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World Wrestling Entertainment 2023

2023

WWE Day 1

2023-01-01, State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

This event was cancelled due to a scheduling conflict.

Royal Rumble 2023

2023-01-28, Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, USA

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  1. The Men's Royal Rumble:
    Elim. Ent. #Ent. Name By
    1 3 5The MizSheamus (2)
    2 7 9Karrion KrossDrew McIntyre (9)
    3 611Xavier WoodsGunther (1)
    4 411Kofi KingstonGunther (1)
    51012Santos EscobarBrock Lesnar (12)
    61112Angelo DawkinsBrock Lesnar (12)
    7 812Chad GableBrock Lesnar (12)
    81213Brock LesnarBobby Lashley (13)
    91415Baron CorbinSeth "Freakin" Rollins (15)
    101717Rey MysterioDid not enter
    111317Bobby LashleySeth "Freakin" Rollins (15)
    121618OtisSheamus (2) & Drew McIntyre (9)
    131919EliasSheamus (2) & Drew McIntyre (9)
    14 520Johnny GarganoDominik Mysterio (18) & Finn Bálor (20)
    152121Booker TGunther (1)
    162323Montez FordDamian Priest (22)
    172224Damian PriestEdge (24)
    182024Finn BálorEdge (24)
    192424EdgeFinn Bálor (20)
    202627OmosBraun Strowman (27)
    21 228SheamusGunther (1)
    22 928Drew McIntyreGunther (1)
    231830Dominik MysterioCody Rhodes (30)
    242730Braun StrowmanCody Rhodes (30)
    252830RicochetAustin Theory (25)
    262530Austin TheorySeth "Freakin" Rollins (15) & Cody Rhodes (30)
    271530Seth "Freakin" RollinsLogan Paul (29)
    282930Logan PaulCody Rhodes (30)
    29 130Gunther (IC ch)Cody Rhodes (30)
    30Cody Rhodes

    Winner: Cody Rhodes (30)
    Rey Mysterio's music plays, but he never enters. Dominik Mysterio enters next, wearing Rey's mask. Cody Rhodes eliminates Gunther to win.

  2. Mountain Dew Pitch black match:
    Bray Wyatt def. LA Knight
    No rules, only way to win is by pinfall or submission. Knight bodyslams Wyatt through the announce table. Back in the ring, Wyatt attacks Knight with a kendo stick, and hits Sister Abigail to get the pinfall victory. Uncle Howdy attacks Knight after the match.
  3. Raw Women's championship:
    Bianca Belair (ch) def. Alexa Bliss
    Belair hits the KOD to get the pinfall victory.
  4. The Women's Royal Rumble:
    Elim. Ent. #Ent. Name By
    1 7 7B-FabRhea Ripley (1)
    2 310Dana BrookeBayley (6) & Dakota Kai (9) & Iyo Sky (10)
    3 410EmmaDakota Kai (9)
    4 810Roxanne Perez (NXT ch)Bayley (6) & Dakota Kai (9) & Iyo Sky (10)
    51111NatalyaBayley (6) & Dakota Kai (9) & Iyo Sky (10)
    6 511Shayna BaszlerBayley (6) & Dakota Kai (9) & Iyo Sky (10)
    71214Candice LeRaeDakota Kai (9)
    81617Tegan NoxAsuka (17)
    92020Chelsea GreenRhea Ripley (1)
    10 920Dakota KaiBecky Lynch (15)
    111020Iyo SkyBecky Lynch (15)
    121520Becky LynchBecky Lynch (15)
    13 620BayleyLiv Morgan (2)
    141421Xia LiZelina Vega (21)
    151925TaminaMichelle McCool (25)
    161327Zoey StarkSonya Deville (27)
    172127Zelina VegaLacey Evans (24)
    182628Indi HartwellSonya Deville (27)
    193030Nia JaxRhea Ripley (1) & Liv Morgan (2) & Piper Niven (18) & Raquel Rodriguez (22) & Mia Yim (23) & Lacey Evans (24) & Michelle McCool (25) & Sonya Deville (27) & Shotzi (28) & Nikki Cross (29)
    202430Lacey EvansRaquel Rodriguez (22)
    212730Sonya DevilleAsuka (17)
    222530Michelle McCoolRhea Ripley (1)
    232830ShotziMia Yim (23)
    242330Mia Yim "Michin"Piper Niven (18)
    251830Piper NivenRaquel Rodriguez (22)
    262230Raquel RodriguezRhea Ripley (1)
    272930Nikki CrossLiv Morgan (2)
    281730AsukaRhea Ripley (1)
    29 230Liv MorganRhea Ripley (1)
    1Rhea Ripley

    Winner: Rhea Ripley (1)
    Michelle McCool was sat in the audience, and entered the ring from the front row. Asuka sprays the blue mist in Morgan's face, before being eliminated by Ripley. Ripley uses Morgan's confusion to eliminate her to win the match.

