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Monday
Monday Night Raw
Date: October 16, 2017
Location: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
Commentators: Corey Graves, Michael Cole, Booker T.
Its the go home show for Tables, Ladders and Chairs but tonight were focusing on a cage match with Roman Reigns facing Braun Strowman. In addition to that though we have Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins defending the Tag Team Titles against the Bar. Theres a good chance of a title change with the TLC match this Sunday. Lets get to it.
As expected, we open with a four minute recap of last weeks Shield reunion.
Heres Kurt Angle to open things up. Angle hypes up Sundays main event but heres Shield, through the crowd, to the old music and in the riot gear, drawing a VERY strong THIS IS AWESOME chant. Now why couldnt they do this last week??? Angle lets them have the ring and its Rollins saying he cant believe theyre back. Its been five years since they debuted and he couldnt be happier than to be here with his brothers again.
Ambrose, looking more fired up and charismatic than he has in years, says they divide and conquer like no one else. Maybe he got a bit ahead of himself last week when he said they could fight four, five or six guys but hed do the same thing again all over. He wants to fight right now so here are the Bar, Miz and Strowman. Angle cuts them off though and says if this fight happens, theres no cage match later. Tensions cool, at least for now.
Elias is with the Club and has a song but the Club wants to warm up their vocal cords. Gallows sounds like a small dog barking before calling us all nerds. Anderson on the other hand clucks like a chicken .and belts out COOL COCKY BAD! Next up is a song about Jason Jordan, meaning its time for a six man tag.
Elias/The Club vs. Jason Jordan/Titus ONeil/Apollo Crews
Titus and Gallows start things off as we hear about Titus trying to recruit Jordan to Titus Worldwide. A big clothesline puts Gallows on the floor and everything breaks down as we take a break. Back with Gallows kicking Crews in the head and handing it off to Elias for some stomping. Crews kicks him in the face and dives over to the hot tag to Jordan so house can be cleaned. A belly to belly gets two and its time for the running shoulders all over the place. Crews makes the tag and hits the Toss Powerbomb for the pin on Anderson at 6:48. Not enough shown to rate but this was fine.
Short pay per view rundown.
Video on Asuka.
Emma is sick of hearing about Asuka but heres Alexa Bliss to say she feels the pain. Bliss shifts the focus to Mickie James, who body shamed her last week. Theyre ready for a tag match later tonight.
Video on Brian Kendrick and Jack Gallagher tormenting Cedric Alexander.
Cedric Alexander vs. Jack Gallagher
Hang on a second though as heres Rich Swann to even the odds against Kendrick and Gallagher. Jack wastes no time in slugging away and drops Cedric with a headbutt. We hit the chinlock for a bit before a dropkick to the back has Cedric in even more trouble. Another kick to the chest and its off to another neck crank. Kendrick offers a distraction, and gets DDTd by Swann. The distraction lets Cedric hit a Lumbar Check on Gallagher (with an outstanding sell job) for the pin at 3:21.
Its time for MizTV with Miz being flanked by the Bar and Curtis Axel but no Bo Dallas. Miz talked about how theyre ready to destroy the Shield right now but theyll wait until Sunday night. Sheamus says the Shield will be broken into three pieces. Theyre ready to destroy Shield and heres tonights guest: their partner on Sunday, Braun Strowman.
Braun says its time to destroy the Shield forever and it starts tonight inside the cage. The fans get in a YES/REALLY battle with Miz, who has a bit of a surprise: theres going to be a fifth member of the team. The fans want Curtis Axel but heres Kurt Angle to say this isnt happening.
Kurt has a deal for Miz though: if Strowman wins tonight, the fifth man can join. If Reigns wins though, Strowman is out and its 3-3 again. Miz says its on but Angle says everyone is banned from ringside in both the cage match (kind of redundant) and the Tag Team Title match.
Sasha Banks vs. Alicia Fox
Banks made Fox tap in the elimination match last week. Before the match, Fox says she was scratching her nose last week and deserves more respect. Oh and a t-shirt! Sasha wastes no time in trying the Bank Statement but Fox is in the ropes in a hurry. Fox kicks her down and we hit the chinlock in a hurry. Theres a backbreaker into a second chinlock on Banks but Sasha wont have any more of this. The comeback takes all of a moment and the Bank Statement makes Fox tap at 2:51.
Fox screeches after the loss.
Post break, Fox attacks Banks in the back and sends her into various things. More screeching ensues.
Heres Enzo Amore for a chat as Graves wants an air sick bag. He misses his title and we see Mustafa Ali costing him the belt last week. Last week, Enzo got ripped off and Kalisto robbed him of the title. This brings out Kalisto for the trash talk but Drew Gulak, Tony Nese, Noam Dar and Ariya Daivari come in for the long form beatdown. Cue Mustafa Ali for the save until the numbers game gets the better of him. This seems a little Survivor Series-ish.
Tag Team Titles: The Bar vs. Seth Rollins/Dean Ambrose
Rollins and Ambrose are defending. Sheamus starts with Ambrose with Dean stomping him down in the corner. The champs clean house in a hurry to start and the stereo dives put Sheamus and Cesaro down with little trouble. Sheamus forearms Dean down back inside and we take a break.
Back with Rollins fighting out of Sheamus chinlock but getting caught in the Irish Curse for two. Stereo kicks to the ribs get two on Rollins and he cant power out of Cesaros front facelock. Cesaro isnt taking the risk though and kicks Dean off the apron. The fans chant for Ambrose but settle for Seth striking away. Cesaro gets backdropped to the floor and a diving tag brings in Ambrose.
