Satyr24 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Apollo Crews [vs] Mike Kanellis Natalya and Candice LeRae [vs] Sasha Banks and Io Shirai 'The Premier Athlete' Tony Nese [vs] 'The Archer of Infamy' Damian Priest 'The Original Bro' Matt Riddle [vs] Roderick Strong w/ The Undisputed Era Raul Mendoza [vs] Jaxson Ryker 'The A-Lister' The Miz [vs] 'The Swiss Cyborg' Cesaro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha2117 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Apollo Crews [vs] Mike Kanellis Natalya and Candice LeRae [vs] Sasha Banks and Io Shirai 'The Premier Athlete' Tony Nese [vs] 'The Archer of Infamy' Damian Priest 'The Original Bro' Matt Riddle [vs] Roderick Strong w/ The Undisputed Era Raul Mendoza [vs] Jaxson Ryker 'The A-Lister' The Miz [vs] 'The Swiss Cyborg' Cesaro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshbrady91 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Apollo Crews [vs] Mike Kanellis Natalya and Candice LeRae [vs] Sasha Banks and Io Shirai 'The Premier Athlete' Tony Nese [vs] 'The Archer of Infamy' Damian Priest 'The Original Bro' Matt Riddle [vs] Roderick Strong w/ The Undisputed Era Raul Mendoza [vs] Jaxson Ryker 'The A-Lister' The Miz [vs] 'The Swiss Cyborg' Cesaro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Apollo Crews [vs] Mike Kanellis Natalya and Candice LeRae [vs] Sasha Banks and Io Shirai 'The Premier Athlete' Tony Nese [vs] 'The Archer of Infamy' Damian Priest 'The Original Bro' Matt Riddle [vs] Roderick Strong w/ The Undisputed Era Raul Mendoza [vs] Jaxson Ryker 'The A-Lister' The Miz [vs] 'The Swiss Cyborg' Cesaro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kijar Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 <p>Kanellis</p><p> Sasha/Shirai</p><p> Priest</p><p> Roddy</p><p> Ryker</p><p> Cesaro</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurora Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 <p>Crews</p><p> Natalya and Candice</p><p> Priest</p><p> Riddle</p><p> Mendoza </p><p> Cesaro</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SagaJoestar Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Apollo Crews [vs] Mike Kanellis Natalya and Candice LeRae [vs] Sasha Banks and Io Shirai 'The Premier Athlete' Tony Nese [vs] 'The Archer of Infamy' Damian Priest 'The Original Bro' Matt Riddle [vs] Roderick Strong w/ The Undisputed Era Raul Mendoza [vs] Jaxson Ryker 'The A-Lister' The Miz [vs] 'The Swiss Cyborg' Cesaro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lloyd Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 DECEMBER 2019, WEEK 3… Show Rating: 78 Announce Team: Mauro Ranallo, Nigel McGuinness and Beth Phoenix That Backfired We kicked off tonight's show with NXT General Manager William Regal being accosted by The Undisputed Era as he arrived at the building... Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong proudly held their Championship Belts on their shoulders... Adam Cole: “Well... Aren't you going to congratulate us Regal?! Yu know last week, you made us... No... You FORCED us, to defend ALL of our Championships... And with our backs against the wall, the Undisputed Era retained every... last... one of them... And I think we DESERVE some credit... Maybe even a reward...!!” Regal scoffed at Cole's comments... and said that once again, all the Undisputed Era proved is that they are just cheats and cowards... William Regal: “So what are you going to do... When there's nowhere to run... Nowhere to hide... at WarGames?! Due to your constant cheating... Finn Balor's WarGames Team will get the Numbers Advantage...” Cole was furious, and demanded that Regal give Undisputed Era a chance to earn the Numbers Advantage... Saying Regal can't just decide like that... William Regal: “First of all I'll do what ever I bloody well like... I'm in charge around here... Not you...!! I'll give you a chance... Finn is going to name TWO of his partners later tonight... and you can pick your BEST man, to fight one of his... The winner gets the Numbers Advantage...” Cole grabbed Roderick Strong by the shoulders, and started massaging him... Saying he was ready to represent The Era!! <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:3px;box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19)";"> Apollo Crews [vs] Mike Kanellis Crews has had multiple false-starts in his WWE run. Coming back to NXT could be the re-set he needed, and he's made a great start, winning this match comfortably and winning last week too. 53 Winner: Apollo Crews Finish: 'Uhaa Combination' </div> Team Balor! Backstage, Team Captain for WarGames Finn Balor was stood with Cedric Alexander... Balor said that after Cedric's brilliant performance against Roderick