Saturday, September 21, 2013

ROYAL RUMBLE, Year 6


Match 1. Kofi Kingston vs. Dean Ambrose   WWE United States Championship
Ambrose landed two clotheslines and a DDT at the beginning of the match. He then landed a huge spine buster. A little later, he hit two back body drops before hitting the sit-out powerbomb. Ambrose hit the Death Valley Driver, but Kofi kicked out. He hit two diving clotheslines. Ambrose hit a second Death Valley Driver and won the title.

Match 2. The Shield vs. The Real Americans   WWE Tag Team Championship
Can Ambrose's teammates retain their titles? This was a really good tag match. Swagger and Cesaro hit Reigns with a double back body drop. Reigns DDT'd Cesaro through the announce table. Later, Cesaro landed the Neutralizer on Rollins. The Shield landed a double hip toss on Cesaro. Reigns then hit the spear to win.

Match 3. RVD vs. Alberto Del Rio
RVD tossed Del Rio into the ropes. He then drove his forearm into Del Rio's back. Del Rio had RVD in the corner and landed multiple shoulder blocks. He then connected with a standing heel kick. Del Rio took RVD down with a drop toe hold and then locked in the cross arm breaker to win.

Match 4. The Miz vs. Christian   WWE Intercontinental Championship
Christian landed a reverse DDT and a single flapjack. Miz had Christian in a Boston Crab, but Christian broke free. Christian went for a slam, but Miz reversed it into an STO. Christian landed the Killswitch and almost won, but Miz kicked out at two. Miz then landed a snap DDT to retain the title.

Match 5. Damien Sandow vs. Randy Orton vs. Big Show   World Heavyweight Championship
Will Sandow be successful in his first title defense? Will Cody Rhodes get involved? This was a one-on-one match, but Big Show cashed in his briefcase. Orton busted Sandow open early with a Lou Thesz Press. Show placed Sandow on the announce table and Orton hit him with the RKO. Show then hit Sandow with the Showstopper. Show later hit the Final Cut and a torture rack slam to win.

Match 6. John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan   WWE Championship
Daniel Bryan gets his first shot at the top prize. He broke free of a single leg lock and landed a nice hip toss. Cena connected with the AA, but Bryan kicked out at one. Bryan hit a running forearm and a kick to the back. Cena busted Bryan open with a Lou Thesz Press. Cena then hit a second AA to retain his title.

Main Event. 30-Man Royal Rumble
You know the deal. The first two were Cody Rhodes and Rey Mysterio. Each man landed a nice Russian leg sweep. Sheamus was No. 3. Sheamus hit Rey with a huge headbutt. R-Truth was No. 4 and went right after Sheamus. No. 5 was Booker T! The first surprise entrant in the rumble. JBL was No. 6. The second surprise of the match. Booker and JBL fought in the corner, trying to eliminate the other. Sheamus eliminated Rey. Goldust was No. 7. All my surprises are coming out back-to-back. Goldust went right after his brother. Booker eliminated JBL. Big E. Langston was No. 8. Booker kicked Cody out of the ring. Langston drove Booker down with an STO. No. 9 was Dean Ambrose. Goldust tossed Sheamus out. Langston clotheslined Booker over the top. Seth Rollins was No. 10 and not a moment too soon. Ambrose could use the help. Rollins hit Truth with two back suplexes and a German suplex. Goldust clotheslined Rollins over top.

Roman Reigns was No. 11. He landed a big boot on Goldust. No. 12 was Ryback. He hit Truth with a spinning side slam and eliminated him. Reigns tossed Goldust out. Good showing from The Bizarre One. Fandango was No. 13. Ryback eliminated Langston. Ryback immediately clotheslined him out of the ring. No. 14 was Christian. He attacked Ambrose. The Miz was No. 15. Miz and Christian fought earlier over the IC title. Ryback eliminated Ambrose before being attacked by Reigns. Jack Swagger was No. 16. Bray Wyatt was No. 17. Things just got a little creepy. He clotheslined Reigns right away. Swagger tossed Miz over the top. Wyatt then eliminated Christian. Reigns made it three in a row by eliminating Ryback. CM Punk was No. 18. He was almost eliminated by Wyatt. Dolph Ziggler was No. 19. He and Wyatt wore down Punk. Kofi Kingston was No. 20. Wyatt hit Kofi with a spike DDT. Reigns and Swagger battled in the corner. Wyatt clotheslined Punk over the top rope.

No. 21 was Wade Barrett. Kingston kicked Reigns out of the ring. Wyatt eliminated Swagger. Wade tossed Kofi over the top, but he skinned the cat and made it back in. Curtis Axel was No. 22. Ziggler sent Wyatt packing. Antonio Cesaro was No. 23. He and Ziggler hit Barrett with a double gut buster. Jimmy Uso was No. 24. Barrett hit Cesaro with a delayed suplex. Kofi almost eliminated Ziggler. There are still two more surprise entrants. Kofi's luck ran out as he was eliminated by Barrett. Axel dropkicked Ziggler out of the ring. No. 25 was Jey Uso. Perfect timing. Barrett clotheslined Cesaro out of the ring. Axel eliminated Jimmy. He then eliminated Barrett. Chris Jericho was No. 26! The Ayatollah of Rock-n-Rolla is back! What?! Edge was No. 27. The Rated-R Superstar is here! No. 28 was Rob Van Dam. Axel had Jericho against the ropes a few times. Alberto Del Rio was No. 29. Who is number 30? Jey eliminated Edge from the corner. Del Rio eliminated Axel. Mark Henry was No. 30. He doesn't need another advantage; he's big enough. Del Rio clotheslined RVD over the top. He then eliminated Jericho.

The final three were Alberto Del Rio, Jey Uso and Mark Henry. Henry and Jey fought in the corner. Jey countered and clotheslined Henry over the top. He and Del Rio remain. Del Rio quickly went on offense and stomped on Jey. He had him in the corner and got the elimination. Alberto Del Rio will be going to WrestleMania.

Recap: That was a great Royal Rumble match. The surprises were awesome and it was decently long. The triple threat match was great as well.

