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March 16th
On this day in history in ....
1960 - Joe McCarthy defeats Mario Galento in Mobile, Alabama to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title, ending Galento's third reign as champion.
1963 - WWWF ran Newark, NJ with the following results:
Arnold Skaaland fought Miguel Perez to a draw
Pat Barrett fought Tony Manousos to a draw
Pedro Morales defeated Gordo Chihuahua
The Great Scott defeated Tommy O'Toole
John & Chris Tolos defeated Art Thomas & Dory Dixon
World Champion Buddy Rogers defeated Buddy Austin
1964 - Henry Godwin is born.
1964 - WWWF ran Madison Square Garden with the following results:
Hans Mortier fought Bobo Brazil to a draw
Ernie Ladd defeated Klondike Bill at 2:17
Miguel Perez defeated Lou Bastien at 15:53
Pedro Morales defeated Bobby Davis via disqualification at 5:08
Bill Watts defeated Luke Graham at 12:52
Tiny Tim & Irish Jackie defeated Sky Low Low & Fuzzy Cupid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Dr. Jerry Graham at 8:23
Gorilla Monsoon fought Killer Kowalski to a no contest; since state law prevented a match from starting after 11pm, it was not allowed to take place
1965 - WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated the Golden Terror in York, PA.
1965 - Steve Armstrong is born.
1965 - WWWF U.S. Tag Team Champions Gene Kiniski & Waldo Von Erich defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Don McClarty in Trenton, NJ.
1966 - Bruno Sammartino did double duty at a WWWF TV taping at the Hotel Philadelphia Auditorium, defeating the Beast in a TV Taping bout and then Magnificent Maurice later on in a dark match to close the show.
1970 - WWWF ran Allentown, PA, featuring the following results:
Gene DuBois fought Eric the Red
Killer Kowalski defeated Arnold Skaaland
Waldo Von Erich defeated Joe Turco
Mario Milano defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
Ivan Koloff defeated Victor Rivera
1972 - WWWF ran Waterville, Maine, featuring the following results:
Debbie Johnson defeated Dottie Downs at 18:22
Donna Christianello fought Lily Thomas to a draw
Susan Green defeated Paula Kaye at 16:22
Sandy White defeated White Venus at 11:22
The Fabulous Moolah defeated Jan Sheridan at 12:36
Victor Rivera defeated Rugged Russian # 1 at 11:10
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Rugged Russian #2 at 16:22
1972 - WWWF ran Lowell, MA as well, headlined by Prof. Toru Tanaka defeating Gorilla Monsoon via countout and
WWWF Tag Team Champions Baron Mikel Scicluna & King Curtis defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Rene Goulet in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
1973 - Gene Kiniski defeats Terry Funk in St. Louis, Missouri to win the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title.
1973 - WWWF ran North Attleboro, MA at Witschi's Sports Arena with the following results:
Ricky Sexton fought Joe Crugnale to a time-limit draw
Freddie Blassie pinned El Olympico
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji via submission with the sleeper in an Indian Strap Match
Dean Ross defeated Mike Conrad via disqualification
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Luis Torres & Henry DePaolo in a handicap match
1973 -WWWF ran Harrisburg, PA at the Zembo Mosque with the following results:
Tony Garea pinned Arnold Skaaland at 16:30
Manuel Soto defeated Joe Turco via disqualification when Turco refused to break a choke
Vincenti Pommetti pinned Miguel Feliciano at 16:30
Moondog Mayne defeated Sonny King via count-out
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Buddy Wolfe in a Texas Death Match with a sommersault off the ropes at 15:02
1974 - WWWF ran Harrisburg, PA at Zembo Mosque, featuring the following results:
Arnold Skaaland pinned Ed Sullivan at 9:48
Pete Doherty pinned Joe Turco at 15:37
Larry Zbysco pinned Mike Conrad at 13:04
Nikoli Volkoff pinned Manuel Soto at 2:51
Cheif Jay Strongbow & Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji &Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1 - Strongbow & Morales won via disqualification; fall #2 - Strongbow & Morales won via pinfall
1976 - Bad weather forced the cancellation of a planned WWWF event in Portland, Maine.
1977 - WWWF ran Manchester, NH featuring:
Carlos Rocha defeated Doug Gilbert
Joyce Grable won a women's battle royal to earn a women's title shot later in the night
Baron Von Raschke defeated Tony Garea via countout
Vicki Williams & Susan Green defeated Leilani Kai & Terry Shane
Stan Stasiak defeated Larry Zbyzsko via countout
The Fabulous Moolah defeated Joyce Grable
1979 - WWWF ran Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, Long Island, featuring the following results:
Mr. X fought Mark Tendler to a draw
Allen Coage defeated Frankie Williams
Victor Rivera defeated Mike Hull
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rodz
Jerry & Johnny Valiant fought Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea to a double disqualification
Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones
Greg Valentine defeated Dominic DeNucci
Dusty Rhodes defeated Ivan Koloff via countout
1992 - The top two titles in the USWA changed hands on a show in Memphis, Tennessee. Kamala defeated Koko B. Ware to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title for a fourth time, while Jimmy Valiant defeated Dr. Death (not Steve Williams) for the USWA Southern Heavyweight Title, ending Death's reign after only six days.
1994 - 1994 - In an unfortunate incident that would make both men famous, Mick Foley lost his ear while wrestling Big Van Vader on a WCW event in Dresden, Germany. The stage was set for the incident when the ring crew, who were not WCW's normal crew, were asked to tighten the ropes by a wrestler earlier in the night when they were loose. The ropes, actually elevator cable wrapped in rubber, were tightened to the maximum possible. During the bout, Foley did a spot where he trapped his neck in the ropes, only he was legitimately trapped. He pulled himself free, tearing his ear in the process. The match continued, with neither man realizing the severity of the damage, and Foley's eat fell off after absorbing a Vader blow. The ear was rushed backstage and put on ice. The cartilage was surgically inserted under Foley's other ear so he could eventually have reconstructive surgery and get it fixed. Foley opted not to have the surgery and returned to the ring. He eventually filed suit against WCW for the incident (and an internal memo mocking it shortly after) but under Georgia law, could not sue the company. The entire incident would go on to serve as the opening chapter for "Have A Nice Day", Foley's first autobiography, which was a massive hit.
Results from the Dresden event featured:
Frank Anderson defeated Harlem Heat Kane
2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Vader pinned Cactus Jack with the powerbomb.
Sting & Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW US Champion Steve Austin & Ron Simmons
European Cup Opening Round: WCW World TV Champion Lord Steven Regal pinned Maxx Payne
WCW World Champion Ric Flair pinned Johnny B. Badd
1996 - D'Lo Brown defeats Bobby Blaze to win the Heartland Wrestling Association Heavyweight Title in Lima, Ohio, starting his second reign as champion.
1997 - WCW held their "Uncensored" Pay-per-view in South Carolina at the North Charleston Coliseum. Here are the results:
- In a dark match, Ice Train defeated Mad Maxx.
- Dean Malenko defeated Eddie Guerrero to win the WCW United States Title when Syxx came to ringside to try and steal the U.S. Title belt, distracting Guerrero, who had Malenko in a Texas Cloverleaf. Malenko picked up Syxx' video camera and hit Guerrero with it for the pin.
- Ultimo Dragon defeated Psicosis with a Tiger Suplex.
- Diamond Dallas Page came out for an interview, but was interrupted by Randy Savage and Elizabeth. Kimberly Page came out crying, with "NWO" spray painted on her, and Savage attacked Page, laying him out.
- Glacier defeated Mortis with a cryonic kick. After the match, Mortis removed his mask, revealing himself to be Bryan Clarke, and laid out Glacier.
- Buff Bagwell defeated Scotty Riggs in a strap match by touching all four corners after throwing Riggs from the ring. Bagwell choked Scotty with the strap after the match.
- Harlem Heat defeated The Public Enemy in a Texas Tornado match when Booker T pinned Rocco Rock with the Harlem Hangover after Steve McMichael interfered and hit Rocco with a metal briefcase.
- WCW Television Champion Prince Iaukea defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. The match ended in a time limit draw, but they requested more time. Mysterio went for a rana, but Iaukea rolled through it into a sunset flip to pin Mysterio.
- Team NWO (Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Scott Hall & Kevin Nash) defeated Team Piper (Roddy Piper, Chris Benoit, Steve McMichael & Jeff Jarrett) and Team WCW (Lex Luger, The Giant & Scott Steiner). Rick Steiner was supposed to be on Team WCW, but was attacked, presumably by the NWO, and unable to participate. The rules of the match were that wrestlers would enter the ring in intervals (ala a Royal Rumble), and would be eliminated by pinfall, submission or being thrown over the top rope to the floor. Here are the eliminations:
- Scott Hall ducked a charging Giant, who went over the top rope to the floor to be eliminated.
- Kevin Nash clotheslined Jeff Jarrett over the top rope to eliminate him.
- Scott Hall backdropped Steve McMichael over the top rope to eliminate him.
- Scott Hall threw Scott Steiner over the top rope to eliminate him.
- Hulk Hogan threw Roddy Piper over the top rope, with the help of Dennis Rodman, to eliminate him.
- Scott Hall and Kevin Nash threw Chris Benoit over the top rope eliminating him, and ending Team Piper's chances of winning.
- Lex Luger made Randy Savage submit to the Torture Rack to eliminate him.
- Lex Luger threw Kevin Nash over the top rope to eliminate him.
- Lex Luger made Scott Hall submit to the Torture Rack to eliminate him.
- Hulk Hogan pinned Lex Luger after Randy Savage blinded him with spray paint. After the match, Sting repelled into the ring to beat up the NWO.
2003 - Justin Credible defeats Steve Corino in Queens, New York to win the Premier Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Title for the second time, ending Corino's fourth reign as champion.
2004 - During an edition of Smackdown from Boston, Massachusetts, Rey Mysterio earned a World Title bout by winning a gauntlet match. Shelton Benjamin defeated Charlie Haas and Billy Gunn in back-to-back matches, but lost to Mysterio, who went on to beat the Big Show via countout (due to John Cena attacking Show) and earned the title shot at Eddie Guerrero, who beat Rey with a small package after Rey attempted a springboard legdrop.
2007 - MTV quietly removed their scheduled airing of the final Wrestling Society X episode from the 10:30 PM slot, replacing it with an airing of The Real World. When reached this morning, one MTV source claimed that the episode was never officially set to air. It was listed until the day of the airing by both TV Guide and the MTV website's schedule. The finale, which was to feature an exploding steel cage match, would never air in the United States. It would be finally seen when the promotion's complete season was released on DVD.
2007 - Mick Foley's third memoir "The Hardcore Diaries" debuted at number 12 on the non-fiction side of the Wall Street Journal Best Seller list. It came in at number 46 on the USA Today Best Seller listing (which covers all books). It was number 10 in the Non Fiction listing of Publisher Weekly's Best Sellers.
2008 - "Playboy" Gary Hart (real name Gary Williams), best known for his work managing and booking for World Class Championship Wrestling passed away
Hart was 66 at the time of his death. Hart had just appeared at a fan signing and recorded a shoot interview in Pennsylvania for KayfabeCommentaries.com the day before returning home to Texas. He was found at home by one of his sons a short time after arriving home.
Although he originally broke in wrestling as "Playboy" Gary Hart in the mid-west territories and toured internationally for Jim Barnett's WCW in Australia, Hart's true legacy in the business will be his role in booking one of the all-time greatest wrestling promotions, Fritz Von Erich's World Class Championship Wrestling, while managing names like Abdullah the Butcher, King Kong Bundy, Gino Hernandez, Chris Adams and The Great Kabuki, among others with a straight forward, devious, gravely voice. The straight-man Hart was often paired with the wild characters of the era, doling out the threats as they looked on, colorful and bug-eyed.
During its strength, WCCW was one of the most emotional, popular promotions of all time. There is not one performer, one company today that comes close to the emotional investment the Texas fans had in their performers during that era in the 1980s. None. Hart had a lot to do with that, handling the creative aspect of the booking and evolution of a number of the territory's performers.
Hart left World Class following a dispute with Fritz Von Erich over money as he was promised a percentage of the gate and wasn't getting it after the successful Christmas angle where Terry Gordy slammed the cage door into the head of Kerry Von Erich during his challenge of Ric Flair for the NWA title, which sparked the Von Erich vs. Fabulous Freebirds feud that put the company on the map. Hart returned to World Class in 1986 after his replacement, Johnny Mantel jumped to Bill Watt's UWF with a number of World Class performers, but the promotion never regained its former glory.
