Drastic times call for EXTREME measures! And coming off the back of Clash At The Castle, a rivalry is renewed for our WWE Champion! Lots to get into here with this blog, so lets go through our TV build form Raw and SmackDown, before we make it to EXTREME RULES!
September – Week 4
(Before this show I made the first of a few roster expansions… I just feel I need more variety of people in some of the matches I book, so with that being said: R-Truth (as a babyface, obviously), Zoey Stark (as a heel) and Alba Fyre (face) join the Raw roster).
The Judgement Day open Raw, with Finn Balor talking last… He proclaims that ‘Judgement Day is taking over!’ before RK-Bro both come out to confront them! They go back and forth, before the main event is set up…
Indi Hartwell is found having been taken out backstage, leaving one side at a numbers disadvantage ahead of our opening match…
Candice LeRae & Bianca Belair defeated Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky (with Bayley) – Candice pins Iyo
Tommaso Ciampa locks eyes backstage with Candice LeRae, he smirks and then walks out for an in-ring promo… Kevin Owens eventually interrupts and a huge brawl breaks out! Ciampa eventually retreats, with Owens staring him down…
Zoey Stark defeated Dana Brooke (Alba Fyre can be seen watching on from backstage)
Mustafa Ali is seen backstage with Austin Theory…
Judgement Day are interviewed backstage, with Rhea Ripley leading (she talks a lot about Becky Lynch)
Mustafa Ali defeated R-Truth
Bobby Lashley (and the rest of The Hurt Business) come out, eventually The OC come out… AJ Styles and Lashley go back and forth, leading to MVP making a challenge…
The OC (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson with AJ Styles) defeated The Hurt Business (Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin with Bobby Lashley) – MVP on commentary
Becky Lynch defeated Rhea Ripley in a Backstage Brawl – Asuka is looking on smiling, Becky goes face to face with her, and Asuka just smiles back…
The Judgement Day (Finn Balor & Damian Priest with Dominik Mysterio) defeated RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Matt Riddle) – Finn pins Riddle… After the match, Judgement Day beatdown both Orton and Riddle, until EDGE runs out to make the save, he stares down Finn Balor (with Judgement Day outside of the ring now) and then says “Finn… I’m not done with you! Not yet by a long shot! YOUR judgment day is coming… and allow me to be your judge, jury and EXECUTIONER!”
Drew McIntyre comes out for an in-ring promo, he is interrupted by BRAY WYATT! They go back and forth, when the rest of the Wyatt 6 approach the ring, but quickly The Brawling Brutes come out to back up Drew, and the Wyatt 6 retreat.
Kayden Carter (with Katana Chance) defeated Shayna Baszler (with Ronda Rousey)
The New Day backstage interview …
Big E (with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) defeated Karrion Kross (with Scarlett)
Charlotte Flair comes out to the ring, she cuts a promo before Raquel Rodriquez and they go back and forth
Ronda Rousey is backstage with Shayna Baszler, and she is NOT happy with Baszler losing…
Ronda Rousey defeated Liv Morgan in a Backstage Brawl
Gunther (with Ludwig Keiser and Giovanni Vinci) has a backstage interview where he claims he can beat ‘ANYONE’…, he’s eventually interrupted by Sami Zayn…
Wade Barrett defeated Sheamus – Wade cuts a promo on Sheamus before the match (he turns heel during the promo) (Wade is added to the roster by the way before this show)
The New Day defeated Imperium & The Brawling Brutes in a 3 way tag team match to become number one contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship
October – Week 1
Cody Rhodes cuts an in-ring promo… he talks about his future, ‘finishing the story’ … but what does that mean? “Well…” … and that’s when MVP comes out… they go back and forth until OMOS attacks Cody from behind!
Rhea Ripley (with Dominik Mysterio) defeated Alba Fyre – Becky Lynch is on commentary and she locks eyes with Rhea after the match…
Mustafa Ali is seen backstage with Austin Theory…
Mustafa Ali (with Austin Theory) defeated Chad Gable (with Otis) – Theory helps Ali win, Ali then calls out Carmelo Hayes as Theory looks on somewhat confused…)…
Edge backstage interview
Bobby Lashley defeated AJ Styles in a Backstage Brawl
Randy Orton and Matt Riddle are backstage, they talk to each other, but things are… not great between them…
Zoey Stark and Alba Fyre go back and forth backstage, and they set up a match for next week.
