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.
We hear from Kavita Devi, who is proud of her home country of India, which in turn is proud of her for appearing at WrestleMania. She may have lost last year, but she is a powerhouse now and she will do anything for the trophy. We also hear from Kaitlyn, who has not been seen in a WWE ring in four years and has gone through a lot of personal stuff, including a tumultuous divorce. Now she is back, and she is a more confident person in and out of the ring than ever before.
Rinku Singh and Saurav Gurjar are seen in the front row before the next match.
Kaitlyn beats Kavita Devi to advance to the second round of the Mae Young Classic.
We hear from Jinny, who is a fabulous and fashionable woman from West London who wants to go from the catwalk to the ring. She says she will go to any length to win, and she knows what to do to stand out. We also hear from Toni Storm, who made it to the semi-finals and is now more determined after a taste of her dreams. She has another opportunity, and she cannot let herself or her fans down. Storm says she is a rock star and all about attitude, and this year, people will see who she really is and what she can do.
Tyler Breeze and The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) are in the front row before the next match.
Toni Storm beats Jinny to advance to the second round of the Mae Young Classic.
We hear from Xia Li, who wants to make China proud as WWE is her dream. She is bringing Chinese martial arts to her in-ring style in order to stand out and make the fans get to know Chinese culture. She says that she is spicy, and that her opponents will feel the heat. We then hear from Karen Q, from Chinatown in New York, who has seen WWE's women's division grow and wants to show what she can do. She knows three languages and has experience as a gymnast, and she is here to dominate.
Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae are seen in the front row, and Gargano gets the crowd fired up for the next match.
Xia Li beats Karen Q to advance to the second round of the Mae Young Classic. Both women show respect after the match.
We hear from Allysin Kay, who admits she is rough around the edges but still classy. She calls Bad News Brown a big influence on her career, because he didn't play and neither does she. She plans to put her opponents - including Mia Yim, whom she has a history with - out with his discus lariat "The Big D." We also hear from Mia Yim, who is bringing a whole new style to this year's tournament as she is out for blood. She feels sorry for her opponents who do not experience the badassery she does, and she isn't playing anymore.
Sonya Deville and Shelton Benjamin are seen in the front row before the next match.
Mia Yim beats Allysin Kay to advance to the second round of the Mae Young Classic with a Soul Food from the top rope.
The Real Americans (Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro) beat R-Truth and Xavier Woods thanks to the distraction by Fandango.
WWE's announcement at CES will change the WWE forever!
Alberto Del Rio beats Justin Gabriel. After the match, Del Rio badmouths Batista and his fans, calling them both "animals" in a negative light.
Renee Young interviews Fandango. It doesn't go very well.
Heath Slater guests on commentary for the next match.
Cody Rhodes and Goldust beat 3MB (Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal).
In what proves to be Kaitlyn's final match for WWE, AJ Lee beats Kaitlyn. AJ hugs Kaitlyn, then Tamina Snuka boots Kaitlyn in the face. (Kaitlyn would be released from her WWE contract the same day this episode aired.)
Foley Claus shows up, gives away some gifts, and wishes everyone a merry Christmas...but RybAxel (Ryback and Curtis Axel) show up and make fun of him. Axel takes away his bag as he and Ryback surround him. The Miz steps in before things get physical and makes fun of both Axel and Ryback. Before Ryback and Miz can go at it, Foley Claus makes a match: Miz vs Axel with Foley Claus in Miz's corner.
R-Truth and Xavier Woods beat 3MB (Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre).
AJ Lee beats Kaitlyn with the Black Widow.
The Miz beats Curtis Axel after Foley Claus puts the Mandible Claw on Ryback.
Stephanie McMahon is in the ring, and we get to see the corporate makeover of Daniel Bryan. She calls Bryan out, and he shows up with his hair in a ponytail, a slightly shorter yet neater beard and wearing a suit. Nobody likes this, and Bryan is convinced WWE would rather have someone like John Cena, as Cena is an entertainer, unlike Bryan who considers himself a wrestler. Of course, if Cena got fired tomorrow, he'd never wrestler again while Daniel Bryan would be in armories and gymnasiums and whatnot while still at it if he suffered the same fate. When he asks the WWE Universe if they like wrestling, they say yes. Bryan then promises to beat Cena at SummerSlam, then Vince McMahon shows up. He's actually impressed, but still teases him on a few things. He then tells him to do one more thing if he really wants to be WWE Champion: cut the beard. He calls for a few stage hands to get a barber chair, and after a few tense minutes, D-Bry sits in the chair. Vince then calls for Wade Barrett to be the barber, and Barrett shows up. D-Bry gives Barrett a request to fulfill concerning the beard, but it's just a set-up for D-Bry to headbutt Barrett and give the man his come-uppance, going so far as to cut some of Barrett's facial hair with the razor he brought in. D-Bry then runs up the ramp and takes the shirt off, revealing a T-shirt saying "The Beard Is Here." Vince is livid.
