Category: WWE

WWE Battleground Results: 7/19/15, The Undertaker Returns

(Kickoff) Battle for the Crown: King Barrett VS R-Truth – Winner: King Barrett

Sheamus VS Randy Orton – Winner: Orton

Stephanie McMahon in the back with JoJo, Stephanie announced that their will be a Divas triple threat match with one Diva from each of the Divas teams formed Monday night on RAW during the Divas Revolution angle.

WWE Tag Team Championship: (C) Prime Time Players VS New Day – Winner: Prime Time Players

Bray Wyatt VS Roman Reigns – Luke Harper disguised in a hoodie interfered to help Wyatt get the win. It looks like the Wyatt Family is back together – Winner: Wyatt

Divas Triple Threat Match: Sasha Banks w/Naomi & Tamina VS Charlotte w/Paige & Becky Lynch VS Brie Bella w/Nikki Bella & Alicia Fox – Winner: Charlotte by submission (Figure 8)

United States Championship: (C) John Cena VS Kevin Owens – Winner: Cena by submission (STF)

WWE World Heavyweight Championship: (C) Seth Rollins VS Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman – Lesnar dominated the match, tossing Rollins around like a rag doll, hitting 13 suplexes and then the F5 and made the cover. The lights went out, there was a toll of the bell, the lights came back on and The Undertaker was in the ring staring at Lesnar. Taker chokeslammed Lesnar and hit the Tombstone. Taker hits Lesnar with another Tombstone. Taker dropped to one knee for his signature pose.

The Revolution Begins 

Nearly a week later and I’m still on a high about the happenings of Monday night Raw last week. Anyone who has been following this site for the past 3 years would know two things: I’m a huge WWE mark and I LOVE Women’s wrestling.
I’ve been watching the WWE ever since 1994, this year I turn 24 so that’s nearly all my life. As a WWE fan I’ve experienced the highs and lows, there’s been times where I’ve been down right ashamed to say “I watch the WWE” and there’s been other times where I’ve said “I’m FN proud to be a WWE fan. Last Monday was one of those nights.
If you haven’t guessed what segment I’m referring to let me catch you up to speed. For weeks on end The Bella’s and Alicia Fox have been tormenting Paige with 3 on 1 beatings and last week Stephanie McMahon had seen enough.
The segment started with Paige, The Bella’s, Fox and Stephanie all in the ring. Stephanie brings up the 3 on 1 attacks and mentions that all this time Paige has been alone and it’s time she got some help. Then out comes the Lass Kicker Becky Lynch!!!

“But wait” Stephanie says. “the numbers are still uneven,” then out comes genetically superior Charlotte!!!! This is followed by Naomi and Tamina making their way down the ramp. Naomi says that she won’t be forgotten about, but wait there’s only two of them, again making numbers uneven. Who could possibly side with Naomi and Tamina???? None other then the NXT women’s champion THE BOSS Sasha Banks!!!!

The ring is filled 9 amazing women wrestlers plus an Athority figure in Stephanie McMahon, that’s 10 women who have been changing the corse of women’s wrestling. Stephanie then goes on to say that this is an opportunity that their time is now and she wants to see who’s going to take it.
All the while the three teams are in an epic stare down to with the crowd erupts in a “this is awesome chant” Then a brawl breaks loose with all women gunning for one another and ultimately it ends with Sasha, Charlotte and Becky putting the i submissions (Bank statement, the figure 8, and the armbar) on The Bella’s and Alicia.
If you are a friend of mine on Facebook or at the very least follow my post you would’ve saw my status that said “I haven’t felt this way since Lita returned after being out a year and a half with a broken neck” AND I MENT IT.
For years the WWE has been producing underwhelming Women stroylines and then the good ones always get dropped way too soon or often become repetitive. This moment on Monday night Raw though showed that change is on the horizon and that the future is indeed now.
The response on social media has been all positive. The response that night was also proof that something was done right. From everything to the “this is awesome chants” to the huge pops each girl received. I mean it was so good that even Michael Cole used the term “women’s wrestling”

