WWE Smackdown Results 11/23/12 By WZ Nov 23, 2012 - 10:04:44 PM
The voice over man is on so it must be time for Smackdown and this week it takes place from Grand Rapids MI.
The Miz is in the ring welcoming the audience to his show. He says he has a lot of questions for the person about to be on his show and introduces John Cena. Miz starts asking Cena personal questions and also asks Cena about his injury. Cena says he thought he was going to get tough questions so Miz says he think Cena and AJ might have been friends before but there is something more between them now. Miz wants Cena to give him answers as AJ hits the ring. AJ says Cena does not have to answer anything. Miz asks if they are in love? Dolph Ziggler interrupts at the top of the stage. He says Cena is a good guy but AJ is a bad egg. He says ifit was not for AJ kissing him then he could not be set up. He says if she did not burst in to mens lockeroom then Cena might not have gone and messed his knee up. He tells Cena that if he was him he would have feelings for AJ too. He would hate her guts. Vickie comes out on to the stage. She tells Cena his girlfriend needs to learn how to take care of her impulses. She says Dolph is right. AJ is a pitiful, sad and weak woman. She says Dolph knows how to kiss a woman that is powerful and authoritative. Cena says thats a lie since there is no medical proof that she is a woman. Vickie says shes all woman. Dolph says they have a professional relationship. He says if he kissed AJ it would bring out the real woman in her. Dolph says Cena and AJ deserve each other. They are 2 weak losers. Cena disagrees. He says Dolph and Vickie are the ones who deserve each other. One enjoys eating a lot of nuts and the other is looking to find his. Cena wishes them a good day.
Ryback v Darren Young [with Titus O Neil on commentary]
Right hand from Young. Another right hand. Ryback throws him in to the turnbuckle. Young with some punches. Ryback tosses him across the ring. Ryback runs at him in the turnbuckle but takes an elbow to the face. Right hands from Young as he bounces off ropes right in to a kick from Ryback. Ryback slams Young head first in to the floor. Young rolls out of the ring. Titus o Neil blows his whistle at Ryback at ringside. Young runs at Ryback but takes a right hand. Ryback runs in to Young in the turnbuckle. Young staggers out and gets clotheslined down. Big slam on Young. Ryback gets pumped by the crowd. Big clothesline. Ryback raises young to his feet. Shell Shocked gets him the 3 count.
Winner: Ryback
O Neil has a mic. He gets in to the ring. He asks Ryback if he is out of his mind. He says Young is valued at millions and he might have hurt him. He blows his whistle at Ryback again frantically. Ryback kicks him in the gut and hits a Shell Shocked on him for his trouble.
R Truth v Antonio Cesaro [non title]
Cesaro has a mic on stage. He says judging by the obese faces, bloated bellies and greased up fingers they must have enjoyed thanks giving recently. He says its a stupid US holiday that celebrates gorging yourself and laziness. He says luckily they have him as their US champ.
Kick to the gut from Cesaro. Suplex by Cesaro. Bodyslam from Cesaro followed by a double footed jump on to Truths gut. Truth locks in a waist lock. Cesaro fights out. Truth fights back with right hands as Truth goes off the ropes and hits a clothesline. Dropkick on Cesaro. Truth goes for a suplex but it is reversed by Cesaro who goes for a Neutralizer but R Truth backdrops him and hits a jumping STO for the 3 count.
Winner: R Truth
Sheamus is walking backstage. Booker T walks up to him and tells him he cant go to the lockeroom. He says he hit the Big Show with a chair at least 30 times. Sheamus says Big Show deserved it. Booker says he cannot let him compete tonight. Sheamus is not happy. Booker says at Survivor Series Big Show got disqualified on purpose so at TLC they will be having a chair match for the World Heavyweight Championship. Sheamus is now satisfied. Booker then invites Sheamus to watch the show from some VIP seats. Sheamus says it sounds good and asks if Big Show is going to be competing tonight. Booker says he is and it is against Kane and Daniel Bryan in a 2 on 1 match.
Sin Cara is walking backstage.
