Wednesday, October 26, 2016

April Week 2, Year 3

With the modifications I made, April Week 1 had to be skipped. Nothing major. With 6 shows, I lowered the matches to 5 per show. I will watch/play at least 1 per show, some will have 2.

Get ready to see the new rosters.

Raw
Match 1. Naomi vs. Charlotte

Match 2. Enzo Amore and Big Cass vs. Gallows and Anderson
This feud carries over from SmackDown. Both teams want a shot at the tag titles. Enzo hit Karl with a tornado DDT from the second rope. The Club hit Cass with the Magic Killer, but Enzo broke it up. Cass came back and won with a big boot.

Wow. Gallows and Anderson had this won, but Enzo snuck in to keep them alive. Good match.

Match 3. Big Show vs. Bad New Barrett vs. Cesaro

Match 4. The Shield vs. The New Day

Main Event. Finn Balor vs. Brock Lesnar
The Beast vs. The Demon. If Balor wins, he will be in line for a title shot. Balor hit the shotgun dropkick and DDT'd Lesnar on the apron. Lesnar pummeled Balor on the outside. Balor hit Bloody Sunday, but got a near fall. He then won with a reverse t-bone suplex with a bridge to win.

Balor defeated Lesnar. What a first night.

SmackDown
Match 1. Paige vs. Summer Rae

Match 2. Hype Bros vs. The Dudleyz

Match 3. Natalya vs. Brie Bella

Match 4. Dolph Ziggler vs. Jack Swagger vs. Bray Wyatt
The winner could be the next IC champion. Swagger and Ziggler have a long history. SmackDown has a good mid-card division. Bray pulled out a baseball bat and hit Swagger. Ziggler went after both men. Bray countered a super kick and hit Sister Abigail. Swagger then pulled Bray to the outside and they brawled out there. After a splash to Swagger, he rolled up Bray and got the win.

Huge win for Ziggler. He booked himself an IC title match in the future.

Main Event. Seth Rollins vs. The Miz
Rollins stakes his claim at being the new SmackDown champion.

NXT
Match 1. Hideo Itami vs. Adam Rose

Match 2. Tye Dillinger vs. Samoa Joe
Dillinger has a big match with the new NXT champ. Tye got the upper hand, which pissed off Joe. Joe kicked Tye before hiting 3 German suplexes. Tye connected with a wheel kick. Joe hit the running elbow and enziguiri in the corner. Dillinger lifted Joe up and hit the Tye Breaker, but Joe kicked out. Whoa. Close near fall. Joe won with a Muscle Buster.

Dillinger put up a good fight, but the champ is the champ for a reason.

Match 3. Apollo Crews vs. Bo Dallas

Match 4. Bobby Roode vs. Elias Samson

Main Event. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Austin Aries
The King of Strong Style is here! A win over Aries would skyrocket Nakamura's value. There was a test of strength early. Aries connected with a spinning forearm. Nakamura got a near fall with a Michinoku Driver. He later hit the Kinshasa, but Aries kicked out. Aries landed three suplexes and a 450 splash. He later connected with a comeback combo and won with his feet on the ropes.

Well, Aries technically won, but he needed a little help. Nakamura will look for his revenge.

ECWCW
This show consists, obviously, of both WCW and ECW superstars.

Match 1. Chirs Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio
Jericho went back to his long tights with the roster switch. Rey landed a couple of flying head scissors. He then hit a supercanrana. Jericho connected with a moonsault and sitout powerbomb. Rey got a near fall after the 619. Rey countered a powerbomb and hit a second 619 to get the win.

This was a good fast-paced opening match. Jericho was acting a little heelish in this match.

Match 2. Ricky Steamboat vs. Cactus Jack

Match 3. Roddy Piper vs. Vader

Match 4. Dallas Page vs. Rhyno vs. Arn Anderson

Main Event. Kevin Nash and Scott Hall vs. Impact Players


TNA
Match 1. X-Pac and Billy Gunn vs. American Wolves

Match 2. R-Truth vs. Jeff Hardy

Match 3. Damien Sandow vs. Alberto Del Rio

Match 4. Bobby Lashley vs. Christian
Past meets present. Christian hit a front suplex and atomic drop. He then hit a diving headbutt. Lashley hit a huge powerbomb and snapmare. He connected with two back breakers. Christian countered a back suplex and hit the Killswitch, but got a two count. Lashley hit a super butterfly suplex. Christian busted Lashley open with a flapjack and won with a diving elbow.

Interesting result. I thought Lashley's power would have prevailed.

Main Event. James Storm vs. Drew Galloway


ROH
This roster will feature both ROH and Lucha Underground talents.

Match 1. Matt Sydal vs. Fenix

Match 2. Chris Hero vs. Tyler Reks

Match 3. Cedric Alexander vs. Zack Sabre Jr vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. T.J. Perkins
Four of the best wrestlers in one ring. TJP and Cedric went to the outside. Cedric hit a delayed suplex. Shelton and Sabre joined them. Zack pulled out a sledgehammer and hit Shelton in the ribs multiple times. Cedric landed multiple suplexes to TJP. He then won with the Kick to Kill.

An exciting 4-way match. I'm surprised Zack Sabre Jr. went for a weapon, though.

Match 4. CM Punk vs. Pentagon Jr. vs. Roderick Strong

Main Event. Adam Cole vs. Drago


Recap: Well, that was the first full week. Raw/SmackDown have a pay-per-view at the end of the month. After that, there will be 3 PPVs per month. Raw/SmackDown, NXT/WCW and TNA/ROH will all share events. It limits the card a bit, but I can't do 6 different events.

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