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WWE MAIN EVENT REPORT: A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT FROM TRIPLE H; CESARO DOES COMMENTARY; ROWAN VS. SHOW; A NEW CHALLENGER FOR THE US TITLE?; AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2014-08-19 20:55:09
We are in Phoenix, Arizona and your announcers are Michael ‘Suns’ Cole and Byron ‘Diamondbacks’ Saxton.

Before the match starts, the siren sounds and Cesaro makes his way to the ring and he is dressed in a very European manner. He joins Byron and Michael at the announce table.

Match Number One: Sheamus versus Curtis Axel in a Non Title Match

They lock up and they go around the ring. Axel goes into the ropes and he keeps Sheamus from doing anything. Axel with a waist lock and Sheamus with a hip lock to get away. They lock up again and Sheamus with a side head lock. Sheamus with a shoulder tackle and hip toss. Sheamus with a slam and he goes to the turnbuckles for a moment but Axel goes to the floor to take control of the pace of the match.

Axel pie faces Sheamus before getting back into the ring. Axel with kicks and punches in the corner. Axel with a punch and chop. Sheamus with forearms and punches. Axel with a kick but Sheamus with a power slam for a near fall. Axel rolls to the apron for the forearms and Axel fights Sheamus off. Axel drops Sheamus on the top rope.

Sheamus with a clothesline and then he grabs Axel by the leg to pull him back into the ring but Axel grabs the ring skirt. Axel sends Sheamus into the ropes and then Axel with a running knee to the head and Sheamus goes to the floor.

Axel goes to the floor and he sends Sheamus back into the ring and gets a near fall. Axel with punches to Sheamus. Sheamus with a punch and Axel with a kick. Axel with an Irish whip but he runs into an elbow. Axel puts Sheamus on the turnbuckles and Axel with forearms while Sheamus is in the tree of woe. Axel with kicks and he rolls to the floor and he chokes Sheamus while Sheamus is still in the tree of woe.

Axel with a kick to the side of the head and he gets a near fall when he gets into the ring. We go to commercial.

We are back and Axel with a reverse chin lock. Sheamus with punches and Axel drops down when Sheamus charges and Sheamus goes to the apron. Sheamus with a shoulder and he tries for the slingshot shoulder but Axel with a forearm. Axel with a fisherman’s suplex for a near fall. Axel with a kick to Sheamus.

Axel with more kicks and punches. Axel with forearms across the bridge of the nose followed by slaps. Sheamus is not impressed and he gets up and he punches Axel. Sheamus with two double sledges followed by a shoulder that sends Axel into the corner followed by a running knee lift and a boot into the corner. Sheamus with a suplex.

Sheamus goes up top and connects with a shoulder tackle. Sheamus sends Axel to the apron and he connects with the ten forearms across the chest. Sheamus picks up Axel and hits the Finlay slam and Sheamus looks around to prepare to pound his chest for the Brogue Kick and he connects and gets the three count.

Winner: Sheamus

After the match, Cesaro gets up from the announce table and he takes the United States Title belt and he tosses it to Sheamus and he walks away.

Michael Cole tells us that there is a message from Triple H. Triple H announces that earlier this afternoon John Cena submitted his request for his rematch clause against Brock Lesnar. Hunter announces that John Cena will face Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Championship at Night of Champions.

We take a look at the situation between Nikki Bella and Brie Bella.

Match Number Two: Nikki Bella versus Emma

They lock up and Nikki sends Emma to the mat. They lock up again and Nikki takes Emma to the mat and gets a near fall. Emma with a waist lock and rollup for a near fall. Nikki misses a clothesline and Emma with a rollup for a near fall. Emma with an Irish whip but Nikki with an elbow and round kick off the turnbuckles for a near fall.

Nikki with a front face lock. Emma runs Nikki into the turnbuckles to get out of the hold. Nikki with a facebuster and she gets a near fall. Nikki returns to the front face lock. Emma with punches to get out of the hold but Nikki with a knee and she sends Emma into the turnbuckles. Nikki runs into a boot from Emma. Emma moves when Nikki charges into the corner and Emma with the DilEmma.

Emma goes up top but misses a cross body when Nikki moves. Nikki with a punch and Emma is down. Nikki with Shock Treatment for the three count.

Winner: Nikki Bella

We go to the interview area where Renee Young is with the Big Show and Mark Henry. Renee asks Show about his match with Erick Rowan. Show says that he is excited. Rowan is a big raw boned red headed monster. Show says that he doesn’t usually face guys with the same athleticism and power. He says that it will be ugly and it will see two brawlers. Show says that he is going to throw some luchadore moves.

Henry tells him to win.

Show says that he will give the old college try, but he hasn’t been in college for a while.

Henry tells Show that he wants to eat.

Show says that he loves how direct Mark is. He will win the match and then they will eat.

