WWE Smackdown Results - 8/27/15 (The Dudley's in action)

The Dudley Boyz vs. The Ascension
We start with Bubba Ray Dudley and Konnor. Lock up and Bubba pushes Konnor to the corner. Bubba backs off and yells, "Do you know who we are? We're The Dudley Boyz and we're back!" Konnor with some forearm shots to the back yelling, "We don't care! We're The Ascension." Bubba with a kick to the face and tags in D-Von. Double charge by The Dudley's on Konnor. Konnor with knees to D-Von and tags in Viktor. D-Von with a jumping shoulder block on Viktor. Tag to Bubba. D-Von with a leg drop over Viktor as Bubba keeps him planted in a backbreaker. Bubba drops an elbow over the head of Viktor and plants him with a scoop slam. D-Von is going up for the headbutt drop, jumps and connects. Bubba tells D-Von to get the tables as the crowd chants along in Providence. Konnor cuts off D-Von with a clothesline on the outside. Viktor plants Bubba inside the ring with an STO. Tag to Konnor who is sent into Bubba with a splash that Viktor follows with a high knee. Bubba drops Konnor with a big clothesline. Hot tag to D-Von. D-Von with rights to Konnor and another jumping shoulder block. D-Von plants Viktor with a flapjack and drops Konnor with a neckbreaker. D-Von fires up the crowd and splashes Konnor in the corner. D-Von with another jumping shoulder block. Viktor breaks up the pinfall attempt. Tag to Bubba as D-Von lands a double clothesline on The Ascension. Bubba dumps Viktor out. 3D on Konnor. Bubba covers Konnor to get the pinfall.
Winners: The Dudley Boyz

Kevin Owens vs. Neville
Lock up and Neville with a quick headlock. Neville avoids a chop from Kevin Owens in the corner. Neville with a head scissors takedown on Owens sending Owens to the outside. Neville goes for an outside shot and Owens counters dropping him with a clothesline. Owens tosses Neville back in, gets him up in a torture rack and then tosses him off his shoulders.

We are back with Owens having Neville grounded in a headlock. Neville tries to fight back and Owens breaks it up with a clothesline and senton splash. Owens goes back to the headlock on Neville. Neville catches Owens with a kick in the corner and follows up with body shots and chops. Neville with more body shots and a big kick to the head. Neville with another kick to the head of Owens. Neville with a springboard missile dropkick on Owens and hooks the leg getting a two count. Neville with a counter landing on his feet, Owens hits the ropes chest first and Neville with a rolling through release german suplex. Owens rolls out, avoids a baseball slide from Neville and Neville catches Owens with a superkick to the jaw. Neville rolls Owens back in, goes up to the top turnbuckle, jumps down when Owens gets up, tries to springboard himself in and Owens catches Neville with a big kick to the head. Owens catches Neville with the Pop Up Powerbomb, hooks the leg and gets the win.
Winner: Kevin Owens

Charlotte & Becky Lynch vs. The Bella Twins
We start with Charlotte and Nikki Bella. Lock up and Nikki with a takedown on Charlotte. Charlotte responds with a takedown of her own. Tag to Becky Lynch. Double dropkick spot by Becky and Charlotte on Nikki. Nikki with an elbow to Becky and a sunset flip for a two count. Brie tags herself in. Double elbows and The Bella's plant Becky. Becky responds with a quick dropkick on Brie. Becky with a series of leg drops over Brie and a tag to Charlotte. Brie avoids a knee drop by Charlotte. Brie with an ankle submission on Charlotte. Charlotte gets to the ropes to break it up. Charlotte's leg gives out when trying a scoop slam on Brie. Charlotte with chops to Brie. Brie is lifted over to the ring apron and Charlotte with a shot that knocks Brie off the ring. Nikki misses a dive at Charlotte and then pulls Becky down as Charlotte goes for a tag. Becky drops Nikki with a big right hand. Brie then knocks Becky off the corner. Charlotte's Web rollup on Brie for the pinfall.
Winners: Charlotte & Becky Lynch

WWE Intercontinental Champion Ryback & Dolph Ziggler vs. Big Show & Rusev
We start with Ryback and Big Show. Lock up and Big Show with body shots to Ryback in the corner. Ryback stumbles to the opposite corner and then pushes Big Show forward to the corner. Ryback with shoulder charges and kicks. Big Show levels Ryback with a big charge. Big Show with a quick headbutt, goes for a chokeslam, Ryback counters, hits the ropes and levels Big Show with a leaping shoulder block. Ryback fires up in the corner, Rusev runs forward on the ring apron and Ryback drops him. Big Show drops Ryback and Rusev tags himself in. Rusev yells at Big Show to get out as we head to a commercial break.

