WWE SD Live results 11.4.2017

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1. Randy Orton defeated Erick Rowan. This was a non-title match. Orton was distracted by Bray Wyatt appearing on the video screen, and Rowan hit him with the ring steps to draw the disqualification. Rowan hit Orton with a full nelson slam afterward.

2. Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match: The Usos (c) defeated American Alpha. The Usos won with a superkick and splash onto Chad Gable.

— After the match, the Shining Stars appeared and attacked American Alpha, signaling their move to Smackdown.

3. Mojo Rawley defeated Jinder Mahal. Mahal had announced his arrival to Smackdown and challenged Rawley on Twitter before Smackdown went on the air. Rob Gronkowski was once again at ringside for this match. Mahal threatened to get in his face once again, but Mojo was able to handle business, taking out Mahal and letting Gronk throw a beer in his face as payback for WrestleMania 33. Rawley hit his running punch and got the pinfall victory, then celebrated in the stands with the Gronkowskis.

— Shane McMahon introduced the Smackdown women’s division and announced the two new members of that division, Tamina and Charlotte Flair.

4. Tye Dillinger defeated Aiden English. English was once again doing his original NXT gimmick of being a singer. Dillinger won by pinfall after hitting the Tye Breaker.

— Dolph Ziggler came to the ring to cut a promo complaining about how fans were getting shiny new toys in the Superstar Shake-Up, but this is still the brand that he built. He said when the shine wears off, he’ll still be there, doing what he does better than anyone else. He was interrupted by Shinsuke Nakamura. Ziggler said he doesn’t even know who Nakamura is. Nakamura introduced himself. Ziggler tried to superkick him, but Nakamura caught his leg and dumped him, then challenged him to bring it on. Ziggler opted to take his leave.

5. United States Championship No. 1 Contender Match: AJ Styles defeated Sami Zayn and Baron Corbin. Zayn caught Corbin with a Helluva Kick, but then got hit by the Phenomenal Forearm and pinned.

WWE RAW results 10.4.2017

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1. The Revival defeated The New Day. The New Day came out with a blow-up doll dressed as Kofi Kingston, which represented their injured member. Dash and Dawson interrupted the Midnight Hour and caught Xavier Woods coming off the top rope in a Shatter Machine to get the pin.

— Curt Hawkins appeared in the ring and announced he was back on Raw. He was interrupted by the Big Show, who came to the ring, hit Hawkins with a KO punch, and left.

2. TJ Perkins defeated Austin Aries. Neville sat in on commentary for this match. Aries taunted Neville and drew him down the ramp, but the cruiserweight champ didn’t get involved. Aries got back in the ring and got caught in a small package by TJP.

— After the match, Perkins beat down Aries and hit him with a Detonation Kick. Neville gloated and celebrated at the turn of events.

— Seth Rollins came out and cut a promo about how he was able to defeat Triple H and Stephanie McMahon with the help of the fans. He said he was going to be Stephanie’s enemy No. 1 whenever she heals up and comes back, so it would be the easy move for him to pack up and head to Smackdown Live … but he did the easy thing once before and he’ll never do it again. He’s staying on Raw, and if anyone wants him out, they’ll have to kick him out.

Kurt Angle came out and said it’s true: Stephanie made it clear she wants him gone, but his agenda is to put on the best possible show, and that means he wants Seth Freakin’ Rollins. He said as long as he’s the GM, Rollins has a home on Raw.

Angle left, but Samoa Joe jumped Rollins from behind. Angle tried to break up the fight, to no avail. Rollins sent Joe packing with a straight side kick.

3. Nia Jax defeated Charlotte Flair. Nia hit an avalanche and Samoan drop before pinning Charlotte. Elias Samson may or may not have walked through the crowd during this match.

4. Finn Bálor defeated Jinder Mahal. Bálor won by pinfall after hitting the Coup de Grace.

— After the match, Bray Wyatt appeared on the video screen and said that he’s been watching Finn. He said that Raw is his new home, but he doesn’t intend to come alone, as he still has a WWE Championship rematch against Randy Orton.

5. Sami Zayn defeated The Miz. Maryse tried to cheat behind the referee’s back, but Zayn managed to reverse a Skull-Crushing Finale into a rollup for the win.