Strong last week, he was an easy choice for his first Team Member... Finn Balor: “Cedric knocked on my door, and tol' me he wanted IN... An' since he shoulda won tha Nort' American Ti'le las' week... He was an easy choice... An' if we wanna win this t'ing... Against a well-established team like da Undisputed Era... We're gonna need WARRIORS... So... Team Balor Member Nomber Tree...” Balor pointed to his left, and up stepped this man: 'The Original Bro' Matt Riddle joined Alexander and Balor, and had a big grin on his face... Balor confirmed that Riddle will represent him tonight, against Roderick Strong...!! Io Shall Not Tap! Last week, Natalya made Io Shirai tap out in a Fatal-Four-Way Match, and she's earned a Title shot at Sasha Banks... Shirai wasn't happy about the result last week, and so she'll be teaming with Banks up next... To take on Nattie and a partner of her choosing... Shirai and Sahsa headed to the ring first... And Natalya was then joined by her partner on the stage... Candice LeRae stood alongside Natalya... and to huge cheers, the fan favourites strolled to the ring!! <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:3px;box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19)";"> Natalya and Candice LeRae [vs] Io Shirai and Sasha Banks It was more of the same for Io Shirai in this excellent tag team match. Natalya made her tap out for the second week in a row, but she has Sasha Banks to thank, because the NXT Women's Champion left the ring late on and it was 2 on 1. 78 Winners: Natalya and Candice LeRae Finish: 'Sharpshooter' </div> Ask Not What You Can Do For Us... Backstage, Sonya DeVille was shown watching the excellent tag team match... When Aliyah and Vanessa Borne walked up... Aliyah and Borne said that it should be SONYA against Sasha Banks at NXT Takeover: War Games... Vanessa Borne: “We can help you get the next Title shot Sonya... you KNOW we're talking sense... All you have to do, is accept our help...” Sonya didn't know whether to accept the offer... Aliyah and Borne have been trying to entice her for weeks... An A-List Swiss Rumble Next up, it was confirmed that NXT veterans The Miz and Cesaro will BOTH be in the Men's Royal Rumble... Miz and Cesaro will also do battle later here tonight in the Main Event... <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:3px;box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19)";"> 'The Premier Athlete' Tony Nese [vs] 'The Archer of Infamy' Damian Priest Tony Nese is an impressive athlete. There might be nobody in the WWE in better shape than him. However, this was a fight not an athletic contest, and he was soon dealt with by Damian Priest's 'South Of Heaven'. 66 Winner: 'The Archer of Infamy' Damian Priest Finish: 'South Of Heaven' Chokeslam </div> False Identity Backstage, Kayla Braxton was stood with Johnny Gargano... Braxton asked Gargano about Bobby Lashley and Lana... Lana has received a number of gifts in recent weeks... Johnny Gargano: “And Bobby Lashley thinks that I was involved... He's been with Lana for what? Three minutes? And he's already changed so much... But if he thinks I had anything to do with those gifts, he should think again... I am happily married to Candice... If Lashley wants to know who was involved, then he should look a little closer to home... Not his home... Lana's home...” Gargano pointed the finger at someone, but it wasn't 100% obvious who he was referencing... Some people will work out who he was talking about though... A Puzzle A still image appeared on the big screen, showing a small puzzle... Just like last week, one piece was missing... This week, a second piece was removed, revealing some red... The top of someone's shoulder... and the NXT logo!! <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:3px;box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19)";"> w/ 'The Original Bro' Matt Riddle [vs] Roderick Strong w/ The Undisputed Era Both of these upper card talents excelled here, with the numbers advantage on Strong's side. The winner of this match earned the numbers advantage for WarGames too, and once again Strong leant on the Undisputed Era to defeat Riddle. 