We are back with Rusev keeping Ryback grounded in a headlock. Ryback fights out with rights. Rusev with a dropkick on Ryback. We see shots of Lana and Summer Rae looking on at ringside. Rusev with a big stomp over the ribs of Ryback. Rusev drops an elbow over Ryback and taunts the audience in attendance. Rusev teases tagging Big Show in and then laughs backing away. Rusev with kicks to the body of Ryback. Ryback with right hands. Rusev drops him with an elbow. Ryback responds with a quick spinebuster planting Rusev. Tags to Ziggler and Big Show. Ziggler with two dropkicks and a splash to Big Show in the corner. Big Show catches Ziggler on a second splash attempt and Ziggler brings him down with a big DDT. Ziggler drops Big Show with a superkick, cover and Big Show powers out after two. Big Show blocks another superkick attempt, chokes Ziggler, Ziggler counters, kicks out the leg of Big Show, attempts a Fameasser, Big Show counters lifting Ziggler up and then drops Ziggler down face first on the mat. Big Show with a knockout punch on Ziggler. Rusev tags himself in, kicks Ryback off the ring apron, pulls Ziggler to the middle of the ring and screams, "Rusev crush!" Rusev stomps on the back of Ziggler and applies The Accolade. Big Show gets in and hits Rusev with a knockout punch. Rusev falls over and Big Show leaves the ring heading to the back. We see a shot of Lana smiling and clapping at ringside. Ziggler is just starting to recover, covers Rusev and gets the pinfall.
Winners: Ryback & Dolph Ziggler


Sheamus vs. Dean Ambrose
The bell rings and Sheamus works over Ambrose in the corner right away with kicks and right hands. Sheamus pulls Ambrose into him connecting with a big clothesline. Sheamus quickly tosses Ambrose out and follows landing a right hand over the announce table. Ambrose bounces the face of Sheamus off the announce table repeatedly. Ambrose catches Sheamus with a big elbow and tosses him into the ring barricade. Ambrose tosses Sheamus back in the ring and then connects with a clothesline sending him back over. Ambrose jumps off the announce table and catches Sheamus with a big elbow. Ambrose with repeated chops to Sheamus until Sheamus counters sending Ambrose back first into the ring barricade. Sheamus picks up Ambrose and slams him over the announce table as we head to a break.

We are back with Sheamus dropping Ambrose over the ring apron. Sheamus with a high knee to Ambrose on the ring apron. Sheamus plants Ambrose with a quick suplex and then drops a knee into the jaw of Ambrose. Sheamus works over the knee of Ambrose locking his leg around his head and lifting Ambrose's body up in the air. Ambrose counters with rights lifting himself up and Sheamus plants Ambrose with a sitdown powerbomb. Sheamus wraps up the arms of Ambrose against the top rope and drops big forearms to the chest. Ambrose fires back with rights from the ring apron, wraps back the arms of Sheamus and drops some forearm shots of his own. Sheamus counters dropping Ambrose off the top rope. On the outside, Sheamus tries to toss Ambrose back in. Ambrose counters and drops Sheamus with a clothesline. Ambrose with body shots and chops to Sheamus back inside the ring. Ambrose drops Sheamus a few times, hits an elbow in the corner and bulldog combo. Ambrose with a rollup on Sheamus for a two count. Sheamus catches Ambrose with a boot and then misses a splash in the corner when Ambrose moves. Ambrose catches Sheamus with a suicide dive. Ambrose with a flying elbow on Sheamus from the top turnbuckle when Sheamus rolls back in for another two count. Sheamus with a high knee to Ambrose on the ring apron. Ambrose counters a Brogue Kick attempt into a rollup for another two. Sheamus counters Dirty Deeds and then eats a big clothesline from Ambrose. The lights go out. When they come back on, we see The Wyatt Family standing around the ring. Sheamus with a Brogue Kick on Ambrose, hooks the leg and gets the pinfall.
Winner: Sheamus

