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A nice way to decide the advantage in the Pre-Show Match, and I'm glad Heath Slater won. But as I've said in my replies, People Power is not prevailing tonight. Shocked to see Ted DiBiase and Michael McGillicutty retain their titles, tbh. I mentioned how it would either make or break them, and I think this definitely made them. Still not sold on them as Champions, but hopefully a lengthier reign can change that. I liked this whole "Swiss Rules" thing, however gimmicky it made the match. Obvious victory for Antonio Cesaro though; I hope he has a good run with the title. Loved Cole receiving the Brogue Kick post-match, haha. Definitely the right move to have Dolph Ziggler go over here, as Rob Van Dam shouldn't really be getting near the briefcase. A wonderful Iron Man Match that I can only imagine in my dreams between these two; hard to believe they only faced off once in real life. I think it was obvious that Daniel Bryan would leave with the World Heavyweight Championship considering the long build to his reign at WrestleMania. Then again, Extreme Rules will always be a predictable event when it comes to Championships, imo. Not sure on this Strap Match stipulation as you know, but a nice win for Alberto Del Rio. I would've loved to see Brodus Clay go over, but I'm sure he'll get his chance soon. As over as Dean Ambrose is with the online fans, this was definitely the right decision to have Randy Orton defeat him. Ambrose shouldn't be picking up high profile victories just yet, so I'm glad you let Orton have this one. I'm sure we'll see Ambrose get his measure of revenge, however. BOOM! As predicted from the beginning; Layla versus Eve with Eve walking out as the Divas Champion. I'm so psychic. And finally, definitely the best built match on the card, as the Main Event should be. And just like I said, John Cena proves everybody wrong and showing his loyalty to CM Punk and his team. It's sad to see Johnny Ace leave, but I hope you bring him back in some form or other later down the line. Overall, definitely one of your best events, really good job, Ryan.

WWE Extreme Rules
Good win for Heath Slater over David Otunga in the pre-show. Hot start to the show with the Tag Team Turmoil. Great to see Mysterio and Cara as the mystery team, but even better to see McGillicutty and DiBiase retain the straps. Loving the idea of the tag team. Liked the Swiss Rules match, great pay per view debut for Antonio Cesaro by getting the heel victory over Sheamus. Brouge Kick to Cole! Great segment between Kofi and Cena, really loving the build to War Games. Tables match seems like an odd stipulation for RVD versus Ziggler, never really been a fan of the match unless it had the Dudleyz anyway. Still, awesome spot to end it and a solid victory for Dolph Ziggler on pay per view. Wow, that Ambrose-Cena segment was brilliant! Fantastic Iron Man bout between Daniel Bryan and Chris Jericho, really loved the ending. Setting the heel turn of Bryan, and perhaps even a face turn for Jericho. Brodus Clay versus Del Rio was a lose lose situation, with either man taking the risk of looking week in a loss. Not really sure who would've been the right choice, maybe Brodus could've used the victory, but Del Rio needs some heat. Another awesome segment with Cena, great job on this again. Sweet Last Man Standing match, Ambrose could've used a huge rub here though. Eve winning the Diva's Champion was the right call, she is by far the most (perhaps only?) interesting Diva on the entire roster. Now, time for the match we've all been waiting for. Bourne and Punk were great choices to start with Tensai coming in second. What a chaotic, but awesome way to end the show. The ending was predictable, however it still served it's purpose. Punk with the G.T.S. after the match was a nice touch, even if I think Johnny Ace's reign got cut short. Looking forward to the future after such a great pay per view.

