Former WCW champion Sting was taken to a hospital right after his Night of Champions match against Seth Rollins and underwent a CAT scan and an MRI to assess damage to his neck after he took the turnbuckle powerbomb.
TMZ reports that no fractures were discovered but he was held overnight and was released from the hospital yesterday afternoon. “He’s able to walk but is in significant pain,” TMZ wrote. The wrestling legend was supposed to be part of last night’s Raw broadcast but he went back home after he was released from the hospital. The website adds that doctors are not able to give a long-term prognosis yet.
Sting immediately fell after taking the powerbomb and couldn’t hold on to the ropes. Not realizing the damage, Rollins went for the Irish whip and instead of ducking the clothesline, Sting – who barely ran the ropes – collapsed and the WWE doctor had to go in and check on him after the referee ordered him in the ring.
The individual who jumped in the ring during the Night of Champions pay-per-view just before Chris Jericho was introduced was identified as 37 year old Oscar Ramirez from Houston. He was quickly tackled by security once he hit the ring and stood behind Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose.
Ramirez was charged with trespassing on Sunday and held in county jail on a $1,000 bond. According to the Harris County District Clerk website, he pleaded guilty this morning and was sentenced by judge Larry Stanley to 10 days in jail. This is not his first run-in with the law as Ramirez was booked for marijuana possession in August of last year.
Another match has been added to the October 3 WWE Network live event from Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.
Bubba Ray and Devon, making their first appearance at The Garden in over a decade, will be getting another crack at the WWE Tag Team titles when they face The New Day. The match joins Brock Lesnar vs Big Show, Kevin Owens vs Chris Jericho, Seth Rollins vs John Cena, Dolph Ziggler vs Rusev, and Randy Orton vs Sheamus on the card. Card is subject to change and other matches will be announced as well.
The event will air at 8PM EST live on the WWE Network.
Total Divas returns on E! tonight with episode 12 of season 4 titled Some Like It Hot. Last week the show did the worst number of the season with just over 800,000 viewers.
The synopsis for tonight’s show reads, “The Divas vacation to Tulum, Mexico, where Paige tells the Divas she’s engaged, the Bellas find out they will have a new sibling, and Alicia puts Trinity’s relationship with Jon at risk.”
Last night on Raw, Kane debuted a gimmick similar to TNA’s Abyss and Joseph Park, where he’s a monster when he’s in a mask but the Director of Operations when he’s not wearing one.
Kane returned at the Night of Champions pay-per-view with the mask and saved Seth Rollins from losing his WWE World Heavyweight title after Sheamus was about to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase. However after chokeslamming Sheamus, Kane turned his attention to Seth Rollins and chokeslammed him as well.
The man who portrays the Abyss gimmick, Christopher Parks, sarcastically wrote on Twitter that there are other people like him, obviously referring to WWE ripping off the TNA angle. “Wow it’s seems other families share the same problems my brother and I did!! Small world,” he wrote.
Kane appeared as the Director of Operations for several segments during the show and told Rollins and The Authority that he doesn’t know what they’re talking about when mentioning the mask. At the end of Raw, Kane showed up as the demon Kane and took Rollins with him after his loss against Cena.
Austin, TX – September 21, 2015 – El Rey Network and Emmy Award-winning producer Mark Burnett and United Artists Media Group today announced that the Lucha Libre wrestling series “Lucha Underground” will return for a second season. The action packed, character-driven series will go back into production in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles in the fourth quarter of 2015 and will premiere on El Rey Network in early 2016.
“We brought together some of the best athletes from lucha libre and wrestling to fight in Los Angeles this year on ‘Lucha Underground’. It was fresh, it was compelling and it got the attention and created buzz across the entire wrestling world,” said Executive Producer Mark Burnett.
El Rey Network Chairman and Founder Robert Rodriguez, said: “The explosive combination of athleticism and storytelling makes for such great television and I’m so pleased that this legendary wrestling tradition will continue to have a home on El Rey Network.”
Ancient tradition, extraordinary athleticism, and a flare for theatrics combine in El Rey Network’s wrestling series, “Lucha Underground”. The riveting original introduces American audiences to the high-flying aerial maneuvers, slingshot moves, dramatic masks, intricate, rapid-fire combinations and distinctive wrestling techniques of lucha libre, one of Mexico’s most popular sports. Fans will have a ringside seat as masked villains and heroes face off to battle for wrestling supremacy. It provides enthusiastic viewers with an incredibly visceral and explosive experience with a focus on the artistry, originality, intense action and over-the-top characters that has come to define this phenomenal fan-favorite. A celebration of lucha libre’s long-standing Mesoamerican heritage and culture dating back to 1863, this is programming that must be seen to be believed.
