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Arcademan:
WWE Vengeance PPV Results: 10-23-11 (next two posts)
Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Caldwell's ongoing report).
1 -- WWE tag champions AIR BOOM (KOFI KINGSTON & EVAN BOURNE) vs. U.S. champion DOLPH ZIGGLER (w/Vickie Guerrero) & JACK SWAGGER -- WWE Tag Title match
Ziggler did most of the work early on as the announcers bickered. Bourne wanted Air Bourne five minutes in, but Swagger got his knees up to block, which took the air out of the arena. Ziggler and Bourne then traded pin attempts before the heels isolated Bourne. Swagger tried a running Vader Bomb, but Bourne got his knees up to block a la Swagger blocking Air Bourne earlier. Kingston then tagged into the match, as did Ziggler. Kingston delivered a flying cross-body splash, but Ziggler kicked out just before three. The action broke down moments later and Bourne and Swagger found themselves on the outside. In the ring, Ziggler tried to hook the tights on Kingston, but Kingston kicked out and hit Trouble in Paradise. Kingston followed with a tag to Bourne, who hit Air Bourne on Ziggler for the pin and the win.
WINNERS: Air Boom at 13:23 to retain the Tag Titles. Slow start and a strong finish to get the crowd involved. Looking at the challengers, Ziggler continues to out-shine his tag partner in terms of ring work and Swagger needs something else to sink his teeth into. (**)
2 -- U.S. champion DOLPH ZIGGLER (w/Vickie Guerrero and Jack Swagger) vs. ZACK RYDER (w/Air Boom) -- U.S. Title match
After the bell sounded, Ziggler slowly walked around the ring to sell the effects of the tag title finish. Ryder tried some quick pins, but Ziggler kicked out in time. "Let's go Ryder" chant from the crowd. After Ziggler tried to bail and Air Boom rolled him back into the ring, the referee gave Air Boom the boot from ringside. Ziggler's associates remained ringside as Ziggler finally scored some offense to grab control of the match. Ziggler missed with a corner attack and Ryder tried to follow with the Broski Boot, but Ziggler ducked. Ziggler then scored a close nearfall as the face announcers stressed Ryder's resiliency. Ryder came back with a Broski Boot on his second attempt, then the heels ran interference ringside. Ryder avoided the Zig-Zag, though, but walked into a James Storm-style flash superkick. Ziggler made the cover for the win.
WINNER: Ziggler at 6:02 to retain the U.S. Title. Odd that neither title match resulted in a title change and everything stays the same. Not that WWE is necessarily in the business of protecting Ryder, but WWE needed the outside distraction from Vickie & Swagger to give Ryder an "out" for losing against a softened-up Ziggler. (*1/4)
3 -- Divas champion BETH PHOENIX vs. EVE -- Divas Title match
Eve was the aggressor early on, indicating this match would be given a good amount of time. Beth then cut her off on the outside and went to work on Eve back in the ring. Eve made a comeback at 5:00 to even the match out after a strong start. Beth came back with a Glam Slam attempt, but Eve escaped. Eve then appeared to have a shot at winning via top-rope moonsault, but Beth avoided and followed up with the Glam Slam for the win.
WINNER: Phoenix at 7:18 to retain the Divas Title. Solid effort given a singular spotlight without outside distractions. It's rare for WWE to book long title reigns, but they could have something special on their hands if WWE keeps the title on Beth until Awesome Kong returns in 2012.
4 -- CHRISTIAN vs. SHEAMUS
Before the bell sounded, Christian paced around the outside, demanding Sheamus back up. After trying some stall tactics, Christian slapped Sheamus across the face once the bell sounded. Sheamus responded with an aggressive attack. "He's leaning on that boy!" Booker shouted twice. Christian absorbed Sheamus's early attack and landed some offense, but missed with a top-rope dive. Sheamus went back on the offensive as the announcers tossed around some baseball analogies with the World Series going on in Texas.
Sheamus started to show some concern after not being able to finish off Christian, then walked into a pendulum kick out of the corner. Christian tried to follow with a turnaround splash, but Sheamus countered with the Irish Curse backbreaker for a two count. Sheamus tried to follow with the Brogue Kick, but Christian countered with a spear for a two count. The action moved to the top turnbuckle, where Christian snapped off a huracanrana. "You gotta be kidding me" #195 from Booker. Christian then tried to finish off Sheamus with another spear, but Sheamus dropped him with a Brogue Kick for the pin and the win.
