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Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) pinned Bam Neely at 2:31 after hitting him with the shillelagh behind the referee's back; during the bout, a crawl at the bottom of the screen advertised ECW moving to 9 p.m. the following Tuesday; after the bout, two young fans were brought in the ring to celebrate with Finlay & Hornswoggle Maryse pinned WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool in a non-title match at 3:29 with a DDT after throwing her off the top Mike Knox pinned Chase Stevens with the spinning neckbreaker at 1:38; after the bout, Jack Swagger passed by Knox on the rampway and dropped Stevens with a gutwrench into a sit-down powerbomb; moments later, Tommy Dreamer ran out to make the save but, after being distracted by Knox, also sustained Swagger's powerbomb John Morrison fought Mike Mizanin to a draw at 11:16 when neither man was able to meet the referee's standing 10-count after falling off the top; stipulations stated the winner would immediately face Ricky Ortiz; after the contest, Ortiz came out and laid out both wrestlers as the show came to a close Smackdown! - 9/26/08 - the last episode to air on The CW Network; featured an opening backstage segment with Vickie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero Jr. in which Chavo told Vickie that the previous week the Undertaker told him he was coming for Vickie, with Vickie then telling him to go find the Big Show; moments later, Jeff Hardy appeared and asked for a match with Vladimir Kozlov, with Vickie telling him that he needed to focus on his tag team match later in the show and WWE World Title match with Triple H at No Mercy; the Big Show then came into the office as Hardy left; included a vignette on the Great Khali to promote his match later in the show against Vladimir Kozlov; featured a WWE 24/7 Classics on Demand segment focusing on the 3/23/92 bout between Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper and WWF World Champion Ric Flair & Sid Justice at Madison Square Garden; included an in-ring promo by WWE US Champion Shelton Benjamin in which he called R Truth a "street urchin" and said his act was all smoke and mirrors; moments later, Truth came through the crowd, eventually getting in Benjamin's face and saying "What's up?"; Benjamin then left the ring; featured the announcement that WWE IC Champion Santino Marella would face Benjamin the following week; included a vignette on Kozlov to promote his match with Khali; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read Raw beat out the combined episode count of "ER," "Cheers," and "Seinfeld" by recently airing its 800th episode; included an ad promoting WrestleMania 24 and Smackdown! airing on MyNetworkTV the following week; members of the Ohio State Buckeyes were shown in attendance; featured a backstage segment with Show, Vickie, and Chavo in which Chavo said the Undertaker would get to Vickie, with Show then replaying his knocking Taker out at Unforgiven as an example why Taker would never get to Vickie; Vickie then told Chavo he had a match up next; included an ad promoting "The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect;" featured a backstage segment with Show, Chavo, and Vickie in which Chavo said Taker was coming after him; Vickie and Show then said they were going out to the ring, with Chavo reluctantly following; included footage during a commercial break of Jesse & Festus moving more items into their moving van, which had Ryan Braddock and Kenny Dysktra tied up inside; featured a closing in-ring segment with Vickie, Chavo, and Show in which Vickie and Show bragged about Taker not appearing because of their earlier attack; moments later, the lights went out and when they came back on, Taker was seen attacking Chavo backstage before the video feed went out, with Shown then going backstage; moments later, Tazz attempted to go in the ring to interview Vickie but the lights went out again and Taker appeared in the ring behind Vickie and dropped her with the tombstone to end the broadcast: WWE World Champion Triple H & Jeff Hardy defeated MVP & The Brian Kendrick (w/ Ezikial Jackson) at 14:01 when Triple H pinned MVP with the Pedigree; prior to the bout, it was mentioned MVP was recently featured in USA Today; after the contest, Hardy brought Triple H the title belt before the two men shook hands Maria & Brie Bella defeated Victoria & Natalya Neidhart at 5:11 when Maria pinned Victoria with a crossbody off the top The Great Khali (w/ Runjin Singh) fought Vladimir Kozlov to a no contest at the 3-minute mark when WWE World Champion Triple H appeared, with Kozlov leaving the ring until he and Khali eventually double teamed the champion; moments later, Jeff Hardy attempted to make the save but was also beaten down; Triple H then pulled a sledgehammer out from under the ring, scaring Kozlov to the floor, and hit Khali with the weapon until he was knocked to the floor; Kozlov then signalled that he wouldn't get in the ring as long as the champion had the sledgehammer, with Triple H giving him a crotch chop Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Jimmy Wang Yang at 4:56 with a running Liger kick after avoiding a spin kick from Yang; during Chavo's entrance, Hurricane Helms cut an insert promo telling Chavo to go home since the Undertaker was after Chavo; after the bout, the lights in the arena briefly went out Carlito & Primo Colon defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder to win the titles at 11:36 when Carlito pinned Ryder with the Back Cracker after Primo made a blind tag WWE @ Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena - May 11, 2009 (11,000) Sheamus O'Shaunnessy defeated Jamie Noble Raw - featured an opening promo by WWE World Champion Randy Orton, alongside Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes, at the entrance stage in which he said the fans were cowards and live vicariously through him; after recapping his attack the previous week on Shane McMahon, Orton cut an in-ring promo saying Vickie Guerrero ordered there be no physical contact between Orton and Batista until Judgment Day; Orton then asked for Batista to come out and, after saying everyone knew Batista had no chance of becoming world champion, Orton offered Batista a spot in Legacy, with Dibiase then saying being kicked in the head by Orton was the best thing to happen to his career and it helped make him part of the best group in WWE; Orton then brought up Arn Anderson and said Batista could be the "Enforcer" for Legacy and Orton; Batista replied by saying he loathed Orton and his intent was to hurt Orton; he then said there was no chance Vickie would call off the Judgment Day main event and said there was nothing stopping him from hurting Orton; Vickie then appeared on stage with Chavo Guerrero Jr. and waived the no physical contact rule and said Batista would face Dibiase & Rhodes later in the night; if Batista wins, he gets Orton in a singles match later in the show and if Dibiase & Rhodes won, Legacy would face Batista in a 3-on-1 handicap match later in the show; included Josh Mathews conducting a backstage interview with Orton regarding Legacy facing Batista later in the show in a 3-on-1 handicap match; moments later, Dibiase interrupted to tell Orton that Rhodes was missing; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read the previous week's ECW was the most watched show on the Sci Fi Channel for the 32nd week in a row; included a backstage segment with Vickie and Chavo in which Chavo suggested Vickie put John Cena in an unofficial exhibition match later in the show to prove Cena wasn't milking his injuries, with Vickie agreeing and saying Cena would face Mike Mizanin; featured the announcement WWE IC Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. would face Chris Jericho at Judgment Day while Jerry Lawler & Michael Cole ran down the entire Judgment Day card during an in-ring segment; included footage of Orton & Dibiase searching for Rhodes backstage; after Orton found Rhodes safe, they came back to find Dibiase laid out on the floor; featured a vignette promoting the Raw return of Ken Kennedy; included a backstage segment with Rhodes & Orton in which Orton sent Rhodes to find Batista and take him out; featured an ad for the WrestleMania 25 DVD; included a backstage segment in which Santina Marella spoke with Vickie and Chavo, with Vickie then bringing in Beth Phoenix and Rosa Mendez; Vickie then told Rosa to give Santina a good luck kiss before his match later against Beth, with Santina then kissing Rosa on the lips; moments later, Santina admitted she was a lesbian and then called Vickie fat; featured Rhodes, armed with a steel pipe, searching backstage for Batista and instead finding Hornswoggle; Batista then jumped Rhodes from behind and threw him in a nearby room; included a "Do not try this at home" public safety announcement; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read nearly four times as many people watched the previous week's Raw than the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs; included Matthews conducting a backstage interview with Cena regarding his match at Judgment Day against the Big Show, with Cena saying he was going through hard times just like everyone else in the country but he would adapt and overcome just like everybody else and that he wasn't going to compete - he was going to win; featured William Regal as a guest of the VIP Lounge in which he said WWE US Champion MVP was arrogant and misguided just like the rest of the US and said MVP and the other draft picks were ignoring his tenure on Raw and not waiting their turn like he had been; Matt Hardy then interrupted and said his loss to Kofi Kingston the past week should be erased due to his broken hand and that once it heals he should get the first shot because he had beaten MVP more times than anyone else; Kingston then appeared and fought with Hardy until Chavo appeared on the stage and said MVP & Kingston would face Hardy & Regal immediately: Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes defeated Batista via disqualification in an impromptu match at around the 6-minute mark when referee Mike Chioda caught Batista