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WWE Smackdown results: AJ Styles, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson vs. Roman Reigns and The Usos

– Air Date: May 5, 2016
– Location: Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO

– The Big News:

Roman Reigns and the Usos got some revenge over AJ Styles, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. Also, The Vaudevillains vs. The New Day was made official for Extreme Rules.

– Show Recap:

Chris Jericho came out for the Highlight Reel. He said Dean Ambrose thought he could be funny and zany when tangling with him, but it got serious when Jericho smashed the 20-pound pot over Ambrose. Jericho claimed that Ambrose spent the night in a St. Louis hospital with contusions, whiplash and bulging discs.

Jericho said Ambrose wasn’t here tonight, wasn’t going to run out to make a surprise appearance, and he should stay home for good. Jericho said it is a new era in WWE – his era. The crowd chanted “You suck” at Jericho, who introduced his guest Sami Zayn.

Jericho said his good friend Kevin Owens beat Zayn fair and square but Zayn continues to attack him, which makes him a sore loser. He also called Zayn a thief for posing with The Miz’s Intercontinental title. Jericho asked Zayn what kind of human being he is, and Zayn responded, “Actually, I think I’m a pretty good human being, honestly.” Zayn thought people would agree, just like they would agree that Jericho’s scarf makes him look stupid.

Zayn said he didn’t have a problem with Owens beating him, he had a problem with Owens slapping him in the face after the match and tossing him out of the ring like garbage. He also wasn’t trying to steal the IC Title. Miz interrupted.

Miz said he’s the only one who’s earned the right to hold the IC title belt and called Zayn a serial coattail rider. Miz warned Zayn not to lay a finger on the title again, so Zayn repeatedly touched the title with his finger, which was funny. The crowd chanted for Zayn. Jericho said if someone laid a hand on his $15,000 jacket, he would do something about it, and told Miz he should do something about it.

Zayn couldn’t believe Jericho spent $15,000 on his jacket. Jericho started raging, tossed his stools down and left. Zayn called them jackasses. Miz said Zayn has no respect and called himself the biggest, baddest shark in WWE. Zayn touched the title again and challenged Miz to a fight, but Maryse got in his face. Zayn challenged him to a fight again but Miz bailed.

This segment was good enough. The biggest positive was that Sami Zayn, surprise surprise, came off very likable.

Non-title: Sami Zayn beat IC Champion The Miz (w/Maryse) via DQ

Miz tried tossing Zayn into the barricade, but Zayn leapt onto the barricade and nailed a moonsault. The highlight of that spot was the reaction of a girl in the front row. Kevin Owens came out (to his music) and joined commentary after a break.

Mauro Ranallo asked Owens what brought him to ringside and Jerry Lawler responded, “Obviously his legs brought him down here Mauro, don’t be an idiot!” Owens enjoyed that. Owens then mocked Miz for hitting an axe-handle off the top, calling him a great “athlete.” Zayn hit a dive to Miz on the outside, then got in Owens’ face.

Zayn went back after Miz, but Owens jumped Zayn from behind for the DQ. Miz and Owens double teamed him but Cesaro made the save (he stripped off his suit as he ran to the ring). Cesaro did the uppercut parade to both Miz and Owens, while still wearing sunglasses. Cesaro also caught Zayn with one by accident, which knocked him out of the ring. Cesaro tried to swing Miz but both Maryse and Owens got in the way and all the heels bailed. Cesaro posed with the title.

They showed a replay of the main event angle from Raw. Backstage, AJ Styles asked Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson if they were ready for round two. Anderson said Styles would have broken the chair over Roman Reigns if this was back in the day. Styles said it wasn’t, and reminded them he beat Reigns twice at Payback before Reigns beat him.

Styles said he would become champion, but would do it his way. Gallows and Anderson said Reigns may not see it that way after he put Styles through a table. Styles decided to go have a chat with Reigns. Anderson and Gallows were happy to hear it.

Promo for Primo and Epico. They also replayed the footage of Enzo Amore being knocked out, and announced The Vaudevillains vs. The New Day at Extreme Rules for the Tag-Team titles.

The Vaudevillains beat Curtis Axel & Bo Dallas via pinfall

The Vaudevillains did an inset promo, calling the New Day clowns and called themselves real men. They won in under two minutes with the Whirling Dervish.

Afterwards, Big Cass came out to tell the Vaudevillains they look like they came off the set of Sherlock Holmes. He said he was going to give them a whooping and called them soft. He knocked both guys out of the ring, when Axel jumped in and called them soft too. He tried to buddy up to Cass, but Cass hit him with the swinging side slam. Axel was pretty amusing here.

Natalya & Becky Lynch beat Emma & Women’s Champion Charlotte (w/Ric Flair) via submission

They worked over Natalya until she made the hot tag to Lynch, who ran wild on Emma until she was pulled out of the ring by Charlotte. They double teamed Lynch to gain control and worked her over until she made the hot tag to Natalya, who hit Charlotte with clotheslines, a low dropkick, and discus clothesline.