70 Winner: Roderick Strong w/ The Undisputed Era Finish: 'Sick Kick' </div> The Numbers Advantage After his victory over Matt Riddle, Roderick Strong has earned the Numbers Advantage for Team Undisputed Era at WarGames!! This means that the first competitor to enter the match will be from Undisputed Era's team, so they'll always have either the same, or one more entrant than Team Balor... Team Balor are also yet to name their fourth competitor... A fact that should get rectified soon... TakeOver Veterans Speaking half in Spanish and half American, Rey Mysterio was on our screens next, and he was fired up... Rey Mysterio: “Joe... You think you can attack me...?! Do you know who I am...?! I'm a three time World Champion here... I'll show you who I am at Takeover WarGames big man!!” Bask In His Glory We saw a video promo package next for 'Limitless' Keith Lee, who will soon be returning from injury... It was a short injury lay off, but NXT hasn't been the same since he was put on the shelf... The injury was caused by Roderick Strong, when he and Lee clashed at NXT Tables, Ladders and Chairs... Thoughts are Lee will be gunning for Roddy when he comes back... and he'll be back, NEXT WEEK!! <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:3px;box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19)";"> w/ Raul Mendoza [vs] Jaxson Ryker w/ The Forgotten Sons One sided match here. Mendoza can fly with the best of them, but with Cutler and Blake at ringside, he was no match for the big, burly, Ryker, who put him down with a spinebuster. 46 Winner: Jaxson Ryker w/ The Forgotten Sons Finish: 'Spinebuster' </div> Women's Royal Rumble Match With Sonya DeVille, Aliyah and Vanessa Borne already in the Women's Royal Rumble as NXT representatives, we added two more here... The highly athletic Kacy Catanzaro, who impressed last year, and the plucky Welsh girl Tegan Nox are both IN... The five NXT entrants announced so far will join other confirmed talents: Alexa Bliss, Nikki Cross, Asuka and Kairi Sane... All from RAW... It's thought that Smackdown will finally name some entrants this Friday Night... Bloc Party Backstage, Bianca BelAir, Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins were having some fun, listening to music... But their fun was soon ended when someone turned their music off... and the killjoys were soon revealed... Taynara Conti and her boys from Brazil: Arturo Ruas and Cezar Bononi... The tag team known as 'Technique'... Bianca BelAir: “Yo... We were listenin' to that, fool... I oughta teach you a lesson next week Taynara...!! And make you apologise!!” Conti said she would accept Bianca's challenge... But that she can do one better... a Six Person tag team match!! Montez Ford said he'd toast to that, and held his red cup up... But Ruas blasted it out of his hand, sending it flying to the floor!! Dawkins held Ford back... BelAir shouted abuse at the Brazilian trio as they walked off!! <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:3px;box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19)";"> 'The A-Lister' The Miz [vs] 'The Swiss Cyborg' Cesaro Great Main Event here, with Miz and Cesaro doing exactly what they were brought to NXT to do: Put on Main Event level matches. However, as talented as he is, the match was won by 'The Swiss Cyborg' cheating! Cesaro low-blowed Miz behind the referee's back, and then hit his 'Neutraliser' finisher! Cesaro even lifted his feet up onto the ropes to make sure he won! 83 Winner: 'The Swiss Cyborg' Cesaro Finish: 'Neutraliser' </div> Mauro Ranallo: “Oh Cesaro is just a dirty, rotten, scoundrel... How can he be so pleased with himself after a display like that?!” Nigel McGuinness: “Display like what Mauro...? The 'Swiss Cyborg' just beat a former World Champion in The Miz... It's onwards and upwards for him now!!” Beth Phoenix: “But he did it in such a way Nigel... Unbecoming of a proud, Swiss man like him... Low blow... Feet on the ropes... I disagree with it... and so do these fans...!!” Mauro Ranallo: “It's a sad way to end the show guys... and Miz is too hurt to feel any kind of way about it right now...” Apollo Crews [def.] Mike Kanellis Natalya & Candice LeRae [def.] Sasha Banks & Io Shirai Damian Priest [def.] Tony Nese Roderick Strong [def.] Matt Riddle Jaxson Ryker [def.] Raul Mendoza Cesaro [def.] The Miz A solid show from NXT. I need to be a bit careful to not overuse the veterans like Cesaro, Miz, Joe and Rey Mysterio. Right now, they're paired off into feuds, but eventually they'll work against the likes of Gargano, Cole, Damian Priest, Riddle etc. I really like this roster, and it's possibly my favourite of the three brands for now, with more yet to debut. I've booked next week's show already, and the women's division will feature in THREE matches out of six, which is a good advert for them too. There's a lot of talent here, some of it untapped and untested so far too. 