WWE Smackdown Live Results 8/30/16

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1. Tag Team Tournament First Round Match: The Hype Bros defeated the Vaudevillains. The Hype Bros won a very short match with the Hype Ryder.

— AJ Styles comes to the ring, still wearing his John Cena headband. He demands to be introduced as “The Face That Runs The Place.” He promises to beat Dean Ambrose to win the WWE Championship, but is interrupted by Apollo Crews. Crews says he asked Daniel Bryan for a match against Styles, and that match starts now.

2. AJ Styles defeated Apollo Crews. Styles picked up the pinfall victory after a Phenomenal Forearm.

— Renee Young traveled to Heath Slater’s trailer park home to conduct a sit-down interview with Slater, Rhyno and Slater’s wife, Beulah.

— Bray Wyatt delivered a “sermon” to Randy Orton and advised him to run. Instead, Orton came out to confront him. Orton said he’s not afraid of Bray and he’s not afraid to kick his ass now. Bray disappeared before Orton could get in the ring.

3. Alexa Bliss and Natalya defeated Becky Lynch and Naomi. Nikki Bella was on commentary for the match, talking about her burgeoning feud with Carmella. Carmella came out and attacked Nikki at the announce table, distracting Becky and allowing Alexa to roll her up for the pin.

4. Heath Slater and Rhyno defeated The Headbangers. The Headbangers were wrestling their first WWE match in 16 years. Rhyno and Slater both got busted open in this match and Rhyno hit the Gore for the win.

— A man named Gary “The Milkman” Milman was in the ring and said he had been granted a license to compete tonight. He stripped down to his underwear. Kane’s music hit and Kane came out and chokeslammed Milman.

5. Baron Corbin defeated Dean Ambrose. Corbin and Kane crossed paths on Corbin’s way to the ring. AJ Styles sat in on commentary for this match. Styles attempted to get involved and kicked Corbin in the head by mistake. All three men fought after the match. Ambrose hit Corbin with Dirty Deeds and crotched Styles on the top rope, then left.

WWE Raw Results 8/29/16

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1. Chris Jericho defeated Neville. Jericho was eventually able to counter a hurricanrana into the Lion Tamer version of the Walls of Jericho for the submission victory.

— Bayley was backstage and ran into the New Day. Dana Brooke showed up to insult Bayley, which led to a challenge from New Day and Bayley to Dana, Gallows and Anderson.

2. Nia Jax defeated Hyan. Another quick win for Jax, which she won via pinfall after the Samoan driver. Her opponent was Houston local Hyaneyoung Olvera.

3. Sami Zayn defeated Jinder Mahal. Zayn was still selling his ankle injury from last week, but still got the win after the Helluva Kick.

4. Bayley and the New Day defeated Dana Brooke, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows. Charlotte was on commentary for this match. Bayley got the win for her team with a Bayley-to-Belly on Dana.

5. Best of Seven Series: Sheamus defeated Cesaro. Cesaro got backdropped into the ringpost on the outside and Sheamus rolled him back in and applied the Cloverleaf for the submission victory to go up 2-0 in the series.

6. Braun Strowman defeated Americo. Strowman won a quick match with a pop-up reverse chokeslam of sorts.

— Stephanie McMahon demanded Paul Heyman come to the ring and apologize for Brock Lesnar’s actions at SummerSlam. Heyman paid Lesnar’s fine, they both threatened each other, then Heyman apologized. Stephanie accepted his apology, then stormed out.

7. Darren Young defeated Titus O’Neil. Young managed to catch O’Neil in a crucifix for the pin. After the match, O’Neil beat down both Young and Bob Backlund.

8. Fatal 4-Way Match For The WWE Universal Championship: Kevin Owens defeated Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Big Cass. Big Cass was eliminated first after a frog splash from Owens. Reigns was eliminated after Triple H returned to Pedigree him on the floor and helped Rollins pin him. Triple H then turned on Rollins and Pedigreed him, allowing Owens to get the pin and become the second ever Universal Champion.

TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 8/25/16

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1. Battle Royal for #1 Contendership of TNA World Heavyweight Championship
Bro-Mans (Robbie E and Jessie Godderz), Eli Drake, The Tribunal (Basile Baraka and Baron Dax), Grado, Mahabali Shera, “The Miracle” Mike Bennett and Moose, and Eddie Edwards

Winner: he Miracle” Mike Bennet

2. Jeff Hardy vs. Abyss
Back in the Impact Zone and Nero is reeling on the ropes. Clotheslines Hardy down and puts Nero in a neck vice. Matt Hardy on the mic tells Nero he needs him to DELETE! Nero to his feet and starts elbowing Abyss, and Abyss throws him down before taunting Matt. Nero getting back up, hits the ropes, Abyss for the chokeslam, but Hardy fights out and takes to the ropes, jumping lariat from Nero. Manhattan drop and leg drop from Hardy as he taunts Rosemary, follows up with a dropkick to Abyss’ face. Cover and a two-count.

