Category: WWE

2016 WWE Payback Results – Vince’s Decision, World Title Match Announced For Extreme Rules

(Pre-Show) – Dolph Ziggler VS Baron Corbin: Winner: Dolph Ziggler

(Pre-Show) – United States Championship: (C) Kalisto VS Ryback: Winner: Kalisto

WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament Finals: Enzo & Big Cass VS The Vaudevillains: Enzo got caught by the bottom rope when Gotch launched him under it. He went down at ringside. Gotch tried to attack but the referee backed him off. The referee called for a doctor. The referee quickly called for the bell as a stretcher was brought out. Enzo was put in a neck brace and loaded onto the stretcher. Fans chanted Enzo’s name. Enzo was taken away with no winner announced. Enzo suffered a Concussion.

 

Sami Zayn VS Kevin Owens: Winner: Kevin Owens – After the match, Owens attacked Sami before tossing him over the top rope. Fans boo Owens as he turned his attention to the announcers. Owens called Byron Saxton in the ring and ordered him to ask about beating Sami. Saxton asked if Owens thinks the rivalry is finally over. Owens bullied Saxton around and bragged about beating Sami. Owens said he finally put the question to rest that people have been asking for 14 years. Owens declared he is the better man. Owens said now he can focus on getting back his Intercontinental Title back. Saxton said that match is next and asks if The Miz will retain. Owens says he doesn’t care if Miz retains but he’s going to be doing commentary.

Intercontinental Championship: (C) The Miz w/Maryse VS Cesaro: Winner: The Miz – After the match, Miz went to ringside to celebrate but Cesaro nailed a big running uppercut against the barrier. Cesaro brought Miz back in the ring and nailed a Neutralizer. Owens immediately dropped him. Sami attacked Owens but got dropped with another powerbomb. Owens stood tall and whipped Miz into the ropes for a pop-up powerbomb but Maryse pulled him to safety. Miz retreated but forgot his title. Owens raiseed the title and yelled at Miz.

Dean Ambrose VS Chris Jericho: Winner: Dean Ambrose

WWE Women’s Championship: (C) Charlotte w/Ric Flair VS Natalya w/Bret Hart: Charlotte applied a Sharpshooter and referee Charles Robinson immediately called for the bell. Natalya never tapped out. Winner: Charlotte – After the bell, the referee immediately went to the floor and brought the belt in to Charlotte. We saw the Chicago Screwjob. Flair came in the ring to celebrate with Charlotte as Little Naitch left. Bret came in and argued with Flair. Bret dropped Flair with a punch. Natalya took care of Charlotte and they both locked in Sharpshooters at the same time. Charlotte leaves with the title in the air as Natalya’s music played. Bret and Natalya look on as Flair hobbled to the back with Charlotte.

Vince McMahon’s decision:  Vince said he wants to see Shane & Stephanie slit each others throats, disembowel each other. Vince said this could be good for RAW and the family. He announceed that they both have equal say and tells them to go figure it out. The music hit and Vince left smiling. Shane and Stephanie shake hands before the RAW theme hit and they left, both looking somewhat skeptical.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship: (C) Roman Reigns VS AJ Styles: Winner by Count Out: AJ Styles 

After the bell, AJ didn’t look happy as he was announced the winner. Eden announced Reigns is still the champion. Shane McMahon’s music hit and he came out. Shane said that’s not how a title match is going to end in the new era. Shane called for the bell and said the match now has no count outs.

No Count Outs for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship: (C) Roman Reigns VS AJ Styles: Winner by DQ: AJ Styles

After the bell, AJ was announced the winner. Reigns was announced the champion still. Stephanie McMahon’s music hit and she came out. She said as usual, Shane missed something. She announced the match to be restarted until there’s a clear winner, now it will be No DQ and No Count Out.