— Roman Reigns was having a backstage sit-down interview with Michael Cole when he was attacked by Braun Strowman. Strowman brutalized Reigns, hit the running powerslam onto some crates, ran a case into his face, and left him laying. EMTs put Reigns on a stretcher, but Strowman came back to run Reigns off the side of the loading dock, still strapped to the stretcher. Reigns finally got loaded into an ambulance, but Strowman showed up and turned the ambulance over. That is not a joke.

6. The Hardy Boyz, Cesaro and Sheamus defeated The Shinings Stars and The Club. Elias Samson wandered out onto the stage during the Hardys’ entrance. The Hardys hit a Twist of Fate and a Swanton Bomb on Epico to pick up the pinfall victory for their team.

— Sasha Banks came to the ring and introduced her good friend Bayley to the crowd. Bayley thanked the fans for believing in her. Sasha said she wanted to congratulate Bayley on her WrestleMania victory, but that moment is over. Sasha was about to challenge Bayley for her title when Alexa Bliss made her Raw debut. She said she came to Raw to do what she does best, which is win and dominate. She was interrupted by Mickie James, who also made the jump to Raw. James said Alexa’s nightmare has just begun, but she was jumped from behind by Nia Jax. Bliss shoved Sasha into Jax, and she dispatched her, then hit Bayley with the Samoan drop and posed with Bayley’s championship. Jax stared down Bliss before leaving.

7. Champion vs. Champion Match: Dean Ambrose defeated Kevin Owens. Owens tried to hit Dirty Deeds, but Ambrose managed to reverse and hit his own Dirty Deeds to get the pin.

— After the match, Chris Jericho arrived. Ambrose took his leave as Jericho came to the ring. He hit Owens with a Codebreaker, and posed to end the show.

WrestleMania 33 results and review

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Kickoff Match for the Cruiserweight Championship: Neville (c) defeated Austin Aries. Neville retained the championship after hitting a Red Arrow.

-> good opener and not the last match between these 2. 8 of 10 points.

– Mojo Rawley won the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Big Show was eliminated early by Braun Strowman. Strowman was eliminated after everyone in the match teamed up to toss him out. Rob Gronkowski got involved, helping Mojo fight off Jinder Mahal to win the match.

-> never got these Battle Royals. Suprise winner with Mojo Rawley for 5 of 10 points.

– Kickoff Match for the Intercontinental Championship: Dean Ambrose (c) defeated Baron Corbin. Ambrose hit Dirty Deeds on Corbin to retain.

-> big disappointment here. Lame match, not the best in ring chemistry for 5 of 10 points too.

1. AJ Styles defeated Shane McMahon. Shane McMahon survived a Styles Clash, but fell to Styles’ Phenomenal Forearm after missing a shooting star press.

-> one of the best matches this evening. Both men showed their best. 8,5 points and the 1st WM victory for AJ Styles.

2. United States Championship Match: Kevin Owens defeated Chris Jericho (c) to become the new United States Champion. Jericho’s entrance included a giant List of Jericho and a light-up scarf. Owens pinned Jericho after powerbombing him into the ring apron.

-> Good match too but the finish was a little hasty. Right winner as anticipated for 7,5 of 10 points. 

3. Fatal Four-way Elimination Match for the Raw Women’s Championship: Bayley (c) defeated Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks and Nia Jax. Jax was eliminated first via a triple powerbomb from her opponents. Charlotte then eliminated Sasha after sending her face-first into an exposed turnbuckle. Charlotte missed a charge into the corner and hit the turnbuckle herself, allowing Bayley to hit a Macho Man elbow drop to retain the Raw Women’s Championship.

-> Not really the best womans match these ladies can do. Charlotte vs Sasha were much better all the time. No heelturn of Sasha yet. Bayley keept the title for 7 of 10 points.

4. Ladder Match for the Raw Tag Team Championship: The Hardy Boyz defeated The Club (c), Enzo Amore and Big Cass, and Sheamus and Cesaro. Before the match began, New Day announced it would now be a fatal four-way and introduced the returning Matt and Jeff Hardy. Jeff hit a Swanton onto Sheamus and Cesaro from the top of a giant ladder while they were lying on ladders, and Matt was able to pull down the belts to become the new Raw Tag Team Champions.

