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7 Takeaways From WWE RAW (10/9)

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This week’s episode of RAW aired live from Bankers Life Fieldhouse arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the second-to-last episode of RAW before WWE TLC 2017 on October 22nd. Here are 7 takeaways from this week’s WWE RAW:

The Shield Is Officially Back

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The Miz came down to the ring and announced that he was giving out some Mizzie awards tonight. Curtis Axel was awarded a Mizzie of perseverance and the crowd chanted “you deserve it!”. Axel dedicated the Mizzie to Bo Dallas. The Mizzie for best supporting actors went to Sheamus and Cesaro.

Sheamus and Cesaro made their way to the ring to accept the award. Sheamus and Cesaro thanked Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose for making this all possible. The Miz bragged about their attack on Roman Reigns. The Miz then gave himself a Mizzie and dedicated it to his unborn child and to every future child out there that needs a new role model.

Roman Reigns came down to the entrance ramp and told The Miz to shut up. Reigns added that he will give them one chance to get out of his ring. The Miz stated that the rumors of The Shield reuniting are just like Reigns, they are nothing but hype. Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins then joined Reigns on the entrance ramp. The Shield made their way to the ring and beatdown everyone besides The Miz who rolled out of the ring to avoid them. Rollins and Reigns chased after The Miz outside the ring. Miz got back into the ring and Ambrose planted him with Dirty Deeds. The Shield then hit the Triple Powerbomb and posed in the ring.

The Miz was shown later during RAW receiving medical attention backstage. RAW GM Kurt Angle showed up and announced the main event for WWE TLC 2017. The Shield will face The Miz, Sheamus & Cesaro in a TLC.

The crowd absolutely loved seeing The Shield reunion. I haven’t heard a pop like that in a long time. I’m glad that The Shield is back, it makes RAW interesting while we wait for Brock Lesnar to come back and defend his Universal Championship.

The Cruiserweights Main Evented RAW Again

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Enzo cut a promo tonight about RAW GM Kurt Angle giving Kalisto a shot at the Cruiserweight Championship at WWE TLC. Enzo disagreed and called out RAW GM Kurt Angle. Kurt made his way to the ring to a great reaction from the crowd. Enzo pulled out his no-contract clause and said that Kalisto broke the clause. Angle said that he signed Kalisto to the Cruiserweight division after the clause was created, thus it didn’t apply to Kalisto.

Enzo was still pissed off and said that Kurt Angle should be trying to make him happy. Angle said that the match will happen tonight instead of at WWE TLC. Enzo agreed to defend his title tonight only if was the main event. Kurt Angle agreed but added a stipulation. Angle said that the entire Cruiserweight division will be surrounding the ring and that the match will be a Lumberjack Match.

The TLC Main Event Is Set

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Matt connected with a Clothesline and a couple of right hands early but they had very little effect on Strowman. Matt went for the Side Effect but Strowman blocked it and hurled him across the ring. Strowman then knocked Hardy out of the ring as RAW went to a break. When RAW returned, Matt Hardy connected with a Dropkick and then a Twist of Fate. Hardy went for the cover but Strowman kicked out at one.

Strowman then Chokeslammed Hardy and followed it up with the Running Powerslam for the pinfall victory. Strowman carried Matt Hardy up the entrance ramp and The Shield emerged on the entrance ramp. Strowman charged at Reigns but Rollins and Ambrose attacked Braun. Reigns then hit a massive Spear and The Shield stomped on Strowman. The Shield cleared off the announce table and hit the Triple Powerbomb on Strowman through the table.

It was later announced that Braun Strowman will be joining The Miz and The Bar against The Shield in the WWE TLC main event. It was also announced that Braun Strowman will be facing Roman Reigns in a Steel Cage Match next week on RAW.

There Was A “Biscuit Butt!” Chant

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Mickie James came down to the ring to cut a promo on Alexa Bliss. Mickie said that she was going to take the RAW Women’s Championship from Alexa Bliss at WWE TLC 2017. RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss then came down to the ring and showed a video package to honor Mickie James.

The video was done in the style of a project from the 1950s and had old-timey narration. Bliss laughed at Mickie after the video ended and called her “grandma”. Mickie James said that she is hard of hearing at her age and told Alexa Bliss to bring her “biscuit butt” down to the ring to say it to her face. Alexa refused and Mickie chased her and attacked her on the entrance ramp. Mickie got in a few shots before Alexa retreated. As Alexa was retreating up the entrance ramp, the crowd started a loud “biscuit butt!” chant.

Sister Abigail Was Revealed – And It Was Terrible

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Balor came down to the ring and cut the same promo you’ve heard several times by now. He said that Balor Club is here in Indianapolis and said that he was not afraid of Bray Wyatt. Bray then appeared on the screen and said that Bray he should fear Sister Abigail. Bray’s face then changed and he was speaking as Sister Abigail.

Sister Abigail claimed that Bray wouldn’t hurt a fly and that she controls everything. Sister Abigail brought up “The Demon King” and said that she is worth than anything Balor has ever read in his Irish mythology books. Bray then returned, laughed and told Balor to run.

I almost feel bad for Bray Wyatt at this point. This was just terrible. It wasn’t scary or interesting at all, it just looked cheap. It reminded me of a direct-to-video horror movie and I felt embarrassed for Wyatt. This feud has been terrible and it is somehow getting worse every week.

Balor was interviewed by Renee Young later during the show. Balor said that after hearing Sister Abigail he is afraid that Bray Wyatt has released something awful. Balor stated that he now knows what he has to do.

Emma Will Face Asuka At WWE TLC

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Emma defeated Bayley, Dana Brooke, Alicia Fox and Sasha Banks in a Fatal 5-Way Elimination Match to earn the right to face Asuka at WWE TLC 2017. Dana Brooke was the first Superstar eliminated via the Bayley to Belly. Bayley was the next eliminated and RAW went to a commercial break.

When RAW returned, Alicia Fox and Emma had teamed up to beatdown Sasha Banks. Emma tried to roll-up Fox while she was focused on Banks but Alicia kicked out. Fox beatdown Emma for a minute and then Sasha Banks got back in the action. Sasha locked Fox in the Bank Statement and Alicia tapped out. Emma quickly rolled up Sasha for the victory as Banks was breaking the hold. Emma will now face Asuka when she makes her main roster debut at WWE TLC 2017 in 13 days.

Kalisto Is The New Cruiserweight Champion

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Enzo cut his second promo of the night on the Cruiserweights that were standing ringside for the Lumberjack Match. He once again didn’t poke fun at Tozawa because Akira said that he liked Enzo on Twitter. Kalisto controlled the match early and Enzo tried to regroup outside the ring. The lumberjacks threw Enzo back in the ring and Kalisto applied a Chin Lock as RAW went to a break.

When RAW returned, Enzo was in control of the match. Kalisto quickly battled back and connected with a Crossbody for a two count. Kalisto Clotheslined Enzo out of the ring and the lumberjacks surrounded him. Enzo shoved Mustafa Ali and hopped back in ring. Enzo then knocked Kalisto out of the ring and the heel Cruiserweights stomped on Kalisto.

The match went back and forth for the next couple of minutes. A brawl broke out between the lumberjacks outside the ring. Back in the ring, Kalisto booted Enzo in the face while he was perched up on the turnbuckle. Kalisto then hit a Superplex and the two Superstars landed on all of the Cruiserweights ringside.

Enzo and Kalisto made their way back to the ring. Kalisto went for the Salida del Sol but Enzo blocked it. Enzo hit his finisher but Mustafa Ali dragged him out of the ring to break up the cover. Enzo then hit Ali with a Clothesline and then battled with Kalisto on the top rope. Kalisto then hit the Salida del Sol off the second rope for the victory and Kalisto is the new Cruiserweight Champion.

Enzo’s title reign was extremely short but I guess it served a purpose. Amore will get his rematch, but it looks like he is heading into a feud with Mustafa Ali. This match was very fun and I hope it leads to more people tuning into 205 Live. It is unlikely, but RAW needs to feature more matches like this to make people interested in the Cruiserweight division.

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The Shield Reunites (Video), Will Face The Miz & The Bar At TLC

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Sierra. Hotel. India. Echo. Lima. Delta. The Shield is officially back.

Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose reunited on Monday’s RAW. The beloved trio crashed a segment with The Miz, Sheamus and Cesaro and delivered an epic beatdown that culminated in a triple powerbomb on The Miz and the three Shield members putting their fists together to make things official.

WWEShop is already selling a new Shield t-shirt, which you can check out here.

An interesting trivia note – The Shield made their made their WWE TV debuts back in 2012 at Survivor Series, which was held in Indianapolis, IN. Tonight’s RAW was also from Indy, taking things full circle.

Later in the show, RAW General Manager Kurt Angle was shown backstage talking to The Miz and told the IC champion that he and The Bar (Sheamus and Cesaro) will square off against The Shield in a Tables, Ladders and Chair match at TLC. It was announced later on RAW that Braun Strowman will be joining The Miz and The Bar against The Shield at TLC.

Join us here on October 22nd for our WWE TLC Live Coverage!

Cruiserweight Championship Match Announced For WWE TLC

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On Monday evening, WWE announced that Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore will be defending his title at Tables, Ladders and Chairs against the newest member of the Cruiserweight roster: Kalisto.

With that match set, here’s an updated look at the card:

RAW Women’s Championship
– Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Mickie James

WWE Cruiserweight Championship
– Enzo Amore (c) vs. Kalisto

– Asuka debuts vs. TBA

With less than two weeks until the show, tonight’s RAW is sure to yield more confirmed matches.

Join us here on October 22nd for our WWE TLC Live Coverage!

WWE RAW Results & Live Discussion (10/9)

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The October 9th, 2017 edition of WWE RAW took place at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN.

– This week’s broadcast opens up with clips from last week of The Miz, Sheamus and Cesaro beating down Roman Reigns and acting as The Shield. We also see clips of the actual Shield from back in the day.

