August 25, 2014

WCW/WWE SOULED OUT, Year 3


Match 1. Jack Swagger vs. The Miz   WWE Intercontinental Championship
Swagger blocked a punch and planted Miz with a DDT. He then took out Miz's left knee. He continued with the gut wrench powerbomb, but got a two count. Miz dropkicked Swagger's back and then chop blocked his knee. After a near fall, Miz hit the Skull Crushing Finale and won. That's one title change.

Match 2. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels
Michaels threw Triple H into the corner and hit a clothesline. He then busted him open with the Sweet Chin Music. Michaels missed a springboard splash and Triple H almost won. Triple H landed the face smash. He went for a spine buster, but HBK countered it into a DDT. Michaels missed a second splash and Triple H won with the super kick. Wow.

Match 3. Scott Steiner vs. Rick Rude
Rude landed a couple of hip tosses on Steiner. Steiner countered a suplex and slammed Rude. He went for a double underhook slam, but Rude broke free and won with the neck breaker.

Match 4. Mr. Anderson vs. Carlito vs. DDP vs. Wade Barrett   #1 Contender's Match
The winner will face Ziggler next week. Anderson hit Barrett with the rolling senton and got a two count. He then hit the Mic Check. DDP caught Anderson with a tilt-a-whirl side slam. Carlito hit Anderson with a diving leg drop. Wade hit Page with the Winds of Change and Wasteland to win. Barrett gets one more shot at Ziggler.

Match 5. Edge vs. John Cena vs. Chris Jericho   WWE Championship
Edge cost Jericho the win last week, so he gets a title shot. Edge threw Jericho out of the ring and into the steel steps. Jericho and Cena hit Edge with a double suplex. Edge came back and busted Jericho open with a float-over DDT. Cena hit Jericho with the AA. Cena and Jericho then hit Edge with a leg sweep/STO combo. They continued the beating with a clothesline/chop block double team move. Jericho turned and hit Cena with the Codebreaker. He then rolled Edge up to win the title.

Match 6. Matt Morgan vs. Big Show vs. Hulk Hogan   WCW Championship
Will Morgan lose the title six days after winning it? Yes, yes he will. Hogan and Show worked over the champ with a double suplex. Show then hit Morgan with the Final Cut leg drop. Hogan picked up Morgan and Show caught him with the Showstopper. Hogan and Show landed a double gut buster and Hogan got the win.

Main Event. 30-Man Royal Rumble
Everyone but the six men in the main title matches are eligible. The first two entrants were Drew McIntyre and Wade Barrett, two United Kingdom teammates. Barrett had Drew against the ropes a couple of times. No. 3 was Razor Ramon. He's baaaaack! The UK members teamed up. No. 4 was Goldberg. He and Drew battled against the ropes. No. 5 was Dean Ambrose. Drew landed the Future Shock and eliminated Goldberg. No. 6 was Triple H. Drew and Wade double teamed The Game. No. 7 was Christian. Drew threw Razor into the corner and hit him with a big boot for the elimination. Triple H was then eliminated by Barrett. No. 8 was Brock Lesnar. Well, here comes the pain. Christian was on the apron when Drew hit a baseball slide for his third elimination. No. 9 was Batista. McIntyre then tossed out his teammate. No. 10 was Scott Steiner. Lesnar easily lifted Batista over his shoulder and tossed him out of the ring. No. 11 was The Rock.

Lesnar clotheslined Ambrose over the top. Scott and Lesnar fought in the corner. Rocky eliminated Drew. No. 12 was Carlito, who targeted Lesnar. No. 13 was Diamond Dallas Page. It has mostly been WCW Superstars. No. 14 was Adam Rose. He and Carlito hate each other. Lesnar threw Steiner over the top. Rock hit Page with a float-over DDT. No. 15 was William Regal. Rock eliminated Rose. Regal flipped Rock over the top and kicked him off the apron. DDP then eliminated Lesnar. No. 16 was Curt Hennig. Page placed Carlito on the apron and drove his knee into his head. No. 17 was Ultimate Warrior. He immediately hit Hennig with a back suplex. Regal clotheslined Page over the top. No. 18 was Randy Savage. He and Hennig fought against the ropes. No. 19 was Bobby Lashley. Savage punched Hennig off the apron. No. 20 was Jeff Hardy. Hardy went after Warrior, then Regal. No. 21 was Booker T. Jeff almost eliminated Warrior. Booker tossed Regal out. Savage threw Lashley into the corner and then clotheslined him over the top.