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Need some serious drop shadow on that Raw logo, boiiiiiii. Nice to see that old bastard, Ric Flair back on the show, as much as I think he's a twat. He's an obvious choice of General Manager for Raw with Johnny Ace gone now. Huge Main Event set and definitely necessary since Wade Barrett and The Miz wouldn't have been that interesting on its own. A good victory for Kofi Kingston to kick off the show, but it leaves me wondering where Christian goes from here. Bray Wyatt idea clearly stolen from me even though I did it after you, kthx. This Dolph Ziggler/Rob Van Dam situation is all too familiar, virtually duplicate of Ziggler/Jericho in real life, and it's obvious Ziggler is taking the victory. Happy to see Alberto Del Rio with a victory, even at the expense of poor Yoshi Tatsu. I'm pleasantly surprised to see you continue the feud with Brodus Clay, hope Clay pulls off a big win over Del Rio in the next instalment. Definitely a big fan of the United States Championship finally leaving Zack Ryder, and all the better to have it go to Evan Bourne. I am really digging his heel character, you've pulled it off well. These R-Truth segments are just baffling me, lmao. Obvious victory for Eve here after only winning her Divas Championship 24 hours ago; I hope she has a lengthy reign. As predicted, Dolph Ziggler defeats Rob Van Dam for the second night in a row. As I mentioned, all too similar to the feud with Chris Jericho for me, thought you might have come up with a different approach. Potential face turn for Christian? I think so. A double disqualification as only a John Cena/CM Punk match can end, perfect to lead into a big Fatal 4-Way match. I'm fully expecting Wade Barrett to leave with the WWE Championship still intact though. A good show, Ryan.

RAW:
- I was expecting a big opening now that big Johnny has been ousted, and you delivered. Flair as the general manager seemed like a fairly obvious choice, but that doesn't detract from it being the right choice. Really looking forward to see what you do with him.
- Good to see The Miz back and being put straight into the WWE Championship hunt. Makes a lot of sense to add in a third man since a feud between Barrett and Miz as heels just wouldn't work. I've got a feeling that the main event is going to end in a way to add both Cena and Punk in, though I'm really disappointed that we're still not getting a Barrett / Punk pay per view rematch, just cheapens Barrett's title reign for me.
- The Flair / People Power segment would come across well on TV, I'm really hoping you do the smart thing and put the title on Bourne here.
- Big win for Kofi Kingston here and the it was the right move to put him over. Christian's at an awkward point in his career because he could still work as a main eventer if booked properly, but he also runs the risk of just being a gate keeper, hopefully you go for the former.
- Funny little Flair / Eve segment, starting to worry you're going to overkill it on the Flair segments though.
- Bray Wyatt is going to lead us to the promised land and I can't wait baby.
- Oh look, another Flair segment. Not sure on you using the contract vs. contract thing, especially with Van Dam since he's been back what, four months? Bizarre.
- Obvious Del Rio win is obvious, but at least you're continuing with his feud with Brodus after the mistake of having Del Rio go over at Extreme Rules.
- Great win for Evan Bourne here, it was the perfect time to pull the trigger on his title run. For me Bourne is one of the highlights of this diary because it demonstrates the perfect way to use a turn to revitalize a midcard-at-best career.
- Good win for Eve, nothing more, nothing less.
- Ziggler had to go over in this match, but I still don't get the logic of having Van Dam come back and leave four to five months later after such an uneventful run. I wasn't sold on him being back, but it feels like a massive waste of talent.
- A Christian face turn in the pipeline, that could be cool.
- A big match to end the first edition of Flair's run, though the finish seemed a little signposted for me, and the fatal four way was a pretty obvious result. Still, it's a big match and while Barrett is obviously not going to lose the title this early into the run it will add some credence to his run.
- Solid show overall, possibly a little bit too much Flair but it was his big return so I can give a pass on that. Keep it up.

