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Arcademan:
Hulk Hogan gets body-slammed as divorce details go public.

Basically Linda got more than 70% of the liquid assets plus 40% ownership stakes in his companies and also a $3 million property settlement to boot. OUCH!

Arcademan:
WWE NXT Redemption Results: 11-23-11

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to James's complete report). Coondensed here to in-ring results only.

1 - YOSHI TATSU vs. JOHNNY CURTIS

Tatsu chases Curtis to the corner after winning an early lock-up. Regal claims to have been married 16 times. Tatsu continues to maintain control. There is some bizarre banter here. Curtis is selling as if Tatsu is wearing lead gloves, but he turns it around. He goes to the apron, shimmies his rear in Maxine's direction (or perhaps he is trying to impress Regal?), and then launches himself over the ropes and leg drops Yoshi for a two count.

Curtis prepares for a suplex, but waves to Maxine first. Bateman gets annoyed and Maxine says that she can't control his behavior. Bateman starts getting riled up about the Maxine-Curtis situation as Tatsu gets out. Maxine storms out, and gives Curtis a lingering look on her way out. Bateman brags about trending on Twitter, so I guess he's ready for Raw. Curtis gives Maxine the "call me" sign as she leaves the ramp.

Tatsu goes on the attack with chops and strikes, then lands a running spinning heel kick. Curtis dodges a big boot and puts Yoshi on the turnbuckle, but Tatsu fights off the superplex. Yoshi with the top rope heel kick for the win.

WINNER: Yoshi Tatsu in 5:00. This was an angle, not a match, and the folks in the ring didn't give it their all as a result.

2 - JIMMY USO (w/Jey Uso) vs. JTG (w/Tamina)

JTG with early control, but his showboating lets Jimmy kip up and slap him out of the ring. JTG uses Tamina as a shield and he gets back in the ring, but Jimmy ducks a punch and sends JTG to the corner. JTG turns things around and goes on his generic offense routine. Striker goes on a long series of famous Samoans in WWE, and Regal says he'd like to see Rikishi come out and dance on the stage. On the outside, Jey rallies the crowd to get Jimmy fired up. He fights out of a hold and slaps JTG a number of times, sends him to the corner and splashes him.

Jimmy with the stinkface, which gets two. JTG slips our of a Samoan drop attemp, tries a drop down punch, but gets superkicked in the face. Jimmy goes to the top with the Superfly Splash for the win.

WINNER: Jimmy Uso in 6:00. This match never got out of neutral, let along second gear. JTG just doesn't put on good matches, and the Usos haven't mastered singles matches yet.

3 - PERCY WATSON & TITUS O'NEIL vs. TYLER REKS & DARREN YOUNG (w/Curt Hawkins)

Watson and Young start off, but Young hides in the ropes when it looks like Watson may have the better of him. Watson gets the better of him once he gets his hands on him. Percy tags in Titus, but Young runs to the corner to bring in Reks. Reks mocks Titus, so Titus hauls off and punches him in the mouth. Back-and-forth between Reks and O'Neil, and Reks drags Titus to the corner to tag in Young. Heel teamwork in the corner by Reks and Young. Titus blocks Reks's suplex, and counters with one of his own, and tags in Watson. Watson with a pair of dropkicks and a flying clothesline and a throw send Reks to the ringside to catch a break. Percy with a leap over the rope to take them out as they cut to break.

Out of the break, Reks fights out of a double team situation and isolates Watson, and eventually settles into a side headlock. Regal is excited to be in "WWE '12" because he has abs. Strikers asks if Regal likes video games and he says that he just likes to see how good he looks in the game, with abs. Young tags in and continues the assault. Regal praises Young and Reks for sticking with the basic tag match formula. Regal says he was always impressed by Young, even when they had their spat. Reks tags in and abuses Watson some more. He starts yammering at the crowd, and Watson tries to use that as a chance to come back.

