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Curtis Axel grabs the tights to beat Cody Rhodes after the distraction attempt by Ryback.
Damien Sandow is now "D-Sizzle" this time, complete with a hip hop accent, a platinum grill and a chain with a roll of duck tape put through it. R-Truth himself can't believe it.
R-Truth beats Damien Sandow.
Natalya beats Brie Bella with the Sharpshooter.
Renee Young interviews The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso). They're going into their match tonight with The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) like they always have: as a real family.
Bray Wyatt says that he, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan are no less of a family than The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso).
The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) beat The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso). After the match, The Usos are attacked and Jimmy eats a Sister Abigail. Harper counts to ten to a downed Jimmy Uso.
Goldust beats Alberto Del Rio. Renee Young interviews him, and both Goldust and Cody Rhodes both say that The Brotherhood is intact.
The 3-on-1 handicap match for the United States title this Friday on SmackDown (Dean Ambrose vs Ryback, Curtis Axel and Alberto Del Rio) is now a Fatal Four-Way!
Paige beats Alicia Fox. When Paige makes it back to the top of the entrance ramp, she locks eyes with Tamina Snuka until Tamina walks away.
Renee Young interviews Sheamus. Bray Wyatt and his Family (Wyatt, Erick Rowan, Luke Harper) doesn't scare him.
Bad News Barrett beats Kofi Kingston with a Bull Hammer that hits Kofi in mid-air.
Bray Wyatt beats Sheamus. The Wyatt Family (Wyatt, Erick Rowan, Luke Harper) attack Sheamus after the match, but The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) make the save.
The Brotherhood (Cody Rhodes and Goldust) beats The Real Americans (Jack Swagger and Cesaro).
The Funkadactyls (Cameron and Naomi) beat Alicia Fox and Layla.
Big Show beats Titus O'Neil.
Paul Heyman shows up. He says Undertaker will get all the disrespect he can handle from Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 30. He declares Lesnar will beat The Streak. 'Taker shows up behind Paul Heyman, grabs him by the throat, and tells him to tell Brock he'll "slay the beast" and throw his carcass into Hell...and if there's any part of that Lesnar doesn't understand, he'll tell him personally next week on Raw in Brooklyn, New York.
Randy Orton shows up and complains about having to defend his title yet again. He says he will win at Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania. Suddenly, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon show up to tell him to keep his head on, or else they may place their trust in someone else. Until the Elimination Chamber match, Orton will have to face all of his opponents from that match...and tonight, he starts with Daniel Bryan! Orton can't lose any of these matches, lest he lose the trust and favor of Triple H and Stephanie!
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) beat Big E Langston, Rey Mysterio and Kofi Kingston after Dean Ambrose tags himself in. The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan) taunt The Shield via the TitanTron.
Bad News Barrett makes fun of Super Bowl watchers, but Jerry Lawler has some bad news for Barrett...hopefully Barrett won't be here by next week!
WWE Countdown is previewed.
Christian beats Jack Swagger.
Betty White is guest host for next week's Raw!
The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) retain the WWE Tag Team Championships against The Brotherhood (Cody Rhodes and Goldust) in a steel cage match.
The Miz shows up and complains on commentary that Zack Ryder gets a match tonight and he doesn't, then storms off.
Titus O'Neil beats Zack Ryder in his first match since splitting from Darren Young.
WWE celebrates Black History Month...and the career of "The Big Cat" Ernie Ladd.
Fandango and Santino Marella have a dance-off, but Santino decides to pick someone from the audience. That someone is NXT Diva Emma, who has been in the audience during every Fandango match for the past few weeks. She beats Summer Rae in a dance-off.
Legends House is previewed.
Sheamus beats Curtis Axel.
Batista shows up...as does Alberto Del Rio, who still has something against Batista, who he suddenly attacks. He almost gets Batista Bombed, but flees.
Mark Henry returns next week!
The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan) beat Dolph Ziggler, R-Truth and Xavier Woods...then The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) send a message to them through the TitanTron.
AJ Lee and Tamina Snuka join on commentary for the next match.
Naomi beats Aksana...and she and Cameron get the jump on Alicia Fox!
Daniel Bryan beats Randy Orton despite an interference attempt from Kane. After the match, Orton and Kane assault Bryan.
MysteriShow (Big Show & Rey Mysterio) defeated The Real Americans (Antonio Cesaro & Jack Swagger). Paul Heyman then shows up and says that Brock Lesnar will beat Big Show on Sunday.
Bad News Barrett shows up talks smack to Brodus Clay and The Miz.
