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I’m going to miss the guy. He was nothing special in WWE but he was actually awesome in Lucha Underground as a cool thug for hire. However, anything that lets Lucha Underground try something new is worth a shot.
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Brie Bella pinned Charlotte in a tag match because the way to get someone new over in the division is to give them the title and then have them lose almost every match. Paige and Natalya fought a bit to pad out the match. I do like the idea that they have more than one Divas story going at the same time, but they could have better ideas than Brie Bella pinning the Divas Champion.
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of Honor
Date: October 14, 2015
Location: San Antonio Shrine Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 600
Commentators: King Corino, Kevin Kelly
Opening sequence.
The commentary audio is notably lower this week as I can barely understand Kelly.
ACH vs. Matt Sydal
Addiction vs. All Night Express is announced for next week.
Beer City Bruiser/Silas Young vs. The Boys
Bruiser runs both of them over in the corner and suplexes both Boys at the same time. They avoid a top rope splash though and the Boys try to ride Bruiser, only to be destroyed by Silas. Misery is enough to pin one of the Boys at 1:40.
Truth Martini and Jay Lethal talk about Watanabe learning English. Tonight he learns how to say Jay Lethal is the best wrestler in the world.
TV Title: Watanabe vs. Jay Lethal
Lethal is defending but uses the handshake to get in a cheap shot to take over early. Watanabe charges into a boot in the corner and gets elbowed in the face a few times, only to charge into a slam for two. A nice backsplash gets two for Watanabe but Truth Martini trips him up, allowing Jay to nail three straight suicide dives. We take a break and come back with Lethal getting two off a suplex.
The fans remind Lethal that AJ Styles is coming for the title to end the show.
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Thunder
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May 27, 2000
Location: Wendler Arena, Saginaw, Michigan
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay, Bobby Heenan
Steiner and Nash arrive.
Opening sequence.
Cruiserweight Title: Daffney vs. Chris Candido vs. The Artist
Russo whines to Bischoff about all of his problems. Does he do anything besides book bad wrestling shows and complain about how much his life sucks?
Kimberly tells Elizabeth to put lotion on her back. You can add “puts his female talent in life versions of his erotica” to the list of things Russo does.
Hardcore Title: Shane Douglas vs. Norman Smiley/Ralphus
Bischoff tells Cat to “Jackie Chan” Funk. At least go with Bruce Lee man.
Russo is talking to some old woman.
Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner are wearing goggles. Why? Not explained, but it makes for a funny random visual I guess.
Jarrett yells at Russo, who can barely talk (HALLELUJAH).
Bischoff tells Douglas to deal with Funk tonight.
Filthy Animals vs. Misfits in Action
Juvy tries to come in off the top but gets slammed down, setting up a horrible cobra clutch slam (you would think Juvy could jump better than that) for a one count. This brings Disco in with a kendo stick to clean house, allowing Rey to come in off the top with a seated senton to eliminate Hammer. Disco comes in and takes Chavo down with a swinging neckbreaker, only to have Chavo pop up and hook the tornado DDT for the elimination.
Bischoff tries to break up an argument between Kidman, Horace and Torrie.
Russo is talking to Rick Steiner and Tank Abbott.
The Wall vs. Chuck Palumbo
Tables match. Wall suplexes him to start and lifts him up in the corner for some choking. Palumbo escapes an attempt at a slam through a table and elbows out of a chokeslam. The exercise bar knocks Wall off the apron and through the table. This was NOTHING. Like even by WCW standards, this was a waste of time.
Horace Hogan/Kidman vs. Kronik
Horace flips Kidman off when he comes for a tag so Bischoff gets up, only to be shoved back down. Horace gets a chair as Kronik gives Kidman High Times. Clark loads up Kidman for a chair but Horace turns (?) on him to lay Kronik out with a chair, giving Kidman the pin. The announcers have no idea if this was a title match or not.
Kimberly has security looking for Elizabeth.
G.I. Bro vs. Shawn Stasiak
Stasiak stomps the new guy down in the corner to start and chokes him on the ropes. They head outside with Bro hitting an ax handle off the apron, followed by a some right hands back inside, only to have Stasiak hot shot him. Back to the floor as Stasiak continues to search for anything resembling a good offense. Bro is sent into various objects before they head back inside and exchange clotheslines for two each. A powerbomb gets the same for Stasiak but he tries to bring in a chair, allowing Bro to hit his series of kicks, followed by the Book End for the pin.
