Monday, March 30, 2020

RAW

RAW starts with a video package of the feud between AJ Styles and The Undertaker.

Undertaker appears on the screen in a promo and says that he has heard far worse from far better than AJ Styles. Undertaker says that 15 years ago, AJ did not have what it took to hang with the WWE locker room of that time, and AJ waited till they were all gone except for him. 

However, he has now stepped in something that he can't return from. 

He added that AJ crossed the line when AJ Styles mentioned her. He says that AJ is angry at his wife, Michelle McCool because she does the Facebreaker better than he does. 

He adds AJ will pay the price in the Boneyard Match, and that all three of AJ Styles and the OC will suffer the wrath of the Unholy Trinity that he brings with him. 

He promises they will suffer, but more than that, AJ Styles will rest in peace. 

Becky Lynch is in a backstage promo, where she recalls what happened last year with Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair and then we see an replay of Becky Lynch vs Charlotte vs Ronda Rousey in a Triple Threat Winners Take All for both RAW and SmackDown Women’s Championships at WrestleMania 35.

Becky Lynch says that Shayna Baszler is eager to show that she is a world-class athlete outside Ronda Rousey's shadow and that was what she was after all along.

Lynch never got to finish what she had to say as Baszler attacked her from behind and locked in the Kirafuda Clutch. 

She then swung Becky around in the hanging powerbomb position and used her as a battering ram against the commentary table.


Aleister Black vs. a Jobber

Aleister Black won


Seth Rollins and Angel Garza and Austin Theory vs. The Street Profits and Kevin 
Owens

The Street Profits and Kevin Owens won 

Kevin Owens says that Seth Rollins kicked some sense into him. He says that he has a lot to say still. He states that he had heard what Seth had to say last week, about everything about the Performance Center being built on his back. 

Owens says that he had heard otherwise. He had heard that no one could stand Seth Rollins since he arrived in WWE and that Seth is an arrogant dipshit.

Owens says that Seth Rollins is delusional. He said that while he did not have the same accomplishments as Seth Rollins, he had done a lot. He had quite a few accolades and had even been the United States Champion before him. 

He said that he had always had someone watching his back and he knew it. But Seth Rollins always had backup and that was the truth whether he admitted it or not. He needed to be honest with himself. 

He says, Seth is not a prophet, a messiah or a god and he vows to make his first WrestleMania moment at Rollins’ expense. 

Edge is in a backstage promo right now, and says that grit means different things for them. He says that grit was not being handpicked by Evolution. He said that Randy Orton was okay with being okay for too long. Grit was refusing to be in Evolution so he would never be anyone's lackey. He said that grit was focusing on getting back for 9 years. 
Edge says that Randy Orton is jealous of his passion. He knows that he lights a fire under Randy Orton and says that this was the best that Randy Orton had ever been. Edge said that Orton was a junkie for how Edge made him feel. 
Edge says that Orton pulled him back in when he hurt his family. He said that Orton had taken his career for granted. 
He had made a mistake by accepting a last man standing match against him, someone who had dove through a flaming table face first. 
He said this time, he would not pull Orton back up, but push him down so he would never get back up.


Asuka vs. Kayden Carter 

Asuka won


We shall footage from earlier today in the day that showed Charlotte Flair attacking Rhea Ripley outside the Performance Center.


We see a replay of Brock Lesnar vs. Rey Mysterio in a No Holds Barred Match for the WWE Championship at SurvivorSeries 2019.

Brock Lesnar is out to address his match with Drew McIntyre. 

Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman are in the ring. Heyman introduces both of them, and says that he has to pull back the curtain of the industry. 

He says he knows that this is the final segment of the final night of RAW and says that he knows that this Go-Home segment on the Go-Home RAW, in the past 20 years a large part of the time, it was Brock Lesnar who was always in this segment. 

He compliments Drew McIntyre and says that he knows Drew McIntyre is that special when compared to most other people.

