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January 1st
On this day in history in ....
1927 - Ira Dern defeats Clarence Eklund for Ohio's World Light Heavyweight Title in Columbus, Ohio, ending Eklund's second reign.
1931 - Joe Banaski defeats Nick Bozinis in Columbus, Ohio to become the first Midwest Wrestling Association World Light Heavyweight Champion.
1936 - The Great Mephisto defeats Walter Roxey to win the MWA World Light Heavyweight Title in Detroit, Michigan.
1940 - Pete Belcastro defeats Ernie Piluso for the Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Title in Eugene, Oregon.
1943 - Billy Thom defeats Martino Angelo for the MWA World Junior Heavyweight Title in Columbus, Ohio. This began Thom's second reign and ended Angelo's second.
1944 - Jimmy Hart is born in Jackson, Mississippi.
1946 - Larry Tillman defeats Marshall Estep to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title.
1949 - Dizzy Davis defeats Antonino Rocca for the Texas Heavyweight Title in Waco, Texas. This began Davis' second reign and ended Rocca's second.
1949 - Johnny Demchuk defeats Tommy Martindale for the MWA World Junior Heavyweight Title in Columbus, Ohio. This began Thom's second reign and ended Angelo's second.
1950 - Jack O'Reilly defeats Buck Weaver to win the Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Title in Portland, Oregon, beginning his second reign.
1954 - El Santo defeats Sugi Sito for the NWA World Middleweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico, to end Sito's second reign.
1959 - Billy Wicks defeats Lee Fields to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title in Mobile, Alabama, beginning his third reign.
1961 - Rocket and Sputnik Monroe defeat Duke Keomuka and Mad Dog Vachon to win the NWA Texas Tag Team Title in Fort Worth, Texas.
1962 - Larry Chene defeats Jim Bernard for the Wolverine Wrestling Michigan Heavyweight Title in Saginaw, Michigan.
1963 - Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff defeat Mr. High (Doug Gilbert) and Mr. Low (Dick Steinborn) for the AWA World Tag Team Title in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1963 - Art and Stan Neilson win the American Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title for the fourth time by defeating Karl and Kurt Von Brauner.
1968 - Mike Lozansky is born in Calgary, Alberta.
1970 - Kimberly Page is born in Chicago, Illinois.
1970 - Rodney is born in Rutherford, New Jersey.
1970 - Dick Murdoch defeats The Lawman (Don Slatton) for the Amarillo NWA Brass Knuckles Title in Amarillo, Texas, ending Lawman's second reign.
1970 - Stan Pulaski defeats Tarzan Tyler in Omaha, Nebraska for the AWA Midwest Heavyweight Title, to begin his second reign.
1970 - Bulldog Brower defeats Johnny Powers to win the NWF North American Heavyweight Title in Cleveland, Ohio.
1971 - Bob Geigel wins his fifth NWA Central States Heavyweight Title, ending Roger Kirby's second reign in St. Joseph, Missouri.
1975 - Rocket Monroe and Randy Tyler defeat Jackie Fargo and George Gulas to win the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Title in Nashville, Tennessee. This ended Fargo and Gulas' second reign.
1975 - The WWWF ran Albany, NY at the Washington Avenue Armory:
-The Wolfman defeated John Tzinas after 4 minutes.
-Manuel Soto defeated Hans Schroeder after 17 minutes.
-Spiros Arion defeated Joe Nova after 10 minutes.
-Butcher Vachon pinned Larry Zbyszko after 15 minutes.
-Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant to a 20 minute time-limit draw.
-Dean Ho defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via disqualification after 11 minutes.
1977 - Robert Roode is born in Peterborough, Ontario.
1978 - Blackjack Mulligan defeats Ricky Steamboat in Greensboro, North Carolina to win his fourth NWA United States Heavyweight Title.
1978 - Georgia Championship Wrestling ran the Omni in Atlanta, GA featuring the following results:
-Intern #1 beat Richard Blood.
-Gorgeous George, Jr. pinned Jerry Stubbs.
-Charlie Cook defeated Intern #2.
-Raymond Rougeau & Tommy Rich defeated Randy Savage & Jacques Goulet.
-Georgia Television champion Bob Armstrong defeated the Mongolian Stomper (managed by Gorgeous George, Jr.)
-Dick Slater & Tony Atlas & Mr. Wrestling #2 defeated Ole Anderson & Ox Baker & Pak Song (managed by Rock Hunter.)
-Ernie Ladd & Abdullah the Butcher (managed by Rock Hunter) fought Andre the Giant & Thunderbolt Patterson to a no contest.
-Dusty Rhodes defeated Georgia Heavyweight champion Stan Hansen by DQ in a match that featured both Dick Slater and Ole Anderson as special referees.
1979 - Jack and Jerry Brisco defeat Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk for the NWA Georgia Tag Team Title in Atlanta, Georgia.
1980 - Ricky and Robert Gibson win their second AWA Southern Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee, by ending The Assassins' second reign.
1982 - Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama) defeats The Dynamite Kid in Tokyo, Japan for the vacant WWF Junior Heavyweight Title. Tatsumi Fujinami had vacated the title in December when he moved up to the heavyweight division.
1982 - The St. Louis Wrestling Club held the "Sam Muchnick Retirement Show" before 19,821 at The Checkerdome in St. Louis, Missouri. The results:
- NWA Central States Tag Team Champion Bob Brown and Jerry Brown fought to a draw.
- NWA World Women's Tag Team Champions Joyce Grable and Wendi Richter defeated Early Dawn and Sandy Partlow to retain the title.
- Pat O'Connor defeated Bob Sweetan.
- Jerry Blackwell defeated Ox Baker and Bruce Reed in a Handicap match.
- Rufus R. Jones and David Von Erich fought Harley Race and Greg Valentine to a double-disqualification.
- Dick the Bruiser defeated NWA Missouri Heavyweight Champion Ken Patera to win the title, beginning the Bruiser's third reign and ending Patera's second.
- NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes in a Best-of-Three Falls match, 2-1, to retain the title.
1983 - Southwest Championship Wrestling held a one-night 16-man tournament for the SCW Southwest Heavyweight Title. Dick Slater had left the promotion in December, leaving the title vacant. The results were:
First round:
- Tully Blanchard defeated Ken Lucas.
- Jerry Lawler defeated SCW Southwest Tag Team Champion Grappler #1.
- Scott Casey defeated Bobby Jaggers.
- Mike Graham defeated SCW Southwest Tag Team Champion Grappler #2.
- Adrian Adonis defeated Steve O.
- Ricky Morton defeated The Ninja Warrior.
- Tonga John defeated Baron Von Raschke.
- Bob Sweetan defeated Gino Hernandez.
Quarterfinals:
- Tully Blanchard defeated Jerry Lawler.
- Mike Graham defeated Scott Casey.
- Adrian Adonis defeated Ricky Morton.
- Bob Sweetan defeated Tonga John.
Semifinals:
- Tully Blanchard defeated Mike Graham.
- Bob Sweetan defeated Adrian Adonis.
Final:
- Tully Blanchard defeated Bob Sweetan to win the vacant SCW Southwest Heavyweight Title. This began Blanchard's seventh reign.
1983 - The Assassin and Rip Oliver defeat Billy Jack (Haynes) and Stan Stasiak for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title in Portland, Oregon. This began their second reign.
1983 - Norman Frederick Charles wins a tournament for the vacant Southeast NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Title.
1984 - Negro Casas defeats Black Terry to win the UWA World Lightweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico.
1984 - WWF ran Hartford, CT with the following results:
-Tito Santana defeated Rene Goulet.
-Tony Atlas defeated Iron Mike Sharpe.
-Salvatore Bellomo defeated Israel Matia.
-Sika defeated Invader #2.
-Mr. Fuji defeated Bob Bradley.
-Invader #1 defeated Samula.
-Tiger Chung Lee defeated SD Jones.
-Jimmy Snuka & Arnold Skaaland defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Don Muraco & Capt. Lou Albano.
-WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas co-won a Battle Royal.
-Bob Backlund defeated the Masked Superstar.
1985 - Jay and Mark Youngblood defeat Krusher Khrushchev and Jim Neidhart to win the Florida NWA United States Tag Team Title in Tampa, Florida.
1985 - WWF ran a pair of house shows:
In Los Angeles before 9,000 fans at the LA Sports Arena:
-Alexis Smirnoff defeated Tim Shepard.
-Steve Pardee fought Jack Armstrong to a draw.
-The Junkyard Dog defeated the Iron Sheik.
-Jimmy Snuka & the Tonga Kid defeated Roddy Piper & Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification.
-Don Muraco defeated Swede Hanson.
-WWF Women's Champion Wendi Richter defeated Judy Martin.
-Buddy Rose defeated Chief Jay Strongbow.
-WWF Intercontinental Champion Greg Valentine defeated Tito Santana via disqualification.
In Hartford, CT at the Civic Center:
-The U.S. Express, Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo defeated The Moondogs.
-Blackjack Mulligan defeated Dr D. David Schultz.
-Nikolai Volkoff fought Tony Atlas to a double countout.
-Johnny Rodz defeated Jose Luis Rivera.
-Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton.
-Brutus Beefcake defeated SD Jones.
-Johnny Valiant defeated Terry Gibbs.
-Blackjack Mulligan won a Battle Royal.
-Andre the Giant fought Ken Patera to a double countout.
1986 - Dick Slater defeats Butch Reed for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title in Tulsa, Oklahoma, ending Reed's second reign. At the same event, Jake Roberts won the Mid-South Television Title, defeating Dick Slater in the finals of a month-long tournament. Roberts had defeated Eddie Gilbert, Buzz Sawyer and one other man to reach the finals. Slater had beaten Al Perez, Steve Williams and Jim Duggan.
1988 - Masahiro Chono defeats Mike George in Des Moines, Iowa to become the last NWA Central States Television Champion. The promotion closed later in the year.
1989 - Juicio defeats El Corallilo to win the Mexican National Featherweight Title in San Lorenzo, Mexico.
1991 - Los Villanos (I, IV and V) defeats Los Brazos (El Brazo, Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata) for the UWA World Trios Title in Puebla, Mexico. This began and ended both teams' third reigns.
1993 - El Signo defeats Villano III to win the WWF World Light Heavyweight Title in Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico, to end his sixth reign.
1994 - Villano V defeats Silver King for the UWA World Light Heavyweight Title in Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico, beginning his second reign.
1999 - Mr. Showtime defeats Johnny Gunn and Franklin Ray in a three-way match to become the first Warriors of Wrestling Federation (later NWA Mid-South) Junior Heavyweight Champion.
2000 - The Rebellion (Kurt Reigns and Tejas) defeat The Sterling Studs (Trent Atkins and Mike Fox) for the NWA Texas Tag Team Title in North Richland Hills, Texas.
2003 - Naphtali, the reigning NWA Florida Junior Heavyweight Champion, is awarded the title as the first NWA Florida X Division Champion, and the prior title is vacated.
2005 - Místico wins the NWA World Middleweight Title from Averno in Mexico City, Mexico.
2005 - The New York Connection (Glenn Gilberti and Johnny Swinger) defeat John Bogie and Elix Skipper to win the GCW Tag Team Title in Columbus, Georgia.
2005 - Todd Sexton ends Jeremy V's second NWA Wildside Television Title reign in Cornelia, Georgia.
2005 - J.T. Hogg defeats The Juggulator in Parkersburg, West Virginia for the NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Title.
2006 - Hator defeats El Zorro to win the UWA World Light Heavyweight Title in Monterrey, Mexico, ending Zorro's fourth reign.
2007 - MTV aired a preview of its planned Tuesday night block that would debut on 1/30/07, including footage from the original Wrestling Society X pilot.
2008 - WWE broadcast ECW on Sci Fi. Dave Scherer filed the following report on the broadcast:
The title says it all, damn that was one hell of a Raw last night. I hope it sets the tone for 2008 going forward.
The Angles:
The Jeff Hardy-Randy Orton interaction to open the show did what they wanted it to do. Orton got to be a heel. Hardy got to get his big pop. They reminded us that Hardy has pinned Orton and did a good job of setting up their title match at the PPV. Good stuff. I am looking forward to the match at the Rumble.
The Ric Flair vignettes were very cool. There is so much history there to play off that it never gets old to see clips from his storied past.
The stip that they added to the Ric Flair-HHH match added intrigue to their bout. Triple H not in the Rumble? What will his critics say!
The footage from Iraq was very, very cool. I say it a lot but no matter how you feel about the war, you have to appreciate the troops and WWE for going over there every year.
Without saying a word, JBL said a ton. Well, WWE did anyway. They put him over in a big way by presenting him as a top, top guy. He got the time to stand in front of the crowd, with tons of pyro, and the whole segment said, "This guy is a star". Whether he is or not didn't matter a bit on this night. His promo that followed didn't live up to what preceded it but to be fair, not much could have. They did a good job of reintroducing him and really starting his feud with Chris Jericho.
The Matches:
I could tell that Ken Kennedy and Shawn Michaels were going to go a while when they started their bout slowly. Boy, as things progressed they really turned it on and had a great match. Really, really good stuff. Go out of your way to see that one if you missed it.
Umaga spiking Hacksaw Duggan was fun and frankly, with all the jobs that he has done lately, was needed to reestablish the big guy as an animal.
You know it's a good edition of Raw when we get a very good Triple Threat Women's match. All three ladies did a good job in this one.
It wasn't really a match but the interplay with William Regal-Horny-Vinnie Mac was interesting. The crowd was into Regal not hitting Horny with the knux so it looks like they can take this somewhere if they book it correctly.
Speaking of matches that were angles, that is exactly what Jeff Hardy vs. Santino was. They got some real heel heat on Orton by having him lay out the recovering Matt. It was an effective angle.
And then, we got the main event. Damn, what a match. Ric Flair and HHH tore down the house and I didn't even mind the finish because it ended with an interesting cliffhanger. I loved that HHH worked the Flair style match, as a compliment to the greatness of The Man himself. This was just a fantastic way to send out 2007. I hope it is the start of things to come from 2008.
What To Make Sure And Watch If You DVR'd The Show:
Watch the whole thing. This was a really, really good show.
Rhetorical And Unanswered Questions:
Hey, did you get from the open that 2007 was the year of Randy Orton?
Why would Jeff have to ask anyone what Randy has "done lately" after he just told the guy how he pinned him recently?
If no one has beaten Randy Orton for the title....how did he lose the belt the first time then?
Did Orton really think that Hardy was going to stand there and take the RKO?
Is anyone else looking forward to Raw roulette next week?
If Jeff won the belt, how big of a mistake would it be to give Matt a title shot right away instead of pushing that angle to the max?
Wow, did anyone else notice how old Triple H's face looked?
And, how will it look in HD?
J. Fischer sent this goof one. ... If Todd Grisham needed a mic to interview Triple H, where were Vince's and Regal's microphones? How did we hear them without them?
Shouldn't someone have gotten William Regal a comb for Christmas?
Did Vince really have "no chance in hell" as his ring tone?
Really?
Why does Vince need tough love on Horny anyway?
How funny was the Royal Rumble commercial?
Did anyone think that Hacksaw had any chance against Umaga?
Isn't there something wild about Ric Flair shaking hands with Dusty Rhodes' thun, er son?
Does Vince hate Ric Flair so much because he's the only guy on the roster close to his age and he's jealous that Flair is still wrestling?
Jeez, how lazy is JBL if he can't walk from the back to the ring?
When you saw all the pyro for JBL, couldn't you just tell that he was tight with Vinnie Mac?
Didn't JBL and Chris Jericho do a great job of making their fracas look real, right down to tiring out at the end?
If JBL paid 500 bucks for that shirt, did he get ripped off or what?
Why did Willie Regal wear dress shoes to the ring for his match?
Could Regal sue Vince for going through his pockets?
And, wouldn't it have been great if Regal would have used the knux on Vince?
What kind of man slaps, instead of punches, another man when he's pissed off?
If Vince didn't want Regal to hit Horny, what would he have done if Regal actually had done it?
Was I the only one waiting for Flair to say, "I am not as good as I once was but I am as good once as I ever was"?
How great was Flair's entrance?
I mean, how really, really great was it?
How cool, and I mean really, really cool, was it when Flair slapped the Figure Four on HHH?
Is anyone else wondering if we just saw William Regal actually turn babyface by clocking someone with brass knux?
2009 - TNA broadcast Impact. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
As 2009 begins, it is time to take a look back at some of the top moments of 2008.
We are live on tape from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida and your announcers are Mike ‘Sponge Bob’ Tenay and Don ‘The Explorer’ West.
Don and Mike are in the Impact Zone to welcome us to the top pay per view matches of 2008.
Match Number One: Jeff Jarrett versus Kurt Angle with Guest Enforcer Mick Foley from Bound for Glory
We hear comments from Jeff Jarrett about how he had to prepare to be in the ring with one of the best. Jeff says that it was everything he hoped it would be. Mick says that he has known Jarrett for twenty years and he talks about how he expected an inner struggle with Jeff. He says that he thinks Kurt may set the bar too high for himself. Kurt says that they were seeing eye to eye when he signed with TNA, but then they started banging heads and they don’t respect each other. They have been able to work through the problems. Kurt mentions a clause in his contract regarding the power Jeff Jarrett has to fire him.
Angle with a double leg take down and Jarrett gets to the ropes. Angle with a single leg take down and he slaps Jarrett in the head. They lock up and Angle with a side head lock and take down. Angle with a shoulder tackle and Angle with a side head lock take down. Jarrett with an arm drag and side head lock take down of his own. Jarrett with a shoulder tackle and side head lock take down. Angle with a belly-to-back suplex but Jarrett holds on to the side head lock.
While the action is going on, Jarrett says that he hand picked Angle to come to TNA because Angle is what Total Nonstop wrestling is about. He is a great performer and when he gets into the ring, he gets it done. He talks about Angle’s persona and aura with his background prior to coming to TNA. He says things got personal between them and Jarrett says that he picked the wrong guy. He talks about the problems with Kurt and his family and he suggests that Kurt has lost his dignity.
Kurt says that he did not care about Jarrett or his family. He tells Jarrett to get over it. The fans were siding with Jeff because of what happened to his family. Angle says that others have last family members. He was there to show that he was TNA.
Angle backs Jarrett into the corner and Angle with knees and punches to Jarrett. Angle with a European uppercut. Jarrett with a drop kick and then he clotheslines Angle over the top rope to the floor. Jarrett with a pescado onto Angle. Jarrett sends Angle into the guardrails and he punches Angle. Jarrett comes off the apron but he misses Angle and goes into the guardrail. Angle kicks Jarrett as they return to the ring.
Mick says that he was hoping to get involved because he did not want his first and possibly only appearance in TNA to be him standing at ringside. Jarrett talks about the respect that they have for each other. He says that it was special to have Mick involved in the match. Angle says that he was very confident that he would win if Mick Foley was not involved. Kurt says that Jarrett is protected all the time and it is political.
Angle with a European uppercut and Jarrett is in the ropes and Angle chokes Jarrett. Jarrett with a reverse atomic drop followed by an enzuigiri. Jarrett with a splash into the ropes and then we see the Jarrett Strut. Angle with a clothesline and both men are down.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Kurt comments that he took advantage of Jarrett because Jeff had been out of the ring for two years. He tried to get Jarrett tired and then he was trying to beat him down. He was close to beating him a few times. Jeff says that he was getting his bearings back in the first ten minutes and Kurt knows what he is doing so it took a while to get back into a groove.
Jarrett with a rollup for a two count. Angle with another clothesline and another two count. Angle with a suplex for a two count. Angle with a reverse chin lock as he continues to wear down Jarrett. Jarrett with punches and kicks. Angle with shoulders in the corner but he misses a charge into the corner. Jarrett with a DDT and both men are down.
Angle and Jarrett exchange punches and Angle with a knee, but Jarrett with clotheslines. Jarrett with a Blue Thunder Driver for a two count. Angle with an Irish whip but he charges into a boot. Angle with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex for a two count. Angle tries for the Olympic slam but Jarrett counters with a DDT for a two count. Jarrett puts Angle on the top turnbuckle and he tries for a superplex but Angle punches Jarrett and he tries for a belly-to-belly suplex to the floor. Jarrett hits the superplex and both men are down again and Jarrett gets a two count.
Jeff talks about how there was a point when they both ended up on the top rope. He talks about how Kurt wanted to hit a belly-to-belly suplex to the floor. He says that match would have ended and maybe his career. Kurt says that he wanted to hurt Jeff and end his career to get him out of his life. Kurt says that he underestimated Jeff and Jeff showed that he had a lot of balls.
Jarrett with the figure four leg lock and Angle tries to get the ropes and he finally gets to the ropes.
Kurt talks about being in the figure four leg lock and he says that it hurt like a son of a b****. It is probably as painful as his ankle lock. There was a point when he wanted to quit, but he did what he had to do to get out of the hold and he will not let Jarrett put him in the hold again.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Angle with a German suplex but he can only get a two count. Angle holds on and he hits two more German suplexes but Jarrett kicks out at two. The straps come down and Jarrett with an arm drag and he tries for a piledriver. Angle with a sunset flip and then Angle puts Jarrett in the ankle lock.
