WWE 2012: NXT & Superstars!

LOL, Johnathan Coachman??

I like it already. I especially like that your U.S. Champion isn't on the roster. Haha. Really though... awesome reasons for MITB. I love the way Bryan won the title.

There was a lot of things I liked on RAW. Good to see the US title off of Santino. Like the team of Ziggler and Rhodes but doubt it's permanent. Nonetheless a solid tag match. Liked Kharmas attack and Too Cool returning. I wish they all would've came back in real life. Awesome main event and really liked the ending and how you're using Jericho. Can't wait for him and Bryan to have some PPV matches as that's something I've wanted to see for a while.

Just the fact that you're doing NXT makes me want to give you a big hug. Glad to see the tournament for the NXT Championship. A good win for Richie, though I'm saddened that it came at the expense of my boy Corey. If he's in the tournament, I expect Carter to lose his match as well. I heart Paige with all of my heart, so it's great to see her get a win. Raquel just annoys me. While I do like the Ascension, I hope you can find a program for them soon. I would hate to see them in endless dominating performances. I'm glad that despite his injury, you're keeping Bray Wyatt on the show. Dude is unreal. An impressive 7 second victory for Harper. I don't like CJ anyways. And finally, a great main event victory for Seth Rollins, whom I'm predicting to come out on top in all of this. Great NXT, and again, you doing this makes this diary that much better for me. And Jay Lethal is a rather surprising, but enjoyable addition to the signings of Del Ray and PAC.

Sandow/Cesaro vs. Christian/Ryder is a solid way to get the show going. Quite glad to see Damien and Antonio go over, which wasn't really surprising as I can see you building him up well. I'm not sure why but I liked that you made note of Kidd getting lucky against Tensai but Gabriel couldn't do the same. Not sure if you're going to go somewhere with this or if it was just a way of putting Tensai over now that he's U.S Champ? Rhodes over Sin Cara is fine and the ending to that was really cool. Ryback continuing to squash is getting tiresome now since that's been a good month or two now. Maybe more? Atleast Drew got in some offence, I guess. Kharma playing mindgames with Layla after her win is typical and Eve bailing through the crowd was a nice touch. Slater being Rey's return opponent is pretty cool. I hope you actually give Slater a decent push as he is extremely entertaining. No surprise there that Rey went over, though. Wade returning at the end of the battle royal was actually surprising. Have a feeling that you're gonna go with a four way next week between Wade, Alberto, Dolph and Christian since the latter were the final 3 in the match or else just build towards Wade/Sheamus for the PPV. Some decent stuff here, which will obviously pick up even more as you get into your stride.

WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Opening probably could have been bigger, but it was still a good match. Nice to see the heels pick up the victory and Antonio use the Ricola Bomb. Obvious win for Tensai over Justin Gabriel to retain the United States Championship, just not much you can about it. I do hope we get a continue of the Kidd/Tensai feud. The segment with AJ and Cody with AJ smiling at the end is something I could completely see happening. Good match between Rhodes and Sin Cara and it's always nice to see Cody pick up a win. Basic Ryback win over Drew McIntyre. Hmm..... I have a suspicion to who Christian is talking to. Nice to see Layla retain her title even though I would have been perfectly fine with Eve taking it. I feel like Layla versus Kharma could be really good or really bad. Time bomb countdown is interesting. Wow, big return from Mysterio and a nice win over Slater too. Solid Battle Royal main event where Ryback, Big Show and others came out looking solid. Great return from Barrett and I hope he gets the title shot at Summerslam. Solid show and I look forward to more.

July 23 2012

• World Heavyweight Championship Sheamus def. Brodus Clay w/ The Funkadactyls via pinfall. The opening match of Raw 1000 gets under way with "The Great White" putting his world title on the line against fellow fan favourite, Brodus Clay. Clay looked really good in the battle royal on smackdown before being illegally eliminated by Big Show, and was granted this title match. The two big men beat each other both in and out of the ring, and at times it looked like Brodus was going to shock the world. The finish of the match arrived with Brodus charging across the ring, squashing Sheamus in the corner, before running of the ropes, looking to hit the fall of humanity. Sheamus saw it coming however and leaped in to the air, connecting with the Brogue Kick, knocking Brodus down to the ground. Sheamus hooked the leg and picked up the victory in a great title match.
  
• Following the match, Sheamus raised the world title while looking at Wade Barrett at the commentators table. Barrett grinned and said that Sheamus won't be wearing that belt for much longer.
  
  
• Antonio Cesaro & Dolph Ziggler w/ Vickie Guerrero & Aksana def. Santino Marella & Chris Jericho via pinfall. The Money in the Bank Chris Jericho, and former United States Champion, Santino Marella both looked good heading in to this match against newcomer Antonio Cesaro and Dolph Ziggler. A fun back n forth match that eventually came to an end with Ziggler dropkicking Jericho of the apron, sending him crashing in to the announce table. This allowed Cesaro to hit the Ricola Bomb on Marella to pick up the victory.
  
