Best of Wrestling 2016

Here are my Top 5 of 2016 of every brand...

WWE:

Best Wrestler: AJ Styles

Best Female Wrestler: Sasha Banks

Best Tag Team: New Day

Best Newcomer: T.J. Perkins

Best Rivalry:  Charlotte vs Sasha Banks

NXT:

Best Wrestler: Samoa Joe

Best Female Wrestler: Asuka

Best Tag Team:  The Revival

Best Newcomer: Ember Moon

Best Rivalry: Samoa Joe vs Shinsuke Nakamura

TNA:

Best Wrestler: Eli Drake

Best Female Wrestler: Gail Kim

Best Tag Team:  Decay

Best Newcomer:  Aron Rex

Best Rivalry: Jeff Hardy vs Matt Hardy

WWE SD Live results 27.12.16

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1. WWE Tag Team Championship Four Corners Elimination Match: American Alpha defeated The Wyatt Family (c), Heath Slater & Rhyno , and The Usos. Heath Slater was eliminated first after an Uso superkick. The Usos were eliminated next by Chad Gable. After Orton accidentally elbowed Luke Harper off of the apron, American Alpha were able to hit him with the Grand Amplitude, with Gable pinning Orton for the win.

2. Smackdown Women’s Championship Match: Alexa Bliss (c) defeated Becky Lynch. Just as it seemed Becky had the upper hand, La Luchadora ran out from the back. She exposed the turnbuckle while the ref was distracted. After La Luchadora pulled Becky headfirst into the turnbuckle, Bliss was able to win with a DDT.

3. WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: AJ Styles (c) defeated Dolph Ziggler and Baron Corbin. Baron Corbin hit the End of Days on Ziggler, but then ate a Phenomenal Forearm from Styles. Styles then pinned Ziggler for the win. After the match, John Cena ran out to the ring, took off his shirt, and offered a congratulatory hand to Styles. Styles laid the belt down between them, then accepted the handshake, thus accepting Cena’s Royal Rumble Challenge.

WWE RAW results 26.12.16

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1. Raw Tag Team Championship Match: Cesaro and Sheamus (c) defeated the New Day. The tag champs retained via pinfall following a Brogue Kick from Sheamus to Xavier Woods.

2. Nia Jax defeated Scarlett Bordeaux. Nia won a short match by pinfall after a Samoan Drop.

— Bayley came to the ring to talk about being the No. 1 contender to Charlotte Flair’s Raw Women’s Championship. Charlotte came out and showed tape from last week’s match, proving her shoulder was up during the three-count. She said she and her lawyers talked to Stephanie and came to a settlement: Bayley’s victory over her has been expunged, so it never happened. Charlotte said she’s willing to give her a second chance to defeat her, right now. But during the settlement, she was also guaranteed a referee that would call the match right down the middle. She introduced the special guest referee: Dana Brooke.

3. Charlotte Flair defeated Bayley. Dana Brooke awarded the match to Charlotte by pinfall with a fast count while Charlotte’s feet were on the ropes for leverage during a rollup.

— Backstage, Braun Strowman told Stephanie that he wanted Sami Zayn in a Last Man Standing Match. Stephanie made that match official for next week’s show.

4. Neville defeated TJ Perkins. Neville got a rollup on Perkins and held the tights to get the pin.

— Enzo Amore came out with Big Cass. Enzo was in a wheelchair following last week’s attack, and they called out Rusev. Rusev came out and brought Jinder Mahal as backup, but Enzo being in a wheelchair was a ruse. Enzo and Cass beat down Rusev and Mahal and sent them packing.

5. Bo Dallas and Darren Young NC The Shining Stars. The tag team match had just gotten underway when Braun Strowman came to the ring and beat up both teams.

6. Braun Strowman defeated Seth Rollins. Strowman had Rollins on the ropes when Sami Zayn’s music hit. Zayn jumped Strowman, drawing the disqualification, then fled through the crowd as Braun gave chase.

— After the match, Jericho slid into the ring and hit Rollins with a Codebreaker.

7. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson defeated The Golden Truth. Anderson got the rollup pin on Goldust.

8. Rich Swann defeated Ariya Daivari. Swann hit the Swann Kick and got the pin in a short match.

— After the match, Swann accepted Neville’s challenge from earlier in the evening. Neville jumped Swann from behind, tossed him into the ring and hit the Red Arrow.

9. WWE United States Championship Match: Roman Reigns (c) defeated Kevin Owens. Jericho distracted Reigns, then Rollins came down to ringside and hit Jericho with a Pedigree. Owens hit Rollins with a superkick, then got hit with a spear and pinned by Reigns.

— After the match, Rollins hit Owens with a Pedigree, then he and Reigns celebrated in the ring.

WWE SD Live results 20.12.16

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1. WWE Championship Match: AJ Styles (c) defeated James Ellsworth. Styles quickly hit his strikes combo and pinned Ellsworth with ease.

— After the match, Styles battered Ellsworth all around ringside. When he was done, he grabbed the microphone and said he was moving on to bigger and better things for 2017. Dolph Ziggler came out and said he would do anything to get the WWE Championship. Then Baron Corbin came out and got in Ziggler’s face. Corbin says he deserves the opportunity, not Ziggler. He attacked Ziggler and hit him with the End of Days.

2. WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: The Miz (c) defeated Apollo Crews. Maryse got tossed from ringside, but Miz still managed to rake the eyes and hit the Skull Crushing Finale for the pinfall victory.

— Natalya, Nikki Bella, and Carmella all came out to talk to each other. Natalya chased Carmella off, then admitted she attacked Nikki, and that she’s always despised her.

3. Dean Ambrose defeated Luke Harper. Ambrose managed to get a flash pin with a La Magistral cradle. Immediately after the match, Ambrose was jumped by Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton.

— Wyatt and Orton hit their Sister Abigail/RKO finisher on Ambrose, then teleported out of the ring. The Miz and Maryse came to the ring, and Miz hit the Skull Crushing Finale on Ambrose.

4. La Luchadora defeated Alexa Bliss. This was a non-title match. La Luchadora got Bliss to tap out to the Disarmer, then took off her mask to reveal herself as Becky Lynch.

5. Mojo Rawley defeated Curt Hawkins. Ryan Phillippe was on commentary for this match. Rawley won by pinfall after a running punch in the corner.

6. Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler ended in a double count-out. This was a match for the right to face AJ Styles for the WWE Championship next week. Styles sat in on commentary, and near the end of the match, Corbin tossed Ziggler into Styles. Both men got counted out.

— After the match, Styles attacked both Ziggler and Corbin with a chair. Daniel Bryan came out to announce a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship next week between the three men.

WWE RAW results 19.12.16

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1. Rusev defeated Big Cass. In a rematch from Roadblock, Big Cass got disqualified when he wouldn’t stop beating on Rusev in the corner. He continued beating Rusev after the bell rang, and Rusev retreated through the crowd.

— Sasha Banks came to the ring on a crutch, with her knee in a brace, and said the better woman won at Roadblock. She asked Charlotte to come to the ring so she could look her in the eye and congratulate her. Charlotte didn’t come out, but Nia Jax did. Jax said Sasha isn’t the Boss, she’s just a little girl. She tossed Banks around and then left.

— Backstage, Foley presented Sheamus and Cesaro with new Raw Tag Team Championship belts. He was pulled away by a referee, who alerted him that Braun Strowman was beating up people backstage looking for Sami Zayn. Foley asked Strowman to leave, but Strowman declined, saying to give him Sami Zayn, or else.

2. Cedric Alexander defeated Noam Dar. Alexander won via pinfall after the Lumbar Check. After the match, Dar said all he wants for Christmas is Alicia Fox.

