October 31, 2014

August Week 2, Year 4

WWE Raw
Match 1. Kurt Angle vs. Ultimate Warrior
Warrior and Angle got into a couple of pin battles with both men picking up some near falls. Angle threw Warrior into the corner and hit an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Warrior slammed Angle down from the top rope. Angle popped up, hit a release German suplex and the Angle Slam to win.

Match 2. Stone Cold vs. Ric Flair

Match 3. Lucha Dragons vs. Motor City Machine Guns

Match 4. Sami Zayn vs. Kane

Match 5. Randy Savage vs. Alberto Del Rio

Match 6. Extreme Rules - CM Punk vs. Bobby Roode
Roode landed a leg sweep and spine buster. He then hit the Pay Off suplex. Punk connected with a heel kick and the GTS, but Roode kicked out. Roode caught Punk with a sit-out spine buster, but got a near fall. Roode kicked out of a roll up and hit the spine buster to win.

After the match, Roode turned around and stomped on Punk.

Main Event. Randy Orton vs. Triple H
Triple H hit a clothesline and face smash. He went for the spine buster, but Orton countered it into a DDT. Triple H then connected with the Pedigree, but got a two count. Orton blocked a kick and hit the RKO (outta nowhere), but Triple H kicked out. Orton hit a gut buster and stomped all over Triple H before getting the three count.

ECW
Match 1. Bad Influence vs. Impact Players

Match 2. Rob Van Dam vs. Chris Jericho
Jericho hit RVD with a flying forearm smash and neck breaker. Jeff Hardy ran down and hit Jericho with the Twist of Fate. RVD got a near fall. Jericho got up, hit a powerbomb and bridged over for the win.

Match 3. Scott Steiner vs. Matt Morgan

Match 4. Kassius Ohno vs. Curt Hennig
Dean Ambrose ran down with a chair and hit Ohno multiple times. He then hit Dirty Deeds onto the chair. Ohno and Hennig then went back and forth with holds. Ohno then hit the Alabama Slam. Hennig blocked the Death Blow and hit the Perfect-plex to win.

Match 5. Christian vs. Drew McIntyre

Match 6. Roman Reigns vs. Jack Swagger
Dean Ambrose walked back down and stood in Reigns' corner. Reigns landed a flying clothesline and got a near fall. Swagger countered a back breaker into an STO onto a chair. He then had hit gutwrench countered into a DDT. Back in the ring, Reigns threw Swagger into the ropes and speared him to win,

While Reigns was celebrating, Mick Foley's music hit. Reigns was waiting, but Foley attacked him from behind.

Main Event. Dean Ambrose vs. Mark Henry   #1 Contender's Match
Dean accidentally knocked down the ref. Seth Rollins ran down and hit Dean with Sky Walker. 

NXT
Match 1. Prime Time Players vs. The Ascension

Match 2. Steel Cage - Razor Ramon vs. The Miz
Miz ducked a forearm and hit a float-over neck breaker. Miz pulled Razor down from the cage and hit the Skull Crushing Finale. Miz picked Razor up and landed a shoulder breaker. Razor connected with a chokeslam and Razor's Edge. Miz pulled Razor down and hit a front headlock driver and escaped.

Match 3. WGTT vs. British Invasion

Match 4. Bully Ray vs. Austin Aries

Match 5. The Usos vs. International Airstrike
Jey slammed Kidd down and then dropped Jimmy onto him. Gabriel landed some kicks before landing an STO. After a super kick, Jimmy threw Gabriel into the corner and hit the backside bump to win.

Match 6. Alexander Rusev vs. Dolph Ziggler
Ziggler ran down and speared Rusev before the bell rang. The bell rang and Ziggler hit the Heart Stopper. He later hit a jumping jaw breaker and jumping DDT. After getting up from a heel kick, Ziggler hit the Zig Zag. He got a couple of near falls before winning with a second jumping DDT.

Main Event. Kenny King vs. The Rock


Recap: The Shield may have finally imploded. What is Foley doing? So. Many. Tag. Matches.

October 30, 2014

August Week 1, Year 4

WWE Raw
Match 1. Ric Flair vs. Ultimate Warrior vs. Stone Cold
The final time was 28:57. After a suplex, Warrior busted Austin open with multiple punches. Austin returned the favor with a Lou Thesz Press. Warrior superplexed Austin from the top rope to the outside. Flair and Warrior hit Austin with a double gut buster. Austin and Flair hti Warrior with a double DDT. Warrior DDT'd both Flair and Austin and pinned Flair to win.