The Miz guests on commentary for the next match.
Rob Van Dam beats Alberto Del Rio after causing the returning Ricardo Rodriguez's tactics of putting the bucket between two turnbuckle pads to backfire. After the match, Ricardo tries to tell him it was an accident, but Del Rio destroys him.
Cody Rhodes shows up, and has a gift for Damien Sandow. After the recap of what's happened between them, he opens the boxes and pulls out - you guessed it - the waterlogged SmackDown Money In The Bank briefcase. Sandow shows up and tells Rhodes to drop it and walk away. He does, but then rushes back when Sandow tries to pick up and overpowers him. Rhodes then empties the blue briefcase of the gunked-up contents, including the waterlogged contract.
Ryback walks away, giving "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry the count-out win.
John Cena shows up. He talks abotu Daniel Bryan's criticisms of him, and compares him to The Rock and CM Punk for it. He also says D-Bry glorifies armories and auditoriums because he's more comfortable in them. He promises to beat Daniel Bryan, then Randy Orton shows up. He says the Raw Money In The Bank briefcase is what matters to him, not who wins at SummerSlam. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) show up. Daniel Bryan runs in to even the odds. The Shield try to flee, then Brad Maddox runs in and stops everyone in their tracks, putting them all in a six-man tag match.
The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) beat Tons of Funk (Brodus Clay and Tensai). Bray Wyatt hits the Sister Abigail on Brodus, then sends another message to Kane. After plumes of fire surround the ring, Kane shows up on the TitanTron and tells him he can't wait until SummerSlam to tear Bray Wyatt apart...and supposedly in an Inferno match!
Josh Mathews interviews CM Punk. Punk considers Curtis Axel to be Paul Heyman's blind sheep, and promises to beat Bock Lesnar at SummerSlam.
Layla beats Kaitlyn thanks to AJ Lee's interference.
Christian beats Heath Slater.
Paul Heyman interferes during CM Punk vs. Curtis Axel. Brock Lesnar shows up, and Axel tries in vain to attack CM Punk. Punk not only beats up Axel, he also beats up Lesnar. Lesnar gets the upper hand again eventually, but loses it back to Punk. Punk then tries to hit Heyman with a steel chair, but Lesnar gets back up and quickly levels Punk for it.
Renee Young interviews Paul Heyman, Curtis Axel and Brock Lesnar. Lesnar is unimpressed, and after telling Heyman to say something stupid, Heyman says he will come out next week to take on CM Punk in a match.
Kofi Kingston returns! He beats Fandango in his first match since getting injured by Ryback.
Stephanie McMahon tells Triple H that her dad Vince McMahon has chewed her out for the "failure" of the Daniel Bryan corporate makeover. Triple H finally makes it known that he is tired of Vince's shit, and plans on stopping Vince from doing...whatever it is he's going to do.
The Real Americans (Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro) beat The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso).
Kaitlyn comes out and attacks AJ as Dolph Ziggler takes on Big E Langston. Ziggler tries to separate the two ladies, which gives Big E Langston the upper hand and the win against Ziggler after he's able to land the Big Ending.
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) vs John Cena, Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan prematurely ends when The Shield gang up on Daniel Bryan. Orton RKO's Bryan, then he and Cena clean house when The Shield strike again. Orton then RKOs Cena and then tries to cash in his WWE Championship Money In The Bank briefcase only for The Shield to get back in the ring again. Orton walks off, and Daniel Bryan receives a three-man powerbomb.
