chyna found dead - chyna cause of death

A WWE star who became one of the most popular female wrestlers in history has been found dead at the age of 45.
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Chyna, whose real name was Joan Marie Laurer, was found dead in Redondo Beach, southern California, on Wednesday.
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Police said they were called by a friend who had become concerned at not hearing from her for several days.

Chyna was the first woman to compete in the Royal Rumble
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In a statement, Sergeant Shawn Freeman said: "The exact nature and cause of the death, as well as the general time of death is under investigation by the Los Angeles County Coroner's department."
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Chyna's manager Anthony Anzaldo toldNBCshe had been "found lying peacefully" on her bed.
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According to Chyna's website, she turned to fitness to escape a difficult childhood and rose to be considered a female "pioneer" in the male-dominated sport of wrestling.
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She billed herself as the "Ninth Wonder of the World" - her wrestling predecessor Andre the Giant had already called himself the eighth.
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The peak of her fame was in the late 1990s when she became the first woman to compete in the Royal Rumble.

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Wwe Raw results 19 april 2016 - Roman Reigns attack by Bullet Club

WWE RAW spoilers from today's tapings in London:

* Lilian Garcia sang "God Save The Queen"

* Dean Ambrose kicks off RAW to a big pop. He hits the ring for an episode of The Ambrose Asylum and talks about current events. Ambrose introduces his guest and out comes Shane McMahon for another huge pop. Shane talks about how he's here for the fans but Kevin Owens interrupted. Sami Zayn and Chris Jericho also interrupted. This led to Shane making Sami vs. Owens and Jericho vs. Ambrose for Payback on May 1st. He makes Sami vs. Jericho for tonight and then Ambrose vs. Owens for tonight's main event

* Chris Jericho defeated Sami Zayn in a good back and forth match with a Codebreaker

* Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson interrupt a backstage AJ Styles interview. They greeted each other and gave pleasantries. Gallows and Anderson made it clear they have Styles' back at Payback

* Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady come out to a huge pop and cut great promos

* Enzo and Cass defeated The Dudley Boyz to advance in the tournament

* WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns comes out to deafening boos. He cuts his "the guy" promo and gives props to AJ Styles, who interrupts. AJ talks about their match at Payback and how he will leave with the title. Out of nowhere, Anderson and Gallows attack Reigns and lay him out to a massive unreal pop. Styles watched from the foot of the ramp as they laid Reigns out with Magic Killer

* Dolph Ziggler comes out for commentary and gets no pop

* Backstage segment with Reigns and Styles, who says he had nothing to do with Anderson and Gallows attacking Reigns in the ring

* Baron Corbin defeated Fandango, who got a big pop. Corbin had sent Fandango into Ziggler earlier, so Ziggler attacked Corbin after the match and gets laid out at ringside

* WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz is out with Maryse for Miz TV. Cesaro is the guest but they're interrupted by Sheamus, Rusev and Alberto Del Rio. WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day also come out to a deafening pop. This leads to a match

* The New Day and Cesaro vs. The Miz and The League of Nations is next. Fans chanted for King Barrett early on. Cesaro got the win for his team with a Neutralizer on Sheamus

* Backstage segment with Natalya and WWE Women's Champion Charlotte. Natalya reveals she will get her title shot at Payback and her uncle, WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart will be in her corner

* Natalya, Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch and Paige defeated Tamina Snuka, Naomi, Summer Rae and WWE Women's Champion Charlotte when Charlotte tapped out to the Sharpshooter

* The Vaudevillains defeated The Usos to advance in the tournament. Not much of a reaction for the winners here

* Apollo Crews defeated Heath Slater

* Dean Ambrose defeated Kevin Owens with Dirty Deeds in the main event. After the match, Jericho ran down and attacked Ambrose, hitting a Codebreaker to end RAW

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Wwe smackdown results 13 April 2016

WWE SmackDown spoilers from tonight's tapings in San Diego:
* SmackDown opens with WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz and
Maryse out for MizTV. The got really good heat to start. Zack Ryder interrupts and The Miz teased that he would give Ryder a title shot but Ryder's already booked in a match with
Baron Corbin
* Baron Corbin got the easy win over Zack Ryder. After the match, Corbin beat Ryder down again but Dolph Ziggler made the save and they brawled
* Emma defeated Paige in a quick match. Paige took a nasty spill in the corner but looked to be fine
* Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady defeated The Ascension to advance in the tag team tournament. Enzo and Cass were over big time and looked awesome in the ring
* Backstage segment with Alberto Del Rio interrupting AJ Styles
* AJ Styles defeated Alberto Del Rio. Good match with a very hot crowd but Del Rio botched a move and Styles landed on his neck. He won with a roll-up and was holding his neck on the way to the back, hopefully just selling but it looked bad live
* Backstage comedy segment with
Fandango and The Golden Truth
* The Vaudevillains defeated Goldust and R-Truth in a quick match to advance in the tag team tournament
* Sami Zayn vs. Chris Jericho was a hot main event with Dean Ambrose and
Kevin Owens on commentary, and providing distractions. Good action in the ring and entertaining stuff outside. Owens interfered to cause the disqualification, which led to the babyfaces standing tall to end SmackDown

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WWE RAW RESULTS 11 April 2016 GALLOWS AND ANDERSON DEBUT, ROMAN REIGNS AND BRAY WYATT TEAM UP

In memory of Robert “Blackjack Mulligan” Windham: 1942-2016.

“Then. Now. Forever.” The WWE video leads us into the show.

We go live into the Staples Center to hear Shane McMahon’s music hit. The crowd erupts as he makes his way to the stage doing his Shane O’Mac shuffle. They show a tweet that states Shane McMahon is in control of RAW tonight due to overwhelming social media support. The crowd chants “Shane O’Mac.” Shane says it feels good to be out here. Shane is interrupted by another loud chant of “Shane O’Mac.” Shane says his father let him run Monday Night RAW for his own personal amusement, but he must be very amused because he’s back tonight. The credit goes out to the fans because they’re the reason he’s back. Shane thanks them, and they chant “Thank you” back at him. Shane says he wants to keep rolling with what he started last week. We’ll have new superstars, new opportunities, and fresh match-ups. Natalya has challenged Charlotte for the WWE Women’s Championship. That will happen here tonight. We’ll also start a tag team tournament with the winners facing The New Day. That will begin tonight. Congratulations go out to “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles last week because winning that fatal four-way means he’s taking on Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Reigns’ name gets massive boos. Shane says it’s an amazing opportunity, but one was squandered last week. Sami Zayn will get another opportunity tonight, as he’ll face AJ Styles. If Zayn wins, in three weeks time, it will be Sami Zayn versus AJ Styles versus Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a triple threat match-up! A light “Holy shit” chant breaks out before a “YES” chant breaks out.

Kevin Owens’ music hits, and he makes his way out to the ring looking disappointed. Owens says with all due respect, it’s a good thing that tonight might be his last night in charge. If Shane thinks Sami Zayn deserves that kind of opportunity, he may have knocked a few screws loose when he jumped off that cell, especially considering how he is absolutely getting screwed over here. Shane wonders why he feels screwed over since he screwed over Sami Zayn last Monday. Owens has had opportunities and last Monday, he lost in the fatal four-way just as he lost at WrestleMania. Owens interrupts him and says he wants to correct him. He was robbed by Sami Zayn at K-O-Mania. He was also robbed last Monday because he never got pinned. That’s just not fair. It’s also not fair that he has yet to receive his rematch for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. In fact, he’s in the ring and ready to fight. Owens demands his rematch for the Intercontinental Championship tonight. Shane says that’s not how things are run here. This may be his last night, but he has to earn it. Owens can earn his rematch, but he has to beat one guy here tonight. Shane has seen this guy since 2:30 in the afternoon going back and forth. The winner of tonight’s match will face Miz for the Intercontinental Championship. That man is the “Swiss Superman” Cesaro. Shane says he’s ready, Cesaro is ready, and Owens says he’s ready this will start right now! Owens can’t believe this and yells at Shane as he gets out of the ring.

Cesaro’s music hits, and he greets Shane McMahon. Cesaro is wearing sunglasses and a full suit. Cesaro then rips it off and makes his way to the ring. He poses next to some fans holding “Cesaro Section” signs before getting in the ring.

-Commercial Break-

#1 Contender’s Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Kevin Owens vs. Cesaro

The bell rings, and Owens puts himself through the ropes to keep Cesaro away. They lock up, and Owens applies a waistlock. Cesaro turns it around on him and takes him down before rolling around on him. Cesaro goes for a cover, but Owens kicks out and angrily gets out of the ring. The Miz and Maryse are seen watching backstage. Cesaro waits for Owens to get back in the ring. They lock up again, and Owens applies a side headlock. Cesaro hooks his own headlock and takes him down. Owens fights up and clubs out. Owens reapplies a side headlock, but Cesaro gets out and applies a side headlock before showing off. Owens fights out and gets out of the ring before angrily slamming the commentary table. JBL’s hat falls off the table, so Owens puts it back and says he got carried away. Owens cheap shots Cesaro getting in the ring and chops away at him. Cesaro comes back with an uppercut, taking Owens down. Owens rolls to the apron and snaps his arm off the top rope. Cesaro is wearing athletic tape on his shoulder. Cesaro elbows him as he gets back in the ring, but Owens quickly comes back with an arm breaker. Cesaro quickly rolls out of the ring to recover. Owens follows him out of the ring and sends him shoulder-first into the ring post. Owens gets him in the ring and works away at the arm before taunting the crowd. Owens picks up a one count. Owens applies an overhead wristlock. Cesaro soon fights up and forearms out. Owens quickly twists the arm and takes him back down before reapplying the wristlock. The crowd starts chanting for Cesaro. Cesaro fights up and gets out. Cesaro reverses a whip into the corner and connects with a running uppercut. Owens quickly comes back with a boot to the shoulder before putting him in the corner. Owens taunts the crowd and goes for a running uppercut, but Cesaro moves. Cesaro then shows him how its down by connecting with another running uppercut. Cesaro then starts the uppercut train before flooring him with a beautiful dropkick for a near fall. Cesaro clutches his shoulder in pain.

Cesaro sets up for a Cesaro Swing, but Owens fights out. Cesaro then rolls him up for a two count. Owens sidesteps an avalanche by sending him into the turnbuckle shoulder-first. Owens then sends him shoulder-first into the ring post, and Cesaro falls out of the ring.

-Commercial Break-

We come back from the break to see both men down and struggling to get up. During the commercial, Cesaro connected with a deadlift gutwrench superplex. They trade punches in the ring with Cesaro coming out on top with an uppercut. Owens attacks the shoulder, but Cesaro hits him with a few uppercuts before trying for the swing. Owens kicks away at the shoulder to get out, so Cesaro connects with a double stomp to the chest for a near fall. Owens reverses a whip, but Cesaro twists to the apron and boots him away. Cesaro goes to the top rope and connects with a cross-body block, but Owens rolls through and applies a crossface. Cesaro tries to roll out, but Owens keeps it on. Cesaro finally rolls him up for a two count, and Owens is forced to break the hold. Cesaro then transitions into a Sharpshooter, which is in tribute to Tyson Kidd. Owens claws to the bottom rope to break the hold. Miz and Maryse are seen watching backstage. Owens takes Cesaro down with a superkick and goes to the top rope. Owens connects with a picture perfect frog splash for a near fall!

