New Column: 12 Days of Wrestling Christmas
Yeah I know a lot of people are doing something like this but it’s the best I’ve got.
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Yeah I know a lot of people are doing something like this but it’s the best I’ve got.
http://www.wrestlingrumors.net/kbs-review-12-days-wrestling-christmas/32816/
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Night Raw
Date: December 15, 2014
Location: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Commentators: Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield
Your choices for Jericho vs. Heyman: Extreme Rules, No Holds Barred or Street Fight.
Erick Rowan/Dolph Ziggler vs. Big Show/Luke Harper
Ziggler has to run away from Big Show to start but eventually gets thrown into the corner. Some right hands and a dropkick stagger Show but he just tosses Ziggler down with ease. A hard shoulder sends Ziggler out to the floor and he barely beats the ten count back in as we take our second break in seven minutes.
Jericho tells Fandango to shut up in the back and go to the ring.
Video on TLC last night.
Bella Twins vs. Alicia Fox/Natalya
Tyson checks on Nikki for some reason until Natalya sees him.
Roman Reigns will be in action tomorrow night on Super Smackdown Live.
We look at Big Show interfering in the tables match last night but getting taken out by the returning Roman Reigns.
Ascension is coming.
Goldust/Stardust vs. New Day
Adam Rose vs. Kane
Kane quickly throws Rose to the floor where the Bunny plays cheerleader. Back in and Rose runs away from Kane until he nails a clothesline in the corner. Rose stops to dance though and eats a big boot, but the Bunny comes in off the top, only to dive into a double chokeslam for the pin at 1:32. Side note: Jimmy Jacobs was part of the Rosebuds.
The Bunny gets tombstoned.
We look back at the opening segment.
Chris Jericho vs. Paul Heyman
Extreme Rules – 39%
No Holds Barred – 18%
Street Fight – 43%
Miz vs. Jimmy Uso
Rating: C-. You know, Miz can actually have a decent match when he gets away from the Figure Four stuff. Jimmy winning here makes the most sense given the story, even though Naomi has wound up meaning nothing in this entire story other than setting it up, making her one of the first Maguffins in WWE history.
Post break Naomi is walking in the back when Miz comes up to offer her a spot on MizTV tomorrow night. As usual, Naomi looks unsure.
The cage is lowered.
Seth Rollins vs. John Cena
In a cage of course with pins, submissions or escape. Rollins charges up the cage wall to start but John pulls him back down. The LOUD dueling Cena chants begin as Rollins drives him face first into the cage for two. Cena comes right back by catapulting him into the cage but Seth catches himself and climbs, only to be pulled back down onto the top rope.
A big bulldog drives Seth down for two and John climbs, only to have Mercury run interference. Rollins stops him from getting out the door and almost gets out himself but Cena powers him back in. Back up and they go up the corner, only to have Rollins sunset flip into a running buckle bomb for two as we take a break.
Back with Cena fighting back and knocking Mercury off the cage. The AA gets a very close two and Cena is stunned. He knocks Noble off the door and goes up top, only to have to fight out of a superplex attempt. Rollins gets knocked off the top and the Fameasser gets two. Another AA attempt is countered and the top rope knee to the face gets two for Rollins. Seth shouts that this is what Cena wanted and rams him face first into the cage. John does the same to him and both guys are down.
Results
Big Show/Luke Harper b. Dolph Ziggler/Erick Rowan – KO Punch to Rowan
Natalya/Alicia Fox b. Bella Twins – Sharpshooter to Brie
New Day b. Goldust/Stardust – Midnight Hour to Goldust
Kane b. Adam Rose – Chokeslam
Jimmy Uso b. Miz – Superfly Splash
Seth Rollins b. John Cena – Rollins escaped the cage
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Seth Green was the guest host and was fine in the role. Well as fine as a totally unnecessary guest host can be on this show.
Cena promised to put Rollins through a table in serious mode.
AJ made Summer tap to the Black Widow in yet another nothing match.
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Simple one here as I pick my own Slammy winners.
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Night Raw
Date: December 8, 2014
Location: Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Jerry Lawler
We start with a Tonight On Raw preview, focusing on Cena vs. Big Show in the main event.
