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WWE Battleground: Live Results and Coverage, October 6, 2013

Hello ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to our live review of WWE Battleground! We’re live from the Niagara Center in New York, and we’re all set for the pre – show match between Ziggler and Sandow!

 

Pre – show match: Dolph Ziggler vs Damien Sandow

Sandow came out first and cut a promo about beating Ziggler. He then said he would cash in his brief case soon, and might even do it tonight. He said he’d become a model champion, and that brought out “The show off” Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler and Sandow traded blows to start things off. Sandow gained the upper hand and traded pin attempts. He then started working on Ziggler’s back and grounded him to the mat. Ziggler tried to make a comeback but Sandow stopped him in his tracks. He delivered the Elbow of Disdain for a 2 count. Sandow came off the top rope but Ziggler delivered a drop kick in mid air! Ziggler made a comeback with a neckbreaker. Sandow countered Ziggler’s attempt of a leg drop. Sandow hurt his knee in the process and Ziggler seized the opportunity and dropped him with the Zig Zag for the 3 count!

Winner: Dolph Ziggler

Rating: **

Analysis: That was a good opening bout, and my prediction was right. Sandow lost the bout clean, and if rumours are to be believed, he will cash in his money in the bank contract tonight! Ziggler needs to get back to the main event scene, and hopefully his road to recovery begins tonight. Main – show: The first match was between RVD and Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight championship.

Rob Van Dam (With Ricardo) vs Alberto Del Rio in a Hardcore match for the World Heavyweight championship 

 

ADR went on the offense early, and went out to search for a weapon, only for RVD to drop him. RVD hit a moonsault off the barricade as the Buffalo fans popped for him. RVD dropped ADR with a DDT on the steel chair for a nearfall! Del Rio came back with a backstabber for a 2 count. Del Rio hit a couple of chair shots for yet another near fall as the Buffalo fans started an “RVD” chant. Del Rio delivered a big boot to the side of Van Dam’s face. RVD made a comeback and brought in a ladder. RVD came down with a thrust kick from the top rope, and whipped ADR onto the ladder in the corner to send ADR to the outside.

RVD missed a monkey flip and ADR came back with a huge enziguri to the back of the head for a nearfall. ADR brought in a trash can and landed some stiff shots to the back of RVD. ADR tried to hit RVD with the can from the top rope, but RVD countered with a drop kick in mid air! RVD came back with a couple of clotheslines and delivered a split legged moonsault with ADR on the ladder for a 2 count! The crowd started a “This is awesome” chant, as RVD went for a rolling thunder on the ladder but ADR moved, resulting in RVD crashing onto the ladder. ADR locked in the cross arm breaker, but Ricardo came in and hit ADR with his sweat bucket! Ricardo landed a couple of more shots before ADR shoved Ricardo into the barricade. RVD threw a ladder onto ADR and delivered a frog splash from the apron! RVD went top the top for the Van Terminator, but ADR moved out of the way! Del Rio side stepped RVD on to a chair and folded it around his arm, going for the cross arm breaker. RVD tapped out at the 20 minute mark to give ADR the victory.

Winner and still the World Heavyweight champion: Alberto Del Rio

 

 Rating: *** ½

Analysis: That was a fantastic way to kick things off. ADR and RVD once again put on a phenomenal match for the World title, and ADR managed to beat RVD cleanly. Although I predicted RVD to pick up the win, ADR defied the odds once again. Sandow didn’t cash in his contract, which was disappointing.

Zeb cut a promo backstage about Canadians and Mexicans being present in Buffalo. He then laid a challenge to Santino and Khali and ended the promo by saying “We the people”.

Santino and Khali then came out for their tag team match against The Real Americans.

The Real Americans (With Zeb) vs Santino and Khali (With Hornswoggle)


Santino and Swagger started things off, with Swagger over powering Santino. Swagger locked in the side headlock and dropped Santino with a shoulder block. The crowd started a “We the people” chant, which was awesome. Santino scooped Swagger and brought out the Cobra. He dropped Swagger with a hip toss, but Swagger rolled out of the ring. Hornswoggle brought out his own little Cobra, but Swagger ripped it off. Back in the ring, The Real Americans isolated Santino and worked on him. Jack dropped him with a Swagger bomb as Antonio came down with a double foot stomp! Swagger came in and clotheslined Santino for a 2 count. Santino dropped Swagger and made the hot tag to Khali. Khali clotheslined Antonio and delivered some chops and right hands in the corner. He dropped Antonio with a huge chop, but Swagger broke the count. Santino threw Swagger out and delivered a cross body from the top rope. In the ring, Cesaro whipped Khali around in the giant swing for nearly 20 seconds before pinning him!


Winner (s): The Real Americans

Rating: **

Analysis: Let’s take a minute out to say ‘Wow’! Cesaro is possibly the strongest athlete in the WWE, and he turned Khali around in the giant swing! The match was nothing special, but the finish was amazing. Cesaro deserves a main event push, and I hope WWE realizes that soon. Time for the Intercontinental championship bout.

Curtis Axel (With Heyman) vs R – Truth for the WWE Intercontinental championship

Truth mounted offense on Axel in the early going, and went for the 10 open fist shots for a nearfall. He threw Axel out and came down with a running clothesline from the top of the apron. Axel gained the upper hand and drove Truth back first into the barricade. Axel took control over the bout and dropped Truth with a picture perfect drop kick for a 2 count. Axel locked in the side headlock, but Truth came back with a spinning heel kick! Truth rolled Axel up for a close count and then delivered the Axe kick for a 2 count! Truth then planted Axel face first for yet another nearfall. Axel planted Truth headfirst on the top turnbuckle and hit the swinging spike DDT to pick up the victory after the 10 minute mark.

Winner and still the WWE Intercontinental champion: Curtis Axel

Rating: **

Analysis: That was a decent match, but the crowd wasn’t interested in the bout. Who could blame them? The IC title has become a joke, and no one cares about the title or the champion anymore. Anyway, Axel retained the title which was the right thing to do.

Brie Bella (With Nikki) vs AJ Lee (With Tamina) for the WWE Divas title

Brie went right after AJ, but Tamina came in between. Brie started off strong and came down with a drop kick from the second rope for a 2 count. AJ sent Brie crashing into the steel post resulting in a near fall. AJ started working on Brie’s left arm and locked in a modified armbreaker. Brie tried to counter, but AJ reversed and planted her shoulder first into the mat. AJ missed a splash in the corner, but got back on the offense. AJ wasted too much time, resulting in Brie coming back with a drop kick. Brie delivered a couple of dropkicks to pick up a nearfall. Tamina distracted Brie by choking Nikki, and this allowed AJ to roll Brie up with her tights to pick up the victory!

Winner and still the WWE Divas champion: AJ Lee

Rating: * ½

Analysis: That wasn’t as bad as I expected. AJ picked up the victory, which wasn’t what I expected. Either way, AJ Lee retaining the championship can only be a good thing. WWE aired a video package about the recent McMahon – Rhodes family drama. A great job done by the WWE team as always.

Backstage, Renee interviewed the Rhodes family. Dusty, Goldust and Cody took turns in speaking their minds. A great segment by the trio.

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