Alberto Del Rio shows up. He thanks the WWE Universe for nothing because nobody wanted him to be champion, but here he is now. He makes fun of John Cena's SummerSlam opponent choice in Daniel Bryan, and says Cena is afraid of him. He considered Brock Lesnar, but Lesnar is busy. He considered Booker T but ended up considering Booker a disappointment. He chooses...Ricardo Rodriguez?!? Vickie Guerrero is not amused and feels disappointed. She calls Ricardo a "jiggly little manchild." Del Rio wants another pick, but it's the Brooklyn Brawler, and Vickie isn't amused with this easier. She ends up making the winner of tonight's Triple Threat match - Rob Van Dam, Christian or Randy Orton - his opponent for SummerSlam.
Cody Rhodes beats Jack Swagger.
Josh Mathews interviews Cody Rhodes. He threw the blue Money In The Bank briefcase into the Gulf of Mexico because he was tired of Damien Sandow throwing his so-called "superiority" around and talking down to him. Sandow attacks Rhodes from out of nowhere shortly after he says this.
Big E Langston beats Sin Cara.
Renee Young interviews Kaitlyn and Layla. Kaitlyn is ready for AJ Lee this time, and Layla is pulling for Kaitlyn all the way!
Alberto Del Rio gets mad at Vickie Guerrero for "going back on her word." Brad Maddox shows up, thanks Vickie for making a good decision, and stands up to Alberto Del Rio as only Brad Maddox knows how.
CM Punk beats Fandango with the Anaconda Vice.
Renee Young interviews Rob Van Dam. He's ready to win the Triple Threat match! Christian and Randy Orton show up and tell RVD to watch out, but RVD isn't worried one bit.
AJ Lee beats Kaityln with the Black Widow to retain the WWE Divas Championship after Layla steps between both of them outside the ring. After the match, Layla skips up the ramp alongside AJ, completing a heel turn.
Alberto Del Rio shows up to tell Rob Van Dam, Christian and Randy Orton that he's watching them from the back and that he'll make the winner tap out at SummerSlam.
Christian beats Randy Orton and Rob Van Dam in a Triple Threat Match to become #1 contender for the World Heavyweight title and face Alberto Del Rio at SummerSlam. Orton and Christian shake hands after the match, and RVD shakes Christian's hand shortly afterwards. When Josh Mathews interviews Christian in the ring, however, Alberto Del Rio attacks Christian before he can get a word in.
CM Punk comes out. After talking about Independence Day, he uses it as a metaphor for his career. Punk then address two things: he wants Brock Lesnar to pay for what he did two weeks ago, and he wants to win the Raw briefcase at Money In The Bank and become WWE Champion again. Alberto Del Rio shows up. He says SmackDown is his show, before making fun of Independence Day and the American people. CM Punk calls Del Rio the #1 contender to "Best In The World" and nothing more. Del Rio says he owns SmackDown, and tells Punk to get out. Punk tells Del Rio to make him get out. Teddy Long shows up and pits them against each other in the main event tonight.
CM Punk meets Paul Heyman, who wants Punk to ditch the match against Alberto Del Rio. He won't, and Punk tells Heyman to stay out of Money In The Bank as well.
Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes announce that one of them will be victorious at Money In The Bank.
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) beat Team Rhodes Scholars (Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes). The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) taunt the Usos from the TitanTron yet again.
AJ Lee shows up and skips around the ring...then climbs onto the ring apron only to be drop kicked by Kaitlyn! Alicia Fox takes advantage and beats Kaitlyn with a schoolgirl pin, and Kaitlyn chases after AJ after the match.
The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella) tell AJ lee they're coming for the Divas title, then AJ and Big E Langston run out of the arena.
Renee Young interview both Randy Orton and Christian. Both men have every intent in tearing it up tonight and at Money In The Bank.
Randy Orton beats Christian.
Teddy Long tells Paul Heyman to join commentary in the main event, using CM Punk's self-proven "do the opposite" advice against Punk himself.
Dolph Ziggler gets the mic. He knows the WWE Universe has seen through Alberto Del Rio's facade, and promises to become World Heavyweight Champion again.
Dolph Ziggler beats Drew McIntyre, then beats Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal again in record time. McIntyre, Mahal and Slater tell Ziggler to get back in the ring, and he does, beating all three of them in record time yet again.
Fandango beats Justin Gabriel.
Paul Heyman guests on commentary for the next match.
Alberto Del Rio and CM Punk fight to a double count-out after Del Rio attacks Paul Heyman. This enrages Punk, who beats down Del Rio and lands the GTS on him as a result.