Sin Cara v Del Rio
Alberto Del Rio is introduced by his personal ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez as he shows up in his expensive car. Del Rio goes for Sin Cara but Cara moves and he falls out of the ring through the ropes. Sin Cara takes him and Ricardo Rodriguez out on the outside. Back breaker back in the ring by Alberto Del Rio gets him a 1 count. Kick to the gut from Del Rio. Del Rio throws Cara in to the turnbuckle and Cara falls out to ringside.
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Del Rio has Sin Cara in a chin lock. Cara fights out and rolls Del Rio up for a 2 count. Del rio knocks Cara down with a right hand and throws him in to turnbuckle. Kicks to back by Del Rio. Del Rio works on Caras back. Elbow to the back by Del Rio. Cara elbows Del Rio off the ropes. Hurricanrana by Cara gets a 2 count. Another kick to the gut from Del Rio. Del Rio off the ropes with a kick to the face on Cara. Suplex by Del Rio gets him a 2 count. Del Rio runs at Sin Cara in the turnbuckle but Sin Cara moves. Big slam from Del Rio for a 2 count. Kick to Sin Cara. Del Rio almost pulls his mask off. Headbutt from Del Rio. Kick from Sin Cara. High kick from Sin Cara and a cross body off the ropes for a 2 count. Tajiri like handspring elbow off the ropes takes Del Rio down. Cara goes up top but Del Rio takes him down off the top of the turnbuckle and locks in an armbreaker. Sin Cara taps.
Winner: Del Rio
Kane is sitting backstage looking at his title. Daniel Bryan walks in and tells Kane to stay out of his way tonight. Bryan says long before he teamed with Kane he beat Big Show in 45 seconds. Kane asks him if he thinks that it will happen again. Bryan says yes. Kane says no. Kane says he and Big Show used to be tag team champs but even then, Big Show whined a lot. He says Bryan and Big Show have got a lot in common. He says they should team up and call themselves Team No Show. Bryan asks if Kane says this because he did not invite him to his house for Thanksgiving. Kane says maybe. Bryan says he would not have liked it. It was vegan Turkey. Bryan says if they win, he can go to his house for Christmas. Kane asks if he can beat up Santa Claus. Bryan says sure.
Big Show v Kane and Daniel Bryan
Kick from Bryan. More kicks from Bryan to the thighs. Big chop from Show on the ropes. Regal and Sheamus watch on from the sky box. Kick to the face from Big Show. Bryan gets thrown head first in to the turnbuckle. Headbutt to the arm of Bryan. Big Show goes for a Chokeslam but Bryan fights and Big Show throws him to the floor. Kick from Big Show. Kicks from Bryan to Big Shows legs. Headbutt to Bryan takes him down. Big Show punishes the arm of Bryan some more. Big Show climbs on to the 2nd rope. He goes for an elbow drop but Bryan moves. Kane offers a tag but Bryan does not want the tag from Kane. He kicks away at Big Show who is on his knees. Kick to head from Bryan and cover but he gets thrown off at 2. Chokeslam attempt by Big Show but Bryan has his arm around Big Shows neck. Big Show throws him off. He runs at Bryan in the turnbuckle. Bryan jumps on to him and manages to lock in a sleeper hold. Bryan is on Big Shows back with a sleeper. Big Show is fading away. He falls back on to Bryan to break the hold. Kane wants a tag and this time Bryan tags him in. Kane runs in to Big Show at the turnbuckle and then hits a kick to the leg and kick to face for the cover and 2 count. Kane climbs the turnbuckle. Big clothesline knocks Big Show off his feet. Kane sets up for the Chokeslam but Big Show fights out and throws Kane in to turnbuckle but takes a DDT on the return. Kane sets up for another Chokeslam as Big Show is trying to stagger to his feet but gets tagged out by Bryan who runs in and locks in the No Lock. Kane climbs out of the ring looking bemused. He walks off. Big Show reverses the No Lock, grabs Bryan and hits him with a Chokeslam for the 3 count.
Winner: Big Show
Kane walks back and gets in to the ring. He looks at Bryan on the floor. Big Show runs at Kane and Kane ducks a KO punch from the Big Show. Both have each other by the throats. Bryan attacks Shows legs and Kane kicks him out of the ring.
Kane looks at Bryan in the ring as Big Show grabs a mic on the stage. He looks up at Sheamus watching from his suite and congratulates him. He says at TLC they have a chairs match. Big Show asks Sheamus if he thought about the fact that a giant might have a chair in his hands this time. Sheamus is shouting back from his sky box as Big Show heads backstage.