Natalya applied the Sharpshooter but Charlotte crawled to her corner and Emma tagged in. Emma knocked down Natalya and hit a running crossbody. Lynch broke up the cover and knocked Charlotte off the ring. Natalya applied the Sharpshooter to Emma who tapped. Average match that went about 10 minutes. Emma didn’t need to be in this match.

Backstage, Reigns and the Usos were chatting when they were interrupted by AJ Styles. Reigns told Styles he had guts coming in there. Styles told Reigns he had him dead to rights on Raw. He took the high road, but he won’t next time. Styles asked if Reigns was going to be in the Usos’ corner in the main event. Reigns called himself the champ, called the Usos family, and he would be wherever he wanted to be. Styles said he would see them out there.

There was a really bizarre vignette with Darren Young. Young spoke about searching for a life coach. He said the answer was right in front of him, when the screen split and Bob Backlund appeared. Young asked Backlund if he would be his life coach.

Backlund said yes, he would be his “wrestling coach.” Young was glad, but he wanted a life coach, not a wrestling coach. Backlund screamed that the first lesson was “wrestling is life.” The segment ended with the words “Make Darren Young Great Again” on the screen. No idea what to make of this.

Rusev (w/Lana) beat Zack Ryder via submission

Ryder didn’t get an entrance. Also, Charles Robinson was the referee. Ranallo said Rusev claimed he would eat Kalisto’s big heart, and Rusev beat Ryder in just over a minute with the Accolade. The only thing to note was Rusev developed a hematoma after being sent face-first into the steel post. Lana wasn’t happy about that.

Afterwards, Kalisto ran in and attacked Rusev for basically no reason. They claimed it was because Lana was mocking the Lucha chants. He hit Rusev with a few kicks, springboard corkscrew crossbody, and then he left to pose with his title on the stage. Rusev vs. Kalisto should be pretty great.

The announcers plugged Camp WWE by reading the same script the announcers did on Raw.

Backstage, Fandango taught Goldust some new dance moves. After some “comedy,” Fandango challenged Truth and Tyler Breeze to a tag match next week. This is so dumb.

Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson (w/AJ Styles) beat The Usos (w/Roman Reigns) via DQ

As Gallows and Anderson made their entrance, Ranallo put them over as one of the best teams in Japan and Lawler responded, “Who cares about Japanese wrestling?” After Jey Uso was sent outside a couple minutes into the match, Reigns went to check on him, at which point Anderson used his boot to face-wash Reigns. Reigns jumped in the ring and attacked Anderson for the DQ, which led to a big brawl.

A bunch of officials ran down to break it up. Styles grabbed a mic and said, “I thought this was a new era – or his that just for Raw? This is Smackdown, and we’re going to finish what we started, now!” Normally these setups to turn a singles match into a tag match (or a tag match into a six-man in this case) feels really phony, but this was done well and the crowd was into it. It was chaotic and the fans just wanted to see them fight.

WWE Champion Roman Reigns & The Usos beat AJ Styles, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson via pinfall

Reigns and Styles started as they did on Raw, and there were dueling chants from the crowd. Reigns seemed to be getting the better of it until Styles backed him into the corner for Anderson to make a tag. Reigns and the Usos triple-teamed Anderson but he eventually backed Jey Uso into the corner for Gallows to make a tag. The Usos double teamed him, but Gallows gained control with a big boot on Jimmy Uso.

Reigns made a hot tag and hit Anderson with a jumping clothesline and clotheslines in the corner. He knocked Styles off the apron with a right hand as well. Reigns superman punched Gallows off the apron. He tried to hit Styles with one as well, but Styles hung him over the top rope, and Anderson followed with a school boy for a near fall.

An Uso hit Gallows with a suicide dive and Reigns hit Anderson with a superman punch. Reigns went for a spear but Styles cut him off with forearm. An Uso dragged Styles out of the ring and Anderson made a cover on Reigns for a close near fall. Anderson followed with a spinebuster for another near fall, but Reigns popped back with a spear for the pinfall win.

Styles tried to make the save before the pinfall, but was held back by an Uso. As soon as Reigns got the 3 count, he and Styles stared at each other, perhaps acknowledging how close this was. After they showed a replay of the finish, Styles and Reigns were still in a staredown. Styles pointed at the title saying “That’s mine” and Reigns held it up to end the show.

– Final Thoughts:

This was a mostly mundane show again until the main event stuff, which I thought was really good. Not a fan of Gallows/Anderson losing already, but at least it was to the champ.

May 6, 2016
WON Preview: WWE Payback, Hulk Hogan sues Gawker, tons more
READ IT HERE: May 9, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: WWE Payback review, Hulk Hogan suing Gawker, tons more

The claimed new era with Shane and Stephanie McMahon on Raw, fallout of Payback, lineup for Extreme Rules and current WWE situation is the lead story in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer. There is also a detailed story on Hulk Hogan’s latest lawsuit and his claims of how the sex tape went from Bubba the Love Sponge to the National Enquirer, including details of Hogan being blackmailed by people with the tape and the FBI sting operation regarding the tape and why it didn’t end there.

Next there is a detailed look at Ryback’s situation with WWE, New Japan’s Dontaku show and the Super Juniors tournament, the economic value of Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor to a show, and plans for a new PPV show next month.