Stats: Del Rio - 4 eliminations
         Ryback, Wyatt, Axel - 3 eliminations

Friday, September 20, 2013

January Week 4, Year 6

The Royal Rumble is this Sunday. I can't believe it.

Raw
Match 1Fandango vs. R-Truth

Match 2. Tons of Funk vs. Prime Time Players

Match 3. RVD and Dolph Ziggler vs. Big E. and Dean Ambrose
Ziggler and RVD hit Langston with a snapmare and springboard elbow attack. Langston and Ambrose double teamed RVD in their corner. Ambrose hit RVD with a sit-out powerbomb before landed a Death Valley Driver to win.

Match 4. Ryback vs. CM Punk
Ryback ran down the ramp and speared Punk before the match began. Punk landed a fury of moves—a swinging neck breaker, hurricanrana and a German suplex. Later, Punk connected with a couple of kicks to the back of Ryback's head. After a front suplex, Punk locked in the Anaconda Vice and won.

After the match, Roman Reigns attacked Punk with a lead pipe.

Main Event. Seth Rollins vs. Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan kicked Rollins in the head and multiple times in the chest and back. He then landed a back drop and locked in the Coquina Clutch. Bryan then caught Rollins in a roll-up and won.

NXT
Match 1. Justin Gabriel vs. Primo

Match 2. Yoshi Tatsu vs. Epico

Match 3. Bo Dallas vs. David Otunga

Match 4. Adrian Neville vs. Leo Kruger

Main Event. Sami Zayn vs. Kassius Ohno

SmackDown
Match 1. Drew McIntyre vs. Jinder Mahal

Match 2. Sin Cara vs. Curtis Axel
Why not watch a mid-card match? Axel landed a couple of tosses and drags. Axel blocked a kick and landed Turning Heads. Sin Cara kicked out and busted Axel open with a heel kick. Axel landed Turning Heads a second time and won.

Match 3. Cody Rhodes vs. Mark Henry
Sandow attacked Rhodes on his way to the ring. He then landed Terminus and Henry was awarded the win.

Match 4. The Miz vs. Christian
Miz feinted an Irish whip and landed a neck breaker. He then landed a front headlock driver. Christian connected with a second-rope sunset flip. Miz got right up and hit the Skull Crushing Finale and won.

Main Event. Randy Orton vs. Big Show
Big Show was tossing Orton around like a sack of potatoes. He stepped on Orton's chest. Orton sprung up and connected with the RKO. Show kicked out and knocked Orton out. Show busted Orton open with two back elbows. Orton landed a clothesline and a DDT. He then clotheslined Show in the corner and won.

Recap: Why would Sandow turn on his partner like that? Axel put on an impressive match.

January Week 3, Year 6


Raw
Match 1. Fandango vs. RVD

Match 2. Tensai vs. Erick Rowan

Match 3. Dolph Ziggler w/ AJ Lee vs. Big E. Langston
Ziggler caught Langston with a running neck breaker and the Fame Asser. They went to the outside where Ziggler connected with the Zig Zag. Ziggler continued with a couple of crucifixes. Back in the ring, Ziggler hit a second Fame Asser and won.

Match 4. John Cena vs. The Shield (Rollins and Reigns)
Ryback ran down and distracted the ref. Reigns had Cena on the top rope and landed a superplex to the outside. Ryback distracted the ref again, which let The Shield hit Cena with a double suplex. Reigns then connected with the spear and won.

Main Event. Ryback vs. Daniel Bryan
Ryback makes his return after a few weeks off. Seth Rollins attacked Bryan from behind. Bryan countered a lot of Ryback's moves. Ryback ran toward Bryan, but it was countered into a powerslam. Bryan later landed a German suplex and locked in the YES Lock. Bryan hit a heel kick to the back of the head and a tiger suplex to win.

NXT
Match 1. Justin Gabriel vs. David Otunga

Match 2. Ted DiBiase vs. Yoshi Tatsu

Match 3. Bo Dallas vs. CJ Parker

Match 4. Kassius Ohno vs. Sami Zayn

Main Event. Leo Kruger vs. Corey Graves

SmackDown
Match 1. Sin Cara vs. Heath Slater

Match 2. The Usos vs. The Real Americans

Match 3. Christian and The Miz vs. Curtis Axel and Cody Rhodes
Christian slammed Rhodes through the announce table. Miz and Axel reversed each other's moves. Rhodes busted Miz open with a bulldog. Christian busted Rhodes open with a back elbow. Rhodes came back with Cross Rhodes. Sheamus ran down and went after Miz. Christian and Miz hit Rhodes with a spear/clothesline combo. Miz then hit Skull Crushing Finale to win.

Match 4. Damien Sandow vs. Alberto Del Rio
Del Rio landed a snapmare and an overhead belly-to-belly. He then connected with a standing heel kick and locked in the cross arm breaker. Sandow broke free and took his turn on offense. He landed a leg sweep and Terminus to win.

Main Event. Randy Orton vs. Big Show
Big Show tossed Orton into the ropes. Orton ducked a clothesline, but Show came back with a knockout punch. Orton shook it off, landed two clotheslines and a scoop slam. He then connected with a back breaker. Show got up, but received a nice dropkick. Orton then hit the RKO to win.

Recap: The Shield are making no friends on Raw. The world champ continues to shine.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

January Week 2, Year 6

Kane is apparently injured.

Raw
Match 1. Brodus Clay vs. Erick Rowan vs. Titus O'Neil

Match 2. Layla vs. Kaitlyn

Match 3. RVD vs. Kingston vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Fandango
This is a strange 4-way match. Wyatt took Kofi to the outside and tormented out there while RVD and Fandango traded heel kicks. RVD landed a springboard body splash. Wyatt DDT'd Kofi through the announce table. Wyatt landed a spike DDT and a running slam while Fandango hit a swinging STO to win.

Match 4. Seth Rollins vs. Daniel Bryan
Rollins attacked Bryan from behind. Rollins brought in the steps and knocked Bryan around. He connected with a super kick. Bryan kicked out, but Rollins hit the Shining Wizard. Bryan blocked a kick and locked in the Yes Lock and made Rollins tap.