Everything breaks down and Cesaro avoids the catapult into the post ala the teeth incident. Double dives take the Bar down and the top rope elbow gets two on Cesaro. Something like a Hart Attack gets two on Dean but the double crucifix is broken up. Instead its a pair of superkicks to the ribs, setting up Dirty Deeds to put Cesaro away and retain the titles at 12:10.
Post break Axel gives the Bar a pep talk because he wants in the main event. Strowman comes in and the pep talking continues. Axel NEEDS to be in that match and is ready to go fight Reigns right now. Strowman: Then go find him. Axel: You mean now?
We look back at Bray Wyatt becoming Sister Abigail last week.
Heres Finn Balor for a chat. He talks about the Celtic festival of Sowen, which sounds like Halloween cranked up to eleven. Last week Finn say Brays tricks but he has his own too. This Sunday, the Demon will slay a monster of his own. Finns demon has no fear .and the Demon paint appears on his face. It disappears and Finn says his Demon dreams of nightmares (paint on and off again) and it wants to meet Sister Abigail. Run. Never let WWE get supernatural.
Emma/Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley/Mickie James
Mickie armbars Emma to start and its quickly off to Bayley for a double back elbow and a Paisan elbow drop. Bliss comes in and takes a kind of Twist of Fate over the middle rope. Emma breaks it up at two and a bunch of yelling takes us to a break. Back with Emma sending Bayley into the buckle a few times for no effect. Emma going into the buckle has some effect though and Emma is all staggered. A knee drop gets two on Emma but she sends Bayley outside and into the barricade to take over.
Back in and Bliss hits a running slap to the face, followed by a chinlock to slow things down again. Bayley finally sends her throat first into the ropes and its a hot tag to bring in Mickie. House is cleaned in a hurry and Mickies top rope Thesz press gets two with Emma making the save. Thats fine with Mickie who superkicks Bliss for the pin at 11:21.
Axel goes after the Shield and we cut to a break.
Miz gives his future team a pep talk but asks where Axel is. Braun tells him the news and Miz looks terrified.
Mickie is ready for revenge on Sunday. Those insults hurt but Mickie is proud of her career. She has a three year old at home and cant wait to bring the title home to him.
Sasha vs. Alicia is the Kickoff Show match.
PPV card rundown.
Miz goes looking for Axel .and finds him hanging unconscious upside down from a forklift.
The cage is lowered.
Miz isnt worried about losing his fifth man, because Axel was never in that spot.
Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman
Inside a cage and Miz jumps in on commentary. Strowman sends him into the corner to start but its way too early for the running powerslam. Reigns slips out and tries to climb, only to get pulled down. Some clotheslines have almost no effect but some big boots have a big more effect. Strowman goes shoulder first into the corner and there are the rapid fire clotheslines. One heck of a spinebuster gets two on Roman and we take a break.
Back with Reigns tasting the cage a few times. Strowman throws him at the cage so Reigns grabs the top for a climb. Now why did he think that would work with Strowman looking at him. Strowman misses a charge and hits the cage though, allowing Reigns to score with some kicks to the face. A Samoan drop gets two with a heck of a kickout so Reigns makes another escape attempt. Cue the Bar to cut Reigns off so Ambrose and Rollins are outside to cut them off. THEN WHAT WAS THE POINT IN BANNING THEM BOTH FROM RINGSIDE???
Braun gets up in time to pull Reigns back inside with a superplex off the cage. Miz: COVER!!! Everyone not in the match brawls up to the stage as we cut away from the match entirely. Miz joins them and the fight heads backstage. Again, were not even looking at the CAGE MATCH WITH TWO MONSTERS FIGHTING EACH OTHER because we need to see this instead. For all we know theres a tango contest going on at the moment as Miz closes a metal door, locking the four of them in the parking lot.
Back to the ring with Reigns fighting to his feet after suffering from a bad bowl of soup as served up by Chef Strowman (prove that it didnt happen). Miz is back on commentary as Reigns goes up top, only to slip down and crotch Strowman. A Superman Punch staggers Strowman and a second puts him down. Strowman throws Reigns in the air but gets Superman Punched again for two.
Its spear time .and Kanes lights come on. Strowman splashes Reigns but eats a spear anyway. Kane comes up through the mat though and stares Reigns down, followed by a chokeslam. A second chokeslam sets up the running powerslam, followed by a Tombstone for good measure. Strowman adds another powerslam and Reigns is done at 17:24.
Miz, on top of a ladder, announces Kane as the fifth member of the team to end the show.
Results
Jason Jordan/Titus ONeil/Apollo Crews b. Elias/The Club Toss Powerbomb to Anderson
Cedric Alexander b. Jack Gallagher Lumbar Check
Sasha Banks b. Alicia Fox Bank Statement
Seth Rollins/Dean Ambrose b. The Bar Dirty Deeds to Cesaro
Mickie James/Bayley b. Alexa Bliss/Emma Superkick to Bliss
Braun Strowman b. Roman Reigns Running powerslam
Tuesday
Smackdown
Date: October 17, 2017
Location: KeyArena, Seattle, Washington
Commentators: Byron Saxton, Corey Graves, Michael Cole
Its time to start getting ready for Survivor Series and if youve seen the rumors, you know what the big match seems to be. The previews for the show suggest that A, theyre announcing it tonight and that B, theyre actually going through with it. Hopefully Im wrong though and we wont be subjected to that. Lets get to it.
Opening sequence.
