Thursday, September 28, 2017

9/28 Impact Wrestling Victory Road Report

Tonight, Impact Wrestling presents Victory Road! Three titles are on the line, plus a huge six Knockout tag team match!

X-Division Champion Trevor Lee w/ Caleb Konley vs. Petey Williams – GFW X Division Championship
Williams connects with a series of Hurricanrana’s in the early going to take advantage.
Williams goes for the Canadian Destroyer but Konley distracts him on the apron. Williams takes out Konley on the floor and connects with the Canadian Destroyer on Lee! Williams goes for the pin but Konley pulls the referee out of the ring.
Referee Brian Stiffler throws out Konley but this allows Lee to hit Williams with the title! Lee goes for the pin but it’s not enough to put Williams away!
Lee counters another Canadian Destroyer attempt into the running double foot stomp to win.
At the clubhouse, LAX prepares for their tag title defense against oVe later tonight.
Taya Valkyrie, Taryn Terrell & Knockout’s Champion Sienna vs. Allie, Rosemary & Gail Kim – Six Knockout Tag Team Match
Taya attempts the Road to Valhalla but Gail counters into a big tornado DDT! Gail gets the hot tag to Allie, who hits Taryn with a running dropkick in the corner!
Things are breaking down as Rosemary hits Sienna with a German suplex, Taya hits Rosemary with a top rope crossbody and Gail hits Taya with a clothesline from the apron to the floor!

Allie attempts Sliced Bread on Taryn but out of nowhere, Sienna rolls her up with her feet on the ropes to pick up the win.
Eli Drake and Chris Adonis preview Drake’s GFW Global title defense against Johnny Impact tonight. Drake notes that they didn’t give the champ his couch to sit on.

Joseph Park and Grado are enjoying a fancy dinner to celebrate Grado’s success as Park, Park & Park’s first signee to its sports management division. Park gives Grado his first royalty check but Grado seems disappointed when he opens it. Park receives a phone call and leaves abruptly.

Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews Johnny Impact who reveals that he’s stolen Eli Drake’s couch!

James Storm is in the ring to address his recent allegiance with EC3 to fight off the AAA invasion.

Storm says he’s sick of people coming in from other promotions thinking they can leap frog him! Texano interrupts and Storm challenges him to a fight!

The brawl is on but Storm falls victim to the numbers game as Fantasma gets involved. He lays out Storm with Storm’s own Last Call superkick. Fantasma says AAA is the best company and tries to hit Storm over the head with a beer bottle when EC3 makes the save!

Storm thanks EC3 and they shake hands!

James Storm and EC3 are in Jim Cornette’s office and ask him for a tag team match against Texano and Fantasma! Cornette makes the match official for next week but tells them to win the match and nothing more! Storm apologizes for what he’s going to do to them next week.

The Global Forged web series continues as Scott D’Amore looks for IMPACT’s newest star.
GFW Tag Team Champions LAX (Santana & Ortiz) w/ Konnan & Diamante vs. oVe (Dave & Jake Crist) – GFW Tag Team Championship
oVe jumps LAX before the bell rings to gain the early advantage!
Ortiz connects with a top rope leg drop on Dave to regain control as they wear him down on their side of the ring.
Jake powerslams Santana into the corner for a near fall.
oVe hits a double team suplex into a powerbomb on Santana but Ortiz breaks up the pin attempt!

Ortiz takes out Jake with a Death Valley Driver onto Dave in the corner!
Dave connects with the Square and Compass DDT on Ortiz to win! oVe are the new tag team champions!

We see footage of Lashley returning to American Top Team as he recently decided to focus solely on MMA.
GFW Global Champion Eli Drake w/ Chris Adonis vs. Johnny Impact – GFW Global Championship
Impact hits a springboard kick that sends Drake to the outside!
Adonis gets involved, causing the referee to throw him out!
Impact suplexes Drake on the ramp as the referee tries to get the match back inside the ring.
Impact goes for another springboard move but Drake counters with an elbow, sending Impact crashing into the steel steps.
Drake hits the running neckbreaker for a near fall.
Impact connects with a huge top rope Spanish Fly for yet another near fall.
Drake goes for a clothesline but Impact moves, causing Drake to take out the referee!
Adonis returns to ringside, allowing Drake to hit Impact with the title! A new referee comes down to make the count but Impact kicks out! Drake’s intent to get himself disqualified is clear when he attacks the ref!

Drake attempts to hit Impact with the title for a second time but Impact avoids it, causing Drake to clobber Adonis! Impact hits the swinging neckbreaker but somehow, Drake kicks out!
Impact is on the top rope for the countdown to Impact but Drake pushes the ref into the corner! Drake hits Impact with a low blow, followed by the Gravy Train to win.

After the match, Drake and Adonis continue to beat down Impact when Garza Jr makes the save! Then, LAX appears in the ring to attack Garza. Konnan attacks a fan at ringside and Adonis puts the Adonis lock on another referee as chaos erupts at ringside! Victory Road goes off the air with Drake and Adonis standing tall over Johnny Impact.
Next week, the road to Bound for Glory continues with a huge X-Division six-man tag, plus EC3 and James Storm team up to take on AAA’s Texano and Fantasma. Don’t miss it!

EVOLVE & WWN Comment on Future of Streaming Events

EVOLVE & WWN made the following announcement, regarding the future of their streaming events…
EVOLVE and WWN are currently exploring options for future streaming platforms. The company has already been approached by multiple platforms. In addition, there is the possibility of taking everything in house back to WWNLive.com. We are also exploring various pricing options for different viewing options. We welcome your feedback. Please tweet using #WWNLive and let us know how you would like to see EVOLVE and the other WWN Family brands.
Things broke down last week between WWN & Flosports, which led to a lawsuit being filed and Flo refusing to air last weekend’s EVOLVE events. EVOLVE ended up running the events through WWNLive.com.

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WWE sends cease and desist letter to The Young Bucks this week

WWE sent a cease and desist letter to The Young Bucks (Nick and Matt Jackson) this week claiming the Bucks were using intellectual property owned by the company, in specific the “too sweet” hand gesture. The letter threatened damages in the range of $150,000 per item, any profits made off the items and legal fees.

According to a report by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, any merchandise with references to the term “too sweet” that the Bucks were selling through their own website (YoungBucksMerch.com) and ProWrestlingTees.com has now been in removed in response. It should be noted that Bullet Club shirts being sold at Hot Topic stores nationwide did not have any reference or drawings in question by WWE, which have sold an estimated 100,000 t-shirts the last three months according to Nick Jackson.

WWE sent a cease and desist letter to The Young Bucks (Nick and Matt Jackson) this week claiming the Bucks were using intellectual property owned by the company, in specific the “too sweet” hand gesture. The letter threatened damages in the range of $150,000 per item, any profits made off the items and legal fees.ng Finn Balor’s time with the promotion. The Young Bucks began marketing it in 2013. Getting into a legal battle with WWE right now over the trademarks was described in the report as being very costly.

WWE sent the letter after video was taken of The Bullet Club “invading” the RAW taping this past Monday in Ontario and put it online later that day as part of the “Being The Elite” YouTube series. The group promoted a last minute appearance at a Hot Topic store close to the arena and then gathered fans to walk over to do a remake of the DX invasion of WCW back in 1998. WWE sent the letter the following day claiming intellectual property violations over any references to “too sweet” including DVD releases, t-shirts, photos and other merchandise being sold. The video remains online that you can view below.



