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2017

United Kingdom Championship tournament

2017-01-14 and 2017-01-15, Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, England, UK

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First round matches (2017-01-14):

  1. Trent Seven def. H.C. Dyer
    Seven was Progress Wrestling tag-team champion at the time. Seven gets the pinfall after Seven Stars.
  2. Jordan Devlin def. Danny Burch
    Devlin pins Burch after a kick to the back of Burch's head, despite Burch almost gets his shoulder up.
  3. Sam Gradwell def. Saxon Huxley
    Blackpool's own Gradwell gets the pinfall after a headbutt from the top rope.
  4. "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne def. Roy Johnson
    Dunne pins Johnson after the Bitter End.
  5. Wolfgang def. Tyson T-Bone
    Wolfgang pins T-Bone after a headbutt from the top rope.
  6. Joseph Conners def. James Drake
    Conners pins Drake after planting him face-first in his Don't Look Down.
  7. Mark Andrews def. Dan Moloney
    Andres pins Moloney after the shooting star press.
  8. Tyler Bate def. Tucker
    Bates pins Tucker after a pop-up powerbomb (Tyler Driver 97).

Matches on the second day (2017-01-15):

  1. Second round matches:
    "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne def. Sam Gradwell
    Dunne pins Gradwell after Gradwell is just barely beat a count-out.
  2. Mark Andrews def. Joseph Conners
    Andrews pins Conners after a shooting star press from the top rope.
  3. Wolfgang def. Trent Seven
    Wolfgang pins Seven after a Swanton bomb from the top rope.
  4. Tyler Bate def. Jordan Devlin
    Bate pins Devlin after the Tyler Driver 97.
  5. Semi-final 1:
    "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne def. Mark Andrews
    Dunne pins Andrews after the Bitter End.
  6. Semi-final 2:
    Tyler Bate def. Wolfgang
    Bate pins Wolfgang after the Tyler Driver 97. After the match, Bate is attacked by Pete Dunne, his opponent for the final.
  7. Non-tournament match:
    Neville def. Tommy End
    Neville pins End after a shooting star press.
  8. Finals match for the United Kingdom championship:
    Tyler Bate def. "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne
    After reversing the Bitter End, Bate makes a comeback and wins by pinfall after the Tyler Driver 97, to become the first WWE United Kingdom champion.
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Becomes WWE UK champion
Tucker
Jordan DevlinJordan Devlin
Danny Burch
Trent Seven Trent Seven Wolfgang
H.C. Dyer
Wolfgang Wolfgang
Tyson T-Bone
Mark Andrews Mark AndrewsMark AndrewsPete Dunne
Dan Moloney
James Drake Joseph Conners
Joseph Conners
Pete Dunne Pete Dunne Pete Dunne
Roy Johnson
Saxon Huxley Sam Gradwell
Sam Gradwell

Royal Rumble 2017

2017-01-29, Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, USA

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  1. Raw Women's championship:
    Charlotte Flair (ch) def. Bayley
    Charlotte hits the Natural Selection on Bayley on the ring apron, and retains the championship with a pinfall.
  2. WWE Universal championship, No disqualifications:
    Kevin Owens (ch) def. Roman Reigns [w/Chris Jericho]
    Stipulation: Chris Jericho is suspended in a cage above the ring. Reigns comes out to massive boos as usual, and is attacked by Jericho before he gets locked in the cage. Braun Strowman comes out, attacking Reigns and throwing him through the announce table, allowing Owens to get a pinfall victory and retain the championship.
  3. Cruiserweight championship:
    Neville def. Rich Swann (ch)
    Swann taps out to Neville's submission hold, making Neville the new Cruiserweight champion.
  4. WWE World championship:
    John Cena def. AJ Styles (ch)
    Cena pins Styles after a double Attitude Adjustment.
  5. The Royal Rumble:
    Elim. Ent. #Ent. Name By
    1 5 6Jack GallagherMark Henry (6)
    2 4 7Mojo RawleyBraun Strowman (7)
    3 1 7Big CassBraun Strowman (7)
    4 3 7KalistoBraun Strowman (7)
    5 6 7Mark HenryBraun Strowman (7)
    6 9 9Big ShowBraun Strowman (7)
    71112James EllsworthBraun Strowman (7)
    81013Tye DillingerBraun Strowman (7)
    9 713Braun StrowmanBaron Corbin (13)
    101422Kofi KingstonSheamus (16) & Cesaro (19)
    112022Xavier WoodsSheamus (16) & Cesaro (19)
    121722Big ESheamus (16) & Cesaro (19)
    131622SheamusChris Jericho (2)
    141922CesaroChris Jericho (2)
    152225Apollo CrewsLuke Harper (25)
    161226Dean Ambrose (IC ch)Brock Lesnar (26)
    172426Dolph ZigglerBrock Lesnar (26)
    182727Enzo AmoreBrock Lesnar (26)
    192628Brock LesnarGoldberg (28)
    201829RusevGoldberg (28)
    211329Baron CorbinUndertaker (29)
    222529Luke HarperUndertaker (29)
    232829GoldbergUndertaker (29)
    241530The MizUndertaker (29)
    25 830Sami ZaynUndertaker (29)
    262930UndertakerRoman Reigns (30)
    27 230Chris Jericho (US ch)Roman Reigns (30)
    282130Bray WyattRoman Reigns (30)
    293030Roman ReignsRandy Orton (23)
    23Randy Orton

    Winner: Randy Orton (23).
    Roman Reigns come out as a surprise 30th entrant to massive boos from the audience. Randy Orton eliminates him with a RKO and wins the Royal Rumble match, to get a guaranteed title shot at WrestleMania 33.

