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2012 WWE Tables, Ladders & Chairs PPV Recap Written by Killa Kev Join Killa Kev in the LIVE AngryMarks.com/chat room as we cover the 2012 edition of WWE's Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view, starting with the free YouTube pre-show at 7:30 PM, with the main card starting at 8:00 PM. Afterwards, stay in the chat as we recap the night's action in a special AngryMarks. Podcast! YouTube Pre-Show We are live from the Barclays Center in Brookly, NY. Scott Stamford and Matt Striker are our commentary team for the next 30 minutes. We start out by showing what happened between Big Show and Sheamus on Friday Night SmackDown. We then go back stage, WWE SmackDown General Manager Booker T coming up to Sheamus and apologizing for having to institute the "no contact" clause. Sheamus says he understands why he did it, but then starts to unload his frustration. Booker T cuts him off and says, "If you want to wipe that smirk off of Big Show's face, then beat him...". He picks up a chair, hands it to Sheamus and finishes with, "Beat him with this," and walks away. Next, we recap the last two weeks of action involving The Shield, Ryback, Daniel Bryan and Kane. fter this, we go back stage with Michael Cole and Josh Matthews, who discuss tomorrow night's 2012 WWE Slammy Awards. They mention that this year voting will be performed exclusively by the WWE Universe, and voting will only take place via the new WWE Mobile App. There are also six exclusive "WWE.com Slammys" which were voted on at WWE.com, and the winners are...
"Santa's Helper" Battle Royale for #1 Contender to the WWE Divas Championship: Rosa Mendez, Kaitlyn, Alicia Fox, Layla El, Aksana, Tamina Snooka, Cameron and Naomi WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres joins Scott & Matt at the announcers table. Most of the divas are dressed in various red-and-white striped outfits, but Natalya Neidhardt is wearing a cute pink and white polka-dot dress, and Alicia Fox is wearing a furry reindeer costume, including furry hoodie with antlers. Almost immediately Natalya Neidhardt was thrown out of the ring but stays on the apron. Rosa Mendez tries to kick her off, and Nattie ends up dumping her off the apron. Nattie then goes after Kaitlyn, but all the action stops as Camon and Naomi hit somebody (didn't see who) with a pair of leg drops. Cameron and Aksana are eliminated shortly after. Kaitlyn starts to go on a tear, helping to eliminate Nattie and Layla. Tamina goes after Naomi with a Samoan Drop after dropkicking Kaitlyn. She picks up Kaitlyn and attempts to dump her over the top rope, Kaitlyn holds on with a headlock, then starts dragging Tamina over. Naomi comes over and dumps them both over the top, but Kaitlyn is able to hang on to the ropes, Tamina is eliminated. We come down to Naomi and Kaitlyn, two of the finalists from WWE Tough Enough. Kaitlyn tries to whip Naomi off the ropes, she hangs on as Kaitlyn attempts to follow up with a dropkick and falls flat on her back. Naomi attempts to backdrop Kaitlyn over the top rope, Kaitlyn hangs on and hits Naomi with a forearm smash to knock her back on the mat. Eve Torres leaves the deck and smashes Kaitlyn in the back of the head, causing her to go dizzy. Naomi recovers, and seeing a prone Kaitlyn, dropkicks her off the apron WINNER & #1 CONTENDER FOR THE WWE DIVAS CHAMPIONSHIP, NAOMI. Eve Torres walks back up the ramp, applauds Naomi in the most fake way possible. Naomi points to Eve to let her know that she's coming after her next. More WWE.com Slammy Awards:
WWE Tables Ladders Chairs PPV @ 8:00 PM ET We open the show with Lillian Garcia asking everybody to rise in silence as WWE offers a ten-bell salute to the victims of the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, CT on Friday, December 14th, 2012. After we run the opening video montage, Michael Cole & Jerry "the King" Lawler take us straight to our first match.