No. 22 was Big E Langston. Big E and Warrior eliminated Savage. Jeff then tossed out Booker. No. 23 was The Undertaker. Taker quickly eliminated Jeff. Big E and Taker hit Warrior with a double back breaker. No. 24 was Shawn Michaels. He went right after Taker. He landed a flying forearm and eliminated Taker. No. 25 was Seth Rollins. He hit Warrior with two back breakers. Big E had HBK on the apron and kicked him off. No. 26 was Roman Reigns. Rollins eliminated Warrior. No. 27 was Randy Orton. Reigns took Orton down with an STO. No. 28 was Dolph Ziggler. He immediately caught Reigns with a super kick. No. 29 was Diesel. Big Daddy Cool returns. Reigns went to eliminate Ziggler, but he ducked and Rollins was tossed out. Big E then eliminated Orton. Ziggler tossed Big E over the top. No. 30 was Alberto Del Rio. He almost eliminated Reigns. Ziggler hit Diesel with a super kick. Del Rio eliminated Reigns. Del Rio threw Ziggler into the corner and hit a big boot for the elimination. Diesel tossed Del Rio to the apron and then clotheslined him off to win.

Recap: I love Jericho as the WWE champion. It creates a lot of cool matchups. Can we see Diesel vs Hogan in two months? Great Rumble match. McIntyre surprised me in the early part of the match.

January Week 3, Year 3

Holy title matches, Batman. WCW is going all out.

WCW Nitro
Match 1. Diamond Dallas Page vs. Mr. Anderson

Match 2. Ted DiBiase vs. Alberto Del Rio

Match 3. Scott Steiner vs. Rick Rude

Match 4. Curt Hennig vs. Syxx

Match 5. Hell in a Cell - WGTT vs. United Kingdom   WCW Tag Team Championship
Shelton hit Regal with a body splash in the corner. Regal came back with a running knee to the face. Haas caught Drew with a t-bone suplex and got a near fall. Shelton hit Drew with a release German suplex. Regal had Haas in a sleeper as Shelton caught Drew with a Complete Shot to win the titles.

Match 6. Extreme Rules - Dolph Ziggler vs. Wade Barrett   WCW European Championship
Barrett tossed Ziggler over the top. He then landed a back suplex and a swinging neck breaker. Back in the ring, he hit an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Ziggler came back with his own back suplex and kipped up. Ziggler then hit the Zig Zag and won the title. That's two for two.

Main Event. Extreme Rules - Goldberg vs. Matt Morgan   WCW Championship
Morgan lifted Goldberg over his head and brought him down with a spine buster for a two count. Morgan ducked a clothesline and hit the Carbon Footprint, but Goldberg kicked out. On the outside, Morgan was still in control. Goldberg came back with a suplex and snap neck breaker. In the ring, Morgan lifted Goldberg up again and won the title with the spine buster.

ECW
Match 1. Rhyno vs. Sami Zayn

Match 2. Abyss vs. Matt Hardy

Match 3. Rey Mysterio vs. Ric Flair

Match 4. Samoa Joe vs. Cody Rhodes

Match 5. Austin Aries vs. Kevin Steen
Steen hit Aries with a DDT and half nelson suplex. He went for a springboard splash, but Aries moved. Aries lifted Steen up, but he countered it and hit a piledriver. Mysterio ran down and helped Steen. They landed a double dropkick. Steen lifted Rey up and dropped him on Aries before getting the win.

Match 6. Extreme Rules - James Storm vs. Corey Graves
Graves attacked Storm from behind. Storm pulled out a ladder and knocked Graves out. He then connected with Closing Time. Graves came back and slammed Storm through the announce table. Storm hit Graves with the steel steps and hit the Eye of the Storm. Storm hit a few suplexes. Graves hit MK Ultra and won.

Main Event. Mick Foley and Bully Ray vs. Impact Players
Good enemies make better friends? We'll see. Bully hit Justin with a suplex and arm drag. Foley caught Storm with some punches and a leg sweep. Bully tossed Storm over his head and then landed a piledriver. After a quick pin, Bully hit the Bully Bomb and won.

TNA Impact
Match 1. Bret Hart vs. Chris Sabin

Match 2. Kurt Angle vs. MVP

Match 3. Adrian Neville vs. Gunner

Match 4. Petey Williams vs. Eric Young

Match 5. Daniel Bryan vs. Kassius Ohno
This is a champion vs. champion match. Ohno ran at Bryan and hit him with a flipping reversed DDT. Bryan kipped up and clocked Ohno with a kick to the head. Ohno tore apart the announce table and busted Bryan open with a face buster. Bryan rolled up Ohno, but Kassius countered it and won.

Match 6. Extreme Rules - Antonio Cesaro vs. CM Punk
Punk ran down and speared Cesasro before the bell rang. Cesaro came back with a huge European uppercut and almost won. On the outside, he landed a DDT and an Angle Slam-like move. Punk caught Cesaro with the GTS. Cesaro busted Punk open with a baseball bat. Back in the ring, he broke free of the GTS and rolled Punk up to win.

