Post by Slade on Oct 23, 2021 8:08:22 GMT -5
From the September 27th episode of Monday Night RAW at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, MD:
- Mike Rotunda has joined WWE. He made his debut at Extreme Rules. Last night, he was introduced to the WWE Universe as the personal accountant of the Billion Dollar Corporation. Going by the name of Irwin R. Schyster, a former tax collector for the Internal Revenue Agency, he claimed that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's persona as a blue-collar brawler was a façade, accusing him of being a wealthy man who hides his riches in off-shore tax havens. He claimed to have proof that Austin's name was in the Pandora Papers next to those of King Abdullah II of Jordan, President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, former UK Prime Minster Tony Blair, Columbia pop star Shakira, and English piano virtuoso Elton John!
- Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns appeared on Miz TV to cut a scathing promo on Randy Orton. The third generation superstar made his surprise WWE debut the night before at Extreme Rules by giving Reigns a RKO from outta nowhere after he lost to Sting in that night's main event. Randy Orton would interrupt and tell them that he knew exactly what he was doing, saying that he targeted the Head of the Table to make a statement - that the yard no longer belongs to Big Dog; it now belongs to the Apex Predator.
- Vince McMahon was on hand to make a few major announcements about the future of the company. The Chairman of the Board announced that WWE Smackdown is returning to FOX on Friday, October 29. What's more, there will be a brand-split with separate and distinct rosters competing on each brand. Superstars will be drafted to the RAW and Smackdown rosters the week after Clash of the Champions.
- In addition to this major announcement, Mr. McMahon revealed that each show will have its own set of champions. SMACKDOWN will have the WWE Universal and WWE United States Championships. A new WWE World Champion will be crown at Clash of the Champions, and this championship along with the WWE Intercontinental Championship will belong to RAW. Both brands will also have their own womens champions and tag team champions. The plan is for the current WWE Tag Team Championships to be assigned to RAW and be renamed the WWE RAW Tag Team Championship. WWE SMACKDOWN Tag Team Championships will be awarded at Clash of the Champions and the team that wins those titles will automatically be assigned to the Smackdown roster. Likewise, the current WWE Women's Championship assigned to SMACKDOWN and renamed the WWE SMACKDOWN Women's Championship, with a WWE RAW Women's Championship being awarded at Clash of the Champions.
- WWE has also scrapped its plans for a cruiserweight division. It was decided that there wasn't enough talent to have two cruiserweight divisions, and that the division would not be viable as its own entity. Consequently, the Cruiserweight Championship, which was awarded to Rey Misterio Jr. only a month ago at Summerslam will be decommission. As a consolation to Misterio, the Biggest Little Man in sports entertainment will get the opportunity to become a champion again when he competes for the WWE United States Championship versus WALTER at Clash of the Champions.
- While three new championships will be awarded at Clash of the Champions, we don't yet know who will be competing for these titles. Following yesterday's episode of RAW, all that is clear is that Sting will defend the WWE Universal Champion against "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, WALTER will defend the WWE United States Championship against Rey Misterio Jr., and the renamed WWE SMACKDOWN Women's Championship will be defended by Rhea Ripley versus her challenger, "The Man" Becky Lynch.
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From the October 4th episode of Monday Night RAW at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI:
- Last night on Monday Night RAW from Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, Ricky Steamboat received a warm reception for his return from injury. After a quick win over Elias, Steamboat announced his intention to exercise the rematch clause in his contract to challenge Eddie Guerrero for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Clash of Champions on October 24.
- Speaking of Latino Heat, he was announced as the guest on the Piper's Pit, but he never did appear on the interview segment. Instead, Rowdy Roddy Piper's interview segment was interrupted by Bray Wyatt, appearing in his latest segment of the Firefly Funhouse. Wyatt implored Piper to let him in. Piper, defiant as ever, eviscerated Wyatt on the mic, leading to the lights going out and The Fiend making its first appearance in a WWE ring since it debuted at Summerslam. Piper and The Fiend brawled in and out of the ring. The segment ended with Piper getting put through the announce table with a ura-nage slam. Although not yet made official, expect Rowdy Roddy Piper versus The Fiend to get added to Clash of the Champions as one of the rare non-title bouts on the card.