Tables Match for #1 Contender to the WWE Tag Team Championship: Team Rhodes Scholars delivers a great promo as they walk to the ring. The bell rings and Sandow pairs off with Mysterio, Rhodes with Sin Cara. All four men will be in the ring, no tagging requited. Mysterio quickly throws Rhodes out of the ring with a head scissor, then helps Sin Cara team up on Sandow to throw him out. Mysterio & Cara pull a table out from under the ring, use it to clothesline both men in the ring. The table is set up, Sin Cara goes to the top rope as Sandow is laid on the table, but Rhodes makes the save, attacking Mysterio and throwing him out of the ring from under the bottom rope. Rhodes & Sandow double-team Sin Cara, still stuck on the top turnbuckle. Sandow pulls Sin Cara off, Rhodes stomps him in the corner. Rhodes & Sandow picks up Sin Cara to try to suplex him through the table, Sin Cara is able to wiggle out, throw out Sandow, and then Mysterio comes back in to move the the table out of the way. Rhodes hits the Disaster Kick on Sin Cara, Sandow throws Mysterio face-first into the ring post on the outside. Rhodes Scholars single out Sin Cara again, kicking and punching before throwing him out of the ring. Sandow focuses on Mysterio again, throwing him head- and shoulder-first into any solid object he can find. Rhodes sets up Sin Cara so his leg is stuck behind the steel ring steps, wedged against the ring post. Sandow grabs a table and slams it into the steps, damaging Sin Cara's legs. Sandow goes back on the attack against Mysterio as Rhodes pulls out another table, then yet another, setting them up side-by-side on the floor. Fans erupt in a "CO-DY'S MUS-TACHE!" chant. Mysterio & Sin Cara are laid out on the table, Sandow & Rhodes get in the ring, and Sandow is planning to launch Rhodes over the top rope into the duo and finish them off. Mysteiro recovers, pulls Sandow out of the ring, hits a seated senton on Rhodes, hurracanrana on Sandow, headscissor takeover on Rhodes to send him out of the ring followed by a seated senton off the apron. Sin Cara flies in and attacks Sandow with a cross-body block from the top rope, followed by a hurracanrana that sends Sandow out of the ring. Sin Cara follow up with a vicious tope that sees Sin Cara hitting the retaining wall around the ring head-first. Back in the ring, Rhodes tries to powerbomb Mysterio through the table, Mysterio escapes it, sets up Rhodes for the 6-1-9, connects, lays Rhodes out on the table in the ring. Mysterio climbs to the top turnbuckle, and Sandow makes the save by pulling Mysterio off, racking him on the top turnbuckle. Rhodes is shoved off the table, and Rhodes Scholars take the table to smack Mysteiro in the head, knocking him to the floor. Sin Cara in, enziguri on Sandow, Rhodes whips him off the ropes, Sin Cara holds on, drops Rhodes over the top rope, then kicks him in the head. Cara charges Sandow, who tries to backdrop him over the top rope, but Cara holds on to the ropes and kicks Sandow in the head. Sin Cara attempts to slingshot himself into the ring to hit Sandow, but Rhodes charges forward as Sin Cara leaps, shoves him backwards, and Sin Cara sails back across the rope and crashes into a table on the floor, breaking it in half. WINNER & #1 CONTENDER FOR THE WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP, TEAM RHODES SCHOLARS. A fantastic opening bout, very rarely do I give a match top ratings, but utilizing my old but well-tested RATE-O-MATIC scale, this was a solid 5 out of 5! We cut to the promo from The Shield - Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose & Roman Reins - that aired on WWE Monday Night Raw last week.
WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP: champion Antonio Cesaro vs R-Truth As the match starts, Michael Cole points out that R-Turth owns two wins over Cesaro recently, one in a non-title match and one in a tag team match. Cesaro starts out with a side headlock, shoved into the ropes, knocks down R-Truth with a shoulder block, goes for a pin, and then back to a standing side headlock. R-Truth shoves him off the ropes again, Cesaro runs the ropes, R-Truth tries a hip toss, is blocked, then goes for a single leg takedown into a roll-up for a two count, then goes for it again, then applies a side headlock takedown on the champion. Cesaro picks up R-Truth and drops him on his head with a belly-to-back suplex. Cesaro mounts R-Truth, punches him in the head, headbutts him. R-Truth gets back to his feet, reels off rights, bounces off the ropes, Cesaro clotheslines him, pin, R-Truth immediately kicks out. Cesaro looks to slow down the action with a side headlock on the mat, converting into an attempted D'Arce Choke, but doesn't have it locked in as R-Truth is able to fight through it. R-Truth gets to his feet after a few minutes, Cesaro throws him head-first into one turnbuckle, then another. R-Truth gives as good as he gets, though, then reels off a series of punches on Cesaro, is whipped off the ropes, reverses it, scissor kick to the back of the head, pin attempt for a two count. R-Truth whips Cesaro off the ropes, leg lariat, two count on the pin. R-Truth tries to pick up Cesaro for a suplex, Cesaro wiggles out of it, throws R-Truth int he corner, hits an uppercut to the back of the head, then quickly sets up and takes out R-Truth with the Neutralizer. WINNER AND STILL CHAMPION, ANTONIO CESARO. Matt Striker in the ring and asks him for his reaction to the negative response from the audience. Cesaro takes the mic, shoves Striker away and speaks, "Unlike America, I am a true international superpower! I am the greatest United States Champion, you are booing your own country. You have no respect for your fellow citizens or for yourself." Cesaro then reels off something in a foreign language as his music starts to play.
Backstage interview with Josh Matthews and "Mr. Money in the Bank" Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler complains that if Cena wins their match tonight, he'll win an award that he already won and lost, and if Ziggler wins, he gets to keep what is already his. Ziggler predicts that Cena will not be able to keep his focus as Dolph himself rises as a WWE superstar. "Mark my words, tonight everything changes!"