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The Lloyd Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:blue;border-style:solid;border-width:3px;box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19)";"> < < QUICK PICKS for Friday Night Smackdown, DECEMBER 2019, WEEK 3… > > Dominik Dijakovic [vs] 'The Scottish Supernova' Noam Dar Heavy Machinery [vs] The Colons Velveteen Dream [vs] Eric Young Ember Moon [vs] Shayna Baszler The Lucha Dragons [vs] The B-Team Roman Reigns & Ricochet [vs] Drew McIntyre & Randy Orton Third opinion poll: I've seen a lot of you mention how much you hate Lars Sullivan. I get it, the comments he made were apparently awful, but they were from a long time ago, 5+ years as I understand it. Was he naive and stupid then? Yes. Is he racist and homophobic now? I'd say no. That said, I know it's ruffled a lot of feathers with WWE stars, and with fans of course. So my question is, do I keep HIM around? He obviously brings something to the table that nobody else can. He really is a 'Freak'. But I can do without him. In my previous diary, he came in as Vince McMahon's illegitimate son Dylan McMahon and was going to be pushed to the moon. But here he's surplus to requirements if you guys don't deem him worthy of a spot here. If he stays, he'll be a good heel to write for. It's hard to write for heels in WWE in real life, let alone on here where all you get is text from an un-skilled writer. To have someone you all actually HATE as a top heel is attractive, but let's get some opinion on it. So... 1). Should I release Lars Sullivan? 2). Should I keep him around as a heel with 'nuclear' heat? </div> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha2117 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 < < QUICK PICKS for Friday Night Smackdown, DECEMBER 2019, WEEK 3… > > Dominik Dijakovic [vs] 'The Scottish Supernova' Noam Dar Heavy Machinery [vs] The Colons Velveteen Dream [vs] Eric Young Ember Moon [vs] Shayna Baszler The Lucha Dragons [vs] The B-Team Roman Reigns & Ricochet [vs] Drew McIntyre & Randy Orton Third opinion poll: 1). Should I release Lars Sullivan? 2). Should I keep him around as a heel with 'nuclear' heat? My take with behaviour tends to be a) what exactly have they done? b) Are they likely to keep doing it? With Sullivan he made some comments that would have stopped me hiring him in the first place (if I knew about them) but once he's hired they then become something in the past. Is he likely to do it again? Probably not. With Lars the panic attack thing is a graver concern because it speaks to an inherent in TEW terms "flaky" personality which isn't a great thing and is unlikely to improve significantly. To me he can never be a top heel because I couldn't trust him. He'd be a gatekeeper heel for mine - someone for an up and coming face to get past on the way up. In "Stephanie" I took one look at his mediocre skills and sent him back to development where it's become apparent his destiny rolls weren't good so It's unlikely to be an issue for me. In mine he's average in ring and entertainment which means he's pretty much not good enough for the Main Roster and only one stat can be dramatically improved so he's basically fodder. When he asks to come up I'll bring him up for a month job him into oblivion and then send him back to work in dev. Unless I luck out and his dev contract comes up soon in which case it will just be the job into oblivion part. In yours if he has decent destiny rolls and is improving then he's a solid midcarder assuming his flakiness doesn't cause too many issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshbrady91 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Dominik Dijakovic [vs] 'The Scottish Supernova' Noam Dar Heavy Machinery [vs] The Colons Velveteen Dream [vs] Eric Young Ember Moon [vs] Shayna Baszler The Lucha Dragons [vs] The B-Team Roman Reigns & Ricochet [vs] Drew McIntyre & Randy Orton Third opinion poll: 1). Should I release Lars Sullivan? 2). Should I keep him around as a heel with 'nuclear' heat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satyr24 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Dominik Dijakovic [vs] 'The Scottish Supernova' Noam Dar Heavy Machinery [vs] The Colons Velveteen Dream [vs] Eric Young Ember Moon [vs] Shayna Baszler The Lucha Dragons [vs] The B-Team Roman Reigns & Ricochet [vs] Drew McIntyre & Randy Orton 1). Should I release Lars Sullivan? 2). Should I keep him around as a heel with 'nuclear' heat? I remember reading an article when the story first hit about Lars comments in which he insulted the person who revealed his past, though I can't seems to find anything about now that I'm looking for it. It's funny you asking this now as he just made head lines again this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SagaJoestar Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Dominik Dijakovic [vs] 'The Scottish Supernova' Noam Dar Heavy Machinery [vs] The Colons Velveteen Dream [vs] Eric Young Ember Moon [vs] Shayna Baszler The Lucha Dragons [vs] The B-Team Roman Reigns & Ricochet [vs] Drew McIntyre & Randy Orton 1). Should I release Lars Sullivan? 