Opinionated View- Yes because us fans are so stupid we would only buy Young Bucks stuff because we got fooled into thinking it was WWE Merch. 

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Impact Wrestling Preview

Kim, Rosemary and Allie vs. Taya Valkyrie, Taryn Terrell and Sienna
* Tag Team Title Match: Champions LAX vs. oVe
* X-Division Title Match: Champion Trevor Lee vs. Petey Williams
* World Title Match: Champion Eli Drake vs. Johnny Impact

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

WWE NXT Preview

NXT airs tonight on the WWE Network at 8:00 p.m. ET (7:00 CT).
Set for the show is the in-ring debut of Adam Cole against Eric Young.

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017

WWE Smackdown Preview

Advertised for tonight’s Smackdown Live in Glenadale, Arizona is the build for the Hell in a Cell PPV in two weeks involving the latest between Kevin Owens and Shane McMahon.
Also scheduled for the show is Rusev holding a Pride of Bulgaria Celebration, The Hype Bros plan to call out The Usos and the latest between Jinder Mahal and Shinsuke Nakamura.

Jeff Hardy suffers torn rotator cuff injury, will undergo surgery

WWE.com is reporting on Monday evening that Jeff Hardy recently suffered a torn rotator cuff during last week’s Six Pack Challenge match on RAW.
Hardy will require surgery to repair the injury according to WWE Senior Ringside Physician Dr. Stephen Daquino, providing further comment on the injury.
“It’s a full thickness tear of his supraspinatus tendon and a couple of other areas in the shoulder. He’s going to go for evaluation and probably for surgery next week.”
Hardy, 40, will have surgery next Tuesday (October 3). While talking with WWE.com about the injury, Jeff talked about his disappointment about suffering the injury.
“It’s depressing.More than any time in a career, it’s those times that make you go, ‘Wow, I love professional wrestling.’ It sucks that I can’t be involved in [a] match or can’t get in there and do what I normally do because I’m injured, but I just have to get over that, stop worrying about it and look forward and push myself to get repaired and healed and come back better than ever with a brand-new shoulder.”



9/25 WWE Raw Report

Tonight's WWE RAW opens with WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz heading to the ring with Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas. We're live from Ontario, California with Michael Cole, Corey Graves and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T. We see stills of how The Miz retained over Jason Jordan at WWE No Mercy last night. Miz welcomes us to another must see edition of MizTV. After last night's victory, tonight comes the celebration. Miz tells Maryse to keep the champagne on ice because he will be home soon. Miz introduces his guest as the so-called Big Dog of WWE, who had a historic victory over John Cena last night. The boos are already starting up. Miz tells fans to rise and welcome his guest, Roman Reigns.
Fans boo and Miz asks if they're done. Miz apologizes to Reigns for the fans and welcomes him. Reigns says no, we like it loud. Miz brings up the big year Reigns has had with retiring The Undertaker and all. Miz goes on and Reigns says he will say this - he respects John Cena now. Reigns gives Cena props and says he held the fort down for 15 years, and no other man can say that. Reigns says he respects Cena and he's proud that he won last night. Reigns calls it the biggest win of his career. Reigns celebrated last night, didn't get a lot of sleep and his back still hurts from the mat... so he can't figure out why he's talking to an idiot like The Miz. Miz says he is the real "the guy" - not Reigns. Reigns mentions how he's also been in the ring with Jason Jordan and Miz can't beat him one-on-one. Reigns calls Axel and Dallas idiots, telling them to run get him a cold beer from the back.
Miz accuses Reigns of riding coattails when he came in and says if The Miztourage was around 5 years ago then nobody would remember The Shield. Miz asks what would happen in a potential battle and a "yes!" chant starts. Reigns says The Shield would kill The Miztourage but we won't get that because Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose are doing their own thing and he's doing his, he's focused on the WWE Universal Title which means he's coming for Brock Lesnar. Miz fires back about how Reigns disrespected him on his show and how he's beaten Cena just once after choking against Samoa Joe and others. Reigns proposes a fight but Miz says no one said anything about fighting. Reigns asks the crowd if they want to see it. He wants a referee brought out. Miz says he's wearing a suit and has a pregnant wife at home that needs him. Miz tries to end the MizTV segment, leaving the ring with Axel and Dallas. The music interrupts and out comes RAW General Manager Kurt Angle on the stage. Angle tells Miz to tell Maryse he will be home a little late because he loves the idea of a match between Reigns and Miz tonight. He then makes Jordan and Matt Hardy vs. Axel and Dallas as Jeff Hardy is out injured. Fans cheer Angle's announcements as his music starts back up. We go to commercial.

Matt Hardy and Jason Jordan vs. Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas
Back from the break and Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas wait as Matt Hardy makes his way out. Jeff Hardy is out with him in street clothes as the announcers talk about his upcoming shoulder surgery. Jason Jordan is out next to team with Matt.
Jordan starts off with Dallas, slamming him to the mat and working him over. Axel gets a knee from Jordan. Jordan turns right around and goes back to work on Dallas. Jordan takes Dallas to the corner and keeps control. Jordan with a Northern Lights suplex for a 2 count. Matt tags in for a double team and a 2 count. Matt with the leg sweep and more offense on Axel as he comes in. Matt drops legs and covers for a pin attempt on Axel. Matt keeps Axel grounded now. Matt ends up hitting the tornado DDT on Axel Dallas comes in but Jordan assists and the babyfaces clear the ring. Matt and Jason stand tall as we go back to commercial.
Back from the break and Axel is in control of Jordan. Bo tags in and drops a knee. Axel with another quick tag as they keep Jordan down for a 2 count. Axel and Dallas with more quick tags to keep control of Jordan. Matt finally gets the hot tag to unload on Dallas. Matt with a corner clothesline and a takedown for a 2 count. Matt keeps control and hits a neckbreaker for a 2 count on Dallas. Dallas rolls Matt up for 2. Matt with a Side Effect for a 2 count as Axel breaks it up.
Jordan runs in and takes Axel to the corner. Jordan spears Axel and Dallas in the corner at the same time. This leads to Matt dropping Dallas with a Twist of Fate for the pin and the win.
Winners: Jason Jordan and Matt Hardy
- After the match, Jordan and Matt celebrate while Jeff joins them for the celebration as we go to replays.
- Still to come, Reigns vs. Miz. Also, a in-depth look back at the WWE No Mercy main event. We go to commercial.
- Back from the break and the announcers lead us to a video with stills from Brock Lesnar's win over Braun Strowman at No Mercy.

Elias vs. Apollo Crews
We go to the ring and JoJo introduces Elias as the boos start up. Elias says hello and starts playing his guitar under the spotlight. Elias asks who wants to walk with him tonight? Elias says he walked through Apollo Crews at No Mercy last night and now it's time for the encore. He knocks the people of Ontario but fans give him the "what!?" treatment in response. Elias starts singing his latest song, knocking Crews and the people of Ontario. The music interrupts and out comes Apollo Crews with Titus O'Neil.
The bell rings and they go at it. Crews is a bit more aggressive than usual. Crews takes control but Elias turns it around and works Crews over. Crews gets fired up and unloads on Elias. Crews with a dropkick and another shot that sends Elias to the floor. Crews launches himself over the top rope and Cole comments on how he's much more fired up.
Titus does the "Titus Worldwide!" chant with Crews at ringside, right in front of Elias, but Elias kicks Titus' leg out. This allows Elias to take advantage of the distraction as they bring it back into the ring. Elias ends up hitting the Drift Away for the pin.
Winner: Elias
- After the match, Titus comes in the ring after Elias but Elias tangles with him. Elias retreats to the ramp as Titus warns him. Titus checks on Crews as Elias talks trash from the ramp.
- Still to come, Finn Balor will be here. Back to commercial.
- Back from the break and Finn Balor is with Charly Caruso backstage for comments on his win over Bray Wyatt at No Mercy last night. Balor wants to thank Wyatt for challenging him man-to-man, for the match and for making him do things in the ring he didn't know he could do. He goes on and says the win was for Goldust and the others who Wyatt has victimized in the past. Charly asks where Balor goes now that the chapter with Wyatt is over. Balor says he's now looking to retain the WWE Universal Title and walks off.