Match 2. Lucha Dragons vs. Wyatt Family

Match 3. American Wolves vs. Motor City Machine Guns

Match 4. Sami Zayn vs. Kane

Match 5. Alberto Del Rio vs. Wade Barrett

Match 6. CM Punk vs. Bobby Roode
Roode dropped an elbow onto Punk's back and then hit a back breaker. He later hit a bulldog and spine buster. Punk threw Roode into the corner and hit a running knee to the jaw. Roode came back and busted Punk open with a DDT and won.

Main Event. Triple H vs. Randy Orton
Is this match actually happen? On Raw? Orton landed a Lou Thesz Press. Triple H came right back with a face smash. Triple H hit a running DDT and spine buster. Orton went to kick Triple H in the gut, but Triple H blocked it and hit the Pedigree to win.

ECW
Match 1. Scott Steiner vs. Edge

Match 2. Mick Foley vs. Chris Jericho

Match 3. Rob Van Dam vs. Matt Morgan
Morgan went for a boot, but RVD caught him with a hurricanrana. Morgan then returned the favor with a spine buster. Jeff Hardy ran down and hit Morgan with the Twist of Fate. Morgan kicked out of a pin and landed a military press into a spine buster to win.

Match 4. Kassius Ohno vs. Ryback
Ryback hit a leg sweep. Then, there was a string of reversals. Ohno hit a running dropkick and a flipping flapjack. On the outside, Ohno hit a German suplex and Wasteland. He finished Ryback off with the Death Blow in the ring.

Match 5. Bad Influence and Bobby Lashley vs. Impact Players and Jack Swagger
Kaz and Daniels double teamed Swagger in their corner. Kaz and Storm went back and forth with wrestling holds and counters. Kaz then hit Swagger with the Fade to Black. Five of the six men were fighting on the outside. Daniels busted Storm open with a running bulldog. Storm blocked a punch and hit Lashley with a super kick to win.

Match 6. Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose
Roman Reigns ran down and speared Rollins.

Main Event. Iron Man - Big Show vs. Mark Henry

NXT
Match 1. Big E Langston vs. Kevin Steen

Match 2. Bo Dallas vs. Adrian Neville vs. Tyson Kidd
Neville hit Bo with a tornado DDT. Kidd locked Bo in a modified Camel Clutch. Neville then hit Bo with a jumping heel kick. Kidd held Neville as Bo landed multiple punches. Neville came back and slammed their heads together. Kidd dropkicked the side of Neville's head and won.

Match 3. The Usos vs. British Invasion   #1 Contender's Match

Match 4. Austin Aries vs. Kofi Kingston

Match 5. Razor Ramon vs. Prince Devitt

Match 6. Extreme Rules - Dolph Ziggler vs. Alexander Rusev
Rusev attacked Dolph from behind. After hitting Ziggler with a garbage can, Rusev hit him with a military press slam. Ziggler DDT'd Rusev through the announce table. Rusev came back with a northern lights suplex. Rusev blocked a kick and hit the swinging side slam and another suplex. Back in the ring, Ziggler landed a suplex and won with the Zig Zag.

Main Event. Submission - The Rock vs. Kenny King
Kenny King attacked Rock from behind. Rock stomped all over King. Kenny grabbed Rock and took him down with a shoulder tackle. Rock hit King with a knee smash and won with the Sharpshooter.

Recap: Reigns and Rollins are on a collision course. Where does Ambrose lie in this? Triple H won the first battle. 

October 29, 2014

WWE MONEY IN THE BANK, Year 4


Match 1. CM Punk vs. Stone Cold
Punk clotheslined Austin to the outside. Punk blocked a punch and went for the GTS, but Austin broke free. Austin hit a back body drop and the bionic elbow to win. A very short match.

Match 2. Sting vs. Bray Wyatt   WWE Championship
What?! I wish I was able to build towards this match. Bray slammed Sting down and then drove his knee into his back. Sting slammed Bray through the announce table with the Scorpion Death Drop. Bray recovered from a back suplex and hit Sister Abigail, but Sting kicked out. Sting landed a delayed suplex and retained the title.

Match 3. Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage   WWE Intercontinental Championship
Savage threw Warrior and then hit a scoop slam. Savage missed a diving ax handle smash. Warrior landed two running power slams within a minute. Warrior got a near fall before winning with a gorilla press slam.

Match 4. Evolution vs. The Brotherhood   WWE Tag Team Championship
Orton and Cody kicked off the match. Orton made the hot tag to Batista, who caught Goldust with a spinning side slam. Orton brought in a chair and Batista slammed Goldy's head onto it. Batista and Orton were in the ring. Orton snuck behind Batista and low blowed him. Orton then stayed on the ramp for the rest of the match. Cody connected with Cross Rhodes to win the titles.

