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By the end of this professional wrestling weekend, WWE wants to prove that it is still at the top of the mountain in terms of sports entertainment with the Extreme Rules Live Payout from Philadelphia on Sunday night. After a few last-minute additions, all of the company's major championships will be played over a bailed-out 12-game card starting at 7 pm HE (show kick off an hour earlier) and can go late at night.
It's important that WWE hosts a good Sunday show, which is perhaps even more essential is the company that is heading to SummerSlam, its second-largest pay-per-view card of the year. With just four weeks before SummerSlam – and the new executive directors supporting its TV shows this week – WWE needs to find ways to improve its creative focus while hosting a high-quality event.
CBS Sports will be with you throughout Sunday to update this story with live results, highlights and a detailed summary and notes at the bottom of the column. Listen to our complete overview of the extreme rules of WWE in the latest episode of the State of Combat podcast with Brian Campbell (timestamp 1:28:32), and do not forget to subscribe.
2019 matches WWE Extreme Rules
- Winners Win All – Women's UGC Championships: Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch (c) v. Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans (Extreme Rules)
- WWE Championship: Kofi Kingston (c) against Samoa Joe
2019 WWE Extreme Rules live score, highlights
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Summary of WWE Extreme Rules 2019, grades
Intercontinental Championship – Shinsuke Nakamura def. Finn Balor (c) via pinfall to win the title (Kickoff Show): Just as Nakamura did in his victory over Balor, the champion used the barriers of the ring to face the challenger. The fight started slowly but was resumed late when Nakamura hit Balor – sitting on the second rope – with a sliding powerbomb. Balor bounced with a double step and Nakamura in the corner. However, when Balor came forward to the coup de grace, Nakamura dodged and punched Balor with a Kinshasa on the back of his head, then another in front of his face.
This represents consecutive defeats for Balor against Nakamura and what looks like a hasty title change considering that this match was only booked a few hours before Extreme Rules and was suddenly found in the # 39, kick-show broadcast. (That could have been on the main SummerSlam map!) Maybe we will have a revenge if the WWE decides to follow the path of the Balor-Lashley feud by removing the title of the popular Balor only to win it back at 39. one of the biggest shows of the company of the year (like the same demon). It was not as special as it could have been due to the booking and placement of the card. Nakamura is the third man to hold the intercontinental titles WWE and NJPW (MVP, Chris Jericho). Grade: C +
Cruiserweight Championship – Drew Gulak (c) def. Tony Nese via pinfall to keep the title (Kickoff Show): Nese did not perform well, but he hit Gulak, who was suspended between the middle ropes on the circular apron. The challenger followed with an extremely impressive 450 – putting his knees down in Gulak's chest for a tally of two. Once recovered, Gulak hit Nese with an electric bomb and a Crash cyclone for 1-2-3. It would not have been fair to expect much from Gulak after his war with Matt Riddle on Saturday night, but that was not up to previous heavyweight showcase games. Grade: C
Roman Reigns and The Undertaker def. Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre via pinfall (No Holds Barred): The crowd broke out for Taker whenever she had a chance, especially when he hit Old School early. Moments later, an evening with friends with McIntyre provided a potential glimpse of SummerSlam. Later, Taker decided to play against McMahon and was prepared to propel him into an announcement table … until Elias came out of nowhere and had him pierced his back with his guitar. McIntyre hit Reigns with a Claymore on the outside of the ring and followed another with The Undertaker, who was distracted when he was choking Elias. Taker was then placed on the table and crossed by McMahon, who hit his patented elbow of the upper tensioner. McIntyre and Elias brought Taker back into the ring, holding him in the far corner with a trash can in front of him so McMahon could hit him side by side. Reigns woke up and slapped Elias with a Superman punch, before being eliminated by McIntyre. Taker was dragged into the middle of the ring but immediately sat down and hit chokeslams on McMahon and Elias. Back turned to Taker, McIntyre prepared for a Claymore, but Reigns intercepted him with a spear. Reigns then threw a wounded McMahon into Taker for a Tombstone Piledriver and victory.