Main Event. Extreme Rules - Bad Influence vs. Enzo Amore and Big Cass
Cass hooked the leg of Kaz as Daniels hit Enzo with a snap neck breaker. Daniels and Enzo were fighting over a table on the outside. Kaz threw Cass into a chain set up in the corner and then hit a standing shooting star press. All four men were on the outside. Daniels hit a huge spine buster on Enzo. Back in the ring, Daniels landed Last Rites to win.

WWE SmackDown
Match 1. Brock Lesnar vs. JBL

Match 2. Evolution vs. London and Kendrick
Kendrick caught Orton with a kick to the head and tagged in London. London and Kendrick took turns beating down Batista. Kendrick then hit Sliced Bread No. 2, but got a two count. Batista and Orton then wore down London in their corner. They hit a double DDT and Batista hit Kendrick with the Batista Bomb to win.

Match 3. Shawn Michaels vs. Roman Reigns
Reigns landed an STO and a flying clothesline. John Cena ran down and attacked Reigns. Cena hit the AA and Michaels got a near fall. Reigns got up and broke HBK in half with a spear. He hit a Samoan drop and went for another pin, but Cena broke it up. Michaels hit the Sweet Chin Music and won.

Match 4. Dean Ambrose vs. Kofi Kingston

Match 5. Damien Sandow vs. Christian

Match 6. The Miz vs. Randy Savage vs. Big E Langston   #1 Contender's Match

Main Event. John Cena vs. Jeff Hardy
Edge was standing at ringside. Edge tossed in a chair to make things interesting. Jeff went for the Twist of Fate, but Cena escaped. Jeff had Cena on his shoulders, but Cena countered it into a reverse DDT. Jeff landed some elbow drops and kicks. Cena popped up and rolled Jeff up to win.

Recap: The hell just happened on WCW? All three titles changed hands and Matt Morgan is the new heavyweight champ. The Punk/Cesaro feud is awesome.

August 24, 2014

January Week 2, Year 3

WCW Nitro
Match 1. Diamond Dallas Page vs. Curt Hennig

Match 2. The Rock vs. Psychosis

Match 3. Scott Steiner and Ultimate Warrior vs. Mr. Anderson and Big Show
Steiner and Warrior hit Anderson with a double shoulder tackle. Later, Show hit Warrior with a falling face buster and the WMD, but got a two count. Warrior and Anderson traded counters and quick pins. Anderson hit Steiner with the Green Bay Plunge to win.

Match 4. Alberto Del Rio vs. Rick Rude

Match 5. World's Greatest Tag Team vs. United Kingdom
Shelton and Haas cut the UK's entrance short on the ramp. This is an elimination tag. Shelton hit Drew with the Complete Shot on the stage. Regal busted Haas open with the Power of the Punch. Regal eliminated Benjamin with an abdominal stretch. Regal then finished the job with a full nelson hold on Haas.

Match 6. Wade Barrett vs. Dolph Ziggler
Ziggler stomped on Barrett in the corner and then hit the Zig Zag. He later hit the Fame Asser and got another near fall. He continued with a dropkick and jumping DDT. Ziggler finally put him away with a second Zig Zag.

Main Event. Goldberg vs. Matt Morgan

ECW
Match 1. Ric Flair vs. Matt Hardy

Match 2. Sami Zayn vs. Austin Aries

Match 3. Rey Mysterio vs. Bray Wyatt

Match 4. Cody Rhodes vs. Samoa Joe

Match 5. Rhyno vs. Kevin Steen
Steen slammed Rhyno down as Brodus Clay ran down. Steen landed a huge powerbomb, but Clay broke up the pin. Tajiri ran down to even the odds. Rhyno hit a clothesline and Death Valley Driver. After a near fall, he won with a spike piledriver.

Match 6. Extreme Rules - James Storm vs. Corey Graves
Storm landed a back suplex and hit a snap suplex after throwing Graves into the corner. On the outside, Storm cracked Graves over the head with a chair and then landed a neck breaker. Much later, he hit the Eye of the Storm, but Graves kicked out. Graves took out Storm's knee and got a near fall. Storm came back with Closing Time to win.

Main Event. Mick Foley vs. Bully Ray
Ray and Foley began their match on the ramp. They quickly pulled out a table and ladder. Foley threw Bully into the steel steps. Ray went for the cutter, but Foley blocked it. He then hit an atomic drop. Foley went for the piledriver, but Ray countered it and hit the Bully Cutter to win.

TNA Impact
Match 1. Kurt Angle vs. MVP vs. Adrian Neville
MVP held Neville's arms as Angle landed multiple punches. Neville and Angle countered each other. MVP came up from behind and hit Angle with the Play Maker. MVP and Neville landed a double wheelbarrow slam on Angle. Angle hit MVP with the Angle Slam and Neville rolled Angle up to win.