Match 5. American Wolves vs. Wyatt Family
Harper caught Edwards with a powerbomb on the outside and got a near fall. Edwards tried coming back with the steel steps, but he was in a 2-on-1 situation. Later, Edwards caught Rowan with the Die Hard Driver. Harper threw Rowan off the top onto Richards. Rowan later hit a chokeslam to win.

Match 6. Table - Sami Zayn vs. Ric Flair
Flair blocked a dropkick and hit a back body drop. Zayn dropped a knee across Flair's left arm and then hit a tiger suplex. He continued with the brain buster and set up a table in the middle of the ring. Flair broke free of another tiger suplex. Flair was on the top rope, but Zayn got off the table and put Flair through with a reverse hurricanrana to win.

Main Event. James Storm vs. Diesel vs. Triple H vs. Kurt Angle vs. Hulk Hogan vs. John Cena
This MITB ladder match doesn't feature a true high-flyer. Diesel brought in the first ladder. Storm hit Angle with two suplexes. Cena made the first attempt at the briefcase, but Diesel took him down. Diesel knocked Triple H out with a ladder. Storm landed the Last Call super kick. Angle and Triple H went up the ladder. Angle took him down with a sunset flip. Diesel hit Storm with the Jackknife. Hogan went up the ladder. Triple H moved the ladder from underneath him and Cena pulled him down. Cena, Hogan, Angle and Storm were all on the outside. Diesel took out Triple H and pulled down the briefcase.

Recap: What just happened? Orton originally attacked Triple H. Now he fully turned against Evolution. Diesel gets another WWE title shot. The table match was pretty good.

October 28, 2014

July Week 4, Year 4

WWE Raw
Match 1. CM Punk vs. Triple H
Will Orton make an appearance? Triple H hit a body slam and a face smash, followed by a chop block. Punk landed some kicks and hit the GTS, but Triple H kicked out. After another face smash, H finished him off with a spine buster.

Match 2. The Brotherhood vs. Motor City Machine Guns

Match 3. Ultimate Warrior vs. Magnus

Match 4. Sami Zayn vs. Kane
Zayn landed a jaw breaker and an STO. He continued with multiple kicks and a double underhook powerbomb. Kane landed a chokeslam, but Zayn kicked out. After some near falls, Kane landed two DDTs and won.

Match 5. Randy Savage vs. Rick Rude

Match 6. Bobby Roode vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Wade Barrett   #1 Contender's Match
Del Rio blocked a Barrett boot in the corner. Roode then hit ADR with a spine buster. Barrett and Del Rio hit Roode with a double gut buster. Barrett then connected with knees to the chest and a boot to the face of Roode, who was tied up in the ropes. Barrett DDT'd both Roode and ADR. Roode came back with a DDT and pinned Barrett.

Main Event. Ric Flair vs. Eddie Edwards

ECW
Match 1. Rob Van Dam vs. Mick Foley
RVD rolled Foley up and it began a 30-second long pin battle. Foley planted RVD with a DDT, but Van Dam kicked out. RVD connected with a kick to the head. Foley popped right up with a back suplex. He then rolled RVD up and won.

Match 2. Colin Cassady and Big Cass vs. United Kingdom
Drew hit Enzo with a German suplex and a Complete Shot. Enzo fought back and landed some punches with some flash. Drew got up and hit the Future Shock, but Cass broke up the pin. Enzo and Cass worked over Drew in the corner. Drew threw Cass into Regal's boot. Drew then hit another Future Shock on Enzo to win.

Match 3. Jeff Hardy vs. Ryback
Ryback slammed Jeff down and then hit the Jackhammer. Jeff kicked Ryback in the gut and dropkicked him in the head. Ryback ducked a kick and hit Jeff with Shell Shock to win.

Match 4. Kassius Ohno vs. Bobby Lashley

Match 5. Roman Reigns vs. Mr. Anderson
Reigns took out the ref with a Superman punch. Rollins ran down and hit Reigns with the Sky Walker. He hit Anderson with one as well just for good fun.

Match 6. Bad Influence vs. London and Kendrick

Main Event. Submission - Big Show vs. Mark Henry

NXT
Match 1. AJ Styles vs. Tyson Kidd

Match 2. The Miz vs. Razor Ramon

Match 3. Adrian Neville vs. Bo Dallas

Match 4. Austin Aries vs. Kevin Steen
Steen and Aries battled against the ropes. Aries then picked Steen up and hit the Death Valley Driver. Sheamus ran down with a chair and cracked Steen with it. He then superplexed Steen from the top to the outside mat. Aries then hit the brain buster and won.