The lead story updates the status of Shane McMahon, the story behind Payback and how it leads to Extreme rules, the injury to Enzo Amore, the booking that gets almost nobody over and the match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results.

As it regards the Hogan story, this issue examines all the players involved, his latest lawsuit and more details on the FBI sting operation regarding the sex tape.

Ryback’s complaints about WWE, how things went down in his meeting with Vince McMahon, notes about WWE contracts, how wrestlers are paid in WWE and why that isn’t the case anywhere else, his philosophy about everyone being paid the same and more, all in the latest Observer issue.

Finally, more on the Adam Rose situation, changes to the WWE Network, notes on a WWE network survey, notes on Camp WWE, how the show changed and why, notes on some WWE firings this past week, as well as new hirings, update on WrestleMania 2018, Paul Heyman reality show update, Bruno Sammartino honored, notes on contract situation with different talent, DVD plans for the next 18 months, injury updates and returns, fallout of Ric Flair TMZ as well as notes regarding his podcast and other future Flair projects, notes on the next Takeover lineup, update on Bryan Danielson, More on the cruiserweight tournament, lots of WWE business updates and a former giant Olympian talks about his WWE offer and plans of eventually going there. All this and much more in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

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May 5, 2016
Daily Pro Wrestling History (05/05): Hackenschmidt wins World Title; Von Erich Parade of Champions

1906

Madison Square Garden:
– World Greco-Roman Champion George Hackenschmidt defeated American Heavyweight Champion Tom Jenkins in two straight falls, to become the World Catch-as-Catch Can Heavyweight Champion

1947

Hollywood, California:
– Danny McShain defeated Martino Angelo for the World Light Heavyweight Title

1950

Houston, Texas:
– Danny McShain defeated Miguel Guzmán for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title

1958

Tulsa, Oklahoma:
– Jim Larock defeated Sandor Kovacs to become the first Tri-State NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Champion

1961

Houston, Texas:
– Dory Dixon and Rito Romero defeated The Corsicans (Jean and Joe) to win the Texas NWA World Tag Team Titles

1964

Tampa, Florida:
– Don Curtis and Abe Jacobs defeated Duke Keomuka and Hiro Matsuda for the Florida NWA World Tag Team Titles

1966

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Terry Funk & Ron Reed fought Oki Shikina & Tor Kamata to a draw
– Sonny Myers defeated Bob Brown via DQ
– Tiny Smith defeated Lee Henning
– The Viking fought Jerry Kozak to a draw
– Tiny Smith won a 10-man Battle Royal
– The Mongolian Stomper defeated The Butcher in three falls

1967

Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race ddq Lou Thesz & Crusher in the 3rd fall
– Johnny Valentine beat Reggie Parks
– Danny Hodge beat Bob Boyer
– Johnny Powers beat Rene Goulet

1970

Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Verne Gagne & the Crusher
– Blackjack Lanza ddq Wilbur Snyder
– Angelo Poffo beat Jack Pesek
– Billy Red Lyons beat Joe Scarpello
– Edouard Carpentier beat Larry Hennig
– Pepper Gomez beat Lars Anderson

1971

Miami, Florida:
– Dale Lewis defeated The Champion (Tarzan Tyler) for the NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Title

1972

Atlanta, Georgia:
– Roberto Soto defeated Buddy Colt to win the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title

Los Angeles, California:
– Raul Mata and Rey Mendoza defeated Killer Kowalski and Kinji Shibuya for the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles

1973

Chicago, Illinois:
– AWA Champion Verne Gagne beat Jimmy Valiant in 2 out of 3 falls
– Superstar Billy Graham & Ernie Ladd beat Bill Watts & Wahoo McDaniel in 2 out of 3 falls
– Bob Ellis no contest Baron Von Raschke
– Billy Robinson drew Wilbur Snyder
– Rene Goulet beat Bull Bullinski
– Ric Flair beat Kenny Dillinger

1976

Raleigh, North Carolina:
– Dino Bravo and Mr. Wrestling defeated Gene and Ole Andersno to win the NWA World Tag Team Titles

Davenport, Iowa:
– Verne Gagne, Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell beat Nick Bockwinkel, Blackjack Lanza and Bobby Duncum
– Larry Hennig beat Baron Von Raschke
– Mad Dog Vachon beat Chris Taylor dq
– Russ Francis beat Kim Duk

1977

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– The Sheik retained the U.S. title beating Tiger Jeet Singh on a disqualification
– Ken Patera beat Gorilla Monsoon
– The Crusaders retained the International tag team title beating Don Kent and Reginald Love
– Chief Jay Strongbow beat Pat Kelly
– Carlos Rocha beat Bounty Hunter #1
– The Mongol drew The Beast
-Al Costello drew ChrisTolos
– Michelle Barone beat Bill Morgan

1978

San Juan, Puerto Rico:
– Bruno Sammartino defeated Gorilla Monsoon for the WWC North American Heavyweight Title

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:
– Jerry Brown and Bobby Jaggers defeated Ray Candy and Steven Little Bear to win the Tri-State NWA United States Tag Team Titles