Heres General Manager Daniel Bryan for the big home state reception. The fans chant WELCOME HOME and Bryan finally has to say the show is only two hours long. After previewing some of the show, Bryan wants to talk about Sami Zayn. This brings out a dancing Sami to face off with Bryan. Daniel asks what happened to the Sami hes known for over thirteen years.
Sami says hes the same guy but hes taken control of his career again. Bryan gets the idea but Sami cuts him off. Its true that there are similarities, such as them being great in-ring performers. Sami: Well, I still am. Management never liked either of them either, but Daniel had the fans. The difference is the fans never got behind Sami like they did with Bryan. They didnt uphold their end of the bargain. If Daniel had worked a little smarter instead of a little harder, he wouldnt have had to retire in this very arena.
Bryan was the performer of Samis generation and every time Sami started catching up to him, Bryan jumped two more steps ahead. Now Sami would never want to be like Bryan: a retired housewife. Cue Kevin Owens to say the same things until Bryan says he and Shane McMahon did what was best for the fans. Owens doesnt buy this and says Bryan is doing whats best for business, which makes him the authority. Sami calls him a sellout and thanks Owens from becoming what Bryan is now. Bryan leaves, saying hes going to find a couple of dudes to punch them in the face.
We recap Charlottes issues with Natalya.
Charlotte/Becky Lynch/Naomi vs. Natalya/Tamina/Lana
Carmella is at ringside with James Ellsworth on a leash. Naomi slaps Natalya in the face to start and its time for a huddle on the floor. A slingshot dive takes out Natalya and Tamina as Lana looks on and yells a lot. Back in and Becky works on Natalyas arm before dropping a leg for two.
We come back from a break with Lana coming in and grabbing a suplex for one. Naomi gets pulled into the villain corner for some stomping as Charlotte plays cheerleader on the apron. A kick to Lanas chest allows the hot tag off to Charlotte and house is cleaned with some chops (Lana has no idea how to sell them). We get the strut as everything breaks down, including a Figure Eight to make Lana tap at 8:43.
Post match Natalya grabs a chair but Charlotte uses one of her own to chase them off.
Bryan tells Sami and Kevin that everyone wants to punch them in the face. Therefore, tonight its going to be Sami/Owens vs. Randy Orton/Shinsuke Nakamura. Bryan does the Nakamura pose and Owens isnt happy.
Its time for Pulp Fashion, which should be amazing to put it mildly. Ascension is now in the opening credits, along with the cast of Pulp Fiction, who will NOT be in this show. The bulletin board is full of Quentin Tarantino references, including John Cena as Mr. Orange. The Ascension is being interrogated with Fandango telling them to be cool like the Fonz. Konnor: Like when he jumped the shark? Viktor: They already did.
Tyler Breeze, as Uma Thurman from Pulp Fiction, does a dance from the movie and finds a cheeseburger. After more movie quotes, Ascension says Breezango hasnt even figured out the case of 2B. Konnor: Its obviously the Bludgeon... Fandango cuts them off though as Breeze has fainted. Ascension still wants to be friends and offers Fandango a huge needle to save Breezes life. Thats a big negative though and Breeze wakes up, having fainted at the idea of a gluten free sandwich. In the melee, someone has stolen the briefcase from their table, meaning this story MUST CONTINUE (sweet).
Baron Corbin vs. Sin Cara
Corbin cuts off Sin Caras entrance and says the US Open Challenge is done for good. Cara wastes no time in kicking Corbin to the floor for a suicide dive. A big dive off the top takes Corbin down again .and Cara wins by countout at 1:22.
The Usos are talking about having the tag division on lock when Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin come up and rap about how theyll win the titles soon. The champs go for a handshake but Gable and Benjamin pull the hands away.
Video on the Bludgeon Brothers.
Video on Jinder Mahal in India.
Here are the Singh Brothers and Jinder Mahal for a big announcement about Survivor Series. When he was in India, a young boy asked him what was next. After defeating Orton and Nakamura multiple times, the question was who he would face next. Even after those wins, he doesnt receive the level of respect that he should on Smackdown Live. The fans chant YOU CANT WRESTLE but Mahal just holds up the title. In order to achieve respect, Mahal must defeat the undefeatable, which means he wants to face Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series. Cole: Are you kidding me?
This brings out AJ Styles to a rather nice reception. AJ doesnt care about Lesnar, but rather about Mahal saying hes beaten all of the worthy challengers on the show. Mahal calls him a loser, which AJ says means there should be no worries about a title defense then. AJ is called a joke so the beating is on with AJ cleaning house in short order.
Post break, Mahal demands that Bryan make AJ vs. Sumil Singh for next week. Bryan is fine with this.
Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler
Rematch from Hell in a Cell. Bobby takes it to the floor and drives Ziggler into the barricade as we take a break. Back (after one WWE2K18 ad, meaning its not even a full commercial break) with Roode fighting out of a chinlock and grabbing a catapult into the corner for a double knockdown. A running forearm and swinging Rock Bottom get two on Ziggler. They trade rollups with tights until Ziggler gets another and grabs the trunks for the pin at 3:55.
Pay per view rundown.
Aiden English is singing and is annoyed when people arent paying attention to him. New Day comes in with the trombone and a party breaks out. Rusev comes in to declare it his day again. Kofi: Again? Time to celebrate! Woods plays Rusevs theme on the trombone and New Day dances off. English starts singing that its Rusev Day but Rusev cuts him off. Im assuming a tag match next week.
