2020
Royal Rumble 2020
2020-01-26, Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas, USA
- Falls count anywhere:
Roman Reigns def. King Corbin
As the match moves backstage, Corbin's friends Robert
Roode and Dolph Ziggler appear, attacking Reigns. The Usos soon
appear, attacking Ziggler and Roode, though. The match continues,
until Reigns spears Corbin for a pinfall in the audience
area.
- The Women's Royal Rumble:
Elim. |
Ent. |
#Ent. |
Name |
By |
1 | 5 | 7 | Lana | Liv Morgan (7)
|
2 | 7 | 7 | Liv Morgan | Lana (5)
|
3 | 3 | 9 | Mighty Molly | Bianca Belair (2)
|
4 | 6 | 10 | Mercedes Martinez | Sonya Deville (10) & Mandy Rose (8)
|
5 | 4 | 12 | Nikki Cross | Bianca Belair (2)
|
6 | 8 | 12 | Mandy Rose | Bianca Belair (2)
|
7 | 10 | 12 | Sonya Deville | Bianca Belair (2)
|
8 | 9 | 13 | Candice LeRae | Bianca Belair (2)
|
9 | 11 | 13 | Kairi Sane (tag ch) | Alexa Bliss (1)
|
10 | 14 | 14 | Tamina | Bianca Belair (2)
|
11 | 12 | 15 | Mia Yim | Alexa Bliss (1)
|
12 | 15 | 16 | Dakota Kai | Chelsea Green (16)
|
13 | 16 | 16 | Chelsea Green | Alexa Bliss (1)
|
14 | 13 | 16 | Dana Brooke | Bianca Belair (2)
|
15 | 1 | 16 | Alexa Bliss | Bianca Belair (2)
|
16 | 2 | 20 | Bianca Belair | Charlotte Flair (17)
|
17 | 22 | 21 | Sarah Logan | Charlotte Flair (17)
|
18 | 21 | 21 | Kelly Kelly | Charlotte Flair (17)
|
19 | 29 | 29 | Santina Marella | Self (29)
|
20 | 24 | 30 | Xia Li | Shayna Baszler (30)
|
21 | 28 | 30 | Tegan Nox | Shayna Baszler (30)
|
22 | 25 | 30 | Zelina Vega | Shayna Baszler (30)
|
23 | 26 | 30 | Shotzi Blackheart | Shayna Baszler (30)
|
24 | 27 | 30 | Carmella | Shayna Baszler (30)
|
25 | 20 | 30 | Toni Storm | Shayna Baszler (30)
|
26 | 18 | 30 | Naomi | Shayna Baszler (30)
|
27 | 23 | 30 | Natalya | Beth Phoenix (19)
|
28 | 19 | 30 | Beth Phoenix | Shayna Baszler (30)
|
29 | 30 | 30 | Shayna Baszler | Charlotte Flair (17)
|
– | 17 | – | Charlotte Flair | –
|
Winner: Charlotte Flair (17)
- SmackDown Women's championship:
Bayley (ch) def. Lacey Evans
Evans goes to the top rope for a moonsault, but Bayley
gets her knees up to counter it and then rolls up Evans to retain the
championship.
- Universal championship, Strap match:
"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt def. Daniel Bryan
Bryan locks The Fiend in the LeBell lock, with the strap
around The Fiend's face. The Fiend manages to reverse it, however.
The Fiend pins Bryan after applying the mandible claw, to retain the
championship.
- Raw Women's championship:
Asuka (tag ch) [w/Kairi Sane (tag ch)] def. Becky Lynch (ch)
Asuka taps out to the disarm-her, after Lynch landed a
roundhouse kick.
- The Men's Royal Rumble:
Elim. |
Ent. |
#Ent. |
Name |
By |
1 | 2 | 2 | Elias | Brock Lesnar (1)
|
2 | 3 | 3 | Erick Rowan | Brock Lesnar (1)
|
3 | 4 | 4 | Robert Roode | Brock Lesnar (1)
|
4 | 5 | 5 | John Morrison | Brock Lesnar (1)
|
5 | 7 | 8 | Rey Mysterio (SmackDown tag ch) | Brock Lesnar (1)
|
6 | 8 | 8 | Big E (SmackDown tag ch) | Brock Lesnar (1)
|
7 | 6 | 8 | Kofi Kingston | Brock Lesnar (1)
|
8 | 9 | 9 | Cesaro | Brock Lesnar (1)
|
9 | 10 | 10 | Shelton Benjamin | Brock Lesnar (1)
|
10 | 11 | 11 | Shinsuke Nakamura (IC ch) | Brock Lesnar (1)
|
11 | 12 | 12 | MVP | Brock Lesnar (1)
|
12 | 14 | 14 | Braun Strowman | Brock Lesnar (1)
|
13 | 13 | 14 | Keith Lee (NXT NA ch) | Brock Lesnar (1)
|
14 | 1 | 16 | Brock Lesnar (WWE ch) | Drew McIntyre (16)
|
15 | 15 | 16 | Ricochet | Drew McIntyre (16)
|
16 | 17 | 17 | The Miz | Drew McIntyre (16)
|
17 | 18 | 22 | AJ Styles | Edge (21)
|
18 | 23 | 23 | Matt Riddle | King Corbin (22)
|
19 | 22 | 24 | King Corbin | Drew McIntyre (16)
|
20 | 24 | 25 | Luke Gallows | Edge (21)
|
21 | 20 | 25 | Karl Anderson | Randy Orton (25)
|
22 | 19 | 26 | Dolph Ziggler | Roman Reigns (26)
|
23 | 28 | 30 | Aleister Black | Seth Rollins (30)
|
24 | 27 | 30 | Kevin Owens | Seth Rollins (30)
|
25 | 29 | 30 | Samoa Joe | Seth Rollins (30)
|
26 | 30 | 30 | Seth Rollins (Raw tag ch) | Drew McIntyre (16)
|
27 | 25 | 30 | Randy Orton | Edge (21)
|
28 | 21 | 30 | Edge | Roman Reigns (26)
|
29 | 26 | 30 | Roman Reigns | Drew McIntyre (16)
|
– | 16 | – | Drew McIntyre | –
|
Winner: Drew McIntyre (16)
Reigning WWE champion Brock Lesnar starts as number one,
and eliminating the first thirteen opponents almost singlehandedly,
often being alone in the ring. This lasted until Drew McIntyre
entered the match, when a low blow from Ricochet to Lesnar allowed
McIntyre to eliminate him, much to the rejoice of the audience.
