WWE Raw Results 1/30/17

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1. Sami Zayn defeated Chris Jericho. After hitting Jericho with an exploder suplex into the corner, Zayn finished him off with a Helluva Kick.

2. Tony Nese defeated Mustafa Ali. Ali set up for a 450 splash, but Nese caught his foot and pulled him off of the top rope. Nese then used a running knee to get the win.

— Seth Rollins appeared in the ring to once again call out Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. Stephanie came to the ring and tried to calm Rollins down, but Rollins went on a diatribe about the Authority and angered her. Stephanie finally got angry and told Rollins that Triple H was indeed on his was to Raw, and has Rollins in his sights.

3. Cesaro, Sheamus, and Bayley defeated Charlotte Flair, Gallows and Anderson. Bayley picked up the win for her team with a Bayley-to-Belly on Charlotte.

— Neville told the crowd that he’s the King of the Cruiserweights, and they’re all there to witness his coronation. Rich Swann interrupted, saying that the fight he’s in against the WWE Universe is all in Neville’s head, and that he respects him. After reaching out to shake his hand, Neville tells Swann that he has to bend a knee to him instead. Swann tried to leave, but Neville attacked and chased him off.

4. Universal Title Match: Braun Strowman defeated Kevin Owens (c) via DQ. Prior to the match start, Strowman put Chris Jericho through the announce table before heading to the ring. Roman Reigns came out, causing the disqualification with a Superman Punch. After the bell, Reigns speared Strowman, then Owens for good measure.

— Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman came out to address Lesnar’s issues with Goldberg. After running down a list of people who have been destroyed by Brock, Heyman insisted that the “Yeah, but Goldberg…” sentiment be killed. Heyman then officially challenged Goldberg to a match against Lesnar at WrestleMania,

5. Nia Jax defeated Sasha Banks via referee stoppage.Jax ragdolled Sasha, repeatedly swinging her injured leg into the ring post. The match was called after Jax locked her into a brutal submission, but she refused to let Sasha out after the bell rang. Bayley came out for the save.

6. Tornado Tag Match: Enzo and Big Cass defeated Rusev and Jinder Mahal. Enzo and Cass picked up the win after teaming for a Bada Boom Shakalaka on Rusev.

— Triple H explained how he plucked Seth Rollins from obscurity and made him a star, but as soon as he felt the pressure of being a world champion he crumbled. He said that he doesn’t need to apologize to Rollins, Rollins needs to apologize to him. He’s done trying to hold back from being the guy who injures people, then menacingly took off his jacket and tie and called Rollins out to the ring and meet his destroyer. Before he can make it to the ring, Rollins is jumped from behind by Samoa Joe. Joe hit Rollins with multiple sentons as Triple H walked away, before choking him out with a Coquina Clutch to end the show.

Royal Rumble 2017 results and review

1. Kickoff Match: Becky Lynch, Naomi, and Nikki Bella defeated Mickie James, Natalya, and Alexa Bliss. Naomi hit a split-legged moonsault on Alexa Bliss to pick up the pin.
-> good match but a little bit too short. Naomi will ge the best out of it with a title match. 6 of 10 points.

2. Kickoff Raw Tag-Team Title Match: The Club defeated Sheamus and Cesaro (c). Anderson was able to cheat and roll up Cesaro while grabbing his tights to get the pin and walk away with the titles.
-> best kick off match and thank god The Club won the titles. 7 of 10 points. 

3. Kickoff Match: Nia Jax defeated Sasha Banks. Nia Jax defeated favorite Sasha Banks with the pop-up Samoan Drop to steal the win.
-> no surprise here. 5 of 10 points

4. Raw Women’s Championship Match: Charlotte (c) defeated Bayley. After tossing her to the outside, Charlotte used the Natural Selection on the apron to retain her title.
-> pretty good womans match. Baylay will win the title down the road or at Mania. 8 of 10 points.

5. WWE Universal Championship Match: Kevin Owens (c) with Shark Cage Chris Jericho defeated Roman Reigns. After interference from Braun Strowman, Kevin Owens was able to grab the pin to retain the championship.
-> awesome match and I don´t even like Reigns at all. Right decision that KO kept the title. 9 of 10 points.

6. WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match: Neville defeated Rich Swann (c). Nevulle took down reigning champion Rich Swann with an Iron Maiden.
-> another great match and awesome action too. Cool that Neville won the title just yet. He is a great heel. 9 of 10 points

7. WWE Championship Match: John Cena defeated AJ Styles (c). Cena hit a super Attitude Adjustment, and two rolling Attitudes Adjustment to capture his 16th world title.
-> Best match of the evening. Sadly AJ lost the title jst to get Cena the 16th title reign. Bad booking at all. 9,5 of 10 points. Could have be a 10 with AJ as the winner.

8. Randy Orton won the 2017 Royal Rumble match. The final four was Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt, Roman Reigns, and Chris Jericho. Orton eliminated Reigns last to win the Rumble.
-> the creative department missed the chance for real surprises like Samoa Joe or Finn Balor or Nakamura or Roode. Lame winner with Orton. Bray Wyatt would be a better winner for battle against Cena at WrestleMania. Orton just sucks badly. 8 of 10 points.

