SmackDown Live

The show opens up with John Cena making his return.

Cena runs down the title matches for the night.

Cena talks about why he is back and says he is not leaving and he is sick of the New Era BS. He says it's the My Time era and he is ready to kick some butt.

He also challenges the winner of the WWE title match at the Royal Rumble, and he says he can do that because he is John Cena.

The tag title Fatal 4-Way Elimination match

American Alpha vs. The Wyatt Family(C), The Usos, Heath & Rhyno 

Heath/Rhyno was eliminated.

The Usos was eliminated.

American Alpha won and is the new tag team champions.

Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss (C) for the SmackDown Live Women's Championship 

Alexa Bliss won

A replay of Renee Young slapping The Miz is played before we see her knocking on The Miz's door to conduct and interview. Maryse gets upset, but Miz calms her down.

There were four security guards there, but Miz sends them away. While he brags, Ambrose walks up behind him. Once Miz realizes he is there, Ambrose pounces on him.

Security tries to break it up, but he takes them all out. 

AJ Styles (C) vs. Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler in a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship

AJ Styles retained the WWE Championship
That match was just incredible! 

John Cena runs down to the ring and has a stare down with Styles. He offers the champ his hand in congratulations. Styles lays down the title and shakes his hand, but they are talking trash to each other the whole time.

Insane main event! 

Rating 100/100 

I mean I think it was amazing and definitely beats RAW this week!

I look forward to Royal Rumble!

Raw

The show opens with a recap of Braun Strowman's destructive rampage last week.
Stephanie McMahon makes her way to the ring.
Stephanie greets the crowd and wishes them happy holidays.
Seth Rollins heads to the ring. 
Reigns and Rollins argue about who should face Strowman.
Stephanie proposes a Shield reunion since SmackDown is in Chicago for tomorrow's show. After she gets the crowd all hyped up, she says it's never going to happen.
She books Rollins vs. Strowman and Reigns vs. a mystery opponent for the U.S. title. Then she says the tag titles will be on the line next when The New Day take on Cesaro and Sheamus.


Cesaro & Sheamus (C) vs The New Day for the Tag Team Titles
Cesaro & Sheamus won



Nia Jax vs. Scarlett 
Nia Jax won

Jericho and Owens are shown complaining to Stephanie about Foley putting Y2J in a shark tank. She books Owens to face Reigns for the U.S. title later.

Back in the arena, Bayley heads to the ring. She takes a mic and says she loves Chicago.

She brags about beating Charlotte for the third time in a row last week. Charlotte comes out.

 Charlotte claims her shoulder was up before the ref counted three last week, so the win doesn't count. She says she and her lawyer talked to Stephanie last night and Bayley's win has been erased from the record books. 

She tries insulting Bayley, but she says she will give Bayley a second chance to face her right now but Dana Brooke is to be the ref for this match.

Bayley vs. Charlotte W/ Dana Brooke as the guest ref

Charlotte won thanks to Dana being the ref. I mean it appeared that Charlotte used the ropes to hold her legs up as she rolled up Bayley for thd quick win.

Stephanie finds some poor guy being choked by Strowman and gives him a Last Man Standing match against Zayn next week.

Stephanie says he has to do something for her and take out his aggression against Zayn on Rollins. He laughs and walks away. 

Then we get a recap of Neville's heel turn. 

Neville vs. TJ Perkins 

Neville won

Enzo gives his usual intro from the wheelchair. before he talks about how Rusev
can never truly take him out, even if he ends up in a wheelchair.

Big Cass calls out The Bulgarian Brute, and Rusev obliges, with Jinder Mahal close behind.

They try to gang up on Big Cass, but Enzo jumps out of the chair and attacks Mahal, leaving Cass to take out Rusev.

The Shining Stars vs. Darren Young and Bo Dallas

Braun Strowman's music hits and he marches to the ring with a tree in his hands. He takes out Dallas and the ref calls for the bell.

No Contest

Epico tries to hit him with a steel chair, but Strowman barely moves from the hit. He even takes out Backlund before tossing the steel steps at the other three men to take them all out at once.

The crowd chants Thank You Strowman as he stands in the ring.

Seth Rollins vs. Braun Strowman

He runs over Seth like a steam roller before putting him back in the ring. Zayn's music hits and it distracts Strowman, allowing Zayn to attack him from behind and cause a DQ.