Jarrett says that the ankle lock is legendary and with his background and determination, he cranks on it. Jarrett was not sure how the match would go at this point.
Jarrett tries to get the ropes but Angle pulls Jarrett into the center of the ring. Jarrett rolls through to get out of the hold. Angle tries for the Olympic slam and hits it for a two count. Angle goes up top for the moonsault but Jarrett moves out of the way and Angle misses. Angle with a clothesline that hits the referee when Jarrett moves out of the way. Jarrett with the Stroke and Foley comes in to make the count and Jarrett can only get a two count.
Mick says that he had to get involved because the referee was down. As the enforcer, he felt that he was the de facto referee. Mick also says that if he did not get involved, he would not be able to look at himself in the mirror.
Angle with a low blow while Foley checks on the referee. Angle rolls out of the ring and he gets a chair. Foley tries to stop him from using the chair and Angle drills Foley in the head with the chair. Angle returns to the ring and he hits Jarrett with the chair.
Angle says that when he went to get the chair, Mick Foley paid the price for getting involved in the match.
Angle gets the ref back to consciousness and Foley pulls the referee out of the ring. Foley yells at Angle and then Foley punches Angle and it is time for Mr. Socko. Jarrett hits Angle with the guitar and Foley makes the three count.
Winner: Jeff Jarrett
We go to commercial.
We are back with the Women’s Match of the Year and it was between Awesome Kong and Gail Kim from the January 10th episode of Impact.
Match Number Two: Gail Kim versus Awesome Kong with Raisha Saeed for the TNA Women’s Title
Kong goes after Gail during the ring introductions but misses a clothesline. Gail with chops and forearms to Kong. Kong with an Irish whip but Gail goes to the apron on the charge and Gail with a kick, but Kong with a spinning back fist that knocks Gail off the apron to the floor. Kong slams Gail’s head into the ring steps and they fight up the ramp. Kong chokes Gail on the ramp with her leg but Gail with a kick. Gail tries for a Thesz Press off the ramp but Kong catches her and runs Gail into the edge of the ramp. Gail is Irish whipped into the wall of the bleachers. Gail is against the wall and Kong charges, but Gail moves and Kong goes through the wall. We go to commercial while officials check on Kong.
We are back and the action returns to the ring as Kong appears to be back in control. Gail charges into Kong and Kong with a body block. Kong puts Gail on the top turnbuckle and Gail blocks a spinning back fist with her boot. Gail follows that with a tornado DDT for a two count.
Angelina Love wonders why she is there and why they are showing the match because her and Velvet are not in the match. This match does not matter.
Gail punches Kong and then she goes up top and hits a senton splash for a two count. Gail goes to the apron and she is distracted by the woman who came to ringside with Kong. Gail comes off the top turnbuckle but Kong catches Gail and hits a choke slam but only gets a two count. Kong with an Irish whip but she misses a charge into the corner.
Traci comments that Kong’s name fits her because she is an all around performer. Roxxi talks about how Kong is bigger than most of the women in the ring and then she says a few things that are bleeped while she talks about how much of an impact her moves have. ODB says that you need more than heart to beat Kong.
Gail with a clothesline and punches. Kong with a kick to the midsection and then she hits a butterfly facebuster but Gail is able to kick out. Kong tries for a power bomb but Gail gets out of the hold and Gail with a drop kick but Kong stays on her feet. Gail tries for a rana from the turnbuckles, but Kong catches her and hits three power bombs with the third being a sit out power bomb without releasing to get the three count.
Winner: Awesome Kong
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Kurt Angle versus Samoa Joe from Lockdown for the TNA Heavyweight Title
Joe with a kick but Angle moves out of the way. Joe with a kick to the ribs. Angle tries for a jab but Joe blocks it. Joe backs Angle into the ropes and the referee makes them break. Angle with a kick to the leg. Angle wants a test of strength but Angle with a kick to the leg instead. Joe blocks a kick and he kicks Angle in the leg.
Kurt says that the match at Lockdown was one of the most physical matches because of Joe’s background in that style. Angle says that he does not have respect for Joe. Joe says that it was two men who had something to prove. Joe says that Angle learned that he was the big dog on that night. Mick says that it was a wild match and unique. He says that only the best athletes will survive in a six sides of steel match. Mick says that he enjoys watching this type of match because he would not do as well inside the cage. Angle says that a six sides of steel match has so many things that you can do. There are more options and it is one of the most dangerous matches you can be in. Joe says this is the ultimate test and he thrives in that situation because you find out who the better man is.
Joe tries for a knee bar but Angle gets to the ropes. Angle with a double leg take down and he punches Joe in the head but Joe gets to the ropes. Angle with a jab to Joe and then he takes Joe down again. Angle gets on top of Joe and then he punches Joe in the head. Angle goes for the leg again but Joe with a kick to the head and then Joe punches Angle. Angle grabs Joe by the neck and then Angle gets to the ropes. Angle with a knee to the midsection but Joe starts to stomp on Angle’s feet. Joe with a hip toss to Angle but Angle escapes. Joe tries for another hip toss but Angle counters with a Saito suplex.
Joe says that Kurt rededicated himself to put on his best showing and he trained with some of the best, but Joe says that he did too. Joe talks about how he had a good training regimen. Kurt says that he wanted to beat the hell out of Joe and that was how he trained. He wanted to make Joe tap.
Angle then he has Joe in a choke. Joe makes it to the ropes and Angle eventually releases the hold. Angle with a knee to the head and then he punches Joe in the corner. Angle with a front face lock but Joe with punches. Angle with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex but Joe gets to the ropes on the cover. Angle with a European uppercut and then Angle punches Joe.
Angle says that Joe is an incredible athlete and he is difficult to get down, keep down, and inflict pain. Angle says that he has to add more intensity to the matches. In addition to trying to beat Joe, he tries to hurt him.
Angle with an arm bar submission but Joe is able to block the hold and Angle gets to the ropes. Angle punches Joe in the head and then connects with a European uppercut. Angle goes for Joe’s knee. We go to commercial.
We are back and Angle with a figure four leg lock. Joe tries to reverse the hold but Joe cannot roll over. Joe is finally able to reverse the hold but Angle is able to grab the ropes. Joe is limping due to the figure four and Angle works on the leg. Angle with an elbow drop to the knee. Angle with a side head lock but Joe with elbows. Angle tries for another suplex, but Joe boxes Angle’s ears and hits a desperation clothesline and both men are down. Joe with snug forearms and a clothesline to Angle. Joe with the running knee into the corner. Joe with an Irish whip but he charges into the corner. Joe tries for the muscle buster after a jumping spin kick, but Angle is able to counter and he puts Joe in the ankle lock. Joe gets out of the hold.
Angle says that he is working on different ways to keep people from getting out of the ankle lock and it is due to Joe because Joe has been able to endure it the most. If Joe is able to roll out of it or kick out of it, Angle says that he cannot hold on.
Angle charges at Joe and Joe hits an STO and Joe can only get a two count. Angle with a rake of the eyes. Joe with a kick and then he hits a power bomb but turns it into a Boston Crab and then the Liontamer. Joe puts Angle in the STF.
Angle talks about how he felt he was in the STF forever. He talks about how Joe put his weight into the move. He knows what Joe can do so it won’t happen again.
Joe then puts Angle in the Crippler Crossface. Angle gets to Joe’s ankle and he puts Joe in the ankle lock. Joe counters into another Crippler Crossface. Angle tries to fight out of the hold and then Angle gets out of the hold and to the ropes. Angle tries for a clothesline, but Joe turns it into another Crippler Crossface. Angle tries to roll through and he lifts Joe up for an Olympic Slam but Joe kicks out at two. Angle applies the ankle lock one more time and they are in the center of the ring.
Joe says that Kurt knows what he is doing and he knows how to cripple and hurt a man. He knows that it was his opportunity at Lockdown and he was not going to fall short.
Joe rolls through but Angle holds on to the ankle lock. Joe is able to pull Angle’s trunks and he puts Angle in the Choke. Angle grabs the referee’s shirt and Angle gets to the ropes thanks to help from the referee. Joe releases the hold. Angle with a kick to the midsection and he tries for the Olympic Slam but Joe gets out of the hold and then he sends Angle into the cage and he hits a super kick. Joe gets Angle up for the muscle buster and hits it. Joe gets the three count.
Winner: Samoa Joe
Joe says that winning the TNA Title meant the world to him. It made him the standard-bearer. He says that he hopes to regain the title soon.
After the match, Marcus Davis gives Joe the TNA Heavyweight Title belt. After highlights from the match, Joe is seen in the ring with the title belt as the referee checks on Kurt Angle.
We are back in the Impact Zone and there are now people in the bleachers while Don and Mike are in the ring. Mike says that 2008 has been a good year for TNA. Mike says that the Lockdown match was one of the greatest of all times. We go to commercial.
Match Number Four: Sting versus A.J. Styles at Turning Point for the TNA Heavyweight Title
[Play by Play is from Mike’s Turning Point Live Coverage]
Sting says that this all has to do with respect. He was trying to show the younger guys what respect is. It was what he had for Flair and the Horsemen. It is what Foley had for Funk. A.J. says that the title was at stake, and he does not know where was coming from about respect. A.J. says that he respects Sting and then he corrects himself and says that he respected Sting.
They started slow with some solid back and forth counter-wrestling. Sting began nailing elbows to the face to break a hammerlock.
A.J. says that the match was important for the power struggle in TNA between the Frontline and the Main Event Mafia. It was about the title because if you have the belt, you have the power.
Styles was nailed with a bulldog. Sting rebounded off the ropes but Styles drilled him with a dropkick. Sting went to the floor to slow down the pace. We go to commercial.
When Sting returned to the ring, Styles slammed him and hit a big kneedrop. The Impact Zone was doing the dueling chants for both men. Sting pressed Styles and tossed him over the ropes to the floor. Styles clutched at his ribs. Sting whipped him into the guard rail, then pressed and dropped him over the railing.
A.J. mentions that his ribs were killing him but he will get through it because he wanted to beat Sting. Sting says that it was more than punishing A.J. because he was trying to teach him something. He never said A.J. wasn’t a great wrestler, but he was trying to teach him and he will continue to try to get to Styles.
Back in the ring, Styles cut off Sting with an over the knee backbreaker. Styles tried for a hiptoss, but Sting cinched in an abdominal stretch. Sting began nailing Styles in the ribs. I keep waiting for Sting to reach for the ropes like a heel but he doesn't. Styles finally gets out, but Sting pressed and dropped Styles over the top rope. He began shoulderblocking Styles in the corner. He went back to the abdominal stretch. Styles escaped and he and Sting began slugging it out in the center. Styles finally kicked Sting in the head. The story of the match at this point was whether Styles could overcome all the damage to recover.
A.J. says that the plans for the Frontline in 2009 are to do what they have always done. Work their tails off and be the best that they can be inside and outside the ring. Styles began cleaning house with clotheslines and hit a back suplex on Sting. Sting tried to backdrop Styles over the ropes but AJ landed on his feet and hit the springboard forearm for a two count. Styles hit a snap suplex for a two count. Sting took control and went to the top for a bodypress but Styles ducked. Styles went for the Styles Clash but Sting kicked him in the head. Styles staggered into the corner and was nailed with a pair of Stinger Splashes.
Styles fell to the mat in the corner. Sting set him up again. Styles was out on his feet and was nailed with a third splash. Sting put Styles atop the ropes and went for a superplex. Styles fought it off and hit a sunset flip powerbomb into the ring. Styles was too hurt to cover Sting at first but finally made his way over. He changed his mind and went to the top rope. Styles hit the Spiral Tap off the ropes, then signaled for another one.
Styles went to the top but Booker T and Kurt Angle came to ringside. Styles nailed them both. He went for the Pele Kick on Sting but missed and Sting rolled him up and scored the pin. Styles looked shocked.
Winner: Sting
Sting says that he thought A.J. had him going and he did not see anyone from the Main Event Mafia come out until after the match. Things backfired on the Main Event Mafia because A.J. had his way, but he wanted to seize the moment. A.J. says that the proof is in the pudding about the match.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a video package of the tag team division focusing on LAX and the team of James Storm and Robert Roode.
Match Number Five: James Storm and Robert Roode with Jackie Moore versus Homicide and Hernandez for the TNA Tag Titles
Homicide and Storm start things off and Storm with a shoulder tackle but Homicide with a tilt-a-whirl head scissors. Homicide with a monkey flip and drop kick to Storm and Storm seeks sanctuary from Roode. Homicide takes advantage of the position that Storm is in and he sends Storm into Roode’s solar plexus on the apron. Homicide with an overhead belly-to-belly throw for a near fall. Storm with a side head lock but Hernandez makes the blind tag and he hits the slingshot shoulder tackle. Hernandez catapults Storm into a forearm that sends Storm back onto his knees. Homicide knocks Roode off the apron before hitting a senton splash and Hernandez gets a two count. Storm runs Hernandez into the corner and Roode tags in and chops Hernandez.
Roode with a kick to Hernandez, but Hernandez with a shoulder block that sends Roode into the corner. Homicide tags in and he hits a back elbow. Roode with an elbow to Homicide after a knee. Homicide with a kick and a suplex as he turns it into a second suplex. Homicide rolls through and then he tags in Hernandez who hits a backbreaker onto his shoulder. Homicide tags back in and he punches and chops Roode. Homicide sends Roode over the top rope by ducking and boosting. Homicide with the tope con hilo onto Roode. Homicide takes one of Storm’s frosty beverages and drinks it as we go to commercial.
We are back and Storm with a double underhook slam for a near fall. Homicide with punches but he cannot make a tag that is seen by the referee despite the tag actually being made thanks to the distraction by Roode. Roode comes in and he kicks Homicide. We see footage from the commercial break when Jackie held Homicide to allow Storm to kick him in the back of the head and a swinging neck breaker from Roode. Then we see a double suplex leading into the recitation of their team name.
Back to live on tape action and Roode with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Storm tags back in and he puts Homicide on the turnbuckles and Storm punches him. Homicide tries for a superplex but Homicide counter with a DDT and both men are down. Roode tags in and each tries for a suplex but they are blocked. Homicide sends Roode into the turnbuckles and then Hernandez is tagged in and he hits a series of chops on Roode and Storm followed by slams and a double drop kick. Hernandez with a series of Stinger Splashes and then he biels Roode with his shirt and then hits a shoulder block on Storm. Hernandez charges into a boot from Roode. Roode tries for a cross body but Hernandez catches him and hits the power bomb for a two count. Hernandez with a short arm clothesline and Homicide is tagged back in and Hernandez hip tosses him onto Roode and Storm. Homicide with punches but Roode sends Homicide to the floor. Hernandez puts Storm on the top turnbuckle and hits a superplex. Roode with a spinebuster to Hernandez but Homicide hits the Ace Cutter on Roode. Homicide misses the frog splash when Roode moves out of the way. Storm gets Homicide up and Roode hits a neck breaker but Homicide kicks out. Hernandez knocks Storm out of the way and he takes Homicide from Roode and he holds on as Roode thinks he is about to hit their finisher. Hernandez sends Homicide at Roode for a DDT. Hernandez with the plancha onto Storm. Homicide hits the frog splash on Roode but Roode kicks out. Jackie has one of the belts as she moves around ringside. Roode has the belt and the referee is in distraction spot one. Roode tries to hit Homicide with the belt but Homicide moves and Homicide is able to hit Roode with the belt. The referee was out of position and could only make a two count. Storm with a super kick to Hernandez on the floor and since they are not the legal men in the match, the referee goes to the floor to separate them. Meanwhile, back in the ring, Homicide has Roode in a rollup, but Roode sends Homicide towards the ropes where Jackie hits Homicide with the steel chair and Roode gets the three count.
Winners: James Storm and Robert Roode
We go to a video package showing some of the events from 2008 in TNA.
2010 - WWE broadcast Smackdown. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We begin this year’s WWE programming with a look back at the continued battle between Batista and Rey Mysterio to determine the man who would face the Undertaker for the title as well as the match between Rey and Undertaker that was interrupted by Batista’s actions.
We are live on tape from East Rutherford, New Jersey and your announcers are Matt ‘Costas’ Striker and Todd ‘Merry New Year’ Grisham.
Todd lets us know that we will find out Undertaker’s opponent at the Royal Rumble with the Beat the Clock Challenge, which is a staple of the first Smackdown of each year.
CM Punk comes to the ring with Luke Gallows and he is going to address the crowd. He wants to know if anyone in the crowd has made New Year’s Resolutions. He tells some of the fans who are booing his comments that he only asked them to raise their hands, not to boo or cheer something. He wants to know if anyone has broken them already. Punk asks a fan what he resolution might have been and Punk suggests that he already broke it. Punk wonders how many were going to give up drinking for the New Year. He says that resolutions are about bettering yourself and Punk says that he has no reason to make resolutions because he is already better. He says that he can help everyone and save them and points to Luke Gallows. Punk wants everyone to stand up to make a pledge. He tells people at home to touch their television screens so they can feel his power flow through their veins.
Punk’s pledge is “I (state your name) am tired of wasting my life being a loser. I am tired of treating my body like a sewer. I am tired of not having the strength to just say no. In 2010 I will adhere to the straight edge lifestyle. I will not smoke. I will not drink. I will not do drugs.”
Punk comments that the people in the crowd are not good at following directions. He wants to make it clear to them. He does not want to have to beat this into them. He says that he will beat everyone up if that is what it takes to get his message through. Punk suggests that some people are still hung over. Punk says that he will save a lost soul from the audience because he has heart. In each city, his message will grow and spread until everyone realizes that he is not a minor threat and the youth of today will come together as a straight edge society. Punk says it will start tonight when he sets the winning time in the Beat the Clock Challenge. At the Royal Rumble he will become a 4 time Straight Edge Champion when he defeats the Undertaker.
Match Number One: Matt Hardy versus CM Punk with Luke Gallows in a Beat the Clock Challenge Match
They lock up and Hardy with a side head lock into a hammer lock and rollup but Punk kicks out. Punk backs away from Hardy and Hardy with a front face lock and then he tries for an inside cradle and gets a near fall. Punk with a waist lock and Hardy works on the wrist. Hardy wrings the arm but Punk with a kick. Hardy blocks another kick and takes Punk down and stomps on his solar plexus. Hardy with a kick to the ribs. Hardy with shoulders in the corner as he continues to work on the ribs. Hardy with a sit out gourdbuster for a near fall. Punk drops Hardy on the top rope and then he goes for a springboard move but Hardy punches Punk in the midsection. Hardy gets a near fall and then he hits a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall. Hardy with a forearm to the back and then Punk with an Irish whip but he runs into boots but Punk blocks it and sends Hardy into the ropes and then drops Hardy to the mat. Punk with a cover but Hardy has his hand on the ropes. Punk kicks Hardy in the midsection. Punk with a neck breaker and gets a near fall. Punk with a figure four head scissors and Punk with elbows to the head to continue to wear down Hardy. Punk gets a near fall and then he connects with a forearm and elbows to the head. Punk with a clothesline and then he gets a near fall. Hardy with a kick to the midsection and then eh sends Punk into the turnbuckles and hits a clothesline. Punk avoids Hardy’s bulldog and then Punk with a leg lariat and Punk gets a near fall. Punk with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Punk with a reverse chin lock and Hardy gets to his feet and Hardy with an elbow and punches to the midsection. Hardy with a belly-to-back suplex and Hardy with a kick to Punk and he sends Punk into the turnbuckles and hits a flying clothesline for a near fall. Hardy with the running clothesline into the corner and he hits the bulldog for a near fall. Hardy hits a Side Effect but he can only get a two count. Hardy waves his arms for the Twist of Fate but Punk backs Hardy into the ropes. Punk with a roundhouse kick to the head and then he gets Hardy up for the Go To Sleep and connects and gets the three count in 7:20.
Winner: CM Punk
After the match, Punk has Gallows attack Hardy and Hardy fights back but Gallows with spinebuster slam.