  The entrance music of Brock Lesnar plays across the PA System as Paul Heyman makes his way down to the ring. Heyman tells Triple H to stop having fun with his band of buddies backstage and to make his way down to the ring so he can tell him Brock Lesnar's decision. Triple H's theme hits and once inside the ring, Heyman informs Triple H that Brock has nothing to prove in the WWE as everyone already knows he is the best the business has to offer, and that his decision is no. Triple H calls Lesnar a coward for not only taking the match, but not having the balls to come down to the ring and tell him this himself. Heyman and Hunter go back n forth over name calling, which leads Heyman to bring up Triple H's kids. This causes Stephanie McMahon to come out and she tells Heyman to never talk about her children again. She slaps Heyman, who in a fit of rage, changes his decision and tells Triple H that at Summerslam, Brock Lesnar will not only defeat him, but he will put him out for good, this will not be Triple H's comeback story, but his final match, because Brock is going to break bones, and tear ligaments. Heyman tells Triple H to not let his children watch the ppv which causes Stephanie to tackle Heyman down to the ground. Triple H laughs, but the fun is over as Brock Lesnar's theme hits and he runs down to the ring. The two men brawl before being separated by a majority of the roster, referees and security.
  
  
• Kharma def. Kelly Kelly via pinfall. Kelly Kelly's first appearance on television in several months couldn't of came at a worse time as she was dominated by the monster, Kharma. Kelly tried throwing a few punches to get back in the match, but Kharma just laughed and connected with the Implant Buster to pick up the victory.
  
• Following the match, Diva's Champion Layla ran out to make the save. She stopped at the ring apron and pointed up to the entrance ramp where the theme music of Trish Stratus played. Trish made her way down but then the theme music of Lita also played. Layla, Stratus and Lita slid in to the ring, pouncing on Kharma. Kharma surprisingly fought the three women off and pushed them away before charging at them. Lita and Trish ducked down, pulling the top rope down with them causing Kharma to crash to the outside. The segment ends with Kharma looking enraged as the former woman champion's raise the arm of the current diva's champion.
  
  The Piper’s Pit set up is in the ring as “Rowdy” Roddy Piper welcomes everyone to the segment. He introduces his guest, John Cena who gets his usual mixed reaction from the crowd. Once inside, the two men exchange jokes about how if Cena was around 20 years ago, Piper would have made his life hell, just like he did to Hulk Hogan. The segment continues on before both men are interrupted by Vince McMahon to announce to everyone that the new General Manager is ready to make his appearance felt. There is silence for a few moments before the legendary “Woooooo!” is heard across the PA System and the crowd pop for the now 2x WWE Hall of Famer, Ric Flair. Flair shakes hands with Vince before making his way down to the ring, hugging Piper and shaking Cena’s hand. Following a “Welcome back” chant from the crowd, Flair says it feels great to be back inside a WWE ring and that the last year or so have felt like a depressing blur. Flair reminds everyone that tonight; Daniel Bryan is putting his WWE Championship on the line against CM Punk in a steel cage match. But, his first decision as Raw General Manger, is to announce that the winner of that match will go on to Summerslam to put the title on the line against John Cena! The segment comes to an end with Flair’s theme playing again, as Raw 1000 goes to a commercial break.
  
  
• Intercontinental Championship Christian w/ Edge def. Tyson Kidd w/ Bret Hart via pinfall.

[/color] Both Edge, and Bret Hart got nice pops from the crowd for their appearance in this rare face vs face intercontinental championship match. On pure technical talent, this match probably stole the show, with Tyson at one point nearly capturing the belt after locking Christian in to the Dungeon Lock. The match continued with Christian hitting the Killswitch out of no where, which was enough to get the victory and retain the intercontinental championship.

The cameras turn to the back where the APA are in their makeshift office playing cards along with several legends and alumni, such as Roddy Piper, Michael Hayes, Funaki, Val Venis and Todd Pettengill. The guys appear to be having fun till "hot rod" accuses Bradshaw of cheating. Bradshaw gets mad and asks Piper if he knows what he does to people who accuse him of cheating, and Piper replied know. Bradshaw suddenly grabbed one of his beer bottles and smashed it off Todd's head, causing him to fall back off his chair. Piper laughs and everyone begins to cheer, and continue to play their card game as if nothing had happened.

[/li][li] Goldberg def. Heath Slater via pinfall. Goldberg received a super pop for his appearance tonight on Raw 1000. Slater tried to escape, but was stopped by the previous legends he tried to defeat over the last several weeks. As Slater slid back in to the ring, he walked right in to a devastating spear from Goldberg. Goldberg dragged Slater back up to his feet and hit the Jackhammer before hooking the leg, picking up the victory.

Kane makes his way down to the ring, seemingly for a match against Jinder Mahul. Jinder doesn't come alone however, as several other heels make their way down to the ring as well. They surround the ring as Jinder tells Kane that for too long, they've been held back. It looks like the men are going to strike but suddenly, the famous gong of the Undertaker is heard. The lights go out, and when they come back on The Undertaker is standing by his brothers side. Jinder and the other heels slide in to the ring and begin to brawl with the Brother's of Destruction but they are dismantled. Kane & 'Taker eventually put Jinder and McGillicutty away with the double tombstone piledrivers. Brothers of Destruction are reunited once again, for Raw 1000.

