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Post by tg11 on Jun 9, 2014 20:51:19 GMT -5
If Christian retires then here is hoping Christian gets a final run at least and if he does then if he does get a last push who will be the one to retire him?
As for Taker returning after SummerSlam then definitely I can see him returning by Survivor Series in November
But as for the GM I can see it being Ric Flair
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 11, 2014 16:30:33 GMT -5
AUGUST 8, 2013 FROM THE BMO HARRIS BANK CENTER IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
The Smackdown intro video airs and the cameras come inside the BMO Harris Bank Center in Rockford, Illinois. Michael Cole and John Bradshaw Layfield welcome everybody to the show as tonight, Chris Jericho faces Alberto Del Rio, Seth Rollins addresses Randy Orton, CM Punk will be in action in his home state of Illinois and Bray Wyatt will take part in action! All this and more on Smackdown!
The theme music of Chris Jericho hits and he makes his way out to a loud mixed reaction from the WWE Universe. He comes down to the ring and takes a microphone from ringside with a smile, looking all around the arena. "Welcome to Smackdown! Is! Jericho!" He laughs and says that doesn't seem to sound quite right, but he is going to use it anyway. He continues on, explaining how last week on Smackdown he attacked Bryan Danielson and left him unconscious in the middle of the ring and he has received a lot of hateful tweets and angry fans on the streets have come up to him. "I've tried to explain myself but nobody will listen so I'm going to give it one last shot here tonight. I respect Bryan Danielson and I respect the opinion of the WWE Universe but the fact of the matter is I am a competitor and I came back to become the World Heavyweight Champion and if the ayatollah! Of rock 'n rollah! Has to lay out Bryan Danielson to send that message then so be it." He gets another mixed reaction and apologizes to anybody who doesn't like it, but they're going to have to put up with it one way or another because at Summerslam - respect for Bryan or not - he plans on walking out with the World Championship around his waist. Jericho prepares to exit, but the theme music of Alberto Del Rio hits to the confusion of the WWE Universe.
The Mexican Arisocrat stands atop the stage and chuckles to Jericho as he pulls a microphone up. "If I were you, Chris Jericho, I wouldn't be worrying about what people are thinking about you for what you did last week. If I were you, I'd be worrying about what people are thinking about you after Alberto Del Rio defeats you later on tonight." He snickers again as Jericho laughs right back, reminding Del Rio about how he probably thought the same thing this past week on Raw when he faced and lost to Bryan Danielson and probably thought the same thing when he lost to Y2J just a few weeks ago in the Beat the Clock Challenge. "You see, Alberto, you could have been at the top of this company like myself or like Bryan but the problem with all of that is... well, you suck!" He laughs and the crowd joins in as well, Del Rio furious. He proceeds to start storming down the ring but stops at the apron as Jericho invites him back in, causing Alberto to back away slowly. The fans boo as he makes his way towards the back, Y2J staring him down while leaning across the ropes with a sly grin as the two will meet later on tonight.
CM PUNK DEFEATS THE MIZ VIA PINFALL The bell rings and the Illinois crowd explodes with the chants of their home-state superstar, CM Punk. He dominates Miz in the early goings and rocks him all around, working the crowd like crazy. He goes for the Go To Sleep early, only for Miz to rake the eyes and slip free. He gets some offense in but after missing a big clothesline, Punk slams him into the corner and hits a huge knee to the chin. He follows it up with the bulldog and pops right back up, letting Miz rise before lifting him up off the mat and onto his shoulders once again - nailing the Go To Sleep. Punk hooks both legs up for the three.
The Rockford crowd explodes as Punk steps up over to the ropes, calling for a microphone. He laughs and moves back to the middle of the ring, "Oh, Illinois!" The hometown fans pop once again as he continues to laugh, saying how much he loves the state. "I may be from Chicago but anywhere in Illinois is good for me! And it is for all of you here in this wonderful state that at Summerslam next Sunday, I'm going to take back the WWE Championship and get rid of Dave Batista's pathetic, washed up ass!" He throws the microphone down as his music hits, the fans showing their appreciation once again as he exits the ring and heads to the back.
Returning, a replay from Monday Night Raw airs with Ryback and Ezekiel Jackson once again becoming number one contenders for the WWE Tag Team Championships, where they will get a title shot this upcoming Monday on Raw. Back live in the arena, the team of Ryback and Jackson are seen sitting at ringside. Ryback gloats about the victory and laughs as Cole mentions how they are out here to watch as their opponents on Monday, the WWE Tag Team Champions, The Usos in action. Cole also mentions how Ryback and Jackson haven't been able to defeat The Usos with the belts on the line, prompting Jackson to tell him to shut up.
WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE USOS DEFEAT KOFI KINGSTON AND R-TRUTH VIA PINFALL IN A NON-TITLE MATCH The match starts off between Truth and Jey, with the latter getting the upper hand early on. The Usos completely dominate Truth for a couple of minutes until a spinning elbow is hit to Jimmy. A tag is made to Kingston and he comes storming in, getting a swing of momentum in his teams favor. They start to take control and get some near falls here and there until they are both knocked out of the ring. The Usos proceed to launch right over the ropes simultaneously and crash Kingston right over the table into Ryback and Jackson! Jimmy brings Truth back to the ring and rolls him in before climbing to the top turnbuckle, nailing the big splash off the top rope. He hooks both legs up for the three count.
The WWE Tag Team Champions join each other in the ring and hug, celebrating along with the crowd as they are handed their title belts. They turn to Ryback and Jackson, however, whom blast them each with clotheslines! They proceed to lift them back to their feet, Ryback hitting Shell Shocked on Jey as Jackson hits the Book of Ezekiel on Jimmy. The WWE Universe boos as they both stand tall, laughing as they look to become the WWE Tag Team Champions this Monday on Raw.
The cameras cut to the backstage to the World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank Holder, Antonio Cesaro, as he will be in action against former World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler - next.
ANTONIO CESARO DEFEATS DOLPH ZIGGLER VIA PINFALL The bell rings and the two lock up, Cesaro getting the upper hand early. Ziggler rakes the eyes on an attempt at a suplex, however, and turns things back his way. He hits a few neckbreakers and suplexes, followed up by a series of dropkicks. He goes for the Zig Zag but Cesaro manages to hold onto the ropes and turn right around, taking both legs. Ziggler struggles enough to get out and roll underneath the ropes, a commercial break following up. Upon the return, Ziggler is back in control of the match and works Antonio in the corners and on the mat, getting a few near falls. He delivers the Fameasser and goes for the pin, getting another two count. He gets frustrated and starts to beat Cesaro down with punches, leading to more pin attempts that only get two counts. Dolph gets even more aggravated with the referee and yells at him for about ten seconds. He turns right around to Cesaro hoisting him in the air and nailing a vicious uppercut on the way down! He follows up with the Big Swing, the crowd loving it. After dropping Ziggler, he cracks his neck and lets Ziggler get right back up before hitting the Neutralizer right in the middle of the squared circle. He hooks both legs up for the three count.
Cesaro gets back onto his feet, all fired up and excited over the victory. He marches around with a smile across his face but looks outside of the ring to see Kassius Ohno coming over the barricade to once again take the Money in the Bank Briefcase! He points at Ohno and chases after him, Kassius hopping right back over the barricade and through the crowd! Antonio goes right after him, the chase on for the briefcase once again as it was on Monday.
The cameras head to the back where Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins is walking, as he will address Randy Orton after the break.
Returning, the theme music of Seth Rollins hits as the WWE Universe gives a solid pop for the Intercontinental Champion. He makes his way out from the back and comes straight down to the ring, taking a microphone from ringside with a very serious look across his face. "It has been a few weeks now but I still haven't gotten over it. I walked down to this ring, had an amazing match with Rob Van Dam and then for no reason whatsoever I was attacked by... Randy Orton." He adjusts his title belt over his shoulder and shakes his head, saying it hasn't made any sense to him and explains that he keeps trying to grasp the idea of what is going on in the mind of Orton. "But I realized that 'The Viper' doesn't even know what is going through his own head. He is probably too delusional... he couldn't win the World Heavyweight Championship so he comes after me? If Randy thinks that I am any easier than Bryan Danielson - with all due respect to him - then Randy is quite mistaken because I am Seth Rollins and I've been the Intercontinental Champion for nearly ten months now and I don't plan on giving it up that easy at Summerslam, Randy! But I want answers... I want to try and get it. I want you to come out here and try and explain why you've targeted me and why you want so badly to get your ass kicked by me!" He storms around the ring as the crowd gets fired up for Rollins, the Intercontinental Champion ordering for Randy to make his way out. After a few moments, Orton's theme music hits and he makes his way out from the back very slowly and methodically.
Rollins tells Orton to come down to the ring but The Viper just shakes his head and scoffs, holding a microphone in his hands. He tells Rollins that he doesn't have to answer to him nor come down to the ring at his demand. He states that he has come out, however, to explain what he is going to do at Summerslam and why just because he feels generous. "In just ten days from now, Seth, I'm going to beat you down and I'm going to rip your hair out by the roots and I'm going to take the Intercontinental Championship... and I'm going to do all of that because I can! Because I am The Viper! Because I am Randy Orton! Because I deserve to be a champion and I keep on getting screwed out of the World Heavyweight Championship over and over again... you know what you are, Seth? You're somebody standing on the tracks while the train is coming through." Rollins laughs and says that is fair enough, but he finds it kind of funny how Randy went from chasing at the top of the ranks to coming down. Orton takes exception and tells Rollins it doesn't matter what he thinks is funny, because he won't be able to think anything once he gets his head kicked off at Summerslam. "Why don't you come and kick it off right now, Randy?" Rollins retorts, tossing his microphone to the mat to a big ovation from the crowd. He throws his title belt down as well and The Viper storms across the stage, fired up. He takes a few steps down the ramp before shaking his head and laughing. He starts to wag his finger, telling Rollins he isn't going to do it. He backs up the ramp and heads towards the back as the WWE Universe boos, Rollins left leaning across the ropes in frustration of not being able to get his hands on The Viper here tonight.
BRAY WYATT WITH LUKE HARPER AND ERICK ROWAN DEFEATS JUSTIN GABRIEL VIA PINFALL As soon as the match begins, Wyatt throws Gabriel into the corner head first. He bashes him down across the turnbuckles over and over again, refusing to let up. He hits a series of slams and taunts all around the arena, getting a very loud mixed reaction. After a minute of complete domination, Wyatt drops Gabriel with Sister Abigail and hooks both legs up for the easy victory.
Harper and Rowan emerge in the ring and pull Gabriel up, Harper hitting a huge spinning clothesline! Rowan follows up with a giant splash coming off the ropes. Wyatt laughs as he takes a microphone from ringside, wagging his finger as the lights dim down. "Jeff Hardy! Jeff Hardy! Jeff... Hardy... you have ten days, my brother!" He laughs hysterically and continues to mention how there is ten days left until Summerslam, ten days until the career of Jeff Hardy burns. "I gave you your chance, Jeff. It has been a long child's game of hide and go seek and now... now I have sought. I have sought after and found you, Jeff Hardy! You are no enigma! No enigma whatsoever because I have figured you out and you, my foolish brother, are going to burn! YOU WILL BURN! WHEN WE ENTER THAT RING OF FIRE, WE SHALL HOLD HANDS AND SKIP TO MY LOU, MY DARLING!" He starts to sing and breaks down onto both knees, laughing some more. "Skip, skip, skip to my lou! Skip skip, skip to my lou! SKIP! SKIP! SKIP TO MY LOU... MY... DARLING..." He leans his head back and gives a final message, shouting 'Follow the buzzards!' before the signature of The Wyatt Family hits.
Returning, a promo video airs for the upcoming 'Total Divas' show premiering on E! later this month.
The cameras proceed to cut backstage to Renee Young and she introduces her guest at this time to be the World Heavyweight Champion, Bryan Danielson. She thanks him for his time and asks about Chris Jericho facing Alberto Del Rio later on after Bryan himself just beat ADR this past Monday. Bryan shrugs his shoulders, "Alberto loves to run his mouth and he thought he could beat me on Raw. That didn't happen... Chris beat him a few weeks ago and he could do it tonight. However, I don't see why it matters. Because respect or not, whether Chris can beat Alberto or I can it all comes down to Summerslam when I make Chris tap out. Will I do just that?" He looks off into the distance, waiting for the crowd until they begin to chant 'Yes!' loudly in the background. He smiles and tells Renee he'll make sure to be watching later on, even if it doesn't mean anything.
DIVA'S CHAMPION AJ LEE DEFEATS NATALYA VIA PINFALL IN A NON-TITLE MATCH The match starts in a rematch from Money in the Bank with Natalya dropping AJ repeatedly and attempting to get her in multiple submission holds. Lee fights back, however, and gets aggressive with Natalya. The referee has to pull her away multiple times and Lee gets a couple of near falls off some hard shots and slams. Nattie goes for a big back body drop but Lee slides free and locks her into the Black Widow! Natalya struggles her way into the ropes before it can get gripped on tight and AJ lets go. Natalya struggles back onto her feet and gets smacked with the Shining Wizard! The Diva's Champion hooks both legs up for the three count.
AJ staggers onto her feet slowly, giving a slight laugh. She is given her title belt and she holds it tight, looking down at Natalya. She mounts on top and swings the belt right into the face multiple times! The referee pulls AJ away and she pops right back up, laughing some more. She starts to skip around the ring and holds the belt across her shoulder, exiting the ring and skipping around it before heading up the ramp as Natalya is left laid out cold as AJ's fight against the upcoming cast of Total Diva's continues.
Returning, Cole and JBL mention how this past Monday on Raw it was CM Punk and Sheamus against Batista and Roman Reigns. They go back to the footage and after Batista and Reigns got the victory, a brawl would break out. At the end of it, however, Sheamus was left laid out in the ring while Batista put CM Punk through the announce table. The commentary team proceeds to talk about how in just ten days at Summerslam as those two matches will take place as Reigns will go one on one with Sheamus and CM Punk against Batista with the WWE Championship on the line.
The cameras cut backstage to Renee Young as she introduces her guest at this time to be Paul Heyman. She thanks Heyman for his time and asks him about his client Roman Reigns facing Sheamus at Summerslam on the same night his other client Brock Lesnar faces The Rock and how he is preparing for it. "How am I preparing for it, Renee? Oh, Renee how little you know! A great manager such as myself hardly has to worry about preparing for anything... I already know everything there is to know. When I walk into Summerslam I'll have Roman Reigns! My young, new and fresh client and the future of this business... going up against Sheamus." He explains that The Celtic Warrior really isn't a warrior, but rather just a pale man that doesn't stand a chance against the likes of Reigns. "As for my other client... Brock! Lesnar! He already beat Dwayne Johnson eleven years ago at Summerslam to become the WWE Champion and he beat The Rock this past year at WrestleMania in a No Holds Barred Match and now this year in another No Holds Barred Match it will just be the same old story. My client Brock Lesnar will destroy Dwayne Johnson and break him in half. Not just mentally, but physically. Not just the body, but the arm that he already broke once." He snickers and tells Renee to take notes at Summerslam, because she could learn a thing or two about the greatest manager and the greatest clients there is in this business.
A graphic appears for the main event coming up next between Chris Jericho and Alberto Del Rio!
CHRIS JERICHO DEFEATS ALBERTO DEL RIO VIA SUBMISSION The bell rings and the two lock up, each getting to send the other down after going at it twice. Alberto works the arm and tries for an early armbar, only for Jericho to slip free and drop him with the Codebreaker! He hooks both legs up but Del Rio kicks out at two. After a few more minutes of Jericho controlling the match, Alberto throws him shoulder first into the steel post and lets Y2J drop to the floor. A commercial break interrupts as Jericho is left on the floor on the outside. Upon the return, Del Rio continues to work the arm and throws in a couple of kicks and suplexes and gets a few near falls. After working the arm some more, Jericho starts to fight back following a kick to the stomach. After a couple of swings of momentum yet again, Jericho ducks underneath the arm. He takes both legs and drops him to the mat, applying the Walls of Jericho! Del Rio scrambles immediately and tries to find a way out, only to find no way and have no choice but to submit.
