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A WWE press release on tonight’s Steve Austin podcast with Paige

“STONE COLD®” PODCAST LIVE! WITH WWE DIVA PAIGE® TONIGHT ON WWE® NETWORK

STAMFORD, Conn., August 3, 2015 – “Stone Cold” Podcast Live!, hosted by WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, will air tonight at 11 p.m. ET on WWE Network, with special guest, WWE Diva and current judge on Tough Enough, Paige.

Dubbed the “Diva of Tomorrow,” Paige has been making waves in WWE since her groundbreaking time in NXT.  After becoming the first-ever NXT Women’s Champion, Paige went on to hold the WWE Divas Championship, becoming the youngest Diva ever to do so.  Audiences can also catch Paige every Tuesday night, as a cast member on the hit E! reality series Total Divas, and as a judge on USA Network’s WWE Tough Enough.

On each installment of “Stone Cold” Podcast Live!, immediately following Monday Night Raw, which airs on USA Network, Austin will sit down with the biggest names in WWE and the world of sports and entertainment for a no-holds-barred, in-your-face, exclusive one-hour interview.  For a clip from the last installment with special guest Paul Heyman, click here. 

By Mike Ahn

Here are the results from Stockton last night.  The match times are accurate to within 5 seconds.  A couple of changes from the previous night in Hidalgo, TX.  Fandango and Slater were added to a Six-man-tag and Natalya teamed with Cameron against Emma and Dana Brooke.  Both changes were for the better. 

Show started off with a 10-bell salute to Roddy Piper.

Eden was the ring announcer

1.  Lucha Dragons defeated the Ascension and Los Matadores in a triple-threat tag team match in 9:49 when Kalisto pinned one of the Ascension.  The Ascension had already eliminated Los Matadores a few minutes earlier.  The Ascension had the mic on their way down to the ring and were able to generate some heat.  Hard to get any kind of feeling for Los Matadores when they are in a match with the Lucha Dragons. 

2.  Luke Harper defeated Jack Swagger in 7:40.  Hard-hitting match that showcased both guys.  Harper has some true comedic talent and personality.  He did his flexing gimmick a bunch…and it got over.  WWE needs to let him open up.  The guy is legit. 

3.  6 man tag:  Damian Sandow, Curtis Axel and Fandango defeated Adam Rose, Brad Maddox and Heath Slater in 10:15 when Fandango pinned Slater.  Sandow was just in his regular trunks, but Rose and Maddox were doing their fitness/ambiguous gimmick.  They have a real chance with that.  They have chemistry already and Maddox can play this part.  The match was actually okay.  The audience knew Sandow the best, so he started the match luckily, otherwise it would’ve been pretty quiet.  Even when he was out, Sandow got the crowd cheering his team or heckling the others.  Axel really seemed like the odd man out.  No gimmick…which is not good for him. 

4.  Randy Orton defeated Sheamus with the RKO in 18:21.  Very consistent match from two great workers.  Sheamus got on the mic a couple of times and teased leaving once until Orton chased him down.  Orton also took Sheamus’s shirt and threw it into the crowd.  Orton came off as a megastar here.  Played to the crowd a bunch and after the match stayed around ringside taking pictures and signing for at least 5 minutes. 

Intermission

5.  Divas Tag match.  Before the show began the crowd had a chance to vote on a Divas single match or tag match.  The results were 97% for Tag match.  Go figure. 
Team of Natalya and Cameron beat Emma and Dana Brooke in 8:46 when Nattie hit the sharpshooter on Emma.  Dana Brooke started the match and was actually okay.  She plays heel well.  Truly, it might have been the best performance I’ve seen out of her.  No coincidence it was a tag that she didn’t have to carry.  The oddest part of the match was that Cameron jumped off the apron to avoid a Nattie tag about 7 minutes in…leaving Nattie in a 1 on 3 match?  It happened so fast that I don’t think most of the crowd got it.  Nattie threw Dana Brooke out of the ring into Cameron just before putting Emma in the sharpshooter. 

6.  Roman Reigns pinned Bray Wyatt in 14:10.  Reigns got the pin when he reversed Sister Abigail into a rollup for the win.  These guys can definitely have quality matches with each other.  Both played to the crowd a bunch.  Reigns seems to be doing more “open mouth, tongue out, islander ferociousness.”  It could just be a house show thing, but it was noticeable.  Wyatt is so much better when he doesn’t talk.  He can get over with the crowd with his actions and personality in the ring. 

7.  Seth Rollins beat Dean Ambrose in a street fight in just under 25 minutes when Bray Wyatt interfered and gave Sister Abigail to Ambrose and then pulled Rollins over for the pin.  After the match Wyatt and Rollins double teamed Ambrose until Reigns came for the save.  This match proved once and again that Ambrose and Rollins can truly entertain.  They didn’t go crazy with the weapons.  They teased chairs before using them…and then got the tables near the end.  Both Ambrose and Rollins went through tables.  Ambrose actually hit the elbow from the top rope on Rollins through the table just before Wyatt did his run in.  Solid main event. 

Notes:  This crowd was kid heavy.  I would wager that 40% of the audience was under high-school age.  This led to a lot of shrieking and screaming…but the young kids kept it up throughout the night.  Reigns was probably the crowd favorite, but Orton wasn’t far behind.  Ambrose was 3rd with Natalya 4th.  Heel heat was biggest for Sheamus….because no one likes him.  Wyatt and Rollins both got a good amount of cheers….for good reason.  They are both great.  Overall a good Sunday night show. 

WWE Intercontinental Champion Ryan “Ryback” Reeves, out of action since a staph infection he suffered three weeks ago, posted a photo on Instagram this morning showing that his bad right leg is still badly swollen.