TNA Impact Wrestling Results - 8/26/15 (GFW Attacks)

"Showtime" Eric Young vs. "The Sarge" Chris Melendez
The stipulation of this match is that if EY wins then he gets Melendez's prosthetic leg. EY beats down The Sarge and wears him down for several minutes before Melendez starts to make a babyface comeback with a snapmare counter out of a headlock. Melendez hits a series of clotheslines and then a Spinning Neckbreaker Mr. Anderson style. Melendez hits a Bully Bomb and then grabs EY again, but EY rakes his eyes and tosses him inot the corner. EY charges at Melendez but he floats over EY and rolls him up for a nearfall. EY gets right back to his feet and attempts the Piledriver but EY blocks it and then EY takes Melendez down and cradles him using his feet on the ropes for leverage to the pin.
Winner: Eric Young via pinfall (rollup)

TNA X-Division Championship
Triple Threat Match
Tigre Uno (c) vs. "The Playa from the Himalayas" Sonjay Dutt vs. "DJ Z" Zema Ion
Zema and Tigre lockup at the bell but Sonjay comes over and kicks them. Tigre hits the ropes and ducks under leapfrogs from both Zema and Sonjay and then they hit a Double Hip Toss on Tigre. Zema hits a dropkick on Tigre and then Zema and Sonjay go counter for counter with each other finishing up with a rana from Sonjay. Tigre trips Sonjay from the floor and then Zema charges at Sonjay but Sonjay backdrops Zema over the top onto Tigre on the floor. Sonjay follows up with Somersault Plancha off the apron onto Tigre and Zema. Tigre shoves Sonjay into the ring post and then tosses Zema back in the ring. Tigre lights Zema up with chops and then connects with a dropkick followed by an Asai Moonsault for a nearfall. Tigre follows up with a Springboard Corkscrew Moonsault but Zema moves and then hits a big Gutbuster on Tigre. Zema lays into Tigre with chops and then Sonjay hits a Slingshot Somersault Bomb onto both Tigre and Zema for a nearfall. Sonjay puts Tigre in a Cravate and hits a series of knee strikes followed by a Tornado DDT out of the corner for another nearfall. Sonjay goes for a Cutter but Tigre shoves him into a knee from Zema. Zema attempts a Tornado DDT but Sonjay shoves him into an Enziguri from Tigre. Sonjay hits a Superkick on Tigre and then he and Zema clothesline each other! Sonjay hits a Seesaw Kick on Zema in the corner and then sets up for a springboard move but Zema knocks him to the floor. Zema hits a Kip Up Dropkick on Tigre and then attempts a Suplex only for Tigre to counter into a German Suplex sending Zema into the turnbuckles! Tigre follows up with a Springboard Frog Splash for the pin!
Winner & STILL X-Division Champ: Tigre Uno via pinfall (Springboard Frog Splash)

