Friday Rasslin

WWE Smackdown

-Commentators:  Kevin Patrick & Corey Graves.
-U.S. Title Contender Tournament:  Kevin Owens d. Santos Escobar(w/ Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo) with the Stone Cold Stunner.  U.S. Champion Logan Paul did commentary and The Latino World Order(Joaquin Wilde & "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza) fought with Garza & Carrillo to the backstage area, leaving the match as a fair fight.
-"The Genius Of The Sky" Io Shirai d. "Michin" Mia Yim after the Over The Moonsault to retain the WWE Women's Title.
-British Strong Style(Tyler Bate & "The Bruiserweight" Butch Dunne) d. Pretty Deadly(Kit Wilson & Elton Prince); Bate pinned Wilson after he and Dunne hit a double tigerdriver.
-Randy Orton vs. L.A. Knight vs. "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles ended in a no-contest when WWE Champion Roman Reigns, "The Street Champ" Solo Sikoa, & Jimmy Uso attacked all three men.
-Next week:  "The E.S.T." Bianca Belair vs. Bayley Rose, Cameron Grimes vs. Grayson Waller, and L.W.O. vs. Garza & Carrillo.

AEW Rampage

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & Ian Riccaboni.
-"The Sussex County Chicken" Mark Briscoe & The Hardy Boys(Jeff & Matt) d. "Underrated & Over It" Kip Sabian, "The Butcher" Andy Williams, & "The Blade" Braxton Sutter when Briscoe pinned Sabian after the Froggie Bow.
-"More Than A Woman" Kris Statlander & Willow Nightingale d. "Notorious" Mimi Herr & Kenedi Hardcastle when Statlander pinned Mimi after a spinebuster; Stokely Hathaway was the ring announcer.
-Hikaru Shida d. "The Star Of The Show" Anna Jay with the Katana(spinning buzzsaw knee).
-"The Decoder" Wheeler Yuta d. Komander(w/ Alex Abrahantes) via hammerlock submission in a Pure Rules Match to retain the ROH Pure Title; the ringside judges were "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, "The Zombie Princess" Jimmy Jacobs, & Pat Buck.
-Added to next Wednesday's Dynamite:  "The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara vs. Tag Team Champion "Absolute" Ricky Starks.

WWE/NXT Level Up

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-Brooks Jensen d. Luca Crusifino, Esquire after a top-rope kneedrop.
-Kiana James & Izzi Dame d. Brinley Reece & Kiyah Saint; Izzi pinned Kiyah after Kiana's Deal Breaker(low neckbreaker onto the knee).
-"Main Man" Oro Mensah(w/ "The Boujee Bully" Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson) d. Dion Lennox with the corner spinning heel kick.

NJPW New Year's Dash

-NJPW T.V. Champion/NEVER Openweight Trios Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi d. Ryusuke Taguchi to retain the T.V. Title by reversing a sunset flip intoa jackknife cradle for the pin. Afterwards, “The Original Bro” Matt Riddle challenged Tanahashi via video.
-Bishamon(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) d. “Supernova” Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa; Goto pinned Oiwa after he and Hashi hit the Shoto(double-team Eye Of The Hurricane).
-IWGP/NJ Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions The Guerrillas Of Destiny v2.0(Hikuleo & El Phantasmo) d. Young Blood (Oskar Leube Yuto Nakashima); E.L.P. pinned Nakashima after he and Hikuleo hit the Thunderkiss ‘86(flying splash off Hikuleo's shoulders).
-”Shooter” Shota Umino, NEVER Openweight Champion Tama Tonga, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion El Desperado, “The Unchained Gorilla” Togi Makabe, & Tomoaki Honma d. The House Of Torture(Takaaki “Evil” Watanabe, “Souled Out” Ren Narita, Sho Tanaka, “The Tokyo Pimp” Yujiro Takahashi, & Dick Togo) when Umino pinned Togo after the Death Rider(double-underhook DDT).
-The United Empire("The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Catch-22(T.J. Perkins & Francesco Akira), & Aaron Henare) fought The Bullet Club War Dogs(IWGP Global Champion "The Rebel" David Finlay, Alex Coughlin, Gabe Kidd, "The Wild Rhino" Clark Connors, & "Drilla" Dan Moloney) to a no-contest when everyone brawled and the referees were knocked down as well.
-Just 5 Guys(Seiya Sanada, Taichi Ishikari, "Heat Storm" Yuya Uemura, Douki, & TAKA Michinoku) d. Los Ingobernables De Japon(IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, Hiromu Takahashi, "Gene Blast" Yota Tsuji, & Bushi) when TAKA pinned Bushi with the Michinoku Driver.
-"Bone Soldier" Taiji Ishimori won a four-corner ten-minute scramble match with "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka, Toru Yano, & Yohei Komatsu to become the new King Of Pro Wrestling Champion (last man to score a pinfall in the time limit is the winner), scoring the last fall on O-Khan via low blow and rollup.
-The Mighty Don't Kneel(Zack Sabre Jr., "Hysterical" Shane Haste, "Mad" Mikey Nicholls, & Kosei Fujita) d. NEVER Openweight Trios Co-Champions CHAOS("The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada & "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii), "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson, & Jon Moxley; Haste pinned Ishii after he and Nicholls hit the Tank Buster(Big Ending/jumping DDT combo).

Thursday Rasslin

ROH TV

-Commentators:  Ian Riccaboni & "The Ageless One" Caprice Coleman.
-"The Ivy League M.V.P." Griff Garrison(w/ Cole "Two Dimes" Karter) d. Serpentico(w/ Angélico).
-"The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer d. J.P. Harlow.
-Dalton Castle(w/ The Boys(Brandon & Brent Tate)) d. "Pretty" Peter Avalon.
-Queen Aminata d. Maya World.
-Shane Taylor & "Taigastyle" Lee Moriarty won a triple threat match with The Infantry("Captain" Shawn Dean & "Bad News & Tattoos" Carlie Bravo) and The Boys(Brandon & Brent Tate).
-Red Velvet d. "The Pink Dream" Alex Gracia.
-"The O.G. Badass" Mercedes Martinez & "The Cuban Diamond" Diamante Zuniga d. "Legit" Leyla Hirsch & "Strong Smile" Rachael Ellering.
-"The Aussie Arrow" Kyle Fletcher d. "Chocolate Thunder" Willie Mack to retain the ROH T.V. Title.
-El Hijo Del Vikingo, Komander, & "Big Shotty" Lee Johnson(w/ Alex Abrahantes) d. Gringo Loco & The Work Horsemen("The 5* King" Anthony Henry & "The Blue Collar Badass" James D. Drake).

TNA Impact was a highlight show.

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Blake Howard & Byron Saxton.
-Big Bronson Reed d. "The Stamina Monster" Akira Tozawa(w/ Maxxine Dupri) after the Tsunami(top-rope splash).
-Johnny Gargano(w/ "The Blackheart" Tommaso Ciampa) d. Ivar Hanson(w/ "Valhalla" Sarah Logan) via rollup.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