Seth Rollins enters last, flanked by his friends Buddy Murphy and
AOP, who causes mayhem at ringside, attacking everyone. Once they
are escorted back from the ring and Rollins is left alone, the
final four (McIntyre, Edge, Orton and Reigns) promptly eliminate
him.
Super ShowDown
2020-02-27, Mohammed Abdu Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Tuwaiq Trophy Gauntlet Match:
Undertaker def. AJ Styles, R-Truth, Erick Rowan, Andrade, Bobby
Lashley
The winner receives the Tuwaiq Trophy.
Matches in order:
- R-Truth def. Bobby Lashley
R-Truth rolls up Lashley to get a pinfall
victory. Lashley keeps attacking R-Truth after the match.
- R-Truth def. Andrade (US ch)
R-Truth pins Andrade blind.
- R-Truth def. Erick Rowan (DQ)
Rowan attacks R-Truth with the cage he brings to the
ring, getting himself disqualified.
- AJ Styles def. R-Truth (subm.)
R-Truth taps to the ankle lock.
- AJ Styles vs. Rey Mysterio (no contest)
Mysterio is attacked backstage by Karl Anderson and Luke
Gallows, and is replaced by Undertaker.
- Undertaker def. AJ Styles
Undertaker chokeslams Styles and get a quick pinfall
victory.
- SmackDown tagteam championship:
The Miz & John Morrison def. New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston)
(ch)
The Miz rolls up Kingston and gets the pinfall victory and
win the championships.
- Angel Garza def. Humberto Carillo
Garza rolls up Carillo to get the pinfall victory.
- Raw tagteam championship:
Seth Rollins & Murphy (ch) def. Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins
& Montez Ford)
With the referee distracted, Rollins performs a stomp on
Dawkins, who is stuck in the ropes. Murphy picks up the pinfall
victory to retain the championships.
- Mansoor def. Dolph Ziggler [w/Robert Roode]
Mansoor pins Ziggler after a moonsault from the top rope.
- WWE championship:
Brock Lesnar [w/Paul Heyman] def. Ricochet
Lesnar performs a couple of suplexes and a quick F-5 to
get the pinfall victory.
- Steel cage match:
Roman Reigns def. King Corbin
Reigns gets a pinfall after a superman punch using a steel
chain.
- SmackDown Women's championship:
Bayley (ch) def. Naomi
Bayley pins Naomi after tucking Naomi's feet inside her
T-shirt and slamming her to the ring floor.
- Universal championship:
Goldberg def. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt (ch)
Goldberg delivers repeated spears to The Fiend, but is
unable to get a quick pinfall. He does, however, get the pinfall
after a jackhammer.
Elimination Chamber 2020
2020-03-08, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Drew Gulak def. Daniel Bryan (subm.)
A match between two technical geniuses, Bryan locks lock
Yes lock on Gulak, to get a submission victory when Gulak doesn't
answer the referee.
- US championship:
Andrade (ch) [w/Zelina Vega] def. Humberto Carillo
Andrade rolls up Carillo and gets the pinfall, holding on
to Carillo's tights.
- SmackDown tagteam championships, Elimination chamber match:
The Miz & John Morrison (ch) def. The Usos (Jimmy & Jey), New
Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston), Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler,
Heavy Machinery (Otis & Tucker), Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik
& Lince Dorado)
The Usos and New Day start out, with Lucha House Party
enters next, followed by the champions The Miz and John Morrison and
Heavy Machinery. Dorado drops from the chamber ceiling, but is caught
and pinned by Tucker, eliminating Lucha House Party. Roode and
Ziggler enter as the last team, Otis tries to ram Ziggler, but he
ducks and Otis launches to the outside. Ziggler superkicks Tucker and
Roode delivers the glorious DDT and they pin him together to
eliminate Heavy Machinery. The Usos splash both Ziggler and Roode,
covering both to eliminate them. Kingston climbs the top of one of
the pods for an elbow drop on Roode, but he rolls away and allow Miz
and Morrison to get a pinfall to eliminate New Day. The Miz and
Morrison trap Jimmy in a pinfall in the ring ropes to get the pinfall
to retain the championships.
