Monday, September 30, 2013

May Week 2, Year 7


Raw
Match 1. Tons of Funk vs. The Real Americans

Match 2. Kaitlyn vs. Kharma

Match 3. Kofi Kingston vs. The Miz vs. Fandango vs. Big E. Langston
Langston DDT'd Fandango through the announce table. Langston hit Miz with a huge body splash. Fandango busted Kofi open with a DDT. Langston lifted Miz up and slammed him on the mat gut first. Kofi then caught Miz with the SOS and won.

Match 4. One on Three - Dolph Ziggler vs. The Shield
Rollins and Reigns made quick tags and wore down Ziggler. Reigns landed a back and neck breaker combo. Rollins hit Ziggler with a frankensteiner and Reigns caught Ziggler and hit a huge powerbomb. Reigns then connected with the spear. Reigns locked in an abdominal stretch and Ziggler tapped.

Main Event. CM Punk and Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan and John Cena
The Shield attacked Bryan and Cena from behind. Punk slammed Bryan down and landed a running leg drop. Bryan came back and locked in a Coquina Clutch. Punk broke free and hit the GTS. Cena and Bryan hit Orton with a double hip toss. Cena lifted Punk up for the AA and won.

NXT
Match 1. Judas Devlin vs. Adrian Neville vs. Leo Kruger

Match 2. Yoshi Tatsu vs. Primo

Match 3. CJ Parker vs. David Otunga

Match 4. Justin Gabriel vs. Bo Dallas

Main Event. Kassius Ohno vs. Sami Zayn

SmackDown
Match 1. The Usos vs. The Wyatt Family

Match 2. Rob Van Dam vs. Damien Sandow

Match 3. Drew McIntyre and Wade Barrett vs. Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara
Barrett put his boot over the rope and Drew drove Rey's head into it. Rey and Sin Cara hit Barrett with a missile dropkick/STO combo. Cara then landed a twisting arm bar. Jimmy Uso ran down and landed the Samoan drop on Barrett. Sin Cara then landed a tornado DDT and won.

Match 4. R-Truth vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Curtis Axel
Truth and Axel hit Rhodes with a double suplex. Later, Rhodes suplexed Axel through the announce table. Truth caught Rhodes with the Lie Detector. Axel hit Rhodes with a back breaker. Truth busted Axel open with a bulldog. In the ring, Truth landed the Lie Detector on Axel to win.

Main Event. Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show vs. Sheamus
Sheamus and Del Rio teamed up and attempted to wear down the bigger man. They landed a double back breaker. Del Rio then brought in the steel steps. Sheamus hit Show with the Irish Curse. He then lifted Del Rio up and hit the Celtic Cross. Show busted Sheamus open with a back elbow. Del Rio landed a sit-out powerbomb. Show connected with a spear to Sheamus and won.

Recap: Will Barrett and McIntyre regroup and get back to their winning ways? Can Ziggler find some friends to take on The Shield?

May Week 1, Year 7


Raw
Match 1. Kofi Kingston vs. Jinder Mahal

Match 2. Prime Time Players vs. The Shield

Match 3. Chris Jericho vs. Fandango
Jericho hit Fandango with a neck breaker. Fandango came back with a back suplex and northern lights suplex. Jericho locked in a few submissions to wear down Fandango. He then rolled up Fandango, but Fandango rolled him back over and got the win.

Match 4. Dolph Ziggler vs. Dean Ambrose
Ambrose tossed Ziggler into the corner and landed some knife-edge chops. Later, Ziggler locked in the sleeper hold and almost made Ambrose tap. Ambrose broke free and busted Ziggler open with right hands to the face. Ziggler hit the Fame Asser and landed a diving elbow drop to win.

Main Event. Randy Orton w/ CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan w/ John Cena
I can't believe these guys are still standing after last night. Punk tossed in a chair for Orton. Bryan threw Orton into the corner and landed a dropkick. Orton hit Bryan with snake eyes and a back breaker. Orton busted Bryan open with a DDT. Bryan kicked out of a pin and locked in the Yes Lock. Cena was tossed out of the match. Orton hit Bryan with an RKO on the chair to win.

After the match, Punk got in the ring and yelled at Orton.

NXT
Match 1. Conor O'Brian vs. Judas Devlin

Match 2. Yoshi Tatsu and Primo vs. Epico and Adrian Neville

Match 3. CJ Parker vs. David Otunga

Match 4. Justin Gabriel vs. Tyler Breeze

Main Event. Corey Graves vs. Leo Kruger

SmackDown
Match 1. Sin Cara vs. Curtis Axel

Match 2. The Usos vs. Wyatt Family

Match 3. Drew McIntyre vs. Rey Mysterio
Rey countered Drew's Irish whip and kicked him in the gut. Drew came back with a huge powerslam. Rey caught Drew with a flying head scissors and busted him open. Drew tossed Rey into the ropes again and hit the Future Shock DDT to win.

Match 4. Damien Sandow vs. R-Truth
This is a matchup of complete opposites. Sandow landed two consecutive snap neck breakers. Sandow locked in a rear naked choke and then hit Terminus. Truth countered Sandow's attack in the corner and landed a rolling head scissors. He then hit the Lie Detector and won.

After the match, Axel and Rhodes came out and motioned that they are also in line for an IC tile shot.

Main Event. Alberto Del Rio vs. Sheamus
Sheamus hit a corner clothesline and lifted Del Rio up for the Celtic Cross. He hit a second finisher about three minutes later. Del Rio locked in the cross arm breaker and hit a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Sheamus hit the Irish Curse back breaker and made Del Rio tap from a choke hold.

Recap: I like Raw a lot more than SmackDown now. The main event picture is awesome and there are new stars in the midcard. However, there is a nice youth movement on SmackDown.

EXTREME RULES, Year 7

This looks like Night of Champions with all of the title matches taking place.

Match 1. Kofi Kingston vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Fandango   WWE United States Championship
Ambrose tossed Fandango to the outside to be away from Kofi. He landed a back drop and went for a quick pin, but Kofi broke it up with the steel steps. Kofi then went to the top and hit Fandango with a perfect missile dropkick. Ambrose then put Fandango through the table with the headlock driver. Fandango made it back to his feet and hit Ambrose with a swinging STO. While Fandango was on the outside, Kofi landed the SOS on Ambrose to retain the title. Great opening match.

