WWE Hell in the Cell 2016 results and review

Kickoff Match: Cedric Alexander, Lince Dorado and Sin Cara defeated Tony Nese, Drew Gulak and Ariya Daivari. Alexander pinned Gualk after a Lumbar Check.

-> Good match for a kickoff show. At the end it looks like Gulak injured his back. Sin Cara still not my favorite and he is not fitting into the high class of the cruiserweight division. 7 of 10 points.

1. Hell in a Cell Match for the United States Championship: Roman Reigns (c) defeated Rusev. Reigns escaped a chain-assisted Accolade on steel steps and was able to hit a spear to pin Rusev and retain the United States Championship.

-> the match was better than I expected. Reigns retain the tilte. That was clear from the start. 8 of 10 points. Reigns want to challenge KO now as he said at the HIAC post show.

2. Bayley defeated Dana Brooke. Bayley won by pinfall with a Bayley-to-Belly.

->  Both woman really can do better than this. Only 5 of 10 points.

3. The Club defeated Enzo Amore and Big Cass. Karl Anderson pinned Amore after a Magic Killer.

-> Great promo from Cass and Enzo. And the right winner with The Club. 6 of 10 points.

4. Hell in a Cell Match for the Universal Championship: Kevin Owens (c) defeated Seth Rollins. Chris Jericho got into the cage, repeatedly interfering and pulling the referee out of the ring before he could count three for Rollins. Rollins tried to take out Jericho with a powerbomb into the cage wall. Rollins managed to kick out of a pop-up powerbomb and fight back through multiple 2-person chair attacks, but was finally caught with a DDT onto a chair followed by a powerbomb through two chairs for the loss.

-> Best match of the evening. Even with Jericho entering the Cell and costing Rollins the match and title. Jericho vs Rollins will the the top feud till the Rumble. KO vs Reigns has less potential for me. 8,5 of 10 points.

5. Cruiserweight Championship Match: Brian Kendrick defeated TJ Perkins (c). Kendrick faked an injury, drawing Perkins in to hit him with a headbutt and lock in the Captain’s Hook for the submission victory. Kendrick is the new Cruiserweight Champion.

-> the title change was a little bit surprising for me. The match wasnt a highflying cruiserweight at all. A total failure for me. 4 of 10 points.

6. Tag Team Championship Match: New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) (c) defeated Sheamus and Cesaro by disqualification. Cesaro caught Xavier Woods in a Sharpshooter. On the outside while this was going on, Sheamus hit Big E with Woods’ trombone. Kofi Kingston fought back by hitting Sheamus with Trouble in Paradise, but the referee saw it and called for a DQ. As the ref was calling for the bell, Woods tapped out.

-> Really don´t get the Cesaro/Sheamus team at all. Thank god NEW DAY still the champs. But the match was a highlight. 5 of 10 points. 

7. Hell in a Cell Match for the Raw Women’s Championship: Charlotte defeated Sasha Banks (c). The match started with a brawl outside the cage, ending with Sasha Banks being powerbombed through the Spanish announce table. She appeared injured and was about to be taken out on a stretcher, but refused and ordered the referee to start the match anyway. At the end of the match Sasha went for a running powerbomb through a table, but her injured back gave out. Charlotte tossed Sasha into the table twice, then hit Natural Selection for the pin. Charlotte is once again Raw Women’s Champion.

-> so sorry for Sasha losing the title in Bo$$ton. I guess there was a different finished planned but with her back injury at the beginning of the match it was better to do it this way. But even with her injury Sasha performed an awesome match for 8 of 10 points. It was really hard to watch all the time knowing she is wrestling with an injured back. 

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WWE Hell in a Cell 2016 preditions

Here are my predictions for tonights WWE ppv

1. Cedric Alexander & Lince Dorado & Sin Cara vs. Tony Nese & Drew Gulak & Ariya Daivari
-> This could be a great preshow match if Sin Cara learns to wrestle. Hope the faces will win.

2. Bayley vs. Dana Brooke
-> Bayley will win for sure. But Dana is a great heel womans wrestler. Really like her too.

3. Enzo & Big Cass vs. Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows
-> Top Face Tag Team vs the best Heel Team at the moment in WWE. Hard to tell but I guess Anderson and Gallows will win this match. And they will face New Day again for the title change.

