Extreme Rules Aftermath thread - *Spoilers*

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WWE Extreme Rules
Aired live on pay-per-view
Chicago, Illinois at Allstate Arena

Pre Show

Michael Cole and Matt Striker introduced the show from ringside and ran through the matches...

The Miz headed to the ring for his match with a mic in hand. He said he was in the preview match for Extreme Rules and asked, "Really?!? Really?!?" He said he was in the main event last year. He said he's not in a Falls Count Anywhere match or a Street Fight.

"I don't care where you put me," Miz said. "Because I will be the most talked about superstar of all time. People will be talking about me tomorrow... I will make this the most popular pre-show in WWE history." He said that wherever Miz is it's the place to be and tonight that's Youtube. He said he would win the U.S. Title and it will be the best moment in everyone's life. He also railed against Chicago. He was about to deliver his "Awesome" line, but Santino's music interrupted him...

1. Santino Marella vs. The Miz for the U.S. Title. The crowd rallied behind Santino early following the Miz promo. After some back and forth action, Santino put Miz away with The Cobra.

Santino Marella defeated The Miz to retain the U.S. Title in 4:40.

The announcers previewed the pay-per-view matches... Cole said they expect over 15,000 fans to attend the pay-per-view...

Backstage, Eve and Teddy Long stood between Big Show and Cody Rhodes and they all stood in front of the roulette wheel. Eve took credit for coming up with the "innovative" roulette wheel approach. She had Teddy spin the wheel, which landed on tables match. Big Show laughed and said, "Good luck trying to get me through the table." Cody was flustered. "Teddy, this is all your fault," Cody said. Teddy asked what he did...

At ringside, Striker and Cole agreed that the stipulation was unfair to Cody Rhodes... The announcers set up a video for the Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan match... A video recapped the C.M. Punk vs. Chris Jericho feud... A video recapped the Brock Lesnar and John Cena story... A graphic counted down the remaining two-plus minutes before the pay-per-view...

WWE Extreme Rules Pay-Per-View

The show opened with a Brock Lesnar and John Cena video package... Narrator guy collected a check just for telling us that it's WWE Extreme Rules and rules are meant to be broken... Michael Cole (with Jerry Lawler and Booker T) introduced the show. Cole said there are 14,817 fans in attendance...

1. Kane vs. Randy Orton in a Falls Count Anywhere match. The announcers spoke at ringside. Musician and Resistance Pro Wrestling's Billy Corgan was seated behind the announcers. Kane threw an uppercut that knocked Orton to ringside to open the match. Kane grabbed a pipe from ringside, but Orton fought back and delivered the first shots with the pipe at 1:10.

Orton continued to work over Kane as they battled into the section on the floor between the fans on the main floor and first level. The wrestlers traded punches until they made their way to the stage, where Kane took control. They battled backstage and into a room where the wrestlers who aren't on the show were watching the pay-per-view.

Zack Ryder was among the wrestlers in the room. Ryder punched Kane, only to have Kane choke him and throw him down. Orton took advantage of the diversion and regained control briefly, but Kane came back and scored a near fall with the referee way out of position. They fought their way back inside the arena bowl. Orton got the better of the punch-fest.

At 11:00, Orton went to ringside and grabbed a chair, which he jabbed into Kane's stomach and then slammed over his back once back inside the ring. Orton smiled and the crowd cheered. Orton hit Kane with several chairshots to the back. Kane rolled to ringside. Orton followed and slammed his head onto the announcers' table.

Orton pulled the announcers' table apart, but Kane recovered and grabbed him by the throat. Orton fired back to break it up and then DDT'd Kane off the table for another near fall. Back inside the ring, Orton went for an RKO, but Kane avoided it and chokeslammed Orton for a really good near fall. Kane sold it by showing frustration. Orton came back a short time later and hit the RKO on a chair and pinned Kane in the ring...

Randy Orton pinned Kane in 16:45 in a Falls Count Anywhere match.

Backstage, John Laurinaitis told Eve that it was his first pay-per-view in charge of both Raw and Smackdown. She said she planned a surprise and called for Teddy Long, who wheeled in a cart with champagne while wearing a huge, "Hello, My Name is Teddy" sign on his jacket.

Laurinaitis and Eve toasted and were about to drink champagne together when Laurinaitis took a phone call. He noted that it was Triple H and said he was going to go somewhere more private so they could talk. Eve looked a little flustered...

Brodus Clay, the dancers, and Hornswoggle made their entrance. There were actually some boos when the lights went out as part of their entrance. Vickie Guerrero did the "Excuse Me" routine after the dance routine ended. Vickie introduced Dolph, who came out wearing a new sleeveless vest...

