose the second option. I decided to leave now because I did not want the WWE pays money for me while in my heart I wanted to leave to explore other horizons.
"Separation was done in very good words, I learned a lot during my months alongside team coaches NXT and I met some very good people!
"I have no bitterness, I left a happy man, taking care not to slam the door behind me. I hope I have satisfied your curiosity ...
"And for questions like, "it goes back to the ICWA? "... I have never left the ICWA.
"Whether I catch this or that French structure, I NXT main event, Raw Smackdown, I am in Mexico, North Pole, Japan, under water, in the snow or whatever, I am part of the ICWA."
As mentioned last week, Triple H is a big fan of Brad Maddox and he will likely be back on WWE TV in early 2013. When they first did the screwjob angle at Hell In a Cell, officials had no idea what the follow-up would be so Ryback destroying Maddox on RAW last week is likely a way to keep him on the backburner for now but keep the door open for his return.
An OVW source noted that Maddox went through all of Rip Rogers' training and was one of the better guys there when he left for WWE. The biggest positive about Maddox is they say he was always working on his weaknesses. If he told he needed work on his mic skills, he worked on them; if they told him he needed work on his look, he worked harder on that.
TNA Knockouts referee Taryn Terrell won
her first OVW Women's championship against Heidi Lovelace. Gut Check winner
Taeler Hendrix was a special guest referee.
According to The Wrestling Observer, Kid Kash is now working in
the Ohio Valley Wrestling promotion as part of their working relationship with
TNA.
Taryn Terrell is also working in OVW now and recently captured the
OVW Women's Championship. No word on if she will eventually become an active
wrestler in TNA or just continue her role as the Knockouts referee.
King
Mo is getting positive reviews for his work in OVW. He is said to be a fast
learner and also has a positive attitude. One source even reportedly said that,
"King Mo is a great, great man."
Todd Keneley, Mike Tenay and Tazz are our commentators tonight. Newly crowned number one contender James Storm is out to kick off the show. Storm says the last year has been a long, hard road but he did it. He hasnt won any award but hes here to say thank you to some people. The fans have always been there for him in the Impact Zone and at home. Number two, Storms family and three, the people who said Storm could not do it. Storm says the detractors are the fuel that kept him going.
The celebration doesnt last for too long as Bobby Roode is out with two bottles of beer. Roode says hes not here to spoil the party, hes here to join it. He offers Storm a beer, Storm takes it and he has a toast of his own. He toasts Storm for pinning AJ Styles. He sarcastically gives more props to Storm and Storms fans because they will watch him fail again at becoming World Champion. Roode brings up Storms daughter and family. They are going to have to pick up the pieces when Storm loses, takes his ball and goes home again. Roode knocks Storms beer out and takes a swig from his bottle. Hes punches by Storm. Storm sets up Roode for the Superkick when Roode escapes.
Storm says hell be glad to fight Roode. Roode says hes been fighting for over a year and theres nothing in it for him. Hes done with Storm. UNLESS! Unless Storm is willing to put up his number one contendership in the brawl. Storm shakes his head no and says hes worked too hard for the spot. Roode attacks Storms manhood and then tells Storm to tell his daughter to give Roode a call when she turns 18. Storm is angered and accepts Roodes challenge. Taz says Roode has worked his magic.
- Todd, Mike and Taz discuss AJ Styles predicament. Later tonight, AJ will give his thoughts on not being able to compete for the title. We go backstage with Hulk Hogans thoughts. Hogan says AJ is a competitor and wants to be there now. Instead, he has to wait and thats a huge setback. Hogan calls Styles a main event player but hasnt moved up from where he was a few years ago. Hes his own worst enemy, Hogan says as we head for the shows first advertisement break.
- Todd Keneley says you hate to see this, as were welcomed back with replays of the Aces and Eights beatdown of Sting last week. Tons of hammer shots.
Were set back to the Aces and Eights clubhouse. A masked man asks the Director of Chaos (Gallows) if he thinks hes done enough to stay in the club despite revealing his identiy. The masked man says theyll vote tonight but for right now, they need Docs coat. Devon says the have business to take care of and he grabs a dart. He throws it at a wall of photos and it lands off-screen. Devon says that prick deserves it as the A&8s laugh.
- Were in the ring now with Kid Kash. Keneley lets us know its X-Division title time as RVD will take on the aforementioned Kash.
X Division Championship: Kid Kash versus Rob Van Dam
RVD cant even enter the ring without Kash kicking him. RVD gets to his feet and the two trade blows. RVD misses a spin kick. They trade counters until RVD scissors Kash into a pin. Kash gets up and locks on the chinlock as Tenay recaps RVD and Kashs ECW history. Van Dam stuns Kash with a kick and charges. Hes hit with a Kash elbow. Kash goes behind and re-applies the chinlock. Kash and Van Dam trade leapfrogs until Kash headscissors RVD out of the ring. Springboard headscissors from Kash to Rob Van Dam on the outside.
Kash rolls RVD back inside and covers him for the two. Kash gets him up but Van Dam resists with punches. RVD reverses a whip but Kash blocks the monkey flip with a crossbody. Kash goes up top and misses a moonsault when Van Dam rolls out of the way. Springboard kick from RVD to Kash is followed up by Rolling Thunder. The cover gets a two.
Kash rakes the eyes but RVD blocks a kick. The two trade more counters as Kash gets in a sleeper. RVD sends Kash into the corner and gets him with a spin kick. RVD whips Kash across the ring and connects with the monkey flip. He hops the turnbuckle and comes down with the Five Star for the win.
Winner and STILL Champion: Rob Van Dam
- ODB and Eric Young are in the back. EY is ecstatic telling ODB his outdoor adventures. He says thats in the past and right now, he and ODB are awesome. Young is going to take care of Jesse and ODB says shes going to become number one contender for the KO title. Young wants ODB to think about the celebration after they win tonight. The pair share a kiss and we head to a break.
- Kurt Angle is with the immortal Garrett Bischoff and Wes Brisco in the back. Angle needs a tag partner. Bischoff says Devon is a former partner and he wants to do it. Brisco says hes been trained by Angle since high school. Angle goes with Garrett much to the disappointment of Wes.
- Tara and Jesse are out for Godderzs match. Taz and Tenay let us know the number one contender for Taras title will be determined tonight in a battle royal. ODB and EY, still the Knockouts Tag Team Champions make their way to the ring.
Jesse versus Eric Young
The bell is rung and EY grapples with the ref. Hes attacked from behind by Jesse. Body slam is followed up by a pin that gets a two count. Godderz elbows the chest of Young. He goes back to the maneuver. Jesse stomps the head. EY is up but whipped into a powerslam. Jesse admires his body for a bit before a legdrop. Two count.
More elbows from Godderz. He chokes EY with the ropes until the ref breaks it up. Young is punched into the corner. Godderz knocks him down and returns to using the ropes. Nice dropkick from Jesse to EY. He kisses Tara and returns to the match. He lands multiple blows into the face and whips Young into the apron. Young gets back into the ring but hes caught by an abdominal stretch. Godderz elbows Young in the ribcage until Young gets out with a hiptoss. Godderz lands a punch but EY no-sells. Another punch and another no-sell. Young takes his pants off and blocks a Godderz punch. Another block as the fans chant USA. Young lands a flying forearm and gets the fans into his offense. Tara distracts Young but shes taken out by an ODB spear. Godderz misses a clothesline and runs into an EY powerslam. Young is distracted by the ladies and sent into the rail by Jesse. Tara sends EY back in and he lands a modified stunner for the three count.
Winner: Jesse
- Gail Kim, Miss Tessmacher, Mickie James and Madison Rayne are all preparing in the back for the Knockouts Battle Royal but up after the break is a TV title match between Magnus and Joe.
- Joseph Park wants one more match with the Aces and Eights from Hulk Hogan. Hogan says Park is beaten, bloody and screaming. Hulk cant do it. He slams the table and says his job is on the line because Park is a liability. Park says Hogan needs to ignore the outside and look at the man on the inside. Hogan calls Parks insides a warrior but he has no training. The answer is no. Park asks Hogan if he meant he should go to wrestling camp. Park says hes going to do it as Hogan disagrees. Park walks away and say its a great idea. Hogan: He wont be back.
