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[Scott Barton]

WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW
DATE - MONDAY 14TH MARCH 2016
VENUE - CONSOL ENERGY CENTER: PITTSBURGH, PA
ANNOUNCERS - JOHN "BRADSHAW" LAYFIELD, MICHAEL COLE & BYRON SAXTON

1# The New Day (w/ Kofi Kingston) bt. Rusev & Alberto Del Rio (w/ King Barrett & Sheamus) to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship
(Post-match, The league of nations beat down the new day.)

Dean Ambrose comes to the ring and spoke of how close he was to leaving Roadblock as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, but he made a mistake, however Triple H won't be feeling good today and that's what happens when you underestimate him. Ambrose them spoke of tonight and the road to Wrestlemania, he was quickly interrupted by Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar. Heyman says he is protecting Ambrose from Lesnar, Ambrose attempts to let Heyman "let the beast off the leash", Heyman tells Ambrose that he should stop provoking Lesnar because if he comes to the ring then Ambrose will not make it to Wrestlemania. Heyman soon cuts a promo about Wrestlemania and leaves but Lesnar doesn't follow, instead Lesnar walks to the ring but Ambrose pulls a crowbar from his jacket and Lesnar backed off from Ambrose after not being able to get in to the ring.

2# Ryback bt. Sin Cara
(Post-match, Ryback tells Kalisto that this is what happens when a big guy meets a little guy before challenging Kalisto to put the United States Championship on the line against him at Wrestlemania.)

Stephanie McMahon comes to the ring and gives a grand introduction to her husband Triple H after successfully defending the title this past Saturday. Triple H spoke about his win at Rodblock before speaking of the authority being superior, Dolph Ziggler then interrupted and told Triple H that his place was right here busting his ass every night. Ziggler spoke of how guys like him and Ambrose aren't failures like Stephanie McMahon referred to them as, but they were just screwed by the system. He said that they can fire him but he is not going anywhere, despite Stephanie getting irate, Triple H insinuated that Ziggler could be really good if he had the right people to back him up or give him advice. Dolph dismissed the offer and said he wouldn't side with them if they were the last two people on earth, after Dolph called Stephanie an egotistical idiotic wife, she slapped him. Stephanie told Dolph he will give him any match at Wrestlemania he wants, other than the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, but tells Dolph he has to win one match tonight, and that will be against the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Triple H.

3# Sami Zayn bt. The Miz
(Featuring Kevin Owens on commentary for the match; During the match, Owens was going to "show us something impressive" and walked to Sami but Miz soon dropped him to the floor. This led to Sami getting the win after some interference and distraction from the Intercontinental Champion.)

BACKSTAGE - Renee Young is with The League of Nations who challenge The New Day to a match at Wrestlemania.

4# Tamina & Naomi bt. Brie Bella & Alicia Fox
(Featuring Lana distracting the referee which allowed a double team by Naomi and Tamina. Post-match, Fox confronts Lana but Fox got double-dropkicked by Naomi and Tamina.)

5# The Usos bt. Bo Dallas & Heath Slater (w/ Adam Rose & Curtis Axel)
(Dudley Boyz are on commentary for the match.)

BACKSTAGE - Dean Ambrose is backstage with his crowbar when Mick Foley walked in and said that he thinks Ambrose vs. Lesnar is a bad idea and Ambrose is going to hurt. When Foley questions Ambrose as to why, Ambrose responded by saying for the same reason Foley kept going after being thrown off the top of hell in a cell, that's what he does and this is what Ambrose does. Foley gave Ambrose a gift and says that this is a passing of the torch, when Foley left, Ambrose opened the box and it was Foley's barbed wire baseball bat.

6# Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) bt. Dolph Ziggler in a non-title match
(Post-match, Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring and both men brawl around the arena with superstars having to break it up.)

It is announced that Jacqueline is the latest inductee in to the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2016.

BACKSTAGE - R-Truth walks up to Goldust in a penguin suit,
Truth says when penguins find their partners, they have them forever. Truth asks if Goldust will be his penguin. Goldust says no and walks off. Truth says that was cold and puts the penguin head back on.

7# Neville bt. Chris Jericho Via DQ
(Neville got hurt during the match but Jericho attempted to get to him by pushing the referee out of the way to cause the DQ. Post-match, Jericho bemoans Neville winning and being treated like trash. AJ Styles makes his way to the ring and hits the phenomenal forearm before having words for Jericho.)

Vince McMahon makes his way to the ring and spoke of standing in the ring the night after Wrestlemania where he will be gloating as his son's dreams will be crushed. Moments later, he introduces the man who will do his bidding for him, The Undertaker. Vince warns Undertaker not to put his hands on him again, Undertaker gives Vince some evil looks but soon Shane McMahon enters the ring and claims that Vince is definitely not what is good for business anymore. Shane speaks of how he will beat undertaker and also how as long as he has a heart he's fighting for his children and the fans' children, for the future and the legacy of WWE. Taker told Shane that this still won't be enough, and says he has his fists before saying no one including Vince controls him. Shane calls Taker Vince's bitch, Taker went for a chokeslam but Shane backed him in to the corner with a bunch of punches but Vince pushes Shane from behind and Taker dropped Shane with a chokeslam. Taker soon went for Vince but the night ended with Taker standing over Shane.

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MAIN EVENT
DATE - TUESDAY 15TH MARCH 2016
VENUE - U.S BANK ARENA: CINCINNATI, OH
ANNOUNCERS - RICH BRENNAN & JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER

1# Lucha Dragons bt. The Ascension
2# Paige bt. Summer Rae
(Featuring Lana at ringside for the match, post-match, Lana laid out Paige.)

3# Sami Zayn bt. Stardust

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE NXT
DATE - WEDNESDAY 16TH MARCH 2016
TAPED - WEDNESDAY 27TH JANUARY 2016
VENUE - FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY: ORLANDO, FL
ANNOUNCERS - TOM PHILLIPS & COREY GRAVES

Sami Zayn opened the show and spoke of his number 1 contenders match last week, Zayn stated that his goal is still the same and that is to be the first ever 2-time NXT Champion. William Regal soon interrupted Zayn to announce that he deserves something special at NXT Takeover - Dallas, so his opponent on April 1st will be against NXT's newest signee. The video feed shows static before revealing the king of strong style, Shinsuke Nakamura, who will face Zayn.

1# The Hype Bros bt. Kenneth Crawford & Angelo Dawkins
2# Emma (w/ Dana Brooke) bt. Deonna Purrazzo Via Submission
3# Tommaso Ciampa bt. Jesse Sorensen Via Submission
4# Bayley & Asuka bt. Eva Marie & Nia Jax
(Post-match, NXT General Manager William Regal announces that Asuka is the number 1 contender for the NXT Women's Championship and will compete for the title at NXT Takeover - Dallas.)

Wee see Tom Phllips and Corey Graves doing an interview with Austin Aries Via satellite, they speak of Aries' upcoming match at Takeover against Baron Corbin. Aries says that he will teach Corbin why he is the greatest man who ever lived and will be a bad day for Corbin.

5# American Alpha bt. The Vaudevillains to become the #1 contenders for the NXT Tag Team Championship

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE SMACKDOWN
DATE - THURSDAY 17TH MARCH 2016
TAPED - TUESDAY 15TH MARCH 2016
VENUE - U.S BANK ARENA: CINCINNATI, OH
ANNOUNCERS - BYRON SAXTON, MAURO RANALLO & JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER

Roman Reigns opens Thursday night Smackdown and spoke of his beatdown of the WWE World Heavyweight Champion Triple H this past Monday on Raw. Reigns spoke of winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania.

BACKSTAGE - Renee Young interviewed AJ Styles about the deterioration of friendship between he and Chris Jericho, Styles said that has been made personal and enjoyed dropping Jericho on Raw. Kevin Owens interrupted the interview and mocked Styles by referring to him as Sami Zayn and they should both get a show where they hold each other and cry. Styles tells Owens that he sounds like Jericho as he is a smug, arrogant, jackass. Styles spoke of their match tonight and told him to put his money where his mouth is, Owens chuckled before saying Styles and Renee had the same haircut before leaving.

1# Dolph Ziggler bt. The Miz

We see a video from earlier today with Dean Ambrose looking on at his hometown and referred to everyday in Cincinnati being like Wrestlemania and spoke of learning a lesson each time he was taken down and the city taught him how to fight, live and survive. He says he will pass this lesson on to Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania as nothing hurts like an education.

2# Bubba Ray Dudley (w/ D-Von Dudley) bt. Goldust
(Post-match, D-Von runs in to the ring to attack Goldust but R-Truth comes down to make the save. Truth unleashes some right hands but got dropped by Bubba Ray, The Usos then came to the ring with the Dudley Boyz re-grouping.)

