Friday, November 29, 2019

SmackDown

SmackDown opens with Roman Reigns making his way to the ring.

Reigns wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and talks about what the holiday means to him. Roman talks about how SmacDown won his Survivor Series match. He thanks all of his partners except Baron Corbin.

Reigns calls Corbin out and The King obliges. Corbin says he eliminated two people from the match and he should be thanked for his fearless leadership. The Big Dog says he will fight right now but Corbin doesn't want to take the bait. He brags about being a King and says Reigns should fight someone else who was victorious last Sunday, Robert Roode.


Roman Reigns vs. Robert Roode

Roman Reigns won

Corbin watches from the ramp as Reigns picks up part of the steel steps and whacks Ziggler over the barricade. He flips over the announce table on top of Roode to end the segment.


Mustafa Ali vs. Drew Gulak

Mustafa Ali won


Bayley and Sasha Banks come out after the break to address the women's division.
The Boss makes excuses about why her team lost at Survivor Series. The crowd chants "You tapped out" at Bayley. They run down the SD women's roster and blame everyone else for them losing. This brings out Lacey Evans.


Sonya Deville vs. Nikki Cross

Nikki Cross won

Rose and Deville attack her after the match. Alexa Bliss' music hits and she runs down to make the save for her partner.



Big E and Kofi Kingston come out after the break and say they are opening their doors for business by offering a tag title shot to whoever wants it.
Sami Zayn comes out with Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura. He insults The New Day for promoting Black Friday. He says Cesaro and Shinsuke are going to answer the challenge and win the titles. This is going to be a good match.


The New Day (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles

The New Day won and retains the SmackDown Tag Team Titles



Bryan comes out and says he went into Wyatt’s match knowing he might be changed. He says he realized halfway through the match that he had indeed changed, but it was the crowd who made him realize who he is, not Wyatt. He says he thought the Yes Movement was dead but the fans brought it back to life. He accepts Wyatt’s challenge by getting the crowd to do a Yes chant. Wyatt comes on the big screen and says The Fiend will show everyone who Bryan really is.
Wyatt comes up from under the ring and grabs Bryan’s leg. He pulls him down into the Mandible Claw and drags him under the ring. He pulls his hands out with a handful of Bryan’s hair. He goes back and pulls out more. He keeps going back under the ring to pull out more hair. 
The show ends with Wyatt laughing into the camera.

Rating: 70/70

Great show and matches.


Monday, November 25, 2019

RAW

RAW opens with the entire Raw roster surrounds the ring as they prepare for a town hall meeting with Seth Rollins. The crowd chants for CM Punk as Rollins stands in the ring. Seth says he tried to get him there but he didn't want to show up because he is happy sitting behind a desk in LA.

Rollins admits that NXT mopped the floor with Raw last night and he hates it. He talks about he grew up loving Raw and it breaks his heart to see what it has become. He says everyone on Raw sucked at Survivor Series last night. He says everyone dropped the ball, including himself. Seth says Orton was the weak link on their team last night. The Viper walks away.

Rollins insults Charlotte and AOP and they join Randy in walking away from the ring. He even calls Rey Mysterio's son stupid. Everyone starts to walk out Rollins as he yells that he is trying to do the right thing by motivating everyone. The only one who stays behind is Kevin Owens.

Rollins asks Owens to say what he has to say. Instead of replying, Owens hits a Stunner and leaves.

Rollins is backstage when Charly asks him a question. Seth challenges Owens to a match tonight.

Bobby Lashley vs. Titus O'Neil

Rusev comes out of the crowd and attacks Lashley, violating his restraining order in the process. The Bulgarian Brute destroys Lashley and runs him into the barricade a few times. He brings Bobby to the stage and slams his head on the announce table. He gets Lashley on the table but police officers come out to hold him back and arrest him.
Rusev breaks free from the cops and knocks Lashley off the stage.

AOP vs. Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins

AOP won


Andrade vs. Akira Tozawa

Andrade won



Matt Hardy vs. Buddy Murphy

Buddy Murphy won

Aleister Black comes to the ring to pick a fight with Murphy.


Anderson and Gallows attack Carrillo on his way to the ring. He tries to fight back but Gallows chokeslams him on the apron and rams him into the ring steps. He and Anderson slam him on top of the steps with The Magic Killer. Ricochet runs down to check on his friend while Styles grabs a mic and taunts him from the ring. Ricochet challenges AJ for the US title but Styles refuses. This brings out Randy Orton.
Orton says the people of Chicago would love to see him RKO AJ right through the ring. He also challenges AJ to a title shot. Styles reminds Orton that the last time they met at WrestleMania, he beat The Viper. Drew McIntyre joins the party.
Rey Mysterio also comes out to issue a challenge. Ricochet suggests a Fatal 4-Way with the winner getting a title shot later tonight. Even Gallows and Anderson agree that this is a good idea. AJ gets mad at them but takes the offer.