The Miz defeats Brodus Clay. After the match, The Miz tries to go after Bad News Barrett.. but isn't successful.
A.J. Lee defeats Cameron. Tamina attacks Cameron, but Naomi cleans house!
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns) are planning on winning the Royal Rumble and headlining Wrestlemania.
Rybaxel (Ryback & Curtis Axel) defeated Los Matadores (Diego & Fernando), giving them their first loss since arriving on the scene.
CM Punk shows up. Despite his #1 position, he still plans to win the Royal Rumble match. Kane shows up to wish Punk luck...not. Punk makes fun of Kane, saying he lost his manhood along with his mask.
The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) defeated The Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil & Darren Young). Bray Wyatt then says that he will decimate and destroy Daniel Bryan on Sunday. Daniel Bryan comes out and sticks to Bray and tells him otherwise.
Kofi Kingston defeated Fandango.
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) and The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) vs The Brotherhood (Cody Rhodes and Goldust), The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) and Big E Langston is thrown out after the match goes out of control...and it spirals down even further as other Superstars charge the ring to start an impromptu Royal Rumble match to close out the show!
We open the show with Renee Young conducting an in-ring interview with Randy Orton. He talks about his win over Big Show at Survivor Series and when he is asked about TLC, he walks out at the middle of the interview.
There's a Thanksgiving feast backstage hosted by Smackdown GM Vickie Guerrero. A food eating contest takes places between Titus O'Neil and The Great Khali.
Mark Henry scores the quick victory over Curtis Axel w/ IC Champion Big E. Langston and Ryback at ringside.
We come back to the food eating contest on the TitanTron. Titus O'Neil defeats Khali after Khali fell face first into his plate. Titus gets a match with Antonio Cesaro later on tonight.
Los Matadores & El Torito defeats The Plymouth Rockers formerly known as "3MB".
Brodus Clay has a bone to pick with the new comer Xavier Woods.
Brodus Clay & Tensai defeated R-Truth & Xavier Woods in a another quick bout after Brodus hits the splash on Xavier.
Bray Wyatt cuts a promo on Daniel Bryan saying that he's safe with them and that he may enter a man, but he will come out a monster.
CM Punk is interviewed by Renee Young backstage. He says that he hasn't heard from Daniel Bryan since he was attacked by The Wyatt Family and he doesn't know why The Shield attacked him, but he assumes that the authority told them to.
Antonio Cesaro defeats Titus O'Neil via DQ after Daren Young interferes due to Titus getting sick because of the big swings and all of the food he ate. After the match, Titus began vomiting everywhere: in JBL's hat, on Michael Cole and Zeb Colter. Titus, stop eating so much!
In a match for the WWE Tag Team Championship, Cody Rhodes & Goldust retain via DQ when Dean Ambrose interfered. CM Punk comes out and cleans house until Vickie Guerrero appears up on the TitanTron and sets up a six-man tag.
Mid-match, the lights go out and The Wyatt Family appears. All hell breaks loose until Rey Mysterio & The Usos come out to make the save. Then, a 12-man tag team match is set up and CM Punk's team gets the win after Rey Mysterio hits the 619 on Erick Rowan and Punk hits him with the GTS for the win!
Guest Contributor: PrinceWatercress Shawn Michaels shows up. He says his guest referee spot isn't about him, it's about Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton. He guarantees there will be a winner and a new WWE Champion. Orton shows up and says he thinks Shawn resents him as he promises to beat down Daniel Bryan. One thing is for sure: Shawn isn't intimidated in the least, and when Orton tries to RKO the Heart Break Kid, he gets a super kick out of the ring. The Miz rushes in and attacks Orton before he and Orton's match can begin.
Randy Orton def The Miz
Orton defeats The Miz after a distraction by the Wyatt Family. Bray calls Miz "the epitome of everything I loathe in this world" due to Miz's obsession with having the spotlight.
Fandango def Santino Marella
Thanks to a distraction by Summer Rae, Fandango defeats Santino Marella.
Paul Heyman gets with Brad Maddox concerning CM Punk's low blow victory on Ryback at Battleground. Paul Heyman wants to pick the stipulation for Punk vs. Ryback at Hell in a Cell.- a 2-on-1 handicap match between Punk and the team of Ryback and Curtis Axel. Maddox makes a Beat the Clock Challenge consisting of two matches: Ryback vs. R-Truth and Punk vs. Axel! If Ryback wins his match, Heyman gets to pick the stipulation for Punk vs. Ryback. But...if Punk wins his match and beats Ryback's time, Punk makes the stipulation.
