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I missed the first part of RAW so I'm just going to post up the segment featuring Daniel Bryan, Vince McMahon, and RAW GM Brad Maddox.
6 Man Tag Team Match: The Shield def Mark Henry & The Usos
After The Shield won their match, Mark Henry attacks all three members and they retreat. THAT'S WHAT HE DOES!
Ryback threatens a random guy then puts him through a catering table...
Kane is on the hunt for The Wyatt Family (Wyatt, Rowan, and Harper). Brad Maddox says that if he wants to send a message to them, then he should beat Daniel Bryan during their match tonight.
RVD def Fandango via countout
RVD wins via count-out when Fandango fled from the match.
A.J. Lee talks to Big E. Langston about how he doesn't help her at ringside.... because he probably likes her. Oh, brother...
Kaitlyn def WWE Divas Champion A.J. Lee
AJ lost her mind after Kaitlyn defeated her. Dolph Ziggler comes out to congratulate her on her loss. she then says that Big E will be her should cry on, and that she can return the favor after Big E. defeats him in the next match. Oh, who would ever think.....?
Dolph Ziggler def Big E. Langston via Disqualification
The match ended with Ziggler getting the DQ win when A.J. attacks him spontaneously. While Big E confronts AJ, Ziggler hits the "Zig-Zag" on Big E.
Daniel Bryan confronts John Cena, who's questioning Vince McMahon's "honesty". Cena then asks Bryan if he think he's an liar and he walks away.
Christian def World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio
Christian defeated Alberto Del Rio when he countered the Cross Arm-breaker into a schoolboy for the win.
Cody Rhodes def Wade Barrett
After Rhodes defeated Wade Barrett, Damien comes out without the MITB briefcase and taunts him.
Daniel Bryan def Kane
Bryan defeats Kane after he countered the choke slam into a small package. Kane then choke slams him after the match. After that The Wyatt Family comes out and attacks them once again.
Brie Bella def Natalya
In a rare second Divas match, Brie defeats Natalya after Nikki comes out and distracts Natalya by blowing a kazoo and calling her an "Ugly Duckling", as a reference made by Nattie herself on the debuting Total Divas reality show this past Sunday night.
R-Truth vs Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel = NO CONTEST
R-Truth vs Axel never got going due to interference from CM Punk. He nearly gets Paul Heyman but he escapes.
Triple H confronts Vince McMahon over Daniel Bryan having three matches last week. Stephanie then comes up with the idea to give Daniel Bryan a "corporate makeover". Okay...
Tables Match: WWE Champion John Cena def Ryback
John Cena defeats Ryback. Daniel Bryan then comes out and hands Cena his title belt. Cena snatches it and says that he has to earn it. The show ends with "Yes!" chants filling the arena.
Randy Orton def Damien Sandow
Nice to see a show start off with a match instead of a segment. Orton defeats Sandow via RKO after Cody Rhodes distracts Sandow and takes his MITB briefcase with him.
CM Punk makes another appearance on Smackdown. He says that he's gonna beat Brock Lesnar at his own game and Paul Heyman's gonna regret it at Summerslam. Fandangoo interrupts him, only to receive a GTS from Punk.
6 Man Tag Team match: Mark Henry & The Usos def Wade Barrett & The Primetime Players
Mark Henry & The Usos make quick work against Wade Barrett & The PTP while getting ready for The Shield next week on RAW.
Alberto Del Rio is backstage with Vickie Guerrero. She wants to give him a chance to choose his opponent at Summerslam. Then RVD shows up and says that he wants a shot at his title. Damien Sandow is looking for Cody Rhodes and his briefcase.
WHC Alberto Del Rio def RVD
Alberto Del Rio feigns an injury and gets the cheap victory over RVD.
Damien Sandow is still looking for Cody Rhodes and his briefcase. He then asks Booker T and Mark Henry if they seen it. They said no, but Damien offends Booker T by saying that he used to be General Manager of Smackdown. Henry then has to hold him back
Divas Champion A.J. Lee & Big E. Langston are in the ring. She claims that she is fine and that she's moved on from Dolph Ziggler. She then says that she's the savior of the Divas division and that the title is never leaving her. Dolph Ziggler then comes out and says that his lock to his house have been changed a couple times (due to the fact that he gave some other girls keys to his house). A.J. then takes Ziggler's suitcase and rips everything out of it. He says that he can replace anything in the ring (including her and Big E., of course). AJ then gets speared by Kaitlyn and Ziggler hits the "Fam-asser" on Big E. Langston.