swinging a steel chair at Rhodes, moments after Batista stole the weapon from Rhodes behind the referee's back (the bout began during the commercial break) Mickie James & Kelly Kelly defeated WWE Divas Champion Maryse & Jillian Hall at 3:41 when Mickie pinned Jillian with the DDT after holding onto the ropes to block Maryse's DDT The Brian Kendrick pinned WWE Unified Tag Team Champion Carlito at 1:45 with a roll up after avoiding the Back Stabber and throwing Carlito shoulder-first into the ringpost; prior to the bout, Carlito was escorted out to the stage by WWE Unified Tag Team Champion Primo Colon; after the bout, Kendrick grabbed the mic and said he would find a partner to take the tag team titles John Cena fought Mike Mizanin to a no contest at around the 3-minute mark when Vickie Guerrero appeared on the big screen and had the match stopped after deciding Cena had no chance against the Big Show at Judgment Day; Show stood ringside for the duration of the bout; there was no referee for the contest; after the exhibition, Mizanin dropped Cena with a DDT and declared himself the winner before leaving ringside Santina Marella pinned Beth Phoenix (w/ Rosa Mendez) with a cradle at 2:41 WWE US Champion MVP & Kofi Kingston defeated Matt Hardy & William Regal in an impromptu match at around the 7-minute mark when MVP pinned Regal with the Playmaker after Hardy left ringside after hurting his broken hand (the bout began during the commercial break) WWE World Champion Randy Orton defeated Batista via disqualification in a non-title match at around the 1-minute mark when Batista attacked Orton with a steel chair and repeatedly hit Orton in the leg and back with the weapon; the match was meant as a 3-on-1 handicap match with Legacy against Batista but Batista attacked both Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes backstage earlier in the night; after the bout, Batista attempted to hit Orton with the ring steps but Rhodes & Dibiase came out, with Batista dropping Rhodes with the sit-down powerbomb; Batista then fought off Orton and Dibiase, eventually hitting the spear on Dibiase before throwing the steps at Orton in the aisle WWE Superstars - 5/14/09: The Big Show defeated Hornswoggle via disqualification at 3:02 when Goldust interfered to make the save for Hornswoggle as Show attempted the punch; after the bout, Show fought off Goldust, hit the chokeslam, and then followed by choking him out with a modified Camel Clutch; Show then left ringside as Hornswoggle checked on Goldust; Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler provided commentary for the match Dark match after the taping: Batista & John Cena defeated WWE World Champion Randy Orton & the Big Show WWE @ Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena - January 25, 2010 (10,000) Raw - featured a behind the scenes look at John Cena starring in the season premiere of "Psych," which would air Wednesday; included a backstage segment with Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. in which they discussed their loss earlier in the show, with Randy Orton then walking in and saying he would beat WWE World Champion Sheamus with or without their help; featured a backstage segment with Cena and guest host Dule Hill in which Hill said guest host James Roday couldn't make it because he had to have an emergency appendectomy; Cena then spoke about how fun it was to host "Psych" and got Hill pumped up to be hosting Raw; Cena then left, with WWE US Champion Mike Mizanin walking in and saying he was more famous than Hill & Roday combined, with Hill saying he would put Miz in a match later in the show against an opponent of his choosing; included an ad promoting "The Best of Raw: 2009;" featured an ad for WrestleMania Axxess tickets going on sale Saturday; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE.com had more than 4.3 billion page views in 2009 - beating CBS.com, NBC.com, Fox.com, ABC.com, UFC.com, NBA.com, and Nascar.com; featured an in-ring promo by Vince McMahon in which he said that if World Heavyweight Champion the Undertaker were in the buliding, then he would dare him to call him a coward as he implied the previous week; McMahon then said he sold Bret Hart up the river to WCW and he was never heard from again; McMahon asked the fans whether Hart should come back to the WWE, with the crowd roaring in approval before Vince said Hart would never again appear in the WWE; McMahon then went out to the crowd to get their opinions, with one fan saying Bret would beat him up in the ring; McMahon said there was no good reason to bring Hart back because he was the past and McMahon was concerned with the present and future; as McMahon went to leave the ring, Cena came out and said he never had a problem with McMahon until recently, when he embarassed Roddy Piper at Madison Square Garden and began insulting Hart; Cena then said McMahon sometimes only eyes his superstars as commodities that he throws away when their expiration date comes up; Cena said McMahon would invite Hart to Raw the following week and if he didn't then he would prove to everyone that the superstars mean nothing to him and that he would find him on his 90th birthday and beat him up, on behalf of everyone from Andre the Giant to Outback Jack to Hart; Cena then walked off, with McMahon then taking the mic and saying he would invite Hart to be on the show the next week and then said Cena would be in action later in the night against WWE World Champion Sheamus; included a backstage segment in which Carlito showed Hill the production truck, with Hill bringing up Carlito's match graphic and then said he would bring up a random code to find out Carlito's opponent later in the show, with Hill then choosing Kelly Kelly; featured a video package recapping the history of the Royal Rumble match; included a backstage segment with Cena and Hill in which they talked about how exciting the show has been, before Cena called up Roday on speaker phone; moments later, Alicia Fox walked in and needed some psychic help, with Hill hanging up on Roday and saying he saw a fox standing victorious in the ring and he would be ringside to see it; featured the announcement ECW World Champion Christian & Kane would face Ezekiel Jackson & William Regal the following night on ECW; included the announcement William Shatner would host the following week's show: WWE Unified Tag Team Champions Shawn Michaels & Triple H defeated Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. when Michaels pinned Dibiase with the superkick, moments after the champions collided and briefly had a staredown The Big Show pinned MVP at 1:02 with the chokeslam; prior to the bout, MVP cut an in-ring promo on WWE US Champion Mike Mizanin in which he said Miz would eventually have to stop hiding behind guest hosts and Show, with Miz then appearing and saying "Straight up ballin'" is a term MVP picked up in prison; MVP then said Miz would be popular behind bars and that other inmates would fight over being his exclusive friend; Miz remained in the aisle for the duration of the bout; after the match, Miz climbed in the ring and held his title belt above MVP's body WWE Divas Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: Maryse pinned Eve with the French Kiss at 2:07; prior to the bout, Maryse cut an in-ring promo until guest host Dule Hill began playing with the entrance pyro; Hill then apologized to Maryse but she said she didn't accept it and called him a loser Kofi Kingston (mystery opponent) pinned WWE US Champion Mike Mizanin in a non-title match at 3:40 with the spin kick to the face after Miz became distracted by MVP's entrance music; during the match, it was noted Shelton Benjamin and Kane would be part of the Royal Rumble; moments after the match, MVP walked out on the entrance stage and stared at Miz in the ring Carlito fought Kelly Kelly to a no contest when Santino Marella came out before the match began, held up "The Best of Raw: 2009" DVD, said he looked stupid in it, and was going to make the "Best of Raw: 2010" DVD by coming to Kelly's rescue, beating Carlito, and then winning the Royal Rumble; Santino then slid in the ring but was immediately jumped from behind by Jack Swagger, who threw Santino to the floor, and them rammed him head-first into the ringpost before doing push-ups beside his body and leaving ringside WWE Divas Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: Gail Kim pinned Alicia Fox at 1:57 with the modified jawbreaker; guest host Dule Hill provided guest commentary for the match; after the bout, Fox confronted Hill at ringside and slapped him across the face for telling her she would win WWE World Champion Sheamus defeated John Cena via disqualification in a non-title match at 9:49 when, as Cena was being counted-out on the floor after being kicked in the head, Randy Orton slid in the ring and dropped the champion with the RKO; moments later, Orton attempted to drop Orton with a DDT from the second rope but Cena reversed it into the FU (The Best of Raw 2010 DVD, The Best of Raw 2010 Blu-ray) WWE Superstars - 1/28/10 - featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read, since 1988, more than half of the Royal Rumble winners have gone on to win the world title at WrestleMania; included an ad promoting WrestleMania Axxess tickets going on sale; included a video package recapping the history of the Royal Rumble match; featured the in-ring promo by Chris Jericho taped 1/26/10 in Cincinnati, OH; included the David Hart Smith vs. Matt Hardy match taped 1/26/10 in Cincinnati, OH: Brie & Nikki Bella defeated Jillian Hall & Katie Lea when Nikki pinned Katie with a victory roll at 4:22; Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler provided commentary for the match Chris Masters (w/ Eve) defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Primo Colon at 9:58 when Guerrero submitted to the full nelson; Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler provided commentary for the bout; stipulations stated the winner would earn a spot in the Royal Rumble match