The WWE Universe gives a mixed reaction as Jericho rises onto his feet and starts to work the crowd up a bit. As he prepares to exit the ring, however, Bryan Danielson's theme music hits to a thunderous ovation! The crowd bursts into a 'Yes!' chant along with Bryan as he comes down to the ring, staring Jericho down. He laughs and shrugs his shoulders, throwing the belt down before locking Del Rio into the Yes! Lock! The crowd keeps on chanting and yanks away at the hold, Jericho dragging him off and applying the Walls of Jericho on Del Rio! The crowd starts to go wild with the chants as Bryan nods before blasting Y2J with a huge kick to the back of the head! He proceeds to lock Jericho into the Yes! Lock and lets him struggle in it, just as Jericho did to him last week. He keeps on wrenching away and Y2J slowly begins to fade out, in the same fashion as last week! Danielson staggers back onto his feet and scoops his World Heavyweight Championship belt up and rushes up to the ropes, hoisting the belt up over and over again as the WWE Universe goes on with the 'Yes!' chants as Danielson has gotten his revenge in for last week! Smackdown comes to an end.
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Post by underjohngrohs on Jun 12, 2014 0:06:47 GMT -5
Great show to kick off SMACKDOWN with Jericho talking about how he respects Bryan only for Del Rio to ruin it, A great match to also have between CM Punk and The Miz with Punk winning. The Usos get a nice victory over R-Truth and Kofi Kingston and then to have Ryback and Jackson attack them. To be honest, Ryback and Ezekiel Jackson is an awesome team to have on this diary. A good win for Cesaro against The Showoff, Orton/Rollins segment was very okay, not good but okay. Gabriel squashed by Wyatt, Wyatt definitely has some momentum in the Inferno Match against Jeff Hardy, I hope KANE returns in this storyline segment. A nice win for AJ against Natalya, and to top it off, the main event between Jericho and Del Rio was good with Jericho winning, but Jericho and Bryan trying to make Del Rio tap simultaneously turned into the same thing like last week with Bryan this time hitting Jericho with the YES Lock, Nice show with SMACKDOWN!.
I also certainly agree with TG11 if Undertaker doesn't return at Summerslam, he should return at Survivor Series to announce his participation into the Royal Rumble Match and go to WrestleMania 30 to wrestle for the WWE Title, I'd love to see a Taker/Rock fight at the 30th WrestleMania too.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jun 12, 2014 10:04:14 GMT -5
Good opening promo from Chris Jericho to try and explain his actions. He came off as rather understandable and the match with Alberto Del Rio should be cool. CM Punk winning in his home state was cool as was the post match promo. Still dig the team of Ryback and Ezekiel Jackson. Obvious win for the Usos and attack from the number one contenders. Antonio Cesaro getting a big win is great but I'm not a fan of Kassius Ohno and him running after each other for the briefcase, just seems weird to me. Love the rivalry between Seth Rollins and Randy Orton and I don't mind seeing Orton go after the Intercontinental Title as it helps the prestige of the belt. Good Bray Wyatt win and I like how you had him sing, but not the Whole World in his Hands. AJ fighting with the Total Divas was good in real life but could've been better, hopefully you make it awesome. I wonder if we'll see a Roman Reigns/Brock Lesnar team down the line. Solid main event and I'm looking forward to Chris Jericho/Bryan Danielson at SummerSlam. Solid episode of Smackdown.
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Post by tg11 on Jun 12, 2014 12:32:56 GMT -5
Loved Chris Jericho opening up the show because he needed to explain his actions but to see him explain why he did what he did to the World Heavyweight Champion Bryan Danielson, I mean I can respect what he did and why? Because he is a competitor and he came back to be the World Heavyweight Champion and Danielson is standing in his way but to see Del Rio surprisingly interrupt him I didn't expect that but it builds up tonight's main event of Jericho vs Del Rio, I can see Danielson showing up
CM Punk wins to keep up his momentum heading into SummerSlam since he has a WWE Championship match against WWE Champion Batista so to see him beat Miz in his home state of Illinois I mean it was bound to happen
WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos beating Kofi & Truth, I mean these 2 brothers have come into their own ever since becoming champions getting better and better each match each title defense and it just goes to show us that this tag team could have a lengthy reign with the belts but to see Ryback and Big Zeke show up and then attack them after the match, not really surprising
Cesaro Mr. Money in the Bank beating Ziggler, in what I thought was a great match but then to see Ohno show up and then the chase being on, loved it
Orton/Rollins rivalry is just seemingly getting better and better in the sense that it is becoming more personal and especially with the WWE Intercontinental Championship on the line but also Rollins being champion for 10 months, he has had a lengthy reign with the belt and in 2 more months if he can make it that far he will be champion for 1 whole year which will then put him in distance of The Honky Tonk Man's reign of 454 days but seeing Orton go after the IC Title, it helps with the prestige in terms of building up the IC Title making it mean something again
Bray Wyatt beating Gabriel comes as no surprise but this was more or less yet another message sent to Jeff Hardy but I wonder how Jeff Hardy will respond?
AJ the WWE Divas Champion beating Natalya, can I say nice win, because AJ should be put over I mean she is the WWE Divas Champion but to see her feuding with the cast of Total Divas is not that surprising considering the jealousy factor but also because she is being overshadowed by them and not one of them is champion she is and I feel that she has a legit gripe
Paul Heyman putting over his clients Lesnar and Reigns, I love it, I can't wait to see Rock vs Reigns this Monday on RAW but also Rock vs Reigns has all the makings of a future WrestleMania or SummerSlam main event but I fully expect that match to end in a No Contest or in a DQ
Jericho beating Del Rio to end the show definitely makes sense but then seeing Danielson attack Jericho like that, I am surprised he still gets cheered for that but yet when Jericho does the same thing to Danielson he gets booed for it, talk about hypocrisy
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Post by snickelodeon on Jun 13, 2014 2:21:36 GMT -5
Smack Down - Jericho's promo to kick off the show at first didn't come across genuine. Thought you were going down the fake baby face route but u used Del Rio to fully establish that Jericho didn't turn last week.
Hope Uso's retain the title on Raw
Ziggler/Cesaro would have been a good match. Like how your building Cesaro and his feud with Ohno is being booked well.
Like the Rollins/Orton rivalry too feels like a promotion for Rollins. Look forward to their match at SummerSlam.
Nice Punk cameo added to the show
After Bryan's promo was sure Bryan would return the favour and he sure did. Some even Steven booking between Jericho & Bryan showing their as good as the other. Good booking. Good Smack Down. Good job!
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 13, 2014 8:26:01 GMT -5
August 12, 2013 from the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California
The Monday Night Raw intro video airs and the cameras come live into the Sleep Train Arena from Sacramento, California! Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and John Bradshaw Layfield welcome everybody to the final edition of Raw before Summerslam comes this Sunday night! Before that big extravaganza, a big show is coming here tonight as not only will Batista and CM Punk be in the building and speaking, so will The Rock as he will also return to action by going up against Roman Reigns! Plus, we will also see 'The Viper' Randy Orton go one on one with 'The Celtic Warrior' Sheamus and the WWE Tag Team Championships are on the line. All this and more - live on Monday Night Raw!
The theme music of Batista hits to very loud boos from the Sacramento crowd, the WWE Champion laughing as he adjusts his title belt over his shoulder on his way out to the stage. He makes his way down and into the ring, taking a microphone from ringside before laughing at the WWE Universe, telling them to quit their whining and deal with the fact that he is the WWE Champion and always will be. "This Sunday at Summerslam I got to defend my title against CM Punk! Now, I know all of you morons will be cheering Punk on but I've got some news you might not want to here: Punk doesn't stand a chance against me. Punk won't be able to beat me no matter what the hell he does and after I'm through with him, he'll never be able to get back into a WWE ring!" The crowd boos as Batista once again adjusts the title over his shoulder, going on to talk about how he won the Money in the Bank fair and square and just did what was not only best for business, but was best for him, the night after and all of a sudden everybody hates him. He says that is fine, though, because he hates all of the WWE Universe as well. He gets some strong heat as he snickers, mocking the crowd by making a whining noise. "Tough crap! You don't have to like me and I don't have to like you! I don't have to like you, or you..." He keeps on pointing out to different members of the crowd until the boos become overwhelming. "After I'm done with CM Punk on Sunday night, I expect I'll get the same type of reaction. Then the next night and the night after that! All of you can bitch and moan about CM Punk not being WWE Champion anymore for the rest of your lives because he, nor anybody else, will ever take it away from me! He will never be the face of the WWE like I am! So deal with it!" He starts to head towards the ropes but 'Cult of Personality' hits, the guitar riff making the WWE Universe rise onto their feet and explode for the 'Best in the World', as he makes his way out to the stage staring Batista down.
Punk marches right down the ramp and gets into the ring, snagging a microphone from ringside all while not taking his eyes off of the WWE Champion. He steps right up in front of him and they both smack talk a bit, Punk pulling his microphone up as he backs up a bit. "You know what, Dave, you and Triple H and Stephanie McMahon came up with this moniker of the 'face of the WWE' and I'm honestly just sick and tired of it. Especially when it comes to you. You keep on saying that you're the face of the WWE and everybody in the entire world knows that you're not the face, you're the ass of the WWE." The crowd gives a loud 'ooh' as Punk goes on, talking about he was put in the same position to become the 'face of the WWE' but he didn't like it. He says that he didn't need to be handed everything like Dave does because he is the best in the world and he can get anything done on his own as much as he can with all the support. Batista laughs and asks Punk if he is serious, stating that he is bigger, badder and stronger than Punk is and this Sunday the best in the world is going to look like the best pancake in the world. Punk shakes his head, "Best pancake in the world? Real good one, Dave, real good one! You know, you may be bigger than me but you certainly aren't badder. You have all of these muscles popping out from whatever the hell it is you drink and inject and what you may lift once in while... and you really think that is enough to beat me? Guess what, Dave! All of the muscles in the world can't stop the best in the world!" Punk goes on to tell Batista that at Summerslam this Sunday, the best in the world is going to be the WWE Champion once again and he doesn't need Triple H or Stephanie McMahon or anybody else to make sure that happens. He tells Dave to go back and kiss all the ass he can because after Sunday, they are going to have to re-evaluate if he is worth the spot on the roster once he gets his ass kicked. Punk drops the microphone to the mat and spreads his arms out before smacking the sunglasses off of Batista's face! The WWE Universe gasps as Dave takes a big swing, rocking Punk back. The two start to trade shots and Batista goes for a clothesline against the ropes, only for Punk to yank them down and let him fall over and to the floor! He proceeds to leap onto the top turnbuckle and raise his index fingers up to the sky in homage to Randy Savage. He proceeds to leap off into Batista and sends him right into and over the announce table! The crowd pops as Punk leaps right over and dives into Batista, punching him in the head repeatedly! Triple H comes storming out from the back with a microphone, ordering security down to ringside - the crowd booing at the act. Security comes running near the announce table and they yank Punk away, putting him up against the ring. Triple H steps right up in front of Punk, "You get the hell out of my arena, Punk. You get the hell out of here before I take away your rematch at Summerslam!" Punk laughs as he is forced away by security, the 'Best in the World' smack talking Hunter and Batista all the way up the ramp as the WWE Champion remains laid out on the floor behind the announce table, clutching a hold of his head in pain and frustration.
THE USOS DEFEAT RYBACK AND EZEKIEL JACKSON VIA PINFALL TO RETAIN THE WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS The bell rings as Jimmy starts off with Jackson, the latter overpowering early on and getting multiple near falls. He and Ryback at first get frustrated but turn it around to just work Jimmy by making frequent tags with each other and rock him. Jimmy makes a hot tag to his brother, however, and he charges right in to take both men over the ropes. The brothers proceed to simultaneously launch themselves over the top rope and into the challengers at the bottom of the ramp! A commercial break interrupts and upon the return, The Usos remain in control with fast paced and high flying action. Ryback hits a big boot on Jey out of nowhere, however, and turns momentum back his teams way. He and Jackson keep at it until a blind tag is made by Jimmy, allowing Jey to hit a superkick on Jackson and take Ryback out of the ropes. Jimmy hits the Big Splash on Zeke and hooks both legs up for the three.
The Sacramento crowd pops for The Usos as they both get onto their feet, the referee awarding them their title belts. They work the crowd up all around the ring before exiting and making their way up the ramp, smiles across their faces over the successful defense here tonight. Meanwhile, back in the ring, Jackson is left laid out as Ryback looks on from the outside in frustration, kicking the steel steps. He slaps the announce table a few times and shouts out in anger, The Usos making fun of him atop the ramp as once again, Ryback and Jackson have failed to capture the gold in their opportunity.
Returning, Renee Young is backstage and she introduces her guest at this time to be the United States Champion, Ryan Braxton. She thanks him for his time and makes the note that it has been made official for this Sunday at the Summerslam Kickoff it will be him going up against Dean Ambrose with the title on the line. She mentions how Ambrose originally was going to have his rematch tonight but it was pushed back because he is injured and asks Braxton how he feels about getting the opportunity to be on the Kickoff Show instead. "I'll compete any night against anyone, Renee." Braxton smiles as he adjusts his title belt, "I'm a champion. I fight like one and I am one and while Dean Ambrose had to push back his rematch because he is apparently 'injured', I'm going to go out there and compete anyway. I hope Dean is watching because at the Summerslam Kickoff, he's going down just like he did when I first took this title away from him." He heads off, ready for action.
UNITED STATES CHAMPION RYAN BRAXTON DEFEATS MARK HENRY VIA PINFALL IN A NON-TITLE MATCH The match starts off with Henry rocking Braxton into the corner and dominates him for a minute or so. He goes for a big splash but Braxton rolls out of the way, getting back onto his feet. He begins to rock Henry and tries to get him off his feet but fails until he nails a huge shoulder into the side of the knee. He proceeds to work the World's Strongest Man on the mat and in the corner before using all of his strength and deliver a quick, powerful spinning powerbomb! He hooks both legs up for the three.
The crowd cheers as Braxton rises onto his feet, pounding on his chest. The referee brings him his title belt and raises it up high over his head. The theme music of Dean Ambrose hits and Braxton turns to look up the ramp, leaning down in preparation. Ambrose, however, comes charging into the ring from behind and blasts Braxton with a shot to the back of the head! He proceeds to throw him shoulder first into the steel post and hops right out of the ring, wrapping Ryan's arm around the post repeatedly. He finally pulls tight on it and yanks away as hard as he can, giving a loud yell. He finally lets go as a few officials come down to the ring to pull him away, the United States Champion flopping to the mat in the ring holding onto his shoulder in pain as Ambrose has certainly sent a message going into his match on Sunday.
Returning, the cameras cut backstage to show Renee Young as she introduces her guests at this time to be Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman. The cameras zoom back to show the two, Reigns with a cocky smile across his face while twisting his wrist a bit. Young proceeds to ask Roman how confident he is going into his match tonight against a legend in The Rock. Reigns chuckles and goes to answer, only for Heyman to step forward and excuse himself. "My client Roman Reigns, just like my other client going into this Sunday - Brock Lesnar - is very confident going into his match here tonight against Dwyne Johnson. You see, Dwayne has been too busy with his movies and his showbiz over the years and that is why my client Brock Lesnar completely destroyed him at WrestleMania. This Sunday will be no different and tonight it will be no different when Roman Reigns faces Dwayne Johnson and no different when Roman faces Sheamus at Summerslam." Renee goes on to ask Roman if he has any input rather than Heyman, to which Paul tries to take exception to only for Reigns to put his hand up and stop his manager. "Renee, I only got two things to say: Tonight, I'm going to destroy The Rock." He raises his fist up and proceeds to put up his other, "And Sunday, I'm going to dismantle Sheamus." He and Heyman head off, both very confident with tonight and Sunday.
The cameras transition to Sheamus, whom is getting ready for his match against Randy Orton. The Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins walks in, however, and The Celtic Warrior rises onto his feet asking his former rival what he wants. "I just want to let you know, I'm putting our differences in the past. If Randy tries to get away with anything tonight, I'm going to have your back." Sheamus says he appreciates it and tells Rollins that he is rather impressed with his change of attitude lately. Rollins says he is just adapting and doing what he can to remain the Intercontinental Champion. "Randy Orton told me last week I was on the tracks and he was the train coming through but little does he know that on that tracks isn't just me standing, I'm there inside of a tank ready to blow him up." The two share a smirk and head out, as Sheamus is in action against Randy Orton - next!
RANDY ORTON DEFEATS SHEAMUS VIA PINFALL The bell rings and the two lock up with each other, Sheamus viciously tossing Orton around. He gets a few near falls off some ferocious slams and shots all around the ring. The Viper hits a huge uppercut out of nowhere and turns momentum back in his favor. He goes for the RKO early, but gets shoved to the ropes and clotheslined right over and to the floor. Sheamus pounds on his chest as a commercial break interrupts the match. After the break, the two go back and forth for a couple of minutes battling with each other. They each swing momentum back and forth and Sheamus nails a huge Brogue Kick out of nowhere! Before he can go for the pin, however, Roman Reigns comes storming into the ring from behind. He runs right at Sheamus but gets dropped over the top rope as he pulls the ropes down. The Celtic Warrior smack talks his Summerslam opponent and turns right around to the RKO! Orton hooks both legs up for the three.