Match 2. Bret Hart and Sting vs. Chris Sabin and Bobby Roode

Match 3. Kings of Wrestling vs. American Wolves
The Wolves hit Cesaro with a double hip toss and kicks to the chest and back. Ohno and Cesaro came back with a double hip toss of their own and then dropped two elbows into the chest of Richards. Magnus ran down and hit Edwards with a fall away slam onto a chair. He went after Richards as Ohno took care of Edwards and won with the Hangman's Clutch.

Match 4. Petey Williams vs. Eric Young

Match 5. Gunner vs. AJ Styles

Match 6. CM Punk vs. Alexander Rusev
Rusev attacked Punk from behind on the ramp. During the match, Cesaro's music hit, which distracted Punk. Rusev then took advantage. Rusev landed a superkick as Cesaro eventually walked down. Punk kicked out, but Rusev was still in control. He hit another kick and won with a swinging side slam.

After the match, Cesaro walked down and stared down Punk.

Main Event. Kazarian vs. Colin Cassady

WWE SmackDown
Match 1. Evolution vs. The Shield

Match 2. Undertaker vs. Triple H
Taker ducked a clothesline and hit Triple H with Old School. A minute later, Triple H hit a clothesline and landed the spine buster. He then went for a Pedigree, but Taker countered it and lifted The Game up for a Samoan drop. After a near fall, he hit the Last Ride and won.

Match 3. Randy Savage and Shawn Michaels vs. JBL and Brock Lesnar

Match 4. Dean Ambrose vs. Jeff Hardy
Dean caught Jeff with a spinning side slam and got a near fall. Jeff came back with his flipping face buster. He hit a diving shoulder tackle and got a two count. After a springboard cross body, Jeff hit the Twist of Fate and won.

Match 5. Big E Langston vs. Christian

Match 6. Jack Swagger vs. Damien Sandow

Main Event. Chris Jericho vs. John Cena   #1 Contender's Match
Edge attacked Jericho from behind. The match spilled to the outside. Cena landed a back suplex and tossed Jericho through the announce table. Back in the ring, Cena rolled Jericho up, which began a pin battle. Jericho caught Cena with the Code Breaker and almost won. Jericho rolled Cena up, but Cena reversed it and won.

Recap: I kind of like the team of Anderson and Show. The cocky talker and the bodyguard. Edge screwed Jericho.

August 12, 2014

January Week 1, Year 3

WCW Nitro
Match 1. Ted DiBiase vs. Syxx

Match 2. DDP vs. Mr. Anderson

Match 3. Scott Steiner vs. Wade Barrett

Match 4. Alberto Del Rio vs. Rick Rude

Match 5. William Regal w/ Drew McIntyre vs. Shelton Benjamin w/ Charlie Haas
Shelton hit Regal with a release German suplex and an elbow drop. Regal went for a half nelson suplex, but Shelton countered it and landed a second German suplex. After a tiger suplex, Regal connected with the Power of the Punch and won.

Match 6. Extreme Rules - Dolph Ziggler vs. Curt Hennig
Barrett attacked Dolph from behind. Hennig then hit the Perfect-plex and almost won. On the outside, Hennig used a baseball bat and suplexed Ziggler onto the steel steps. Back in the ring, Ziggler hit a jaw breaker and the Heart Stopper elbow drops. After a near fall, he won with the Zig Zag.

Main Event. Extreme Rules - Goldberg vs. Matt Morgan
Morgan landed an elbow drop and front suplex. He later hit the discus clothesline and press spine buster on the outside. Goldberg tried fighting back, but Morgan locked him in a sleeper hold and then tossed him through the announce table. Two minutes later, Morgan lifted Goldberg up for a chokeslam and won.

After the match, Morgan continued stomping on Goldberg.

ECW
Match 1. Rhyno vs. Tajiri w/ Sami Zayn

Match 2. Abyss vs. Matt Hardy

Match 3. Rey Mysterio vs. Ric Flair

Match 4. Cody Rhodes vs. Samoa Joe

Match 5. Austin Aries vs. Kevin Steen
Steen and Aries battled in and out of the ring with neither man getting the upper hand. Steen caught Aries with a running DDT. Steen got a couple of near falls after a German suplex and power slam. Aries broke free from a F-Cinq and hit the brain buster to win.

Match 6. James Storm vs. Corey Graves
Storm took Graves down with a drop toe hold and then landed a scoop slam. James lifted Graves up and hit the Eye of the Storm, but got a near fall. Corey Graves landed MK Ultra, but Storm kicked out. Storm connected with the Last Call super kick and won.