A “Brother Nero” chant starts up as Hardy goes for the Twist of Fate, Abyss shoves him off, goes for the Chokeslam again but Nero gets away, spins Abyss around, Twist of Fate! Nero goes to the top rope to finish Abyss off, but on the mic Matt says “No! You have to stop being a spot monkey! No top rope! You have to fight with honor!” Nero tosses his shirt anyway, but instead dives off the post to take out Crazzy Steve on the outside! Nero rolls Crazzy Steve into the ring, but Abyss is right there to put the boots to the Brother. Abyss picks Nero up and punches away at him as Steve pulls a chain from out of… someplace. Abyss sends Nero to the ropes, Abyss and Steve go for the double team, but Nero with a double clothesline takes them both out! The ref gets Steve out, and while he’s looking away, Nero with a low kick to Abyss and a punch with the chain! Nero dumps the chain, flies into the cover, and Abyss still kicks out at two!

Nero goes for the Twist of Fate again, but Abyss spins him out of it, Chokeslam finally connects! Abyss calls for Rosemary to distract the ref as Abyss picks Nero up and takes him to Steve in the corner. Matt simply watches on as Steve spits blood at Nero, but Nero ducks and the blood blinds Abyss instead! Nero knocks Steve off the apron, Nero with another Twist of Fate on Abyss, another two count!

Matt on the mic says that in his premonition, he saw that it was Crazzy Steve, and Matt attacks Steve, biting his face and taking him down to the floor! Nero on the top rope, but Rosemary gets him with the mist this time! Nero falls, Abyss with the Black Hole Slam! One, two, three!
Winner: Abyss via pinfall (Black Hole Slam)

TNA Knockout Championship Match
Sienna (c) vs. Marti Bell vs. Madison Rayne vs. Allie vs. Jade
Allie is excited to be participating, but Sienna stops her from getting too happy. Sienna hides Allie from the competition as Allie psychs her up. Jade and Bell go after each other as the bell rings, and Allie gets into Rayne’s face. Sienna attacks Rayne from behind, hits her with a fireman’s carry roll. Rayne up into elbows, goes for a suplex, but Allie wants to help! Sienna tries to teach Allie how to suplex to poor effort and shoves her away, allowing Rayne to roll Sienna up! One, two, kickout!
On the outside, Jade is smashed into the steps as Sienna ejects Rayne from the ring. Marti attacks Sienna but Allie shoves her away and gets her to stop as Sienna throws her into the corner. Maria comes down to the ring as Allie tries to help Sienna stomp at Marti, and Marti throws off Allie and Sienna straight smashes her in the jaw. Irish whip from Sienna, and Allie wants to help her clothesline Marti, but they both end up being taken down by Bell! Bell stomps away at Allie, and Rayne is pulled off the apron by Maria! Marti chokes Allie with her foot, takes to the ropes, but Allie moves out of the way. Sienna smashes Bell in the corner, but is taken on by Jade!

Allie distracts Jade allowing Sienna to try to twist her head off. Allie tries to help Sienna on Maria’s behest, but Sienna tells her to back off. Jade with a kick to Sienna’s head, and Jade slams Allie. Jade with the Asai moonsault, but Allie moves and Jade crashes! Allie wants to know if Ms. Maria saw what she did, Marti Bell grabs her from behind, and she has no clue what to do! Wait, jawbreaker from Allie, and she’s super excited! Kick by Madison Rayne, Rayne Check! Allie rolls away, Jade kicks Rayne, PACKAGE PILEDRIVER! Marti breaks up the pin, and grabs her baton. Allie tries to stop Marti from using it, tug-of-war for the baton, and Sienna tries to break it up, but Allie yanks the baton and smashes Sienna in the face! Marti gets the baton and cracks Allie in the head, and Allie falls atop Madison as Jade dropkicks Bell; one, two, three!
Winner and NEW TNA Knockouts Champion: Allie via pinfall