4.  TJ Perkins vs. Brian Kendrick
-> could be a title change here. Even without a title change this could be a top match of the evening.

5. The New Day vs. Cesaro & Sheamus
-> Cesaro and Sheamus can win this one. But in the end NEW DAY will stay champs.

6. Roman Reigns vs. Rusev
-> I feel like every match these guys have is pretty much the same thing and I'm just not all that excited to see it yet again. I find Rusev to be the superior performer of the two and I think he will have to go above and beyond to make this match stand out compared to the other two cell matches. I think Roman Reigns is just in the early part of a lengthy reign as champ, so Rusev is probably going to eat a dozen spears and superman punches before getting pinned.

7. Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins
-> My hunch is that Jericho helps the champ retain, and their split will play out in the build to Toronto. Then Seth can win at December's PPV and prompt the return of Hunter to deal with his protege. No title change at all.

8. Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte
-> My biggest curiosity about this is placement on the card and how Sasha's hometown crowd will treat the main event if it's not the Women. As for who wins this, Charlotte's PPV winning streak complicates things, but it's hard to imagine that Sasha is going to unsuccessfully defend her title twice in a row. The Boss retains in her hometown and breaks the Queen's PPV streak.


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TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 10/20/16

(c) Tna wrestling

World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender Match Moose vs. Lashley

Lashley circles Moose and the two tie-up and start to brawl. Lashley gets the better of Moose with a club and pops Moose up into a vertical suplex. Lashley celebrates but Moose pops right back up and as Lashley turns, Moose starts to get the Moose choo-choo engine goin’! Moose connects with a few big rights and has Lashley reeling, Moose goes for the Game Breaker, but Lashley cuts him off with a cross chop to the throat! Lashley takes to the ropes, but Moose with a big dropkick stops him dead! Lashley rolls out of the ring and Moose follows, European uppercut from Moose. Moose whips Lashley, but Lashley reverses, sending Moose into a steel post! Snap suplex from Lashley on the outside as the referee admonishes him. Lashley smashes Moose’s head into the steel steps before connecting with a solid shot and rolls Moose into the ring. Lashley follows in, and starts raining down some heavy punches to Moose’s face before being backed up by the referee. Lashley pulls Moose up, Moose with a big chop, but Lashley just starts pummeling Moose with kicks and clubbing blows, backing Moose into the corner and hitting him with some solid shots. Moose gets whipped across the ring and Lashley charges with a shoulder tackle and connects. Lashley whips Moose back across the ring, does a big charge, and another huge shoulder tackle! Lashley plays to the crowd, whips Moose back across the ring, but Moose reverses and sends Lashley into the corner. Moose charges in, but Lashley gets his foot up and staggers Moose. Lashley pops up on the middle rope, but Moose with a HUGE dropkick sends Lashley sprawling out to the floor! Moose hits the far side ropes and MOOSE WITH A RUNNING DIVE OVER THE TOP ROPE SENDS LASHLEY FLYING! Holy crap, Moose! Don’t kill your damn fool self!

Moose rolls Lashley back into the ring, and Lashley is getting to his feet as Moose follows in. Moose charges Lashley in the corner, connects with a big flying elbow, whips Lashley to the far side ropes, Moose pops Lashley up and hits a damn nasty-looking spinebuster and then follows up with a running senton! Moose covers and hooks the leg; one, two, t– kickout!

Moose picks up Lashley from behind, winds Lashley up for the Game Breaker, but Lashley ducks– big Dominator spinebuster of Lashley’s own to Moose! Lashley covers; one, two, th– kickout!
Lashley stalks Moose as he gets to his feet. Lashley charges Moose in the corner, big lariat! Lashley props Moose up on the top turnbuckle, Lashley up on the second rope with the front facelock, and Lashley with a superplex! Moose is almost immediately back up to his feet, stalking Lashley who staggers up, Hitstick from Moose! Moose covers; one, two, thre– Lashley kicks out!

Both men take their time to get to their feet as the ref starts the down count. Both men staggering to their feet, and they start trading blows, nasty shots from both men! Lashley with a back elbow but Moose responds with a big boot! Moose winds Lashley up for the Game Breaker, Lashley ducks this time, hits the ropes, Spear! Lashley hooks the leg and covers; one, two, thre– kickout! That was as close as close gets!