  5. Undisputed championship:
    Roman Reigns (ch) [w/Paul Heyman & Sami Zayn] def. Kevin Owens
    Owens hits a pop-up powerbomb, but the referee is knocked out, so no-one counts. Reigns drives Owens into the steel steps, hits a spear to get the pinfall victory.

Elimination Chamber 2023

2023-02-18, Bell Centre, Montréal, Québéc, Canada

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  1. Elimination chamber match:
    Asuka def. Carmella, Raquel Rodriguez, Natalya, Liv Morgan, Nikki Cross
    Winner faces Raw Women's Champion at WrestleMania. Natalya and Morgan start out, Rodriguez enters third, Cross fourth. Cross takes out her opponents with a crossbody from top of Carmella's pod, Carmella enters fifth trying for a quick cover. Failing that, Carmella hides back in her pod, until Cross runs Rodriguez through the pod wall. Rodriguez eliminates Cross. Asuka enters last, charging for Carmella. Natalya locks Morgan in a sharpshooter, and then Asuka locks an armbar, forcing the referee to call the submission. Natalya locks Asuka in the sharpshooter, but is kicked by Carmella. Carmella covers Natalya for a pinfall. Carmella and Asuka takes out Rodriguez, counting a double pin. Asuka locks Carmella in the Asuka lock, forcing her to tap out.
  2. Bobby Lashley def. Brock Lesnar (DQ)
    Lashley tries to lock Lesnar in the Hurt Lock, and is successful on his second attempt. Lesnar is able to kick out, but only using a low blow, getting disqualified. After the match, Lesnar hits an F-5 on both the referee and Lashley.
  3. Edge & Beth Phoenix def. Judgment Day (Finn Bálor & Rhea Ripley) [w/Dominik Mysterio]
    Phoenix goes for the top rope, but Dominik interferes, pushing her off. Edge starts chasing after Dominik, but he leaves the ring only to come back a few minutes later, receiving derogatory chants from the audience. Edge and Phoenix both locks the Edge-u-cator on their respective opponent, but Dominik distracts the referee. Phoenix hits the Shatter Machine on Bálor, allowing Edge to get the pinfall victory.
  4. US championship, Elimination chamber match:
    Austin Theory (ch) def. Seth "Freakin" Rollins, Montez Ford, Damian Priest, Johnny Gargano, Bronson Reed
    Gargano and Rollins start out, Theory enters third, Priest fourth. Reed enters fifth and Montez last, with no eliminations. Ford climbs the ceiling of the chamber and drops onto everyone. After a triple superkick, a stomp from Rollins and a frog splash from Ford, Ford manages to get the pinfall to eliminate Reed. Priest hits the Razor's Edge on Gargano, eliminating him second. Rollins holds up Priest, allowing Ford to hit the Blockbuster on Priest, for the elimination. Rollins stomps Ford, allowing Theory to get the pinfall, leaving Rollins and Theory as the two last competitors. Rollins goes for the stomp, when Logan Paul runs in, attacking Rollins. Theory capitalizes, getting the pinfall to retain the US championship.
  5. Undisputed championship:
    Roman Reigns [w/Paul Heyman] (ch) def. Sami Zayn
    Roman arrives to the ring to an abundance of derogatory chants. Native Montréaler Zayn is clearly the favorite with the audience. Zayn starts strong, but Reigns regains the upper hand. Zayns hits a sunset powerbomb from the top rope, but only gets a two-count. Reigns comes back, and the two trade near-falls. Zayn hits Reigns with his own Superman punch followed by a helluva kick, but still only gets a two-count. With the referee out, Jimmy Uso comes to the ring, taking out Zayn and setting Reigns up for the pin. A new referee comes in, but Zayn kicks out at two. With the second referee taken out, Heyman hands Reigns a steel chair. Jey Uso comes to the ring and is handed the chair by Reigns. Uso refuses to attack Zayn with the chair. Zayn accidentally hits Uso, allowing Reigns to use the chair, getting the pinfall victory.

WrestleMania XXXIX

2023-04-01 and 2023-04-02, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California, USA

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SoFi Stadium was originally planned to host WrestleMania XXXVII, but was rescheduled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

WrestleMania Saturday (2023-04-01):

