Recapping American wrestling since 2013. Not only following the current stuff in WWE, Impact and ROH but also going back in time and doing stuff from back then as well.
The Dawgs (Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara) beat Cheeseburger and Delirious in a YouTube-exclusive match.
Jonathan Gresham beats Josh "The Goods" Woods in a YouTube-exclusive match.
Matt Taven beats "The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay.
War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) beats The Addiction ("The Almighty" Christopher Daniels and "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian).
Jay Lethal beats "The Villain" Marty Scurll. During the match, Scurll shoves Lethal into referee Todd Sinclair, then looks underneath the ring and pulls out a steel chair. He then tosses a chair to Lethal and drops to the mat, but Lethal wraps the chair around his neck and lays on the mat, too. This leads to Sinclair chewing out Scurll when he comes to. Later on in the match, Scurll grabs his white umbrella , but Lethal takes it away from him. Scurll then takes a black umbrella out from underneath the ring as Sinclair is focused on Lethal, then hits Lethal with the black umbrella as Sinclair put the white one away. This leads to a near-fall, and when Scurll goes for the chickenwing, Lethal swings the white umbrella at Scurll, then kicks him in the groin and hits the Lethal Injection for the win.
The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) retain the ROH World Tag Team Championships against Best Friends (Trent Baretta and Chuckie T) with a jackknife pin from Sabin on Baretta, after Sabin it hit with a cradle piledriver by Chuckie T.
Punishment Martinez is brought out in a wooden coffin and surrounded by people who seem like his followers in his legion of anarchy as he makes his way to the ring. They go into the ring before him for the completion of his ring entrance. Also, Kenny King has a entrance tailored specifically for tonight that mentions his opponents for tonight's match at the beginning of it. As King makes his way to the ring, two suitors toss flower petals.
"The Last Real Man" Silas Young beats Shane Taylor, Kenny King and Punishment Martinez in a four-way elimination match to win the ROH World Television Championship. During the match, Silas Young hits Kenny King in the head with a beer bottle as The Beer City Bruiser distracts referee Todd Sinclair, which gives him the pinfall on King that guarantees a new Television Champion. Shortly aftert his, The Beer City Bruiser drags Silas Young out of a pinfall from Punishment Martinez, and Martinez takes both men out with a somersault senton over the ring post.
Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer show up through the first story balcony and spit soda in a reference to fellow ECW alumnus The Sandman before the next match.
The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) beat Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer in a violent New York City Street Fight with a Dudley Death Drop to Bully Ray through a table that Bully is about to light on fire.
We see the top five Final Battle moments.
Ian Ricobonni brings out Brandi Rhodes, Deonna Purrazzo, Jenny Rose, "Bonesaw" Jessie Brooks, Kelly Kline, "The Exotic Goddess" Mandy Leon, Stella Gray, Sumie Sakai and Mayuu Imatani. It is announced that in 2018, the first-ever ROH Women's Champion will be crowned in the a tournament for the title. Referee Todd Sinclair brings out the Women's title, which is shown publicly for the first time.
Scorpio Sky guests on commentary for the next match.
Bullet Club (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, "Hangman" Adam Page retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships against Dragon Lee, Titan and Flip Gordon. After the match, Scorpio Sky gets in the ring only to be joined by The Addiction ("The Almighty" Christopher Daniels and "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian). After they toss "Hangman" Adam Page out of the ring, Scorpio Sky lays out Flip Gordon with a cutter.
Dalton Castle returns with The Boys on his way to the ring before the next match, while "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes shows up with his wife Brandi Rhodes. Also, Cody Rhodes' hair is dyed blonde.
Dalton Castle beats "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes to become the ROH World Champion! He is the first person to hold the title in its new design. During the match, referee Todd Sinclair is inadvertently knocked out, but with Sinclair knocked out, Dalton Castle cannot win the match after Cody taps to a submission. Cody hits the Cross Rhodes, but Dalton Castle somehow manages to kick out. Castle is able to hit the Bang-a-Rang, and this time, Sinclair has come to and is able to count the pinfall for the win and the title.
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels guests on commentary on the kick-off panel.
Charly Caruso announces that The Miz will be in the Social Media Lounge tonight.
Team SmackDown's Women's Team says that Raw's Women's team may be riding high after Tuesday. Natalya shows up blowing a whistle, and wants to know who is excited to watch her dominate and decimate. Becky Lynch tells her to cut it out with the antics, but she accuses Becky of being insecure and tells her to have at it. Becky mentions what what Raw has going for them, then the team mentions what they have going for themselves. Becky says Raw does not have half the heart and will to win that they do, and they will prove that and prove they are the show.
Before the next match, Elias sings and plays guitar while bashing Houston, Texas, the state of Texas and Matt Hardy. Matt Hardy's entrance interrupts as soon as Elias says his name.
Elias beats Matt Hardy.
Charly Caruso interviews The Miz in the Social Media Lounge. Miz says the time for talk is done, and he will let his actions speak for him in the ring, where he performs at the highest caliber, and Baron Corbin will see why he been part of the elite for the past 12 years. He says that Baron Corbin's message to him has brought a whole new focus, and he has never been so focused as a WWE Superstar, and he will unleash all that he has on Baron Corbin. When asked how Team Raw would react if he lost tonight, Miz says he has made it his mission to make the Intercontinental Championship the most prestigious title in the world, and losing is not in his vocabulary. When asked if he is feeling any pressure from the rest of the Raw roster to beat Baron Corbin, he says nobody puts pressure on himself like he does, and that he puts more pressure on himself than anyone else can, as this is why he has lasted so long and why he has proven he belongs in the main event. As for whether Team Raw is good enough to beat Team SmackDown, he says that the side he is on is always superior because he is always there to bring it up, and says Team Raw will win because he is on their roster.
Before the next match, Enzo Amore says that Tuesday was Kalisto's birthday, but all he got in appreciation for it was having his face being shoved in it. Today he woke up feeling like it was his birthday, and made a wish that he says will come true. When he gets done with him, he will have cooked Kalisto's chicken, and he will be the only Chick-Fil-A open on a Sunday.
Enzo Amore retains the WWE Cruiserweight Championship against Kalisto after pulling him into an exposed turnbuckle before hitting the JawdonZo.
Before the next match, Kevin Owens says he and Sami Zayn did not come to the WWE to compete with "two clowns" like Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango). Sami calls this match a disgrace and says it is an insult to the very two best on SmackDown that they have been resigned to this. Kevin Owens says they are in the same building where he won his first Intercontinental title, and says he and Sami should be making history. However, they are not because of SmackDown Live General Manager Shane McMahon. They say that if Breezango want to play detectives, they should be getting to the bottom of the conspiracy against them or why Shane is still General Manager of SmackDown Live. Sami says they ran last week because that was not their fight. Breezango show up. Breeze says he got a tip of two "optical offenders" antagonizing the crowd in Houston, Texas, and Fandango says it's them. Sami mocks them. Fandango says he will save the show from two fashion felons, then he and Breeze pull out tickets.
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn beat Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango).
Dasha Fuentes interviews "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles. Styles is not divulging his strategy, and says this match is whether or not he fears Brock Lesnar. Even though he is afraid of what might happen in the ring, it makes him better, as he is not afraid of Brock. Styles says he will have to be better than good, and better than great. He will have to be phenomenal. Jinder Mahal is suddenly seen laughing quietly at Styles before leaving.
Before the next match, Xavier Woods says it will be The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) vs. The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Woods). Tonight, The New Day will show they are the most dominant faction to set foot in WWE. Kofi Kingston mentions Raw General Manager Kurt Angle taking SmackDown Live under siege and taking The New Day, and says it took Raw three weeks to steal their idea and not execute it half as well as SmackDown Live. Kofi Kingston then says The Shield has guts, but dogs will be dogs and The New Day will go Bob Barker on The Hounds of Justice. Big E says it is a dog-eat-dog world, and eventually, The Shield will turn on each other again. Big E then says The Shield talks about brotherhood, but proclaims that there is no better brotherhood than The New Day.
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) beat The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) with a three-man powerbomb off the middle rope on Kofi Kingston. Raw is leading 1-0.
Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon talks with Raw's Women's Team. She says tonight is a great night to be on Team Red, and expects the same results as they did last Tuesday. Stephanie gets the Women's team fired up, then the Raw's Women's team runs towards the ring.
Team Raw (Alicia Fox, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Nia Jax, Asuka) beats Team SmackDown (Becky Lynch, Carmella, Naomi, Tamina, Natalya) in a Traditional 5-On-5 Women's Survivor Series Match with Asuka as the sole survivor following an Asuka Lock to Natalya. Nia Jax is eliminated by count-out after Tamina keeps her out of the ring. Alicia Fox is eliminated after the Slay-o-mission by Naomi, who is then eliminated by Sasha Banks with the Banks Statement. Raw leads 2-0.
Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon and SmackDown Live General Manager Daniel Bryan argue over whoever has the better men's team. When Stephanie McMahon mentions that when SmackDown Live Shane McMahon gets destroyed tonight, that will leave Daniel Bryan with full autonomy over SmackDown Live.
Maryse accompanies The Miz to the ring for the first time since the announcement of her pregnancy. She watches the match from the front row.
Baron Corbin beats The Miz. Raw still leads 2-1. After the match, Renee Young interviews Baron Corbin, who says he just shut The Miz's mouth as well as the fans'.
Clash of Champions is coming to the WWE Network on December 17th!
Bayley helps Steven propose to Valerie, courtesy of Kay Jewelers.
Charly Caruso interviews Paul Heyman, who says that this whole night has been as phenomenal, as will be "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Brock Lesnar. When the bell rings, however, Styles will realize he is in for a fight with a beast and a conqueror. He says Lesnar will rip him apart and make him regret beating Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship.
Before the next match, The Usos say that if Sheamus and Cesaro are "The Bar," that makes them bar tenders and pole vaulters. They then welcome them to the Uso Penitentiary.
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) beat Sheamus and Cesaro, tying it up between both brands at two wins apiece.
Charly Caruso interviews Jason Jordan, who still feels terrible that he will never get the chance to compete with Kurt Angle. He is 100%, however, and if he is needed for anything, he will be there. As for Triple H, he hopes he gets eliminated as Team Raw sails to victory.
Travis Scott is seen in the crowd.
Survivor Series 2018 will be in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on November 18, 2018.
Charlotte beats Alexa Bliss with the Figure Eight. SmackDown Live now leads 3-2.
Josh Reddick of the Houston Astros is in the front row.
Brock Lesnar beats "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, tying it three apieces between both brands.
Team Raw (Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Triple H, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe) beats Team SmackDown (Shane McMahon, John Cena, Randy Orton, "The Artist" Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Roode) with Triple H and Braun Strowman as the survivors. During the match, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn attack Shane McMahon, but Shane fights back with a steel chair and Owens gets hit with an RKO by Randy Orton. Later on in the match, Triple H turns on Kurt Angle so he can finish Shane McMahon off with a Pedigree to win it for Team Raw, who wins Survivor Series 4-3. After the match, Triple H brags about beating Shane McMahon, then Braun grabs Triple H by the throat, backs him into the corner and says "If you ever try and cross me again, I promise you will never play this game again! You hear me?" Triple H goes for a Pedigree when Braun turns his back, but Strowman blocks with his own power and hits him with a running powerslam. When Triple H gets back up, Braun hits him with another one and then walks off to end the show.
Alberto El Patron is seen backstage in footage from earlier today.
Trevor Lee retains the Impact Wrestling X Division Championship against "The Canadian Destroyer" Petey Williams, Dezmond Xavier, Matt Sydal, Garza Jr. and Sonjay Dutt when Williams hits Xavier with the Canadian Destroyer only for Trevor Lee to push him out and pick the bones to retain.
Eli Drake and Chris Adonis are seen arriving in footage from earlier today.
Global Forged winner Hakim Zane is seen in the front row.
Taiji Ishimori beats Tyson Dux. Laurel Van Ness is seen interacting with the fans in the crowd.
We see footage of Johnny Impact entering the arena from earlier today.
Grado meets Abyss backstage, saying they don't have to do this. Abyss says he is not Joseph Park, and that he will the pain, suffering and carnage, and that he is about to be exported. Grado says he's ready for anything, because if he is threatening to take away his visa, he should expect a different Grado who will beat his ass.
Alberto El Patron shows up for the first time in months. Alberto says he should be happy to be back, but there is something and he wants to give the fans a history lesson. He arrived at the beginning of the year, and since then, all he has heard is how amazing he is. After a lot of blood, sweat and tears for the company, the company then screwed and betrayed him. He says the boys in the bike have no cajones, and that they believed all the lies instead of sticking to the facts. Alberto says he did not do anything, but he was still suspended, and he lost everything. He calls Eli Drake a "paper champion," and says he is the real champ. Alberto goes on to say that the company did not care about his family. He even says that after he proved his innocence, the company did not even contact him. He then says that what is really wrong is what he is going to do here tonight. He says the company is full of cowards, losers and backstabbers, then says "What's up, JB?" to Jeremy Borash. He says that he thought he and JB were friends, and implies that even he did not even support him. Alberto approaches the commentary table as he speaks, and wants to know if he ever called him as Josh Mathews gets out of the way. Borash says he did not contact him, and he apologizes. Alberto extends his hand, and Borash shakes it. Alberto then says he is here to make a statement, and he starts that statement with Borash. He then keeps Borash from fleeing, then reconsiders hurting him. He then says that tonight is Bound For Glory, and that tonight is going to be amazing.
Before the next match, Abyss tells Grado not to listen to the fans as they are unable to help him and are not even American. He then says he smells fear, and asks what kind of man wears a fanny pack. He says that Grado isn't dancing now. Abyss tells him to dance. He dances, then kicks Abyss in the crotch.
Abyss beats Grado to expel Grado from America. It is announced during the match that Alberto El Patron is causing a disturbance in the back. During the match, Laurel Van Ness goes after Grado and is about to attack him with Janice when the lights go out. When they come back on, Rosemary is in the ring, and she spits mist into Laurel Van Ness' face. This leads to an awkward reunion between her and Abyss that nearly leads to Abyss choke slamming Rosemary until Rosemary is able to reason with him. Abyss grabs Grado, but when she spits the mist, Grado ducks and it hits Abyss instead. Grado goes for a schoolboy, but this leads to a very close near-fall. Abyss wins it with a Black Hole Slam into the barbed wire board, and as per pre-match stipulations, Grado is gone from America and from Impact Wrestling.
Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Eddie Edwards, "The Cowboy" James Storm and Ethan Carter III. Eddie says that Team Impact will leave with the win, and Storm shares his sentiments. EC3 simply says to Eddie "See you out there."
Team Impact (Ethan Carter III, Eddie Edwards, "The Cowboy" James Storm) beats Team AAA (Pagaon, Texano Jr., El Hijo del Fantasma).
Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Eli Drake and Chris Adonis. Adonis says that "worried" does not describe Eli Drake right now, and that he will walk out champion. Drake says he is behind the wheel of the gravy train tonight, and he is champion and Johnny Impact is not. He tells Johnny Impact that the gravy train is coming for him, and that he's earned a one-way ticket to him stomping Johnny's ass.
It is revealed in the back that a friend of oVe (Jake and Dave Crist) has knocked out a member of the Latin-American Xchange with a pipe and draped them in flags. It is quickly revealed afterwards that the member in question is Homicide.
oVe (Jake and Dave Crist) retain the Impact Wrestling World Tag Team Championships against The Latin-American XChange (Santana and Ortiz) with help from the debuting Sami Callahan, who is the mystery man who attacked Homicide. After the match, oVe take the boots to LAX, then Callahan re-introduces everyone to oVe.
Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Gail Kim. She says tonight is not the night to be nervous and the night to be herself. Ten years ago, she became the inaugural Knockouts Champion. Tonight, she plans to go out the same way.
Anthony Corelli (better known as Santino Marella) is seen in the front row before the next match.
Gail Kim beats Allie and Sienna with an Eat Defeat to Sienna off the top rope to become the Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion for the seventh time.
Dan Lambert says if anybody in American Top Team needs a pep talk, they picked the wrong career path.
Jimmy Jacobs shows up from out of nowhere and joins the commentary table. He says he's here because it's Bound For Glory, and when Jeremy Borash tells Jacobs that he doesn't work here, he tells him "That's what you think."
Moose tells Stephan Bonner that tonight, they will put an end to King Mo, Lashley and American Top Team.
Tokio raps on Moose's theme on the way to the next match.
Lashley and King Mo beat "The American Psycho" Stephan Bonnar and Moose thanks to the interference of American Top Team in the match.
Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Johnny Impact. He says a lot is going through his mind. He has thought about what to do every day leading up to Bound For Glory, and says sending him into the ring boards was a mistake. Johnny says he has sacrificed everything to get here, and he has two heroes: "Macho Man" Randy Savage and his dad. He has thought about what his father would say when he gets home, which will probably be "It's never too late to go to law school." Tonight, when he leaves as champion, sacrifices will pay off.