Match 2. The Real Americans vs. The Usos   WWE Tag Team Championship
Swagger and Cesaro hit Jey with a double back body drop. They later hit him with a double hip toss. Outside the ring, Jimmy busted Cesaro open with a tornado DDT. Cesaro recovered and landed a vicious spine buster. Swagger then hit him with a belly-to-belly, gutwrench powerbomb and ankle lock. Cesaro brought him back into the ring and hit the Neutralizer to win.

Match 3. Extreme Rules - Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show   World Heavyweight Championship
I wasn't expecting to see the world title match this low on the card. Big Show tossed Del Rio to the outside. He then picked him up and drove him through the barricade. Show then busted Del Rio open by slamming his head against the steel post. Del Rio locked in the cross arm breaker. Del Rio caught Show with a German suplex. Show got right up and hit the Showstopper to win the title.

Match 4. Christian vs. Damien Sandow   WWE Intercontinental Championship
Sandow landed some nice right hands. He then hit the rolling leg sweep. Christian placed Sandow on the top and hit a super back suplex. Christian landed a flapjack and two reverse DDTs. He then went to the top and connected with the frog splash and won.

Match 5. AJ Lee vs. Kaitlyn   WWE Divas Championship
Kaitlyn had AJ in the corner. She ran toward her, but AJ caught her with a hurricanrana. She then connected with a standing heel kick. Kaitlyn kicked out, but AJ hit the Shining Wizard. Kaitlyn came back with a super fall away slam and a powerbomb. AJ fought back and hit a superplex. She landed another heel kick and flipping reverse DDT to retain the title.

Match 6. Dolph Ziggler vs. Mark Henry
This match was agreed upon by the two brands' GMs. Ziggler looking to move up in the ranks, while Henry wants to prove he deserves another title shot. Ziggler landed a couple of headlock take downs. Henry lifted him up for a military press slam. After a tilt-a-whirl slam, Henry made Ziggler tap from a bear hug.

Main Event. Punk vs. Orton vs. Cena vs. Bryan vs. Ryback vs. Lesnar   WWE Championship
This is a 6-man Hell in a Cell match. It's been a while since I've seen one of these matches. This is the culmination of a lot of rivalries coming to a head. The pairings were Lesnar/Bryan, Punk/Orton and Cena/Ryback. Lesnar caught Orton with a release German suplex. Punk and Bryan fought on the outside. Punk slingshot Bryan into the cell. Bryan was a bloody mess. Ryback busted Punk open with a headbutt and then hit Shell Shock. He pinned Punk, but Lesnar broke it up at the last minute. Bryan and Orton were in a pin battle as Punk hit Cena with the GTS. Ryback lifted Bryan up and hit Shell Shock to win back the WWE title.

Recap: The Hell in a Cell match was a bloody match. None of the Superstars will be the same after this. Surprised that Show won the world title and that the Usos didn't win the tag titles. Overall, good PPV.

Saturday, September 28, 2013

April Week 4, Year 7


Raw
Match 1. Fandango vs. Tensai

Match 2. AJ Lee vs. Nikki Bella

Match 3. Kofi Kingston and The Miz vs. Jinder Mahal and Big E. Langston
I plan on using Jinder a lot more now that he's on Raw. Jinder DDT'd Kofi through the announce table. Kofi got up and hit Langston with Trouble in Paradise. Langston shook it off and hit him with the Big Ending. Langston hit Miz with a diving cross body. Langston then tossed Mahal into Kofi and he got the win.

Match 4. Ryback vs. Chris Jericho
I wonder if Ziggler will make an appearance. Ryback took Jericho down with an arm drag. Surprising move. He then lifted Y2J up and hit Shell Shock. Jericho kicked out, but Ryback hit a spinning side slam. Jericho came back and locked in the Walls of Jericho. Ryback grabbed the ropes. He then hit the backpack stunner to win.

Main Event. John Cena vs. CM Punk
Cena and Punk were in a pin battle early in the match. Cena landed a drop toe hold and a nice suplex. Cena then tossed Punk into the ropes. Punk went for a kick, but Cena blocked it and hit the AA to win.

NXT
Match 1. Yoshi Tatsu vs. Leo Kruger

Match 2. CJ Parker and Conor O'Brian vs. Tyler Breeze and Kassius Ohno

Match 3. Sami Zayn vs. Primo

Match 4. Justin Gabriel vs. David Otunga

Main Event. Epico vs. Adrian Neville

SmackDown
Match 1. Kharma vs. Brie Bella

Match 2. Damien Sandow vs. Rey Mysterio

Match 3. Christian vs. Curtis Axel vs. Heath Slater
Christian and Slater hit Axel with two double gut busters. Slater then busted Axel open with a DDT on the steps. Axel returned the favor with a back elbow smash. Christian superplexed Slater from the top to the outside. Slater hit Christian with a jumping neck breaker and Axel picked up the win.

Match 4. Drew McIntyre and Wade Barrett vs. The Usos
The Usos hit McIntyre with the Alley Us. They then hit a scoop slam/diving splash combo move. After hitting a northern lights suplex, Jey connected with a super kick. The Usos beat down McIntyre on the outside. Jey landed a Samoan drop. Back in the ring, he landed a second Samoan drop to win.

After the match, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan attacked the Usos.

Main Event. Undertaker vs. Mark Henry
Henry attacked Taker from behind on the ramp. Taker tossed Henry out of the ring, but Henry picked up the steps and hit Taker with them. He then hit a tilt-a-whirl slam. Taker slammed Henry against the steel post and busted him open. Henry locked in a bear hug, but Taker was able to escape. Henry connected with a shoulder tackle and won.

Recap: The Bellas each won a singles match this week. Jinder is thriving so far on Raw.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

April Week 3, Year 7


Raw
Match 1. Jinder Mahal vs. Kofi Kingston

Match 2. The Real Americans vs. Brock Lesnar and CM Punk
Punk hit Cesaro with a front suplex. The Real Americans landed a double DDT on Punk. Punk suplexed Swagger from the top rope all the way to the outside mat. Punk did most of the work as he lifted Swagger up and hit the GTS to win.

