LG
06-23-2013, 08:16 AM
Tons of Funk defeated Rhodes Scholars. The obligatory dancing with cute kids commenced.
Justin Gabriel defeated Jinder Mahal with the 450 Splash. After the match, The Wyatt Family attacked Gabriel on his way to the back.
Vickie Guerrero came out to be guest ring announcer for the next match, Brie Bella vs. Naomi. Vickie had Charles Robinson send Cameron to the back to prevent interference after Brie complained. Naomi was victorious.
R-Truth was pinned by Dean Ambrose in a Street Fight as voted by the fans in Tallahassee (other option was a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match). When Rollins and Reigns came out to attack R-Truth, Team Hell No came out to even things up, which led to...
Team Hell No defeated The Shield (Rollins and Reigns) via DQ in a Tag Title Match. Daniel Bryan chokeslammed Seth Rollins, which upset Kane. While R-Truth was playing the part of peacemaker, Bryan claimed he invented the chokeslam and performs it better than Kane. He then tried to chokeslam Kane. Kane obviously didn't budge and almost chokeslammed Bryan when Rollins came back out and Kane and Bryan hit him with a double chokeslam. Kane and Bryan hugged, and we went to intermission.
Following intermission, we began Ron Simmons Appreciation Night. Hosting the night was JBL. JBL gave an introduction to Simmons which spoke of Simmons' attending Florida State University here in Tallahassee, his relationship with head coach Bobby Bowden, having his Jersey retired, and his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. He also spoke of his accomplishments in the ring, such as being the first African American heavyweight champion. He then spoke of his friendship with Simmons, noting that Simmons was best man at his wedding and JBL inducting Simmons into the WWE Hall of Fame. Simmons came out wearing his #50 jersey performing the tomahawk chop as The War Chant played. JBL introduced a video the WWE had prepared for Simmons, then Simmons spoke. Simmons talked about his tough childhood and how appreciative he was of Tallahassee for welcoming him. He spoke of his pride in his career, and praised the fans of FSU and Tallahassee. JBL read a plaque that declared June 22, 2013 "Ron Simmons Day" in Tallahassee. They played a video of current FSU head
coach Jimbo Fisher praising Ron and congratulating him. Ron said he was speechless and began to leave. This led to JBL stating a few times that there must be "something" Ron had to say. After several
attempts by JBL to convince Simmons to say something, Simmons finally said "DAMN!" to a loud pop. Both men left to the back.
The Wyatt Family vignette played and then the three men came to the ring. I noted several people nearby talk about how creepy they were, so that seems to be working. Alex Riley was out next. Bray Wyatt said he had decided not to wrestle...unless Riley could defeat Luke Harper. Harper was ultimately victorious. The interaction between the group was very interesting to watch. I'm looking forward to these guys on TV.
Zack Ryder defeated Drew McIntire. After the match, McIntire very quickly rolled out of the ring and walked to the back. Probably nothing to that, but I didn't notice anyone else exit so quickly after
losing to an opponent's finisher.
Finally, John Cena defeated Ryback in a Tables Match for the WWE Championship. Two tables were destroyed with ring steps before Cena slipped out of Shell Shock to deliver an Attitude Adjustment through the third table.
Justin Gabriel defeated Jinder Mahal with the 450 Splash. After the match, The Wyatt Family attacked Gabriel on his way to the back.
Vickie Guerrero came out to be guest ring announcer for the next match, Brie Bella vs. Naomi. Vickie had Charles Robinson send Cameron to the back to prevent interference after Brie complained. Naomi was victorious.
R-Truth was pinned by Dean Ambrose in a Street Fight as voted by the fans in Tallahassee (other option was a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match). When Rollins and Reigns came out to attack R-Truth, Team Hell No came out to even things up, which led to...
Team Hell No defeated The Shield (Rollins and Reigns) via DQ in a Tag Title Match. Daniel Bryan chokeslammed Seth Rollins, which upset Kane. While R-Truth was playing the part of peacemaker, Bryan claimed he invented the chokeslam and performs it better than Kane. He then tried to chokeslam Kane. Kane obviously didn't budge and almost chokeslammed Bryan when Rollins came back out and Kane and Bryan hit him with a double chokeslam. Kane and Bryan hugged, and we went to intermission.
Following intermission, we began Ron Simmons Appreciation Night. Hosting the night was JBL. JBL gave an introduction to Simmons which spoke of Simmons' attending Florida State University here in Tallahassee, his relationship with head coach Bobby Bowden, having his Jersey retired, and his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. He also spoke of his accomplishments in the ring, such as being the first African American heavyweight champion. He then spoke of his friendship with Simmons, noting that Simmons was best man at his wedding and JBL inducting Simmons into the WWE Hall of Fame. Simmons came out wearing his #50 jersey performing the tomahawk chop as The War Chant played. JBL introduced a video the WWE had prepared for Simmons, then Simmons spoke. Simmons talked about his tough childhood and how appreciative he was of Tallahassee for welcoming him. He spoke of his pride in his career, and praised the fans of FSU and Tallahassee. JBL read a plaque that declared June 22, 2013 "Ron Simmons Day" in Tallahassee. They played a video of current FSU head
coach Jimbo Fisher praising Ron and congratulating him. Ron said he was speechless and began to leave. This led to JBL stating a few times that there must be "something" Ron had to say. After several
attempts by JBL to convince Simmons to say something, Simmons finally said "DAMN!" to a loud pop. Both men left to the back.
The Wyatt Family vignette played and then the three men came to the ring. I noted several people nearby talk about how creepy they were, so that seems to be working. Alex Riley was out next. Bray Wyatt said he had decided not to wrestle...unless Riley could defeat Luke Harper. Harper was ultimately victorious. The interaction between the group was very interesting to watch. I'm looking forward to these guys on TV.
Zack Ryder defeated Drew McIntire. After the match, McIntire very quickly rolled out of the ring and walked to the back. Probably nothing to that, but I didn't notice anyone else exit so quickly after
losing to an opponent's finisher.
Finally, John Cena defeated Ryback in a Tables Match for the WWE Championship. Two tables were destroyed with ring steps before Cena slipped out of Shell Shock to deliver an Attitude Adjustment through the third table.