Triple H and Stephanie McMahon show up. They're filing charges against Big Show after last week, and are second-guessing their generosity before repeating such an ordeal like they had with Show. Triple H is angry at the crowd reaction from what happened to him last week, and says Big Show will grovel back to him, as will anyone who gets out of line with him or Stephanie at this point. If anyone even thinks the word "Yes!," then they had better start praying. Daniel Bryan shows up and starts a "Yes!" chant only to be attacked by Alberto Del Rio. Stephanie puts both men in a match for later tonight.
Beat The Clock: Ryback def R-Truth in 5:44
Stephanie McMahon congratulates Brie Bella on her engagement to Daniel Bryan, then puts Brie in a match against Tamina Snuka tonight. AJ Lee gets a bird's-eye view, but Nikki Bella is barred from ringside.
Real Americans def Tons of Funk
After the match, Cesaro gives Tensai the "big swing".
Tamina Snuka def Brie Bella
Snuka defeats Brie... and destroys her afterwards. AJ Lee puts the "Black Widow" on Brie, as well.
Daniel Bryan confronts Stephanie McMahon over what happened to his fiance Brie Bella earlier.
Beat The Clock: CM Punk def Curtis Axel in 5:33
CM Punk barely beasts Curtis Axel in less than 5:44...and Punk gets to make the stipulation for Punk vs. Ryback at Hell in a Cell: Punk vs. Ryback and Paul Heyman in a 2-on-1 handicap Hell in a Cell match!
As Daniel Bryan takes on Alberto Del Rio, Randy Orton shows up and says he's going to "check on" Brie Bella in the trainer's room. Daniel Bryan rushes to the back and Del Rio wins by count-out. He finds Brie (and Nikki Bella), but Orton attacks Bryan from behind.
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) find out their match tonight is no-disqualification.
We see John Cena's road to recovery.
CM Punk will be on SmackDown Friday!
With the unexpected help of Big Show, Cody Rhodes and Godust beat The Shield (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) in a no-disqualification match to become the new WWE Tag Team Champions! Triple H is livid!
CM Punk enters the ring. He plans to beat Ryback to a pulp at Battleground, and also beat up Curtis Axel and get his hands on Paul Heyman. He also plans to stay in the ring until he gets a fight tonight. Brad Maddox shows up and tries to reason with him, but Big E Langston shows up...and beats him down. This starts a match.
CM Punk def Big E. Langston
Kofi Kingston beats Fandango...but then the Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan) show up. Kofi has a steel chair in his hands, but Bray Wyatt has a rocking chair. He sits in it and asks why all sorts of problems happen to him, before coming to the realization that he knows what he must do and says that "they must all fall down."
Dolph Ziggler will take on Damien Sandow at the Battleground kickoff.
Brie and Nikki Bella talk about the former getting a Divas title shot when Randy Orton shows up and gets in their business...again....threatening to destroy Daniel Bryan.
Renee Young interviews Paul Heyman. He's got CM Punk in the palm of his hands, and dares Punk to come get him.
Los Matadores are next!
Los Matadores (Fernando, Diego, and "El Torito") def Heath Slater & Jinder Mahal
Triple H and Stephanie McMhaon show up. They then ask for the Rhodes family - Dust Rhodes, Cody Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes aka Goldust - to come out. They do. After some small talk, Stephanie McMahon offers Cody and Goldust jobs in the WWE...if they can beat The Shield (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) at Battleground. If they lose, they will never work in the WWE again...and neither will Dusty! Dusty wants to be in his sons' corner, and that wish is granted. Stephanie then tells Dusty she knows he's itching for a fight and says "Be careful what you wish for." As the Rhodes family leaves, however, they are attacked by The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Rollins, Reigns), and Cody eats a three-man power bomb
CM Punk's music distracts Curtis Axel, and R-Truth gets the win!
Brie Bella def Alicia Fox
Paul Heyman tries to get Curtis Axel on the same page, but Ryback is hungry for CM Punk. Heyman then plans to propose to Ryback.
Renee Young interviews Big Show. Times are still hard for him, and he can't look Dusty Rhodes in the eye anymore. He can't take it anymore, and plans to punch Triple H out.
R-Truth is asking Brad Maddox for an Intercontinental title shot when Big Show gets his hands on Maddox as he asks him where Triple H is.
WHC Alberto Del Rio def Zack Ryder via Submission
Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, WWE took some time to honor some breast cancer survivors.
