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WWE Live Event Results
7/10/15
Philadelphia, PA
Ryback over Mark Henry to retain the Intercontinental championship in a quick match. Ryback chants were pretty prevalent throughout the building.
The Prime Time Players d. The New Day to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship. Langston especially shone in this match. The crowd was split about 50/50 between the two teams. Titus receiving the hot tag got a huge pop. He and Kofi worked especially well together for a hot finish.
Chris Jericho came out for a Highlight Reel but was immediately interrupted by Luke Harper’s music.
Jericho defeated Harper with the Codebreaker after a good back and forth match. Jericho looked just as good as always.
On a sidenote, whoever the ring announcer is for this show, he is terrible. He pauses before announcing each guys name, like he has no idea who they are. It’s very noticeable.
Next up, Kevin Owens vs John Cena for the U.S. championship. Owens came out to a mixture of boos and cheers. He had the mic and ran down Philly, and promised to take back the NXT championship in Brooklyn next month. Cena came out to the usual mixed reaction. This match was a kind of their “greatest hits” from the PPV matches so far, just a little slower paced. But it was still very good. These guys just have that sort of chemistry. Highlights included Owens jaw jacking with any Cena fan he saw in the crowd, and John hitting a picture perfect jumping tornado DDT from the second rope. The ending sequence was pretty fantastic, with some very believable near falls, including a close 2 count after Owens hit the Attitude Adjustment. Owens hit a picture perfect Swanton, and a twisting superplex that brought the crowd to their feet. However it ended in a cheap fashion, as Owens resorted to a blatant low blow in front of the ref. By the end, these two had put on another excellent match on par with their PPV encounters. Afterwards, Owens threatened to leave with the U.S. Title, but Cena countered with the AA to make the younger fans in the crowd happy.
Intermission
Paige vs. Nikki Bella vs. Naomi for the Divas Championship
Paige probably with the biggest pop of all of them. The Bella’s get a great reaction for their entrance. Naomi comes out to crickets and that terrible terrible music. Paige and Nikki have some good exchanges, then you know who would come in to kill the flow. All three hit a nice stacked superplex though. Nikki gets the win with a Rack Attack on Naomi.
Someone backstage must have agreed with my assessment of the original ring announcer, because Tony Chimel took over duties before the Owens/Cena match.
Bray Wyatt vs. Roman Reigns in the semi main slot. Brays entrance is just as over as ever. Seeing all the cell phones lit up live is quite the scene. Reigns comes out to mostly boos, with scattered female and children screams. Philly still doesn’t exactly go for the Reigns act. Reigns is rather subdued as far as fighting a guy who is stalking and creeping out his daughter, as he clean breaks in the corner, and doesn’t chase Wyatt to the outside. Very very sllloooowwwwww paced match. Crowd is getting very restless. They probably should’ve positioned this earlier. Whereas you had two top guys giving it their all earlier, you’ve got a supposed top guy mailing it in like crazy here; at least Bray is trying but he’s no miracle worker. Reigns winds up winning with a botched schoolboy. I didn’t even know that was possible. Bray attacks post match to get some heat back. Heavy boos “Reign” down on the baby face on his way to the back.
Bo Dallas is out next. He mocks Philly and the crowd for not having the guts to follow their dreams. Neville comes out to answer his challenge to a pretty good reaction. Very quick sequences to start the match, with Neville impressive as usual. Dallas has some great heat. He slows the match down, and does his thumbs in the middle gimmick to another great response. This guy really can work the crowd well. Neville nails a Asai moonsault, followed by his Red Arrow in the ring for the victory. Really good quick match. These guys have great chemistry as well.
Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins to close the show, in a street fight. Ambrose gets one of the biggest pops of the show. Also this guys mercy is EVERYWHERE in the crowd. Hopefully WWE sees and hears that. Rollins comes out to a pretty big, Surprising, baby face pop as well. He winds up turning the crowd against him after rolling out of the ring and telling everyone to “sit down, shut up, and watch the Master at work!” Ambrose is in control during the early stages with his usual explosive and enigmatic offense. Rollins takes a bump over the top, and Ambrose throws several chairs in the ring. “We want tables” chants ring out, but Rollins takes over and deposits the chairs back on the floor to boos. Rollins gets back on the mic and tells the crowd there will be no chairs, tables or kendo sticks, because hardcore is dead! He mocks ECW and says that company was full of degenerates like Dean Ambrose. Ambrose quickly fights back, only to fall victim to a Rollins diving clothesline. Rollins mocks Lesnar’s trademark stance and delivers several German suplexes but Ambrose hits one of his own, before running into the post. The champ utilizes his own belt, noisily whipping Ambrose to the groans of the crowd. A couple of drunks behind me attempt the start the “Justin Bieber” chant. It doesn’t catch on and I almost feel bad for the basement dwellers. Ambrose gets control of the belt and whips Rollins’ bare skin. A double cross body knocks both men down. Ambrose becomes a house of fire and hits a bulldog out of the corner before heading outside to look for lumber. He finds a kendo stick. Rollins takes off but Ambrose quickly follows out with a plancha through the ropes. Back in the ring Rollins takes control again, and lights Ambrose up with cane and chair shots to the back. Then it’s Ambrose’s turn after his slingshot clothesline, and Rollins get set into a chair wedged in the corner. A tornado DDT almost gets a 3 count. With the crowd whipped into a frenzy, Ambrose brings a table into play. Thank God too. If I had to listen to anymore slurring monotone table chants, I may have been in a street fight of my own. Rollins makes a come back with a pedigree that gets a 2. The table is set up in the corner and after several teases, Ambrose gets power bombed through it for another 2 count. Hopefully that table spot satisfied these mongoloids. Rollins threatens to walk out, but comes back and Ambrose takes back over. Another table is set up and Ambrose nails an elbow. Wyatt interferes for some reason to help Rollins get the win. Reigns makes the save for Ambrose. Sheamus attempted to cash in but was foiled, and the show ends with Reigns and Ambrose standing tall.
WWE returns to Philly for Smackdown October 6th.
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