-> That was the BIGGEST WM moment of this year. The HARDYS are back in the TOP LEAGUE and won the Tag Titles right away. 8,5 of 10 points.

5. John Cena and Nikki Bella defeated The Miz and Maryse. Cena and Bella won after pinning Miz and Maryse with an Attitude Adjustment and a Rack Attack 2.0 respectively. After the match, Cena proposed to Bella.

-> Lame match, worst booking and the proposal doesn´t maked it any better. Miz carried the match on his back for 3 of 10 points.

6. Non-Sanctioned Match: Seth Rollins defeated Triple H. Triple H accidentally knocked Stephanie McMahon off the ring apron and through a table. He was upset, and turned into a Pedigree from Rollins for the loss.

-> good brawl, better booking and the right winner with Seth for 8 of 10 points.

7. WWE Championship Match: Randy Orton defeated Bray Wyatt (c). Bray Wyatt debuted spooky photo projection powers that turned the ring into images of roaches and maggots. Orton won with an RKO.

-> oh dear - really liked the psycho tricks of Bray but its to unbelievable that he can´t kick out of even one RKO. Thats really LAME. Wrong winner, bad booking... 7 of 10 points.

8. Universal Championship Match: Brock Lensar defeated Goldberg (c). Lesnar withstood several spears, including one through the security railing, and kicked out of a Jackhammer. He was able to hit 10 German suplexes and an F-5 to defeat Goldberg and become the new Universal Champion.

-> better an ecpected, longer too. Beast Brock is back. 7 of 10 points.

9. Smackdown Women’s Championship Match: Naomi defeated Alexa Bliss (c), Carmella, Natalya and Becky Lynch. Naomi tapped out Bliss to the Slay-o-mission headscissors crucifix choke to become a two-time Smackdown Women’s Champion in front of her hometown Orlando crowd.

-> thank god NAOMI won the match and her title back. The match was too short for my taste. 5 of 10 points.

10. No Holds Barred Match: Roman Reigns defeated The Undertaker. Jim Ross was on commentary. Undertaker made his entrance by rising up from the middle of the ramp. The two traded finishers until Undertaker couldn’t defend himself, but refused to give up. Reigns got extra momentum and hit a huge spear to put the Undertaker down and win the biggest match of his career.
After the match, the Undertaker stuck around for a curtain call, removing his gloves, hat and jacket and leaving them in the ring.

-> Good mainevent even with Roman won the match. The Farewell of the Undertaker brought tears in my eyes too. #THANKYOUTAKER... 8 of 10 points. 

WWE WrestleMania 33 predictions

WWE WrestleMania 33 takes place tonight at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, hosted by The New Day. Below is the final card for the event:

WWE Universal Title Match
Brock Lesnar vs. Bill Goldberg ©

-> So despite neither of them being regular roster members, these two will be fighting for the Universal Championship. After all, it makes perfect sense that the guy who wrecked Lesnar multiple times would not only feel like he has something to prove, but he'd also put his title on the line in order to do that, right? If WWE were smart in booking this, it would be Lesnar who was going in as the champion so he has something to offer Goldberg in exchange for the rematch. On paper, this is great, but you'd have to ignore that the match will either be super short or terrible and the repercussions to come out of it will be Lesnar holding the title hostage until SummerSlam.

PREDICTION: Brock Lesnar wins.

WWE Title Match
Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt ©

-> While I still maintain my previous criticisms that this match should have instead been a regular non-championship triple threat that also included Luke Harper and the WWE Championship should have revolved around two other people, I'll submit that the babyface turn with Orton burning Sister Abigail's burial site was pretty cool and helped this feud out immensely. I don't love the idea that our two main champions by the end of WrestleMania will be Brock Lesnar and Randy Orton, so I´m hoping for Bray Wyatt to keep the title.

PREDICTION: Bray Wyatt retains the title.

Fatal 4 Way Elimination Match for the RAW Women’s Title
Nia Jax vs. Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley ©

 -> Three of these women are very talented, but I would have much rather preferred just Sasha against Bayley. One of the downsides to the brand split is that I've now seen Sasha and Charlotte lock up every single week in some fashion for what, a year? I've been fed up with Charlotte for the longest time and her inclusion only hinders it in my mind. But then you add Nia Jax to the mix and things just get worse. This will be a case where it won't be as good as they'll make it out to be, but everyone will have to sort of swallow the pill and talk it up as the best of all time or something because it just so happens to have 3 of the 4 Horsewomen of NXT in it. As this is now an elimination-style match, I'm really hoping (although I have zero faith it'll happen) that Nia Jax gets taken out almost immediately and Charlotte doesn't last too long, either, so we mostly get Sasha against Bayley.