Winner will challenge for the TNA Championship at Bound for Glory
“The Chosen One” Drew Galloway vs. “The Ass-Kicking Machine” Ethan Carter III
Special guest referee: Aron Rex
An “EC3!” chant as Aron Rex calls for the bell. Galloway off the ropes, big collar-and-elbow tie-up makes it to the ropes and Rex breaks it up. Another collar-and-elbow, another break in the corner. Galloway puts Carter in a headlock takedown, Carter transitions into a headscissors and Galloway kicks out, Carter with a headlock takedown this time, Galloway transitions into a headscissors, Carter kicks out. Both men on their feet, stand off to pop the crowd. Galloway with a headlock, Carter shoves him into the ropes and Galloway with a shoulder tackle. Galloway off the ropes, Carter pops up and hip tosses Galloway. Carter follows up with a Japanese arm drag. Another stand-off to pop the crowd, but Galloway just slaps Carter. “It’s gonna be like that?” Carter asks, and Galloway nods.
The two start to brawl, Galloway eventually shoves Carter off of him, Carter ducks a clothesline, Galloway off the ropes ducks a clothesline himself, both men off the ropes, both men go for a flying splash and collide! Who will be the first man back to their feet?!


We come back as Galloway chops Carter into the corner. Irish whip into the far corner, and Galloway with a leaping forearm sends him over the ropes to the apron as it connects. Carter shoved out of the corner, but comes back with a dropkick to Galloway, knocking him to the floor. Matthews mentions Aron Rex, but says the best thing they might be able to mention about him is that they haven’t had to talk about him at all because he’s been doing a great job. Carter takes to the ropes, suicide dive is blocked by a big forearm by Galloway! Galloway hauls Carter out of the ring, fireman’s carry, and Galloway up on the ring stairs — Celtic Cross on the ring stairs smashes Carter’s brain, but also smashed his own back into now-dented the steel steps! Aron Rex starts the count, gets to 7 before Galloway is back in; Carter at 9. Galloway mounts Carter and starts punching to the head before pinning; one, two, kickout!

Galloway fires another shot at Carter before getting up and stomping him in the head, and then a jumping stomp to Carter’s ankle. A third stomp to Carter’s face. Carter pulling himself up and a chop to Galloway, and another, but Galloway with a clothesline takes Carter down and pins; one, two– kickout!

Front facelock by Galloway as both men get to their feet, but Galloway takes Carter down to his knees. “Ask him!” Both men back to their feet, Carter falls back and throws Galloway off of him before a clothesline knocks Galloway down. Big elbow from Carter keeps Galloway off his feet. Jawbreaker from Carter sends both men into the corner. Carter charges Galloway, but Drew grabs him, spins him to the middle of the ring, overhead belly-to-belly! Galloway has someone’s blood on his wrist tape, but nobody seems to know where it came from. Galloway charges Carter in the corner, but Carter sidesteps and drills Galloway with a side Russian legsweep right into the second turnbuckle! As Carter mounts the corner, Matthews and Pope discuss their finishing moves. Carter gets chopped on the top, Galloway mounts, looking for an avalanche Celtic Cross, but Carter slides off and powerbombs Galloway! Carter holds him into the pin; one, two– kickout!
Carter deadlifts Galloway back for another powerbomb, this time Carter sits out; one, two, th– kickout!

Carter gets up, looking for the TK3, but Galloway slides off, goes for the Future Shock, but Carter won’t allow it, and manages to hit the TK3! Galloway falls into the corner, and Carter splashes him as he stands up. Carter sends Galloway into the ropes, Galloway falls away and rolls Carter up right into the Claymore! Galloway covers; one, two, kickout!

Galloway immediately picks Carter up for a sit-out powerbomb of his own! One, two, thr– kickout!
Both men slowly getting back up, and Carter with a big chop. Galloway replies in kind, and the two start chopping back-and-forth! Galloway will gain the advantage, pushing Carter to the ropes and laying in with chop after chop! Carter grabs Galloway and spins him into the ropes, laying in with chops of his own. Galloway returns Carter to the ropes, and lays in with some nasty chops that make that sound that hurts your ears and also your chest. Galloway takes to the ropes, Carter meets him mid-ring and gives him a flapjack. Carter commits a cardinal sin and looks right into the camera before signaling for the One-Percenter, but Galloway shoves him into the ropes and connects with another Claymore! Galloway covers, but Carter gets his foot on the bottom rope!
Galloway grabs the leg and pins again; one, two, th– kickout!

Galloway argues with Rex, but grabs Carter, looking for the Future Shock, but appears to change his mind. He drags Carter to the corner, sits up on the top turnbuckle and grabs Carter in the double underhook, but Carter breaks out and clubbers Galloway, grabs Galloway and hits the One-Percenter while Galloway’s feet were hooked onto the middle rope! Carter covers; one, two, thr– kickout!
Carter is in disbelief in the corner, but drags himself up and signals for the One-Percenter again. Galloway has other plans, though, grabbing Carter and spinning him into a tombstone piledriver! Galloway covers; one, two, thre– Carter kicks out!