— The New Day came out to lament their title loss. Cesaro and Sheamus came out with their new belts, and The New Day congratulated Cesaro. Sheamus said he believes he can easily beat New Day’s record and hold the tag titles for 20 years. The Club came out and mocked everyone in the ring, and said Cesaro and Sheamus have them to thank for softening The New Day up. Then the Shining Stars came out and offered everyone timeshares. Cesaro ripped up their brochures and a brawl broke out.

3. Cesaro and Sheamus and The New Day defeated The Club and The Shining Stars. In an eight-man tag team match, Cesaro forced Epico to tap out to the Sharpshooter.

— Neville came out to warn the cruiserweights and 205, because he’s going to obliterate the division. Rich Swann came out and wanted to know what happened to Neville. Neville said he never got any gratitude for helping Swann with his career and he’s the king of the cruiserweights. Swann said he’s the champ and Neville can’t handle him. Brian Kendrick came out and told Swann he needs to treat Neville with respect. Kendrick and Neville beat Swann down and Perkins came out to even the odds, but was immediately taken down by Neville.

— Enzo Amore was ordered to go to sensitivity training after being reported for exposing himself to a coworker. The other people in the sensitivity session were Bo Dallas, Bob Backlund, Darren Young, and Jinder Mahal.

4. Titus O’Neil NC Sin Cara. Sin Cara and O’Neil began a match, but were almost immediately interrupted by Braun Strowman, who came in and destroyed both men. He started carrying Sin Cara to the back and Foley came out. Braun said, “I told you ‘or else,'” and then he threw Cara off the stage into some Christmas decorations.

— Charlotte Flair came out to brag about her title win and say that no one is on her level. She was interrupted by Bayley, who said she thinks it’s time for the Bayley-Charlotte rivalry to begin. She challenged Charlotte to a match, and Charlotte accepted.

5. Bayley defeated Charlotte Flair. This was a non-title match. Bayley pinned Charlotte with a backslide, even though Charlotte appeared to get a shoulder up before the three-count.

6. Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins defeated Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho. Braun Strowman came down to ringside and attacked Reigns, drawing the disqualification. Owens and Jericho retreated as Strowman beat down Reigns and Rollins.

WWE Roadblock: End Of The Line Results

Here are the results of the last ppv of 2016

Kickoff Match: Rusev defeated Big Cass by count-out.

1. Raw Tag Team Championship Match: Sheamus and Cesaro defeated The New Day (c). Kofi Kingston thought Cesaro was the legal man and tried to pin him. Sheamus pushed Kofi off and covered him unexpectedly to win the Tag Team Championships.

2. Sami Zayn defeated Braun Strowman. The stipulation was that the match had a 10-minute time limit, and the idea that Zayn would have to last the full 10 minutes against Strowman. Mick Foley almost threw in the towel for Zayn in the middle of the match, but Zayn didn’t let him. Zayn lasted the full 10 minutes, and was declared the winner somehow.

3. Seth Rollins defeated Chris Jericho. Kevin Owens interfered, trying to help Jericho win. Jericho told him to go away, causing a distraction. Rollins was able to counter a Codebreaker into a Pedigree to win the match by pinfall. Later, Owens tried to apologize to Jericho, but Jericho refused to talk to him.

4. Triple Threat Match for the Cruiserweight Championship: Rich Swann (c) defeated TJ Perkins and Brian Kendrick. Swann pinned Perkins after a kick to the head. After the match, Neville returned and attacked Perkins and Swann.

5. 30-Minute Iron Man Match for the Raw Women’s Championship: Charlotte Flair defeated Sasha Banks (c) in overtime 3-2. Flair went up 1-0 after a Natural Selection from the top rope. Banks tied up the match with a roll-up. Banks went up 2-1 by dodging a moonsault and tapping Flair out to the Banks Statement. Flair made Banks tap out to the Figure-Eight with only four seconds remaining. With the match at 2-2 at the end of 30 minutes, the match went into sudden death overtime. Charlotte won the match 3-2 with another Figure-Eight. Flair is now a 4-time Women’s Champion.

