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10-3-15
New York, NY
Your hosts are Rich Brennan, Byron Saxton, and JBL.
Sheamus and Rusev w/Summer Rae vs. Dolph Ziggler and Randy Orton
Orton and Sheamus start. Sheamus works Orton over in the corner but Orton comes out with a clothesline. Punches in the corner by Orton and he catches Sheamus with a dropkick. Tag to Rusev and he fires away in the corner but Orton pokes the eye. Tag to Ziggler and he catches Rusev with a dropkick. Avalanche followed by a neck breaker from Ziggler gets 2. Spinning urinage by Rusev gets 2. Tag to Sheamus and he hits a release suplex. Chin lock by Sheamus but Ziggler fights out. Sheamus knocks Ziggler down and Rusev tags in. Dropping head butt by Rusev gets 2 and he grabs a nerve hold. Ziggler begins to fight out so Rusev catapults him into the corner and slams Ziggler. Tag to Sheamus and he works over Ziggler. Tag to Rusev and he blocks the Fameasser with snake eyes. Tag to Sheamus and Ziggler catches him with a slam. Tag to Rusev and he catches Rusev with a slam. Tag to Orton and he cleans house. Hanging DDT by Orton and Ziggler knocks Rusev off the apron with a super kick. Ziggler super kicks Sheamus into the RKO from Orton for 3.
Winners- Dolph Ziggler and Randy Orton *** (A perfect opener for this show. They went a good pace so it never dragged and it stayed entertaining without overstaying it’s welcome. This was just a well worked house show tag. )
After the match, Rusev screams at Sheamus for being useless and tells him to get out of here. Sheamus lays him out with the Brogue Kick. Sheamus tells him to kiss his arse.
Corporate Kane is on crutches due to the attack by Seth Rollins and he says he’s for one reason only, so Seth Rollins match with John Cena tonight. He says he’ll be on the lookout for the demon that has been following Seth.
Stardust vs. Neville
Stardust overpowers Neville and Neville sweeps the leg to come back. Springboard crossbody by Neville and he hits a hurricanrana. Beautiful Disaster on the apron by Stardust and he stomps away on Neville. Neville rolls up Stardust for 2 and Stardust comes back with a clothesline for 2. Cravat by Stardust but Neville starts to fight out so Stardust goes to the chin lock. Flying forearm by Stardust and Neville comes back with a jaw breaker. Stardust goes to post Neville but he blocks, sending Stardust face first into the post. Dropkick by Neville and Stardust bails. Springboard Asai moonsault by Neville and back in, Stardust hits the Side Effect for 2. Stardust puts Neville’s cape on and goes up. He leaps but Neville nails him on the way down. Super kick by Neville and he goes up. Red Arrow by Neville gets 3.
Winner- Neville **1/4 ( Just a paint by the numbers match. Crowd wasn’t all that into it outside of the big Neville spots and Stardust didn’t really have working boots on, focusing on trying to get over his stupid gimmick that I think everyone is sick of at this point. )
Paul Heyman welcome everyone to MSG and he compares Big Show to New York rival sports team and says his team will be on the offense tonight. He welcomes Big Show to suplex city.
Team Bella (Nikki and Brie Bella and Alisha Fox) vs. PCB (Paige, Charlotte, and Becky Lynch)
Lynch and Fox start. Dropkick by Lynch and she slams Fox into some leg drops. Paige tags herself in and she throws some knees at Fox in the corner. Tag to Becky and she gets caught in team Bella’s corner. Tag to Brie and Lynch hits an exploder suplex, forcing Brie to bail. Back in, Nikki tags in and she nails Becky from behind. Shoulders to the gut in the corner and Fox tags in. Double suplex gets 2 and Fox goes to the surfboard. Becky begins to fight out so Brie tags in and hits a flying forearm for 2. Rear abdominal stretch by Brie and she hits the Panic Attack for 2. Tag to Nikki and Becky rolls her up for 2. Tag to Charlotte and she throws some chops. Spear by Charlotte and Paige blind tags in when she goes for the Figure-8. Nikki catches her with a hard forearm and Brie tags in. Northern lights suplex by Fox gets 2 and she goes to the chin lock. Nikki tags in and she takes control of the chin lock. Paige fights out and they clothesline each other. Paige goes to tag but Charlotte and Becky refuse. Rack Attack on Paige gets 3.
Winners- Team Bella ** ( This was pretty much every match you have seen from the Diva’s Revolution. I have to appreciate continuity on the house show with Becky and Charlotte giving Paige a taste of her own medicine and walking ut on her like she did on Raw. )
After the match, Paige can’t believe her teammates would bail on her. She claims she would never do that to them and seems on the verge of tears.
WWE Intercontinental Championship- Kevin Owens © vs. Chris Jericho
Before the match, Jericho stats this is his 25th anniversary wrestling, as it was 25 years ago today he wrestled his first match with Lance Storm who is in the front row tonight. He talks about going from the Moose Hall to MSG where his father played and he promises a big party tonight. Owens attacks to start and Jericho comes back with a dropkick. Springboard dropkick knocks Owens off the apron and Owens catches Jericho with a knee strike back in for 2. Jericho misses a dropkick and Owens hits a back senton for 2. Chin lock by Owens but Jericho begins to fight out. Jericho goes up and hits a double axe handle off the top. Owens blocks the Walls of Jericho and Jericho catches him with the enzuigiri for 2. Owens comes back with a lariat for 2. Package Powerbomb by Owens gets 2. Bulldog by Jericho and he goes for the Lionsault but it eats knees. Cannonball by Owens and he goes up. Swanton Bomb eats knees and Jericho grabs the Walls of Jericho. Owens makes the ropes to break. Owens sends Jericho shoulder first into the post and he rolls Jericho up for 2. Codebreaker by Jericho gets 2 as Owens grabs the ropes to break. Super kick by Owens and they trade reversals until Owens catches Jericho with a small package for 3!!!