- Magnus walks to the ring when hes attacked by Devon and a baseball bat. Magnus is booted in the face by a prospect. Devon screams at the A&8s to hold him and the Director of Chaos grabs a hammer and nails Magnus in the thigh. They hold him down again and Doc attacks the other leg. Devon holds Magnus face and starts to swing for his face when Bully Ray makes the save. Al Snow, D Lo Brown and others are out to check on Magnus.
Were back with a stretcher job of Magnus. Mike Tenay wonders why they attacked Magnus. I guess he completely missed the dart Devon threw. We get replays of the hammershots as they take Magnus backstage.
- A Jeff Hardy-Austin Aries video package airs. That finishes and we catch up with Austin Aries in the back. The interviewer asks him how hes feeling. Aries removes his shirt and we see welts on his back. Aries says he has a massage but claims to not be done with Jeff Hardy. Hardy just so happens to be in the massage parlor. Aries says Hardy beat him in his specialty match. He says he is the standard. Austin Aries brought the greatness out of Jeff Hardy. Aries tells Hardy the feud isnt over because Hardy still has the title.
Aries walks away and we get the super corny Jeff Hardy inner-monologue. Hardy says Aries has raised the level but will never reach his dimension. I dont know who thinks thats a good idea.
- Angle and Garrett are in the ring for the next match. Angle says nobody threatens Kurt Angle. Kurts here with the future and theyre waiting. Keneley says the war rages on as we head to a break.
We return with the Aces and Eights music. Devon leads a pair of masked men and the Director of Chaos to the ring. Devon and the Aces discuss their gameplan. Devon chooses a masked dude to be his partner and their rushed by Angle and Bischoff.
Garrett Bischoff and Kurt Angle versus the Aces and Eights
Angle lands a pair of clotheslines on Devon. Angle measures Devon but runs into an elbow. Belly to belly suplex from Kurt. Devon gets the advantage and tags in the Masked Man. The big guy pounds Angle in the head and starts choking him. The ref gets the guy off Angle allowing Angle to get some kicks in. Angle brings Garrett into the match. Bischoff wrenches the arm as Taz calls Garrett a helluva athlete. Garrett sends the guy into the corner. Garrett avoids a punch and lands a shoulderblock. He connects with a dropkick. He rings the arm again and tags Kurt in. Angle wrenches the arm and elbows it. He repeats the process. The Aces and Eights prospect reverses a whip allowing Devon to nail Angle in the back. Devon is tagged in and attacks the downed Angle. Vertical suplex from Devon. He drops an elbow and gets a two count.
After attacking Angle in the corner, Devon lands a rolling elbow. Devon tags the Prospect back in and the Prospect lands a kick. He whips Angle and connects with a clothesline. The Aces and Eights guy covers but only gets a one. Front headlock by the Big Prospect. Angle gets to his knees and eventually to his feet. He punches the stomach of the Prospect. German Suplex from Angle. Devon comes in but misses a punch and is given a German of his own. Angle clotheslines Devon out of the ring and lands a dropkick to the Prospect. Another member of the Aces and Eights takes Garrett out. The prospect applies a Full Nelson and Doc is in the with the hammer. Wes Brisco runs in and makes the save. Angle lands a low blow and rolls the Prospect up for the win.
Winners: Garrett Bischoff and Kurt Angle
- Devon screams at Angle and Bischoff as we get a replay of Wes Briscos save. Devon says Angle is a dead man.
- Jesse and Tara are on the lookout for Brooke Hogan. They enter the room and we see Brooke and Bully Ray hanging out on a couch. Ray abruptly leaves as Tara screams at Brooke for the battle royal. Brooke says Tara should knock next time before she enters. Tara says Brooke should lock the door next time.
- Now were with Dixie Carter. Dixie says theyve been through a lot this year. They had a choice to move forward and Styles chose to stay back. Dixie calls Styles down and unfocused. She doesnt know what the title embargo will do to AJ.
- Christy Hemme is in the ring to introduce the competitors in the Knockouts Battle Royal. Tenay says all of the ladies are former Knockouts Champions. Gail Kim, Madison Rayne and Mickie James make their entrances before the commercial break. Tessmacher and ODB after.
Number One Contender Battle Royal: Gail Kim vs. Madison Rayne vs. Mickie James vs. Miss Tessmacher vs. ODB
Taryn Terrell rings the bell and the match starts. ODB and Tessmacher work over Kim in the corner while Rayne and James pair off in the other. James with a shoulderblock to Rayne. Kim tries to send Tessmacher over the ropes but is unsuccessful as James chokes Rayne with her boot. Tessmacher does the same to Kim. Rayne choke James as Tessmacher tries to eliminate Gail. ODB is just watching from the corner. Kim sees this and knees her in the face. Kim goes back to Tessmacher. James places on the top rope by Rayne but she stays in. Rayne reverses a whip and takes James down. Tessmacher is caught by Kim and sent onto the apron. Kim lands a forearm and goes to ODB for no reason. ODB and Rayne double team ODB. Kim whips Rayne into ODB and Rayne does the same. Tessmacher comes back with forearms. Monkeyflip to Kim. Rayne eliminates Tessmacher.
ODB and James start fighting when James suggests they go after Rayne and Kim. Double Thesz Presses. Flapjack from James to Rayne. ODB with a fallaway slam to Gail Kim. ODB takes a hit from her flask and climbs the turnbuckle. James slams Rayne face first into her boot. ODB grabs Raynes face and slams it into the turnbuckle. Kim is sent into the turnbuckle and ODB does the same to her. Rayne is sent over the rope but stays on the apron. She fights James off and waves at the fans. ODB sprays beer in her face sending Rayne out of the ring.
ODB accidentally connects with a crossbody to Mickie James. Gail Kim takes advantage and tosses Gail out from behind. Kim with a knee to Mickies stomach. She connects with a big forearm. Kim is up and sends James face first into the middle turnbuckle. She chokes Mickie with her boot before sending a kiss to the fans in the Impact Zone. James starts to fight back and connects with elbows and punches. James latches on with a headscissors and sends Kim over the top rope. Kim hangs on by skinning the cat. She tries to pull James hair but Mickie connects with a kick eliminating Gail Kim.
Winner: Mickie James
- Taryn Terrell and Mickie James hug in the ring as we get a replay of the back wheel kick that eliminated Gail Kim.
- James Storm is interviewed. The guy asks Storm if he knows he raised the stakes. Storm says he does and its time once and for all to take care of Bobby Roode. AJ Styles walks by and stares at Storm. Storm says hes done. AJ Styles is up after the break.
- The scene when we return is the Aces and Eights clubhouse. A Masked Man tells Doc to not let the door hit him in the ass on his way out. The Director of Chaos angerly stares at everyone and makes his way to the door. He opens it and theres his jacket. He puts it on the Aces and Eights celebrate his official induction.
- AJ Styles is up next. Mike Tenay says hes tried to reach AJ for comment and AJ has ignored his calls. I know that feeling, guy. Styles grabs a mic and recalls his match at Turning Point. He was pinned and therefore he cannot compete for the World title until Bound for Glory 2013. Styles says its been that kind of year for him. Hes been accused of sleeping around and having a baby but the worst part of everything is that some people have doubted him. He was points away from wrestling at Bound for Glory for the title and now he cant win the belt at all.
The year isnt over and he brings up the holidays. He says a lot of people are thankful for a lot of things but hes not thankful for anything. That brings out Kazarian and Christopher Daniels.
Daniels says AJ is a crybaby. Despite that, every word AJ just said was accurate. This is the worst year of Styles career. Daniels says the source of all of AJs problems can be found by looking in the mirror. He calls AJ a broken, flawed, little man. AJ Styles is nothing but a complete and utter failure. Styles says hes beaten Christopher Daniels a lot more than Daniels has beat him. Daniels has nothing to back it up and he needs a reminder. Styles says he and Daniels should fight one last time to find out who the better man is.