6. Universal Championship Match: Kevin Owens (c) defeated Roman Reigns by disqualification. Chris Jericho interfered, hitting Owens with a Codebreaker and causing a disqualification. After the match, it was revealed that Jericho got Owens DQ’d on purpose so he could retain the Universal Championship. Seth Rollins showed up to keep Jericho and Owens fromleaving. Reigns spearing Owens and Rollins hit another Pedigree on Jericho. Reigns and Rollins teamed up to put Jericho through a table with a powerbomb, then did the same to Owens through the Raw announce table on the stage.

WWE Roadblock: End Of The Line predictions

Here are my predictions for tonights WWE ppv

WWE Universal Championship
Kevin Owens (Champion) vs. Roman Reigns

Guess: This match could be the match that finally makes Kevin Owens' run as WWE Universal Champion seem legitimate, or it could be every IWC member's worst nightmare, myself included.
There's no doubt that these two will have a match worthy of the main event and RAW's top title, as they showcased how well they work together on RAW a few weeks back. That being said, I don't feel it makes sense for Reigns to hold both the Universal title and the United States Championship. His US title run is refreshing for him, but the rebuild of Roman Reigns into a full-fledge main-eventer needs to happens slowly and organically, and now is not the time to make the same mistakes WWE made last year I see KO retaining on his own, but through shenanigans. For me, a title match at the Royal Rumble between Owens and Chris Jericho is too good to pass up, and Reigns possibly going nose to nose with Goldberg in the Rumble match is something of a fantasy booker's dream.

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WINNER: Kevin Owens

Raw Women’s Championship – Ironman Match
Sasha Banks (Champion) vs. Charlotte Flair

Guess: Certainly the top contender for match of the night, Sasha Banks and Charlotte will continue to create the magic that they have conjured for the better part of 2016. However, as the tagline suggests, this 30-minute Ironman match will be the end of the line for their rivalry. The story of back and forth between these two has seen Sasha win the gold on an episode of RAW, only for Charlotte to win it back at the next PPV (Summerslam, HIAC). Once again, the last meeting, on RAW, resulted in Sasha winning the title in a Falls Count Anywhere match, leading to this encounter.

While the grand finale in Pittsburgh is being advertised as the rivals' last meeting regardless of outcome, I feel that The Boss needs to win this match. If Charlotte wins again on PPV, the status quo of The Queen getting the last laugh is maintained. For this blowoff to be memorable, the current chain of events needs to be disrupted. Either way, this match will bring the magic of the years best women's feud in years with the best match type to showcase their abilities. Sit back, and enjoy women's wrestling at its finest.
WINNER: Sasha Banks

Raw Tag Team Championship
The New Day (Champions) vs. Sheamus and Cesaro

Guess: First off, a hardy congratulations to Big E Langston, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods. They took a gimmick that everyone dumped on, and not only made it entertaining, fresh, and successful, but have officially made it legendary. The New Day deserve to hold that record, and, much like former record holders Demolition, it likely won't be matched for a very long time, meaning we'll hear their names for a while.

That being said, in the wake of their record-breaking reign, the RAW tag division is in need of a desperate shake-up, and for that matter, so is The New Day. Not only will a title change on Sunday give us a fresh face at the top of the division, but it will force the record-breaking champs to re-evaluate their characters and do something the haven't done in over a year: chase the gold.
While I was personally hoping that the ones to dethrone The New Day would be Gallows and Anderson, I have no qualms with Sheamus & Cesaro continuing both their stellar ring work and entertaining odd-couple antics as champs.

