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WWE Main Event Results 1/6/15

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Jim Somers
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Credit: Marc Middleton

– Tonight’s WWE Main Event opens up with a look at John Cena and The Authority on RAW.

– We’re live from Laredo, Texas with Michael Cole, JBL and Booker T on commentary. We go right to the ring.

Paige vs. Nikki Bella

Paige and Natalya make their way out first. WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella is out with Brie Bella next for this non-title match. They lock up and go at it. Nikki takes control first. They trade holds and Nikki hits a takedown for a 2 count. Nikki slams Paige into the mat and poses on top of her. Nikki goes on and hits a kick to the head out of the corner for another 2 count. Paige comes back and drops Nikki with a big shot to the head. Paige screams that this is her house and the crowd pops. Paige sends Nikki to the floor and Brie gives her a pep talk as we go back to commercial.

We come back and Paige hits Nikki with knees. Nikki tries to fight back and ends up yanking Paige from the apron to the floor. The referee comes out to check on Paige. Nikki does push-ups in the ring as the referee counts. Paige makes it back in and Nikki keeps up the attack. Nikki with another 2 count. Nikki keeps knocking Paige down and showing off. Nikki pins Paige with just her foot for a 1 count. Nikki works on the shoulder in the corner. Nikki with another pin attempt and a submission now. Nikki with another 2 count. Paige fights back but gets clotheslined for another 2 count. Nikki with more offense in the corner. Nikki slams Paige’s face into the mat and continues working on the arm. Another 2 count by Paige. Paige finally comes back with a Thesz Press but Nikki clotheslines her again. This has been one of the longest Diva matches in recent memory. Nikki drops back on the arm and goes for another pin attempt. Nikki with an armbar submission now but Paige tries to fight it off. They struggle with the submission and Paige won’t let it get locked. Nikki with a 2 count and another arm submission. Paige finally hits an arm drag and a pair of clotheslines. Paige drops Nikki again and screams. Paige with a dropkick. Nikki whips Paige but runs into an elbow. Paige goes to the top but Brie distracts her, allowing Nikki to slam Paige to the mat. Natalya levels Brie on the floor. Nikki kicks Natalya off the apron. Paige and Nikki trade holds. Paige misses a running knee. Nikki with a forearm. Paige with a superkick. Paige nails the Ram-Paige for the non-title win.
Winner: Paige

– After the match, Natalya comes in the ring to raise Paige’s arm as we go to replays. The Bella Twins recover at ringside and aren’t happy.

– We see Rusev and Lana walking backstage. Back to commercial.

– Back from the break and out comes Lana with WWE United States Champion Rusev. Lana talks about Ryback being fired on RAW and says he would have felt more shame if he would have stayed and faced Rusev. Rusev rips on Ryback and says he would have mopped the floor with him if he was still here. Rusev announces he will be in the 30-man Royal Rumble match.

– The announcers talk about what happened on RAW and we see the Fallout interviews with Ryback, Erick Rowan and Dolph Ziggler. Still to come, Swagger vs. Titus. Back to commercial.

R-Truth vs. Fandango

Back from the break and out comes Rosa Mendes with Fandango. R-Truth is out next rapping to the crowd. Fandango controls the early part of the match but Truth makes a comeback. Truth hits his usual kicks but gets a 2 count. Fandango hits a big elbow and a big float-over suplex. Fandango goes to the top and hits big leg drop finisher for the win.
Winner: Fandango

– After the match, we get replays as Fandango and Rosa dance in the ring.

– Still to come, Titus vs. Swagger. Back to commercial.

Titus O’Neil vs. Jack Swagger

Back from the break and out comes Jack Swagger. Cole notes that Zeb Colter is still recovering from a broken leg. Titus O’Neil is out next with a microphone. He fumbles over his words some but says T-I-T-U-S is here to save us from it all. Fans boo as Titus smiles. They lock up and go to the corner. Swagger takes Titus down and goes for a Patriot Lock early on. Swagger gets some offense in but Titus turns it around and takes Swagger to the corner. Titus with uppercuts. Titus goes for a big slam but Swagger slides out, takes him down and goes for another Patriot Lock. Titus blocks that hold but gets clotheslined to the floor. Swagger does “we the people!” as we go to commercial.

We come back and Titus drops Swagger with a big boot for a 2 count. Titus keeps control and fights off a comeback, slamming Swagger by his head. Titus takes Swagger to the ropes and hits several big shots to the chest. Titus lifts Swagger high and drops him for another 2 count. Titus with an abdominal stretch now. Swagger comes back and dumps Titus on his head. They get up and trade shots now. Titus misses in the corner. Swagger with a big clothesline as fans pop. Swagger with a running knee in the corner and a big boot. Swagger with another clothesline. Swagger goes for a Swagger Bomb and nails it for a close 2 count. They tangle and Swagger dumps Titus over the top rope to the floor. Swagger follows and Titus rams him into the ring post. Swagger rolls back in and stumble around. Titus comes in and hits a big boot followed by the Clash of The Titus for the win.
Winner: Titus O’Neil

– After the match, Titus yells at the fans and camera as we go to replays. Titus continues talking trash and posing as Swagger heads to the back and Main Event goes off the air.