2). Should I keep him around as a heel with 'nuclear' heat? It's unfortunate the situations he got himself into, although I do believe he was trolling, specially the homophobic remarks with all the recent leaks (although it doesn't justify it), and the forums in which he made those, which are known for this kind of troll behavior. Anyway, if he does end up released, I can understand why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrykieran2 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Dominik Dijakovic [vs] 'The Scottish Supernova' Noam Dar Heavy Machinery [vs] The Colons Velveteen Dream [vs] Eric Young Ember Moon [vs] Shayna Baszler The Lucha Dragons [vs] The B-Team Roman Reigns & Ricochet [vs] Drew McIntyre & Randy Orton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricX Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Dominik Dijakovic [vs] 'The Scottish Supernova' Noam Dar Heavy Machinery [vs] The Colons Velveteen Dream [vs] Eric Young Ember Moon [vs] Shayna Baszler The Lucha Dragons [vs] The B-Team Roman Reigns & Ricochet [vs] Drew McIntyre & Randy Orton Third opinion poll: 1). Should I release Lars Sullivan? 2). Should I keep him around as a heel with 'nuclear' heat? It's always good to have another heel on the roster. It is nice in this case where it will be harder to not to get whoever faces him cheered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurora Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 < QUICK PICKS for Friday Night Smackdown, DECEMBER 2019, WEEK 3… > > Dominik Dijakovic The Colons Velveteen Dream Shayna Baszler The B-Team Roman Reigns & Ricochet Third opinion poll: 1). Should I release Lars Sullivan? 2). Should I keep him around as a heel with heat Who cares. To me he is a generic dull big man. Do whatever works for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kijar Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Dominik Dijakovic [vs] 'The Scottish Supernova' Noam Dar Love Dijak Heavy Machinery [vs] The Colons Velveteen Dream [vs] Eric Young Ember Moon [vs] Shayna Baszler The Lucha Dragons [vs] The B-Team Roman Reigns & Ricochet [vs] Drew McIntyre & Randy Orton Get rid of Lars, he's horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicFighter Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 <p><strong>Dominik Dijakovic</strong> [vs] 'The Scottish Supernova' Noam Dar</p><p> </p><p> Heavy Machinery [vs] <strong>The Colons</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong>Velveteen Dream</strong> [vs] Eric Young</p><p> </p><p> Ember Moon [vs] <strong>Shayna Baszler</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>The Lucha Dragons</strong> [vs] The B-Team</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Roman Reigns & Ricochet</strong> [vs] Drew McIntyre & Randy Orton</p><p> <strong>1). Should I release Lars Sullivan?</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> Lars is more trouble than he's worth IMO, he's basically a generic cookie-cutter big man, nothing about him is special in any way.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 <p><strong>Dominik Dijakovic</strong> [vs] 'The Scottish Supernova' Noam Dar</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Heavy Machinery</strong> [vs] The Colons</p><p> </p><p><strong> Velveteen Dream</strong> [vs] Eric Young</p><p> </p><p> Ember Moon [vs] <strong>Shayna Baszler</strong></p><p> </p><p> The Lucha Dragons [vs] <strong>The B-Team</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Roman Reigns & Ricochet</strong> [vs] Drew McIntyre & Randy Orton</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lloyd Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 DECEMBER 2019, WEEK 3… Show Rating: 85 Announce Team: Michael Cole, Charly Caruso and Corey Graves KO, KO To kick us off, Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman headed to the ring... All smiles after successfully defending the WWE Title against Daniel Bryan... Heyman had a lot to get through, so he didn't waste any time, and didn't do his normal shtick... Paul Heyman: “The last time Brock Lesnar and Daniel Bryan met, the boot print on Brock's head stayed there for a WEEK... This time... Brock kicked Daniel Bryan's ass so bad, that 'The BEAST's' boot print will last a MONTH!! And maybe more... Now... Let's turn our attention to Kevin... Owens... 