PREDICTION: Bayley wins unless Sasha turns heel during the match to become champion.

WWE United States Title Match
Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho ©

-> I've yapped on and on about how this should be for the Universal Championship instead, so I'll save you that rant again. Ignoring that fact, this should be amazing. I really hope WWE gives them the proper time they deserve instead of shortchanging them. This can't be swept under the rug. It's the best thing they have going for this card.

PREDICTION: Kevin Owens wins the title

WWE Intercontinental Title Match
Baron Corbin vs. Dean Ambrose ©

-> I was hoping this would be a gimmick match of sorts (preferably Falls Count Anywhere) but it doesn't appear to have any kind of stipulation attached to it. Thus, it's more along the lines of a filler match compared to the more important things, even though Ambrose and Corbin are both entertaining and they have the potential to do something fun. Maybe they're saving a gimmick match for Backlash so they don't overload WrestleMania with too many No DQ stipulations, which I'm fine with. I can't imagine this stealing the show or even being something people particularly remember happened by the end of the night, but I like both guys, so I'm interested nevertheless.

PREDICTION: Baron Corbin wins the title
 

 Triple Threat Ladder Match for the RAW Tag Team Titles
Enzo Amore & Big Cass vs. Sheamus & Cesaro vs. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson ©

-> I could very well see this being bumped to the pre-show along with the Cruiserweight Championship and battle royal matches, but if not, it will be used as a sort of buffer match instead, being booked in a spot where people might be okay with missing it. Now that the ladder stipulation has been added, I think this will be a lot more entertaining.

PREDICTION: Gallows and Anderson retain.

Six-Pack Challenge for the SmackDown Women’s Title
Naomi vs. Mickie James vs. Carmella vs. Natalya vs. Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss ©

-> Everybody thinks Naomi will win back the title. But don´t forget Mickie James. 

Non-Sanctioned Match
Triple H vs. Seth Rollins

-> Rumor has it this will just be a short brawl, which is better than nothing. I'm convinced that Samoa Joe will be making an appearance coming out here to help Triple H before Finn Balor evens the odds on Seth's behalf, getting both of those guys on the card as well without dedicating a match to them.

PREDICTION: If the match actually happens, then unless an injury prevents it from going down properly, I think Rollins definitely wins, if you can technically win it instead of just looking strong in the end.

Roman Reigns vs. The Undertaker

->  Roman Reigns should turn heel before this match takes place. I'm even okay with him beating The Undertaker if they turn him heel, but they can't have him do it as a babyface. This is your chance, WWE. Don't fuck it up.

PREDICTION: I don't put it past WWE to refuse to budge on the babyface Reigns mentality but to also be confused as to why he doesn't get any reaction against The Undertaker.

John Cena and Nikki Bella vs. The Miz and Maryse
Special Guest Ring Announcer: Al Roker

->  While I think both The Miz and John Cena deserve better, I'm interested to see Maryse back in the ring and I have to admit that this feud has been pretty damn good. Hopefully, the feud continues to follow that trend and it ends up being more than just a glorified proposal segment. I don't want to see a squash match.

PREDICTION: Cena and Nikki win.

Shane McMahon vs. AJ Styles

-> I'm really disappointed that this was something they decided to go with. AJ Styles should be in a match that will actually turn heads and be considered one of the main events, not pushed aside and given a random thing with Shane. I understand that he's the head of SmackDown and in theory, this should be huge, but it just isn't. Even Corey Graves agrees with that sentiment as he said it does nothing for him on Bring it to the Table. Could be worse, could be MUCH better.

PREDICTION: Styles wins.