2. Brodus Clay (w/dancers, Hornswoggle) vs. Dolph Ziggler (w/Vickie Guerrero, Jack Swagger). There were loud "Dolph" chants followed by louder "Let's Go Ziggler" chants from what sounded like the young male demographic. Ziggler got most of the offense thanks to Swagger helping out. Brodus knocked Swagger off the apron late and came back with a battering ram headbutt followed by a big splash for the win...

Brodus Clay defeated Dolph Ziggler in 4:20.

The announcers set up highlights of the wheel spinning from the pre-show that established the Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes stipulation...

3. Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes in a tables match for the Intercontinental Title. A table was set up in the corner early. Big Show tried to whip Cody into it, but Cody used it to set up the Beautiful Disaster kick. Fun spot. Show went right back on the offensive. Later, with a table set up on the floor, Big Show tried to reenter the ring right in front of it. Cody dropkicked Show's leg. Show stepped backwards to regain his balance and put his foot through the table on the floor. The referee saw it and called for the bell.

Cody Rhodes defeated Big Show to win the Intercontinental Title in 4:35.

After the match, Cody took the belt and celebrated. Show speared him and then chokeslammed him through a table. Wally Karbo, er, Michael Cole called for fines and suspensions for Show "assaulting" Cody. Show was about to leave. The fans chanted "one more time." Show obliged by pressing Cody over his head and then throwing him through a table on the floor...

Backstage, Matt Striker interviewed Daniel Bryan, who blamed Striker and teachers like him for the U.S. educational system decline. Bryan boasted that he's better than Sheamus in every way imaginable. Bryan said Chicagoans think they're the best crowd in the WWE Universe, but they are like Sheamus in that they are overrated and unoriginal. Bryan closed out the promo by asking whether he would regain the title and concluded with "Yes! Yes! Yes!" After Bryan walked away, an angry A.J. was shown watching him...

A video recapped the Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan saga...

4. Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan in a best of three falls match for the World Hvt. Championship. Sheamus wore an "18 Seconds" t-shirt. Funny. Cole noted that the match had already passed 18 seconds. Sheamus hit a rolling senton for a near fall at 2:15. Sheamus applied a Texas Cloverleaf-like hold, but Bryan reached the ropes. Cole noted that 18 Seconds was trending on Twitter.

Bryan took control of the offense briefly. He dove onto Sheamus at ringside, only to have Sheamus catch him and drive him into the barricade, which looked vicious. There were dueling chants with the men rooting for Bryan and the women and kids apparently chanting for Sheamus.

Good back and forth action through 11:30. Sheamus got the most punishing offense, particularly with the usual forearms to the chest, but Bryan had his flurries as well. Sheamus got a couple more near falls. Bryan was setting up for a suicide dive at 12:15, but Bryan caught him with a forearm shot that kept him inside the ring.

With both men inside the ring, Bryan went for the Yes! Lock repeatedly. Sheamus managed to avoid it a few times, but Bryan shoved Sheamus through the ropes and his shoulder hit the ring post. Bryan followed up by ramming the shoulder into the post twice to weaken it for the Yes! Lock, which Cole was quick to point out. Bryan kicked Sheamus's shoulder repeatedly and ignored the ref's count.

Sheamus won the first fall by DQ in 14:15.

Bryan smiled as Lilian Garcia named Sheamus the winner by DQ. Cole did a good job of explaining the strategy while Booker mumbled about God knows what. Bryan applied the Yes! Lock at 15:30. Sheamus crawled toward the ropes. Lawler questioned how he hadn't tapped out already. Bryan yelled "Yes!" frequently. Sheamus was unresponsive, so the referee called for the bell.

Daniel Bryan won the second fall via ref stoppage at 16:45.

Lilian Garcia announced Bryan the winner via submission even though he never actually submitted. A pair of trainers entered the ring and joined the referee in checking on Sheamus. Meanwhile, Bryan led his fans in "Yes!" chants while the Sheamus fans chanted "No!"

Sheamus got to his knees and assured the trainers and the ref that he could continue. Once the ref restarted the match around 19:00, Bryan charged at Sheamus, who blasted him with the Brogue Kick. Sheamus slowly made the cover and Bryan kicked out at the last moment. Later, Bryan blasted Sheamus with a kick to the side of the head and got a near fall of his own at 20:35.

With Bryan on the ropes, Sheamus hit him with several punches, yet stopped to sell the shoulder injury. Sheamus went up for a move, but Bryan got the better of it and shoved him down. Bryan went for a top rope headbutt only to have Sheamus move. Bryan recovered first and went for a running dropkick in the corner, but Sheamus moved. Sheamus pounded on his own chest and hit the Brogue Kick to win the third fall and the match...