Barrett makes his way to the ring. He goes on commentary.
Kofi Kingston v Sandow [Intercontinental title]
Lock up. Sandow is hammering away at Kingston. Suplex by Sandow and a kick out. Kick from Kingston to Sandown. Kingston clotheslines Sandow over the top rope. Sandoown slams Kingston in to the turnbuckle from the apron.
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Sandow has got Kingston in an armlock. Kick from Sandown. Kingston with a kick to the face. Elbow of distain from Sandow. Cover gets 2. Now Kingston and Sandow are viciously trading punches. Sandow rakes the eyes. Sandow has Kingston in a headlock. Hard right hand from Sandow. Hard shot across the neck of Kingston on the apron. Kick from Kingston takes both men out. Sandow drives Kingston in to apron. They both slide back in. Sandow kicks away at Kingston by the ropes. Crossbody from Kingston to Sandow followed by a cover for a 2 count. Sandow with a roll up gets 2. Kingston with his signature Boom Drop. Trouble in paradise for the 3 count.
Winner: Kofi Kingston
This means that Barrett will be fighting Kofi for IC title. So Barrett gets on to the announcers table. He congratulates Kofi but says Kofis best wont be enough to beat him. Barrett says that Kofi will just be another victim of his Barrett Barrage.
Ziggler v Randy Orton
Orton with a knee to the gut. He hammers away at Ziggler in the corner. Ziggler goes for legs but Orton kicks him. Kick from Orton. Now Ziggler has got Orton in the corner and hammers away. Dropkick from Orton gets a 2 count. Orton grabs Zigglers hair on the apron and hits a suplex to bring him in to the ring. Cover for a 2 count from Orton. Kick from Ziggler and a big slam. Ziggler and Orton hammer away. Orton throws his opponent out of the ring. Ziggler tries to escape in to the crowd as Orton knocks him over the barrier.
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Orton has Ziggler in a headlock. Hard elbows from Ziggler. Orton with a back suplex and cover gets 2 count. Orton sticks his foot right in Zigglers face. Drop toe hold on Ziggler in to the bottom rope. Ziggler falls to the outside. He shoves Orton in to the announcers table. Dropkick from Ziggler on Orton. Ziggler slides in. Orton gets in too but takes a kick to the face. Zigglers hammers down on Orton with rights and lefts. Elbow drop from Ziggler gets a 2 count. Headlock from Ziggler. Orton fights out of the headlock with some punches to the gut. Orton goes to whip Ziggler in to the ropes but gets whipped in to the turnbuckle. Ziggler runs at him but Orton goes for a roll up and gets a 2. Clothesline from Ziggler gets a 1 count. Headlock from Ziggler. Orton fights out. Big DDT from Orton gets a 2 count. Ziggler climbs the ropes. Orton attacks him up top. Orton goes up top. Superplex from Orton. Cover gets a 2 again. Clotheslines from Orton. Orton puts Ziggler on to ropes feet first and hits a DDT. Orton does his viper taunt and prepares for the RKO but Ziggler stuns him with a roll up for the 3 count.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
Ricardo Rodriguez slides in to the ring and gets an RKO. Del Rio is on the apron. Orton calls him in but Del Rio decides to back off. Meanwhile John Cena attacks Ziggler at the top of ramp and locks in an STF. Referees run out to break it up as Smackdown goes off air.
WWE Superstars for November 22nd 2012 was headlined by the main event of Justin Gabriel taking on Darren Young. Plus in a return match from the pre-show of Survivor Series, Jinder Mahal and Heath Slater of the Three Man Band took on Santino Marella and Zack Ryder. Team CoBro against the 3MB on WWE Superstars, and it is now time to run down the results for WWE Superstars 11/22/12.
WWE Superstars 11/22/12 Results.
Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal picked up the win over Santino Marella and Zack Ryder when Slater pinned Santino.
Justin Gabriel pinned Darren Young with a springboard moonsault.
WWE Superstars 11/22/12 Review.
What did this reviewer when he watched WWE Superstars for November 22nd 2012? This show was the usual two match show with a lot of recaps. However, this week had a good match and a fun tag team match, so that is a win for this particular show.