TNA World Tag Team Championships
The Revolution (Manik & Abyss) vs. The Wolves (c)
Davey and Abyss will start the match off against each other. They lockup and Absys tosses Davey clear across the ring. Eddie says that he wants a shot so Davey tags him in and then Eddie locks up with Abyss only for Abyss to toss him across the ring as well. Eddie follows up with a series of chops but Abyss takes him down and tags Manik into the match. Manik hits a European Uppercut and then whips Eddie into the ropes where Davey blind tags him. The Wolves hit a Double Japanese Arm Drag on Manik and then knocks Abyss off the ropes. They lay into Manik in the corner and then hit a series of Running Back Elbows followed by a drop toehold from Eddie and an Elbow Drop from Davey for a nearfall. Davey hits the ropes but Abyss hits him from behind and Manik connects with a Spinning Heel Kick. Abyss tags into the match and the heels beat on Davey on their corner. Abyss hits a big Corner Splash on Davey and tags Manik back into the ring. Manik hits a Snap Suplex and rolls into a Back Suplex for a nearfall. Manik puts Davey into a series of lucha submissions but Davey fights up to his feet and counters into an inside cradle for a nearfall. Manik gets back to his feet and takes Davey out with a dropkick. Manik tosses Davey into their corner and tags Abyss back in. Abyss goes for another Splash but Davey rolls underneath and Manik tags back into the match. Davey leapfrogs Manik and tags Eddie into the match! Eddie hits a Suicide Dive through the ropes onto Abyss and then hits a Springboard Sunset Flip followed by dropkick and then lays into Manik with chops. Eddie whips Manik into the opposite corner and charges at him and then connects with a Backpack Driver on Manik from the corner. Abyss comes in and attempts a Chokeslam but Eddie backflips to his feet and then Davey comes in and they hit Dual Dropkicks on Abyss! They hit a Double Van Terminator on Abyss in the corner and then set up for their finish but Storm trips Eddie on the floor. Manik hits a Hurricanrana on Davey and Khoya runs out and gets into a brawl with Storm. Back in the ring Manik hits the ropes but runs right into the Alarm Clock from The Wolves followed by the Force of Nature combo for the pin!
Winners & STILL Tag Champs: The Wolves via pinfall (Force of Nature)

TNA Knockouts Championship
Velvet Sky vs. Brooke Tessmacher (c)
Velvet and Brooke shake hands and then lockup. Velvet tosses Brooke into the corner repeatedly and then connects with a series of clotheslines for a nearfall. Velvet whips Brooke into the corner but Brooke springboards out of the corner with a Flying Clothesline for a nearfall. Brooke and Velvet exchange forerams and then Brooke connects with a Russian Legsweep for a nearfall. Brooke hits a series of forearms and follows up with a Flying Forearm. Brooke mounts Velvet in the corner and sets up for the Facebuster but Velvet blocks it and then hits a series of head kicks followed by a Running Neckbreaker for a nearfall. Velvet and Brooke exchange forearms again and then both hit the ropes and slam each other to the mat by the hair. Brooke tosses Velvet to the floor and then Velvet trips Brooke and pulls her out with her. Velvet hits a series of forearms and attempts to whip Brooke into the ring steps, but Brooke reverses it and then shoves Velvet back into the ring. The Dollhouse runs down and attacks Brooke leading to the DQ.
Winner & STILL KO Champ: Brooke via DQ

KOTM Title #1 Contenders Match
"The IT Factor" Bobby Roode vs. "The Destroyer" Lashley vs. "Cowboy" James Storm vs. Mr. Anderson
The bell rings and everyone squares off with each other! Lashley and Roode pair off on one side of the floor while Storm and Anderson fight on the otherside. Roode attempts to Suplex Lashley on the ramp but Lashley reverses it! Anderson spits a fans beer in Storm's face and tosses him into the ring. Lashley rolls in as well and the two babyfaces take turns beating on Storm. They whip Storm into the ropes and connect with a Double Back Elbow. Lashley tosses Storm to the floor and then they shake each others hands and Anderson goes for a Mic Check, but Lashley counters into a clothesline attempt. Anderson counters into a Swinging Neckbreaker attempt but Lashley blocks it and goes for a Dominator only for Anderson to block it. They both miss clotheslines and then stare each other down.

