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411’s WWE Main Event Report 9.09.14
Roman Reigns will be facing Seth Rollins at Night of Champions. Also, Chris Jericho will go one on one with Randy Orton at Night of Champions.
We start the show off with Mr. Money in the Bank, Seth Rollins. Seth says welcome to where are they now staring the most powerful group in the history of the WWE, the Shield. Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Dean Ambrose, three of the most dominant superstars in the history of the WWE, and they put the entire industry on notice. Seth says let’s start with the Lunatic Fringe, Dean Amborse. He is unstable, unrelenting, and one of the most talented performers to ever step foot in this company. He made a critical error when he went head to head with Rollins.
The Rollins and Ambrose match is highlighted with the cinderblock stomp. Seth smiles big at the footage. Dean Amborse probably doesn’t know where he is at, does anyone really care? Seth says feral animals like Ambrose need to be put down. This brings him to the brawn of the Shield, the powerhouse Roman Reigns. When we were in the Shield, all I heard was Roman Reigns. He heard that Roman Reigns is the future. Seth says why we don’t understand that he created Roman Reigns. Seth is responsible for every success he ever had. Seth says Roman’s future is obsolete after targeting him. They show the beatdown from Raw last night.
Seth says that brings us to me. Seth Rollins, the architect and greatest strategist of his generation. The only man left standing from the remnants of The Shield. Seth is the future of this company. Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter interrupt.
Zeb wants the music cut. Zeb says correct him if he is wrong, he is claiming strategist of the Shield. Zeb thinks George Washington not Seth Rollins as great strategists. Zeb says he is not an architect but an opportunist and sellout. Zeb says he won’t talk about things over and over. Zeb says we’ll see how tough he is against Zack Swagger tonight, and he wants Seth to hear the sound of a Real American crashing over his head as the crowd plays along.
Rollins starts by stomping Swagger into a corner leading to a reversal of whips. Swagger shoulderblocks him down twice. Swagger gets the crowd into it.
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Rollins has Swagger in a front-face lock as we return. Swagger lifts him and throws him out. Swagger goes to the outside after him but Seth tries to cheapshot him to no avail. Swagger catches Rollins and slams him into the barricade. Seth keeps avoiding Swagger before gaining the advantage on a hot shot. He follows with a dropkick. 1..2..kickout. Rollins grabs Swagger’s hair and pounds him into a corner and choking him with his boot. The crowd chants USA as Rollins cuts off Swagger with a short arm clothesline. Rollins grabs his hair and arm to choke Swagger. The crowd chants “We the People”. Rollins turns it into a cobra clutch. Swagger lifts him and starts backing him into the corner until Rollins lets go letting him release himself. Rollins hits a corner splash and goes to the middle rope. Rollins taunts Swagger but is caught in a belly-to-belly suplex. Swagger slowly recovers as both men are to a vertical base. Swagger hits a shoulderblock and a big boot. Swagger feeds off the crowd’s energy and hits a swagger bomb. Swagger hits a scoop belly-to-belly slam. 1..2..kickout. Zeb admonishes the referee for the 2. Swagger goes for a go behind, but Rollins fights out with a jumping enzuigiri. 1..2..kickout. Rollins continue the onslaught with stiff kicks. Swagger gets out and tries to get the patriot lock. Rollins flips out on his feet and is caught in the Patriot Lock. Rollins tries to get out with up-kicks. Swagger keeps it locked on, but Rollins fight to the ropes. Rollins shoulder thrusts Swagger and goes for an over the rope sunset flip. Swagger catches that and slams him into a corner before putting him on the top rope. Swagger grabs him in a front-face lock and leaps up for the belly-to-belly but Seth hits a top rope knee to the face. Rollins is holding his knee and slowly gets up. Rollins runs off the ropes and hits the Curb Stomp. 1..2..3.
OFFICIAL RESULT Seth Rollins: @ 9:00 via pin
MATCH THOUGHTS: Great way to start the show. Seth and Jack did pretty good work and Seth sold the ankle great at the end. Jack was even with Seth for the most part, but did not have enough in the end.