Owens gets to his feet and says he’s awesome before signaling that this is over. Owens goes for a Pop-up Powerbomb, but Cesaro leapfrogs him, ducks a clothesline, and connects with a springboard spinning uppercut! Cesaro takes him down for a Cesaro Swing, but he can’t spin him too much because his injured shoulder gives out. Owens sends him shoulder-first into the turnbuckle. Owens goes for a Pop-up Powerbomb, but Cesaro counters into a hurricanrana, rolls through, and connects with a Neutralizer for the win!
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Winner by Pinfall: Cesaro
Match Rating: ** 1/2

Cesaro will face The Miz for the WWE Intercontinental Championship! Cesaro celebrates his big win by celebrating with the fans at ringside. The Miz and Maryse don’t look happy about this backstage.

Footage is shown of Natalya confronting Charlotte last week. Charlotte had just insulted the entire women’s division.

Charlotte is seen talking with her father, “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair, backstage. Charlotte says she’s always the victim. First the entire women’s locker room ruined her title celebration. It’s only been eight days since she won the WWE Women’s Championship. What has Natalya done to deserve this match? Ric Flair says he doesn’t know who he’s more disgusted with: Natalya or Shane McMahon. If The Authority were running the show, she’d be on vacation. Dr. Phil approaches them, and the crowd boos him. Dr. Phil says he’s watched Charlotte’s rise the whole time. She’s so hard working and committed. Dr. Phil is proud of that. Dr. Phil sees the bond she has with her father, but now he’s holding her back and corrupting her. Flair is getting in her way by giving her dirty tricks. Charlotte cheats every time she’s out there. Dr. Phil says she needs to stand on her own two feet. Charlotte says she’ll chop his hillbilly butt all the way back to Texas. Dr. Phil says she isn’t a victim but rather a victimizer. She doesn’t need Flair. Flair cannot believe this. Charlotte walks off. Flair starts getting pumped up, but Dr. Phil “Woos” in his face. Flair just walks off.

Elsewhere backstage, Kevin Owens is arguing with Shane McMahon. Owens complains that he’s been screwed many times over the past week. Owens says what happens to Sami Zayn is on Shane’s pretty little gray hair. Shane says he will not be threatened. Shane says Owens will be escorted from the building. He is not screwing Sami Zayn again. Owens is furious as he walks off.

-Commercial Break-

“OH L.A., DON’T YOU DARE BE SOUR. CLAP FOR YOUR WORLD FAMOUS TWO-TIME CHAMPS AND FEEL THE POWER!”
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The New Day makes their way to the ring dancing and gyrating to a big reception. Xavier Woods says just like a game of “NBA Jam,” as of last week, this tag team division is on fire. There are so many teams that want the same thing, and that is to get a piece of the WWE World Tag Team Champions. Kofi Kingston asks who deserves it. They do their “WHO?” shtick. Big E says we shall see. As Shane McMahon said, tonight will start a tournament to determine their next challengers. Big E tells them to prepare to say goodbye to March Sadness and all their busted brackets and prepare to say hello to this new tournament. Booty O’s sponsors it: They make sure you ain’t booty. They get in the ring. Kingston says eight aspiring teams will compete for the opportunity of a lifetime. This moment will live forever on the WWE Network. One of these teams will have the opportunity to dethrone The New Day. Will any of them succeed? No! Woods says they’ll try before announcing the first match of the tag team tournament will begin right now! Big E then says, “New Day Rocks!” and they gyrate in the ring.

The Lucha Dragons make their way to the ring. They’ll face The Dudley Boyz, next.

-Commercial Break-

#1 Contender’s Tag Team Tournament First Round Match
The Lucha Dragons vs. The Dudley Boyz
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We join the match in progress. Kalisto is down at ringside being tended to by a ringside physician. They appear to be concentrating on his collarbone. The Dudleys attack Sin Cara and put him in the ring. D-Von Dudley stomps away at him. Kalisto was the legal guy, but they’re going to allow Cara to become legal. D-Von clotheslines him down and tags in Bubba Ray Dudley. Bubba clubs away at him and talks trash. During the commercial, Kalisto was thrown out of the ring, and he hit the ground hard before being clotheslined down. D-Von tags in, and Cara punches back at him before hitting a springboard cross-body. Cara then hits a springboard back elbow before knocking Bubba off the apron. Cara kicks and chops D-Von before ducking a clothesline and hitting a springboard moonsault block for a near fall. Bubba blind tags in, and they botch a 3D attempt. The do it again and connect with it clean. D-Von covers, but he’s not the legal guy. Bubba then covers for the win.

Winners by Pinfall: The Dudley Boyz
Match Rating: 1/2 *

Kalisto is still down at ringside. Other match-ups for the tournament are The Usos versus The Social Outcasts, Golden Truth versus The Vaudevillains, and Enzo and Big Cass versus The Ascension.

Enzo and Cass’s music hits, and they come out to another huge pop from the crowd. Enzo Amore does his introduction by saying he’s a certified G and a bona fide stud, and you can’t teach that. Big Cass is seven-foot tall, and you can’t teach that. The Dudley Boyz watch on unimpressed. Bubba says they’re doing just fine. Enzo needs to shut his mouth and so does the crowd. They have a lot of nerve. They’re The Dudley Boyz. They paved the way for guys like them. D-Von says they need to get it straight. They’re not the best tag team in this business. The only reason they exist is because of them. Enzo says the reason he exists if because his mom and dad got it on (how you doin’?). The crowd laughs and chants, “How you doin’?” Big Cass says if they paved the way, they need to get to the side of the road because they’re coming with jackhammers and putting holes in the ground. There’s only one word to describe them: S-A-W-F-T!

Roman Reigns will be out next.

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Kevin Owens is being escorted out of the arena by security.
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Roman Reigns’ music hits, and the crowd loudly boos the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion as he makes his way to the ring. Still photos are shown of Reigns defeating Triple H last Sunday at WrestleMania 32 to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Reigns gets in the ring, and the crowd is loudly booing him. Reigns says he wants to start off by saying something to L.A. They boo him even louder. A sign in the crowd says, “Reigns = SAWFT.” Reigns repeats the line that he’s neither a good or bad guy, but he’s THE guy. At WWE Payback, he’s defending this title against AJ Styles… that’s if he can beat Sami Zayn tonight. If he can’t, it’ll be a triple threat match at Payback. Reigns says he respects these two guys because they’ve fought all over the world and won titles, but they’ve never won the title.

The League of Nations interrupts him. Sheamus says he seems pretty confident, which is a good thing. How confident would he be if he had to face one of them at WWE Payback? Reigns asks if they’re supposed to make him nervous. Sheamus says he should be. Last week, they eliminated the weakest link in their chain by taking out King Barrett. The League of Nations is stronger than ever. Neither of them are happy about being left out of the match last week. Rusev says Reigns thinks he’s THE guy, but he’s a man. Rusev is bigger, stronger, and better looking than Reigns. Reigns just laughs. Rusev says he should be the face of the WWE. Reigns says Rusev just proved he’s the ass of the WWE. Sheamus holds Rusev back. Alberto Del Rio says any of them could have won the match last week and any of them could kick Reigns ass for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Reigns says he agrees. They should come down and get all their asses whooped.

The League of Nations charge down to the ring and start brawling with Reigns. The Wyatt Family’s video flashes on the screen and the lights go out. When they come back on, The Wyatt Family is in the ring. They brawl with the League of Nations and clear them from the ring. They then start approaching Roman Reigns. Shane McMahon says he never thought he’d see Reigns fighting alongside Wyatt. Shane says he’d like to see more of that. Tonight, two members of the League of Nations will face the tag team of Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt in tonight’s main event.

Later tonight, we’ll see AJ Styles face Sami Zayn. If Zayn wins, he’ll be inserted into the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WWE Payback. Coming up next, Natalya will face Charlotte for the WWE Women’s Championship.

-Commercial Break-
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Another vignette for the returning Primo and Epico Colon is shown. They’re putting over Puerto Rico as the greatest place on Earth.

Dr. Phil makes his way to the ring high fiving fans. He wants to watch the next match.

WWE Women’s Championship Match
Natalya vs. Charlotte (c) w/ Ric Flair

Byron Saxton interviews Dr. Phil at ringside. Dr. Phil says he wants to see if she’ll take his advice and win this match with legal tactics instead of going by her father’s advice of cheating. Charlotte is wearing the beautiful robe she wore at WrestleMania 32 to the ring. Lilian Garcia does the introductions in the ring.

They circle the ring, and Charlotte gets in her face with a “WOO.” They lock up, and Natalya takes her down with a front facelock. Charlotte twists out and applies a waistlock. Natalya turns it on her, but Charlotte backs her to the corner and gets out. They circle the ring and lock up. Natalya hooks the leg and takes her down, but Charlotte kicks her in the shoulder to get out. They lock up again, and Natalya wraps herself around her, but Charlotte counters with a spinebuster for a two count. Charlotte clubs away at her, but Natalya surprises her with an arm bar attempt. Charlotte gets to the bottom rope and gets out of the ring to recover. Charlotte tries to sneak up on her, but Natalya blocks her kick. Natalya slams her down, steps on her, and dropkicks her in the face. Charlotte immediately gets out of the ring to recover. Ric Flair gives her some advice as Natalya waits. Charlotte gets in the ring and chops her before hitting a neckbreaker. Charlotte kips up and pulls down her kneepad to drop some knees for a two count. Charlotte chokes her with her shin and argues with the referee.

-Commercial Break-

We come back from the break to see Natalya trapped in a head-scissor. Charlotte slams her head on the mat a few times before rolling her around. Natalya gets out and goes for an arm bar, but Charlotte fights it and applies the Figure Four Leglock. Natalya rolls over to reverse the hold. Charlotte immediately gets to the bottom rope. Charlotte takes her down and applies the Sharpshooter, which is Natalya’s finisher. Natalya powers out of it after a while. Natalya clutches her back in pain. Charlotte chops the chest, but Natalya comes back with some forearms. Natalya ducks a chop and connects with a German Suplex. Natalya goes for a second one, but Charlotte takes her down. Natalya gets to her feet and catches her with a discus clothesline. Natalya goes for a Sharpshooter, but Charlotte slaps her and rolls her up for a two count. Charlotte quickly takes her down with a big boot for a near fall. Charlotte covers again for another two count. Charlotte tries once more for the same result. Flair is shouting encouragement to her at ringside.
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Charlotte takes Natalya down with a northern lights suplex. Charlotte steps on her and goes to the top rope for a moonsault, but Natalya moves. Natalya quickly gets up and applies the Sharpshooter! Flair tries to grab his daughter to pull her out of the ring, but he can’t reach her. Flair then pulls the referee out of the ring. Charlotte begins to tap out as the referee calls for the bell. Lilian Garcia announces that Natalya has won by disqualification, but Charlotte is still the champion.

Winner by Disqualification: Natalya
Match Rating: **

Byron Saxton asks Dr. Phil how he feels about what just happened. Dr. Phil says he’s disappointed because he was hoping she’d stand on her own two feet and be someone women can look up to. Dr. Phil then says the women are going to cement their place in sports history.

A replay is shown of Kevin Owens powerbombing Sami Zayn through a table last week on RAW.

