Jay Lethal gets in the ring to start tonight's show. He says that what happened between himself and Kyle O'Reilly wasn't right, as Kyle O'Reilly had to fight him when he wasn't 100 percent and The Bullet Club (Adam Cole, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson) stole his chance to become ROH World Champion. He hated having to beat Kyle O'Reilly, and now he wants to make things right. Tonight's main event is The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) vs. The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), and wherever the Bucks are, Adam Cole is soon to follow. He asks Nigel McGuinness to make the match a six-man tag match, where he teams with The Briscoes and Adam Cole gets to join The Young Bucks anyway. The crowd loves the idea, and Nigel tells Jay Lethal he's got a deal.
We see Steve Corino talking to Kevin Sullivan. Sullivan tells Corino he is ruining his universe, and that it hurt him to hurt Corino. He tells Corino to do the right thing.
P-Dogg calls out Moose, telling him he's nothing special and that he can't wrestle. Moose outpowers The Getalong Gang before absolutely destroying P-Dogg, who hits Moose in the head with a microphone to absolutely zero effect. After the match, Prince Nana shows up with Donovan Dijak, and tells Moose there is a reason he brought him to Ring of Honor. He congratulates both Moose and Stokely Hathaway on their work so far, and asks Stokely to do a match between Moose and Dijak right now to see who the king of the big men is. Stokely agrees to the match without hesitation.
Donovan Dijak beats Moose. After the match, Donovan Dijak hits Stokely Hathaway with a big boot.
The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) know what they're doing to the tag team division, and know everybody wants to knock on their door. If the tag team division were a jungle, they would be the mighty lions, and they would have to be recognized as the best tag team in the business.
The Cabinet (Caprice Coleman, Kenny King, Rhett Titus) have a solution for the Young Bucks problem: building a wall around them and make them pay for it through T-shirts and 8x10" stands. As for "the dumb people," they have a surprise for them, as they're facing a team of terror.
Matt Taven guests on commentary for the next match.
Jay Lethal and The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) beat Bullet Club (Adam Cole, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson). During the match, Mark Briscoe has to be helped to the back by security after being tossed back first into a table and landing on one of his hips. After the match, Bullet Club goes on the attack, and hits Jay Briscoe with a steel chair before sending him into it head-first with a Jay Driller. Lethal is then hit with three simultaneous superkicks twice before Adam Cole pulls a pair of scissors out of a black bag and cuts part of Lethal's hair before pulling out an electric razor and shaving off the rest. Adam Cole then says he will make the ROH World Championship his.
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Saturday Night's Main Event - Main Event recap for July 30, 2016
All results courtesy of dailywrestlingnews.com.
The Hype Bros (Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley) beat The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch).
Tyler Breeze beats Jey Uso.
The Hype Bros (Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley) beat The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch).
Tyler Breeze beats Jey Uso.
Friday, July 29, 2016
Come As You Are (WWE Superstar) - Superstars recap for July 29, 2016
Sin Cara beats Bo Dallas.
Titus O'Neil and Jack Swagger beat The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley).
Titus O'Neil and Jack Swagger beat The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley).
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for July 28, 2016
"Broken" Matt Hardy shows up to start the show. He says he only has a handful of people that he cares about, but there was one that he used to care about until he betrayed him: Jeff Hardy. He calls Jeff Hardy out, and Jeff shows up. Matt says that he gets one step closer to the World title by beating EC3, and tells Jeff to ensure that he wins. Jeff tells Matt that he can do it on his own, but Matt doesn't care and says that he will win tonight. Ethan Carter III shows up, and when Matt tries to intimidate him, EC3 makes fun of him. He tells Matt that no matter what Matt has in store for him, he will win tonight and continue to the finals of the Bound For Glory Playoffs. He makes fun of Reby Sky's "obsolete" chants with a "relevant, Creatures" chant, then tells Jeff Hardy that while everything is good between them, he should not interfere in his match with Matt Hardy lest he have a war with him too. Ethan Carter III then asks for a ref so they can start their match.
Ethan Carter III beats "Broken" Matt Hardy to continue to the finals of the Bound For Glory playoffs after the referee takes the hammer that Reby Sky gave to Matt Hardy away and Ethan Carter III uses his boot - which was removed by Hardy in an attempt to bite his ankle - as a weapon before the One Percenter.
Maria Kanellis-Bennett thanks Madison Rayne for stepping up and attacking Gail Kim last week, but Madison Rayne tells Maria she's not the biggest fan of her, and that Gail Kim deserve to be in the TNA Hall of Fame. She wants to know what Maria will do for her if and when she beats Gail Kim, and Maria gives her a "I'll guess we'll find out, won't we?" sort of answer.
In the parking lot, Matt Hardy tells Jeff Hardy he ruined everything and that this will not go unpunished. He tells Jeff that everyone and everything he ever loved will one day die, and that it will be the time he learns to love something new.
Gail Kim beats Madison Rayne.
"The Miracle" Mike Bennett tells us we're looking at a destructive force Moose and the savior of TNA in himself. He tells Lashley to keep the World Heavyweight title nice and warm for him, and that Moose is coming for him. Moose says he will squash anyone in his way and hit them with a Game Breaker.
Bram meets Rosemary in the woods. Turns out there is a farm nearby that Rosemary lived at, and we see what happened to Rosemary that made her who she was: she once found a cat and named it Fifi, then took care of it until she found Fifi's body in the trash one day. She climbed a tree, then loses it and accidentally falls out of the tree. When she comes to, she started hearing voices from the tree, who happens to be a brother she never knew he had named Montgomery. We then see the barn, and Rosemary is about to tell him what happened in there.
Moose beats David Starr. After the match, "The Miracle" Mike Bennett calls Moose the most destructive, most dominant and baddest man in wrestling. Lashley shows up and heads to the ring.
Moose and Lashley are staring each other down as soon as the show comes back from commercial break. "The Miracle" Mike Bennett asks the crowd if they want to see them fight, then says it will have to wait as Bennett himself has Lashley in a Bound For Glory Playoffs match. Lashley gets Moose's goat - and almost gets him in the ring - by saying that mommy will eventually let him out to play and that he doesn't want this. He then tells the crowd he wants to dominate TNA even further by taking every possible title. He dares anyone in the locker room to step up, and DJ Z shows up. He admits Lashley is dominant, but says Lashley is not an X Divison guy and says that Lashley can't do what he does. He then challenges Lashley as the #1 contender for the TNA X Division Championship for the X Division title right now. Lashley fires back by saying DJ Z can't do what he does, then accepts his challenge and lets DJ Z pick the match, saying he can beat DJ Z in any match he picks. DJ Z picks a Ladder Match.
Lashley retains the TNA X Division Championship against DJ Z in a Ladder Match.
Ethan Carter III talks with Drew Galloway backstage. Drew tells EC3 that while they may look back on this and laugh over a few beers, as long as the World title is between them, they're not friends. Drew Galloway plans on taking down "The Miracle" Mike Bennett so he can meet EC3 in the Bound For Glory Playoffs finals.
Rosemary tells Bram about Johnny, a guy she liked who never noticed her. This led Rosemary to turn to magic, which works. However, she finds out that Johnny isn't the man she thought he was...
It's time for Fact of Life with Eli Drake. Eli Drake says that Lashley can't beat him for the TNA King of the Mountain Championship, and that he'd be more than happy to face him for three separate TNA titles. Suddenly, "The Cowboy" James Storm shows up, but Eli Drake says he's looking for a contender, not a drunk. Storm wants to face Eli Drake for the King of the Mountain title, but he disqualified himself in their last meeting. He offers him another beer, but Eli Drake refuses and drinks from a gallon of water, which Storm kicks out of the ring. He then says that Lashley doesn't sit behind a dummy button, and wants another shot at the King of the Mountain title. Eli Drake tells him to get out and take his beer with him, then James Storm makes a joke about Eli's mom. Eli then hits the dummy button multiple times, then accepts the challenge just to get Storm out of his hair. As Storm leaves, he notices Eli Drake come after him with the King of the Mountain title out of the corner of his eye, but Eli Drake comes out on top and mocks Storm.
Tyrus is...The Fixer...
Grado and Mahabali Shera then call on Tyrus backstage to see if he can help them next week, but they need money.
Decay (Crazzy Steve and Abyss) and The Bro Mans (Robbie E and Jessie Godderz) brawl backstage, getting their Monster's Ball Match for the TNA World Tag Team Championships underway.
Decay (Crazzy Steve and Abyss) retain the TNA World Tag Team Championships against The Bro Mans (Robbie E and Jessie Godderz) in a Monster's Ball Match.
"The Miracle" Mike Bennett beats Drew Galloway to continue to the finals of the Bound For Glory playoffs after Moose attacks Drew Galloway after the ref is inadvertently knocked down, and after Ethan Carter III shows up to take a kendo stick away from Bennett and hit him with it only for Bennett to dodge and leave EC3 accidentally hitting Drew Galloway with it instead.
Ethan Carter III beats "Broken" Matt Hardy to continue to the finals of the Bound For Glory playoffs after the referee takes the hammer that Reby Sky gave to Matt Hardy away and Ethan Carter III uses his boot - which was removed by Hardy in an attempt to bite his ankle - as a weapon before the One Percenter.
Maria Kanellis-Bennett thanks Madison Rayne for stepping up and attacking Gail Kim last week, but Madison Rayne tells Maria she's not the biggest fan of her, and that Gail Kim deserve to be in the TNA Hall of Fame. She wants to know what Maria will do for her if and when she beats Gail Kim, and Maria gives her a "I'll guess we'll find out, won't we?" sort of answer.
In the parking lot, Matt Hardy tells Jeff Hardy he ruined everything and that this will not go unpunished. He tells Jeff that everyone and everything he ever loved will one day die, and that it will be the time he learns to love something new.
Gail Kim beats Madison Rayne.
"The Miracle" Mike Bennett tells us we're looking at a destructive force Moose and the savior of TNA in himself. He tells Lashley to keep the World Heavyweight title nice and warm for him, and that Moose is coming for him. Moose says he will squash anyone in his way and hit them with a Game Breaker.
Bram meets Rosemary in the woods. Turns out there is a farm nearby that Rosemary lived at, and we see what happened to Rosemary that made her who she was: she once found a cat and named it Fifi, then took care of it until she found Fifi's body in the trash one day. She climbed a tree, then loses it and accidentally falls out of the tree. When she comes to, she started hearing voices from the tree, who happens to be a brother she never knew he had named Montgomery. We then see the barn, and Rosemary is about to tell him what happened in there.
Moose beats David Starr. After the match, "The Miracle" Mike Bennett calls Moose the most destructive, most dominant and baddest man in wrestling. Lashley shows up and heads to the ring.
Moose and Lashley are staring each other down as soon as the show comes back from commercial break. "The Miracle" Mike Bennett asks the crowd if they want to see them fight, then says it will have to wait as Bennett himself has Lashley in a Bound For Glory Playoffs match. Lashley gets Moose's goat - and almost gets him in the ring - by saying that mommy will eventually let him out to play and that he doesn't want this. He then tells the crowd he wants to dominate TNA even further by taking every possible title. He dares anyone in the locker room to step up, and DJ Z shows up. He admits Lashley is dominant, but says Lashley is not an X Divison guy and says that Lashley can't do what he does. He then challenges Lashley as the #1 contender for the TNA X Division Championship for the X Division title right now. Lashley fires back by saying DJ Z can't do what he does, then accepts his challenge and lets DJ Z pick the match, saying he can beat DJ Z in any match he picks. DJ Z picks a Ladder Match.
Lashley retains the TNA X Division Championship against DJ Z in a Ladder Match.
Ethan Carter III talks with Drew Galloway backstage. Drew tells EC3 that while they may look back on this and laugh over a few beers, as long as the World title is between them, they're not friends. Drew Galloway plans on taking down "The Miracle" Mike Bennett so he can meet EC3 in the Bound For Glory Playoffs finals.
Rosemary tells Bram about Johnny, a guy she liked who never noticed her. This led Rosemary to turn to magic, which works. However, she finds out that Johnny isn't the man she thought he was...
It's time for Fact of Life with Eli Drake. Eli Drake says that Lashley can't beat him for the TNA King of the Mountain Championship, and that he'd be more than happy to face him for three separate TNA titles. Suddenly, "The Cowboy" James Storm shows up, but Eli Drake says he's looking for a contender, not a drunk. Storm wants to face Eli Drake for the King of the Mountain title, but he disqualified himself in their last meeting. He offers him another beer, but Eli Drake refuses and drinks from a gallon of water, which Storm kicks out of the ring. He then says that Lashley doesn't sit behind a dummy button, and wants another shot at the King of the Mountain title. Eli Drake tells him to get out and take his beer with him, then James Storm makes a joke about Eli's mom. Eli then hits the dummy button multiple times, then accepts the challenge just to get Storm out of his hair. As Storm leaves, he notices Eli Drake come after him with the King of the Mountain title out of the corner of his eye, but Eli Drake comes out on top and mocks Storm.
Tyrus is...The Fixer...
Grado and Mahabali Shera then call on Tyrus backstage to see if he can help them next week, but they need money.
Decay (Crazzy Steve and Abyss) and The Bro Mans (Robbie E and Jessie Godderz) brawl backstage, getting their Monster's Ball Match for the TNA World Tag Team Championships underway.
Decay (Crazzy Steve and Abyss) retain the TNA World Tag Team Championships against The Bro Mans (Robbie E and Jessie Godderz) in a Monster's Ball Match.
"The Miracle" Mike Bennett beats Drew Galloway to continue to the finals of the Bound For Glory playoffs after Moose attacks Drew Galloway after the ref is inadvertently knocked down, and after Ethan Carter III shows up to take a kendo stick away from Bennett and hit him with it only for Bennett to dodge and leave EC3 accidentally hitting Drew Galloway with it instead.
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Generation NXT - NXT recap for July 27, 2016
Earlier today, Wesley Blake told Buddy Murphy that he'll beat "The King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura and - unlike Murphy - win tonight, while Buddy Murphy says he'll beat Kota Ibushi and prove he's better than Blake.
"The King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura beats Wesley Blake, who comes to the ring for this match with a new entrance theme and new look. NXT General Manager William Regal shows up and congratulates Nakamura, then says he wanted to wait until Samoa Joe entered the building to make this announcement, but he makes it anyway. Regal announces that the main event on August 20th at NXT TakeOver will be Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Samoa Joe for the NXT Championship.
Billie Kay beats Santana Garrett.
Bayley talks with William Regal, and says she's ready for the title rematch with Asuka and wants it in Brooklyn. William Regal says he'll talk to Asuka, and if there's no issue, he'll set the match up.
TM61 (Shane Thorne and Nick Miller) beat Rob Ryzin and Adrian Nails. Both teams shake hands after the match.
Hideo Itami returns to NXT next week!
A more aggressive No Way Jose beats Steve Cutler, who has not been on NXT programming in some time and has also showed up with a new look and entrance theme. After the match, Jose tells Austin Aries he was trying to be encouraging, but Aries took advantage and became a coward. He tells Austin Aries he can turn a fiesta into a fight, and that he's going to kick his ass.