Eli Drake retains the Impact Wrestling Global Championship against Johnny Impact. During the match, it is announced that Eddie Edwards has asked for a match against El Hijo del Fantasma with the GHC Heavyweight title on the line next week on Impact Wrestling. Later on in the match, Alberto El Patron shows up and drags the referee out of the ring, then runs out of the way when Johnny Impact tries to hit him with a tope suicida only to hit the referee. After this, Alberto El Patron hits Johnny Impact with a steel chair and knocks out Eli Drake with the Global title, then hits Johnny with a steel chair again before putting Eli Drake on top of Johnny for Eli to retain.
It is announced that Raw General Manager Kurt Angle will be replacing Roman Reigns in The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman) vs. The Miz, Sheamus, Cesaro, Braun Strowman and Kane due to medical issues. It will be Kurt Angle's first WWE match in 11 years. In an interview with The Miz, who says it is just like General Managers to steal his spotlight, and says the real news is that his and Maryse's baby will be a daughter. He says Angle cannot steal his spotlight, as they are in a 5-on-3 handicap match. He says that Angle is not to be reckoned with, and wants him to shake his hand tomorrow night on Raw to show there are no hard feelings. When told he is making it personal, he says he has not made it personal until now, and that he will give Kurt Angle another broken neck.
NXT TakeOver: War Games - which brings back WCW's War Games match - and Survivor Series are November 18th and 19th respectively.
It is announced that Mickie James will be in the Social Media Lounge later tonight.
Kayla Braxton interviews Emma. Emma asks how many vignette Asuka gets, and is irritated with all the attention Asuka is getting. Emma reminds everyone this is her first pay-per-view match in the main roster, and while Asuka is outshining everybody, her spotlight is still bright. She plans to beat Asuka tonight, and trend on social media to get the attention she feels she deserves.
Raw General Manager Kurt Angle meets Jason Jordan backstage. He says that when Roman Reigns could not compete tonight, he felt he had to do something big to fill the void. Suddenly, Elias shows up, wanting to perform a musical number in his honor. Angle lets him have it, then Jason Jordan sarcastically thanks him for saving the pay-per-view. Elias counters "At least I'm on the pay-per-view."
Drew Gulak complains about being silenced and having his PowerPoint presentation cut for time. Gulak then talks about his platform for a better 205 Live. He then gets cut off again, this time by the short commercial break in the pre-show.
Charly Caruso interviews Mickie James in the Social Media Lounge. Mickie says it is incredible knowing she is going for her seventh Women's title. As for whether or not age is getting to her, she says no, and says that there are men and women on the roster around her age. She also mentions The Fabulous Moolah's WWE Women's Championship win from 1999. The first thing she will do when she wins the title is take Alexa's name off of it, have a photoshoot and FaceTime her son Donovan first thing in the morning.
It is announced that Bray Wyatt will not be able to perform tonight due to medical issues and that "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles will take his place in the match against Finn Balor. In an interview with the kick-off show panel, AJ Styles says he is looking forward to this match, as is the world, and he plans to show the world what it's all about. He says he is always prepared for any wrestler, including Finn, and he expects anything and everything as he expect Finn to bring out Demon Finn tonight.
Sasha Banks beats Alicia Fox with the Banks Statement after referee Darrick Moore - the same referee Alicia Fox pushed backstage and got fined for - warns Alicia Fox not to put her hands on him again.
Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins are interviewed. Dean says he doesn't know what Kurt Angle's intentions are given he has not been in a WWE ring in years, but he says this is war and that he had better be prepared. Seth says he cannot believe he is tag teaming with Angle, either. Dean says they plan on going in and burning everything in, and Seth says they are smarter than to divulge their strategy on the pre-show, but they are far from unprepared. Seth says that TLC is where they thrive, as they debuted there five years ago and now they are better than ever.
Asuka beats Emma with the Asuka Lock in her main roster debut.
Backstage, The Miz asks Sheamus and Cesaro to concentrate on what the match is now. Sheamus says Mick Foley would never have done this as Raw General Manager, but he can't wait to Brogue Kick Kurt Angle. The Miz then says Kurt Angle stepped into their match for himself, not for the fans. Miz says that if Angle fancies himself a hero, he will meet a monster among men in Braun Strowman. Strowman says he will destroy Angle as long as everyone stays out of the way. Kane shows up and says if anyone is wrapping a chair around Angle, it will be him. Miz says there is enough to go around, and they will eat off the table of tomorrow. Braun says that for Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, there will be no tomorrow. Kane says he will turn TLC into Hell on earth, and he doesn't care what Miz, Cesaro and Sheamus do with the ashes. Miz, Cesaro and Sheamus then do the Shield fist bump while Miz says "Oh, it's true. It's damn true."
Elias plays guitar and sings for the crowd. It is not long before celery is thrown at him. When the lights come on, it is revealed that Jason Jordan is throwing foods and vegetables at Elias on the stage. The screen fades to black before Elias can continue to perform.
Cedric Alexander and Rich Swann beat The Brian Kendrick and "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher.
Charly Caruso interviews Alexa Bliss. Alexa Bliss continues to make fun of Mickie James' age as she calls her first WWE run "the good old days," and says after tonight, her days won't be good; they'll just be old.
Alexa Bliss retains the WWE Raw Women's Championship against Mickie James. After the match, Charly Caruso interviews Mickie, who is proud she gave her all. She says this won't be her last title shot. Mickie James also thanks the fans for their support.
In the locker room, Kurt Angle meets Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. Angle promises he will give 100% tonight. Seth says they are not here to talk strategy, and gives Angle a Roman Reigns-like black vest. Dean says when you're in, you're in. Angle says he's all the way in.
Elias is on the stage to perform again, and he says nothing will stop him from giving the performance that the fans need, as what it needs is what he is. After a lot of booing, Elias starts over. All of a sudden, Jason Jordan shows up and throws vegetables at Elias again. Elias runs away.
Before the next match, Enzo tells everyone he lost his voice and that he celebrated too hard last night. He also says that his voice is all that he is losing.
Enzo Amore beats Kalisto by poking him in the eye prior to the JawdanZo to become a two-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion. Charly Caruso interviews Enzo Amore after the match, and thanks only himself for his title victory. Enzo then says he owes the fans a big "no thank you."
Brad Coleman and Shaun Castle, spokesmen for Paralyzed Veterans of America, are in the crowd.
Finn Balor beats "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles in a very well-received dream cross-brand match. After the match, both men show respect by giving each other the "Too Sweet" hand signal.
Elias performs for a third time. He announces that he will have a match with Jason Jordan, and plays a song for him on his way down to the ring. Not surprisingly, Jason Jordan interrupts Elias in record time with his ring entrance.
Jason Jordan beats Elias with an inside cradle, but the pinfall is too close to call.
Backstage, The Miz tells his team that after this match, they will treat their opponents like garbage and take them to the dump.
The Shield (Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins) and Kurt Angle beat The Miz, Kane, Braun Strowman, Sheamus and Cesaro in a 5-on-3 Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match. The match is Kurt Angle's first match in 11 years and takes place 17 years to the day that Angle beat The Rock for his first WWE Championship. Before the match, Angle does The Shield's entrance with Dean and Seth. During the match, Angle is put through a table with a running powerslam. Angle has to be helped to the back by trainers and referees. Afterwards, Braun Strowman turns on Kane after Kane hits him with a steel chair as their team continue to decimate Dean and Seth. Eventually, a garbage truck is brought in, but Dean and Seth fight out of it after being placed in it. Braun Strowman ends up being placed in it when Kane turns on Braun Strowman by hitting him from behind, choke slamming him through the stage, and yanking the bottom chair in a set of chairs held on a string, causing them all to fall on Strowman. As Miz's team tries to place Dean and Seth in the garbage truck, Strowman gets back up, turns on his entire time and tries to fight Kane only for the rest of the team to turn on him and place him in the garbage truck, which scoops Braun further inside before driving off. Angle eventually shows back up and fights everybody, and after a fight with The Miz, he, Dean and Seth hit Miz with the three man powerbomb for the win.
Here is a video recap of tonight's show!
On Raw Talk, Kurt Angle mentions what it's like to be a member of The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) for one night.
This match happened because it happened on the Raw before TLC...so now it has to happen again.
My prediction: Sasha will probably win this one, too, just like she did at Raw.
Mickie James vs. Alexa Bliss (c)
for the WWE Raw Women's Championship
It used to be fat jokes and "Piggie James" for Mickie the first time around; now it's ageist jokes and gifted Depends boxes this time around. Can Mickie James prove Alexa Bliss wrong, or does Alexa have the physical and the psychological victory?
My prediction: Alexa Bliss will probably retain.
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins) vs. Braun Strowman, The Miz, Cesaro, Sheamus and Kane
in a 5-on-3 handicap Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match
The Shield is back! Ambrose says The Shield will take on multiple men at once if they have to...and The Miz decides "open mouth, insert money" is the best counter to this. He's taken Roman's archenemy of the moment - Braun Strowman - as well as Seth and Dean's current adversaries in Sheamus and Cesaro and made him part of his team. Even better, The Miz wanted to add a fifth man less than a week before TLC, and this led to a steel cage match between Roman and Strowman, where if Strowman won, Miz got his fifth man. That fifth man emerged in the form of Kane, who has not been seen in WWE in months, and he helped Strowman walk away with the victory and Miz with the two-man advantage. How is The Shield going to get through this one?
My prediction: The Shield is going all the way. Somehow.
Asuka vs. Emma
Asuka's gonna kill you. On the main roster.
My prediction: Asuka City, clap clap clapclapclap.
Enzo Amore vs. Kalisto (c)
for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Because Enzo Amore just has to use his rematch clause against the one man who wasn't in the Cruiserweight Division when Enzo's clauses effect and was able to take his title, we have this match again.
My prediction: Enzo will probably take the title back, and it won't be pretty...or as legal as a headlock, either.
Cedric Alexander and Rich Swann vs. The Brian Kendrick and "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher
Not to be outdone by Enzo and Kalisto, 205 Live brings another hot feud from its programming to TLC. Interestingly, this one has seen Gallagher turn heel as of late.
My prediction: Kendrick and Gallagher are winning this one.
Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt
Yep, this match again. And Sister Abigail is involved in some way this time.
My prediction: Finn Balor is winning again, this time as The Demon.
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes shows up to start the show. Cody points at a man in a ski mask jumping around with a sign in his hands. He then talks about how earlier today, people thanked him. This starts a "Thank you, Cody" chant in the crowd. He says that today is the final stop on the Global Wars tour, and that tour happens to be the most lucrative and financially successful tour in the history of Ring of Honor. After wiping a dollar bill on himself to cool himself off, he says he wanted to thank everybody in the crowd, but says a tweet got under his skin, saying that the most important part of the tweet is "#WalkOverTalk." He thought that the person's tactical vest covered up this person's pot belly as well as failed drug test (an obvious dig at Roman Reigns), but it covered something much worse: envy. He says that ROH isn't an indy federation, it is a club, and everybody in the crowd is Bullet Club. This starts a "Too sweet, whoop whoop" chant. Cody then expresses his gratitude to the crowd, and has the same thing to say to the crowd that he has for Roman Reigns: kiss the ring. He then asks who wants to kiss the ring, and then picks Carey Silkin, who is sitting at the timekeeper's table. The man in the ski mask is seen behind Corey Silkin, who refuses to kiss the ring. Cody then says he will pick the best fan to not only kiss in the ring, but also stand in the ring with him. The man in the ski mask is helped over the guardrail, then the masked man gets in the ring. Cody Rhodes then decides to take a video of himself with the man for Being The Elite. The man unmasks and is none other than Dalton Castle, who has not been seen in a little while. He beats up Cody Rhodes, who is forced to run to the ring. Dalton Castle raises the ROH World Championship in the air.
"The Last Real Man" Silas Young and The Beer City Bruiser beat Best Friends (Trent Baretta and Chuckie T) after The Beer City Bruiser hits Chuckie T in the back with his beer keg behind referee Todd Sinclair's back.
"The Villain" Marty Scurll beats Hiromu Takahashi with the Chickenwing. During the match, Scurll holds Daryl hostage, then tries to use the ropes for leverage during a pinfall only to get caught. As Scurll confronts the referee, Takahashi tosses Scurll's umbrella to Scurll, then tries to use the ropes for leverage during a pinfall only to get caught. Both men confront the referee before chopping each other in the chest.
The Addiction ("The Almighty" Christopher Daniels and "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian) beat KUSHIDA and Cheeseburger. After the match, The Addiction set up a table in the middle of the ring, but before Kazarian can put Cheeseburger through it, Bully Ray shows up and puts Kazarian through it with a choke slam. He then helps Cheeseburger up, then asks for the microphone. He says he did not plan to come out and do what he just did, but you do not just pull out a table in Chicago, Illinois. Bully then talks about how, in the exact same venue in 1999, he and D-Von Dudley lit a table on fire and put Balls Mahoney through it. He then says "it's about that time for [him]," and says it is time. For the first time, he has had to worry about himself and his own health. This leads to the crowd giving Bully Ray a standing ovation, followed by "Thank you, Bubba!" Bully says it does not get any better than that, and thanks the fans, saying that Chicago, Illinois is one of the top places that he loves to wrestle at. He then kicks a piece of the broken table off, then asks a young boy named Chase to come to the ring. Tonight, Chase represents every fan that Bully Ray has ever been in front of, and says he finds it hard to thank every single person and has Chase represent everybody in the world tonight. He says "thank you," then Bully and Chase hug. He then says the table in the ring is probably the last table he will ever break, and asks him to hold the piece of the table in his hands up to show everybody in the world what he has tonight. Chase heads back into the crowd, then Bully Ray apologizes for taking the time of everyone in the back, then says that ROH was a place that he wanted to be and that he and ROH were a perfect fit. If this is his last day, then he wants to thank God that he stepped foot in an ROH ring. With this, Bully Ray - the former Buh Buh Ray Dudley - retires from professional wrestling.
Bullet Club ("Hangman" Adam Page, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes) beat Search and Destroy (Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley, Jay White, Jonathan Gresham).
The Dawgs (Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara) beat One Mean Team ("Number One" Brian Jackson and "Meanest in the Game" Justin Pusser). After the match, Jay Briscoe shows up, scares The Daws from ringside, then beats up One Mean Team and scares off their valet Miss Jasmine. He then takes the microphone, then tells referee Todd Sinclair to "turn them bitches around" to tell them to wipe their feet before entering his house. He then says he is in the ring to address one person: his brother Mark Briscoe. He tried to tell him that they had to get back to being the baddest tag team on the planet, and says worrying about everything else got him sitting at home with a busted elbow. He tells Mark Briscoe to ice that elbow up and heal up quickly, because it is time for The Briscoes to "take this shit over."
Shane Taylor shows up. He says he gets paid to take people out and put people down, and the bigger the fight, the bigger the check. Right now, the biggest pay-out in the game is when you get in the ring with Suzuki-gun. When Mark Briscoe got hurt, an opportunity presented itself, and he is not letting this slip away before he can cash in. Whether Jay Lethal and Kenny King like it or not, he is officially their tag team partner for this match.
Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Davey Boy Smith Jr.) beat Shane Taylor, Jay Lethal and Kenny King. After the match, Suzuki sends referee Paul Turner out of the ring before reminding everybody who Suzuki-gunis.
Colt Cabana beats Toru Yano in a very comedic match that sees three turnbuckles get ripped off and Colt Cabana get his wrists taped together before winning with the Superman pin. At the beginning of the match, Cabana and Yano trade DVD's, then throw their opponent's DVD out of the ring, leading to near-falls on schoolboy pins. Yano ends up selling his DVD, while Colt gives his away.
"The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay beats Flip Gordon. Both men show respect after the match.
"The Cleaner" Kenny Omega retains the IWGP United States Championship against YOSHI-HASHI. During the match, referee Todd Sinclair is knocked out of the ring inadvertently when he unintentionally backs YOSHI-HASHI into Sinclair. After this, The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) and "The Villain" Marty Scurll show up. They try to interfere, but he calls them off so he can day Ten Boots. "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and "Hangman" Adam Page show up for Ten Boots, but YOSHI-HASHI counter the attempt into a Backstabber. He then calls out CHAOS, who show up with Best Friends (Trent Baretta and Chuckie T) and Flib Gordon (who is dragged in by Will Ospreay) to ready a Ten Boots of their own. Omega ends up hitting YOSHI-HASHI with Ten Boots on both Bullet Club and CHAOS before hitting the Dr. Wily Bomb for a near-fall. When Omega hits One Winged Angel on YOSHI-HASHI, Sinclair is pulled out of the ring by Toru Yano, and and this leads to a sequences of signature moves from both CHAOS and Bullet Club and Nick Jackson putting Flip Gordon through a table with a 450 splash. YOSHI-HASHI goes for a Swanton Bomb, but Omega gets the knees up, hits a Shining Wizard with an exposed knee and hits One Winged Angel again to retain. After the match, Cody asks the fans if they had a good time tonight, and asks them to raise their hand if they are a life-long wrestling fans. He gets a lot of hands, and asks if they remember when wrestling became cool again in the mid-1990s, and says to remember now as wrestling has never been cooler. Bullet Club thanks New Japan Pro Wrestling, then thanks the man who might as well be called "Atlas" for carrying New Japan on his back: Kenny Omega. Omega thanks the fans for the reception and merchandise sales, and thanks the fans for beig such a joy tonight. He also announces that he is not a full-time member of the ROH roster, as he represents New JJapan Pro Wrestling by contract only. What he really represents is Bullet Club, and The Elite. He says The Elite is not what they see in the ring, but it is the fans (and haters). Omega is about to leave, but Bullet Club decides it's time to take a Bullet Club selfie only to find out that nobody in Bullet Club has a phone. Suddenly, they notice somebody familiar in the crowd: Jimmy Jacobs, who has recently been fired from WWE and has not been seen in ROH in two years. Jimmy Jacobs leads the Bullet Club selfie, then the Bullet Club apologizes for getting Jimmy Jacobs fired. Omega then leads a "Fuck The Revival" chant.
