Raw Results 08/03/15

Raw Results from San Jose, CA:

WWE Champ Seth Rollins came out and talked some trash about breaking Cena’s nose, and then said tonight he’s kicking off the first ever Open Challenge for his title. He said “come get some” and waited in the ring. Jo Jo interviewed him in the ring about who he might face. Rollins joked that the competitor must be under 6-0 tall and under 200 lbs. At first, El Torito’s music hit, but then it stopped and out came Neville. 

Seth Rollins defeated Neville via pinfall to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Title. In the match which lasted over 13 minutes, Neville was able to gain control and hit the Red Arrow on Rollins late. However, Rollins got a foot up on the rope to prevent a 3 count. Neville went for another Red Arrow, but Rollins moved away and then hit The Pedigree for the win.

New Day & The Ascension defeated Lucha Dragons & El Matadores via pinfall. Big E and Kingston represented New Day with Woods on the outside. Late in the match, Big E beat up several of the wrestlers at ringside. Xavier Woods tried to get involved in the match but Torito went after him. Torito got knocked off the apron and the distraction allowed Kingston to score the winning pin on Kalisto.

Charlotte & Becky Lynch defeated The Bella Twins via submission. Nikki hit a Spinebuster on Charlotte late but only got the two count. Charlotte was able to recover and put on the Figure Eight to make Nikki tap out. Cole noted that Charlotte just made the Divas champ tap.

The Miz hosted MizTV and brought up how Piper’s Pit paved the way for his own show. He said he will be the next Intercontinental Champion soon and suggested Ryback should do the honorable thing and vacate the title just like Daniel Bryan did when he was hurt. Miz had Kevin Owens as his first guest on the show. They talked about Cesaro and Owens said he thinks he’s jealous of him. Cesaro came out to interrupt without Miz introducing him. He talked about Owens being disrespectful. Owens said he’s done more in a few months than Cesaro’s done in all the years he’s been in WWE. Cesaro challenged Owens to a match. Miz tried to put his two cents in but Owens told him to let the people who could actually fight handle it. He shoved Miz into Cesaro on his way out. Cesaro started to fight Owens and went for a Cesaro Spin but Owens managed to get out of the ring.

Rusev defeated Mark Henry via pinfall. Summer Rae was ringside. Rusev managed to hit a kick to the face on Henry then pinned him. He kicked him again post-match.

Bray Wyatt interrupted the announce team for a promo. He talked some trash about Roman Reigns with Luke Harper standing by. Harper finished things saying they warned Ambrose and he chose wrong.

King Barrett defeated Zack Ryder via pinfall. Barrett was able to come back after a Broski Boot from Ryder. He hit a Bull Hammer and got the win.

Paul Heyman stood in the ring and set up footage of Undertaker picking a fight with Lesnar this time. They showed the big brawl between the two of them on Raw. Heyman introduced his client and Lesnar came to the ring and threw a part of the ring steps into the ring for good measure. He stood on the ring steps in the ring as Heyman continued the promo. He mentioned that Taker wanted a WM31 rematch with Brock but never got it because Vince turned him down knowing the same thing would happen again. Heyman told Taker he is “going to Suplex City” and will need an ambulance, a hospital and a year to recover. He said Lesnar will end his career and Taker will rest in piece at the hands of the conqueror.

Paige defeated Naomi via submission. Charlotte, Becky Lynch, Tamina and Sasha were all ringside. Naomi was in control late but Paige hit a cross body block. She eventually locked the PTO on to make Naomi tap.

Eden interviewed Stardust backstage. He said if Neville isn’t going to be his hero, then who will. He mimicked a bow and arrow. They showed a graphic indicating that actor Stephen Arnell from the CW show “Arrow” will be at Raw next week.

Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, and Randy Orton defeated Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Sheamus via pinfall. Ambrose wore a Piper's Pit shirt in honor of the late Roddy Piper. The close of the match saw Reigns hit a Samoan Drop on Sheamus, followed by a few clotheslines and one that sent him out of the ring. Later, Orton was able to hit an RKO on Wyatt. Reigns hit a spear on Sheamus in the ring for the pinfall. Orton, Reigns and Ambrose all shook hands post-match to celebrate.

Raw Results 06/29/15

Raw results from Washington, DC:

The opening segment had Seth Rollins come to the ring with Kane, Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury. He talked up how important they all have been to him, and then presented them all with new Apple watches. After that, he stopped to separately thank Kane, saying he’s been the glue holding WWE together for the past 17 years. He said Kane deserves a real vacation. Hawaiian music started to play and a hula dancer came out as Rollins informed Kane he was giving him a trip to Hawaii. He talked about how J&J have been driving the same beat-up car for a long time, but that will change now. A brand new Cadillac was driven out into the arena, which Rollins awarded to J&J. He had them get in and honk the horn. Big Show’s music hit and he came out on stage clapping. He smiled at Rollins and the rest of the Authority before heading to the ring for a match.

Big Show defeated Mark Henry via pinfall. Show won in over a minute. At one point, Show punched Henry and he fell back into the ropes. Henry turned back towards him and then Show hit the KO punch to pin him. Post-match, Ryback rushed to the ring to attack Show, putting him down. Miz had been on commentary and snuck in to kick Ryback, but Ryback got right back up and Miz took off. 

Ryback defeated The Miz via countout. The two fought in a non-title matchup. At one point, Miz hit Reality Check for a two count. Ryack regained control, but Miz fled the ring again, resulting in a countout. 

Paige defeated Alicia Fox via pinfall. The Bella Twins were ringside during the match and distracted Paige a few times on the outside. Late in the match, Paige had been in control and Nikki got on the ring apron to distract her. Alicia did a pinfall rollup, but Paige rolled through it to capture the pin of her own.

John Cena arrived out for the weekly open challenge. Kevin Owens came out carrying the NXT title belt. Lillian Garcia did the ring introductions but then Owens slipped to the outside of the ring to get a mic. He said “On second though, I think I’ll wait for Battleground.” He said if anyone will take the US title from Cena, it’s him..or this man. Cesar’s music and he came down to the ring for the match.

Cesaro defeated John Cena due to disqualification. Cesaro had a Boston crab style submission hold locked on Cena at one point. Kevin Owens was ringside and rushed into the ring to hit Cesaro from behind, causing a DQ. From there, he shoved Cesaro to the ropes and hit the Pop-up Powerbomb. He followed with the same move on Cena moments later.

Bray Wyatt appeared on the big screen to cut a promo about always thinking he should have been his father’s favorite, but his dad threw him away like trash. Wyatt said now he’s awake so it’s different, then yelled, “Look Daddy, I got my wings back!” He said that Reigns doesn’t deserve all that he has. Wyatt said Reigns knows all the bad things he is capable of and now he’s his. Wyatt said as long as he walks the earth he’ll be Reigns’ crown of suffering.

Prime Time Players & Lucha Dragons defeated New Day & Bo Dallas via pinfall. At one point in this match, Lucha Dragons took out Big E and Woods, while Young took Bo Dallas out of the ring. Titus was able to hit his sit-out slam on Kofi from the ropes for the win.

King Barrett defeated Jack Swagger via pinfall. Prior to the match, Barrett cut a promo on the way to the ring saying from now on all opponents must pay respect and bow down before him. In the match, Swagger went for an early Ankle Lock but Barrett got to the ropes and then went to the outside. Swagger followed after and ran Barrett into the crowd barrier a few times. Back in the ring, Barrett recovered and hit a Bull Hammer for the win.

Seth Rollins & Kane defeated Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose via pinfall. Late in the match, Bray Wyatt came out to ringside to attack Reigns. Several refs had to order Wyatt to leave. Ambrose attacked Kane and hit a clothesline then prepared his finisher but Rollins broke it up. Kane hit the chokeslam on Ambrose and then Rollins hit a Pedigree on him for the win. Post-match, the heels brought a table into the ring and set it up in the corner. J&J held Ambrose and Rollins mocked Reigns’ war cry. Reigns got back in the ring and fought the heels a bit, but Kane hit a chokeslam on him.

The heels continued to beat down Reigns. Reigns managed to fight back a bit and got a shot in on Rollins, but he clipped Reigns in the knee to put him down again. J&J picked up Reigns and Rollins power bombed him through the table in the corner. Reigns started getting up, so Rollins hit a Pedigree on him. He picked up his title belt to proudly display as he stood tall over Reigns.

As the heels left, Bray Wyatt walked out and down to the ring. He picked up Reigns and hit Sister Abigail, then made the crucifix pose while standing over Reigns as Raw ended.

SmackDown Results 06/05/15

SmackDown results from Houston, TX:

The opening segment featured Seth Rollins coming to the ring and bringing a steel chair in to sit in. He talked about how he turned against The Shield and how he doesn’t need The Authority to help him destroy Ambrose in their ladder match at MITB. Ambrose appeared on the Titantron telling Rollins that all the help he’s had from The Authority has made him weak, while Ambrose has just become stronger. He said he likes the idea of the ladder match because he’s never afraid to fall. 

Prime Time Players defeated The Ascension and Lucha Dragons via pinfall in a triple threat match to determine new #1 contenders for the tag team titles. The finish saw Titus connect on a pump-handle slam on Viktor of The Ascension for the pinfall wn.

New Day was interviewed by Renee Young backstage about having to face PTP at the MITB PPV with the titles on the line. They called PTP corrupt and greedy because all they care about is money. Kane came in to interrupt and told Kofi he’ll face Neville on tonight’s show. He told New Day to “have a pleasant day.”

Ryback defeated Stardust via pinfall in a non-title match. At one point, Stardust went off the ropes but Ryback caught him and hit a spine buster. He followed with the Meathook Clothesline and then Shell Shock for the win.

Renee Young interviewed Paige on the top of the ramp. Paige talked about being sick of the Bella Twins and them using “Twin Magic.” She said some things never change, but if you want change sometimes you have to use your power to change things. She said she intends to do that so the Bella Twins will stop holding the Divas Division back.

Kevin Owens came out to trash talk John Cena, saying Cena thinks Owens hangs on his every word like his son, but he doesn’t. Owens said his son is seven and doesn’t know any better, but he doesn’t want him influenced by a guy spouting so much garbage like Cena does. He called Cena delusional for all the crap he says. Owens issued an open challenge to the locker room for his NXT title.

Kevin Owens defeated Zack Ryder via pinfall to retain the NXT Championship. Owens issued his Open Challenge for the NXT belt. Zack Ryder came out and was squashed by Owens in about a minute. Post-match, Owens attacked Ryder with a pop-up power bomb to send a message to Cena.

Neville defeated Kofi Kingston via pinfall. Big E and Xavier Woods joined Kofi at ringside. At one point, Neville landed an impressive moonsault on Big E and Kofi on the outside. Later, Kofi had roll up pinfall attempt, but Neville countered the pin and was able to twist his foot around Kofi’s arm, then sat down to hook the legs for a secure pinfall. 