Kazarian cuts Styles off and says Daniels has nothing to gain from wrestling with AJ. AJ is stale. Meanwhile, Kazarian and Daniels are riding high and on top of their game. Theyre the real World Tag Team Champions of the World. Daniels disagrees and says this is the perfect time for Daniels-Styles. Daniels says theyre going to find out who the real failure is.
- Austin Aries says hes finally found out the buttons to push to make things happen around TNA. Next week hes going to call someone out to make things happen.
Speaking of next week, all of the Gut Check winners will return to the Impact Zone. Anyone can be called out at any time.
Kurt Angle goes up to Bruce Pritchard, Al Snow and D-Lo Brown. He suggests Wes Brisco for the Gut Check. Pritchard says they have a process and D Lo calls him a blue chipper. Angle leaves enthused by the idea.
- Bobby Roodes makes his entrance as Taz, Tenay and Keneley talk about the main event. Taz says it wasnt cool of Roode to bring up Storms daughter. James Storm is out after. Jeremy Borash delivers the special in-ring introductions.
Number One Contenders Match: Bobby Roode versus James Storm
Storm doesnt even let Borash finish before punching Roode in the face. He pounds on Roode in the corner. He mounts him and lands 7 punches before Roode counters into the reverse atomic drop. Storm fires back with a clothesline. Roode elbows Storm outside the ring. Roode removes the top turnbuckle pad from one of the corners. He tries to bring Storm in but Storm counters with a shoulderblock. Roode is up quickly and tries to send Storm into the corner. Roode blocks it. Storm is almost sent in but he counters. Flying armbar from Roode to Storm. Roode leaves the ring and slams Storms arm into the steel post sending us to a mid-match commercial break.
We return with Storm trying a sunset flip. Roode maintains his ground and hits a legdrop. A kneedrop is followed by a Roode pin for two. Roode slams the left arm against the mat as Taz lets us know he worked on that arm during the break. Roode grabs the arm and snaps it against the top rope. Storm strikes with a few blows but Roode sends him head first to the mat. Roode stomps the left arm. Roode grabs the injured arm and applies a keylock. Storm gets to his feet and punches his way out. He tries a whip but is too weak to complete it. Roode reverses and sends Storm into the corner. Cover gets two.
Roode returns to the keylock. He headbutts the arm. Storm is back to his feet and punches Roode off. The pair trade blows until Roode stuns Storm with a headbutt. Storm connects with a quick boot and a Russian legsweep. Roode tries the crossface out of nowhere but Storm sends him off. Flying forearm from Storm. Another one. Clothesline by Storm. Reverse atomic drop is followed up by a neckbreaker. Storm tries to mount some offense but Roode sends him on the apron. Storm connects with an enziguri and climbs the turnbuckle. Roode cuts him off. Roode punches Storm in the head and climbs the turnbuckle. Storm shoves him off. Roode fires back with a punch. Roode climbs again and motions for a superplex. Storm punches Roode. Headbutt. Sunsetflip Powerbomb gets a two count from Storm.
James Storm lifts Bobby Roode up for the Eye of the Storm but the arm is too weak. Bobby Roode connects with a spinebuster that gets a two count. Roode locks the Crossface on. Storm breaks the hold by getting his foot to the ropes. Roode kicks Storm in the head and grabs the arm. He wrenches it for a hammerlock slam but Storm counters with Closing Time. Storm measures Storm for the Last Call but Roode avoids it and slams Storms head into the exposed steel turnbuckle. He rolls Storm up and gets the three count.
Winner and NEW Number One Contender: Bobby Roode
- Taz lets us know Roode has a fistful of tights on the rollup. James Storm is defeated in the ring while Roode boasts on the ramp. Todd Keneley says Storm gambled and lost tonight. The show ends with Bobby Roode screaming I TOLD YALL.
Hello everyone and welcome to this week's ROH on Sinclair recap. If you all are ready, then let's get on with the show!
Its another special "Road Rage" edition of the show this week, with a look at matches from last month's "Glory by Honor XI" iPPV from Mississugga, Ontraio, Canada.
We get the usual intro, then Kevin Kelly & Nigel McGuinness welcome us to the show, run down tonight's matches that we will see from "Glory by Honor XI", then go right into the 1st match.
From the "Glory by Honor XI" iPPV in a Grudge Match: "No Fear" Mike Mondo vs. "The Prodigy" Mike Bennett w/"The 1st Lady of ROH" Maria Kanellis
Bennett slaps Mondo, but Mondo with a right hand. Mondo with shoulders and right hands in the corner, then flirts with Maria. Mondo misses a clothesline, but hits a Lou Thesz Press. Maria goes on the apron, but Mondo catches her hand. Mondo slides under Maria as Bennett almost ran into her. Mondo slides under the ring as Bennett searches for him. However, Mondo gets a head of steam from the rampway and hits a running shoulder tackle that sends Bennett into the barricade. Mondo chases away Maria, then comes off the apron, but Bennett catches him in mid-air with a powerslam.
Bennett whips Mondo hard into the barricade as Mondo went leg first. Mondo is clutching his leg as Bennett charges and connects with a Spear as we go to commercial.
Commercial
Back from commercial as Bennett locks in a Cobra Clutch, but Mondo breaks free. Mondo drives Bennett into the corner, then both men collide into one another, both looking for crossbodies. Both go to the outside, where they exchange right hands on the rampway while the ref begins his count. Bennett tries for a piledriver on the floor, but Mondo counters with a backdrop. Mondo sends Bennett headfirst multiple times into the barricade as the ref continues his count. Mondo gets back into the ring, but doesn't want the ref to count out Bennett, placing him on the top turnbuckle. Mondo goes back outside, limping from his injured leg. Mondo tries to crotch Bennett on the barricade, but it doesn't go according to plan as the barricade comes completely off and both men are down. Mondo then climbs the truss on the entrance ramp and goes all the way on top, 20 feet high.
MONDO THEN DIVES OFF THE ENTRANCE TRUSS ONTO BENNETT FROM 20 FEET HIGH!
Both men are crawling from the rampway to get back into the ring as the crowd chants "This is awesome". Mondo somehow gets Bennett back in and crawls in himself. Maria gets back on the apron and says to the ref, "No more". Maria then does a dance in front of Mondo, drawing his ire. However, its all a ruse as Bennett comes in, but Mondo senses it coming and rolls up Mondo for a nearfall.
Maria then slaps Mondo off of the pin attempt, allowing Bennett to lift up Mondo and hit the Photo Finish for the victory.
Winner: "The Prodigy" Mike Bennett by pinfall (Photo Finish)
After the match, Mondo picks himself back up as the crowd gives him a standing ovation.
Commercial
"Inside Ring of Honor"
In Part 2 of the Matt Hardy interview, Matt talks about Adam Cole and says he came to ROH to see Cole because he heard about his "star-making" performance with Kyle O'Reilly, where Cole's got bloodied up. Hardy says that nothing compared to when he tore his abdominal wall and still finished the match, but his match wasn't "star-making". Hardy says he sees some comparisons between he & Cole and maybe one day, Cole will catch up to Hardy's accomplishments because until then, he will ALWAYS be in the shadow of Matt Hardy.
These comments incensed Cole, who asked and was granted a match with Matt Hardy at Final Battle.
We go to comments from Cole, who says there are ironies in what people told both he & Matt Hardy, but at Final Battle, he will prove he is NOT a 2nd rate Matt Hardy.
We wiil get news on the meaning of the El Generico mask presented to Kevin Steen next week on ROH TV, plus Michael Elgin wants Roderick Strong at Final Battle and Jim Cornette says that there will be a new matchmaker, but that person doesn't know he is doing it yet.
Commercial
Back from commercial, we join our next match from "Glory by Honor XI" already in progress.
From the "Glory by Honor XI" iPPV: "Ruthless" Rhett Titus & BJ Whitmer vs. Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team ("The Outlaw" Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin)
Tag to Benjamin, who nails Titus with a right hand, then places Titus on the top turnbuckle before going up with him. Benjamin gets shoved off, then tries to spring up, but is shoved off again. Titus then connects with a crossbody and both men are down. Both exchange strikes from their knees, then to their feet. Titus gains advantage with chops, but then both nail each other with clotheslines and both are down again.
