TNA suffered its worst rating for Impact since the show started airing with only 222,000 viewers tuning in to this week’s show.
The show was built around Kurt Angle’s final match in TNA against Bobby Lashley and it was taped at the end of January in England. The 222,000 viewership number is down 36,000 viewers from last week’s number. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Stone Cold Steve Austin’s next guest on his Stone Cold Podcast on the WWE Network will be WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley and the episode will air on Thursday, March 31, immediately following Smackdown.
WWE.COM is promoting the interview as a live broadcast although it’s not known if the two will actually be taping it live. In the past WWE promoted Austin’s interview with Shawn Michaels as live even though it was taped weeks before.
On March 31 all the WWE talent will already be in Dallas, Texas, for WrestleMania and Smackdown that night is usually a combination of taped matches and live cut-ins from Axxess. It could be possible that Austin and Foley will be taping it at Axxess or somewhere else in Dallas as both will be there at the time.
According to stats released by WWE, the Stone Cold Podcast is one of the most-watched broadcast on the Network and Austin’s interviews with the likes of Vince McMahon, Triple H, Paul Heyman, Brock Lesnar, and others have earned rave reviews from fans.
WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik wrote a hilarious open letter – all in caps – to Hulk Hogan and Gawker and it was published by Esquire.com.
Sheik said that without him there would be no Hulkamania and he did the honors for him and “Mr Kennedy McMahon” when he could have taken the offer to break his leg. He said that Hogan told him that he “owed him one” but he hasn’t seen that day yet but “it’s okay” as he’s in the Hall of Fame and he’s a legend forever.
Despite calling Hogan a “half and half howdy doody looking jabronie guitar player,” he said that Hulk is still “one of the boys” and it’s a shame that today “nobody give a f**k about history.”
Turning his attention to Gawker, he said that they made Hogan look bad by getting “cheap heat” and called them “no good son of a bitch” as they don’t respect the privacy and have no class.
“I can’t wait I see Mr. Gawker I suplex you put you in camel clutch break your his back I make him humble,” Sheik added.
Gotta love The Iron Sheik! You can read the full letter at http://bit.ly/1UbVURR.
Total Divas continued to disappoint in the ratings with the show losing half its viewership since it started.
Last night’s show, episode 8 titled Peace of Cake, pulled in 580,000 viewers, down 11,000 from last week and is now the lowest rated episode of the whole Total Divas series.
It’s the seventh straight week that the show lost viewers over the previous week. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
WWE and Scopely announced a new, free mobile game titled WWE Champions which is currently in limited market tests for a global release later this year. WWE Champions will be the first release from Scopely’s multi-title partnership with award-winning developer Kung Fu Factory.
“Scopely is powering the next generation of interactive entertainment through our robust publishing infrastructure and product expertise,” said Walter Driver, CEO of Scopely. “With WWE, we are creating and evolving the mobile WWE experience with daily gameplay events that continue to bring WWE’s brand, talent, and legendary moments to life.”
WWE Champions allows players to collect more than 100 different Superstars and Legends where they can enter the ring for intense 3D action powered by fast and engaging puzzle play. The game will launch worldwide on Android and iOS devices later this year.
“Scopely’s expertise in creating authentic branded mobile game experiences made them an ideal partner,” said Casey Collins, WWE Executive Vice President, Consumer Products. “Together with Scopely, we’ve planned an expansive slate of mobile gaming content to keep WWE’s passionate fan base engaged.”
The Roadblock WWE Network event for this Saturday got an additional match with the WWE Tag Team titles put on the line as The New Day defends against League of Nations members Sheamus and Wade Barrett.
This is the fourth match on the card with Triple H vs Dean Ambrose for the WWE World Heavyweight title, Brock Lesnar vs Bray Wyatt, and The Revival vs Enzo Amore and Big Cass for the NXT Tag Team titles.
The show is advertised for three hours and will take place from the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Canada.
Impact last night featured the last match of Kurt Angle for the company, a match against Bobby Lashley which main evented the final stop of the UK Maximum Impact tour.
Following three spears, Angle did the time-honored tradition and put over his opponent for his last match. After the two embraced as the fans gave them a standing ovation, Lashley knocked Angle out again, hit him with another spear and got rid of the referee as well. Drew Galloway and Eddie Edwards tried to make the save but they got speared for their trouble and then Lashley laid out Angle with a fifth spear of the evening.