No DQ, No Count Outs for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship: (C) Roman Reigns VS AJ Styles: Gallows & Anderson appeared & beat Reigns down. The Usos ran down and brawled with Gallows and Anderson at ringside. Winner: Roman Reigns

After the bell, Reigns has the WWE World Heavyweight Title. AJ limped towards the back and looked on as Reigns raised the title to boos. Cut to Vince, Shane and Stephanie watching backstage. Vince said that was a really great match. He applauded Shane for restarting the match but said Stephanie one-upped him a little bit. He congratulated them both. Vince wondered if AJ should have a rematch and they agree. It will take place at Extreme Rules and will be an Extreme Rules match.

 

 

The Shocking Line That Was Cut From Smakedown Segment Featuring Ric Flair This Week

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

The controversial “kill yourself” line that Ric Flair muttered to Natalya during a SmackDown taping this week will never be seen on TV … because it was axed from the show’s final cut.

Flair’s segment made headlines this week after he dropped the offensive instruction — and the reaction to what he says from both Charlotte and Dean Ambrose is worth watching.

However, viewers with a keen eye noticed the line was cut from Thursday night’s broadcast … instead ending after Flair finishes bragging about his various wins over Bret Hart.

Click here to view the before & after videos

WWE Payback Card 5/1/16

DATE: May 1, 2016
LOCATION: Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois

WWE World Heavyweight Championship: (C) Roman Reigns VS AJ Styles

WWE Women’s Championship: (C) Charlotte w/Ric Flair VS Natalya w/Bret Hart

WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon will decide who controls Raw going forward: His son, Shane, or his daughter, Stephanie.

Intercontinental Championship: (C) The Miz w/Maryse VS Cesaro

WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Tournament Finals: Enzo & Big Cass VS The Vaudevillains

Dean Ambrose VS Chris Jericho

Sami Zayn VS Kevin Owens

Dolph Ziggler VS Baron Corbin

United States Championship: (C) Kalisto VS Ryback

Paul Heyman Working On His Own Reality TV Show

Source: WrestlingINC

The Wrap reports that Paul Heyman and his Looking 4 Larry marketing firm is partnering with Left/Right Productions for a new unscripted reality series.

The series will feature Heyman’s “ingeniously dysfunctional” approach to advertising and marketing. He commented:

“It’s a day in the life of the Looking4Larry agency and all of the many problems that we are forced to solve. It’s the juggling act.”

Heyman is partnering with Emmy-Award winning director Mitchell K. Stuart to produce the series, which will follow the duo and their clients through campaigns in New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

Heyman said:

“I’m a single parent looking to demonstrate to his children that you can work your ass off and have the time of your life doing it. I sleep two hours a night, so if I don’t keep busy, I end up getting myself in a lot of trouble. At least now if I get in trouble, it’ll make for good television!”

The pilot episode is currently filming in NYC.

Bret Hart Says He Has No Desire To Be At WWE Payback, Talks Sasha Banks And Bayley

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE Hall of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart was in the U.K. for a series of Q&A shows last week. Total Wrestling Magazine was in the audience for his show in Cardiff and posted several highlights on their website, below are a couple:

Appearing at WWE Payback:

“I do it to honor Nattie, I no desire to be there no desire to be on TV. I’m happy to be there for Nattie but I’ve just had wrist surgery so it’s not a great time. It’ll be great to put Flair in the sharpshooter though.”

The future of women’s wrestling:

“Sasha Banks is a real innovator, different stuff to her matches. Bayley is great too, some of those women are much better than the ones on Raw at the moment. I have a lot of respect for womens wrestling, it’s hard being a womens wrestler in WWE, they don’t get enough credit.”

Hart also discussed the passing of Chyna, criticized the six-woman tag match on RAW recently and more. You can check out those highlights at Total Wrestling Magazine by clicking here.

Eric Young Makes Surprise Debut At NXT Taping

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

The TNA exodus to NXT continues — Eric Young just surprised Full Sail by appearing at tonight’s TV taping and made an impact (pun intended) by confronting the company’s champion.