'KO' if you will... My client... Brock... Lesnar... will KO, KO... for sticking his nosw in our business... Who does this schmuck think he is...?! I mean, really...” It didn't take long for Kevin Owens to answer Heyman's comments... Kevin Owens: “So you're the big, bad, Beast...?! Last week, I saw you stick YOUR nose, in Daniel Bryan's business... and I decided to do something about it... You're not so big, or bad, Brock... So I'm here to tell you... To your FACE... That I'm going to be at an event that you probably won't even bother to show up to... But if you do show up... Or if you watch it from 'the ranch'... You'll see me enter the Royal Rumble Match... and then you'll see me WIN the Royal Rumble Match...!! And when I do... I'm coming for that WWE Title...!!” Lesnar got ready for a fight, but Heyman told him to leave, and the pair walked out of the ring smirking... Owens was fired up, and shone in this segment!! <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:blue;border-style:solid;border-width:3px;box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19)";"> Dominik Dijakovic [vs] 'The Scottish Supernova' Noam Dar Noam Dar is young and has time on his side, so he'll recover from this demolition from the 270lb Dijakovic. 48 Winner: Dominik Dijakovic Finish: 'Feast Your Eyes' </div> Eyes On The Back Of Your Head Dominik Dijakovic celebrated his win all the way up the ramp, telling the crowd to 'Feast' their eyes... But the tall fan favourite didn't notice Lars Sullivan appear through the curtain... Lars came running up behind Dijakovic, and slammed into him... Knocking him off his feet, and into a heap on the stage... The 'Freak' then lifted Dijakovic up off the floor, and launched him off the stage and through some equipment tables!! _____________________ When we came back from a commercial break, referees and medical personnel were carting Dijakovic away on a stretcher... We Run This Town Backstage, newcomer to Smackdown: Toni Storm was walking, when The IIconics walked up... Peyton Royce and Billie Kay were their usual disrespectful selves... Telling Toni that she might be new here, but she still needs to follow the rules... Peyton Royce: “Rule Number One... WE run the Smackdown Women's Division... Rule Number Two, the line for a shot at the Women's Championship starts... behind... US... If you don't believe us... Just ask Naomi!! We beat her so bad last week, that she couldn't cope with Charlotte Flair at Extreme Rules...” Billie Kay started waxing lyrical about how much Naomi sucks... and then she realised the charismatic fan favourite was stood behind her... Naomi: “You were saying there Billie...?! No no... Please... Don't stop on my account... I was really interested to hear how badly you two beat me up last week... Really interested... See Toni here IS new to Smackdown... and yu know... I couldn't think of a better way to welcome her, than with a tag team match... alongside me... against your two sorry asses!! Next week!!” Peyton and Billie bickered with each other as they walked away... Naomi outstretched a hand to Storm in handshake, which she accepted... IMPRERIUM Arrive A limo showed up backstage, and when it stopped out stepped FOUR men... The group known as Imprerium!! WALTER, Alexander Wolfe, Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel strolled through the parking lot, intimidating backstage workers... They looked around like they've never been in a building quite like it before... and eventually found the catering area... before we cut away... <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:blue;border-style:solid;border-width:3px;box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19)";"> Heavy Machinery [vs] The Colons In a re-match from last week, The Colons got some revenge over Heavy Machinery when Primo caught Tucker with the 'Back Cracker'! 50 Winner: The Colons Finish: 'Back Cracker' </div> Austrian Nightmare! The charismatic Akira Tozawa was walking backstage next, when he turned a corner and bumped into the crazy Alexander Wolfe... The rest of Imperium soon appeared behind Tozawa... Wolfe smiled, Tozawa smiled, and then Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel pounced!! Like a pack of rabid dogs, the four members of Imperium took Tozawa apart, and threw him into a wall! Imperium walked away from the scene, with Wolfe wiping his hands... <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:blue;border-style:solid;border-width:3px;box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19)";"> Velveteen Dream [vs] Eric Young Amazing work from both men here. Dream's character and Young's experience gelled really well, and they took lumps out of each other. In the end, Dream flew off the top rope to hit 'Purple Rain Maker', but Dream didn't get to celebrate for long. 75 Winner: Velveteen Dream Finish: 'Purple Rain Maker' Elbow Drop </div> Wolfe In Sheep's Clothing With Velveteen Dream having his hand raised, Imprerium headed to the ring slowly...!! The four traditional