Lashley argues with the referee, then heads to the corner and stalks Moose. Lashley gears up, Moose staggers, Lashley charges, Moose side-steps and sends Lashley flying into the corner! Moose winds Lashley up a third time, Game Breaker connects! Moose grabs Lashley before he can roll out of the ring and covers; one, two, thre– Lashley kicks out again!

Moose is first back to his feet He pulls Lashley up, sets him against the ropes and headbutts Lashley. European uppercut follows. Moose whips Lashley to the corner, charges, big splash by Moose! Moose sets Lashley up on the top turnbuckle, grabs Lashley by the neck, and he shouts “Go to hell!” but Lashley kicks him away, Lashley dives out of the corner, TORPEDO SPEAR! Lashley scrambles to the cover; one, two, three!!
Winner and NEW #1 Contender: Lashley by pinfall (Torpedo Spear)

World Tag Team Championship Match
The Broken Hardys (c’s) vs. The Tribunal
In the Impact Zone, we have a brawl as the bell rings. Matt attacks Baraka in the corner and Nero takes the fight to Baron Dax. Dax smashed into the corner and Nero mounts the corner and rains down with punches as Matt smashes Baraka into the corner. Matt and Baraka out of the ring and Matt beats Baraka’s face into the apron. Nero drags Dax into the center of the ring and hits him with a jawbreaker as Matt gets to the team corner. Nero with a wristlock on Dax and tags in Matt. Matt on the second rope and hits Dax’s arm with a flying elbow strike.

Matt takes control with a wristlock and repeatedly clubs at Dax’s elbow, knocking the man down again and again. Matt follows up with a shoulder elbow breaker, but Dax pushes Matt to the ropes and forces a break, which Dax reinforces with a knee to the gut. Dax with a right, then shoves Matt to the ropes and connects with a back elbow, sending Matt sprawling as Dax tags in Basile Baraka.
Baraka kicks Matt into the corner and then drives his knee into the Broken one as he tags back out to Dax.

Dax with a straight kick, then an elbow to the back of the head. Dax picks Matt up as Reby tries to rally the crowd, headbutt knocks Matt down and Dax starts to choke him in the ropes until the referee makes him stop, at which points Basile Baraka continues to choke Matt against the ropes from the apron. Nero storms the ring but the referee stops him as Dax throws Matt to the middle of the ring. Dax stalks Matt, elbow drop– misses as Matt Hardy rolls away! Matt stumbles to his corner and makes the tag to Nero!

Nero storms Baron Dax and blocks a punch, hitting Dax back against the ropes with punches and kicks. Irish whip to the far side ropes, Dax reverses, and Nero off the ropes connects with a big flying forearm. Manhattan drop by Nero leads to Dax on his back, and Nero splits the uprights with a leg drop before rolling back and connecting a basement dropkick to the face of Baron Dax! Nero is feeling it, waiting for Dax to get up, and Brother Nero goes for the Twist of Fate– but Dax blocks it! Nero fights Dax to connect with the Twist of Fate, but settles for a big DDT instead! Nero covers; one– broken up immediately by Baraka!

Matt storms the ring to come to Nero’s aid and clubbers Baraka before dumping him out of the ring. Dax stumbles to a corner and Nero faces across him as Matt drops down near Dax’s corner, and Nero charges, leaping off Matt, but Dax catches Nero with a forearm and Nero crashes into the mat! Dax mounts Nero and starts raining punches in before Dax tags in Basile Baraka.
Baraka stomps at Nero and chokes him with his boot, tags Baron Dax back in as he picks Nero up and Nero fights out of Baraka’s grasp only for Dax to cut him off and start choking Nero! He shouts something that I couldn’t hear of Josh Matthews plugging Wolf Creek before slamming Nero to the mat by his throat. Dax covers; one, tw– quick kickout.

Dax has Nero by the hair and holds on as Nero tries to break away and tag Matt in, but instead he’s dragged to The Tribunal’s corner and Dax tags in Baraka.
Baraka clubs Nero across the back, turns him around, snapmare, and a leg drop across Nero’s neck. Baraka covers; one, two, th– kickout!
Baraka with a head vice, Nero fights up to his feet, Reby getting the crowd to rally, and Baraka clubs Nero again before taking to the ropes, big flying body press! Baraka covers; one, two– kickout.
Nero tries to tag Matt but Baraka is on him, dragging Nero by his arm back to The Tribunal’s corner and making the tag to Baron Dax, picking Nero up as Dax enters the ring.