WINNER: Sheamus at 10:38. Basic, placeholder match to get Sheamus and Christian on PPV. The result was another good win for Sheamus as WWE waits for the right time to insert Sheamus into the title picture. WWE gave Christian enough offense to retain some measure of credibility losing yet again and he can restore his position on the mic, which seems to be Christian's main objective on TV these days.
5 -- TRIPLE H & C.M. PUNK vs. THE MIZ & R-TRUTH
Punk and Miz started things off as Hunter looked the part of a part-timer standing on the ring apron. After a brief exchange, Hunter slap-tagged himself into the match and Miz went flying to his corner to tag in Truth. Truth took a right hand to the jaw and tagged in Miz, who Hunter and Punk toyed with. Included was Hunter applying the figure-four leglock as the crowd whoo'ed. The heels then took control of the match against Punk before the action broke down ringside. Hunter took the worst of it and the heels began working over Hunter back in the ring.
Hunter escaped the beating with a clothesline on Miz, then dropped Truth with a DDT once Truth tagged in. Punk tagged in moments later and cleaned house. The action moved to the floor again and Hunter threw Truth into the front row. In the ring, Punk delivered a Macho Man elbow drop. Suddenly, Kevin Nash re-appeared ringside and attacked Triple H. In the confusion, Miz and Truth hit a double-team finisher on Punk. Miz then made the cover on Punk for the win as the fans booed, not necessarily because of the heels cheating, but the anticlimactic finish.
Post-match: Nash threw Hunter into the ring steps, then climbed into the ring. Nash delivered knees to the gut as Lawler asked how Nash got into the arena. Nash then delivered a Jackknife Powerbomb and left the ring. No security to escort away the "non-employee." Nash just slowly left the ring and disappeared through the crowd again as people pulled out their cameras to document his arrival. Lawler wanted to know who was behind Nash being able to enter the arena. Booker, not paying attention to the plot that an authority figure is helping out Nash, said Nash must have bought a ticket. Cole showed he was paying attention by shooting down the ticket purchase theory. After a few replays of the Powerbomb, they showed Hunter collecting himself in the ring. Hunter was helped out of the ring while selling a left shoulder/elbow injury based on how he landed on the mat during the Powerbomb.
WINNERS: Miz & Truth at 15:24. Snoozer tag match with no juice behind it, which is reflective of the poor state of WWE's top storyline. With Nash, WWE keeps "re-heating the steak" and the audience didn't react much to the third or fourth installment of Nash returning as an "outsider." It looks like Hunter's injury - storyline or legit - will lead to an in-ring write-off. That remains to be seen since WWE did plant seeds for a Hunter-Nash one-on-one contest. (*)
Arcademan:
6 -- RANDY ORTON vs. Intercontinental champion CODY RHODES -- non-title match
Cole noted Rhodes scored a victory over Orton a few weeks ago as Orton dominated early on. Rhodes absorbed the attack and went on the offensive for a few minutes, scoring a few close falls. Rhodes became frustrated and went for a top-rope moonsault that Orton easily avoided. Orton then took Rhodes up top, but Rhodes knocked him to the mat and scored with a moonsault on his second attempt. Orton kicked out in time, though.
One of Rhodes's baggers then randomly hopped on the ring apron and Orton decked him. Rhodes followed with Cross Rhodes, but Orton kicked out. Rhodes sold frustration, then dropped to the mat and started pounding the mat as if he were going for the RKO. That woke up the crowd. Orton popped to his feet and blocked with a dropkick, though. Orton then did his own mat-pounding routine, but another bagger hopped on the ring apron. Orton sent Rhodes flying into the bagger, then Orton hit the RKO for the win.
WINNER: Orton at 12:14. Basic singles match with Rhodes scoring a handful close falls to retain some credibility, but the completely random bagger involvement took this down a notch. At the end of the day, this felt like another match that won't matter after this PPV is over. (*1/2)
7 -- World Hvt. champion MARK HENRY vs. RANDY ORTON -- World Title match
After the two big men locked up, Show landed a flurry of offense to send Henry reeling to the outside. Henry returned to the ring and was knocked off his feet again. Henry rolled to the floor to regroup again as Show waited for him to get back in the ring. Henry walked over to the other side of the ring and asked for his title belt to leave the match, but Show cut him off and threw Henry back into the ring. Getting back into the ring, though, Show was cut down at the knees. Henry followed with a big bodyslam as the announcers suggested Henry suckered Show to the outside. Henry then went to work on Show with a methodical attack. The two men then slowly came to their feet simultaneously, stared at each other across the ring, and knocked each other down with double clotheslines.
