WWE Releases Melina, Kozlov, Masters, DH Smith & Gail Kim

WWE made several big cuts on Friday to the rosters of Raw, Smackdown, Superstars and NXT. The latest to be released from their duties with the company and wished well in future endeavors: Vladimir Kozlov, Chris Masters, Melina, Gail Kim and DH Smith.

While none of those released were in pursuit of any major championship gold, it seems Kozlov and Masters were semi-important in current roles. Masters had seemed to be on the upswing with victories over the likes of Drew McIntyre, Tyler Reks and Jack Swagger. It may have been that WWE was trying to audition Masters to see if the fans would get behind him enough. Masters just recently lost via submission to Jack Swagger on Superstars this past week.

Meanwhile, Vladimir Kozlov had two victories this past week. On NXT he defeated JTG, and then on Superstars he defeated Primo. Quite a way to go out for the Moscow Mauler, who is a former tag champion. He was involved in a mini-feud with JTG on NXT, and was a former pro mentor. Apparently, WWE had no more use for the big man, which means he'll probably wind up in TNA with the others.

Gail Kim, Melina and DH Smith. There's not much to be said of them right now as WWE just wasn't using them much at all. Every once in a while they'd show up in a match, but weren't part of any interesting stories or plots. All of these released superstars and divas were title holders at one point during their careers though, and are likely to show up with TNA at some point.

Best of luck to all five competitors with their future work, because once again WWE's loss is TNA's gain!

The good news is there are still plenty of WWE Superstars and Divas working. One of which is Maryse, as seen in her latest photo shoot video (HOT)!

WWE Superstars Results 08/04/11

WWE Superstars Results 08/04/11:

After the pyro finished exploding to start the show, commentator Jack Korpela was on hand, saying Summerslam is less than two weeks away and there's two legit WWE Champions. Alicia Fox was introduced to the start the show as Korpela and Striker talked over Summerslam. Striker was looking sweaty, potentially from his match on NXT.

Kaitlyn vs. Alicia Fox

As the match started, Striker noted that Beth Phoenix is now the #1 contender for the Divas Championship. Alicia took control early on with a headlock, but Kaitlyn escaped and put a headscissors on Alicia for a bit. Kaitlyn was able to pick up Alicia with one arm and sat her on the corner. However, Alicia jumped off the corner and took Kaitlyn down to gain control. Striker and Korpela talked over Kaitlyn's assets and flaws.

Kaitlyn made a late comeback with several takedowns including a dropkick takedown for a near fall. She worked on Alicia more in the corner. Kaitlyn botched a move near the ropes with Alicia able to recover and kick her in the gut. She followed with the scissors kick to get the win.

Winner: Alicia Fox wins via pinfall over Kaitlyn.

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Pat Silva vs. Brodus Clay

Brodus Clay, former bodyguard and rookie for Alberto Del Rio, resurfaced in a match tonight against an amateur wrestler. Korpela said Clay hasn't been seen since he was busted open at Extreme Rules 2011 PPV.

Clay had an elbow drop on Silva for the pinfall but lifted up at 2. He followed up by throwing Silva backwards against the ropes, then sent him against the ropes for a "rhino-like headbutt" to the man's gut. He followed with a huge splash in the corner, then came from off the ropes to hit a flying splash on Silva. Korpela called it "The Fall of Humanity." Brodus with the easy win. Striker said this is the future of the WWE.

Winner: Brodus Clay wins via pinfall over Pat Silva.

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Josh Matthews was now on hand to talk about WWE.com's Summerslam swimsuit pics. Fans can see WWE Divas past and present including Kelly, Stacy, Lita, Maryse, Trish and Eve.

Vladimir Kozlov vs. Primo

Stanford talked about how Primo used to be part of DZP with Zack Ryder for a bit. He and Matthews talked about how Kozlov and Primo are proving they can go out on their own without partners. Before this match could start, JTG arrived out to ringside. Stanford talked about how Kozlov and JTG fought on NXT this past Tuesday with Kozlov getting the win. JTG joined Matthews and Stanford on commentary.

JTG talked about how Stanford is more gangsta than Matthews because he rapped on the True Long Island Story with Zack Ryder. During the match, Kozlov picked up Primo and put him on the corner to kick him. He caught Primo and prepared for a running slam, but Primo slipped off and took Kozlov down. Scott Stanford brought up Coolio to JTG as "the original gangsta." JTG corrected Stanford that he's more gangsta than Coolio.

Primo went for a running move on Kozlov in the corner, but Koz moved out of the way so Primo hit the corner. Moments later, Kozlov used his headbutts to Primo's chest. Primo kicked Kozlov in the face as he charged him in the corner. Primo jumped off the corner for an axe handle, but Kozlov batted him down from the air, then took the pinfall. JTG shook his head about it and he had some words with Kozlov but never got out of his seat to get in the ring.

Winner: Vladimor Kozlov wins via pinfall over Primo.

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They showed the Raw Rebound. It featured the confrontation between CM Punk and COO Triple H in the ring as well as the later in-ring meeting with Triple H and John Cena. Triple H told Cena he won't strip him of the championship, because his claim is legit. CM Punk arrived out to interject. Punk asked if Triple H was going to strip him of his title he rightfully won at MITB PPV. Triple H said neither man will get stripped of their title, they'll settle it one-on-one in a match at Summerslam. The match will determine the undisputed WWE Champion. Scott Stanford reviewed the announced matches for Summerslam so far including the two big championship bouts.

Jack Swagger made his ring entrance for the main event right before Superstars took a break for ads.

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Chris Masters vs. Jack Swagger

Early on, Swagger put on several submission holds to try to get the early advantage. Masters tried to power out, only to get slammed down to the mat. Later on, Masters ducked two clothesline attempts and then took Swagger down with a flying elbow. He followed with a suplex for a near fall. Swagger stayed in control after hitting a huge leg drop and had yet another pinfall attempt.

Masters went for a powerslam with Swagger on his shoulder, but Jack slipped off and shoved Chris into the corner hard. He followed with his running Vader bomb for a near fall. Stanford sent it to break saying they had a "real humdinger" going on for Superstars tonight.

After the break, Swagger was in control as he worked on Masters' lower back. Masters made a comeback from against the ropes and then the two traded punches before Masters rammed Swagger into the corner. Masters took down Swagger with a big clothesline, but Swagger responded by clipping Chris' leg and then booted him down. Swagger had a near fall, and then in frustration wrapped the scissor lock around Masters' midsection. Swagger used the rope for some leverage so the ref counted him until Jack broke it off.

Swagger rushed at Masters who sidestepped him and then put on the Masterlock. Swagger was able to escape near the ropes, so Masters followed with a big slam and then a knee to the face when Jack ran at him. Masters jumped from the corner to take down Swagger with a shoulder tackle. After a Spinebuster, Masters had yet another near fall. Later still, Swagger went for the Vader Bomb, but Masters put his knees up to block. Masters tried to lock on the Masterlock from there, but Swagger backed him into the corner hard. Swagger put on the Ankle Lock to get Masters to finally tap out.

Winner: Jack Swagger wins by submission over Chris Masters.

Matthews reviewed the highlights of the match including how Swagger won. Swagger did his run around the ring and gloated about the win. Scott Stanford signed off for the Raw crew for this episode of Superstars with Summerslam approaching.

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WWE NXT Results 07/20/11

WWE NXT Results from MN:

Titus told Young it only matters what he does in this ring. Titus picked up the dummy and then tossed it over the ropes out at Young. Maryse polled the crowd for response on who the winner should be, and Titus easily got the crowd cheers of the three competitors. He did his dog barking several times as Young and Bateman talked trash at him from outside the ring. Grisham said Titus is now miles away from his competitors with redemption points.

Coming up next, Regal said he can't wait as Jimmy the Gimmick aka JTG faces Vlad Kozlov.

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Regal talked about Alberto Del Rio winning the Raw Money in the Bank match to get the briefcase and championship match contract. Regal informed fans they can check out exclusive pics and info on WWE.com from the Pay-Per-View.

Vladimir Kozlov vs JTG

JTG came out with a mic in hand saying it's quite obvious Vlad doesn't know what a gangsta is. JTG said his speech goes out to all the haters in Minnesota too. He told Kozlov when he wakes up and looks in the mirror every day, he'll never be as fly as JTG.

After break, the match started with JTG shoving Kozlov a bit. Kozlov rushed at him and took him down, with JTG getting under the ropes to escape. Kozlov continued with momentum, knocking JTG down with a shoulder block. JTG rolled out of the ring to recover, but Vlad went out and grabbed him. On his way back in the ring, Vlad got kicked off the apron by JTG, who then shoved him into the ringpost outside.

Later on, JTG hit a missile dropkick from off the corner to take Vlad down. JTG continue to maintain control and had a near fall. Kozlov made his comeback though, and had battering ram headbutts on JTG. He tried for a running powerslam, but JTG slid off and clipped his leg. JTG tried to rush from against the ropes, but Kozlov shoved him down hard. He followed with the one-arm slam finisher to win it.

Winner: Vladimir Kozlov wins via pinfall over JTG.