The two men shove Nero into the corner and look like they’re going to whip him across the ring, but instead slam him hard into The Tribunal’s corner. Baraka holds Nero in place and Dax whips Baraka out of the corner, and then right back in, splashing Nero hard! Baraka throws Nero out of the corner and right into a big lariat from Baron Dax! Dax covers; one, two– kickout!
Dax stands between Nero and Matt and taunts Nero. Dax looks to go for a gutwrench suplex but Nero with a side Russian legsweep! Both men crawl to their corners as the crowd rallies behind the Hardys, and both men make the tag!

Basile Baraka and Matt Hardy both hit the ring and start to brawl mid-ring, Matt gets the advantage quick with forearms and then headbutts, Baraka shoves Matt away to create some separation but Matt will have no such nonsense, grabbing Baraka’s arm and biting it! Baraka tries to get away and does for just a second, throwing a kick to Matt’s head, but Matt catches the leg and starts to bite it now! Baraka gets to the corner and Matt lets go of the leg, opting now to bite the face and ear of Basile Baraka! Matt stops after a moment and a nice sumo suplex from Matt brings Baraka hard to the center of the ring. Dax charges Matt, but Matt just sends him right down with a forearm. Matt charges Baraka in the corner and the splash connects, Matt with a headlock scores the big running bulldog! Matt covers; one, two– kickout.

Matt stalks Basile Baraka, looking for the Twist of Fate, but Baraka shoves Hardy away and attempts a clothesline, he’s caught, Side-Effect! Hardy covers; one, two, t– kickout!
Hardy leads the Impact Zone in a “Delete!” chant, kick to the gut of Basile Baraka, Matt Hardy looking for the Twist of Fate, but Baron Dax storms the ring and levels Matt with a lariat! Matt staggers to his feet, right into a double team spinebuster from The Tribunal! Baraka covers; one, two– Nero breaks it up!

Baron Dax tried to stop Nero from getting in to break up the pin, and he gets a Twist of Fate from Brother Nero for his trouble! Baron Dax rolls out of the ring as Matt connects with a jawbreaker right into Nero for a Twist of Fate! Baraka staggers around into a Twist of Fate from Broken Matt! Matt covers; one, two, three!!
Winners and STILL TNA World Tag Team Champions: Broken Hardys via pinfall (Twists of Fate)


Mahabali Shera vs. “The Miracle” Mike Bennett (w/ Maria)
Shera tries to intimidate Miracle, but Bennett laughs and calls him a joke. Shera flexes and Bennett slams him. Bennett with a chop and Shera looks like a fly just landed on him. Bennett goes for a kick and that catches Shera off guard, and Bennett chops him back to the corner. Bennett looks at Shera in disgust, chops, but Shera no-sells again and walks out of the corner. Bennett chops, Shera explodes and yells at Bennett before scooping him up for a slam. Bennett escapes to the apron, Shera grabs him, but Bennett hot shots him. Bennett slides in, clobbers Shera and then starts to stomp at him. Bennett smashes Shera into the corner, kicking and punching away. Snapmare out of the corner, chin lock, and Bennett applies the pressure as Maria cheers him on. Shera fights to his feet, forces Bennett’s hands to separate, and another big scoop slam rattles Bennett. And a second. And a third. Irish whip sends Bennett to the corner and Shera chases with a big flying splash! Shera with a big bearhug, he has Bennett up, but Bennett rakes the eyes! Shera’s blinded and walks right into Bennett– MIP! Bennett covers; one, two, three!
Winner: Mike Bennett by pinfall (Miracle in Progress)

TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Eddie Edwards (c) vs. Cody (w/ Brandi Rhodes)
Cody walks to the middle of the ring, and Eddie offers his hand. Cody takes it and they shake hands before Cody steps back. Cody rolls in on Eddie, but both men are light on their feet here, circling each other. Tie-up in the middle of the ring, Eddie forces Cody back into the corner, ref forces a break, clean break as dueling chants in the Impact Zone. Tie-up in the middle of the ring, Eddie with a go-behind. Cody works an arm free, wrist lock, transitions into a headlock. Eddie shoves Cody off to the ropes, Cody rebounds with a shoulder block taking Edwards down. Cody hits the ropes again, Eddie rolls to try and trip Cody but Cody leaps over, off the far side ropes, Cody slides but Edwards leapfrogs, Cody up as Eddie takes to the ropes and knocks Cody down with a shoulder tackle. They repeat the sequence in opposite roles, except at the end, Cody trips Edwards and pins; one– kickout.
Edwards sweeps and pins; one– kickout.
DUELIN’ DROPKICKS! Stand-off. Crowd pop. Big “Cody!” chant.

