SmackDown Hotel - Thursday Night Smackdown recap for February 25, 2016

Triple H makes his appearance to start off SmackDown. He quotes the first four lines of Sympathy For The Devil by The Rolling Stones, and says that if Roman Reigns has forgotten who he is, that there would be repercussions for Monday night and that he was lying outside the ring in a pool of his own blood and getting his nose surgically repaired, then there is no doubt in his mind now. We see a video package of Triple H's devastating beatdown on Roman from Monday night, followed by a post-surgery picture of Roman Reigns on the TitanTron, with Triple H saying that is the face of a man who has been humbled. He says he is the law; he is the authority. He says you can't beat authority, even though it is human nature to fight against it anyway. He tells Roman Reigns and anyone who can hear his voice to have some courtesy, sympathy and taste or he will "lay your soul to waste." Triple H says that he was walked on a lot of people to get to where he is now, then talks about Roman Reigns, saying he works hard and has the sweat, but Triple H says he himself has the blood (which is proven literally is on some towels with Roman's blood on it that Triple H pulls out of his suit), and that the tears are yet to come. Triple H says he will humble Roman Reigns and tear his dreams out from under him, for he is WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

It is announced that there is no timetable for Roman Reigns to return after the surgery on his nose.

The League of Nations (Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio, Rusev, King Barrett) beats Neville, Dolph Ziggler and The Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara and Kalisto).

Kevin Owens tells Renee Young that he was inspired by Dean Ambrose taking a beating from Brock Lesnar, and has decided to give Ambrose his rematch for the Intercontinental Championship tonight. Only thing is, Ambrose isn't here...but Big Show is. Owens says he has the night off, but Big Show appears and tells Owens he hasn't beaten him yet. Owens makes a "road to retirement" joke, causing Big Show to grab him by the shirt collar and tell him they have a match tonight where he plans to knock Owens out.

Before the next match, The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) deny the WWE Universe their tables before going through their "we're not a nostalgia act" spiel. D-Von says that they do what they do for themselves, and will become tag team champions for themselves as well. Bubba Ray says the WWE Universe can take their tables and chants and shove them.

D-Von Dudley beats Jimmy Uso when Jey Uso pulls out a table, distracting the ref. Bubba Ray Dudley takes advantage by pushing Jimmy off the top rope, allowing D-Von to stack him up for the win.

The Undertaker returns to Raw this Monday!

AJ Styles and Chris Jericho talk about their recent matches, and Jericho thinks they have the chemistry to become tag team champions. They have a match against The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods), and if they can beat them tonight, they're in the running...but they need a third man. That man ends up being Mark Henry, who says that The New Day play around too much. He wants to teach them a serious lesson. Jericho tells him he's in.

Kevin Owens beats Big Show by count out after Big Show gets on the top rope only for Owens to pull one of Show's legs off, causing him to land groin first on the turnbuckle and fall out of the ring. Big Show is unable to get back in the ring in time.

Natalya vs. Becky Lynch ends when Naomi and Tamina attack Natalya. They go after Becky Lynch, but Sasha Banks shows up and evens the odds. Charlotte then shows up with Ric Flair and says the #1 contendership for the Divas Championship is this Monday on Raw and that she'll sit at ringside to see who wants it more, and wishes them the best of luck.

Goldust shows up before the next match. R-Truth wants him out of here, not wanting him around after what happened at Fastlane, but Goldust says he's headed to a neutral corner.

R-Truth beats Heath Slater when the rest of The Social Outcasts (Adam Rose, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel) distract the ref only for Goldust to take advantage by slapping Heath Slater in the face from the apron, allowing R-Truth to get the win.

Before the next match, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) make fun of The League of Nations (Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio, Rusev, King Barrett) before making fun of Chris Jericho, AJ Styles and Mark Henry, and claim Xavier Woods is the World's Strongest Man.

AJ Styles, Chris Jericho and Mark Henry beat The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) with the Calf Crusher on Xavier Woods.

Gettin' RAW - Monday Night RAW recap for January 18, 2016

WWE pays tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.



Roman Reigns shows up to start the show. Sunday may truly be one versus all, but tonight's he only worried about one man: Brock Lesnar. He wants him to come down to the ring so he can settle things. Instead, he gets Chris Jericho. Reigns is happy to see him, but he wants Lesnar. Jericho says Lesnar will be in the arena later tonight for Chris Jericho's Highlight Reel, and he wants Reigns on the show as well. Reigns says he'll be there, then The League of Nations (Sheamus, Rusev, King Barrett, Alberto Del Rio) shows up. Sheamus says that the Royal Rumble match won't be "Reigns vs. Lesnar" and that he will be taking the WWE World Heavyweight Championship back from Roman Reigns, then welcomes Chris Jericho back to WWE before cracking a few jokes and wondering why he's not on the Highlight Reel. Jericho makes fun of Sheamus' hair while saying he didn't want him on his show, then Alberto Del Rio jumps in and says that unlike Jericho, he's won a Royal Rumble match. Jericho makes fun of Del Rio, then Rusev says that every day in Bulgaria was a rumble, so this is nothing new to him. Roman Reigns says that he won the Royal Rumble match last year, and that Rusev almost won it that year. Roman decides he's had enough of Rusev, and challenges him to a match right now. Jericho names himself the special guest referee of the match due to The League of Nations wanting to surround the ring.



Roman Reigns beats Rusev when special guest referee Chris Jericho tosses Sheamus, King Barrett and Alberto Del Rio out of the match.



Stephanie McMahon confronts Chris Jericho backstage, telling him he had no authority to make Roman Reigns vs. Rusev for the opening match. As much as she admits that Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns on Chris Jericho's Highlight Reel at the same time was a good idea, she warns him to mess with her show or disrespect her again.



Natalya returns for the first time in weeks with Paige in her corner, and she beats Brie Bella with the Sharpshooter.



The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan) beat The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) and Ryback.



Heath Slater says The Social Outcasts (Slater, Adam Rose, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel) will win the Royal Rumble match and the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on Sunday. Slater hopes to eliminate Big Show tonight.

Big Show beats Heath Slater with one knockout punch. After the match, Big Show knocks out Curtis Axel, Adam Rose and Bo Dallas.



Stephanie McMahon meets with Sheamus, King Barret and Alberto Del Rio to get them back on the right track. Sheamus says they're not afraid of Jericho, especially after how he "punked them out" (in Stephanie's words) earlier tonight. Stephanie tells him to prove it.

Vince McMahon and Stephanie McMahon shows up. Roman Reigns is revealed to be the first entrant in the Royal Rumble after Roman Reigns switches balls in the wheel, but then they spin the wheel again, keep switching balls and gets Roman Reigns again...and again. Vince says Roman is #1 in the Rumble, but after Sunday, he won't be #1 in the WWE Universe.



Charlotte and Ric Flair sit at ringside for the next match.

Becky Lynch beats Tamina with a Disarmher from the top rope. After the match, Becky Lynch wants another shot at the Divas Championship, but Charlotte won't give it to her. Becky says Ric Flair never backed down from a challenge, but it appears that he is now as cowardly as his daughter. Ric Flair falls for it hook, line and sinker and makes the title match possible for Sunday night.



This Thursday on SmackDown: Dean Ambrose and Kevin Owens on Miz TV! Roman Reigns takes on The League of Nations (Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio, King Barrett, Rusev).

Kevin Owens guests on commentary for the next match.

The League of Nations (Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio) beat Dean Ambrose and Kalisto.



The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) hold a funeral for Xavier Woods' trombone (named Francesca). Xavier Woods wants Big E to avenge Francesca by beating Jey Uso tonight.



Royal Rumble, by the numbers.



Big E beats Jey Uso thanks to a distraction from Xavier Woods.



Titus O'Neil, R-Truth, Mark Henry and Neville get together in the locker room before their eight-man tag match.

Titus O'Neil, R-Truth, Mark Henry and Neville beat Stardust, Tyler Breeze and The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor).