We see the other three match ups in the Beat the Clock Challenge with Chris Jericho facing Rey Mysterio, Dolph Ziggler facing Kane, and Batista facing R Truth.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Two: Kane versus Dolph Ziggler in a Beat the Clock Challenge Match [current time to beat is 7:20]
Ziggler goes for the leg and Kane stops him but Ziggler with a front face lock into a side head lock. Kane and Ziggler work on the mat with Kane getting a front face lock. Ziggler gets to the ropes and then he hits a drop kick to the knee and clips Kane as he continues to work on the leg. Ziggler with an elbow drop to the knee. Ziggler with a rollup as he continues to work on the knee. Kane with a clothesline for a near fall. Kane looks at the clock and he gets Ziggler up for a delayed vertical suplex for a near fall. Kane with a snap mare and drop kick for a near fall. Ziggler blocks a back body drop with a DDT and both men are down. We see Punk and Luke watching in the back as Ziggler gets a near fall and hits a leap frog neck snap for a near fall. Ziggler with elbows and punches to the head followed by a drop kick. Ziggler with a chin lock but Kane picks up Ziggler and slams him. Kane misses an elbow drop and Ziggler hits a leg lariat for a near fall. Ziggler with a series of elbow drops for a near fall. Ziggler returns to a chin lock as the time continues to run. Kane with a big boot and he gets a near fall. Kane with an Irish whip followed by a running clothesline into the corner and a side slam for a near fall. Kane with a running power slam for a near fall. Kane goes up top for the clothesline but Ziggler stops him and he tries for a superplex but Kane knocks Ziggler off. Kane hits the clothesline and gets a two count as we approach one minute remaining on the clock. Ziggler gets to the apron to avoid a choke slam. Kane is dropped on the top rope and then Ziggler tries to choke out Kane as he climbs on Kane’s back. Ziggler continues to choke out Kane but Kane holds on as time runs out.
No Contest
After the match, Ziggler hits the Zig Zag on Kane and leaves the ring frustrated that he will not get to face the Undertaker at the Royal Rumble.
Punk and Gallows are shown in the locker room and they are happy with what they just saw in the ring.
We go to commercial.
We are back and did you know that they are starting off 2010 with the Did You Knows from 2009 about this year’s Wrestlemania 26 demographics.
It is time for the Raw Rebound.
Match Number Three: Great Khali versus The Carolina Panther
The bell rings and Khali takes a few punches and forearms but they have no impact on Khali. Khali with a vertical choke slam and he stands on his opponent for the three count.
Winner: Great Khali
After the match, Khali starts to dance and then he leaves the ring.
We go to commercial.
We are back and we see the heinous attack by John Morrison on the current Intercontinental Champion Drew McIntyre.
Match Number Four: John Morrison versus Drew McIntyre for the Intercontinental Title
Morison with a take down into a near fall. Morrison with a forearm and a leg lariat for another near fall. Morrison clotheslines McIntyre over the top rope to the floor. Morrison goes to the floor after McIntyre and then he does some flipping moves over McIntyre and then he goes onto the ringside barrier again but McIntyre pulls Morrison off and Morrison flips around and takes McIntyre down. Morrison returns McIntyre to the ring and gets a near fall. Morrison casually returns to the ring and McIntyre kicks Morrison and Morrison is hanging from the ropes with his leg caught. The referee tries to get Morrison out of the ropes and McIntyre kicks Morrison and works on the leg. Morrison finally gets free of the ropes and then McIntyre keys on the leg and works on the ankle. McIntyre stomps on the ankle and then the head. McIntyre wrenches the leg as he continues to wear down Morrison’s high flying ability. Morrison with an enzuigiri and both men are down. Morrison punches McIntyre followed by a clothesline and a jumping spin kick for a near fall. McIntyre punches Morrison in the leg and Morrison goes down. McIntyre with a double underhook but Morrison escapes and then he hits the springboard roundhouse kick and he gets a near fall. McIntyre with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker and then he exposes the turnbuckle but Morrison with punches to McIntyre. The referee tries to stop Morrison in the corner. Morrison continues the attack on McIntyre but when the referee picks up the turnbuckle pad, Morrison is pushed into the referee by McIntyre and the referee disqualifies Morrison.
Winner: Drew McIntyre by disqualification
After the match, Morrison argues with the referee while McIntyre goes to the back. Morrison hobbles after McIntyre and they fight on the ramp. McIntyre goes to the leg again and the referees come out to try to separate them.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Michelle McCool and Layla are at the announce table in their own Mickie James clothing line on display.
Match Number Five: Beth Phoenix versus Mickie James
Beth pushes Mickie and tells her to focus on the match and not Michelle and Layla at ringside. Mickie with forearms but Beth with a back breaker for a near fall. Beth with an Irish whip but Mickie tries to float over and Beth sends her to the apron. Mickie sends Beth into the turnbuckles and then hits a Thesz Press for a near fall. Mickie with forearms and Layla goes to the apron. The referee focuses on the interference that has not taken place. Michelle tries to interfere on another part of the apron. Beth charges at Mickie and Michelle hits a roundhouse kick that connects with Beth instead of Mickie. Mickie with a rollup for the three count.
Winner: Mickie James
After the match, Michelle and Layla cannot believe what happened in the ring. Mickie avoids Layla who comes after her in the ring. Mickie takes down Layla but Michelle makes it a two on one situation. Beth pulls Michelle off and throws her to the side. Beth runs Michelle into the turnbuckles and punches her. Mickie takes off Layla’s shirt and then kicks her and hits a clothesline. Beth with a clothesline to Michelle. Layla gets a back kick from Mickie and Layla is thrown to the floor. Beth slams Michelle to the mat and then she kicks Michelle in the ribs.
Beth and Mickie stare each other down in the ring and then Beth kicks Layla off the apron. Beth starts to leave the ring but instead she attacks Mickie from behind and hits the Glam Slam.
Chris Jericho is walking in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back and did you know that WWE does more events in Europe than the four major sports leagues that do not have more than a game or two overseas.
We are back and Chris Jericho comes to the ring for his Beat the Clock Qualifying Match but he has something to say first. Jericho says that there is a saying in old westerns and it is that this town isn’t big enough for the both of us. He says that Smackdown is not big enough for him. Jericho says that he is bigger than anyone who is watching the show and he is bigger than the WWE. Jericho says that on Monday night, he will regain the Unified Tag Titles by beating DX with his partner the Big Show. That will mean that Jericho will continue to be the face of Smackdown, Raw, ECW, Superstars, live events, pay per views, WWE on Demand, and WWE Classics. He says that he will be the face of the company. Jericho says that his New Year’s Resolution will be to win every title in the company. He says that it will start tonight when he beats Rey Mysterio in record time. Then he will beat the Undertaker at the Royal Rumble to become a six time champion. Jericho says that he is good enough to do it and everyone knows that. He tells the thick headed, lollygagging dullards need to get used to him because in 2010, he will take his rightful place as the omnipotent epicenter of the WWE Universe.
Match Number Six: Chris Jericho versus Rey Mysterio in a Beat the Clock Challenge Match [current time is still 7:20]
Jericho with a kick and then he sends Rey into the turnbuckles. Rey with a forearm and side head lock but Rey with a leap frog and a wheelbarrow move but Jericho with a forearm to the back of the head and then he throws Rey under the bottom ropes and he lands hard on the floor. We see Punk and Gallows watch in the back as Rey returns to the apron and hits a shoulder and springboard cross body for a near fall. Jericho gets a near fall after a clothesline. Jericho with a belly-to-back suplex for another near fall. Jericho with a kick to the head and Rey falls into the corner. Jericho with a head butt to Rey for a near fall as we drop under the five minute remaining barrier. Rey with an enzuigiri and Jericho falls into the position but Jericho is able to get up and hits a back body drop on Rey. Jericho with an elbow drop for a near fall. Jericho with a snap mare and a rear chin lock with the arm isolated. Jericho takes a look at the time remaining as Rey returns to his feet. Jericho with a knee to the back followed by an Irish whip but Jericho runs into a drop toe hold into the turnbuckles. Rey with a diving head butt into Jericho’s chest off the turnbuckles and he gets a near fall. Rey hits a springboard cross body for a near fall. Jericho wit ha kick and then he hits a sunset flip but Rey rolls through and tries for a kick but Jericho blocks it and tries to put Rey into the Walls of Jericho but Rey is able to power out of the hold. Jericho with a clothesline to get another near fall and there are less than two minutes remaining in this match. Rey floats over Jericho but Jericho hits a torture rack drop for another near fall. Jericho looks at the clock on the TitanTron one more time as he realizes that time is getting short in the match. Rey with a drop kick to Jericho’s knees as he charges and guess where Jericho falls. Jericho is able to grab Rey’s legs on the 619 attempt and he puts Rey in the Walls of Jericho. Rey has about a minute to hang on before time runs out. Rey tries to get to the ropes and then Rey counters into a head scissors and you know the drill. Fall into the ropes and 619 but when Rey tries for the springboard move, Jericho hits a Codebreaker but he takes too long to make the cover and Rey kicks out at two. Jericho argues with the referee and then Rey gets an inside cradle for the three count with one second left on the clock.
Winner: Rey Mysterio
The new time is 7:19 as we go to commercial.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Rey Mysterio is at ringside to watch the final Challenge Match between Batista and R Truth since staying in the locker room worked so well for Punk.
Match Number Seven: R Truth versus Batista in a Beat the Clock Challenge Match [current time to beat is 7:19]
The match starts and they lock up with Batista with a knee instead of a break. Batista with a punch and Irish whip followed by a clothesline in the corner. Batista with a shoulder in the corner but Truth with a knee and a rollup for a near fall. Truth with a drop toe hold and leg drop to the back of the head for a near fall. Batista with a rake of the eyes and a clothesline. Batista with a kick to the back and then he hits a suplex and gets a near fall. Batista tries for a power slam but Truth escapes and he punches Batista. Truth does his usual split but Batista just stands there and kicks Truth in the head. Batista tries for a Batista Bomb and then he looks at Rey, who stands up, before trying the move but Truth is able to escape the hold. Truth punches Batista and then hits a spinning kick that sends Batista to the floor. Truth with a pescado and both men are down on the floor. They return to the ring and Batista kicks Truth on the apron and then he sends Truth into the ring post and Truth goes down to the floor and he is holding his shoulder. Batista Irish whips Truth into the ring steps. Batista sends Truth shoulder first into the turnbuckles. Truth punches Batista and then he hits a drop kick but he runs into a uranage slam for a near fall by Batista. Batista sets for a spear but Truth stops him and hits a DDT and gets a near fall. Truth with the axe kick but Batista kicks out at two. We have less than 90 seconds in the match. Batista sends Truth into the turnbuckles and Truth with a kick to Batista and then Batista charges into the corner but Truth moves and Batista hits the turnbuckles. Truth goes to the top and he tries for a missile drop kick but Batista swats him away. Batista hits a spear and we have 45 seconds to go and instead of getting the pinfall, he looks at Rey. Batista with a spinebuster and he sees that he has 20 seconds left. Batista gets Truth in the Batista Bomb and hits it but Rey pulls the referee out of the ring with four seconds left and time runs out.
No Contest
After the match, Rey goes to the stage and he gloats while staring back at Batista who is not happy while standing in the ring.
Vickie Guerrero comes out and she excuses herself as she stands next to Rey. She apologizes to Rey because on Smackdown we all follow the rules. She tells Rey that it was obvious that Rey cheated. Since they could not determine the proper winner, she advises Rey to face Batista next week to determine the true number one contender to face Undertaker.
We go to credits.
2011 - The Associated Press picked up a story on former CZW star Nick Gage surrendering to authorities after he robbed a bank in New Jersey. Gage remains in prison for the crime.
2012 - CM Punk was crowned 2011 Chicago Sports Stud of the Year by the Chicago RedEye newspaper.
2013 - CM Punk became the first man since Hulk Hogan in 1987 to hold the WWE championship for one complete calendar year straight without losing it. Punk won the belt at the 2011 Survivor Series and would go on to hold it until the 2013 Royal Rumble PPV.
2013 - TNA's British Bootcamp debuted on Challenge TV in the UK. Daniel F. filed the following TV report:
Originally broadcast January 1st 2013 - 10pm Challenge TV
Show opens with a video package of classic English wrestlers like Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks (Loch Ness in WCW) then moves onto Hogan and Dixie talking about looking for talent from the UK saying the idea was a no brainer and the winner would receive a TNA contract.
We move onto a Fan-Fest where the four contestants are unveiled to the crowd. First from Cambridge is Marty Scurll, Magnus' best friend, we see some footage of him in action and an interview with him, looks like he can talk, looks maybe 6 foot at a push. Next up is a 10 year veteran of European wrestling - Rockstar Spud, from Birmingham a 29 year old, looks like a heel less than 6 foot and doesn't like a badass. Same interview and footage style as before, looks to me like he may be a heel or maybe I just don't like him, Magnus put's him over, then Spud flips the camera off and gives a really arrogant "better than all you at home" promo, I could see crowds in England hating this guy. Finally from Manchester it's the Blossom Twins, Hannah and Holly. We see footage of them at home with their family, and some footage of them in action. They look very, very similar but have different styles going on but dress them the same and they would be hard to pick apart. We see the girls giving an interview saying how much they want to win.
We then move onto Dixie addressing the contestants, via Video, saying the journey starts tomorrow and will finish in the impact Zone. Dixie then says we will find out soon who the British Wrestling Legend who will put them to the test is.
After the Break back to the fanfest and Scurll and Spud cutting promos on each other, Spud makes reference to a dating TV show Scurll had been on trying to get a girlfriend, Scurll calls spud a Wanker for wearing sunglasses indoors. The camera's interview Spud who says there is History between the pair. The contestants then go out in a Limo celebrating, with Spud piling straight into the Booze and Scurll flirting with the girls. Spud is singing now and getting hammered in the Limo, and he and Scurll are arguing. They go out in London and quickly the girls split up on there own after arguing with both the Guys. Were left with Spud and Scurll bitching at each other to each other and seperatly to the cameras. They all set off home in the Limo and the arguing starts again about who has the most Twitter followers, They both look like Dicks here. Spud tells Marty if the girls were not there he would smack him in the face, Scurll calls him on it and Spud punches him in the face, looks legit and nasty. We see promos from them both. We go back and they are out of the limo in London again with Scurll is still trying to push Spud's buttons, he is quite a bit bigger than him, and Spud shouting at him to Fuck off, Spud then storms off on his own and the others go back in the Limo. We see Spud knocking back the booze on his own. 2.30 m and Spud is still drinking.
7.30 am on Boot Camp day 1, girls up bright eyed bushy tailed, Marty in the Gym working out. 8.15 Spud is comatose on his Bed. Next the 4 contestants are outside an abandoned Warehouse to meet their trainer Rollerball Rocco. Mike Tenay and Hogan put Rocco over. Rocco introduces himself and says he wants to see them in the ring in 10 minutes. Spud is late, outside throwing up. Rocco finds him and starts chewing him out. End.
All in all, a promising start. Spud got most if the attention and redeemed himself in my eyes when he smacked Scurll but he may be out before he even gets started we will find out in episode 2.
2014 - WWE broadcast NXT. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We are in Winter Park, Florida and your announcers are Tom ‘Not Byron Saxton’ Phillips, Alex ‘Not Matt Striker’ Riley, and William ‘Man with the NXT Match of the Year’ Regal.
Byron Saxton is in the ring and he tells us that Tyler Breeze has entered the building.
Lana comes out and she introduces Alexander Rusev.
Match Number One: Alexander Rusev (with Lana) versus Kofi Kingston
They lock up and Rusev with a knee to the midsection followed by a knee and punch in the corner. Rusev with kicks in the corner. Rusev puts Kofi on the ropes and he connects with knees to the back. Rusev with a Samoan drop for a near fall.
Kofi with punches but Rusev with a forearm and kicks. Kofi with forearms and kicks. Rusev with a body block as Kofi comes off the ropes and Rusev gets a near fall. Rusev misses a diving head butt when Kofi rolls out of the way. Kofi with an elbow and kick in the corner. Kofi with chops followed by a drop kick.
Kofi with a leaping clothesline and he sets for the Boom Drop. Kofi hits the Boom Drop and he sets for Trouble in Paradise but Rusev goes into the corner. Kofi with a cross body for a near fall. Kofi with a front face lock and Rusev runs Kofi into the corner.
Kofi with a pendulum kick and Lana goes to the steps and Rusev is able to press slam Kofi. Rusev puts Kofi in the Accolade and Kofi has to tap out.
Winner: Alexander Rusev
Devin Taylor introduces Sylvester Lefort. She asks him about auditions that he is holding for a new client. Sylvester wishes Scott Dawson a quick recovery from the injury he suffered at the hands of Mojo Rawley.
The first person to audition for Sylvester is Bull Dempsey. Sylvester says that Bull is too fat to work for him so he tells him to leave. Sylvester says that he is looking for a bigger than life superstar.
Mason Ryan comes up behind Sylvester and Sylvester asks him if he is here for the audition. Sylvester tells Mason that he can make lots of money with him and Mason stuffs the money in Sylvester’s mouth and he calls Sylvester and idiot before leaving.
We go to commercial.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Two: Natalya versus Emma in a Number One Contender’s Match
They lock up and Natalya with a side head lock take down but Emma with a head scissors and Natalya escapes. Natalya with a side head lock and Emma with a waist lock. Natalya with an arm bar. Natalya works on the wrist. Emma with a reversal but Natalya with a reversal and take down for a near fall.
Emma with an Irish whip and Natalya floats over but Emma with a standing switch and rollup for a near fall. Emma tells Natalya she came close to winning. Natalya runs Emma into the turnbuckles and she kicks Emma. Emma goes to the apron and Emma with a shoulder and she rolls into the ring and gets a near fall with a sunset flip.
Emma sends Natalya into the corner and Emma with the DilEmma. Emma rolls through and then she goes for a splash into the corner but Natalya moves and Emma stops short. Natalya with a discus clothesline for a near fall. Natalya with an abdominal stretch and she pulls the other leg to add more pressure to the ribs.
Natalya traps the legs and then she stretches Emma while forcing her head to the mat for more pressure. Natalya with a kick to Emma and a slam. Natalya misses a leg drop when Emma is able to roll away. Natalya tries for the Sharpshooter but Emma with an inside cradle for a near fall. Emma with the Muta Lock and Natalya taps out.
Winner: Emma
After the match, Natalya raises Emma’s arm and then she starts to dance with Emma.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Renee Young is in the ring for the Sing Off. Out first is Aiden English. He says that he will save his vocal talents for the main stage.
He is followed to the ring by his challenger, Colin Cassady.
Renee explains the rules and the NXT Universe will pick the winner.
Aiden sings first and performs something from an opera. Colin has a little stage fright and then he sings O Aiden Boy.
Renee goes to the crowd’s vote and the winner is Colin Cassady.
Aiden says the people are wrong and he demands another opportunity to prove his superiority. Colin gives him another chance and we have a second round.
Aiden attacks Colin from behind and then he kicks Colin.
Tyler Breeze is looking at himself in his phone as we go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Tyler Breeze versus Mason Ryan
Breeze with a kick while Lefort distracts Ryan from ringside. Breeze with kicks and punches to Ryan. Ryan with a punch to the midsection. Breeze with a kick to the chest and elbow to the back of the head. Ryan hot shots Breeze and then he clotheslines Lefort on the floor. Ryan returns to the ring and he runs into the Beauty Shot and Breeze gets the three count.
Winner: Tyler Breeze
We go to commercial.
We are back and next week Hunico and Camacho will face The Ascension in a Tornado Match.
Before our main event, we are told by Byron Saxton that Tyler Breeze has left the building.
Match Number Four: Leo Kruger versus Sami Zayn in a Two out of Three Falls Match
Fall Number One
Kruger with a forearm and then he sends Zayn to the floor. Kruger with forearms to the back and he slams Zayn’s head into the apron. They return to the ring and Kruger gets a near fall. Kruger sends Zayn to the floor again and Kruger follows after Zayn and he punches Zayn. Zayn punches back but Kruger remains in control. He sends Zayn’s head into the arpon.
Kruger gets a near fall. Kruger with a European uppercut that sends Zayn to the floor. Kruger goes to the floor and he punches Zayn and chops him. Kruger slams Zayn on the floor. Kruger gets a near fall when they return to the ring. Kruger with a punch and European uppercuts. Kruger is stopped by Zayn and Zayn with an Exploder into the turnbuckles followed by a Yakuza Kick and he gets the three count.
Zayn One Fall . . . Kruger None
Fall Number Two
We are back and the second fall is joined in progress and they are on the turnbuckles. Zayn tries for a superplex but Kruger sends Zayn to the floor and Zayn lands awkwardly and he holds his arm.
Zayn gets back into the ring at nine but Kruger with a DDT and Zayn kicks out at two. Kruger with kicks to the back and then he chokes Zayn in the ropes. Zayn with a punch but Kruger punches back. Kruger with more punches. Kruger with kicks and punches while Zayn is against the ropes. Zayn refuses to be Irish whipped and Kruger with an uppercut and kicks.
Zayn with a kick and clotheslines. Zayn with a leg lariat and then he hits the Blue Thunder Driver for a near fall. Zayn goes to the apron and then Kruger tries to stop him. Zayn goes for a springboard move and Kruger with a forearm. Kruger with a swinging suplex while Zayn is hanging from the top rope but Kruger can only get a two count.
Kruger sets for the GC3 but Zayn gets to the ropes and then to the floor. Zayn with a shoulder and then he goes up top and Kruger with a forearm. Kruger climbs the turnbuckles and Kruger and Zayn exchange forearms. Kruger tries for a superplex but Zayn with punches and he pushes Kruger to the mat.