Ricochet vs. Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre and Rey Mysterio in a Fatal 4 Way Match

Rey Mysterio won and will face AJ Styles for the US Title.



AJ Styles (c) vs. Rey Mysterio for the USTitle

Gallows and Anderson run back down and attack Mysterio while the ref is out. Orton runs down to make the save and takes out Gallows and Anderson. Mysterio hits AJ with a 619 and Orton hits the RKO. The ref gets back up and counts the pin to make Mysterio the new United States Champion.


Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka

Asuka won



Erick Rowan vs. a Jobber

Erick Rowan won



Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens

KO makes the first move with a slap but AOP beat him down to cause a DQ. They ram Owens into the ring post a few times while Rollins is still down in the opposite corner.

They kick Owens' head into the ring post and hit a double team move on him. They turn to Rollins and take off their jackets. Seth gets to his feet and yells "Come on!" They turn away and leave the ring instead of engaging him in a fight. Seth looks confused but then he sees Owens starting to move and hits him with a Stomp. He hits a second Stomp as the show goes off the air.

Rating: 70/70

Decent show and matches.

Sunday, November 24, 2019

Survivor Series

Kickoff panel consist of The Coach, Booker T, Charly Caruso, Otunga.

The panel hypes tonight’s match card. 


Shawn Michaels is here now and we are about to get the announcement of the five NXT Superstars for the traditional Elimination tag team match.


The five Superstars are:

1. Damian Priest
2. Matt Riddle
3. Keith Lee
4. Tommaso Ciampa
5. WALTER

Cross Branded Over The Top Rope Tag Team Battle Royal


Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode won


Lio Rush (c) vs. Kalisto vs. Arika Towaza for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship 

Lio Rush won and retains the NXT Cruiserweight Championship 


RAW Tag Team Champions The Viking Raiders vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day vs NXT Tag Team Champions The Undisputed Era in a Triple Threat Match

RAW Tag Team. Champions The Viking Raiders won 


Women’s Tag Team Elimination Match: RAW vs. SmackDown vs. Team NXT

Team NXT won



United States Champion AJ Styles vs. Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura vs. NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong in a Triple Threat Match 

NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong won



Adam Cole (c) vs. Pete Dunne for the NXT Championship

Adam Cole won and retains the NXT Championship 


The Fiend (c) vs. Daniel Bryan for the Universal Championship

The Fiend won and retains the Universal Championship 


Man’s Survivor Series Elimination Triple Threat Match: Team RAW vs. Team SmackDown vs. Team NXT

Team SmackDown won


Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Rey Mysterio in a No Holds Barred Match for the WWE Championship 

Brock Lesnar won and retains the WWE Championship 


RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley vs. NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler 


NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler won

NXT WON Survivor Series tonight.


While she is standing on the table to celebrate, Lynch trips Baszler. She throws Shayna onto the German announce table and climbs onto the barricade so she can put her through the table with a double leg drop. Becky grabs her title and stands tall.

Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches tonight.

Friday, November 22, 2019

SmackDown

The entire SmackDown roster is backstage and Roman Reigns gives a speech about how they will beat up whoever shows up from Raw and NXT. He and Corbin argue over how to handle things until Sasha Banks yells at them. She says they are going to take care of business right now.

Banks, Dana Brooke, Carmella, Nikki Cross and Lacey Evans make their way to the ring after the opening video package. The Boss says nobody is going to jump them from behind tonight because NXT doesn't have the guts to show up after what happened on Wednesday. She says Team Raw is here so they might as well come out for a fight. It doesn't take long for Charlotte's music to hit. Flair, Asuka, Sane, Logan and Natalya all appear on the stage.

The teams get into an argument before the NXT women's team comes through the crowd. Ripley says they should have a captain's Triple Threat with her, Banks and Flair. A huge brawl ensues as officials try to break it up.


Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley in a Triple Threat Match

Rhea Ripley won

Team Raw and SmackDown fight each other in the ring while the NXT team watches from the stage.



Sami and Shinsuke are in the ring after the break. Zayn goes on a rant about Corbin. Zayn reveals a brand new IC Title for Nakamura.

The Undisputed Era comes to the ring and Zayn advises Nakamura to leave with him. Adam Cole gets on the mic and talks about how they will dominate both WarGames and Survivor Series. This brings out The New Day. Big E and Kofi challenge them to a match with Otis and Tucker as partners. 