1979

San Juan, Puerto Rico:
– Hurácan Castillo and Carlos Colón defeated Frankie Laine and Dutch Mantel for the WWC North American Tag Team Titles

1980

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Buddy Fuller beat Wayne Farris in a Lights out match
– Paul Ellering & Sonny King beat Jackie Fargo & Rocky Johnson
– Southern Tag Team Champions Dennis Condrey & David Shults beat Jimmy Valiant & Steve Regal
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Bill Dundee dq
– CWA Champion Billy Robinson beat Duke Myers by forfeit when Myers failed to show
– Ricky Morton & Terry Sawyer beat Larry Latham & Sgt. Danny Davis
– Ken Lucas & Ricky Gibson & Robert Gibson beat Ali Hassan & International Superstar & Jimmy Hart

Montreal, Quebec, Canada:
– Paul Vachon defeated Dick Van
– Pierre Lefebvre defeated Gino Brito
– Pat Patterson & Raymond Rougeau defeated Les Anges Blonds
– Bob Backlund defeated Bob Steele
– Gilles Poisson & Serge Dumont defeated Len Shelley & Tarzan Tyler

1982

Lawton, Oklahoma:
– King Kong Bundy defeated Kerry Von Erich for the World Class American Heavyweight Title

Jackson, Mississippi:
– The Junkyard Dog and Mr. Olympia (Jerry Stubbs) defeated The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika) to win the Mid-South Tag Team Titles

1983

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Jerry Brown defeated Roger Kirby for the NWA Central States Television Title

Lexington, Kentucky:
– Jerry Lawler beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel in a Non Title Match
– Fabulous Ones beat The Moondogs
– Rock & Roll Express beat Jim Cornette & The Galaxians
– Bill Dundee beat Dutch Mantel
– Loser Leaves Town: Stagger Lee beat The Lone Ranger
– Bobby Eaton won 10 man elimination bout
– Terry Taylor beat Bobby Eaton
– Steve O beat Porkchop Cash dq

1984

Greensboro, North Carolina:
– Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood defeated Jack and Jerry Brisco for the NWA World Tag Team Titles

St. Petersburg, Florida:
– Blackjack Mulligan defeated Black Bart to win the NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Title

1985

WCCW Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions: Dallas, Texas:
– In a two-ring no-disqualification match, The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) defeated The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton) to win the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
– Johnny Mantell and Skip Young fought to a draw
– Brian Adias and WCCW Television Champion Scott Casey defeated Kelly and Nick Kiniski
– Terry Gordy defeated Kamala by disqualification
– Mike Von Erich defeated Rip Oliver
– WCCW American Heavyweight Champion Chris Adams and WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion Gino Hernandez defeated WCCW Television Champion Scott Casey and The Great Kabuki
– Kerry Von Erich defeated One Man Gang in a Kerry’s hair vs. Gary Hart’s hair match
– The Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts) and WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Champions Kevin, Kerry and Mike Von Erich defeated Chris Adams, Gino Hernandez, Kamala, Rip Oliver, One Man Gang and Steve Williams in a two-ring best-of-five falls match, 3-2
– NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair fought WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Champion Kevin Von Erich to a double-countout to retain the title

1986

Fort Worth, Texas:
– Rick Rude defeated Lance Von Erich to win the World Class Television Title

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
– Steve DiSalvo defeated Ron Ritchie for the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title

1988

– Canek defeats Perro Aguayo for the UWA World Heavyweight Title

1989

Knoxville, Tennessee:
– Kevin Dillinger defeated Danny Davis to win the Southeast NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Title
– Masahiro Chono and Mike Davis won the CWF Tag Team Title from Davey and Johnny Rich

1990

Memphis, Tennessee:
– Jerry Lawler defeated Jimmy Valiant to win the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Title

Caguas, Puerto Rico:
– Invaders I and IV won the WWC Caribbean Tag Team Titles by defeating Leo Burke and Chicky Starr

St. Paul, Minnesota:
– NWA Champion Ric Flair beat Brian Pillman (Special Referee: Nick Bockwinkel)
– Nikita Koloff beat AWA Champion Larry Zbyszko dq
– Brad Rheingans & The Trooper & Bob Lurtsema beat Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom & Tully Blanchard
– Yukon John Nord & Flapjack Scott Norton ddq Texas Hangmen
– DJ Peterson beat Jonnie Stewart
– Tony Denucci beat Todd Becker

2001

Jeffersonville, Indiana:
– Randy Orton won the OVW Hardcore Championship by defeating Flash Flanagan

2001

WWF Insurrextion: London, England:
– Chris Jericho defeated William Regal to win the Queen’s Cup
– Eddie Guerrero pinned Grandmaster Sexay
– Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn defeated Crash Holly and Hardcore Holly
– Bradshaw pinned The Big Show
– Edge and Christian defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von), The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and WWF European Champion Matt) and X-Factor (Justin Credible and X-Pac) in a fatal four-way elimination match
– Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle in a Two out of three falls match, 2-0
– The Undertaker defeated WWF Tag Team Champions (WWF Champion Steve Austin and WWF Intercontinental Champion Triple H) in a Handicap match

2002

Monterrey, Mexico:
– El Zorro defeated Héctor Garza to win the Mexican National Heavyweight Title
– Lady Apache won the Mexican National Women’s Title from Tiffany

2003

Sendai, Japan:
– Ultimo Dragon defeated The Great Sasuke for the NWA World Middleweight Title

2004

Tokyo, Japan:
– Aja Kong and Amazing Kong defeated The Crush Gals (Lioness Asuka and Chigusa Nagayo) for the AAAW Tag Team Titles

May 5, 2016
TUF 23 recap: The strawweights battle in their first fight of the season

This season, both the women’s strawweight division and the men’s light heavyweight division will be competing. At the end of the season, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha fight on the TUF 23 Finale with Joanna Champion defending her strawweight title.