Winner by DQ: Braun Strowman

He runs Strowman into the ring post before retreating to the back. Jericho runs to the ring and hits a Codebreaker on Rollins.

Anderson & Gallows vs. GoldenTruth

Anderson & Gallows won 

Rich Swann vs Daivari 

Rich Swann won 

While Swann is giving an interview and accepts Neville's challenge for a title match tomorrow night, Neville attacks him and beats him all the way back to the ring.

He puts Swann in the ring and climbs to the top rope so he can deliver the Red Arrow. 

Roman Reigns (C) vs. KO for the US Title. 

Roman Reigns won with the help of the distraction from Seth Rollins 

After the match Rollins pedigreed KO

The show ends with Reigns & Rollins standing in the ring. After reigns speared Jericho.

Rating 30/30
The show was okay but not awesome but the ending and the start of the show was pretty good. But there was some great matches and segments though.
I'm looking forward to Royal Rumble.

SmackDown Live

AJ Styles (C) vs. James Ellsworth for the WWE World Championship
AJ Styles won
AJ Styles attacked Ellsworth after the matched ended.
AJ grabs his belt and heads up the ramp. He changes his mind and returns to continue the beating with a snap suplex into the barricade.

Styles grabs a mic and delivers a promo about moving onto more important things after defeating the man who has been nothing but a thorn in his side.

He says he is thinking about 2017, and that is when Dolph Ziggler comes out to remind us that he is in line for a title shot. 

EMTs take Ellsworth away while Ziggler tells Styles he is willing to do anything to get his hands on the title. Then Baron Corbin's music hits and he makes his way to the ring.

Corbin says he should be the one getting the title shot, not Ziggler. He says Ziggler never would have had the shot if Corbin was in the match with him.

He cheap shots Ziggler right in the face, but The Showoff fires back. Corbin grabs him and delivers End of Days. We head to a break with Ziggler on the mat and Corbin staring down Styles.

The Miz (C) vs.  Apollo Crews for the IC Title

The Miz won 

Renee Young asks Miz if he was preoccupied with his obsession with Dean Ambrose, and The Miz says it's Young who is obsessed because she is sleeping with him.

She slaps him and leaves the ring. 

Since Zack Ryder is injured and The Hype Bros cannot use their title shot, there will be a Fatal 4-Way match next week to determine the No. 1 contenders.

Natalya makes her way to the ring and asks for a mic as we head to a break.

Natalya says she is tired of all the rumors. She asks for Nikki to come to the ring so they can talk. Before Nattie can say anything, Carmella comes out.

She keeps stirring the pot and saying Natalya attacked Nikki. 

Natalya chases Carmella up the ramp and throws her into a Christmas tree and boxes. She grabs the mic and says "Alright, I did it you bitch"

She says she is wrestling royalty, and Nikki isn't. Nattie says Nikki had everything handed to her because of her looks. She says Cena will never marry Nikki, digging the knife in even deeper.


Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper (w/ Wyatt & Randy at ringside)
Dean Ambrose won
As soon as the bell rings, Harper, Wyatt and Orton gang up on Ambrose. They hit Sister Abigail into an RKO to finish him off.

Ambrose is left alone in the ring after the lights go off and on. He crawls to the ropes as The Miz makes his way to the ring with Maryse.

He grabs The Lunatic Fringe for a Skull Crushing Finale.

Alexa Bliss vs. La Luchadora

 La Luchadora won

She removes the mask and reveals herself to be Becky Lynch.

Curt Hawkins vs. Mojo Rawley 

Mojo Rawley won 

Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler w/ AJ Styles at commentary. 

Winner faces AJ Styles Next Week on SD Live for the WWE Championship 

The fight spills outside the ring where Corbin runs Ziggler into the barricade. He throws Ziggler into Styles at the table before they both get counted out.

Double Countout

Styles grabs a steel chair and lays out both men with repeated shots to the back.

Daniel Bryan comes out and decides there will be a Triple Threat WWE title match next week with Ziggler, Styles and Corbin.

The show ends with Styles freaking out about the announcement. 

Rating 60/60

Incredible Show and Matches. I love how SD Live really show cases the women and their characters and gives them storylines. SD Live definitely out showed RAW this week.