Main Event. CM Punk vs. Dean Ambrose
As per tradition, Ambrose attacked Punk from behind. Punk landed a swinging neck breaker and hurricanrana. Ambrose came back with a DDT and front suplex. He then landed a sit-out powerbomb. He finished Punk off with a running knee.

After the match, Punk was being taken away on a stretcher. Ambrose attacked him even more and tipped the stretcher over.

NXT
Match 1. Conor O'Brian vs. David Otunga

Match 2. Ted DiBiase and Tyler Breeze vs. Yoshi Tatsu and Epico

Match 3. Bo Dallas vs. Justin Gabriel

Match 4. Sami Zayn vs. Kassius Ohno

Main Event. Corey Graves vs. Leo Kruger

SmackDown
Match 1. Sin Cara vs. Drew McIntyre

Match 2. Kaitlyn vs. Layla

Match 3. Jey Uso vs. Jack Swagger Antonio Cesaro
Swagger introduced Cesaro as Jey's new opponent. Jey landed a hurricanrana. Cesaro came back with a huge spine buster. Jey landed a double underhook slam. Jey hit Cesaro with the Alley Us. Cesaro caught Jey in a school boy. Jey countered and got the three count.

Match 4. Sheamus vs. Mark Henry

Main Event. Randy Orton and Christian vs. Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes
Rhodes Scholars were double teaming Christian on the outside. Christian made the hot tag to Orton. He attacked Rhodes and hit Sandow with an RKO. Sandow and Rhodes hit Orton with a double suplex. Rhodes later hit Cross Rhodes and won.

Recap: Dean Ambrose is ruthless. Well, I accidentally simulated three matches on SmackDown.

January Week 1, Year 6


Raw
Match 1. Roman Reigns vs. Brodus Clay

Match 2. Fandango vs. RVD

Match 3. R-Truth and Big E. vs. Darren Young and Dolph Ziggler
Langston attacked Ziggler a few weeks ago. Truth and Young have been battling with their respective teams. Truth and Ziggler were in a pinning battle early. Ziggler and Young hit Truth with two tag moves. Langston hit Young with a huge body splash through the announce table. Langston hit Ziggler with the Big Ending on the outside to win.

Match 4. Seth Rollins vs. Kane
Kane made quick work of one-half of the tag champs. He stomped all over him and landed a sidewalk slam. Rollins tossed Kane into the corner and went for a dropkick, but Kane dodged it. Kane landed the chokeslam and won.

Main Event. Dean Ambrose vs. John Cena w/ CM Punk
Cena landed a couple of shoulder tackles and a clothesline. He then hit the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Ambrose left the ring and took apart the announce table. He then DDT'd Cena through it. Cena came back and hit Ambrose with the AA. Cena hit a second one in the ring to win.

NXT
Match 1. David Otunga vs. Adrian Neville

Match 2. Ted DiBiase vs. Tyler Breeze

Match 3. CJ Parker vs. Bo Dallas

Match 4. Sami Zayn vs. Kassius Ohno

Main Event. Corey Graves vs. Leo Kruger

SmackDown
Match 1. Sin Cara vs. Heath Slater

Match 2. Tons of Funk vs. Rhodes Scholars
Can Sandow follow up his world title win with a tag match win? And he does. Sandow tossed Tensai and landed a flapjack, busting him open. Sandow and Rhodes attacked Tensai on the outside. Sandow then speared Tensai through the barricade. After kicking out from a body splash, Rhodes hit Clay with Cross Rhodes and won.

Match 3. Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show

Match 4. Sheamus vs. Mark Henry
Before the match, Henry attacked Sheamus from behind. Henry quickly hit the military press slam and the World's Strongest Slam. He then beat him down on the outside. After tossing Sheamus into the steal steps, Henry locked in a bear hug and made Sheamus tap.

Main Event. Randy Orton vs. Christian
Sandow attacked Orton from behind, making an impact on the world title picture. Orton landed a clothesline and a swinging neck breaker. Christian came back with a mudhole stomping and the Killswitch. After a couple of nearfalls, Orton connected with the RKO to win.

Recap: Orton will look to get his revenge on Sandow. The Shield was all over Raw.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

TLC, Year 6


Match 1. Ladder - Kofi vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Fandango   WWE United States Championship
Kofi and Ambrose fought as Fandango brought in a ladder. Kofi landed a back suplex. Fandango brought in a second ladder. Fandango climbed up, but Kofi pushed him off the ladder. Kofi climbed up and pulled down his belt in 1:39.

Match 2. Christian vs. The Miz   WWE Intercontinental Championship
Miz had Christian on the top rope and then landed a neck breaker. He then hit a swinging neck breaker and a back body drop. He continued with a neck breaker and front head driver. He finished Christian off with the Skull Crushing Finale to win the title.

Match 3. Last Man Standing - Randy Orton vs. Mark Henry
Orton took Henry down with a leg drag and landed a neck breaker. The match ended up on the outside for a little as Henry drove Orton through the barricade. Back in the ring, Henry landed a belly-to-belly and locked in the bear hug. Orton slowly got up and received a World's Strongest Slam to give Henry the win.

Match 4. Hell in a Cell - The Real Americans vs. The Shield   WWE Tag Team Championship
Cesaro caught Reigns with a huge spine buster. Reigns hit Cesaro with a super back suplex. Rollings landed a release German suplex on Swagger. Rollins went for a super kick on Cesaro, but he ducked. Cesaro then hit him with a huge upper cut. Reigns speared Swagger through the cell. Swagger made it to his feet and hit Reigns with a gutwrench powerbomb. Rollins forced Cesaro to tap from a rear naked choke.

Match 5. TLC - Big Show vs. Damien Sandow   World Heavyweight Championship
Sandow received this title shot after winning the round robin tournament. The ladders quickly made their way into the ring. Show caught Sandow with a Showstopper. Sandow landed a few headbutts and neck breakers on the outside. Show brought in a table, but Sandow took it away and landed Terminus. Both men were on the ladder. Show took Sandow down, but Show got the most damage. Sandow got up, climbed up and pulled the belt down.

Match 6. AJ Lee vs. Kaitlyn   WWE Divas Championship
Lee hit Kaitlyn with a knee smash and a spinning heel kick. Kaitlyn kicked out and landed a reverse suplex. AJ came back with a flipping neck breaker. Kaitlyn lifted AJ up and landed a gut buster. AJ landed a flying head scissors and heel kick to retain the title.

