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We have a table and carpet in the ring because tonight we start off with a Hall of Fame Forum. Michael Cole is our host for this panel. On the panel are Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, and Shawn Michaels.
Michael Cole reminds us that John Cena will face Brock Lesnar at Night of Champions.
Cole asks Shawn if Cena can win at Night of Champions. Shawn says that his chances aren’t good because it ain’t happening. Shawn says that at every point in a man’s career you come to a crossroad. Cena is at that crossroads now and it might be time to say ‘when’.
Hogan tells Shawn, brother, that when it is your time, you know it is your time. Cena can still go.
Cole asks Flair if he agrees with Shawn. Flair says that he agrees with Shawn. All of them think the world of John Cena. He is the franchise and a fifteen time World Champion. Does Flair want to see Cena versus Lesnar at Night of Champions? No he does not.
Hogan is asked for his prediction. Hogan says that he has gotten to know John and Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect is not a marketing logo. Hogan says that he is rooting for Cena.
Shawn says that people like Cena, but it doesn’t change that Cena does not have a chance.
Hogan says that Lesnar dominated him the first time, but Cena found a way to win.
Shawn says that no one takes a beating like Cena did and comes out the same way.
Hogan says that this is the rubber match. Cena will find a way to win.
Shawn and Flair say that is not going to happen.
John Cena’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
John says that we can hear the crowd and they are weighing in on him after SummerSlam. What is going through his mind? What should he do? Everyone is talking about him, even a panel of Hall of Famers.
John says that before he goes any further, that he has the utmost respect for all three men. Shawn, as a professional and a friend. He has had some professional and recreational time with Flair. Without Hulk Hogan, there would be no John Cena.
John says that he is sick of talk of what he should do. Everyone saw SummerSlam. Sixteen German suplexes. There is no sports cliché or excuse that will let him dance around it. SummerSlam was an ass whooping. Shawn said that a fight like that changes a man. After being dropped on his head 20 times, he said that he wanted to fight Brock Lesnar again when the doctor asked him after the match.
He asks rhetorically why would you want to face that again? John says that he does not plan on that happening again. He will bring the fight to Brock Lesnar. He knows that Shawn and Flair have their doubts. Cena tells Hogan that this is the biggest night of his career. He will not go to Night of Champions to beat Brock Lesnar, he is going to beat Brock’s ass.
Cena leaves the ring.
We go to commercial with Rusev and Jack Swagger walking in the back with flags.
Match Number One: Jack Swagger (with American Flag) versus Rusev (with Lana and Russian Flag)
Swagger and Rusev with punches. Rusev with kicks and punches. Swagger punches Rusev and connects with a back elbow and Rusev goes to the floor. Swagger with forearms to the back when Rusev gets back into the ring. Swagger with a double leg take down and he goes for the ankle lock. Rusev gets to the apron and then to the floor.
Rusev teases going into the ring. Rusev has a kick blocked and Swagger with a waist lock take down. Rusev rolls to the floor again. Swagger goes to the floor and he slams Rusev’s head into the apron. Swagger sends Rusev into the apron and then back into the ring. Swagger with a splash into the corner. Swagger sends Rusev into the turnbuckles. Swagger with a knee to the midsection followed by a punch.
Swagger with a punch and Rusev drops Swagger on the top rope. Rusev with a splash to the back and Swagger falls to the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Rusev with a bear hug but Swagger with an arm drag. Rusev with a leaping spinning heel kick and it appears that Rusev’s ankle is fine. Rusev points at his flag. Swagger with a belly-to-belly suplex and both men are down. Swagger with a clothesline and splash into the corner followed by an Irish whip and boot to the head.
Not to be outdone, Swagger points at the American flag before trying the Swagger Bomb. Rusev gets his foot up and Swagger applies the ankle lock. Rusev fights through the pain and he crawls to the apron and Swagger has to release the hold. Rusev rolls to the floor. Swagger goes to the floor and Rusev runs Swagger into the apron. Rusev runs Swagger into the apron a second time.
Rusev returns to the ring and he limps. Rusev with a foot to the back and Swagger with an ankle lock but Rusev kicks Swagger and Swagger with a jackknife cover for a near fall. Rusev with a leaping thrust kick to the ribs. Rusev with kicks to the back. Rusev yells at Swagger and Swagger with a ‘We the People’. Rusev with a kick and forearms. Rusev with more kicks to the back. Rusev with more kicks to the back. Rusev kicks Swagger in the ribs and then he stomps on the ribs. The referee checks on Swagger to see if he can continue. Rusev stomps on the ribs again and Rusev is warned another time.
Rusev with a round kick to the chest and then he stomps on the chest and the referee stops the match.
Winner: Rusev
After the match, Swagger is checked on by the medical staff on the floor.
We are back and Swagger is being checked on in the medical office and Bo Dallas reminds Jack that he let his country down again. If you want to succeed, all you have to do is BOLIEVE.
We are back and Sheamus is back from a Gangs of New York reunion and he is here to watch to see who will face him for the United States Title.
Match Number Two: Rob Van Dam versus Cesaro in a Number One Contender Match for the United States Title
Cesaro with a jab to Van Dam and then he kicks and punches Van Dam followed by a European uppercut. Van Dam flips over Cesaro’s back and Van Dam with a thrust kick and Rolling Thunder for a near fall. Van Dam has a kick blocked and Cesaro with knees and then he sends Van Dam into the turnbuckles. Cesaro goes to the apron for a double stomp to the back.
Cesaro with a slingshot into the ropes and then he applies a cravate. Cesaro gets a near fall. Cesaro returns to the cravate. Van Dam with a round kick and a split legged moonsault for a near fall. Van Dam floats over but Cesaro catches Van Dam. Van Dam gets to his feet and he hits a springboard thrust kick. Van Dam goes up top but Cesaro rolls to the floor.