- No disqualifications:
Aleister Black def. AJ Styles [w/Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson]
Styles and the OC attack Black 3-on-1 when the lights go
out and Undertaker appears, chokeslamming all three. Black hits the
Black Mass on Styles to get the pinfall victory.
- Raw tagteam championship:
Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) (ch) def. Seth
Rollins & Murphy [w/AOP (Akam & Rezar)]
Viking Raiders came out, attacking AOP, leaving Rollins
and Murphy to fight for themselves. Kevin Owens arrive ringside,
attacking Rollins, allowing Dawkins to ram him to the barricade.
Murphy is alone in the ring, allowing Ford to get the pinfall after a
frog splash.
- Intercontinental championship, 3-on-1 handicap match:
Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro & Sami Zayn def. Braun Strowman
(ch)
Nakamura hits a Kinshasa on Strowman, and the team picks
up Strowman to allow Zayn to hit the helluva kick to get a pinfall
victory and become the new champion.
- Elimination chamber match:
Shayna Baszler def. Asuka (Raw tagteam ch.) (subm.), Liv Morgan
(subm.), Natalya (subm.), Ruby Riott (subm.), Sarah Logan (subm.)
Winner faces Becky Lynch at WrestleMania
XXXVI for the Raw Women's championship. Ruby Riott and Natalya
start out, Sarah Logan enters next, followed by Shayna Baszler. She
immediately locks Logan in the Kirifuda clutch, to which Logan taps
out. She does the same to Riott, who also taps out. This leaves her
alone with Natalya, who also taps out to a Kirifuda clutch after
being attacked with a pod door. Morgan enters fifth, attacking Baszler
but also has to submit to Baszler's clutch. Asuka's pod is opened
last, to a waiting Baszler. Asuka lands several kicks, but eventually
Baszler manages to lock the Kirifuda clutch also on Asuka, winning
the match by eliminating everyone herself.
WrestleMania XXXVI
2020-04-04
and
2020-04-05,
WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
Originally scheduled to take place at 2020-04-05 at Raymond James
Stadium, Tampa, Florida, USA, it was taped 2020-03-25 and 2020-03-26 at a
closed set due to the
Covid-19
pandemic.
- Women's tagteam championship:
Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross def. Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi
Sane) (ch)
Cross has Asuka down for a pinfall, but is denied by the
Insane elbow from Sane. Asuka counters and has Cross in a lock, but
is herself denied by the Twisted Bliss from Bliss. Bliss hits the
Twisted Bliss on Sane to get a pinfall victory and win the
championships.
- Elias def. King Corbin
Corbin asked the referee to count a forfeit for Elias
after having thrown him down a ramp on an event prior. Elias does
appear, however and the match starts. Corbin tries to pin Elias using
the ropes for leverage, but the referee sees it. While arguing with
the referee, Elias rolls Corbin up to get a pinfall victory.
- Raw Women's championship:
Becky Lynch (ch) def. Shayna Baszler
Baszler dominates Lynch, slamming her repeatedly into the
announce table. Back in the ring, Baszler locks Lynch in the Kirifuda
clutch, but Lynch manages to reverse it into a pinfall to retain the
championship.
- Intercontinental championship:
Sami Zayn (ch) [w/Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura] def. Daniel Bryan
[w/Drew Gulak]
Bryan lands several kicks on Zayn, but is met by a helluva kick
when trying a dive from the top rope. Zayn then pins Bryan to retain
the championship.
- SmackDown tagteam championship, Ladder Match:
John Morrison (Miz & Morrison) (ch) def. Kofi Kingston (The New
Day), Jimmy Uso (The Usos)
Stipulation: The first man to climb the ladder, grabbing
both championship belts, wins the championship for his team. All
three men climb ladders, grabbing the coathanger with the
championships, but they all hold on to them. Morrison is kicked off,
but manages to grab the belts as he falls and thus retains the
championships for the team of The Miz and John Morrison.
- Kevin Owens def. "Monday Night Messiah" Seth Rollins
While battling outside the ring, Rollins hits Owens with
the ring bell, getting himself disqualified. Owens doesn't want to
have anything with that, and asks to restart the match as a no
disqualification match. Rollins goes on, attacking Owens with a steel
chair, but is himself hit with the ring bell by Owens. He then does
an elbow drop from the WrestleMania sign onto Rollins on the announce
table. He drags Rollins back into the ring and gets a pinfall after
the stunner. After the match, 24/7 champion R-Truth shows up in the
host position where he is pinned by Mojo Rawley, losing the
title.
- Universal championship:
Braun Strowman def. Goldberg (ch)
Strowman replaced Roman Reigns, who would not take part of
WrestleMania due to health concerns during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Goldberg starts up with his signature spears, but Strowman gets up
again. After four powerslams, Strowman gets the pinfall
victory.