For those who missed the Survivor Series Pre-Show, we had this bout with Team CoBro against the 3MB in tag team action. This match was a perfectly acceptable little tag team match. All four competitors really worked well in this match. Of course in the end, Team CoBro fell to the might of the 3MB.
The main event was a good little match between the two NXT Season 1 Alumni, and the Nexus Competitors. Justin Gabriel always puts on a good show, and Darren Young is find enough not to embarrass himself. The result was a pretty good little singles bout. Gabriel got the win after a decent amount of time with the springboard monsault.
The result of the show was RAW recaps. They recap the AJ/John Cena/Vickie drama, and the latest developments of that on RAW. Then CM Punks little victory celebration.
Darren Young and Justin Gabriel was the highlight of WWE Superstars this week.
News on NXT Wrestlers Who May Be Called Up Next Posted by Steve Carrier on 11/22/2012 at 09:20 AM
With Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns being brought up to the main roster, the next group of guys on the rise in NXT look to be Big E Langston, Bray Wyatt (Taylor Rotunda), his brother Bo Dallas (Windham Rotunda) and the tag team of The Ascension - Conor O'Brian and Kenneth Cameron.
The Ascension have a great ring entranced and packaging as a team plus have developed a lot of double team moves from the old 1980's heel tag teams. Now that there is more emphasis on tag teams in WWE, they may be brought up together soon.
- We noted earlier this week that Mick Foley shot down rumors of him wrestling CM Punk. The Wrestling Observer reports that Foley's career is considered over. There had been talk of him wrestling another match internally but it sounds like we may never see Foley in a WWE ring again
Spoilers: TNA Impact Tapings - 11/25/2012 Posted by Steve Carrier on 11/13/2012 at 09:30 PM
- TNA taped the Thanksgiving episode of Impact Wrestling tonight from Orlando. Here are full spoilers, airing November 25th:
* Wes Brisco beat Garrett Bischoff in a Gut Check match. Kurt Angle came out after the match and celebrated with Brisco.
* Joey Ryan comes out and announces Open Fight Night for all Gut Check winners. Ryan talks about how he and Matt Morgan can't be stopped. He calls out Chavo Guerrero for a match. Chavo defeated Ryan by DQ when Morgan came out and hit a chokeslam. Hernandez came out and they brawled.
* Sam Shaw comes out and talks about winning Gut Check. He calls out the first winner Alex Silva. Shaw defeats Silva with a diving leg drop.
* Backstage segment with ODB, Eric Young and Hulk Hogan. There's going to be a Turkey Challenge tonight and EY is in it.
* Christian York comes out and talks about Gut Check and his 16 years in wrestling. He challenges Jeff Hardy to a non-title match. Hardy defeated York in a great match. They celebrated after the match until Bobby Roode attacked and laid them both out. He taunted Hardy.
* Taeler Hendrix comes out and talks about Gut Check. She challenges Tara and loses in a non-title match.
* Eric Young beat Robbie E and Jesse Godderz in a three-way. Jesse had to put on a turkey suit after the match. Aces & 8s attacked Young after that, using a bat, hammer and chair while ODB was handcuffed. Agents all ran down and they took EY out on a stretcher.
* Daniels and Kazarian come out to cut a promo on Final Resolution and AJ Styles.
* AJ Styles beat Kazarian.
* Austin Aries come out and talks. He rips Hulk Hogan and Brooke Hogan. Brooke comes out and they have words about her being with Bully Ray. Hogan ends up coming down as does Bully Ray. Aries escapes the ring and laughs at everyone. Brooke runs away crying while Hogan and Ray stare at each other.
Problems Between Punk and WWE Going Into WM Season Posted by Steve Carrier on 11/21/2012 at 09:27 AM
- We covered on Tuesday how WWE Champion CM Punk complained on Twitter that WWE wasn't promoting his appearance on Sunday's episode of Talking Dead, basically the Walking Dead post-show, or his Thanksgiving Day Parade appearance in Chicago.
PWInsider reports that there has been a major disconnect within the relationship between Punk and WWE over the past few weeks. It was originally reported that John Cena was the one who spoke out at Vince McMahon backstage and told him the product needed major changes because it was in bad shape. PWInsider reports that other people are saying it was Punk who spoke out.