The two men reset and Show went on the offensive. After knocking Henry off his feet, Show delivered a big chokeslam, but Henry kicked out in time. Show regrouped and teased his big KO Punch, but Henry avoided and delivered a World's Strongest Slam center-ring. Henry made the cover, but Show kicked out. After selling shock, Henry shouted, "What?!" before trying to re-strategize. The strategy included a top-rope attempt, but Show caught Henry and delivered a Super Chokeslam. Show made an immediate cover, but Henry kicked out again. Show sold disbelief this time.
The two men reset again with Show looking around the ring trying to figure out what to do next. Show decided to follow Henry's lead by trying a top-rope move, but Henry cut him off. Booker said he hopes the ring is reinforced. Henry went for a superplex and WWE cut away to a wide shot, which foreshadowed the ring collapsing. The crowd popped at the sight as the announcers sold shock over the moment.
After several replays, the WWE trainer hit the ring to check on both men. Paramedics were called to ringside before WWE went to a few different angles of the superplex. Since a gurney was not big enough to hold Show or Henry, an arena cart was brought to ringside. Smackdown GM Teddy Long and John Laurinaitis came out to check on the situation. No official word yet on the outcome. "Big Show" chant as the two men were helped out of the ring. Show was placed on a cart while Henry was dropped on the floor. Henry then flung everyone away, wanting no one to help him. Long tried to get Henry help, but he refused. After another replay of the ring collapse, medics and refs eventually helped Henry to his feet to help him walk out of the ring. Laurinaitis then took a mic and introduced himself. After introducing himself, he said that no matter what injuries were sustained by Henry and Show and regardless of the structural damage to the ring, he's going to give everyone what they want: a WWE Title match tonight. Laurinaitis said he hopes everyone agrees with his decision. Weird promo.
WINNER: No Decision announced. It was clear WWE had to find an out to avoid a finish since they weren't going to have Henry drop the title and they didn't want Show to lose in his PPV return. Henry seemed to lose some mystique during the match, but he recovered with the superplex and WWE focusing on him as he left the ring under his own power in the post-match. (**1/2)
8 -- WWE champion ALBERTO DEL RIO vs. JOHN CENA -- WWE Title match -- Last Man Standing match
Once the bell sounded, Ricardo tried to jump into the ring, but Cena knocked him down. Del Rio used the distraction to take control and suplex Cena onto the broken ring. The announcers stressed the old line about "the show must go on" that Laurinaitis used earlier to defend the worked conditions. Lawler then dropped in a Brock Lesnar reference about the last time he saw something like this. The crowd picked up a "Let's go Cena / Cena sucks" chant as Del Rio went to work on Cena. Del Rio snapped off a series of suplexes as the announcers stressed the idea of the entire ring possibly collapsing with each move.
Cena made a comeback and wanted a Five Knuckle Shuffle, but he didn't have any ropes to bounce off, so he just dropped the fist to the face. Del Rio avoided an AA, though, and tried to unhook one of the loose ropes, but then walked into a gutwrench suplex. Cena followed with an Attitude Adjustment, but Del Rio got up at an eight count. Cena wanted another AA, but Ricardo entered the ring. Cena kicked him away, but then walked into a submission from Del Rio. Cena sold that he passed out in the hold, but he got to his feet at a six count. Del Rio, frustrated, tried to charge Cena, but Super Cena flung him out of the no-ropes ring into the barricade.
On the floor, Cena threw Del Rio face-first into the barricade. Cena tried a whip into the ring steps, but Del Rio reversed and Cena ate the ring steps. Moments later, Ricardo ate one of the loose ringposts crotch-first. Cena, now recovered, started re-arranging ring steps, but took a kick to the gut and blow into the steps. Del Rio then aimed the steps toward Cena's head and Cena did the rest selling a blow to the head. Cena returned to his feet at eight and the two men fought up the entrance ramp to the backstage area.
