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WWE Live Show Results
May 20, 2016
Utica, N.Y.
Report by PWTorch reader Brittany O. & PWTorch Live Event correspondent Alicia Fleming
(1) Dolph Ziggler beat Social Outcast Bo Dallas (w/Heath Slater).
(2) Shining Stars (Primo & Epico) beat Sin Cara & Titus O’Neil.
(3) Big Cass beat Devon Dudley (w/Bubba Ray). No Enzo Amore as advertised.
(4) The Usos beat The Club (Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows).
(5) Women’s champion Charlotte beat Becky Lynch to retain the Women’s Title. Charlotte’s foot was on the rope when she pinned Becky.
(6) Sami Zayn beat Kevin Owens.
(7) WWE World Hvt. champion Roman Reigns beat A.J. Styles via DQ to retain the WWE Title. Gallows and Anderson came into the ring and attacked Reigns for the DQ. This was followed by the Usos coming in to fight Gallows & Anderson to close the show.
Tons of empty seats. It most likely was the poorest attended WWE/WWF show ever in Utica.
Same matches as Albany the following night:
(1) Dolph Ziggler beat Bo Dallas. The crowd popped huge for Ziggler. There were a lot of “Let’s Go Ziggler” chants during the match and they popped big after he won. Bo actually received a lot of heat, too. Dolph won with a superkick.
(2) The Shining Stars (Primo & Epico) beat Titus O’Neil & Sin Cara. The Shining Stars cut a promo before the match about visiting Puerto Rico. Sadly and unbelievably the crowd broke into two separate USA chants during this promo. At one point, Primo even said “You realize Puerto Rico is a part of the United States?” They got good heel heat, but the USA chants were as comical as they were real. Titus had a great run after a hot tag, but eventually Shining Stars went over clean after hitting their combo finisher. (Titus took the fall.)
WWE aired a pre-recorded promo from Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows talking about their match against the Usos. They vowed to destroy them. The crowd popped for them during the promo.
(3) Big Cass beat D-Von Dudley (w/Bubba Ray at ringside). Big Cass cut a typical promo, and the crowd was into it. Basic match. Bubba tried to interfere on a few occasions. Finally, Big Cass took him out and hit his finisher to win. Big Cass is very popular here. His pop was around the same as Ziggler (maybe a little less, as Ziggler got a really big pop).
(4) The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) beat The Club (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows). Really good match, and good build to the finish with both teams getting in good offense. There were a few false finishes, but ultimately Jey rolled up Anderson for the win. After the match, Anderson and Gallows appeared frustrated with each other.
Same matches as Albany, the following night:
(1) Dolph Ziggler beat Bo Dallas. The crowd popped huge for Ziggler. There were a lot of “Let’s Go Ziggler” chants during the match and they popped big after he won. Bo actually received a lot of heat, too. Dolph won with a superkick.
(2) The Shining Stars (Primo & Epico) beat Titus O’Neil & Sin Cara. The Shining Stars cut a promo before the match about visiting Puerto Rico. Sadly and unbelievably the crowd broke into two separate USA chants during this promo. At one point, Primo even said “You realize Puerto Rico is a part of the United States?” They got good heel heat, but the USA chants were as comical as they were real. Titus had a great run after a hot tag, but eventually Shining Stars went over clean after hitting their combo finisher. (Titus took the fall.)
WWE aired a pre-recorded promo from Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows talking about their match against the Usos. They vowed to destroy them. The crowd popped for them during the promo.
(3) Big Cass beat D-Von Dudley (w/Bubba Ray at ringside). Big Cass cut a typical promo, and the crowd was into it. Basic match. Bubba tried to interfere on a few occasions. Finally, Big Cass took him out and hit his finisher to win. Big Cass is very popular here. His pop was around the same as Ziggler (maybe a little less, as Ziggler got a really big pop).
(4) The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) beat The Club (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows). Really good match, and good build to the finish with both teams getting in good offense. There were a few false finishes, but ultimately Jey rolled up Anderson for the win. After the match, Anderson and Gallows appeared frustrated with each other.