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Post by marc91 on Sept 12, 2023 16:35:35 GMT 1
WWE WrestleMania 37 Night 2 11.04.2021 Tampa, FL
1. No Holds Barred Match: Randy Orton & Bad Bunny (w/ Charlotte) def. The Miz & John Morrison (w/ Maryse) (15 mins) This was a pleasant surprise to be honest, mostly thanks to the smoke and mirror modus operandi. I think that adding Orton and a stipulation would only benefit the match even more, getting WWE some exposure and a decent little angle too. Orton was already feuding with Miz due to his acceptance of the youngsters etc., so a handicap match is teased until Bunny steps up to help Orton. Orton hits Miz with a RKO and Bunny hits a crossbody on Miz for the pinfall
2. Kevin Owens def. Sami Zayn (13 mins) Another chapter of the infinite Owens/Zayn saga. Owens is still upset about Zayn's happy go lucky attitude and blames him for being a joke and not accomplishing anything, but the fans of course disagree. I'm not getting Logan Paul involved because the feud is noteworthy by itself and he won't wrestle for another year, so why care now? No stipulation, but there is a lot of hate and the referee struggles to keep them in line. Owens hits Zayn low and wins with the powerbomb 3. WWE IC Title: Sheamus (c) def. Matt Riddle (w/ Shayna Baszler) (10 mins) They have a rematch after the non-finish at the previous PPV, not a match that I would be super into myself, but they didn't do too bad at the actual show and the roster is not that deep. Riddle mocks Sheamus for being afraid of him and actually the champion, after bullying his way to the belt, seems concerned about the striking ability of the challenger. It's my slugfest of the night and it doesn't last too long. Riddle is kicked in the face by a sudden brogue kick and Sheamus retains
4. WWE Smackdown Tag Titles: Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode (w/ Liv Morgan) def. The Street Profits (c) (w/ Bianca Belair) (12 mins) They have been messing with each others for a few months now, Ziggler and Roode now have more chemistry and are in full heel mode, while the Profits have quickly left their mark on Smackdown as well and are sick of being looked down because of their underdog status. The heels injury Dawkins in the weeks leading into the match and this pays out at the end, as Dawkins gets an hot tag but is not 100% and Ziggler pins him after a superkick for the title change
5. Goldberg def. Claudio Castagnoli (5 mins) Claudio is on his way out, which is a shame. I booked him like a star for the last decade, so I need to get some heat away from him. Goldberg will wrestle more, as I still haven't used all the available pairings and he lost more than often, so he can pick up a win here and get some momentum back. The feud is easy: big man vs. big man, Goldberg says Claudio is an imitation, Claudio calls Goldberg washed up etc. Goldberg struggles, but hits the spear/jackhammer combo to win
6. WWE World Title: Roman Reigns (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) def. Edge and Daniel Bryan (w/ Carmella) (23 mins)
This was the real main event and I'll keep it because it delivered big time. Reigns is at the top of his game, facing his old nemesis Bryan (after stealing a victory from him at Fastlane) and Edge (first time they face, but enough tension and it's spear vs spear). Also, Edge and Bryan don't get along because Edge costed Bryan the last title match, adding another nice dynamic to the contest. They can go out and steal the show like they actually did, Reigns retains with a spear on Bryan
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Post by marc91 on Sept 17, 2023 18:53:47 GMT 1
WWE Backlash 15.05.2021 Tampa, FL
Who the hell came up with "WrestleMania Backlash"?