Charlotte makes her way to the ring with her father Ric Flair and spoke of defending her WWE Divas Championship in two weeks against Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch. Charlotte invites them to come to the ring, Charlotte refers back to when they were all in NXT and then says she brought them down as she wanted to apologise, she then apologises to her dad for ever thinking that either Sasha or Becky were worthy of being called "Horsewomen". All divas vie for the Divas title before driving the Divas Champion out of the ring.

Before the next match, The New Day are in the ring and speak of accepting the League of Nations' challenge for a match at Wrestlemania because the league of nations are really just four bags of hot garbage, New Day proceed to kick bags of trash out of the ring.

3# Kofi Kingston (w/ The New Day) bt. King Barrett (w/ League of Nations)
(There was much attempt at interference and distraction in the match, but it was Big E & Xavier Woods who dropped Rusev and Alberto Del Rio, with Kingston dropkicking Sheamus before rolling up Barrett for the win.)

We see another video of Dean Ambrose who is in Madonna's bar and grill, and spoke of learning a lot about yourself in a bar like this over the years. Ambrose spoke of fighting for pride for who you are and where you come from which matters more than fighting for big money, he says that Lesnar does not know what pain is, or what a street fight is but he will find out at Wrestlemania.

The Social Outcasts come to the ring and sit on the Apron and speak of how they will be the first team in history to win the Andre The Giant memorial battle royal together. Dean Ambrose soon makes his way to the ring with a kendo stick in hand and swung it at the social outcasts before hitting Axel and Rose with it. Ambrose then grabbed a microphone and spoke of a rumour he heard of Brock Lesnar coming to Smackdown next week and says that he will be standing in the middle of the ring ready to rock and roll, and wanted to see if Lesnar had the baseballs to step up to the plate.

4# Kevin Owens bt. AJ Styles in a non-title match
(Chris Jericho distracted Styles which led to Owens hitting the boot and the Pop-Up Powerbomb for the win. Post-match, Jericho hit Styles with the codebreaker before grabbing a mic and mocking the crowd's chant of "AJ Styles".)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE SUPERSTARS
DATE - FRIDAY 18TH MARCH 2016
TAPED - MONDAY 14TH MARCH 2016
VENUE - CONSOL ENERGY CENTER: PITTSBURGH, PA
ANNOUNCERS - BYRON SAXTON & RICH BRENNAN

1# Natalya bt. Summer Rae Via Submission
2# Zack Ryder bt. Tyler Breeze

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW
DATE - MONDAY 21ST MARCH 2016
VENUE - WELLS FARGO CENTER: PHILADELPHIA, PA
ANNOUNCERS - JOHN "BRADSHAW" LAYFIELD, MICHAEL COLE & BYRON SAXTON

Stephanie McMahon welcomes everyone to Monday Night Raw and announces that her husband Triple H will not be here tonight because of Roman Reigns' vicious, brutal and opportunistic attack last week. Stephanie says this is the reason that Reigns will never be WWE World Heavyweight Champion because he lacks intellect, Reigns then comes out and claims that the reason Triple H isn't really here is that he is afraid he would whoop his ass all over Broad Street. Reigns spoke about Wrestlemania being worse than the attack last week, and there isn't anything that she or Daddy's money can do about it, she attempts to slap Reigns but he blocked it and said that now he is the authority, before tossing the microphone and walking off.

1# Kevin Owens bt. AJ Styles in a non-title match
(Chris Jericho came out and mockingly began to chant "AJ Styles", this doesn't deter Styles but when he had the calf crusher applied, Jericho jumped on the apron, Styles chased him off but Owens rolled him up for the win. Post-match, Styles chases Jericho to the back.)

Kevin Owens stays in the ring and says that this is the Kevin Owens show, he speaks of Wrestlemania being in 13 days and everyone wants to know who is going to face him for the Intercontinental title at KO Mania. Dolph Ziggler, The Miz and Sami Zayn all come out and Vie for the Intercontinental Championship, Owens claimed that none of them deserved a shot at the title and said he will go to the Authority to see if he can get a triple threat match.

We go back to earlier today where Dean Ambrose is at the Philadium Tavern and spoke of how Lesnar doesn't have what it takes to beat him at Wrestlemania, Ambrose is then revealed to be talking to Terry Funk. Funk called Ambrose crazy before handing him his chainsaw from his Chainsaw Charlie days, Ambrose then fired it up and cut a table in half.

BACKSTAGE - Kevin Owens goes in to Stephanie McMahon's office and spoke of thinking that there should be a triple threat to determine who should face him at Wrestlemania which Stephanie agreed.

Before the next match, The League of Nations and The New Day spoke of facing each other at Wrestlemania.

2# Big E (w/ The New Day) bt. Rusev (w/ The League of Nations)
(There was multiple altercations through the match but it was Kingston who hit Rusev with the trouble in paradise before Big E hit the big ending to get the 3.)

Bray Wyatt comes on screen with the Wyatt Family and spoke of the equinox being a chance for them to be born again, Harper spoke of there not being able to have a new beginning without sacrificing another, Rowan spoke of the pain being excruciating but paradise waits on the other side. Strowman spoke of the God of War as he watches over him as he watches him offer Ambrose as a sacrifice for his family. Wyatt said that when the sun ascends, he will go back to his throne.

Big Show makes his way to the ring and stood next to the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal trophy that he won last year, Show spoke of the legacy of Andre The Giant and says that this year he wants to be a 2-time winner at Wrestlemania. The Social Outcasts interrupt and spoke of how they will have no problem eliminating Show, they begin to attack him until Kane makes his way to the ring and takes down the social outcasts before chokeslamming the world's largest athlete from the top rope.

It is announced that Fifth Harmony will perform "America The Beautiful" at Wrestlemania, before another announcement that Stan "The Lariat" Hansen is the latest inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2016.

3# Chris Jericho bt. Fandango in a "Wrestlemania Rewind" match
(During the match, AJ Styles attempts to distract Jericho by chanting "Y-2-Jackass", this was to no avail as Jericho hit the codebreaker and won the match. Post-match, Styles runs to the ring before Jericho immediately gets out of the ring. Styles then suggests both men fight at Wrestlemania.)

Before the next match, Kevin Owens is in the ring and does the ring introductions for the next match. To everyone's surprise, he brings out Stardust, Sin Cara and Zack Ryder for the ring as this is the triple threat match that Owens wanted to book.

4# Stardust vs. Sin Cara vs. Zack Ryder in a Triple Threat Match to determine the #1 contender for the Intercontinental Championship ends in a No Contest
(Featuring Kevin Owens on commentary for the match; Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler and The Miz all come to the ring to confront Owens before the referee throws the match out. All 6 men try to get at Owens but he escapes and walks off.)

BACKSTAGE - Stephanie McMahon is on the phone and is saying she wants to leave as she is worried about Roman Reigns, Kevin Owens charges in and spoke of six maniacs attacking him. Stephanie is angry over being interrupted so she books him against all "6 maniacs" in a ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship at Wrestlemania.

After the commercial break, Stephanie McMahon gets in to the car with her husband. As the garage door opens, Roman Reigns is standing in their path and pulled Triple H out of the car and begins to assault him before Triple H hit him back and they drove off.

5# Charlotte (w/ Ric Flair) bt. Natalya in a non-title match
(Featuring Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks on commentary for the match.)

6# Bubba Ray Dudley (w/ D-Von Dudley) bt. R-Truth
(Truth knocked D-Von off the apron which led to a big boot from Bubba to get the 3. Post-match, Dudley Boyz double team Truth until the Usos make the save and hit a double superkick, they set up a table but Bubba ran in and grabbed D-Von before escaping.)

Vince McMahon comes to the ring and spoke of his son Shane facing the Undertaker at Wrestlemania and the repercussions which could result from it. Vince then announces that if the Undertaker loses to Shane at Wrestlemania, then this will be the Undertaker's last Wrestlemania.

7# Braun Strowman (w/ The Wyatt Family) bt. Dean Ambrose Via DQ
(Featuring Paul Heyman on commentary for the match, Ambrose hit Strowman with a steel chair to cause the DQ. Post-match, Ambrose unloaded on Strowman with the steel chair and hit the dirty deeds on it.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MAIN EVENT
DATE - TUESDAY 22ND MARCH 2016
VENUE - TD GARDEN: BOSTON, MA
ANNOUNCERS - RICH BRENNAN & JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER

1# Zack Ryder bt. Stardust
2# Naomi (w/ Tamina & Lana) bt. Paige (w/ Natalya & Alicia Fox) Via Submission
(During the match, Emma & Summer Rae came out and took down Fox and Natalya which led to Naomi taking advantage and making Paige tap.)