Taker looked at Reigns ashore after the match, the two greeted each other and Taker slapped him on the chest as a sign of respect and approval. Taker raised his head up and was given a special place in the center of the ring to welcome the fans. "We do not know how many times we will be able to appreciate what we have witnessed tonight," said Michael Cole. A predictable reservation can be a good reservation, and it was certainly predictable to save the day from Reigns (as was the case for the table with Taker, considering the extra padding noticeable). Despite everything, the crowd was hot throughout the match, the action was constant and Taker seemed the best of what he had been for years. Good start for the main show. Category B
Raw Tag Team Championship – The awakening (c) def. Usos via pinfall to keep the titles: These teams started at a dizzying pace, but the match slowed down considerably with The Revival in attack, which was aimed at exhausting Jey Uso. A shortcut for Jimmy Usos again boosted the pace, but Dash Wilder countered his panic with a sitting Powerbomb for a score of 2.5. A corkscrew on the top rope and a help to Samoan Drop had a similar result for the Usos, but a puzzle by Scott Dawson followed by a Superplex combination of the Revival would have caused the fall if Jey did not. He had not broken with a splash on his own. Dawson grabbed Jey's leg as the Usos attempted a double dip out of the ring, distracting Jimmy and giving Revival the opportunity to hit him with Shatter Machine for the win. A clbadic team fight of quality that has suffered from the point of view of the reaction of the crowd as a result of Undertaker. Category B
Aleister Black against Cesaro: Attempt of Black Mbad at the opening bell, Black gets a hard blow carried by Cesaro, who makes fun of the pose of his competitor. This angry Black, who immediately threw Cesaro out of the ring, hit him with a moonlight and sat down himself. Black pierced Cesaro with an early meteorite, but on a second attempt, Cesaro caught him and hit him with a raised European uppercut for nearly three points, which was avoided only because Black grabbed the bottom rope. Cesaro leaping was caught with a knee to the chin, giving Black an opening to focus on Cesaro's injured left knee with kicks and a knee protection bar. The men then traded their cups in a tangle Cesaro had won, but after Black avoided a Gotch neutralizer, he surprised Cesaro with Black Mbad for a sudden double. The simple PPV Pitch-Perfect debuted for Black, and Cesaro proved the right opponent to help him shine. Grade: B +
Gift exchange behind the scenes: With R-Truth and Carmella looking for Drake Maverick, Bliss is seen giving Cross one of his t-shirts as a gift. The profits from the street were shown in the background to make fun of being touched by the moment and then asked the ladies "where the party to?" after Bliss becomes champion. Bliss corrected them by saying that she and Cross would be co-champions, which caused the Profits to laugh hysterically. Cross shouted at them before they touched the ring.
SmackDown Women's Championship – Bayley (c) def. Nikki Cross (via pinfall) and Alexa Bliss retain their title (Handicap 2 against 1): Wedged between the apron and the ring, Bayley defended against Cross, who dominated the start of the match. Bliss rushed with a baseball zipper to punch Bayley in the back before asking Cross for a tag. After Bliss hit Bayley with both knees, Bayley became aggressive; she plunged through the ropes to get out Cross and then broke Bliss on the same rope. Cross tagged herself, but Bayley locked her into Jaime Noble's old Trailer Hitch device (a "death bid") before dodging a flying Bliss, who tried to interfere. Bayley locked Bliss in the cross play simultaneously in a cool place, but Bliss bit Bayley's hand to escape. Bliss intervenes again to break the bid on Cross and continues to jump into the ring, giving Cross an opportunity to hit a tornado DDT for a score of 2.5. Bliss was identified, but Bayley blocked Twisted Bliss with her knees; Cross came in and Bayley broke through with one knee before hitting a nudge for the oppressed 's win.