Occupy Raw
Stephanie McMahon getting arrested for slapping Brie
The Authority being eliminated/Sting debuting
Steve Austin, The Rock and Hulk Hogan opening Wrestlemania
Dolph Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins
Here are some Slammys awarded on the pre-show:
Insult of the Year – Rock insulting Lana and Rusev
Tag Team of the Year – Usos
Breakout Star of the Year – Dean Ambrose
Hashtag of the Year – RKOOUTTANOWHERE
Fan Participation – YOU SOLD OUT to Seth Rollins
Kofi Kingston vs. Stardust
Stardust takes Kofi down to start and steps on his chest before the referee breaks it up in the ropes. A chinlock goes as far as you would expect it to and Kofi fights up with a hurricanrana. Some dropkicks put Starudust down and the NEW DAY Drop (no more Boom) sets up a running knee in the corner. A high cross body is enough to pin Stardust at 2:58.
Johnny Ace is presenting Surprise Return of the Year. After suggesting the People Power replace the Authority, here are the nominees:
Hulk Hogan
Batista
The Rock
Ultimate Warrior
Charlotte vs. Natalya
Tyson Kidd takes the spotlight like he did at Survivor Series.
Seth Sells Out
Nikki Turns On Brie
The Streak Is Conquered
There goes the neck brace and Dean drags the ladder and chair to the ring. He throws the chair in and nails Bray in the ribs with the ladder. Dean throws in a chair and hits Bray square in the head with it. A table comes in as well but Wyatt rolls to the floor. Dean lays on the table with the chair over him. Bray comes back down and gets another chair thrown at him. This Sunday, Dean is going to become the monster and eat Bray alive.
Seth Green brings out Jerry Lawler to present Diva of the Year. The nominees are:
Brie Bella
Nikki Bella
AJ Lee
Paige
Erick Rowan vs. Luke Harper
Post match Rowan fights back and starts throwing the stairs into the ring. Harper takes a big shot to the head and bails.
Adam Rose comes out to present LOL Moment of the Year. The Bunny won Animal of the Year earlier. Rose thinks he should be hosting and says the fans know nothing when they disagree. The nominees are:
WeeLC
Mizdow the Stunt Double
Vickie Guerrero knocking Stephanie into pudding
Here are some other winners.
Faction of the Year – Shield
Rivalry of the Year – Bryan vs. Authority
Raw Guest Star of the Year – Jackman
Twitter Handle of the Year – @HeelZiggler
Couple of the Year – Bryan/Brie Bella
Usos/Ryback vs. Kane/Miz/Damien Mizdow
Green celebrates with the winners.
We look back at the first Slammys in 1986.
Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton vs. Batista – Wrestlemania XXX
John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt – Payback
Shield vs. Evolution – Extreme Rules
Team Cena vs. Team Authority – Survivor Series
AJ Lee vs. Summer Rae
Summer mocks AJ for winning the award earlier and AJ goes right at her, only to eat a wheelbarrow slam for two. A spinwheel kick that misses by six inches gets two on AJ before we hit a quickly broken chinlock. AJ pops up and Black Widows Summer for the submission at 2:18.
Rob Van Dam is here to present the Extreme Moment of the Year. The nominees are:
Chris Jericho diving off the cage and onto Bray Wyatt
Seth Rollins Curb Stomps Dean Ambrose onto cinder blocks
Saint Mick does his merchandise shilling.
Booker T. is presenting Superstar of the Year.
Dean Ambrose
Bray Wyatt
Roman Reigns
Brock Lesnar
Bray Wyatt
John Cena
Seth Rollins
Chris Jericho is Guest GM next week.
John Cena vs. Big Show
Results
Seth Rollins b. Dolph Ziggler – Curb Stomp
Kofi Kingston b. Stardust – High cross body
Natalya b. Charlotte – Small package
Erick Rowan b. Luke Harper via DQ when Harper hit Rowan with a ladder
Usos/Ryback b. Miz/Damien Mizdow/Kane – Shell Shock to Miz
AJ Lee b. Summer Rae – Black Widow
John Cena b. Big Show via DQ when Seth Rollins interfered
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Rusev attacked Zeb Colter off screen and cost us Fandango vs. Swagger. Jack came out a segment later to chase Rusev off and reignite their feud.
Mizdow beat Fernando in a dull match that took place so Jimmy could come out and slap Miz.
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Night Raw
Date: December 1, 2014
Location: BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, John Bradshaw Layfield
The two of them share some banter until Rollins says Cena is taking undue credit for the win at Survivor Series. Rollins remembers eliminating Cena at Survivor Series and only losing due to Sting. On the other hand, Cena remembers one man left on Team Cena eliminating three members of Team Authority, including Rollins himself. Seth: “You say Dolph, I say Sting. Whatever.”
The brawl is on, including with Kane coming in for a chokeslam to Cena. Seth loads up a table but Ryback comes in for the save. Kane beats him down with a chair so Rowan comes in and kicks Kane down, only to have Big Show come in with a splash. Show loads up the steps so Ziggler comes out to post him and get a ladder, but Harper runs out and drives the ladder into Dolph. Cena loads Rollins up for an AA through the table but eats the KO Punch, setting up a TripleBomb through the table with Rollins playing Reigns.