- John Cena was victorious over "Cowboy" James Storm and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeated "Glorious" Bobby Roode in singles matches. Cena was interviewed by Mean Gene Okerlund later in the evening, with Austin passing by after his match. Cena offered to form an alliance against the Billion Dollar Corporation with the Texas Rattlesnake. Austin spurned the offer. There was tension at the end of the scene, but nothing came of it as the BDC swarmed the two superstars. The Dudley Boys and even WWE Universal Champion Sting eventually got involved in the ruckus. Sting is scheduled to defend his championship against "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase at Clash of the Champions.
- Harlem Heat successfully defended their WWE Tag Team Championships against the thrown together team of Pete Dunne and "The Bastard" PAC. There is no word yet on whether Dunne and PAC will team together again, however the generally feeling is that they did well together as a team. After the match, The Bar showed up to challenge the Harlem Heat to a title match at Clash of the Champions.
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From the October 11th edition of Monday Night RAW at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO:
- The Hart Foundation defeated FTR, in a rematch from Summerslam, and The Miz and John Morrison were victorious over the Lucha Bros. With their wins, The Hart Foundation will meet The Miz and John Morrison in the ring at Clash of the Champions in a match where the winning team will become the first WWE SMackdown Tag Team Champions.
- Roman Reigns defeated Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton defeated Brian Cage in singles action, setting them up for a match at Clash of the Champions. However, whether the match takes place was immediately throw into question when Reigns attacked Orton after his match, putting him through the barricade with a spear and then sitting down on him and nailed him with repeated forearm shots to the sides of his head. Orton was taken out of the arena on a stretcher.
- Rowdy Roddy Piper challenged Bray Wyatt to a match. Wyatt wanted to befriend Piper instead. Piper attacked Wyatt and did a number on him but Wyatt laughed as he took his abuse, not fighting back. He wanted Piper to do to him with The Fiend had done to Piper the week before. Piper stopped when that became clear and told Wyatt that he doesn't want to murder Wyatt. He wants to murder The Fiend. He told Wyatt to tell The Fiend to meet him in the ring at Clash of the Champions.
- "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase pinned WWE Universal Champion Sting in the night's main event six-man tag team match featuring DiBiase, JBL & IRS vs. Sting, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and John Cena. The match broke down into a wild brawl. During all the confusion, the referee was unable to see DiBiase reach into his tights to pull out his loaded black glove and give Sting a knockout haymaker to the side of his face. DiBiase hopes to ride this momentum into Clash of the Champions to take the WWE Universal Championship off Sting's waist and put it around his own.
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From the October 18th episode of Monday Night RAW at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY:
- Bray Wyatt appeared on the Firefly Funhouse and delivered a message to all the little fireflies out in the WWE Universe: He, referring to Wyatt's alter ego The Fiend, has accepted Rowdy Roddy Piper's challenge. He will be at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA, on October 24 to face The Fiend.
- The unexpected rise of Johnny Gargano in the WWE World Championship tournament brought him all the way to the semi-finals. Unfortunately, the Cinderella story ended there when he was defeated by Triple H, with the help of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and FTR. After the match, Triple H, Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler hugged in the ring and Heenan revealed that Harwood and Wheeler were the newest members of the Heenan Family.
- AJ Styles defeated Kevin Owens in the other World Championship tournament semi-finals. Later, FTR crashed a backstage interview where they told Styles that there was no way he would defeat Triple H to become the inaugural WWE World Champion at Clash of the Champions. The plan to intimidate the Phenomenal One did not appear to work. After FTR walked away, Styles revealed to Mean Gene Okerlund that he has a plan to make sure the Heenan Family doesn't steal the title from him.
- The finals to crown the inaugural WWE Raw Women's Champion will also go down at Clash of the Champions this upcoming weekend. Bianca Belair defeated Mickie James and Bayley defeated Ember Moon in semi-finals contests on RAW last night. Now, Belair and Bayley are set to face off for the championship.
- Randy Orton was interviewed by Mean Gene Okerlund. Orton revealed that he wasn't feeling 100% after last week's assault at the hands of Roman Reigns, but guaranteed that the Apex Preditor would be at Clash of the Champions and he would defeat Reigns for a shot at the Undisputed MUW Men's World Championship at Survivor Series. Reigns blindsided Orton with a spear thrugh the interview set, once against putting into question whether Orton will be ready. Reigns said that Orton cannot take what is rightfully his - the show at the biggest prize in of professional wrestling.