There's a feeling that WWE is doing Punk wrong because he has held the WWE Title for over a year now and is still not featured on the promotional material for WrestleMania 29. There's also some concern about how Punk will react if The Rock does actually take the WWE Title from him at Royal Rumble. Some feel that if Punk isn't treated right during WrestleMania season, then there will be "hell to pay."
It's said that Punk has some pull in developmental, nowhere near the level of Triple H or someone like that, but Punk has gone in and told them they should push this guy or hire this guy. Punk is expected to be a big focus of the NXT storyline invasion in the coming months.
A lot of fans were wondering why NXT star Kassius Ohno, the former Chris Hero, didn't debut with Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns on Sunday night at WWE's Survivor Series pay-per-view.
We noted recently that WWE officials were talking about bringing some NXT stars to the main roster and the Survivor Series angle was the result of that. Ohno was never talked about in regards to being brought to the main roster now. Officials are high on Ohno but the feeling is that he needs more "seasoning" before being called up.
- WWE's website has announced that NXT stars
Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns attacked Santino Marella and Tyson Kidd during their match
at tonight's Main Event tapings in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
WWE has released
the following video of the attack:
- TMZ reports that WWE Diva Kaitlyn was arrested at the SmackDown tapings earlier today in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
According to the report, police appeared at the Van Andel Arena, the site of tonight's WWE TV tapings, with a warrant and took her into custody due to an outstanding speeding ticket.
She was booked and released on a $315 bond. Kaitlyn told TMZ:
"During a previous visit to Michigan, I was cited for a traffic violation. I am fully cooperating with authorities to resolve the matter."
- WWE Champion CM Punk took a couple shots at WWE today on Twitter, writing, "Yes, I will be on @AMCTalkingDead on Sunday. Shocking how WWE didn't promote it or get AMC the proper materials in time to announce it. This is what happens when you go over everyone's head to hustle and acquire your own outside appearances. #DIY. #disrespect. will also be the Grand Marshall in the Chicago turkey day parade. Also not announced or promoted by "my" company. Shocking. This is what happens when you go over everyone's head to hustle and acquire your own outside appearances. #DIY. Was promoted on Monday. Wasn't Sunday night when it was supposed to be. Ball dropped. S'okay. I'll pick it up and score like I always do."
John Cena Updates The Status Of His Knee Posted by Steve Carrier on 11/20/2012 at 12:57 PM
John Cena provided an update on the injury he suffered on Monday's Raw, writing on twitter, "MRI was typical good news bad news scenario. I've dealt with knees issues for the past few yrs, ill add one more to that list..... I know the risks of what can happen to me and I'm willing to play the odds. #nevergiveup c u 2nite grand rapids."
As noted earlier, there are conflicting reports if the injury was legitimate or is a storyline to make Cena the underdog "working through an injury" for his upcoming match against Dolph Ziggler at next month's Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view.
Cena will be at tonight's WWE Main Event & SmackDown tapings from Grand Rapids, Michigan and we should have another update on his condition when spoilers are posted late this evening.
John Cena hurt his ankle on tonight's episode of Raw after he landed on it awkwardly when chasing Dolph Ziggler to the back. Cena got his foot caught when leaving the ring which resulted in him landing badly on the outside. Cena limped his way to the back afterwards.
WWE acknowledged the injury with a trainer backstage saying he thinks Cena might have a torn meniscus as he wrapped it.
- Chad Baxter, a former collegiate wrestling champion WWE released last week from developmental, complained about the organization's stagnant product on Twitter days later, writing, "Im sick of seeing the same matches on @WWE #Boring #Overplayed."
When asked why WWE would release him, as well as fellow developmental wrestlers Chase Donovan and Nick Rogers, he wrote, "Its a mystery! Unfortunately I don't know the answer why this happened." He then re-tweeted a message stating, "WWE was stupid releasing you."
Baxter added that he has plans to continue wrestling
According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Multiple members
of WWE's creative staff and/or their assistants have been assigned to watch
footage of TNA, Ring of Honor and WWE's NXT, and file a
report on its contents. There are other employees who work in the same capacity
as consultants for the company.