wrestling fans surrounded the ring, and then climbed in... Dream threw the first punch, knocking Fabian Aichner out through the ropes!! Dream also took Marcel Barthel down, but as soon as he came up against WALTER, it was very one-sided... With Dream down though, he finally got some help from an unlikely source, as Eric Young climbed back into the ring... Young stood up nose-to-nose with his former ally Alexander Wolfe... The German wild man held his teammates back... He nodded at Young, as if accepting him IN to Imperium... But EY wasn't interested in joining... The veteran took Wolfe down with a double-leg, and reigned down fists on his face... But not for long, because Imperium dragged him off... WALTER flattened EY with a lariat... and Imperium's dominance tonight was unmatched... <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:blue;border-style:solid;border-width:3px;box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19)";"> Ember Moon [vs] Shayna Baszler Both women worked hard here, but Ember Moon really connected with the fans in attendance. They were desperate to see her win it, but unfortunately she was put down by Baszler's 'Kirifuda Clutch'. 69 Winner: Shayna Baszler Finish: 'Kirifuda Clutch' </div> Make It A Flair Fight After the match, Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir headed to the ring, and they didn't look like they were going to treat Ember Moon particularly well... Moon's tag team partner Kayden Carter was taken out by Baszler and co, and although she'll be back soon, she wasn't here tonight... But before Duke and Shafir could touch Moon, a different friend arrived to save the day... Smackdown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair has problems of her own with Shayna Baszler, and she took great pleasure in evening the numbers up a little... Baszler decided to back away, and she took Duke and Shafir with her... This time... Count Down We saw a promo from latest Smackdown signing Kushida next... A countdown clock showed that 'The Timesplitter' would be debuting with the Blue Brand in ONE WEEK!! Smackdown Tag Team Division We took a close look at the Smackdown Tag Team Division next...Believed to be the best in all of wrestling... The Usos... Smackdown Tag Team Champions Damnation... The Acts of God, and now the Lucha Dragons... Not to mention The Colons, Heavy Machinery, The B-Team, and the newcomers from Imperium (Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner)... Rumours have been circulating about a NEW tag team, joining the Smackdown roster... and slotting in right at the top of the card... Who could it be...? Answers on a postcard for that one!! But speaking of Smackdown tag teams... <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:blue;border-style:solid;border-width:3px;box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19)";"> The Lucha Dragons [vs] The B-Team The Lucha Dragons made a triumphant return to tag team action here. Before this match, Kalisto and Sin Cara had a combined record of 0-8, but they won comfortably when Kalisto hit 'Salida Del Sol' on Curtis Axel. 63 Winner: The Lucha Dragons Finish: 'Salida Del Sol' </div> Royal Riott After weeks of build, the Blue Brand finally announced the first woman to enter the Royal Rumble from Friday Night Smackdown... Ruby Riott, who has been out injured for over six months, will return AT the Royal Rumble... and enter the Women's Royal Rumble Match!! NXT have already announced Sonya DeVille, Aliyah, Vanessa Borne, Kacy Catanzaro and Tegan Nox as entrants... While RAW have already announced Alexa Bliss, Nikki Cross, Asuka and Kairi Sane... It's looking like a stacked line-up so far... Underdogs Backstage, Sami Zayn and his 'client' and friend, Shinsuke Nakamura were standing by for a promo... Sami Zayn: “At Extreme Rules... I lost... to Kevin, Owens... But can you blame me...?! I'm the 'Underdog From the Underground'... I was SUPPOSED to lose... Had I somehow, someway, overcame the odds and won... It would have been the single greatest athletic accomplishment in the history of sports...” Zayn said that now that Nakamura is back, he's no longer an underdog... Because he has the 'King Of Strong Style' watching his back... Sami Zayn: “Next week... Nakamura avenges my loss... and goes after Kevin Owens 1 on 1... And now that Ricochet has the Intercontinental Title, Shin wants it BACK...” The announce team commented that Shinsuka Nakamura wouldn't have gone after the Intercontinental Title if Drew McIntyre had still held it... That said, Nakamura IS the uncrowned Intercontinental Champion, having relinquished the Belt due to injury... <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:blue;border-style:solid;border-width:3px;box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19)";"> Roman