GRAND SLAM NEWSLETTER #5 (29/08/16)

CONTENTS

All the News Items Of The Week / Custom Artwork of Ethan Carter III / The weekly show results feat TNA Turning Point, WWE RAW, WWE SmackDown Live, ROH TV and WWE NXT / PPV Results and Other Shows Results feat TNA One Night Only: X-Travaganza / And Interviews feat Drew Galloway, Lance Storm and Shane McMahon!

NEWS ITEMS OF THE WEEK

GOODBYE MR FUJI, LEGENDARY MANAGER PASSES AWAY

The Wrestling universe sadly has lost another of the Veterans of the sport on the 28th August in Mr Fuji, aka Harry Fujiwara. Whether it was as a wrestler or as a manager, Mr Fuji had "it" to draw maximum heat from the wrestling fans where ever he performed. Fuji was 82 Years old.

REST IN PEACE

HARRY "MR FUJI" FUJIWARA

1934 - 2016

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THE DUDLEY BOYZ SAY FAREWELL TO WWE

At first it seemed like another "goodbye" moment, Followed by a return a couple of weeks later, But the departure of the Dudley Boyz from WWE is as legit as it comes. The speculation was that with a new contract allegedly being sign recently, The two would remain with the company, However, the two sides amicably agreed to part ways as the contracts had not yet been officially executed. The team since returning to WWE, have had a terrible run with a record of over 50 losses and only a handful of wins. The once challenging team of Bubba Ray and Devon (D'von) have become enhancement workers for the tag division, With losses to even the randomly paired Neville and Sami Zayn among many odd pairings in the WWE tag division since their return.

They are said to be in a position where a return to the company is not ruled out, With the proverbial door being left open for a future return, and a match scenario is ready with Gallows and Anderson as their targets. The Dudleyz and WWE agreed that they would do an angle with the Shining Stars and Gallows & Anderson, With the latter ruining the Dudley's final moments.

After their final RAW moments, Bubba and D-Von returned to the backstage area to be greeted and receive a standing ovation by the entire RAW lockeroom, WWE Officials and the McMahon's.

In regards to WWE announcing their final departure, WWE wrote the following hyping their RAW retirement; "One night after yet another miscommunication cost The Dudley Boyz a victory during the SummerSlam Kickoff, the most decorated tag team in sports-entertainment history will evidently be saying their farewells to the WWE Universe tonight, live on Raw.For more than 20 years, Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley have been among the most dominant tag teams in the world. They returned to WWE one year ago to earn their 10th tag team championship in WWE — a quest that was ultimately and unfortunately unsuccessful. Nevertheless, there will never be another tandem in sports-entertainment like The Dudley Boyz. Find out how Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley will cap off their legendary career tonight on Raw, beginning at 8/7 C on USA Network."

FINAL DELETION PART II BEING PREPARED

After the monumental success of The Final Deletion, TNA and the Hardy's are going for a sequel to the extravagant performance in the first part with a follow up, But this time with the Broken Hardy's reuniting to take on the demented faction of Decay, with the "Monster" Abyss, Crazzy Steve and Rosemary, In what promises to be Bigger, Better, and more Insane that the first.

New footage has been recently filmed at Matt Hardy's compound, The place where the original Final Deletion took place. This new footage is to air in the upcoming episodes of Impact Wrestling, During the lead up to Bound For Glory, Where The Broken Hardy's will take on Decay for the TNA World Tag Team Championships. One source claims that the Final Deletion II, will “blow away the first one.”

BRET HART LATEST ANALYSIS ON SETH ROLLINS

If there is anybody that you can rely on for accurate opinions or thoughts on Professional wrestling from, Its Bret "Hitman" Hart. His insight and sheer and vast knowledge on Wrestling is extra ordinary. Bret has once again given criticism on Seth Rollins for his dangerous and often "Careless" work style, Most notably and recently with Finn Balor at SummerSlam. Here are Bret's exact words on the match and Seth; "I take no great pleasure in saying 'I told you so,' but if you’re a professional wrestler and you keep hurting opponents and or yourself, clearly you’re doing it wrong. I wrestled a very realistic and physical style and not once in 23 yrs did I ever hurt one opponent ever. Seth Rollins needs to improve his technique and become the safest wrestler in the business. I have great respect for Seth. I believe he’ll improve and hopefully stop hurting the talent before someone gets killed. Wrestlers have to trust one another. If a wrestler holds the life of another wrestler in his hands for the sake of his family, wife or children you plain and simply cannot drop it!I saw this coming, if anything WWE producers are negligent for not speaking up about it to him already, instead they’re probably gushing with joy, slapping him on the back telling him “great job!” Bill Goldberg was similar. When I think of Samoa Joe nearly killing Tyson Kidd, then see him continuing to use that deadly finish of his, I just shake my head. It’s not real, it’s only supposed to look real, wrestlers are not crash test dummies!"

