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I'm already heading into No Mercy 2016 (October) so I've got some stuff to post in order to catch everybody up. Here's Night of Champions, the PPV after Judgment Day:

Alex Furious vs Matt Stryker (For The WWE Cruiserweight Title) : Spin kick by Alex Furious to the face. Spine shattering vicious back suplex! Matt Stryker got absolutely creamed. There's a two count on the pin. Matt Stryker comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Spinning back kick from Matt Stryker. Matt Stryker hits a rolling kick on Furious. Hooks the leg for a two count. DDT from the top rope by Matt Stryker. That looked brutal. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Driven DDT by Matt Stryker. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Stryker only gets knees on a splash. Furious crushes Stryker with a sweet running senton. There's a two count on the pin. Diamond Dust from Alex Furious, Stryker is out. Pin, but Stryker is out just before the three count. Furious hits a dropkick on Matt Stryker. Spinning back kick from Alex Furious. Stryker ducks a wild right hand. Stryker hits a dropkick on Alex Furious. Tornado DDT from Matt Stryker, Furious got planted. Matt Stryker floors Furious near the ropes and makes the pin. Stryker is using the ropes for leverage! The referee hasn't seen it: 1....2....3!! I'm slapping a ****1\4 rating on this.

WINNER and STILL WWE Cruiserweight Champion: Matt Stryker

Edge \ Christian vs The New Frontier vs The Status Quo (For The WWE Unified Tag Team Titles) : Slingshot senton by Matthews, crushing the chest of Banderas. Pumphandle slam using a singapore cane between the legs on Banderas. Emerald Fusion by Scoot Andrews on Edge. The New Frontier whip York into the corner. Jeremy Matthews whips Scoot Andrews in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Stiff high kick on Matthews by Christian who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. HBK-style splash from the top of the ladder! Face slam on the table by Christian. York pulls a picture perfect fallaway slam out of the bag, driving Christian down to the mat. The Status Quo hook up Edge, then hit a double suplex. Super frankensteiner on Banderas, who hit hard. CRYME TYME IS HERE!!! The New Frontier get obliterated by the combined efforts of Shad and JTG. Matthews gets slammed hard onto the ladder. DDT from the top rope by Christian. That looked brutal. Hip toss onto a chair by Christian. Christian goes to slam York through a table, but he manages to escape. Banderas blocks the suplex attempt. Bret Banderas throws Edge into a ladder in the corner. York pulls a jumping piledriver out! Bret Banderas and Brian York go up the ladder and grab the prize for the win. Excellent match, a ***** rating!

WINNERS and STILL WWE Unified Tag Team Champions: The Status Quo

Montel Vontavious Porter vs Cody Rhodes (For The WWE Intercontinental Title) : MVP gets slammed. Montel Vontavious Porter fights out of a grapple. Rhodes receives some punishment. MVP whips Rhodes into the turnbuckles...and predictably, the referee gets sandwiched. Lifting DDT by Montel Vontavious Porter, executed well. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. Rhodes counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Cody Rhodes snap suplexes MVP...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) Full nelson slam on MVP. Hooks the leg for a two count. Rhodes hits a great swinging DDT on Montel Vontavious Porter. Pin, but MVP is out just before the three count. Montel Vontavious Porter powers out of a Cody Rhodes headlock. Devastating face-first slam from MVP on Rhodes. Pin, but Rhodes is out just before the three count. Rhodes powers out of a headlock. Cody Rhodes gets whipped into the corner. MVP charges in, but into a pair of raised boots. Rhodes uses a roll up, with feet on the second rope! The referee hasn't seen it: 1....2....3!! Cody Rhodes leaves the ring and heads off down the aisle at speed. Rhodes has the victory, and isn't hanging around for Montel Vontavious Porter to look for revenge. Great match, a ****1\4 rating i think.

WINNER and NEW WWE Intercontinental Champion: Cody Rhodes

Mickie James vs Victoria vs Beth Phoenix (For The WWE Diva's Title) : Back suplex on Victoria, which is a backdrop to you NOAH fans. Mickie James uses move #193 (arm-BAR). Victoria reverses a Mickie James hammerlock. Victoria slams Mickie James down. Full nelson slam on Victoria. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Gut buster, Beth hits hard. Mickie James misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Victoria \ Beth whip Mickie into the corner. Victoria whips Beth Phoenix in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Victoria scores with a standing spinebuster. Victoria takes a headbutt from Beth Phoenix. Beth Phoenix gets taken down out of nowhere. Flying shoulder tackle by Victoria sends Mickie to the mat. Mickie James slams Victoria, who rolls onto her stomach. What is Victoria doing? Mickie James picks her up and signals for a powerbomb. She raises Victoria up...but then falls backward, getting crushed by her opponent in the process! Victoria is on top! 1....2....3! Looking at the replay, it appears that Victoria had taken a chain out of her tights and wrapped it around her fist! Mickie James must have been punched with that chain while in mid-powerbomb! What a cheap shot! A ****1\4 rating, great bout.

