WWE Live show results
July 12, 2015
Knoxville, Tenn.
Report by VIP member Donovan from Tennessee

Attendance was probably 80 percent full. The hostess for the show was Lilian Garcia.

(1) Cesaro beat Kane via roll-up in 8:00.

Adam Rose cut a promo announcing his new tag team partner, The Miz. I'm guessing that means Rose is 100 percent heel now. Miz got great heat with his promo talking trash about Tennessee. Macho Mandow and Axelmania interrupted.

(2) Macho Mandow & Axelmania beat The Miz & Adam Rose in 10:00. Axel hit the big boot and leg drop for the win. Axel got a surprisingly huge pop off the hot tag.

Bray Wyatt cut a promo on the screen to hype his match against Roman Reigns later on.

(3) Jack Swagger beat Fandango via submission in 8:00. Swagger got a great pop. Other than very minor "Fandango-ing," Fandango's reaction was flat. Fandango cut a random mid-match promo about looking at his body, then Swagger won with the Anklelock.

(4) Roman Reigns beat Bray Wyatt in 18:00. Reigns had great fan interaction on his way to the ring in this setting, while Wyatt stole a fan's sign and tore it up in the ring. Side note, I'm surprised the front row didn't drown in the water from Reigns's hair. They work a surprisingly stiff match. Several spots on the floor and Wyatt was in control probably 75 percent of the match. Reigns came back to win after several nearfalls with a roll-up... Yes, a roll-up.

Wyatt had a similar reaction and grabbed a chair, Reigns dodged the chair and chased Wyatt out of the ring. Honestly, if not for the roll-up finish for Reigns, I'd be okay with this being the Battleground match.

Lillian Garcia gave shameless merchandise plugs for five minutes leading to intermission.

[Intermission]

(5) Natalya won a Divas Battle Royal. Also included were Natalya, Emma (who needs work as a heel), Cameron, Layla, Summer Rae, and Alicia Fox. Layla was first out via Fox. Next was Cameron by Fox, then Emma was out almost simultaneously. Of note, Cameron has noticeably improved in the ring, and she is working a Tyler-Breeze style gimmick. Alicia eliminated Summer, but was then eliminated by Natalya for the win. Hardly any reaction for the outcome, but not for lack of effort. Side note, Natalya did all of the high-fiving and my wife says she has soft hands.

(6) Lucha Dragons (Kalisto & Sin Cara) beat The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) in 7:00. Poor, poor ascension. They really do try. Zero pop or heat of any kind, though. Most of the noise during this match was "New Day Sucks" chants, don't ask me why. Dragons won with a Senton off the top, drawing light "Lucha" chants..

(7) WWE World Hvt. champion Seth Rollins beat Dean Ambrose in a Street Fight to retain the WWE World Hvt. Championship. Huge pop for Ambrose. Seth cut a great mid-match promo about respecting the champ. I honestly feel like I would dislike him if I saw him in line at the grocery store. After a few strikes with a kendo stick and a leather belt, a table finally comes into play. Rollins then powerbombed Ambrose through the table for a nearfall. After ambrose puts Rollins through a table with an elbow off the top, Bray Wyatt interfered with Sister Abigail on Ambrose and Rollins scored the pin.

Afterward, Rollins and Wyatt double-teamed Ambrose until it was broken up by Roman Reigns, who punched everyone to end the show on a high note. Reigns and Ambrose stood tall. The End.

This was my first house show after being to Raw, Smackdown, and a PPV. And honestly, I prefer house shows in the fun category.




[Torch art credit Travis Beaven (c) PWTorch.com]

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