Before the next match, "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian says tonight is the best night of the fans' lives as The Addiction ("The Almighty" Christopher Daniels, Kazarian) are here and they are here for their viewing pleasure. With that said, he tells the fans to stop with the false cheers, as they do not respect The Addiction. He sees numerous Young Bucks and Bullet Club T-shirts in the crowd, and tells anyone wearing a Bullet Club shirt to show up in the parking lot after the match so they can kick their asses. He then says that none of them will show up and tells the fans to eat a dick. Daniels says the success of Ring of Honor is a direct results of what The Addiction has done for professional wrestling, but instead of true respect, teams like The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) are hiding and defending their titles against teams like The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, TK O'Ryan) and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson). If the Machine Guns won't defend against them, then they will take the other half of Search and Destroy and kick their asses, and when they are done with them, the fans will have permission to worship them.
The Addiction ("The Almighty" Christopher Daniels, "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian) beat Search and Destroy (Johnathan Gresham and Jay White).
Before the next match, Kenny King asks if there are any Ohio State Buckeyes fans in the building. He says every Buckeye he has seen has been tough, strong and resilient: three words that describe his tag team partner for tonight: Mark Briscoe. They were supposed to take "Hangman" Adam Page and "The Villain" Marty Scurll tonight (whom he calls "The Bullet Club B-Team"), but pro wrestling is a dangerous game and he dislocated his shoulder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and will not be able to wrestle. Nevertheless, he is a fighting champion, and if he has to fight in a 2-on-1 handicap match, so be it. When he is done with Page and Scurll, Page will be waking up teaching high school kids and Scurll will be "Party Marty" all over again. Page and Scurll show up, and Scurll says he and Page from being a B-Team, and says King couldn't even get a date on a reality show. He says King cannot face them one-on-one, much less two-on-one, and says King does not have a tag team partner because nobody wants to team with him and that nobody likes him. Scurll then says he is a fair man, and offers the fans a chance to team with Kenny King, and that they don't even care if it's a commentator. Colt Cabana takes off his headset and takes that as a challenge, and much to the aggravation of Page and Scurll, who tell Colt to do his job, King starts a "Boom Boom" chant, leading to Colt replacing Mark Briscoe in the match.
Jay Lethal beats Hiromu Takahashi. Before the match begins, it is made official that Colt Cabana will be tagging with Kenny King against Bullet Club ("Hangman" Adam Page and "The Villain" Marty Scurll).
The Big Dawgs (Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara) guests on commentary for the next match.
The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) retain the ROH WOrld Tag Team Championships against "The Last Real Man" Silas Young and The Beer City Bruiser.
"The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay and CHAOS (YOSHI-HASHI and Toru Yano) beat Minoru Suzuki and The Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer). BJ Whitmer guests on commentary during the match, and stays through the show.
Sumie Sakai beats Holidead in the latter's ROH debut.
Shane Taylor beats Josh "The Goods" Woods.
Colt Cabana and Kenny King beat Bullet Club ("Hangman" Adam Page and "The Villain" Marty Scurll).
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes retains the ROH World Championship against KUSHIDA. At the beginning of the match, Cody chews the crowd out for not being loud enough, saying that Boston, Massachusetts and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania are "miles ahead of this dump." This actually causes the crowd to get louder.
Bullet Club (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega) retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships against Best Friends (Trent Baretta and Chuckie T) and Flip Gordon. During the match, "Handman" Adam Page, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and "The Villain" Marty Scurll yank referee Paul Gordon out of the the ring. The Best Friends take advantage of Paul Gordon being knocked out by pulling a table out of the ring and trying to choke slam Nick Jackson through it, but Matt saves Nick and both of the Jackson brothers and Kenny Omega superkick Best Friends off the stage and into the table. This then leads to a superkick duel between Flip Gordon and Bullet Club that leads to a Meltzer Driver with the jump spiking Gordon into the mats occurring from the stage. After a combination One Winged Angel and Meltzer Driver, Bullet Club retains the six-man titles.
Hiromu Takahashi beats Mark Briscoe by referee stoppage when Mark Briscoe injures his elbow rolling out of the corner very early in the match.
Before the next match, The Addiction ("The Almighty" Christopher Daniels and "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian) show up not dressed to wrestle. Kazarian wishes everyone a happy Friday the 13th, and says there are "some very scary looking ladies in the building." They also announced that they are not dressed to wrestle as they are not going to wrestle. Kazarian then recalls the crowd cheering him when he pretended to join Bullet Club, and says the fans are only here to drink, throw streamers and get themselves over. As a result, they are not wrestling tonight because the fans do not deserve to see them wrestle tonight. As they leave, Daniels says they are not dressed to wrestle, but that they do not need to be to beat Best Friends (Trent Barretta and Chuckie T). After asking the crowd if they want to see that, he tells them to "eat a dizz" as they are not wrestling tonight and the fans can all go to Hell. Shortly after The Addiction leaves, The Dawgs (Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara) show up, and talk about how every time the Cleveland Browns come to town, they kick the Pittsburgh Steelers' asses and how the fans will have something in common with the Steelers as none of them want anything from The Dawgs. Titus then says this is why they will beat Best Friends tonight, and that nobody wants anything from them.
Best Friends (Trent Barretta and Chuckie T) beat The Dawgs (Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara). During the match, Will Ferrara pulls out a chain, but Cheeseburger runs in, takes it away from Ferrara and proceeds to jump on the apron and distract Rhett Titus. This allows Best Friends to hit the Dudebuster for the win. After the match, Best Friends almost leave the ring irritated with Cheeseburger, but they end up hugging in the end.
Jay Lethal beats Jay White.
The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) retain the ROH World Tag Team Championships against The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) and The Kingdom (Vinny Marseglia and TK O'Ryan). After the match, The Motor City mahine Guns are attacked by The Addiction ("The Almighty" Christopher Daniels and "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian) until Best Friends (Trent Barretta and Chuckie T) run into make the save. Kazarian is clotheslined out of the ring, while Daniels is at the mercy of both teams in the ring and falls victim to a double choke slam from Best Friends. Afterwards, Best Friends hands the ROH World Tag Team Championships back to The Motor City Machine Guns.
Bully Ray shows up. He talks about how he concussed at Death Before Dishonor, and says he does not know what his future is and that he does not know if he will ever wrestle again. Last week, he got a call from the Ring of Honor executives telling him not to show up and take care of himself, and he considered it for a little while until he found out what towns the Global Wars tour would be in and realized that there was no way he was not going to show up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The fans chant "E-C-DUB," and he finds it interesting that the fans would chant that, as the Golden Dome is nearby and that passionate wrestling cities like Pittsburgh will always mean something to him. In 1996, he wrestled for the very first time in Pittsburgh, and remember when Troy Palomalo jumped over the guardrail and Speared him. He feels that it was necessary to show up and make eye contact with the fans, and says that you will not meet a lot of wrestlers who appreciates the fans like he does. He says that Pittsburgh has always been a great town for him regardless of where he was working at the time, and that this is his first time in Pittsburgh with ROH and it tops all the other times he has been here. He hopes that he gets to see the fans again one day, but he does not think it will happen. In case this is the last time, he thanks the fans and says "it's been a hell of a run."
"The Exotic Goddess" Mandy Leon, Deonna Purrazzo and Jenny Rose beat Sumie Sakai, Faye Jackson and Britt Baker after Faye Jackson taps to a Fujiwara arm bar from Purrazzo.
Kenny King retains the ROH World Television Championship against Matt Taven, KUSHIDA, "Hangman" Adam Page, Josh "The Goods" Woods and Punishment Martinez.
War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) beat Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer).