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WINNER and NEW CHAMPIONS: Sheamus and Cesaro

Seth Rollins vs. Chris Jericho

Guess: While this match gives the feeling that Seth Rollins has downgraded from challenging for RAW's top title to fighting the champ's lackie, it should provide a decent showcase for both men to strut their stuff. Chris Jericho's breakup angle with Universal Champ Kevin Owens has provided a more serious demeanor to his humorous character, which should provide some contrast to what we've seen in previous matches between the two. That, along with both wrestler's premier ability, should be enough to keep the match fresh. In the end, I give this to Rollins. Jericho is likely on his way back to Fozzy for a tour, while Seth is building slowly but surely to a WrestleMania feud with Triple H. The Architect need to rebuild a lot of lost momentum from his feud with KO, and a win makes the most sense for him. There may also be the posibility of Kevin Owens influencing the match.
WINNER: Seth Rollins

WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Rich Swann (Champion) vs. The Brian Kendrick vs. TJ Perkins

Guess: I don't mean to knock on the cruiserweights, but WWE is revisiting their history of putting them in the backburner. Even with 205 Live on the network, very few true highlights have come from the newly established division. Sure, Rich Swann is fun, Brian Kendrick is cunning as a heel, and TJ Perkins...has a cool entrance and dabs, but their extraordinary ring work has been heavily diminished since the Cruiserweight Classic wrapped up. It will be good wrestling, but it'll take some work for the audience to care. In the end, I see Rich Swann retaining. He seems to be the charismatic face that WWE were aiming for with TJ Perkins the first time around, and the division needs all the help it can get connecting with the fans. P.S. Were all still wondering when Neville will join the division. Hurry up WWE. WINNER: Rich Swann

Sami Zayn vs. Braun Strowman

Guess:  First off, we all agree that we wanted to see Sami Zayn head to SmackDown Live instead of this, right? Still though, the passion that The Underdog From The Underground showed in his segment this past RAW with Mick Foley has got me fired up for this match, and the caveat of a 10-minute time limit adds a well-thought out, yet predictable, outcome of a draw, in which Zayn can show his resilience, while Braun Strowman gets to be the extraordinary monster that he is.
I expect Zayn to hit at least one Helluva Kick at some point in the match, but in the end, a time limit draw will protect both superstars for future programs.

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WINNER: Time Limit Draw

Kickoff Match - Big Cass vs. Rusev

Guess: The backstory of Rusev getting the better of Cass' pal Enzo Amore was genius, and it sets up a match that can showcase what Big Cass can do against someone just as dominant as him. I believe that Cass will give the Bulgarian Brute a run for his money. That being said, Rusev is still a singles star, and a victory here can set him up for a dominant Rumble performance, and possibly another confrontation with Goldberg. Rusev takes the momentum, and Cass goes back to the tag ranks with Enzo. WINNER: Rusev

WWE Smackdown Live results 13.12.16

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1. Carmella defeated Natalya. Nikki Bella sat in on commentary for this match. Before the match began, Natalya told the whole arena that she was not the one who attacked Nikki. The fight spilled to the outside and Natalya pushed Nikki out of the way when Carmella tried to attack her, but got rolled up and pinned by Carmella when they got back in the ring.

2. No. 1 Contender Tag Team Battle Royal: The Hype Bros defeated American Alpha, The Vaudevillains, Heath Slater and Rhyno, The Ascension, and Breezango. Both members of a team had to be eliminated in this match. Heath Slater accidentally eliminated Rhyno at one point. The Vaudevillains were the first team to be eliminated, followed by American Alpha. The final four were Konnor, Tyler Breeze, Slater and Zack Ryder. Konnor tossed Slater, then Breeze got eliminated. Ryder reversed an elimination attempt from Konnor into a hurricanrana to eliminate the Ascension and win it for the Hype Bros.

— Alexa Bliss was supposed to face Deonna Purrazzo in a non-title match, but she said she doesn’t do “charity cases.” She attacked Purrazzo and threw her out of the ring, then got back on the mic. Becky Lynch came out and asked for her rematch right now. Bliss declined and started to leave, but Shane McMahon came out and made the match official.

3. Smackdown Women’s Championship Match: Becky Lynch defeated Alexa Bliss (c). Lynch won by count-out after Bliss faked a leg injury. Lynch attacked Bliss after the match until Bliss left with her title.

4. No. 1 Contender Fatal 4-Way Match: Dolph Ziggler defeated Dean Ambrose, Luke Harper, and The Miz. The Miz was eliminted first by Dean Ambrose after a roll-up. Luke Harper was then pinned by Ambrose following a Ziggler superkick and Ambrose’s Dirty Deeds. The Miz came back to ringside and distracted Ambrose long enough for Ziggler to hit a superkick and get the pin.

