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Post by marc91 on Sept 1, 2023 23:21:11 GMT 1
The draft takes place
Raw: AJ Styles, Miz, Morrison, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Matt Riddle, Jeff Hardy, Sheamus,
SD: Seth Rollins, Rey Mysterio, Buddy Murphy, The Street Profits, Kevin Owens, Dolph Ziggler, Bobby Roode, Apollo Crews
WWE Smackdown 16.10.2020WWE Smackdown Tag Titles: The Street Profits (w/ Bianca Belair) def. The Miz & John Morrison (c) Miz are Morrison get drafted, so they need to lose the belts and the Profits go over
WWE Hell In A Cell 25.10.2020 Orlando, FL
1. WWE World Title Hell In A Cell vs. Allegiance I Quit Match: Roman Reigns (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) def. Jey Uso (20 mins) As explained the previous month, this worked well and (apart from making it shorter) there is no reason to change it. Jey didn't "really" lose last time, so he gets another shot, but will have to join Reigns if he is defeated. Again, Jey proves that he's a serious threat and Reigns gets a lot of heat. Like in reality, Jimmy returns and Reigns beats the crap out of him until Jey decides to quit, so he joins the Bloodline. Good match and good angle, but it can't main event the show due to the finish
2. The Miz & John Morrison def. Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods (12 mins) So, Miz/Morrison and New Day (well, only Kingston and Woods) both get drafted to Raw and so they renew their rivalry on the red brand. Alexander and Benjamin commentate this match to check their new competition, but due to the feud this is not an amicable match at all. The champions end up getting involved and attack Kingston, while in the ring Miz uses the skull crushing finale to pin Woods and win
3. Dolph Ziggler, Robert Roode & Buddy Murphy (w/ Liv Morgan) def. The Street Profits & Rey Mysterio (w/ Bianca Belair) (10 mins) One of those multi men matches that can make the undercard fun, even though nobody is buying a ticket to see it to be fair. Ziggler and Roode have reunited with Liv, Ziggler was tired of his SD treatment and Roode is back from injury. Profits are the champions and Mysterio is happy about them not tagging with Hurt Business, so stays on their side. Ziggler pins Dawkins with a superkick
4. #1 Contender: Drew McIntyre (w/ Alexa Bliss) def. AJ Styles and Sheamus (13 mins)McIntyre is still trying to regain the WWE Title, but he finds AJ and Sheamus on his way, they both arrived from Smackdown and want to some gold. Sheamus is a heel, while AJ is now a total babyface and seems to have a friendly rivalry with McIntyre, who dares him to come to his territory and dictate the law. They hopefully have a good match here and MVP is watching from ringside. While AJ is out, McIntyre hits Sheamus with the claymore kick and wins 5. WWE US Title: Big E def. Shinsuke Nakamura (w/ Sonya Deville) and Sami Zayn (c) (12 mins)Big E is by himself, as both Kingston and Woods have been drafted to Raw. Nonetheless, E quickly gets a shot and interjects himself in the Nakamura/Zayn feud for the US Title. Zayn wants to keep the title, while Nakamura is getting insane since losing it. Again, this should be a fun one as well and SD really has a lot talent to use at this point. Zayn kicks Nakamura down, but E hits the big ending for and surprisingly wins the US Title 6. WWE IC Title: Ricochet (c) def. Jeff Hardy (11 mins) Another match that wouldn't set the world on fire but, hey, this is the roster I have and this is what I can do. I think Jeff in a marquee match in 2020 is a stretch, but against Ricochet? A bit intriguing at least, if we consider their styles and the story of Ricochet being a big fan of Rey Mysterio, so Hardy was one of his favourites too? Again, it's nothing that would make me buy a PPV but it's one of those pairings that can be nice. Ricochet retains with the 630 splash
7. #1 Contender Match: Claudio Castagnoli def. Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins (w/ Bayley) and Daniel Bryan (w/ Carmella) (15 mins) This would easily steal the show and be a MOTYC to be fair. Claudio is getting consumed and wants his title back, but he suddenly has 3 tough opponents: Rollins, just drafted from SD; Bryan, returning from an injury; Owens, both returning and drafted. Tons of history in here (Claudio/Bryan, Claudio/Rollins, Owens/Rollins, Rollins/Bryan etc.) and also tons of talent, so this should be a total blast. Claudio pins Owens with the ricola bomb and wins the title shot