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WWE Royal Rumble 2017 predictions

Here are my predictions for tonights WWE PPV:



PreShow:

1. Sasha Banks vs Nia Jax
Guess: My guess is they'll be making this a relatively quick match so they can have another one at Fastlane before incorporating this feud into a Fatal 4-Way for the title with Charlotte and Bayley at WrestleMania.
PREDICTION: Nia Jax wins to preserve her "monster heel" status.

2. RAW Tag Titles: Cesaro and Sheamus (c) vs Gallows and Anderson
Guess: Two referees will be ringside for this match as the special stipulation behind it. I'm inclined to believe that the titles will change hands here as Gallows and Anderson haven't been announced for the Royal Rumble match, but Sheamus and Cesaro have. This is making me think they lose the titles and then eliminate each other during the Royal Rumble, breaking up the Cesaro/Sheamus duo, which would also probably mean they have a match against each other at Fastlane. Or, WWE simply has them retain and none of that happens at all.
PREDICTION: New tag team champions are crowned.

3. Six Woman SD Live Tag match: Lynch, Bella and Naomi vs Bliss, James and Natalya
guess: Very glad to see these women on the card, as it made no sense to me why the entire SmackDown women's roster would be ignored. Since nothing is on the line here, either team could win.
PREDICTION: Flip a coin. When I did, it came up heads, so let's say the babyfaces are victorious.

MainShow:

WWE Cruiserweight Title: Rich Swann (c) vs Neville
Guess: Pretty much the moment Neville put the division on notice, this seemed like the direction WWE was going. It seems weird to root for a title change so quickly as we've already had TJ Perkins and Brian Kendrick on top of Rich Swann over the course of just a few months, but I'm really digging Neville as a heel much more than Swann, so I know who I'm hoping comes out on top here. As far as a prediction goes, though, I'm not as willing to say the title will change hands. I have a feeling there's enough going on at this event that they don't want to see it get buried necessarily, so I could see them holding off and having Neville win the title on 205 Live or at Fastlane instead.
PREDICTION: Rich Swann retains here.

WWE RAW Womans Title: Charlotte (c) vs Bayley
Guess: I've said it before and I'll say it again: I'm done with Charlotte. I don't care anymore. She'll probably move on to a feud with Bayley and I won't pay much attention to any of it because I'd rather see Bayley against Sasha Banks, or maybe Emmalina, or pretty much anybody else. I've had more than my fill of Charlotte's same promo she cuts every week.
PREDICTION: Charlotte retains as she always wins on pay-per-views.

WWE Universal Title: Kecin Owens (c) vs Roman Reigns
Guess: In any scenario, I was really hoping for Owens to face Jericho at WrestleMania for the Universal Championship and now that Reigns has lost the United States title to Y2J, it's making me extremely nervous that we'll see a new champion here just to set up Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns being for a most prestigious belt. I really, REALLY hope WWE isn't stupid enough to do that. Reigns and Strowman could have been for the US title and people would have been okay with that, and they can't possibly think that's the bigger match to sell to audiences than the implosion of JeriKO—but just because it seems ridiculously stupid doesn't mean WWE is incapable of falling victim to such a poor booking strategy. It's happened before and it could happen again here.
PREDICTION: Sadly Reigns will win the universal Title.

WWE World Title: AJ Styles (c) vs John Cena
guess: I've flip-flopped on this so many times as WWE keeps changing things up. As of now, I think Samoa Joe will interfere in this match to cost John Cena the win, starting a feud between those two which will lead into WrestleMania. AJ Styles will retain the title both here and in the Elimination Chamber, meaning he'll go on to fight The Undertaker at WrestleMania, as I think The Phenom is winning the Royal Rumble match.
PREDICTION: AJ Styles retains the title.

2017 Royal Rumble MATCH
Guess: there are 6 free spots so there will be some surprises. I hope for Finn Balor and Samoa Joe maybe some TNA leftover as well. Jericho has a good chance to win. The Undertaker too. Bray Wyatt would be awesome but never happen.


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NXT TakeOver: San Antonio Results

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1. Eric Young defeated Tye Dillinger
Eric Young caught Dillinger with a Youngblood for the win. 7/10 points

2. Roderick Strong defeated Andrade Cien Almas
After a hard-fought match, Almas lost to a Sick Kick from Strong. 7/10 points too

3. NXT Tag Team Championship Match: The Authors of Pain defeated #DIY (c)
After narrowly avoiding a similar finish to TakeOver: Toronto, the Authors of Pain won themselves new tag belts after hitting the Last Chapter on Tomasso Ciampa. 8/10 points


4. Fatal Four-Way for the NXT Women’s Championship Match: Asuka (c) defeated Billie Kay, Nikki Cross, and Peyton Royce
After a brutal kick to the head of Billie Kay, Asuka hit Peyton Royce with a spin kick into a pin to retain her championship. 7/10 points




NXT Championship Match: Bobby Roode defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (c)
 Roode managed to make off with the NXT Championship after a Glorious DDT, then a single crab, and another — final — Glorious DDT. 8/10 points

NXT TakeOver San Antonio 2017 predictions

NXT Championship Match
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Bobby Roode

Guess: My gut is telling me Nakamura will retain in a fashion that will set up Roode getting another shot in Orlando where he'll take the title. Nakamura retains.

