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We start the show with MizTV featuring Big Show and Dolph Ziggler. He gives them a free chance to talk about what's been going on involving Triple H and Randy Orton over the past two weeks. Triple H shows up and says that he thinks that The Miz, Show, and Ziggler have some sort of agenda to say something about the situation. He then puts Big Show in a chair at ringside for the whole show and watch The Miz wrestle Randy Orton and Dolph Ziggler have yet another 3-on-1 Handicap match against The Shield.
Vickie Guerrero talks to Daniel Bryan, calling him "a bully" who needs to be "bullied back" for his actions from earlier...so she puts D-Bry against Ryback, who says he can't stand bullies. Wait, what?
Rob Van Dam def Damien Sandow
RVD beats Damien Sandow. Del Rio comes out and confronts Ricardo for betraying his people, the Latinos and says that he will retain the World title at Night of Champions.
The Shield def Dolph Ziggler
The Shield defeats Dolph Ziggler yet again in a 3-on-1 Handicap match. After the match, Dolph gets Triple Powerbombed.
Curtis Axel and Paul Heyman show up. Axel puts Heyman on a pedestal for giving CM Punk the beating of his life earlier this week on Raw. Heyman isn't seeking forgiveness for it, as he had no plans to "take a beating like a man," saying "What did you expect me to do?" At Night of Champions, he plans to beat Punk again with the help of Axel...even if Heyman is afraid of Punk.
*Sorry, the link to this segment wouldn't work :/*
Luke Harper and Erick Rowan beat Tons of Funk (Brodus Clay and Tensai). Bray Wyatt hits the Sister Abigail on Brodus.
As Daniel Bryan takes on Ryback, Randy Orton shows up.
Daniel Bryan def Ryback via DQ
Bryan vs Ryback ended in DQ style when Orton & The Shield came out to attack Bryan. Randy would then spraypaint "NO!" on Daniel Bryan's back to end the show.
Brooke Tessmacher and Bully Ray head to the ring... Bully Ray and Aces and Eights show up. Bully is ticked that Devon is gone. After getting opinions from his clubmates, Bully considers Devon a disappointment, and replaces him with Tito Ortiz without even as much as a club vote...which infuriates Mr. Anderson, who wants a club vote. Bully shuts him up, and calls out Brooke Tessmacher, who show sup with Devon's "cut." Tito Ortiz puts on the biker vest, and Devon's name patch is torn off. Bully then annouces Hulk Hogan is here...and he's got plans for him! BFG Series: Jeff Hardy def Kazarian to earn 7 pts
The rest of Aces and Eights agree with Mr. Anderson concerning the "patching in" of Tito Ortiz.
2 Out of 3 Falls Match: ODB def Gail Kim
ODB defeated Gail Kim to become number one contender for Mickie James' Knockouts title.
Velvet Sky likes ODB and thinks she has what it takes to defeat Mickie James for the Knockouts title. She also talks about the upcoming Knockouts Knockdown PPV. She also says she doesn't want to talk about her longtime boyfriend Chris Sabin, for reasons....
Christopher Daniel and Bobby Roode try to work around Hulk Hogan's keeping them from interfering in Bound For Glory Series matches.
Jeremy Borash interviews Austin Aries, who says he's his own man. Christopher Daniels butts in, and Aries says "See you in the ring."
Hulk Hogan will reveal his answers for what's been happening later tonight.
The Main Event Mafia show up. Rampage Jackson wants Tito Ortiz's head now. Meanwhile, the Mafia recognizes AJ Styles for helping them out last week against Aces and Eights, and say there's a slot open for him if he wants it. AJ shows up, and says that he changed because his perception of the business had changed, and he still had a family to feed. He's come back to his senses, and he now knows that he enjoys being TNA's go-to guy.
BFG Series: AJ Styles def Bobby Roode to earn 7 pts
And the resurrection process continues for A.J....
BFG Series: Austin Aries def Christopher Daniels to earn 7 pts
Bully Ray tells Tito Ortiz to keep an eye on Mr. Anderson.
Hulk Hogan shows up. He talks about the Bound For Glory Series, and says he's changed the game a little, as the Top 4 aren't quite permanent just yet. There will be a Bound For Glory Series Gauntlet match between all 12 competitors for 20 points next week. Bully Ray and Brooke Tessmacher show up, but Hulk Hogan stops him by throwing Brooke Hogan's divorce papers at him. Bully doesn't care and is sitting on cruise control, but Hulk Hogan stops the cruising with two title defenses. In two weeks, he'll have to defend his title against another member of Aces and Eights...but first he'll have to defend it next week...against Sting! Sting shows up, and he and Bully Ray brawl. (Apparently theSlammiversary XI clause is no longer in effect.)
