September 29, 2014

May Week 2, Year 4

WWE Raw
Match 1. Ultimate Warrior vs. Bobby Roode vs. Booker T

Match 2. Stone Cold and CM Punk vs. Alberto Del Rio and Bray Wyatt
Yes! Bray and Del Rio hit Austin with a double suplex. Much later, they connected with a double back breaker. Del Rio spiked Austin on his head with a piledriver. Punk broke up the pin and Austin landed the Stunner to win.

Match 3. American Wolves vs. Motor City Machine Guns

Match 4. Rick Rude vs. Sami Zayn

Match 5. Submission - Hulk Hogan vs. Brock Lesnar
Lesnar hit the F5. Hogan landed a body splash in the corner and then hit the leg drop. Lesnar hit a back body drop. Hogan had an arm wrench and connected with the big boot. Lesnar hit a back breaker and power slam before winning with a modified cross face.

After the match, Lesnar continued the attack on Hogan.

Match 6. Extreme Rules - Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle
Joe landed a German suplex and a knee to the face. The two brawled on the outside. Angle caught Joe with the Angle Slam. Joe landed some kicks and a DDT. Angle hit a German suplex and got a near fall. He then hit his three German suplex combo and won.

Angle stomped on Joe after the match.

Main Event. Evolution vs. Lucha Dragons

ECW
Match 1. Scott Steiner vs. Mr. Anderson

Match 2. Hell in a Cell - Roman Reigns vs. Christian
Christian and Reigns fought outside the ring. Christian suplexed Reigns through one of the steel panels. He then hit the Killswitch. He got a near fall after a running neck breaker. Reigns threw Christian into the ropes and connected with the spear on the way back to win.

Match 3. Matt Morgan vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Edge

Match 4. Ryback vs. Rhyno

Match 5. Kassius Ohno vs. Seth Rollins
Ohno accidentally took out the ref with the Death Blow. Dean Ambrose ran down and attacked Ohno with Dirty Deeds and Rollins won.

Match 6. Goldberg vs. Undertaker
Goldberg landed a DDT and double underhook slam on the outside. Taker hit Old School and a Tombstone, but Goldberg kicked out. Goldberg came back with the Jackhammer, but couldn't get thr win. Goldberg hit another DDT and a spine buster to win.

After the match, Taker raised Goldberg's arm.

Main Event. Bad Influence vs. Enzo Amore and Big Cass
Kaz and Daniels left the ring and stopped Enzo and Cass on the ramp. Daniels lifted Cass up for the Alabama Slam. He later hit Enzo with a snap neck breaker and a spine buster. Daniels hit Cass with Angel's Wings, but got a two count. Kaz hit Enzo with Fade to Black and won.

After the match, Daniels and Kaz attacked Enzo and Cass with chairs.

NXT
Match 1. Daniel Bryan vs. Bully Ray
Bully hit a neck breaker and a spike piledriver. Kevin Steen ran down and helped Bryan. They landed a double neck breaker. Steen slammed Ray through the announce table. Ray through Bryan into the ring and hit the Bully Bomb to win.

Match 2. Kenta vs. Bo Dallas

Match 3. Prime Time Players vs. The Ascension
Konnor held Darren as Viktor landed some punches. Viktor then landed a double underhook powerbomb. Konnor hit a DDT and bicycle kick. Konnor then busted Titus open with a running DDT. Titus fought back and hit a falling back breaker to win.

Match 4. Prince Devitt vs. Austin Aries

Match 5. Big E Langston vs. Kofi Kingston

Match 6. The Rock vs. Razor Ramon

Main Event. The Miz vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Brodus Clay   #1 Contender's Match
Miz hit Clay with a neck breaker and went for a pin. Michaels broke it up and hit Miz with Sweet Chin Music. Miz landed a headlock driver and the Skull Crushing Finale on Clay. Miz slammed Brodus' and Michaels' heads together. Miz and Clay hit HBK with a double gut buster and Clay won.

Recap: There are some interesting feuds building. Austin and Punk teaming was a treat.

May Week 1, Year 4

WWE Raw
Match 1. Alberto Del Rio vs. Ultimate Warrior

Match 2. The Brotherhood vs. American Wolves

Match 3. CM Punk vs. Bray Wyatt
Erick Rowan walked down. Punk slammed Bray through the announce table. Stone Cold ran down to even the odds. Rowan chokeslammed him. Bray landed Sister Abigail, but got a two count. After a near fall, Punk landed a swinging neck breaker. Bray threw Punk against the ropes and hit him with a cross body and won.

Match 4. Rick Rude vs. Diamond Dallas Page

Match 5. Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle
Angle suplexed Joe onto a sledgehammer. After a snapmare, Joe DDT'd Angle onto the hammer. Angle locked in a head scissors and a release German suplex. Joe beat down Angle in the corner. Angle fought back and hit the Angle Slam to win.

Match 6. Hulk Hogan vs. Brock Lesnar

Main Event. Evolution vs. Lucha Dragons
A big mismatch for the Dragons. Kalisto and Sin Cara hit Batista with a double flying forearm. Batista blocked a kick from Kalisto and hit the powerbomb. Orton stomped all over Kalisto and got a near fall. Orton and Batista pummeled Kalisto on the outside. Orton then connected with the RKO to win.

ECW
Match 1. London and Kendrick vs. United Kingdom

Match 2. Scott Steiner vs. Matt Morgan

Match 3. Curt Hennig and Syxx vs. Enzo and Big Cass

Match 4. Rhyno vs. Ryback

Match 5. Seth Rollins vs. Kassius Ohno
Ohno went for a heel kick, but Rollins moved and hit a reverse DDT. Rollins landed a back suplex. Ohno kicked out and grabbed Rollins for the Death Blow and won.

Match 6. Goldberg vs. Jeff Hardy
Goldberg grabbed Hardy's leg, picked him up and slammed him back down. Jeff hit the Twist of Fate, but Goldberg kicked out. Goldberg hit another spine buster and got a two count. Both men got a near fall. Goldberg landed the Jackhammer and won.

After the match, Matt Morgan ran down and attacked Goldberg with a lead pipe.

Main Event. Mark Henry vs. The Undertaker
After a quick pin, Henry lifted Taker up and hit the World's Strongest Slam. Taker hit a back body drop. The two then traded reversals before Henry landed a spike DDT and won.

NXT
Match 1. Adrian Neville vs. Gunner

Match 2. British Invasion vs. The Usos
Jimmy had his back breaker countered into an STO by Rob Terry. He then hit a running power slam. All four men were fighting in the ring when Terry landed a fall away slam. Jey got the tag and took out both Douglas and Terry. He then turned back to Terry and hit a super kick to win.

Match 3. Kenta vs. Bo Dallas

Match 4. Prince Devitt vs. Austin Aries
Devitt landed a couple of kicks on the apron before hitting a double knee face buster. A minute or so later, Devitt landed Bloody Sunday, but got a two count. Aries hit a running neck breaker and springboard splash. He then won with the curb stomp.

Match 5. Razor Ramon vs. Kofi Kingston

Match 6. Submission - The Miz vs. Big E Langston

Main Event. Bryan, Michaels and The Rock vs. Sheamus, Clay and Bully Ray
Clay was beating down Michaels early. HBK went to tag Bryan, but Daniel walked away from the match. Without Bryan, Rock and Michaels were struggling. Clay hit Rock with a t-bone suplex. Sheamus landed the Celtic Cross on HBK. Rock made a comeback and hit Ray with the Rock Bottom. The three men worked over Michaels in the corner before Sheamus won with a superplex on Rocky.

Recap: Hogan picked up a big win. Heel Daniel Bryan? I'm excited to for this year.