Kota Ibushi beats Buddy Murphy in his NXT debut.
Samoa Joe considers his NXT Championship defense against "The King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II a huge act of disrespect, and plans to fix this right now.
Next week: Bobby Roode arrives in NXT!
Samoa Joe shows up. He didn't know that NXT General Manager William Regal put him in a NXT Championship match against Shinsuke Nakamura until he walked into the building. He is angry with William Regal for not consulting him first, and says the match will not happen as he calls Nakamura "an undeserving contender" and didn't do what he did to get to the title. Regal shows up, and tells Joe he will fight who he tells him to fight. Joe says he had to jump over every hoop Regal had to get the title, and that Nakamura did not do that. He wants Regal to get him "a real, deserving contender," but Regal tells him if he refuses, it counts as a forfeit and Joe loses the title. Joe tells Regal that if this is how he wants to play, he'll have his match, but he will destroy Nakamura, and if he sees Nakamura before TakeOver, Nakamura might not make it to TakeOver at all. Nakamura shows up and stares down Samoa Joe from the top of the entrance ramp to end the show.
"The King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura beats Wesley Blake, who comes to the ring for this match with a new entrance theme and new look. NXT General Manager William Regal shows up and congratulates Nakamura, then says he wanted to wait until Samoa Joe entered the building to make this announcement, but he makes it anyway. Regal announces that the main event on August 20th at NXT TakeOver will be Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Samoa Joe for the NXT Championship.
Billie Kay beats Santana Garrett.
Bayley talks with William Regal, and says she's ready for the title rematch with Asuka and wants it in Brooklyn. William Regal says he'll talk to Asuka, and if there's no issue, he'll set the match up.
TM61 (Shane Thorne and Nick Miller) beat Rob Ryzin and Adrian Nails. Both teams shake hands after the match.
Hideo Itami returns to NXT next week!
A more aggressive No Way Jose beats Steve Cutler, who has not been on NXT programming in some time and has also showed up with a new look and entrance theme. After the match, Jose tells Austin Aries he was trying to be encouraging, but Aries took advantage and became a coward. He tells Austin Aries he can turn a fiesta into a fight, and that he's going to kick his ass.
Kota Ibushi beats Buddy Murphy in his NXT debut.
Samoa Joe considers his NXT Championship defense against "The King of Strong Style" Shinsuke Nakamura at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II a huge act of disrespect, and plans to fix this right now.
Next week: Bobby Roode arrives in NXT!
Samoa Joe shows up. He didn't know that NXT General Manager William Regal put him in a NXT Championship match against Shinsuke Nakamura until he walked into the building. He is angry with William Regal for not consulting him first, and says the match will not happen as he calls Nakamura "an undeserving contender" and didn't do what he did to get to the title. Regal shows up, and tells Joe he will fight who he tells him to fight. Joe says he had to jump over every hoop Regal had to get the title, and that Nakamura did not do that. He wants Regal to get him "a real, deserving contender," but Regal tells him if he refuses, it counts as a forfeit and Joe loses the title. Joe tells Regal that if this is how he wants to play, he'll have his match, but he will destroy Nakamura, and if he sees Nakamura before TakeOver, Nakamura might not make it to TakeOver at all. Nakamura shows up and stares down Samoa Joe from the top of the entrance ramp to end the show.
The Cruiserweight Classic - Recap for July 27, 2016
This week: Tyson Dux takes on Zack Sabre Jr., Drew Gulak fights Harv Sihra, Tony Nese squares off against Anthony Bennett, Raul Mendoza faces The Brian Kendrick.
We hear about Tyson Dux's road to recovery from injury and how he considers The Cruiserweight Classic a big opportunity. We also hear from Zack Sabre, Jr., who happens to have a strong technical foundation.
Zack Sabre Jr. beats Tyson Dux by submission to continue to the second round of The Cruiserweight Classic.
We hear from technical cruiserweight Drew Gulak, and tournament underdog Harv Sihra.
Drew Gulak beats Harv Sihra with a Dragon Sleeper-body scissors combination to continue to the second round of The Cruiserweight Classic.
We hear from Tony Nese, who says that he can do it all and that it's his time to shine. We also hear from Anthony Bennett, who may be the smallest guy out there but is willing to prove that "this kid don't play."
Tony Nese beats Anthony Bennett to continue to the second round of The Cruiserweight Classic. A trainer tends to Anthony Bennett after the match.
Raul Mendoza is here to represent the Latin community in the WWE, while The Brian Kendrick views The Brain Kendrick as a second chance to break the glass ceiling in WWE.
The Brian Kendrick beats Raul Mendoza to continue to the second round of The Cruiserweight Classic.
Next week: Rich Swann vs. Jason Lee! Noam Dar vs. Gurv Sihra! Jack Gallagher vs. Fabien Aichner! Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa!
We hear about Tyson Dux's road to recovery from injury and how he considers The Cruiserweight Classic a big opportunity. We also hear from Zack Sabre, Jr., who happens to have a strong technical foundation.
Zack Sabre Jr. beats Tyson Dux by submission to continue to the second round of The Cruiserweight Classic.
We hear from technical cruiserweight Drew Gulak, and tournament underdog Harv Sihra.
Drew Gulak beats Harv Sihra with a Dragon Sleeper-body scissors combination to continue to the second round of The Cruiserweight Classic.
We hear from Tony Nese, who says that he can do it all and that it's his time to shine. We also hear from Anthony Bennett, who may be the smallest guy out there but is willing to prove that "this kid don't play."
Tony Nese beats Anthony Bennett to continue to the second round of The Cruiserweight Classic. A trainer tends to Anthony Bennett after the match.
Raul Mendoza is here to represent the Latin community in the WWE, while The Brian Kendrick views The Brain Kendrick as a second chance to break the glass ceiling in WWE.
The Brian Kendrick beats Raul Mendoza to continue to the second round of The Cruiserweight Classic.
Next week: Rich Swann vs. Jason Lee! Noam Dar vs. Gurv Sihra! Jack Gallagher vs. Fabien Aichner! Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa!
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown Live recap for July 26, 2016
Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan kick off SmackDown Live by saying it's about the fans and the Superstars.
Commissioner Shane McMahon, General Manager Daniel Bryan and the SmackDown Live roster are in the ring. They plan to do their own PPVs on September 11th, starting with Backlash, exclusively on the WWE Network. Shane then brings out Dean Ambrose in a quest to find a #1 contender for the WWE Championship. Ambrose says he's ready for a new challenge, and wants to know who will step up first. Daniel bryan says that there will be a 6-Pack Challenge #1 Contender's Match, with the winner facing Dean Ambrose for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam. John Cena, Bray Wyatt, Dolph Ziggler, Baron Corbin and AJ Styles are the first five people chosen for the challenge, and the sixth spot is the winner of a battle royal that will happen next.
Apollo Crews wins a battle royal to advance to the 6-Pack Challenge #1 Contender's Match. Renee Young interviews Apollo Crews after the match, but Crews is focused on tonight's main event.
Shelton Benjamin is returning to SmackDown...
Dolph Ziggler says he's been trying to break the glass ceiling any way he can, but along the way, he got lost and missed out. Tonight, he starts all over again and it's back in his hands, and tonight will end with him taking his place at SummerSlam.
Becky Lynch beats Natalya with the Disarmher. Renee Young is about to interview Becky Lynch after the match when Alexa Bliss shows up and calls herself the personification of what the new era looks like. Suddenly, Naomi shows up for the first time in months and tells Alexa to move to the back of the line. All of a sudden, Carmella shows up and tells everyone to get ready when an "all red everything" intro steals the show as Eva Marie finally makes her appearance.
Baron Corbin says he's winning the 6-Pack Challenge #1 Contender's Match for himself.
It's time for Miz TV. The Miz's guest is none other than himself. Miz interviews himself - while sitting in two different seats - as well as Maryse...then Randy Orton shows up. After some back and forth insults, Randy says SummerSlam isn't his last match, but it doesn't have to be his first: his first match could be tonight against The Miz. Miz refuses to give him the satisfaction of such a match, but Orton says the title doesn't have to be on the line. Miz still doesn't go for it, and Orton insults Miz's relationship with his wife Maryse. Maryse accepts on Miz's behalf.
Randy Orton beats The Miz in his first match in nine months after taking all the fight out of The Miz with an RKO before waiting for The Miz to get up to hit another one.
We see a video package of American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable). They make their debut on SmackDown Live next week.
A random wrestler is in the ring when Heath Slater shows up and kicks him out. He demands answers as to why he has not been drafted, and wants in on tonight's main event. He starts a "Sign Heath Slater" chant, and Shane McMahon shows up and tells him there are better ways of doing this, such as sending in his resume. Slater tells Shane to go see him on the WWE Network before exaggerating what he's done in his WWE career before calling himself the hottest free agent in sports entertainment today. Suddenly, Rhyno shows up out of nowhere, and Shane says he's seeing the hottest free agent in sports entertainment today right now. Slater turns around and gets Gored by Rhyno.
AJ Styles thinks there is a conspiracy theory going on between him and Shane McMahon, and says he has no choice but to prove himself tonight.
We look back at the Triple Threat Match between Randy Orton, Batista and Daniel Bryan for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 30.
Bray Wyatt says that change is inevitable before re-introducing himself to SmackDown Live and proclaiming that five men will fall and that he will have the whole world in his hands.
Dolph Ziggler beats John Cena, AJ Styles, Baron Corbin, Apollo Crews and Bray Wyatt in a 6-Pack Challenge #1 Contender's Match to become #1 contender for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam. Dean Ambrose shows up and stares down with Dolph Ziggler. Commissioner Shane McMahon and General Manager Daniel Bryan show up to celebrate.
Here are the top 10 moments from tonight's show!
Monday, July 25, 2016
Raw Deal - Raw recap for July 25, 2016
Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley are in the ring to start tonight's show. They bring out the entire Raw roster, who stand at the top of the entrance ramp. Foley hopes they bring the most exciting episode of the show they can every week. Stephanie then shames Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins for not winning the WWE Championship last night, and says that Raw will get a world champion. Foley announces that tonight's episode will feature two Fatal 4-Way matches. The winners of those two matches will face each other in the main event tonight, and the winner of that match will face Seth Rollins for a brand new title: the WWE Universal Championship. Sami Zayn, Sheamus, Chris Jericho, Cesaro, Roman Reigns, Rusev, Kevin Owens, and Finn Balor are picked to compete in the Fatal 4-Way matches. Due to tapping out to Sasha Banks last night, Charlotte will be defending the WWE Women's Championship against Sasha Banks.
Finn Balor beats Rusev, Cesaro and Kevin Owens to continue to the main event match.
The Cruiserweight Division is coming to Raw...
Nia Jax quickly beats Britt Baker.
As The Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth) play Pokemon Go, Tom Phillips interviews Sasha Banks, who has been waiting for her title match with Charlotte for quite some time and plans to finally expose Charlotte as the coward that she is as she takes the WWE Women's title from her.
Roman Reigns beats Chris Jericho, Sheamus and Sami Zayn to continue to the main event match.
We look back at "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's retirement match at WrestleMania 24.
The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) show up for their record-breaking tag team title celebration. They admit Battleground didn't go like they wanted, but they have been tag team champs for 337 days. They also announce that Booty-O's is now a real cereal. We then see a video package of their tag team title reign. The New Day then announce they will pick one person to be an honorary member of The new Day out of the crowd, whose name actually happens to be Sonny Boy. Sonny Boy celebrates with The New Day, when suddenly The New Day are attacked by Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, who hit the Magic Killer on Big E. Sonny Boy escapes unharmed, but Gallows and Anderson find him in the front row and degrade him for being an honorary member.
Curtis Axel is called "Monday Night Raw's Mr. Irrelevant" before the next match. Curtis Axel says he was picked last, but they saved the best for last.
Neville beats Curtis Axel.
As Bob Backlund tells Darren Young that they will learn from last night, The Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth) show up playing Pokemon Go again. Bob Backlund goes off on them, then tells Darren Young to win that title again.
We get a crash course on Finn Balor.
Tom Phillips interviews Charlotte and Dana Brooke. Charlotte says Sasha Banks is all alone tonight, while she has evolved the WWE Women's Championship into what it is today. She says she will make Sasha Banks bow down to the queen tonight.
Sasha Banks beats Charlotte with the Banks Statement to become the WWE Women's Champion! Byron Saxton interviews Sasha Banks after the match, and the crowd chants "You deserve it!" She says she has finally proved that she is the best. She says this is a new era, an era of The Boss, change, and women's wrestling, and that every time she steps in the ring, she'll prove why she's champion and why there's only one Boss in the WWE.
Byron Saxton interviews James Elworth, who is very, very nervous as his opponent is Braun Strowman, who has a startling new look.
Braun Strowman destroys James Elworth.
The Golden Truth (R-Truth and Goldust) play Pokemon Go yet again.
Enzo Amore and Big Cass show up. As they talk about what they like raw, The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico) show up and talk about Puerto Rico. Enzo and Cass tell them they're S-A-W-F-T.
Enzo Amore and Big Cass beat The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico) after R-Truth rushes into the ring to play Pokemon Go.
Roman Reigns and Finn Balor wish each other luck backstage. Finn Balor says he's Irish and he invented luck. Roman Reigns says he's Samoan...'nuff said.
Finn Balor beats Roman Reigns to become #1 contender for the WWE Universal Championship and face Seth Rollins for the title at SummerSlam. After the match, Tom Phillips interviews Roman Reigns, who says that he hopes Finn Balor beats Seth Rollins to become the WWE Universal Championship, so he can get him for the title. He also says that he has respect for Finn Balor.
Here are the top 10 moments from tonight's show!
Sunday, July 24, 2016
WWE Battleground 2016 - The LIVE Results
Andrea D'Marco interviews Zack Ryder, who doesn't care if the odds are against him in his fight against Rusev. He still hopes to bring the WWE United States Championship to SmackDown Live, and even his dad thinks he'll do it.
Raw General Manger Mick Foley and SmackDown Live General Manager Daniel Bryan are in the Social Media Lounge. Daniel Bryan says emphasis should be taken off management on SmackDown, and Foley agrees. On the subject of which Hall of Famer they would have picked for their respective brands, Mick Foley says he could have picked Terry Funk to give the locker room a veteran presence, while Daniel Bryan picks "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels. As for they plan to do to revitalize their brands, Mick Foley wants to put emphasis on the in-ring action and better interact with the locker room. Daniel Bryan, on the other hand, keeps his plans under wraps.
Bob Backlund keeps Darren Young focused, while Maryse does The Miz' make-up.
Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) beat The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) after Tyler Breeze reverses an Uso splash from Jimmy into an inside cradle.
Sasha Banks' partner is revealed to be none other than Bayley from NXT.
Sasha Banks and Bayley beat Charlotte and Dana Brooke with a Banks Statement on Charlotte.
The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) announce they are the longest-reigning WWE Tag Team Champions, then say that even though The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan, Braun Strowman) will be split apart after tonight, they're not scared.
The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan, Braun Strowman) beat The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) despite an all-out effort from Xavier Woods.