The WWE Universe boos as Reigns comes right back into the ring, dragging Sheamus up. He hits him with a series of shoulders to the gut and Orton comes up, putting himself into the mix and stomping into the stomach of Sheamus. The Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins comes storming out from the back, however, and hops right into the ring - trading shots with Orton! He goes for a superkick but The Viper drops to the mat and rolls out of the ring as on the other side, Rollins chasing right after him. Meanwhile, back in the ring Reigns drops Sheamus with the Superman Punch! He follows it up with a spear on the outside and pops right back up to his feet, all fired up. He pulls away slowly at the orders of Paul Heyman as he still has to go one on one with The Rock later on tonight!
Returning, an announcement is made for this Thursday on Smackdown as Randy Orton and Roman Reigns will team up to take on their respective Summerslam opponents, Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins and Sheamus.
THE BELLA TWINS DEFEAT AKSANA AND LAYLA VIA PINFALL The match starts off with Layla and Nikki, with the former dominating in the early goings. After a tag is made to Aksana, however, the tables turn tremendously. The Bella Twins work Aksana for a couple of minutes, making back and forth tags galore. As Aksana tries to make a tag to Layla, she is dragged right back to the middle of the ring and hit with the Bella Buster by Nikki. She hooks both legs up for the three.
The Bella Twins celebrate their victory with each other until the theme music of Stephanie McMahon hits, coming out to the ramp to some tremendous heat from the WWE Universe. Diva's Champion AJ Lee follows and the crowd boos some more, McMahon proceeding to tell the women in the ring that this Sunday will be a big night for them, as well as AJ. She turns to the champion and says that she has an announcement right here and right now and that is the Diva's division will now have it's own Director - Vickie Guerrero! The Sleep Train Arena once again roars with boos as Guerrero makes her way out from the back, excusing herself in shrieks. She takes the microphone away from Stephanie and smiles to AJ and the others in the ring, whom all just look at her in disgust. "Ladies, as the new director of your division I have made a decision for this Sunday as Stephanie alluded to! At Summerslam, it will be AJ Lee defending the Diva's Championship... in an open invitational Diva's Battle Royal!" Lee widens her eyes in disbelief and starts to scream at Vickie over the decision, claiming that it isn't fair. Guerrero ignores her, however, and heads to the back as the four in the ring seem very satisfied with the announcement, Lee continuing to scream atop the stage.
The cameras cut backstage to Jeff Hardy, whom will be in action against Erick Rowan - next!
JEFF HARDY DEFEATS ERICK ROWAN WITH BRAY WYATT AND LUKE HARPER VIA PINFALL The bell rings and Hardy goes off on Rowan to start things off, getting him rockedi nto the corner a few times. He goes for a leap into the corner but Rowan catches him, nailing a huge slam right in the middle of the ring. He overpowers Hardy for the following couple of minutes and goes for a clothesline in the corner, only for Hardy to avoid it and hit him with a reverse Twist of Fate. He only gets a two count, however. Hardy gets a huge swing of momentum going but gets distracted by Wyatt on the outside as he prepares for the Swanton Bomb, allowing Rowan to throw him right off and to the mat. He hits a big splash but only gets a two count. He drags Jeff right back up by the hair and hits a couple of headbutts before turning to Wyatt for commands, which allows Hardy to break free and hit the Whisper in the Wind! He follows it up with the Twist of Fate and goes to the top turnbuckle, staring Wyatt and Harper down before nailing the Swanton. He hooks both legs up for the three count.
Hardy rises onto his feet and Rowan slowly rolls out of the ring, the Charismatic Enigma left standing in the middle of the ring. He stomps all around and beckons for Wyatt to get back into the ring, only for the leader of the cult to hold a microphone in his hands and hush Hardy. "Jeff Hardy, I warned you. I warned you! Now this Sunday, our long game of chutes and ladders comes to an end this Sunday as we get near the top and you... fall from the top to the bottom." He laughs and mumbles a bit, saying that they could have been friends and that they could have been brothers and gotten along just fine. "But you defied me and you defied Abigail an you defied your destiny, Jeff Hardy! Now this Sunday... your career shall burn." He chuckles once again and Hardy prepares to exit the ring, only for the corners to have flames rise out of them out of nowhere! Hardy takes a few steps back and looks all around as Wyatt tilts his head back, laughing hysterically. "Ashes! Ashes! We all... fall.. down... Follow! The buzzards!" The signature of The Wyatt Family hits and the lights go out in the arena.
Returning, a promo video airs showing a graveyard. It transitions to show all parts of it and lightning begins to strike, thunder rolling. The footage transitions to show the readings on the tombstones, each with a number up to 21. The video comes to an end after a big flash of lightning with a picture of The Undertaker taking place of it, stating that he will return next week on Raw! Back live in the arena, the WWE Universe goes ballistic for the announcement - as does the commentary team. Michael Cole mentions how we haven't seen or heard from The Undertaker since he defeated Chris Jericho at WrestleMania this year and now he will be back next week! JBL says that it will be fantastic and Lawler says that he cannot wait. "You know what else I cannot wait for, guys? Summerslam!" Cole shouts with a smile, as he proceeds to run down the card along with JBL and King.
On the Kickoff Show, it will be Ryan Braxton facing Dean Ambrose for the United States Championship! Also, on the panel will be as always Josh Mathews as well as Alex Riley, David Otunga and WWE Hall of Famer, Ric Flair! On the main card it will be Batista defending the WWE Championship against CM Punk; Antonio Cesaro will put his World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank briefcase on the line against his former partner, Kassius Ohno; Roman Reigns versus Sheamus; Seth Rollins versus Randy Orton for the Intercontinental Championship; an open invitational battle royal for AJ Lee's Diva's Championship; Jeff Hardy vs Bray Wyatt in an Inferno Match; Bryan Danielson puts the World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Chris Jericho and Brock Lesnar faces The Rock in a No Holds Barred match.
The cameras pan backstage to Triple H in his office along with Stephanie McMahon, Hunter furious over the attack on Batista by CM Punk earlier on. The WWE Champion barges in and says he isn't just angry over earlier tonight, he is completely pissed off. He says he doesn't want Punk at Summerslam, he wants him tonight! The crowd pops for the idea back inside the arena and Hunter says he can't do that. He goes to explain but Goldust walks into the room, excusing himself. "Sorry for interrupting and I know it is late, guys, but I just wanted to come by and just ask for a match here tonight if you have a spot for me. I really just want to go out there and prove myself." Triple H looks to Stephanie, Batista and then back at Goldust. He nods, "I tell you what... Dave here was just telling me how he wanted to face CM Punk tonight but obviously I can't let that happen. Instead, I'm going to kill two birds with one stone - if you will - for these problems. Tonight, the WWE Champion Batista faces Goldust!" He smiles as the two seem to have different reactions towards the idea, the Chief Operating Officer telling the two of them that the match is a matter of fact going to be next. Goldust nods and heads out, Batista staring him down as he walks out before turning back to the power couple, telling them that will do just fine.
WWE CHAMPION BATISTA DEFEATS GOLDUST VIA PINFALL IN A NON-TITLE MATCH The bell rings and the two come to the middle of the ring, Batista running right through Goldust to start things off. He gets very aggressive and hits a series of slams, only to refuse to go for the pin. He gets a little cocky and goes for a spear after taking his time, only for Goldust to move out of the way. Dave turns right around to a huge punch to the chin and Goldust starts to swing things his way for a minute. He nails a big time DDT and goes for the pin, only to get a two count. The Bizarre One goes to the top turnbuckle and leaps off for an elbow, only to be caught by The Animal and dropped with a vicious spinebuster! The WWE Champion gets right onto his feet and shakes the ropes violently, putting his thumbs up and then back down. He proceeds to lay Goldust out with the Batista Bomb and hooks both legs up for the three count.
Batista gets back onto his feet and raises both fists up to the booing crowd, telling them to 'Deal with it'. He cups his hand over his ear and leans across the ropes, asking the fans 'what?' repeatedly as he draws more heat. He storms back up to Goldust and drags him onto his feet again, throwing him through the ropes and to the floor. He follows right after him and delivers the Batista Bomb right on the steel steps! The Sacramento crowd keeps on booing as Batista snatches his WWE Championship belt away from the timekeeper before backing away from the ring, the medical staff coming out to check on the motionless Goldust as Batista has certainly sent a message going into this Sunday following what happened to him earlier on in the night.
Returning, Antonio Cesaro's theme music hits and he makes his way down to ringside - taking a seat at the announce table for the upcoming match. Kassius Ohno's theme music proceeds to hit afterward and he makes his way out, holding a microphone in one hand and Cesaro's briefcase in the other. He marches down the ramp as Justin Gabriel stands in the ring waiting for him, Ohno speaking up. "It has been a month since my so called brother, my so called partner... Antonio Cesaro... screwed me over! Stabbed me in the back! Took this Money in the Bank Briefcase and ran off. So what did I do? I took it and brought it home with me where it belongs." He steps onto the apron and stares Cesaro down, laughing as he waves the briefcase a bit. "This Sunday, however, it will officially belong to me." He puts the briefcase in the corner and enters the ring, ready for action.
KASSIUS OHNO DEFEATS JUSTIN GABRIEL VIA PINFALL The match begins with Gabriel putting up a big fight and surprising Ohno by getting a few near falls off some high flying moves. He attempts a top rope dropkick but completely misses, allowing Ohno to deliver a series of elbows to the back of the head and spine. He delivers a series of suplexes and takes his time to stare Cesaro down, which allows Gabriel to once again get into things. He sets up for the 450 Splash, only for Ohno to get up in time and rock him with a huge shot to the face. He follows it up with a superplex and rises back up, dropping Gabriel once he gets up with a huge spinning elbow to the back of the head! He hooks both legs up for the pinfall, staring Cesaro down the whole time the referee counts.
Ohno gets onto his feet with a smile and spreads his arms out, walking over to the ropes. Cesaro removes his headset and puts his arms out as well, asking Ohno if he has something to say. Kassius just shakes his head and walks over to the briefcase, picking it up. He gives it a kiss and turns back to look at Cesaro, whom gets on the apron and demands for it back. Kassius refuses, however, and Antonio charges into the ring and steps right up, taking a hold of the case. They yank back and forth with it until Antonio pushes it right up into the face of his former tag team partner! He rips the briefcase away and raises it up to the cheering crowd before placing it down and grabbing a hold of the legs, only for Ohno to slip away and roll out of the ring before the swing can be performed. Cesaro picking his briefcase up again, hoping to keep a hold of it this Sunday at Summerslam!
Returning, World Heavyweight Champion Bryan Danielson is seen backstage to a thunderous ovation from the crowd. He walks down the halls and is stopped by Chris Jericho, his opponent on Sunday. They stare each other down and Y2J nods, "I get what you did last week, Bryan. I really do. But what I don't think YOU get is that I won't show any mercy on Sunday when I take the World Heavyweight Championship away from you. As for when we do Pick Your Poison this week on Smackdown... I've decided I'm going to let you face a guy you're very familiar with: Dolph Ziggler." The fans give a mixed reaction in the background as Danielson says that is funny, because he chose a guy Chris is very familiar with: Rob Van Dam. The WWE Universe explodes at the announcement as the two share another lengthy stare before Jericho heads off, seeming satisfied with the choice of opponent for later on this week.
The cameras transition to Renee Young and she introduces her guest at this time to be - The Rock. The Sacramento crowd goes wild inside the arena as the legend steps forward, taking a big sniff to the air. "FINALLY! THE ROCK! HAS COME BACK! TO SACRAMENTO..." He smiles as he gets another pop, looking up and down at Renee and says that it is about time they got somebody fine to do interviews around here. She blushes and asks Rock how he feels going into his first match since WrestleMania here tonight. "How does The Rock feel? How does The Rock feel!? The Rock feels great, Renee, The Rock feels damn great! But I tell you what, I tell you what, oh do I tell you what! After tonight, Roman Reigns ain't going to be feeling so great because The Rock is going to whoop his candy ass and check him right into the Smackdown hotel just like The Rock is going to do to Brock Lesnar this Sunday at Summerslam!" He takes another big sniff of the air and chuckles, saying that he loves being back in the WWE but Brock Lesnar has been getting under his skin for eight months now. Ever since the Royal Rumble where he returned and took him out. "But on Sunday, after the smoke clears and Brock Lesnar is left on the mat like a bitch The Rock will climb to the top turnbuckle, raise his fist in the air and place his noise up high and listen to the millions!" The crowd roars with the expected response of 'and millions', "Of The Rock's fans cheering him on and tonight will be no different when Roman Reigns and if The Rock gets the chance, Renee... oh, if The Rock gets a chance he will grab a hold of Paul Heyman's chunky monkey ass by the ponytail and give him the world's fattest Rock Bottom! IF YA SMELLLALALALALALEL!" He raises an eyebrow and tilts down his sunglasses, "What The Rock! Is! Cooking!" He heads off as the main event between himself and Roman Reigns is coming up next!
THE ROCK DEFEATS ROMAN REIGNS WITH PAUL HEYMAN VIA DISQUALIFICATION The bell rings and the two circle around the ring, thunderous 'Rocky' chants filling the arena. They come to the middle and begin to trade shots back and forth with Rock picking up the advantage, eventually sending Reigns through the ropes. He gets the crowd fired up even more and follows Reigns to the outside, getting tossed into the announce table back first. Reigns overpowers Rock for a couple of minutes and gets him back into the ring in the process, working the midsection especially. He whips him off the ropes and goes for the Superman Punch, only Rock to avoid it. He turns right to the Spear however and the crowd gasps as Reigns hooks both legs up - only to get a narrow two count. A commercial break cuts the match off and upon the return, Reigns remains in control of the match. After a minute or so, Rock catches the arm on a shot and nails a series of punches. He brings Roman down with a big time spinebuster and pops right back up for the People's Elbow, nailing it with authority! He goes for the in but only gets a count of two, both men getting up once again. As Rock continues to get the momentum going even further, he sets up for the Rock Bottom only to be shoved away and dropped with the Superman Punch! Reigns doesn't go for the pin, however, and sets up for the spear in the corner as Heyman talks in his ear. He charges right at Rock as he gets up, only for The Great One to move out of the way and let Reigns go straight into the steel post. He lets him come back out before hitting the Rock Bottom and gets up once again, setting up for the People's Elbow. As he goes to the ropes, however, Heyman blasts him with a steel chair to the back! The referee calls for the bell.
The crowd boos loudly as Rock collapses onto his hands and knees, Heyman tossing the chair into Reigns. He scoops it up and stands over Rock with a smile, raising it up high over his head only to be met with a huge punch to the jaw out of nowhere! Rock hops right back up and rips the chair away, slamming it into the mid section and across the spine. He hits Reigns a few more times and lets him roll out of the ring, turning to see Paul Heyman standing behind him with another chair! Heyman backs down, however, and stumbles a bit before falling right down in a sitting position. He begs for Rock to leave him be but he just shakes his head, dragging Paul up by the ponytail. The WWE Universe breaks into a 'Rocky' chant once again as he seems to be ready for the Rock Bottom, only for the theme music of Brock Lesnar to hit!
The Beast Incarnate makes his way out from the back and stands atop the stage, marching back and forth while staring The Rock down. He gives a loud yell and pounds on his chest before storming down the ramp and into the ring, hopping right up to shots from Rock! He gets blasted up against the ropes but he manages to duck down, lift Rock up and slam him face first off the steel post and drop him right against the barricade! Lesnar steps right out and runs up to Rock, mounting on top of him and bashing his skull off the floor and barricade. Brock hops right onto his feet and gives another yell, pulling his shirt off and tossing it away. Heyman gives orders from inside the ring and Brock forces Rock back onto his feet, lifting him onto his shoulders before hitting the F5 right into the steel post! "Oh my God! Somebody stop him!" Cole shouts on commentary, Lesnar refusing to let up as he drags Rock up again and hits another F5 - this time dropping him across the barricade and into the open area. Rock remains laid out across it and Brock doesn't let up, dragging him across the floor and up onto the rampway, hitting a third F5 on the platform! The crowd stays relatively silent as Rock remains motionless, Lesnar getting to his feet yet again as Heyman tells him to keep going! Brock drags Rock up the ramp and to the top of the stage with a sick smile across his face, hitting a fourth F5 on top of the stage! He kips right up and stares at his manager, whom raises his index finger in the air - telling Brock to do it one more time! The commentators and many members of the crowd call for a stop to the madness but Lesnar pulls Rock onto his shoulders again, backing up towards the minitron. "IT'S OVER!" He shouts before flipping Rock right into the tron, the screen blacking out from the vicious impact! Brock storms forward and flexes his muscles, giving a loud yell to the crowd with tons of intensity in his eyes and face. Heyman steps right up next to his client and raises his arm up with a smile across his face as referees and medical crew come out to check on the lifeless body of The Rock as the speculation now begins if he will be even to make it to Summerslam on Sunday. Monday Night Raw comes to an end.
