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Post by marc91 on Aug 13, 2023 9:28:29 GMT 1
WWE Fastlane 23.02.2020 Orlando, FL
So, they did a PPV in Saudi Arabia here and it was just 2 weeks before Elimination Chamber. Not enough time to build a card, especially when 'Mania is around the corner. So, this show will only feature qualifying matches for the upcoming Elimination Chambers and most matches are not dictated by any storyline The Rumble winner, Drew McIntyre, has already chosen to fight for the Raw World Title, so Brock Lesnar will defend his title at the next PPV. Instead, the SD Elimination Chamber will be for a title shot at 'Mania (current champion is Undertaker)
1. Smackdown Qualifying Match: Robert Roode def. Sami Zayn (w/ Bayley) (12 mins) There is no clear favourite here, even though Zayn seems in great form. Nakamura and Deville interfere and Zayn dives on him, but Roode uses a roll up to go over
2. Raw Qualifying Match: Bobby Lashley & Rusev (w/ Lana and MVP) def. Ricochet & Rey Mysterio (w/ Liv Morgan) (10 mins)
Mysterio and Ricochet teaming up should be a blast, especially against two big guys. Andrade interferes and Lashley pins Mysterio after the spear
3. Smackdown Qualifying Match: Dolph Ziggler (w/ Lacey Evans) def. Kofi Kingston (11 mins) They both want to get a chance at the gold, as Ziggler lost the US Title feud and Kingston is chasing the Tag Titles. Ziggler wins with the superkick
4. Raw Qualifying Match: Kevin Owens def. Andrade (w/ Zelina Vega) (13 mins) This is a first time ever match and Owens has always done quite well against smaller guys. Mysterio stops Zelina from cheating and Owens wins with the powerbomb
5. Smackdown Qualifying Match: The Bar def. The Miz & John Morrison (12 mins) The Bar reunited at the Rumble and is facing the reformed team of Miz and Morrison, first time ever. Claudio pins Miz with the ricola bomb
6. Raw Qualifying Match: Randy Orton (w/ Charlotte) def. Samoa Joe (15 mins) They were feuding on SD the previous year, then both moved to Raw and kept some tension. Joe is getting injured anyway and Orton finishes him with the punt
7. Smackdown Qualifying Match: Roman Reigns (w/ Sasha Banks) def. Shinsuke Nakamura (w/ Sonya Deville) (13 mins) First time ever and Nakamura also joins the match as the US champion. Reigns is taken to the limit, but wins with the spear
8. Raw Qualifying Match: Seth Rollins (w/ Becky Lynch) def. AJ Styles (20 mins) They feuded for a long time and hopefully it's a big deal that one of them will not be in the Chamber match. Rollins goes over with the stomp
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Post by marc91 on Aug 14, 2023 9:10:39 GMT 1
WWE Elimination Chamber 08.03.2020 Philadelphia, PA 1. #1 Contender Elimination Chamber: Claudio Castagnoli def. Roman Reigns (w/ Sasha Banks), Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler (w/ Lacey Evans), Goldberg and Robert Roode
The winner will face Taker/Bryan at 'Mania. Reigns goes in as the favourite, but you can't underestimate Goldberg of course. Claudio is a strong contender, now also reunited with Sheamus, while former best frenemies Ziggler and Roode are also here. Goldberg enters last and eliminates both Roode and Ziggler quickly, but then he falls victim of a brogue kick, a ricola bomb and spear by Reigns for the elimination. Reigns also eliminates Sheamus, so it's him against Claudio. Reigns is ready for the spear, but Claudio moves and Reigns breaks one of the glasses, so then he's hit by the ricola bomb and Castagnoli wins the match
2. WWE Raw Tag Titles: The Riding Vikings (c) def. The Major Players (6 mins) Let's take a break after such an intense opener and this is almost a comedy match, as the Major Players try all they can to measure up to the Vikings' strength, but in vain of course. Hawkins and Ryder act scared an the build to the match is them being clueless about the value of their opponents, trying to avoid any physical confrontation. Rowe pins Ryder after a double powerbomb, all we need is a short match to get the Vikings to 'Mania
3. WWE US Title: Sami Zayn (w/ Bayley) def. Shinsuke Nakamura (c) (w/ Sonya Deville) by CO (13 mins) This pairing is gold and I never really explored it, but it seems like the right time to do it. Nakamura has been the champion for over a year and is really dominant, but Zayn is the perfect underdog and keeps getting support from the crowd, even more as Bayley is back in his corner. Zayn wins a title shot and Nakamura sees this as an easy defence, but Zayn won't go down. Deville sees Nakamura losing his coolness and just drags him away, so he loses by countout
4. Aleister Black, Buddy Murphy & Andrade (w/ Ruby Riott & Zelina Vega) def. Rey Mysterio, Ricochet & Cedric Alexander (w/ Liv Morgan) (11 mins) This should be a blast. Mysterio and Ricochet are joined by Alexander, the babyfaces have a tough task because the heels are just on fire at the moment. Andrade is continuing his feud with Mysterio, while Murphy and Black are making an impact on Raw as well after the draft from Smackdown. There's definitely time for them to put on a really good match. While Mysterio dives on Andrade, Ricochet and Alexander collide in mid air by mistake and so Black pins Ricochet after the black mass