WWE @ Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena - March 22, 2011 Titus O'Neal defeated Darren Young Lucky Cannon defeated Byron Saxton WWE Superstars - 3/24/11: Chris Masters defeated Tyler Reks via submission with the full nelson at 10:21; Jack Korpela & Matt Striker provided commentary for the bout Smackdown! - 3/25/11 - featured an opening backstage segment in which Teddy Long told World Heavyweight Champion Edge, his arm wrapped up after the injury he sustained the previous week at the hands of Alberto Del Rio, that if either he or Del Rio became physical before WrestleMania then they would be taken off the show; included a backstage segment with Christian and Edge in which Edge said he would be in Christian's corner later for his match against Del Rio and that he needed to be in action later in the show, despite the injury, to prove to Del Rio he was ready for their WrestleMania match; featured an ad promoting 'The Chaperone;' included pre-taped comments from Cena, Big Show, Arn Anderson, Randy Orton, Ricky Steamboat, Jerry Lawler, John Morrison, Jim Ross, Steve Austin, Booker T, Harley Race, Shawn Michaels, Dusty Rhodes, and Chris Jericho regarding the Triple H vs. Undertaker match at WrestleMania; featured a WrestleMania 27 ad featuring to the tune of Tinie Tempah's "Written in the Stars;" included a backstage segment with Long and Del Rio in which Long reinterated his ruling regarding Del Rio and Edge, with Del Rio calling Long's bluff that he would take him off WrestleMania if he touched Edge before the pay-per-view; featured a "Did you know?" graphic that said for the 25th straight week Smackdown was SyFy's most watched program; included a promo by Taker at the entrance stage regarding his upcoming match against Triple H and noted he would be on Raw to confront Triple H Monday; featured an ad promoting the USA telecast of the 2011 WWE Hall of Fame the Monday after WrestleMania; included a vignette promoting the debut of Sin Cara: Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated CM Punk via disqualification at 8:15 when Cody Rhodes, wearing street clothes, ran out and assaulted Mysterio on the floor; moments later, Rhodes lifted up his pants leg, revealing a steel brace underneath, and ran it into Mysterio's face; moments later, Mysterio was tended to in the ring World Heavyweight Champion Edge defeated Drew McIntyre via submission with a modified Indian deathlock at 2:26 in a non-title match; Edge's left arm was heavily taped for the match following an injury at the hands of Alberto Del Rio the previous week; after the contest, Edge dropped McIntyre with the spear Michelle McCool & Layla defeated Kelly Kelly & Rosa Mendes at 1:09 when Layla pinned Mendes with the Lay Out; LayCool came out dressed as Snooki for the bout; after the match, McCool & Layla cut an in-ring promo in which they made fun of Trish Stratus, John Morrison, & Snooki, who they would face at WrestleMania Wade Barrett (w/ Ezekiel Jackson, WWE Tag Team Champions Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel) pinned WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston to win the title at 5:20 by catching Kingston as he attempted the spin kick to the face and hitting Wasteland, moments after Kingston knocked Slater off the apron with the kick; after the bout, Gabriel hit the 450 splash on Kingston; moments later, Slater & Gabriel hoisted Barrett onto their shoulders in celebration Jack Swagger defeated R-Truth via submission with the ankle lock at 2:54; after the bout, Michael Cole left his commentary pod at ringside, entered the ring as Swagger kept the hold applied, and insulted Truth on the mic Christian (w/ World Heavyweight Champion Edge) pinned Alberto Del Rio (w/ Brodus Clay) at 12:17 with the Killswitch after Del Rio became distracted by Edge on the floor, moments after Edge dropped Clay with the spear and then hit him with a steel chair; Ricardo Rodriguez served as Del Rio's ring announcer for the bout; after the contest, Edge climbed in the ring with the chair but was stopped by Christian, who reminded Edge that using the chair would cost him from appearing at WrestleMania; Christian then took the chair and hit Del Rio himself; moments later, Edge yelled at Del Rio on the floor before Christian led him away Dark match after the taping: Rey Mysterio Jr., Christian, Kane, & the Big Show defeated Alberto Del Rio, WWE IC Champion Wade Barrett, Ezekiel Jackson, WWE Tag Team Champions Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel after Slater sustained the 619, chokeslam from Kane, Killswitch from Christian, and punch from Show WWE @ Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena - September 5, 2011 (7,000) Drew McIntyre pinned Primo Colon Raw SuperShow - Labor Day - featured an opening in-ring segment in which CM Punk came out, sat in the ring, and said he was different - he spoke differently, he walked differently - and that tends to piss people off; Punk then mentioned he was facing R-Truth later in the show but would rather kick Kevin Nash in the face; he went on to say Nash had the same music since 1996 and the same dyed hair since the first Gulf War, adding he knew Nash and Triple H were still best buddies; moments later, Punk called for Nash to come out and face him like a man, with Nash eventually walking out to the entrance stage and saying he does what he wants when he wants; Punk followed by mentioning every gimmick Nash has had, including Super Shredder, and said Nash won his first world title the same year Justin Bieber was born and Punk couldn't yet legally drive; as Nash approached the ring, Triple H came out, with Nash telling Triple H to get rid of Punk; Triple H then entered the ring and said he got footage from security at the Staples Center; Triple H then said Nash himself was responsible for sending the text, as he was caught going into Triple H's locker room at the same time he supposedly got the text; Nash then admitted to sending the text, saying he made the WWE cool again; Triple H agreed it was time to get rid of somebody, and implied it would be Nash; after Nash discussed pushing Triple H the previous week, and did so again, Triple H decked him and told him he was fired before then leaving the ring; Punk then pointed and laughed at Nash before saying "Best of luck in your future endevours;" following the commercial break, John Laurinaitis was shown leaving in a limo with Nash; included footage of WWE World Champion Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez arriving to the arena; featured the announcement The Rock surpassed 1 million followers on Twitter, with Jerry Lawler then saying Survivor Series "would be electrifying;" included a backstage segment with Drew McIntyre and Christian in which they talked about wanting title shots, with Del Rio and Rodriguez then walking in and Del Rio trying to talk Christian into taking out John Cena, saying it was Cena's fault he lost to World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton the previous week on Smackdown; featured an ad promoting 'Inside Out,' starring Triple H; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE has more Facebook fans than the NFL, NHL, NASCAR, MLB, UFC, Pepsi, and Nike; included Wade Barrett talking backstage with Tyler Reks and Curt Hawkins, with Del Rio and Rodriguez walking in and trying to talk Barrett into taking out Cena; featured an ad promoting the WWE Network, coming in 2012; included a backstage segment with Del Rio, alongside Rodriguez, and WWE US Champion Dolph Ziggler, with Del Rio trying to talk Ziggler into taking out Cena; after Ziggler made a comment about Del Rio not being at the show the previous week, Nikki & Brie Bella walked up to ADR fawning over him; Del Rio then told Ziggler that maybe Vickie Guerrero wasn't looking at Jack Swagger to add to her stable but because she wanted someone to fight for her; featured footage of Sheamus speaking to a school in Bridgeport, CT about not being a bully; included a backstage segment with Zack Ryder celebrating with Cena, as Ryder filmed for 'Z: True Long Island Story;' during the segment, Cena made fun of those who wear their sunglasses indoors, a subtle remark directed towards the Rock; featured an ad promoting 'Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator;' included a "Did you know?" graphic which read Super Smackdown Live was the #1 primetime show on all of cable TV: WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & Evan Bourne defeated Jinder Mahal & the Great Khali in a non-title match at 3:15 when Bourne pinned Mahal with the Air Bourne after Khali accidentally chopped Mahal in the head when Kofi moved out of the way Beth Phoenix (w/ Natalya Neidhart) pinned Eve with the Glam Slam at 2:03; WWE Divas Champion Kelly Kelly and Natalya provided guest commentary for the bout; stipulations stated the winner would challenge Kelly at Night of Champions; after the contest, Natalya jumped Kelly from behiind on the floor before joining Beth in the ring CM Punk pinned R-Truth (w/ Mike Mizanin) with the Go To Sleep at 9:45; during his entrance, Truth cut a promo on Punk calling himself different, with Truth saying he has been speaking the truth his entire life; Truth then said maybe he needed to be a good R-Truth and buy a ticket to Night of Champions; moments later, Miz joined him, said Triple H wasn't doing his job right, and set up a match for he and Truth to face WWE Tag Team Champions Evan Bourne & Kofi Kingston at Night of Champions; during the match, it was noted Miz would soon host a Sirius radio show; during the final minute of the contest, Miz was ejected after the referee caught him grabbing Punk's foot from the floor; after the match, Triple H walked out to the ring, with Punk taking the mic and saying he didn't buy that Triple H and Kevin Nash were at odds; Triple H followed by saying he didn't care and he had changed their match to a No DQ match, adding he would hurt Punk and might fire him too; Punk stopped Triple H from leaving, calling him the "Cerebral AssAssin," and adding that if Punk wins, Triple H has to resign as COO; Triple H agreed and left the ring Jerry Lawler & Zack Ryder (mystery partner) defeated David Otunga & Michael McGillicutty at 2:08 when Ryder pinned Otunga with the Rough Ryder after Lawler hit the fistdrop off the top; during his entrance, Lawler cut a promo saying he never said his opponents weren't good athletes, just that they didn't have any charisma; he