Main Event. TLC - John Cena vs. Ryback   WWE Championship
Cena landed a chop block and hit the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Both men were at the top of the ladder when Cena connected with a face buster from the top. Ryback landed a powerbomb and a backpack stunner. He then landed Shell Shock. Cena hit the AA and climbed up to pull down his title.

Recap: Damien Sandow is the new world champion. You're welcome. The Show/Sandow match was the better TLC match. I loved the tag titles match.

December Week 4, Year 6


Raw
Match 1. Kofi and Tons of Funk vs. Prime Time Players and Fandango

Match 2Round Robin - Kane vs. Cody Rhodes

Match 3Round Robin - Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan
Bray and Bryan had some nice counters to the other's moves. Bray caught a running Bryan and landed a back breaker. Bryan landed a running dropkick and a swinging neck breaker. Bray busted Bryan open with a front suplex and locked in a camel clutch. Bryan locked in the Coquina Clutch and won with a swinging neck breaker.

Match 4. Round Robin - Rob Van Dam vs. Dolph Ziggler
This match has no implications on the standings. These two put on an exciting match. Ziggler landed a German suplex and running knee to the face. Van Dam came back with a heel kick and springboard kick. Ziggler tossed RVD into the corner and landed the Zig Zag to win.

After the match, Ryback ran down and attacked Ziggler.

Main Event. CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns
Reigns attacked Punk from behind on the ramp. Reigns tossed Punk in the ring and landed a big boot and got a two count. Punk came back with a flying head scissors. Punk then hit the running knee and bulldog combo. Punk locked in the Anaconda Vice, but Reigns quickly escaped. Reigns landed a couple of shoulder tackles in the corner. Punk hit a second running knee before hitting the GTS to win.

NXT
Match 1. Primo vs. Ted DiBiase

Match 2. Yoshi Tatsu vs. Epico

Match 3. Alicia Fox vs. Summer Rae

Match 4. Bo Dallas vs. Justin Gabriel

Main Event. Adrian Neville vs. Leo Kruger

SmackDown
Match 1. The Usos vs. 3MB

Match 2Round Robin - Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio

Match 3Round Robin - Damien Sandow vs. Wade Barrett
Sandow tossed Barrett into the corner. He then drove his elbow into Barrett's back and connected with a clothesline. Barrett came back with a couple of rights and lefts. Sandow blocked a punch and hit Terminus to win the tournament. 

Match 4. Christian vs. Curtis Axel
Christian landed a jaw breaker and a falling neck breaker. Axel landed Turning Heads and got a long two count. Christian hit a second jaw breaker and a reverse DDT. Christian then blocked a punch and hit the Killswitch to win.

Main Event. Rey Mysterio vs. Mark Henry
Henry ran at Rey and took him down with a shoulder tackle. Rey landed a dragon screw and a heel kick. Henry landed a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Rey hit the 619. He went for the West Coast Pop, but Henry caught him and hit the World's Strongest Slam to win.

After the match, Henry continued stomping on Rey.

Recap: With his victory, Damien Sandow won the round robin with a record of 7-2. Here are the final standings.

December Week 3, Year 6


Raw
Match 1. Tons of Funk vs. Prime Time Players

Match 2. Round Robin - Kane vs. Wade Barrett

Match 3Round Robin - Damien Sandow vs. Dolph Ziggler
Sandow broke out of a leg lock and landed the rolling leg sweep. Ziggler caught Sandow in a roll-up and almost won. Ziggler then connected with a diving gut buster and the Zig Zag. Sandow kicked out and busted Ziggler open. He then landed another leg sweep and finished Ziggler off with Terminus.

Match 4. Rob Van Dam vs. Dean Ambrose
RVD landed a couple of kicks. He then lifted Ambrose up and hit the rolling senton. After a leg sweep, Van Dam connected with a super kick. Ambrose kicked out and two and then took control. He busted RVD open with a DDT and landed a Death Valley Driver to win.

Main Event. John Cena and CM Punk vs. The Shield
Rollins and Punk took their fight to the outside. Rollins brought in a chair, but Punk made a comeback. He and Cena hit Reigns with a double hip toss. Reigns blocked a punch from Punk and connected with a huge powerbomb to win.

NXT
Match 1. Conor O'Brian vs. Primo

Match 2. Yoshi Tatsu vs. Ted DiBiase

Match 3. Paige vs. Bayley

Match 4. Justin Gabriel vs. David Otunga w/ Bo Dallas

Main Event. Adrian Neville vs. Leo Kruger

SmackDown
Match 1. Sin Cara vs. Curtis Axel

Match 2Round Robin - Rob Van Dam vs. Alberto Del Rio

Match 3Round Robin - Cody Rhodes vs. Daniel Bryan
Bryan ran at Rhodes, but he countered it into a snap slam. There were a lot of counters and chain wrestling during this match. Rhodes tossed Bryan into the ropes, but Bryan locked in the Yes Lock. Rhodes broke free, but Bryan landed a leg sweep and won.

Match 4Round Robin - Sheamus vs. Bray Wyatt
Bray caught Sheamus with a tiltl-a-whirl back breaker and then slammed Sheamus who was sitting on the top rope. Sheamus landed the Irish Curse. Bray got up and hit Sister Abigail. Sheamus kicked out and went for the Celtic Cross, but Bray countered. Sheamus hit a second Irish Curse and made Bray tap from a rear naked choke.

Main Event. Damien Sandow and Mark Henry vs. Rey Mysterio and Randy Orton
Rey and Orton his Sandow with a couple of tag moves. Orton hit Henry with a neck breaker. After a one count, Orton connected with an RKO. Rey landed a fury of moves on Sandow, including a springboard bulldog, diving leg drop and moonsault, before getting the win after a frog splash.

Recap: The Shield is getting back on track after defeating Cena, Punk and RVD. This is going to be an exciting final week of the round robin. Sandow (6-2) goes against Barrett (5-3).