Match 5. Dolph Ziggler vs. Rusev

Match 6. Extreme Rules - Kenta vs. Damien Sandow Brodus Clay
Clay tossed Sandow to the side and walked down to the ring. Clay went to spear Kenta through the railing, but Kenta moved and took Clay down with a chop block. They continued on the outside as Clay hit a t-bone suplex. Finally, the two made it into the ring. Kenta landed a brain buster. After a near fall, Clay won with a running cross body splash.

Main Event. The Rock vs. Kenny King
Kenny took Rock down with a monkey flip and then connected with a running knee to the chest. Rock went for the Rock Bottom, but King broke out of it. After some back-and-forth action, Rock ducked the Coronation. He tossed King up in the air and caught him with the Rock Bottom on the way down to win.

After the match, Rock went to shake Kenny's hand. King thought about it, but low blowed Rock instead.

Recap: King disrespected Rock to the highest level. Is Seth done with Reigns or The Shield in general? 

October 27, 2014

ECW HEAT WAVE, Year 4


Match 1. Roman Reigns vs. Jack Swagger   ECW Television Championship
Reigns hit a back suplex and slammed Swagger's head into the mat. Swagger ducked a clothesline and hit a German suplex. Swagger slammed Reigns down and did push ups on his back. He went for the gutwrench, but Reigns countered it and then busted him open with a running knee. Reigns kicked out of a pin and hit the spear to retain.

Match 2. Matt Morgan vs. Christian vs. Scott Steiner
This will be atest for Christian. Morgan hit Steiner with a chokeslam and then the Carbon Footprint. Steiner lifted Christian up and hit the Steiner Screwdriver, but Morgan broke up the pin. Steiner and Christian hit Morgan with a double flapjack. Morgan and Christian landed a double leg sweep on Steiner. Morgan then pinned Christian after a chokeslam. 

Match 3. Big Show vs. Goldberg   ECW Championship
Goldberg stomped all over Show before hitting a spine buster. Show took his turn on offense with a back breaker. Show blocked a punch and connected with the WMD. Goldberg went for the Jackhammer, but Show countered it. Goldberg then hit another spine buster to win the title.

Match 4. Edge vs. Chris Jericho
Edge hit a heel kick and flying clothesline. Later in the match, Edge threw Jericho onto the announce table and DDT'd him through it. He continued the attack with a flapjack. Jericho tried making a comeback, but Edge caught Jericho with a roll-up to win.

Match 5. Iron Man - Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Ambrose
Eddie hit the Three Amigos and got a near fall. Dean connected with Dirty Deeds and got a two count as well. Dean hit a second finisher to score the first pin. Eddie brought in a sledgehammer to take Dean down. Dean foight back and hit a third finisher and got the pin. Eddie hit the Hila and the Lasso from El Paso, but still couldn't get a point. Eddie was able to score a point after catching Dean in a school boy. A bloody Ambrose hit Dirty Deeds and finished with a 4-1 lead.

Match 6. Bad Influence vs. Impact Players   ECW Tag Team Championship
Daniels hit Storm with a power slam and Alabama Slam. He then hit Angel's Wings, but got a near fall. Later, Daniels held Credible as Kaz landed some punches to the gut. Storm came back in, but Daniels then rolled him up and won the titles.

Main Event. Undertaker vs. Hardy vs. Cesaro vs. Henry vs. Rollins vs. Rob Van Dam
Who will win the ECW briefcase? Seth hit Jeff with a sunset flip to the outside. Cesaro took Henry out with the ladder and began climbing. Henry climbed up and shoved Cesaro off the ladder. 
Henry landed a fall away slam on Cesaro. Cesaro then hit RVD with a running sit-out powerbomb. Cesaro knocked RVD off the ladder and almost pulled down the briefcase before Henry intervened and landed a powerbomb. Taker speared Jeff through the barricade. Henry superplexed Rollins from the top of the ladder. Everyone was fighting on the outside, allowing Cesaro to set up another ladder and pull down the briefcase.

Recap: The Impact Players finally lost their titles. What's next? Goldberg is now the ECW champ. Impressive win. Cesaro is now Mr. Money in the Bank.