NXT Women’s Championship Fatal 4-Way Match
Asuka (c) vs. Billie Kay vs. Peyton Royce vs. Nikki Cross 

Guess: It's too early to push Ember Moon, who I think will end up being the one to take the belt off Asuka, and while this isn't a match to get super excited about, it should be at least halfway decent. I'm very curious how the dynamics of the match will work, though. If they can't sort that out, it could be a mess. Asuka retains too.

NXT Tag Team Championship Match
#DIY (c) vs. The Authors of Pain w/Paul Ellering

Guess: I wouldn't be shocked at all to see The Authors of Pain take the titles here, but it isn't a guarantee. They're undefeated, so it seems like the outcome that should happen, but Gargano and Ciampa just won these belts. That being said, they could be transitional champions. If The Authors of Pain win, #DIY can just get a rematch in Orlando, but I could also see this being a case where Akam and Rezar get disqualified or something to stretch this feud out. Authors of Pain will win this one.

Tye Dillinger vs. Eric Young 

Guess: This should be Eric Young's win.

Roderick Strong vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas

Guess: I'm actually surprised WWE decided to announce this for TakeOver. and that they booked Roderick Strong like a babyface, which seemed to be the intention when he was paired up with Austin Aries. I assume the injury Aries suffered changed those plans. Strong will win in the end.


Maybe there will be a 6th match between

Elias Samson vs. No Way Jose

Guess: No Way will win this match if its gonna happen.




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Impact Wrestling Results – 1/26/17

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1. The Broken Hardys def. The Decay and The DCC in a triple threat tag team match to retain the TNA Tag Team Championships
Broken Matt Hardy hit the Twist of Fate on Eddie Kingston to get the win.

2. Drew Galloway def. Moose to retain the Impact Grand Championship
Moose won the first round. Galloway retained by winning the second round after giving Moose a low blow and then hitting the Future Shock DDT for the win.

3. Rosemary def. Jade in a Monster’s Ball match to retain the TNA Knockouts Championship
Rosemary gave Jade a superplex off the corner through a table to retain.

4. DJ Z def. Caleb Konley, Trevor Lee, Andrew Everett and Marshe Rockett to retain the TNA X Division Championship
DJ Z hit a DDT on Everett to get the pinfall to retain the title. After the match, Lee, Everett and Shane Helms attacked DJ Z.

5. Bobby Lashley def. Eddie Edwards in a 30 Minute Iron Man match to become the new TNA Champion
Lashley won the match 3 falls to 2 over Edwards. Lashley got Edwards with a spear with a minute to go. Edwards applied a chokehold and Lashley held on and avoided tapping out to win the match.

WWE Smackdown Live results 24.1.17

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1. Randy Orton defeated Luke Harper. Bray Wyatt watched from his rocking chair at ringside. Orton finally managed to hit the RKO and get the win.

— After the match, Wyatt got in the ring and shook hands with Orton. He offered Harper a hand, helped him up, embraced him, and then give him the Sister Abigail. Orton and Wyatt left Harper in the ring and departed together.

— Mickie James came to the ring for an interview with Renee Young. She explained her actions from last week, saying that she may have been gone from WWE, but she never stopped watching. She’s tired of everyone saying they’re the women’s revolution and forgetting her accomplishments. She says Alexa Bliss was the only one who remembered her, and thanks to Alexa, she’s here to teach everyone a lesson. Becky Lynch came to the ring and chased James, but Bliss suckerpunched Lynch from the crowd and she and Mickie beat Lynch down in the ring.

— Carmella and James Ellsworth went on their shopping spree, and she gave him a wardrobe makeover that made him look a lot like Carmella herself.

2. Mojo Rawley won a Battle Royal for a spot in the Royal Rumble. Baron Corbin sat in on commentary for this match. The participants were Breezango, The Ascension, Heath Slater and Rhyno, the Vaudevillains, and Curt Hawkins. Rawley won by last eliminating both Fandango and Tyler Breeze.

— AJ Styles came to the ring and complained about his placement on the Royal Rumble poster, then called out John Cena. Cena came out and Styles complained about what Cena said about him on Today, and said that he’s been in charge since Cena has been gone, and nobody missed him. He called Cena a sorry excuse for a wrestler, and asked what he has to do to earn Cena’s respect. Cena said he has no idea what it’s like to be disrespected. He ran Styles down and says he earns every day, and shuts every mouth. He doesn’t give a damn about a poster, he gives a damn about Sunday. He said Styles is just a guy holding onto the championship, because Cena lets him.