– We go the arena and The Miz is in the ring to kick off the show with a Miz TV segment. Curtis Axel is in the ring with him, and it looks like they’ll be presenting awards. The Miz first presents an award to Axel, and then sends his best wishes to Bo Dallas — who we are told is at home sick. The Miz then presents a “best supporting actors” award to Sheamus and Cesaro. Sheamus and Cesaro then come out to the ring and cut a promo on Reigns, Rollins and Ambrose as they accept their awards. The Miz starts to run down the former Shield members, saying they know their time has passed and The Miztourage, Sheamus and Cesaro are the future. The Miz then presents an award to the true big dog of WWE: himself. Miz says he is dedicating this award to all of the children who need a new role model, but then Roman Reigns comes out to interrupt. Reingns comes out to the ramp and says this is when Miz should shut up, and he’s giving them all one chance to get out of his ring. Miz says Reigns won’t do anything because there’s four of them and one of Reigns. Ambrose comes out next and stands beside Reigns. Seth Rollins is out next and he stands beside Reigns too. The trio heads down to the ring and start brawling with Sheamus, Cesaro, Axel and Miz all over the ring. Reigns beats down Axel at ringside, then comes back in the ring to deliver Superman punches to Sheamus and Cesaro. Rollins knees Sheamus in the face, and they clear the ring. The Miz tries to escape but Ambrose and Rollins surround him. Miz runs into the ring and dodges Reigns, but he walks right into a Dirty Deeds from Ambrose. They pick up Miz and powerbomb him, then Reigns, Rollins and Ambrose bump fists before leaving.

– We see a graphic on the screen asking if Sister Abigail is still alive — We may find out tonight.

Jason Jordan vs. Karl Anderson: Luke Gallows is at ringside in his tag partner’s corner. Jordan starts off in control, suplexing Anderson down to the mat multiple times. Anderson comes back with a slap to the face and a side headlock. Jordan throws Anderson off the ropes and throws him up for a facebuster. Gallows distracts Jordan from ringside, which leads to Anderson kicking Jordan’s leg out and stomping on him. Jordan throws some elbows to the face, but Anderson drops him and works on Jordan’s shoulder. Jordan kicks Anderson away, but Anderson comes right back with a spinebuster. Anderson continues working the shoulder. Jordan and Anderson start trading elbows to the face in the middle of the ring, but Jordan grabs Anderson and slams him with a back suplex. Jordan hits some forearm shots, then spears in the corner and a belly to belly overhead suplex. Jordan with another spear in the corner, but Gallows distracts him and Anderson shoves him into the turnbuckle. Jordan knocks Gallows off the apron, then Anderson misses a splash in the corner. Jordan follows up with his finisher for the win.

Winner: Jason Jordan

– Elias is backstage carrying his guitar towards the gorilla position.

– The Miz is in the back being checked on by the trainer and Axel. Kurt Angle walks in and points out that Miz has no broken bones or torn ligaments. Angle has more good news for The Miz — he, Sheamus and Cesaro will be facing Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose at the TLC pay-per-view.

– Elias is now in the ring for a song, but he quickly gets interrupted by Titus with a banjo on the stage. Titus says he has a song for Elias tonight, then he starts playing and sings that Elias is going to lose tonight to a man named Apollo Crews.

Elias vs. Apollo Crews: Titus is at ringside in Crews’ corner for this one. Elias takes control early on, and does a version of The Undertaker’s top rope walk into a flying clothesline. Crews fires back with kicks and a clothesline. Crews hits a standing moonsault for a two count. Crews throws Elias outside and they brawl on the ramp. Elias whips Crews towards the ring apron, but Crews jumps up onto the apron and moonsaults off onto Elias on the floor. Back in the ring, Crews pummels on Elias and stomps on him. Elias trips Crews throat-first onto the middle rope, then Elias hits his finisher for the three count. After the match, Elias picks up his guitar and leaves.

Winner: Elias

– WWE Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Amore is backstage walking towards the gorilla positon.

– Enzo comes out to the ring and demands that RAW GM Kurt Angle come out to the ring. Enzo takes issue with Angle going back on his no-contact clause he granted Enzo, and he’s upset that he has to defend the Title against Kalisto at TLC. Enzo says if Kurt values his job, he should be more worried about making his Cruiserweight Champion happy. Kurt tells Enzo not to worry about the match at TLC, because Enzo is going to have to defend his Cruiserweight Title against Kalisto tonight in Indianapolis. Enzo says he’ll defend it, but since he’s the realest champ in the room and he deserves some respect — he’ll only do the match if it’s in the main event. Kurt shakes on it and heads to the back as Enzo dances in the ring. Before Kurt goes behind the curtain, and tells Enzo if he thinks he can weasel out of his match by countout or DQ, he’s out of luck, because this match will be a lumberjack match.

– Braun Strowman is shown backstage walking through the arena hallways.

Braun Strowman vs. Matt Hardy: Hardy charges at Strowman over and over but Braun continues to knock him down. Matt goes for the Side Effect, but Strowman powers out and throws Hardy across the ring. Strowman dumps Hardy out to ringside and continues the beating. Back in the ring, Strowman misses a shot in the corner and he crashes into the ring post. Hardy stuns Strowman with an elbow then a boot to the face and he starts mounting a comeback. Hardy hits a tornado DDT and a Twist of Fate, but Strowman kicks out. Strowman gets up and hits two back to back chokeslams on Hardy, then follows up with the running powerslam for the three count.

Winner: Braun Strowman

– When Strowman goes to leave, he picks up Hardy and starts carrying him up the ramp with him. With Hardy over his shoulder, Strowman makes it to the top of the ramp and then gets confronted by The Shield. Strowman sets down Hardy, then he starts brawling with Rollins, Reigns and Ambrose on the stage. Reigns hits a spear on Strowman, then the Shield powerbombs Strowman through the announce table. Cole, Booker T and Graves scramble from the announce table, as Strowman lays on the ground and The Shield members fist bump above him.

– The Shield does an interview backstage where Ambrose says they’ll take out anyone in their path. Reigns says they’ll take on anyone they need to, and that they are the three workhorses that run this business now.

– Mickie James comes out and cuts a promom on Alexa Bliss, saying she’ll make history by becoming a seven-time Women’s Champion at TLC. Alexa Bliss interrupts and introduces a video packing that cracks more jokes about Mickie James’ age. The video says Mickie has more wrinkles than a raisin, then Alexa calls Mickie a grandma and tells her to go play shuffleboard. Alexa says she’ll run circles around Mickie at TLC. Mickie tells Alexa to bring her “biscuit butt” down to the ring and say it to her face. Alexa starts walking down to the ring, but decides against it and walks away. Mickie chases after Alexa on the ramp and throws her into the ring. Mickie jumps on Alexa nad pummels on her. Mickie goes for a kick to the head but Alexa rolls out of the ring and retreats up the ramp.

– We see a video promoting Asuka’s debut at TLC, then we go backstage where Kurt Angle, Sasha Banks and Bayley comment on Asuka’s impending debut. Sasha and Bayley both plead their case that they should be Asuka’s first opponent. Alicia, Dana Brooke, and Emma all walk in one by one and also tell Kurt that they want Asuka. Kurt says on RAW they settle things in the ring, so they’ll have to face each other tonight in a five-way match to determine who gets Asuka.

Brian Kendrick & Jack Gallagher vs. Cedric Alexander & Mustafa Ali: Brian and Cedric start off. Gallagher pulls Ali off the apron, and Kendrick takes advantage of the distraction to attack Cedric from behind. Kendrick beats down Alexander, then Gallagher tags in and works on keeping Cedric grounded. Kendrick tags back in and hits a butterfly suplex on Cedric for a two count. Gallagher comes back in and hits Cedric with a series of kicks before putting him in a front face lock. More kicks from Gallagher, then Cedric comes back with a kick to the head and tags in Ali. Ali drops Gallagher then boots Kendrick in the head too. Gallagher hits Ali from behind and takes him out to ringside. Ali throws Gallagher into the fan barricade, then he heads back in the ring where Kendrick takes him down and hits the Sliced Bread #2 for the win.

Winners: Brian Kendrick & Jack Gallagher

– Michael Cole informs us that we might meet Sister Abigail next.

– We see a video package highlighting The Shield’s reunion tonight, and their beat-down on Braun Strowman.

– Kurt Angle is backstage on the phone when he gets interrupted by The Miz. The Miz is still selling a neck injury. Miz says he, Sheamus and Cesaro will happily face The Shield at TLC is they keep their word — Rollins claiming that they could take one “four, five, or six” opponents. Kurt says he’ll allow Miz to choose a fourth partner, and Miz says his partner is right behind the door. Braun Strowman kicks the door in and stares down Kurt, before storming off. Kurt has a look of concern on his face for The Shield.

– Cole, Booker and Graves are shown sitting at the destroyed announce table on the stage as they discuss how the TLC pay-per-view is shaping up.

– Finn Balor’s music hits and Balor makes his way out to the ring. Balor gets on the mic and says Bray Wyatt has left him speechless, and says Bray is like a poison that keeps mutating with more lies and mind games. He says Bray is desperate to have the WWE Universe buy into his garbage. As Balor is talking, the lights go out and an empty rocking chair appears on the big screen. Balor sits in it, and says while Finn may not be afraid of him he will be afraid of “her.” Wyatt says “they turned her into some kind of monster,” and he was there when she took her final breath. Wyatt says the season of the witch is upon Balor, and says “she’s here.” Wyatt then morphs into having facepaint and a veil over his face via CGI. He now speaks in a warped high-pitched voice and is now supposedly speaking as Sister Abigail. “Sister Abigail” says “she” taught Bray everything he knows, and she is here burned and rising from the ashes to help Bray. “She” says Bray would never hurt a fly, but Balor lied to and hurt Bray. “She” says dealing with demons is her specialty, and tells Balor he can’t beat “her.” Wyatt morphs back into himself via CGI, and is laughing into the camera. The lights cut out again and we go to commercial.