WWE Extreme Rules: Sunday 29th April 2012...Good use of the YouTube Pre-Show to determine who gains the numbers advantage in the War Games match later on tonight. However, logic always says that the heels gain the unfair/fair advantage, so Heath Slater's win over David Otunga was expected. Good promo to brief up the scenario for tonight's highly anticipated main event. It could go either way, although I'm thinking Team Punk will end up victorious. Good call for the WWE Tag Team Championship Turmoil match to open up the show, with Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd getting a good opening stretch win against Primo and Epico, although I'd imagine that it could potentially deflate a lively crowd. Up next, good establishment act for the Prime Time Players to defeat Gabriel and Kidd, also defeating the comedic combo of Santino Marella and Derrick Bateman. Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara debuting as a tag team? Cool, but in this case, they HAVE to win in order to be credible. Expected win against the Prime Time Players, leaving us to the final stretch with the cheap last-call WWE Tag Team Champions, Ted Dibiase and Michael McGillicutty. Not sure about the finish...it sort of lost the newly found credibility that Mysterio and Cara have. But nonetheless, got McGillicutty and Dibiase over, but they really need a credible win against a team like Mysterio and Cara. Hmm, not sure about having this storyline progressing match follow, considering that it was just another 'Duchess of Queensbury Rules rehash' match to establish Antonio Cesaro as the WWE Intercontinental Champion. Good move, don't get me wrong, but it should've gone on later. Another heel title defense, I can imagine there'll be a rematch and hell to pay for Cesaro from Sheamus, though. Even if Sheamus doesn't regain the belt (which he shouldn't). Cool progressional segments to promote the main event with John Cena and Kofi Kingston. Decent match between Dolph Ziggler and Rob Van Dam in this Tables match, even though it's the least interesting match of the night in my mind. The chair was a bit overkill on a card like this, I think. A Chair match would've been cooler and more suitable, if you were going for that approach. Alright, awesome Ironman match to get things cooking in the first-hour main event between Chris Jericho and Daniel Bryan. I think this match and the Tables match were those that probably would get the crowd cooking, over everything else. Daniel Bryan getting the win was the right call to make, retaining the World Heavyweight Championship. Wow, Bryan snapped? Hopefully you don't pull the trigger so soon on a heel turn, but I liked it a lot, a new, original dimension for Bryan with his aggressive character. Bloodied Jericho though, hmm. Only personal complaint, is that the first hour was all about heels winning matches (aside from Bryan, and even he drew heel tendencies in the closing moments). I can't help but think you should have either switched the card up or had a face win. Alberto Del Rio winning against Brodus Clay was expected to re-enhance Del Rio following the loss at WrestleMania XXVIII. Where both of these men go from here, who knows. Cena and Zack Ryder's exchange was neat. Up next, an awesome Last Man Standing match with our first real rivalry featured between Randy Orton and Dean Ambrose in the second hour main event. Orton winning was the right call, I hate to see this rivalry end though. Hopefully Ambrose goes on to better things, although I expect that anyway. Eve winning the WWE Divas Championship tournament was cool, decent Lumberjills match against Layla. I hope Eve has a lengthy, solid reign. And now it's time for the War Games match. Great progression with CM Punk having to go the length with Evan Bourne...and Tensai? Ouch, that's gotta suck. I think that the match was amazingly written, with the star power equalled out well as the match progressed, but that finish was remarkable and redeemed John Cena in a response from WrestleMania XXVIII's conclusion. It sort of makes the whole point of John Laurinaitis' inclusion at WrestleMania dull though; it ruined a potentially perfect show at Mania in retrospect. CM Punk pinning Wade Barrett has to mean we're going to see a rematch for the WWE Championship down the road, surely. Overall, an awesome, feel-good show with a few booking decisions, but it was memorable, you've done an amazing job in keeping things interesting following WrestleMania. Good stuff!

Friday Night SmackDown! | May 4th, 2012 | Toledo, OH

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• Following the intro and pyro display, cameras scanned the audience here in Toledo as the commentary unit of Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, and Booker T welcomed everyone to Friday Night SmackDown! We're just five days removed from an unbelievable Extreme Rules event, which saw Daniel Bryan retain the World Heavyweight Championship in a stunning fashion. We will hear from Bryan on his actions later tonight, but we'll also find out who is in next line for a shot at him. Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, Kane, and Chris Jericho all battle it out in a Fatal Four Way Elimination match. The winner will meet Bryan for the gold in three weeks at Over The Limit!
  
  
• The theme of Antonio Cesaro hit as the Intercontinental Champion made his way out to a reception of mostly boos. The commentators addressed Cesaro's successful title defense against Sheamus this past Sunday, with the "Swiss Rules" costing the Great White the title. Cesaro grabbed a microphone, saying that this past Sunday was a night of triumph. Not only did he defeat that embarrassment of a competitor, Sheamus, but he also proved once and for all that he is of a superior breed here in the WWE. The world witnessed Swiss Rules unfold before their eyes, and saw how real competitors and real fighters step into the squared circle. "So ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it for me! Still you Intercontinental Champion, Antonio Cesaro!" The audience continued to boo Cesaro before he addressed one more thing. "Michael Cole, please enter the ring." Cole, who was still bruised from Sheamus' Brogue Kick, stood up from his chair at the announce table and stepped into the ring. "Cole, I saw what Sheamus did to you. And we all know that that was nothing more than an act of shameful, un-sportsman like conduct. Sheamus couldn't accept defeat like a man and took out his frustrations on you, someone who was simply doing their job." Cole thanked Cesaro for standing up for him, saying that he's already in the process of speaking to David Otunga about a potential lawsuit against Sheamus.
  