1. WWE Smackdown Tag Titles 2/3 Falls: Bobby Roode & Dolph Ziggler (c) (w/ Liv Morgan) def. The Street Profits (w/ Bianca Belair) (12 mins) I need a blowoff here and this stipulation seems like a decent fit, as it probably suits them better than a hardcore match. Like a lot of lucha matches use to do, you see 2 decisions quite early and then the last fall is longer. Roode pins Ford for the advantage, then Ford rolls up Ziggler despite being the babyface in perils. In the last fall, Dawkins gets the hot tag but the champions cheat and Ziggler retains after a superkick on Dawkins 2. John Morrison (w/ The Miz) def. Kofi Kingston (11 mins)
On the contrary, I need to slow this down because it's quite fresh as a feud and I don't want to spoil the title match straight away and do countless rematches. So, Woods get "injured" and so Kingston faces Morrison in a singles match instead, preview of their Tag Titles contest. The heels can get some heat here, Woods actually arrives at ringside to stop The Miz, but Morrison kicks Kingston low and wins with the starship pain
3. Last Man Standing Match: Shinsuke Nakamura (w/ Sonya Deville) def. Rey Mysterio (15 mins) Another blowoff after their 'Mania bout, hopefully they have enough chemistry and the fans can get hyped by this event. Domink gets attacks before the PPV but the aggressive Nakamura and it's what gives Rey Rey the urge to get revenge, as it's now more personal than ever. Mysterio hits the 619 and tries to hit a west coast pop, but Nakamura hits a bomaye in midair and they both go down. Nakamura gets up at 9, Mysterio doesn't so Nakamura wins the match
4. WWE IC Title: Damian Priest (w/ Rhea Ripley) def. Ricochet and Sheamus (c) (11 mins) Ricochet has feuded with Sheamus and is now feuding with Priest, so I can combine the two and offer a fresh match for the IC Title. Sheamus is doing well and will soon take a few months off, so I need to get the belt off him and Priest can have an impactful run as the IC champion. The heels, of course, beat down Ricochet and then start arguing, which helps the comeback of the underdog. However, Priest uses the reckoning on Oché and wins the title
5. Big E def. Jimmy Uso (w/ Jey Uso) (10 mins) Big E wants his title rematch and it seems like we're going to see that, but Reigns forces Jimmy to step up and replace his brother to give him a night off, saying that he's been injured for a long time and now he has to prove something to him. Jimmy reluctantly accepts, but E is upset as well because he wanted a shot at his US Title instead. There's history here and Jimmy is quite rusty, so he struggles against E's power and E wins with the big ending
6. Bobby Lashley (w/ MVP) def. Randy Orton (w/ Charlotte) (13 mins) Orton wants to get some gold, but here he finds Lashley, who's upset about just losing to AJ at 'Mania. They feuded last year and had a long series that led Orton to his face turn. On the go home show, Orton teams up with AJ and McIntyre to beat the Hurt Business and Lashley says that Orton plays nice to the new generation because he can't hang with them in the ring anymore. The match is heated, MVP interferes and gets a RKO, but Lashley uses the distraction for a spear and wins
7. WWE World Title: Roman Reigns (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) def. Claudio Castagnoli, Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens (17 mins) Reigns is a strong champion, but has a tough challenge ahead of him: Claudio is the former champion and just got humiliated by Goldberg; his former ally Rollins also lost a blood feud with McIntyre; Owens won one of his battles against Zayn. These men have all feuded with each others throughout the years, Rollins wants to joins forces with Reigns again, but Reigns is not interested. They can all go in the ring and so it should be a nice deal. Zayn comes back after the 'Mania loss and costs Owens the match. In the ring, Reigns hits the spear on Claudio and pins him before Rollins can make the save
8. WWE World Title: AJ Styles (c) def. Drew McIntyre (20 mins) AJ is on the top of the world, champion again and for the first time as a babyface. McIntyre won the feud with Rollins and so gets a title shot. They feuded in 2020, with a heel AJ and McIntyre as new champion, so Styles cuts a promo saying that he underestimated McIntyre then, but won't know as he's better, more mature and knows his opponent now. They team up a few times, with Randy Orton as a mutual friend, but McIntyre specifies he just wants the belt and, as much as he respects Styles, he doesn't need his friendship. The match is hopefully good and McIntyre is close to win again, but AJ hits the styles clash and retains
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Post by marc91 on Sept 18, 2023 21:20:10 GMT 1
WWE Hell In A Cell 19.06.2021 Tampa, FL
1. WWE Title Hell In A Cell Match: AJ Styles (c) def. Bobby Lashley (w/ MVP) (17 mins) The 'Mania rematch opens the PPV, Lashley gets a chance to win the title back and is very confident, as he's bigger than Styles and can thrive in a HIAC match. Styles keeps his head high and refuses to be the underdog, using help from Orton and McIntyre to face the Hurt Business and save himself from a few beatdowns. Lashley dominates the match and uses the structure a lot during his attacks, but AJ hits a spectacular jump from the structure to the ropes, leading then to a forearm smash for the pin 2. Hell In A Cell Match: Kevin Owens def. Sami Zayn (15 mins) This was not announced as a HIAC match, but it can add a good dynamic of hate in their feud if they start to fight straight away after the opener finishes, while the cage is still there. It's not a HIAC, but they start fighting and so we get a bonus cage match between these two and it's an easy win. Again, Zayn does all he can and gets really close to beating Owens, but he's too unlucky and this time he hits the referee with the helluva kick. Moments later, Owens wins with the powerbomb