-"Bone Soldier" Taiji Ishimori, "The Great O-Khan" Tomoyuki Oka, Toru Yano, & Yohei Komatsu were the final four of the "New Japan Rambo" Rumble(eliminations by pin/submission/over the top rope).  Other participants:  "The Crown Jewel" Chase Owens, Gabe Kidd, Alex Coughlin, Jeff Cobb, Aaron Henare, NEVER Openweight Trios Champion "The Stone Pitbull" Tomohiro Ishii, "Mad" Mikey Nicholls, "Hysterical" Shane Haste, "The Tokyo Pimp" Yujiro Takahashi, "Master Wato" Hirai Kawato, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho Tanaka, Fujita "Jr." Hayato, Douki, Takashi Iizuka, and Taichi Ishikari.
-Catch-22(T.J. Perkins & Francesco Akira) d. The War Dogs("The Wild Rhino" Clark Connors & "Drilla" Dan Moloney) to win the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles; T.J.P. pinned Moloney after he and Akira hit the 2/2(stereo basement knee strikes).
-NEVER Openweight Trios Champion HIroshi Tanahashi d. Zack Sabre Jr. with a crossed-leg victory roll to win the T.V. Title.
-"Heat Storm" Yuya Uemura d. "Gene Blast" Yota Tsuji via deadbolt suplex(bridging trapped-arm belly-to-belly suplex).
-Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe & "Souled Out" Ren Narita d. "Supernova" Kaito Kiyomiya & "Shooter" Shota Umino when Narita pinned Umino after the Double Cross(sitout faceslam).
-Tama Tonga d. Shingo Takagi with the Dive Shack Driver(double-underhook piledriver) to win the NEVER Openweight Title.
-Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions The Guerrillas Of Destiny v2.0(Hikuleo & El Phantasmo) d. IWGP Tag Team Champions Bishamon(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) to unify the titles; Hikuleo pinned Goto after the Thunder Struck '91(top-rope splash).
-El Phantasmo d. Hiromu Takahashi via Pinche Loco(double-underhook sitout faceplant) to win the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title.
-David Finlay won a triple threat match with Jon Moxley and "The Aerial Assassin" Will Ospreay(C) after a suplex-lift Go To Sleep to win the former IWGP U.S. Title, becoming the first IWGP Global Champion.  Finlay got into a post-match confrontation with Nic Nemeth(fka Dolph Ziggler) at ringside.
-NEVER Openweight Trios Champion "The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada d. "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson after the Rainmaker(ripcord lariat).
-Tetsuya Naito d. Seiya Sanada with the Destino(standing sitout Sliced Bread #2) to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title.  Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe tried to ruin Naito's celebration, but Sanada fought him off and left the ring to the winner and his Los Ingobernables De Japon rollcall.

AEW Dynamite

-Commentators:  Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, & "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz Maniac.
-"Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy d. "The Inhuman" Dante Martin after the Orange Punch(Superman Punch) to retain the International Title (13:15).  After the match, FTW Champion Hook and Donovan Danhausen checked on Orange while Action Andretti and "Air Wolf" Darius Martin checked on Dante...leading to Private Party(Isiah Kassidy and the returning Marq Quen) making an appearance to interrupt proceedings.
-Mariah May d. Queen Aminata with the Mayday(fireman's-carry Michinoku Driver) (6:41).  Mariah's post-match interview was interrupted by "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo announcing that she is All Elite.
-"The Alpha" Konosuke Takeshita d. Darby Allin after the pump knee (12:51); Don Callis did commentary.
-Trent Berretta won a four-corner match with El Hijo Del Vikingo(w/ Alex Abrahantes), ROH Trios Champion "They Call Him A Machine" Brian Cage(w/ Prince Nana), and "The Bounty Hunter" Bryan Keith when he pinned Keith with the cradle behind-the-back piledriver (9:40).  Triple Crown Champion "The Mad King" Eddie Kingston did commentary; Donovan Danhausen got involved in the match, seemingly to assist Trent.
-Shane "Swerve" Strickland(w/ Prince Nana) d. "The Dragon Slayer" Daniel Garcia via J.M.L. Driver(half-nelson Michinoku Driver) (13:19); "Daddy Magic" Matt Menard did commentary.  Nana hit Garcia with a low blow after the bell and took out Menard as well, leading to "Hangman" Adam Page hitting the ring to confront Swerve.
-Saturday on Collision:  Fear The Revelation(Dax "The Axe" Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. The House Of Black(Malakai Black & Buddy Matthews), plus Eddie Kingston vs. Trent Berretta for the AEW Continental Crown Title.
-Next week on Dynamite:  Sting & Darby Allin vs. Konosuke Takeshita & "Powerhouse" Will Hobbs.