SummerSlam comes to Brooklyn, New York and the WWE Network on August 21st with a special start time of 7 PM Eastern, 4 PM Pacific!
Rusev retains the WWE United States Championship against Zack Ryder with the Accolade after Rusev bends backwards to stop Ryder from breaking out. Rusev attacks Ryder after the match, then recent SmackDown draftee Mojo Rawley shows up and stares down Rusev, who leaves the ring stunned.
Mick Foley and Stephanie McMahon are talking backstage when Seth Rollins shows up. They want Seth to bring the WWE Championship back to Raw, and Mick hopes that Seth Rollins' confidence hasn't faltered, but Seth says he's more than ready and that people will be making babies after he wins tonight.
Sami Zayn beats Kevin Owens in what is perceived to be an explosive final battle.
Natalya beats Becky Lynch with the Sharpshooter.
Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan talk with Dean Ambrose, saying they are counting on him to walk out of Battleground with the WWE Championship with his incredible heart, and Daniel Bryan admits that Dean Ambrose was the one member of The Shield that he always worried about. Dean says he's going to prove why he's SmackDown Live's #1 draft pick, and that he will walk out with the title.
Darren Young vs. The Miz for the WWE Intercontinental Championship ends after Bob Backlund keeps The Miz from running away from the match, which leads to Maryse slapping Bob Backlund...which only makes Bob Backlund mad. Miz pushes Backlund down. Darren Young puts Miz in the Crossface Chicken Wing outside of the ring afterwards. After Darren and Backlund are pulled off of The Miz, Darren Young looks at his hands much like Backlund did after using the Crossface Chicken Wing during his 1990's WWE run.
Before the next match, Enzo Amore and Big Cass cut an impressive promo as they make fun of The Club (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson) and tell them that getting in the ring with them is a big mistake.
John Cena, Enzo Amore and Big Cass beat The Club (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson).
It's time for The Highlight Reel. Chris Jericho's guest tonight is Randy Orton, who hasn't been seen on WWE programming in nine months due to shoulder surgery. Orton says that something was missing the nine months he was gone, and that it was the WWE Universe. Jericho says there's no need to insult him, saying this should be an excellent moment for him, but Orton warns him that his mood could change and that he could hit him with a RKO. Jericho says he might hit him with a Codebreaker. Jericho then gets Orton up to speed on what's been going on the last nine months, then offers Orton "the gift of Jericho." Orton then makes fun of Jericho's hair, then Jericho reminds Orton that Brock Lesnar will potentially destroy Orton at SummerSlam. After a video package of Brock Lesnar, Jericho says that Orton is scared of Lesnar. Orton says it may take twenty suplexes to get to Suplex City, but it only takes one to get to Viperville..."no enhancement needed." Jericho then says that he has messages from a friend of Lesnar's saying that Lesnar will destroy Orton. Orton then teases an RKO out of nowhere, then hits one for real.
Both the Raw and SmackDown Live locker rooms are watching to see which brand gets the WWE Championship tonight.
Mick Foley, Stephanie McMahon, Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan all show up to watch the WWE Championship match from ringside.
Dean Ambrose retains the WWE Championship against Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins and keeps the title on SmackDown Live after Roman Reigns hits Seth Rollins with a Superman Punch and a Spear only for Ambrose to hit Roman with Dirty Deeds and pick the bones of Roman's handiwork. The SmackDown Live locker room celebrates in the ring after the match.
Raw General Manger Mick Foley and SmackDown Live General Manager Daniel Bryan are in the Social Media Lounge. Daniel Bryan says emphasis should be taken off management on SmackDown, and Foley agrees. On the subject of which Hall of Famer they would have picked for their respective brands, Mick Foley says he could have picked Terry Funk to give the locker room a veteran presence, while Daniel Bryan picks "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels. As for they plan to do to revitalize their brands, Mick Foley wants to put emphasis on the in-ring action and better interact with the locker room. Daniel Bryan, on the other hand, keeps his plans under wraps.
Bob Backlund keeps Darren Young focused, while Maryse does The Miz' make-up.
Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) beat The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) after Tyler Breeze reverses an Uso splash from Jimmy into an inside cradle.
Sasha Banks' partner is revealed to be none other than Bayley from NXT.
Sasha Banks and Bayley beat Charlotte and Dana Brooke with a Banks Statement on Charlotte.
The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) announce they are the longest-reigning WWE Tag Team Champions, then say that even though The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan, Braun Strowman) will be split apart after tonight, they're not scared.
The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan, Braun Strowman) beat The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) despite an all-out effort from Xavier Woods.
SummerSlam comes to Brooklyn, New York and the WWE Network on August 21st with a special start time of 7 PM Eastern, 4 PM Pacific!
Rusev retains the WWE United States Championship against Zack Ryder with the Accolade after Rusev bends backwards to stop Ryder from breaking out. Rusev attacks Ryder after the match, then recent SmackDown draftee Mojo Rawley shows up and stares down Rusev, who leaves the ring stunned.
Mick Foley and Stephanie McMahon are talking backstage when Seth Rollins shows up. They want Seth to bring the WWE Championship back to Raw, and Mick hopes that Seth Rollins' confidence hasn't faltered, but Seth says he's more than ready and that people will be making babies after he wins tonight.
Sami Zayn beats Kevin Owens in what is perceived to be an explosive final battle.
Natalya beats Becky Lynch with the Sharpshooter.
Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan talk with Dean Ambrose, saying they are counting on him to walk out of Battleground with the WWE Championship with his incredible heart, and Daniel Bryan admits that Dean Ambrose was the one member of The Shield that he always worried about. Dean says he's going to prove why he's SmackDown Live's #1 draft pick, and that he will walk out with the title.
Darren Young vs. The Miz for the WWE Intercontinental Championship ends after Bob Backlund keeps The Miz from running away from the match, which leads to Maryse slapping Bob Backlund...which only makes Bob Backlund mad. Miz pushes Backlund down. Darren Young puts Miz in the Crossface Chicken Wing outside of the ring afterwards. After Darren and Backlund are pulled off of The Miz, Darren Young looks at his hands much like Backlund did after using the Crossface Chicken Wing during his 1990's WWE run.
Before the next match, Enzo Amore and Big Cass cut an impressive promo as they make fun of The Club (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson) and tell them that getting in the ring with them is a big mistake.
John Cena, Enzo Amore and Big Cass beat The Club (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson).
It's time for The Highlight Reel. Chris Jericho's guest tonight is Randy Orton, who hasn't been seen on WWE programming in nine months due to shoulder surgery. Orton says that something was missing the nine months he was gone, and that it was the WWE Universe. Jericho says there's no need to insult him, saying this should be an excellent moment for him, but Orton warns him that his mood could change and that he could hit him with a RKO. Jericho says he might hit him with a Codebreaker. Jericho then gets Orton up to speed on what's been going on the last nine months, then offers Orton "the gift of Jericho." Orton then makes fun of Jericho's hair, then Jericho reminds Orton that Brock Lesnar will potentially destroy Orton at SummerSlam. After a video package of Brock Lesnar, Jericho says that Orton is scared of Lesnar. Orton says it may take twenty suplexes to get to Suplex City, but it only takes one to get to Viperville..."no enhancement needed." Jericho then says that he has messages from a friend of Lesnar's saying that Lesnar will destroy Orton. Orton then teases an RKO out of nowhere, then hits one for real.
Both the Raw and SmackDown Live locker rooms are watching to see which brand gets the WWE Championship tonight.
Mick Foley, Stephanie McMahon, Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan all show up to watch the WWE Championship match from ringside.
Dean Ambrose retains the WWE Championship against Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins and keeps the title on SmackDown Live after Roman Reigns hits Seth Rollins with a Superman Punch and a Spear only for Ambrose to hit Roman with Dirty Deeds and pick the bones of Roman's handiwork. The SmackDown Live locker room celebrates in the ring after the match.
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for July 23, 2016
After Kyle O'Reilly appears for tonight's match - which had been allotted the entire hour - Adam Cole shows up and says that as long as he is in Ring of Honor, Kyle O'Reilly will never be ROH World Champion, that he'll never stand a chance and that he won't even be wrestling in tonight's match. O'Reilly is then suddenly superkicked by The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) before Cole and the Bucks hit O'Reilly with a steel chair. Bobby Fish rushes in and clars the ring, and Adam Cole and The Bucks smile about what they've done as they retreat.
Kyle O'Reilly's shoulder is tended to as O'Reilly is told not to go on with the match as he risks injuring his shoulder further, but O'Reilly wants to do the match right now. Also, as a result of the attack from Adam Cole and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), the ROH World Title match between O'Reilly and Jay Lethal is postponed.
War Machine (Hanson and Rowe) quickly beat Tough Guy Inc. ("Brutal" Bob Evans and "Tough" Tim Hughes). Shane Taylor and Keith Lee show up and attack War Machine after the match, but War Machine come out on top in the ensuing brawl.
The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) take on The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) for the first time in history next week...and The Briscoes want the Bucks to take them seriously.
Cheeseburger and Will Ferrara are doing another stand-by match when The Cabinet (Caprice Coleman, Kenny King, Rhett Titus) shows up and disrupts the match, saying that Cheeseburger and Will Ferrara "do not fit the criteria of a professional wrestler," and that this match is hereby cancelled. They make fun of Cheeseburger and Will Ferrara for their physiques, and tell them to get out of the ring and buy a ticket to watch the show, or they will violently remove them from the sport of professional wrestling, as they would need an elephant to surive. Ferrara says he and Cheeseburger may not have an elephant or a bear, but they do have a Moose. Moose shows up to even the numbers game.
The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) make fun of The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) along with Adam Cole.
The Cabinet (Kenny King, Rhett Titus, Caprice Coleman) beat Moose, Cheeseburger and Will Ferrara. At the beginning of the match, ROH Commissioner Nigel McGuinness heads to the back regarding an update on the condition of Kyle O'Reilly. After the match, it is confirmed by McGuinness that in spite of doctor's orders, O'Reilly will take the match and face Jay Lethal for the ROH World Championship after the commercial break.
Before the ROH World Championship, Jay Lethal commends Kyle O'Reilly for coming out here and risking his body to face him for the title, and tells them they can do this some other time. Kyle O'Reilly tells him that as long as there is breath in his body, he will go forward with this match.
Jay Lethal retains the ROH World Championship against Kyle O'Reilly, much to the disgust, disappointment and reluctance of Jay Lethal. Adam Cole and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), who have been booted out of the building by security, return and further injure O'Reilly with a top rope Meltzer Driver onto a steel chair. Kyle O'Reilly and Jay Lethal rush in to clear the ring again. Nigel McGuinness gets in the ring, takes advantage of Adam Cole's statement that O'Reilly will never be world champ while he is in ROH by telling Cole that as long as he is matchmaker, McGuinness will never get another shot at the ROH World Championship.
Kyle O'Reilly's shoulder is tended to as O'Reilly is told not to go on with the match as he risks injuring his shoulder further, but O'Reilly wants to do the match right now. Also, as a result of the attack from Adam Cole and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), the ROH World Title match between O'Reilly and Jay Lethal is postponed.
War Machine (Hanson and Rowe) quickly beat Tough Guy Inc. ("Brutal" Bob Evans and "Tough" Tim Hughes). Shane Taylor and Keith Lee show up and attack War Machine after the match, but War Machine come out on top in the ensuing brawl.
The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) take on The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) for the first time in history next week...and The Briscoes want the Bucks to take them seriously.
Cheeseburger and Will Ferrara are doing another stand-by match when The Cabinet (Caprice Coleman, Kenny King, Rhett Titus) shows up and disrupts the match, saying that Cheeseburger and Will Ferrara "do not fit the criteria of a professional wrestler," and that this match is hereby cancelled. They make fun of Cheeseburger and Will Ferrara for their physiques, and tell them to get out of the ring and buy a ticket to watch the show, or they will violently remove them from the sport of professional wrestling, as they would need an elephant to surive. Ferrara says he and Cheeseburger may not have an elephant or a bear, but they do have a Moose. Moose shows up to even the numbers game.
The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) make fun of The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) along with Adam Cole.
The Cabinet (Kenny King, Rhett Titus, Caprice Coleman) beat Moose, Cheeseburger and Will Ferrara. At the beginning of the match, ROH Commissioner Nigel McGuinness heads to the back regarding an update on the condition of Kyle O'Reilly. After the match, it is confirmed by McGuinness that in spite of doctor's orders, O'Reilly will take the match and face Jay Lethal for the ROH World Championship after the commercial break.
Before the ROH World Championship, Jay Lethal commends Kyle O'Reilly for coming out here and risking his body to face him for the title, and tells them they can do this some other time. Kyle O'Reilly tells him that as long as there is breath in his body, he will go forward with this match.
Jay Lethal retains the ROH World Championship against Kyle O'Reilly, much to the disgust, disappointment and reluctance of Jay Lethal. Adam Cole and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), who have been booted out of the building by security, return and further injure O'Reilly with a top rope Meltzer Driver onto a steel chair. Kyle O'Reilly and Jay Lethal rush in to clear the ring again. Nigel McGuinness gets in the ring, takes advantage of Adam Cole's statement that O'Reilly will never be world champ while he is in ROH by telling Cole that as long as he is matchmaker, McGuinness will never get another shot at the ROH World Championship.
Saturday Night's Main Event - Main Event recap for July 23, 2016
All results courtesy of dailywrestlingnews.com.
The Golden Truth (R-Truth and Goldust) and Apollo Crews beats The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) and Baron Corbin.
Kalisto beats Viktor.
Jack Swagger and Mark Henry beat Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango).
Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio and The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico) beat Titus O'Neil, Dolph Ziggler and The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso).
The Golden Truth (R-Truth and Goldust) and Apollo Crews beats The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) and Baron Corbin.
Kalisto beats Viktor.
Jack Swagger and Mark Henry beat Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango).
Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio and The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico) beat Titus O'Neil, Dolph Ziggler and The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso).
Friday, July 22, 2016
TNA: One Night Only - World Cup of Wrestling 4 - The Results
Here's another review from 411wrestling's Larry Csonka.
We meet the four teams for tonight: Team Storm ("The Cowboy" James Storm as team captain, Bram, Trevor Lee, Basile Baraka, Madison Rayne), Team Drake (Eli Drake as team captain, Drew Galloway, Mahabali Shera, Baron Dax, Sienna), Team Hardy (Jeff Hardy as team captain, Eddie Edwards, Jessie Godderz, Robbie E, Jade) and Team Bennett ("The Miracle" Mike Bennett as team captain, Ethan Carter III, Crazzy Steve, Grado, Rosemary). The two teams with the most points will head to the finals to compete for the World Cup Trophy.
Drew Galloway beats Trevor Lee to earn one point for Team Drake.
Ethan Carter III beats Basile Baraka to earn one point for Team Bennett.
"The Cowboy" James Storm beats Eli Drake to earn one point for Team Storm.
Eddie Edwards beats Mahabali Shera to earn one point for Team Hardy.
Bram beats Crazzy Steve to earn one point for Team Storm.
Jessie Godderz beats Judge Baron Dax with the Adonis Crab to earn one point for Team Hardy.
