NXT and ECWCW WORLD WAR 3, Year 3

A lot of titles on the line, including the new Cruiserweight Championship.

Match 1. Dallas Page vs. Roddy Piper

Piper got a cheap shot and took the match to the outside. He got a near fall after a running bulldog. Page landed a huge sit-out powerbomb. Piper kicked out of the Diamond Cutter and a superplex. Page escaped out of two sleeper attempts. Piper won with a second bulldog.

Wow. A good opener with a lame finish. Page isn't done yet.

Match 2. Asuka vs. Alexa Bliss - NXT Women's Championship
Can Alexa end Asuka's record run? She got pressure on Asuka early. Alexa kicked the face of Asuka multiple times. Asuka hit a running boot and German suplex. Alexa hit two second rope face busters and the Eat Defeat but got a two count. After a dropkick, Alexa won with Twisted Bliss.

Oh my! Alexa did it! She pinned Asuka to win her first NXT Women's Championship.

Match 3. Sting vs. The Giant
Sting took the big man down quickly. The Giant got up and tossed Sting to the outside. Sting came back and landed a diving elbow to the back and the Scorpion Death Drop to win.

Not the most exciting end to this feud. Sting comes out on top.

Match 4. Rich Swann vs. Brian Kendrick - Cruiserweight Championship
The winner will be the inaugural Cruiserweight champ. Kendrick hit a running boot at the opening bell. Swann hit a sit-out uri nagi. He later hit a rolling senton and snap cutter. Kendrick hit a dropkick to the knee and a superkick. Swann was kicking out of everything. Kendrick countered a submission and won with a second superkick, leaving Swann a bloody mess.

Kendrick did what he said he was going to and walk out the champ. He's the man with a plan.

Match 5. TM61 vs. The Revival - NXT Tag Team Championship
It's been a while since we've seen TM61. Dash caught Shane with a t-bone suplex. Miller hit Dawson with a back breaker and torture rack, but missed a frog splash. The two teams went back and forth for a bit. Shane got a near fall after a powerbomb. He then pinned Dash after a swinging sidewalk slam and 450 splash.

Holy crap! I did not expect TM61 to win there. The Revival were going strong, too.

Match 6. Dusty Rhodes vs. Rob Van Dam - WCW Championship
A big opportunity for Van Dam. Two completely different styles. Dusty kept RVD grounded. He got a two count on his double punches. Van Dam hit a hurricanrana. Rhodes got another near fall after the bionic elbow. RVD hit two reverse superplexes. Dusty came back and won with a second elbow.

Van Dam put up a good fight but didn't hit enough big moves.

Main Event. Austin Aries vs. Samoa Joe - NXT Championship
Can Aries take down The Destroyer? He drove Joe into the railing and hit a back suplex. Joe hit a big suplex and tied Aries up in the tree of woe. Aries hit a swinging STO. Joe came back with the Chimera-plex. Aries landed hit own suplex combination and locked in the Last Chancery. Joe connected with the Muscle Buster but Aries kicked out. Aries then hit the brain buster and won.

That was a great match. Neither man wanted to stay down. Back-to-back brain busters put Joe away.

Recap: The two top champs retain their titles. Two rivalries come to an end in ECWCW. We do have new NXT tag, women's and Cruiserweight champions. It's a new chapter in NXT.

November Week 2, Year 3

Raw

Match 1. R-Truth vs. Kane

Match 2. Ryback vs. Tye Dillinger

Miz attacked Tye from behind. Ryback ran him over with a clothesline. Tye hit a pump handle gut buster. Ryback got a two count from the meat hook clothesline. Tye landed a couple of moves. Ryback hit a press slam and Shell Shock to win.

Miz can't stand anyone taking his spotlight.

Match 3. Kofi Kingston vs. Big E

I won't watch this match until the PPV. I don't want to spoil it.

Match 4. Naomi vs. Bayley

Nice win for Naomi

Main Event. Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman

Whoa! Strowman pins the champ.

SmackDown

Match 1. Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler

Match 2. Natalya vs. Tamina

Match 3. American Alpha vs. Prime Time Players
Titus worked over Gable early. Jordan suplexed Darren a couple of times. The PTPs hit a back breaker/diving elbow combo. AA then wore down Titus. Jordan landed a superplex. Things broke down as all four men fought. Jordan took out Darren as Gable won with a double under hook suplex with a bridge to win.

American Alpha are making their way back to the tag titles and this win is a start.

Match 4. John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt

Bray tossed Cena around in multiple ways. Cena hits a tilt-a-whirl slam and the 5 Knuckle Shuffle. After a near fall, he hit the AA and won.

Cena went for a handshake but Bray wanted no part of it.