Hart moved on to Jim Crockett Promotions in 1987, managing "The Latin Heartthrob" Al Perez and Larry Zbyszko. He became a central figure during the classic 1989 feud between then-NWA champion Ric Flair and Terry Funk, showing up unannounced as Funk's manager at the Great American Bash '89 PPV in Baltimore and also managing a young Keiji Mutoh, who was on fire as The Great Muta during a feud against Sting at the time. The storyline was that Muta was the son of Kabuki, who Hart had originally brought to the United States.
Hart would become the manager of the J-Tex Corporation, adding Dick Slater, Buzz Sawyer and the Dragon Master (Kendo Nagasaki), while Brian Pillman and later Ole and Arn Anderson would join Flair and Sting. Hart's run continued until the end of 1989, where Flair defeated Funk in an amazing I Quit Match in Troy, NY at Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout. Hart turned on Funk after he quit. Funk turned babyface, but left the ring for a color commentary role. Hart left shortly after.
After leaving the NWA, Hart worked on the Global Wrestling Federation, an upstart promotion that had a daily timeslot on ESPN in the early 1990s. Global was bad beyond words, partially because ESPN didn't want violence on the air, to the point Hart had taken to wearing a terrible toupee on the air. After Global went down, Hart, like other stars of the World Class area, worked numerous independent promotions in the Texas area, but never regained the glory of the Von Erich era.
Hart's last work on a national level took place in 2004 during the latter days of Court Bauer's MLW, where he did an angle attacking Terry Funk, still upset over Funk having submitted to Ric Flair during that classic 1989 feud. The plan at the time was to link Hart with Low Ki and Homicide. Hart's son Chad wrestled briefly as well.
Hart was one of the central figures in the two documentaries released on the legacy of World Class, Brain Harrison's Heroes of World Class and WWE's Triumph and Tragedy of World Class, where he received raves for his insight into the company, the implosion of the Von Erich family, and became very emotional when it came to the overdose death of heel performer Gino Hernandez during the height of World Class' run.
In recent years, Hart had been a regular appearing at fan conventions in Charlotte, North Carolina for Greg Price. At the time of his death, Hart was working on the finishing touches of a planned book about his experiences in the business, which was likely going to be self-published. That book was later released via http://playboygaryhart.net/ and was one of the best books ever written on the industry.
2009 - WWE broadcast Raw. Ed Sherriffs filed the following TV report:
It's the antepenultimate episode of RAW before Wrestlemania XXV! JBL, the great American, teams up with the Moscow Mauler, Vladimir Kozlov, to take on The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels, in the unique situation of opponents at the PPV teaming up to wrestle at a tag team before the big show. Unanswered questions include whether or not Ric Flair will come out of retirement to face Chris Jericho, is Triple H still in jail, and who is paying to repair Randy Orton's window. The show opens with a painstakingly long recap of last week's contract signing with Cena bringing back GTV.
Shawn Michaels & The Undertaker vs. JBL & Vladimir Kozlov
Lawler says that he can't believe that HBK and Taker are teaming, which makes me wonder if he's seen RAW before. Michaels leaps on Kozlov, then quickly tags Taker in. They exchange shots, then Taker blocks a charge. Kozlov is clotheslined out of the ring before going to commercial.
When we return, HBK is tagging in to chop JBL. He comes off the ropes with a flying forearm, followed by an inverted atomic drop and scoop slam. Michaels goes to the top and hits the top rope elbow drop. Kozlov distracts him and JBL gets his own Sweet Chin Music. Kozlov tags in and wastes no time. Headbutts to the chest, followed by a slam for two. JBL comes back in and pounds HBK, then gets two with a clothesline. Kozlov back in, and he applies a bearhug. Michaels fights out and reverses the chokeslam with a DDT.
Michaels crawls to his corner and tags in Taker just as Kozlov tags in JBL. Taker punches JBL, then charges in the corner a couple of times. Taker takes JBL back in time for Old School. Taker hits Snake Eyes (classic Taker), followed by a big boot and elbow drop. Michaels with a blind tag and he hits Sweet Chin Music on JBL for the win.
Your winners, Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker!
Taker is none too happy and he chases Shawn to the back. Michaels seemingly retreats, then he comes back out and tags Taker with Sweet Chin Music and celebrates on the stage. Commercial.
Edge walks into Vickie's office and she is apologetic. He has something he wants to tell her. He forgives her. She tries to say that Big Show forced himself on her. Edge says their love is for real. He blames Cena for their troubles. He says no one can take away what they have, then she says she hopes he wins at Mania. They kiss.
Recap of Randy Orton, the Playboy Model, and Trips Breaking and Entering last week. Too many recaps when there are only three RAWs left including this one. Lawler says that HHH posted bail and Randy Orton decided not to file charges, so HHH is facing Cody Rhodes tonight.
Orton is in the back with the rest of Legacy and Todd Grisham. He asks why Orton dropped the charges. Orton says he the H is a homicidal maniac. If he went to jail, though, his debt to Orton would not be paid. Rather than a court of law, it will be Orton's Law at Wrestlemania, where he will pass sentence and become WWE Champion. Commercial.
In this week's "Wow We're Excellent" graphic, we learn that WWE Smackdown is the fastest episodic program in history to reach 500 episodes...or something.
Mickie James, Kelly Kelly & Melina vs. Beth Phoenix, Rosa Mendes & Jillian
Mickie and Beth start off. Beth powers Mickie into the corner, but misses an attack. She gets the better of Mickie and puts her on the ground, then steps on her throat. Snapmare by Beth. Mickie fights back, but runs into a shoulderblock. Mickie makes the tag to Melina. Melina dicks a punch from Beth, then hits a handspring back elbow. Melina takes Beth to the mat by her hair for two. Melina blocks a charge, then hits a senton off the middle rope. Beth with a backbreaker for two. Santino's interference doesn't go as planned, and Melina rolls up Beth for the win.
Your winners, Mickie James, Kelly Kelly & Melina!
12 Rounds preview. Insert your favorite Orange Sash joke here. I will say that having Governor Carchetti from The Wire makes it more interesting.
Cena vs. Edge is on for tonight.
HHH vs. Cody Rhodes
Orton and DiBiase are there for back up. HHH is not distracted and he easily handles Rhodes. They go outside the ring, and HHH throws him around. The trusty sledgehammer is retrieved from underneath the ring and HHH taunts Orton. Cody gets up, then he is put down with a Pedigree. HHH calls for the steel cage to be lowered. Cole and Lawler are in awe, so I guess they didn't look up tonight. HHH leaves the ring to chase Orton and DiBiase towards the back. The steel cage is completely lowered. The bell rings and the match is officially on.
HHH punches Rhodes in the face. Orton starts to climb up, but HHH tosses Rhodes into the cage, then does it again to stop DiBiase. No one can get in the ring with Trips throwing Rhodes around at will. Orton and HHH go face to face with the cage between them, as HHH taunts him with a sledgehammer. DiBiase makes it to the top, but Triple H stops him from entering. He tells Orton to watch, then nails Rhodes in the face with the sledgehammer.
Your winner, Triple H!
It kind of sucks to see Rhodes beaten so badly with no offense, but you knew it was coming. Makes me wish the Legacy B Team of Manu or Sim were still around to take that beating. HHH sits atop the cage and stares at Orton.
Rey Mysterio vs. Dolph Ziggler
Dolph gets no entrance music, so we know where this is headed. Dolph with a wrist lock. He takes Rey down and gets some punches. Rey has issued a challenge to wrestle JBL at Wrestlemania. He tries a weak cover for two, followed by two after an elbow drop. Full Nelson by Ziggler. He drops Mysterio on the mat, but Rey kicks back. Rey ranas Dolph into the corner in a vintage move. Senton out of the corner. Another rana sends Dolph into the ropes, followed by a 619 and a splash for the vintage win.
Your winner, Rey Mysterio!
It remains to be seen if JBL will accept Rey's challenge for a match at Wrestlemania.
Another special graphic tells us WWE ran a lot of live events, more than several sporting leagues combined. They might have been playing fast and loose with the facts here, but I'm not doing the math.
Chris Jericho comes out ready to wrestle. He blames Flair for keeping him out of actual Wrestlemania, so tonight will be his Wrestlemania. He calls Flair pathetic and says that he doesn't want to stay on the sidelines, then he calls him a joke, washed up, etc. But Jericho is giving him another chance to bask in the adulation of the hypocrites. He is giving Flair a chance and Flair's music plays. Flair is not dressed to wrestle.
Flair gets on the mic and says even though he knows he can beat Jericho, he is officially retired as an active competitor. He will always be the man, though. He does not want to tarnish the great sendoff last year, calling it the greatest night of his career. He says he can't wrestle Jericho, but he has found some men that can.
Superfly Snuka is out first, followed by Ricky the Dragon Steamboat, and finally, Rowdy Roddy Piper. The Hall of Famers head to the ring. They surround Jericho in the ring. They get on the apron. Go for Snuka first, Jericho! Jericho tries to run, but the olde timers get a couple of shots in, including a right hand from Flair.
Jericho vs. Geritol at Wrestlemania!
The "25th Anniversary" of Wrestlemania brings us clips from Wrestlemania XV, which happened in the home of the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies and the Liberty Bell. Remember the Brawl For All? Bart Gunn is shown getting peppered by Butterbean. The Corporate Champion The Rock faced off with Stone Cold Steve Austin. Austin won the belt that night, in case you forgot.
Jericho, reeling from the Old Folk's Home attacking, says he is upset at them for ruining his Wrestlemania. He is incredulous at the thought that he should be called embarrassed, but then challenges his elderly attackers to a match at Wrestlemania. He demands that Flair be in the corner of the Legends that night, saying the pain the has beens feel will be on his hands. He remembers to tell Mickey Rourke that he is buying a front row seat. And this ending won't be ambiguous, it will be tragic, as Jericho puts the old men out of their misery.
Kane, Shelton Benjamin & Mark Henry vs. Kofi Kingston, MVP & CM Punk
Christian, Finlay and Hornswoggle are on commentary. Kofi and Shelton go at it to start. Henry tags in and headbutts Kingston. Kofi avoids a charge, then tags MVP in. They team to dropkick Henry. MVP dropkicks Henry into his corner, where Kane is tagged in. MVP avoids a charge and hits the Drive By in the corner. The faces and heels stare down like the Sharks and the Jets. Commercial.
During the break, I got a commercial for CHIKARA King of Trios. It's the weekend of March 27 for those who will be in the Philadelphia area. I never see effort like this from CZW, the other local promotion. For information, visit www.CHIKARApro.com.
Back to RAW, Kane is stretching Kofi's back after Kofi ran into a big boot. Side slam by Kane. Shelton Benjamin tags in. Finlay smartly wonders why no one is turning on their partner, saying they should be trying to take each other out. Benjamin keeps Kingston on the mat. Benjamin with an abdominal stretch on Kingston. Finlay says he would cash MITB in at Wrestlemania 25 if he won. Punk tags in and takes Benjamin down with a leg lariat. Charge in the corner, followed by a bulldog for two when Kane breaks the pin up. Kofi takes Kane out of the ring. MVP sends Benjamin into a GTS and Punk pins him for the win.
Your winners, MVP, Kofi Kingston and CM Punk!
A look at John Cena's costar in 12 Rounds, Ashley Scott, she of the late Jericho (Mike Johnson's favorite, cancelled show, not the wrestler). [Note from Mike: Damn you, CBS. Damn you.]
Vickie is wearing a referee's outfit and asking Big Show what he is doing here. She accuses Big Show of using her to get in the title match. He says that isn't true, and says Vickie pursued him. They both know that Show is anatomically superior to Edge. Bigger feet? Big Show tells her to calm down and says Edge is using the tactics he accuses Show of using. Show tells Vickie Edge doesn't love her, but he (Show) does. Show then kisses Vickie before telling her she looks sexy in her shirt. Commercial, and not a moment too soon.
HHH is leaving and Grisham wants to know how he got Vickie Guerrero to cooperate by lowering the cage. He doesn't answer, but we see Stephanie McMahon in the front seat.