The Wyatt Family def Tons of Funk
The Wyatts make their WWE in-ring debut on Smackdown with a win over Tons of Funk. Bray Wyatt then hits the "Sister Abagail" on Tensai and tells Kane if he's looking for him, he'll be waiting with all his friends.
Damien Sandow asks Vickie Guerrero if she's seen Cody. She's says no and that she's called the authorities but Damien thinks he has no time to lose.
Christian def Jack Swagger
Christian def Jack Swagger. Damien Sandow comes out and says that Cody should be arrested for grand larceny and be fired. Cody Rhodes shows up on the TitanTron where he's located be on the Gulf of Mexico with Damien's briefcase. He says if he wants it back, then he has to get it.
Damien goes to the Gulf of Mexico where Cody is. Cody then throws the briefcase into the water. Damien says he can't swim, but he tried to get it anyways. The show ends when the briefcase sinks into the water and Damien crying.
Trying something new! At the end of each month I will post results from the 4-5 episodes of Ring of Honor that I see every Saturday on the CW22. Here it is!:
Results for July 6th, 2013
Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander def John Silver Alex Reynolds
MsChif def Veda Scott
Adam Page def Silas Young
ROH World TV Championship: Matt Taven (w/ Truth Martini & Hoopla Hotties) def "Die Hard" Eddie Edwards to retain
Results for July 13th, 2013
Tomasso Ciampa def QT Marshall
"The Prodigy" Mike Bennett def a local wrestler in a squash
ROH World Tag Team Championship: reDRagon def Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander to retain
Results for July 20th, 2013
Roderick Strong def Adam Cole via Disqualification
ROH World Championship: Jay Briscoe def Matt Hardy to retain
Results for July 27th, 2013
The American Wolves def Mike Sydal & unknown wrestler
Steel Cage Warfare: Team ROH (BJ Whitmer, Michael Elgin, Jay Lethal, & Kevin Steen) def Team SCUM (Jimmy Jacobs, Rhett Titus, Cliff Compton, & Rhino)
This has REALLY been the talk of the independent tournament. The tournament's filled with such big names as: Kevin Steen, Karl Anderson, Roderick Strong, Jay Lethal, Paul London, and the returning Brian Kendrick. Without a doubt, this should be the biggest event on the independent circuit. It really has everyone wondering who's the worthy winner, since almost everyone in this tournament has the capability of being a World Champion.
When coming to terms of who I think who would be in the finals, and who would win the whole entire thing: it's a toss-up between Strong, Lethal, Steen, Elgin, and London.
I would really like to see Paul London go one-on-one against Michael Elgin since they've haven't got the chance since London was injured at Border Wars in his match against Davey Richards.
Michael Elgin & Jay Lethal are considered two of the best ROH wrestlers to never hold the World title. Lethal also has a chance to become a triple crown champion (being that he held the ROH World TV & Pure titles).
I would really like to see Strong go to the top again. He's been in top-notch singles matches between Karl Anderson & Michael Elgin. It wouldn't hurt to see him become the second 2-time ROH World Champion (behind Aries).
Even though Kevin Steen's first reign will always be controversial and exciting. I would like to see him make it AT LEAST to the semi-finals.
I'm really looking forward to seeing some of these matches on Ring of Honor Wrestling television!
American Wolves to TNA or WWE?
There has been some talk from some wrestling sources that Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards, known collectively as The American Wolves are currently deciding between TNA and WWE. Their contracts with Ring of Honor are expected to be up August 1st and they become free agents. Not sure what road they're going to take, but I'm sure that it would be good for both of them
WWE: If they were to go to WWE, they would have to go through the developmental territory. Why? Because it wouldn't be fair for them to jump to the main roster when other former ROH wrestlers such as Kassius Ohno (Chris Hero) & Sami Zayn (El Generico), who have been there longer and have been waiting for their time for the jump to be passed over by the American Wolves. I would personally love to see them in WWE, because WWE's tag team division is suffering badly.