Galloway argues with Rex again, in disbelief, but Rex tells him that’s the count. Galloway strikes up the band in the corner, and as Carter stands up, Galloway charges! Carter side-steps the Claymore, but Galloway turns around and connects with a big boot. Galloway goes for the Future Shock, but Carter spins out of it, jackknife cover; one, two, three!!
Winner: Ethan Carter III by pinfall (Jackknife Pin)

WWE Smackdown Live Results 8/23/16

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1. Becky Lynch defeated Alexa Bliss. Natalya and Naomi sat in on commentary for this match. Lynch won via submission with the Disarmer.

2. Tag Team Title Tournament: The Usos defeated The Ascension. The Usos won a fast-paced match with the Samoan Splash for the pinfall.

— AJ Styles came to the ring, proclaimed himself the new face that runs this place and said he should be the No. 1 contender to the WWE World Championship. Ziggler attempted to storm the ring. Daniel Bryan came out and said they both deserve to be the No. 1 contender, but it’s clear they want to fight. Bryan announced Ziggler vs. Styles in the main event. If Styles wins, he faces Ambrose at Backlash for the world title. If Ziggler wins, the match becomes a triple threat.

— Carmella and Nikki Bella made their entrances for a match against each other. Renee Young interviewed Nikki Bella about coming back from injury before the match, but mid-interview, Carmella jumped her from behind. Carmella hit a new Flatliner finisher and Nikki’s own faceplant finisher and the match was unable to take place. Carmella mocked Nikki from the top of the ramp.

— Randy Orton came to the ring and talked about being in the fight of his life against Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam. He was interrupted by Bray Wyatt. Wyatt threatened him, then disappeared.

— Backstage, Shane McMahon said his issue with Brock Lesnar was far from over.

— After getting turned down by The Miz and Arn Anderson, Rhyno agreed to become Heath Slater’s tag team partner.

3. Tag Team Tournament: American Alpha defeated Breezango. American Alpha won their first round matchup with the Grand Amplitude.

4. AJ Styles defeated Dolph Ziggler. Dean Ambrose sat in on commentary for this match. Styles won with the Styles Clash, so he will face Ambrose one-on-one for the world title at Backlash. He got in Ambrose’s face after the match.

WWE Raw Results 8/22/16

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The show opened with Mick Foley and Stephanie McMahon in the ring to introduce WWE Universal Champion Finn Bálor. Bálor thanked the crowd and relinquished the title due to injury. As Finn was leaving, Rollins made his entrance and assumed he would be crowned the true champion. Sami Zayn came out to disagree, as did Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens, Enzo Amore and Big Cass, and Roman Reigns. Foley announced there would be a series of matches tonight, leading up to crowning a new champion next week. It was later revealed the tournament final would be a Fatal 4-Way match.

1. Universal Championship Qualifier: Seth Rollins defeated Sami Zayn. Rollins advanced to the final when he was able to take advantage of Zayn “injuring” his ankle. Rollins countered a brainbuster attempt and hit the Pedigree for the pinfall victory.

2. Universal Championship Qualifier: Kevin Owens defeated Neville. Chris Jericho was at ringside and distracted the referee when Neville went for the Red Arrow. A short time later, Owens was able to hit the Argentine neckbreaker for the win.

3. Big E defeated Karl Anderson. Luke Gallows tried to interfere, but Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods overwhelmed him. Big E hit the Big Ending to get the pin.

— Titus O’Neil cut a promo blaming Bob Backlund for all his ills. Backlund finally came out and got laid out by Titus. Darren Young came to Backlund’s aid and got hit with Clash of the Titus.

— Backstage, Stephanie says Brock Lesnar crossed the line last night and there will be repercussions.

4. Universal Championship Qualifier: Big Cass defeated Rusev. Rusev was nursing bruised ribs following SummerSlam. After taking a beating from Cass, Rusev opted to take a countout loss.

— Charlotte and Dana Brooke came out to run down Sasha Banks and the women’s division. This led to Mick Foley congratulating her and introducing Bayley, who made her full-time main roster debut and challenged Charlotte for her women’s title.

5. Bayley defeated Dana Brooke. Bayley won a competitive match with the Bayley To Belly.

6. Braun Strowman defeated Johnny Knockout. Strowman won in short order with the reverse chokeslam, then beat up Knockout again and demanded the referee count a second pinfall.

— The Dudley Boyz came out to announce their retirement and thank the crowd. When they were done, the Shining Stars came out to insult them and present them with two tickets to Puerto Rico. The Dudleys beat them up in response. Anderson and Gallows then came out to blindside and beat down the Dudley Boyz, ending with putting D-Von through a table with the Magic Killer.