3# Ryback bt. Sin Cara
4# Kane & Big Show bt. Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel (w/ Heath Slater & Adam Rose)
(Post-match, Kane & Show both hit double chokeslams on all 4 members of the Social Outcasts.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE NXT
DATE - WEDNESDAY 23RD MARCH 2016
TAPED - WEDNESDAY 27TH JANUARY 2016
VENUE - FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY: ORLANDO, FL
ANNOUNCERS - TOM PHILLIPS & COREY GRAVES

1# Johnny Gargano bt. Elias Samson
(Post-match, Samson attacked Gargano from behind and continues the assault on the outside until Apollo Crews comes down and gets in the drifters face.)

2# Finn Balor bt. Rich Swann in a non-title match

BACKSTAGE - Alex Reyes interviews Emma about what will be different with her match with Asuka tonight. She says she has put a lot of training in and two minds are better than one, Dana Brooke spoke how she has been injured since Takeover - Respect. Emma says Asuka isn't going to make it past today and she should be having the title match next Friday.

3# Alexa Bliss (w/ Blake & Murphy) bt. Sarah Dobson

Bull Dempsey was set to face Danny Burch when Samoa Joe attacked Dempsey from behind and applied the Coquina clutch. Joe sent a message to Balor that he is coming for him and will take the NXT Championship.

4# Asuka bt. Emma Via Submission

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE SMACKDOWN
DATE - THURSDAY 24TH MARCH 2016
TAPED - TUESDAY 22ND MARCH 2016
VENUE - TD GARDEN: BOSTON, MA
ANNOUNCERS - BYRON SAXTON, MAURO RANALLO & JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER

Charlotte opened the show with her father with a match, but before that she grabbed a microphone and spoke of her triple threat match at Wrestlemania and how it is the end to the divas revolution, and the beginning to the WOO revolution.

1# Sasha Banks bt. Charlotte (w/ Ric Flair) in a non-title match
(Featuring Becky Lynch on commentary for the match; post-match, Becky Lynch hit a Becksplex on both Sasha and Charlotte before leaving the ring. Moments later, Sasha hit the divas champion with a backstabber.)

Before the next match, the New Day are in the ring and speak of being just 10 days from Wrestlemania, which is live on the WWE Network, which is brought to you by Booty-O's, they make sure you ain't booty. They continue to run down the League of Nations.

2# Sheamus (w/ Rusev & King Barrett) bt. Kofi Kingston (w/ The New Day)
(Rusev put Sheamus' boot on the bottom rope after Kofi hit a back kick, New Day went after Rusev but Barrett distracted Kofi which led to the brogue kick for the win.)

3# The Usos bt. The Ascension
(Post-match, The Usos put each of the ascension on to a table before hitting the samoan splash. Renee Young interviewed the Dudley Boyz backstage who were watching the match and say that at Wrestlemania they will show that they aren't defined by table but their incoparable careers. Bubba spoke of wanting to steal the show at Wrestlemania again, they spoke of beating them as they did their father, Roman Reigns appeared moments later and threatens to shut Bubba's mouth tonight. Bubba questioned whether Roman wanted a match, Roman said he wanted to fight.)

4# Sami Zayn & Dolph Ziggler bt. The Miz & Kevin Owens
(Post-match, the celebration is cut short as Stardust attacks both men, before getting dropped by Sin Cara who gets attacked by Zack Ryder, who gets dropped by Sin Cara, who takes a superkick by Ziggler, who walks into a Pop-Up Powerbomb by Owens! Owens brags about KOMania before getting dropped by a Rough Ryder by Zack Ryder)

5# Bubba Ray Dudley bt. Roman Reigns Via DQ
(Reigns slams Bubba Ray's head on the announce table multiple times which leads to the DQ. Post-match, D-Von comes to make the save but Reigns hit the superman punch off the steel steps before driving the steps in to D-Von. Reigns gets Bubba back in the ring and hits the spear.)

BACKSTAGE - Goldust is working on his facepaint when R-Truth approaches him. Goldust refuses to be his partner, despite running down to help him on Monday night. Goldust paints the word “NO” on Truth’s forehead before walking away, and Truth looks into the mirror seeing “ON”…meaning it’s on!

BACKSTAGE - Sin Cara and talks about both of them having title matches at Wrestlemania. Sin Cara tells Kalisto to focus on the biggest challenge of his life, Ryback, before walking off. Kalisto walks into Ryback, who berates him for being so much smaller than him. Kalisto says he’s been fighting the odds his whole life, and at Wrestlemania this little guy will beat The Big Guy!

6# AJ Styles bt. Tyler Breeze

Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman make there way to the ring and spoke of the No Holds Barred Street Fight against Dean Ambrose at Wrestlemania. Heyman then calls out Ambrose as Lesnar is ready for a fight, instead of Ambrose, the Wyatt Family make their way to the ring. Ambrose's music then hits as the Wyatt Family attack Lesnar, Ambrose then attacks Bray with a kendo stick as Lesnar took Strowman to Suplex City. Ambrose goes after Lesnar with the kendo stick before Lesnar dropping Ambrose, breaking the kendo stick in half and hitting the F5.

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE SUPERSTARS
DATE - FRIDAY 25TH MARCH 2016
TAPED - MONDAY 21ST MARCH 2016
VENUE - WELLS FARGO CENTER: PHILADELPHIA, PA
ANNOUNCERS - RICH BRENNAN & BYRON SAXTON

1# Jack Swagger bt. Tyler Breeze Via Submission

BACKSTAGE - JoJo interviews Kalisto about his match with Ryback at Wrestlemania, the Ascension interrupt and Konnor says tonight, his Wrestlemania ends with him.

2# Kalisto bt. Konnor (w/ Viktor) in a non-title match

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW
DATE - MONDAY 28TH MARCH 2016
VENUE - BARCLAYS CENTER: BROOKLYN, NY
ANNOUNCERS - JOHN "BRADSHAW" LAYFIELD, MICHAEL COLE & BYRON SAXTON

The Undertaker opens Monday Night Raw with just 6 days until Wrestlemania, The Undertaker grabs a mic. “This WrestleMania…will not be my last.” Undertaker said he made it clear to Vince McMahon that the blood of his son is on his hands. “But…Vince’s blood very well may be on mine.” He understands Shane will fight for his legacy until he draws his last breath. Undertaker says WrestleMania is his yard, Hell in a Cell is his house and at WrestleMania, Shane McMahon rest…in…peace. Shane McMahon comes to the ring and spoke of Undertaker's legacy died two years ago when he lost to Lesnar at Wrestlemania, then referred to him as his "daddy's bitch". Shane begins to attack Undertaker before launched Shane over the top rope and around the ringside area before Shane countered a last ride through a table, then hit Undertaker with a TV monitor a couple of times. Shane then hit a huge flying elbow drop from the top rope over Undertaker going through the announce table. We see Shane getting near the entrance ramp when Undertaker suddenly sits up. Undertaker is on his feet and slashes his throat at Shane. Shane points to the WrestleMania sign as the gong hits and the lights drop. Undertaker continues to recover at ringside as Shane stares him down.

Before the match, AJ Styles walks out and brings up the challenge he gave Chris Jericho for Wrestlemania and says he isn't leaving tonight until he gets the match he wants.

1# Zack Ryder bt. Chris Jericho
(AJ Styles gets the mic at ringside and starts a "Y2Jackass" chant which forced Jericho to break the walls of Jericho and began to stare down to Styles at ringside. Ryder soon applied a small package on Jericho and got the 3. Post-match, Jericho hit Ryder with the codebreaker and continues with right hands on Ryder before Styles hit the ring and Jericho made a feline out of it. An irate Jericho told Styles he just kicked the hornets nest and accepted Styles' challenge for Wrestlemania, and finished by telling him that this Sunday will be the worst night of his life.)

2# Charlotte (w/ Ric Flair) bt. Becky Lynch in a non-title match
(Ric Flair held Becky back as she tried to get in to the ring as Charlotte distracted the referee, Charlotte hit a boot to the face and a blockbuster combo which got the 3. Sasha Banks was at ringside for the match.)

BACKSTAGE - Renee Young is with Vince McMahon. Young asks if Vince was surprised to see what went down between his son and The Undertaker tonight. Vince said he isn’t surprised and knows Shane will do anything to win the match this Sunday. He talks about how Shane will do anything to take over, but warns him about making The Undertaker angry. Shane walks up and says this Sunday at the event Vince created, he will take 40 years of pent of aggression and let it all loose. He promises to control Monday Night RAW. Shane said Vince stole this company from his grandfather and this Sunday he will take it away from Vince.

3# Big Show & Kane vs. Curtis Axel & Bo Dallas (w/ Adam Rose & Heath Slater) ended in a No Contest
(All members of the social outcasts got in to the ring when the referee called for the bell. Post-match, the ring fills with everyone involved in the Andre The Giant Battle Royal this sunday with Show and Kane hitting a double chokeslam on Mark Henry and then each hit chokeslams on the Social Outcasts.)