TNA: Although TNA has a developmental territory (OVW), they may or may not bump them up to the main roster. Just like WWE, TNA also has a suffering tag team division. And I remember when they had Beer Money, Team 3D, Gen. Me, Ink INC, Mexican America, etc. If they were to be entered into their tag team division, it would bring some light as well, But, with all the financial problems that TNA has, they would likely choose WWE.
Check out this video clip recently posted about Davey Richards and Eddie deciding between WWE and TNA.
We start off the show with the Main Event Mafia. They congratulate Chris Sabin on winning the World title and talk about how they won the first battle with Aces & Eights. Kurt Angle says that they have two goals: 1) To destroy Aces & Eights and 2) Make sure that Bully Ray loses the TNA World title. They then call out Sabin who makes an usual "Thank You" speech and says that if it weren't for the Mafia, that he probably would not be the World Champion. Bully Ray then comes with his attorney (which is revealed to former OVW announcer Dean Hill) and the attorney states that if Sabin doesn't hand the title back to Bully Ray, then he would sue everyone in Impact Wrestling. He then says that he has until the end of the show.
Hogan has an important descision to make before the end of the night.
Manik (TJ Perkins) unmasks himself for an interview before the Ultimate X match.
Ultimate X match: Manik def Sonjay Dutt & Greg Marasciulo to win the title
Manik takes down the newly made X Division title to become the new champion!
Bully Ray wants Mr. Anderson to win the Bound For Glory Series for Aces & Eights.
#BFGSeries: Mr. Anderson def Hernandez to earn 7 pts
Mr. Anderson defeats Hernandez via the Mic Check to earn 7 points.
Dixie Carter confronts Hulk Hogan about the situation between bully Ray and Chris Sabin about the pending lawsuit. Eric Young then explains to Joseph Park about what he does when he bleeds and blacks out.
Velvet Sky comes out. She says that she should have never told Mickie that she was injured and that she constantly doubts her. She sat at ringside for the Knockouts title match.
Knockouts Championship: Mickie James def Gail Kim to retain
Gail Kim cost herself the match after she slapped ODB and Mickie rolled her up for the win. Brooke Hogan then comes out and says that ODB is still an active competitor.
Dixie and Hogan continue to talk about the pending lawsuit. Carter rather take the easy way out, while Hogan decides to take matters into his own hands and take the fight to Aces & Eights.
#BFGSeries match: Christopher Daniels def Samoa Joe to earn 7 pts
Thanks to the distraction from Mr. Anderson, Daniels pins Joe to earn 7 pts and he now has a total of 21 pts.
Sting wants Kurt Angle to make sure that all the MEM members are on the same page, just in case of scenarios that can happen in the future.
#BFGSeries match: AJ Styles def Jeff Hardy to earn 10 pts
Jeff Hardy taps out to Styles' "Calf Killer" and Styles earn ten points and now has a total of 22 pts.
Hulk Hogan and Dixie Carter comes to mutual terms about the pending lawsuit.
Bully Ray comes out and whines about the match last week and he wants Sabin to give him his belt back. Sabin comes out and calls Bully Ray and big crybaby and says he has to pry it from his cold, dead hands. Bully Ray then calls out Hogan. Hogan comes out with Sabin's contract and rips it. He says that he'll get his rematch for the World title on August 15th at Hardcore Justice. And neither Aces & Eights or the Main Event Mafia will be able to get involved.
We kick off the show with EXTREME heat for Zeb Colter, who claims that he doesn't know what country he's in. That the people he saw swimming here are the same people that are there live and tht there are no real Americans in Laredo.
Sheamus def Jack Swagger
In a good, lengthy match, Sheamus defeated Jack Swagger via the Brogue Kick.
Sin Cara def Drew McIntyre (w/ 3MB)
Like Sin Cara, I was surprised with the "Mistico" chants. He would go on to defeat McIntyre with a hurricanrana stomp-like move.
Damien Sandow def Justin Gabriel
Coming out to alot of heat, Damien Sandow cuts a well-fit promo about how he's the next World Heavyweight Champion. He would go on to defeat Justin Gabriel to end the show.