Gordbuster from Reks prompts Striker to say they need a Twitter campaign to get Arn Anderson in the Hall of Fame. Reks clears Titus from the apron, but that lets Watson surprise him with a back body drop. Watson kicks Reks away and both men tag out. O'Neil knocks Reks off the apron, and does his hot tag routine. Reks breaks up a pin so Watson clears him, then Young clears Young. O'Neil prepares for the end, but Hawkins distracts him, so Young is able to hit the Gut Check for the win.

WINNERS: Tyler Reks and Darren Young in 10:00. I like Tyler Reks, I like Percy Watson, but this was a really generic tag match where the whole match was just filler for the "everyone clears everyone from the ring until one person hits a finisher" ending. Interesting to see them so high on Darren Young fresh off of a suspension.

Arcademan:
WWE Superstars Results: 11-24-11

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to James's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

1 - TED DIBIASE vs. DREW MCINTYRE

Pre-match, Drew comes out looking like he just found out that someone stole his car or something, taking out some aggression on the apron. There's a little DiBiase chant going on, makes me question what he does at those "DiBiase Posse" things. Ted escapes and reverses an early lockout and takes Drew to the mat. Ted continues with chain wrestling, including an interesting arm drag into a sideways jackknife pin. Ted with a number of different leverage pin attempts. Drew slaps Ted, causing Ted to get aggressive. DiBiase clotheslines McIntyre from the ring, then actually does a suicide dive through the ropes. Very impressive for a guy who is billed as about 70 lbs. more than Daniel Bryan. On the outside, Mac manages to wheelbarrow DiBiase face-first into the apron. Again, impressive.

Back from beak, McIntyre is kicking the stuffing out of Ted. There's a sweet spot where Ted tries the "leap over the person charging in the corner" trick, but instead of running into the ring post, McIntyre slides and does a Pele kick to DiBiase's gut, sending him flying. Very innovative. McIntyre covers for two and then moves to a seated abdominal stretch. Ted jawbreakers his way out, and then from nowhere comes out with a crucifix pin attempt, good for two. Gutbuster from Drew coming out of the cover, then he drags Ted's head over the apron, goes outside, and starts beating on Ted's chest. He drapes DiBiase's face over the second rope and playfully kicks it. Drew starts to paintbrush Ted on the mat, but Ted comes back with slaps. Drew with a Big Boot to put Ted back down. More "DiBiase" chants.

Drew to the second rope, but Ted counters with a dropkick on the whiffed move. both men are down and the ref gets to seven before they both get up. Ted with punches, atomic drop, and a running high knee or dropkick. Ted with the turnaround clothesline for a convincing nearfall. Ted is rocking a moustache, of note. McIntyre creams Ted when Ted tries something from the second rope. They trade moves, and Drew pulls out a wheelbarrow into a front suplex for two. Drew maintains control in the corner, but Ted reverses a suplex attempt into Dream Streets for the win.

WINNER: Ted DiBiase in 13:00. This was a very believable match. Unpredictable in the finish, and a number of spots from both men where they looked like they were wrestling in a Cruiserweight style. I was really impressed here, and if you get a chance, this match is worth a watch. Nice length. McIntyre does a good job at making others look good, while he's been on a losing streak he's managed to retain credibility, and he always looks like he could actually win the match. Both men should be putting this match on their highlight reels.

2 - ALEX RILEY vs. MICHAEL MCGILLICUTTY

Funny crowd shot of a girl in Macho Man shirt and Broski sunglasses going nuts for Alex Riley. The same fans in classic C.M. Punk shirts that cheered Ted DiBiase are cheering for Alex Riley. McGillicutty is so dull, he can't even get the vocal males to prefer him to the face. McGillicutty tosses his hat at Alex to divert his attention, then kicks him into the corner. Alex is angry and goes ape on Mike. Alex with strong offense, including Ten Punches in the corner followed immediately by a DDT. McGillicutty dodges a charge and Riley eats ringpost. McGillicutty kicks his head as Riley rests, and then hits a big dropkick. McGillicutty takes elbows to Riley and settles into a headlock.