Main Event. Mick Foley vs. Bully Ray
Foley grabbed Ray and put him through the announce table with a Russian leg sweep. Ray pulled out a sledgehammer, but Foley took it away and locked in the Mandible Claw. Ray hit a spike piledriver on the outside. He then hit the Bully Bomb to win.

After the match, Ray continued stomping on Foley.

TNA Impact
Match 1. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Sabin
Angle threw Sabin into the corner and landed a clothesline. He then hit a release German suplex. He then caught Sabin with three more German suplexes. After a near fall, Angle hit the Angle Slam and won.

Match 2. MVP vs. Bobby Roode vs. Ryback
Ryback and Roode hit MVP with a double suplex. Ryback turned and hit Roode with a release overhead belly-to-belly and the meathook clothesline. Roode hit the Pay Off on MVP, but Ryback broke up the pin. Roode and Ryback hit MVP with a double gut buster. Roode pinned MVP as Ryback taunted.

Match 3. Adrian Neville vs. Alexander Rusev

Match 4. Petey Williams vs. Eric Young

Match 5. Gunner vs. AJ Styles

Match 6. Extreme Rules - CM Punk vs. Antonio Cesaro
Cesaro hit Punk over the back with a kendo stick before hitting a butterfly suplex. Back in the ring, Cesaro landed a knee smash and then had Punk in the Cesaro Swing. Punk made a comeback with a flying clothesline and swinging neck breaker. Cesaro blocked a kick and hit the Neutralizer to win.

Main Event. Submission - Christopher Daniels vs. Enzo Amore

WWE SmackDown
Match 1. Triple H vs. The Undertaker

Match 2. The Shield vs. London and Kendrick
London and Kendrick were taking care of Rollins on the outside. Rollins fought back and slammed Kendrick through the announce table. Reigns came in and took out both of his opponents. Reigns got a couple of near falls, but London broke them up. Reigns then picked him up for a Samoan drop and a Superman punch to win.

Match 3. Shawn Michaels vs. JBL

Match 4. Big E Langston vs. Christian w/ Tyson Tomko

Match 5. Randy Savage vs. Dean Ambrose

Match 6. Jeff Hardy vs. Edge   WWE Championship
Jeff landed a flying shoulder tackle. Edge reversed the flipping face buster into a DDT. Edge then hit the Edgecution, but got a two count. Jeff got a near fall after a running neck breaker. Edge came back with a northern lights suplex. He later tossed Jeff in the air and speared him on the way down to win the title.

Main Event. Submission - John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar
Cena landed a spinning back suplex and followed it up with the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Lesnar began tossing Cena around with a overhead belly-to-back and fall away slam. He then tossed him into the corner and came back with a powerbomb. Lesnar then won by locking Cena in a torture rack.

After the match, Lesnar grabbed a chair and hit Cena.

Recap: Is Goldberg's title reign in jeopardy? What?! Jeff lost?! At least he gets a rematch. Is Christian reforming his coalition?

August 10, 2014

WCW/WWE TABLES, LADDERS and CHAIRS, Year 3


Match 1. Wade Barrett vs. Ted DiBiase   WCW European Championship
Wade tied DiBiase in the ropes and landed multiple knee shots and then hit a big boot. He later hit a sit-out spine buster and got a near fall. Barrett then busted Ted open with a DDT. After a pump handle slam, Barrett hit the Winds of Change to win.

Match 2. Damien Sandow vs. Jack Swagger   WWE Intercontinental Championship
Swagger landed a leg drop and then chop blocked the left knee of Sandow. Swagger landed a clothesline and a northern lights suplex. After a back-and-forth pin battle, Swagger hit the gutwrench powerbomb to win the IC title.

Match 3. Matt Morgan vs. Scott Steiner vs. Ultimate Warrior vs. Rick Rude
This is a bodybuilder's dream. Rude hit Morgan with a float-over neck breaker. Warrior lifted Steiner up for a gorilla press slam. Morgan came back with a spike piledriver on Rude. Morgan landed two back suplexes and a neck breaker on Steiner. He then landed a huge spine buster. Steiner hit a Frankensteiner and pinned Morgan.

Match 4. I Quit - Hulk Hogan vs. Kevin Nash
If Nash loses, the nWo disbands. Hogan quickly beat down Nash. He left the ring and grabbed a chair to hit Nash with. He then landed multiple shots with the steel steps, but Nash didn't quit. Back in the ring, he hit the leg drop, but to no avail. Nash came back with a couple of clotheslines and a big boot. Hogan was making a comeback, but Nash landed the Jackknife. Hogan was able to get up and bust Nash open with another chair shot. After another leg drop, Nash quit.

Match 5. Table - Jeff Hardy vs. Edge   WWE Championship
Jeff had Edge on a table and went for a diving leg drop, but missed. He came back and landed the Twist of Fate. Edge countered a Death Valley Driver and hit reverse neck breaker, but just missed the table. Edge had Jeff on his shoulders, but Jeff escaped and suplexed Edge through a table to retain.