Cena buries Bray, but I can assume Bray won't go down lightly.

Main Event. Daniel Bryan vs. Kevin Owens

NXT

Match 1. Summer Rae vs. Ember Moon

Ember Moon made a name for herself on the indies. She could be a big star.

Match 2. Asuka vs. Alexa Bliss

Match 3. Austin Aries vs. Adam Rose

Match 4. Rhyno vs. Roderick Strong vs. TJ Perkins

Main Event. Rich Swann vs. Brian Kendrick

Kendrick landed a couple of cheap shots. The match spilled to the outside where Kendrick threw Swann into the steel post. Swann hit a rolling senton. Kendrick then superplexed Swann to the outside. Swann came back with a super kick and springboard cutter but got a two count. Swann then landed the Drive-By dropkick and won.

After the match, Kendrick attacked him from behind and walked away.

Kendrick was not happy with the outcome and will get his revenge.

ECWCW

Match 1. The Dudleyz vs. Tajiri/Whipwreck

Match 2. Dallas Page vs. Roddy Piper

Match 3. Dusty Rhodes vs. Brian Pillman

Match 4. The Outsiders vs. Impact Players

Justin hit Nash with a suplex and jumping neck breaker. Storm came in and picked up where his partner left off. After a couple of shots to the head, Storm won with a big super kick.

Whoa. Storm and Credible took out Nash and Hall. They better watch out.

Main Event. Sting vs. The Giant

Impact of Honor

Match 1. PJ Black vs. Zack Sabre Jr

Black kept Sabre on the ground. Zack caught him with a huge double under hook powerbomb. He then hit a full nelson suplex and pin but got a 2 count. Black hit a sit-out slam. Sabre caught Black off the top and locked in a crossface. Black busted Sabre open with a twisting flapjack. Sabre hit a second full nelson suplex and won.

I would be okay watching these two fighting forever.

Match 2. Bobby Lashley vs. Damien Sandow

Match 3. King Cuerno vs. Aerostar

Match 4. Fenix vs. Jay Lethal

Fenix out-wrestled Lethal early. Jay countered a hurricanrana into a powerbomb. Fenix got a near fall after a standing moonsault. Lethal landed a diving elbow and dive to the outside. Fenix tossed Lethal up and caught him with a huge spinning kick and busted him open in the process before getting the win.

Wow. Fenix pinned the former ROH champion. Big win.

Main Event. Son of Havoc vs. Mil Muertes

Recap: This was a big week. Some big upsets and beat downs. NXT and ECWCW have their big show this week.

November Week 1, Year 3

Raw

Match 1. Kane vs. Cesaro vs. Baron Corbin

Match 2. Naomi vs. Emma

Match 3. Tye Dillinger vs. The Miz

Match 4. Kofi Kingston vs. Dean Ambrose

Big E attacked Kofi from behind. We haven't seen E since he turned on his partners. Kofi recovered and fought back. They finally got into the ring and Kofi got a near fall after a diving splash. After a bulldog, Dean hit the Dirty Deeds and won.

Big E came back out and watched his former partner struggle to his feet.

Ambrose was in the middle here. Big E is making a statement.

Main Event. CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho

Punk made his debut last night against Batista. Punk hit a suplex and the running knee/bulldog combo for a two count. He then caught Jericho in midair before hitting the GTS to win.

Punk gets his first win on Raw. Watch out.

SmackDown

Match 1. Sheamus vs. Mark Henry

Match 2. Natalya vs. Brie Bella

Match 3. Jack Swagger vs. Heath Slater

Match 4. Daniel Bryan vs. Sami Zayn
Bryan landed a butterfly slam into an armbar. Bryan landed the Yes Kicks and caught him in the Yes Lock. Sami pulled out the Blue Thunder Bomb. He then locked in the Koji Clutch. Bryan hit the half-and-half suplex and a diving headbutt. Sami hit his own half-and-half. They traded signatures again. Bryan won with more kicks to the head.

After the match, Kevin Owens ran down and attacked Bryan with the title.

A great match ruined by the attack from the champ.

Main Event. John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt
Cena hit a back suplex and gut wrench slam. Bray ran over Cena and stomped on him. After a snapmare, Cena landed the 5 Knuckle Shuffle and the AA but Bray kicked out. Bray landed a senton and DDT on the apron. After some back and forth, Bray pulled out a sledgehammer and got himself disqualified.

Wow. I guess Bray didn't care about winning, just hurting Cena.

NXT

Match 1. Carmella vs. Summer Rae

Match 2. Asuka vs. Alexa Bliss

Match 3. Rich Swann vs. Brian Kendrick

Swann countered a full nelson into a jaw breaker. Kendrick superplexed Swann from the top to the outside. Holy crap! Swann came back with a back handspring cutter. He hit an apron dropkick and won with a super kick and rolling senton.