3. Dolph Ziggler defeated Kalisto. Ziggler won by pinfall in a short match following a superkick. After the match, he threatened to attack Kalisto with a chair, but JBL stood up to him. Apollo Crews came to ringside and stopped Ziggler, then sent him packing up the ramp.

— Naomi made a return from her ankle injury and was supposed to have a match against Natalya, but Natalya got jumped backstage by Nikki Bella. Naomi got on the microphone and said it isn’t going down like that. She challenged someone, anyone, from the back to come out and fight her. Alexa Bliss’ music hit and she came out, but she said she wasn’t here to answer any challenge, and pretended not to even know who Naomi is. Naomi dared her to get in the ring and said she’s the next women’s champion. Bliss faked getting in the ring and said Naomi isn’t worth her time. Then she left.

4. Intercontinental Championship Lumberjack Match: Dean Ambrose (c) defeated The Miz. All of the lumberjacks ended up brawling with each other and then left. Ambrose then hit the Dirty Deeds for the pin to retain the title.

WWE Raw Results 1/23/17

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1. Luke Gallows defeated Cesaro. It was announced that The Club will face Cesaro and Sheamus for the tag titles on the Royal Rumble Kickoff show, and two referees would be officiating the match. Cesaro locked in the Sharpshooter, but Karl Anderson distracted the referee, allowing Gallows to hit the fireman’s carry flapjack for the pinfall victory.

— Backstage, Mick Foley was talking to Stephanie McMahon on speakerphone when Sami Zayn came in and asked for a spot in the Royal Rumble. Stephanie said Zayn would have to earn it, and if he can beat Seth Rollins in a match tonight, he’ll get entered into the Royal Rumble match. She then had Foley take her off speakerphone so she could relay her plans for Rollins. Foley then met up with Rollins and explained that if Zayn wins the match, he doesn’t get a spot, he gets Rollins’ spot in the Rumble.

2. Sami Zayn defeated Seth Rollins. Zayn went for the Helluva Kick on the apron, but Rollins stopped him and hit the Pedigree on the apron, then rolled Zayn in, but Triple H’s music hit. Rollins prepared for an attack, but Triple H never came out. Zayn grabbed Rollins in a small package for the flash pin to take Rollins’ place in the Royal Rumble match.

3. Mustafa Ali, Jack Gallagher and TJ Perkins defeated Drew Gulak, Ariya Daivari and Tony Nese. Ali was making his Raw debut, and he got the pin for his team when he hit the imploding 450 on Gulak.

— The New Day came to the ring and talked about how one of them is going to win the Royal Rumble, and then they’ll all be Universal Champion. Enzo Amore and Big Cass came out, and Cass said he’s entering the Royal Rumble. Rusev, Lana, and Jinder Mahal then came out. Rusev also said he’s officially entering the Royal Rumble match. Then Titus O’Neil came out and The New Day told him to shut up. Titus then said he’s been informed there will be an eight-man tag team match, and introduced the eighth man: Braun Strowman.

4. Braun Strowman, Rusev, Titus O’Neil and Jinder Mahal defeated Enzo Amore, Big Cass, Big E and Kofi Kingston. Enzo ended up in the ring with Strowman and tried to give him a top-rope DDT, but Strowman reversed into the running powerslam to get the pin.

— After the match, the Big Show’s theme hit and he came to the ring to have a staredown with Strowman. Strowman left, saying their showdown would happen when he wants, where he wants.

5. United States Championship match: Roman Reigns defeated Chris Jericho (c) by disqualification. Kevin Owens sat in on commentary for this match, but eventually got frustrated and got involved in the match, jumping Reigns and handing Jericho the disqualification loss.

— After the match, the shark tank got lowered into the ring, and Owens and Jericho attempted to Reigns inside. Reigns escaped, however, and locked Owens inside. The cage was raised above the ring, with Jericho hanging on. Reigns hit Jericho with a Superman punch to knock him off, and hit the spear on Jericho as Owens watched from the cage and screamed. After the break, Owens was freed from the cage. Charly then let Owens know that per Mick Foley, not only will Jericho be suspended above the ring at the Royal Rumble, but his title match against Reigns will be no disqualification. Owens and Jericho flipped out, then stormed off.

6. Nia Jax defeated Rae Lynn. Nia won a quick squash match by pinfall after hitting a Banzai Drop. After the match, Jax ran down Sasha Banks until Banks’ music hit and Sasha came out on a crutch following Nia’s attack last week. Sasha attacked Nia with the crutch and hit a Meteora off the ring apron to lay Jax out.

7. Rich Swann defeated Noam Dar. Dar came out with Alicia Fox. Swann hit the Swann Kick to get the pinfall victory.

— After the match, Swann got on the microphone and called out Neville. Neville emerged and came to the ring, but declined to get in and tried to walk away. Swann hit Neville with a tope and tossed him back in the ring, but Neville took a powder.