Storm and Roode pair as we come back and Storm hits a Reverse DDT into an Elbow Drop for a nearfall. Storm whips Roode into the corner and charges at him but Roode catches him with a back elbow followed by a Blockbuster off the top for a nearfall. Anderson breaks up the pin attempt and tosses him to the floor. Anderson whips Storm hard into the corner and then charges right into a boot from Storm. Lashley clotheslines Anderson and then hits a big Running Shoulder Block on Storm in the corner. Lashley lifts Storm up to the top rope and then climbs up with him but Roode crotches Lashley and Powerbombs Lashley off the top as Lashley Superplexed Storm at the same time in the Tower of Doom! Anderson climbs up top but Roode crotches Anderson and attempts a Superplex, but Anderson blocks it and they exchange strikes. Anderson knocks Roode off the top and attempts a Kenton Bomb but Roode rolls out of the way. Storm clotheslines Anderson and then he rolls to the floor as Storm follows him. In the ring Roode whips Lashley into the corner and hits a Running Clothesline. Roode goes for a second one but Lashley catches him with an elbow and then a Running Clothesline. Lashley goes for the Delayed Vertical Suplex but Roode counters with a knee to the head. Roode goes for the Roode Bomb but Lashley holds onto the ropes but Roode pulls him away and attempts the Roode Bomb again but Storm catches Roode with the Closing Time! Storm charges at Lashley but Lashley catches him with a Powerslam! Anderson hits a Spinning Neckbreaker on Lashley! 1...2...NO Roode breaks it up! Roode goes for the Payoff but Anderson counters into the Mic Check! 1...2...NO Storm breaks it up! Storm charges at Anderson in the corner but he gets backdropped to the apron. Storm lands on his feet and hits a Standing Enziguri! Storm climbs up top but Anderson crotches him and hits the Green Bay Plunge! Lashley Spears Anderson but he rolls to the floor. Lashley attempts a Spear on Roode but Storm catches him with the Last Call out of nowhere! 1...2...NO Roode breaks it up! Roode and Storm see Anderson climbing back in the ring so they then hit the Beer Money Double Suplex! They even do the "Beer Money" taunt but Storm kicks him and goes for a DDT but Roode counters into the Roode Bomb for the pin!
Winner & NEW KOTM #1 Contender: Bobby Roode via pinfall (Roode Bomb)

WWE RAW results 24.8.15 - WOW

The show opened with Brock Lensar and Paul Heyman calling out The Undertaker for a rematch. Bo Dallas answered instead, and took 4 German suplexes and an F-5.

1. The New Day defeated Lucha Dragons. Before the match, the NewDay sang a parody of ‘New York, New York’ with Xavier Woods on trombone. The Prime Time Players were on color commentary. New Day won with the Midnight Hour while Woods played TAPS. After the match, The Dudley Boyz made a surprise return to WWE and put Woods through a table with a 3-D.

2. Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose defeated Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper. Ambrose and Reigns won by disqualification when they were attacked by the newest member of the Wyatt Family, a giant in a black sheep mask (seen above). This is NXT’s Braun Strowman, making his main roster debut.

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– Team PCB were guests on Miz TV. Miz ran them down for “wrestling like girls.” Team Bella interrupted, and eventually attacked, setting up the next match.

3. Team Bella defeated Team PCB. Alicia Fox pinned Paige after an axe kick. The crowd chanted “boring” and did the wave.

– Stardust and King Barrett came to the ring for a tag team match, but Stardust turned on Barrett. Neville charged the ring and brawled with Stardust, setting him up for a Red Arrow, but Stardust fled.

– Jon Stewart explained his actions at SummerSlam, saying he did it to preserve Ric Flair’s record of 16 world championships. Flair himself came to the ring and told Stewart that he’d ruined everything. That brought out John Cena, who confronted Stewart and attacked him with an Attitude Adjustment.

4. Dolph Ziggler, Cesaro, Randy Orton and Ryback defeated Rusev, Kevin Owens, Sheamus and Big Show. Big Show accidentally hit Sheamus with a KO Punch, allowing Randy Orton to hit an RKO and get the win for his team. After the match, Rusev and Kevin Owens beat up Show. After that, Ziggler, Orton, Cesaro and Ryback all ganged up on Show and beat him up as well.

– The Authority sang “happy birthday” to Mr. McMahon, and presented a bronze statue to Seth Rollins in recognition of his accomplishments at SummerSlam. When the curtain was pulled up on the statue, Sting was there. Sting attacked Rollins, sent him fleeing and held up the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

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WWE SummerSlam 2015 Results and REVIEW

1. Sheamus defeated Randy Orton. Sheamus pinned Orton after multiple Brogue Kicks.

->  match was ok but not a good choice for an opener. Really nobody in the area cared about the match. Right winner for my taste. 6/10 points.