Renee Young is backstage with Sami Zayn. She says that Kevin Owens took him out of last week’s main event, but he’s got another opportunity for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. She mentions that Kevin Owens has been escorted out of the building, but he’s got to be feeling the effects of the powerbomb from last week. Zayn says he’s been preparing his whole life for this opportunity. They call him the underdog from the underground because he’s been fighting in the underground all his life. Kevin Owens tried to take him out, but he’s got heart and soul, two things Owens doesn’t have. Zayn says he’s ready and isn’t going to lose. AJ Styles walks up and says he agrees with Zayn because it’s the truth. Styles was alongside him the whole way. Styles says he’s the only #1 Contender, and he plans on keeping it that way. It seems like Styles forgot his lines for a moment.

The Usos make their entrance. We’ll have another Tag Team Tournament match, next.

-Commercial Break-
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#1 Contender’s Tag Team Tournament First Round Match
The Usos vs. Heath Slater and Curtis Axel

Jimmy Uso will start the match against Curtis Axel. They lock up, and Axel powers him to the corner. Jimmy ducks a punch and chops away at him. Axel reverses a whip to the corner, but Jimmy quickly takes him down with a right hand. Jey Uso is tagged in, and he comes off the second rope with a club to Axel’s arm. Axel reverses a whip, but Jey slingshots over him. Axel quickly takes him down with a running knee to the head. Axel stomps away at him before Heath Slater tags in. Slater connects with a suplex before taunting Jimmy. Slater picks up a two count. Slater stomps away at Jey before tagging in Axel. Axel chokes him with his boot. Axel connects with a snapmare and applies a chin lock. Jey eventually fights up, but Axel dropkicks him down. Slater audibly says, “Fight up and go home.” Slater is tagged in, and he dropkicks Jey for a two count. Slater punches him before tagging in Axel. Axel stomps him and talks trash. Slater is tagged back in. Axel avalanches Jey before sending him into a sidekick from Slater for a near fall. The Social Outcasts then start running around the ring celebrating. Jimmy is tagged in, and he rolls Slater up as he gets in the ring for the win.

Winners by Pinfall: The Usos
Match Rating: *

As soon as the match ends, Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows attack The Usos! Karl Anderson knocks Jey Uso out of the ring while Gallows (they’re calling him Luke Gallows) big boots Jimmy down! The crowd gives them a huge ovation. They hit Jimmy with the Magic Killer, a double-team neckbreaker. They go outside. Anderson clotheslines Jey at ringside before sending him into the barricade. Gallows then sends Jey into the steel steps. Referees run down and admonish them. Anderson and Gallows then leave through the crowd to a huge ovation from the crowd!

Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt will face Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio in tonight’s main event.
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Commercial Break-

Replays are shown of Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows attacking The Usos in the previous segment.

Highlights are shown from the Kevin Owens/Cesaro match earlier in the night. Cesaro won to become the #1 Contender for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. The Miz is seen backstage with cucumbers on his eyes. Maryse is yelling at a stagehand. She says her husband is the new Intercontinental Champion. She holds up a bowl of M&Ms. His contract clearly states that he doesn’t want blue M&Ms. She also says he wants European water. JoJo walks up and asks about his upcoming title defense against Cesaro. Maryse asks who invited her into Miz’ private locker room. She’s so tired of Miz groupies stalking her husband. Miz is taken. Miz removes the cucumbers and wants to explain something to her. The only controversy is her using Zack Ryder and Cesaro in the same sentence. He drives an Audi R8 while Ryder takes the Long Island Railroad and uses his father’s pass to do so. As far as the Swiss Superman is concerned, she’s looking at the kryptonite. Miz says he can do that better and repeats the same line.

Miz then stops and looks over to see Cesaro. Cesaro says he doesn’t want to stop this miserable performance. He just wants to see the leading man whose spot he will be taking. Cesaro says he’s going to roll out the red carpet version of his uppercuts at WWE Payback. Cesaro walks off. Miz grabs a water bottle and takes a sip, but Maryse says it’s domestic. Miz then spits it out.

AJ Styles makes his way to the ring. He’ll face Sami Zayn, next.

-Commercial Break-

AJ Styles vs. Sami Zayn

If Sami Zayn wins, he’ll be put into the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WWE Payback.

The crowd is really buzzing for this match as the bell rings. They take their time before going for a test of strength. Zayn hooks the arm and twists it. Styles reverses it and brings him down to a knee. Zayn fights up, but Styles continues to twist the arm. Zayn gets out and connects with a headlock takeover. Styles gets out and executes a headlock takeover. Zayn gets up, and we’re at a stalemate. They circle the ring and go for another test of strength. Zayn rolls him up for a one count. Zayn tries again for the same result. Styles smirks as he gets to his feet. They lock up, and Zayn wrenches the arm. Styles summersaults out and twists Zayn’s arm. Zayn rolls through and takes him down before putting him in an arm bar. Zayn lets him up as the crowd chants, “Olé!” Styles whips him off, but Zayn springboards over him and connects with two arm drags before spinning around and connecting with a third before applying an arm bar. Styles fights up and backs him to the corner. They give a clean break.
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They lock up, and Zayn wrenches the arm. Styles twists out, kips up, and arm drags him down. Styles blocks a hip toss and slams him down for a one count. Styles applies a front face-lock, but Zayn backs him to the corner. Zayn gives a clean break before chopping the chest. Zayn then invites him to start brawling. They lock up, and Zayn applies a side headlock. Styles whips him off, leapfrogs him, and dropkicks him down! Styles puts him in the corner and chops the chest. Styles viciously forearms him in the face before connecting with a snap suplex for a one count. Styles digs his knee into the back and pulls on the chin. Zayn fights up and hits the ropes, but Styles follows him in and gives him a back elbow. Zayn falls out of the ring to recover. Styles goes for a plancha, but lands on the apron when he sees Zayn moved. Zayn charges him, but Styles knees him in the face from the apron! Styles throws him into the ring for a two count. Zayn gets out of a body slam and grabs a waistlock, but Styles elbows away at him. Styles charges him, but Zayn falls back and pulls the top rope down to get him out of the ring. Zayn then takes Styles out with a flip dive plancha!

-Commercial Break-

We come back from the break to see Zayn trapped in a chin lock. Zayn fights up to his feet and punches out. Styles quickly takes him down with a strike combination and a clothesline. Styles then takes him out with a running forearm. Zayn staggers to the corner as Styles avalanches him. Styles then hits a pump-handle gut-buster for a near fall. Styles gets him on his shoulders and connects with a fireman’s carry neckbreaker to the knee for a near fall! Styles sets up for the Styles Clash, but Zayn blocks it. Styles clubs away at him, but Zayn comes back with a roll-up for a near fall. Styles forearms him and puts him on the top rope. Zayn fights him away and connects with a cross-body block for a two count. Styles comes back with a knee to the midsection and goes for the Styles Clash, but Zayn twists the arm, scales the ropes, and connects with a big tornado DDT for a near fall! Zayn cannot believe he kicked out! Zayn goes for a half nelson suplex, but Styles elbows out and connects with a pelé kick!

Both men are down now. Styles rolls to the apron and springboards over him. Zayn then floors him with a blue thunder bomb for a near fall! That was close! The crowd is really into this match. Zayn waits for Styles to get up. Zayn gets him up, but Styles counters into the Calf Crusher! Zayn screams in pain, but he eventually claws his way to the bottom rope. Styles sets him up and goes to the top rope. Zayn cuts him off and goes to the second rope. Zayn goes for a superplex, but Styles blocks it. Styles goes for a sunset flip powerbomb, but Zayn backflips through and lands on his head, but he quickly pops up and dropkicks him in the face! Zayn waits for Styles to get up for the Helluva Kick, but Styles boots him in the face. Styles then lays him out with the Phenomenal Forearm for the win!

Winner by Pinfall: AJ Styles
Match Rating: *** 1/4
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Sami Zayn will not be entered into the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WWE Payback. It will be Roman Reigns defending the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against only AJ Styles.

Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt will face Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio in the main event. Coming up next, we’ll see The Highlight Reel with Chris Jericho.

-Commercial Break-

Seth Green is shown watching the show at ringside. He’s one of the creative forces behind “Camp WWE.”

Highlights are shown of the AJ Styles/Sami Zayn match from moments ago. AJ Styles and Sami Zayn are talking backstage. Shane McMahon thanks them for that performance and says everyone appreciates it. Shane says that was awesome, and he walks off. Styles and Zayn hug backstage.

Chris Jericho makes his entrance for another edition of The Highlight Reel. Jericho tells the crowd to shut their damn mouths and listen to what he has to say. Jericho says tonight is a monumental night. It’s the biggest Highlight Reel of all time because his guest is the biggest star in the history of WWE. He’s a multiple-time world champion, main evented WrestleMania’s, and is a future Hall of Famer. His guest… is Chris Jericho. Tonight, we’ll learn more about Chris Jericho than we’ve ever heard before, so they can stop booing. Jericho asks himself to what he owes his ridiculously huge success in WWE. Jericho says he owes his success to himself. That’s because his name is synonymous with greatness because he’s the best in the world at what he does. That’s why he’s here to let the people bask in the glory of the greatest of all time. Tonight, he gives to them the gift of Jericho. Jericho tells them to drink it in as he poses for them. Jericho says he really is the best in the world. Not only is he a multi-time champion, he’s also the first Undisputed Champion in history when he beat The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin in the first night. Who else could do that? Who else could beat AJ Styles in the middle of the ring at the biggest WrestleMania of all time? There is nobody on this roster that can touch him right now. Jericho says he’s right.

Dean Ambrose’s music hits, and he comes out holding a flowerpot and a cardboard poster. The crowd gives him a nice hand. Jericho asks what the hell he’s doing out here. This is his show. Ambrose says it’s his show now. Jericho says this is The Highlight Reel. Jericho tells him to not touch his potted plant. Ambrose asks if he got the memo from Shane McMahon. Ambrose hands him a piece of paper. Jericho says this is a California speeding ticket. Ambrose says he needs that and hands him another piece of paper. Jericho holds it up, and a hole is burned in the middle of it. Jericho reads that the memo says The Highlight Reel has been canceled and will be replaced by the Ambrose Asylum. Ambrose tapes the poster to the Jeritron and puts a tie on.
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Ambrose then welcomes the crowd to the Ambrose Asylum. Ambrose’s first guest is Chris Jericho. Ambrose tells the crowd not to boo his guests. The whole world wants to know what’s up with that scarf. Jericho says this scarf cost $750. Secondly, he knows what Ambrose is trying to do. Ambrose is interrupting him because he interrupted him on Smackdown. Jericho doesn’t have to play by the rules. He’s reached legendary status in WWE. Jericho can do whatever he wants. If Ambrose were smart, he’d keep his nose clean or he’ll bury him. Jericho tells him to look at him when he’s talking to him. Jericho tells him to do the first smart thing in his career and take his stupid ass out of his ring right now. Ambrose asks if he’s really not going to tell them about the scarf. Jericho slaps the microphone out of his hand. Ambrose then kicks him and connects with Dirty Deeds! Ambrose’s music plays as he thanks the people for coming.

Apollo Crews will be out, next.

-Commercial Break-

The #1 Contender’s Tag Team Tournament will continue on Smackdown as The Vaudevillains will take on Golden Truth. Another tournament match with see The Ascension take on Enzo and Big Cass.