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 13, 2014 8:44:25 GMT -5
| No Holds Barred Match The Rock vs Brock Lesnar
WWE Championship Batista(c) vs CM Punk
World Heavyweight Championship Bryan Danielson(c) vs Chris Jericho
Intercontinental Championship Seth Rollins(c) vs Randy Orton
Inferno Match Bray Wyatt vs Jeff Hardy
Singles Match Roman Reigns vs Sheamus
World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank Briefcase Antonio Cesaro(c) vs Kassius Ohno
Diva's Championship Battle Royal AJ Lee(c) vs Open Invitational | Date, Venue and Location
| Official Theme Song | August 18, 2013 - Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA | "We Own It" by 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa
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Poster Credit: Elliot
Featuring the Summerslam Kickoff...
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Post by tg11 on Jun 13, 2014 9:09:38 GMT -5
Wow after what happened to The Rock courtesy of Brock Lesnar, hitting not one not 2 not 3 but 4 F-5s to The Rock the last one being on top of the stage and then flipping Rock right into the tron, I wonder what kind of condition The Rock can be in honestly heading into SummerSlam? Perhaps this is the worst beating The Rock has ever received in his career really probably the worst beating The Rock has ever received in his life and heading into SummerSlam I wonder if The Rock will even show up to SummerSlam let alone compete at SummerSlam in that No Holds Barred Match or what kind of condition Rock will be in as far as his Hollywood movie career goes? That beating was heinous to say the least
But seeing the 2 cousins go at it in the main event with Rock going up against his cousin Paul Heyman Guy Roman Reigns in the main event and it ending in a DQ, it was the right way to go honestly because of the magnitude of this match I mean not only are they cousins but Reigns is a Paul Heyman Guy he is the future and if he had lost to The Rock it would have killed all of his momentum so I see why you had Heyman intentionally get his man DQed by hitting Rock with a chair but I honestly would have thought that Sheamus would have showed up to even the odds for The Rock but surprisingly he didn't
Pick Your Poison Matches on Smackdown with Chris Jericho choosing Danielson's opponent and it being Dolph Ziggler, a WrestleMania 29 rematch on Smackdown I can't wait and Danielson the World Heavyweight Champion choosing Jericho's opponent and it being RVD, it seems like these 2 are doing everything they can to try to one-up each other
Kassius Ohno still in possession of the Money in the Bank briefcase and that at SummerSlam he says it will officially be his, he very well could be right especially if he beats if he pins Cesaro 1...2...3 right in the middle of that ring
Kassius Ohno beating Justin Gabriel also doesn't come as a surprise either even though Gabriel did get his fair share of offense in and then after the match Ohno getting attacked by his SummerSlam opponent Mr. Money in the Bank his former tag team partner now turned bitter rival Cesaro and then Cesaro taking back his briefcase I wonder if that could be a sign of things to come at SummerSlam?
WWE Champion Batista emphatically beating Goldust, not just emphatically beating him but decimating Goldust, I would definitely say direct message sent to Punk right there especially with Batista hitting the Batista Bomb on Goldust on the steel steps, that was sickening but Batista I bet during all of that during his match with Goldust all he could see all he could think about was his SummerSlam opponent CM Punk
SummerSlam rundown of the match card, I love it and the SummerSlam Panel consisting of WWE Hall of Famer and former Evolution member Ric Flair, David Otunga, Alex Riley and Josh Matthews I love it, I wonder if Flair will in some way get involved at SummerSlam costing Punk the title?
Undertaker returning to RAW this Monday I can't wait, I wonder what Taker will do now that he's back or more importantly who he will set his sights on or who will set their sights on Taker?
Jeff Hardy beats yet another Wyatt Family member this time beating Rowan, direct message being sent to the Wyatt Family patriarch Jeff's SummerSlam opponent Bray Wyatt, and considering these 2 will be going at it in an Inferno Match, one of these men are going to burn at SummerSlam but who will it be?
AJ the WWE Divas Champion gets screwed again, and at SummerSlam she has to defend her WWE Divas Championship in a Battle Royal, how the hell is that far to AJ? If anything that is unfair that she has to defend her title against how many other divas and especially in a Battle Royal where anyone could win, that puts AJ at a major disadvantage if you ask me
Bellas beating Layla and Aksana, not surprising but I bet all of these divas will somehow be in the battle royal anyway
Sheamus backstage with WWE IC Champion Rollins, you just know the history between these 2 men and I wonder how Sheamus can trust Rollins given everything that has happened between them in the past but Rollins having Sheamus' back is surprising to say the least considering Sheamus is facing Orton
Reigns and Heyman being interviewed by Renee Young, I wonder if Renee was trying to stir the pot between Reigns and Heyman there for a second because if she was, then I wonder if down the line we will see Reigns turn babyface on Paul Heyman or if Heyman will turn his back on Roman Reigns?
Randy Orton beating Sheamus isn't that shocking either considering the interference from Reigns costing Sheamus the match but also I would have expected Rollins to distract Orton
WWE United States Champion Ryan Braxton wins yet another match, this just goes to show us that Braxton really is for real and that he is not just some flash in the pan, the man is undefeated and beating The World's Strongest Man Mark Henry is no easy task considering Henry's size and his strength and Braxton being able to lift up Henry the way he did for his finisher, awesome feat of strength right there
Seeing Ambrose show up right after the match and attacking Braxton the way he did perfectly sets up their match for SummerSlam and with the US Title on the line I love it
WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos beating Ryback and Big Zeke yet again to retain their titles, didn't I tell you that this would happen? So far this just proves that The Big Guys simply just can't beat The Usos, that they aren't good enough and that at this point this tag team of Ryback and Big Zeke is not working out, Ryback should just turn on Big Zeke he doesn't even need him he never did and that Ryback just simply just focus on being a singles star
But I loved the way that you opened up RAW with WWE Champion Batista and his SummerSlam opponent Punk and then it turning into a brawl only for the COO Triple H to have security escort Punk out of the arena, you can bet that this match at SummerSlam has just gotten oh so more personal
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Post by tg11 on Jun 13, 2014 9:11:25 GMT -5
SummerSlam card looks stacked and especially with 6 more days to go until SummerSlam, packed right from the Kickoff Show right into the PPV itself with the card being ran down, The Undertaker I wonder if he will show up at SummerSlam?
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 13, 2014 11:59:07 GMT -5
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| BIG E LANGSTON MISSES MONDAY NIGHT RAW | REPORT: RANDY ORTON COULD TURN FACE
| MIKE BENNETT IMPRESSING WWE EXECUTIVES | Last week, Jack Swagger and Big E Langston set the stage for a match for this past Monday on Raw. However, Langston reportedly suffered a knee injury late last week during a house show and wasn't cleared by doctors to compete this past week.
It doesn't appear to be anything serious, however, as Langston said he plans to be back next week. It could be expected that the match between Swagger and Langston will happen next week as a simple push back, but it'll remain to be seen what the WWE will do to clear the situation up. | According to multiple reports, WWE creative has been talking about potentially turning Randy Orton face. It was a little over a year ago when The Viper turned back heel by turning on Sheamus at The Great American Bash while teaming with him and John Cena. His run as a heel lately, however, hasn't gone very successful both character wise and crowd reaction wise, many seeming 'bored' with Orton.
Well there are just reports, of course, it could be a telling sign regardless of whether these are just rumors or not thanks to the reactions he has gotten. | After signing a couple of months ago, Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis were expected to be on the fast track to the main roster. Bennett debuted in NXT a month ago and received a positive response from WWE Executives. There has been experimenting with Bennett teaming with similar young star, Tyler Breeze, but it appears Bennett has regardless impressed WWE Execcutives with his character and in-ring skills. Maria, his real life girlfriend, obviously also gives him an upper hand on some of the other young talent as she has experience in the WWE already. Bennett could reportedly debut by January. |
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Post by tg11 on Jun 13, 2014 13:42:58 GMT -5
Big E. if anything I would definitely say he needs a break for a little bit
But as for Orton probably the best thing he could do right now is turn babyface and it is a long time coming
And Mike Bennett if anything I can definitely see him coming in as a heel when he does debut but Maria the last time she was in a WWE ring she was a babyface but I can see Maria coming in as a heel diva as a heel valet for her boyfriend who of course will probably come in as a heel
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 15, 2014 21:43:24 GMT -5
AUGUST 15, 2013 FROM THE SAP CENTER IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
The Smackdown intro video airs and the cameras come in to the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Michael Cole and John Bradshaw Layfield welcome everybody to the show, the final stop before Summerslam on Sunday! Tonight, it is Pick Your Poison as World Heavyweight Champion Bryan Danielson goes against Dolph Ziggler, while Chris Jericho takes on Rob Van Dam. Also, Sheamus and Seth Rollins will team up to take on Roman Reigns and Randy Orton. Plus, WWE Champion Batista will be here tonight. All this and more tonight on Smackdown!
CHRIS JERICHO DEFEATS ROB VAN DAM VIA PINFALL The bell rings and the WWE Universe gets into a back and forth chant of 'Y2J' and 'RVD'. The two lock up and the latter gets the upper hand quickly, rocking Jericho and sending him to the mat multiple times with his kicks and high flying moves. He goes for a couple of pin attempts and manages to get a two count each time. He misses a Five Star Frog Splash and it allows Jericho to swing momentum his way, only for RVD to hit a spinning wheel kick and get another near fall. After a commercial break, the two once again go back and forth. Van Dam hits a big time Rolling Thunder and goes right to the top rope, attempting another Five Star Frog Spalsh only for Jericho to roll out of the way, pop back onto his feet and nail the Codebreaker! He hooks the far leg up for the three count.
The WWE Universe gives a mixed reaction as Jericho rises back onto his feet, leaning against the ropes with both fists raised up high. He approaches Van Dam as he gets back onto his feet and the two stare each other down before Y2J puts his hand out, RVD taking a moment before accepting the handshake. He proceeds to exit the ring, leaving Jericho to continue the celebration that has given him some momentum heading into Sunday night.
Returning, Renee Young is backstage and she introduces her guest at this time to be Chris Jericho. She thanks him for his time and congratulates him on his victory over Rob Van Dam just moments ago and asks how much confidence that gives him going into this Sunday night. "Renee, I always have confidence when I step into the ring. This Sunday is going to be no different, really." He explains how he defeated The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin in the same night to become the first ever Undisputed Champion and now he has to face Bryan Danielson this Sunday. He laughs and says with all due respect to the World Heavyweight Champion, but he doesn't have any reason to not be confident. "That win didn't make me any more or less that way, Renee. I promise you one thing, though... the next time you interview the Ayatollah! Of rock 'n rollah! You'll also be interviewing the World Heavyweight Champion." He flashes a smile and walks away, Danielson still to face Dolph Ziggler later.
The cameras transition to Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in their office, talking about how Summerslam this Sunday is going to be fantastic. Batista walks into the room, the WWE Championship over his shoulder as the crowd boos from inside the arena. He greets the authority as they ask how he is doing, The Animal saying he could be better. "I still want to rip Punk's head off, that's for damn sure. On Monday, you let me have a piece of Goldust and that held me off a little bit but I don't think it was good enough. No, it wasn't." He shakes his head, saying he wants another match here tonight. Hunter and Stephanie look to each other, trying to read what they each think. McMahon smiles and says alright, "I'll give you a match, Dave. You wait a little bit longer and I'll fine somebody for you." He nods and says he'll be ready and heads out, Triple H mentioning to Stephanie that he is going to be more dangerous than ever this Sunday and that CM Punk better watch himself.
Returning, a promo video airs showing a graveyard. It transitions to show all parts of it and lightning begins to strike, thunder rolling. The footage transitions to show the readings on the tombstones, each with a number up to 21. The video comes to an end after a big flash of lightning with a picture of The Undertaker taking place of it, stating that he will return next week on Raw. Back in the arena, the cameras look over the crowd as they cheer wildly, Cole and JBL, meanwhile on commentary, expressing their excitement for the return of The Dead Man this Monday!
ANTONIO CESARO DEFEATS RYBACK WITH EZEKIEL JACKSON VIA PINFALL IN A NON-TITLE MATCH The match begins with Cesaro and Ryback firing away at each other ferociously, forearms coming from Cesaro to allow him to take some control in the match. Ryback hits a big time knee to the stomach, however, and begins to use his size to take control of the match. After a couple of two accounts, 'The Big Guy' gets very frustrated with the referee, demanding he count faster. Cesaro proceeds to hit a giant uppercut and Jackson hops onto the apron, Cesaro avoiding a shot from Ryback - causing him to run right into his partner. Ryback turns right back around to Antonio and he is dropped down to the mat by the legs, swung around eight times to a big ovation from the WWE Universe. Cesaro proceeds to hit the Neutralizer with all of his strength, impressing the fans once again. He hooks both legs up for the three and victory.
Cesaro slowly stirs back onto his feet as Ryback slowly rolls out of the ring, Antonio calling for a microphone. He looks all around the arena and takes a few deep breaths, "At Money in the Bank... I won fair and square. My former partner and brother thinks otherwise. He thinks I turned on him and thinks I stabbed him in the back but that isn't the case." He sighs and says regardless, he plans on kicking Kassius Ohno's ass at Summerslam and keeping his Money in the Bank briefcase. He throws the microphone down and pumps his fists in the air in signature fashion, the WWE Universe cheering him on.
RANDY ORTON AND ROMAN REIGNS WITH PAUL HEYMAN DEFEAT INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION SETH ROLLINS AND SHEAMUS VIA PINFALL The bell rings as Reigns and Rollins start things off, the latter getting the upper hand off the fatigued rising star that just faced The Rock on Monday. He gets a few near falls off some quick roll ups and hard drops before making the tag to Sheamus, whom gets in and is very aggressive with his rival. Reigns blasts him with a Superman Punch after a minute, however, leading to all hell breaking loose and a commercial break interrupting the contest. Upon the return, Sheamus works Orton in the corner and beats him down. He sends him to the mat over and over with arm tosses and powerslams, The Viper coming back after a huge uppercut. He and Reigns take control and make some frequent tags until Sheamus tags in Rollins, whom comes storming in with tons of energy. He rocks both Reigns and Orton but gets distracted by Heyman on the apron, allowing the referee to get distracted and Orton to hit a low blow! Reigns follows it up with the spear and Orton takes Sheamus out, which gives Reigns the time to hook both legs of Rollins and get the win.
Reigns pops back onto his feet with a grin across his face as Orton joins him in the middle of the squared circle, patting him on the chest. They say a few words to each other before dragging Rollins back up, Reigns hitting him with the Superman Punch - allowing Orton to nail the RKO right after! Sheamus comes charging into the ring but gets dropped with a huge spear! Reigns pops right back up as Heyman praises him from the outside, Orton rising onto the top turnbuckle to taunt to the WWE Universe as both Rollins and Sheamus remain laid out on the mat.
Returning, the cameras cut backstage to Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins hobbling in the halls. He slams his fist off one of the production trunks and is suddenly attacked from behind by Randy Orton! The Viper drags Rollins up by the hair and throws him face first off the trunk and then to the wall, over and over again! He refuses to let up, beginning to stomp down on the chest of his rival. "You think you're better than me, Rollins!? Huh!?" He continues to stomp and keeps on going, tons of officials and security rushing in to try and pull Orton away. He doesn't allow them to, however, and drags Rollins up and hits the RKO right across the production trunk! He flails his head around furiously and snatches the Intercontinental Championship belt, waving it in Rollins' face while saying it will be his on Sunday.
