How WWE Should Book Hell In A Cell 2016 (RAW)

 

Hey everyone! Every month, days before PPV's happen, I share my thoughts on the show and card and how I would book the show that has unexpected swerves, returns, debuts, and a memorable show that would leave fans happy. If you want, you can read some past editions of these by clicking on my name and searching. I hope you enjoy, and this is how WWE Should Book Hell In A Cell.

PRE SHOW

We get the usual panel as always with Renee, Lita, Booker and Lawler. A Social Media Lounge segment with Brian Kendrick is announced earlier in the day, using #AskTheBrianKendrick. For about the first half hour, we get video packages and the panel hypes up and discusses the matches on the card and give their predictions. We get to our kickoff match.

KICKOFF MATCH: Cedric Alexander, Lince Dorado and Sin Cara vs. Tony Nese, Drew Gulak and Ariya Daivari

The face team all make their individual entrances first, and then the heels. The match goes 9 minutes, and Cedric gets the win for his team after he hits the Lumbar Check on Daivari.

WINNERS: Cedric Alexander, Lince Dorado and Sin Cara.

The panel talks some more and then we get the SML with the man with a plan, Brian Kendrick, to close out the pre show.

MAIN SHOW

We get the opening video package and pyro, and then we get to our first match, as the cell lowers.

1ST MATCH: Roman Reigns (c) vs Rusev (HIAC Match for the US Title)

Reigns is out first followed by Rusev and Lana. Lana will watch from outside the cell as all managers do, and the ref locks the door shut as Rusev walks inside. The match goes on about 17 minutes, and it's a brutal brawl with lots of usage of the cell. In one spot, Reigns runs all the way around the ring and spears Rusev into the steps. Near the end of the match, Rusev brings a table into the ring, and he sets it up in a corner. They brawl for a few more minutes, and then Reigns hits a Superman Punch on Rusev, and Rusev twirls around, dazed, into a Spear off the ropes through the table by Reigns. Rusev rolls in pain to the middle of the ring and Reigns gets the pin to retain his US Title.

WINNER and STILL US CHAMP: Roman Reigns

We get an ad for Tapout.

2ND MATCH: New Day (c) vs Cesaro & Sheamus (Raw Tag Team Titles)

New Day are out first and do their usual schtick. Sheamus interrupts Cesaro's entrance as usual. We get formal ring introductions. The match goes about 9 minutes. At first, I really hated that in the end of these two's awesome series that they just became a team, but it's becoming a great storyline where both are so determined to outdo eachother that they're actually ending up being a dominant team. I feel we need to let this team pan out a bit more before just giving them the tag titles, and of course WWE wants New Day to pass Demolition's record, which is only about 45 days away. As always, I'll have my card for the Raw side of Survivor Series at the end of this post, and Cesaro and Sheamus would get a rematch and win the titles in a 2/3 Falls match. The match ends when as noted, Sheamus and Cesaro are competing to try to be better and get a bigger reaction from the crowd, and things get so heated that Sheamus and Cesaro end up getting in each others face, and Cesaro nails Sheamus with a huge Uppercut, knocking him down, and then Kofi gets the rollup on Cesaro to retain their titles. Sheamus and Cesaro scream at each other as New Day celebrate.

WINNERS and STILL RAW Tag Team Champions: The New Day

Sami Zayn is interviewed backstage. He talks about his recent interactions with Braun Strowman, and then Strowman ends up walking up to him. Zayn tries to attack him with some items backstage but Strowman slaps his hand and picks him up and throws him into the curtains. Trainers and refs run down to try to break it up, and Foley is there and says that this needs to be settled, and books Sami Zayn vs Braun Strowman for Raw in a Last Man Standing match. Strange, but it could be intriguing, and a big stipulation match like that could draw a bigger audience for Raw. This will either be the best or worst thing ever.

3RD MATCH: T.J. Perkins (c) vs Brian Kendrick (Cruiserweight Title)

This match goes into the 2nd hour of the show, and kicks it off. Kendrick is out first, followed by TJ. The match goes 13 1/2 minutes, and Kendrick gets the win after he locks on the Captain's Hook with a chain wrapped around TJ's face, that the ref doesn't see. The chain might sound weird, but it signifies how desperate Kendrick is to get his spotlight back that he'll do anything and use anything to plow to the top. It might be sort of early for Kendrick to win the title, as Perkins hasn't had the longest reign yet and he should finally get his big win on a bigger stage, but he's a heel currently, so that wouldn't really work, and the reason about how he's desperate above and that I think fans already seem pretty invested in him, because they know who he is more so than all the other CW's because of his previous time in WWE.