Negative Reaction Backstage At Raw, HHH Holds Talent Meeting Backstage At RAW

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Brian Grey
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Source: PWInsider Elite

The entire script for last night’s WWE RAW was re-written at 3pm EST on Monday.

Regarding the creative for last night’s RAW, it was noted backstage that a lot of the lines that Stephanie McMahon and Triple H did were something that sounded like it was straight out of Vince McMahon’s mouth. There was a feeling that Vince took the script at 3pm, tore it up and re-write it.

The belief was that the promos from The Authority were Vince’s vision, and they were executing it, and not the voice of Triple H and Stephanie.

There was a lot of people backstage unhappy with the show. The feeling was Ryback, Erick Rowan and Dolph Ziggler were left in a bad spot with the “firing” angle at the end of the show, especially Ziggler.

We noted earlier today that there is a lot of divide backstage in WWE right now on who should win the 30-man Royal Rumble main event this month – Roman Reigns or Daniel Bryan.

MetsFan4Ever, who has broke WWE stories in the past and reported the news on the Rumble divide, notes that Triple H held a backstage meeting before Monday’s RAW in Corpus Christi and told the talents that they aren’t sure who will win the Rumble match and main event WrestleMania 31.

Triple H reportedly challenged all talents to step up in the next couple of weeks. Talents will reportedly be evaluated and then a decision will be made in a few weeks.

Christian Not Retired?, Zack Ryder Injury Update, Nikki Bella, More

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Jim Somers
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Christian appeared at last night’s “Drags to Riches” charity event in Tampa, Florida, which he hosted with Chris Jericho. Christian told fans at the event that he was not retired. Thanks to WrestlingINC.com reader Alicia Fleming for sending the report below from the event, as well as the photo above:

I attended the charity event “Drags to Riches” last night in Tampa, Florida hosted by Chris Jericho and Christian. I spoke to Christian for a bit and asked him the burning question I’ve at least had since Jerry Lawler blurted out on RAW that Christian was indeed retired from the ring. His response, however, kinda surprised me since Lawler and Heyman both mentioned it on RAW. His answer was, “No, I am not retired.” I then said, “well, Lawler said it on RAW.” His response was, “I know, and he is wrong.”

I have been a Christian fan for a long time and told him, “good,” because he deserves to go out his way and not someone else telling the world. I then told him he deserves a retirement ceremony like Edge did. Christian smirked and said, “Well, I don’t know about that.” I then told Captain Charisma that indeed he did. He is that good and deserves so much better. So you can put it to rest, Captain Charisma himself said he is NOT retired.

I had a few other conversations with him and he was great and very sweet. As was Chris Jericho, he is a class act. I got both of their autographs, and a picture with them both [which is above]. I would be honored to meet both again if given the chance.

Just a quick note, the charity they were there raising money for sold 1,000 tickets. It was a great success and hope they do it again.

– After sustaining a shoulder injury in early November, Zack Ryder is gearing up for a return to the squared circle.

Updating his health on Twitter this afternoon, he wrote, “Got in the ring for the first time in two months today at the @WWEPerformCtr. #ReturnOfTheZack.”

– Today, the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority announced the hiring of Patrick Talty as the general manager of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium. Talty formerly worked for WWE, where he served as the Senior Vice President of Live Events.

– As seen last night on Raw, Natalya rode a distraction from Paige and defeated Nikki Bella in a reverse of last week’s result, Paige then ran to her Total Divas cast mate’s aid and saved Natalya from an after-the-bell ambush by the Divas Champion. Tonight on WWE Main Event, Paige will square off with Nikki in a non-title match. Following last night’s events, Nikki offered her thoughts via Instagram.

She wrote, “As I have had time to think.. To get lost in my thoughts.. Last night on RAW was a disgrace. A kick in the face is a lack of respect. It’s a dishonor to your champion, to your Queen. If you don’t have the WWE Network I suggest you get it bc tonight I will destroy PAIGES of what I thought was my next chapter. Main Event just got heated up. It just got FEARLESS! #FearlessNikki #MainEvent #RackAttack @wwe.”

Jon Jones Tests Positive For Cocaine, Enters Rehab, More

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Jim Somers
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UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, who retained over Daniel Cormier at UFC 182 on Saturday night, failed his pre-fight drug test. He reportedly tested positive for cocaine metabolites and has entered rehab.

The drug test results came back on December 23rd and had traces of benzoylecgonine, a primary metabolite of cocaine.

Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Bob Bennett confirmed to MMAJunkie.com that Jones checked himself into rehab.

UPDATE…

Some new details have come to light regarding the situation.
According to MMA Junkie, Jones took a random drug test on December 3rd which came back positive on December 23rd. While the result came back almost two weeks before the fight, it doesn’t appear that the UFC 182 decision will be overturned. Jones tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a primary metabolite of cocaine, but it isn’t banned out of competition by the World Anti Doping Agency.

UFC President Dana White also weighed in on the matter, offering the following statement:

“I am proud of Jon Jones for making the decision to enter a drug treatment facility,” he stated. “I’m confident that he’ll emerge from this program like the champion he truly is.”