Whitmer & Haas get the tags in as Whitmer with clotheslines to Haas, a back elbow to Benjamin, then a snap suplex, followed by a Northern Lights Suplex to Haas for a nearfall. Whitmer with an exploder suplex, but Benjamin breaks up the pin attempt. Whitmer sends Benjamin to the outside, then he & Haas trade shots and middle fingers and "F Yous". Haas then hits a German, but then Whitmer with one himself. Haas hits a pair of Germans, then the Outlaw Slam, but Titus breaks it up. Titus with a running dropkick, then Whitmer with a spinning Fisherman's Suplex, but Benjamin breaks it up again. Benjamin & Whitmer block each other's exploder attempts, then Titus with a dropkick as Benjamin had Whitmer in a wheelbarrow position. Titus heads up top, but Haas sends Whitmer into Titus.
WGTT hit Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team Finisher (Double Powerbomb) on Whitmer for the victory.
Winners: Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team by pinfall (Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team Finisher)
Commercial
Back from commercial, its time for the main event.
From the "Glory by Honor XI" iPPV for the Ring of Honor Television Title with a 30 Minute Time Limit: "The Panama City Playboy" Adam Cole (c) vs. "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards
Crowd chants for Edwards as both men adhere to the Code of Honor before the bell sounds. They jockey for position as Edwards breaks clean. Edwards with a waistlock, then hits a drop toe hold into a front chancery. Cole tries to get away, then Edwards switches to a chinlock. Cole breaks free again and hooks Edwards, who gets to the ropes to force a break. Edwards with a wristlock, but Cole counters into a wristlock of his own. Edwards counters back and takes Cole down, hooking in a keylock. Edwards goes back to the wristlock, but Cole counters. Edwards kips out, Cole goes for a dropkick, Edwards catches the feet, but Cole with a cradle for a nearfall. Dueling chants for both men as they go into a Test of Strength. Edwards takes down Cole, but Cole bridges up multiple times to avoid being pinned. Cole tries to get up, but Edwards brings him back down. Cole gets up this time and takes Edwards down. Edwards bridges up, but Cole pus his weight across him to take him down. Edwards with a monkey flip, then both bridge up while still in the knucklelock. Then, both trade a series of pin attempts back and forth until Edwards tries for the Achilles' Lock, but Cole with a cradle for a nearfall. Cole goes for the Figure 4, but Edwards gets out. Both block each other's strikes, then go for dropkicks at the same time and we have a stalemate. Dueling chants again for both men along with "ROH" chants as Cole backs Edwards into the ropes, breaking clean. Edwards with a chop, Cole with a forearm. They begin to exchange strikes, Edwards slides under Cole's leapfrog, then sends him to the outside. Edwards gets a head of steam, but Cole catches him coming in with a leaping enziguri. Cole tries to come back in, but is nailed by an Edwards running boot, knocking him off the apron. Edwards gets another head of steam and this time hits the tope dive as both crash into the barricade while we go to commercial.
Commercial
Back from commercial as Edwards locks in a chinlock, then uses his arm to pull at Cole's neck. Cole breaks free, ducks under a clothesline and nails Edwards with a dropkick to the knees. Cole tries for a Dragon Screw, but Edwards blocks it and then connects with one of his own. Edwards with a series of chops in the corner as Kelly mentions that Cole has a laceration on his chest. Both men exchange forearms back and forth until Edwards hits a chop. Cole blocks a suplex, but then Edwards does the same. Edwards goes to the apron, then Cole hits another leaping enziguri. Cole then connects with a Slingshot DDT, spiking Edwards on the apron and now both men are down on the outside. Crowd chants "That was Awesome" as the referee begins his count. Cole sends Edwards back into the ring, then heads up top, connecting with a splash for a nearfall. Edwards is grabbing the side of his neck, showing signs of a stinger as Cole with a charging clothesline. Cole lifts up Edwards and hits a fireman's carry neckbreaker across his knees for a nearfall. Edwards reverses a whip, then hits an enziguri as Cole was heading up top. Edwards hits the Chin Checker for a nearfall. Edwards grabs to his neck again, obviously hurt, then goes for a suplex, but Cole counters. Edwards with back elbows, then goes to the apron. Cole tries for a kick, but Edwards dragon screws his leg across the ropes. Edwards heads up top and hits a double stomp across the back for a nearfall. Edwards then goes right into the Achilles' Lock. Cole tries to break free, but Edwards with kicks to the back of the head. Cole with some kicks of his own and is finally able to break free.
Both men get back up as Edwards with a back elbow, but then Cole wheelbarrows him and gets him into the Figure Four. Cole has it cinched in, but Edwards is able to get to the ropes to force a break. Edwards is clutching his leg as Cole places Edwards on the top turnbuckle. Cole goes up with him, but Edwards blocks a superplex. Edwards then picks up Cole for something, but Cole fights off. However, both men then crash and burn, falling off the ropes all the way to the outside. The referee begins his count as Edwards gets Cole back into the ring. Edwards removes his elbow pad, but Cole with a boot to the face. Edwards with a pair of superkicks, but then Cole with a brainbuster across the knee, followed by a superkick to the back of the head for a nearfall.
Cole then hits the Florida Key on Edwards to retain the title.
Winner and STILL Ring of Honor Television Champion: "The Panama City Playboy" Adam Cole by pinfall (Florida Key)
After the match, bags of ice are thrown in for both men to tend to their injuries as both are exhausted from the match. Both get up and adhere to the Code of Honor as Cole celebrates his win while we go to credits.
*Percy Watson & Yoshi Tatsu vs. The Ascension *Oliver Grey vs. Corey Graves *Layla vs. Aksana *Roman Reigns vs. Chase Donovan *Bo Dallas vs. Jinder Mahal
Several Comments on Heyman's Fake Heart Attack Posted by Steve Carrier on 11/14/2012 at 07:45 AM
- The talk about Paul Heyman and CM Punk mocking Jerry Lawler's heart attack on RAW continues on Twitter with several wrestlers weighing in such as Steve Austin and Chris Jericho. The Baltimore Sun's Arda Ocal spoke with some Superstars and got their reactions:
Steve Austin: "I believe in pushing the envelope in an aggressive fashion. But when a guy damn near dies at ringside, let it go. You look at all the contributions Jerry Lawler has made in this business: from a work standpoint, a promo standpoint and then as a broadcaster. I think that's pushing the envelope in the wrong direction. There's better ways to go get real heat than that."
Chris Jericho: "I think it was pretty obvious, dont you? I kind of expected it. Punks promo was awesome. Its wrestling so you knew it would end up as an angle sooner or later. I got the same complaints when I did the alcoholic angle (earlier this year with CM Punk). It would be like being mad at "Breaking Bad" because the dad was a drug addict or something. Its just a TV show, after all."
Lance Storm: "Thought it was poor. Both he and Punk are capable to get real heat, no need to sink so low. Also thought it was out of character for Punk so it hurt. Punk is about Best in World and himself. Why bother joking about heart attack it goes nowhere. Interuption was okay and in character. Fake heart attack was cheap and pointless."
WWE's Matt Striker wrote the following on Twitter:
"Watching Paul Heyman makes me feel like I need hand sanitizer"
Heyman replied:
"I think @Matt_Striker's comment about me is low brow, uncalled for and insensitive. MY FEELINGS ARE HURT!!! cc: @CMPunk"
Cody Rhodes Takes Nasty Fall at WWE Tapings Posted by Steve Carrier on 11/13/2012 at 08:20 PM
According to our correspondents at Tuesday's WWE Main Event tapings, Cody Rhodes appeared to have taken a hard fall when Kane flipped him over and instead of landing on his back, Rhodes landed on his shoulder. After the spot, Rhodes was then knocked off the apron and didnt sell as medical staff came out to assist.
Rhodes was visibly shaken as he talked with medical staff before being helped to the back.
- WWE officials have shown interest in recent weeks in acquiring El Generico, a Canadian independent wrestler who uses the gimmick of a luchador from Mexico.