Elimination Chamber 2017 (SmackDown)

2017-02-12, Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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  1. Becky Lynch def. Mickie James
    Lynch gets a pinfall victory after reversing James' pin attempt.
  2. Handicap match:
    Apollo Crews & Kalisto def. Dolph Ziggler
    Ziggler jumps Kalisto before the match, to even the odds. Kalisto comes back, giving Crews enough time to draw his breath again, giving him the pinfall victory.
  3. SmackDown tagteam championship, Tagteam turmoil:
    1. Heath Slater & Rhyno def. Breezango (Tyler Breeze & Fandango)
      Rhyno pins Fandango after the Gore
    2. Heath Slater & Rhyno def. The Vaudevillains (Simon Gotch & Aiden English)
      Slater pins English after a DDT.
    3. The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) def. Heath Slater & Rhyno
      Jimmy pins Slater after a superkick.
    4. American Alpha (Chad Gable & Jason Jordan) (ch) def. The Usos (Jimmy & Jey)
      Gable pins Jimmy Uso.
    5. American Alpha (Chad Gable & Jason Jordan) (ch) def.The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor)
      Gable pins Viktor after the Grand Amplitude, to retain the championships.
  4. Nikki Bella vs. Natalya (2xCO)
    Both women are counted out after Natalya drags Nikki outside.
  5. Randy Orton def. Luke Harper
    Orton pins Harper after an RKO.
  6. SmackDown Women's championship:
    Naomi def. Alexa Bliss (ch)
    Naomi pins Bliss after a springboard suplex.
  7. WWE World Heavyweight championship, Elimination chamber match:
    Bray Wyatt def. AJ Styles, John Cena (ch), The Miz, Dean Ambrose (IC ch), Baron Corbin
    John Cena and AJ Styles start out, with Dean Ambrose entering third and Bray Wyatt fourth, Corbin fifth and The Miz sixth. Corbin is eliminated by Ambrose as he is distracted by The Miz entering. Corbin attacks Ambrose, allowing Miz to eliminate him. Cena pins Miz to eliminate him. Wyatt eliminates Cena leaving him and AJ Styles as the final two. Wyatt pins Styles after hitting Sister Abigail, to win the WWE world championship.

Fastlane (Raw)

2017-03-05, Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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  1. Samoa Joe def. Sami Zayn
    Joe applies the coquina clutch, to win the match by submission.
  2. Raw tagteam championship:
    Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson (ch) def. Enzo Amore & Big Cass
    Gallows distracts Amore enough for Anderson to be able to roll him up and get a pinfall. Amore briefly has his leg on the rope, but the referee doesn't see it.
  3. Sasha Banks def. Nia Jax
    Jax kicks out of the Bank Statement, but then Banks rolls Jax up for a pinfall victory.
  4. Cesaro def. Jinder Mahal [w/Rusev & Lana]
    The team of Mahal and Rusev split and are set up for singles matches. Mahal is out first, in a losing effort to Cesaro. After the match, he is attacked by Rusev.
  5. Big Show def. Rusev [w/Lana]
    After three chokeslams from Big Show, he delivers a knockout punch to cement his victory, getting an easy three-count.
  6. Cruiserweight championship:
    Neville (ch) def. Gentleman Jack Gallagher
    Neville pins Gallagher after a mean Red Arrow.
  7. Roman Reigns def. Braun Strowman
    Strowman intercepts a spear from Reigns and slams him through the Spanish announce table. Back in the ring, Strowman misses a bodyslam of the top rope, allowing Reigns to get the pinfall.
  8. Raw Women's championship:
    Bayley (ch) def. Charlotte Flair [w/Dana Brooke]
    Charlotte was 16-0 in WWE PPV matches, 15-0 in championship matches. Bayley breaks the streak when Sasha Banks comes to ringside and distracts Flair.
  9. WWE Universal championship:
    Goldberg def. Kevin Owens (ch)
    Owens stalls for time, and when the bell finally rings, Chris Jericho enters, distracting him, allowing Goldberg to hit the two moves he knows, the spear and the jackhammer, and win the championship.