Back in the arena, the theme music of Batista hits and the WWE Champion makes his way out to tons of heat from the San Jose crowd. He comes right to the ring and takes a microphone from ringside, looking all around the arena with a smug grin across his face. "This Sunday at Summerslam I'm walking in to the Staples Center as the WWE Champion. After I'm done with CM Punk and kicking his ass, I'm walking out of the Staples Center as the WWE Champion! You can all deal with it!" He gets some strong heat and laughs at the WWE Universe, saying he isn't even pissed anymore about the fans being hypocrites by cheering Punk on when he cashed in Money in the Bank in his occasions but booing him, he just laughs at it because they are all stupid. More heat comes for the insult but The Animal doesn't care, "Tonight! I've got myself a match and just like I did to Goldust on Raw and just like I'm going to do to CM Punk on Sunday, I'm going to wreck whoever it is!" He throws the microphone down and storms across the ring, staring up the ramp in anticipation of his opponent. The theme music of R-Truth hits and he makes his way out along with Kofi Kingston, the two staring Batista down. They both come down to the ring and Truth announces that it will be the two of them versus the one of him! That match comes up next.
WWE CHAMPION BATISTA DEFEATS R-TRUTH AND KOFI KINGSTON VIA PINFALL IN A HANDICAP MATCH As soon as the bell rings, Batista runs right through both men with all of his power. He gets a spinebuster on Kingston early on and clotheslines Truth multiple times. After about two minutes of domination, Truth and Kingston start to get some offense in and knock Batista to the mat. Truth misses the Axe Kick, however, and it allows The Animal to clothesline Kingston down and drop Truth with the spear! He proceeds to deliver the Batista Bomb to Kofi and hooks the close leg up for the three count.
The WWE Universe boos as Batista rises onto his feet with a sick grin across his face. He holds both thumbs in the air before putting them back down, stepping out of the ring. He takes a steel chair from ringside and brings it in, clocking Truth right across the back! He begins to do it over and over again before turning his attention to Kingston, jamming the chair into his stomach. He throws it across the back of Kingston now, continuing to go off! He finally throws the chair to the mat and pulls Truth onto his feet, planting him with the Batista Bomb right on the chair. "THIS IS YOU ON SUNDAY, PUNK!" He yells to the camera before snatching his title belt away. He raises both fists up high before exiting the ring and making his way up the ramp and to the back.
The signature of The Wyatt Family hits as Bray Wyatt appears on the titantron behind his lantern with a big laugh. "This Sunday... this Sunday is coming and on this glorious Sunday we shall watch as the career of Jeff Hardy burns. It will burn... burn... burn..." He snickers and goes on as he has about how he and Jeff could have been friends, companions and partners. He wags his finger and says that Abigail told him not to be tolerant of those who disobey. "Now, we shall come to a final clash at Summerslam, Jeff Hardy. Hahaha... we shall come to a final clash as we hold hands in the ring of fire as the ashes and embers flicker around us. Ashes! Ashes! We all... fall... down... We're here." He snickers once again and blows the lantern out, as Harper and Rowan will be in action next.
Returning, a promo video airs for the upcoming 'Total Divas' show premiering on E! later this month.
LUKE HARPER AND ERICK ROWAN WITH BRAY WYATT DEFEAT WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE USOS VIA PINFALL IN A NON-TITLE MATCH The match starts off with Jimmy and Rowan, the prior getting the advantage early after a big time dropkick. The Usos dominate in the early goings until Rowan nails a huge clothesline to Jey! He and Harper begin to make frequent tags and listen to the commands of Bray on the outside as they get going. The tag team champions begin to fire right back, however, and deliver a few high flying moves. Once a couple of minutes go by, Rowan hits a huge big boot to Jimmy and it allows Harper to come in and drop Jey with a spinning clothesline. Rowan delivers a huge big splash to Jimmy right in the middle of the ring and hooks both legs up for the pinfall.
The WWE Universe boos as the WWE Tag Team Champions have been knocked off potential future challengers in the strange and wild Wyatt Family. Bray slowly emerges in the ring and pulls Jimmy right up, hitting Sister Abigail right in the middle of the squared circle! He runs his hands through his hair and chuckles, wagging his finger to the crowd and putting it to his lips. He hushes them down before dropping onto both knees, telling everybody to follow the buzzards. The signature of the Wyatt Family hits once again.
Returning, Cole and JBL talk about how Summerslam is coming this Sunday! They proceed to run down the card. On the Kickoff Show, it will be Ryan Braxton facing Dean Ambrose for the United States Championship! Also, on the panel will be as always Josh Mathews as well as Alex Riley, David Otunga and WWE Hall of Famer, Ric Flair! On the main card it will be Batista defending the WWE Championship against CM Punk; Antonio Cesaro will put his World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank briefcase on the line against his former partner, Kassius Ohno; Roman Reigns versus Sheamus; Seth Rollins versus Randy Orton for the Intercontinental Championship; an open invitational battle royal for AJ Lee's Diva's Championship; Jeff Hardy vs Bray Wyatt in an Inferno Match; Bryan Danielson puts the World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Chris Jericho and Brock Lesnar faces The Rock in a No Holds Barred match.
The cameras cut backstage to Renee Young as she introduces her guest at this time to be the World Heavyweight Champion, Bryan Danielson. She thanks him for his time and asks Bryan what he thinks about what Chris Jericho said earlier about always being confident and seeming very confident in being able to win on Sunday. Danielson laughs, "I respect Chris. He respects me. The WWE Universe loves him and I am thankful that they love me. But when we step into the ring against each other on Sunday night, I won't show any mercy and he can be as confident as he wants because at the end of the day, I'm going to be standing in the middle of that ring pumping this title belt over my head and screaming with the entire WWE Universe one word." He smiles as the SAP Center inside breaks into the loud chants of 'Yes!' to his delight. He heads off, as the main event between him and Ziggler is coming up next!
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION BRYAN DANIELSON DEFEATS DOLPH ZIGGLER VIA SUBMISSION IN A NON-TITLE MATCH The bell rings and the two lock up with each other, each taking the other down multiple times. Ziggler gets a couple of near falls early on and even delivers a Zig Zag. He rocks Danielson but keeps on getting two counts on the pin attempts, the World Heavyweight Champion putting up a comeback and shocking everyone with an early running knee! He goes for the pin but Ziggler gets his foot on the bottom rope. The commentary team mentions how there will be no commercials for the main event, and the back and forth action continues between the two former rivals. Ziggler goes for a second Zig Zag late but Bryan holds onto the ropes, proceeding to leap off the top rope and hit a moonsault. He follows it up with another running knee and follows it up with the Yes! Lock. The WWE Universe goes wild as Ziggler tries to find a way to get free, only to not be able to reach the ropes after a desperate attempt, forcing him to submit.
The WWE Universe breaks into 'Yes!' chants as soon as the bell rings, Danielson rising onto his feet and snatching his title belt away from the referee. He begins to get going along with the crowd until the theme music of Chris Jericho hits, the number one contender making his way down and into the ring. The two Summerslam opponents stare each other down, not exchanging any words. Jericho puts his hand out and wishes Bryan luck this Sunday, to which the World Heavyweight Champion seems hesitant at first before accepting it. He slowly raises his title belt up over his head as the crowd continues on with the thunderous 'Yes!' chants, Jericho just smiling as Smackdown comes to an end.
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Post by underjohngrohs on Jun 16, 2014 1:04:54 GMT -5
the go-home show for Summerslam, And a nice way to kick off with an old feud between Chris Jericho and Rob Van Dam, their matches in the WWE Ruthless Aggression Era were awesome, and even the Hardcore Championship Match at Unforgiven between the two of them that stood out in my mind and also the Intercontinental Championship between them in 2002, but a nice win for Jericho. Good show of respect with Jericho and RVD. Batista gets a match but who is it going to be, ohhh my I called it, The Undertaker is coming back on Monday Night RAW, woo hoo, I wonder who Taker's challenger is going to be for WrestleMania 30. A Wyatt/Taker feud should be interesting to see as well. What a victory for Cesaro over the big guy Ryback and threatening to kick Ohno's ass. I hardly know Ohno, I don't know Ohno very well, but I see Cesaro winning this one. Nice win for the unlikely duo of Orton and Reigns against Sheamus and Rollins. Batista with total domination over R-Truth and Kofi Kingston. So it's likely now that Kofi's a face this time, it's about time cause his heel run with John Laurinatis and his reign as World Champion didn't do so good now that he's moved up to the jobber role, well you get what I'm saying. Nice win for Harper and Rowan against the Champions the Usos, that's going to give Bray a lot of confidence in his inferno challenge against Jeff Hardy. And Lastly Danielson beats his former rival Ziggler with Jericho and Bryan shaking hands before their title match at Summerslam, I'm betting a million bucks that Jericho is going to turn heel, Summerslam is looking very good, I can't wait for it.
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Post by tg11 on Jun 16, 2014 6:43:25 GMT -5
Smackdown was great, really great I know I loved it, 3 more days until SummerSlam and what a way to kick off the go-home show before SummerSlam with Chris Jericho taking on RVD and Jericho actually beating RVD and yes it also brings back memories for me in terms of their feud with one another during the Ruthless Aggression Era but yes a good show of sportsmanship between Jericho and RVD
Batista the WWE Champion is in the house and with Triple H and Stephanie in tow, you can bet Batista is going to have a match tonight and if and when he does he will destroy this opponent just like he did Goldust on Monday night and whoever it is I honestly feel sorry for
Taker returning this Monday, I can't wait but yes I do wonder who Taker's opponent will be at the 30th anniversary of WrestleMania, WrestleMania 30, 30 years of WrestleMania I wonder if Taker's opponent will end up being his brother Kane for a 3rd time at Mania? If that happens then I can't necessarily be mad at that but I hope Taker's opponent is a real surprise hopefully it's Sting or Jeff Hardy or Bray Wyatt
Cesaro beating Ryback now this just gives Cesaro even more momentum heading into SummerSlam when he has to face his former tag team partner now turned bitter rival Ohno and with the Smackdown World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank briefcase on the line and Cesaro threatening to kick Ohno's ass I can't wait to see these 2 go at it
Orton and Reigns beating Sheamus and Rollins I love it but yes seeing Orton and Reigns team with each other was to say the least not ordinary but hey it was cool nonetheless
Batista destroying both R-Truth and Kofi Kingston in a Handicap Match, that just goes to show us that the WWE Champion, the supposed face of the WWE he is in fine form and that Punk might not make it out of SummerSlam in one piece
Harper and Rowan beating the WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos, it makes me wonder if Harper and Rowan are in line for a shot at those WWE Tag Team Championships? If they are then they could be the team that finally dethrones The Usos as champions and seeing Bray Wyatt hit Sister Abigail, yes he has the edge now definitely against Jeff Hardy in their Inferno Match at SummerSlam
Orton and Rollins backstage and Orton attacking the WWE Intercontinental Champion Rollins from behind and then afterwards it all ending in him hitting an RKO on Rollins on the production trunk yes I wonder in what kind of condition Rollins will be in come SummerSlam when he has to defend his IC Title against Orton
Danielson the World Heavyweight Champion beating his former rival Ziggler in the main event, I loved it, definite Match of the Year quality right here hell whenever Danielson and Ziggler are in the ring together, magic happens but seeing Jericho and Bryan shake hands before their match at SummerSlam, yes I too have to wonder if Jericho is going to turn heel at SummerSlam?
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Post by snickelodeon on Jun 17, 2014 16:04:51 GMT -5
Last show before SummerSlam...
You've booked this Bryan|Jericho feud very well and tonight was no different. Looking forward to this match and couldn't pick a winner either winning would work but think when their rivalry is done Bryan should be champ.
I would actually put the title on Orton at SummerSlam and have their feud continue, this rivalry has worked for the most part and has the potential to be great.
Wouldn't have had Kofi/Truth lose a handicap match to Batista it didn't need to happen. If Punk/Batista doesn't go on last suspect Punk will go over by dq.
SummerSlam is a stacked card which has been built well with majority of the matches feeling like a big deal.
TNA56 is up check it out
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 18, 2014 8:58:48 GMT -5
August 18, 2013 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA The cameras come into the Staples Center behind the official theme song "We Own It" by 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa, the crowd being looked over as Josh Mathews welcomes everybody to the Summerslam Kickoff! The cameras transition through the fans and come to a stage in the middle of the crowd with Mathews on the far left, as he introduces his panel here tonight with WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair! He gets a huge ovation as Mathews also welcomes David Otunga and Alex Riley. He mentions how we will also have William Regal and Byron Saxton on commentary for tonight's Kickoff match between Ryan Braxton and Dean Ambrose for the United States Championship!
Mathews moves on, saying that tonight has a lot going on including the World Heavyweight Championship match between Bryan Danielson and Chris Jericho. He speaks on how this match has featured build up between the two, featuring a lot of respect but a lot of determination. He goes over tons of highlight video with the two trying to one up each other over the weeks while also showing respect for one another's talent and ability. He proceeds to ask the group who they think has the upper hand tonight, each having tremendous ability but having different amounts of experience. Flair speaks up first, saying that he has been in the ring with Chris Jericho and he is one tough S.O.B. but he hasn't seen somebody ever capture the WWE Universe with just one word since himself! "One word! Just one! The last time somebody got the WWE Universe hooked on one word was the Nature Boy! WOOOOOOOOOO!" He laughs and says that he believes that is the biggest difference here tonight. Otunga states that he has competed with both men before and he knows that they are tough but he truly believes that veteran experience will get to Bryan and Chris Jericho will get the win. Riley says he has watched these guys since he came into the WWE and he has a hard time picking a winner and if he could he would take a push between them, but he has to go with Bryan Danielson. He turns back to the crowd and starts up a small 'Yes!' chant.
Mathews moves forward and says that there is also the Inferno Match between Bray Wyatt and Jeff Hardy. Josh goes back to Extreme Rules where Jeff would face CM Punk for the WWE Championship, only to have The Wyatt Family cost him the match and target him over the months. Mathews says that Jeff has been through a lot in his career, but has never met a force like Bray Wyatt. He asks the panel who they think has the upper hand and be victorious tonight. Flair says that Josh is right, Hardy has never met a force like Wyatt and he doesn't think anybody ever has and therefore he thinks that Bray has got it here tonight. Otunga says it is tough because they both really are enigmas, but Bray says he has solved Jeff and he can't help but believe him. Riley throws his hands up, "Jeff Hardy! Jeff Hardy has always been the underdog and he is the underdog tonight and I am going to pick the underdog and not doubt him like he has been his entire career!"
Mathews says they will have more to come later on, but right now it is time for the United States Championship match! He sends it to ringside to Byron Saxton and William Regal and they thank Josh for the introduction, Szxton going back to Braxyon's debut and shocking victory over Dean Ambrose and then his victory once again to win the title just a week later. He goes back to Monday night where Ambrose would attack Braxton's arm, hoping to injure him going into tonight's match.
United States Champion Ryan Braxton defeats Dean Ambrose via pinfall to retain The bell rings as Ambrose works the arm he targeted on Monday night and gets a few near falls in the early goings after taking Braxton down. The United States Champion uses his strength to get back but feels the effect on his shoulder, unable to lift Ambrose early on. The challenger knocks Braxton around before getting blasted with a huge kick to the chest and rocked into the corner. The United States Champion gets a big surge of momentum and goes for the crossface, only for Ambrose to get free and hop back up to hit a big time dropkick. He goes for a roll up but only gets a two count, getting frustrated with the referee. He turns around to the Spinning Powerbomb! Braxton holds onto his shoulder as he goes for the pin, getting the three count regardless of the pain.
The crowd pops as Braxton rises onto his feet, still holding his arm. The referee retrieves his title belt and hands it off, the United States Champion raising it up high over his head with his good arm before tending to his bad one. He exits the ring and makes his way towards the back as Ambrose remains on the mat, laid out.
A promo video airs behind "We Are" by Hollywood Undead, the video showing highlights of multiple championships in the WWE changing hands over the years. Celebrations are highlighted as a voice over comes in, stating that on September 15th it will be Night of Champions with every single title on the line.
Returning from the promo, Josh Mathews says that they will be at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit for Night of Champions next month as he and Alex Riley will be there and the other two panelists will be determined over the weeks. He thanks Ric Flair and David Otunga for being here and says that they are always welcome back if they want to be and says they don't have to go just yet, as they will be back later on during Summerslam to talk about even more matches. He turns back to the camera and plugs ordering the event as it is coming right up. "For Alex Riley, David Otunga and Ric Flair I am Josh Mathews and we will see you later on tonight! Thank you." The cameras fade out, the big event coming up next.