3. The Viking Raiders def. Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin (w/ MVP) (7 mins) The Riders come back after a long injury and they immediately target the Hurt Business, as they feuded last year. Also, Hansen and Rowe want the Tag Titles back and so a victory over the former champions can be a perfect way to get a shot. Of course, Alexander and Benjamin are afraid of the Riders and try to cheat as much as they can, but the babyfaces are just too powerful and take over easily. They hit a double lariat on Alexander and Hanson pins him to win
4. WWE US Title: Jey Uso (c) (w/ Jimmy Uso) def. Big E (11 mins) The finally face off for the 'Mania rematch. Jimmy is actually quite upset about being the last one of the hierarchy, but Reigns tells him off and tells him to protect Jey's belt, while he thinks about his. E can get a bigger push, but needs to leave this feud without the belt, so he dominates the match but then gets stopped by Jimmy's interference. Jimmy kicks him low, so Jey uses a superkick and retains when it looked like he had no chance to win
5. WWE Raw Tag Titles: Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods (c) def. The Miz & John Morrison (12 mins)
After the latest single matches, they finally meet with the Tag Titles on the line when Woods comes back from his injury. Woods is more determined than he usually is, leaving alone the usual easy going spirit of the New Day. Miz and Morrison divide and conquer, getting more annoying and dangerous as we get close to the PPV. Woods gets a bit of glory, he gets the hot tag and hits the backwoods on Miz, pinning him to keep the titles
6. Seth Rollins def. Claudio Castagnoli (14 mins) Rollins wants another shot at Reigns, this time in a singles match and keeps poking the bear. On his way, he finds an upset Claudio, who is on a losing streak (he's leaving) and so is getting close to a heel turn. Rollins mocks his opponent, remembering the days Claudio used to dominate and scare him, which triggers Castagnoli. They can still go out and have a great match, but Claudio can't hit the ricola and Rollins wins the match with the stomp
7. #1 Contender: Randy Orton (w/ Charlotte) def. Drew McIntyre and Sheamus (12 mins) The winner will get a title shot and here we get Orton and McIntyre one against another one again, this time as friends after a long feud the previous year. Sheamus, after dropping the IC Title, can be a usual commodity guy and this is the first time he actually gets a chance to get so close to a title shot. The match is very open and McIntyre seems to be the one to beat, but Orton hits the RKO on Sheamus and pins him to get the title shot
8. WWE World Title Hell In A Cell Match: Roman Reigns (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) def. Edge (20 mins) Edge took some time off after losing at 'Mania, but then reappears and wants his one on one title shot. Reigns downplays it and firstly refuses to give Edge a shot, but Edge keeps playing mind games and suggesting that Reigns can't beat him one on one and is scared of him. Against Heyman's judgement, Reigns accepts and wants a HIAC. It's a war and they hold nothing back, at the end they both try to hit a spear and Reigns lands it first, winning the match to retain
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Post by marc91 on Sept 20, 2023 18:02:01 GMT 1
WWE Money In The Bank 17.07.2021 Fort Worth, TX PPVs are on the road again!
1. Finn Balor def. Shinsuke Nakamura (w/ Sonya Deville) (13 mins) Balor is finally back on the main roster and goes to Smackdown as a babyface, starting a feud with Nakamura. They can go back to their Japan days and it's a natural rivalry, plus Nakamura costs Balor his MITB qualifier match and so Balor wants revenge. They get to open the show and, given their history, it should be a nice match. Nakamura is super aggressive as usual and controls most of the bout, but Balor uses the bloody sunday and wins his PPV comeback match
2. WWE Raw Tag Titles: Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods (c) def. The Viking Raiders (11 mins) Babyface vs. babyface match, as we have New Day reigning on top and the Raiders just came back from a few injuries. These teams never faced off and the champions are the underdog, at least size wise, because Hanson and Rowe are giants and undefeated since their return. They can have a nice undercard deal, with the Raiders working heel in this occasion. Kingston gets the hot tag and manages to pin Rowe with a roll up to retain the titles
3. WWE US Title: Claudio Castagnoli def. Jey Uso (c) (w/ Jimmy Uso) and Big E (12 mins) Jey and E are continuing their feud around the US Title, as E is upset about how he lost the belt and Jey sees it as a prop to make Reigns happy. However, Castagnoli jumps in the feud and, as Reigns stopped him from getting the World Title, wants to start back with the US Title and then make his way to the top. It's a good plan and he also helps E in a match against the Usos on Smackdown, but then turns heel on E and hits him with the ricola to win the belt here