Sheamus defeated Daniel Bryan to retain the World Hvt. Championship in a best of three falls match in 22:55.

An ad aired for the Over The Limit pay-per-view, which takes place on May 20. Randy Orton was the featured player in the video...

Backstage, Santino Marella laughed and called for The Great Khali to join him as he watched a pair of enhancement wrestlers on a monitor...

5. Ryback vs. Aaron Relic and Jay Hatton in a handicap match. Before the match, the jobbers cut a promo about how two is greater than one. One of the jobbers kept saying "two is greater than one" repeatedly and one of the announcers even called for them to shut up. Ryback came out to very little reaction and received "Goldberg" chants from the crowd.

The smaller jobber kicked Ryback, who no-sold it. Ryback roughed him up and then dragged him to the corner and tagged in the other jobber. Ryback destroyed him with a clothesline as the "Goldberg" chants continued. Ryback hit finishing moves on both men and pinned them simultaneously. Khali and Santino were shown watching backstage again...

Ryback defeated Aaron Relic and Jay Hatton in a handicap match in 1:50.

Matt Striker interviewed C.M. Punk inside a locker room. Punk talked about the Chicago Street Fight and said he gets to beat Jericho in front of his family and in front of 20,000 of his closest friends...

A video that was brought to us by "Jericholics Anonymous" set up the WWE Championship match...

6. C.M. Punk vs. Chris Jericho in a Chicago Street Fight for the WWE Championship. Ring announcer Justin Roberts stressed that there are no DQs or count-outs, and that the only way to win is via pinfall or submission. Punk wore a t-shirt that read "Drug Free" on the front and "Poison Free" on the back. He gave a bandana to his sister at ringside, and Cole noted that Punk's mother was also in attendance. Jericho wore jeans and boots, while Punk wrestled in the t-shirt, jean shorts, and boots.

Punk went on the offensive early and threw two chairs inside the ring. He grabbed a kendo stick and looked like the love child of Raven and Justin Credible in his outfit. The crowd chanted "EC-Dub." Jericho went on the offensive and worked over Punk at ringside. He pulled the padding back from the barricade right in front of Punk's sister. She yelled, "Come on, Punk."

Jericho got in Punk's sister's face. She slapped him. Jericho went after the sister. Punk recovered and went aggressively after Jericho. Punk went for a piledriver on the floor, but Jericho backdropped him and then slammed a television monitor over his back. Later, Punk stumbled a bit coming off the ropes and Jericho hit him with a kendo stick. Jericho taunted Punk about his sister and then pulled out a can of beer and poured it over Punk's head.

"Let's have another one," Jericho said while grabbing another beer from underneath the ring. Punk regained control. The Master of the Spinaroonie told viewers that Jericho spent too much time showboating. At 14:35, Jericho tripped up Punk on the top rope and he crotched himself. Jericho went for a superplex. Punk fought him off and Jericho took a back bump off the second rope.

The crowd cheered as Punk went to the top rope and followed up with the top rope elbow drop for a near fall at 15:45. Jericho came back briefly, but Punk recovered and blocked his Lionsault attempt. Punk put him in position for the GTS, but Jericho slipped out and clotheslined Punk. Jericho ran Punk into a chair that was stuck between the ropes and rolled him up for a near fall. A "Let's Go Punk" chant started but didn't gain momentum.

Jericho hit the Codebreaker 17:55. He followed up a short time later with the Walls of Jericho (no Liontamer). Punk crawled to the corner. Cole quickly pointed out that the ref couldn't force Jericho to break the hold due to the nature of the match. Punk grabbed a fire extinguisher and then used it to break the hold after Jericho dragged him back to the middle of the ring.

Punk slammed the extinguisher into Jericho's gut. Jericho tumbled to the floor and Punk followed. Punk did a repeat flow with the extinguisher and then kicked the side of Jericho's head, which knocked him onto the Spanish announce table. The crowd roared in anticipation. Punk went to the top rope and nearly fell, but he kept his balance and then hit the top rope elbow on Jericho through the table.

Punk rolled Jericho back inside the ring and went for a cover, but Jericho kicked out at two. Punk applied the Anaconda Vice submission hold. Jericho grabbed a kendo stick and slammed it over Punk's head and back to break the hold. The fans chanted, "This is awesome."

At 24:50, Jericho hoisted up Punk for his own finishing move. Jericho boasted that he's the best in the world and went for the move. Punk avoided it, kicked Jericho, and hit the GTS instead and scored the clean pin. The camera cut to Punk's sister clapping at ringside. Punk dove into the crowd by his family members...