WrestleMania XXXIII

2017-04-02, Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida, USA

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  1. AJ Styles def. Shane McMahon
    After a grueling opening match, Styles gets a pinfall after the phenomenal forearm.
  2. US championship:
    Kevin Owens def. Chris Jericho (ch)
    Owens pins Jericho to win his first US championship.
  3. Fatal-4-Way Elimination match, Raw Women's championship:
    Bayley (ch) def. Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks, Nia Jax
    Nia Jax is first eliminated, after a pinfall where she is covered by everyone else. Banks is eliminated next when Charlotte pins her after throwing her into a partially exposed turnbuckle. Bayley retains the championship by pinning Charlotte after a Macho Man elbow from the top rope.
  4. Raw tagteam championship, Ladder match:
    Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff) def. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson (ch), Enzo Amore & Big Cass, Cesaro & Sheamus
    The match was originally set up for three teams, but just before the match started, WrestleMania hosts The New Day came out and inserted the returning Hardy Boyz into the match. Jeff Hardy performs a twist of fate on Karl Anderson from the top of the ladder, and then climbs the ladder again to retrieve the championships.
  5. Mixed tagteam match:
    John Cena & Nikki Bella def. The Miz & Maryse
    Cena and Bella pin both their opponents after delivering a double Attitude Adjustment/Rack Attack.
  6. Non-sanctioned match:
    Seth Rollins def. Triple H
    Rollins pins Triple H after a pedigree.
  7. WWE World championship:
    Randy Orton def. Bray Wyatt (ch)
    Orton becomes champion after an RKO.
  8. WWE Universal championship:
    Brock Lesnar [w/Paul Heyman] def. Goldberg (ch)
    Lesnar dominated the short match, and got a pinfall after the F-5.
  9. Six-Pack Challenge, SmackDown Women's Championship:
    Naomi def. Alexa Bliss (ch), Becky Lynch, Natalya, Mickie James, Carmella [w/James Ellsworth] (subm.)
    Bliss taps out to Naomi's submission hold, giving Naomi the championship.
  10. No holds barred:
    Roman Reigns def. Undertaker
    Reigns pins Undertaker after a spear.

Payback (Raw)

2017-04-30, SAP Center, San José, California, USA

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  1. US championship:
    Chris Jericho def. Kevin Owens (ch) (subm.)
    Stipulation: Winner moves to SmackDown. Owens almost pins Jericho after a cannonball, but Jericho gets him in the Walls of Jericho to win by submission.
  2. Cruiserweight championship:
    Austin Aries def. Neville (ch) (DQ)
    Neville is disqualified when he pulls the referee to break Aries' submission hold.
  3. Raw tagteam championship:
    The Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff) (ch) def. Sheamus & Cesaro
    Sheamus gets a two-count on Matt after White noise from the second rope, but Jeff saves him. Sheamus misses Hardyz' tag, allowing Jeff to hit a Swanton bomb to retain the titles. After the match, Sheamus and Cesaro beat up the Hardyz.
  4. Raw Women's championship:
    Alexa Bliss def. Bayley (ch)
    Bayley is cheered on by her hometown crowd, but hits her head in the ring post when Bliss kicks out of her submission hold. A DDT from Bliss later and she loses a pinfall, making Bliss the first woman to have held both the Raw and SmackDown women's titles.
  5. House of Horrors Match, part 1:
    Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt
    The match would start at Wyatt's House of Horror and end in the ring with a standard pinfall, submission or forfeit. The match started at the house and ended with Orton being covered by a refrigerator and Wyatt leaving for the arena in a car. While this happened, the next match started in the arena.
  6. Seth Rollins def. Samoa Joe
    Joe tries to get Rollins to submit, but he gets out and quickly rolls up Joe to get a pinfall after a fireman's carry.
  7. House of Horrors Match, part 2:
    Bray Wyatt def. Randy Orton
    Wyatt arrives in the limo, twenty minutes later, still out of breath, walks into the arena and finds Orton already there. In the ring, Orton is attacked by The Bollywood Boyz and Jinder Mahal (who had stolen Orton's title), allowing Wyatt to get an easy pinfall after a Sister Abigail.
  8. Braun Strowman def. Roman Reigns
    Strowman pins Reigns for the victory. After the match, he keeps attacking Reigns, getting "Thank you Strowman" chants from the crowd.

Backlash 2017 (SmackDown)

2017-05-21, Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, USA

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  1. Shinsuke Nakamura def. Dolph Ziggler
    Nakamura pins Ziggler after the Kinshasa.
  2. SmackDown tagteam championship:
    The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) (ch) def. Breezango (Tyler Breeze & Fandango)
    Breeze game to the ring dressed as a cleaner, attacking the Usos with a mop. He later shifted to look like an elderly lady. Jey superkicks Fandango from the top rope and gets a pin to retain the championships.
  3. Sami Zayn def. Baron Corbin
    Zayn pins Corbin after a helluva kick.
  4. Carmella [w/James Ellsworth] & Tamina & Natalya def. Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair & Naomi (SmackDown women's ch) (subm.)
    Lynch taps to Natalya's sharpshooter.
  5. US championship:
    Kevin Owens (ch) def. AJ Styles (c-o)
    Styles tries to apply the Styles clash on Owens from the German announcers table, but falls through an opening, gets stuck and is counted out.
  6. Luke Harper def. Erick Rowan
    Harper pins Rowan after a clothesline.
  7. WWE World championship:
    Jinder Mahal [w/Samir & Sunil Singh] def. Randy Orton (ch)
    Mahal's entourage the Singh brothers distract Orton long enough for Mahal to set a cobra clutch drop and get a pinfall victory to win the championship.