*RUMOR* Why TNA Knockout Mickie James Was Out For 3 Months
The Wrestling Observer is reporting that the reason
why Mickie James was out for over three months was the discovery of a large
benign mass. The report states that James was able to keep it a secret, and was
said to be in great spirits at the recent Impact tapings.
York Says TNA's "Gut Check" Is Not Rehearsed Posted by Steve Carrier on 11/22/2012 at 01:03 PM
Christian York appeared on the Shining Wizards podcast (available at ShiningWizards.com). Highlights from the interview are as follows:
On how he got involved on Gut Check: "I was working in MCW (Maryland Championship Wrestling) and TNA was doing a house show in Bowie, Maryland, and the agents asked for a list of 10 guys, and I was one of the 10. I was eating breakfast with my wife,and they gave me call saying, we want to use you on some house shows and get a look at you. So I did that, and they called me back about doing this Gut Check."
On the Gut Check Experience: "They told me it's all a shoot, it's all real. It's not scripted stuff or anything like that, and we did that. We went from there, they did the profile thing with me, and then the match with Zema (Ion), which was pretty wild. All day long you don't know anything, its just like a rehearsal type thing. Just stand in the ring and we will go from there. Its all a shoot, they want raw emotion."
The Boy Band Gimmick: "We started that in '99. We weren't really on board with the boy band thing. We were like, man, that's gay. We were trying to be edgy, like every indy wrestler, trying to be cool as hell. We wanted to be called Fourplay, but we ended up being the Badstreet Boys. It worked, we had tons of girls as fans. Kanyon had seen the gimmick and had the idea of getting Shane Helms and Shannon Moore a tryout. Myself and Joey didn't have any idea about this. Then Shane called and said, hey, man, we just got signed, and I was like, did we get signed? And he was like, no, they are gonna give you a tryout, we are gonna do the boy band gimmick with Evan (Karagias). "
On WCW not being around: "I miss the hell out of it, man. I wish it was still around so guys would have a place to work."
First Run with WWF/ECW: "After we got released from WCW we had a no compete clause, 120 days. We waited and we just said, let's go there and try to get on. And we got on, it was pretty cool. They let us do dives and like all kinds of stuff, stuff that unheard of. They were like, just go out there in tear it up. So we did that, and they liked us and stuff, but we looked like kids compared to the cast of characters in WWF at the time. So they said why don't you go to ECW and go there and get over, get seasoned, and then come back here. We got in touch with Tommy Dreamer, and they were already interested in us, so we went there and off we went."
- Rain, who appeared in TNA Wrestling as Bobby Roode's valet Ms. Payton Banks, broke her wrist in three different places at Friday's "SHINE 5" internet pay-per-view after being subject to a powerbomb from Awesome Kong. Despite the injury, she continued the bout as planned, which concluded with her receiving an Implant Buster from Kong. She was admitted to a emergency room following the contest.
Rain tweeted an image of her wrist Sunday morning.
Kevin Kelly and Nigel McGuinness welcome us to the show. Kevin says were going to start with the Women of Honor but instead the Briscoes come to the ring. Jay gets on the mic and asks all of the wrestlers in the back to come down to ringside. Wrestlings Greatest Tag Team, Jay Lethal and SCUM are the only wrestlers not to come down. Jay says SCUM have the fans brainwashed into thinking its cool to put down ROH. He says when you knock ROH, youre knocking all of the current roster and all of the guys who made ROH what it is today. Jay says he and Mark went down to Louisville to talk to Jim Cornette and he then talked to everybody in the back and they have found a new matchmaker. He says hes going to restore honor into ROH; he then presents Nigel McGuinness as the new matchmaker.
Nigel says he doesnt know what has happened to the old ROH; the same ROH that made his dreams of wrestling a reality. He says he still sees guys putting on the best matches in the world, guys with lots of passion and love for pro wrestling. He says the people who still believe in this company are going to take it back. His first decision as matchmaker is to make Kevin Steen vs. El Generico for Final Battle 2012′. Nigel says Generico only had one request to make the match; he wanted a Ladder War. He then goes on to say that Corino & Jacobs need opponents in New York. He says they will defend against Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander as well as the Briscoes in a three-way match for the Tag Team titles! Jay gets the mic back and says ROH doesnt raise the bar; it is the bar and theyre taking back ROH. Honor Lives.