The UFC itself also offered a statement, issuing the following:

“We support UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ decision to enter a drug treatment facility to address his recent issue. While we are disappointed in the failed test, we applaud him for making this decision to enter a drug treatment facility. Jon is a strong, courageous fighter inside the octagon, and we expect him to fight this issue with the same poise and diligence. We commend him on his decision, and look forward to him emerging from this program a better man as a result.”

As of now, the state of the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship is unknown. It doesn’t appear that Jones will face a suspension as of now, which is particularly troubling considering punishments within the state for diuretics and marijuana.

Lucha Underground Exec Talks Working For WWE, Original Plans For Vince’s Son And Funeral, More

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Jim Somers
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Credit: Raj Giri

I recently spoke with Lucha Underground Co-Executive Producer Chris DeJoseph to discuss the return of Lucha Underground this Wednesday on the El Rey Network. DeJoseph worked on the WWE creative team from 2004 – 2010, and appeared on-camera for the company as Big Dick Johnson. In part one of the interview below, DeJoseph talked about his time on the WWE creative team, becoming Big Dick Johnson, working for Vince McMahon and more.
Make sure to check back tomorrow for the second and final part of the interview, where DeJoseph discussed leaving WWE, The Big Show being overexposed, how he became a part of Lucha Underground, how different working with Lucha Underground has been from WWE and more.

You can follow Lucha Underground on Twitter @LuchaElRey, and El Rey Network @Elreynetwork. DeJoseph is on Twitter @chrisdejoseph . Lucha Underground returns this Wednesday on El Rey Network, you can check out an exclusive clip from the episode in the video above.

You started with WWE in 2004, what were you doing before that and how’d you end up getting the job with WWE?

School. I was very persistent and kept trying to get my foot in the door. I was having a hard time getting hired and I finally got an interview. A friend of my uncle’s worked in the legal department and helped me get an interview. I went to do the interview at the TV department, a guy named Tony Cartalucci hired me.

Were you a wrestling fan growing up?

My whole life I was a wrestling fan. Part of the reason I wanted to go work at WWE was my dad was trying to get me do get a job, and I told him I wanted to go work in wrestling. He looked at me like I was crazy. I always enjoyed it and it had always been a passion of mine.

So you you more of a WWF guy instead of a WCW/NWA guy?

Well, I’d say I was more of a WCW guy probably in that pre-Monday Night War era, but I watched all of it. I wasn’t necessarily all in the attitude era. I grew up in Las Vegas, so WCW was always in town. They were always running the MGM or a place like that. I used to enjoy the longer matches and stuff they’d have like Flair-Steamboat. I went to WrestleMania 9, the worst WrestleMania ever.

Who were some of your favorites growing up?

Oh gosh, Macho Man for sure. Flair, Tully Blanchard. Mostly heels. I was never a real fan of the babyfaces necessarily. Shawn Michaels, for sure.

What was your reaction when you got the job with WWE?

It was the most exciting thing ever for me, a dream come true. I was nervous, but really excited to have my foot in the door there. I really had no intentions up ending up on the creative team, I was just happy to have a job there. I would have swept the floors.

What was a typical day like working in creative for the WWE?

It depends on the day. Wednesdays were usually the day back at the office where our week would start. We would pitch segments. At the time Raw had 11 segments, and you would pitch your 11 like a mini-version of the show. Somebody like Brian Gewirtz would take all those ideas and take the best ideas out of it and put a show together. Thursday or Friday we would meet with Vince [McMahon] and begin working on the shows, go back to the drawing board and start writing the show. You’d write the show over the weekend, sometimes get feedback over the weekend. Usually Sunday you’d get on an airplane. Then you’d work the entire time on Vince’s plane, which was horrible. You go to a meeting, you go through the show, there’s changes, there’s re-writes and you produce the show. Then you get in a car and go to the next town, get on an airplane and start all over again.

How far in did you meet Vince?

I saw him a lot when I was an intern, but I didn’t start on the creative team until 6-8 months. I applied for creative because I wanted insurance and it was a permanent job. I didn’t meet Vince until WrestleMania 21. He had blown out his quads at the Royal Rumble, and I started right after that and didn’t see him until WrestleMania.

What was that like?

I called him Mr. McMahon, and he corrected me and told me to call him Vince, as he does with everybody. It was a dream come true to meet him. I don’t recall being very intimidated. Vince was pretty cool.

Writers have very mixed opinions about Stephanie being head of creative. How was she to work for?

I wonder who you talked to. Working for Stephanie wasn’t horrible. She was always good to us, as good as she could be. She was in a management position and handling a bunch of things creatively. But she had so many other things she didn’t have much input on what went on the show. I can rarely ever remember her pitching an idea that got on the show or pitching anything at all. Usually just listening and saying no. She was a good boss, a nice lady.

How many people were on the writing staff back then?

I think when I first started there were 3 on Smackdown and 5 on Raw, and I was on Raw when I first started. Then the writing team fluctuated. The most I remember was 14 between both shows. I called it “high tide” because they’d bring in a bunch of people and then a bunch more would get fired. The life span of a writer in WWE is so short. The average I saw people make it was 3 months. I saw 40 people get fired there on the writing team alone. I understand now they have like 30 writers, which is insane to me. Vince literally talks to like two of the writers anyway.