We kick off RAW with a contract signing for the WWE Championship match at Summerslam between current champion John Cena and Daniel Bryan. After Cena makes his entrance, Brad Maddox asks "Why Daniel Bryan?". He let Cena choose, so I don't see a need to question his choice. Cena says that Bryan both earned and deserve a shot at the WWE title. He also says that Bryan is god-given talent. Maddox still has his doubts, so he wants Bryan to prove himself, but not in a match. But MATCHES. WHC Alberto Del Rio def Sheamus
Due to Sheamus' horrific leg injury he suffered at Money In The Bank, Del Rio takes full advantage of it and defeats him via pinfall.
Renee Young interviews both Teddy Long and Booker T after they both no longer have authority of Smackdown. The whole thing turned into a argument.
Christian def Titus O'Neil
Christian defeats Titus O'Neil via the "Killswitch".
Josh Matthews interviews Ryback. Ryback states that he will intimidate anyone who's "below his equal".
Mark Henry comes out. He states that he's a proud Texan and that when he gets a beating, he's more than welcome to give one back. The Shield then come out and attack Henry. They had him where they wanted him until The Usos once again helped fending off The Shield.
John Cena and Daniel Bryan talk in the back. Bryan says that he wants Cena to stay out of his way so that his compliments can mean something.
Dolph Ziggler def Darren Young
Dolph Ziggler defeats Darren Young with the Zig Zag. A.J. Lee and Big E. Langston then rush out to get Ziggler. Ziggler escapes after throwing Big E over the top rope and he slides under the bottom rope.
A new episode of "Miz TV"! This time it consist of the cast of the upcoming series Total Divas which premieres Sunday July 28th on "E!".
Damien Sandow will be on commentary for this next match.
Cody Rhodes def Fandango
This wasn't the bestt birthday present for Fandango when he was defeated by a persistent Cody Rhodes, when he outsmarted Damien Sandow who tried to interfere.
Triple H appears backstage with Brad Maddox and confront him about how he's underestimating Daniel Bryan too much. Stephanie McMahon then comes and says that she has an idea for him.
CM Punk comes out and reacts to what went down between him and Brock Lesnar last week when hhe viciously attacked Punk. He says that Lesnar's biggest weapon in his arsenal is fear and that he's not afraid of Lesnar. He then says that Paul Heyman will regret his decision (choosing to doulbe-cross him to be exact). Punk then states that he wants Brock at Summerslam. Paul Heyman then shows up on the TitanTron. His appearance via satellite seemed to freak Punk out beyond belief. Heyman says he doesn't know whether to take him for a coward or a fool. Heyman then accepts on Brock's behalf, but says that Punk isn't the best- The best is The Beast.
Rob Van Dam will take on World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio on Smackdown.
Rob Van Dam def Wade Barrett
RVD defeats Wade Barrett.
Gauntlet Match: Daniel Bryan vs 3 WWE Superstars
Daniel Bryan defeats Jack Swagger with the "No!" Lock, but then he had to face his tag team partner, Antonio Cesaro.
This was honestly my favorite part of the match, when Cesaro took Bryan to the absolute limit! Daniel Bryan defeats Cesaro with a Roll-up to advance.
Bryan's 3rd opponent was revealed to Ryback, who was DQ'ed after he put Bryan through a table. John Cena then comes out for the save then challenges Ryback to a tables match next week.
Backstage, Maddox sets up the tables match then another match at the request of Vince McMahon: Daniel Bryan to once again "prove himself" against former tag team partner, Kane next week.
We kick off the show with Teddy Long in the ring. His job is going to be evaluated by one Vince McMahon. Booker T then makes his return after months due to an injury. He thanks Teddy for taking over for him while he was gone and that he did a hell of a job but now he's back. Then, Vince McMahon comes out and judges them. Teddy Long sets up a Intercontinental Championship match between Curtis Axel and Chris Jericho (which would be Jericho's final WWE match), while Booker sets up the main event to WHC Alberto Del Rio vs Randy Orton. Brad Maddox comes out and states that RVD's making his return to Friday Nights and states that Vince should name him the new General Manager of Smackdown as well. Vince McMahon announces the new GM to be Vickie Guerrero. She comes out and says that she hates everyone who voted for her to be fired.