- Boneyard match:
Undertaker def. AJ Styles
The match took place in a graveyard. Undertaker hits
Styles and dumps him in a grave Styles himself had dug. As he does,
Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows of the OC unleash a number of caped
fighters and attack the Undertaker, giving Styles enough time to
recover. Styles dumps Undertaker in the grave and is about to cover
him with dirt when Undertaker attacks him from behind. Undertaker
drops Styles from a rooftop, and then into the grave and covers him
with dirt, ending the match.
- NXT Women's championship:
Charlotte Flair def. Rhea Ripley (ch) (subm.)
Flair methodically attack Ripley's knee, so when she
eventually manages to lock in the figure eight leglock, Ripley has no
choice but to kick out.
- Aleister Black def. Bobby Lashley [w/Lana]
Lashley goes in for a spear, but Black hits the Fade to
Black to get the pinfall.
- Otis def. Dolph Ziggler [w/Sonya Deville]
Otis goes for the Caterpillar, but the referee is
distracted by Deville, allowing Ziggler to land a low blow. Mandy
Rose arrives in the ring taking out Deville and delivering a low blow
to Ziggler, allowing Otis to get a pinfall after a
caterpillar.
- Last man standing match:
Edge def. Randy Orton
Orton starts the match out by disguising himself as a
camera man, to hit an RKO before the match starts. The match starts
in the ring, but quickly moves to other parts of the training
facility. Edge puts Orton on top of a table and performs an elbow
drop for far above, but Orton gets up. Edge eventually wins after
hitting Orton with the con-chair-to on top of a production
truck. After the match, 24/7 champion Mojo Rawley shows up, only to
be pinned by the host "Gronk".
- Raw tagteam championship:
Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) (ch) def. Austin
Theory & Angel Garza [w/Zelina Vega]
Theory has set up Dawkins for a pinfall, when Ford dives
from the top turnbuckle, taking out Theory, allowing Dawkins to get
the pinfall to retain the championships.
- SmackDown Women's championship, Fatal five-way:
Lacey Evans def. Bayley (ch), Sasha Banks, Naomi, Tamina
Tamina is first to be eliminated after all the other
competitors join forces to pin her together. Naomi is eliminated next
when she taps out to Bank's Bank statement submission hold. Banks is
the third to be eliminated when Evans lands the Women's Right and
gets a quick pin. Banks returns, attacking Evens with a back stabber,
allowing Bayley to get the pinfall victory and retain the
championship.
- Firefly funhouse match:
"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt def. John Cena
In a series of vignettes, the "match" took place in a dark
ring, reprising Cena's and Wyatt's careers. In the end, The Fiend
avenged his loss from WrestleMania XXX
by ending Cena with a mandible claw, with his alter ego Bray Wyatt
counting a pinfall.
- WWE championship:
Drew McIntyre def. Brock Lesnar [w/Paul Heyman]
McIntyre keeps kicking out from Lesnar's F-5s, delivering
four claymore kicks before pinning Lesnar to become WWE champion.
Money in the Bank
2020-05-10, WWE Global Headquarters, Stamford, Connecticut, USA
and
WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
Originally scheduled to take place at Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore,
Maryland, USA, it was moved to a closed set due to the
Covid-19
pandemic.
Matches from WWE Performance Center:
- SmackDown tagteam championship, Fatal four-way:
New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) (ch) def. Lucha House Party (Gran
Metalik & Lince Dorado), The Miz & John Morrison, Forgotten
Sons (Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake) [w/Jaxson Ryker]
Big E pins Gran Metalik after the Big Ending, to retain
the championships.
- Bobby Lashley [w/MVP] def. R-Truth
R-Truth was originally set to meet MVP, but Lashley comes
out to the ring and replaces MVP. R-Truth misses a scissor kick,
allowing Lashley to hit a spear to get a pinfall victory.
- SmackDown Women's championship:
Bayley (ch) [w/Sasha Banks] def. Tamina
Bayley keeps attacking Tamina's legs, trying to take her
off balance. Tamina throws Bayley onto the announce table, hits a
superkick and a Samoan drop, but the pinfall is blocked by Sasha
Banks. This allows Bayley to regain some strength and roll up Tamina
for the pinfall victory.
- Universal championship:
Braun Strowman (ch) def. Bray Wyatt
Wyatt hits the Sister Abigail on Strowman, but Strowman
kicks out. Wyatt kicks Strowman to the outside of the ring, and when
Strowman reappears he has donned the black sheep mask from his time
in the Wyatt family, seemingly reconciling his differences. This is
just a ruse, and Strowman bodyslams Wyatt and gets a pinfall to
retain the championship.
- WWE championship:
Drew McIntyre (ch) def. "Monday Night Messiah" Seth Rollins
Rollins delivers a superkick and a stomp, but McIntyre
manages to kick out in time. McIntyre hits a claymore kick to get the
pinfall victory to retain the championship.
Matches from WWE Global Headquarters (taped 2020-04-15):
- Women's Money in the Bank, Ladder match:
Asuka def. Lacey Evans, Nia Jax, Carmella, Shayna Baszler, Dana
Brooke
The Women's match started in the lobby outside the
elevator, with Asuka starting out with a jump from the second floor
ramp and then running for the elevator, getting a head start on the
other five who run up the stairs. Brooke finds briefcase in the Money
in the Bank conference room, and unhooks it, only to be told the real
one is on the roof. A bit later, they meet up with the Men's match
with Paul Heyman in catering, and a food fight ensues. The match
eventually reaches the roof, with Asuka and Jax arriving first,
quickly followed by Evans. Jax knocks both out and retrieves a
ladder, Asuka claims the ladder, when Corbin from the Men's match
arrives. Asuka knocks him down, retrieving the briefcase to win the
Women's match. On
Raw
2020-05-11, the match was retroactively changed to be for the Raw
Women's championship, as current title holder Becky Lynch
relinquished the title, announcing her pregnancy.