Bayley (with Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky) defeated Indi Hartwell (with Candice LeRae) – With Bianca Belair on commentary for the match, Bayley then cuts a promo on her after the match…
The Judgment Day have a backstage interview (with Finn Balor leading)…
Kevin Owens defeated Dolph Ziggler – Owens cuts a promo on Tommaso Ciampa after the match, we then get a video package from Ciampa in response…
Edge defeated Dominik Mysterio (with Rhea Ripley) – mid-match Damian Priest tries to interfere, Matt Riddle tries to stop him but Priest pushes him off, when Randy Orton comes down and hits Priest with an RKO, And later on in the match Finn Balor tries to help Dom, but he’s too late and Edge hits a spear and wins. Raw closes with Edge celebrating in the ring, and Balor looking on furious!
(Apollo Crews as a babyface, and Sonya Deville as a heel are added to the SmackDown roster)
Gunther defeated Sami Zayn in a Backstage Brawl
Wade Barrett backstage interview, Apollo Crews interrupts
Alexa Bliss leads a Wyatt 6 vignette
Kayden Carter and Katana Chance come out to the ring for an in-ring promo, but Toxic Attraction soon come out to interrupt, Mandy and Carter go back and forth, and the challenge is laid out… but…Toxic Attraction don’t exactly answer it… as SONYA DEVILLE comes out…
Kayden Carter & Katana Chance defeated Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville (with Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne)
The Bloodline (aside from Roman Reigns of course) are backstage in their locker room…
Raquel Rodriguez defeated Ronda Rousey – Liv Morgan comes out and distracts Ronda… Charlotte Flair is also seen watching on backstage, and is interviewed after the match…
Dutch & Vincent defeated The Brawling Brutes (Butch & Ridge Holland with Sheamus) – Uncle Howdy attacks Sheamus mid-match…
A fatal 4 way match with Karrion Kross vs Rey Mysterio vs LA Knight vs Robert Roode to decide the number one contender for the Intercontinental Championship has a non-finish when all 3 members of Imperium come out and attack all 4 participants!
The Bloodline (minus The Tribal Chief) come out for an in-ring segment, The New Day interrupt, they go back and forth on the mic, until a big brawl breaks out… it ends with The New Day standing tall, with Big E looking down and staring out at Solo Sikoa)…
October – Week 2
(Before this show, Elias (heel) and Xia Li (heel) are added to the Raw roster)
Finn Balor defeated Randy Orton (with Matt Riddle) – Damian Priest comes out to attack Matt Riddle mid match…
Candice LeRae (FIRED UP) has a backstage interview
Zoey Stark defeated Alba Fyre – Xia Li comes out towards the end, attacking Alba Fyre and allowing Stark to get the win
Edge backstage interview
The Hurt Business are backstage, Lashley (with Benjamin and Alexander by his side) talks to camera about AJ Styles and the rest of The OC, as MVP (alongside Omos) says … “LET’S GO!”…
Omos (with MVP) defeated Elias – this would be a complete squash. Cody Rhodes comes out after and goes face to face with Omos (well… you know what I mean), Cody offers a handshake, but Omos (encouraged by MVP) just backs away and leaves the ring)
Bayley (with Iyo Sky & Dakota Kai) defeated Candice LeRae – Bianca comes out to stop Iyo and Dakota interfering, but Bayley wins anyway… and then Damage CTRL gloat wildly after, Bianca and Candice both left looking angry and upset.
Kevin Owens and Tommaso Ciampa have an in-ring segment…
Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams defeated Mustafa Ali & Austin Theory – Hayes pins Theory after Ali walked out on his tag partner…
Dominik Mysterio (and Rhea Ripley with Damian Priest) backstage interview, Dom talks about Judgment Day and what’s to come…, Rhea speaks about Becky Lynch and invites her to “come and play” next week, and Priest talks about his upcoming match…
Edge defeated Damian Priest – this would be a BANGER!, Priest would come close to winning on a few occasions, but with Balor watching on from the back, Edge would stand tall to close the show
A FIRED UP Drew McIntyre comes out to the ring, he calls out Bray Wyatt but it is Erick Rowan who answers the call, and they go back and forth to set up the main event
Big E (with Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston) defeated Solo Sikoa (with Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso)
Charlotte Flair backstage interview (on her match later in the show, and Raquel Rodriguez)
Imperium come out to the ring, Gunther speaks about their dominance… until Rey Mysterio comes out and talks, then LA Knight comes out and cuts a great promo in which he turns babyface, and finally Sami Zayn comes out to set up a 6 man tag!