How much of what you guys came up with was actually on TV?

There’s always tweaks to everything. I don’t think Vince would ever think that anything was perfect. A lot of the stuff we came up with would be on the show. A lot of the time you’d sit in a room with him and he’d just change his mind and you’d have to go back to the drawing board. Sometimes you’d be assigned a portion of the show, so I’d have “Chris Jericho promo segment” and take what was written in the script and re-write, and they would be actively involved in the promo. Then you’d present it to Vince, you’d read it to him and then he’d make his changes or say whether he liked it or hated it or if you wrote like a four-year old. You’d either rehearse it or get it approved. Now it’s a little different: you write the show and he goes over it.

When you were there were the promos scripted verbatim, or were they more general outlines?

They were scripted verbatim. Certain talent preferred bulletpoint, but for the most part they were all verbatim.

What were some of the challenges working for WWE?

The schedule. That was extremely difficult. Being on the road 49-52 week a year takes a toll on you. There’s really no days off when you work for Vince McMahon on the creative team. There’s never a day where you weren’t eating, sleeping, drinking WWE all day long. Politically it’s challenging for a lot of people, and it’s all about how you carry yourself and getting people to like you. It’s like a fraternity and you have to be accepted into the family and that’s difficult for some people.

It had to be hard working there during the Chris Benoit tragedy. You all were having Vince McMahon’s storyline funeral on that episode. What was that day like?

That was a horrible day. As a character, I was in a couple of scenes crying at Vince McMahon’s casket. We had shot all the scenes; I guess “Big Dick” was really upset Vince had passed away. It was a weird feeling. I remember they called everybody out ringside and they announced that Chris was dead and they found his kid and his wife. The thing that sticks in my mind is Vickie Guerrero screaming. I’ll never forget that. It was a strange, strange day. Some people had some feelings that something wasn’t right because he didn’t show up at the pay-per-view the day before. At that point they gave everyone the option of hanging around if they were comfortable. I don’t think they knew the details of it, and that’s when we started putting the show together of a mini-tribute to Benoit and his moments. Halfway through the show it went from a tribute to a retrospective when they found out that there was foul play involved. It was a different day from when Eddie died. The circumstances surrounding that were so strange.

What was the plan with Vince’s limo blowing up?

The plan was that we would see who would rise to power in his absence, but Vince McMahon had faked his own death to see where everyone’s hand was. That was kind of it. I don’t think we ever found a solution for ending that, which happens a lot with Vince. That’s how some stories get lost there.

Where you around for the “Vince’s son” angle?

Yeah I was there. The original idea was for Mr. Kennedy to be his son. I think Vince hated Kennedy. The crowd loved him, and everyone there loved him, but he didn’t wanna go there. The ending of the story was taken away and before you know it, it was Hornswoggle.

How was it playing the Big Dick Johnson character?

I did it because I was asked to do it. It was probably a bit of a rib on me, but I decided I was going to have fun with it. I never booked myself. Everything would be Hunter’s idea or Vince or someone else’s. It helped out with a little extra money, which was cool for me. I’m stuck with “Big Dick” forever, unfortunately.

Talk On Daniel Bryan Or Roman Reigns Winning The WWE Royal Rumble, Bryan’s Future, More

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Brian Grey
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Reddit user MetsFan4Ever, who has broke several WWE stories in the past, noted on Monday that many WWE Superstars are greatly divided on who should win the 30-man Royal Rumble match later this month.

There are many people within WWE who feel that Roman Reigns should win and those same people feel that Reigns is the future of the company, the next John Cena. There are other people who feel Daniel Bryan should be that guy and if he isn’t, there will be another disappointing end to the Rumble like in 2014.

There are officials who believe that Bryan winning the Rumble and main eventing WrestleMania 31 is a huge risk because of his past injury history. Some officials really feel that Bryan is a “B” level player and will never truly be at the top of the card. It was said that Bryan’s long-term future is still in question.

– Regarding the new WWE RAW opening video that we posted earlier, PWInsider reports that a number of people backstage at last night’s RAW took notice with the fact that Roman Reigns is the last Superstar shown in the video instead of John Cena.

The WWE Raw Report 1/5/15

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Crazymax Jack
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Some preshow notes…

– Alex Riley & Byron Saxton host from WWE Headquarters. No Booker T as he is reportedly subbing for Jerry Lawler tonight due to the King’s hospitalization.

– Show kicks off with a reminder that the Authority is back. We catch the end of last week’s Raw where Rollins forces Cena to bring them back. Alex Riley brings up the trouble the guys from Team Cena at Survivor Series could be in tonight now that HHH is back.

– We go back to last week’s Raw and Ryback’s speech. I’ve seen some people crap on it, and others put it over… I don’t know that it was perfect, but I do like what they were trying to do here with the Ryback character. Ryback wants Rusev. Riley & Saxton discuss Ryback and what he’s been through to be here now.

– Side note, without Booker T here and interjecting his nonsense into everything, these two guys actually cover a lot of ground in discussion. They can actually get out entire thoughts, stay on track, and the show seems more deliberate. #FireBookerT

– WWE Smackdown is moving to Thursday. Fun commercial.