5. WWE Smackdown Tag Titles: Big E & Kofi Kingston def. The Revival (c) (w/ Alexa Bliss) and The Miz & John Morrison (10 mins) As mentioned in the previous posts, New Day and Revival are feuding and this time it's not just about the titles, since the heels were the ones to injury Xavier Woods a few months ago. Miz and Morrison, just reunited, join the party as former champions and want their title opportunity as well. The Usos are mad about getting excluded from this match and this gets them some tension with Miz and Morrison. E hits the big ending on Wilder and pins him for the title change
6. AJ Styles (w/ The Club) def. Drew McIntyre (15 mins) McIntyre is getting ready for his 'Mania title shot and is winning pretty much all of his matches, but then AJ gets in his way (even though he already has a program for 'Mania, we'll talk about it on another post). Styles says that McIntyre is a joke and nobody thinks he can be the champion, which is hopefully a good way to get more support on McIntyre, with a hated heel doubting his abilities. McIntyre is on form, but it's basically 3 vs 1 here and AJ pins him after hitting him with a chair. AJ gets some momentum, while McIntyre goes into the biggest match of his life with some resentment (and this leads to a post 'Mania feud)
7. WWE World Title: Daniel Bryan (w/ Carmella) def. The Undertaker (c) (12 mins) Taker had his big last hurrah moment, but we knew it wasn't going to last for long. In the story, Taker is actually a bit banged up and Bryan wants to challenge him to get back his belt and finally prove that he's the best, defeating a legend like Taker. Needless to say, while Bryan is dominant on the match, Taker always wins everytime they brawl and keeps his head high. I trust Bryan to get a good match out of Taker, even at this point of his career, but then a casket gets delivered at ringside and it's AJ Styles, who slams the top of the casket on Taker's head and Bryan wins the title with the buisaku knee
8. WWE Title Elimination Chamber Match: Brock Lesnar (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) def. Bobby Lashley (w/ MVP), Randy Orton (w/ Charlotte), Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins (w/ Becky Lynch) and Rusev (w/ Lana) (35 mins) So, on the back of the qualifying matches, Lesnar now has his 5 contenders and the winner will face McIntyre at 'Mania. Lashley goes in hot, now managed by MVP as he desperately needed a mouthpiece; Orton and Owens are both in and teasing each other; Rusev tries to get an alliance with Lashley after they won the tag match at Fastlane; Rollins also wants to team up with Owens because they are the only two babyfaces in the match. Lashley has a good showing, eliminates Rusev and goes toe to toe with Lesnar, but the others ally against him and Rollins pins him after the stomp. After he leaves the cage, Goldberg spears him on the aisle. Owens and Rollins work well together and Owens eliminates Orton after the powerbomb. Owens tries to turn on Rollins, who is smarter and rolls him up to eliminate him, but Lesnar quickly F-5s Rollins to win the match
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Post by marc91 on Aug 15, 2023 20:12:34 GMT 1
WWE WrestleMania 36 Night 1 04.04.2020 Orlando, FL
1. Ricochet (w/ Liv Morgan) def. Cedric Alexander (11 mins) Cedric was pretty much the king of the cruiserweight when the division was still a thing, but Ricochet has been everyone's favourite since his debut and he also quickly got Liv in his corner. They lost in the six men tag at the last PPV due to a miscommunication, so they agree to fight here to see who's the better man. Not a lot of time, as they go out and dive around in this spotfest, Ricochet wins with the 630 splash. Cedric refuses a handshake after the match
2. WWE US Title Ladder Match: Shinsuke Nakamura (w/ Sonya Deville) (c) def. Sami Zayn (w/ Bayley) (15 mins) After Nakamura retained in a cheap way at the previous PPV, they are booked in a Ladder Match to get a clearer result on this occasion. Nakamura as a silent machine has been the champion for like 18 months and Zayn is the perfect underdog to challenge his long reign. I'd love for Zayn to win, but he's getting injured soon, so he really can't and this run deserves a better ending. Nakamura grabs the belt before Zayn and manages to retain the title
3. WWE Raw Tag Titles: Aleister Black & Buddy Murphy (w/ Ruby Riott) def. The Riding Vikings (c) (10 mins) The Vikings have been quite good in their debut year on Raw, but here they meet a team that seems not to be afraid of them. Black is still coaching Murphy and they want to kick the champions until they win the belts. However, during the feud, we find out that the occults are actually a bit scared of the champions and Black leaves Murphy by himself a few times as he needs to "get tough". On one of these occasions, though, Murphy rolls up Rowe to win the titles for the upset