WINNER and NEW WWE Cruiserweight Champion: Brian Kendrick

We get an ad for the Halloween Raw tomorrow, where Goldberg returns to respond to Lesnar again.

4TH MATCH: Bayley vs Dana Brooke

Bayley is out first followed by Dana. I really don't get how they've tried to build this feud. These two have no chemistry, and that arm wrestling segment was godawful. The match goes 8 minutes, and Bayley wins with a Bayley To Belly.

WINNER: Bayley

We get an ad for all the shows coming to the network and Survivor Series.

5TH MATCH: Kevin Owens (c) vs Seth Rollins (HIAC Match for the Universal Title)

Well, if Sasha/Charlotte isn't going on first, it's going on last. And they damn sure deserve to go last. We get a video package and Rollins is out first followed by Owens. The match goes 24 minutes, and it's a brawl. Lots of usage of weapons and the cell, and they tell a great story. In one spot in the match, Rollins gets Owens up for the Buckle Bomb, but instead throws him right into the cell wall to the outside. Near the end of the match, Owens hits a PUP. It looks like he's about to go for the pin, but he looks at Rollins, then looks to the outside. He wants to destroy Seth Rollins. Owens exits the ring and searches under the ring. He comes out with a sledgehammer. The same sledgehammer that HHH, who has made Owens the new golden boy of the Authority, made so famous. Owens runs at Rollins with the Sledgerhammer but Rollins kicks Owens in the gut and hits a Pedigree. Rollins struggles to get up to cover Owens but out of nowhere, HHH, who would be put under the ring before the match, attacks Rollins. HHH viciously attacks Seth, and "busts him open". HHH gets Rollins up and is about to hit a Pedigree to help Owens get another cowardly win, but Rollins gets out and kicks HHH in the gut and delivers a Pedigree to HIM. Rollins finally gets one up on Hunter. The crowd pops but Seth turns around and he's thrown into the ropes by Owens, who has recovered by now, and eats a PUP. Owens gets the win to retain his title.

WINNER and STILL Universal Champion: Kevin Owens

We go to the kickoff panel and they give their thoughts on the show so far,

6TH MATCH: Enzo and Cass vs The Club

Club are out first followed by E&C. Match goes about 6 minutes. Simple; Club NEED the win. That's all.

WINNERS: The Club

We get an interview with Roman Reigns.

7TH MATCH: Sasha Banks (c) vs Charlotte (HIAC Match for RAW Women's Title

Charlote comes out first after a video package and then she stares at the titantron for a few moments as the fans get hyped up, and then Sasha's music hits and she comes out. The match goes 19 minutes. We get formal ring introductions and the two have a stare down as the cell lowers. There have been some rumors of Charlotte/Sasha jumping off the cell. No, I'm sorry, that really shouldn't happen, I don't want to see dead people. The big spot can be that Sasha goes halfway up the cell, and jumps and hits a Frogsplash to Charlotte through the table. After this spot, trainers and doctors come down with stretchers for both women. The crowd boos and they're halfway up the ramp and Sasha won't let it end this way. She crawls off her stretcher and the doctors try to reason with her and then she runs and tackles Charlotte off her stretcher. A brawl that goes all around the arena ensues, and Sasha slams the stretcher against Charlotte, who is leaning against the cell wall. The two finally go back into the cell and the ring and Sasha locks in the Bank Statement and Charlotte taps out. The two celebrate and hug. The cell is back off the ring now and out of nowhere Nia Jax comes and destroys both women. Absolutely destroys these two. She would get so much heat for runing this big moment. Nia puts her foot over both women and holds up the women's title to end the show. Why did Nia do this? She's wants to make herself known. She's a monster, and she's sickened she hasn't gotten a chance yet. She doesn't care about any of the other girls in the division, because she's not like most girls. And yes, I am a man, and I do own that t-shirt.