Extreme Rules (Raw)

2017-06-04, Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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  1. Intercontinental championship:
    The Miz [w/Maryse] def. Dean Ambrose (ch)
    Stipulation: Title changes hands on disqualification. Ambrose is almost disqualified when The Miz throws him into the referee. The Miz uses the confusion to apply the Skull Crushing Finale to get a pinfall victory and win the championship.
  2. Mixed tagteam match:
    Sasha Banks & Rich Swann def. Alicia Fox & Noam Dar
    Banks takes out Dar with double knees from the top rope to the outside. Swann pulls him inside, and performs a splash from the top rope to get a pinfall victory.
  3. Raw Women's championship, Kendo stick on a pole match:
    Alexa Bliss (ch) def. Bayley
    Stipulation: A kendo stick was suspended above the ring, and the first to get to it would be allowed to use it on their opponent. Bayley manages to get hold of it, but loses it to Bliss who attacks her with it, applies a DDT and retains the championship.
  4. Raw tagteam championship, Steel cage match:
    Sheamus & Cesaro def. Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff) (ch)
    Cesaro tries to hold on to Jeff Hardy outside the cage, but cannot and Jeff drops to the floor. Both tagteam members have to get their feet on the floor at the same time, however. Alone in the ring, Cesaro and Sheamus hits the White Noise from the top rope on Matt. Jeff returns to the ring trying to help him, but Cesaro and Sheamus manages to escape the ring first, winning the titles.
  5. Cruiserweight championship, Submission match:
    Neville (ch) def. Austin Aires
    Aires holds Neville in the Last Chancery, as the hold spills outside the ring. Neville taps out, but the referee does not allow him to do that outside the ring. Neville eventually applies the Rings of Saturn on Aires, who taps out.
  6. Extreme Rules, Fatal 5-Way:
    Samoa Joe def. Finn Bálor, Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt, Roman Reigns (subm.)
    Stipulation: Winner faces Brock Lesnar for Universal championship. Bálor performs a coup de grâce on Seth Rollins, but Samoa Joe catches him in a coquina clutch and is awarded the victory when Bálor is rendered unconscious.

Money in the Bank (SmackDown)

2017-06-18, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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  1. SmackDown Women's championship Money in the Bank, Ladder match:
    Carmella [w/James Ellsworth] def. Charlotte Flair, Natalya, Tamina, Becky Lynch
    Lynch had the others incapacitated and was grabbing the contract, when James Ellsworth got her off the ladder. He then continued to climb the ladder, grabbing the briefcase and giving it to Carmella.
  2. SmackDown tagteam championship:
    New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E & Xavier Woods) def. The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) (ch) (c-o)
    The Usos are counted out as they lave the ring.
  3. SmackDown Women's championship:
    Naomi (ch) def. Lana (ch.)
    Lana submits to Naomi's leglock, while Carmella came ringside teasing a Money in the Bank cash-in.
  4. WWE World championship:
    Jinder Mahal (ch) [w/Singh Brothers] def. Randy Orton
    Orton RKO's Mahal and tries to get a pinfall when the Singh Brothers help Mahal getting his leg on the rope. The referee sends them back to backstage, but they attack Cowboy Bob Orton, who is ringside, making Orton attack them. Mahal recovers enough to do a cobra clutch drop on Orton, getting a pinfall victory.
  5. Breezango (Fandango & Tyler Breeze) def. The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor)
    Fandango pins Viktor after a roll-up.
  6. WWE World championship Money in the Bank, Ladder match:
    Baron Corbin def. AJ Styles, Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler, Shinsuke Nakamura, Kevin Owens (US ch)
    Corbin attacks Nakamura on the way in to the ring, so the other five men battle, until he eventually makes his way into the ring. He and AJ simultaneously climbs when Corbin tips the ladder, allowing him to climb and grab the briefcase.

Great Balls of Fire (Raw)