4. Keith Lee def. Bobby Lashley (w/ MVP) by CO (10 mins) Lee is back and goes after Lashley. In 2020, he had a brief stint as a Hurt Business member and, after losing to Orton, he was fired (a work, as he was injured). So naturally, he's back and wants revenge on his former allies. This is an easy feud to build and I think they should be able to deliver in the ring as well. It's a slugfest and Lashley ends up spearing the turnbuckle, so Lee comes back to the ring while Lashley loses by countout and feels humiliated
5. WWE World Title: Roman Reigns (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) def. Seth Rollins (17 mins) It's a heel vs. heel, I would have done without it but there are not lots of contenders (and some others need to be saved for later on). There is plenty of history with the Shield that can be used here, however, Rollins keeps being sly and tries to change Reigns' heart in vain. The mind games isolate Reigns for a bit, as Heyman starts doubting him, but Reigns wins the match with the spear. However, John Cena makes his return to challenge Reigns after the bout
6. WWE Title: AJ Styles (c) draws Randy Orton (w/ Charlotte) by no contest (15 mins) Orton can't wait to get his title shot, but the champion in front of him is AJ and they have long history with each other, as AJ was one of the newcomers that Orton was bullying before he had a change of heart. AJ at this point is tired of this being brought up again, he's actually older than Orton, more experienced than him and the current champion, so he provokes Orton demanding respect and Orton reacts by promising no mercy. However, AJ misses a forearm and falls on the floor with an injury. Orton would normally kill him with a punt, but hesitates and the referee calls for the X, so the match is thrown out. I know, boo, cheap finish but it's not the main event and I need to get to the next show without a definitive finish
7. Money In The Bank Match: Edge def. Rey Mysterio (w/ Zelina Vega), Kevin Owens, Draw McIntyre, Sheamus and Ricochet (18 mins) As usual, the winner gets the briefcase. Edge returns to the MITB, representing SD with his friend Mysterio and fellow Canadian Owens. RAW showcases the favourite McIntyre, his new rival Sheamus and Ricochet. Lots of history here, Ricochet and Mysterio are here to fly around, while the Europeans and the Canadians can't stand each other despite being from the same brand. Edge and McIntyre go head to head and at the end they are the ones fighting for the briefcase. Sheamus trips Drew, so Edge spears him and gets the briefcase to win MITB again 16 years later
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Post by marc91 on Sept 22, 2023 20:03:58 GMT 1
WWE Smackdown 30.07.2021 WWE Smackdown Tag Titles: The Usos def. Dolph Ziggler & Bobby Roode (c) (w/ Liv Morgan) The Usos win the titles, with Roman Reigns's blessing, so now all the Bloodline has belts
WWE Summer Slam 21.08.2021 Paradise, NV
1. WWE IC Title: Damien Priest (c) (w/ Rhea Ripley) def. Ricochet and Matt Riddle (12 mins) My spotfest of the night. Priest is doing well as champion and his feud with Ricochet is not over yet, while Riddle is added to the story as he comes back after a small injury and wants the belt that he was unable to win at 'Mania. Their styles should mix quite well and they get to opener a loaded show, I would dare them to try and steal it. Again, Oché gives his all and takes a lot of risks. Riddle applies a kimura on him, but Priest picks Riddle up and hits him with the reckoning to retain
2. Kevin Owens draws Sami Zayn by KO (7 mins) Another chapter of Owens vs. Zayn, their feud is infinite and it never seems to settle. Now Owens is mad about Zayn interfering at MITB and Zayn dares Owens to k!ll him, as it's the only way to get rid of him for good. They have a brawl, that is different from all their previous encounters, so not as long because intense and the match gets thrown out quite quickly. Owens seems to follow Zayn's advice and hits a cannon ball on the stage to destroy the set, they are both KO after the hit
3. Bobby Lashley, Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin (w/ MVP) def. Keith Lee, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods (9 mins) Lashley is humiliated by the loss to Lee, even if it was just for countout, so he wants his guys to take him out. However, the New Day step up to help their friend as they were already feuding with Alexander and Benjamin for the tag titles anyway. Again, the show is quite intense and this could be a nice little undercard match to push the feud while others have a blowoff. Lashley still can't beat Lee, but Alexander rolls up Woods and so the Hurt Business win this
4. WWE US Title: Claudio Castagnoli (c) def. Rey Mysterio (w/ Zelina Vega) (10 mins) The more I look at Mysterio's current run and the more I realize how much they blew up in terms of using him for dream matches or appealing showcases. I mean, you have an excellent underdog and an excellent big man... why was this not a thing? Zelina sides with Rey Rey, I like the idea. Claudio was frustrated for not winning the World Title and so is having more fun at a lower lever, a là Shane Douglas in 1996 ECW. Claudio retains with the ricola bomb despite Rey's pride
5. Drew McIntyre def. Sheamus (12 mins) They go way back, even before WWE development they were friends and peers, so let's get some video packages and use that because it can add a lot to the story. Sheamus feels like he never got a chance, while Drew came in with a lot of buzz, messed up and left, but then everybody praised him when he returned while he's been here the whole time working hard. McIntyre just wants to be left alone, but he kind of makes Sheamus here with his selling. McIntyre wins with the claymore