Dolph Ziggler def Jack Swagger
Dolph defeats Jack Swagger via the "Zig-Zag". He then cuts a promo about how he's glad he broke up with A.J. and that he should've done it sooner.
The Usos vs The Shield = Undecided
This match never got underway when a brawl ensued between The Usos and Rollins & Reigns. Dean Ambrose comes out and makes it a 3-on-2 assault until Mark Henry comes out and makes the save, which could mean two things: !. An upcoming 6-man tag match. 2. Face turn of Mark Henry.
Daniel Bryan defeats Wade Barrett via Submission
Brad Maddox congratulates Vickie Guerrero on becoming the new General Manager of Smackdown, only to be answered by a slap.
Here's another "Miz TV" segment featuring Paul Heyman making his second appearance on the segment. Heyman then goes on about how CM Punk can't beat Brock Lesnar and that he should just stay down. Miz then confronts Paul about lying all the time and just leaves the ring the end the segment while Heyman introduces Curtis Axel, who comes out for his title match.
Intercontinental Championship: Curtis Axel defeats Y2J to retain
Axel retains for the second time this week, this against Y2J. Ryback then comes out and attacks him.
Mr. Money in the Bank for Smackdown, Damien Sandow hits the ring. He calls out Cody to explain his actions at the Money In The Bank PPV. He claims that Cody is still his friend and that he did not backstab him and will not react to Cody's assault on him on RAW. He then asks Cody to be the protector of his briefcase. Cody then attacks Sandow again, but with him merely escaping and Cody throws the briefcase up the ramp.
RVD def Darren Young (w/ Titus O'Neal)
RVD makes his returns to Friday Nights for the first time in 8 years, defeating Darren Young.
Vickie Guerrero would get revenge on Teddy Long for kicking her out by kicking him out of the building.
It's announced that "The Giant" will be returning to RAW next week!
Randy Orton def WHC Alberto Del Rio (Non-Title match)
Mr. Money In The Bank for RAW, Randy Orton gets a clean win over the World Champion with and RKO. With the briefcase on his side, will he also get a World title shot? The show ends with him celebrating in victory.
We kick of the show with Bully Ray telling Chris Sabin that he will not win tonight. He then asks Brooke Hogan to come out.... now! She then comes out and says that she's engaged to someone else and is moving on. Bully Ray then says that she moves on when he tells her to and in the end, she's still his wife and that he would still be the World Heavyweight Champion. Hulk Hogan comes out to confront Bully, but the Main Event Mafia shows up on the TitanTron and they said that it is on between them and Aces & Eights tonight.
Bobby Roode says that his road to Bound For Glory starts tonight against Aries.
Austin Aries def Bobby Roode to earn 7 pts
Austin Aries defeats Bobby Roode for the second time at an Destination X PPV to earn 7 pts. Aries is now 3-0 at the PPV.
Bobby Roode then gets frustrated and trashes the ringside area.
"The Notorious 187" Homicide reunites with long time partner Hernandez backstage and Chavo joins in.
Sonjay Dutt def Homicide and Petey Williams to advance
Sonjay pins Petey Williams to advance to the 3 way Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship next week on Impact Wrestling.
Manik def Chavo Guerrero and Kenny King to advance
Manik pins Kenny King to advance to the 3 way Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship next week on Impact Wrestling.
The Main Event Mafia is ready for Aces & Eights! They call out the gang, but they show up on the TitanTron and invite them backstage to really up the ante. The MEM happily oblige and they end their segment by walking backstage to find Aces & Eights.
Greg Marasciulo def Jigsaw (Rubix) and Rockstar Spud to advance
Marasciulo wins his debut match to advance to the 3 Way Ultimate X match for the X Division Champonship next week on Impact Wrestling.
Bully Ray brags about the brawl between Aces & Eights/MEM and how they got the advantage over them.
Mickie James comes out and praises the Ladder match between Gail Kim and Taryn Terrell. She then brags about her concert in Nashville, TN. Gail Kim interrupts her bragging, stating that the fans were talking more about the ladder match than her concert. The two then begin to brawl. This may be the beginning of a face turn for Gail Kim.