8. WWE Title Hell In A Cell Match: Bobby Lashley (c) (w/ MVP) def. Randy Orton (13 mins) Lashley is having the time of his life as a champion, but Orton is the right opponent for him, as he calls bulls*** on all of his discrimination claims and says that nobody more than him tried to stop the youth movement, but Lashley needs to keep these kids alone and stop being bitter. Orton defeated Lashley at Summer Slam and so Lashley is afraid that he can be defeated again, but MVP manages to find a way to get into the cage and allows Lashley to spear Orton for the pinfall
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Post by marc91 on Sept 2, 2023 22:28:19 GMT 1
WWE Survivor Series 22.11.2020 Orlando, FL
1. Rey Mysterio, Sami Zayn, Daniel Bryan & Big E (w/ Carmella) def. Apollo Crews, Buddy Murphy, Kevin Owens & Shinsuke Nakamura (25 mins) Bryan and Owens are the captain, but they are both quite annoyed for not being in the main event. Bryan picks Zayn (Owens' mortal enemy and they fight again here), the US champion E and Mysterio. Owens' team is made of Nakamura (who wants the US Title back), Crews (now by himself after the draft) and Murphy. Owena and Zayn end up eliminating each other due to a furious fight, Bryan hits the buisaku knee on Nakamura to win the match 2. Matt Riddle, Sheamus, Dijak & Drew Gulak (w/ Shayna Baszler) def. Mustafa Ali, Ricochet, Jeff Hardy & Akira Tozawa (15 mins) This is all I have left unfortunately. Sheamus and Ricochet are the captains. The IC champions has frenemy Hardy, Tozawa and Ali with him. Sheamus, on the other hand, chooses more rugged workers like Riddle, Dijak and Gulak. Not the best match starpower wise, but it would hopefully be a decent match between rough heels and athletic babyfaces. Shemaus pins Ricochet with the brogue kick to survive the match
3. Dolph Ziggler, Robert Roode & The Forgotten Sons (w/ Liv Morgan) def. The Street Profits, Chad Gable & Kalisto (w/ Bianca Belair) (17 mins) The tag division from Smackdown is quite poor, the goal down the line is to run Ziggler & Roode vs. Street Profits for the titles, so the heels need to go over, even if Forgotten Sons never set the world on fire. Also, Gable and Kalisto are nice workers but not a real tag team. This is a rare case of the heels winning 4-0 thanks to an ambush before the match. Ziggler hits the zigzag on Ford for the last pinfall and the heels get a clear victory
4. Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander & Keith Lee (w/ MVP) def. Drew McIntyre, Rowe, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods (w/ Alexa Bliss) (20 mins) The Hurt Business has a great advantage in this match, as they are a full time stable and so their chemistry is quite high. Lashley keeps talking about discrimination, as he's the champion but is not representing Raw in the main event. McIntyre captains the babyfaces and picks New Day and Rowe (Hanson is injured), as they have an issue with the heels as well. McIntyre is down 3v1 and pins two opponents, but he's too tired and Lashley spears him to win the match and survive
5. Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, Claudio Castagnoli & Seth Rollins (w/ Paul Heyman and Bayley) def. AJ Styles, Randy Orton, The Miz & John Morrison (30 mins)
Reigns captains the SD team, he chooses Castagnoli (#1 contender, to keep an eye on him), Jey (who is not happy about it) and Rollins (who just turned heel, even though him and Reigns are not reunited). Raw is captained by Styles, who picks Orton (finally happy to side with him) and then Miz and Morrison, who don't get selected but beat New Day in a tag match to earn the spots in the main event. Hurt Business interfere to protest and AJ gets counted out because of this. Reigns pins Orton to win the match for the Smackdown team
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Post by marc91 on Sept 4, 2023 20:55:02 GMT 1
WWE TLC 20.12.2020 Orlando, FL