RAW

The show opens with Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens already in the ring.
Owens is about to introduce us to the Kevin Owens Show, but he changes it to the Chris and Kevin Show. He says it was worth taking a Codebreaker to retain the titles.

Jericho said he had to make everyone believe he was actually mad at Owens to pull it off. He gives Owens the hug of Jericho, telling him to "Bring it in, Maaaaaannnnnn."

Then Jericho starts ranting about Santa Claus for some reason. He puts Santa on the list for stealing his gimmick of having a list.

WWE's resident Santa, Mick Foley, heads to the ring looking decidedly less like Santa than normal in a leather jacket and dyed hair. KO reminds them of being put through a table by showing photos of Rollins and Reigns destroying them.

Foley takes off the jacket to reveal the worst Christmas shirt ever made. He can barely keep himself from laughing at how bad it is.

He tells Jericho and Owens they will be facing Reigns and Rollins, then he says they are in Pittsburgh, which upset the Columbus, OH crowd.

He corrects himself, and Jericho says Pittsburgh is better than Columbus anyway. Foley tells Owens that when he defends the title at The Royal Rumble, Jericho will be locked inside a shark cage above the ring.

Foley books Owens vs. Reigns for the title at RR, saying Jericho will not be able to interfere. Y2J says Foley can't make him get in the cage, so Foley says if he doesn't he is fired.

Jericho gets in the cage while making fun of it, so Foley locks him in. Foley can't find the key in his fanny pack. He goes through the whole thing, removing several humorous items, but not finding the key.

Foley "accidentally" gives the signal to raise the cage and Jericho starts freaking out. 

Big Cass vs. Rusev

Rusev won via DQ when Big Cass wouldn't let up on Rusev and then still continued the attack on Rusev after the bell then Rusev retreated from the ring.

Sasha Banks heads to the ring with a brace on her leg and a crutch.

Banks talks about how she literally gave her blood sweat and tears last night, but it was losing her title that broke her heart. She says she made history with Charlotte multiple times, but she admits the better woman won last night.

She invites Charlotte to the ring so she can congratulate her face to face.

 It takes a little while before Nia Jax's music hits and she comes out instead. She circles an injured Banks like a vulture waiting for its dinner to die.

She says she doesn't care about Charlotte. She says Banks will never be The Boss to her because she is a weak little girl. She kicks the crutch and knocks Banks down. The crutch actually flew up in the air and luckily landed right back in the ring.

She throws Banks into the ropes so her injured leg slams into the bottom rope

 Jax leaves the ring after making her statement while Banks struggles to recover.

Sheamus & Cesaro was introduced to the New Tag Team Title Championships backstage. 

Cedric Alexander w/ Alicia Fox vs. Noam Dar

Cedric Alexander won

After the match, Dar grabs a mic and says they are even at one win each. He says Cedric still has Foxy, and that's what he wants. 

Cedric gets pissed as Dar says all he wants for Christmas is Foxy. 

The New Day head to the ring to talk about their loss at Roadblock. They say they may have lost the titles, but they won't mourn the loss forever.

Kofi says Ric Flair couldn't have held the title 16 times without losing it 15 times, and Big E jokes that Charlotte will accomplish the same thing in a month, making him the MVP of tonight's show.

Cesaro and Sheamus come out on the stage and Cesaro stops Sheamus from mocking The New Day's signature intro.

Kofi is a little mad Cesaro and Sheamus were given new belts, but they are happy that if anyone was going to beat them, it was Cesaro.

Sheamus thinks they are talking about him, so Woods shames him. Cesaro and Sheamus exchange some insults while the crowd chants Shame at Sheamus. 

Sheamus mocks The New Day for losing the titles and being a disgrace to the titles. He predicts he will be a tag champion for the next 20 years.

Anderson & Gallows come out.

Gallows and Anderson take credit for softening up The New Day for Cesaro and Sheamus. For some reason, The Shining Stars think they deserve to be in this conversation.

The Shining Stars, Anderson and Gallows attack the new champions, but The New Day help them clean house.

New Day/Sheamus & Cesaro vs. Anderson & Gallows And The Shining Stars.

New Day & Sheamus & Cessaro won

Neville makes his entrance looking much more intense than usual. He even

 snarls at some fans on his way to the ring.

He takes a mic and says he destroyed TJ Perkins and Rich Swann, and he was shocked when people cheered for him. He says the fans weren't there when he needed them

.

