Sunday, August 27, 2017

February Week 4, Year 3


Raw
Match 1. Naomi vs. Bayley


Match 2. Cesaro vs. Baron Corbin vs. Ryback
All three of these men want a shot at Big E's title. Ryback and Cesaro worked over Corbin. Corbin came back with a super back suplex to both opponents. Cesaro caught Ryback with a huge uppercut. Ryback came back with three powerbombs. Corbin took out Cesaro with a superplex and pinned Ryback after a t-bone slam.

A hard-hitting triple threat. Corbin moves up the ranks.

Match 3. Big E vs. Tye Dillinger
E attacked Dillinger after the match.

Match 4. Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax


Main Event. Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose vs. Enzo and Big Cass
Oh man. I don't see Dean and Roman getting along. Cass in Ambrose with two running knees. Reigns then slammed Enzo. The two big men traded strikes. After a superplex, they hit the Air Enzo, but Dean broke it up. Things broke down as Cass and Dean fought on the outside. Reigns ended up busted open. Cass pinned Ambrose after a big boot.

Ambrose and Reigns actually worked well together. I guess they put their pride aside for the win.

SmackDown
Match 1. Dolph Ziggler vs. Sheamus
Sheamus helped Ziggler up after the match.

Match 2. Heath Slater vs. Tyler Breeze
Breeze landed a dropkick and jumping STO. He hit the super kick but Slater grabbed the ropes. Slater got a near fall after a jumping DDT. He missed a diving leg drop, giving Breeze an opening. After some back and forth, Breeze won with a diving elbow.

A good undercard match. Slater impressed me in a losing effort.

Match 3. Paige vs. Mickie James


Match 4. Wade Barrett vs. Mark Henry
Nice win for the Rumble winner

Main Event. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn


NXT
Match 1. Adam Rose vs. Andrade 'Cien' Almas


Match 2. Summer Rae vs. Ember Moon


Match 3. Cedric Alexander vs. Rich Swann
Swann hit a hip toss and sit-out powerbomb. Cedric hit a jumping spin kick. Swann came back with a springboard cutter but got a two count. He then jumped to the top and won with a frog splash.

An entertaining match between two of the top athletes on the roster.

Match 4. Samoa Joe vs. Hideo Itami
Joe and Styles brawled after the match.

Main Event. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Bobby Roode
Nakamura kept Roode grounded early. Roode hit a high knee and spine buster. Shinsuke hit a Michinoku Driver and back suplex. He continued with a dive but Roode countered with a punch. Roode got a near fall after the Glorious DDT. Nakamura hit a reverse exploder with a bridge to win.

Wow. Nakamura got the win without using his finisher. Roode will seek revenge.

ECWCW
Match 1. Cactus Jack vs. Tazz


Match 2. 4 Horsemen vs. Harlem Heat


Match 3. The Dudleyz vs. Unholy Alliance


Match 4. nWo vs. Impact Players


Main Event. Hollywood Hogan vs. ?????
Sting came out to let Hogan know he isn't his opponent. He introduced...Goldberg! Hogan landed a back suplex. Goldberg slammed Hogan down and then hit a big boot. Hogan dumped him to the outside. Goldberg hit the Jackhammer but Hogan kicked out. Hogan then connected with brass knuckles and got the win.

Wow. Goldberg made his debut but Hogan needed to cheat to win.

Impact of Honor
Match 1. Bobby Lashley vs. Ethan Carter III
Lashley put the pressure on Carter. He hit a suplex. He went for a second one but Carter countered. ECIII worked over the legs and brought the fight to the outside. Lashley hit two press slams. Carter hit a spinning cutter and The 1% but Lashley kicked out. Lashley hit a couple of suplexes before winning with a t-bone suplex.


Match 2. War Machine vs. WGTT


Match 3. PJ Black vs. ????
The next challenger is Zack Sabre Jr. Another win for the X-Division champ. 


Match 4. Matt Sydal vs. Mil Muertes vs. King Cuerno
Sydal hit Mil with a German suplex. Mil returned the favor with a full nelson slam. Cuerno landed a package suplex. Cuerno hit Matt with a tornado DDT through the post. Mil hit Cuerno with a power slam. Cuerno took out Matt with a super kick. Muertes then pinned Cuerno after a chokeslam.

A nice triple threat match. Muertes is one step closer to a world title match.

Main Event. James Storm vs. Kurt Angle


Recap: What a week. We saw the debut of Goldberg. There were a couple of good triple threat matches. Four weeks left.

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