Shinsuke Nakamura/Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn
Sami works on Nakamuras wrist to start but gets sent into the ropes for a COME ON. Some kicks in the corner have Zayn in trouble and its off to Orton. That goes nowhere so heres Owens for the slugout instead. Everything breaks down for a few seconds and its Owens posting Orton, followed by a fall away slam into the barricade as we take a break. Back with Nakamura loading Owens onto the top for the running knee but Sami makes the save. The knee crashes into the buckle and Nakamura is in trouble. After a quick mocking of Orton, Owens gets two off the backsplash.
We hit the chinlock for a few seconds before Nakamura kicks him away and makes the hot tag to Orton. Everything breaks down with Orton dropping Orton onto the barricade and blocking a Zayn dive. Sami gets suplexed through the announcers table but Owens makes a save at two. Nakamura comes back in and takes care of Owens, leaving Sami to charge into the scoop powerslam. Sami hits Orton low and the Helluva Kick is good for the pin at 13:02.
Post break Owens and Zayn laugh at Bryan, but theres a big surprise: Shane is back next week. Back in the arena, Orton and Nakamura arent happy but Owens and Sami come back in to celebrate to end the show.
Results
Charlotte/Naomi/Becky Lynch b. Lana/Tamina/Natalya Figure Eight to Lana
Sin Cara b. Baron Corbin via countout
Dolph Ziggler b. Bobby Roode Rollup with a handful of trunks
Sami Zayn/Kevin Owens b. Randy Orton/Shinsuke Nakamura Helluva Kick to Orton
Wednesday
NXT
Date: October 18, 2017
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Percy Watson, Mauro Ranallo
Its the Undisputed night as the Undisputed Era are back in the ring this week. Tonight its going to be the Undisputed Era vs. Sanity in a six man tag. The question though is how does this help us set up the upcoming Takeover: Houston and how the NXT Title will factor in. Lets get to it.
We open with a quick look at Sanity vs. Undisputed Era.
Opening sequence.
Sonya DeVille vs. Ember Moon vs. Ruby Riot
The winner is in the four way title match at Takeover. Riot hurricanranas Ember to start but gets lariated down by DeVille. Sonya is sent outside and its Ruby flipping Ember around into a standoff. The springboard crossbody gets two on Sonya and a kick to the face gets the same on Riot. Ruby it sent outside and Ember gets kicked down and we take a break. Back with Sonya suplexing them both down, only to be headscissored into Ember for two more.
Riot and DeVille slug away at each other until Sonya is knocked outside. It gets even worse for DeVille when she gets kicked out of the air by Ember. Moon is down as well though, only to have Ruby dive onto the two of them. She comes up with a horrible ankle though and things slow way down. Riot is still able to get inside, only to have DeVille slap on an ankle lock. The hold stays on for a good while until Moon comes in off the top with the Eclipse on Sonya and a pin on Riot at 11:34.
The Undisputed Era talked to Roderick Strong outside the Performance Center but we couldnt hear what was said.
William Regal is about to announce how the fourth participant in the Womens Title match will be chosen but the Iconic Duo comes up to interrupt. Regal gets around to saying that there will be a battle royal next week.
Aleister Black vs. Raul Mendoza
Before any contact, cue the Velveteen Dream on the apron with Blacks vest. The distraction lets Mendoza knee Black to the floor, setting up a running flip dive to the floor. A springboard Swanton gets two on Black but the rapid fire kicks take Mendoza down. Black Mass puts Mendoza away at 2:10.
Dream leaves with the vest with Black glaring at him.
Drew McIntyre had a sitdown interview and is thrilled with his title reign so far. Its everything he had hoped it was and hes been feeling pretty good. A few years back he was released from his dream job and it took him a long time to get things together. He was always a wrestler and even his father never understood things. Somewhere along the line his fire went out and now hes back here to build something special.
Cue Zelina Vega to take over the interview to say Drew and Andrade Cien Almas have a lot in common. She was Andrades second chance and thinks Drew has been avoiding him. Drew suggests going to William Regal because hed love to give Almas a shot. If Andrade is serious, come see the champ himself.
Kassius Ohno vs. Cezar Bononi
They strike it off to start until Bononi hits a dropkick for two. Another dropkick puts Ohno on the floor, followed by a suplex for two back inside. A third dropkick misses though and Ohno scores with his backsplash. Ohno kicks him in the jaw and the rolling elbow is good enough for the pin at 3:05.
Sanity vs. Undisputed Era
Fish and Wolfe start things off with Fish striking away, only to get tossed into the corner. OReilly has about the same level of success and its off to Dane to uppercut Kyle in the corner. The fast tags continue with Young adding a middle rope forearm to the chest for two. Its back to Fish, who scores with more kicks and right hands to Young as the beating takes us to a break.
Back with Cole grabbing a chinlock until his partners work on Erics arms. OReilly gets two off a double suplex and some kicks keep Young down in the corner. Kyle is smart enough to kick Wolfe off the apron and bring Dain in, allowing him a chance to pull Young to the corner again. Not that it matters as Eric kicks OReilly away and makes the hot tag off to Dain.
That means its time for the big man offense, including a hard running dropkick and some corner splashes. Fish and OReilly get tossed at the same time but Cole superkicks Dain in the back of the head for the save. A belly to back suplex/neckbreaker combination puts OReilly down and Cole is quickly surrounded. Sanity takes him inside .and here are the Authors of Pain to jump Sanity for the DQ at 13:31.
The Authors destroy Sanity as the Undisputed Era leaves to end the show.
Results
Ember Moon b. Sonya DeVille and Ruby Riot Pin on Riot
Aleister Black b. Raul Mendoza Black Mass
Kassius Ohno b. Cezar Bononi Rolling elbow
Sanity b. Undisputed Era via DQ when the Authors of Pain interfered
Monday Night Raw
Date: October 16, 2017
Location: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
Commentators: Corey Graves, Michael Cole, Booker T.