Backstage, Hornswoggle had a pink heart-shaped box he was carrying as he went up to Maryse. He showed it to her and acted as if it was a gift from her. Maryse said it looks like he has a secret admirer, but said it wasn't her. Horney grabbed her by the leg and she yelled for him to get off her. Maryse opened the heart box of Skittles and dumped them all over Horney, then shoved him down and threw the box at him. Maryse stormed off, but a WWE staffer came rushing up with a package for Hornswoggle. Horney opened it to find a small yellow stuffed animal. He acted puzzled over who gave him all of the gifts.

Yoshi Tatsu was shown backstage walking into the locker room. Suddenly he stopped and the camera showed a jar of rocks dumped over and Yoshi's action figure dismembered. Yoshi screamed out "TYSON!!!!" Grisham pointed out, that was Yoshi's action figure.

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Titus O'Neil vs. Darren Young

Hornswoggle accompanied Titus O'Neil to the ring. Young and Titus locked up around the ring early, with the ref separating them in the corner. Young used that as his moment to grab Titus in a headlock and bring him down to one knee. Titus soon gained the advantage with multiple slams to the mat. He locked an abdominal stretch on to further punish Young.

Young tried to leave the match, walking up the ramp at one point, but Titus ran up and retrieved him then brought him back to the ring for more. An Irish whip to the corner sent Young out over the corner to the floor. As the match progressed, Derrick Bateman arrived down to ringside area to watch, right as NXT went to a commercial.

The match returned with Young controlling things with a headlock. Bateman was shown at ringside with some sort of photo or picture in hand. Young had another headlock on Titus, but the big man powered out of it and gave a hip toss to throw Young away.

Later in the match, Hornswoggle was on the apron arguing a call with the ref. Titus tried to go against the ropes, but Bateman tripped him to the mat. The move backfired for Bateman though, because Young missed on a dropkick attempt due to Titus falling. Titus was still able to get up and finish off Young with the Clash of the Titus finisher. Titus hoisted Hornswoggle on his shoulders to celebrate the win. Bateman had a mean look on his mug outside the ring.

Winner: Titus O'Neil wins via pinfall over Darren Young.

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The episode of NXT ended with the confrontation on last night's Raw involving Vince McMahon, John Cena and then Triple H. The show ended with Triple H announcing he would be taking over the day-to-day operations of the WWE company and that Vince has been relieved of his position. John Cena was not fired.

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WWE Superstars Results 06/23/11

WWE Superstars Results 06/23/11:

Tonight's main event has Raw's Santino Marella and Kozlov taking on tag champs Otunga and McGillicutty. Natalya, Kaitlyn and AJ arrived out for a six divas tag match. Jack Korpela and Matt Striker were on hand for the commentary to open the show.

AJ, Kaitlyn & Natalya vs. Alicia Fox, Rosa Mendes & Tamina

Kaitlyn was getting doubleteamed by the heels late in this one, but eventually made a hot tag to AJ. AJ came in on fire, knocking Alicia down multiple times. She eventually landed on her for a pinfall but Tamina and Rosa rushed in to break it up. Kaitlyn and Natalya came in to fight the illegal heel divas out of the ring. Alicia tried to gain the upperhand in the ring, but missed on the axe kick and AJ rolled her up for the big pinfall win.

Winners: AJ, Kaitlyn & Natalya win via pinfall over Tamina, Rosa and Alicia Fox.

Korpela and Striker said they'll have footage of the 6-man tag elimination match from WWE Raw this past Monday night.

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Korpela noted there were technical difficulaties on Monday's Raw vote for the Evan Bourne opponent. It was supposed to be Sin Cara instead of Mason Ryan, so on Monday, Bourne will face Sin Cara.

They introduced the footage of the six-man tag match from Raw. Orton, Riley and Cena took on Christian, R-Truth and The Miz. Riley was the first to go after Miz hit an illegal Skullcrushing Finale on him allowing Christian to pin him. Later Truth and Orton were in the ring. Orton avoided a scissor kick and then hit a quick RKO on Truth to eliminate him. With Cena and Orton remaining. Christian hit a Spear on Orton out of nowhere to eliminate him from the match. Cena grabbed Christian up in a AA, but Christian grabbed the top rope to escape it. As he came down onto his feet, Orton was ready with a quick RKO. Cena slapped the STF on Christian, forcing him to tap out.

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Gail Kim vs. Melina

The two divas chattered a bit pre-match and then did a half-hearted handshake. Matthews and Stanford talked about the deterioration of these divas' friendship. Late in the match, Gail hit a flying dropkick from the corner to take down Melina. Gail seemed out of it too. Melina kicked her away as Gail tried to grab her by the leg from the ropes area. Melina went after her but Gail avoided it so Melina fell into a split on the mat. Gail rolled her up and pinned her for the win.

Winner: Gail Kim wins via pinfall over Melina.

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They showed the R-Truth crazy video package with Truth talking about luck, conspiracy theories and Little Jimmy's. He said it's all because of one man, Cena. Cena was shown talking about his fans as the greatest in the world. Truth says all the Little Jimmy's are blinded by Cena's lies. Cena said in reality Truth is off the deep end. Matthews and Stanford talked about how R-Truth's conspiracy theories continued into Capitol Punishment. Stanford said it looks like the Little Jimmies got their revenge.

Santino and Kozlov arrived out for a non-title tag team match against the champs.

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Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov vs. Michael McGillicutty & David Otunga

During the match, Santino finally got some control against Otunga and threatened to strike with The Cobra. Otunga rolled out of the ring to regroup. Santino went over to Kozlov and had him help him unwind the Cobra fist.

Later still, Santino gained control against Otunga. Kozlov tagged in and continued the onslaught. He managed to catch Otunga on a move from the ropes and tossed him overhead with a slam throw. Otunga regrouped on the outside with McGill as Superstars took a break.

With the action back, Santino was legal against Otunga, and trying to stretch to tag Kozlov. Otunga grabbed his leg and pulled him towards the other corner to tag in McGillicutty. Santino finally made the tag to Kozlov who came in and headbutted McGill numerous times in the chest, then tossed him onto the corner for more punishment. Kozlov with a huge powerslam but Otunga rushed into break it up. Santino came in, but Otunga pulled the top rope down and Marella fell out. Kozlov, McGill and Otunga hit each other on a triple clothesline. All three went down, but Santino got back to the apron for the hot tag.

Santino rushed at McGill who ducked his move, allowing Otunga to kick him in the back. The ref was distracted with Kozlov and missed it. McGillicutty finished Santino off with a neckbreaker for the win.

Winners: Michael McGillicutty & David Otunga win via pinfall over Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov.

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WWE NXT Results 06/21/11

The opening segment had Titus O'Neil and Hornswoggle in the ring. They called out Maryse, with Hornswoggle grunting and Titus translating. He said Horney wanted to ask her out on a date. Hornswoggle gave Maryse a candy pop ring. Maryse laughed about it and dropped it at his feet.

Zack Ryder came to the ring to make fun of Titus, his former rookie on previous NXT season. He mocked him for hanging out with Hornswoggle. Titus and Ryder got into a verbal altercation. Matt Striker came out and suggested these two battle in the main event tonight.

Yoshi Tatsu, Vladimir Kozlov & Conor O'Brian defeated Chavo Guerrero, JTG & Darren Young by pinfall. Late in the match, it was Yoshi who delivered a KO kick to JTG's head to get the win.

Grisham and Regal discussed the Raw Power to the People fan voting episode last night. A Raw Rebound video was shown focusing on CM Punk getting a title match against John Cena at the MITB 2011 PPV. Punk also promised to leave the next day when his contract is up with the WWE Championship in hand.

Zack Ryder defeated Titus O'Neil by pinfall. In the main event match, Hornswoggle and Ryder got into it, with Ryder taunting Hornswoggle and scaring him. Titus checked on his pro, but the distraction allowed Ryder to boot kick him in the head. Ryder hit the Rough Ryder to win it.

Post-match, Hornswoggle tried to comfort his rookie for the loss. Ryder kept taunting after leaving the ring. Titus was frustrated with Hornswoggle and William Regal suggested that Horney maybe distracted his rookie causing the loss.

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WWE Superstars Results 06/16/11

WWE Superstars Results 06/16/11:

The latest episode of Superstars opened with Scott Stanford on commentary. He announced a main event of Kane versus Tyson Kidd, questioning who would represent Kidd as his latest manager. Zack Ryder came out to open the show with a big pop in his hometown of Long Island.

Zack Ryder vs. Primo

Ryder got on the mic saying everyone was there to see him there this week. Ryder pointed out his Bro-ski's were there, his dad and his girlfriend, looking hot as hell. He asked who wanted to be "Bro-ski of the week." Stanford noted that Primo and Zack used to be tag partners but no more.

Primo had control after break, but as he whipped Zack to the corner, Ryder rushed back at him with a huge clothesline Ryder now had the momentum and hit a flapjack, then signaled for a huge legdrop. He followed with a Broski boot in the corner for another nearfall. Ryder looked shocked that Primo wouldn't stay down. Primo got a jawbreaker in then went for the Backstabber. Zack held the ropes to shake Primo off, then followed with the Rough Ryder for the win. He got a huge cheer from the home crowd.

Winner: Zack Ryder wins via pinfall over Primo.

Stanford said we're 3 days away from Capitol Punishment. He and Matthews pondered what sorts of questions President Obama would get from the WWE Superstars about the PPV. They rolled the clip from Raw featuring Christian, Cody Rhodes, Sheamus, Great Khali and Hornswoggle as members of the media.