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 18, 2014 9:00:00 GMT -5
August 18, 2013 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA A promo video begins to air behind the official theme song "We Own It" by 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa, the video highlighting first the WWE Championship match between CM Punk and Batista with the former champion, Punk, telling the authority in Triple H and Stephanie McMahon he didn't need their help because he is the best in the world, leading to Batista's cashing in of his Money in the Bank and takeover as the 'face of the WWE' behind Hunter and McMahon. The video continues on, moving forward to the Inferno Match between Jeff Hardy and Bray Wyatt with the latter costing Hardy his WWE Championship match back at Extreme Rules and claiming over the months that Hardy's career would burn, leading to the set up for the Inferno Match. Next, it goes to Bryan Danielson and Chris Jericho with each trying to one up the other over the weeks after Y2J became the number one contender but also showing respect for the other. Finally, the music cuts out with complete silence coming over while showing Brock Lesnar beat the hell out of The Rock during the course of the year from the Royal Rumble, to WrestleMania to breaking his arm in April and to assaulting him last Monday on Raw. The music kicks back in, The Rock claiming he would fight back at Summerslam and kick Lesnar's 'candy ass' with the WWE Universe being behind him, with Lesnar claiming he would break Rock's arm once again and destroy him at Summerslam. A voice over comes over and says tonight, the biggest party of the summer takes place - Summerslam!
The cameras head into the Staples Center and look over the crowd before coming to the stage as the pyros go off across it. Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and John Bradshaw Layfield welcome everybody to the show as tonight, as we will see tons of personal rivalries come to a head. As they go to say more, however, the signature of The Wyatt Family hits as Bray appears on the titantron, lighting his lantern. He laughs and looks into the camera, "Ashes... ashes... we all fall down. Los Angeles... we're here!" He blows the lantern out, as the Inferno Match will kick things off tonight!
Inferno Match Jeff Hardy vs Bray Wyatt with Luke Harper and Erick Rowan
The bell rings as the flames rise up around the squared circle, Wyatt laughing hysterically as Hardy stares him down. The two move around the ring slowly, Wyatt spreading his arms out wide and telling Jeff that they could have been friends over and over again. He drops onto his knees and spreads his arms out, trying to lure Hardy into his arms. The Charismatic Enigma instead storms forward and starts to fire away with forearms and punches, sending Wyatt to the mat. Bray hops right up and stumbles into the corner before being hit with a huge leap by Hardy! Jeff tries to toss Wyatt over the ropes but Bray holds on, delivering a series of elbows to the stomach. He fires away at the head with some hard forearms and elbows, rocking Hardy. He goes for Sister Abigail but Jeff manages to slip free and nail a big time dropkick that launches his rival off the ropes. He hops right up and catches Wyatt with a leaping DDT and he gets right back up, throwing his arms up in the air to get the crowd going. He runs all around the ring and lets Wyatt get up before hitting a clothesline! He delivers clothesline after clothesline and finally delivers a huge kick to the stomach, dropping Wyatt with the Twist of Fate right in the middle of the squared circle. He forces Bray right back up by the hair and starts to drag him towards the ropes, preparing to place him into the flames. Wyatt hits a hard elbow to the stomach, however, and rocks Hardy. He hits a few more and nails a big powerslam, hitting off the ropes and coming back with a giant senton. He swings himself right on top of Hardy and begins to fire away with fists while cupping the back of the head. He laughs hysterically as he lets Jeff go, allowing him to crawl off to the corner before taking a hold of the ankles - lifting Hardy up off the mat and then down to the mat face first. He pulls Hardy right onto his feet and pushes him against the corner, applying boots to the stomach and forearms to the head without any let up. He delivers a series of headbutts and lets Hardy sink into a sitting position, allowing Wyatt to climb onto the second turnbuckle and spread his arms out to the booing Staples Center crowd. He leaps back down and hits a huge knee to the face before dragging Jeff to the middle of the ring, allowing him to get up by using his own clothing. Wyatt spreads his arms out and laughs, taking Hardy by the sides of the head before forcing him up right and spinning him around, applying a sleeper hold. He wrenches away at the hold and doesn't let go, pulling back towards the ropes. He starts to pull Jeff across the ropes but can't get him over, Hardy managing to kick his way free. He stumbles across the ring and runs up the turnbuckle, delivering Whisper in the Wind to Wyatt! The flames rise up from the impact on the mat and both men struggle back onto their feet, meeting in the middle of the ring. They trade some punches but Hardy manages to duck underneath one and hit a hard neckbreaker. Both men stay laid out on the mat and each take their time to get to the ropes and back to their feet, Wyatt storming at Hardy only for the Charismatic Enigma to move out of the way, Wyatt putting his hands up at the ropes. He laughs and gazes at the fire but gets a huge club across the back. Hardy continues to pound across the spine. He tries to push Wyatt over the ropes but can't get him over and he lets up, backing away slowly. He runs to the ropes and goes for Whisper in the Wind again, only to be caught in the arms of Bray and dropped with a huge, vicious spinning slam! Wyatt slaps his hands off the mat over and over and laughs hysterically, "ASHES! ASHES! WE ALL! FALL! DOWN!" He keeps on laughing as he mounts on top of Hardy, hooking a hold of the neck. He keeps him grounded and slowly brings Hardy up, looking all around the arena. As Bray sets up for Sister Abigail, Hardy flips upward and rolls over Wyatt's shoulder - dropping him with an inverted Twist of Fate! He pops right back up, all fired up and waving his hands about. He moves over to the corner and carefully props himself onto the top turnbuckle, raising his hands up in signature fashion. He stares out to Harper and Rowan and gestures his taunt at them as well, to a 'ooh' from the crowd. He leaps off for the Swanton Bomb but Wyatt moves out of the way! He swings back onto his feet and forces Hardy right back up, delivering Sister Abigail right in the middle of the ring! Bray continues to laugh as he pulls Hardy up once more, hitting another Sister Abigail. He rises onto both knees and takes a few deep breaths, spreading his arms out wide. He slowly gets onto his feet and steps forward, looking out to the crowd. "It is time! To burn! This is the end of it all, my brothers!" He turns back to Hardy, whom struggles back up by taking a hold of Wyatt's shirt. Bray snickers and tells Jeff to get up, receiving a punch to the jaw in response. He hits a couple more shots and gets back onto his feet, only to be caught by the throat and belt and tossed through the ropes and into the flames out of nowhere! The referee calls for the bell as Hardy screams in pain and flails at the bottom of the stage with the fire going all across his back!
Winner of the match, Bray Wyatt (13:43)
The crowd boos as Hardy continues to panic on the outside as the officials come storming over to use the fire extinguisher and put the fire out. Hardy remains motionless on the floor as Wyatt drops onto both knees, arms spread out in the middle of the ring. He laughs like crazy as Harper and Rowan slowly join him as the flames die down around the ring, Luke handing his leader a microphone. The medical staff comes out from the back and begin to help Hardy onto a stretcher, keeping him on his side to avoid putting pressure on the burns. Wyatt begins to sing as Hardy is taken away, "Ring around the rosie... a pocket full of posies... ASHES! ASHES! WE ALL! FALL! DOWN!" He keeps on going until Hardy is completely out of sight and Wyatt drops the microphone, arms spread out once again while laughing like a maniac. The signature of The Wyatt Family proceeds to hit as the lights go out in the arena.
The lights come back on after a few moments as the cameras come to ringside where Cole, Lawler and JBL all remain in shock of what just happened. Cole hopes for Jeff Hardy to be alright and hopes that he cane be back in the ring as soon as possible. JBL shakes his head, "I've been through a lot of things but being burned like that! Whew!" He shakes his head once again as the cameras cut backstage to Renee Young, whom introduces her guest at this time to be the World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank holder, Antonio Cesaro. She thanks him for his time and asks about how he feels going into his match against Kassius Ohno, his former tag team partner tonight, with his briefcase on the line. "Kassius and I were friends for a long time. We were been tag team partners for a long time. We were the WWE Tag Team Champions and we ran the tag team division from the moment we got here last spring, Renee. Now... he stabs me in the back in front of the entire WWE Universe and then says I'm the one who crossed him?" He shakes his head and sighs, saying he wishes it didn't have to come to this but it did and now he vows to not only beat Ohno, but to teach him a lesson. He heads off, ready for his match against his former best friend.
World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank Briefcase Antonio Cesaro(c) vs Kassius Ohno
The bell sounds and the two storm to the middle, trash talking each other. Ohno smacks his former friend in the face and it is responded with a huge uppercut! Cesaro fires away with uppercut after uppercut, rocking Ohno before sending him into the corner - nailing a big time belly to belly suplex out of it. He goes for the pin but only gets a two count. He applies a headlock and sits Ohno up, applying pressure to the throat before driving a knee into the back. He continues to bend Kassius back until he gets onto his feet slowly, elbowing his way out of the hold. He bounces off the ropes and comes back with a huge elbow to the nose, followed up by a hard stalling suplex. Ohno hits three more suplexes before going for the pin, getting just a count of two. He forces Cesaro onto his feet by the neck and drives him into the corner, hitting a series of knees to the stomach. He refuses to let up until the count of four from the referee, Ohno putting his hands up before driving the boot into the neck again. He forces Cesaro down to the mat and hooks both legs up, only to get another count of two. He rises back up and starts to bark at the referee, demanding that he counts faster. He pushes off the ropes and comes storming back for a boot, only for Cesaro to avoid it and rise back up. He pushes Kassius off the ropes and hoists him up off the mat on the return, nailing an absolutely ferocious uppercut! Before Cesaro can go for the pin, however, Ohno rolls out of the ring and staggers around slowly. He takes his time as the referee counts, getting up to eight before Ohno even gets on the apron. He steps back into the ring and Antonio comes at him, only for Ohno to slip out of the ring again and back up to the announce table. Frustrated, the briefcase holder charges right after Ohno and chases him around the squared circle on the outside before being blasted with a kick to the stomach. Ohno proceeds to throw Cesaro head first into the steel steps and then shoves him back into the ring. Ohno leaps onto the apron and climbs to the top rope, leaping off with a double stomp to the chest. Cesaro clutches his upper body and stirs onto his hands and knees, Kassius dropping him with an elbow to the back of the head! He hooks the far leg up, only to get a two count once again. Ohno, instead of doing anything else, hooks the leg up again and gets another count of two. He hooks both up and gets a one and a half count. The challenger rises onto his feet and pulls at his hair in anger, motioning for Cesaro to get up onto his feet. He waves his hand and pats his elbow, Cesaro staggering up. Ohno runs forward for the spinning elbow, only for Cesaro to duck and deliver a huge German suplex right into the corner! He pops right back up, fired up along with the crowd. He takes a hold of the legs and drags Ohno back to the middle of the ring, setting up for the swing only for Kassius to pull him into a small package - only for Cesaro to just barely kick out. He proceeds to pull Ohno into a small package but also gets a two count. Both men get back up and Ohno hits a huge spinning elbow, only for Cesaro to bounce right off the ropes and come back with a clothesline. The two remain laid out on the mat and finally begin to stir after a short while, Cesaro immediately dropping Ohno down by the legs. He gazes around the cheering Staples Center and he proceeds to deliver the big swing, going around fourteen times! He flexes after the move and lets Ohno get back up before hitting him with the Neutralizer! Cesaro hooks both legs up for the pinfall and the three count.
Winner of the match and still World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank holder, Antonio Cesaro (7:52)
Cesaro rises onto his feet and pumps his fists in the air in signature fashion. The referee retrieves the World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank briefcase and hands it off to Antonio, whom raises it up high over his head. He talks some trash to Ohno as he remains laid out on the mat motionless. Cesaro proceeds to exit the ring and make his way towards the back, stopping atop the stage to look back around the Staples Center. He raises the briefcase up over his head once again before going backstage.
A promo video airs behind "We Are" by Hollywood Undead, the video showing highlights of multiple championships in the WWE changing hands over the years. Celebrations are highlighted as a voice over comes in, stating that on September 15th it will be Night of Champions with every single title on the line. Back live, the cameras cut backstage to Renee Young and she introduces her guest at this time to be Intercontinental Champion, Seth Rollins. The Los Angeles crowd cheers as he steps forward, holding his belt close to his chest. Renee thanks him for his time before his match and asks what his approach will be going into his match with Randy Orton coming up. "If Randy Orton just wanted nothing more than to become champion, Renee, this wouldn't be personal. Sure, my title belt is on the line and sure Randy says he wants it... but he doesn't just want that, he also wants to end my career." He shakes his head and says tonight, he isn't going to let that happen as his career is going to continue and he is going to walk out still the Intercontinental Champion. He heads off as his match with Randy Orton is coming up next!
Intercontinental Championship Seth Rollins(c) vs Randy Orton
The bell rings and the two circle around quickly before meeting in the middle, Orton taking Rollins to the mat and applying a headlock. Seth forces his way back up and starts to drive elbows to the stomach, rocking The Viper up into the corner. He leaps onto the second turnbuckle and begins to fire away with fists to the head, getting up to nine before being shoved down. Orton ducks a punch and delivers a huge knee to the stomach, following it up with a vicious elbow across the back of the neck. He brings Rollins onto his feet by the hair and hits a series of chops across the chest before whipping Rollins across the ring, only to whiff on the dropkick attempt. The champion proceeds to clothesline Orton over the top rope and lets him collapse against the barricade before rushing across the ring and back, coming back with a leap over the ropes - dropping Orton hard. He hops right back onto his feet and leaps on to the barricade, arms spread out with the Staples Center cheering him on wildly. He leaps down and throws Orton up into the ring apron before hitting a suplex across the barricade. Rollins rolls in and out of the ring to stop the count out and he charges up to The Viper, smashing his knee into the chin! He backs up carefully and smiles, running for the curb stomp only for Orton to pull up and stand in the open area. He takes Rollins by the hair and slaps his face off the barricade. He leaps right over and throws Seth into the steel post back first before throwing him into the ring, fired up and frustrated. He comes right in after Rollins and hooks the far leg up for a two count. They both get up and trade some shots, The Viper getting the upper hand. He attempts the RKO, however, and gets shoved away. He spins right around to a superkick! The crowd pops as Rollins drops to the mat and hooks both legs up quickly, only to get a count of two to the disappointment of the WWE Universe. He pounds his fist on the mat and gets back up slowly, dragging Orton with him. The champion sets up for a DDT but gets pushed back into the corner. Orton storms forward and nails a vicious boot to the face! He lets Rollins drop into a sitting position before applying pressure to the neck with his boot after a few stomps, not letting up until the referee gets to a count of four. He barks at the official that he knows and drags Seth back up by the neck and hair, driving him shoulder first into the steel post. The champion collapses out to the apron and Orton grows a big grin across his face, taking Rollins through the ropes and hanging his legs on them. He looks around in preparation for the DDT but he is pushed away. Rollns slips through the ropes again and drives a shoulder to the stomach as The Viper steps forward. He leaps onto the top turnbuckle and comes off with a ferocious spinning DDT! Rollins hooks both legs up fast but gets just a two count once again. Rollins rolls all the way to the other side of the ring and holds his face in his hands, slapping the mat in anger. He slowly rises up and takes his time to step back up to Orton, getting dropped with the RKO out of nowhere! The crowd gasps as Orton hooks the far leg up, very confident, only to get a count of two. Orton clutches a hold of his head in disbelief at not getting the three count. He begins to argue with the official and tells him to shut up after not getting his way. He pulls Rollins up and tosses him through the ropes, pulling him right back through to nail the rope hung DDT. He swings onto both hands and both knees, slapping his hands up and down across the mat while telling the champion to get to his feet. He does and The Viper goes for another RKO, only to be taken by the waist and hit with a big time suplex. Seth struggles back to his feet and lets Orton get up before meeting him with a seris of clotheslines. He ducks underneath a clothesline and hits a vicious superkick! He holds Orton up by the arm against the ropes and drags him in between the legs. The Intercontinental Champion looks all around the Staples Center before pulling Orton up for a powerbomb, dropping him right into the corner! Orton collapses onto one knee and Rollins hits off the ropes before returning with the curb stomp! He hooks both legs up and gets the one, two, three!
Winner of the match and still Intercontinental Champion, Seth Rollins (12:17)
Rollins sits up as the WWE Universe pops at the announcement of the result. The referee retrieves the Intercontinental Championship and hands it over to Rollins, whom just stares at it while getting onto his feet. He moves over to the corner and climbs to the top turnbuckle, showing the belt off to the WWE Universe as his very long reign continues with the victory here tonight in his toughest challenge yet in Randy Orton! Rollins slowly exits the ring and makes his way towards the back as Orton stirs in the ring, infuriated over the loss.