Miz TV Interview Segment Mike "the Miz" Mizanin welcomes the fans and then introduces his guests as the biggest train wreck in NYC, Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal & Drew McIntyre, the Three Man Band! 3MB comes to the ring, start kicking over tables and jumping on the couches. Miz replies, "What are you guys, five?" Miz starts to ask a question, and Slater says, "Woah! I got a question for you! Where do you get off calling us a train wreck?", to which Miz replies, "Where do you get off calling yourself a band!" McIntyre says that they're bigger than Jay-Z. Slater follows up, "The Rolling Stones, they WISH they could rock out with 3MB! Everybody needs to hear this: tomorrow night at the Slammy Awards, 3MB will perform LIVE, BABY!" Miz responds, "'That's great news!' said nobody ever!" Miz calls them the bathroom break of the show. Jinder Mahal then points out the Spanish announcing team and starts calling them out, with Jinder leading the charge, "In America, we speak American!" They start to shove around the announcers. Ricardo Rodriguez then runs in and tries to stop them, but they shove him around as well. This causes Alberto Del Rio to come in and try to save his manservant, which only leads to 3MB beating him down. The Miz actually comes to Del Rio's rescue. 3MB retreats, Slater takes a mic and challenges Miz and Del Rio to a six-man tag later tonight Miz responds, "That's not a problem!" as the fans start chanting, "WE WANT RYDER!".
We get a promo for The Rock coming to WWE Royal Rumble on January 27th, 2013. Backstage Kane and Daniel Bryan are speaking. Kane asks if everything is set, Bryan says it is, but he finds Kane to be easier to talk to. Kane asks for an explanation, and DB says he finds it difficult to deal with Ryback constantly repeating "Feed me more!", and Kane replies, "Are you KIDDING me?" Kane says that it's not important what Ryback says, but what he does, and if he wants more, they'll feed him The Shield. Bryan starts shouting, "YES! YES! YES!"
WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP: champion "the Wildcat" Kofi Kingston vs. Wade Barrett Elsewhere backstage, Matt Striker interviews Wade Barrett about his upcoming match. He says of Kofi Kingston, "All I know is that he is a cat without nine lives, and tonight he's about to be neutered by the Barrett Barrage." Barrett attacks Kingston with a kick to the midsection, a scoop slam, pin attempt, transitions into a front face lock. Kingston with a reverse waistlock, Barrett backs him into a corner, elbows his way loose, snap mare on Kingston to take him down, pin attempt, back into a front face lock, then transitions into a side headlock. Kingston punches his way loose, shoves Barrett into the ropes, Barrett with a shoulder tackle. Bounce off the ropes a few times with Kingston leapfrogging him, a kick in the chest, a drop kick, cover and a two count by the champion. Kingston follows up with a kick in the chest, forearm shivers, attempts to run the ropes, Barrett clotheslines him over the top. Barrett follows outside, kick in the ribs, whips Kingston into the apron, Kingston leaps through the ropes into the ring to avoid the collision, then commits to a suicide dive through the ropes to take Barrett down. Kingston rolls Barret into the ring, slingshot off the ropes, misses his attack, Barrett kicks him in the ribs, applies an Abdominal Stretch, picks up Kingston and slams him to the mat, cover, hooks the leg, two count. Barrett reels off a right, sets up for what looks like a belly-to-back suplex, but then drops Kingston's legs on the ropes to assist in a backbreaker over the knee. Barrett attempts a submission by pulling back on the arms, Kingston escapes, kicks Barrett int he face, bounces off the ropes and runs right into a Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker from Barrett. Barrett climbs to the middle turnbuckle, elbow drop connects to the chest, cover, hook of the legs, two count for the challenger Barrett flips Kingston on his belly, straddles his back and works on a Camel Clutch. Kingston gets to his feet, punches free, Barrett cuts him off with a knee to the midsection, then picks him up and tries to slingshot Kingston off the ropes again, but Kingston flips through it and executes a side Russian legsweep on Barrett, followed by a pair of axehandle smashes across the chest, a leaping clothesline, then the Boom Drop. Barrett curls up and rolls over to a corner as Kingston sets up for Trouble in Paradise, charges, Barrett ducks it, tries to pick up Kingston for a side slam, Kingston slips out of it and hits the SOS, tries for a pin but Barrett rolls out of the way. Kingston straddles Barrett int he corner and lays in a 10-count round of punches, Barrett kicks him in the face when he gets down, then hits the side slam, covers, two count. Barrett taking his time to calculate his next move as Kingston slowly recovers in the corner. Barrett approaches, Kingston hits a slow pendulum kick, climbs to the top turnbuckle and hits a cross-body block, but Barrett rolls through it and attempts to pin Kingston, who barely kicks out. Barrett complains about the slow count, allowing Kingston to attempt a roll-up. Barrett kicks out, picks up Kingston for another side slam, cover, Kingston again kicks out. Barrett sets up for the Bull Hammer roaring elbow, picks up Kingston, but Kingston spins around and pulls off the Trouble in Paradise from out of nowhere, covers, 1-2-3. WINNER AND STILL CHAMPION, KOFI KINGSTON.