"The Miracle" Mike Bennett beats Jeff Hardy to score one point for Team Bennett after Maria Kanellis-Bennett saves Mike Bennett as Jeff Hardy goes for the Swanton Bomb.
Jade beats Madison Rayne, Sienna and Rosemary in a four-way Knockouts match to earn one point for Team Hardy.
Grado beats Robbie E to earn one point for Team Bennett after "The Miracle" Mike Bennett distracts Robbie E.
Team Hardy (Jeff Hardy, Eddie Edwards, Jessie Godderz, Robbie E, Jade) beats Team Bennett ("The Miracle" Mike Bennett, Ethan Carter III, Crazzy Steve, Grado, Rosemary) in an 10-Man Elimination Tag Match to win the World Cup of Wrestling after EC3 turns on Bennett with a steel chair. Billy Corgan arrives to award the cup to Team Hardy.
We meet the four teams for tonight: Team Storm ("The Cowboy" James Storm as team captain, Bram, Trevor Lee, Basile Baraka, Madison Rayne), Team Drake (Eli Drake as team captain, Drew Galloway, Mahabali Shera, Baron Dax, Sienna), Team Hardy (Jeff Hardy as team captain, Eddie Edwards, Jessie Godderz, Robbie E, Jade) and Team Bennett ("The Miracle" Mike Bennett as team captain, Ethan Carter III, Crazzy Steve, Grado, Rosemary). The two teams with the most points will head to the finals to compete for the World Cup Trophy.
Drew Galloway beats Trevor Lee to earn one point for Team Drake.
Ethan Carter III beats Basile Baraka to earn one point for Team Bennett.
"The Cowboy" James Storm beats Eli Drake to earn one point for Team Storm.
Eddie Edwards beats Mahabali Shera to earn one point for Team Hardy.
Bram beats Crazzy Steve to earn one point for Team Storm.
Jessie Godderz beats Judge Baron Dax with the Adonis Crab to earn one point for Team Hardy.
"The Miracle" Mike Bennett beats Jeff Hardy to score one point for Team Bennett after Maria Kanellis-Bennett saves Mike Bennett as Jeff Hardy goes for the Swanton Bomb.
Jade beats Madison Rayne, Sienna and Rosemary in a four-way Knockouts match to earn one point for Team Hardy.
Grado beats Robbie E to earn one point for Team Bennett after "The Miracle" Mike Bennett distracts Robbie E.
Team Hardy (Jeff Hardy, Eddie Edwards, Jessie Godderz, Robbie E, Jade) beats Team Bennett ("The Miracle" Mike Bennett, Ethan Carter III, Crazzy Steve, Grado, Rosemary) in an 10-Man Elimination Tag Match to win the World Cup of Wrestling after EC3 turns on Bennett with a steel chair. Billy Corgan arrives to award the cup to Team Hardy.
Come As You Are (WWE Superstar) - Superstars recap for July 22, 2016
Dolph Ziggler guests on commentary this week.
Summer Rae uses the bottom rope to beat Alicia Fox.
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) beat The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley).
Summer Rae uses the bottom rope to beat Alicia Fox.
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) beat The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley).
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for July 21, 2016
Matt Hardy mocks Jeff Hardy, manifesting himself in everything Jeff is trying to do. He dares Jeff to hit a ramp on his dirt bike, and the scene cuts to black before it finishes.
Lashley shows up to start tonight's show. He doesn't care how far he has to go to do it, but he beats people up on a regular basis and that is why he is TNA World Heavyweight Championship. However, he doesn't like it when somebody gets into his business, and says he should be X Division Champion. Nevertheless, he will beat Eddie Edwards up and take his title. Right now, though, he wants to deal with Moose. He says that doesn't have to put on a football uniform to call himself a man; instead, he just gets in a wrestling ring and destroys people. He calls out Moose, but "The Miracle" Mike Bennett shows up. He says that Moose is the man he sent to TNA to beat Lashley's ass, and that he will win the Bound For Glory playoffs and win the World title with Moose's help. He brings out Moose, and Lashley tells Moose that he's ready for him, and says all Moose has to do is get in the ring and they can go. Moose takes his shirt off and slowly heads towards the ring, but he is attacked from behind by Eddie Edwards. Edwards and Lashley brawl with Bennett and Moose until referees and officials break it up. Dixie Carter shows up on the TitanTron, and tells Lashley and Eddie to focus on their match. She also tells Bennett and Moose that if they interfere in that match, Bennett will be fired on the spot. Also, Bennett's Bound For Glory match is up next, and his opponent is Jeff Hardy. However, Matt Hardy appears, wanting to make sure Jeff is "deleted," then shows footage of Jeff Hardy doing the jump off the ramp on his dirt bike...and falling off his bike. Matt then tells Jeff to do his bidding. Matt says that Jeff will be here tonight, and Jeff shows up to very humiliating "music" as Reby Sky keeps uttering the word "obsolete" towards him.
"The Miracle" Mike Bennett quickly beats Jeff Hardy to continue to the semi-finals of the Bound For Glory Playoffs. After the match, Matt Hardy insults Jeff and tells him to get out of his ring as he is beneath him. Matt then says he plans to show who the true face of Hardy is when he wins the World title, then calls out his Bound For Glory Playoffs opponent, "The Cowboy" James Storm.
"Broken" Matt Hardy beats "The Cowboy" James Storm to continue to the semi-finals of the Bound For Glory Playoffs after Reby Sky hits Storm in the ankle with a metal hammer.
Eddie Edwards says that "The Miracle" Mike Bennett and Moose tried to crush his title dreams, but it's not happening this time thanks to Dixie Carter. He promises there will be a winner, and promises to become the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion.
We hear from Ethan Carter III before the Bound For Glory Playoffs.
"The Miracle' Mike Bennett and Moose are backstage. Bennett says Dixie Carter has no idea who he is...and Moose says that if Lashley wants a fight, he's going to give him one.
Ethan Carter III is in the ring. He says he's in TNA for the same reason as everyone else: the drive, passion and desire to be the best. He wants the TNA World Heavyweight Championship again, and he plans to win it through the Bound For Glory Playoffs, and he plans nothing less than to go all the way. Drew Galloway shows up and tells EC3 he's a passionate man, but says that he came to TNA and not the other way around. Drew says that the only time they will be able to face each other in the Bound For Glory Playoffs is in the finals, but they decide to fight right now...until Eli Drake shows up. Eli Drake tells Drew and EC3 they're a bunch of dummies, and tells EC3 his time is coming, ust not now. He tells Drew to leave the ring so he can face EC3.
Ethan Carter III beats Eli Drake to continue to the semi-finals of the Bound For Glory Playoffs.
Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy meet with Vanguard-1, and Matt learns he will face Ethan Carter III next week. Also, the "keys to victory" are nearly exposed...
Allie and Maria Kanellis-Bennett are getting ready for the State of the Knockouts Address. Maria feels she shouldn't have to answer questions, or answer to Dixie Carter.
Tyrus is..."The Fixer."
Lashley tells Dixie Carter all he needs is a ring and a ref, and tells Eddie Edwards if wants some, come get some. He extends that message to everyone on the roster.
It's time for the State of the Knockouts Address. Allie, Sienna, Jade, Marti Bell, Madison Rayne and Gail Kim are in the ring, and Allie brings out Maria Kanellis-Bennett. Maria hears that she's been going too far as leader of the Knockouts. She allows them to air their grievances, and Allie takes the time to kiss Maria's ass. Jade wants a rematch for the TNA Knockouts Championship after Marti Bell screwed her out of it, but Gail Kim tells her she won't get it like she won't get her rematch thanks to Maria's excuses of a broken hand. Sienna tells Gail to back down, and Maria tells Gail Kim to stop being selfish simply because she's TNA Hall of Fame bound. Gail says if she can't get her rematch, she wants her title shot, and if she has to face the rest of the Knockouts, so be it. Maria makes it so, and if Gail loses even once, she'll never get a shot again, and whoever beats her will be rewarded handsomely by Maria. Jade responds by walking out of the Knockouts Division, but when Marti Bell gets in her way, they immediately come to blows. Gail Kim says this is what happens when Maria is in charge, and Maria responds by saying that if Gail Kim is willing to do what it takes, so will see. Madison Rayne then attacks Gail from behind, saying it's nothing personal and that it's time everybody in the division looked out for themselves.
Rosemary meets with Bram backstage. Rosemary says that she is changing, and wants Bram to feel that change with her, and asks him to win tonight for himself. Rosemary asks Bram if he wants her help tonight. The two kiss.
The Tribunal (Basile Baraka and Judge Baron Dax) attack Mahabali Shera backstage.
Drew Galloway beats Bram with a Future Shock DDT from the top rope to continue to the second round of the Bound For Glory Playoffs.
"The Miracle" Mike Bennett confronts Drew Galloway backstage, saying he's the one to win since he has Moose on his side. Drew Galloway tells him not to be so cocky, saying there's still the possibility Moose could cost him his job tonight.
Lashley beats Eddie Edwards in Six Sides of Steel to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and win the TNA X Division Championship. After the match, Lashley pushes into the corner for another Spear, but he id stopped by Ethan Carter III. Matt Hardy, Drew Galloway, "The Miracle" Mike Bennett and Moose also all show up and end the show with a big brawl.
Lashley shows up to start tonight's show. He doesn't care how far he has to go to do it, but he beats people up on a regular basis and that is why he is TNA World Heavyweight Championship. However, he doesn't like it when somebody gets into his business, and says he should be X Division Champion. Nevertheless, he will beat Eddie Edwards up and take his title. Right now, though, he wants to deal with Moose. He says that doesn't have to put on a football uniform to call himself a man; instead, he just gets in a wrestling ring and destroys people. He calls out Moose, but "The Miracle" Mike Bennett shows up. He says that Moose is the man he sent to TNA to beat Lashley's ass, and that he will win the Bound For Glory playoffs and win the World title with Moose's help. He brings out Moose, and Lashley tells Moose that he's ready for him, and says all Moose has to do is get in the ring and they can go. Moose takes his shirt off and slowly heads towards the ring, but he is attacked from behind by Eddie Edwards. Edwards and Lashley brawl with Bennett and Moose until referees and officials break it up. Dixie Carter shows up on the TitanTron, and tells Lashley and Eddie to focus on their match. She also tells Bennett and Moose that if they interfere in that match, Bennett will be fired on the spot. Also, Bennett's Bound For Glory match is up next, and his opponent is Jeff Hardy. However, Matt Hardy appears, wanting to make sure Jeff is "deleted," then shows footage of Jeff Hardy doing the jump off the ramp on his dirt bike...and falling off his bike. Matt then tells Jeff to do his bidding. Matt says that Jeff will be here tonight, and Jeff shows up to very humiliating "music" as Reby Sky keeps uttering the word "obsolete" towards him.
"The Miracle" Mike Bennett quickly beats Jeff Hardy to continue to the semi-finals of the Bound For Glory Playoffs. After the match, Matt Hardy insults Jeff and tells him to get out of his ring as he is beneath him. Matt then says he plans to show who the true face of Hardy is when he wins the World title, then calls out his Bound For Glory Playoffs opponent, "The Cowboy" James Storm.
"Broken" Matt Hardy beats "The Cowboy" James Storm to continue to the semi-finals of the Bound For Glory Playoffs after Reby Sky hits Storm in the ankle with a metal hammer.
Eddie Edwards says that "The Miracle" Mike Bennett and Moose tried to crush his title dreams, but it's not happening this time thanks to Dixie Carter. He promises there will be a winner, and promises to become the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion.
We hear from Ethan Carter III before the Bound For Glory Playoffs.
"The Miracle' Mike Bennett and Moose are backstage. Bennett says Dixie Carter has no idea who he is...and Moose says that if Lashley wants a fight, he's going to give him one.
Ethan Carter III is in the ring. He says he's in TNA for the same reason as everyone else: the drive, passion and desire to be the best. He wants the TNA World Heavyweight Championship again, and he plans to win it through the Bound For Glory Playoffs, and he plans nothing less than to go all the way. Drew Galloway shows up and tells EC3 he's a passionate man, but says that he came to TNA and not the other way around. Drew says that the only time they will be able to face each other in the Bound For Glory Playoffs is in the finals, but they decide to fight right now...until Eli Drake shows up. Eli Drake tells Drew and EC3 they're a bunch of dummies, and tells EC3 his time is coming, ust not now. He tells Drew to leave the ring so he can face EC3.
Ethan Carter III beats Eli Drake to continue to the semi-finals of the Bound For Glory Playoffs.
Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy meet with Vanguard-1, and Matt learns he will face Ethan Carter III next week. Also, the "keys to victory" are nearly exposed...
Allie and Maria Kanellis-Bennett are getting ready for the State of the Knockouts Address. Maria feels she shouldn't have to answer questions, or answer to Dixie Carter.
Tyrus is..."The Fixer."
Lashley tells Dixie Carter all he needs is a ring and a ref, and tells Eddie Edwards if wants some, come get some. He extends that message to everyone on the roster.
It's time for the State of the Knockouts Address. Allie, Sienna, Jade, Marti Bell, Madison Rayne and Gail Kim are in the ring, and Allie brings out Maria Kanellis-Bennett. Maria hears that she's been going too far as leader of the Knockouts. She allows them to air their grievances, and Allie takes the time to kiss Maria's ass. Jade wants a rematch for the TNA Knockouts Championship after Marti Bell screwed her out of it, but Gail Kim tells her she won't get it like she won't get her rematch thanks to Maria's excuses of a broken hand. Sienna tells Gail to back down, and Maria tells Gail Kim to stop being selfish simply because she's TNA Hall of Fame bound. Gail says if she can't get her rematch, she wants her title shot, and if she has to face the rest of the Knockouts, so be it. Maria makes it so, and if Gail loses even once, she'll never get a shot again, and whoever beats her will be rewarded handsomely by Maria. Jade responds by walking out of the Knockouts Division, but when Marti Bell gets in her way, they immediately come to blows. Gail Kim says this is what happens when Maria is in charge, and Maria responds by saying that if Gail Kim is willing to do what it takes, so will see. Madison Rayne then attacks Gail from behind, saying it's nothing personal and that it's time everybody in the division looked out for themselves.
Rosemary meets with Bram backstage. Rosemary says that she is changing, and wants Bram to feel that change with her, and asks him to win tonight for himself. Rosemary asks Bram if he wants her help tonight. The two kiss.
The Tribunal (Basile Baraka and Judge Baron Dax) attack Mahabali Shera backstage.
Drew Galloway beats Bram with a Future Shock DDT from the top rope to continue to the second round of the Bound For Glory Playoffs.
"The Miracle" Mike Bennett confronts Drew Galloway backstage, saying he's the one to win since he has Moose on his side. Drew Galloway tells him not to be so cocky, saying there's still the possibility Moose could cost him his job tonight.
Lashley beats Eddie Edwards in Six Sides of Steel to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and win the TNA X Division Championship. After the match, Lashley pushes into the corner for another Spear, but he id stopped by Ethan Carter III. Matt Hardy, Drew Galloway, "The Miracle" Mike Bennett and Moose also all show up and end the show with a big brawl.