Henry says that if Harper puts his face in it, he will put something in Harper’s face.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a replay of Triple H’s announcement of the main event at Night of Champions between Brock Lesnar and John Cena.

In case you missed it last night, John Cena will be on Raw on Monday night.

Match Number Three: Titus O’Neil and Heath Slater versus Fernando and Diego (with El Torito and Hornswoggle [in a cow costume])

Diego and Slater start things off and Slater laughs at Hornswoggle. They lock up and Diego with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Diego with another shoulder tackle. Diego with a springboard cross body for a near fall. Diego with a chop and Irish whip. Diego with a head stand in the corner and he kicks Slater. Fernando tags in and Diego with a suplex and slingshot senton by Fernando for a near fall.

Fernando with a rana and kick followed by an Irish whip but Fernando goes into boots from Slater. Titus tags in and he hits a back breaker and he holds on and hits another one. Titus throws Fernando aside and he barks. Titus sends Fernando into the corner and he punches Fernando. Slater tags in and he punches Fernando. Slater with a snap mare and side head lock.

Fernando with punches and a flapjack. Diego tags in and he hits a springboard chop followed by a flying back elbow or two. Diego with a punch and he holds on to the ropes. Diego stops Slater and he gives us an Ole. Diego with an elbow and then he hits a springboard blockbuster for a near fall.

Fernando sends Titus to the floor and then Slater sends Fernando over the top rope to the floor. Diego with a rollup for a near fall. Diego with another rollup for a near fall. Slater with an Impaler DDT for the three count.

Winners: Heath Slater and Titus O’Neil

After the match, Slater grabs Torito but Hornswoggle hits Slater from behind. Slater gets on his knees to get eye to eye with Hornswoggle. Hornswoggle and Torito send Slater into O’Neil on the apron and they both go to the floor.

Slater and O’Neil get into the ring but Hornswoggle and Torito get to the floor.

Luke Harper appears on the TitanTron and he says that you may walk amongst the clouds but he taught us in order to be saved, you must pay for your sins. Tonight, the giant comes crashing down.

Rowan tells Big Show to RUN

We go to commercial.

We are back and we take a look at the Lumberjack Match at SummerSlam and then the aftermath on Raw between Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose.

Michael Cole and Byron Saxton talk about the current status of Dean Ambrose and then we are told that Dean refused medical assistance.

Renee Young is with Seth Rollins in the interview area. She asks Seth if he has an explanation for what happened on Raw. Seth wants to know why Renee is asking him. He did not choose that match stipulation. Anything Goes in that match and there are no rules. It is on the WWE Universe’s head and the blood is on their hands. They caused that for Dean Ambrose. Dean is in good company with all of the heroes being demolished. John Cena was destroyed by Brock Lesnar. Chris Jericho lost to Bray Wyatt. Jack Swagger was the biggest loser because he let an entire country down when he lost to Rusev.

Jack Swagger says that Seth is talking tough without Kane. Seth says that Jack is talking tough without Grandpa Zeb. Seth reminds Jack that he beat Dean at SummerSlam and on Raw. He says that Jack would know if he wasn’t taking a nap. Seth says that he will give Jack a fight, but not tonight. On Smackdown, when he is done with Jack, he can hang out with Dean Ambrose on the missing persons list.

Match Number Four: Big Show (with Mark Henry) versus Erick Rowan (with Luke Harper)

They lock up and Rowan with a side head lock. Show with punches to the ribs and a shoulder tackle. Show clotheslines Rowan over the top rope to the floor. Show goes to the floor and Rowan Irish whips Show into the ring post and Show goes down. Rowan with a forearm to the back and he sends Show into the ring. Rowan with a kick to the ribs and shoulder. Show blocks a kick and he connects with a clothesline.

Show with a chop and then he chops Rowan again. Show with punches in the corner and then he sets for the Shhhh chop. Show with an Irish whip and running butt splash but Rowan with a dive at the knees and Show goes down. Rowan runs into a boot but Rowan grabs the leg and drops down to hyper extend it. Rowan with a clothesline and he gets a near fall. Rowan with a knee drop to the shoulder.

Rowan with a punch and he says something to Henry. Rowan with a splash into the corner and Show goes down. Rowan gets a near fall. Rowan with a double atomic noogie and then he rakes the face and connects with a knee to the back. Rowan with a forearm but Show punches back. Show with a side Russian leg sweep and both men are down.

Rowan with a running boot and Show goes down. Rowan gets a near fall. Rowan returns to the double atomic noogie. Show with a snap mare to get out of the hold. Show runs into a boot in the corner and Rowan goes to the turnbuckles and hits a flying back elbow. Rowan waits for Show to get to his feet and Rowan slams Show but he can only get a near fall.

Rowan waits for Show to get up again and Show with a knockout punch and Rowan is down. Show gets the three count.

Winner: Big Show

We go to credits.

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