Last week, Gadelha’s team won and picked Tatiana Suarez to face JJ Aldrich, putting the two #1 seeds on a collision course in only the show’s third week!

This Week:

Jedrzejczyk is helping Aldrich work on the “small things” to get better. Helen Harper gets injured as they’re working on submissions. Jedrzejczyk gives her a pep talk but Harper is still feeling bummed and “a bit rubbish” even when she gets to the house. Rountree tells her he’s out and can’t even come back but she’s still in the hunt.

We switch to team Gadelha and Suarez talks about how she had to overcome a cancer diagnosis just to be where she is today. “I don’t really talk about it much with people because it’s something very very personal, but I believe if you continue to persevere you can get through anything.”

Cory Hendricks and Khalil Rountree are having a donut eating contest, and the loser has to get makeup done by the girls in the house, while the winner gets a sparkling golden donut. Joshua Stansbury is the emcee/announcer for the battle. Rountree finishes his pile of donuts first and is declared the winner – not shocking he was able to do it given he’s already out of competition and doesn’t have to worry about making weight. Or does he? You never know if me might come back as an alternate.

Back on team Jedrzejczyk we see Aldrich talk about how nobody who meets her believes she’s a fighter, but (cliche coming) getting in the cage “flips a switch.” She says to beat Suarez she’s going to have all the takedowns and light her up with strikes.

Time for the weigh-in! Aldrich is 115, Suarez is 115.5. Fight’s on! Dana White says that five years ago Suarez was the #1 wrestler in the U.S., but that you can’t count Aldrich out because she trains with Rose Namajunas, so he expects a classic fight.

It’s makeup time for Cory Hendricks. He also has to put on a Reebok sports bra. He says he’s not afraid to do it, but that it’s his own fault for underestimating Rountree’s eating abilities. Lanchana Green is impressed that he went all out. Hendricks says that he can’t figure out whether the guys are attracted or upset.

* Tatiana Suarez (Team Gadelha) vs. JJ Aldrich (Team Jedrzejczyk)

Aldrich is in the red and Suarez is in the black. Suarez shoots for the double, Aldrich sprawls at first, but Suarez gets her with the leg trip. She tries to scoot back to the fence to get up, gives up her head in the process, but ultimately gets to her feet. Suarez single legs her back down at 1:45after a warning not to grab the cage and quickly moves to her back looking for hooks. She goes for a choke with only one in and Aldrich escapes and stands back up. Aldrich tries to widen her stance but is taken down again at 2:58. You can see why Suarez comes so highly touted for her wrestling, and she’s bull strong too, able to just drag Aldrich to the ground when the obvious takedown technique isn’t there. She’s going for a standing guillotine with a minute left but Aldrich escapes and survives to R2.

Suarez got “a tiny little cut” in the first round which was so tiny I didn’t even see it in HD, and Gadelha tells her not to worry. Suarez has another takedown at 40 seconds. She’s quickly moving to side looking for the arm triangle. Aldrich escapes at 1:26 but Suarez is all over her from behind. Aldrich stands at 1:55 but is thrown down head first. Suarez gets the left hook and hammers away looking for the RNC.

She gets the second hook in and at 3:14 of R2 Aldrich taps – TEAM GADELHA WINS AGAIN.

Jedrzejczyk is disappointed that Aldrich didn’t scrap harder. Suarez is happy but knows she has two more fights to go. Jedrzejczyk tells all of her team to fight to the end no matter what. Claudia picks Andrew Sanchez to face Myron Dennis. See you next week!

May 5, 2016
WOR: Giant Wednesday news update!

Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back tonight with tons to talk about: Ryback, Adam Rose, Smackdown tapings, New Japan report plus Super Juniors update, Lucha Undergound and NXT TV reports, Smackdown, Jordan Parsons, upcoming UFC fights, questions and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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May 5, 2016
May 9, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: WWE Payback review, Hulk Hogan suing Gawker, tons more

WWE is now claiming the start of a “new era,” based on the idea that Shane and Stephanie McMahon are going to be running Raw together, no doubt building to the inevitable battle for power. And at least at the start, it looks like HHH is sitting this one out.

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May 5, 2016
Lucha Underground results: Sexy Star vs. Mariposa in an I Quit bloodbath

Every match on the show is for an Aztec medallion as Cage faces Mascarita Sagrada, Marty The Moth battles The Mack, Sinestro faces King Cuerno, and in the main event – Sexy Star faces Mariposa. It isn’t just any kind of match this – they will wage war in a No Mas match with Star being told by Dario to maim Mariposa and get revenge.

