Hey everyone! I love to write and I
love wrestling so ever since Night Of Champions 2015, through multiple
accounts, I have been fantasy booking WWE PPV's in detail, and have been a
wrestling fan since 2005. Without further ado, here is How WWE Should Book
Clash Of Champions 2017. (For those
that have seen these posts before that are confused, I was previously u/ThePipeBomb11)
MY POSTS ON PREVIOUS CLASH/NIGHT OF
CHAMPIONS:
- Night Of Champions 2015 (My first Booking Post ever): https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3lpfiw/how_i_would_book_noc_2015/
- Clash Of Champions 2016: https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/54a7hp/how_wwe_should_book_clash_of_champions_2016_raw/
PRE-SHOW:
- Our Kickoff Panel consists of Renee Yong, Sam Roberts,
David Otunga and Jerry Lawler.They hype up the matches and give their
predictions throughout the hour, and we're also shown video packages. A
Social Media Lounge segment with GM Daniel Bryan is announced earlier in
the day. Use #AskBryan. We get to our Kickoff match a little past
halfway through.
KICKOFF MATCH: Mojo Rawley vs. Zack
Ryder (Singles Match)
- Zack Ryder is out first followed by Mojo. The match
goes 7 minutes. I still just really don't understand why WWE had Mojo
win the Andre Battle Royal this year. It has done zilch for the man. Ryder
is worth much more investment than Mojo, and since WWE likes to go 50/50,
Ryder gets revenge on Mojo for breaking up the team and the match ends
after Mojo goes for a Hype-Rider, but Zack lands on his feet and hits a
leaping Rough Ryder and then sits down on Mojo's chest, with his arms
wrapped around Rawley's legs for the pin.
WINNER by PINFALL: Zack Ryder
- The panel gives brief thoughts on the match, we get our
SML with Daniel Bryan, and they give their final predictions for the main
event as we get to the main show.
MAIN SHOW:
- Minus Elimination Chamber and Hell In A Cell, Smackdown
has really had some WEAK PPV cards this year. This show is no different.
But that's what I'm doing these for, to make them as best as they can be.
Let's get into the FINAL WWE PPV of the great, great year of 2017.
1ST MATCH: The Usos (Jey & Jimmy
Uso) (c) vs. Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin vs. New Day (Kofi Kingston &
Xavier Woods; with Big E) vs. Rusev & Aiden English (Fatal 4-Way Tag Team
Match for the WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championships)
- The Usos are out first followed by BenjaGable, Rusev
& English, and finally The New Day. The match goes 13 minutes, and
Jimmy Uso, Shelton Benjamin, Xavier Woods, and Rusev all start the match
on their respective teams. It's chaos with men from all 4 teams in the
ring at the same times, a rule that has never been enforced in 4-Way Tags
until now.... the match ends in a shocker after Jimmy Uso hits a splash
on Chad Gable, but Rusev runs in and clotheslines Jimmy over the top rope
and both tumble to the outside, and then amidst the chaos a broken Aiden
English crawls to the cover on Chad Gable. IT'S RUSEV DAY IN BOSTON
BECAUSE AIDEN ENGLISH AND RUSEV ARE YOUR NEW CHAMPIONS. The reign
would not last long though, as there would be a rematch on the following
episode of Smackdown where The Usos would win invoke their rematch clause
and back the titles. Afterwards, Rusev would announce his intentions to
challenge for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble. Main-event Rusev is
long overdue. I know people don't usually like when the titles just
switch back right after the PPV, but here I would be fine with it as sadly
I don't think WWE really takes English and Rusev seriously as a team
anyways, and it leads to Rusev in a WWE Championship match against AJ
Styles at a Big 4 PPV. By the way, not only will I have my card for the SD
matches at the Royal Rumble at the end of this post as usual, but I will
also have a card for the 2nd Annual SMACKDOWN WILD CARD FINALS Show on 12/26/17 that I really hope they do.
WINNERS and NEW Smackdown Live Tag
Team Champions by Pinfall: Rusev & Aiden English
- We get an ad for Aéropostale.
2ND MATCH: Charlotte Flair (c) vs.
Natalya (Lumberjack Match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship)
- This match has happened too many damn times. The
Lumberjacks come out first to generic music and it's just all the other
women on the SD roster. Natalya comes out first followed by Charlotte.
The match goes 10 minutes. We get the usual Lumberjack Match spots
where the face gets thrown out and the heel lumberjacks attack them, and
vice versa. The match ends after a huge spot where the lumberjacks all
attack Natalya, and then Charlotte hits a Moonsault off the top rope into
everyone on the outside and everyone gets knocked down. Natalya struggles
back into the ring amidst the chaos and walks right into a big Spear from
Charlotte. No Carmella cash-in tonight, I would've had her cash in at
Survivor Series if you read that post, but since it didn't happen then, it
doesn't feel right to happen here.