4. The Miz & John Morrison def. The Usos (w/ Naomi) (12 mins) I am not really excited about this one and it's surely a match that I would have cut if 'Mania was taking place over one night, instead of two like here. Miz and Morrison have been trying to get some gold since their reunion, while The Usos are struggling despite the crowd's support after their babyface turn. Again, injuries will soon be a factor so it's time for the heels to go over. Miz uses the skull crushing finale on Jimmy and pins him to win the match
5. No Holds Barred Match: Bobby Lashley (w/ MVP) def. Goldberg (5 mins) So, the feud started when they messed with each other at the Rumble. Goldberg says that he's been looking at Lashley bullying everyone he could, so now he wants him to try and bully him as well. Since then, MVP has become Lashley's manager, finally validating his promos and trying to stay away from a math from Goldberg. I don't think it's a dream match, but it's spear vs spear, just a few minutes and we can finally put the trigger on Lashley now. MVP interferes and Lashley wins with the spear
6. Edge def. Randy Orton (w/ Charlotte) (15 mins) Edge made his great return at the Rumble, he's not upset about not winning it, but is disappointed because Orton tricked him and eliminated him. Orton, who spent the last few years fighting the youngster, now faces a returning legend because he can't stand the fact that his former partner is back and puts over the new generation that he's battling. THIS DIDN'T NEED 40 MINUTES!!! It's the first match, so basic storytelling as they know each other and can predict a lot. Orton tries the punt, but Edge spears him out of nowhere and gets the victory
7. WWE World Title 2/3 Falls Match: Claudio Castagnoli def. Daniel Bryan (c) (w/ Carmella) (23 mins) Their path has been a bit similar: they both won the World Title and ran with it, then getting injured and failing to recover it. However, while Bryan turned heel and used shortcuts to win it, Claudio started from scratch and went back to Tag Titles and US Title before earning another shot, so this tells them apart in a huge way. Bryan is afraid of falling back to earth, while Claudio knows that this might be the only chance he gets. The fact that they feuded before and have known each other for years also adds to it. Claudio hits two ricola bombs and finally wins the title back
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Post by marc91 on Aug 17, 2023 22:04:57 GMT 1
WWE WrestleMania 36 Night 2 05.04.2020 Orlando, FL
1. WWE Smackdown Tag Titles: Big E & Kofi Kingston (c) def. The Revival (w/ Alexa Bliss) (12 mins) This the blowoff of the feud, with a twist that is a bit different from the usual scheme, because New Day won the titles earlier than 'Mania in a multi tag match. The heels want them back and so this sets up a logic and, hopefully, good match to open the show. Xavier Woods, injured by the Revival months ago, shows up to stop their attack and so helps Kingston to use the trouble in paradise on Dawson, thus getting the pin and retaining
2. Kevin Owens def. Seth Rollins (w/ Becky Lynch) (13 mins) Rollins and Owens are both babyfaces and also have a good relationship, but lately their paths have collided a few times and they have hurt each others' chances to win the WWE Title. They feuded in the past, a few years earlier, but now things seem quite chilled and they both stress that they are only fighting due to professional reasons... but then Owens shows his true colours, he kicks Rollins low and powerbombs Becky on a table where Rollins were laying. Owens wins the match and turns heel too
3. Sheamus def. Dolph Ziggler (w/ Lacey Evans) (11 mins) I was never the biggest Sheamus fan, but around this time (or a couple of years before at best) he started "getting it" and his performances got way better. Despite being allied with the hero Claudio Castagnoli in the Bar, here he is heelish towards Ziggler, who has been here for years and can easily afford a loss. Ziggler sells his opponent's attacks in a huge way, putting over Sheamus' offence. Sheamus uses the brogue kick and wins the match
4. WWE IC Title vs. Mask Lucha Death Match: Rey Mysterio def. Andrade (c) (w/ Zelina Vega) (15 mins) This is the blowoff of their feud. To get the IC Title back, Mysterio has to put his mask on the line and Andrade salivates at the idea of finishing Mysterio and also forcing him to getting unmasked, as he blames him for trashing all the Lucha traditions anyway. Dominik is at the show and interferes, stopping Zelina and dragging her away to avoid damage. Mysteiro hits the 619 and west coast pop on a table to win the title and keep his mask
5. Casket Match: The Undertaker def. AJ Styles (17 mins) Phenom vs. Phenomenal is a cute concept and also a nice way to give Taker a last (good) match before his 30 years long career comes to an end. The stipulation should help and, during the build, Taker closes both Anderson and Gallows in the casket: for once, AJ is by himself and he needs to step up. He does and wrestles a great match, but here he can lose without getting pinned and so Taker can go out with a victory. Taker tombstones AJ on the top of the casket and then wins his last match ever
