The Wrestling Thread: WWE WrestleMania 31 [NSFW]
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WWE RAW Results wrote:
Location: Birmingham, Alabama.
Attendance: 12,172
Commentary: Michael Cole, Jerry "The King" Lawler, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Hour 1
This very special edition of WWE RAW, in memory of the Ultimate Warrior, opened with the entire roster - including Vince McMahon - on stage for a video package and 10 bell salute. Part of the video was fittingly narrated by Warrior's promo from last week's RAW. Most in the crowd were wearing Warrior masks, handed out earlier by WWE.
In a rematch from last week, Batista and Randy Orton will face Tag Team Champions The Uso Brothers later tonight.
They announced an eight-man tournament would begin tonight to determine a new number 1 contender for the Intercontinental Championship, beginning with RVD vs. Alberto Del Rio; Mark Henry vs. Cesaro; Sheamus vs. Jack Swagger; and Dolph Ziggler taking on #BadNewsBarrett. The winner going on to face Big E at Extreme Rules in May.
The show has only been on the air 15 minutes and already featured 2 commercial breaks.
Match 1: RVD defeated Alberto Del Rio with the Five Star Frog Splash to advance in the Intercontinental Championship Tournament.
Michael Cole revealed WWE Champion Daniel Bryan would not be on the show tonight, instead off honeymooning with new wife Brie Bryan.
We got a package recapping last week's altercation between The Authority, Daniel Bryan and The Shield.
Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Batista, and Randy Orton were shown talking in the RAW office. Talking of that office, what's happened to RAW General Manager Brad Maddox...
ULTIMATE MOMENTS #1: Ultimate Warrior defeats The Honky Tonky Mans to capture the Intercontinental Championship at the inaugural WWF SummerSlam, August 29 1988.
Back in the RAW Office, Hunter and Steph were telling Batista and Orton that collectively they can't be stopped no matter how powerful The Shield are. Batista said that while that sounds great, all he wants to be is champion. Orton agreed, telling them that they're on their own. As they left, Stephanie turned to her husband and said she has an idea...
Match 2: Ryback and Curtis Axel beat Goldust and Cody Rhodes when Ryback pinned Rhodes off a Clothesline. They're now doing a pretty awful mash-up of Ryback and Mr Perfect's rejigged music.
We got a trailer for WWE Legends House. Well, the US did. Sky decided 'Nah' & immediately cut to break.
Bolieve vignette.
Match 3: WWE Divas' Champion Paige pinned Alicia Fox in a non-title outing with a "modified Scorpion Crosslock", which looked impressive and got a positive reaction from the crowd. Either Paige was covered in bruises or Alicia's bronzer was coming off everywhere...
Hour 2
Match 4: The Usos vs. Randy Orton and Batista ended in Disqualification when The Shield jumped Randy Orton on the outside, before turning their attention to Batista in the ring. Reigns smashed him with the Superman Punch. Both men then retreated up the aisle.
ULTIMATE MOMENTS #2: Warrior defeats Hulk Hogan for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania VI April 1, 1990.
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Orton and Batista were walking backstage when they bumped into The Authority. Triple H just shook his head and said "told you".
Paul Heyman made his way out into the stage. Heyman said that he knows the crowd expect him to drive home that Brock Lesnar defeated The Undertaker at WrestleMania. Heyman then repeatedly said 'Lesnar conquered The Streak' over and over and over again. He then got the guys in the truck to put up some "historical" photos of Undertaker at WrestleMania XXX, at the request of Brock Lesnar. He finally introduced Cesaro, sans music.
Match 5: Cesaro (w/Paul Heyman) advanced in the Intercontinental Championship Tournament, defeating Mark Henry with The Neutraliser. Cesaro almost slipped off the apron.
Speak of the devil, Triple H and Stephanie were in the office talking to RAW GM Brad Maddox. Hunter told him to go find The Shield and tell them that they have a match later against mystery opponents.
Lana, sporting an overly tango'd face and a thoroughly annoying voice, introduced Rusev to "What" chants. Lawler buried her voice on commentary.
Match 6: Alexander Rusev obliterated Xavier Woods in under a minute and tapped him out with a camel clutch. R-Truth attacked Rusev after the bell. Lana stepped in and told Rusev to back off...before then sending Rusev to kick Truth in the face.
ULTIMATE MOMENTS #3: Ultimate Warrior defeats Ravishing Rick Rude inside the blue bars at SummerSlam, August 27, 1990.
Match 6: Sheamus pinned Jack Swagger (w/Zeb Colter) off a Brogue Kick to advance in the tournament.
Back on The Exotic Express, they re-aired the vignette from last week.
Damien Sandow was in the ring. He said regardless of how we or any of the roster feels about him, he is the most deserving person in the WWE. Big Show came out but Sandow continued regardless & said he wasn't going to be silenced no matter who they sent out. Big Show just stood there while Sandow rant and raved. Sandow said the crowd should be bent over with their arms outstretched begging to touch him when he comes to the ring as he "deserves it". He walked over to Show in the corner and told him that he deserves to be WWE Champion as he is the future of the company. Big Show then just punched him in the face and left.