– Ambrose/Wyatt feud video airs. Discussion follows. Their final battle is tonight in an Ambulance Match on Raw. We hear excerpts from Ambrose from a WWE.com exclusive interview, where he vows to put Bray in the Ambulance or die trying.

– This isn’t discussed on the preshow, but some fans are tweeting pictures of hundreds of balloons in nets above the arena for tonight’s Raw. Looks like the Authority plan a celebration. Joy…

– We go back to last week’s Main Event and Edge & Christian posing with the Rosebands, sans Adam Rose. Rose is pissed his Rosebuds won’t leave with him. I assume they have plans to further this angle tonight with Rose?

– We go back to last week, The Usos regain the tag titles.

– My God, look how much they can plow through when Booker isn’t there with his shucky ducky quack, quack crap. Speaking of which, I dread tonight’s commentary… More than usual.

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WWE Raw Results From The American Bank Center Arena in Corpus Christi, TX 1/5/15

– Clips from last week, Seth Rollins on the Peep Show. Seth lays out Christian, and Show holds Edge down while Rollins threatens to murder him unless Cena reinstates the Authority. Cena brings the Authority back. Can you feel you excitement??? Yayyy, we’re right back to another Authority driven Raw. Oh the promos, oh the angles….

– WWE Raw has a new opening video set to the “Tonight is the Night” theme. I guess new intro for the new year… Music is kinda played out by now to be the “new” Raw theme.

– Basically, the entire WWE roster is standing in and around the ring per the order of the Authority. John Cena gets on the mic before the Authority comes out to apologize to the fans and wrestlers alike for having to reinstate the Authority. Wouldn’t it be cool if Edge was in on it? lol. Cena is interrupted by HHH and Stephanie on the stage. The Authority had a great new year, and now it’s back to doing what’s best for business. Ugh…

HHH mocks all the Raw’s that were in “chaos” while they were gone. HHH says his return is credited to one man, and introduces Seth Rollins to the stage. Seth wishes Cena and everyone else a Happy New Year. HHH says he owes Seth a debt, HE ADDS SETH ROLLINS TO THE CENA VS. LESNAR MATCH AT ROYAL RUMBLE…. WTF??? It’s now a Triple Threat match after hyping Cena vs. Lesnar III. Me thinks some things have been changed for Mania…

Stephanie thanks Cena for bringing them back. She says deep down inside Cena knows what’s best for business, so he;s not being punished, he’s going to be honored. Stephanie calls this “John Cena Appreciation Night”. She says Cena’s attendance tonight is mandatory.

HHH claims this is a new era, with no agendas, no ulterior motives. HHH says everyone will “get what they deserve”. HHH announces that Dolph Ziggler is wrestling next, defending the IC Title against former champ who never really lost it, Bad News Barrett.

Huge night of action tonight. Ziggler vs. Barrett, Reigns vs. Big Show, Ryback vs. Rollins, Ambulance Match with Ambrose & Wyatt. JBL said this card is more loaded than Johnny Manziel on the weekend… Nice.

–Commercial Break–

1. IC Champion Dolph Ziggler vs. Bad News Barrett

No Lillian again this week, Eden replaced her. Hmmm. Barrett gets the early advantage but Dolph comes back with the standing dropkick and an elbow, but Barrett is right back on top. Crowd is pro-Dolph and indifferent on Bad News. Hard to tell if Barrett’s time away killed his over-ness or if this crowd just isn’t buying him. Barrett goes for the swinging sidewalk slam, but Ziggler counters into a crucifix and abrupts WINS THE MATCH in 2:38. WTF….

Barrett snaps after the loss and attacks Ziggler right away. BNB takes Dolph to the floor and tosses him into the table, barricade, the ring post, the ring apron, and steel steps. BNB just beats the crap out of Dolph. The beat down lasts longer than the match. Back inside Barrett continues to drive Dolph’s shoulder into the ring post when KANE’S MUSIC HITS……………..

Corporate Kane comes out… He mentions that this match is TWO OUT OF THREE FALLS….. Well that kind of takes me back to the old Corporation days. Kane orders this match to continue… He forces the referee to ring the bell.

Okay….. Fall #2…. Barrett smashes Ziggler with a big boot, Then it’s WASTELAND for the win in 27 seconds.

The doctors check on the half dead Ziggler as we go into break…

–Commercial Break–

Ziggler vs. Barrett – Fall #3

We’re back with Ziggler vs. Barrett and Fall #3 of this impromptu 2 out of 3 fall match…. The bell sounds for fall 3, Barrett lands WASTELAND immediately for a near fall…. A big boot gets another near fall. BNB holds Ziggler down, but Dolph comes back with a standing dropkick. Ziggler’s offense only lasts the one move before BNB is right back on top. Some chinlock fun follows. Ziggler fights free and hits a neckbreaker, but Barrett comes back with the Winds of Change for 2…

Kane is seated at ringside. I didn’t notice that until now… Barrett prepares for the Bull Hammer. Dolph ducks and hits a SUPERKICK!!!! 1……….2………..Barrett kicks out at the last second!!! Both men are down and Kane gets on the apron. Ziggler siperkicks Kane off the apron, then turns around right into a BULL HAMMER….. BNB gets the win and regains the IC Title in 5:45 of fall #3….