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

December Week 2, Year 6


Raw
Match 1. Kofi Kingston vs. Fandango vs. Darren Young

Match 2. Kaitlyn vs. Layla

Match 3Round Robin - Bray Wyatt vs. Rob Van Dam
Wyatt landed a running boot and then connected with Sister Abigail. RVD came back with a leg sweep and a frankensteiner. Wyatt came back with a tilt-a-whirl slam. Van Dam busted him open with a front leg sweep and the landed a super neck breaker. Wyatt kicked out, hit a second Sister Abigail and won.

Match 4. Round Robin - Dolph Ziggler vs. Alberto Del Rio
Ziggler was making his way to the ring when Big E. attacked him from behind. Why? Ziggler caught Del Rio with a school boy, which started a string of near falls. After connecting with a heel kick, Del Rio went for a pin, but Ziggler kicked out at one. Del Rio then locked in the cross arm breaker and won after a release German suplex.

After the match, Big Show ran down and hit Del Rio with a lead pipe.

Main Event. CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns
Punk was getting the crap beat out of him all match. Rollins had Punk in a guillotine choke on the outside. Punk tapped, but it didn't count. Rollins then connected with a couple of kicks in the ring. Reigns came in and almost broke Punk in half with a spear. Rollins was back in, but Punk locked him in the Anaconda Vice out of nowhere. Rollins and Reigns hit Punk with tag moves. Cena ran down and hit Rollins with an AA, allowing Punk to pick up the win.

NXT
Match 1. Emma vs. Bayley

Match 2. Summer Rae vs. Paige

Match 3. Conor O'Brian and CJ Parker vs. Kassius Ohno and Bo Dallas

Match 4. Justin Gabriel vs. David Otunga

Main Event. Adrian Neville vs. Corey Graves vs. Leo Kruger

SmackDown
Match 1. The Miz vs. Curtis Axel

Match 2Round Robin - Cody Rhodes vs. Sheamus

Match 3Round Robin - Kane vs. Damien Sandow
Sandow took Kane down with a clothesline. He landed an elbow drop and rolling leg sweep. He then hit Terminus, but Kane kicked out. Kane attempted a comeback, but Sandow outsmarted him at every corner. He landed a gutwrench powerbomb and another Terminus to win.

Match 4Round Robin - Daniel Bryan vs. Wade Barrett
One of these men will be 5-2 while the other falls to 4-3. Barrett drove his knee into Bryan's gut in the corner. He then landed a second-rope elbow drop. Barrett later hit a back suplex and the Winds of Change. About a minute later, Barrett hit a second Winds of Change and won.

Main Event. Mark Henry and Big Show vs. Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio
Orton slammed Big Show through the announce table and then tossed him into the ring. Rey connected with a basement dropkick. Orton and Rey then hit Show with a couple of tag moves. Orton and Rey took turns landed moves on Henry outside the ring. Back in the ring, Show hit Orton with the knockout punch. Orton kicked out and RKO'd Show to win.

Recap: Rhodes, Barrett and Sandow are both 5-2 with two weeks left.

December Week 1, Year 6


Raw
Match 1. R-Truth vs. Big E. Langston

Match 2Round Robin - Alberto Del Rio vs. Bray Wyatt

Match 3. Round Robin - Rob Van Dam and Dolph Ziggler vs. Kane and Cody Rhodes
The winning team will pick up a point. Rhodes and Kane hit Ziggler with a couple of tag moves. Rhodes busted Ziggler open on the outside with a forward leg sweep. During the match, Seth Rollins and Ryback interfered. RVD went for a frog splash, but Kane caught him with a chokeslam. Kane hit a running powerslam on Ziggler on the outside and won.

Match 4. Round Robin - Daniel Bryan vs. Damien Sandow
Cody Rhodes attacked Bryan from behind to help his partner. Sandow took Bryan down with a clothesline and then landed a vicious elbow drop. The two were then caught in a pinning battle with many near falls. Much later, Bryan locked in the Coquina Clutch, but Sandow didn't tap. Bryan dropkicked Sandow in the back and got the win.

After the match, NXT champion Bo Dallas attacked Daniel Bryan.

Main Event. CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns
The strong man of The Shield competes in solo action for the first time. Punk was waiting in the ring when Reigns attacked him from behind. Reigns landed a powerbomb in less than 30 seconds. Punk came back and made Reigns work for his win. Punk caught Reigns with a swinging neck breaker and got a long two count. Reigns hit a second powerbomb and won.

After the match, Reigns grabbed a chair and hit Punk a few times.

NXT
Match 1. Tyler Breeze vs. David Otunga

Match 2. Primo vs. Epico vs. Yoshi Tatsu

Match 3. Emma vs. Summer Rae

Match 4. Justin Gabriel vs. Bo Dallas

Main Event. Adrian Neville vs. Corey Graves

SmackDown
Match 1. The Usos vs. Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro
This is a non-title match. Cesaro and Swagger hit Jey with a double suplex. Jimmy landed a DDT and super kick on Swagger. The Usos hit Cesaro with the Alley Us. On the outside, Cesaro hit Jimmy with the Neutralizer. Swagger landed the gutwrench on Jimmy to win.

Match 2. Kaitlyn vs. Natalya vs. Layla

Match 3. The Shield vs. The Wyatt Family
Harper and Rowan were beating down Reigns. Rollins came in, but Rowan landed a back body drop. Rowan the speared Rollins through the barricade. He then busted him open against the steel post. The Wyatt Family hit Rollins with two tag moves. Rowan landed a chokeslam and w

Match 4Round Robin - Sheamus vs. Wade Barrett

Main Event. Mark Henry w/ Damien Sandow vs. Randy Orton w/ Rey Mysterio
Orton landed a couple of clotheslines and a scoop slam. He then busted Henry open with a stomp across the face. Orton later speared Henry through the barricade. Henry came back with a huge powerbomb. He then hit a military press. Henry locked in a bear hug and made Orton tap out.

After the match, Sandow came in and got angry at Henry.

Recap: With that loss, Bray Wyatt is statistically eliminated from the round robin. He will still have the rest of his matches. There are five Superstars with a 4-2 record. This will come down to the final week.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

SURVIVOR SERIES, Year 6

With a some title matches and a couple of survival-type matches, this could be a good PPV.