He then pointed out that The Rock, Hulk Hogan, Randy Couture, The Undertaker, and John Cena were all special as well, but when they faced Brock Lesnar, they ended up like everyone else, as Brock decimated them. 

He says that nothing mattered when they stepped in the ring with Lesnar. The Beast knows that the Claymore Kick is coming, but he is now ready for The Claymore. Heyman says that now they are going to find out if the Claymore can even take down Brock Lesnar. 

Heyman said that at WrestleMania, Drew McIntyre would be walking in special, but would walk out just like everyone else. 


Rating: 70/70

Decent show as we look forward to WrestleMania.





Friday, March 27, 2020

SmackDown

Sasha Banks and Bayley kicks off SmackDown.

It's now officially a Fatal-5-Way for Bayley's SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania.

Lacey Evans comes out to interrupt Bayley and Banks, who are complaining about their situation at Mania. Evans claims that Bayley's mouth is as big as her hat.

Naomi comes out.

Bayley tries to stop anybody else from coming out, claiming it isn't one of those nights where "music hits and Superstars stroll to the ring." Just as she says that, Tamina's music hits and she strolls to the ring. 

Tamina rolls in and says that actions speak louder than words before headbutting Naomi and superkicking Lacey Evans. Bayley & Banks get a few extra hits in on Naomi before realizing Tamina is staring them down. They bail before anything else can happen. 

Drew Gulak vs. Shinsuke Nakamura 

Drew Gulak won

Daniel Bryan will challenge Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania. 


Elias is here now to sing a song about his WrestleMania opponent, Baron Corbin. The Drifter reveals that he's printed Corbin's face on every single roll of toilet paper he owns. Corbin attacks him just after the song ends and lays him out with the scepter. 

Elias is knocked over the raven's nest and barely holding on, but Corbin cracks him on the skull with the scepter one last time, sending him crashing to the floor below. 


Alexa Bliss vs. Asuka 

Alexa Bliss won


We see an replay of Roman Reigns vs. Triple H for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 32

Triple H is asked about Goldberg and Roman Reigns, claiming that Goldberg's intensity is unmatched, but it only lasts for a short while. On the other hand, Roman Reigns seems to get stronger as the match moves on. His money is on Roman Reigns at WrestleMania. 


FireflyFunHouse time.

Bray Wyatt tells the "Old" Bray Wyatt that he failed against John Cena. However, now he knows what he must do to take down the 16-time Champion. A smoothie full of self-loathing, rage and resentment, hot sauce, and "irrelevant opinions" courtesy of Rambling Rabbit. 

The rabbit was blended into the concoction, which Wyatt drank. It gave him an idea. There needs to be something more than some "ordinary" match. The Fiend has challenged Cena to a FireflyFunHouse Match at WrestleMania. 


The New Day vs. The Usos

Big E takes advantage, hitting a spear through the ropes on Jey. As he sends Jey inside, he's attacked by the Tag Team Champions, forcing the DQ. 

WWE officials reveal that, at WrestleMania, Miz & Morrison will have to defend their titles against The Usos and the New Day at WrestleMania in a triple threat tag team ladder match. 


Rating: 70/70

Decent show and matches.



Monday, March 23, 2020

RAW

Paul Heyman opens the show. 

In a pre-recorded promo, he sums up all that Brock Lesnar has done in his massive career so far. 

Drew McIntyre does an promo and he reminds everyone of what he did to Brock Lesnar, last time that he was in a ring with him. 

Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar kicked off the show in the ring.

Heyman said Lesnar brings an example of stability in an unstable world. Heyman vowed that Drew McIntyre can't beat Lesnar at WrestleMania. “I can assure you after what happened at the Royal Rumble, and what happened in Brooklyn, New York, Brock Lesnar will make it quick, but he won't make it painless and that McIntyre will be another bitch that tried that tried and Brock Lesnar would retain his title without issue. 

We see an replay of Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena vs. Seth Rollins in an Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship at Royal Rumble 2015.