then added his tag team partner had a lot of it, with a video montage then airing of Ryder World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton pinned Heath Slater in a non-title match with the RKO at 2:56 John Cena, John Morrison, Sheamus, & Alex Riley defeated Wade Barrett, Christian, Jack Swagger, & WWE US Champion Dolph Ziggler in an impromptu elimination match at around the 19-minute mark; prior to the bout, Cena cut an in-ring promo in which he called out WWE World Champion Alberto Del Rio, with ADR saying he was not in the ring because he was protecting Cena; he then called for "the rudos of Raw" to appear, with Ziggler, Barrett, Christian, Swagger, attacking Cena; moments later, Riley, Morrison, and Sheamus ran out to make the save, with Teddy Long then setting up an immediate match; Swagger forced Morrison to submit to the ankle lock at around the 4-minute mark after Morrison sustained Ziggler's sleeper; moments later, Vickie Guerrero appeared ringside; Swagger forced Riley to submit with the ankle lock at around the 10-minute mark after a bomb off the ropes; Sheamus pinned Barrett with the boot to the face at around the 13:30 mark; Christian and Sheamus fought to a double count-out at around the 15-minute mark when Sheamus chased Christian into the crowd and then up the ramp; late in the match, there were dueling chants of "Let's go Cena" and "Cena sucks;" Cena pinned Ziggler with the FU at around the 19-minute mark after Ziggler tagged himself into the bout; Cena forced Swagger to submit with the STFU after reversing the ankle lock; after the match, Del Rio attempted to attack Cena but Cena fought him off (the bout began during the commercial break) WWE Superstars - 9/8/11 - featured an ad for 'Inside Out,' starring Triple H; included footage of Sheamus speaking to a school in Bridgeport, CT about not being a bully; featured an ad promoting the WWE Network coming in 2012; included an ad promoting 'Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator;' featured the Alicia Fox vs. Tamina, Brodus Clay vs. Allen Turner, and Daniel Bryan vs. Heath Slater matches taped 9/6/11 in Toledo, OH: Mason Ryan pinned JTG at 3:09 with a pumphandle powerslam; Ryan worked the match as a babyface; featured Scott Stanford & Josh Matthews on commentary Tyler Reks & Curt Hawkins defeated Percy Watson & Titus O'Neil when Reks pinned O'Neil at 3:47 with a powerslam / neckbreaker combo behind the referee's back; featured Scott Stanford & Josh Matthews on commentary WWE @ Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena - March 13, 2012 Brodus Clay pinned WWE Tag Team Champion Epico Jimmy & Jey Uso defeated Darren Young & Titus O'Neil Tyler Reks & Curt Hawkins defeated Alex Riley & Percy Watson Derrick Bateman & Kaitlyn defeated Johnny Curtis & Maxine Hunico defeated Justin Gabriel Smackdown! - 3/16/12 - featured an opening in-ring segment of the Peep Show in which Christian noted the upcoming 12-man tag team match at WrestleMania between Teddy Long and John Laurinaitis; moments later, Laurinaitis came out with David Otunga and Long came out with Aksana, with Christian then saying he would allow both men to vie to have him on their respective team; Christian then said Long could have him if he got his one more match for the world title; Long then said, once his team wins and he runs both Raw and Smackdown, then anyone wanting a title shot would have to earn it in the ring; Laurinaitis then said he would offer Christian his title shot, with Christian agreeing to be on Laurinaitis's team at WrestleMania; Long then tried to book Christian in a match for later in the show, with Laurinaitis saying he wasn't yet medically cleared; Long instead picked Otunga to be in the opening match, and announced Kofi Kingston would be the newest member of his WrestleMania team; included a backstage segment with World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan outside the divas locker room, then talking with AJ in which he said they were the new power couple of the WWE, like Randy Savage & Elizabeth, Triple H & Stephanie McMahon, or Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie; Bryan then said he set up a match for AJ that could lead her to a WWE Divas Title shot, with the two then kissing; after AJ left, Bryan wiped his mouth with his hand; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read more than 200 Make a Wish families will be guests at WrestleMania; included Matt Striker conducting a backstage interview with WWE IC Champion Cody Rhodes regarding his upcoming WrestleMania title defense against the Big Show; featured a WrestleMania ad to the tune of Flo-Rida's "Good Feeling;" featured comments from David Arquette, Angus T. Jones, WWE World Champion CM Punk, John Cena, Melissa Farman, Alicia Fox, Sheamus, and others about being bullied and the 'Be A Star' program; included an in-ring promo by Randy Orton in which he referenced his recent altercations with Kane, then called Kane out to the ring; moments later, Kane appeared and showed footage of Orton beating him the previous July, with Kane shaking Orton's hand after the match; Kane then said the person that shook Orton's hand that night was gone, replaced by someone who had no humanity left in him; Kane then said he needed closure and wouldn't have it until he destroyed Orton, with Orton daring him to come out to the ring to try to finish what he started; Kane then said he would instead wait to do it at WrestleMania; featured an ad promoting 'The Epic Journey of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson;' included an ad for David Otunga's law office; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read there would be more than 300 appearances by WWE superstars, divas and legends during the four days of Axxess; included footage from Z! True Long Island Story of Zack Ryder pushing to be part of Long's team at WrestleMania; included an ad promoting the new WWE.com Kofi Kingston (w/ WWE US Champion Santino Marella) pinned David Otunga with the spin kick to the face at around the 5-minute mark after Otunga knocked Marella off the apron; Teddy Long, alongside Aksana, and John Laurinaitis, alongside Christian, provided guest commentary for the match; Christian was ejected late in the bout after Long told the referee he interfered behind the referee's back, with Long and Laurinaitis then arguing at ringside; after the bout, Kingston, Long, and Aksana celebrated in the ring (the bout began during the commercial break) AJ (w/ World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan) pinned Brie Bella (w/ Nikki Bella) with a reversal into a roll up at 2:29 after Bryan prevented the Bellas from switching places in the ring WWE IC Champion Cody Rhodes pinned the Great Khali in a non-title match with the Beautiful Disaster at 3:14 The Big Show defeated Drew McIntyre via referee's decision at 1:50 after McIntyre sustained the chokeslam and punch to the face; following McIntyre's entrance, Teddy Long appeared on the big screen and said he was excited to see McIntyre back so he could book him against Show Mark Henry pinned Yoshi Tatsu with the powerslam at 1:39 Chris Jericho defeated Sheamus via count-out at 15:20, moments after Jericho knocked Sheamus off the apron onto the commentary table, with World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan then hitting a running dropkick to Sheamus behind the referee's back; following his entrance, Jericho cut an in-ring promo regarding his comments on Raw regarding the father of WWE World Champion CM Punk, then saying he didn't go over the line because you can't go over the line when you tell the truth; Jericho went on to say he would beat Sheamus and walk out of WrestleMania as the new WWE World Champion, then celebrate with a cocktail at the after party; Jericho then led the crowd in chanting for Punk, himself saying "CM Drunk," before saying "Pipebomb" and dropping the mic in the ring; Bryan and AJ came ringside early in the bout; during the match, there were dueling chants of "Daniel Bryan" and "Sucks;" late in the match, Sheamus hit the White Noise on Jericho but Jericho kicked out at 2; after the match, Sheamus scared Bryan and AJ to the entrance stage, then kicked Jericho in the face before the show ended Dark match after the taping: Randy Orton, Sheamus, & the Big Show defeated World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan, WWE IC Champion Cody Rhodes, & Mark Henry when Orton pinned Henry with the RKO WWE @ Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena - November 12, 2012 Raw - featured an opening video package narrated by John Cena paying tribute to military veterans; included a backstage segment with John Cena and AJ in which they discussed the earlier in-ring incident with Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero, with the two implying that while they weren't in a relationship they might not be against having one; featured a video package recapping Jerry Lawler's heart attack to hype his return later in the show; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE '13 was the #1 sports video game title the previous week, beating out Madden, FIFA, and NBA2K13; featured an in-ring segment with Michael Cole & Jim Ross in which they introduced Lawler to the ring; Lawler then hugged the two and took the mic, comparing his situation to "It's a Wonderful Life" and that he didn't realize how many friends and fans he had until his heart attack; moments later, WWE World Champion CM Punk, alongside Paul Heyman, interrupted and noted he and Lawler were in the ring together the night he had his heart attack and said he received tweets from fans blaming him for the heart attack; Punk then said Lawler should have known better than to try to steal his spotlight with the "heart attack stunt" and said 358 days - the number of days he had held the world title - was more important than the number of minutes Lawler was clinically dead; Punk then said he just tied Diesel as the 9th longest running reign in WWE history and, in one week, will be at 365 days after he keeps the title at Survivor Series; Heyman then faked a heart attack as Punk hurridly called for help; moments later, Mick Foley interrupted, with Punk saying Foley was wasting his time and they were