6. Contender Match: Finn Balor def. Shinsuke Nakamura (w/ Sonya Deville), Big E and Seth Rollins (w/ Becky Lynch) (13 mins) A title shot on the line. Nakamura is feuding with the returning Balor, but he also feuded with E at the beginning of the year for the US Title. Balor and E also have history for the Club vs. New Day feud. Rollins has wrestled all of them on and off, but he lately has issues with E and is now accompanied by the returning Becky and they both seem a bit unstable. It's an open match. Rollins stomps Nakamura, but E hits Rollins with a splash and so Balor wins his double stop on Nakamura
7. WWE Title Street Fight Match: Randy Orton (w/ Charlotte) def. AJ Styles (c) (15 mins) Face vs. face and, most importantly, friend vs. friend. After the non-finish, we get a street fight and the promise that there must be a winner. Orton hasn't won the belt since 2013 and, during these years, he put over pretty lots of people: AJ himself, Rollins, Ziggler, McIntyre, Owens etc. This would be more political than anything, I'd love to give him another little run and AJ has been the champion already a few times, he wouldn't mind and this especially completes the chapter of Orton finally accepting the "new school" and actually working with them. Orton wins with the RKO and AJ shakes his hand
8. WWE World Title: Roman Reigns (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) def. John Cena (23 mins) This was good, as a match and as an attraction. I totally get why 2021 Cena is the perfect nemesis for 2021 Reigns, even more so because I skipped their previous match and this would be a first time ever, so it would have much more meaning here and it's quite frankly a 'Mania main event contender. Cena is impressed by Reigns' evolution, making fun of him for being goofy years ago, but reiterating that part-timers like him are just more talented. Reigns addresses Cena's hypocrisy (his feud with Rock, a decade earlier, was based on Cena defending the pride of the full-timers) and says that Cena decided to be the poster boy for his whole run, while he is going against all rules and siding with his family etc. There is a lot to play with. The match delivered too, Reigns retains with the spear and, again, wonders who's left... and f'n Brock Lesnar comes back to destroy him, while Heyman runs for his life
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Post by marc91 on Sept 24, 2023 16:49:31 GMT 1
WWE Extreme Rules 25.09.2021 Columbus, OH
1. Loser Leaves Smackdown Last Man Standing Match: Sami Zayn def. Kevin Owens (15 mins) Their was is getting out of hand, more than usual and more than they have on and off for the last few years. The SD GM (not investing time on who it should be, GM feuds are not a factor anymore) offers to draft the loser to RAW and puts this over big, as he's okay with losing a star just for the sake of them stopping fighting all the time. Owens has dominated the feud of course, so Zayn gets an incredible underdog win here, by getting up at 9 while Owens is too tired and can't get up
2. WWE Raw Tag Titles Tornado Match: Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin (w/ MVP) def. Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods (c) (9 mins) Their feud has been a thing for a few months now, they have also faced in the grand scheme of the main storyline that is Lashley vs. Lee. New Day is going to SD, so they need to drop the belts, in most cases this PPV's results are dictated by the upcoming draft. The tornado match makes them fight non-stop and New Day does a few athletic spots, but then MVP interferes and so Benjamin pins Kingston with the t-bone suplex to win the belts back
3. Chain Match: Seth Rollins (w/ Becky Lynch) def. Big E (13 mins) As above, Rollins is due to leave SD soon and could do it with a loss because I want to push E. However, E will get injured soon and so I can't give him so much heat, when Rollins is to this day very important to the company. The chain assures a violent match and E dominates him due to his weights. Becky helps Rollins and E manages to get rid of her, but Rollins hits the stomp and E goes face first into the chain, so Rollins can pin him and steal the win
4. WWE IC Title Kendo Stick Match: Damian Priest (c) (w/ Rhea Ripley) def. Ricochet (11 mins) The blowoff between the two, Priest debuted against Ricochet and won the belt despite his attempts to get it back. Oché keeps doing well as an underdog, but he just can't beat Priest. Rhea gets involved and the stipulation of the stick kind of fits the heel's character, Ricochet takes a lot of punishment and seems able to make a shocking comeback, but Preist stops the 450 splash with his knees and hits the reckoning to retain the title again
5. WWE Smackdown Tag Titles Elimination Match: The Usos (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) def. The Street Profits (w/ Bianca Belair) (10 mins) The Profits are also due to change brand for the 3 time in 3 years (!) and so can't do something consistent, but a feud with the Usos can be a little thing because now the Usos feel on top of the world and look down to bully the upcoming stars, who are happy to remind us that they mad an impact in WWE without a famous dad or sucking up to a relative. Ford also pins Jimmy in this elimination match, but then Jey superkicks him and pins him to retain
6. Lumberjack Match: Bobby Lashley (w/ MVP) def. Keith Lee (12 mins) Now, in an alternative world Lee sticks around for a bit and I can give him a chance etc., but he actually doesn't and so I have to pretty much squash this feud soon. Lashley still wants revenge because of the previous PPV loss, he also loses on Raw and he just can't beat Lee despite his resumé. The whole roster is at ringside and the other heels, apart from Hurt Business, don't help Lashley due to his conspiracy promos. However, Lashley still spears Lee to finally win