WINNER and STILL Raw Women's Champion: Sasha Banks

SURVIVOR SERIES 2016 RAW MATCHES

Brock Lesnar vs Goldberg

Universal Title: Kevin Owens (c) vs Chris Jericho vs Sami Zayn

US Title: Roman Reigns (c) vs Braun Strowman

CW Title: Brian Kendrick (c) vs Lince Dorado

*WOMENS: Sasha Banks vs Nia Jax

Seth Rollins vs Vince McMahon (No I'm not kidding)

SINGLES SS MATCH

Rusev, Neville, Big Show, Drew Gulak, and Rich Swann vs Apollo Crews, Baron Corbin, Jack Swagger, and The Ascension

TAG SS MATCH

Club, New Day, Sheamus and Cesaro, Enzo and Cass and Shining Stars vs Slater and Rhyno, Alpha, Hype Bros, Usos and Vaudevillans

SS WOMENS MATCH

Charlotte, Dana, Alicia Fox, Emma and Bayley vs Nikki Bella, Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, Carmella, and Naomi.

Well, I hope you all enjoyed reading. Tell me what you liked or didn't like, and what you would like to see happen on the show. Enjoy the show everyone!

How WWE Should Book No Mercy 2016 (SDLive)

 

Hey everyone! Every month, days before PPV's happen, I share my thoughts on the show and card and how I would book the show that has unexpected swerves, returns, debuts, and a memorable show that would leave fans happy. I hope you enjoy, and this is how WWE Should Book No Mercy.

PRE SHOW:

• New intro. What do you guys think of it? Anyways, just as I began writing, Daniel Bryan announced on Twitter that Baron Corbin vs Jack Swagger will take place again on the No Mercy Kickoff, so that will happen later in the show. A Social Media Lounge segment with Alexa Bliss is announced earlier in the day for the kickoff show. Use #AskAlexa. We get the usual panel of Renee, Lawler, Booker T and Lita, and they all hype up the matches and show us video packages and give their predictions as usual. After about half an hour goes by and we get to the kickoff match.

KICKOFF MATCH: Baron Corbin vs Jack Swagger

• Corbin comes out first, followed by Jack Swagger. The match goes 7 minutes, and throughout the match, Corbin works over Swagger's ankle and leg. Near the end of the match, Corbin swings Swagger's leg into the ring post as they're brawling on the outside, and Corbin gets the win after a suprisingly even match by using Swagger's own Patriot Lock to his advantage, making Swagger tap out to his own finisher to get the ultra dick-heel heat.

WINNER: Baron Corbin

• The panel talks some more for about 10 minutes and then we get the SML with Alexa Bliss. After that, the panel all give their closing thoughts and predictions for the main event, and we get ready for No Mercy's main show.

MAIN SHOW:

• We get the opening video package and then the opening PPV pyro, and we get to the first match.

1ST MATCH: Heath Slater and Rhyno (c) vs The Usos (Smackdown Tag Team Titles)

• Slater and Rhyno are out first followed by The Usos. How do Slater and Rhyno still not have a team name? I know they've been called "Beauty And The Man Beast", but that's bad. No. It doesn't count. The match goes 12 minutes, and it ends when Slater and Jimmy Uso are the legal men. Heath is fighting in the ring but/Rhyno looks to finish it off with a Gore, and runs at Jimmy but Jimmy grabs the ref and pushes him into the way and the ref is knocked down. Rhyno is temporarily stunned and The Usos quickly take advantage of this and the ref bump by running to the outside to both get chairs. Slater tries to stop them, but Jey whacks Heath with a chair. They get ready to beat them down but American Alpha come out of nowhere from the crowd and The Usos turn around and both get superkicked chairs into their face, and then Alpha beats down Usos to finally get revenge as the crowd is going wild for AA. They're getting ready to hit a Grand Amplitude on Jimmy but Jey comes up from behind and Low Blows Jason Jordan, and he falls out of the ring. The ref is just starting to get up, and then Jimmy whacks Gable with a chair, sending him out of the ring. The ref is up now and the Usos hit a splash on the helpless Slater and Jimmy pins Heath to crown the Usos as the second ever Smackdown Tag Team Champions. A couple reasons for this result. First, I'd guess Rhyno is leaving soon for a bit anyways to focus on his campaign in Michigan again, and Slater and Rhyno, as awesome as they both are, haven't been all that impressive as champions. Usos winning the titles here would further their feud with Alpha, and Alpha could have their match and title win at Survivor Series. By the way, of course the Smackdown matches for Survivor Series will be at the end of the post. Slater could still have something to do, he could maybe challenge for the IC title at SS. Plus. Usos have been very impressive as heels so far. Alpha look on in agony as their rivals celebrate the title win.