Winner and Still WWE Intercontinental Champion- Kevin Owens ***1/2 ( Super fun match as these two clicked very well together. Owens seemed game to give Jericho a great showing at MSG and these put on a really good, competitive ten minute contest. Jericho has been great on these Network house shows and I hope they continue to bring him in to work with their young talent like Owens and Neville. )
Video package for New Day/Dudley Boyz airs.
WWE Tag Team Championships- The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Big E) w/Xavier Woods © vs. Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley)
D-Von and Kofi start. Back elbow by D-Von and Big E tags in. Flying shoulderblock by D-Von and Bubba tags in. Double shoulder block into a double elbow drop by the Dudley Boyz. Saito suplex by Bubba and Kofi tags in. Hip toss by Bubba and D-Von tags in. Big boot by Bubba into the dropping head butt by D-Von gets 2. Bubba slams Big E and they go for What’s Up but Woods knocks D-Von off the top. Big E trucks Bubba and the New Day work over Bubba in the corner. Kofi dropkicks Bubba and Big E comes in for the chin lock. Bubba starts to fight out so Big E catches him with a back elbow. Big splash misses and D-Von tags in. He cleans house and the Dudley Boyz catch Kofi with 3D for 2 as Xavier Woods breaks for the DQ!!! The New Day beat down the Dudley Boyz after the match and they set up a table in the ring. They go to put D-Von through the table but Bubba saves. They clear the ring of New Day and Xavier Woods eats a clothesline when he tries to run. They hit the 3D on Woods through the table.
Winners by DQ- The Dudley Boyz ** ( Pretty much a direct copy of the Night of Champions match with the same finish and post match. This would have been a good time to put the Dudley Boyz over if they were going to do it but I’m glad they decided to have the New Day retain as they are still the best act going in the company. )
Video package for Lesnar/Show airs.
Big Show vs. Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman
Show dumps Lesnar to the floor to start and back in, Show throws some shots to the midsection on Lesnar. Shoulders to the gut in the corner by Lesnar but Show comes back with three chokeslams for 2!!! Lesnar avoids the KO punch and hits three German suplexes on Show!!! A fourth German suplex by Lesnar and he hits the F-5 for 3. After the match, Lesnar hits an overhead belly to belly suplex and an F-5 to Show.
Winner- Brock Lesnar ** ( The fomula of Brock coming in, destroying, and leaving will never get old. I liked that Show came in hot and heavy to try and gain a surprise quick win but Brock is just on another level and he took care of him with ease once he found his footing in the match. )
Steel Cage Match for the WWE US Championship- John Cena © vs. Seth Rollins
Cena controls in the early going but Rollins sends Cena into the cage to end that. Corner forearm by Rollins gets 2 and Cena prevents Rollins from leaving the cage. They fight on the top rope and Cena brings him down with a bulldog for 2. They go up again and Rollins knocks Cena off. Flying knee strike off the top by Rollins gets 2. Cena comes back with a dropkick and he attempts to climb but Rollins brings him down and hits the Slingblade for 2. Rollins looks to climb but Cena catches him and brings him down with the inverted electric chair for 2. Cena goes up but Rollins follows up. Cena fights him off and goes for the guillotine leg drop but Rollins counters into a sit-out powerbomb for 2!!! Rollins sends Cena into the cage and Cena returns the favor, bringing both men down. Cena cleans house and hits the Blue Thunder Bomb. Rollins blocks the Five Knuckle Shuffle and he goes for the door but Cena blocks. Enzuigiri by Rollins gets 2. Cena blocks the five knuckle shuffle himself and hits another Blue Thunder Bomb. Five Knuckle Shuffle by Cena and Rollins uses the cage to block the AA. He leaps off the top but Cena catches him in the STF!!! Both men attempt to go out the door and Rollins slams the door on Cena’s head for 2. Cena blocks the Pedigree and tries to catapult Rollins into the corner but Rollins is able to hold and climb the cage. Cena blocks Rollins from escaping and he brings Rollins down. Rollins goes back and he hits the superplex into the Falcon Arrow for 2!!! Rollins climbs the cage but Cena follows up and they slug it out on top of the cage. Cebna brings Rollins down and catches him with a Tornado DDT for 2!!! Rollins uses the cage door to prevent Cena from going out and he climbs but Cena brings him in through the door. Rollins escapes the AA and hits a super kick on Cena for 2!!! Cena catches Rollins in the STF but Rollins counters into the Crossface. Cena powers out so Rollins catches him with a low blow. Rollins climbs but Kane comes out. He goes to the side of the cage Rollins is climbing down and ROLLINS ATTEMPTS A FROG SPLASH OFF THE CAGE BUT MISSES!!!! AA by Cena gets 3.
Winner and Still WWE US Champion- John Cena ***3/4 ( They worked way harder that I possibly thought they work, as they work a PPV caliber match similar to their previous two outings, with hot near falls and great sequences throughout. The lack of belief that Rollins would win plus the stupidity of the finish of Rollins choosing to go back in instead of hitting the floor even with a waiting Kane outside keeps this from being a truly great match, but bravo to these two for continuing to bring it. )
After the match, Kane enters the cage and he lays out Rollins with a choke slam and a Tombstone.