Curt Hawkins vs. Braun Strowman
We go to the ring and Curt Hawkins has a mic. He's tired of his 118 match losing streak and says that ends tonight. The music hits and out comes his opponent - Braun Strowman.
Hawkins immediately retreats to the crowd and wants none of Strowman. Braun leaves the ring and chases Hawkins through the crowd, to the production area. Hawkins strikes Braun but it does nothing. Braun grabs Hawkins and chokeslams him through a table that's in the crowd near production. Braun tosses Hawkins onto the stage now.
Braun stalks Hawkins on the stage as Hawkins pleads. Braun scoops Hawkins and nails the big running powerslam through the LED board. The crowd pops big. Braun marches back to the ring and grabs a mic. Strowman wants a worthy challenger and isn't leaving the ring until he gets one. Braun waits and the music finally hits - out comes RAW Tag Team Champion Dean Ambrose. Ambrose stares Braun down as we go back to commercial.
Braun Strowman vs. Dean Ambrose
Back from the break and we've got a match. The bell rings and Ambrose unloads first but Braun shoves him away. Braun whips Ambrose hard into an opposite corner. Ambrose has his injured shoulder taped up from No Mercy and Braun focuses on it. Ambrose sits on the top as Braun scoops him and drives him into the opposite turnbuckles. Braun with more shots to the shoulder. Dean ends up on Braun's back for the sleeper hold but Braun breaks it, then splashes Dean in the corner. Braun stands tall and yells out while Ambrose is down. Ambrose tries to fight back again but Braun drops him with headbutts.
Ambrose manages to get a kick to the face in. Braun sends Ambrose to the floor. Braun follows and launches Dean into the barrier. Ambrose with a poke to the eye to daze Braun. Ambrose sends Braun into the ring post. Ambrose brings it back into the ring and unloads in the corner. Braun eventually gets sent over the top but he still lands on his feet. Ambrose runs the ropes for a dive but Braun catches him in mid-air. Ambrose counters the catch and drives them both into the floor for a big thud. Ambrose returns to the ring as the referee counts. Braun comes back in and Ambrose drops Braun for a 2 count.
Ambrose keeps control and blocks a chokeslam. Braun goes shoulder-first into the ring post. Ambrose goes to the top and goes for the big elbow drop but Braun catches him in mid-air and hits the powerslam for the pin.
Winner: Braun Strowman
- After the match, Braun stands tall over Ambrose as we go to replays. We come back to Braun making his exit as Ambrose looks on from the mat.
- Kurt Angle is backstage talking to a referee, telling him to keep an eye on The Miztourage in the main event. New WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore walks in and asks Angle how big he wants to make RAW tonight. Angle does and Enzo says that's good because he's in a celebratory mood tonight. Enzo proposes a Certified G Championship Celebration for later. Angle wonders if the victory is worthy of a celebration because it was kind of a cheap win. Enzo asks if we have an Olympic gold hater here or what. Angle asks if this is Enzo's first title and offers some advice but Enzo isn't trying to hear it.
- Alexa Bliss is backstage walking. We go to commercial.
- Seth Rollins is backstage with Dean Ambrose, who is icing up after the beating from Braun. Rollins reminds him that they're partners and he should keep that in mind when he wants to pick a fight with Braun again. Rollins says he has a match tonight with Sheamus and Ambrose needed to be out there with him at 100%. They have some friendly back & forth and Rollins says he's going to Kurt Angle to request a match with Braun for next week. But first he's going to kick Sheamus' teeth down his throat to make him just like Cesaro. Rollins walks off and Ambrose admits challenging Braun tonight was a bad idea.
- We go to the ring and out comes RAW Women's Champion Alexa Bliss. She knows she and the people have had their issues in the past but she actually considers each and every one of them as her friend, and she likes to think they feel the same way. Bliss says you have to be honest with your friends and she has to say this... she is deeply disappointed in all of the fans. Bliss goes on about how she beat 4 of the best women WWE has to offer last night. She checked her phone this morning thinking she would see positive notes and cute memes on her win but she saw nothing but comments on Asuka's TLC debut, Bayley & Sasha Banks, and other nonsense.
Bliss asks the people what is wrong with them. They're so worried about what might happen tomorrow that they don't appreciate being in the presence of a goddess right now. Bliss says she doesn't need to prove anything to the fans because she cleaned out the entire division and she is the goddess... the music interrupts and out comes Mickie James. Mickie says she wasn't in the match last night so Bliss didn't beat her. Mickie brings up how Bliss took shots at her during RAW Talk last night. Mickie dares Bliss to repeat the insults again. Bliss says she respects Mickie and if she didn't, she would not have brought her back to WWE. Bliss goes on with more insults to Mickie. Mickie asks if Bliss is scared. Bliss believes Mickie has a lot to offer WWE, she still has a few fans who believe "you still got it" and stuff. Bliss goes on and says she does respect Mickie in the ring but she doesn't want to see Mickie break a hip.
Mickie tells Bliss to listen and calls her a little girl. Mickie doesn't need Bliss to run down her accolades because she knows who she is - she's Mickie James, a 6-time women's champion. She has broken bones, heart and barriers in WWE long before Bliss was even wearing a training bra, which is obviously still working out for Bliss. Fans pop at the diss. Mickie wants Bliss to repeat what she said on RAW Talk last night. Bliss tries to dodge it again. Mickie says there's no room in the ring for a coward. Bliss finally says it... Mickie is an old lady. Mickie slaps Bliss twice and drops her with a kick. Bliss rolls to the floor to recover. Mickie's music hits and she taunts Bliss from the ring.
- Still to come, The Miz vs. Roman Reigns and Sheamus vs. Seth Rollins. Back to commercial.

Sheamus vs. Seth Rollins
Back from the break and out comes RAW Tag Team Champion Seth Rollins. Sheamus is out next with Cesaro, who is wearing a suit.
The bell rings and Sheamus takes it to the corner and unloads. Rollins sends Sheamus to the floor after he runs into the ring post, and goes for the dive into the barrier. Rollins sends Sheamus back into the ring and smiles at Cesaro. Rollins springboards in but Sheamus catches him in mid-air with an Irish Curse backbreaker. Sheamus ends up taking control and working on the knee of Rollins, applying the Stretch Muffler. Sheamus goes on with a big sitdown powerbomb for another pin attempt. Sheamus with the Cloverleaf submission now.
The hold is broken but Sheamus comes back with more offense. Sheamus delivers a big kick to the face from the apron and covers for a 2 count. Sheamus keeps control and stands tall to pose as fans boo. Sheamus readies for the Brogue Kick but Rollins ducks it. Sheamus drops Rollins and goes to the top. Rollins catches Sheamus on the way down and then connects with a knee to the face for the pin.
Winner: Seth Rollins
- After the match, Rollins recovers as Cesaro stares at him from the floor. We go to replays. Rollins raises the title as Cesaro helps Sheamus up the ramp.
- Still to come, an exclusive look at Cena vs. Reigns from No Mercy. Back to commercial.

