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Universe April Week 1

Posted on January 9, 2015 at 05:10 AM.

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Raw
John Morrison vs. Big Show: We kick off the Post-Mania edition of Raw with the return of the Shaman of Sexy, John Morrison, after a near 3 year absence. Morrison takes control early, feeding off of the crowd before Show begins to overpower him. After reversing a spear, Morrison connects with Starship Pain to win in front of his hometown Los Angeles crowd.

AJ vs. Cameron: Doesn't take much for AJ to dominate and defeat Cameron. A camera cuts to show Divas Champion Nikki Bella nervously taking in AJ's victory.

The Usos vs. Gold & Stardust:The champions and #1 contenders faced off in a very good non-title match. After solid back & forth, Jimmy connects on two Uso Splashes to pin Stardust and give the Samoan bros an early upperhand in the rivalry. Even more exciting tag team still to come.

BNB & Ryback vs. Bryan & Ziggler: The WWE Universe was absolutely electric for this contest, pitting supervillains Bad News Barrett & Ryback against penulmitate fan favorites Daniel Bryan & Ziggler. Ryback & BNB took control, double teaming Ziggler and keeping Bryan far from the contest. After a hot tag, Bryan stormed the ring to Yes! chants, planted BNB & Ryback with running knees, and secured an exciting victory.

Main Event: John Cena vs. Kane : In the main event of the night, Alberto Del Rio made his way to ringside to "enjoy" the Cena vs. Kane match. A distraction from Del Rio allowed Kane to take advantage, and dominate for the majority of the contest. Despite two Tombstone Piledrivers from Kane, Cena once again showed miraculous resolve to hit an AA and defeat Kane. The show closed with an intense staredown between Champion and possible challenger.

NXT
Colin Cassady w/Enzo vs. Gotch w/English: One half of the Vaudevillains defeated the giant Cassady with a Fireman's carry slam after interference from English.

Kalisto vs. Showtime Moore: The Blue-Chip NXT prospect Moore made his debut in a big way, pinning 1/2 of the NXT Tag champions in a dominant performance. If this is any indication of his future in WWE, expect major things from Showtime.

Chris Hero vs. Hideo Itami: A competitive battle from two in-ring veterans, Itami is able to unleash a GTS to pick up the victory in what is sure to be the first of many matches between the two.

Sin Cara vs. Corey Graves vs. Finn Balor: Corey Graves kept out of the action and allowed Cara and Balor to duel while he spectated. Cara would miss a top rope Senton, giving Graves th chance to storm the ring & hit Lucky 13 on Balor for the victory.

Adrian Neville vs. Tyler Breeze: Two gifted in-ring performers put on a main event worthy of any Raw or Smackdown. Tyler Breeze threw it all at the NXT Champion Neville but ultimately came up short. Instead of the normal bickering and complaining between competitiors, a look of mutual respect swept over the competitiors. Stay tuned to see where this goes.

Smackdown
The Primetime Players vs. Miz & Mizdow: Smackdown is reunited with Thursday nights on the same night that Darren Young & Titus O'Neil reform the Primetime Players. The men making moves faced off with the World Tag Champs Miz & Mizdow in a non-title match. After taking Miz to the brink, a Skull-Crushing Finale ultimately spoils the occasions and earns victory for the champs.

Naomi vs. Paige: In a battle of two talented young Divas, Naomi throws her innovative
offense at Paige before succombing to two Paige Turner's and a Paige victory.

Rey Mysterio vs. Seth Rollins: One man who would not have his return to the ring spoiled was Rey Mysterio, who faced a daunting task in the "Future of the WWE" Seth Rollins, but connected with a 619 to score the big win.

RVD vs. Sheamus: A reinvigorated Sheamus rebukes his normally jovial nature and shows untapered aggression in a Brogue-kicked win over RVD.

Main Event: Randy Orton vs. Mark Henry: The WHC exacts a measure of revenge from their one-sided rivalry a few years back with an RKO to take down the World's Strongest Man and close Smackdown.

Weekly Wrap Up: An action-packed start to the WWE reboot saw a lot of old rivalries revisted, and a few new ones started. John Cena defeated old rival Kane in the Raw main event (despite Del Rio interference) and Orton was finally able to beat Mark Henry on the Smackdown side. Rey Mysterio pulled a slight upset over the younger Seth Rollins, possibly sparking a feud. NXT Champion Neville was taken to the brink by Prince Pretty Tyler Breeze, as Breeze proved that he more than belongs in the title picture. This week also featured many returns and reunions, most notable of which being John Morrison who scored two wins. Will there be even more returns next week? How will Cena respond to Del Rio's interference? Will Sheamus continue to sport his Celtic Mean Streak in an effort to reach WHC Randy Orton? Raw pulls out a narrow victory as Show of the Week, Match of the Week goes to Neville vs. Breeze, and the Superstar of the Week is a returned John Morrison.