Cesaro drops Van Dam on the top rope and he hits the Gotch Style Neutralizer for the three count.
Winner: Cesaro
After the match, Cesaro goes to the floor and he takes the United States Title belt and looks at it. Cesaro throws it in Sheamus’ face and he backs up.
Jerry mentions that next week, the first 100 hours of Nitro will appear on the WWE Network next week.
We go to commercial with Paige skipping in the back.
We are back with the WWE Rewind: Natalya defeating Paige after AJ’s music made Paige forget what she is doing in the wrestling ring.
Match Number Three: Paige versus Natalya in a Non Title Match
Natalya with a rollup for a near fall. Paige with a running forearm to the head and the referee checks on Natalya while Paige skips around the ring. Paige crawls onto Natalya and then connects with a series of head butts. Paige with an abdominal stretch but Natalya with a reversal and she picks up Paige’s leg to add more pressure. Paige with a hip toss after escaping.
Natalya with a forearm to Paige and then she hits a German suplex. Natalya applies the Sharpshooter but Paige gets to the apron and Natalya releases the hold. Paige with a double leg take down and she tries for a Sharpshooter but Natalya tries to reverse but Paige with a kick. Paige with the Paige Turner for the three count.
Winner: Paige
After the match, Paige backs up the ramp for a moment and AJ’s music plays. Paige goes into the ring again and Natalya with a clothesline and Paige is down. AJ skips around the ring and then she enters and she helps Paige to her feet.
AJ tells Paige, her little English Muffin, that Paige said they were frenemies and she loves AJ. AJ says that she knows that Paige was sincere, but not as sincere as AJ is. AJ gets closer to Paige and she hugs Paige. AJ takes Paige’s hand and kisses it. AJ skips and leaves the ring.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Kane makes his way to the ring for the Eulogy of Dean Ambrose. Kane says that we are here to say farewell to the lunatic fringe. It is a time to talk about the future of the WWE, Mr. Money in the Bank Seth Rollins.
Seth comes to the ring.
Seth says that he was the leader of the most dominant group in the history of the WWE, the Shield. There is a reason why he hand picked Dean Ambrose to be a member of The Shield. Pain was never a factor for Dean. Fear was never a factor for Dean. Dean was a courageous fighter, but last week, he had to prove at Dean’s expense that the Authority always wins. Seth says that he wants to take a look back at the match that the WWE Universe chose for the demise of Dean Ambrose.
We see the highlights from the match.
Seth starts to laugh and he asks to imagine the moment of impact when he pulverized Dean’s head into the cinder blocks. What was going through Dean’s mind? Did it even dawn on him that Dean was outmatched physically and mentally? It is no secret that those cinder blocks weren’t out there by accident.
That headache that Dean Ambrose is going to have for the rest of his life is no accident either. It saddens him that the casualty that has become of Dean Ambrose’s career can be summed up in two words. ‘What if’? What if Dean knew his place? What if Dean recognized Seth’s superiority? What if Dean had walked away when he had the opportunity? We will never know the answers to those ‘what ifs’ because it is highly unlikely you will see Dean Ambrose again.
Seth says that he is the one who created the Shield and he is the one who has destroyed it.
Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring while the music for The Shield plays.
Reigns punches Kane outside the ring. Kane with a forearm but Kane is Irish whipped into the ring steps. Reigns enters the ring and they exchange punches while they destroy the floral arrangement. Reigns hits Rollins with the lectern. Reigns misses a splash and Reigns with a clothesline. Kane pulls Rollins out of the ring.
We take a look at the opening Hall of Fame panel and their comments on the Cena/Lesnar match.
Goldust says that they have a golden opportunity tonight. Their destiny is calling out to them. Stardust says tonight, the stars align. This celestial event may never happen again. Tonight, they become Tag Team Champions. There will be a cataclysmic eruption. Goldust says that tonight, they will never forget the name Gold . . . and Star . . . Dust.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Four: Goldust and Stardust versus Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso for the WWE Tag Titles
Jimmy and Stardust start things off and Stardust with a rollup for a near fall. Stardust with a waist lock but Jimmy with a standing switch and rollup for a near fall. Jey tags in and he hits a running forearm into the corner. Jey with a wrist lock and Jimmy tags in and he hits a double sledge from the turnbuckles. Jimmy with a chop but Stardust punches Jimmy. Stardust with a wrist lock and forearms to the left arm. Stardust gets a near fall.
Stardust with a wrist lock on Jimmy but Jimmy with a forearm. Stardust curtseys and then he sends Jimmy to the floor. Goldust with a cannonball off the apron to Jey and Stardust takes care of Jimmy and he gets a near fall. We go to commercial.
We are back and Stardust with a reverse chin lock to Jimmy. Jimmy with a dragon whip and both men are down. Stardust with a clothesline and Goldust tags in and gets a near fall. Goldust with a kick. Both men collide in the center of the ring and both go down and a cross body attempt.
Jey and Stardust tag in and Jey with a clothesline and thrust kick followed by an uppercut. Jey with a drop kick. Jey with a running butt splash and then he gives Goldust a Samoan drop. Jey with a plancha onto Stardust. Jey appears to have injured his knee and Stardust and Jey exchange punches on the floor. Stardust gets back into the ring at nine but Jey cannot get back into the ring.
Winners: Goldust and Stardust (by count out)
After the match, Goldust says that Jey got counted out on purpose. Goldust wants a rematch right now.
Goldust and Stardust attack the Usos. They send Jimmy to the floor. Goldust sends Jey into the turnbuckles. Stardust wrings the leg into the ring post while Goldust punches Jey.
We go to commercial.
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