They had a MizTV segment where Miz’s special guest was Lana. He baited her into trying to say she ditched Rusev because he lost to Cena, so it was a business move. Lana said she genuinely cared about Rusev but he didn’t respect her so she had to leave him. Miz introduced his surprise guest, Rusev, who came to the ring on crutches. He begged Lana to give him another chance and to “be my crutch.” He put the crutches aside. Lana took the crutch and shoved it into him. Rusev became irate and started to yell at Lana, but out came Dolph Ziggler who led Lana out of the ring, further irritating Rusev.

Roman Reigns defeated Sheamus due to disqualification. The match lasted about 10 minutes. At one point, Sheamus had an Irish Curse backbreaker for two. He missed on the Brogue Kick and Reigns hit a Superman Punch. However, Kane was ringside and entered the match, delivering a big boot to level Reigns. That caused the ref to call the match. Kane went for a chokeslam on Reigns, but Reigns avoided it. Sheamus connected on a Brogue Kick on Reigns to put him down. Kane chokeslammed Sheamus, then looked up at the MITB briefcase hanging over the ring as SmackDown closed.

Raw Results 04/20/15

Raw Results from Albany, NY:

The opening segment featured Randy Orton coming out to talk up the RKO and Seth Rollins interrupting to claim he will go down as the greatest champion in WWE history. Orton promised to RKO everyone he sees tonight and said he will RKO Rollins before the end of the night.

Luke Harper vs. Dean Ambrose was a double contout. Late in the match, the two men fought to the stage where Harper tried to power bomb Ambrose. Ambrose slipped away and Harper shoved him to the floor before going backstage.

Big E & Kofi Kingston defeated Lucha Libres via contout to become new #1 contenders for the WWE Tag Team titles. Late in the match, Xavier Woods was under the ring and grabbed one of the Luca Libres by the leg to cause them to get counted out. Randy Orton hit the ring post match and hit the RKO on Woods and Kingston, with Big E able to leave the ring before getting one.

Fandango defeated Curtis Axel via pinfall. Fandango came out to his former theme music and without Rosa with him. In the end, he hit a top rope leg drop for the win on Axel.

Triple H came to the ring to announce that the next Tough Enough competition will begin June 23 to find the next big star for WWE. HHH encouraged fans to send in submissions and they might be among the 10 men and five women on the competition show.

Kane came to the ring and told Hunter he was upset at how he’s been treated lately, especially by the guy they helped become the champ. He said The Authority could’ve made anyone champion, even El Torito. Rollins came out to interrupt. Kane eventually gave his two weeks notice, but HHH eventually offered him to be the guardian of the gate for the Orton vs. Rollins cage match at Extreme Rules, meaning Kane will be ringside and anyone that wants to get in our out of the cage has to go through him first. Kane thanked him and said he wouldn’t let him down. Rollins questioned HHH’s decision and HHH suggested he get on the same page as Kane real fast. Rollins put out his hand for a handshake and Kane eventually reciprocated. 

After commercial, they had a backstage talk involving HHH, Kane and Rollins. HHH told Kane he’s known him for 20 years and he’s one of the toughest guys he knows, but now he’s corporate, he’s not hellfire and brimstone anymore. Kane said he’d prove to him he still is. Rollins asked HHH if he sees what he means now. HHH told Rollins he’s giving him the match tonight he was supposed to have last week, against Dolph Ziggler, so he can show the world what he already knows. Rollins promised to destroy Ziggler and show them what he’s all about, saying he’s no longer future, but now he is “the man.”

Naomi defeated Brie Bella via pinfall. Naomi had a pop-up video before the match asking how many times she has to defeat a Bella before she gets a title shot. In the match, she was able to rally for the win and hit her RearView finisher to get the pin.

Roman Reigns came out for a promo but got interrupted by the return of Bo Dallas. JBL talked it up like the greatest thing since Tim Tebow returning to the NFL. Dallas said that Reigns is a bust but he can make it to the top if he “Believes.” In the ring, Reigns hit a Superman Punch on Dallas and then speared him. He got back on the mic to call out Big Show saying he’ll brin the fight to him at Extreme Rules on Sunday and you can believe that.

Sheamus defeated Zack Ryder due to disqualification. Sheamus hit a quick Brogue Kick but then continued taunting everyone on the mic, saying Ryder deserves a longer match than five seconds. He beat up Ryder more but eventually Dolph Ziggler came to the ring for the save, causing the DQ. Sheamus set up for the Brogue Kick but Ziggler avoided it, then cleared Sheamus out of the ring to talk trash at him. Sheamus headed up the ramp, reeling from the attack.

John Cena defeated Kane via pinfall to retain the United States title. Cena issued his weekly “open challenge” with Kane accepting. The two fought back and forth in a six minute match, where Kane chokeslammed Cena at one point for a two count. Cena eventually came back and hit the AA for the win.

Renee Young interviewed Miz backstage about putting his brand name on the line against Mizdow. Miz talked up the release of his new movie “The Marine 4” on Tuesday and held up a copy to show off. Renee said she had to leave for another interview which seemed to upset Miz.

Backstage, Byron Saxton tried to interview Cena, but the interview was cut short when Rusev attacked Cena. He put The Accolade on Cena using the chain that will be part of their Extreme Rules match. One ref rushed in to try to yell at Rusev to stop. Eventually Rusev let go and Cena looked to be hurting from the attack.

The Miz defeated Mizdow via pinfall to retain use of “The Miz” brand name. Summer Rae was ringside for Mizdow, until she turned on him at one point and gouged him in the eye. That allowed Miz to get the pinfall win. Post-match, Miz was going to give his catchphrase, but Randy Orton rushed in and hit an RKO to shut him up.

Bray Wyatt had a pre-taped video promo talking about his latest "target" he intends to take down.

Ryback defeated Adam Rose via pinfall. The match lasted about a minute and a half with Ryback hitting the Meathook Clothesline and then Shellshocked for the win. Post-match, he hit Shellshocked on two Rosebuds dressed up in banana and hot dog costumes. Rosa Mendes came out to check on Adam Rose following his loss.

Backstage, Renee Young was interviewing Kane and mentioned a tweet Jamie Noble sent out which suggested Kane needs Depends and dentures. That enraged Kane who went to HHH’s office. Rollins was in there and apologized saying this whole thing with Orton has him on edge. He said he’s going to dedicate his match against Ziggler tonight to Kane. Rollins left the room along with his security team. Orton was shown watching them before Raw went to commercial break.

Seth Rollins defeated Dolph Ziggler via pinfall in a non-title match. The steel cage was hanging above the ring as a reminder of Sunday’s cage match. At one point in the main event match, Sheamus arrived down to taunt Ziggler about how he’ll beat him in their Kiss Me Arse match at Extreme Rules. The distraction helped Rollins hit a Buckle Bomb and then a new DDT finisher for the win. 

Post-match, Rollins cut a promo on the mic about being the man in WWE and how Orton’s RKO won’t be able to save him on Sunday. Hunter came down to the ring and got on the mic to say that this is the man who will defeat Orton on Sunday. Rollin snatched the mic back saying he wanted to finish his thought. He said he’s going to prove this is his WWE by pinning Orton’s shoulders to the mat Sunday, making Kane’s role in the match useless.

Kane’s music played and he came out. HHH was able to help J&J Security stop Kane up on stage. As they were all distracted, the cage lowered down around Rollins, with Randy Orton sliding in before Kane could come down. Orton attacked Rollins who tried to escape the cage, but Orton hit him with the RKO from the cage wall. Orton stood tall in the ring with the title belt, dropping it on Rollins as HHH and the rest of the crew looked upset by what went down to close the show.

SmackDown Results 04/16/15

SmackDown results from London, England:

They announced that John Cena will defend the US Title against Rusev in a Russian Chain Match at Extreme Rules. Cena kicked off the show with an in-ring promo and open challenge. The tag team champs Cesaro and Kidd walked out to interrupt and accept the challenge, saying the people want to see the greatest champions in WWE. That brought out Intercontinental Champion Daniel Bryan who talked about he and Cena being that, and a main event tag match ended up booked for later.

Bray Wyatt defeated R-Truth via pinfall. Wyatt avoided an axe kick from Truth then hit a cross body followed by Sister Abigail for the win.

The Miz cut a promo about Mizdow, saying he got lucky and that won’t happen again. Bad News Barrett interrupted saying the people here don’t care about that and came to see him, the man who will defeat the Yes Movement and become a six time Intercontinental Champion at Extreme Rules.

Bad News Barrett defeated The Miz via pinfall. The match lasted just about 30 seconds with Barrett able to hit a Bullhammer Elbow after Miz tried to play to the crowd.

Mizdow and Summer Rae were interviewed backstage by Renee Young. Miz came in to interrupt and told Mizdow he needs to stop using his name, image and likeness. They set up a match for Monday’s Raw where the winner gets The Miz name and likeness.

Neville defeated Sheamus due to disqualification. Late in the match, Neville went for the Red Arrow but Sheamus crotched him to prevent it. Sheamus tried for White Noise but Neville got out of it and managed to get a two count pinfall. He hit a few enziguiri kicks which sent Sheamus out of the ring. Neville went for a dive onto Sheamus but was caught. Sheamus threw Neville onto the announce table and the ref called the match. Post-match, Sheamus continued beating up Neville in the ring until Dolph Ziggler rushed down to clear him out. Ziggler dissed Sheamus on the mic saying the English, German, Dutch, Welsh and even the Irish don’t like him. Seamus told Ziggler he’d take care of him at Extreme Rules in a kiss me are match.

New Day defeated Los Matadores via pinfall. New Day hit a late double team move and then Big E took the pin on Diego. 

Backstage, Fandango told Rosa it was the end of the road for them. He walked off, but Adam Rose and the Rosebuds came walking past. Rose stopped to tell Rosa if she played her cards right she could be a number one in a certain somebody’s life.

Big Show came out to cut a promo about what he did to Roman Reigns on Raw, with footage shown of Show slamming him on top of the car. Show said during the break, Reigns got up from the chokeslam and limped backstage like someone from England looking for a toothbrush. Show mentioned that they’ll fight each other in a Last Man Standing Match at Extreme Rules.

Cameron defeated Natalya and Alicia via pinfall in a Triple Threat match. Late in the match, Alicia Fox hit her scissor kick on Natalya. Camera tossed Alicia out of the ring and then took the pinfall on Natalya for the win.

Fandango defeated Adam Rose via pinfall. At one point, Rosa got up on the apron to talk to Fandango. The interruption caused a distraction to Rose which helped Fandango win. Post-match, Fandango celebrated with the crowd.