It's time for The Highlight Reel. Jericho's guests tonight are Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. Before the show begins, Jericho says he intends to win his first Royal Rumble match this year. Suddenly, Paul Heyman shows up, but Jericho wants to know where Lesnar is. Heyman says Lesnar is here tonight, and that he is clearly focused on Roman Reigns. When Jericho asks if Heyman tried to get Lesnar out of the Royal Rumble match because he did not like his chances, Heyman insists he did not and that Lesnar will wipe the floor with everybody, turning the Royal Rumble match into Suplex City in the process. When Jericho asks what would happen if he and Lesnar were the final two and Jericho ended up winning the whole thing, Lesnar shows up. Roman Reigns then makes his appearance before Lesnar can leap onto the ring apron. Lesnar gets in the ring with Roman and gets Speared almost instantly. As Roman goes to work on Lesnar, The League of Nations shows up. Roman and Lesnar take all of them down, then The Wyatt Family appears. Lesnar is out, leaving Roman to deal with the Wyatts alone. The numbers game catches up with Roman, and Lesnar isn't as lucky.

Gettin' RAW - Monday Night RAW recap for September 21, 2015

The show begins with The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Braun Strowman) entering the ring. Bray Wyatt says he tried to warn Roman Reigns, but he didn't listen. He says that they all fall down in the end, when Roman Reigns suddenly shows up. He says that this has always been about him and Bray, and that he plans to finish what they started here tonight. Roman says they don't even need a referee, and they can just fight each other right here, right now...which is exactly what they do, before Luke Harper and Braun Strowman get involved. Dean Ambrose rushes in and tries to help, but he and Roman combined still can't take Strowman off his feet. After this, The Wyatts stand tall until Randy Orton makes a surprise return and goes after all three Wyatt Family members. The three of them work together to knock Strowman out of the ring, and the steady stream of officials that have showed up throughout the brawl are able to get things under control as Ambrose, Reigns and Orton stand tall.

Seth Rollins looks for Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, asking about Kane and his actions from last night. Instead, he gets Kane himself...and it's the corporate version of Kane, who apparently has no recollection of what he did last night, is very forgiving of Seth and is really, really cheerful. He has arranged for Rollins' rematch against John Cena for the WWE United States Championship to happen tonight. Seth leaves, and Kane wishes him luck.

Neville and The Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara and Kalisto) beat Stardust and The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor).

Seth Rollins finally finds Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, and mentions what happened last night at Night of Champions as well as Kane's return, what he did to him, and him returning in his corporate suit making the rematch for the United States title tonight. Triple H and Stephanie tell him to focus on the rematch - if all of this is true - and that they'll worry about Kane.

Kevin Owens guests on commentary for the next match, which begins with Bo Dallas congratulating him on his Intercontinental title win and saying that Ryback "Bolieved" he was better than Owens...and he wasn't.

Ryback beats Bo Dallas, then Kevin Owens attacks Ryback. Ryback fights back, but Kevin Owens retreats.

Ric Flair shows up. He says that the proudest moment in his career was last night, when his daughter Charlotte won the WWE Divas Championship. He introduces Charlotte, who shows up accompanied by Paige and Becky Lynch. Charlotte says she's doing a good job if she can make him half as proud of her as she is of him, and says she has the best of friends in Paige and Becky Lynch, and says her following Paige is part of the reason she got here. Paige responds by saying Charlotte sounds like she's accepting a Hall of Fame award, and turns on both Charlotte and Becky, saying Charlotte is a "placeholder" and Becky Lynch is "the least relevant Diva" while also trashing every other Diva in WWE. She then says Charlotte wouldn't be here if it wasn't for "her old man" Ric Flair, and Becky Lynch has to keep Charlotte from smacking Paige. Paige leaves, then Team Bella (Brie and Nikki Bella, Alicia Fox) shows up. Nikki Bella begins driving a wedge between Charlotte and the rest of the Divas, and says that Charlotte is going to lose to Brie and then lose the title before her reign can begin.

Charlotte beats Brie Bella with the Figure Eight.

Sheamus beats Mark Henry. After the match, Sheamus says it's only a matter of time before he's WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

Triple H and Stephanie McMahon meet up with Kane. Once again, Kane has no recollection of Night of Champions. Stephanie asks for the mask back, but Kane doesn't remember wearing it, saying the last time he saw it was when he gave it to Stephanie, and offers to help look for it after saying that if Stephanie lost it, then "we have a very big problem" in a very grim tone.

Paige runs into Natalya backstage, who says that while she understands how Paige feels, what Paige did was unprofessional. She says that the only person in Paige's way is Paige after saying that she has a match tonight with Naomi.

Before the next match, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) say that The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) must be stopped with a big wall around Dudleyville after Xavier Woods had wood removed from his buttocks.

Rusev and The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Big E) beat Dolph Ziggler and The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) after the distraction from Xavier Woods.

Naomi beats Natalya after the distraction from Tamina and Sasha Banks.

Seth Rollins meets with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon backstage. HHH and Stephanie believe that Kane has "gotten everything out of his system," but Seth Rollins doesn't believe that for a second, and says that Kane can and will strike again. Triple H tells Seth Rollins to worry about the rematch with John Cena.

Big Show beats Cesaro. After the match, Big Show says that him beating Cesaro is a message to Brock Lesnar on October 3rd at Madison Square Garden, saying that he'll be lying on the ground like Cesaro. He then says he pinned Brock Lesnar and took the WWE Championship from him, and says the two of them have a long history. Show says that "there's no way my big ass is going to Suplex City," and that when he's done with Lesnar, Lesnar will think he's in hell.

Dolph Ziggler and Ryback take on Kevin Owens and Ryback this Thursday night on SmackDown.

The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Braun Strowman) appear on the TitanTron. They have plans for Randy Orton.

John Cena retains the WWE United States Championship against Seth Rollins. After the match, Kane appears on the TitanTron, telling Kane he hopes he can be the best WWE Superstar he can be, as people he can't even imagine are after the WWE World Heavyweight Championship...people like him. The arena goes red, and Kane - back in the mask - pops out of the mat and drags Seth Rollins to hell.

Gettin' RAW - Monday Night RAW recap for September 14, 2015

Triple H and Stephanie McMahon arrive to start the show. The Connor's Cure Foundation logo is on the top of the entrance ramp. Also, the top and bottom ropes of the ring are white, and the middle ropes are yellow. They announce that the next generation of WWE stars in NXT will take the world by storm, and they will be led by one man, who is the man: Seth Rollins, whom Triple H promises will successfully defend both the WWE United States Championship and the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, beat both John Cena and Sting and cement his legacy forever. Stephanie McMahon then announces the Divas title match tonight between Charlotte and Divas Champion Nikki Bella. Triple H then announces for the first time in history, Sting will compete right here on Raw when he goes one-on-one with Big Show. Triple H asks the audience if they're ready, and Stephanie McMahon announces that tonight's first match is a match for the WWE Tag Team Championships...and it's next. When The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) show up, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon dance with them during their entrance.

The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Big E) retain the WWE Tag Team Championships against The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil) and go on to defend them against The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) at Night of Champions, thanks to the distraction from Xavier Woods. The Dudleys show up at the top of the entrance ramp, and talk trash from there while The New Day argue with them from the ring.

We look back at Sting's career throughout tonight's episode, starring with his tag team match with Dusty Rhodes against The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) at Starrcade 1988.

Triple H and Stephanie McMahon talk about their dance with The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) when Seth Rollins. He can't wait for Big Show to knock Sting out, but Rollins is worried about John Cena and Sheamus. Triple H says that Rollins just solved his own problems, as Triple H has just made Cena vs. Sheamus official for later tonight. Stephanie just tells Rollins to worry about Night of Champions.

Renee Young interviews Charlotte and her father, Ric Flair. Charlotte can't wait to fulfill a childhood dream, especially with her father at her side. Ric Flair says that the Divas Revolution has been remarkable, and that both Charlotte and Nikki Bella will be rocking the house, and he'll be watching all night long. Charlotte then says that watching the Bella Empire crumble to Natural Selection will be a dream come true. Both Flair and Charlotte leave with a couple of "Woooo!"s.

