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RAW Preview 11/21/16

Will Goldberg deliver an official farewell on Raw?

RAW Tag Team championship: (C) The New Day vs Sheamus & Cesaro

Were Bayley’s efforts at Survivor Series enough to merit a Raw Women’s Title opportunity?

Last night at Survior Series Chris Jericho looked upset at his best friend Kevin Owens, for his use of The List of Jericho as a weapon, which destroyed The List and got Owens disqualified and lead to Jericho’s elimination. Could The List unmake Jeri-KO?

Will Seth Rollins get what Stephanie McMahon promised him for being on Team RAW at Survivor Series or will the defeat nullify the arrangement?

Randy Orton On Why He Checked On Shane McMahon’s Son, DDP Praises Orton’s RKO

Source: stillrealtous.com

The Commissioner of SmackDown Live, Shane McMahon, went into battle with his troops on Sunday night, and Shane was taken out of the match by Roman Reigns. Shane set Reigns up for Coast to Coast, and Reigns countered with a massive spear in midair that caused Shane McMahon to hit the mat hard.

It was announced that Shane McMahon had been eliminated from the match, and then medical officials made their way into the ring to check on him. Shane McMahon was then helped to the back, and he looked pretty out of it as he was leaving the ringside area.

While Shane McMahon was being checked on, Randy Orton rolled out the ring to go comfort Shane’s son who was sitting in the front row.

Randy Orton received a lot of praise on social media for checking on Shane’s kid, and he let his followers know that he was just doing what he felt needed to be done.

As of this writing WWE has yet to make any official announcements in regards to Shane McMahon’s status, but as Orton noted in his tweet, it was clear to see that s**t went sideways.

Many fans on Twitter noted that they respect Randy Orton’s fatherly instinct after watching the show, but that’s not the only thing the former World Champion is being praised for following Survivor Series.

During the traditional 5-on-5 elimination match, Randy Orton also hit one of his best RKOs to date on Seth Rollins, and you can see it for yourself below.

DDP is no stranger when it comes to the RKO, as he spent years making the move famous while using the Diamond Cutter. The master of the Diamond Cutter took to Twitter to give Orton props for what was an undeniably awesome RKO.

Following his impressive performance at Survivor Series, Randy Orton will be taking some time off, as his wife will be giving birth to a baby girl shortly.

Randy Orton is expected to return at the November 29 SmackDown tapings next week.

Backstage News On Goldberg Vs. Brock Lesnar Rematch, Why Match Was So Short

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Dave Meltzer reported on Wrestling Observer Radio that Goldberg will definitely work with Brock Lesnar again in a rematch from last night’s Survivor Series pay-per-view, where Goldberg defeated Lesnar in an 86 second match. Meltzer noted that the deal was put together within the past week, and it was something that Lesnar and others pushed for. It was noted that Lesnar saw money in a Goldberg program and didn’t want to end it with one match, and Vince McMahon apparently saw that as well.

As for why the match was so short, Meltzer noted that it wasn’t because of Goldberg being hurt. He said the match was changed to get Goldberg over once he agreed to stay, and the decision was made to do a short match like his short WCW matches that got him over in the first place.

Up until last month, Goldberg had been treating the match as a one-time shot. When speaking to Booker T at the end of October on the Heated Conversations podcast, he noted that while it was a one-match contract, he would consider other opportunities in the business.

“I’m treating it as [a one-shot deal], man,” Goldberg told Booker T. “That’s what they offered. That’s what I accepted. If they wanted more, they would have offered more. So I took the offer when it came to a mutual decision, which I believe was mutually positive for everybody involved. Dude, I treat it was such. I have a one-match contract and I’m taking it like the last match of my career. And the minute after the match is over, I won’t bask in it. I’ll think about what’s next. If it’s anything else in the wrestling world, I’ll consider that. If not, hey, man, it’s not like I’ve been looking for something to do the last 12 years by any means.”

Source: WrestlingINC

Goldberg Inked Deal To Appear In Royal Rumble Match

There’s a reason Goldberg was made to look so dominant during his return tonight at the Survivor Series … Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned he recently agreed to appear in the upcoming Royal Rumble.

Sources tell us the 49-year-old made the deal this week that will see him participate in a Rumble match for the second time in his career. This year’s event is in January at the Alamodome.