Match 3. The Miz vs. Fandango vs. Big E. Langston

Match 4. Ryback vs. Dolph Ziggler
During the match, Jericho's music played and Ryback became distracted. It didn't last long as Ryback landed a spinning slam and Shell Shock. Ziggler kicked out and connected with rights and lefts. He hit a dropkick, bouncing Ryback against the ropes and caught him with a crucifix and won.

Main Event. John Cena v.s Daniel Bryan
Punk attacked Cena from behind. Cena shook it off and landed a nice belly-to-belly suplex. Bryan came back and locked in the Coquina Clutch. Cena broke free and reversed Bryan's suplex. Bryan connected with a nice heel kick and a northern lights suplex and won.

After the match, Punk hit Bryan with the WWE title.

NXT
Match 1. Emma and Alicia Fox vs. Bayley and Summer Rae

Match 2. Yoshi Tatsu vs. Leo Kruger

Match 3. Primo vs. Sami Zayn

Match 4. Justin Gabriel vs. David Otunga

Main Event. Adrian Neville vs. Corey Graves w/ Epico

SmackDown
Match 1. Wyatt Family vs. The Shield
These two strange teams meet for the first time. A lot of this match took place on the outside. The Shield worked over Harper. Reigns landed a vicious DDT. Harper came back with a torture rack slam on Rollins. Back in the ring, Rollins hit Harper with a super kick and won.

Match 2. R-Truth vs. Rey Mysterio

Match 3. Nikki Bella vs. Layla vs. Kharma
Kharma lifted Nikki up for the Implant Buster. Layla connected with a standing kick to Kharma. Nikki then hit Kharma with a sit-out face buster. Layal hit Kharma with a flying head scissors and a tornado DDT. Kharma caught Nikki off the top with a chokeslam and Layla snuck in and got the pinfall.

Match 4. Sin Cara vs. Heath Slater

Main Event. Undertaker vs. Mark Henry
Can Taker avenge his 'Mania loss? Henry was choking Taker in the tree of woe. He then hit a fall away slam and the World's Strongest Slam, but Taker barely kicked out. Taker caught Henry with a Tombstone, but Henry was able to kick out. Taker went to the top, something he rarely does, but Henry took him out. Taker hit another Tombstone and won.

Recap: Taker got his win back. There are a lot of teams gunning for Cesaro and Swagger. Ryback is just a bully.

April Week 2, Year 7

The new rosters go into affect this week. I'm looking forward to all the new matchups.

Raw
Match 1. Kofi Kingston vs. Jinder Mahal

Match 2. Submission - Fandango vs. The Miz
Coming from SmackDown, Miz already finds himself a rival. Miz busted Fandango open when he slammed his head against the steel post. Miz then speared Fandango through the barricade. Fandango came back with a clothesline and jumping heel kick. Miz got up and landed a front headlock driver and a sleeper hold to win.

Match 3. Prime Time Players vs. The Shield

Match 4.Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler Ryback
Ryback tossed Ziggler out from the back and made his way to the ring. Ryback brought in the steps and then hit Jericho with the backpack stunner. He then connected with Shell Shock. Jericho kicked out, but that might not have been smart. Ryback connected with a meathook clothesline and another Shell Shock to win.

Main Event. Randy Orton vs. John Cena
The former world champ is on the 'A' show. Orton clotheslined Cena and bused him open with a stomp across the face. Cena came back with a tilt-a-whirl slam. Orton got up, blocked a kick and connected with an RKO and won.

After the match, Orton grabbed a chair and hit Cena.

NXT
Match 1. Tyler Breeze vs. CJ Parker

Match 2. Alicia Fox vs. Summer Rae

Match 3. Primo vs. Sami Zayn

Match 4. David Otunga vs. Bo Dallas

Main Event. Adrian Neville vs. Corey Graves

SmackDown
Match 1. R-Truth vs. Damien Sandow

Match 2. Christian vs. Drew McIntyre w/ Wade Barrett
R-Truth walked down and attacked Barrett. Christian landed a reverse DDT and a frog splash. Barrett distracted the ref, allowing Drew to kick out. McIntyre then hit the Future Shock DDT. The ref sent Barrett to the back. Drew landed an arm breaker, but Christian caught Drew in a roll-up. Christian then hit the Killswitch and won.

Match 3. The Usos vs. The Wyatt Family w/ Bray Wyatt
Rowan slammed Jimmy's head against the mat multiple times. The Usos came back and hit Rowan with an Alley Us. They then connected with a double super kick. Harper came in, but Jey landed a huge Samoan drop. On the outside, Harper hit Jey with a thunderous clothesline to win.

Match 4. RVD vs. Mark Henry

Main Event. Undertaker vs. Sheamus
Taker hit Sheamus with a string of moves. He hit a neck breaker, leg drop and back body drop. Sheamus blocked a punch and lifted Taker up for the Celtic Cross. Taker busted Sheamus open with a back elbow. Sheamus hit the Irish Curse and locked Taker in a triangle choke to win.

Recap: Jinder gets a win on his first Raw match. The former SmackDown guys all got wins.

April Week 1, Year 7

I don't want to stop with this Universe, but WWE 2k14 is still a month away. I'm going to continue as long as I can until the new game comes out. I don't expect to get more than a couple of months done. So, enjoy Year 7 while it lasts. Thanks everyone!

In the meantime, there will be a draft taking place tonight. Each brand will get three picks and the new rosters will take effect next week. The results are down below.

Raw
Match 1. R-Truth vs. Fandango w/ Big E.

Match 2. Kaitlyn vs. Kharma vs. Natalya

Match 3. Prime Time Players vs. The Shield
Reigns DDT'd O'Neil through the announce table. The Prime Time Players got back on offense with a double suplex. Young then landed a diving gut buster. Rollins kicked out and connected with a super kick to win.

Match 4. Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler
Jericho locked in a couple of submission holds to wear Ziggler down. Ziggler and Jericho each had a near fall. Jericho caught Ziggler with the Codebreaker. Ziggler got up, but Jericho hit a second Codebreaker a minute later and won.