WINNERS and NEW SD Tag Team Champions: The Usos

• We get an ad for Tapout.

2ND MATCH: Nikki Bella vs Carmella

• Carmella comes out first followed by Nikki. The match goes about 7 minutes until Alexa Bliss runs in and attacks Nikki, causing the DQ. Alexa and Nikki have been having sort of a mini feud in recent weeks with Alexa pinning Nikki almost every week. Alexa unleashes on Nikki, because she wants to prove to everyone that she's ready to take the Women's title tonight. Alexa gets big heat and Nikki has to be helped to the back. Carmella isn't completely forgotten though, as she would defeat Natalya and Naomi in a triple threat match on the SD after No Mercy to earn a SD Women's title shot at Survivor Series.

WINNER by DQ: Nikki Bella*

*We get a backstage interview with new tag champions the Usos.

3RD MATCH: Curt Hawkins Open Challenge

• I don't think anyone is excited for Curt Hawkins to return here, but nonetheless, we get a short video package of Curt's previous run in WWE and his video packages leading up to this. Hawkins comes out and cuts a short pre match promo, and says he will be victorious in his debut. FACT! Hawkins drops the mic and Zack Ryder's music hits. What, did you expect it to actually be someone big? It's Curt Hawkins. He'll probably be the Jinder Mahal of SD anyways. Ryder and Hawkins have history as a tag team, so it would make sense for it to be him. Mojo Rawley is in Ryder's corner for the match. It goes about 4 minutes and Hawkins hits the Test Of Pain for the win.

WINNER: Curt Hawkins

• We get an ad for the WWE Shop.

4TH MATCH: Randy Orton vs Bray Wyatt

• This match kicks off the 2nd hour. This feud has has some weird buildup. Bray has sent Orton on numerous treasure hunts backstage and there have been more Wyatt promos on SD these past couple of weeks than all of them in his career combined. Orton comes out first followed by Bray. The match goes about 15 minutes and Wyatt gets the win after reversing an RKO by pushing Orton into the corner and then hitting a Sister Abigail for the win. Not much to say about this match, but Wyatt needs a win after LOSING TO KANE IN 2016 at Backlash AND last week on SD. Bray carries Orton over his shoulder to the back.

WINNER: Bray Wyatt

• We get a discussion and plug for Susan G Komen and Breast Cancer Awareness month.

5TH MATCH: Becky Lynch (c) vs Alexa Bliss (Smackdown Women's Title)

• I think this has been a really great feud. These two women have chemistry together. Becky comes out first followed by Alexa. The match goes 12 minutes and they have put on a great match when Nikki Bella runs down and attacks Alexa Bliss, causing another DQ, getting revenge on Alexa for costing her the match with Carmella earlier in the night. Nikki beats down Alexa and she has to be separated by trainers. Alexa is helped to the back now. You might be saying that there have been a ton of DQ finishes/run-ins tonight, but I think the overall quality of the PPV and matches and the ending will make up for it. If it advances a story, then it's acceptable.

WINNER by DQ: Alexa Bliss; however, STILL Smackdown Women's Champ: Becky Lynch

• We get an ad for the network, and HIAC and Survivor Series and all the upcoming shows, and then we go to the kickoff panel and they give their thoughts on the show so far.

6TH MATCH: The Miz (c) w/ Maryse vs Dolph Ziggler (Career Threatening Match for the IC Title)

• This feud has been absolutely phenomenal. That is all. These two are so good together, and it's a shame we only realized that just recently. Miz is out first followed by Ziggler, and we get formal ring introductions. The match goes 22 minutes, and it is a battle. They battle all around the arena and there's a big spot in the match where Miz gets the steel steps, pushes them up to the announce table, grabs Ziggler, walks up the steps, and hits a SCF through the table. After another amazing battle, Ziggler knows what he must do. He looks at Miz struggling to get up on the opposite side of the ring. He looks at his destiny right in the face. He stares at Miz and says "I'm Sorry, I Love You". Ziggler then Superkicks himself and pins himself to end his career and help Miz retain. NO NO NO NO. Maryse throws a chair into the ring and then distracts the ref as Ziggler and Miz are on the top rope, and Ziggler tries to hit a Superplex but Miz reverses into a middle rope SCF, literally crushing Ziggler's skull into the chair. Miz quickly gets rid of the chair, and then the ref counts the 3 and Dolph Ziggler's career is over, and Miz is still the champ. Miz NEEDS to beat Ziggler here. Beating him again and ending his career would only get him more over/more heat and make him look even more strong than he already even is. Plus, Ziggler apparently has said he wants time off, and there have been rumors his contract is up soon, so Miz retains. Ziggler would make his "retirement speech" 2 days later on SD before inevitably pulling a Cena and returning the next week.