WWE RAW results 12.12.16

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1. WWE Raw Tag Team Championship Match: The New Day (c) defeated Sheamus and Cesaro and The Club. Cesaro and Sheamus hit a Hart Attack-style Brogue Kick on Karl Anderson, but then Kofi Kingston hit Sheamus with the Trouble in Paradise and pinned him to retain.

2. Braun Strowman defeated Curtis Axel. Strowman won a short match via pinfall after a wheelbarrow slam.

— After the match, Strowman said no one can last two minutes with him. Backstage, Sami Zayn confronted Mick Foley and once again demanded a match against Strowman. Zayn said if Foley doesn’t want to give him the opportunities he deserves on Raw, maybe he shouldn’t be on Raw. Foley said that if that’s what he wants, he’ll call Daniel Bryan and work out a trade with Smackdown.

3. Lince Dorado defeated Ariya Daivari. Jack Gallagher came out in the middle of the match and announced his intention to interfere, because he is an extraordinary gentleman. He then got in a fight with Daivari, giving the disqualification victory to Dorado.

— Seth Rollins came out to host the first installment of The Rollins Report. He called out Triple H again and welcomed his guest, Kevin Owens. Owens opted to sit on a stool on the stage rather than go in the ring with Rollins. Owens said he’s only here because he has an announcement to make. He said that he and Chris Jericho will have each other’s backs at Roadblock, but what matters is that there will be another Raw Tag Team Championship match tonight, between The New Day and the team of Owens and Jericho. Jericho then came onto the stage and said Owens must be crazy if he thinks he’s teaming with him tonight, or ever again. Owens finally managed to talk him into attacking Rollins together. The beat down Rollins until Roman Reigns made the save.

4. The Brian Kendrick defeated TJ Perkins. Kendrick won by pinfall after Sliced Bread No. 2.

— Backstage, Mick Foley added Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns to the main event tag team title match.

5. Bayley defeated Alicia Fox. Bayley got the pinfall following a Bayley-to-Belly.

— Lana and Rusev were in the ring to talk about what happened last week after they beat up Enzo Amore. They said they were going to show footage of what happened behind closed doors, but it was a fake-out. They said the crowd is just as gullible as Enzo Amore, and they are pathetic Americans. Big Cass came out to stand up for Enzo, and he and Cass brawled all around ringside.

6. Sami Zayn defeated Jinder Mahal. Zayn hit the Helluva Kick and picked up the pinfall victory.

— Mick Foley came to the ring after the match to tell Zayn that he has been traded to Smackdown for a talent of equal value All he has to do is sign the paperwork. He asks Sami if this is sure it’s what he wants. Zayn asked for a match against Braun Strowman one more time, but Foley turned him down. Sami asked for the paperwork, but Foley said the talent of equal value is a straight-up trade for Eva Marie. Zayn said he’s worth a thousand Eva Maries and it blows Sami’s mind that Foley doesn’t understand his worth. He said he’s sick of paying for Foley’s mistakes and he demands his match with Strowman. Foley told him to remember this anger when he faces Braun Strowman on Sunday at Roadblock. He then revealed there was never a trade, and he wouldn’t trade Sami Zayn from Raw for anyone.

7. WWE Raw Tag Team Championship Match: The New Day (c) defeated Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho and Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho started bickering, allowing Rollins to hit Jericho with a Pedigree. Big E pulled Rollins out of the ring and Xavier Woods pinned Jericho to retain the titles.

TNA Impact wrestling results 8.12.16

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1) Moose def. Aron Rex to retain the Impact Grand Championship
2) Mandrews def. Aiden O’Shea
3) Al Snow and Mahabali Shera def. The Tribunal in a team strap match
4) Allie def. Laurel van Ness
5) Eddie Edwards and Ethan Carter III went to a no contest

WWE Smackdown LIVE results 6.12.16

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1. WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship: The Wyatt Family (c) defeated Heath Slater and Rhyno. The Wyatt Family retained with a Sister Abigail into an RKO on Slater, with Orton getting the pinfall.