Cody has an unusual abdominal stretch going on with Edwards’ arm hammerlocked. Eddie twists out, transitions to a headlock, Cody pushes Edwards into the ropes and shoves him off, Eddie grabs onto the far side rope and kicks Cody in the head twice, following up with a kick to the knee! Eddie in the corner, stalks, shining wizard! Edwards covers; one, two– kickout!

Edwards pulls Cody up, chops him hard, and then headbutts Cody. Irish whip, Cody with a short-arm reversal, drops down, and kicks Eddie in the side of the head! Edwards in the corner and Cody props him up before a loud overhand chop to the chest, and another. Edwards explodes out of the corner, tosses Cody into the corner and responds with a knife’s edge chop so hard that it bounces Cody out of the corner and Edwards follows up with another. Cody drops into a drop toe hold taking Edwards down, and Cody takes Edwards’ back and applies an arm bar. Eddie struggles, makes it to the ropes. Cody props Edwards up in the corner, whips him across the ring but Eddie slides, charges Cody and chops him down. Cody back up, and he’s chopped back down. Cody pops up, fires off a lariat but Eddie ducks, goes for a back suplex but Cody rolls off, lands on his feet, Edwards chops him hard! Edwards takes to the ropes, Cody chases, Eddie off the ropes, Cody off the same ropes, Eddie stops and turns around and Cody levels him with a flying forearm! Cody with a lariat takes Edwards down again. Eddie goes for a lariat of his own, Cody catches it and pulls Eddie down into a reverse front facelock, looking for the Crossroads, but Eddie grabs Cody’s head and with a snapmare escapes. Eddie staggers to the ropes, Cody gives chases and Eddie sends him flying over the top! Cody lands on the apron, forearm to Edwards, Cody jumps to springboard off the top rope but Eddie leaps up and catches Cody with a kick to the side of the head, sending him tumbling to the floor!

Eddie lets out the wolf howl and hits the far side ropes, suicide dive connects and sends Cody careening into the guard rail! Cody tries to get away but Eddie stops him with a headbutt, rolls Cody back in, Eddie on the apron and Cody springs off and connects with the Beautiful Disaster sending Edwards crashing to the outside! Eddie staggers up and Cody springs off the middle rope, to the top, and a flying splash connects with Edwards, sending both men tumbling to the entrance ramp! Both men stagger up and Cody drags Edwards farther up the entrance ramp and scoop slams Edwards on the steel! Cody picks Edwards up and runs him back to the ring. Cody on the apron, stalking Edwards, Cody springboards in, Edwards gets out of the way, Cody lands on his feet and careens into the corner, Edwards charges, Cody with a boot up. Cody hops up on the middle rope, Edwards with another leaping high kick staggers Cody. Edwards folds Cody up and charges into the middle of the ring with the Chin Checker! Edwards covers; one, two, thre– kickout!

Edwards heads to the top rope, leaps off, but Cody ducks out of the way and Edwards rolls through. Cody in the corner and Edwards charges, Cody side-steps but Eddie stops his momentum before crashing into the corner, back elbow from Edwards staggers Cody, Eddie now hops up on the second rope but Cody stops him with a shot to the gut. Cody pulls Eddie into a front facelock, not looking for a superplex, no, Cody with a Muscle Buster! Cody covers; one, two, thr– kickout!!
Cody looks stunned, but gets to his feet and regains his composure. Cody looks for a Figure Four, but Edwards kicks him off. Cody doesn’t take too kindly to that and just straight punches Edwards in the face. Cody starts to let loose, another punch as he taunts Edwards. Edwards explodes with a forearm smash, and Cody responds in kind. The two start trading forearm smashes, but Edwards puts and end to that and starts chopping at Cody. Cody ends that and picks Edwards up in a fireman’s carry, sits Edwards on the top turnbuckle. Cody climbs up the ropes, looking for perhaps a superplex this time, but Eddie resists and gets clubbed in the back for the trouble. Cody on the top rope, pulls Edwards up, top-rope superplex! Both men land hard! After a long moment, Cody lifts his legs, trying to float over, but Eddie catches him with a cradle! One, two, three!!
Winner and STILL TNA World Heavyweight Champion: Eddie Edwards by pinfall (inside cradle)