Back with Cena and company slowly being helped out. A six man tag is announced for later.
Tag Team Turmoil
Winners get a Tag Team Title match at TLC. We start with Kofi/Big E. vs. Goldust/Stardust as Kofi throws Stardust around with ease. Big E. runs Stardust down and the Big Ending/Top rope DDT (the Midnight Hour) ends Stardust at 1:36. Tyson Kidd and Cesaro are the next team as we take a break. Back with Cesaro throwing Kofi around before bringing in Kidd for some choking on the ropes.
Off to a chinlock on Kofi for a bit before he elbows up, only to be slammed back down. Kingston rolls away and tags Big E. back in to clean house, only to have Cesaro break up the Big Ending. Kidd joins him and Big E. clotheslines both guys to the floor. Kofi gets launched over the topr for a big dive, setting up a springboard shot to the face. The Dusts come out for a distraction though, allowing Kidd to roll Kofi up for the pin at 8:11 total.
Back with Jimmy fighting out of another chinlock. Jimmy fights up but has to suplex Kidd down. Tyson jumps into a superkick, setting up the tag to Jey for the Superfly Splash to get us down to one on one at 16:00. Finally we have Adam Rose/the Bunny vs. the Usos for the title shot. Rose starts fast with a pair of rollups on Jimmy but the Bunny tags himself in. Adam starts arguing as the Bunny goes up. Jimmy tries a superplex but gets caught in a sunset bomb for two. More arguing allows Jey to superkick Rose, setting up the Superfly Splash for the title shot at 19:10.
A long black limo brings Vince to the arena.
Seth Green is hosting next week.
Erick Rowan vs. Big Show
Fandango vs. Jack Swagger
Damien Mizdow vs. Fernando
Bray Wyatt vs. R-Truth
Post match Bray starts throwing in chairs, still shouting for Dean. He wants the truth but pulls out a ladder as we take a break. We come back with Bray sitting in his rocking chair under a ladder with a table in the corner. Bray tells us the story of Jacob and his great ladder that the angels climbed up to Heaven and back. Wyatt dreams of a ladder where he ascends the ladder to praise no one. He looks down at his world and laughs at all the creatures that God has created and thinks they look like insects. In his dreams, he sees tables, ladders and chairs.
We recap the end of the opening segment with Cena going through the table after everyone came out.
Bella Twins vs. AJ Lee/???
Natalya – 32%
Naomi – 48%
Alicia Fox – 20%
Bella Twins vs. AJ Lee/Naomi
Paul Heyman is here via satellite to address the stipulation for Cena vs. Rollins. First up though, he wants to address what Cena said about Lesnar being here once a year. Would you have Christmas once a year? Of course not, because it would ruin the moment. Why not just have Wrestlemania every Monday night? Now if Cena comes out of TLC still #1 contender, he has to face a fresh Brock Lesnar.
Ryback/John Cena/Dolph Ziggler vs. Luke Harper/Seth Rollins/Kane
Back again with Cena fighting out of a Harper chinlock but eating a superkick from Harper for two. Rollins comes back in for a chinlock of his own but Cena suplexes him down to escape. The hot tag brings in Ziggler to face Harper with a neckbreaker and Fameasser getting two. Everything breaks down with Cena diving onto all five guys at once. Kane escapes the AA and kicks Cena down, only to take a powerslam from Ryback. Everyone hits their secondary finishers until Ziggler counters a Harper powerbomb into a sunset flip for the pin at 25:17.
Results
Usos won tag team turmoil last eliminating Adam Rose/the Bunny – Superfly Splash to Rose
Erick Rowan b. Big Show via DQ when Show used the steps
Fandango b. Jack Swagger via forfeit
Damien Mizdow b. Fernando – Figure Four
Bray Wyatt b. R-Truth – Sister Abigail
AJ Lee/Naomi b. Bella Twins – Black Widow to Nikki
Dolph Ziggler/John Cena/Ryback b. Kane/Luke Harper/Seth Rollins – Sunset flip to Harper
Remember to follow me on Twitter @kbreviews and pick up my new book on the History of the Royal Rumble at Amazon for just $3.99 at:
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Miz/Mizdow beat Goldust/Stardust to retain the titles. The idea here was Miz stayed on the floor with an alleged injury for most of the match before coming in to hit a quick Skull Crushing Finale and steal the glory.
Kane is in charge of concessions tonight. This led to some unfunny bits of pouring mustard on Santino and getting in a fight with Ryback, likely setting up a match at TLC.