Sasha Banks vs. Bayley vs. Dana Brooke vs. Emma vs. Alicia Fox: This one is a fatal five-way elimination match to determine who will face Asuka at TLC. All five women start brawling right off the opening bell, with Dana and Sasha spilling out to the ringside floor. Dana drops Sasha, then heads back in the ring to help Emma beat down Alicia. Dana whips Emma into the corner and hits a cartwheel splash on her, and then on Alicia too. Bayley runs in but Dana stops her with a powerslam and a splash. Dana goes for a Samoan Drop on Bayley, but Bayley gets out and hits a belly to belly suplex for the three count on eliminate Dana. Bayley and Sasha start fighting now, until Alicia cheap shots them both from behind and pins Bayley to eliminate her. It’s down to Alicia, Sasha and Emma now. Emma and Alicia briefly team up against Sasha before turning on each other. Alicia kicks Emma then elbows her and rolls her up in a sunset flip for a two count. Sasha comes back and hits a double dropkick on both Alicia and Emma. Sasha starts cleaning house, and sends Alicia into the corner with a hurricanrana. Sasha hits a running knee strike on Alicia, then slaps Emma across the face. Sasha knocks Alicia into Emma, then she hits the backstabber on Alicia. Banks locks Alicia in the Banks Statement and Alicia taps out. The ref starts to pull Sasha off of Alicia, then Emma runs in and rolls up Sasha in a small package pin for the three count.

Winner: Emma

– Finn Balor does an interview backstage where he discusses his conversation with Bray Wyatt and “Sister Abigail” earlier tonight. Balor says when he heard “her” talk it shook him to his core and he felt a shiver up his spine. Balor says now he knows what he must do, and he walks off.

– Corey Graves announces that Kurt Angle has booked Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman in a steel cage match next week.

– Kalisto is backstage for an interview about his lumberjack match tonight. He says Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero inspired him to be here in WWE, and when he sees Enzo with the cruiserweight title it’s a slap to the face of all the great cruiserweights before him. Kalisto says he’s going to make Rey, Eddie, and the WWE Universe proud tonight when he wins the Cruiserweight Title tonight.

Enzo Amore (c) vs. Kalisto: This one is a lumberjack match, with members of the cruiserweight roster surrounding the ring. There are no countouts or DQs, and the Cruiserweight Title is on the line. Enzo cuts a promo before the match with his usual intro, then he trashes the lumberjacks around the ring. The opening bell sounds and Enzo and Kalisto go for a test of strength to start off, but Enzo kicks Kalisto and puts him in a side headlock. Kalisto fights out and dumps Enzo outside, and Enzo immediately runs back in the ring when he realizes he’s surrounded by lumberjacks. Kalisto hits Enzo with a dropkick, then a drop toe hold and a front face lock. Enzo starts to come back, but Kalisto levels him with a flying cross body. Enzo rolls outside and the lumberjacks go to throw him back in the ring, but Enzo breaks free and runs back in the ring himself. Kalisto briefly argues with the ref and Enzo grabs him by the tights from behind and slams him into the turnbuckle. Kalisto falls outside and some of the heel lumberjacks start stomping on him. Back in the ring, Enzo works over Kalisto and tries to keep him grounded. Enzo goes for a kick, but Kalisto catches his foot and hits a kick of his own. Kalisto charges at Enzo in the corner and Enzo blocks him with his boot. Enzo tries to roll Kalisto outside, but Mustafa Ali pushes Kalisto back in the ring. Enzo isn’t pleased, and he kicks at Ali through the ropes. This leads to all of the heel and babyface lumberjacks brawling at ringside. Kalisto and Enzo start fighting on the top rope, then Kalisto superplexes Enzo off the top into a pile of cruiserweights brawling on the ringside floor below. Back in the ring, Kalisto goes for the Salida Del Sol on Enzo, but Enzo breaks free. Enzo drops Kalisto with a kick, but Ali breaks up the pin and pulls Enzo outside as payback for Enzo kicking at him earlier. Enzo freaks out at ringside and gets in a shouting match with Ali. Enzo yells that Ali is an ugly “son of a bitch” before clotheslining him. Back in the ring, Enzo and Kalisto fight on the turnbuckle. Enzo goes for a back suplex, but Kalisto reverses it into a Salida Del Sol off the top rope on Enzo for the three count. Kalisto wins the Cruiserweight Title and celebrates with the Title belt with some of the other cruiserweights.

Winner & new Cruiserweight Champion: Kalisto

– Mustafa Ali and Cedric Alexander lift Kalisto up in the air in celebration of his victory. We see replays from the match as Kalisto celebrates in the ring and RAW goes off the air.

Jim Ross Doesn’t Believe WWE Should Alter Roman Reigns’ Push

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross spoke with Pop Culture to promote his new book, Slobberknocker: My Life in Wrestling. Here are the highlights:

Which Superstar will hold a title in WWE next:

“Probably Sasha [Banks]. I think Bray Wyatt’s an amazing upside. I think he’s a character baby face and I think Sasha Banks is a [natural] heel.”

Whether WWE should alter Roman Reigns’ push as the top guy:

“Well, I think you just got to continue to allow him to be pretty good. You know, whenever the time is opportune. He is better than pretty good and a good kid, real good kid. Very committed.

“There’s nothing you say on TV, there’s no pillow vignettes, let’s change his music, let’s change his hair color, let’s change his outfit. You know, let’s change for change’s sake. Let’s change not knowing the selection, but just change for change sake. Because well, it might work. It might not. Steer the course and not be so wrapped up in getting him accepted as a fan favorite or a villain. I accept him as a star. And that’s what Roman Reigns is, he’s a star.”

You can read the entire interview here.

The Rock Announces ‘Hobbs’ Release Date, Beef With Fast & Furious Co-Star

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has confirmed that his new movie Hobbs will be released on July 26th, 2019. The film is a spin-off of the Fast and Furious franchise based around The Rock’s character.

The Rock has come under fire in recent days from his Fast and Furious co-star Tyrese Gibson, who isn’t happy that The Rock, who he called a clown, is interrupting the filming of the next Fast movie to work on a spin-off.

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The Rock responded to Tyrese’s rant over the weekend:

Here’s the official Hobbs announcement from The Rock’s Instagram page:

“Daddy’s gotta go back to work ~ Hobbs.

Pumped to expand and build out the FAST & FURIOUS universe in a cool, exciting way with our @sevenbucksprod, writer/producer Chris Morgan, producer Hiram Garcia and lead producer and my bigger twin, Neil Moritz.

Thank you UNIVERSAL STUDIOS for being tremendous partners who see the big picture and for coming to us years ago with this spinoff idea. Huge shout to my brother, Jason Statham for the trust and wanting to create and deliver something fresh and bad ass for the fans.

I have a tremendous amount of respect for this franchise that I’ve enjoyed droppin’ blood and sweat in over the years and my vision is to create greater opportunities for not only my fellow FF cast mates, but for other amazing actors as well who want to be a part of something new and cool.

I want to use my spinoff platform to create new characters that fans will ultimately love to have fun with in multiple chapters and platforms. Film, TV, Digital, Virtual Reality etc.. the more opportunities we can create the better for the fans.

Smart business.

Let’s have some FUN and to quote, Hobbs the boss, if you don’t like it, we’re happy to beat that ass like a Cherokee drum.

#HOBBS#SevenBucksProds#NewOpportunities#CandyAssesNeedNotApply

JULY 2019″

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Asuka’s Opponent At TLC, HIAC Attendance Photo, NXT Road Trip

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– While WWE has not yet announced any matches for tonight’s RAW, PWInsider reports that Nia Jax, Emma and Alicia Fox will square off in a triple threat match with the winner facing Asuka at TLC next weekend. It begs the question – with Asuka’s reign of terror in NXT, who would actually want to face her?

– On Monday Triple H announced NXT live events from Pittsburgh, PA (11/30), Altoona, PA (12/1) and Bel Air, MD (12/2). Tickets go on sale this Friday morning.

– During Sunday’s WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view from Detroit, the commentary team noted that the show was sold out with over 16,000 fans in attendance. Photos are surfacing online showing the show was far from a sell-out, with lots of open seats even in the lower sections of the arena. Click to enlarge:

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Matt Morgan Explains Why He’s Running For Public Office In Florida

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Former WWE/TNA star Matt Morgan recently spoke with Scott Fishman of the Miami Herald about his bid to run for District 4 Commissioner in Longwood, Florida (Seminole County). Here are the highlights:

Why he’s running for office:

“Enough of the citizens over the last five years have been asking me to run,” he said. “That combined with giving back to all these other cities during my career, I wanted to do it with my own city and take it where it needs to be. As a commissioner, you have an opportunity to have somewhat of a say by doing the job of listening to the people. They have gotten away from that. Not all commissioners, but my opponent for sure has.

You need a non-politician in office. That’s what we need. Someone who can keep these guys straight. Somebody whose vote can’t be bought. Someone whose vote can’t be swayed. You can have your own ideas. I’m not saying you don’t, but your job is to be the vehicle for the citizens and their opinions and see what their opinions are and then vote on their behalf. It’s the citizen’s opinions.”

How he will be successful due to his background:

“Just like me as a pro wrestler. The argument I get is that I was successful as a pro wrestler because I’m 7-feet, 300 pounds. I can see that getting me in the door, but what always made me successful was the ability to outwork people. Whether it was in the gym, my dieting, cutting promos in the mirror every day I would wake up early in my career. Whatever it took to outwork people. I have a certain work ethic.

All I’m doing is taking that over to this. School was the same way. It’s the one thing you can control in life. You can control how hard you work at something. Once it started raining my campaign manager asked me to get out of there because he couldn’t risk me being sick knocking on doors the next day. I responded, ‘Even if I do get sick, I’ll work on through it.’ I did catch a cold, but I still worked the next two days knocking on doors. It was to show the citizens there is nothing I won’t do for them.”

You can read the entire interview here.

Becky Lynch Talks Possible MMA Career, MMA Fighter Interested In WWE

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– During a recent interview with The Irish Sun, Becky Lynch spoke about the possibility of pursuing a career in MMA or boxing. Lynch is dating UFC fighter Luke Sanders and was called out by UFC Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg this summer.

“My boyfriend is in the UFC and I see the amount of work and dedication it takes him and you have to be really passionate about it,” Lynch replied.

“I am a big fan and I really like watching it but that is not where my passion is. My passion is in what we do, and in wrestling. It is in telling stories and in acting and that is where I want to put all my energy.”