  
• Before this debacle could continue, SmackDown General Manager Teddy Long made his way out to the stage. He told Cesaro that he was right about one thing. He is still the Intercontinental Champion. "But I'm not sure if you should be." The audience agreed with Teddy as Cesaro looked puzzled. "Antonio, I did a bit of research a few nights ago, and could not find one trace of your so called 'Swiss Rules.' Which made me believe that those rules you implemented were not legitimate." Cesaro told Teddy that he should be ashamed of himself. Questioning the integrity of a man of his caliber should be a crime in these states. "Besides, what proof do you have that I fabricated the rules?" asked the Intercontinental Champion. Teddy said that the proof lies in something else that was not legitimate, the official. "The man who called the match at Extreme Rules was not a signed WWE official. And he already confirmed to me that your rules were indeed false!" The audience popped as Cesaro knew that he had been caught. "Antonio, I could have you stripped of the Intercontinental Championship for such behavior, but I won't. Instead, I've granted Sheamus another rematch for the title at Over The Limit! And this time, it will be him who chooses the stipulation!" Cesaro was irate, telling Teddy that he can't treat him that way. "And one more thing. Sheamus had requested a special match tonight. And since I feel he deserves it, he will get it. So tonight, in that very ring, Sheamus will go one on one.......with Michael Cole!" The audience erupted as Cole's eyes widened to the point where they nearly popped out of his sockets. Teddy made his way to the back, Cesaro still fuming and Cole still almost as pale as the man he meets tonight, Sheamus.
  
  
• COMMERCIAL BREAK
  
  
• Returning to SmackDown, a recap of the opening segment was shown as SmackDown General Manager Teddy Long made two huge announcements. As punishment for his fabrication of the rules in the Swiss Rules match, Antonio Cesaro will defend the Intercontinental Championship against Sheamus at Over The Limit. And this time, the Great White will be allowed to choose the stipulation. Also, the man who read off the rules, Michael Cole, must meet Sheamus one on one in a match tonight.
  
  
• REY MYSTERIO AND SIN CARA DEF. PRIME TIME PLAYERS: The two teams who impressed the most last Sunday at Extreme Rules went at it in a very exciting opening contest. With a potential future WWE Tag Team Championship match on the line, Mysterio and Cara were able to seize the opportunity, Rey pinning Young after a 619 and the follow-up Splash.
  
  
• The audience popped as Mysterio and Cara raised one another's arms, celebrating their victory. Suddenly, the theme of Ted DiBiase and Michael McGillicutty hit as the WWE Tag Team Champions made their way out to the stage. "Congratulations, you two. It's just too bad you couldn't get the job done on Sunday," said McGillicutty. Mysterio said that he and Sin Cara would and should be the WWE Tag Team Champions right now had it not been for a bit of cheating on the champions' part. "Call it what you want, Rey. We're still standing here as the champions, aren't we?" asked McGillicutty. Sin Cara took the microphone, saying something in Spanish. "I agree," said Mysterio. "What Sin Cara said is that we proved on Sunday and tonight why we should be next in line for a shot at the titles. So if you two want to solidify your status as champions, you'll put the title on the line at Over The Limit." The audience popped as DiBiase and McGillicutty quickly told them to quiet down. "Tell you what. Next week, one of you two against one of us. You win, you get your title shot at Over The Limit. We win, numero zero title shots." Mysterio and Cara nodded their heads in approval as DiBiase and McGillicutty made their way to the back.
  
  
• Backstage, Michael Cole was shown in Antonio Cesaro's locker room, telling the Intercontinental Champion that none of this was right. "I mean, I had nothing to do with this. You're the one who fabricated the rules. I had no idea! I was just doing what you asked me!" said Cole frantically. "What did you just say?" asked Cesaro. "Are you also questioning my integrity. You think I made up a few rules to give me an advantage?" Cole tried to take his words back, but Cesaro claimed that the damage had already been done. "You know what, Cole? You're on your own tonight." Cesaro pushed Cole out of his locker room, leaving him all alone tonight against Sheamus.
  