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Vladimir Kozlov vs. Drew McIntyre

McIntyre arrived out on the ramp with a microphone. He asked the crowd how many of them were chosen by their boss to be the future of their companies. Drew asked a guy in the front row on the way down the ramp but before he could answer he pulled the mic away and yelled "Liar!" Drew said he's the only chosen one, then began to call the US the United States of Laziness and Lies. Drew said he's going to do some choosing of his own, he's going to become the monster they made him: "Drew McIntyre the Great American Nightmare."

In this one, Drew had the early advantage as he worked on Kozlov in the corner. Kozlov made a comeback and used multiple suplexes around the ring on Drew. Drew landed a huge kick to Kozlov's head, then worked on his arms a bit. Vlad made another comeback, with continuous kicks. Drew took out Kozlov's legs though and from there was able to hit the Future Shock DDT.

Winner: Drew McIntyre wins via pinfall over Vladimir Kozlov.

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Yoshi Tatus vs. Chavo Guerrero

In the early going, Yoshi had a series of arm drags until Chavo backed him into the corner. Chavo beat down on Yoshi in the corner before running across the ring to hit a rolling senton move.

Later, Yoshi made his comeback with chopes and kick combos. Yoshi missed a high risk love from the top, so Chavo took advantage. After landing a dropkick on Tatsu, Chavo went for Tres Amigos suplexes. He got two of them, but Tatsu prevented a third and hit his Buzzsaw kick to win by pinfall.

Winner: Yoshi Tatsu wins via pinfall over Chavo Guerrero.

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The announce team talked about the upcoming WWE Capitol Punishment PPV card.

JTG came out to the arena with a microphone. He called Rhode Island a "city of haters." JTG talked about having hunger, then said he's the flyest superstar around. He said soon he'll be flyest manager in the WWE. Tyson Kidd made his entrance for the main event matchup, with JTG as this week's manager.

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Kane vs Tyson Kidd

Early on, the Big Red Monster started tossing Kidd across the ring. Kidd went for an Irish whip with Kane tossing Tyson out on the floor. Tyson got one move in as he got back in the ring, but was soon hit by Kane's uppercut.

Later, Tyson Kidd tried to mount a comeback. He went for the high risk move with Kane catching him from the air. Kane went for a big slam move, with Kidd turning it into his own tornado DDT. It wasn't enough to keep Kane down. He soon came back to hit a sidewalk slam on Kidd, followed by his flying clothesline from the corner. Kane finished Kidd off with the trademark chokeslam for the win.

Winner: Kane wins via pinfall over Tyson Kidd.

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WWE NXT Results 06/14/11

NXT Results from Providence, RI:

Tonight's episode of NXT opened with an introduction of the rookies ahead of tonight's NXT elimination. Currently Titus O'Neil has 19 redemption points, Darren Young has 7 and O'Brian has 3. Lucky Cannon has 0. They would start off with the "Talk the Talk" competition. Titus eventually won the contest with the most crowd reaction to his speech. O'Neil now has 22 points.

Yoshi Tatsu vs. Darren Young

Grisham talked about how all the rookies on NXT seem to think they can defeat Yoshi, and Yoshi's getting a lot of face time on the show. JTG joined Regal and Grisham halfway through the match to go on guest commentary. JTG said last week Yoshi was way out of line and he needs to show some R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Regal informed JTG he'd crack his skull open if he starts mouthing off to him. He told JTG to talk about his insignifcant career.

Yoshi hit a Shining Wizard late in the match for a near fall. He climbed the corner for a high-risk move, but Chavo got on the apron to distract. Yoshi kicked him away, but the distraction allowed Young to run over and toss Yoshi from the corner. Young captured the winning pinfall after that.

Post-match, Young and Chavo celebrated the win. JTG took off his jacket near the commentators table then rushed into the ring. JTG started to beat on Yoshi for a bit. Yoshi eventually fought back, but Young and Chavo helped triple-team on him. Soon, Vlad Kozlov and Conor O'Brian charged the ring to chase them off.

Winner: Darren Young wins via pinfall over Yoshi Tatsu.

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Grisham and Regal were back to hype up Capitol Punishment. They spoke about R-Truth vs Cena for the WWE Championship, then rolled video footage of their current feud. They showed it from the perspective of Cena being proud of who he is and the career he's built. Truth was shown going on and on about conspiracies, "Little Jimmy" and the propaganda behind Cena. They showed Truth injuring Morrison and attacking Mysterio, then Cena. When the camera returned to the commentators, Regal said nobody would want to be Cena this Sunday as he faces that nutcase R-Truth.

Backstage, Lucky Cannon was brushing his hair looking in a handheld mirror. Maryse came up to him to talk about what happened last week saying she loved that purse. Lucky said he's going to make that little troll pay for what he did last week. Maryse said she had good news because she brought the purse to a guy who said he can fix it. Lucky said he could've handled that for her. She said not to worry, she put it on his credit card. Maryse gave him a peck on the cheek and left as Lucky said "great" looking a bit shocked.

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Titus O'Neil vs. Lucky Cannon

NXT rookie Lucky Cannon came to the ring with his pro Tyson Kidd. In the ring he got on the mic to say he was happy when he saw what happened to Hornswoggle last night on Raw. He said he wants to do the same thing the second Hornswoggle comes back, boot him in the face.

Cannon was in control as he mocked Titus' dog bark and started to kick him in the corner. That was enough to fire up Titus who started a comeback with several bit shoulder tackles, and then the real dog bark. Titus carried Lucky and then flung him back onto the mat. He went for the pinfall but Lucky was close enough to grab the bottom rope.

Lucky managed to get to the apron and then yanked Titus back against the top rope to fling him forward in the ring. Lucky tried to pick up Titus on his shoulders. Titus slid off and pushed Lucky against the ropes. From there, Titus hit his sit out powerbomb slam for the pinfall.

Winner: Titus O'Neil wins via pinfall over Lucky Cannon.

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Time for the next NXT Elimination. Titus O'Neil, Lucky Cannon, Conor O'Brian and Darren Young are the four remaining rookies for the redemption season. Maryse and Matt Striker were ringside with them. Maryse said it's been a rough night and this will be a rough moment for one of them now, because they'll be going home. Matt Striker took over the talking and said it's time to find out who's been eliminated. Roll the flashing pictures on the Titantron. Grisham asked Regal for his pick, but Regal wouldn't give one.

In a big surprise, Lucky Cannon was the guy who's picture showed up on the screen. Cannon got on the mic to ask the crowd if he should be upset and go cry himself to sleep. He kept talking, but soon Titus O'Neil was on a mic in the ring singing the "Na Na Na Na Goodbye" song to get the crowd involved.

Cannon stormed up the ramp ready to head backstage, but Maryse got on the mic telling him to hold up. She went up the ramp and stopped him saying she really need to get something out there. She said she talked to the guy fixing her purse and he told her it wasn't even worth more than $5. She asked Lucky what he had to say for himself. Lucky was speechless and Maryse slapped him, then stormed backstage. Lucky posed up on the ramp saying "It's all about me, whether I'm here or not."

Grisham and Regal reviewed the slap by Maryse on Cannon as NXT went off the air.

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WWE Superstars Results 06/02/11

WWE Superstars Results 06/02/11:

The show opened with Booker T joining Jack Korpela for commentary, due to Matt Striker being part of the opening.

Trent Baretta vs. Tyson Kidd

Kidd arrived out with his third manager in as many weeks, Matt Striker. Striker gave the ring announcer a business card before the rematch from last week began.

Late in the match, both guys collided, banging up their elbows. Kidd went for a springboard from the ropes and landed it for a two count on Kidd. He went for a followup enziguiri kick, but Kidd avoided the move, then rolled up Baretta. Kidd secured the tights for the pinfall win.

Post-match, Matt Striker talked up how he can make Kidd famous in the ring.

Winner: Tyson Kidd wins via pinfall over Trent Baretta.

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The Usos vs Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater

The Corre was in action against The Usos. Late in the match, Jimmy Uso hit a Samoan drop on Gabriel for a near fall. Slater rushed in to break up the pin. Slater was able to knock Jay Uso out of the ring, then knocked Jimmy off the top rope. From there, Justin Gabriel climbed the corner and hit his 450 Splash to win the match.

Winners: The Corre wins via pinfall over The Usos.

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Gail Kim vs Melina

Melina missed on a clothesline late in this one, allowing Gail to come back with a dropkick to take her down. Gail headbutted Melina in the gut then climbed the corner and hit another dropkick. Both of the divas were down on the mat, with Melina able to get up first. She went for a DDT to finish off Gail, but Gail countered and kicked Melina in the face for the pinfall win.

Winner: Gail Kim wins via pinfall over Melina.

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Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov vs. Michael McGillicutty & David Otunga
WWE Tag Team Championship Match

Late in this title match, Kozlov made a hot tag in for Santino. Kozlov took Otunga down for a near fall, but McGill rushed in to break things up. Santino came into the ring to try to fight back. The referee pushed Santino away and that distraction allowed Otunga to hit a Spinebuster on Kozlov to get the pinfall win.

Winners: Michael McGillicutty & David Otunga win via pinfall to retain the WWE Tag Team championships.