Kickoff Pre-show: WWE Cruiserweight Title Match
Austin Aries vs. Neville ©

-> This is now confirmed to be on the pre-show, but don't let that discourage you. We all knew that was coming eventually. The cruiserweight division is an offshoot C-show (or even D-show if you rank NXT above it) and there's no way it wouldn't have been bumped off the main card. Knowing that information ahead of time just cuts to the chase, but the match itself should still be great. Aries and Neville are going to want to prove themselves even more now that they're on the kickoff and if they're given enough time, they could steal the entire show. At the very least, they could bring the type of intensity and energy needed to the start of WrestleMania for it to ride the momentum throughout a good portion of the rest of the night. Both Neville and Aries are great, so this match should in turn be pretty awesome if they can just do their thing without rushing.

PREDICTION: Austin Aries wins the championship.

Kickoff Pre-show: Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Sami Zayn, Braun Strowman, Goldust, R-Truth, Curtis Axel, Dolph Ziggler, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Chad Gable, Jason Jordan, Primo, Epico, Bo Dallas, Jinder Mahal, Rhyno, Heath Slater, Apollo Crews, Mojo Rawley, Big Show, Curt Hawkins, Tyler Breeze, Fandango, Tian Bing, Mark Henry, Killian Dain

-> Big Show, Braun Strowman or maybe Finn Balor will win.

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NXT TakerOver Orlando results and review

SAnitY vs Roderick Strong, Tye Dillinger and Ruby Riot
(No Way Jose was attacked by SAnitY and cannot compete)

Dillinger makes his way to the ring to a huge ovation from the crowd. Tye is the man who has taken the brunt of SAnitY's attack and now is looking for retribution. Kassius Ohno joins Dillinger's team as the fourth member. We now have a brawl in the ring. Nikki Cross and Riot start the match and Cross has control. Ruby counters, which leads to Nikki tagging in Alexander Wolfe. Ohno and Wolfe are now legal in the match as Ohno gets a one count on Wolfe. Kassius Ohno is now being controlled by Wolfe. Strong comes in and sends Wolfe into Dain. Roderick is building momentum, which was halted by Dain, who now has control over Strong. Dain uses his athleticism to take down Strong. He then takes in Eric Young who continues to apply the pressure to Strong. Killian Dain and Wolfe are now double teaming Strong. Young and Dillinger now face off before Tye goes back into his corner.
Strong tries to fight back but Eric Young stops him. Strong makes the tag to Dillinger who now has control and connects with a DDT to Wolfe. Dillinger gets a cross body on Wolfe as Ohno tries to take out the rest of SAnitY on the outside. Back in the ring, Riot and Cross are throwing strikes at each other. Dillinger is now raining down strikes on Young in the corner. Ohno was building momentum, which was stopped by Eric Young. Dillinger takes out Young but is now in the ring with Dain. Cross tries to take out Ruby but is dumped outside the ring. Riot hits a dropkick on the outside. Killian Dain drives Dillinger down on the mat for the win.
Winners: SAnitY

--> great and funny opener, right winner at the end. Next stop: Dillinger vs Young in some singles matches. 8 of 10 points.

Andrade Almas vs Aleister Black
Andrade makes his way to the ring with a confident look on his face. Aleister Black makes his way to the ring. We don't know much about Aleister but as mentioned on the Pre Show, this man is much different from the man once known as Tommy End. Aleister Black stares out at the crowd aa the match begins. The bell rings as both men lock up. Almas has an arm lock, which was reversed by Black. Andrade quickens the pace of the match and then shows off his confidence. Aleister Black shows off his athleticism, while Almas was waiting on the outside. Black now has a headlock on Almas and is backed into the corner. Andrade slaps Aleister and then shows his confidence. He goes for a suplex on Black, which was reversed. Almas hits a dropkick on Black and then goes for a cover, which doesn't get the three count. Black his a variation of strikes followed by a knee to Almas. Black flies off the top turnbuckle and hits a moonsalt on Almas on the outside. Back in the ring, Almas kicks Black in the head. Almas jumped off the top rope but Black countered and Almas landed on his back.

Andrade hits black with a combination of strikes and tries to put Black away. Almas gets a two count following a cover. Almas went for the DDT but connected with a german suplex, which results in a two count. Black nails Almas with boots to the head followed by Black Mass for the three count. Aleister Black is impressive in his NXT debut.
Winner: Aleister Black

--> Almas as heel is a great choice. Sadly every ppv debut is a garantied win for the new guy. Thats make the booking and the match almost worthless. 6 of 10 points.

