Monday, October 31, 2016

April Week 3, Year 3



Raw
Match 1. Ryback vs. Cesaro

Match 2. Charlotte vs. Tamina

Match 3. New Day vs. Wyatt Family 

Match 4. Rusev vs. Neville

Main Event. John Cena vs. Sheamus vs. Batista
Batista immediately sent Cena to the outside and all three fought out there for a minute. Sheamus planted Cena with a spine buster. Batista hit Sheamus with a sledgehammer. Cena hit Sheamus with the 5 Knuckle Shuffle. Sheamus countered the AA, but received a Jack Hammer from Batista. Cena hit Batista with the AA and won.

Cena is the likely candidate to earn a WWE Championship match. He deserves it.

SmackDown
Match 1. Prime Time Players vs. The Vaudevillains

Match 2. Dolph Ziggler w/ Jack Swagger vs. Tyson Kidd
I wonder why Swagger is standing in Ziggler's corner. They competed last week. With the success Kidd had in NXT, he wants to translate that to success on SmackDown. Ziggler hit a diving elbow drop. Kidd countered a super kick into a flipping neck breaker. After a jumping DDT, Ziggler won with the Zig Zag.

Swagger didn't get involved too much, but I guess the support helped Ziggler's confidence.

Match 3. Natalya vs. Brie Bella

Match 4. Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin

Main Event. Kevin Owens vs. Randy Orton
Owens landed a German suplex on the outside. Back in the ring, Orton hit his back breaker and stomped all over Owens. There was a lot of back and forth before Orton connected with the RKO, but Owens kicked out. Orton kept the pressure and won with the punt kick.

Orton was a different animal this match. He was very aggressive. Good showing.

NXT
Match 1. Carmella vs. Alexa Bliss

Match 2. No Way Jose vs. Adam Rose vs. Rich Swann vs. Andrade "Cien" Almas
Big debut for three of these guys. A win here could go a long way. Jose hit Swann with a somersault leg drop. Swann came back with a back drop on the apron. All four men were now on the outside. Almas hit Rose with a sit-out powerbomb. After a big leg drop, Jose won with a swinging ax smash.

The big Venezuelan gets a nice win in his debut. He's someone to watch.

Match 3. Bobby Roode vs. Bo Dallas
After the match, Roode attacked Dallas.

Match 4. American Alpha vs. Authors of Pain
Whoa. These two guys are huge! The tattooed one, Akam clotheslined the heads off both Gable and Jordan. Jordan almost got the tag, but Akam cut him off. Rezar landed a spinning side slam and got a near fall. They then hit a double pounce. After destroying Gable, they won with a clothesline/leg sweep combo.

Oh my. These two dominated one of the best teams in NXT.

Main Event. Samoa Joe vs. Apollo Crews

ECWCW
Match 1. Chris Jericho vs. Bret Hart
Two of the best Canadian wrestlers. They could get a TV title shot with a win. Hart hit a belly-to-belly slam and diving forearm smash. He then got a near fall after a piledriver. Jericho locked in the Liontamer. He later hit a super reverse suplex and three powerbombs. They went back and forth with submission attempts before Jericho won with three more powerbombs.

A great opening match. Jericho almost tapped a couple of times. He's starting from scratch with the new brand splits.

Match 2. Harlem Heat vs. Hall and Nash

Match 3. Cactus Jack vs. Tommy Dreamer

Match 4. Vader vs. Rhyno

Main Event. Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair

TNA
Match 1. Damien Sandow vs. Raven
Interesting to see Raven on TNA and not the ECWCW show.

Match 2. Christian vs. R-Truth vs. Matt Hardy
This Matt Hardy is not someone I'm used to

Match 3. Christopher Daniels w/ Kazarian vs. Bobby Lashley

Match 4. Jeff Hardy vs. Drew Galloway
Drew hit a flapjack. Jeff came back with a flipping powerbomb. He then hit a fisherman piledriver. Nice move. Jeff landed the Whisper in the Wind and got a near fall. Drew got his own near fall after a running knee. Jeff hit the drive-by dropkick on the apron. Jeff kicked out of the Future Shock DDT. Drew won with a second Irish Curse.

A great match. Drew and Jeff both pulled out some big moves. Drew defeated a big star.

Main Event. Kurt Angle vs. Alberto Del Rio


ROH
Match 1. Pentagon Jr vs. Fenix

Match 2. T.J. Perkins vs. Cedric Alexander vs. Zack Sabre Jr
Big win.

Match 3. Adam Cole vs. Jay Lethal
Jay caught Cole with a cheap shot in the corner. They went back and forth as Lethal hit a Complete Shot and a diving forearm. Jay continued with a shoulder tackle through the ropes. Jay kept the attack going. A bloody Adam tossed Lethal up and connected with a super kick and got the win.

Whoa! Cole took a beating, but somehow still got the win. That's impressive.

Match 4. Shelton Benjamin vs. Prince Puma

Main Event. Drago vs. Matt Sydal


Recap: What a good week. This was the second-full week and things are starting to pick up.

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