Kurt Angle – who has worked for TNA since 2006 – has made it clear that he’s not retiring and only taking a break but made it sound highly unlikely that he is returning to TNA. He will have one more match against Rey Mysterio on iPPV for a promotion called UR Fight on March 20.
The Orlando Sentinel newspaper has a comprehensive Q&A story with WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon which was done yesterday after the press conference to announce WrestleMania 33 at the Citrus Bowl.
Interesting topics from the Q&A were John Cena, Triple H, Stephanie and Shane. Vince described Cena as the Babe Ruth and a real warrior of the company. He said knowing Cena he will probably be still going at this when he’s 70 like him as he loves it that much.
Regarding his son Shane, he described his return as “awesome” and always hoped that one day they would be back together. He said the tension sometimes between family members at work can “be very difficult” as the “old bull is not ready to give it up, his horns are still sharp.” He stopped short of saying if there will be a corporate job for Shane after this whole WrestleMania angle is over but said he enjoys performing with him.
Vince said that he’s very proud of Triple H and this may be his last WrestleMania as a performer but it was extraordinary to watch him grow in his position backstage. “He’s a little long in the tooth as I say to his face and we all laugh about that now because I’m 70 years old,” joked Vince. As for Stephanie, he said she had an even more of a meteoric rise and she fits everywhere in terms of brand representation where no one else does. “Talk about an ambassador, she’s obviously beyond an ambassador and her growth corporately has been great. I’m very proud of both of them,” Vince concluded.
You can read the full Q&A at http://bit.ly/1OZKwBN .
Day 2 of Hulk Hogan vs Gawker trial took a weird twist as Hulk and Gawker’s attorney went head to head arguing about Hogan’s penis size.
To show to the jurors that Hogan was open about his sex life in public, Gawker’s attorney brought up the interview on Howard Stern where Hogan was boasting that he has a 10 inch penis. Hogan interrupted and said that he doesn’t have a 10 inch penis and he was talking in the Hulk Hogan character, where as Terry Bollea’s penis is, well, not that big.
Hogan kept telling Gawker’s Mike Berry that there’s a difference between Terry Bollea, the person sitting here giving the testimony, and Hulk Hogan, the character from professional wrestling. He said that Hulk Hogan’s privacy went out of the window the moment he decided to be in the world of pro wrestling but that doesn’t mean Terry Bollea’s privacy had to be breached. Hogan told Berry that he’s trying to help him understand and will keep trying doing his best!
Monday Night Raw this week saw a dip of 173,000 viewers from last week’s show, getting an average of 3,279,000 viewers, down from 3,551,000 from last week.
Hour one was the best one with 3,760,000 viewers, then it went down slightly to 3,614,000 in the second hour, before a big drop to 3,279,000 in the third and final hour.
This has been the worst Raw numbers-wise since February 1 and with the show inching closer to WrestleMania that is not really good news. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
Total Divas, with dwindling in viewership every week, returns on E! tonight with episode 8 of season 5, an episode titled Peace of Cake.
The synopsis for tonight’s show reads, “Paige hides a lie from her mother, which ultimately ends her relationship with her boyfriend. Nikki fears for Brie’s safety after a dangerous purchase, and Rosa accuses Bobby of food shaming her.“
Last week’s episode was the lowest viewed episode of the whole series getting just 591,000 viewers.
During today’s press conference at the Citrus Bowl to announce WrestleMania coming to the city of Orlando, former 15 time World Heavyweight champion John Cena admitted that he won’t be wrestling at this year’s extravaganza.
“For the first time in a decade in a half, this year I will be watching,” Cena said while addressing the media. Cena has hinted on Twitter multiple times at an early return with carefully written tweets despite undergoing shoulder surgery in early January to repair a torn right rotator cuff. Such surgery usually takes 6 to 9 months to heal from.
Obviously disappointed, Cena said that WrestleMania “means the world” to him but he wouldn’t be cleared to return by the time the show comes around in a few weeks.
The website Attractions Management posted an exclusive story today saying that sources at Universal Studios have told the website that WWE will be opening a physical Hall of Fame location as well as a restaurant before WrestleMania 33.
The new WWE venture, described as similar in style to the company’s former restaurant in Times Square – will be replacing the NBA City at Universal CityWalk adjacent to the theme park and there will be on display famous wrestling memorabilia of the promotion’s Hall of Fame inductees.