Zayn misses a cross body when Kruger moves. Kruger applies the GC3 and Zayn fights through the pain to crawl to the ropes. Zayn gets to the ropes and Kruger has to release the hold. Kruger with a kick and punches to Zayn. Kruger with punches to Zayn but Zayn punches back. Kruger with a spinebuster.
Kruger sets for The Slice but Zayn counters with a flatline into a Koji Clutch and Kruger taps out.
Winner: Sami Zayn
We go to credits.
2014 - WWE broadcast Main Event. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We are in Washington, DC and your announcers are Miz and Tom ‘Someday, the Cup will reside there’ Phillips.
Before our first match, Damien Sandow says that we have reached the most important time of the evening, when he speaks. He tells everyone to be quiet. Unlike the confirmed failures in the crowd, he does not make New Year’s Resolutions. He says what he will do. In 2014, he won’t be wearing a red suit competing for a holiday. He will be in the main event winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
You’re Welcome!
Match Number One: Damien Sandow versus Kofi Kingston
They lock up and Sandow with a side head lock. Kofi with a rollup for a near fall. Kofi with a waist lock but Sandow with a standing switch and waist lock take down. Kofi with a hammer lock. Sandow gets to his feet and he snap mares Kofi but Kofi holds on to the hammer lock. Sandow gets to the ropes and he wants Kofi to release the hold.
Sandow with a kick and head butt. Sandow with an Irish whip and Kofi floats over and Kofi with an arm drag or two into an arm bar. Kofi with a splash onto the arm. Kofi continues with the arm bar. Sandow with an arm drag to try to escape but Kofi holds on to the arm bar.
Kofi with forearms and a drop kick for a near fall. Kofi with a key lock into an arm bar. Sandow with head butts to the ribs and then to the head to get out of the arm bar. Sandow sends Kofi into the turnbuckles and then he Irish whips Kofi but Kofi gets his boots up. Kofi with Shadows over Hell for a near fall.
Kofi with a quarter nelson and chin lock but Sandow backs Kofi into the turnbuckles. Sandow with kicks to Kofi and Sandow with a snap mare and knee drop for a near fall. Sandow with a side head lock. Sandow with a shoulder tackle. Sandow tries for You’re Welcome but Kofi with a snap mare to counter. Kofi tries for Trouble in Paradise but Sandow avoids it and he goes to the floor as we go to commercial.
We are back and Kofi with a drop kick and he gets a near fall. Kofi returns to the arm bar. Sandow with a head butt and he tries for a kick but Kofi blocks it and he connects with a back heel kick and he gets a near fall. Sandow sends Kofi into the turnbuckles and then he kicks Kofi.
Sandow rubs Kofi’s face in the mat and then he hits a suplex and gets a near fall. Sandow with a reverse chin lock. Kofi with elbows and he gives Sandow a head butt. Sandow with a knee to the midsection for a near fall. Sandow with punches to Kofi. Sandow with a double sledge to the back and then he chokes Kofi in the ropes and connects with forearms.
Sandow with a knee to the back while Kofi is in the ropes. Sandow gets a near fall. Sandow tries for a suplex and Kofi counters with an inside cradle for a near fall. Sandow with a clothesline for a near fall. Sandow returns to the side head lock. Sandow with a head butt. Kofi escapes a belly-to-back suplex attempt and he hits a flying forearm. Sandow misses a clothesline and Kofi with chops followed by a drop kick. Kofi leaps into the corner and he gives Sandow a monkey flip. Kofi leaps to the corner again and he punches Sandow and rolls to the mat.
Sandow sends Kofi over the top rope to the floor and we go to commercial.
We are back and Sandow with a reverse chin lock. We see footage from the commercial break when Sandow Irish whipped Kofi into the ring steps. Sandow with a drop toe hold and he rubs Kofi’s face in the mat and he punches Kofi in the back of the head. Sandow with knees followed by a side Russian leg sweep and the Elbow of Disdain.
Sandow gets a near fall. Kofi with punches to Sandow and the referee warns Kofi. Sandow with a hard Irish whip and he gets a near fall. Sandow with a head scissors on Kofi. Kofi rolls over and gets a near fall while Sandow maintains the head scissors. Sandow with a knee to the head and he sends Kofi into the turnbuckles.
Sandow with shoulders and kicks in the corner. Sandow with punches but Kofi punches back. Sandow with a kick to Kofi but Sandow misses a charge at Kofi and Sandow goes to the floor. Kofi with a flip dive onto Sandow and both men are down on the floor.
They both return to the ring and Kofi with a springboard chop to the top of the head for a near fall. Kofi with a leaping clothesline and then Kofi hits the Boom Drop. Kofi sets up for Trouble in Paradise but Sandow ducks it. Kofi sends Sandow into the turnbuckles and Kofi with a flying boot from the turnbuckles for a near fall.
Kofi with kicks to the chest. He tries for a third one but Sandow moves. Sandow with a leg sweep and Sandow with a modified Scorpion Death Lock but Kofi gets to the ropes and Sandow has to release the hold. Sandow with knees to the back. Sandow with an Irish whip but Kofi with a pendulum kick and then Kofi goes up top. Sandow stops Kofi and crotches him.
Sandow sets for a superplex but Kofi with forearms and he knocks Sandow to the mat. Kofi with a cross body for a near fall. Sandow sends Kofi into the ropes and Sandow hits You’re Welcome for the three count.
Winner: Damien Sandow
We go to commercial.
We are back and it is time to take a look at the Raw Rebound and it is Triple H’s announcement of the return of Brock Lesnar.
This week, we have comments from Paul Heyman, who was interviewed by Michael Cole. Cole asks Paul why would Brock return now. Paul says that there is now one WWE World Champion. Since there can only be one man, he said that was his position. It does not matter if it is John Cena or Randy Orton. Whoever comes out of the Royal Rumble has the WWE World Championship and they will have to contend with Brock Lesnar.
Brock will be on Raw on Monday night so they can ask him now. Brock is looking to do something ‘old school’ on Raw.
We now take a look at Michael Cole interviewing Triple H. Michael asks Hunter about being in the same ring with Brock Lesnar. Hunter says that they have had a hellacious rivalry in the past. Brock has broken his arm, but this should prove that it is not about him. It is about what is best for business. Right now, Brock is great for business.
Match Number Two: Cameron and Naomi versus Alicia Fox and Rosa Mendes
Rosa and Naomi start things off and Naomi with a drop kick and back elbow. Rosa with an Irish whip and Naomi tries to float over but Rosa stops short. Rosas sends Naomi into the turnbuckles and slaps Rosa in the rear end. Naomi slaps Rosa and then Naomi gets to the ropes. Rosa with a side slam and she gets a near fall.
Naomi with a slam and a leaping leg drop for a near fall. Cameron tags in and he kicks Rosa and hits a suplex. Alicia is tagged in. Alicia with a knee to the midsection. Cameron with an arm drag out of a wheelbarrow. Alicia with an Irish whip but Cameron with an elbow and a head scissors. Naomi tags in and Naomi with a slingshot seated splash for a near fall.
Alicia with an Irish whip but Naomi slides to the apron. Naomi with a kick but Alicia with a baseball slide to Naomi. Alicia kicks Naomi again. Alicia sends Naomi back into the ring and she hits a Northern Lights suplex and gets a near fall. Rosa tags back in and she kicks Naomi. Rosa with a snap mare and kick to the back. Rosa with a reverse chin lock.
Rosa turns it into a Japanese stranglehold. Naomi with an elbow but Rosa pulls Naomi back to the mat. Rosa kicks Naomi and gets a near fall. Alicia tags in and she hits Naomi in the rear end. Alicia with a snap mare and reverse chin lock. Alicia with an elbow but Naomi with a lateral press to counter a tilt-a-whirl back breaker.
Naomi with a monkey flip but Alicia keeps Naomi from making the tag. Alicia with a boot to knock Cameron to the floor. Naomi with the Rear View for the three count.
Winners: Cameron and Naomi
We go to commercial.
We are back and it is time for MizTV. Miz welcomes us and he says two years ago, his guest took the WWE by storm and had a great debut. He built an entourage but then he turned on his tag team partner two weeks ago. Miz brings out Brodus Clay.
Clay has a new look and new music.
Brodus interrupts Miz and he tells Miz to be careful with what he says because this will not be a dance off.
Miz asks him about Brodus and Tensai. Brodus says that there is no more him and Tensai. He let him go. He does not need any wannabe dancers around him.
Miz throws out a lot of reallys. Miz says that they did Brodus better than him.
Miz mentions that Xavier Woods borrowed his music and showed Brodus up. Now it is Woods’ fault that Tensai and the Funkettes left him. Did Xavier answer the phone when Brodus called his mama.
Brodus tells Miz not to talk about his mama. Brodus asks if anyone heard him mention that Xavier could use his music. He gave him nothing. The people did not cheer for Xavier. They cheered for Brodus’ music. In six months, no one will remember Woods.
267 days ago at Wrestlemania 29, the moment that should have been his time to shine, but because of three ingrates, his match was cancelled because of Tensai, Cameron, and Naomi. They were nothing and he made them respectable. He should have been able to beat Damien Sandow, Cody Rhodes, and the Bellas.
Cody became a WWE Tag Team Champion. Damien won Money in the Bank. The women got a reality show. What did he get? He got one of the biggest, strongest, most devastating big man in the history of the business . . . 10 years ago. He got a washed up has been who didn’t even know who he was.
Brodus says that Tensai has had a lot of runs but when he realizes it is over, he will let him drive his car, make his travel reservations or stand in his corner.
Tesnai comes out and he attacks Clay. Clay leaves the ring and we go to credits.
2015 - WWE broadcast NXT. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We are in Winter Park, Florida and your announcers are Rich Brennan, Alex Riley, and Renee Young.
Match Number One: Kalisto and Sin Cara versus Jason Jordan and Tye Dillinger in a Non Title Match
Kalisto and Dillinger start things off and they lock up. Dillinger with a chop and Dillinger celebrates. He misses a punch and Kalisto with a wrist lock and a springboard arm drag. Jordan tags in and he catches Kalisto on a cross body attempt and he hits a Fallaway Slam for a near fall. Jordan sends Kalisto into the turnbuckles and he tags in Dillinger. Tye with a slam and he mocks Sin Cara and chokes Kalisto. Dillinger with a knee drop and he tags in Jordan.
Jordan with a waist lock take down and Dillinger tags in. Dillinger with a boot to the chest and he gets a near fall. Dillinger with a quarter nelson and chin lock on Kalisto and then he sends Kalisto into the corner. Kalisto with a kick and he lands on his feet on a back body to tag in Sin Cara. Cara with a springboard head butt followed by a springboard cross body. Cara misses a head scissors on Dillinger but he takes care of Jordan. Kalisto with a plancha onto Jordan on the floor.
Cara sends Dillinger to the turnbuckles and he hits a Victory Roll Bomb for the three count.
Winners:Sin Cara and Kalisto
After the match, Aiden English and Simon Gotch attack The Lucha Dragons and they hit the Whirling Dervish before leaving the ring.
CJ Parker is in the locker room and Bull Dempsey wants to talk to Parker. He says that he doesn’t want Parker to humiliate himself in the ring against Baron Corbin. Bull tells CJ he needs to humiliate him.
Parker says that he doesn’t care about the issues between Bull and Baron. He needs to win the match.
We go to commercial.
We are told that NXT will move to Wednesday nights in two weeks at 8 PM.
We are back and Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady are out to tell everyone who they are. Enzo brings out Carmella.
Carmella says that she is the Princess of Staten Island and the most fabulous Diva in NXT. She tells everyone to be careful around her.
Enzo introduces Carmella’s opponent, who is on her own Road to Redemption . . . Blue Pants.
Match Number Two: Carmella (with Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady) versus Leva ‘Blue Pants’ Bates
They lock up and Carmella with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Carmella sends Leva to the mat by the hair. Carmella stands on Leva’s hair while trying to wear her down. Leva with punches but Carmella with elbows. Enzo gets on the apron to tell Carmella what to do and Leva with an inside cradle for the three count.
Winner: Leva Bates
After the match, Carmella attacks Enzo for costing her the match.
We see footage from Finn Balor and Hideo Itami’s victory over The Ascension at NXT R Evolution.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Bull Dempsey is at ringside to watch the match.
Match Number Three: CJ Parker versus Baron Corbin
Corbin with Snake Eyes followed by a running boot to the head and then he hits End of Days for the three count.
Winner: Baron Corbin
After the match, Corbin gets a mic and he has something to say to Bull Dempsey. He asks him if he is going to stand there all day looking scared or are they going to do this.
Corbin pulls Dempsey over the guardrails and he punches Dempsey. Dempsey pnches back and officials try to separate them.
Devin Taylor is with William Regal in the back and William has an announcement. Next week, Sami Zayn will be back and he will provide us with an update on his health.
Curtis Axel stops by the interview area and he says hello to William. Curtis says William knows why he is doing this. He wants to recharge his career. He has beaten Triple H and John Cena. What will William Regal do for him.
Regal says that he is happy that Axel wants to compete in NXT. Next week, Curtis will face Hideo Itami. Regal wishes Sunshine a Happy New Year.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Charlotte makes her way to the ring and she is dressed to fight, but she is here to talk. Charlotte lets out a wooo before the first question can be asked. Charlotte is asked who is left. Charlotte tells the people to stop chanting while she is talking. She says NXT is her home and NXT is revolutionizing women’s wrestling. Sasha is the toughest diva she has ever faced, but she has beaten her twice.
Sasha’s music plays and she makes her way to the ring with Becky Lynch.
Sasha says Charlotte is right that she has beaten her twice. She says Charlotte is so smart. Sasha tells Charlotte she is going to get the beat down of her life.
Natalya’s music plays and she makes her way to the ring. Natalya and Charlotte hug in the ring while Sasha and Becky walk away.
We go to commercial.
We are back and next week, The Vaudevillains will get their title match against the Lucha Dragons. In addition, Hideo Itami will face Curtis Axel next week.
We see a video of Sami Zayn at home during the holidays to provide an update on his condition. He says that he doesn’t know what to say. He says a lot of people want to hear him talk about the NXT Title, but the only thing he can think of is the one guy whose name has been synonymous with his career, the guy he should have trusted the most. He says he will be back soon and what he does have to say, he will say it to everyone and Kevin Owens personally.
We go to an interview that Renee Young had with Kevin Owens three weeks ago.
Renee asks Kevin about Sami Zayn’s moment. Kevin mentions that Sami got to win the title. Renee asks Kevin if he stole Sami’s moment from him. Kevin says that he has known Sami for 12 years and he is 30 so they are not life long friends. Kevin questions Renee’s match and he leaves.
Match Number Four: Konnor and Viktor versus Finn Balor and Hideo Itami
All four men battle as the bell rings and Konnor and Balor battle on one side of the ring while Itami and Viktor square of. They go for the hesitation drop kicks into the corner but Konnor and Viktor get to the floor. Balor waits for Viktor to get into the ring and they lock up and Viktor with punches. Balor with punches and a chop. Balor with an Irish whip and a running chop to Viktor. Balor gets a near fall. Balor sends Viktor into the turnbuckles and he connects with a knee and then he tags in Itami. Itami with kicks to Viktor in the corner. Itami with more kicks followed by a snap mare and a kick to the back. Itami with a near fall.
Balor tags in and he hits a slingshot boot to the chest and he gets a near fall. Balor sends Viktor into the corner and he chops Viktor and connects with knees. More chops from Balor in the corner as he wears down Viktor. Balor sends Viktor into the turnbuckles and he tags Itami back in. Itami with a snap mare and knee drop for a near fall. Itami with a rear chin lock on Viktor.
Itami with a front face lock and he tags in Balor. Finn with punches and he sends Viktor into the turnbuckles. Viktor with an Irish wip but Balor goes to the apron and he chops Viktor and connects with a boot to Konnor on the apron. Balor tries for a slingshot move and Viktor with a Canadian Lifter to send Balor to the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Konnor with a reverse chin lock on Balor. We see footage from the break of Konnor slamming Balor on the floor. Konnor with a back breaker and he gets a near fall. Viktor tags in and he kicks Balor. Viktor with a Canadian Lifter to Balor while the referee checks on him. Viktor with a boot to Balor followed by a chop and he gets a near fall. Viktor sends Balor into the turnbuckles and he tags in Konnor.
Konnor with boots to Balor and then he kicks him in the corner. Konnor says something to Balor and then he kicks him again. Konnor gets a near fall. Konnor with a rear chin lock with his knee in Balor’s back. Konnor with a European uppercut and he gets a near fall. Konnor and Viktor with a double shoulder tackle and Viktor gets a near fall.
Viktor rakes the eyes and then he sends Balor into the turnbuckles and he tags Konnor back in. Konnor with a slam and he gets a near fall. Konnor rakes at Finn’s face and then Viktor comes in and they hit a double slam on Balor. Balor with punches but Viktor with a knee and slam followed by a fist drop and he gets a near fall.
Viktor sends Balor into the turnbuckles and he tags Konnor back in. Konnor with punches to Balor and Balor goes down. Konnor picks up Balor and he tries for a slam but Balor escapes and he hits a Pele Kick and both men are down. Itami and Viktor tag in and Itami with a kick to the head and then to the chest. Itami with a flying boot to the head and he gets a near fall.
Itami punches Viktor. Viktor with an Irish whip but Itami with a boot. Itami drops Viktor on the top rope and he hits a clothesline from the turnbuckles. Itami knocks Konnor off the apron. Viktor with an STO for a near fall. Viktor gets Itami on his shoulders but Itami with elbows. Itami gets Viktor on his shoulders but he sees Konnor trying to interfere. Konnor eats a kick from Itami and Balor with a wraparound clothesline on Konnor. Balor with a double stomp off the turnbuckles onto Konnor and Itami with a spin kick for the three count.
Winners: Hideo Itami and Finn Balor
We go to credits.
2015 - WWE broadcast WWE Superstars. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We are in Washington, D.C. and your announcers are Tom Phillips and Renee Young.
Match Number One: Tyson Kidd versus Erick Rowan
Kidd with a waist lock but Rowan forces Kidd off and Kidd goes to the floor. Kidd slingshots back into the ring and then he applies a side head lock but Kidd goes to the floor again to frustrate Rowan. Kidd takes his time getting back into the ring and he slides in between Rowan’s legs. Kidd with a kick that sends him to the apron. Rowan biels Kid back into the ring and Rowan with a slam.
Kidd rolls to the floor one more time. Rowan chases Kidd to the floor and Kidd with a drop kick to stop Rowan as he gets back to the ring. Kidd with a running kick to the head and a drop kick that sends Rowan into the ring steps and ring post. Kidd kicks Rowan as he gets back into the ring and then he hits a slingshot leg drop and chokes Rowan.
Kidd with punches and a front face lock. Kidd with a sleeper but Rowan backs Kidd into the corner and Rowan with a snap mare and then he picks up Kidd and runs him into the corner. Rowan with a biel and splash into the corner followed by a clothesline and splash. Rowan with a running shoulder tackle. Rowan with a full nelson slam for the three count.
Winner: Erick Rowan
We go to commercial.
We are back with footage from Edge and Christian on Monday’s Raw.
We take a look at the issues between Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns.
We go to commercial.
We are back and R Truth is with Byron Saxton. Byron asks Truth about his match with Fandango. Truth is told that Fandango is not a fan of his. Saxton tells Truth Fandango is a better dancer because he is classically trained. Truth says he went to Peter and Paul’s School of Pop and Lock in Charlotte. He says he is going to pop and lock all over Fandango tonight.
We take a look at the match between Rollins and Reigns from Raw.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Two: Fandango ( with Rosa Mendes) versus R Truth
They lock up and go to a stalemate. Truth with a side head lock and shoulder tackle and he gets a near fall. Truth with a side head lock. Truth backs Fandango into the corner and Truth with some dancing. Truth with a hip toss followed by a punch and hip toss. Truth sends Fandango over the top rope to the floor. Rosa checks on Fandango and we go to commercial.
We are back and Truth with a punch to Fandango. Truth punches Fandango in the corner while Fandango tries to cover up. Truth with another punch and Fandango goes down. Fandango with an Irish whip and Truth tries to float over but Fandango does not charge into the corner and he sends Truth shoulder first into the ring post. Fandango with boots to the arm followed by a hammer lock suplex for a near fall.
Fandango with a knee drop to the injured arm. Fandango with a key lock on Truth. Truth punches Fandango and kicks him but Fandango with a drop kick for a near fall. Fandango with a knee drop to the injured arm and he drops a knee to the arm and a key lock. Truth gets to his feet but Fandango with a knee and elbow. Fandango with an Irish whip but he runs into an uppercut. Truth with a kick and he hits a sit out gourdbuster.
Truth with a Stinger Splash into the corner and then he goes for the scissors kick but Fandango with an elbow followed by a Falcon Arrow and he goes up top for the FandangoTangoBama Jam and he gets the three count.
Winner: Fandango
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look at the Cutting Edge Peep Show from Raw when we found out that THEY’RE BACK.
We go to credits.