- After Beer Money Inc. defeated the Dudley Boyz with the help of other members of The Billion Dollar Corporation, the BDC took over the ring to brag about defeating the three biggest icons in WWE at the same match, at the same time, last week when DiBiase pinned the WWE Universal Champion Sting. They guaranteed a victory for The Million Dollar Man at Clash of the Champions. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin decided he heard enough, coming out to open a can of whoop ass on these rich assholes bragging about beating ol' Stone Cold when not one of them pinned him. He went in to take on all five members on his own. Soon enough, John Cena rushed out to join the fight, and the Dudley Boyz re-emerged to make a fight of it. Finally, Sting descended from the rafters. He blocked a punch from DiBiase's loaded black glove with a swing from his black baseball bat and gave The Million Dollar Man a Scorpion Death Drop!
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- The card is set and it is a big one. There are eight title matches, plus a match to determine who will face the MUW Men's World Champion at Survivor Series. In addition, Piper and The Fiend are set to clash, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will finally get his hands on Irwin R. Schyster in the CotC pre-show. The official 11-match card for Clash of the Champions on October 24 from PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA, features:
CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS
WWE Universal Championship Match
Sting {c} vs. "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
WWE World Championship Match
AJ Styles vs. Triple H
Winner Get a Shot at the MUW Men's World Championship at Survivor Series
Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns
WWE Smackdown Women's Championship Match
Rhea Ripley {c} vs. Becky Lynch
WWE Raw Tag Team Championships Match
Harlem Heat {c} vs. The Bar
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Ricky Steamboat vs. Eddie Guerrero {c}
WWE Raw Women's Championship
Bianca Belair vs. Bayley
WWE United States Championship Match
Rey Misterio Jr. vs. WALTER {c}
WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championships Match
The Hart Foundation vs. The Miz & John Morrison
Grudge Match
Rowdy Roddy Piper vs. The Fiend
Pre-Show Bonus Grudge Match
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Irwin R. Schyster
- Mike Rotunda has joined WWE. He made his debut at Extreme Rules. Last night, he was introduced to the WWE Universe as the personal accountant of the Billion Dollar Corporation. Going by the name of Irwin R. Schyster, a former tax collector for the Internal Revenue Agency, he claimed that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's persona as a blue-collar brawler was a façade, accusing him of being a wealthy man who hides his riches in off-shore tax havens. He claimed to have proof that Austin's name was in the Pandora Papers next to those of King Abdullah II of Jordan, President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, former UK Prime Minster Tony Blair, Columbia pop star Shakira, and English piano virtuoso Elton John!
- Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns appeared on Miz TV to cut a scathing promo on Randy Orton. The third generation superstar made his surprise WWE debut the night before at Extreme Rules by giving Reigns a RKO from outta nowhere after he lost to Sting in that night's main event. Randy Orton would interrupt and tell them that he knew exactly what he was doing, saying that he targeted the Head of the Table to make a statement - that the yard no longer belongs to Big Dog; it now belongs to the Apex Predator.
- Vince McMahon was on hand to make a few major announcements about the future of the company. The Chairman of the Board announced that WWE Smackdown is returning to FOX on Friday, October 29. What's more, there will be a brand-split with separate and distinct rosters competing on each brand. Superstars will be drafted to the RAW and Smackdown rosters the week after Clash of the Champions.
- In addition to this major announcement, Mr. McMahon revealed that each show will have its own set of champions. SMACKDOWN will have the WWE Universal and WWE United States Championships. A new WWE World Champion will be crown at Clash of the Champions, and this championship along with the WWE Intercontinental Championship will belong to RAW. Both brands will also have their own womens champions and tag team champions. The plan is for the current WWE Tag Team Championships to be assigned to RAW and be renamed the WWE RAW Tag Team Championship. WWE SMACKDOWN Tag Team Championships will be awarded at Clash of the Champions and the team that wins those titles will automatically be assigned to the Smackdown roster. Likewise, the current WWE Women's Championship assigned to SMACKDOWN and renamed the WWE SMACKDOWN Women's Championship, with a WWE RAW Women's Championship being awarded at Clash of the Champions.
