WWE live event report Erie, PA: Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper
By Tim Mello
New Day (Kofi/Xavier w/ Big E) vs League of Nations (Barrett/Sheamus)
– Pre-Match promo by Xavier giving a reason why he was not with
Franceska 2; she was sick because Wade spit on her
– New Day picked up the victory after Kofi hit Trouble in Paradise on
Sheamus
Stardust vs. Sami Zayn
– Big pop for Sami
– Stardust took a while at the beginning of the match to play the crowd
– lots of Cody chants
– Zayn won with Helluva Kick
– Post Match Stardust was in the ring and said he wasn’t leaving
without a win in the W/L column and issued an open challenge
Stardust vs. Mark Henry
– Mark Henry answers the open challenge
– Henry makes quick work of Stardust w/ World’s Strongest Slam
Cass & Enzo w/ Carmella vs. Dash & Dawson (Non-Title)
– Good match; Enzo saw the majority of the action on the Cass/Enzo side
of things
– Cass & Enzo picked up the win via Rocket Launcher
Victor vs. Goldust
– Goldust won with a roll-up pinfall
– The Ascension started with a post-match beatdown on Goldust
– R-Truth came out for the save
– After thwarting the beatdown Truth and Dust had a moment in the ring
– Golden Truth chants until they left
-Intermission-
Natalya vs Charlotte
– Both traded teasing the Sharpshooter/Figure Four on each other;
opposing maneuvers.
– Charlotte picked up the victory after Ric Flair interrupted a
submission attempt by Nattie.
Chris Jericho vs Jack Swagger
– Jericho with a pre-match promo on being the best in the world and his
displeasure in coming out to AJ Styles chants
– Swagger had the ankle lock set in until Jericho reversed it into a
codebreaker for the victory
Luke Harper vs. Dean Ambrose
– Ambrose picked up the win after hitting Dirty Deeds twice and Bray
Wyatt was ejected from ringside
– Post match Wyatt came back out to start a beatdown on Ambrose
– The New Day came out for the save and pushed Bray back
– New Day & Ambrose participate in a dance off in the ring as the show
ended.
Side Notes;
– Best reactions of the night were: Dean, Sami, Cass/Enzo, and the New
Day
– Surprising no Miz/Ziggler – they usually hit this live event due to
its proximity to Cleveland.
– Through connections I made my way backstage and a friend had an odd
conversation with Bray Wyatt about him getting dreadlocks soon? Not sure
the truth behind that but sounds weird for a cult leader.
Hope this helps, and thanks for all you do.
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