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Ultima Lucha Dos - Week 3 Results
Vampiro tells Pentagon Jr. that he is right to face Matanza Cueto, but he wants to know if he is ready. He sends Pentagon Jr. into a cave to destroy the man that he once was and find the darkness within. After a fierce battle, he beats his master, and he is finally ready. Vampiro then asks Pentagon Jr. to extinguish a candle so Pentagon Dark can take his place.
Aerostar, Fenix and Drago beat Johnny Mundo, "The Darewolf" PJ Black and Jack Evans to become the Lucha Underground Trios Champions after the ref is knocked out twice and Angelico returns to smash his crutches into Johnny Mundo, revealing that he's no longer hurt in the process.
El Dragon Azteca Jr. vs Black Lotus ends when Pentagon Jr., now clad in all black, appears and breaks Black Lotus' arm before doing the same to El Dragon Azteca Jr. Vampiro confirms that Pentagon Jr. is now Pentagon Dark, and that he is about to introduce the world to him.
After the break, Pentagon Dark is in the ring with a mike. Last year at Ultimate Lucha, he beat Vampiro in the ring, and told Vampiro he was ready when in fact he wasn't. He says Matanza destroyed and humiliated him, and all he felt was pain and frustration with himself. Vampiro took him to the darkest places of the universe, and together he and Vampiro faced and defeated their fears. Now he is in the center of temple, stronger and more powerful than ever. He says Ian Hodgkinson is dead and destroyed by his master, Vampiro. He then says that Pentagon Jr. is also dead and shattered, and torn apart by someone stronger and more powerful: Pentagon Dark. He then says the battle cry of "zero fear" is stronger than ever. He says that Pentagon Dark is stronger, more fearless and more unforgiving, and promises to destroy Matanaza Cueto.
Matanza Cueto retains the Lucha Underground Championship against Pentagon Dark after Vampiro gives Pentagon Dark a barbed wire bat only for Dario Cueto to keep him from using it when he is about to use it on Matanza. Pentagon Dark is distracted by Cueto, preparing to break his army when Matanza takes advantage and hits him with it before hitting Wrath of the Gods. After the match, Vampiro helps him up, but a frustrated Pentagon Dark tells him to back off.
Taya beats Ivelisse after Catrina teleports in, shows up with a new look, attacks Ivelisse and teleports out of the ring. After the match, Catrina teleports back in and says "Death comes to everyone...even you, bitch" to Ivelisse before giving her the lick of death.
We see a video package of Prince Puma that shows his road through Lucha Underground thus far.
Rey Mysterio beats Prince Puma. Both men show respect after the match, then Rey tells Prince Puma that he will leave the ring to him as the people of the temple are his people. The crowd chants "Thank you, Rey" as Rey leaves. Just when the show is about to end, however, Pentagon Dark shows up out of nowhere, hits Vampiro with the barbed wire bat and super kicks Matt Striker. Pentagon Dark then cuts Vampiro's forehead with the barbed wire bat before hitting him with a piece of the commentary table and going back on the attack with the barbed wire bat. After licking Vampiro's blood from his forehead, Pentagon Dark tells Vampiro he is no longer his master and that he is the new master. He wants everyone to see Vampiro humiliated at his feet, and tells him that his blood feeds him. He then tastes Vampiro's blood, then cuts Vampiro's forehead with the barbed wire bat one more time.
The show - and Season 2 - ends with Dario Cueto being arrested and sent to prison. Dario Cueto then looks at the camera and smiles. The words "To be continued..." appear on the screen.
Aerostar, Fenix and Drago beat Johnny Mundo, "The Darewolf" PJ Black and Jack Evans to become the Lucha Underground Trios Champions after the ref is knocked out twice and Angelico returns to smash his crutches into Johnny Mundo, revealing that he's no longer hurt in the process.
El Dragon Azteca Jr. vs Black Lotus ends when Pentagon Jr., now clad in all black, appears and breaks Black Lotus' arm before doing the same to El Dragon Azteca Jr. Vampiro confirms that Pentagon Jr. is now Pentagon Dark, and that he is about to introduce the world to him.
After the break, Pentagon Dark is in the ring with a mike. Last year at Ultimate Lucha, he beat Vampiro in the ring, and told Vampiro he was ready when in fact he wasn't. He says Matanza destroyed and humiliated him, and all he felt was pain and frustration with himself. Vampiro took him to the darkest places of the universe, and together he and Vampiro faced and defeated their fears. Now he is in the center of temple, stronger and more powerful than ever. He says Ian Hodgkinson is dead and destroyed by his master, Vampiro. He then says that Pentagon Jr. is also dead and shattered, and torn apart by someone stronger and more powerful: Pentagon Dark. He then says the battle cry of "zero fear" is stronger than ever. He says that Pentagon Dark is stronger, more fearless and more unforgiving, and promises to destroy Matanaza Cueto.
Matanza Cueto retains the Lucha Underground Championship against Pentagon Dark after Vampiro gives Pentagon Dark a barbed wire bat only for Dario Cueto to keep him from using it when he is about to use it on Matanza. Pentagon Dark is distracted by Cueto, preparing to break his army when Matanza takes advantage and hits him with it before hitting Wrath of the Gods. After the match, Vampiro helps him up, but a frustrated Pentagon Dark tells him to back off.
Taya beats Ivelisse after Catrina teleports in, shows up with a new look, attacks Ivelisse and teleports out of the ring. After the match, Catrina teleports back in and says "Death comes to everyone...even you, bitch" to Ivelisse before giving her the lick of death.
We see a video package of Prince Puma that shows his road through Lucha Underground thus far.
Rey Mysterio beats Prince Puma. Both men show respect after the match, then Rey tells Prince Puma that he will leave the ring to him as the people of the temple are his people. The crowd chants "Thank you, Rey" as Rey leaves. Just when the show is about to end, however, Pentagon Dark shows up out of nowhere, hits Vampiro with the barbed wire bat and super kicks Matt Striker. Pentagon Dark then cuts Vampiro's forehead with the barbed wire bat before hitting him with a piece of the commentary table and going back on the attack with the barbed wire bat. After licking Vampiro's blood from his forehead, Pentagon Dark tells Vampiro he is no longer his master and that he is the new master. He wants everyone to see Vampiro humiliated at his feet, and tells him that his blood feeds him. He then tastes Vampiro's blood, then cuts Vampiro's forehead with the barbed wire bat one more time.
The show - and Season 2 - ends with Dario Cueto being arrested and sent to prison. Dario Cueto then looks at the camera and smiles. The words "To be continued..." appear on the screen.
The Cruiserweight Classic - Recap for July 20, 2016
This week, Tajiri wrestles Damian Slater, T.J. Perkins squares off with Da Mack, Mustafa Ali takes on Lince Dorado and Akira Tozawa faces Kenneth Johnson.
Tajiri beats Damian Slater to continue to the second round of The Cruiserweight Classic.
We get a look at the versatile TJ Perkins and "The Urban German" and "The Michael Jackson of Wrestling" Da Mack.
TJ Perkins beats Da Mack with a knee bar to continue to the second round of The Cruiserweight Classic. Both men show respect after the match.
We get a look at the well-rounded Mustafa Ali and the Puerto Rican sensation Lince Dorado.
Lince Dorado beats Mustafa Ali to continue to the second round of The Cruiserweight Classic.
We take a look at Japanese wrestling sensation Akira Tozawa and Detroit, Michigan's own Kenneth Johnson.
Akira Tozawa beats Kenneth Johnson to continue to the second round of The Cruiserweight Classic.
Next week on The Cruiserweight Classic: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tyson Dux! Drew Gulak vs. Harv Sihra! Anthony Bennett vs. Tony Nese! Raul Mendoza vs. The Brian Kendrick!
Tajiri beats Damian Slater to continue to the second round of The Cruiserweight Classic.
We get a look at the versatile TJ Perkins and "The Urban German" and "The Michael Jackson of Wrestling" Da Mack.
TJ Perkins beats Da Mack with a knee bar to continue to the second round of The Cruiserweight Classic. Both men show respect after the match.
We get a look at the well-rounded Mustafa Ali and the Puerto Rican sensation Lince Dorado.
Lince Dorado beats Mustafa Ali to continue to the second round of The Cruiserweight Classic.
We take a look at Japanese wrestling sensation Akira Tozawa and Detroit, Michigan's own Kenneth Johnson.
Akira Tozawa beats Kenneth Johnson to continue to the second round of The Cruiserweight Classic.
Next week on The Cruiserweight Classic: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tyson Dux! Drew Gulak vs. Harv Sihra! Anthony Bennett vs. Tony Nese! Raul Mendoza vs. The Brian Kendrick!
Generation NXT - NXT recap for July 20, 2016
Samoa Joe beats Rhyno with the Coaquina Clutch.
Asuka doesn't care who wins between Bayley and Nia Jax. She'll fight them both.
The Authors of Pain attack American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable) before their match can even begin. Paul Ellering shows up and applauds them soon afterwards, then the three of them enter the ring.
NXT General Manager William Regal checks on American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable), who are able to get on their feet, get in the ring and face The Authors of Pain.
The Authors of Pain beat American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable).
Cathy Kelly interviews The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson), who thank The Authors of Pain as they brag about their recent 2-out-of-3 Falls Match victory and state that no team can beat them. Suddenly, Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa show up, remind them that they've beaten them, and make it known that they want the NXT Tag Team Championships.
Hideo Itami returns to WWE in two weeks!
Austin Aries beats Patrick Clark in the latter's televised NXT debut with the Last Chancery. Austin Aries is suddenly attacked by No Way Jose after the match, and multiple referees have to break up the ensuing brawl.
Bayley beats Nia Jax with a Belly-to-Bayley from the middle rope after Nia Jax wastes too much time trying to finish Bayley off.
Asuka doesn't care who wins between Bayley and Nia Jax. She'll fight them both.
The Authors of Pain attack American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable) before their match can even begin. Paul Ellering shows up and applauds them soon afterwards, then the three of them enter the ring.
NXT General Manager William Regal checks on American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable), who are able to get on their feet, get in the ring and face The Authors of Pain.
The Authors of Pain beat American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable).
Cathy Kelly interviews The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson), who thank The Authors of Pain as they brag about their recent 2-out-of-3 Falls Match victory and state that no team can beat them. Suddenly, Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa show up, remind them that they've beaten them, and make it known that they want the NXT Tag Team Championships.
Hideo Itami returns to WWE in two weeks!
Austin Aries beats Patrick Clark in the latter's televised NXT debut with the Last Chancery. Austin Aries is suddenly attacked by No Way Jose after the match, and multiple referees have to break up the ensuing brawl.
Bayley beats Nia Jax with a Belly-to-Bayley from the middle rope after Nia Jax wastes too much time trying to finish Bayley off.
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
My predictions for WWE Battleground 2016
Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose (c)
for the WWE Championship
Now that Dean Ambrose is top dog on WWE campus, his former Shield brethren want the title back; Seth because he feels he's been robbed and Roman because he wants that rematch and to prove that he's "The Guy." Now, The Man, The Guy and The Dude are all in the same title match alone at last. and they have it all to themselves. Who's going to take the title this time?My prediction: Dean will probably retain.
Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens
It's that match again...but will this time be the last time?My prediction: Sami Zayn will probably win this one.
Becky Lynch vs. Natalya
After what happened at Money in the Bank, Natalya is No-More-Mrs.-Nice-Gal, and Becky Lynch is finally sick and tired of being backstabbed by people she thinks are her friends. Now it's personalMy prediction: Have the strange feeling that Natalya will win this one by hook or by crook.
John Cena, Enzo Amore & Big Cass
vs.
The Club (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson)
AJ Styles told Cena he had nobody to help him against The Club, but on July 4th, he was proven wrong when Enzo and Cass saved Cena from a beatdown. Now The Club is taking it personal, and want all three of them in the ring...My prediction: The Club will probably win this one.
Darren Young vs. The Miz (c)
for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Against all odds, Darren Young has won a battle royal to get a shot at The Miz's Intercontinental Championship...but can Darren Young win the title and truly be great again?My prediction: Darren Young will probably be taking the title from The Miz.
Zack Ryder vs. Rusev (c)
for the WWE United States Championship
Not to be outdone, Zack Ryder is also going for the United States title that he once so proudly wore...but he's going to have to face Rusev to get it. Can he beat the Bulgarian Brute and claim a second reign, or will he fall victim to the Accolade?My prediction: Rusev will retain.
The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods)
vs.
The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan, Braun Strowman)
The New Day narrowly escaped a deadly situation in the Wyatts' compound. Now both teams have to face each other in the ring. Who's gonna survive this one?My prediction: The New Day will probably win this one.
Charlotte and Dana Brooke vs. Sasha Banks and ???
Sasha Banks gets a tag team match against Charlotte and Dana instead of the title match she wanted...and now she has to find a partner. Who will it be? Will Sasha win?My prediction: Sasha and the mystery partner will win.
Layin' da LIVE SmackDown - 2016 WWE Draft Live Debut Edition - SmackDown Recap for July 19, 2016
Tom Phillips interviews Dean Ambrose during the pre-show. He says he's going to go with the flow regarding which brand he gets drafted to, but as for his WWE Championship rematch with Seth Rollins, he plans to pick up where he left off and shut Rollins' mouth for good.
Tom Phillips interviews Natalya on the pre-show. She feels she will be the dominant women's wrestler on the brand that she is on, and also believes that she should be Women's Champion.
Greg Hamilton interviews The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods). They hope to take the tag team titles to whatever brand they go to. As for The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan, Braun Strowman), it's time to get serious, according to Xavier Woods.
Tom Phillips interviews Sami Zayn, who doesn't have a brand preference as long as it's not the one Kevin Owens gets drafted to. If he could pick one NXT guy during the draft for his brand, it would be Finn Balor.
Greg Hamilton interviews The Social Outcasts (Heath Slater, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel). It becomes apparent they've never thought about what they would do if they were split up. We also the stitches around Heath Slater's right eye from his recent eye injury.
Stephanie McMahon, Shane McMahon, Mick Foley and Daniel Bryan appear at the top of the entrance ramp before the start of the show.
The rules for the WWE Draft are announced: Raw has the first overall pick. For every two SmackDown picks, Raw gets three. (This is a reference to SmackDown's two hours compared to Raw's three.) Tag teams count as one pick unless a Commissioner/General Manager only wants one member only wants one member of the team. Six draft picks will be made off the NXT roster.
#1 Pick - #1 Raw - Seth Rollins
#2 Pick - #1 SmackDown - Dean Ambrose
#3 Pick - #2 Raw - Charlotte
#4 Pick - #2 SmackDown - AJ Styles
#5 Pick - #3 Raw - Finn Balor
Before the next match, Enzo Amore and Big Cass show up to call The Club (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson) S-A-W-F-T.
John Cena beats Luke Gallows after Enzo Amore and Big Cass get on the apron along with AJ Styles and Karl Anderson before both teams go at it only for Enzo and Cass to toss Styles and Karl Anderson over the top rope so Cena can hit the Attitude Adjustment on Luke Gallows.