Backstage, Del Rio went flying over a catering table and various supplies went flying. Cena then approached a giant traveling trunk and tried dumping it onto Del Rio, but Del Rio slipped out of the way. Del Rio then suplexed Cena onto the case. After a seven count, Cena stumbled toward the promo area, where Del Rio dumped four aluminum back drop structures onto Cena. The ref started his count as the only visible body parts were Cena's ankles. Cena then powered out of the "rubble," as Cole called it, and reached his feet at nine.
The fight spilled back into the arena and the two men traded blows on the floor below the staging area. Ricardo interjected himself out of nowhere to help Del Rio, who then threw Cena through the base of the "V" structure on the stage. An easy "V is for Vengeance" line was missed by the announcers. Cena escaped, though, as Del Rio randomly started climbing another structure. Cena then yanked Del Rio off the structure through a wood table below. Fans shrieked as Cena waited in the background as the ref applied a ten count. Del Rio made it up, though, and the fight spilled into the crowd.
The action returned to the ringside area at 23:00. Cena ate the announce table and fell into one of the leather chairs as the announcers sold concern over their well-being. Cena recovered, of course, and knocked down both Del Rio and Ricardo. Cena then measured Del Rio for a Super AA from the ring steps through the Spanish announce table and he connected. The crowd popped and Cena said that's it. Cena rolled back into the ring to wait for a ref's count. But, Miz and Truth stormed the ring and attacked Cena. The ref was focused on Cena, who was KO'ed by Miz and Truth. The ref then began his count on both men as Del Rio started moving. Del Rio made his feet as Cena remained KO'ed in the ring. The crowd rallied behind Cena, who made it back to his feet at nine. Del Rio then blasted Cena with a belt shot and the ref began his count again. On the floor, Del Rio pulled himself up at eight, the ref reached nine, and the ref reached ten with Cena still on the mat. Del Rio then collapsed to the floor after ten, still WWE champion.
Post-match: Lawler and Booker talked down Cole, who defended the outcome. Booker said Cena should be WWE champion right now. Del Rio was shown walking up the rampway, still in possession of the WWE Title belt. Cole played up shock and never-before-seen as the talking points coming out of this, since that's the shifting sand WWE's business is built on now. They closed the PPV with a final shot of Cena selling disbelief in the broken ring and signed off at 10:57 p.m., just before the top of the hour.
WINNER: Del Rio at 26:58 to retain the WWE Title. It had all the tricks & funny business expected for this type of match, especially with Cena not winning the title. Since WWE is in the John Cena business, they had to protect him taking the loss, and they set up Miz and Truth as two of the likely opponents for Cena and Rock at Survivor Series. The match itself had a "big fight feel," which helped overcome some issues like a lack of selling and constant interference. It was also interesting the announcers avoided noting Cena's character picked this stipulation and it came back to back-fire on him, which would have made Cena seem weaker in defeat. (***)
Arcademan:
ROH TV Results: 10-22-11
Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Radican's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.
Bobby Cruise did the ring introductions before they went to the “Tale of the Tape” graphic. Mondo was listed as having a 16 pound weight advantage over Perkins. Both men shook hands before the bell rung.
1 - - T.J. PERKINS vs. MIKE MONDO
Perkins took down Mondo with a dropkick early. After a series of quick exchanges, Perkins locked Mondo in a Boston crab that he turned into a reverse walking chair. Perkins let go and locked in an STF, but Mondo got the ropes. Perkins tied up Mondo in the corner and nailed him with a running dropkick. Perkins went for a dive, but Mondo got out of the way. Perkins walked over near the ropes, but Mondo dragged him to the outside and shoved him into the guardrail. Mondo then nailed Perkins with a senton off the apron that popped the crowd.
Kelly mentioned Mondo had held the OVW Championship many times. McGuinness continued to repeat that Perkins had wrestled all over the world. Kelly thanked Poison’s Bret Michaels for promoting them on twitter. Kelly then plugged ROH’s twitter while Mondo got the heat on Perkins. Kelly said Cornette would speak to the Briscoes in the next segment and make a ruling on the #1 contender for the ROH World Tag Team Titles while Mondo grabbed a headlock.