C.M. Punk defeated Chris Jericho to retain the WWE Championship in 24:50.

Backstage, Beth Phoenix told the Bellas that she wanted the match. Eve showed up and said Beth did not receive medical clearance. Nikki questioned who her opponent was. Eve told her not to worry and said it wasn't Kharma. The Bellas breathed a sigh of relief and left the picture...

The Bellas came to the ring. Brie boasted about how the title is back where it belongs...

7. Nikki Bella (w/Brie Bella) vs. Layla for the WWE Divas Championship. The crowd wasn't exactly hot for the Layla surprise. There were "We Want Kharma" chants. Cole reminded viewers that Layla had been out for a year with a knee injury. Nikki worked over Layla's knee early on. The knee was covered by a large brace.

Layla got in some offense and kicked Brie off the apron, but Nikki took advantage of the distraction to hit her from behind. Later, the Bellas did Twin Magic, but Layla hit a neckbreaker on Brie and pinned her to win the match...

Layla defeated Nikki Bella to win the WWE Divas Championship in 2:25.

A video package set up the Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena main event...

There were dueling John Cena chants before the entrances. Brock Lesnar made his entrance to his WWE theme. He came out wearing his black t-shirt with MMA shorts, MMA gloves, and a mouthguard. John Cena made his standard entrance. He had a chain and padlock around his neck rather than the dog tags...

8. Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena in an Extreme Rules match. They went right at it MMA style with Lesnar taking Cena down. They got to their feet and Lesnar tagged Cena with a clothesline. Cena was bleeding big time from the top of the head. Cena applied a chin lock. Brock escaped. The ref kept them apart while a trainer tended to the cut on Cena's head, which drew a lot of boos. Brock mugged for the fans.

A replay showed that an elbow from Lesnar opened the big cut on Cena's head. They started the match again and Lesnar took Cena down again and fired away with repeated punches and then a knee to the side. Lesnar shoved Cena out of the ring and to the floor with his foot. Referee Charles Robinson went to ringside to check on Cena.

Brock stood in the ring and smiled while striking a fighter's pose again. Cena made his way back inside the ring. The trainer stepped in again to tend to the cut. "This has to be done," Cole said on commentary. They started again and this time Cena got Lesnar up for the Attitude Adjustment, but Lesnar avoided it and suplexed Cena.

Moments later, Cena hit Lesnar with repeated elbows to the side of the head. Cena shoulder-blocked Lesnar, who backed into the referee, who took a bump to the floor. Lesnar came right back. The dueling Cena chants started up again. Lesnar punched Cena. As Cena was selling, Lesnar wiped some of the blood from his glove on his own tongue and on his chest. He might hear about that one.

At 5:55, Lesnar applied arm hold on Cena, who sold it by yelling in pain. Lesnar whipped Cena shoulder-first into the turnbuckle. Brock threw Cena to ringside and then did his pre-fight dance in the ring before going after him again. As Brock was roughing up Cena, they showed the ref bump again.

With Cena back inside the ring, Lesnar grabbed Cena's chain from the corner and wrapped it around his fist. He smiled, but then dropped the chain on the mat. Lesnar caught Cena with knees to the gut and then wrapped the chain around Cena's legs and motioned for him to get up. "Stand up," Lesnar said. When Cena did get to his feet, Lesnar ran the ropes and clotheslined him.

Lesnar took Cena's legs with the chain and hung him from his legs on the ring post with his body hanging outside the ropes. Lesnar took his shots at Cena, who cried out in agony. Lesnar dropped Cena to the ground. Lesnar walked over and looked at the referee. Cena got back to his feet and hit Lesnar with a few punches, but Lesnar grabbed him and whipped him into the stairs.

Lesnar picked up referee Charles Robinson by his belt with one hand and threw him back inside the ring. Awesome. "Wake your ass up," Lesnar told Robinson. Cena crawled inside the ring. Lesnar stood on Cena's hand. He picked up the chain and threw it to ringside. Cena went for the Attitude Adjustment again, but Brock avoided it. Lesnar hit the F5 and knocked out Robinson again in the process.

Lesnar went for the cover and a second referee ran out to make the count. When Cena kicked out, Lesnar beat up the other referee. Cole reminded viewers that Lesnar can't be punished because of what John Laurinaitis agreed to. Additional referees ran out to ringside.

Lesnar brought a piece of the ring steps inside the ring and stood on top of them. Cole said he was king of the mountain. Cena recovered and went after Lesnar, who put him in an armbar. Cena teased tapping out. The dueling Cena chants started again. Cena powered up to his feet with his arm still in the hold and slammed Lesnar onto the steps.