“Lucha Underground” is produced by United Artists Media Group in association with FactoryMade Ventures and AG Studios for El Rey Network. Executive producers are Mark Burnett, Eric Van Wagenen (also showrunner) and Brian Edwards of United Artists Media Group; Dorian Roldán from Lucha Libre AAA; Alejandro Garcia and Antonio Cué Sánchez-Navarro from AG Studios; El Rey Network co-founder Robert Rodriguez; and FactoryMade Ventures and El Rey Network co-founders John Fogelman and Cristina Patwa. The series will be distributed internationally by United Artists Media Group.
Night Of Champions featured new champions and two big returns. I won’t spoil for those who haven’t watched, but the returns were surprising as was one of the title changes. All the happenings from the Pay-Per-View/Network show will continue tonight, so read on!
Monday Night Raw TV Report for September 21st, 2015 – “Turn-Styles”
Introduction Segment: Welcoming and Arena Promo
The Wyatt Family’s video plays immediately and the trio walk to the ring. Bray preaches it didn’t matter how loud they yelled or how much they smashed up, Reigns would still not get the message. “I am no liar; matter of fact, I am the man…” Roman interrupts and answers, challenging Wyatt to a one-on-one fight; he says it doesn’t even have to be an official bout. Bray doesn’t respond, so Roman accuses him of being scared. Bray whispers into Strowman and Harper’s ears and they back off.
Wyatt and Reigns slug away, with Roman hitting the Superman Punch. Luke slides back in and begins to pound away, as does Braun. Dean Ambrose charges out to the rescue but is soon picked apart. It turns into 3-on-2 until a returning Randy Orton runs down the ramp! He brawls with the family and evens the odds. Orton backdrops Luke on the announcer’s table, then gets into a punch-up with Braun. It takes hits from Randy, Dean, and Roman to put Strowman to the floor! The two sides stare at each other from the ramp and ring, respectively.
Segment #2: Video Promo
Recap of Seth Rollins’ title matches at Night Of Champions is aired.
Segment #3: Office Promo
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins is pacing outside The Authority’s room then barges in. instead of Triple H and Stephanie, he finds Kane, back in corporate attire. Kane tells Rollins he is back in WWE as Director Of Operations, and acts like he was not involved in Night Of Champions, but has been getting better for the last two months. Kane has given Seth a rematch for the United States Championship in tonight’s main-event!
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Match #1: Six-Man Tag-Team – The Astral Alliance (Stardust and The Ascension) VS. Neville and The Lucha Dragons
Konnor and Cara begin, with Sin tied up in a wristlock, which he flips through but is kicked. The Ascension and Stardust take control over Cara for a while. Sin manages a tag to Neville who is quick all over Stardust! He tries the Red Arrow, but The Ascension distracts him and allows Stardust to hit a springboard kick.
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The Astral Alliance is back in domination, working on Neville. Stardust clamps on a reverse Guerrero Special Submission, but Neville flips out of it and tags in Kalisto. He cleans house on The Astrals, finishing Viktor with his reverse suplex DDT and cover to get the victory!
Winners via Pinfall: Neville and The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara)
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Segment #4: Backstage Promo
Seth is limping through the hallways and is pleased to see The Authority. He tells Steph and HHH what has happened, and they look a little befuddled. “The Game” and Stephanie tell Rollins to worry about getting the U.S. Championship again, and they’ll deal with Kane.
Ryback makes his entrance and will be in action , next!
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Match #2: Single – Ryback VS. Bo Dallas
(Note: Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens is on commentary; and Dallas tells Ryback that he didn’t defeat Owens because he “bo-lieved” he was better than Kevin) Ryback totally controls, slamming and suplexing Bo around. Bo comes back with some knees and a kick-to-the-head, then clutches on a grounding rear chinlock.
Ryback breaks out, giving Dallas a suplex and spinebuster. He soon completes this after the Meathook Clothesline and Shellshock Marching Samoan Drop.
Winner via Pinfall: Ryback
Post-match, Kevin immediately attacks Ryback, but escapes before getting Shellshocked.
Up next, Charlotte will celebrate her Divas Championship win!