CODY WAS TOLD BY DUSTY TO LEAVE WWE YEARS AGO

Cody Rhodes, who has now launched his career outside of WWE, has revealed that his father Dusty had told him to leave WWE years ago. Cody said the following; "I know he would have supported it because he told me to ask for my release after WrestleMania 28, I waited until WrestleMania 32 to take his advice. At 28, I recalled particularly, he was unhappy with the direction things were going with me and Big Show, and he just thought that I was so close to the keys to the kingdom, and they were slipping away, that maybe leaving would wake them to the idea that this is somebody who wanted to captain your ship and the way you guys are treating him has pushed him out. But it seemed at the time like kind of a leopard's play, so it just didn't interest me. I wanted to stick it out, and I always tried to not take Pop's advice, because he's my dad, so the advice always came from that part of his heart, not the businessman part of his mind, but his heart, and actually at the end of my WWE career, he was right that I should have made that decision maybe a little sooner."

VINCE MCMAHON PANIC AT LAST WEEKS RAW

With the now former Universal champion Finn Balor to be on the shelf for four to six months, John Cena out to film a new series of American Grit, and the drama of the Y2J and Lesnar altercation at SummerSlam, Vince McMahon was in a "Full blown panic" at last weeks RAW. However, one thing was said to have made the Chairman perk up, Was the well received debut of NXT call-up Bayley in her first match against Dana Brooke.

Even with this bit of good news for McMahon, He has still had to have meetings with WWE Officials and Triple H to discuss further potential call ups from NXT, due to the absences of several top stars.

Its worth mentioning that Vince reportedly see's Bayley as another AJ Lee, and Vince was high on her, So its in Bayley's favour.

HEADBANGERS RETURNING TO SMACKDOWN LIVE

Due to the Brands of RAW and SmackDown Live taking a massive blow due to stars unwilling to return and the ever thinning rosters due to the Draft and the dreaded injury list, WWE have resorted to bringing back the Attitude Era tag team The Headbangers, Consisting of Mosh and Thrasher.

The eccentric duo will be working the SmackDown Live brand and will be the surprise last tag team in the SmackDown Tag Team Championships tourney to crown the Inaugural champions. Chaz Warrington, known as Mosh of The Headbangers, made a post on his official Facebook page stating that his dream “to wrestle one more time in a WWE ring” is coming true next week on SmackDown. The post has since been removed, but Chaz went on to say that the opportunity is a “dream come true”, as it will be the first and possibly last time his son is old enough to watch him perform in a WWE ring. The two have not competed in a match on WWE TV together since May of 2000.

VELVET SKY SUGGESTS BULLY RAY IS NOT WWE MATERIAL

The real life girlfriend of Mark LoMonaco, (aka Bubba Ray Dudley or Bully Ray), Velvet Sky, has responded to a fan on Twitter who said WWE dropped the ball on not bringing in the Bully Ray character, By saying that a watered down Bully Ray would just ruin the whole point of the Bully Ray character, And she also teased a return of the Bully Ray character. Velvet said the following along with a photo of Bubba as the Bully Ray character; "Has anyone seen this man? Been trying real hard to locate him...💀⭐️ #NotPG". "The Bully Ray character is #NotPG. It wouldn't work there. Watered down Bully Ray = No."

BROCK LESNAR PUNISHED BY ATHLETICS COMMISSION

Brock Lesnar has been issued a temporary suspension this past week by the Nevada Athletic Commission due to his UFC 200 drug test failures. Lesnar tested positive for Clomiphene in both failures, which is an estrogen blocker often used to stimulate natural testosterone production, and its metabolite, hydroxy-clomiphene. The suspension is temporary pending a formal hearing at a future date which has yet to be announced. Lesnar could face up to a two-year suspension from MMA competition, as well as other fines ontop of that.

REY MYSTERIO SIGNS DEAL WITH EL REY NETWORK

Rey Mysterio is now a a developer, producer and a creative consultant for the El Rey Network, As the legendary luchador has signed a one-year first look deal with the network.

The El Rey Network made the following statement on the new deal with Mysterio; "Rey Mysterio's incredible talent extends far beyond the ring," said El Rey Network President and General Manager Daniel Tibbets. "He is creative and collaborative and has a keen eye for great entertainment. Rey embodies the El Rey Network brand and we are thrilled to expand our relationship with him."

Note: The third season of Lucha Underground kicks off on 7th September.

CEDRIC ALEXANDER AND TOMMY END FINISHED WITH EVOLVE

Cedric Alexander and Tommy End completed their last scheduled dates with EVOLVE at their EVOLVE 67 PPV event in Brooklyn, NY and are contractually finished with the promotion. Both Alexander and End are headed to WWE for the NXT Brand.