- Men's Money in the Bank, Ladder match:
Otis def. AJ Styles, Aleister Black, King Corbin, Rey Mysterio,
Daniel Bryan
The Men's match started in the WWE Fitness Center,
supposedly at the same time as the Women's match. Corbin tries to
throw some bumper plates at Bryan, but ends up breaking a mirror.
Otis locks Styles in the gym with a weightlifting bar and the other five
run for the elevators. After Black locks Styles in an
Undertaker-themed room, they end up in a food fight with the Women's
match. Bryan and Styles end up in Mr. McMahon's office, but are told
to get out, but not before tidying up after themselves. Corbin is
first to arrive at the roof, but is quickly knocked off a ladder by
Asuka. Otis arrives next, but breaks the ladder as he tries to climb
it. Styles and Corbin both have hands on the briefcase on the top of
the ladder, and both bring it down, when Elias appears, knocking
Corbin off, causing them to drop the briefcase. Otis catches it to
win the Men's match.
Intercontinental championship tournament 2020
2020-05-15 to 2020-06-12, WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
A tournament was set up for the Intercontinental championship after
Sami Zayn was stripped of the title for not wanting to defend it during
the
Covid-19
pandemic.
First round matches:
- SmackDown
2020-05-15:
Elias def. King Corbin
- Daniel Bryan def. Drew Gulak (subm.)
- SmackDown
2020-05-22:
AJ Styles def. Shinsuke Nakamura
- Jeff Hardy def. Sheamus
Semi-final matches:
- SmackDown
2020-05-29:
10-man Battle Royal:
Sheamus
Order of elimination:
- Lince Dorado (by King Corbin)
- Drew Gulak (by King Corbin)
- Gran Metalik (by King Corbin)
- Dolph Ziggler (by King Corbin)
- King Corbin (by Jey Uso)
- Cesaro (by Shorty G)
- Shinsuke Nakamura (by Shorty G)
- Shorty G (by Cesaro)
- Jey Uso (by Sheamus)
The semi-finals were set for Elias vs. Styles and Bryan
vs. Hardy, but Elias was hit in a hit-and-run accident where Hardy
was arrested for his involvement. A 10-man battle royal was set up
to determine a new opponent for Bryan, while Styles was granted a
bye.
- Daniel Bryan def. Sheamus
Final:
Daniel Bryan | Daniel Bryan | Daniel Bryan | AJ Styles
|
Drew Gulak
|
Jeff Hardy | Jeff Hardy Sheamus
|
Sheamus
|
Elias | Elias | AJ Styles
|
King Corbin
|
AJ Styles | AJ Styles
|
Shinsuke Nakamura
|
Backlash 2020
2020-06-14, WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
Live matches:
- Women's tagteam championship, Triple threat match:
Bayley & Sasha Banks (ch) def. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross,
The Iiconics (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce)
Bayley was also reigning WWE SmackDown Women's champion.
Bliss does a Twisted bliss from the top rope on Billie Kay, but as
she tries to get the pinfall, Banks comes in, rolls up Bliss and get
a pinfall victory to retain the championships.
- Sheamus def. Jeff Hardy
Hardy hits Sheamus with the Swanton bomb, but Sheamus
manages to get his foot on the bottom rope to stop the pinfall.
Sheamus hits two brogues kick on Hardy to get the pinfall
victory.
- Raw Women's championship:
Asuka (ch) vs. Nia Jax (2xCO)
The match spills outside. Asuka locks the armbar on Jax,
but Jax breaks it up, but not in time. Both women are counted
out.
- Universal championship, 2-on-1 handicap match:
Braun Strowman
The Miz & John Morrison
Stipulation: The one who gets the pinfall victory becomes
the sole Universal champion.
Strowman chokeslams Miz and pins Morrison after a running powerslam.
- WWE championship:
Bobby Lashley [w/MVP] def. Drew McIntyre
Lashley locks McIntyre in the Full Nelson before the match
starts. Lana comes to ringside and is accidentally pushed off the
ring by Lashley. This distracts him for long enough for McIntyre to
hit a claymore kick to get a pinfall to retain the
championship.
Matches taped 2020-06-07:
- Randy Orton def. Edge
After a long and grueling match, Edge has Orton locked in a
face lock, but Orton kicks out, hits a boot to the head and gets the
pinfall victory.
The Horror Show at Extreme Rules
2020-07-19, WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
Originally scheduled to take place at SAP Center, San José, California,
USA, it was moved to a closed set due to the
Covid-19
pandemic.
Live matches:
- SmackDown tagteam championship, Tables match:
Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura def. New Day (Big E & Kofi
Kingston) (ch)
Cesaro drives Kingston through double tables outside the
ring to become the new tagteam champions.