7. Universal Championship Qualifier: Roman Reigns defeated Chris Jericho. Owens attempted to interfere on Jericho’s behalf, but Reigns got the pin after a spear to become the fourth person in next week’s Fatal 4-Way to determine a new Universal Champion.

WWE SummerSlam 2016 Results

1. The Usos, American Alpha and The Hype Bros defeated Breezango, The Ascension and The Vaudevillains. Jey Uso won the match for his team after a splash on Simon Gotch of the Vaudevillains.

2. Sami Zayn and Neville defeated The Dudley Boyz. Neville won the match for his team with a Red Arrow.

3. Best of 7 Series Match 1: Sheamus defeated Cesaro, Sheamus picked up the first win in the best-of-7 series with a Brogue Kick.

4. Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens defeated Enzo Amore and Big Cass. Jericho pinned Amore after a Kevin Owens pop-up into a Jericho Codebreaker.

5. WWE Women’s Championship Match: Charlotte defeated Sasha Banks (c). Charlotte regained the Championship after countering the Banks Statement into a pinfall.

6. Intercontinental Championship Match: The Miz (c) defeated Apollo Crews. The Miz retained the Intercontinental Championship after a Skull-crushing Finale.

7. AJ Styles defeated John Cena. Styles pinned Cena after a Styles Clash and a Phenomenal Forearm with his elbow pad removed.

8. WWE Tag Team Championship Match: The Club defeated The New Day (c) by disqualification. The New Day had help from former Daily Show host Jon Stewart. Stewart interfered to distract the Club and almost got injured, but Big E made a big return and attacked The Club to draw the DQ. The titles don’t change hands on a disqualification.

9. WWE Championship Match: Dean Ambrose (c) defeated Dolph Ziggler. Ambrose retained the WWE Championship after countering a top-rope facebuster attempt into Dirty Deeds.

10. Nikki Bella, Natalya and Alexa Bliss defeated Becky Lynch, Carmella and Naomi. A returning Nikki Bella pinned Carmella after hitting her new finisher, a fireman’s carry into a cutter.

11. WWE Universal Championship Match: Finn Bálor as “The Demon King” defeated Seth Rollins. Finn Bálor became the first WWE Universal Champion after a series of dropkicks and a Coup de Grace on Rollins.

– Roman Reigns vs. Rusev for the United States Championship never happened. The match erupted into a brawl before it could even begin, and Rusev was announced as medically unable to compete.

12. Brock Lesnar defeated Randy Orton. Lesnar won a shockingly quick match via TKO after a slashing elbow busted Orton open and apparently knocked him out. Shane McMahon showed up to help and got F-5’d for his troubles.

WWE Smackdown Live Results 8/16/16

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1. The Usos, American Alpha and Hype Bros defeated The Vaudevillains, The Ascension and Breezango. This was a 12-man tag team match to showcase the Smackdown tag team division. American Alpha picked up the win for their team with the Grand Amplitude.

2. Naomi vs. Eva Marie ended in a no contest. Naomi had a new entrance, music and gear, but Eva Marie’s narrator announced that Eva Marie would be unable to compete, due to traffic.

3. Heath Slater defeated Randy Orton. Orton refused to stop beating up Slater and heed the referee’s instructions, so the referee disqualified him. Orton continued the attack after the bell and hit a barricade-hung DDT on the floor, followed by a pair of Brock Lesnar-taunting German suplexes and an RKO back in the ring.

— Backstage, Heath Slater was offered a contract by Shane and Bryan, but they too it away when Slater was too loopy to think straight.

4. Dean Ambrose defeated Erick Rowan. Rowan and Wyatt stared down Randy Orton as they made their entrance and he departed. Ambrose won his match with Dirty Deeds.

— After the match, Bray Wyatt turned his back on Erick Rowan and left him alone in the ring.

5. Becky Lynch and Carmella defeated Natalya and Alexa Bliss. During a double-knockdown spot, Eva Marie finally arrived and made her grand entrance. Naomi appeared and chased her, distracting Natalya long enough for Becky Lynch to slap the Disarmer on her.

6. John Cena defeated Alberto Del Rio. AJ Styles was on commentary for this match. Cena won with an Attitude Adjustment.

— After the match, Styles got in the ring and attacked Cena, saying Cena’s time is up. Cena then hit Styles with an Attitude Adjustment, then hit another Attitude Adjustment off the ring steps, putting Styles through the announce table.