1. WWE Title Ladder Match: Bobby Lashley (c) (w/ MVP) def. Drew McIntyre (15 mins) McIntyre is using his title shot and wants to get the WWE Title back, as he still hasn't forgiven Lashley for cashing the MITB on him and refusing to face him in a fair match. Lashley still benefits from having a stable every now and then, but Drew's allies do the best to make this match even and help him in a series of tag matches leading to the PPV. The match would hopefully be good as well, McIntyre knocks MVP out but Lashley is quicker than him and grabs the belt to retain
2. WWE Smackdown Tag Titles: The Street Profits (c) (w/ Bianca Belair) def. The Forgotten Sons (8 mins) The Forgotten Sons had a successful PPV debut, contributing to the defeat of the Street Profits at Survivor Series, so they get a title shot here. Despite not being crazy about them, I'd use Cutler and Blake (Gunner lol) in an attempt to take the titles from the champions. This doesn't get a ton of time, as it's a proper undercard match, Dawkins pins Cutler with a double suplex and retains
3. WWE IC Title Tables Match: Sheamus def. Ricochet (c) (12 mins) Ricochet is enjoying his stint as underdog champion, but now Sheamus is on the horizon and the challenger starts bullying Oché, talking about his size and undermining him. Of course, Ricochet proves not to be a joke and fights extra hard, also cutting promos on how much he had to fight to change people's prospective on him. The finish can be similar to TLC 2009, Sheamus hits Ochè with the brogue kick and he falls on a table, so Sheamus wins the title
4. #1 Contender: Kevin Owens def. Daniel Bryan (w/ Carmella) and Sami Zayn (15 mins) Owens and Zayn are at war again, as they are both on the same roster again, as they are "destined to do this forever". Bryan joins the pair in the quest to get a title shot at the title. Owens is offended Zayn even has this opportunity, but Zayn keeps getting underdog victories and also beats Owens on Smackdown to hype the match. The triple threat is quite open and uncertain. Bryan proves maybe to be the best of the bunch, but Owens powerbombs Zayn to pin him and win
5. WWE Raw Tag Titles: Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander (c) (w/ MVP) def. Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods and The Miz & John Morrison (11 mins) If you have followed, Miz and Morrison have been feuding with New Day for a bit, they both got drafted to Raw and are continuing their beef on the red show. Benjamin and Alexander enjoy the fact the challenger dislike each other, but also facing two teams instead of one is not easy at all. The match should be quick and, hopefully, also exciting. Benjamin shows all of his experience when he rolls up Woods and holds the ropes to retain the titles
6. WWE US Title Chair Match: Big E (c) def. Shinsuke Nakamura (w/ Sonya Deville) (13 mins) E is enjoying his single stint as the US champion, but Nakamura is not sharing the same spirit and is literally obsessed about getting the title back, becoming almost uncontrollable for Deville and extra aggressive with everybody. The chair gets introduced to the feud as a way for Nakamura to hurt the champion, so this causes the stipulation. However, Nakamura keeps taking too many risks and E hit him with the big ending on the chair to retain the title
7. AJ Styles def. Randy Orton (w/ Charlotte) (14 mins) So, this is pretty much a way to validate AJ to ever more fans. Orton is finally a babyface and on the youngsters' side, but also AJ has just turned face for the first time ever and Orton says that he will need to go past him to earn his respect and prove that he's learning how to rule in WWE. It's not passing the torch, but an important test that can help AJ getting more over thanks to Orton endorsement, as the styles clash wins the match but they shake hands anyway
8. WWE World Title TLC Match: Roman Reigns (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) def. Claudio Castagnoli (18 mins) Jey Uso refuses to join the Bloodline, even after Jimmy talked him into doing it, so he's gone from the show as he's not honouring the stipulation. In the meantime, Reigns has to deal with Claudio, who is his most dangerous challenger so far and wants the title back. Claudio warns Reigns that he will do anything to get the belt and so we see some high risk moves and extreme moments. This should be a good main event, Reigns struggles big time but manages to spear Claudio through a table and then grabs the title to retain