  1. US championship:
    Austin Theory (ch) def. John Cena
    Theory tries to slowly break down Cena, and has Cena in a sleeper-hold in the middle of the ring. Cena manages to break out, ramming Theory into the ring corner. Cena goes for the AA, accidentally knocking out the referee. Cena locks the STF and Theory taps out, but the referee does not see it. Theory hits a low blow on Cena, followed by the A-Town Down to get the pinfall victory.
  2. Fatal four-way:
    Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) def. Braun Strowman & Ricochet, Alpha Academy (Chad Gable & Otis), Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) [w/Valhalla]
    Strowman hits a frog splash on Ivar, and it takes all the other teams working together to throw him out from getting the three-count. Ricochet hits a shooting star press on Dawkins outside the ring. Ricochet goes for a frog splash, but Dawkins get his legs up. Ford bits Ricochet with a frog splash of his own, allowing Dawkins to get the pinfall.
  3. Seth "Freakin" Rollins def. Logan Paul [w/Prime Energy Mascot]
    Rollins goes for a pedigree, but Paul counters. Paul and the Mascot double-team Rollins outside the ring, setting him up to jump through the Spanish announce table. In the last minute, Rollins pulls the mascot in so that Paul hits it instead. Rollins hits a superkick and a stomp to get the pinfall victory.
  4. Trish Stratus & Lita & Becky Lynch def. Damage CTRL (Bayley & Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky)
    Lynch hits the man-handle slam on Bayley from the second rope to get the pinfall victory.
  5. Rey Mysterio def. Dominik Mysterio
    Dominik attacks his sister who sits ringside. Rey comes to help her, only for Dominik to catch him and throw him into the ring post. Next time he does that, Rwy does the same slam on Dominik. Dominik hits a frog splash on Rey, but only gets a two count., a bit later Rey hits a frog splash on Dominik for the three-count.
  6. SmackDown Women's championship:
    Charlotte Flair (ch) def. Rhea Ripley
    Royal Rumble winner Ripley has Flair down, but Flair keeps coming back. Ripley hits the Rip Tide, but Flair counters it into a DDT, getting a two-count. Ripley flips Flair from the top rope, but still only gets a two-count. Flair tries for the figure-eight, but Ripley kicks out, hitting another Rip Tide for a two-count. Ripley hits another Rip Tide to finally get a three-count to win the championship.
  7. Pat McAfee def. The Miz
    McAfee came out, challenging WrestleMania host Miz to an impromptu match. McAfee pins Miz after a running kick.
  8. Undisputed WWE tagteam championship:
    Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn def. The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso) (ch)
    After Zayn broke with the bloodline, Usos try to pick him apart, even hitting him with his own helluva kick. The Usos slam Owens through the Spanish announce table, and then hit a stereo Uso splash, but Owens kick out at two. Zayn hits three helluva kicks on Jey Uso, getting the pinfall victory to win the championships.

WrestleMania Sunday (2023-04-02):

  1. Brock Lesnar def. Omos [w/MVP]
    Omos makes Lesnar look small, picking up and repeatedly bodyslamming Lesnar. Lesnar eventually manages to land a couple of German suplexes and goes for a F-5. Omos escapes, but Lesnar goes for a second F-5, which he lands, getting the pinfall.
  2. Fatal four-way:
    Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler def. Natalya & Shotzi, Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez, Chelsea Green & Sonya Deville (subm.)
    Natalya has Deville and Green in a double sharpshooter, but before they are about to tap out, Morgan comes from the ring post breaking the hold. Shotzi takes out Morgan, but Rousey tags herself in and locks the armbar on Shotzi to get the submission victory.
  3. Intercontinental championship, Triple threat:
    Gunther (ch) def. Drew McIntyre, Sheamus
    The three competitors battle it out, trading forearms. Sheamus locks Gunther in the cloverleaf, but McIntyre locks the chin lock on Sheamus instead. Sheamus hits a brogue kick on Gunther and goes for the cover, but McIntyre again breaks it. Sheamus and McIntyre trade covers until Gunther comes in, powerbombing both Sheamus and McIntyre, before he covers McIntyre to retain the championship.
  4. Raw Women's championship:
    Bianca Belair (ch) def. Asuka
    In this fast paced match, Asuka and Belair battle it out. Belair starts out having the speed advantage, while Asuka seemingly has the superior strength, but it becomes clear that the women are evenly matched. Belair superplexes Asuka, but is unable to get the pinfall. Belair slams Asuka face-first into the top turnbuckle, and goes for the KOD. Asuka tries to attack Belair with the mist, but misses. Asuka locks the armbar, but Belair counters. Belair hits the KOD to get the pinfall to retain the championship.
  5. Snoop Dogg def. The Miz
    WrestleMania co-host Snoop Dogg called out Shane McMahon as a new opponent for Miz. McMahon injures his leg running in, and Snoop Dogg instead performs a People's Elbow on Miz and gets a three-count.
  6. Hell in a Cell:
    Edge def. "The Demon" Finn Bálor
    Edge traps Bálor in the corner of the cell with a couple of kendo sticks, and continues to attack Bálor with chairs and ladders available around the ring. Edge performs a DDT from the ladder he raised in the ring, but only gets a two-count. Bálor misses a coup de grâce, going through a table instead, allowing Edge to hit a con-chair-to to get the pinfall victory.
  7. Undisputed championship:
    Roman Reigns (ch) [w/Paul Heyman & Solo Sikoa] def. Cody Rhodes
    Rhodes tries to use his superior wrestling technique to win the match over Reigns' strength. Reigns clears the announce tables, setting up Rhodes, but takes too much tables and goes through the table himself instead. Sikoa interferes on Reigns' behalf, getting himself ejected. Rhodes hits the Cross Rhodes, but only gets a two-count. The two trade two-counts until Rhodes locks the figure-four, but Reigns reverses. Rhodes inadvertently hits the referee, allowing the Usos to run in attacking him. Zayn and Owens take out the Usos, and then take out Reigns. Rhodes has Reigns set up for a pin, when Sikoa comes back in taking him out. Reigns hits a spear to get the pinfall.