- Sources say we haven't seen the last of Brad Maddox after Ryback destroyed him on last night's RAW and sent him away in an ambulance. Maddox will be off WWE TV for a while to sell the beatdown but he has a big fan in Triple H so he will be getting a new role in early 2013.
- WWE's storyline update on William Regal after he was attacked by Big Show on last night's RAW is that he likely suffered a broken jaw and concussion.
There is a rumor going around that TNA has
apparently ditched the concept of a different announce team for each hour of the
show. It is said that Todd Kenely, Mike Tenay, and Taz will all be commentating
for this weeks Impact Wrestling. As of now, it is unknown if Jeremy Borash will
be commentating on Impact in a permanent rule in the upcoming future.
Big
TNA Gut Check Match Announced For Impact Wrestling
TNA President Dixie Carter just announced
on her Official twitter
page that all of the TNA Gutcheck contestants up to this point will return
to Impact Wrestling for a match during their Open Fight Night segment. She
wrote:
"All the Gut Check
winners return to @IMPACTWRESTLING on Thanksgiving
night for #OpenFightNight. Interested to see who seizes the
spotlight."
TNA champion Jeff Hardy appeared on Sirius
Radio's "Busted Open" earlier today.
When his TNA contract status was
brought up, Hardy responded,
Quote
In January when that rolls around, Ill make a decision. Ive
pretty much made that decision. The music is going to be a huge part of it as
far as keeping me around. We havent signed anything yet, but we are getting
close.
TNA Knockout Mickie James, who has not
been seen on Impact Wrestling since August 2nd, will be making her in ring
return to the organization. Mickie was recently on the shelf because of a rib
related injury.
James is returning for a Knockout Battle Royal in which a
new #1 contender for the Womens Championship will be crowned. Other Knockouts
flown out to Orlando were Gail Kim and Madison Rayne.
- Tonight's WWE RAW opens up with a tribute video for Veteran's
Day with John Cena narrating. We go to a preview for tonight's show with Jerry Lawler's return,
Vickie Guerrero's evidence, Brad Maddox and more. We're live from the Nationwide
Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Out comes Randy Orton to kick things off.
Orton
makes his way to the ring as we have Jim Ross and Michael Cole on commentary.
They hype tonight's main event with John Cena vs. CM Punk. We see footage from
the Falls Count Anywhere Match with Orton and Alberto Del Rio on SmackDown.
Randy Orton vs. Dolph Ziggler
Out comes Orton's
opponent Dolph Ziggler without Vickie Guerrero. They lock up and Ziggler goes to
a headlock before dropping Orton to the mat. Orton comes back and drops Ziggler
from way up in the air. Orton clotheslines Dolph to the apron and slingshot
suplexes him back in. Orton with a 2 count. Back and forth action until Ziggler
nails a dropkick for 2. Ziggler with a neckbreaker and several elbow drops.
Ziggler shows off some and drops another big elbow for 2.
Orton fights
out with a big backdrop. Orton with clotheslines and a powerslam now. Orton
takes Ziggler to the apron and hits the draping DDT. Orton hits the mat and the
fans get hype. Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez run down for inference.
Ziggler tries to attack from behi9nd but Orton rolls him up for the win.
Winner: Randy Orton
- After the match, Ricardo,
Ziggler and Del Rio beat Orton down. Kofi Kingston comes down and clears the
ring. Teddy Long comes out and says Vickie Guerrero is too obsessed with AJ Lee.
Teddy makes Orton and Kofi vs. Ziggler and Del Rio right now.
Randy Orton and Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler and Alberto Del
Rio
Kofi starts things off with Ziggler and here we go. They go
at it with Kofi taking control. Kofi with a dropkick before we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Del Rio is in control of Kofi. Dolph comes in
and goes for a neckbreaker but Kofi counters for 2. Ziggler with a neckbreaker
for 2 as Orton breaks the pin. Orton and Del Rio end up coming in and a brawl
breaks out. Orton powerslams Del Rio. More back and forth. Kofi tags himself in
and hits a crossbody on Del Rio for 2. Kofi nails SOS on Del Rio for a close 2
as Ziggler breaks it up. Orton takes Ziggler to the floor. Ricardo distracts
Kofi and Del Rio kicks him in the head in the corner for the win.
Winners: Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler
-
Hype for Jerry Lawler's return tonight. Vickie Guerrero is headed to the ring as
we go to commercial.
- Back from the break and Vickie Guerrero is in the
ring with Dolph Ziggler. Dolph gives us the definition of a scandal. Ziggler
says he's not here to hide behind Vickie, he's out here for the truth. Ziggler
shows us the photos of AJ Lee and John Cena having dinner and then
getting into the elevator and then AJ going into a hotel room that appears to be
Cena's. Vickie speaks about AJ and the crowd boos.
Vickie talks about AJ
threatening her last week. Vickie says she could have suspended her but she
didn't. Vickie calls
AJ to the ring so she can explain herself. Out comes AJ to a nice pop from the
crowd. Vickie wants AJ to admit she had an affair with Cena. Vickie eggs her on and AJ finally admits
it. She admits the truth, she says. She says she and John Cena are just friends
and smiles in Vickie's face. AJ says nothing inappropriate has ever happened
between them. AJ says Vickie is just jealous that on RAW 1000 AJ got the General
Manager job and not Vickie. AJ says this is about her embarrassing Vickie in the
ring twice and if she wanted to, she could do it again. Dolph tells Vickie it's
not worth it. AJ mocks Vickie's weight. Vickie says AJ really caused a mess for
herself now. Vickie says she has been sent some voicemails that will silence
everyone.
A voicemail plays of Vickie talking to Cena's phone.
AJ says whatever happened last night was a mistake and she's sorry, then the voicemail ends. AJ is
confused. Vickie plans another message where AJ says they need to stop but when
she sees Cena she loses control. Vickie laughs and AJ acts like she made the
voicemails up. Vickie has another voicemail where AJ tells Cena he drives her
crazy. AJ says they should be together. We come back and AJ says Vickie hacked
into Cena's phone and edited the messages together. Dolph speaks up and tells
her it's over - we all know something happened. Dolph mocks AJ and Cena. Cena's
music hits and here he comes.
Cena is pissed but AJ gets in between he
and Ziggler. AJ smacks Ziggler and Cena knocks him to the mat with a right hand.
Ziggler ends up on the floor and heads up the ramp with Vickie.
- Still
to come tonight, Punk vs. Cena in the main event. Also, more from Sheamus and
World Heavyweight Champion Big Show. Michael Cole leads us into a Veteran's Day
video.
- Back from the break and Cena is backstage with AJ. Cena says
they're making AJ's life hard over something that never happened and never would
happen. AJ asks about the never would happen comment and Cena changes his tune a
bit. Cena nervously walks off and AJ wonders.
- We see footage from
SmackDown where Big Show attacked Sheamus and William Regal in a pub.
William Regal vs. Big Show
William Regal is
pissed and waits in the ring as World Heavyweight Champion Big Show makes his
way out.
The bell rings and they go at it. Show drops with a headbutt
and takes Regal to the corner with body blows and big chops to the chest. Show
with more body shots
and a headbutt in the other corner. Show with another big overhand shot.
Regal tries to fight back but Show keeps control. Show scoop slams Regal. Regal
rolls out of the way of a big elbow drop and finally fights back. Show grabs him
for a chokeslam and nails it for the win.
Winner: Big
Show
- After the bell, Show waits on Regal to get up for a
knockout punch but out comes Sheamus. Sheamus ducks a punch and tackles Show.
Sheamus unloads with punches then kicks and kicks Show out of the ring. Sheamus
stands tall and helps Regal to his feet as Show heads up the ramp. Back to
commercial.
#1 Contender's Match: Kaitlyn vs. Layla
Back from the break and the Divas go at it with several early pin
attempts. WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres is on commentary. The Divas brawl and
Layla with a facebuster for another pin attempt. Layla goes to the top for a
crossbody but Kaitlyn catches her. Layla counters but Kaitlyn drops her with an
inverted DDT for the win and the title shot at Survivor Series.