September 28, 2014

April Week 4, Year 4

WWE Raw
Match 1. Stone Cold vs. James Storm

Match 2. Bobby Roode vs. Ultimate Warrior

Match 3. CM Punk vs. Alberto Del Rio

Match 4. Cody Rhodes vs. Sami Zayn
Zayn caught Cody at the beginning of the match with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. He later blocked a kick and hit the brain buster. Zayn landed a few slams and got some near falls. Zayn finished Cody off with a half nelson suplex.

Match 5. Randy Savage vs. Diamond Dallas Page

Match 6. Batista and Randy Orton vs. Motor City Machine Guns
Sabin and Shelley worked over Batista in their corner. Orton hit Shelley with his second-rope DDT and then caught Sabin with the RKO. MCMG landed a springboard dropkick and STO on Batista. Batista kicked out and hit the Batista Bomb on Sabin to win.

Main Event. Steel Cage - Randy Orton vs. Kane
Um, sucks for Orton. Orton kicked Kane in the gut and hit a twisting back suplex. Both men made many attempts to escape the cage, but couldn't get to the top. Kane blocked the RKO, but Orton busted him open with a DDT. Orton countered the chokeslam and hit an RKO and escaped.

ECW
Match 1. London and Kendrick vs. United Kingdom

Match 2. Jack Swagger vs. Christian

Match 3. Last Man Standing - Eddie Guerrero vs. Roman Reigns
Eddie hit a monkey flip and a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. He later hit a leg sweep and another back breaker. Reigns got up, hit a suplex and a spear. Eddie couldn't answer the 10 count. 

Match 4. Curt Hennig vs. Rhyno

Match 5. Seth Rollins vs. Kassius Ohno

Match 6. Mick Foley vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Ryback
Dean and Ryback double teamed Foley. A little while later, Ryback lifted Foley up and hit Shell Shock. Foley and Dean then hit Ryback with a double neck breaker. Ryback hit Foley with a second finisher. Ryback and Foley hit Dean with a double flapjack and Ryback got the pin. 

Main Event. Goldberg vs. Antonio Cesaro
Both men traded blocks before Cesaro picked Goldberg up for a gutwrench slam. Matt Morgan walked down with a chair and hit Goldberg with a chokeslam. Cesaro hit a Death Valley Driver and got a near fall. Goldberg hit the Jackhammer and got the win.

NXT
Match 1. Adrian Neville vs. Gunner

Match 2. Kenta vs. Bo Dallas vs. AJ Styles

Match 3. Table - Dolph Ziggler vs. Carlito
Ziggler landed a suplex and the Heart Stopper elbow drops. He then went to grab a table. Carlito followed him and landed a back stabber. Ziggler set up a table in the corner and threw Carlito into it. Carlito moved and dropkicked Ziggler theough it to win.

Match 4. Prince Devitt vs. Kevin Steen

Match 5. Damien Sandow vs. Kofi Kingston

Match 6. The Miz vs. Razor Ramon vs. Big E Langston
Razor hit Big E with the Razor's Edge. Miz blocked a double team move and slammed Big E and Ramon's heads together. Razor hit Big E with a second finisher. Miz ran in and stole the pin from Razor and won.

Main Event. Daniel Bryan vs. Brodus Clay
Clay forcibly threw Bryan into the corner and then dropped a knee to his head. He then hit a t-bone suplex and a sit-out spine buster. Clay continued with a headbutt and got a near fall. Clay slammed Bryan's head against the steps. Bryan came back with a reverse DDT. Back in the ring, Bryan missed the running knee and Clay won with a running cross body.

Recap: One month down. May is where the matches will count and rivalries will begin.

April Week 3, Year 4

WWE Raw
Match 1. Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair

Match 2. Stone Cold vs. Bobby Roode

Match 3. CM Punk vs. Kurt Angle
Angle landed a suplex and stalked over Punk. He hit the three German suplexes. Punk connected with a heel kick and swinging neck breaker. Angle left the ring for a moment, then came back in to hit the Angle Slam and win.

Match 4. Sami Zayn vs. Samoa Joe

Match 5. Ultimate Warrior vs. Diamond Dallas Page

Match 6. Triple H vs. Randy Orton vs. Kane
Hopefully this match doesn't last 42 minutes. The match went to the outside early. Orton busted Triple H open with the steps. Kane took Triple H down with an STO and got a near fall. Kane hit Orton with a chokeslam. Orton came back with the RKO. Triple H took out Kane with a spine buster and hit Orton with the Pedigree on Orton to win.

After the match, Triple H went to Orton for a handshake. Orton thought about it, but low blowed Triple H instead.

Main Event. The Brotherhood vs. Lucha Dragons
Goldust hit Kalisto with the Curtain Call. Cody then hit Sin Cara with Cross Rhodes, but Kalisto broke it up. The Dragons hit Goldust with a double cutter. Cody and Goldust grabbed Sin Cara and hit him with a double suplex and Cody got the pin.

After the match, the Wyatt Family attacked Cody and Goldust.

ECW
Match 1. Bad Influence vs. United Kingdom

Match 2. Rob Van Dam vs. Edge vs. Mr. Anderson
Anderson choked RVD in the corner. RVD held Anderson as Edge landed some punches. They later hit a double gut buster. RVD went to the top as Edge rolled Anderson over and got the win.

Match 3. Scott Steiner vs. Matt Morgan

Match 4. Roman Reigns vs. Curt Hennig

Match 5. Seth Rollins vs. Kassius Ohno
Ohno threw Rollins into the ropes and landed an inverted DDT. Cesaro ran down again and attacked Ohno. He and Rollins landed a double spine buster. Rollins hit Sky Walker and got a two count. After a guillotine, he hit a second finisher to win.

Match 6. Hell in a Cell - Eddie Guerrero vs. Jack Swagger
A very random match, but that's ECW for you. Eddie connected with his Three Amigos and got a near fall. Eddie missed a heel kick and Swagger tackled his left knee. The two began countering each other's moves. Eddie almost made Swagger tap from the Lasso from El Paso. Eddie ran and caught Swagger with a hurricanrana pin and won. That was an entertaining match. 

Main Event. Ladder - Mark Henry vs. Jeff Hardy

NXT
Match 1. Damien Sandow vs. Big E Langston

Match 2. WGTT vs. British Invasion

Match 3. Adrian Neville vs. Kenta vs. Bo Dallas
Kenta and Neville with back and forth with signatures while Bo stood by. Kenta took Neville down with a thumb to the throat. Neville came back with a running cutter, but missed the Red Arrow. Neville and Bo hit Kenta with a double back breaker. Kenta and Neville took down Bo with a double DDT. Neville left the ring and let Kenta win.

Match 4. Prince Devitt vs. Austin Aries

Match 5. Razor Ramon vs. Kofi Kingston

Match 6. Daniel Bryan vs. Brodus Clay vs. The Rock
Rock landed a swinging neck breaker on Bryan. Clay took out Rock and hit a body splash. Rock and Bryan took Clay down with a double back breaker. Rock and Bryan continued to dominate Clay. They landed a double leg sweep. Clay punches Bryan. Rock caught Clay with the Rock Bottom and won.

Main Event. Sheamus vs. Shawn Michaels
Michaels missed a springboard splash. Sheamus picked him up and hit a powerbomb. Michaels kipped up, but Sheamus grabbed him and landed the Celtic Cross. Michaels caught Sheamus with a arm drag take down and got a near fall. After a DDT, Sheamus hit White Noise and won.

Recap: Triple threat matches galore. The first PPVs should be fun.