Neville says he doesn't want their pity or sympathy. He warns the whole cruiserweight division that he is coming to 205 Live to obliterate the division.

that  brings out Rich Swann.

Swann asks what happened to the man he used to look up to. Neville tells him to

Shut up and says Swann owes him everything for taking him under his wing

.

Swann says he is the best in the division, and Neville can't handle him. Kendrick comes out and backs up Neville, saying he has been disrespected from the start of the division.

Neville and Kendrick corner Swann in the ring, so he starts trying to fight his way out. Neville pulls Kendrick off Swann so he can have him to himself. 

Perkins runs down to make the save, but he gets leveled by a kick to the head from Neville. destroys both men while Kendrick watches with a smile on his face

Sin Cara vs. Titus O'Neil 

Ends in No Contest 

Braun Strowman's music hits. He marches to the ring and proceeds to destroy both men.

Charlotte heads to the ring

She brags about beating Banks and mocks her for being destroyed by Nia Jax. She says she beat the Boss out of Sasha at Roadblock and solidified herself as the greatest Superstar WWE has ever seen.

She also brags about her PPV winning streak. She gets some cheap heat by making fun of Ohio before Bayley makes her way to the ring.

Bayley congratulates Charlotte on her win and says her rivalry with Sasha will go 

down as one of the greatest in history.

Then she says it's time for the Bayley/Charlotte rivalry to begin. The crowd chants Yes over and over. She reminds Charlotte that she holds two victories over her.

Charlotte tells Bayley she has never been good enough to be in her league. Bayley challenges her to a match right now. Charlotte agrees and asks for a ref as we head to a break.

Charlotte vs. Bayley

Bayley won

Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns vs Jericho and Kevin Owens

As Rollins tries to make the tag, Braun Strowman attacks Reigns and causes the ref to call for the bell.

No Contest!

Y2J and Owens bail so Strowman can destroy Rollins. They even roll Reigns back into the ring so Strowman con scream Everyone Will Fall before dropping him with a running powerslam.

Raw ends with Strowman standing over Reigns and Rollins while Y2J and Owens laugh in the aisle.

Braun Strowman is a monster. I can't wait for Royal Rumble. 

Rating 40/40

Great show and matches as we look on to Royal Rumble. Feels Great to be back to blogging. See you guys tomorrow for SDLive. 

WWE TLC

Kick Off

American Alpha and Hype Bros and Apollo Crews vs. The Vaudevillians and The Ascension and Curt Hawkins
American Alpha and Hype Bros and Apollo Crews won


Nikki Bella vs. Carmella in a No Disqualification Match
Nikki Bella won



The Miz (C) vs. Dolph Ziggler in a Ladder Match for the International Championship.
The Miz won



Baron Corbin vs. Kalisto in a Chairs Match

Baron Corbin won


Becky Lynch (C) vs. Alexa Bliss in a Tables Match for the Women's Championship
Alexa Bliss won and is the New Women's Champion.



AJ Styles (C) vs. Dean Ambrose in a TLC Match for the WWE World Championship

AJ Styles won! Ellsworth came out and pushed Ambrose off the ladder which cost him winning the title, and then AJ Styles went up the ladder and got the title. The Show ended with AJ Styles sitting on top of ladder holding the WWE World Championship.


Rating: 70/70

incredible show and matches. It was such a great PPV! The Ending was crazy! I think I only got one wrong but not bad!


Well this has been Wrestling 101 With Karen and I'm signing off. Thank you guys for everything! Hope to see you all soon.

WWE TLC Predictions

Baron Corbin vs. Kalisto (chairs match)

Kalisto win.

Nikki Bella vs. Carmella (No Disqualification match)

Nikki Bella wins

Heath Slater and Rhyno vs. Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton (SmackDown Tag Team Championship)

Bray Wyatt & Randy Orton ( New SD Tag Team Champions) 

Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss (tables match, SmackDown Women's Championship)

Alexis Bliss wins

The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler (ladder match, Intercontinental Championship)

The Miz wins, but still hoping for Ziggler to win though

AJ Styles vs. Dean Ambrose (TLC match, WWE World Championship)

AJ Styles wins, rooting for Ambrose though!

WWE TLC Predictions Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFA5kG1I050


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