FINN BALOR INJURED, OUT FOR UP TO 6 MONTHS

It has been no longer than 3 months since Finn Balor has arrived on the Main Roster, and already his RAW career is halted due to an injury sustained during his SummerSlam match against Seth Rollins for the inaugural Universal Championship title. The first ever, and now former Universal champion, after having to relinquish the title on the episode of RAW just one night after SummerSlam because of a shoulder and arm injury sustained at the hands of Seth Rollins.

Finn Balor, who was dressed in a sling at the episode of RAW, has since undergone surgery on last Wednesday to repair his damaged arm and shoulder. Sadly, Balor is estimated to be out from anywhere from four to six months on the shelf recovering from the operation.

The move that caused the damage is widely argued, but two moves in particular stand out, One being the running powerbomb into the fans barricade, and the other being the package piledriver. After the piledriver, Balor was seen clearly clutching his right shoulder and arm, and after winning the title, he did not raise his arm in victory as usually wrestlers would do.

WWE's Doctor, Dr. Jeffrey Dugas commented on Balor's operation and noted that the injury was more severe than normal. Dugas said: "Finn's injury was pretty severe, more severe than normal. A really high energy injury, it did more damage than a standard shoulder dislocation where you simply tear the labrum. The prognosis is excellent, however. We were able to fix it all and put it back where it came from. I'm anticipating him getting back at full speed." It has been expected that Balor would be out of action for four to sixth months but WWE did not include an updated timeframe in their latest report.

There was some concern at RAW that he could be out of action for a few months longer than that. WWE has updated their announcement confirming the injury to WWE Universal Champion Finn Balor, who relinquished his title on RAW.

WWE released this statement regarding Balor's injury: "WWE.com can confirm. The injury came in the course of Balor and Rollins' match to determine which Superstar would become the first WWE Universal Champion, specifically when Balor absorbed a running powerbomb to the barricade at the hands of The Architect."He hit the wall during the match, dislocated his shoulder and was able to put it back in himself in a split second," said ringside physician Dr. Chris Robinson. Balor was able to finish the match, but Dr. Robinson noted that an MRI yielded results earlier today showing "a possible labrum tear."The champion is currently scheduled to receive a surgical consult that will determine the extent of Balor's injury and what his recovery time will be. If surgery and rehab are required, Robinson said, Balor could be facing a recovery time of "anywhere from four to six months."Raw General Manager Mick Foley tweeted that he and Commissioner Stephanie McMahon would "accept" Balor's forfeiture of his championship tonight on Raw."

Finn Balor tweeted this along photo from surgery today: "Sunday - Win the Title at #SummerSlam / Monday - Relinquish the Title at #Raw / Tuesday - Surgery / Wednesday - day 1."

JERICHO VS LESNAR BACKSTAGE AT SUMMERSLAM

After the shoot like match with Brock Lesnar and Randy Orton at SummerSlam, Chris Jericho like many millions of fans was taken in to believe that the match between the Viper and the Beast was a shoot fight, With Orton getting split open quite badly, Which ultimately ended the match via TKO. However, it backstage where it became heated, With Y2J becoming very concerned about Randy Orton getting beaten up for real by Lesnar.

Sources say Jericho was acting as a locker room leader who truly believed Brock had attacked Randy Orton during the main event, and Y2J was looking for answers. Chris was repeatedly asking Michael Hayes how the finish was going to be, but Hayes remained mute. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer noted that Brock Lesnar's match finishes are usually kept very quiet.

When Brock came back through the curtain and overheard Jericho say this was “bullsh*t”, This made Brock loudly tell Y2J that this was none of his business. This provoked Jericho, he continued asking questions, causing Lesnar to push him. This led to Jericho getting in the face of Lesnar. Then Brock kissed him on the forehead at that point and then told Jericho to "kiss me back, P***y". This only made the situation worse, As Jericho did not back down and was ready to fight with Brock. Brock responded, with his arms behind his back, saying “hit me or kiss me, bitch”, which was the signal for everyone in the area including Triple H to separate the two. Despite the separation, things were still hot, which caused for Vince McMahon coming in and moving Lesnar away from Chris. McMahon told Chris to be more professional, to which Chris said Lesnar was the unprofessional one who started “shooting” on his co-worker. Vince said, “It’s a work! What’s wrong with you?!”. This means that the match was indeed planned to go as it went, and was not changed due to Orton being cut open. This also means that WWE went with the blade job option, which is something that they rarely ever do these days.

Shortly after the big altercation, Chris and Brock went their separate ways backstage. A source revealed that they believe Jericho had all the right intentions, but many believe he handled things completely wrong due to his veteran like position on the roster. When Randy Orton came through the curtain, he reassured Jericho that it was a work and he knew what was going to happen in the match.

Notes: Lesnar called Jericho a bunch of names that would get him into serious trouble if it came out.

Dave Meltzer noted that Lesnar's job was to cut Orton open, which happened. He also said that there likely won't be any repercussions for neither Lesnar nor Jericho.