Triple H and Stephanie McMahon make their way to the ring, Triple H spoke of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match against Roman Reigns this Sunday and spoke of his obsession to become the most successful WWE Superstar in history. Triple H spoke of the obsession going away when he donned the suit but when Reigns powerbombed him through a table 4 months ago, it ignited his obsession and no matter what, he is walking out of Wrestlemania the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Roman Reigns ran down the ring and despite Triple H hitting some kicks on Reigns, Reigns hit a couple of uppercuts and the COO scurried from the ring. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon then leave the arena.

4# Kofi Kingston (w/ The New Day) bt. Alberto Del Rio (w/ League of Nations)
(Post-match, League of Nations hit the ring as Kingston bails. When New Day walked up the ramp, Jonathan Coachman walked out to a big reaction and Coachman said they are bringing SportsCenter live to Wrestlemania this Sunday before adding he loves him some Booty-O's before dancing with the tag team champions.)

BACKSTAGE - Roman Reigns is with Renee Young when Bubba Ray Dudley interrupts, Bubba Ray asks Reigns if he wants to finish what they started on Smackdown. D-Von showed up before Reigns hit the Dudleyz with a right hand, Triple H then showed up and attacked Reigns as the Dudley Boyz held him, Bubba tossed Reigns in to a wall before Triple H put the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in Reigns' face and told him he will never get this.

5# Kalisto bt. Konnor (w/ Viktor) in a non-title match
(Post-match, Kalisto hit Viktor with a tornado DDT before Ryback comes to the ring and gets in to the face of Kalisto and signals he will take the United States title this Sunday. )

Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman come to the ring and spoke of being 6-days away from seeing a "once ever athlete, at his peak, in his prime" facing one lunatic believing they have what it takes to bring the fight to Lesnar. Heyman gives Ambrose credit, he was about to predict how Lesnar will be victorious this sunday until Ambrose interrupted and brought a red wagon down to ringside area. Ambrose began to pull weapons from under the ring in to it before heading back up the ramp without even looking at the beast.

6# Emma (w/ Team BAD & Blonde) bt. Paige (w/ Total Divas)
(Tamina got in the face of the referee, Lana got in and kicked Paige in the face which led to Emma covering Paige for the win. Post-match, Emma starts throwing elbows over Paige. Brie Bella tackles Lana. Summer Rae pulls Brie off. Summer with kicks to Brie in the corner. Tamina drops Natalya at ringside with a right hand. Eva Marie walks out and hits the ring. She goes after Lana and throws her back. Eva tries to embrace Paige, Natalya, Brie and Alicia Fox. They are having none of it. Eva raises the arms of Brie and Natalya.)

BACKSTAGE - we see R-Truth talking with Goldust. Truth said he can’t have his back in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal this Sunday. Goldust says they are not a team. Truth said that’s what will make Sunday so difficult. Truth blows his nose in Goldust’s shirt.

We see the announcement that Snoop Dogg will be the next celebrity inductee in to the Class of 2016 WWE Hall of Fame.

7# Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler & Sin Cara bt. Kevin Owens, Stardust & The Miz in a six man tag team match

This Thursday night on Smackdown, we will see Dean Ambrose vs. Erick Rowan.

Triple H and Stephanie McMahon come back down to the ring and finish what they started earlier tonight before they were interrupted by Roman Reigns. Triple H spoke of the fans looking for new leaderships and new champions after Wrestlemania, but claims his title nor are they going anywhere. Once again, Roman Reigns interrupts and the brawl between himself and Triple H continues near the entrance ramp. Both men brawl around ringside and even the WWE locker room attempted to separate both men, Reigns jumped over the top rope and took down the lock room before the COO grabbed his title and held it up before Reigns looked on from the ring as the show goes off the air.

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MAIN EVENT
DATE - TUESDAY 29TH MARCH 2016
TAPED - MONDAY 28TH MARCH 2016
VENUE - BARCLAYS CENTER: BROOKLYN, NY
ANNOUNCERS - RICH BRENNAN & JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER

1# Ryback bt. Fandango

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE NXT
DATE - WEDNESDAY 30TH MARCH 2016
TAPED - WEDNESDAY 27TH JANUARY 2016
VENUE - FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY: ORLANDO, FL
ANNOUNCERS - TOM PHILLIPS & COREY GRAVES

1# American Alpha bt. Corey Hollis & John Skyler

We see an interview with Finn Balor from earlier today, he spoke of his NXT Championship match against Samoa Joe and spoke how Joe thinks he is bigger than NXT and how he is obsessed with the title. Balor said he is obsessed with being the best and that is what brought him to NXT and help beat Kevin Owens for the NXT Championship, he said it is also the reason why he beat Joe once and why he'll leave Takover - Dallas as NXT Champion.

2# Baron Corbin bt. Mike Killarian
(Post-match, Corbin hit an end of days to Killarian.)

3# The Revival bt. Tucker Knight & Steve Cutler in a non-title match
4# Apollo Crews bt. Alex Riley
(Post-match, Elias Samson comes out and begins to sing a folk song, Crews invited Samson to enter the ring but Samson chose to go back up the rampway.)

BACKSTAGE - Baron Corbin speaks of Austin Aries and says the same will happen to him at Takeover as last time.

We see an interview earlier today with Sami Zayn and spoke of how much this is a big match for Nakamura who wants to make a good first impression, he also states that he won't let Nakamura tarnish his legacy in what will be a once in a lifetime, first impression, Mania weekend match.

5# Samoa Joe bt. Bull Dempsey Via Submission
(Post-match, Joe refused to let go of the Coquina clutch despite multiple referees and NXT Superstars attempted to get Joe off him. William Regal warns Joe but doesn't let go, Finn Balor then makes his way to the ring and took Joe down and outside of the ring. The fight between both men led towards the announce table and Joe tossed Balor in to Phillips and Graves, moments later, Balor stands up on the announce table and launched himself in to Joe and other officials.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE SMACKDOWN
DATE - THURSDAY 31ST MARCH 2016
MATCHES TAPED - MONDAY 28TH MARCH 2016
ANNOUNCERS - MAURO RANALLO & JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER

1# AJ Styles bt. Heath Slater (w/ Social Outcasts)

Byron Saxton and Renee Young are with us Live from the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. We get the first glimpse of the Wrestlemania stage and then spoke of the return of Shane McMahon and the events leading up to him facing The Undertaker inside Hell in a Cell.

After the commercial, the hype to Wrestlemania continues with talk of Brock Lesnar vs. Dean Ambrose in a No Holds Barred street fight and also how there may be up to 7 hours of air time on sunday starting with a 2-hour kick-off show. On the kick-off show there will be a 10-diva tag team match and also The Usos vs. Dudley Boyz.

Next on the list is the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match with look at what happened this past monday on raw. After we return from commercial, we look at the events which are happening at WWE Axxess before returning to Brooklyn for the next match.

2# D-Von Dudley (w/ Bubba Ray Dudley) bt. Jey Uso (w/ Jimmy Uso)
(Bubba Ray Dudley attempted to interfere in the match but Jimmy clotheslined him off the steps.)

We are back live at the AT&T Stadium as Byron and Renee discuss the triple threat WWE Divas Championship match, the WWE 24 Thank you Daniel show on the WWE Network, the New Day vs. League of Nations, SportsCenter providing coverage on Sunday, more WWE Axxess footage, the 3rd annual Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal and finally discusses the main event.

3# Dean Ambrose bt. Erick Rowan (w/ Bray Wyatt & Braun Strowman)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE SUPERSTARS
DATE - FRIDAY 1ST APRIL 2016
TAPED - MONDAY 28TH MARCH 2016
VENUE - BARCLAYS CENTER: BROOKLYN, NY
ANNOUNCERS - RICH BRENNAN & BYRON SAXTON

1# Jack Swagger bt. Tyler Breeze

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE NXT TAKEOVER - DALLAS
DATE - FRIDAY 1ST APRIL 2016
VENUE - KAY BAILEY HUTCHINSON CENTER: DALLAS, TX
ANNOUNCERS - TOM PHILLIPS & COREY GRAVES

1# American Alpha bt. The Revival to become the New NXT Tag Team Champions
2# Austin Aries bt. Baron Corbin
3# Shinsuke Nakamura bt. Sami Zayn
(Post-match, Nakamura celebrates his win after with a “YEAOH.” Nakamura extends his hand to a seated Zayn in the corner as the crowd chants “Thank you Sami.” Zayn gets up and they shake hands and embrace. Nakamura leaves as the crowd does the “OLE” chant to bid farewell to Zayn from NXT as he heads full-time to the WWE main roster.)