Edge vs. John Cena w/ Special Guest Referee Vickie Guerrero
Edge with a side headlock to start. Cena throws him off. Edge throws Cena into the corner, but Cena reverses another whip. Suplex by Cena, but Vickie won't count the cover. Edge attacks from behind and stomps away. Cena takes a spill over the top. Cena's head is slammed on the announcer's table, then he is whipped into the steel stairs. Edge gets ready for the spear, but he finds turnbuckle instead. Blue Thunder by Cena, and you can't see him, Vickie. Vickie covers Edge for a moment, but she gets up and Cena still hits the 5 Knuckle Shuffle. She keeps Cena from hitting the Attitude Adjustment, but Cena applies the STF (no U). Vickie applies her own chinlock.
The Big Show comes out and goes after Cena. Edge joins in. They tie Cena up in the ropes. Edge hits a spear. Big Show with some punches. Edge turns on Show and spears him. Edge stands tall, and now there are only two RAWs before Wrestlemania.
2010 - Mick Foley was on The Daily Show. Ken sent the following....Funnily enough while equating Congress and the conflict of the filibuster with pro wrestling, correspondent Wyatt Cenac first mentioned how Shawn Michaels is angry with the Undertaker. Jon Stewart also called Shawn "the good guy" and Undertaker "the bad guy" - assuming Stewart really watches wrestling, I guess he thinks Taker's the heel this year. Then Cenac brought Foley out as Senior Ass Kicker, in a TNA shirt, where Mick cut a promo both for and against the filibuster, while Cenac acted like an old school manager in the background. (In the anti-filibuster promo, Mick also used Blassie's old "pencil necked geeks" line.) After Stewart called pro wrestling fake, Mick left the green screen area and showed Stewart his ripped off ear, to which Stewart climbed on his desk verbally tapped out, and ran away. That ended the segment.
2010 - WWE broadcast NXT. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We are live from Los Angeles, California and your announcers are Josh ‘When does the Summerfest hype begin’ Mathews and Michael ‘Ginormous’ Cole. Your host for the evening is Matt ‘Can we go to the Peach Pit after the show’ Striker.
Matt Striker tells us that in two weeks, the first round of votes will be completed and we will get their evaluations.
Match Number One: CM Punk and Darren Young with Serena and Luke Gallows versus Matt Hardy and Justin Gabriel
Young and Gabriel start things off and they lock up with Young applying a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Young with a snap mare for a near fall. Gabriel reverses but Young with a forearm and punches. Young misses a punch and Gabriel with an arm drag. Hardy tags in and they Irish whip Young into the corner and hit Poetry in Motion followed by a clothesline by Hardy for a near fall. Gabriel tags in and hits a slingshot sunset flip for a near fall. Young with a knee and then he sends Gabriel into the turnbuckles. Punk tags in and he connects with a forearm and slams Gabriel for a near fall. Punk with knees in the corner followed by a forearm and more kicks. The referee pulls Punk out of the corner and Young tags in and he kicks Gabriel. Gabriel lands on his feet and hits a spin kick followed by an Irish whip. Gabriel is sent to the apron and Gabriel misses a springboard cross body and Young gets a near fall. Young with an elbow in the corner followed by a series of shoulders. Young with an Irish whip but Gabriel tries for a float over but Young with a kick to the midsection. Young gets between Gabriel and Hardy and then Young goes to the floor after Gabriel and Young sends Gabriel into the ring steps as we go to commercial.
We are back and Gabriel with a hip toss to Punk to get out of an abdominal stretch. Gabriel tries for a splash but Punk gets his knees up and gets a near fall. Punk with elbows to the ribs. Punk with a kick to the back and he gets a near fall. Young tags back in and he connects with a forearm. Young slaps Gabriel but Gabriel with kicks to the leg followed by a jumping back kick and forearm to the head. Gabriel with a back elbow for a near fall. Gabriel with an STO and then he goes up top but he misses the 450 splash. Hardy tries to encourage Gabriel but Young tags in Punk and Punk can only get a two count. Punk with a body scissors on Gabriel and he punches Gabriel in the midsection. Gabriel with elbows to get out of the hold and he gets a near fall with a jackknife cover. Punk knocks Hardy off the apron and then he tags Young back in. Young with a forearm and belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Young runs Gabriel into the turnbuckles and Punk tags back in. Punk with punches to the midsection. Gabriel with punches but Punk with a knee and a knee as Gabriel is sent off the ropes. Punk goes to the apron and he tries for the springboard clothesline but Gabriel with a desperation drop kick and both men are down. Hardy is tagged in and he clotheslines Punk a few times. Hardy with an Irish whip and running clothesline into the corner followed by a bulldog for a near fall. Hardy with a Side Effect for a two count. Hardy goes to the turnbuckles for the screaming elbow but Punk makes the tag to Young. Hardy brings Young in and hits a neck breaker for a near fall. Young with a kick but Hardy with a clothesline that sends both men over the top rope. Gallows punches Gabriel while the referee was not looking. Hardy avoids a punch from Gallows and hits a Side Effect on the floor. Hardy and Young return to the ring and Gallows distracts the referee and Punk hits the Go To Sleep and Young gets the three count.
Winners: CM Punk and Darren Young
After the match, Gallows with a short arm clothesline to Gabriel and a boot to Hardy. Punk and Young celebrate but Gallows with a kick and spinebuster slam on Young.
Time to see what the Miz is going to do with Daniel Bryan and Bryan will be facing the Great Khali.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Two: Daniel Bryan versus Great Khali with Runjin Singh
Bryan stands face to pectorals with Khali and Khali sends Bryan into the turnbuckles. Bryan with kicks to the leg but Khali sends Bryan into the turnbuckles again. Khali with a chop and Khali tries for a choke slam but Bryan with a Guillotine choke on Khali and Khali is on his knees. Khali gets out of the hold and Bryan with a series of kicks to the chest. Bryan with a roundhouse kick and then he goes up top for a missile drop kick and he gets a near fall but Khali kicks out emphatically. Bryan goes up top but he comes off into a chop from Khali and then Khali with the choke slam and a single boot cover for the three count.
Winner: Great Khali
After the match, the Big Show comes out to the ring. Bryan struggles to get back to his feet and Show picks Bryan up and hits a choke slam. Show leaves the ring and goes to the back.
We go to commercial.
We are back with the Raw Rebound.
Time to run through the card for Wrestlemania.
Cole talks about Cena might be doubting himself.
We go to comments from David Otunga. He says that he is going to win. He says that he is a touch above since he is from Hollywood. He mentions that he is the fiancée of Jennifer Hudson and he has been to Hollywood parties and has been to the White House. David says that he has no flaws. He compares himself to The Rock, Triple H, and John Cena. He also mentions that he went to Harvard Law School. He says that he doesn’t care what the people think about him. He says that he is not going to fail. He says that he will be the next WWE Superstar.
Michael Tarver is walking in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back with the Wrestlemania Recall: Pete Rose from Wrestlemania in 1998 since he will be guest host on Monday.
We see footage from Slater’s victory over Carlito last week.
Match Number Three: Heath Slater versus Michael Tarver
They lock up and Slater with a side head lock. Slater with a flying shoulder followed by an arm drag into an arm bar. Tarver with a knee to Slater but Tarver is sent to the floor. Slater with a corkscrew pescado onto Tarver. Slater misses a charge into the corner and Tarver with a running boot to the head for a near fall.
We see Christian and Carlito watching in the back as Tarver gets a near fall. Tarver with a chin lock and then he sends Slater to the mat. Slater with a cross body and both men are down. Slater with a running forearm and then he gets a near fall. Tarver with an Irish whip but Slater floats over and gets a rollup for the three count.
Winner: Heath Slater
After the match, we see Christian celebrate in the back.
Tarver hits Slater from behind and hits an overhead T-Bone suplex.
Christian wants to know what he just saw.
William Regal and Skip Sheffield are in the back and Skip won’t be quiet while trying to tell Regal what he wants to hear. Regal walks away as we go to commercial.
Match Number Four: Skip Sheffield with William Regal versus Wade Barrett with Chris Jericho
Barrett with a kick and punch to Sheffield followed by an Irish whip but Sheffield goes to the apron and hits a double sledge from the turnbuckles followed by a chop that sends Barrett to the floor. Sheffield tries to send Barrett into the ring post and Barrett counters and eventually sends Skip into the post. Barrett gets a near fall once they return to the ring. Barrett stretches Sheffield in the ropes and the referee warns him. Sheffield with a knee to the back while Jericho berates the announcers. Barrett stretches Sheffield and has his boot in Skip’s back. Barrett tries for a suplex but Sheffield blocks it with Skip hitting a suplex of his own. Both men struggle to get to their feet. Barrett misses a charge into the corner and misses a clothesline. Sheffield does not miss with two double sledges followed by a shoulder tackle. Skip with a slam and then he does the stagger strut and splash for a near fall. Barrett with a shoulder to the midsection followed by an Irish whip. Barrett pulls Sheffield off the turnbuckles and then Barrett with a slam from a fireman’s carry position for the three count.
Winner: Wade Barrett
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2012 - WWE ran Montreal. Cohen Morrison filed the following results:
1: US Championship: Santino Marella (c) Def. Jack Swagger.
- The Miz cut a crappy promo in French before his match.
2: R-Truth Def. The Miz.
- Eve Torres asked Montreal to forgive her for being a Hoski, teaming with Tamina vs. Beth Phoenix & Natalya
3: Divas Champion Beth Phoenix & Natayla Def. Eve Torres & Tamina Snuka after Eve walks out on Tamina for Beth to hit the Glam Slam.
4: Chris Jericho Def. Kofi Kingston.
Intermission
5: World Heavyweight Championship: Daniel Bryan (c) Def. Big Show & Randy Orton to retain.
6: Tag Team Championship: Primo & Epico (With Rosa) Def. Mason Ryan & Zack Ryder.
7: Last Man Standing Match: John Cena Def. Kane.
8: WWE Championship: CM Punk (c) Def. Dolph Ziggler, with Chris Jericho as Special Enforcer.
2012 - WWE broadcast Smackdown. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We are live on tape from Columbus, Ohio and your announcers are Michael ‘Buckeye’ Cole, Booker ‘Buckeyes are in my Fave Five Mascots’ T, and Josh ‘I wish Booker would have worn maize and blue tonight’ Mathews.
We begin with the return of the Peep Show and the return of Christian. The fans appear to have forgotten that Christian hated the peeps because they cheer his return.
Christian welcomes everyone to the return of the Peep Show. He says that it will be an interesting show because there is going to be a twelve man tag match at Wrestlemania as Team Laurinaitis faces Team Long. Christian points out that the winner will become the general manager of both shows.
Christian brings out the man who exudes charisma as a show leader, John Laurinaitis with his team captain, the man who makes holding a travel mug manly, David Otunga.
John welcomes Christian back and he says that it is an honor for him and David to be on the Peep Show. Christian says that he likes that Captain Excitement is in the ring with Captain Charisma.
Christian brings out Teddy Long and he is joined by Aksana.
Christian says that the stakes at Wrestlemania could not be higher because one of these men will have control of both shows. Christian says that he should try to do something unheard of. He is going to put his personal and business interests aside and he will give both men the opportunity to convince Christian to be a part of their team at Wrestlemania.
Teddy is given the first chance and Christian wants to know why Teddy is looking at him that way. Christian reminds Teddy that he is a two time former World Champion and he carried Smackdown on his back. Christian says that the team he is on is going to win at Wrestlemania.
Christian tells Teddy to make this worth his while.
Teddy starts to talk but Christian interrupts him and says that both men know what he deserves. He says that Columbus is not the smartest crowd he has been in front of and they know that he deserves one more match.
Teddy tells Christian that he got what he deserved. Teddy says that he respects everything that Christian has accomplished and done in the ring. Teddy says that he is not going to get on his knees and beg to get Christian on his team. Teddy says that when his team at Wrestlemania wins, if anyone wants a title match, they will have to earn it.
Teddy says that if anyone annoys him or disrespects him, they will not get a title match.
John interrupts and he says that he respects Christian’s talents. He says that it would be an honor for Christian to be on his team at Wrestlemania. When his team wins, he gives Christian his word, that is as good as gold, Christian will get one more World Heavyweight Title Match.