7. WWE World Title Extreme Rules Match: Roman Reigns (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) def. Finn Balor (17 mins) This main evented the actual show and wasn't bad at all, so I am keeping it on my card. Balor has been having a good streak since coming back and we also see, for the first time, some dark side in himself once the Bloodline bullies him. He doesn't go full Demon yet, but he gets darker and goes out with some face paint, actually concerning Reigns and Heyman. In this mode, Balor is reckless and takes a lot of risks, going really close to winning the title but then Reigns manages to retain with the spear
8. WWE Title Falls Count Anywhere: Randy Orton (c) (w/ Charlotte) def. Drew McIntyre and AJ Styles (18 mins) AJ wants his rematch against Orton, but this is when McIntyre steps up too. See, McIntyre and Orton are best buddies since Orton's turn, but him and AJ have a bit of heat due to their past matches, even when they were both babyfaces. AJ tries to stir it up (without being heel, but saying his opinion) by telling McIntyre that Orton will turn on him at the end, because he's a snake, so this is the main angle going into the match. They get enough time and the stipulation should help, at the end Orton stays "loyal" but still beats McIntyre with the RKO to retain
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Post by marc91 on Sept 26, 2023 20:31:54 GMT 1
Forgot to mention in the previous post: I completely botched Brock Lesnar's return, as it doesn't happen at Summer Slam. I confused it with Cena's comeback from MITB. Oh well
WWE Clash Of Champions 23.10.2021Not in Saudi Arabia
1. Shinsuke Nakamura (w/ Sonya Deville) def. Drew McIntyre (w/ Charlotte) (13 mins) McIntyre goes back to Smackdown and Nakamura doesn't like it, as he claims that he's been the star of the show all along and that McIntyre won't steal the spotlight that he's been trying to get. McIntyre, of course, just wants to back on the title hunt and doesn't really want to engage in a personal feud against Nakamura (for now). Nakamura cheats and wins with the bomaye, as Deville stops Drew's feet from the ropes during the pinfall
2. Apollo Crews & The Street Profits (w/ Bianca Belair) def. Bobby Lashley, Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin (w/ MVP) (10 mins) The feud is continuing, also because we are close to Survivor Series. With Keith Lee out of action for a few weeks, Crews (former Hurt Business member) and the Profits (who refused to join the group), both returning to Raw with the draft, stand up to defend Lee's honour and stop Lashley's war against them. Of course, the heels are favourites and dominate, but Dawkins roll up Benjamin to win the match for the upset
3. Ricochet def. Isaiah Scott (8 mins) Ricochet has been drafted to Smackdown and also finds someone that gets identified as one of his nemesis in the "outside world". I am not crazy around Strickland, he's okay, plus he's literally here for a cup of coffee so I would do the match to do something different and give Ricochet a nice SD debut on PPV. The roster is not at his fullest, anyway. It's not a burial by any means, but Ricochet wins with the 450 splash to get some momentum
4. WWE IC Title: Finn Balor def. Damian Priest (c) (w/ Rhea Ripley), Rey Mysterio (w/ Zelina Vega) and John Morrison (12 mins) Quite a fresh matchup: Priest is new, Balor just returned, Mysterio and Morrison haven't been around for long lately... they are all quite not familiar with each other and this gives us some new pairings. Priest find his toughest challenge yet, but Rhea seems to be actually interested in Balor. Rey Rey and Balor are babyfaces and steal the show, Balor hits the bloody sunday on Morrison and pins him to win the title
5. WWE US Title: Sami Zayn def. Claudio Castagnoli (c) (15 mins) This is another feud that I have done on and off: Zayn has finally won a big one against Owens and forced him to leave Smackdown, so he's on top of the world but ends up facing Claudio, who is on a bully stint ad the US champion and has defeated Zayn a ton of times in their past and can't wait to put him in his place. It looks like another impossible mission for Zayn, but he counters a ricola into a roll up and shockingly wins the US Title
6. AJ Styles def. Kevin Owens (13 mins) Owens is back on Raw, but it wasn't a proper draft as he was forced to jump after losing the match against Zayn. The rage and humiliation led him to become more and more of an outlaw, not caring about rules and anything else, calling himself the biggest SOB ever in WWE. He's booked against his old enemy Styles, who just lost the title and wants it back, Owens is upset because fans are supporting AJ like they never did with him. It's an open match, but AJ wins with the styles clash
7. The New Day def. The Bloodline (w/ Paul Heyman) (17 mins) The Bloodline is running SD, but the New Day is fully reunited as a trio and they claim that, since the 2nd split, nobody rules SD like they did. The feud between them and the Usos has been a thing for years, but here we also see E finally stepping up and going toe to toe against Reigns. Reigns is amused, but the raw power of E always surprises him. So here Brock Lesnar returns, Heyman is scared and drags Reigns away, while E hits the big ending on Jey to win the match