Backlash

2023-05-06, Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA

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  1. Raw Women's championship:
    Bianca Belair (ch) def. Iyo Sky
    Sky drops Belair face-first into the mat, but only gets a two-count. Belair performs a back body drop from the top rope, but only gets a two-count. Damage Ctrl (Bayley & Dakota Kai) appear ringside and Kai lands a kick in Belair's face. Belair however manages to hit KOD to get the pinfall.
  2. Seth "Freakin" Rollins def. Omos [w/MVP]
    Omos uses his size advantage, forcing Rollins to target specific body parts to try taking out Omos. Rollins goes for a frog splash, but Omos kicks out at one. Rollins goes for the stomp, but Omos blocks it. Rollins eventually hits the stomp three more times, the final one being delivered from the top rope, before getting the pinfall.
  3. US championship:
    Austin Theory (ch) def. Bronson Reed, Bobby Lashley
    Reed takes out Theory and goes for a moonsault. Theory rolls away, however and instead Lashley spears Reed. Theory takes out Lashley and covers Reed to get the pinfall victory to retain.
  4. SmackDown Women's championship:
    Rhea Ripley (ch) def. Zelina Vega
    Vega hits the meteora on Ripley, but only gets a two-count. Ripley hits the Riptide to get the pinfall victory to retain.
  5. San Juan street fight:
    Bad Bunny def. Damian Priest
    Priest dominates Bad Bunny, attacking him with various weapons outside the ring. Priest goes for a round-house kick but accidentally hits the ring corner, injuring his leg. Bad Bunny attacks the bad leg. The rest of Judgment Day (Dominik Mysterio and Bálor) run in to help Priest, but Rey Mysterio and Carlito runs in, taking them out. As they try to leave, Savio Vega and the LWO run in, blocking their escape. Back in the ring, Priest tries to make a comeback, but the leg gives out. Bad Bunny hits a destroyer to get the pinfall victory.
  6. Bloodline (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso & Solo Sikoa) def. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn (Undisputed tag ch) & Matt Riddle
    The Bloodline has a hard time keeping together, with Sikoa tagging himself in against Jey, receiving a helluva kick from Zayn for the trouble. Sikoa almost hits the Samoan Spike on his brother, but is stopped. A bit later, Riddle hits the Bro Derek on Jey, but Sikoa is the legal man. Sikoa hits the Samoan Spike on Riddle to get the pinfall victory for his team.
  7. Cody Rhodes def. Brock Lesnar
    Rhodes jumps Lesnar with a dive through the ring ropes before the bell has rung. Rhodes goes on to attack Lesnar with the announce table cover, ring steps and a steel chair. It doesn't seem to make much difference, however, as Lesnar dominates the match when it finally starts. Lesnar puts Rhodes in the corner and charges after him, but Rhodes ducks away and Lesnar hits the exposed turnbuckle, cutting his head open. Rhodes goes for Cross Rhodes, but only gets a two-count. Lesnar locks Rhodes in the Kimura lock, but Rhodes is able to roll over, getting Lesnar's shoulders down for the three-count.

World heavyweight championship tournament

2023-05-08 to 2023-05-27

At the 2023 draft, the undisputed championship was made exclusive to the SmackDown brand. A new world heavyweight championship was introduced, with the champion to be crowned at Night of Champions.

First round matches:

These matches were all triple threat matches:

  1. Raw 2023-05-08: Seth "Freakin" Rollins def. Shinsuke Nakamura, Damian Priest
    Rollins pins Nakamura after a frog splash.
  2. Finn Bálor def. The Miz, Cody Rhodes
    Rhode covers Miz, but Brock Lesnar breaks the pin and takes out Rhodes with the F-5. This allows Bálor to hit the coup de grâce on Miz to get the pinfall.
  3. SmackDown 2023-05-12: AJ Styles def. Edge. Rey Mysterio
    Edge goes for a Edge-u-cator first on Mysterio, then on Styles. Mysterio breaks the hold, allowing Styles to hit the phenomenal forearm on Edge to get the pinfall.
  4. Bobby Lashley def. Austin Theory (US ch), Sheamus
    Lashley locks the hurt lock on Theory, but Sheamus hits the brogue kick to break it. Lashley however manages to roll up Theory for the pinfall.