R-Truth is in his locker room when Goldust walks up to him. Goldust says R-Truth promised him an audition when they got to Los Angeles, but now they’re in a Tag Team Tournament. They are not a tag team. Whose idea was this anyway? The camera pans over and shows Dr. Phil. He walks up to them, but then just waves his hand and walks off, not even wanting to touch the problems of these two.

Adam Rose w/ Bo Dallas vs. Apollo Crews

They circle the ring and lock up. Crews applies a side headlock and shoulder blocks him down. Crews hits the ropes and cartwheels over him before doing some backflips. Crews ducks a clothesline and connects with a dropkick before clotheslining him out of the ring. Bo Dallas gives Rose some advice. Rose gets on the apron and gets in the ring. They lock up, and Crews backs him into the ropes. Rose gets a cheap shot in and stomps him down in the corner. Rose puts him in the corner and knees him down. Rose connects with a snapmare and applies a chin lock. Crews fights up and punches out. Rose reverses a whip and connects with a back elbow before taking him down with a dropkick for a two count. Rose taunts him, but Crews punches back. Rose goes for a suplex, but Crews blocks it. Crews then connects with a suplex. Crews ducks a clothesline and hits a pair of right hands. Crews avalanches him and connects with a back elbow. Crews kips up and scares Dallas off the apron. Crews blocks a superkick and connects with a step-up enzuigiri. Crews then connects with a Spin-out Powerbomb for the win.

Winner by Pinfall: Apollo Crews
Match Rating: 1/2 *
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Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt will face Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio, next.

-Commercial Break-

Primo and Epico are back with another Puerto Rico infomercial.

A highlight package of Baron Corbin is shown. They show him running over Dolph Ziggler in his debut on RAW last week.

Bray Wyatt is shown backstage. Wyatt says they are destined to dance with each other until the end of time. Even though Roman Reigns is his mortal enemy, they have a bond that can never be broken. Wyatt says Reigns can trust him before laughing. Wyatt says, “Los Angeles… I’m here.”

Bray Wyatt makes his entrance. He’ll team with Roman Reigns to face Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio, next.

-Commercial Break-

Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio w/ Rusev

The bell rings, and Reigns and Wyatt go face-to-face before Wyatt opens the ropes for Reigns. Wyatt wants to start the match first. Wyatt will start the match against Sheamus. Sheamus kicks him and applies a side headlock. Wyatt whips him off and connects with a back elbow. Wyatt head-butts him and connects with a short-arm clothesline. Wyatt stomps him and does the crabwalk. Sheamus anxiously gets to the corner, frightened. Wyatt punches away at Sheamus in the corner before hard tagging Reigns in. They stare at each other before double-teaming Sheamus. Reigns begins clubbing away at Sheamus, and the boos are building up louder and louder. Wyatt blind tags in, and Sheamus clubs him before running into a clothesline. Wyatt drops a head-butt for a two count. Wyatt has a whip reversed, and Sheamus turns him inside out with a knee to the midsection. Alberto Del Rio is tagged in. Sheamus hits an Irish Curse Backbreaker, and Del Rio connects with a double stomp off the second rope. Del Rio knocks Reigns off the apron. Wyatt comes back with some right hands, but Del Rio turns it around and punches away at him. Sheamus is tagged in, and he stomps Wyatt. Sheamus hits a snapmare and applies a chin lock. Wyatt smiles and laughs while in the chin lock, and he punches out. Wyatt sends him into the ropes, but he lowers his head and eats a kick. Wyatt then throws Sheamus over the top rope.

Reigns is tagged in, and the crowd boos as he clotheslines Sheamus twice. Sheamus reverses a whip, and Reigns takes him down with a leaping clothesline. Sheamus boots him in the face and hits the ropes, but Reigns takes him down with a big boot. Reigns then knocks Del Rio off the apron. Reigns sets up for a Superman Punch, but Sheamus leaves the ring. Reigns follows him out, but he’s distracted. Sheamus then sends him face-first into the ring post. Sheamus sends him into the ring post again and rolls him into the ring. Reigns holds his head in pain as Sheamus dumps him out of the ring. Sheamus then goes for the 10 Beats of the Bodhrán, but Reigns blocks it. Reigns elbows out, and the crowd boos this. Del Rio then kicks him in the ribs to a big reaction. Sheamus then connects with the 10 Beats of the Bodhrán. Actually, he goes to eleven. Del Rio tags in and connects with a step-up enzuigiri for a near fall. Del Rio puts him in the tree of woe and goes to the top rope. Reigns sits up and grabs Del Rio to pull him off the top rope. Sheamus tags in, and he stomps Reigns from making the tag. Sheamus knees him in the back of the head and taunts the crowd. Sheamus puts him in the corner and connects with a shoulder thrust. Sheamus follows up with a knee to the face before being caught with a Samoan Drop.

Wyatt and Del Rio are tagged in. Wyatt hits a clothesline and gets the crowd going before hitting an avalanche. Wyatt knocks Sheamus off the apron before hitting a one-armed slam and a senton splash. Wyatt gets the crowd fired up before going for Sister Abigail. Del Rio gets out and sends him into the ropes, but Wyatt takes him down with a vicious body block. Sheamus breaks up the pin. Reigns runs in and clotheslines Sheamus out of the ring. Reigns goes for a leaping clothesline off the steps, but Sheamus punches him before sending him into the steel steps to the delight of the crowd. On the other side of the ring, Rusev kicks Wyatt. Del Rio follows up with a Backstabber for a near fall.

The Wyatt Family’s video flashes on the screen and the lights go out. When the come back on, Erick Rowan and Braun Strowman are shown attacking Rusev. They throw him into the timekeeper’s area. Del Rio threatens them with the steel steps before getting back in the ring. Del Rio goes for the Cross Arm Breaker, but Wyatt counters into Sister Abigail. Reigns spears Sheamus before he can break up the pin. Wyatt picks up the win for his team.

Winners by Pinfall: Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns
Match Rating: * 3/4

The Wyatt Family gets in the ring and stares at Roman Reigns. Wyatt and Reigns go face-to-face and stare at each other as the show comes to an end.

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Quick Match Results

Cesaro def. Kevin Owens
The Dudley Boyz def. The Lucha Dragons
Natalya def. Charlotte via DQ in a WWE Women’s Championship match
The Usos def. The Social Outcasts
AJ Styles def. Sami Zayn
Apollo Crews def. Adam Rose
Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns def. Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio

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Wwe raw results 4 April 2016 - Cesaro returns

The April 4th edition of WWE RAW is the first show after WrestleMania 32, and airs live on the USA Network from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX.

– RAW opens up with Michael Cole, JBL and Byron Saxton at their announce table talking about the crowd there being die-hard fans and they cheer and boo who they please.

– Vince McMahon comes out to the stage to cut a promo gloating about his son’s loss at WrestleMania last night. Vince says he took care of some business, and has secured the secret that Shane was holding over his head. Vince says the post-WrestleMania crowd is always crazy and they say and do nutty things. Vince promises tonight will be a RAW no one will ever forget. He’s about to walk to the back when he’s interrupted by Shane McMahon! Shane says he came to shake Vince’s hand like a man since Vince won, and also to thanks all the fans. The crowd chants “You’ve still got it” to Shane, and Vince yells at the crowd not to encourage him. Shane’s about to leave, but Vince stops him and says “no one upstages me.” Vince says to prove his point that it would be nonsensical for Shane to run RAW, he’s going to let Shane run the show tonight.
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– The New Day def. King Barrett & Sheamus: Before the match, they cut a promo recapping their night at WrestleMania 32. Kofi sends Sheamus to the outside and uses Big E and a human springboard to jump down onto Sheamus on the ringside floor. Back in the ring, Sheamus and Barrett work on Kofi and prevent him from tagging in Big E. Big E finally gets the hot tag and clears the ring. He hits a series of belly to belly suplexes on Barrett before hitting a big splash. Big E tags back in Kofi and they hit a double team Big Ending on Barrett for the pinfall victory.

– After the match, Sheamus gets on the mic and says there’s something wrong with the League of Nations. They all jump Wade Barrett and kick him out of the group. After they throw Barrett out of the ring, The Wyatt Family hits the ring and they jump the remaining members of the League. They clear the ring and Bray hits the Sister Abigail on Sheamus to end the segment.

– Vince McMahon is in the back getting in his limo to leave. He says he’s leaving because he doesn’t want to have to watch RAW be a disaster with Shane in charge.

– Sasha Banks def. Summer Rae: Summer hits a spinning heel kick for an early 2 count. Sasha comes back with a flying knee for a 2 count of her own. Sasha misses a Codebreaker and Summer rolls her up, but Sasha reverses the pin into a Banks Statement for the win.

– Apollo Crews def. Tyler Breeze: Shane McMahon is shown in the back talking to Apollo before the match. Crews hits some big offense on Breeze early on, but Breeze stops his momentum with a superkick. Crews comes back with a gorilla press slam followed up by a standing moonsault and a spin out powerbomb for the pinfall victory.

– Roman Reigns is out to the ring next to cut a promo. The crowd is booing Reigns, and JBL says its a post-WrestleMania crowd who “boos people they usually cheer” and vice versa. Reigns acknowledges the cheers by saying “I’m not a bad guy, I’m not a good guy, I’m the guy.” Reigns gives an open challenge to anyone in the back to try to take his WWE World Heavyweight Title. Jericho’s music hits and Y2J makes his way out, but he’s not in his wrestling gear. Jericho tells Reigns he’s not “the guy,” he’s just “a guy, who is an idiot like everyone else here tonight.” Jericho cuts a promo about how great he is, as the crowd chants “we are idiots.” Jericho tells Reigns he wants a title shot, but before Reigns can answer, AJ Styles comes out to interrupt and is quickly followed by Kevin Owens. Sami Zayn is out to the ring next. Owens and Zayn start brawling as soon as Zayn hits the ring, which prompts Styles and Jericho to start brawling. Zayn hits a suicide dive on Oens to the outside. Jericho throws Styles to the outside then turns around and walks into a spear from Roman Reigns.

– In the back, Shane books a Fatal 4 match tonight for #1 contendership for Reigns’ title. The match will be Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho.
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– Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler – Double count out: They go back and forth in the opening moments with Corbin eventually getting control. Ziggler builds some momentum with a couple splashes on Corbin in the corner and a facebuster for a 2 count. Ziggler misses a superkick but hits a Fameasser for another 2 count. Corbin comes back with a spinning side slam for a 2 count, then beats Ziggler down at ringside. They brawl into the crowd and both get counted out. Corbin hits the End of Days on Ziggler on the floor.

– Zack Ryder comes out and cuts a promo about winning the Intercontinental Title last night at WrestleMania. He’s interrupted by The Miz and we’ve got a match.

– The Miz def. Zack Ryder: Ryder hits a big dropkick for a 2 count early on in his first Intercontinental Title defense. He hits a hurricanrana on The Miz off the top rope, sending Miz to the outside. Back in the ring, Ryder misses a missile dropkick and Miz hits a DDT for a 2 count. Ryder reverses a vertical suplex into a neckbreaker for a 2 count of his own. Ryder hits an elbow off the top and pins, but The Miz gets his foot on the rope to break the count. At ringside, The Miz gets in Ryder’s dads face and Ryder’s dad pushes The Miz down. Maryse comes out of nowhere and gets in Ryder’s dad’s face, distracting Ryder in the ring long enough for The Miz to roll up Ryder for the 3 count. Miz is the new Intercontinental Champion.