Tuesday Rasslin + This Week In Wrestling

NWA Powerrr

-Commentators:  Joe Galli & Danny Dealz.
-"The Outspoken" Joe Alonzo d. Alex Misery.
-"Magic" Jake Dumas won a triple threat match with Storm Thomas and Anthony Catena(w/ Chris Silvio, Esquire).
-Blunt Force Trauma(Damage & Carnage)(w/ Aron Stevens) d. The Fixers("The Boss" Jay Bradley & Wrecking Ball Legursky) to retain the Tag Team Titles.

WWE NXT (New Year's Evil)

-Commentators:  Vic Joseph & Booker T.
-Lyra Valkyria d. Blair Davenport with a fireman's-carry crade Michinoku Driver to retain the NXT Women's Title (8:27).  Lola Vice attempted to cash in her Breakout Tournament contract but Tatum Paxley attacked her before she could use it; that led to a brawl with Lyra & Tatum fighting Lola & "La Madrina" Elektra Lopez.
-Carlito Colón(substituting for NXT North American Champion Dragon Lee) & The Latino World Order(Joaquin Wilde & "Cruz Del Toro" Raul Mendoza) d. The No Quarter Catch Crew(Drew Gulak, Damon Kemp, & Myles Borne) when Del Toro pinned Kemp after a Phoenix Splash (8:36).
-"Miss NXT" Arianna Grace d. "The Prodigy" Roxanne Perez by reversed decision; Roxanne initially won with the Pop Rox(Code Red) (5:10), but Arianna antagonized Roxanne afterwards and Roxanne attacked her.  Roxanne locked Arianna in a Canadian Crossface and refused to release the hold, leading to the decision reversal.
-Fallon Henley d. Tiffany Stratton via Hoedown(Shining Wizard) (9:06).
-Breakout Tournament:  Oba Femi d. "Turbo" Riley Osborne with the pop-up powerbomb (9:43).
-Trick Williams d. Grayson Waller; Carmelo Hayes was asked to stay backstage but ran out to encourage Trick late in the match.  The distraction nearly led to Trick's downfall, but Kevin Owens showed up at ringside and nailed Waller, then threw him into the ring for Trick to finish with the jumping knee strike (13:07).
-Next week:  The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic begins.

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WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Main Event this week has:
-Johnny Gargano vs. Ivar Hanson
-Akira Tozawa vs. Bronson Reed

Smackdown on Friday has:
-A.J. Styles vs. Randy Orton vs. L.A. Knight
-Kevin Owens vs. Santos Escobar - U.S. Title Contender Tournament Final

Raw next Monday has:
-Cody Rhodes vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
-Katana Chance & Kayden Carter vs. Piper Niven & Chelsea Green-Cardona - Women's Tag Team Titles

NXT next Tuesday has:
-Tony D'Angelo & Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo vs. Out The Mud(Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) - NXT Tag Team Titles
-Gigi Dolin vs. Cora Jade

The Royal Rumble is on Saturday 1/27:
-30-Man Royal Rumble
-30-Woman Royal Rumble

ALL ELITE WRESTLING

Dynamite tomorrow night has:
-Orange Cassidy vs. Dante Martin - International Title
-Daniel Garcia vs. Shane "Swerve" Strickland
-Kris Statlander vs. Skye Blue
-Queen Aminata vs. Mariah May

Collision on Saturday has:
-Fear The Revelation(Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) vs. The House Of Black(Malakai Black & Buddy Matthews)

TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION/IMPACT WRESTLING

Hard To Kill is on Saturday 1/13:
-Alex Shelley vs. Moose - Heavyweight Title
-Trinity Fatu vs. Jordynne Grace - Women's Title
-Chris Sabin vs. Yujiro Kushida vs. El Hijo Del Vikingo - X-Division Title
-The Ace & Bey Connection(Ace Austin & Chris Bey) vs. The Rascalz(Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) vs. The Grizzled Young Vets(Zack Gibson & James Drake) vs. Speedball Mountain(Mike Bailey & Trent Seven) - Tag Team Titles
-Women's Ultimate X Match
-"P.C.O." Pierre Carl Ouellet vs. "Dirty Dango" Johnny Curtis
-Rich Swann vs. Steve Maclin
-Eric Young & Frankie Kazarian vs. Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers
-Tommy Dreamer vs. Crazzy Steve - Digital Media Title

RING OF HONOR

ROH TV this Thursday has:
-Kyle Fletcher vs. Willie Mack - ROH T.V. Title
-Serpentico vs. Griff Garrison
-El Hijo Del Vikingo, Komander, & Lee Johnson vs. Gringo Loco & The Work Horsemen(Anthony Henry & James D. Drake)
-Leyla Hirsch & Rachael Ellering vs. Mercedes Martinez & Diamante Zuniga
-The Infantry(Shawn Dean & Carlie Bravo) vs. The Boys(Brandon & Brent Tate) vs. Shane Taylor & Lee Moriarty
-Dalton Castle vs. Peter Avalon
-Red Velvet vs. Alex Gracia
-Lance Archer vs. J.P. Harlow
-Queen Aminata vs. Maya World

NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING

Wrestle Kingdom 18 is on Thursday 1/4:
-Seiya Sanada vs. Tetsuya Naito - IWGP Heavyweight Title
-Kazuchika Okada vs. Bryan Danielson
-Will Ospreay vs. Jon Moxley vs. David Finlay - IWGP U.S. Title
-Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi - T.V. Title
-Shingo Takagi vs. Tama Tonga - NEVER Openweight Title
-Hiromu Takahashi vs. El Desperado - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title
-Clark Connors & "Drilla" Dan Moloney vs. Catch-22(T.J. Perkins & Francesco Akira) - IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
-Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura
-Kaito Kiyomiya & Shota Umino vs. Takaaki "Evil" Watanabe & Ren Narita
-New Japan Rumble - For the King Of Pro Wrestling Title

NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Paranoia is on Saturday 1/13:
-Ethan Carter III vs. Matt Cardona - Heavyweight Title Death Match
-"Thrillbilly" Silas Mason vs. Paul Burchill - National Title
-Matthew Mims vs. Max The Impaler - T.V. Title vs. Women's T.V. Title Unification Match
-Colby Corino vs. Mecha Wolf - Jr. Heavyweight Title
-The Immortals(J.R. Kratos & Odinson) vs. The Slimeballz(Sage Chantz & Tommy Rant) - U.S. Tag Team Titles
-Thom Latimer vs. Bryan Idol
-The Miserably Faithful(Sal "The Pal" Rinauro & Gaagz The Gymp) vs. The Kidz(Alexander Lev & Jackson Drake)
-The New Spectaculars 2.0(Rush Freeman & Spencer Slade) vs. Jack Talos & Daisy Kill
-The Country Gentlemen v2.0(A.J. & K.C. Cazana) vs. The Great Zyon & Anthony Andrews

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GLORY PRO WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 2/3 in St. Louis, MO(Casa Loma Ballroom):
-"The Deliverer" Moses Powell & Ethan Price vs. The Philly & Marino Experience(Philly Collins & Marino Tenaglia) - United Glory Tag Team Titles Best-Of-3-Falls Match
-Laynie Luck & ? vs. Dak Draper & ?

ST. LOUIS ANARCHY

Next show is Friday 1/26 in Alton, IL:
-Derek Neal vs. Steve "The 1 Called" Manders - Gateway Heritage Title Dog Collar Match
-Davey Vega vs. Shazza McKenzie - Destination Title
-Mike Outlaw, Rahim De La Suede, & Madi Monarch vs. Adrian Surge, Tommy Davis, & Ashlyn Alexander
-Camaro Jackson vs. "Moonshine" Ryan Mantell
-Gary Jay vs. Laynie Luck
-Anakin Murphy & Zakk Sawyers vs. Christian Rose & Connor Hopkins

WRESTLEMAX STL

Next show is Saturday 2/24 in Columbia, IL.