- SmackDown Women's championship:
Bayley (ch) [w/Sasha Banks] def. Nikki Cross [w/Alexa Bliss]
Bayley and Banks were also reigning WWE Women's tagteam
champions. Bayley knocks out Cross after being handed Banks' "Boss"
knuckles, getting the pinfall victory to retain the
championship.
- Eye for an eye match:
Seth Rollins def. Rey Mysterio
Rollins is declared the winner after Rollins rubs
Mysterio's head into the steel ring steps.
- Raw Women's championship:
Sasha Banks (tag ch) [w/Bayley] vs. Asuka (ch) [w/Kairi Sane] (no
contest)
Banks taps to Asuka submission move, but the referee is
distracted and does not see it. Banks grabs the tagteam belt to
attack Asuka, but is stopped by the referee. Asuka tries to attack
Bayley with the green mist, but hits the referee instead. Bayley
grabs the referee shirt and counts a pinfall on Asuka for Banks. Then
the two then run off with all the championship belts.
- WWE championship, Extreme Rules for Dolph Ziggler:
Drew McIntyre (ch) def. Dolph Ziggler
Ziggler chose the stipulation for the match, and it was
kept secret until the start of the match. He declared the match to be
Extreme Rules for himself only, and that he would win by count-out.
Ziggler runs McIntyre through a table at ringside using an elbow drop
from the top turnbuckle, but McIntyre manages to get back into the
ring just in time to break the 10-count. McIntyre eventually pins
Ziggler after a claymore kick.
Matches taped 2020-07-16—17:
- Swamp fight:
Braun Strowman (Universal ch) def. Bray Wyatt
The "match" took place in Wyatt's swamp and was not for
Wyatt's Universal championship. It ended with Strowman kicking Wyatt
into the swamp and Wyatt dragging him down with him before Wyatt's
alter ego "The Fiend" appeared.
Summerslam 2020
2020-08-23, Amway Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
Originally scheduled to take place at TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts,
USA, it was moved to a closed set due to the
Covid-19
pandemic.
- SmackDown Women's championship:
Bayley (ch) [w/Sasha Banks (Raw ch)] def. Asuka
Bayley and Banks were also tagteam champions at the time.
Bayley goes to work on Asuka's knee, Bayley attempts an elbow drop
from the top rope, but is caught in an arm bar by Asuka, she kicks
out with the help of Banks. Asuka again tries to jump Bayley, but
Banks takes her place, distracting Asuka and allowing Bayley to roll
her up for a pinfall.
- Raw tagteam championship:
Angel Garza & Andrade [w/Zelina Vega]
Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)
Despite being manhandled by Garza and Andrade, Street
Profits make a comeback and after Dawkins hits the Cash Out on Garza,
Ford rolls him up for the pinfall.
- Loser leaves WWE, No disqualification match:
Mandy Rose def. Sonya Deville
Originally advertised as a hair vs. hair match, this was
changed into a loser leaves WWE match. Rose pins Deville after
a running knee.
- Street fight:
Seth Rollins [w/Murphy] def. Dominik Mysterio [w/Rey Mysterio]
Rollins kept attacking Mysterio with a kendo stick, and
eventually manages to hold him down long enough to get the
three-count.
- Raw Women's championship:
Asuka def. Sasha Banks (ch) [w/Bayley (SD ch)] (subm.)
Bayley and Banks were also tagteam champions at the time.
Asuka reverses Banks' attempt at locking the Bank statement into an
Asuka lock and wins the championship by submission when Banks taps
out.
- WWE championship:
Drew McIntyre (ch) def. Randy Orton
McIntyre rolls up Orton with a backslide to get the
pinfall victory.
- Universal championship, Falls count anywhere:
"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt def. Braun Strowman (ch)
The Fiend hits Sister Abigail on the exposed ring flooring,
to win the match and become the new champion.
Payback
2020-08-30, Amway Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
- US championship:
Apollo Crews (ch) def. Bobby Lashley [w/MVP & Shelton Benjamin]
(subm.)
Lashley locks Crews in a Full Nelson, forcing Crews to
submit.
- Big E def. Sheamus
Big E counters the brogue kick and sets up the Big Ending
to get the pinfall victory.
- Matt Riddle def. King Corbin
Riddle hits the Bro to Sleep on Corbin, then goes to the
top rope and hits the Floating Bro, getting the pinfall victory.
- Women's tagteam championship, Triple threat match:
Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler def. Bayley & Sasha Banks (ch)
Bayley was also SmackDown Women's champion at the time.
Baszler has Bayley in the Kirifuda clutch at the same time as Banks
has Baszler in the Bank Statement. Baszler grabs Banks' arm and uses
that as additional leverage over Bayley, who has to tap out, making
the team of Jax and Baszler the new tagteam champions.
- Keith Lee def. Randy Orton
Orton goes for the RKO, but Lee stops him and hits a
Spirit Bomb, getting the three-count.
- Rey Mysterio & Dominik def. Seth Rollins & Murphy
Murphy inadvertently kicks Rollins, allowing the Mysterios
to take advantage. Dominik pins Murphy after a Frog splash.