2017 - Former Impact Wrestling VP of Creative and Production John Gaburick left the company as his contract with the promotion officially ended.
2018 - WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore was hospitalized, missing Monday Night Raw.
2018 - WWE broadcast Monday Night Raw. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We are in Miami, Florida and your announcers are Booker T, Corey Graves, and Michael Cole.
Alexa Bliss walks in the back and stops Kurt Angle. She wants to know what Kurt was thinking about. Kurt says he was thinking about having a Wrestlemania quality match.
Alexa reminds Kurt of what happened last week and she wants to know why is Asuka being rewarded for what she did last week. Asuka said she would win the Royal Rumble and face her at Wrestlemania.
Kurt says Alexa will not change his mind and she should be happy that the title is not on the line.
Kurt Angle's music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
Kurt wishes everyone a Happy New Year and he welcomes everyone to Raw. Kurt says 2017 was one of the greatest years of his career, especially becoming the Raw General Manager. Kurt says that 2018 will be even greater. In three weeks, Raw celebrates its 25th anniversary and then there is the Royal Rumble. Kurt says that free agent John Cena has declared that he is entering the Men's Royal Rumble Match. Kurt reminds us about the women's Royal Rumble match.
Kurt says that what is good for the men is good for the women. That means there will be 30 women in the Royal Rumble. The winner gets a match at Wrestlemania. Kurt expects Raw to win both Rumble matches.
Sheamus and Cesaro interrupt Kurt.
Sheamus says that they should forget about the Royal Rumble and talk about the travesty that happened on Raw. They were robbed. He wants to know what happened last week. Cesaro says they cannot stand for favoritism. You gave your son a tag title match and made Seth Rollins his partner. What you did after the match was too much.
We take a look at the footage from after the match when Kurt Angle came to the ring to celebrate with his son.
Sheamus says that makes him sick to his stomach. That was nothing but favoritism. Cesaro says that Jordan did not deserve an opportunity at the tag titles. Cesaro says they want their rematch.
Kurt says that they will get their rematch when he says so.
Sheamus and Cesaro argue with Kurt and Jason Jordan's music plays and he comes out.
Jason says if he did not deserve a shot at the tag titles, why is he out here with the title around his waist? Jason says his dad does not know about favoritism, but off his track record. They earned this tag title. Jason says Cesaro will earn another trip to the dentist if he continues to talk.
Kurt says he wants to have things settled in the ring and he wants it settled right now between Cesaro and Jason Jordan.
Before the match can start, Seth Rollins comes out and he tells Jason that he has to learn about being a teammate. First, that pale Irish idiot with the mohawk. You came out puffing your chest realizing you were outnumbered two on one. What does it mean when you get jumped by them. You need to think about your health and safety. Seth tells Jason to stop being so self-absorbed. You came out here to brag in front of your dad and that made him come out to protect his interests. Seth says he will be in Jason's corner tonight, but he is only out here to watch him lose.
Cesaro sends Jordan over the top rope to the floor.
We go to commercial.
Match Number One: Cesaro (with Sheamus) versus Jason Jordan (with Seth Rollins)
The match is joined in progress and Cesaro with a European uppercut. Jordan with a float over and drop kick for a near fall. Cesaro with another European uppercut and a snap mare into a reverse chin lock. Jordan gets back to his feet but Cesaro with a knee. Jordan misses a clothesline and Cesaro goes for a springboard move and Jordan catches Ceasro and runs him into the corner four times.
Sheamus gets on the apron and distracts Jordan and Jordan hits the ring post when Cesaro moves. Cesaro clips Jordan. Cesaro puts the leg in the ropes and hits a hesitation drop kick into the knee. Cesaro works on the leg and adds pressure to the injured knee. Jordan punches Cesaro and Cesaro returns to the leg. Cesaro with an elbow drop to the injured leg. Jordan with a clothesline and Jason struggles to get back to his feet. Jordan sends Cesaro to the apron and then he knocks Cesaro to the floor with a forearm. Cesaro with a shot to the leg and then Cesaro with an atomic drop of the knee onto the apron.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Cesaro with a baseball slide to Jordan to send him to the floor. They return to the ring and Cesaro with a European uppercut and kicks to the leg. Cesaro with a single leg crab on Jordan. Jordan kicks Cesaro but Cesaro holds on. Jordan kicks Cesaro away and Cesaro wtih Euroepan uppercuts. Jordan escapes a slam and then he kicks Cesaro when Cesaro charges into the corner. Jordan tries for a suplex but Cesaro with a shot to the leg. Jordan with clotheslines and overhead belly-to-belly suplexes for a near fall. Jordan with a shoulder tackle into the corner. Cesaro with elbows but Jordan with a Northern Lights suplex and he rolls through for a second one and he gets a near fall.
Sheamus with a forearm while the referee was not looking and Cesaro with a rollup for a near fall. Cesaro returns to the single leg crab and a Boston Crab. Jordan gets to the ropes and Cesaro releases the hold. Rollins stops Sheamus from interfering. Jordan with a pop up neck breaker for the three count.
Winner: Jason Jordan
Renee Young is with Roman Reigns in the interview area. Roman is asked about tonight's stipulation. Roman says Joe got what he deserved. Joe attacked him and ruined title matches. He also injured Dean Ambrose. He says Joe is a punk and that is why he got punked out last week. It will get ugly and it will be intense. Roman says he will stay within the rules tonight, he hopes.
Bray Wyatt makes his way to the ring and we go to commercial.
We are back and Sasha Banks says her New Year's Resolution is to win the Royal Rumble.
Match Number Two: Bray Wyatt versus Apollo Crews (with Dana Brooke and Titus O'Neil)
They lock up and Bray backs Crews into the corner. Wyatt misses a forearm in the corner and Bray leans back and Crews is scared by Bray in a defenseless position. Crews with a side head lock and Wyatt with a punch. Wyatt with another punch and Crews is sent to the apron. Crews with an enzuigiri and Crews with a slingshot senton and elbow drop for a near fall. Crews with a side head lock and Wyatt with a head butt as Crews comes off the ropes.
Wyatt with a forearm to the head and he chokes Crews in the corner. Bray with a forearm and a double thrust to the throat. Wyatt with an Irish whip and Crews floats over. Crews with a drop kick. Wyatt sends Crews onto the apron and Crews with a punch and he goes up top but Wyatt with an uppercut to stop Crews and then he drops Crews on the turnbuckles. Wyatt stomps on the hand and Bray stares at Dana as we go to commercial.
We are back and Wyatt with a reverse chin lock. Wyatt with a flying body block and he gets a near fall. Bray with an Irish whip and Crews with a flying boot to the head. Crews with a back heel kick followed by a boot to the head and a flying clothesline. Crews with a standing shooting star press for a near fall. Crews goes to the apron and he hits a back heel kick and then hits a moonsault onto Wyatt.
They return to the ring and Wyatt with a clothesline. Bray leans back and Dana gets on the apron. Bray looks at Dana and Dana realizes that Bray has focused his attention on her. Dana falls off the apron onto Titus. Crews with a jumping enzuigiri but Wyatt with Sister Abigail for the three count.
Winner: Bray Wyatt
After the match, Matt Hardy appears and he talks about Bray's fireflies. He says he brought Bray's darkness into light. You cannot avoid the Woken Wisdom. He is the omniscient ghost that invades your dreams. When Abigail is no longer around, he will delete Bray. Then Matt laughs and turns into thousands of images on the TitanTron.
We go to commercial.
Nia walks towards the exit and she has chicken noodle soup. Alexa stops her and tells her about her match against Asuka. Nia says that Enzo needs her. Alexa tells Nia it is either Enzo or her. Nia tells Alexa that her soup is getting cold. Alexa wonders if everyone is losing their minds.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Asuka versus Alexa Bliss in a Non Title Match
Alexa avoids Asuka and Asuka misses a round kick as Alexa gets into the ropes. Asuka dives for the legs but Alexa avoids her. Asuka misses spinning back fists and Alexa gets into the ropes. Alexa with a waist lock. Asuka with a wrist lock and Alexa stomps on the foot. Asuka with a hammer lock. Alexa with a reversal into a full nelson. Asuka with a waist lock and take down into a front face lock. Asuka with a knee bar and Alexa escapes.
Asuka with a chin lock into a side head lock. Alexa sends Asuka to the mat but Asuka pops back up and Alexa goes into the ropes. Asuka pulls Alexa back into the ring and Asuka with a shoulder tackle. Asuka with a running hip attack and then she spins around while Alexa goes to the floor. Alexa returns to the ring and then goes right back to the floor. Asuka with a series of hips to the side of the head. Alexa kicks Asuka and goes to the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Alexa with a body scissors. We see footage from the commercial break when Asuka missed a hip attack and got caught in the ropes followed by a kick to the midsection. Asuka counters into an ankle lock. Alexa gets to the ropes and she pulls Asuka into the ropes as she gets out of the hold. Alexa with a bow and arrow around the ring post. Alexa with punches to Asuka and she gets a near fall. Asuka with a rollup for a near fall.
Asuka misses a round kick and Alexa goes for a rollup but Asuka gets to her feet. Alexa with a back breaker and she punches Asuka. Alexa with punches and she gets a near fall. Alexa returns to the body scissors. Alexa with a guillotine but Asuka counters into a Kimura. Alexa gets out of the hold and Alexa kicks Asuka in the corner. Alexa slaps Asuka in the corner and Asuka slaps back. Alexa pie faces Asuka and Asuka wants more. Asuka with a drop kick and another drop kick. Alexa with an Irish whip but Asuka with a missile drop kick.
Asuka tosses Alexa by the hair and hits a running hip attack. Asuka sets for thew waist lock but Alexa blocks the suplex attempt. Alexa with kicks and then Asuka with a knee to the head. Alexa goes for a sunset flip out of the corner but Asuka drops down for a near fall. Alexa drop kicks Asuka to the floor. Asuka kicks Alexa from the floor and then Asuka with a spinning back heel kick and she floats over into the cross arm breaker and Alexa taps out.
Winner: Asuka
We have a video package for the Samoa Joe/Roman Reigns match that will happen later tonight.
Renee Young is with Samoa Joe. Joe tells Renee he will beat Roman, just like he has every time he has been in the ring with him. Joe says he owns Roman. He has broken down Roman Reigns. Joe has made sure that the Shield will not be champions together again. Dean is a stay at home husband living off his wife's paycheck. Roman has been able to get himself disqualified to keep the title. Roman is out of options. It may be Roman's yard, but he lives in Joe's world.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Bayley says that she is entering the Royal Rumble match. She says she will win and hug her way to Wrestlemania.
Match Number Four: Braun Strowman versus Rhyno (with Heath Slater)
They lock up and Braun pushes Rhyno away. They lock up again and Braun sends Rhyno into the corner again. Braun with shoulder tackles and Slater gets on the apron to give support to Rhyno. Braun goes to the floor and he takes the mic. Braun tells Slater he has two choices. He can stay on the floor and shut up or he can get into the ring and get these hands like his partner.
Slater gets on the apron and Rhyno hits Strowman from behind. Slater attacks Braun from behind and the referee allows it. Braun pushes Slater down and then he hits splashes on Slater and Rhyno followed by a power slam for the three count.
Winner: Braun Strowman
After the match, Slater tries to save Rhyno from further damage from Strowman and it fails miserably and Strowman with a power slam to Slater. Strowman picks up Rhyno and hits another power slam. Strowman with another power slam to Slater.
Strowman picks up Rhyno again and hits a power slam. Strowman picks up Slater again and he is not finished with him and he winds up and hits a running power slam.
Roman Reigns is in the locker room and Seth Rollins stops by and he wants to know if Roman is keeping his cool. Roman says he cannot believe that Joe is acting like this because of what happened last week. Roman says they don't mess with family. Seth says he hopes that Roman does not get disqualified.
Jason Jordan stops by and he says that they are focused on the Bar and if they get involved, Seth and he will take care of Sheamus and Cesaro. He tells Roman that you can believe that.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a Raw Classic moment when DX invaded Nitro.
Braun walks in the back and he sees Kane and Kane does not want any of Strowman. Kane says he just wants to talk. He wants to talk about Brock Lesnar. Kane says he has never faced Brock in the ring but Braun has. They are the Alpha Monsters. Together they can contain the Beast. All it takes is to be on the same page.
Braun says that he does not care about Kane or his plan because he is the only Alpha Monster. When he takes down Brock, it will be on his own terms.
Kurt Angle is on the phone talking about the Women's Royal Rumble match.
Finn Balor enters and he says that he was the first Universal Champion and he never lost the title and never got a rematch. If he has to defeat 29 other people to get his match, he will do it. He is in the Rumble match.
Kurt says he thought Finn was here to talk about something else. Kurt mentions the match with Finn against The MizTourage and Elias. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson enter and he says that they have been by his side before.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Five: Samoa Joe versus Roman Reigns for the Intercontinental Title (and if Roman is disqualified, he loses the title)
Joe with jabs and punches to Reigns as the match begins. Joe with a forearm to the back of the head. Joe with more jabs in the corner and the referee warns Joe. Reigns with an uppercut or two followed by punches and kicks in the corner. Reigns stops before the referee gets to five. Reigns with punches and the referee stops Reigns. Joe with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Joe with a suplex and Reigns goes to the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Joe works on the arm and he connects with a back elbow. Joe gets a near fall. Joe with more jabs. Reigns with a suplex. Reigns charges into the corner but Joe moves and Reigns hits the ring post and Joe gets a near fall. Joe kicks and punches Reigns as he works on the back. Joe with an arm bar. Reigns punches Joe to get out of the hold and he connects with an uppercut and clotheslines. Joe with a forearm and elbow in the corner followed by an enzuigiri for a near fall. Joe sends Reigns into the turnbuckles and he punches Reigns and follows with elbows.
Joe with another forearm and a hard Irish whip. Joe with another hard Irish whip. Joe with a snap mare followed by a seated abdominal stretch with Reigns' arm under the throat. Reigns with a punch but Joe with an Irish whip. Reigns with a flying clothesline out of the corner. Reigns with NeverEnding Story in the corner and Reigns with a running boot to send Joe to the floor. Reigns with the running drop kick on the floor and then he sends Joe back into the ring. Reigns gets a near fall.
Reigns punches Joe in the corner and the referee warns Roman. Joe sends Roman to the apron and Joe knocks Reigns off the apron and Joe with a suicide dive that sends Reigns into the ringside barrier. Both men are down and the referee starts his count. Both men get back in at nine.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Joe with a head butt. Joe with a head butt to Reigns. Joe kicks Reigns in the chest and he taunts Reigns. Joe with a punch and Reigns wants Joe to hit him. Joe with a head butt and Roman with forearms. Joe with forearms and elbows. Reigns with a Samoan Drop for a near fall. Reigns sets for the Superman punch but Joe rolls to the floor when he sees Roman wind up.
Joe avoids a Superman punch off the steps and Joe sends Reigns into the ring steps a few times as the referee continues his count. Joe breaks the referee's count and goes back to the floor. Reigns Irish whips Joe into the ring steps. Reigns grabs the ring steps and the referee stops him from doing it. The referee tells them to get back into the ring. Joe punches Reigns and then Reigns hits a Superman punch off the steps and then they return to the ring and Reigns hits another Superman punch. Joe kicks out at two.
Reigns looks around as he sets for the spear but Joe with a kick and Joe tries for the uranage. Reigns bumps into the referee and the referee is about to disqualify Reigns but Joe misses a splash into the corner. Joe with a uranage for a near fall. Joe argues with the referee and wants to know why Reigns wasn't disqualified. Reigns with an uppercut but he misses a punch. Joe sets for the Kokina Clutch but Reigns with an arm drag and Reigns with the spear for the three count.
Winner: Roman Reigns
Kurt Angle watches in the back on the monitor and Paul Heyman enters the office.
Paul says he can help Kurt. Paul brings up the conspiracy that is going on under your watch. If Braun and Kane team up for the match, Brock will not be reactive, but proactive. If that is the case, 2018 will be the Year of the Beast.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Absolution mention that they are issuing a warning. There might be 30 women in the Royal Rumble match, but only three matter.
Tomorrow night, we will see Hideo Itami against Jack Gallagher.
Drew Gulak and Ariya Daivari are in the ring and Drew has the mic.
Drew says he has been asked to give a message from the Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore.
Drew says His name is Enzo Amore and he is a bonafide G and a certified stud. Badaboom realest guy in the room. How are you doing. Enzo says that he is suffering from the flu so he will not be defending his title on Raw. What do we have here? A couple of haters. Drew says he would have wiped up the floor with Cedric Alexander.
Cedric Alexander makes his way to the ring.
Cedric says he was expecting a title match and he came for competition. Since Enzo is 'sick', which of you will be stepping up in his place.
Ariya and Drew talk it over.
Drew and Ariya says that they will face Cedric in a tag match against him and anyone who walks down that ramp and he wishes Cedric luck on finding a partner.
Goldust comes out and he says he has some friends in low places but none are lower than you two. Goldust asks Cedric if he wants to be friends.
Match Number Six: Cedric Alexander and Goldust versus Ariya Daivari and Drew Gulak
Daivari and Alexander start things off and Alexander with an arm wringer and European uppercut. Cedric with a handstand head scissors and drop kick. Drew goes to the floor instead of interfering when he sees Cedric ready for him. Cedric is sent face first into the turnbuckles. Daivari with a rear chin lock. Alexander tries to get to the corner to make the tag but Daivari with a punch. Alexander with a back elbow and both men are down.
Gulak and Goldust tag in and Goldust with clotheslines. Goldust with punches when Gulak blocks the bulldog. Goldust with the bulldog and he punches Daivari on the apron followed by punches to Gulak. Goldust wtih a power slam and then he hits a reverse atomic drop on Daivari. Goldust goes up top and hits a corkscrew cross body. Alexander tags in and he hits a springboard clothesline. Goldust with a drop down uppercut to Gulak and Alexander with a Lumbar Check for the three count.
Winners: Goldust and Cedric Alexander
Finn Balor, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson walk in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back and Elias is in the ring.
Elias says that after what he did to John Cena that WWE still stands for Walk With Elias. This is his show and his universe. Elias wants to know who wants to walk with him. After he wins the Royal Rumble, he will main event Wrestlemania. He has brought in the New Year with two very talented musicians . . . The Miztourage. Curtis Axel has bells while Bo Dallas has a cowbell.
Bo dedicates this song to his inspiration, who will be back next week. This is for Miz. They don't sing too well.
Match Number Six: Finn Balor, Karl Anderson, and Luke Gallows versus Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel, and Elias
The match is joined in progress and Axel works over Balor in the corner and hits a leap frog neck snap for a near fall. Elias tags in and he kicks and punches Balor. Balor with a kick but Elias works on the arm and kicks Balor in the corner. Balor blocks a punch and punches Elias. Elias with a shot to the midsection and he sends Balor to the mat for a near fall. Elias with an arm bar. Elias keeps Balor from making the tag while holding on to the arm bar. Balor with a single leg take down and double stomp. Both men are down. Gallows and Dallas tag in and Gallows with clotheslines and a boot to the head. Gallows with a splash and boot followed by a splash for a near fall. Anderson sends Elias to the floor. Gallows with a thrust kick to Dallas followed by an uppercut to Axel.
They hit Magic Killer on Dallas and then Balor hits Coup de Grace for the three count.
Winners: Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, and Finn Balor
We go to commercial.
We are back and in case you missed what Bo Dallas said earlier, Miz is back next week.
Brock Lesnar makes his way to the stage for the Brock Bounce and he is joined by his advocate Paul Heyman.
Paul Heyman introduces himself and his client. He says it appears that the New Year's Resolution for the WWE is to stack the deck against his client. How else would you explain once again Brock Lesnar has to defend his title against challengers . . . plural. It used to be CHALLENGER . . . singular. That is not how it happens any more. It is the Beast versus the Monster versus the Machine. Brock defends against both Braun Strowman and Kane.
You know this trick. Braun beats Kane. Brock Lesnar loses the Universal Championship. If Kane beats Braun Strowman, Brock loses the Universal Championship. Paul says he did not say someone beat Brock Lesnar because that ain't happening. Paul says spoiler, Brock will successfully defend the title at the Royal Rumble. Paul says the announcers talk about the odds when it is three people. You can stock the deck against him. Paul says Brock would beat Braun Strowman. Brock would beat Kane. Brock could beat all thirty men in the Royal Rumble together or individually.
Brock Lesnar fears no challenge. Brock fears no challenger. Brock fears no challengers. Brock does not believe in monsters. Brock does not believe that Kane is the devil's favorite. Paul says he had a talk with the man downstairs and his favorite is Brock Lesnar.
Kane's music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
Kane grabs Brock by the throat and choke slams Brock. Kane stands over Brock and starts to leave the ring but Brock sits up and he clotheslines Kane over the top rope to the floor. Some wrestlers come out to stop things from escalating but Brock with a forearm to Kane.
2019 - All Elite Wrestling is officially announced. PWInsider.com's report....