For those who missed his return, Goldberg DOMINATED Brock Lesnar in a match that lasted only a few minutes — surprising the entire wrestling world.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

WWE Survivor Series Results 2016

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(Pre-Show) Tony Nese, Drew Gulak & Ariya Daivari vs Noam Dar, TJ Perkins & Rich Swann – Winners: Rich Swann, TJ Perkins & Noam Dar

(Pre-Show) Luke Harper vs Kane – Winner: Kane

5-on-5 Traditional Women’s Elimination Match: Team RAW (RAW Women’s Champion Charlotte, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Nia Jax & Alicia Fox) vs Team SmackDown Live (Nikki Bella, SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss, Carmella & Naomi) – Nikki was attacked in the back, but she didn’t see who it was. Natalya took her place – Alicia eliminated Carmella, Alexa eliminated Alicia, Nia eliminated Naomi by count out, Natalya eliminated Sasha, Charlotte eliminated Natalya, Becky eliminated Nia by submission, Charlotte eliminated Alexa, Bayley eliminated Becky – Winners: Team RAW (Bayley & Charlotte)

Intercontinental Championship: (C) The Miz w/Maryse vs Sami Zayn – Maryse rang the ring bell, Zayn thought he won, Miz rolled Zayn up for the 3 count – Winner: The Miz

5-on-5 Traditional Tag Team Elimination Match: Team RAW (RAW Tag Team Champions The New Day, Sheamus & Cesaro, Enzo Amore & Big Cass, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson and The Shining Stars) vs Team SmackDown Live (SmackDown Tag Team Champions Heath Slater & Rhyno, The Hype Bros, American Alpha, The Usos and Breezango) – Kofi quickly eliminated Breezango, then Jey Uso quickly eliminated The New Day, Gallows eliminated The Hype Bros, The Shining Stars eliminated by Jason Jordan, Anderson eliminated American Alpha, Rhyno eliminated Gallows & Anderson, Enzo eliminated Slater & Rhyno, Jimmy Uso eliminated Enzo & Big Cass, Cesaro eliminated The Usos by submission – Winners: Team RAW ( Sheamus & Cesaro)

Mick Foley & Stephanie McMahon awarded Sheamus & Cesaro a Tag Team Title match for tomorrow night’s RAW

WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Brian Kendrick vs Kalisto (If Kalisto wins, the division comes to SmackDown) – Baron Cobin came in and hit Kendrick, then laid out Kalisto with End of Days – Winner: Brian Kendrick by DQ – RAW retains Cruiserweight Division

5-on-5 Traditional Men’s Elimination Match: Team RAW (WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho, United States Champion Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman & Seth Rollins) vs Team SmackDown Live (WWE World Champion AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton & Shane McMahon) – Strowman eliminated Ambrose, Shane eliminated Strowman by count out, James Ellsworth hiding under ring held Strowman’s leg, Strowman chased Ellsworth up ramp and tossed him off stage through a table, Owens hit Styles with list of Jericho and was eliminated due to DQ, Orton eliminated Jericho, Reigns hit Shane with a spear as Shane came off top rope with a Coast 2 Coast, Shane eliminated by referee decision, Ambrose came out and attacked Styles, security tried to get Ambrose out, Reigns & Rollins took out the security, The Sheild powerbombed Styles through a table, Rollins eliminated Styles, Luke Harper came out & The Wyatt Family surrounded Reigns & Rollins and attacked, Orton hit a RKO out of nowhere on Rollins, Wyatt eliminated Rollins, Orton shoved Wyatt out of the way, took spear from Reigns, Wyatt eliminated Reigns – Winners: Team SmackDown Live (Bray Wyatt & Randy Orton)

Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman – Goldberg destoyed Lesnar quickly, hit 2 spears then the Jackhammer – Winner: Goldberg 

Goldberg brings his son into the ring to celebrate

NXT TakeOver: Toronto Results 11/19/16

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Bobby Roode vs Tye Dillinger – Winner: Bobby Roode

Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Finals: The Authors of Pain (w/Paul Ellering locked in cage hanging above ring)  vs TM61 – Winners: The Authors of Pain

NXT Tag Team Championship – 2 of 3 Falls: (C) The Revival vs #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) – Winners of 3rd fall by submission and new NXT Tag Team Championions #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa)

NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Asuka vs Mickie James – Winner: Asuka

NXT Championship: (C) Shinsuke Nakamura vs Samoa Joe – Winner and new NXT Champion Samoa Joe

WWE Announces New Model For Their 4 Annual Major Events

Source: ESPN.com

The WWE is set to roll out a new business model around its four annual major events.