2017-07-09, American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, USA

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  1. Bray Wyatt def. Seth Rollins
    Rollins puts up a good fight, but Wyatt gets a pinfall after hitting Rollins with Sister Abigail.
  2. Big Cass def. Enzo Amore
    Cass plays around with Amore before hitting him with a running big boot to get the pinfall victory on his former tag team partner.
  3. Raw tagteam championship, Iron Man match:
    Sheamus & Cesaro (ch) def. Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff)
    Most falls in 30 minutes wins the match.
    Falls:
    1. Sheamus pins Matt after a brogue kick (Cesaro & Sheamus - Hardy Boys 1-0) after less than a minute.
    2. Sheamus pins Jeff after the White Noise (C&S - HB 2-0)
    3. Jeff pins Cesaro after a Twist of Fate (C&S - HB 2-1)
    4. Jeff Hardy is counted out (C&S - HB 3-1)
    5. Jeff pins Cesaro after a backslide from Matt (C&S - HB 3-2)
    6. Matt pins Sheamus after a Twist of Fate from the top rope (C&S - HB 3-3)
    7. Cesaro pins Matt who had just performed a Swanton bomb on Sheamus (C&S - HB 4-3)
  4. Raw Women's championship:
    Sasha Banks def. Alexa Bliss (ch) (c-o)
    Bliss lets herself be counted out, to retain the championship.
  5. Intercontinental championship:
    The Miz (ch) [w/Maryse & Miztourage (Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel)] def. Dean Ambrose
    Ambrose hits Miz with a DDT, but Maryse pulls his foot to under the rope, breaking the count. Bo Dallas hits Ambrose, allowing Miz to hit the Skull Crushing Finale to get a pinfall victory and retain the championship.
  6. Ambulance match:
    Braun Strowman def. Roman Reigns
    Strowman fools Reigns spearing himself into the ambulance, giving Strowman the victory. After the match, Reigns attacks Strowman and drives off with Strowman in the back, crashing the ambulance into a production truck.
  7. Heath Slater def. Curt Hawkins
    An impromptu match is set up while Kurt Angle and officials try to get Strowman loose backstage. The match ends in the ring while cameras are only showing backstage footage.
  8. Universal championship:
    Brock Lesnar [w/Paul Heyman] (ch) def. Samoa Joe
    Lesnar reverses the coquina clutch, slams Joe and gets a pinfall victory to retain the championship.

Battleground (SmackDown)

2017-07-23, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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  1. SmackDown tagteam championship:
    New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) [w/Big E] def. The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) (ch)
    Woods pins Jimmy after an elbow drop from the top rope, in a close back-and-forth match.
  2. Shinsuke Nakamura def. Baron Corbin
    Corbin is disqualified after a low-blow, trying to avoid being hit by Nakamura's Exploder.
  3. Five-way elimination match:
    Natalya def. Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Tamina, Lana
    Eliminations in order:
    1. Tamina (by Becky Lynch) (subm. to the disarmer)
    2. Lana (by Becky Lynch) (subm. to the disarmer)
    3. Becky Lynch (by Natalya) (pin after roll-up)
    4. Charlotte Flair (by Natalya) (pin after roll-up)
    Winner gets a title shot at Summerslam.
  4. US championship:
    Kevin Owens def. AJ Styles (ch)
    Styles has Owens in a cross-face, but Owens reverses it and gets a pinfall victory to regain the championship.
  5. Flag match:
    John Cena def. Rusev
    Stipulation: Bring your country's flag from the ring post to a post on the entrance ramp. Rusev gets the Bulgarian flag to the podium, but is denied the finisher by Cena, who gets the USian flag and sends Rusev through a table to win the match.
  6. Sami Zayn def. Mike Kanellis [w/Maria Kanellis]
    Zayn pins Kanellis after a Helluva kick.
  7. WWE World championship, Punjabi prison match:
    Jinder Mahal (ch) def. Randy Orton
    The inner cage had four doors that would only open once, for 60 seconds each. The winner was the first to escape the two wooden cages. After the first three had been opened once and locked, the Singh brothers pull Mahal out through the fourth, leaving Orton alone inside, having to climb his way out. Mahal starts climbing the outer one, but Orton climbs the inner and on to the outer one stopping him. Samir Singh manages to squeeze through and attacks Orton from the outside, but is sent crashing through an announce table by Orton. Orton takes out Mahal and tries to escape, when The Great Khali arrives at the ring, stopping Orton and allowing Mahal to escape and retain the championship.

Summerslam 2017

2017-08-20, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA

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  1. John Cena def. Baron Corbin
    Pinfall after the Attitude Adjustment.
  2. SmackDown Women's championship:
    Natalya def. Naomi (ch) (subm.)
    Natalya hits the sharpshooter for the second time, causing Natalya to tap out.
  3. Big Cass def. Big Show
    Enzo Amore was suspended in a shark cage above the ring. He did, however, manage to sneak himself out of it, only to be knocked out by Cass. Cass hit the Empire Elbow on Big Show to get a pinfall victory.
  4. Randy Orton def. Rusev
    Rusev comes out attacking Orton before the bell rings. The referee starts the match anyway, Rusev misses an initial run-in, hits an RKO and gets a quick pinfall.
  5. Raw Women's championship:
    Sasha Banks def. Alex Bliss (ch) (subm.)
    Bliss taps out to the Bank Statement.
  6. Finn Bálor def. Bray Wyatt
    Bálor out-demons Wyatt, hitting a coup de grâce from the top rope and gets a pinfall victory.
  7. Raw tagteam championship:
    Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins def. Sheamus & Cesaro (ch)
    Rollins superkicks Sheamus, allowing Ambrose to get a superkick in and pin Sheamus to win the championship.
  8. US championship, Special referee Shane McMahon:
    AJ Styles (ch) def. Kevin Owens
    Styles retains the championship after hitting a Phenomenal forearm and a Styles clash on Owens, getting a pinfall victory.
  9. WWE World championship:
    Jinder Mahal (ch) [w/Singh Brothers] def. Shinsuke Nakamura
    The Singh brothers attack Nakamura, giving Mahal the opportunity to apply a cobra clutch drop to get a pinfall victory and retain the championship.
  10. Fatal 4-Way, WWE Universal championship:
    Brock Lesnar (ch) [w/Paul Heyman] def. Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, Samoa Joe
    Strowman puts Lesnar through the Spanish announce table twice, after which he is sent out on a stretcher. He returns to the ring after a few minutes, however. After a F-5 on Roman Reigns, Lesnar gets a pinfall to retain the championship.