Before his rematch with Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan address those who thinks he suffers from "little man's syndrome": he wasn't an extra in The Hobbit, and they're all morons. Beating Orton by count-out isn't enough and is how a weak link would take the victory. He wants a pinfall or submission. Orton shows up and tells D-Bry to shut up and fight!
Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton ends in a no-contest after degenerating into an all-out brawl from the very start. All the refs have to hold both men back.
Daniel Bryan yells at Vickie Guerrero and Brad Maddox for a rematch against Randy Orton, and gets it from Vicki when he threatens to have a match with Maddox, who tries to talk him out of it. Vince McMahon shows up afterwards and talks to Brad and Vicki. He wants the D-Bry vs Randy Orton match cancelled due to D-Bry's mental issues and the fact that he's "too small."
Sheamus and Christian beat Team Rhodes Scholars (Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes).
Vickie Guerrero tries to tell CM Punk he has a match, but Punk makes it clearly known that he only cares about whether or not Paul Heyman or Brock Lesnar shows up.
Kaitlyn beats Aksana, despite the distraction by AJ Lee, who is dressed just like Kaitlyn in a fake suit that even exggerates Kaitlyn's muscles. AJ makes fun of Kaitlyn's boy troubles as of late as well as the fact that Kaitlyn lost the Divas title to her with the help of Big E Langston. Layla has to hold Kaitlyn back.
Chris Jericho beats Alberto Del Rio by disqualification when Ricardo Rodriguez interferes. Dolph Ziggler shows up and beats up Del Rio as Jericho hits Ricardo with the Codebreaker. Both men then stare each other down, then Ziggler hits the Zig Zag on Jericho as he leaves.
Vickie Guerrero and Brad Maddox meet Triple H, who wants the Daniel Bryan-Randy Orton rematch to go on...and he wants the WWE Universe to pick the stipulation via the WWE App!
Vickie Guerrero, Brad Maddox and Jerry Lawler announce the launch of WWE '14 (which is now WWE 2K14). The game now has a contest where the WWE Universe can make their own cover...and the winner gets their custom cover displayed on the flipside of every copy of the game. Vickie then announces the three possible stipulations for Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton: street fight, lumberjack and falls count anywhere. She then shows her cover for WWE 2K14, which displays Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon and Triple H. Brad shows off his, which has him, John Cena and CM Punk. We then see the real cover, which shows The Rock.
Ryback beats The Great Khali.
John Cena shows up. After talking about the WWE title, he says that Mark Henry cheated both his family and the WWE Universe with a fake retirement speech. Cena then tells Henry that he'll have to go through him at Money In The Bank in three weeks...and he won't be able to.
Contest winner Scotty Campbell come out with Tons of Funk (Brodus and Clay and Tensai) before the next match.
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) beat Tons of Funk (Brodus Clay and Tensai) and 3MB (Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal) in a Triple Threat tag team match to become #1 contenders for the tag team titles. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) show up and taunt The Usos from the crowd.
Paul Heyman shows up. He calls out CM Punk to clear the air between him, Punk and Brock Lesnar. CM Punk shows up and talks about how his relationship with Paul Heyman started. He wants Heyman to tell Lesnar that he is coming for him and that he will bring him down. He then asks if Heyman had anything to do with Lesnar attacking him last week. Heyman swears on his children that he had nothing to do with this and had no idea Lesnar was there...but that Punk picked a fight with Lesnar by saying Lesnar needed Heyman's help. Heyman knows better than to screw up what he has. He loves Punk as a best friend, and would never represent anyone who is against CM Punk, including Brock Lesnar. Heyman even wants to walk down the ramp as he reclaims the WWE title. He then places his fate in Punk's hands. After a silent minute or two, Punk says "I'm sorry I doubted you" and hugs Heyman.
CM Punk beats Darren Young with the Anaconda Vice, then Darren Young and Titus O'Neil attack Punk, whose knee is still giving him trouble. Curtis Axel shows up to help clean house against the Prime Time Players, then Paul Heyman climbs into the ring. Punk tells Axel he doesn't need his help.
Vicki Guerrero meets Stephanie McMahon, who says she will announce the Money In The Bank Ladder Match participants for the WWE title.
The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella) hands out posters to the front row.