The Undisputed Era vs. New Day and Heavy Machinery



The Undisputed Era won




AJ Styles and The OC give a promo after the break about how much they hate Chicago. A CM Punk chant start and AJ says he would wipe the floor with him. Daniel Bryan comes out to the ring to call out Bray Wyatt.

Bryan summons Wyatt to the ring so they can talk man to man to clear the air. The lights go out but nobody appears when they come back on. Bryan says Wyatt is playing mind games. The Miz comes out instead. Miz says Bryan is not a professional and Bryan says he doesn't like to respect Miz and The A-Lister says the feeling is mutual.


The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan

Bryan is about to embrace the Yes chants again when the lights go out. The Fiend appears in the ring where The Miz was. He grabs Bryan in the Mandible Claw and brings him down to the mat.



Baszler calls out Bayley and Bayley attacks her from behind. Bayley gets the upper hand and leaves before Shayna can recover.


Roman Reigns and Ali and Chad Gable vs. Baron Corbin and Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode


Baron Corbin and Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode won

Reigns hits Corbin with a Superman Punch. Seth Rollins' music hits and he leads the Raw team through the crowd. Seth and Roman start throwing punches as everyone else fights at ringside. Braun Strowman eventually leads the SmackDown team to the ring.

Team NXT joins the fight before the show ends. Strowman and Lee have a standoff before they start brawling to end the show.

Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches as we look forward to SurvivorSeries.


Monday, November 18, 2019

RAW

Raw opens with Becky Lynch making her way to the ring.

Lynch says she has arrived in Boston and dares Shayna Baszler and Bayley to confront her. The IIconics come out to talk some trash. This brings out Charlotte Flair.

Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair vs. The IIconics

Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair won

Baszler, Duke and Shafir attack The IIconics. Lynch and Flair try to help but the Three Horsewomen take them out, too. Lynch and Flair recover and chase them through the crowd until security holds them back. Becky knocks out one of the guards with a stiff right hand as we head to a break.


Karl Anderson vs. Humberto Carrillo

Humberto Carrillo won




Bobby Lashley vs. No Way Jose

Bobby Lashley won



Seth Rollins vs. Andrade

Seth Rollins won by DQ




Buddy Murphy vs. Akira Tozawa


Buddy Murphy won




Erick Rowan vs. a Jobber 

Erick Rowan won



Kevin Owens vs. Drew McIntyre

KO hits another Stunner but before he can make the cover, Triple H's music hits as we head to a break.

We return to see Triple H in the ring with Owens. McIntyre is nowhere to be seen and several NXT stars are waiting in the aisle. Triple H gives him a bottle of water and talks about his history with Boston.

Triple H puts over Owens as the man who legitimized NXT before he went to the main roster. He says he doesn't think Owens wanted to leave NXT. He says Owens is one of the smartest wrestlers he has ever seen. The Game says the Raw team doesn't care about Owens, but he does. Several Raw Superstar come out to attack the NXT stars and a huge brawl ensues. The Undisputed Era attacks Owens and Cole argues with Triple H about it. NXT is eventually run off by The OC.



Asuka vs. Natalya 

Asuka won



Randy Orton and Ricochet vs. The Viking Raiders

We go backstage to see a brawl between Raw and SmackDown Superstars. 

As he prepares for the RKO, the SmackDown roster runs to the ring and attacks everyone. The Viking Raiders start pulling people out of the ring and throwing them into the barricade. The NXT Superstars run out and the brawl continues.

The NXT stars take out the guys from SmackDown and the Raw stars invite them into the ring for a fight. More NXT stars come out of the crowd and surround the four men in the ring. Orton starts hitting RKOs as guys come into the ring but everyone gets outnumbered. Seth Rollins arrives with the cavalry. Triple H appears backstage and says this is the beginning of the end. He says NXT is the A-brand of WWE and until then, NXT has an open-door policy for anyone brave enough to show up.

The show ends with everyone still fighting in the arena.


Rating: 70/70

Great show and matches as we look forward to SurvivorSeries.

Friday, November 15, 2019

SmackDown

SmackDown opens with a recap of last week's show.

Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode are all out at the top of the show. Corbin says they have pledged their loyalty to him. He talks about how Reigns is a shell of the man he once was and he proved it last week.
Roode and Ziggler complain about Ali and Shorty G being on the Survivor Series team and promise to take their spots. Corbin calls out Reigns to come to the ring. When Roman's music starts, it sounds like a puppy barking along with the tune. Someone in a dog costume comes out and does an impression of Reigns' entrance.

Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode vs. Ali and Chad Gable

Reigns nails a Spear while Gable and Ali finish off Ziggler with a German suplex and a 450 for the win.