C.M. Punk promo Justin Roberts directs our attention to the skybox section where WWE Champion C.M. Punk and manager Paul Heyman are sitting. Punk stands up and takes a mic, stating, "Well, well, well. Apparently everybody here and around the world wants a status report on my knee. Tell 'em, Paul!" Heyman replies, "FUHGETABOUT IT!" Punk continues on. "Now for everybody watching at home who doesn't understand the ignorant lingo of these Brooklynites, it's none of their business. But it's very hard for me to wake up in my home in Chicago and have to come here in front of these... animals! Boo all you want, but if you don't want to be called animals then maybe you should leave and not reside int he slums of Staten Island. Each and every one of you and Ryback have a ton in common. Neither of you don't understand what it means to be a champion. Each and every one of you are dumb. I apologize for telling you the facts. Ryback is dumb and lucky. He's dumb because he's injured me to a point where I can't compete for my title tonight, and he's lucky BECAUSE he injured me to the point where I can't compete tonight. You want to put a weapon in MY hand? My record in TLC matches speaks for itself. I would have smashed him through every single table in New York. This isn't me bragging or boasting, this is me separating fact from fiction, unlike you and Ryback who live in a fantasy world. Fiction is the idea that Ryback is an unstoppable force, the truth is that Ryback is just a man that I've already beaten. And tonight the Shield, of whom I have no affiliation with, is going to beat him tonight. Here's another fact: I am the longest-reigning WWE Champion of the modern era The fact is, nobody is going to take this title away from me, because nobody can. I started 2012 as the WWE Champion, and I will end it as such. And the scary thing is that I'm JUST getting started!"
Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match: WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No (Kane & Daniel Bryan) & Ryback vs. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) This is the first-ever TLC match involving a six-man tag. Action spills out around the ring before the bell sounds. Eventually Dean Ambrose and Ryback pair off in the ring, Ambrose chops Ryback, no effect, Ryback knocks down Ambrose with a pair of his own, whips him off the ropes and tries a Gorilla Press Slam, but Ambrose slips out of it and tries to kick his legs out from underneath him. Ambrose bounces off the ropes and gets taken down with a Thesz Press. Rollins and Reigns jump in the ring to help him. Rollins is thrown out, but Ambrose and Reigns dropkick Ryback over the rope and to the floor. Kane tries to bring a ladder into the ring and Ambrose & Rollins use a baseball slide to kick the ladder into Kane, then run roughshod over Bryan. Ryback gets in, throws Reigns out, picks up the ladder and starts beating Rollins & Ambrose simultaneously. Reigns back in the ring with a chair, clobbers Ryback. Kane takes it away and punches Reigns in the back, then chokes him on the ropes before putting him in the corner, Daniel Bryan comes over and kicks Reigns int he ribs multiple times, shouting, "YES! YES! YES!" Kane erects a ladder in the corner, Daniel Bryan whips Reigns into the ladder, then Kane whips Daniel to the ladder, Bryan executes a dropkick, smashing Riegns into the ladder. Ambrose & Rollins pulls Bryan out of the ring and beats him down. Rollins tries for a double axehandle smash from the top turnbuckle, Kane chokeslams him to the mat, then smashes him between the ladder legs and hits it with a chair multiple times. Den Ambrose comes in with a chair, hits Kane, then executes a DDT. Ryback back in the ring, picks up Ambrose and shoulder blocks him into a corner, then does the same to Rollins. Ambrose clubs Ryback from behind, hems him up and Rollins hits Ryback in the ribs with a ladder, Ambrose with a DDT into the top of the ladder, then throws the ladder on Ryback's body. Ambrose erects the ladder in the corner again, Rollins kicks Ryback in the ribs Both men club Ryback in the back, then attempt a double-team hip toss into the ladder. Ryback doesn't budge, clotheslines them both several times, then whips Ambrose into Rollins into the ladder, then Ryback charges and smashes both of them. Ryback picks up the ladder, throws it to the mat, picks up both men and pulls off a two-on-one suplex into the ladders. Ryback signals that this is over, he picks up both men again for the Shell Shock, Reigns runs in and cuts him off. Ambrose and Reigns double-team Ryback with kicks to the head and back, Ambrose takes a chair and drives the edge of it into the small of Ryback's back Reigns picks up the ladder and throws it on him. Ambrose goes outside and drags Ryback out of the ring. Reigns pulsl the top off the Spanish announcing team's table and tells them to clear out. They take turns slamming Ryback's head into the table, then set up for the triple-team powerbomb through the table, hoist up Ryback and send him through. They start to congratulate