- Back from the break and Finn Balor is backstage walking when Goldust approaches. Balor asks "Goldy" what's up and Goldust tells him it's Goldust. Goldust realizes Balor is extraordinary but he asks what gives Balor the right to go out there and take shots at him. Goldust goes on and says he doesn't need Balor to go out on his behalf, he can do it on his own. Balor apologizes and says he considers Goldust a friend. Goldust says maybe Balor is right, he's sorry as well. Goldust snaps and attacks Balor out of nowhere. Goldust sends Balor into some equipment and works him over. Goldust quotes The Godfather about keeping friends close and enemies closer.
- The announcers lead us to an in-depth look at Roman Reigns' win over John Cena at No Mercy last night.
Roman Reigns vs. The Miz
Back from a break and out comes Roman Reigns. WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz is out with Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas for this non-title match.
They meet in the middle of the ring and it sounds like Miz is still trying to weasel out of the match. Miz extends his hand for a shake but Reigns hesitates. Reigns finally shakes and Miz tries to hold on but Reigns laughs at him and sends him out of the ring. Axel and Dallas check on Miz while talking trash to Reigns from the floor. Reigns laughs at them some more.
Miz hesitates coming back into the ring. Reigns comes out, warns Axel and Dallas, and has to chase Miz back into the ring. Reigns comes back in and applies a side headlock. Reigns comes back with a shoulder tackle. Reigns clutches his back and sells the pain he mentioned earlier. The referee is distracted checking on Miz, allowing Dallas to drop Reigns with a cheap shot from the apron. Miz follows up with boots to the face for a 2 count. Miz keeps Reigns down in the middle of the ring now.
Reigns fights up and out but Miz sends him to the floor. Miz distracts the referee, allowing Axel and Dallas to send Reigns into the barrier. They almost get caught. Miz brings it back into the ring for a 2 count. Fans do dueling chants for Reigns now. Miz keeps control and hits the corner dropkicks. Miz charges again into the corner but Reigns counters and hits a Samoan Drop for a 2 count. Both are down and slow to get up now. Reigns with clotheslines and more offense. Reigns unloads in the corner as fans count to 10 with him. Reigns keeps control until another distraction from Axel and Dallas allows Miz to turn it around.
Miz with the "yes!" kicks now. Reigns catches the last kick and powers up with Miz but it's countered. This leads to Reigns nailing a Superman Punch on Miz. Axel also takes a Superman Punch from the apron. Reigns knocks Dallas off the other apron. More back and forth until Miz drops Reigns with the big DDT for another close 2 count. They're slow to get up. Reigns blocks the Skull Crushing Finale and bounces off the ropes with a spear for the win.
Winner: Roman Reigns
- After the match, Reigns stands tall as his music plays but Axel and Dallas attack from behind and beat him down. Miz looks to join in but Reigns clears the ring of Axel and Dallas, putting Miz on his back. Reigns grabs Miz but Axel and Dallas attack from behind with steel chairs. Axel and Dallas unload on Reigns and send him into a Skull Crushing Finale from Miz. Miz, Axel and Dallas celebrate and leave the ring while their music plays. Reigns is trying to recover in the ring. Miz stops on the stage and walks back to the ring for more punishment to Reigns. Miz nails a Skull Crushing Finale into the steel chair. The trash talking continues as Miz, Dallas and Axel stand tall over Reigns. They mock The Shield by doing the fist bump over Reigns.
- Still to come, Enzo Amore celebrates. Finn Balor is backstage walking for his match with Goldust.
Goldust vs. Finn Balor
Back from the break and Goldust is making his way out. Finn Balor is out next.
The bell rings and Balor goes right to work on Goldust. The WWE veteran retreats to the floor for a breather but Balor runs out and dropkicks Goldust into the barrier. Balor with another big shot into the barrier at ringside. Goldust ends up turning it around and sending Balor into the ring post shoulder-first. Goldust keeps control on the floor and sends Balor into the barrier. Back to commercial.
More back and forth after the break. Goldust catches Balor in the ribs and nails a stiff spinebuster for a close 2 count. Goldust with more right hands while Balor is down, more strikes and some taunting. Balor comes back and drops Goldust. Balor with stomps now. Balor hits a Slingblade and a corner dropkick. Balor goes to the top and hits Coup de Grace for the pin.
Winner: Finn Balor
- After the match, Balor stands tall as we go to replays. We come back and the lights flash. The arena is lit up with fireflies now as we hear kids singing "in his hands" and Goldust is nowhere to be seen. Balor just stands in the middle of the ring and looks around as the creepy song plays.
- Still to come, Emma and Nia vs. Bayley and Banks. Back to commercial.
- Back from the break and we see stills from the women's Fatal 5 Way at No Mercy. We go backstage to Bayley and Sasha Banks. Bayley asks if Sasha got her text messages. Sasha says she did, she's just been busy. Sasha is upset about how she came so close to getting her title back but it's OK now because she's over it and Bayley should be too. Sasha says they have to tag tonight and should focus on taking out Nia, who tried to put Bayley out of action. Bayley talks about how she sees Nia laughing at her when she closes her eyes, so tonight she's going to make Nia feel her pain. They do their handshake to end the segment.
- Kurt Angle is backstage walking when Enzo Amore interrupts. He's trying to plan his celebration but he's getting a lot of jealous vibes from the other people. He asks Angle to put a no-contact clause on the celebration, so Neville or the other cruiserweights will forfeit title shots if they put hands on him. Angle grants the request and says Enzo is annoying as hell.
Emma and Nia Jax vs. Sasha Banks and Bayley
Back to the ring and out comes Nia Jax. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and Emma waits with Nia while Sasha Banks makes her entrance. Bayley is out next, stopping to hug two young female fans sitting near the stage.
Nia starts off with Bayley and mocks her over her shoulder. Bayley attacks first but Nia cuts her off and splashes her in the corner. Nia scoops Bayley for a Samoan Drop but Sasha runs in to make the save. Nia ends up sending both opponents down on the floor. She taunts them and stands tall in the ring as we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Emma has control of Bayley. Bayley tries to fight back but in comes Nia to keep her down. Nia works Bayley around and drives her hard into the mat on the injured shoulder at one point. Bayley finally gets the hot tag when Emma is in. Sasha unloads on Emma and hits a dropkick. Sasha with a cheap shot to Nia before hitting double knees on Emma in the corner. Sasha with a 2 count on Emma as Nia breaks the pin.
Bayley comes over but Nia sends her out to the floor. Banks kicks Nia to the floor. Bayley leaps out onto Nia but she catches her in mid-air. This leads to Bayley shoving Nia into the ring post. Sasha comes back into the ring but Emma rolls her up for a close 2 count. Bayley tags herself in as Sasha floors Emma with a knee. Bayley goes to the top and comes down for a Bayley-to-Belly on Emma for the pin as Nia looks on.
Winners: Bayley and Sasha Banks
- We see Enzo Amore backstage running his mouth. Back to commercial.
- Back from the break and Reigns vs. Miz wit the title on the line is set for next week.
- We go to the ring and out comes new WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore for his Certified G Celebration. The ring has a red apron cover and there's something hidden under a cloth to be revealed.
Enzo talks about how it was all a dream but he's not the new Cruiserweight Champion. He talks about how people are jealous of him, just like his former tag team partner Big Cass. Enzo reveals what's under the cloth and it's his Certified G jersey, which he's retiring now. He goes on but music interrupts. Out comes the entire WWE 205 Live roster to the stage. Enzo starts taking shots at some of the cruiserweights. The music interrupts and out comes Neville to join them.
Enzo takes shots at Neville and how he looks, and pokes at him for losing the title. Neville rips on Enzo and says he was dumped on the 205 Live doorstep because no one else wanted him. Neville would have left Enzo in the cold but the so-called nobodies behind him on the stage wanted to give Enzo a shot. Neville asks if this is how he repays them. Neville goes on and says Enzo is nothing but a joke and he's made a joke out of the division, out of the title and a joke out of Neville when he hit him with a low blow. Neville says on behalf of the entire cruiserweight division, he is here to end Enzo. Neville drops the mic and heads to the ring.
Enzo has the non-contact clause and says Neville will forfeit his title shot if he puts his hands on him. Enzo tells Neville to slow his roll as he approaches in the ring. Enzo says they are currently in the main event segment of RAW and Neville never even made the third hour during his title reign. Enzo says they are all out here right now because he is a star. Enzo goes on about how he's money and he will see the rest of them tomorrow night on The Zo Show. He tells Neville to get the hell out of his ring. Neville thinks about it for a second before attacking Enzo. Neville drops him and sends him into the retired jersey. Neville snaps and continues the assault outside of the ring. Neville launches Enzo into the barrier. Enzo tries to retreat up the barrier but the roster backs him back down the ramp.
Neville strikes again and brings Enzo back to the ring. Neville balls up the non-contact clause and shoves it in Enzo's mouth, then kicks him in the mouth. Some fans cheer Neville as he puts Enzo down. The roster looks on from ringside and some applaud as Neville goes to the top for a Red Arrow on Enzo. Neville's music hits and he talks some trash in Enzo's face as RAW goes off the air.