Braun Strowman beats up Drew Gulak, Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel in a quick in-ring segment. 

Backstage, Kayla interviews Kofi and Big E about their rematch with The Revival.



The New Day (c) vs. The Revival for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles

Roderick Strong and Adam Cole come out of nowhere and attack Kofi to cause a DQ. Fish and O'Reilly attack from the other side of the ring. The Undisputed Era goes running when the locker room empties to help New Day and The Revival.


Heavy Machinery vs. Jobbers

Heavy Machinery won




Bayley vs. Nikki Cross

Nikki immediately sends Bayley out of the ring but the champ recovers and sends her into the ring post. Shayna Baszler comes out of the crowd and Bayley chooses to leave through the crowd. The entire NXT women's team cuts her off and throws her back to the ringside area. Sasha Banks blindsides Shayna inside the ring. The other SmackDown women come to help her fend off the NXT superstars.


Carmella, Nikki Cross, Dana Brooke and Sasha Banks vs. Dakota Kai, Tegan Nox, Rhea Ripley and Mia Yim

Carmella, Cross, Brooke and Banks won 


Daniel Bryan and The Miz come out for MizTV. We see a clip of Bray Wyatt attacking Bryan last week before Miz asks why Wyatt attacked him. Bryan stays silent. Miz says Bryan is confused about who he is after all these years. Miz says Wyatt attacked Bryan because he is washed up. Bryan stands up and says he was quiet because MizTV sucks and always has.

Bryan says Miz doesn't understand what it's like to be as passionate as he is, but Wyatt does because they are both mentally unstable. Wyatt interrupts with another episode of Firefly Fun House. He says Bryan is being rude by talking about him while he is not there. He opens a toy chest and throws a bunch of stuff away before finding the universal title. He says all Bryan has to do if he wants a title shot is say the magic word. The crowd chants Yes but Bryan says No.

Wyatt's puppets and Bryan have a Yes/No exchange. Bryan challenges Wyatt for the title and Wyatt says Yes. Wyatt does Bryan's Yes chant as his show ends. Wyatt is just screaming the word Yes over and over as he stares at the camera. SmackDown ends with Bryan leaving the ring.


Rating: 70/70

Good show and matches as we look forward to SurvivorSeries.



Monday, November 11, 2019

RAW

Raw opens with Becky Lynch coming to the ring to discuss her upcoming match against Bayley and Shayna Baszler.

Lynch talks about training in the UK and coming back as the Raw women's champion. Lynch says her only fear is not being the greatest and says she won't be intimidated. Charlotte comes out to be her partner for the women's tag title match. 

Kabuki Warriors (c) vs. Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair for the Women Tag Team Titles

Kabuki Warriors won and retained the Women Tag Team Titles


Drew McIntyre vs. Sin Cara

Drew McIntyre won


Singh Brothers vs. R-Truth in 2 on 1 Match for the 24/7 Title

The Singhs take the belt and try to leave. Truth chases them around the ring. The crowd boos as they all run to the back. The brothers run into the women's locker room before finding a dark room where they can hide. They turn to see Rowan standing there. He destroys them but doesn't make a cover. Truth sees what happened and walks away.



Seth Rollins is out after the break to reveal his team for Survivor Series.

Rollins gives a quick speech to the crowd. He says he wants to face the UK's best and he challenges someone to step up. This brings out WALTER and Imperium.



Seth Rollins vs. WALTER

Imperium pounces to cause a DQ. This brings out The Street Profits to make the save.
Kevin Owens evens the teams and helps Seth, Montez and Angelo clear the ring.


Seth Rollins and Street Profits and KO vs. Imperium

Seth Rollins and Street Profits and KO won



Andrade vs. Cedric Alexander

Andrade won




Lana says she is here to confess her sins despite Lashley telling her not to. She says she needs to tell the truth and admits she cheated on Rusev. She says she had sex with Bobby for the first time seven weeks ago. The crowd boos her loudly as she talks about how everyone has been making fun of her. She says she went to a doctor and found out she is nine weeks pregnant.

Rusev comes down to the ring while Lana is screaming about being pregnant. The crowd chants "Daddy's home" at Rusev. She runs down a list of all the places Rusev wanted to have sex with her. She slaps Rusev in the face several times before Lashley comes down. She jumps on his back and rakes his eyes so Lashley can beat him up.



Erick Rowan vs. a Jobber

Erick Rowan won


The Viking Raiders vs. Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster

The Viking Raiders won




The OC vs. Randy Orton and Ricochet and Humberto Carrillo 

Randy Orton and Ricochet and Humberto Carrillo won




Rating: 60/60


Decent show and matches as we look forward to SurvivorSeries.