- Universal championship, No holds barred, Triple Threat:
Roman Reigns [w/Paul Heyman] def. Braun Strowman, "The Fiend" Bray
Wyatt (ch)
Strowman attacks Wyatt as he is entering the ring,
starting the match early with only these two competitors. "The
Fiend" tries to superplex Strowman from the top rope, causing the
ring to implode by the impact. With both men down, Reigns makes his
entrance, trying to cover both men, but both kick out before he gets
a three-count. After regrouping, Reigns hits a spear on Strowman, to
get the pinfall and win the championship.
Clash of Champions: Gold Rush
2020-09-27, Amway Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
- Intercontinental championship, Triple threat ladder match:
Sami Zayn def. AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy (ch)
Zayn had a claim on the championship, having been
stripped of it when he did not want to defend
it during the pandemic. The match started with Zayn being thrown
around the ladders by Styles and Hardy, who then both climb a ladder
but are both unable to reach the top. Zayn handcuffed Hardy's ear to
a ladder outside the ring. He then went on to handcuff himself to
Styles. Styles tried to climb the ladder, carrying Zayn, while Hardy
just brought the ladder into the ring. Zayn then handcuffed Styles to
the ladder and grabbed both the championship belts to become the
undisputed champion.
- Raw Women's championship:
Asuka (ch) def. Zelina Vega (subm.)
Vega tries to roll up Asuka for a pinfall, but Asuka
reverses it into an Asuka lock to get the submission victory.
- US championship:
Bobby Lashley (ch) [w/Shelton Benjamin & MVP] def. Apollo Crews
[w/Ricochet] (subm.)
Lashley locks Crews in the Full Nelson until Crews has no
choice but to ta out.
- Raw tagteam championship:
Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) (ch) def. Angel
Garza & Andrade
Dawkins pins Andrade after the Anointment,
- SmackDown Women's championship:
Bayley (ch) def. Asuka
Bayley was originally scheduled to face off against
Nikki Cross, who was unable to compete. Bayley issued an open
challenge, which was answered by Asuka. Bayley is disqualified when
she attacks Asuka with a steel chair.
- WWE championship, Ambulance match:
Drew McIntyre (ch) def. Randy Orton
During the match, both Big Show, Christian and Shawn
Michaels, who previously had been attacked by Orton, intervened in
the match, attacking Orton. Despite this, he RKOs McIntyre and almost
manages to close both ambulance doors on him. McIntyre manages to
escape and instead locks Orton in the ambulance to retain the
championship.
- Universal championship:
Roman Reigns (ch) [w/Paul Heyman] def. Jey Uso (subm.)
Uso attempts a bodysplash from the top rope, but Reigns
hits a low blow as he kicks out. Reigns kept beating Uso, trying to
force him to acknowledge Reigns as his "tribal chief". Jimmy Uso
comes ringside and throws in a towel for Jey to stop the
match.
Hell in a Cell
2020-10-25, Amway Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
- Universal championship, I Quit Match, Hell in a Cell:
Roman Reigns (ch) [w/Paul Heyman] def. Jey Uso
Reigns kicks the steel steps into Jey, who is unconscious
next to the ring post. When the referee wants to stop the match, he
throws the referee out. Multiple officials come out, and Reigns
attacks all of them. Jemmy Uso comes in to help is brother, and
Reigns lock both brothers in a submission hold until Jey says "I
Quit".
- Elias def. Jeff Hardy (DQ)
The match spills out of the ring, where Elias tries to
reach for his guitar. Hardy grabs the guitar instead, smashing Elias
with it and getting disqualified.
- Money in the Bank contract match:
The Miz [w/John Morrison] def. Otis (contract holder) [w/Tucker]
Morrison is sent back to the locker room for trying to
knock Otis with the briefcase. Tucker remains ringside and instead
turns on Otis attacking him with the briefcase, allowing The Miz to
get the pinfall victory.
- SmackDown Women's championship, Hell in a Cell:
Sasha Banks def. Bayley (ch) (subm.)
Bayley sets up Banks on a ladder and tries to jump her
with a steel chair from the ring ropes, but Banks roll off just in
time. Banks then hits Bailey's signature Bayley-to-belly on Bayley
onto the ladder, but only gets a two count. Banks locks Bayley in the
Bank statement through a steel chair, forcing Bayley to tap
out.
- US championship:
Bobby Lashley (ch) def. Slapjack (subm.)
The members of Hurt Business and Retribution were asked to
not come to ringside, to make it one-on-one. Lashley locks the Full
Nelson, causing Slapjack to tap out.
- WWE championship, Hell in a Cell:
Randy Orton def. Drew McIntyre (ch)
The match spills to the top of the cell when first Orton
and then McIntyre climbs the cell and continue the battle there.
Orton throws McIntyre down onto the announcers table. He makes it
back to the ring, but Orton eventually hits the RKO and gets the
pinfall victory to become the new champion.
Survivor Series 2020: Best of the Best
2020-11-22, Amway Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
- 5-on-5 men's elimination match:
Team Raw (AJ Styles & Riddle & Keith Lee & Braun Strowman
& Sheamus) [w/Omos] def. Team SmackDown (Jey Uso & Kevin
Owens & Otis & Seth Rollins & King Corbin)
Order of elimination:
- Seth Rollins (by Sheamus)
- Keith Owens (by AJ Styles)
- King Corbin (by Riddle)
- Otis (by Braun Strowman)
- Jey Uso (by Keith Lee)
Survivors: Team Raw (AJ Styles & Riddle & Keith Lee &
Braun Strowman & Sheamus)
Team Raw manages to get a clean sweep victory, defeating
Team SmackDown without anyone being eliminated from their own team.