– In the back, Kevin Owens says he’s going to destroy the Roman Empire and take the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, and Sami Zayn won’t cost him his match tonight like he did last night.

– Lita and all of the female members of the WWE roster are in the ring for the official unveiling of the new Women’s Championship. Lita introduces the current champion Charlotte who comes down and cuts a promo about the new belt. She thanks her father Ric Flair and the fans for inspiring her to win. Eventually all the other women leave the ring and leave Charlotte and Ric Flair in the ring with Natalya at ringside. Natalya grabs a mic and says she’s going to teach Charlotte a lesson and puts her in the Sharpshooter. Flair pulls Charlotte out of the ring and they head to the back.

– The Dudleys def. The Usos: There are tables set up surrounding the ring. The action goes to the outside early on with The Dudley Boyz beating down The Usos around ringside. Back in the ring they hit the Wassup diving headbutt on Jimmy. Bubba and D-Von go to the outside to get the tables, but The Usos come flying over the top rope down ontop of them. Back in the ring, The Usos superkick both Dudleys then lay them on a couple tables. They go to the top ropes to splash through them in stereo, but The Dudleys roll out of the way and The Usos put themselves through the tables. D-Von then throws Jey through a table set up in the corner for the win.

– Sami Zayn is cutting a promo in the back when he gets jumped by Kevin Owens. Owens powerbombs Zayn through a table.

– Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady are out to the ring to cut a promo and The Dudleys look on from the ramp in disapproval. They call out the Dudleyz and D-Von gets fired up but Bubba holds him back. They talk some more trash but The Dudleys eventually decide to head to the back.
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– The Miz & Zack Ryder will have a rematch on SmackDown this week.

– Dr Phil will be a special guest star on RAW next week.
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WWE RAW Results – April 4, 2016

Posted by Eric Lynch  April 4, 2016  9 Comments
The April 4th edition of WWE RAW is the first show after WrestleMania 32, and airs live on the USA Network from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX.

– RAW opens up with Michael Cole, JBL and Byron Saxton at their announce table talking about the crowd there being die-hard fans and they cheer and boo who they please.

– Vince McMahon comes out to the stage to cut a promo gloating about his son’s loss at WrestleMania last night. Vince says he took care of some business, and has secured the secret that Shane was holding over his head. Vince says the post-WrestleMania crowd is always crazy and they say and do nutty things. Vince promises tonight will be a RAW no one will ever forget. He’s about to walk to the back when he’s interrupted by Shane McMahon! Shane says he came to shake Vince’s hand like a man since Vince won, and also to thanks all the fans. The crowd chants “You’ve still got it” to Shane, and Vince yells at the crowd not to encourage him. Shane’s about to leave, but Vince stops him and says “no one upstages me.” Vince says to prove his point that it would be nonsensical for Shane to run RAW, he’s going to let Shane run the show tonight.

– The New Day def. King Barrett & Sheamus: Before the match, they cut a promo recapping their night at WrestleMania 32. Kofi sends Sheamus to the outside and uses Big E and a human springboard to jump down onto Sheamus on the ringside floor. Back in the ring, Sheamus and Barrett work on Kofi and prevent him from tagging in Big E. Big E finally gets the hot tag and clears the ring. He hits a series of belly to belly suplexes on Barrett before hitting a big splash. Big E tags back in Kofi and they hit a double team Big Ending on Barrett for the pinfall victory.

– After the match, Sheamus gets on the mic and says there’s something wrong with the League of Nations. They all jump Wade Barrett and kick him out of the group. After they throw Barrett out of the ring, The Wyatt Family hits the ring and they jump the remaining members of the League. They clear the ring and Bray hits the Sister Abigail on Sheamus to end the segment.

– Vince McMahon is in the back getting in his limo to leave. He says he’s leaving because he doesn’t want to have to watch RAW be a disaster with Shane in charge.

– Sasha Banks def. Summer Rae: Summer hits a spinning heel kick for an early 2 count. Sasha comes back with a flying knee for a 2 count of her own. Sasha misses a Codebreaker and Summer rolls her up, but Sasha reverses the pin into a Banks Statement for the win.

– Apollo Crews def. Tyler Breeze: Shane McMahon is shown in the back talking to Apollo before the match. Crews hits some big offense on Breeze early on, but Breeze stops his momentum with a superkick. Crews comes back with a gorilla press slam followed up by a standing moonsault and a spin out powerbomb for the pinfall victory.

– Roman Reigns is out to the ring next to cut a promo. The crowd is booing Reigns, and JBL says its a post-WrestleMania crowd who “boos people they usually cheer” and vice versa. Reigns acknowledges the cheers by saying “I’m not a bad guy, I’m not a good guy, I’m the guy.” Reigns gives an open challenge to anyone in the back to try to take his WWE World Heavyweight Title. Jericho’s music hits and Y2J makes his way out, but he’s not in his wrestling gear. Jericho tells Reigns he’s not “the guy,” he’s just “a guy, who is an idiot like everyone else here tonight.” Jericho cuts a promo about how great he is, as the crowd chants “we are idiots.” Jericho tells Reigns he wants a title shot, but before Reigns can answer, AJ Styles comes out to interrupt and is quickly followed by Kevin Owens. Sami Zayn is out to the ring next. Owens and Zayn start brawling as soon as Zayn hits the ring, which prompts Styles and Jericho to start brawling. Zayn hits a suicide dive on Oens to the outside. Jericho throws Styles to the outside then turns around and walks into a spear from Roman Reigns.

– In the back, Shane books a Fatal 4 match tonight for #1 contendership for Reigns’ title. The match will be Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho.

– Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler – Double count out: They go back and forth in the opening moments with Corbin eventually getting control. Ziggler builds some momentum with a couple splashes on Corbin in the corner and a facebuster for a 2 count. Ziggler misses a superkick but hits a Fameasser for another 2 count. Corbin comes back with a spinning side slam for a 2 count, then beats Ziggler down at ringside. They brawl into the crowd and both get counted out. Corbin hits the End of Days on Ziggler on the floor.

– Zack Ryder comes out and cuts a promo about winning the Intercontinental Title last night at WrestleMania. He’s interrupted by The Miz and we’ve got a match.
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– The Miz def. Zack Ryder: Ryder hits a big dropkick for a 2 count early on in his first Intercontinental Title defense. He hits a hurricanrana on The Miz off the top rope, sending Miz to the outside. Back in the ring, Ryder misses a missile dropkick and Miz hits a DDT for a 2 count. Ryder reverses a vertical suplex into a neckbreaker for a 2 count of his own. Ryder hits an elbow off the top and pins, but The Miz gets his foot on the rope to break the count. At ringside, The Miz gets in Ryder’s dads face and Ryder’s dad pushes The Miz down. Maryse comes out of nowhere and gets in Ryder’s dad’s face, distracting Ryder in the ring long enough for The Miz to roll up Ryder for the 3 count. Miz is the new Intercontinental Champion.

– In the back, Kevin Owens says he’s going to destroy the Roman Empire and take the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, and Sami Zayn won’t cost him his match tonight like he did last night.

– Lita and all of the female members of the WWE roster are in the ring for the official unveiling of the new Women’s Championship. Lita introduces the current champion Charlotte who comes down and cuts a promo about the new belt. She thanks her father Ric Flair and the fans for inspiring her to win. Eventually all the other women leave the ring and leave Charlotte and Ric Flair in the ring with Natalya at ringside. Natalya grabs a mic and says she’s going to teach Charlotte a lesson and puts her in the Sharpshooter. Flair pulls Charlotte out of the ring and they head to the back.

– The Dudleys def. The Usos: There are tables set up surrounding the ring. The action goes to the outside early on with The Dudley Boyz beating down The Usos around ringside. Back in the ring they hit the Wassup diving headbutt on Jimmy. Bubba and D-Von go to the outside to get the tables, but The Usos come flying over the top rope down ontop of them. Back in the ring, The Usos superkick both Dudleys then lay them on a couple tables. They go to the top ropes to splash through them in stereo, but The Dudleys roll out of the way and The Usos put themselves through the tables. D-Von then throws Jey through a table set up in the corner for the win.
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– Sami Zayn is cutting a promo in the back when he gets jumped by Kevin Owens. Owens powerbombs Zayn through a table.

– Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady are out to the ring to cut a promo and The Dudleys look on from the ramp in disapproval. They call out the Dudleyz and D-Von gets fired up but Bubba holds him back. They talk some more trash but The Dudleys eventually decide to head to the back.

– The Miz & Zack Ryder will have a rematch on SmackDown this week.

– Dr Phil will be a special guest star on RAW next week.

– AJ Styles def. Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho, Cesaro: Sami Zayn is unable to compete after being jumped by Owens in the back, so the returning Cesaro is filling in for him. Jericho hits a springboard dropkick that sends Owens to the outside early on. Styles throws Jericho to the outside, leaving just him and Cesaro in the ring to exchange offensive maneuvers. Jericho gets back in and sends Cesaro to the outside where Cesaro brawls with Owens. Jericho drops AJ with a dropkick then takes him up to the top rope. Owens climbs up to help Jericho for a double superplex, then Cesaro comes in and throws them all off the turnbuckle by himself. Cesaro hits a big uppercut on Styles for a 2 count. Owens powerbombs Jericho for another 2 count, he goes to follow up with a cannonball in the corner but Jericho moves. Y2J goes for the Lionsault but Owens gets his knees up. AJ hits a 450 spingboard splash off the top rope onto Jericho for a 2 count. Cesaro hits a series of running uppercuts on all three of his opponents in different corners of the ring. Cesaro swings Jericho for 10 rotations before Owens breaks it up with a superkick. Cesaro gets Jericho in the Sharpshooter but AJ breaks it up with a Phenomenal Forearm. He hits a Pele kick on Owens, but then walks into a Codebreaker from Jericho for a 2 count. AJ hits the Styles Clash on Jericho for the 1-2-3 to become the new #1 contender for Roman Reigns’ World Heavyweight Title. AJ celebrates in the ring as RAW goes off the air.

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wwe wrestlemania 32 results Roman Reigns defeates HHH; The Undertaker defeats Shane McMahon

WrestleMania 32 is in Dallas is today and features two of the most anticipated matches in recent history, Shane McMahon vs. Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match. If McMahon wins, he gets control of Monday Night Raw and Undertaker will never be able to wrestle at WrestleMania again.

The other anticipated match is HHH against Roman Reigns for the heavyweight championship. Will this be the day they finally turn Reigns heel, since most fans can't stand him? Stay here for all the results as they happen today.

Kalisto (champion) vs. Ryback, United States championship

Kalisto pinned Ryback after hitting the Salida del Sol. Ryback dominated most of the match, which was a lot slower than you would think for a Kalisto match. cored the pin with a drop toe hold into the exposed turnbuckle and then the Salida del Sol  Ryback took most of the match doing power spots.  It felt more like a dark match,  It was a basic match.  Kalisto didn't do any dives and Ryback did mostly basic power stuff in a slower paced match.  Everything they did was fine.  The stadium was pretty empty because there were problems getting people into the building. 

Team Total Divas: Brie Bella, Eva Marie, Paige, Natalya, and Alicia Fox vs. Team BAD and Blonde: Naomi, Tamina, Lana, Summer Rae, and Emma in a 10-Diva tag match

Team Total Divas won when Brie used the Yes lock on Naomi. Nikki Bella, still recovering from major neck surgery, came out after the match to celebrate with her sister and the winning team. Most of the match was spent with the women hitting their finishing maneuvers on each other. Eva Marie was pretty much booed out of the building, because fans don't like the push she is receiving. She wasn't too bad in the ring though.

