Monday, May 23, 2016

Gettin' RAW - Monday Night RAW recap for May 23, 2016

Seth Rollins, fresh from a return at Extreme Rules, starts tonight's show. He says that he is back and that he is taking back the title that he never lost: the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. When he notices that the WWE Universe missed him, he finds it surprising, as he says the WWE Universe hated him to death during his championship reign as he hid behind The Authority every chance he could and everyone called him the weakest link. He says he took all the flowers and "get well soon" cards, put them in a garbage can and lit them all on fire, and says he never needed the WWE Universe and doesn't need them. He tells the WWE Universe to either cheer him or boo him, as he'll get back the title he never lost. Roman Reigns shows up, and when he gets in the ring, Seth Rollins gets out. As he tells Roman he'll only face him on his time, Shane McMahon shows up. Shane knows that there is a lot of animosity between Seth and Roman, and makes a match between the two of them for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship official for Money in the Bank.



Cesaro takes on The Miz, Dean Ambrose takes on Dolph Ziggler, Apollo Crews takes on Chris Jericho, AJ Styles takes on Kevin Owens and Sheamus takes on Sami Zayn...all in Money in the Bank qualifying matches tonight on Raw!

Renee Young interviews Sheamus, who is sick and tired of hearing about the new era and that the kids' eyes will have to covered as what he's going to Sami Zayn won't be for all ages.

Sami Zayn beats Sheamus to qualify for the Money In The Bank Ladder Match. After the match, Sheamus is seething.



Renee Young interviews Apollo Crews...but Sheamus attacks Crews before he can even speak.



The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) show up. There is a birthday cake in the ring, and it is out here to celebrate the 1200th episode of Raw tonight. Big E says a wrestling ring is never a safe place for a cake, so Big E volunteers to take it outside...and it almost ends up in JBL and Byron Saxton's faces. All of a sudden, The Social Outcasts (Heath Slater, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel) spoil the fun and attack The New Day.



The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) beat The Social Outcasts (Heath Slater, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel). After the match, Heath Slater's face goes right into the birthday cake.





Before the next match, The Miz and Maryse gloat over Miz's Intercontinental Championship win and is future Money in the Bank Briefcase win. The Miz ponders who would play him in a movie based on last night, but Maryse says nobody can even compare to him. Before they can kiss, Cesaro makes his entrance.

Cesaro beats The Miz to qualify for the Money In The Bank Ladder Match.



Renee Young interviews Seth Rollins. Stephanie McMahon shows up, and she tells him that things have changed along with their business relationship. They shake hands after she welcomes him back.



Chris Jericho beats Apollo Crews to qualify for the Money In The Bank Ladder Match. After the match, Sheamus laughs after Renee Young tries to interview him.



Jojo interviews Baron Corbin. Corbin says he did what he did last night because he can. Dolph Ziggler shows up and makes fun of Corbin, and says Corbin can't beat him in a technical wrestling match. Corbin tells him that if he wants another match, he'll get one. Next week is a technical wrestling match, but tonight is the Money In The Bank qualifying match against Dean AMbrose. He plans to do what Corbin can't: steal the show.



Enzo Amore returns to WWE programming for the first time since his injury at Payback along with Big Cass. Enzo calls out The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) after what they said about New Jersey at Extreme Rules.



Big Cass beats Bubba Ray Dudley.



Charlotte, Dana Brooke and Ric Flair arrive to address the State of the Women's Championship. Flair tells Charlotte he is proud of her for everything she's accomplished as of late. Charlotte thanks herself before saying Dana Brooke "made the right choice" when it comes to being the best. Dana thanks her for the privilege of standing in the ring with the dirtiest player in the game. Charlotte says she understands why her dad wasn't there, and now she's more powerful and more confident now that she is Women's Champion. She then tells Ric Flair to get out of her ring. She says she's now tired of being referred to as "Ric Flair's daughter" and of people saying she couldn't do anything without his help. She then calls Ric Flair "the second dirtiest player in the game" and says she has no time for people who come in second place. She tells Ric that he abandoned her and that she doesn't need him anymore, and tells him to get out. Ric reluctantly leaves the ring and heads to the back.



Dean Ambrose beats Dolph Ziggler to qualify for the Money In The Bank Ladder Match.



Ric Flair meets with Arn Anderson, who tells him "I'm sorry." Renee Young then tries to interview Flair, but Flair is so miserable after what happened earlier tonight that he can't say a thing.

The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico) invite the WWE Universe to come to Puerto Rico, "The Shining Star of the Caribbean."