Its the go home show for Tables, Ladders and Chairs but tonight were focusing on a cage match with Roman Reigns facing Braun Strowman. In addition to that though we have Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins defending the Tag Team Titles against the Bar. Theres a good chance of a title change with the TLC match this Sunday. Lets get to it.
As expected, we open with a four minute recap of last weeks Shield reunion.
Heres Kurt Angle to open things up. Angle hypes up Sundays main event but heres Shield, through the crowd, to the old music and in the riot gear, drawing a VERY strong THIS IS AWESOME chant. Now why couldnt they do this last week??? Angle lets them have the ring and its Rollins saying he cant believe theyre back. Its been five years since they debuted and he couldnt be happier than to be here with his brothers again.
Ambrose, looking more fired up and charismatic than he has in years, says they divide and conquer like no one else. Maybe he got a bit ahead of himself last week when he said they could fight four, five or six guys but hed do the same thing again all over. He wants to fight right now so here are the Bar, Miz and Strowman. Angle cuts them off though and says if this fight happens, theres no cage match later. Tensions cool, at least for now.
Elias is with the Club and has a song but the Club wants to warm up their vocal cords. Gallows sounds like a small dog barking before calling us all nerds. Anderson on the other hand clucks like a chicken .and belts out COOL COCKY BAD! Next up is a song about Jason Jordan, meaning its time for a six man tag.
Elias/The Club vs. Jason Jordan/Titus ONeil/Apollo Crews
Titus and Gallows start things off as we hear about Titus trying to recruit Jordan to Titus Worldwide. A big clothesline puts Gallows on the floor and everything breaks down as we take a break. Back with Gallows kicking Crews in the head and handing it off to Elias for some stomping. Crews kicks him in the face and dives over to the hot tag to Jordan so house can be cleaned. A belly to belly gets two and its time for the running shoulders all over the place. Crews makes the tag and hits the Toss Powerbomb for the pin on Anderson at 6:48. Not enough shown to rate but this was fine.
Short pay per view rundown.
Video on Asuka.
Emma is sick of hearing about Asuka but heres Alexa Bliss to say she feels the pain. Bliss shifts the focus to Mickie James, who body shamed her last week. Theyre ready for a tag match later tonight.
Video on Brian Kendrick and Jack Gallagher tormenting Cedric Alexander.
Cedric Alexander vs. Jack Gallagher
Hang on a second though as heres Rich Swann to even the odds against Kendrick and Gallagher. Jack wastes no time in slugging away and drops Cedric with a headbutt. We hit the chinlock for a bit before a dropkick to the back has Cedric in even more trouble. Another kick to the chest and its off to another neck crank. Kendrick offers a distraction, and gets DDTd by Swann. The distraction lets Cedric hit a Lumbar Check on Gallagher (with an outstanding sell job) for the pin at 3:21.
Its time for MizTV with Miz being flanked by the Bar and Curtis Axel but no Bo Dallas. Miz talked about how theyre ready to destroy the Shield right now but theyll wait until Sunday night. Sheamus says the Shield will be broken into three pieces. Theyre ready to destroy Shield and heres tonights guest: their partner on Sunday, Braun Strowman.
Braun says its time to destroy the Shield forever and it starts tonight inside the cage. The fans get in a YES/REALLY battle with Miz, who has a bit of a surprise: theres going to be a fifth member of the team. The fans want Curtis Axel but heres Kurt Angle to say this isnt happening.
Kurt has a deal for Miz though: if Strowman wins tonight, the fifth man can join. If Reigns wins though, Strowman is out and its 3-3 again. Miz says its on but Angle says everyone is banned from ringside in both the cage match (kind of redundant) and the Tag Team Title match.
Sasha Banks vs. Alicia Fox
Banks made Fox tap in the elimination match last week. Before the match, Fox says she was scratching her nose last week and deserves more respect. Oh and a t-shirt! Sasha wastes no time in trying the Bank Statement but Fox is in the ropes in a hurry. Fox kicks her down and we hit the chinlock in a hurry. Theres a backbreaker into a second chinlock on Banks but Sasha wont have any more of this. The comeback takes all of a moment and the Bank Statement makes Fox tap at 2:51.
Fox screeches after the loss.
Post break, Fox attacks Banks in the back and sends her into various things. More screeching ensues.
Heres Enzo Amore for a chat as Graves wants an air sick bag. He misses his title and we see Mustafa Ali costing him the belt last week. Last week, Enzo got ripped off and Kalisto robbed him of the title. This brings out Kalisto for the trash talk but Drew Gulak, Tony Nese, Noam Dar and Ariya Daivari come in for the long form beatdown. Cue Mustafa Ali for the save until the numbers game gets the better of him. This seems a little Survivor Series-ish.
Tag Team Titles: The Bar vs. Seth Rollins/Dean Ambrose
Rollins and Ambrose are defending. Sheamus starts with Ambrose with Dean stomping him down in the corner. The champs clean house in a hurry to start and the stereo dives put Sheamus and Cesaro down with little trouble. Sheamus forearms Dean down back inside and we take a break.
Back with Rollins fighting out of Sheamus chinlock but getting caught in the Irish Curse for two. Stereo kicks to the ribs get two on Rollins and he cant power out of Cesaros front facelock. Cesaro isnt taking the risk though and kicks Dean off the apron. The fans chant for Ambrose but settle for Seth striking away. Cesaro gets backdropped to the floor and a diving tag brings in Ambrose.