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Post by marc91 on Sept 6, 2023 21:36:19 GMT 1
WWE Royal Rumble 31.01.2021 Orlando, FL
1. WWE IC Title Falls Count Anywhere Match: Sheamus (c) def. Ricochet (12 mins) Sheamus is finally holding a singles title and makes fun of Ricochet for getting the belt away from him, using his size to dominate the former champion during most of their interactions. Ricochet, anyway, shows his quality and refuses to back down. A table bump at TLC is not enough to settle the feud, so here the stipulation hopefully helps out and gets them to put on a nice opener. Sheamus cheats most that he can and uses the brogue kick to retain
2. WWE US Title: Big E (c) def. Apollo Crews (10 mins) E is representing Smackdown quite well, but Crews starts a feud with him and blames E for shaming him and their culture. In fact, while Crews was trying to revolutionize the WWE with the Hurt Business, E was making fun of his culture with the New Day. Of course, E disagrees and thanks the crowd for always cheering for him. This won't stop here and so the finish is not decisive, E wins with a roll up after Crews wrestlers a great match
3. WWE Title: Bobby Lashley (c) (w/ MVP) def. Edge (15 mins) Edge comes back after a little hiatus and, as he beat Randy Orton in the HIAC last time, he can have a title shot. Edge tells the tale of MVP and Lashley, both promising to be a big deal in 2006-7, but then failing right when he was killing it. Lashley insults the fans for still cheering for Edge and considering him a legend after all the immoral things he has done in his career. It's spear vs spear, Edge spears MVP, but then Lashley spears Edge and pins him to retain
4. WWE World Title: Roman Reigns (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) def. Kevin Owens (17 mins) Reigns' reign (no pun intended) has been a success so far, but now Owens is in his way and he dares Reigns to get rid of him, because he wants the title back and won't back down. This is heel vs. heel and won't mean as much as in 2023, but I don't have many other choices. I would be also curious to learn who is cheered during the match. Zayn interferes to attack Owens, who stops him, but also Jey Uso interferes and he hits Owens low, finally siding with Reigns, so Reigns retains with a spear
5. Royal Rumble Match: Edge wins by last eliminating Daniel Bryan (65 mins) RAW: Xavier Woods, Akira Tozawa, Carlito, The Miz, Drew Gulak, John Morrison, Randy Orton, AJ Styles, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander, Drew McIntyre, Matt Riddle, Mustafa Ali, Jeff Hardy and Edge. SD: Angelo Dawkins, Shinsuke Nakamura, Jey Uso, Christian, Rey Mysterio, Wesley Blake, Buddy Murphy, Seth Rollins, Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn, Robert Roode, Steve Cutler, Montez Ford, Daniel Bryan and Claudio Castagnoli #1 is Nakamura and #2 is Mysterio, they face off for the first time ever and, while lasting 30 minutes each, they have a few heated sequences and pretty much costing each other the match. Zayn is #5, but can't even get in as Owens attacks him on the stage. After a bit, Zayn still makes it in but is injured and Castagnoli #13 eliminates him. McIntyre lasts longer than anyone, he's #7, but then Rollins joins the match as #11 and they fight furiously due to their feud that was stopped by the draft, so they both get eliminated. Styles is in at #13 and seems outnumbered, but #24 Randy Orton helps him and they eliminate Castagnoli. Bryan gets in as #18 and throws Nakamura out of the ring. Christian shocks the world coming back as #22, but he's also surprised when Edge also enters as #30. They fight well together, but then Rollins eliminates Christian. Final four: #13 Styles, 18 #Bryan, #24 Orton and #30 Edge (and it's all babyfaces, as both champions are heels). Orton and Edge actually put their differences past them and fight the "newer generation" of Styles and Bryan. Orton is sent out of the ring by Bryan, but Edge spears Bryan and eliminates him. AJ seems on top of Edge, but Edge grabs the ropes at the last second and clotheslines Styles to win the Rumble