GRANDEL WRESTLING

Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.

DYNAMO PRO WRESTLING

Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 1/13 in Belleville, IL:
-Gary Jackson vs. Attila Khan - Cage Match
-The Big Texan vs. Payton Ayers - Classic Title
-Bobby D vs. "Superstar" Steve Fender - Central States Title
-The L.A. Hustlers(Bradley Diggs & Lamont Potts) vs. The Top Guns(Brandon Barretta & Joe Vinetti) - Tag Team Titles - DQ Rule Waived
-Austin Mulitalo vs. Billy McNeil - Mid-States Wrestling Missouri Title
-Miranda Gordy vs. Judie Azul

MID-MISSOURI WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 1/13 in St. Louis, MO:
-Ricky Cruz vs. Chris Slammer - Heavyweight Title
-D.K. Coltello vs. I.P. Mason - Jr. Heavyweight Title
-L-Ride vs. Big Daddy Dion vs. Jerry Morgan
-Kahyman vs. Shawn Blaze
-Dallas Stevens vs. "J.S.O." Jeff O'Connor

WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING

Next show is Saturday 1/13 in Troy, MO:
-"Sabotage" Sean Logan vs. Mason St. Goods

PRO WRESTLING EPIC

Next show is Saturday 1/6 in Pacific, MO:
-Kevin Lee Davidson, Brandon Aarons, & Tyler Copeland vs. Benjamin Trust & The New Guys(Jake Bosche & Scott Stanley)
-Kendall Beck vs. Jabari King - Interstate Title
-Riley Knocks vs. Nixi X.S. - Women's Title
-Ryxyer Wolfsbane vs. Nick Natural
-Moondog Murray vs. Ace Roberts
-Johnathan Zulu vs. A.T.M.

COTTAGE HILLS WRESTLING ALLIANCE

Next show is Saturday 1/27 in Edwardsville, IL:
-30-Wrestler Rumble-Style Battle Royal

NEW BREED WRESTING

Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.

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ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLING

Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.

PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA

Information on upcoming shows will be posted when it becomes available.

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WWE Raw

-Commentators:  Michael Cole & Wade Barrett.
-Nia Jax d. "The Man" Becky Lynch with the ANIAlator(Banzai Drop) (11:52).
-Kofi Kingston & "Main Event" Jey Uso d. Imperium(Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser) via referee stoppage due to an injury to Vinci (6:19).
-"The Miz" Mike Mizanin & "R-Truth" Ron Killings d. "Dirty" Dominik Misterio & "The Irish Ace" J.D. McDonagh when Miz pinned McDonagh after the Skull-Crushing Finale(full nelson Russian legsweep faceslam) (joined in progress; 7:30 aired).
-"The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley d. "The Pitbull" Ivy Nile with the Riptide(pumphandle powerbomb) to retain the World Women's Title (13:02).
-"The Queen Of Spades" Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark d. Natalya Neidhart & Tegan Nox when Zoey pinned Tegan after the Z-360(belly-to-back Go To Sleep) (5:36).
-Seth "Freakin'" Rollins d. Drew McIntyre to retain the World Title.  "The Punishment" Damian Priest(w/ "Dirty" Dominik Misterio) attempted to cash in Money In The Bank and hit Seth with the briefcase, but Drew took out Priest with the Claymore(flying boot).  Drew hit Seth with another Claymore but Seth's foot landed on the ropes during the pin cover; Seth recovered to deliver a Pedigree on the broadcast table, then finished in the ring with the advanced curbstomp (17:48).
-Next week:  "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, plus Katana Chance & Kayden Carter vs. Piper Niven & Chelsea Green-Cardona for the Women's Tag Team Titles.