Before the next match, AJ Styles says that Roman Reigns is every bit of the man he says he is, and that if it weren't for The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) and The Club (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson), he would have beat Roman Reigns. He says he has an opportunity to beat Kevin Owens on his own and go on to Money in the Bank. Suddenly, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson show up and take offense to the "if it weren't for them" line. AJ says that things have changed, and that it's probably time for a professional split. He says that nothing can separate them from being brothers, but Gallows and Anderson don't like the sound of that. Gallows and Anderson eventually leave the ring after AJ says that right now, the ring is his ring.



This Thursday on SmackDown: Cesaro vs. The Miz for the WWE Intercontinental Championship! Kalisto vs. Rusev for the WWE United States Championship!

Kevin Owens beats AJ Styles to qualify for the Money In The Bank Ladder Match.

Sunday, May 22, 2016

Extreme Rules 2016 - The Results!

As I stated last month, I will only stick to doing PPVs, Specials and maybe some Reviews until further notice. Thanks!

The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) show up during the pre-show. D-Von what Extreme Rules would be without them, and Bubba Ray says that they have been in more Extreme Rules match than the rest of the locker room combined. Bubba Ray asks if the audience heard of ECW, then D-Von says we can watch it on WWE Network before Bubba tells everyone to stop acting like a bunch of sheep. They say that ECW died and went into the toilet because they left, and that they're not on the show because they're "above extreme." After they make fun of today's Superstars and New Jersey. Big Cass shows up and tells them they're full of crap. The Dudleys attack Big Cass, but Big Cass fights back and makes short work of them.



Jojo interivews The Miz and Maryse...and we get melodrama as he says he is sick and tired of hearing about the new era and that he will retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship.

Rusev and Lana are in the Social Media Lounge. Rusev isn't worried about Kalisto's speed. He also says that "Machka" means "Crush," which finally puts that question to rest. And Rusev's favorite thing about America? The opportunity to make money.

Baron Corbin beats Dolph Ziggler in a no-disqualification match after a low blow.



The Club (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) beat The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) in a Tag Team Tornado Match after Jimmy Uso misses a splash and lands right on the ring bell, which was brought into the ring by Luke Gallows.



Rusev beats Kalisto with The Accolade after tossing him back-first into the ring apron from the top rope to win the WWE United States Championship!



The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) are not happy that The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) destroyed their time machine, and Xavier Woods says his Twitter DM's are still open. Big E then says it's gardening season, and that it's time to lay a few hoes down...as in the garden hoes that Big E is carrying.

The New Day (Xavier Woods and Big E) retain the WWE Tag Team Championships against The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) after some help from Kofi Kingston.



Renee Young interviews AJ Styles, who says that he will talk out WWE World Heavyweight Champion tonight and continue to be phenomenal.

The Miz retains the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Cesaro, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens in a chaotic Fatal Four-Way Match.



Dean Ambrose beats Chris Jericho in an Ambrose Asylum match after sending Jericho into some thumbtacks.



Charlotte retains the WWE Women's Championship against Natalya with a Figure Eight in a Submission Match after Dana Brooke shows up disguised as Ric Flair and successfully distracts Natalya. After the match, Ric Flair shows up for the victory celebration, and high-fives Dana Brooke.

Roman Reigns retains the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a chaotic Extreme Rules match that saw interference from The Club (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) and The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso). After the match, Roman Reigns is attacked by a returning Seth Rollins, who hasn't been seen in months since he got injured, and Rollins lifts up the World Heavyweight Championship to end the show.

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for May 21, 2016

This week's episode is all about Bullet Club and its history. Events and matches mentioned include:

Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson vs. The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) for the IWGP Tag Team Championships at War of the Worlds 2014

The Bullet Club vs. The ROH All-Stars at War of the Worlds 2015

The Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Kenny "The Cleaner" Omega) vs. Toru Yano and The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) for the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championships at Honor Rising: Japan 2016

The Bullet Club (Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson, Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga) vs. Bobby Fish, Hirooki Goto, Katsuyori Shibata and Kyle O'Reilly at Honor Rising: Japan 2016, which was the last match for Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson in ROH and NJPW before heading to WWE

The Bullet Club attacking everyone during Colt Cabana vs. Jay Lethal for the ROH World Heavyweight Championship at Global Wars 2016, which saw Adam Cole as the group's newest member

We hear from Adam Cole, who says him joining The Bullet Club was a long time coming. He says that Jay Lethal is lying when he says there are no real competitors left for the ROH World Championship, and tells Lethal to "grow a set" and give him a title shot, as he knows he can take the title from him because he can.