Well, for storyline purposes, this was pretty cool. Not a fan of Ziggler dropping the belt already again, but the story involved was pretty cool. Dolph beats Barrett, Kane is sent out to continue the match, Kane aids in the win. It’s your Authority screws Ziggles angle. If you’re into storyline matches then this is worth sitting through. If you’re looking for a good WRESTLING match, then this probably isn’t for you. This match was more gimmick than a great match. I have no doubt these guys could have a great match, but this was more used for the storyline. Not the worst thing they’ve ever done.

– Did you forget? It’s Cena Appreciation Night!!! The Authority shows a video of Cena showing Kurt Angle Ruthless Aggression and getting the endorsement of the Undertaker.

–Commercial Break–

– We’re reminded of what Big Show did to Reigns last week. Renee Young (with a new haircut) interviews Reigns backstage. Roman basically refers to himself as Superman, somebody better tell Cena. Reigns says Show can expect him (Superman) tonight. Believe that….

– Bray Wyatt promo in a smoky room. One final Ambrose before they do that Ambulance thing. Wyatt talks about what the devil is, he says the devil walks beside him tonight.

–Commercial Break–

– Oh dear Lord, it’s the Ascension… And they’re cutting a promo. They rip on Demolition. They rip on the Road Warriors. “Ohhh, what a joke”… Classy… Who the fuck okay’d that promo? That gets a small disgusted response from the fans, then the fans go back to making NO NOISE. This was terrible.

2. The Ascension vs. Two Jobbers

Wooo, I finally get to refer to an opponent as “Jobber”. They get no intro, JBL buries them, both the jobbers AND the Ascension. Fall of Man ends this in 39 seconds. The announcers basically bury Ascension after the match. lol… ABSOLUTELY NO REACTION… Can’t wait until they have them wipe out Animal here in the next few weeks and still not get over.

– Rusev & Lana promo. They’re disgusted that America disrespects other country’s beliefs. Token Vladimir Putin reference follows. Rusev can save the world…

– Roman Reigns on his way to the ring for action.

–Commercial Break–

– John Cena Appreciation Night… Cena beats JBL for the World Title at WrestleMania.

3. Roman Reigns vs. The Big Show

Reigns starts off throwing punches, but Show lands sort of a spear thing for an early near fall… Show dominates from there. Show knees Reigns in the face pretty hard… Damn. Boring ground stuff. Bearhug by Show. Reigns breaks free, a series of clotheslines finally drop Big Show. SAMOAN DROP on Big Show. Reigns tries the Superman punch, but gets caught by Show and thrown out to the floor… The fight goes to the floor… Show grabs the steel steps and cracks them in Roman’s face for the DQ in 5:51. Reigns will get the DQ win…

After the match, Show rolls Reigns back inside and brings the steps in with him. Show goes to blast Reigns with the stairs, but REIGNS SPEARS SHOW… The announcers sell it like the stairs fell on Big Show’s face, but that clearly didn’t happen. Show did place the stairs on his head after the bump however, and the doctors treat it as if Show got knocked out…

Boring match that ends in a way that only promises yet another rematch. Oh, the horror!

–Commercial Break–

4. Divas Champion Nikki Bella (w/Brie) vs. Natalya

No Tyson Kidd this week, so far anyway… Paige’s music hits before the match can start. Paige makes her way to ringside and hugs Natalya to play into the new Total Divas season (they had some sort of issue on the new episode). So they’re playing up a angle today for a Total Divas angle that was filmed in August… Ok… Nattie’s on Nikki, now Nikki’s on Nattie. Meanwhile, Brie and Paige get into it on the floor. Paige lays Brie out, which distracts Nikki, Natalya rolls Nikki up for the win in 1:16, or thereabouts…

Nikki Bella goes after Paige following the match, but Paige superkicks her face off….

– Backstage promo from Dean Ambrose. It’s short and to the point. Tonight he ends Bray Wyatt’s life…. Bold words.

–Commercial Break–

– WWE addresses Stuart Scott’s passing.

5. Erick Rowan vs. Luke Harper… Special Guest Referees Jamie Noble & Joey Mercury

To me, this screams “We have NO IDEA what to do with either of you”. Which makes all the more sense why they removed them from the Wyatt Family. Looks like the Authority is getting their revenge on Rowan. Crowd is dead. You can hear seven people clapping and yelling random things. The referees distract Rowan as Harper attacks. Rowan makes a comeback, but the referees block him. Rowan still manages to land his big spin kick for a cover, but the referees try and decide who will make the count and Rowan can’t get a fall. Rowan argues with the referees, turns into a clothesline from hell from Harper, and the refs make a fast count for Harper to get a win in 1:08…

After the match Rowan fights off J&J Security, but Harper blasts Rowan with a discus clothesline and holds Rowan in place while J&J sandwhich Rowan’s head with dropkicks on each side.

Okay, so Rowan loses a meaningless match and then takes a clothesline and dropkicks… HHH is getting soft.