A great match from both competitors. They will compete for the new championship at the PPV.

Match 4. Adam Rose vs. Rhyno

Main Event. Apollo Crews vs. Austin Aries

ECWCW

Match 1. Sting vs. The Giant

Match 2. Dallas Page vs. Rey Mysterio

Match 3. The Dudleyz vs. Luger and Anderson
Two similar teams. D-Von hit Lex with a spine buster and gut wrench slam. He and Arn fought on the outside. The Dudleyz wore down Luger. Luger hit a huge fall away slam. Arn planted D-Von with a spine buster and pinned him after a spike DDT.

A good tag match between two powerful teams.

Match 4. Dusty Rhodes vs. Bret Hart

Main Event. Ric Flair vs. Roddy Piper

Impact of Honor

Match 1. WGTT vs. The Wolves

Match 2. Bobby Lashley vs. Damien Sandow
Sandow took down Lashley on his way to the ring. In the ring, Lashley hit a t-bone suplex. Sandow tried coming back, but Lashley slammed him and crushed him in the tree of woe to win.

This was more of a beating than a match. Lashey dominated him.

Match 3. Aerostar vs. Matt Sydal

Match 4. King Cuerno vs. Son of Havoc

Main Event. Johnny Mundo vs. PJ Black vs. Zack Sabre Jr
This is going to be a fun match. Sabre Jr was in control of both opponents. Black grabbed a steel chair and hit both men. This is a new side to PJ. Sabre landed a super back suplex on Mundo. PJ landed a huge moonsault onto Mundo. Mundo came back with a huge diving cross body and the Moonlight Drive. PJ busted Mundo open with twisting flapjack. Sabre won with a full nelson suplex and a bridge.

Sabre is one of the best technical wrestlers and showed it off here.

Recap: A great week. Raw and SD have the top stars. NXT has the young guys. ECWCW full of vets and IoH have great athletes. There's a lot to enjoy.

RAW and SD UNFORGIVEN, Year 3

Match 1. New Day vs. The Club - Raw Tag Team Championship
Gallows hit a deadlift powerbomb on Enzo. Big Cass got the tag but he was getting worked over. The Club hit Cass with the Magic Killer but got a two count. They then hit a snapshot on Enzo but he kicked out, too. Anderson got the hot tag and pinned Cass with a sit-out powerbomb.

The champs were in control for most of the match. They are at the top of their game.

Match 2. Cesaro vs. Baron Corbin - United States Championship
Cesaro hit two German suplexes. Corbin came back with one of his own. He got a near fall after a Falcon Arrow. Cesaro slammed Corbin down and got a near fall with the Neutralizer. Corbin escaped a crossface and hit a superplex. Cesaro won with three straight gutwrench slams.

A good match for both. Cesaro has a lot more competition to take care of.

Match 3. Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte - Raw Women's Championship
Charlotte tossed Sasha out of the ring and landed a powerbomb. Sasha tried fighting back, but Charlotte kept her down. Sasha pulled out the backstabber. She then DDT'd Charlotte on the apron and got the win, with her feet on the ropes.

Damn. Sasha had to cheat to retain her title. I expect Charlotte to demand a rematch.

Match 4. Hell in a Cell - Dolph Ziggler vs. Tyson Kidd - Intercontinental Championship
This match belongs in a cell. Ziggler planted Kidd with a back suplex and DDT. After a German suplex, Kidd landed a huge moonsault. Ziggler hit a superplex and rolling neck breaker. He then caught Kidd with a super kick. Kidd kicked out of a Zig Zag. Kidd locked in the Hart Lock. Ziggler landed a second finisher onto a chair and won.

I think it's safe to say this feud is over, and what a feud it was. So many good matches.

Match 5. Hell in a Cell - Batista vs. ?????
Who is Batista's opponent? It's...CM PUNK!!! This isn't fair for Batista. He has to fight in a cell against someone he didn't prepare for. Batista landed a couple of big slams. Punk countered a spear into a DDT. Batista countered a hurricanrana into a powerbomb. He then hit a deadlift bomb. Punk connected with the GTS and got a near fall. He went for the diving elbow, but Batista sprung up and landed the spear to get the win.

Despite the loss, it's nice to see Punk on Raw. Batista proves he's one of the best.

Match 6. Daniel Bryan vs. Kevin Owens
Bryan locked in a couple of submissions early. Owens rolled out of the ring, frustrated. Owens threw Bryan into the ropes but Daniel countered and took Kevin down. He then hit a flying headbutt to win.