Commercials.
Segment #5: Arena Promo
Ric Flair is out to take joy in his girl’s Divas Championship victory! “The Nature Boy” first recalls a time in this town in 1972, then some of his life’s accomplishments. He states, however, that none of it compares to seeing his baby girl win the Divas Championship. The woman herself now comes out, with Team PCB partners Paige and Becky Lynch. They are all happy, with Charlotte and Flair simultaneously “wooo-ing!” Charlotte gives props to her father, which makes him tear up, and thanks Paige and Becky too.
Paige now takes the microphone and rips into Charlotte, Becky, and the rest of the Divas. Paige lets out a lot of feelings of not getting proper recognition, calling Charlotte and the wrong Divas getting the shine. “Becky, back off. You know what? You’re never, you’re never going to be a Divas Champion; you know why? Because you’re the least relevant of all of us. And let’s go to Team B.A.D.; they’re all ‘flash,’ no ‘substance.’ And then you’ve got Lana and Summer; too busy trying to find out who they want to climb onto next rather than the Divas Division. And then you’ve got Nattie; Nattie where are you? Do you even work here anymore? I can’t hear you Mrs. Hart. And then you’ve got The Bellas. You all know the ‘real’ reason they got to where they are. You all know the real reason. No, I am not done, I am not done. (To Charlotte) Stop trying to act like somebody because you wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for your old man. ‘Woooo!’” Paige tosses the microphone and walks off in a huff, yelling “this is my house” by the ‘Tron.
Nikki, Brie, and Alicia walk out and mock what just happened. “Welcome to my world, when you succeed and you’re on top, and when everyone around you becomes jealous of you. Can you handle it? Can you handle it? It doesn’t look like you can handle it. Obviously Paige couldn’t handle it, but I mean, I handled it for nearly a year, but that’s ‘cus I was woman enough. And Charlotte, do you think this gets any easier? Do you? Because you know it doesn’t, right?” She finishes by saying that Charlotte won’t measure up to both Brie when she wrestles her next, and herself when they have their rematch.
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Match #3: Single – Divas Champion Charlotte (with Becky Lynch) VS. Brie (with Team Bella partners Nikki and Alicia Fox)
Brie taunts Charlotte, then flips her over with a side headlock takedown. Charlotte hits back with knees-to-the-face, but Brie also hits knees to Charlotte’s head. She follows with a second-turnbuckle missile dropkick, but is soon slapped in the corner. Charlotte tries to grab her on the apron, but Brie slips out and throws her into the steel steps. She puts Charlotte back in the ring and rams her shoulder into Charlotte’s gut.
Brie yanks Charlotte out of the corner by her leg, but is spun around and rolled up for a quick count. Brie goes back to work on the leg with a spinning hold, then kicks away. She ties up Charlotte’s left knee in the bottom rope, then runs at her with a knee twice. She chop-blocks Charlotte after slipping out of a slam, then ties her up in a half-crab. Charlotte gets out of it and makes her comeback, catching Brie with the Spear and locking her in the Figure-8; Brie taps quickly!
Winner via Submission: Divas Champion Charlotte (with Becky Lynch)
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Match #4: Single – Sheamus VS. Mark Henry
The two engage in shoves, then Henry blocks a punch and gives one of his own. Sheamus kicks and punches back, but is scoop-slammed and clotheslined to the floor. He climbs to the apron and gives Mark a few slugs to the chest, but they are quickly blocked. Henry tries a big scoop-slam, but Sheamus backs out and has to Brogue Kick “The World’s Strongest Man” twice to get the 1 – 2 – 3!
Winner via Pinfall: Sheamus
Commercials.
Segment #6: Office Promo
Kane is enjoying a sip from his “World’s Greatest Director Of Operations” mug (thanks Dad, for pointing that out!) when Steph and Triple H walk in. They are wondering what is going on, and Kane tells them he’s signed a new contract. They seem uncomfortable, especially when Stephanie sees Kane’s mask is not in the box. Kane doesn’t know what she’s talking about, and insinuates difficulties if she doesn’t have his mask.
Segment #7: Backstage Promo
Paige sees someone off camera and wonders if they’re still a part of the company. That person is Natalya. She says Paige made some good comments, but they way she went about it during Charlotte’s time was wrong. Paige smirks as Natalya goes to get ready for her match with Naomi.
Tag-Team Champions The New Day make their entrance for a Six-Man, next!
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Segment #8: Arena Promo
The New Day are in the ring, with Xavier holding both the mike and some table in a plastic bag. The object is one that doctors had to take out of his rear after Night Of Champions, where he was put through a table by The Dudleyz. Kofi says that Bubba and D-Von “must be stopped,” and Big E. comes up with a solution of building “a wall around Dudleyville.” Kofi leads the crowd in a “Save…the tables” call, which he claims will “make WWE great again.”
Match #5: Six-Man Tag-Team – Tag Team Champions The New Day (Big E. and Kofi Kingston) (with New Day/Tag-Team Champion partner Xavier Woods) and Rusev (with Summer Rae) VS. The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) and Dolph Ziggler
Dolph and Kofi begin, trading wristlocks. Ziggler runs off the ropes with a shoulder-block, then flips onto his feet out of a monkey-flip, and gives Kingston a monkey-flip of his own. D-Von is tagged in and drops a big elbow on Kofi, then punches away on his head. Kofi manages a tag to Big E, then The Dudleyz and Dolph chase Rusev out of the ring.
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Dolph and Big E. are wrestling, with Dolph flipping out of a headlock/backdrop, then hitting a dropkick. New Day and Rusev soon take control, with Xavier playing the trombone during repeated kicks and a slingshot-dropkick. Rusev and Dolph go at it, wit Rusev yelling at Dolph “Lana is mine!” Rusev misses a splash in the corner, and Dolph drives him to the canvas with a leaping-DDT! Both are down, but make the necessary tags to Bubba and Kofi, respectively. He is all over Kofi, and pushes Big E. off the apron. He gives Kingston a sidewalk slam, ducks a springboard move, and one-arm slams him down! Bubba boots E. in the face, then clotheslines Rusev. He tags in D-Von, and they double-suplex Rusev, then give him “What’s Up” (headbutt to crotch) with Dolph doing the dive.
It’s Ziggler and Rusev left, so Xavier gets Dolph’s attention with the trombone. Dolph kicks Xavier to the floor, but turns into a big kick by Rusev for the 1 – 2 – 3!
Winners via Pinfall: Tag Team Champions The New Day (Big E. and Kofi Kingston) (with New Day/Tag-Team Champion partner Xavier Woods) and Rusev (with Summer Rae)
Michael Cole announces that The Dudleys will face The New Day again for the Tag Titles on October 3rd, from Madison Square Garden in New York city, on the WWE Network.
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Match #6: Single – Naomi (with Team B.A.D. partners Tamina and Sasha Banks) VS. Natalya
They face-off and execute a few double-moves. Natalya grabs Naomi against the ropes, but Naomi kicks high to the head of Natalya. Naomi wears down Natalya for a bit, but as Natalya attempts a comeback, Sasha and Tamina give some aid, allowing Naomi to hit the Rear-View on her.
Winner via Pinfall: Naomi (with Team B.A.D. partners Tamina and Sasha Banks)
Segment #8: Office Promo
Stephanie and Triple H are discussing when Rollins walks back in. He wants to know what’s going on, and they try to settle him by saying Kane is calm again as the Director Of Operations. Seth doesn’t go with that explanation, but “The Game” doesn’t want to hear it. He reiterates that they will deal with Kane while he should deal with John Cena.
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Match #7: Single – The Big Show VS. Cesaro
Show completely governs this bout, and despite a certified effort from Cesaro, Show takes it after a Knockout Punch!
Winner via Pinfall: The Big Show
Post-match, Show gets on the mike and declares that he will run over Brock Lesnar on October 3rd, live on WWE Network.
Up next is our Title Match main-event!
Commercials.
It is announced that Dolph Ziggler and Ryback will meet Rusev and Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens this week on Smackdown!
Segment #9: Video Promo
Luke Harper says that he “hears voices too” and that “Bray Wyatt saved me.” He looks to Braun Strowman, who tells us “I caught a snake once. I skinned it; it’s in a better place now.” Bray concludes “they all fall down.”
NEW United States Champion John Cena makes his entrance and will be defending against Seth Rollins!
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Match #8: Single for the United States Championship – John Cena (Champion) VS. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins (Challenger)
Following formal in-ring introductions, Rollins clotheslines Cena right after Lillian finished. The bell officially rings and Seth is in control. He gives Cena a neckbreaker for two, then continues to punch away. He attempts a Pedigree, but Cena turns it into an S.T.F. try. Rollins flips out with a kick, then Cena launches back with a clothesline.
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Seth is still working over Cena with a rear chinlock, but Cena stands up and backs Rollins into the corner. The WWE World Heavyweight Champion measures Cena with a standing side headlock, but Cena gets out of it and rockets himself with a couple shoulder-tackles. It goes back-and-forth with false finishes and finishers.
Rollins leaps off the top turnbuckle, but Cena moves and Rollins lands on his feet, but Cena trips him into the S.T.F. Rollins struggles but is able to grab the bottom rope for the break. He goes to the top again and lands on Cena with a Frogsplash, but Cena rolls over and plants Rollins with the Attitude Adjustment to get the victory!
Winner and STILL United States Champion via Pinfall: John Cena
Post-match, Cena walks to the back (signing a poster for a young, sick-looking fan), and Rollins is alone in the ring. Kane appears on screen. He warns Rollins “to be the best-possible WWE World Heavyweight Champion you could be.” He says that many are after him, including “people you wouldn’t even imagine in your worst nightmares.”
Kane’s pyro explodes on the stage, and then he, in costume, climbs through the ring and drags Seth down the hole in the mat. Kane’s corner pyro goes off and smoke rises through the hole to close the show.
End Of Raw.
Reporter’s Rumblings – By Moe Tapp
This was a pretty great Raw coming off a decent Pay-Per-View/Network show. I liked a few of the twists tonight and the wrestling was great! Let’s read the particulars:
Excellence: Promos by Kane/Rollins/Authority. Love Kane’s new turn-around and this will provide both comedy and seriousness going along with this feud. Kane has become really great in the last few years (Team Hell-No, and now “Corporate” Kane) with changing himself up to be fresh.
Promo by Big Show; even though it was the basic “I’m going to beat you,” he really came across as a ticked-off behemoth and made himself very believable. Matches between Brie/Charlotte, New Day/Rusev and Dudleyz/Dolph, Show/Cesaro, and Rollins/Cena.
The New Day can do no wrong in the ring/on the mike!
Absolutely LOVED Paige’s turn; this is the attitude I wanted her to have her first time as a heel. And I’m so glad the crowd reacted appropriately and booed her strongly. I also enjoyed Ric’s promo and his/Charlotte’s genuine interaction.
Bogus: Henry/Sheamus (one-off), Natalya/Naomi (could’ve been better/longer), Luchas/Neville and The Astral Alliance (not into this feud).
I’m running low on Reigns/Ambrose/now Orton VS. The Wyatts. I think with Wyatt’s win at N.O.C., the rivalry should’ve ended there. If Jericho was sticking around, then the way the finish for the Pay-Per-View/Network match ended should led to Ambrose/Reigns VS. Jericho. I also don’t think this should’ve started Raw; WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins should’ve!
While I’m happy that Charlotte has the title, it was six nights to late for momentum. They really should’ve had her win it with just a few seconds left on Nikki’s reign, and not have Nikki break the record. The “Bella-bration” from Smackdown! was horrid (bad idea) and the bout at N.O.C. would’ve had more steam if Nikki was the challenger/did not make her time before.
Until Smackdown!, Be Excellent Wrestling-Online Readers and Fans!
In a post on his official Facebook page, Sting’s manager posted an update on his condition following yesterday’s incident where Sting collapsed during the final stages of his match against Seth Rollins.
One of the WWE doctors was called in the ring by the referee to attend to Sting who dropped after ducking a clothesline. After he was allowed to continue, Rollins and Sting went for the finish sequence that saw Sting getting pinned.
“As many of you may already know, Sting is undergoing treatment for the injuries he sustained in last night’s match with Seth Rollins. Doctors will continue to evaluate his condition, but he is a man of remarkable health and resiliency, especially at his age and with all he’s endured throughout his stellar career,” the statement read.
“As a side note, we later learned the greatest damage to his body took place before the match was over, but being the true professional he is and among the hardest workers to ever step foot in the ring, he insisted to see the match through to the end,” the statement continued which was written by Sting’s manager Steve Martinez.
Martinez added that they are optimistic he will have a speedy recovery and return to full health soon. WWE.COM acknowledged that Sting was injured during the show but did not elaborate on what the injury was or when it exactly happened.
Nikki Bella’s reign as the Divas champion came to a halt last night at Night of Champions after she tapped out to Charlotte’s Figure 8, putting an end to her record-breaking 301 consecutive days as Divas champion.