  
• A graphic was shown for tonight's main event. Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, Kane, and Chris Jericho all compete in a Fatal Four Way Elimination match. The winner will meet Daniel Bryan for the World Heavyweight Championship at Over The Limit.
  
  
• COMMERCIAL BREAK
  
  
• Returning to SmackDown, Matt Striker was shown backstage standing by with Chris Jericho. Y2J received a mixed reaction as Striker asked him for his thoughts on Daniel Bryan's attack at Extreme Rules. "You see this?" Jericho said while pointing to the stitches on his forehead. "I saw another side of Daniel Bryan at Extreme Rules, and I'm generally not mad because it reminded me of myself. It reminded me of the lengths that I would go the retain my championship. But just because I understand Bryan doesn't mean I'm going to let this go. I still crave the World Heavyweight Championship, and will regain it at Over The Limit after I am declared the No.1 Contender tonight."
  
  
• RYBACK DEF. STEPHEN STEWART: For the second week in a row, a local talent was given the impossible task of defeating Ryback. The monster continued to look very impressive, tearing right through Stewart and finishing him off with Shell Shock to pick up the victory.
  
  
• Ryback stood to his feet after scoring his second victory on SmackDown, continuing to open the eyes of everyone in the WWE Universe. "Feed me more!" he shouted repeatedly as some of the audience members joined him in the chant.
  
  
• Backstage, Sheamus was shown making his way down to the ring. He gets a shot at revenge fr Extreme Rules as he meets Michael Cole, next!
  
  
• COMMERCIAL BREAK
  
  
• A promo was shown for next Monday's edition of RAW. In his second week as General Manager, Ric Flair has announced a huge tag team match to take place. John Cena and CM Punk team up to take on The Miz and Mr. Money In The Bank, Dolph Ziggler. RAW, live next Monday on USA.
  
  
• SHEAMUS DEF. MICHAEL COLE: The Great White extracted his revenge here tonight, simply toying with Cole the whole match. After the first Brogue Kick, Sheamus covered Cole, only to raise his arm at two. He tried to stand Cole up, though he simply fell to the mat. Sheamus asked Booker T to come into the ring and hold him up for him. Booker was more than glad to do so, Sheamus hitting another Brogue Kick. At that moment, Intercontinental Champion Antonio Cesaro made his way out to the stage. Staring at Cesaro the entire time, Sheamus planted Cole with White Noise, finally covering him to get the victory.
  
  
• The audience popped as Sheamus stood to his feet, raising his arms in victory as the official tended to Cole. Cesaro was going to leave to the back until Sheamus grabbed a microphone. "Cesaro, that was pretty clever what you did at Extreme Rules. It's just too bad your 'rules' are coming back to bite you in the arse. You see, I had to step into your world. And it was filled with nothing but bogus rules. At Over The Limit, you're going to step into my world, where there are no rules. Cesaro, me and you for the Intercontinental Championship in a Belfast Brawl!" Cesaro was livid, shouting at Sheamus that he can't do that. However, he was granted the authority by Teddy Long to name the stipulation. At Over The Limit, Antonio Cesaro must step into a world with no rules. A Belfast Brawl against Sheamus for the Intercontinental Championship.
  
  
• COMMERCIAL BREAK
  
  
• Returning to SmackDown, General Manager Teddy Long was shown in his office, happy with the result of the previous match and Sheamus' announcement for Over The Limit. Suddenly, Teddy's satisfied expression turned to one of fear as Kane walked into the room. "I said I wanted the Big Show. And the one time he's here, you ban me from the arena. So where is he?" screeched Kane. Teddy said that he's not allowing either Kane or Show to come anywhere near one another for fear of what may happen? "What may happen? Do you know what will happen? I will eviscerate the Big Show! Even if I am named the No.1 Contender tonight, I still expect you to give me Show!" Kane made his way out of the room, Teddy trying to catch his breath.
  
  
• Cutting to another camera, Kaitlyn was shown in the Divas locker room, reading the note from Johnny Curtis last week, when Alicia Fox walked in. "You've got to see this," said Fox as Kaitlyn followed her. What Fox showed her was a van in the parking lot, the side reading "Enter, Kaitlyn." "Is it too late to admit Curtis into a mental hospital?" she asked.
  