Perkins fought back and both men exchanged forearms. Perkins won the exchange and locked himself in the ropes. Mondo charged at him, but Perkins got out of the way and he went flying through the ropes to the outside. Perkins then followed up with a dive through the ropes. Perkins followed up with a springboard dropkick to the back of the head for a 2 count. Mondo stumbled around as Perkins stalked him. Mondo countered the detonation, but Perkins caught him in the figure 4 death lock. Mondo quickly reached the ropes and Perkins went on the attack in the corner. The lights are way too bright from the floor camera looking up. Mondo fired back and caught Perkins with a code breaker. Mondo followed up with a dropkick to the face, but Perkins kicked out. McGuinness said Perkins was going to be mad. Mondo yelled at the ref and Perkins went for a superkick. Mondo blocked it, but Perkins nailed him with another superkick. They did a bunch of stuff and Perkins caught Mondo in a pinning combination for the pin.
Mondo refused to shake hands after the match.
Winner: T.J. Perkins
2 - - ROH TV Champion JAY LETHAL vs. MIKE BENNETT (w/Brutal Bob)
McGuinness and Kelly touched on Bennett’s ego. Both men locked up and came to a stalemate. Lethal hit an arm drag into a dropkick for a 2 count. McGuiness said Lethal has a fantastic move set, which you need to succeed in ROH. The fans chanted for Lethal as both men went back and forth. Bennett ended up catching Lethal with a dropkick for a 2 count. Lethal fired right back and dropkicked Bennett off the ring to the outside. Bennett got out of the way before Lethal could complete a dive to the outside. Lethal slid to the outside and both men battled on the outside. Several fans chanted for Kevin Steen. Kelly said they were chanting for a controversial figure. Bennett got the upper hand and slammed Lethal into the ring apron.
Lethal fired back quickly and locked in a unique leg submission on Bennett in the middle of the ring. Lethal then bridged up using his legs to push Bennett’s arms up. Bennett screamed, but Lethal let go of the hold when he could no longer support Bennett’s weight. Kelly mentioned that Lethal and Bennett wrestled in a competitive match at “Best in the World” that Lethal won.
Lethal continued the attack as fans chanting “this is wrestling.” Lethal went up top. McGuinness said it was too early. Bob grabbed Lethal’s leg and he shook him off. Bennett caught Lethal going for a springboard and dropped him neck-first over the top rope. Bennett followed up with a nice clothesline for a 2 count as Bob taunted Lethal from the outside. The crowd chanted for Lethal as Bennett taunted them heading into a commercial.
Back from commercial, Lethal fired back at Bennett with a chop, but Bennett caught him with a clothesline in the corner. Bennett followed up with a neckbreaker for a 2 count. Kelly pitched to a split-screen shot of some action that took place during the commercial break. They actually made the replay screen bigger with the live action in the background, which is something I have been in favor of doing for several weeks.
Bennett taunted Lethal and told him to get up. Bennett stomped away at Lethal in the corner as the crowd tried to rally behind Lethal. Kelly ran down a list of past TV Champions as Bennett caught a charging Lethal with a nice powerslam for a nearfall. Bennett grabbed a body-scissors submission on the mat as the fans chanted for Lethal. Bennett began driving some elbows into the side of Lethal’s head. Lethal tried to unlock himself from Bennett’s grasp. He finally broke free with an elbow to Bennett’s head. McGuinness put over “Final Battle” as the Super Bowl of pro wrestling. Bennett grabbed a front face lock and dragged Lethal back down to the mat. The fans tried to rally behind Lethal again as Bennett squeezed on the hold.
Lethal tried to rally to his feet as the crowd roared. Lethal fired back with a punch and a chop. He followed up with an inverted atomic drop as McGuinness told Bennett to suck it up. Lethal ran wild on Bennett as Cruise announced there were under three minutes left in the match. A clock with the time remaining in the match was posted in the corner of the screen as Lethal hit a neckbreaker for a 2 count.
Lethal teased going up top, but he saw Bennett moving and went back on the attack. Bennett fought back and both men exchanged blows. Lethal went for a springboard, but Bennett countered it into a spinebuster for a 2 count with under 2 minutes remaining. Bennett sold frustration, but went back on the attack. Lethal fought free of Bennett and landed on his feet out of a German attempt. Lethal hit a DDT as the time remaining neared 1 minute, but Bennett kicked out. Bennett caught Lethal with a cradle for a 2 count, but Lethal came right out of the pin attempt and nailed Bennett with a superkick. Lethal went up top for the elbow drop, but Bennett rolled out of the way. Bennett mounted Lethal and nailed him with a series of punches with less than 30 seconds left. The announcers teased that the ref might stop the match. Lethal countered and rolled on top of Bennett, but the time limit expired.