Match 6Extreme Rules - John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar
This was a brawl. There was a ladder, chair and steel steps at ringside. Cena tossed the ladder into the ring and DDT'd Lesnar onto it. Both men got near falls late in the match. Cena landed an overhead belly-to-belly and the F5 onto the ladder to get the win.

Main Event. TLC - Goldberg vs. Big Show   WCW Championship
Big Show worked over Goldberg on the outside. He used a ladder and a chair. He landed the Showstopper in the ring and began climbing. Goldberg came back with a DDT and spine buster. He then hit the Jackhammer and went to get the title. Both men were at the top when Goldberg flipped Show over his head and down to the floor before grabbing the title.

Recap: That's it. The nWo is done. What will Nash, Hall, Syxx and Hennig do? Where does that leave WCW? Jeff pulled out all the stops to retain. 

August 7, 2014

December Week 4, Year 3

WCW Nitro
Match 1. Alberto Del Rio vs. Scott Steiner

Match 2. DDP vs. Ted DiBiase

Match 3. Kevin Nash vs. Ultimate Warrior vs. Scott Hall
Not much of a fair match for Warrior, huh? Hall landed a reverse DDT and chokeslam on Warrior. Things flipped as Hall hit Nash with the Outsider's Edge. Warrior landed a few punches on Hall. Nash and Warrior hit Hall with a double chokeslam. Hall took out Nash and Warrior hit Hall with a press slam to win.

Match 4. Curt Hennig vs. Rick Rude

Match 5. Drew McIntyre w/ William Regal vs. Charlie Haas w/ Shelton Benjamin

Match 6. Wade Barrett vs. Dolph Ziggler
After some mounted punches, Barrett catches Ziggler with the Winds of Change. He got a near fall, but picked Dolph right up and hit the Bull Hammer to win.

Main Event. Goldberg vs. Matt Morgan
Goldberg hit a huge overhead belly-to-belly suplex and a fury of punches. He later hit a pump handle gut buster and snap neck breaker. Matt fought back and took Goldberg down with a discus clothesline. He then hit a press spine buster, but got a two count. After back-and-forth near falls, Goldberg won with the Jackhammer.

ECW
Match 1. Samoa Joe vs. Ric Flair
Joe landed a huge knee smash to Flair's face and then hit a running power slam. Flair came back with a headlock take down and a knee smash. Joe busted Flair open with a DDT and then won with another power slam.

Match 2. Rey Mysterio vs. Corey Graves
Graves caught Rey with two snap spine busters. Rey took Corey down with a hurricanrana. The two were locked in a pin battle with many near falls. Rey missed a springboard splash and Graves won with MK Ultra.

Match 3. Rob Van Dam vs. Kevin Steen

Match 4. Cody Rhodes vs. Tajiri

Match 5. Rhyno vs. Austin Aries

Match 6. Stone Cold vs. Mick Foley vs. James Storm

Main Event. Brodus Clay vs. Sheamus vs. Sami Zayn   #1 Contender's Match
Can Zayn make the jump to the main event? Graves remained seated in the front row. Zayn landed a back breaker and half nelson suplex on Sheamus. Clay picked up Zayn and hit a t-bone suplex. He then connected with a running body splash. Zayn hit Sheamus with the brain buster. Zayn caught Clay with a springboard ax smash. Sheamus then rolled Zayn up to win.

TNA Impact
Match 1. CM Punk vs. Chris Sabin

Match 2. American Wolves vs. British Invasion

Match 3. Christopher Daniels vs. Kazarian vs. Antonio Cesaro   #1 Contender's Match
Cesaro hit Kaz with a running sit-down powerbomb. Kaz picked Daniels up and hit Back to the Future, but got a two count. Daniels and Cesaro hit Kaz with the Snapshot double team move. They later hit a double leg sweep. Daniels left the ring and Cesaro covered Kaz to win.

Match 4. Adrian Neville and Eric Young vs. Petey Williams and Alexander Rusev
Young and Neville hit Petey with a double elbow smash. Young and Williams fought on the outside. Petey caught Young with a spine buster. He later hit a back suplex onto the apron. All four men fought on the outside. Petey hit the Canadian Destroyer and won.

Match 5. Gunner vs. AJ Styles

Match 6. Magnus vs. Kassius Ohno vs. Ryback
Magnus hit Ryback with the MDD, but got a two count. Ohno clotheslined Magnus and hit a springboard somersault. Magnus DDT'd Ryback and busted him open with punches to the face. Ryback lifted Magnus up for Shell Shock. Ohno then connected with the Death Blow on Magnus. Magnus and Ryback went for a double suplex, but Ohno countered it into a double DDT and pinned Magnus.