Monday, September 25, 2017

WWE Raw Preview

WWE announced last night at No Mercy that MizTV with special guest Roman Reigns will open RAW tonight live in Ontario, California.
Tonight marks the start of the build for the TLC PPV on October 22, a show that is now being advertised to feature the main roster debut of Asuka.

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Friday, September 22, 2017

Impact Wrestling To Film At WrestleCade

PWInsider reports that Impact Wrestling will be sending talent to the WrestleCade event in Winston-Salem, NC on 11/25. They will be filming footage at the event to air on Impact.
WrestleCade will go on opposite of WWE Starrcade in Greensboro, NC.

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FloSports Pulls EVOLVE Shows Due to Dispute with WWN

PWInsider reports that FloSports has told WWN that they will not be carrying this weekend’s EVOLVE shows (Saturday night show in Michigan and Sunday night show in Illinois) or any of their other future events. FloSports has told their employees that they will no longer be traveling to those shows this weekend. WWN is now deciding what to do.
This comes after FloSports filed a lawsuit against WWN, claiming that WWN gave them false data when negotiating their terms with FloSports. WWN is planning to countersue, likely for breach of contract as FloSports has told them that they are going to withhold payments due to WWN from July 2017 on. This leaves WWN in the position of having increased their number of shows per month (increased to five as part of their deal with FloSports) but won’t be getting any payment for that content for July, August, and September.

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9/21 Impact Wrestling Report


Results courtesy of Impactwrestling.com.
IMPACT opens with the arrival of Johnny Impact and he is furious about the attack he received at the hands of Eli Drake and Chris Adonis last week. Impact calls Drake out and demands his title shot tonight, he doesn’t want to wait until Victory Road next week. KM interrupts and says Drake is in Mexico but Impact isn’t buying it – he saw Drake’s car in the parking lot! KM proposes a match for Impact’s number one contendership – Impact accepts and it’s on!
Johnny Impact def. KM – Impact’s No.1 Contendership for GFW Global Championship on the Line
Impact gets right to the action by hitting KM with a big kick, followed by a standing Moonsault for a near fall! KM rolls up Impact with his feet on the ropes but it’s not enough to keep him down. Impact connects with a springboard kick, followed by a high risk move from the top rope to win and retain his number one contendership!
Backstage, AAA’s Pagano is speaking to a mystery man!
Taya Valkyrie def. Ava Storie
Valkyrie makes quick work of Storie, winning with the Road to Valhalla. After the match, Valkyrie says she came to IMPACT for one reason, she wants the Knockout’s title! Rosemary interrupts and questions why Valkyrie thinks she deserves a title shot before her. A brawl breaks out with Knockout’s champ Sienna, Allie, Taryn Terrell and Gail Kim joining in! The sides are even as Gail, Allie and Rosemary clear the ring!
oVe are LAX’s special guests at their club in Tijuana, Mexico. They get the VIP treatment but when they run into LAX, things take a turn! oVe implies that LAX are cowards for not giving them a fair shot at the GFW tag titles at the Crash promotion last week. Santana gets heated and offers oVe exactly what they want – another shot at the gold next week!
We see part 2 of Global Forged, a web series that takes you into the life of up and coming wrestlers from Scott D’amore’s promotion, Border City Wrestling.
Backstage, Gail Kim, Allie and Rosemary say that things are far from over with Sienna, Taryn Terrell and Taya Valkyrie!
Petey Williams speaks on how much it would mean to him if he were to once again win the X-Division championship from new champion, Trevor Lee.
Pagano and El Hijo del Fantasma def. IMPACT Grand Champion EC3 and Eddie Edwards
This unusual pairing of EC3 and Eddie Edwards was made after they helped each other fend off an attack from AAA members last week. Pagano and Fantasma wear down EC3 on their side of the ring as they prevent him from getting the tag to Edwards. EC3 is finally able to tag in Edwards who goes right on the attack! Edwards hits Fantasma with a kick, followed by the Blue Thunder Bomb but the referee is distracted by EC3 and Pagano brawling on the outside! Then, a new member of AAA makes his debut, Texano Jr! He attacks Edwards behind the ref’s back, allowing Fantasma to pin him for the win!
After the match, the beatdown continues. Pagano and Fantasma hold down Edwards and EC3 as Texano whips them with a bull rope! But then, James Storm makes his return and clears the ring! Storm shakes hands with Edwards but just stares down EC3 – the battle lines have been drawn!
Backstage, Johnny Impact runs into Pagano, Fantasma and Texano Jr while on the hunt for Eli Drake. They tell him Drake is still in Mexico but Texano Jr has another message for Impact – he doesn’t like him! Impact challenges Texano to a match and puts his number one contendership on the line for the second time in one night!
Kongo Kong def. Mahabali Shera
Kong runs over Shera with a big clothesline to take control.
Shera charges at Kong in the corner but Kong lifts him to the apron. Shera drapes him over the top rope, followed by a springboard move for a near fall! Kong hits Shera with the cannonball in the corner and the massive top rope splash to win.
Eli Drake prepares for his match in Mexico and accuses Johnny Impact of running away from home when he heard Drake was coming to town.
Backstage, Moose speaks on his rivalry with Lashley, who recently decided he’s leaving wrestling to compete solely in MMA.
Johnny Impact def. Texano Jr – Impact’s No.1 Contendership for GFW Global Championship On the Line
This is Impact’s second match in one night!  Impact connects with a Hurricanrana, followed by numerous swinging neckbreakers for a near fall. Impact misses a high risk move, allowing Texano to connect with a leg lariat for a near fall of his own. The fight spills to the outside as Texano sends Impact into the steel ring steps! Texano is perched on the top rope but Impact kicks him to the outside. Impact follows up with a springboard Moonsault to gain control! The action is back and forth as Impact is able to connect with Starship Pain to pick up his second win of the night!
Laurel Van Ness is back to her old ways as she’s looking for a man in the audience.
Sienna, Taryn Terrell and Taya Valkyrie approach Karen Jarrett in her office. Sienna proposes a six-woman tag team match at Victory Road next week – Karen loves the idea and makes it official!
GFW Global Champion Eli Drake def. Bronce – GFW Global Championship Match
We’re at a AAA event as Drake puts the title on the line against one of AAA’s hottest young stars! Bronce uses his speed to his advantage as he tries to build momentum. Bronce jumps off the top but Drake catches him and sends him into the corner turnbuckles to take control. Drake catches Bronce in mid-air and delivers a huge powerslam for a near fall. Drake connects with the Gravy Train to retain his title.
Next week, Eli Drake defends the GFW Global Championship against Johnny Impact, oVe takes on LAX for the GFW Tag Team Championships, Trevor Lee puts the X-Division title on the line against Petey Williams, a six Knockout tag team match and so much more. It’s all part of Victory Road – don’t miss it!

