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WWE SUPERSTARS REPORT: YOUNG VERSUS AXEL, GOLDEN TRUTH VERSUS MAHAL AND O'NEIL, AND RECAPS FROM RAW

By Richard Trionfo on 2016-09-24 15:52:00

We are in Memphis, Tennessee and your announcers are Tom Phillips and Corey Graves.

Match Number One:  Darren Young (with Bob Backlund) versus Curtis Axel

Axel with punches to Young after the bell rings and then he kicks Young until the referee pulls him away from Young.  Axel has something to say to Backlund.  Young with a rolling elbow and a kick.  Young with a swinging neck breaker and a seated splash for a near fall.  Axel grabs the nose and then he blocks a kick in the corner and Axel puts Young in the ropes and hits a series of forearms and then follows with a Northern Lariat. 

Axel punches Young and Axel continues to have a dialogue with Backlund.  Axel chokes Young in the ropes.  Axel with a knee to the back and he returns to the reverse chin lock.  Axel with a knee to the midsection followed by a drop kick.  Axel kicks Young in the head.  Axel with punches and a chop in the corner.  Axel with a snap mare and quarter nelson.  Young with forearms but Axel with a kick.  Young with punches and chops.  Young with clotheslines followed by an overhead belly-to-belly throw.

Young goes to the apron with Axel and Young with a back drop driver onto the apron and Young gets a near fall.  Young signals for the crossface chicken wing and Axel with an elbow and kick to stop him.  Young with Gutcheck for the three count.

Winner:  Darren Young

We take a look at the Cruiserweight Classic and the new Cruiserweight Champion TJ Perkins.

We take a look at the Fatal Four Way Match from Raw to determine who would face TJ Perkins at Clash of Champions.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at the situation surrounding the Women’s Championship on Raw.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Two:  Jinder Mahal and Titus O’Neil versus R Truth and Goldust

Mahal and Truth start things off and they lock up.  Truth with a side head lock into a hammer lock.  Mahal gets to the ropes and he connects with an elbow followed by forearms.  Truth holds on to the ropes and he does some dancing.  Truth with a split followed by a hip toss.  Truth with a punch and a head scissors. 

Truth with a wrist lock and Goldust tags in.  They hit a double back elbow and a double elbow drop.  Mahal with a punch and Titus tags in.  Goldust kicks Titus and sends Mahal to the floor.  Truth and Goldust clothesline Titus over the top rope to the floor and we go to commercial.

We are back and Truth tags in and they hit a double side Russian leg sweep on Mahal.  Truth kicks Mahal and then does a split and a leaping leg drop for a near fall.  Titus tags in and Truth fights out of the corner for a moment but Mahal sends Truth into a boot from Titus.  Titus chokes Truth in the ropes and then he kicks Truth.  Mahal tags in and he punches Truth and applies a half nelson and chin lock.  Truth with elbows and punches.  Mahal does not go over on a sunset flip attempt and Mahal with an elbow drop for a near fall.

Titus tags back in and he kicks Truth in the chest.  Titus works on the neck and then he connects with a knee.  Truth with a jumping leg lariat and both men are down.  Goldust and Mahal tag in and Goldust with a clothesline and punch.  Goldust with a drop down uppercut and a kick in the corner.  Goldust with an Irish whip and bulldog.  Mahal with an Irish whip but Goldust with a power slam for a near fall.  Truth sends Titus to the floor and then Truth with a slingshot pescado.  Goldust with the Final Cut for the three count.

Winners:  Goldust and R Truth

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at the steel cage match from Raw.

We go to credits.

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