  
• AW SHOWCASE MATCH - DREW MCINTYRE DEF. EZEKIEL JACKSON: Prior to the match, AW cut a promo saying that every single member of the WWE roster has contacted his offices for a spot in his clientele. However, he will be choosing certain superstars to compete in matches that he will be scouting. In the first match, it was Drew McIntyre who picked up a victory after planting Ezekiel Jackson with a Future Shock DDT.
  
  
• Backstage, Randy Orton was shown in his locker room when Matt Striker walked in, asking for his thoughts on tonight's No.1 Contender's match. Orton said that when it comes to all three of his opponents tonight, he's very familiar with them. He's also very familiar with the World Heavyweight Championship. What he isn't familiar with is Daniel Bryan. However, he would love to get to know Bryan right before he takes his title. Slow clapping could be heard as Cody Rhodes entered the scene. "Yes, Randy. Because the world needs to sit through another abysmal championship reign of yours. I may be the only man in this match who has never been World Heavyweight Champion, but that will all change at Over The Limit. But first, I'm going to deal with you, Kane, and Jericho to get there." Orton told Cody that because of him, Dean Ambrose is watching this right now with a head bandage. "Don't think for a second that I won't do the same to you." Orton made his way out of the room as Cody stared at him.
  
  
• COMMERCIAL BREAK
  
  
• Returning to Friday Night SmackDown, Josh Mathews and Booker T addressed Randy Orton's comments before the break about Dean Ambrose. For those who missed Extreme Rules, they missed an absolute war between Orton and Ambrose. In the end, it was punt kick into the ring post that allowed the Viper to claim victory. Ambrose was taken to a nearby medical facility and was diagnosed with severe head trauma, and it is unclear when or if we will ever see the psychotic superstar in the WWE again.
  
  
• The theme of Daniel Bryan hit as the World Heavyweight Champion made his way out to a mixed reaction from the audience here in Toledo. He grabbed a microphone, saying that he's received a lot of comments since Extreme Rules. Some good, but mostly negative. A lot of people believe that we saw a new Daniel Bryan at Extreme Rules. "What the world saw was a hungry Daniel Bryan. A man motivated to retain his title at all costs. But have no fear. Let the celebration begin because I am still your World Heavyweight Champion! Yes! Yes! Yes!" A surprising amount of boos were heard as Bryan continued his over the top celebration. "And I will still be your World Heavyweight Champion after Over The Limit because none of the four competitors in tonight's main event have what it takes to beat a man of my caliber. Because not only am I a great professional wrestler, I'm also a role model to children all over the world. I'm a vegan, and the world's best boyfriend. Speaking of which, I would like to invite AJ down to the ring." A few seconds later, AJ stepped through the curtain and made her way down to the ring. She was not in a celebratory mood after witnessing up close the actions of her boyfriend at Extreme Rules. "Sweetie, I know I scared you on Sunday with my behavior. And even though I believe I did nothing wrong, I know that's not what you want to hear. And I apologize for not only that, but everything I said to you before that may have hurt you. You've said you love me, and I appreciate that. So thank you, AJ." Her mood seemed to light up as she smiled at Daniel. "Do you forgive me?" asked the World Heavyweight Champion. "Yes," said AJ after a bit of silence. "Yes! Yes! Yes!" shouted Bryan. The two took seats at ringside as the main event is set to begin.
  
  
• A graphic was shown for the Fatal Four Way Elimination match with Randy Orton, Kane, Cody Rhodes, and Chris Jericho. The winner will meet Daniel Bryan for the World Heavyweight Championship at Over The Limit, next!
  
  
• COMMERCIAL BREAK
  
  
• A promo was shown for WWE Over The Limit, live Sunday May 20th, only on pay per view.
  
  
• NO.1 CONTENDERS MATCH - RANDY ORTON DEF. CHRIS JERICHO, KANE, AND CODY RHODES: An incredible main event with the stakes as high as they could possibly be. Kane was the first of the four superstars to fall, receiving Beautiful Disaster, a Codebreaker, and an RKO all in that order prior to his elimination. Orton and Jericho battled for a bit before the Viper was struck with a Codebreaker. However, Orton rolled out of the ring, Jericho failing to capitalize instantly. Cody Rhodes snuck up behind Y2J, planting him with Cross Rhodes to eliminate him. Cody celebrated as if he had won the match, already pointing at Bryan and signalling for the title. When Cody turned around, he was hit with a Codebreaker! Jericho stared down at Cody for a bit, knowing that he will not be receiving another opportunity at the World Heavyweight Title because of him. Orton rolled back into the ring as Cody stirred to his feet. The two former Legacy members had an awesome back and forth, both men showing why they deserved to be the No.1 contender. After Cody missed Beautiful Disaster, Orton planted him with an RKO to finally get the victory.
  