Christian tells John that he will not fail when given the opportunity, unlike Teddy who fails at everything he does and he failed tonight.
This is the night and the moment that the scales tipped and the tides turned. That is because Christian has joined Team Johnny.
Teddy interrupts the celebration and he apologizes for breaking up this emotional moment, he says that Christian will be in action tonight.
John says that Christian is not 100% medically cleared so he will not be wrestling. Teddy says that since Christian is unable or unwilling to compete tonight. Teddy says that David Otunga will have a match right now instead.
Otunga will face the newest member of Team Teddy and it is Kofi Kingston. Kofi is joined by Santino Marella on the way to the ring.
Match Number One: Kofi Kingston versus David Otunga in a Team Johnny versus Team Teddy Team Challenge Team Match
The match is joined in progress and Otunga with kicks in the corner. Kofi avoids a punch and he kicks and punches Otunga. Kofi with a kick to the midsection. Kofi with a side head lock but Otunga with a shoulder tackle. Kofi with a leaping back elbow. Kofi tries for the leap into the corner but Otunga is able to counter and he sends Kofi hard to the mat.
Otunga with punches and the referee warns him as we cut to the multitude of people at the announce table. Otunga with an elbow drop but Kofi with punches and kicks. Kofi with forearms but Otunga with kicks and punches. Otunga gets Kofi up for a power slam and he connects with it and gets a near fall.
Otunga with a Dragon Sleeper and he connects with forearms across the chest and Otunga gets a near fall. Otunga with forearms to the back and then David poses. Otunga with a rear chin lock. Kofi gets to his feet and he kicks Otunga and then Kofi charges at Otunga and Otunga with a power slam for a near fall. Otunga with a clothesline into the corner. Otunga with another Irish whip and clothesline into the corner.
Otunga with another Irish whip but he runs into boots from Kofi and then Kofi hits a double jump cross body for a near fall. Kofi with chips to Otunga followed by a drop kick and the Superman punch. Kofi sets for the Boom Drop and Christian trips Kofi as he comes off the ropes. Otunga with a clothesline while the referee admonishes Christian. Teddy Long gets up from the announce table and he tells the referee what happened so Christian is ejected from ringside.
John gets up and we get to see Johnny and Teddy argue while there is still a match going on.
Otunga takes off his belt but Santino takes Otunga’s belt before he can use it on Kofi. Otunga punches Santino off the apron but Otunga turns around into Trouble in Paradise and Kofi gets the three count.
Winner: Kofi Kingston
After the match, Team Teddy celebrates in the ring and then they leave while Cole complains about Teddy.
We go to the Divas Locker room and Daniel Bryan stands outside. AJ emerges and she thanks Daniel for the dress, but she doesn’t know if it fits. Daniel has AJ turn around and he says that he doesn’t get it. The dress looked so much better on the mannequin. Daniel says that if they are going to be the new power couple, they need to look the part. Just like Randy Savage and Elizabeth or Triple H and Stephanie, or Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. He is the World Champion and he wants AJ to be a champion too. Daniel says that AJ will be in a match that could lead her to a future Divas Championship match, if she wins. Daniel tells her to make sure to listen to him during the match. They kiss and then Daniel tells AJ that her match is next.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Two: Nikki Bella with Brie Bella versus AJ Lee with Daniel Bryan
Nikki gets on her knees and AJ with a drop kick. Nikki sends AJ into the turnbuckles followed by a snap mare and a leap frog snap mare for a near fall. Nikki pulls on AJ’s arms while standing on her hair. Nikki with a seated abdominal stretch while Bryan continues to advise AJ. AJ with punches but Nikki with a knee. AJ with a spinning heel kick but Nikki with an Irish whip but AJ with boots to Nikki. AJ with a cross body from the top.
The referee pulls AJ away from the ropes and Brie tries to use that opportunity to switch with her sister. However, Daniel, maybe still emotionally scarred by the break up with the Bellas, tells the referee what is happening and the switch is disallowed. Nikki yells at Daniel and then the referee tells Bryan to get off the apron and that allows Brie to pull AJ down by the hair.
AJ with a rollup for the three count as she counters a tilt-a-whirl move by Nikki.
Winner: AJ Lee
After the match, Bryan celebrates more than AJ does for her victory.
We go to commercial.
We are back with the Raw Rebound.
We are reminded that John Cena will face Mark Henry on Raw.
We go to the interview area where Matt Striker is with Cody Rhodes. Matt asks Cody about his recent video features about Big Show. Matt wants to know how Cody will defend the title against an angry giant.
Cody points out that this is a game of chess, not checkers. Cody then reminds Matt that this is Wrestlemania they are talking about. Big Show is a destroyer 364 days a year, but on that one day each year, when they are on the grandest stage of them all, Big Show is a choke artist. Show has never won a one-on-one match at Wrestlemania. Cody tells Matt to watch how he will take care of a giant.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Cody Rhodes versus Great Khali
Cody circles Khali and then he tries for a kick but Khali blocks it and he pushes Cody to the mat. Cody with a chop but Khali sends Cody to the mat and then into the corner for a chop. Khali with a punch to the head followed by another chop.
Cody with a drop kick and then he hits a single arm DDT and then he stomps on the arm and punches Khali. Cody with a key lock on Khali and he turns it into a front face lock but Khali pushes Cody away. Cody works on the leg and ankle. Khali punches Cody in the back of the head and then Cody goes for a step over toe hold but Khali kicks Cody off and sends him into the turnbuckles.
Cody comes off the turnbuckles and Khali with a chop. Khali with clotheslines but Cody drops Khali on the top rope. Cody follows that with a slingshot kick to the back of the head followed by a drop kick to the knee from the middle turnbuckle. Cody hits Beautiful Disaster for the three count.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
Randy Orton walks in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back and Randy Orton makes his way to the ring.
Randy introduces himself to the fans of Columbus and he says that when he usually has a problem with someone, he does not come out ot talk about it. He usually hunts them down. However, over the last few weeks, he feels like he is the hunted, being hunted by Kane. They are going down a path where they will destroy each other, but Orton says that he wants to know why Kane is after him.
Orton says that he is not like John Cena because he embraces hate and hate embraces him. He talks about the morbid curiosity of Kane’s situation and he says that he is calling Kane out. Orton wants Kane to explain himself so he knows why he had to put Kane down when he has to do it.
Kane’s pyro goes off and his music plays. Kane makes his way to the stage. Kane asks Orton if it makes him uncomfortable living in the unknown. He says that he would normally enjoy seeing Orton twisting in the wind, but since Randy asked so politely, he will let Randy know. Kane tells Orton that he probably forgot about this and we see footage from last yea rwhen Kane and Orton faced in a Street Fight. We see the handshake that Kane gave to Orton after the match as Kane limped out of the ring.
Kane mentions that was last July. He watches that footage every day to remind himself what he has become. He is a retched mangled retch of humanity. The person who shook Orton’s hand is gone. He was replaced by a person who has no vestige of humanity inside. He was replaced by the monster he should have always been. Kane says that the WWE is not big enough for the both of them. Kane says that he needs closure. He will not be complete until he has utterly and completely decimates Orton.
Orton tells Kane to shut his mouth and come to the ring to see if he can finish what he started.
Kane starts his way down the ramp and he stops. Kane tells Randy that slaughtering him now will not satiate his quest to finish off Orton. Kane says that he wants Orton’s demise to happen on the biggest stage at Wrestlemania.
We go to commercial.
Teddy Long is on the TitanTron and he mentions that Drew has a one year, no cut contract because of his win last week. Teddy says that he is excited that Drew is back because he can put Drew in a match with this man. WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWELL
Match Number Four: Drew McIntyre versus Big Show
Show backs Drew into the corner and he connects with chops and punches as they go around the ring. Show with a few slams to Drew and then he puts him in the corner. Drew with a kick to Show and Drew clips Show. Drew with kicks and he tries for the Future Shock DDT but Show escapes and he hits a spear. Show signals for the choke slam and he connects. Show sets for the punch and he connects and the referee stops the match.
Winner: Big Show by referee stoppage
We see Cody watching from the locker room.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Five: Mark Henry versus Yoshi Tatsu
Yoshi with a drop kick and kicks to Henry but Mark stays on his feet. Yoshi with a chop but Henry blocks a second one and he connects with a head butt. Henry chokes Yoshi in the ropes. Henry kicks Yoshi in the ribs. Henry with a forearm to the chest followed by a running power slam and then he slaps Yoshi to wake him up.
Henry picks up Yoshi and hits the World Strongest Slam for the three count.
Winner: Mark Henry
We go to commercial.
We are back and before our main event, Chris Jericho has something to say. Before he dismantles Sheamus later tonight, he wants to clarify his comments about CM Punk and his father from Monday night. Chris says that a lot of people are not happy and they want Jericho to apologize, but he will not. You cannot go over the line when you tell the truth. He says that Punk is a fraud and the typical product of a alcoholic father and a broken home. He has the tattoos to hide the fact that he has an alcoholic gene running through his veins.
The ‘X’ on his hands hides who he really is and Jericho says that he knows who the real CM Punk is. Punk would stay up late at night as a child crying about what his father was doing to him. Every pipe bomb is something that Punk wishes that he could say to his family.
every time he comes to the ring and hears the people chanting his name. He really wishes that the demons in his head will go away but they will never go away. CM Punk wishes that he was the best in the world at what he does because he is not. Jericho says that he is the best in the world at what he does while Punk wishes he could be.
Jericho says that Punk is just a Jericho wannabe and then he talks about the JeriClones who will never be what he is because he proves it every night. He will prove it tonight when he beats Sheamus and he will prove it at Wrestlemania when he beats CM Punk. Jericho says that he will walk out of the building on Miami as the WWE Champion. Jericho says that he will fix a nice stiff drink at the Wrestlemania after party. He will take a nice big drink and then he is going to make a toast to CM Punk and his pathetic father.
Jericho gets the fans to chant CM Punk and Jericho mutters CM Drunk and then says pipe bomb before dropping the mic.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Six: Chris Jericho versus Sheamus
They lock up and Sheamus sends Jericho to the mat. Jericho with a kick and punch but Sheamus punches back followed by a back elbow and then he connects with a European uppercut and then he sends Jericho into the turnbuckles. Sheamus with knees and then Jericho avoids a clothesline and holds on to the ropes and Jericho goes to the floor. Sheamus follows after Jericho and Jericho tries to take advantage of Sheamus on the apron but Sheamus with a slingshot shoulder tackle and he gets a near fall.
Sheamus wraps Jericho’s arm in the rope but Jericho with a kick and then he punches and chops Sheamus. Jericho with an Irish whp but he misses a splash into the corner and Jericho goes to the floor. Sheamus brings Jericho to the apron and Sheamus with the forearms across the chest. Sheamus tries to suplex Jericho into the ring and he turns it into a delayed vertical suplex and he gets a near fall.
Sheamus with a kick to the chest but he charges at Jericho and Sheamus goes to the floor when Jericho pulls down the ropes. Jericho with a baseball slide that sends Sheamus into the ringside barrier.
Daniel Bryan and AJ Lee make their way to the ring to watch the match as we go to credits.
We are back and Jericho slingshots Sheamus’ throat into the bottom rope. Jericho chokes Sheamus in the ropes and then he punches and kicks him. Jericho with a kick and snap mare to Sheamus followed by a chin lock. Sheamus gets back to his feet and he punches Jericho but Jericho with a knee to the midsection followed by a drop kick to the back that sends Sheamus’ throat into the rope.
Jericho with a belly-to-back suplex and he can only get a one count. Sheamus punches Jericho but Jericho with a drop kick to stop Sheamus’ momentum. Jericho gets another near fall. Jericho returns to the reverse chin lock.
Sheamus gets Jericho on his back to get out of the hold by sending Jericho into the turnbuckles. Jericho with a kick and Jericho tries for the running bulldog but Sheamus sends Jericho into the turnbuckles.
Jericho gets to his feet first and Sheamus with a series of double sledges and then he tries for the power slam but Jericho avoids it. Jericho cannot avoid the uranage back breaker but he kicks out at two. Jericho floats over but Sheamus catches him and Sheamus with the rolling fireman’s carry driver and he gets a near fall.
Jericho with a thumb to the eyes and then he tries for the Codebreaker but Sheamus sends Jericho into the turnbuckles. Sheamus misses the Brogue Kick and then with Sheamus’ leg in the ropes, Jericho hits a springboard drop kick followed by the lionsault for a near fall.