8. WWE Title: Randy Orton (c) def. Seth Rollins (w/ Becky Lynch) (15 mins) Orton is having some sort of a miracle run as a 41 years old champion (soon to be injured for good?) and finally on top after 2013. Him and Rollins go way back, when the Authority bought Rollins from the Shield and kept him as the chosen one, so dropping Orton from his role. Rollins says that he was chosen over Orton is his prime, so he's got no chance now, but Orton says he has done it all and will fight every match like it's his last. Orton retains with the RKO
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Post by marc91 on Sept 28, 2023 10:55:51 GMT 1
WWE Raw 25.10.2021 WWE Title: Edge (w/ Rhea Ripley) def. Randy Orton (c) Edge doesn't get drafted to Raw, but he's still out allegedly recovering with an injury. After COTC, Damien Priest and Rhea Ripley start stalking Randy Orton, with her seeming quite interested in Orton. This leads to Orton defeating Priest to retain the title, but after the match a dark Edge arrives and cashes in the MITB, with the help of Priest and Ripley. Edge has turned heel to win the title back, cashing the MITB after he did it in 2006, as he can say that he was obsessed with winning the title back, so he forms the Judgment Day etc. Ironically, of all people, he is the one to end his frenemy's miracle title run
WWE Survivor Series 20.11.2021 Brooklyn, NY
1. Survivor Series Elimination Match: AJ Styles, Rey Mysterio, Dominik Mysterio & Matt Riddle (w/ Carmella and Zelina Vega) def. Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler (w/ Liv Morgan) (22 mins) AJ and Owens are the captains to continue their feud. Owens is again upset about not being in the main event and refuses to fight or recruit, so he gets assigned his partners by the GM: it's Roode and Ziggler, plus Balor, who just turned heel on Mysterio. AJ chooses Mysterio himself, his son Dominik who wants a chance, then Riddle. Owens is forced to compete or he'll get suspended, but he simply powerbombs Dominik on the floor and pushes the referee to get disqualified, getting out of there. Balor also rolls up Mysterio illegally to pin the IC champion, so we have AJ vs. Balor left and we know that they go way back. AJ wins with the styles clash and survives
2. Survivor Series Elimination Match: Sami Zayn, Drew McIntyre & The Viking Raiders (w/ Charlotte and Shotzi) def. Sheamus, Shinsuke Nakamura, Angel & Humberto (w/ Sonya Deville and Bayley) The McIntyre vs Nakamura feud is continuing. Sheamus chooses Sheamus (he just feuded with Drew), plus Angel and Humberto because... well, there is literally no one else left. McIntyre has new US champion Zayn on his side (Sheamus makes fun of him) and then the Riders. New managers are at ringside: Bayley is with Sheamus; Charlotte is with Drew, as she was managing him and Orton both before the draft; Shotzi is with the Raiders because... I mean, it's a great pairing. The babyface are on a roll and Nakamura is left against all 4 of them. He pins Rowe and Hanson, but then McIntyre hits the claymore kick and survives along with Zayn
3. Survivor Series Elimination Match: Bobby Lashley, MVP, Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin def. Keith Lee, Apollo Crews & The Street Profits (w/ Bianca Belair) This has been a thing for a few months now, so they naturally get a blowoff here because this is what Survivor Series is supposed to feature in the first place. The main beef is Lashley vs Lee, of course, but the Tag Titles feud is also a factor and we see the rare in-ring return of MVP, who actually complains about not being a competitor, but is forced to fight since he always gets involved physically. MVP and Lashley are left against Lee, who has a good comeback and pins MVP after a powerslam, but Lashley is quick to take advantage of it and spears Lee to pin him and win the match
4. Street Fight Elimination Match: The Bloodline (w/ Paul Heyman) def. The New Day It's a rare non-4v4 match on my Survivor Series card, but still under elimination rules and with a street fight stipulation to enhance their feud. Reigns is mad at the Usos for losing the previous match, but he's clearly worried about Lesnar's return (even though it's decided that Lesnar can't touch him for now, see below). E is having the biggest push of his career and is determined to stand up to Reigns with his partners on his side. It gets down to Reigns vs E and E hits the big ending, but Reigns rolls out of the ring to save himself. Once back, Reigns kicks E low and hits the spear to win the match
5. Survivor Series Elimination Match: Brock Lesnar, Goldberg, Ricochet & Claudio Castagnoli def. Randy Orton, Edge, Seth Rollins & Damian Priest (w/ Becky Lynch and Rhea Ripley) The usual Raw vs Smackdown main event. So Lesnar is back and all, but as Reigns is busy, whoever the GM is tells Lesnar that he can have a shot only if he helps team SD beat Raw here. Lesnar accepts, but he's not happy to find out that his partners are the underdog Ricochet, his former enemy Claudio and Goldberg, who he has a long history with. Claudio and Goldberg also don't like each other and there is a lot of tension. Raw has issues too: Edge and Priest are on the same side, but Orton hates them and Rollins is a psychopath and makes fun of them. We get down to Lesnar and Goldberg versus Edge and Orton, but Orton is tired of Edge and RKOs him, so Goldberg spears him and Lesnar wins with the F5. Lesnar and Goldberg survive and shake hands to end a long rivalry. I know, old fossils in 2021, but we need them in the next few months
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Post by rabbitman on Sept 28, 2023 12:49:22 GMT 1