After months of speculation about where The Elite - The Young Bucks, Cody and Adam "Hangman" Page - would end up and trademarks revealing plans for a promotion tied to the ownership of the Jacksonville Jaguars, specifically Shad and Tony Khan, a special edition of YouTube series Being The Elite ended a countdown clock this morning to officially reveal that all four would officially be part of the launch of a new promotion - All Elite Wrestling.
The company will have a free rally on Tuesday 1/8 at 5 PM Eastern at TIAA Field, the home of the Jacksonville Jaguars to reveal additional information with Young Bucks, Cody, Brandi Rhodes, Page and all three members of SCU, Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, and Scorpio Sky listed as advertised. .
Where this gets very interesting is WWE has a Smackdown taping scheduled for that date at the nearby Jacksonville Memorial Arena that evening at 7:30 PM, which means that fans arriving at the WWE taping will have to travel past the Stadium to attend Smackdown. That should put a LOT of eyeballs on the rally in the parking lot.
The AEW announcement also officially unveiled plans for "Double or Nothing", an event that would play off the All In brand name following the September 2018 PPV event of the same title. While no date was announced, more details of the AEW Double or Nothing event will be released at the 1/8 rally in Jacksonville.
The expectation has been that the Jaguars ownership, led by Tony Khan, will be aggressively involved in pursuing deals for the AEW promotion. Khan has been a lifelong fan of professional wrestling since childhood and has a number of friendships and ties to a number in the business, both inside and out of WWE. This is being planned as a major financial investment by Khan and will likely be the biggest financial push from anyone getting into the professional wrestling world in a long, long time, dating back to the end of World Championship Wrestling in 2001 when Turner Broadcasting sold that promotion to WWE in the wake of the AOL-Time Warner merger.
As seen by the trademark of Tuesday Night Dynamite, there are already plans to pursue a national TV deal with the idea of a Tuesday evening time slot, real estate WWE will be giving up when Smackdown Live moves to FOX this fall.
PWInsider.com can also confirm there have been discussions with several talents who appeared on "All In" about signing with the company,. which has led to a lot of speculation about how this promotion will change the financial table when it comes to money offers for talents, given that The Elite obviously had standing offers from WWE, but turned them down in favor of working to launch a promotion that they would have heavy involvement in behind the scenes as well as performing in front of the camera.
There are some who hope for that for the first time, realistically, since WCW went out of business in 2001, talents will now have several players to bounce back and forth off of in order to raise their financial value and get more money for themselves. Time will tell whether that hope becomes a reality.
It is expected BJ Whitmer, who recently left ROH, will be working behind the scenes for AEW.
AEW t-shirts are already on sale via Pro Wrestling Tees at this link.
Back in October, All Elite Wrestling filed to trademark the following for wrestling, broadcasting and merchandising purposes:
*All Elite Wrestling
*AEW
*Double or Nothing (The promotion's first event)
*All Out (Likely the name of a future event)
*Tuesday Night Dynamite (the potential TV series name)
*Fight for the Fallen.
The LLC behind the filing was listed as having the same address as TIAA Bank Field, the home of the Jacksonville Jaguars, the same location as the rally on 1/8, so the Khans are, pun intended, "All In" here.
2019 - WWE broadcast Smackdown. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We are in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and your announcers are Byron Saxton, Tom Philips, and Corey Graves.
The New Day makes its way to the ring and Big E is dressed like Baby New Year while Kofi and Xavier are in tuxedos.
Xavier welcomes everyone to the first Smackdown of 2019. Xaver says they have a big announcement because they will be in the Royal Rumble. Big E tells the people in Las Vegas to be some money on them because when you look at the three of them and their odds compared to the other participants, but Xavier and Kofi stop Big E from doing any further Steiner Match.
Kofi says they will win the match and then go on to Wrestlemania to challenge the WWE Champion. Xavier says they could challenge for the Universal Championship, but he might not show up. Kofi says that he shows up every week for 11 years and he never gets a shot.
Kofi says they are going to win the Royal Rumble, but first they have to deal with some New Year’s Resolutions.
Xavier says they spoke to their doctors and their New Year’s Resolution should be that they no longer eat pancakes. Xavier says they will be giving out nice heads of lettuce with a balsamic . . . Kofi says it is doctor’s orders. Xavier says they will no longer be devouring these delicious and fluffy . . . Xavier yells at Big E for eating pancakes. Kofi says those pancakes came out of your diaper and Kofi says no one adheres to their New Year’s Resolution. Kofi says his resolution is to buy a new car. A Yellow Bug that he becomes friends with, but it is more than meets the eyes. Big E reminds Kofi that is the plot for Bumblebee.
Xavier says he will use the year to learn how to proceed through life with a blindfold while guiding his children to safety. Kofi advises that is the plot for Bird Box.
Big E mentions that we will have a match to see who joins the Fatal Five Way Match to see who faces Daniel Bryan at the Royal Rumble. It will be Samoa Joe versus Jeff Hardy.
We go to commercial.
Match Number One: Jeff Hardy versus Samoa Joe in a Qualifying Match for the Fatal Five Way Match to Determine the Number One Contender for The WWE Championship at Royal Rumble
They lock up and Joe backs Hardy into the corner and Joe kicks Hardy on the break. Joe with jabs and punches. Joe kicks Hardy in the legs and then Jeff blocks a kick but Joe rolls through into a knee bar. Hardy gets to the ropes and Joe releases the hold. Joe with a jab and chop. Joe with a head butt followed by a kick to the leg. Jeff with a sit out jaw breaker. Jeff pulls Joe to the corner and wrings the leg into the ring post. Jeff with more shots to the leg and knee. Hardy goes for a figure four leg lock but Joe escapes and goes to the floor.
Joe destroys the cover of the announce table in frustration. Joe pulls Jeff to the floor but Hardy with punches. Hardy sends Joe into the ringside barrier and then back into the ring. Hardy with a leg drop and he gets a near fall. Hardy sends Joe into the turnbuckles and then he punches Joe and gets a near fall. Jeff with a snap mare and drop kick to the back. Hardy sends Joe into the turnbuckles and then connects with a shoulder to the midsection and punches to the knee. Hardy with a baseball slide into the injured knee. Hardy with a kick and he goes for a Twist of Fate but Joe escapes. Joe with a clothesline. Joe with a chin lock trapping the arm. Hardy with an elbow to escape but Joe pulls Hardy to the mat by the hair.
Joe with jabs in the corner. Hardy with punches but Joe with a back elbow and he gets a near fall. Joe with forearms to Hardy in the corner. Joe with an Irish whip and he runs into an elbow. Joe puts Hardy in the tree of woe and hits a baseball slide on Hardy. Joe gets a near fall. Joe works on the neck. Hardy with elbows and punches to escape. Hardy with a running forearm and reverse atomic drop and leg drop followed by a drop kick for a near fall. Hardy with a Twist of Fate and then Hardy goes up top for the Swanton and hits it but Joe rolls to the floor after the impact.
Hardy with a drop kick but Joe blocks it and applies the Coquina Clutch on the floor. The referee starts his count and Joe releases the hold when the referee gets to eight. Joe wants the referee to continue his count, but the referee starts again from one. Jeff dives back into the ring at nine and then Joe reapplies the Coquina Clutch. The referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Samoa Joe
We take a look at what happened at the end of Smackdown between AJ Styles and Vince McMahon.
Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon are in the office and they talk about the Fatal Five Way Match.
There is a knock on the door and AJ Styles enters. AJ asks if they want to see him or are they sure they want to see him. AJ says maybe he should apologize for last week, but he won't. You wanted the real AJ Styles, well watch what happens tonight. Unless, you want to see the real AJ Styles right now.
Shane and Vince get up and Vince tells The Best in the World to back off.
AJ leaves the office.
Shane asks Vince if he is sure he wants to see the real AJ Styles and Vince says absolutely. Shane warns Vince about what he wants.
We go to commercial.
We go to Kayla Braxton in the ring and she introduces the new United States Champion Rusev who is joined by Lana.
Rusev is asked about his victory last week. Rusev says it was the greatest Rusev Day of them all. Rusev is asked how will his reign as champion differ from Nakamura's. Rusev says he takes pride in the US Championship and his title reign will be long and luscious, like his beard. Rusev says he will defend his title against any opponent with honor and strength, along with his animal magnetism. He will do it while smelling like a bacon flavored cinnamon bun. This is his pledge and he pledges allegiance to the United States Championship.
Nakamura attacks Rusev from behind with a thrust kick and then he connects with forearms in the corner. Lana gets on Rusev's back to stop him. Rusev with a Machka Kick and Nakamura falls back and lands on Lana.
Rusev checks on Lana and Nakamura kicks Rusev. Nakamura with a jumping knee to Rusev. Nakamura picks up the title belt and then drops it on top of Rusev before leaving the ring.
We take a look at what happened last week when Jimmy Uso was confronted under the mistletoe by Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville and Naomi coming to protect her husband.
Match Number Two: Naomi versus Sonya Deville (with Mandy Rose)
Mandy removes her outer shirt to reveal an Uso shirt. Sonya attacks Naomi and Naomi with kicks. Sonya with a rollup for a near fall. Naomi with a kick to Sonya followed by a sliding slap. Mandy distracts Naomi and Sonya with a sliding knee for a near fall. Sonya with a reverse chin lock. Naomi stomps on Sonya's foot and connects with an elbow and hits a springboard round kick.
Mandy takes a mic and she tells Naomi that when she was getting ready earlier today, she couldn't help but think of Naomi's husband so she sent him a photo and it is Mandy in a towel. Sonya with a kick to Naomi followed by a Hellevator for the three count.
Winner: Sonya Deville
Randy Orton says that Rey Mysterio knows what it is like to be his victim. More will learn tonight. After his win tonight, the WWE Champion will be known by the most devastating letters . . . R . . . K . . O.
Rey Mysterio says he proved to Randy Orton that he cannot be pushed around. He will prove it to everyone that he did not come back for nostalgia. He came back to be WWE Champion.
Mustafa Ali says he used to be known as the Heart of the Cruiserweights. Now he wants to be known as the Heart of Smackdown. He beat the WWE Champion because he has heart. He will step in the ring with four other men who have the same goal. He knows he is the underdog, but he has hope and heart.
We have some New Year's Resolutions.
The Iiconics say they will be the first Women's Tag Team Champions.
Karl Anderson says he will turn his eight pack into a ten pack. Luke says their resolution is to eradicate Smackdown of all of the nerds.
Shelton Benjamin says resolutions are a fraud because you will never live up to them. Shelton says it is time to put an end to this once and for all. Shelton pulls down the curtain to reveal they are in the locker room.
We are back and Samoa Joe says he proved that he was telling Jeff Hardy the truth. Your obsession over him was your downfall. When he wins the Fatal Five Way and then wins the WWE Championship, it will only send you further into your madness and rage.
John Cena makes his way to the ring.
John says the crowd is all over the place but it is good to feel that energy. John says New Year's is a great time to look ahead and also to look back. He bought a ticket to Wrestlemania and he probably shouldn't have had those beers before his match. His personal life was shown on television. He wrote a children's book. He spent six months in China. He also thinks his hairstyle is a good thing. John says he still thinks he can float like a butterfly and sting like a bumblebee.
John says we need to ask one question. It is not 'what' or 'wooo'. It is 'Why'? Why is he here? John says he does not have a reason. The great thing is that in 30 seconds some man is going to come out and call him a broken down Hollywood wannabe who should leave as fast a Nikki Bella left him. John wants someone's music to play.
It is not some man's music that plays, but THE MAN'S music and Becky Lynch comes out.
Becky welcomes John back before getting into the ring.
Becky asks John how does it feel. Becky asks how does it feel that you were expecting a man to come out, but you did not expect THE MAN to come out. Becky says John said he felt like he was back where he belonged, but it is not that simple. Becky says she was not aiming to pass Charlotte on the posters and billboards, she was looking to pass John Cena. You personify everything that this company is . . . maybe was. It is time for someone to take over your spot and fill your shoes and that is her.
Becky tells John if you have a problem with that, Nikki Bella won't be the only woman to drop you this year.
Andrade Almas' music plays and he comes out with Zelina Vega.
Zelina says she hates to interrupt this testosterone battle between the two men in the ring. You are both former champions. The key word is former . . . past tense, old news. The McMahons promised a fresh start with new faces. The year just started and all they see is an older face in John Cena and in Becky Lynch, she sees a broken face. That didn't really heal up did it?
Zelina introduces herself to John and she says she is the business manager to El Idolo, the future of Smackdown, Andrade Almas. The year 2019 will be the Year of Tranquilo.
John introduces himself and he tells Zelina how this is done. He says that Zelina is out of her weight class and he says Becky could beat up Almas. John makes a challenge for a tag match.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: John Cena and Becky Lynch versus Zelina Vega and Andrade Almas
Becky tells John that he has this and will start the match against Vega. They lock up and Becky with a side head lock. Vega with forearms but Becky with a shoulder tackle. Becky with a leg lariat and then she gets in Almas' face but Almas waves her off. Vega tags in Almas and Becky wants to face Almas, but due to the rules Cena has to come in. Cena isn't too excited to come in and he is willing to let Becky continue so Becky tags John in with some emphasis.
They lock up and Almas with a side head lock. Almas goes Tranquilo in the ropes and Vega joins. They go for a test of strength and Almas with a side head lock. Cena with a side head lock. Cena with a wrist lock and he wants to tag in Becky but Almas with kicks and punches. Almas with a forearm and side head lock. Almas with a side head lock take down. Cena with a kick and Vega distracts Cena and allows Almas to hit Cena from behind. Almas with forearms and knees in the corner. Vega with a kick to Cena while Almas distracts the referee. Almas gets a near fall.
Almas kicks Cena as he tries to get to his corner to make the tag. Almas goes for a suplex but Cena blocks it and Cena with a suplex. Almas with a clothesline and he gets a near fall. Almas kicks Cena in the corner and he sets for the double knee strike and connects. Almas gets a near fall. Almas stands on Cena's ankle and then kicks Cena in the back. Almas with forearms. Almas goes to the turnbuckles for a moonsault and Cena moves but Almas hits the second one and gets a near fall. Almas with an arm bar. Almas with a forearm and he chokes Cena in the ropes.
Vega works over Cena in the ropes while Almas is with the referee. Almas kicks Cena in the corner and then he climbs the turnbuckles to punch Cena. Almas stands on Cena's shoulders in the corner. Almas sets for the double knee strike but Almas misses when Cena moves out of the way. Both men are down and Cena crawls to his corner and he makes the tag. Becky with a slam to Vega followed by a back heel kick and flying forearm. Becky kicks Vega in the corner and connects with European uppercuts. Becky with an exploder. Becky goes up top and hits a missile drop kick for a near fall.
Becky sets for DisArmHer and Almas pulls Vega out of the way. Cena with the two flying shoulder tackles followed by a Blue Thunder Bomb and Five Knuckle Shuffle to Almas. Cena with an Attitude Adjustment followed by the Lightning Fist. Becky pushes Cena out of the ring and Vega tries for a rollup but Becky with DisArmHer and Vega taps out.
Winners: Becky Lynch and John Cena
After the match, Cena offers his hand to Becky but she walks away.
We take a look at last week's MizTV with Shane McMahon.
Shane McMahon is in his office and Miz enters.
Miz thanks Shane for giving them a chance. Last week, he was a little embarrassed about opening up. Shane says he empathizes with Miz. Shane says he has so much going on and Miz wants to know if Shane is backing out. Shane says he is in. Miz says he has something for Shane and he says that a team thinks together and they dress together. Miz shows Shane their new look.
Shane says it feels like something in the Matrix and he does not feel it. Miz takes off his jacket and says he doesn't even like it. Miz suggests something that shows their passion. Miz says if Shane thinks that is hot on the outside, wait until you see the inside. Shane asks whose body did he use. Shane suggests tapping into Miz' creativity. Shane leaves while Miz brainstorms.
Miz looks for Shane as we go to commercial.
We are back with the New to The Main Roster video feature.
Asuka is in the back and Triple H stops by to congratulate her and he says it is that time of year. Hunter asks Asuka who she feels deserves a shot at the Women's Championship. Asuka says she will fight anyone because NO ONE IS READY FOR ASUKA.
Charlotte Flair happens to be standing there. Charlotte says if it wasn't for Ronda Rousey, she would be champion. She wants the title match. Carmella says she was champion for 130 days and she beat both of them. Becky says you can bicker all you want, but there is only one option to face Asuka and that is The Man.
Hunter says he will take it under advisement and will let them know when they make a decision.
Asuka walks away.
Match Number Four: Samoa Joe versus Mustafa Ali versus AJ Styles versus Randy Orton versus Rey Mysterio in a Number One Contender Match for Royal Rumble
Ali goes after Joe and Joe sends Ali face first to the mat and Ali rolls to the floor. Styles with an enzuigiri to Joe and then he goes after Rey and hits a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Styles punches Orton and kicks him in the corner. Styles with a chop and Ali trips AJ and pulls him to the floor. AJ sends Ali face first into the ring post. Orton with a forearm to knock AJ off the apron. Orton sets for the IEDDT on Ali but Ali with an enzuigiri followed by a rolling X Factor for a near fall.
We see Daniel Bryan watching in the back as Rey hits a springboard seated splash. AJ kicks Rey and gives him a hard Irish whip. AJ with another hard Irish whip and Rey goes sternum first into the turnbuckles. AJ punches Rey. Rey with a kick and a springboard rana to send AJ to the floor. Orton cuts off Rey and hits a power slam on Rey. Ali with a drop kick to Orton. Joe with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex to Ali. Styles with a springboard moonsault into a reverse DDT and he gets a near fall.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Orton with boots to AJ. Rey with a kick to the leg and forearms. Orton drops down to give Rey a European uppercut. Styles with a series of strikes to Orton and then he kicks Rey and clotheslines Orton over the top rope to the floor. AJ with a baseball slide to Joe and then he sends Rey under the bottom rope to the floor. Styles with an Irish whip to Ali and AJ is sent to the apron and connects with a forearm. Joe with a leg trip to AJ on the apron followed by a back drop driver onto the apron by Orton and Joe with a uranage to send AJ through the announce table.
Ali with a corkscrew pescado onto Joe and Rey with a seated senton onto Orton. Rey and Ali get into the ring. Rey offerrs his hand and Ali shakes it but Rey with a waist lock. Ali with a standing switch. Rey with a satellite head scissors but Ali lands on his feet. Rey with a head scissors and Rey is sent to the apron. Rey with a forearm and Ali stops Rey on the turnbuckles. Rey pushes Ali off the turnbuckles and Ali lands on his feet. Ali with Spanish Fly to Rey. Ali gets a near fall but Joe breaks it up. Joe with knees to Ali.
Joe with an Irish whip to Ali and Joe misses a splash into the corner. Ali with a tornado DDT and he goes up top. Ali goes for the inward 450 but Joe moves. Joe with the Coquina Clutch on Ali and Ali gets to the ropes but that will not stop Joe from applying the hold. A Rey Mysterio 619 will stop Joe. Rey with a 619 to Ali but Orton pulls Rey to the floor. Orton with an RKO to Ali and Rey breaks up the cover with a springboard leg drop.
Rey with an enzuigiri that staggers Orton and he falls into the ropes. Rey with a 619. Joe grabs Mysterio but Rey with a rana. Styles with a springboard 450 splash for the three count.
Winner: AJ Styles
2020 - Bar Wrestling presented Rosé Party in Los Angeles. Eric Denton filed the following results:
Ray Rosas, Andy Brown & Priscilla Kelly defeated Eli Everfly, Miranda Alize & Chris Bey
Jake Atlas defeats Adrian Quest.
Tommy Dreamer defeats WATTS in a hardcore match. Dreamer lets the crowd know he wrestled in over 200 shows in 2019. Now he is starting his 5th decade in wrestling.
Kris Statlander over Giselle Shaw.
RJ City & David Arquette over Colt Cabana & Joey Ryan Joey thanks Jake Atlas and Kathy Campenelli for being part of the Bar Wrestling family as they move on to new adventures.
Brian Cage pins Teddy Hart. Teddy thanks the crowd and Joey for giving him a chance.
2020 - AEW Dynamite aired on TNT. Cory Strode filed the following TV report:
It's time for the return of All Elite Wrestling with Homecoming in Jacksonville Florida. We start with a package asking if the Elite are still the Elite. Our announcers are Jim Ross, Excalibur and Taz!
We get a quick rundown of the card and a black and white video to introduce us to Darby Allen, and Rake from the band Ghost Mane, who then comes to the ring first. We then see Arn Anderson who comes to the ring with Cody, and it's interesting that they say he is the coach of the Nightmare Family. The announcers let us know that the records are wiped at the first of the year.
Cody vs. Darby Allin.
They hook up Darby gets an arm bar, and Cody is able to break out, hit a shoulder tackle for a one count. Cody hits a second shoulder tackle for a one count. They circle each other before tying up again. They trade holds until Darby hits a crucifix for a one count. They trade quick reversals for one counts and the sequence ends with a stalemate. Darby sits in the corner and Cody waits for him to get up. They stalk each other until Arn gives Cody advise from ringside.