no longer captaining Survivor Series teams against each other; Punk then said Foley should worry more about picking the fifth man for his team, with Foley saying the fans would be doing that for him; Punk followed by saying the fans can't think and he was better off not caring what they think; Foley then said he wasn't happy about the Survivor Series change but realized Punk didn't care about respect or anything aside from the title and he would lose it to Cena or Ryback; Punk said Foley didn't matter and none of it involved him, with Foley responding by saying he would be the guest enforcer for the Punk vs. Cena main event later in the night; following the segment, Lawler replaced Ross on commentary; included a backstage segment in which Punk told Heyman to fix all his problems; featured a video package noting the WWE's partnership with the National Guard; members of the Ohio National Guard were shown in attendance; included a backstage segment in which Heyman confronted Brad Maddox and walked off to talk with him away from cameras; featured a vignette promoting the debut of Fandango; included a backstage segment with Mike Mizanin on the phone, saying he would find a way to impact Survivor Series; moments later, Ziggler said he was waiting for Miz to come crawling back to join the team and Miz making fun of the fact he was slapped by a girl; the two then argued before Foley appeared, with Foley challenging Ziggler for 2 members of his team to face 2 members of Foley's team, namely Damien Sandow & Cody Rhodes against the winner of the fan Twitter vote and WWE Tag Team Champion Kane; Miz then proposed to Foley to put him on the ballot to be part of Team Foley, noting they didn't like each other but they could work together; featured info on how fans could vote via Twitter for Miz, Zack Ryder, or Santino Marella to be part of Team Foley; included an ad promoting 'The Day' on DVD; featured a look at Ryback vs. Maddox on WWE '13; included an ad promoting 'nWo: The Revolution;' featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read 'CM Punk: Best in the World' is the #1 sports DVD in America; included a backstage segment in which Josh Matthews reported William Regal sustained a concussion and possible broken jaw at the hands of World Heavyweight Champion the Big Show; featured a video package on the Wounded Warrior Project, narrated by Kevin Costner; included a backstage segment in which WWE Tag Team Champion Daniel Bryan confronted Kane about him tagging up with someone besides him later in the show; featured an ad promoting Tribute to the Troops 2012, with appearances from the Muppets, Flo Rida, and Kid Rock: Randy Orton pinned Dolph Ziggler with a roll up at 3:20 after avoiding the Fameasser; late in the bout, Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez came out and distracted Orton from the apron; after the bout, WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston ran out to make the save; moments later, Teddy Long appeared and set up an immediate tag team match Dolph Ziggler & Alberto Del Rio (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) defeated Randy Orton & WWE IC Champion Kofi Kingston in an impromptu match at 7:49 when ADR pinned Kingston with the running kick to the head after Rodriguez distracted Kingston from the floor; following the commercial break, Ziggler cut an in-ring promo with Vickie Guerrero in which he said he was after the truth in the situation between John Cena and AJ and showed clips of the two from hotel surveillance cameras; Guerrero then took the mic and called for AJ to come out to the ring, with AJ continuing to deny the rumors; Vickie then told AJ to admit to the affair, with AJ then admitting they were just friends; moments later, Vickie aired a voice mail from AJ in which AJ said "what happened last night was a mistake" and other incriminating lines; AJ said the messages were edited together; eventually, Ziggler stepped in and bullied AJ before Cena came out, with AJ slapping Ziggler and Cena clearing him from the ring World Heavyweight Champion the Big Show pinned William Regal in a non-title match with the chokeslam at 1:39; after the bout, Show attempted to punch Regal in the face, with Sheamus running out and beating Show down to the mat until Show rolled out to the floor Kaitlyn pinned Layla at 1:10 with a reversal into a reverse DDT; stipulations stated the winner would challenge for the WWE Divas Title at Survivor Series; WWE Divas Champion Eve provided guest commentary for the bout Rey Mysterio Jr., Sin Cara, Tyson Kidd, & Justin Gabriel defeated Darren Young, Titus O'Neil, Primo Colon & Epico (w/ Rosa Mendes) at 11:01 when Gabriel pinned Young with the 450 splash after Mysterio hit the 619; early in the match, Ricardo Rodriguez appeared ringside and handed Rosa a note before returning backstage R-Truth pinned Tensai with the Little Jimmy at around the 6-minute mark; prior to the bout, it was noted Truth would challenge WWE US Champion Antonio Cesaro at Survivor Series; following Truth's entrance, Cesaro appeared and cut a promo, comparing Truth and America to a joke; Cesaro provided guest commentary for the contest; after the match, Cesaro took the mic, with Truth taking it away, confronting Cesaro, and saying he would take the title (the match began during the commercial break) Ryback pinned Brad Maddox with Shellshocked at 5:33; stipulations stated Maddox would earn a $1 million WWE contract if he won; during Maddox's entrance, an ambulance backed into the arena; moments later, a pretaped insert promo aired from Maddox in which he said he had no regrets, win or lose, and no one would forget his name by the end of the night; EMTs brought a stretcher to the ring before the match began; after the contest, Maddox was placed on the stretcher, with Ryback then tipping it over; moments later, Ryback dropped Maddox with a clothesline on the floor; Ryback then carried Maddox into the ambulance near the entrance, with the ambulance leaving during the commercial break Sheamus pinned David Otunga with the boot to the face at 2:24; during the bout, William Regal, Michael McGillicutty, and Aksana were shown watching on backstage; after the match, Sheamus took the mic and said he would take back the World Heavyweight Title at Survivor Series; moments later, World Heavyweight Champion the Big Show was shown assaulting Regal backstage and knocking him out with a punch, adding that would happen to Sheamus at Survivor Series Mike Mizanin & WWE Tag Team Champion Kane (w/ WWE Tag Team Champion Daniel Bryan) defeated Damien Sandow & Cody Rhodes at around the 8-minute mark when Kane pinned Rhodes with the chokeslam after Miz countered the attempted interference of Bryan on the floor and threw him into Rhodes outside the ring; prior to the bout, the results were revealed for the fan Twitter poll on who should be part of Team Foley at Survivor Series: Miz: 60%, Zack Ryder: 34%, and Santino Marella: 6%; during the bout, the crowd chanted "Miz is awesome;" after the bout, Miz and Bryan argued in the ring (the bout began during the commercial break) John Cena pinned WWE World Champion CM Punk (w/ Paul Heyman) in a non-title match with the FU at 13:20; during the bout, there were dueling chants of "Let's go, Cena" and "CM Punk;" late in the match, Heyman attempted to hit Cena with the title belt only to be pulled to the floor and knocked down by guest ringside enforcer Mick Foley; moments later, Punk tried to walk out of the match but was blocked at the entrance by Ryback; after the contest, Ryback joined Cena in the ring as the crowd chanted "Feed me more;" both men then grabbed the title belt, with Punk pulling himself up onto the apron as the show ended WWE @ Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena - April 29, 2013 (14,282; sell out) Raw - included the announcement WWE World Champion John Cena was injured in Nottingham, England; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE had more than 1.5 billion video views on YouTube in 2012; included footage from NBC's Today of Cena surprising a Make-A-Wish child earlier in the day and telling him he was bringing he and his parents to Raw; featured a segment in which Cena brought out three Make-A-Wish kids and their moms, noting it was Make-A-Wish Day, and said they were honorary WWE superstars; Cena then asked them what their WWE superstar names were and then had the crowd cheer for them, then thanked the kids; featured a backstage segment in which Brie & Nikki Bella talked about their new reality show and made fun of the other divas; included an ad promoting "Total Divas" coming later that summer on E!; featured an ad promoting 'For All Mankind: The Life and Career of Mick Foley;' included an in-ring promo by Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns in which they discussed all the names they had taken out with the triple powerbomb, including Ryback, Big Show, the Rock, and Sheamus, and then adding the Undertaker to the list on Smackdown; moments later, Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, & Drew McIntyre interrupted and said they had unfinished business with the Shield; the two teams then fought, with the Shield winning the fight until WWE Tag Team Champions Kane & Daniel Bryan came out, with the Shield escaping into the crowd; Kane & Bryan then attacked 3MB, with Slater sustaining Kane's chokeslam as the Shield watched from the crowd; featured a backstage segment in which Cena's ankle was taped up by the trainer, with Ryback appearing and the two discussing Cena's injury and whether he was still able to compete; included a segment at the commentary table in which they talked about the Dominos pizza tracker; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read WWE has more than 100 million Facebook fans, more than all the NFL and MLB teams combined; included a backstage segment in which AJ, alongside World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston, confronted WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn about wanting her title; moments later, Kaitlyn received a gift bag with a hat and note inside; Kaitlyn and Natalya Neidhart then read the note from Kaitlyn's admirer; featured a backstage segment with Vickie Guerrero and Brad Maddox, with