Can’t wait to see what’s planned for Ryback…

– Cena Appreciation Night – June 2005, John Cena is drafted to Raw…

–Commercial Break–

– WWE Network is coming to the UK, or something…

– We’ve got a 6 person tag coming up. Usos & Naomi vs. Miz, Sandow & Alicia Fox… Fox is a heel AGAIN?????

Naomi is backstage preparing for her match… by looking at herself in a mirror… Alicia Fox interrupts and says they’ve been friends a long time and nothing will change that. Fox then just randomly snaps and beats the crap out of Naomi in the dressing room and dumps powder all over her… I’m having flashbacks of Sid Justice on the Barber Shop… The other Divas pull Fox off of Naomi… Alicia Fox has just turned heel more times than Lex Luger.

– A nice video package of the Wyatt & Ambrose feud is shown leading up to the Ambulance Match. An Ambulance backs into the arena… I guess this match is so important that it not only gets stuck in the middle of the show, it doesn’t even open the top of an hour…

–Commercial Break–

6. AMBULANCE MATCH: Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt

This is the first ever Ambulance Match on Raw. In order to win you have place your opponent in the ambulance and it must be driven out of the arena… Ambrose tackles Bray and they go straight to the floor… Wyatt thrown right over the announce table and into Booker T, lol… Ambrose dives off the table onto Wyatt. I think we lost Booker on commentary… AWESOME. Damn, he’s back…

The fight goes into the crowd, and they brawl all the way back to the ambulance. Ambrose tries to throw Bray into the ambulance early, but Wyatt gets Dean inside instead. Ambrose kicks his way back out and hits a neckbreaker on the concrete floor to Bray. There are TABLES inside the ambulance, well duh… Ambrose climbs inside the ambulance to grab something, but Bray slams the ambulance door on Dean’s leg. Wyatt rams a heavy stretcher into Ambrose’ leg and smashes it into the side of the entrance ramp.

The fight somehow makes it way back into the ring. Dean lands a Diamond Cutter on Bray across the top rope. Wyatt comes right back and drives Dean’s bad leg into the ring post… Break time…

Back from break, Wyatt has control. Wyatt tries Sister Abigail, but Ambrose breaks free and lands a big clothesline… Dean tries a bulldog or something, but Bray clotheslines him out of his boots… Wyatt is done now, he throws Ambrose out of the ring and takes him towards the ambulance…

Wyatt clotheslines Ambrose up onto the stage and sets up a table on the floor below… Ambrose dives off the stage onto Bray with a clothesline. Ambrose is selling his knee pretty good. Wyatt whips Dean into the back of the ambulance, but Dean pulls a chair out and whips it at Bray’s face… Dean then dives out of the ambulance onto Wyatt… Ambrose now gets Wyatt into the ambulance, but Bray busts out… Bray throws Dean’s face into the ambulance door… Bray knocks Dean onto the stretcher, but Ambrose uses the stretcher to do his bounce back clothesline spot on the floor… Clever…

Ambrose busts Bray across the back with a backboard and throws Bray into the ambulance door. Intermittent fans shouting, but the crowd as a whole sounds crappy… Ambrose sets the table up directly in front of the backdoors of the ambulance… Ambrose lays Bray on the table and climbs up ON TOP OF THE AMBULANCE… ELBOWDROP OFF THE AMBULANCE PUTS BRAY THROUGH THE TABLE….

Crowds digging it now. Now Dean has to put Bray in the ambulance. BUT BRAY HITS SISTER ABIGAIL OUT OF NOWHERE AND BOUNCES DEAN’S FACE OFF THE AMBULANCE DOOR!!!!!

Both men are down… Wyatt tosses Dean into the ambulance, but Ambrose kicks his way back out. SISTER ABIGAIL ON THE CONCRETE!!! Bray slowly puts Dean into the back of the ambulance and slams the door… The BELL SOUNDS IMMEDIATELY, before the ambulance even pulls away… Wyatt wins, and it sounds like ten people give a shit… That’s sad…

Bray wins in 19:38… Dean Ambrose is driven away…

I get they want to build Bray up strong for a potential match with Undertaker at WrestleMania, but at the same time they keep burying Ambrose, AND Bray is losing steam. They need to do more with Bray than just give him some wins…

–Commercial Break–

7. Tag Champs the Usos & Naomi vs. Miz, Damien Sandow, & Alicia Fox

Naomi goes right after Fox, beats the girl down… Miz & Jey Uso are tagged in. Sandow with his usual comedy stuff and it allows Miz to take over control. Miz tags in Sandow and the crowd ERUPTS…. Sandow goes off the ropes to do a dive outside onto Jey, but Miz stops Damien and tags himself back in to major heat… “Miz you suck” chants follow. Double clothesline spot and Jey & Miz both down. Hot tag to Jimmy Uso. Samoan drop on Miz, Fox comes in to stop the offense, but Naomi hits her with a huracan rana. Naomi goes out to the apron and it looks like Miz is supposed to shove Jimmy into Naomi, but somebody BLOWS THIS SPOT something awful. Jimmy never touches Naomi, Naomi half sells something but stays on the apron, Jimmy sells it like he’s done something wrong, and Miz rolls him up with the hook of the tights for the win in 4:00….