Nikki’s two title reigns now span a total of 307 days, making her the second longest champion when combining all reigns. AJ Lee sits in first with 406 combined days over three different title runs. Nikki surpassed Maryse to take the second spot just over a month and a half ago.
“The Queen will not be off her throne for long! You just wait and see,” Nikki wrote on her Twitter after her loss. She then wrote that at least there’s still one champ in the family, referring to her boyfriend John Cena who won the United States title from Seth Rollins.
The new champion, Charlotte, dedicated her win to the American Dream Dusty Rhodes and her brother Reid, both of whom have passed away. “#17 for this family,” she wrote on Twitter afterward, posting a photo with her dad Ric Flair. She also posted a photo with Stephanie and Triple H, and one with Bayley, both posing with their respective titles. “I don’t really have words at the moment… NXT STRONG. NXT WOMEN! #PCB Dreams do come true.
The scheduled preliminary hearing set for this morning involving Jimmy Snuka and his third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter charges has been postponed.
The Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office filed a motion to request a bill of information is approved by the court without a preliminary hearing. The bill of information is a written statement that accuses Snuka of the crime and the request to go straight to a trial. Snuka’s attorney, William E. Moore, removed himself from the case when the Hall of Famer was charged due to a prior commitment and it’s not known if he has a new attorney yet.
“Superfly” Jimmy Snuka was arrested in the beginning of September for the 1983 murder of his mistress Nancy Argentino. He surrendered himself at the Lehigh County Courthouse in a wheelchair and hooked up to a feeding tube.
It’s WCW Nitro Week on the WWE Network this week and it starts tonight right after Monday Night Raw.
At 11:06PM EST, WWE Network’s newest show Legends with JBL debuts with a sit down interview with former WCW President Eric Bischoff. A preview of the interview ran yesterday during the Night of Champions pay-per-view with JBL asking some interesting questions and Bischoff replying with even more interesting answers.
Tomorrow at 10PM, Diamond Dallas Page hosts Monday Nitro: Top 10, featuring the top 10 moments from the WCW flagship show from the start at the Mall of America, to the nWo, to the Georgia Dome show and much more.
On Wednesday also at 10PM it’s Eric Bischoff’s Top 10 Moments. Bischoff started with WCW as an announcer back in 1991 and rose through the ranks before getting the role of President in 1997. During Nitro’s six year run, there were some pretty good highlights from Bischoff, all of which will be showcased on this show.
On Thursday after Smackdown ends, part two of JBL’s interview with Eric Bischoff will air, discussing the fall of WCW and his debut with the WWE and what the future holds for him.
Apart from these shows, WWE has added 100 new hours of WCW Nitro episodes to the WWE Network. Episodes of Nitro run until early 1998 so far and they still have 3 more years worth of footage to upload.
Here are the results from the Night of Champions pay-per-view which took place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
Stardust and The Ascension defeated Neville and the Lucha Dragons in the Kickoff match; Kevin Owens defeated Ryback to become the new Intercontinental champion; Dolph Ziggler defeated Rusev after Summer Rae hit Rusev with her shoe by mistake; The Dudley Boyz defeated The New Day via disqualification so the champions retained the Tag Team titles; Charlotte defeated Nikki Bella via the Figure 8 submission to become the new Divas champion; The Wyatt Family defeated Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, and mystery partner Chris Jericho in a six-man tag team match; John Cena defeated Seth Rollins with the AA to become the new United States champion; Seth Rollins defeated Sting to retain the WWE World Heavyweight title in his second match of the night.
A WWE fan once again breached the ring just before Chris Jericho was introduced as the mystery partner of Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose.
With the Wyatts and the former Shield members in the ring, the fan jumped in and stood behind Ambrose and Reigns as WWE security quickly tackled him down. Ambrose and Reigns stood there and did not react and let WWE security do the work.
This is the second time that both former Shield members were targeted by fans. A couple of weeks ago a fan jumped the security wall and nearly attacked Ambrose from behind as he was walking to the back following the end of Smackdown. Another fan threw a MITB replica briefcase at Reigns, hitting him in the head, during a non-televised live event.
The other former Shield member and WWE champion Seth Rollins also had a close call with a fan when a crazy dude jumped the security wall and walked down the ramp with him on Raw.
You can watch the video of the incident shot from ringside below.
The new Breaking Ground show on the WWE Network will be making its debut on October 26.