4# Asuka bt. Bayley Via Submission to become the New NXT Women's Champion
5# Finn Balor bt. Samoa Joe to retain the NXT Championship

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE WRESTLEMANIA 32 KICKOFF
DATE - SUNDAY 3RD APRIL 2016
VENUE - AT&T STADIUM: DALLAS, TX
ANNOUNCERS - BYRON SAXTON, MAURO RANALLO & JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER
KICKOFF PANEL: RENEE YOUNG, BOOKER T & LITA

1# Kalisto bt. Ryback to retain the WWE United States Championship
2# Total Divas (Eva Marie, Brie Bella, Alicia Fox, Paige & Natalya) bt. Team BAD & Blond (Naomi, Tamina, Emma, Summer Rae & Lana) in a 10-diva tag team match
(Post-match, the Total Divas celebrate in the ring. Nikki Bella, in her gear and a neck brace, makes her way to the ring and joins in on the celebration. They all pose and hoist Brie up in the air.)

Lita is in the ring and there is a podium with something underneath, she spoke of great former women's champions. She says these women paved the way for a new division, the Divas. She says we just saw 10 Divas show us what it means for a Diva to compete in this ring and later tonight, we will see three women that are very instrumental in this next evolution of the Divas Revolution. Lita says they are more than Divas, they’re WWE Superstars. Lita says it’s her honor to reveal that the winner of the Triple Threat, will be the winner of the first-ever WWE Women’s Championship.

3# The Usos bt. The Dudley Boyz
(Post-match, Dudley Boyz attack the Usos and bring the tables in to the ring, they set up the tables but get hit with double superkicks by the Usos, Dudleyz were then put on top of the tables as Usos hit the superfly splashes through the tables.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE WRESTLEMANIA 32
DATE - SUNDAY 3RD APRIL 2016
VENUE - AT&T STADIUM: DALLAS, TX
ANNOUNCERS - JOHN "BRADSHAW" LAYFIELD, MICHAEL COLE & BYRON SAXTON

The show opens with Fifth Harmony performing "America The Beautiful".

1# Zack Ryder bt. Kevin Owens, Dolph Ziggler, Sami Zayn, Sin Cara, Stardust and The Miz in a Ladder match to become the New WWE Intercontinental Champion
(Post-match, Ryder's father gets in the ring as they celebrate his Intercontinental title win.)

2# Chris Jericho bt. AJ Styles

BACKSTAGE - Maria Menounos is with the new Intercontinental Champion with Ryder saying he lived his dream tonight.

3# The League of Nations (w/ King Barrett) bt. The New Day in a Six man tag team match
(King Barrett hit Woods with a bullhammer which led to a brogue kick from Sheamus to get the win.)

After the match, King Barrett spoke how the league of nations had won again before saying that there is no one who can go up against them. Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley and Stone Cold Steve Austin make their way to the ring and a brawl breaks out with Foley applying the mandible claw on Sheamus, Michaels hit the sweet chin music on Del Rio and Stone Cold hit the stunner on Rusev. New Day then throw Barrett in to the ring with him taking the mandible claw, sweet chin music and stone cold stunner before being thrown out of the ring. New Day then get in to the ring and start dancing with Michaels and Foley joining in, Woods tried to get Austin to dance with Austin clicking his fingers to the beat, before hitting the Stone Cold stunner on Woods.

4# Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) bt. Dean Ambrose in a No Holds Barred Street Fight

Howard Finkel introduces the WWE Hall of fame - Class of 2016: The Godfather, Stan Hansen, the family of the Big Bossman, Jacqueline, Joan Lunden (Warrior Award), The Fabulous Freebirds, Snoop Dogg and Sting. Snoop Dogg then performed a rap introducing his cousin Sasha Banks to the ring.

5# Charlotte (w/ Ric Flair) bt. Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks Via Submission in a Triple Threat match to become the New WWE Women's Champion
6# The Undertaker bt. Shane McMahon in a Hell in a Cell match
(After Shane went for an elbow drop from the top of the cell, after the match, we see Undertaker smiling as he heads up the ramp, Shane is put on a stretcher but gives a thumps up.)

7# Baron Corbin won the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal
(Order of elimination - Fandango, Damien Sandow, Big Show, Shaq, Viktor, Diamond Dallas Page, Konnor, Tatanka, Jack Swagger, R-Truth, Goldust, Curtis Axel, Adam Rose, Heath Slater, Tyler Breeze, Mark Henry, Darren Young, Bo Dallas and Kane.)

A promo is aired for Wrestlemania 33 which will take place on Sunday April 2nd 2017 in Orlando, Fl.

We see the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders who come out to dance inside the AT&T Stadium.

The Rock makes his way out at Wrestlemania and sets large letters spelling Rock up in a flames with a flamethrower before making his way to the ring. Rock spoke of tonight's attendance and how WWE have officially broken the Wrestlemania attendance record with there being allegedly 101,763 in attendance. The Rock was soon interrupted by Bray Wyatt who introduces himself and "his brothers", Wyatt said that he is here tonight as a reminder of the truth. “The truth is I chose you. You represent success. You represent greatness. You represent a lie.” Wyatt said this is not Rock’s moment and it isn’t the fans moment. “This, Mr. Rock, is my moment,” adds Wyatt. He plans to take out The Rock on the grandest stage of them all and make his fans watch every second of it. The Rock wants to get this straight. He tries to understand where Wyatt is coming from, joking about Wyatt’s voice. Erick Rowan and Braun Strowman try to go after Rock and Wyatt holds them back. Rock said it looks like Rowan’s parents were related and that Strowman was breast feed since he was 27 years old. He jokes that Wyatt calls himself the Eater of Worlds when he appears to be the Eater of Hot Pockets. Wyatt tells Rock that he has no idea who he is fooling with, friend. Rock said he has an idea and it goes like this. Rock takes his shirt off and said we won’t have a WrestleMania fight – we are going to have a WrestleMania match. Rock takes off his pants and he’s already in full wrestling gear. Wyatt tries to calm down Rowan and Strowman. Rowan steps up and gets in the face of The Rock.

8# The Rock bt. Erick Rowan (w/ The Wyatt Family) in 6 seconds
(Post-match, Strowman got in the face of the people's champion before John Cena made his way to the ring and both men took down the Wyatt Family, Rock then welcomed Cena back as they head up the ramp with Cena raising the arm of the Rock.)

9# Roman Reigns bt. Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) to become the New WWE World Heavyweight Champion

 

[Scott Barton]

DATE - MONDAY 4TH APRIL 2016
VENUE - AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER: DALLAS, TX
ANNOUNCERS - JOHN "BRADSHAW" LAYFIELD, MICHAEL COLE & BYRON SAXTON

Vince McMahon opens Monday Night Raw and spoke of Wrestlemania breaking all kinds of records but mentions we do have a new WWE World Heavyweight Champion and his son in law and daughter are not feeling good. Vince said he took control on the lockbox this morning and no one has anything on him again. Vince spoke of Shane jumping from the top of hell in a cell last night, and said it gave him respect for him but also how foolish he is. Before Vince was about to leave, Shane McMahon came to the stage and said he came out to shake Vince's hand and to thank the fans. The crowd were giving thunderous chants for Shane, Vince told Shane that nobody upstages him and said he has always thought about how ridiculous and crazy it would be if Shane were running Raw, Vince said to prove his point, he is going to let Shane show what he has got.

1# The New Day (w/ Xavier Woods) bt. Sheamus & King Barrett to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship
(Post-match, Sheamus say's that he is sick and tired as they should be destroying everyone in the WWE but there is something wrong, Rusev and Del Rio grab Barrett as Sheamus hit him with a brogue kick before tossing him out of the ring. Moments later, The Wyatt Family appear and attack the league of nations with the destruction ended by Wyatt laying out Sheamus with the Sister Abigail.)

BACKSTAGE - Renee Young catches up with Vince McMahon, who is getting into a limousine. She asks if he’s leaving because he’s confident in his son running the company. McMahon laughs before saying he’s not confident at all. This show is going to be a disaster, and he doesn’t want to see the ship going down. Besides, this is only temporary. McMahon gets in the limousine, and it drives off.

Before the next match, Summer Rae is in the ring. She says The Total Divas beat Team B.A.D. and Blonde last night. If she were running things, it would have been different. At least she didn’t wind up flat on her face like Sasha Banks. Talk about wasting a WrestleMania moment! Sasha’s music interrupts her.

2# Sasha Banks bt. Summer Rae Via Submission
3# Apollo Crews bt. Tyler Breeze

The new WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring, Reigns spoke how he is not a bad guy, but he isn't a good guy, he is the guy. He spoke of beating Triple H at Wrestlemania before laying out a challenge that if anyone wants the championship, they can bring their ass out here right now. Chris Jericho made his way to the ring and spoke of his self worth, before speaking how he beat AJ Styles last night and wants to do the same to Reigns, Jericho even demands it of Reigns. AJ Styles, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn all make their way to the ring. All 4 men get in to it with each other as Reigns watches on, Zayn lays out Owens with a somersault plancha before Jericho knocks Styles out of the ring, Reigns then spears Jericho down.