Reigns & Ricochet [vs] Drew McIntyre & Randy Orton Four great in-ring talents with very different styles here. The Intercontinental Champion Ricochet spent a long time in the ring, and was totally dominated by McIntyre and Orton. The two veterans threw the young high-flier around the ring and dared Roman Reigns to do something about it. Eventually, Ricochet got the tag and in came Reigns! The big Samoan changed the momentum for his team. With Ricochet legal again late on, Reigns exploded with his 'Spear' and cut McIntyre in half! Ricochet fell into the cover and somehow picked up the win! 89 Winners: Roman Reigns & Ricochet Finish: 'Spear' </div> The Great Chad Gable It's been a wild week on Friday Night Smackdown... but next week... this man returns!! 'The Great' Chad Gable was beaten by WALTER of Imperium, in the big Austrian's debut at Extreme Rules... But he'll be back next week... A fact that Roman Reigns and Ricochet in the ring seemed to like... Dominik Dijakovic [def.] Noam Dar The Colons [def.] Heavy Machinery Velveteen Dream [def.] Eric Young Shayna Baszler [def.] Ember Moon The Lucha Dragons [def.] The B-Team Roman Reigns & Ricochet [def.] Randy Orton & Drew McIntyre Once again, Smackdown prove they have the best roster in WWE right now... Throwing Ricochet and Drew McIntyre into a tag team match with Reigns and Orton was a good test, and they proved they could hang with two of the biggest names in the company... The big four (Reigns, Orton, Bryan and Lesnar) are joined by an incredible supporting cast too... Owens, Zayn, Nakamura, McIntyre, Ricochet, Gable, Velveteen Dream... and now WALTER... I might have to make some trades soon and improve RAW and NXT if needed... The tag team division was highlighted briefly too, it is stacked and a new team are set to join in soon!! Thanks for all your feedback on Lars Sullivan. 4 said release, 4 said keep. I told myself if it was close, I'd keep him. Because the 4 that said release hate him... So he's going to be a bad, bad, heel! I'm thinking he could possibly be effective in a heater/Diesel type role for someone. Dolph Ziggler's muscle. Or even Bobby Roode's muscle. Someone like that Any feedback from the show is always welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricX Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 It was a good show. I like the idea of Lars Sullivan being the muscle of heel wrestler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha2117 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Lars sucks but as long as he's not pushed too hard I could care less about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lloyd Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 It was a good show. I like the idea of Lars Sullivan being the muscle of heel wrestler Lars sucks but as long as he's not pushed too hard I could care less about him. Thank you guys. Glad you enjoyed the show. Lars is so polarising, it's funny. When I first saw him, I thought he could be something special. That was a few years ago when Finn Balor first showed up in WWE. There was a pic of him, Lars, and Braun Strowman and Finn looked like the leader of a mega stable of monsters! I thought it could be cool. But it never happened. Sorry for the delay posting here. I've taken a few weeks off wrestling in general if I'm honest. Looking after my baby boy is getting harder and harder. He's a handful these days!! But I'm back now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lloyd Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 <div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:darkred;border-style:solid;border-width:3px;box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.19)";"> < < QUICK PICKS for Monday Night RAW, DECEMBER 2019, WEEK 4… > > Aleister Black [vs] EC3 Humberto Carrillo w/ Dakota Kai [vs] Buddy Murphy w/ Bayley Jordan Myles & Swerve Scott [vs] Shelton Benjamin and ??? 'Psycho Killer' Tommaso Ciampa [vs] 'Tranquillo' Andrade w/ Zelina Vega 'The Man' Becky Lynch [vs] 'The Pirate Princess' Kairi Sane w/ Asuka 'Prince' Ali [vs] 'The Phenomenal' AJ Styles </div> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricX Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Aleister Black [vs] EC3 Humberto Carrillo w/ Dakota Kai [vs] Buddy Murphy w/ Bayley Jordan Myles & Swerve Scott [vs] Shelton Benjamin and ??? 'Psycho Killer' Tommaso Ciampa [vs] 'Tranquillo' Andrade w/ Zelina Vega 'The Man' Becky Lynch [vs] 'The Pirate Princess' Kairi Sane w/ Asuka 'Prince' Ali [vs] 'The Phenomenal' AJ Styles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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