Beginning with WrestleMania 33 in April of next year, the organization will bring all their other franchises into that same city, with shows from those brands surrounding the main event.

For example, NXT, Raw and Smackdown Live will bookend WrestleMania in Orlando, SummerSlam in Brooklyn, New York, in August, Survivor Series in Houston in November and a yet-to-be-determined location for Royal Rumble (January 2018).

Fans will be able to purchase a complete package that gets them access the main events and the three other shows.

The WWE has already sold out all the travel packages, ranging from $950 to $5,900 a person for WrestleMania 33. The deal includes a ticket to NXT on April 1, WrestleMania on April 2, Monday Night Raw on April 3 and Smackdown Live on April 4. WrestleMania will take place at the Citrus Bowl while the other three will be at Orlando’s Amway Center. The deal also includes a ticket to the WWE Hall of Fame Induction that Friday, transportation to and from the arena and at least a three-night hotel stay.

The higher-end package also includes a reception with WWE superstars and a visit to the organization’s state-of-the-art performance center.

Individual tickets for WrestleMania go on sale on Nov. 18, while individual tickets for the surrounding events will go on sale at a later date.

Having all the events in one venue helps to streamline ticket sales with so many fans coming from out of town. People in all 50 states and 35 countries attended WrestleMania 32. The idea also helps to pare down costs; the set doesn’t have to be broken down from night to night to move to a new venue.

The decision to surround the WWE’s four tentpole events with shows from the other brand extensions wasn’t made in a vacuum. The WWE tested the concept in Brooklyn at Barclays Center last year, when it surrounded SummerSlam 2015 with sellouts for NXT and Raw. In April this year, the WWE sold out WrestleMania 32, NXT, Raw and the Hall of Fame, all of which took place in Dallas.

The news comes ahead of this weekend’s sold-out Survivor Series in Toronto, which also includes a sold-out Raw and a nearly sold-out NXT show. The 2017 Survivor Series will take place in Houston at the Toyota Center on Nov. 19, 2017. All four events on that weekend will be hosted at that venue.

 

Rock ‘N’ Roll Express Appearing In TNA’s Tag Team Apocalypto With Broken Matt Hardy

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Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

TNA Wrestling‘s upcoming Tag Team Apocalypto at the Hardy Compound has partly been filmed … and sources tell us legendary tag team The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express are one of the teams involved.

Pro Wrestling Sheet has learned Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson recorded a few segments during the shoot, which PWS  was told has so far been the craziest one Broken Matt has done yet.

According to reports, nearly a dozen teams are participating in the special which airs next month. Our sources say it was a closed set, so not much else will be known until teasers start getting released.

We’re just praying the Bucks of Youth make an appearance in the Lake of Resurrection.

WWE Survivor Series 11/20/16

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2016 WWE Survivor Series – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Special start time 7 PM ET/4 PM PT

Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman

5-on-5 Traditional Men’s Elimination Match: Team RAW (WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho, United States Champion Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman & Seth Rollins) vs Team SmackDown Live (WWE World Champion AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton & Shane McMahon)

5-on-5 Traditional Women’s Elimination Match: Team RAW (RAW Women’s Champion Charlotte, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Nia Jax & Alicia Fox) vs Team SmackDown Live (Nikki Bella, SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss, Carmella & Naomi)

5-on-5 Traditional Tag Team Elimination Match: Team RAW (RAW Tag Team Champions The New Day, Sheamus & Cesaro, Enzo Amore & Big Cass, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson and The Shining Stars) vs Team SmackDown Live (SmackDown Tag Team Champions Heath Slater & Rhyno, The Hype Bros, American Alpha, The Usos and Breezango)

Intercontinental Championship: (C) The Miz w/Maryse vs Sami Zayn

WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Brian Kendrick vs Kalisto (If Kalisto wins, the division comes to SmackDown)

(Pre-Show) Tony Nese, Drew Gulak & Ariya Daivari vs Noam Dar, TJ Perkins & Rich Swann

(Pre-Show) Luke Harper vs Kane

NXT TakeOver: Toronto 11/19/16

NXT Championship: (C) Shinsuke Nakamura vs Samoa Joe

NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Asuka vs Mickie James

NXT Tag Team Championship – 2 of 3 Falls: (C) The Revival vs #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa)

Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Finals: The Authors of Pain vs TM61

Bobby Roode vs Tye Dillinger