Minoru Suzuki beats "The Last Real Man" Silas Young with a steel chair and the help of Davey Boy Smith Jr. after Suzuki pushes Silas into referee Todd Sinclair. The Beer City Bruiser fights Davey Boy Smith Jr., but he misses a somersault senton from the apron.
Before the next match, "The Villain" Marty Scurll says that since they are in "Bullet Club country," they might as well make it a little more interesting and make it a title match. The match is officially made a math for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships under "Bullet Club Rules."
Bullet Club ("The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega, "The Villain" Marty Scurll) retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships against CHAOS (Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, "The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay) after Toru Yano submits to Marty Scurll's Chickenwing.
Deonna Purrazzo beats Sumie Sakai with a Fujiwara Arm Bar in a Women of Honor Wednesday match. (Sumie Sakai replaces Stella Grey in this match at the last minute.) Deonna Purrazzo snatches her hand back when Sumie Sakai goes for the post-match handshake.
The Dawgs (Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara) beat Coast to Coast (Shaheem Ali and LSG) after Rhett Titus throws his shirt into LSG's face.
KUSHIDA beats "Hangman" Adam Page with a superplex into a Hoverboard Lock.
Jay Lethal beats "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian.
"The Last Real Man" Silas Young guests on commentary for the next match.
Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Lance Archer) beat War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) and Mark Briscoe. After the match, "The Last Real Man" Silas Young leaves commentary and stares down Minoru Suzuki from a distance.
Hiromu Takahashi beats "The Almighty" Christopher Daniels with the D-Choke with Daryl - who has been used against Takahashi during the match - in Takahashi's hands.
Bullet Club ("The Villain" Marty Scurll and "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes) beat Toru Yano and YOSHI-HASHI after referee Paul Turner keeps Toru Yano from using a turnbuckle pad as a weapon, allowing Cody to hit a low blow followed by a Cross Rhodes for the win.
Punishment Martinez beats "The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay.
Before the next match, The Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega) announces that the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships are on the line under the "Elite Rule," which is an updated version of the Freebird Rule (though how it is updated is not readily explained).
Bullet Club (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega) beat The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, TK O'Ryan). During the match, Vinny Marseglia hits referee Todd Sinclair with a swanton bomb, then The Kindom bringing a baseball bat as well as an axe. "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, "Hangman" Adam Page and "The Villain" Marty Scurll show up and distract The Kingdom and allow The Lite (Matt, Nick, Omega) the win.
"The Perfect Ten" Tye Dillinger is talking to Commissioner Daniel Bryan, and convinces D-Bry to put him in the United States Championship match. After a brief discussion about the "Yes" and "Ten" hand motions, both men do a "Ten! Yes!" chant.
Dasha Fuentes interviews Charlotte Flair. Charlotte is aware of her title reigns, but wants to concentrate on tonight. She feels she will have to try twice as hard tonight since Natalya knows her very well in the ring. As for whether or not she has a strategy in case of a Carmella cash-in, she says she will deal with it when it happens, as she is focused on Natalya right now and she is good at working on the fly. For her last words, Charlotte says the Flairs are better than the Harts.
Dasha Fuentes interviews Baron Corbin, who is irritated that the United States title is now a Triple Threat Match. He now has a 33% chance of winning, and says this is happening because Styles, Daniel Bryan and Dillinger are friends. Corbin says it will not be funny when he wins the United States title.
Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin beat The Hype Bros (Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley).
The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) speak before the next match. Kofi says there will be a jailbreak tonight. Xavier Woods says that two teams will enter, but only one will leave. The Usos may have the tag team titles on lock, but The New Day have the keys. Big E says this may be the Uso Pentientiary, but tonight is a New Day Apocalypse of biblical proportions.
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) beat The New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) in a brutal tag team Hell In A Cell Match to win the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships for a third time.
Kayla Braxton interviews AJ Styles. He wanted to prove something to Baron Corbin, but now Dillinger is involved. The odds may be against him, but to quote the late Tom Petty, you can stand him up at the gates of Hell and he won't back down. He plans to prove why he is United States champion tonight.
Randy Orton beats Rusev. During the match, Randy Orton telegraphs the RKO and Rusev almost counters that into the Accolade, but Orton slips out and hits the RKO for the win.
We see a commercial for Kentucky Fried Chicken and WWE 2K18 with Kurt Angle playing both himself and Colonel Sanders.
Baron Corbin beats "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles and "The Perfect Ten" Tye Dillinger after Styles hits Dillinger with the Phenomenal Forearm only for Corbin to rush into the ring, boot Styles out of the ring, and pin Dillinger to win the title.
Charlotte beats Natalya by disqualification after Natalya hits her in her hurt leg with a steel chair. Natalya retains the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship.
It's time for The Fashion Files. Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) has closed another case. They look back on the case, then The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) show up in disguise. They deliver a tube, and Breeze notices the similarity between "2B" and "tube." The tube is an Ascension poster with a message reading that they want "2B" their friends. The Ascension take off their disguises and says they could have just said no, and Konnor says Breezango should be ashamed of themselves and leave. A knock is heard. Breeze opens the door, and on the floor lies a suitcase. Inside is a gold glow. This is not just a briefcase, this is a new case. That case starts this Tuesday on SmackDown Live.
Despite The Singh Brothers (Sunil and Samir Singh) getting ejected for interfering, Jinder Mahal retains the WWE Championship against "The Artist" Shinsuke Nakamura.
Dasha Fuentes interviews Kevin Owens. He takes the microphone and talks about the Hell In A Cell Match. He says he is WWE's most unforgiving man, and says that Shane McMahon tried to ruin his career and hurt his family to inflate his ego and costing him the United States Championship. He says that he does not work for Shane McMahon tonight, and he does not care if he has to use the cell to tear Shane's flesh. He wants to hurt Shane tonight, and plans to send Shane straight to Hell, right where he belongs.
Before the next match, we hear a record scratch during Dolph Ziggler's entrance. Ziggler refuses to come out to an entrance.
Bobby Roode beats Dolph Ziggler after a series of roll-up reversals. After the match, Ziggler hits Roode with a Zig Zag.
Kevin Owens beats Shane McMahon in a falls count anywhere Hell In A Cell Match. During the match, Owens and Shane fight on the side of the cell after fighting for several minutes on the roof, and kicks Shane off the side and into a commentary table. Shane then clears another commentary table and goes up to the top of the cell after headbutting Owens onto the table. As he leaps down from the top of the cell, someone helps Owens off the table, causing Shane to miss and go through the table. That person is Sami Zayn. As both Owens and Shane are tended to by EMTs, Sami places Owens on top of Shane and makes referee Mike Chioda make the count. After the match, Owens is helped to the back while Shane is placed on a stretcher.
On Talking Smack, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles talks about his United States title loss.
Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin vs. The Hype Bros (Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley)
Another last-minute match made for the kick-off! Yay!
My prediction: Gable and Benjamin will win this one.
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Jinder Mahal (c)
for the WWE Championship
Well, at least the match will probably be better than the promos where Jinder made fun of Shinsuke. As a matter of fact, it probably won't be a joke compared to those promos.
My prediction: Jinder will probably retain.
Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens
in a Hell In A Cell Match
Everything has hit the fan when it comes to Kevin Owens' irritation with SmackDown Live Commissioner Shane McMahon as of late now that Owens has talked smacked about Shane's family and gotten beaten up for it. After Vince McMahon fired - and then unfired - Shane for him not beating Owens to a bloody pulp, he put Owens in a Hell In A Cell Match against Shane only to get headbutted.
My prediction: Shane will probably win this one.
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) vs. The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) (c)
in a Hell In A Cell Match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships
Talk about taking Uso Penitentiary to a figurative and literal level! These two teams are still going at it for the blue brand's tag team titles, and now the stakes have been raised high enough to make this a Hell In A Cell Match.
My prediction: The New Day will retain.
Charlotte vs. Natalya (c)
for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
Well, it was only a matter of time before these two faced each other for a title again. This time, the blue brand women's belt is on the line. The bar just might get raised here...
My prediction: Natalya will probably retain.
Baron Corbin vs. "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles (c)
for the WWE United States Championship
Corbin may have come up short in his Money In The Bank Briefcase cash-in, but he has hit it big in causing chaos wherever he goes. Now he has a shot at the WWE United States Championship...
My prediction: Corbin will take the title.
Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler
After making fun of other Superstars and their entrances, saying they can't come close to what he does in the ring, Ziggler may have met his match - at least in the in-ring ability department - in recent main roster call-up Bobby Roode, who now wants Ziggler to put his money where his mouth is.
My prediction: Roode will probably win this one.
Randy Orton vs. Rusev
Orton and Rusev finally have their match after beating each other in 10 seconds as well as a couple of RKOs out of nowhere. This one probably won't take ten seconds.