WCW World Title: Jeff Jarrett vs. Kevin Nash vs. Scott Steiner
Scott goes after them, leaving Russo to go after Nash who promptly hits him in the face. Jarrett hits Nash in the back with a bat to break up the Jackknife to the boss. Back up and Nash hits the referee (Billy Silverman, who has been refereeing the match despite what Russo said) by mistake. Jeff misses a belt shot so Nash hits him in the face with the title. Russo pulls the referee out of the ring at two and hits him with a guitar.
Counting backwards from today (October 17, 2015), you would have to go back to Summerslam 2011 to see the WWE Championship change hands sixteen times.
Finally, starting at Barely Legal 1997, the ECW World Title changed hands exactly sixteen times until their final pay per view in January 2001.
So we have four years, four and a half years, just under four years, or less than five months in WCW 2000.
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Smackdown
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October 15, 2015
Location: US Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Commentators: Rich Brennan, Jerry Lawler, Booker T.
Opening sequence.
Roman Reigns vs. Bo Dallas
Before the match, Bo talks about Reigns going to a scary place at the pay per view. Dallas knows all about scary places because he went to Suplex City, but he actually survived it unlike Reigns. Dallas actually takes him into the corner to start but Reigns drops him with a neckbreaker. A middle rope clothesline to the back of the head gives Bo an opening, only to have Reigns come back with even more clotheslines of his own. Dallas wants time and Reigns stops to smile, only to get annoyed when he takes a kick to the ribs. Now the Samoan drop connects and the two moves end Dallas at 2:58.
Cesaro/Neville vs. Sheamus/King Barrett
Rematch from Raw because the writers already came up with their idea for the week. Ascension and Stardust are sitting in the crowd with a STARDUST SECTION sign. Barrett and Neville get things going with Neville starting his kicking regimen early. Sheamus comes in and eventually gets hurricanranaed out to the floor, allowing Cesaro to backdrop his partner over the top and onto the villains in a nice visual.
Kevin Owens vs. Zack Ryder
Recap of Rollins and Kane on Monday. That would be another loss for the champ, which of course has nothing to do with the ratings plunging.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Rusev
Wyatt Family vs. Prime Time Players
Charlotte vs. Alicia Fox
Team Bella attacks post match but Paige makes the save.
Video on Lesnar vs. Undertaker.
New Day vs. Dean Ambrose/Dudley Boyz
Dean comes in to clean house and Woods eats the suicide dive. The top rope standing clothesline gets two on Woods but Big E. hits a clothesline of his own. Bubba gets the tag for the Bionic Elbow (complete with trombone) to Kofi as everything breaks down. Dean goes up top for a dive on Big E. but Woods shoves him to the floor. Kofi eats 3D but Woods gets in a trombone shot for the DQ at 9:35.
New Day lays out the Dudleyz to end the show.
Results
Roman Reigns b. Bo Dallas – Spear
Sheamus/King Barrett b. Cesaro/Neville – Sheamus pinned Cesaro after a Bull Hammer
Kevin Owens b. Zack Ryder – Pop Up Powerbomb
Dolph Ziggler b. Rusev – Zig Zag
Wyatt Family b. Prime Time Players – Standing choke to Young
Charlotte b. Alicia Fox – Figure Eight
Dudley Boyz/Dean Ambrose b. New Day via DQ when Woods used a trombone
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Wrestling
Date: October 14, 2015
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Josh Matthews, D’Angelo Dinero
Group Tag Team Specialists
Matt Hardy
Eddie Edwards
Davey Richards
Robbie E.
Group Future Four
Jesse Godderz
Mica
Eli Drake
Crimson
Group X-Division
Tigre Uno
DJZ
Mandrews
Manik
Group TNA Originals
James Storm
Bobby Roode
Abyss
Eric Young
Yes Manik and not TJP because this was taped months ago and new storylines are erased.