Main Event. John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan
Cena slammed Bryan down and busted him open with a knee drop. That seemed to have fired Bryan up because he sprung right to his feet. Bryan landed his signature kicks to the chest and head. He landed a double underhook suplex and locked in the Coquina Clutch. After a German suplex, Bryan got the win.

NXT
Match 1. Emma and Alicia Fox vs. Bayley and Summer Rae

Match 2. Corey Graves vs. Leo Kruger

Match 3. Sami Zayn vs. Primo

Match 4. Justin Gabriel and David Otunga vs. Bo Dallas and CJ Parker

Main Event. Adrian Neville vs. Epico

SmackDown
Match 1. 3MB vs. The Usos

Match 2. Sin Cara vs. Heath Slater

Match 3. Rey Mysterio vs. Wade Barrett
Barrett landed a delayed suplex and busted Rey open (I don't know how) with a back elbow smash. Rey came back with a hurricanrana. Barrett was resting on the second rope, allowing Rey to connect with the 619 and West Coast Pop. Barrett kicked out, but Rey hit a second string of moves and won.

Match 4. Christian and Cody Rhodes vs. Damien Sandow and Curtis Axel
Barrett and McIntyre attacked Sandow and Axel from behind. Sandow and Axel recovered and hit Christian with a double DDT. Axel hit Christian with a belly-to-belly and then brought in the steel steps. Cody came in and landed the Alabama Slam. Cody finished it with the Silver Spoon DDT.

Main Event. Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio   World Heavyweight Championship
Since Del Rio never got his WrestleMania title match, he's getting it now. Del Rio focused on the left arm early, making it weak for the arm breaker. He locked it in, but didn't do nearly enough damage. Orton came back with a clothesline and snap slam. He then caught Del Rio in a roll-up, but Del Rio kicked out. Del Rio then locked in a triangle choke and made Orton tap.

Recap: What were Barrett and McIntyre doing? Are they in cahoots? Del Rio is the new world champ! 

Draft: Raw - Randy Orton, The Miz, Jinder Mahal
         SmackDown - Rob Van Dam, R-Truth, The Wyatt Family

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

WRESTLEMANIA, Year 6

This is the sixth WrestleMania in my Universe. It's an interesting card to say the least.

Match 1. Christian vs. Damien Sandow   WWE Intercontinental Championship
This was a great opening match. Sandow was more physical than previous matches. He locked Christian in a headlock and landed a neck breaker. Christian connected with the Killswitch, but Sandow kicked out. Christian continued with a flapjack and reverse DDT. He connected with a frog splash and won.

Match 2. The Shield vs. The Real Americans   WWE Tag Team Championship
Swagger tossed Rollins into the corner and landed the Swagger Bomb. The Shield hit Swagger with Poetry in Motion. On the outside, Swagger hit the gutwrench powerbomb on Reigns. Swagger took this match by himself. He blocked a Reigns punch and hit a second gutwrench to win back the tag titles.

Match 3. Ziggler, Bryan and Jericho vs. Ryback, Lesnar and Langston
Jericho and Bryan hit Langston with a double suplex. All six men then battled on the outside. Lesnar hit Bryan with a German suplex and Langston hit him with a huge shoulder tackle. Bryan somehow made it to his feet and locked in the Yes Lock. Bryan elbow dropped Lesnar through the announce table. Bryan then locked him in the Yes Lock. He landed a flying clothesline and won.

Match 4. Kofi Kingston vs. Fandango   WWE United States Championship
Kofi landed a hip toss and a jaw breaker on Fandango. He caught him in a crucifix pin, but got a one count. Fandango landed a knee to the back and an elbow drop. Kofi sprung up and landed the SOS and won.

Match 5. Hell in a Cell - Undertaker vs. Mark Henry
Can Mark Henry end the streak? Henry caught Taker with a fall away slam early. He then hit the World's Strongest Slam, but Taker sat up. Taker took the match to the outside. He tossed Henry into the steps and then slammed him against the cell. Henry came back with a second World's Strongest Slam and won. He ended the streak.

Match 6. Big Show vs. Randy Orton   World Heavyweight Championship
Show landed some rights and lefts. Orton came back with a Lou Thesz Press. A couple of minutes later, Orton hit the RKO, but got a two count. Show caught Orton with the Showstopper. It looked like he was going to retain, but Orton kicked out. Orton hit a second RKO and won the world title.

Main Event. CM Punk vs. John Cena   WWE Championship
Cena took Punk down with a couple of hip tosses. He took him down again with a drop toe hold and another hip toss. Punk landed a tiger suplex and a kick to the back of the head. Punk then connected with the GTS. Cena kicked out, but Punk was ready. He busted Cena open with a heel kick. Punk retained the title by making Cena tap from the Anaconda Vice.

Recap: Not the best WrestleMania. Most of the matches were short. I'm surprised Henry won.

March Week 4, Year 6


Raw
Match 1. Layla vs. Brie Bella

Match 2. Prime Time Players vs. Fandango and Bray Wyatt

Match 3. Daniel Bryan vs. The Wyatt Family
Bryan focused on Harper's arm before he received a huge powerbomb. Harper then DDT'd Bryan through the announce table. Harper brought him back in the ring and landed a spinning side slam and a big boot. Bryan took it Rowan and locked in the Yes Lock. Harper broke it up, but Bryan caught Rowan in a school boy and won.

Match 4. Chris Jericho vs. Ryback
This has been a good weekly feud. Will it finish at 'Mania? Ryback landed a spine buster and a spinning sidewalk slam. A little later, he caught Jericho with Shell Shock. Jericho got up, blocked a punch and hit the Codebreaker. Jericho locked Ryback in a camel clutch and won.

Main Event. John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar
Cena was walking down the ramp when Seth Rollins attacked him. Each man locked in a submission early, but they weren't effective. Lesnar landed a release German suplex. After getting a near fall, Cena hit the AA and won.

After the match, Rollins attacked Cena with a pipe.