  
• The crowd erupted as Orton stood to his feet, raising his arms in victory as a banner appeared to announce him as the new No.1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship. Daniel Bryan stood up from his seat at ringside, looking a bit concerned. Orton stepped onto the second rope, staring at Bryan as he motioned for the gold. Orton meets Daniel Bryan for the World Heavyweight Championship in three weeks at Over The Limit!

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WWE Monday Night RAW: Monday 30th April 2012...David Otunga beating Curt Hawkins resets Otunga after losing to Heath Slater on the YouTube Pre-Show to Extreme Rules the night before. Santino Marella and Derrick Bateman got a good win against Primo and Epico, good showing. Good edition of WWE Superstars from the RAW side. Haha, Michael Cole issuing the letter about John Laurinaitis' last words as GM was nice. I like that Laurinaitis tried to swindle his way into deciding a number one contender to Wade Barrett's WWE Championship, but we all know that a heel vs heel main event just isn't going to happen. Good re-introduction for the Miz though, with his new look. Ric Flair as the new RAW General Manager? Pre-WWE/TNA lawsuit, I'm guessing. Great call to switch things up into a triple threat match, but John Cena against CM Punk? So much star power...on an episode of RAW? False finish, definitely. I enjoyed the segment with the ex-People Power faction being cleared out of Ric Flair's office, very nice touch. I'm wondering how long it will take for you to determine who faces Flair on pay-per-view or a RAW. Hopefully later on in the year, definitely. Kofi Kingston beating Christian was a solid opening contest, could give us a new feud for Christian to work with. It's a shame how low he's dropped since losing the World Heavyweight Championship. Flair and Eve's segment was also fun, really enjoying these GM segments. Hahah, Bray Wyatt, he crazy. Liked the write-up, very intriguing on how he comes in. Hopefully on RAW he doesn't become a one-trick pony and wind up on Superstars weekly. It's why I think maybe SmackDown would have been a better choice for the man. Dolph Ziggler against Rob Van Dam, WWE contract against Money in the Bank contract? Heheh, sly way to get RVD out. Alberto Del Rio beating Yoshi Tatsu; eh. Just like every post-pay-per-view edition of RAW, momentum to Del Rio. Brodus Clay's inclusion after the match was great and got him over greatly. I think this would have fared better as a promo than a match aftermath. Friday Night SmackDown sounds great already. Evan Bourne won the WWE United States Championship? I love it, although I would've killed for more of Zack Ryder as champ. I hope to see more from Ryder though, rather than sinking once again. Hopefully with Johnny gone, Evan Bourne can allow his character to evolve at long last. R-Truth is still in a wheelchair? Hilarious segment with the janitor, a face turn coming up maybe? Eve beating Layla was fine, a rematch from Extreme Rules. I wonder what's next for Eve as WWE Divas Champion. Cena and Punk tension was nice to see, I liked it. I suspect a rematch from last year's SummerSlam main event at this year's...if you can hold this on until August. I think that Dolph Ziggler and Rob Van Dam's match went on a bit late in the show, would've been best suited as first-hour main event given the circumstances. Great win to paint Ziggler as a potential main eventer, I like. Perhaps Over the Limit could be the night... I hope that the scene with Bourne, Heath Slater and Christian was a sign of Christian turning face and going after Bourne. I liked it! And lastly, as expected, good main event ended in interference. A fatal four-way at Over the Limit sounds awesome, although I'd have liked some more inclusion from Wade Barrett, being that he's the WWE Champion and could really use some more heel heat. Hopefully this brief partnership with the Miz doesn't last long, since they're going at it against each other at Over the Limit. A good fallout show, everything is turning into proportion.