2. Tag Team Championship Match: The New Day defeated The Prime Time Players (c), Los Matadores and Lucha Dragons to become the new Tag Team Champions. Kofi Kingston blind-tagged Titus O’Neil during a Tower of Doom, then snuck in and covered Fernando to win the match.

-> pretty good 4 way tag match. New Day is really over with the fans so the victory is best for business. 8 of 10 points. 

3. Dolph Ziggler vs. Rusev ended in a double count-out. After the match, Summer Rae and Lana got into a catfight and had to be pulled apart.

->  the match was ok but not as good as I hoped. With the double count out finish there will be another match. 6 of 10 points.

4. Neville and Stephen Amell defeated Stardust and King Barrett. Amell hit a big dive to the outside, allowing Neville to hit Barrett with a Red Arrow for the win.

-> Amell did a good job inside a WWE ring. Liked that. Hope for a 1 on 1 between Amell and Stardust in the near future. 7 of 10 points.

5. Intercontinental Championship Match: Ryback (c) defeated The Miz and Big Show. Big Show hit Miz with a KO punch. Ryback clotheslined Show out of the ring, then pinned Miz.

 -> lame as always if Ryback is involved. Big Show looked bored all the time and The Miz is so underrated in this feud. 5 of 10 points.

6. Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose defeated Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper. Reigns pinned Wyatt after a spear.

-> hoped for a turn of Roman Reigns against Dean Ambrose because Reigns is much better as a Heel these days. Good match from the Wyatts and Ambrose but way to short. 7 of 10 points.

7. Winner Take All for the WWE World Heavyweight and United States Championships: Seth Rollins defeated John Cena to become the new United States Champion. Cena had the match won, but the referee was knocked out. Jon Stewart ran out with a steel chair, hit Cena in the stomach and placed it in the ring so Rollins could Pedigree Cena onto it.

 -> match of the evening and THANK GOD the right winner. 9 of 10 points.

8. Team PCB defeated Team B.A.D. and Team Bella. Becky Lynch pinned Brie Bella to win the match for her team.

-> this is NOT a DIVAS REVOLUTION match at all. Look at the NXT Womans TITLE match one night before SummerSlam - THIS IS WOMANS WRESTLING!!!!! PCB wins. But with the Bellas around there is no great womans match possible. Give the title to Charlotte or Sasha Banks for some great matches. 7 of 10 points.

9. Kevin Owens defeated Cesaro. Owens pinned Cesaro after a pop-up powerbomb.

 -> Close to the match of the evening but just the start for a great feud to come. Really liked the match and the ending. 8 of 10 points.

10. The Undertaker defeated Brock Lesnar. Lesnar had Undertaker in a Kimura Lock when the bell rang, but the official hadn’t called for the bell. During the distraction, Undertaker hit Lesnar with a low blow and locked him in the Hell’s Gate submission. Lesnar held up his middle finger, but passed out in the submission. A post-match replay revealed that Undertaker had tapped in the Kimura.

-> As everybody knew the Taker will win this match and they will be battleing for a third time. So no surprise at all at the end. 7 of 10 points.

==> one match less ( Orton vs Sheamus to the KICK OFF show ) and more time to the DIVAS and Tag matches would be a better option for the EVENT of the SUMMER.

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WWE SummerSlam 2015 PPV Predictions

Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar

This will be a huge match, but is it really the match that this card deserves right now? I hate sounding negative, particularly with my second favorite performer of all time (Undertaker) being at the event in such a rare appearance, but I feel like this is too late to fully capitalize on the feud between these two. Undertaker lost at WrestleMania. That's done, over with, and nothing will rewrite that history. If he wins at SummerSlam, it's for nothing. If he loses, why did they bother to do this anyway? I'm just not as thrilled about this as I should be, even though I do think it will be much better than their previous encounter and it should be fun. There will be a third match between them at next years WrestleMania, I´m sure.

PREDICTION: Undertaker wins.