Winner: Time limit draw
Star rating: (***1/2) – I liked this match more than the match Davey Richards had with Roderick Strong two weeks ago. Both men told a good story and built drama throughout the match. They also did all of the little things right when it came to telling a pro wrestling story in the ring. Both men worked submissions extremely well, as the camera caught their facial expressions whether it was Bennett cranking on a hold or Lethal selling for him. The crowd was behind Lethal and against Bennett. I highly recommend checking out this match. The only thing I don’t like is the repetition of working around the time limit draw within such a short period of time, as we just saw Generico and Lethal get more time a few weeks back when Lethal won the ROH TV Title in the extra time period.
Arcademan:
WWE RAW Results: 10-24-11
Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Caldwell's complete report). Condensed here to mostly in-ring results.
Opening of RAW- Triple H comes out mad, demands Kevin Nash, Laurinaitis tells Trips to calm down, he leaves and gets attack on the stage from behind by Nash. Trips gets strapped in gurney, attacked again by Nash. Yeah, in real life, Nash would be in jail for assault but not in the WWE Universe. ;)
28 minutes later...
1 -- RANDY ORTON & SHEAMUS vs. IC champion CODY RHODES & CHRISTIAN
Orton dominated Christian early on, resuming their summer-long World Title feud. Rhodes then tagged in and took some offense from Sheamus before Rhodes cut him off. Rhodes with a reverse chinlock on Sheamus as Cole robotically fed to a break at 2:45.
Back from break, Sheamus was still being worked over by the heels. Orton took a hot tag and cleaned house before delivering his trademark DDT from the second rope to Christian. Orton set up for the RKO on Christian, but Rhodes distracted him and Christian nailed a flying elbow strike to give the heels the advantage again. Christian took too long setting up for a second-rope, which allowed Orton to intercept him with a dropkick.
Sheamus tagged in and delivered impactful offense on Rhodes, but he couldn't put him away. Sheamus tried the Brogue Kick, but Rhodes avoided, then nailed a step-up kick to the jaw. Christian nailed a spear behind the ref's back, but Orton broke up a pin by Rhodes. The action broke down at this point before Orton nailed the RKO on Christian. Rhodes then dumped Orton over the top rope. Sheamus tried to intercept Rhodes with a Brogue Kick, but the move was botched. Sheamus quickly recovered and delivered the High Cross on Rhodes for the pin and the win.
WINNER: Orton & Sheamus at 11:27. Nice, professional TV tag match the crowd invested in. Orton and Sheamus continue to be protected as future World Title contenders and the heels were given enough offense to retain some credibility. Basically a copy & paste of last night's PPV. (**)
2 -- U.S. champion DOLPH ZIGGLER (w/Vickie Guerrero and Jack Swagger) vs. SANTINO -- non-title match
Ziggler didn't take Santino seriously early on, so Santino dropped him with a hip toss. Ziggler, angered, started a methodical attack. Santino ducked a clothesline, though, and delivered another hip toss followed by a sailor's salute fist drop. Santino then wanted the Cobra, but Swagger provided a distraction. Ziggler with the Zig-Zag for the win.
Post-match: Swagger and Ziggler put the boots to Santino before Swagger slapped on the anklelock. Suddenly, Mason Ryan hit the ring to little reaction. Ryan cleared the heels from the ring and started ranting and raving in the ring. On the floor, Ziggler and Swagger no-sold Ryan, who continued to scream and shout.
WINNER: Ziggler at 1:48.
Alberto Del Rio comes out to a victory speech, says no one is better than him. Out comes CM Punk to say otherwise. Another appearance by GM Laurinaitis, demands respect from Punk...yeah, you don't need to guess how that went. Punk attacks Del Rio, ends up putting the GTS on Ricardo.
3 -- NATALYA (w/Divas champion Beth Phoenix) vs. ALICIA FOX
Natalya dominated the match, but too much taunting caught up with her, as Alicia scored a quick roll-up pin for the win. Afterward, Kelly Kelly and Eve were shown watching the match on a backstage monitor and having a laugh at Natalya's expense. Beth and Natalya attempted a post-match beating on Alicia, but she made it out of the ring to safety.