Everything breaks down and Cesaro avoids the catapult into the post ala the teeth incident. Double dives take the Bar down and the top rope elbow gets two on Cesaro. Something like a Hart Attack gets two on Dean but the double crucifix is broken up. Instead its a pair of superkicks to the ribs, setting up Dirty Deeds to put Cesaro away and retain the titles at 12:10.
Post break Axel gives the Bar a pep talk because he wants in the main event. Strowman comes in and the pep talking continues. Axel NEEDS to be in that match and is ready to go fight Reigns right now. Strowman: Then go find him. Axel: You mean now?
We look back at Bray Wyatt becoming Sister Abigail last week.
Heres Finn Balor for a chat. He talks about the Celtic festival of Sowen, which sounds like Halloween cranked up to eleven. Last week Finn say Brays tricks but he has his own too. This Sunday, the Demon will slay a monster of his own. Finns demon has no fear .and the Demon paint appears on his face. It disappears and Finn says his Demon dreams of nightmares (paint on and off again) and it wants to meet Sister Abigail. Run. Never let WWE get supernatural.
Emma/Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley/Mickie James
Mickie armbars Emma to start and its quickly off to Bayley for a double back elbow and a Paisan elbow drop. Bliss comes in and takes a kind of Twist of Fate over the middle rope. Emma breaks it up at two and a bunch of yelling takes us to a break. Back with Emma sending Bayley into the buckle a few times for no effect. Emma going into the buckle has some effect though and Emma is all staggered. A knee drop gets two on Emma but she sends Bayley outside and into the barricade to take over.
Back in and Bliss hits a running slap to the face, followed by a chinlock to slow things down again. Bayley finally sends her throat first into the ropes and its a hot tag to bring in Mickie. House is cleaned in a hurry and Mickies top rope Thesz press gets two with Emma making the save. Thats fine with Mickie who superkicks Bliss for the pin at 11:21.
Axel goes after the Shield and we cut to a break.
Miz gives his future team a pep talk but asks where Axel is. Braun tells him the news and Miz looks terrified.
Mickie is ready for revenge on Sunday. Those insults hurt but Mickie is proud of her career. She has a three year old at home and cant wait to bring the title home to him.
Sasha vs. Alicia is the Kickoff Show match.
PPV card rundown.
Miz goes looking for Axel .and finds him hanging unconscious upside down from a forklift.
The cage is lowered.
Miz isnt worried about losing his fifth man, because Axel was never in that spot.
Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman
Inside a cage and Miz jumps in on commentary. Strowman sends him into the corner to start but its way too early for the running powerslam. Reigns slips out and tries to climb, only to get pulled down. Some clotheslines have almost no effect but some big boots have a big more effect. Strowman goes shoulder first into the corner and there are the rapid fire clotheslines. One heck of a spinebuster gets two on Roman and we take a break.
Back with Reigns tasting the cage a few times. Strowman throws him at the cage so Reigns grabs the top for a climb. Now why did he think that would work with Strowman looking at him. Strowman misses a charge and hits the cage though, allowing Reigns to score with some kicks to the face. A Samoan drop gets two with a heck of a kickout so Reigns makes another escape attempt. Cue the Bar to cut Reigns off so Ambrose and Rollins are outside to cut them off. THEN WHAT WAS THE POINT IN BANNING THEM BOTH FROM RINGSIDE???
Braun gets up in time to pull Reigns back inside with a superplex off the cage. Miz: COVER!!! Everyone not in the match brawls up to the stage as we cut away from the match entirely. Miz joins them and the fight heads backstage. Again, were not even looking at the CAGE MATCH WITH TWO MONSTERS FIGHTING EACH OTHER because we need to see this instead. For all we know theres a tango contest going on at the moment as Miz closes a metal door, locking the four of them in the parking lot.
Back to the ring with Reigns fighting to his feet after suffering from a bad bowl of soup as served up by Chef Strowman (prove that it didnt happen). Miz is back on commentary as Reigns goes up top, only to slip down and crotch Strowman. A Superman Punch staggers Strowman and a second puts him down. Strowman throws Reigns in the air but gets Superman Punched again for two.
Its spear time .and Kanes lights come on. Strowman splashes Reigns but eats a spear anyway. Kane comes up through the mat though and stares Reigns down, followed by a chokeslam. A second chokeslam sets up the running powerslam, followed by a Tombstone for good measure. Strowman adds another powerslam and Reigns is done at 17:24.
Miz, on top of a ladder, announces Kane as the fifth member of the team to end the show.
Results
Jason Jordan/Titus ONeil/Apollo Crews b. Elias/The Club Toss Powerbomb to Anderson
Cedric Alexander b. Jack Gallagher Lumbar Check
Sasha Banks b. Alicia Fox Bank Statement
Seth Rollins/Dean Ambrose b. The Bar Dirty Deeds to Cesaro
Mickie James/Bayley b. Alexa Bliss/Emma Superkick to Bliss
Braun Strowman b. Roman Reigns Running powerslam
Tuesday
Smackdown
Date: October 17, 2017
Location: KeyArena, Seattle, Washington
Commentators: Byron Saxton, Corey Graves, Michael Cole
Its time to start getting ready for Survivor Series and if youve seen the rumors, you know what the big match seems to be. The previews for the show suggest that A, theyre announcing it tonight and that B, theyre actually going through with it. Hopefully Im wrong though and we wont be subjected to that. Lets get to it.
Opening sequence.
Heres General Manager Daniel Bryan for the big home state reception. The fans chant WELCOME HOME and Bryan finally has to say the show is only two hours long. After previewing some of the show, Bryan wants to talk about Sami Zayn. This brings out a dancing Sami to face off with Bryan. Daniel asks what happened to the Sami hes known for over thirteen years.
Sami says hes the same guy but hes taken control of his career again. Bryan gets the idea but Sami cuts him off. Its true that there are similarities, such as them being great in-ring performers. Sami: Well, I still am. Management never liked either of them either, but Daniel had the fans. The difference is the fans never got behind Sami like they did with Bryan. They didnt uphold their end of the bargain. If Daniel had worked a little smarter instead of a little harder, he wouldnt have had to retire in this very arena.
Bryan was the performer of Samis generation and every time Sami started catching up to him, Bryan jumped two more steps ahead. Now Sami would never want to be like Bryan: a retired housewife. Cue Kevin Owens to say the same things until Bryan says he and Shane McMahon did what was best for the fans. Owens doesnt buy this and says Bryan is doing whats best for business, which makes him the authority. Sami calls him a sellout and thanks Owens from becoming what Bryan is now. Bryan leaves, saying hes going to find a couple of dudes to punch them in the face.
We recap Charlottes issues with Natalya.
Charlotte/Becky Lynch/Naomi vs. Natalya/Tamina/Lana
Carmella is at ringside with James Ellsworth on a leash. Naomi slaps Natalya in the face to start and its time for a huddle on the floor. A slingshot dive takes out Natalya and Tamina as Lana looks on and yells a lot. Back in and Becky works on Natalyas arm before dropping a leg for two.
We come back from a break with Lana coming in and grabbing a suplex for one. Naomi gets pulled into the villain corner for some stomping as Charlotte plays cheerleader on the apron. A kick to Lanas chest allows the hot tag off to Charlotte and house is cleaned with some chops (Lana has no idea how to sell them). We get the strut as everything breaks down, including a Figure Eight to make Lana tap at 8:43.
Post match Natalya grabs a chair but Charlotte uses one of her own to chase them off.
Bryan tells Sami and Kevin that everyone wants to punch them in the face. Therefore, tonight its going to be Sami/Owens vs. Randy Orton/Shinsuke Nakamura. Bryan does the Nakamura pose and Owens isnt happy.
Its time for Pulp Fashion, which should be amazing to put it mildly. Ascension is now in the opening credits, along with the cast of Pulp Fiction, who will NOT be in this show. The bulletin board is full of Quentin Tarantino references, including John Cena as Mr. Orange. The Ascension is being interrogated with Fandango telling them to be cool like the Fonz. Konnor: Like when he jumped the shark? Viktor: They already did.
Tyler Breeze, as Uma Thurman from Pulp Fiction, does a dance from the movie and finds a cheeseburger. After more movie quotes, Ascension says Breezango hasnt even figured out the case of 2B. Konnor: Its obviously the Bludgeon... Fandango cuts them off though as Breeze has fainted. Ascension still wants to be friends and offers Fandango a huge needle to save Breezes life. Thats a big negative though and Breeze wakes up, having fainted at the idea of a gluten free sandwich. In the melee, someone has stolen the briefcase from their table, meaning this story MUST CONTINUE (sweet).
Baron Corbin vs. Sin Cara
Corbin cuts off Sin Caras entrance and says the US Open Challenge is done for good. Cara wastes no time in kicking Corbin to the floor for a suicide dive. A big dive off the top takes Corbin down again .and Cara wins by countout at 1:22.
The Usos are talking about having the tag division on lock when Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin come up and rap about how theyll win the titles soon. The champs go for a handshake but Gable and Benjamin pull the hands away.
Video on the Bludgeon Brothers.
Video on Jinder Mahal in India.
Here are the Singh Brothers and Jinder Mahal for a big announcement about Survivor Series. When he was in India, a young boy asked him what was next. After defeating Orton and Nakamura multiple times, the question was who he would face next. Even after those wins, he doesnt receive the level of respect that he should on Smackdown Live. The fans chant YOU CANT WRESTLE but Mahal just holds up the title. In order to achieve respect, Mahal must defeat the undefeatable, which means he wants to face Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series. Cole: Are you kidding me?
This brings out AJ Styles to a rather nice reception. AJ doesnt care about Lesnar, but rather about Mahal saying hes beaten all of the worthy challengers on the show. Mahal calls him a loser, which AJ says means there should be no worries about a title defense then. AJ is called a joke so the beating is on with AJ cleaning house in short order.
Post break, Mahal demands that Bryan make AJ vs. Sumil Singh for next week. Bryan is fine with this.
Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler
Rematch from Hell in a Cell. Bobby takes it to the floor and drives Ziggler into the barricade as we take a break. Back (after one WWE2K18 ad, meaning its not even a full commercial break) with Roode fighting out of a chinlock and grabbing a catapult into the corner for a double knockdown. A running forearm and swinging Rock Bottom get two on Ziggler. They trade rollups with tights until Ziggler gets another and grabs the trunks for the pin at 3:55.
Pay per view rundown.
Aiden English is singing and is annoyed when people arent paying attention to him. New Day comes in with the trombone and a party breaks out. Rusev comes in to declare it his day again. Kofi: Again? Time to celebrate! Woods plays Rusevs theme on the trombone and New Day dances off. English starts singing that its Rusev Day but Rusev cuts him off. Im assuming a tag match next week.