Match 1. Curtis Axel vs. Christian   WWE Intercontinental Championship
The rookie champion takes on the veteran. Christian tossed Axel into the ropes and hit him with the Killswitch. Axel kicked out, but Christian landed a reverse DDT. Christian connected with a corner dropkick and another DDT. Christian connected with another Killswitch to win the title.

Match 2. Kofi Kingston vs. Fandango   WWE United States Championship
Fandango hit Kofi with a running heel kick. Kofi came back with a springboard elbow. Kofi caught Fandango with a hurricanrana pin. Fandango countered, but Kofi reversed it back and won.

Match 3. Kaitlyn vs. Natalya vs. AJ Lee   WWE Divas Championship
This was a 12-minute Divas match and it was pretty good. Natalya hit Kaitlyn with a nice clothesline, but AJ broke up the pin. AJ hit Natalya with a reverse DDT and a spin kick. Kaitlyn hit Natalya with a sit-out full nelson bomb. Kaitlyn and Natalya hit AJ with a double DDT. AJ connected with the Shining Wizard on Kaitlyn to win.

Match 4. Elimination Tag - Lesnar, Rollins and Reigns vs. Mark Henry and The Usos
Lesnar and Henry started the match. Rollins and Jey were tagged in and took the match to another level. The match ended up on the outside where Henry and Rollins fought against the barricade. Jimmy busted Rollins open with a dropkick. He then hit Rollins with a super kick and the Alley Us. Lesnar hit Jey with an F5 and got the first elimination. Rollins hit Henry with two Codebreakers and a super kick. Reigns took Henry down with a spear and got the elimination. Lesnar and Reigns landed a double suplex and Reigns scored the pin.

Match 5. Big Show vs. Randy Orton   World Heavyweight Championship
Show caught Orton with an overhead belly-to-belly and then hit the Final Cut. Orton kicked out, but Show connected with the knockout punch. Orton came back with multiple punches and a DDT. Show got right up and landed a back breaker to retain.

Match 6. 10-man Royal Rumble
The 10 participants are the 10 Superstars in the round robin. The winner will receive one point added to their total. The first two were Bray Wyatt and Damien Sandow. Sandow had Wyatt against the ropes. Wade Barrett came out next. Wyatt had Sandow in the corner and flipped him over the top. Barrett then went after Wyatt. Daniel Bryan was No. 4. He attacked Wyatt. Sheamus came out next and immediately hit Bryan with a back suplex. Barrett dropkciked Wyatt over the top, but he held on. He then clotheslined Wyatt off the apron. Alberto Del Rio was No. 6. Cody Rhodes entered at No. 7. Sheamus drove his shoulder into Barrett's gut to get back into the ring. Rob Van Dam was out next.

Del Rio focused on Barrett's arm. Sheamus and RVD battled against the ropes. Barrett clotheslined Bryan out of the ring. Sheamus then kicked Van Dam out of the match. Del Rio tossed Rhodes over he top for another quick elimination. Barrett tossed Sheamus over the top rope. Dolph Ziggler was No. 9. Del Rio eliminated Barrett and Ziggler attacked him from behind. Kane was the last to enter. Del Rio almost eliminated Ziggler. Del Rio clotheslined Ziggler over the top. He and Kane were the final two. Del Rio could use the extra point here as he sits at 1-4. Del Rio worked over Kane's arm and eliminated him to win.

Main Event. Ryback vs. John Cena   WWE Championship
Cena focused on the left leg of Ryback with a leg lock. He then took him down with a huge hip toss. Cena continued with two shoulder tackles. Ryback got up and connected with a huge clothesline. Cena blocked a punch and hit the AA. Ryback kicked out at two and landed Shell Shock. Cena kicked out and hit the second-rope diving leg drop. He then locked in a reverse chin lock and made Ryback tap to win the title.

Recap: Lesnar and The Shield shut out The Usos and Henry. Cena regained the title in a very underwhelming main event.

Monday, September 9, 2013

November Week 4, Year 6


Raw
Match 1. Kofi Kingston vs. Fandango

Match 2Round Robin - Alberto Del Rio vs. Cody Rhodes

Match 3. Round Robin - Dolph Ziggler w/ Langston vs. Bray Wyatt
After receiving a clothesline, Ziggler busted Wyatt open with a bulldog. Much later, Wyatt and Ziggler took the match to the outside. Wyatt hit Ziggler with two front suplexes. Wyatt landed Sister Abigail and a running powerslam. Wyatt then landed a tilt-a-whirl slam. CM Punk ran down and hit Ziggler with an Anaconda Vice. Ziggler made it to his feet and hit Wyatt with the Zig Zag to win.

Match 4. RVD vs. Dean Ambrose vs. R-Truth
The match was out of control from the get go. A bloody Ambrose lifted Truth up for a Death Valley Driver. He then landed a sit-out face buster. The match spilled to the outside where RVD hit Ambrose with a kick to the back of the head and almost won. Truth hit Ambrose with a Lie Detector, but got a two count. RVD landed a northern lights suplex and won.

Main Event. Brock Lesnar and John Cena vs. Ryback and CM Punk
Ryback and Punk were in the ring, waiting for their opponents. Cena's music hit and he came out alone. A minute into the match, Lesnar ran down and took out both Punk and Ryback and then took his place on the apron. Ryback and Punk hit Lesnar with a double wishbone. Cena and Lesnar landed a double hip toss on Punk. Outside the ring, Cena took Punk down with a Lou Thesz and won.

NXT
Match 1. Emma vs. Summer Rae

Match 2. Conor O'Brian vs. Kassius Ohno

Match 3. Ted DiBiase and Adrian Neville vs. Tyler Breeze and Leo Kruger

Match 4. Justin Gabriel vs. David Otunga

Main Event. Sami Zayn and Bo Dallas vs.Primo and Epico

SmackDown
Match 1. The Usos vs. Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro

Match 2Round Robin - Sheamus vs. Damien Sandow
Sheamus landed a belly-to-belly and a tilt-a-whirl slam. He continued with a back suplex. Sandow came back with a neck breaker and Russian leg sweep. Sandow finished the match with Terminus to pick up his fourth win.