– MMA fighter Gabi Garcia recently spoke to TMZ Sports and expressed an interest in becoming a WWE Superstar one day.

The 6’2″ 200-plus pound woman’s MMA star said, “It’s possible one day if the guys invited me. I love the show, I love watching WWE, so why not?”

Garcia certainly has a blueprint to follow if she does want to become a pro wrestler down the road. Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, Matt Riddle, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor and most recently Shayna Baszler are examples of former UFC fighters who successfully crossed over from the octagon to the squared circle.

You can check out the interview here:

 

Eddie Guerrero Remembered On His 50th Birthday

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Today would have been the 50th birthday of former WWE Champion Eddie Guerrero, who passed away in 2005 due to heart failure at 38 years old  Guerrero was born on October 9th, 1967 in El Paso, Texas and was part of the legendary Guerrero wrestling family.

During his 18 year career, Eddie wrestled for AAA, New Japan Pro Wrestling, ECW, WCW and WWE. He’s widely regarded as one of the greatest in-ring performers of all time.

Eddie’s widow Vickie tweeted the following day in remembrance:

https://twitter.com/vickieguerrero/status/917326116867723265

Here are some more acknowledgements from the wrestling world:

https://twitter.com/taminasnuka/status/917408939385458689

https://twitter.com/WWEPeytonRoyce/status/917401073974947840

https://twitter.com/AmazingRed1/status/917415475092623362

Xavier Woods Shows Off HIAC Battle Scars (Video), Styles Wants Rematch

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– Former WWE United States Champion AJ Styles wants a rematch. Baron Corbon captured the title at Sunday night’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view by defeating Styles and Tye Dillinger in a triple threat match.

Styles appeared on Talking Smack after HIAC and gave his pitch that he should be entitled to a rematch since Corbin pinned Tye Dillinger to win the gold, not him.

Meanwhile, Corbin taunted Styles and all the “crybabies out there” after his victory:

– Following last night’s (Sun. October 8, 2017) Hell In A Cell pay-per-view (PPV), The New Day were unsuccessful in defending their SmackDown Live Tag Team Championships against The Usos inside Hell In A Cell.

After the match, Xavier Woods took to Instagram to show off his battle scars from the grizzly match. Check it out here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BaAr2rMBu9b/

(Photo) Shane McMahon’s Son Flips Off Sami Zayn At HIAC

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In the main event of last night’s (Sun. October 8, 2017) WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view (PPV) former Universal and United States Champion Kevin Owens went head-to-head with SmackDown Live Commissioner Shane McMahon inside “The Devil’s Playground.” The finish to the match saw Shane head to the top of the cell in attempt to recreate his WrestleMania 32 bump off the top of the structure and onto Owens who was laid down on top of an announce table down below.

Right before Shane came down crashing on Owens, however, Sami Zayn came out to make the save and pull Owens off the announce table just in time. It seems Zayn will be working as a heel moving forward and has rekindled his alliance with “KO,” and Shane McMahon’s son isn’t a fan. A fan captured a screenshot of Shane’s son reacting to Zayn’s heel turn, and he was giving the ex-NXT Champion the one-finger salute:

Triple H Says Jinder Mahal Has Earned His Respect

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WWE COO and former WWE Champion Triple H recently did an interview with The National while he was in India to talk about current WWE Champion Jinder Mahal. During the interview “The Game” discussed how “The Modern Day Maharaja” earned his respect, and how WWE Superstars are more than just athletes. You can check out the highlights here below:

Jinder Mahal earning his respect:

“Jinder Mahal has done an amazing job in recreating himself. Jinder was in WWE for the first time and wasn’t as successful as he would have wanted. But we went back and re-energised himself, dug deeper (within) himself and worked extremely hard in his second chance and is now making the most of it. People can criticise him, but he has earned my respect.”

WWE Superstars being more than just athletes:

“They are more than just athletes. They are the best and most well-conditioned athletes, but beyond that they are the best entertainers in the world. Their ability to be able to control the crowd to garner those emotions and also tell the story they want to tell through athletic manoeuvres. And this is what makes them different.”

You can read Triple H’s full interview with The National by visiting this link here.

Jinder Mahal’s WWE Title Reign Continues With Record-Breaking Numbers

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After last night’s (Sun. October 8, 2017) WWE Hell In A Cell pay-per-view Jinder Mahal successfully defended his WWE Championship against former New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) star Shinsuke Nakamura.

Mahal’s reign as WWE Champion has now extended to 141 days. That’s a longer title reign than several top-name WWE Hall Of Famers such as AJ Styles, The Undertaker, Kurt Angle, The Rock, Chris Jericho, Ric Flair, Edge, and Mankind.

Here’s the breakdown:

  • AJ Styles: 141 days
  • The Undertaker: 133 days
  • Eddie Guerrero: 133 days
  • Kurt Angle: 126 days
  • The Rock: 119 days
  • Chris Jericho: 98 days
  • Ric Flair: 77 days
  • Edge: 76 days
  • Mankind: 26 days

If Mahal is able to keep the title through Survivor Series next month, he’ll pass up the title reigns of The Miz (160 days) and Stone Cold Steve Austin (175 days).

William Regal Speaks In-Depth About His Battle With Substance Abuse

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NXT General Manager William Regal was a recent guest on Sean Waltman’s X-Pac 1-2-360 Podcast and spoke candidly about his struggles with substance abuse.

“I didn’t drink until I was 25. I didn’t do anything, it was just not something that I did,” Regal said. “I left home when I was 16 and I was in nightclubs every night after work. I lived in a resort area where, within a mile walk of my house there was fifty-two nightclubs and over three hundred bars, and I was in one of them every night. I never drank, I just liked going out. Until I came to America and I sort of started doing a bit of this and a bit of that. I started taking a lot of pain pills and everything else. I coped with it for a while, and then the last few months of ’97 and ’98 were a complete mess. Then I said ‘enough.’ I just had enough of it.

“I don’t shy away from the fact that I’ve got no faith in anything, I don’t believe in any of that stuff. I think it’s just a matter of you’ve got to find whatever works for you. Personally, for me, it was just ‘Stop making excuses.’ Because that’s all it is at the end of the day. When you can stop making excuses for yourself, you’ll pack it in.

I hate to say it, but a lot of these places will give you nothing but excuses as to why you stay the way you do. ‘Well, your mom was this,’ or ‘Your dad was an alcoholic.’ It’s nonsense. You just have to take responsibility for yourself. I don’t care what you grew up with. There’s a point where you just have to go ‘Stop it. Just behave yourself.’

“I was told this a very long time ago: if you live in the past, you die every day. If you’ve done the kind of stuff where you got something to… you just beat yourself up for it which will just cause you to feel sorry for yourself; give you more excuses.”

“Luckily for me, people knew me and have given me a lot of extra chances. It’s like when I came to the WWF the first time. I got let go from WCW because I was a mess and they should’ve let me go a long time before they did. I’m not under any illusions; I don’t blame anyone. They did the right thing. But I got hired instantly to the WWF and people there didn’t know about the problems I had. They figured it out pretty quick.

“I went into rehab and, after ten weeks in there, I got out one day and I messed up. That was the last step for me. That was the time I just went ‘Ok, that’s it. Just stop it. Stop making excuses.’ That was the end of it, that was it. From then on it’s never been a thing since.”

“I got opportunities again. WWF didn’t have to put me in rehab because they didn’t do that stuff at the time. They looked after me. Even after ten weeks, they said ‘We’ll continue to pay for it, but we’re going to let you go.’ I was told ‘You can come back when you sort your life out.’ I came out and, straight away within a few weeks, I got a call from Eric Bischoff. ‘I heard you’ve straightened yourself out. Do you want a job back here?’ So, I had a lot of chances because I put a lot of work in before. People knew I’d been through a bit of something.”

“That was what it was for me. Just stop making excuses. I can’t say that’s going to work for everybody because I had a stable home life. I always had people around me. I can’t imagine when somebody’s got nothing and then, what else can you do? I can only speak for me, I’m not one of these people that say ‘You’ve got to do this, you’ve got to do that.’”

“People ask me ‘Why did you do all that?’ Honestly, I was just looking for something that wasn’t there. You get everything you want by the time you’re in your mid-20’s, and you go ‘Now what?’ It’s like, you want to explore and… that just happens to be there, and ‘let’s have a go at that for a while.’ Sometimes people never get out of it, sometimes you snap out of it. Some people need a system or a crutch to get through it. Good for them, whatever works for you, just get yourself through it.”

You can listen to the full interview here:

https://youtu.be/5-dk2R0_SgY

Bret & Blade Hart Recall Being Backstage After The Montreal Screwjob, WCW Story

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WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart was the latest guest on the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast and was joined by his son, Blade. Bret spoke about wanting to work with WWE again, Eric Bischoff, New Japan, the Montreal Screwjob, WCW and more.

You can listen to the full episode here:

Here are some highlights:

Blade Hart recalls being backstage after the Montreal Screwjob:

“I remember Shawn’s like ‘I swear to f**king god,’ I remember I’m sitting right there, I’m probably seven years old, and even (Bret) is like ‘You gotta probably take five outside.’ Then Vince comes out all staggered and I got the foam finger and I can tell he’s ready to kick that foam finger off my arm.”

“I was pretty young, but I remember a lot of stuff. I remember my mom chewing out Hunter. Even not just on the documentary but I remember standing there watching my mom chew him out. I remember Kelly Remple trying to kinda calm my mom down. I remember the tension, too. I remember them asking me ‘Do you know what’s going on?’ Like, I had no idea. I just remember I had to say goodbye to the Headbangers and stuff, and I was sad about that.”

Bret recalls a later incident involving Blade backstage in WCW:

“Scott Hall had some match where he threw a really lousy punch for a finish. I remember he came back after and Blade was just a little kid, came up and said ‘What kind of punch was that?’ Everyone in the dressing room just popped. Scott was like, you know, Razor Ramon walking in, he didn’t even know, how do you even answer a little kid that tells you your wrestling was the s**ts?”