Both men struggle to get back to their feet and Jericho is up first. Sheamus kicks Jericho away and then Sheamus pulls himself up to the turnbuckles but Jericho trips Sheamus and crotches him on the top turnbuckles. Jericho with a chop and then he tries for a superplex. Sheamus with a head butt to send Jericho to the mat.
Sheamus with the flying shoulder tackle but he can only get a near fall. Sheamus signals that it is over and he gets Jericho set for the Celtic Cross but Jericho counters and Jericho applies the Walls of Jericho. Sheamus powers out of the hold but Jericho holds on so Sheamus gets to the ropes.
Sheamus with a kick and then he tries for the Celtic Cross. Sheamus clotheslines Jericho over the top rope to the floor and then Sheamus follows. Sheamus tries to throw Jericho at Bryan but the champion is too quick.
Jericho knocks Sheamus off the apron when Sheamus is fixated on Bryan. Jericho distracts the referee and Bryan with a running drop kick and Sheamus is counted out.
Winner: Chris Jericho by count out
After the match, Sheamus tries to chase Bryan to the back but Bryan and AJ have too much of a lead and Sheamus cannot catch up to him.
We see what happened at the end of the match.
Jericho is too busy celebrating his victory that he does not realize that Sheamus has returned to the ring and he gives Jericho a Brogue Kick as we go to credits.
2013 - ROH airs TV on Sinclair Broadcasting. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We begin the show with a look back at the World Title Match between Jay Lethal and Kevin Steen at the 11th Anniversary Show. Kevin Steen was successful and we saw more people join SCUM. Now that war has been declared on Ring of Honor, what is next?
We are in Chicago Ridge, Illinois and it is Kevin ‘RI’ Kelly and Caleb ‘Look at his facials on commentary’ Seltzer.
Nigel McGuinness is in the ring with the SCUM-free members of the Ring of Honor roster on the apron. Nigel says that this is Ring of Honor. He tells everyone that it just got real. They have been disrespected and the future of this company has been threatened. SCUM fired a shot that was heard across the wrestling world. They won a battle but they started a war that we will be able to fight.
They are still standing and they are still united. They are still standing and united because they believe in this company. Steve Corino said three things. SCUM will go down in history as the people who killed Ring of Honor, that there were no credible contenders to Kevin Steen, and that honor is dead.
Look at everyone in the ring and everyone in the crowd and Steve knows that honor will never die. If Steve wants to talk about credible contenders, they are all around the ring. Adam Cole defended the World Title with pride and honor. He raised it to a level and if that is not a credible contender, he does not know what is. Cole will get a title match in the future.
Adam was supposed to wrestle Matt Hardy for the Television Title. Next week, Adam will face Matt Hardy and the winner will get a World Television Title Match at Supercard of Honor.
Someone else who proved that he was a credible title contender is BJ Whitmer. He proved that by beating the living hell out of Charlie Haas, he is more than capable of taking the title from around Kevin Steen’s waists.
Michael Elgin and Jay Lethal have fallen short but they are still title contenders. Michael Elgin will face Jay Lethal at Supercard of Honor and the winner will get a title match.
Roderick Strong interrupts Nigel and Nigel tells Roddy to take is seriously and have a seat. They will talk about it in the back.
Nigel wants to talk about the pioneers of honor in this company, the Briscoes. On March 30th, Mark will face Kevin Steen for the title. Jay Briscoe is nearly one of the founding fathers of the company. Nigel does not know if Jay deserves the title match at Supercard of Honor.
Jay says that he might have a separated shoulder, but because of what Kevin Steen and SCUM has done, he will fight with one arm.
Nigel tells Jay to get the job done.
Nigel says that due to situations out of his control, SCUM is banned from the building today. SCUM is not allowed in the building. If he has to put his job on the line, the doors will be open for them.
Nigel tells the wrestlers to get in the ring to send a message to SCUM. They are not running or hiding. The doors will be open. They will need to fight and fight together.
We go to commercial.
Match Number One: Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards versus ACH and Tadarius Thomas
ACH and Richards start things off and they lock up. Richards with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Richards blocks a kick and ACH with a rana and arm drag into an arm bar. Richards and ACH go to a stalemate. They lock up and Edwards tags in and ACH is able to get to his corner and he tags in Thomas.
Edwards with a wrist lock but Thomas with a take down but Edwards wit ha short arm scissors. Thomas goes for the legs. Edwards with a side head lock and he chops Thomas. Edwards with an Irish whip but Thomas with a sunset flip but Edwards rolls through and misses a kick. Thomas with a kick and rollup for a near fall.
Edwards with a chop and then he sends Thomas into Richards’ head and Davey tags in and kicks Thomas. Thomas is sent to the mat with a kick to the chest. Thomas with a drop kick and Richards goes to the floor. Thomas knocks Edwards off the apron and then Thomas avoids both men but Edwards with a super kick on the apron and then Edwards sends Thomas into a Richards running kick.
Richards knocks ACH off the apron. Edwards sends Thomas back in and Richards gets a near fall. Edwards with a head butt and suplex for a near fall. Edwards sends Thomas into Richards’ boot. Thomas with a kick to Edwards and Richards tries for a German suplex but Thomas escapes and hits a wraparound clothesline and both men are down.
ACH tags in and he hits a clothesline and elbow on Richards. ACH with drop kicks to Edwards followed by a rana on Richards. ACH with a clothesline to Edwards and he goes through the ropes. ACH with a cross body from the top to Richards for a near fall. Richards sends ACH to the apron. ACH with a head butt to Edwards. Thomas with a kick to Richards and ACH with a slingshot stunner for a near fall.
Thomas goes for a handspring dive to the floor but Richards with a kick to the back. ACH with a springboard drop kick to Richards. ACH with a rana to Edwards. Thomas with the handspring moonsault onto Richards on the floor followed by a leaping somersault dive onto Richards and everyone is down on the floor.
ACH sends Richards back into the ring and Thomas with a running back elbow into the corner and then ACH with a kick to the head and a reverse rana and a wrist clutch belly-to-back suplex but Edwards breaks up the cover from the turnbuckles. Thomas and Edwards exchange forearms and then Thomas with a kick. Richards and Edwards hit the Alarm Clock on Thomas. ACH with an enzuigiri to Edwards when Richards ducks. ACH with a springboard moonsault but Richards counters and he gets ACH up for a tombstone and Edwards with a super kick to the head before Richards hits the tombstone. Thomas breaks up the cover.
Edwards sends Thomas to the floor and Edwards gets ACH up for the power bomb and Richards hits the lungblower for the three count.
Winners: Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards
We go to commercial.
Match Number Two: BJ Whitmer versus QT Marshall (with RD Evans)
They lock up and Whitmer with a side head lock but Evans goes for the leg on the floor and that distraction allows Marshall to hit a clothesline and he gets a near fall. Marshall sends Whitmer into the turnbuckles and he kicks and chokes Whitmer. Marshall with a suplex and he gets a near fall.
Marshall with forearms across the chest. Whitmer with a punch but Marshall with a punch and DDT for a near fall. Marshall punches Whitmer and Whitmer wants more from Marshall. Whitmer with punches to Marshall. Marshall with a back elbow but Whitmer with a boot to the head for a near fall.
Whitmer with an Irish whip and he runs into a boot. Whitmer with a flatliner and he rolls over and connects with knees to the head and the referee stops the match.
Winner: BJ Whitmer
We go to commercial.
We are back with Inside Ring of Honor and it is time to look back at the 11th Anniversary Show. Two new champions were crowned, but SCUM gave its eulogy for the future of Ring of Honor.
We start off with the Television Title Mtach. Everyone thought Adam Cole would win and get his chance to face Matt Hardy but Matt Taven won the title in a major shock.
The Briscoes defended the tag titles against Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly and we have new tag team champions.
Kevin Steen was able to retain the World Title against Jay Lethal, but what happened after the match cannot be ignored.
Jay Lethal says that Kevin knows that he took everything from Steen at the 11th Anniversary Show. He will make his way back to the World Title picture. He gets one more opportunity to try to face Kevin Steen and he will have to beat Michael Elgin to get that shot.
Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards will get a Tag Title Match against Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish at Supercard of Honor.
Kyle O’Reilly says that due to Bobby Fish’s superior training regimen, they are the tag champions. Eveyrone is gunning for them since they are on top. The ‘hunt is on’ once again, but they will put an end to hunting season and they will put down a couple of mangy dogs.
Bobby wonders why Davey and Eddie would want to be in this match when you consider what happened to them in the Tag Team Gauntlet.
Davey Richards talks about Kyle and Bobby are the ‘hot new team’ but you have to beat the Wolves. Eddie says that they are the team to beat. They are tag team wrestling. Bobby and Kyle are the champs, but they are just fresh meat.
We go to commercial.
We are back and we are warned that viewer discretion is advised for the next segment.
Truth Martini makes his way to the ring and he is joined by some females and Matt Taven.
Truth welcomes everyone to Hoopla Uncut. It is a talk show about life. Love, pain, and hoopla. He asks one of the women to ‘hold his balls’. Truth’s guest is the current Television Champion, Matt Taven. Truth says that the television champion is the most important champion in Ring of Honor. That means that he is more important than Kevin Steen.
Truth asks Matt how it feels to be the newest member of the H.O.T. and to be the greatest wrestler in Ring of Honor. Matt says that he has learned in his life that actions speak louder than words. Matt says that he is going to whip it out and he pulls the World Television Title belt out of his pants and he has it hang in a questionable manner.
Truth asks if everyone is ready to get off. Truth tells the women to take their pants off and off course we see people in the crowd instead of the women without their pants and Caleb channels Jerry Lawler.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Nigel McGuinness joins Kevin and Caleb at the announce table.
Match Number Three: Roderick Strong versus Jay Lethal
They start off with a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and Strong and Lethal with reversals. Strong with a drop toe hold and Lethal kicks Strong away. They lock up again and Strong with a side head lock but Lethal backs Strong into the corner. They lock up again and Strong with another side head lock. Lethal tries for a shoulder tackle but neither man goes down.
Lethal with a hip toss and cartwheel into a drop kick and he gets a near fall. Lethal with a figure four head scissors but Strong leans back and gets a near fall. Lethal with punches to Strong but Strong goes to the apron when he charges at Lethal. Lethal misses a springboard drop kick when Strong ducks down on the apron. Strong with a rollup for a near fall.
Strong with a back breaker and he gets a near fall. Strong punches Lethal in the corner and Strong chops Lethal. Strong with a rear chin lock and he works on Lethal’s back as well. Lethal gets to the rope. Strong with a forearm in the corner and then he sends Lethal into the far turnbuckle. Strong with a chop to Lethal. Strong with another chop but Lethal walks it off. Strong has a punch blocked and Lethal with punches and chops.
Lethal with an Irish whip but he runs into a boot. Strong misses a discus forearm. Lethal hits the Lethal Combination but Strong goes to the floor. Lethal with a suicide dive and then they get back into the ring and Lethal gets a near fall. Lethal punches Strong and he goes up top. Strong crotches Lethal.
Strong with a running knee into the corner followed by a running forearm. Lethal with a super kick and Strong runs into another super kick. Lethal tries for the Lethal Injection but Strong catches Lethal and hits a back breaker followed by the Strong Hold. Lethal tries to escape but Strong with a rollup for a near fall. Strong with a roaring elbow followed by a knee. Lethal counters the Gibson Driver with a rana and then he hits the Lethal Injection for the three count.
Winner: Jay Lethal
We go to credits.
2014 - AAA held their Rey de Reyes event. Kris Zellner filed the following results:
AAA 3/16 - Plaza de Toros Monumental de Monterrey (Rey de Reyes drawing around 10,000 fans)
1. Alan Stone/Fabi Apache/Dinastia/Pimpinela Escarlata beat Silver King/Sexy Star/Mini Charly Manson/Black Mamba with Pentagon Jr. running out afterwards to help Sexy attack Fabi and they again demanded a AAA Mixed Tag Titles match.
2. 4 Way Dance por el AAA Cruiserweight Title: Daga defeated Australian Suicide after beating Argenis & Super Fly to retain his title. Pentagon Jr. ran out again and attacked Suicide but Drago & Fabi would run him off. Fabi then decided to challenge Daga for a shot at his title which prompted him to attack her but she would run him off.