October 26, 2014

July Week 3, Year 4

WWE Raw
Match 1. Alberto Del Rio vs. Randy Savage

Match 2. Evolution vs. Wyatt Family
Triple H walked down with a sledgehammer. Surprisingly, he didn't attack Orton. Batista hit Rowan with a swinging side slam. Rowan came back with a DDT. Rowan then hit a chokeslam. The Wyatts hit Batista with a back breaker/ax handle smash combo. Orton ducked a clothesline from Rowan and rolled him up to win.

Match 3. Hulk Hogan vs. ?????
Will Lesnar make his return? He did! Lesnar countered a suplex into a neck breaker. He later threw Hogan into the corner and then hit a fall away slam. He then busted Hogan open with a DDT. Hogan returned the favor with a huge right hand. He connected with a big boot, clothesline in the corner and the leg drop to win.

Match 4. Diamond Dallas Page vs. Kane

Match 5. Rick Rude vs. Wade Barrett

Match 6. Triple H vs. Booker T
Randy Orton ran down and caught Triple H with the RKO. Payback's a...

Main Event. Sami Zayn vs. Kurt Angle
Flair came down with a sledgehammer. He went to hit Zayn, but Sami was too quick. Zayn landed a springboard body splash on Angle. Angle and Flair double teamed Zayn. Zayn was able to connect with the brain buster and won.

After the match, Flair grabbed a lead pipe and beat down Zayn.

ECW
Match 1. The Shield vs. Enzo Amore and Big Cass
Can Rollins and Reigns put their differences aside? They hit Enzo with a double leg sweep on the outside. Cass hit Rollins with a swinging slam onto the steel steps. Rollins held Enzo in a headlock as Reigns jumped from the top and stomped on Enzo's back. After a near fall, Rollins connected with Sky Walker and won.

Match 2. Hell in a Cell - Scott Steiner vs. Rob Van Dam
Um, why? After a near fall, Steiner lifted RVD up and hit the Steiner Screwdriver. Van Dam broke out of a hold and hit a jumping heel kick. Steiner kicked out and hit a clothesline. He then hit a second screwdriver to win.

Match 3. London and Kendrick vs. Curt Hennig and Syxx

Match 4. Kassius Ohno vs. Rhyno

Match 5. Edge vs. Chris Jericho
Edge landed a flapjack and punched Jericho in the head. He hit a shoulder block in the corner and choked Jericho. Edge continued the one-sided assault with a clothesline and Impaler DDT to win.

Match 6. Extreme Rules - Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Ambrose

Main Event. Extreme Rules - Bad Influence vs. Impact Players

NXT
Match 1. Prince Devitt vs. Tyson Kidd

Match 2. WGTT vs. The Usos

Match 3. Iron Man - Kevin Steen vs. ?????
Who could it be? Sheamus is back! Steen pulled out a chair and cracked Sheamus over the head. Steen landed a powerbomb and a tiger suplex onto the steel steps. He then busted Sheamus open with a curb stomp. Later, Sheamus suplexed Steen onto the steps. He scored the first point after a Celtic Cross. Steen connected with F-Cinq to tie it up. Steen took the lead after a Package Piledriver. Sheamus tied it back up with a bear hug. Steen scored his third point with a full nelson hold. Steen took a 4-2 lead after another submission hold. Sheamus cut the deficit by 1 with another Celtic Cross with 45 seconds left. 

Match 4. Austin Aries vs. Kofi Kingston

Match 5. Dolph Ziggler vs. Alexander Rusev
Ziggler took down Rusev on the outside. Rusev busted Dolph open with the steel steps. Ziggler connected with the dropkick and Zig Zag, but Rusev got up. He landed a swinging sidewalk slam. Ziggler hit a super kick and got a two count. Rusev locked Ziggler in a bear hug to win.

Match 6. Extreme Rules - The Rock vs. Kenny King
Teacher vs. student, young vs. old. Rock tossed Kenny out of the ring and hit the spine buster and Rock Bottom. He continued with a kick to the gut and Samoan drop. King kicked out of a pin and connected with the Coronation to win.

After the match, Kenny wanted to shake Rock's hand, but Rock slapped it and walked away.

Main Event. Brodus Clay vs. Damien Sandow


Recap: The Shield is still a powerhouse on ECW. Lesnar surprised Hogan, but still couldn't win. That was a great Iron Man match.

October 22, 2014

NXT VICTORY ROAD, Year 4


Match 1. Big E Langston vs. The Miz   NXT United States Championship
Big E hit a flapjack and back body drop. Miz locked in a modified camel clutch and headlock driver. After a near fall, Miz won the title with the Skull Crushing Finale.