WWE Raw Results 8/15/16

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1. Sami Zayn defeated Sheamus. Cesaro, who had been sitting in on commentary for the match, threatened to come onto the ring apron. Sheamus took a swing, allowing Zayn to hit the Helluva Kick for the win.

— Backstage, Sheamus and Cesaro got in each other’s faces and Foley announced he was putting them in a best of seven series, starting at SummerSlam.

2. The New Day defeated The Dudley Boyz. Doctors Gallows and Anderson taunted The New Day via TitanTron before and after the match, but Kofi Kingston managed to hit D-Von Dudley with Trouble in Paradise to pick up the win in a non-title match.

3. Nia Jax defeated Rachel Levi. Levi got a pre-match jobber interview, but got defeated by Jax within minutes.

— Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman came to the ring to talk about SummerSlam, but they were interrupted by the hottest free agent in sports entertainment, Heath Slater. Slater said if he defeats Lesnar, he will earn a Raw contract. Lesnar destroys Slater with an F5 and he and Heyman continue their spiel.

4. Big Cass defeated Kevin Owens. Chris Jericho was causing problems on the outside throughout the match. Finally, things broke down and Jericho got involved, beating on Cass and drawing the DQ.

5. The Shining Stars defeated the Prime Time Players. During this “one time only” PTP reunion, Darren Young accidentally hit Titus O’Neil on the apron. In response, O’Neil hit Young with the Clash of the Titus, allowing the Shining Stars to get the pin.

6. Neville defeated Jinder Mahal. This was the first (real) televised match for Mahal since returning to WWE. Neville won a short match with the Red Arrow.

— Seth Rollins still can’t find the Demon King, so Mick Foley recommends he look in the ring. Rollins goes to the ring and says no one can stop him from becoming the Universal Champion. He gives the Demon King one last chance to show himself. The Demon King appeared and the two fought, with Finn Bálor driving Rollins from the ring.

7. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson defeated Golden Truth. The Club won with the Magic Killer. After the match, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods hit the ring and beat down the Club. They tried to hit Anderson in the genitals with a trombone, but Gallows made the save.

8. Charlotte defeated Alicia Fox. Sasha Banks sat in on commentary for the match. Before the match, Charlotte called Dana Brooke a loser and said she would find a new protege. Charlotte won with Natural Selection, then called Banks to the ring. Banks obliged, but was then jumped from behind by Brooke and beaten down by both women.

9. Roman Reigns defeated Rusev. Reigns managed to fight to the ropes to escape the Accolade, then eventually hit a spear for the win.

TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 8/11/16

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* The show opened with a promo by EC3 talking about how he will face the current TNA World Heavyweight Champion at Bound For Glory. Current TNA Champion Lashley interrupts along with TNA King of the Mountain Champion James Storm. Storm says he will beat Lashley tonight. Lashley and Storm brawl to the back. Mike Bennett and Moose jump EC3. Eddie Edwards ran out to make the save.

* Mike Bennett and Moose def. EC3 and Eddie Edwards.

* Former WWE star Damien Sandow made his debut under the new name of Aron Rex. Josh Mathews mentioned other free agents like Cody Rhodes, Ryan “Ryback” Reeves and Stu “Wade” Barrett as also being available. Rex cut a promo talking about his former employer and how TNA is about talent. He said he came to TNA to make an impact.

* Gail Kim def. Marti Bell in a No DQ match. After the match, Maria announced that Gail Kim would be facing Jade next week on Impact.

* Another “Broken” Matt Hardy video aired. He then arrived inside the Impact Zone and talked about leaving his wife and son at home with The Decay now being a threat. The Tribunal with Al Snow came out trading insults with Hardy.

* “Broken” Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy def. The Tribunal w/ Al Snow. Jeff scored the winning pinfall. After the match, Jeff went crazy hitting a Swanton Bomb on a table over Al Snow and then over another table with no one on it. He laughed and yelled out, “I am Brother Nero.” Matt yelled back, “You are broken.”

* The Decay cut a promo where Rosemary said Bram was on a stairway to hell.

* Drew Galloway cut a promo in the ring and said EC3 was jealous of him. He challenged EC3 to a match where the winner will face the TNA Champion at Bound For Glory.

* Lashley def. James Storm in a Title vs. Title match to become the new TNA King of the Mountain Champion. Lashley now holds the TNA World Heavyweight, X Division and King of the Mountain Championships in the company. After the match, Lashley and Aron Rex had a stare down to close the show.

WWE Smackdown Live Results 8/09/16

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1. American Alpha defeated Mikey O’Shea and Mike Vega. Chad Gable and Jason Jordan were set to take on local talent when The Ascension, The Vaudevillains and the Hype Bros all came to ringside to watch. American Alpha won in short order with Grand Amplitude.