Mae Young Classic 2017

2017-09-12, Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, USA

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First round matches (taped 2017-07-13 at Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida USA):

  1. Episode 1: Princesa Sugehit (Mexico) def. Kay Lee Ray (Scotland) (subm.)
  2. Serena Deeb (USA) def. Vanessa Borne (USA)
  3. Shayna Baszler (USA) def. Zeda (China)
  4. Abbey Laith (USA) def. Jazzy Gabert (Germany)
  5. Episode 2: Mercedes Martinez (USA) def. Xia Li (China) (subm.)
  6. Rachel Evers (USA) def. Marti Belle (Dominican Republic)
  7. Rhea Ripley (Australia) def. Miranda Salinas (USA)
  8. Mia Yim (South Korea) def. Sarah Logan (USA)
  9. Episode 3: Toni Storm (Australia) def. Ayesha Raymond (England)
  10. Dakota Kai (New Zealand) def. Kavita Devi (India)
  11. Bianca Belair (USA) def. Sage Beckett (USA)
  12. Piper Niven (Scotland) def. Santana Garrett (USA)
  13. Episode 4: Candice LeRae (USA) def. Renee Michelle (USA)
  14. Lacey Evans (USA) def. Taynara Conti (Brazil)
  15. Nicole Savoy (USA) def. Reina González (USA)
  16. Kairi Sane (Japan) def. Tessa Blanchard (USA)

Second round matches (taped 2017-07-14):

  1. Episode 5: Abbey Laith (USA) def. Rachel Evers (USA)
  2. Piper Niven (Scotland) def. Serena Deeb (USA)
  3. Mercedes Martinez (USA) def. Princesa Sugehit (Mexico)
  4. Kairi Sane (Japan) def. Bianca Belair (USA)
  5. Episode 6: Toni Storm (Australia) def. Lacey Evans (USA)
  6. Shayna Baszler (USA) def. Mia Yim (South Korea) (subm.)
  7. Dakota Kai (New Zealand) def. Rhea Ripley (Australia)
  8. Candice LeRae (USA) def. Nicole Savoy (USA)

Quarter-finals (taped 2017-07-14):

  1. Mercedes Martinez (USA) def. Abbey Laith (USA)
  2. Shayna Baszler (USA) def. Candice LeRae (USA) (subm.)
  3. Toni Storm (Australia) def. Piper Niven (Scotland)
  4. Kairi Sane (Japan) def. Dakota Kai (New Zealand)

Semi-finals (taped 2017-07-14):

  1. Shayna Baszler (USA) def. Mercedes Martinez (USA) (subm.)
  2. Kairi Sane (Japan) def. Toni Storm (Australia)

Tournament final (live):

  1. Kairi Sane (Japan) def. Shayna Baszler (USA)
Jazzy GabertAbbey LaithAbbey LaithMercedes MartinezShayna BaszlerKairi Sane
Winner
Abbey Laith
Rachel EversRachel Evers
Marti Belle
Princesa SugehitPrincesa SugehitMercedes Martinez
Kay Lee Ray
Xia LiMercedes Martinez
Mercedes Martinez
Nicole SavoyNicole SavoyCandice LaRaeShayna Baszler
Reina González
Renee MichelleCandice LeRae
Candice LeRae
Sarah LoganMia YimShayna Baszler
Mia Yim
ZedaShayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler
Kairi SaneKairi SaneKairi SaneKairi SaneKairi Sane
Tessa Blanchard
Sage BecketBianca Belair
Bianca Belair
Dakota KaiDakota KaiDakota Kai
Kavita Devi
Rhea RipleyRhea Ripley
Miranda Salinas
Vanessa BorneSerena DeebPiper NivenToni Storm
Serena Deeb
Santana GarrettPiper Niven
Piper Niven
Taynara ContiLacey EvansToni Storm
Lacey Evans
Ayesha RaymondToni Storm
Toni Storm

No Mercy 2017 (SmackDown)