NXT
Match 1. Woods vs. Conor O'Brian vs. Justin Gabriel vs. Tyler Breeze vs. Otunga vs. Yoshi Tatsu

Match 2. Paige vs. Emma   NXT Women's Championship

Match 3. Adrian Neville and Corey Graves vs. Epico and Primo   NXT Tag Team Championship

Match 4. CJ Parker vs. Sami Zayn

Main Event. Bo Dallas vs. Kassius Ohno   NXT Championship

SmackDown
Match 1. Jinder Mahal vs. Drew McIntyre

Match 2. Ladder - Christian vs. The Miz
Christian quickly brought in a ladder and made an attempt to climb. Miz pulled him down and tossed him to the outside. The tow fought out there for a little. Miz landed a spike DDT, but Christian recovered. He hit Miz with the Killswitch and climbed up to retrieve the briefcase.

Match 3. Kaitlyn vs. Natalya

Match 4. Sheamus vs. Damien Sandow
After focusing on the neck for a few, Sandow hit Sandow with Terminus. Sheamus kicked out, but Sandow was ready. He landed a sit-out slam and multiple rights and lefts. He then landed a rolling leg sweep. After a one count, he hit a second Terminus to win.

Main Event. Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio
Orton used his strength to overpower Mysterio. He took him down with a Lou Thesz Press. A little later, Orton hit a falling neck breaker. After a one count, Orton connected with an RKO and won in less than five minutes.

After the match, Mark Henry ran down and attacked both men.

Recap: Fandango and Bray Wyatt? Ooooook. Jericho gets a win over Ryback, finally. Del Rio still hasn't declared which title he's going after. 

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

March Week 3, Year 6


Raw
Match 1. The Usos vs. Prime Time Players

Match 2. Fandango vs. RVD

Match 3. Dolph Ziggler vs. Brock Lesnar
There was a little pin battle early on. Ziggler was building momentum, but Lesnar caught him with a German suplex. After another pin battle, Ziggler locked in the sleeper hold. Lesnar broke free and hit an F5 and a powerbomb to win.

Match 4. Daniel Bryan vs. Bray Wyatt
The battle of the beards. Bryan took Wyatt down and landed a diving elbow drop. Wyatt came back with a big boot. Bryan shook it off and locked in the Coquina Clutch. Wyatt busted Bryan open with a spike DDT. Bryan connected with a heel kick and got the win.

Main Event. CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho
Punk caught Jericho in an Anaconda Vice when the lights went out. In the ring, Undertaker stood behind Punk and Tombstoned him. 

NXT
Match 1. Emma vs. Bayley

Match 2. Epico vs. David Otunga vs. Tyler Breeze

Match 3. Yoshi Tatsu and Justin Gabriel vs. Primo and Leo Kruger

Match 4. CJ Parker vs. Kassius Ohno

Main Event. Bo Dallas vs. Adrian Neville

SmackDown
Match 1. Curtis Axel vs. Heath Slater

Match 2. The Shield vs. The Usos
Jey hit Reigns with the Alley Us, but Reigns kicked out. Reigns landed a fall away slam, but Jey came back with a super kick. On the outside, Jey hit Rollins with an Alley Us as well. The Usos hit Rollins with a scoop slam and diving splash. Rollins came back with a super kick. The Shield then landed a double wishbone. Reigns landed a powerbomb and won.

Match 3. Antonio Cesaro w/ Jack Swagger vs. Rey Mysterio
Rey placed Cesaro on the announce table and put him through with a huge moonsault. Rey landed a nice hurricanrana and busted him open with a heel kick. Rey continued with a few more DDTs. Rey finished off Cesaro with a frog splash and won.

Match 4. Sheamus vs Big Show

Main Event. Randy Orton vs. Damien Sandow
Sandow placed Orton on the top rope and landed a neck breaker. Sandow landed a knee drop across the face and then busted him open with a running knee. Orton came back with a clothesline and back breaker. After a one count, Orton hit the RKO and won.

Recap: Taker got his revenge on Punk. The Shield are running through all of the tag teams.

March Week 2, Year 6


Raw
Match 1. Titus O'Neil vs. Seth Rollins

Match 2. Brodus Clay vs. Erick Rowan vs. Luke Harper

Match 3. Ryback vs. Chris Jericho
Ryback and Jericho fought for a while on the outside. Ryback hit Y2J with the steel steps. He then hit the backpack stunner. Back in the ring, Ryback busted Jericho open with a big boot. Jericho caught Ryback with the Codebreaker in front of the announcers. Ryback kicked out and hit Shell Shock and a powerbomb before getting the win.

Match 4. Bray Wyatt vs. Kane
Kane returns to action after missing months. Erick Rowan attacked Kane from behind. Kane tossed Wyatt into the corner and landed a clothesline. Wyatt got up and hit Sister Abigail. Wyatt had some near falls, but Kane kept getting up. Wyatt landed a running power slam and a body splash. Kane connected with a leg drop and sidewalk slam. Wyatt kicked out and hit another Sister Abigail and won.

Main Event. John Cena and Daniel Bryan vs. CM Punk and Brock Lesnar
Punk and Lesnar hit Bryan with a double hip toss. Much later, Punk DDT'd Bryan through the announce table. Lesnar then speared him through the barricade. Cena was back in the action with a suplex to Punk. Roman Reigns walked down. Lesnar hit three powerbombs on Bryan and then F5'd Cena. Back in the ring, Bryan landed multiple kicks on Lesnar. Lesnar kicked out and hit an overhead belly-to-belly and won.

NXT
Match 1. Yoshi Tatsu vs. Tyler Breeze

Match 2. Justin Gabriel vs. Epico vs. Leo Kruger

Match 3. Paige vs. Bayley

Match 4. Kassius Ohno vs. CJ Parker

Main Event. Bo Dallas and Adrian Neville vs. Primo and David Otunga

SmackDown
Match 1. The Shield vs. The Real American

Match 2. Brie Bella vs. Kharma

Match 3. Christian vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Damien Sandow vs. The Miz
Sandow and Rhodes fought on the outside. Miz busted Christian open with multiple right hands. Rhodes hit Sandow with a running slam through the announce table. He then landed the Alabama Slam. Miz caught Christian with a front headlock driver. Rhodes finished the match with a Cross Rhodes to Sandow.

Match 4. Sheamus vs. Big Show
Sheamus caught Show with two overhead belly-to-belly suplexes. He then took Show down with a chop block and hit a tilt-a-whirl slam. Show got up and landed a pump handle drop and won.