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WWE NXT Results 05/31/11

Tonight's episode of NXT featured "Tag Team Turmoil" with tag team elimination matches. O'Neil has 19 redemption points, Darren Young has 7 and Saxton has 4. Each of the rookies got a chances to talk about why they deserve to still be on the show.

After the five rookies spoke, it was time for the four tag team turmoil matches:

Lucky Cannon & Tyson Kidd defeated Titus O'Neil and Hornswoggle by pinfall

Lucky Cannon & Tyson Kidd defeated Byron Saxton & Yoshi Tatsu by pinfall

Vladimir Kozlov & Conor O'Brian defeated Lucky Cannon & Tyson Kidd by pinfall

Vladimir Kozlov & Conor O'Brian defeated Chavo Guerrero & Darren Young by pinfall

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The closing of NXT saw the latest elimination announced, Byron Saxton. Saxton told the crowd they made a big mistake eliminating a true role-model of a superstar. Now it's down to a final four of Conor O'Brian, Lucky Cannon, Titus O'Neil and Darren Young.

WWE Superstars Results 05/19/11

WWE Superstars Results 05/19/11:

Smackdown's crew started things off with Jack Korpela saying the World Heavyweight title will be defended, someone will be forced to say "I Quit" and someone will kiss someone else's foot. Tonight's main event from Raw is Evan Bourne vs Drew McIntyre. Tyson Kidd arrived out with his new manager Michael PS Hayes for the opening contest.

Yoshi Tatsu vs. Tyson Kidd

Hayes got on the mic before the bell telling Yoshi to calm down before someone knocks him out. Hayes said it looks like they're having a good time, which is good seeing that they've escaped from their pathetic lives. He said they have nothing special about them, just like Yoshi Tatsu, but Tyson Kidd does have something special, ambition. Hayes kept talking up Kidd's talents.

The referee finally came over and told Hayes they have a match to get started. Hayes kept coaching Tyson in the corner and the ref kept asking him to leave the ring. The distraction allowed Tyson to kick Yoshi before the bell. Hayes left the ring and the ref checked on Yoshi, finally calling for the bell.

Late in this one, Kidd managed to get Yoshi into the Sharpshooter. Yoshi resisted tapping out though and managed to get over to the bottom rope to break it. Moments later, Kidd missed on a legdrop on the apron. He went for a sunset flip style pinfall attempt on Yoshi, but Yoshi reversed for his own near fall. Kidd kicked out but as he got to his feet he was hit by Yoshi's roundhouse kick for the win.
Hayes shook his head on the outside but got in the ring to help up Kidd, applauding his efforts. Hayes slapped Kidd down to the mat, then left the ring with Kidd down. Hayes yelled "I've got better things to do and you've gotten more than you'll ever know." Kidd looked up the ramp furiously as Hayes walked backstage.

Winner: Yosh Tatsu wins via pinfall over Tyson Kidd.

They showed a behind the scenes promo video for "That's What I Am" starring Randy Orton as Ed Freel and Oscar-nominated actor Ed Harris as Mr Simon. The film is currently available on DVD and Blu-ray at Walmart.

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Vladimir Kozlov & Santino Marella vs. Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins

This marked the reunion of "The Broskis" Ryder and Hawkins. Scott Stanford and Josh Matthews were on commentary for the Raw portion of the show. They reviewed highlights of how Ryder got assistance from Curt Hawkins last week during a singles match against Kozlov. Stanford noted prior to the match that Hawkins and Ryder were the youngest tag champs in history.

Late in the match, Ryder and Hawkins kept isolating Kozlov to keep him away from a tag to Marella. Santino tried to come in to help Kozlov at one point, but the ref kept him out. Hawkins got in and helped drag Koz over to the corner so he could tag in to continue punishing him.

The close saw all four guys in the ring, once Santino finally tagged in. Kozlov hit his big slam move on Ryder then went out of the ring with him. Santino did a diving fist punch on Hawkins, and then did the Cobra after he got up.

Winner: Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov win via pinfall over Ryder & Hawkins.

Stanford and Matthews ran down the card for Sunday's Over The Limit Pay-Per-View event.

Evan "Air" Bourne made his way out for the main event match.

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Evan Bourne vs. Drew McIntyre

Early on in this return match for Bourne, he surprised Drew with a variety of takedowns and high risk moves. On the outside, McIntyre became enraged and slammed his hands on the announce table. Back in the ring, Bourne kept at it with the barrage of moves. McIntyre finally responded by clotheslining Bourne hard on the apron. Bourne fell to the outside as Superstars went to a break.

Late in the match, Drew was looking for a way to put Bourne away and win. He took him to the outside apron, got Bourne up on his shoulder and tried to run him into the ring post. Bourne slipped off and shoved Drew face first down into the steel steps.

Later, Bourne ran and hit double knees on Drew in the corner. Drew got ready for Air Bourne, but McIntyre rolled to the outside. Bourne jumped off onto him on the outside. Back in the ring Bourne tried to do a headscissors flip, but Drew blocked it and then powerbombed Bourne into the corner. From there, he hit the Future Shock DDT to win it.

Winner: Drew McIntyre wins via pinfall over Evan Bourne.

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WWE NXT Results 05/17/11

WWE NXT Results from Corpus Christi, TX:

Tonight's episode of NXT Redemption was the first elimination of the 5th season. All of the former contestants, Darren Young, Jacob Novak, Lucky Cannon, Titus O'Neil, Byron Saxton and Conor O'Brian were all on the chopping block tonight. Regal and Grisham talked about how tonight the rookies have been doing all they need to do to stay in the competition.
Darren Young came out first to the ring for the show. Young talked about how he defeated Titus O'Neil last week, something none of the other rookies have been able to do. Young talked about how Titus makes him sick with that bark he does. Young showed a key hanging around his neck, saying he's got the key to Titus' weakness. He said he'll never find Hornswoggle again, never beat him and never win NXT.

That brought Titus O'Neil out to the ring to confront Young.

Titus O'Neil vs. Darren Young

Regal asked where Chavo Guerrero is tonight and Grisham had no idea. Early in the match, Titus started off good, but Young made a comeback out of the corner to take him down.

Titus made his own comeback with a near fall attempt. He followed with forearm uppercuts and kicks to Young on the mat. He yelled for him to get up and prepared for a finisher. All of a sudden, Chavo came on the big screen backstage with a box wrapped up and locked in chains. Chavo asked if Hornswoggle was ok and said he'd go get a crowbar or something to help him out.

Chavo left, and Titus dropped Young in the ring. He went over and grabbed the necklace with key from the corner of the ring and left the match. Titus was counted out as he unlocked the box backstage to pull out Hornswoggle, tied up. Suddenly, Chavo attacked Titus from behind and threw him around backstage. With Titus down, Chavo grabbed Horney and said he hasn't forgotten everything he's done to him.

Chavo brought Hornswoggle to the ring for Darren Young. Young roughed him up a bit then held him down on the mat. Chavo, in business attire, got up on the corner and did his Frog Splash as Young held Horney down. Suddenly, Titus O'Neil rushed to the ring to chase them off.

Winner: Darren Young wins due to countout of Titus O'Neil.

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Grisham and Regal reviewed the replay of what happened to Titus and Hornswoggle backstage, and then the in-ring attack by Young and Chavo on Horney. Regal said nobody needs to see this happen to the little fellow. During commercial, Titus carried Hornswoggle backstage. Grisham said Hornswoggle's been rushed to a medical facility and that Titus O'Neil is with him.

Regal brought up Sunday's Over the Limit Pay-Per-View and that either John Cena or The Miz will have to say "I Quit." They rolled a video package starting back at Extreme Rules where Cena won the WWE Championship in the Triple Threat steel cage. Also shown were the Raw Triple Threat match which Miz won against Mysterio and Del Rio to become #1 contender for the WWE title at OTL.

Grisham and Regal reviewed the lineup of matches for Sunday's Over The Limit Pay-Per-View including Christian vs Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship and Cole vs Lawler in a "Kiss My Foot" match.

They showed Yoshi Tatsu walking backstage looking ready for action. Grisham said Yoshi will show his rookie Byron Saxton some tough love next.

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Yoshi Tatsu vs. Byron Saxton

Grisham and Regal talked about how Yoshi's been too enamored with Maryse to teach his rookie. Yoshi got the upperhand early on with an arm hold which he kept on Saxton. Byron ducked Yoshi's running kick then took him down. He managed a near fall, then locked a headlock on him. Yoshi fought back to his feet then chopped at his rookie a bit, before taking him down with kicks. With Saxton dazed late in the match, Yoshi did a spinning kick connecting with Saxton's skull to get the pinfall win.

Winner: Yoshi Tatsu wins via pinfall over Byron Saxton.

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When NXT returned, Striker was in the ring to introduce his NXT co-host, Maryse. Maryse arrived to the ring in a blue skirt. Maryse said before they get to elimination they have some unfinished business to take care of. She introduced Vladimir Kozlov and his rookie Conor O'Brian.

Matt Striker said Vladimir and JTG have had a gentlemen's wager over who could make their rookie more like them. Striker asked Vlad how he thinks Conor is doing. Vlad said some indistiguishable remarks with the crowd saying "What?!" Striker then introduced JTG and Jacob Novak who came down to the ring.