Lita came into the ring and made a long overdue announcement. The women will no longer compete for the Divas championship, they will compete for the WWE women's title. It's high time they stopped calling their women Divas and started presenting them as serious competitors and not just eye candy.

The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso) vs. The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)

The Usos won by pinfall after Jey superkicked D-Von. After the match, the Dudleyz blindsided the Usos, then went and grabbed two tables from under the ring. However, the Usos recovered, knocked the Dudleyz down with superkicks, put them on the tables and did stereo splashes off the top rope to put the Dudleys through the tables.

That's it for the pre-show. WrestleMania starts for real at 4 p.m. PDT.

Fifth Harmony kicks things off with a beautiful version of America the Beautiful. This would have been a great time for Michael Hayes to come out and sing Badstreet.
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Intercontinetal title ladder match:  Kevin Owens (champion) vs. The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Sami Zayn vs. Zack Ryder vs. Sin Cara vs. Stardust

An amazing match. Some highlights: Zayn diving through a ladder, between the top and middle ropes and taking out five competitors at ringside. Then he got up, dove from the floor, through the corner of the ring and hit Kevin Owens with a DDT. Sin Cara was pushed off a ladder, but used the top rope as a springboard to splash four guys at ringside. Owens did a frogsplash onto Zayn, who was laying on a ladder propped up against the bottom rope. Ryder dropped an elbow from the top of a ladder onto The Miz, who was laying in the ring. Owens power bombed Ziggler off the middle of a ladder. Sin Cara did a splash from the top of a ladder set up in the ring, and landed on Stardust, who was laying on a ladder propped between the ring and the ringside barrier.

The match ended when The Miz raced to the top of the ladder, but started gloating before grabbing the belt. Ryder raced up, knocked Miz off the ladder and grabbed the belt for the victory and the Intercontinental championship. So, the least likely person to win ended up winning.

Chris Jericho vs. AJ Styles

Another good match. Jericho reversed a calf crusher and Styles kicked out of a codebreaker. Jericho escaped one Styles Clash and kicked out after Styles hit a second attempt. Jericho kicked out after Styles hit a springboard 450 moonsault. Jericho won after he turned Styles' phenomenal forearm attempt into a codebreaker. Another surprising outcome to a match.

The New Day vs. the League of Nations

League of Nations won after Sheamus hit the Brogue Kick on Xavier Woods.

Wade Barrett then grabbed a microphone and said that they are better than any three men in WWE. That brought out Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley and Stone Cold Steve Austin. As the crowd went crazy, the three came to the ring and destroyed the League of Nations, with all three men hitting their finishing maneuver. New Day then came into the ring and tried to get them to dance. Michaels and Foley started dancing, but Austin decided to give a Stone Cold Stunner to Woods. Michaels, Foley and Austin then had some beers as the crowd cheered. A really good WrestleMania moment.
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Brock Lesnar vs. Dean Ambrose, street fight

Both of these guys are going to be really sore tomorrow. Lesnar hit 13 suplexes on Ambrose, who must have hit Lesnar a dozen times on the chest and back with a kendo stick. Ambrose hit Lesnar with a fire extinguisher and a DDT on a chair. Finish came when Lesnar ducked the barbed wire baseball bat and hit an F5 on a chair.

Charlotte (champion) vs. Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks for the women's title

Charlotte retained when Lynch tapped out to the Figure 8. Banks tried to get in the ring to break it up, but Ric Flair grabbed her legs and stopped her. Great match, showing why they should not be referred to as Divas. Crowd popped big when Charlotte hit both with a moonsault off the top rope and when Lynch hit Ric Flair with a tope.

Shane McMahon vs. Undertaker, Hell in a Cell

I'm surprised this isnt closing the show. They must have something big planned for HHH vs. Reigns.

Undertaker won with  a Tombstone piledriver. But the big move was Shane leaping off the top of the cage onto Undertaker, who was draped across the announce table. Undertaker moved, and Shane crashed through the table and hit the floor. And it didn't look like there was any padding to break his fall. Shane was carted off on a stretcher. I was hoping for some sort of acknowledgement from Undertaker that Shane earned some respect. Other than that, the match was good, better than I expected it to be. I cant imagine what Shane's wife and kids were thinking while watching their husband and father drop 20 feet to the arena floor. It's worth subscribing to the WWE network just to see this match.

Andre the Giant memorial battle royal
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Shaquille O'Neal was a surprise entrant. He and Big Show squared off and tried to choke slam each other, but the other competitors swarmed them and dumped them both out. Other surprise entrants: DDP and Tatanka.

It was your typical battle royal that ended when Baron Corbin from NXT eliminated Kane.

The Rock came out for his segment and announced that there were 101,763 were in attendance, which is probably an inflated figure, but there are certainly a lot of people in the building. While doing his usual shtick, Rock was interrupted by the Wyatt Family. They all got on the apron.  Rock took off his shirt and his pants, showing he was wearing his wrestling trunks. The crowd went crazy as the bell rang, and The Rock pinned Erick Rowan in seven seconds. The rest of the Wyatt Family entered the ring and surrounded the Rock. John Cena came out, and he and The Rock cleared house.

Triple H (champion) vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE heavyweight championship

Very slow-paced, methodical match. Hunter worked over the left arm and tried to get Reigns to tap out, but Reigns kept powering out.

Ending came when Stephanie McMahon entered the ring to complain to the ref. Hunter walked over and moved to avoid a spear from Reigns, who hit Stephanie with it by accident. She sold it like she was unconscious. Hunter hit a pedigree, but Reigns kicked out just before the three count. Reigns hit a Superman punch, but Hunter stopped the spear with a high knee. Hunter rolled to the ring apron, where a recovering Stephanie handed him a sledgehammer. Reigns avoided it, hit the spear, and got the pin. The crowd booed the finish.

They should have ended the show with the Undertaker-Shane McMahon match, but overall, this was a pretty good WrestleMania.

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WWE WrestleMania 2016 Spoilers

WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: Triple H (c) vs. Roman Reigns

This was obvious from the moment Triple H was taken out and Roman Reigns won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, so it's just been a matter of making it official, and that's finally happened. Back after last year's WrestleMania, I was hoping for a main event of Daniel Bryan against Seth Rollins. It's weird to think that we're now in a position where Rollins is injured and Bryan is retired. Then, it seemed like a triple threat with The Shield members was a good option, but they killed that off at Survivor Series. Is HHH vs Reigns going to make up for it and be good enough? We'll see, but judging by the reaction he got at Fastlane, if we get a decent option that could take the main event spot over this one, that might be best. Ending the pay-per-view with this match is somewhat risky.

PREDICTION: Roman Reigns leaves with the title.

Hell in a Cell Match: The Undertaker vs. Shane McMahon

Well, this certainly was unexpected. I'm hesitant to trust that this is the best idea out there, as opposed to something straightforward like Undertaker vs. Kevin Owens, but I can't deny that I'm intrigued as hell. This could be amazing, but it's also questionable about the quality considering their respective ages. Also, no matter who wins, the fact that the other person lost is a shame. Having Shane go up against Sheamus representing The Authority would have been a safer bet, but if WWE has a set goal in mind, then we'll just have to see what is in store.

PREDICTION: Undertaker wins.

No Holds Barred Match: Brock Lesnar vs. Dean Ambrose

YES! I really didn't want to see Brock Lesnar face anybody in The Wyatt Family and I was hoping this match would take place instead. I'm particularly excited that this is a No DQ match, as that is the best possible scenario for these two to have the most entertaining match possible, considering their styles. This could be the most fun match of the night.

PREDICTION: Brock Lesnar wins.

Divas Championship: Charlotte (c) vs. Sasha Banks vs. Becky Lynch

It makes sense for this match to be taking place, although I'm actually a little surprised Becky Lynch is still in the mix instead of being written off in favor of just Sasha Banks. Right now,  I'm really hoping we don't have a second divas match on the card unless it's on the pre-show and doesn't take up time from any other matches that could have been better. Sasha Banks was one half of the duo that put on two of the best matches of the entire year just not in the divas division, but the entire company, and while Charlotte is no Bayley, there's potential for these three to have a really solid match.

PREDICTION: Sasha Banks wins.

The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal #3

Despite my aversions to it, it seems like WWE will continue this trend unless the roster is so ridiculously thin that they can't afford to have that happen. This is where you'll see a lot of your names like the Social Outcasts, Damien Sandow, Fandango, Jack Swagger, Zack Ryder, Darren Young, The Ascension, and more. It's possible even some NXT people get tossed into the mix, which would be cool. At one point in time, I thought Titus O'Neil was the priority who would end up winning, but his suspension has eradicated that from my thought process. Now, I'm leaning more towards Mark Henry, as he's set to be retiring soon and this would give him a WrestleMania moment. The biggest factor, though, is whether or not The Wyatt Family takes part in this match.

Advertised participants so far: Curtis Axel, Heath Slater, Adam Rose, Bo Dallas, Big Show, Kane, Tyler Breeze, Mark Henry, Jack Swagger, Fandango, Damien Sandow, Darren Young, Konnor, Viktor, Goldust, R-Truth and 4 others TBA

PREDICTION: Mark Henry wins unless Braun Strowman is involved.

The Usos vs. The Dudley Boyz

So remember this feud? Nope?

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As such, it's not clear at this time what the format will be for
Thursday’s show or even what order these matches and segments will
be shown in.

The Social Outcasts come out for a promo, in their typical humorous
heel style. At the very least, Axel could be used more seriously, but that
doesn’t seem to be in the cards.
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AJ Styles def. Heath Slater

The victory comes from a Phenomenal Forearm by Styles, who is now
using this impressively athletic move as his finisher. It’s possible that
he could still use the Styles Clash, but for now, he seems focused on
the flying forearm smash and the Calf Crusher submission hold.

This is where this format for the week gets really interesting, since the
fans in Brooklyn wouldn’t have yet known for sure that Chris Jericho
would accept Styles’ challenge for WrestleMania. That means he
couldn’t really do much talking about his larger storyline leading into
this match.

D-Von Dudley def. Jimmy Uso
The Dudleyz seemingly have the upper hand going into WrestleMania,
but history tells us that momentum could easily be reversed Sunday.
The match between these two sets of brothers could be sneaky good
and will easily exceed the low expectations most fans have for it.

Dean Ambrose def. Erick Rowan

Ambrose drops the Wyatts’ designated fall guy with a Dirty Deeds to
go into the “Showcase of the Immortals” on a winning note. Honestly,
though, was there anyone who saw this match advertised during RAW
and expected anything different? Ambrose is preparing for one of the
biggest matches of the event, and Rowan could take a pin in a coat
closet by himself.

Ambrose, as expected, has built brilliantly to his street fight with Brock
Lesnar at WrestleMania. Through interactions with Mick Foley and
Terry Funk, as well as a fantastically weird segment with a wagon on
Monday’s RAW, he and Lesnar have done everything they could to
convince us that Ambrose is a believable threat to take down the Beast
Incarnate. If he did, and he should, that would be one of the company’s
biggest rubs and could lead to big things down the road.