Main Event. Undertaker vs. Randy Orton
The Deadman returns and faces one of the men he attacked two weeks ago. Out of nowhere, CM Punk ran down and hit Taker with a GTS and Orton won.

Recap: What is Punk doing on SmackDown? Why did he target Undertaker? Kane is a shell of his former self right now.

March Week 1, Year 6


Raw
Match 1. Fandango vs. Titus O'Neil

Match 2. Kaitlyn vs. Brie Bella

Match 3. Chris Jericho vs. Ryback
Jericho was in the ring when Ryback attacked him from behind. Ryback clotheslined Jericho and then lifted him up for Shell Shock. Jericho came back with a couple of neck breakers. He then caught Ryback with the Codebreaker, but got a two count. Ryback landed a belly-to-belly and the backpack stunner to win.

After the match, Ryback grabbed a chair and it Jericho a few times.

Match 4. Daniel Bryan w/ Kane vs. Bray Wyatt w/ Erick Rowan
Kane is finally back. Kane distracted the ref one too many times and was tossed out. Wyatt landed a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Bryan landed multiple kicks to Wyatt's chest and one to the head. He then locked in the Yes Lock. Wyatt broke free and landed Sister Abigail to win.

Main Event. John Cena vs. CM Punk w/ Brock Lesnar
Cena landed a couple of snap mares. Punk got up and hit a neck breaker. A few minutes later, Cena blocked a punch and hit the AA. Punk kicked out and locked Cena in the Anaconda Vice and forced Cena to tap.

NXT
Match 1. Epico vs. Tyler Breeze vs. Conor O'Brian

Match 2. Alicia Fox vs. Bayley vs. Emma

Match 3. Ted DiBiase vs. Leo Kruger

Match 4. CJ Parker vs. Kassius Ohno

Main Event. Adrian Neville and Bo Dallas vs. Primo and David Otunga

SmackDown
Match 1. Heath Slater vs. Curtis Axel

Match 2. The Real Americans vs. The Usos
Cesaro hit Jey with a big boot and a huge spine buster. The Usos came back with a scoop slam and a diving splash on Cesaro. Swagger hit Jey with a diving cross body. Swagger caught Jimmy with a northern lights suplex. He later tossed him into the steps and got the win.

Match 3. AJ Lee vs. Natalya

Match 4. Sheamus vs. Big Show vs. Wade Barrett vs. Alberto Del Rio
Big Show exited the curtain and Del Rio attacked him from behind. They continued fighting around the outside. Del Rio locked Barrett in the cross arm breaker. Sheamus landed a tilt-a-whirl slam on Show. Del Rio hit Barrett with a standing heel kick. He then locked in another cross arm breaker and made Barrett tap.

Main Event. Steel Cage - Randy Orton vs. Mark Henry
I guess the cage is to keep Undertaker out. Orton took Henry down early with a Lou Thesz Press. He then made a couple of attempts at escaping, but Henry pulled him down. Henry clotheslined Orton and landed a body splash. Orton landed a back breaker and escaped the cage.

Recap: Undertaker didn't appear this week. This Punk/Lesnar alliance can be dangerous.

Monday, September 23, 2013

February Week 4, Year 6

A good Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. Some noteworthy title changes took place.

Raw
Match 1. R-Truth vs. Fandango

Match 2. Kofi Kingston vs. Big E. Langston

Match 3. Kaitlyn vs. Natalya
Kaitlyn landed a DDT, but Natalya came back with a neck breaker. Kaitlyn caught Natalya with some right hands and a sit-out full nelson bomb. She then hit the falling gut buster to win.

Match 4. John Cena vs. Roman Reigns
Reigns ran down the ramp and speared Cena. He tossed Cena into the corner and caught him with a back breaker and neck breaker combo. He continued with a tiger suplex and a spear. Reigns lifted Cena up and hit the powerbomb. Cena kicked out, but Reigns kept the pressure. Reigns forced Cena to tap from a camel clutch.

Main Event. CM Punk vs. Ryback
During the match, Punk accidentally knocked out the ref. Out of nowhere, Brock Lesnar ran down and hit Ryback with an F5. He then shook the ref, who counted the win for Punk.

NXT
Match 1. Summer Rae vs. Alicia Fox

Match 2. Adrian Neville vs. Epico

Match 3. David Otunga vs. Justin Gabriel vs. Leo Kruger

Match 4. CJ Parker and Yoshi Tatsu vs. Tyler Breeze and Primo

Main Event. Sami Zayn vs. Xavier Woods vs. Corey Graves

SmackDown
Match 1. Jinder Mahal vs. Christian

Match 2. Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara vs. The Real Americans
Swagger and Cesaro hit Rey with a double back body drop. Curtis Axel ran down with a chair and attacked Sin Cara. Swagger tossed Cara into the steps and Cesaor hit Rey with a huge spine buster. Rey came back with a sunset flip. Back in the ring, Swagger land a sit-out powerbomb to win.

Match 3. Kaitlyn vs. Kharma
AJ attacked Kaitlyn from behind. Kaitlyn was then counted out, giving Kharma the win.

Match 4. Cody Rhodes vs. Damien Sandow
Cody was in the ring waiting for Sandow, but he was attacked from behind. Rhodes caught Sandow with a roll-up early. Later, Rhodes landed an Alabama Slam and Cross Rhodes, but Sandow kicked out at two. Both men were bleeding by the end of the match. Sandow hit the leg sweep, but Rhodes got right up and hit a second Cross Rhodes to win.

Main Event. Randy Orton vs. Mark Henry
During the match, the lights went out. Out of nowhere, Undertaker appeared and Tombstoned both men.

Recap: Reigns held his own against Cena, despite the cheap attack. Undertaker and Brock are back. Jericho returned a couple of weeks ago. Things are getting interesting leading up to WrestleMania.

ELIMINATION CHAMBER, Year 6

Two Elimination Chamber matches tonight. Will either champion retain?

Match 1. Rollins and Reigns vs. The Real Americans   WWE Tag Team Championship
Rollins and Reigns hit Cesaro with a double back elbow smash. Cesaro recovered and hit Rollins with the Neutralizer. Rollins kicked out and busted Cesaro open with a running knee. Reigns connected with the spear on Swagger. After a double team move, Rollins hit Swagger with a spike DDT and won.