People backstage in WWE were talking about what a "badass" Chris Jericho was for stepping up to Brock Lesnar after the match with Orton at WWE SummerSlam. They noted that Jericho "backed" Lesnar up during the altercation, and at that point Lesnar made a remark that Jericho should either punch him or kiss him. They also noted that there didn't appear to be any heat on Jericho at the following episode of RAW over the incident.

FINN BALOR'S ORIGINAL SUMMERSLAM PLANS

While Finn Balor has gone from a standard feud to a World title victory at SummerSlam, the original plan for Balor was to have a rivalry with Y2J Chris Jericho, Who WWE relies on to test the level of the new stars, But because of Vince McMahon having a high opinion on Balor, He ended up going over Seth Rollins for the Universal title at SummerSlam.

SASHA BANKS INJURY UPDATES

Sasha Banks dropped the WWE Women's Title at SummerSlam to Charlotte as she needs time off to deal with a back injury. Sasha has been scheduled to be back in action at WWE live events in late September. The Wrestling Observer reports there's a good chance Sasha won't be out of action very long as she will not be undergoing surgery.

The original plan had been for Sasha to win the title at SummerSlam, But plans changed and Sasha won the title on the post draft episode of RAW instead due to her plans of having time off. Reports suggest that Sasha has had pains in the lower lumbar section of her back, and is set to have an evaluation at the beginning of September.

Dave Meltzer reported on the Wrestling Observer that Sasha was obviously not slated to win the title and lose it so quickly, and that the story of her being injured is legitimate.

AUSTIN ARIES SUFFERS INJURY AT TAKEOVER

Austin Aries has revealed on Twitter that he has suffered a ruptured eardrum in the post-match attack from Hideo Itami at WWE NXT "Takeover: Brooklyn II. He said the following: "Ruptured eardrum at #NXTTakeOver thanks to sockless loafer boy, @HideoItami. Won't cost much to repair, but I'll save the receipt for you."

DATE FOR WWE CRUISERWEIGHT DIVISION'S RETURN TO RAW

WWE has finally announced the return date of the WWE the Cruiserweight division to its RAW brand. WWE tweeted the following on its official Twitter hyping the long awaited return; "The @WWE #RAW Cruiserweight Division begins Sept. 19 on @USA_Network! @WWE_CWC."