Riley headbutts out and drops big bombs on McGillicutty, who counters with a neckbreaker. They trade rights and McGillicutty knocks him down again. Back-and-forth, but A-Ry gets a spinebuster and his floatover DDT but it's only a nearfall. Riley looks angry, but McGillicutty dumps him outside. As Mike tries to come trough the ropes, Riley hits a dropkick and goes to the apron. McGillicutty grabs the ropes to get up, and Riley pulls off a springboard sunset flip but McGillicutty sits down to pin Riley for the win.

WINNER: Michael McGillicutty in 8:00. The match itself was decent. Riley showed great promise and the sunset flip was nuts for a guy his size. That said, the wrong person won here. I don't think McGillicutty has any upside right now, while Riley has a lot of promise.

3 - TRENT BARRETA vs. JINDER MAHAL

I hope they give this lots of time. Jinder Mahal has a very unique style that I enjoy watching, with crisp execution and he has a good look too. He also carries himself well in segments. Pre-match, he cuts a promo in Hindi. And, Trent Barreta is one of WWE's unappreciated gems.

Jinder leads off with hard knees to the gut, Trent comes back with a snap huracarana then his elbow from the ropes. Trent goes to the turnbuckle for his corkscrew moonsault, and in the "HOLY COW" moment of the night, the cameraman sitting at the bottom of the turnbuckle catches it as Mahal pushes Trent so hard off the turnbuckle that he lands into the barricade. This is something you see sometimes and it looks high impact, but the camera angle just made it look like Mahal airmailed Trent back to Long Island. Great work from the production team.

Scott Armstrong checks on Trent while Mahal sends him back into the ring and covers twice. Trent is selling hard and Mahal sends some hard boots into the ribs. Jinder with a gutbuster which gets one, then moves into the abdominal stretch. Barreta looks like he's going to cry, and Mahal abuses his ribs when he tries to get out.

Striker calls Mahal the "Punjab Punisher," which I like. Mahal places Baretta on the turnbuckle and looks for a belly-to-back suplerplex, which Trent elbows out of. Barreta stays up top and nails his corkscrew moonsault for a nearfall after a slow cover. They are both slow to get up, and Barreta goes back on the attack with chops, but Jinder cuts him off with a knee to the gut. Mahal shrugs off a Dudebuster DDT attempt and Barreta sells the rubs. Mahal with a Camel Clutch and Trent taps out.

WINNER: Jinder Mahal in 8:00. Wow, that was a really fun match! Like the first match, there was no way to know who was going to win based on the booking, the two fighting styles contrasted so well together. I don't think I've seen a Trent Barreta match I didn't like, and Jinder Mahal has a lot of in-ring talent too.

4 - EZEKIEL JACKSON vs. TYSON KIDD

Kidd tries to chain wrestle Jackson, but Jackson powers out. Matt Striker with the announcing line of the month, says that Kidd told him that last week they spent too much time talking about Twitter and not enough time talking about the match (very true, as I mentioned in last week's report!) and that Kidd will kick Matthews in the face if they do it again this week. I'd like that to be a general rule. Matthews no-sells it. In the ring, Kidd struggles to gain traction. He tries a springboard move, but Jackson plucks him off the top rope and does a number of overhead presses. Kidd slips out and takes Jackson down by the knee. Jackson grabs Kidd by the throat and sends him into the ropes, and gets a big back body drop. Easily eight feet of air there.

Kidd kicks the feet out of Zeke again, then with a dropkick to Zeke's head. Jackson throws Kidd out of the ring on the kickout. Kidd hotshots Jackson on the ropes and then chokes him in the ropes. Tyson with a guillotine leg drop on Jackson who is draped through the ropes, then a springboard elbow drop for two. That was his finisher in his ECW debut. Kidd with a chinlock that looks laughable on Zeke. Zeke gets out but eats boots on a charge. Kidd with a tornado DDT for two. Kidd back to the chinlock. Jackson stands up but Kidd holds on until Jackson backs into the corner. Jackson with a back elbow, then the corner clotheslines, and punches on Kidd, nearly drawing the DQ. Belly-to-back suplex from Jackson, then he picks Kidd up for the torture rack, Kidd taps out.