6. John Cena def. Roman Reigns (w/ Sasha Banks) (20 mins) This could have easily be taped whenever? This is pretty much the same build that Cena and Reigns used for their first WWE match: Cena says Reigns is not that good, while Reigns accuses him of now being the part-timer he always hated. Some of those promos were gold and really well done. But, considering what Reigns is soon going to become and also to fuel his heel turn, Cena needs to win this match. Reigns seems too confident and misses the spear, so Cena hits the FU on him and pins him. Reigns kicks out at 3.1 and is furious about it
7. WWE Title: Drew McIntyre def. Brock Lesnar (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) (10 mins) This wasn't great, not even good, but I think it was the right match to do. With Lesnar going, Raw desperately needed a new star and McIntyre checks all the boxes. Also, Heyman can cut great promos on Heyman being "the next big thing" in the early 2000s and delivering, then McIntyre being the same in the late 2000s and failing miserably. McIntyre can relate to get attacked on WWE TV by Lesnar in 2012 and choosing to leave WWE because he wasn't given a chance to fight back, as Lesnar was just an attraction that showed up a few times a year. Now he finally earned a match against Lesnar and won't go down. As far as the match is concerned, let's slow it down a bit (the sprint didn't work). Lesnar is on top and has fun with the suplexs, but McIntyre comes back at the end and hits the claymore to shockingly win the title
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Post by marc91 on Aug 21, 2023 11:59:08 GMT 1
I have been catching up with 2020-21 WWE and, boy, it's not fun at all. The silent arenas are not anyone's fault, even though they ruined the atmosphere quite a lot. But it's funny when PPVs were main evented by people that I won't even feature on my cards
Also, this year finally sees WWE showing some welfare (WWElfare?), because workers went from wrestling 250 times a year to less than 100 (even today, regardless of the fact house shows are back). Which is good and it makes sense, but sometimes it's difficult to track injured wrestlers. I mean, "back in the day" nobody would skip a PPV unless injured, but it's not the case in this era
Anyway, this should restart in a few days!
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Post by marc91 on Aug 25, 2023 10:40:44 GMT 1
Let's restart this!
WWE Money In The Bank 10.05.2020 Orlando, FL (or anywhere else, really)
1. WWE Smackdown Tag Titles: Big E & Kofi Kingston (c) def. The Bar (15 mins) Claudio is the World Champion again, but Sheamus' return has also given us the reunion of the Bar, now as a babyface item. While Castagnoli is the champion, Sheamus keeps helping him and suggests that they get the Tag Titles back, Claudio agrees. I know it's a filler, but Covid just started and we're in transitional mode, plus I don't have a challenger ready. New Day vs. Bar is also a rewind to their old feud, so why not. E pins Sheamus after the big ending to retain and Claudio is not happy 2. WWE IC Title: Rey Mysterio (c) def. Ricochet (w/ Liv Morgan) (13 mins)
Mysterio and Ricochet have faced off a few times in multi men matches and also tagged a bit, Ricochet is the closest thing to 1996 Rey Mysterio that we have seen in a long time. It's pretty much a dream combination and I'm sure they would be happy to have the chance to fight each other on "PPV". It's a clean and open babyface vs. babyface match, Ricochet gets really close to winning the title, but Mysterio hits the 619 and pins him with a west coast pop
3. Jey Uso def. The Miz (11 mins) So, the Usos lost to Miz and Morrison and 'Mania and this the blowoff of that feud here. Jimmy gets injured and Jey is by himself for the first time, so Miz mocks him and dares him to do anything on his own. We all know where this is going, I just need Jey to have a slow and coherent push to show his abilities without rushing anything. The announcers seem impressed by Jey's motivation as a single and he wins with a superkick (by the way, Reigns disappears after losing to Cena at 'Mania)
4. WWE Raw Tag Titles: Aleister Black & Buddy Murphy (c) (w/ Ruby Riott) def. The Riding Vikings (10 mins) WrestleMania rematch, the Vikings want their belts back and are extra aggressive, stating that we have seen nothing yet. Black and Murphy, heels and champions but still underdogs due to the size difference, come up with a plan and injury Hanson before the PPV to slow him down. It works okay, as Hanson gets the hot tag but he's not quite effective as usual. Black uses his kicks on Hanson and Murphy rolls him up to retain, holding the ropes as well
5. WWE US Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) (w/ Sonya Deville) def. Jeff Hardy (11 mins) With Nakamura being champion for more than 18 months, Deville calls him the most dominant IC champion ever and this leads to Hardy confronting Nakamura: when he was starting, he was so respectful and it was an honour to be the IC champion, while Nakamura is not respectful etc. Another filler, I know, but this is all I have. Hardy actually stays up after a bomaye and dares Nakamura to hits him again, he does it and pins Hardy to retain
6. WWE Title 2/3 Falls Match: Drew McIntyre (c) def. AJ Styles (20 mins) McIntyre is now the champion, after defeating Lesnar (which argues with Paul Heyman on the post 'Mania Raw and decides to leave), but AJ quickly asks for a title shot as he defeated McIntyre at Elimination Chamber and so is the next in line to get a chance. AJ diminishes McIntyre, maybe also talking about him being simply lucky and also avoiding him in the Indies, but McIntyre is a new man and can't wait to redeem himself. AJ tries the forearm smash, but McIntyre hits a flying claymore kick and retains
7. Money In The Bank Match: Bobby Lashley (w/ MVP) def. Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, Daniel Bryan (w/ Carmella), Dolph Ziggler (w/ Lacey Evans) and John Morrison (18 mins) Raw is represented by Rollins, Owens and Lashley. The first two are still feuding, especially after Owens put his hands on Becky, while Lashley has a lot of momentum after defeating Goldberg at 'Mania. SD has Bryan, who just lost the title, Ziggler, who's tired of losing and wants some redemption, and Morrison (mostly because there was no one else and he's good in ladder matches). As usual, I aim for star power but also for conflicting storylines and different in ring styles, I think we got them here. It gets down to Lashley and Bryan, Lashley is the one to grab the briefcase and wins MITB
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Post by marc91 on Aug 26, 2023 18:37:30 GMT 1
WWE Backlash 14.06.2020 Orlando, FL
1. AJ Styles def. Daniel Bryan (w/ Carmella) (18 mins) Not a bad choice for an opener, huh? AJ got drafted back to Smackdown after a GM power play and he can claim that he's back to the brand that he made the top one in the WWE since 2016. Bryan highly disagrees, as he feels that his comeback was what is helping the blue show. It's heel vs heel and I would love to see who the crowd would cheer for, but there's no crowd, so I would use Bryan as the babyface here. They go to the limit and AJ uses the styles clash to win
2. WWE Raw Tag Titles: The Street Profits (w/ Bianca Belair) def. Aleister Black & Buddy Murphy (c) (w/ Ruby Riott) (8 mins)
I have to admit that, as much as Street Profits are a decent team, they would not be at the top of a great tag division. But hey, that's what we got so let's go for it. Black and Murphy are so cocky after surviving the feud with the Vikings, so they end up undermining and underestimating their opponents. Black uses his kicks to dominate Ford, but refuses to close the match and Ford rolls him up for the upset and the title change
3. Jey Uso, Big E & Kofi Kingston def. The Miz, John Morrison & Shinsuke Nakamura (w/ Sonya Deville) (10 mins) An important part of Jey's push is his alliance with the New Day, as them and the Usos have feuded for a very long time. Here they team up to face Miz, Morrison and Nakamura. Basically the Tag champion and the contender to the US Title are facing the US champion and the contenders to the Tag Titles. It's a coherent mix up I hope and it should be an okay match. Jey shockingly pins Nakamura after a splash on him
4. I Quit Match: Edge def. Randy Orton (w/ Charlotte) (17 mins) They both took time off after 'Mania and that (on screen, at least) is because they both suffered injuries after their match. Edge won't leave Orton alone and demands a rematch, he still can't accept that Orton made fun of him and diminished his comeback. Orton has fun along the way, but ends up accepting the match if the I Quit stipulation is up, so Edge can quit for good this time. AGAIN, THEY DON'T NEED 45 MINUTES, but this can be a good 15/20 minutes bout. Edge spears Orton and threatens to spear him off the stage too, so Orton quits
5. Dolph Ziggler (w/ Lacey Evans) def. Chad Gable (9 mins) Gotta go with this undercard match, maybe not super interesting but hopefully solid since the competitors are quite good anyway. Gable wants a chance, but Ziggler cuts him off and says that if anyone deserves a chance it's him, because he's been here for 10+ years and still gets little respect. Ziggler is getting close to turn heel, but still fights as a babyface here, winning with a zigzag after a "involuntary" low blow
6. Bobby Lashley, Apollo Crews, Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander (w/ MVP) def. Rey Mysterio, Ricochet & The Viking Riders (w/ Liv Morgan) (11 mins) The Hurt Business has arrived. MVP cuts this passionate promo about how he was never allowed to be WWE champion because of his roots, so he wants to lead Lashley there and also the underutilised Benjamin, Cedric and Crews, who all turn heel after being babyface. Of course, they face Mysterio, Ricochet and the Riders, with Mysterio especially talking about how the USA helped him etc. Lashley pins Hanson with a spear to win
7. WWE World Title: Claudio Castagnoli (c) def. Sheamus (12 mins) So, as expected the reunion of the Bar doesn't last very long. Sheamus is jealous about Claudio being the champions and the most successful of the duo, so Castagnoli squashes it and is happy to fight him for the title. They wrestle here and Sheamus is quite aggressive, but still compliant to the rules. Claudio wins after the ricola and Sheamus agrees to shake his hand, but then low blows Claudio and attacks him after the match, so turning heel on his (former) partner
8. WWE Title: Drew McIntyre (c) def. Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens (15 mins) The Rollins/Owens feud is hopefully getting hot (how do you measure it with no crowd, though?) and it gets to the main event scene. After Owens wins a title shot, Rollins refuses to drop his issue with him and beats McIntryre in a non-title match, more to get back to Owens than to get the title itself. Owens tries to put McIntyre and Rollins one against another, because McIntyre is offended by the fact Rollins wants Owens more than he wants the title. At the end, Rollins stops Owens from pinning Drew, but McIntyre hits the claymore on Rollins and retains
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Post by marc91 on Aug 28, 2023 11:29:02 GMT 1
WWE Extreme Rules 20.07.2020 Orlando, FL
1. AJ Styles def. Dolph Ziggler (w/ Lacey Evans) (15 mins) The AJ Smackdown redemption story continues, now that he's here without a manager, a stable and just relying on himself. He's a heel tending to a babyface turn, here facing a babyface that is moaning and is close to turn heel. The crowd will side with AJ, despite him playing the heel, frustrating Ziggler even more. I'm sure they would have a fantastic opener and start the show in the right way. AJ wins with the styles clash
2. WWE Raw Tag Titles: The Street Profits (c) (w/ Bianca Belair) def. Aleister Black & Buddy Murphy (w/ Ruby Riott) (8 mins) This is simply a title rematch after the upset from the previous month. In a bit of a comedy skit, the Profits try to get Black and Murphy to join in a dancing contest with them and Black slaps Murphy when he attempts to dance (like Raven and Stevie in ECW). The match's goal is to put over the new champions even more, Dawkins hits a powerbomb on Murphy and pins him to retain the titles
3. WWE US Title Strap Match: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) (w/ Sonya Deville) def. Jey Uso (12 mins) Jey gets this title shot after beating Nakamura in a tag match at the previous PPV. Deville is panicking, because Nakamura has been undefeated for a while and this is upsetting him, making him hard to control. The stipulation here fits the intensity of the match, but also the fact that Jey can't win but also can't be pinned, because he's soon going places. It's a struggle and Nakamura touches the 4th corner just a second before Uso does, retaining the title again
4. No Disqualification Tornado Match: The Hurt Business (w/ MVP) def. Drew McIntyre, Randy Orton & The Viking Riders (w/ Charlotte) (15 mins) Lashley and his guys (Alexander, Benjamin and Crews) keep getting a lot of wins on Raw and Lashley keeps teasing McIntyre about cashing in at the right moment. Orton, in a nice touch of continuity, turns face for the first time in ages and sides with McIntyre, finally respecting him and the new generation after the feud they had. The Riders are again fighting the Hurt Business, after last month's PPV. This could be fun and give the heels another victory. Lashley spears Rowe and wins it for his team
5. WWE Smackdown Tag Titles: Big E & Kofi Kingston (c) draw The Miz & John Morrison by DCO (10 mins) These teams have been teasing each other for months. Miz also says that the reason they reunited is because he can't let New Day ruining the division, but Kingston replies that, without Morrison or Maryse, nobody wants to see Miz anyway. I know, it's a non finish at Extreme Rules, but it's only one for the whole card and I need this feud to continue. Kingston hits a crazy dive and both him and Morrison get counted out
6. WWE IC Title Ladder Match: Ricochet (w/ Liv Morgan) def. Rey Mysterio (c) (13 mins) They tagged a few times and also faced off in a singles match, but this pairing deserves a spectacular ending. Mysterio is actually quite upset, for once, and says that everyone keeps talking about Ricochet like he's the new age Mysterio, but he hasn't showed him yet. Ricochet knows that it's put up or shut up and they would hopefully steal the show here. Ricochet wins the match, it's a huge upset, and then Ricochet thanks his hero for passing him the torch