Allysin Kay vs. MsChif
Kay disrespects MsChif early on with a slap and then drives her into the corner before hitting a big boot. MsChif fights back but then walks into a big clothesline for a two count. Kay continues to dominate and hits a samoan drop for another two count. MsChif gets a two count of her own with a unique bridging pin but Kay comes back with another two count. Kay goes for a kick but MsChif catches it, kicks Kay low and then hits a modified DDT for the win.
Winner by pinfall: MsChif
ROHWorld.coms thoughts: This was a decent enough Women of Honor match and the first for quite a while. Its difficult to see how theyre going to fit a womens division into the show if thats the way theyre going with it. We all know about MsChif and Kay looked a promising competitor.
Tadarius Thomas vs. Roderick Strong
Truth Martini joins Kevin Kelly on commentary for the match as Strong mocks Thomas instead of shaking his hand. Martini says he has released Rhino from the House of Truth. Thomas uses his unique style to kick Strong in the face and then goes to work on him with a suplex. The pair fight on the ring apron before Strong lifts Thomas up and throws him back first into the turnbuckle post. Thomas tries to fight back but he then walks into a jumping kick to the face. Thomas then comes back with a variety of kicks and then a clothesline for two. Strong comes back with a jumping knee before hitting a huge suplex backbreaker for the win.
Winner by pinfall: Roderick Strong
Strong then gets on the mic and tells Martini to get the hint; hes not a part of the House of Truth any longer and then storms off.
ROHWorld.coms thoughts: Thomas once again impressed with his very unique style. He looked very competitive against Strong and the match was a good one. Id like to see another match between these two with a bit more time given to them. All in all, a decent match.
In this weeks Inside ROH, Kevin Kelly confirms the matches that Nigel McGuinness has already made for Final Battle 2012′. He also runs down the Adam Cole v Matt Hardy match that was confirmed last week. Matt Hardy says he has nothing to prove and Cole is the one with everything to lose. He says at Final Battle, he can finally come out of Hardys shadow. Kelly also says that Nigel McGuinness will make a decision on whether Michael Elgin will face Roderick Strong at Final Battle next week. Jay Lethal talks about his situation and tells ROH that if they think theyve seen him at his worst, they havent seen anything yet.
Nigel McGuinness shows off the new ROH World TV title before our main event of the evening.
ROH World TV Title Match Adam Cole (c) vs. Kyle OReilly
Cole has the best of the opening exchanges and knocks OReilly to the outside with a jumping enziguri. OReilly blocks Coles attempt at a suicide dive, Cole then kicks OReilly when he tries to dive out and then Cole finally hits the suicide dive. Cole throws OReilly into the barricades on the outside but then OReilly hits a dropkick to Cole when he goes for a crossbody off the rope. OReilly continues to control Cole as Davey Richards comes down to ringside and asks Nigel to let him talk to Kyle in the ring next week. Nigel agrees and he goes to the back after he and OReilly stare each other down. Cole capitalises on the brief distraction to hit a jumping DDT to OReilly on the apron.
Cole follows that up with a big splash off the top rope as the crowd chant This Is Awesome. OReilly blocks a figure four attempt and then reverses another attempt into a small package for two. Both men hit kicks but they refuse to stay down. OReilly hits a Regalplex for two and then locks in the Triangle Choke and starts hitting elbows. Cole somehow gets out of it as the pair trade blows from their knees before the slug it out on their feet. Tornado DDT from OReilly followed by a brainbuster only gets him two as he then locks in a guillotine choke.
Cole manages to get to his feet and pick OReilly up before hitting the backbreaker. This Is Wrestling chants from the crowd as Cole hits a reverse superkick and the Florida Quay to get the victory. Cole celebrates with the brand new TV title as Nigel hits the ring and puts the belt around his waist.
ROHWorld.coms thoughts: This was the third match between these two former tag team partners and it was simply brilliant. They managed to put a lot of stuff into a ten minute match and it made for an exciting, action-packed match. Both guys looked great after this one and I still think there is space for a big blowoff to this feud after OReilly is done with Davey. Overall, one of the best matches on ROH TV.
Next weeks main event will see SCUM defend the ROH World Tag Team titles against Rhett Titus & BJ Whitmer.
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