WINNER and STILL Intercontinental Champion: The Miz

7TH MATCH: AJ Styles (c) vs Dean Ambrose vs John Cena (WWE World Title)

• THIS feud has also been unbelievably amazing, because this feud has been REAL. REAL passion. REAL emotion in the promos between the 3, especially the masterpieces between Cena and Ambrose. Cena is out first, followed by Ambrose, and then "THE MAN WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE ANNOUNCED AS THE FACE THAT RUNS THE PLACE", AJ Styles. The match goes 23 minutes, and it's very physical. There are a ton of near falls and high spots, like a flashback to Payback where Styles is on the top rope and hits a Phenomemal Forearm to both Cena AND Ambrose through the Spanish announce table. Near the end of the match, Ambrose is on the outside and has officially been taken out after Cena hits an AA on him on the apron, and Cena and Styles are brawling in the ring. AJ whips Cena into the ropes but Cena jumps off the ropes and hits the once off returning Springboard Stunner, and hopefully he DOES get all of it this time, Michael Cole. Styles is down and the crowd is very mixed as Cena is stalking AJ, waiting for him to get up so he can hit the 16th World Title winning AA. Styles is dazed and turns around and Cena grabs him and puts him on his shoulders, and he's about to finish the move when suddenly the lights go out in the arena and a bell tolls, and the fans go absolutely insane. The lights are out for about 25 seconds and when the come back on, Styles is now on the outside, and Ambrose still is too, and Cena looks around and he's ready to fight but there's no one there. He's confused and is looking around and he looks toward the stage and all of a sudden a hand comes out of the ring behind him. The Undertaker's face pops out and the fans go crazy. Taker climbs out and Cena turns around into a chokeslam from Taker. There's a chair propped in the corner from earlier in the match and Taker goes to grab it. Taker drops the chair in the center of the ring, and then gets Cena up for a Tombstone Piledriver onto the chair. Taker just stands there after the Tombstone, staring at Cena, Styles slowly crawls back in the ring, and looks scared at Taker, then quickly covers Cena to retain the title. Styles music plays for a bit as he quickly rolls out of the ring and then holds up his title on the ramp. The music ends and then Taker gets Cena up and hits a second tombstone in the middle of the ring. The PPV ends with Taker on one knee doing his signature pose with his tongue out and eyes rolled back over Cena. Now, it might be TOO far away until Mania, but I think Taker vs Cena feud beginning here with Taker screwing Cena and it could be like Rock vs Cena and other big time WM matches that could have a huge buildup. It would be Taker's last EVER match, and who knows?... Maybe Cena's last too. John Cena vs The Undertaker finally happening at Wrestlemania and being teased and advertised early could be a big time ticket seller for Mania. Taker and Cena would have more confrontations throughout the months until Mania, and obviously Undertaker would be on Smackdown. He could even wrestle a few times on Smackdown, like he did on 2013. John Cena is not a 16 time world champ, and the seeds for the big Undertaker vs John Cena Wrestlemania feud have officially been planted.

WINNER and STILL WWE World Champion: AJ Styles

SURVIVOR SERIES 2017 SMACKDOWN MATCHES:

1) WWE World Title: AJ Styles (c) vs Bray Wyatt

2) IC Title: The Miz (c) w/ Maryse vs Randy Orton

3) SD Women's Title: Becky Lynch (c) vs Carmella

4) SD Tag Team Titles: The Usos (c) vs American Alpha

5) Nikki Bella vs Alexa Bliss (No DQ)

6) John Cena vs Dean Ambrose (3 Stages Of Hell; Stage 1: Steel Cage, Stage 2: Falls Count Anywhere. Stage 3: Last Man Standing)

**Pre Show: Heath Slater vs Apollo Crews vs Baron Corbin vs Jack Swagger vs Kalisto (Fatal Fiveway for No. 1 Contendership to IC Title)

Well, that was how I would book No Mercy 2016. Tell me if you liked it, or what you didn't like. Tell me what you'd like to see happen at the actual PPV! Hope you all enjoyed, and enjoy the PPV