7. WWE World Title European Street Fight: Claudio Castagnoli (c) def. Sheamus (12 mins) Last month, their friendly rivalry has become a tense one after Sheamus turned on Claudio and proved him right about the accusation of being jealous of the World Champion. Claudio didn't want to hurt his partner, but now it's on and the stipulation is just a silly excuse to get a good match out of it, I have no idea how a street fight could be deemed as being European. Sheamus actually looks really good, but Claudio hits the ricola bomb on two chairs and retain
8. Steel Cage Match: Seth Rollins def. Kevin Owens (17 mins) McIntyre is in a multi men match here because I think and hope that this feud could close the show really well, in a rare case of a personal beef being hotter that a title program. Rollins is getting consumed by the will of destroying Owens after what he did to Becky, Owens finds it funny and dares Rollins to step in the cage with him. I would love for this to get bloody, even for 2020 WWE standards. At the end, Rollins can escape but decides to stay in the cage to continue the beatdown and hits a stop on Owens, who ends up on the cage face first and so Rollins pins him to win
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Post by marc91 on Aug 29, 2023 18:22:40 GMT 1
WWE Summer Slam 23.08.2020 Orlando, FL
1. WWE Raw Tag Titles: The Street Profits (c) (w/ Bianca Belair) def. Aleister Black & Buddy Murphy (w/ Ruby Riott), Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander (w/ MVP) and The Riding Vikings (13 mins) I have stayed away from multi-men matches for the tag division, while they keep a lot of teams busy they quickly get repetitive, but it's a good chance to do one here. The Profits are still feuding with Black & Murphy and the issue is joined by Hurt Business and Vikings, who had issues for a few months. It's not a golden era for the division, but at least we have a bunch of decent teams involved here. Ford crossbodies Murphy and pins him to retain
2. Jey Uso def. Dolph Ziggler (11 mins) Another match to continue the individual development of these two competitors. Jey has finally found some momentum, while Ziggler is doing pretty much the opposite and refuses to "downgrade" to midcard status and to ruin all of his sacrifices. Extra frustrated, Ziggler drops Lacey Evans and turns heel, showing more freedom and abilities, but Jey gets a roll up and pins Ziggler to win the match
3. WWE IC Title: Ricochet (c) (w/ Liv Morgan) def. Apollo Crews (w/ MVP) (10 mins) They had some good matches in the indies almost a decade earlier, the chemistry is there and MVP should become an asset with his promos, as Crews can't really do much with the stick. Ricochet just fulfilled his career dream and refuses to let the IC Title go so soon, especially against a bully like Crews. Crews dominates, but he misses a splash in the corner and Ricochet hits the 630 splash to retain
4. WWE Smackdown Tag Titles Falls Count Anywhere Match: The Miz & John Morrison def. Big E & Kofi Kingston (c) (12 mins) They had a non-finish at the previous PPV, that enhanced their issue and kept the feud going. Miz and Morrison are determined to win the titles, especially Miz as he has a big chip on his shoulders. They have enough material to insult each other and get heat on this feud. Miz hits Kingston with a low blow and then a skull crushing finale on the concrete to win the titles
5. Randy Orton def. Bobby Lashley (w/ MVP) (15 mins) As explained, Orton has finally turned face after years spent fighting the new generation. Here, he stands against the Hurt Business saying that Lashley could never cut it in 2007 because he was the man, so he's making excuses. Orton tags with McIntyre a few times and they do well together. Lashley is so dominant and keeps getting close to a victory, but he refuses to pin Orton to inflict more damage and Orton finds an RKO out of nowhere to win the match
6. WWE US Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) (w/ Sonya Deville) def. Matt Riddle by KO (7 mins) I got Riddle for like a cup of coffee on Smackdown, before he gets drafted to Raw, and the roster is quite bad here. I'm not a fan of Riddle, but I think this is the best way to use him, against another striker and keep it short so he doesn't expose himself. Riddle comes in as a babyface and this gets hyped for a few weeks, as it's also his debut. They have a slugfest and Nakamura wins it with two bomaye, knocking Riddle out to retain
7. WWE Title: Drew McIntyre (c) def. Seth Rollins (20 mins) First time ever as a singles match and they are both babyfaces. Rollins just won the feud against Kevin Owens and quickly gets more heelish, telling McIntyre should stop acting like God because he won the title from Lesnar, as he was the first one to beat Lesnar in almost 20 years and is not impressed. McIntyre replies noticing how Lesnar defeated Rollins in a rematch, while he made Lesnar run away from the WWE instead. Rollins plays the heel here, as the announcers point out he might be a big jealous. McIntyre retains with the claymore kick and Rollins is not happy at all
8. WWE World Title: Roman Reigns (w/ Paul Heyman) def. Claudio Castagnoli (c) and AJ Styles (18 mins)