AJ Styles is out now alongside The OC

AJ says that Undertaker has lost control of everything and that the Undertaker had been wearing Maternity Pants last week. He goes on to talk about The Undertaker's Twitter account, where The Undertaker was swimming with a tiger.

Styles says that he does not want to face Mark Callaway at WrestleMania, instead he wanted to face The Undertaker of Yesteryears.

AJ Styles is challenging Undertaker to a Boneyard Match



Andrade and Angel Garza vs. Ricochet and Cedric Alexander 

Andrade and Angel Garza won



The Street Profits vs. Jobbers

The Street Profits won



We are back and Shayna Baszler is in the middle of the ring for a sit-down interview

Asked about how she intends to conduct herself as a Champion, Shayna chews her lips and tells Charly Caruso that she looks nervous.

She said that the only think that Becky Lynch should expect for WrestleMania, is to lose. She says that she wants that RAW Women's Championship because she loves to destroy. When she takes the title from Becky at WrestleMania, it would destroy Lynch.
Lynch attacks out of the dark with a steel chair and his Shayna's back with the chair, striking her down. 

She smiles at her fallen opponent and exits the ring.



Aleister Black vs. Jobber 

Aleister Black won



Kevin Owens is out now. He is set to take on Seth Rollins at WrestleMania. Owens says that he was here last week to answer Seth's challenge, but Seth was not there. He calls out Seth Rollins now.

Seth Rollins comes out and says that even though Kevin Owens training in the Performance Center, it was not going to be an advantage for him.

Seth says that the building was built on his blood sweat and tears.

Seth sounds like that parent who came to America with 2 dollars in their pocket and made their lives.

Seth says that without him, there would be no Kevin Owens. 
Kevin Owens says that he won't listen to Seth, but Seth wants to finish what he has to say. 

Seth asks why Kevin Owens chose WrestleMania of all places to face him, as he had won Intercontinental titles, WWE titles, beaten Triple H and Brock Lesnar and had cashed in his briefcase. While he has such an excellent track record, Kevin Owens has not had a WrestleMania moment

Seth leaves, after saying that Kevin Owens does not stand a chance against him.


We an replay of Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka for the SmackDown’s Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 34


Randy Orton came out.

Orton admitted that over the last few months, he had done and said some things that had been misunderstood, but they had been taken as an act of brutality. 

He sends a message to Edge.

He says that he has to apologize to Edge, because he lied to Beth Phoenix, because Edge was not a junkie for the crowd, he was  junkie for his own ego.

Randy admits that he was handed an opportunity because of his last name, but that did not guarantee success. He said that his wins for the IC Championship, defeating Mick Foley, and every other thing that he had accomplished, he had fought for.

Randy said that he was able to do that because he had grit. He went on to say that grit was not sitting at home for 9 years and asking What if. He said that grit was consistency. 

He said that he looked around in the locker room and no one had done what he had done in the WWE.

Orton said that Edge would have done the same thing had the opportunity been presented to him. He said that everything that he had done was to send him back home so that he could spend time with his family.

Randy Orton says that Edge wants the Last Man Standing Match, and he accepts. He said that he's ready to go to WrestleMania to face Edge.


Rating: 70/70

Decent show and matches as we look to WrestleMania.

Friday, March 20, 2020

SmackDown

Michael Cole again confirms that WrestleMania will be a two day event before kicking off a video package highlighting the host of the event, Rob Gronkowski. 

Rob Gronkowski comes out.

Gronk says he's ready for anything. Mojo claims that he's here to watch his back, because WWE is full of people looking to get their moment in the spotlight.

King Corbin’s music hits and he comes out.

Corbin talks about how you don't wear excessive protection or weird gear in WWE.

Elias is here to sing a song, hyping up a fight between Gronk and Corbin. Mojo and Gronk trip up the King, who is then tossed out to the floor. Gronk pitches the idea of a match between Elias and Corbin at Mania. 

Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak vs. Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro 

Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak won 


Paige appears on the screen, live via satellite, and is immediately cut off by Bayley and Sasha Banks. Bayley shoes Cole away so she can talk to Paige.