— Carmella came to the ring and once again blamed Natalya for jumping Nikki Bella, and accused Natalya of being jealous of Nikki and being a loser. Natalya came to the ring and chased Carmella to the back. The two were scheduled to have a singles match, but it never happened. Backstage, Natalya ran into Nikki and tried to say Carmella was lying. Nikki left without saying a word.

3. The Hype Bros defeated The Ascension. The Hype Bros won via pinfall after the Hype Ryder.

— The Miz and Maryse came out to welcome their MizTV guest, Dean Ambrose. Miz gave Dean backhanded compliments and Ambrose told Miz he’s never seen him angry before. Miz tried to present Ambrose with the first Miz Participation Trophy, and Ambrose threatened to shove it down his throat. Daniel Bryan then came out and made tonight’s main event an Intercontinental Championship Match between Ambrose and Miz.

4. Baron Corbin defeated Kalisto. In this rematch from TLC, Corbin reversed a DDT attempt into the End of Days for the pin.

5. Chad Gable defeated Tyler Breeze. Gable won with a modified Chaos Theory German suplex.

— Alexa Bliss came to the ring for her official championship celebration. She didn’t get very far into her celebration when Becky Lynch interrupted her. Becky said she wanted her rematch right now. Alexa teased fighting her, but instead left with her title.

6. WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: The Miz (c) defeated Dean Ambrose. Maryse interfered, but the referee did not see it, so James Ellsworth came to ringside to complain, inadvertently causing the referee to miss Ambrose pinning the Miz. Ambrose was livid at seeing Ellsworth on the ring apron, allowing The Miz to hit the Skull Crushig Finale for the pin.

WWE RAW results 5.12.16

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1. Seth Rollins defeated the Big Show. Big Show got tired of Owens yelling at him, so he chokeslammed Owens in the ring and presented him to Rollins, then walked away and took the countout loss. Rollins Pedigreed Owens after the match.

2. Jack Gallagher defeated Ariya Daivari. Gallagher got a big introduction video package before the match. Gallagher won by pinfall after a running corner dropkick.

— After the match, Gallagher offered Daivari a handshake. Daivari accepted, then attacked Gallagher and targeted his left leg.

3. Kevin Owens defeated Sami Zayn. This was a non-title match. Owens pinned Zayn after a pop-up powerbomb.

— In a backstage interview, Sasha Banks challenged Charlotte Flair to an Iron Man match at Backlash. WWE announced the match was official later in the show.

4. Rich Swann defeated TJ Perkins. This was a non-title match. Perkins went for a top-rope move, but got hit with a Swann Kick and pinned.

5. Bayley defeated Alicia Fox. Bayley won by pinfall with the Bayley-to-Belly.

6. Mark Henry defeated Titus O’Neil. Titus marketed this match as “The Tussle In Texas.” Mark Henry pinned Titus after the World’s Strongest Slam in mere moments.

7. United States Championship Match: Roman Reigns (c) defeated Chris Jericho. Owens interfered in the match, against Jericho’s wishes. Jericho argued with Owens, slapped him and told him to leave. Reigns then won via pinfall after a spear.

— Big Cass came to the ring for a match against Rusev, but Rusev never came out. Enzo Amore had previously gone to Lana’s hotel for a clandestine meeting after Lana said she was breaking up with Rusev, but it was all a ploy to beat up Enzo at the hotel.

8. Sheamus and Cesaro vs The Club. This match was for a Tag Team Championship match next week. The New Day watched the match from ringside. Eventually the brawl spilled into the New Day and a brawl between all three teams broke out, causing the referee to wave off the match. WWE later announced triple threat match for the tag titles next week. No Contest

— Charlotte Flair came to the ring to publicly apologize to her father Ric Flair for comments she made months ago when she ended her partnership with him. She explained how hurt and betrayed she felt when Flair raised Sasha Banks’ hand in victory last week. She invited Ric to the ring and said she was sorry. He started to forgive her and she slapped his face, then yelled at him. Sasha Banks came to the ring to help and got beaten down by Charlotte. Charlotte dragged an unconscious Sasha into the ring and laid her at Ric’s feet, then mocked them both as the show ended.