Holy crap. While this wasn't a title match, this is a big win for Bryan. The title will be on the line next time.

Main Event. Brock Lesnar vs. Dean Ambrose - Universal Championship
Lesnar charged at Ambrose, landed strikes in the corner and clotheslining him out of the ring. Dean countered two suplexes. He found an exit out of Suplex City! Lesnar hit three German suplexes and an F5 and won.

Lesnar destroyed Ambrose. I wonder if anyone can stop The Beast.

Recap: No title changes but some great matches. We also got a new addition to Raw in CM Punk.

October Week 4, Year 3

Raw

Match 1. Naomi vs. Nia Jax
Wow. Nia is a big woman.

Match 2. Neville vs. Baron Corbin

Corbin overpowered Neville early. Neville hit a standing moonsault. Corbin pulled off a German suplex and a DDT on the apron. He hit a second German and Samoan drop. Neville hit a reverse rana and a shooting star press for a near fall. Corbin won with a running slam.

That was a great match as a typical David/Goliath format. Both will be big stars.

Match 3. Ryback vs. The Miz

Match 4. Kane vs. Cesaro

Main Event. Brock Lesnar vs. Batista vs. Roman Reigns vs. Chris Jericho
These matches asre getting more difficult for Lesnar. Jericho worked over Lesnar on the outside. Reigns and Batista traded strikes. Roman brought in a chair. Lesnar hit three German suplexes. Jericho landed a Codebreaker. Reigns hit the Drive By. Lesnar caught Jericho with the F5 and won.

Wow. Lesnar defeated three men. Though, he did target the smaller of the bunch.

SmackDown

Match 1. Prime Time Players vs. Hype Bros

Match 2. Natalya vs. Paige

Match 3. Dolph Ziggler vs. Tyson Kidd

Match 4. Jack Swagger vs. Sheamus

Maybe Swagger can find a new start on SmackDown. He sent Sheamus into the steel steps. He then targeted the left knee. Sheamus hit the White Noise. After a near fall, Sheamus connected with the Brogue Kick but Swagger kicked out. Swagger made a comeback and won with a gutwrench powerbomb.

A big win for Swagger. He could be the next contender for the IC title.

Main Event. Daniel Bryan vs. Kevin Owens

NXT

Match 1. Asuka vs. Alexa Bliss
Alexa attacked Asuka before the match began. She later hit a super German suplex. After a back suplex, Alexa landed a huge diving leg drop. She then hit Eat Defeat and won with the Sparkle Splash.

What?! Alexa pinned Asuka. Can she do it again at the PPV?

Match 2. Summer Rae vs. Dana Brooke
A nice win for the newcomer.

Match 3. Brian Kendrick vs. Adam Rose vs. Elias Samson

Match 4. Rich Swann vs. Austin Aries
They went back and forth with dropkicks. Aries hit three consecutive suplexes. He then connected with the discus elbow and won, but Swann's hand was on the rope and the ref didn't see.

Aries pulls out the win but Swann has a right for a rematch.

Main Event. TJ Perkins vs. Bobby Roode vs. AJ Styles vs. Apollo Crews

ECWCW

Match 1. Dusty Rhodes vs. Arn Anderson
Arn quickly pulled out a sledgehammer. After wearing down Dusty some more, Arn drove the sledgehammer into his ribs. Dusty kicked out again and landed a superplex. He busted Arn open with a huge elbow. Arn left and pulled out a bat but Dusty grabbed it and used it. He won after he cracked Arn over the head with the bat.

This match got ruthless with the weapons. Dusty is taking down Flair and his friends one by one.

Match 2. Roddy Piper vs. Vader

Match 3. The Dudleyz vs. Unholy Alliance

Match 4. Dallas Page vs. Taz

Main Event. Sting vs. The Giant

Impact of Honor

Match 1. King Cuerno vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

Match 2. Son of Havoc vs. Mil Muertes

Match 3. The Wolves vs. WGTT

Match 4. Damien Sandow vs. Johnny Mundo

Main Event. Kassius Ohno vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Ethan Carter III
The heels workd over Ohno. Lashley hit a t-bone suplex as EC3 stood by. Carter planted Ohno with a spike DDT and brought in a chair. He hit Lashley. Not a smart move. Lashley tossed Carter with a German suplex. All three men traded strikes and near falls. Ohno somehow got busted open. He took out Lashley with a death blow. The match spilled to the outside. After this war, EC3 hit Ohno with a headlock driver on the chair to win.

I have no words for this. This was the best match of the night and possibly the year. Holy shit.

Recap: This was a good week but that triple threat put it over the top. Damn. Good luck, Raw and SmackDown.