The cameras cut backstage to Roman Reigns sitting on a bench in the locker room area, adjusting the gear on his arm. Paul Heyman steps in with a big smile across his face, Reigns rising up to his manager - asking if he is ready. "Am I ready? Am I ready?" Heyman laughs, saying of course he is. "Tonight, is going to be a huge night as I, Paul Heyman, show once again why I am the best manager in this business, Roman. As not only will you, my client, defeat Sheamus in your match but my other client - Brock Lesnar - is going to dismantle Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. Am I ready?" He snickers once again and the two exit, Reigns cracking a smile as well as his match with the Celtic Warrior is coming up next.
Singles Match Sheamus vs Roman Reigns with Paul Heyman
The bell goes off and the two big men come to the middle of the ring, staring each other down. They each give some smack talk before Reigns makes the first move, hitting a hard pnch to the head. Sheamus returns and the two go at it with fists of fury each, the Celtic Warrior hitting a huge boot to the chest. He fires away with more shots to the head and sends Reigns up into the corner, hitting a vicious clothesline. He pounds on his chest and raises his fist up to the crowd, leaning across the ropes. He turns back around to Reigns, getting a big time knee to the stomach! Roman drops a series of clubs across the spine and hits a big time powerbomb into the corner, Sheamus clutching the back of his neck immediately after hitting the mat. Heyman praises his client from the outside and gives him some orders, Reigns following up by taking Sheamus to his feet and whipping him off the ropes, attempting a big slam on the return only for Sheamus to elbow hi way free. He drops onto his feet and bounces off the ropes, coming back with a huge hammerfist to the chest. He hits a couple more of them before attempting the Brogue Kick, Reigns ducking. Sheamus spins right around and nails another clothesline, however, and sends Reigns to the mat and lets him roll to the outside. The Celtic Warrior pounds on his chest again and spreads his arms out to Reigns and Heyman, telling Roman to get back in. The WWE Universe boos as Heyman pulls his client back and talks in his ear, Sheamus stepping out onto the apron and diving off shoulder first into Reigns! The crowd pops as Sheamus, instead of getting back onto his feet, pounds away with fists to the head before finally rising up. He gives a loud yell and drags Reigns up by the hair, only to be whipped knees first into the steel steps! Sheamus flips right over the steps and lands on his back, Reigns catching his breath up against the ring. He goes around slowly and drags Sheamus back into the ring, attempting the pinfall as soon as they are back in only to get a count of two. Both men stir back to their feet and Reigns hits a big kick to the stomach, attempting the powerbomb a second time only for Sheamus to throw a series of fists down across the head. He drops down onto the mat and ducks a clothesline, hitting off the ropes before returning with the Brogue Kick! Sheamus hooks both legs up as the crowd pops, only for Reigns to find a way to kick out just in time. The Celtic Warrior rolls onto his hands and knees and can't believe it. He staggers back onto his feet and backs to the corner, tugging at his own hair. He starts to pound on his chest and gets a 'Brogue!' chant going, the crowd joining in. Reigns stirs up and turns right to a second Brogue Kick! Sheamus goes for the pin but Paul Heyman hops onto the apron, yelling at the referee. The official gets right up and steps up to Heyman, ordering him to get down. Sheamus gets back onto his feet and turns to Heyman, stepping right up to him and grabbing him by the neck! Heyman pleads with the Celtic Warrior to let him go and he finally does, turning right ot the Superman Punch! Reigns pops right back onto one knee and shakes his head and fist wildly. He moves back to the corner and lets Sheamus get up before going for the spear, Sheamus moving. Reigns responds by hitting the ropes and keeping his momentum, storming right to the Irishman again and this time executing the spear! He hooks the far leg up for the three count.
Winner of the match via pinfall, Roman Reigns (8:56)
The bell rings as Reigns rises onto his feet, shaking his head and fist. Paul Heyman slowly makes his way up the steps with a microphone and smiles at his client as he comes into the ring, standing over Sheamus and looking out to the Los Angeles crowd. "Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Paul Heyman and you just saw my client - Roman Reigns - beat your Celtic Warrior, Sheamus!" They boo the reminder as Heyman laughs, patting his client on the shoulder. "And that was just one down, because there is still one to go. Tonight, my client - BRRROCK LESNAR! - is going to destroy Dwayne Johnson and leave him in a puddle of his own broken bones and blood. Thank you very much!" He drops the microphone and laughs once again before raising Reigns' arm up high. The two exit the ring as Sheamus remains laid out in the ring clutching his mid-section in pain over the vicious spear that finished the contest.
The cameras cut backstage to the parking lot to show The Rock arriving in the arena, the Staples Center exploding over his appearance! He pulls his bags over his shoulder and starts to walk forward only to be stopped by an African American interviewer that hasn't been seen before. Rock looks him up and down before he can even speak and asks, "Who in the blue Hell are you!?" The WWE Universe pops for the signature line as he introduces himself as Byron Saxton, saying he is the new commentator and interviewer around here. Rock welcomes him, "Good for you Bryan!" He corrects Rock on his name but is ignored by The Great One, "You know, The Rock has always loved to see new faces trying to get by in this business whether it be in that ring getting their candy asses kicked by The Rock or standing back here asking questions. So what question do you have for The Great One, Bryan!?" Saxton once again corrects him on his name and asks Rock how he feels going into tonight's match after all of the F5s he took this past Monday on Raw. Rock looks off into the distance and takes a moment before nodding to Saxton, "The Rock will give you credit, Bryan. That is a very good question. But what happened this past Monday was what happened this past Monday... will it be in the back of The Rock's mind while he kicks Brock Lesnar's candy ass? Of course it will be. It's motivation. But The Rock may have some banged up ribs and a broken arm from a few months ago but it won't matter because all The Rock will see is red. The Rock will see red like a bull and he will charge forward into Brock Lesnar and check his candy ass into the Smackdown hotel! IF YA SMELLLLLALALALALALALALEL! WHAT THE ROCK! IS! COOKING!" He raises an eyebrow, Saxton cracking a smile as Rock heads off.
A promo video proceeds to air with World Heavyweight Champion Bryan Danielson recapturing the belt two years after he won it the first time this year at WrestleMania. The WWE Universe's getting behind him with the 'Yes!' chants and his reign are highlighted before coming to a head with Chris Jericho becoming the number one contender. The recent weeks between the two are highlighted, each expressing their respect for one another but still showing their competitive nature by each attacking and attempting to one up the other. The video goes on with the footage of the two shaking hands this past week on Smackdown while their voices are heard over, each claiming to walk out World Heavyweight Champion. The promo comes to a conclusion with the WWE Universe chanting 'Yes!' behind the duo shaking hands.
World Heavyweight Championship Bryan Danielson(c) vs Chris Jericho
The bell sounds as the two come to the middle of the ring, Danielson extending his hand. Jericho nods and accepts the handshake before backing away, the duo circling around before coming back to the middle of the ring and locking up. Danielson slips under the arm and hooks a hold of the waist before dropping Y2J to the mat, applying a headlock. He transitions back onto his feet and blasts Jericho with a huge kick to the chest, letting him get back up before rocking him with more kicks to the legs and stomach. He backs him into the corner and backs away, rushing forward with a dropkick to the face! Jericho collapses onto the mat and Bryan hooks both legs up, only to get a count of two. Both men get back up to their feet and they circle around the ring again before locking up a second time, this time Jericho hooking the waist and driving Danielson chest first into the corner. He falls back to the mat and tries to bridge a pin, only for Bryan to pop out of it. Y2J gets right back up and ducks a clothesline, however, and drops Danielson face first into the top turnbuckle! He bounces off the ropes and comes back with a big time Codebreaker! Danielson stumbles back to the middle of the ring and collapses onto the mat, the number one contender scrambling to hook both legs up and only get a two count. Jericho stirs onto his hands and knees and slaps his hands off the mat before getting back onto his feet, dragging Danielson up by the hair. He knees him in the stomach and chops him across the chest before whipping him to the ropes. The World Champion hooks his arms around the ropes, however, and pulls them down as Y2J storms forward - causing him to drop to the floor on the outside. Danielson storms up to the corner and leaps to the top turnbuckle, standing up and looking all around the arena. Jericho staggers back up and turns right to a huge crossbody that sends both of them to the floor at the bottom of the ramp! The WWE Universe pops as the World Heavyweight Champion gets back up and takes a few steps forward, throwing his index fingers in the air and beginning the 'Yes!' chants in the Staples Center. He pulls Jericho back onto his feet and takes him back to the ring, only for Y2J to hook a hold of the neck and throw Bryan face first onto the apron. He tosses him into the ring and hops onto the apron, leaping on to the top turnbuckle. Danielson gets back onto his feet and is hit with a huge elbow to the side of the face, Jericho kipping right back up and charging to the ropes for the lionsault, only for Bryan to pull both knees up. Jericho stumbles back against the ropes and is met by Danielson kipping up in return, hitting a big time arm toss. He lets Y2J get up before hitting him with another one and delivers two more before nailing a kick to the chest that stuns Jericho. The World Champion pushes him into the corner and backs off, charging right up only to be blasted with a kick to the stomach. Y2J hooks a hold of the head and backs to the corner, pulling him up onto the top turnbuckle. He looks around the arena and takes a moment before hooking the arm over the neck, nailing the superplex to the delight of the crowd! Both men remain on the mat and don't move, stunned by the effects of the move. Both start to crawl to opposite sides of the corner and struggle back up, Jericho getting fully to his feet first. He steps back up to Danielson and takes his legs, dropping him onto the mat. He goes for the Walls of Jericho but Danielson manages to hug the ropes before it can get completely locked in. Jericho goes through with the hold, anyway, only able to keep it on until the count of four from the referee. He stumbles forward and turns back to Danielson as he gets up, only to get kicked in the side. The World Champion proceeds to bring Y2J to the mat in the Yes! Lock, the WWE Universe exploding as Jericho scrambles in the hold, trying to find a way to get free. He yells out as the crowd gets behind their World Heavyweight Champion, giving thunderous loud 'Yes!' chants in response. Jericho reaches his hand out as far as he can, eventually getting his hand around the bottom rope, Bryan forced to let go of the hold at the count of four from the official. He collapses down to the middle of the ring and holds onto the back of his head in disbelief, crawling off to the other side of the ring. He sits up against the ropes and stares across at Y2J trying to get onto his feet, but stumbling. Danielson comes storming forward and goes for the knee to the head, only for Jericho to move out of the way and let the champion hit the corner! Y2J takes both legs and drags Bryan right to the middle of the ring, locking in the Walls of Jericho! The crowd gives a very loud mixed reaction as the champion struggles, a strong majority soon breaking out into chants of 'No!' as Danielson tries to find a way to get out or get to the ropes. He struggles and pulls his elbows underneath his body, forcing his way to the ropes - reaching out in desperation before collapsing his arm across the bottom one, Jericho screaming in disbelief and frustration as he lets go of the hold. He steps forward and puts his hands on his head, shocked at the fight by the champion. He lets Danielson get back up and goes for an inverted suplex, only for Bryan to flip behind him and dropkick him in between the ropes. Y2J moves out of the way of a dropkick and Danielson slides between the ropes, holding his hands on to the top rope to keep himself from hitting the floor. Jericho, however, springboards off the corner and dropkicks him rigt in the face! Danielson collapses to the apron and rolls his way back in and to the middle of the squared circle. Y2J follows up with a lionsault and rises back up, firing the WWE Universe up. Danielson staggers and catches Jericho on the attempt of the Codebreaker, and falls back to launch him face first into the corner. Bryan kips up and nails the running knee to floor Jericho! The fans explode as Danielson crawls over, hooking the far leg up for the three count!
Winner of the match and still World Heavyweight Champion, Bryan Danielson (16:11)
The crowd roars as Danielson rolls onto his stomach, clutching his hands over his head in disbelief. He gets onto both his knees and grows a giant smile across his face, rising onto his feet and pumping his index fingers in the air to the standing crowd chanting 'Yes!' along with him. Jericho staggers onto his feet and leans in the corner, holding onto his head. He steps forward as Danielson stares him down, the two noding in approval to one another. Y2J puts his hand out, just as Bryan did to start the match. The World Heavyweight Champion accepts it and the two give a short embrace, Jericho showing his respect. He even aids Danielson into a 'Yes!' chant with the Staples Center, the commentary team going over the key points in the match with each man coming close to making the other submit until the finish with Danielson nailing the running knee to the face. Back live in the arena, both men are atop the stage and continue to chant along with the WWE Universe, Jericho applauding before heading to the back in order to give Danielson his moment to himself as his reign as World Heavyweight Champion continues on.
The promo video from earlier this week airs showing a graveyard. It transitions to show all parts of it and lightning begins to strike, thunder rolling. The footage transitions to show the readings on the tombstones, each with a number up to 21. The video comes to an end after a big flash of lightning with a picture of The Undertaker taking place of it, stating that he will return tomorrow night on Raw! The cameras come back into the arena where Michael Cole expresses his excitement for the return of the Dead Man!
Back in the arena, the cameras pan to the Summerslam panel led by Josh Mathews along with WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, David Otunga and Alex Riley. Mathews mentions how Summerslam has been a huge show so far and before they move on they want to mention for those who did not see the Kickoff show, Ryan Braxton retained the United States Championship against Dean Ambrose. We still have plenty to come tonight here at Summerslam including the World Heavyweight Championship match between Batista and CM Punk. He looks to the panel and asks who they think is going to win and why. Flair chuckles, "Oh, Josh! I was a member of Evolution... and in that group was Batista! I watched Dave rise from being a big muscular guy with nothing to offer besides his size to one of the biggest stars in the business. However, I watch CM Punk and I see the best in the world and the best in the world is going to beat Batista!" Otunga says he is going with the face of the WWE that Triple H and Stephanie McMahon picked, Batista, and Riley goes with Punk, saying he is the best in the world and that he agrees one hundred percent with Flair. Mathews proceeds to talk about how we also have the big time No Holds Barred battle between Brock Lesnar and The Rock in a rematch from not only eleven years ago here at Summerslam, but this past year at WrestleMania. He turns to the panel for their thoughts and winner and Flair says they are two of the all time greats, but after seeing WrestleMania and seeing last week on Raw he has to go with Brock Lesnar. Otunga laughs, "I'm going with the great one! Brock Lesnar has made The Rock angry and The Rock is going to kick his candy ass!" Riley agrees with Flair yet again and says he sees Lesnar doing what he does best - destroy. Mathews says that is all the time they have up here but coming up next is the open invitational Diva's Championship battle royal and he asks the group quickly who wins, Flair saying 'that crazy chick' AJ Lee, Otunga going with one of The Bella Twins and Riley saying one of the girls from NXT that the WWE Universe has yet to see enough of, Eva Marie! Mathews sends off for himself, Flair, Otunga and Riley and goes back to ringside to Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and John Bradshaw Layfield.
Open Invitational Battle Royal for the Diva's Championship Naomi vs Cameron vs Eva Marie vs Paige vs Natalya vs Aksana vs Beth Phoenix vs Summer Rae vs Layla vs Brie Bella vs Nikki Bella vs Kaitlyn vs AJ Lee(c)
The bell rings and chaos ensues, all thirteen divas going into battle. Quickly, Alex Riley's pick is tossed out by Lee and Marie sits on the outside in disbelief. Eva Marie is eliminated. The Diva's Champion turns around to see Kaitlyn, whom drops her with a spear! She turns right around to see Naomi rushing at her and nails a hard kick to the stomach. On the other side of the ring, Phoenix nails the Glam Slam on Cameron and gets back up to see Aksana running toward her and easily throws her through the ropes and to the floor. Aksana is eliminated. As Beth leans over the ropes, she and the WWE Universe are rather surprised as Paige comes up from behind and dropkicks her through the ropes and to the floor! Beth Phoenix is eliminated. Paige gives a loud scream as back in the corner, Layla tries to get Summer Rae over the ropes as Naomi and Cameron work together on the opposite side to try and get The Bella Twins out. Natalya comes rushing from behind and clotheslines both Naomi and Cameron. She takes Cameron by the hair and throws her up against the corner, hitting a couple of shoulders before lifting her off the mat and tossing her over the turnbuckle and onto the apron. Nattie ducks a shot from Cameron and spins back around to hit a hard clothesline and send her to the floor! Cameron is eliminated. Natalya turns around to Summer Rae charging at her and flips her right over the ropes and to the floor as well. Summer Rae is eliminated. Back on the other side, Paige works away at Layla and Beth Phoenix comes back into the ring and tosses Paige over the ropes as revenge for the early and surprising elimination of her. Paige is eliminated. The crowd gives some heat as Phoenix exits the ring and heads towards the back, Naomi in the meantime being thrown through the ropes by Layla - only for Layla to be pushed out by both Bella Twins in the process. Naomi and Layla are eliminated. On the opposite side of the squared circle, Kaitlyn and Natalya go at it, trying to send the other over. They struggle, however, and back away. Brie and Nikki come up to Natalya and work her a bit before hitting a double suplex. They let Nattie get up before dropkicking her simultaneously through the ropes and to the floor. Natalya is eliminated. Kaitlyn comes up and clotheslines Nikki to the mat before storming up to Brie, taking her through the ropes with the spear - only to fall out with her! Brie Bella and Kaitlyn are eliminated. AJ Lee finally stands in the corner after staying down most of the match, growing a smile across her face as Nikki remains down. She drags her up and proceeds to lock in the Black Widow! She wrenches away at the hold until she feels satisfied. She lets go of the hold and lets her collapse to the mat and starts to skip around the ring, looking to the outside at Brie and mocking her. She laughs and steps back up to Nikki, only for Brie to come in from behind and throw AJ through the ropes and out to the apron. She helps Nikki up and the two nod, charging up to Lee and sending her off the apron and into the barricade!