WINNER and NEW WWE Diva's Champion: Victoria

R-Truth vs Pete Shapiro (For The WWE U.S. Heavyweight Title) : Stiff high kick on Shapiro by R-Truth who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Truth hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. R-Truth hits a rolling kick on Shapiro. R-Truth hits a rolling kick on Shapiro. Shapiro pushes out of a R-Truth hold. Pete Shapiro hits a rolling kick on Truth. Beautiful spinning arm drag out of the corner by Shapiro. Cover for a two count. R-Truth fights out of a grapple. Shapiro takes a hurrancarana from R-Truth. Hooks the leg for a two count. Vicious kick to the teeth from R-Truth. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Shapiro counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Truth takes a headbutt from Pete Shapiro. R-Truth avoids a Pete Shapiro avalanche. Driven DDT by R-Truth. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Jeremy Lopez comes running down the aisle with a chair! Truth and Pete Shapiro continue fighting, unaware of the intrusion. Jeremy Lopez slides in and blasts Pete Shapiro with a chair to the head! Lopez climbs out of the ring, the damage done! Pete Shapiro can barely stand. Lie Detector!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Truth and Lopez beat away on Pete Shapiro, leaving him spread-eagled on the canvas. A ****1\4 rating, great bout.

WINNER and STILL WWE U.S. Heavyweight Champion: R-Truth

Mr. Kennedy vs Scott Blackmore (For The WWE Heavyweight Title) : Blackmore takes a back suplex. Blackmore kicks Mr. Kennedy in the gut to reverse the momentum. Scott Blackmore fires off some right and left hands. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Back heel kick off the second rope, Kennedy goes flying. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Kennedy powers out of a headlock. Vertical suplex by Mr. Kennedy. Gutwrench into a stomach breaker, Blackmore may be winded. Hooks the leg for a two count. Devastating Tiger Driver 91 very nearly crushes the neck of Blackmore. Misawa is probably laughing with glee at the moment. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Mr. Kennedy misses a clothesline. Flying cross body off the top rope! Even Steamboat would have applauded the execution on that. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Mr. Kennedy powers out of a Scott Blackmore headlock. M-A-G has climbed up onto the apron! Kennedy turns...and falls for the distraction! Scott Blackmore runs at Kennedy from behind...but misses! Scott Blackmore collides with M-A-G! Scott Blackmore can barely stand. Here it comes - Mic Check. 1....2...3, it's finished. This was missing something, so it only gets a ****1\2 rating.

WINNER and NEW WWE Champion: Mr. Kennedy

Ted DiBiase, Jr. vs Sean O'Haire vs Randy Orton vs Jason Collins (For The World Heavyweight Title) : Collins uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Stiff high kick on Orton by Jason Collins who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Hooks the leg for a two count. Vicious lightning kick by Collins on Orton. Orton powers out of a headlock. Orton slams Jason Collins down. Hooks the leg for a two count. Driven full nelson slam on Collins. Cover for a two count. Collins counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Stiff high kick on O'Haire by Jason Collins who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Collins tags out to Sean O'Haire. Second rope flying axe handle, Orton goes down. Spinebuster by Sean O'Haire, executed with Arn-esque perfection. Spin kick by Sean O'Haire to the face. Orton walks into a face crusher variation. Pin, but Orton is out just before the three count. Tag between Sean O'Haire and Ted DiBiase, Jr.. Fallaway slam by Ted DiBiase, Jr.. Flying spear out of the corner! Orton nearly got snapped in two. Cover for a two count. Rude Awakening on Randy Orton by DiBiase. Cover for a two count. Ring-shaking slam on Orton. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Orton tags out to Jason Collins. Super kick by Jason Collins. Second rope flying axe handle, DiBiase goes down. Ted DiBiase, Jr. walks into a stiff lariat clothesline from Collins. DiBiase counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Wicked Tiger Suplex by Ted DiBiase, Jr. on Collins. Someone's entered the ring with a chair. HOLY F*CK!!! HOLY F*CK!!! IT'S SHEAMUS!!! We haven't seen Sheamus in a WWE ring in almost 8 years!!! He just beats the piss out of everybody in the match. Brogue Kick to Collins! Everyone's down! DiBiase crawls over to the nearest body which is Collins. 1...2...3! It's over! Great match, a ****1\4 rating i think.

WINNER and NEW World Heavyweight Champion: Ted DiBiase

The Rock vs Shawn Michaels : The Rock fires off some right and left hands. The Rock gets taken down out of nowhere. Big forearm by Shawn Michaels, ripping a page from the NOAH playbook. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. DDT from the top rope by Shawn Michaels. That looked brutal. Cover, but there's no one to count for Shawn Michaels. The Rock powers out of a Shawn Michaels headlock. Running knee lift from The Rock. HBK walks into a spike slam. Hooks the leg for a two count. Spear! HBK is down and hurt. Pin, but HBK is out just before the three count. Shawn Michaels reverses a hip toss. Rock gets rocked with a brutal elbow to the jaw by HBK. Hooks the leg for a close fall. HBK drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. The Rock moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Rock Bottom. 1....2...3, it's finished. The Rock extends his hand to HBK...and it is accepted! They shake! That was good. **** rating.

Overall Rating: 92%