Match 2. Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon
A rematch of an instant classic. Michaels hit a neck breaker and a springboard splash. Razor hit a snap slam and chokeslam. The two went back and forth with counters and body slams. Michaels landed a flying forearm and got a near fall. He blocked a punch and connected with the Sweet Chin Music to win.

Match 3. AJ Styles vs. Bo Dallas vs. Gunner
Styles hit Bo with a clothesline and running kick to the chest. AJ hit Gunner with a springboard elbow. Bo then caught Gunner with a spear. Gunner DDT'd both AJ and Bo. AJ and Bo hit Gunner with a double gut buster. Bo threw AJ and pinned Gunner to win.

Match 4. WGTT vs. International Airstrike   NXT Tag Team Championship
Kidd took Charlie down with a headlock take down. Gabriel hit a snap mare and Kidd followed up with a soccer kick to the back. Shelton landed a heel kick and standing moonsault. Shelton then hit a German suplex. Gabriel hit a tornado DDT. He went for his finisher, but Shelton ducked and hit another German suplex and finished up with the Complete Shot to retain.

Match 5. Table - Kevin Steen vs. Sheamus
Steen just missed slamming Sheamus through a table with a suplex. He then picked Sheamus up and hit F-Cinq. Sheamus hit back-to-back tilt-a-whirl slam. Steen hit a second F-Cinq onto a folded table. After a running DDT, Steen picked Sheamus up for a powerbomb and slammed him through the table.

Match 6. Brodus Clay vs. Kenta   NXT Championship
Kenta landed a running bulldog and brain buster. Kenta hit a spike DDT. He went to throw Clay into the ropes, but Brodus countered and hit the body splash. He then hit a t-bone suplex and running slam. Kenta came back with a running lariat. After some near falls, Clay hit a powerful headbutt and retained the title.

Main Event. Adrian Neville vs. Bryan vs. Aries vs. Bully Ray vs. Prince Devitt vs. Kenny King
This is a Money in the Bank ladder match. Ray pulled out a chair while Bryan grabbed a ladder. Neville hit Devitt with a tornado DDT onto a chair. After some minutes on the outside, all six men got back in the ring and fought. Devitt set up a ladder and grabbed the briefcase before King knocked him down. Devitt returned the favor to King moments later. Ray took Aries down with a back suplex and made a run for the briefcase, but King pulled him down. Devitt almost kicked Bryan's head off before pulling down the briefcase.

Recap: Devitt winning was a surprise. I wish the match went longer, though. Clay made quick work of Kenta. Who's next? Steen came on top of his feud with Sheamus. Great, great feud.

October 20, 2014

July Week 2, Year 4

WWE Raw
Match 1. CM Punk vs. Ultimate Warrior

Match 2. Hell in a Cell - Alberto Del Rio vs. Samoa Joe
Not sure why this match is taking place inside a cell. Del Rio and Joe countered each other before ADR hit a gut buster. Del Rio hit a sunset flip from the apron and then locked in the cross arm breaker. Joe came back and locked in the Coquina Clutch. Joe then hit a running slam and won.

Match 3. Lucha Dragons vs. Motor City Machine Guns

Match 4. Bray Wyatt vs. Diamond Dallas Page

Match 5. Randy Savage vs. Rick Rude w/ Ted DiBiase
DiBiase was thrown out of the match early, but not before he tossed in a chair. Sami Zayn ran down as Rude hit Savage with the neck breaker onto the chair. Zayn went for the brain buster, but Rude countered it into a neck breaker. Rude rolled Savage up, but Randy countered it back and got the win.

Match 6. Kane vs. James Storm

Main Event. Ric Flair vs. Sami Zayn
Zayn ran back down and speared Flair before the match began. These two brawled all around ringside. Flair put Zayn through the announce table with a piledriver. Zayn wailed struck Flair with a kendo stick multiple times. Flair countered the brain buster and locked in the Figure Four. They went back outside before Flair hit the knee smash and won.

ECW
Match 1. Scott Steiner vs. Kassius Ohno vs. Christian
Christian busted Steiner open with a DDT. Steiner and Christian hit Ohno with a double flapjack. Steiner caught Christian with a twisting back suplex. Steiner held Christian up as Ohno connected with a jumping heel kick. Christian and Ohno hit a leg sweep/STO combo and Christian got the win.

Match 2. Rob Van Dam vs. Matt Morgan
Morgan accidentally hit the referee with a big boot. Jeff Hardy ran down and hit Morgan with a Twist of Fate.

