Sunday, April 16, 2017

October Week 1, Year 3

There's been a huge shake-up to the Universe. Impact and ROH combined rosters (and made some cuts) to form the Impact of Honor. A new championship has been introduced on NXT.

Raw
Match 1. Kane vs. R-Truth

Match 2. Naomi vs. Charlotte

Match 3. Cesaro vs. Bo Dallas vs. Baron Corbin
Corbin is one of the new additions to Raw.

Match 4. Chris Jericho vs. Neville
Welcome to...Raw is Jericho. Neville hit a running cutter. Jericho ducked a kick and locked in the Walls of Jericho. He then DDT'd Neville on the apron. Neville came back with a standing moonsault. He went to the top for the Phoenix Splash but Jericho caught him in mid-air with the Codebreaker to win.

There's a reason why Jericho calls himself the Best in the World. Great match and Raw debut.

Main Event. Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman
Wow. Strowman pins the champ.

SmackDown
Match 1. Tyson Kidd vs. Wade Barrett
The new SD star has a big test ahead of him. Ziggler walked out and sat at ringside. Kidd caught Barrett with a jump kick. Kidd then got frustrated and went after Ziggler, but Barrett took control. Kidd pulled out a chair but the ref took it. Kidd then hit double knees from the top. Barrett won with th Bull Hammer elbow.

A win is a win for Barrett. Kidd needs to focus if he wants the title.

Match 2. Natalya vs. Tamina

Match 3. Prime Time Players vs. The Ascension

Match 4. Seth Rollins vs. Jack Swagger vs. Tyler Breeze

Main Event. Daniel Bryan vs. Kevin Owens - WWE World Championship
Whoa. A world title match on free TV. Owens wins again.

NXT
Match 1. Asuka vs. Alexa Bliss

Match 2. Summer Rae vs. Carmella

Match 3. Brian Kendrick vs. TJ Perkins
Perkins came over from ROH and the vet, Kendrick, signed with NXT. Perkins was running around Kendrick and targeted his previously broken neck. TJP then DDT'd Kendrick on the ramp and locked in a Figure Four Sharpshooter. Kendrick speared Perkins through the barricade. Perkins fought back and won with a Tombstone.

Perkins is getting a fresh start on NXT and starts out with a big win.

Match 4. Austin Aries vs. Adam Rose

Main Event. Apollo Crews vs. Samoa Joe
Crews ran down and took down Joe before the bell rang. He got a near fall with a spinning back suplex and moonsault. Crews then speared Joe through the barricade. He means war. Crews hit about four powerbombs before getting the win.

Crews needed that win. Joe had his number for weeks.

ECWCW
Match 1. The Dudleyz vs. The Unholy Alliance

Match 2. Ricky Steamboat vs. Brian Pillman

Match 3. Dallas Page vs. Roddy Piper

Match 4. Sting vs. The Giant
Giant slammed around Sting for a while. Sting tried to land moves, but Giant swatted him away. Sting was able to lift him up for the Tombstone but Giant kicked out. Giant got a near fall after a super sidewalk slam and standing leg drop. Sting came back with the Stinger Splash and Scorpion Death Drop to win.

Sting took down The Giant again. Sting is gunning for the title.

Main Event. Dusty Rhodes vs. Bret Hart

Impact of Honor
I'm interested to see how the rosters mix.
Match 1. Jeff Hardy vs. King Cuerno
Jeff landed a few kicks and a jumping hurricanrana. Cuerno worked over Hardy for a bit. Jeff hit the Whisper in the Wind. After a dropkick, he hit the Swanton Bomb but got a two count. They traded near falls before Jeff won with the Side Effect.

The first of many matches between the Impact and ROH rosters. The TNA champ gets the first win.

Match 2. Damien Sandow vs. Johnny Mundo

Match 3. The Wolves vs. WGTT
Shelton hit Davey with a t-bone suplex. He hit Eddie with one as well. Shelton continued with a super butterfly suplex. He's a beast. Haas landed a straightjacket brain buster. Shelton took out Davey as Haas got the win.

A win for the ROH tag team division.

Match 4. Kurt Angle vs. Cody Rhodes

Main Event. Ethan Carter III vs. Bobby Lashley


Recap: With the Impact/ROH merger, there will be champion vs. champion matches at the next event. Hardy/Cole, Angle/Fenix and The Wolves/ReDragon. Should be great. We already see the impact of the new rosters.

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