We see footage from earlier today of Johnny Impact entering the arena, as well as Eli Drake backstage.
Trevor Lee retains the GFW X Division Championship against Petey Williams. During the match, Caleb Konley drags the referee out of the ring as Williams has the match won and demands that Williams be disqualified. Konley gets ejected, and Trevor Lee uses the championship as a weapon but does not win off of that. Trevor Lee ends up winning it after hitting the double foot stomp.
The Latin-American Xchange are in the clubhouse. They make fun of oVe (Jake and Dave Crist), and Konnan tells them take care of oVe, LAX-style.
Sienna, Taryn Terrell and Taya Valkyrie beat Gail Kim, Allie and Rosemary after Sienna uses the ropes for leverage after shoving Allie into the corner as she attempts to hit Taryn with Sliced Bread #2.
Eli Drake - who cannot find his couch - says GFW is doing whatever they can to take the Global title off him. Last week, he took Johnny Mundo on the Gravy Train, and tonight he will do it again. He then says that tomorrow's headlines will dictate that Slamtown is burning.
Ethan Carter III and "The Cowboy" James Storm briefly stare down backstage.
Joseph Park and Grado have dinner. Grado gets his first royalty check, and Joseph Park leaves as quickly as he arrives. Grado is not happy with how much he has gotten, however.
Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Johnny Impact. He is sitting on Eli Drake's couch, and tell Eli Drake that after living in his head rent-free, he is taking him to Slamtown tonight, and that the lightning has already struck.
"The Cowboy" James Storm shows up. He says a bunch of guys from AAA want to disrespect him. He has news for them: they're not going to leapfrog over him, and that this is GFW and he is the best they have. He asks the crowd to stand up, and leads a "GFW" chant. He says this is respect for the guys in the ring and the back, and that the guys from AAA don't have any. He dares the AAA guys to step in the ring to take him on, and that he will be the one kicking ass and drinking beer. Texano Jr. then shows up, and Storm says there are two kinds of Mexicans: "Mexicans" and "Mexican'ts." He then says Texano is neither and that he's just a stupid idiot. Storm dares him to get in the ring so he can kick his "Taco Bell ass" all the way back to Mexico. Texano gets in the ring. Storm fights Texano, then El Hijo del Fantasma runs in and takes the boots to Storm and the numbers game quickly takes over. Texano Jr. then whips James Storm in the back with the bullwhip before hitting him with a superkick. El Hijo del Fantasma tells Storm he told him that Texano Jr. is a cowboy, too. He says AAA respects GFW, but AAA is the best company in the world. He then tries to lead a "AAA" chant, which fails. El Hijo del Fantasma decides to drill that into his head with a beer bottle, which he hands to Texano Jr. Suddenly, Ethan Carter III runs into the ring and takes down both Texano and Fantasma as he cleans house. EC3 and Storm stand by side. Storm extends his hand, but EC3 refuses to shake at hand at first. He then suddenly goes back into the ring and shakes Storm's hand.
James Storm and Ethan Carter III enter Jim Cornette's match, wanting a match against Texano Jr. and El Hijo Del Fantasma. Cornette gives them the match for next week. After asking about how good the relationship between GFW and AAA is, Storm says they won't like the condition he will send Texano Jr. and El Hijo del Fantasma back to them.
We see Episode 3 of "Global Forged."
oVe (Dave and Jake Crist) beat The Latin-American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz) to become the GFW Tag Team Champions!
We hear from America's Top Team regarding Lashley. Lashley tells America's Top Team that he is coming home to MMA. Bill Lambert then talks about the dominance and prominence of America's Top Team, and puts Lashley on a pedestal.
As oVe is congratulated by Scott D'Amore, Johnny Impact shows up to liven the mood on the way to the ring.
Eli Drake retains the GFW Global Championship against Johnny Impact in a match that sees Chris Adonis get ejected from ringside (and return later on), sees the Global title get used as a weapon and see two referees get hurt. After the match, Chris Adonis puts Johnny Impact in an Adonis Lock while Eli Drake tells Johnny he will never take the Global title. Adonis and Drake then take the boots to Johnny. Eli is about to hit Johnny with the title when Garza Jr. shows up and attacks him and Adonis. Suddenly, The Latin-American Xchange gang up on Gara Jr., and Konnan shoves a fan at the front row. A member of security then confronts LAX, and also gets shoved. A third referee who shows up gets put in the Adonis Lock. Finally, Jim Cornette and Scott D'Amore show up and confronts Eli Drake and Chris Adonis.
Braun Strowman says there is no more running and hiding. Tonight, he will destroy Brock Lesnar, who may have gotten up before, but not tonight. He says The Beast will fall before The Monster Among Men.
As Raw General Manager Kurt Angle talks about John Cena, The Miz shows up and says he always appears in WrestleMania-worthy moments, and says he should be wishing his son Jason Jordan luck instead of, as he will finally be there for him when he loses to him. He tells him to hand Jason Jordan a handkerchief and blow his nose for him, because he will lose. Jerry "The King" Lawler warns him not to continue with this, because he went through this with Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, and that it came back to haunt him when it gave Bret the extra incentive to kick his butt. The Miz goes on to say that the WWE Intercontinental Championship is nothing without him, as he made the title, and says he will retain it against Angle's "loser son."
Mike Rome interviews Neville, who says that his match with Enzo Amore will be a quick affair as Enzo is no fighter, and more of an entertainer than an athlete. He says that WWE deals primarily in athletics. He says Enzo may have found it hilarious to kick him in the crotch, but he will find the look on everyone's face when they find out Enzo is horrifically disfigured with a broken noise and a fractured jaw funnier.
Alexa Bliss is in the Social Media Lounge. She says Asuka will be a big help to the Raw Women's Division, but she hasn't faced a goddess. Alexa Bliss is in the Social Media Lounge. She says Asuka will be a big help to the Raw Women's Division, but she hasn't faced a goddess. After telling a fan she will not marry him, Alexa Bliss says she will do whatever it takes to keep the Raw Women's Title. (Authors' note: Sorry, Robby.)
Elias sings about Titus O'Neil, Apollo Crews and Los Angeles, California - and makes fun of all three - before the next match. Apollo Crews cuts him off before he can say a dirty word.
Elias beats Apollo Crews after sending Crews into the corner sternum first prior to Drift Away. After the match, Elias takes the boots to Apollo, but runs away as soon as Titus O'Neil gets in the ring.
Mike Rome interviews Paul Heyman, who says the real question is "Can Brock Lesnar be the beast among a monster?" after admitting that Braun Strowman has asserted himself as the monster among men and as the hungriest and most destructive competitor on Lesnar's plate thus far.
The Miz retains the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Jason Jordan after Bo Dallas' presence in the ring distracts the referee, allowing Curtis Axel to hit Jason Jordan with a cheap shot to allow Miz to hit the Skull Crushing Finale. After the match, Renee Young interviews Jason Jordan. He says he is disappointed, and says he still does not respect The Miz and wants a rematch. He says that when Kurt Angle shows up, the crowd chants "You suck." As far as The Miz is concerned, he says Miz sucks.
Bray Wyatt attacks Finn Balor from behind and slams him into the commentary table to the point that he is seriously hurt. Two other referees show up and check on Finn, then escort him to the back. Bray Wyatt then laughs and brags about what he did, telling Finn "Run away, little coward." He tells Finn that he is a god before proclaiming that Finn is neither demon or man, but a coward. This fires Finn Balor up, and Finn runs into the ring, starting the match.
Finn Balor beats Bray Wyatt.
It is announced that Asuka will debut on the Raw brand at Tables, Ladders and Chairs on October 22nd.
Charly Caruso interviews Sheamus and Cesaro. Sheamus says they are tall, dominant alpha males, and that the world adjusts to them. Cesaro says that they adjust. Sheamus says that when the match turns ugly, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins won't be able to, and will turn on each other.
Alexa Bliss retains the WWE Raw Women's Championship against Nia Jax, Bayley, Sasha Banks and Emma in a Fatal 5-Way Match. Renee Young interviews Alexa Bliss after the match, and Alexa says there are plenty of stars in Los Angeles...but only one goddess.
We look back at Eddie Guerrero vs. Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship at No Mercy 2005.
Roman Reigns beats John Cena. Cena raises Roman's hand in a show of respect after the match.
We see an advertisement for WWE 2K18.
WWE and NBC Universo look back at the life and career of boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez as part of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Raw General Manager Kurt Angle is on the phone when The Miztourage shows up. Miz mocks Angle and Jason Jordan again. Miz then asks to do a special edition of Miz TV tomorrow night where he interviews Roman Reigns, and also says he has old buddies to bring out and even some questions to ask. Angle says this is a great idea, and that it will kick off the show.