Winner and New #1 Contender: Kaitlyn
- After
the match, Kaitlyn goes to ringside and has a staredown with Eve.
-
Michael Cole talks about Jerry Lawler returning later tonight and we see footage
from Lawler's scary night on RAW several weeks back.
- Back from the
break and Jim Ross is in the ring with Michael Cole. JR calls out Jerry Lawler
and he makes his way to the ring to a big pop from the crowd.
Lawler
hugs Cole and Ross before taking the mic. The crowd chants his name. Lawler is
overwhelmed and thanks the fans. Lawler says there was a time he didn't think he
would return so for this night to happen is big. Lawler gets choked up as he
talks about everyone supporting him. Lawler thanks everyone from the bottom of
his heart and says it's great to be back. The music hits and out comes WWE
Champion CM Punk with Paul Heyman. Lawler joins Ross and Cole on commentary.
Punk says he is glad Lawler left the ring because if he didn't, he would
have beaten Lawler to death. Punk has words for the fans now. He brings up
Lawler drying and coming back to life. Punk calls Lawler a zombie and says
everyone knows he loves zombies. Punk goes on and says who cares about how long
Lawler was dead. Punk says he has a number that means something - 358, the
number of days he has been WWE Champion. Punks brings up tying Diesel as the 9th
longest reigning champion in history. Punk says in one week he will be here
celebrating one year because he will beat Ryback and John Cena at Survivor
Series. Punk says he's glad Lawler is back and glad he will have a front row
seat for Sunday. Punk tells Lawler to try and not die before Sunday. Lawler says
the only thing on life support is Punk's run as WWE Champion. Punk goes to
invite Lawler in the ring and Heyman starts coughing and drops to the mat. Punk
throws the X symbol up and begins giving Heyman CPR, obviously mocking Lawler's
incident. The crowd boos. Heyman sits up and they laugh at Lawler. Mick Foley's
music hits and out he comes.
Foley comes out and they have words. Foley
says he's going to let the fans pick the final member of Team Foley. Punks rips
into the fans, Foley and his team. Foley yells and tells Punk to shut up. Foley
is highly pissed off at Punk for mocking Lawler's incident. Foley says Cena or
Ryback will take the title from Punk on Sunday. Punk says Foley doesn't matter
and he doesn't belong out here because it doesn't involve him. Foley says some
of it does. Foley reveals he will be the special enforcer for Punk vs. Cena
tonight.
- We see Brad Maddox backstage warming up. He has a guy filming
him with a handheld camera. Still to come, an eight-man tag team match. Back to
commercial.
- Back from the break and Punk is backstage with Heyman
ranting about defending his title. Punk tells Heyman to fix everything.
Tyson Kidd, Justin Gabriel, Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio vs. Darren
Young, Titus O'Neil, Primo and Epico vs.
We go to the ring and
out comes Sin Cara followed by Rey Mysterio. Everyone else is waiting in the
ring. Rosa Mendes is at ringside. Titus starts with Gabriel and tags in Young
for double teaming. Epico comes in and keeps control of Gabriel with a suplex
and a 2 count. Ricardo Rodriguez comes down to ringside and has a note for Rosa.
This upsets Primo and Gabriel takes him down. Rey comes in and goes at it with
Primo. Rey drops him for 619 but Primo counters. Rey pulls Primo to the floor
and moonsaults out onto him. Everyone squares off on the floor as we go to
commercial.
Back from the break and Titus works Rey over on the floor
and brings him back in for a big press slam into a pair of backbreakers and a
slam. Titus with a bearhug now. Titus drops Rey with a big shoulder and tags in
Primo for a 2 count. Primo keeps Rey on the mat now. Rey finally fights back and
kicks Primo in the head. Young tags in and stops Rey from tagging. Rey fights
back out of the corner with a headscissors and turns it around. Rey tags in
Kidd. Kidd with a dropkick on Young. Kidd takes Young to the corner and works
him over. Kidd with more kicks and a dropkick for 2. Kidd comes off the top with
a blockbuster on Young and Kidd is pumped. He goes for the Sharpshooter but
Primo hits a Backstabber. Gabriel takes out Primo. Titus dumps Gabriel. Rey
dumps Titus. Cara kicks Epico to the floor. Rey leaps out on Titus. Cara leaps
out on Epico. Kidd and Young go at it in the ring now. Kidd drops Young for 619
and Rey nails it. Gabriel hits the 450 on Young for the win.
Winners: Tyson Kidd, Justin Gabriel, Rey Mysterio and Sin
Cara
- Cole leads us into a video for the National Guard.
- Maddox is backstage with his photographer. Paul Heyman walks up. He
asks for the camera to be shut off and walks away with Maddox. We go to
commercial.
- Back from the break and we get another vignette for
Fandango. We see him dancing with a woman this time.
- The Miz is
backstage on the phone. He tells someone he will find a way to impact Survivor
Series. Dolph Ziggler walks up and says we know it's a matter of timer before
Miz begs to be on Team Ziggler. They argue when Mick Foley walks up. Foley
proposes a tag match for tonight. It's going to be Kane and whoever wins the fan
voting vs. Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes. Ziggler walks off. Miz and Foley agree
they don't get along. Miz wants to be on the ballot for the fan voting. He says
it would be awesome and Foley lets him on the ballot. The poll for Team Foley is
on Twitter now - options are #WWESantino for Santino Marella, #WWEZack for Zack
Ryder and #WWEMiz for The Miz.
R-Truth vs.
R-Truth heads to the ring and it's announced he will get a United States
Title shot against Antonio Cesaro at Survivor Series. Out comes the United
States Champion Cesaro with a mic. He says Truth has became a joke like the US.
Cesaro says he will show everyone at Survivor Series. Cesaro joins commentary as
we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Tensai is in control of
Truth. Truth fights back but Tensai chops him and throws him back to the mat for
a 2 count. Tensai works on the arm now and keeps Truth on the mat. Truth fights
out and kicks Tensai into the corner. Truth gets sent to the apron but fights
his way in from the top for a close 2 count. Truth with the scissors kick and
more kicks before hitting his finisher for the win.
Winner:
R-Truth
- After the match, Cesaro gets up and takes the mic.
Truth snatches the mic and says he's going to knock Cesaro's teeth out on Sunday
and that's the truth. Cesaro holds up the title and they have words.
-
Brad Maddox is backstage with his photographer as we go to commercial.
-
Cole and Lawler run down what has happened earlier tonight.
Ryback vs. Brad Maddox
We go to the ring and
out comes Brad Maddox first. He has no theme song but has his own gear. Maddox
will earn a $1 million contract if he wins this match. Sirens start going off
and an ambulance backs up beside the ramp. Maddox stares at it shocked as he
walks to the ring. We see a video from earlier today where Maddox says tonight
is the greatest of his life.
We see footage from Hell In a Cell where
Maddox screwed Ryback. EMT's bring a stretcher down to the ring as the bell
rings. Maddox goes to the floor and begins getting counted out. Maddox hits the
ring but quickly slides back out. Maddox comes back in and goes to leave but
Ryback grabs him and throws him to the mat. Maddox begs Ryback to back off.
Ryback grabs his legs and slams him on the back of his head. Ryback with another
big slam. Ryback slams his head repeated on the mat now. The crowd counts with
him.
Ryback slams Maddox face first now. Ryback tosses Maddox into the
turnbuckles and he lands hard. Ryback with a running powerslam and a huge
clothesline, sending Maddox to the floor. Ryback brings it back in the ring and
nails three stiff powerbombs. The referee steps in and checks on Maddox. Ryback
hits the big clothesline and goes for Shell Shocked for the win.
Winner: Ryback
- After the match, they load
Maddox onto a stretcher but Ryback tips it over and destroys it. Maddox is
bleeding from the mouth it looks like. He gets up and Ryback nails the big
clothesline again. He carries Maddox over beside the ramp and throws him into
the closed doors of the ambulance. Ryback opens the doors and tosses Maddox in.
- Still to come, Punk vs. Cena in the main event. Sheamus vs. Otunga is
next. We go to commercial.