The restaurant will also incorporate a retail area with tons of WWE merchandise for sale and several screens showing wrestling on loop. The restaurant menu will feature WWE-themed meals.
Opening the location before WrestleMania 33 makes perfect sense since WWE would then take advantage of over 70,000 fans who would be in the area for the big show.
When the race to host WrestleMania 33 was in full swing, Orlando wasn’t considered the front runner to land the big show. Minneapolis was leading the pack and the new Vikings stadium was going to host it.
The plan was so solid that Lester Bagley, the Executive Vice President of the Minnesota Vikings stadium let it slip that WrestleMania is coming to the brand new US Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis during an interview on the news.
But somehow, somewhere, plans changed, and Minnesota lost its footing in the race with tourist-heavy Orlando snatching the second WrestleMania in 9 years.
“We’re excited to bring this event back to Orlando. Florida set a tourism record by welcoming 105 million visitors in 2015, and WWE will help bring even more visitors to Florida in 2017,” said Florida Governor Rick Scott. ”We’re excited WWE once again chose Florida to host WrestleMania.”
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said that the city of Orlando is extremely proud to have the show return to the Citrus Bowl. “WrestleMania 33 will proudly display to the world the incredible reconstruction that recently went into transforming the iconic Citrus Bowl.”
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs also chipped in, expressing delight that WWE chose Central Florida as the host destination for next year’s mega event. “The week-long series of events will provide a significant economic boost to our region, while giving visitors a chance to experience Orlando’s world-class attractions.”
Payback this year will be taking place at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois on May 1 with pre-sale on now on Ticketmaster.com using the code CHICAGO.
The pre-sale will end on March 11 at 10PM CST and tickets go on sale to the general public on March 12 at Noon CST. Ticket prices are $25, $50, $80, $125, $155, $350, and $500.
The month of May will host two pay-per-views, Payback and then Extreme Rules in New Jersey just three weeks later on May 22. New Jersey was originally getting Payback but WWE then switched the two shows.
Earlier today WWE held a press conference at the Citrus Bowl to officially announce WrestleMania coming to the city on April 2, 2017.
Florida Governor Rick Scott joined Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs for the announcement, which was also made in conjunction with the Central Florida Sports Commission. WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day, Divas Champion Charlotte and Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon were among the Superstars and Divas in attendance. Also joining them was John Cena.
“Orlando welcomes people and makes the impossible possible, makes dreams reality,” John Cena said. “Orlando, just like WrestleMania, makes moments that last a lifetime.”
Vince McMahon added, “You will leave the Citrus Bowl emotionally exhausted. Everyone will enjoy the drama and the athleticism … but most importantly, you’ll leave with a big smile on your face.”
Stephanie McMahon described the city of Orlando as the second home of WWE. The WWE Performance Center is located in Orlando and there are rumors that the company will open a physical Hall of Fame on the grounds of Universal Studios as well.
WWE also updated its WrestleMania logo for the return to Florida, with the traditional WrestleMania logo on the front and an image of the sun embedded in the logo. You can see it above.
Hulk Hogan testified yesterday in his case against Gawker, saying that the whole leak of the sex tape embarrassed him both as a person and as a character.
“I was embarrassed by what it did to me as a person, but it was even embarrassing as a character. Hulk Hogan was embarrassed,” Hogan told the jury which is mostly women.
Hogan described what went down when he found out about the leak and saw the post on Gawker, saying he went numb and then his hands started to shake violently. Hogan accused his former friend, Bubba “The Love Sponge” but he denied having anything to do with the distribution even though he secretly recorded him having sex with his ex-wife.
The litigation between Hogan and Bubba “The Love Sponge” ended with an out of court settlement agreement which according to various outlets, Bubba only had to pay $5,000 to Hogan and agreed not to testify against the former wrestling champ.
When discussing the differences between Hulk Hogan and the man who portrays him, Terry Bollea, Hulk said that Terry is a regular person who can’t get over the fact that he’s bald and has to wear a bandana to hide it, can’t say no to his kids and is soft spoken while the character of Hulk Hogan is loud and talks about his sex life on radio shows. He then switched to the Hulkster character to talk to the jury to show them how he can go from Terry to Hulk in an instant.
The trial continues.
For the second time in 9 years, the city of Orlando is getting WrestleMania as WWE officially announced that the biggest sports-entertainment event of the year will return to the state of Florida next year for WrestleMania 33.