September 26, 2014

April Week 2, Year 4

WWE Raw
Match 1. Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe vs. Stone Cold
This match went almost 42 minutes. Joe busted Austin open with a DDT. He later busted Angle open with knee strikes and a DDT. Angle and Joe landed a double gut buster on Austin. Austin took Angle down with a Lou Thesz Press. Angle hit Austin with the Angle Slam. Joe tossed Angle out of the ring and pinned Austin.

Match 2. The Brotherhood vs. Motor City Machine Guns

Match 3. American Wolves vs. Lucha Dragons
Edwards ducked a clothesline from Kalisto and landed multiple kicks to the quad. Sin Cara took down Richards with an arm drag and made the hot tag to Kalisto. He landed Salida del Sol and won.

Match 4. DDP vs. Bray Wyatt

Match 5. Ric Flair vs. Sami Zayn

Match 6. Steel Cage - Bobby Roode vs. Ultimate Warrior

Main Event. Kane vs. Randy Orton w/ Batista
Orton countered a powerbomb into a DDT and got a near fall. He then hit a huge back suplex and got another two count. Kane landed a Tombstone, but Batista distracted the ref. Orton hit a t-bone suplex and stomped all over Kane before getting the three count.

After the match, Triple H ran down and hit Orton over the head with the title.

ECW
Match 1. Rob Van Dam vs. Matt Morgan

Match 2. Eddie Guerrero vs. Christian

Match 3. Impact Players vs. Enzo and Big Cass
Enzo held Justin as Cass landed a punch to the mid-section. Storm and Justin hit Cass with a double gut buster. Storm threw Cass into the ropes and connected with a super kick on the rebound to win.

Match 4. Kassius Ohno vs. Bobby Lashley
Lashley hit an overhead belly-to-belly suplex and a full neslon slam. The two landed back breakers. Ohno went to throw Lashley, but he pulled him back and hit the Death Blow. Cesaro ran down with a chair. Christian ran out from the crowd. Ohno landed another Death Blow and won.

Match 5. Big Show vs. Mark Henry vs. Goldberg

Match 6. Scott Steiner vs. Curt Hennig

Main Event. Jeff Hardy vs. Undertaker
Edge attacked Jeff from behind. Taker landed a spine buster and went for a chokeslam, but Jeff countered it. Taker hit a back body drop and got a near fall. Jeff hit the Twist of Fate and almost won. Taker finally connected with the chokeslam and won.

NXT
Match 1. Adrian Neville vs. Gunner
Gunner threw Neville into the ropes, but Adrian leaped over Gunner, bounced against the ropes and hit a flying clothesline. He continued with a springboard cross body and a knee to the face. He hit a second knee and the Red Arrow, but Gunner kicked out. Gunner came back with the Gun Rack and won.

Match 2. Big E Langston vs. Damien Sandow

Match 3. Kenta vs. Bo Dallas

Match 4. Prince Devitt vs. Kevin Steen
Steen landed an elbow smash and a huge inverted DDT. Steen took Devitt down with a shoulder tackle and landed a flipping senton splash. Steen hit a DDT and the package piledriver. Devitt kicked out and hit Bloody Sunday to win.

Match 5. Razor Ramon vs. Kofi Kingston

Match 6. Daniel Bryan vs. Shawn Michaels
Bryan landed multiple kicks to the chest and head. Bryan later got a couple of near falls. Bryan connected with an enziguiri, but Michaels came back with a DDT. He landed a couple of more DDTs before getting the win.

After the match, Michaels went for a handshake, but Bryan slapped it away out of frustration.

Main Event. Prime Time Players vs. The Usos


Recap: There are some rivalries building. Ohno/Cesaro still going strong. Triple H turning on Orton. There are plenty of tag teams now. 

September 25, 2014

April Week 1, Year 4

Rivalries will get started next month. This month is an introduction to the new rosters and matchups.

WWE Raw
Match 1. Sami Zayn vs. CM Punk
A dream match of sorts. Ric Flair and Magnus ran down with chairs and attacked each other. Punk caught Zayn with a GTS. Zayn grabbed Punk and hit a tornado flying head scissors and a sunset flip. The match spilled to the outside and Zayn landed a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Zayn tossed Punk off from the top rope and got the win.

Match 2. Bobby Roode vs. Randy Savage

Match 3. American Wolves vs. Motor City Machine Guns
Shelley hit Richards with a swinging neck breaker on the outside. All four men began brawling. Shelley and Edwards traded blows before Eddie ran and hit a snap neck breaker. Shelley came back with Shell Shock. Edwards landed a spinning sidewalk slam and won.

Match 4. Diamond Dallas Page vs. Alberto Del Rio

Match 5. Ultimate Warrior vs. Ric Flair

Match 6. The Brotherhood vs. Lucha Dragons

Main Event. Triple H vs. John Cena
Cena landed a sitting hip toss and a gutwrench powerbomb. After a spine buster, Triple H hit the Pedigree, but Cena kicked out. He got another near fall after a pin. He threw Cena into the corner and hit a second finisher to win.

ECW
Match 1. Roman Reigns vs. Scott Steiner

Match 2. London and Kendrick vs. United Kingdom

Match 3. Enzo and Big Cass vs. Syxx and Curt Hennig
Syxx locked Enzo in an wrist lock, but Enzo countered and hit a heel kick. Christopher Daniels walked down and stood at ringside. Enzo and Big Cass worked over Syxx in their corner. Daniels entered the ring and broke up a Enzo/Big Cass double-team move. Heenig then hit Cass with the Perfect-plex to win.

Match 4. Kassius Ohno vs. Bobby Lashley

Match 5. Seth Rollins vs. Jeff Hardy
Seth landed a few kicks and slams. He then sent Jeff to the outside and DDT'd him through the announce table. Jeff made a comeback and hit a flipping face buster. Jeff then won with the Twist of Fate.

Match 6. Steel Cage - Undertaker vs. Antonio Cesaro
Looks like Cesaro is moving onto bigger and badder things. Cesaro was climbing, but Taker pulled him down and hit Old School. Cesaro returned the favor, but Taker beat him down. Cesaro countered a chokeslam into a DDT. Cesaro landed the Very European Uppercut. He then hit the Neutralizer and escaped the cage.

Main Event. Mark Henry vs. Big Show

NXT
Match 1. Kenta vs. Bo Dallas
No, not Hideo Itami. Kenta landed a forearm to the back and a delayed suplex. Bo countered a powerbomb into a DDT. Bo hit the Bo-dog, but got a one count. Kenta came back with a running lariat to win.

Match 2. Prime Time Players vs. The Ascension
Konnor hit Darren with a power slam and a bicycle kick. Darren threw Konnor into the corner, but Konnor escaped and hit a DDT. The Ascension double teamed Titus in their corner. Titus landed a knee smash and back breaker on Viktor to win.

Match 3. The Usos vs. British Invasion

Match 4. Prince Devitt vs. Kevin Steen
Steen hit Devitt with a piledriver through the announce table. Devitt came back with a huge reverse DDT. Steen landed a headbutt and got a long two count. Steen escaped from the corner and landed a half nelson slam to win.

Match 5. Razor Ramon vs. Kofi Kingston

Match 6. Daniel Bryan vs. Bret Hart

Main Event. Sheamus vs. Brodus Clay


Recap: The future is now. NXT has all the new talent. This should be an awesome Year 4.

Year 4 Roster Update

I got rid of Nitro and moved SmackDown to Monday and made it Raw. ECW is still around and TNA changed to NXT. Here is the results of the draft. Everyone, including champions, was available.