WINNER: Ezekiel Jackson in 5:00. I can't believe they kept Big Zeke, but let Chris Masters go. Not even Tyson Kidd could make Ezekiel Jackson watchable. I guess Kidd "looked good in the loss" by hanging with Zeke for five minutes. I would rather have seen these five minutes go to a Divas match, and the Barreta-Mahal or DiBiase-McIntyre matches as the main event.

Arcademan:
WWE Smackdown Results: 11-25-11

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Parks' complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

1 – JUSTIN GABRIEL vs. HUNICO

Wrist-lock take-over by Gabriel, but Hunico came back with a short clothesline as Cole gloated about Bryan getting this World Title taken away from him. Hunico suplexed Gabriel from the apron back into the ring for a two-count. Tilt-a-whirl back-breaker for another two-count. Hunico blocked a clothesline and hit an Olympic slam. Another chin-lock. Hard whip into the buckle, then Hunico propelled himself into the ring and landed a dropkick on the seated Gabriel. Headscissors by Gabriel, and Hunico rolled to ringside. Gabriel with a twisting cross-body onto Hunico at ringside. Kick to the back of the head by Gabriel back in the ring. Springboard moonsault found the mark for a near fall. Gabriel placed Hunico on the top turnbuckle and attempted a back suplex, but Hunico gave Gabriel a thumb to the eye to send him to the mat. Swanton by Hunico for the win.

WINNER: Hunico, at 4:23. I thought maybe Hunico would ended up being treated like Tyler Reks after last year’s Survivor Series, but this would seem to indicate differently.

2 – BETH PHOENIX & NATALYA vs. AJ & KAITLYN

Nattie with a knee to the gut in the corner. Kaitlyn took Nattie to the babyface corner and tagged in AJ. AJ flipped Natalya into the ropes, and rolled Natalya up for two. Hair pull took her down, however. Nattie then locked in the Sharpshooter for the win.

WINNERS: Natalya and Phoenix, at 1:05. Just a way to further the AJ/Kaitlyn storyline and set up Fox as a possible title contender in the next few weeks.

After the match, a frustrated Kaitlyn walked out on AJ as Natalya reapplied the Sharpshooter and Phoenix got a microphone, imploring AJ to cry. Fox got up from the announce table and entered the ring, backing down the heel Divas.

3 – JACK SWAGGER & DOLPH ZIGGLER vs. ZACK RYDER & SHEAMUS

Ziggler took Sheamus down in the first minute, and did some showing off. Sheamus responded with a hip-lock take-over. Ziggler telegraphed a dropkick, then Sheamus gave him a fall-away slam. Swagger tagged in at the two-minute mark. Swagger tried to do some amateur wrestling, but Sheamus elbowed out of a rear waist-lock and added a few headbutts for good measure. Swagger was sent to ringside, as was Ziggler. Ryder hit the ropes and somersaulted over the top and onto the heels. The babyfaces celebrated as momentum was on their side. The show went to break at 3:17 of the match.

Back at 6:23 of the match with Ryder ducking a few clotheslines by Swagger and nailing him with a forearm. Sheamus tagged in and gave Swagger a diving shoulder tackle over the top rope. Swagger took control with a shot to the knee. Ziggler tagged in and aggressively went after Sheamus. Swagger came back in and did some more damage, but Sheamus got his knees up on a Vader bomb attempt. Sheamus made the tag to Ryder, who white-washed Swagger with a boot in the corner. Vickie got on the apron to distract the ref (and Ryder), allowing Swagger to escape the ring. Ryder went out after him and Ziggler sacrificed himself so Swagger could recover and retaliate on Ryder. Roll-up out of nowhere for two by Ryder, but Ziggler followed with a high elbowdrop. Neck-breaker then a kip up by Ziggler. Ryder was able to fight out of the heel corner, at least, for a few seconds, but the numbers game became too much. Sheamus broke up a pin after Swagger held Ryder for Ziggler’s fameasser. Vader bomb by Swagger and still only a two-count. Ryder and Ziggler traded near-falls, but Ryder desperately needed a tag. The long heat segment on Ryder continued with Sheamus attempting to interfere, drawing the ire of the ref. Tornado DDT at 15:20 by Ryder and both he and Swagger were down. Sheamus and Ziggler both tagged in so Ziggler could bump around for Sheamus. Celtic Cross, but Swagger interrupted it. Ryder tagged himself in as Sheamus nailed Swagger with the Brogue Kick. Zig Zag was shrugged off by Sheamus (after it looked like Ziggler overshot it a bit), then Ryder hit the Rough-Ryder leg-lariat for the win.