Heath Slater asks why Titus O’Neil has big muscles. This is absurd according to Titus, because Titus shouldn’t be beat by Adam Rose. Titus says they are going wabbit hunting. Titus tells Heath to hop off. Then, Titus hits him with a clipboard saying not actually hop.
The Heyman and Cena promo from Raw is recapped.
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Cesaro gets Zack in a headlock and powers him down on the shoulderblock. Zack gets a headlock and flapjack before sending Cesaro out with a dropkick. Zack is distracted for a second, and Cesaro pulls his knee against the apron. He does the same on the outside of the ring, and sends Zack into the ring. Cesaro hits a double foot stomp and a toe hold. Zack up-kicks out but his knee is still hurt. Zack ducks a Cesaro charge and hits a broski boot. Ryder follows him to the outside with a pescado. Zack hits a knee to the face and holds the leg, but is caught in the Cesaro swing. Cesaro puts Ryder in a modified reverse sharpshooter. Ryder taps quickly.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Cesaro @ 3:00 via pin
MATCH THOUGHTS: This match was a nice dominant victory for Cesaro. Cesaro’s submission was pretty awesome too; it reminded me of the Edgecator. This was a good match that progresses the Cesaro and Sheamus feud by keeping Cesaro dominant.
Cesaro is interviewed after the match. Cesaro says Renee should not doubt Zack Ryder; he is a former US Champion. She asks how Cesaro feels about the US title match. Cesaro says he is more educated, interesting, better looking, and better in this ring. Renee knows this, Sheamus knows this, and all these people know it. Cesaro says it is true. Cesaro is not just the King of Swing, but King of Wrestling and new United States Champion Cesaro.
They recap the Jerry Springer segment from Raw.
Adam Rose and the rose buds are walking backstage and the Bunny sees a trap set for him. Heath ends up in the net. Titus argues that it was his plan, but Heath says it wasn’t his plan. The Bunny escapes as they argue. The Exotic Express is out without the Bunny.
Adam and Titus lock up but Titus overpowers him quickly. Titus misses a few clotheslines but catches a Rose crossbody. Rose is caught in a fallaway slam, and quickly escapes over the top. Titus hits him with a clothesline and stomps him into the corner. Titus tosses Rose from the corner and does the dog bark taunt. Heath does it as well. Titus lifts Rose in a shoulder breaker dropping to his knees. 1..2..kickout. The Bunny is back hopping around to distract Titus. Titus tells Heath to take care of it. Heath goes underneath the ring. Titus is stomping Rose down but is distracted. The Bunny takes out Slater again with an enzuigiri. Titus is distracted and Rose gets him in an O’Connor Roll. 1..2..3.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Adam Rose @ 3:00 via pinfall
MATCH THOUGHTS: This was an inoffensive match that didn’t amount to much. It wasn’t my favorite or anything, but is always nice to see Slater and Titus in some way, so it wasn’t that bad.
Viktor starts things off and overpowers Fernando with a wrestling slam. Fernando goes back to him and they trade go behinds. Connor comes in on a tag and they hit a double football charge. 1..2..kickout. Fernando with an Ole tries to get the crowd into it and hits a drop toe hold and rope guillotine. Diego hits a tope. Connor recovers quickly charging him into a corner and making the tag. Viktor starts’ beating Diego down in a corner with chops, and makes a tag leading to a double reverse whip neckbreaker. Diego hits a back elbow but is caught off again with a brutal elbow. Connor makes a tag to Viktor who grounds Diego in a chinlock. Viktor hits some European Uppercuts and gets reversed leading to a hot tag. Fernando is in hitting a nice dropkick and back body drop. Viktor is whipped again and reverses, but is caught with a flying forearm. Diego misses a body splash. Connor is back in and they hit Fall of Man. 1..2..3.
OFFICIAL RESULT: The Ascension: @ 4:00 via pin
MATCH THOUGHTS: This was a nice dominant victory for Ascension. My only problem was that it wasn’t dominant enough. Regardless, they pulled off a few good double teams and it made for an interesting extended squash.
FINAL THOUGHTS: A good edition of Main Event tonight. My only gripe is that the opening promo was far too long at about 12 minutes. The rest was pretty decent but nothing outstanding. This was a decent edition of Main Event. Thanks to any who read the recap!