WINNER and STILL WWE Smackdown
Women's Champion by Pinfall: Charlotte Flair
- We get a backstage interview by Dasha Fuentes with
Orton and Nakamura. They promise to end the careers of Kevin Owens and
Sami Zayn tonight.
3RD MATCH: The Bludgeon Brothers vs.
Breezango (Tag Team Match)
- Breezango are out first followed by Harper and Rowan.
They should've been the challengers for the Tag Titles at this show. No
question. The match goes 4 minutes. Breezango get minimal offense
in before The Blugdeon brothers destroy them for the latter half of the
match. Harper and Rowan hit their Cross finish on Breeze and Rowan gets
the quick win.
WINNERS by Pinfall: The Bludgeon
Brothers
- We get an ad for Tapout and then cut to a shot of the
outside of the arena and sights around Boston as Phillips transitions us
to the next match.
4TH MATCH: Baron Corbin (c) vs.
Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler (Triple Threat Match for the WWE United States
Championship)
- Roode is out first followed by Ziggler and finally the
champ Baron Corbin. The match goes 10 minutes. Don’t feel like this
match will be anything special, so keep it short so it doesn’t bring down
the mood of the night. It’s time for a complete swerve. I feel like
every just expects Corbin to retain or Roode to win the belt. No one is
expecting Ziggler to come out on top. While not everyone may absolutely
love Ziggler right now, he’s in no way bad, and it’d be nice to see him
with a title over than the IC Title, even just for a few weeks like would
be the plan. Dolph should win the title here just to make it feel less
like a by the numbers PPV. It ends after Roode and Corbin are in the
ring and Roode nails a big Glorious DDT On Baron. Ziggler rushes in and
Superkicks Roode from behind, sending him over the top rope. Ziggler
steals the pin from Bobby and gets the win and The US Title. Two weeks
later on the 2nd Annual Wild Card Finals Smackdown, Ziggler would defend
the US Title in a Fatal 4-Way Ladder Match against Baron Corbin, Bobby
Roode and Tye Dillinger, where Roode would win the title and begin 2018 as
a champion.
WINNER and NEW WWE United States
Champion by Pinfall: Dolph Ziggler
- We get an ad for the Royal Rumble.
5TH MATCH: Kevin Owens & Sami
Zayn vs. Randy Orton & Shinsuke Nakamura (Tag Team Match with Daniel Bryan
& Shane McMahon as special guest referees; If Owens and Zayn lose, they
will be fired from all of WWE)
- Referee Shane and then Referee D-Bry come out and stand
in the ring and debate off-mic how they’ll ref the match. Owens &
Zayn are out first followed by Orton and finally Nakamura. The match goes
16 minutes. I’m gonna do something bold here, but it sets up for
Wrestlemania and it’s yet another swerve that this show so desperately
needs. All hell breaks lose and all 4 wrestlers are in the ring brawling
and Shane and Bryan can’t control it. **The match ends after Zayn &
Orton are legal but Owens goes to the top rope to hit a Frogsplash on a
Down Orton but eats an RKO. Zayn sneaks up behind Randy and hits a big
drop kick, sending Randy into the corner. He tries a Helluva Kick but
Orton sidesteps, and hits an RKO. Orton is about to go for the pin but
then goes to the corner for a PUNT KICK to truly finish it off. Orton runs
toward Zayn but gets nailed with a KINSHASA outta nowhere. HEEL SHINSUKE
NAKAMURA HAS ARRIVED. Nakamura drags Sami’s arm over Orton and Daniel
Bryan counts the pin, knowing that Shane, down outside the ring would
refuse to do so. This isn’t Nakamura officially joining Owens and Zayn in
a stable or anything, just that they’re now on good terms and have each
other’s back whenever they need it. At Wrestlemania, if all goes right,
we’d be getting Heel Nakamura vs Face AJ Styles for the WWE Title. Come on
WWE. It’s what everyone wants.
WINNERS by Pinfall & Shinsuke
Nakamura Heel Turn: Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn
- We get an ad for Toys R’Us, and then we go to the
kickoff panel for their thoughts on the show so far.
6TH MATCH: AJ Styles (c) vs. Jinder
Mahal (Singles Match for the WWE Championship)
- We get a video package beforehand. Jinder is out first
with the Singh’s followed by AJ. The match goes 18 minutes. AJ got
the best match of Jinder’s career out of him on the SD where he won the
title, and I think this could be even better. Here are some big spots in
the match:
- Jinder is on the outside by the ramp and AJ flys over
the top rope for a forearm but Jinder pushes Samir Singh in the way and he
takes the blow.