Ryback interrupting and saying he would not face the Sheild in a handicap match; Vickie then said the Shield would face Ryback, Kane, & Bryan; Ryback then said he didn't trust Kane & Bryan and that he wouldn't do the match; included a segment in which the commentary team checked on the status of their Dominos pizza delivery only to find several fans were already eating it in the crowd; featured footage from WWE Active during the commercial break of Matt Striker attempting to interview Ryback, with Ryback leaving the arena; included a backstage segment with Maddox, Vickie, Bryan & Kane in which Vickie agreed to have Bryan & Kane face the Shield in a handicap match; featured a look at the Rock tweeting about his recovery, and a Pain & Gain being #1 at the box office this weekend; included a backstage segment with Cena and Maddox in which Cena said he wanted in the 6-man main event and Maddox would be hurt if he didn't go along with it; featured a trailer promoting 'No One Lives;' included Jerry Lawler hosting an in-ring dance competition between the Great Khali, with Natalya Neidhart, and Fandango, with Summer Rae; prior to each man dancing, Lawler asked what they thought of Chris Jericho competing on 'Dancing with the Stars,' with both saying they were better; after the fans picked Khali the winner, Fandango attacked Khali from behind and then hit the legdrop off the top; featured an ad promoting 'The Marine 3;' included the announcement Kane would face Ambrose on Smackdown : Ricardo Rodriguez (w/ Alberto Del Rio) defeated Big E Langston (w/ World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler & AJ) and Zeb Colter (w/ Jack Swagger) at 5:02 by pinning Colter with a roll up, moments after ADR, Ziggler, Swagger, and AJ interfered; stipulations stated the winning team would be able to pick the stipulation for the Ziggler vs. ADR vs. Swagger match at Extreme Rules Randy Orton pinned Cody Rhodes with the RKO at 16:23 as Rhodes attempted the Beautiful Disaster, moments after Orton kicked out of Crossroads; after the bout, Matt Striker conducted an in-ring interview with Orton about the Big Show, with Orton saying he was ready to get extreme against Show; Rhodes then charged Orton and sustained a second RKO Naomi (w/ Cameron) defeated Brie Bella (w/ Nikki Bella) via reverse decision at 1:15; Brie initially won when Nikki switched places with her behind the referee's back and pinned Naomi with an inside cradle; after the bout, Cameron & Naomi complained to the referee until he changed the call; moments later, the two teams fought, with the Bellas beating down Cameron & Naomi before leaving the ring World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler (w/ AJ & Big E Langston) pinned WWE US Champion Kofi Kingston in a non-titlte match at 12:16 with the Zig Zag after avoiding a splash off the top; prior to the bout, John Bradshaw Layfield noted Kingston was a new dad; it was announced during the match that Kingston would defend against Antonio Cesaro on Main Event; after the bout, Langston twice hit the Big Ending on Kingston Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) defeated Zack Ryder via submission with the ankle lock at 3:05 after the doctor bomb; Ryder came out with a new hair style and cut a promo in which he made fun of Colter's loss earlier in the night; after the bout, Swagger held Ryder's head against the ropes so Colter could punch him in the face Mark Henry defeated Tensai in a tug o war; prior to the bout, Henry took the mic and said Vickie Guerrero gave him two opponents; after the contest, Brodus Clay came out to be the second opponent Mark Henry defeated Brodus Clay in a tug o war; after the contest, Sheamus appeared and challenged Henry to face him as well Sheamus fought Mark Henry to a no contest in a tug o war when Sheamus let go, causing Henry to fall; moments later, Sheamus hit the Brogue Kick to Henry Alberto Del Rio defeated Antonio Cesaro via submission with the cross armbreaker at 13:33 after reversing a roll up attempt; Ricardo Rodriguez served as ADR's ring announcer for the match; after the bout, ADR took the mic and said he was picking a ladder match for the World Heavyweight Title bout at Extreme Rules Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns defeated John Cena, WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Kane at 15:26 when Reigns pinned Cena with the spear; during the bout, there were dueling chants of "Let's go, Cena" and "Cena sucks;" after the match, Ryback appeared at the entrance stage and watched as Cena's ankle was tended to by the trainer WWE Superstars - 5/2/13 - featured Matt Striker & Tony Dawson on commentary; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read the WWE app has been downloaded more than 5 million times; featured the in-ring segment with Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, & Roman Reigns from Raw, in full; included the Mark Henry tug o war segment from Raw, shown in full; featured an ad promoting 'For All Mankind: The Life & Career of Mick Foley;' included an ad promoting 'No One Lives;' featured an ad promoting Rockpocalypse: R-Truth pinned Damien Sandow with the Little Jimmy at around the 9-minute mark; during his entrance, Sandow cut a promo in which he made fun of the fans for chanting along with Truth WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn pinned Tamina in a non-title match at 4:50 by reversing a Samoan drop attempt into a roll up 4/29 Columbus, OH (WWE Raw/Superstars - 11,000 sellout): R-Truth b Damien Sandow, Kaitlyn b Tamina Snuka, Ricardo Rodriguez won three-way over Zeb Colter and Big E Langston, Randy Orton b Cody Rhodes, Naomi b Brie Bella-DQ, Non-title: Dolph Ziggler b Kofi Kingston, Jack Swagger b Zack Ryder, Alberto Del Rio b Antonio Cesaro, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose b John Cena & Kane & Daniel Bryan Notes from the 4/29 Raw show in Columbus, OH. The show had better wrestling than usual, with very good Orton vs. Rhodes and Kingston vs. Ziggler matches as well as a strong main event with The Shield vs. Cena & Bryan & Kane. They did a sellout of 11,000 fans (they announced more than 14,000) and it is a good sign they are still selling out every Monday with Mania season over. For Superstars, R-Truth pinned Sandow and Kaitlyn pinned Snuka. Raw was a wrestling-heavy show, not much in the way of talking segments and such. Part of it was so many of the key talkers (Punk, Heyman, HHH) weren’t on the show this week. They opened with a comedy match with Rodriguez (with Del Rio) over Colter (with Swagger) and Langston (with Ziggler) in a three-way in 5:00. The stips were that whoever won, his guy could pick the stips of the world title match. Del Rio later in the show said it would be a ladder match. The crowd was kind of into Rodriguez, who was wearing Zubaz pants like he took a time machine back to the 80s. Langston was walking around with big smile and the commentators were pushing really hard how he had this in the bag, which kind of indicated he wasn’t winning. When they talked about how Langston looked like a linebacker (he was a defensive lineman at Iowa), JBL made a reference to James Laurinaitis, who played college football at Ohio State. Crowd was into Colter as well. They had a big finishing sequence with tons of interference. Langston gave Rodriguez a belly to belly suplex. Del Rio then gave Langston an enzuigiri. Ziggler dropkicked Del Rio. Swagger threw Ziggler out of the ring. Langston clotheslined Swagger over the top and Langston went over with him. Rodriguez was still selling the belly to belly and Colter tried to pin him, but A.J. jumped in he ring and stopped ref John Cone from counting. Rodriguez then gave Colter a schoolboy for the pin. They showed a great clip from “The Today Show” since it was Wish Day and Cena showed up on the air for a young child born with missing about one-half to one-fourth of his heart wanted to meet him as his wish. Cena then told him they were bringing him to Raw, so they flew together from New York to Columbus. Fans cheered like crazy when seeing the Today Show clip, and then Cena came out with three kids, introduced them to the crowd, let them talk by saying they were WWE superstars for one night and let them all have a worked name. There was a hell of an entertaining Twitter exchange between Konnan and Shane Helms about this. Helms thought it was good to show this on TV, but felt the company only shows Cena, and others in the company do plenty of stuff and never get shown. His argument was spread it around and let others get credit. Konnan felt it was all forced and that he, and everyone in wrestling, knows the motive once you put it on TV is that you’re trying to get yourself over as do-gooders and the real actual charity work is the stuff you don’t hear about. There are three things about this segment that are indisputable. It was a really big moment for the three kids and the nature of what they did with them couldn’t be duplicated by something backstage. Two, true acts of charity are not done for public relations and company publicity, but that doesn’t mean No. 2 means the emotions of the kids in No. 1 didn’t happen. Three, is that this did make for good television, which sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn’t, and maybe it doesn’t matter if it was or it wasn’t anyway. It usually is Cena in these segments but they did something similar with Foley and making a kid the guest General Manager. My own feeling is this segment was entertaining to watch, I felt good for the kids, Cena came off great, but the feeling is always muted with knowledge that this is a company that has at timed patted itself on the back far too much in these situations, so it’s impossible to watch without the voice in your head saying they are exploiting sick children to get people to think, “What a nice guy Cena is in real life” and “Those WWE people aren’t so bad, wrestling may be fake but they are nice people running it.” I will never, because I’m far too aware of things Cena has done with no cameras, be critical of Cena the person when it comes to this. But there’s charity and there is public relations. And public relations is not a dirty term, it’s just public relations and everyone does it for specific