Breaking Ground will follow the developmental stars of NXT in their journey to become a WWE Superstar and Diva in a show filmed similar to HBO’s successful Hard Knocks series.
Breaking Ground was announced during SummerSlam as one of the new shows on the WWE Network for Fall 2015.
The Stone Cold Podcast will get one of the biggest – both literally and figuratively – guests next month as Brock Lesnar will be in the hot seat on the October 19 edition of Austin’s podcast on the WWE Network.
The interview will be held live following the Monday Night Raw in Dallas, Texas, just a week before Lesnar faces the Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match.
This will make for a fairly interesting interview for a variety of reasons, but mostly because Austin walked out of WWE after he refused to face Lesnar in a King of the Ring qualifier on Monday Night Raw back in 2002, a topic which will surely be brought up.
Eat. Sleep. Go To Hell. Repeat. WWE announced during the Night of Champions pay-per-view that Brock Lesnar will face The Undertaker at the Hell In A Cell event next month.
The match between the two will be a Hell in a Cell match and it will be their second match this year following their main event at SummerSlam. It’s not the first time that the two will meet inside Hell in a Cell. Back in 2002 at the No Mercy pay-per-view, Brock Lesnar successfully defended his WWE title against Taker in the same match.
Their SummerSlam match ended in controversy when Taker first tapped out but the referee didn’t see it. The timekeeper saw it and rang the bell however the referee overturned the decision and restarted the match. The Undertaker then locked Lesnar in the Gogoplata and he passed out with the ref stopping the match and awarding the victory to the Undertaker.
The Hell in a Cell match looks to be the end of their feud as WWE closes the chapter on a program which shocked the world last year when Lesnar ended the Undertaker’s streak at WrestleMania XXX.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that David Angle, the brother of TNA Hall of Famer Kurt Angle, was arrested and is being held at Allegheny County Jail awaiting arraignment on a homicide charge, county police Lt. Andrew Schurman said.
The charge against the 62 year old Angle comes after his 57 year old wife was found dead at their home on early Sunday morning.
”Due to the situation Kurt would appreciate if you can honor his family’s request for privacy at his difficult time,” Kurt’s manager David Hawk told the newspaper.
In an interview with police, David Angle said his wife kept bothering him at around 3AM to drink in the living room and after refusing her offer, it escalated into a deadly argument.
After his wife tried to kick him, he “grabbed both of her arms, pulled her off the couch, put his foot on her chest and then pulled,” the complaint said. He told police he couldn’t recall how long he did that but said “it was not for minutes.”
He told police she became unconscious and he tried unsuccessfully to revive her before calling 911.
An autopsy will be held by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the cause of death.
PWINsider.com is reporting that former WWE champion Kane is backstage at the Toyota Center. The Big Red Machine has been ready to return for a few weeks however he has not been used yet.
Kane has been off WWE television for the past two months after he was taken out by Brock Lesnar during the July 13 edition of Monday Night Raw. In his time away from the ring, Kane has filmed a movie for WWE Studios titled 6:42 with Dolph Ziggler and also got a much needed vacation. The man behind the mask, Glen Jacobs, is one of the longest-serving WWE Superstars and has been working for the company since 1995.
Sheamus, who is not part of the Night of Champions card, has teased about cashing in his Money In The Bank briefcase tonight at the Night of Champions pay-per-view.
The former champion himself posted a photo on Twitter showing his Money In The Bank briefcase packed in his carry-on luggage and then wrote, “Spoiler alert?” Ever since winning the briefcase in June of this year, Sheamus has not really tried to cash in and only just recently he started teasing going for the title.
Out of 16 eventual MITB winners, 13 have successfully cashed in. Mr Kennedy and Damien Sandow were unsuccessful, with Kennedy losing his briefcase to Edge and Sandow becoming the first wrestler to cleanly lose a cash-in match.
Live tonight on the WWE Network and pay-per-view, WWE presents Night of Champions from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The full card is as follows:
Seth Rollins vs Sting for the WWE World Heavyweight title; Seth Rollins vs John Cena for the United States title; Ryback vs Kevin Owens for the Intercontinental title; Nikki Bella vs Charlotte for the Divas title; The New Day vs The Dudley Boyz for the Tag Team titles; Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and a mystery partner vs The Wyatt Family in a six-man tag team match; Dolph Ziggler vs Rusev; and Neville and Lucha Dragons vs Stardust and The Ascension in a six-man tag team Kickoff match.