Sasha Banks beats Paige with the Banks Statement after Tamina pulls Sasha out of the way of a move off the apron from Paige. Tamina and Naomi attack Paige and Becky Lynch after the match.

It's time for Miz TV. The Miz has gathered some interesting guest's for tonight's installment: The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Braun Strowman). Wyatt tells Miz not to sit down, as he is not safe here. Miz insists he is not Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns' partner at Night of Champions. Wyatt makes it clear that he wants Ambrose and Reigns to suffer, and for people to pay for their sins. As for what he wants most, he wants the WWE Universe to know that regardless of how many people show up Sunday night, he wants those people to know that they all fall down. Ambrose and Reigns show up, then Ambrose beats up The Miz before he and Reigns stare down with The Wyatt Family. Reigns tells Wyatt he makes him sick, especially after they took out Randy Orton and Jimmy Uso, and that Wyatt will pay for the latter. Reigns says that Wyatt has to surround himself with monsters because he can't beat him by himself, then tells Wyatt they've found a third person for their team. He then says that this feud is going to become a war that they'll win. Ambrose and Reigns stare down with The Wyatt Family again to end Miz TV.

We look back at The Great American Bash 1990, when Sting beat Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

John Cena beats Sheamus.

Ryback is in the ring. He is proud to stand inside as Intercontinental Champion in Memphis, Tennessee, especially since Kevin Owens has him all shook up. He knows Kevin has no respect for him, the ring and what it means to be a champion. Owens shows up soon after Ryback says that, and Owens talks about how Ryback mentioned how the book "The Secret" helped him overcome tough times as well as recent injury. Owens has read the book - which he has brought with him - and says he feels sorry for him and anybody who's read "this piece of garbage." Ryback says the only piece of garbage he sees is Owens, who says the book is an excuse and a crutch for weak people. He can't blame Ryback for reading it, but he can blame him for being both the strongest and the weakest guy in the locker room, and says it's a travesty that he's the Intercontinental Champion. Ryback tells Kevin Owens what he's all about, and respects Owens' long road to where he is now. He admits he had an elevator ride to the top and fell flat on his face, but he has since picked himself back up and got back up to where he is now. Owens tells him that the first chance he gets, he's going to take the Intercontinental Championship. Ryback tells him that he'll get his chance at Night of Champions, as he's asked Triple H and Stephanie McMahon for this match. Owens walks away soon after.

We look back at Starrcade 1997, when Sting beat "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and win a major victory for WCW against the nWo.

Neville comes out for the next match with The Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara and Kalisto). This starts a brawl between them and Stardust and The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor), and Neville and The Lucha Dragons easily come out on top.

Nikki Bella is unimpressed with our year...and says she's been Divas Champion this whole time and that she's the one who gave us the Divas Revolution. She plans to beat Charlotte and become the longest-reigning Divas Champion tonight.

Charlotte beat Nikki Bella to win the WWE Divas Championship...by beating Brie. Team Bella (Brie and Nikki Bella, Alicia Fox) tries to run interference, but it backfires. Stephanie McMahon shows up and declares that Charlotte is winner, but only by disqualification as Brie Bella put her hands on Charlotte. Therefore, Charlotte is still the winner, but Nikki Bella retains the WWE Divas Championship. Since Charlotte is victorious, she gets a championship rematch at Night of Champions...and this time, the title can change hands by count-out or disqualification.

We look back at Survivor Series 2014, when Sting appeared in the WWE for the very first time, took out Triple H and helped Team Cena take Triple H and Stephanie McMahon out of power.

Cesaro beats Rusev after Rusev is distracted by Dolph Ziggler, who tries to give a gift to Summer Rae. Ziggler gets in the ring and hits a super kick on Rusev immediately after the match is over. As Summer Rae tends to Rusev, she takes the gift and hides it from Rusev's eyes.

Stephanie McMahon, Dolph Ziggler and Team Bella (Brie and Nikki Bella, Alicia Fox) meet the children of St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Kiara Grindrod, one of the children, is in the front row with her dad and is officially cancer-free, two weeks before her eighth birthday.

Seth Rollins and Big Show talk backstage.

Rusev and Summer Rae are backstage. Rusev yells on his way back to his room, but Summer Rae still has Dolph Ziggler's present, which contains some jewelry.

Stardust has officially challenged Neville, and the match is official for the Night of Champions kick-off, as Neville and The Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara and Kalisto) takes on Stardust and The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor).

Big Show meets with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon backstage. Show tells them he's got Sting.

We look back at last Monday, when Sting destroyed Seth Rollins' statue.

Nikki Bella's "Bellabration" is this Thursday on SmackDown.

Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are ringside for the next match.

Sting vs. Big Show ends with the interference of Seth Rollins. Rollins and Big Show double-team Sting, but John Cena shows up to even the odds. This turns the match into a tag match with Sting and John Cena vs. Big Show and Seth Rollins, as per Triple H.

Sting and John Cena beat Seth Rollins and Big Show with a Scorpion Deathlock to Rollins.

Saturday Night's Main Event - Main Event recap for August 8, 2015

Big Show shows up to start the show. Show says he had two goals when he started wrestling: to be the best giant this business ever saw, and to make all the money he could. He fins it funny that he has made certain choices to provide for himself and his family, but the WWE Universe calls him a sell-out when they would have easily done the same thing if they were in his shoes and Show wants to know why. Show then goes on to say that he is the greatest giant ever seen, that he's won more championships than Andre the Giant, and has held nearly every title in the WWE. He then says everyone in the locker room - and the crowd - is beneath him and wish they could be someone like him. Show then focuses on Ryback and his "feed me more" message. Ryback is still Intercontinental champ, but is at home with a serious injury. We then see the photo of Ryback’s knee. All Show has gotten out of this is that Ryback is weak and wants everyone to be amazed at his staph infection, and that he will overcome it with the help of the WWE Universe and seize the day. Show calls Ryback's belief that any obstacle can be overcome is garbage, and that Ryback's fifteen minutes of fame are up, as he will still have to deal with Big Show, to whom he will lose the Intercontinental Championship to. Show then says that he has learned in his 20+ years in the business that everyone's dreams are worth destroying. Jack Swagger shows up and tells Show to shut the hell up. Show mocks Swagger, telling him he is not the Jack who is going to cut down the beanstalk and kill the giant. He tells Swagger to go to the back, but Swagger says that Show is scared, and that he picked the wrong city to be scared in. He wants everyone to stand up. He can either leave, or go to the ring and fight.

Big Show beats Jack Swagger.

The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) are in the ring. Viktor says "lucha" might mean fight in Spanish, but tonight it means dead meat. Tonight, they will crush their dreams of ever being the Tag Team Champions. Konnor says that after they are done slaying the Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara and Kalisto), The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil) are next. Viktor says you are looking at the next WWE Tag Team Champions.

The Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara and Kalisto) beat The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor).

SmackDown Hotel! - WWE SmackDown recap for July 16, 2015

Roman Reigns starts the show. He says Bray Wyatt can't break his focus and bring him down, and that if he could, he wouldn't have got him on Monday. As he announces he is teaming up with Dean Ambrose to face off against Sheamus and Big Show, Wyatt appears on the TitanTron. He knew Roman was behind him on Monday, and calls Roman "the stone monument of everything good in this world" and views himself as the hammer that destroys it and leaves it crumbling on the ground. Roman wants him to come down to the ring, but Wyatt has other ideas. After Roman mentions that Wyatt ran from him Monday, Wyatt tells him to go home and surround himself with those he loves most and tell them he loves them and that he's sorry, because after Battleground, he may not make it back home.



The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil) guest on commentary for the next match.

The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Big E) beat The Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara and Kalisto). After the match, Xavier Woods, Kofi and Big E tell The Prime Time Players that they're taking the tag team titles back at Battleground. The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil) then waltz into the ring and lift up the tag titles, forcing The New Day out of the ring.



Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose talk in the locker room. They plan to beat Sheamus and Big Show tonight, but also keep an eye out for Bray Wyatt.

King Barrett beats Jack Swagger. After the match, R-Truth shows up, but Barrett is tired of him and tells him that he will destroy him at Battleground.



Kevin Owens wishes Cesaro luck in his match with Rusev and walks off.

Cesaro beats Rusev, making him the only man other than John Cena to cleanly pin or submit Sheamus.



Sheamus plans to win tonight and gain momentum against Randy Orton at Battleground.

Neville beats Stardust in a rematch after the ref catches Stardust grabbing the rope during the pinfall, allowing Neville to capitalize when Stardust argues with the ref.



Stardust attacks Neville during a backstage interview.

Jojo interviews Naomi, Sasha Banks and Tamina. Sasha says it's their time to take over. Naomi officially declares the three of them BAD - Best At Dominating - and say they're the trifecta and that they're not here to make friends. They plan on dominating the Divas Division.



It is announced that Ryback is out with a staph infection in his knee and will not be able to defend the Intercontinental Championship at Battleground.

Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose vs. Sheamus and Big Show comes to an end thanks to a surprise attack from Bray Wyatt. Reigns fights back and hits Wyatt with a Superman Punch, followed by a Spear to Sheamus to end the show.

SmackDown Hotel! - WWE SmackDown recap for July 9, 2015

Seth Rollins shows up to start SmackDown tonight. He calls Brock Lesnar a coward for injuring J&J Security (Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble) as well as destroying their new Cadillac CTS. He promises to both beat and humiliate Brock Lesnar...then a tow truck with the Cadillac shows up, with the Cadillac in even worse shape than it was at the end of Raw. Paul Heyman shows up, and makes it clear to Rollins that what happened to the Cadillac will pale compared to what Lesnar will do to Rollins at Battleground. Rollins states the opposite will happen to Lesnar, and that Heyman soon won't have anyone to advocate for. When Heyman says that Brock Lesnar will win at Battleground, Rollins shuts him up in grand form and promises to retain.

Dean Ambrose beats Bo Dallas.

Seth Rollins is backstage when Big Show suddenly appears. He's here to make sure Rollins is focused for his match against Ryback. He gets Rollins fired up for the match, and tells him he'll take care of Roman Reigns himself tonight.

Rusev - now wearing boots and in his first match in over a month - beats Fandango with the Accolade...then locks it in for a little while again.

Roman Reigns beats Big Show by disqualification thanks to the interference from Bray Wyatt. After the match, Bray Wyatt gets in the ring with a downed Reigns and hits him with a Sister Abigail.

Titus O'Neil beats Big E when Darren Young gets Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods ejected from ringside.

We watch the infamous Cadillac of J&J Security (Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble) get crushed.

Randy Orton shows up. He admits that nobody in the past 13 years has gotten under his skin quite like Sheamus, and says that he plans to make Sheamus entertaining by taking his mohawk and shoving it up his white, pasty arse. Suddenly, The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) show up and tell him to leave or fall victim to two hungry wolves. Konnor gets an RKO, then Viktor gets the second rope DDT before getting an RKO of his own.

Tonight after SmackDown, Alicia Fox guest stars on the season premiere of Dominion.

Brie Bella and Alicia Fox beat Naomi and Tamina.

Kyle Edwards interviews Ryback. Ryback admits Seth Rollins is talented, but also says that Rollins is a coward. He told him what it means to be a champion two weeks ago, but now he's going to show him.

This Monday on Raw: The Beast...LIVE!

Ryback beats Seth Rollins by count-out when Rollins retreats yet again. After the match, Big Show appears and he and Rollins surround Ryback. Roman Reigns appears to even the odds and he and Ryback stand tall to end the show.

Here's the top 10 moments from tonight's show!

Gettin’ RAW – Monday Night RAW recap for July 6, 2015

Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar start the show. Heyman tells Seth Rollins that he will be destroyed at Battleground as Lesnar is the god of violent retribution and the sword that will pierce Rollins’ shield. Heyman then runs down Lesnar’s recent accomplishments from the last year-and-a-half, then says the suplexes and beatings will begin tonight as he deems the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois “the cathedral of Suplex City.” Rollins will also be in the buidling, and Heyman says Lesnar won’t be going anywhere anytime soon.

Kane is currently in Hawaii, and J&J Security (Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble) are taking a road trip across the East Coast in their new car.

Big Show vs. Ryback ends with The Miz attacking both men after running his mouth on the microphone during the match. To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Show and Ryback surround Miz and beat him up with a Shell Shocked and a choke slam before Ryback hits the Meat Hook on Show.

J&J Security (Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble) were out and about in Chicago earlier today. Their first stop is Wrigley Field…and they’re not impressed.

Despite Paige’s best efforts at fighting off both Nikki Bella and Alicia Fox in her match with Brie Bella, Brie Bella beats Paige. Nikki hits Paige with the Rack Attack after the match.

Sheamus beats Roman Reigns by count-out after Bray Wyatt shows up and Roman Reigns hits the Superman Punch on him only to find out it’s a double wearing a wig. The real Bray Wyatt appears on the TitanTron saying “Anyone but you.” Before Sheamus can leave, Randy Orton shows up for the first time in weeks and gives Sheamus a beatdown.

Seth Rollins talks to Triple H backstage. HHH initially tells Rollins to stay away from Lesnar tonight, and then tells him to use Paul Heyman’s advice to never intentionally provoke Brock Lesnar in his favor.

Rusev and Summer Rae are in the ring. He says that he wasted a year of his life with Lana, and calls the WWE Universe for carrying her under their wing and still sticking with her. He also says Dolph Ziggler is not on his integrity or strength level, and that he’s better looking and more passionate than him. Dolph Ziggler and Lana show up, and tells Rusev that all of his success in WWE has been due to Lana. Summer Rae and Lana take their heels off and are about to go at it when Rusev hits Ziggler with one of his crutches and immediately destroys him, revealing that he is no longer hurt. Summer Rae easily gets rid of Lana and Rusev continues to stomp a mudhole in Ziggler. Ziggler tries to battle back, but to no avail. Rusev then attacks Ziggler with the other crutch as medical staff try to put Ziggler on a stretcher.

Bo Dallas makes light of what happened to Dolph Ziggler before the next match.

Dean Ambrose beats Bo Dallas.

King Barrett beats R-Truth.

Seth Rollins shows up along with J&J Security (Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble) in the Cadillac. All three of them have axe handles (minus the blades) with them. Rollins brags about the beating Brock Lesnar was given last week, and says that he will burn Suplex City to the ground at Battleground as he calls Brock Lesnar “yesterday’s news.” He then asks Lesnar if he’s the monster he’s said to be or if he’s just “Paul Heyman’s bitch.” Brock Lesnar shows up along with Paul Heyman. Lesnar slowly approaches the ringalone, then slowly back away. Heyman brings out a box, and inside is two axes – with the blades – which he uses to destroy the Cadillac. At one point, Lesnar rips out one of the back doors with his bare hands, smashes it on the floor and tosses it several yards. J&J Security rush him only for Noble to get his arm broken with a Kimura Lock and Mercury to be sent straight into the front windshield with a belly-to-back suplex. Lesnar then takes his shirt off and rushes the ring, jumping over the ropes in record time and chasing after Rollins only for Rollins to escape. Lesnar then takes the WWE World Heavyweight Championship – which Rollins has left behind – and lifts it up.

The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O’Neil) guest on commentary for the next match.

The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Big E) beat The Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara and Kalisto).

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin is revealed to be on the cover for WWE 2K16, coming October 27th in America and October 30th throughout the rest of the world.

