December 9, 2013

January Week 1, Year 1

Raw
Match 1. Sin Cara vs. William Regal

Match 2. R-Truth vs. Roddy Piper

Match 3. Eddie Guerrero and Christian vs. The United Kingdom
A nice mid-card tag match. Eddie and Christian hit McIntyre with a double suplex. Cesaro came in and overpowered Eddie. Christian and Eddie landed a double back body drop on Cesaro. A little while later, Cesaro lifted Eddie off the mat and slammed him back down to win.

Match 4. Dolph Ziggler vs. Damien Sandow
Sandow ran down the ramp and speared Ziggler before the match. Cesaro ran down and attacked Sandow. Sandow came back with You're Welcome, but Ziggler got up. Sandow connected with a knee smash and a nice pump handle slam. He then hit You're Welcome again to win.

Main Event. Daniel Bryan vs. Chris Jericho
Ric Flair attacked Bryan from behind. Jericho dodged a kick from Bryan and landed the triple powerbombs. Bryan kicked out, but Jericho was ready with another powerbomb. Bryan came back with his signature kicks. Bryan continued with the running forearm and knee smash and won.

Superstars
Match 1. Razor Ramon vs. Rey Mysterio
Razor tossed Rey chest-first into the corner and then hit a bulldog. He then connected with a chokeslam and won. The match didn't last more than three minutes.

Match 2. Big E Langston vs. Curtis Axel
During the match, Wade Barrett walked down with a chair and clocked both Langston and the ref. Barrett then hit Langston with the Bull Hammer. Langston got up and hit Axel with a powerbomb. Axel came back with the Perfect-plex on the chair and won.

Match 3. Mick Foley vs. Jack Swagger

Match 4. Kofi Kingston vs. The Miz

Main Event. Extreme Rules - Bret Hart vs. CM Punk
Punk connected with some kicks, but Bret caught Punk with a piledriver. Punk blocked a punch and went for the GTS, but Bret countered out of it. Bret hit another piledriver on the outside of the ring. Punk kicked Bret in the head multiple times. Bret hit a tilt-a-whirl back breaker and a third piledriver to win.

SmackDown
Match 1. Goldust vs. Mr. Perfect

Match 2. The Usos vs. Legion of Doom

Match 3. Sheamus vs. Booker T
Booker caught Sheamus with a kick to the face and then hit the Book End, but got two near falls. Sheamus lifted Booker up for White Noise. A little later, Sheamus landed the Celtic Cross. Both men got another near fall before Booker won with another heel kick.

Match 4. Cody Rhodes vs. Bray Wyatt
Bray attacked Cody from behind. Cody came back with a power slam, but Bray took him right back down with an STO. Bray then hit Sister Abigail. Cody kicked out and landed a hurricanrana and Cross Rhodes. Cody kicked out of a pin, landed a bulldog and Alabama Slam to win.

Main Event. Submission - Batista vs. Ryback
This is an interesting match. Two brawlers competing in a submission match. Ryback lifted Batista up with ease and hit Shell Shock. Batista blocked a punch and speared Ryback. He went for the Batista Bomb, but Ryback countered. He hit the meat hook clothesline and made Batista tap with a rear naked choke.

Recap: The UK are building up momentum. Is a title shot in their future? Bray Wyatt continues to target Cody.

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