WINNERS: Ryder and Sheamus, at 16:27. The heat segment on Ryder was long, but in the end, Ryder gained more credibility with his pinfall over the United States Champion.

4 – TED DIBIASE vs. HEATH SLATER

Right after the bell rang to begin the match, Jinder Mahal spoke on the Titan-Tron. He chastised DiBiase for foregoing his family lineage to hang out in parking lots with commoners. Slater then attacked DiBiase from behind when Mahal was finished. Dropkick by DiBiase turned the tide. Suplex out of the corner for two. After Booker compared DiBiase to Tim Tebow, Cole got on Booker for not explaining who Tebow was. That sounds like it came from Vince McMahon, as Cole covered himself by saying he thought Booker said T. Boone Pickens. Sounds like Cole knew how absurd it was to ask who Tebow was, but I’m sure Vince has no idea. Slater worked the arm of DiBiase, giving him a greater challenge than DiBiase has had in recent weeks. Submission maneuver applied by Slater and DiBiase worked back to his feet. Back body-drop by DiBiase as the announcing at this point continued to devolve. DiBiase made his comeback and after the boomerang clothesline, sent Slater to Dream Street.

WINNER: DiBiase, at 4:51. Slater lasted longer than I expected, especially coming off a Wellness suspension.

5 – DANIEL BRYAN vs. RANDY ORTON vs. CODY RHODES vs. WADE BARRETT – FATAL FOUR-WAY TO DETERMINE #1 CONTENDER FOR THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Orton and Barrett paired off and stayed in the ring, while Bryan and Rhodes fought on the outside. Rhodes tried to surprise Orton from behind, but Orton met him with a dropkick. Whip into the buckle by Orton, then Bryan followed with a running dropkick. Dueling chants for Orton and Bryan as they faced off. No physicality between the two before they went to break at 1:42.

The show returned at 5:06 of the match and all four men were back in the ring. It was only for a brief time, however, as Orton was thrown out by Barrett, who went after him and tossed him into the steel steps. Rhodes and Barrett then double-teamed Bryan in the ring. Orton snuck back in not long after and went to work on both heels. Pump-handle slam attempt, but Orton got out of it and Rhodes snuck up from behind and gave Orton a Russian leg-sweep. Bryan came back in and went after Rhodes with kicks. Barrett put Bryan on his shoulders and Rhodes came off the top with a clothesline, the old Doomsday Device. Barrett wanted a pin, but Rhodes broke it up and tossed Barrett out. They went to break at 8:59 of the match.

Back from the final break at 12:24 of the match. Orton was back in the thick of things, working against Rhodes and Barrett. Barrett laid in the knees with Orton stuck between the ropes. Running boot to the skull and Orton fell to ringside. Rhodes attacked Barrett after Barrett had gotten the best of Bryan. Beautiful Disaster kick on Bryan for a two-count at 13:50. Bryan back-dropped a charging Rhodes to ringside. Barrett reappeared and he whipped Bryan into the ropes, but Bryan dove through them and onto Rhodes at ringside. Orton hit his signature moves on Barrett, but Bryan broke up a pin. Kick to the head of Orton for two. Rhodes dropped Bryan across the top rope and he fell to the mats outside. Rhodes for a cover on Orton, only getting two. Face-first suplex by Rhodes on Orton. Crowd chanted “Randy” as Rhodes slowly climbed the top rope. Orton tripped him up and connected on a superplex. Barrett tried to steal the pin, but Bryan dove off the top with a headbutt to cancel the fall. All three men were down in the ring and Orton re-entered. Barrett was thrown over the top, as was Rhodes. Cole said Orton was turning his attention to the weaker man. Rope-assisted DDT to Bryan. Before he could hit the RKO, Barrett pulled Orton out of the ring and gave him a DDT. Rhodes tried to pin Bryan, but Bryan grabbed the arm and locked in his finisher for the win.