Match 3Round Robin - Wade Barrett vs. Rob Van Dam

Match 4Round Robin - Kane vs. Daniel Bryan
Kane was giving his tag partner a beating. After a clothesline, Kane locked in a rear naked choke. Bryan was able to escape. He kicked Kane across his chest and before kicking him in the back of the head. Bryan locked in the Coquina Clutch and won after a falling neck breaker.

Main Event. Randy Orton vs. Mark Henry vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Christian
Henry took Orton out on his way to the ring. Christian and Del Rio joined them on the outside for a little. Back in the ring, Del Rio hit Christian with a back suplex and tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Henry had Orton up for a torture rack. Del Rio caught Christian in a roll-up. Christian flipped him over and got the win.

After the match, Damien Sandow attacked Christian from behind.

Recap: What was Lesnar's deal for showing up late? Barrett and Sandow are the only ones with four wins. Del Rio, RVD and Wyatt all have four losses.

Friday, September 6, 2013

November Week 3, Year 6


Raw
Match 1. Prime Time Players vs. Boom Truth

Match 2Round Robin - Kane vs. Sheamus

Match 3Round Robin - Damien Sandow vs. RVD
The battle of the winless vs. the undefeated. Sandow landed a couple of neck breakers. RVD sprung up and connected with a heel kick. He then hit a super kick, but Sandow kicked out. Sandow went to the top for a double ax handle, but RVD hit him with another super kick and won.

Match 4. Round Robin - Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler
Ziggler accidentally knocked out the ref. Bryan landed two consecutive swinging neck breakers. After another neck breaker, Bryan busted Ziggler open with a running knee to the face. Bryan ended the match after a German suplex.

Main Event. Ryback vs. Brock Lesnar
After a tough match between these two montsters, Lesnar came out victorious. He dodged Ryback's big boot and hit a release German suplex. He then landed the F5, but Ryback wouldn't stay down. A couple of minutes later, Lesnar hit a second F5 and won.

NXT
Match 1. Ted DiBiase and Xavier Woods vs. Primo and David Otunga

Match 2. Kassius Ohno and Tyler Breeze vs. CJ Parker and ??? Alberto Del Rio

Match 3. The Ascension vs. Wyatt Family   NXT Tag Team Championship

Match 4. Emma vs. Paige vs. Bayley

Main Event. Seth Rollins vs. Bo Dallas   NXT Championship

SmackDown
Match 1. Wyatt Family vs. Tons of Funk

Match 2Round Robin - Alberto Del Rio vs. Wade Barrett

Match 3Round Robin - Bray Wyatt vs. Cody Rhodes
One of these men will join RVD at 1-3. Rhodes landed a swinging neck breaker. Wyatt came right back with a back breaker. Rhodes landed the Alabama Slam. Wyatt kicked out and connected with Sister Abigail. Rhodes kicked out as well and hit Cross Rhodes to win.

Match 4. Christian vs. The Miz vs. Antonio Cesaro
Cesaro attacked Christian from behind in the ring. Miz stomped across Christian's face and busted him open. Cesaro hit Miz with a superplex and a spine buster.On the outside, Cesaro landed a spinning jaw breaker. He then landed the Neutralizer through the announce table. Miz made it back to his feet and hit Christian with the Skull Crushing Finale to win.

After the match, Cesaro slapped Miz's hand in attempt for a handshake.

Main Event. Rey Mysterio and Randy Orton vs. Big Show and Mark Henry
Orton took down Big Show with a chop block and a Lou Thesz Press. He then landed a falling neck breaker. The match spilled to the outside where Big Show and Rey traded punches. Rey somehow speared Show through the barricade. Rey and Randy hit Show with a missile dropkick/STO combo and won.

Recap: RVD did it! He got his first win and handed Sandow his first loss. Seth Rollins' reign of NXT champion has ended at 29 weeks.

November Week 2, Year 6


Raw
Match 1. Kofi Kingston vs. Big E. Langston

Match 2. Fandango vs. R-Truth

Match 3. Round Robin - Dolph Ziggler vs. Cody Rhodes
Cody landed a falling neck breaker. Ziggler came back with a snap slam. After a beautiful dropkick, Rhodes busted Ziggler open with a right hand. Rhodes tossed Ziggler into the ropes and connected with the Silver Spoon DDT to win.

Match 4Round Robin - Bray Wyatt vs. Wade Barrett
Bray caught Barrett with a spike DDT. Bray then hit a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Barrett came back with a sit-out powerbomb. Barrett hit the Winds of Change and put his feet on the ropes for the pin, but Bray kicked out. Barrett hit Wasteland and won.

After the match, Damien Sandow ran down and attacked both men.

Main Event. Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns vs. Luke Harper and Erick Rowan
Harper and Rowan hit Rollins with a double suplex. The Shield hit Rowan with a double hip toss and kicks to the back. Rollins connected with a super kick to Rowan. On the outside, Rowan hit Rollins with a chokeslam. Harper and Reigns exchanged rights and lefts. Rollins speared Rowan through the barricade and got the win.

NXT
Match 1. Leo Kruger vs. Conor O'Brian

Match 2. Emma vs. Bayley

Match 3. Adrian Neville and Corey Graves vs. Justin Gabriel and Yoshi Tatsu

Match 4. Xavier Woods vs. Tyler Breeze

Main Event. Sami Zayn vs. Kassius Ohno vs. Bo Dallas

SmackDown
Match 1. Christian vs. Drew McIntyre

Match 2Round Robin - Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan
Sheamus landed a back suplex and tilt-a-whirl slam. Bryan tried getting in some offense, but it was halted. Sheamus lifted Bryan up for the Celtic Cross and won.

Match 3Round Robin - Damien Sandow vs. Alberto Del Rio
Del Rio tossed Sandow into the ropes, but Sandow came back with a neck breaker. He then hit a Russian leg sweep. After getting a one count, Sandow hit Terminus, but Del Rio kicked out. Sandow landed a DDT and a second leg sweep before picking up the win.

Match 4Round Robin - Kane vs. RVD
Can RVD pick up his first win? Dean Ambrose attacked Kane from behind. Kane tossed RVD into the corner and hit a clothesline. RVD landed a hurricanrana and a heel kick. Kane landed a sidewalk slam. Kane escaped from the corner and landed a chokeslam. RVD kicked out and connected with a super kick. Kane landed another chokeslam and won.