Forgot to mention in the previous post: I completely botched Brock Lesnar's return
Meh who cares? He's no 'Mr Charisma' Chuck Palumbo
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Post by marc91 on Sept 29, 2023 20:12:01 GMT 1
2 PPVs in January and 0 in December?! No thanks
WWE TLC 18.12.2021 Not In Saudi Arabia
1. WWE US Title: Sami Zayn (c) def. Ricochet (13 mins) Babyface vs. babyface match to open up the show. Zayn is not an underdog anymore, as he picked up a few important victories and had a few runs with the US and IC Title. Ricochet is still a step or two below, he held gold but is still trying to make a name for himself. Actually one of the breakout matches for him was against El Generico in DGUSA, so that can be used here and Zayn doesn't want Ricochet to make a name on his expenses . It's an open match and Zayn retains with the helluva kick, then they shake hands
2. Tables Match: Bobby Lashley (w/ MVP) def. Apollo Crews (9 mins) With Keith Lee sadly gone, Lashley thinks he won the feud but Crews steps up and wants revenge for the way he was recruited and then used by the Hurt Business, when all he was trying to do was making his people proud. Crews sends Lashley through a table on the way to the PPV, thus setting up this match and Crews is looking for a victory that could be the biggest one in his career. However, despite all of his efforts, MVP still interferes and Lashley spears Crews through a table to win
3. Contender Match: Big E def. Shinsuke Nakamura (w/ Sonya Deville), Drew McIntyre (w/ Charlotte) and Claudio Castagnoli (15 mins) They are all looking for a title shot and so this match will select the next contender. Nakamura and McIntyre are feuding with each other, while Castagnoli had a frustrating year and E is now trying to rise to the top due to his feud against the Bloodline. Plus, Nakamura has history with E and Claudio both, just like McIntyre and Claudio were tag champions a decade ago, so there is a lot of material here. It should be a nice match too, E hits the big ending on Claudio and pins him to win a shot
4. WWE IC Title: Finn Balor (c) (w/ Rhea Ripley) def. Matt Riddle (w/ Carmella) (10 mins) Not a fan of Riddle (and he also got fired in 2023, which means I don't even have to feature him that much anymore), but I don't have that many people to choose from to be quite honest. Balor has joined the Judgment Day and gets darker and darker with Rhea in his corner, even though he doesn't develop his Demon persona yet because I am waiting for the right time without overkilling it. Riddle goes ready to the victory, but Balor hits the double stomp and manages to retain
5. WWE Smackdown Tag Titles Ladder Match: The Viking Raiders (w/ Shotzi) def. The Usos (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) and Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods (9 mins) The long long long New Day vs. Usos feud finds another chapter here, while Reigns vs. E is still building. However, a new threat is on the horizon as the Raiders are stronger than ever and ever probably cooler with Shotzi on their side. The ladder match stipulation is good for the New Day allegedly, but the Usos are quite united and the Raiders, who are not experts in this contest, actually do great and use the ladders as weapons. Hanson grabs the belts for the surprising title change
6. Kevin Owens def. AJ Styles (18 mins) They are both campaigning for a title shot and don't like each other at all, especially after Survivor Series. Owens says that he does what he wants, so if he wants to get disqualified and fined, so be it. AJ, however, has a problem with Owens disrespecting the brand, the company, the fans and him too, so Owens dares him to do something about it. AJ gets dirty in this brawl, while he would usually fight in a cleaner way. Owens stops the styles clash and kicks AJ low, then hits the powerbomb and wins keeping his arms on the ropes for leverage
7. WWE World Title Chairs Match: Roman Reigns (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) draws Brock Lesnar (15 mins) As promised, Lesnar (and Goldberg) guided Smackdown to the victory against Raw at Survivor Series and so Lesnar has a title shot. This wouldn't be as flat as in reality, because I only did this match once before. Heyman is afraid that Lesnar wants to destroy him for deciding to side with Reigns while he was gone, so we get a promo from Paul, moaning about having to feed his family and so side with Reigns, but it's a trap and the Bloodline attacks Lesnar. Lesnar replies that he doesn't blame Heyman, he doesn't care, he's just offended that Heyman thinks that Reigns is better than him. I can't have a finish and you can imagine why, so Lesnar hits an F5 on a mountain of, I don't know, 20 chairs and they both fall on them to cause a big mayhem and the no contest
8. WWE Title TLC Match: Edge (c) (w/ Rhea Ripley) def. Randy Orton and Seth Rollins (w/ Becky Lynch) (20 mins) It's the main event, mostly because it will get a finish, but it's also a nice attraction. Edge is now the leader of the Judgment Day and, in his own words, fulfilling his destiny of being champion again against what nature did to him. Orton is upset at his frenemy for stopping his dream as he won the belt cashing the MITB in a cheap way. Rollins is also feuding with Orton and warns them, because as crazy as 2004 Edge or viper Orton can be, no one is more insane and determined that him. The stipulation should fit the purpose. Again, Orton hits a spectacular RKO on Rollins from the top of the ladder, so Edge is the ultimate opportunist and grabs the belt to retain
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