CUSTOM ARTWORK OF THE WEEK

"THE ASS KICKING MACHINE" ETHAN CARTER III

Created by Jack Williams

WEEKLY SHOW RESULTS

TNA TURNING POINT - 25/08/2016

Show opens with Ethan Carter III and Drew Galloway meeting on a rooftop. Both men say that they have been called to this "summit" by the TNA office. EC3 says that the office is trying to stir the pot by having them meet in this setting. Drew says he can't complain because there is free whiskey. A video package showcases the history between Carter and Galloway. / Josh Matthews announces that there will be more footage of EC3 and Drew Galloway's summit later tonight. / World Champion, Lashley arrives at ringside to be on commentary for the upcoming battle royal. / #1 CONTENDERS BATTLE ROYALE FOR LASHLEY'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Battle Royal Participants: Robbie E, Jessie Godderz, The "Miracle" Mike Bennett, Moose, Basile Baraka, Baron Dax, Mahabali Shera, Grado, Eli Drake & Eddie Edwards - Eliminations: 1st - Baron Dax by Basile Baraka, 2nd - Shera by Moose, 3rd - Robbie E by Basile Baraka, 4th - Basile Baraka by Moose, 5th - Grado by Eli Drake, 6th - Eli Drake by Eddie Edwards, Final Four - Mike Bennett, Moose, Eddie Edwards and Jessie Godderz, 7th - Jessie Godderz by Moose, and finally at the same time 8th and 9th - Moose and Eddie Edwards by Mike Bennett. WINNER AND NEW #1 CONTENDER FOR LASHLEY'S WORLD TITLE - MIKE BENNETT / After the match, Moose is furious with Bennett, and Lashley laughs at ringside and says that's what happens when you are the help. / The Summit with Ethan Carter III and Drew Galloway continues. They are sitting at poolside on the rooftop and are takings shots at one another. Carter asks Galloway what his problem is with him?, Galloway says you cost me the world title 3 times. The special guest referee for the Turning Point main event of EC3 vs Galloway, Aron Rex is shown earlier in the parking lot arriving to arena. / Moose is backstage shouting at Mike Bennett. Bennett claims that his elimination of Moose was an accident as Maria runs over to the camera man to get him to turn the camera off. / Broken Matt Hardy heads to the ring humming while holding up the #1 contenders contract. He calls the audience ants and says that the contract is a majestic key to get the world tag titles. Titles that can only be destroyed by his broken brilliance. The "Obsolete" Brother Nero enters and heads to the ring. Matt Hardy calls Brother Nero's visit very generous but he wants to know why he is here. Nero says that he is here to work and win for the creatures. Matt says that he is happy that Nero is here to wrestle and win. Rosemary starts laughing on the mic as she stands on the soundstage area. Rosemary says that we have something you want and that The Hardy's will not be allowed to have them. Abyss shows up on the ramp way and says that the Decay are going to enjoy destroying The Hardy legacy. Abyss talks about his beauty. Crazzy Steve is in the crowd with a mic and he says that they are going to shatter The Hardys. Matt tells "Steven" that in his "premoneeeetion" that he saw which Decay member will try to kidnap his son Maxwell. Matt says he will eat the member of Decay that tries to kidnap Maxwell. Matt says his nefarious brother Nero is ready to fight. Which one of the Decay members want to face him. Abyss takes on the challenge. Jeff Hardy goes after Abyss on the outside to set up the next match. / ABYSS (W/ROSEMARY AND CRAZZY STEVE) DEFEATED BROTHER NERO (W/BROKEN MATT) / (Match Notes: Matt Hardy during the match is shouting on the mic as usual, And he suddenly see's the kidnapper in his premonition was Crazzy Steve, so he starts biting Steve at ringside. / Matt also tells Nero not to be a Spot Monkey and fight with Honour during the match. / Crazzy Steve gets involved in the match quite alot. / Rosemary sprayed the mist at Nero causing Abyss to steal the win.) / After the match, Matt tells Decay that their day of deletion will come at his hands, and then Broken Matt and Nero are alone in the ring, Matt tells Bother Nero he didn't fight with honour by jumping off of the top rope. It cost him his match and his health. Matt tells Jeff that he must embrace being broken. / The discussion continues with Galloway blaming at EC3 for his failure to win back the TNA World title. / Allie is backstage hyper ventilating while she stares at he title. Allie is speaking in a rapid fire fashion about how happy she is and how the crowd chanted for her when she won. She is asked about how Maria will feel. Which causes her to pause and feel sad. / The Summit continues. Video package of how Carter cost Galloway the world title three separate times. Carter tells Galloway that the reason he is not TNA champion is because Galloway lost on his own accord. Carter says he has already apologised for costing him those matches. Drew tells Ethan that he is going to see a more physical side of him when they face each other. The summit ends with Carter offering up a toast to celebrate when he wins the TNA world title again. Drew laughs at him, They both get up to leave. Carter tells Drew that he is serious that he is going to win. Galloway pushes Carter into the pool and they both laugh as like two friends with differences. / Lashley is leaving the building in his car, then spots Moose, H e calls him a puppet for Mike Bennett, then gives Moose his business card and invites him to dinner. / FACT OF LIFE W/ ELI DRAKE - Eli Drake's guests tonight are the stars of the X-Division, Mandrews, DJZ, Trevor Lee, Andrew Everett, Rockstar Spud and Braxton Sutter. Drake makes fun of the open invitation battle royal earlier in the show. Drake calls TNA management dummies. Then Complains about what happened with The King of The Mountain title. Drake tells his guests that he is not going to ask any boring questions so he tries to gets them all fighting one another and Rockstar Spud is first and insults the entire division but specifically Sutter who recently injured him. DJ Z takes exception with Eli's treatment of their division. Z says that he is going to win The Ultimate X title match next week on Impact. Drake goes on a dummy yeah spree pressing his button over and over Z dares Drake to hit the button again. As he attempts to, Z knocks down the podium. The X division wrestlers all battle to the outside. Mandrews leaps on all 4 of them. Meanwhile in the ring, Drake pretends to leap over but doesn't. DJ Z is behind him leapfrogs over Drake and then dives onto everyone at ringside. Segment ends with DJ Z holding up The X title. / Next week's Impact show is promoted. The World Title match between Bobby Lashley and Mike Bennett as well as The Ultimate X match to decide a new X division champion. / Aron Rex is introduced, he comes to the ring wearing an impact referee shirt for the main event. SPECIAL GUEST REFEREE: ARON REX - WINNER MAIN EVENTS BOUND FOR GLORY FOR THE TNA WORLD TITLE - ETHAN CARTER III DEFEATED DREW GALLOWAY (EC3 STILL MAIN EVENTING BFG) / After the match, After EC3 heads to the back, Drew Galloway attacks Aron Rex and beats him badly. Drew then sets up the steel stairs and smashes Rex's face on it repeatedly. As Drew heads to the back the show ends. / Maria is backstage shouting at Allie for not informing her about Sienna's knockouts title defence tonight. Maria wants to know who made that match without her consent. They start discussing emails when Billy Corgan arrives and tells Maria that he made the match. Maria calls Corgan and herself equals. Of which, Corgan takes exception and states that they are not equals. He is the president of TNA now. Corgan says that contractually, He can't make Gail Kim the opponent for Sienna one on one but tells Sienna that he has something else planned for her tonight. Sienna isn't worried. Corgan tells her that her match is up next and that it might be more than one person. / Mike Bennett is being confronted backstage by Lashley, who tells Mike that he has only gotten to this point because of help from his wife and Moose. Lashley says he doesn't need any help. Bennett tells Lashley to worry about their upcoming match next week. Lashley tells Mike that he needs to worry about Moose. / 5 KNOCKOUT GAUNTLET MATCH FOR THE KNOCKOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP - ALLIE DEFEATED MADISON RAYNE, JADE, SIENNA AND MARTI BELL (NEW CHAMPION) / (Match Notes: Allie was knocked out by Marti Bell and her baton and fell on-top of Madison Rayne for the cover and the win.) / After the match, Referee Earl Hebner had to wake up the unconscious Allie to tell she had won the title, Maria is gobsmacked at ringside. / Interview with Aron Rex. He talks about making an impact by being the ref in tonight's Carter-Galloway match. He talks about his knowledge of both men. / The Summit continues between Carter and Galloway.arguing.

