Category: WWE News

Dark Match:

– Fandango over Brad Maddox
– Jack Swagger submitted King Barrett

Main Event:

-Neville defeats Heath Slater with the Red Arrow
-Ascension over Meta Powers (Sandow/Axel) with the Fall of Man
-R Truth beats Adam Rose with King Barrett on commentary. After the match, King Barrett storms the ring and gets laid out by R-Truth.
-Luke Harper beats Cesaro

For the show that airs Wednesday in Canada and on Thursday in the U.S.:

Jimmy Uso was on commentary with Tom Phillips and Jerry Lawler.

Seth Rollins, Kane and Joey Mercury came out to start the show. Rollins said that he would dedicate his match to Jamie Noble.  Ryback was called to the ring.  Ryback and Rollins went back-and-forth on the mic, setting up a Ryback vs. Kane match. Rollins then challenged Dean Ambrose for later in the show.

– Sheamus b Dolph Ziggler: Rusev came out with a mic and wanted Lana back. He said he would kiss her the right way. She blew him off and he was so mad he he went to the back. Sheamus won clean with the Brogue kick, but there was no distraction finish.

Rusev was backstage and Summer Rae came up to him again.

– Alicia Fox (with the Bella Twints) b Naomi. Tamina Snuka superkicked both Bellas, but Fox won with a roll-up as Naomi was taunting them.

The New Day were doing a backstage interview.  The Prime Time Players came out.  Titus O’Neil was making fun of Big E.  Bo Dallas came out and said he wanted to join The New Day in a match. He tried to calp with them, but had no rhythm.

Ryback was coming to the ring when Big Show attacked him.  Ryback was left laying.

– Ryback b Kane via DQ.  Kane tried to beat Ryback right away, but Ryback kicked out.  Ryback came back and went for shell shock, but Show attacked Ryback for the DQ.  Show and Kane each gave Ryback choke slams and he was left laying.

– Prime Time Players & Lucha Dragons b New Day & Bo Dallas.  Kalisto pinned Xavier Woods with a 450.

Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose were backstage. Ambrose said they should go after Bray Wyatt together, but Reigns told Ambrose he wants to do this one himself. Reigns then found a picture of himself in a bag with the wording “Anyone but you.”  Reigns ran around backstage looking for Wyatt, but Kane stopped him and kicked him out of the building for being a liability.

– WWE Champion Seth Rollins b Dean Ambrose.  Lots of near falls but Rollins won clean with a pedigree. Mercury and Kane were at ringside distracting Ambrose. The ending was weird as Ambrose goes out of his way during his comeback to pull Mercury into the ring to hit Dirty Deeds, but Rollins hits the pedigree for the win. Not sure if Mercury was supposed to be in the ring on his own by that time, but Ambrose had no reason to pull him in during his comeback. I’m sure it will make sense on tv. After the match Kane, Mercury and Rollins stand tall.

After Smackdown, Big Show comes down to attack Ambrose. Ryback ran out to help but got beat down as well. Finally Roman Reigns came out and all the faces hit their finishers and sent everyone home happy.

(Thanks to Aaron Fisch) 

By Dave Meltzer, WrestlingObserver.com

The Monday, June 22nd, WWE Raw did 3.68 million viewers, back to being among the lowest of the last 17 years.

The show went head-to-head with the U.S. women’s World Cup soccer game against Colombia, which did 4.72 million viewers, and was third for the night on cable, also trailing Major Crimes on TNT, which did 4.24 million viewers.

The good news is that the show gained in viewers with a strong third hour, so the show long storyline with Seth Rollins, Kane, and J&J Security worked.

For the three hours:

– 8 p.m. 3.59 million viewers

– 9 p.m. 3.61 million viewers

– 10 p.m. 3.81 million viewers

Jamie Noble is believed to have suffered a rib injury during the angle at the end of the show on Raw tonight, which led to him being hospitalized.

Jamie Noble, who was injured when Brock Lesnar drove him back first into the barricades on Monday’s WWE RAW, was rushed to a local hospial in an ambulance after the show. The diagnosis: three broken ribs caused by Lesnar’s shoulder.