Group Tag Team Specialists: Matt Hardy vs. Davey Richards
Back in and Matt hooks a sleeper but Davey fights back with a jawbreaker to knock Matt to the floor, followed by a suicide dive. Josh: “Of course the ending to Bound For Glory has been trending for two weeks.” Back in and Davey fires off kicks until Matt grabs the Side Effect for two more. Matt dives into a kick to the ribs but Davey misses a top rope double stomp, setting up the Twist of Fate to give Matt the pin at 9:06.
Rating: C+. Nice match here with Matt doing his normal stuff and Davey doing all of his kicks. Matt would have been fine for a token title reign but giving him one in the spot they did it and the quick fallout are going to make it much more infamous than a feel good moment. You almost have to expect Matt to advance into the round of sixteen, likely winding up against Galloway or Carter down the line.
Group Tag Team Specialists
Matt Hardy – 3 points (2 matches remaining)
Robbie E. – 0 points (3 matches remaining)
Eddie Edwards – 0 points (3 matches remaining)
Davey Richards – 0 points (2 matches remaining)
We take a look at Beer Money splitting and Roode taking the World Title from Storm.
Group X-Division argued about who is the least likely to advance. Bart Simpson jokes are made.
Pope predicts DJZ and Tigre Uno advance from the group for his fearless predictions.
Group Wildcard
Kenny King – 3 points (2 matches remaining)
Crazzy Steve – 0 points (3 matches remaining)
Mahabali Shera – 0 points (3 matches remaining)
Davey Richards says he lost a fair match to a better man tonight.
Group TNA Originals argue over who is eliminated. Storm and Abyss are annoyed over the Revolution fallout.
Group TNA Originals: Eric Young vs. Abyss
Abyss splashes him in the corner to start but Eric bites the hand to block a chokeslam as we take a break. Back with the brawl heading to the break and Abyss sending him into the steps to take over. Young starts choking a lot but dives into a chokeslam attempt. Abyss has to settle for a Samoan drop for two, followed by the chokeslam for the same. Janice is brought in but Hebner takes it away, allowing Eric to get in a low blow and the top rope elbow for two. The Black Hole Slam gives Abyss the quick pin at 10:39.
Group TNA Originals
Abyss – 3 points (2 matches remaining)
James Storm – 0 points (3 matches remaining)
Bobby Roode – 0 points (3 matches remaining)
Eric Young – 0 points (2 matches remaining)
Group Tag Team Specialist: Eddie Edwards vs. Robbie E.
Group Tag Team Specialists
Matt Hardy – 3 points (2 matches remaining)
Robbie E. – 3 points (2 matches remaining)
Eddie Edwards – 0 points (2 matches remaining)
Davey Richards – 0 points (2 matches remaining)
Eddie shakes his hand post match.
Group Future Four gets annoyed at Eli Drake who completely outclasses the other three. He speaks a very basic style but comes off like a really good, arrogant heel.
Group Wildcard: Mahabali Shera vs. Crazzy Steve
Group Wildcard
Kenny King – 3 points (2 matches remaining)
Mahabali Shera – 3 points (2 matches remaining)
Crazzy Steve – 0 points (2 matches remaining)
More Roode vs. Storm history, this time including the Revolution, which had nothing to do with Roode.
Group TNA Originals: James Storm vs. Bobby Roode
Group TNA Originals
Abyss – 3 points (2 matches remaining)
Bobby Roode – 3 points (2 matches remaining)
James Storm – 0 points (2 matches remaining)
Eric Young – 0 points (2 matches remaining)
Results
Matt Hardy b. Davey Richards – Twist of Fate
Abyss b. Eric Young – Black Hole Slam
Robbie E. b. Eddie Edwards – Reverse DDT
Mahabali Shera b. Crazzy Steve – Sky High
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NXT
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October 14, 2015
Location: Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida
Commentators: Rich Brennan, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton
We open with a long recap of Takeover: Respect. What an awesome show.
Opening sequence.
Breast cancer is bad.
Vaudevillains vs. Angelo Dawkins/Sawyer Fulton
Clip of Asuka destroying Dana Brooke.
Evie vs. Nia Jax
Package on the praise for the Iron Man match.
Eva Marie is in Paris for some me time.