The Wyatt Family cut in on the Tron; Bray simply saying "we're next".
Hour 3
Bray and his Family came out. Bray said society was a vile and putrid thing; do as we're told so says 'the man', where we see what they want us to see and feel. He however is different. Bray said that while we see a blank canvas, he sees a beautiful painting. We can call him by whatever name we see fit, but he has never once lied. John Cena however has made a career out of lying; a man who earns our trust by opting to put on a porcelain smile. Bray continued that he has Cena right where he wants him, against the ropes, and all he now needs is one more little push, and right now all he wants to do is come out and play. Bray invited Cena to the ring. Cena dutifully obliged. Cena on the stage all smiles and laughs said he wants to have some fun. The Wyatt family are always so serious, so if he could just get them to Happy Hour they would be the life of the party. Cena did some 'jokes' - saying Bray comes out wearing a Michael Jackson glove and silly Hawaiian shirt. Cena revealed he'd managed to find Sister Abigail on MySpace. A photo went up on the Tron of Bray in black and white wearing a bonnet. We then got a mocked up photo of Bray's Mum off Tinder - Luke Harper, again in black and white, sitting in a rocking chair. Commentators were 'laughing'. Cena then revealed he'd got TMZ to find a newborn baby called Chastity Lynn Wyatt - this time it was Erik Rowan's head on a baby. Bray sarcastically said he cant get enough of it; whenever someone gets in Cena's face all he does is make jokes. Cena then immediately got serious & said that at WrestleMania when his ass got serious Bray got beat. He said Bray needs to be careful what he wishes for as this time he’s going to get it, however the tables are going to be turned. What happens if Bray loses again? He will be the one who is the desperate man. Cena then issued Bray a challenge for Extreme Rules - to face him, minus his family, inside a steel cage. Bray said that he likes it, but what John doesn’t realise is that when playing catch with knives sooner or later one is going to get stuck; how can John be 100% sure that it won’t be him? Bray dropped to his knees and sung "He's got the whole world in his hands".
Jack Swagger vs. Big Show was announced for Main Event tomorrow night.
Match 7: In a complete load of rubbish, Fandango and Layla defeated Emma and Santino in 1:00.
In the RAW office Stephanie McMahon was chastising Kane over his failures to get the job done against The Shield and Daniel Bryan. She told him that he was now weak & pathetic. She asked what happened to the Big Red Machine that used to make children and women cry. Kane, having had enough, stood up & heavily breathed in Stephanie's face. He then turned his attention to his old mask which has been a permanent fixture in the office for months. Kane stared at it, before lifting the glass case surround off. Now holding the mask aloft, Kane said he was going to eviscerate Daniel Bryan and send him to the depths of hell.
Another Bolieve vignette.
We got a run down of what's coming up on the WWE Network for Warrior Week.
ULTIMATE MOMENTS #4: Ultimate Warrior's promo from last week's RAW.
Back on the Express bus, Adam was partying with a guy in a bunny outfit & the rest of his friends.
Match 8: #BadNewsBarret pinned Dolph Ziggler with the Bullhammer Elbow, having already kicked out of 2 of Barrett's signature moves. Ziggler had one of the worst spray tan jobs I've seen since Mr Kennedy many years ago. Amazed it didn't end up all over the canvas.
In an incredibly quick turn around considering he had only morphed back into the old Kane all of 20 minutes ago, we got a video package on the return of the Big Red Machine, which Daniel Bryan will have to deal with next week. Amazed this saw the light of day as it included Kane settinga stunt manRoss on fire, tombstoning a priest and throwing Raven through a glass window.
Sheamus vs. Batista was made for SmackDown.
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Main Event: The Shield defeated Alberto Del Rio, Jack Swagger, Fandango, 3MB, Titus O'Neil, Ryback, Curtis Axel, Rusev and BadNewsBarret by Disqualification in an 11-3 Handicap match when they all started beating up The Shield on the outside. After initially fighting them off, The Shield were quickly overwhelmed and destroyed. "EVOLUTION IS A MYSTERY" then filled the arena, Triple H, Batista, and Randy Orton slowly making their way down to the ring. Despite their best efforts to fight back, all 3 members of The Shield were dropped with RKOs and Batista Bombs. With Batista and Orton now holding onto a battered Roman Reigns, Triple H grabbed the microphone and told him to "Believe in Evolution". Hunter then planted Roman Reigns with a Pedigree. The lack of reaction from the crowd for the majority of this, outside of a brief chant for Daniel Bryan, was quite something.
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I just watched the final segment on wwe.com. The complete lack of a crowd reaction when Evolution's music hits and they come out 
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I imagine we'll see Daniel Bryan v Batista at some point soon too, that would be an ideal main event for that PPV.