WWE TLC 2016 results

Kickoff Match: Apollo Crews, The Hype Bros and American Alpha vs. Curt Hawkins, The Ascension and The Vaudevillains. Chad Gable got the pin for his team after a Grand Amplitude on Simon Gotch.

1. Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match: Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton defeated Heath Slater and Rhyno (c). Orton pinned Rhyno after an RKO. The new Wyatt Family are the new Smackdown Tag Team Champions.

2. No Disqualification Match: Nikki Bella defeated Carmella. Bella sprayed Carmella with a fire extinguisher and hit her with a Rack Attack 2.0 to win the match. After the match, Carmella revealed that it was not her, but actually Natalya who attacked Bella.

3. Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship: The Miz (c) defeated Dolph Ziggler. Miz hit two low blows on Ziggler at the top of the ladder to knock him off, then pulled down the Intercontinental Championship to win the match.

4. Chairs Match: Baron Corbin defeated Kalisto. Corbin defeated Kalisto after an End of Days onto a pile of chairs.

5. Tables Match for the Smackdown Women’s Championship: Alexa Bliss defeated Becky Lynch (c). Bliss put Lynch through a table with a powerbomb from the apron to the floor to win the Smackdown Women’s Championship.

6. TLC Match for the WWE Championship: AJ Styles (c) defeated Dean Ambrose. Ambrose appeared to have the match won when James Ellsworth pushed over the ladder, sending Ambrose crashing through a pair of tables. Styles was able to climb the ladder and pull down the championship to win the match.

WWE TLC 2016 predictions

 

1. Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match for the WWE World Championship: AJ Styles (c) vs. Dean Ambrose
-> It doesn’t really seem like there’s any way Dean is taking the title away from AJ at TLC, Ellsworth-based revenge be damned. In fact, I think it’s far more likely Ellsworth inadvertently costs Ambrose the title, and then they move on to trying to get James Dean the tag belts, while AJ moves onto something more fun at the Rumble. Undertaker, anyone?

2. Tables Match for the Smackdown Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Alexa Bliss
-> Part of me feels like they could use the table stipulation as a way of putting the belt on Bliss without Becky getting pinned but ultimately it’s way too soon for Lynch to lose the belt and too soon for Bliss to win it. I’m going with Becky getting her revenge for being put through a table on Tuesday by returning the favor and keeping the belt.

3. No Disqualification Match: Carmella vs. Nikki Bella
-> After the bar being raised by Sasha and Charlotte earlier this week, I fully expect these two to bring it, and — bold prediction time — I think this will be the match that steals the show. Nikki won at No Mercy, so I predict Carmella eeks out a victory here, if only to establish her as a serious threat to the rest of the division.

4. Ladder Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship: The Miz (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler
-> These two have had really inspired matches against each other for months, so sure, put them in a ladder match together. I would give Ziggler the title here, because “scrappy secondary champion” is probably his ceiling at this point, whereas you can use Miz anywhere on the card and for any purpose. He’s been WWE’s secret best wrestler for a while now, so use that to your advantage.

5. Chairs Match: Kalisto vs. Baron Corbin
-> I’m going to guess the match ends with a convoluted move reversed into the End of Days, which seems to be the #1 goal when Baron Corbin faces someone this much smaller than him. Since it’s a chairs match, let’s say it’s an End of Days onto a chair.

6. Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match: Heath Slater and Rhyno (c) vs. Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton
-> This is oddly the match I am looking forward to the most on the card. I see Randy and Bray taking the belts here. The Smackdown tag division is great but it’s time for a little shakeup. A few months with the new Wyatt Family as champs could do the trick.


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