John Cena shows up…and so does Kevin Owens when Cena issues the open challenge for the United States title. He tells Cena that’s he sick and tired of the same old spiel from him, week in and week out. Since he’s no longer NXT Champion, he needs the United States title and decides to fight him right now. Suddenly, Cesaro shows up and confronts Kevin Owens for costing him the United States title last week, and tells him to get out of the ring or deal with him and Cena. Owens leaves.

John Cena retains the WWE United States Championship against Cesaro. After the match, Kevin Owens rushes back in to attack Cena but is forced to retreat after eating an Attitude Adjustment.

Here's the top 10 moments from tonight's show!

SmackDown Hotel! - WWE Smackdown Recap for March 5, 2015

Dolph Ziggler shows up with the WWE Intercontinental Championship around his waist to start the show, even though the title is Bad News Barrett's and not his. Dolph Ziggler says that the title changed his life last year, and he wants that rematch against Bad News Barrett that he never got due to Triple H and Stephanie McMahon firing him. He throws his hat into the ring for the Intercontinental title ladder match at WrestleMania. However, he says that somebody is missing, somebody who says that if you put your mind to it, you can become champion. Before he can introduce that person (which is Daniel Bryan), Bad News Barrett interrupts. He tells him to either return the title, or he'll beat him up and rip it from him. Ziggler tries to dare Barrett to get in the ring when he is attacked from behind by Luke Harper. Harper and Barrett are about to play tug of war with the belt when Ziggler fights back only to fall victim to the numbers game. Dean Ambrose rushes in before they can do damage to Ziggler, and Harper and Barrett are temporarily forced to retreat. When Ambrose and Ziggler are about to fight over the title, though, Barrett and Harper get back up, and there are two separate brawls outside the ring. R-Truth takes the opportunity to sneak in, grab the belt, and escape by crawling out of the ring, much to the chagrin of Ambrose and Ziggler. Backstage, R-Truth is interviewed by Renee Young, and he tells her he came in with a gameplan. He tries to give the title to her, but then looks around backstage as he tries to give it back to Dean Ambrose again.

Tyson Kidd & Cesaro beats Los Matadores (Fernando & Diego) when Cesaro tries to make El Torito pay for catching him cheating. Natalya takes advantage of the situation from there by grabbing at Torito's legs.

Kane and Big Show meet up backstage. Both announce their intent to enter and win the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 31, then Kane tells Big Show to get a ringside seat for his match against Ryback tonight before countering Big Show's Men's Warehouse pun.

Ryback beats Kane after Big Show distracts Ryback...and Kane. Ryback hits the Meat Hook for the win, then Kane grabs a microphone and puts Ryback in another match with Big Show.

Unlike the first match, the distraction works. Big Show beats Ryback after Kane distracts Ryback, allowing Show to hit the KO Punch.

Bray Wyatt has Undertaker's urn...and he plans to open it up and release the spirits within this Monday on Raw.

The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella) hijack #GiveDivasAChance to trash the entire Divas Division before Brie's match.

AJ Lee beats Brie Bella with the Black Widow after Paige stops Nikki Bella from getting involved in the match.

Renee Young interviews Daniel Bryan. He can't wait to see who wins the Intercontinental title.

The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Big E) beat The Miz and Damien Mizdow after Miz and Mizdow argue again.

Byron Saxton interviewed Roman Reigns earlier today. Roman knows Brock Lesnar will hurt him, but he's willing to take that risk and become WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

Rusev beats Jack Swagger with the Accolade. After the match, Curtis Axel appears on the TitanTron and challenges him to a match on Raw next week in the name of Axelmania.

Cameron, Summer Rae and Eva Marie get catty with one another.

R-Truth guests on commentary for the next match.

Dolph Ziggler and Dean Ambrose beat Bad News Barrett and Luke Harper. After the match, Barrett hits a Bull Hammer on Ziggler and goes after R-Truth to take the Intercontinental title back. He almost gives it to him, but Ambrose gets to Barrett first. R-Truth then runs into Harper. He lays the title in front of Harper, then kicks him and tries to walk away until Daniel Bryan shows up. R-Truth gives Daniel Bryan the title, and Bryan is then attacked all of a sudden by Stardust, who takes the title and climbs up the ladder.

Here are the Top 10 moments from tonight's show!

SmackDown Hotel! - WWE SmackDown Recap for February 19, 2015

Daniel Bryan defeated The Miz with the Yes! Lock.

Ryback defeated Kane.

Dean Ambrose guest on commentary for the next match.

R-Truth beats Bad News Barrett with a surprise schoolboy pin after Barrett tries to get into Ambrose's head only for Ambrose to ignore him.

Bray Wyatt appears on the TitanTron again. "Find me...or I'll find you."

The Ascension (Viktor & Konnor) defeated The New Day (Xavier Woods & Big E)

Roman Reigns defeated Luke Harper.

Big Show defeated Erick Rowan.

The Bella Twins (Nikki & Brie) guest on commentary for the next match.

Paige defeated Cameron via the PTO.

Renee Young interviews Goldust, who says that Stardust is now more than a persona and is now a cancer that is eating away at his brother Cody Rhodes, whom he wants back. Stardust appears on the nearby television screen and says that soon the universe will forget the name Goldust.

Jimmy Uso vs. Tyson Kidd ends when Rusev goes on a warpath destroys everybody in sight.

Seth Rollins defeated Dolph Ziggler. When it seems that Rollins and company (Big Show, Kane and J&J Security) were leaving the ring, Rollins looks to take advantage of the three men in the ring as they go in on the attack. Rowan, Ziggler and Ryback seemed to hold their own until The Authority took davantage with the numbers game. Erick Rowan is chokeslammed by Kane and Big Show, followed by a Curb Stomp by Seth Rollins. Ryback makes a comeback and attacks all members of The Authority, who yet again gain the advantage with Ryback being held down to be knocked out by Big Show, followed by another Curb Stomp from Seth Rollins.

Gettin' RAW - Monday Night RAW Recap for February 16, 2015

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John Cena shows up to start the show. After a recap of how Rusev injured one of John Cena's eyes last week, and promises to beat Rusev at FastLane and prove that he hasn't lost a step quite yet. He also says that this match will be not a fun, happy match and will instead be a match of reckless abandon where he has to fight for respect and fight to win. Suddenly, Lana and Rusev show up. Lana puts Rusev on a pedestal, while Rusev promises to crush Cena and everything he stands for. Not long after this, Cena runs up the ramp and lays Rusev out, giving him the same treatment that Rusev gave Cena last week.

Dean Ambrose, dressed in a wrinkled suit jacket that looks a bit big for him, issues the news: he has a contract for an Intercontinental Championship match that Bad News Barrett will sign before Sunday.

Dean Ambrose beats Luke Harper.

Big Show walks in on Kane and Triple H backstage, and he and Kane immediately start arguing. Triple H tells them to take care of this tiff tonight and win their respective matches.

Bray Wyatt says "It's coming..."

Goldust and Stardust are backstage when Dusty Rhodes shows up. He tells them (Stardust especially) to stand together for once and put family first.

The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) beat Gold & Stardust (Goldust and Stardust). After the match, Stardust helps his brother up...then puts him in the Cross Rhodes.

Byron Saxton interviews Roman Reigns. Whatever the obstacles or whatever the wave of public opinion rides, he plans to take his earned place at WrestleMania 31. As for Daniel Bryan, he has a ton of respect for him, but Daniel is only making it back into the WrestleMania picture because of him.

Backstage, Dusty Rhodes confronts Stardust. Cody Rhodes is dead...and as far as Stardust is concerned, so is his father.

Daniel Bryan guests on commentary for the next match.

Roman Reigns beats Kane by count-out when Kane tries to put Reigns through the commentary only to eat a Spear. After the match, Daniel Bryan starts a "Yes" chant at the commentary table and Roman dares him to get into the ring. Daniel Yes! chants his way around the ring instead.

Bray Wyatt is waiting for someone...

The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella) steal Paige's ring gear. Cameron refuses to lend Paige her's, but Paige runs into the Rosebuds and drags one of them to the locker room.