Raw
John Cena
Stone Cold
Sting
Hulk Hogan
CM Punk
Ultimate Warrior
Sami Zayn
James Storm
Samoa Joe
Cody Rhodes
Goldust
Booker T
Davey Richards
Eddie Edwards
DDP
Kalisto
Sin Cara
Abyss
Randy Savage
Eric Young
Triple H
Kurt Angle
Batista
Randy Orton
Diesel
Brock Lesnar
Magnus
Bobby Roode
Kane
Bray Wyatt
Luke Harper
Erick Rowan
Alberto Del Rio
Wade Barrett
Alex Shelley
Chris Sabin
Corey Graves
Ric Flair
Rick Rude
Ted DiBiase

ECW
Undertaker
Goldberg
Rob Van Dam
Jeff Hardy
Kassius Ohno
Chris Jericho
Eddie Guerrero
Scott Steiner
Mick Foley
Rey Mysterio
Enzo Amore
Colin Cassidy
Petey Williams
Paul London
Brian Kendrick
Jay Lethal
Drew McIntyre
William Regal
Bobby Lashley
D-Von
Matt Morgan
Mark Henry
Edge
Ryback
Antonio Cesaro
Jack Swagger
Big Show
Christian
Dean Ambrose
Roman Reigns
Seth Rollins
Mr. Anderson
Christopher Daniels
Kazarian
Rhyno
Lance Storm
Justin Credible
Tyson Tomko
Curt Hennig
Syxx

NXT
Daniel Bryan
Shawn Michaels
The Rock
Kevin Steen
Bret Hart
AJ Styles
Adrian Neville
Kenta
Prince Devitt
Dolph Ziggler
Kofi Kingston
Big E Langston
Jey Uso
Jimmy Uso
Adam Rose
Charlie Haas
Shelton Benjamin
MVP
Titus O'Neil
Darren Young
Sheamus
Bully Ray
Brodus Clay
Austin Aries
JBL
Razor Ramon
Gunner
Damien Sandow
Alexander Rusev
Kenny King
The Miz
Matt Hardy
Konnor
Viktor
Bo Dallas
Justin Gabriel
Tyson Kidd
Carlito
Douglas Williams
Rob Terry

ECW/TNA SLAMMIVERSARY, Year 3


Match 1. Chris Sabin vs. Adrian Neville   TNA X-Division Championship
Neville missed a dropkick, but came right back with kicks to both of Sabin's calves. The two were caught in a pin battle with both men getting near falls. After a hip toss, Sabin landed a jumping spike DDT to retain the title.

Match 2. Sami Zayn vs. Bray Wyatt   ECW Television Championship
Bray landed a body splash in the corner and then threw Zayn into the ropes and hit a cross body. He then hit Sister Abigail, but Zayn kicked out. Sami landed a springboard splash. He went for the brain buster, but Bray countered it into a neck breaker. Sami got a couple of near falls with a fisherman's suplex. He then hit a half nelson suplex and won.

Match 3. Extreme Rules - Kevin Steen vs. Sheamus
Sheamus and Steen traded punches on the outside. Sheamus then hit the Irish Curse back breaker. Steen caught Sheamus with a t-bone suplex. He went to the apron and leaped from the top rope, but Sheamus connected with the Brogue Kick. Steen hit a cutter. Sheamus retaliated with a superplex. Steen kicked out and hit F-Cinq to win.

After the match, Sheamus went to attack Steen, but Kevin ducked and through him out.

Match 4. Mark Henry vs. Rob Van Dam   ECW Championship
RVD connected with a step-over enziguiri, wheel kick and a hurricanrana. Henry grabbed RVD and hit a belly-to-belly slam and got a near fall. After a knee smash, Henry lifted Van Dam over his head and slammed him down and got the win.

Match 5. Antonio Cesaro vs. Kassius Ohno   TNA Championship
Cesaro landed a clothesline and elbow drop. Ohno picked Cesaro up over his shoulder and landed a gut buster. Cesaro hit a German suplex. Ohno got right up and rolled Cesaro up, but got a two count. After kicking out of another pin, Cesaro tossed Ohno up and hit the Very European Uppercut to retain.

Match 6. Stone Cold vs. Sting vs. Ric Flair vs. AJ Styles
Styles came off the ropes and hit Sting with a heel kick. He then connected with the Pele kick. Austin hit Flair with a powerbomb. He later hit a leg sweep and almost won. Austin hit Flair with the Stunner and Styles snuck in for the pin, but Sting broke it up. Sting hit Austin with a suplex and the Scorpion Death Drop. He then hit Flair with a superplex to win.

Main Event. Extreme Rules - Kurt Angle vs. Alexander Rusev
Interesting choice for the main event. After hitting Rusev over the head with a garbage can, Angle landed a release German suplex. Back in the ring, Rusev hit a back breaker and swinging sidewalk slam. Angle came back with the Angle Slam and got a near fall. He then left the ring and hit Rusev with a release overhead belly-to-belly slam. He then hit a second Angle Slam to win.

Recap: That was it. Year 3 is over. A lot of great matches took place on this PPV. Looking back, I think the whole storyline with the nWo, Hogan's return and all the title matches was my favorite. I also liked the mid-year draft and the new matchups it creates. Year 4 will be even bigger.

September 24, 2014

March Week 4, Year 3

WCW Nitro
Match 1. Ted DiBiase vs. Scott Steiner

Match 2. Ultimate Warrior vs. Matt Morgan

Match 3. Razor Ramon vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Drew McIntyre
After a near fall, Ziggler caught Razor with the jumping DDT. Dolph and Razor hit Drew with a leg sweep/STO combo. Razor then landed a fall away slam. He later hit the Razor's Edge and Ziggler immediately caught him with a super kick. They hit another double team move and Razor got the win.

Match 4. Alberto Del Rio vs. Syxx
Del Rio threw Syxx into the barricade. Syxx came back with the X-Factor. Del Rio placed Syxx against the steel post and connected with a big boot. Del Rio landed a second-rope moonsault and got a near fall. Hennig ran down and he and Syxx hti a double gut buster. Hennig then hit the Perfect-plex and Syxx got the win.

Match 5. Curt Hennig vs. Diamond Dallas Page

Match 6. Titus O'Niel vs. Rick Rude

Main Event. Goldberg vs. Big Show
Warrior clotheslined Show from behind. Show made a comeback and hit Goldberg with a back body drop. He then left the ring and walked out.

ECW
Match 1. Ric Flair vs. Samoa Joe

Match 2. Rey Mysterio vs. Matt Hardy vs. Sin Cara

Match 3. Kalisto vs. Corey Graves
Graves blocked a punch and hit a huge gut buster. Kalisto hit the Rolling Thunder and a sit-down face buster. Kalisto missed a springboard senton and Graves landed a huge spine buster. Kalisto threw Graves into the corner and hit the Salida del Sol to win.

Match 4. Austin Aries vs. Cody Rhodes

Match 5. Sami Zayn vs. Bray Wyatt
Bray Wyatt attacked Zayn from behind. Bray slammed Zayn with the steel steps. Zayn came back with a garbage can and hit a half nelson suplex. Bray landed a clothesline and hit Sister Abigail onto the can. Zayn hit a package front suplex. Bray busted Zayn open with the steel steps. Zayn kicked out and hit the brain buster to win.

Match 6. Extreme Rules - Kevin Steen vs. Sheamus
Steen left the ring and attacked Sheamus on the ramp. Steen slammed Sheamus into the steel post and hit a snap slam. He later hit a t-bone suplex. Finally in the ring, Steen landed the powerbomb and package piledriver. Sheamus went for White Noise, but Steen countered. Sheamus blocked a punch and hit the Celtic Cross to win.