— Goldberg made his way to the ring to talk about the Royal Rumble. He was about to tell Brock Lesnar that he’s next, when Paul Heyman interrupted him. He introduced Brock Lesnar, and Lesnar came out, but Heyman held him back. Heyman promised Goldberg would be eliminated by Lesnar in the Rumble match. Goldberg called out Lesnar and called him a dumbass, and Lesnar made his way to the ring. The two men faced off, but before they could come to blows, the lights went out and Undertaker appeared in the ring with them. The three men stared at each other as the show went off the air.

Impact Wrestling Results – 1/19/17

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The Race for the Case

Already Mahabali Shera, Trevor Lee, Jessie Godderz and Crazzy Steve are in the ring.

Matt and Jeff Hardy get an entrance. As does Eli Drake (who is accompanied by Tyrus). It looks like all Bram and Kingston are representing the DCC. Mathews says James Storm isn’t allowed. The last man to come out is the Miracle.

So apparently the number isn’t on the case. It’s in the case. So my defense of the match in the preview? Yeah, that’s nil.

Eli Drake captures the first case as Tyrus shields him.

Trevor Lee grabs another... and then jumps upon a bunch of people who are fighting at ringside.

TNA goes to break and when they return, Bennett is fighting Matt Hardy in the ring. He knocks Hardy out of the ring and instead of going for a briefcase since the ring was empty, the Miracle was stupid and followed him out.

In the ring, now Mahabali Shera took out the two members of the DCC but gets a MIP from the Miracle. Bennett then hits Hardy with a Cutter. He’s taken out by Godderz, who goes for a case who is take down by Steve. Crazzy knocks down Hardy and then jumps out of the ring himself instead of going for the case.

It looks like Matt had a premonition that lead him to the green briefcase but he keeps getting stopped. Steve lays him out again but Kingston is soon in taking it to Steve. The he and Bram hit a double pile driver. 

They are then taken out by Jessie Godderz and this gets chaotic Jessie is first on his feet and he goes and grabs the third case... but drops it and Bram catches it. The DCC win that briefcase.

Only one left. Matt takes care off Bennett as Jeff grabs the final one - the one that Matt had a premonition about.

Brooke vs. Deonna Purrazzo

Deonna starts with some headlock work but Brooke fights out and knocks her out of the ring. She follows Purrazzo out and the fight continues with Brooke in control. Back in the ring, Brooke continually knocks Deonna’s head against the turnbuckle and follows up with some forearms.

Brooke is in clearly control until Purrazzo finally fights back with some knees and some forearms of her own. 

Brooke responds with a series of clotheslines. She wins with a move where she picks up Purrazzo as if she’s going to belly to back her but instead tosses her on her face.

Brooke def. Purrazzo

Aron Rex & Rockstar Spud vs. Robbie E & Swoggle

Robbie E comes out and makes fun of Aron wearing women’s lipstick. Tonight, he’s got Aron’s number and he’s got Spuds... and Swoggle comes out.

Spud tags in Rex, who gets on the mic to say they are going to put the violence on hold so people can see what they want... him. But when Swoggle touches him, he insists on tagging out.

Swoggle hits Spud with a GTS but Rex is tagged in. Swoggle bites his hand and tags in Robbie who comes out with clotheslines against Rex.

Eventually Swoggle is giving Spud a stinkface in the corner but he’s then attacked from behind by Spud who’s using a foreign object. Robbie knocks Spud out of the ring, leaving Rex and Swoggle.

Swoggle is out from the hit from behind and Rex covers him 1-2-3.

Rex and Spud win.

Drew Galloway vs. Moose (c) for the Grand Championship

Round One: Both men lock in the middle where neither gave up ground. Galloway gets hit with a shoulder block, but kips up and flips him off. Galloway hits Moose with a shoulder block, but Moose kips up himself. (No middle finger.) Then both men exchange chops in the middle of the ring. A moose drop kick puts Drew down.

However Drew delivers a kick of his own to Moose. Drew tosses his body at Moose, who catches him and delivers a fall away slam. But Drew quickly hits a piledriver and goes for the cover for a 2 count. 

As the clock winds down, the men exchange strikes.

Very even round. My guess is going to be Galloway by split decision. (Piledrivers in my book earn more points.)

Drew Galloway wins by split decision

Round Two: The fight spills outside very soon in this round where the men exchange strikes. A bicycle kick from Moose but Drew follows up with a DVD onto the ring apron! But then Moose powerbombs Galloway on the ring apron! They are both down on the outside as the ref starts counting. They’re both in at 9.

Back in the ring, Moose hits a pop up powerbomb followed by a powerbomb. He goes for a moonsault off the second rope but Galloway moves and locks in his Iron Maiden Submission!

Moose is in for a bit before he is able to work his way to his feet but Galloway brings him back down and locks it back in! Moose survives.

I feel Galloway is winning this unanimously.

Moose wins by split decision

That’s some bad judging.

Round Three: Drew is out quick but both men are exchanging blows though clearly worn out. Galloway goes for the Future Shock but Moose escapes and goes for his clothesline. Galloway avoids it but gets hit with a kick.

Drew ends up going to the top but he’s met with a drop kick on the way down!