Aries says that he's pulling for Sabin to win tonight
Chris Sabin def Bully Ray to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
This all panned out after Sabin hits a top rope missile dropkick from Sabin on Bully and the referee. Mr. Anderson gives Bully Ray the hammer and he tries to use it on Sabin. The MEM comes out and stops Aces & Eights from interfering and they take the fight backstage. Sabin then hits Bully Ray with the hammer and beating him at his own game to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship!
Justin Gabriel vs Heath Slater (w/ Jinder Mahal & Drew McIntyre) went to No-Contest
Justin Gabriel comes out to a new theme song! He and Slater battle to a no contest when The Wyatt Family made their presence known when they attacked not only Gabriel, but all the members of 3MB. Then, Bray Wyatt cuts a promo and ends the show with his "Follow the Buzzards" motto and the members standing over Gabriel & 3MB.
We kick off with a welcome segment from RAW General Manage, Brad Maddox. He sets up an rematch between World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio vs Dolph Ziggler. John Cena interrupts Maddox, goes on about how he's new as the GM and whatnot. Then, Maddox gave Cena the chance to choose his opponent for Summerslam. Cena's interrupted by Randy Orton, RAW's MITB Contract holder. He states that John Cena won't be the WWE Champion by Summerslam. He said that he won't cash in on the same night, but warns Cena to watch his back. Then Fandango comes out and says that he would be WWE Champion IF John Cena were to choose him. Randy didn't take too kindly being interrupted, so he and Fandango got into it and Brad Maddox set up a match between those two on the spot!
Randy Orton def Fandango
I have to say, Fandango was really impressive in this one. But in the end, Randy Orton defeated Fandango with his patented "RKO" maneuver for the win.
Dolph Ziggler calls it quits with A.J. Lee after what conspired on Sunday!
WHC Alberto Del Rio def Dolph Ziggler
Brad Maddox sets up a match between RVD and Y2J!
Once again, A.J. Lee proves to be the wild card of the match, ringing the bell when the referee obviously didn't make a call for it. Del Rio takes full advantage of it, pinning Ziggler for the win.
After the match, A.J. Lee completely snaps at Dolph Ziggler, slapping him until Big E. Langston comes and finishes it off for him, hitting his Jumping Cutter move. Folks, this is officially the end of Team Zigglee.
Mark Henry comes out to state that John Cena should choose him for Summerslam, despite the fact that he lost the night before. Then, the Hounds of Justice known as The Shield come out and attack Henry and perform their trademark triple powerbomb on him.
The Wyatt Family once again make their prescene felt when they attacked R-Truth. R-Truth is not the truth that they seek. Who's next to follow the buzzards?
The Usos def The Real Americans
Who was the team to face the new team of the Real Americans? The Primetime Players? Tons of Funk? The Usos? The winners are.... THE USOS!
The Usos defeated the newly made team in a relatively short match.
Christian def Damien Sandow
Christian defeats Damien Sandow after he countered his "Elbow of Distain". Cody Rhodes then comes out to get revenge on Sandow double-crossing him on Sunday.
Naomi def Brie Bella
Naomi defeats Brie Bella via Diving Crossbody.
Paul Heyman finally comes clean about why he did what he did to Punk at Money In The Bank. He says that the reason that he double-crossed him is because Punk thought that he was better than him and how that he, rather than Punk, was the Best in the World. Then, he talks about his kids and how they ask him about Punk not obeying everything he says. His claim is that Punk can't beat Brock Lesnar. He then gets down on his knees and says "IT'S CLOBBERING TIME!" and "The Beast" unleashes pain on Punk after Heyman blindsides him.
Triple H and Stephanie McMahon appear backstage concerned about John Cena being able to choose his own opponent for Summerslam, mostly because of the reaction that Mr. McMahon would show. Either way, he's impressed so far.
RVD def Chris Jericho
RVD defeats Jericho in one of the most ultra-competitive matches in RAW history. RVD continues his momentum, defeating Jericho via his 5 Star Frogsplash, despite some of the stitches coming out of his head.
Cena's Choice....
I completely marked out for this segement. Why? Because FINALLY Daniel Bryan gets his shot at the WWe Championship at Summerslam. If there's anyone on the roster that's over with the fans, it's him. You could tell that the fans wanted him to be in the match, because there were "YES!" chants spreading across the arena.