Bray Wyatt cut another mysterious promo backstage talking about “dedication can only take you so far, but eventually you’ll only be left with your own regret.” Wyatt said “Be careful my friend because the reaper walks in the daylight.”

Daniel Bryan & John Cena defeated Tyson Kidd & Cesaro via submission in a non-title match. At one point, Natalya got up on the apron to try to help. Bryan went over to tell her to get down. Kidd rushed at Bryan who moved, causing Kidd to bump Natalya off. Cesaro managed to catch Natalya at ringside. Bryan locked the Yes Lock on Kidd in the ring. Cesaro tried to get in and break it, but Cena grabbed him for an AA. Kidd tapped out giving Bryan and Cena the win.

Raw Results 04/13/15

Raw results from London, England:

John Cena came out to start the show, trying to win over the jeering fans in London by suggesting they need to host WrestleMania there. He issued his open challenge for anyone who wants to fight him for the US Title. Home area favorite Bad News Barrett came out to accept and said he won’t wait to take on Daniel Bryan for the IC title when he can fight Cena tonight in front of the world’s greatest fans.

John Cena defeated Wade Barrett via pinfall to retain the United States Championship. Cena hit the Attitude Adjustment for the win.

Paige won the Divas Battle Royal to become new #1 contender for the Divas Championship. The finish came down to Paige vs. Naomi with Paige winning but Naomi attacked her after.

Booker T did an interview with Roman Reigns who talked about WrestleMania, Seth Rollins and then called Big Show a name and said he’ll shove the trophy he won at Mania down his throat.

The Lucha Dragons defeated The Ascension via pinfall. Late in the match they hit a Swanton Bomb on The Ascension's legal man for the win.

Randy Orton defeated Cesaro via disqualification. Orton won but Kane came out to restart the match as a handicap match with Kidd and Cesaro against Orton.

Randy Orton defeated Tyson Kidd and Cesaro via pinfall. As Kidd dove off the top rope, Orton caught him with the RKO for the win.

Backstage, Rollins joked about having to face Dolph Ziggler tonight. He suggested he could go against Jamie Noble and he’ll lie down for him to get the pin. Rollins joked Kane should get in the main event and let him pin him.

Dean Ambrose defeated Adam Rose via pinfall. Ambrose hit Dirty Deeds for the win in a three minute match. 

Backstage, Big Show suggested to Kane that he should make the main event Seth Rollins vs. Kane. Kane said he’d do what’s best for business.

Stardust defeated Fandango via pinfall.

Daniel Bryan spoke to Kane backstage and said he shouldn’t be such a stooge for The Authority.

Seth Rollins defeated Kane via pinfall in a non-title match. Kane entered the ring in his suit and took off his jacket and shirt. He towered over Rollins a bit, but then laid down on the mat. Rollins had a pin but Kane kicked out at two. J&J got involved but Kane threw them both off him. He eventually hit a chokeslam on Rollins. Kane then got on the mat and put Rollins’ arm over him for the winning pinfall.

Damien Mizdow defeated The Miz via pinfall. Mizdow had a rollup pinfall for the win. Summer Rae was ringside for him.

Ryback defeated Luke Harper via disqualification. Harper threw part of the commentators table at Ryback during the match, causing a DQ.

Dolph Ziggler came out to issue an open challenge since he no longer has a match. Adrian Neville accepted it.

Dolph Ziggler defeated Adrian Neville via pinfall.

SmackDown Results 04/10/15

SmackDown results from Dallas, TX:

The opening segment featured Daniel Bryan coming to the ring to put over winning the IC title at Mania and his title defense against Dolph Ziggler. He talked about Sheamus attacking him and then Wade Barrett attacking him. Barrett came out to talk up his Bull Hammer elbow, then Sheamus came out and said he Brogue Kicked Bryan just for fun. Seamus said he tolerates Barrett because he’s not a munchkin.  Dolph Ziggler came out to interrupt and talk some trash about the “giants” and why they are so big. Big Show interrupted next to say he is the greatest giant in the history of WWE. Eventually, Roman Reigns came out and the babyfaces cleared the rings of the heels together.

Tyson Kidd and Cesaro defeated New Day via pinfall in a non-title match. Prior to the match, Big E cut a promo asking the crowd why they chant they suck since New Day is trying to bring positivity to their lives. They said the fans will learn to like and love them. In the match, eventually Cesaro hit his uppercut on Kofi late, then Kidd hit his neck breaker for the win.

They had a backstage segment with the divas talking up a battle royal to determine the new #1 contender for the Divas Championship.

Natalya defeated Alicia Fox via submission. Cameron was special guest referee for the match. Late in the match after some back and forth exchange, Natalya put on the Sharpshooter for the win.

Bray Wyatt came out and cut a promo about how he first helped to fix Erick Rowan, but the fans broke him. He said tonight he has to teach him one last lesson by destroying Rowan. Wyatt questioned if he can do that to Rowan then “what could he do to you?”

Bray Wyatt defeated Erick Rowan via pinfall. Late in the match, the two men were both down. Wyatt was able to get up first and did his crab walk before hitting Sister Abigail. Post-match, he cradled Rowan’s head in his arms as if he had saved him.

They had an in-ring MizTV segment with The Miz talking up “The Marine 4” with Summer Rae, his co-star, also there. Miz kept saying it was his movie and Summer tried to say they were co-stars but Miz talked down to her. Damien Sandow came out to interrupt after Miz brought him up. Miz suggested Sandow had been fired twice already and was on his way out for a third time. He told Sandow he could still save him if he would just say two small words, “I’m sorry,” and shake his hand. Miz reiterated it with his hand out. Sandow thought about it and then shook for a while, saying “I’m sorry…that I hadn’t done this sooner.” Sandow punched Miz in the face and then threw some set chairs in his direction. Sandow finished by kissing Summer Rae to infuriate Miz more.

Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan and Dolph Ziggler defeated Big Show, Sheamus and Wade Barrett via pinfall. Reigns hit a Superman Punch on Barrett and then Show late. Sheamus came in to break up the pinfall. Ziggler delivered a Superkick to Sheamus. Meanwhile, Bryan took out Show at ringside. Barrett looked to be preparing the Bull Hammer Elbow, but Reigns recovered to surprise him with a Spear for the win. Post-match, the winning team celebrated in the ring as the show ended.

Raw Results 03/23/15

Raw results from Los Angeles, CA:

The opening segment had Sting come to the ring to talk about how it feels to kick off Raw, and about that he isn’t here to fight for WCW, because that’s pointless now. He said he’s there to take down Triple H. Stephanie came out to interrupt and called Sting a big fish in a tiny little pond at WCW. She said he lost his dignity and pride when WCW was lost, and he’ll lose whatever’s left of it at WrestleMania against HHH when he gets pinned. Steph called him a face-painted freak, but Sting let out a “Woooo!” Steph went to slap him, with Sting stopping her by grabbing her by the arm.

Triple H’s music hit and he arrived out, removing his tie as he came to ringside to check on Steph’s wrist. She eventually gave HHH the sledgehammer. Sting revealed he had the bat. HHH backed off from getting in the ring and went up the ramp with Stephanie, as Sting continued to motion for HHH to get in the ring with him.

Dean Ambrose & R-Truth defeated Luke Harper & Stardust via pinfall. Truth got control of Stardust late, but Harper broke up a pin attempt. Ambrose came in and they all brawled, with Ambrose taking Harper out of the ring. Truth hit his finisher on Stardust for the win.

Titus O'Neil, Darren Young, Ryback, Zack Ryder & Erick Rowan defeated The Miz, Mizdow, Adam Rose & The Ascension. ESPN’s Bill Simmons joined the commentary team and talked about wanting to do an E60 documentary about Andre the Giant. He also helped Cole promote WWE Network. In the match, Ryback was able to gain control against Miz, hitting a Meathook clothesline and then Shell Shocked for the win.

Fans voted on Randy Orton’s opponents for the night. Seth Rollins along with J&J Security won the poll overwhelmingly over Kane and then Big Show.

Randy Orton defeated Seth Rollins, Jamie Nobiel and Joey Mercury via pinfall. The match lasted a bit over three minutes with Orton getting the best of J&J in the ring late as Rollins was on the outside. Orton hit a double draping DDT. Rollins attempted to sneak back in, but Orton saw him first so Rollins ran away. Orton finished Noble with an RKO to win. 

Nikki Bella defeated Paige via pinfall to retain the Divas title. The match was over 10 minutes long, with a mishap at ringside. AJ Lee and Brie Bella were ringside, with Lee taking out Brie late. Paige went near AJ outside the ring and got elbowed in the face with AJ seeming to do it on accident. Nikki took advantage, bringing Paige back in the ring for a Rack Attack and the pinfall. Post-match, Paige attacked AJ, punching at her. The two rolled around a bit before refs separated them.

They had a segment with Snoop Dogg in the ring to hype up WrestleMania 31. Curtis Axel interrupted, coming to the ring to talk about AxelMania and insulting Snoop’s lyrics. Snoop said Axel is missing the most important Mania of them all. Hulk Hogan’s music hit and he came out to the ring. Hogan joked with Snoop asking what Axel is smoking over here? Axel ripped off his shirt before trying to attack Hogan, but Hogan blocked and punched Axel. Snoop was able to toss Axel out of the ring, then ripped off his shirt to reveal a Hogan shirt. He and Hogan posed in the ring to close the segment.

Los Matadores & El Torito defeated Tyson Kidd, Cesaro and Natalya. Usos were on guest commentary. Torito was able to counter Nat’s power bomb attempt and rolled her up into a pinfall for the win.

They had a backstage segment where Kane told Bad News Barrett to hand over the IC title so it could be hung above the ring. He said if he doesn’t comply, he’ll be stripped of the title. Barrett called it a travesty, but Kane joked he didn’t know why he’s so upset, all he has to do is beat six other men in a ladder match.

Cole reminded fans that on SmackDown the main event is John Cena tagging with Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan, and Mark Henry to take on Bray Wyatt, Seth Rollins, Big Show and Kane.

Rusev defeated Jack Swagger via submission in a non-title match. Lane was not at ringside as she is shooting a movie. Rusev won in over four minutes, using the Accolade to make Swagger tap out. He kept the hold on after the match, but John Cena’s music hit. Cena rushed the ring to attack. Rusev got the upperhand and shoved Cena into the barricade near the ring. He kicked Cean in the face, before tearing the announcers’ table up and putting Cena on it for The Accolade. Rusev posed after releasing the hold.

Bray Wyatt came down to stand in the ring with a spotlight shining on him while the rest of the arena was dark. He talked about people not liking the person they’ve become and that they’re all liars. He said he may be a lot of things, but a liar isn’t one of them. He said the sword of truth will cut through the deception of your world. He said Undertaker is like them, a liar, denying that he wants his soul set free. Wyatt called himself the one to take him back to the other side. Undertaker’s lightning flickered and Wyatt said that’s what the fans are addicted to, but the lights and demons belong to him now. He said he has judged Taker to be guilty and he will meet his fate in the form of Sister Abigail’s Kiss.