Sources in attendance say Samoa Joe stood in the ring gloating about his big NXT Title win over Finn Balor, when music for Young suddenly hit and he received a HUGE ovation walking to the ring.

The wrestlers exchanged words, but Joe walked off before coming to blows.

The two eventually faced off later in the night though and the champ won their match.

No word on what kind of deal E.Y. has signed with the company at this point — but the TNA revival in NXT is now going strong with Joe, Young, Austin Aries and possibly Bobby Roode.

 

WWE posted the following on EY’s debut:

Eric Young arrives in NXT ORLANDO, Fla. — NXT is quickly becoming the place to be for the hottest free agents in sports-entertainment. That was proven once again on Thursday night, when Eric Young made his surprise debut at NXT’s WWE Network taping.

Young, an 18-year veteran of the mat game and former heavyweight champion, shocked the Full Sail University crowd when he entered the arena, which will air on NXT in the coming weeks, only on WWE Network.

Young’s arrival is the latest in a line of big-name free agents hoping to ply their craft in NXT, going to show that you never know who will appear next between the yellow ropes.

Daughter Of WWE Legend Debuts At WWE NXT

Source: WrestlingINC

Rookie Rachael Ellering, daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Paul Ellering, made her WWE NXT debut at tonight’s tapings from Full Sail University. She will face Alexa Bliss on the May 11th episode. Below is a photo of Ellering, who trained under Lance Storm: Currently, she has been wrestling with I Believe in Wrestling and other companies associated with the Team Vision Dojo. She has been training at the Dojo in Orlando under the guidance of Chris Hero. You can check out a photo of Ellering with Hero below:

SmackDown Preview: 4/28/16

Source: WWE.com

Roman Reigns to kick off SmackDown. Without a doubt, the black-clad titleholder will address the controversial final moments of Raw, in which mayhem involving Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson ended with The Phenomenal One laying him out with a Phenomenal Forearm.

The Ambrose Asylum with guest WWE Women’s Champion Charlotte w/Ric Flair and the #1 Contender Natalya.

Enzo & Big Cass VS The Social Outcasts

Who will answer the challenge?

Baron Corbin VS Damien Sandow

WWE Releases Announcer Rich Brennan

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

WWE announcer Rich Brennan has been released … this according to sources with direct knowledge.

Sources say the company informed Brennan of their decision Wednesday afternoon, but at this point it’s unclear what caused WWE to sour on the announcer.

Brennan made his debut in 2014 working for NXT as the play-by-play man alongside Corey Graves and was eventually promoted to lead announcer on SmackDown. Things changed though, and it wasn’t long before he was shuffled to backstage interviewer.

Rich announced for numerous hockey and arena football teams before landing his dream gig with WWE, according to their website — but it’s unclear what he plans to do next.

Chyna’s Death Was From Accidental Overdose of Medication: Manager

Source: NBC News

Chyna’s manager said Wednesday he believes the pioneer wrestling star died of an accidental overdose of Ambien and Valium.

“She accidentally and unintentionally misused her legally prescribed medication over the course of 2-3 weeks. It’s an epidemic,” manager Anthony Anzaldo said in an email.

Chyna died last week at age 46 in her Redondo Beach, California, home.

The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner has not yet ruled on a cause of death. It said a ruling is deferred pending additional investigation.

Coroner’s office Assistant Chief Ed Winter said full test results aren’t expected back for the next couple of months. “It is not closed,” Winter said of the case.

“It’s premature to give a cause of death on a case that the final tests are not in yet,” Winter said.

Anzaldo said Chyna died after falling asleep April 17 and that he found her at 3:30 p.m. April 20 after being unable to contact her.

“She fell asleep on Sunday night and peacefully took her last breath,” Anzaldo said. He said there were no alcohol or drugs, legal or illegal, at the scene.

The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner has not yet ruled on a cause of death. It said a ruling is deferred pending additional investigation.