Sheamus vs. David Otunga
David Otunga waits in the ring as Sheamus makes his way out for the next
match.
The bell rings and they go at it. Otunga starts off with some
offense but Sheamus drops him. Otunga poses and runs his mouth. We see Aksana,
Michael McGillicutty and William Regal watching backstage. Sheamus takes back
control of Otunga. Sheamus with shoulder thrusts in the corner before more
forearm shots. Sheamus drops a series of knees now. Sheamus hits White Noise and
calls for the Brogue Kick. Sheamus waits and nails it for the win.
Winner: Sheamus
- After the match, Sheamus
takes the mic and hopes Big Show is watching because that's what will happen at
Survivor Series. We see backstage where Big Show is beating up William Regal.
Show drops Regal with a stiff punch. Sheamus runs out of the ring as we go to
commercial.
- Back from the break and Josh Mathews is backstage. They
believe William Regal was injured.
- We get a support video for the
excellent Wounded Warrior Project.
- Kane is walking backstage when
Daniel Bryan catches up. Bryan isn't happy about Kane teaming with someone else
tonight.
Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes vs. Kane and The
Miz
We go to the ring and out comes the team of Damien Sandow
and Cody Rhodes. The pyro goes off next as one-half of the WWE Tag Team
Champions Kane makes his way out. The final member of Team Foley has been
revealed and it's The Miz. Out he comes to join Kane.
As Miz heads to
the ring, out comes Daniel Bryan to a big pop.
Back from the break and
Kane suplexes Sandow for a 2 count. We see Bryan cheering on from ringside. Miz
tags in and they double team Sandow for another pin attempt. Miz beats Sandow in
the corner and hits the big running clothesline. 2 count for Miz. Miz tags in
Kane to keep control of Sandow for another pin attempt. Sandow tags Cody and
Kane brings him in. Miz gets tagged again and they double team Rhodes. Miz ends
up dumping Cody to the floor and leaping out onto him. Miz brings it back in the
ring but Bryan distracts him, allowing Cody to hit a Disaster Kick. Sandow comes
in and they double team Miz now. Sandow with the leg sweep and big elbow drop
for 2 on Miz. More back and forth from both teams. Bryan ends up going after Miz
but Miz counters. The end comes when Kane chokeslams Cody for the win.
Winners: Kane and The Miz
- After the match,
Bryan comes into the ring to celebrate with Miz and Kane. Obviously he's jealous
of Miz.
- Cole leads us to a Tribute to the Troops video package for
this year.
- Still to come, Punk vs. Cena with Foley as the Special
Enforcer. Back to break.
CM Punk vs. John Cena
Back from the break and out comes Mick Foley as the Special Enforcer.
WWE Champion CM Punk is out next with Paul Heyman right behind him. Finally out
comes John Cena for tonight's non-title main event.
The bell rings and
they lock up. Punk drops Cena first with a shoulder. Cena with a hip toss and
arm drag, taking Punk to the mat. Punk ends up going to the floor to re-group as
we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Punk leaps from the top
onto the floor and takes out Cena. Punk brings Cena back in the ring and works
him over. Cena blocks a neckbreaker with a backslide for 2. Punk with a
clothesline and a 2 count. Punk with another neckbreaker attempt but he takes
Cena down and holds it as Foley looks on. Cena fights out but Punk takes him
back down. Punk applies a sleeper hold now. Cena goes down but fights up and
rams Punk to the corner. They trade shots in the middle of the ring now. Cena
ducks a clothesline and starts hitting shoulders. Cena with the slam and the
Five Knuckle Shuffle but it's blocked with a roll up by Punk. Punk with a
swinging neckbreaker for 2. Punk hits the running knee and goes to the top. Punk
misses the big elbow as Cena moves. Cena hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle but Punk
moves. Cena hits it this time ans goes for the AA. Punk fights out with elbows
and kicks Cena in the head. Punk kicks him down for another 2 count.
Punk goes for GTS but Cena slides out. Punk goes for the Anaconda Vice
and locks it in. Cena gets his foot on the rope and breaks the hold. Punk
springboards in from the apron but Cena dodges it and locks in the STF. Punk
calls for Heyman to come in and Cena breaks the hold. Foley pulls Heyman out by
his leg. Punk drops Cena with a kick to the head and covers for 2. Punk goes for
GTS but Cena turns it into the STF. Punk makes it to the ropes and breaks the
hold. Punk starts crawling up the ramp as Cena looks on from the ring. Ryback
comes out and Cena brings Punk back to the ring. Punk goes for GTS but can't.
Cena hits the AA for the win.
Winner: John Cena
- After the match, Cena turns around and Ryback is standing in the ring.
They have a staredown as Heyman and an official tend to Punk on the floor. The
fans start chanting "feed me more." They both pick up the WWE Title belt from
the floor at the same time. Punk crawls up on the apron and reaches for it. They
stare at him and he hops back to the floor. Ryback and Cena grab the title at
the same time again. RAW goes off the air with them both holding it and Punk
looking on in the background with his hands on hes head.
Hardy On Why Some ECW Wrestlers Didn't Mesh Well Posted by Steve Carrier on 11/10/2012 at 01:52 PM
Hosts Jack E. Jones and One Inch Biceps welcomed Matt Hardy of Extreme Rising to IYH Wrestling Radio. Matt was on the show to publicize the upcoming Extreme Rising show on Saturday, November 17 from the Golden Dome in Monaca, PA that will be on IPPV (http://www.WWNlive.com). Matt will be wrestling The Franchise Shane Douglas in the main event that evening.
Highlights of this interview included the following:
When he wrestled in June for Extreme Rising for the first time, was he unsure how the fans would react to him?
No, I was pretty sure and I think I pretty much had it to a T. Im pretty good at being on the pulse of how wrestling fans are going to be. I knew it was going to be a very mixed bag, because wherever I go theres going to be diehard Matt Hardy/Hardy Boyz fans, which are younger kids or people that followed us through our WWE career; theyre going to be there and theyre going to be supportive regardless of whatever. But then the diehard ECW and extreme-niche fans, because Im not an extreme original or an ECW original, I knew those people it was going to be an uphill battle. And you know, its one of those things in time only you earn their respect, especially when you walk into their promotion and on your debut match youre in the main event against Jerry Lynn, who is one of the ECW icons. I knew it was going to be a mixed bag for sure. The people that were diehard extreme wrestling fans, they gave me a hard time, which was great. And my fans were there cheering, so its OK. As long as Im invoking emotion from people, its fine. Ill channel it in the appropriate way in the ring. As long as theyre entertained and Im invoking emotion, Im good.
Were there people that didnt want some of the ECW guys to succeed when they would come over to the WWF?
I think so...The thing that made ECW so good - Paul Heyman was such a genius booker/promoter because he highlighted everyones strengths. I mean, he would take whatever the best qualities were about someone and he would keep pushing that, pushing that, and pushing that and get everything they could out of it, and thats what gets characters over. Thats what gets characters or wrestlers to connect with the crowd emotionally. Public Enemy, they had their deal; they were hip-hop gangstas and they did the hand motion and they would put people through tables, and they ended up being a huge act. When they came to the WWE and were forced to wrestle a couple matches; I know there were some guys who didnt like them. They ultimately had a match with the Acolytes which was very very ugly. Taz was another guy who was over huge in ECW. Once he came to WWE, you can see that never translated. Once again, they took away from playing to his strengths and what his character was built around. And the examples keep popping up over and over if you look at Paul Heymans ECW originally. Sandman, he came out and he would drink beer and he would cane people, and he was over like crazy and people bought tickets to see him. 911 was another example of a guy who was very limited as far as being a complete wrestler overall but he became a huge star there; he was really over...At WWE sometimes they expect people to be a more well-rounded performer 360 degrees and be able to do everything, and my thought is if its business and youre trying to make money you want your acts to be as over as they possibly can be. And if that means like protecting them in some areas that theyre weak at, then why not do it because its your investment in the first place. But thats not always how the WWE crew thinks.