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Post by marc91 on Sept 8, 2023 10:32:21 GMT 1
WWE Elimination Chamber 21.02.2021
St. Petersburg, FL
1. WWE World Title Elimination Chamber Match: Roman Reigns (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) def. Daniel Bryan (w/ Carmella), Kevin Owens, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn and Claudio Castagnoli (30 mins) Shockingly, Edge decides to challenge for the World Title and gets drafted to Smackdown, as he says that the blue roster is his house and that is where he cemented his legacy etc. The winner here will face Edge at 'Mania. Reigns is the champions; Uso is now by his side; Owens and Zayn are enemies as usual; Bryan wants one last shot; Castagnoli is still upset about losing the title. With the obvious exception of Jey, the others have all feuded with each other in the last 5+ years, so there are a lot of dynamics. Zayn eliminates Owens with a shocking roll up, so Owens costs him the match too. Jey sacrifices himself for the chief, both him and Bryan go through the cage glass and they get pinned. It gets down to Reigns and Castagnoli, Reigns retains with the spear
2. Defy or Deny WrestleMania Scramble Match: Xavier Woods def. John Morrison, Matt Riddle (w/ Shayna Baszler), Cedric Alexander (w/ MVP and Naomi) and Jeff Hardy (15 mins) It's a scramble match, the winner will get a match of his choosing at 'Mania (except a World Title match, as champions/challengers are determined at this PPV) and the loser (whoever takes the last pinfall) will not be at 'Mania at all. Riddle is booked strongly here and gets a chance to shine. Morrison, Woods and Alexander have heat as they feuded over the tag titles and, together with Hardy, they fly quite often. Woods wins with a DDT on Hardy and time expires, so Woods has a match of his choosing and Hardy won't be at 'Mania
3. WWE Smackdown Tag Titles: The Street Profits (c) (w/ Bianca Belair) def. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode (w/ Liv Morgan) (10 mins) After being frenemies and then splitting because of the draft, Ziggler and Roode have reunited with Liv on their side again. The arguments are gone and their chemistry is up, so that makes them a threat to the Profits, who are still quite unexperienced compared to their challengers. This is just chapter one and so not their best match, Roode uses a dirty roll up on Dawkins, but he reverses it and pins Roode to retain
4. WWE Title: Bobby Lashley (c) (w/ MVP) def. Kofi Kingston (13 mins) Hurt Business vs. New Day has been a thing for a few months, especially for the tag division, but we needed to get down to this. Lashley and MVP accuse Kofi of selling out to the crowd and never changing the system, so never becoming the top guy. Kingston replies that he will never use his roots as an excuses for his losses, which is what Lashley is doing. Kofi gets really close, but Lashley retains with the spear
5. WWE US Title Street Fight Match: Big E (c) def. Apollo Crews (11 mins) Their feud actually happened around this time and it was a bit of a letdown, maybe keeping the match shorter and the promo not as lame should help. While Lashley/Kingston goes on, this is pretty much the same feud but in a different roster (and not as prestigious, to be fair). Kingston actually asks E not to lose, as his loss was harsh enough. They keep it short then and E retains with the big ending
6. #1 Contender Elimination Chamber: AJ Styles def. Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, Ricochet, The Miz and Randy Orton (w/ Charlotte) (27 mins) The winner will face Lashley at 'Mania. Weaker than the opener for sure, but it's a more uncertain match at least. AJ and McIntyre have been on top for a while and would kill for a shot. Sheamus and Ricochet are currently fighting for the IC Title and find themselves here. Orton joins the mix and starts messing with Miz after his promos on Bad Bunny (more on this later). It gets down to AJ and McIntyre for a stalemate, AJ wins with the styles clash and finally goes to 'Mania as the top babyface