Main Event. Submission - Rob Van Dam vs. Mark Henry

TNA Impact
Match 1. American Wolves vs. British Invasion

Match 2. AJ Styles vs. Kazarian

Match 3. MVP vs. Gunner

Match 4. Christopher Daniels vs. CM Punk

Match 5. Submission - Adrian Neville vs. Chris Sabin
Sabin connected with a dropkick and hit Neville with Hail Sabin. Neville went for a back breaker, but Sabin blocked it and hit a heel kick. Neville landed a huge springboard splash and hit an elbow drop. Neville hit a front slam and a couple of kicks. Sabin took Neville down with a snapmare and won with a reverse chin lock.

After the match, Sabin continued stomping on Neville.

Match 6. Extreme Rules - Kurt Angle vs. Alexander Rusev
Angle and Rusev began their match on the outside. Rusev hit a back suplex and a tilt-a-whirl sidewalk slam. Angle fought back with German and t-bone suplexes. Rusev hit a DDT and another tilt-a-whirl slam. Finally in the ring, Angle connected with the Angle Slam. Rusev kicked out and hit a third slam and won.

Main Event. Antonio Cesaro vs. Kassius Ohno
Ohno ran down and speared Cesaro before the bell rang. Ohno made quick work of his former partner. Ohno threw Cesaro to the outside and DDT'd him through the announce table. He then brought him back in, locked in a sleeper and made him tap.

After the match, Cesaro went for a clothesline, but Ohno ducked and tossed him out.

WWE SmackDown
Match 1. JBL vs. Brock Lesnar

Match 2. Edge vs. Roman Reigns vs. Shawn Michaels
Michaels hit Edge with a springboard splash and got a near fall. Reigns caught Michaels with the Superman punch from behind and then hit a flying clothesline. Edge was teeing off on HBK with Reigns came out of nowhere and speared Michaels. He hit a second one 30 seconds later. Edge and Reigns landed a flapjack/DDT combo. Edge took Reigns out with an Edge-O-Matic and won.

Match 3. The Miz vs. Tyson Tomko

Match 4. The Usos vs. Evolution
I guess Batista and Randy are still on the same page. The Usos hit Orton with a double flying forearm smash. Jimmy hit Orton with a leg sweep onto the steel steps and caught him with a Samoan drop. Batista came in and hit a huge spine buster and won with the Batista Bomb.

Match 5. Christian vs. Randy Savage

Match 6. Jack Swagger vs. Damien Sandow vs. Big E Langston

Main Event. Jeff Hardy vs. Triple H
Triple H landed a few right hands and went for a back breaker, but Jeff countered it. Triple H came back with a neck breaker and spine buster. Triple H hit a shoulder block and DDT. After a near fall, he hit the Pedigree and won.

After the match, Kurt Angle ran down and attacked Triple H with a lead pipe.

Recap: The whole Universe will be reset after the PPV. There are a lot of loose ends that may, or may not, get tied up next week.

September 22, 2014

WCW/WWE WRESTLEMANIA, Year 3


Match 1. Dolph Ziggler vs. Wade Barrett   WCW European Championship
Barrett ran at Ziggler, but Dolph caught him with the Fame Asser. Ziggler later hit a diving elbow drop. Barrett kicked out and hit the Winds of Change. Ziggler DDT'd Barrett through the announce table. Barrett made it back into the ring and hit the Bull Hammer to win. The European title is back with its original owner.

Match 2. Lashley vs. Miz vs. Sandow vs. Savage   WWE Intercontinental Championship
Savage hit Miz with a back suplex as Lashley lifted Sandow up for a power slam. Miz stomped on Savage's face and hit a front headlock driver. Lashley hit Sandow with a release German suplex onto the steps. Miz landed the Skull Crushing Finale on Savage to win back the IC title.

Match 3. Scott Steiner and Ultimate Warrior vs. Matt Morgan and Ted DiBiase
Morgan and Ted hit Steiner with a double DDT. Morgan hit Warrior with a front suplex. Steiner caught Morgan with a back suplex. Ted hit Warrior with a sit-out spine buster, but got only a one count. Steiner and Warrior hit DiBiase with a double gut buster and Warrior got the win.

Match 4. Mr. Anderson, DDP and Del Rio vs. Christian, Swagger and Big E Langston
DDP held Langston against the ropes as ADR drove his knee into Big E's gut. The two continued the double team on the outside. Anderson caught Langston with the Mic Check, but the pin was broken up and chaos ensued. Christian and Big E hit Anderson with a double back elbow smash. Swagger hit Anderson with the gut wrench and eliminated him. He then choked out Page to win.

Match 5. Goldberg vs. Diesel
Goldberg kicked Diesel and picked him back up for a spine buster. Goldberg had Diesel in the corner and hit a few knee strikes. He then hit a second spine buster and got a near fall. Diesel came back with a leg drop and knockout punch. After a near fall, Goldberg hit the Jackhammer to win.

Match 6. Batista vs. Triple H   WWE Championship
Evolution is...over? The Game threw Batista into the corner, but Batista caught Triple H with a rolling senton. Batista bounced off the ropesand hit an STO. He then connected with the spear. He then hit the Batista Bomb, but Triple H kicked out. Triple H hit the knee smash. He went for a spine buster, but Batista reversed it into a DDT. Triple H went for the Pedigree, but Batista broke free and hit a second powerbomb to retain.

Main Event. Hulk Hogan vs. Big Show   WCW Championship
Hogan landed a shoulder block, an elbow drop and a swinging neck breaker. Show hit his own shoulder tackle and busted Hogan open with multiple punches. Show had a couple of near falls. Hogan caught Show with a hip toss, but missed the leg drop. Show had Hogan on the top and landed the superplex. The ring collapsed and Hogan couldn't continue. Show is the new champ. What a finish!

Recap: I had no idea the 6-man match was an elimination tag. Wow. What a way to end the PPV. Hogan will want revenge. 

March Week 3, Year 3

WCW Nitro
Match 1. Drew McIntyre vs. Billy Kidman

Match 2. Diamond Dallas Page vs. Mr. Anderson
Anderson hit a clothesline and went for the rolling senton, but Page countered it into a DDT. He then landed multiple punches and a discus clothesline. Anderson went for the Mic Check, but Page blocked it and hit the Diamond Cutter to win.

Match 3. Scott Steiner vs. Rick Rude

Match 4. Alberto Del Rio vs. Ted DiBiase

Match 5. WGTT vs. Syxx and Curt Hennig

Match 6. Table - Dolph Ziggler vs. Razor Ramon   WCW European Championship
Ziggler landed a sit-out face buster and the jumping DDT. He then hit the Zig Zag and began setting up a table. Razor landed a DDT, but Ziggler came back and busted Razor open with the Fame Asser. After another face buster, Ziggler placed Razor on a table and put him through with a diving elbow.

Main Event. Last Man Standing - The Rock vs. Matt Morgan
Rock left the ring and stopped Morgan on the ramp and the match began. The two battled outside of the ring for a while. Morgan threw Rock into the steel steps and rolled him into the ring. Rock hit a float-over DDT. Morgan got up and hit the Carbon Footprint. Rock could not answer the count.

ECW
Match 1. Rhyno vs. Tajiri

Match 2. Ric Flair vs. Matt Hardy

Match 3. Kalisto vs. Corey Graves
Kalisto left the ring and Graves followed. He caught Kalisto with MK Ultra on the announce table. Graves continued with punches to the back and a snap suplex. He then locked in Lucky 13, but let it go. After a near fall, he hit MK Ultra to win.

Match 4. Cody Rhodes vs. Austin Aries

Match 5. Bray Wyatt vs. Sami Zayn
Zayn went for the brain buster, but Bray blocked it. Wyatt grabbed Zayn for Sister Abigail, but he got out of the way. Zayn had Bray on the top rope. He went behind him and landed a reverse supercanrana. After a back suplex onto the apron, Zayn got a near fall. He then hit the brain buster onto the steps to win.