- WWE has also scrapped its plans for a cruiserweight division. It was decided that there wasn't enough talent to have two cruiserweight divisions, and that the division would not be viable as its own entity. Consequently, the Cruiserweight Championship, which was awarded to Rey Misterio Jr. only a month ago at Summerslam will be decommission. As a consolation to Misterio, the Biggest Little Man in sports entertainment will get the opportunity to become a champion again when he competes for the WWE United States Championship versus WALTER at Clash of the Champions.
- While three new championships will be awarded at Clash of the Champions, we don't yet know who will be competing for these titles. Following yesterday's episode of RAW, all that is clear is that Sting will defend the WWE Universal Champion against "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, WALTER will defend the WWE United States Championship against Rey Misterio Jr., and the renamed WWE SMACKDOWN Women's Championship will be defended by Rhea Ripley versus her challenger, "The Man" Becky Lynch.
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From the October 4th episode of Monday Night RAW at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI:
- Last night on Monday Night RAW from Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, Ricky Steamboat received a warm reception for his return from injury. After a quick win over Elias, Steamboat announced his intention to exercise the rematch clause in his contract to challenge Eddie Guerrero for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Clash of Champions on October 24.
- Speaking of Latino Heat, he was announced as the guest on the Piper's Pit, but he never did appear on the interview segment. Instead, Rowdy Roddy Piper's interview segment was interrupted by Bray Wyatt, appearing in his latest segment of the Firefly Funhouse. Wyatt implored Piper to let him in. Piper, defiant as ever, eviscerated Wyatt on the mic, leading to the lights going out and The Fiend making its first appearance in a WWE ring since it debuted at Summerslam. Piper and The Fiend brawled in and out of the ring. The segment ended with Piper getting put through the announce table with a ura-nage slam. Although not yet made official, expect Rowdy Roddy Piper versus The Fiend to get added to Clash of the Champions as one of the rare non-title bouts on the card.
- John Cena was victorious over "Cowboy" James Storm and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeated "Glorious" Bobby Roode in singles matches. Cena was interviewed by Mean Gene Okerlund later in the evening, with Austin passing by after his match. Cena offered to form an alliance against the Billion Dollar Corporation with the Texas Rattlesnake. Austin spurned the offer. There was tension at the end of the scene, but nothing came of it as the BDC swarmed the two superstars. The Dudley Boys and even WWE Universal Champion Sting eventually got involved in the ruckus. Sting is scheduled to defend his championship against "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase at Clash of the Champions.
- Harlem Heat successfully defended their WWE Tag Team Championships against the thrown together team of Pete Dunne and "The Bastard" PAC. There is no word yet on whether Dunne and PAC will team together again, however the generally feeling is that they did well together as a team. After the match, The Bar showed up to challenge the Harlem Heat to a title match at Clash of the Champions.
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From the October 11th edition of Monday Night RAW at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO:
- The Hart Foundation defeated FTR, in a rematch from Summerslam, and The Miz and John Morrison were victorious over the Lucha Bros. With their wins, The Hart Foundation will meet The Miz and John Morrison in the ring at Clash of the Champions in a match where the winning team will become the first WWE SMackdown Tag Team Champions.
- Roman Reigns defeated Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton defeated Brian Cage in singles action, setting them up for a match at Clash of the Champions. However, whether the match takes place was immediately throw into question when Reigns attacked Orton after his match, putting him through the barricade with a spear and then sitting down on him and nailed him with repeated forearm shots to the sides of his head. Orton was taken out of the arena on a stretcher.
- Rowdy Roddy Piper challenged Bray Wyatt to a match. Wyatt wanted to befriend Piper instead. Piper attacked Wyatt and did a number on him but Wyatt laughed as he took his abuse, not fighting back. He wanted Piper to do to him with The Fiend had done to Piper the week before. Piper stopped when that became clear and told Wyatt that he doesn't want to murder Wyatt. He wants to murder The Fiend. He told Wyatt to tell The Fiend to meet him in the ring at Clash of the Champions.