BACKSTAGE - After the commercial, Shane McMahon congratulates Roman Reigns on becoming the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He then makes a fatal-4-way main event to determine a new #1 contender, it will be Chris Jericho vs. AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn.

Before the match, Corbin poses next to the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal trophy he won last night and said for those in the crowd that don’t know who he is, he doesn't care. This trophy is the only thing they need to know. He’s carved a path of devastation and broken dreams to get here. His arrival signals the End of Days for anyone that stands in his way.

4# Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler ended in a double count-out
(Both men brawl on the outside, Corbin hits a boot to Ziggler over the barricade. Corbin then sent Ziggler in to some trash cans as both men get counted out. Post-match, Ziggler attempts to fight back after Corbin sent Ziggler over the barricade, however Corbin hit Ziggler with the end of days on the floor.)

The new WWE Intercontinental Champion Zack Ryder made his way to the ring and spoke of last night being the night of his life. He spoke of when he was a little kid, he took a picture with Razor Ramon, and he let him hold the Intercontinental Championship. The photo is shown on the titantron. Last night, they took another picture, and this time, Ramon held his Intercontinental Championship. Ryder says he has someone to thank, and he thanks his father, who is sitting at ringside. Ryder thanks him for encouraging him to live his dream. The Miz came to the ring and mocked Ryder and called him a flash in the pan. Miz spoke how Ryder ruined his Wrestlemania moment, he then suggested if he wants to deserve the title and prove his name belongs with someone of the greats then he will put the title on the line right here and right now. Miz then goaded him further in to accepting the match.

5# The Miz bt. Zack Ryder to become the New WWE Intercontinental Champion
(Miz sent Ryder in to the barricade and dropped him on the apron in front of his father, Ryder's father then continued to talk trash to Miz before shoving him at ringside. Maryse, Miz's wife, jumped the barricade and got in to Ryder's fathers face before slapping him. Security haul Maryse away but Ryder was distracted by all this got hit by the skull crushing finale and Miz got the 3.)

The Vaudevillains will debut this Thursday night on Smackdown.

Lita is in the ring along with the other divas, she spoke of the division today has never been stronger and tonight, they will formally present the new WWE Women's Championship, Lita then introduces Charlotte to the ring who as ever is accompanied by her father Ric Flair. Charlotte spoke of how the women collectively have made this happen but she wouldn't of gone down in the history books if it wasn't for her father. She thanked everyone for attending Wrestlemania last night, soon Charlotte turned to Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch and said she did it. Becky gets in her face before all women walk off, Charlotte said they need to show respect. Natalya says Charlotte needs to learn a thing or two about humility. She is the woman that has given her some of her hardest fought matches, like at Road Block, but Charlotte doesn’t respect her. Charlotte says this is her moment. Natalya says Charlotte thinks she’s genetically superior, but she’s got the heart of a champion. Natalya tells her to put the title on the line against her. Charlotte says the title on her arm signifies that her family will always be better than Natalya’s. Natalya takes her down and applies the Sharpshooter. Ric Flair reaches in and pulls his daughter out of the ring.

6# The Dudley Boyz bt. The Usos in a tag team tables match

BACKSTAGE - As with the other competitors in tonight's fatal-4-way, Renee Young interviewed Sami Zayn who says this is the biggest night of his life and is here to prove he can be the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Kevin Owens then attacked him from behind and powerbombed him through a table backstage.

The Dudley Boyz are still at ringside arguing with the fans when Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady make their way out. After Enzo and Big Cass do their usual schtick, which if you haven't seen NXT is..."My name is Enzo Amore, and I am a certified G and a bonafide stud, and you can’t teach that. And this right here, this is Big Cass, and he’s 7-foot tall, and you can’t teach that. Badda boom, realest guys in the room – how you doin’?”. Enzo and Big Cass run down the dudley boyz and challenge them to come to the ring, but they told them to screw themselves before Big Cass called them S-A-W-F-T SAWFT!

This Thursday night on Smackdown, Miz alongside his wife Maryse will defend his newly won Intercontinental title against Zack Ryder. Also next week on Raw, Dr. Phil will be the special guest.

Michael Cole announces that Sami Zayn will be unable to compete following the powerbomb through the table. Lilian Garcia then announces to the crowd that Sami Zayn is out of the match. Per Shane McMahon, the replacement is Cesaro!

7# AJ Styles bt. Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens and Cesaro in a Fatal-4-Way to become the #1 Contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MAIN EVENT
DATE - TUESDAY 5TH APRIL 2016
VENUE - TOYOTA CENTER: HOUSTON, TX
ANNOUNCERS - RICH BRENNAN & JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER

1# The New Day (w/ Xavier Woods) bt. The Ascension in a non-title match
2# Baron Corbin bt. Fandango
3# Paige bt. Emma

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE NXT
DATE - WEDNESDAY 6TH APRIL 2016
TAPED - FRIDAY 1ST APRIL 2016
VENUE - KAY BAILEY HUTCHINSON CENTER: DALLAS, TX
ANNOUNCERS - TOM PHILLIPS & COREY GRAVES

Throughout the show, we see highlights and post-match reaction from all competitors from NXT Takeover - Dallas, this is all hosted from WWE HQ with Cathy Kelley.

1# Apollo Crews bt. Elias Samson

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE SMACKDOWN
DATE - THURSDAY 7TH APRIL 2016
TAPED - TUESDAY 5TH APRIL 2016
VENUE - TOYOTA CENTER: HOUSTON, TX
ANNOUNCERS - BYRON SAXTON, MAURO RANALLO & JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER

Roman Reigns opens Thursday night Smackdown and spoke of defeating the authority at Wrestlemania, and spoke of how he is going to beat the new #1 contender, AJ Styles. Styles interrupted and congratulated Reigns on being the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion, but speaks of how he is coming for the title next. Reigns spoke of how Styles has never beating him, and how he never will before leaving the ring.

1# The Vaudevillains bt. Lucha Dragons
2# Natalya bt. Summer Rae Via Submission
(Charlotte was on commentary for the match.)

3# The Miz (w/ Maryse) bt. Zack Ryder to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship
(The referee was distracted with the turnbuckle pad which was taken off by Maryse, Miz hit a thumb to the eye before hitting the skull crushing finale to get the 3.)

4# Apollo Crews bt. Curtis Axel (w/ Social Outcasts)

Tom Phillips is with Baron Corbin backstage, Corbin pointed out that in two matches in the WWE he has won a trophy at Wrestlemania and also put a dent in the floor with Dolph Ziggler's head, he finished by saying the end of days isn't coming, it's here.

Renee Young is with Becky Lynch backstage, Becky spoke of her thoughts towards Wrestlemania and said that it is what the women's championship is all about - heart, passion and fight to be the best, she mentioned this is why she walked away on Raw as Charlotte had made it all about herself. Shortly after, Emma appears and made jokes about Becky's eye before saying that Becky was handed all these opportunities and now she is back of the line. Becky warned her or else she will give her a similar effect to the eye.

5# Dean Ambrose bt. Tyler Breeze
(Post-match, Chris Jericho made his way out and ignored Ambrose on his way to the ring.)

Goldust is on the phone with someone when R-Truth appears with a camera before talking about Shattered Dreams Productions 2. Next Monday on RAW, we’re in LA…and Truth has a connection with a top Hollywood producer that can give Goldust an audition

6# AJ Styles & Cesaro bt. Kevin Owens & Chris Jericho
(Sami Zayn came to the ring but was held back by staff, this distracted Owens which led to being rolled up by Styles to get the 3. Post-match, Owens threw Zayn in to the steel steps before yelling "I Hate You" to the former NXT Champion.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE SUPERSTARS
DATE - FRIDAY 8TH APRIL 2016
TAPED - MONDAY 4TH APRIL 2016
VENUE - AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER: DALLAS, TX
ANNOUNCERS - RICH BRENNAN & BYRON SAXTON

1# Ryback bt. Fandango
2# Kalisto bt. Bo Dallas in a non-title match

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW
DATE - MONDAY 11TH APRIL 2016
VENUE - STAPLES CENTER: LOS ANGELES, CA
ANNOUNCERS - JOHN "BRADSHAW" LAYFIELD, MICHAEL COLE & BYRON SAXTON

Shane McMahon opens monday night Raw to an enormous eruption in LA, Shane mentioned how his father let him run raw last week for his personal amusement, but he must be very amused as he is running Raw again tonight. Shane gives the fans credit as he says they're the reason he is back and wants to keep rolling with what he started last week, new superstars, new opportunities and fresh match-ups. Shane says tonight we will see Charlotte vs. Natalya for the WWE Divas Championship, the start of a tag team tournament where the winners will face the New Day, Sami Zayn vs. AJ Styles and if Zayn wins, then the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match in 3 weeks time will be a triple threat match.