Match 6. Sheamus vs. Samoa Joe
Steen attacked Sheamus from behind. Joe then hit two back suplex and a release German suplex. Much later, Joe tossed Sheamus from the apron to the ring and hit a DDT. After a near fall and choke hold, he hit two back suplex and another German to win.

Main Event. Mark Henry vs. Rob Van Dam

TNA Impact
Match 1. MVP vs. Bobby Roode

Match 2. AJ Styles vs. Kazarian
Kaz landed a diving elbow to Styles' back. Styles ducked a clothesline and came back with the Styles Clash. Kaz kicked out, but AJ was ready. He landed a flying head scissors and tornado arm drag. Kaz blocked one and hit the Wave of the Future to win.

Match 3. Kurt Angle vs. Gunner

Match 4. Christopher Daniels vs. CM Punk

Match 5. Adrian Neville vs. Chris Sabin

Match 6. Alexander Rusev vs. Davey Richards
Angle threw Rusev into the steps before the bell rang. Davey went for Rusev, but he received a kick to the groin. Richards landed a belly-to-belly slam and hit his finisher. Rusev kicked out and caught Davey with a Samoan drop. Rusev landed a swinging side slam, but got a two count. He picked Richards up and hit a second one to win.

Main Event. Kassius Ohno vs. Antonio Cesaro
Cesaro ran behind Ohno and hit him with a clothesline on the ramp. Ohno fought back and hit a clothesline and tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Cesaro landed a fireman's carry and sit-out front slam for a near fall. Cesaro blocked a punch and hit the Neutralizer to win.

WWE SmackDown
Match 1. Triple H and Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho and Eddie Guerrero
Triple H and Orton double teamed Jericho in their corner. Jericho and Orton went back and forth with near falls. Orton landed a neck breaker on Eddie. Eddie went for the Gory Bomb, but Orton countered it into a face buster. He then hit the RKO and won.

Match 2. Undertaker vs. JBL

Match 3. Randy Savage vs. Edge

Match 4. Jeff Hardy vs. Christian

Match 5. Jack Swagger vs. Big E Langston

Match 6. Shawn Michaels vs. Seth Rollins
Rollins countered a suplex and hit a modified fisherman suplex. He went to the apron and attempted a springboard elbow drop, but Michaels kipped up and connected with Sweet Chin Music. Rollins went for the Sky Walker, but HBK blocked it and hit a second superkick, but Rollins kicked out again. Michaels ducked a clothesline and rolled Rollins up to win.

Main Event. Batista vs. John Cena
Batista punched Cena and landed a running power slam. Cena hit a snap mare, blocked a punch and hit the AA, but Blue-tista kicked out. Batisa kicked Cena below the belt and connected with the spear. Cena blocked the Batista Bomb and hit a second AA to win.

Recap: There were a lot of before/after match attacks. These final PPVs will be brutal.

September 20, 2014

March Week 2, Year 3

WCW Nitro
Match 1. Wade Barrett vs. Ultimate Warrior

Match 2. Scott Steiner and DDP vs. Rick Rude and Mr. Anderson

Match 3. Prime Time Players vs. United Kingdom

Match 4. Alberto Del Rio vs. Ted DiBiase

Match 5. WGTT vs. Syxx and Curt Hennig
Shelton and Charlie hit Syxx with a double back body drop. Hennig threw Syxx from the top onto Haas. Syxx then landed a tornado DDT from the second rope. Haas blocked the Perfect-plex and tagged in Shelton, who hit Hennig with the Complete Shot to win.

Match 6. Razor Ramon vs. Dolph Ziggler
Ziggler ran down and speared Razor before the match. Ramon blocked a kick and hit the Razor's Edge. Ziggler hit the Fame Asser and rolled Razor up, but got a two count. Ziggler busted Ramon open with a jumping DDT. After some near falls, Razor hit a second finisher and won.

Main Event. The Rock vs. Matt Morgan
Rock and Morgan ducked some punches. Rock caught Matt with a Samoan drop. He later hit a float-over DDT. Matt caught him with a one-arm spine buster. Rock later hit a second Samoan drop and hit the Rock Bottom to win.

ECW
Match 1. Ric Flair vs. Kalisto vs. Matt Hardy

Match 2. Samoa Joe and James Storm vs. Bully Ray and Brodus Clay
Joe had Clay in a headlock. Clay broke free and landed a running bulldog and a headbutt. Clay got another near fall after a back suplex. Storm and Ray came in. Storm landed a kick, but Ray came back with a DDT.Bully and Clay attacked Storm and Ray hit the Bully Cutter to win.

Match 3. Rey Mysterio vs. Corey Graves vs. Sin Cara

Match 4. Austin Aries vs. Cody Rhodes

Match 5. Extreme Rules - Sami Zayn vs. Bray Wyatt
Sami landed a shoulder take down, a standing moonsault and half nelson suplex. Bray had Sami on his shoulders, slammed him down and drove his knee into Zayn's back. After a rollup, Zayn hit the brain buster to win.

Match 6. Kevin Steen vs. Sheamus
Sheamus and Steen took this brawl to the outside. Steen hit a leg sweep and Sheamus came back with a tilt-a-whirl slam. Sheamus DDT'd and slammed Steen on the ramp. Steen hit a chicken wing suplex and a powerbomb. Back in the ring, Steen hit a snap slam and got a two count. Sheamus landed the Celtic Cross and won.

Sheamus re-entered the ring and stomped on Steen after the match.

Main Event. Extreme Rules - Rob Van Dam vs. Stone Cold

TNA Impact
Match 1. Daniel Bryan vs. Ryback
Ryback clubbed the chest of Bryan and then hit the meat hook clothesline. He hit an overhead belly-to-belly. Bryan came back with a discus elbow to the face. After a near fall, he hit a snap mare and a second meat hook clothesline to win.

Match 2. MVP and Bret Hart vs. Gunner and Bobby Roode

Match 3. Bad Influence vs. American Wolves

Match 4. Enzo ad Big Cass vs. British Invasion

Match 5. Submission - Chris Sabin vs. Adrian Neville
Sabin took Neville down with a dropkick and hit All Hail Sabin. Sabin locked in a camel clutch, but Neville reached the ropes. Neville landed a running powerbomb. Sabin tossed Neville off from the top rope and hit a running dropkick before making Neville tap from a camel clutch.

Match 6. Kurt Angle vs. Alexander Rusev

Main Event. Antonio Cesaro vs. Kassius Ohno
Uh oh. The Kingdom is crumbling. Cesaro hit Ohno in the back with a kendo stick multiple times. He then hit a gutwrench slam and the Neutralizer. Cesaro went to spear Ohno through the table, but Ohno moved. Ohno missed a couple of springboard flips. Cesaro suplexed Ohno through another table and hit the Very European Uppercut to win.

Before Cesaro left the ring, he continued stomping on his former partner.

WWE SmackDown
Match 1. JBL vs. Shawn Michaels
Michaels landed some punches and went for a flying forearm, but JBL caught him and hit a spine buster. Booker T ran down just as JBL landed a powerbomb. Booker hit JBL with the Book End. Michaels hit a supercanrana and won.

Match 2. Damien Sandow vs. Jack Swagger

Match 3. Randy Savage vs. Edge

Match 4. Christian vs. Kofi Kingston

Match 5. Big E Langston vs. The Miz

Match 6. Jeff Hardy vs. John Cena
Randy Orton ran down. Chris Jericho appeared from the crowd, but Orton hit him with a chair. Jeff hit Cena with a Twist of Fate, but Orton broke up the pin. Cena landed a shoulder tackle and reverse DDT. Jeff hit a second finisher onto a chair and won.