(H/T: PWPodcasts)

Strange Asuka Tweet, Wade Barrett Talks Possible WWE Return, More

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– Former WWE Superstar Wade Barrett (Stu Bennett) recently spoke with SPORTbible about his new role as General Manager of Defiant Wrestling (formerly WCPW) and his WWE run, including Nexus, the Bad News Barrett gimmick, the League of Nations and more.

When asked if he expects to return to WWE in the future, Barrett said:

“I would never rule out going back in some capacity. I wouldn’t say it was the best of terms that we left on; I think there was a lot of resentment, certainly from my side, with certain people in management there. I don’t think we’ll be sending each other Christmas cards at the moment but I’ve certainly not gone out my way to trash them, they haven’t gone out of their way to trash me, so I think a little water under the bridge might do us both some good.”

He added that he’s 99% certain he will wrestle again at some point, he just doesn’t know when.

– Former WWE announcer Taz is no fan of WWE ring announcer Greg Hamilton. He tweeted on Sunday night:

https://twitter.com/officialtaz/status/917209299075682304

– Former NXT Women’s Champion Asuka is set to make her main roster debut next weekend at the RAW brand’s Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view. While no opponent has been announced for the Empress of Tomorrow, Asuka appears to have her sights set on Sasha Banks. Over the weekend, she tweeted to Sasha noting that she wants to give her a massage. The Boss gave a puzzled response.

Owens Reacts To Zayn’s Heel Turn, Trish Congratulates Natalya

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– WWE SmackDown has a live event tonight from East Lansing, Michigan. Tomorrow’s SmackDown Live will broadcast from Grand Rapids, Michigan.

– WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus wrote a blog post on her website talking about Natalya breaking her pay-per-view match record at last night’s Hell in a Cell PPV:

“I’m not surprised, Nattie is hands down the hardest working WWE Superstar male or female! In the ring she is as solid as it gets, as a performer she always delivers, and she is a excellent representative of not only the company but of woman in wrestling. She truly exemplifies what you can accomplish through hard work and what can happen when you follow your passion.. And it is for all of those reasons and more that I have always said following my retirement, that I wish I had worked with Nattie.”

– The conclusion of Sunday’s WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view saw Sami Zayn turning heel, saving longtime rival Kevin Owens from a top-of-the-cage attack by Shane McMahon and helping Owens get the victory in their Falls Count Anywhere match.

Following the show, Owens took to social media to share the following throwback photo of himself and Zayn.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BaBM0jBHXy-/?taken-by=ko_fightowensfight

Post-HIAC Reaction Videos From Jinder Mahal, AJ Styles & More

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WWE has posted the following videos of Superstars reacting to Sunday’s WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.

Kofi Kingston describes what it was like to helplessly watch his partners go to war with The Usos inside a brutal Hell in a Cell Match.

SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya declares The Harts will always be better than The Flairs after her match with Charlotte Flair at WWE Hell in a Cell 2017.

The Modern Day Maharaja is fired up after successfully defending his WWE Title against Shinsuke Nakamura at WWE Hell in a Cell 2017.

AJ Styles reacts to Sami Zayn’s stunning actions during the Falls Count Anywhere Hell in a Cell Match between Shane McMahon and Kevin Owens

Ruby Riot Talks About Her Unique Look, Wrestling Helping Her Confidence

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Ruby Riot recently spoke with the folks at The Miami Herald for an interview. Below are some of the highlights.

How the pro wrestling business helped her embrace herself:

“Instead of really shunning my weird oddities, professional wrestling embraced my quirkiness. And really helped me embrace myself and stay true to myself and accept myself and really bring out even more of these oddities that people seem to embrace. It has really helped me with my confidence and really made me the woman who I am today.”

The origins of her ring name:

“The name Ruby Riot was very much inspired by my punk rock background. There is a song by Rancid that is inspired by a Ruby name. Riot, obviously, when you think of punk rockers, mosh pits, riots, everything like that.”

If she feels her unique look played a part in her getting to WWE:

“I would like to think so. There isn’t another female superstar on the roster who looks anything like me, that moves like me, and I think that definitely helps me in the long run.

I would like to think that will help me with the NXT Universe as well, because of something new and fresh and exciting and not in the mold of the norm of what they’ve seen prior to this.”

Check out the complete Ruby Riot interview at MiamiHerald.com.

WWE Provides Injury Update On Shane McMahon Following HIAC

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The main event of Sunday’s WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view saw Kevin Owens get a hard fought victory over Shane McMahon. The match saw both men brawling inside and on top of the cell, with Kevin Owens getting thrown off the side of the cage through a table at ringside and Shane McMahon jumping off the top of the demonic structure.

Just as Shane was about to deliver the death defying off-the-cage attack on Owens, who was sprawled out on the announcers table, Sami Zayn made a surprise appearance and pulled Owens out of the way, leaving Shane to crash and burn in spectacular fashion. Zayn would then pull Owens to Shane and assist him in getting the pinfall victory.

https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/917230502712627200

WWE.com has provide a [storyline] injury update on Shane, noting that he was taken to a ‘local medical facility’ after leaping off the cell and crashing through the announce table.

A preliminary report has determined that Shane may be dealing with multiple injuries, including neck trauma, fractured ribs and a dislocated shoulder.

WWE.com noted that none of the injuries are confirmed and Shane’s condition will be monitored in the coming days.

The Sami Zayn heel turn and alliance with longtime rival Kevin Owens should freshen up both characters as these two have not been on the same page since their short-lived friendship during Owens’ early days in NXT.

WWE RAW Preview: Latest On The Shield’s Reunion, The Bar On Miz TV

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Tonight’s episode of WWE RAW takes place from Indianapolis, Indiana at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse. With less than two weeks to go until Tables, Ladders and Chairs, expect to see more matches announced and several PPV storylines advanced.

While no matches have been announced for RAW as of this writing, expect to see the next chapter in Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose’s inevitable Shield reunion.

WWE.com is advertising the following items for tonight’s:

– The Bar joins Miz TV as WWE’s Intercontinental Champion hosts Sheamus and Cesaro.

– Is Finn Balor ready to meet Sister Abigail?

– Mickie James proves she’s no “old lady” in her fued with RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss.

– Kalisto ignites the Cruiserweight division.

Join us here later tonight for our weekly WWE RAW Results & Live Coverage.

7 Takeaways From WWE Hell In A Cell 2017

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The Usos Are Once Again SmackDown Tag Team Champions

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Photo Credit: WWE.com

New Day versus The Usos kicked off WWE Hell in a Cell 2017. Two trombones, a cowbell, a gong and a rainbow colored kendo stick were used in the match in the first several minutes. Jimmy Uso launched out of the ring onto Big E and the two Superstars smashed into the steel structure surrounding the ring. The Usos beatdown Xavier Woods and placed a kendo stick across his throat. One of the Usos then leaped onto Woods as he was up against the structure.

The Usos isolated Big E in the ring and tried to hit him with a kendo stick. Big E hit a Belly to Belly to Jey Uso and then sent Jimmy into the ring post. Jimmy connected with a Superkick and then charged at Big E once again. Big E caught him and threw him towards the ground and then Woods slid under him and delivered a knee to Jimmy’s spine. Big E and Xavier then pinned Jey Uso to the structure by trapping him with several kendo sticks. Jey broke free quickly and connected with a Superkick to Woods. Jey then lifted Big E onto his shoulders and Jimmy jumped through the ropes and hit a Spear that drove Big E into the steel.

Jimmy and Jey hit back-to-back Splashes onto Big E into the ring and Big E somehow kicked out. The Usos then brought handcuffs into the match and trapped Woods on the ring post. They then proceeded to hit him with two kendo sticks several times. Big E then got pissed off and slammed both Jimmy and Jey into the steel cell. Jimmy and Jey regained control of the match and hit two Superkicks onto Big E. They then hit a double Splash onto Big E but Woods broke up the pinfall.

Woods was still handcuffed and Jimmy and Jey took advantage by hitting him several times with a kendo stick. The Usos then placed a steel chair across Woods’ chest and hit another double Splash for the victory.

This match was incredible. I thought it had a chance to be the best match of the night, but it wound up being one of the best matches of the year so far. Hopefully, The Usos have a long run with the titles and help build up some more teams in the SmackDown tag division.

Randy Orton Defeated Rusev In A Pointless Match

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Photo Credit: WWE.com

Orton and Rusev had the tough task of following the epic tag match that kicked off Hell in a Cell. Orton controlled the match early but Rusev turned the tables after slamming Orton into the barricade outside the ring. Rusev continued the attack in the ring and stomped on Orton several times. The action spilled out of the ring again and this time Orton launched Rusev into the barricade. It barely slowed Rusev down as he quickly knocked Orton to the floor with a Clothesline. Rusev brought Orton into the ring and went for the cover but Orton kicked out at two.

Rusev tried to leap onto Orton in the corner but Randy got out of the way and Rusev went flying into the ring post. Rusev avoided the RKO but was planted with a Powerslam for a two count. Rusev went for the Accolade but Orton escaped and rolled out of the ring. Rusev followed him out there and booted Orton in the face. Back in the ring, Rusev went for a Splash off the second rope but Orton got out of the way and Rusev crashed to the canvas. Orton then planted Rusev with a DDT and geared up for an RKO. Rusev tried to reverse it into the Accolade but Orton wound up hitting the RKO for the victory.

I hope that this feud is over now. I didn’t expect much from this match and it turned out to be much better than I thought it would be. The feud still felt like a waste of time and I don’t understand what a victory over Rusev accomplishes for Orton. Rusev is one of the many Superstars that I think is undervalued in WWE.

Baron Corbin Is The New United States Champion

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SmackDown GM Daniel Bryan added Dillinger to the United States Championship match before WWE Hell in a Cell. AJ Styles now had to defend his title against Baron Corbin and Tye Dillinger in a Triple Threat match. Dillinger got a polite smattering of applause during his introduction before the match.

Corbin controlled the match early as the Detroit crowd chanted “where’s your briefcase?”. Corbin launched AJ Styles into the ring post and then taunted the crowd. Corbin then leveled Dillinger with a shoulder tackle and then went outside the ring to launch AJ into the barricade. Corbin controlled the next several minutes of the match by slowly picking apart both Dillinger and Styles.