Ryback and Paul Heyman enter the ring. Heyman brags about his Night of Champions win against CM Punk, and thanks Ryback again. After an awkward mancrush moment, he asks Ryback if he could be a Paul Heyman guy. CM Punk's music hits, and Punk tries to sneak in over a barricade only to hyperextend his knee. Heyman gets close as a trainer checks on Punk, and Punk spins around to bean Heyman in the leg with a kendo stick. Ryback gets whacked, and Curtis Axel fares no better when he rushes in. Curtis Axel eventually eats a GTS.
Big Show is in Triple H's office...
The Shield def Dolph Ziggler & The Usos
Big Show is surrounded by police. Stephanie McMahon calls them off, but broadcasts more dirty laundry in order to humiliate him: a mortgage payment that's behind as well as a disappointed wife saying he doesn't measure up. Big Show punches out a picture on the wall after she and the cops leave.
Renee Young interviews Rob Van Dam. We see some footage of what RVD can do when the rules go out the window.
Big Show faces The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) this Friday night onSmackDown!
Santino Marella steals a victory from Antonio Cesaro.
Jerry "The King" Lawler brings out aniel Bryan and Randy Orton for a verbal confrontation. Orton says the WWE title being held in advance motivated him to be ruthless. Daniel Bryan never needed anyone's motivation to get what he wanted. When Orton takes crap about Daniel's newlywed wife Brie Bella, this starts a brawl which D-Bry cannot win. Brie Bella shows up as Orton DDTs D-Bry to the outside mat and RKOs him through a table.
Before the show, we pay tribute to former WWWF performer Angelo Savoldi who passed away last Friday at age 99.
The ten Superstars that were part of last week's "active protest" and the prematurely ended 11-on-3 handicap match from last week's SmackDown (Justin Gabriel, R-Truth, Zack Ryder, Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, Darren Young, Rob Van Dam, Titus O'Neil) are on the ramp. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon show up and thank them for grabbing the brass ring last week. Rob Van Dam gets on the mic on the ramp and tells them they were all fighting for Daniel Bryan. Since all ten men have history against The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns), they all will take part in an 11-on-3 elimination handicap match against The Shield...and Daniel Bryan will be the 11th man. Also, there will be a WWE App vote where the WWE Universe gets to choose who faces Randy Orton tonight. Will it be R-Truth, Dolph Ziggler or Rob Van Dam?
WHC Alberto Del Rio def Kofi Kingston via Submission
Del Rio submits Kingston w/ the cross arm-breaker for the win.
Renee Young interviews The Miz. Triple H won't let Miz take on Randy Orton tonight...but he does let him host Miz TV. His guest? Big Show.
The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) beat The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil). Bray Wyatt hits the Sister Abigal on Darren Young.
It's Miz TV time! The Miz tells Randy Orton it's not over, and hell be back with a vengeance. Big Show is introduced. Miz tries to reason with Big Show, telling him he needs to step up against Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. Stephanie shows up, and berates Miz before telling Big Show to knock Miz out. Big Show does that at the drop of a pin.
Randy Orton will have to face Rob Van Dam.
Randy Orton vs Rob Van Dam ends in a double count-out. Orton decimates RVD afterwards.
Los Matadores are debuting on RAW next week!
Alberto Del Rio hits a cheap shot and a Cross Arm Breaker on a helpless Rob Van Dam during the break.
The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella) aren't impressed with Randy Orton when he decided to make an example out Brie's boyfriend Daniel Bryan. They know that D-Bry is a real winner and a better champion than him.
Stephanie McMahon speaks with AJ Lee...and shills a copy of the new Triple H: Thy Kingdom ComeDVD to her to show her "what a real wedding looks like." As for AJ's match tonight, AJ will have to compete in it whether she wants to or not...and gets in AJ's personal space to make a point.
Fandango beats Santino Marella, thanks to the distraction from Summer Rae.
CM Punk shows up. He's bummed that he lost to Paul Heyman last week at Night of Champions, but like the 2013 Chicago Blackhawk, he refuses to give up and feel sorry for himself, and he's trudging on! Paul Heyman appears on a Hoveround and interrupts him. Punk can't wait to beat him down as Heyman verbally bashes Chicago and rubs his victory at Night of Champions in Punk's face. When Heyman tries to leave, his Hoveround dies on him. Punk goes after Heyman, but Curtis Axel and Ryback attack him. In the end, Punk is overpowered, and it's revealed that Heyman isn't hurt at all as he is able to walk just fine.
CM Punk refuses medical attention from the officials.
The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella), The Funkadactyls (Cameron and Naomi) and Natalya beat AJ Lee, Alicia Fox, Tamina Snuka, Aksana and Layla.
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) are ready to take on eleven men tonight.