2017-09-24, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

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  1. Intercontinental championship:
    The Miz (ch) [w/Miztourage (Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel)] def. Jason Jordan
    Jordan has The Miz down for a pin-fall, but Dallas distracts the referee long enough for Miz to kick out. Axel hits Jordan and allows Miz to apply the skullcrushing finale to get a pinfall victory.
  2. Finn Bálor def. Bray Wyatt
    Pinfall after coup de grâce.
  3. Raw tagteam championship:
    Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose (ch) def. Sheamus & Cesaro
    Ambrose pins Sheamus after the Dirty Deeds, after a long and grueling match.
  4. Fatal 5-Way, Raw Women's championship:
    Alexa Bliss (ch) def. Bayley, Nia Jax, Sasha Banks, Emma
    Bliss pins Bayley to retain the championship.
  5. Roman Reigns def. John Cena
    Reigns pins Cena after a spear.
  6. Cruiserweight championship:
    Enzo Amore def. Neville (ch)
    Amore takes the championship belt into the ring, and while the referee takes it out, hits Neville with a low blow and wins by pinfall.
  7. WWE Universal championship:
    Brock Lesnar (ch) [w/Paul Heyman] def. Braun Strowman
    Lesnar pins Strowman after an F-5.

Hell in a Cell (SmackDown)

2017-10-08, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA

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  1. SmackDown tagteam championship, Hell in a Cell:
    The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) def. The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods) [w/Kofi Kingston] (ch)
    Jey pins Woods after the Double Uce.
  2. Randy Orton def. Rusev
    Orton pins Rusev after an RKO.
  3. US championship, Triple threat match:
    Baron Corbin def. Tye Dillinger, AJ Styles (ch)
    Styles delivers the phenomenal forearm on Dillinger, but is kicked out of the ring by Corbin, who steals the pin on Dillinger to become the new US champion.
  4. SmackDown Women's championship:
    Charlotte Flair def. Natalya (ch) (DQ)
    Natalya wears down Charlotte and is disqualified when attacking her with a steel chair.
  5. WWE World championship:
    Jinder Mahal (ch) [w/Singh Brothers] def. Shinsuke Nakamura
    Mahal pins Nakamura after the Colloss.
  6. Bobby Roode def. Dolph Ziggler
    Ziggler and Roode rolls over, trying to pin each other until Roode gets the three-count, only to get attacked by Ziggler immediately after the victory.
  7. Hell in a Cell:
    Kevin Owens def. Shane McMahon
    Similar to his match at last year's WrestleMania, McMahon tried to jump off the cage roof on onto Owens who lied on a commentators' table. In the last second, Sami Zayn pulls Owens off, and then puts drags him over to pin the unconscious McMahon.

TLC - Tables, Ladders and Chairs 2017 (Raw)

2017-10-22, Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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  1. Asuka def. Emma (subm.)
    After a brutal fight, Emma submits to the Asuka lock.
  2. Cedric Alexander & Rich Swann def. The Brian Kendrick & Gentleman Jack Gallagher
    Alexander pins Kendrick after the lumbar check.
  3. Raw Women's championship:
    Alexa Bliss (ch) def. Mickie James
    In a hard-fought match, Bliss retains her championship after a pinfall victory after a DDT.
  4. Cruiserweight championship:
    Enzo Amore def. Kalisto (ch)
    Amore becomes a two-time cruiserweight champion after rolling up Kalisto for a pinfall victory.
  5. Finn Bálor def. AJ Styles
    The two former leaders of Bullet Club were mirroring their other styles in this even-matched fight. Bálor is eventually able to hit the coup de grâce to get the pinfall victory.
  6. Jason Jordan def. Elias Samson
    After interrupting Elias' music performances twice, they get an impromptu match. After much back-and-forth, Jordan rolls up Samson for the three-count.
  7. 5-on-3, Tables, Ladders and Chairs:
    Dean Ambrose (tag ch) & Seth Rollins (tag ch) & Kurt Angle def. The Miz (IC ch) & Sheamus & Cesaro & Braun Strowman & Kane
    Due to illness, Roman Reigns was unable to compete and was replaced by Kurt Angle, making his return to the WWE ring. Strowman slams Angle through a table, causing him to be removed from the match by the medical staff, making it 2-on-5. Strowman starts to turn on Kane, but when Ambrose and Rollins uses that, they unite to return the attack. Kane chokeslams Strowman a bit later, and he is taken out of the match by the rest of his team. Angle makes a return to even the odds a bit, and eventually they manage to pin The Miz after a triple power bomb.