Darby attempts a coffin drop from the middle rope, Cody escapes and tries for a crossroads, which Darby escapes with a snap mare. They hit a few blows until Darby is tossed from the ring. Cody attempts to leave the ring and Darby grabs a leg sweep for Cody to the ring the apron. As Cody is recovering, he his Cody with a coffin drop from the middle rope. Cody rolls to the outside where Darby hits a Tope. Darby pulls Cody into the turnbuckle.
Back in the ring, Cody hits a kick as Darby tries to get into the ring. As Darby tries to get back in the ring, Cody attempts to pull him in and Darby pulls Cody into the ropes, shoulder first. Darby hits a few more attacks on Cody's shoulder, which is the story of the match.
Cody is able to trap Darby with a figure four. Darby is able to reverse the hold, and Cody is able to regain control. Darby makes it to the ropes for the break. Cody recovers first and attempts to lock it in again and kicks the arm. He tosses Cody into the turnbuckle, shoulder first, and follows with a pin for a two count, and then locks Cody into an arm bar. Cody gets a rope break and Darby breaks with a stomp on the shoulder.
Darby pulls off the turnbuckle pad and whips Cody into the exposed turnbuckle. Cody attempts to toss Darby out of the ring, and Darby is able to turn it into a leap onto the ramp, and while Cody tries to recover, Darby leaps for a cover, Cody rolls through for a two count. Darby attempts to attack, but Cody catches him with a power slam. Cody continues to sell his shoulder. Cody is up and strikes Darby, pushing him to the corner, where Cody mounts for ten strikes., Cody them leaps from the rope in a Cody stunner. Cody tosses his belt to the crowd, and Cody sells the shoulder again.
Cody starts stomping Darby on the mat. When Darby is up, Cody takes him to the top rope for a Crossroads off the top rope. Cody is able to get a two count and we go to commercial with screen in screen.
In the commercial. Cody maintains control.
When we return, Darby has been able to hit a Cody red and has gained control and a two count. Darby is selling a knee and hits an over the top stunner. Darby climbs the ropes for a coffin drop and Cody rolls to the apron. Darby hits the coffin drop onto Cody on the apron and but it looks like Cody got his knees up. They get back in the ring and Cody hits a number of strikes, but misses with a Cody cutter. Darby tries another over the top stunner, but instead takes a Crossroads from Cody who pins Darby for a two count. Cody is shocked by the kickout and Darby crawls to the corner. Cody attempts to charge Darby, who dodges and then climbs to the top for a coffin drop, but Cody gets word from Arn is was coming. Cody gets his knees up and pins Darby with a rollup for the win.
Your winner: Cody
We go to the back where SCU is being interviewed by Jen Decker. Scorpio says that everyone wants the titles, even the spooky perverts The Dark Order. SCU trash talks Proud and Powerful and Sammy Guevara comes out to trash talk Christopher Daniels. Daniels responds by licking a finger and rubbing it on Sammy's phone screen as SCU leaves.
There's no time to waste as we get the entrances for the four way women's title match. Nyla Rose enters first, and she is back from suspension. We get to see the ref being driven through the table which got her suspended. Next to the ring is Hikaru Shida, followed by Britt Baker. Finally is the Champion, Riho! N
AEW Women's Champion Riho vs. Nyla Rose vs. Britt Baker vs. Hikaru Shida
All four are in the ring and Nyla attacks Riho and grabs the belt to hit Baker. Shida attacks Nyla and the match begins. Shida hits a number of knee strikes on Nyla for a two count. Nyla rolls from the ring. Riho and Shida trade moves and Baker enters the fray. Riho is tossed into Baker, and Shida is pulled from the ring by Nyla, who gets out a table from under the ring. Nyla and Shida trade blows and Riho leaps onto both of them. Nyla starts working over Riho and we go to commercial.
During the commercial, the match returns to the ring with Riho completely in control.
When we return, Nyla is attempting to pin Baker with Shida pounding on her back to try to break it up. Shida struggles to flip Nyla up and over the top for a body drop. Nyla gets up and drapes Shida over the top rope. Nyla gets to the top and hits a flying guillotine on Shida. She puts Shida on the table and follows it up with a senton onto the table through Shida. Riho does a diving foot stomp onto Nyla on the outside. As Nyla tries to get in, Baker brings her in with drop on Nyla's head for a two count. Baker attempts to get a lockjaw, but Nyla fights her way out. Baker tries to lock on a triangle sleeper but in picked up and dropped by Nyla for a pin and a two count broke up by Riho.
Riho hits a roll through and a stomp in Nyla. Riho climbs to the top and hits a stomp on Nyla for a two count, broken up by Baker. Baker hits a swinging neckbreaker on Riho for a two count. Shida comes into the ring and is able to hit a suplex on Baker. Shida suplexes Riho into Nyla in the corner and then does a back breaker on Baker. Nyla breaks them up with a gut wrench suplex on Shida, a body slam on Riho. She stacks Riho on Shida and goes to the top but they get out of the way before Nyla leaps onto them. Riho is able to hits running knees on Nyla for a two count, broken up by Shida.
Shida is able to lift Nyla for a body slam and a two count when Nyla gets a shoulder up. Shida tries a knee but is stopped by Baker with a superkick. Baker tries to get the lockjaw. Riho is able to get in, roll up Baker for the three count and the win.
Your winner: Riho
Nyla attacks Riho after the pin and sets up a table in the ring. Riho is put on the table and Nyla climbs to the top and leaps to put Riho through the table.
In the back, Alec Marvez interviews Joey Janella and before he can speak, he is hit from behind with a lot blow by Penelope Ford with Superbad Kip Sabian.
We go to commercials!
We come back to a recap of the Dark Order's attack last episode.
Coming to the ring is Trent. No Beretta, I guess. The other Best Friends are with him. Next to the ring, from the crowd is Jon Moxley.
Jon Moxley vs. Trent of Best Friends.
They lock up and trade headlock take downs and wrist locks. It then becomes a chop fest between the two. When the fight leaves the ring, Mox tosses Trent onto the top rope and we go to commercial. They battle in a small screen as Taco Bell asks me to come visit and get a Chalupa.
Mox remains in control over the break. When we get back, Trent has speared Mox outside the ring. They roll back and Trent is able to hit a suplex on Mox, tossing him out of the ring. Trent follows with a Tope onto Mox outside the ring. Trent tosses Mox back in and uses the ropes for a DDT and a two count. Mox recovers, hits a running knee strike and then slams Trent face first to the mat for a two count. Trent is able to recover and they trade rolls ups.
Trent ends the sequence of running the ropes with a clothesline and a two count. As Trent is recovering Orange Cassidy comes into the ring. Mox puts his hands in his pockets to challenge Cassidy and Trent is able to knee strike and grab Mox and hit him with a pile driver while distracted. Ten minutes left in the match. Mox rolls out of the ring onto the ramp, and when Trent tries a leaping blow, Mox grabs him and hits Trent with a DDT.
Mox rolls Trent into the ring and hits Trent with a brain buster and follows it with a pin and a three count.
Your winner: Mox
Sammy Guevara comes out of the crowd, talking to Mox and says he sees why Mox comes through the crowd. As Sammy comes to the ring, Mox grabs a few chairs. Sammy says that they have a big surprise for Mox with it being the new year. Sammy throws it to Jericho, who is outside the arena...maybe in Japan, who knows. Jericho is asking Mox to lead the Inner Circle with him, and he offers Mox 49% of the Inner Circle and Executive Vice President.
He also offers Mox A BRAND NEW CAR!! A Ford GT worth millions.
MILLIONS.
Jericho talks about the people they could beat up together and reminds us that the other people in AEW are as stupid as the people in Jacksonville. Jericho says he is looking forward to hearing from Mox, and takes off in the million dollar car.
Mox has a microphone! Mox says he considers Jericho and friend and a mentor and e says he will give his answer to Jericho in person next week, and we go to commercial.
During the commercial, Sammy Guevara does a promo where he drops signs to send a message, knocking Dustin Rhodes.
Dustin hits the ring from behind Sammy and nailed a series of rights and a lariat clothesline. Rhodes lifted him for an atomic drop and slammed him away. Guevara was sent to the floor. Dustin nailed a flip dive off the apron. He went to the top but Guevara rolled to the floor as Jake Hager made his way towards the ring.
Guevara tried to send Dustin into the ringpost but Rhodes put the brakes on and hit a snap powerslam on the floor. Hager stared down Dustin, which allowed Guevara to nail a flip over the ropes, kicking The Natural into the barricade. Hager slammed Dustin into the apron during the commercial as the referee was distracted.
Guevara locked on a chinlock, trying to wear down Dustin. Sammy missed a dropkick and was covered by Dustin for a two count. Guevara rolled him up for a near fall. Guevara missed a shooting star press into a stomp. Rhodes rallied himself and nailed a pair of right hands. He nailed an inverted atomic drop and a kick to the face. Guevara cut him off, surviving a spinebuster and nailing standing shooting star press for a two count. They battled to the outside. Dustin grabbed him and nailed a Canadian Destroyer on the apron outside. Rhodes went for the cover but saw Hager getting involved and nailed him off the apron. He tossed Guvara outside, sending him into Hager on the floor..
Guevara rolled back into the ring and set him up for Shattered Dreams (now known as the Unnatural Kick) but the referee prevented it, because it would be a low blow. The referee went to help Guevara, allowing Hager to hit the ring and kick Dustin low. Guevara scored the cheap pin.
Your winner: Sammy Guevara.
Jen Decker interviewed Private Party, who are partying it up in a bar somewhere. They were talking about their new year's resolution when Hangman Page showed up behind the bar, pouring himself a drink. They questioned him showing up. They told him they were worried about him. He said they should be, because he could kick both of their asses. He stormed off after knocking their party.
MJF came to the ring with Wardlow. He spent the entire commercial break knocking ringside fans. The crowd is giving him crap. He argued that he was the good guy but the fans have their heads shoved up their rears. He said they are close to having the match that Cody and all his markboy fans want. He gives his stipulations for the match happening. The match has to be at the Revolution PPV. Cody has to beat Wardlow first in a steel cage match. If he can't, MJF gets to lash Cody ten times live on TNT. MJF can't be touched before the match.
They recap Jungle Boy vs. Chris Jericho last week. Jen Decker interviewed Jurassic Experience. Jungle Boy said he did what he thought he could do, which was go ten minutes with Chris Jericho. He's looking for a win and this is a fresh start for them.
Hangman Page, nursing a drink, joined the announcers. They announced a Tribute to Memphis Wrestling Legends next week.
Alex Marvez interviewed Riho about Kris Statlander next week. Britt Baker showed up and said it was nice to see Riho showed up because Britt is the real face of the division who shows up every week. She said Britt stole her win this week and when Riho isn't here, she is and she can still have her dental practice on the side. Meanwhile, Riho shows up and runs back out. Riho said via Michael Nakazawa that she wasn't happy.
Main Event time: Pac & The Lucha Brothers vs. The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega
Penta and Kenny faced off at the start. PAC tried to play mind games. Omega faced off with the Lucha Brothers and avoided their offense. Nick Jackson tagged in and went back and forth with Fenix. Nick catches him with a nice dropkick but outside, Fenix snapped him with a kick to the side of the head. Fenix attempted a sliding kick to the outside but Nick slid out of the way and smashed him into the apron. They returned to the ring, exchanging round kicks.
After a commercial, PAC nailed a big moonsault to the floor on Omega. He and the Lucha Brothers beat down Omega in their corner. Omega fought his way out of the corner and tagged Nick. Nick cleaned house with great kicks and strikes before tagging out to Matt. They nailed a roll-through Canadian Destroyer, followed by stereo destroyers from the outside apron into the ring. Kenny faced off with PAC and offered him a free shot. PAC took the offer and they battled. They battled back and forth with kicks. PAC nailed a snap back suplex but Omega rolled through, nailed a knee strike and a snap Dragon suplex. He drilled PAC with a sit-down powerbomb but Pentagon broke up the pinfall attempt.
Pentagon nailed a backstabber on Omega, using the ropes for leverage. He called for the combination package piledriver but there was a Superkick Party. Omega nailed a snap Dragon suplex on Fenix, who rolled throiugh and nailed a cutter. Pac nailed the Black Arrow off the top but the Bucks save the match at the last possible second. The crowd chanted, "This is awesome." PAC locked on the Brutalizer, which he has used to beat Omega in the past. The Bucks broke it up.
Everyone battled. Pentagon was knocked to the floor. Fenix went for a spinning kick off the ropes but was nailed with the V-Trigger in mid-air, then wiped out with the One-Winged Angel on Fenix for the pin.
The Elite wins with the idea that the Elite are fighting back to where they think they should be in the business. Cody joined them in the ring. They invited Page into the ring but he blew them off and went to the back .
2020 - WWE broadcast NXT. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We start off with a voiceover from Pat McAfee talking about what NXT did in 2019 and it will continue into 2020.
We are in Stamford, Connecticut with Cathy Kelley, Pat McAfee, and Sam Roberts.
Sam says 2019 was NXT's best year.
We will see the Tag Team Ladder Match from Takevoer XXV, the third best match of 2019.
We take a look at highlights. Here is the full match coverage.
Match Number Two: NXT Tag Team Championship Ladder Match: Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake) versus Undisputed Era (Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish) versus Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch versus Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins)
All eight men look up at the belts and then Fish and Kyle start things. Everyone pairs up and Lorcan fights with Blake while Dakins is sent to the floor. Fish and O'Reilly with a double kick to Ford. Kyle with kicks to Cutler and then Fish with a dragon screw leg whip to Blake. Cutler goes to the floor when Lorcan and Burch hold down the ropes. Lorcan and Burch exchange forearms with Kyle and Bobby.
Kyle kicks Burch and Fish with a knee. Lorcan chops Bobby and Kyle and then Kyle with an arm bar and Fish with a knee. Kyle kicks Lorcan to the mat and Lorcan goes to the floor. Burch is sent to the floor. Kyle kicks Dawkins off the apron. Kyle and Bobby go for ladders and they look for one that isn't too big or isn't too small. They want one that is just right. Blake with a suicide dive into the ladder that Kyle and Bobby were holding.
Lorcan with an uppercut to Cutler and then Lorcan and Burch go after Cutler. Dawkins goes up top while others are on the floor and he hits a cross body onto Cutler, Blake, and Kyle. Ford and Dawkisn get a ladder and enter the ring. Fish and O'Reilly stop Ford and Dawkins and pulls them off the ladder. Blake pulls Klye and Bobby off the ladder and Kyle falls on the side of the ladder. Cutler and Blake knock Lorcan and Burch off the apron with a ladder. They go running Funks by taking down the Street Profits and Forgotten Sons. Burch and Lorcan go under and hit a double German suplex while the ladder was around Cutler and Blake's heads.
Lorcan and Burch are alone in the ring but Dawkins enters with Ford. Dawkins slams Lorcan and then hits a spinebuster on Burch. Ford with a frog splash on Burch. They hit Blake with the ladder and put Blake on the ladder. Dawkins holds Blake on the ladder and Ford with a leapfrog splash onto Blake's back. The Street Profits with a double flapjack to Cutler on the ladder against the ropes.
Kyle goes up top and Fish with a back elbow to Ford and Kyle with a missile drop kick to Dawkins. Fish give Ford to Kyle and they hit a double underhook DDT followed by a wheelbarrow suplex to Ford onto the ladder. Dawkins is hit with the ladder by Kyle and Bobby. Fish and O'Reilly set up the ladder in the center of the ring. Lorcan gets on the apron and he is kicked off. The same happens to Burch. Fish takes care of Blake and Kyle falls off the ladder and holds his jaw. Kyle stops Blake but Blake power bombs Kyle into the ladder to knock Fish off the ladder.
Cutler sets up a ladder against the turnbuckles. Cutler sets up the ladder on top of Kyle in the center of the ring. Kyle with a knee bar with Cutler in the ladder. Blake kicks Kyle to force him to release the hold. Fish kicks Cutler in the leg and Blake with a reverse DDT while Cutler with a stomp off the ladder. Cutler and Blake cliimb the ladder but Cutler has to hop up the rungs of the ladder due to the damage to his legs. Burch gets Cutler on his shoulders and Lorcan with a European uppercut off the turnbuckles. Dawkins gets Blake on his shoulders for a Blockbuster from Ford.
Kyle is in the ring and Ford is on the apron. Kyle sees Jaxson Ryker making his way to the ring and Kyle climbs the ladder. Ryker grabs Kyle and power bombs Kyle into the ladder in the corner. Ryder with a choke slam to Burch. Ryker sends Ford over the top rope to the floor. Ryker with a uranage to Fish. Dawkins climbs the ladder and Ryker pushes Dawkins off and the ladder falls on Dawkins.
Ryder sends the ladder into Dawkins in the corner and slams it into Dawkins. Lorcan is back dropped onto the ladder by Ryker. Ryker looks around at the carnage around the ring. Ryker sets up the ladder but he is stopped by Ford. Ryker with an elbow. Fish and O'Reilly attack Ryker and then Ford, Dawkins, and Burch join in for a five on one attack. All six non Forgotten Sons members slam the ladder onto Ryker's back.
Kyle sends Rode to the floor while Bobby sends Dawkins to the floor. Kyle sets up the ladder but they see Ryker on the apron and they use the ladder to knock Ryker off the apron to the floor. Ford leaps over the ladder for a plancha onto Ryker. Lorcan avoids the ladder and hits a pescado onto Ryker. Fish and O'Reilly hit Dawkins with the ladder. Burch drop kicks the ladder and Kyle and Bobby go down.
Burch and Lorcan send Fish shoulder first into the ring post. Burch with a clothesline to Kyle followed by an enzuigiri. Lorcan with a half and half suplex to Kyle. Cutler and Blake are knocked off the apron. Burch and Lorcan hold ladders as they surround Dawkins and Ford and they compress Ford and Dawkins with the ladder. Burch and Lorcan throw a ladder on the Forgotten Sons.
Fish and Kyle knock Lorcan and Burch off the ladder. Kyle and Bobby set up another ladder in the center of the ring. Burch, Lorcan, O'Reilly, and Fish climb the ladders. We finally see someone near the title belts as Kyle touches the belt. Fish with a punch to Burch's back. Kyle with forearms to Burch and Lorcan and Fish exchange punches. Cutler and Blake push the ladders down and Fish, O'Reilly, and Lorcan fall to the floor. Blake climbs the ladder and Dawkins spears Cutler. Ford leaps to the top of the ladder and knocks Blake off.
Ford grabs the belts.
Winners: Street Profits (new Champions)
After the match, the new champions celebrate in the crowd with the fans.
Sam talks about being in the building for the match and he says that was the match that made the Street Profits.
We go to the award for NXT Tag Team of the Year.
The nominees are The Street Profits, The Grizzled Young Veterans, Viking Raiders, Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster, and the Undisputed Era.
The winners are The Undisputed Era.
William Regal is in the ring with the awards and the Undisputed Era make their way to the ring to accept their award.
Bobby says that Regal is his favorite person from England. Bobby says there was no doubt it would be them. Kyle says any combination makes a world class team is worthy. Kyle says the peasants have spoken.
We go to commercial.
We are back and it is time for Male Competitor of the Year.
Sam mentions that they went to the trainers and people with USA Network to determine the Male Competitor of the Year.
The nominees are Adam Cole, WALTER, Johnny Gargano, Velveteen Dream, Tyler Bate, and Tommaso Ciampa.
The winner is Adam Cole.
The Undisputed Era return to the ring so Adam can accept his award.
Adam takes his award and he says he could have been given it in the middle of the year or at the start of last year. Adam says his November proved it all. He says he will be the 2020, 2021, and 2022 Male Competitor of the Year. It is soon going to be called the Adam Cole Award. Adam says he is so proud and shocked, but he is not. It belongs with someone like him.
It is time to look at the nominees for Female Competitor of the Year. They are Shayna Baszler, Io Shirai, Toni Storm, Kay Lee Ray, Bianca Belair, and Rhea Ripley.
The winner is Shayna Baszler.
Shayna goes to the ring with Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir.
Shayna says of course she won Female Competitor of the Year. She was the most dominant champion. If you thought losing the title would stop her, think again.
Cathy says we will find out who the Overall Competitor of the Year will be. Will it be Shayna Baszler or Adam Cole.
We go to commercial.
We are back and it is time to look at the Rivalry of the Year.
The winner is Adam Cole versus Johnny Gargano.
Johnny Gargano comes to the ring to accept the award. He is joined by his opponent in the feud, Adam Cole.
Johnny says this is the second year in a row that he won the award. He says he is used to being involved with horrible people. Adam says people said it was one of the best trilogies and Adam asks Johnny who won the rivalry. Johnny says his biggest regret was that his 77 year old father didn't punch Adam in the face in his restaurant.
It is time to look at the Number Two Match of the year. The Women's Warm Games Match. Here is the coverage from the report.