WWE RAW - 22/08/2016

Highlights of Finn Balor versus Seth Rollins at SummerSlam for Universal championship. / Analysis from Michael Cole, Byron Saxton and Corey Graves on Finn Balor's injury and footage of the move that caused the injury. / Commissioner Stephanie McMahon and General Manager Mick Foley introduces the first-ever WWE Universal Champion Finn Balor to the ring. Balor is dressed in a suit with his title draped over his shoulder, and is wearing a sling. Balor says this title represents a lifetime of sacrifice and if you believe in yourself, you can do anything. Balor says he achieved the impossible at SummerSlam but there was a sacrifice. Balor thanks WWE for the opportunity, all the talents in the back. then thanks Rollins for giving him the match of his life, then thanks the fans, most importantly. Balor says he must relinquish the title. Rest assured, when he is healthy and fit and ready, he will be back and he's coming for the title first thing. Foley takes the title from his shoulder and then raises Balor's arm. Foley and Stephanie thank him. Balor makes his exit as Rollins' music hits and out he comes. They trade looks as Rollins enters the ring. / Seth Rollins promo, He mocks Balor's injury, and says we know who the real winner of SummerSlam was. Rollins proposes a celebration for the "true" Universal champion, but is interrupted by Sami Zayn. Before Zayn can speak, he is interrupted by Chris Jericho, Then in turn Kevin Owens, Then Enzo and Cass come out too, Then fnally Roman Reigns comes out and they all argue in the ring. Stephanie whispers to Foley an idea, Foley says everyone in this ring is deserving of a title shot, so they're going to hold a series of matches that will determine a new WWE Universal Champion. Rollins vs Sami is to kicks off the series now. Before the match starts, Kevin Owens attacks Zayn. / UNIVERSAL TITLE 4-WAY QUALIFIER MATCH - SETH ROLLINS DEFEATED SAMI ZAYN / (Match notes: Sami sells an ankle injury.) / UNIVERSAL TITLE 4-WAY QUALIFIER MATCH - KEVIN OWENS DEFEATED NEVILLE. / Backstage fun with New Day. / New Day inring segment. Big E declares he is back! Kofi thanks the fans for supporting them through the good and the bad times. Woods brings in a booty-o's filled pinata to celebrate, but Gallows and Anderson interrupt them. Both Gallows and Anderson tear into New Day and the fans, and plan to win the titles from them and dismantle the New Day, starting tonight. / BIG E DEFEATED KARL ANDERSON / (Match Notes: Gallows tried to get involved but Woods and Kofi kept him out.) / Michael Cole hypes the farewell of The Dudley Boyz and a video package on their careers airs. / Titus O'Neal segment. He mentions the success of the Prme Time Players, then rips into Darren Young and then Bob Backlund. He says he'd be Universal champion if it weren't for Young. Titus wants Young to come to the ring so he can bury him and be done for him. Bob Backlund then runs out to the ring, But Titus grabs him. Backlund escapes Titus' attack and locks in the Chickenwing on Titus, but he gets out and attacks Backlund. Young comes down to make the save, But he gets ko'd by Titus. / Stephanie is backstage with Tom Phillips. He asks about Lesnar's F5 to Shane McMahon at SummerSlam. Stephanie says Lesnar absolutely crossed the line and there will be repercussions. / UNIVERSAL TITLE 4-WAY QUALIFIER MATCH - BIG CASS DEFEATED RUSEV VIA COUNTOUT / Backstage segment with Owens and Jericho. There's tension between them over the Fatal 4 Way next week. They argue about the winner and Jericho wants to focus on his match with Reigns instead. then a bit of Jericho comedy ends the segment. / New WWE Women's Champion Charlotte with Dana Brooke. She cuts a promo on how she beat Sasha Banks all by herself at SummerSlam and reclaimed her throne. RAW GM Mick Foley comes out and confirms that Sasha will get her rematch for the title. Charlotte wants the night off but Foley says he and Stephanie have signed the hottest free agent of the new era. He introduces the newest member of the RAW roster and out comes Bayley. Charlotte mocks both Foley and Bayley, Which leads to a match between Dana and Bayley. / BAYLEY DEFEATED DANA BROOKE / Roman Reigns backstage says he will shut up Jericho tonight. / The cruiserweights are coming to RAW on 19th September, Video package hype. / Sheamus interviewed by Andrea D'Marco. He runs down Cesaro and the local sports teams. The second match in their Best of 7 Series will take place on next week's show. / BRAUN STROWMAN DEFEATED JOHNNY KNOCKOUT. / Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley come to the ring for their "farewell" segment. Fans cheer them and chant. Bubba Ray Dudley takes the mic first and looks back to one year ago when they came back home to WWE. Bubba goes about how people respected The Dudley Boyz because they busted their ass for the fans for over 20 years. D-Von speaks next as a "testify" chant breaks out. D-Von says it's been one hell of a year, one hell of a career. He talks some about his career with Bubba and TLC, naming Edge, Christian and The Hardy Boys. D-Von says every bump they took, every ladder and chair shot, he would do it all again. D-Von says WWE has been his home and always will be. D-Von says there would be no Dudley Boyz if it weren't for the WWE Universe. Bubba says usually it's the fans cheering for them but he tells them to get to their feet and cheer for themselves. Bubba thanks fans repeatedly. He says you don't get to go out on your own terms in this industry and even though their year wasn't perfect, being able to say goodbye in their own backyard is their own terms. Bubba thanks everyone again. D-Von calls for one more "testify" from the crowd. The Shining Stars then interrupt and mock the Dudleys, calling it embarrassing and then call them wash-ups. They then mock the fans and then the Dudleys again. Then they are Ko'd by the Dudleys with their special moves, the 3D and the diving headbutt. They set up a table for the Stars but Gallows and Anderson attack them from behind and lay the Dudleys out. D'von is hit with a Magic Killer through the table whilst Bubba is layed out on the floor. Gallows and Anderson stand tall over the fallen legends. / UNIVERSAL TITLE 4-WAY QUALIFIER MATCH - ROMAN REIGNS DEFEATED CHRIS JERICHO. This ends the show.

WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE - 23/08/2016

WWE SmackDown Live starts with Baron Corbin, Erick Rowan, Rhyno and Apollo Crews backstage talking. Dolph Ziggler isn't in a good mood. AJ Styles walks in and introduces himself as the new face. He brags on beating John Cena at SummerSlam and has the band that Cena left in the ring at SummerSlam. AJ mocks Ziggler and rubs the SummerSlam loss in. AJ says he doesn't like losers and then Ziggler attacks him. The other Superstars hold them apart as referees also assist. Ziggler tells AJ to stay away from him and mind his own business. / Some of the SmackDown Live roster are in the ring with new tag team titles and a new women's title. Greg Hamilton introduces Commissioner Shane McMahon and General Manager Daniel Bryan. Shane welcomes all to a historic night. The new titles are on podiums. Shane talks about opportunity and says every Superstar has a huge opportunity in front of them. He tells Bryan to kick it off with the women's division. They announce a Six Pack Challenge for Backlash to crown a new champion with Nikki Bella, Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Natalya, Naomi and Becky Lynch. The tag team titles will be decided at Backlash with a tournament that kicks off tonight with American Alpha, The Uso's, The Vaudevillains, The Ascension, Breezango and The Hype Bros. Heath Slater interrupts and this leads to him getting a spot in the tag tournament next week, if he can find a partner tonight. Shane says the only way he can get a SmackDown contract is if he wins the entire tournament with his partner. Slater walks off and is confident. AJ Styles comes down show boating but Dolph Ziggler attacks him again and they're once again separated. / BECKY LYNCH DEFEATED ALEXA BLISS / Backstage, Heath Slater trys to recruit WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz as his partner. / TAG TEAM TITLE TOURNEY MATCH - THE USO'S DEFEATED THE ASCENSION / AJ Styles in-ring segment. He brags once again about his win over Cena at SummerSlam, then calls out Cena fans to become AJ fans. AJ then talks about how he's the new face that runs the place. Dolph Ziggler comes out again but officials are holding him back. Daniel Bryan interrupts and says he will not let them ruin this show. He agrees that AJ should be the #1 contender. He books Ziggler vs. AJ for tonight. If AJ wins, he faces WWE Champion Dean Ambrose at Backlash. If Ziggler wins, he gets added to the match to make it a Triple Threat. AJ and Dolph continue to trash talk one another as Bryan heads to the back. / Nikki Bella is interviewed on her return to WWE in the ring and is asked about her neck injury. Carmella then attacks Nikki from behind and then mocks and beats her down at the same time. Then Carmella hits Nikki with the Bella Buster to end the segment. / Randy Orton in-ring segment to address SummerSlam match with Lesnar. Randy says no one expected him tonight but here he is. He points out the 10 staples in his head and says he was in one hell of a fight with Brock Lesnar on Sunday. Orton says he knew what he was getting into but he would've rather went out on a gurney to have it end how it did. He says Shane McMahon thought he was doing the right thing by intervening. Maybe on paper he was. Orton says one day he will cross paths with Lesnar again, Then Bray Wyatt appears in his rocking chair at ringside. Wyatt taunts and mocks Orton for his wounds and losing to Lesnar. Wyatt says Orton is a man, a great man but just a man, a man who hurts, suffers and dies. Wyatt says he is not just a man, he is a God and a God can never die. Wyatt tells Orton not to worry because he's going to find out all about it, in time. Orton motions for Wyatt to come in and fight. The lights go out and then come on again, the chair is rocking but Wyatt is gone. / Shane McMahon talking to Charles Robinson. Charly Caruso walks up for comments on Brock Lesnar. Shane says Lesnar crossed the line and goes to walk off. Charly brings up how Stephanie McMahon said there would be repercussions. Shane doesn't believe Stephanie will take it seriously and brings up how she fined him just $500. Charly asks if this is fair. Shane gives her a sound-byte and says this thing between he and Lesnar is far from over. / Slater is trying to recruit Arn Anderson backstage. Arn says he was once considered a tag team specialist but he doesn't think even he can get Slater out of this. Arn ends up walking off bit Rhyno walks in, and says he'll be Slater's partner. / TAG TEAM TITLE TOURNEY MATCH - AMERICAN ALPHA DEFEATED BREEZANGO / Backstage segment with Charly talking to Dean Ambrose. He's been on a winning streak at the casino and doesn't seem too worried about AJ and Ziggler. / AJ STYLES DEFEATED DOLPH ZIGGLER (NEW CONTENDER FOR WWE TITLE AT BACKLASH.) / After the match, Styles stands tall as Ziggler looks devastated. We get replays and come back to AJ leaving the ring. He approaches Ambrose at the announce table and points at the WWE Title. Ambrose isn't phased and AJ knocks the headset off him. Dean comes up but the referee is there to get in between them. SmackDown goes off the air with AJ and Dean staring at each other.