Saturday Night's Main Event - Main Event recap for May 21, 2016

Titus O'Neil and Jack Swagger beat The Social Outcasts (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel).

Apollo Crews beats Viktor.

Alberto Del Rio beats Zack Ryder.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Generation NXT - NXT recap for May 18, 2016

We find out that Austin Aries' tag team partner is "The King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura.

Austin Aries and "The King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura beat Blake and Murphy. After the match, Alexa Bliss turns her back on Blake and Murphy, and then Blake turns his back on Murphy, effectively ending them as a tag team and faction.


We see a video package of Asuka.


Bayley knows that Nia Jax loves to use her size to intimidate, but she says that's not going to happen. She admits that Nia Jax is tough, but she is beatable. After tonight, she will re-focus on becoming NXT Women's Champion once again.

Cathy Kelley interviews No Way Jose, who calls his style "Jose being Jose." He says his smile is why opponents underestimate him and that he has high energy. He says he's here in NXT to have a fiesta.

Carmella says that Enzo Amore will be back soon, and that she is happy for Big Cass' recent success on the main roster. She says she's still in NXT to become Women's Champion.

Carmella beats Peyton Royce by submission.


We see footage from last Saturday's house show in Portland, Oregon, which ended in a brawl between Finn Balor and Samoa Joe that involved most of the locker room. We then see a new contract signing as shown on Facebook Live, where it is revealed that Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe for the NXT Championship at TakeOver will take place in a steel cage, making the match the first-ever steel cage match in NXT history.


Alexa Bliss tells Blake and Murphy that it's about her now, and that it will be easier without them on their back. Murphy gives Blake a disapproving stare.

Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa beat Danny Burch and Rob Ryzin.

NXT General Manager William Regal congratulates the team of Enzo Amore and Bigg Cass and The Vaudevillains for their recent main roster success. He then announces that American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable) will defend the NXT Tag Team Championships against The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) in a tag team title rematch at TakeOver.

Nia Jax beats Bayley after Bayley lands hard on her injured left knee and Nia works on it to the chagrin of the ref.



Underground Sound - Lucha Underground recap for May 18, 2016

Cage meets up with Dario Cueto as Dario tries to hide some money. He tells Dario that Chavo Guerrero, Jr. has stolen his ancient Aztec medallion. The Aztec medallion ceremony is about to happen, and if Chavo puts his medallion in the belt, he's in the match. After Cage says he'll have to get through him, Cueto asks Cage to join him in the ring for the medallion ceremony. Cueto announces that the seven-way match for the Gift of the Gods Championship is tonight. Texano, Joey Ryan, El Siniestro de la Muerte (who now appears with a hood), Aerostar, The Mack, Sexy Star and Chavo Guerrero, Jr. show up to place their medallions in the Gift of the Gods Championship belt. When Chavo Guerrero shows up, however, Cueto lets the two of them fight it out, taking the "he'll have to get through me" statement literally. Chavo has a steel chair, but Cage beats him to the punch and gets it back...or so he thinks. The blue pouch has a washer, and the real medallion is in the steel chair, which popped out when he hit Cage with it. Chavo puts the medallion in the belt, and Cage is out of the match, according to Cueto. Cage then hits Chavo with Weapon X.

Famous B interrupts ring announcer Melissa Santos to push his 423-GET-FAME phone number and introduce Mascarita Sagrada before the next match.

Daga beats Kobra Moon, Argenis and Mascarita Sagrada after Kobra Moon lets him win. During the match, Kobra Moon tries to seduce Daga.

Killshot comes face-to-face with Marty "The Moth" Martinez, who says that they have a match tonight and hopes that he's ready for battle. Killshot makes it very clear as he hits Marty for playing around with him that he is. Marty then goes insane as he lies on the ground.

Killshot beats Marty "The Moth" Martinez. Martinez attacks Killshot after the match and becomes overly fascinated by Killshot's dog tags.

Chavo Guerrero Jr. beats Texano, Joey Ryan, El Siniestro de la Muerte, Aerostar, The Mack and Sexy Star to become the Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Champion after Cage shows up, levels everyone and then lays Chavo on top of Texano. Cage then congratulates Chavo on his win before announcing that Dario Cueto has scheduled Chavo to defend the title next week...against Cage himself.