I would like to thank WWE staff and all the fans for nice messages. I have 3 broke ribs. Couldn't breathe at first.

— Jamie Noble (@WWENoble) June 23, 2015

In follow up tweets, he thanked the WWE medical staff for not taking any chances with his health in fitting him with an oxygen mask after the incident happen.

In an earlier report from fan Chad Thompson: “There was a lot of running around on the ramp after Jamie Noble got destroyed by Brock Lesnar. There were X signs by staff and he was rushed out on a stretcher and backboard. None of this was caught on tv so it may be legit.”

Jamie Noble, who was injured when Brock Lesnar drove him back first into the barricades, was rushed to a local hospial in an ambulance tonight after the show.

From Chad Thompson:

I was at the Indy show tonight. There was a lot of running around on the ramp after Jamie Noble got destroyed by Brock Lesner.  There were X signs by staff and he was rushed out on a stretcher and backboard. None of this was caught on tv so it may be legit. Thanks.

Submitted by Scott Bearup

– Neville pinned Bo Dallas with the Red Arrow

– Curtis Axel and Damien Sandow defeated The Miz and Heath Slater

– Cesaro submitted Kofi Kingston via sharpshooter

– Dolph Ziggler pinned King Barrett with a Zig-Zag (after R-Truth distraction)

– Alicia Fox & Emma defeated Cameron & Summer Rae (with special ref Layla)

– WWE Tag Team Champions Prime Time Players defeated The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods)

– WWE U.S. Champion John Cena defeated Kane in a cage match

WWE United States Champion John Cena is booked on NBC’s Today Show Monday at 9 AM to promote the new season of WWE Tough Enough on USA Network. That’s the reason Cena worked the opening match Sunday in Kalamazoo, MI, to get him into New York as early as possible. 

Submitted by Jim Krause

– Show was held at the Wings Event center. Lots of the expensive ringside seats empty, but it was a good, enthusiastic crowd though.

– U.S. Champion John Cena beats Kane. Sloppy and fast throwaway opener. Cena was way over though.

– R-Truth comes out and parodies King Barrett. Barrett comes out, vowing to beat Ziggler in the cage match later.

– Macho Mandow and Axel Mania beats Miz and Heath Slater. Crowd is into Sandow and Axel, Miz is a better promo than wrestler. Had good heat.

– Neville pins Bo Dallas. Neville is over with crowd. Some botched spots but overall good match.

– Cesaro over Kofi Kingston. Cesaro got in about 30 spins. Double run in by the New Day on Cesaro, then the Prime Time Players helped cesaro.

– Emma and Alicia Fox over Summer Rae and Cameron with special ref Layla. Fair.

– Tag Team Champions Prime Time Players beat The New Day. Strong tag team match. New Day is really over.

– Cage Match: King Barrett vs. Dolph Ziggler. Of course, there is no reason for the cage but my 5 year old was into it. Lighting made it hard to see in the cage. ‘We want Lana’ chants throughout and even a ‘This is awesome’ chant. Ziggler wins after our R-Truth distraction.

Not a classic but a fun show for dad and sons.

– WWE I-C Champion Ryback b Bray Wyatt with the Shell Shock. Ryback’s family was sitting front row.

– Lucha Dragons b The Ascension

– Fandango b. Adam Rose w/Rosa Mendes. Rose got on the mic and stated win was a fluke, challenging anyone to next match.

– Jimmy Uso b. Adam Rose. Less than 45 secoonds via splash.

– Paige b Naomi w/Tamina

– Sheamus b Dean Ambrose with brogue kick.

– Jack Swagger b Brad Maddox with The Patriot Lock

– Chris Jericho b Luke Harper via code breaker. Jericho in great shape.

– WWE Champion Seth Rollins b Roman Reigns in a last man standing match thanks to interference by Bray Wyatt. Wyatt and Rollins put a beating on Reigns until Sheamus does a false cash in of the MITB briefcase. Ryback and Ambrose made the save, babyfaces celebrate with fans ringside.