Moose tries to grab Galloway from behind, but he gets mule kicked in the crotch. The ref stops the clock and tells the judges to take a point away from Galloway. However, as soon as he starts the clock, Drew hits a Claymore for the 1-2-3.

Galloway wins by pinfall to become Grand Champion.

WWE Smackdown Live Results 1/17/17

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1. AJ Styles NC The Miz. John Cena sat in on commentary for this match. Styles finally tossed The Miz into Cena at the announce table, and Cena tossed Miz into the barricade, then Styles attacked Cena and the referee threw the match out. It seemed like The Miz should have gotten the disqualification victory, but no official decision was announced. After the match, Cena hit the Attitude Adjustment on both Styles and Miz and posed with the WWE Championship belt.

— Nikki Bella came to the ring and called out Natalya. Natalya went to the merchandise booth in the arena and bemoaned her own lack of merchandise, then ran down Nikki and started removing Nikki’s merchandise from the booth. Nikki ran through the crowd and attacked Natalya at the booth, and they brawled until security pulled them apart.

2. Dean Ambrose defeated Randy Orton. This was a non-title match. Orton was on the verge of victory when Luke Harper tried to get involved. Bray Wyatt stopped Harper from interfering, but Orton got distracted in the process. Ambrose then rolled up Orton for the pin.

— After the match, Harper and Orton started fighting. Wyatt tried to break up the fight, and when Harper pressed the issue, Wyatt hit him, seemingly siding with Orton. Harper left in anger.

— Jerry Lawler returned to host a “King’s Court” segment. His guest was Dolph Ziggler. Lawler pressed him for information on why Ziggler seems to be heading down the wrong path. Ziggler didn’t have anything to say and threatened to leave without speaking until Lawler called him back. Dolph showed old footage of him beating up Lawler and took credit for Lawler’s heart attack. He said he knows Lawler blames Ziggler for his heart attack, and threatened to finish what he started. Lawler asked Dolph how it feels to know he will always be a loser. Ziggler superkicked him and left. JBL went into the ring to check on Ziggler.

3. Smackdown Women’s Championship Steel Cage Match: Alexa Bliss (c) defeated Becky Lynch. Becky Lynch had the Dis-Arm-Her locked in when La Luchadora appeared in the cage and attacked her. Bliss hit a DDT to get the pinfall and retain.

— After the match, Bliss and La Luchadora continued the attack on Lynch, but Lunch fought them both off and pulled off La Luchadora’s mask to reveal Mickie James. Bliss and James laid out Lynch and James raised Bliss’ arm in victory to end the show.

WWE Raw Results 1/16/17

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1. Enzo Amore and Big Cass defeated Rusev and Jinder Mahal. Enzo got the pin on Mahal following the Badaboomshakalaka.

2. Ariya Daivari defeated Lince Dorado. Jack Gallagher sat in on commentary for this match. Daivari sank in the cobra clutch crossface to get the submission victory.

3. Raw Tag Team Championship Match: The Club defeated Sheamus and Cesaro (c) by disqualification. Sheamus hit the referee with a Brogue Kick by accident. The Club hit a Magic Killer on Cesaro and a second referee counted the pin, but then the first referee waved off the decision and disqualified the champs. After the match, The Club hit a second Magic Killer on Sheamus.

— Tony Nese and Rich Swann were set to have a match, but Neville jumped Swann on his way to the ring. Nese joined in on the beating, but Neville tossed him and hit Swann with another shot to lay him out.

— The New Day came to the ring and talked about being in the Royal Rumble. They said that if they win, they’ll use the Freebird Rule for WrestleMania, too. Titus O’Neil came out and challenged one of them to a match for one of their spots in the Royal Rumble. Big E accepted the challenge.
4. Big E defeated Titus O’Neil. Big E won by pinfall after hitting the Big Ending.

— Charlotte Flair came to the ring and said Bayley was nothing more than a common fan. She made fun of Bayley for being an emotional fangirl. Bayley finally came to the ring and Charlotte retreated. Bayley promised that she would defeat Charlotte at the Royal Rumble and end her pay-per-view win streak.

5. Cedric Alexander defeated The Brian Kendrick. Cedric got distracted by Alicia Fox coming to ringside, but still managed to hit the Lumbar Check on Kendrick and get the pin. After the match, Alicia went to give Cedric a hug, but he ducked it and left.

6. Braun Strowman, Chris Jericho, and Kevin Owens defeated Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Sami Zayn. Braun Strowman hit the running powerslam on Sami Zayn and got the pin to give his team the win.

— After the match, Strowman carried Zayn to the back. Owens beat Reigns back up to the stage and then powerbombed him through the announce table as the show went off the air.

WWE SD Live results 10.1.17

(c) WWE

1. Kalisto defeated Dolph Ziggler. Kalisto got a flash pin with a crucifix.

— After the match, Ziggler attacked Kalisto and beat on him with a chair. As Ziggler went to leave, Apollo Crews came out. Ziggler managed to fend off Crews and attacked both Crews and Kalisto with a chair in the ring.

2. Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match: American Alpha (c) defeated Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt. Luke Harper got on the ring apron as Orton was about to go for the RKO after an earlier miscommunication between the Wyatt Family. Chad Gable pushed Orton into Harper and then rolled up Orton to retain the titles.

— After the match, Harper and Orton started jawing, and Bray Wyatt got between them to break it up. Harper attempted to superkick Orton and hit Wyatt instead. Wyatt stared them both down, and then left.

3. Carmella defeated Thunderkitty. Local talent Thunderkitty was Carmella’s opponent. Mauro Ranallo attempted to give her ring name, but JBL just kept calling her “Millie Burke.” James Ellsworth helped Carmella cheat, repeatedly grabbing her opponent. Carmella won by submission with the Code of Silence.

4. John Cena defeated Baron Corbin. AJ Styles sat in on commentary for this match. Cena won by pinfall with the Attitude Adjustment.

WWE RAW results 9.1.17

(c) WWE

1. Braun Strowman vs. Seth Rollins ended in a double countout. Rollins came off the top of the ring post to the outside, but Strowman moved and he landed on the barricade. Strowman pummeled Rollins on the outside while the referee counted both men out, so the match ended in a draw. After the match, Rollins kept Strowman at bay with a chair until Strowman departed.

2. Jack Gallagher defeated Drew Gulak. Gallagher hit the headbutt and the running dropkick to get the pinfall victory.

— Shawn Michaels came to the ring to hype up the Royal Rumble. The fans chanted for one more match, but he said he’s much more comfortable sitting back and watching. He started to talk about his new movie, but was interrupted by Rusev, Jinder Mahal and Lana. Rusev asked HBK to use CGI and put Lana in his movie. Enzo Amore and Big Cass came out and defended Michaels. Cass challenged Rusev to a match and Rusev accepted, but on Jinder’s behalf.

3. Big Cass defeated Jinder Mahal. Rusev tried to interfere, but Michaels hit him with Sweet Chin Music. Cass won by pinfall after the Empire Elbow. After the match, Cass, Enzo, and HBK celebrated in the ring.

4. Neville defeated Lince Dorado. Neville won by submission with the Rings of Saturn.

— After the match, Neville continued the assault on Lince until Rich Swann ran to the ring and managed to run Neville off.

5. Sheamus defeated Luke Gallows. Karl Anderson and Cesaro both sat in at the commentary booth for this match. Anderson and Cesaro began brawling, distracting Sheamus and allowing Gallows hit hit a flapjack, but Sheamus kicked out. As Anderson and Cesaro continued to brawl, Gallows became distracted, and Sheamus hit the Brogue Kick for the pin.

— Mick Foley was in the ring, talking about his experience with the Undertaker. The lights went out, but then Stephanie’s music hit. She told Foley she was disappointed at his inability to produce the Undertaker, so she would deliver his employee review publicly. She said that for every step forward, he takes two steps back. The Undertaker’s music finally hit and the Dead Man appeared. Undertaker announced that he would be entering the Royal Rumble match. He also said he answers to no man, and that he goes where he wants, when he wants. He vowed to win the Rumble and return to the main event of WrestleMania.

6. Nia Jax and Charlotte Flair defeated Bayley and Sasha Banks. Jax had laid out Bayley and Sasha backstage earlier in the evening. Nia pinned Bayey following a legdrop.

— The New Day came to the ring and invited Titus O’Neil out to discuss what happened last week. Titus asked for another chance to join them, but instead they showed footage of him falling over on NXT in 2010. They offered a chance for him to redeem himself, and presented him with a keg to carry, that they said was filled with Booty Juice. Titus dropped the keg before crossing the finish line, so it didn’t count. Titus got angry, so Kofi Kingston offered to fight him.

7. Kofi Kingston defeated Titus O’Neil. O’Neil had Kingston set up for Clash of the Titus, but Xavier Woods distracted him with the trombone. Titus tossed Kofi onto the New Day, then gave chase, and Kofi hit Titus with Trouble In Paradise and got the pin.

8. WWE United States Championship Match: Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens defeated Roman Reigns (c). Owens hit the apron powerbomb on Reigns, then fed him to Jericho for a Code Breaker and the pin, making Jericho the new United States Champion.

WWE SD Live results 3.1.17

(c) WWE

1. Baron Corbin defeated Dolph Ziggler. Corbin was able to hit the End of Days and get the pin.

— After the match, Corbin was going to attack Ziggler with a chair, but Kalisto chased him off. Ziggler superkicked Kalisto and yelled at him about how he doesn’t need anyone, and he never did.

2. Becky Lynch defeated La Luchadora. At one point in the match, La Luchadora went under the ring and a different La Luchadora entered the ring from the other side. La Luchadora missed Twisted Bliss and Becky Lynch locked in the Disarmer to get the tapout.

— After the match, Becky unmasked La Luchadora to reveal Alexa Bliss, but the other La Luchadora entered the ring and she and Bliss beat down Lynch and then left.