Dolph Ziggler defeated Daniel Bryan via pinfall. Dean Ambrose was voted by fans to be the special referee for the match. Late in this one, Bryan had the advantage and was throwing kicks at Dolph. Bryan charged Ziggler in the corner moments later only to get super kicked by Ziggler and then hit by the Zig Zag. Post-match, Ambrose attacked Ziggler, then went to ringside to grab a ladder. He went up the ladder in the ring where the IC title was hanging up. The rest of the ladder match participants came out to get in a brawl. Eventually, Harper shoved a ladder over when Stardust and Ambrose were on it. The ladder bounced back to land on Harper’s leg. He rolled out of the ring holding his leg in pain.

Paul Heyman arrived out with WWE Champion Brock Lesnar for the final segment. Heyman put over his client for the WrestleMania main event, saying if you want to see him put a beating on another human being, this is the fight to watch. He said Brock has made failures of all others put in his path. He also mentioned that John cent is not the main event at WrestleMania this year, Brock Lesnar is. Heyman concluded by mocking Roman Reigns’ catchphrase line. Reigns’ music hit and he arrived out to the ring to stare down Lesnar. Lesnar held up his title belt to brag a bit, before Reigns snatched it away and held it up, drawing boos. The two men tugged on the belt between them, glaring at each other as Raw went off the air.

Raw Results 03/16/15

Raw Results from Des Moines, IA:

The opening segment featured Seth Rollins, J&J Security, Big Show and Kane discussing what Randy Orton did on last week’s show. They discussed how he was a rat and sociopathic. Rollins said Orton has never messed with someone like him. He told Orton he’d accept his WrestleMania challenge on one condition, that Orton faces him in a match later tonight. Orton came out to interrupt, with Orton saying he accepts. He said he knows it will be 5-on-1 so they better finish the job tonight because otherwise, he’ll end the “future of WWE” at WrestleMania.

Nikki Bella defeated AJ Lee via pinfall. Late in the match, Brie and Paige started to fight outside with Brie slamming Paige into the ring post. AJ was distracted in the ring allowing Nikki to hit her Rack Attack finisher.

Backstage, Renee Young talked to Kane and Big Show. Kane said that Show will be in Seth Rollins’ corner for the main event tonight. Show started arguing that Kane didn’t tell him this earlier. They started to argue more but Rollins showed up and reminded them why they were sent home last week. He asked how stupid they could be. Kane told Rollins he’s been acting like a spoiled jerk since winning MITB. Kane said he’s not gonna be in Rollins’ corner and Show doesn’t have to be either. Show shot a glare Rollins’ way as the two walked off.

Ryback defeated The Miz via pinfall. Mizdow was ringside. Ryback recovered in the match after Miz yelled at Mizdow at ringside. After the Meathook Clothesline, Ryback finished Miz with Shellshocked. Post-match, Miz hit a Skullcrushing Finale on Mizdow to take out his frustration.

They had an in-ring contract signing for the Cena vs Rusev US title match at WM 31. Cena was out first and cut a promo about how Rusev is currently the representation of the United States as long as he wears the belt and Cena is saying “enough is enough.” Rusev arrived out with an unknown man with him, who turned out to be an attorney. He said they would not sign the contract because Rusev never officially agreed to a match like Stephanie McMahon said he needed to. They showed footage of Lana agreeing to it last week. Cena made a comment about “having balls.” Rusev insulted America some before he finally signed the contract, flipped the table against Cena and left the ring.

Tyson Kidd & Cesaro defeated Kofi Kingston & Big E via pinfall in a non-title match. Los Matadores were ringside with El Torito. At one point, Kofi was distracted, so Cesaro hit him with a move from behind then got the pin. Post-match, Los Matadores attacked Xavier Woods on the outside and put him into the ring for a Neutralizer from Cesaro. Torito got in the ring and attacked Cesaro, causing him to flee the ring. Matadores and Torito celebrated.

Backstage, Jamie Noble told Rollins if he’d just listened to him last week they wouldn’t be in this mess now. Rollins slapped Noble in the face and threatened to fire him. Instead, Noble quit and walked off.

They had a sit-down pre-recorded interview with WWE champ Brock Lesnar. He talked about ending Undertaker’s streak and not caring about the people who were disappointed with that. He said his contract situation with WWE is if he stays with the company, he’ll be champion, and if he leaves, he’ll leave as champion. He talked about there being no happy ending or feel good moments at WrestleMania for Roman Reigns, because he’s going to mess him up. The End.

The Andre the Giant battle royal trophy was shown sitting at ringside. Big Show attacked Erick Rowan as he was trying to get in the ring for their match. Show kept up the attack, as the commentators discussed the same thing happening a few weeks ago on SmackDown.

They showed a video package for the latest WWE Hall of Fame inductee, Larry Zbyszko.

They had an in-ring segment with some of the Andre the Giant Battle Royal participants. Fandango, Goldust, Heath Slater, Adam Rose, Curtis Axel, Alex Riley, Titus O’Neil, Jack Swagger, Darren Young and Kane were there. Kane said to forget about AxelMania, he was there to show them what will happen in the battle royal. Axel left the ring right as Mark Henry showed up. Henry announced he’ll be in the Battle Royal too. He and Kane eliminated all the other guys from the ring. Henry started to try to eliminate Kane, but Axel came in the ring and attacked him. Henry dumped Kane out, then got Axel out.

They had an in-ring promo from Paul Heyman about Brock Lesnar taking on Roman Reigns at WrestleMania. He talked about what WWE will do if Brock Lesnar ignores the rules, asking if they’ll cut the lights out on the match, cut out the WWE Network feed and give viewers their money back. He said everyone will be stuck with Brock Lesnar as WWE champion and there’s nothing they can do. Heyman acted like his mic was cut out, then slapped it. He said doing that to him is one thing, but they won’t do that to Brock Lesnar. Roman Reigns music hit and he eventually came out through the crowd.

Reigns said he respects Heyman as one of the best talkers in the business. He said some people might think Heyman’s talking trash about his family but he’s just introducing what he’s all about really. He said he’s going to address Heyman’s client now. He looked at the camera saying he’d say it to his face if he were there right now. He said they both view this as a fight, and that he’ll have plenty of his family members there to carry him out, but it’ll be as the WWE Champion. He said he will beat Lesnar at Mania, “Because I can, I will and I believe that.”

Backsage, Renee Young interviewed Heyman about what Reigns said. Heyman said Reigns is playing it calm, cool and collected, but next week he’ll get a chance to say whatever he wants face-to-face with his client Brock Lesnar. He said Lesnar can do anything he wants to Reigns next week, so Reigns may want to spend the next week thinking about that and knowing there’s nothing he can do about it.

Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose, and Dolph Ziggler defeated Bad News Barrett, Stardust, and Luke Harper via pinfall. The match lasted about 17 minutes total. It came down to Ambrose tagging himself in when Bryan was in. Ambrose had a 2 count on Harper that Stardust broke up. Ambrose hit a huge clothesline off the ropes on Stardust, then eventually hit Dirty Deeds on the legal man, Barrett, for the pinfall win. Post-match, Harper attacked Ambrose and wanted Truth to give the title belt to him. Ambrose attacked Harper and Stardust stole the title from Truth. Everyone eventually got involved, taking turns with attacks. Bryan hit Harper with a running knee, but then Barrett hit Bryan, Ambrose and Ziggler with Bull Hammer elbows, before grabbing back his title belt and leaving the ring. At ringside, he hit R-Truth with another Bull Hammer.

Backstage, Rollins got irritated with Stephanie and Triple H asking what they were going to do about everyone quitting on him. Stephanie said Rollins made his own bed so he needs to lie in it. Rollins blamed Steph for sending Show and Kane home last week. Triple H got in Rollins’ face, and Rollins asked if he was done playing hide and seek with Sting. He asked if HHH is going to screw with the Future of WWE. Steph got in the middle telling Rollins to take responsibility for his actions. HHH told Rollins to run along before things got worse for him.

A Bray Wyatt promo was shown from a smokey set where he talked about how Taker only turned his chair to dust last week. He said Taker’s afraid to show his face because he knows the eyes of the world have been opened. He said Taker’s fate is sealed and WrestleMania is going to be his final resting place and after that “no one will be safe.”

Randy Orton came to the ring for the main event. Seth Rollins’ music hit and he arrived out alone on stage with his MITB briefcase. He said on the mic that it took Orton 3 weeks to make a fool out of him and The Authority, but it only took him one night to make a fool out of Orton. The Authority’s music played and out came Stephanie, HHH, Kane, Show and J&J. They all walked down to get on the apron and surround the ring. Just as they all started to enter the ring, the lights went out sending the crowd into a frenzy. When the lights came back on, Sting was standing in the ring with his baseball bat next to Orton. Orton looked puzzled, but had a chair in hand and got prepared to fight with Sting.

The duo cleared Kane and Big Show out of the ring. Sting hit a Stinger Splash on Noble and Mercury. Then hit a Scorpion Death Drop on Noble. Orton hit an RKO on Mercury. Sting gave a staredown to HHH. The fans chanted for him to close the show as Sting pointed his bat from the ring towards HHH. Cole called it one of the greatest moments in the history of Raw.

Raw Results 03/02/15

Raw results from Newark, NJ:

The opening segment had Seth Rollins come to the ring with Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble. They replayed footage of Rollins showing up on Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show” and challenging Stewart to come to Raw on Monday. Roman Reigns came out to interrupt. Rollins talked about how he’ll be the next WWE champ, not Reigns. He listed out the various ways he could cash in his MITB contract. Reigns said maybe he could punch him in the mouth. Rollins shoved Reigns who punched back. J&J Security went after Reigns, but he fought them off, hitting a Superman Punch and the Spear. Rollins rolled out of the ring to safety.

Backstage, Rollins complained to J&J about getting punched by Reigns. Randy Orton showed up and suggested Rollins should take on Reigns tonight to show he’s the better fighter. Rollins thanked him for the advice, but said he’d handle it on his own. Orton said he was only trying to help.

Dean Ambrose defeated Bad News Barrett via pinfall in a non-title match. Ambrose hit Dirty Deeds due to Luke Harper coming to ringside and taking the IC title from R-Truth who was on commentary.

Backstage, The Miz had various superstars around to see the debut of his new commercial on a flat screen TV. Instead, it was an erectile dysfunction commercial with Miz talking about how it’s “too soft, too small and utterly useless.” It finished with Mizdow delivering the product tag line as he stood with two actresses. Miz got upset and yelled at Mizdow for setting him up. He slapped Mizdow, who got upset, but Miz reminded him he’s the reason he is still working. Mizdow apologized but still seemed irked.