This match was better than the crowd had credited, especially the end, though Bayley must return to Bayley-to-Belly (Kairi Sane is so much better off the elbow) and probably should have won with the double bid. That said, Sasha Banks did not make a comeback, nor a turn between Bliss and Cross … it was a bit like fans waiting for something to happen. Grade: C +
Braun Strowman def. Bobby Lashley by 10 counts (last man standing): Lashley attacked Strowman before the start of the match and got the first long count after the bell following a spear in the ring. The two men mingled with the crowd, climbing the stars in the merchandise space before descending the stairs leading to the arena. Lashley fetched Strowman and led him through the barrier into the ring area (in the opposite direction, that's normal). Lashley then pushed Strowman into the commentator's table, which fell because of his size; Strowman caught him by taking Lashley flying over the barricade and taking advantage of his momentum to launch Lashley into the area of international advertisers. The two men eventually climbed again and found themselves on a platform. Strowman opened a small portal and lifted Lashley into a darkness (a padded box placed at the entrance of the theater). Fans chanted "ECW" as Strowman punched through the box and Lashley was counted. Excellent physical match. two with an end that suffered somewhat for the viewer because the mbadive padding was so visible. We certainly did a good follow up of Raw shocker a few weeks ago, although we wonder if spilling Lashley would have been a better idea. Category B
SmackDown Tag Team Championship – New Day def. Daniel Bryan and Rowan (c) [via pinfall] and Heavy Machinery to win the titles: After an Otis caterpillar and a Heavy Machinery slingshot on Byan, Big E is himself injured. Big E recovered and kicked Bryan out of the ring apron on the outside, which caused Otis to pretend to be a suicide dive, then pbad through the ring ropes and splash the rest of the competitors below; Tucker followed with a splash. Back in the ring, Heavy Machinery hit Big E with the Compactor, but Xavier Woods broke it at the last minute. Moments later, Bryan blindly hit Rowan and jumped on Big E, hitting him with a flying impulse, then placing him in the LeBell lock, which he only escaped by pushing far enough under the ropes . Quickly, Big E angered him as he stood up and dared Bryan to slap him; Big E caught the last slap and responded with a lariat. He then grabbed a flying Bryan and scored Woods, who wriggled in his arms when New Day landed at midnight to become a six-time team champion. It was a great match with an excellent finish and a fantastic reception for the new champions. Grade: A-
Paul Heyman made a statement: As New Day celebrated in the gorilla position, Heyman grabbed a microphone and climbed onto the stage. "I'm Philadelphia, I'm the whole concept of" extreme. "Then I'll be cursed – and I'll probably be baded anyway – but I'll be if I leave Philadelphia tonight for an extreme show without being part of the story ", did he declare. Heyman then promised Brock Lesnar to remove his suitcase from Money in the Bank, but added that it would probably make him stupid. "Am I telling you the truth … or am I Paul Heyman ?!"
United States Championship – AJ Styles def. Ricochet (c) via pinfall to win the title: Before the bell rang, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows attacked Ricochet while he was posing in the ring. Styles eliminated his teammates from the champion but laughed as he was able to dominate the first half of the match against Ricochet, now injured. It took a while, but Ricochet ended up being offended by coming off Style's chest and hitting a reinforced enziguri. He then splashed the club and hit Styles with a moonsault springboard followed by a Northern Lights suplex in a corkscrew. Ricochet avoided a phenomenal forearm clash and styles, but finally got caught by a Pele kick. Ricochet then hit the challenger with a brainbuster, but when he went for another, Styles countered with the same move for a close fall. After suspending Styles at the top rope, Ricochet hit a top rope press (not the turnbuckle) and would have won if Anderson had not pointed out to the referee that the foot of Styles was clearly under the bottom rope. In an attempt to knock Ricochet off the top rope, Anderson managed to distract both the champion and the referee. This allowed Gallows to shoot Ricochet from the top of the rope. While the champion was hanging at the back of the ring, Styles locked him into the Clash Styles and tackled him back to win the title.
That's exactly what the Balor-Nakamura match should have been earlier in the game: make a good match on the television with another phenomenal fight (pun intended). This was Ricochet's best match on the main training at this stage and one of Styles' best since his tenure at WWE. He delivered in every way imaginable, the only drawback being the fact that the WWE continues to rob the American title. That said, it was a great match and exactly what WWE should be presenting on its VPPs. Grade: A
Kevin Owens against Dolph Ziggler: Live now.
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