Winner of the match and NEW Diva's Champion, Nikki Bella (6:33)
The Staples Center gives a solid pop as Nikki stands in shock at the victory, one of the referees coming into the ring with the title belt. He hands it over to Nikki and she hugs it tight, Brie hugging her sister in joy. AJ stands up on the outside, clenching her fists furiously. She starts to scream at the top of her lungs and kicks the barricade and steel steps, screaming some more at The Bella Twins. She storms up the ramp and keeps on screaming, making her way into the back as The Bella Twins celebrate the victory!
The cameras cut backstage to Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in their office talking with the WWE Champion Batista, Hunter saying they will be supporting him the whole way and have faith. The cameras turn to CM Punk in his locker room, getting ready for the match on his own. A promo video proceeds to air, showing Batista's surprising return in May. He would target Punk as the WWE Champion and become the number one contender, only to lose to Punk at Battleground. At Money in the Bank, Punk would be assisted in retaining the belt over John Cena by Shawn Michaels - by way of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon - while Batista would win the WWE Championship Money in the Bank Ladder Match. The night after, Punk would respond to the authority by saying he didn't want or need their help. Triple H would call upon Batista, and he would come down to the ring and cash in his title belt following an attack by the authority and Michaels. The video picks up, showing the build up to tonight's match with Triple H explaining that what he did was best for business and best for himself and that Punk was ungreatful. Batista would smack talk as well, claiming to be the face of the WWE while Punk would call him the ass of it. The video comes to a conclusion with each man laying the other out with Punk saying that he is the best in the world and Batista saying he is the face of the business.
WWE Championship Batista(c) vs CM Punk
The bell sounds and the two step up to the middle of the ring, Batista calling Punk 'a piece of crap' and 'worthless' to which Punk responds by smacking him in the face! He fires away with fist after fist and rocks Batista up against the ropes and floors him with a huge clothesline, taking them both to the outside. Punk mounts right on top and starts to fire away with shots to the head, not letting up on it. He finally gets up and spreads his arms out to the crowd, "Best in the world!" He shouts and turns back to The Animal, kicking him in the chest as he begins to stand via the ring apron. He hits a couple of shots to the head and leaps onto the apron, running back at Batista and kicking him in the face. He steps into the ring and runs across it, hitting off the ropes before returning with a suicide dive! He pops right back up and laughs before taking Dave onto his feet, bringing him back into the ring. Punk climbs to the top turnbuckle and leaps off as Batista rises to his feet, only to be caught and slammed back first into the corner. Instead of putting him down, Batista spins right around and runs to the other corner - jamming Punk off the corner once again. He takes a hold of the arm and drags him out, delivering a vicious clothesline! Batista hooks the leg up for a two count. He forces Punk back up by the neck and pushes him off the ropes, nailing a big time spinebuster on the comeback. He rises back up and slaps his chest, getting fired up to the boos of the Staples Center. He yells at them to shut up and pulls Punk back up, getting met with a huge uppercut to the chin. He fires away at The Animal and knocks him into the corner before backing away afterward and running his hands through his hair and anger. He storms forward and nails a big time knee to the chin, storming forward with the bulldog only to be lifted off the mat and tossed face first into the corner. Batista delivers a big time spear afterward and the crowd roars with boos! The Animal hooks both legs up but only gets a two count. Batista gets right back up and forces Punk to his feet, whipping him across the ring and off the ropes, hitting him with another spinebuster on the comeback. He hooks the leg up again but gets a two count once more, forcing him to get frustrated and pull Punk up yet again and throw him off the ropes. The Best in the World, however, moves away from Batista before he can grab him and springboards with a huge kick to the face! He staggerso nto his feet again and blasts Batista with a series of shots to the face and sends him up into the corner, leaping onto the second turnbuckle. He pounds away at the head and gets to a count of seven before being yanked off and dropped face first onto the steel post! The crowd boos as The Animal drags him off and hits an absolutely ferocious clothesline that flips Punk upside down and into the middle of the ring. He moves over to the number one contender and rolls him over, hooking the far leg up only to get a near fall. Batista bites down on his lip and takes Punk by the neck, slamming his head off the mat multiple times while yelling at him. He hooks the leg again but gets another two count. He rises back onto his feet and storms around the ring, letting Punk get back up before barging at him for another spear only for Punk to move away and let him hit the corner! Punk pops up and dropkicks The Animal in the face, dropping him across the middle rope. Punk slips out of the ring and runs up the steel steps, hitting a big time leg drop across Batista! He swings onto the apron yet again and springboards off of them, hitting Batista with a DDT! The crowd pops as a 'CM Punk' chant breaks out, whom slowly stirs back up. He moves over to the corner and pulls himself onto the top rope, raising his fingers up high in homage to Randy Savage before nailing the big time elbow to Batista! The crowd once again pops as both men get back up, Punk proceeding to hit the Go To Sleep! He hooks the far leg up only to have Batista kick out just in time! Punk puts his hands on his head and slaps the mat in anger, getting back up. He looks around the arena before letting Batista get up, rocking him to the corner. He backs off and hits a huge knee to the jaw and runs to the middle of the ring with the bulldog. He pops back up and shakes his fists wildly, getting the crowd all fired up. He gestures for another Go To Sleep but turns to see Triple H and Stephanie McMahon making their way down the ramp, the COO holding a sledgehammer over his shoulder. He steps right up to the ring, exchanging words with Punk. He steps onto the apron and hlds the hammer out, Punk ripping it away. He looks at it and Triple H dares him to hit him. Punk smiles and delivers, hitting The Game right in the jaw! Batista comes up from behind and takes Punk by the shoulder, causing him to spin around and hit him right in the face with the hammer out of instinct! The referee calls for the bell.
Winner of the match via disqualification and still WWE Champion, Batista (14:09)
The crowd boos as Punk stands over Batista, stunned at what just happened. He looks around the arena and seems to be getting more and more furious. He clutches the hammer tight and jams it across the spine repeatedly of Batista, refusing to let up. He turns around to Triple H getting into the ring and jams it right into his stomach to the delight of the WWE Universe! He keeps on slamming it down across Hunter and finally throws the hammer away as Stephanie screams at him on the apron. Punk takes her by the hair and brings her into the ring, growing a sick smile across his face. Instead of assaulting her, however, he tells her to back down. Steph drops onto both knees and sits next to her husband as Punk backs to the ropes, exiting the ring. He backs up the ramp as the commentary team goes over how the match finished, with Triple H handing the sledgehammer over to Punk, setting him up for the disqualification. Back live in the arena, despite the loss, Punk spreads his arms out while standing atop the stage. Batista and Triple H stir slightly as while they've kept the belt in their court, they've had the hell beat out of them by a surely still very hungry and frustrated CM Punk.
The cameras cut backstage to show Brock Lesnar making his way down the halls along with Paul Heyman, getting fired up as the match being called 'the final battle' between himself and The Rock is coming up next. A promo video proceeds to air behind the theme song, "We Own It" by 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa, with Brock and Rock's first encounter at Summerslam 2002 taking place with Lesnar walking out victorious. The video moves forward to this year with The Rock taking part in the Royal Rumble match, lasting until near the end where Brock Lesnar would make his shocking return as the thirtieth entrant. He would target The Rock under the orders of his manager, Paul Heyman, and end up taking him out. At WrestleMania, the two would clash in a No Holds Barred Match with Lesnar being victorious. The night after, The Rock would attack Lesnar before having his arm broken and ribs injured. Lesnar would leave the WWE until The Rock would make his return a month ago, harassing Paul Heyman before getting his match with Lesnar. The video comes to an end with Lesnar beating down The Rock this past Monday with five F5s, including one into the mini-tron, with the voice over of both men claiming they would destroy the other and beat them at Summerslam - Lesnar even claiming he would break The Rock's arm once again.
No Holds Barred Match - Final Battle The Rock vs Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman
The bell rings and the two stare down, the crowd chanting 'Rocky' very loudly. He steps up to Lesnar and floors him with a huge punch to the face! Lesnar hooks a hold of the neck and throws Rock into the corner, furiously blasting him with knees to the stomach and up into the ribs. Brock throws Rock in between the ropes and hits a hard knee to the face, and then another one! Heyman praises his client and tells him to keep going, Lesnar stepping out of the ring and throwing Rock off the apron and to the floor. He forces him up again and smashes him off the barricade, back first. He pulls Rock up against the barricade and delivers him with knee after knee to the stomach and refuses to let up, tossing his rival off the steel steps as hard as he can. He lets out a very loud scream and rips the steel steps off each other, dropping Rock with a big time shot to the face! He throws the steps over the ropes and into the ring and pulls 'The Great One' up, lifting him for the F5 only to be met with elbow after elbow to the side of the head. He drops down and begins to fire away with big time shots and drops Lesnar across the announce table. He mounts on top of him and continues to deliver punch after punch and he rips one of the monitors out, swinging it right down across the head! The crowd gives a loud 'ooh' as Rock pulls himself off the table and picks up the other part of the steel steps, hitting Lesnar in the stomach as he comes storming forward. He drops the steps across the back and throws it down onto the floor. Rock rips the top off the table and lets Brock get up before dragging him over to it, setting up for the Rock Bottom only to get kneed away. Lesnar proceeds to duck down and lift Rock up off the ground, slamming him up against the ring apron with authority. He begins to throw fists into the ribs and tosses Rock face first off the steel post and then into the barricade. Lesnar backs away and talks to Heyman before letting out a big time yell, charging right at Rock and ducking down shoulder first - only for Rock to move out of the way and Lesnar go through the barricade and onto the floor! The crowd gives out a loud ovation as Lesnar is left laid out, the WWE Universe breaking out into a 'Holy shit!' chant. Rock rises onto his feet and stares Heyman down as he tries to go over to his client, Rock throwing him down on to the floor to the pleasure of the crowd. He steps up to Lesnar and lets him get up before hitting him with a series of punches, rocking him through the crowd a bit. Lesnar lifts him up off the floor and drops him chest first across the railing right in the middle of the crowd! Brock begins to make his way back down through the crowd and to the ring, Rock staggering towards him. The two meet near the announce table and trade some shots, Lesnar ducking underneath one and hitting a flapjack across the announce table! He throws Rock onto it and moves back against the ring, looking to Heyman whom gives a command to 'finish it'. Lesnar proceeds to move to the timekeeper and throw him to the floor, picking up the steel chair and moving right back up to Rock, slamming the chair across the chest! He slams it down over and over and over again, hitting Rock twelve times before tossing the chair away and giving out a loud screech to the crowd. He drags Rock back towards the ring and throws him in, getting in and hooking the close leg up - only to get a two count to the shock of Heyman on the outside.
Lesnar gets onto his feet, enraged over the match not coming to an end. He drags Rock to the outside and throws him against the announce table, pounding away with shots to the head and knees to the stomach. He goes for the F5, only for Rock to slip free and hit him with the Rock Bottom right through the table! Both men remain laid out on the floor as the crowd roars for the moment, both not moving much. Rock uses the barricade nearby to get up first and he pulls Lesnar back up, slamming his face off the Spanish announce table. He removes that top as well and sets Lesnar up for another Rock Bottom, only to have Lesnar hit a hard knee to the gut. He proceeds to lift Rock right up onto his shoulders and hits the F5 right through the table! He gets right back up and pounds on his chest, letting out yet another ear piercing screech. He pulls Rock right back up and lifts him onto his shoulders once again, hitting the F5 right into the steel post! He turns to Heyman, whom orders him to end it once again. He forces Rock onto his feet and tosses him into the ring and follows, only to not go for the pin. Heyman hands him another steel chair and Rock crawls to the steel steps, Lesnar dropping it down across the arm over and over again! He refuses to let up until the chair bends, Rock flailing across the ring. Brock tosses the chair away and grins, turning back to 'The Great One'. He drags him up and proceeds to take the arm, shouting that this is over with! He proceeds to lock in the Kimura Lock and Rock immediately starts to yell in pain, kicking his legs around and putting his free arm out in thought of tapping out. He struggles his legs around the middle ropes and uses all of his strength to start and pulls himself as much as he can, managing to get his knees through the ropes and out to the apron. He uses everything he has, giving another yell, as he pulls himself down off the apron. He stumbles back against the barricade as Lesnar sits up in disbelief, along with Heyman. Rock comes storming in and pops right up, ducking a shot from Lesnar. He proceeds to duck a clothesline on the turnaround and blasts Lesnar with a big kick to the stomach. He scoops the bent chair used on his arm with his good one and gives one huge shot across the spine of the Beast Incarnate! He uses his bad arm as well, fighting through the pain to hit Lesnar four more times before hitting him with the Rock Bottom onto the steel steps! Heyman climbs up onto the apron in disbelief, screaming 'no!' over and over again. Rock pulls off his elbow pad and tosses it out to the crowd before hitting off the ropes - colliding with Heyman and sending him off and into the barricade to the delight of the crowd! Rock proceeds to hit the People's Elbow and hooks the close leg up for the three count!
Winner of the match via pinfall, The Rock (22:51)
The crowd explodes as The Rock rolls off of Lesnar and the steps, looking up to the ceiling. He struggles onto his feet and raises his fist up high as the referee carefully holds it up, pointing him the winner. He climbs up to the second rope and pulls his fist up again as the crowd pops for him. The commentary team goes over the key points of the match with Lesnar trying to put Rock away with multiple F5s, only for Rock to continue to respond - including the Rock Bottom through the announce table. They go to the finish of the match with Rock finding a way to get out of the Kimura before attacking Lesnar with the steel chair, the Rock Bottom on the steel steps and the People's Elbow that even sent Heyman down, leading to the victory. Back live in the arena, Rock backs up to the top of the stage as Heyman checks on his client inside of the ring. Summerslam comes to an end with The Rock raising his fist up one more time as the Staples Center chants 'Rocky!' very loudly.
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Post by ✖ AJ on Jun 18, 2014 9:04:10 GMT -5
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jun 18, 2014 9:50:46 GMT -5
Well written Pre-Show and Ryan Braxton retaining was for the best as he's just getting his reign started. Hopefully Dean Ambrose moves up the card after this. That picture of Jeff Hardy is badass. Very good choice for an opener and Bray Wyatt going over was right. The best part is Bray singing after the match. Awesome stuff. Antonio Cesaro keeping the briefcase was clear as it seems like you have big plans for him. Ending the match with a huge swing/Neutralizer flurry makes him look really strong. Been looking forward to this one, Seth Rollins with a HUGE win for him and as I said, Randy Orton competing for the Intercontinental Title adds some serious prestige for the belt. A clean win at that. Sheamus vs. Roman Reigns is a match I'd love to see, so this was a fun read. Reigns winning was the right move and I'd actually like to see the Paul Heyman clients collide down the line. Realistic Rock promo. Jeez this card is stacked. Creative finish to the World Heavyweight Title match and anytime Bryan Danielson wins, I dig it. Not a fan of AJ Lee losing her title in a Battle Royal, especially to Nikki Bella. I might be wrong but I believe you were bringing in the Total Divas show and if that's the case, then this makes some sense. Figured the WWE Title match would have a screwy finish to keep both guys strong. This anti-establishment feud between Triple H and CM Punk is very well done. Love the Brock Lesnar/Rock promo going back to their 2002 match, which is one of my favorites. That was an f'n brutal main event. Rock surviving the Kimura was boss and the final flurry with all of the chair shots would be cool, glad that you made sure to mention that Rock fought through the arm pain so it's not like he no sold it. Overall, a great SummerSlam, loved the graphics theme and how it fit the Wyatts, loved the matches and nearly all of the outcomes. Night of Champions poster looks sick.
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