Main Event. The Shield vs. The Usos   #1 Contender's Match
The Usos hit Rollins with an atomic drop/big boot combo. Reigns planted Jimmy with a DDT and tossed him up and caught him with a Samoan drop. Rollins later hit his own DDT and got a near fall. Jimmy kicked out of another pin and hit a full nelson bomb to win.

Recap: WCW may be my least-favorite show. That will all change once this month is over. Cesaro and Ohno are on a collision course.

September 18, 2014

March Week 1, Year 3

WCW Nitro
Match 1. Ultimate Warrior and DDP vs. Wade Barrett and Diesel

Match 2. Prime Time Players vs. United Kingdom

Match 3. Scott Steiner vs. Rick Rude

Match 4. Alberto Del Rio vs. Ted DiBiase

Match 5. WGTT vs. Syxx and Curt Hennig
Syxx and Hennig hit Shelton with a double suplex. Haas and Syxx went back and forth with roll-ups and slams. Haas caught Syxx with a German suplex and a bridge. Hennig landed a headlock takedown and snapmare. Haas DDT'd Hennig on the apron. Hennig came back with the Perfect-Plex and won.

Match 6. Extreme Rules - Matt Morgan vs. The Rock
Rock ran down and speared Morgan. Morgan connected with a discus clothesline and began taunting Rock. Morgan grabbed Rock and hit the Rock Bottom. The match spilled to the outside and Rock landed a spine buster. Rock suplexed Morgan through a table and then hit the Rock Bottom. Rock hit a back suplex and hit another spine buster to win.

Main Event. Extreme Rules - Dolph Ziggler vs. Razor Ramon
Ziggler put Razor through the announce table with the Zig Zag. Ramon came back with the Razor's Edge, but Ziggler kicked out. He later hit a running bulldog onto a chair and got another near fall. Razor cracked Ziggler over the head with a chair and hit a chokeslam to win.

Razor thought about leaving, but he turned around and stomped on him some more.

ECW
Match 1. Bully Ray vs. Rey Mysterio

Match 2. Rob Van Dam vs. Sami Zayn
Zayn missed a dropkick. He went for a suplex, but RVD countered it. Zayn dropped an elbow to Van Dam's back and hit a half nelson suplex. After a near fall, he lifted RVD up for a brain buster and won.

Match 3. Lucha Dragons vs. Wyatt Family
Sin Cara tossed Kalisto from the top onto Harper. Kalisto caught Rowan with a flipping sunset flip, but got a one count. Sin Cara broke up a chokeslam, allowing Kalisto to hit Salida del Sol. Harper and Rowan hit Sin Cara with the Doomsday Device to win.

Match 4. Cody Rhodes vs. Samoa Joe

Match 5. Bray Wyatt vs. Austin Aries

Match 6. Extreme Rules - Kevin Steen vs. Sheamus
Steen drove Sheamus into the corner and hit a DDT from the top rope. Sheamus came back with White Noise. He hit a second White Noise two minutes later. He went to hit the Celtic Cross, but Steen countered it into a face buster. After a DDT, Sheamus hit the Brogue Kick and won.

Main Event. Mark Henry vs. Stone Cold

TNA Impact
Match 1. AJ Styles vs. Davey Richards

Match 2. Adrian Neville vs. Gunner
The match went to the outside and Neville put Gunner through the announce table with a flying head scissors. Gunner came back with a vicious clothesline and DDT. Neville took Gunner down with an arm drag and connected with the running knee to the face. Gunner kicked out of two pins and hit the Gun Rack to win.

Match 3. Enzo and Big Cass vs. British Invasion   #1 Contender's Match
Enzo held Terry as Cass jumped down on top of his arm. Magnus ran down, but Enzo took care of him as Cass landed a huge full nelson slam on Terry. Douglas broke up the pin. They hit a double suplex and Terry hit a fall away slam to win.

Match 4. Kazarian vs. CM Punk

Match 5. Chris Sabin vs. Petey Williams

Match 6. Extreme Rules - Kurt Angle vs. Alexander Rusev
America vs. Russia. The two traded blows with slams and weapons. Angle caught Rusev with three German suplexes. Rusev came back with a swinging sidewalk slam. Angle placed Rusev's head against the steel post and kicked it. Rusev got right up and connected with a super kick. Rusev then hit a fall away slam to win.

Main Event. Antonio Cesaro vs. Sting
During the match, Ohno ran down. Cesaro held Sting as Ohno got ready. Sting ducked and Ohno connected with the Death Blow on Cesaro.

WWE SmackDown
Match 1. Damien Sandow vs. Jack Swagger w/ Bobby Lashley

Match 2. London and Kendrick vs. The Shield
Rollins and Reigns worked over London in their corner. John Cena ran down and helped Kendrick hit Reigns with a double gut buster. Cena then hit Rollins with an AA. Reigns hit Kendrick with a right hand and a spear. London hit a snapmare on Rollins, but Seth poked Paul in the eye and rolled him up to win.

Match 3. Shawn Michaels vs. Edge

Match 4. Christian vs. Kofi Kingston

Match 5. Big E Langston vs. The Miz

Match 6. Randy Orton vs. Jeff Hardy   #1 Contender's Match
Edge ran down. Orton wanted to pair up, but Edge turned on him. Jeff hit Randy with a flying shoulder block and a flipping face buster. After kicking out of a roll up, Orton landed the RKO. Jeff missed a springboard splash and Orton almost won. Jeff then hit the Twist to Fate to win.

Main Event. Batista vs. Triple H
Mr. McMahon walked down and stood in Triple H's corner! The Boss is here! Triple H threw Batista into the corner and hit a DDT. Batista landed the powerbomb, but Triple H kicked out. Triple H came back with a clothesline and spine buster. After a two count, he hit the Pedigree and won.

Recap: Is Evolution falling apart? Why is Vince here? Was Ohno's attack on purpose? A lot of questions, answers to follow.

September 16, 2014

WCW/WWE ELIMINATION CHAMBER, Year 3


Match 1. Prime Time Players vs. United Kingdom
Drew caught Titus with a clothesline and a snap slam. He later landed a spike DDT on Young and got a near fall. Curt Hennig ran down and hit Titus with the Perfect-Plex on the outside. Young got the upper hand and hit Drew with Gut Check to win.

Match 2. Steel Cage - Syxx vs. Hurricane vs. Billy Kidman   WCW Cruiserweight Championship
Kidman pulled Helms off the cage. Helms and Syxx double-teamed Kidman with multiple punches. Kidman came back and slammed both of their heads together. Syxx then hit Kidman with the X-Factor. Kidman took down Syxx and both Helms and Kidman began climbing. Kidman pulled Syxx down and hit the Unprettier. Helms went after Syxx, allowing Kidman to escape.

Match 3. Inter-Brand - Shawn Michaels vs. Ultimate Warrior
After an atomic drop, Michaels connected with a Sweet Chin Music, but Warrior kicked out. He went for a flying forearm, but Warrior caught him with a power slam. Warrior then hit a back breaker. Michaels got up and hit another super kick to win.

Match 4. The Miz vs. Bobby Lashley   WWE Intercontinental Championship
Lashley took Miz down with a clothesline. Miz hit a low blow and ducked another punch to hit the Skull Crushing Finale, but Lashley kicked out. Miz left the ring and Lashley chased after him. He hit the Dominator and hit a back suplex in the ring. He then picked Miz up for a torture rack and gut buster to win the title.

Match 5. Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar
Taker wasted no time by bringing the match to the outside. He landed multiple punches and a powerbomb. Both Lesnar and Taker picked up steel steps. Taker busted Lesnar open with a shot to the face. Lesnar fought back with a fall away slam. Taker kicked out and hit the Last Ride onto the steps to win.

After the match, Lesnar went to attack Taker, but he tossed him out of the ring and celebrated.