AJ finally was able to battle back and connected with a flurry of punches. Styles knocked Corbin to the canvas after connecting with back-to-back Clotheslines. Styles hit a knee to Corbin’s face that knocked him to the floor outside the ring. Dillinger perched AJ up on the turnbuckle and connected with a chop across his chest. AJ escaped and slammed Tye’s head into the top turnbuckle.

Styles locked in the Calf Crusher on Dillinger in the middle of the ring. Corbin dragged Dillinger out of the ring to break the hold. AJ then leaped out of the ring and connected with a Phenomenal Forearm to Corbin. Back in the ring, Corbin planted Dillinger with a Deep Six. Corbin then connected with a Chokeslam Backbreaker to Styles for a two count. AJ battled back and hit a beautiful springboard 450 Splash onto Corbin but Dillinger broke up the pinfall. AJ then hit the Phenomenal Forarm to Dillinger and went for the cover but Corbin booted AJ out of the ring. Corbin then pinned Dillinger and became the new United States Champion.

Dillinger was added to this match to be the Superstar that took the pinfall. AJ lost his title without ever being pinned and Corbin no longer looks like a joke. I think AJ Styles belongs in the main-event picture. I thought Corbin was heading there when he won the MITB briefcase, but obviously WWE changed their minds. Corbin still has a bright future, but has been made to look like an embarrassment since the final episode of SmackDown before SummerSlam. Now that Corbin is the United States Champion, he is credible again and hopefully holds onto the title for some time.

Natalya Retained By Getting Herself Disqualified  

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Natalya controlled the match early and taunted the crowd. Natalya focused most of her attack on Charlotte’s knee. Charlotte eventually was able to battle back but was limping badly. Charlotte tried to climb the turnbuckle but Natalya attacked her and Powerbombed her to the canvas for a two count. Charlotte once again fought back and connected with a big boot and both Superstars fell to the canvas. Charlotte went for the Figure Four but Natalya blocked it and booted her out of the ring. Natalya then shoved Charlotte knee-first into the steel steps outside the ring.

Back in the ring, Natalya locked in the Sharpshooter. Charlotte crawled towards the corner and then rolled through and Natalya fell head-first into the bottom turnbuckle. Charlotte hobbled up the turnbuckle but Natalya rolled out of the ring and Charlotte hopped back down to the canvas. Charlotte booted Natalya in the face and then hit a Moonsault onto Natalya outside the ring. Natalya then attacked Charlotte with a chair and was disqualified. Natalya lost the match but still retained her SmackDown Women’s Championship.

I figured that this match would have a finish like this. I didn’t think that this match would be this boring and sloppy. It was easily the worst match of the night so far. Having said that, I greatly prefer ruthless heel Natalya over crazy cat lady Natalya. I’m glad that she didn’t drop the SmackDown Championship so quickly after winning at SummerSlam. Her feud with Charlotte has been lackluster so far, hopefully things pick up after what went down tonight at Hell in a Cell.

Jinder Mahal Defeated Shinsuke Nakamura Again

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Photo Credit: WWE.com

The crowd chanted “Nakamura!” as the bell rang to start off the match. Nakamura controlled the match early. Mahal battled back and launched Shinsuke over the barricade and into the crowd. Jinder then got back into the ring and tried to win the match via count-out. Nakamura got back into the ring in time but Mahal stomped on his back when he slid into the ring.

Mahal boringly controlled the next couple of minutes of the match until Nakamura mercifully battled back. Shinsuke connected with a series of kicks that knocked Mahal to the canvas. Nakamura took out the Singh Brothers outside the ring and then kneed Jinder on the ring apron. Shinsuke went for another knee but Mahal got out of the way and Shinsuke crashed to the floor outside the ring. Mahal Suplexed Nakamura back in the ring from the apron for a two count.

Nakamura connected with a kick to Jinder’s face off the second rope for a two count. The Singh Brothers tried to get involved in the match. One of them hopped up on the ring apron and Nakamura pushed Mahal into him. Referee Charles Robinson then kicked out the Singh Brothers from ringside. Nakamura hit the Kinshasa and went for the cover but Mahal grabbed the bottom rope. Mahal then rolled out of the ring and tried to escape through the crowd. Shinsuke chased after him and brought him back to the ring. Nakamura went for another Kinshasa but Mahal got out of the way and Nakamura hit his knee into the turnbuckle. Mahal then hit the Khallas for the pinfall victory.

It was pretty obvious that Mahal was going to retain tonight. I guess the only positive here is that he wound up winning without the help of the Singh Brothers. I can’t believe Shinsuke Nakamura was brought to the main roster to lose to Jinder Mahal twice. Jinder Mahal has not had one entertaining match since he has become WWE Champion. The misery, painful promos and boring-ass matches unfortunately will continue on SmackDown until someone finally takes the title away from Mahal.

Roode Defeated Ziggler In A Boring Match

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Photo Credit: WWE.com

Ziggler came down to the ring without any entrance music. Dolph controlled the match early and locked in a Sleeper Hold. Roode finally was able to break the hold by connected with a Side Slam. Ziggler then charged at Roode in the corner but Roode got out of the way and Dolph slammed into the ring post. Roode went for the Glorious DDT but Ziggler blocked it and hit a DDT of his own for a two count.

The crowd in the Little Caesars got bored and started chanting “Little Caesars” during the match. The match ended in a series of roll-ups. Ziggler tried to roll-up Roode while grabbing the tights, but Roode countered into a roll-up of his own by grabbing Dolph’s tights for the pinfall victory. Ziggler then planted Roode with a Zig Zag after the match.

I found the build up to this match to be very boring and the match sucked as well. It is looking like this feud will continue and I’m not sure why. Bobby Roode is boring as hell on the main roster so far. I know he has the talent to get over with the crowd, but he needs to be a heel.

Sami Zayn Helped Kevin Owens Defeat Shane McMahon

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Shane McMahon and Kevin Owens started off the match battling outside the cell. Shane slammed Owens into the barricade and then connected with a series of his ridiculous looking punches. Shane then booted the steel door into Owens’ face and the two Superstars were then locked in the structure. Owens attacked Shane inside the cell and slammed him into the steel structure several times.

Owens then raked Shane’s face across the cell and the camera cut to Shane McMahon’s kids in the front row. Shane’s kids hilariously had gigantic smiles on their faces. Shane battled back after Owens controlled the next couple minutes and connected with a DDT. Shane climbed up to the top rope and went for a Moonsault but Owens got out of the way and Shane crashed to the canvas. Owens then hit a Frog Splash off the top rope and went for the cover but Shane kicked out at two.

Owens went for a Pop-Up Powerbomb but Shane reversed it into a Triangle submission hold. Owens rolled out of the ring and Shane still had the hold locked in. Owens then lifted Shane up and Powerbombed him onto the steel steps outside the ring. Owens then brought out a table from under the ring and set it up against the structure. Owens placed Shane onto the table and went for a Cannonball off the ring apron but Shane got out of the way and Owens went through the table.

Shane then grabbed half of the shattered table and struck Owens with it a couple of times. Back in the ring, Shane placed a trash can on Owens against the turnbuckle and hit the Coast to Coast Dropkick but Owens got his foot on the bottom rope to break up the pinfall. Shane then got bolt cutters from under the ring and cut the lock on the steel door.

Owens lifted Shane in the air and slammed him crotch-first into the steel door. Owens then cleared off the announce table and placed Shane on top of it. Owens hopped up on the barricade but decided to hop down and start climbing the cell. Kevin Owens got on top of the cell and stared down at Shane on the announce table. Owens couldn’t will himself to jump onto Shane and Shane got off the table.

Shane started climbing up the cell as Owens waited at the top. Owens started punching Shane in the face. Shane connected with a punch of his own and made it to the roof of the cell. Owens and McMahon traded punches on the top of the cell. Shane connected with a Body Slam on the top of the cell. Shane followed it up with a Suplex to Owens on the roof of the cell.

Owens then hit a Senton on top of Shane. Owens followed it up with a Pop-Up Powerbomb on top of the cell. Owens tried to throw Shane off the cell but Shane blocked it. Owens tried to climb down the cell but Shane grabbed him. Shane then joined Owens on the side of the cell and slammed Owens’ face off the structure. Owens then fell through the table.

WWE’s medical staff tried to check on Owens but Shane wouldn’t let them. Shane then cleared off another announce table and placed Owens on it. Shane once again climbed up the cell and went for an Elbow Drop but Sami Zayn pulled Owens out of the way. Zayn then pulled Owens on top of Shane McMahon and the referee counted to three.

Sami Zayn is a main-eventer! I thought it was bizarre that Shane was included in this storyline, but now it all makes sense. Owens and Shane put on a great match tonight. I was holding my breath the entire time they were on top of the cell. The WWE Championship match turned out to be the worst part of the PPV. I really enjoyed tonight’s PPV and am looking forward to an episode of SmackDown for the first time in a long time to see where the Owens, Zayn and McMahon storyline goes.

WWE Hell In A Cell 2017 Results & Live Discussion (10/8)

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The 2017 edition of WWE’s Hell In A Cell pay-per-view took place at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI.

Hell In A Cell Kickoff Show:

– The doors to the arena are opening up (6 PM local time) and fans are filing into the Little Caesars Arena for Hell In A Cell 2017.

– Renee Young, Peter Rosenberg and Dave Otunga are all on the Kickoff Show pre-show panel.

– Tye Dillinger is backstage talking to Daniel Bryan, saying he wants more opportunity. He asks to be added to the U.S. Title match tonight to make it a triple threat. Bryan agrees, and it’ll be a triple threat tonight between U.S. Champion AJ Styles, Tye Dillinger, and Baron Corbin. Tye and Daniel exchange “Yes” and “Ten” chants with each other, and Bryan gets pretty into it.

– Aiden English approaches the pre-show panel table and the crowd can be heard chanting his name. English discusses the issues he and Rusev have with Randy Orton. English dedicates a song to Ruev’s match tonight.