themselves, but Daniel Bryan slides through the ring, sails over the top rope and tries to take them out but he gets caught and beat down. Kane comes back around to even up the odds. In the ring Bryan is beating Rollins with a chair, but Ambrose takes it away from him and cuts him off. Ambrose picks up the chair, then Bryan, and slams both to the mat, with Bryan's back landing on the chair. Rollins hits Bryan in the back with a chair. Ambrose grabs hi by the throat and says, "come on, Goatface! Get up!" Ambrose sets up a chair, throws Bryan head-first into it. Outside the ring Kane is kicking Roman Reigns in the guts .Ambrose plants a chair on Bryan's chest and stomps him in the guts. They next take a table and lay it across the top of a turnbuckle. Outside, Reigns has gotten the better of Kane and is keeping him beat down on the floor, Ryback is still knocked out at the announcers table Rollins & Ambrose whip Bryan face-first into the edge of the table across the turnbuckles, then pick him up and lay him across the top. Both men climb up onto the table, pick up Bryan, set upf or a double-team suplex and execute it, much to the delight of the fans! Reigns goes for the pin, one, two, Kane runs in and breaks up the pin. Reigns runs in to attack Kane, Kane pulls down the top rope and Reigns sails to the outside to crash & burn. Ambrose hems up Kane as Rollings hits him with a chair in the guts, then run Kane shoulder-first into the edge of the table straddled on the turnbuckle. They re-set the table, and put Kane on top. They climb back up on the table again, Kane throws Rollins off to the floor, Ambrose never made it up and he heats a Clothesline from Hell! Reigns runs in and gets clotheslined in the corner a few times, whipped to the opposite corner, clothesline, side slam from Kane, cover, Dean Ambrose makes the save. Ambrose unloads on Kane, then sets up a chair. Kane blocks Ambrose's attempt and chokeslams him through the chair. Kane goes for the pin and Reigns breaks it up. Kane choekslams Reigns over the top rope to the floor, and follows him out. Rollins goes for a chop block on Kane from behind, then Reigns spears Kane through the timekeeper's table. Fans are chanting "This is awesome!" as Rollins attends to Daniel Bryan in the ring. Bryan suddenly slaps on the NO! Lock, Ambrose comes in to try to stop him, he gets a No! Lock, then Riegns comes in and HE gets a No! Lock, but The Shield get their act together and beat Bryan back down. Rollins sets up a chair in the middle of the ring, ROllins comes over and they attempt to suplex him through the table, Bryan wiggles out, kicks the crap out of them, but Ambrose is able to get the better of him, Ambrose with a scissor kick over Bryan's head into the chair. Amborse attempts to pin Daniel Bryan, but Ryback has recovered and pulls him out of the ring, then goes on a recking spree on Riegns, picks up Rollins and throws him into Ambrose on the outside, Gorilla Press Slam on Reigns. Ryback lays a chair out in the ring, Ambrose comes in and attacks him from behind, bounces off the ropes, Ryback spears him! Ryback steps back i the corner, charges at Ambrose and flips him inside-out with a clothesline. Ambrose is set up for the Shell Shock, Ryback drops back, covers, hooks the leg, 1-2- NO! Reigns runs in and breaks it up. Ryback and Rollins go toe-to-toe, Rollins thrown out, Reigns thrown out. Ryback goes outside, clubs Rollins, Reigns attacks from behind, Ryback clubs him, Rollins hits Ryback with a chair. Ryback charges and spears Reigns through a ladder set up near the stage, then picks up Rollins and throws him to the ground. Reigns takes Ryback's legs out from under him and pummels him, Ryback stands up and hits him back, then attacks Rollins, Ambrose attacks him from behind with a chair. Reigns grabs a chair and beats him. Rollins pulls a table down on him as the other two pound him with chair shots. Ryback is laid out on a table and he's beaten down .Rollins looks up at the top of a series of ladders, the fans pop and Rollins climbs up. Ambrose and Reigns steps away to protect the entrance from Kane & Daniel Bryan, but Ryback has recovered and Rollins is trapped! Rollins tries to climb higher, Ryback chases him up the ladder, grabs him by the pants, yanks him off the ladder and Rollins crashes through a pair of tables. Back in the ring, Ambrose & Reigns are double-teaming Daniel Bryan. They set up a ladder in the ring, Reigns sits on the top turnbuckle, Ambrose feeds Bryan up to him, Reigns powerbombs Daniel Bryan through the table! Ryback is trying to stagger back to the ring but can't make it as Reigns makes the pin, Ambrose standing guard. WINNERS: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns. The Shield very quickly leave the ring, collect Rollins and leave. Kane is still buried under the ruble that was the timekeeper's area. Ryback is stomping around the ring shouting, "DAMNIT!" Seriously, another 5-out-of-5 match here, not ONE single dead spot, missed spot, dull spot or any point where this didn't make any sense! Match of the night!