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Post by marc91 on Sept 9, 2023 17:58:36 GMT 1
WWE Fastlane 21.03.2021 St. Petersburg, FL 1. Bobby Lashley, Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin (w/ MVP and Naomi) def. AJ Styles, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods (15 mins)
Woods gets to choose a match at 'Mania and he goes for a tornado tag match with Kingston against Hurt Business for the Tag Titles, thus showing his loyalty to the cause. With AJ also challenging Lashley for the title, this is an easy set up for a six men and they get to open the show here. The heels must look strong going into the event and Lashley, again, uses MVP's help to spear Kingston and win the match for his group
2. Shinsuke Nakamura, Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode (w/ Sonya Deville and Liv Morgan) def. Rey Mysterio & The Street Profits (w/ Bianca Belair) (13 mins) Another match that is pretty much a 'Mania skirmish that could also be done on Smackdown honestly, that's because this is a throwaway "PPV" at best to be fair. We know that Mysterio and Nakamura will finally collide at 'Mania in a first time ever, just like Ziggler and Roode will get a title shot against the Profits at the same show. The babyface have a good comeback, but Nakamura seems on fire and pins Ford with a bomaye
3. WWE IC Title: Matt Riddle (w/ Shayna Baszler) def. Sheamus (c) by CO (8 mins) Sheamus has been a bully and a rough IC champion, but now he finally has a challenger that doesn't hold back and that dares him to use all of his strikes against him too. I'm not too big on any of them, but this should be decent if kept short and sweet. Sheamus finally faces somebody that hits as hard (or harder) than he does and Riddle hits a high knee outside the ring, Sheamus doesn't get back in the ring and loses by countout
4. Seth Rollins & Kevin Owens (w/ Bayley) def. Claudio Castagnoli & Sami Zayn (15 mins) Another skirmish match for Owens and Zayn, eternal rivals. Rollins and Claudio actually won't face off at 'Mania and have other plans (we'll find out later), but they can be used here to make the match interesting and surely a good bout. Also, Rollins and Owens feuded in the past, just like Castagnoli and Zayn, so the partners are not really 100% trusting of each others. Rollins kicks Claudio low and wins with the stop on him, while Owens and Zayn fight all over the place
5. John Morrison & The Miz def. Randy Orton & Drew McIntyre (w/ Charlotte) (12 mins) Orton keeps feuding with Morrison and Miz (you know how this will evolve), but in the meantime he has McIntyre on his side, as the two are now friends after Orton's turn and the way their feud from last year ended. Miz keeps cutting promos on how Orton has betrayed the veteran's code, accepting youngsters and also celebrities, but is scared of him and they can go back to their 2010-2011 feud. Miz uses a dirty roll up on Orton and wins the match
6. WWE World Title: Roman Reigns (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) def. Daniel Bryan (w/ Carmella) (20 mins) Reigns now also has the Usos by his side (Jimmy is still injured) and the Bloodline is getting stronger, but Bryan wants to get the title and reminds of when Reigns was supposed to be the next big thing in 2015 and he still lost to him. Reigns brings up Bryan's injuries and vows to end his career. In the meantime, Edge keeps observing them as he will challenge Smackdown's champion at 'Mania. Edge actually gets involved trying to help Bryan against the Bloodline, but ends up spearing Bryan and Reigns hits a spear of his own too to retain
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Post by marc91 on Sept 11, 2023 21:49:11 GMT 1
WWE WrestleMania 37 Night 1 10.04.2021 Tampa, FL
1. WWE Raw Tag Titles Tornado Match: Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods def. Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander (c) (w/ MVP) (12 mins) This has been a feud for quite a few months, New Day has refused to join Hurt Business but then they also ask Woods, who teased being interested but then stays on Kingston's side. Woods then uses his reward won at Elimination Chamber to get this match, so him and Kofi can win the titles back and show that they are not part of Lashley's conspiracy theory. Again, MVP throws money at Woods and tempts him, but Woods hits the lost in the woods on Benjamin for the title change