Authors of Pain vs DIY and The Revival for the Tag Team titles
The Revival make their way to the ring with a look of confidence on their faces. They believe that they are the greatest tag team in the world and tonight, they have a chance to prove it. DIY make their way to the ring. Ciampa and Gargano are focused on regaining the titles. Aa AOP make their way to the ring, they have had a dominant reign as champions, looking absolutely unstoppable. William Regal hands the new Tag Team titles to the referee who will award them to the winners of this match. The match begins with a brawl between all three teams. Akam gets thrown into the guard rail as DIY brings out a table. Akam drives Gargano into the barricade as The Revival and DIY face off. Back in the ring, Gargano and Wilder are legal. Akam comes back in and takes out DIY. Rezar makes the tag and is legal. He is in full control of Ciampa at this juncture. Akam is back in and hammers away on Ciampa with heavy punches. The Revival hit a DDT on Akam but doesn't get the three count. Dawson looks to tag out of the match but DIY doesn't accept the tag. DIY and The Revival are now legal. On the outside, Gargano takes out AOP.

We do not have any eliminations yet as the AOP show their dominance. They used Gargano to stop Ciampa from diving on them. Rezar is legal with Gargano in the ring but Akam makes the tag. DIY are now at the mercy of AOP and we may be moments away from seeing the elimination of DIY in this match. Akam has Gargano on his shoulders but Gargano tries a sunset flip but couldn't get Akam down. Gargano tags Ciampa who takes down Akam and kicks Rezar. Ciampa somehow takes Akam down with a german suplex and knees Aka in the jaw. Ciampa gets a two count on Akam following a pin attempt. Both DIY and The Revival drive Rezar through a table. This may take AOP out of this match. Akam is at the mercy of the other two teams now. A submission hold is on Akam, which is executed by both teams. Rezar somehow gets back in and breaks up the double submission. Akam was about to tap out but Rezar made the save keeping AOP in the match. Rezar suffers two kicks simultaneously in addition to a Shatter Machine. DIY and The Revival are now fighting in the ring, before Wilder and Gargano dove through the ropes and took out AOP. Dawson hits a suplex on Ciampa from the top turnbuckle to the outside, which takes out everyone.

Rezar makes the tag and the AOP hit The Last Chapter on Ciampa, which eliminates DIY. We are down to AOP and The Revival in this match. Akam is legal and The Revival may be out. AOP hit a double powerbomb on The Revival and look to put them away. Wilder grabs Rezar and Dawson got a two count on Akam. AOP hit the Super Collider on The Revival to retain the titles.
Winners: Authors of Pain

--> match of the eventing and showstealer. Sadly DIY was the first team gone. The result that AoP keeping the titles is fine for me. 8,50 of 10 points.

Asuka vs Ember Moon for the Women's Championship 
Ember Moon makes her way to the ring and there are many people that believe she is the one to finally dethrone Asuka and become the new Women's Champion. Asuka has ruled the Women's division in NXT ever since she defeated Bayley at NXT TakOver: Dallas. If she wins this match, Asuka will be Women's Champion for a full year. As dominating as Asuka is, Ember Moon has proved that a match can end in a second with the Eclipse. The bell rings and both Women stare at each other. They lock up and Asuka backs Ember up against ropes. Ember takes down Asuka and a series of arm drags follow. Ember sends Asuka for a ride across the ring as both women refuse to back down. Asuka strikes Moon with a hip attack but Ember comes back with kicks. Asuka hits Ember with another hip attack as Ember gets back in the ring. Asuka has full control of Moon at this point. Asuka uses her lethal kicks again to take down Moon. Asuka hits a hip attack for a third time in the match as Moon is in serious trouble.

Asuka goes for the Asuka lock but Ember hits her with a forearm. Moon takes Asuka out with a cross body on the outside. Asuka now has control of Moon back in the ring. Asuka continues to wear Moon down with kicks as Asuka looks for the Asuka lock. Asuka tries to take Moon down but Moon continues to fight back in an attempt to break the hold. Ember breaks the hold and both women are down. Asuka misses the hip attack and Moon kicks Asuka in the side of her face. Moon sends Asuka for a ride and uses kicks of her own, followed by a slam. Asuka hits a german suplex, followed by a cover on Moon but she doesn't get the three count. Ember takes Asuka down and gets a two count. Ember goes to the ropes but Asuka meets her there. Moon went for the Eclipse but Asuka kicks Moon in the face to retain the title.
Winner and still champ: Asuka

--> Asuka´s heelturn looks completed now with cheating for the win. Ember will still be the next womans champion soon. 8 of 10 points for a great womans match. 