Daniel Bryan shows up. He insists that he had nothing to do with Scott Armstrong's fast count. When The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) show up after D-Bry says he'll be WWE champ at Battleground, two fans jump the barricade and attack them! The fans are revealed to be none other than Cody Rhodes and Goldust!
Dolph Ziggler will take on Dean Ambrose for the United States Championship on SmackDown!
Daniel Bryan, Justin Gabriel, The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso), The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil), Zack Ryder, Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Rob Van Dam and R-Truth beat The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) in an 11-on-3 elimination handicap match.
Been kinda busy this week, so some of the summary credit goes to my Blue Enchida friend, +PrinceWatercress
Triple H shows up and brings out Randy Orton. Orton shows up, and decrees that anyone who disrespects him or the company will be dealt with, before he me makes light of Daniel Bryan and says that Bryan should give up his shot at the WWE Championship. Triple H then talks about how Bryan's "ego" isn't good for business, comparing him to Doink the Clown and saying he should go for a lower-card title like the European or Cruiserweight titles (which strangely don't exist). D-Bry shows up in the middle of Triple H talking, and refuses to give up. After calling Orton "less masculine than Stephanie McMahon," he goes on to say that Orton may have the genetics of a champion, but he has the heart. Triple H tells D-Bry that his anger is "misguided" and should be focused on Big Show instead...and put D-Bry in a match with Show tonight.
Cody Rhodes meets Randy Orton and Triple H. After saying Randy Orton should defend the WWE title against Daniel Bryan and saying that Orton isn't scared of D-Bry, Triple H puts Rhodes in a match against Orton...and if Rhodes loses, he's fired!
The Miz def Fandango via Submission
Miz defeated Fandango with the Figure Four Leglock.
Booker T talks to Daniel Bryan and tells him to give up his fight with Triple H and "the company." D-Bry wants none of it.
Dolph Ziggler is ambused by Dean Ambrose before the former's match with Ryback.
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Ryback def Dolph Ziggler
Brad Maddox tells Triple H and Stephanie McMahon that Big Show refuses to fight Daniel Bryan. Stephanie plans to fix this...her way.
Stephanie McMahon shows up and brings out Big Show. She makes it public as she's talking to him that Show is financially strapped and should change his mind about fighting Daniel Bryan, all the while trying to kill him with so-called kindness when she's really trying to crush his dignity and bend him to the Corporation's whims.
Edge is on Raw next week!
A frustrated Big Show trashes a backstage area.
The Primetime Players def 3MB (Heath Slater & Jinder Mahal)
Paul Heyman confronts Brad Maddox for the WWE App vote two weeks ago, as well as the Night of Champions match that he's in. Triple H shows up, and says he approved the match because Heyman won't be able to weasel his way out of it.
This awesome artwork promo cut by Bray Wyatt somewhat explains the whereabouts of Kane. He compares him to Icarus and says that he has made his bed and burned in it.
WWE Champion Randy Orton def Cody Rhodes
Randy Orton defeats Cody Rhodes. Triple H comes out and fires him, despite the "respect" he has for him.
CM Punk shows up with a kendo stick, and he's ready to fight! He wants to get his hands on Paul Heyman, and he promises to do just that at Night of Champions.
Big Show talks to Daniel Bryan, who doesn't seem to care very much about Show's no-win situation.
AJ Lee's on commentary for this one.
Naomi vs Brie Bella vs Natalya= NO CONTEST
This match ended in a no-contest when A.J. Lee interfered in the match. A.J. wounded up getting jumped by the cast members of "Total Divas".
Alberto Del Rio comes out during Rob Van Dam's match against Damien Sandow.
Rob Van Dam def Damien Sandow
Stephanie McMahon makes AJ Lee's Divas title match at Night of Champions a Fatal Four-Way match against Naomi, Natalya and Brie Bella.
Josh Mathews interviews a departing Cody Rhodes, who says that the McMahons have hated the Rhodes family for the last 20 years after how they packaged his dad (Dusty Rhodes) and his brother (Goldust aka Dustin Rhodes).
The locker room stands at the ramp for Big Show vs. Daniel Bryan.
Big Show tries to leave the ring, but Triple H shows up with The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns). Triple H tells him to get back in, but Show refuses and Daniel Bryan eats a three-man power bomb in which Triple H keeps Big Show from interfering in. Triple H then commands Show to knock out Daniel Bryan, but he leaves the ring again. Stephanie McMahon shows up and tells him to do what's right for his family. Big Show gets back in the ring, then reluctantly knocks out Daniel Bryan. Randy Orton shows up as Show, Stephanie and Triple H leave and raises the WWE title over a downed D-Bry.