Cena went to the top rope and went for the leg drop, but Lesnar rolled out of the way. Brock acted a bit weary and looked around for Cena, who had ended up on the floor. Lesnar stood on the ring steps in the middle of the ring again and struck a fighter's pose and performed his dance.

Cena stood on the ring apron. Brock ran the ropes and used the stairs as a springboard while going for an elbow. Cena moved and the both tumbled to the floor. Lesnar landed awkwardly and came up holding his knee. Seconds later, he was back on his feet acting as cocky as ever. Brock went for the same move again. Cena struck him with the chain this time and the Cena fans popped huge as Cena fired up.

The announcers pointed out that Lesnar was also bleeding. Lesnar struggled to get back to his feet. Cena hoisted him up and performed the Attitude Adjustment on the ring steps. Cena covered Lesnar on the steps and the referee counted 1-2-3...

John Cena pinned Brock Lesnar in 17:45.

After the match, the referee checked on Cena, who appeared to tell him, "My left arm is f--cked." Cena looked frustrated and he held his arm at his side as he sat up on the ring steps that were still in the middle of the ring. The announcers replayed the footage. "Cena is still the face of WWE," Cole said.

Cena stood on the steps and held his arm up in the air and saluted the fans. "I may be taking a vacation, but I love you guys," Cena said. He looked into the camera and asked how his mom how he looks. "I'm still in one piece and my arm is all messed up," Cena said.

Cena took a seat on the steps. "I'm probably going to get sent home for speaking when I'm not supposed to," Cena said. "But I'm probably going home anyway." Cena said something about how his boss would probably like to send him home anyways. Cena said he hopes this was airing on TV. He said he knows Chicago is C.M. Punk's town, but it's a wrestling town first and foremost. He told the fans he might have to take a vacation, but he wouldn't go out any other way.

Professional Griefer

Thought it was a brilliant PPV. Glad I stayed up for it.

bradlente

As good if not better than 'Mania.

Jericho Punk was better than their Mania match.The only thing thats gone against them for both of their matches is that they've had to follow the 2 best matches of the year so far.

rovert

Classic PPV

Ridley

I liked everything but Ryback and the ending.

gnfnrhead

Rybeck was awful. Brodus vs Dolph isn't a PPV match. The finish to the tables match was weak as hell. Jericho/Punk seemed to just go through the motions.

Other than those small things, it was quality. Even the Diva's match was pretty decent. Sheamus vs Bryan was awesome while Cena vs Lesnar was pretty great too and got the majority of a usually hostile crowd behind Cena, that's how well done it was.

starviewadams

Excellent PPV,a country mile better then Mania was.

Brock vs Cena and Bryan vs Sheamo were both outstanding.

Charlie Haughy

Can't wait to watch this tonight. Looks like a classic ppv.

ciano316

Great PPV. Best in a long time bar the Ryback thing and the Show/Rhodes ending.

Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan was unreal.

GTR63

DAMN IT!
We won't get Monday Night Raw starring Brock Lesnar & Jason Alexander as George now F**K it. Really enjoyed Sheamo vs Bryan nobody lost anything in that match. Divas=yawn, Brodus vs Ziggler & Ryback squash would of bored me on a tv show. Thank Feck Cody beat Anchorman Big Show even if it was about as legit as Lawlers hair colour. Orton & Kane was a fun energetic brawl. Punk vs Jericho....I am going to be critical here you can see how much momentum Punk has lost since MITB the longer this feud goes on, I would feel it'd be a big loss if Punk were to lose the belt to Jericho who isn't a legit main event imo, especially after him having 2 years off. Cena vs Lesnar at times was ok & at other times eyerolling. As a mma fan I had to try to ignore some of what happened cause it was laughable tbh would of rathered had Lesnar won but I amn't going to overreact to the defeat(god I hope no MMA site pics up that Kimura clip).
7/10

Dunny

GTR63 wrote: »

(god I hope no MMA site pics up that Kimura clip).

The what?

GTR63

Dunny! wrote: »

The what?

That arm submission Lesnar did to Cena lying on the steps then Cena lifted him up & dropped him. Lets just say Cena wouldn't get any belt in Jiu Jitsu for that counter.

Dunny

Oh so Brock was using legit MMA moves?

(Would watch MMA but wouldnt have a clue about techniques etc..:o)

rovert

Kimura is a Pro Wrestling move!


Anyways did anyone follow Meltzer's super pissy report (see Randy-Kane)? I was wondering why until the main event .

http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/25397-wwe-extreme-rules-live-coverage-from-chicagoi

Check out the image of the front page:
http://www.f4wonline.com/

:P

Apparently he went crazy on the LAW podcast comparing it to WWE's booking of Goldberg and the Vince & Eric hug.