Bayley says she's beaten everyone, and nobody can say otherwise. She then challenges Paige before remembering that she can't wrestle anymore. 

Paige may not be able to compete anymore, but she, thanks to FOX, will be announcing her challenger. At WrestleMania, she'll be defending the belt against Lacey Evans, Dana Brooke, Tamina, Naomi and Sasha Banks!

It's a six-pack elimination match at WrestleMania. 


We see an replay of John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania 30, Wyatt attempted to get John Cena to release his inner monster. 



The Miz and John Morrison come out.

John Morrison says that he taught himself how to whip and, nae nae.

Miz asks the audience who they should face at Mania. We then cut to Miz and Morrison dressed up as New Day fans, then Uso fans, then finally Heavy Machinery fans. The New Day fans are unicorns. The Uso fans are dressed as Usos. The Heavy Machinery fans is Strips of bacon. 

Heavy Machinery actually come out. Otis and Tucker are set to face the champs in tag team action next.

The Miz and John Morrison vs. Heavy Machinery 

Ziggler interrupts and shows Otis some pictures of him and Mandy on a few dates. Otis has had enough and chases Ziggler, bringing him back over the barricade. Miz & Morrison prevent a chair shot but are mauled by Otis, who is taking his anger out on the champs. 

Otis drives both Miz & Morrison into the ring post then through the barricade, bulldozing them with ease. Tucker calms him down, preventing him from using the chair in hopes of winning the match. Otis can't help himself, though, and cracks the chair over the backs of Miz & Morrison. 

The Miz and John Morrison won via DQ



The contract signing between Universal Champion Goldberg and Roman Reigns.

Goldberg says that he was hoping Roman would be the one to challenge for the belt, but didn't think he had the guts. 

Roman Reigns says all the greats have chosen him. John Cena, Brock Triple H, Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker. They all fell to Reigns. 

At WrestleMania, Goldberg believes Roman is his next victim. Both men sign the contract before the table is flipped.


Rating: 70/70

It was an decent show and matches as we look forward to WrestleMania.


Monday, March 16, 2020

RAW

Tonight’s RAW is broadcasting from the Performance Center.

Edge comes out.

Edge had sent a message to Orton last week by completely decimating MVP. He says that it was a long time coming. 

Edge said that he had known from the moment that Randy's dad had introduced the two of them, everything was going to change. 

He went ahead and said that the two of them owned the same man credit for pushing them to their limit - Mick Foley. However, while Edge had taken the lesson of grit from Mick Foley, that was something that Randy Orton had not done. 

He said that Randy Orton was handed every part of this on a silver platter by his dad, while he was jealous that Edge was able to work for what he had and gotten it. 

Edge says that Randy did not let Beth finish what she was going to say. With the reality being that Edge was going to retire until Orton attacked his wife. Now he wanted to face Orton in a Last Man Standing Match at WrestleMania. 

We see an replay from the Mens Royal Rumble Match


Now, it's time for the contract signing between AJ Styles and The Undertaker. 

It appears that there was no contract present when The Undertaker made his way down to the ring and that was what infuriated him. 

AJ's music plays but he does not come out.

Instead, he's on the titantron and has the contract backstage.

AJ says that The Undertaker has stuck his nose in OC's business too many times and cost him two matches and two opportunities. 

AJ says after WrestleMania is over, he is going to pay The Undertaker's assisted living cost. 

AJ signs the contract and asks the OC to the Undertaker. After some arguing that's exactly what they do. 

The OC are out and they drop the contract at ringside and try to leave. A gong and everything goes dark, and Undertaker is behind them on the ramp. 

Undertaker rushes Gallows and Anderson. He takes them both down and out. 

Undertaker destroys both Gallows and Anderson and leaves them crumbled on the ground as he signs the contract and leaves. 


Andrade vs. Rey Mysterio 

Rey Mysterio won



Becky Lynch comes out.

Becky says she knows that Shayna is paying attention to her at the moment and that she knows that Baszler thinks she can bully her way to the top. Seeing Becky made her question the natural order of things.