Semi-final matches:

  1. Raw 2023-05-08: Seth "Freakin" Rollins def. Finn Bálor
    Rollins hits the stomp on Bálor to get the pinfall.
  2. SmackDown 2023-05-12: AJ Styles def. Bobby Lashley
    Lashley goes for a spear, but Styles ducks away and Lashley hits the ring post. Styles hits the phenomenal forearm to get the pinfall.
Finn Bálor Finn Bálor Seth RollinsFinals at Night of Champions
Cody Rhodes
The Miz
Shinsuke NakamuraSeth Rollins
Seth Rollins
Damian Priest
AJ Styles AJ Styles AJ Styles
Edge
Rey Mysterio
Austin Theory Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley
Sheamus

Night of Champions

2023-05-27, Jeddah Super Dome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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  1. World heavyweight championship:
    Seth "Freakin'" Rollins def. AJ Styles
    Rollins gets the pinfall after the stomp, to become the inaugural champion.
  2. Trish Stratus def. Becky Lynch
    Zoey Stark run in, attacking Lynch, allowing Stratus to hit the Stratusfaction to get the pinfall.
  3. Intercontinental championship:
    Gunther (ch) def. Mustafa Ali
    Gunther counters Ali's 450 splash, hitting a massive powerbomb to get the pinfall.
  4. Raw Women's championship:
    Asuka def. Bianca Belair (ch)
    Asuka smears blue mist in Belair's eyes, and hits Belair with a number of kicks to the neck to get the pinfall victory.
  5. SmackDown Women's championship:
    Natalya def. Rhea Ripley (ch) [w/Dominik Mysterio]
    Ripley hits the riptide on Natalya to get the pinfall victory.
  6. Brock Lesnar def. Cody Rhodes (subm.)
    Rhodes has his left arm in a cast from Lesnar breaking it earlier in the week. Lesnar locks Rhodes in the Kimura lock, forcing the referee to stop the match as Rhodes pass out.
  7. Undisputed WWE tagteam championship:
    Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn (ch) def. Roman Reigns (WWE ch) & Solo Sikoa [w/Paul Heyman]
    With the referee out, the Usos run in attacking Owens and Zayn. They set up Zayn for a double superkick, but instead hit Sikoa. Reigns come in attacking them, until Jimmy superkicks Reigns. Owens hits a stunner on Sikoa, followed by a helluva kick from Zayn, who gets the pinfall.

Money in the Bank

2023-07-01, O2 Arena, London, England, UK

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  1. Men's Money in the Bank, Ladder match:
    Damian Priest def. Ricochet, Shinsuke Nakamura, LA Knight, Santos Escobar, Butch, Logan Paul
    Escobar locks Nakamura in an armbar through a ladder, knocking him off, but Butch climbs up, locking a sleeper hold, stopping Escobar from reaching the briefcase. Priest and Butch climb a ladder, Priest kicks off Butch but Knight brings down Priest. After taking out everyone else, Knight climbs the ladder. Priest makes a comeback, hits the Broken Arrow on Knight and climbs back up to grab the briefcase.
  2. Women's tagteam championship:
    Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez def. Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler (ch)
    Baszler attacks her friend and co-champion Rousey from behind before walking out on the match. This allows Morgan to take advantage, getting the pinfall victory on Baszler to win back the championships they had to relinquish due to injury earlier.
  3. Intercontinental championship:
    Gunther (ch) def. Matt Riddle (subm.)
    Riddle catches Gunther in a triangle, but Gunther picks up Riddle and powerbombs him. Gunther locks Riddle in an ankle lock, getting the submission victory.
  4. Cody Rhodes def. Dominik Mysterio [w/Rhea Ripley (Womens World ch)]
    Mysterio goes for the 619, but is caught by Rhodes. Rhodes gets the pinfall victory after the Cross Rhodes.
  5. Women's Money in the Bank, Ladder match:
    Iyo Sky def. Zelina Vega, Becky Lynch, Zoey Stark, Bayley, Trish Stratus
    Sky climbs the ladder to grab the briefcase, but her Damage Ctrl teammate Bayley pushes the ladder to the side, making her fall off. Bayley climbs up, but is stopped by Lynch. As Bayley and Lynch battle, Sky makes a new climb, grabbing the briefcase.
  6. World heavyweight championship:
    Seth "Freakin" Rollins (ch) def. Finn Bálor
    Fellow Judgment Day member and Mr. Money in the Bank Damian Priest walks out to the ring, distracting Rollins. Bálor misses the coup de grâce on Rollins, as he too is distracted by Priest, allowing Rollins to hit the stomp. Rollings get the pinfall to retain the championship.
  7. The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso) def. The Bloodline (Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa) [w/Paul Heyman]
    Jey pins Reigns after a superfly splash from the top rope.