Shinsuke Nakamura/Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn
Sami works on Nakamuras wrist to start but gets sent into the ropes for a COME ON. Some kicks in the corner have Zayn in trouble and its off to Orton. That goes nowhere so heres Owens for the slugout instead. Everything breaks down for a few seconds and its Owens posting Orton, followed by a fall away slam into the barricade as we take a break. Back with Nakamura loading Owens onto the top for the running knee but Sami makes the save. The knee crashes into the buckle and Nakamura is in trouble. After a quick mocking of Orton, Owens gets two off the backsplash.
We hit the chinlock for a few seconds before Nakamura kicks him away and makes the hot tag to Orton. Everything breaks down with Orton dropping Orton onto the barricade and blocking a Zayn dive. Sami gets suplexed through the announcers table but Owens makes a save at two. Nakamura comes back in and takes care of Owens, leaving Sami to charge into the scoop powerslam. Sami hits Orton low and the Helluva Kick is good for the pin at 13:02.
Post break Owens and Zayn laugh at Bryan, but theres a big surprise: Shane is back next week. Back in the arena, Orton and Nakamura arent happy but Owens and Sami come back in to celebrate to end the show.
Results
Charlotte/Naomi/Becky Lynch b. Lana/Tamina/Natalya Figure Eight to Lana
Sin Cara b. Baron Corbin via countout
Dolph Ziggler b. Bobby Roode Rollup with a handful of trunks
Sami Zayn/Kevin Owens b. Randy Orton/Shinsuke Nakamura Helluva Kick to Orton
Wednesday
NXT
Date: October 18, 2017
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Nigel McGuinness, Percy Watson, Mauro Ranallo
Its the Undisputed night as the Undisputed Era are back in the ring this week. Tonight its going to be the Undisputed Era vs. Sanity in a six man tag. The question though is how does this help us set up the upcoming Takeover: Houston and how the NXT Title will factor in. Lets get to it.
We open with a quick look at Sanity vs. Undisputed Era.
Opening sequence.
Sonya DeVille vs. Ember Moon vs. Ruby Riot
The winner is in the four way title match at Takeover. Riot hurricanranas Ember to start but gets lariated down by DeVille. Sonya is sent outside and its Ruby flipping Ember around into a standoff. The springboard crossbody gets two on Sonya and a kick to the face gets the same on Riot. Ruby it sent outside and Ember gets kicked down and we take a break. Back with Sonya suplexing them both down, only to be headscissored into Ember for two more.
Riot and DeVille slug away at each other until Sonya is knocked outside. It gets even worse for DeVille when she gets kicked out of the air by Ember. Moon is down as well though, only to have Ruby dive onto the two of them. She comes up with a horrible ankle though and things slow way down. Riot is still able to get inside, only to have DeVille slap on an ankle lock. The hold stays on for a good while until Moon comes in off the top with the Eclipse on Sonya and a pin on Riot at 11:34.
The Undisputed Era talked to Roderick Strong outside the Performance Center but we couldnt hear what was said.
William Regal is about to announce how the fourth participant in the Womens Title match will be chosen but the Iconic Duo comes up to interrupt. Regal gets around to saying that there will be a battle royal next week.
Aleister Black vs. Raul Mendoza
Before any contact, cue the Velveteen Dream on the apron with Blacks vest. The distraction lets Mendoza knee Black to the floor, setting up a running flip dive to the floor. A springboard Swanton gets two on Black but the rapid fire kicks take Mendoza down. Black Mass puts Mendoza away at 2:10.
Dream leaves with the vest with Black glaring at him.
Drew McIntyre had a sitdown interview and is thrilled with his title reign so far. Its everything he had hoped it was and hes been feeling pretty good. A few years back he was released from his dream job and it took him a long time to get things together. He was always a wrestler and even his father never understood things. Somewhere along the line his fire went out and now hes back here to build something special.
Cue Zelina Vega to take over the interview to say Drew and Andrade Cien Almas have a lot in common. She was Andrades second chance and thinks Drew has been avoiding him. Drew suggests going to William Regal because hed love to give Almas a shot. If Andrade is serious, come see the champ himself.
Kassius Ohno vs. Cezar Bononi
They strike it off to start until Bononi hits a dropkick for two. Another dropkick puts Ohno on the floor, followed by a suplex for two back inside. A third dropkick misses though and Ohno scores with his backsplash. Ohno kicks him in the jaw and the rolling elbow is good enough for the pin at 3:05.
Sanity vs. Undisputed Era
Fish and Wolfe start things off with Fish striking away, only to get tossed into the corner. OReilly has about the same level of success and its off to Dane to uppercut Kyle in the corner. The fast tags continue with Young adding a middle rope forearm to the chest for two. Its back to Fish, who scores with more kicks and right hands to Young as the beating takes us to a break.
Back with Cole grabbing a chinlock until his partners work on Erics arms. OReilly gets two off a double suplex and some kicks keep Young down in the corner. Kyle is smart enough to kick Wolfe off the apron and bring Dain in, allowing him a chance to pull Young to the corner again. Not that it matters as Eric kicks OReilly away and makes the hot tag off to Dain.
That means its time for the big man offense, including a hard running dropkick and some corner splashes. Fish and OReilly get tossed at the same time but Cole superkicks Dain in the back of the head for the save. A belly to back suplex/neckbreaker combination puts OReilly down and Cole is quickly surrounded. Sanity takes him inside .and here are the Authors of Pain to jump Sanity for the DQ at 13:31.
The Authors destroy Sanity as the Undisputed Era leaves to end the show.
Results
Ember Moon b. Sonya DeVille and Ruby Riot Pin on Riot
Aleister Black b. Raul Mendoza Black Mass
Kassius Ohno b. Cezar Bononi Rolling elbow
Sanity b. Undisputed Era via DQ when the Authors of Pain interfered