#6 Pick - #4 Raw - Roman Reigns
#7 Pick - #3 SmackDown - John Cena
#8 Pick - #5 Raw - Brock Lesnar
#9 Pick - #4 SmackDown - Randy Orton
#10 Pick - #6 Raw - The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods)
Zack Ryder and Darren Young beat Rusev and The Miz after Young makes The Miz tap out to the Crossface Chicken Wing.
Bray Wyatt beats Xavier Woods.
Kane is about to face Kevin Owens when Sami Zayn shows up. Sami and Owens brawl, and they both head into the ring. At first, only Sami Zayn gets a chokeslam, but when Owens tells him to do it, Owens gets a choke slam, too.
#11 Pick - #7 Raw - Sami Zayn
#12 Pick - #5 SmackDown - Bray Wyatt
#13 Pick - #8 Raw - Sasha Banks
#14 Pick - #6 SmackDown - Becky Lynch
#15 Pick - #9 Raw - Chris Jericho
Charlotte and Dana Brooke beat Sasha Banks in a 2-on-1 handicap match when Charlotte tags herself in, breaks up the Banks Statement and hits Natural Selection.
#16 Pick - #10 Raw - Rusev w/ Lana
#17 Pick - #7 SmackDown - The Miz w/ Maryse
#18 Pick - #11 Raw - Kevin Owens
#19 Pick - #8 SmackDown - Baron Corbin
#20 Pick - #12 Raw - Enzo Amore and Big Cass
Chris Jericho beats Cesaro.
After the commercial break, Becky Lynch and Natalya are seen brawling outside of the ring with multiple officials trying to break it up. Becky Lynch was scheduled to face Alicia Fox tonight.
#21 Pick - #13 Raw - The Club (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson)
#22 Pick - #9 SmackDown - American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable)
#23 Pick - #14 Raw - Big Show
#24 Pick - #10 SmackDown - Dolph Ziggler
#25 Pick - #15 Raw - Nia Jax
#26 Pick - #16 Raw - Neville
#27 Pick - #11 SmackDown - Natalya
#28 Pick - #17 Raw - Cesaro
#29 Pick - #12 SmackDown - Alberto Del Rio
#30 Pick - #18 Raw - Sheamus
Dean Ambrose retains the WWE Championship against Seth Rollins. Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan celebrate with Dean Ambrose after the match.
Tom Phillips interviews Neville on the post-show. Neville says the past few months have been rough, but have given him a chance to re-strategize and that the WWE Universe will see a rejuvenated Neville. He says that the WWE Draft is a game-changer, as Raw now has NXT's fingerprints all over it.
#31 Pick - #19 Raw - The Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth)
#32 Pick - #13 SmackDown - The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso)
#33 Pick - #20 Raw - Titus O'Neil
#34 Pick - #14 SmackDown - Kane
#35 Pick - #21 Raw - Paige
Greg Hamilton interviews Natalya, who says that SmackDown is the A-team now that she's there. As for Becky Lynch, Natalya calls her a coward for assaulting her and stealing her thunder, and that she should be lucky she's not pressing charges. He tells Becky Lynch to look in the mirror and figure out why she has no friends, saying that Becky plays the victim.
Jojo interviews Cesaro, who feels he should have been drafted in the Top 10. He feels he could have been a better fit for SmackDown, but he tries to see the positive in all of this. He doesn't care about how Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley will co-exist, as he says Raw should be about the Superstars.
The Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth) is on the post-show table. Booker T compares The Golden Truth to when he teamed with Goldust. The Golden Truth are happy to be on Raw, and they are fixing to get the opportunity to take the tag team titles. As for where they wanted to be, they didn't care what brand they ended up on as long as they were drafted together. On the topic of the new era, Goldust says it's not about the old guys anymore, but they feel they have something special.
#36 Pick - #22 Raw - Darren Young
#37 Pick - #15 SmackDown - Kalisto
#38 Pick - #23 Raw - Sin Cara
#39 Pick - #16 SmackDown - Naomi
#40 Pick - #24 Raw - Jack Swagger
#41 Pick - #17 SmackDown - The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor)
Greg Hamilton interviews Alberto Del Rio on the post-show. Del Rio started on SmackDown, and he's happy to be on the brand and become champion again.
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) are on the post-show table. They say that Roman Reigns is doing all right and ready to come back, though they're disappointed that they and Roman are on separate shows. Nevertheless, they're excited to be on SmackDown and make it a little more "Uso Crazy."
Jojo interviews Titus O'Neil, who's excited to be on Raw. He's ready to get a fresh start and begin a new chapter on the brand, and he wants to continue to battle physical guys like Cesaro and Sheamus as he looks for new opportunities. As Titus leaves, Darren Young shows up and reunites with Titus, then Jojo interviews Darren Young and Bob Backlund. Bob tells Darren Young to "maintain a constant tendency to relapse into barbarianism" in order to be successful on Raw. As for Battleground, he plans to fight and wrestle The Miz on Sunday night.
#42 Pick - #25 Raw - The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley)
#43 Pick - #18 SmackDown - Zack Ryder
#44 Pick - #26 Raw - Summer Rae
#45 Pick - #19 SmackDown - Apollo Crews
#46 Pick - #27 Raw - Mark Henry
#47 Pick - #20 SmackDown - Alexa Bliss
Greg Hamilton interviews Kalisto, who says he's ready to shock the world. He plans to have his revenge against Baron Corbin on SmackDown, and that he is here to stay and make "a good lucha thing." He then runs off and says "Goddammit! Whoo!" (This botch will end up on the introduction to Botchamania in the future, and he also gets a chance to redeem himself for the promo exactly two years later.)
#48 Pick - #28 Raw - Braun Strowman
#49 Pick - #21 SmackDown - Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango)
#50 Pick - #29 Raw - Bo Dallas
#51 Pick - #22 SmackDown - Eva Marie
#52 Pick - #30 Raw - The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico)
#53 Pick - #23 SmackDown - The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch)
SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon and Raw General Manager Daniel Bryan are at the post-show table. Shane admits it was tough with Raw getting so many picks and they had to regroup so many times on the fly, but he's happy with the roster. Both Shane and Daniel Bryan are happy to have Dean Ambrose on SmackDown and believe he will keep the WWE Championship after Battleground. They believe that Kane will be the hardest to control, but believe that they will be able to keep the roster in order. They also say that they wanted John Cena for the brand for having the energy and passion for the business.
Jojo interviews Bo Dallas, who also appears with Heath Slater and Curtis Axel. Slater and Axel find out that while Bo Dallas is now on Raw, they are not drafted yet. Bo tells Slater and Axel that all they need to do is Bolieve. Slater is disappointed, and Curtis Axel doesn't want to face the thought of facing Bo Dallas. Bo himself is pretty excited to be on the Raw brand.
#54 Pick - #31 Raw - Alicia Fox
#55 Pick - #24 SmackDown - Erick Rowan
#56 Pick - #32 Raw - Dana Brooke
#57 Pick - #25 SmackDown - Mojo Rawley
#58 Pick - #33 Raw - Curtis Axel
#59 Pick - #26 SmackDown - Carmella
Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon and Raw General Manager Mick Foley are at the post-show table. Stephanie says that her Raw-branded dress is Mick Foley's idea, is made from the T-shirts and was made by WWE seamstress Terri Anderson. Mick Foley says that Shane McMahon underestimated her respect for Stephanie when he said that Mick Foley would be a puppet and easy to manipulate under Stephanie. They are disappointed they didn't get Sasha Banks and American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable). Stephanie credits Mick Foley's original run as Raw General Manager as the inspiration for her hiring him as Raw General Manager for the new Brand Extension. Stephanie says that she and Mick Foley could not be any more pleased with the Draft.
The post-show ends with Heath Slater sitting in a chair, waiting to be drafted when the lights go out on him.
Here are the top 10 moments from tonight's show!
Tom Phillips interviews Natalya on the pre-show. She feels she will be the dominant women's wrestler on the brand that she is on, and also believes that she should be Women's Champion.
Greg Hamilton interviews The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods). They hope to take the tag team titles to whatever brand they go to. As for The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan, Braun Strowman), it's time to get serious, according to Xavier Woods.
Tom Phillips interviews Sami Zayn, who doesn't have a brand preference as long as it's not the one Kevin Owens gets drafted to. If he could pick one NXT guy during the draft for his brand, it would be Finn Balor.
Greg Hamilton interviews The Social Outcasts (Heath Slater, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel). It becomes apparent they've never thought about what they would do if they were split up. We also the stitches around Heath Slater's right eye from his recent eye injury.
Stephanie McMahon, Shane McMahon, Mick Foley and Daniel Bryan appear at the top of the entrance ramp before the start of the show.
The rules for the WWE Draft are announced: Raw has the first overall pick. For every two SmackDown picks, Raw gets three. (This is a reference to SmackDown's two hours compared to Raw's three.) Tag teams count as one pick unless a Commissioner/General Manager only wants one member only wants one member of the team. Six draft picks will be made off the NXT roster.
#1 Pick - #1 Raw - Seth Rollins
#2 Pick - #1 SmackDown - Dean Ambrose
#3 Pick - #2 Raw - Charlotte
#4 Pick - #2 SmackDown - AJ Styles
#5 Pick - #3 Raw - Finn Balor
Before the next match, Enzo Amore and Big Cass show up to call The Club (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson) S-A-W-F-T.
John Cena beats Luke Gallows after Enzo Amore and Big Cass get on the apron along with AJ Styles and Karl Anderson before both teams go at it only for Enzo and Cass to toss Styles and Karl Anderson over the top rope so Cena can hit the Attitude Adjustment on Luke Gallows.
#6 Pick - #4 Raw - Roman Reigns
#7 Pick - #3 SmackDown - John Cena
#8 Pick - #5 Raw - Brock Lesnar
#9 Pick - #4 SmackDown - Randy Orton
#10 Pick - #6 Raw - The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods)
Zack Ryder and Darren Young beat Rusev and The Miz after Young makes The Miz tap out to the Crossface Chicken Wing.
Bray Wyatt beats Xavier Woods.
Kane is about to face Kevin Owens when Sami Zayn shows up. Sami and Owens brawl, and they both head into the ring. At first, only Sami Zayn gets a chokeslam, but when Owens tells him to do it, Owens gets a choke slam, too.
#11 Pick - #7 Raw - Sami Zayn
#12 Pick - #5 SmackDown - Bray Wyatt
#13 Pick - #8 Raw - Sasha Banks
#14 Pick - #6 SmackDown - Becky Lynch
#15 Pick - #9 Raw - Chris Jericho
Charlotte and Dana Brooke beat Sasha Banks in a 2-on-1 handicap match when Charlotte tags herself in, breaks up the Banks Statement and hits Natural Selection.
#16 Pick - #10 Raw - Rusev w/ Lana
#17 Pick - #7 SmackDown - The Miz w/ Maryse
#18 Pick - #11 Raw - Kevin Owens
#19 Pick - #8 SmackDown - Baron Corbin
#20 Pick - #12 Raw - Enzo Amore and Big Cass
Chris Jericho beats Cesaro.
After the commercial break, Becky Lynch and Natalya are seen brawling outside of the ring with multiple officials trying to break it up. Becky Lynch was scheduled to face Alicia Fox tonight.
#21 Pick - #13 Raw - The Club (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson)
#22 Pick - #9 SmackDown - American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable)
#23 Pick - #14 Raw - Big Show
#24 Pick - #10 SmackDown - Dolph Ziggler
#25 Pick - #15 Raw - Nia Jax
#26 Pick - #16 Raw - Neville
#27 Pick - #11 SmackDown - Natalya
#28 Pick - #17 Raw - Cesaro
#29 Pick - #12 SmackDown - Alberto Del Rio
#30 Pick - #18 Raw - Sheamus
Dean Ambrose retains the WWE Championship against Seth Rollins. Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan celebrate with Dean Ambrose after the match.
Tom Phillips interviews Neville on the post-show. Neville says the past few months have been rough, but have given him a chance to re-strategize and that the WWE Universe will see a rejuvenated Neville. He says that the WWE Draft is a game-changer, as Raw now has NXT's fingerprints all over it.
#31 Pick - #19 Raw - The Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth)
#32 Pick - #13 SmackDown - The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso)
#33 Pick - #20 Raw - Titus O'Neil
#34 Pick - #14 SmackDown - Kane
#35 Pick - #21 Raw - Paige
Greg Hamilton interviews Natalya, who says that SmackDown is the A-team now that she's there. As for Becky Lynch, Natalya calls her a coward for assaulting her and stealing her thunder, and that she should be lucky she's not pressing charges. He tells Becky Lynch to look in the mirror and figure out why she has no friends, saying that Becky plays the victim.
Jojo interviews Cesaro, who feels he should have been drafted in the Top 10. He feels he could have been a better fit for SmackDown, but he tries to see the positive in all of this. He doesn't care about how Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley will co-exist, as he says Raw should be about the Superstars.
The Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth) is on the post-show table. Booker T compares The Golden Truth to when he teamed with Goldust. The Golden Truth are happy to be on Raw, and they are fixing to get the opportunity to take the tag team titles. As for where they wanted to be, they didn't care what brand they ended up on as long as they were drafted together. On the topic of the new era, Goldust says it's not about the old guys anymore, but they feel they have something special.
#36 Pick - #22 Raw - Darren Young
#37 Pick - #15 SmackDown - Kalisto
#38 Pick - #23 Raw - Sin Cara
#39 Pick - #16 SmackDown - Naomi
#40 Pick - #24 Raw - Jack Swagger
#41 Pick - #17 SmackDown - The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor)
Greg Hamilton interviews Alberto Del Rio on the post-show. Del Rio started on SmackDown, and he's happy to be on the brand and become champion again.
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) are on the post-show table. They say that Roman Reigns is doing all right and ready to come back, though they're disappointed that they and Roman are on separate shows. Nevertheless, they're excited to be on SmackDown and make it a little more "Uso Crazy."
Jojo interviews Titus O'Neil, who's excited to be on Raw. He's ready to get a fresh start and begin a new chapter on the brand, and he wants to continue to battle physical guys like Cesaro and Sheamus as he looks for new opportunities. As Titus leaves, Darren Young shows up and reunites with Titus, then Jojo interviews Darren Young and Bob Backlund. Bob tells Darren Young to "maintain a constant tendency to relapse into barbarianism" in order to be successful on Raw. As for Battleground, he plans to fight and wrestle The Miz on Sunday night.
#42 Pick - #25 Raw - The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley)
#43 Pick - #18 SmackDown - Zack Ryder
#44 Pick - #26 Raw - Summer Rae
#45 Pick - #19 SmackDown - Apollo Crews
#46 Pick - #27 Raw - Mark Henry
#47 Pick - #20 SmackDown - Alexa Bliss
Greg Hamilton interviews Kalisto, who says he's ready to shock the world. He plans to have his revenge against Baron Corbin on SmackDown, and that he is here to stay and make "a good lucha thing." He then runs off and says "Goddammit! Whoo!" (This botch will end up on the introduction to Botchamania in the future, and he also gets a chance to redeem himself for the promo exactly two years later.)