WWE DIVAS CHAMPIONSHIP: champion Eve Torres vs. Naomi Unannounced, but predicted, Naomi will fight for her title shot right now! Eve starts out whipping Naomi into the corner, Naomi fights her way out, leapfrogs over Eve a few times, Eve tries to slide under her legs, Naomi grabs her by the hair and drags her up, then leaps up and hits Eve in the face a few times with her butt! Eve leaves the ring, Naomi flips over the top rope and tries to kick Eve, then starts dancing in the ring as Eve is astounded. Eve starts to get i the ring, Naomi comes over, and Eve grabs her arm and wrings it over the top rope. Eve back in the ring and applies a Key Lock submission to the arm that was just injured. Naomi gets to her feet, flips Eve over her head t break the hold, then executes a hurracanrana, Eve lands in the corner. Naomi runs over and hits what is possibly the worst looking leg lariat I've eve seen, struggles to leap to the top turnbuckle and try for a sloppy cross-body block, and misses spectacularly as Eve rolls out of the way. Eve picks up Naomi by the hair, hits a swinging neckbreaker, covers, and thankfully puts this match to an end. WINNER AND STILL CHAMPION, EVE TORRES. Eve brings a photographer into the ring to pose for pictures over the fallen Naomi. My God, that was horrible. 1-out-of-5. And it only gets the "1" because it started out decently.
WWE World Heavyweight Championship - Chairs Match: champion The Big Show vs. Sheamus O'Shaunussey Backstage Josh Matthews asks Big Show, "In your mind, does Sheamus have any chance of winning the world title back from you tonight?" Big Show replies, "The smartest thing Sheamus could have done was hit me as hard as he could, violating his contract. Now he has to face me in the ring tonight. Sheamus hit me with 31 chair shots at Survivor Series. That would have ended most people's careers, but I'm still standing here. I've been looking forward to this for awhile now. What do you think my hands can do holding a steel chair? Sheamus' 'Irish Eyes' won't be smiling, they'll be swollen shut!" Sheamus comes to the ring first, then Big Show. Sheamus attempts to take control early, hitting him at the bell, putting hi in a corner, then kicking his knee out from underneath him to keep him down on the mat. Sheamus leaves the rig, grabs a chair, comes back in, Big Show kicks the chair out of his hands, Sheamus clubs him in the head with fists. Big Show gets some separation and rolls out of the ring. Sheamus runs up on Big Show with a chair, Big Show with a mule kick to smash the chair into Sheamus' face. Big Show pulls up Sheamus and slaps him with a slap across the chest, then a second one. Big Show rolls Sheamus back into the ring, looks for another chair, Sheamus recovers and leaps off the apron to try to take Big Show down, but Big Show weathers the blow, headbutts Sheamus, chops him, rolls him back in the ring. Sheamus is waiting in a corner and kicks Big Show in the chest, Big Show pulls him out and then levels Sheamus with a lariat, leaving Sheamus bleeding across the mouth. Big Show takes his time pulling up Sheamus, only to put him back down with a headbutt before walking across his body. Big Show leaves the ring Sheamus quickly stands up and executes a baseball slide to knock him off his feet. Sheamus follows up with a knee lift on the outside Sheamus looking for a hair, finds one, then starts running after Big Show, Big Show tries to slide int he ring, Sheamus beats him in, jabs him in the ribs, hits hi on the back a few times, then across the chest. Sheamus caches Big Show on the rebound off the ropes, scoop slam, cover and a two count. Sheamus resumes hitting Big Show in the back with a chair, then climbs to the top turnbuckle with it. Big Show stands up, Sheamus flies and knocks down Big Show, hitting him in the head and shoulder. Sheamus goes back up again, Big Show back up again, Sheamus leaps, but this time Big Show leaps up in defense, and knocks the chair into Sheamus, and then Sheamus goes rolling out of the ring. Big Show takes a chair and starts beating Sheamus with it, throws it aside and slaps him across the chest before throwing him back in the ring. Big Show steps back in, Sheamus tries to grab a chair but Big Show stomps on it to cut him off, then nonchalantly shoves him away by the foot Big Show picks up the chair and hits Sheamus in the back. Sheamus tries to grab on to Big Show to pull himself up, Big Show knees him in the face. Sheamus crawls to the ropes, and Big Show chokes him across the middle rope, before pulling him up and headbutting him. Sheamus is whipped into the corner and then eats a splash from the Show. Big Show attempts to step over the top rope to go back outside, Sheamus sees an opportunity and runs to the ropes as hard as he can, racking Big Show with the ropes. Both men fall to their knees, come near each other, start trading punches, stand up, Sheamus spears Big Show int he corner, does it again, big Show staggers out and Sheamus hits a knee lift, a second one, bounces off the ropes and walks right into a Choke Slam from the champion! Big Show covers, Sheamus is barely able to kick out. Big Show leaves the ring, grabs a pair of chairs from under the ring, throws them in the ring. Big Show goes around and picks up a few more chairs and throws them in. Big Show steps back in, kicks Sheamus in the ribs. Big Show clubs Sheamus a few times with a chair, then climbs to the middle turnbuckle for a splash, hits it with a chair between them. Big Show hooks the leg, covers, one... two... kickout! Big Show stands up and sets up a chair in the middle of the ring, picks up a second one and sets it up facing the other. Big Show picks up Sheamus by the neck and says, "Now... it's my time to hurt you!" Sheamus slips out of the choke slam, picks up Big Show and hits the White Noise through the chairs. Sheamus crawls over on top of Big Show, covers, hooks the leg, but Big Show kicks out. Sheamus is starting to hulk up as Big Show pulls himself up. Sheamus starts beating his chest and calling for the Brough Kick, he charges, Big Show side-steps it, Sheamus is hung up on the top rope, Big Show leans over and blasts Sheamus in the jaw with the WMD He covers, hooks a leg, one.. two... kickout! Big Show steps out of the ring, reaches under, pulls out a GIANT SIZE steel chair, steps back into the ring, blasts Sheamus with it. Sheamus collapses, Big Show covers for the win. WINNER AND STILL CHAMPION, THE BIG SHOW. Big Show takes his time leaving the ring. Backstage Cena is warming up when AJ Lee comes up. Cena notices she's wearing one of his t-shirts and jokingly asks if she got it out of the men's locker room. AJ says she wants to apologize for everything that has happened, and Cena tells her she doesn't have to apologize, but if she must then wait until after Cena wins tonight. AJ skips off.