Bray Wyatt came out with a giant wooden casket to cut a promo on Undertaker. He said he built it just for Taker, but “where are you?” He poured gasoline on the casket and said Taker can’t hide. Bray added that “everything burns and The Undertaker will burn at WrestleMania.”

The Usos and Naomi defeated Tyson Kidd, Cesaro and Natalya via pinfall in a non-title match. Naomi scored the winning pinfall on Natalya who still had a hurt leg from last time. Kidd and Natalya got into an argument post-match with Cesaro trying to keep the peace. Kidd hugged Natalya and she cried.

John Cena came to the ring to talk about not getting his rematch for the US title. He said rather than whine or complain he was going to enter the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 31. Stephanie McMahon came down to the ring to interrupt and told him he didn’t get to decide if he’s in that match or not. She mentioned that Cena couldn’t get the job done against Rusev, so maybe it’s time to find someone who can. Curtis Axel came out wearing his #AXELMANIA t-shirt and said “Don’t change the channel because AxelMania is running wild!” Cena told Axel he was giving him one chance to leave the ring now, because if the match starts, Axel won’t walk out of the ring.

John Cena defeated Curtis Axel via submission. Axel did some mock Hulk Hogan poses and some of the crowd chanted “Axel Mania.” Cena got a huge clothesline and then hit the Attitude Adjustment later followed by an STF. Post-match, Lana and Rusev came out. Rusev kept the crowd waiting several times saying it was up to him if he fights Cena at WrestleMania. He finally said his answer is “No” and the Russian flag fell behind Cena in the ring.

Triple H came out to do a promo about Sting. He brought up how he gave Sting a chance for greatness with WWE but he’s trading it all for one fight on the grandest stage of them all at WrestleMania. HHH said he heard Booker’s comments on commentary suggesting that maybe HHH did some politicking to keep Sting from ever being part of WWE before. Triple H invited Booker in the ring and bantered with him a bit about what he said. He talked about the funny thing about having power and control, then said “Oh and Booker you’re fired.” Booker started to leave the ring as if he was done, but HHH said he was just messing with him. Triple H said that was just an example of control. Before HHH left the ringside area, he walked over to Booker, said some words to him and patted him on the back.

Paige defeated Nikki Bella due to disqualification. The match was for the Divas title with Brie at ringside. Late in the match, Paige was able to knock Brie off the ring apron then kicked Nikki to put on the PTO. Brie interfered and hit Paige to cause a DQ. Post-match, both Bellas began beating up Paige. A.J. Lee’s music hit and she ran to the ring to help Paige clear the ring of the Bellas.

Backstage, Renee Young interviewed A.J. Lee about coming back. Paige was there and asked AJ who asked her to come out there. AJ said nobody and it’s a good thing because she doesn’t do what she’s told. She said she saw The Bellas bullying the divas division and thought she’d come back to “give Divas a chance.” Paige said they’ve been friends and enemies in the past but she respects her unlike the Kardashian and Olsen twin wannabes. 

Seth Rollins did an in-ring mock version of “The Daily Show” to show why he can do the show better than Jon Stewart. He brought up Stewart not showing up and then dissed him including some jabs at his movie and his fake comedy show. “The Daily Show” music hit and out came Jon Stewart to the ring. Once in-ring, Stewart talked about how Rollins never earned anything and he’s just a poster boy for The Authority. He told him that posters eventually get taken down when people get tired of them. 

Stewart brought up former greats like Bruno, Gorilla Monsoon, Mick Foley, Steve Austin and The Undertaker, saying Rollins took shortcuts, unlike those guys. Eventually Rollins got upset and grabbed Stewart by the collar. Randy Orton’s music hit and Rollins turned to look to see where Orton was. Stewart delivered a low blow kick to stun Rollins, who fell against the desk in the ring. Stewart left the ring. Orton came in and jawed at Rollins a bit, then walked up the ramp with Stewart following behind.

Daniel Bryan defeated Luke Harper via submission. Harper had the IC title belt he’d taken from earlier from Wade Barrett’s match. Bryan won eventually with the Yes Lock. Post-match, Barrett came to the ring and attacked a celebrating Bryan, then snatched the title belt back. Dean Ambrose rushed out to attack and took the title belt. Harper delivered a big boot and took the title away. R-Truth showed up next and took the title away from Harper, who recovered and took it back. Finally, Dolph Ziggler came out and super kicked Harper to take the belt and pose on stage with it.

They had a video package to introduce the new WWE Hall of Fame 2015 class member, Alundra Blayze aka “Madusa.”

Backstage, Rollins was upset with J&J Security with him. Orton showed up and security held him back. He said he saved Rollins money by making sure he didn’t put his hands on Stewart. He told Rollins if he needs help against Reigns tonight, all he has to do is ask. Big Show and Kane showed up and stood behind Orton as backup. Jamie Noble told them they wouldn’t need anyone else out there.

Paul Heyman came out to cut a promo about his client, Brock Lesnar. He said it was true that his client will be at WrestleMania, Believe that. He said his client will go anywhere he damn well pleases before Mania (inferring UFC events). A few times, Heyman’s mic sound went out so he demanded a new one which Lilian Garcia handed him. He talked about how Brock would squash other wrestlers such as Austin, Taker, Daniel Bryan, etc, and that he would likely do the same thing to Roman Reigns. He referenced that it may be a beating like Brock gave Cena at SummerSlam or similar to how Ronda Rousey won her match in 14 seconds at the UFC pay-per-view. He said Reigns will be “beaten, hurt, emasculated and conquered by Lesnar, Believe that.” Reigns’ music hit and he made his way to the ring through the crowd as Heyman left the ring.

Seth Rollins defeated Roman Reigns via pinfall. J&J, Big Show and Kane were all ringside for Rollins. Randy Orton’s music hit at one point when Rollins gained control. Later in the match, Reigns hit Big Show on the outside, but Kane was there to hit Reigns with a chair to the gut. Back in the ring, Rollins had the advantage and nearly hit a Curb stomp but Reigns avoided it. Reigns set up for his finish, but Orton reached in to grab his legs. Rollins used the distraction to grab a rollup pinfall for the win. Post-match, Orton went backstage. Reigns dove out onto the other heels on the outside. Back in the ring, he speared Show and then speared Rollins after jumping from the top rope. Reigns stood tall to close out Raw.

SmackDown Results 02/26/15

SmackDown results from Atlanta, GA:

Opening segment involved Daniel Bryan giving a promo about how nobody believed in him last year, but now he has people behind him who helped him to main event WrestleMania. Bad News Barrett came out to interrupt and the two traded verbal jabs. Ambrose comes out with the IC belt he took to attack Barrett. Bryan picks up the IC title when its dropped. Barrett gets back up, so Bryan and Ambrose put him down, then Ambrose picks up the title to close the segment.

Dean Ambrose defeated The Miz via pinfall. Ambrose hit Dirty Deeds for the win after reversing Skull Crushing Finale. Barrett also came out to try to get his championship belt back. Mizdow wasn’t there for the match.

Natalya defeated Naomi via pinfall. The Usos and Cesaro/Kidd were all ringside. Late in the match, Naomi went after Natalya’s hurt leg, but Cesaro and Kidd got attacked on the outside by The Usos. The ref checked on Natalya to see if she was ok. Naomi wasn’t ready as Natalya sprung to action and clotheslined her down for the win.

Rusev and Lana came out to do another anti-Cena, pro-Putin promo. They had a message on screen with Putin calling Rusev a hero. Rusev said he’ll defend his title at WrestleMania against a worthy opponent but not John Cena again. Jack Swagger came out to suggest Rusev is scared of Cena. Swagger attacked Rusev and cleared him out of the ring. Rusev snuck back in and kicked Swagger, then held The Accolade on him to make Swagger try to tap.

Daniel Bryan defeated Wade Barrett via pinfall in a non-title match. During the match, R-Truth grabbed the IC title belt and took off with it. Barrett was able to recover from the Yes Lock and tossed Bryan into the ring post. Moments later, Bryan countered a Bull Hammer elbow with his running knee for the win.

Byron Saxton had an interview with Roman Reigns saying he hates the word “can’t.” He vows to defeat Brock Lesnar and said he’ll prove it at Mania.

Fandango defeated Curtis Axel via pinfall. Axel cut a promo on his #Axelmania movement. Fandango got the quick win, hitting his top rope leg drop finisher.

Mizdow was shown backstage doing a commercial shoot. The Miz showed up and yelled at him. The director then offered Miz the commercial instead, which he accepted. Mizdow was upset by it.

They announced Bad News Barrett will defend the IC title at WrestleMania in a ladder match with multiple opponents.

Goldust defeated Adam Rose via pinfall. Rose missed on a late top rope move so Goldust hist the Final Cut.

Ryback, Erick Rowan & Dolph Ziggler defeated Seth Rollins, Big Show and Kane via pinfall. Late in the match, Ryback hit ShellShocked for the victory with the face celebration closing out SmackDown.

SmackDown Results 02/12/15

SmackDown results from Dayton, OH:

They opened with a backstage segment where Kane told a bunch of superstars tonight would be a Tag Team Turmoil match, as set up by Pat Patterson. He said it would start with Reigns and Bryan with other teams coming to face them. Big Show said it’s a chance to “grab the bull by the horns.” They continued the pep talk saying tonight they can make history. Teams shown included Miz and Mizdow, Usos, The Ascension, Los Matadores and Slater Gator.

Bray Wyatt defeated R-Truth via pinfall. Bray hit a huge clothesline, crab walked for the crowd then did Sister Abigail for the win.

Page defeated Summer Rae via pinfall. In a 3 minute match Paige hit several moves then put the PTO on Summer to make her tap.

Fandango defeated Adam Rose via pinfall. After a suplex and big power slam, Fandango hit the Last Dance for the win. 

They recapped what’s been going on between Sting and Triple H since Survivor Series through Sting’s video screen message “I accept” to Triple H on Raw this past Monday.

Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns defeated The Miz and Damien Mizdow via pinfall. Reigns had control on Miz late and was preparing for a Spear. Bryan tagged himself in and hit a running knee, then pinned Miz.

Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns defeated The Usos via submission. Late in the match, Roman hit the Superman Punch on Jey. Jimmy super kicked Reigns. Bryan came off the top but was kicked on his way down. Jimmy went for the big splash off the corner, but Bryan put his knees up. He countered with the Yes Lock for the win. Post-match, Reigns and Bryan argued about how maybe Bryan kept the Yes Lock on a bit too long.

Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns defeated Los Matadores via submission. Late in the match, Bryan hit a suplex off the top rope on Fernando. He followed with the Yes Lock for the submission win.

Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns defeated Slater Gator via pinfall. Reigns was able to hit a Superman Punch on Titus to prevent interference then hit the spear on Slater to get the pinfall win.

Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns defeated The Ascension due to disqualification. The bell never ran and The Ascension kept attacking. They threw Bryan into the ring post and also threw Reigns into it. They hit Fall of Man on Bryan in the ring but the ref called it off since the match never got started and they failed to heed his instructions.

Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns defeated Kane and Big Show via pinfall. Late in the match, Bryan put the Yes Lock on Show. Kane broke it up and there was some arguing after. Kane ended up putting his hands on Show, so Show hit him with a KO punch. The ref was checking on Kane, so Reigns got a huge spear on Show. Daniel Bryan followed with the running knee on Show to get the win. Post-match, the two tag partners nodded at each other before looking up at the WrestleMania 31 sign as SmackDown ended.

SmackDown Results 01/09/15

SmackDown results from Laredo, TX:

Seth Rollins, Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble arrived out to start off SmackDown with an in-ring promo. During the talk, Roman Reigns comes out to interrupt. Reigns clears them out of the ring, but Big Show comes out. A match is announced for later with Big Show and The Authority vs. Reigns and a tag team partner of his choice.

Big E defeated Adam Rose. The rest of The New Day were ringside for the match.

The Ascension defeated two local wrestlers in a squash match.

Alicia Fox defeated Naomi.

The Usos defeated Goldust & Stardust and The Miz and Damien Sandow via pinfall in a triple threat match to retain the tag team titles. The winning pinfall was scored on Goldust.

Sin Cara defeated Bad News Barrett in a non-title match. Post-match, Barrett leveled Cara with the Bullhammer elbow.

Seth Rollins and Big Show arrived to the ring for the main event followed by Roman Reigns. At first, no partner came out for Reigns, but Dean Ambrose’s music hit and he arrived out to tag with Reigns.

Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns defeated Seth Rollins and Big Show via pinfall. Reigns hit a spear on Rollins to get the victory. SmackDown closed out with Reigns and Ambrose celebrating the win.

Raw Results 12/29/14

Raw results from Washington, DC:

Christian and Edge were introduced as hosts for the latest episode of Raw, the last of 2014. They joked around about which in-ring show would take place tonight and settled on the first-ever “Cutting Edge Peep Show” with Seth Rollins as guest. They booked Rusev vs. Ziggler in a champion vs. champion match. Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman came out to interrupt. Heyman dared either to make a stupid move with Brock Lesnar in the ring as he could make either guy into a paraplegic. He said they have someone bigger to conquer, John Cena. Cena’s music hit and he came to the ring to confront them. He eventually grabbed Heyman with Lesnar rushing at him. Cena grabbed Lesnar for an AA, but Lesnar slid off and out of the ring with Heyman, holding up his title belt to taunt Cena.

Dolph Ziggler defeated Rusev via disqualification. In the match, Ziggler was able to hit a superkick on Ziggler for the near fall. Rusev made a comeback and started to stomp away on Ziggler in the corner. The ref warned him to back off, but Rusev ignored it and the ref called for the bell. Post-match, Rusev put on The Accolade, but Ryback’s music hit and he came to the ring. Ryback hit the Meathook Clothesline on Rusev to send him out of the ring.

Ryback cut an in ring promo talking about his dreams of always wanting to be a pro wrestler. He talked about having two surgeries on his left knee and having scars to show for it. He said he was told he wouldn’t wrestle again, but now he’s back. Ryback said his match with Rusev isn’t USA vs. Russia but two big guys kicking each other’s asses. 

Nikki Bella defeated Natalya via pinfall in a non-title match. Natalya was distracted when Brie was scolding Tyson Kidd at ringside. That allowed Nikki to get control and hit the Rack Attack on Nattie for the win.

Backstage, Naomi came in to talk to Miz who was with Mizdow. She gave Miz a hug. Mizdow walked off and Naomi thanked Miz for helping her get in touch with the producer who wouldn’t talk to her until she had him as a connection. She told Miz she appreciated all he did and how much crap he took from Jimmy for trying to help her. She wished Miz luck in his tag match tonight and walked off, leaving Miz confused.

The Usos defeated The Miz & Damien Mizdow via pinfall to win the WWE Tag Team titles. Late in the match, Miz went for the Skullcrushing Finale but Jey elbowed him to escape and tagged in Jimmy. Jimmy hit the superkick on Miz followed by a double superkick and then the top rope splash for the pinfall. Post-match, Naomi came in the ring to celebrate with The Usos. Jerry Lawler got in the ring to ask how it feels to end the year as champions. They said they were going to have BBQ and champagne, and mentioned JR’s barbecue. Lawler joked asking if they would invite Johnny Manziel.

Bad News Barrett defeated Cesaro via pinfall. Cesar cut an in-ring promo saying he was told he doesn’t connect with the fans. He said he doesn’t care about all that or fancy entrances or pageantry. He issued an open challenge to the WWE locker room. Barrett came out saying “It’s me, it’s me, it’s BNB.” In the match, Cesaro was able to get his Cesaro swing at one point. Barrett was able to get to the ropes and then hit Cesaro. he followed with the Bull Hammer elbow for the win.

They had a backstage promo with Cena talking to Edge and Christian. They talked about their various wins over each other. Christian made a remark asking if he remembered the time Edge slapped Cena’s dad, then Christian left. Cena told Edge thank you for all he’s done for him and then said he’s one of the few people in the business that is a decent human being.

Roman Reigns defeated Seth Rollins via disqualification. The Big Show was on guest commentary. In the late part of the match, Reigns eventually hit a Superman punch and then prepared for the spear from the corner. However, Show attacked Reigns to cause the DQ. He eventually took Reigns to the outside and tossed him over the broadcast team’s table, then dumped the table on top of Reigns. Cole said someone should get out there to help Reigns because it looked serious.

Daniel Bryan came to the ring for what was billed as a “career-defining moment,” with the announcers seeming worried he might retire. In the ring, Bryan spoke about winning the title at WrestleMania 30 as a “B-plus player” in WWE. He talked about the injury he suffered and not knowing if he’d be able to wrestle again. He also mentioned consulting with Edge about career-ending injuries. He said he requested to have a special segment so he could come out and make an announcement in front of all the fans, since that is what has kept him going. He asked “Am I here to retire?” The fans yelled “No!” and Bryan responded with “No.” He said “I am ready to fight. I am ready to repeat, and I will be in the 2015 Royal Rumble. Yes!”

Backstage, Miz and Mizdow demanded a rematch from Edge. Edge held up a muppet puppet and said it’s his stunt double. He said they could have a match, but not for the titles or against the Usos. He said it would be next.

After commercial break, The Ascension, Konnor and Viktor came to the ring for the match against Miz and Mizdow.

The Ascension defeated The Miz and Mizdow via pinfall. Ascension won in just over a minute hitting the Fall of Man finisher for the pinfall win.

The Cutting Edge Peep Show with guest Seth Rollins. Edge and Christian held the first-ever Cutting Edge Peep Show in the ring. Seth Rollins came to the ring with J&J Security carrying champagne. He said he was there to toast his great year. He talked up Edge and Christian as his heroes and said he always looked up to them. He said he was always seen as a bad guy, but doesn’t want that anymore. He said Big Show is his good friend, and then asked for John Cena to come out. Show came to the ring, but Cena didn’t show up. Rollins eventually took matters into his own hands and hit Christian with the MITB briefcase. Show grabbed Edge around the neck and forced him down on top of the briefcase. Rollins told Cena to get down there and save Edge from being paralyzed.

Cena eventually showed up and was about to rush into the ring but Rollins warned him not to do it. He said Cena knows what he wants and if Cena doesn’t give it to him, he’ll break Edge’s neck. Rollins told Cena to bring back The Authority or risk Edge’s future as a father and husband. Cena eventually caved in after some thought and said OK. Cena said he’d bring back The Authority. Rollins told Cena he should know better and said he would kill Edge anyway. Rollins prepared for the Curb Stomp but Cena rushed in and tackled him down. Edge escaped but Show hit a knockout punch on Cena, then Rollins hit the Curb Stomp. They went up to the stage where Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman came out. Triple H and Stephanie walked out too and had champagne. Raw ended with them all smiles on the stage to close out the last show of the year.

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014 Results

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014 results from Columbus, GA:

The WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014 show was held at the Fort Benning base in Columbus, Georgia. Among those in action were The Usos, Stardust and Goldust, John Cena, Ryback, Big Show, Dolph Ziggler and Seth Rollins.

The Usos defeated Stardust and Goldust in an opening tag team match.

They had a segment of Miz TV with Hulk Hogan and John Cena. Cena blocked a punch Miz threw after some trash talk, then tossed Miz out of the ring. Mizdow told Cena to pause and then did his schtick, making himself get beat up and throwing himself to the outside like Miz. Seth Rollins’ music hit and he charged down to the ring with Mercury, Noble, Kane, Big Show and Harper to attack Cena and Hogan. Ziggler’s music hit and he rushed to the ring with Rowan and Ryback to even the odds, fighting off the heels.

Naomi won a Santa’s Little Helpers’ Divas Battle Royal. Rosa and Summer Rae had an impromptu dance-off to begin things but the rest of the divas swarmed them and tossed both divas out of the match. It eventually came down to Nikki, Brie, Paige, Natalya and Naomi. Paige tried to hide by hanging off the ringpost on the apron. The Bella walked over with Paige dangling some mistletoe at Brie to mock what she did to AJ. The Bellas both kicked Paige off the apron to the floor. Brie went for a baseball slide dropkick at Natalya on the apron but Nattie moved aside and Brie was eliminated. Nikki went over to grab Natalya to try to throw her off the side, but Naomi came over and eliminated both divas for the win.

Dean Ambrose defeated Bray Wyatt via pinfall in a No Disqualification Boot Camp match. The ring ropes were decorated to look similar to an obstacle course with weapons scattered in the ring including a kendo stick, steel chairs and more. Late in the match, Dean unloaded on Bray with a kendo stick then hit a side Russian legsweep. Ambrose set up a table and prepared to get Wyatt but Bray kicked him, then hit a side slam through the table. Moments later, Bray noticed Sgt. Slaughter at ringside taking off his boot. Bray walked over to the ropes to trash talk Sarge and Dean had a near fall rollup. Later, Ambrose exploded with a clothesline from the ropes and then Sgt. Slaughter tossed in his steel-toed boot for Ambrose to use. Dean clocked Wyatt in the face then set him up on a table before hitting an elbow drop on him from the top rope. Ambrose made the pinfall cover for the win to close it out. Sgt. Slaughter got in the ring to raise Dean’s arm after the win.