Match 6. Jericho vs. Orton vs. Triple H vs. Batista vs. Jeff vs. Cena   WWE Championship
Triple H and Randy Orton kicked off the match. The two traded slams back and forth before Jeff Hardy entered. Jeff and Orton hit a double neck breaker. Jeff countered a double suplex into a double DDT. Chris Jericho entered next. John Cena was the next to leave his pod. Triple H and Jericho fought in the ring while the other three were on the steel grating. Batista entered last and the fun begins. Orton and Cena were caught in a pin battle.

Batista hit a spear and Batista Bomb to eliminate the champ. Wow! Jeff countered the Pedigree, but received a double underhook superplex. Jeff hit Orton with the Twist of Fate and eliminated him. Cena went for the AA on the steel, but Triple H blocked it. Triple H hit the Pedigree, but Cena kicked out. Triple H then eliminated Cena with a spine buster. Batista powerbombed Triple H and eliminated him. Jeff and Batista are the final two. Batista won after making Jeff tap from a bear hug.

Main Event. Hogan vs. Goldberg vs. Rock vs. Anderson vs. Diesel vs. Razor   WCW Championship
The returning Diesel and Razor started the match. Razor threw Diesel into the corner and immediately hit a scoop slam. Mr. Anderson left his pod first. Razor and Anderson landed a double neck breaker. Razor then slammed Anderson all over the ring. Former nWo member Hulk Hogan entered next. Razor and Hulk hit Anderson with a double suplex. Goldberg was the next to enter. The Rock entered and all six men were in the ring.

Razor landed the fall away slam on Hogan. Rock hit Goldberg with a Samoan drop. Hogan hit Razor with the leg drop and eliminated him. Anderson landed the Mic Check on Goldberg and almost got the three count. Rock caught Goldberg with the spine buster and eliminated him. Diesel hit Anderson with the Jackknife powerbomb and he was eliminated. Hogan blocked the Rock Bottom and hit the leg drop to eliminate him. Diesel went for a came clutch, but Hogan got up and landed the big boot to retain the title.

Recap: One more month and there will be a huge shakeup in Year 4. Batista is the new champ. Can Evolution function in the next month? Hogan was a fighting champ in this one.

September 15, 2014

February Week 4, Year 3

WCW Nitro
Match 1. Rick Rude vs. Diamond Dallas Page

Match 2. Prime Time Players vs. United Kingdom

Match 3. Wade Barrett vs. Carlito

Match 4. Ted DiBiase vs. Alberto Del Rio

Match 5. WGTT vs. Syxx and Hennig
It looks like remnants of the nWo remains.Shelton and Syxx traded counters for a few minutes. Shelton went for a super kick, but Syxx ducked. Shelton then caught Syxx with a t-bone suplex. He then landed the Complete Shot, but got a near fall. Haas came in and landed a Death Valley Driver. Syxx tagged Hennig in, who immediately hit the Perfect-Plex and won.

Match 6. Dolph Ziggler vs. Razor Ramon
Razor caught Dolph with a chokeslam, but got a one count. Ziggler connected with a super kick. He then hit a jumping DDT, but Razor kicked out. Ziggler placed Razor on the top, landed a couple of punches and landed a superplex. Razor threw Dolph into the corner, but Dolph got a roll up. He then hit the Zig Zag and won.

Main Event. The Rock vs. Matt Morgan
Morgan attacked Rock from behind. Rock caught Morgan with a Samoan drop after ducking a clothesline. Morgan reversed a suplex and landed a belly-to-belly suplex. After a swinging neck breaker, Rock hit a spine buster. He got a near fall and then won with the Rock Bottom.

ECW
Match 1. Rey Mysterio vs. Ric Flair

Match 2. Samoa Joe vs. Corey Graves

Match 3. Rob Van Dam vs. Kevin Steen vs. Rhyno   #1 Contender's Match
Steen planted Rhyno with a DDT. RVD caught Steen with a kick to the back of the head. Van Dam caught Rhyno with multiple kicks. Steen hit a powerbomb and a package piledriver on RVD, but Rhyno broke up the pin. RVD and Rhyno slammed Steen's face into the ground. Van Dam missed a springboard splash and Rhyno won

Match 4. Austin Aries vs. Cody Rhodes

Match 5. Sami Zayn vs. Tajiri
Zayn landed two clotheslines and a heel kick before hitting a half nelson suplex. He then landed a huge brain buster, but Tajiri got back up. After a hip toss and kick to the back, Tajiri got his own near fall. Zayn hit a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Tajiri caught him with a super kick as he jumped from the top rope and won.

Match 6. Mick Foley vs. Sheamus

Main Event. Ladder - Brodus Clay vs. Mark Henry
Will the ladder break under the pressure? The two big men battled before Henry brought in a ladder. Henry landed a back suplex and running body splash. Clay fought back and easily hit Henry with a t-bone suplex. Both men climbed the ladder. Clay grabbed Henry and superplexed him from the top. Clay then climbed back up and pulled the briefcase down.

TNA Impact
Match 1. MVP vs. Gunner

Match 2. Chris Sabin vs. AJ Styles

Match 3. Adrian Neville vs. Kurt Angle vs. Alexander Rusev
Angle ducked a clothesline and hit Neville with three German suplexes. Angle was running towards Rusev, but he was caught with a kick to the jaw. Angle hit Neville with the Angle Slam. They then worked together and attacked Rusev. Neville superplexed Angle from the top rope to the outside floor. He then rolled him back into the ring and won.

Match 4. Kazarian vs. CM Punk
Punk caught Kaz with a few kicks and float-over DDT and neck breaker. Kaz got up and landed Fade to Black, but Punk kicked out. Kaz went for a hurricanrana, but Punk blocked it and hit a powerbomb. Kaz hit a leg sweep and hit the Wave of the Future to win.

Match 5. Petey Williams vs. Christopher Daniels

Match 6. Kings of Wrestling vs. American Wolves
Edwards caught Ohno with a couple of kicks to the head and gut. Ohno made the hot tag to Cesaro, but Edwards ducked a clothesline and hit a hurricanrana. He then placed him on the top rope and landed a supercanrana. After a brain buster, he hit a double underhook slam and won.

After the match, Rob Terry and Douglas Williams ran down and attacked the Wolves.

Main Event. Antonio Cesaro vs. Daniel Bryan

WWE SmackDown
Match 1. JBL vs. Roman Reigns vs. Batista

Match 2. Randy Savage vs. Christian
Brock Lesnar ran down and attacked Randy. The match spilled to the outside where Savage took apart the announce table. He then DDT'd Christian on the apron. Christian came back with the Kill Switch on the outside floor. Savage landed some elbows in the corner and a knee drop to win.

Match 3. Shawn Michaels vs. Edge

Match 4. Kofi Kingston vs. Jeff Hardy

Match 5. The Miz vs. Bobby Lashley

Match 6. Extreme Rules - Triple H vs. Chris Jericho
Jericho left the ring and took down The Game on the ramp. Triple H grabbed a bat and hit Jericho in the stomach. Jericho tried to fight back, but Triple H hit the spine buster and got the three count.

Main Event. Submission - Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker
Taker ran down to the ring and speared Lesnar before the bell rang. The bell rang and Taker landed a chokeslam. He went for the Tombstone on the outside, but Lesnar reversed it and hit the Tombstone. Back in the ring, Lesnar hit a back breaker and fall away slam. Lesnar landed the F5, but couldn' lock in a submission. Taker hit another chokeslam and Last Ride. He then made Lesnar tap from a Boston Crab.

Recap: Cesaro is working well in singles matches. The tag division in TNA is still my favorite. Razor and Dolph was a good match.