— Daniel Bryan introduced John Cena and AJ Styles for the contract signing of their WWE Championship match at the Royal Rumble. Styles complained that Cena gets to be off TV for four months and come back for a title match, but Bryan explained this is the biggest match he can make and he needs Smackdown to stay on a roll. Styles explained to Cena how the tables have turned from a year ago, and now it’s Cena that has something to prove. Styles called Cena a has-been, and Cena said Styles made the biggest mistake of his life: he pissed off John Cena. He promised to beat Styles at the Rumble, because he’s John Cena. Then he signed the contract.

At that point, Baron Corbin’s music hit and he came out. He said he would be the first Smackdown Superstar to not only enter the Royal Rumble match, but he’s winning it. He said no matter who wins at the Royal Rumble, he’s leaving WrestleMania as WWE Champion. Cena tried to fight Corbin, but got blindsided by Styles. Corbin told Cena his time is up.

3. Carmella defeated Aliyah. Carmella was accompanied to ringside by James Ellsworth. Carmella got the submission win with the Code of Silence.

4. American Alpha defeated Breezango. This was a non-title match. American Alpha hit Grand Amplitude on Tyler Breeze and got the pin almost immediately.

— The Wyatt Family appeared on the screen and Bray Wyatt advised American Alpha to enjoy this moment, because nothing lasts forever, and they haven’t really won anything just yet. He said next week, they’re going to reclaim what is rightfully theirs.

— Nikki Bella confronted Natalya in the ring. They bickered about who deserved what, and Natalya finally insulted Nikki enough that Nikki laid her out and left the ring.

5. WWE Intercontinental Championship Match: Dean Ambrose defeated The Miz (c). Maryse tried to get Miz disqualified by slapping Ambrose, but Dean managed to convince the referee to toss Maryse from ringside instead. Ambrose hit Dirty Deeds and got the pinfall and his second Intercontinental Championship.

WWE RAW results 2.1.17

(c) WWE

1. Seth Rollins defeated Kevin Owens. Owens attacked Rollins with the ring bell when the fight spilled out of the ring, so the referee awarded the win to Rollins by disqualification. Rollins attempted to hit Owens with a Pedigree after the match, but was too injured from the bell shot.

2. Karl Anderson defeated Cesaro. Sheamus sat in on commentary for this match, but left the booth to even the odds at ringside when Gallows tried to get involved. Sheamus pulled Gallows off the ring apron, but it led to Cesaro getting crotched on the top rope. Anderson then hit a diving neckbreaker off the ropes to get the pin.

3. Last Man Standing Match: Braun Strowman defeated Sami Zayn. After a fight that went all over the arena and backstage, Strowman hit his running powerslam on the floor, and Zayn was unable to answer the 10-count. After the match, Strowman knocked Zayn off a stretcher and then stormed to the back.

— The New Day came to the ring and announced all three of them are in the Royal Rumble. They were interrupted by Titus O’Neil, who tried to become a new member of The New Day. Xavier Woods insulted Titus, who then referred to Woods as the weak link of The New Day. Woods challenged him to a match and O’Neil sucker-punched him, then accepted the challenge.
4. Xavier Woods defeated Titus O’Neil. O’Neil manhandled Woods for most of the match, but Woods managed to reverse a Samoan Drop attempt into a rollup for the pin.

5. Drew Gulak defeated Cedric Alexander. Alexander got distracted by Alicia Fox and Tony Nese getting into it on the outside, allowing Gulak to roll him up for the pin.

6. United States Championship Match: Roman Reigns (c) defeated Chris Jericho. Jericho tried cheat several times, but eventually ran into a turnbuckle that he exposed and was hit by a spear and pinned.

7. TJ Perkins defeated The Brian Kendrick. Perkins won the match by submission with the kneebar.

8. Rusev and Jinder Mahal defeated Big Cass. Enzo Amore was unable to compete in a tag team match, so Big Cass attempted to defeat both opponents in a handicap match. Rusev got the pinfall after a big head kick.

9. No. 1 Contender Match: Bayley defeated Nia Jax. Charlotte Flair sat in on commentary for this match. Jax was dominating the match, but was distracted by Sasha Banks coming out on the ramp, allowing Bayley to hit a Bayley-to-Belly off the second rope and get the pin.

— Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens came out to co-host the first-ever episode of The Kevin Owens Show. Jericho announced he’ll be entering the Royal Rumble match, and Owens wasn’t happy about that. Goldberg came to the ring as they were arguing and told Jericho that since he’s entering the Royal Rumble that means he’s first.

Owens and Goldberg got nose-to-nose, and they were interrupted by Paul Heyman. Heyman said Brock Lesnar is not here, but he will win the Rumble. Goldberg said he would defeat Lesnar and win the Rumble, then meet either Owens or Reigns at WrestleMania. Reigns then came out and called Owens delusional, then had a staredown with Goldberg. As they were face to face, Braun Strowman’s music hit and he came out. Strowman said if anyone is winning the Rumble match, it’s him. Reigns and Goldberg then speared Strowman at the same time. Goldberg posed in the ring to end the show.