I don’t know what went wrong in that finish, but it was terrible… Michael Cole tries to sell it as Jimmy went to hit Naomi thinking she was Sandow (ummm), but then saw it was his wife and pulled back. Nice try, but I’m not buying it.

–Commercial Break–

Well our last announced match is next, so looks like we may be getting that rumored Sting angle, or at least a “big angle”, to end the show…

8. Ryback vs. Seth Rollins

Before the match can begin, Corporate Kane is back out… And he’s no longer in his suit… He’s in his gear and announces this match as a handicap match… It’s now Rollins AND KANE vs. Ryback…

8. HANDICAP MATCH: Ryback vs. Seth Rollins & Kane (w/J&J Security)

Ryback eats him some Kane early. Ryback with a nice shoulderblock off the middle rope and a series of splashes for 2… The heels get the advantage momentarily as Rollins tags in, but Ryback goes right back under control, he whips Kane out of the ring, he presses Rollins off the top rope and throws Seth to the floor as well and we go to commercial…

Back from break, Kane has Ryback down with a chinlock. Ryback breaks out but gets thrown into the heel corner. Ryback fights his way out with a belly to belly on Kane. Rollins sneaks in with a back flip dropkick to take Ryback back down… The heels dominate from here. Kane grabs another classic chinlock. “Feed me more” chants. Ryback breaks free again, but Kane drops him with an elbow for 2. Ryback reverses a suplex on Kane, Rollins tags in but eats a Spinebuster… Ryback sets Seth up for the Meathook, but J&J security distract… Ryback STILL lands the Meathook clothesline on Rollins!

Ryback sets Seth up for Shellshock but Kane saves. Ryback sets Kane up and hits SHELLSHOCK… but Rollins sneaks in with a CURB STOMP…. AND A SECOND CURB STOMP finishes Ryback in 11:50. Wow. Way to push Ryback…

– John Cena Celebration coming up!!!

–Commercial Break–

– Paige vs. Nikki Bella on Main Event tomorrow…

9. Big E (w/Xavier Woods & Kofi) vs. Adam Rose

10:47pm, talk about time filler… If only the crowd was as hyped as New Day. Not sure why their theme is music only without words. Rose tries a sleeper… Surprise… That doesn’t work… The Rosebuds start clapping with the New Day to tally behind Big E. Big E pulls out his hanky to wipe himself off…Big E sets up for the big splash but he’s attacked by two… Rosebuds??? E wins by DQ in 2:00.

Two guys in full bodysuits and masks attack New Day and lay all three of them out… One picks Big E up in a powerbomb and holds him there forever until the other masked guy comes off the top rope with a Blockbuster… My god that looked dangerous as hell… The two men unmask as…. CESARO & TYSON KIDD…. UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. WTF

Cesaro & Tyson celebrate while Adam Rose forces his Rosebuds to dance with him… And I have NO IDEA WTF any of that was about…

– John Cena’s celebration is next, and it is mandatory for Cena to be out there… It’s next…

–Commercial Break–

– It’s celebration time, HHH & Stephanie are out to the ring… John Cena Appreciation Night… Hooray!

Steph intros Cena to the ring. HHH makes Cena relive last week via the Titan Tron. She promotes Cena as a hero. HHH talks about the first time he worked Cena and thought he sucked. HHH says Cena changed and became great. HHH puts Cena over big, and then says that last week he thinks Cena saw past Hustle, Loyalty, Respect crap. HHH says he thinks Cena realizes what’s bets for business. HHH says he appreciates Cena.

HHH then brings out the wrestlers who have suffered tonight because Cena reinstated the Authority. Ryback, Rowan & Dolph Ziggler come out to the ring. None of them appear too happy, for obvious reasons. HHH says he promised Team Cena would have consequences, so let’s get to the consequences… First up, Erick Rowan. Since he joined Team Cena last minute, HHH will go a little easy on him with a 30 day suspension… Then there’s Ryback the turncoat, who they give Ryback 60 days suspension… And then there’s Ziggler, who got the Authority fired. HHH asks Dolph what he should do. Ziggler asks 90 days? The Authority huddle…

The Authority leave the ring to “discuss”, while the babyfaces stand in the middle of the ring huddled… Clearly a set up is coming….

Instead of suspensions, HHH & Stephanie decide that Rowan, Ryback, and Ziggler are all FIRED….. That should make a good Royal Rumble…

The Authority make sure to blame Cena for getting them all fired, and reinstating the Authority… The now “fired” roister members stare unhappily… Lex Luger’s old 1993 Stars & Stripes theme plays as confetti & balloons drop to celebrate Cena…

We’ve got Luger music playing, balloons and confetti… It’s the frickin ending to Summer Slam 93….

Wow, what a “major angle”… Sarcasm to the max….

Raw ran over 12 minutes for this??? Crowds dead… Nobody buys the firing… Lame ending. Aaaaand WWE drops the ball on the first Raw of the year, but with the Authority back I guess I shouldn’t have expected anything else…

Spoilers: WWE Superstars Results for 1/8/15

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WWE Superstars Results for 1/8/15 from the American Bank Center Arena in Corpus Christi (Taped 1/5/15)

* Jack Swagger defeated Titus O’Neil with the Patriot Lock

* Goldust and Stardust defeated Los Matadores

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