Complete Results and Ringside Photos from TNA's Turning Point Pay-Per-View event
On Sunday night, TNA Wrestling and Direct Auto Insurance presented "Turning Point" live on Pay-Per-View from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Catch the replay all this week on your cable or satellite provider, or watch it online around the world at TNAOnDemand.com! Scroll down for results, plus exclusive ringside photos below from the Pay-Per-View event Tune into Thursday's IMPACT WRESTLING on Spike TV at 8/7c for the aftermath from the event, plus exclusive footage! If you can't watch it, set your DVR to record it.
Quick Results from the Pay-Per-View: - NO DQ TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP: Samoa Joe Def. Magnus - ODB & Eric Young Def. Tara & Jesse - X DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP: Rob Van Dam Def. Joey Ryan - DOC from Aces & 8s Def. Joseph Park - TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez def. Christopher Daniels & Kazarian - #1 CONTENDER'S MATCH: James Storm Def. AJ Styles and Bobby Roode - Kurt Angle Def. Devon - WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Jeff Hardy def. Austin Aries Results from the No Surrender Pay-Per-View
NO DQ TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP: Joe and Magnus didnt waste any time starting a beat down on each other at the bell and immediately brought the match outside of the ring for the No DQ bout. Joe took over the dominance in the match after Magnus had a short offensive outside of the ring. The control went back and forth up until Magnus went outside the ring to get a chair, which he used to take out a charging Joe, which helped bring favor in the match to Magnus. Joe unleashed an offensive of slams and drops that nearly got him the win but resulted in a kick out. It became apparent that Magnus was attempting to beat Joe at his own game through a series of submission attempts that were thwarted by the seasoned submission specialist. Magnus made a later attempt at a pin after a flying elbow drop but yet again Joe managed to kick out. After breaking down Joe a bit more, Magnus made another attempt at the flying elbow drop only to have Joe kick out. In an effort to finish things off Magnus went for the chair outside of the ring but Joe changed up him strategy and was able to take down Magnus and bring him back into the ring for a muscle buster that led to a near pinfall. Joe was able to finally get Magnus into a choke to end the match so he could retain the title.
TARA & JESSE vs. ODB & ERIC YOUNG Eric Young immediately started off by locking up with Knockouts referee Taryn Tarell before the match even started. The Bell rang to kick things off between the two teams. Tara and ODB faced off but Tara immediately tagged Jesse in. ODB showed that she could stand her ground against Jesse. Young and ODB broke down Jesse with some double team moves as well as some solo moves. Jesse managed to find an opening and turned things around in their favor. The new couple managed to get a couple near pinfalls in on Young but could not get the three count. After an attempt at interference from Tara, Tarrell was distracted allowing for ODB to come in and spray her drink into the eyes of Jesse and get Young into position to make the tag. This enabled the momentum Young and ODB needed to set up what turned into ODB body slamming Jesse to the mat and Young planting and elbow drop onto Jesse to get the pin.
X DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP: Both competitors were cautious at the start of the match with a series of holds but Rob Van Dam was able to turn up the heat and unleash an offensive tearing down Joey Ryan. After being tossed by a monkey flip, Ryan left the ring to regroup but was brought back in by RVD. RVD made an attempt to go high risk but Ryan was playing possum and was able to push RVD off the top onto the railing. Ryan took control and was able to get a couple near pinfalls with the closest being after one of his moves called the Mustache Ride. The tide turned in RVDs favor but this didnt stop Ryan from attempting to cheat, but was still thwarted by RVD who followed it up with a five star frog splash into a pin for the win. After celebrating his win and leaving the ring Matt Morgan came out to give RVD the carbon footprint and leave him there motionless.
DOC FROM ACES & EIGHTS vs. JOSEPH PARK It was apparent from the start that this would be a very untraditional match but could be very interesting given the size of the two competitors. Joseph Park made a series of attempts to bring down DOC but was unable to do anything. After finally connecting with a hit, DOC chased the obviously scared Park around the ring. Park managed to get DOC to injury himself accidentally at which point Park went to work trying to wear down the injured hand. DOC was able to take advantage of the inexperience of park and wear down the attorney. Out of seemingly nowhere Park was able to muster up some strength get in a few hits but DOC found an equalizer that managed to make Park bleed, which seemed to trigger something that we havent seen before, but Park seemed to snap back out of it. After much back and forth DOC was able to get the pin in on Joseph Park. After the pin DOC stayed and beat down on Park but fortunately Bully Ray came in to help the injured park.
TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The match started out with Daniels and Chavo locking up and the two competitors exchanging dominance in the match from the start. Kazarian and Daniels were able to control the first part of the match for the most part as they both worked at breaking down Chavo. Finally, Hernandez and Chavo pulled it back around and build momentum in their favor but it was short lived as Daniels and Kazarian restarted their domination. Neither team ever seemed to be able to get a decisive advantage throughout the entire match. In the end Hernandez and Chavo Guerrero managed to retain their titles after Chavo implemented a cross body onto Daniels.
#1 CONTENDER'S MATCH This match determines the #1 contender to the World Heavyweight Title with the losers not having a chance at the title until after Bound for Glory. Roode immediately left for ringside at the start of the match to allow for Styles and Storm to duke it out in the ring. After a brief amount of back and forth Roode pulled Storm out and started a beatdown on Storm but was broken up by Styles who flew onto them. Roode and Styles brought it back into the ring and went back and forth but led to Styles dominating the match against Storm and Roode but he seemed a little less phenomenal as though he was psyching himself out by making mistakes you dont normally see from the phenomenal one. After a mistake that sidelined Styles, Storm and Roode went to work on each other. Finally, Styles found his way back into the ring and was able to build dominance to actually take out Roode and get to work on Storm. After a near pinfall against Storm, Storm was able to reverse things build up enough momentum for a near pinfall on Styles but had no success. Roode came back into the fold and dominated both Styles and Storm. . Strangely enough at one point Storm and Roode worked together and wealmost saw what looked like a Beer Money reunion. All three competitors could not seem to get the pinfall but Storm took out Styles with a Last Call Superkick and was able to get the pin for the win to become the new #1 Contender for the heavyweight title.
KURT ANGLE VS. DEVON Devon seemed hesitant to get into the ring with the Olympic Gold Medalist, but once in the ring the sound of the bell meant it was on between these two competitors. The two brawled and wore down each other but after being driven into a ring post Angle seemed to lose the advantage and was broken down in the ring by Devon. However, Angles resilience allowed for him to stay in the game and work towards turning things around in the war with The Aces and 8s. Angle built up an offensive and was able to lock in several near pinfalls but not success. The ring was surrounded by members of the Aces and 8s before the end of the match, which nearly distracted Angle but he was able to force Devon to tap and immediately leave the ring to avoid a beat down by the gang.
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE LADDER MATCH: The match started with the two facing off in the ring but before long the two kicked things into high gear for the main event ladder match. Both brought things outside of the ring in order to get the ladders to access the titles dangling from above. A lot of painful looking assaults were implemented in order to tear down each other and incapacitate them long enough to get the titles. Hardy in an attempt to throw Aries into the supports of the ladder had things reversed on him and he accidentally jumped into the ladder which left him reeling in pain and ended up outside of the ring. Hardy still out from earlier was trapped by Aries inside a ladder outside of the ring but before Aries reached the top he noticed that Hardy had escaped and while investigating Hardy made it to the other side and was scaling the ladder. Aries promptly noticed and knocked him off the ladder causing him to have a very dangerous looking fall. Hardy came back with a vengeance and took things to a new level against Aries. Hardy managed to come close yet again but was thwarted by Aries. Aries went to make an attempt to climb the ladder, however he was stopped by Hardy who implemented a twist of fate from the top of the ladder! Following this Hardy laid him out with a swanton bomb and went for the titles, however Aries had the controls and moved up the titles. Hardy had to leave to take care of Aries and bring into play a 20 foot ladder to reach the titles. What happened next really needs to be seen to be believed in the end Jeff Hardy was able to scale the ladder and grab the titles to retain! STILL WORLD CHAMPION - JEFF HARDY!!!
Ik ben Boon Kenneth, en gebruik soms ook wel de schuilnaam Sting.
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