#48 Pick - #28 Raw - Braun Strowman
#49 Pick - #21 SmackDown - Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango)
#50 Pick - #29 Raw - Bo Dallas
#51 Pick - #22 SmackDown - Eva Marie
#52 Pick - #30 Raw - The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico)
#53 Pick - #23 SmackDown - The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch)
SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon and Raw General Manager Daniel Bryan are at the post-show table. Shane admits it was tough with Raw getting so many picks and they had to regroup so many times on the fly, but he's happy with the roster. Both Shane and Daniel Bryan are happy to have Dean Ambrose on SmackDown and believe he will keep the WWE Championship after Battleground. They believe that Kane will be the hardest to control, but believe that they will be able to keep the roster in order. They also say that they wanted John Cena for the brand for having the energy and passion for the business.
Jojo interviews Bo Dallas, who also appears with Heath Slater and Curtis Axel. Slater and Axel find out that while Bo Dallas is now on Raw, they are not drafted yet. Bo tells Slater and Axel that all they need to do is Bolieve. Slater is disappointed, and Curtis Axel doesn't want to face the thought of facing Bo Dallas. Bo himself is pretty excited to be on the Raw brand.
#54 Pick - #31 Raw - Alicia Fox
#55 Pick - #24 SmackDown - Erick Rowan
#56 Pick - #32 Raw - Dana Brooke
#57 Pick - #25 SmackDown - Mojo Rawley
#58 Pick - #33 Raw - Curtis Axel
#59 Pick - #26 SmackDown - Carmella
Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon and Raw General Manager Mick Foley are at the post-show table. Stephanie says that her Raw-branded dress is Mick Foley's idea, is made from the T-shirts and was made by WWE seamstress Terri Anderson. Mick Foley says that Shane McMahon underestimated her respect for Stephanie when he said that Mick Foley would be a puppet and easy to manipulate under Stephanie. They are disappointed they didn't get Sasha Banks and American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable). Stephanie credits Mick Foley's original run as Raw General Manager as the inspiration for her hiring him as Raw General Manager for the new Brand Extension. Stephanie says that she and Mick Foley could not be any more pleased with the Draft.
The post-show ends with Heath Slater sitting in a chair, waiting to be drafted when the lights go out on him.
Here are the top 10 moments from tonight's show!
WWE Draft Central Live - The 2016 WWE Draft Second Screen Experience and Results
#1 Pick - #1 Raw - Seth Rollins
#2 Pick - #1 SmackDown - Dean Ambrose
#3 Pick - #2 Raw - Charlotte
#4 Pick - #2 SmackDown - AJ Styles
#5 Pick - #3 Raw - Finn Balor
Tom Phillips interviews Seth Rollins. Seth is ecstatic to be #1 overall, as he will work with Stephanie McMahon again in addition to Mick Foley. He plans to walk out of tonight's SmackDown as WWE Champion and walk in champion as Battleground with Dean Ambrose's confidence shaken, then walk out champion again and have a celebration on Raw, proving once and for all that he was always "the man" in The Shield.
Charlotte is at the Draft Center table. Charlotte calls being drafted in the first round proof that the women can hang with the men, and says she's looking forward to new competition. As for whether or not she'll walk the aisle on her own, she says she's more than capable of that, but with her father "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair as coach and Dana Brooke as her protege, she's just giving back to WWE right now. Charlotte is honored to be drafted so high, and says that SmackDown will have to catch up now that she and her title are exclusive to Raw.
Greg Hamilton interviews Dean Ambrose. He is excited to work under Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan, and admits he looks better in blue anyway. He plans to take the WWE Championship with him to SmackDown after beating Seth Rollins on SmackDown tonight, and to also walk out as champion at Battleground.
#6 Pick - #4 Raw - Roman Reigns
#7 Pick - #3 SmackDown - John Cena
#8 Pick - #5 Raw - Brock Lesnar
#9 Pick - #4 SmackDown - Randy Orton
#10 Pick - #6 Raw - The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods)
Greg Hamiltion interviews AJ Styles. He says Shane McMahon is "the smartest McMahon" for picking him for SmackDown and picking him 4th overall. He plans to be the next WWE Championship when the Ambrose-Rollins controversy from last night is over. On the subject of Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, he hopes for the two of them to be on SmackDown with him.
John Cena is at the Draft Center table. He likes the fact that AJ Styles is on SmackDown wanting to be champion, as that is another guy he has to prove himself against. He says that everybody will give a chance to showcase themselves with people entering brands and people being brought up to the main roster from NXT. He sees the WWE Draft as a fresh start not only for him, but for everyone else. He plans to lead by example on the blue brand, and says that he has plenty left in the tank. He then says that it wouldn't be a big blow if SmackDown didn't have the WWE Championship, but it would be a longer, tougher road if they don't.
Greg Hamilton interviews The Social Outcasts (Heath Slater, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel). Heath Slater shows off his recent eye injury, and Curtis Axel is upset that Seth Rollins is picked #1 overall. Bo Dallas says that Rollins is just the appetizer before the main course. Heath Slater plans to talk to Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon and demand they be drafted.
Finn Balor says it's been a long, 16-year road to come to this day, and the last two years at NXT have made this a bittersweet moment after being such a huge part of what NXT has become. At the same time, everyone comes to NXT to be on the main roster, and now he's been picked #5 overall. He plans to prove that he should have been the #1 overall pick.
#11 Pick - #7 Raw - Sami Zayn
#12 Pick - #5 SmackDown - Bray Wyatt
#13 Pick - #8 Raw - Sasha Banks
#14 Pick - #6 SmackDown - Becky Lynch
#15 Pick - #9 Raw - Chris Jericho
Tom Phillips interviews Sasha Banks. Sasha Banks says that she is Charlotte's worst nightmare, and now that she's drafted to Raw, she plans to go after the Women's Championship. She knows her 2-on-1 handicap match against Charlotte and Dana Brooke will be a tough fight, but she will prove she has heart.
Greg Hamilton interviews Becky Lynch. She is excited to be on SmackDown with everything going on, but she's curious as to what will happen with her championship dreams with the title on Raw. As for her match against Natalya on Battleground, she says that Natalya had better hope she's not on her brand afterwards.
Chris Jericho is at the Draft Center table. He's disappointed that he's not a first-round draft pick, and says Mick Foley has never liked him after he ended his career in WWE. He is, however, excited to work with Stephanie McMahon again, saying he would work with ten Stephanie McMahons than one Shane McMahon. He says that Raw is still Jericho and that it will always be Jericho. As for Battleground, he has a lot of questions for Randy Orton when he returns on The Highlight Reel, and says that Brock Lesnar will crush him at SummerSlam.
Tom Phillips interviews The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods). Big E and Kofi show up, however, and say that Xavier Woods is taking a rest after recent events but that he will be ready for Battleground. They consider themselves the biggest acquisition on the Raw roster right now, and they consider it a beautiful thing that they will break the record for the longest reign with the WWE Tag Team Championships.
#16 Pick - #10 Raw - Rusev w/ Lana
#17 Pick - #7 SmackDown - The Miz w/ Maryse
#18 Pick - #11 Raw - Kevin Owens
#19 Pick - #8 SmackDown - Baron Corbin
#20 Pick - #12 Raw - Enzo Amore and Big Cass
Greg Hamilton interviews The Miz and Maryse, and The Miz says that Daniel Bryan could have been more excited about having him and Maryse in the show, as he is the reason that Daniel Bryan was successful in WWE. He says Daniel Bryan needs him to make SmackDown the must-see brand.
Kevin Owens shows up at the Draft Center table. He doesn't like tonight, as he is on the same brand as Sami Zayn and that certain people - including Sami - were picked before him. He says that Raw will become "The Kevin Owens Show," and that's all that matters. Suddenly, Enzo Amore and Big Cass show up, and Kevin Owens says he's going to leave before Enzo or Cass says something that makes his go off. Enzo and Cass says that Raw has just become the best show on cable television with their arrival, and call out Corey Graves on his crap right in his face when he says they're tag team gold when he said earlier on Draft Center Live that they should have been split up.
Greg Hamilton interviews Baron Corbin, who only cares about the number he puts on paper. Shane McMahon showed him the money, and now he's going to beat people up live on Tuesday nights because he can.
Tom Phillips interviews Rusev and Lana, who isn't thrilled with the fact that he's a fourth-round draft pick, saying that he's the real future of the WWE and that Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose are "has-beens." Lana says that everyone should be afraid of Rusev, and that Stephanie McMahon should have picked him #1. At Battleground, Rusev will break Zack Ryder's back and retain the United States title.
#21 Pick - #13 Raw - The Club (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson)
#22 Pick - #9 SmackDown - American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable)
#23 Pick - #14 Raw - Big Show
#24 Pick - #10 SmackDown - Dolph Ziggler
#25 Pick - #15 Raw - Nia Jax
Tom Phillips interviews Sami Zayn, who is disappointed that he is on the same brand as Kevin Owens. He still plans to end their rivalry once and for all at Battleground and make a better career for himself on Raw. With Raw getting that extra third pick, they have an advantage, and even though SmackDown is feeling a lot more competitive with the lack of picks, the deck is stacked in Raw's favor.
#26 Pick - #16 Raw - Neville
#27 Pick - #11 SmackDown - Natalya
#28 Pick - #17 Raw - Cesaro
#29 Pick - #12 SmackDown - Alberto Del Rio
#30 Pick - #18 Raw - Sheamus
Tom Phillips interviews Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. They've main evented all over Japan and all over the world, and they're not sad that AJ Styles is separated from them, as they plan to divide and conquer and take over both ends of the WWE. Now they're focused on getting the WWE Tag Team Championships from The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) after teaming with AJ Styles at Battleground to beat up John Cena.
Dolph Ziggler is at the Draft Center table, and says that he now has his chance to work with Shane McMahon and a chance to make a whole new wave and finally prove that he can be the best. He says that SmackDown needs a guy who's there every single day, and that's him.
Tom Phillips interviews Big Show, who says that this is a new opportunity for a lot of people, including him. He hopes that the NXT draftees know what they're stepping into, as they are stepping into a legacy.
American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable) are excited to be on SmackDown, and that this is the brand they wanted to be on. They hope the main roster is ready, willing and Gable.
Sheamus is at the Draft Center table. He says the last seven months haven't been the greatest, and he's ready to go back to where he was in 2009 and 2010 and become the WWE Champion again. Right now, Raw has a good roster, and he plans to get the best opportunity he can. He's also waited for Finn Balor to get called up to the main roster, as he would have no problem getting in the ring with him. Sheamus then says he's up to the challenge of clawing his way back to the top of the WWE if that is what he has to do.
Nia Jax says her journey in NXT has been difficult buy satisfying, but says that the women of the WWE should be worried, as nobody can match her. She tells Charlotte she's coming for her and the WWE Women's Championship.
Tom Phillips interviews Neville on the post-show. Neville says the past few months have been rough, but have given him a chance to re-strategize and that the WWE Universe will see a rejuvenated Neville. He says that the WWE Draft is a game-changer, as Raw now has NXT's fingerprints all over it.
#31 Pick - #19 Raw - The Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth)
#32 Pick - #13 SmackDown - The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso)
#33 Pick - #20 Raw - Titus O'Neil
#34 Pick - #14 SmackDown - Kane
#35 Pick - #21 Raw - Paige
Greg Hamilton interviews Natalya, who says that SmackDown is the A-team now that she's there. As for Becky Lynch, Natalya calls her a coward for assaulting her and stealing her thunder, and that she should be lucky she's not pressing charges. He tells Becky Lynch to look in the mirror and figure out why she has no friends, saying that Becky plays the victim.
Jojo interviews Cesaro, who feels he should have been drafted in the Top 10. He feels he could have been a better fit for SmackDown, but he tries to see the positive in all of this. He doesn't care about how Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley will co-exist, as he says Raw should be about the Superstars.
The Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth) is at the Draft Center table. Booker T compares The Golden Truth to when he teamed with Goldust. The Golden Truth are happy to be on Raw, and they are fixing to get the opportunity to take the tag team titles. As for where they wanted to be, they didn't care what brand they ended up on as long as they were drafted together. On the topic of the new era, Goldust says it's not about the old guys anymore, but they feel they have something special.
#36 Pick - #22 Raw - Darren Young
#37 Pick - #15 SmackDown - Kalisto
#38 Pick - #23 Raw - Sin Cara
#39 Pick - #16 SmackDown - Naomi
#40 Pick - #24 Raw - Jack Swagger
#41 Pick - #17 SmackDown - The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor)
Greg Hamilton interviews Alberto Del Rio on the post-show. Del Rio started on SmackDown, and he's happy to be on the brand and become champion again.
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) are at the Draft Center table. They say that Roman Reigns is doing all right and ready to come back, though they're disappointed that they and Roman are on separate shows. Nevertheless, they're excited to be on SmackDown and make it a little more "Uso Crazy."
Jojo interviews Titus O'Neil, who's excited to be on Raw. He's ready to get a fresh start and begin a new chapter on the brand, and he wants to continue to battle physical guys like Cesaro and Sheamus as he looks for new opportunities. As Titus leaves, Darren Young shows up and reunites with Titus, then Jojo interviews Darren Young and Bob Backlund. Bob tells Darren Young to "maintain a constant tendency to relapse into barbarianism" in order to be successful on Raw. As for Battleground, he plans to fight and wrestle The Miz on Sunday night.
#42 Pick - #25 Raw - The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley)
#43 Pick - #18 SmackDown - Zack Ryder
#44 Pick - #26 Raw - Summer Rae
#45 Pick - #19 SmackDown - Apollo Crews
#46 Pick - #27 Raw - Mark Henry
#47 Pick - #20 SmackDown - Alexa Bliss
Greg Hamilton interviews Kalisto, who says he's ready to shock the world. He plans to have his revenge against Baron Corbin on SmackDown. During the promo, however, a very nervous Kalisto stumbles on his lines, and says he is ready to do some "good lucha things." He is then overheard yelling "Goddammit! Whoo!" (This promo will go viral in the Internet wrestling community, especially on Botchamania.)
#48 Pick - #28 Raw - Braun Strowman
#49 Pick - #21 SmackDown - Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango)
#50 Pick - #29 Raw - Bo Dallas
#51 Pick - #22 SmackDown - Eva Marie
#52 Pick - #30 Raw - The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico)
#53 Pick - #23 SmackDown - The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch)
SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon and Raw General Manager Daniel Bryan are at the Draft Center table. Shane admits it was tough with Raw getting so many picks and they had to regroup so many times on the fly, but he's happy with the roster. Both Shane and Daniel Bryan are happy to have Dean Ambrose on SmackDown and believe he will keep the WWE Championship after Battleground. They believe that Kane will be the hardest to control, but believe that they will be able to keep the roster in order. They also say that they wanted John Cena for the brand for having the energy and passion for the business.