Before the next match, Enzo mentions Neville calling himself the most brutal Cruiserweight on the planet. He then says that of all the Cruiserweights, he is the ugliest, saying he looks like Frodo and Gollum had a baby. Enzo also mentions the fact that Neville fancies himself the king of the Cruiserweights, and asks what a king is without a Queen. He says he will take "Neville's girl," the Cruiserweight title, and that he will leave him with nothing but cookie dough to play with, and like dough, he's S-A-W-F-T.
Enzo Amore beats Neville to become the WWE Cruiserweight Champion! During the match, Neville throws Enzo into the timekeeper's area. When he comes out, he is holding the WWE Cruiserweight Championship in his hands. He gets Neville to chase him around, then rears the title back before gently handing it back to the referee. As the referee returns the title, he kicks Neville in the groin and stacks him up for the win.
Brock Lesnar retains the WWE Universal Championship against Braun Strowman after finally hitting an F5 despite enduring three running powerslams.
Here are the results, in video form.
On Raw Talk, John Cena answers the question of whether or not he is retiring from WWE.
The Tempura Boys (Sho and Yo) beat the debuting tag team of The Dawgs (Rhett Titus and Will Ferrara), who are now under the gimmick of a dysfunctional tag team who get some sort of results despite said dysfunction and come out to the ring dressed like Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo from Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, in a YouTube-exclusive match. Cheeseburger guests on commentary. After the match, The Dawgs attack The Tempura Boys, and Cheeseburger fights Ferrara only to get drop kicked by Titus. Titus and Ferrara proceed to hit Sho with an assisted powerbomb and choke him out with a chain, then Cheeseburger runs back into the ring with a steel chair to chase The Dawgs out of the ring.
The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) and Bully Ray beat The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O'Ryan, Vinny Marseglia) to earn a shot at the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships later tonight. After the match, Jay Briscoe gets in the ring with a steel chair, confronts Mark Briscoe for a few seconds, then throws the steel chair at Vinny Marseglia's head.
It is announced that Kenny Omega will be at all four Global Wars events in October in Chicago, Illinois.
We see some footage where Bullet Club ("The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, "The Villain" Marty Scurll) are looking for "Hangman" Adam Page, and asks the ROH Board of Directors and the fans to see to his safe return.
"The Villain" Marty Scurll beats Chuckie T with the Chickenwing after referee Todd Sinclair inadvertently slows Chuckie T down.
Jay White comes out of the crowd and attacks Punishment Martinez from behind with a steel chair before the next match begins.
Punishment Martinez beats Jay White in a Las Vegas Street Fight after hitting South Of Heaven on thumbtacks. During the match, Martinez becomes the first person in ROH to kick out of the Kiwi Crusher and Jay White kicks out after being driven through six chairs at the same time twice before the attempted pinfall.
"Hangman" Adam Page almost fails to show up for the next match, but then he shows up, his mouth gagged and his wrist wrapped in duct tape. Duct tapes is also seen on his boots. Nevertheless, he is able to find off his opponents - and hits a very good moonsault - while still bound.
Bullet Club (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, "Hangman" Adam Page) retain the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships against The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) and Bully Ray. During the match, Jay Briscoe slams the side of a table he has set up on the ropes on the head of Bully Ray, knocking him out. Mark stares at Jay in disbelief, and "Hangman" Adam Page pins Bully Ray to retain. After the match, Jay tells Mark "We're the baddest tag team on the planet" and tells him to forget Bully Ray. Mark checks on Bully Ray, while Jay heads to the back.
Kenny King beats KUSHIDA to become the ROH World Television Champion! Kenny King's daughter celebrates with Kenny after the match, and both KUSHIDA and Kenny King show respect to one another.
"The Last Real Man" Silas Young beats Jay Lethal in a Last Man Standing Match. During the match, The Beer City Bruiser gets involved, but he gets put through a table by Lethal. Later on, Lethal ties Silas to the bottom rope with duct tape, but leaves the duct tape roll. He goes for a Figure Four, but Silas kicks Lethal into referee Todd Sinclair. Sinclair and Lethal bump heads, and Lethal's forehead is busted open. After Silas hits Misery, Lethal gets up, and Silas hits him with Lethal Injection. Lethal gets up at the count of nine, and Silas brings out a giant ladder. Lethal sweeps Silas off his feet, causing Silas to hit his head on the ladder before Lethal hits Lethal Injection. Silas gets up, but get hits with another Lethal Injection. Lethal gets out of the ring and sets up the ladder at ringside, before setting up a table next to the ladder. Silas grabs a steel chair, and Lethal hits Silas with a superkick before Silas can hit him with it. After laying Silas on the table, Lethal climbs up the ladder as the crowd chants "Please don't die!", but Silas gets up, hits Lethal in the leg and then hits Lethal in the back with a steel chair before gong up the ladder with a zip tie. Silas zip ties Lethal's left hand on the top of the ladder, and both men exchange blows until the ladder tumbles, sending both men into the nearly table. Silas manages to get up before Lethal and wins the match.
The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) beat The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) to become the ROH World Tag Team Champions! During the match, the referee falls victim to a superkick during a superkick party, and Bad Influence ("The Almighty" Christopher Daniels and "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazrian) attack The Motor City Machine Guns. Sabin saves Shelley from an Angel's Wings into a steel chair with a superkick, and the Bucks get back int he ring to put Sabin and Shelley in the double Sharpshooters. Bad Influence gets back in the ring and attack the Bucks from behind before throwing them out of the ring. Both teams in this match turn the tables on Bad Influence and hit - with the assistance of The Motor City Machine Guns - a double Indytaker on both Daniels and Kazarian. At this point, the referee is coming to, and The Motor City Machine Guns end up winning the match and the tag team titles. After the match, The Young Bucks take the tag team titles and personally hand them to the Machine Guns.
Before the next match, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes comes out with Brandi Rhodes and four Las Vegas showgirls.
"The American Nightmrae" Cody Rhodes retains the ROH World Championship against Minoru Suzuki after reversing a rear naked choke attempt into the Cross Rhodes. After the match, Suzuki punches out a member of security before nearly doing the same to Carey Silkin.
Oh, boy. This is gonna be crazy. We have two monsters in the ring. Neither of them are seven feet tall, but they are huge and powerful as they are agile and crafty, and this just might be one heck of a match. These two are going to destroy each other for Raw's top prize...
My prediction: Brock Lesnar will probably retain.
John Cena vs. Roman Reigns
Well, it's finally happened. Somebody is ticked off with Cena with this, that and the other. In other words, the same reasons as "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles. At least this match is finally happening.
My prediction: Roman will probably win this one...clean.
Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins (c)
for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships
These two teams are going at it again in a rematch for the red brand tag team titles...
My prediction: Ambrose and Rollins will retain.
Emma vs. Nia Jax vs. Sasha Banks vs. Bayley vs. Alexa Bliss (c)
in a Fatal 4-Way Match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship
Well, this one's interesting. This was supposed to be just Sasha vs. Alexa for the red brand's Women's title, but when there was a tag team match where the potential for the match to become a Fatal 4-Way, Alexa and Sasha lost to Emma and Nia Jax, who ended up becoming part of the title picture on September 24th. Now the chances of Alexa losing the title are bigger than ever, especially now that Bayley has been added at the last second because she not injured any more. How is Alexa gonna get out of this one?
My prediction: Sasha Banks is taking the title again.
Finn Balor vs. Bray Wyatt
Bray Wyatt's being the popularity police with Finn Balor. After the two matches before and at SummerSlam weren't enough, these two are going at it one more time...
My prediction: Finn is probably going to win this one.
Enzo Amore vs. Neville (c)
for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Ever since Enzo Amore has debuted on 205 Live, he has won his matches by any means necessary...including a Fatal 5-Way Match to decide a new #1 contender for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. Now the man who has won all his 205 Live by any means necessary is now up against the man who has defended and retained the title by any means necessary. This one will prove to be interesting...
My prediction: Neville will probably retain.
Jason Jordan vs. The Miz (c)
for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
This match was set up the Raw before No Mercy, adding new emphasis to the term "last-second booking." A Fatal 4-Way was planned to name a #1 contender shortly after Miz complained about not having a title defense for No Mercy, but after The Miz kept talking trash about Kurt Angle, Jason Jordan came to his dad's defense and also asked that Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel be added so that Miz has no excuses when he loses. Jason Jordan ended up winning that match, and now The Miz is more hell-bent to make sure Jordan languishes in obscurity than ever...