Main Event. Daniel Bryan vs. Sting

WWE SmackDown
Match 1. JBL vs. Roman Reigns

Match 2. The Miz vs. Randy Savage

Match 3. Shawn Michaels vs. Brock Lesnar

Match 4. Undertaker vs. Randy Orton
Triple H walked down and hit Taker with the Pedigree. Orton then connected with the RKO, but Taker would not stay down. Taker landed the Last Ride and almost won. Taker hit a sidewalk slam, but Orton made a comeback and hit his second-rope DDT to win.

Match 5. Dean Ambrose vs. Big E Langston

Match 6. John Cena vs. Jack Swagger
Lesnar attacked Cena from behind and threw him into the steps. Swagger went to hit Cena with the steps, but Cena ducked and hit Swagger with the AA on the outside. He then suplexed Swagger onto the steps. Swagger took out the left knee of Cena. Swagger hit the gutwrench, but Cena kicked out. Cean grabbed Swagger and hit his own gutwrench to win.

Lesnar stood at the top of the ramp and stared down Cena.

Main Event. Submission - Jeff Hardy vs. Edge
Jeff left the ring and took down Edge on the ramp. Jeff and Edge threw each other into the steel steps. Edge then hit a flapjack. After a running clothesline, Edge hit the spear, but Jeff kicked out. Jeff made an attempt to win with a camel clutch, but Edge reached the ropes. Jeff connected with the Twist of Fate and won with a rear chin lock.

Recap: Have we seen the last of the nWo? Sheamus vs. Kane again? Cesaro vs. Ohno for the X title?

August 5, 2014

ECW/TNA ARMAGEDDON, Year 3


Match 1. Ladder - Rhyno vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Sami Zayn   ECW Television Championship
This should be great. RVD and Rhyno hit Zayn with double gut buster. Zayn broke free and slammed their heads together. RVD and Zayn were fighting at the top of the ladder. Rhyno then pushed the ladder over. Rhyno then hit Zayn with a sit-out powerbomb. Rhyno kept going after Zayn as RVD set up a ladder and pulled down the title.

Match 2. Adrian Neville vs. Gunner
Neville took Gunner down with a chop block and then landed a kick to the face. Neville then took the match to the outside and put Gunner through the table with a piledriver. Back in the ring, Gunner planted Neville with Hanger 18 and won.

Match 3. Bad Influence vs. Enzo Amore and Big Cass   TNA Tag Team Championship
Can Enzo and Cass upset the champs? Daniels lifted Big Cass up for the Alabama Slam. Cass caught Kaz with the East River Crossing, but got a two count. Enzo rolled Kaz up and almost won. Enzo and Cass landed a double DDT. Kaz fought back and hit Cass with Back to the Future to retain the titles.

Match 4. CM Punk vs. Magnus
Magnus ducked a punch and hit a back suplex on the outside. He later landed an overhead belly-to-belly. The two went back and forth with near falls before Magnus slammed Punk through the announce table. Magnus landed a sit-out spine buster, but Punk kicked out. Magnus then put him away with a pump handle slam.

Match 5. Table - D-Von Dudley vs. Bully Ray
D-Von took Ray down with a snap mare. Bully got right up and hit the cutter. D-Von landed a fall away slam and just missed the table with a t-bone suplex. He landed another on the outside. D-Von continued the beating with a spike piledriver. D-Von placed Ray on the table and put him through with a diving senton.

Match 6. TLC - Kane vs. Sheamus   ECW Championship
Sheamus blocked a kick and lifted Kane up for White Noise. Kane and Sheamus fought at the top of the ladder. Sheamus grabbed Kane and landed a sunset powerbomb from the top. Sheamus landed a second White Noise slam and followed it by a Brogue Kick. Both men were at the top again when Kane slammed Sheamus off with a chokeslam and then pulled down the title.

Main Event. TLC - Sting vs. Daniel Bryan   TNA Championship
Sting knocked Bryan down with the ladder and then hit a suplex. He continued with a DDT and atomic drop. Later, he tossed Bryan into the corner and hit the Stinger Splash. Sting caught Bryan from falling and landed the Scorpion Death Drop onto a ladder. Bryan threw Sting into the ropes and caught him with the running knee. The two were at the top and Bryan hit Sting with a swinging neck breaker. Bryan made it to his feet and pulled the title down.


Recap: Bryan ended Sting's title reign! Yes! Yes! Yes! Great PPV overall. D-Von got his revenge and RVD is the new ECW TV champion.

December Week 3, Year 3

WCW Nitro
Match 1. DDP vs. Rick Rude

Match 2. Big Show vs. Hulk Hogan vs. Goldberg
Show busted Goldberg open with the knockout punch. Goldberg and Hogan lifted Show up and landed a double flapjack. Hogan then hit Goldberg with a swinging neck breaker. Goldberg picked Hogan up and hit a thunderous spine buster. Show knocked out Hogan with the WMD and Goldberg snuck in for the pin.