Shinsuke Nakamura vs Bobby Roode for the NXT Championship
Nakamura makes his way to the ring and he is determined to get back the NXT title. Shinsuke said that he will rise again and he has an opportunity to fulfil that promise tonight. Bobby Roode won the title in San Antonio when he took advantage of the injury to Nakamura's leg. He hopes to continue his reign tonight. William Regal hands the referee the new NXT title and we are underway. Roode goes for a kick to the knee of Nakamura and gets him in a side headlock. Nakamura backs Roode into the ropes and taunts him. Shinsuke is attempting to play mind games with Roode. Nakamura shows the dangers of his kicks early as Roode takes Nakumura down with a shoulder block. Nakamura responds with knees to the gut of Roode in the corner. Nakamura successfully executes good vibrations on Roode, which gives him the advantage. Nakamura looks for a suplex but Roode counters with a dropkick and knocks Nakamura to the outside of the ring.

Back in the ring, Roode is clearly in control of Nakamura. Roode stomps Nakamura down in the corner as he taunts to the crowd. He chops Nakamura and continues to further his advantage in this match. Roode hits a neck breaker on Nakamura, which results in a two count. Roode has the nerve hold on Shinsuke, which if applied long enough will take away the feellng of half of Nakamura's body. Bobby continues to wear Shinsuke down with the nerve hold. Roode has dissected a body part of Nakamura as Shinsuke tries to fight back. Nakamura is using his strong style moves to damage and wear Roode down. On the outside, Nakamura hits two knees to Roode. Back in the ring, Nakamura gets a two count on Roode. Bobby hits some elbows to Nakamura followed by a clothesline, which takes Nakamura down. Shinsuke hits a dropkick on Roode but Bobby comes back with a chop block to the injured knee of Shinsuke. Bobby slams Nkamura's knee into the ring post. It's clear that the knee of Shinsuke has become the focal point of Roode's attack. Bobby has the figure four leg lock in on Nakamura, which will hurt Nakamura's knees even more.

Nakamura reverses the pressure but Roode breaks the hold and goes back to the knee of Nakamura. Shinsuke tries to get the armbar in and does so. He transitions into the triangle choke. Shinsuke goes back to the arm bar but Roode gets to the rope to force a break. Nakamura goes for a knee to Roode in the turnbuckles but Roode avoided contact and Nakamura's knee smashed into the turnbuckle. Roode hits the back stabber and gets a two count after the pin attempt. Both men are face to face in this fight for the NXT title. They are exchanging strikes and Roode had the advantage but Nakamura countered. Nakamura went for the pin but coudn't hook the leg and therefore, he didn't get the pin. Roode hits the Glorious DDT but Nakamura refuses to stay down. Roode is shocked that he couldn't put Nakamura away. Roode grabs the ring bell but Nakamura kicks him in the head followed by a suplex. Roode hits a spine buster but didn't get the three count. Nakamura backs Roode into the turnbuckle but Roode takes out Nakamura's knee and hits a Glorious DDT and beats Nakamura to retain the NXT title.
Winner and still champ: Bobby Roode

--> good mainevent with the right winner. Nothing left for Nakamura in NXT so he should be on his way to WWE right now. 8 of 10 points.



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WWE NXT TakeOver: Orlando PPV Predictions

Here are my predictions for tonights NXT PPV in Orlando.

Aleister Black vs. Andrade "Cien" Almas

It wouldn't make any sense for Aleister Black to make his debut and to come up short, particularly as he's the babyface, so I'm definitely expecting him to win. This feud doesn't have anything going for it yet as it is just a randomly announced match, so I'm not particularly excited, but I'm at least interested to see what Black has to offer.

PREDICTION: Black is victorious.

Eight-Person Mixed Tag Team Match: SAnitY vs. Tye Dillinger, Roderick Strong, No Way Jose and Ruby Riot

A similar match happened already on a regular episode, but with the addition of Ruby Riot to the feud, it will introduce a new element to justify having a relative repeat. It gets a lot of names on the card and it could be interesting.