So, Claudio is still the champion and AJ, after conquering a title shot, is finally ready to face him... but Heyman interrupts them, announcing that Brock Lesnar is gone for good and his new protege will be in the match. Heyman uses teasing that maybe he's managing Claudio (former Lesnar rival) or AJ (who is quickly turning face but is still a heel), but as we know it's Reigns instead. Reigns says that he did everything for the fans, he also had f'n cancer, and they ket underappreciating him and, at 'Mania, they booed him against the part-time John Cena, so f##k them. As we know, this version of Reigns works great, so he quickly wins the title here. AJ wants to hit the forearm smash on Claudio, but Reigns spears AJ and then Claudio to win the title
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Post by marc91 on Aug 31, 2023 12:35:14 GMT 1
WWE Raw 24.08.2020 WWE Title: Bobby Lashley (w/ MVP) def. Drew McIntyre (c) Lashley cashes in the MITB after a six men tag match and becomes the new champion
WWE Clash Of Champions 27.09.2020 Orlando, FL
1. Claudio Castagnoli def. AJ Styles (15 mins) Reigns' return spoiled the plans for both AJ, who wanted to get the title, and Castagnoli, who was actually the champion. They both want a piece of Reigns, but they face each other as they can't face him here. AJ keeps getting more cheers and this upsets Castagnoli, who blames AJ for the Summer Slam finish and dares him to defeat him. AJ is getting drafted AGAIN, so Claudio wins with the ricola bomb here
2. WWE Raw Tag Titles: Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander (w/ MVP) def. The Street Profits (c) (w/ Bianca Belair) (10 mins) Benjamin and Alexander were such a refreshing duo, as they were fitting well in their stable and also do well in the ring. Them and MVP can easily talk down to the Profits for not following their cause, getting the feud heated, but the champions are soon leaving Raw and so they need to drop the belts. Alexander uses the lumbar check on Ford for the title change
3. WWE US Title: Sami Zayn def. Shinsuke Nakamura (c) (w/ Sonya Deville) (13 mins) Nakamura is soon going to celebrate 2 years as US champion, but his enemy Zayn returns from his injury and says that he's been rehabbing everyday with the sole purpose of coming back to defeat Nakamura and getting the title from him. Deville tries to calm down Nakamura, but he's quite anxious for once. They always had great matches together, here Zayn finally hits the helluva kick to win the title
4. Randy Orton def. Keith Lee (w/ MVP) (11 mins) I like Keith Lee, just not to the extent that some people like him to be fair. He comes in, then gets injured and leaves quite soon, so I can't properly push him. MVP recruits him as a Hurt Business hitman to take care of Orton, who wants a shot as he defeated Lashley at Summer Slam to be fair. They did okish together, the match takes place and Lee punishes Orton but is beaten by the RKO
5. WWE World Title: Roman Reigns (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) def. Jey Uso by KO (20 mins) This is one of the few cases of me keeping the original booking because it worked, more than because I would have booked it like this. As we know, this becomes the biggest story in the company and so it would be foolish not to follow it. With Reigns and Heyman back, Jey calls Reigns out for being a dishonour to the family, then shockingly wins a battle royal to get a title shot. Reigns beat up Jey, not caring about pinning him, and Jey takes all the pain he can before the inevitable KO
6. WWE IC Title: Ricochet (c) (w/ Liv Morgan) def. Aleister Black (w/ Ruby Riott) (12 mins) Black is on his way out pretty much, so he goes back to singles competition after losing the Tag Titles with Buddy Murphy. Black targets Ricochet and the happy-go lucky champion now has to deal with a dark and intense opponent, which upsets him and makes him uncomfortable. Black gets the best of Ricochet in tag matches, but at the PPV things to different and Oché retains with the 630 splash
7. WWE Smackdown Tag Titles: The Miz & John Morrison (c) def. Xavier Woods & Big E (11 mins) Woods is finally back from his injury and steps up to help the New Day here, promising that they will regain the titles soon. Miz and Morrison are mocking the opponents, but Woods adds a bit of unpredictability and athleticism to the team, so upsetting the champions about their performances. It looks like New Day is about to win, but Morrison uses a dirty roll up on Woods to retain
8. WWE Title: Bobby Lashley (c) (w/ MVP) def. Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre (15 mins) With Lashley as the new champion, the dynamic change as McIntyre and Rollins continue their feud with none of them as the current champion, but they are temporarily on the same side to stop the Hurt Business' numbers game. On Raw, Rollins and Drew defeat Lashley & Apollo Crews, Drew gets the pin but Rollins seems jealous of the spotlight. The triple threat is an open match and Lashley retains with a spear on Rollins
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