WWE Smackdown Live Results 10/25/16

(c) WWE

1. No Disqualification Match: Bray Wyatt defeated Kane. Kane was about to put Bray through a table, when the lights went out and Luke Harper appeared on top of the table, attacking Kane. Later, Randy Orton ran out to even the odds, but then hit Kane with an RKO, allowing Wyatt to get the pin.

— Becky Lynch returned from injury and came to the ring. Alexa Bliss then came out and gave her a hard time about getting out of their match and told Becky to hand over the belt to the rightful champion. Becky promised to rip Alexa’s arm off in Glasgow. Alexa tried to sucker punch her, but Becky blocked it and the two women brawled. Alexa laid out Becky in the middle of the ring and spray painted a yellow stripe down her back.

2. The Hype Bros defeated The Ascension. Rawley got the pin after the Hype Bros hit the Hype Ryder, earning a spot in the Smackdown vs. Raw tag team elimination match at Survivor Series.

— Backstage, Randy Orton was asked why he attacked Kane. He simply replied, “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.”

3. Nikki Bella defeated Natalya. This was for the chance to become the Smackdown women’s Survivor Series team captain. The loser would be off the team altogether. Nikki forced Natalya to tap out with the STF.

— After the match, Carmella ran in and attacked Nikki, then laid her out with the Bella Buster.

— Miz, Maryse and the Spirit Squad came to the ring and started running down Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler, Heath Slater and Rhyno came to the ring. Miz goaded Rhyno and Slater into putting their tag titles on the line against the Spirit Squad.

4. Tag Team Championship Match: Heath Slater and Rhyno (c) defeated The Spirit Squad. The Miz and Dolph Ziggler both sat in on commentary for this match. Miz and Ziggler were about to fight outside the ring, but Slater pushed Kenny into the Miz. Rhyno gored Mikey for the pin to retain.

— Backstage, James Ellsworth managed to convince Dean Ambrose to let him accompany him to the ring.

5. AJ Styles defeated Dean Ambrose. With the win, Ambrose would have become the No. 1 contender. Styles dropkicked Ellsworth on the outside and then got dumped by Ambrose. Ellsworth hit Styles with the No Chin Music to get Ambrose disqualified by accident.

WWE Raw Results 10/24/16

(c) WWE

1. Enzo Amore defeated Karl Anderson. While the referee was distracted, Big Cass hit Anderson with the big boot, allowing Enzo to get the pin.

2. Sheamus and Cesaro defeated Big E and Kofi Kingston. After Cesaro took out Kingston with an uppercut, Sheamus hit the Brogue Kick on Big E to get the pin in this non-title match.

— Dana Brooke and Bayley had an arm wrestling match. Brooke won against Bayley using her injured right arm. Bayley was about to win with her left good arm, but Dana cheap-shotted her and attacked her. Bayley hit her with a Bayley to Belly and Dana took a powder.

3. Bo Dallas defeated Curtis Axel. Dallas was able to catch a flash rollup and pin on Axel.

4. R-Truth and Goldust defeated The Shining Stars. Mark Henry and Titus O’Neil got into an argument outside the ring, which allowed Golden Truth to hit a version of the 3D for the pin.

— Sasha Banks and Charlotte had the contract signing for their Hell in a Cell Women’s Championship match, with Mick Foley presiding over it. Foley tried to talk them out of wrestling in Hell in a Cell, but they signed the contract.

5. Rich Swann defeated Brian Kendrick. TJ Perkins sat in on commentary for this match. Swann evaded the Captain’s Hook and pinned Kendrick with a rollup.

— Sami Zayn vs. Braun Strowman never happened. Zayn made his entrance, then Strowman got on the mic and addressed Foley, saying he didn’t consider this real competition. Zayn tried to fight him, but Strowman beat him up outside the ring and walked away. Sami got back in the ring and yelled for Strowman to come back and fight him, but Strowman walked to the back.

— Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman came to the ring to respond to Goldberg. They said what happens next is on him.

