Posted on 5/13/123 by Colin Vassallo
Arena: Thomson Boling Arena
City: Knoxville, TN
Edge VS. A.J. Styles VS. Rey Mysterio
Winner advances to the WWE World Heavyweight title
tournament semi final later tonight. While Edge has A.J.
locked in the Edgeucator, Rey hits him with a 619 and goes
for the splash but did not get it completely and crashed to
the mat. Edge stands up, A.J. hits Edge with a phenomenal
forearm and gets the win to advance in the World
Championship tournament.
Winner: A.J. Styles
Sheamus VS. Bobby Lashley VS. Austin Theory
Winner advances to the WWE World Heavyweight title
tournament semi final later tonight. Sheamus hits the Brogue
Kick on Theory, but Lashley throws Sheamus out of the ring
and pins Theory.
Winner: Bobby Lashley
Adam Pearce is in the office talking on the phone and
Grayson Waller walks in and suggests the winner of the
Lashley/Styles match be on his talk show, the Grayson Waller
Effect, next week and Adam agrees.
Baron Corbin VS. Cameron Grimes
Baron took the microphone and talked about Grimes being the
last pick in the draft and he is going down in 3 seconds.
The bell rings Corbin turns around and Grimes hit him with
his finisher for the quick win.
Winner: Cameron Grimes
The Bloodline comes to the ring next, Roman says when he
isn’t there someone has to step up and Solo stepped up. Then
the crowd starting chanting Sami and Roman says to Solo that
Solo and Kevin are not the problems, but they have a problem
and it’s his brothers. He started talking to the Usos about
losing at WrestleMania. Roman demanded an apology from The
Usos for disrespecting their family and Roman.
Jimmy started smiling and laughing and Roman told them not
to listen to all these idiots and then told Jimmy he is not
a clown and not here to make him laugh and then pushes Jimmy
in the face. Jey finally picks up the microphone and says we
apologize Uce and give us one more shot and we will bring
the championships back to the Bloodline. Roman says you are
right, the tag championships will come back to the
Bloodline.
Heyman says at the Night of Champions, Kevin Owens and Sami
Zayn will lose the tag team championships to Solo Sikoa and
Roman Reigns. The Usos then look disgusted. Roman then says
he dedicates the win and future tag team title reign to the
greatest tag team in WWE history…Afa and Sika the Wild
Samoans.
Kayla interviews Damage Control. Bayley says she is like
Roman Reigns a great leader and Dakota Kai and herself will
win the Women’s Tag Team championship and tells Iyo she
pushed her too hard, and Iyo looks upset during the whole
interview.
In the back the, Usos walked up on Zelina Vega, Cruz Del
Toro and Jaquin Wilde and they were laughing. The Usos
accused them of laughing at them, Santos Escobar and Rey
Mysterio walked in and asked if there was a problem and the
Usos walked away.
Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez VS. Dakota Kai & Bayley for
the Women’s’ Tag Team Championship.
Raquel interrupts a pin attempt by Dakota and Bayley comes
in and knocks Raquel out of the ring and pulls Dakota to the
corner to make a tag as she tags in. She motions for Iyo at
ringside who goes over and grabs one of the tag titles.
Raquel interrupts the exchange and Liv rolls Bayley up for
the pin and to retain the championships.
Winners and still WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions: Liv Morgan
& Raquel Rodriguez
In the back, the Brawling Brutes are talking and Pretty
Deadly walk in and a brief agitation takes place.
In the ring they are setting up for Bianca Belair’s
championship celebration for becoming the longest reigning
women’s champion “In the modern era”.
Asuka comes out to congratulate the champion but immediately
blows mist into Belair’s eyes.
Semi final for the New WWE World Championship where the
winner will face Seth “Freakin” Rollins at Night of
Champions to be crowned the new WWE World Heavyweight
champion.
A.J. Styles VS. Bobby Lashley
Lashley locks on the hurt lock but Styles was able to get to
the ropes. The action spills outside the ring where both men
take shots from the ring post and steps. A.J. goes for the
phenomenal forearm but Lashley catches him and carries him
around the ring. Lashley goes for a spear, but Styles moves
and Lashley hits the ring post, Styles then kicks Lashley
then hits the phenomenal forearm and gets the win.
Winner: A.J. Styles
As Styles stands by the new World Championship and smiles
the rest of the O.C. come out to celebrate with him.