3. Decision Match por el AAA Latin American Title: Chessman beat Villano IV in a bloody match to win the title.
4. Domo de la Muerte: Fenix was the winner after leaving Steve Pain in the cage and Pain was shaved afterwards. Order of Elimination: Ultimo Gladiador (subbing for Juventud Guerrera who was injured)/Nino Hamburguesa (who had help from Alan Stone, Argenis, & Australian Suicide because he is so fat)/Crazy Boy/Eterno/Joe Lider/Pentagon Jr./Fenix. The building of the cage was a total debacle and took around 45 minutes to get it done.
5. 4 Way Dance por el AAA Tag Titles: Los Gueros del Cielo (Angelico & Jack Evans) defeated Demon Rocker & Machine Rocker to retain their titles. Order of Elimination: Hijo del Fantasma & Psicosis/Aero Star & Drago/Demon Rocker & Machine Rocker
6. Cibernetico/Electroshock/
Psycho Clown beat Hijo del Texano/Jeff Jarrett/Mascara Ano Dos Mil Jr. when as Marisela Pena & Karen Jarrett were going at it, Ciber bashed Jarrett over the head with his own guitar.
7. Rey de Reyes - Finals: La Parka Jr. defeated Perro Aguayo Jr. to win his 5th Rey de Reyes title. Order of Elimination: Black Warrior/Zorro/Perro Aguayo Jr.
2014 - Phil Brooks "aka CM Punk" appeared on AMC's "The Talking Dead" discussing an episode of "The Walking Dead" in his first post-WWE appearance publicly.
With the exception of his Twitter handle (@CMPunk) and being referred to as "aka CM Punk" during his introduction at the open of the show, Brooks was referred to by his given name over the course of the episode.
There were absolutely no references to WWE, Wrestlemania or anything regarding his walk-out in January.
The only reference, even in passing to the last few months was Brooks commenting, "Trust me, right now, I'm a completely new person", in regard to being called "sweet" by guest Yvette Nicole Brown while discussing the topic of forgiveness involving two characters on "Walking Dead." The two had been on the talk show together previously.
If anything, Brooks was more subdued than one might expect and looked extremely, extremely well rested, a stark change from the latter days of his WWE run.
2015 - WWE announced that Kevin Owens underwent knee surgery.
2015 - WWE broadcast Raw. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
Last week, the Authority thought Randy Orton was part of their family. However, by the end of the night we found out that Randy was not going to be part of their plans and he attacked Seth Rollins and then in a pre-recorded interview that aired during Smackdown, he made a challenge to Rollins. What will Seth do in his home state? More importantly, who will have the Intercontinental Title belt at the end of the night?
We are in Des Moines, Iowa and your announcers are Michael Cole, John Layfield, and Booker T.
We start off like last week with Big Show, Kane, Joey Mercury, Jamie Noble, and Seth Rollins in the center of the ring.
Seth says you chant his name now, but he says that they probably loved what they just saw. That is called betrayal. There is no other way to describe it. He gets it. Not a lot of you understand what it is like to be betrayed because you need to be a somebody to be betrayed. For nobodies like all of you, that is called getting screwed over.
For important people like him who made it out of Iowa and made something with their lives, that is betrayal. That is exactly what happened to him last week courtesy of the Viper Randy Orton.
It wasn't just that he betrayed him, it was how he did it. He stalked Seth like an animal. Randy mocked him while he suffered. He vouched for Orton and he called him a friend and family member. Randy betrayed him. He says you are all thinking that was what you did to the Shield. That is nothing like he did to the Shield. What he did to the Shield was a sound business decision.
It was a business decision made to secure his future. What Randy did was so much different. What he did was in cold blood and without the tiniest bit of human decency or empathy. It was borderline sociopathic. For three weeks, Randy Orton schemed and he conned his way back into the Authority. He made fools of everyone, including Stephanie and Triple H. Without their generosity to welcome him back, this never would have happened.
Big Show tells Seth that he owes him an apology. He says that he is sorry. He says that he feels partially responsible for what happened to him. He sees Seth as the future and the best damn talent in the WWE. What Randy Orton did was cruel. He betrayed our trust. Show says he thought Randy could get past his petty grievances and put that behind him, but Randy is a no good snake in the grass. Show says that whether is a viper, rattlesnake, or a garden snake, he will step on it.
Kane apologizes as well. He wasn’t as gullible as Big Show, but he was suckered in. Randy will pay for what he did to us.
Jamie says that knows he is considered the secret weapon of the Authority, he smelled a rat when Randy came in. He does not care about what Randy did to him, he cares about what he did to you Seth. You are his boss and friend. What Randy did to you, it hurt him too. Jamie says it hurt Joey the most.
Joey takes the mic and cannot say anything.
Seth says that it hurt, but Randy's ego will be hurt the most when it is over. For years and years, Randy thought that he could get away with what he wanted when he wanted without any consequences. You have never messed with anyone like him. You want to challenge him to a match at Wrestlemania?
Seth looks at the sign and he tells Orton that he accepts, but only under one condition. You agree to face him tonight in this ring on Raw. You like to call yourself the face of the WWE, but you are nothing more than a scheming . . .
Randy's music plays and he makes his way to the stage.
Randy tells Seth he is not the face of the WWE, he is just a guy. A guy who last week, made you look like a little bitch. He is the guy who is going to beat your ass tonight because he accepts Seth's condition to respond to his challenge. Randy knows it will be five on one later tonight with the deck stacked against him. Seth, you need all the help you can get because he has enough venom for all of the Authority.
If he suffers a beatdown tonight, it will be worth it to get his hands on Seth at Wrestlemania. You better hope you get it done tonight because if you make it to Wrestlemania, he will finish Seth.
We go to commercial with AJ Lee and Paige walking in the back.
We are back and the Bellas are in the Goldman Box. Brie mentions Paige and AJ were at their throats recently, but now they are best friends. Nikki says Paige and AJ will be embarrassed at Wrestlemania.
Match Number One: AJ Lee (with Paige) versus Nikki Bella (with Brie Bella) in a Non Title Match
They lock up and Nikki with a forearm and then she picks up AJ for a choke and she sends her into the turnbuckles and follows with shoulders. Nikki does some push ups while AJ catches her breath. AJ with boots to Nikki followed by a kick. AJ with a victory roll for a near fall. AJ with an arm drag into an arm bar. Nikki with a fireman’s carry and arm bar, but AJ with a head scissors.
Nikki escapes and AJ with a side head lock and wrist lock. Nikki with a clothesline and she gets a near fall. AJ with a clothesline for a near fall. AJ with a side head lock but Nikki tries for a side slam but she takes too long and AJ with a head scissors that sends Nikki to the apron. Nikki drops AJ's arm on the top rope.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Nikki with an arm bar but AJ with punches and a back heel kick. Nikki with a back elbow and she gets a near fall. Nikki with a divorce court to AJ and she gets a near fall. Nikki starts to show from frustration. Nikki with a hammer lock and she sends AJ into the turnbuckles. Nikki with an arm bar.
AJ with punches but Nikki with a forearm. AJ with a guillotine but Nikki runs AJ into the turnbuckles. AJ kicks Nikki when she charges into the corner. AJ with a Thesz Press and she punches Nikki. AJ with a clothesline into the corner followed by a neck breaker. AJ with a back heel kick and then she trips Nikki as she goes to the floor. AJ goes up top and hits a cross body and gets a near fall.
Nikki with a knee and face buster for a near fall. Nikki picks up AJ but AJ with a sunset flip for a near fall. AJ with a drop kick. Nikki sends AJ to the floor in front of Brie. Paige comes to protect her tag team partner and AJ sends Nikki into the apron.
Brie and Paige have some words on the floor and Brie sends Paige into the ring post.
In the ring, Nikki with the bionic forearm and Shock Treatment for the three count.
Winner: Nikki Bella
In case you missed their match on Smackdown, we will see the six men repeat what they did tonight when Dean Ambrose, Daniel Bryan, and Dolph Ziggler face Wade Barrett, Luke Harper, and Stardust.
We are back and we are less than two weeks from Wrestlemania with a two hour preshow before the four hour show. Michael Cole says there will be more than 15 hours of coverage from California on Wrestlemania week.
We take a look back at what happened on Smackdown when Mark Henry interrupted Roman Reigns and then got sent through the ringside barrier into Yeatonville.
We are going to get comments from Brock Lesnar later.
Renee Young is with Kane and Big Show in the interview area. Renee asks what role they are going to have in the Rollins/Orton match. Kane says Big Show will be in Seth’s corner, based on his decision.
Show wants Kane to talk to him like a human being instead of blabbing it out in front of everyone.
Kane says he makes all of the decisions.
Seth Rollins comes into the interview area and he tells them to calm down because this is what got them sent home last week. You represent the Authority so you represent Triple H, Stephanie, and him. He calls them stupid.
Kane says Stephanie can address them how she wants, but you cannot. They enjoyed what happened to him last week. You have been acting like an entitled little brat since he helped you win the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. Kane says that he will not be at ringside with Seth Rollins. Kane asks Show if he wants to be at ringside.
Show looks at Rollins without saying anything and walks away.
We are back and we go to the Goldman Box. Miz says he is still the Miz, future winner of the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. He has an assistant who will guarantee his victory or he will be fired and be removed from existence.
Match Number Two: Ryback versus Miz (with Damien Sandow)
They lock up and Miz sends Ryback into the corner and he kicks and punches him. Miz with more kicks to Ryback and the referee warns him. Ryback presses Miz over his head and then hits a power slam but Miz rolls to the floor. Ryback follows and he tells Sandow to hit Miz. Sandow thinks about it but Miz with an elbow and Miz tells Sandow to put the fist down.
Ryback with a kick and they get back into the ring. Ryback with a spinebuster and then he sets for the clothesline and connects. Ryback with the musclebuster for the three count.
Winner: Ryback
After the match, Sandow helps Miz up and Miz hits the Skull Crushing Finale on Sandow.
We take a look at the John Cena and Rusev situation. We see how John Cena bullied his way into a match at Wrestlemania against Rusev when Lana agreed to give it to him.
We are back and Sheamus will be coming back soon.
Michael Cole is in the ring and the contract signing table has Russian and American flags on the end.
John Cena comes out first. Michael tells John the contract is on the table and he asks John to sign it. John looks at the contract but he takes the mic and he says there is a lot of enthusiasm for Wrestlemania and he shares that enthusiasm. He says he has signed a lot of contracts, but this is the most important. You will be introduced to a super athlete who is the hero of the Russian Federation. He has destroyed every challenge put in front of him. Rusev is the Champion of the United States.
John wants everyone to think about that. It means that Rusev represents the United States of America. Rusev represents each and every one of you. That is what makes this contract and match at Wrestlemania important. He can do what he did last week. He can kicks Rusev’s ass all over the place, but as long as he wears the United States Title belt, he represents each and every one of you.
Cena says enough is enough. These are the facts. Rusev has the luxury to live in the United States. America has provided him great opportunity, but every chance he can, he belittles the United States. Cena says he is disgusted. It is disrespectful that Rusev represents this country, the place he calls home.
He tells everyone to let the USA chant fill you with excitement and love for the United States. John says that he has stood on the front line with the people who provide everyone the freedom of speech and assembly. He is ashamed to know that Rusev is the United States Champion. Cena says that this contract is his Declaration of Independence and Wrestlemania is their Revolutionary War.
America is the greatest country because they will not back down and he will fight. At Wrestlemania, Rusev will find out you can only push the USA so far before it comes back and kicks your ass.
Rusev comes out and he is joined by someone who does not look like Lana, but a lot like Miz.
Rusev is given the contract, but New Lana takes the mic. He says that as Mr. Rusev’s attorney, he will not be signing this contract. Rusev will not be competing against American John Cena in Wrestlemania. Rusev did not agree to this match or any other one.
We see footage from two weeks ago when Stephanie said that Rusev’s mind had to be changed. Then we see last week when Lana (not Rusev) gave Cena the match.
He says that as you can see in the video footage, there is no proof that Rusev allowed the match. The contract is therefore null and void.
Rusev will sign the contract as long as Mr. John Cena can contain his American barbaric behavior and let Rusev read his prepared statement in full. If not, there is no match.