- "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase pinned WWE Universal Champion Sting in the night's main event six-man tag team match featuring DiBiase, JBL & IRS vs. Sting, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and John Cena. The match broke down into a wild brawl. During all the confusion, the referee was unable to see DiBiase reach into his tights to pull out his loaded black glove and give Sting a knockout haymaker to the side of his face. DiBiase hopes to ride this momentum into Clash of the Champions to take the WWE Universal Championship off Sting's waist and put it around his own.
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From the October 18th episode of Monday Night RAW at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY:
- Bray Wyatt appeared on the Firefly Funhouse and delivered a message to all the little fireflies out in the WWE Universe: He, referring to Wyatt's alter ego The Fiend, has accepted Rowdy Roddy Piper's challenge. He will be at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA, on October 24 to face The Fiend.
- The unexpected rise of Johnny Gargano in the WWE World Championship tournament brought him all the way to the semi-finals. Unfortunately, the Cinderella story ended there when he was defeated by Triple H, with the help of Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and FTR. After the match, Triple H, Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler hugged in the ring and Heenan revealed that Harwood and Wheeler were the newest members of the Heenan Family.
- AJ Styles defeated Kevin Owens in the other World Championship tournament semi-finals. Later, FTR crashed a backstage interview where they told Styles that there was no way he would defeat Triple H to become the inaugural WWE World Champion at Clash of the Champions. The plan to intimidate the Phenomenal One did not appear to work. After FTR walked away, Styles revealed to Mean Gene Okerlund that he has a plan to make sure the Heenan Family doesn't steal the title from him.
- The finals to crown the inaugural WWE Raw Women's Champion will also go down at Clash of the Champions this upcoming weekend. Bianca Belair defeated Mickie James and Bayley defeated Ember Moon in semi-finals contests on RAW last night. Now, Belair and Bayley are set to face off for the championship.
- Randy Orton was interviewed by Mean Gene Okerlund. Orton revealed that he wasn't feeling 100% after last week's assault at the hands of Roman Reigns, but guaranteed that the Apex Preditor would be at Clash of the Champions and he would defeat Reigns for a shot at the Undisputed MUW Men's World Championship at Survivor Series. Reigns blindsided Orton with a spear thrugh the interview set, once against putting into question whether Orton will be ready. Reigns said that Orton cannot take what is rightfully his - the show at the biggest prize in of professional wrestling.
- After Beer Money Inc. defeated the Dudley Boyz with the help of other members of The Billion Dollar Corporation, the BDC took over the ring to brag about defeating the three biggest icons in WWE at the same match, at the same time, last week when DiBiase pinned the WWE Universal Champion Sting. They guaranteed a victory for The Million Dollar Man at Clash of the Champions. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin decided he heard enough, coming out to open a can of whoop ass on these rich assholes bragging about beating ol' Stone Cold when not one of them pinned him. He went in to take on all five members on his own. Soon enough, John Cena rushed out to join the fight, and the Dudley Boyz re-emerged to make a fight of it. Finally, Sting descended from the rafters. He blocked a punch from DiBiase's loaded black glove with a swing from his black baseball bat and gave The Million Dollar Man a Scorpion Death Drop!
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- The card is set and it is a big one. There are eight title matches, plus a match to determine who will face the MUW Men's World Champion at Survivor Series. In addition, Piper and The Fiend are set to clash, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will finally get his hands on Irwin R. Schyster in the CotC pre-show. The official 11-match card for Clash of the Champions on October 24 from PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA, features:
CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS
WWE Universal Championship Match
Sting {c} vs. "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
WWE World Championship Match
AJ Styles vs. Triple H
Winner Get a Shot at the MUW Men's World Championship at Survivor Series
Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns
WWE Smackdown Women's Championship Match
Rhea Ripley {c} vs. Becky Lynch
WWE Raw Tag Team Championships Match
Harlem Heat {c} vs. The Bar
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Ricky Steamboat vs. Eddie Guerrero {c}
WWE Raw Women's Championship
Bianca Belair vs. Bayley
WWE United States Championship Match
Rey Misterio Jr. vs. WALTER {c}
WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championships Match
The Hart Foundation vs. The Miz & John Morrison
Grudge Match
Rowdy Roddy Piper vs. The Fiend
Pre-Show Bonus Grudge Match
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Irwin R. Schyster