WWE NXT: Wednesday 2nd May 2012...Alright, Dusty Rhodes introducing the NXT Championship is great, and I'm looking forward to seeing how this tournament goes down. Looking at the brackets, I could easily tell that Alex Riley, Kassius Ohno, Damien Sandow and Seth Rollins are going to advance into the semi-final round. Although it's highly possible that Richie Steamboat could get the win against Sandow, leading to a cool face vs face semi-final match. Alex Riley beating Corey Graves was expected, a good match to refuel Riley. I hope he remains an impact player here on NXT. Corey Graves and Jake Carter trying to one-up the other? Interesting, but I hope they remain as a team. Also hoping to see more WWE superstar appearances as the weeks progress. Bo Rotundo with the win is fine, surprised that he was neglected from the tournament. I guess we have some sort of gimmick for Carter now: easily dysfunctional. Audrey Marie with the win against Caylee Turner was fine, Audrey is very good in the ring for a Diva on NXT. I assume that the pale girl is Paige; awesome. And lastly, Seth Rollins beating the unstoppable Mason Ryan is great, and I could see Ryan costing Rollins a future match, or starting a feud. Overall, a decent episode of NXT with the NXT Championship making the show look a bit more prestigious. I could've gone for some advanced comments from Kassius Ohno, Damien Sandow or Richie Steamboat, though.


WWE Friday Night SmackDown: Friday 4th May 2012...Aw man, I liked the original graphic logos for RAW, NXT and SmackDown. Oh well. Hunico beating Yoshi Tatsu was fine, as was Justin Gabriel beating Jinder Mahal. If you want a real challenge, try and make Gabriel the next breakout star on SmackDown. Unfortunately for SmackDown's side of WWE Superstars, this was nothing new. Good call to have Antonio Cesaro start things off, giving the new WWE Intercontinental Champion some additional heat. I loved the feature with Michael Cole too. Theodore Long was late to the game, having not researched into Swiss Rules before Extreme Rules went down. Not an official referee? Brad Maddox alert~! A rematch at Over the Limit sounds good to me! I can't see Sheamus coming out victorious, though. Hot opening contest with Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara getting a win over the Prime Time Players, but despite Mysterio and Cara needing establishment following their first official match as a team at Extreme Rules, Darren Young and Titus O'Neil were misused here. I think if Mysterio and Cara beat Primo and Epico, it would have been better. The Players have seemingly already been placed under the rug for now. Ted Dibiase and Michael McGillicutty with mic time? Wow! A WWE Tag Team Championship match announced for Over the Limit sounds cool, although I'd have given it an extra week of build before announcing. I understand how short the time length is between Over the Limit and Extreme Rules, but you could pace things out a bit more, me thinks. Hoping that McGillicutty and Dibiase don't release the titles yet, either. Cole being shoved into heel territory again tonight is nice, haha, Cesaro leaving Cole high-and-dry. However, I see Cesaro making the sneak attack later on. Chris Jericho possibly turning face soon? I like the sound of that. Hopefully Bryan's World Heavyweight Championship reign brings intrigue back to the title through awesome matches. Ryback with the win, alright. Sheamus beating Michael Cole cleanly was unexpected, Cesaro rather watching is neat. A Belfast Brawl at Over the Limit? Every pay-per-view has to have a gimmick! Good use of European/United Kingdom-gimmicked matches in this feud. Especially over the WWE Intercontinental Championship, haha. I assume that Kane against Big Show is on the table for Over the Limit, eh. Hahah, AW Showcase. Good, expected win for Drew McIntyre against Ezekiel Jackson, hopefully he builds a faction...Heath Slater's resort!? Cody Rhodes interrupting Randy Orton was cool, speaking of which, where is Dean Ambrose? Daniel Bryan's promo was great, setting the scene for our upcoming elimination four-corner main event. And lastly, a solid main event with Randy Orton picking up the win. However, I guess that Daniel Bryan's heel turn is inevitably near, eh. Overall, a good show with some interesting outcomes and progressions. Slow down on announcing matches for Over the Limit though! Give the audience a reason to tune in eery week, to see more matches made throughout the weeks rather than all of a sudden on two shows! Good work.

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WWE Championship
Wade Barrett (c) vs. CM Punk vs. John Cena vs. The Miz


World Heavyweight Championship
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Randy Orton


Belfast Brawl for the Intercontinental Championship
Antonio Cesaro (c) vs. Sheamus


United States Championship
Evan Bourne (c) vs. Zack Ryder vs. Christian


Divas Championship
Eve (c) vs. Beth Phoenix[/center]