Striker said the live crowd will judge JTG and Conor in a talent contest. JTG introduced his rookie who then tried to do a rap to dis William Regal and Conor O'Brian. Some of it rhymed. JTG chimed in yelling remarks after the lines to back him up.

Time for Kozlov and O'Brian's routine. They did some robotic dance moves to Kozlov's theme music, followed by some sambo stylings and breaking wooden boards. Kozlov punched through his piece of wood and then O'Brian headbutted his to break it. A fight ensued because the crowd easily chose Kozlov and O'Brian as the winners. As NXT went to break, Kozlov had kicked JTG out of the ring. Enraged, JTG yelled if Kozlov wants a fight he'll get one.

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Vladimir Kozlov vs. JTG

The show returned with this match in progress. Kozlov took control down on the mat with a headlock. At one point, JTG was knocked out of the ring and went over to the commentators table to talk trash to Regal. Regal told him "don't worry about me" and Kozlov grabbed JTG to throw in the ring. As Kozlov tried to get in, Novak came over to distract him, allowing JTG to dropkick Kozlov off the apron and take control.

JTG hit the Mugshot at one point in the match but failed to win with the pinfall attempt. Kozlov bounced back and headbutted JTG multiple times in the chest, then set up for a running powerslam. JTG slid off and hit a neckbreaker though. JTG with another near fall. Conor tried to rally the crowd for Kozlov outside the ring.

JTG got control again and tried for a flashy move off the corner. Kozlov shoved him down though, then did his one arm slam move for the pinfall victory.

Winner: Vladimir Kozlov wins via pinfall over JTG.

Backstage, Yoshi went into Maryse's dressing room where she was putting on makeup. Yoshi asked if she saw his match and she said she missed it. She asked if he saw the new purse Lucky bought her and talked about how great it is. Yoshi said he thinks she likes things more than people. He said it's time they broke up, then walked out. Maryse yelled that they can't break up because they never were in a relationship. Just then, Lucky walked in and told her she needs a shopping spree tonight. He said he'll take her on one after the elimination tonight.

They showed the behind the scenes for "That's What I Am" with Randy Orton talking about how great it is to be in his first film and with Ed Harris. They also talked about the big kiss scene between the two young co-stars Chase Ellison and Mia Rose Frampton.

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All of the rookies were lined up (except Titus) at the bottom of the ramp in front of the ring. Maryse was on the mic saying that sadly one of them will go home tonight. Striker said it was time to see who the first elimination of the season is. The big screen rolled through the rookie choices, then finally stopped on Jacob Novak's picture.

Novak was furious and tore off his shades, bandana and chain. Novak said it's twice now the people have shut him out. He said bottom line is he will be in the WWE and Redemption will be his. He told everyone to watch their back, because the day they don't flinch is the day he knocks them out.

Regal said he wasn't surprised about this at all, but said he was happy he won't have to see his face anymore. Novak went up the ramp where JTG was all animated. JTG yelled at the crowd for hating on his rookie. As NXT ended they showed the replay of Novak learning he was tonight's elimination and throwing his hands up in frustration.

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WWE Superstars Results 05/12/11

WWE Superstars Results 05/12/11:

Jack Korpela of Smackdown's Superstars broadcast team started things off, with Matt Striker also on hand. Korpela noted there's just 10 days until the WWE Over the Limit Pay-Per-View event.

Trent Barreta vs. Tyson Kidd

Michael "PS" Hayes showed up as a new manager for Tyson Kidd for this match. He said Kidd is "about to get steppin" because he's not afraid to step on someone, even Trent Barreta.

Late in the match, Barreta tried for his Dudebuster DDT, but Kidd countered it and put a Sharpshooter on Trent Barreta. Post-match, Hayes congratulated Kidd on the win, and gave him some tips after the win.

Winner: Tyson Kidd wins due to submission of Trent Barreta.

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Vladimir Kozlov vs. Zack Ryder

Late in this match, Kozlov was outside the ring with Ryder. He tossed him back into the ring. Surprisingly, Curt Hawkins came rushing to ringside and grabbed Kozlov's foot. Kozlov was able to kick Hawkins away, but Ryder capitalized in the ring with the Rough Ryder.

Post-match, the former tag champs Hawkins and Ryder were re-united.

Winner: Zack Ryder wins via pinfall over Vladimir Kozlov.

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Chris Masters vs. Drew McIntyre

During the late stages of this one, Drew went for Future Shock DDT. Masters managed to escape it. Both guys went for backslide pinfall attempts. McIntyre tried once again for his Future Shock DDT. Masters eluded the move once again and later Drew hit shoulder-first into the corner ringpost. Masters followed that by slapping the Masterlock hold on, forcing Drew to tap out.

Winner: Chris Masters wins due to submission by Drew McIntyre.

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WWE NXT Results 05/10/11

NXT Results from :

The show opened with Todd Grisham wishing Regal a Happpy Birthday. Regal said he's 43 today which isn't old, but experienced. Todd said Regal will compete later on against Jacob Novak. They sent it to the ring to Matt Striker who asked everyone to welcome back his co-host Maryse. Maryse was a victim of Kharma not long ago on Raw.

The rookies were introduced and assembled at the ringside area. Striker had them show the latest standings with O'Neil in the lead with 13 points, and Darren Young in second with 7 points. Striker said starting tomorrow at noon EST, voting starts, with an elimination next week on NXT.

First challenge was "King of the Hill" competition, with the rookies racing up the ramp to grab a flag, then rush back into the ring and sound a horn. Titus O'Neil easily outhustled all the other competitors to win this one.

After the win, Titus got on the mic saying he has tried to get in touch with his pro Hornswoggle. He asked Todd Grisham if he knows where Horney's at. Grisham said no idea, asking Regal why he asked him. Titus got on the mic yelling for Darren Young, asking if he knows where Hornswoggle is. Young said he doesn't. Titus said he'll find out if he has to beat it out of him.

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Titus O'Neil vs. Darren Young

Chavo Guerrero joined Grisham and Regal on commentary. Chavo said he's got no idea where Hornswoggle is either, and that he has respect with him.

At one point, Young went to kick Titus in the corner. Titus grabbed his leg asking "where is he?" then leveled Young. He followed with more questions and a big clothesline in the corner. Young came back out of the corner and kicked Titus down.

Late in the match, Titus tried to hype up the crowd for a big move. He rushed at Young with a big boot, but Young avoided it, causing Titus to get tangled into the ropes. Young grabbed him for a schoolboy pin and secured the pinfall win.

Young laughed up on the ramp after the win.

Winner: Darren Young wins via pinfall over Titus O'Neil.

Vladimir Kozlov was in the locker room earlier with Conor O'Brian. Conor had on a russian Sambo Vladimir Kozlov uniform. Vlad showed him several moves, tossing Conor to the floor multiple times. He told Conor to try it, but he was unable to budge Vladimir. Kozlov threw Conor down again and said something to him then slapped him on the chest.

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Conor O'Brian vs Byron Saxton

During the match, Regal said his favorite right now is Lucky Cannon because he's getting noticed. He likened Lucky's actions to what he's done during his career, making people not like him.

During the match, Conor took control with Saxton down, punishing his left leg with a variety of stomps and other submission holds.

Saxton gained a bit of momentum finally and was able to slam Conor face first to the mat for a near fall. Yoshi was on hand to root him on, despite their recent differences. Saxton hit a huge flying clothesline off the corner to finally put Conor away.

Post-match, Yoshi was excited and got in the ring to celebrate. He tried to hold us his rookie's arm, but Byron pulled away. Saxton got on the mic to tell Yoshi he's doing this on his own because Yoshi's too distracted by Maryse to be his pro. Saxton asked if it was the language barrier, then said maybe Yoshi's too stupid to understand. He said he doesn't need or want Yoshi Tatsu. Saxton left the ring with Yoshi still dumbfounded.

Winner: Byron Saxton wins via pinfall over Vladimir Kozlov.

Backstage, Maryse came walking down the hall and Lucky was there to stop her. She accused him of destroying her purse a few weeks ago. Lucky said he had a peace offering for her. He presented a huge wooden box and she pulled out a designer purse. She asked where he got this. Maryse said she's willing to put all of their problems in the past, smiling. She wished him good luck next week for first elimination, then walked off with her new purse.

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Rise Against's "Help is on the Way" is the official theme song for Over The Limit 2011.

They showed the Smackdown Rebound which featured Christian losing the World Heavyweight Championship to Randy Orton in the main event match.

William Regal vs. Jacob Novak

Matt Striker joined Todd Grisham for commentary on the match. Early on, Regal tossed Novak out over the ropes, with JTG coming to check on him. JTG had one hand on the apron, so Regal stomped on it. Novak went to get back in, with Regal throwing him in over the ropes. He proceeded to beat away on Novak in the corner from there.

Regal got tossed out of the ring as NXT went to a commercial break. Right after break, Novak tried for a quick pinfall on Regal for the win. He settled into a headlock on the mat. JTG looked puzzled with the crowd as they started a "Regal, Regal" chant.

Regal was distracted a bit by JTG from outside the ring, allowing Novak another near fall. Moments later, Regal managed to catch Novak in his submission, the Regal Stretch. Novak soon tapped out to give the pro a victory. JTG just shoo his head, then confronted his rookie outside the ring. Regal walked over and pointed at them.