Stephanie McMahon shows up to announce the Money In The Bank participants for the WWE title briefcase: CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, Randy Orton, Christian, Kane...and Rob Van Dam!
Ryback wants a rematch against John Cena from Vickie Guerrero, and wants Mark Henry bumped out of the match at Money In The Bank. Chris Jericho shows up and complains about not being in the Money In The Bank Ladder Match. Both men trade words and stare each other down until Vickie puts them in a match against each other at the pay-per-view.
CM Punk and Paul Heyman squabble about earlier before Heyman admits he made a match for next week with Vickie Guerrero: The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil) vs. Curtis Axel and CM Punk. Punk is ticked, but is fighting in the match since it's his fight anyway. After this, he's going for the WWE title again.
Mark Henry shows up. He gloats about fooling the WWE Universe and using everyone, before saying he will walk out of Money In The Bank as WWE Champion.
On SmackDown, Alberto Del Rio will have a fiesta, while Damien Sandow and Sheamus will have a Dublin Street Fight!
Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan will be a street fight.
Daniel Bryan beats Randy Orton with the No Lock latched on with a kendo stick in a Street Fight. Randy and Daniel shake hands after the match.
Daniel Bryan shows up and talks about his crazy WWE career. He then calls out Kane after calling Team Hell No "one of the greatest tag teams in history." D-Bry tells him they might split if he and Randy Orton win the tag titles at Payback. Kane is more worried about the six-man tag team with them and Orton against The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) tonight. D-Bry then hints and then confirms that if he and Orton beat The Shield at Payback, then it will mean Kane is the weakest link. Kane almost choke slams D-Bry, but Orton runs in and warns Kane that if he choke slams him, he'll eat an RKO. The three men argue until The Shield shows up on the Titantron, mocking and laughing at them.
Damien Sandow makes fun of Sheamus before the latter's match against Antonio Cesaro, saying Cesaro can speak five different languages while Sheamus can barely speak one. (Sheamus can actually speak both English and Irish Gaelic. Thanks.)
Sheamus beats Antonio Cesaro, then gets sneak attacked by Damien Sandow afterwards.
Teddy Long is earing some Hardee's when Dolph Ziggler, AJ Lee and Big E Langston show up. Dolph Ziggler complains about his tag team match against Alberto Del Rio and Chris Jericho, then all three of them leave after Ziggler promises he will win at Payback. Big E then comes back and eats half of Teddy's burger! Poor Teddy!
Heath Slater beats The Great Khali thanks to the distraction by his 3MB bandmates Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal.
Alberto Del Rio and Chris Jericho beat Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston with a surprise roll-up.
Renee Young interviews Chris Jericho. He plans on winning Sunday. Paul Heyman shows up, sides with CM Punk like he always does, then takes a microphone shot to the lips from Jericho.
Kaitlyn attacks Aksana before their match can begin, and the referee eventually gets slapped. (This later led to Kaitlyn being fined $10,000 for laying her hands on an official.) Aksana runs away as Kaitlyn lies down in the ring sobbing.
Wade Barrett makes a business proposition to Paul Heyman: save tonight's fight for Sunday. The Miz shows up and demands a fight...and so does the audience.
Curtis Axel beats Wade Barrett only to eat a Skull Crushing Finale from The Miz.
Kane, Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton beat The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) after Bryan locks in the No Lock. It's such a big deal that announcer Lilian Garcia mentions that The Shield have been defeated in six-man tag team action for the first time ever.
Randy Orton and Sheamus beat Big Show in a 2-on-1 handicap match.
Josh Mathews interviews 3MB (Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal). They're calling out The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns)!
After the break, 3MB (Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal) call out The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns). Brock Lesnar shows up instead and destroys 3MB! Paul Heyman shows up and stops him, then says "It's time to get extreme!" A match is proposed: Lesnar vs Triple H in a steel cage match.
Kofi Kingston beats Antonio Cesaro to win the WWE United States Championship!
Dolph Ziggler comes to the ring with AJ Lee and Big E Langston. He talks about how he cashed in the Money in the Bank briefcase last week and won the World Heavyweight title, and also talks about how much of a show-off he is. He then kisses AJ Lee, and says nobody will ever beat him...until Alberto Del Rio shows up. He invokes his rematch clause, and he wants the match right now. Vicki Guerrero shows up as Dolph just laughs as Del Rio, and Vicki makes the rematch so. As expected, the rematch happens right now! But before the match can happen, Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter show up. Colter trash-talks both Ziggler and Del Rio. Del Rio beats up Swagger and knocks him out of the ring, then Big E Langston gets involved. This gives Swagger an opening to re-injure Del Rio's knee and assault the man before connecting with the Patriot Lock. A couple of referees have to break Swagger away from Del Rio.
Next week: Undertaker joins Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) next week on RAW to take on The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) in a 6-man tag team match!
Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) beat The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil).
Ryback is in the ring. He's tired of living John Cena's shadow...and after six attacks from The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns), losing at Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, and numerous letdowns from Cena despite helping Cena when he was attacked by The Shield all three times, he's had enough. He is now the biggest threat to Cena's WWE title.
R-Truth beats Wade Barrett with a surprise roll-up.
Teddy Long gets with Vickie Guerrero and Brad Maddox. It'll be Jack Swagger vs. Dolph Ziggler for the World Heavyweight title...and Booker T doesn't even know!
Team Rhodes Scholars (Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes) beats The Great Khali and Santino Marella as Hornswoggle attacks Rhodes with a mini-Cobra. Sandow gets a roll-up victory as Santino is distracted, grabbing the tights in the process.
Jerry Lawler tries to interview Fandango, but it doesn't last long. Fandango asks the audience if they want to go Fandangoing in. First, they have to pronounce his name correctly. They fail. Fandango leaves.
Matt Striker interviews John Cena. Cena's making it easy for Ryback to find him.
Jack Swagger beats Dolph Ziggler. Alberto Del Rio attacks Swagger after the match, and locks in the Cross Arm Breaker. The referees have to break it up.
Matt Striker interviews Sheamus, who is immediately attacked by "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry.
CM Punk appears with Paul Heyman. Punk says he never enjoyed his 434-day reign as WWE Champion as he was always looking over his shoulder and treasured the title like it was his life. The Rock was "the next challenge," as was breaking the Undertaker's streak. He then hugs Paul Heyman and walks off. Heyman is confused.
Booker T gives both Jack Swagger and Alberto Del Rio a title shot against Dolph Ziggler in a triple threat match, and tells Teddy Long to "handle his business."
Nikki Bella beats Kaitlyn with some Twin Magic.
This Friday: Sheamus and Randy Orton vs Big Show and Randy Orton.
John Cena enters the ring and calls out Ryback, who shows up. We see The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) hiding in the back. He tells him that in the WWE, friends beat each other up. Friends may be something, but the WWE title is everything. He dares Ryback to make a move in response to his actions last week, but Ryback walks away. The Shield show up, and Ryback stands outside of the ring. The Shield then pummel Cena before Ryback walks further up the entrance ramp. Cena then eats a triple-powerbomb before Ryback finally leaves.
The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania show begins with CM Punk entering the ring with Paul Heyman. Punk says he's going to prove everyone wrong when it comes ot beating Undertaker. He says this thing between him and 'Taker is Taker's fault, and he took the urn of Paul Bearer because of what it means to 'Taker. Punk tosses the urn away disrespectfully and announces that 'Taker is at "a psychological disadvantage." After he says he will be the one in 20-1, Punk tells the Under to come at him. The lights go out...and when they come back on, The Undertaker is in the ring and goes at it with Punk. The urn is fumbled, but Paul Heyman grabs it and escapes, before Punk follows suit and gloats some more at the entrance ramp.
Chris Jericho rushes into the ring and beats down Fandango before his match can even begin. Dolph Ziggler shows up, even though their match is supposed to be later tonight. Turns out, it's happening right now after this turn of events.
Chris Jericho beats Dolph Ziggler with the Walls of Jericho, only to suffer at the hands of Big E Langston. Fandango and his lady friend show up and dance near Jericho before Fandango assaults him.
Matt Striker interviews Sheamus, but Sheamus gets attacked by The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns). Randy Orton can't do much, but it's Big Show who runs The Shield off.
"The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry beats The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) in a 2-on-1 handicap match...and then proceeds to destroy them.
Ricardo Rodriguez is back, albeit on crutches.