[Title Unification Match]: Seth Rollins (WWE World Heavyweight Champion) vs. John Cena (United States Champion)

I have no idea why WWE is doing this match, whatsoever. I'm glad that it's a unification (or at least, seems like that's what they're doing), instead of just ignoring the United States title and having Cena get a title shot, but still...whaaaaaat? John Cena wasn't my top choice to fight Rollins, nor was this the direction I thought the United States title should go. If Rollins wins the US title, it better be eradicated, because it'll get lost in the shuffle. If Cena wins, I'll be shocked, and I don't think he's the right choice for the world title ESPECIALLY without having another midcard champion to offset it. I don't know what WWE's end game is here, but I really hope this isn't some dumb scenario where there's a draw and they avoid pulling the trigger on getting rid of the US title.

PREDICTION: Seth Rollins retains and somehow doesn't win the United States title.

[WWE Intercontinental Championship]: Ryback (c) vs. Big Show vs. The Miz

This feud has been dragged out so much. At Money in the Bank, it literally was just a stall to take up time before Battleground. With Ryback's staph infection, the match didn't happen at Battleground, either. If it doesn't happen at SummerSlam due to some kind of complication, WWE needs to just abandon it. I'm not as excited about it as I was before, but I'm still kind of intrigued and I think it could be decent.

PREDICTION: Ryback retains.

Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt & Luke Harper

It's a shame Erick Rowan isn't healed from his injuries and able to participate in this. It would have been cool to see a third person team up with Ambrose and Reigns, particularly if it were Sting. That being said, I hope this match makes up for it by having a stipulation attached where these four guys can beat the crap out of each other. This won't be anywhere near as good if it isn't No Disqualification.

PREDICTION: Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose win.

[WWE Tag Team Championship]: The Prime Time Players (c) vs. The New Day vs. The Lucha Dragons vs. Los Matadores

WWE must have had the mentality of tossing everyone into the mix like they do at WrestleMania, which I'm okay with, as with The Prime Time Players holding the titles, there aren't any good challengers for this to be just two teams. Poor Ascension—even in a match with pretty much every tag team in the company, they get ignored. This should be a fun match but ultimately nothing but filler, as I don't expect the title to change hands or anything important to happen. I'd love to see The New Day get the belts back or Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady to make their debut on the main roster and win them soon, but I'm expecting PTP to keep it until The Wyatt Family (either Harper and Wyatt, Harper and Rowan, or Harper and a new member) take it from them at Night of Champions.

PREDICTION: The champions retain.

[Elimination Match]: Team Bella vs. Team BAD vs. Team PCB

This was obvious, isn't it? Also, isn't it obvious that this should be quite awesome, too? Also, what a dumb fucking name, "Team PaigeCharlotteBecky". That's not a team name. That's just the three people listed without a space between their names. Come on, WWE, you can do better than that. Just for that lack of effort, I hope this match goes to Team BAD, but PCB has been pretty dominant so far, so I expect them to just win it anyway. Making it an elimination match makes me think that Team Bella will be taken out first, but it could be Team BAD that takes the first hit, too.

PREDICTION: Paige, Charlotte and Becky Lynch win.

Stephen Amell & Neville vs. Stardust & King Barrett

The Green Arrow and The Red Arrow versus Stardust and...well, King Barrett is randomly thrown in there, but cool! I'm a big fan of the show Arrow, Stephen Amell's the man, Neville's fun to watch in the ring, Cody Rhodes is massively underrated and I'm a big fan of Barrett as well, so I can't see anything but positives about this.

PREDICTION: Neville and Amell win.

Kevin Owens vs. Cesaro

This is my match of the evening. Hope for a 15 - 20 minute timeslot to be something great.

PREDICTION: Cesaro wins.

Randy Orton vs. Sheamus

I'm not looking forward to a generic singles match between these two. Lame. Waste of time.

PREDICTION: Sheamus wins.

Dolph Ziggler vs. Rusev

I'm very glad to see that they've re-added this match to the card, after it seemed like it was removed from the plans earlier this month. These two have been feuding for too long not to have them meet up here, cause Night of Champions is just dragging it past the point where anybody would care. It's unfortunate that Lana and Summer Rae can't be added in to make this a mixed tag match (and for it to be any good in that capacity), but at least it should make for a decent breather match nonetheless. Ziggler is one of the best in the ring and Rusev...well...Ziggler can likely get a good match out of him.

PREDICTION: Dolph Ziggler wins.

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