Summerslam 2023

2023-08-05, Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan, USA

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  1. Logan Paul def. Ricochet
    Paul hits a springboard frog splash, but Ricochet kicks out at two. Ricochet goes for the 630 splash, but Paul rolls away. One of Paul's friends hands Paul a pair of brass knuckles, which he uses to knock out Ricochet to get the pinfall.
  2. Cody Rhodes def. Brock Lesnar
    Lesnar F-5s Rhodes onto the announce table. Back in the ring, Lesnar locks in the Kimura lock, to try to repeat his victory from Night of Champions, but Rhodes get to the ring ropes to break the hold. Rhodes hits a triple Cross Rhodes, getting the pinfall victory.
  3. Summerslam Battle Royal:
    LA Knight def. Ivar def. JD McDonagh def. Ludwig Kaiser def. Santos Escobar def. Butch def. Bronson Reed def. Apollo Crews def. Giovanni Vinci def. Cameron Grimes def. Chad Gable def. Karrion Kross def. Matt Riddle def. Otis def. Austin Theory def. Grayson Waller def. Ridge Holland def. Rick Boogs def. Omos def. Shinsuke Nakamura def. AJ Styles def. The Miz def. Sheamus def. Erik def. Tommaso Ciampa
    Order of elimination:
    1. Apollo Crews (by Omos)
    2. JD McDonagh (by Omos)
    3. Rick Boogs (by Omos)
    4. Otis (by Ludwig Kaiser & Giovanni Vinci)
    5. Giovanni Vinci (by Chad Gable)
    6. Ivar (by Tommaso Chiampa)
    7. Erik (by Tommaso Chiampa)
    8. Shinsuke Nakamura (by Tommaso Chiampa)
    9. Tommaso Chiampa (by Bronson Reed)
    10. Ridge Holland (by Austin Theory)
    11. Cameron Grimes (by Austin Theory)
    12. Austin Theory (by Santos Escobar)
    13. Santos Escobar (by Karrion Kross)
    14. Ludwig Kaiser (by Chad Gable)
    15. Matt Riddle (by Omos)
    16. Butch (by Omos)
    17. Omos (by everyone left in the ring)
    18. The Miz (by LA Knight)
    19. Grayson Waller (by Sheamus)
    20. Karrion Kross (by AJ Styles)
    21. Chad Gable (by Bronson Reed)
    22. Bronson Reed (by LA Knight)
    23. AJ Styles (by Sheamus)
    24. Sheamus (by LA Knight)
    Knight hits a belly-to-belly suplex on Sheamus from the top rope, before eliminating him.
  4. MMA rules match:
    Shayna Baszler def. Ronda Rousey (TKO)
    Baszler locks Rousey in the Kirifuda clutch, forcing the referee to call the match off as Rousey passes out.
  5. Intercontinental championship:
    Gunther (ch) def. Drew McIntyre
    McIntyre hits a claymore kick, but Gunther kicks out. McIntyre brings Gunther to the ring ropes, and goes for a suplex, but Gunther kicks him down. Gunther hits a splash from the ropes and follows up with a powerbomb, getting the pinfall.
  6. World heavyweight championship:
    Seth Rollins (ch) def. Finn Bálor
    Rollins came to the ring in the same gear as in their match to become the inaugural Universal championship at Summerslam 2016, where Bálor won but injured his shoulder. Damian Priest comes to the ring, carrying his Money in the Bank contract. The rest of Judgment Day, Rhea Ripley and Dominik join him. Priest attacks Rollins, but with the referee distracted, Rollins eventually manages to stomp Bálor onto the briefcase. Rollins retains the championship by pinfall.
  7. WWE Women's championship, Triple threat match:
    Bianca Belair def. Asuka (ch), Charlotte Flair
    Flair throws Belair over the top rope, landing with her knee on the ring steps. The other two competitors continue the match inside the ring. Belair drags herself back into the ring as Flair has Asuka in the figure-eight. Belair hits a 450 on Flair from the top rope, getting a two-count. Charlotte locks Belair's bad leg in a figure-eight, when Asuka blows the mist into Flair's eyes, forcing her to break the hold. Asuka swings for a roundhouse kick on Belair, but Belair ducks away. Belair rolls up Asuka, getting the pinfall.
  8. WWE Women's championship:
    Iyo Sky [w/Bayley] def. Bianca Belair (ch)
    Sky and Bayley run to the ring, attacking everyone. Having taking out Belair's leg with the briefcase, Sky hits a moonsault, getting the pinfall victory.
  9. Undisputed championship, Tribal Combat match:
    Roman Reigns (ch) [w/Paul Heyman] def. Jey Uso
    Uso has battles Reigns outside the ring, when Solo Sikoa appears, driving Uso through the table. Later, Uso drives Sikoa through a table and hits a Uso splash on Reigns, when a disguised Jimmy Uso drags Jey Uso out in the middle of the pinfall attempt. Jimmy superkicks Jey and throws him back into the ring. Reigns spears Jey Uso through a table, getting the pinfall.