2. WWE US Title: Jey Uso (w/ Paul Heyman) def. Big E (c) (11 mins) So, Jey is now part of the Bloodline and Heyman wants him to get some gold of his own. Ironically, on his way he got Big E, after YEARS of the New Day and Usos feuding each other. Last time they interacted, Usos were babyfaces and E is disappointed by the way Jey sold his soul just to get some success. The chemistry should be there and let them have a solid bout. The injured Jimmty interferes and Jey uses the superkick to win the title
3. Damien Priest (w/ Rhea Ripley) def. Ricochet (10 mins) Priest and Rhea have a great look and also match each other well. No idea why all the heat is put on Dominik, who can't work a lick instead. This is Priest and Rhea's debut, after weeks of dark promos on Raw and Ricochet, upset after losing the IC Title, accepts an open challenge from the mysterious dark opponent. This should be a nice one and let's keep it short, it's my spotfest of the night. Oché shines, but Rhea interferes and Priest wins the match with the reckoning
4. Rey Mysterio (w/ Dominik Mysterio) def. Shinsuke Nakamura (w/ Sonya Deville) (15 mins) First time ever, not a 1996 Mysterio/Liger dream match calibre, but god this is such a nice pairing on paper and I'm shocked they never thought about it. Nakamura has been extra aggressive since losing the US Title and triggers Mysterio by hitting Dominik with the bomaye, so Dominik is here to support his dad. Nakamura almost rips Rey Rey's mask off, but Mysterio dodges the bomaye and uses the 619 - west coast pop combo for an important victory
5. WWE Title: AJ Styles def. Bobby Lashley (c) (w/ MVP) (17 mins) AJ has been in WWE for 5 years at this point and always a heel, with a manager/stable behind him at all times. He finally won the fans over and they can't wait for him to face Lashley, who has just been unbearable with his late propaganda. Lashley also makes fun of AJ for dominating his little Nashville territory and forcing him out, but AJ actually blesses that moment as that's when he was reborn. AJ blocks a spear with a pelè kick and then hits a forearm smash to win the title
6. Dog Collar Match: Drew McIntyre def. Seth Rollins (w/ Bayley) (20 mins) This feud has been a crescendo and now the days of the friendly rivalry of last summer are gone. With Rollins on Smackdown, he has been losing his mind and becoming a psychopath together with Bailey (as long as he doesn't do the corny gimmick he does today) and using all the chances he had (Survivor Series and Rumble) to keep messing with McIntyre, who stole his spot of face of WWE. McIntyre wants to end this once and for all, he hits a claymore kick on Rollins and then hits him with the collar to win the match
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Post by rabbitman on Sept 12, 2023 2:17:55 GMT 1
Something about AJ and Drew being so prominent is pretty cool.
On Dominik, talking irl here. the thing I'd say is that you could slow burn Priest and Ripley for another year or more and they'd still be good enough to rebound and be pushed as top level talent but not going all in on Dominik now, means you probably never get anything worthwhile out of him. Push that f**ker with the slappable face now and wring all you can out of him, while the going is good and pray that he absorbs some wrestling ability from wrestling the likes of Cody and so on, so when he comes out the other side of this golden period for him and things slow back down, maybe they have a solid midcarder on their hands, where they had a jobber plus with a famous dad before that.
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Post by marc91 on Sept 12, 2023 9:06:31 GMT 1
I agree and I want to see where he is in 6/12 months from today. No way he was ready for a push in 2021.
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Post by rabbitman on Sept 12, 2023 9:47:57 GMT 1
Tbh I'm surprised they didn't give him a Nicholas like tag team title run with his real dad Eddie.
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