Mind you, living on the west coast and having time Warner cable I get a delayed Raw, so I knew what was going to happen AND I WAS STILL marking out and I even got the chills!
It was an awesome moment that myself along with fellow fans won’t forget for a long while. On Twitter Stephanie mentioned that women have been revolutionizing the world of sports and it was about time the WWE caught up. I couldn’t agree more and I believe that after this segment that door has swung wide open and these women are about to come rushing through it.
We used to live in a time where the women’s matches were used as bathroom breaks, but now that’s not the case. A meme on Facebook said it best: “Bathroom Break???, you better hold that sh**” I’m so thankful to Stephanie and Hunter for grabbing the bull by the horns, going against the grain and even agreeing to disagree with the all mighty Vince McMahon all to prove that women CAN carry a company, they CAN, put on stellar matches, they CAN get a crowd reaction and they DESERVE respect.
The future is a bright one and I am so damn excited.
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

WWE Battleground Card 7/19/15

At the time of this writing WWE had not announce a replacement match for the Intercontinental Championship Match: (C) Ryback VS Big Show VS The Miz , which was canceled due to Ryback’s staff infection in his right knee. WWE has also not announced a Divas match for WWE Battleground.

Here is the card as of this writing:

WWE World Heavyweight Championship: (C) Seth Rollins VS Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman

WWE United States Championship: (C) John Cena VS Kevin Owens

Roman Reigns VS Bray Wyatt

WWE Tag Team Championship: (C) Prime Time Players VS The New Day

Sheamus VS Randy Orton

(Kickoff) Battle for the Crown: King Barrett VS R-Truth

 

International Wrestling Legend To Wrestle At NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn

WWE announced that international wrestling legend Jushin Thunder Liger will appear at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn.

He is scheduled to wrestle Tyler Breeze at the event at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Saturday, Aug. 22, which is SummerSlam weekend.

This will be Jushin Thunder Liger’s first ever appearance in WWE.

Team 3D would Like To Return To WWE & Revitalize Tag Division

“Team 3D” Bully Ray and Devon recently did a interview with Sorts Illustrated’s Extra Mustard site to promote the upcoming House of Hardcore event in Toronto.

Team 3D talked about wanting to return to WWE:

Devon: “For us not to be back there, knowing that we’re in the best shape we’ve ever been in, I don’t understand it. We’re better now than we were ten or fifteen years ago. I understand that they want the future. But without the older generation that paved the way for these younger guys to come, you’re not going to have it. Wrestling is a lost art, so you need the older guys like us to help show the younger guys how it’s done. I don’t understand it, though I know it needs to be on their terms.”

Bully Ray: “Take the Dudley Boyz and put them back in WWE, and you’d add instant credibility to the tag division. The great thing about the Dudleys is we can work with any team and we can work any style. Not only will we help one team get over and learn and get better, but we can help all of them. It seems pretty simple to me – having the Dudleys back in WWE is best for business, so I don’t have a really great answer for why we are not there. Only they know. You would think the most decorated tag team in history of WWE would be able to go back into a company and breathe life into the tag division. It may never happen, but you never say never. It could be right around the corner.”

Source: SI.com

Full interview at this link: http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015/07/16/dudley-boyz-wwe-tlc-wrestlemania

SmackDown Preview: 7/16/15

Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns VS Big Show & Sheamus

Can Rollins slay the Beast alone?

What will follow revolution?

Cesaro VS Rusev

The New Day VS Lucha Dragons

Sting Returning To WWE Soon

Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that Sting is set to appear at SummerSlam. This come on the heels of the rumors that The Undertaker is set to return as well.

Meltzer says that Sting’s return has been planned for a while. He notes that it won’t be a surprise appearance at SummerSlam, it will be built up over several weeks. Apparently WWE had a plan set for Sting’s return, but those plans changed due to an undisclosed injury to one of the parties involved, and a new plan was made.

Source: WrestlingINC.com

Rumors Of The Undertaker Returning At WWE Battleground

There are rumors that The Undertaker may return this Sunday at the WWE Battleground pay-per-view. Nothing has been confirmed and probably won’t even if the rumors are true.

NXT Results: 7/15/15

Jason Jordan & Chad Gable def. Elias Samson & Steve Cutler

 

Samoa Joe def. Axel Tischer

Eva Maria announced that she will make her NXT debut next week.

Blake & Murphy w/Alexa Bliss def. Angelo Dawkins & Sawyer Fulton

Sami Zayn said he is out for the year. He said his goal is to come back a with the NXT Title. He said that Kevin Owens has been linked to him for 12 years and will be for the next 12.

 

NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Sasha Banks def. Charlotte

Ryback Out With Staff Infection

WWE Intercontinental Champion Ryback has a staff infection in his right knee and he will not be able to defend his title against Big Show and The Miz at WWE Battleground pay-per-view this Sunday.

Ryback issued a statement on Twitter: