WCW once held one of the most heralded wrestling events of all time: Clash of the Champions.
Now in 2016, WWE has done away with their Night of Champion PPV name and has decided to switch it up a bit. WCW fans will get to see their former favorite event make its return (without the “the”) with WWE Clash of Champions 2016. RAW’s WWE Universal, United States, Tag Team and Women’s Championship titles will be up for grabs in a number of hotly contested matchups. Seth Rollins will be out for revenge as he heads into the main event against HHH’s personal pick for RAW’s main star, Kevin Owens. Rusev will bump heads with Roman Reigns, The New Day will once again face off with Anderson & Gallows and Charlotte will fight to keep her title from Sasha Banks and Bayley.
Now that WWE Clash of Champions 2016 has kicked off, we’ll be right here with all the results and highlights you need to know.
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Alicia Fox vs. Nia Jax
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Winner: Nia Jax!
Highlights: Alicia went right at Nia as soon as their match began, but it was to no avail. Miss Jax just began manhandling Alicia with her brutal strikes, shoves and submission holds. Nia held Alicia in a neck vice-like maneuver for several moments while the crowd cheered for Alicia to escape. Alicia almost elbowed her way out of the hold, but Nia threw her halfway across the ring instead. Afterwards, Nia ran right into a corner ring post. Alicia finally began fighting back with some strikes of her own. Alicia dropped Nia’s neck on the top rope, landed on her with a flying body splash and tried to finish her with a Scissors Kick. This offense didn’t help her too much after all since she got rammed by Nia’s full brunt of strength. Alicia met her end after getting her face smashed in the corner and then getting dropped with a Samoan Slam.
The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and/or Xavier Woods) (c) vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson (WWE RAW Tag Team Championship)
Winners: And still the RAW Tag Team Champions, The New Day!
Highlights: The New Day frowned upon the men they were about to face and told the live audience they weren’t even as half as fun as they were. Once the match officially started, Gallows ran down Big E and Xavier while Anderson landed a Running Sitdown Powerbomb on Kofi. Anderson then landed a nice running kick in the corner on Kofi to add more punishment to The New Day. Anderson and Gallows then took turns beating the hell out of Kofi while his partners remained laid out at ringside. Kofi finally managed to get out of Gallows’ grasp and tag in Big E. Big E then went suplex crazy on Anderson and then landed his Big Splash on him soon after. Big E went for his suicide dive spear, but Anderson kneed him right in the face. Anderson then ran at Big E, but got slammed when Big E grabbed ahold of him. The match continued as Anderson got back to his feet and landed a big running kick on Big E.
Anderson and Gallows managed to catch Big E with the Boot of Doom, but he kicked out. The match got crazier as Big E made the tag to Kofi. Kofi jumped right into Spinebuster, though. Gallows got in a few good moves and him and Anderson almost finished him off. All of a sudden, Kofi cracked Anderson with his Trouble in Paradise and helped Big E land his Big Ending. Gallows saved his partner just in the nick of time, though. The end finally came after some outside madness ensued, which led to the ref missing Xavier hitting Anderson with his trombone Francesca. The New Day then got the win by hitting The Midnight Hour on Anderson.
T.J. Perkins (c) vs. Brian Kendrick (WWE Cruiserweight Championship)
Winner: And still the WWE Cruiserweight Champion, T.J. Perkins!
Highlights: TJP arrived with a pretty awesome new video-game themed entrance theme song/entrance. TJP offered a handshake to Kendrick, but Kendrick turned his back on TJP’s sign of respect. As both men locked up, Kendrick got the better of him at first. TJP then used his headscissors takedown on two occasions to ground Kendrick. When both men got back up, Kendrick got control of his opponent once again. Then both men exchanged all types of counters, which almost saw Kendrick get locked in the knee bar submission. Kendrick escaped his hold and left the ring. TJP went for his dropkick to the outside, but Kendrick used the ring apron to trap TJP and beat him down. Kendrick used this opportunity to work over TJP. Kendrick remained in control for a little while until he got trapped in another of TJP’s submission holds.
TJP ran into Kendrick near the ropes, which led to him dodging TJP and dropping him neck first onto the ropes. Kendrick locked in a neck-focused submission hold to continue wearing down TJP’s neck. TJP managed to break the hold and use his trickery to confuse and further anger Kendrick. TJP got the upper hand during this sprint of offense, but Kendrick took him down once again with some painful neck submissions. TJP escaped it after a few moments and used a mule kick to take Kendrick down. Then TJP used a number of impressive looking moves to ground Kendrick. TJP used a suplex combo on Kendrick and attempted to follow it up with a top-rope maneuver. Kendrick tried to knock him down, but TJP shoved him away. Then TJP did the unthinkable by catching Kendrick with a Hurricanrana that flipped both men outside the ring.
Both men almost got counted out, but they entered the ring before the count of 10. Kendrick looked to land his Sliced Bread #2, but TJP flipped out of it and threw Kendrick into the ropes for his Cannonball Dropkick. TJP then looked to land his 450 Splash, but Kendrick dodged it and locked in his finishing submission. TJP escaped and then locked in his hold on Kendrick. Kendrick almost tapped out, but he broke out of the hold and almost got the win via his Sliced Bread #2. TJP survived this big move, landed his kick to Kendrick out of a Fireman’s Carry position and got the tap-out victory with his knee bar hold. After the match, TJP was poised to speak about his win. But Kendrick shocked the crowd by headbutting TJP after he just gave him a hug.
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Cesaro vs. Sheamus (Seventh Match in a Best of Seven Series)
Winner: The match is called off with no official winner.
Highlights: The match between Cesaro and Sheamus is one of the best-received of the evening so far, with impressive spots from both performers. The most shocking and memorable moment by far is when Cesaro delivers an insane suicide dive, jumping through the ropes and hitting Sheamus head first. He then lands right on his neck, and even Sheamus appeared to break character for a moment to check on Cesaro. Twitter immediately blew up with concerns over Cesaro’s health. The match continued after that, with Cesaro at one point getting the crowd hyped for a Cesaro swing only for Sheamus to break out of it. Eventually things get so heated, and Cesaro and Sheamus start hurting each other so severely, that officials must step in and break things up. They both go over the barricade before the professionals are forced to intervene. The best-of-seven ends on a massive cliffhanger with no actual winner, so presumably we’ll have to tune in to Raw tomorrow for our answer of where things go from here.
Sami Zayn vs. Chris Jericho
Winner: Kevin Owens’ best friend, Chris Jericho!
Highlights: Chris Jericho and Sami Zayn go at it in a pretty enjoyable match in which both men have the upper hand at various points as it progresses. One moment that stands out is a botched DDT that got a lot of viewers anxious, particularly after that close call with Cesaro earlier. Jericho gets a huge pop when he kicks out of a Blue Thunder Bomb from Sami Zayn, and in general the crowd is quite enthusiastic about Jericho throughout, despite the fact that he’s a heel who can’t stop calling them stupid idiots. Sami Zayn also gets in a fantastic suicide dive onto Jericho, but let’s not forget the moment when Chris Jericho throws his scarf at Sami Zayn, who looks down at it confused and then tosses it aside. Not long after that Blue Thunder Bomb, Jericho delivers a codebreaker out of almost nowhere to score the victory. He once again has proven himself to be the best in the world at what he does.
Charlotte (c) (with Dana Brooke) vs. Sasha Banks vs. Bayley (Triple Threat Match for the WWE Women’s Championship)
Winner: And still the WWE RAW Women’s Champion, Charlotte!
Highlights: As the match opens, Charlotte immediately goes after Sasha Banks, who rolls out of the ring. Bayley attacks Charlotte, and Sasha starts yelling at Bayley, telling her to back off because this isn’t about her. “It’s about me too,” Bayley says. “I’m in this match!” A few minutes later, Bayley and Sasha both attack Charlotte at once, so it seems like they may form an alliance for a moment, but that doesn’t last long. Sasha delivers a corner running knee to Charlotte, doing some damage, but Bayley nearly sneaks in with a pin. Dana Brooke, to the surprise of no one, gets herself involved, throwing Bayley into the barricade and leaving Sasha and Charlotte in the ring. Charlotte specifically targets Sasha’s back. Bayley tries to get in, only for Charlotte to knock her right back out. Charlotte twists Sasha around the post, and for several minutes Charlotte absolutely dominates her. Bayley tries to get back in another time, but Charlotte immediately knocks her down. Sasha starts gaining back some momentum, though she’s unable to execute a Banks statement. While they’re focused on each other, Bayley jumps from the top rope and knocks both women to the ground. Bayley proceeds to run back and forth smashing into Sasha and Charlotte. Not long after, Sasha gets in a knee drop on Bayley and comes quite close to pinning her, but Charlotte intervenes. Bayley and Sasha momentarily team up to go after Charlotte, but Charlotte is able to take Bayley down, and Charlotte dominates for another few minutes. She dives from the top rope and lands on both Sasha and Bayley, but she’s unable to pin either of them. Sasha goes for a Banks statement on Charlotte, but Dana Brooke stops her. Not long after, Sasha gets in another Banks statement, and Dana Brooke tries to interfere again; this time, Sasha kicks her out of the ring. Instead, Bayley breaks it up. Sasha delivers a Banks statement on Bayley, but Charlotte stops that. Charlotte kicks Sasha out of the ring, pins Bayley, and retains the title.
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Rusev (c) (with Lana) vs. Roman Reigns (WWE United States Championship)
Winner: Your new United States Champion, Roman Reigns!
Highlights: Unlike at SummerSlam, the match actually happens this time! Roman Reigns starts off with the upper hand, with Rusev going into retreat mode almost immediately. He comes back a few minutes later with a spin kick, but Roman kicks out at two. Rusev repeatedly stomps on Roman’s chest and then starts punching him in the head over and over. Reigns again kicks out at two. More kicks to the face from Rusev, and Roman is not looking too good. At least six straight minutes consists of Rusev repeatedly punching Roman before Roman gets up and is punched some more. Finally, Roman comes back with a clothesline, gaining some momentum before Rusev throws him out of the ring and smashes him into the barricade. They brawl outside the ring for a bit, and soon Rusev throws Roman into the steel steps not once but twice. Rusev tries to put him away but Roman kicks out twice in a row. Roman comes back, driving Rusev into the barricade and then into the steel steps. He throws Rusev back into the ring and goes for a Superman punch, but Rusev counters it. Rusev gets in a pretty brutal kick to the side of Roman’s head, and just as Rusev is getting ready to finish things up, Roman gets in a Superman punch. Roman gets distracted by Lana, giving Rusev a perfect opportunity to put things away…but Roman kicks out. After throwing a complete temper tantrum, Rusev begins stomping on Roman’s back. Roman gets up and is literally seconds away from pinning Rusev, but Lana drags the referee out of the ring. He throws her out of the arena but does not end the match. Roman and Rusev go back and forth for a few more minutes, with things almost ending with an Accolade, but Roman is able to power out of it. He pins Rusev and wins.
Kevin Owens (c) vs. Seth Rollins (WWE Universal Champion)
Winner: And still the WWE Universal Champion, Kevin Owens!
Highlights: The moment the match begins, Kevin Owens immediately flees the ring. When Seth Rollins goes after him, Owens jumps back in. They finally start brawling outside of the ring, with Owens being sent into the barricade. Rollins has the upper hand for the next few minutes, going for a cover several times but with Owens continuing to kick out. Owens counters a pedigree and gets in a DDT, almost pinning Seth Rollins. He also specifically targets the knee that Rollins injured last year. He throws Rollins into the barricade and then into the post, screaming about how this is his show. He also mocks Rollins by asking, “Is your knee hurt?” Owens continues to attack that knee over and over, saying he’s going to need surgery again. He throws Rollins out of the ring, and Rollins lands right on the bad knee. A very sarcastic Owens yells, “Is he okay? I hope he’s okay!” Rollins just barely makes it back in before the count out, being thrown back-first into the post moments later. Owens then throws Rollins into the other post after telling him, “This is my time!” Owens throws Rollins into a post for the third time, but Rollins counters, coming back and taking Owens down. They trade punches back and forth as Rollins regains some energy, eventually being able to deliver a slingblade and then a clothesline. The momentum has shifted in Rollins’ favor. Rollins kicks Ownes in the face and Owens flies out of the ring; Rollins throws Owens into the barricade twice in a row. He then clears off the Spanish announcers’ table, but by the time he goes for Owens, Owens has retreated back into the ring. Owens once again targets Rollins’ knee, getting in a cannonball as well. Owens then jumps from the top rope, but the frog splash isn’t enough to take Rollins out. Rollins’ ribs, back and knee are now all injured, and he’s limping along in pain. Outside the ring, Owens throws Rollins onto the Spanish announcers’ table, getting ready to jump onto him, but Rollins rolls out at the last second and Owens goes flying through the table on his own. A newly-invigorated Rollins jumps from the top rope onto Owens, who kicks out at two. Suddenly Chris Jericho runs out, distracting Rollins, who is then attacked by Owens. Rollins kicks out at two. Jericho is now screaming from outside of the ring until Rollins throws Owens into Jericho. Rollins delivers a pedigree, but Jericho grabs Owens’ foot and places it on the bottom rope. Apparently the referee did not see that. Rollins proceeds to chase Chris Jericho around the outside of the ring. In the ensuing madness, the referee is knocked out by Rollins. Rollins is ready to cover Owens, but there’s no one to make the count. Jericho runs in and attacks Rollins, screaming about how Owens is his best friend. Rollins gets in a suicide dive on Owens and is desperately trying to get the referee involved again. Stephanie McMahon suddenly comes out with a new referee, and Rollins runs back in ready to finish things up. But by the time the new referee gets in the ring, a distracted Rollins is attacked by Owens, who pins him and wins.
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