Match 2. Prime Time Players vs. Wyatt Family
The Wyatts hit Young with a double suplex. The PTPers landed a double DDT on Rowan. Harper placed Young on the announce table and landed a huge elbow drop. Bray walked down with a chair as Harper landed a reverse torture rack slam on O'Neil to win.

Match 3. Cody Rhodes vs. Curtis Axel
Axel tossed Rhodes into the ropes and hit a clothesline. Cody came back with a blocked punch and a body slam. A little later, Rhodes hit the Alabama Slam and locked in a Mexican stretch, forcing Axel to tap.

Match 4. Dean Ambrose vs. Kofi Kingston   WWE United States Championship
Kofi landed a heel kick and a knife-edge chop. He hit a German suplex and another chop. Ambrose sat Kofi in the corner and connected with a running knee to the head. He then hit the Death Valley Driver, but Kofi kicked out. Kofi hit Trouble in Paradise to regain the US title.

Match 5. Show vs. Orton vs. Wade vs. Sandow vs. Henry vs. Rey   World Heavyweight Championship
This is the first of two chamber matches. I'm surprised by the inclusion of Wade. Rey's made himself relevant with his somewhat alliance to Orton. Speaking of that, Orton and Rey kicked off the match. Sandow was the first to leave his pod. Henry was the next one out. Show left his pod next. Barrett entered and all six men were in the middle of the ring.

Barrett and Henry took to the outside. Orton busted Rey open with a DDT. Orton eliminated Sandow after a couple of clotheslines and a back breaker. Barrett hit Henry with a sit-out spine buster on the steel grating. Henry hit Barrett with the World's Strongest Slam and eliminated him. Show hit Rey with the Final Cut and got the elimination. Orton hit Henry with two RKOs in a matter of minutes to eliminate him. Orton threw Show into the glass of one of the pods and busted him open. Show hit the Showstopper and won.

Match 6. The Miz vs. Christian   WWE Intercontinental Championship
Miz tossed Christian into the corner and connected with a running boot. He went for the Skull Crushing Finale, but Christian countered it and hit the Killswitch to regain the title. It was a quick filler match between the two chamber matches.

Main Event. Cena vs. Punk vs. Bryan vs. Ryback vs. Ziggler vs. Jericho   WWE Championship
Raw's chamber match is star-studded. Ziggler and Cena opened the match. Ryback was the first man to leave the pod. Ryback hit Cena with a huge spine buster. Bryan was next to enter. Jericho was the third to enter. Cena hit Ziggler with shoulder tackles and a spin-out slam. Punk entered and all six men were going at it.

Ryback hit Ziggler with two spinning side slam. Ziggler caught Bryan with a diving gut buster. He then hit the Zig Zag, but Bryan got right up. Punk stood on the apron for a few minutes while everyone else went at it. Cena hit Jericho with an AA, but got a one count. Ryback eliminated Ziggler after a big boot. Bryan eliminated Ryback after a rolling senton. Jericho hit Bryan with a Codebreaker and eliminated him. Punk superplexed Jericho and eliminated him. Punk hit Cena with a few suplexes before connecting with the GTS to win the title.

Recap: The SmackDown chamber match was the better of the two. The midcard titles changed hands again, which I'm not a fan of.

Sunday, September 22, 2013

February Week 3, Year 6


Raw
Match 1. Darren Young vs. Fandango

Match 2. Dolph Ziggler vs. Big E. Langston

Match 3. AJ Lee vs. Kharma vs. Natalya vs. Kaitlyn   WWE Divas Championship
Kaitlyn hit Kharma with a huge sit-out full nelson bomb. All four Divas were fighting on the outside. AJ planted Natalya with a DDT. Kaitlyn hit Kharma with a huge gut buster. AJ hit Natalya with a Shining Wizard and won. AJ defies the odds again and retains her Divas title.

Match 4. Boom Truth vs. The Wyatt Family
Rowan caught Truth with a clothesline. Truth kicked out and tossed Rowan to the outside. Harper got involved and stomped on Truth. Truth fought back and bulldogged Harper through the announce table. All four men were fighting around the ring. Truth hit Harper with the Lie Detector and won.

After the match, Fandango's music hit. Truth was waiting, but Fandango clotheslined him from behind.

Main Event. The Shield vs. Daniel Bryan, Chris Jericho and Rob Van Dam
Bryan and Reigns kicked off the match. Jericho came in, but Reigns caught him with a back breaker/STO combo. Bryan locked Ambrose in the Coquina Clutch on the outside. Jericho and Bryan hit Ambrose with an atomic drop/big boot combo. Ambrose hit Bryan with a Death Valley Driver on the outside. Reigns landed a DDT and Ambrose got the win.

After the match, Ambrose and Reigns hit Bryan and RVD with chairs.

NXT
Match 1. Emma and Alicia Fox vs. Bayley and Summer Rae

Match 2. Yoshi Tatsu vs. Epico

Match 3. David Otunga vs. CJ Parker

Match 4. Adrian Neville vs. Leo Kruger

Main Event. Sami Zayn vs. Kassius Ohno

SmackDown
Match 1. Curtis Axel vs. Rey Mysterio

Match 2. The Usos vs. 3MB

Match 3. Cody Rhodes vs. Wade Barrett
Barrett tossed Rhodes into the corner and landed a vicious clothesline. Barrett kept the pressure on Rhodes. He busted him open with a rake to the eyes. After a German suplex, Barrett landed Wasteland. Rhodes kicked out and fought back, but Barrett had all the momentum. He hit the Winds of Change and won.

Match 4. Christian vs. Damien Sandow   #1 Contender's match
The winner will challenge The Miz for the IC title. Christian landed some right hands and a neck breaker at the opening bell. After a falling neck breaker, Christian hit the Killswitch, but Sandow kicked out. Christian kept going with another neck breaker and front suplex. He hit a second Killswitch to earn a title shot.