Winner: William Regal wins due to submission of Jacob Novak.

Todd Grisham reminded fans to start voting tomorrow at 12 Noon EST over on NXT.WWE.com. It will go from 6 rookies down to 5 on next week's elimination show.

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WWE NXT Results 04/05/11

NXT Results from Charlotte, NC:

The show started off with Todd Grisham and William Regal on hand as commentators, just two days after Wrestlemania 27. They sent it to the ring with hosts Matt Striker and Maryse.

First competition of the night for the rookies was Hot Seat Trivia. The first category was Wrestlemania 27 winners, and Darren Young answered Bret Hart to be eliminated first. Lucky Cannon eliminated himself by saying he knew where Striker's girlfriend was last night. Next category was 2011 Hall of Fame inductees and Novak got eliminated. The final category featured Byron Saxton vs Titus O'Neil answering the names of NXT rookies from any season. Saxton won since O'Neil accidentally said Saxton's name as an answer again, after Saxton already gave it himself earlier. Byron Saxton won 4 immunity points for this contest.

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Conor O'Brian vs Jacob Novak

During this match, Novak was able to hang Conor upside down in the corner for an attack. Later still, O'Brian ducked a clothesline by Novak, then rolled him up near the corner for the pinfall victory.

Winner: Conor O'Brian wins via pinfall over Jacob Novak.

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They showed highlights from the 2011 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Todd Grisham and Regal talked about Shawn Michaels, then said they can't wait for next year's HOF class, right before The Rock returns to the ring at Wrestlemania 28.

JTG and Kozlov talked backstage about how they will transform their respective rookies. Kozlov said he'll make his rookie into a beast. JTG said his rookie will be a fly rookie before Kozlov's is a beast. They shook hands and Kozlov said "Fo Shizzle," but JTG told him "Don't do that."

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Chavo Guerrero & Darren Young vs Titus O'Neil & Hornswoggle

Regal and Grisham noted that Titus has an impressive undefeated streak on NXT so far. Hornswoggle tagged himself in at one point and asked Chavo to tag in Darren Young. Young taunted Horney, getting down on both knees to fight, so Hornswoggle kicked him in the midsection. Horney kicked Chavo in the shin on the apron too.

Titus tagged back in, and some confusion happened over who was legal in the match. Chavo ended up chasing Hornswoggle under the ring. In the ring, Titus finished off Darren Young with his sit-out slam to get the pinfall victory. Hornswoggle and Titus celebrated their big victory on NXT.

Winners: Hornswoggle & Titus O'Neil win via pinfall over Darren Young & Chavo Guerrero.

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They aired the Raw Rebound which was a replay of the John Cena and The Rock segment last night. The two agreed on a match for Wrestlemania 28, before fighting off The Corre together.

Ted Dibiase came to the ring without Maryse. Regal spoke about the Rock vs Cena match scheduled for Wrestlemania 28 in Miami. Maryse was waiting at ringside, acting as if Dibiase needs to win her over with the match tonight.

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Yoshi Tatsu vs. Ted Dibiase

Early in the match, Yoshi slapped Dibiase across the face. Later though, Dibiase gained control, pounding on Yoshi unmercifully with right hand fists. The ref warned Dibiase, but he wouldn't stop, so the ref called for the DQ after a five count on Dibiase.

Post-match, Maryse started to tell at Dibiase in French on the mic. Dibiase left the ring and grabbed the mic away from her. He said he's had enough of Maryse and asked her what it will be "NXT or him?" Dibiase left the scene, and Grisham questioned what will Maryse's decision be next week. That closed out NXT's latest episode.

Winner: Yoshi Tatsu wins due to disqualification of Ted Dibiase.

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WWE NXT Results 03/23/11

WWE NXT Results from Columbus, OH:

NXT opened with Todd Grisham and William Regal on commentary. It went to hosts Matt Striker and Maryse. All of the rookies came to the ring for the opening challenge, while their pros were on stage. The first challenge of the night was "Trash Talk Challenge."

Novak went against Saxton, with Saxton winning by calling Novak the "spokesperson for Huggies diapers." Titus O'Neil beat Conor O'Brian by joking about O'Brian's nose and getting crowd votes due to Hornswoggle. Darren Young made fun of Lucky Cannon, saying the 80's wanted their robe back. Cannon didn't really insult Young, just Columbus, Ohio, and he said he was there for Maryse. Young won.

The finals saw Saxton vs Titus O'Neil vs Darren Young. Darren Young got the popular crowd vote by calling Titus O'Neil 42-years-old and calling himself better looking then Saxton.

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Titus O'Neil vs. Darren Young

Late in the match, Titus hit a spinning backbreaker for the near pinfall. He whipped Young to the corner. As Titus ran at Young, Chavo pulled his rookie away from the corner. Hornswoggle rushed over to bite Chavo, causing a distraction to Young. O'Neil hit a powerbomb move on Young to win it.

Winner: Titus O'Neil wins via pinfall over Darren Young.

They showed the Triple H vs Undertaker promo video for their Wrestlemania 27 match.

Backstage, Yoshi Tatsu confronted Lucky about being so rude to Maryse these past few weeks. Cannon got up in Yoshi's face, and then Maryse came up to them. She said she was sorry for slapping Lucky last week. Lucky tried to hit on her, but got slapped again. Yoshi started to laugh, and then Maryse slapped him too. Maryse stormed off and Lucky laughed at Yoshi. Yoshi slapped Lucky in the face, then left.

Vladimir Kozlov and Conor O'Brian won a dance off against JTG and Jacob Novak. Novak and JTG were arguing throughout the segment.

They showed a replay of the Miz story from this past Monday's Raw.

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Lucky Cannon vs. Byron Saxton

Early on, Cannon hit a big boot on Saxton, then put a chin lock on him. Meanwhile, JTG and Hornswoggle were playing Tic Tac Toe up on the ramp.

Later, Saxton ducked Cannon's clothesline attempt, then hit a clothesline from off the middle rop. Cannon smashed Saxton into the ring post though. Lucky used a fireman's carry into a slam to get the pinfall win.

After the match, Yoshi checked on Saxton. Lucky attacked Yoshi and hit his finisher on him to finish the NXT show.

Winner: Lucky Cannon wins via pinfall over Byron Saxton.

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WWE Superstars Results 03/17/11

WWE Superstars Results 3/17/11:

The show kicked off with a Smackdown match and commentators Jack Korpela and Matt Striker calling the action. Smackown star, JTG, is out first, followed by Tyler Reks, looking all sorts of angry.

JTG vs Tyler Reks

Late in the match, Reks had backed JTG into the corner. Reks yelled at the audience, and JTG responded by attacking. He fought back to get the upperhand and had three near falls, with Reks kicking out each time. JTG and Reks ended up outside the ring for a brief bit of action. Back inside the ring, JTG got a takedown, but Reks kicked out again. JTG tried to finish him off by jumping from the top rope. Reks catches him though, and hits the Burning Hammer finisher.

Winner: Tyler Reks wins via pinfall over JTG.

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They showed what happened this past week on Raw involving Vickie Guerrero vs Trish Stratus, with special guest Snooki at ringside. Trish was dominating the match, until Dolph Ziggler showed up to intervene in the ring. John Morrison rushed out to attack Ziggler. Michelle McCool and Layla rushed in to the ring and attacked Trish. Michelle knocked her down with a huge boot kick, allowing Vickie to score a pinfall victory. Post-match saw Snooki get into it with Michelle and then attack Layla in the ring. Eventually a match was booked with Snooki, Trish and John Morrison vs Michelle, Layla and Ziggler.

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Vladimir Kozlov & Santino Marella vs. The Usos

Late in this match, Kozlov had control against Jimmy Uso. He went for the pin, but Jey rushed in to break things up. Jey and Santino ended up fighting outside the ring. Santino is able to knock down Jey outside the ring and return to the apron for a tag from Kozlov. With the match under control, Santino hits The Cobra for the win on Jimmy Uso.

Winners: Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov win via pinfall over The Usos.

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They showed the Raw Recall which highlighted Cena vs Del Rio. Cena had the AA ready on Del Rio, but his bodyguard Brodus Clay intervened in the match. Del Rio lost due to the DQ. Del Rio and Clay start beating up Cena in the ring, until The Rock's theme music hits. Instead of The Rock arriving to the ring, it's The Miz dressed as him. The Miz hits the Rock Bottom on Cena in the ring, and then beats him up around the ring and to the top of the ramp, eventually hitting Skullcrushing Finale on Cena to close the show out.

Josh Matthews and Scott Stanford ran down the list of Wrestlemania 27 matches so far, including the two big championship bouts. They also noted that The Rock will be special guest host for the event.

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8 Divas Tag Match

On one team in the match were Natalya, Tamina, Gail Kim and Eve. They went against Alicia Fox, Melina and The Bella Twins.

Late in the match, one of the Bellas had control against Natalya, preventing her from getting a tag. The Bella twin tagged in Melina who started up a choke hold on Natalya. Natalya nearly got over to make a tag, but the Bellas rushed around ringside and yanked all of her partners off the apron. Tamina is able to take out both of the Bellas though. Natalya finally escapes to tag in Eve. Eve gets on the top rope and hits the Moonsault on Melina for the big win.

Winners: Eve, Tamina, Gail Kim and Natalya win via pinfall over The Bella Twins, Melina and Alicia Fox.