Battle Royal
Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, Tye Dillinger, Colin Cassady, Enzo Amore, Danny Burch, Elias Sampson, Mojo Rawley, Blake, Murphy, Rhyno, Tyler Breeze, Scott Dawson, Dash Wilder, Bull Dempsey, Baron Corbin, Apollo Crews, Samoa Joe, Zack Ryder, Steve Cutler, Riddick Moss
Burch and Sampson are put out as well with Gargano following them. All four were put out by Crews in quite the display. Back from a break with no one having been eliminated during the break. Enzo and Blake have to save themselves but both stay in. Cass throws Moss out but the Mechanics get rid of him, only to have Enzo dump both of them at once. Dillinger eliminates Enzo but gets beaten up and tossed by Dempsey. Rhyno saves Corbin and eliminates Bull to get us down to ten.
They drive each other into the corner and the fans are entirely behind Crews. A spinebuster plants Apollo but Corbin gets frustrated when Crews stays on the apron. Apollo starts his comeback but the moonsault hits knees. Crews comes back with a series of kicks to the head though and a clothesline eliminates Corbin for the win at 23:12.
Rating: C+. Battle royals are always tricky to grade but this was more than entertaining enough. They flew through some of the eliminations here but the result is a good way to give us a new #1 contender and challenger for the title. There are only so many ways to run a battle royal and this was about as good as it was going to get.
Results
Vaudevillains b. Angelo Dawkins/Sawyer Fulton – Whirling Dervish to Dawkins
Nia Jax b. Evie – Release Rock Bottom
Apollo Crews won a battle royal last eliminating Baron Corbin
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Looking at the difference between real fake and fake real in wrestling.
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Nitro #241
Date: May 22, 2000
Location: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Attendance: 6,530
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Scott Hudson, Mark Madden
We open with a recap of the New Blood falling apart. Remember: as soon as Bischoff and Russo were gone for a single night, the whole team started falling apart. They need that strong and MANLY influence of Vince Russo to keep them in line.
Booker T. vs. The Cat
Terry Funk held a press conference earlier today and might be retiring later tonight.
Cruiserweight Title: Daffney vs. Crowbar
Booker tells the Misfits to stay tuned next week.
Ralphus and Norman are washing cars for $1 apiece.
Kidman vs. Horace Hogan
Jarrett and Russo make jokes around the casket.
The Filthy Animals arrive in a bouncing car and the Misfits take notice.
Clip of the Kanyon interview from Thunder.
The Wall vs. Mike Awesome
Wall pops up and goes after Awesome but Shane Douglas runs out with a steel pipe. They fight into the back and Page pops out of an ambulance (because he was just in there) and everyone brawls.
Norman and Ralphus pour on whatever is in the new bucket. It looks like paint or paint remover.
Scott Steiner vs. Rick Steiner
Pamela Paulshock, the new fake chest with a pretty blonde interviewer attached, asks Nash about what he just did. Nash wants a title shot tonight.
Chuck Palumbo vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Liz is here with Palumbo along with the security. Page gets a quick two off a belly to belly, followed by a Batista Bomb for the same. Elizabeth slams Palumbo into a rollup for two before a double clothesline puts both guys down for an eight count. Cue Kimberly to hit Liz in the back with a ball bat so the referee leaves the ring, allowing Awesome to come in with the halo. Page looks at Awesome and stands there so Mike can hit him in the face. Palumbo racks Page for the win.
Luger comes out and takes a beating of his own. Palumbo hits him in the face with the exercise bar and Luger has to go out on a stretcher.
Vampiro vs. Hulk Hogan
Remember when this was a thing a few months ago? Well this time Vampiro comes out with a blowtorch and a can of gasoline. Vampiro jumps him to start and knocks Hogan out to the floor. A superkick knocks Hogan up against the barricade but he comes right back with punches to the face.
Sting saves Hogan from being set on fire (little reaction) and lays Vampiro out.
It was in fact paint remover, triggering another brawl between the Misfits and the Animals. Major Gunns has to reluctantly give Ralphus mouth to mouth. Naturally she winds up getting tongue, which Tony finds hilarious.
WCW World Title: Jeff Jarrett vs. Kevin Nash
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I can’t wait to hear all the purists whine about how this isn’t real but having to leave to go see who Matthew Berry says they should bench for their fantasy team this week.
Cool news for wrestling fans as this is going to be about five minutes a week and could lead to more coverage down the line.