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Sexy Star Likely Done With AAA

According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Sexy Star was pulled from the October AAA show in Tokyo. At this time, it appears she’s done with the promotion in the aftermath of the Rosemary incident at TripleMania.

Opinionated View- If there any good that comes from the crap that went on with Rosemary it's that Sexy Star's history of doing shit like this has been exposed and now she is paying for it. But this being wrestling good chance she get brought in CMLL before to long. 

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GFW Impact Wretling Preview

The following is set for tonight’s 9/21 episode of Impact on Pop TV:
* World Champion Eli Drake defends his title in Mexico as part of an AAA event.
* An update on MOOSE.
* Taya Valkyrie vs. Ava Storie.
* Kongo Kong vs. Mahabali Shera.

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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

WWE NXT Preview

WWE NXT airs tonight at 8:00 PM ET on WWE Network. The episode is headlined by Tyler Bate and Trent Seven facing off against Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly of Undisputed in the main event.

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Updated WWE Hell in a Cell Card

Here is the updated card for Hell in a Cell on October 8.
Hell in a Cell Match
Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens
WWE Championship Match
Jinder Mahal (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championships Match
The New Day (c’s) vs. The Usos
WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship Match
Natalya (c) vs. Charlotte Flair

Opinionated View- Trash on trash on trash on more trash.


9/19 WWE 205 Live Report

Results courtesy of WWE.com:

WWE 205 Live results, Sept 19, 2017: Enzo Amore goes low to take down Neville

On the latest episode of WWE 205 Live, Enzo Amore used a low blow to take down WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville, sending him a message before their battle for the title at WWE No Mercy. Plus, the alliance between The Brian Kendrick and Gentleman Jack Gallagher grows in strength.

Cedric Alexander def. The Brian Kendrick

After their match last week ended abruptly thanks to an unexpected attack from Gentleman Jack Gallagher on Cedric Alexander, The Brian Kendrick and Alexander squared off once again on WWE 205 Live.
As the bout got underway, Alexander immediately went on offense, using the same aggressive strategy he had a week prior. However, with two decades of experience, The Brian Kendrick adjusted to Alexander’s in-ring ability and took control of the match, keeping his opponent grounded. The Man with a Plan relied on his own natural aggression, but grew frustrated as he could not secure a pinfall.
Relying on his technical ability, the former Cruiserweight Champion tried to dismantle Alexander. However, Alexander rebounded and battled on, forcing a back-and-forth that ended in Alexander countering a pinfall to secure victory.
Following his hard-fought win, Alexander made his way back up the entrance ramp when he noticed Kendrick was following him. Alexander turned his attention to The Man with a Plan, and that’s when Gentleman Jack Gallagher seized the opportunity to attack. Working in unison with Kendrick, Gallagher laid waste to Alexander, further strengthening their bond.
Gallagher showed no remorse for his actions while being interviewed moments later.

Akira Tozawa def. Noam Dar

Despite being taken away by Breezango for fashion infractions last week on WWE 205 Live, Drew Gulak stood atop the announce table to continue his campaign for a better WWE 205 Live. After describing the horrible conditions and treatment in Fashion Jail and comparing himself to Galileo, Gulak resumed his PowerPoint presentation about his proposals to improve the Cruiserweight division.
As he revealed the sixth slide, which demanded the WWE Universe refrain from using cell phones, Gulak was interrupted by Akira Tozawa, who was set to face Noam Dar.
The former Cruiserweight Champion wasted little time going after Dar. With the WWE Universe behind him with his patented chant, The Stamina Monster looked as if he was attempting a quick and dominant victory. However, The Scottish Supernova managed to take control of the bout with a perfectly timed counter. Using his uncanny technical acumen, Dar attempted to zero in on his opponent’s legs and limbs.
However, Tozawa – whose incredible resilience was on display – regained control and seized the opportunity to scale the ropes and flatten Dar with his patented Senton for the win. Celebrating his victory, the former WWE Cruiserweight Champion rallied the WWE Universe to join in his signature chant, much to the chagrin of Gulak.

TJP attacked Lince Dorado and Rich Swann

Still upset over his loss to Rich Swann in their rubber match last week on WWE 205 Live, TJP pleaded with his friend for another match, which would extend their series. Swann declined, telling The Duke of Dab he valued their friendship and didn’t think it could survive if the friendly rivalry continued. Swann was proud of what they accomplished, but he was ready for them both to move forward.
As Swann entered the ring ready to face Lince Dorado, it was quickly discovered that the lucha libre sensation had been attacked on his way to the ring. Swann left the ring to investigate when he was jumped by TJP on the stage. The Fil-Am Flash unleashed his rage on Swann, leaving no question about the state of their friendship – even ripping out some of Swann’s hair.

Enzo Amore puts the WWE Cruiserweight Champion on notice

With less than a week until they collide at WWE No Mercy, Enzo Amore and WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville met face-to-face one final time on WWE 205 Live. On Raw, Enzo was decimated by Braun Strowman, and Neville seized the opportunity to add insult to injury with an incredible Red Arrow. Despite his condition on Raw, The Certified G certainly proved his resilience by facing off with the WWE Cruiserweight Champion before the biggest match of his career.
The King of the Cruiserweights came to WWE 205 Live and hyped the epic lineup for WWE No Mercy, also guaranteeing a comedic performance from Amore. Neville assured the WWE Universe that The Certified G is not on the “Neville level.” The Realest Guy in the Room then made his way to the ring for the faceoff and claimed that the WWE Cruiserweight Champion is jealous of him.
Passionately describing his commercials, merchandise sales, endorsements, celebrity friendships – and most importantly – the WWE Universe singing along to his entrance theme, Enzo claimed Neville is nothing but a hater.
However, in response, Neville explained that he doesn’t care about any of the things Enzo described – he’s focused on their match at WWE No Mercy and knows Enzo can’t fight. Recalling Enzo’s unsavory tactics to pick up victories in recent weeks, he wondered how The Certified G would win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. Enzo acknowledged his tactics wouldn’t win the title, but in the heat of the moment, he caught Neville with a low blow before leaving the ring and letting The King of the Cruiserweights know he was indeed ready for a fight.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