Becky says she knows that Shayna does not know what to do with Becky Lynch, and she says she will prove that Shayna's whole life is a lie and that is going to hit her like truck that Becky drove in on.


Kevin Owens is backstage and says that he accepts Seth Rollins' challenge for a match. He says that he is going to face Seth Rollins at the Performance Center.

He says that Seth never spent time in the performance center unlike him. He is about to have the home field advantage.

Stone Cold is out now and he is celebrating the only way he knows how. He says he blew himself out in an entrance. He said that he was glad to be there on the television screen. 

Stone Cold asks the absent crowd to give him a hell yeah if they want to know what 3:16 day is all about.

Byron says Hell Yeah and rates Steve Austin an 8 for saying what 3:16 day is all about. He is working with Byron to deliver one of the funniest promos in some time.

Stone Cold says that Byron has been helpful and invites him down to the ring to celebrate 3:16 day with Stone Cold.

Stone Cold proposes a toast to Byron with a beer and calls him a jackass.

Byron drinks up only to be hit with a huge Stunner by Austin.

Becky is out now and she has a whole cooler of beer. She steps on Byron while entering the ring.

Becky and Steve share a double beer.

Byron is back up and Stone Cold pours some beer on him and delivers another Stunner on him.

Rating: 70/70

Decent show given the circumstances.

Friday, March 13, 2020

SmackDown

Triple H has welcomed us to a unique edition of SmackDown, and invites us to forget about the world around us for the next few hours. 

Sasha Banks and Bayley come out.

Bayley and Sasha demand to know where Paige is. They're on time, and they want to know where the Anti-Diva is. Cole claims travel issues. Triple H throws him under the bus. 

Bayley and Sasha Banks vs. Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross

Bayley and Sasha Banks won 


Roman Reigns is here for a live interview with Michael Cole.

Cole brings up the critics who believe Roman Reigns doesn't deserve to be in the main event at WrestleMania. He responds by saying if he can main event any other night of the year, why shouldn't he be able to main event the biggest show of the year? 

Reigns states that he's going to whoop Goldberg's ass.

After that, we get a backstage interview, where Kayla Braxton talks to Jeff Hardy. Well, she attempts to but Sami Zayn, Cesaro, and Nakamura momentarily interrupt. 


As they leave, Hardy talks about how excited he is to be back on SmackDown. King Corbin comes in and challenges him to walk a straight line, recite the ABCs backwards, or touch his finger to his nose. 


Now is the Elimination Chamber Match for the Tag Team Titles.



Daniel Bryan vs Cesaro

Daniel Bryan won


Jeff Hardy vs.  Baron Corbin 

Jeff Hardy won 


Triple H thanks the fans for tuning in and introduces John Cena!

Cena says he misses the fans and can't wait to be reunited with them in the near future. As far as the Fiend, Cena says that he's used to people claiming he's the reason for their failure. 

That's very true. Do your own research. Lotta guys claim it was Cena's fault they didn't make it. Cena says potential is great, but he got lazy after Mania 30 and that's not his fault. 

Cena runs down a list of...failures? Non-accomplishments? 

Cena believes that there are too many Superstars in the locker room who blame others for their shortcomings. Like Bray Wyatt, they all need an Attitude Adjustment. 

Cena says it's time to invest in those like McIntyre, Ripley, Ciampa, Dream, and other stars on their way to the top, not those who fail over and over and over and ask "Why me"?

Cena says that at Mania, he's going of end the most overhyped Superstar in the company's career. 

Bray Wyatt is here! He jumps in the ring and talks about what a great life Cena has. The movies, the cars, the girls, he has it all. Wyatt says Cena doesn't care about the future. He never has. It's all about his spotlight. 

Bray says that at Mania 30, Cena took something from him. From then on, he dealt with voices that wouldn't leave him alone. However, after finally giving into the voices, The Fiend, he revitalized his career. At Mania, it's going to be a slaughter. 

Rating: 70/70

Great show and matches.