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WWE Superstars Results 03/10/11

WWE Superstars Results 03/10/11:

Smackdown's commentary team of Jack Korpela and Matt Striker started things off as Chris Masters arrived to the ring for the opening bout. Soon his current feud, Tyler Reks, came out as well. They showed what happened last week as Masters defeated Curt Hawkins, and then Tyler Reks attacked him post-match.

Chris Masters vs Tyler Reks

Late in this one, Reks blocked Masters on a strike attack, and then was able to trip slam him face first to the mat. Reks had a pinfall attempt near the ropes, but Masters got a foot on the bottom rope to prevent a 3 count. From there, Reks waited for Masters to get up, then put him up for the Burning Hammer. However, Masters started to punch Reks in the head and managed to get off his shoulders. He turned it into the Masterlock, but couldn't grasp his hands until several moments of fighting with Reks to overpower him. The ref soon called for the bell.

Winner: Chris Masters wins due to submission over Tyler Reks.

They showed a behind-the-scenes video piece on "The Chaperone" starring Triple H and Ariel Winter. The film is currently available on Blu-ray and DVD.

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Raw's team of Scott Stanford and Josh Matthews took over for the upcoming matches and highlight reviews. Stanford and Matthews talked about the Cole vs Lawler match, then kicked it to the Raw Rebound. It showed Monday's Raw where Michael Cole brought out JBL as his special guest referee for the WM27 match. However, before JBL could sign the contract to be Cole's referee, Stone Cold Steve Austin interrupted and came to the ring. He ended up hitting a Stone Cold Stunner on JBL to knock him down and clear Cole out of the ring. Austin signed the match contract to be special guest referee, before heading over to dump a can or two of beer on Michael Cole's head at ringside.

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Vladimir Kozlov vs. Zack Ryder

Tamina accompanied Santino and Kozlov to the ring to support Kozlov during the Superstars match. Primo was also ringside for Ryder.

Late in this one, Ryder was on the side apron outside the ropes. Kozlov went over and threw him into the ring, then hit a huge boot to send him into the corner. He picked up Ryder on his shoulder for a powerslam. Primo got on the apron to distract, so Santino rushed over and yanked him off the apron. That distracted Kozlov who turned to see what was going on. Ryder slipped off his shoulder then came back to hit the Rough Ryder, to take down Kozlov for the win.

Winner: Zack Ryder wins via pinfall over Vladimir Kozlov.

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Great Khali, Mark Henry & Natalya vs. William Regal, Tyson Kidd & Melina

After the divas fought to start things off, Kidd tagged in but when he saw Mark Henry tag in, Kidd tagged out to Regal. At one point, Regal was against Great Khali for several minutes and managed to tag out to Kidd. Kidd quickly got squashed by Khali leading to the pinfall victory.

Post-match, Mark Henry hit a huge splash on Kidd and then Natalya put the Sharpshooter on him before leaving the ring.

Winners: Great Khali, Mark Henry and Natalya win by pinfall over William Regal, Tyson Kidd and Melina.

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WWE Superstars Results 03/03/11

WWE Superstars Results 03/03/11:

Scott Stanford opened the show on narration, mentioning that The Rock's comments back to John Cena from this week's Raw will be shown later. R-Truth arrived out rapping "What's Up" with the crowd.

R-Truth vs. William Regal

In the closing moments, Regal worked a side headlock on Truth. Truth battled to his feet and escaped it, then landed the standing dropkick. He followed with the big slam and riled the crowd up, before missing on the Lie Detector. Regal tried for a Pedigree style move, but Truth blocked it so Regal couldn't pick him up. Truth hit his other finisher the "What's Up" to DDT Regal down for the winning pin.

Winner: R-Truth wins via pinfall over William Regal.

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Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov vs. Zack Ryder & Primo

Josh Matthews noted how Santino and Kozlov are re-focused and not complaining as they try to get back into the tag title picture. Early on, Primo salpped down Santino then kicked and punched away on him. However, Kozlov and Santino managed to toss both Primo and Ryder out of the ring right before a commercial break.

After break, Primo had a side headlock on Kozlov. He tried to do a move jumping off the side ropes, but Kozlov caught Primo and tossed him across the ring. Kozlov missed on a corner move though with Primo making the tag to Ryder. Ryder hit a huge missile dropkick to ground Kozlov and take control.

Primo punched Santino off the apron to prevent Kozlov from tagging out. However, Kozlov managed to escape Ryder. Santino barely got to the apron in time for the tag in. He came in with momentum. All four guys got involved though. Primo got tossed out of the ring. Ryder rushed over to dump Kozlov out too. Ryder turned and saw Santino there so he went for the Rough Ryder. Santino did his drop down split, so Ryder hit the mat. As Ryder got up, Santino was ready with the Cobra and struck!

Winners: Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov win via pinfall over Zack Ryder & Primo.

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WWE Superstars returned with Smackdown's team of Striker and Korpela. Jack introduced the video interview of Shawn Michaels dissecting the Triple H vs The Undertaker match. Michaels talked about his mixed emotions, being happy to see his friend end the streak, but angry at himself for not being able to get the job done.

They showed footage from last Friday's press conference with Sin Cara in Mexico City. Sin Cara is the latest lucha libre wrestler to sign on with WWE.

Chris Masters vs. Curt Hawkins

Korpela said Masters is one of the hottest superstars in WWE right now. Korpela said Masters has now figured out how to beat Tyler Reks twice and he could get onto the Wrestlemania 27 card. Striker said it's already a stacked card.

Late in the match, Masters started to gain momentum as he jumped off the corner and hit a shoulder block to take down Hawkins for the near fall. Hawkins started to battle back to gain control though. Hawkins punched Masters several times to stun him, then rushed back against the ropes. As he came at Masters with the strike attack, Masters caught him by the arm, and then locked him into the Masterlock. Hawkins soon was out of commission with the ref calling for the bell.

Post-match, Tyler Reks rushed to the ring and attacked Masters, ultimately hitting the Burning Hammer to smash Masters face-first to the mat!

Winner: Chris Masters wins via submission over Curt Hawkins.

Superstars was back to show the final lines of John Cena's rap dis to The Rock on WWE Raw. Striker and Korpela discussed this intense war of words. They rolled the footage of The Rock responding to Cena this past Monday with his mock of Cena in baseball cap and chain. Rock appeared via satellite rather than live at the Buffalo arena. It ended with Rock doing some rap lines of his own, calling Cena a "Yabba Dabba bitch" and finishing with "You will smell what The Rock is cooking."

The show ended with the end of Rock's response to John Cena, rather than a main event match like the usual format is.

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WWE Superstars Results 02/17/11

WWE Superstars Results 02/17/11:

Jack Korpela and Matt Striker of Smackdown kicked off Superstars talking about Elimination Chamber coming up. Striker mentioned that they will show the replay (shortened version) of The Rock appearing on Raw this past Monday. Chris Masters arrived out for the first match.

Chris Masters vs. Tyler Reks

Reks used the ref as a shielf early on and managed to get in a kick on Masters. Masters left the ring for a bit then got back in to slam Reks to the mat. He went for the Masterlock early, but Reks escaped and regained control of the match.

Later in the match, Masters hit a huge Spinebuster up in the air to drive Reks to the mat for a near fall. Chris rammed Reks into the corner, but then got elbowed in the face. Reks jumped off the corner at Masters with a double axe handle, but Masters avoided it. He quickly locked the Masterlock on Reks and held it tight. Eventually, the ref called for the bell as Reks had passed out.

Winner: Chris Masters wins via submission over Tyler Reks.

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The official theme song for WWE's 2011 Elimination Chamber PPV is "Ignition" by TobyMac. Available now on iTunes.

Yoshi Tatsu & DH Smith vs. The Usos

The Raw commentators, Josh Matthews and Scott Stanford, were now there for the latest matches. This match was still in progress after a commercial break. Superstars returned with one of the Usos keeping Yoshi down in a headlock. The Usos worked the doubleteam effectively and they kept Yoshi away from the tag.

Yoshi managed to get to his feet after another submission headlock hold. He rammed the Uso brother to the corner, but got shoved away. Yoshi came back with a spinning kick to take down the Uso. The Uso made a tag out just as Yoshi stretched over to tag Smith in.

Smith arrived in on fire and had momentum. After a leg drop he had the near fall. Smith went for a seated Powerbomb. The other Uso rushed in to break up the pinfall. Yoshi came in to make it a foursome in the ring. Yoshi got knocked down near the apron, so the ref was distracted checking on him. The Usos managed to make a switch during that. The one in the ring threw Smith shoulder first into the ringpost, then rolled him up for the winning pinfall.

Winners: The Usos win via pinfall over DH Smith and Yoshi Tatsu.

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They showed the abbreviated replay of The Rock's return to Monday Night Raw. Rock will be the official host of Wrestlemania 27 in Atlanta, GA. He also made sure to tell the fans he wasn't back for the money or a movie promotion but because of the fans. Rock gave his word "I am never, ever, going away." He also had some choice words for current WWE Superstar John Cena. Rock mentioned he looks forward to seeing The Miz and Cena at Mania in several weeks.

After the replay, Josh Matthews directed fans to follow rock at his Twitter (twitter.com/therock) or Like his Facebook at facebook.com/DwayneJohnson.