[/li][li] Sin Cara, Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston & R Truth def. Prime Time Players, Cody Rhodes & Drew McIntyre[/color] A fun match, if not for the sole reason that it's the first time Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara have been together on WWE television. A fan fast paced match for the most part that was really used to put the faces over. Drew McIntyre took the loss for his team after falling victim to a 619/La Mistica combination.

Following a commercial break, Cody Rhodes is backstage looking annoyed that his team had just lost the previous match. AJ suddenly appears and thanks Cody for comforting her on Smackdown when she needed it. The two continue to exchange words as the segment fades to black.

The theme music of Mick Foley plays across the PA System as the hardcore legend makes his way down to the ring. Once inside, Mick says that it’s time for the third annual “this is your life” segment, only this time, it’s for the WWE as a whole. Mick shows various clips from WWE’s past. Eventually, the theme music of Bray Wyatt plays across the PA System as Bray, and his mass of muscle, Luke Harper make their way down to the ring. These men are making their debuts on national television after destroying their opponents in NXT in recent weeks. Bray cuts a promo on how far Mick has fallen since his days as the craziest, most hardcore driven man in the business, and even from the funny fat guy that pulled a sock out of his pants. Foley attempts to retort against these claims but he sees a fan in the front row, holding a sign that says “Foley crippled my friends” Mick asks the security to confiscate the sign, and as they do, the man gets a lot rowdier, calling Mick a coward for not excepting the truth. Mick actually leaves the ring at this point to get in the fans face, which allows Luke Harper to deliver one of his devastating big boots, the side of Foley’s head. Bray and Harper laugh as they leave the area, but the fan sees this as his opportunity and jumps the barricade. The unknown fan picks Foley up and rams his head in to the turnbuckle as hard as he can before delivering so kicks to the grounded Foley. Security pulls the man away as he screams “You did this to me, Mick!” “You caused my friends to end up in wheel chairs, this is all on you” The segment ends with referees and medics checking on Foley.

[/li][li] Old School Battle Royal Scott Steiner eliminated Rikishi to win. A nostalgic filled match that featured Steve Blackman, Mabel, Scotty 2 Hotty, Grand Master Sexy, Rikishi, Tatanka, Marty Jannetty, Raven, The Hurricane, and Scott Steiner along with several currents guys that were not booked on the show, such as Curt Hawkins, Tyler Reks, Yoshi Tatsu, Zack Ryder, Alex Riley, JTG and William Regal. Steiner's theme was the last to hit as a big surprise, and he last eliminated Rikishi with a clothesline out of the ring to win the match.

WWE Champion, Daniel Bryan makes his way down to the ring for the main event match, surprisingly the cage hadn't been lowered yet but it became clear as instead of CM Punk's theme playing, it was The Rock's. The crowd popped big the people's champion who made his way down to the ring. Daniel Bryan tells the Rock that he shouldn't be out here, as he's about to show the world why he's the real "Best in the World" at what he does. The Rock simply grins before cutting the usual Rock stick. The Rock informs Daniel Bryan that he doesn't care weather Daniel Bryan is the WWE Champion, or CM Punk, or even John Cena. He is going to challenge for the championship at the Royal Rumble, so to get ready. The crowd pops for the announcement and as Rock leaves the ring and reaches the entrance ramp, the entrance music of CM Punk plays. Punk appears through the curtain and the two men exchange looks, before Punk makes his way down to the ring to challenge for the WWE Championship.

[/li][li] WWE Championship - Cage Match Daniel Bryan def. CM Punk via escape. CM Punk has cashed in his WWE Championship rematch against the now champion, Daniel Bryan, and new general manager, Ric Flair has made it a steel cage match. Ric Flair has already announced that the winner of this match will go on to Summerslam to defend the championship against John Cena. The match was as good as you'd expect from these two. Plenty of hard hitting kicks, and submissions. A cool moment took place when Punk tried to caterpult Bryan in to the cage, only for Bryan to hang on to the cage, turn around to stand supported by the ropes, and hit his flying knee attack, to nearly pick up the victory. The finish to the match eventually arrived with CM Punk climbing over the cage. About to reclaim the championship, Cody Rhodes appeared out of no where, opening the cage door, causing Punk to groin himself on it. This allowed Bryan to quickly crawl out of the cage and retain the WWE Championship.
[/li][li] Following the bell, Cody Rhodes slammed the cage door shut, causing Punk's leg to get crushed in between the structure. He fell back, only to be now hanging upside down. Rhodes delivered a few punches to the face before security pulled him back and Punk was helped down from the cage, clearly with an injured leg. As Rhodes is pulled back up to the entrance ramp, AJ appears through the curtain with a grin on her face, obviously the mastermind of this deadly attack.

*Edited in the Brother's of Destruction segment, it did annoy me that I forgot all about it.[/li][/ul][/size]