Rusev gets his prepared statement and he says America lives and dies with its belief in second chances. He beat John Cena at Fastlane but Cena continues to try for a second chance. It is because you are weak. Weakness is what is wrong with America. This country believes in failure.
Rusev says your children grow to be failures and that gets Cena irked.
Rusev says American people are stained in history. America is a cancer to the world. Oh say can you see this stupid little land. How proudly you have ruined this little country. A country that will die.
Rusev signs the contract and he pushes the table onto Cena and gets out of the ring.
We go to commercial.
We are back with Michael Cole talking about the Wrestlemania week coverage on the WWE Network, starting on Thursday at 6:00 PM.
We go to the Goldman Box again and Tyson says regardless of last week’s outcome, the New Day cannot compare to them. Cesaro says they are better physically than them, and they clap better. They say there is no way they will be the new tag team champions.
Before the match starts, Fernando, Diego, and El Torito make their way to the stage.
Match Number Three: Big E and Kofi Kingston (with Xavier Woods) versus Cesaro and Tyson Kidd (with Natalya) in a Non Title Match
Kidd and Big E start and Kidd with a back heel kick but Big E with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Kofi tags in and Big E sends Kofi into Kidd for an elbow. Kofi gets a near fall. Kofi with a wrist lock and Cesaro tags in and he punches. Cesaro with a European uppercut to Kofi. Kofi with kicks and punches to Cesaro. Cesaro with an Irish whip and Kofi tries for a drop kick out of the corner but Cesaro moves. Cesaro with the giant swing and Kidd does not come in for the drop kick.
Kofi with a pendulum kick and a cross body for a near fall. Kidd breaks up the cover but Big E takes care of Kidd. Kofi hits Kidd with Trouble in Paradise when Cesaro moves. Cesaro with a European uppercut to the back of the head and then Cesaro gets the three count.
Winners: Tyson Kidd and Cesaro
After the match, Woods gets involved with Fernando and Diego. They send Woods into the ringside barrier and then Cesaro with a Gotch Style Neutralizer to Woods. El Torito with a springboard drop kick to Cesaro followed by a head scissors that sends Cesaro to the floor.
We take a look at Bray Wyatt's comments from last week and Undertaker’s distant response.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Seth Rollins tells Jamie and Joey that it cannot happen the same way as last week. He cannot be left high and dry.
Jamie reminds Seth he told them to leave last week.
Seth says that he is aware of Jamie’s diverse skill set, but he did not know it meant he would argue with Seth.
Jamie tells Seth that if he would have listened to him last week, they wouldn’t be in this situation.
Seth says that he will fire Jamie Noble, but Jamie says you can’t fire him, he quits.
Seth tells Joey they don’t need him and Joey walks away.
It is time to hear what Brock Lesnar thinks about the situation with Roman Reigns.
Brock says he was put on this earth to seek and destroy people. Is that sadistic? Maybe to some people, but not to him. He enjoys it. It is what he does. It is why he is here. What does Wrestlemania mean to Brock Lesnar? It is a day he gets to show up, kick somebody’s ass and get paid to do it.
Undertaker did not stand a chance against him last year. What does he think about the people who were disappointed he beat the Undertaker? He does not care. Disappointment and surprise? He loves every minute of it.
Brock says there is one thing for sure about his contract. If he stays, he will be WWE Champion. If he goes, he will be WWE Champion. Roman Reigns will not stand in the way. As a rookie, he came in here against the Rock and sent him to Hollywood. He ended the Undertaker’s streak. He suplexed John Cena out of the main event of Wrestlemania. He doesn’t need to hunt, he needs to be in defense mode. If you were afraid of what he did in ‘hunt’ mode, wait until you see what he is like in ‘defense’ mode.
Brock says that Roman can think all he wants about beating him, but at Wrestlemania he will kick Roman’s ass. It will be unlike any ass kicking you get. There will be no fairy tale ending. At Wrestlemania, he is going to f*** up Roman Reigns. The end.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Four: Big Show versus Erick Rowan
Show attacks Rowan before the bell rings and he chokes him in the ropes. Show slams Rowan and kicks him in the back and chest. Show with a knock out punch to Rowan. Show goes to the turnbuckles and hits an elbow drop.
Show leaves the ring.
After mentioning the Andre the Giant is in the Hall of Fame, we find out that it is official. Larry Zbyszko will be in the WWE Hall of Fame.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Kane is in the ring and he tells Curtis to forget about Axelmania because there is only one person who will win the Andre the Giant Battle Royal and that is him. They are here for a demonstration of what is going to happen.
Mark Henry’s music plays and he says Wrestlemania is going to have its own March Madness in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Mark says he is going to throw his hat in the ring because that is what he do.
We see Titus O’Neil, Adam Rose, Mark Henry, Zack Ryder, Jack Swagger, Fandango, Goldust, Darren Young, and Kane fighting as the numbers in the ring get smaller. We see Curtis Axel watching as Kane gets rid of Titus O’Neil.
Kane and Mark Henry are in the center of the ring and Kane punches Henry. Henry with a head butt and he picks up Kane and puts him on the apron. Axel knocks Kane off the apron and he tries to get rid of Henry but Henry throws Axel over the top rope.
We go to commercial.
We are back and we will see Tyson Kidd, Natalya, and Cesaro face Los Matadores and El Torito.
Paul Heyman is in the ring and he introduces himself and he reminds us who he is the advocate for. He says that Brock is the single most authentic and legitimate champion in WWE or Mixed Martial Arts, then . . . now . . . forever.
It is in that spirit that thirteen days away from Wrestlemania, his client views this whole concept of rules, regulations, and boundaries as something that was written by a pacifist. His client is not a pacifist. His client is a conqueror. His client is a beast. Brock is not coming to Wrestlemania to make love. He is coming to Wrestlemania to make war on Roman Reigns.
Here is something that nobody thought about. What happens when Brock decides to violate those parameters and boundaries that are imposed on him? Are they going to shut off the lights, cut off the feed of the pay per view? Are they going to give everyone their money back?
You are stuck with Brock Lesnar as your WWE Champion and . . .
Paul’s mic mysteriously gets turned off.
Paul says doing that to him is one thing, but what will you do when Brock does what he is not supposed to do? No one can stop Brock Lesnar, not even Roman Reigns. That is a shame because if there is one person who could live up to the hype was Roman Reigns. He was at the top in NXT, he won the Royal Rumble, he beat Daniel Bryan at Fastlane. What will happen when Brock gives him a prison beating at Wrestlemania.
Roman Reigns is not the next great Samoan AmeriCAN, he is the next great Samoan AmeriCAN’T. You cannot beat Brock Lesnar for the WWE Title at Wrestlemania.
Your father should have told you this a long time ago.
Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring while his music interrupts Paul's comments.
Roman tells Paul he has a lot of respect for him. You are possibly the best talker ever in the business. You are not talking trash about his family, you are giving everyone fair warning of where he comes from. His issue is not with Paul, but with his client.
Roman says if you were here right now, he would tell him face to face. We finally see eye to eye. He is not going into this because he does not expect a fairy tale. He is looking for a fight and hoping for a war. He expects to be carried out, but he will have help being carried out. When he is carried out, he will be carried out as the WWE Champion.
Right next to that championship is a huge chip on his shoulder. From the people who tell him he can't. He will beat Brock's ass at Wrestlemania. Not because he wants to and because he needs to. It is because he can, he will, and he believes that.
We recap everything that happened to Seth Rollins tonight.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Renee Young stops Paul Heyman in the back and she wants some comments. Paul says it is going to get interesting around here with all of that latent hostility waiting until Wrestlemania. Roman is a formidable opponent. Roman won't have to wait until Wrestlemania to get in Brock's face. He will give Roman that opportunity next week on Raw. Roman will have the opportunity to say whatever he wants to Brock's face. Paul says his toes are curling with anticipation because Brock can say or do anything he wants to Roman next week. Roman can think about it, but there is nothing that he can do about it.
Match Number Four: Dean Ambrose, Daniel Bryan, and Dolph Ziggler versus Stardust, Luke Harper, and Wade Barrett
Before the match can start, R Truth makes his way onto the stage and he does not appear to have the title belt with him.
Stardust and Ambrose are supposed to start the match but everyone looks at Truth. Stardust with a cartwheel before locking up. Ambrose with a side head lock and shoulder tackle followed by a forearm. Stardust with a shot to the eyes and then he punches Ambrose while we see Truth has the belt hanging from the back of his suit. Ambrose with a splash into the corner and a bulldog.
Ambrose with a suplex and he stands on the hand and he tags in Bryan. Bryan with a European uppercut or two and then he goes for a surfboard. Bryan with kicks to Stardust followed by a wrist lock and Ziggler tags himself in. Ziggler and Bryan have some words and Stardust goes after Ziggler but misses. Bryan clotheslines Stardust over the top rope to the floor and we go to commercial.
We are back and Harper with a European uppercut to Ambrose followed by an Irish whip but he runs into a boot. Ambrose with a tornado DDT. Ziggler and Stardust tag in and Ziggler with a clothesline and Splash followed by a neck breaker and elbow drop. Ziggler with a hesitation DDT for a near fall. Ziggler gets sent to the apron but Ziggler drops Stardust on the top rope. Harper slows down Ziggler and Stardust with a springboard round kick to send Ziggler to the floor.
Barrett runs Ziggler into the apron and he gets a near fall. Barrett sends Ziggler into the turnbuckles and then he puts him on top and connects with forearms followed by a knee to the midsection to send him back to the mat for a near fall. Stardust tags in and he kicks Ziggler. Harper tags in and adds more damage to the midsection. Barrett tags in and he kicks Ziggler.
Barrett with a neck breaker to Ziggler for a near fall. Harper tags in and he sends Barrett at Ziggler but Dolph moves and Barrett goes over the top rope. Harper goes to the floor as well. Stardust tries to stop Ambrose or Bryan but Barrett and Harper pull Bryan and Ambrose off the apron.
Ziggler with an X Factor after escaping a power bomb. Everyone fights on the floor until Harper and Ziggler get back into the ring and Harper with a boot and power bomb for a near fall as we go to commercial.
We are back and Barrett with a reverse chin lock on Ziggler. Ziggler with punches but Barrett gets Ziggler on his shoulders for Wasteland, but Ziggler counters with a DDT. Bryan tags in and he drop kicks Stardust and Harper off the apron. Bryan with punches but Barrett with an Irish whip. Bryan flips over Barrett and he hits a suicide dive onto Harper but he tags in Ambrose. Ambrose with an elbow for a near fall.
Ambrose with punches and chops to Stardust. Stardust with a punch but Ambrose bounces off the ropes and hits a clothesline. Harper with a boot and Ziggler goes for a super kick but he hits Bryan. Ziggler with a super kick to Harper. Barrett with Wasteland that sends Ziggler onto Harper and Stardust. Ambrose avoids a Bullhammer and hits the double underhook DDT for the three count.
Winners: Dean Ambrose, Daniel Bryan, and Dolph Ziggler
After the match, Harper attacks Ambrose from behind and sends him over the announce table. Harper points at Truth and Truth has a scared look on his face. Truth backs away from Harper but Ambrose hits Harper from behind. Stardust takes the title belt and goes into the crowd. Ambrose goes after Stardust and he takes the title belt.
The belt falls in front of Truth and he picks it up again. Truth backs up and turns around to Harper. Harper does the Mutombo and Truth throws the belt into the ring and it lands in front of Bryan. Ambrose hits Harper off the ringside barrier.
Ziggler grabs the belt while Bryan holds on to it. Bryan and Ziggler exchange punches. Stardust misses Beautiful Disaster on Ziggler and Ziggler with a super kick. Bryan with a flying knee to Harper. Barrett with a Bullhammer to Ziggler, Bryan, and Ambrose.
FINALLY . . . Wade Barrett has possession of the Intercontinental Title Belt.
Truth wants to talk to Barrett and Barrett says the games are over. Barrett with a Bullhammer to Truth and he is going to make it to the back with the belt.
Triple H and Stephanie are in the back and Seth Rollins enters. He wants to know if they can believe what is happening. Seth says he will be all alone in the ring with Randy tonight. He asks them how will they fix things.
Stephanie tells Seth he needs to behave and lie in the bed he made.
Seth says if she hadn’t sent Kane and Show home last week, they wouldn’t be in this situation.