WINNER: Alicia at 2:15.
4 -- JOHN MORRISON vs. WADE BARRETT
Lawler asked Cole why he keeps tweeting during the show instead of paying attention to the show. Cole referenced Jim Ross and said he's trying to set the record straight on Ross's potshots. Barrett dominated early on and took Morrison to the floor, where he threw Morrison into the barricade. They cut to break with Barrett in control.
Back from break, Barrett continued to punish and dismantle Morrison. Meanwhile, Cole said he's about to embarrass Ross after all of the things Ross has said about him tonight online. Barrett lost control, then Morrison nailed a knee strike to the face for a two count when Barrett reached the ropes. Barrett came back with a spinning sidewalk slam for a two count, then tried Wasteland, but Morrison countered with a legsweep. Morrison then wanted Starship Pain, but Barrett avoided. Morrison then tried a springboard move and landed on Barrett's shoulders, but Barrett couldn't hold him and dropped him to the mat. A la Sheamus in the opening match, Barrett recovered with a second attempt at Wasteland for the pin and the win.
WINNER: Barrett at 9:08. WWE is trying to sell a resurgence for Barrett, but it's the boy who cried wolf since WWE has tried this four or five times since writing him off from Nexus earlier this year.
Miz and Truth jump Ryder before the match and take him out...
5 -- JOHN CENA vs. THE MIZ & R-TRUTH -- handicap match
Cena dominated each opponent individually to begin the match, then the heels used the numbers advantage to cut off Cena and begin working him over. Cole noted Cena has switched to camo trunks to honor the U.S. military. Cole added that Austin is close to Fort Hood, which hosted Tribute to the Troops last year.
Cole reset things at the top of the hour, noting Hunter is currently hospitalized following an attack by Nash earlier in the show. The crowd started a dueling chant as the heels continued to wear down Cena. Cena fought back against Miz and set him up for the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Cena wanted the AA on Miz, but Truth smashed Cena with a steel water bottle, causing a DQ.
WINNER: Cena via DQ at 4:49.
Post-match: Miz and Truth inflicted a beating on Cena. The heels then left the ring to retrieve steel chairs. Suddenly, Laurinaitis walked out on-stage, flanked by referees. He said he's not standing for chaos and they have disrespected him like Punk did earlier tonight. He said he wants them to get out of the ring. Now. Miz and Truth slowly walked out of the ring, turning their backs on Laurinaitis.
Laurinaitis then told them to stop. He's now going to allow Cena to choose his own partner for a legit tag match. Therefore, Miz and Truth will be teaming up at Survivor Series against Cena and a partner of his choice. Cena yanked the mic away from Laurinaitis, collected himself, and accused Laurinaitis of a set-up. He then paused to reflect on being able to choose anyone he wants. Cena told Miz and Truth he's sick of them thinking they run this show, but if he's going to defeat them, then his partner is going to have to be someone who can bring out. Pause for "Rocky, Rocky" chant. Not out of friendship, but he chooses his partner to be...The Rock. "Are you kidding me?!" Truth shouted toward Miz, who sold shock. Cena then stood in the ring as the announcers called Cena & Rock possibly the biggest pairing in WWE history. WWE stayed with back-and-forth shots of Cena and Miz & Truth for a while before they signed off eight minutes past the top of the hour.
Arcademan:
WWE NXT Redemption Results: 10-25-11
Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to James's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.
1 - PERCY WATSON vs. JTG
Regal applauds the beginning of the match and says he is tired of hearing the Rookies talk nonsense and delivering bad promos. Basic wrestling with Percy controlling JTG.
Watson with a nice throw off the break, and the announcers says he was on top all during the break. Watson attacks JTG's back, then face, and JTG hilariously groans, "Oohhh, my back! Ooohhh, my face!" That may be the only time JTG has every entertained me. JTG finally feeds Watson his knee as Watson comes into the ring, and then runs him over outside. JTG rolls Watson in and makes the cover for one. JTG with a spinning neckbreaker that gets two. Regal says he hates praising JTG and then knocks the talking segment again (with good reason). Korpella with a great point that the difficulty of the talking segment shows how hard it is to be a "Superstar." I'm not sure if he came up with that on his own or through the magic headset, but I would like to see WWE reinforce that point more often.