Fandango beat Justin Gabriel in a copy of the Survivor Series pre-show match. Nothing to see here.
Brie Bella beat AJ via rollup when Nikki interfered. No sign of the Bellas splitting when the servant period was over.
Ziggler and Cena beat Rollins and the Stooges in the exact match you would expect them to have. The big deals here were that the Stooges could be selected by the fans via the App and the Anonymous Raw GM returned to end the show. In theory this is going to be a weekly deal.
Remember to follow me on Twitter @kbreviews and pick up my new book on the History of the Royal Rumble at Amazon for just $3.99 at:
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I’ll be back on the Mouth of the South Shore Radio Show at approximately 11:30pm EST tonight. The show is live so we’ll have Raw to discuss plus of course the Punk interview. I’ve been on the show before and it’s always a good talk, as hosted by one of the commenters here on the site.
Check it out live here:
The show is going to run about 90 minutes and will be available to listen to on demand about 24 hours later. These shows are always fun and the host is a smart guy. Come check it out.
KB
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Night Raw
Date: November 24, 2014
Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Commentators: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, John Bradshaw Layfield
He goes into a speech from the end of A Few Good Men (almost word for word) before asking who makes the decisions now. There is no Cena, Ziggler or Ryback without the Authority and there is no WWE Universe. What are the fans going to do without Raw now? They can sit on a couch and live in their pathetic failures, because the Authority is going to leave now, but you all will beg for them to come back.
That brings us to Rusev and Lana. Bryan thinks the US Champion should be a bit more patriotic so he has some options. Rusev can either defend the title in a battle royal against the rest of the roster, or he can pledge allegiance to a big US flag in the middle of the ring. Lana freaks out as the crowd chants USA.
Mark Henry vs. Ryback
Intercontinental Title: Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper
Ambrose fights back with right hands but his boot to the ribs is caught and Harper shoves it back, sending Dean face first onto the mat. After a quick chinlock, Harper sends him out to the floor yet again. Another whip sends Dean into the barricade but Ambrose comes back with a hard clothesline. They head back inside with Dean grabbing a rollup for two and a crossbody for the same.
Post match Dean gets a chair and hits Dirty Deeds before bringing in a table and ladder. Bray sneaks in through the crowd and lays him out though, including Sister Abigail on the floor.
Big E. New Day video.
Tag Team Titles: Miz/Damien Mizdow vs. Goldust/Stardust
Back with Stardust in control of Miz until a jawbreaker puts both guys down. The hot tag brings in Mizdow to clean house to a big reaction. He nails a quick Reality Check on Stardust and actually nips up. Stardust snaps his throat across the top though and things slow down again with Goldust holding a chinlock as a trainer checks on Miz.
The concessions manager yells at Kane and puts him in charge of chips.
Kane gives fans food when Santino and Larry show up in line. Santino winds up wearing mustard and Larry gets a hot dog because Kane is a fan.
Fandango vs. Justin Gabriel
Rematch of the pre-show match last night. Fandango hits a hard elbow to the jaw to start but Justin knocks him off the top rope. A big clothesline flips Justin inside out though as Rosa looks on from ringside. The top rope legdrop ends Gabriel at 1:57.
Brie Bella vs. AJ Lee
AJ yells at the Bellas post match and says talent is not sexually transmitted.
Adam Rose/The Bunny vs. Tyson Kidd/Natalya
Ryback wants to find the concession stand.
John Cena/Dolph Ziggler vs. Seth Rollins/???/???
Back with Cena in a bit of trouble until Noble misses a charge into the post. The hot tag brings in Ziggler for some clotheslines and the running DDT to Noble, but a Mercury distraction lets Rollins nail him to take over. Back to Noble for a slam and a legdrop for two. We hit the chinlock for a bit until Ziggler pops up with a dropkick. Mercury comes in and allows the hot tag to Cena as house is cleaned. Everything breaks down and the Stooges try to save Rollins. This earns them a whip into each other and an AA and Zig Zag for the pin at 10:05.
Results
Ryback b. Mark Henry – Meat Hook
Luke Harper b. Dean Ambrose via DQ when Ambrose hit the referee
Miz/Damien Mizdow b. Goldust/Stardust – Skull Crushing Finale to Stardust
Fandango b. Justin Gabriel – Top rope legdrop
Brie Bella b. AJ Lee – Rollup
Tyson Kidd/Natalya b. Adam Rose/The Bunny – Rollup to Rose
Dolph Ziggler/John Cena b. Seth Rollins/Jamie Noble/Joey Mercury – Zig Zag to Mercury
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