Hunter wants to know who the hell Seth thinks he is.
Seth asks if Hunter is done playing hide and seek from Sting.
Stephanie tells Seth to take responsibility for his actions. She tells him to man up . . . if he can. Hunter tells Seth he should go before his situation goes from bad to worse.
We go to commercial.
We are back and we see what happened with the contract signing earlier tonight.
We now take a look at what happened last week on Raw when Bray Wyatt called out the Undertaker one more time. This time, Undertaker answered.
Bray appears in the back with a new urn. He says the memory is such a treasure. He remembers the first time he saw her sitting in that chair. She was so beautiful. Not just in her appearance, but in the things she said. She told him about the rotten lies that he was taught. He was taught about people like you Undertaker.
Last week, you tried to use that memory against him. You tried to use this symbol to burn fear into his heart. The only thing you succeeded in doing was turn a chair to dust.
Bray opens the urn and shows the ashes from his chair that was burnt.
What is going to happen to you? Will it be agony or fear? Last year we saw a broken streak and a broken, empty soul. Now you won’t show your face. At that moment the eyes of the world were opened and they were ashamed of their nakedness. Your destiny was taken.
This is all your fault and now you are out of time. Your fate is sealed. Wrestlemania will be your requiem. Your final resting place. It will be his coronation. She will be so proud to see him beat the mighty Undertaker. He will take his place amongst the gods. After Wrestlemania, no one will be safe. Behold the new face of fear.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Five: Seth Rollins versus Randy Orton
Before the match starts, Seth has something to say. He tells Randy it took you three weeks of scheming and conniving and cajoling to make every single member of the Authority look like fools.
Seth starts to laugh as if he is “PURE EVILâ€, but it only took three hours to make a fool out of you.
Triple H’s music plays and the Authority is out and they are unified. Orton goes to the floor and he takes a chair because a steel chair can stop seven people.
The Authority surrounds the ring.
Rollins signals to everyone and as he gets on the apron, everyone else does.
They all get into the ring and the lights go out and a crow sounds.
The lights go back on and STING is in the ring with his bat. Orton hits people with the chair while Sting hits people with his bat.
Sting with a Vigilante Stinger Splash on Mercury and Noble. Sting with the Scorpion Death Drop to Noble.
Orton twists to the mat and he hits Mercury with an RKO.
After Raw went off the air, WWE Network broadcast the following.....
As Raw went off the air, we were told that Randy Orton and Sting would be interviewed.
Michael Cole is in the ring with Randy Orton and Sting.
Cole asks Randy to comment on being in the ring with Sting to fight off The Authority. Randy says you are not used to how things work around here Sting, but he is not the type of guy who needs someone to have his back. But, it was pretty damn cool.
Orton shakes Sting's hand.
Cole asks Sting to talk about this moment.
Sting says that he has been waiting fourteen years to get inside this ring. It feels smoking good by the way. Triple H, he meant what he said when he said that someone had to take you down. That is exactly what he is going to do at Wrestlemania.
2020 - WWE announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wrestlemania 36 would be held in front of an empty WWE Performance Center without fans for the first (and hopefully last) time in Wrestlemania history. That would lead to WWE expanding the event to being broadcast over two nights, which has remained tradition since.
2020 - WWE broadcast Monday Night Raw from an empty WWE Performance Center with an appearance from Steve Austin. Richard Trionfo filed the following report:
We are in Orlando, Florida and your announcers are Tom Phillips, Jerry Lawler, and Byron Saxton.
Byron mentions that there is no training in the building and there is no audience, but the show will go on. Jerry mentions that Steve Austin will be on Raw tonight.
We take a look back at what happened last week on Raw when AJ Styles called out the Undertaker.
Byron mentions that there will be a contract signing for the match between AJ Styles and Undertaker.
Tom Phillips mentions that Edge will be on Raw and . . .
Edge makes his way to the ring.
Edge says it has been a strange few months for him and his wife Beth. We take a look at a video package.
Edge says it is a long time coming. When your dad introduced you to me 21 years ago, everything from that moment was going to change. Our paths would intertwine. The Intercontinental Championship. Rated RKO to destroy DX. Exchanging stories talking about how we hated the same person. We talked about how the same man motivated us to be what we are . . . Mick Foley. There was one lesson that Edge says he took from Mick that you did not. Grit. The grit to stand up after all of the surgeries over the last nine years to come back to compete in the Royal Rumble.
We are alike but there is one difference. You are an entitled brat. You might be one of the best to do this, but you had it handed to you on a silver platter. Your dad handed you all of this. It kills you that I had to fight for everything I got. I had a single mom who broke her back to make sure that I got what I have earned.
I came back after nine years and threw you out of the Royal Rumble. You don't love me, you are jealous. You can't do what I do and it tears you apart.
Two weeks ago, Beth comes back to give a medical update and what no one realizes is she was going to retire for me again. Someone shouldn't be forced to retire from what they love to do not once, but twice. You didn't let her finish. We talked about all of those years I stopped you from making horrible decision after decision. You pulled me out of a hole that you dug for me. You kept me from making a terrible decision. At Wrestlemania, if you've got the guts, it's Edge versus Orton in a Last Man Standing Match.
This is not a story that you dictate or write, I write it. It is a redemptive story and at Wrestlemania, you won't stand back up.
We see Becky Lynch arriving at the Performance Center in her own semi truck.
We go to commercial.
We take a look back at the Men's 2020 Royal Rumble match. You can check out the full match report in the Royal Rumble Report.
Tom mentions the announcement that Wrestlemania will be taking place at the Performance Center instead of Tampa.
We go to Paul Heyman's warning to Drew McIntyre two weeks ago and we see what Drew did to Brock.
Jerry Lawler is in the ring for the contract signing for the match between AJ Styles and Undertaker at Wrestlemania.
The Undertaker makes his way to the ring and he flips the table.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Tom mentions that Taker was not happy that there was no contract for him to sign.
We have a video package for AJ Styles and Undertaker.
Undertaker is pacing in the rng as AJ Styles' music plays a few times and he does not come out.
AJ is in the back with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. AJ says he has the contract since he challenged Taker. AJ says we are in the building where hundreds of prospects come to try to be the Undertaker. AJ says Taker is on the Mount Rushmore for WWE. You carried this company on your back but it is 2020 and you are in a world where people want to see you leave. You don't see MIchael Jordan, Brett Favre, or Peyton Manning interject themselves into their championships. Undertaker is interjecting himself into Wrestlemania.
It is because of Michelle McCool.
AJ tells Mark he is a shell of himself. AJ tells Mark to let it go. AJ says something should be telling him to take it easy on the old guy. Twice you have stuck your nose in OC business. You stole the trophy from him in Saudi Arabia. Then you cost him a victory at Elimination Chamber.
You cannot hide when the lights go out and we know you cannot run. AJ says he will pay for your assisted living costs. AJ says he will be doing the favor when you rest in peace.
AJ signs the contract and then he asks Karl to take the contract and he has something else to do. Luke also refuses. Karl and Luke tell AJ to take the contract since it is his match. AJ tells Luke and Karl to take the contract to the Undertaker.
Karl and Luke go to the ring with the contract and Karl puts it on the mat and backs away.
The lights go out and then they come back on and Taker is not in the ring but he is behind Karl and Luke. Taker runs them into the apron and Taker punches Gallows. Taker Irish whips Anderson into the ring steps. Taker with punches to Gallows. Taker sends Anderson into the ringside barrier and punches him. Taker sends Gallows into the ringside barrier.
Taker signs the contract.
We go to commercial with a look at Austin and the zamboni.
We are back and Asuka joins the announcers for the next match.
Match Number One: Rey Mysterio versus Andrade (with Zelina Vega) in a Non Title Match
Andrade misses Rey and hits the ropes. Andrade with a waist lock take down and kicks. Andrade with a sliding boot to the head. Andrade with an elbow drop to the back. Andrade with a chop but Rey with a kick and chops. Rey with a springboard head scissors take down and Rey is sent to the apron. Rey with an elbow and Vega grabs Rey's boot. Rey with a forearm. Rey goes up top and Andrade meets Rey with a drop kick and gets a near fall.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Andrade stretches Rey but Rey with a head scissors that sends Andrade into the ring post. Rey with a springboard seated splash and head scissors take down. Rey rolls thorugh on a sunset flip because you don't sunset flip Rey and Rey kicks Andrade and gets a near fall. Andrade catches Rey on a quebrada and Rey escapes from Andrade. Rey drop kicks Andrade into the ropes and Andrade recovers and hits a back elbow for a near fall. Andrade with a suplex and he holds on and rolls through for a second one. Andrade goes for a third one but Rey counters with a rana and it sends Andrade into the ropes. Rey with a 619 and splash for the three count.
Winner: Rey Mysterio
We take a look back at the Women's Elimination Chamber Match with a video package (not the whole match).
We go to commercial.
We are back and Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring.
Becky tells Shayna this one is for you because you are watching. Becky says her mere existence bothers Shayna. You have been taught and trained to bully your way to the top. You did it in NXT for two years. Then on Raw, you see this ginger legend of an Irish woman and it makes you question the natural order of things. As long as she is the champ, your existence is a lie. Becky says she was tired of being hunted. She is the prey that killed its predator. Every tweet and promo is to make you think what you want about me.
You can cut through the rest of the division but Becky says she is different. Becky tells Shayna to think of how it will feel when she beats her. I saw you demolish the division at Elimination Chamber. At Wrestlemania, I will prove that your life is a lie and it will hit you like a truck.
We go to footage of Steve Austin's debut as a doctor to give Vince a check up.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Tom reminds us that Wrestlemania will take place at the Performance Center.
We take a look at the confrontation between Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair from last week's Raw and the follow up from NXT.
CHarly Caruso is in the back with Kevin Owens. Kevin is asked about Seth Rollins' challenge.
Kevin tells Seth he knows he has been waiting for an answer. Kevin accepts the challenge and he has been thinking about when and where to do it. Kevin says he has his answer. It wiill happen in the Performance Center. For months, you have had the advantage with your goons. When they get in the ring here, Kevin says he has the home field advantage. Kevin says he started his career right here. This is where he went through the hardest moment in his career, his WWE tryout. You were one of the people who never thought he would have been signed. Kevin says he made so many memories in this building and people he considers brothers and mentors. He will add one more memory when he beats you in the building where he earned his place in WWE. He will do it at Wrestlemania.
We take a look bac at Wrestlemania in 1998 when Steve Austin faced Shawn Michaels.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Brock Lesnar will be on Raw next week.
Drew McIntyre will also be on Raw.
Randy Orton will also be on Raw next week.
Steve Austin makes his way to the ring.
Austin partakes in a few beverages as he enters the ring.
Austin says he blew himself up on his entrance. He says he is glad to be here tonight. He says he is going to make a declaration. He declares from here on out, the 16th of March is a National Holiday. Austin asks the crowd for a Hell Yeah if they want to know what 3:16 Day is all about and Bryon obliges. Austin whats Byron's reaction.
Austin says 3:16 Day is when someone gives you a load of crap, you give it back with a one finger hand gesture. Byron gives him an 8 and Austin asks if he is getting involved.
3:16 Day is a day when you can open up a can of whoop ass on anyone you want. Byron gives it a 6 and Austin is not happy.
3:16 Day is when the speed limit is only a suggestion. Byron gives him a 10.
3:16 Day is a day when you don't give a damn and happy hour is 24 hours long. If you burp it is poetry. Byron gives it a 9.
3:16 Day is when your boss works for you. Byron gives it a 7.
3:16 Day is when you can have beer instead of your morning coffee. Byron gives it an 8.
3:16 Day is a day when four letter words are always acceptable. Byron gives it a 5.
3:16 Day is when you can whip anybody's ass and get away with it.
Austin asks Byron if he would like to come to the ring to celebrate since he has been so helpful.
Austin comments on Byron's suit, tie, and socks. He thanks Byron for helping him with the scoring.
Austin says he appreciates the levels of fabric he brought to the broadcast tonight and he has a toast for him and he calls Byron 100 percent unadulterated jackass. Austin with a kick and stunner to Byron.
Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring with a cooler and she has some beers for Steve. Austin reminds Becky that the last time they were in the ring together, she gave him a stunner. They toast and drink
Austin gives Byron another stunner after pouring beer on Byron's head.
We go to credits.
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