Payback

2023-09-02, PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Watch on WWE Network.

  1. Steel cage match:
    Becky Lynch def. Trish Stratus
    Stratus tries to climbs out from the ring, but Lynch stops her with a superplex from the top of cage. With Stratus down, Lynch tries to climb out. Stratus tries to make it for the door, so Lynch climbs down to stop her. Zoey Stark appears, trying to pull Stratus out. Lynch hits the manhandle slam on Stratus, but Stark breaks the pin. Lynch hits a manhandle slam, first on Stark, then from the top rope on Stratus to get the pinfall.
  2. Special guest referee: John Cena
    LA Knight def. The Miz
    Miz interrupts Cena's talk spot, after which Cena makes himself the special guest referee. Miz hits the skullcrushing finale on Knight, but only gets a two-count. Knight makes a comeback, hitting an elbow drop and a DDT on The Miz to get the pinfall victory.
  3. US championship:
    Rey Mysterio (ch) def. Austin Theory
    Theory goes for the A-Town Down, but Mysterio counters, instead rolling up Theory to get the pinfall.
  4. Tagteam championship, Steel city street fight:
    Judgment Day (Finn Bálor & Damian Priest) def. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn (ch)
    After attacking each others with trash cans, chairs and kendo sticks inside the ring, the match moves out into the audience area and into the pre-show area. Judgment Day's Dominik shows up, helping his team out. Zayn dives off the pre-show announce desk to take out Bálor and Priest. Back in the ring, Zayn takes out Priest with a helluva kick, but only gets a two-count as JD McDonagh drags Zayn out of the ring. Zayn counters the coup de grâce from Bálor and is about to get the pinfall when Dominik hits Zayn with the Money in the Bank briefcase, allowing Bálor to covers Zayn to get the pinfall.
  5. Women's World championship:
    Rhea Ripley (ch) def. Raquel Rodriguez
    The two competitors start out by trading blows, seeing who would budge first. Rodriguez eventually gets Ripley off her feet, but Ripley takes over, slowly taking her opponent apart. Dominik comes ringside to assist Ripley. Rodriguez powerslams Dominik, but this allows Ripley to hit the Riptide on Rodriguez, getting the pinfall to retain the championship.
  6. World heavyweight championship:
    Seth "Freakin" Rollins (ch) def. Shinsuke Nakamura
    Nakamura kept attacking the bad back of Rollins, stating he wanted to take Rollins out of his misery. Rollins hit the pedigree on Nakamura and follows up with a stomp to get the pinfall victory, retaining the championship.

Fastlane

2023-10-07, Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Watch on WWE Network.

  1. Tagteam championship:
    Jey Uso & Cody Rhodes def. Judgment Day (Finn Bálor & Damian Priest) (ch)
    Judgment Day's Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley come ringside to distract Uso. Ripley hits Uso with the Money in the Bank suitcase. Bálor rolls hum up, but Uso manages to kick out from the pinfall attempt. Rhodes hits the Cross Rhodes on Priest onto the announcer table, allowing Uso to superkick Bálor. Rhodes hits the Cross Rhodes on Bálor to get the pinfall, winning the undisputed WWE tagteam championship.
  2. Latin World Order (Rey Mysterio & Santos Escobar) [w/Zelina Vega] & Carlito def. Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) & Bobby Lashley
    The match started out as a 3-on-2 match as LWO member Joaquin Wilde was taken out earlier, leaving only Mysterio and Escobar. Escobar is taken out, allowing Profits and Lashley to work on Mysterio. With Mysterio battling on his own, Carlito comes out and joins the match.ks Carlito hits the backstabber on Ford, getting the pinfall.
  3. WWE Women's championship, Triple threat match:
    Iyo Sky (ch) def. Charlotte Flair, Asuka
    Bayley comes ringside to check on Sky, who is knocked out outside the ring. Meanwhile in the ring, Flair locks Asuka in the figure eight. Bayley tries to get in to the ring to break the hold, but the referee stops her. Sky hits a moonsault on Flair, getting the pinfall to retain the championship.
  4. John Cena & LA Knight def. Jimmy Uso & Solo Sikoa [w/Paul Heyman]
    Cena hits the five-knuckle shuffle on Uso, setting up LA Knight for the Blunt Force Trauma, getting the pinfall victory.
  5. World heavyweight championship, Last Man Standing match:
    Seth "Freakin" Rollins (ch) def. Shinsuke Nakamura
    Nakamura drops Rollins from the stands to the floor, getting a nine count. Back in the ring, Rollins hits the pedigree on Nakamura, getting a nine count of his own. Nakamura lays Rollins up on a table outside the ring, and lands double knees on Rollins from the ring ropes. Rollins barely makes it up by the nine count, Rollins again breaks the nine count after being run through a table in the ring corner by the Kinshasa. Outside the ring again, Rollins pedigrees Nakamura and then hits the Falcon Arrow through a table. Nakamura is unable to make the ten-count, giving the victory to Rollins.