reasons. Thank God the crowd didn’t boo here, because there are crowds that may have with Cena out there. Orton pinned Rhodes in 16:20. JBL needs new material on Orton and Rhodes as he’s gone to the well too often with the same phrases. Cole was really ripping on his dated references again. He was joking that at least Cole knows the references since Josh Matthews has to Google everything he says. Lawler made a joke that I’m sure wasn’t appreciated saying, “Tune in on Monday and set your watch back 40 years.” They started joking about Rhodes’ father and his yellow polka dots and being handcuffed by Sapphire. I think they tried to turn that into a kinky sex double entendre. Very good match, particularly the finish. Orton used superplex standing on the top rope and a draping DDT. He went for the RKO, and Rhodes countered with Crossroads for a great near fall. Orton kicked out. Rhodes went for the Disaster kick, but Orton hit the RKO as he came off the ropes. Striker was in the ring interviewing Orton. They pushed the idea of a match with Show. Rhodes tried to attack Orton from behind while he was being interviewed, but Orton has eyes in the back of his head and gave Rhodes a second RKO. The Bellas, who have both lost noticeable weight now that they are in the middle of filming the reality show, were backstage talking about their TV show. Naomi beat Brie Bella via DQ in 1:11. This was strange since the announcers said it would be Naomi vs. Nikki. Brie started, they did the switch and Brie pinned Naomi. Cameron told the ref, who reversed the decision and called for a DQ. I think Nikki’s boob job ruins the twin magic gimmick because they are now easy to tell apart. The Bellas beat Naomi and Cameron down after the match. The Shield did a promo. They talked about stopping Ryback from winning the WWE title, and mentioned taking about Ryback, Rock, Sheamus, Cena and Undertaker with the triple power bomb. They put the heat on the Undertaker one as the biggest. 3MB came out. Slater said they had unfinished business with The Shield. Geeks against main eventers never ends well. And this didn’t either, as The Shield destroyed them. Kane & Bryan then hit the ring and The Shield bailed. The crowd booed them a lot for leaving when they had a 3-on-2 edge. For no apparent reason, Kane & Bryan then gave 3MB a second beat down, with Kane choke slamming Slater. They need to get T-shirts designed after the “Toys R Us” logo for 3MB that reads, “Geeks R Us.” Backstage, Cena was taping up his heel. Ryback came out. Ryback was worried about Cena being injured, not that he cared about Cena, but in a selfish way. Cena said he was hurt, not injured, and that he’s more effective on one leg than Ryback is on two. That’s probably not far from the truth. Ryback just said, “I can’t take that chance,” and left. Ziggler pinned Kingston in 12:14. This was world champion vs. U.S. champion, and even pushed that way in commentary. Even though the crowd was into it because of the work, it was also apparent just how little that aspect meant. It may have been the 50th TV match between these two, but they work great together because they are both great athletes and have their match together. Kingston finally hit the Trouble in Paradise, but A.J. put Ziggler’s leg on the ropes. Kingston took out Langston with a crossbody off the apron to the floor. He and Ziggler did all kinds of great near falls and reverses. The only problem was the next to last move, a crossbody off the top, where Ziggler moved out of the way before Kingston even jumped, making his jump look stupid. Ziggler hit the Zig Zag to win. Afer the match, Langston gave Kingston two big endings. Langston, A.J. and Ziggler were walking around backstage. They bumped into Natalya and Kaitlyn, who were backstage having a confrontation. A.J. made a remark about how big Kaitlyn was. Kaitlyn shot back and told Ziggler to “get your tramp out of my face and back into her straitjacket.” A.J. noted that last year she beat Kaitlyn when they wrestled and she’s going to beat her to win the title. Kaitlyn said that last year she held back because she was naive and thought A.J. was her best friend, but she’s not holding back this year. At this point, somebody showed up with a present. A.J. saw it and thanked Ziggler, but he said it wasn’t from him. The guy said it was for Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn opened it and it was a studded hat, similar to what Dusty Rhodes wore in the 70s. She read the love letter and thought somebody was playing a trick on her, saying “Am I being punk’d.” They had teased a deal with Cody Rhodes several weeks back, but it also could be Langston, because they are doing teases of little things that could lead to Langston breaking away from Ziggler and being a face, which is his destination. Vickie Guerrero and Brad Maddox were backstage. Ryback came in. Guerrero told him that she’s gotten Kane & Bryan to be his partners in place of Cena. Ryback said he didn’t trust them, and was turning down the match. Swagger beat Ryder in 3:05 with the doctor bomb and ankle lock. Ryder got in a lot more offense then you’d expect. Swagger’s mouth, which was busted open by the ladder in last week’s Smackdownmatch with Del Rio, was busted up again here. They showed Ryback leaving the building and going home. In a very strange segment, Henry came out holding some ropes. He said he wanted to go against two men. He never mentioned a tug-of-war and it was played up like he was looking for a handicap match. Then Tensai came out and they said it was a tug-of-war. JBL and Cole had done their research and did all sorts of tug-of-war references. As far as tug-of-wars go, of course this was worked, but it wasn’t even a reasonable looking facsimile of a tug-of-war in the sense it really looked fake. He pulled Tensai across the line. Then Clay came out and Henry beat him as well. Sheamus then came out and wanted a shot. Henry said he already beat two guys so turned him down. Sheamus then asked if he was afraid. So they did the tug-of-war. So you had the worn-down heel against the fresh babyface, who issued the challenge. Henry sold a little, but was about to win when Sheamus let go of the rope and Henry took a bump. Sheamus then laid him out with a Brogue kick. This scenario desperately called for a post-angle interview from Henry vowing to hurt Sheamus for embarrassing him. No such thing happened. Kane & Bryan said they still wanted a match with The Shield even with Ryback gone and were happy to do a 2-on-3. Guerrero said she still wanted them to have a partner for a fair fight and ordered Maddox to find the person. Next we saw Maddox with Cena. Cena first called Maddox “Braden Walker,” (the name Chris Harris used here for a few weeks) and then Bad Mattress. He said he was going to be their partner. Del Rio beat Cesaro in 13:23. Technically this was a good match but it was late in the show. By this point the crowd was pretty well dead. There was some reference made by JBL or Cole to Peter Parker, and then they talked about Yodeling and were doing Yodeling trivia. Somehow in all this, Lawler thought Peter Parker was a Yodeler. This was kind of sad because Rodriguez was at ringside pounding on the mat and trying to get chants of “Del Rio” going and nobody would do it. There’s nothing worse than a babyface asking for chants and it not happening. Then he tried to lead them in chanting, “Si, si, si” which they kind of did. The crowd then started chanting, “Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole,” which was not a reference to the Minnesota Wrecking Crew. Good finishing sequence as Del Rio got the armbar on, but Cesaro reversed it into a cradle, and from that position, Del Rio reversed back into the armbar. They teased Cesaro making the ropes but he didn’t and tapped. After, Del Rio announced the ladder match stip. Next was the Fandango vs. Khali dance contest. Fandango came out and they showed all kinds of clusters of people dancing. This really looked good. Then Kevin Dunn, or whoever, made the mistake of going for a long shot as Fandango came down the aisle instead of a tight shot. It exposed everything. You could see that almost nobody in the crowd was doing the Fandango dance. Khali & Natalya went first. Lawler asked Khali what he thought about Jericho on “Dancing with the Stars,” Khali said he was a better dancer than Jericho. That would be like saying he was a better worker than Michaels after watching him dance. It was so awful. Fandango and Danielle Moinet danced. She, in fact, is named Summer Rae, the same name she used in developmental. On Smackdown in England, she had no name and JBL called her Mrs. Fandango. She is not the dancer the other girl was. Not even close, but she’s a trained wrestler and the other woman was probably just in that spot until they could get Moinet’s dancing good enough to be ready for the spot, probably because she’s the one woman on the roster who looks the closest to Stacy Keibler. It came down to the crowd choice. Even though they were awful, the crowd cheered for Khali & Natalya, and they won. As they were celebrating, Fandango took out Khali’s knee from behind. He then gave Khali a Russian leg sweep and a leg drop off the top rope. Main even saw The Shield over Kane & Bryan & Cena in 15:26. Another good match. Bryan worked most of the way selling. Cena was only in for a very brief spot early, and the finish. Kane made a hot tag but he was also beaten down. Kane choke slammed Ambrose. With both selling, Ambrose tagged Reigns and Kane tagged Cena. Cena ran wild until his leg went out and Reigns speared him and got the pin. Nobody expected that Cena wouldn’t kick out. The show ended with Ryback on the stage, so he really hadn’t left the building. He was laughing about Cena losing. After Raw ended, Cena was selling his injury in the ring. Cena apologized to his teammates and the fans saying he let them down and that he probably shouldn’t have been wrestling. He went to the Make a Wish kids and then limped to the back. It appeared the show was over but then Fandango and Summer Rae came out, danced, and told people to drive home safely. WWE @ Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena - October 8, 2013 Main Event - 10/9/13 - featured Josh