9/19 WWE Smackdown Report

Tonight's WWE SmackDown opens up with a look back at last week's show and Kevin Owens' attack on Vince McMahon.
- We're live from Oakland, California with Tom Phillips, Corey Graves and Byron Saxton.
- We go right to the ring and out comes SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon as Greg Hamilton makes the introduction.
Shane says we just saw what he considers to be a cowardly act by Kevin Owens to his father. Shane says one thing is for sure, he has to give his dad credit for being one tough, salty SOB. Shane says he and his father have had their differences in the past but at the end of the day, he's still his father and he loves him. Shane tells Owens to imagine if he was the one at home last week watching with his sons while his father got beat down by a coward. Shane says the McMahon family will strike back with vengeance when attacked. Shane goes on and says Owens doesn't realize what he has done, or maybe he does. He not only beat down the Chairman and CEO of WWE, he beat down the patriarch of the McMahon family. Shane condemns Owens to a ruthless beat down, he condemns Owens to vengeance, he condemns Owens to Hell In a Cell. Shane drops the mic and leaves.
- Still to come, Baron Corbin vs. WWE United States Champion AJ Styles. We see Randy Orton walking backstage. Back to commercial.
Aiden English vs. Randy Orton
Back from the break and Hamilton introduces Aiden English in the ring. Aiden starts singing but the music interrupts and out comes Randy Orton to a pop.
The bell rings and Aiden immediately attacks Orton and catches him off guard, taking it to the corner. Aiden unloads in the corner as the referee warns him and fans boo. Orton comes back out of the corner with a clothesline as fans pop. Orton keeps control and catches English in a powerslam. Orton goes for the second rope draping DDT but English scrambles to the floor. Orton follows and keeps control, connecting with an uppercut. Orton goes to back drop English on the announce table but English slides out and turns it around. English launches Orton over the announce table and returns to the ring. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and Orton turns it around, working English over in the corner. Orton stomps away and rocks him with more punches & uppercuts. The referee warns Orton. English takes advantage and connects with a cheap shot thumb to the eye, then hits a dropkick for a 2 count. English goes to work and keeps Orton grounded now.
Orton tries to fight back but he runs into a boot in the corner. Orton goes to the second rope and comes flying off but Orton catches him in mid-air with a RKO outta nowhere. Orton covers for the pin.
Winner: Randy Orton
- After the match, Orton stands tall as we go to replays. The music interrupts and out comes Rusev with a mic. Speaking from the ramp as fans fans boo, Rusev says he was going to be a national hero in his homeland of Bulgaria going into SummerSlam but Orton turned him and his family into a national disgrace in just 10 seconds. So tonight, Rusev is going to rip the fangs out of The Viper's mouth and he's going to do this right now. Rusev marches to the ring as Orton waits. Orton nods his head to the referee to accept the match and the bell rings.

Randy Orton vs. Rusev
Rusev enters the ring as English jumps on the apron for a distraction. Orton catches a kick but Rusev blocks the RKO. Orton pushes English off the apron but this leads to Rusev leveling Orton with a kick and covering him for the quick win.
Winner: Rusev
- After the match, Orton recovers as Rusev's music hits. We get a replay of the quick finish. Rusev retreats to the ramp and taunts Orton.
- Still to come, Kevin Owens will be here live via satellite to respond to Shane McMahon. Also, Charlotte Flair will have an update on her dad.
- We see WWE Champion Jinder Mahal and The Singh Brothers walking backstage. Back to commercial.
- Back from the break and Renee Young approaches an excited Rusev backstage. She says he seems elated but he asks what that means. Rusev is thrilled about pinning Randy Orton, saying he will now return home as a conquering hero. He starts chanting "Rusev #1" and we hear some fans pick up the chant in the arena. Rusev walks off.
- We go to the ring and Hamilton introduces The Singh Brothers. They give an introduction for WWE Champion Jinder Mahal and out he comes. The three march to the ring together.
Jinder takes the mic and says he knows it's hard to believe but some people were in an absolute uproar about what he said about Shinsuke Nakamura last week, and apparently Nakamura was upset also. Jinder says at least Nakamura's face is full of delight. He goes on and shows more stills of Nakamura's facial expressions on the big screen as The Singh Brothers laugh, just like last week. Jinder goes on poking fun at Nakamura, cracking jokes on him being Japanese and showing stills on the big screen. Fans chant Nakamura's name now. Jinder says the fans will turn on Nakamura just like they turned on him. He says fans chant for Nakamura and sing his theme song to hide their own xenophobia. Jinder goes on talking about how fans are making racist jokes about Nakamura behind his back. Jinder speaks in Punjabi now and wraps the segment by raising the WWE Title in the air.
- Still to come, AJ defends against Corbin. We get the Hispanic Heritage Month video on singer & actress Jennifer Lopez before going back to commercial.
- Back from the break and Renee is with Shinsuke Nakamura backstage for his reaction to Jinder Mahal. Nakamura says it was funny but not as funny as when he wins the WWE Title.
WWE United States Title Match: Baron Corbin vs. AJ Styles
We go to the ring and out comes WWE United States Champion AJ Styles as we see what led to this match. AJ takes the mic and fans chant his name. AJ says first, Kevin Owens has no idea what he's done after what he did to Vince McMahon last week. Owens beat up the man responsible for AJ being in WWE and the man responsible for the WWE Universe being here tonight. AJ was happy to hear it would be Owens vs. Shane in Hell In a Cell. AJ is confident that Owens won't make it out alive. AJ addresses Mr. Shortcut Baron Corbin now and starts talking about some of his recent failures. AJ says Corbin will fail when he steps into the ring with The Phenomenal One. AJ says Corbin can huff and puff but he will never blow down the house that AJ Styles built. The music hits and out comes Baron Corbin.
Corbin hits the ring and we get formal ring introductions from Hamilton. Corbin decks AJ before the bell rings. Corbin unloads in the corner as the referee tries to get him to stop. Tye Dillinger runs out for the save and takes out Corbin's knee. Tye unloads and sends Corbin out of the ring. Referees run down to break up the fight. Corbin scrambles back into the ring and sells an ankle injury. AJ is slow to recover in the corner as well. Corbin clutches his ankle. AJ attacks Corbin and applies the Calf Crusher. The hold is broken as Corbin rolls to the floor and the referee talks to AJ. Corbin clutches his ankle on the floor as the referee checks on him and AJ's music plays.
- Still to come, Charlotte Flair gives thanks to fans for their support of her dad. Back to commercial.
- Back from the break and Baron Corbin is limping backstage when Renee approaches him for comments. Corbin says he feels violated. He was about to win the United States Title but Tye Dillinger cost him. Corbin goes on and says he's not going to b---h or whine, he's going to get even.
- We go to the ring and out comes Charlotte Flair.
Charlotte says it's good to be back, it really is. She thanks everyone for their thoughts and prayers while her dad, WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, has been sick. She says it's been an emotional 6 weeks, literally life & death, but her dad is making a comeback. Charlotte learned a valuable lesson while away - life is fragile and you have to make the most of the moments, make them count. That's why Charlotte is going to make every moment as big as possible for she and her dad from here on out. The music interrupts and out comes SmackDown Women's Champion Natalya.
Natalya says they are all glad Flair is doing better but now it's time to focus on something more important. Natalya says she's proud to host the first-ever "Celebration of Women" tonight. She says women have led the charge to break down barriers and nurture future generations. Tonight is a celebration of all women... by focusing on one woman. A woman who completed the journey that Amelia Earhart could not. A woman she is so very, very proud of. Natalya calls for a drum roll and uncovers a large photo of herself in the middle of the ring. Charlotte jokes that this was truly inspiring and uplifting. Charlotte is glad Natalya interrupted her because she's here to challenge Natalya for the title. The music interrupts and out comes Becky Lynch.
Becky comes out and calls Natalya a crazy lady - the craziest there was, is and ever will be. Becky says she has love for The Flairs but they disagree on one thing - the title is coming back to Becky. The music interrupts and out comes Naomi next. Naomi tells Natalya to stop because she does not represent all the women, or even the women of SmackDown. All she represents is her stank cats. Naomi says since Becky and Charlotte are here asking for title matches, she figured... the music interrupts and out comes Lana and Tamina Snuka. Lana tells Natalya to not to listen to these pathetic villagers. Natalya thinks Lana and Tamina are on her side but Lana calls her a crazy cat lady and says she needs to shut up. Lana says these women have had their title shots but they failed and now it is Tamina's time. Natalya tells them to stop this because it's not about any of them, it's about celebrating women. Natalya goes on about how she's not a crazy cat lady... she's going to be champion forever. Natalya goes to leave but the music interrupts and out comes SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan.
Bryan is sorry Natalya's celebration was cut short but tonight the women of SmackDown will gt a spotlight because this is the land of opportunity. He announces tonight's main event - Becky vs. Tamina vs. Naomi vs. Flair in a Fatal 4 Way. A "yes!" chant starts up. The winner of the match will go on to face Natalya at the Hell In a Cell pay-per-view. Bryan's music hits as the SmackDown Superstars react.
- Still to come, Kevin Owens will speak. Also, The New Day vs. The Hype Bros. We go to commercial.
The Hype Bros vs. The New Day
Back from the break and out comes The Hype Bros. The Usos are out to join the announcers for commentary. New SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day are out next for this non-title match. We see how they won the titles from The Usos last week in Las Vegas. It will be Big E and Kofi Kingston in action tonight as Xavier Woods watches from ringside.
Big E starts off with Mojo Rawley and takes control. The Hype Bros take an early breather at ringside to regroup as The Usos look on. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and Mojo works over Kofi for a 2 count. Big E and Zack Ryder end up tagging in at the same time and Big E unloads with suplexes. Ryder turns it around and hits his moves but Kofi breaks the pin up. Mojo gets sent to the floor, allowing Kofi to run the ropes for a big dive. The finish sees Ryder take The Midnight Hour for the non-title pin.
Winners: The New Day
- After the match, The New Day dances and taunts The Usos. We go to replays.
- We get another look at Kevin Owens' attack on Vince McMahon from last week. Tom welcomes Owens for an interview, live via satellite.
Owens wants to apologize first. He doesn't know what came over him. He's watched the footage over & over, and still can't believe what he did. He apologizes to the WWE Universe, the officials and a heart-felt apology to the McMahon family. Owens also can say with sincerity - Shane McMahon had it coming. Owens says Shane made him do everything. It was Shane that disrespected him first. Owens says he has nothing but respect for Vince and when he shook his hand and got his word, all of a sudden Vince became Shane. Owens was looking at Shane. Owens has another apology, for anyone who watches Hell In a Cell because what he did to Vince is nothing compared to what he will do to Shane. Owens says people like him don't go to Hell for what he's going to do, they go to Heaven. That's it for the interview. Back to commercial.
- Back from the break and The Hype Bros are backstage. Mojo says he's sick and tired of losing, something has to give. Mojo says if they want things to change, they're going to have to do something drastic.
- We go back to the arena and out comes Dolph Ziggler with a mic. He says he's been coming out lately and exposing the elaborate entrances of Superstars that can't lace his boots. Ziggler says he's the greatest in-ring performer in WWE history but fans still don't get it. The lights go out and here comes Ziggler doing Triple H's entrance. Ziggler takes shots at Triple H for WWE NXT, wearing mom jeans and spitting the water out. Ziggler says that's not him, he can do something a little more... CM Punk chants start up. The lights go back out and here comes Ziggler doing the entrance of WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels.
Ziggler rants some more before stopping and coming out with another entrance - this time it's the DX entrance. There are more CM Punk chants now. Ziggler has two words for us... who cares? Ziggler asks who cares about two dads acting like teenagers, begging fans to like their jokes to keep them relevant. Ziggler says all fans care about are these superficial entrances. Fans don't care about in-ring performances. They don't care. Ziggler says he is the best ever and fans couldn't care less. Ziggler says he doesn't care about the fans. He drops the mic and walks off to the back.
- The announcers plug the WWE Network and No Mercy. Still to come, the Fatal 4 Way main event. Back to commercial.
Fatal 4 Way: Tamina Snuka vs. Becky Lynch vs. Naomi vs. Charlotte Flair
Back from the break and out comes Becky Lynch. Tamina Snuka and Lana are already waiting. Naomi is out next and Charlotte Flair is out last. The winner of this match will face SmackDown Women's Champion Natalya at Hell In a Cell.
The bell rings and Tamina attacks Charlotte, taking her to the corner. Tamina unloads on the other opponents and takes control. Becky and Naomi get tossed out to the floor. Flair fights back but Tamina slams her to the mat. Tamina stands tall and grabs Charlotte for a suplex. Tamina covers for a pin attempt as we go back to commercial.
Back from the break and Flair is fighting back against Tamina. Becky comes in as does Naomi. Naomi with a close 2 count on Tamina as Flair and Becky break it up. Tamina gets sent to the floor and Lana checks on her. Naomi takes down Becky and Flair for another 2 count. Naomi and Flair go at it now. Naomi counters a move with a big jawbreaker for a 2 count. We see Natalya backstage watching the match.
Naomi ends up putting Flair into a submission but Becky breaks it. Becky with the Disarm-Her on Naomi. Tamina comes in and breaks the hold. Tamina with a side slam on Becky. Tamina charges but misses in the corner and hits the ring post. Naomi with a jawbreaker to Becky. Becky ends up floored by a Tamina clothesline. Flair spears Tamina for a pop. Flair drags Tamina over to the corner. Naomi fights Charlotte but gets dropped right beside Tamina. Flair goes to the top and hits a moonsault on Tamina and Naomi at the same time. Flair covers for a 2 count and another 2 count. Flair shows frustration.
Flair goes for the Figure Four on Naomi and looks to transition into the Figure Eight. Becky breaks it with a leg drop. Tamina stops Becky from getting the pin. All 4 Superstars are down as Lana looks on from ringside and some fans chant "this is awesome" now. Tamina scoops Becky for a big Samoan Drop as they are alone in the ring now. Tamina goes to the top as Lana cheers her on. Tamina hits the big Superfly splash on Becky but Naomi breaks the pin. Lana pulls Naomi to the floor but Naomi drops her with a kick. Tamina floors Naomi as she tries to come back into the ring. Charlotte takes advantage and drops Tamina with a big boot for the pin and the win.
Winner and New #1 Contender: Charlotte Flair
- After the match, Charlotte has her arm raised as we see Natalya backstage watching. We go to replays. Flair stands tall in the ring as her music plays. She mouths that she's coming for Natalya's title. SmackDown goes off the air with Charlotte celebrating.