The news was broken by the Orlando Sentinel newspaper and WWE will hold a press conference this morning at the Citrus Bowl with Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer, Florida Governor Rick Scott, Orange County mayor Teresa Jacobs and WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon all present.
“It’s huge,” the Orlando mayor said. “We’re a place that handles big, special events, and I think a lot of people don’t really realize the enormity of having WrestleMania.”
The Citrus Bowl recently underwent a multi-million dollar renovation, an important factor in what swayed WWE to select Orlando again over other cities. “All of us were very favorably impressed by all of the improvements made to the Citrus Bowl,” said John Saboor, WWE’s Executive Vice President of Special Events. WWE still holds a record at the Citrus Bowl for WrestleMania 24 with 74,635 fans attending.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and a team from Orlando traveled to WWE Headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, this past December to try and convince WWE to select their city. “They’re very familiar and comfortable with Central Florida because that [performance center] is here, and I’d say that played a pretty big role in giving us an advantage over the other cities,” Dyer said.
While the Citrus Bowl will host WrestleMania, Monday Night Raw and the Hall of Fame will be held at the Amyway Center while Axxess will take place at the Orange County Convention Center. No location was announced for NXT.
Monday Night Raw TV Report for March 7th, 2015 – “A ‘Dirty’ Warning”
Introduction Segment: Video Promo
A recap of Vince and Shane’s rivalry plays, and then we go live to the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois!
Segment #2: Arena Promo
Shane McMahon prances out to a loud ovation and gets to business. He talks about how bad Vince has been for the WWE lately, as well as The Authority, after WrestleMania, he claims it is his “destiny” to rule Raw and all the negativities will end.
The lights dim and the gong of The Undertaker sounds, but instead it is Mr. McMahon himself. He is holding a picture of himself and Shane, reminding Shane of their time together when he was a child. Vince then stomps on the picture and reveals that Stephanie gets everything from the will. He brings out security to take Shane away, but Shane is warns them he does not want a part and will walk on his own. They do not listen, so Shane punches away and glares at Vince.
Commercials.
Match #1: Single – Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens VS. Neville (Non-Title)
They lockup as Owens shoves Neville into the corner; he grabs him in a side headlock to wear him down. Neville runs Owens off the ropes, but Kevin hits back with a shoulder-block. He kicks away until Neville kicks back, but Owens stomps on him and gives a senton-splash to take control.
He goes for another, but Neville lifts his knees to block. Neville kicks multiple times, then splashes him in the corner and gives him a running-hurricanrana. “The Man That Gravity Forgot” runs off the ropes, but lands on his feet as Kevin moved. The I.C. Champ throws Neville into the stairs.
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Owens is back in control with a grounding chinlock, and gives him a German-Suplex, but is countered again and put to the floor with a Shooting Star Press from the top turnbuckle! Neville gives him another one in the ring from the canvas, but only gets two! He moves from a springboard-moonsault attempt, then hits his Red Arrow Tornado Splash and covers! 1 – 2 – Owens raises his shoulder! Neville tries again, but is grabbed by his trunks and rolled-up for the victory!
Winner via Pinfall: Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens
Post-match, Kevin continues the attack until newish music plays and out runs Sami Zayn! The NXT star and friend/rival of Owens makes his Raw return and saves Neville. Kevin escapes as Neville and Zayn look on.
Commercials.
Segment #3: Video Promo
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Triple H’s assault on both Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose on consecutive Raws is shown.
Segment #4: Backstage Promo
Dolph Ziggler and Zack Ryder are chatting when Principle Owner Stephanie McMahon walks up. They banter about their positions on Raw, then McMahon books him in a 3-on-1 bout against The League of Nations.
Brie Bella makes her entrance and will be wrestling, next!
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Match #2: Single – Brie Bella VS. Summer Rae
An elbow/collar tie-up begins, then Summer takes Brie down a couple times with a slam and roll-through. She gets out of a half-crab attempt, then stomps on Brie and locks her in a surfboard stretch. Summer kicks, but Brie blocks and gives her kicks like Daniel Bryan. She hits a front-dropkick then a running-knee, but misses a crossbody.
Lana’s music plays, and she walks to the ring, distracting Brie, and allowing Rae to roll her up for the 1 – 2 – 3!
Winner via Pinfall: Summer Rae
Post-match, Lana gives Brie a sit-down facebuster and walks away smiling.
Commercials.