Match 3. London and Kendrick vs. Curt Hennig and Syxx
London made the hot tag to Kendrick. Brian caught Syxx with Sliced Bread No. 2, but got a near fall. Hennig came in and hit the perfect snapmare and went for a pin, but London broke it up. London tossed Kendrick from the top onto Hennig. Kendrick then hit his finisher and got the win.

Match 4. Ryback vs. Drew McIntyre

Match 5. Edge vs. Chris Jericho

Match 6. Eddie Guerrero vs. William Regal

Main Event. Elimination - Impact Players vs. Bad Influence
Both teams utilized tag moves early. Storm locked in the Sharpshooter on Kaz. Justin then connected with a super kick to Daniels. Daniels went for a springboard splash on Storm, but Storm kipped up and connected with a super kick to get the first elimination. Justin finished the match with That's Incredible on Kaz.

NXT
Match 1. Prince Devitt and Adrian Neville vs. Gunner and Kenny King
Gunner held Neville in his corner as King landed a kick to the gut. Devitt landed a Russian leg sweep and went for the pin, but King broke it up. Devitt hit King with a huge inverted DDT. King and Gunner landed a double hip toss and Gunner got the pin.

Match 2. The Usos vs. The Ascension
Konnor caught Jimmy with a knee to the gut and a flapjack. He hit a second flapjack seconds later. Much later, Jimmy connected with a super kick to Viktor and won.

Match 3. AJ Styles vs. Bo Dallas

Match 4. Kofi Kingston vs. Austin Aries

Match 5. Extreme Rules - WGTT vs. International Airstrike
Kidd stopped Charlie from using a sledgehammer, but he received a hip toss. Shelton caught Gabriel with a release German suplex. After Kidd and Shelton got one counts, Shelton hit Justin with a super kick and won.

Match 6. Extreme Rules - Brodus Clay vs. Kenta

Main Event. Sheamus vs. Kevin Steen


Recap: The tag division in NXT may be the best. Christian wins another triple threat. Flair scores one over Zayn.

July Week 1, Year 4

WWE Raw
Match 1. CM Punk vs. Bobby Roode
Punk landed some kicks that sent Roode flying out of the ring. He then hit a swinging neck breaker. Roode came back with a clothesline and a swinging sidewalk slam. Roode landed a sit-out spine buster and got a near fall before hitting Pay Off to win.

Match 2. Lucha Dragons vs. Motor City Machine Guns
The Dragons hit Shelley with a snapmare/basement dropkick combo. Later, Goldust interfered and hit Sin Cara with the Curtain Call. Shelley hit Kalisto with the Automatic Midnight piledriver. After some near falls, Kalisto rolled Shelley up to win.

Match 3. The Brotherhood vs. Wyatt Family

Match 4. Diamond Dallas Page vs. Bray Wyatt

Match 5. Randy Orton vs. James Storm
Triple H ran down. He looked at Storm, then turned to Orton and hit him with the Pedigree.

Match 6. Kurt Angle vs. Kane   #1 Contender's Match
Samoa Joe attacked Angle from behind. Angle threw Kane into the corner. Kane went for a clothesline, but Angle ducked and hit a German suplex. Angle then focused on the left leg of Kane. Angle landed his three German suplexes and got a near fall. Angle DDT'd Kane on the apron. Back in the ring, Kane hit the Tombstone, busted Angle open and won.

Main Event. Submission - Sami Zayn vs. Ric Flair

ECW
Match 1. Rob Van Dam vs. Seth Rollins
Rollins caught RVD with two standing moonsaults. The two were then in a pin battle. Rollins hit Van Dam with a sunset flip from the apron to the outside. RVD connected with a super kick. Back in the ring, Rollins hit a back suplex and the Sky Walker to win.

Match 2. Jack Swagger vs. Ryback

Match 3. Scott Steiner vs. Christian

Match 4. Drew McIntyre vs. Matt Morgan

Match 5. Edge vs. Chris Jericho
After a reverse neck breaker, Jericho hit Edge with three huge powerbombs. Edge missed a heel kick and Jericho hit one more powerbomb. Edge threw Jericho into the ropes, but Jericho came back with a hurricanrana and the two were in a pin battle. Edge kicked Jericho in the groin and won with the Impaler DDT.

Match 6. Dean Ambrose vs. Colin Cassady
During the match, Eddie Guerrero's music played and distracted Ambrose. Big Cass took advantage and hit a big boot. Ambrose came back by smashing Cass' head against the mat. He went for a powerbomb, but Cass countered it. Dean hit a neck breaker and got a near fall. He won with Dirty Deeds.

After the match, Eddie walked out and clapped for Dean's win.