LA Knight & Rey Mysterio & Sami Zayn defeated Imperium (Gunther & Ludwig Kaiser & Giovanni Vinci) – LA Knight pins Vinci
Karrion Kross (and Scarlett) vignette
Imperium are backstage and are FURIOUS, Robert Roode approaches them, and tells Gunther about the upcoming 6 man ladder match for his Intercontinental title at Extreme Rules… Gunther isn’t happy at all, but Roode tries to tell him they can buddy up in the match (Gunther isn’t as trusting of Roode’s plan as Vinci and Kaiser seem)…
Charlotte Flair defeated Shotzi (Raquel Rodriguez on commentary)
Ronda Rousey (and her MITB briefcase) are backstage watching on… she is interviewed and she is ANGRY, and as she cuts a fiery promo, she calls out Liv Morgan!
(In the next match, if Katana Chance and Kayden Carter win, they get a tag team title shot next week, and if they lose they can never have a title shot again as long as Toxic Attraction are champions…)
Katana Chance & Kayden Carter defeated Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne with Mandy Rose)
Wade Barrett is seen attacking Apollo Crews backstage
Drew McIntyre defeated Erick Rowan – after the match, the lights go out, when they come on Alexa Bliss is in the ring, scarily looking at Drew, they go off again, and when they come on this time Bray Wyatt has Drew set up for and then hits a Sister Abigail
October – Week 3
The Hurt Business defeated The OC – Lashley pins Gallows
Bianca Belair vignette
Carmelo Hayes (C) (With Trick Williams) defeated Mustafa Ali to retain the United States Championship
Tommaso Ciampa backstage interview
Tommaso Ciampa defeated R-Truth – after the match, Kevin Owens comes out, attacks Ciampa from behind and hits a stunner, then leaves
Becky Lynch backstage interview (with Alba Fyre)
RK-Bro (C) defeated Dominik Mysterio & Damian Priest to retain the Raw Tag Team Championship – Orton pins Dominik
Bayley vignette
Zoey Stark & Rhea Ripley defeated Alba Fyre & Becky Lynch – Rhea pins Alba Fyre
Cody Rhodes defeated MVP (with Omos) – Omos faces off with Cody after the match. Omos on the outside of the ring, and Cody on the top rope looking down… and the challenge is made for Extreme Rules!
Edge comes out for an in-ring promo, Finn Balor comes out, they go back and forth, and Raw ends with a big brawl between the two, Edge spearing Balor through the crowd barricade and standing tall over him!
Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne) (C) (with Mandy Rose) defeated Kayden Carter & Katana Chance to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship – Rose interferes and helps her team win
Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss vignette
Sami Zayn & LA Knight & Rey Mysterio defeated Karrion Kross & Robert Roode & Gunther – Sami Zayn pins Robert Roode
Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez ‘pep talk’ one another in the locker room
Ronda Rousey defeated Liv Morgan
Sheamus, Drew McIntyre, Butch and Ridge Holland are all interviewed backstage together
Wade Barrett defeated Apollo Crews – after the match, Barrett is beating down Crews, and BRAUN STROWMAN and RICOCHET return and make the save!
Charlotte Flair vignette
The Usos and Solo Sikoa come out to the ring, followed by The New Day, and they sign a contract to make their tag title match for Extreme Rules official. They go back and forth and (of course) a brawl breaks out…we then cut to Paul Heyman backstage watching on, and he appears on his phone and says “Everything is going to plan”…
Drew McIntyre & The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Butch & Ridge Holland) defeated The Wyatt 6 (Uncle Howdy, Erick Rowan, Dutch & Vincent) – Drew pins Dutch. After the match, SmackDown closes with Bray and Alexa appearing on the titantron in the FIREFLY FUNHOUSE… the segment/vignette ends with Bray looking at the camera and saying “RUN…” before appearing much more jovial and him and Bliss waving as they say “BYE, SEE YOU SOON!”… as the funhouse music plays them out…
And with that… it is time to get EXTREME!
EXTREME RULES: October Week 3 (Sunday) – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
We open with which should be an action-packed, chaotic BANGER!!!
Gunther (C) defeated LA Knight & Sami Zayn & Karrion Kross & Rey Mysterio & Robert Roode in a Ladder Match to retain the Intercontinental Championship
The train just rolls on for the extraordinary IC Title reign for The Ring General!
Next up, is the latest chapter in one of the longest running rivalries of my Universe Mode, as the Raw Women’s Championship is put on the line in a STEEL CAGE MATCH!