Show Recap:

The show begins with a rundown of this season’s quest for the Aztec medallions. We also see Sexy Star and The Mack try to act, which is even worse in recap form. Dario Cueto closes up the ceiling in his office, but Catrina comes in and tells him that Mil nearly ended Matanza. Catrina wants a rematch for Mil, and he tells her that Mil’s power doesn’t match what kind of power the key has. He’ll give Mil his match, and in his specialty – the Grave Consequences match. But Dario has a special twist – it will be Graver Consequences, with more coffins. That was awesome! Bang Data brings us in to Vamp and Striker, saying that every match tonight is for an Aztec medallion.

Marty the Moth vs. The Mack

Marty flaps away before The Mack comes down to face him. Mack punches him to the floor and hits a flip dive with his jacket still on. Suplex hits, then a Northern lights, and then a big German – giving Mack the edge. Mack eats a dropkick and Marty does the Rick Rude hip swivel while removing his shirt and revealing his too-short trunks. Mack eats a corner exploder and it gets 2. Marty wears him down with a cravate, but Mack recovers and lariats him before spinkicking him down. Vamp talks about how much more money you make as a champion, while Mack gets 2 off a legdrop. Stunner hits, but Marty is still up, so a spinning TKO takes him out. This was fun.

Catrina talks to King Cuerno and says that Sinestro will get the Gift of the Gods Title, but Cuerno says he’ll take Sinestro out tonight. He’ll take the title and Mil’s mask because the hunt is on. Sexy Star knocks on Dario’s door He says he respects her and knows something bad must have happened to her because there’s been a change in her. He saw that when he was young, and experienced suffering at his mother’s hands. He says that whatever Mariposa did to her, she will say no more and beat Mariposa to make her pay for what she did to her. It will be a No Mas match – and he tells her to not only make her submit, but not stop after the match is over.

Sinestro De La Muerte vs. King Cuerno

Vamp talks about how this is a battle for the medallions – and their origins are in bloody war. RKO by Cuerno gets 2 quickly. Cuerno lands a sick overhand chop and a running rana. This sends him to the floor for the dive, but Catrina hits him on the head with the rock. Flying legdrop off the top to Cuenro gets the win, in one of the biggest upsets so far in the show’s history. Backstage, Mascarita Sagrada lifts weights while Famous B talks to him about setting up the biggest match for him ever!

Chavo comes in and asks Dario why he isn’t in a match for a medallion. Dario tells him he’s not worth it, and that he lost not only two Aztec Warfare matches, but got hurt in a match for the LU Title. He isn’t going to give him opportunities if he can’t do anything with him, so Chavo basically tells him he’ll make one for himself. Famous B cuts a promo and hands out his business card to fans before introducing Sagrada while Striker says that he has never dipped, but he will dance with Sagrada coming out. A huge Famous B chant breaks out.

Mascarita Sagrada vs. Cage

Cage has a new black and yellow singlet, which looks better than the other ones he’s had. Sagrada prays and then starts to do some pushups. Sagrada charges in, which fails. A charging kick misses and Cage eats some leg kicks. These have no effect, but a dropkick to the knee sends him into the buckle. Weapon X ends it. Cage tends to Sagrada, but Chavo comes out and steals his medallion – while Famous B tells him “YOU GOT ROBBED!” The main event is hyped up with a graphic and then instead of a break, it’s time for the match. Striker talks about the history of I Quit matches and how both Tully Blanchard and Mick Foley were never the same after their most famous ones. They come in the ring and now it’s time for a break.

Sexy Star vs. Mariposa – No Mas Match

Vamp says that this is the one match he shied away from because he’d rather die than say he quits. Sexy is slammed onto the seal and eats a Muta elbow. Mariposa corner her and hits her with a slew of body blows. Sexy Star gets choked, but still won’t quit. Sexy charges and attacks before cornering her and hitting a series of pop-up bronco busters. Chain of suplexes lead to a single-leg crab. Mariposa locks on a modified Indian deathlock, and kicks her head while she’s in the move. Sexy low-bridges her and hits a seated senton to the floor.

Sexy hits a series of overhand chops on the floor, but eats some knees against the railing. Sexy eats a chair to the throat, then a chairshot, then a basement dropkick with the chair. She shakes her head no to prevent giving up. Sexy recovers, hits her with a chair and then places the chair between her legs for a chairshot to the chair between the legs. Sexy lifts Mariposa’s leg up and kicks her in the crotch again. They fight up the staircase.

Mariposa tears at the mask, but a “Sexy” chant breaks out. They fight up to Dario’s ceiling. No! HE JUST HAD THAT FIXED. They fight up to the catwalk while Striker says that Cornette broke his ankles in a scaffold match. Mariposa tries to toss her off the catwalk, and then chokes her with the steel. Sexy’s head is split open and she fights her way back to Dario’s ceiling. Marty comes up and grinds her face into the railing. The Mack comes in and kicks Marty’s ass before tossing him through a door.