ALL Credit due to my good friend, PrinceWatercres!
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) guard the ring for Triple H, who shows up. After a recap of the SummerSlam main event, he declares that Daniel Bryan has made it personal last week after insulting him and Stephanie McMahon. He's willing to put this under the bridge, then brings out Randy Orton. Triple H congratulates Orton, and rewards him with a Cadillac Escalade. Orton thanks Triple H, but before he can check the Caddy out, Daniel Bryan shows up. He compliments the new ride, then thanks the WWE Universe for their support, John Cena for theSummerSlam match for the WWE title...and Triple H for showing his true colors after said match. He plans to beat Orton at Night of Champions and win the WWE title again. Triple H then verbally craps on him before putting him in a gauntlet match tonight with The Shield. CM Punk accepts Curtis Axel's challenge. There are now three stipulations to choose from: Paul Heyman is banned from ringside, Paul Heyman is the special guest referee, or Paul Heyman has to fight CM Punk again if Punk wins. Damien Sandow guests on commentary for the next match.
Cody Rhodes & The Miz def Damien Sandow & Fandango
Rhodes & The Miz (with the returning Rosa Mendes) defeated Fandango & Sandow when Fandango walked out on Sandow.
Also, here's the match that led to the tag team match:
Los Matadores: WWE Debut hype!
Josh Mathews interviews Christian. He meets Randy Orton, who stops him before he can say anything about Triple H's SummerSlam actions and emerging new regime. He challenges Christian, and Christian accepts.
Regardless of the situation, CM Punk is ready to beat Curtis Axel...and maybe get his hands on Paul Heyman, too. Meanwhile, Curtis Axel tells Paul Heyman that he has the situation under control.
The stipulation for CM Punk vs Curtis Axel? Paul Heyman has to face a victorious Punk if Punk wins!
CM Punk def Inertcontinental Champion Curtis Axel
Punk defeats Axel. Security forces Heyman in the ring with Punk, but subsequently gets attacked by both Heyman and Axel with a Kendo Stick.
Jojo is special guest ring announcer for this next match.
Brie defeats Nattie in a Summerslam rematch, After that, Divas Champ A.J. Lee comes out a drops the bomb on the whole cast of Total Divas, cutting a badass promo!
RVD def WHC Alberto Del Rio
Muxh thanks to Ricardo Rodriguez, RVD defeats Del Rio (again) to become the #1 Contender for the World title!
Josh Matthews interviews Ryback, only to be bullied by him.
Renee Young interviews Paul Heyamn and Curtis Axel. They're proud of how they manhandled CM Punk.
WWE Champion Randy Orton def Christian
Orton defeats Christian. After that, Bryan shows up on the TitanTron with the trashed Escalade (much like what Kofi Kingston did to his last "car"). The YES-calade!
Randy Orton, Triple H and Brad Maddox check out the now-vandalized Cadillac Escalade. Triple H now thinks the entire locker room has an agenda, and tells Brad Maddox that if anyone gets involved in Daniel Bryan's gauntlet match, they're out the door.
Titus O'Neil def Jack Swagger
Bray Wyatt tells the story of Sister Abigail.
CM Punk refuses medical attention, and wants a match against Paul Heyman and Curtis Axel out of Brad Maddox. He gets a handicap elimination match against them, and if Heyman backs out, he won't be seen in WWE again.
Renee Young, interviews...anyone from the entire locker room, who is at the ramp to watch the main event as per Triple H. Dolph Ziggler, Big Show and The Miz stay silent
The gauntlet match between Daniel Bryan and The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) ends in a Shield beat-down. Triple H stares down the entire locker room as D-Bry eats a three-man power bomb. Randy Orton shows up, then gets the okay from Triple H to level D-Bry with an RKO.
So, recently Ring of Honor has celebrated their 100th episode last week. I'm cl=elebrating my 50th blog post by posting up some ROH spam for you ROH fanatics. Here they are:
Episode One
-Adrenaline Rush def 3.0 when ACH pinned Matthews with the cradle DDT
-Nigel McGuinness cuts a promo in the ring about the ROH World Title tournament. reDRagon comes out and says the Proving Ground match later tonight with the Forever Hooligans should be for the ROH Tag-Team Titles. The American Wolves come out and they agree.
-QT Marshall was added to the ROH Qualifier match with Young and Page.