Vampiro breaks Pentagon Jr., and tells him that only the weak cry out in pain, show their suffering and are afraid. He tells Pentagon not to let the pain control him, and says that the medication he got from the asylum does not control him. He tells Pentagon that "this" is nothing compared to what Matanza Cueto did to him, with "this" being hit in the back with a lead pipe wrapped in barbed wire. The show ends before Vampiro hits Pentagon Jr. with it.

Sunday, May 1, 2016

WWE Payback 2016 - The Results!

Dolph Ziggler beats a cocky Baron Corbin with a surprise roll-up as Corbin shows off, giving Corbin his first-ever main roster loss.



Sami Zayn is in the Social Media Lounge. He considers Bret "The Hit Man" Hart his biggest inspiration growing up. He doesn't know if he'll ever fully trust Kevin Owens again, but he says "never say never." He doesn't know if he truly regrets being friends with Owens.

Kalisto retains the WWE United States Championship against Ryback.



The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) start the main show. One team will have the shot at their WWE Tag Team Championships tonight, and they plan to have a ringside seat to see which team earns that shot. Xavier Woods also opens his Twitter DMs for Beyonce.

Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady vs The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) ends with Enzo Amore hitting his head on the bottom rope and then on the mat before lying in a heap outside of the ring after a powerful Irish Whip from Simon Gotch. The match is ended and Enzo Amore is sent out on a stretcher.

Kevin Owens beats Sami Zayn. During the match, it is learned that Enzo Amore is able to speak and move his extremities after being moved to a local medical facility. After the match, Kevin Owens forces Byron Saxton to interview him about his victory over Zayn. When Saxton asks if the war between him and Sami Zayn is over, Owens says that's not what he asked, and declares he's the better man anyway. He now says he can focus on getting the WWE Intercontinental Championship back. When he finds out The Miz vs. Cesaro for the Intercontinental Championship is the next match, he guests on commentary for the match.



The Miz retains the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Cesaro after grabbing the tights during a roll-up, after Cesaro is distracted by Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, who brawl afterSami Zayn takes out Owens on commentary. Miz taps to Cesaro's crossface, but the ref is too busy with Owens and Zayn. After the match, Owens takes out everybody, and is about to hit The Miz with the pop-up powerbomb when Maryse gets Miz out of there.





Dean Ambrose beats Chris Jericho.





Mauro Ranallo interviews AJ Styles. Styles says he will have the match of his life and become WWE World Heavyweight Champion all by himself. He's told Luke Anderson and Karl Anderson that it's all about him tonight and that it will stay one-on-one. He'll show Roman Reigns why he's phenomenal.

Charlotte retains the WWE Women's Championship againast Natalya with the Sharpshooter...even though Natalya never taps out. Bret Hart punches out Ric Flair, and Natalya takes down Charlotte. Both uncle and niece execute the Sharpshooter on their respective opponents.





Vince McMahon shows up. After talking about the evolution of Raw, he hopes that his choice is an ethical person with great business acumen. He introduces his daughter Stephanie McMahon first, and she says that she would rather be feared and respected than felt sorry for. She runs down what she and Triple H have done as The Authority, then verbally craps on Shane in an effort to deem her brother Shane McMahon unfit to run Raw. Shane shows up as Stephanie is finished speaking. Shane shows some internet headlines proving that he is the better choice...and that Stephanie and Triple H can't claim such. He also says that while Vince can be credited for the WWE Network, the jump in Network subs can be credited to him. However, he says that under Stephanie and Triple H, the fans were not being heard, and that he returned because of that. After hearing what both have to say, Vince says he listens to himself at the end of the day, and it's all about what he wants. He wants his children to either collaborate with or turn against each other. Both Shane and Stephanie control Raw. Shane extends his hand, and Stephanie shakes it.


Enzo Amore is reported to have a concussion, though all other tests have come back negative.

AJ Styles beats Roman Reigns by count-out after a Phenomenal Forearm on Roman Reigns into an announce table. After the match, however, Shane McMahon shows up and restarts the match with no count-outs.


AJ Styles beats Roman Reigns by disqualification when Roman Reigns accidentally hits AJ Styles with a low blow as Styles comes off the top rope. Stephanie McMahon shows up and makes the match no-disqualification.

Roman Reigns retains the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against AJ Styles after involvement from both the team of Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson and The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso). After the match, Vince McMahon talks with both Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon. Both of them agree with Vince that AJ Styles should have a rematch for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Stephanie says it should be at Extreme Rules, and Shane says that it should be an Extreme Rules Match. Vince makes it so, and Stephanie tells Shane that she respects his decision.