JTG off the top turnbuckle, but Watson steps back and turns it into a facebuster on his knee. Regal keeps hammering home the idea that Watson needs a mentor, Korpella says Regal should do it but Regal says it wouldn't work. Watson back on the attack with the dropkick and a shoulder tackle, and his leaping, turning splash for two. Watson fires up. Watson with his finisher (fireman's carry to a flapjack) that Korpella calls the "Persecution." That feels really wrong for a face character.
WINNER: Percy Watson in 10:00. Perfectly fine match. They did the right thing by limited JTG's traditionally boring offense, and letting the face win after slowly wearing down the opponent with offense. It's so rare to see the wrestler with the most offense actually win a match now.
2 - JEY USO (w/Jimmy Uso) vs. TYSON KIDD (w/Curt Hawkins)
I suspect Curt's cane will come into play here to give Kidd a dirty win...
Kidd with early offense and just dominates the larger Jey, but Jey turns it around with heavy punches in the corner. They trade offense in the corner and Jey gets the better end of it, and manages a two count. Kidd with a kick to a telegraphed back body drop and a dropkick for two, then puts Jey in the corner again. Regal praises the Uso's work ethic while Tyson dominates. Korpella rightfully asks why Curt is ringside when he is suspended. Korpella and Regal are talking Twitter, ugh. Jey back on offense.
It looks like Jey is trying to wrestle a tag match - he looks for a hot tag that isn't there, and then tries the "Alley-Us" double team move for no reason (which Kidd slips out of). It makes Jey look really incompetent. Jey superkicks Tyson and then goes to the top rope for the Superfly Splash. Hawkins tries to distract him with the cane, but Jey doesn't notice. Kidd gets the knees up and then does his spinning neckbreaker finisher for the win.
WINNER: Tyson Kidd in 8:00. Kidd looked great, as always, but Jey looked lost without Jimmy. Kidd's upside is unlimited if he can tighten up his promos a bit.
3 - KAITLYN vs. TAMINA
Tamina dodges a lock-up attempt and shoves Kaitlyn down. They trade blows and Kaitlyn gets a dropkick and a hip toss, then a splash the in the corner and knees to the gut. Tamina shoves her off and hits a monster superkick. She taunts and eventually covers for two. Tamina with a sloppy hold. Kaitlyn escapes and tries a roll-up for one. Tamina with a clothesline and gets mad at the ref because it's just two. Tamina pushes Kaitlyn around a bit, then moves to another submission hold. Kaitlyn fights out but Tamina puts her back down. Tamina with a fireman's carry, but Kaitlyn shimmies down her back and rolls her up for the win.
WINNER: Kaitlyn in 3:00. Tamina's offense looked typically sloppy. Kaitlyn was fine with her limited time to shine.
4 - TITUS O'NEIL vs. DERRICK BATEMAN (w/Maxine)
Bateman outwits Titus on the first lock-up. Maxine's happy that Derrick shaved his mustache. Korpella wants details on the rivalry between Maxine and A.J. Bateman dominates Titus and Maxine says she hates when women act like girls (or is it the other way around?). Titus is now showing off his usual offense. Maxine insinuates that A.J. was in an relationship with Titus and Hornswoggle at the same time. Derrick goes to the announcer table but Maxine encourages him back. Titus rolls Bateman into the ring, but Bateman drop kicks him back to the outside when he comes in. Maxine points out that Titus has been calling her fish lips but his mouth looks like a horse's with big teeth. Fair enough. Bateman re-lives last week with a missile dropkick from the apron to Titus on the outside and the same intense look as Maxine praises him.
Bateman rolls Titus into the ring and makes the cover, which is good for one. Bateman abuses Titus in the corner. Maxine denies that she's with Derrick for personal gain. A.J. says Maxine is only with Derrick to get onto NXT. Titus makes a comeback and does a shoulder breaker, then a pair of shoulder tackles, a running clothesline, and he grabs the ropes and barks. O'Neil to the top rope but Derrick dodges the shoulder tackle and rolls Titus up for the win.
WINNER: Derrick Bateman in 8:00. Good match, but the bickering between the ladies got a little but too heavy. I would have liked to hear either Maxine or A.J. on commentary by themselves.
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