Three Man Band (Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal & Drew McIntyre) vs. Mike "the Miz" Mizanin, Alberto Del Rio & Mystery Partner (w/ Ricardo Rodriguez) 3MB comes out first, followed by Rodriguez to introduce Del Rio, then finally Miz, who says that they found the toughest man in Brooklyn, none other than "The Brooklyn Brawler" Steve Lombardi! Del Rio quickly whips Slater around, throws hi in the corner, tags to Lombardi. Lombardi with a side headlock, Slater shoves him off, Lombardi with a shoulder block to take him down, hip toss on McIntyre & Mahal, but Slater clubs him from behind. McIntyre tags in, whips Lombardi into the corner, clubs him in the head, pulls him out and executes a snap suplex, covers, two count. Slater tags back in, kicks Lombardi in the midsection, body slam. Slater goes to the middle turnbuckle for a diving knee, Lombardi moves out of the way. Slater tags to Mahal, Lombardi tags to Mizanin who start cleaning house Mahal head-first into the corner, Miz then reels off punches, steps back and hits the clothesline in the corner. Slater runs over and is clotheslined off the apron. Mizanin climbs to the top turnbuckle, leaps over Mahal, tries to pin him, McIntyre runs into break it up. Del Rio runs int o break that up, Slater tries to whip Del Rio into the ropes, Del Rio turns it into a suicida through the ropes onto McIntyre. Slater tries to bounce off the ropes, but Ricardo Rodriguez grabs him by the legs. Miz runs in and hits Mahal with the Skull Crushing Finale. Lombardi wants to tag in, Miz tags him in, Lombardi flips over Mahal and taps him out with the Brooklyn Crab! WINNERS: Miz, Del Rio & Lombardi. A fun match to help cool down the crowd a little!
LADDER MATCH FOR THE "MONEY IN THE BANK" BRIEFCASE: "Mr. Money in the Bank" Dolph Ziggler vs. John Cena Both men are stationed in opposite corners. They come together, collar-and-elbow tie-up. Ziggler shoves Cena into the ropes, Cena takes him down with a shoulder block, and Ziggler sits and thinks about it for a minute. They stand up, circle the ring again, another lockup, Ziggler with a side headlock. Cena shoves him off and Ziggler delivers the shoulder block. Cena stands up and gives him a nod of respect. Fans start loudly chanting, "LET'S GO ZIGGLER!" as they lock up again, Cena with the side headlock, Ziggler whips him off the ropes, duck-under, float-over, Cena with a hiptoss into a side headlock takeover. Fans start booing and then start a "YOU CAN'T WRES-TLE!" chant with a dueling, "YES HE CAN!" counter. Ziggler escapes, applies a headlock to Cena, Cena escapes and executes a Fisherman's Suplex, whips Ziggler into the corner, charges and whips him out with a monkey flip, then grabs Ziggler by the head and flat out throws him through the ropes to the outside, and then bows before the fans, eliciting a mix of cheers and boos. Cena goes outside, and Ziggler surprises him with a chair into the ribcage, laying hi out flat. Ziggler throws him back in, grabs a chair, tosses it in as well. Ziggler back in, wedges the chair between the top and middle rope as the fans cheer for him. Ziggler turns around and finds Cena waiting for him with a Flapjack. Cena rolls out of the ring and pulls out a ladder from under it. Ziggler with a baseball slide dropkick into the table, knocks down Cena, loud pop from t he crowd. Ziggler picks up the ladder and throws it in the ring, setting up for the briefcase. Cena runs in, dropkicks Ziggler, picks up the ladder and hits him in the head with it. Cena's bleeding from somewhere around his right eye. Ziggler rolls out of the ring, Cena follows him out and then throws Ziggler across the remaining announcer's table. Cena starts to pull apart the ring steps, then stops, then pulls the top off of it and picks it up, running it head-first into Ziggler. Ref checks on Ziggler's condition as Cena pulls out a table from under the ring, and slide it inside to set it up. Jerry Lawler asks if Cena's forgotten that this is a LADDER MATCH. Ziggler hasn't, as he gets on the apron, waits for Cena to come over, then grabs his head and snaps it over the ropes. Ziggler sets up the ladder and goes up, Cena pulls him off, and both men start trading right hands, then trading knees to the ribs, giving