Raw wins when Keith Lee pins Jey Uso after the spirit bomb.
Raw-SmackDown: 1-0.
- Champions vs champions:
New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) (Raw tagteam ch) [w/Big E]
Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins& Montez Ford) (SmackDown tagteam
ch)
Angelo Dawkins pins Xavier Woods after the
blockbuster. Raw-SmackDown: 2-0.
- Champion vs. champion:
Bobby Lashley (US ch) [w/Hurt Business (MVP & Cedric Alexander
& Shelton Benjamin)] def. Sami Zayn (IC ch)
Lashley applies the Full Nelson, forcing Zayn to tap
out. Raw-SmackDown: 3-0.
- Champion vs. champion:
Sasha Banks (SmackDown Women's ch) def. Asuka (Raw Women's ch)
Asuka lands a kick to the back of the head, but is unable
to capitalize, allowing Banks to catch her and roll her up for a
pinfall. Raw-SmackDown: 3-1.
After the match, Akira Tozawa defeats the Gobbledy Gooker in the
backstage area to win the 24/7 championship, only to be pinned by
R-Truth to return the championship.
- 5-on-5 women's elimination match:
Team Raw (Nia Jax (tag ch) & Shayna Baszler (tag ch) & Lacey
Evans & Peyton Royce & Lana) def. Team SmackDown (Bayley &
Bianca Belair & Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan & Natalya)
Order of elimination:
- Bayley (by Peyton Royce)
- Peyton Royce (by Natalya) (subm.)
- Natalya (by Lacey Evans)
- Ruby Riott (by Shayna Baszler)
- Lacey Evans (by Liv Morgan)
- Liv Morgan (by Nia Jax)
- Shayna Baszler (DQ)
- Bianca Belair & Nia Jax (count-out)
Survivor: Lana
Baszler held Belair in the kirifuda clutch, but Belair
makes it to the ropes, where Baszler refuses to release the hold and
is disqualified. Nia Jax, who has refused Lana to enter the match at
all, is counted out with Belair, leaving Lana as the sole survivor
without having even entered the ring. Raw-SmackDown: 4-1.
- Champion vs. champion:
Roman Reigns (Universal ch) [w/Paul Heyman] (subm.) def. Drew
McIntyre (WWE ch)
Reigns hits a low blow and Superman punch before locking
McIntyre in the guillotine. The referee stops the match as McIntyre no
can no longer continue. Raw-SmackDown: 4-2.
TLC - Tables, Ladders and Chairs 2020
2020-12-20, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
- WWE championship, Tables, Ladders & Chairs:
Drew McIntyre (ch) def. AJ Styles [w/Omos]
Styles applies the calf crusher on McIntyre's leg, first
through a ladder, next through a steel chair. Styles climbs the
ladder, but is thrown off by Styles. The Miz and John Morrison runs
in, attacking McIntyre and cashes in the Money in the Bank contract.
The Miz climbs the table, but is picked off by Omos. McIntyre makes
it back into the ring and manages to fend off both competitors and
regain his championship.
- SmackDown Women's championship:
Sasha Banks (ch) def. Carmella [w/Reginald Thomas] (subm.)
Carmella ends out outside of the ring, but is saved by her
sommelier Reginald Thomas. The two trade near-falls until Banks locks
the Bank Statement. Thomas drags Carmella out from the ring, but is
jumped by Banks. Carmella uses the distraction to attack Banks, but
only gets a two-count. Banks locks another Bank Statement, and this
time Carmella taps out.
- Raw tagteam championship:
Hurt Business (Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin) [w/MVP] def.
New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) (ch)
Alexander pins Kingston after the lumbar check, to win the
championships.
- Women's tagteam championship:
Asuka (Raw ch) & Charlotte Flair def. Nia Jax & Shayna
Baszler (ch)
Originally scheduled to be versus Asuka and Lana, the
champions took out Lana on the week's Monday Night Raw. Asuka's
partner was not revealed until the start of the match.
Flair locks Baszler in the figure eight, but it is broken off by Jax.
Baszler tries to fight back, but Flair gets the pinfall after the
Natural Selection.
- Universal championship, Tables, Ladders & chairs:
Roman Reigns (ch) [w/Paul Heyman] def. Kevin Owens
Owens wastes no time and runs in attacking Reigns before
the bell is rung. Owens takes out Reigns and has his hands on the
championship belt, but Jey Uso stops him. Owens takes out Uso, but
Reigns comes back, climbs the ladder and retrieves the championship
belt to retain the championship.
- Firefly inferno match:
Randy Orton def. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt
Stipulation: The only way to win is to set any part of
your opponent's body on fire. The Fiend gestures and suddenly the
ring is enveloped in flames. The two battle, trying to put the other
into the flames. Eventually, Orton manages to light The Fiend's
jacket on fire, and when The Fiend makes a run to the ring, he is
stopped by Orton's RKO. After the match, he pours gasoline on, and
sets fire to, what looks like the Fiend's body in the ring.