Main Event. Randy Orton vs. Big Show vs. Sheamus vs. Mark Henry
Henry had brass knuckles hidden from the ref and hit Orton with them. Orton landed a huge elbow drop on Sheamus, sending them both through the announce table. Late in the match, Rey ran down and hit Show with the 619. Sheamus hit Orton with an Irish Curse. Orton got up and connected with an RKO. Sheamus countered a back breaker and hit Orton with the Brogue Kick to win.


Recap: Christian will take on The Miz. The Shield are dominating Raw every week. AJ Lee cannot be stopped.

February Week 2, Year 6


Raw
Match 1. Rob Van Dam vs. Bray Wyatt

Match 2. Kharma vs. AJ Lee and Natalya
I'm actually watching a Divas match. Kharma landed a delayed suplex on AJ and then tossed her into the corner. AJ came back with a hurricanrana. AJ and Natalya hit Kharma with a double back superplex. Later, AJ tossed Natalya from the top onto Kharma. Kharma hit Natalya with a huge powerbomb. AJ hit a flipping reversed DDT and won.

Match 3. R-Truth vs. Fandango

Match 4. Ryback vs. Chris Jericho
Jericho broke out of a camel clutch, but Ryback busted Jericho open with a back elbow. He then landed a military press slam and huge powerbomb. Jericho tried fighting back, but Ryback caught him with a spinning side slam. Jericho kicked out of a pin and hit the Codebreaker to win.

Main Event. Daniel Bryan vs. Seth Rollins
Bryan was in the ring when Rollins attacked him from behind. Rollins had Bryan in the tree of woe and connected with a back stabber. Rollins then took Bryan down with a neck breaker and then hit an Asai moonsault. Rollins hit a huge super kick. He hit a second one a minute later and won.

NXT
Match 1. Primo vs. Epico vs. Justin Gabriel

Match 2. Yoshi Tatsu vs. Corey Graves

Match 3. CJ Parker vs. David Otunga

Match 4. Adrian Neville vs. Leo Kruger

Main Event. Sami Zayn vs. Kassius Ohno

SmackDown
Match 1. Sin Cara vs. Antonio Cesaro vs. Jimmy Uso

Match 2. Layla vs. Natalya

Match 3. Alberto Del Rio and Cody Rhodes vs. Wade Barrett and Mark Henry
Cody elbowed Barrett and hit the Alabama Slam. Henry lifted Del Rio up for a military press slam. Rhodes and Del Rio wore down Henry on the outside. They landed a headbutt and DDT. Barrett hit Del Rio with the Winds of Change on the outside and got the win.

Match 4. Christian vs. Damien Sandow
Christian busted Sandow open with a flapjack at 4:08. Sandow returned the favor at 10:32. The two were then caught in a pinning battle with many near falls. Christian landed a neck breaker and reverse DDT. Christian then climbed to the top and hit the frog splash to win.

After the match, Miz came out and applauded Christian's win.

Main Event. Randy Orton vs. Sheamus vs. Big Show
Big Show walked through the curtain when Sheamus came out and attacked him. Orton joined them on the ramp and the match began. Sheamus hit Orton with a tilt-a-whirl slam. Orton hit Show with a couple of clotheslines and a neck breaker. Big Show speared Sheamus through the barricade. They finally made it into the ring. Orton was beating down Show, but Sheamus kept breaking up the pin. Show hit Sheamus with the knockout punch. Sheamus hit Show with the Brogue Kick and Orton snuck in and scored the pin.

After the match, Rey was in the ring celebrating with Orton.

Recap: Christian is working his way up the ladder after pinning Sandow. Jericho kept the ball rolling with a win over Ryback.

February Week 1, Year 6

What an exciting Royal Rumble that was. A lot of surprises and title changes. Go check it out if you missed it.

Raw
Match 1. Boom Truth vs. Prime Time Players

Match 2. Dolph Ziggler vs. Bray Wyatt
Ziggler tossed Wyatt into the ropes and caught him in a small package. He landed a falling neck breaker. He then hit a DDT after breaking out of a bear hug. Ziggler busted Wyatt open with a rake of the eyes. Wyatt locked Ziggler in a camel clutch and won.

Match 3. AJ Lee vs. Natalya
During the match, Kharma made her return and destroyed both Divas.

Match 4. RVD and ??? vs. Fandango and Dean Ambrose
Van Dam's mystery partner is...Chris Jericho! Y2J is staying. RVD lifted Fandango up for a powerbomb. Jericho landed a springboard senton. Ambrose slammed RVD's head against the steel post and busted him open. He later busted Jericho open. Jericho hit two Codebreakers on Ambrose in about three minutes to win.

Main Event. Seth Rollins vs. John Cena
Cena took Rollins down with a Lou Thesz Press. Rollins landed a couple of neck breakers on Cena. Rollins hit a spike DDT and a spinning face buster. Cena caught Rollins in a roll-up. Rollins kicked out, but Cena hit the AA to win.

NXT
Match 1. Primo vs. Tyler Breeze vs. Justin Gabriel

Match 2. Yoshi Tatsu vs. Epico

Match 3. CJ Parker vs. David Otunga

Match 4. Sami Zayn vs. Kassius Ohno

Main Event. Adrian Neville vs. Leo Kruger

SmackDown
Match 1. Sin Cara vs. Drew McIntyre

Match 2. Natalya vs. Brie Bella

Match 3. The Usos vs. The Real Americans
The Real Americans hit Jimmy with two drop toe holds into diving elbows. Outside the ring, Jimmy connected a super kick to Cesaro's chin. Back in the ring, Jey landed a front leg sweep and a diving body slam and won.

Match 4. The Miz vs. Damien Sandow
Sandow landed a back elbow smash and a knee to the gut. Later, he hit a back suplex and then busted Miz open with a running knee to the face. Sandow clotheslined Miz in the corner and then hit the rolling leg sweep. Sandow finished him off with Terminus.

Main Event. Big Show vs. Randy Orton
Orton speared Show before the bell rang. Show landed a falling powerbomb. Orton came back with two Lou Thesz Presses. Show landed a huge shoulder tackle. Orton got up and hit a DDT. Show threw some rights and lefts, but Orton blocked one and hit the RKO to win.

Recap: Sandow is working his way back to the top. Jericho looked good in his Raw return.