Darkest Horse

Dare_2_defy wrote: »

WWE Extreme Rules
Aired live on pay-per-view
Chicago, Illinois at Allstate Arena

Pre Show [....] Cena went to the top rope and went for the leg drop, but Lesnar rolled out of the way. Brock acted a bit weary and looked around for Cena, who had ended up on the floor. Lesnar stood on the ring steps in the middle of the ring again and struck a fighter's pose and performed his dance.

Sorry if I'm missing it but where's the end? What happened? Why stop now!!

rovert

Genuinely hope those two werent traumatised.

FutureGuy

I thought Rock going over Cena at WM28 was a complete joke. It served no purpose other than a hometown pop, and was a wasted opportunity.

Cena going over Lesnar, however, is on a completely different level of stupid fcuking booking.

newballsplease

How did the ME end? Its nOt in OP. did Cena get injured during it?

D2D

newballsplease wrote: »

How did the ME end? Its nOt in OP. did Cena get injured during it?

Sorry about that, I thought it was there when I put the thread up. It's in the OP now

DM_7

Is Cena off to do the Marine 3 now?

CMpunked

DM-ICE wrote: »

Is Cena off to do the Marine 3 now?

Hopefully not.
And not because it would be the worst movie in all cinematic history, but the dude deserves time off. Real R&R that he hasnt gotten an ounce of in the last 2 years.

D2D

From WWE.com

CHICAGO – John Cena's victory over Brock Lesnar came with a steep price, as WWE.com has learned the Cenation leader suffered an injured left arm in his Extreme Rules Match against the wrecking machine at Extreme Rules in Chicago.

Lesnar made it a point to punish Cena's arm in their hotly anticipated bout in Chicago's sold-out Allstate Arena, trapping his arm in a Kimura Lock halfway through their show-stopping clash. And while Cena – who also took an elbow in the opening moments of the match that split his head open – beat Lesnar by a narrow margin with an Attitude Adjustment on the steel steps, it appears he has ended up the worse for wear despite the victory.

"The most obvious injury was the laceration to his head, which caused a substantial amount of bleeding," said WWE locker room physician Dr. Chris Amann. "He also has suffered a shoulder injury. Initial testing in the training room leads me to believe there may be torn muscles, possibly a torn rotator cuff or a biceps muscle."

Unfortunately, there are no specifics available as to the extent of Cena’s condition, although he is still scheduled to appear on tomorrow's Raw SuperShow. Dr. Amann told WWE.com reporters that doctors would be conducting additional tests in the morning to determine the full scope of Cena’s injuries.

dlofnep

rovert wrote: »

Kimura is a Pro Wrestling move!

No, it isn't. It's a judo move first and foremost, then an MMA move. It was never used in pro-wrestling from the perspective of the guard.. The last guy to do that was Daniel Puder.

Anyway - I don't see what the beef is about Ryback. His role was to be the monster, go in and squash two jobbers. He did it well. It was a filler match, to give him some more TV time. Was anyone really expecting a 20 minute competitive match full of german suplexes and moonsaults? Get real.

PPV was solid overall. Lesnar needs to change into his old costume - he looked ridiculous last night, but the match was brutal (in a good way!). Poor Cena looked a bit emotional.

Machismo Fan

dlofnep wrote: »

Anyway - I don't see what the beef is about Ryback. His role was to be the monster, go in and squash two jobbers. He did it well. It was a filler match, to give him some more TV time. Was anyone really expecting a 20 minute competitive match full of german suplexes and moonsaults? Get real.

I think the issue is people tend not to think two minutes squash matches are value for money and thus have little place on Pay Per View.

Dunny

Any vids of Cena saying his left arm is f**ked up yet?

Dunny

rovert wrote: »

Cena kids in front row - Genuinely hope those two werent traumatised.

I think those kids got his shirt. He landed right infront of them with the bloodied head.

dlofnep

Machismo Fan wrote: »

I think the issue is people tend not to think two minutes squash matches are value for money and thus have little place on Pay Per View.

Yeah - but it's only a filler match. They need to build Ryback's profile, what better way than on a PPV?

cena

any clip of lesnar nearly attacking some one from last night

Machismo Fan

dlofnep wrote: »

Yeah - but it's only a filler match. They need to build Ryback's profile, what better way than on a PPV?

On PPV, a slightly more competitive squash against an undercard talent. Something along the lines of this. Same effect and subtle difference but people will tend not to feel like they payed for something completely pointless (especially with the price of PPV's in the US these days).

Or just leave the nothing squash matches for TV and build up a proper midcard to fill out PPV's.