Segment #5: Arena Promo
“The Lunatic Fringe” walks to the ring, then stands with a fierce look. He declares that he will ruin the WrestleMania plans by winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship this Saturday at Roadblock. Ambrose lists all that he will ask HHH to do after defeating him, but he won’t wear a suit.
The WWE World Heavyweight Champion joins on stage, informing Dean and the crowd that none of them can attain what he has in his life. He tells Ambrose that he is just a “step,” not a Roadblock, on the way to WrestleMania, but that he will put a “Roadblock” in front of him tonight, making him take on Bray Wyatt.
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Match #3: Three-On-One (Elimination Rules) – Dolph Ziggler VS. The League of Nations (Rusev, King Barrett, and Sheamus)
Dolph and Barrett start by measuring each other out, then Barrett begins to hammer away. He misses a clothesline and Dolph hits a dropkick, but is given a jawbreaker on the top rope by Sheamus, allowing Barrett to drop him with the Winds of Change Tornado-Slam for two!
The League dominate for a while until Ziggler manages to eliminate Wade with a superkick; his momentum doesn’t last long as Rusev kicks him hard and Sheamus finishes with The Brogue Kick!
Winners via Pinfall: The League of Nations
Commercials.
Segment #6: Video Promo
A career retrospective of Shane McMahon’s career, with comments from John “Bradshaw” Layfield and The Big Show, is shown.
Segment #7: Backstage Promo
Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks argue on who would’ve won their #1 Contender’s bout last week, then Lynch wants them to focus on tonight’s match with Team B.A.D, up next.
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Match #4: Tag-Team – Team B.A.D. (Naomi and Tamina) VS. Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks
(Note: Divas Champion Charlotte and Ric Flair are watching from the commentator’s area.) Tamina and Becky start out with Tamina controlling until Lynch rolls under and makes the hot-tag to Sasha. “The Boss” is all over Naomi, but on the outside, Tamina slings Lynch into the barricade. In the ring, Banks hits the Backstabber on Naomi, then locks on the Bank Statement, forcing her to give in!
Winners via Pinfall: Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks
Post-match, Divas Champion Charlotte attacks Banks and Lynch, who will both challenge Charlotte at WrestleMania for the championship in a Triple-Threat.
Segment #8: Backstage Promo
R-Truth is trying to make it up to Goldust by giving him a pizza, but “The Bizarre One” is lactose-intolerant, so he gets mad at Truth for not knowing and storms away. R follows, apologizing.
Up next, the Tag-Team Championship is on the line!
Commercials.
Match #5: Tag-Team for the Tag-Team Championships – The New Day (Kofi Kingston, and Big E.) (with New Day member Xavier Woods) (Champions) VS. Chris Jericho and A.J. Styles (Challengers)
Jericho and Kofi begin, trading hits. “Y2J’ chops Kofi a couple times then catches him out of a dropkick-attempt and sling-shots him over to the floor. Big E. is dumped out, then both A.J. and Jericho plancha over, then pose in the ring.
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Big E. is hitting Chris now, then he and Kofi deliver multiple corner-stomps. Jericho hits an enziguri on Kofi, then gets the hot-tag to Styles! He is all over Kingston with quick hits and a springboard-moonsault-reverse-DDT! 1 – 2 – Kofi gets his shoulder up! Kingston counters with a jawbreaker then sends A.J. to the apron; Styles springboards but lands on Big E and Kingston dives off the other turnbuckle for the double-team Big Ending. Langston covers, but it is broken by Chris, who shoved himself and Kofi into the cover!
Jericho Lionsaults Kingston, then tags in A.J. who gives a springboard-450-Splash! 1 – 2 – Big pulls Kofi out, breaking the pin. “The Phenomenal One” rockets over the top rope with a springboard-forearm onto Langston, then gets back in the ring and gives Kingston multiple chops and kicks. Kofi manages a modified-inside cradle for two! Jericho is tagged in and locks on the Walls of Jericho; Kofi struggles to the ropes, but Styles runs at Woods on the outside, who was trying to help him.
Big runs A.J. into the corner of the barricade, then goes into the ring. Jericho tries the Walls on him, but Langston pushes away and fends of a Codebreaker too, then drops Chris with the Big Ending!
Winners via Pinfall and STILL Tag-Team Champions: The New Day
Post-match, A.J. comforts Jericho, but is met with a Codebreaker! Jericho drives him down two more times with the Codebreaker, then shoves their t-shirt in his mouth and yells at him.
Commercials.