- JINDER HITS A TOP ROPE ELBOW DROP for a near fall.
- Jinder pulls a page out of Cesaro’s book and stands on
the middle rope and SUPLEXES STYLES FROM THE APRON TO THE RING.
- Styles knocks Mahal onto the Spanish Announce Desk and
then rolls back in the ring. In a spot he’s only ever done one other time
in WWE, (7Rf1Po0uB9E), AJ leaps off the top rope and nails Jinder with a
phenomenal forearm through the table.
The match ends after Jinder hits a
viscous Khallas on AJ, and then collapses from exhaustion over AJ. 1. 2. 3.
JINDER MAHAL is a 2-time WWE Champion. Twitter goes into a rage, the fans boo
like crazy, and everyone claims they’re done with WWE, while also being sure to
tune into RAW & SD the next days. Jinder poses with the title on the top
rope, but then the ref snatches it away and signals for JoJo to enter the ring.
The ref gives her a rundown and it’s announced that both men’s shoulders were
on the mat for a count of 3, therefore AJ Styles is still champion. It would be
funny to see the reaction prior to the announcement, and it’s a way to keep
both guys looking strong. Jinder would get the chance to earn another shot at
the title at the Rumble against former partner Rusev on the Wild Card Finals II
SD. If you want, you could have
Nakamura come out and confront Styles post-match, but I think that would be too
obvious of a spoiler and he should just win the Rumble.
AJ Styles and Jinder Mahal fought to
a DRAW (Double Pin); However, STILL WWE Champion AJ Styles
Final Results:
No. |
Results |
Stipulations |
Times |
1PS |
Zack Ryder defeated Mojo Rawley by Pinfall |
Singles Match |
7 Minutes |
2 |
Rusev & Aiden English defeated The Usos (c), Chad
Gable & Shelton Benjamin & New Day (with Big E) by Pinfall |
Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match for the WWE Smackdown Tag Team
Championships |
13 Minutes |
3 |
Charlotte Flair (c) defeated Natalya by Pinfall |
Lumberjack Match for the WWE Smackdown Women's
Championship |
10 Minutes |
4 |
The Bludgeon Brothers defeated Breezango by Pinfall |
Tag Team Match |
4 Minutes |
5 |
Dolph Ziggler defeated Baron Corbin (c) and Bobby Roode by
Pinfall |
Triple Threat Match for the WWE United States Championship |
10 Minutes |
6 |
Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn defeated Randy Orton &
Shinsuke Nakamura |
Tag Team Match with Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon as
special guest referees; Had Owens and Zayn lost, they would've been fired
from all of WWE |
16 Minutes |
7 |
AJ Styles (c) vs. Jinder Mahal (with The Singh Brothers)
ended in a Draw |
Singles Match for the WWE Championship |
18 Minutes |
My
Card for the 2nd Annual WILD CARD FINALS SDLive (12/26/17):
No. |
Matches |
Stipulations |
1 |
Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Baron Corbin vs. Bobby Roode vs. Tye
Dillinger |
Fatal 4-Way Ladder Match for the United States
Championship |
2 |
AJ Styles & Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn
& Shinsuke Nakamura |
2-On-3 Handicap Match |
3 |
The Usos (c) vs. The Bludgeon Brothers |
Tag Team Match for the SD Tag Titles |
4 |
Charlotte (c) vs. Ruby Riot |
Singles Match for the SD Women’s Title |
5 |
Jinder Mahal vs. Rusev (with Aiden English) |
Singles Match for a WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble |
Royal Rumble 2018 Card (SDLive)
No. |
Matches |
Stipulations |
1 |
2018 Royal Rumble Match |
30-Man Royal Rumble Match |
2 |
AJ Styles (c) vs. Rusev (with Aiden English) |
Singles Match for the WWE Championship |
3 |
Charlotte vs. The Riott Squad |
3-On-1 Handicap Match for the SD Women’s Championship |
Well, that was how I would Clash Of Champions 2018. Tell me what you liked and didn’t like, and what from this post you’d like to see happen on the show. Be sure to look out for my 4 BOOKING POSTS in January. First, for the first time ever I’ll have a HOW NJPW SHOULD BOOK WRESTLEKINGDOM 12 post coming out on January 3rd. I’ll also be doing posts for The 25th Anniversary Of RAW Show out on January 21, AND a 2-Part Royal Rumble post on January 27. I was going to also do Takeover Philadelphia, but I decided that was just too much typing. January is a huge month. Thanks for reading, and enjoy the show tonight!