Survivor Series 2017

2017-11-19, Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, USA

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  1. The Shield (Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) (Raw) def. The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E & Xavier Woods) (SmackDown)
    Ambrose pins Kingston for the victory. Raw-SmackDown 1-0.
  2. 5-on-5 women elimination match:
    Team Raw (Alicia Fox, Nia Jax, Asuka, Sasha Banks, Bayley) Team SmackDown (Becky Lynch, Natalya, Naomi, Tamina, Carmella) [w/Lana]
    Order of elimination:
    1. Becky Lynch (by Bayley)
    2. Bayley (by Tamina)
    3. Nia Jax (count-out)
    4. Alicia Fox (by Naomi)
    5. Naomi (by Sasha Banks) (subm.)
    6. Carmella (by Asuka)
    7. Sasha Banks (by Natalya) (subm.)
    8. Tamina (by Asuka) (subm.)
    9. Natalya (by Asuka) (subm.)
    Survivor: Asuka
    Natalya replaced Charlotte Flair on the SmackDown team, after Flair won the title from Natalya earlier in the week. Raw-SmackDown 2-0.
  3. Champion vs. champion:
    Baron Corbin (SmackDown, US ch) def. The Miz (Raw, IC ch) [w/Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel]
    Corbin pins The Miz after the End of Days. Raw-SmackDown 2-1.
  4. Champion vs. champion:
    The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) (SmackDown tag ch) def. Sheamus & Cesaro (Raw tag ch)
    Thee Usos pin Sheamus for the victory. Raw-SmackDown 2-2.
  5. Champion vs. champion:
    Charlotte Flair (SmackDown Women's ch) def. Alexa Bliss (Raw Women's ch) (subm.)
    Bliss submits Flair's Figure 8 leglock. Raw-SmackDown 2-3.
  6. Champion vs. champion:
    Brock Lesnar (Raw, Universal ch) [w/Paul Heyman] def. AJ Styles (SmackDown, World ch)
    After kicking out of Styles' leg lock, Lesnar catches Styles, performing an F-5 and gets a pinfall victory. Raw-SmackDown 3-3.
  7. 5-on-5 elimination match:
    Team Raw (Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Samoa Joe, Finn Bálor, Triple H) def. Team SmackDown (Shane McMahon, Randy Orton, Bobby Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura, John Cena)
    Order of elimination:
    1. Shinsuke Nakamura (by Braun Strowman)
    2. Bobby Roode (by Braun Strowman)
    3. Samoa Joe (by John Cena)
    4. John Cena (by Kurt Angle)
    5. Finn Bálor (by Randy Orton)
    6. Randy Orton (by Braun Strowman)
    7. Kurt Angle (by Shane McMahon)
    8. Shane McMahon (by Triple H)
    Survivors: Triple H & Braun Strowman
    Kurt Angle had Shane McMahon, the only member left on the SmackDown team, in an ankle-lock, with Shane about to submit, when Triple H pedigreed Kurt Angle and let Shane cover him for the pinfall, only to pin him himself.
    Final score: Raw-SmackDown 4-3.

Starrcade 2017

2017-11-25, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
  1. Special enforcer: Arn Anderson
    Bobby Roode def. Dolph Ziggler
  2. 12-man tagteam match:
    The Bludgeon Brothers (Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) & Mike Kanellis & The Colóns (Primo Colón & Epico Colón) & Rusev [w/Aiden English] def. Breezango (Tyler Breeze & Fandango) & Sin Cara & The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) & Tye Dillinger
  3. Naomi def. Tamina [w/Lana]
  4. Dustin Rhodes def. Dash Wilder
  5. US championship:
    Shinsuke Nakamura def. Baron Corbin (ch) (DQ)
  6. SmackDown tagteam championship, Fatal 4-Way:
    The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) (ch) def. The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) [w/Big E], Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin, Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn
  7. SmackDown Women's championship, Steel cage match:
    Charlotte Flair (ch) def. Natalya (subm.)
  8. WWE World championship, Steel cage match:
    AJ Styles (ch) def. Jinder Mahal [w/Singh Brothers]

Source: Wikipedia

Clash of Champions 2017 (Raw)

2017-12-17, TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Watch on WWE Network.

  1. US championship, Triple threat match:
    Dolph Ziggler def. Baron Corbin (ch), Bobby Roode
    Corbin tries to hit the end-of-days on Roode, when Ziggler hits him with a zig-zag, getting a pinfall victory to win the championship.
  2. SmackDown tagteam championship, Fatal 4-Way match:
    The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) (ch) def. Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable, Rusev & Aiden English, The New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) [w/Xavier Woods]
    Jey Uso pins Gable after Jimmy delivers two superkicks, to retain the championships.
  3. SmackDown Women's championship, Lumberjack match:
    Charlotte Flair (ch) def. Natalya (subm.)
    Natalya taps out to the figure eight leglock.
  4. Bludgeon Brothers (Harper & Rowan) def. Breezango (Tyler Breeze & Fandango)
    Rowan pins Fandango after a double crucifix bomb.
  5. Special guest referees: Shane McMahon & Daniel Bryan
    Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn def. Randy Orton & Shinsuke Nakamura
    Stipulation: If Owens & Zayn lost, they would be fired from all of WWE. Orton had Zayn down for a pin, when Kevin Owens throws Bryan onto Shane, stopping the count at two. Zayn later has Orton down for a count, and Shane refuses to count past two. The next time Zayn rolls up Orton, Bryan quickly counts a pinfall before Shane can stop him, giving the victory to Owen and Zayn.
  6. WWE championship:
    AJ Styles (ch) def. Jinder Mahal [w/Singh Brothers]
    Mahal dominated the match, slowly wearing down Styles, but is eventually caught in a leglock and is forced to submit.
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