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Smackdown, taped in Boston, Massachusetts, opens with an in-ring promo from Charlotte and her father, Ric Flair. Charlotte heels it up, as usual, to lead into the opening match of the night. Even if the format of opening with a promo is familiar, it’s an interesting twist to open with the Divas.

Here are the WWE Thursday Night Smackdown Results and Spoilers for 24 March, 2016:

Sasha Banks def. Charlotte (non-title match)

Banks, a Boston native, gets a large reaction from the crowd, but she is welcomed warmly everywhere, it seems. The victory comes when she reverses the Divas Champion’s signature Figure Eight finisher into a rollup. Afterward, Becky Lynch – who had been on commentary – takes out both of her WrestleMania 32 opponents before leaving, and then Banks hits Charlotte with a Backstabber.

That’s an intriguing move from Lynch, who has been a clear face since being called up to the main roster. Coupled with actions in other divisions, specifically from Roman Reigns and the Usos, it’s a refreshing blur of the heel-face lines.

Speaking of moving across those lines, The New Day has done just that, and they’re up next for their typical promo fare. That gets interrupted by the League of Nations, which is missing Alberto Del Rio.

Sheamus def. Kofi Kingston

In an interesting blend of styles, Kofi rallies from an early beating before taking a Brogue Kick. Rusev and Wade Barrett interfere, as is to be expected.

The New Day story arc has worked out very nicely for the WWE. The trio got to develop the sarcastic characters they always wanted in the heel ranks before coming back to the face side of things, where WWE brass seemingly wanted them from the get-go. And because there was never really a clear turn besides feuding with the decidedly heel League of Nations, the New Day could easily transition back if need be at a later date.

The Usos def. The Ascension

Thankfully, this one doesn’t take long as Viktor eats a double superkick. Interestingly enough, The Usos steal The Dudley Boyz schtick and send the Ascension through tables with a pair of top rope splashes.

Naturally, that leads to a backstage interview between Renee Young and the Dudleys, who insult the Usos’ family. That includes Rikishi and the Wild Samoans, which is one bridge too far for Roman Reigns, son of Sika, one of the Wild Samoans. He challenges Bubba Ray Dudley to a match later.

Now, this is really good booking. Reigns needs to have a few matches to establish his momentum going into WrestleMania, but he’s obviously not going to be fighting Triple H on Smackdown. This tie-in makes sense, and it will provide fans with a unique match that hasn’t been seen on WWE programming like so many others have.

Sami Zayn/Dolph Ziggler def. The Miz/Kevin Owens

Kevin Owens has established that he isn’t a good teammate on multiple occasions, but these types of matches are obviously going to happen leading into a seven-man ladder match. True to form, after Ziggler rallies from an early hole to get Zayn in the match, Owens attempts to get out of the match. In comes Sin Cara, Zack Ryder and Stardust to get him back to the ring, and Miz turns on him for a Skull Crushing Finale. From there, it’s the expected “finisher party,” with Ryder as the surprise lone survivor after a Rough Ryder on Owens.

This is an obvious ploy to save some poor booking for the WrestleMania ladder match. Ryder isn’t a threat in the least to win that match, unless a major swerve is in order, but he, Sin Cara and Stardust will get a boost over the next couple weeks to appear stronger.

Roman Reigns vs. Bubba Ray Dudley

If you expected this to be a technical showdown with an actual finish, you’ll be disappointed. Reigns gets a big pop on his entrance, and before long, the match is a brawl outside the ring. Reigns takes the advantage until D-Von, who accompanied his brother to the ring, makes the save. That earns D-Von a Superman Punch and a trip through the ring steps, and Bubba catches a spear before Reigns makes his exit.

This darker version of Reigns is good. He’s still working as a face against the heel Dudley Boyz, but his less fan-friendly persona suits him well. This is the same route that was taken with Reigns leading into his last title reign, though, and he was back to the smiles as soon as he got the belt. That doesn’t need to be the case this time if he’s to be the company’s top champion again.

Next is a backstage conversation between Goldust and R-Truth, who worked together Monday on RAW. Perhaps they could be added to the Dudleys-Usos match, but maybe this is a build for down the road.

A second dialogue segment follows, this time between the Lucha Dragons, Sin Cara and Kalisto. Both have big title matches on the WrestleMania 32 card, and Kalisto – the United States Champion – runs into his challenger, Ryback, for a quick exchange about the match.

AJ Styles def. Tyler Breeze
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Styles wins in quick fashion with a Phenomenal Forearm, the springboard arm shot that has been a favorite among fans.

Either or both of these performers should be in the Intercontinental Championship match at WrestleMania, but at the very least, it’s good that they’re working together here. It could lead to something down the road, but Breeze needs to be more competitive for that to matter.

Paul Heyman escorts his client, Brock Lesnar, to the ring, where he calls out Dean Ambrose for a fight. Instead, they get surrounded by the Wyatt Family. Ambrose doesn’t leave them waiting long, though, as his music hits and he and Lesnar clear the ring. This is an obvious play for a cheap pop, but it was surely a cool moment to see all that talent in the ring at once with Lesnar and Ambrose briefly on the same side.

That doesn’t last long, though, as Ambrose comes after his WrestleMania foe with a kendo stick before getting hit with an F5 to close out the show.

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– Tonight’s WWE RAW opens up with a look back at last week’s Roman Reigns attack on WWE World Heavyweight Champion Triple H.

– We go to the ring and Lilian Garcia introduces Stephanie McMahon. She comes out to boos. She says her husband won’t be here tonight and if fans want refunds, they better go get them now. She says Triple H isn’t here because he has WWE corporate responsibilities, not because of Reigns’ vicious attack last week. She goes on about Reigns and Triple H until the music hits and out comes Reigns to the stage.

Reigns makes his way to the ring and she accuses him of waiting until she said Triple H isn’t here to come out and intimidate her. She starts talking about her husband will beat him at WrestleMania and he shushes her. Reigns asks if we want to know the real reason Triple H isn’t here. Reigns says Triple H didn’t want to come to Philly because he knew he would whip his ass all over Broad Street. Reigns says if we thought last week was bad, wait until WrestleMania. Reigns says he’s walking into Stephanie’s stadium, going into her ring and beating her husband to take Reigns’ title. He says there’s nothing Stephanie or her daddy’s money can do about it. She goes to slap him but he catches it. Reigns says now he’s the authority. He tosses the mic and leaves the ring as his music hits.

– Still to come, Vince McMahon will make a major announcement on Shane McMahon vs. The Undertaker. Also, AJ Styles vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens. We go to commercial.

AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens

Back from the break and out comes AJ Styles to a pop. WWE Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens is out next for this non-title match.

They lock up and Owens applies a side headlock as fans start chanting for AJ. AJ finally fights out but Owens rocks him with elbows to the jaw and puts the headlock back on. Owens takes AJ to the mat now. AJ breaks free and runs the ropes for a big dropkick. Owens goes to the floor for a time out. AJ with a moonsault from the apron but he lands on his feet. He charges and Owens launches him into the barrier as we go to commercial.

Back from the break and AJ fights out of another hold in the ring but Owens drops him and plays to the crowd as they boo him. Styles comes back with a scissors and an enziguri to bring Owens down. AJ unloads with strikes and kicks. AJ with a clothesline and more offense. AJ with a splash in the corner. More back and forth. Styles slams Owens face first for a 2 count.

Styles fights Owens off with elbows but gets the pele kick blocked. Owens nails a big clothesline and a cutter for a 2 count. Owens is frustrated as fans chant for AJ again. Owens misses the corner cannonball. AJ with the fireman’s carry onto his knee for a 2 count. AJ with a big right hand in the corner. He tries to take Owens up but Owens fights him. AJ takes Owens to the top for a hurricanrana but Owens holds on and AJ hits the mat. Owens nails a big frogsplash but AJ kicks out at 2. Owens gets up first and calls for the end. Styles avoids the pop-up powerbomb and nails an elbow to the jaw. They trade strikes in the middle of the ring now. Owens with a big superkick. AJ with a pele kick. They both go down and we go to commercial.

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Back from the break and Owens takes AJ to the top. He stops to argue with the referee but nails several big chops. AJ fights back. Owens with another big chop before climbing up. Styles escapes and goes to the mat. He nails the Rack Bomb for a 2 count. AJ ends up going to the top but Owens gets to his feet and stops him. Owens with more chops while AJ is on top. AJ fights him off again. AJ brings Owens up but Owens gets AJ on his shoulders. AJ slides down and nails a powerbomb from the corner for a 2 count. AJ goes to the apron and waits for Owens to get up but we hear Chris Jericho come out on the mic. Jericho is chanting for AJ, distracting him. AJ turns back to the ring and springboards in but Owens catches him. AJ counters and goes for the Calf Crusher but stops to jump at Jericho on the apron. Owens takes advantage and rolls AJ up for the win.

Winner: Kevin Owens

– After the bell, Styles runs out of the ring and chases Jericho to the back as we go to replays with Owens clutching his title in the corner. We come back and Owens has the mic. He raises his title and says this is The Kevin Owens Show. He says the biggest WWE event in history will take place in 13 days and everyone wants to know who will face him for his title at KO Mania. He’s interrupted by Dolph Ziggler in a suit. Ziggler enters the ring and says he should be the one to take the title from Owens at WrestleMania. The Miz interrupts next and says Ziggler should step aside for a real leading man that has actually main evented WrestleMania before. Ziggler and Miz have words until Sami Zayn’s music hits. Sami respects what they’ve accomplished but he’s been waiting a long time to get his hands on Owens again. Sami can’t think of a better time or place to do it than for the Intercontinental Title at WrestleMania. Miz calls him Skinny Seth Rogen and says he will have to wait a lot longer. Owens is outside of the ring now. He says none of them deserve a shot at his title but in the interest of fairness and because he is a fighting champion, he’s going to The Authority to see if we can’t get a Triple Threat with the winner going on to face him at WrestleMania. Owens’ music hits as Ziggler, Sami and Miz argue in the ring.

– Still to come, Dean Ambrose vs. Braun Strowman. We get video from earlier today with Ambrose out and about in Philly. He’s in a bar with WWE Hall of Famer Terry Funk. Funk puts Ambrose over as being crazy tough like only Funk can. Funk has something he wants Ambrose to have because he’s the best in the country. Funk says if he had a son, he’d want him to be just like Ambrose. Funk gives Ambrose a chainsaw from his Chainsaw Charlie days. We hear fans chanting “ECW” as Funk gives Ambrose the gift and walks off. Ambrose starts the chainsaw up and cuts through a table in the bar as customers look on and we go to commercial.

– Back from the break and Owens is in the office with Stephanie McMahon. He puts himself over but she tells him it’s a bad night, hurry and get to the point. He proposes the Triple Threat with Zayn, Miz and Ziggler. She makes the match. He tells her to tell Hunter he said hi and walks off.

– We go to a video on Shane McMahon vs. The Undertaker with Michael “PS” Hayes, Booker T, Chris Jericho, Steve Austin, Edge, John Cena, Ric Flair, Jerry Lawler and Mick Foley discussing the match.

– WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day are backstage dancing with employees as we go to commercial.

Big E vs. Rusev
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Back from the break and The League of Nations is in the ring. Sheamus talks about the beatdown they gave last week and says The New Day isn’t even in their league. We get a replay from last week. King Barrett mocks the power of positivity. Alberto Del Rio tries to get a “New Day sucks” chant going but Big E’s voice interrupts and out come the WWE Tag Team Champions.