Sexy chokes her on the bleachers and then smacks her head against the wall. Reverse powerbomb giant swing series into the announce table by Mariposa. Striker yells about how Sexy still has fight in her. She grabs a trash can and hits her with it while Striker name-drops Duke Droese. Mariposa punches her in the gut and back a few times before things end up back in the ring. Sexy avoids the Butterfly Effect, but a punch to the throat works.

A kneeling Edgucator results in Sexy saying “f*ck you, f*ck you Mariposa!” completely uncensored, kicking her and locking on a choke before Marty comes back, but misses a punch and Mack stunners her. Sexy locks on an armbar and gets the win – which will certainly result in Striker comparing her to Ronda Rousey even more. True to what Dario told her, she keeps the hold locked on after the match while her theme plays and a “break her arm” chant breaks out. Sexy closes the show just covered in blood being embraced by The Mack. Holy crap was this crazy. It wasn’t “good” in many ways, but it was sure memorable.

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May 5, 2016
WWE NXT results: Eric Young debuts, battles NXT Champion Samoa Joe
- The Big News: Eric Young debuted calling out the new NXT Champion Samoa Joe. However….
- The Medium News: …he then got choked out by Joe in the main event as Joe showed the world what happens when you challenge him.
- The Little Beaver Sized News: Alex Riley said he will beat Shinsuke Nakamura next week because he is bigger. No, seriously.
Before starting, I want to announce to everyone who doesn’t already know that I have come out as transgender. I do want to thank everyone here on F4WOnline.com for their support through this process of coming out. With that out of the way….

NXT kicks off with the brand new NXT Champion! Samoa Joe is here! Joe proclaimed that he is a man who keeps his word and despite the best efforts of the former champion, he is your new champion. If anyone has a problem with him being the man, he has no problem beating them down and choking them out. This was the queue for the debuting Eric Young! EY got a really big reaction, including a “Holy Sh*t” chant, followed by a chant of “EY”.

Eric acknowledges that they know each other, and called Joe a bad ass wrecking machine and said the only thing guaranteed in life is change. Young said he collects championships and while things have changed for Joe things will now change for Young. Joe just walked away, stopping on the ramp to say Young doesn’t belong in the same ring as him and if he does Joe will beat his ass.

We then got an awkward cutaway to our opening match.

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Nia Jax defeated Tessa Blanchard

Blanchard is back, having lost her debut at the Axxess NXT taping. However, her second match didn’t turn out much better as she took on the massive Jax who has only lost one match — to Bayley back at Takeover: London.

Tessa went running off the ropes for a crossbody, but Nia just stood there, absorbing the blow and letting her crash to the mat. Nia laid her out with a corner splash, Samoan Drop, and won with the legdrop.

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A No Way Jose vignette aired to build up his Full Sail debut tonight

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Austin Aries defeated Tye Dillinger

It is time for the Perfect 10! Mind you, Tye has been the Perfect 10 since July and has still yet to win 10 tv matches. Heck I don’t think he’s won five, but despite that the fans really get into the 10 gimmick. His win-loss record doesn’t seem to be improving since he’s squaring off with Aries tonight who is already the third former TNA Champion on the show tonight.

Aries had a much better match here than with Baron Corbin since Dillinger is not a foot taller (and is also underrated as a worker). Aries used a slingshot senton into the ring and a slingshot corkscrew plancha out of the ring at one point, but Dillinger used a Fireman’s Carry where he dropped Aries head-first on the back of his knee for a very believable near fall. Dillinger pulled down his knee pad, but got hit with a Rolling Elbow and a 450 Splash and Aries is your winner.

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The Revival defeated The Hype Bros

This match was set up last week when The Revival laid out Zack and Mojo after the faces defeated Blake & Murphy. This was a showcase match for Dash and Dawson as it was all about them, as opposed to being a serious back and forth match. Mojo got to run wild for 20 seconds on the hot tag, but got hit with the Shatter Machine out of nowhere to give the former champs another win.

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Alex Riley was asked about his match with Shinsuke Nakamura next week. Riley said Nakamura is half his size, has no athletic ability, and when he punches Riley in the face Riley will punch him and his will be harder. He finished by saying next week is time to rage.

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No Way Jose pinned Noah

Jose was already embraced by the crowd in his Full Sail debut. His opponent was only called Noah and he didn’t last long, getting pinned with a winding punch to the face and then a Full Nelson Slam.

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Aries was interviewed by Cathy, saying he is the Perfect 20. He said something seems off about Aries and people don’t know how to take him. He said he is going to take the initiative to become a bigger star.

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We got a Finn Balor video package, which included clips of Joe beating him for the title. It built up to promoting his return next week.

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NXT Champion Samoa Joe submitted Eric Young

Young debuted less than an hour ago and now is in the main event, going one on one with the NXT Champion himself.

This match was to establish Young as being on the same level as Joe. Early on, every time Joe would hit a move, Young would either reverse it or do the same thing just better. Joe dumped Young outside the ring, hit a big Suicide Dive and took over from there.