Matthews & Alex Riley on commentary; included the announcement CM Punk would face Ryback at Hell in a Cell; featured an ad promoting Punk's new t-shirt; included a "Did you know?" graphic which read the WWE Twitter and Facebook network has more than 200 followers; featured a Susan G. Komen PSA with John Cena, Layla, Alicia Fox, and the entire roster; included the Ricardo Rodriguez vs. World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio match from Raw, the announcement ADR would face Cena at Hell in a Cell, and ADR's attack on Ricardo after the bout; featured an ad promoting 'Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection;' featured the Stephanie McMahon / Big Show segment from Raw; included a closing segment with the final moments of the six man tag main event from Raw, and Show knocking Triple H out after the bout: Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, & Drew McIntyre defeated Brodus Clay & Tensai (w/ Cameron & Naomi) in a handicap match at 5:50 when Slater pinned Clay with a corkscrew splash over the top into the ring Tamina pinned Aksana at 3:30 with a boot to the face Big E Langston pinned Zack Ryder with the Big Ending at around the 9-minute mark Smackdown! - 10/11/13 - featured an opening in-ring promo by Vickie Guerrero in which she said Big Show's house had gone up for sale and he was unemployed; moments later, World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio interrupted and asked Vickie to reconsider his title defense against John Cena at Hell in a Cell, with Vickie telling him to kiss her on the lips; after he did, Vickie said he should kiss her on the butt and that she wouldn't reconsider; Damien Sandow then came out, said ADR was a phoney, and that ADR didn't want a match against Cena because he knew he would lose; Vickie then set up a non-title match between the two for later in the show, with ADR then jumping Sandow before Sandow attacked ADR in the corner and cleared him from the ring; included an ad promoting WWE Brawlin Buddies; featured a "Did you know?" graphic which read the WWE app had been downloaded more than 8 million times; included a video package on R-Truth and Natalya Neidhart visiting a children's hospital; featured Renee Young conducting a backstage interview with Cody Rhodes & Goldust on winning at Battleground and facing the Wyatt Family; included an ad promoting 'Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection;' featured the announcement Triple H was knocked out for more than 3 minutes at the end of Raw, and that he may have sustained a broken jaw; included footage of John Cena on 'Good Morning America' earlier in the week; featured a Susan G. Komen for the Cure PSA with Titus O'Neil; included an ad promoting CM Punk's new T-shirt; featured a look at WWE '14: WWE IC Champion Curtis Axel (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned R-Truth with the modified neckbreaker at 10:34; prior to the bout, it was announced CM Punk would face Ryback at Hell in a Cell Los Matadores (w/ El Torito) defeated Los Locales (Ricardo Rodriguez & Tyson Kidd wearing masks) at 3:46 when Rodriguez was pinned with the double Samoan Drop; after the bout, the two hit the move on Kidd, with El Torito jumping into the ring onto Kidd during the move Brie Bella, Cameron & Naomi (w/ Nikki Bella) defeated Natalya Neidhart, Kaitlyn, & Eva Marie (w/ Kaitlyn) at 2:58 when Naomi pinned Kaitlyn with a roll over World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio defeated Damien Sandow in a non-title match at 15:02 via submission with the cross armbreaker after ADR kicked Sandow's injured knee The Great Khali, Darren Young & Titus O'Neil defeated Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre, & Jinder Mahal at 5:04 when Khali pinned Slater with the chop to the head Cody Rhodes & Goldust defeated Luke Harper & Erick Rowan (w/ Bray Wyatt) at 12:58 when Cody pinned Harper with an O'Connor Roll after Harper struck the corner; prior to the Wyatt Family's entrance, a dark promo from Wyatt aired from backstage (the Wyatt Family's first loss) Notes from the 10/8 tapings in Columbus, OH. They had a lot less star power at this taping than usual because half the crew left after Raw to fly to Abu Dhabi, where Bryan, Orton, Ryback, the fired Show, the Shield, Miz and Ziggler headline three shows from 10/10 to 10/12. Fox pinned the still blonde haired Mendes in a dark match. For Main Event, it opened with Slater & McIntyre & Mahal beating Clay & Sweet T in a 3-on-2 match. The idea was to give 3MB a win on this show probably because they were wrestling again on Smackdown. Snuka pinned Aksana with the Samoan drop. Langston pinned Ryder. Smackdown opened with Vickie Guerrero out. She first talked about Show being fired, saying that he should have been fired a long time ago. She also announced that HHH has put Show’s house up for sale. Del Rio came out and tried to sweet talk Vickie to get out of the title match with Cena. She told him she would consider it if Del Rio kissed her on the lips. So he did. Then she told him to kiss her ass and the match was still on. Sandow came out to start what appeared to be his babyface turn. He said how Del Rio was trying to get out of the match because he knew he couldn’t beat Cena. This led to Vickie announcing a Del Rio vs. Sandow non-title match. Del Rio laid out Sandow with a mic shot and beat him down, to further establish that Sandow is the babyface. Axel pinned R-Truth clean to retain the IC title. Crowd was into R-Truth here. Los Matadores beat Los Locales. Los Locales were Ricardo Rodriguez & Tyson Kidd under masks. Naomi & Cameron & Brie Bella beat Kaitlyn & Eva Marie & Natalya when Naomi pinned Kaitlyn. I heard this match was far worse than the match the night before, particularly when Eva Marie was in. She apparently took a bump outside the ring that would have to be seen to be believed. And we probably won’t see it because she was lucky her real bad match was on the taped show that can be edited. The Rhodes Brothers did an interview talking about their match later in the show against the Wyatt Family. Del Rio beat Sandow with the armbar. At first, the crowd didn’t know how to react but then there were “USA” chants and Sandow worked as the face and the crowd reacted to him that way. Khali & Prime Time Players beat Mahal & McIntyre & Slater when Khali pinned Slater after a Khali chop. After the match, Khali did the Millions of Dollars dance with O’Neil & Young. Main event saw the Rhodes Brothers become the first ones to beat Rowan & Harper when Cody pinned Harper with a roll-up. Good reaction for the first losses by the Wyatts. Really weird how WWE with both the Wyatts and before that, with The Shield and later Reigns, would give them big undefeated streaks, and then have the ending of the streak not only take place on television, but ultimately mean nothing as far as a future storyline or be a big deal. Here it does make sense to do it since Rollins & Reigns vs. Rhodes Brothers for the tag title is a probable match at Hell in a Cell. Smackdown ended at that point. Then, in a surprise, they announced a 20 man Battle Royal as a dark match, with the winner facing Del Rio for the title. Everyone that appeared on the show was in it. It came down to O’Neil, Wyatt, Harper and Rowan. They eliminated O’Neil, s the three members of the Wyatt Family were left. At that point Harper and Rowan both climbed over the top rope to eliminate themselves to give Wyatt the title shot. Wyatt beat Del Rio in the ultimate crappy finish. He just jumped out of the ring and ran away, getting counted out, to save the title. The Wyatts then caught up with Del Rio after the match and beat him down. Sandow then hit the ring and the crowd popped big for him, thinking he was going to cash in the briefcase with Del Rio beaten down. But the Wyatts attacked and laid out Sandow so prevent him from doing so. This is probably the tryout for doing this scenario on either house shows or a bigger show. That was quite the weird way to end a WWE show. January 19, 2014 in Columbus, OH Nationwie Arena drawing 6,500
2. Alicia Fox beat Aksana. Before the match they did a fans vote whether this should be a wrestling match or dance off. Wrestling match won. Fox seems to have improved a lot but Aksana was horrible. Does she have secrets or how does she keep her job? Fox won with a Northern Lights suplex. 3. Xavier Woods beat Brodus Clay in about 3 minutes. Next. 4.Cody Rhodes/Goldust beat The Real Americans when Cody pinned Swagger with Cross Rhodes. Terrific match with lots of near falls and great action by all 4. Cesaro did a 12 rep swing on Goldie. Swagger kept calling Goldust 'Oldust." Zeb was there in a wheelchair selling the Big Show KO punch and insulting Mayers' team by mentioning their recent losses to get heat. It worked. 5. Brad Maddox came out to bring out Kane who was to face Big Show(who was moved to the Punk team shows to replace Bryan) and told Kane he was now facing Luke Harper and Erik Rowan. NBOBODY cared about 3 heels wrestling reach other and the match was horrible. Do Harper and Rowan know any wrestling moves at all? And Kane was awful here too. He seemed blown up 2 minutes in. Harper and Rowan won with the discus lariat by Harper. 6. Alberto Del Rio beat Sin Cara by cross armbreaker submission. Good match. Good pace and mostly all action. ADR tried to unmask Cara when they were onj the turnbuckles and I think he overdid it as the mask came completely off and Del Rio quickly put it back on Cara's head. Whoops. 7. John Cena beat Randy Orton by low blow dq in a WWE World Title match. Great match. They've worked w/ each other so often the chemistry between them is awesome. Say what you may about Orton,but his aura and presence is so great live. And he can make a match just by his facials expressions alone. He makes you think he really is nuts. The fans were about 90% pro Cena with lots of kids in attendance. Orton got lots of heel heat.Each guy kicked out of each others finishers and after the match Orton made su=re to tell Justin Roberts to announce he's still the WWE World Champ and then Orton went for a punt that Cena moved from and sent the crowd home happy by giving Orton an AA.
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