Segment #9: Backstage Promo
Rene Young interviews Jericho, who is infuriated because A.J. was getting the cheers instead of him, in the city Jericho debuted in the (then) WWF back in 1999.
Match #6: Single – United States Champion/Lucha Dragon member Kalisto VS. Tyler Breeze (Non-Title)
Tyler kicks right away, but Kalisto leaps over and headscissors him into the corner. He dives off the turnbuckle, but is met with a kick! Breeze pounds away on Kalisto’s chest with elbows, then clamps on a grounding chinlock. Kalisto breaks out of it with a jawbreaker and gives Tyler a rolling-kick and a springboard-corkscrew-crossbody. The U.S. Champion spins around and drives Tyler to the mat with the Solita-Del-Sol and covers for the 1 – 2 – 3!
Winner via Pinfall: United States Champion Kalisto
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Segment #10: Video Promo
Its is announced that the late Ray Traylor, a.k.a. The Big Boss Man, will be inducted into the Hall-of-Fame; a montage of his career is aired.
Segment #11: Backstage Promo
United States Champion Kalisto is talked to by JoJo, who wonders about his first WrestleMania. After saying he loved watching Rey Mysterio and the late Eddie Guerrero, Ryback meets him and also talks about WrestleMania. He wants to know where his spot is, and puts over Kalisto while giving him advice. He tells the U.S. Titleholder to view his next match.
The Social Outcasts make their entrance and talk about Ryback defeating Adam Rose last week; Curtis Axel says that won’t happen again.
Commercials.
Match #7: Single – Curtis Axel (with Social Outcast members Adam Rose, Heath Slater, and Bo Dallas) VS. Ryback
It is a little even at first, with Axel getting the upper hand for a bit. Ryback pounds away on the mat then drops him with Shellshock to complete this!
Winner via Pinfall: Ryback
Segment #12: Office Promo
Stephanie talks to Vince about what Shane may do at WrestleMania, telling him to be careful and inquiring if he gave this a lot of thought.
Dean Ambrose makes his entrance and faces Bray Wyatt, next!
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Match #8: Single – Dean Ambrose VS. Bray Wyatt
They lockup and Bray punches away, then Dean hits back with fists. He turns Wyatt into a modified Indian-Deathlock, then gives him numerous elbows in the corner. Bray reverses an Irish Whip into the corner, and takes over.
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Bray is still dominating , but they give each other a clothesline on the outside. Both slug away in the ring, but Dean gets the better until he is clotheslined harshly. 1 – 2 – Ambrose kicks out! Wyatt places Ambrose on backward on the top turnbuckle, but Dean fights him off and attempts his Dirty Deeds DDT! Bray backs away and catches Dean as he dove through the ropes in a Sister Abigail position; Ambrose battles out of that but is slammed into the barrier!
Bray gets a wild-eyed look, then goes at Dean. “The Lunatic Fringe” hits back with the slingshot-clothesline, and soars off the top turnbuckle with an elbow-axe-handle! The lights go out with The Wyatt’s video, then Harper, Strowman, and Rowan are on the apron. They quadruple-team Ambrose, causing a DQ.
Winner via Disqualification: Dean Ambrose
Post-match, Ambrose is laid-out as The Wyatt Family poses, then WWE World Heavyweight Champion Triple H saunters out. He undoes his tie and puts the belt over his shoulder. Bray gets in “The Game’s” face though, and the two stare-down. The fans love this potential idea, as Bray pets the championship and backs away with The Family in tow.
It is just Dean and HHH left, and as “The Cerebral Assassin” takes off his jacket and goes to the announce table, tearing it apart. He gets back in the ring, but Ambrose one-ups him with his Dirty Deeds DDT! Dean clutches the WWE World Heavyweight Championship as Triple H is out-cold to close the show!
End of Raw.
Monday Night Raw tonight is live from the home of one of the hottest wrestling crowds in the United States, Chicago, and the prodigal son Shane McMahon will be on Raw for the first time since his surprise return a few weeks ago.
Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker are not advertised for tonight but Roman Reigns is scheduled to be there and so are Dean Ambrose and Triple H as they continue their storyline heading into Roadblock this weekend. Reigns did not appear last week after undergoing nose surgery.
A user on Reddit by the name Falconarrow – a verified anonymous WWE employee – wrote that “you’ll probably want to tune in” tonight and while what’s in store is not on the level of Shane’s surprise appearance, “something tells me you will still enjoy it though.”