Kevin Owens makes his way to may to the ring and makes it clear to Shane how he feels he is being screwed, he spoke of being robbed by Zayn at "KO-Mania", last monday on Raw as he was never pinned and also how it isn't fair as he is yet to receive his Intercontinental title rematch. Owens demands his Intercontinental title match to be tonight, Shane told Owens he has to earn it and says the winner will face Miz for the Intercontinental title, but he has to beat Cesaro.

1# Cesaro bt. Kevin Owens to become the #1 contender for the Intercontinental Championship

Charlotte is seen talking to her father backstage and spoke how she is always the victim, Ric put the blame on Shane and the authority before Dr. Phil approaches them and spoke how Charlotte is so hard working and committed, and also spoke of her bond with her father. He tells her that her father is now holding her back and corrupting her, he tells her she needs to start standing on her own two feet. Charlotte warns him before leaving, Ric starts getting pumped but Dr. Phil gave Ric a woo before he left.

Kevin Owens is arguing with Shane McMahon about how many times he has been screwed this week and says what will happen to Sami Zayn, is on Shane's head. Shane told him he won't be threatened and got security to escort him from the building as he says that he is not screwing Zayn again.

The New Day make their way to the ring and speak of the tag team tournament to see who will be their next challengers, they also mention how Booty-O's are the sponsors. They mention how no team will succeed but announces the first match of the tournament starts right now.

2# Dudley Boyz bt. Lucha Dragons in a 1st round match in the #1 contender's tag team tournament
(Post-match, Enzo and Big Cass come out and the Dudley Boyz stated that they paved the way for guys like them, but Enzo said it was down to his mom and dad getting it on. Big Cass told them that if they have 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 makes his way to the ring and spoke of defending the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Payback to AJ Styles or potentially Sami Zayn aswel if he wins his match tonight. The League of Nations interrupt and spoke of the league is stronger than ever after taking out the weak link, King Barrett last week. They all spoke how they could of beaten Reigns last week for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, they come to the ring and brawl with Reigns until the lights go out, and when they came back on, The Wyatt Family are in the ring and clear the league of nations from the ring. Shane McMahon comes out and made two members of the league of nations vs. Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt in tonight's main event.

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

3# Natalya bt. Charlotte (w/ Ric Flair) Via DQ in a WWE Women's Championship match
(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. Ric Flair pulled the referee out of the ring just as Charlotte was tapping to cause the match to end by DQ, post-match, 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.)

4# The Usos bt. Heath Slater & Curtis Axel (w/ Adam Rose & Bo Dallas) in a 1st round match in the #1 contender's tag team tournament
(Post-match, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows attack The Usos and assault them around the ringside area.)

The Miz is seen backstage with cucumbers on his eyes with Maryse yelling at the stage hand, she makes demands before JoJo asks about Miz's upcoming Intercontinental title defence against Cesaro. Miz talked down Cesaro and Ryder before Cesaro walked in and referred to seeing the leading man whose spot he will be taking at Payback.

5# AJ Styles bt. Sami Zayn
(Due to pre-match stipulations, If Zayn won he would of been added to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at Payback, however now it will be Roman Reigns vs. AJ Styles.)

Chris Jericho makes his entrance for the highlight reel and says tonight it is the biggest highlight reel of all time because his guests is the biggest star in the history of the WWE, he is a multiple-time world champion, main evented wrestlemania's, and is a future hall of famer...his guest is....Chris Jericho. Jericho interviews himself for a while before Dean Ambrose came to the ring holding a flowerpot and cardboard poster, Ambrose brought a memo from Shane McMahon which stated that the highlight reel had been cancelled and will be replaced by the Ambrose Asylum. Ambrose welcomed his first guest, Chris Jericho. Ambrose made fun of Jericho's scarf but it wasn't long until Jericho warned Ambrose and told him he will bury him. Shortly, Jericho slapped the microphone out of Ambrose's hand before Ambrose hit the dirty deeds.

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.

6# Apollo Crews bt. Adam Rose (w/ Bo Dallas)
7# Bray Wyatt & Roman Reigns bt. Sheamus & Alberto Del Rio (w/ Rusev)
(Rusev kicked Wyatt which almost led to a near fall, the lights go out and when they come back on, Erick Rowan and Braun Strowman are attacking Rusev. This led to Wyatt and Reigns hitting their respective finishers to get the 3.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MAIN EVENT
DATE - TUESDAY 12TH APRIL 2016
VENUE - VALLEY VIEW CASINO CENTER: SAN DIEGO, CA
ANNOUNCERS - RICH BRENNAN & JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER

1# Kalisto bt. Heath Slater (w/ Social Outcasts) in a non-title match
2# Apollo Crews bt. Bo Dallas
3# Kevin Owens bt. Dolph Ziggler

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE NXT
DATE - WEDNESDAY 13TH APRIL 2016
TAPED - SATURDAY 2ND APRIL 2016
VENUE - KAY BAILEY HUTCHINSON CENTER: DALLAS, TX
ANNOUNCERS - TOM PHILLIPS & COREY GRAVES

The show opens with NXT GM William Regal who spoke of the success of NXT Takeover - Dallas, and said tonight it will be Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano vs. The Vaudevillains, Bayley will be in action as well as the NXT TV debut of Shinsuke Nakamura.

1# Austin Aries bt. Angelo Dawkins

Samoa Joe is backstage and spoke of his loss to Finn Balor at Takeover before saying he will not stop until he wins the NXT Championship, Joe says next week, his war goes through Apollo Crews.

No Way Jose will debut next week.

2# Alexa Bliss bt. Tessa Blanchard

Backstage promo by NXT Champion Finn Balor about his win at TakeOver: Dallas. Balor says he will be watching Shinsuke Nakamura’s TV debut tonight and knows that Nakamura came to win the NXT Title and whenever he is ready, I am ready.

3# Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano bt. The Vaudevillains Via Submission
4# Baron Corbin bt. Tucker Knight

New NXT Tag Team Champions American Alpha are shown in the empty Kay Bailey Hutchinson Center in Dallas where they won the titles last week at TakeOver: Dallas. Enzo & Big Cass walk up and congratulate American Alpha on their title win, then mention that they have never faced American Alpha and would like a shot at them and the titles don’t have to be on the line. American Alpha accept and they shake hands.

5# Bayley bt. Liv Morgan
(Post-match, Bayley spoke about losing the NXT Women's Championship to Asuka at Takeover, she said that Asuka was the better woman that night but she will be the champion again.)

Next week, American Alpha will face Enzo and Big Cass for the NXT Tag Team titles, No Way Jose will debut, and the main event will be Samoa Joe vs. Apollo Crews.

6# Shinsuke Nakamura bt. Tye Dillinger

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE SMACKDOWN
DATE - THURSDAY 14TH APRIL 2016
TAPED - TUESDAY 12TH APRIL 2016
VENUE - VALLEY VIEW CASINO CENTER: SAN DIEGO, CA
ANNOUNCERS - BYRON SAXTON, MAURO RANALLO & JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER

The show opens with Maryse in the ring who introduces her husband and the WWE Intercontinental Champion, The Miz. Miz hosts an edition of MIZ TV with his wife as his guest, Miz and Maryse get mushy and then begin to make out before Zack Ryder makes his way out, Ryder insults Miz before challenging him for a title shot, with Miz saying the match is on. This is before Miz tells Ryder he is already scheduled for a match, Baron Corbin makes his way out for the opening match of the night.

1# Baron Corbin bt. Zack Ryder
(Post-match, Corbin looked to do more damage to Ryder before Ziggler made his way out, Corbin told Ziggler that he can be assured the same will happen to him.)

Renee Young is backstage with Kevin Owens, Renee asks him to give any insight on his match tonight given his history with him. Owens stated that tonight, no one can help Sami, Renee asks if Kevin is threatening to get involved in tonight’s main event. Kevin says Renee should go to Sami and ask if he has any insight on what’s coming to him in tonight’s main event.

Emma makes her way to the ring for her match, she spoke about her new attitude: she was that lovable girl until she was rejected, but Becky Lynch was instantly loved and got to be in the most historic women’s match in WWE history at Wrestlemania. You can kiss your leather princess Paige goodbye, and I’m going to show Becky that what they say is true: nice girls finish last!

2# Emma bt. Paige

Before the next match, Enzo and Big Cass are in the ring and spoke how they will be the next WWE Tag Team Champions.