WINNER: Bryan, at 18:34.

They replayed the finish after the match, but then Rhodes attacked Bryan from behind. He turned around into an RKO. They played Orton’s music until Bryan got back to his feet, then they played his. Josh Mathews gave a hard-sell for Tuesday’s live Smackdown as the show went off the air with Bryan holding up his Money-in-the-Bank briefcase.

Arcademan:
TNA Impact Wrestling Results: 11-24-11

Results courtesy of ProWrestling.net (direct link to Kester's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

1. Matt Morgan and Crimson squashed Mexican America in 1:54. Hernandez got sent to the floor early and spent the match selling at ringside.

Matt Morgan and Crimson worked their respective move sets on Anarquia before finishing him off with a double chokeslam.

2. Velvet Sky Brooke Tessmacher, and Tara defeated Angelina Love, Winter, and Madison Rayne in a Thanksgiving Thong Thunder Match in 9:51. The six women had a pose off during the first two minutes of the match.

The heels eventually attacked the faces and the fight was on. Winter took control of Tara, and they became the first two legal women…

Back from the break, Tara hit Winter with a standing moonsault before tagging in Tessmacher. Tessmacher used her stink face on Winter. Rayne tagged in and regained control for her team. The heels proceeded to work quick tags, keeping Tessmacher down.

Tessmacher got the hot tag to Sky, who quickly took out her heel opponents. The match broke down and all six women started to brawl with one another.

Mickie James ran down and stopped Madison Rayne from using her belt to hit Velvet Sky, and Sky hit Rayne with a butterfly facebuster for the victory.

3. Eric Young defeated Robbie E in 2:29. Robbie E assaulted the turkey suit to start the match.

Robbie E hit Young with a foreign object and got the pin, but Charles found the object afterwards and he restarted the match. Young hit a jumping piledriver on Robbie E and scored the pinfall victory.

Robbie E couldn't get up, so Robbie T had to wear the turnkey suit…

4. Jeff hardy, A.J. Styles, Mr. Anderson, and RVD defeated Bobby Roode Christopher Daniels, Bully Ray, and Jeff Jarrett in an eight-man elimination tag team match in 15:28. The heels took control early and isolated Mr. Anderson. When Anderson finally made the tag, RVD entered the match and was quickly slowed down by Immortal.

Anderson tagged back in and ran through his move set on Bully Ray. Ray, however, caught Anderson with an urinagi. Bobby Roode ran down, blind tagged Bully Ray, and covered Anderson for the pinfall. Bobby Roode pinned Mr. Anderson at 6:13.

Styles entered the match and tore into Bobby Roode. Roode responded with a low blow to get him intentionally disqualified. Bobby Roode DQed at 6:44.

Jarrett entered in Roode's place and attacked Styles as the show went to break…

Back from the break, Bully Ray and Jarrett hit a double suplex on Styles. Daniels tagged in and got caught with a Pele kick from Styles. Styles made the tag to RVD, who took out all three heels. RVD went for the Five-Star Frog Splash, but Angle pushed him off the top rope. Daniels covered RVD to get the pin. Christopher Daniels pinned RVD at 11:10.

The three remaining heels cornered Styles and started their assault. Daniels went for the BME, but Styles got his foot up to catch Daniels. Jarrett and Ray tried to attack Styles but ended up hitting each other.

Jeff hardy made his entrance and tagged into the match. He tore into Christopher Daniels and hit the Twist of Fate for a quick pin. Jeff hardy pinned Christopher Daniels at 14:46.

Jarrett ran in and Hardy immediately rolled him up into a small package for his second elimination. Jeff Hardy pinned Jeff Jarrett in 14:53.

Bully Ray hit a big boot on Hardy. Styles got a blind tag and hit Ray with a springboard cross body for the victory.

After the match, Bobby Roode hit Hardy in the back of the head with his title belt before hitting Styles with a second title shot. Bobby Roode yelled at a prone Styles as overly dramatic music played in the background.

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