GTR63

dlofnep wrote: »

Yeah - but it's only a filler match. They need to build Ryback's profile, what better way than on a PPV?

Fans chanted Goldberg & didn't really care tbf. Can't see him being compared to Rvd, Rhyno, Austin, Goldberg & something out of the land before time building his profile up (ok that was only in the boards.ie extreme rules live thread but I lol'd). Doesn't help that he is beating up guys who look 120lbs either.

CMpunked

Dunny! wrote: »

Any vids of Cena saying his left arm is f**ked up yet?

Heres a link to the match (along with the rest of the ppv).

Cant see anywhere he says those specific words but he definitely says a bit to the refs after the match. Maybe someone with lip reading abilities can see what he said.

I would say the likely scenario is that Cena was booked to be beaten to such a pulp that tonight it will be revealed that he is injured and needs to take time off (kayfabe) but he knew himself that his arm was going to sideline him anyway so he said what he did.
He obviously assumed that the ppv was off the air because the way he spoke to the crowd. It sounded a lot like the kind of stuff he says to them going by reports from other ppvs.

Also when he is walking up the aisle he tells the medic that he Can move it, but pretty sure its torn.

BeanbagBallbag

DM-ICE wrote: »

Is Cena off to do the Marine 3 now?

NoDQ.com > WWE > Cena Confirmed For The Marine 3 & WWE New Deals
Posted by Andy Steven on 04/30/2012 at 01:40 AM

WWE Studios and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have come to terms on a new deal that will produce three new straight to DVD projects, according to an article on Deadline.com from February 15. The Marine 3 will be one of those movies.

John Cena is confirmed to be reprising his role of John Triton in The Marine Homefront. The first Marine movie from 2006 featuring Cena was WWE studios most successful project generating over $18 million in revenue.

“WWE Studios will continue to expand its film offerings to appeal to a wide range of movie fans in 2012 and 2013,” said WWE Studios President, Michael Luisi. “We look forward to building upon our relationship with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment to present movies that bring action, adventure and humor to audiences all over the globe.”

No further details on the other two movies has been released, however expect WWE Champion CM Punk to star in one.

gnfnrhead

Dunny! wrote: »

Oh so Brock was using legit MMA moves?

(Would watch MMA but wouldnt have a clue about techniques etc..:o)

The Kimura should fcuk you up very quickly. It ends a fair few fights in MMA, and pretty quickly too. That's what I was talking about with Lesnar being overconfident, he didn't apply it fully and instead kept it about 80% to make Cena suffer instead of make him tap out.

rovert

dlofnep wrote: »

No, it isn't. It's a judo move first and foremost, then an MMA move. It was never used in pro-wrestling from the perspective of the guard.. The last guy to do that was Daniel Puder.

I am not getting into debates about this on Boards given events in the past. The origin of it is disputed and nuanced. I just made a joke off that.

Charlie Haughy

FutureGuy wrote: »

I thought Rock going over Cena at WM28 was a complete joke. It served no purpose other than a hometown pop, and was a wasted opportunity.

Cena going over Lesnar, however, is on a completely different level of stupid fcuking booking.

I think you should wait and see where this goes before ****ting all over it, im hoping it will further the story for the better. Remember that Brock lost in UFC pretty suddenly and went from UFC champion to out of the promotion in the span of a couple of matches. The logic behind it could be that he let his guard down, got cocky and paid the price. A chain punch to the face and slam on steel steps should be able to take anyone down, and Brock barely went for a pin when any ref was around. WWE isn't about wins and losses, it's never been about that, it's about the matches, and it's about the story behind those matches. Cena and Brock told a story last night, that's what should matter the most.

Amazing PPV. Sheamus/DB was a hell of a match (especially since Sheamus won) and even the Ryback squash was entertaining.

Will probably get the DVD of this PPV in a few years to add to the (growing) collection of wrestling dvds that I have.

Propane Nightmare

Haven't posted here in a while, but have been keeping up with wrestling and missed WM due to being in Argentina backpacking at the time, so didn't get to see it until about 2 weeks later, but that was a super PPV last night. Solid opener all the way straight through to the main event.

I didnt mind Daniel Bryan losing, because he finally had his great world title match, and that's all I cared about. I marked out for Layla coming back honestly. I think she's one of the few divas on the roster who actually has some talent, that is actually interesting and is VERY sexy.

Jericho and Punk. Well holy ****. This match lived up to the hype and tore the freaking house down. Match of the night for me, which I did not expect after their relativity boring mania match.

Brock Lesnar and John Cena had me in the palm of Vincent McMahon's all powerful hand. I was marking out the whole match. The booking was perfect.