WWE Crown Jewel

2023-11-04, Mohammed Abdu Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Watch on WWE Network.

  1. World heavyweight championship:
    Seth "Freakin" Rollins (ch) def. Drew McIntyre
    McIntyre goes for a claymore kick, but Rollins ducks away. Rollins hits the pedigree followed by a stomp to get the pinfall. Money in the Bank holder Damian Priest runs in, apparently intent on cashing in on the champion, but is attacked by Sami Zayn, who runs away with the contract.
  2. Women's World championship, fatal five-way:
    Rhea Ripley (ch) def. Shayna Baszler, Nia Jax, Zoey Stark, Raquel Rodriguez
    Rodriguez covers Baszler, trying to get the pinfall, but Ripley hits the Riptide on Stark onto Rodriguez and Baszler. Throwing Rodriguez and Baszler away, Ripley covers Baszler to get the pinfall.
  3. Solo Sikoa def. John Cena
    Sikoa hits the Samoan on Cena multiple times, eventually getting the pinfall victory.
  4. US championship:
    Logan Paul def. Rey Mysterio (ch)
    Mysterio goes for the 619, but Paul blocks him. One of Paul's associates hands Paul a pair of brass knuckles; Mysterio knocks it out of his hands. The associate tries to get it again when Santos Escobar arrives, running him away. The knuckles are left in the ring, allowing Paul to hit a knockout punch, getting the pinfall victory to become the new champion.
  5. WWE Women's championship:
    Iyo Sky (c) [w/Bayley & Dakota Kai] def Bianca Belair
    Belair has Sky down for a pinfall, when Bayley distracts the referee. Belair takes out Bayley. The match spills outside, where Belair runs sky into the barricade, but Bayley blocks Belair from coming back in. Bayley tries to take out Bayley when Kairi Sane arrives, taking out Bayley, allowing Sky to almost win by count-out. Belair makes it back on nine, but Sky hits a moonsault to get the pinfall victory.
  6. Cody Rhodes def. Damian Priest (tag ch)
    Priest picks Rhodes up for a bodyslam, but Rhodes reverses it and hits the Cross Rhodes three times to get the pinfall victory.
  7. WWE championship:
    Roman Reigns (ch) [w/Paul Heyman] def. LA Knight
    Reigns pins Knight after a spear.

Survivor Series 2023

2023-11-25, Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, USA

Watch on WWE Network.

  1. War Games:
    Team Belair (Bianca Belair & Shotzi & Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch) def. Damage Ctrl (Bayley & Asuka & Kairi Sane &Iyo Sky (WWE Women's ch)
    Period one Becky LynchBayley
    Period two Shotzi
    Period three Iyo Sky
    Period four Bianca Belair
    Period five Kairi Sane
    Period six Charlotte Flair
    Period seven Asuka
    One member from each team starts the match, with the rest being released later. The match can only be won after everyone has entered. Damage Ctrl's Dakota Kai was outside the ring, helping her teammates by attacking their opponents through the cage and providing Sky, sitting at the top of the cage, with a steel trash can that she can jump the opposing team with. Lynch runs Bayley through a table with the Manhandle slam, getting the pinfall victory for her team.
  2. Intercontinental championship:
    Gunther (ch) def. The Miz
    With the referee distracted, Miz hits a low blow followed by the Skull Crushing Finale, but only gets a two count. Gunther hits a splash from the top rope, and follows up by a Boston Crab. Miz tried to get to the ring ropes, but is unable to and taps out.
  3. Santos Escobar def. Dragon Lee
    Escobar hits the Phantom driver to get the pinfall victory.
  4. Women's World championship:
    Rhea Ripley (ch) def. Zoey Stark
    Ripley hits the rip-tide to get the pinfall victory.
  5. War Games:
    "American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes & "Main Event" Jey Uso & Sami Zayn & Seth "Freaking" Rollins (World ch) & Randy Orton def. Drew McIntyre & Judgment Day (JD McDonagh amp; Dominik Mysterio (NXT NA ch) & Finn Bálor (tag ch) & Damian Priest (tag ch))
    Period one Finn BálorSeth Rollins
    Period two JD McDonagh
    Period three Jey Uso
    Period four Damian Priest
    Period five Sami Zayn
    Period six Drew McIntyre
    Period seven Cody Rhodes
    Period eight Dominik Mysterio
    Period nine Randy Orton
    Orton has not arrived as the match begins and Judgment Day is at the advantage when the timer expires. Rhea Ripley runs in with Priest's Money in the bank contract, intent on cashing in as Rollins is down. But before she is able to do so, Orton appears. Rhodes hits the Cross Rhodes on Priest to get the pinfall victory.
Peter Krefting / $Date: 2024-08-02 19:00:43 $ / peter@softwolves.pp.se