Match 3. Scott Steiner vs. Wade Barrett
Steiner landed a jaw breaker. Barrett caught Steiner with a sit-out spine buster. After a second spine buster, Barrett connected with the Bull Hammer and won.

Match 4. Dolph Ziggler vs. Syxx

Match 5. Curt Hennig vs. Alberto Del Rio

Match 6. Matt Morgan vs. Ultimate Warrior

Main Event. Kevin Nash vs. The Rock
Rock tripped up Nash and hit him with the spine buster. Nash came back with the Jackknife, but got a two count. The two went to the outside where Rock landed the spine buster. He went for the Rock Bottom, but Nash broke it up. Back in the ring, he hit a second powerbomb and won.

ECW
Match 1. Abyss vs. Matt Hardy

Match 2. Rey Mysterio vs. Mick Foley vs. Samoa Joe

Match 3. D-Von and James Storm vs. Bully Ray and Corey Graves
Storm blocked a kick from Graves, but Corey hit the MK Ultra. D-Von and Storm lifted Graves up for a chokeslam/spine buster combo. Corey blocked a punch from D-Von and Bubba landed the Bubba Cutter, but got a two count. D-Von took out Bubba and then hit the Saving Grace on Corey to win.

Match 4. Cody Rhodes vs. Tajiri

Match 5. Austin Aries vs. Kevin Steen
Aries lifted Steen up and hit a spinning cutter. Abyss ran down and superplexed Aries from the top to the outside. Steen took control and landed F-Cinq. Aries came back with the brain buster. Back in the ring, Steen hit a Death Valley Driver and a release German suplex to win.

Match 6. Rhyno vs. Bray Wyatt

Main Event. Ric Flair vs. Sami Zayn
Flair caught Zayn with a knee to the gut and landed a delayed suplex. Flair and Zayn traded reversals and holds. Zayn came out on top and landed a brain buster to win.

TNA Impact
Match 1. MVP vs. Bobby Roode

Match 2. CM Punk and Daniel Bryan vs. Kassius Ohno and Chris Sabin
Yes! Ohno attacked Punk on the outside and tossed him back into the ring. Punk landed a front suplex and tagged in Bryan. Sabin landed a jumping DDT and got a near fall. Punk came back with a GTS and won.

Match 3. Adrian Neville vs. Alexander Rusev
Eric Young ran down and wanted to get revenge on Rusev. He landed a piledriver and left the ring. Rusev took Neville down with a huge clothesline. Neville landed some kicks and a running forearm in the corner. After a knife-edge chop and a kick to the face, Neville hit a standing shooting star press to win.

Match 4. Petey Williams vs. Eric Young

Match 5. Gunner vs. Antonio Cesaro

Match 6. Enzo Amore and Big Cass vs. The American Wolves   #1 Contender's Match
Eddie threw Davey from the top onto Cass and got a near fall. Cass came back with a big boot to Eddie and tagged in Enzo. Davey landed a double underhook suplex on Enzo. Eddie caught Enzo with Die Hard and then a DDT. Enzo kicked out and connected with some Shake, Rattle & Roll, shades of Road Dogg, to win.

Main Event. AJ Styles vs. Kurt Angle

WWE SmackDown
Match 1. Randy Savage vs. Dean Ambrose

Match 2. Steel Cage - Shawn Michaels vs. Batista
Batista pulled Michaels from the cage and hit the Batista Bomb. Michaels was able to get up and stop Batista from escaping. Batista landed a clothesline and a rolling senton. Michaels went for a flying forearm, but Batista caught him with a spinning side slam. Michaels connected with the Sweet Chin Music and escaped.

Match 3. Undertaker vs. JBL
Taker landed a belly-to-belly suplex. JBL came back with a low blow and swinging neck breaker. JBL went for a powerbomb, but Taker countered it into a DDT. Taker then connected with the Last Ride, but JBL kicked out. He hit a second Last Ride moments later to win.

Match 4. Big E Langston vs. Kofi Kingston

Match 5. Chris Jericho vs. Christian

Match 6. Extreme Rules - John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar
Lesnar hit Cena with a huge powerslam on the outside. In the ring, Lesnar landed a back suplex. Cena popped right up and hit the AA, but Lesnar kicked out. Lesnar then connected with the F5, but got a near fall. The two then got into a pin battle, which Cena won after the third counter.

Main Event. Submission - Jeff Hardy vs. Edge


Recap: After that big feud with Nash, Steiner has lost a step or two.  Enzo and Big Cass pick up a big win. D-Von can't wait to get his hands on Ray.