John Cena, Erick Rowan, Ryback and Dolph Ziggler defeated the team of Seth Rollins, Big Show, Luke Harper and Kane via pinfall in an eight man tag team match. Ziggler made a hot tag to Cena late. He came in to take it to Harper, putting him up for a near-AA but Rollins came in to attack. Cena dropped Harper and punched Rollins down, then did a drop toe hold on Harper to put on the STF. Kane came in to break up the submission. Rowan came in and hit a spin kick to knock Kane down, but then Rollins jumped off the corner to kick Rowan. Ryback pressed Rollins overhead and tossed him out onto J&J, Kane and Harper. Big Show grabbed Ryback and hit a chokeslam, then tried for one on Ziggler. Dolph jumped out of his grip and then landed a super kick. Cena hit the AA on Show, then another as Harper tried to attack. Cena grabbed the winning pin on Harper. The faces celebrated, and Hulk Hogan’s music hit with Hulkster coming down the ramp waving the American Flag to close out TTTT 2014.

WWE Survivor Series 2014 Full Results

The WWE Survivor Series 2014 pay-per-view has now concluded and with a bang. The latest sports entertainment event featured a huge return as "The Icon" Sting made his first appearance on a WWE program. Sting showed up and was a fact in the main event with Team Cena vs. Team Authority and plenty on the line. Also, two championships changed hands at the event, in addition to the return of Fandango and Wade Barrett.

Here's a look at the quick results for Survivor Series:

Fandango defeated Justin Gabriel via pinfall (Preshow)

Jack Swagger defeated Cesaro via submission (Ankle Lock) (Preshow)

Damien Mizdow & The Miz defeated Goldust & Stardust via pinfall to become new WWE tag team champions (Fatal Fourway match).

Alicia Fox, Natalya, Emma and Naomi won in a clean sweep over Paige, Cameron, Summer Rae and Layla. Paige was the final diva eliminated.

Bray Wyatt defeated Dean Ambrose due to disqualification. Ambrose used a steel chair that Wyatt brought into the ring to hit Wyatt, then smashed Wyatt through a table and buried him under another table, a bunch of chairs and set up a ladder to climb up and look down at the carnage.

Adam Rose & The Bunny defeated Heath Slater & Titus O'Neil via pinfall. The Rosebuds carried The Bunny off the celebrate with Rose looking upset about it.

Nikki Bella defeated A.J. Lee via pinfall to become new Divas Champion. Brie helped by kissing AJ before the match really got underway, distracting AJ and allowing Nikki to gain the upperhand.

Team Cena defeated Team Authority with Dolph Ziggler the sole survivor. Big Show eliminated Mark Henry via pinfall. Rusev eliminated Ryback via pinfall. Big Show turned against Cena and punched him down to help Team Authority get an easy pinfall, eliminating Cena. Show walked out, leading to a countout to eliminate him. That left Ziggler vs. Harper, Rollins & Kane. Ziggler pinned Kane. Ziggler pinned Harper. It came down to Ziggler vs. Rollins in a back and forth battle. Ziggler seemed to defy the odds, but interference came from the Authority with Mercury and Noble. Eventually Ziggler got rid of them, but HHH got involved and decimated Ziggler, then put Rollins on top of him. However, before a new ref could count the winning pinfall, Sting's music hit and Sting showed up. He came to the ring for a staredown with HHH and then ducked a punch before DDT-ing HHH down and moving Ziggler onto Rollins for the pin. Ziggler was the sole survivor to give Team Cena the big win.

With the win by Team Cena, that means Triple H and Stephanie McMahon of The Authority are removed from power. It should be interesting to see when Sting decides to show up again. Will he become the new man in charge for WWE?

WWE Hell in a Cell 2014 Live Results (Updated)

On Sunday, October 26th, the WWE Hell in a Cell 2014 pay-per-view arrives with two major HIAC matches on the card along with six other matches. All titles are on the line, with the exception of Brock Lesnar’s World Heavyweight Championship. Brock is sitting this pay-per-view out, but will put his title on the line against either John Cena or Randy Orton, depending on which of these competitors wins their HIAC match.

In the other HIAC match, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins resume their feud inside the structure. Ambrose has been attempting to get his hands on Rollins for weeks and now seems to have his chance, but will The Authority intervene? Other matches including Dolph Ziggler defending the Intercontinental Title against Cesaro in a best 2 of 3 falls match, Sheamus putting the US Title on the line against The Miz, Paige challenging AJ Lee for the Divas title and The Usos challenging the team of Goldust and Stardust for the tag titles!

Full match-by-match live results updates will be provided below, with the pre-show scheduled for 7 p.m. EST and the main PPV at 8 p.m. EST until about 10:45 p.m. EST. 

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Hell in a Cell 2014 Kickoff Show

Renee Young was joined on the panel for the kickoff show by Booker T and Alex Riley, as well as Paul Heyman. Heyman added his thoughts on various matches but said in particular his client Brock Lesnar would be watching tonight with great interest. He said the Cena vs. Orton match is a “winner’s nightmare” because they will have to face his client Brock Lesnar next.

They had an in-ring segment of MizdowTV with Damien Mizdow hosting. Cole, JBL and Lawler checked in on commentary for the show as Miz and Mizdow arrived to the ring. Miz kept interrupting Mizdow to take over the interview, so Mizdow just mimicked him and fake-moved his mouth as Miz was talking. Mizdow talked up Miz’s accomplishments and said defeating Sheamus for the US Title will only add to his resume. Mizdow told Miz he’s the best friend he’s ever had, and Miz said Damien is a damn good stunt double, one he is truly proud to call his friend. 

Sheamus showed up on the big screen and told Miz he needs to ask his good friend to get on his hands and knees so he can kiss his ass goodbye. Sheamus informed Miz he won’t be winning the US Title tonight. He delivered a Brogue Kick to destroy the camera as his “trailer preview” of what’s to come. His theme music hit as the feed cut out with Miz and Mizdow angry in the ring.

Mark Henry made his entrance to the ring, then Bo Dallas was introduced. He had a mic in hand and talked about how he beat Mark Henry 4 times now. He said that makes him the new World’s Strongest Man. He got heat from the crowd saying he’s ashamed his last name is “Dallas” so for tonight only he is changing it to “Washington.”

Kickoff Show match: Mark Henry defeated Bo Dallas via pinfall. As soon as the bell rang, Henry began unloading punches on Dallas in the corner and didn’t let up. He ended up hitting World’s Strongest Slam on Dallas for the quick win. Dallas fell outside the ring to the ramp area and got on a mic saying he wasn’t ready and Henry cheated. He said in the book of life he’s still a winner and is 5-0. He said it’s because Henry will never Bo-lieve. Henry took exception and came over to Dallas then tossed him into a crowd barrier.

Byron Saxton interviewed Paige along with her new best friend Alicia Fox, backstage. Paige said tonight she's going to take away AJ's best friend, the WWE Divas Championship. They ran the Hell in a Cell by the numbers promo video ahead of the PPV.

2014 Hell in a Cell PPV Results:

Cesaro vs. Dolph Ziggler
Intercontinental Title 2 of 3 Falls match

The winner of this match is the first to win two falls in the match. At one point they traded near falls about five times. Ziggler went for a neck breaker, but Cesaro countered. Cesaro ended up getting Ziggler’s legs and looked ready for an airplane spin. He missed that try but got one moments later to spin Ziggler around ten times before letting go and pinning. Dolph kicked out. He stole a pinfall moments later for Fall #1. Dolph was ahead 1-0.

Cesaro managed to hit a one-arm slam on Dolph at one point, but it appeared Cesaro hurt his arm. He favored it a bit and then jumped on Dolph’s chest before trying a pin. He had a power bomb and another near fall. Ziggler worked on the hurt arm a bit and put a hold on Cesaro trying to make him tap, but Cesaro backed him into a corner. Cesaro tried to counter but Dolph locked a hold on him before Cesaro backed him into the corner. 

Cesaro managed to hit a Superplex from the corner but his arm was hurting so he didn’t go for the cover. He finally put an arm over Dolph but only got 2. Dolph managed to avoid Cesaro in the corner, then hit a Fameasser for a near fall of his own. Cesaro caught Dolph at one point, then hit the big forearm for another near fall. Moments later, Dolph was able to hit a Superkick on Cesaro followed by the Zig Zag to win the second fall. Dolph with a clean sweep 2-0.

Winner: Dolph Ziggler defeated Cesaro 2-0 in a 2 of 3 falls match to retain the Intercontinental Championship.

Backstage, Kane was meeting with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon saying they have two matches in place tonight. Randy Orton came rushing in asking where Seth Rollins was. Stephanie told Randy to use all of that anger and take it out on John Cena. Orton said he thought they were all on the same page, then said Rollins took it on himself to Curb Stomp him. HHH told him Rollins is a lot more like him than he realizes. He told Orton not to let that get to him tonight but instead to finish off John Cena and bring home the World Heavyweight Championship. Orton agreed to do it their way but said if they don’t eventually deal with Seth Rollins, he will.

Brie Bella vs. Nikki Bella

The loser of this match becomes the personal assistant of the winner. Brie had a move to jump out of the ring on Nikki early. Nikki appeared to hurt her knee. Brie tossed her back in the ring and hit a missile dropkick for the near fall. Nikki hit her with the backbreaker Rack Attack but Brie kicked out of it. She kept up the fight though and hit a huge punch to clock Brie in the face knocking her down. Seconds later, she did the Rack Attack again and got the pinfall win.

Winner: Nikki Bella won via pinfall over Brie Bella.

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The Usos vs. Star & Goldust
WWE Tag Team Championship

Gold and Stardust had the early advantage after hurting one of the Usos legs by slamming it against the ring post. Stardust settled into a headlock for a bit, as Goldust yelled “we’re not so strange now are we Uso?” The Uso finally broke free and got the hot tag. With the legal one hitting several dives out of the ring onto Star and Goldust. Goldust eventually fell into the corner in the ring and got a huge hip splash after. The pinfall didn’t succeed and neither did one after an Uso super kick on Goldust. The Usos managed to hit superplexes on Gold and Stardust from opposite ring corners, leaving all four men on the mat. A supersplash gave what looked like the winning fall, but Stardust broke it up. The action broke down, and Goldust hit a kick from behind on the hurt knee of the legal Uso, then rolled him up for the pinfall win.

Winners: Gold & Stardust win via pinfall over The Usos to retain the WWE Tag Team titles.

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Randy Orton vs. John Cena
Hell in a Cell Match

Orton and Cena immediately started to punch away at each other. Cena whipped Orton to the corner but then caught an elbow when he rushed him. Orton took control, bringing Cena out of the ring to try to smash him head first on the steps. Cena fought back, but Orton regained control and chased Cena around the ring. Cena blocked Orton’s try to throw him into the cage wall, but Orton finally shoved Cena into it. They went back in the ring, where Cena tried to rush in with a steel chair, but Orton cut him off to continue control of the match. He grabbed the chair and brought it in the ring to ram Cena in the gut then smashed it on his back. Orton set it up in the corner but as he went to Cena, Cena tried for an AA. Orton countered and DDT’d Cena for the near fall.