— After the match, the other three teams surrounded the ring, then all four teams brawled, with Jordan and Gable being the last two standing.

2. Becky Lynch NC Eva Marie. The match was set to start, but Eva Marie had a wardrobe malfunction and the bout was unable to take place. Becky Lynch was livid after the match was waved off and challenged anyone in the back to come forward and fight her. Alexa Bliss answered the challenge.

3. Alexa Bliss defeated Becky Lynch. Lynch was about to win when Eva Marie’s introduction happened again, distracting Becky. Bliss hit the chokeslam and Twisted Bliss (formerly the Sparkle Splash) for the win.

4. Randy Orton defeated Alberto Del Rio. After a lengthy match, the fight spilled to the outside and Del Rio hit Orton on his surgically-repaired arm with a chair, drawing the disqualification. Del Rio tried to continue the attack and got hit with an RKO.

5. Rhyno defeated Heath Slater. A Smackdown contract was on the line for Slater. Slater argued with the referee and got hit by the Gore, giving Rhyno the pinfall victory.

— Backstage, Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon were prepared to offer Slater a contract anyway, but Heath showed up, chewed them out and stormed off before they could get a word in.

6. Carmella defeated Natalya. Nattie tried to jump Carmella during her entrance again, but Carmella was ready for her. Natalya got cocky and Carmella was able to lock in the Cone of Silence for the submission victory.

— Baron Corbin beat up Kalisto backstage for costing him a shot at the Intercontinental Championship.

7. Dolph Ziggler and Dean Ambrose defeated Bray Wyatt and Erick Rowan. It took a long time for Ambrose and Ziggler to get on the same page. Ziggler hit Rowan with a superkick for the win. After the match, Ambrose hit Ziggler with Dirty Deeds.

WWE Raw Results 8/8/16

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1. Chris Jericho defeated Enzo Amore. Owens grabbed Amore’s leg, allowing Jericho to hit the Codebreaker. Cass entered the ring and hit Jericho with a big boot, drawing the disqualification.

— After the match, Enzo and Cass challenged Jericho and Owens to a tag team match at SummerSlam. Jericho and Owens accepted.

2. Braun Strowman defeated Jorel Nelson. A quick squash for Strowman, hitting his reverse chokeslam for the finisher again.

3. Darren Young defeated Titus O’Neil. Young rolled up Titus and got the pin with a handful of tights while Bob Backlund wasn’t looking.

— Seth Rollins cut an in-ring promo running down Finn Bálor.

4. Cesaro defeated Sheamus. In a rematch from last week, Sheamus cheap-shotted Cesaro but caught the referee in the process. As a result, the ref wasn’t able to count Sheamus’ roll-up pin. When Sheamus complained, Cesaro got a roll-up of his own for the pinfall.

5. Neville and Sin Cara defeated The Dudley Boyz. Bubba and D-Von had challenged Neville to find a tag team partner, so he did. Neville hit the Red Arrow to give his team the win.

— Newlyweds Rusev and Lana had an in-ring celebration of love. It was interrupted by Roman Reigns. Things broke down into a brawl and Lana falling into a cake.

6. Sasha Banks defeated Dana Brooke. If Sasha won this match, Dana Brooke would be banned from ringside at SummerSlam. If Dana won, it would be a 2-on-1 handicap match. Sasha won in short order with the double knee drop in the corner ropes.

7. Luke Gallows defeated Kofi Kingston. Big E is still out indefinitely due to his groin injury sustained last week. Gallows got the pin very quickly with a fireman’s carry into a flapjack. After the match, Gallows and Anderson tried to injure Kingston’s groin as well, but Woods ran them off with a chair.

— Daniel Bryan and Mick Foley bickered about Randy Orton and Brock Lesnar and their respective shows. Rusev came out to suck up to Mick Foley, but Cesaro interrupted, saying he deserves a championship opportunity. Foley makes an United States Championship match between Rusev and Cesaro as the main event, with the winner facing Roman Reigns at SummerSlam.

8. United States Championship Match: Rusev (c) defeated Cesaro. Rusev managed to retain due to a run-in from Sheamus and rampant cheating behind the referee’s back. Roman Reigns speared Rusev after the match and left him laying.

TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 8/4/16

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1. James Storm def. Eli Drake to become the new TNA King of the Mountain Champion

2. TNA World Heavyweight and X Division Champion Lashley challenged Storm for his newly won King of the Mountain Championship

3. Gail Kim def. TNA Knockouts Champion Sienna and Allie

4. Matt and Jeff Hardy def. Chuck Taylor and JT Dunn. Jeff worked a majority of the match. Matt tagged himself in after hitting a Twist of Fate on Jeff and pinned Dunn

5. Mahabali Shera and Grado def. The Tribunal

6. EC3 def. Mike Bennett to win the Bound for Glory Playoffs. EC3 will now challenge for the TNA Championship at the Bound for Glory PPV

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WWE Smackdown Live Results 8/02/16

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1. Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender Triple Threat: Apollo Crews defeated Baron Corbin and Kalisto.
 
Crew rolled up Kalisto for the win. After the match, Corbin continued to attack Kalisto. Crews tried for the save, but was interrupted by a Skull Crushing Finale from The Miz. Corbin then planted Miz with the End of Days.

2. Becky Lynch versus Eva Marie ended in a no contest. Eva Marie faked a knee injury causing the referee to discontinue the match.

3. American Alpha defeated The Vaudevillains. American Alpha got the win in their debut with a Grand Amplitude to Aidan English.

— AJ Styles challenged John Cena to a match at SummerSlam. Cena accepted, saying he ‘needs to teach AJ’s ass a lesson.’

4. Randy Orton defeated Fandango. Orton picked up a DQ victory after he was F5ed by Lesnar during his match. Lesnar was then escorted out of the building by security.

5. Dolph Ziggler defeated Bray Wyatt. Ziggler retained his spot in the WWE Championship match at SummerSlam after ramming Wyatt’s head into an exposed turnbuckle, then finishing him off with a superkick. After the match, Ziggler was attacked by Erick Rowan. Dean Ambrose ran in for the save, but both men ended up getting laid out by Rowan and Wyatt.

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WWE Raw Results 8/1/16

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The show opened with new WWE Women’s Champion Sasha Banks addressing the crowd. She was interrupted by Charlotte, then Chris Jericho. Enzo Amore counter-argued on Sasha’s behalf, which led to a mixed tag match.

1. Charlotte and Chris Jerico defeated Sasha Banks and Enzo Amore. Dana Brooke ran in to distract Sasha Banks, allowing Charlotte to hit Banks with Natural Selection and get the pin.

2. Braun Strowman defeated Evan Engerholt. Once again, the “local talent” got a short in-ring interview to boast, but fell victim to the reverse chokeslam and got pinned in short order.

3. The Shining Stars defeated Golden Truth. R-Truth spent most of the match playing Pokemon Go on the ring apron, which ultimately proved to be Golden Truth’s downfall.

— A Finn Bálor in-ring interview was interrupted by his SummerSlam opponent, Seth Rollins. They verbally sparred, then Rollins tried to cheap-shot Bálor, but was thwarted and sent packing.

4. United States Championship Match: Rusev (c) defeated Mark Henry. Henry had asked Stephanie McMahon for this opportunity to prove he still has something left in the tank. Rusev managed to lock in the Accolade, forcing Henry to tap.

— After the match, Roman Reigns came to the ring and had a staredown with Rusev. They traded blows and Rusev fled after being hit by a Superman Punch on the outside.

5. Titus O’Neil defeated Darren Young. Titus got the win with a roll-up and a handful of tights.

— Backstage after the match, O’Neil was arguing with a livid Bob Backlund when Young jumped Titus from behind.

6. Nia Jax defeated Ariel Monroe. Jax emphatically demolished her opponent — more local talent — with a fireman’s carry into a fall-forward slam.

7. The New Day defeated The Club. The New Day drew fruit to determine which one of them would be banned from ringside for this match, per The Club’s request. Woods drew the banana, so he was banned. Big E rolled up Anderson for the pin, but the Club beat down New Day after the match, hitting Big E with two Boots Of Doom. Woods tried to make the save, but failed.

8. Cesaro defeated Sheamus. Both men asked for a chance to prove their worth to Stephanie and Mick, so they got this showcase match. Cesaro managed to catch Sheamus in the Gotch Neutralizer and pick up the pinfall victory.

— After the match, Sheamus and Cesaro brawled, which segued into Heath Slater and the returning Jinder Mahal getting in the ring. 2MB is now the hottest free agent act in WWE. Mick Foley came out and offered them a match against each other to earn a Raw contract.

9. Jinder Mahal defeated Heath Slater. Slater tried to complain to Foley, but Mahal hit a big boot and got the immediate pin.

10. Seth Rollins defeated Sami Zayn. Zayn came close several times, but ultimately fell victim to the Pedigree and got pinned.

— Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman returned for an in-ring promo hyping SummerSlam and Lesnar’s match against Randy Orton. Orton showed up at the end to hit an RKO out of nowhere on Lesnar, then he left through the crowd.