He wrote about the photo saying, “And this is the best it has looked and felt.  Wouldn’t wish this upon anyone, but it will be overcome.  Staying upbeat and positive even in frustration.”

1) Bella’s beat Sasha Banks/Naomi
2) Neville beat Bo Dallas
3) Cesaro (huge reaction) beat Bad News Barrett
4) Prime Time Players beat New Day
5) Rusev beat R Truth
Live Miz TV happened with Big Show. At the end, Big Show knocks out Miz. Said to be dull
6) Steel cage main event – Chris Jericho beat Kevin Owens. Said to be excellent and best match of the night. Chemistry said to be awesome. Jericho wins by pin with codebreaker

By Rick Velazquez

WWE Live Event in Hidalgo, TX.

A ten bell salute to honor the passing of “Rowdy” Roddy Piper started the show off.

Matches kicked off with a Triple Threat Tag Team Elimination Match: Los Matadores vs The Ascension vs Lucha Dragons.

Crowd was hot for both Lucha Dragons and Los Matadores. The Ascension cut a promo before the match saying, “Hidalgo, welcome to The Wasteland”. Overall, the match was fun. Los Matadores were eliminated by Konnor. After that, the rest of match was a slow build for Sin Cara to make the tag to Kalisto. Kalisto & Sin Cara hit their finishers on Victor for the win.

Next up was Jack Swagger vs Luke Harper. This match was surprisingly good. Crowd loved Swagger, chanting along “We The People!” and constant U-S-A chants. Match went back and forth with Swagger attempting the Patriot Lock several times. Finally, Swagger tried locking it in but Harper shoved him off and hit his Discus Clothesline for the win.

Axel and Sandow vs the newly formed team of Adam Rose & Brad Maddox followed. Maddox & Rose wore matching gear and were doing push-ups and sit-ups in the ring. Rose cut a promo saying that they were in better shape than everyone there and that he and Maddox were BFFs. They proceeded to hug. Their gear said ‘Beef Mode’, so that might indicate they’re a legitimate team now. Axel was still wearing his black shorts. Axel & Sandow picked up the victory after a decent comedic match.

After this, Emma teamed up with Natalya to face Cameron and Dana Brooke. Natalya got one of the loudest reactions of the night. Dana Brooke actually got pretty loud boos from the crowd. Dana Brooke wasn’t in the ring too much, it was mostly Cameron.  Natalya & Emma picked up the win after Cameron tapped out to the Sharpshooter.

Heath Slater came out to a modified theme that references to a One Man Band and not Three Man Band as it said before. He cut a promo naming other Texas cities such as: Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas. The crowd booed very loudly. He had a match with Fandango who got a decent reaction. This was a very short match. Slater kept jumping from the inside of the ring to the apron and would stretch his leg on the rope. This went on a few times until he finally tripped on the rope and Fandango pinned him for the win.

Randy Orton vs Sheamus was up next. Sheamus got a very loud reaction, but it was topped by the loudest reaction of the night for Randy Orton. Matched kicked off and after a few minutes, Sheamus grabbed his briefcase, told everyone to “kiss his arse” and started walking away. Orton chased after him and they went on to have a good match. After a missed Brogue Kick, Orton hit the RKO for the win.

After this, it was Roman Reigns vs Bray Wyatt. Many people had their phones out for Wyatt. Reigns got a huge reaction. This was a good match, with back and forth action. Both men tried hitting their finishers a few times. Ultimately, Reigns beat Wyatt with the Spear but Wyatt beat on Reigns after the match.

Finally, the main event was Rollins vs Ambrose. Rollins got massive boos, and Ambrose got a huge reaction. This was the match of the night. It had a lot of action using weapons and also had a good mix of comedy in it.

Rollins Powerbombed Ambrose through a table, then Wyatt interfered and hit Sister Abigail to set up the win. Rollins & Wyatt began double teaming Ambrose until Reigns came out to help Ambrose. Reigns and Ambrose celebrated to close the show. 

Loudest cheers:

Orton
Reigns
Ambrose
Natalya

Loudest boos:
Rollins
Sheamus
Wyatt
The Ascension

There is a presale going on right now for the 10/26 Raw show in San Diego at the Valley View Casino Center.

The code is wwefan

Tickets go on sale to the public on 9/11.

Submitted by Sean Hummel

– Chris Jericho b Kevin Owens via code breaker in a hot opener. An Owens promo opened the show.

– Neville b Bo Dallas with the Red Arrow.

– Rusev b R Truth with the Accolade

– WWE Tag Team Champions Prime Time Players b New Day (Big E and Xavier Woods) w/Kofi via spine buster bomb

– Bellas b Naomi and Sasha Banks with Rack Attack. Naomi took the finish. 

– Cesaro b King Barrett via giant swing into Sharpshooter

– WWE Champion Seth Rollins b Dean Ambrose in a cage match after escaping following hitting the Pedigree.

Notes:

– RAW is coming to San Diego in October 26th at the Valley View Casino Center. Tickets go onsale to the general public on September 11th, but the pre-sale code to buy now is ‘wwefan’.

– They had a 10 bell tribute for Rowdy Roddy Piper at the onset of the show. They put a graphic on the mini Titantron, and there were a couple of Roddy chants. It was well done given the timing. 

– Byron Saxton did a nice job as ring announcer for the evening.

– Refunds were offered since John Cena couldn’t appear.

WWE is deeply saddened that Roderick Toombs, aka “Rowdy” Roddy Piper – WWE Hall of Famer and Intercontinental Champion – passed away today at the age of 61.  WWE extends its sincerest condolences to Toombs’ family, friends and fans.” 

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“Roddy Piper was one of the most entertaining, controversial and bombastic performers ever in WWE, beloved by millions of fans around the world. I extend my deepest condolences to his family.”

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