6. Seth Rollins defeated Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho. In the Triple Threat main event, Rollins reversed a double superplex attempt into a double rollup, pinning both men.

— After the match, Owens and Jericho beat down Rollins outside the ring. Rollins recovered and had a pull-apart brawl with Owens, but Owens got the better of it and gave Rollins a powerbomb against the ring apron.

WWE Smackdown Live Results 10/11/16

(c) wwe

1. Dolph Ziggler defeated the Spirit Squad. The Miz and Maryse sat at ringside for this match. Ziggler hit a superkick on Kenny and pinned him for the win.

— Immediately after the bell rang, Miz jumped in the ring and attacked Ziggler, then hit the Skull Crushing Finale. Heath Slater and Rhyno ran out to save Ziggler from a 3-on-1 beatdown and Miz, Maryse and Spirit Squad took a powder.

— Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon issues three challenges to Raw for the upcoming double-branded Survivor Series pay-per-view: Five of their male Superstars against five of Raw’s male Superstars, Smackdown’s five best tag teams against Raw’s five best tag teams, and Smackdown’s five top women against Raw’s top five women, both in traditional Survivor Series matches.

2. Naomi defeated Carmella. Carmella had jumped Nikki Bella earlier backstage. Nikki tried to come to the ring during this match but security held her back. The distraction was still enough to allow Naomi to roll up Carmella for the win.

3. Jimmy Uso defeated Chad Gable. Jimmy rolled Gable up with a schoolboy pin and Jey Uso lent extra leverage for the pin.

— AJ Styles came to the ring to deliver his No Mercy victory speech. He said that tonight he is giving a title opportunity to someone of main event status. Dean Ambrose’s music comes out, but they both admit Styles wasn’t talking about him. Styles brings out his opponent for the night: James Ellsworth. In a non-title match of course. Ambrose says he wants to see this, and tries to get a front row seat. Styles said this doesn’t concern him and tried to get Ambrose to go to the back, but that brought out Daniel Bryan. Bryan makes the match official and makes Ambrose the special guest referee, and says that if Styles puts his hands on Ambrose, he will be fined and/or suspended.

4. James Ellsworth defeated AJ Styles. Ambrose kept finding ways to not give Styles the victory, then hit Styles with Dirty Deeds and dragged Ellsworth on top of him. Styles kicked out, so Ambrose hit him with another Dirty Deeds and counted faster.

5. Luke Harper and Bray Wyatt defeated Randy Orton and Kane. Orton was about to make a hot tag to Kane when the lights went out. When they came back on, Luke Harper was in Kane’s spot on the apron and Kane was nowhere to be found. Orton turned around into a Sister Abigail and Bray Wyatt got the pin.

WWE Raw Results 10/10/16

The show opened with an in-ring promo from new Raw Women’s Champion Sasha Banks. She challenged Lana to a Hell in a Cell match at the next pay-per-view, which brought out Charlotte, but she was interrupted mid-entrance by Rusev and Lana. Rusev said Hell in a Cell should be reserved for real men, like him. Charlotte accepted the Hell in a Cell match, then they cleared the ring of Rusev and Lana. Rusev climbed back into the ring, but Roman Reigns’ music hit and he came to the ring to stare Rusev down. Rusev and Lana then departed and Sasha taunted Charlotte with the title belt.

— The New Day came to the ring to give props to Bay Area sports legends and to run down Sheamus and Cesaro. That brings out both Sheamus and Cesaro.

1. Kofi Kingston defeated Cesaro. Sheamus watched this match from the commentary booth. Kofi managed to reverse the giant swing into a small package for the win. Sheamus and Cesaro yelled at each other after the match.

2. Bayley defeated Cami Fields. Bayley won a short match against a local competitor by pinfall after the Bayley to Belly. After the match, Bayley was jumped from behind by Dana Brooke.

3. Lince Dorado and Sin Cara defeated Tony Nese and Drew Gulak. This was Sin Cara’s cruiserweight division debut. Lince Dorado got the pinfall for his team after a shooting star press on Gulak.

— Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley came to the ring to confirm that Sasha vs. Charlotte would happen in Hell in a Cell. Foley also confirmed that Seth Rollins’ rematch against WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens would also take place in Hell in a Cell. Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho then interrupted them. Owens doesn’t want a Hell in a Cell match, because he wants to have a long career, unlike Foley. Stephanie comes up with a way to make everyone happy: if Jericho can defeat Rollins tonight, he’ll be entered into the Universal Championship Hell in a Cell match, which will become a Triple Threat.

— Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas are in the ring, set to face Enzo Amore and Big Cass. Enzo and Cass make their entrance, but Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows show up to beat them down. They hit the Magic Killer on Cass.

4. Sami Zayn and Neville defeated Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel. Axel and Dallas demanded new opponents, so Zayn and Neville volunteered. Neville hit the Red Arrow on Axel to get the pin. Bo Dallas left in disgust.

5. R-Truth defeated Titus O’Neil. O’Neil took exception to R-Truth stealing his potential sponsorship from Payday candy bars, so Mick Foley made this match to settle their differences. Titus got distracted by Goldust stomping on the ring steps to fire up the crowd, allowing R-Truth to roll him up for the win.

6. Braun Strowman defeated Steven and Clay Splash. After Strowman demanded stiffer competition last week, he gets a handicap match here. He hits a running powerslam on one of the Splash Brothers, then reverse chokeslams the other on top of him and pins both to get the win.

7. Roman Reigns and Sasha Banks defeated Charlotte and Rusev. In a mixed tag team match, Sasha got Charlotte to tap out to the Banks Statement.

— Paul Heyman came to the ring to address Goldberg’s recent comments that he’d like another match against Brock Lesnar. He challenged Goldberg to a fight, any time, any place.

8. TJ Perkins defeated Ariya Daivari. Brian Kendrick sat in on commentary for this match. Perkins won by submission with the kneebar.

9. Seth Rollins defeated Chris Jericho. Kevin Owens was at ringside to support his best friend. Rollins was able to reverse a Walls of Jericho attempt into a small package for the pin. Owens attacked Rollins after the match, and he and Jericho put the boots to him. Rollins eventually hit the Pedigree on Jericho while Owens watched from the ramp for the second week in a row.

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WWE No Mercy 2016 Results and Review

Kickoff Match: American Alpha and The Hype Bros defeated The Ascension and The Vaudevillains. Jason Jordan pinned Aiden English after a Grand Amplitude.

1. Triple Threat for the WWE Championship: AJ Styles (c) defeated John Cena and Dean Ambrose. Cena and Ambrose simultaneously made Styles tap out, causing the referee to restart the match. Cena hit Ambrose with an Attitude Adjustment from the second rope, but Styles attacked Cena with a chair and pinned him to retain the championship.
-> No idea why they started with the MainEvent. Makes no sense to me. Right winner with AJ. Match was ok with 8,5 of 10 points. 

2. Nikki Bella defeated Carmella. Bella pinned Carmella after the Rack Attack 2.0 (the fireman’s carry into a cutter).
-> Nikki won but we´ve see much better womans matches lately. 6 of 10 points.

3. Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match: Heath Slater and Rhyno (c) defeated The Usos. Rhyno pinned Jey Uso after a Gore.
-> no title change here. Really like the hell Usos. And they will win the title for sure shortly. 6 of 10 points too.

4. Baron Corbin defeated Jack Swagger. Corbin won the match with an End of Days.
-> not really PPV material for me. 6 of 10 points too. Nothing special here. Looks like WWE has no ideas for Corbin.

5. Intercontinental Championship vs. Career Match: Dolph Ziggler defeated The Miz (c). Maryse and the members of the Spirit Squad tried to interfere for Miz. They were ejected, causing a distraught Miz to walk into a superkick and lose the match. Dolph Ziggler remains in WWE, and is the Intercontinental Champion.
-> best match of the evening and Ziggler won the match and the title. Its ok for me because Ziggler really deserve this. 9 of 10 points.

6. Naomi defeated Alexa Bliss. Naomi subbed in for an injured Becky Lynch, and won the match after countering an Alexa Bliss cross arm-breaker into a pin.
-> Thank god Naomi won and got back into the title picture. She is really a good one with wrestling skills. Bliss isnt there yet. 3 of 10 points.

7. Bray Wyatt defeated Randy Orton. Luke Harper teleported into the ring to distract Orton, leaving him open for a Sister Abigail from Wyatt.
-> Thank god BRAY WYATT won. Orton is so overrated in WWE and the fans doesnt care about him. Bray is the best dark heel charatker on SD (besides Styles). 7 of 10 points.

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