The League leaves the ring as The New Day cuts promos. They pull out a trash bag and Xavier Woods does a promo on The League being trash. Kofi Kingston cuts a promo on Rusev having bad feet. He says Del Rio used to have a limousine and his own ring announcer but now he’s stuck in The League. Kofi mocks Barrett for being a poor excuse for a king. They then knock Sheamus because his parents gave him that name, which sounds like shame. They say The League can fix all their problems with a box of Booty O’s cereal. They get a chant going as The League tries to attack. This turns into a big brawl at ringside. The League is down at ringside at The New Day stands tall in the ring ans Woods plays the trombone. Big E waits for Rusev in the ring. The bell rings and Rusev goes right to the floor. Big E follows and goes to work on him. Big E brings Rusev back in and stomps away in the corner.

Big E with a big shoulder in the corner and a 2 count. We go to commercial with Big E still in control.

Back from the break and Rusev has Big E down in a headlock. He keeps control and works Big E over as he tries to fight back. Rusev drops a big elbow and applies another headlock. Big E ends up catching Rusev with a belly-to-booty suplex out of the corner. Big E with another belly-to-booty and a third. Big E dances over Rusev and goes for the splash but Rusev gets his knees up. Rusev with the spin kick and a close 2 count. We see Kofi and Woods still down at ringside from The League attacking them. Rusev with a big splash int he corner.

Big E ducks a big kick but misses the Big Ending. Big E slams Rusev out of the corner for a 2 count. He looks out at Kofi and Woods down in the timekeeper’s area. Rusev is on the apron when Big E charges with a spear but hits Rusev’s knee. Rusev with a kick to the head for a 2 count. Big E backdrops Rusev and runs the ropes for the big splash and a 2 count. Barrett distracts Big E, allowing Rusev to hit a superkick for a 2 count. Woods gets up at ringside and takes Del Rio down face first. He sends Barrett into the ring post and nails Del Rio again. He turns around to a big kick from Sheamus. Sheamus argues with the referee on the apron now. Rusev stomps on Big E’s back and goes for The Accolade but Big E fights him. Big E stands with an electric chair drop. Sheamus argues with the referee on the apron again. Big E spears him and they both hit the floor. Kofi comes out of nowhere and nails Rusev while the referee is distracted. Big E comes in with a Big Ending on Rusev for the win.

Winner: Big E

– After the match, we go to replays as The New Day celebrates. The League retreats and looks back.

– Still to come, Vince McMahon’s Hell In a Cell announcement. Also, Dean Ambrose vs. Braun Strowman. The graphic interrupts and we go somewhere to Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan and Braun Strowman with cryptic comments about pain and sacrifice. Braun says the gods of war are watching over him and he sacrifices Dean Ambrose for his family tonight. Wyatt says this will all be over soon and when the sun rises again, he will finally sit on his eternal throne. Wyatt laughs and tells us to run as we go to commercial.

– Back from the break and we see the trophy for the third annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at ringside. Last year’s winner Big Show makes his way to the ring and poses beside the trophy.

Big Show says he’s been coming to Philly for more than 20 years and he thanks them for always keeping it real. Big Show says he has to be confident and believe he’s the best giant of all-time but Andre is really the greatest of all-time because he was the first and paved the way for other giants. He says all giants strive to be like Andre. Show says when he won last year it meant a lot to him. Show comments how he hasn’t won a lot of battle royals in his career and says he’s looking to be a two-time Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal winner this year. Show thanks everyone and goes to leave but The Social Outcasts interrupt.

Heath Slater talks first and knocks Show. Bo Dallas makes a weird comment about how they will come together to take Big Show out. Curtis Axel says they will have no problem tossing Show over the top rope. Adam Rose chimes in and says this is serious because Show is in serious trouble. They enter the ring and Show grabs Slater by his neck when he won’t shut up. They beat Show down until the pyro hits on the stage and Kane comes out. They keep stomping on Show until Kane enters the ring. Kane sends them all to the floor. Show gets up and hugs Kane, thanking him. Show says Kane is the man and hits the corner to pose. Kane comes from behind and taps on Show’s shoulder. Kane brings him to the mat with a chokeslam. Kane stands over Show and makes the ring explode as his music hits.

– Still to come, a WrestleMania Rewind match with Fandango vs. Chris Jericho. Back to commercial.

Chris Jericho vs. Fandango

Back from the break and Chris Jericho is out after Fandango. Jericho controls most of the short match early on until Fandango goes to the top. AJ Styles comes out and distracts Jericho on the mic but Jericho is still able to get the win with a Walls of Jericho.

Winner: Chris Jericho

– After the match, Styles runs down the ramp and enters the ring for a fight but Jericho retreats to the floor. Styles takes the mic and says maybe Jericho is just the best at running from him. Styles says he has competed all over the world but one place he hasn’t competed is WrestleMania, as he points up at the banner hanging. Styles challenges Jericho to a match at WrestleMania. Styles says he will show Jericho and the world why fans chant his name. Styles tries to get a chant going as Jericho looks on and Styles’ music hits.

– We get more hype for Shane vs. Taker as we go to commercial.

– Back from the break and we get another nice video on Shane vs. Taker with comments from Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Pat Patterson, Edge, Booker T, John Cena, trainers, Chris Jericho, Road Dogg, JBL, Steve Austin and others talking about the match.

– Still to come, Vince’s big announcement. We see Kevin Owens backstage talking to referees as we go to commercial.

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Back from the break and WWE Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens is in the ring. He introduces the three Superstars who will compete for a chance to face him at WrestleMania 32 – Stardust, Sin Cara and Zack Ryder. The bell rings and they all go at it as Owens joins the announcers.

Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn and The Miz all come down towards the end of the match and argue with Owens at ringside. The match gets called off as a big brawl breaks out at ringside. Owens brings Cara in the ring and throws him into Sami. Everyone hits the ring and starts brawling now. Owens retreats as his music hits with the other Superstars looking on from the ring.

– We get a look back at Reigns and Stephanie in the opener.

– Stephanie is backstage on the phone with someone, presumably Triple H. She has a bad feeling about Reigns and is thinking about leaving. She tells him he made a good decision in not coming to the arena tonight and she will see him in the parking lot in a few minutes. Kevin Owens runs in and this leads to Stephanie putting him in a 7-man match for the title at WrestleMania 32. He pisses her off and she makes it a Ladder Match against Sami, Sin Cara, Ziggler, Miz, Stardust and Ryder.

– Back from the break and Stephanie meets Triple H in the parking lot. They kiss and she thanks him for coming to get her. The garage door opens and we see Reigns in all black. He opens the door to their SUV and pulls Triple H out. Reigns beats Triple H up for a few minutes but Triple H decks him and climbs in the SUV. It speeds off as Reigns watches. Back to commercial.

– Back from the break and Sasha Banks is at ringside with Becky Lynch for commentary.

Charlotte vs. Natalya

We go to the ring and Natalya is making her entrance after a look back at the Charlotte, Becky and Sasha segment from SmackDown. WWE Divas Champion Charlotte is out next with Ric Flair.

Sasha and Becky argue on commentary all through the match. Charlotte ends up getting the win with a Natural Selection after a good back and forth non-title match.

Winner: Charlotte

– After the match, Charlotte celebrates and taunts her WrestleMania 32 opponents. Sasha and Becky both stand up from commentary and stare her down.

– We get a look back at the segment with Dean Ambrose and Terry Funk from earlier tonight. Still to come, Ambrose vs. Strowman. Back to commercial.

– WWE did air the Stan Hansen Hall of Fame announcement earlier.

Bubba Ray Dudley vs. R-Truth

Back from the break and out come The Dudley Boyz as R-Truth waits in the ring. Bubba talks a bunch of trash to Truth as some ECW chants start in the crowd. Bubba works Truth over and talks trash as does D-Von Dudley.

Fans chant for tables as Truth starts to make a comeback. Truth hits the heel kick and then knocks D-Von off the apron. He turns around to a big shot from Bubba for the win.

Winner: Bubba Ray Dudley

– After the match, D-Von joins in and they beat Truth down until Goldust runs out for the save. He goes at it with Bubba and then D-Von. The Dudleyz take back control until The Usos run out. They go at it with The Dudleyz in a preview of their WrestleMania 32 match. The Dudleyz get dropped with superkicks. The Usos go under the ring and bring a table in. They stand the table up and lay D-Von on top of it. They go up for Superfly Splashes but Bubba pulls D-Von to safety as fans boo. The Usos’ music hits as The Dudleyz retreat and Bubba talks more trash.

– Still to come, Vince McMahon’s Hell In a Cell announcement. Back to commercial.

– Back from the break and out comes Vince McMahon to a pop. Vince enters the ring and tells everyone to be be nice, be kind. He gets some boos. Vince reminds us his former son Shane McMahon will face The Undertaker at WrestleMania 32 in Hell In a Cell.

Vince says Shane taking control of RAW would likely mean his daughter and son-in-law leaves the business. He says that would also probably mean that we see the last of him. Fans cheer and Vince eggs them on. He shows us a replay from last week’s segment. Vince goes on and says The Undertaker is also his bitch. Vince says if Taker doesn’t defeat Shane, this WrestleMania will be his last. Vince smiles and his music hits.

Dean Ambrose vs. Braun Strowman

Dean Ambrose’s music hits as Vince is still on the stage. Ambrose comes out anyway and walks right past Vince on his way to the ring. We go to commercial.

Back from the break and they hype this week’s SmackDown with Brock Lesnar as Paul Heyman is now on commentary. Braun Strowman is out next with Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan. The bell rings and Ambrose avoids an attack in the corner. Ambrose avoids another and jabs Braun. He goes behind and takes shots at Braun. Braun drops him with a big shoulder. Braun beats Ambrose around now. Ambrose nails him in the face but Braun no sells it. Ambrose sends him over the top and staggers him. Ambrose dives out and drives Braun into the barrier but hes still standing. Ambrose runs the ropes again for a dive but Braun decks him. Braun pulls Ambrose and works him over before launching him into the barrier.

Braun brings it back in the ring and keeps Ambrose grounded. Strowman with a big clothesline and then tosses him across the ring. Strowman with more trash talking as he uses the bottom rope. Braun pulls Ambrose into another big clothesline and another as The Wyatt Family looks on from ringside. Ambrose ends up on Braun’s back for a sleeper hold. Braun goes down to one knee as Wyatt yells at Braun to fight out. Braun drives Ambrose back into the corner and runs at him with a big shoulder thrust. Ambrose hits the mat as Braun keeps control and Wyatt yells about punishment.

Fans chant “this is boring” as Strowman keeps control. He stands tall and poses over Ambrose as fans boo. Ambrose finally makes a comeback and unloads with forearms. Ambrose with a kick to the gut. Braun blocks Dirty Deeds and sends Ambrose into the corner. Braun charges but Ambrose moves and he hits the ring post. Ambrose grabs a steel chair and nails Braun with it for the disqualification.

Winner by DQ: Braun Strowman

– After the bell, Ambrose comes in the ring and continues with the chair shots. The Wyatts try coming in but he swings at them. He turns around to a big shot from Braun and goes down. Ambrose comes back with a big clothesline and Dirty Deeds on the chair. Ambrose goes to ringside to taunt Heyman at the announcers table. RAW goes off the air with Ambrose’s music playing and the WrestleMania banner in the background as he’s beside Heyman at ringside.

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