Paige, wearing the clothes of the Rosebud that she dragged into the locker room, beats Summer Rae with the PTO. After the match, The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella) appear, but Paige says she doesn't need to make herself look good...but she would look good with the WWE Divas Championship around her waist.

Before his match, Seth Rollins bad-mouths President's Day and is about to bad-mouth Dolph Ziggler when Ziggler shows up and makes fun of him.

Dolph Ziggler beats Seth Rollins by disqualification when J&J Security (Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble) rush in and interfere after being sent back to the back after the commercial break. Ryback and Erick Rowan show up to even the odds when Ziggler is under attack.

The kick-off for FastLane is Miz TV with special guest Paul Heyman.

Triple H shows up. He is about to respond to Sting accepting his face-to-face confrontation when Ric Flair shows up. Flair tells him not to take Sting lightly, and not to put himself in a position to fail. Triple H says he doesn't need the history lesson, as he knows Sting well. He says Sting did the smart thing when he disappeared, and thinks Sting has now set out to destroy what he's built. Ric Flair tries to be the voice of reason, but some harsh words are thrown around and Triple H pushes Ric Flair to the ground before telling him he'll destroy anyone who gets in his way and promises to make sure Sting never shows his face in WWE again.

The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) attack Darren Young and his unnamed tag team partner before their match can begin. Titus O'Neil shows up and makes the save, marking the first time Young and O'Neil have been on the same side since they inamicably broke up.

The Miz asks Bad News Barrett to humble Damien Mizdow, and he'll keep an eye out for Dean Ambrose for him in return.

Bad News Barrett beats Damien Mizdow, again due to Miz's constant interruptions. After the match, Dean Ambrose rushes in and attacks Barrett, zipties his hands to a post and forces him to sign the contract for an Intercontinental title match.

Bray Wyatt hammers a nail into what seems to be a wooden casket.

Naomi and Jimmy Uso beat Nattie and Tyson Kidd.

Big Show beats Daniel Bryan by disqualification after Roman Reigns hits Show with the Superman Punch in response to Show hitting him with a Spear outside of the ring that Daniel Bryan dodged. This leads to a lengthy brawl between the two that takes multiple officials and trainers to break up. During the match, Roman Reigns sat at ringside, signed autographs, took selfies with fans and passed out T-shirts in an attempt to distract D-Bry which fails.

Here are the highlights for tonight's show!

Gettin' RAW - WWE Monday Night RAW Recap for February 9, 2015

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Roman Reigns appears to start the show. Last week, Roman Reigns kept Seth Rollins out of Fastlane. Suddenly, Daniel Bryan, the man he helped win, shows up. He thanks Reigns for last week for the opportunity, but says Reigns has an opportunity of his own at Fastlane, where the winner takes on Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 31. As Daniel Bryan compares himself with Roman Reigns, The Authority (Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Kane, Big Show) shows up. Triple H wants an answer on whether or not Sting will show up at Fastlane. As for Stephanie, she takes revenge on Roman for Spearing Big Show last week and D-Bry for beating Kane in a Casket Match (in which Daniel Bryan fires back by making a reference to Triple H and the Katie Vick incident) by putting them in a tag team match against Big Show and Kane...and that match is right now.

Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan vs. Big Show and Kane ends when the match is taken outside the ring. Big Show attacks Roman Reigns and blasts him with a steel chair. Reigns relapses back and hits Show with the Superman Punch. Back in the ring, Reigns also blasts Show with the steel chair. Suddenly, D-Bry, who was aiming for Big Show, wounds up hitting Reigns instead, which causes Reigns to react in anger and push Daniel, furthering tension between the two. The Authority (Triple H & Stephanie McMahon) show up, and Triple H teases how the two were getting along so well, and wants to see how well they can get along later tonight when they face: Big Show. Kane. J&J Security (Joey Mecury & Jamie Noble) and... Seth Rollins in a 5-on-2 Handicap Match!

Seth Rollins vs. Ryback ends when J&J Security (Joey Mercury & Jamie Noble) attack Ryback. Rollins finishes the job with a Curb Stomp.

Sheamus is returning to the WWE!

Paige defeated Brie Bella.

Rusev and Lana are in the ring. They are honored to face John Cena at Fastlane, and respect his accomplishment. Just like the Grammys honor a musician's career, they honor Cena's career with a video package...which also shows Cena getting his butt kicked. Rusev and Lana say that Cena is an old man after so many years in the ring, and Rusev states that he will crush Cena at Fastlane and break his spirit. Cena shows up, tells them they're full of themselves and full of crap, and tells them he's got a lot left in the tank, and that "this old man" is going to whip Rusev's ass. Lana has to hold Rusev back. After one more verbal exchange, Rusev and Cena brawl on the ramp, which ends with Rusev poking Cena in his bad eye and putting a hurting on him.

Bray Wyatt defeated Dolph Ziggler with Sister Abigail. After the match, Bray drags Dolph out of the ring, and pulls the padding off the floor, as if he was going to utilize the hard flooring on Ziggler.

WWE celebrates Black History Month, this time honoring Junkyard Dog.

Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman show up. Heyman says that regardless of whoever wins at Fastlane between Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar will retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 31.

The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E) defeated Gold & Stardust (Goldust & Stardust).

Renee Young interviews Daniel Bryan when Roman Reigns shows up. It becomes very clear that there is no ill will between D-Bry and Reigns after what happened in their match earlier, and they plan to win that handicap match tonight.

Goldust tries to reason with Stardust backstage, but Stardust slaps him after Goldust calls him "Cody" and tells him "Cody" is dead.

Triple H is in the ring. He calls Sting's recent actions "cowardly" and a shot at him after 14 long years as a response to the destruction of World Championship Wrestling before calling Sting out, telling Sting that if he promises never to appear in WWE, he'll let him leave Fastlane intact. The arena goes dark and a crow can be heard. A figure shaped like Sting teleports in and out, and strange images appear on the TitanTron. Suddenly, the mysterious figure appears behind Triple H and frightens him. The TitanTron then says "I accept."

Tyson Kidd & Cesaro defeated The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) followed by the distraction by Cesaro.

Rikishi is announced as the latest inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2015!

Sin Cara defeated Damien Mizdow, following a series of distractions by The Miz.

Bray Wyatt says that humans always had the problem answering this one question: "Where do we go after we die?" and says that this world is our Hell.

Thursday on SmackDown: Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan go face-to-face.

Curtis Axel is in the ring. He still claims that he never lost the Royal Rumble match, and encourages the fans to continue to endorse #AxelMania.

Dean Ambrose defeated Curtis Axel. After the match, Dean grabs the mic and says that Bad News Barrett can deny him a title shot all he wants, but he will still get a shot at the Intercontinental Championship, and he will get a picture of himself on the walls of WWE Headquarters. Bad News Barrett records another broadcast of BNZ - Bad News Zone, who says that Ambrose is still not worthy of an Intercontinental Championship match.

Roman Reigns & Daniel Bryan defeated Seth Rollins, Big Show, Kane and J&J Security (Jamie Noble & Joey Mercury). During the match, Erick Rowan, Ryback and Dolph Ziggler came to thering and fended off Rollins, Show and Kane, leaving J&J Security to fend for themselves. After the match, Roman and Daniel argue, which led to Bryan pushing Reigns... only for him to get speared by Reigns to end the show.

Gettin' RAW... SmackDown Style! - SmackDown LIVE! Recap for January 29, 2015

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Triple H shows up to start the show. He talks about the recent snowstorm, Raw emanating live from the WWE Headquarters as result, and the WWE Network achieving one million subscribers. After making fun of the New England Patriots deflated football controversy by repeatedly mentioning balls, he says that he will confront Sting at Fast Lane. He also mentions the aftermath of the Royal Rumble match, and announces that next Monday on Raw he will make a stunning announcement that will "likely shake the WWE to its core" and end the controversy. After this, Roman Reigns shows up. He says he won the Royal Rumble match, and that Triple H saw it. Triple H says he knows that he did, then tells him "Let's see if you can win this one." Big Show then comes down the ramp.