3# Enzo & Big Cass bt. The Ascension in a 1st round match in the #1 contender's tag team tournament

AJ Styles is backstage with Jojo, they speak about tonight's match, AJ says he’s had to fight his way to the top everywhere he’s been. He hasn’t been in the ring with someone like Roman Reigns before, but it’s safe to say Roman hasn’t been in the ring with someone like AJ Styles before. AJ is interrupted by Alberto Del Rio, who says AJ has been fighting for scraps. Everywhere I go, people just wanna talk about AJ Styles like I care who you are are. I asked myself why don’t I face AJ in the ring tonight, but standing here right now I can see it, I can smell it…you don’t belong here, perro! You’re all hype, muchacho. AJ says ADR is right, he doesn’t belong here…flapping his gums backstage…he wants to prove it to Del Rio tonight. Del Rio just laughs it off before walking off.

4# AJ Styles bt. Alberto Del Rio

BACKSTAGE - R-Truth is on the phone trying to text Goldust when the Bizarre One, who tells Truth he talked to management that they’re not teaming up in the tournament before introducing his partner for tonight: Fandango. The two of them start dancing before walking off.

5# The Vaudevillains bt. Fandango & Goldust in a 1st round match in the #1 contender's tag team tournament

After Chris Jericho is interviewed backstage about what happened this past monday on Raw, Jericho insults Ambrose, Styles and Zayn by claiming they're not men, but amateurs with no respect.

6# Sami Zayn bt. Chris Jericho Via DQ
(Kevin Owens and Dean Ambrose were on commentary for the match, Jericho came after Ambrose and tossed him in to the barricade. Owens mocked Zayn, Jericho ran towards Zayn but Zayn sent him in to Owens. Moments later, Owens ran in the ring to cause the DQ. Post-match, it was a 2-on-1 beatdown to Zayn before Ambrose comes in to stop Jericho. Jericho turns it around as Owens continues beating up Zayn, but Ambrose nearly gets Jericho with Dirty Deeds before Owens drops him with a forearm. Owens continues until Zayn catches him with a Helluva Kick that sends him out of the ring. Jericho leaves, escaping through the crowd as Owens retreats up the ramp and Ambrose and Zayn stand tall as the show comes to a close.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE SUPERSTARS
DATE - FRIDAY 15TH APRIL 2016
TAPED - MONDAY 11TH APRIL 2016
VENUE - STAPLES CENTER: LOS ANGELES, CA
ANNOUNCERS - RICH BRENNAN & BYRON SAXTON

1# Ryback bt. Damien Sandow
2# Dolph Ziggler bt. Tyler Breeze

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW
DATE - MONDAY 18TH APRIL 2016
VENUE - 02 ARENA: LONDON, ENGLAND
ANNOUNCERS - JOHN "BRADSHAW" LAYFIELD, MICHAEL COLE & BYRON SAXTON

Monday Night Raw from the UK opens with Dean Ambrose hosting the Ambrose Asylum, after some frivolities, he introduces his guest - Shane McMahon. After a huge ovation from the crowd in London, Ambrose asked about his goals as any show could be his last show, Shane spoke how it is all about the fans and how the WWE fans deserve better, Shane spoke of a new era that has emerged and has given superstars a chance they would have never gotten before. Kevin Owens interrupts and says what he is seeing is the same old crap that he has been seeing for years with a McMahon mad with power who has got a personal vendetta against this generations #1 superstar, and that's him.

Shane told Owens that he doesn't have a vendetta against him at all, Shane explained he removed Owens from the building last week as he was going to cost Sami Zayn another shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Owens once again reiterated that Zayn doesn't deserve to be anywhere near the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Zayn made his way out and riled Owens up by claiming he got signed to the WWE before Owens. Shortly thereafter, Chris Jericho and spoke of Shane being mad with power and wanted clarification as to why Shane took the "greatest talk show in history" away from him last week. All men begin to argue before Shane says he wants to make some matches for Payback, first it will be Chris Jericho vs. Dean Ambrose, then he makes Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn.

Tensions begin to get high so Shane exits the ring, but not before Ambrose hands him his potted plant. Ambrose then began to attack Owens as Zayn and Jericho brawl with Jericho and then Owens being thrown out of the ring.

1# Chris Jericho bt. Sami Zayn

Mauro Ranallo is backstage with the #1 Contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, AJ Styles. Ranallo asks what he attributes to his rise. Styles goes to answer, but Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows walk up to him. Styles introduces them to the WWE Universe before hugging them. Gallows says they appreciate him putting the good word in for him. Anderson says he’s worked his entire life to get into WWE. They keep calling Styles “brother.” Gallows says this is the land of opportunity. They’ll make the most out of theirs, and they know Styles will make the most out of his at WWE Payback. Anderson says he wants to be just like Styles when he grows up. Styles says he’s just glad they’re here. Gallows says they need to find a spot to catch up and get some details on their last night in Japan because it’s hazy. They walk off.

Enzo Amore and Big Cass make their way out for their match, they spoke how they have arrived and spoke of how the Dudley Boyz are a couple of haters.

2# Enzo Amore & Big Cass bt. Dudley Boyz in a Semi-Final match in the #1 contender's tag team tournament

Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring and spoke of how he will be bringing the big fight at Payback despite Styles who will try to outwrestle him. AJ Styles makes his way to the ring and spoke about how Reigns is "one heck of a champion", he also admits to knowing he will need to have the match of his life to beat him, but mentions how having the match of his life has made him champion everywhere he has been and it is why the WWE came calling before saying that at Payback, having the match of his life will make him champion. Reigns spoke how the WWE universe won't like when he beats Styles at Payback but they will respect him, Reigns says that he would rather be respected with the title than liked without it. Styles responds by saying he'd rather be liked and respected because that will make him a phenomenal WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Styles leaves the ring and then Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows attack Reigns from behind before hitting the boot of doom.

After the commercial, Reigns is walking backstage where Styles quickly walks up to him and says he had no idea that was going to happen. Reigns say he knows Styles' history and they're his boys, he spoke of telling the truth or start selling a new story. Style said he doesn't need friends to beat him for the title, Reigns tells him to bring all of his friends as it won't matter, it's one vs. all.

3# Baron Corbin bt. Fandango
(Featuring Dolph Ziggler on commentary for the match, Corbin throws Fandango in to Corbin during the match. After Corbin was done with Fandango, Ziggler attacked him from behind but Corbin took him down with the big boot and hit an End of Days on the floor.)

The Miz and Maryse are in the ring for another episode of MIZ TV, they both talk how William and Catherine have nothing on them both and shortly make fun of Prince George. Cesaro shortly makes his way to the ring and says that Miz is a royal pain in the ass, Miz soon does a monologue from the film "Taken", Cesaro interrupted and told him the only thing which will happen at Payback is he will walk out as the WWE Intercontinental Champion. Cesaro is ready to fight and quoted Roddy Piper from the film "They Live", Miz then informed Cesaro he has a match against Rusev. Rusev came out with Alberto Del Rio and Sheamus, Cesaro then informed the league of nations that before he came out he spoke to Shane McMahon and it won't be Cesaro vs. Rusev, it will be the League of Nations and the Miz, against himself, and then Cesaro removes his jacket to show a Booty O's t-shirt as the tag team champions made their way to the ring.

4# Cesaro & The New Day bt. The League of Nations & The Miz (w/ Maryse) in an 8-Man tag team match

Mauro Ranallo is backstage with Charlotte and Ric Flair, Mauro spoke of what happened when Ric interfered to get Charlotte disqualified so she didn't lose the Women's title. Charlotte insults the women's division before Natalya walked up to her and informed Charlotte that Shane McMahon has granted her a rematch for the WWE Women's Championship at Payback. Charlotte said the ending will be the same before Natalya informed her that she will have someone in her corner, Bret "Hitman" Hart.

5# Natalya, Becky Lynch, Paige & Sasha Banks bt. Charlotte, Summer Rae & Team B.A.D in a 8-Woman tag team match
6# The Vaudevillains bt. The Usos in a Semi-Final match in the #1 contender's tag team tournament

Earlier tonight on the Raw Pre-Show, The Social Outcasts wanted Apollo Crews to join them, Crews agreed as long as one of them beat him tonight.

7# Apollo Crews bt. Heath Slater (w/ Social Outcasts)

This Thursday night on Smackdown, AJ Styles will be the guest on MIZ TV.

8# Dean Ambrose bt. Kevin Owens
(Post-match, Chris Jericho blindsided attacked Ambrose and hit him with the codebreaker.)

 

[Scott Barton]

WWE MAIN EVENT
DATE - TUESDAY 19TH APRIL 2016
VENUE - 02 ARENA: LONDON, ENGLAND
ANNOUNCERS - RICH BRENNAN & JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER

1# Apollo Crews bt. Curtis Axel
2# Summer Rae bt. Alicia Fox
3# Kane & Big Show bt. Erick Rowan & Braun Strowman