Match Number One: Women’s War Games Match: Rhea Ripley, Dakota Kai, Candice LeRae, and Tegan Nox versus Shayna Baszler, Io Shirai, Bianca Belair, and Kay Lee Ray
Io Shirai will start for Shayna's team while Candice LeRae starts for Rhea's team.
Io and Candice have words and Io pie faces Candice. They exchange punches and Candice takes Io down to the mat. Io with punches and then she kicks Candice. Io tries to send Candice into the cage but Candice blocks it. Candice with a head scissors but Io lands on her feet. Candice misses an enzuigiri and Io with a waist lock. Candice with a full nelson into a gourdbuster slam. Io goes into the second cage and Candice with a suicide dive through the rings but Io with a knee. Io with a Tiger Feint Kick to the back. Io with a second Tiger Feint Kick. Io with a running double knee strike to Candice against the cage. Io with a walking springboard drop kick to Candice. Io works on the neck.
Io sends Candice into the turnbuckles and Io with a running drop kick into the corner. Io chokes Candice in the corner. Io tries to Irish whip Candice into the cage but Candice blocks it. Io with a drop toe hold onto the grate between the rings. Io presses Candice's face into the cage. Io kicks Candice in the corner and she chokes Candice. Candice with a jaw breaker. Io puts Candice against the turnbuckles. Io with a suplexIo works on the neck again. Candice sends Io into the turnbuckles.
The next entrant for Shayna's team is Bianca Belair.
Bianca with a clothesline to Candice followed by a butterfly facebuster and a shooting star press. Bianca goes for a power bomb but Candice counters into a rana. Candice with forearms to Io. Bianca goes after Candice but Candice moves and Bianca hits Io. Bianca with a forearm to Candice and Bianca with a power bomb and she holds on and hits a second one. Bianca picks up Candice and power bombs Candice into the cage. Bianca and Io kick Candice. Bianca with a camel clutch and Io runs the ropes for about 15 seconds before hitting a drop kick to the head.
Bianca sends Candice into the turnbuckles.
The next entrant for Rhea's team is Rhea Ripley.
Rhea goes under the ring and gets a trash can and throws it at Bianca. Rhea slams the door into Bianca's head. Rhea gets another trash can and brings it into the ring. Rhea gets kendo sticks and throws them into the ring. Rhea sends some chairs into the ring. Rhea gets a second set of chairs.
Rhea finally gets into the cage. Rhea with a face plant into the trash can. Rhea grabs a chair and she sets it up in the chair. Candice helps Rhea set up the chairs. Rhea and Candice set for a double suplex onto the chairs but Io blocks it. Bianca with knees to Rhea and forearms.
The next entrant for Shayna's team is Kay Lee Ray.
Ray goes under the ring and she gets more chairs. Ray goes for a table, but she does not care about the crowd. Ray hits Ripley and Candice with the chair. Ray with a tornado DDT to Ripley onto the chair. Ray puts Ripley on the chairs and Bianca goes up top and Candice stops her. Io stops Ripley from helping Candice. Ray pulls the chairs down as Candice and Bianca stay on the turnbuckles. Io and Ray set for a double belly-to-back superplex but Rhea comes under and they hit a Tower of Doom onto the chairs. Bianca stays on the turnbuckles and hits a 450 splash onto Rhea on the chairs.
The next member of Rhea's team to enter the match is Dakota Kai.
Kai leaves the cage and then she hits a running boot on Tegan in the cage and she kicks Nox. Kai pulls Nox into the cage and then slams the door into Nox and then she puts the leg in the cage and slams it into Nox's leg.
William Regal pulls Kai off Nox and Kai hits William Regal. Shayna laughs at what she just saw.
Kai comes back and she continues the attack on Nox. Kai with a knee bar on Nox.
Rhea tells Kai to get into the cage.
The final entrant for Shayna's team is Shayna Baszler. Shayna figures that she should check on Tegan before going to the cage. Bianca works on Rhea's back. Bianca and Ray hold Rhea and Shayna takes her time and Rhea gets free. They exchange punches but Ray and Bianca are able to grab Rhea and Shayna with a knee to Rhea.
The Match Beyond has started due to Tegan's situation.
Candice with a double suplex on Io and Ray. Shyana has handcuffs and she tries to cuff Rhea to the ropes but Candice hits Shayna from behind. Candice and Rhea are between the ring and Rhea goes after Bianca and Shayna while Candice goes after Io and Ray. Candice uses the trash can lid. Ray with forearms to Candice. Bianca is sent into a trash can by Rhea. Rhea with a drop kick to Ray and Ray goes for a tornado DDT but Rhea blocks it and Rhea suplexes Ray into the cage. Ripley with a reverse cloverleaf on Io while Shayna has Candice in a Kirifuta Clutch. Candice escapes and Ray forces Rhea to release the hold. Candice with Iconoclasm on Shayna followed by a moonsault but Belair hits Candice with the trash can. Bianca press slams Candice from one ring into the other onto Rhea. Ray with a Gory Bomb to Candice.
Io with a moonsault but Rhea pushes Ray onto Io to break up the hold. Rhea sends Ray into the cage and then Rhea hits Io. Bianca whips Rhea with her hair but Candice uses the kendo stick on Bianca. Candice swings and misses with Io and Io with a butterfly back breaker. Io goes to the top of the cage for a moonsault but Candice is able to stop Io. Ray stops Candice from continuing her attack on Io. Candice with a reverse rana from the turnbuckles on Ray but Bianca breaks up the cover. Bianca gets Candice up and goes for KOD but Candice grabs the hair and Io sets for a moonsault and hits Bianca's hair as she lands between Candice and Bianca.
Rhea punches Shayna and hits her in the back with a chair. Rhea sets up chairs in the ring and puts a trash can on them. Rhea hits Kay Lee Ray with the trash can as Ray comes off the turnbuckles. Shayna with a Kirifuta Clutch on Ripley. Ripley tries to fight through the pain and Rhea cuffs herself to Shayna. Rhea with knees to Shayna. Shayna misses a kick and Rhea with Riptide through the chairs for the three count.
Winners: Candice LeRae, Rhea Ripley, Dakota Kai, and Tegan Nox
We move on to the nominees for Future Star of the Year. They are KUSHIDA, Xia Li, Bronson Reed, Tegan Nox, Dakota Kai, Ilja Dragunov, Isaiah Scott, Taynara, and Cameron Grimes.
The winner is Dakota Kai.
Dakota makes her way to the ring to accept her award. Dakota says she has known that she is the future star. Everyone who voted for her is late to the party. She makes her own opportunities now.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look at the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
The teams are the Undisputed Era, the Forgotten Sons, Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne, KUSHIDA and a mystery partner, The Grizzled Young Veterans, Gallus, Imperium, and Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster.
Cathy mentions how some of the top matches take place at Takeover.
The winner of Takeover of the Year is Wargames.
The nominees for Breakout Star of the Year are Damian Priest, Piper Niven, Dominik Dijakovic, Angel Garza, Joe Coffey, Keith Lee, Candice LeRae, Matt Riddle, and Rhea Ripley.
The winner is Keith Lee.
Keith is given his award by Triple H. Keith says he wants to bask in the glory of everyone who voted for him. He says you ain't seen nothing yet.
We move on to the Match of the Year in NXT in 2019 and we will find out when we come back.
We are back and it is time for the match of the year. The two out of three falls match between Johnny Gargano and Adam Cole from Takeover New York. Here is the coverage from the report.
Match Number Five: NXT Men’s Championship Match: Johnny Gargano versus Adam Cole in a Two out of Three Falls Match
Fall Number One
They lock up and Gargano with a take down and Cole gets away and to his feet. They lock up and Cole with a side head lock. Gargano tries to get Cole's shoulders to the mat and he gets a near fall. Cole with a side head lock. Gargano with a reversal. Gargano is sent into the corner and he tries to float over but Cole does not go into the corner. Cole with a side head lock take down. Cole with a shoulder tackle. Cole misses a boot and Gargano with a rollup but Cole tries for a knee. Gargano goes for a super kick but Cole moves. Gargano with an arm drag into an arm bar.
Gargano with a shoulder tackle and he goes for the GargaNo Escape but Cole gets to the ropes. Cole and Gargano with forearms. Cole with an Irish whip and Gargano floats over and hits a head scissors and drop kick. Gargano clotheslines Cole over the top rope to the floor. Gargano goes to the floor and sets for a kick but Cole goes to the other side of the ring on the floor. Gargano with a drop kick to Cole. Cole with an enzuigiri and he follows with a forearm.
Cole with a chop and forearm. Cole with a reverse chin lock. Gagano with a forearm and Cole with a back elbow. Cole gets a near fall. Cole with an elbow to the chest and a dragon sleeper. Gargano with palm strikes and then both men go for cross body presses at the same time and both men go down. Cole with forearms and Gargano fires back. Gargano with clotheslines and an overhead belly-to-belly throw. Gargano with an O'Connor Roll but Cole counters with a rollup of his own. Gargano with a rolling kick and Gargano goes to the apron. Gargano with a slingshot spear for a near fall. Gargano with a boot when Cole charges into the corner.
Gargano with a near fall after a flatliner off the turnbuckles. Gargano and Cole with reversals and Cole puts Gargano's legs in the ropes and hits a lungblower. Cole gets a near fall. Cole with a forearm to the back. Cole goes for a suplex but Gargano with an inside cradle. Each man gets a series of near falls as they go back and forth. Cole with an elbow. Gargano with a rollup and he misses the round kick. Cole with an enzuigiri. Gargano with a rollup but Cole with a rollup for a near fall.
Gargano with a rollup for a near fall. Gargano with a sunset flip but Cole rolls through and hits Last Shot for a three count.
Winner Fall One: Adam Cole
Fall Number Two:
Cole waits for Gargano to get back to his feet and Cole with forearms and kicks. Gargano with forearms but he misses a discus forearm. Cole with a German suplex and Last Shot for a near fall. Cole gets Gargano on his shoulders but Gargano goes to the apron. Cole goes to the apron but Gargano wtih a spear that sends Cole off the apron. Gargano with a senton onto Cole on the floor. Gargano goes for the slingshot DDT but Cole catches Gargano and hits an Ushigoroshi for a near fall. Gargano puts Cole on the turnbuckles and Cole punches Gargano. Cole sets for a power bomb off the turnbuckles and Gargano blocks it and hits an Air Raid Crash from the turnbuckles for a near fall.
Gargano goes to the apron and he sets for the slingshot DDT but Cole goes to the apron. Cole gets Gargano on his shoulders and Gargano gets to the ring and hits an enzuigiri. Gargano with a Slingshot DDT onto the apron. The referee starts his count and Gargano and Cole struggle to get back to their feet. Gargano gets in a seven and then returns to the floor to stop the count. Cole sends Gargano into the ring post twice and then back into the ring.
Cole pulls the knee pad down and Gargano goes for the Gargano Escape but Gargano with a Fujiwara arm bar into the GargaNo Escape and Cole taps out.
Winner Fall Two: Johnny Gargano
Fall Number Three
Cole with a forearm and Gargano fires back. The continue the exchange until the go fists a fury. Cole with a bicycle kick and Gargano with a clothesline. Cole avoids a super kick. Gargano with a kick to the head. Cole with a shoulder breaker for a near fall. Cole goes to the turnbuckles but he sees Gargano move and Cole sends Gargano into the turnbuckles. Gargano with an enzuigiri and lawn dart. Gargano with Hurts Donut for a near fall. Cole and Gargano go back and forth with forearms. Cole has a super kick blocked and Gargano has a super kick blocked. Both men with enzuigiris and both men with super kicks and they both go down.
Cole with a waist lock and forearms to the back. Cole with a super kick to the back of the head and a wrist clutch German suplex for a near fall. Cole sets for a butterfly driver but Gargano blocks it. Cole with a Saito suplex and he sets for the Panama City Destroyer but Gargano with a super kick and reverse rana. Gargano with a super kick and Cole's momentum sends Cole to the floor. Gargano with an elevated DDT and slingshot DDT for a near fall. Gargano with a suicide dive and then Gargano goes for a slingshot DDT but Cole with a super kick. Cole with a Panama City Destroyer for a near fall.
They go to the floor and Gargano sends Cole over the Spanish Announce Table and then he rearranges the table after Cole calls Gargano a failure. Cole with Fairy Tale Ending onto the table. The referee starts his count and Gargano gets to his feet at eight and gets in at nine and a half. Cole with a super kick and Gargano kicks out at two. Cole pulls down the knee pad for Last Shot but Gargano with a super kick. Cole with a super kick. Gargano blocks the Panama City Destroyer and applies the GargaNo Escape. Roderick Strong distracts the referee and he does not see Cole tapping out. Gargano gets poked in the eye and then Cole kicks Gargano into the referee. Kyle and Boby go high and low but Gargano is able to kick out.
Cole is back dropped onto Fish, O'Reilly, and Strong. Gargano sends Cole back into the ring and he sends Strong into the ring post and super kicks Fish. Gargano with a tornado DDT to Kyle. Cole with a super kick to the head and back of the head. Cole with Last Shot for a near fall. Cole misses Last Shot and Gargano with GargaNo Escape and Gargano rolls Cole into the center of the ring and Cole taps out.
Winner: Johnny Gargano (new champion)
After the match, Candice LeRae makes her way to the ring to celebrate with her husband.
The final award of the year is for Overall Competitor of the Year and it is Adam Cole.
The Undisputed Era make their way to the ring with all of their awards for 2019 to collect their next one.
Adam accepts his award and he says that everyone should take a moment to appreciate the Undisputed Era. There is not a superstar in NXT who can touch Adam Cole. There is no superstar in the world who can compete with him. Adam promises with every fiber of his being that this is the beginning. The era of the undisputed has just begun. Adam says it feels great to be a winner.
The Undisputed Era hug in the center of the ring as we go to credits.
2020 - NWA broadcast the first Powerrr episode of 2020. Anthony Pires filed the following report:
We begin the very first NWA Powerrr of 2020 with a look at what’s gone on between Nick Aldis and Tim Storm, from Aldis pinning Storm in an NWA Title match in which Storm agreed to forego any future opportunities to Aldis talking Storm out of a crisis of conscience all the way through Aldis, Kamille, and The Wild Cards attacking Storm on Powerrr 2 weeks ago. We then see Tim’s impassioned promo last week about his mother’s work ethic shaping his own.
New Year, but thankfully, Dokken’s “Into The Fire” welcomes us to today’s show.
From the GPB Studios, Joe Galli and Stu Bennett are your announcers.
Dave Marquez is with Tim Storm, who will meet Nick Aldis in a TV Title Tournament Qualifying match. Tim is 100% confident that he’ll prevail today. This brings out Aldis and Kamille. Kamille gets in Storm’s face. Aldis talks about how relaxed and calm he is as opposed to Storm. He warns Storm about potential high blood pressure given his age. Aldis laughs about how much this TV Title means to Storm, as Aldis openly admits he’s treating it as a joke. Aldis references all the NWA veterans as “Randy the Rams”
We are minded that Aron Stevens and the Question Mark want all the NWA Championships
Submission Exhibition Match: Aron Stevens (NWA National Champion) vs. Sal Rinauro
Stevens is dressed in full Monrgovian Karate Gi and begins with roundhouse kicks to keep Rinauro at bay. Single leg takedown by Stevens, he threatens a strike but backs off and plays to the crowd. Quick arm drag by Stevens and he again plays to the crowd. Rinauro mocks his Karate. Leg sweep by Stevens into a kimura, Rinauro forces a break in the ropes. Stevens yanks down on the arm. Stevens charges but eats an elbow. Stevens charges again into the corner but misses. Rinauro off the ropes, Stevens attempts a dropkick but Rinauro holds the rope and Stevens crashes to the mat. Rinauro attempts a spinning toe hold but gets kicked off and Stevens levels him with a clothesline. Stevens applies the Mongrovian Clutch/Cobra Clutch/Million Dollar Dream and Rinauro taps out.
WINNER: Aron Stevens
Stevens refuses to break the hold, Trevor Murdoch out to make the save.
Dave Marquez is with Stevens, who brags about his karate. Murdoch gets in his face and talks about Stevens taking advantage of young talent. Murdoch has a big problem with the way Stevens treats others. Stevens makes references to his past as an intellectual savior. Murdoch challenges Stevens to a match, it doesn’t even have to be a title match. Stevens challenges Murdoch to put his spot in the TV Title Tournament at stake.
We get a Highpots.com commercial
Aron Stevens vs Trevor Murdoch
Stevens charges immediately and gets decked by a hard shoulderblock. Stevens exits the ring. Murdoch catches a Stevens kick attempt and levels him with a clothesline. Body slam by Murdoch. A second slam by Murdoch. Murdoch completes the slam trifecta for a 2 count. Murdoch ties him up but Stevens makes the ropes. Stevens grabs Murdochs head and drops him throat first on the top rope. Stevens with a series of punches and kneedrops. Stevens goes for the Mongrovian Clutch but Mudoch makes the ropes. Murdoch sends Stevens into the turnbuckle and hits a full nelson slam. Murdoch with a Indian Deathlock and Stevens taps out.
WINNER: Trevor Murdoch
The Pope, Homicide and Eddie Kingston are alone talking about the NWA. Pope thinks Outlaw Inc can be World Tag Team Champions.
We get a music video to the song “Hard Times” with recent NWA happenings being shown.
We get highlights from Eli Drake’s champagne fueled promo from last week. Drake comes out to talk with Galli. Drake gives the crowd a series of “yeahs”. Drake talks about why he’s not been booked on Powerrr for two weeks. He accuses Nick Aldis of trying to keep him out of the spotlight. Drake offers to face Ricky Morton, Tim Storm or any NWA star he can find. Colt Cabana comes out and says he’s tired of Drake running down Ken Anderson. He tells him it’s time to bury the hatchet with Anderson. Drake asks Cabana if he’s applying to be Drakes tag team partner. Cabana says no, Anderson is the guy he’ll be teaming up with. Drake says there no championship future in an Anderson/Cabana tag team. Cabana tells Drake he’ll never win the 10 pounds of gold. Anderson comes out and Cabana holds him back. NWA officials come out and separate the 2.
We see the Marti Belle, Thunder Rosa and Melina trio talking about NWA Women’s Champion Allyson Kay. Belle says Kay was a horrible friend. Now we get Kay, ODB and others talking about friendships. They’re advertising something called NWA Girl Powerrr.
Tasha Steelz vs Marti Belle (with Melina)
Collar and elbow, arm twist by Belle, reversed by Steelz. Headlock by Belle, reversed into a hammerlock/headlock combo. Belle turns it into a headscissors, Steelz handstands out of it. Collar and elbow again, Belle with a kneelift. Steelz gets thrown into the corner and Belle follows up with a forearm. Steelz tries to reverse a whip into a rollup but Belle grabs the rope. Knee strike by Belle for 2. Forearms by Belle into a vertical suplex. Belle with stomps in the corner. Belle with a chop. Steelz fights back with forearms of her own but Belle shoots it down with a clothesline. Belle attempt a hip attack in the corner but misses. Steelz with a axehandle. Steelz hits an elbow and forearm in the corner. Running neckbreaker by Steelz for 2. Belle attempts a clothesline but it gets turned into a cutter by Steelz for the pin.
WINNER: Tasha Steelz
Melina talks down to Belle.
We find out that Zickey Dice and Caleb Konley will meet in a TV Title Qualifying match
Tim Storm vs Nick Aldis (NWA TV Title Qualifying match- 6:05 time limit)
Nick Aldis, Kamille and The Wild Cards come out together and address Dave Marquez. Aldis insults the fans and Storm tries to attack him but is held back. Marquez runs over to Storm. Storm calls him a coward. Aldis changes his mind about getting into the ring. He tells Storm that he’s in Adis’ past and is done with him. Aldis announces that Royce Isaacs will take his place. Isaacs seems less than thrilled. So instead we have…
Royce Isaacs vs Tim Storm (NWA TV Qualifying match- 6:05 time limit)
Collar and elbow, clothesline by Storm. Storm nails Isaacs with forearms. Overhand chop by Storm. Vertical suplex by Storm for 2. Fallaway slam by Storm. Clubbing forearms by Storm followed by a snap mare and a running kick. Thom Lattimer runs to ringside distracting Storm, Isaacs with a forearm to the back of the head. Exploder suplex for 1 by Isaacs. Punches by Isaacs. 4 minutes remain. Chops and punches by Isaacs. Isaacs misses the charge. Storm himself charges and eats a kick. Bodyslam by Isaacs, he follows up by missing a senton. Two clotheslines and a boot to the face by Storm. 3 minutes remain. Storm with a whip into the corner and another. He catches Isaacs’ feet as he rushes in and sits Isaacs on the 2nd rope. Isaacs grabs Storm’s head and nails a cutter for 1. Right hand by Isaacs. 2 minutes remain. Storm elbows out of a full nelson and hits Perfect Storm for the pin.
WINNER: Tim Storm
Ricky Morton confronts Nick Aldis as we go to credits.
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