Jojo interviews Bo Dallas, who also appears with Heath Slater and Curtis Axel. Slater and Axel find out that while Bo Dallas is now on Raw, they are not drafted yet. Bo tells Slater and Axel that all they need to do is Bolieve. Slater is disappointed, and Curtis Axel doesn't want to face the thought of facing Bo Dallas. Bo himself is pretty excited to be on the Raw brand.
#54 Pick - #31 Raw - Alicia Fox
#55 Pick - #24 SmackDown - Erick Rowan
#56 Pick - #32 Raw - Dana Brooke
#57 Pick - #25 SmackDown - Mojo Rawley
#58 Pick - #33 Raw - Curtis Axel
#59 Pick - #26 SmackDown - Carmella
Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon and Raw General Manager Mick Foley are at the Draft Center table. Stephanie says that her Raw-branded dress is Mick Foley's idea, is made from the T-shirts and was made by WWE seamstress Terri Anderson. Mick Foley says that Shane McMahon underestimated her respect for Stephanie when he said that Mick Foley would be a puppet and easy to manipulate under Stephanie. They are disappointed they didn't get Sasha Banks and American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable). Stephanie credits Mick Foley's original run as Raw General Manager as the inspiration for her hiring him as Raw General Manager for the new Brand Extension. Stephanie says that she and Mick Foley could not be any more pleased with the Draft.
The event ends with Heath Slater sitting in a chair, waiting to be drafted when the lights go out on him.
#2 Pick - #1 SmackDown - Dean Ambrose
#3 Pick - #2 Raw - Charlotte
#4 Pick - #2 SmackDown - AJ Styles
#5 Pick - #3 Raw - Finn Balor
Tom Phillips interviews Seth Rollins. Seth is ecstatic to be #1 overall, as he will work with Stephanie McMahon again in addition to Mick Foley. He plans to walk out of tonight's SmackDown as WWE Champion and walk in champion as Battleground with Dean Ambrose's confidence shaken, then walk out champion again and have a celebration on Raw, proving once and for all that he was always "the man" in The Shield.
Charlotte is at the Draft Center table. Charlotte calls being drafted in the first round proof that the women can hang with the men, and says she's looking forward to new competition. As for whether or not she'll walk the aisle on her own, she says she's more than capable of that, but with her father "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair as coach and Dana Brooke as her protege, she's just giving back to WWE right now. Charlotte is honored to be drafted so high, and says that SmackDown will have to catch up now that she and her title are exclusive to Raw.
Greg Hamilton interviews Dean Ambrose. He is excited to work under Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan, and admits he looks better in blue anyway. He plans to take the WWE Championship with him to SmackDown after beating Seth Rollins on SmackDown tonight, and to also walk out as champion at Battleground.
#6 Pick - #4 Raw - Roman Reigns
#7 Pick - #3 SmackDown - John Cena
#8 Pick - #5 Raw - Brock Lesnar
#9 Pick - #4 SmackDown - Randy Orton
#10 Pick - #6 Raw - The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods)
Greg Hamiltion interviews AJ Styles. He says Shane McMahon is "the smartest McMahon" for picking him for SmackDown and picking him 4th overall. He plans to be the next WWE Championship when the Ambrose-Rollins controversy from last night is over. On the subject of Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, he hopes for the two of them to be on SmackDown with him.
John Cena is at the Draft Center table. He likes the fact that AJ Styles is on SmackDown wanting to be champion, as that is another guy he has to prove himself against. He says that everybody will give a chance to showcase themselves with people entering brands and people being brought up to the main roster from NXT. He sees the WWE Draft as a fresh start not only for him, but for everyone else. He plans to lead by example on the blue brand, and says that he has plenty left in the tank. He then says that it wouldn't be a big blow if SmackDown didn't have the WWE Championship, but it would be a longer, tougher road if they don't.
Greg Hamilton interviews The Social Outcasts (Heath Slater, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel). Heath Slater shows off his recent eye injury, and Curtis Axel is upset that Seth Rollins is picked #1 overall. Bo Dallas says that Rollins is just the appetizer before the main course. Heath Slater plans to talk to Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon and demand they be drafted.
Finn Balor says it's been a long, 16-year road to come to this day, and the last two years at NXT have made this a bittersweet moment after being such a huge part of what NXT has become. At the same time, everyone comes to NXT to be on the main roster, and now he's been picked #5 overall. He plans to prove that he should have been the #1 overall pick.
#11 Pick - #7 Raw - Sami Zayn
#12 Pick - #5 SmackDown - Bray Wyatt
#13 Pick - #8 Raw - Sasha Banks
#14 Pick - #6 SmackDown - Becky Lynch
#15 Pick - #9 Raw - Chris Jericho
Tom Phillips interviews Sasha Banks. Sasha Banks says that she is Charlotte's worst nightmare, and now that she's drafted to Raw, she plans to go after the Women's Championship. She knows her 2-on-1 handicap match against Charlotte and Dana Brooke will be a tough fight, but she will prove she has heart.
Greg Hamilton interviews Becky Lynch. She is excited to be on SmackDown with everything going on, but she's curious as to what will happen with her championship dreams with the title on Raw. As for her match against Natalya on Battleground, she says that Natalya had better hope she's not on her brand afterwards.
Chris Jericho is at the Draft Center table. He's disappointed that he's not a first-round draft pick, and says Mick Foley has never liked him after he ended his career in WWE. He is, however, excited to work with Stephanie McMahon again, saying he would work with ten Stephanie McMahons than one Shane McMahon. He says that Raw is still Jericho and that it will always be Jericho. As for Battleground, he has a lot of questions for Randy Orton when he returns on The Highlight Reel, and says that Brock Lesnar will crush him at SummerSlam.
Tom Phillips interviews The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods). Big E and Kofi show up, however, and say that Xavier Woods is taking a rest after recent events but that he will be ready for Battleground. They consider themselves the biggest acquisition on the Raw roster right now, and they consider it a beautiful thing that they will break the record for the longest reign with the WWE Tag Team Championships.
#16 Pick - #10 Raw - Rusev w/ Lana
#17 Pick - #7 SmackDown - The Miz w/ Maryse
#18 Pick - #11 Raw - Kevin Owens
#19 Pick - #8 SmackDown - Baron Corbin
#20 Pick - #12 Raw - Enzo Amore and Big Cass
Greg Hamilton interviews The Miz and Maryse, and The Miz says that Daniel Bryan could have been more excited about having him and Maryse in the show, as he is the reason that Daniel Bryan was successful in WWE. He says Daniel Bryan needs him to make SmackDown the must-see brand.
Kevin Owens shows up at the Draft Center table. He doesn't like tonight, as he is on the same brand as Sami Zayn and that certain people - including Sami - were picked before him. He says that Raw will become "The Kevin Owens Show," and that's all that matters. Suddenly, Enzo Amore and Big Cass show up, and Kevin Owens says he's going to leave before Enzo or Cass says something that makes his go off. Enzo and Cass says that Raw has just become the best show on cable television with their arrival, and call out Corey Graves on his crap right in his face when he says they're tag team gold when he said earlier on Draft Center Live that they should have been split up.
Greg Hamilton interviews Baron Corbin, who only cares about the number he puts on paper. Shane McMahon showed him the money, and now he's going to beat people up live on Tuesday nights because he can.
Tom Phillips interviews Rusev and Lana, who isn't thrilled with the fact that he's a fourth-round draft pick, saying that he's the real future of the WWE and that Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose are "has-beens." Lana says that everyone should be afraid of Rusev, and that Stephanie McMahon should have picked him #1. At Battleground, Rusev will break Zack Ryder's back and retain the United States title.
#21 Pick - #13 Raw - The Club (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson)
#22 Pick - #9 SmackDown - American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable)
#23 Pick - #14 Raw - Big Show
#24 Pick - #10 SmackDown - Dolph Ziggler
#25 Pick - #15 Raw - Nia Jax
Tom Phillips interviews Sami Zayn, who is disappointed that he is on the same brand as Kevin Owens. He still plans to end their rivalry once and for all at Battleground and make a better career for himself on Raw. With Raw getting that extra third pick, they have an advantage, and even though SmackDown is feeling a lot more competitive with the lack of picks, the deck is stacked in Raw's favor.
#26 Pick - #16 Raw - Neville
#27 Pick - #11 SmackDown - Natalya
#28 Pick - #17 Raw - Cesaro
#29 Pick - #12 SmackDown - Alberto Del Rio
#30 Pick - #18 Raw - Sheamus
Tom Phillips interviews Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. They've main evented all over Japan and all over the world, and they're not sad that AJ Styles is separated from them, as they plan to divide and conquer and take over both ends of the WWE. Now they're focused on getting the WWE Tag Team Championships from The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) after teaming with AJ Styles at Battleground to beat up John Cena.
Dolph Ziggler is at the Draft Center table, and says that he now has his chance to work with Shane McMahon and a chance to make a whole new wave and finally prove that he can be the best. He says that SmackDown needs a guy who's there every single day, and that's him.
Tom Phillips interviews Big Show, who says that this is a new opportunity for a lot of people, including him. He hopes that the NXT draftees know what they're stepping into, as they are stepping into a legacy.
American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable) are excited to be on SmackDown, and that this is the brand they wanted to be on. They hope the main roster is ready, willing and Gable.
Sheamus is at the Draft Center table. He says the last seven months haven't been the greatest, and he's ready to go back to where he was in 2009 and 2010 and become the WWE Champion again. Right now, Raw has a good roster, and he plans to get the best opportunity he can. He's also waited for Finn Balor to get called up to the main roster, as he would have no problem getting in the ring with him. Sheamus then says he's up to the challenge of clawing his way back to the top of the WWE if that is what he has to do.
Nia Jax says her journey in NXT has been difficult buy satisfying, but says that the women of the WWE should be worried, as nobody can match her. She tells Charlotte she's coming for her and the WWE Women's Championship.
Tom Phillips interviews Neville on the post-show. Neville says the past few months have been rough, but have given him a chance to re-strategize and that the WWE Universe will see a rejuvenated Neville. He says that the WWE Draft is a game-changer, as Raw now has NXT's fingerprints all over it.
#31 Pick - #19 Raw - The Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth)
#32 Pick - #13 SmackDown - The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso)
#33 Pick - #20 Raw - Titus O'Neil
#34 Pick - #14 SmackDown - Kane
#35 Pick - #21 Raw - Paige
Greg Hamilton interviews Natalya, who says that SmackDown is the A-team now that she's there. As for Becky Lynch, Natalya calls her a coward for assaulting her and stealing her thunder, and that she should be lucky she's not pressing charges. He tells Becky Lynch to look in the mirror and figure out why she has no friends, saying that Becky plays the victim.
Jojo interviews Cesaro, who feels he should have been drafted in the Top 10. He feels he could have been a better fit for SmackDown, but he tries to see the positive in all of this. He doesn't care about how Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley will co-exist, as he says Raw should be about the Superstars.
The Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth) is at the Draft Center table. Booker T compares The Golden Truth to when he teamed with Goldust. The Golden Truth are happy to be on Raw, and they are fixing to get the opportunity to take the tag team titles. As for where they wanted to be, they didn't care what brand they ended up on as long as they were drafted together. On the topic of the new era, Goldust says it's not about the old guys anymore, but they feel they have something special.
#36 Pick - #22 Raw - Darren Young
#37 Pick - #15 SmackDown - Kalisto
#38 Pick - #23 Raw - Sin Cara
#39 Pick - #16 SmackDown - Naomi
#40 Pick - #24 Raw - Jack Swagger
#41 Pick - #17 SmackDown - The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor)
Greg Hamilton interviews Alberto Del Rio on the post-show. Del Rio started on SmackDown, and he's happy to be on the brand and become champion again.
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) are at the Draft Center table. They say that Roman Reigns is doing all right and ready to come back, though they're disappointed that they and Roman are on separate shows. Nevertheless, they're excited to be on SmackDown and make it a little more "Uso Crazy."
Jojo interviews Titus O'Neil, who's excited to be on Raw. He's ready to get a fresh start and begin a new chapter on the brand, and he wants to continue to battle physical guys like Cesaro and Sheamus as he looks for new opportunities. As Titus leaves, Darren Young shows up and reunites with Titus, then Jojo interviews Darren Young and Bob Backlund. Bob tells Darren Young to "maintain a constant tendency to relapse into barbarianism" in order to be successful on Raw. As for Battleground, he plans to fight and wrestle The Miz on Sunday night.
#42 Pick - #25 Raw - The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley)
#43 Pick - #18 SmackDown - Zack Ryder
#44 Pick - #26 Raw - Summer Rae
#45 Pick - #19 SmackDown - Apollo Crews
#46 Pick - #27 Raw - Mark Henry
#47 Pick - #20 SmackDown - Alexa Bliss
Greg Hamilton interviews Kalisto, who says he's ready to shock the world. He plans to have his revenge against Baron Corbin on SmackDown. During the promo, however, a very nervous Kalisto stumbles on his lines, and says he is ready to do some "good lucha things." He is then overheard yelling "Goddammit! Whoo!" (This promo will go viral in the Internet wrestling community, especially on Botchamania.)
#48 Pick - #28 Raw - Braun Strowman
#49 Pick - #21 SmackDown - Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango)
#50 Pick - #29 Raw - Bo Dallas
#51 Pick - #22 SmackDown - Eva Marie
#52 Pick - #30 Raw - The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico)
#53 Pick - #23 SmackDown - The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch)
SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon and Raw General Manager Daniel Bryan are at the Draft Center table. Shane admits it was tough with Raw getting so many picks and they had to regroup so many times on the fly, but he's happy with the roster. Both Shane and Daniel Bryan are happy to have Dean Ambrose on SmackDown and believe he will keep the WWE Championship after Battleground. They believe that Kane will be the hardest to control, but believe that they will be able to keep the roster in order. They also say that they wanted John Cena for the brand for having the energy and passion for the business.
Jojo interviews Bo Dallas, who also appears with Heath Slater and Curtis Axel. Slater and Axel find out that while Bo Dallas is now on Raw, they are not drafted yet. Bo tells Slater and Axel that all they need to do is Bolieve. Slater is disappointed, and Curtis Axel doesn't want to face the thought of facing Bo Dallas. Bo himself is pretty excited to be on the Raw brand.
#54 Pick - #31 Raw - Alicia Fox
#55 Pick - #24 SmackDown - Erick Rowan
#56 Pick - #32 Raw - Dana Brooke
#57 Pick - #25 SmackDown - Mojo Rawley
#58 Pick - #33 Raw - Curtis Axel
#59 Pick - #26 SmackDown - Carmella
Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon and Raw General Manager Mick Foley are at the Draft Center table. Stephanie says that her Raw-branded dress is Mick Foley's idea, is made from the T-shirts and was made by WWE seamstress Terri Anderson. Mick Foley says that Shane McMahon underestimated her respect for Stephanie when he said that Mick Foley would be a puppet and easy to manipulate under Stephanie. They are disappointed they didn't get Sasha Banks and American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable). Stephanie credits Mick Foley's original run as Raw General Manager as the inspiration for her hiring him as Raw General Manager for the new Brand Extension. Stephanie says that she and Mick Foley could not be any more pleased with the Draft.
The event ends with Heath Slater sitting in a chair, waiting to be drafted when the lights go out on him.
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