PREDICTION: SAnitY loses.

NXT Women's Championship Match: Asuka (c) vs. Ember Moon

I've been saying for months that Asuka versus Ember Moon would happen in Orlando, and yet despite this being the case, I can't help but feel like WWE hasn't done enough to properly set it up. Right now, I still think Moon is the best suited to dethrone Asuka, but I don't feel like the momentum is there like I had anticipated. They never gave Moon a proper feud to allow fans to get behind her enough. Nikki Cross will probably feud with Moon after Asuka moves up to the main roster during the SmackDown Women's Championship match, as that is being purposely vague about the number of participants for a reason. The only real question is whether or not Asuka drops the title to win SmackDown's belt or if they have her go into it still undefeated somehow.

PREDICTION: A new champion is crowned.

NXT Tag Team Championship Match: The Authors of Pain (c) vs. The Revival vs. #DIY

This makes perfect sense. To do another match between AoP and DIY would be redundant, but to have The Revival face AoP on their own would be kind of odd as it would be heels against each other. This way, Akam and Rezar can be the true heels, Dash and Dawson can be the tweeners in a way as the crowd still likes them despite being heels, and Gargano and Ciampa are the babyfaces. I'm fully expecting the champions to retain the titles and I wouldn't be shocked at all if this is the last we see of The Revival in NXT before they're called up to the main roster and put on either Raw or SmackDown.

PREDICTION: The Authors of Pain retain. 

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

Roode will be successful in retaining his title here and Nakamura will either go to a different feud afterward or he'll just come up to Raw or SmackDown the night after WrestleMania, if not at WrestleMania itself (but I'm leaning more toward a post-Mania debut). There's not much left for Nakamura to do in NXT outside of a match with Kassius Ohno.

PREDICTION: Bobby Roode wins. 

WWE Smackdown Live Results 3/28/17

1. Carmella with James Ellsworth defeated Becky Lynch via disqualification. The match ended in a disqualification when a heated conversation between Alexa Bliss and Mickie James turned physical and spilled over into the ring, and Mickie attacked Carmella. Bryan came out and made a tag match between the four women.

2. Carmella with James Ellsworth and Alexa Bliss defeated Mickie James and Becky Lynch. The match was interrupted by Natalya’s music. Ellsworth used the distraction to get in front of Becky so Carmella could get a roll-up for the win.

After the match, Natalya jumped into the ring to join the scrum. Before it could be broken up by officials, Naomi’s music hit and she took down Natalya on the ramp. After chasing everyone out of the ring, Naomi took the mic and announced that she’s back from injury, and will officially join the Women’s Smackdown Championship match at WrestleMania.

–The Miz and Maryse come out to show the “shocking conclusion” to Total Bellas. They’re interrupted by the real John Cena and Nikki Bella, who took exception to the vignette wherein Fake John Cena refuses Fake Nikki’s proposal, saying he “hustles” fans by pretending to be something he’s not, and he doesn’t love her – only himself.

Cena says that the only reason Maryse didn’t come back was because WWE didn’t want her. He says he’s so loyal to WWE that people hate him for it, and the only movies Miz makes are cheap bootlegs of Cena’s. He then told Maryse that she just shows up, steals a paycheck, and is a waste of space, and that Miz is only using her to be on Total Divas. Everything Miz does isn’t real, but this Sunday “real” is gonna punch him in the face.

They’re not the “it” couple, they’re the “shhhhhhh it” couple. Cena speculated that maybe the Miz doesn’t have children because he has no penis. After walking away, the Miz turned back and tried to fight Cena, but was stopped by Maryse and the couple left up the ramp.

3. 10-Man Tag Team Match: Heath Slater and Rhyno, American Alpha, and Mojo Rawley defeated Breezango, The Usos, and Dolph Ziggler. Rawley was able to score the win for his team after delivering a forearm smash in the corner to Breeze.

4. Luke Harper beated by Bray Wyatt. Wyatt took advantage of Harper’s hesitation before his forearm attack to get in position and hit him with a Sister Abigail to end the match. As Bray posed in the ring with his championship, Orton appeared on the Titantron, jamming a crucifix into the ground where Sister Abigail is supposedly buried.