Zeb Colter shows up, then Jack Swagger tries to further injure Ricardo Rodriguez's broken ankle. Alberto Del Rio stops Swagger, but Antonio Cesaro beats Del Rio by countout. Del Rio takes his anger out on Cesaro with a Cross Arm Breaker. Nevertheless, Ricardo is in pain.
Dolph Ziggler, AJ and Big E Langston watch from the entrance ramp as Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) take on the Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil).
Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) beat The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil).
Triple H enters the ring. He's going to fight like his life depends on it at WrestleMania, and tells both Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman to do the same. He's coming to kick Brock Lesnar's ass. Wade Barrett's music plays and Barrett comes out as Triple H enters the ring. As they stare each other down, Triple H kicks Barrett in the crotch.
The Miz beats Wade Barrett with the Figure Four Leg Lock.
Daniel Bryan and Kane argue with each other about AJ when Kaitlyn butts in. AJ screwed them all over, but then puts the whole relationship between AJ and D-Bry out there. All the while, AJ gets nosy and watches them. When Kaitlyn calls AJ a "crazy chick," AJ lets loose, and Kane and D-Bry have to pull her off of Kaitlyn.
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) beat The Great Khali, Zack Ryder and Justin Gabriel, then triple-powerbomb Khali. Sheamus and Randy Orton show up, and Big Show comes out from the other end of the arena. The Shield's tactics are used against them, and they are forced to flee.
Josh Mathews interviews Chris Jericho, who has spoken with Vicki Guerrero. It's official: Jericho vs. Fandango at WrestleMania!
Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes make fun of Philadelphia before introducing The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella).
Team Rhodes Scholars (Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes) beats Brodus Clay and Tensai after The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bela) brawl with The Funkadactyls (Cameron and Naomi).
Ryback beats 3MB (Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal) in a 3-on-1 handicap match. Ryback asked Vicki Guerrero to make the match in response to Mark Henry's 2-on-1 handicap match...and got it.
This week on SmackDown!: Ryback vs. Mark Henry in a weightlifting contest!
AJ beats Kaitlyn by count-out.
WWE 13 is back on store shelves thanks to 2K Games!
Jerry "The King" Lawler acts as a moderator for a Q&A panel in which WWE Legends ask John Cena and The Rock questions. The members of the panel include Booker T, Mick Foley, Dusty Rhodes and Bret "The Hit Man" Hart.
The Rock and John Cena finally come out after the break. We find out that Rock and Cena have respect for each other, and that Cena has a lot to prove at WrestleMania. The Q&A session ends with Cena eating a Rock Bottom.
Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes - Team Rhodes Scholars - start out tonight's show in Fort Wayne, Indiana by talking about how their Monday night plans with the Bella Twins...and their victory against The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James" and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn)...were ruined. They also complain about Sheamus and Randy Orton beating them later that night...so they're gonna ruin Sheamus and Orton's night this time around for good measure.
Sheamus and Randy Orton beat Team Rhodes Scholars (Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes), then The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) show up on the TitanTron. They talk about how they own the ring and how they took down Big Show, then talk about how they don't have a match at WrestleMania. They challenge Sheamus, Orton and a partner of their choice to a 6-man tag team match at WrestleMania. Sheamus and Orton accept.
Big Show meets Randy Orton and Sheamus about being their partner at WrestleMania. He doesn't get the position, though...it goes to Ryback.
Layla gets the hot tag in to help herself - and Kaitlyn - to a win against Tamina Snuka and Aksana. Kaitlyn is not impressed.
The Funkadactyls (Cameron and Naomi) meet The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella). They get dissed by the Bellas, and it ends up being a brawl after the Bellas "introduce themselves." The refs have to stop the fight before it gets out of control.
Dolph Ziggler beats Kane thanks to AJ's interference. Daniel Bryan tries to distract Big E Langston, but to no avail. Kane grabs Dolph by the throat after the match only to be laid out by Big E.
Alberto Del Rio and Ricard Rodriguez make fun of Jack Swagger, Zeb Coulter...and Canada. Genius.
R-Truth and Chris Jericho laugh, but Jericho meets Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter. Jericho makes it clear that he's sick of their crap.
JBL is back from attempting to climb Mt. Death. He's safe and sound.
Fandango slams Natalya and The Great Khali's dancing, and wants them to pronounce his name correctly. Khali doesn't do well to Fandango's standards, and Fandango leaves again.