Main Event. Lance Storm vs. Kazarian

NXT
Match 1. The Rock, Shawn Michaels and Daniel Bryan vs. Bully Ray, JBL and Razor Ramon
This is an all-star 6-man tag match. Rock and Razor battled against the ropes. Rock caught a charging Ray with a Samoan drop. Bryan came in and connected with his kicks to Ray's chest and head. After a near fall, he hit Knee Plus to win.

Match 2. Prime Time Players vs. The Usos

Match 3. Prince Devitt vs. Bo Dallas

Match 4. Kofi Kingston vs. Austin Aries

Match 5. Shelton Benjamin vs. Tyson Kidd

Match 6. Extreme Rules - Brodus Clay vs. Kenta
Clay left the ring and grabbed a table. Kenta went to stop him, but Clay caught him with a t-bone suplex. Kenta tried fighting back, but Clay was too big. He landed a shoulder block and running slam. Back in the ring, Clay landed a running cross body splash and won.

Main Event. Extreme Rules - Kevin Steen vs. Sheamus
Sheamus attacked Steen from behind. On the outside, Sheamus landed a suplex. He went for White Noise, but Steen countered it. Steen connected with a springboard dropkick and Death Valley Driver. Sheamus hit the Celtic Cross and put Steen through the announce table. Sheamus broke free of the Package Piledriver and hit the Irish Curse back breaker to win.

After the match, Sheamus grabbed a chair and continued the beating on Steen.

Recap: What was Triple H doing? Eddie still playing mind games with Ambrose. This summer is heating up.

WWE NO WAY OUT, Year 4


Match 1. James Storm vs. Bobby Roode
During the match, WWE Champion Sting ran down and helped James Storm. The two landed a double gut buster. Sting superplexed Roode from the top to the outside. Roode got up and hit Storm with a hangman's neck breaker. Storm made it back into the ring and hit the Last Call super kick to win.

Match 2. Wade Barrett vs. Rick Rude vs. Ultimate Warrior   WWE Intercontinental Championship
Rude and Barrett got a couple of near falls late in the match. This match finished at 32:58. Barrett caught Warrior with a sit-out spine buster and Winds of Change. Barrett and Rude hit Warrior with a double gut buster. Barrett lifted Rude up and hit Wasteland. Barrett tossed Rude into the corner and Warrior rolled Barrett up to win the title.

Match 3. Evolution vs. The Brotherhood   WWE Tag Team Championship
Rhodes held Batista as Goldust landed a double ax smash. Batista then placed Goldust on the top and hit the Muscle Buster. Cody came back in and hit Cross Rhodes and got the closest near fall ever. Batista then hit the Batista Bomb to retain. I didn't see Orton in the match once.

Match 4. Ric Flair vs. Sami Zayn w/ Randy Savage
Zayn landed a suplex and standing shooting star press. Zayn went for a German suplex, but Flair countered it. Zayn then hit the brain buster, but got a near fall. He later got another near fall after a springboard flipping neck breaker. Wow. He hit a second brain buster to win.

After the match, Flair stood up and raised Zayn's arm in victory.

Match 5. Iron Man - Hulk Hogan vs. Brock Lesnar
Hogan left the ring and met Lesnar on the ramp. After a four-minute brawl on the outside, the two men finally entered the ring and the bell rang. Hogan connected with a big boot and scored the first point. Lesnar tied it up with an F5. Hogan landed the leg drop and quickly took back the lead. Lesnar hit three powerbombs and tied it back up with 4:21 left. Lesnar landed an F5 onto the steps. He went for a second one, but Hogan blocked it. Lesnar hit three more powerbombs and cracked Hogan over the head with the steps. Hogan connected with a big boot and scored another point. Lesnar tied it up again after a torture rack. Hogan hit the leg drop and went up 4-3, which ended up being the final score.

Match 6. Extreme Rules - Stone Cold vs. Kane
Austin blocked a chokeslam and hit the Stunner. Kane went after a table, but decided to hit a chokeslam instead. Kane threw Austin into the corner and hit a powerbomb. Kane connected with a basement dropkick and belly-to-belly side slam. Austin connected with another Stunner and won.

Main Event. Sting vs. Kurt Angle   WWE Championship
Angle dropped some elbows to the back of Sting and then hit a suplex. He then hit three German suplexes. Sting hit a suplex of his own. Angle connected the Angle Slam, but got a two count. Sting hit another suplex and got a near fall. Sting finished the match off with the Scorpion Death Drop to retain.

Recap: That was a much better Iron Man match than the Morgan-Taker match. Good for Flair to show respect to Zayn.