-Silas Young def Adam Page and QT Marshall when Young rolled Marshall up for the pin to earn himself a spot in the tournament
-ROH Tag-Team Titles: Forever Hooligans def reDRagon when Rocky Romero pinned Kyle O’Reilly to become the new ROH Tag-Team Champions
Episode Two
-Mike “The Prodigy” Bennett (with Maria Kanellis) def “Brutal” Bob Evans
-MsChif def Jessie Brooks
-”Mr. Wrestling” Kevin Steen, “Sicilian Psychopath” Tommaso Ciampa & “Unbreakable” Michael Elgin def BJ Whitmer & The American Wolves when Elgin pinned Davey Richards following an Elgin-bomb
Episode Three
-Brian Fury def Vinny Marseglia, Todd Hanson and Kongo in a Four Corner Survival match
-Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander def #PartyBoys when they hit The Overtime on Middeaux for the pinfall
-ROH World Title Tournament (First Round Match): Jay Lethal def Sonjay Dutt when he hit him with the Lethal Injection after a big super kick to the back of Dutt’s head for the pin
Episode Four
-ROH TV Title: Matt Taven (with Truth & Seleziya Sparx) def Brian Fury to retain the title
-Elgin cuts a promo saying the rest of the wrestlers should be worried about him, even if they may be 16 of the best wrestlers in the world. Steen comes out. Elgin says Steen won’t beat him. Bennett comes out. Bennett says all he sees is the past of ROH, he is the future. Ciampa then came out. Ciampa says he will be the next ROH Champion. Officials end up having to separate everyone.
-ROH World Title Tournament (First Round Match): “Machine Gun” Karl Anderson def ACH in a good match with the Ace Crusher
-ROH World Title Tournament (First Round Match): Adam Cole def Mark Briscoe after making a heel turn at the end of the match. Cole finished Briscoe off with the Jay Driller for the pin to advance to the second round of the tournament
-McGuinness told Briscoe to get his head checked out so he could return to ROH. McGuinness then thanked all of the fans in Providence for coming out to the tapings, and promised ROH would return to their city soon.
Once again, been pretty busy lately so credit goes to my good friend PrinceWatercress in advance! :D
John Cena shows up. He is surprised and disgusted about what happened at SummerSlam, when Triple H Pedigreed Daniel Bryan and let Randy Orton cash in his Money In The Bank briefcase . He thanks Daniel Bryan for last night, and for reminding him that a true Superstar is judged by what he does in-ring. He also reveals the fluid in his left elbow is the result of a torn tricep. Cena is getting surgery for it immediately and will be gone for four to six months. He then brings out a man who has earned everyone's respect: Daniel Bryan. Before Bryan can speak after Cena leaves, Stephanie McMahon shows up. She apologizes and says Triple H was doing what was best for business. Daniel Bryan doesn't care, and wants revenge. Even Stephanie's underhanded compliments don't help matters, and D-Bry slaps the microphone out of her hand. Stephanie then calls for security after getting another microphone. D-Bry starts a "No!" chant as he is escorted out.
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CCody Rhodes def Damien Sandow
Cody defeats Sandow in a rematch for the second time in a row!
Brad Maddox mentions Dolph Ziggler's tweets from last night, which basically state that Ziggler distrusts Triple H after what happened last night. It is obviously because of this (even though Brad won't say it) that Ziggler has to take on The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) in a 3-on-1 handicap match tonight.
Paul Heyman is in the ring. He gloats about Brock Lesnar's win over CM Punk. Heyman is willing to forgive Punk and take him back.
The Funkadactyls (Cameron and Naomi) get trash talked on by the Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella).
The Funkadactyls def Divas Champion A.J. Lee & Layla
Naomi pins Layla for the win.
The Shield def Dolph Ziggler in a 3-on-1 Handicap match
The Shield defeats Dolph Ziggler after Roman Reigns spears Ziggler. They then hit their trademark Triple Powerbomb.
Alberto Del Rio injures Sin Cara's wrist and hand to win by ref stoppage, yet still attacks him. Del Rio then plays the "Latino representative" again, but Ricardo Rodriguez returns for the first time since Del Rio betrayed him to tell him he's representing somebody new: Rob Van Dam. RVD and Del Rio brawl, and RVD gets the upper hand before Del Rio flees.
The Primetime Players def The Real Americans
The new face tag team PTP defeated the Real Americans.
Renee Young interviews Big Show. He and Mark Henry want the tag titles. Brad Maddox shows up and takes over from there, saying that Big Show has spoke "disparaging remarks" about Triple H...so he puts Show in a 3-on-1 tornado handicap match.
Justin Gabriel and Zack Ryder check out some Foot Locker gear for a WWE Foot Locker sweepstakes...as does Fandango.
Ryback bullies another random person, this time in the locker room.
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) beat Big Show in a 3-on-1 tornado handicap match with a three-man power bomb.
CM Punk shows up. He dares a guy in the crowd to get in the ring and fight him for booing him. Then, he dares Paul Heyman to get out into the arena. Heyman shows up with Curtis Axel. Pnk can't compete because he's not medically cleared, but he's ready to apologize to Heyman...for not destroying him! He dares Heyman to get in the ring. Heyman then apologizes...for what Curtis Axel will do to him after the commercial break.