Main Event. Mark Henry vs. Randy Orton
During the match, Rey interfered. He hit Henry with the 619 and Orton picked up the win.

Recap: Cody gets his first win in the round robin. Why did Rey decided to pick on Mark Henry? Damien Sandow remains undefeated. RVD is now 0-3.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

November Week 1, Year 6


Raw
Match 1. Round Robin - Bray Wyatt vs. Damien Sandow

Match 2Round Robin - Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler
Ziggler landed a release German suplex and then caught Sheamus with a scoop slam. A little later, Ziggler blocked a punch and locked Sheamus in the sleeper hold. Sheamus broke free, but Ziggler came back with a back suplex and won.

Match 3. CM Punk vs. Big E. Langston

Match 4Round Robin - Rob Van Dam vs. Daniel Bryan
RVD caught Bryan with a hurricanrana and a diving heel kick. Bryan hit RVD with a swinging neck breaker. Van Dam came back with a tornado DDT. Bryan got up and locked in the Yes Lock. RVD broke free and connected with a super kick. Bryan made a comeback, hit a running clothesline and got the win.

Main Event. Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins w/ Roman Reigns
Ryback walked down and sat next to the announcers. Early on, Lesnar hit Rollins with multiple release German suplexes in and out of the ring. After bringing in a chair and sledgehammer, Rollins lifted Lesnar up and hit the F5. Rollins went for the superkick, but Lesnar ducked. Lesnar went to the top and attempted an elbow drop, but Rollins sprung up and connected with a superkick to win.

NXT
Match 1. Sami Zayn vs. Kassius Ohno

Match 2. Xavier Woods vs. Leo Kruger

Match 3. Yoshi Tatsu and Justin Gabriel vs. Tyler Breeze and David Otunga

Match 4. Epico vs. Ted DiBiase

Main Event. Corey Graves w/ Adrian Neville vs. Bo Dallas w/ Conor O'Brian

SmackDown
Match 1. Damien Sandow vs. Antonio Cesaro

Match 2Round Robin - Kane vs. Alberto Del Rio
Del Rio caught Kane with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker and a standing heel kick. He then locked Kane in the cross arm breaker, but Kane was able to escape. Del Rio landed a superplex and got a long two count. Kane locked in an arm breaker of his own and won with a back suplex.

Match 3. Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns vs. The Usos
Both teams kept it fresh and exciting for the first few minutes. Jimmy blocked a punch from Reigns and hit the Alley Us. Rollins and Reigns hit Jimmy with a frankensteiner to powerbomb combo. Reigns then lifted Jimmy up for another powerbomb and won.

Match 4Round Robin - Wade Barrett vs. Cody Rhodes

Main Event. Big Show vs. Randy Orton
Orton had Show in a camel clutch, but the big man broke free. Orton connected with a back breaker. He then hit the RKO, but only got a one count. Show got up, lifted Orton high in the air for the Showstopper and picked up the win.

After the match, Big Show grabbed a chair and hit Orton.

Recap: Ziggler and Sandow lead with two wins, but it's still early. The Shield look to be getting back in the tag title picture. The champ defeated a possible contender. Who will be next?

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

October Week 4, Year 6

This week begins a new concept: the Eliminator Round Robin. Ten Superstars from Raw and SmackDown will fight each other over the next nine weeks. The Superstar with the most wins wins will get a title shot at the December pay-per-view.

Raw
Match 1. Natalya vs. Brie Bella

Match 2. Dean Ambrose vs. Kofi Kingston

Match 3Round Robin - Sheamus vs. Rob Van Dam
This is the first round robin match. There will be a lot of inter-brand matches. Van Dam connected with a nice heel kick and then did his thumb-pointing taunt. Sheamus got up and hit the Irish Curse. Van Dam had Sheamus in the corner and landed a monkey flip. Sheamus came back and won with the Celtic Cross.

Match 4. Round Robin - Kane vs. Bray Wyatt
Wyatt caught Kane with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Wyatt continued with a blocked kick and then hit Sister Abigail. Kane hit Wyatt with a running clothesline and got a two count. Wyatt kicked out and hit a second Sister Abigail and won.

Main Event. Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk vs. John Cena
There were two chairs in the ring as Cena hit Lesnar with an AA. Cena and Punk teamed up and hit Lesnar with punches and kicks. Outside the ring, Lesnar hit Punk with the triple powerbomb. Cena lifted Punk up and landed the AA. Lesnar connected with the F5 on Cena. Lesnar clotheslined Punk on the outside and won.

After the match, Cena was carried away on a stretcher. Lesnar continued his attack on Cena.

NXT
Match 1. Tyler Breeze vs. Justin Gabriel

Match 2. Paige vs. Summer Rae

Match 3. Ted DiBiase vs. Epico

Match 4. CJ Parker and Yoshi Tatsu vs. Bo Dallas and Primo

Main Event. Sami Zayn vs. Kassius Ohno

SmackDown
Match 1Round Robin - Damien Sandow vs. Cody Rhodes

Match 2Round Robin - Dolph Ziggler vs. Wade Barrett
Barrett landed a suplex and neck breaker. Ziggler came back with his own suplex. Barrett connected with a big boot. He went for Wasteland, but Ziggler countered it into a DDT. Ziggler locked in the sleeper hold, but Barrett broke free. Ziggler landed a falling neck breaker and won.

Match 3Round Robin - Alberto Del Rio vs. Daniel Bryan
Bryan connected with some kicks to the chest and back. Del Rio took Bryan down with an arm lock and then hit a kick to the back of the head. Del Rio escaped from Bryan in the corner and locked in the cross arm breaker. Bryan landed a brain buster. Del Rio came back with a sit-out powerbomb and won.

Match 4Wyatt Family vs. The Shield
Harper and Rowan hit Rollins with a double clothesline early in the match. Rowan hit Rollins with huge open right-hand slaps. A little later, all four men were fighting on the outside. Reigns tossed Harper into the steel steps and got the win.

Main Event. Big Show vs. Randy Orton

Recap: Lesnar is not giving up his chance at another WWE title match. New talent made their debut on NXT.