– Charlotte is backstage for an interview in the “social media lounge.” Charlotte says she has a game plan to beat Natalya tonight for the SmackDown Women’s title. She says Natalya knows Charlotte so well that she’s going to try twice as hard to catch her off guard.

– Baron Corbin does an interview backstage where he expresses his displeasure with Tye Dillinger being added to his U.S. Title match. Corbin says he wanted AJ Styles one on one tonight, but Dillinger whined and cried his way into the match. Corbin says this is only happening because Bryan, Styles and Dillinger are all friends. He says he’s going to break AJ and Tye in half tonight and will walk out with the U.S. Title.

Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin def. The Hype Bros: Before the match, footage is shown from two weeks ago of Mojo and Ryder arguing with each other backstage. The opening bell sounds and Mojo and Gable start off. Mojo hits a running cross body early on, then Ryder tags himself in and hits a springboard splash for a two count. Ryder follows up with a facebuster, but Gable fires back with a knee and a rollup for a one count. Shelton tags in and trades headlocks with Ryder. Benjamin and Ryder face off and go to shake hands, but Benjamin pulls Ryder in and nails him with a spinebuster. Shelton sends Ryder outside and Mojo goes to check on him. Back in the ring, Gable tags in and hits a Northern Lights suplex on Ryder. Benjamin tags back in and gets Ryder in a shoulder hold. Benjamin takes Ryder up top and goes for a superplex, but Ryder fights him off. Ryder follows up with a missile dropkick off the top on Benjamin, and both men are down. Mojo and Gable get the tags and Mojo cleans house. Mojo drops Gable with clotheslines, then hits the Stinger Splash in the corner. Gable stuns Mojo with a boot and comes flying off the top, but Mojo catches him. Mojo goes for a Samoan Drop, but Gable escapes. Gable runs the ropes and Mojo catches him with a pendulum backbreaker for a two count. Mojo misses a splash in the corner and Gable rolls him up for two. Gable goes up top for a moonsault but misses and lands on his feet. Gable grabs Mojo and hits a belly to belly suplex, then he goes up top and successfully hits a moonsault this time. Mojo kicks out at two. Shelton tags in and they double team Mojo for a two count. Shelton picks up Mojo and starts punching him, but Mojo is hulking up. Mojo fires up and drops Shelton with a clothesline and a shoulder block, then he lays out Gable and dumps him outside. Mojo and Ryder go for the Hype Ryder, but Shelton fights off Mojo. Ryder yells at Mojo, and Benjamin tags the opportunity to drop Ryder from behind. Gable tags in, Shelton picks up Ryder in a powerbomb, then Gable comes off the top to make the powerbomb on Ryder a double team. Gable pins for the three count on Ryder as Mojo looks on from ringside.

– The cell is lowering from the sky and the lights flash as the pay-per-view is about to kick off.

WWE Hall In A Cell 2017:

– Tom Phillips announces the attendance as 16,200+ at the new Little Caesars Arena for tonight’s show.

The Usos def. The New Day: This one takes place in the Hell In A Cell structure. The New Day cuts a promo inside the cage before the match, making fun of the “Uso Penitentiary.” Big E and Xavier are representing The New Day in this one. The opening bell rings and all four competitors roll out to ringside and grab weapons from under the ring. The New Day gets in control and hits Jey with a chain to the face. Jimmy dumps the New Day members outside then hits a suicide dive onto Xavier. Jimmy goes to step back in the ring, but Big E spears him through the ropes to the outside. Back in the ring, Xavier hits Jimmy with the trombone and it breaks. Big E hands Xavier another trombone, and he hits Jey with that one. Xavier gets a cowbell now and beats down Jey with it. Big E grabs cymbals from under the ring and hands them to Xavier who hits Jey with them. Xavier goes up top, but Jimmy throws a steel chair at his head and knocks him off. Big E knocks Jimmy off the apron, then Jey superkicks Big E. The Usos each grab kendo sticks and start beating down both New Day members with them. At ringside, Jimmy pins Woods against the cage wall with a kendo stick and Jey hits a running butt bump on him against the cage. Big E starts to mount a comeback but Jey stops him with a shot to the back of the head. Big E shoves Jey off, but Jey superkicks him down. Woods is slowly getting up to his feet at ringside now. Jey charges at Big E, but Big E catches him and throws him outside, where Woods catches Jey with a backstabber at ringside. Xavier grabs more kendo sticks and starts teeing off on the Usos. Woods and Big E put Jey in the corner of the cage, and they use multiple kendo sticks tuck through the cage holes to pin Jey up in the corner. With Jey pinned in the corner, The New Day changes their focus towards Jimmy. Jey escapes from his kendo stick confinement and he starts nailing Big E and Woods from behind. Jey follows up with a superkick to Kofi, then a kick to Big E. Big E is on the apron and Jey runs the ropes then spears Big E through the ropes into the cage. Back in the ring, both Usos hit splashes off the top on Big E, but they only get a two count. The Usos handcuff Woods to the ring post then tee off on him with kendo sticks as Kofi watches from outside the cage. The Usos let Woods down, then they turn their attention to Big E. Big E steals a Kendo stick from one of them and starts cleaning house. Big E hits a belly to belly overhead on Jey, then on the outside and spears Jimmy into the cage. Back in the ring, Big E hits the Big Ender on Jimmy, then puts Jey in a submission hold. Jimmy makes the save with a superkick, then both Usos deliver several more superkicks to Big E. They hit the double splash on Big E and pin, but Woods breaks it up. The Usos tee off on Xavier with with kendo sticks, then they go back up top. The Usos lay a steel chair on top of Xavier, then they hit the double splash off the top for the win to win the Tag Team Championships. The Usos are handed the Tag Titles as they slowly get to their feet in the ring. Kofi comes in the cage and checks on Big E and Xavier at ringside who are selling their beating.

– AJ Styles does an interview in the back where he says he doesn’t like Dillinger being added to his U.S. Title defense tonight. Styles says the odds are against him, but he’ll walk out with his Title tonight.

Randy Orton def. Rusev: Orton goes for the RKO early on but Rusev escapes and rolls outside to recover. After a couple moments of back and forth action, Orton goes for his patented DDT off the middle rope, but Rusev escapes. Rusev bumps Orton off the apron into the fan barricade, then he follows The Viper out to ringside. Rusev hits a fallaway slam on Orton at ringside into the fan barricade. Back in the ring, Rusev puts the boots to Orton and keeps him grounded. The fight goes back out to ringside and Orton back suplexes Rusev onto the fan barricade. Back in the ring, Rusev comes back with some kicks and then drops some knees on Orton. Rusev misses a splash in the corner, and they start trading punches in the middle of the ring. Orton comes back with some clotheslines, then misses one powerslam but hits a second one. Orton once again goes for the middle rope DDT, but Rusev escapes and hits a fallaway slam. Rusev follows up with a kick to the head for a two count. Rusev goes for the Accolade but Orton rolls away and slides outside to ringside. Rusev rolls outside too and hits a running big boot on Orton. Back in the ring, Rusev goes for a splash off the middle rope, but Orton rolls out of the way. Orton goes for the middle rope DDT and this time he successfully hits it. Orton goes for an RKO but Rusev escapes and tries to set up the Accolade. Orton escapes between Rusev’s legs and immediately hits the RKO for the win.

– Shane McMahon is seen sitting in a storage area of the arena and contemplating his match tonight against Kevin Owens in the Cell.

Baron Corbin def. AJ Styles & Tye Dillinger: Styles and Dillinger team up against Corbin in the opening moments. Corbin rolls outside to recover, then Dillinger and Styles start going at it in the ring. Corbin hits the ring again and starts working over Dillinger and Styles. Corbin throws Styles across the ring, then throws him into Dillinger. Corbin starts beating down Dillinger and hitting him with elbow strikes. AJ gets up on the apron but Corbin bumps him off to the floor. Corbin beats down Styles around ringside and whips him into the fan barricade. Back in the ring, Dillinger starts laying into Corbin with chops to the chest. Corbin comes back and drops Dillinger. Styles goes to springboard off the top rope, but Corbin punches him out of the air. Corbin throws Dillinger outside, and Styles gets up to his feet in the ring. Styles tees off on Corbin with a series of strikes until Corbin finally goes down. Styles dumps Corbin outside then knees him in the face from the apron. Back in the ring, Dillinger drops Styles and pummels on him in the corner. Tye knocks Corbin off the apron, then turns his attention to AJ on the corner. Tye goes for the Tyebreaker, but AJ escapes. AJ goes for the Styles Clash, but now Tye escapes. Styles rolls up Tye then locks him in the Calf Crusher. Corbin pulls Tye outside to break the hold, then AJ hits a Phenomenal Forearm from inside the ring down onto Corbin outside. Tye drops AJ at ringside, then Tye and Corbin start fighting in the ring. Corbin slams down Tye, then when AJ tries to springboard into the ring, Corbin catches AJ with a chokeslam backbreaker. Corbin hits splashes on Tye and AJ in opposite corners, but Tye dodges one and starts cleaning house. Corbin drops Tye, then AJ drops Corbin and hits a springboard 450 splash off the top. AJ pins but Tye breaks it up. AJ and Tye trade strikes in the middle of the ring until Tye grabs him for a Tyebreaker attempt. AJ escapes and hits the Phenomenal Forearm on Tye, but then Corbin boots AJ in the face and sends him outside. Corbin steals the pin on Tye for the three count, and we have a new U.S. Champion. Corbin takes his U.S. Title Belt up the ramp and celebrates his win as Tye and AJ look on.

Charlotte def. Natalya via DQ: Natalya’s Women’s Title is on the line in this one. After some solid back and forth action in the opening moments after the bell, Natalya takes control and starts working on Charlotte’s knee. Charlotte dodges a spear in the corner and rolls up Natalya in a crucifix pin for a two count. Charlotte keeps Natalya grounded, but the challenger is still selling her knee. The fight spills out to ringside and Natalya whips Charlotte into the ring steps knee-first. Back in the ring, Natalya locks Charlotte in the Sharpshooter in the middle of the ring. Charlotte fights out and throws Natalya into the corner. Charlotte goes up top for a moonsault, but Natalya rolls away so Charlotte comes down. Charlotte knocks Natalya out to ringside, then she climbs back up to the top rope. Charlotte comes off the top with a moonsault onto Natalya on the ringside floor. Both women are down and Charlotte is selling her knee. Charlotte goes to take Natalya back in the ring, but Natalya breaks free. The Champion grabs a steel chair and nails Charlotte with it. Natalya continues to pummel on Charlotte’s knee with the steel chair as the ref calls for the bell for a DQ. Natalya holds up her Women’s title belt in the air and talks trash to Charlotte on the ringside floor.