Joe slapped him hard, which was the encouragement for Young to make his comeback, but towards the end of the match, Young just couldn’t put together multiple moves in a row and absorbed loads of punishment. Young took Joe over with a suplex that looked like a legit feat of strength and did hit his top rope elbow, but only got a 2 count.

Joe countered out of a Young piledriver and hit his corner uranage before picking up the win with the Muscle Buster, followed by the Coquina Clutch. Joe refused to break the choke afterwards to prove a point to not only Young, but to the entire wrestling world that this is what happens when you try to face the NXT Champion.

That does it for this week. Until we talk again, remember to say your vitamins and take your prayers!
May 5, 2016
Daily Pro Wrestling History (5/4): Rock battles Shane McMahon & Triple H

1972

Kansas City, Kansas:
– Danny Little Bear fought Harley Race to a draw in three falls
– Bob Orton defeated Billy Howard

1974

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens went to a no contest with Billy Robinson & Geoff Portz
– Baron Von Raschke beat Ric Flair
– Greg Gagne beat Larry Hennig

1976

Omaha, Nebraska:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Chris Taylor
– Jim Brunzell defeated Mad Dog Vachon

1980

Atlanta, Georgia:
– NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Georgia Heavyweight Champion Austin Idol
– Mr. Wrestling #2 defeated NWA World Champion Harley Race in a non-title lights out match

Minneapolis, Minnesota:
– AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Mad Dog Vachon via dq
– Step Ladder Match: Dino Bravo beat Jerry Blackwell

1981

Madison Square Garden:
– Pat Patterson defeated Sgt. Slaughter in an alley fight

1983

Akron, Ohio:
– Tony Atlas defeated NWA Champion Ric Flair in a non-title match

1987

Lubbock, Texas:
– The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) defeated The RPMs in a tournament final to win the World Class Tag Team Titles

1994

Fukuoka, Japan:
– Satoshi Kojima defeated Yuji Nagata.
– Tokimitsu Ishizawa & El Samurai defeated Shinjiro Ohtani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa when Samurai pinned Takaiwa.
– Akira Nogami, Takayuki Iizuka, & Osamu Kido defeated Akitoshi Saito, Michiyoshi Ohara, & Tatsutoshi Goto when Kido forced Ohara to submit.
– Kuniaki Kobayashi, The Great Kabuki, & Kengo Kimura defeated Norio Honaga, Hiro Saito, & Shinichi Nakano when Kimura pinned Honaga.
– El Gigante defeated Tadao Yasuda.
– Jushin Liger vs. Satoru Sayama (the original Tiger Mash) fought to a ten-minute draw.
– Shiro Koshinaka defeated Yoshiaki Yatsu.
– IWGP World Tag Team Champions The Hellraisers (Road Warrior Hawk & Power Warrior Kensuke Sasaki)
– Rick Rude defeated Sting to win the WCW International World Heavyweight Title
– Masahiro Chono defeated Yoshiaki Fujiwara.
– Riki Choshu defeated Hiroshi Hase.
– Shinya Hashimoto defeated Tatsumi Fujinami to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Title.
– Antonio Inoki defeated The Great Muta.

1998

Indianapolis, Indiana:
– Fit Finlay won the WCW World TV championship from Booker T

2002

WWF Insurrextion: London, England:
– Too Cool (Grand Master Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) defeated The Radicalz (Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko)
– Kane (with Paul Bearer) defeated Bull Buchanan
– Road Dogg (with Tori) defeated Bradshaw
– The Kat (with Mae Young) defeated Terri Runnels in an Arm Wrestling match
– Showkishi and Rikishi defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)
– Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit
– The British Bulldog defeated Crash Holly in a Hardcore match to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
– The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) defeated Edge and Christian via disqualification for the WWF Tag Team Championship
– Eddie Guerrero (with Chyna) defeated Chris Jericho to retain the WWF European Championship
– The Rock defeated Shane McMahon (with Vince McMahon) and Triple H (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWF Championship

2013

ROH Border Wars: Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
– Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander defeated ACH and TaDarius Thomas
– Roderick Strong defeated Mike Bennett (with Maria Kanellis)
– B.J. Whitmer defeated Rhett Titus in an “I Quit” match
– S.C.U.M. (Cliff Compton and Jimmy Jacobs) defeated Kevin Steen and Michael Elgin
– Eddie Edwards defeated Taiji Ishimori
– Matt Taven (with Truth Martini and Scarlett) defeated Mark Briscoe to retain the ROH World Television Championship
– Davey Richards defeated Paul London
– Jay Briscoe defeated Adam Cole to retain the ROH World Championship

2014

WWE Extreme Rules:
– Cesaro (with Paul Heyman) defeated Rob Van Dam and Jack Swagger (with Zeb Colter)
– Alexander Rusev (with Lana) defeated R-Truth and Xavier Woods in a 2-on-1 handicap match
– Bad News Barrett defeated Big E to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship
– The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) defeated Evolution (Triple H, Randy Orton and Batista)
– Bray Wyatt (with Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) defeated John Cena in a Steel Cage match
– Paige defeated Tamina Snuka to retain the WWE Divas Championship
– Daniel Bryan defeated Kane in an Extreme Rules match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

May 5, 2016