At one point, Cena had control and set up for the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Orton surprised him and booted Cena in the head then hit a power scoop slam for a near fall. Orton continued to dominate things and went for the draping DDT on the middle rope. Instead, Cena dumped Orton out of the ring over the top rope. Orton managed to slam Cena crotch first into the ring post, then he hit his back and neck breaker onto the floor. Orton pulled Cena back in the ring for an attempted pinfall. Back in the ring, Orton ran the ropes and shoved Cena off the apron into the cell wall. Cena was able to gain the advantage on the outside and then set up a table in the ring. Orton ended up using the table as he propped it up into the corner of the ring.

Orton hit a surprise RKO moments later and grabbed the pinfall, but Cena kicked out ahead of 3 to surprise him. A frustrated Orton threw Cena through the table in the corner of the ring then rolled him over for another near fall. Orton brought in half the steel ring steps next. Cena recovered though and hit slam on Orton onto the steps, then hit a Five Knuckle Shuffle on Orton on the stairs. He waited for Orton to get back up, then went for the AA. Orton escaped and hit a low blow on Cena to drop him. Orton with another near fall.

Cena was hunched over so Orton backed up and went for the punt kick, but Cena avoided that and dropped Cena with a drop toehold. He put on the STF with Orton looking like he had no escape. Orton managed to crawl his way to the bottom rope to break it. Cole reminded viewers there inside a cell so the ref doesn’t have to break the hold. Orton pulled himself under the rope to break free. Cena went over and grabbed the steel steps and launched them towards Orton, but Randy moved to the side to dodge them. Back in the ring, Cena hit an AA for a near fall moments later. Cena tried another AA moments after that with Orton hitting an RKO counter for a near fall. Cena got up and hit another AA for a near fall too.

A table was set up in the ring with Cena on the corner already. Orton prepared to RKO Cena from the corner turnbuckle. Cena shoved Orton down instead, so Orton climbed up for a superplex. Cena countered it and hit an AA off the corner to smash Orton through the table to get the pinfall win.

Paul Heyman was shown standing up from the WWE Network panel. Cena walked over towards the crowd and gave the “call me” signal to Heyman then went back in the ring to celebrate.

Winner: John Cena defeated Randy Orton via pinfall to become new #1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Title.

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The Miz vs. Sheamus
US Championship Match

Late in the match, the crowd started a “Mizdow’s awesome” chant as Mizdow was mimicking all of The Miz’s moves on the outside of the ring. Mizdow tried to get on the apron to distract Sheamus but the champ chased him off. Miz grabbed Sheamus from behind and hit Skullcrushing Finale for a very near fall. Moments later, Miz went for a move off the top rope but Sheamus delivered a mid-air Brogue Kick on him for the win. Post-match, Sandow got in the ring to lay on the mat mimicking The Miz. Sheamus had some fun, raising and dropping Miz’s arm to watch as Mizdown copied it. He eventually stood Miz up and made his arms do the YMCA which Mizdow mimicked as the crowd sang along.

Winner: Sheamus won via pinfall over The Miz to retain the United States title.

They showed Brie Bella outside loading the trunk of a car with a bunch of luggage. Nikki came walking up asking if she got her smoothie. Brie handed her a cup and Nikki inquired if she put in the right amount of bananas, blueberries and strawberries. Brie said yes, so Nikki opened it and poured it all over Brie’s head. She told her to go have another made just like that one and bring it to her hotel room.

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Big Show vs. Rusev

Early on, Rusev was able to successfully ground Show, hurting his left leg and working it over on the mat. The crowd started up a USA chant, but Show was still down on the mat as Lana watched from ringside.

Rusev hit an impressive suplex at one point and then continued to work over the left leg until Show kicked him away. Show finally stood up, but gingerly. He managed to head butt Rusev, but Rusev responded by dropkicking Show down to the mat. Rusev jumped on Show’s back and tried for The Accolade, but Show avoided it and then put his own hold on Rusev, yanking his leg back to try to make Rusev tap. Rusev managed to grab the bottom rope to break it off.

Later on, Show managed to block a big boot attempt from Rusev, then chokeslammed Rusev to the match for a pinfall. Rusev kicked out of it. A few moments later, Mark Henry came down the ramp to cheer on Show. He looked at Rusev laying on the outside floor and hesitated going after him. Show went out to retrieve Rusev. Henry walked up and tried to encourage his friend, patting him on the back. As Show got back in the ring, Rusev delivered a boot to the head. Henry got on the side apron, so Rusev booted him as well. Another few kicks to Show, and then Rusev was able to put on The Accolade. Show tried to withstand it but eventually had to tap out.

Lana got in the ring to congratulate Rusev and put the gold medal on him as the Russian flag fell from the rafters. Henry tried to console Big Show after the loss.

Winner: Rusev won via submission over The Big Show.

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Paige vs. AJ Lee
WWE Divas Championship

Alicia Fox arrived to ringside with Paige for the match. At one point, AJ managed to take out Paige and then Alicia Fox on the outside. Paige regained control on the outside as she swung AJ into the crowd barrier multiple times. Back in the ring, she put on various holds including yanking AJ’s arms behind her back. AJ broke that but Paige kicked her and tossed her to the corner for elbows.

AJ regained control and went against the ropes for a move but Paige kicked her down for a near fall. Paige went for a move, but AJ countered with a big kick to the jaw to drop Paige. AJ got on the corner and hit a Tornado DDT for a pinfall attempt but Paige kicked out of that. AJ put on the Black Widow to try to submit her, but Paige countered and carried AJ around, skipping a bit before she hit a fallaway slam for a near fall. Paige went to the outside and tried for a move on the barrier but AJ tripped her up causing Paige to fall hitting the back of her head on the barricade.

Paige was recovering on the floor as the ref was counting her out. Alicia helped Paige up and rolled her into the ring, but Paige was still out of it and AJ capitalized by quickly putting the Black Widow on Paige. Paige quickly tapped out. AJ celebrated a bit before leaving the room. Alicia got in the ring and screamed out at AJ. Moments later, Paige was on her feet and slapped Alicia in the face. Paige left the ring, backing up the ramp screaming “I hate you!”

Winner: AJ Lee defeated Paige via submission to retain the WWE Divas Championship.

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Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins
Hell in a Cell Match

Dean Ambrose made his entrance first with a kendo stick strapped to his back. He immediately went under the ring and started to toss numerous steel chairs into the ring and then dragged the table out from underneath. He pulled a bag out from under the ring and opened it in the ring dumping out several other items. Ambrose surveyed the structure from the outside, then yelled “we’re all gonna die tonight.” He started to scale the structure and got to the top then climbed out to pose on top with his stick. He got the crowd fired up as his theme music kept playing. 

Seth Rollins’ music hit and he eventually appeared with the briefcase in hand. Security crew Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury accompanied him to ringside. Rollins got in the cage in the ring and yelled up at Ambrose “you wanna start it up there?!” He was urged against it by the guards, he shoved the miff and scaled the cage to go up and fight Ambrose. He stopped himself and climbed back down. He yelled Noble and Mercury “you two go up and get him!” They took off their suit coats and climbed up to go after Ambrose. Ambrose applauded them as they arrived on top.

Ambrose watched as they approached then swung the kendo stuck into both of them. However, Rollins had climbed up and hit a sneak attack at the top of the cage. They held him down as Rollins smashed the kendo stick on him repeatedly. Mercury and Noble kept beating up Ambrose with Rollins ordering them to throw him off. Ambrose fought back and knocked Mercury/Noble down, then set his sights on Rollins, smiling. The two ended up fighting each other on the side of the cell about halfway down. Ambrose head butted Rollins and they both fell off and through the announcers tables. Both men were layer out as refs and personnel came over to check on them. A stretcher was brought down for Ambrose, while Rollins was put on a stretcher.

They stated to roll Rollins up the ramp, but Ambrose got off his gurney and ran up the ramp to attack Rollins. He shoved him off the stretcher and kept up the attack then tossed him face first into the cell wall and into the ring. He backed off Mercury and Noble then slammed the cell door on Rollins’ head. Ambrose got inside, slammed the door closed and ordered the ref to lock it. Mercury and Noble yelled at the ref not to, but he did, and the bell finally rang.

Ambrose yelled “you stabbed me in the back” before repeatedly smashing a steel chair on Rollins. HE ended up tossing Rollins into the cell wall. Mercury and Noble tried to yell support into the cage but Ambrose went outside to further damage him. Ambrose set up a tablet on the cell wall and tried to slam Rollins through it. Rollins slid off and shoved Ambrose, who avoided going through the table. Rollins snuck back in the ring, but Ambrose still got the upper hand.

Rollins finally managed to get control of things and set up the table onto the side of the ring. He tried to suplex Ambrose over the top rope onto it, but Ambrose knocked him back onto the table instead. Ambrose got on the corner, then jumped off the second turnbuckle to smash Rollins through the table.

At one point, Ambrose was up with Rollins down. All of a sudden, corporate Kane walked over and sprayed Ambrose in the face with a fire extinguisher through the cable wall. Rollins gained the upper hand and threw Ambrose into the wooden table near the cage wall. Moments later, Rollins rolled Ambrose into the ring, then hit the Curb Stomp. Thinking he had the pinfall he covered, but Ambrose kicked out at the last moment.

Rollins brought the MITB case into the ring and then smashed a chair across Ambrose repeatedly for more damage. Rollins put Ambrose’s head on top of the brief case to go for a Curb Stomp, but Ambrose got onto his feet. Moments later, Ambrose hit his clothesline move from the ropes, then grabbed the MITB case. He got up and smashed it into Rollins’ face and went for the pinfall. Surprisingly, Rollins kicked out of it. Ambrose rolled out of the ring and grabbed two cinderblocks from under the ring to bring into the ring. Ambrose set them up next to Rollins and prepared for a Curb Stomp. As he backed up, suddenly the lights went out.

A strange voice in a different language kept chanting something indistinguishable over and over as the lights stayed off. Eventually a lantern lit up the center of the ring with smoke coming up around it. Eventually a hologram of a figure was shown moving in the smoke. Ambrose curiously looked at it to see what it was. All of a sudden, Bray Wyatt came up into the ring and charged at Ambrose, knocking him down. The lights went out then came back on with Wyatt doing his upside down crab move in the corner. He walked up to look at Ambrose before flipping over. Wyatt went over and stared at the lantern in the center of the ring. Cautiously, Rollins made his way over to put an arm over Ambrose for the pinfall win. He got the 3 count then rolled out of the ring.

Wyatt closed things by hitting Sister Abigail on Ambrose, and then knelt in the ring as the close camera shot was on him.

Winner: Seth Rollins won via pinfall over Dean Ambrose.

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