Josh Mathews interviews Sheamus and Randy Orton about their WrestleMania match, which Booker T has just made official. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) attack both men from out of nowhere.
Ryback meets Booker T and Teddy Long. Booker asks Ryback to concentrate on his match against Mark Henry.
The match between Ryback and Mark Henry has just begun when The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) attack. Mark Henry walks away as The Shield destroy Ryback with a triple powerbomb. Mark Henry re-enters the ring and hits Ryback with the World's Strongest Slam...three times.
The Albany, New York show begins with Ricardo Rodriguez and Alberto Del Rio imitating Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger on the TitanTron after the latter two men enter the ring to speak. Alberto Del Rio watches and looks at their reactions from the top of the entrance ramp.
Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) beat 3MB (Heath Slater and Drew McIntyre) after D-Bry slaps the No Lock onto Heath Slater.
Matt Striker interviews Dolph Ziggler. He's ready to steal the show against Alberto Del Rio. AJ Lee and Big E Langston agree.
Ryback and Mark Henry stare each other down again.
Brad Maddox joins on commentary before the next match.
Damien Sandow makes fun of Ryback before their next match as only he can. He gets interrupted by Ryback's entrance, though.
Ryback beats Damien Sandow.
Matt Striker interviews Big Show. He blames Randy Orton and Sheamus for The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) attacking him. He has an answer for them all: his fist.
Is Fandango being debuted tonight? We'll see...
As Alberto Del Rio takes on WWE Universe-picked Dolph Ziggler, Ricardo Rodriguez almost gets Big E Langston wet, but Big E dodges the water he tosses at him...and it hits AJ Lee instead! AJ chases after Ricardo, but Big E holds her back. Both Big E and AJ get thrown out.
Alberto Del Rio beats Dolph Ziggler with the Cross Arm Bar.
Daniel Bryan meets AJ again, and they insult each other repeatedly. D-Bry gets the last laugh.
"The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry squashes Yoshi Tatsu.
Matt Striker interviews Sheamus, who thinks Big Show is full of crap. The only thing that won't be Show's fault is his loss to Sheamus tonight!
Tamina Snuka makes quick work of Kaitlyn.
Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes are in the back to prepare for their match against the New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) on Raw next week. Cody Rhodes is smitten with Kaitlyn, but Sandow can't see it.
Fandango is ticked Lillian Garcia "butchered" his name...so he delays his debut. Again. He also calls Lillian "Jillian." Jerk.
Booker T is ticked with Fandango, and asks Teddy Long to send a message to him: either compete or get fired.
As Sheamus and Big Show fight, The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) show up. Randy Orton tries to even the odds, but The Shield beat them up until Big Show gets back into the ring and cleans house. The Shield is vanquished for now, but once again Show knocks out Sheamus only to eat an RKO from Orton.
Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez start this week's show in Biloxi, Mississippi. Del Rio mentions Jack Swagger and isn't happy with his anti-immigrant stance, calling him "a real jackass." He calls out Jack Swagger, but Randy Orton shows up instead. He was cheated out of the title shot at Elimination Chamber by Jack Swagger, and asks Alberto Del Rio to step aside so he can take on Swagger...and that he won't have to fight for that chance. Booker T shows up and grants Randy his wish, and Alberto Del Rio takes on Wade Barrett tonight in a Champion vs. Champion match tonight!
Next week: SMS - Social Media SmackDown!
Before their match, Damien Sandow calls Sheamus a "false idol" and that he will put his reign of terror to an end.
Sheamus beats Damien Sandow.
Kaitlyn and Layla beat Aksana and Tamina Snuka.
Wade Barrett meets Jack Swagger...and Zeb Coulter. Even British people are considered part of the problem by Zeb.
Jack Swagger beats Randy Orton with a thumb to the eye and a foot on the bottom rope.
Matt Striker interviews Wade Barrett, but Sheamus makes fun of Wade's "acting skills" when Striker says Wade is the star of the upcoming Dead Man Down. Wade then ribs on Sheamus for losing to The Shield twice in a row.
The Miz beats Cody Rhodes with the Figure Four Leg Lock.
Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter show up before Wade Barrett and Alberto Del Rio's match. They watch from the entrance ramp.
Alberto Del Rio beats Wade Barrett with the Cross Arm Breaker despite Jack Swagger trying to interfere. Del Rio and Swagger stare each other down.