The WWE Tag Team Champions, Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov, arrived to the ring along with Santino's girlfriend, Tamina.

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Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov vs. Zack Ryder & Primo

Santino threatened the Cobra on Ryder early, so Ryder backed off and ducked out under the ropes. Ryder tried to toss Santino against the ropes, but Marella shoulder blocked him down. Ryder soon took control after that and tagged Primo in for a move off the top rope. Moments later, Ryder missed on a move from the ropes and hit Primo. Santino and Kozlov did a few tag ins and out. Ryder managed to counter a Santino move and backdropped him. Primo tagged in again and had a near fall.

After commercial break, Ryder and Primo were in control of Santino, working the doubleteam tactics on him. At one point, Santino tried to jump for a tag to Kozlov, but Primo caught him in the air and ran over to tag Ryder. Ryder held Santino near the corner and worked him over. Zack tagged in Primo and tried to stand in front of Santino in the corner. Primo rushed at them with Santino shoving Ryder into Primo.

Vladimir finally made the hot tag and had momentum. He picked up Ryder for a move, but Primo came in to break it up. The heels doubleteam dropkicked Vlad back against the ropes where Santino tagged his back. With Primo and Santino legal, Santino got The Cobra ready and hit the finishing move on Primo for the win.

Post-match, Tamina joined Vladimir and Santino in the ring to celebrate. Santino did his trumpet horn celebration, then got Vladimir to do it as well.

Winners: Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov win via pinfall over Zack Ryder & Primo.

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Raw Results 12/6/10

Raw Results from Louisville, KY:

The opening segment featured Michael Cole arriving out to say he couldn't apologize for what he did to Lawler last week. Lawler got in the ring and the two almost got into it. The Raw GM sent another email to interrupt saying he wants a cease and desist with no physicality between Lawler and Cole. The GM ordered Lawler to shake hands with Cole. Lawler grabbed Cole's hand and pulled him towards him saying someone else wants to talk to him.

Randy Orton arrived out telling Cole to deliver a message to his boy The Miz. Orton was in the ring with Cole when The Miz arrived out with Alex Riley to interrupt. Orton asked Miz where the other 7 guys are to jump him. Miz looked at Riley, who spoke saying he has five minutes to kill tonight he can use to beat up Orton. A match between Orton and Riley was set up with Miz saying he would be thinking about what to choose for their TLC PPV match stipulation tonight too.

The segment ultimately ended with Michael Cole stumbling forward and Orton hitting the RKO on him. A crew of medics had to take Cole backstage. This made the Raw commentary team, CM Punk, Jerry Lawler and fill-in Josh Matthews.

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Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella vs. Ted Dibiase & Maryse

About five minutes into it, Brie's sister Nikki arrived out as well. When the divas eventually got into it in the ring, the Bellas pulled their Switcheroo as Maryse was arguing with Daniel Bryan. Nikki rolled up Maryse for a small package pinfall for the win.

Winner: Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella win via pinfall over Ted Dibiase & Maryse.

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They had a segment where Nexus members David Otunga and Husky Harris were in a hotel room live via satellite for Wade Barrett's arrival for an interview. During the skit room service arrived bringing Otunga a cold hamburger. Otunga told the wait staff to leave and he wasn't paying. They got another knock on the door and it was Cena who attacked Otunga. Husky Harris grabbed for Cena but ended up getting knocked out on a piece of hotel artwork.

DH Smith vs Tyson Kidd

Smith was waiting in the ring after a commercial break. Kidd arrived out with a new henchman/bodyguard, Jackson Andrews from FCW. The announcers said they weren't sure who he was and Punk said he didn't think Kidd needed this guy with him.

In the final moments of this one, it was Tyson Kidd with a surprise pinfall to win it. Post-match, Smith went after Kidd outside the ring but was attacked by Andrews, who tossed Smith into the ring and clotheslined him down. Kidd and Andrews stood over the fallen DH Smith in the ring.

Winner: Tyson Kidd wins via pinfall over DH Smith.

They had a backstage segment with Nexus members Gabriel and Slater talking to their leader Wade Barrett, complaining about Cena attacking them last week. David Otunga barged in and complained about Harris getting attacked, then said that Barrett's plan isn't working. Wade tried to calm down the Nexus guys, telling Gabriel/Slater to go focus on their tag match. He then turned to Otunga and said he'd show him how you take care of business. Otunga told him he better or he'd have a mutiny on his hands.

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Yoshi Tatsu & Mark Henry vs. Santino Marella & Vlad Kozlov vs. The Usos vs Justin Gabriel & Heath Slather
Four Tag Team Elimination Title match

This was a four tag team elimination match for the WWE Tag titles. The first team knocked out of contention was Henry and Tatsu, with Slater scoring the pin on Yoshi using his finisher. Next out was The Usos due to an Iron Curtain by Kozlov. Tamina remained at ringside to cheer on Santino though.

As the action was heating up after commercial break, it was John Cena surprising everyone by popping out from under the ring and getting on the apron. Cena distracted Gabriel, allowing Santino to hit the Cobra on him for the big win. Post-match, Cena went into the stands to celebrate with the crowd while Santino taught Tamina his trumpet celebration dance.

Winners: Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov win via pinfall over Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater to become the new WWE Tag Champs.

WWE's Tribute to the Troops 2010 will air on December 18th on NBC. This year it will also feature other celebrities including Trace Adkins, Diddy Dirty Money, Airel Winter and Cedric the Entertainer.
Entertainer.

They had an in-ring segment with Sheamus bragging about being the new king, sitting in a throne and wearing a cape in the ring. John Morrison arrived out to insult him, and remind Sheamus they are 1-1 in their matches now. Morrison said he's the better man. Sheamus ended up punching Morrison in the face to knock him down. Morrison angrily fought back, beating up Sheamus and knocking him down into the throne. Sheamus went to the outside floor. Morrison took Sheamus' scepter and looked out of the ring at Sheamus to end things.

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Melina vs Natalya

Team LayCool arrived to ringside to do guest commentary with Punk, Matthews and Lawler. In the match, Natalya was able to ultimately get Melina into the Sharpshooter and after some resistance, Melina submitted to tap out.

Post-match, LayCool started to circle the ring with Natalya in it. They were able to get in and beatdown Natalya slamming her to the mat. Meanwhile, Melina was holding her back as she went backstage.

Winner: Natalya wins via submission over Melina.

Alex Riley was shown backstage talking with his mentor, The Miz. Miz started to tell Riley that he represents the Miz out in the ring tonight. Miz added that with him becoming new WWE Champion, it's the turning point of the company. Miz told Riley he needs to get out there and beat Orton tonight. He said he'll also reveal the type of match they'll have for TLC.

Randy Orton arrived out for the main event match.

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Randy Orton vs Alex Riley

The Miz was ringside for the match. With Orton in control of the match, he prepared for an RKO on Riley. However, The Miz wouldn't allow that and got into the ring to hit Skullcrushing Finale, causing a DQ.

Post-match, Miz grabbed a mic with Orton and Riley both down in the ring. Miz said he would show Orton what type of match they'll have at TLC. He went under two sides of the ring and finally found a table. Miz got in the ring and set it up. He prepared for a Skullcrushing Finale to put Orton through the table, but Orton slipped out of it. He picked up Miz on one shoulder and prepared to go slam him through the table, but Miz got away and escaped out of the ring.

With Miz standing outside the ring, Orton got a look on his face as he turned around seeing Riley still recovering in the ring. Orton went over and got Riley, then powerbombed him through the table. Miz grabbed his WWE Title and backed away from the ringside area.

Winner: Randy Orton wins due to DQ of Alex Riley when The Miz interfered.

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For the final segment, Nexus leader Wade Barrett came out to the ring. Barrett called out Cena to tell him something in the ring. Cena eventually emerged in the crowd. He came through the audience slapping hands and hugging fans. Harris, Gabriel, Slater and Otunga came out to stand on the ramp. Barrett told Cena what he's doing will never work. Cena talked about how he now has so much time on his hands to hang out with the WWE Universe, tailgate with fans at the events and make Nexus' lives miserable.

Barrett eventually said it sounded like Cena was giving a threat and he ordered Nexus to come down and take care of him. They stood still though and refused to budge. Then, one-by-one, the Nexus guys each walked backstage, leaving Barrett one-on-one with Cena in the ring. Cena rushed Barrett and tackled him down to start pounding on him. On the outside of the ring he whipped Barrett into steel steps then started to set up steps next to the commentators table before ripping the cover off. CM Punk complained that Cena spilled his diet soda.

Cena grabbed Barret, then hoisted him on his shoulders and walked up the steps near the table, preparing to give the AA. Barrett managed to slip out of it though and then started to run up the ramp and backstage. Cena chased a bit, but returned to the ring to celebrate. For some reason his theme song was cued up and began playing with Cena in the ring.

The camera showed the backstage area with Barrett angrily walking down a hallway, then finding the Nexus guys. He screamed at them for not following his orders. Otunga gave Barrett an ultimatum though, saying either he hires back Cena next week, or Wade's out. Wade was shocked and shouted "Are you kidding me?" Then, Otunga, Gabriel, Slater and Harris each walked by Wade giving him a look one-by-one. Barrett stood backstage shocked at what just happened as Raw ended.

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