Roman Reigns beats Big Show.

Vince McMahon announces that the WWE Network will be free for all of February for new subscribers.

Seth Rollins shows up with J&J Security (Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble). He may not have won at Royal Rumble, but he broke Brock Lesnar's rib and he still has the Money In The Bank briefcase. He's in a good enough mood to issue an open challenge to anybody in the back, which is almost immediately answered by Ryback. Ryback is immediately jumped by both Rollins and J&J Security. Erick Rowan and Dolph Ziggler try to make the save, but they fare no better. Ryback almost hits Shell Shocked on Rollins, but Rollins is able to retreat with the assistance of J&J Security.

Kane tells Daniel Bryan that their feud will not have a happy ending tonight, and describes what he promises will be D-Bry's fate in their Casket Match tonight.

Tyson Kidd beats Jey Uso.

Rusev is in the ring. He feels cheated after the Royal Rumble match. Both Lana and Rusev are now yelling in Russian, and Rusev says he should be the one facing Brock Lesnar. He then says John Cena has no hunger or desire like he does. As he continues to trash talk Cena, Cena shows up and tells him to shut his mouth, and that he made a big mistake saying he had no hunger or desire before telling him to either put up or shut up. Lana and Rusev retreat after Lana tells Rusev not to waste his time on Cena, but Cena tells them he's not a waste of time and that he'll see him at Fast Lane.

Renee Young interviews Paige, who will be taking on Nikki Bella for the Divas title at Fast Lane...but The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella) show up and wreck it. Paige fights them, but The Bellas easily have the numbers advantage.

The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) beat Gold & Stardust (Goldust and Stardust).

Justin Flom from Wizard Wars makes a fool out of The Miz.

Bray Wyatt wants to know: "What makes us smile?"

Daniel Bryan beats Kane in a Casket Match.

Gettin' RAW: Monday Night RAW Recap for January 19, 2015

WWE remembers Martin Luther King, Jr.

Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman start the show, and Lesnar immediately calls out Seth Rollins. Rollins has ten seconds, and he doesn't show up...but Triple H does. He wants Brock Lesnar to calm down and also wants to put the whole thing with last week's contract signing behind them. Lesnar asks Triple H if he's here to fix this or if he's here to fight. Stephanie McMahon, Kane and Big Show try to de-escalate this, but Seth Rollins appears on the TitanTron and tells Lesnar to wait for his shot at him at Royal Rumble. Heyman tells Rollins to "let the adults speak" and says Lesnar will still be champ after Sunday night. John Cena shows up and says the plot to get rid of him as well as the recent guilt-tripping concerning the firings of Dolph Ziggler, Ryback and Erick Rowan won't work, then calls HHH and Stephanie "the world's biggest ash-holes." Stephanie tries to guilt-trip Cena again, saying he's not the Cena he used to be, and Seth Rollins says that nobody wants to see Cena win. Cena says we'll see about that, and that if he wins the title on Sunday, then Ziggler, Ryback and Rowan get their jobs back. Triple H decides to make a match tonight, and if he wins it, they're re-hired. If he loses, they're still fired and he's no longer in the title match at Royal Rumble. Triple H then decides to hold a WWE App vote to see if people want him to risk his title opportunity this Sunday to get them re-hired.

Bray Wyatt defeated Daniel Bryan, thanks to an interference by Kane. After the match, Kane attacks D-Bry.

Triple H takes a phone call before Kevin Nash and Scott Hall walk in, and they reminisce about old times and Nash asks him to run around with them tonight. Shawn Michaels walks in and says he should actually get on the Legends Panel tonight, then Damien X-Pac-dow comes in and does a bunch of crotch chops. The real X-Pac walks in and has a little fun with it, and they mime each other until The Miz says Sandow is his stunt double, no one else’s. Nash and everyone laugh and he says he can’t believe this is the show HHH runs, and HHH holds his forehead and chuckles along.

Byron Saxton welcomes everyone to the Royal Rumble Legends panel, and panelists Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels enter the ring. HBK and Hulk say John Cena should get to win the three fired Superstars’ jobs back, but Flair says no. They talk about Flair winning the 1992 Royal Rumble and how great it was, then Saxton asks HBK and Hulk about their Rumble wins too. HBK says he thinks Bray Wyatt is the person to win the Rumble this year, then HBK and Hogan exchange some words and resolve it quickly. Hogan says his pick is Daniel Bryan, and Flair says he likes guys that walk on the wild side, and he is picking Dean Ambrose. Big Show walks out and says he knows why they didn’t pick him to win, and he beat Hulk for the World Title his first night in WCW, and that haunts him. He says Flair was the man, but he took Flair out of his top spot, and Flair hates that, so that brings him to HBK. He says HBK slowly faded out of the picture because he would have eaten him alive, then he calls them all washed up has-beens, begging for attention. Show says he is winning the Royal Rumble, then Flair asks if he is done yet and starts chopping him and wooing, and Show knocks him out. Show says this is their fault, then Roman Reigns enters through the crowd and checks on Flair, then Show says he will get hurt. Show says he will knock Reigns out if he doesn’t leave, so Reigns starts teeing off on him before clotheslining him out of the ring.

Renee Young interviews John Cena and reveals the results of the App vote. With an 85% vote of yes, Cena will be having a match later tonight.  Cena's reacts,saying that the most important part of WWE is the Universe, and they want to see him fight.

Dean Ambrose defeated Wade Barrett with Dirty Deeds.

We look at the Royal Rumble match, by the numbers.

A New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E.) defeated Tyson Kidd & Cesaro. After the match, the Rosebuds join A New Day in celebration.

This Thursday on SmackDown: Kane vs. Daniel Bryan in a no disqualification match!

The nWo (Scott Hall, X-Pac, Kevin Nash) come out to the ring. Scott Hall starts it off with having the fans participating in a survey: asking the fans whether they came to see the RAW Reunion or did they come to see the n-W-o. Of course, the latter question was the unanimous answer and he thanks the fans for playing. Big Sexy points out that he and the nWo singlehandedly ushered in the Monday Night Wars and hints that we fans can view this on the WWE Network for $9.99 (a la Triple H). X-Pac hypes up the crowd until The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) interrupt. They say that they are the tag team that ais going to change the business. JBL does not take this too lightly, and he criticizes The Ascension for coming in from of legends trying to change the business. He also says that he made a phone call to another legend... longtime tag team partner, Ron Simmons! The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James & "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) come out and are disappointed that they weren't invited to this melee. The Ascension get their butts handed to them, ending with JBL hitting his patented "Clothesline From Hell" on Viktor!

The Authority (Stephanie McMahon & Triple H) announce John Cena's opponent(s) for later on tonight. With the annoying (and longest) drumroll, Cena's opponents are not other than Authority members Seth Rollins, Kane and Big Show in a 3-on-1 Handicap Match. The Authority will also be at ringside to watch the destruction of John Cena. A random guys blows "Taps" afterwards... wait what is this?

The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella) guest on commentary for the next match.

Paige and Natalya defeated Summer Rae and Alicia Fox with the PTO,

The Royal Rumble kick-off match will be The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Big E) vs. Cesaro, Tyson Kidd and Adam Rose.

Rusev defeated R-Truth with The Accolade.

Rollins runs into Lesnar backstage again. Lesnar hopes Rollins takes Cena out tonight, so he can take Rollins out Sunday.

Jey Uso defeated The Miz.

The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) will take on The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) at Royal Rumble.

John Cena defeated Seth Rollins, Kane and Big Show in a 3-on-1 handicap match, thanks to the distraction by "The Vigilante" Sting, thus giving Dolph Ziggler, Ryback and Erick Rowan their jobs back per stipulation. Triple H is livid, not believing what has happened! He wants Sting back out, but he gets Brock Lesnar, who has his sights set on Rollins, who he immediately attacks. Big Show and Kane hold him back, but Brock takes them down, with Lesnar hitting the F5 on the Big Show to end the show.