as good as they get. Ziggler ducks under Cena's swing, leaps on his back and goes for the Sleeper Hold. Cena wildly swings around, collapses to a knee, then reaches deep to stand back up and attempt to climb the ladder. Cena makes it up four rungs before he starts to slow down, trying to reach for the briefcase, falling short. Cena passes out and falls backwards, crashing Ziggler through the table, both men are out! Ziggler recovers first, starts to climb the ladder. Cena recovers and decides to just pick up the ladder - with Ziggler on it - into a Gorilla Press Slam! Ziggler wiggles off, Cena sets him up for the Five Knuckle Shuffle, but Ziggler escapes and hits the Zig Zag instead. Ziggler grabs another ladder from under the ring, slides it in, Cena runs over and grabs him by the leg, flips him over and applies the STF. At first, you'd think that Cena forgot that he can't win by submission, but Ziggler reaches for the rope and pounds away for mercy, but no ref is going to break that up either! Ziggler quickly passes out. Cena picks up the ladder, looks to set it up, but then waits for Ziggler to get up and charges. Ziggler is on the apron, he ducks under the ladder and shoulders Cena in the ribs, forcing him to drop the ladder. Ziggler tries to slingshot in, Cena picks him up into the Attitude Adjustment, Ziggler wiggles out and hits the Blonde Ambition! Ziggler attempts to set up the ladder, Cena cuts him off, but eats another Blonde Ambition. Ziggler goes out of the ring, recovers yet another ladder, and sets it up. Ziggler climbs up, Cena recovers and climbs up, they trade punches near the top of the ladder, then reverse elbows, then headbutts. Cena gets the better of it, Ziggler falls off the ladder face-first! Cena resumes his climb to the top, slowly, reaching with every step. Ziggler recovers, climbs up the ladder on Cena's side, clubs him in the back and they both back down. Cena kicks Ziggler in the stomach, throws him in the corner, Ziggler kicks him back, grabs Cena by the head and sends him head-first into the standing ladder, Ziggler staggering backwards, both men exhausted. Ziggler demands that Cena stand up, holding his fist. Ziggler swings, Cena ducks it and then hits a hurracanrana on Ziggler, sending him crashing through a table wedged in the corner! It wasn't pretty as the luchadores, but it was one none the less! Cena picks up the ladder, and Ziggler hits a desperation dropkick to take them both down. Cena hauls off on Ziggler, puts him in the corner, punches him, sets Ziggler on the top turnbuckle. Ziggler fights back, headbutts Cena and knocks him on his ass, Ziggler is reeling on the top turnbuckle. Ziggler stands up, connects on a cross-body block, but Cena holds on, rolls through and tries to turn it into an Attitude Adjustment. Ziggler reaches out to the chair he wedged in the corner at the start, pulls it out and beats Cena in the knee with it until he collapses! Ziggler is clearing the ring of all objects now and looks around a cheering arena while waiting for Cena to get up. Ziggler charges with a Superkick, Cena ducks it and quickly hits him with the Attitude Adjustment, Ziggler falls out of the ring! WWE Raw General Manager Vickie Guerreo runs out with a chair, demanding Cena stand up. Suddenly AJ Lee runs down to stop her, hits a belly-to-back suplex, then imitates the Five Knuckle Shuffle which Vickie BADLY BADLY BADLY sells and rolls out of the ring. Cena gets back int he ring with a ladder, and AJ Lee starts skipping around the ring... AND THEN SHOVES OVER THE LADDER AS HE'S CLIMBING IT!!! THIS CROWD JUST WENT NUTS!! NUTS!!! Ziggler gets int he ring, grabbing his hair, not sure of what happened. AJ Lee looks over at him with a blank look, then flashes him a cheesey grin and skips to the back. Ziggler quickly realizes that his time is now, he sets the ladder backup, quickly scales the ladder and secures the briefcase. WINNER, AND *STILL* MR. MONEY IN THE BANK, DOLPH ZIGGLER. Ziggler lets out a loud roar and celebrates as he goes to the back. Cena sits in the ring, shaking his head at what just happened.
That's all there is, folks! Check out our WWE TLC Post-PPV Show coming up at the top of the hour! |
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