WWE NXT - 24/08/2016

Highlights from NXT Takeover event. / TYE DILLINGER DEFEATED WESELY BLAKE / Highlights of Roode versus Almas at Takeover. Followed by a backstage interview after their match by Bobby Roode. Roode says Almas is good, but he isn't glorious and that he will take NXT to the next level as he heads for a dinner date with his esteemed friends. / Highlights of Aries versus Jose at Takeover. Followed by an interview after their match with Aries. Aries says others keep taking away his shine and Itami is no different. He vows to end Itami's career. / Highlights of Asuka versus Bayley at Takeover, followed by a Bayley interview from after the match. she thought she may have had home court advantage in Brooklyn. She said she prepared for defending the Asuka lock, but didn't end the way she wanted. Ember Moon joins Bayley and says Bayley is the reason she's here. Bayley congratulates the debuting Moon on her win and she sees big things in her future. Followed by Bayleys RAW debut. / Highlights of Revival versus Gargano and Ciampa from takeover. Followed by an interview from the Revival. Dash says they are always right and they have proven they are the best tag team in NXT and Sports Entertainment. They say there's no one left to challenge them, They then clink their titles. / Highlights of Nakamura versus Joe for the NXT championship. / Paul Ellering gives a pep talk to his Authors of Pain before their match tonight. / Sanity vignette for upcoming NXT superstar. / THE AUTHORS OF PAIN DEFEATED TM61 / The Authors of Pain celebrate with Paul Ellering to end the show.

RING OF HONOR TV - 23/08/2016

ADAM "HANGMAN" PAGE DEFEATED JONATHAN GRESHAM / The Cabinet cuts a promo with presidential music, with the theme of "Making Wrestling Great Again". The Cabinet continues their message of being on a mission to clean up wrestling. They plan on continuing their campaign next week on ROH TV when they face Dalton Castle and his boys. / Kevin Kelly at ringside promotes next week's ROH show. He announces that The Addiction will defend their titles against The Young Bucks and that The War Machine will face off with Keith Lee and Shane Taylor. / KAMAITACHI (W/CHRISTOPHER DANIELS) DEFEATED STUKA JR / (Match Notes: Christopher Daniels got involved several times during the match.) / A black and white video package featuring the on-going story between BJ Whitmer, Steve Corino and Kevin Sullivan. / ROH TV MAIN EVENT - JAY BRISCOE AND JAY WHITE BATTLE TO A 20 MINUTE TV TIME LIMIT DRAW / (Match Notes: The Motor City Machine Guns were managing White, and Jay's brother Mark Briscoe was managing Jay. neither sides managers got involved.) / This match ends the show. (Note: Due to episode being taped prior to Death before Dishonor, none of the champions or any storylines were followed on or featured.)

PPV RESULTS AND OTHER SHOWS RESULTS

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