After the commercial break, Curtis Axel gets in the ring..and he and CM Punk brawl! Axel gets the upper hand and aims for Punk's injured knee, but in the end Punk ultimately laid him out.
Bray Wyatt def R-Truth
Bray Wyatt squashes R-Truth in a match.
Los Matadores! Coming soon to WWE!
The Usos def 3MB (Heath Slater & Jinder Mahal)
Fandango attacks The Miz while he was doing the Figure Four Leglock on Wade Barrett.
Daniel Bryan is back...and Brad Maddox lets Stephanie McMahon know. The whole locker room is here for the Randy Orton coronation. Vince McMahon tells Triple H he did the right thing, and Triple H says he did it to ensure the future of the WWE. He says he likes Daniel Bryan and that it hurt him to do it, but he ends up using the same underhanded compliments as Stephanie McMahon did at the beginning of the show. He then brings out Randy Orton, who thanks Triple H. Triple H knows that D-Bry is in the building, and lets him come out. Daniel Bryan shows up, and before Daniel Bryan can say anything, he ends up being beaten up by The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns), who like the rest of the roster, was told not to touch Daniel Bryan by Triple H himself. Triple H stops them from using the three-man powerbomb, and lets Daniel Bryan enter the ring to say what he has to say to him...only to eat an RKO from Orton.
Getting a little lazy on this one. Credit to PrinceWatercress in advance! :D
Bully Ray talks to his wife Brooke Hogan on the phone, then he and Tito Ortiz meet Mr. Anderson. Before they meet, Bully Ray says he has an announcement that will shock the world. Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) and Bobby Roode show up. Roode congratulates Bully Ray for winning the TNA World title last week, then tells him he's made himself a target again. He and Bad Influence plan to take the title...and it appears they're already on their way. Roode then asks Austin Aries to join their ranks, but James Storm and Gunnar show up instead. Storm tells Bad Influence that Roode will eventually trick them. He then tells Roode that he's going to walk to the corner, take his shirt off, drink his beer, then punch him in the mouth. Storm stays true to his word as Roode badmouths him until Storm - predictably - punches Roode in the mouth. This starts a brawl, which then becomes an impromptu tag match in street clothes. K Bobby Roode and Kazarian beat James Storm and Gunnar after Roode sneaks in a low blow on Storm behind the ref's back and rolls Storm up.
Austin Aries is deciding on whether to join Roode & Bad Influence or not....
X Division Champion Manik def Sonjay Dutt
Aces & Eights are ready for Main Event Mafia. Austin Aries turns down the offer by attacking Daniels during the Street Fight which also included Joseph Park, Jay Bradley, and Hernandez.
The Mafia is still one short before their match tonight. It looks like they have a plan....
PrinceWatercres (Credit due): Bully Ray and Tito Ortiz show up, and Bully mocks the fans because he cheated them last week. He trash talks Chris Sabin, then Tito grabs the mike and says he's going to pound Rampage Jackson's head in. Bully then gets the mic back and calls out Brooke Hogan...but it's not Brooke Hogan we get. Instead, it's Brooke Tessmacher, and it's confirmed that she's Bully's newest girlfriend as well as the woman he's talked to on the phone all this time. Tessmacher then removes Bully's wedding ring with her mouth and spits it out. Bully Ray and Brooke Hogan are now officially done.
Gail Kim def ODB
Gail defeats ODB with a roll-up.
Austin Aries brags about how good he tricked Bobby Roode earlier tonight.
PrinceWatercres (credit due): Before the Aces and Eights (Mr. Anderson, Devon, Wes Brisco, Garrett Bischoff, Knux) vs Main Event Mafia (Sting, Magnus, Samoa Joe, Rampage Jackson) battle, Mr. Anderson mocks the Mafia, as Bully Ray and Brooke Tessmacher watch from the top of the entrance ramp. Anderson wants one member of the Mafia to lay down, but Sting refuses on behalf of the group. All of a sudden, AJ Styles shows up. Halfway between the entrance ramp and the ring, his old music plays and he takes off the hoodie, signalling a return to the old AJ Styles, and he sides with Main Event Mafia.
The Main Event Mafia defeated Aces & Eights when Styles pinned Devon, signifying that he leaves TNA.
6 Man Tag Team Match: The Shield def Kofi Kingston & The Usos
The Shield continues their momentum by defeating Kofi & The Usos when Ambrose scores the pin with the Headlock Driver.
WWE Divas Champion A.J. Lee def Naomi
Nice match between the two. A.J. defeats Naomi via the Black Widow submission.