SmackDown Hotel!: WWE SmackDown Recap for January 15th, 2015

The show starts with Byron Saxton interviewing Daniel Bryan. D-Bry is back in a WWE ring, and he's ready to fight. He also says that he and Kane were like brothers once, but that all changed when Kane traded the mask for a suit. Tonight, he starts the road to winning at WrestleMania 31. As he leads a "Yes!" chant, Triple H and his cohorts - Seth Rollins, Big Show, Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble - lead Kane to the ring. Daniel Bryan vs. Kane is next.

Daniel Bryan beats Kane by disqualification after interference from J&J Security (Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble). When Kane, J&J, Big Show, Triple H and Seth Rollins approach Daniel Bryan at the ramp, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns joins D-Bry. Triple H then makes a six-man tag match for later tonight: Daniel Bryan, Ambrose and Reigns vs Kane, Big Show and Rollins.

Bray Wyatt states that when he wins the Royal Rumble match, that society will find out they were right about him....but it'll be too late for society to run.

The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) defend the WWE Tag Team Championships against The Miz and Damien Sandow at Royal Rumble.

The Miz, Damien Mizdow and Alicia Fox beat The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) and Naomi after Miz uses Mizdow as a shield.

Renee Young interviews Roman Reigns. Tonight's another night at the office, but he plans to win the Royal Rumble match in less than two weeks' time.

Paul Heyman's in a hurry...

Paul Heyman shows up. He says that Brock Lesnar beat up Cena and Rollins because he could, and that Lesnar is now riled up for Royal Rumble. Seth Rollins shows up to interrupt Heyman, says he's not afraid of Lesnar, and announces that he's cashing in the Money in the Bank Briefcase. Seth Rollins decides to Curb Stomp Heyman instead, saying it's a smart idea as taking Heyman out of the equation will make Brock Lesnar all brawn and no brains at Royal Rumble. Heyman tells Seth Rollins that Triple H and Stephanie McMahon have been taken out of power once and that it can happen again, especially when Heyman himself has gained power from ending The Undertaker's undefeated WrestleMania streak and led Brock Lesnar to a WWE World Heavyweight Championship reign. As long as Lesnar has the World title in his hands, Heyman has some semblance of power in the WWE.

Natalya beats Nikki Bella with the Sharpshooter.

Renee Young interviews Big Show. Big Show plans to get the win tonight...and dominate at the Royal Rumble match. Kane shows and says that he's in the match, too.

Bad News Barrett retains the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Sin Cara.

Dean Ambrose announces he is in the Royal Rumble match.

Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns beat Seth Rollins, Kane and Big Show. After the match, Tripe H shows up and makes a rematch between Kane and Daniel Bryan official for next week. If Daniel Bryan loses, he's out of the Royal Rumble match.

Gettin' RAW: Monday Night RAW Recap - January 12, 2015

The show in New Orleans - the first since WrestleMania 30 - starts with John Cena entering the ring. He's glad to be back in New Orleans, but he's not glad that Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are back in power and his Survivor Series teammates are fired. He knows none of them deserve to be fired, and so does the crowd. He wants everyone at home to use #AuthoritySucks on Twitter to drive the message to Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. As for Cena, he has a Plan B: winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Royal Rumble, then taking his ball and going home with the title until Dolph Ziggler, Ryback and Erick Rowan are re-hired. Triple H and Stephanie show up and mock his efforts, saying that Cena knew what he was getting into when he fought against them. They give Cena another chance, however, as "they didn't want to fire those guys last week." All Cena has to do is win his match tonight: a one-on-one match against Seth Rollins that Triple H turns into a Lumberjack match. HHH then brings out the lumberjacks, as the match is next.

Seth Rollins beats John Cena, thanks to the all-heel lumberjacks outside of the ring, which include Big Show, Kane and J&J Security (Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble).

Stephanie McMahon talks with Dean Ambrose and The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso). The Usos get off easy for their comments about her and Triple H from last week, but not Naomi: she has to compete with one arm tied behind her back. As for Ambrose, he has to pass a psychological exam or else he won't be in the Royal Rumble match, as he checked himself out of the hospital after his match on last week's SmackDown, and Stephanie deems him a threat to himself and others.

The Miz and Damien Mizdow congratulate George Clooney for his Lifetime Achievement award at the Golden Globes, and hope he wins a Slammy one of these days.

Dean Ambrose has his psychological exam, which starts with an annoying, ticking clock.

The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) beat Tyson Kidd and Cesaro despite attempted interference from Adam Rose.

Next week on Raw: Hulk Hogan, "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair and Razor Ramon re-unite!

Big Show appears. He mocks the WWE Universe as he talks about being a giant, saying the crowd doesn't competition. Show says he'll stab the new guy on the job in the back to ensure job security...then talks about Roman Reigns, whom he calls a loser and plans to knock out so he can celebrate afterwards. He also calls Roman's fans "losers," as well. Roman Reigns shows up, and Big Show walks up the ramp. Reigns knows he's not a threat to Big Show, and then re-tells Jack and the Beanstalk his way as his way of telling Show he's the real loser.

Roman Reigns beats Luke Harper. After the match, Big Show attacks Roman Reigns and knocks him out.

Damien Mizdow tells The Miz that he recorded his every waking moment for the last six months for a movie.

Alicia Fox beats Naomi, who has one arm tied behind her back during the match. The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) were also barred from ringside during the match.

Dean Ambrose's psychological exam continues with image association therapy.

Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar show up. After showing footage of Lesnar breaking Undertaker's WrestleMania undefeated streak at WrestleMania 30, Heyman puts Lesnar on a pedestal, saying that Lesnar will show both John Cena and Seth Rollins the difference between fantasy and reality when Lesnar retains the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Royal Rumble.

The Miz beats Jey Uso after a game of tug-of-war involving both Jimmy Uso and Jey as well as Miz and Damien Mizdow, after Mizdow tries to interfere.

Daniel Bryan shows up. Last time he was in New Orleans, he became World Heavyweight Champion. He plans to do that again this year by winning the Royal Rumble match. All of a sudden, Stephanie McMahon shows up. After trying to hawk her workout DVD, she has to remind everyone of Daniel Bryan's injury that shelved him for eight months and patronize him. Daniel Bryan says he and the WWE Universe will never stop fighting, and Stephanie responds by putting D-Bry in a match against Kane - the same man who injured him - later this week on SmackDown. Daniel Bryan goes right after Kane, and though Kane gets the upper hand shortly into the brawl, Bryan fights back with a vengeance until officials break it up. Daniel Bryan is back.

Brie Bella beats Paige, thanks to Tyson Kidd causing a distraction by standing on the ring apron. After the match, Paige slaps him.

Bray Wyatt promises to win the Royal Rumble match.

It's official: "Macho Man" Randy Savage is the first inductee in the 2015 Class of the WWE Hall of Fame. He will be inducted into the Hall by Hulk Hogan.

The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) beat two random guys.

Dean Ambrose is now the psychologist...and tells the guy giving him the exam that not only is he a spineless, gutless, screwed-up heap of cow dung, but that it's weird when he sits down to pee.

Rusev and Lana are in the ring. After mocking Ryback's recent firing and declaring that Rusev is in the Royal Rumble match, Dean Ambrose shows up and brawls with Rusev.

Rusev beats Dean Ambrose when Ambrose can't continue with the match due to a hurt knee.

Triple H and Stephanie McMahon bring out John Cena, Seth Rollins and Brock Lesnar for the contract signing for their Royal Rumble match. Heyman gives credit where credit is due and thanks Seth Rollins for making all of this possible, but he is upset that the match is a Triple Threat Match and says Lesnar will soon conquer him and Cena. After lists of WWE accomplishments are thrown around and threats of ass whipping are made, all three men sign the contract. After this, all three men brawl, and after two German Suplexes, an Attitude Adjustment through a table and two Curb Stomps, Rollins is the last man standing.

Here are the top moments from tonight's show!