– It’s time for the return of Fashion Files with Tyler Breeze and Fandango, guest-starring the ascension. The Fashion Police are shown in their office boxing things up. The Ascension walks in wearing disguises and they deliver a tube. Breeze opens the tube, and it’s a photo of The Ascension that reads “we want 2B your friends.” The Police decide that the Ascension are idiots, they smell, and are ugly, so they decline. The Ascension takes off their disguises and they’re sad about the Fashion Police’s comments. Breeze says their disguises were incredible and they had no idea it was them. There’s a knock at the door, and when they open the door there’s a briefcase on the floor. They open it and it glows — they say it’s a new case for them. To be continued next Tuesday.

Jinder Mahal (c) def. Shinsuke Nakamura: The Singh Brothers come out to the stage to introduce The Modern Day Maharaja, an they’ll be at ringside in his corner. Senior official Charles Robinson holds up the WWE Title in the middle of the ring, an this one is on. Nakamura keeps Jinder at bay with leg kicks early on. Nakamura goes for an arm bar but Jinder reaches the ropes and the ref breaks the hold. Jinder misses a clothesline in the corner and Nakamura walks off. Nakamura dares Jinder to come at him and the champion charges. Nakamura dodges and drops Jinder in the corner then stomps on him. Jinder follows up with a series of knee drops on a grounded Mahal. Mahal rolls outside and Nakamura follows. Jinder whips the challenger into the guard rail then back into the ring. Jinder stomps on the challenger and keeps him grounded with elbow drops. Nakamura comes back with a shot in the corner then a running knee strike. He goes for a back suplex on the Champion, but Jinder fights out and elbows Nakamura in the face. Jinder charges at Nakamura, but Nakamura ducks and dumps Mahal outside. Nakamura follows up with a suicide dive on Mahal, then he drops the Singh Brothers too. Nakamura knees Jinder in the face, then he goes to knee drop Jinder on the apron but Jinder moves and Nakamura crashes onto the floor. Jinder suplexes Nakamura back into the ring then dropkicks him in the head for a two count. Nakamura comes back with some strikes and he sets up for the Kinshasa, but the Singh Brothers get on the apron for the distraction. Nakamura knocks the Singh Brothers off the apron, and Jinder rolls up Nakamura from behind for a two count. The Singh Brothers get on the apron again and Nakamura chases them off. Charles Robinson hops outside and ejects the Singh Brothers from ringside. Meanwhile in the ring, Nakamura hits the Kinshasa on the Champion. Robinson gets back in the ring and Nakamura pins, but Jinder reaches the ropes to break the pin. Jinder rolls outside and they briefly fight into the crowd before returning to the ring. Jinder boots Nakamura in the face, then Nakamura returns the favor. Nakamura goes for the Kinshasa, but Jinder dodges it and comes right back with the Cobra Clutch slam for the three count to win. Jinder is handed his WWE Title as the Singh Brothers return to the ring to celebrate with him. They make their way back up the ramp as Jinder holds his WWE Title up.

– Kevin Owens does an interview backstage where he says he’s tired of hearing the announcers talk about how the Hell In A Cell is the most twisted, unforgiving structure in WWE. Owens says they need to be worried about him, because he is the most twisted, unforgiving person in WWE, and he can’t wait to enter the structure tonight.

Bobby Roode def. Dolph Ziggler: Ziggler’s music stops before he comes out from behind the curtain, then as he walks down to the ring the big screens turn off. The opening bell sounds and Roode and Ziggler trade mat wrestling takedowns. Ziggler drops Roode in the corner and starts pummeling on him. Roode fires out of the corner and drops Ziggler with a clothesline, then beats down Ziggler in the corner. Ziggler comes back with a dropkick and a suplex for a two count, then he puts Roode in an arm hold. Ziggler transitions to a sleeper hold, but Roode fights out with a back suplex. Roode comes off the middle rope with a flying elbow, then he hits a side suplex for a two count. Ziggler comes back with a kick and a tornado DDT for a two count. Ziggler goes back to the sleeper hold, but Roode struggles so Ziggler kicks him and hits a variation of the Fame Asser for a two count. Ziggler goes for a superkick, but Roode sidesteps and hits a spinebuster. Ziggler gets up and Roode goes for the Glorious DDT, but Ziggler escapes. Ziggler rolls up Roode for two, which leads to a series of rollup pin attempts with both men grabbing the tights. Roode ends up scoring the three count on Ziggler with a rollup with a fist full of tights. Immediately after the bell, Ziggler runs up behind Roode and hits the Zig Zag. Ziggler walks to the back as the ref checks on Roode in the ring.

– We see a highlight video recapping the history between Kevin Owens and Shane McMahon, and showing some of Shane’s big falls and jumps from history. The cage lowers and our main event is up next.

Kevin Owens def. Shane McMahon: Before Owens can even get in the ring, Shane McMahon comes sliding out of the ring with a baseball slide kick. The ref calls for the opening bell as Shane starts beating down Owens at ringside. Owens comes back and whips Shane into the fan barricade, then Owens takes a breather. Shane hops up on the fan barricade and comes jumping off onto Owens. Shane kicks OWens in the head, then they brawl into the ring. The ref locks the cage door. Owens gets the upper hand and bumps Shane off the apron into the cage wall. Owens beats down Shane outside the ring, throwing him into the ring steps. Shane gets caught up in the camera man’s feet and cord at one point. Owens taunts Shane’s kids in the front row as Shane is on the ground. Owens takes Shane back into the ring and continues the punishment. Owens goes up top for a Swanton bomb but Shane gets his knees up to block it. Shane follows up with some strikes on Owens and then kicks him in the corner. Owens fires back with an elbow to the face, but Shane ducks a punch and hits a DDT. Shane goes up top for a shooting star press, but Owens rolls out of the way and Shane crashes down on the mat. Owens goes up top and hits a frogsplash on Shane for a two count. Owens goes for a Pop Up Powerbomb but Shane latches on to Owens and goes for a triangle choke. Owens drags Shane out to the apron with Shane still latched on. Opicks up Shane while in the triangle choke, and he powerbombs Shane down onto the ring steps at ringside. Owens then grabs a table from under the ring and leans it up against the cage wall. Owens lays Shane on the table and goes for a cannonball through the table, but Shane moves and Owens crashes through the table alone. Shane picks up a piece of the table and starts beating on Owens with it. Back in the ring, Shane sits Owens in the corner and puts a trash can in front of him. Shane goes up to the top rope on the opposite corner and hits the Van Terminator on Owens with the trash can. Shane pins but Owens puts his feet up on the bottom rope. Shane rolls out and grabs bolt cutters, then cuts open the cage door. Shane takes Owens outside and Owens hits a low bow then a DDT onto the ramp. Owens picks up Shane and rams him crotch-first into the opened cage door. Owens takes an iPad off the announce table and smashes it on Shane. Owens headbutts Shane onto the table and lays Shane on it. Shane hops up on the fan barricade, but then he looks at the cage and decides that’s a better idea. Owens climbs to the very top of the cage and looks down at Shane. Owens gets to the edge of the cage and appears to be trying to build up the nerves to jump, but doesn’t. The crowd boos and Owens tells them off from the top of the cage. Shane gets off the table and starts climbing the cage. As Shane is climbing up the cage, Owens starts punching Shane and Shane hangs off the wall. Shane finally gets to the roof and squares off with Owens. Shane hits a Russian leg sweep on OWens on the top of the cell. Shane then hits a scoop slam on Owens on the cage roof. They slowly get to their feet and Owens hits a superkick, then he hits a senton bomb on Shane on the cage roof. Owens goes for a powerbomb, but Shane reverses it into a back body drop. Both men get to their feet and trade punches until OWens hits a Pop Up Powerbomb on Shane onto the café roof. Owens picks up Shane but Shane kicks Owens. They trade strikes and stumble around the roof. Owens starts climbing down, then Shane follows and they fight on the cage wall exterior. Shane punches Owens off the cage wall and Owens falls down and crashes through the announce table. Medics and refs check on Owens, but Shane grabs him and puts him on the next announce table over. Shane lays Owens on the next announce table over, then Shane climbs up to the top of the Cell. Shane comes flying off the top of the cage, but Sami Zayn comes out of nowhere and yanks Owens off the table, and Shane crashes through the table on the floor alone. Medics check on Shane, but Zayn shoves the medics aside and throws Owens on top of Shane. Owens pins and the ref counts three, and Owens has won. Shane gets put on a stretcher as Zayn backs away towards the ramp. Owens is slowly helped to his feet by referees, and Shane is stretchered to the back. Shane gives the thumbs up as he’s hauled to the back.

WWE Uploads Unseen Fatal 5-Way Hell In A Cell Match From 2011

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Remember that Fatal 5-Way Hell in a Cell match from 2011 featuring WWE Champion John Cena vs. CM Punk vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger vs. Dolph Ziggler? If not, don’t worry, the match never aired on television – but has finally seen the light of day.

Back in September 2011, John Cena captured the WWE Championship from Alberto Del Rio at that year’s Night of Champions pay-per-view. It was a short reign for Cena, who lost the title back to Del Rio just weeks later at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view in a match that also involved CM Punk.

In between those title changes, WWE held a Fatal 5-Way HIAC match after the September 26th, 2011 edition of WWE RAW. Ahead of tonight’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view, WWE has uploaded the match for your viewing pleasure.

The match went all of 5 minutes and there was really not much about the match that stands out as memorable or even warranting use of the cell structure.

Nevertheless, the match did occur and probably belongs on this list of the 5 Worst Hell in a Cell Matches Ever.

Join us here later tonight for our WWE Hell in a Cell Live Results & Discussion.