Brock Lesnar, the ass kicker, kicks Cena's ass ten times over. Then he gets cocky, and he takes that leap. Then Cena hits him with the chain, and busts him open. It's not like cena suddenly hit is 5 trademark moves. He won in a way that's actually believable. Brock let his guard down and Cena took advantage.

John Cena is not going to lose a 2 minute squash match at a pay per view, no matter what people thought coming into it (*cough* LAW radio presenters *cough*). He gets a feel-good win out of nowhere before taking some time off, and Lesnar still looks like a monster.

I also loved the use of blood in this match. I'll be glad if they keep blood use like this, save it for the important matches, where they just wanna hurt each other.

Finally, I hope Cena enjoys the time off. He fecking deserves it. I'm guessing he has some niggling injuries which he wants to heal up on. Any indications into how long he will be gone for?

Im wondering now will Brock be gone for a month or 2, and return around Summerlsam maybe, or will he be on Raw tonight?

One thing though, my man ziggler needs to be drafted to Smackdown and possibly start feuding for the WHC against Sheamus, Christian or whoever. Really don't like how hes being booked on Raw. The guy is possibly one of the top 5 mic workers on the whole WWE roster at the moment, and brilliant in the ring.

Also, I think it's safe to say that Chicago holds the best PPV's. Love that crowd.

CMpunked

CMpunked wrote: »

Heres a link to the match (along with the rest of the ppv).

Dammit, that didnt last long.

How Soon Is Now

Great ppv really enjoyed most of it had a nicer overall feel to it then Wrestlemania.

I had a feeling Cena would win early on in the day before watching just with so many people backing Brock and it being his first match back i wasnt gonna put money on it !!

I was very surprised to see the blood used face it its been a while and i figured those days where over hopefully not

When done right it really really adds to a match up. I was bit shocked they had Cena falling all over the place with blood pouring out his head and those two kids in the Cena gear right in front of him ha. Wwe really going from one extreme to the other.

Anyway i hope Raw tonight will follow up nicely and we can keep things interesting .

By the way does anyone know any decent videos online of the main event ??. I wanted to get a better look at it as i watched a stream on a laptop this morning.

Charlie Haughy

angerfist2009 wrote: »

By the way does anyone know any decent videos online of the main event ??. I wanted to get a better look at it as i watched a stream on a laptop this morning.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqhjre_ex-ru-part4-4-world-best-wwe-uploader_sport?search_algo=1

About half way through that video.

JP Liz V1

Very good ppv kinda surprised though Rhodes won

Ziggler deserves better but at least he had a ppv match I suppose

GTR63

I made out to a friend of mine that after Lesnar bust Cena with a elbow he got caught in a heelhook & tapped art imitating life & all that.

spiralism

gnfnrhead wrote: »

The Kimura should fcuk you up very quickly. It ends a fair few fights in MMA, and pretty quickly too. That's what I was talking about with Lesnar being overconfident, he didn't apply it fully and instead kept it about 80% to make Cena suffer instead of make him tap out.

Daniel Puder very nearly broke Kurt Angle's arm with it a few years back, it's some hold alright

CMpunked

This threads missing a poll.

GTR63

spiralism wrote: »

Daniel Puder very nearly broke Kurt Angle's arm with it a few years back, it's some hold alright

Anyone wants to see the damage it can do just look up the Big Nog vs Mir fight >.<
A Kimura appreciation thread is needed.

Garseys

great PPV, Perfect follow up to Wrestlemania.

Cena & Brock was WWE at it's finest. I actually thought Lesnar was going to dismantle Cena completely and honestly happy that Cena won (finish was booked to perfection)

CM Punk & Jericho. what a match. everything I expected and more.

D Bry & Sheamus: Yes Yes Yes Yes! They finally got given enough time to show exactly what they can do. Motn for me.

Rest of the card was well booked too, Brodus & Ziggler was very enjoyable and the Goldberg chants during Ryback's match was hilarious.

Also Cody is IC champion again, all is right with the world!

8/10 from me

ricero

im actually beginning to like cena. is there something wrong with me ?

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ricero wrote: »

im actually beginning to like cena. is there something wrong with me ?

I felt like that since around mid feb! used to hate the guy, not any more.

Might order it tonight. I thought mania was crap

Super-Rush

I completely forgot this was on last night

Is it worth ordering?

D2D

Super-Rush wrote: »

I completely forgot this was on last night

Is it worth ordering?

Definetly, prob the best PPV so far this year

RobbingBandit

Isn't there a possibility of them censoring the repeats,might be better to find it elsewhere.

newballsplease

Dunno why ud spend money ordering it now, when id be pretty sure ul find a link online somewhere later?