The challenger looks to finally put Belair behind her, and to get her team back on the gold rush…
The champion though wants to prove her dominance once again, and to add another W to her championship run!
But of course in this match, there is a third party which can only add to the animosity between the two women!
Bianca Belair (C) defeated Bayley in a Steel Cage match to retain the Raw Women’s Championship
I would have this be a good back and forth match, with Bayley trying at every chance she gets to escape the cage… but in the end, the finish would see Bianca hit either a KOD or some form of multi-rotation, summersault off the cage to Bayley, followed by the big 1,2,3, Belair retains!
Next up is a match that promises to be… something…
Two fierce brawlers going to battle here, with no Wyatt 6 involvement will Drew get some payback for all the recent attacks he has suffered from…?
Or can Bray pick up a big win and prove his dominance?
Bray Wyatt defeated Drew McIntyre
Another tough loss for McIntyre on PPV… where will he go now from here? As for Bray, him and his Wyatt 6 march on and continue to bring their dark chaos to SmackDown!
Next we have another very personal rivalry coming to a culmination…
Tommaso Ciampa defeated Kevin Owens
I’d have this be a banger! Time on its side at around 15-20 minutes, two great wrestlers would have a hard-hitting war! The match would be even… until the finish, when Johnny Gargano would return (having not been seen for a number of weeks when he was attacked by Ciampa), and with the ref down… he in fact SIDES WITH CIAMPA! Superkick to Kevin Owens, then Gargano and Ciampa hit the DIY finisher, and Ciampa gets the win with e ref counting the 1,2,3 after coming around. DIY FOREVER!
The hits just keep rolling on this show…
After their match at Clast At The Castle, Becky here looks to get her revenge…
Or will the dominant run of the nightmare continue…?
Becky Lynch defeated Rhea Ripley in a Last Woman Standing Match
I thought this match was GREAT! Lots of false finishes and great spots, but in the end it was indeed Lynch who got the win, and they now go on at 1-1.
To follow one women’s BANGER of a match, we have another…
Charlotte Flair (C) defeated Raquel Rodriguez to retain the SmackDown Women’s Championship
Another challenger, another victim to the reign of The Queen. I just think she’s a great champion, and a very good wrestler and it’s so easy for me to book and have her as a long-reigning title holder. And Raquel is a great too, she’s really likeable and so she makes a great fiery babyface, but here it’s another one for Flair in the W column. woo with a CAPITAL W once again…
If that match was two equals colliding, the next one is a GOLIATH taking on… not quite a david, but someone who might just have the stardust needed…
The enforcer of The Hurt Business tries to prove his dominance here against one of the top names in the company…
But he comes up against someone who came right back from double WWE Title heartache with a huge win in Cardiff against The ALL-MIGHTY, only to quickly enough after find himself faced with a GIANT challenger out for revenge…
Cody Rhodes defeated Omos (with MVP)
Cody did indeed get the job done here, two wins on the bounce now and with The Hurt Business in the rear, what next now for The American Nightmare…
In our semi-main event, an old rivalry is renewed once again, now with an added Bloodline element…
The New Day come in looking to get back what they feel is THEIR… W,W,E,SMACK,DOWN,TAG,TEAM,CHAMPIONSHIP!!!
But they come up against a tag team on a ROLL, one that fights not just for their titles, but for their family!
The Usos (C) (with Solo Sikoa) defeated The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods with Big E) to retain the SmackDown Tag Team Championship
This match would be your classic new day vs usos match (in the sense that it was just really good), and then the finish… Solo tries to get involved, Big ER stops him and then Big E is taken out by…
THE TRIBAL CHIEF himself! Not only would he take down Big E, but I’d have Paul Heyman distract the referee, allowing for Reigns to hit Xavier Woods with the World Heavyweight title belt, and The Usos would get the win off the back of that… with Roman Reigns having SCREWED The New Day!
and finally… IT IS TIME!!!
Can the Rated R Superstar prove once again that he is ELITE???
Or can the champion put the challenger to the sword, and continue The Judgement Day rule over WWE?
Finn Balor (C) defeated Edge in an Extreme Rules match to retain the WWE Championship
Wow… what a war! What a battle! Edge came close on a few occasions, but simply couldn’t get it done, and once again Finn Balor survives and endures, STILL your WWE Champion!
And that’s the show! What a show, one of my best PPVs so far I think. Some big blogs coming up, with the build to our next ppv in the next blog, and then after that its a BIG one, Survivor Series! With… added twist…
I wonder if you’ll be able to see what I’ve got planned…
Josh.