WWE Bragging Rights PPV Results

Report by PWInsider

The show opened with a video hyping the Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown match and the supposed rivalry between the two brands… Pyro exploded on the stage to open the show. Michael Cole welcomed viewers to the show and then introduced the “Bragging Rights trophy.” Yes, they have a Bragging Rights trophy…

The Miz came to the ring. A video recapped the recent Dirt Sheet with Miz and Morrison arguing over which one of them was more like Marty Jannetty… Morrison came out and stopped dead in his tracks when he saw a middle-aged man dressed in Road Warrior gear standing in the front row. Funny…

1. John Morrison vs. The Miz in a non-title match. They lock up and Morrison with a waist lock and Miz tries to escape but Morrison continues to ride Miz. Miz makes his way to the ropes. Morrison with a double leg take down and he works on the arm. Morrison blocks a hip toss and hits a fireman’s carry for a near fall. Morrison with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Morrison with another shoulder tackle for a near fall. Morrison with a side head lock and he backs Miz into the corner. Miz pushes Morrison on a break and then he goes to the floor. Miz with a kick and side head lock take down. Miz with a shoulder tackle but Morrison with a flap jack and a kip up. Morrison with a standing shooting star press for a near fall. Morrison with a forearm to the back but Miz with punches and kicks. Miz throws Morrison to the floor and then Miz poses in the center of the ring.

Miz tries to suplex Morrison back into the ring but Morrison blocks it and slides in and gets a near fall. Morrison with a cover but Miz with a bridge. Miz misses a knee lift and Morrison tries for the swinging neck breaker but Miz escapes. Morrison clotheslines Miz over the top rope to the floor. They return to the ring and Morrison gets a near fall. Miz sends Morrison to the floor when Morrison tries to float over on an Irish whip. Miz goes out to the floor and throws Morrison back in. They return to the ring and Miz with a knee to the back and a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Miz with a knee in Morrison’s back as he works on Morrison’s back. Morrison with a mule kick. Morrison with a forearm and punches. Miz with an Irish whip and he hits the running clothesline into the corner. Miz with a forearm to the back and then he hits a knee lift with Morrison’s head over the apron. Miz gets a near fall. Miz with a reverse chin lock. Morrison with a rollup for a near fall. Miz misses a charge and Morrison with another rollup. Miz with a kick to the ribs and Morrison responds. They exchange kicks and punches while the crowd boos and yays. Morrison with a series of kicks and a clothesline followed by a leg lariat for a near fall. Morrison misses the Shining Wizard and Miz with a rollup.

Morrison with another take down and he punches Miz. Morrison misses a charge into the corner. Miz misses a clothesline but Morrison does not miss the springboard spin kick and Miz gets his foot on the ropes. Miz rolls to the floor when he sees Morrison set for the moonsault. Morrison with a corkscrew pescado onto Miz. Morrison brings Miz back into the ring and gets a near fall. Morrison puts Miz on the top turnbuckle and Morrison tries for a superplex but Miz knocks Morrison off. Miz with a double sledge from the turnbuckles. Miz tries for the Skull Crushing Finale but Morrison escapes. Morrison with a side Russian leg sweep and Morrison goes up for the moonsault but Miz knocks Morrison off the turnbuckles and Miz gets the three count.

Winner: The Miz (Raw Leads 1-0)

We see Team Raw, at least the male members of Team Raw celebrate while Team Smackdown is not happy.

Michael Cole reminds us of the challenge that Chris Jericho and Kane set up for the members of Team Smackdown and we see footage of their failure thanks to Finlay’s illegal shillelagh use.

Cody Rhodes is in the medical office getting ready. He says that it should be a clean sweep. R Truth enters and says that there are still two matches. Cody reminds Truth that he lost his match to qualify and then they had to get their team replaced. Cody calls Truth second rate and says that is the truth. Truth tells Cody that his daddy is the reason why he is on Raw. Randy Orton is the only reason why he has had any success. Truth tells Cody that he will be pinned tonight. Truth tells him that is the Truth and the Truth hurts.

Big Show comes up behind Truth and says that taking cheap shots shows that he learned a lot from Chris Jericho. Show tells Truth to go back to Kane, Jericho, and anyone in a blue shirt that Raw will let their actions speak.

We have a Survivor Series commercial featuring DX on a movie set.

Raw Divas vs. SmackDown Divas
WWE Divas Champion Melina, Gail Kim & Kelly Kelly vs. WWE Women’s Champion Michelle McCool, Beth Phoenix & Natayla
Beth Phoenix and Gail Kim start out things for their respective teams with Beth showing her power right off the bat. Kim is able to use her quickness to score a roll up, but she falls victim to an immediate clothesline. McCool tags in and goes to work on Kim, but she eats a hurricarana and goes back to her corner to tag in Natalya. Natalya takes down Beth with a couple of quick forearms and a big body slam, but she misses the elbow and a charge into the corner, leaving her open for a modified spear.

Kelly tags into the match and hits a big headscissors on Natalya, before getting hung up on the top rope by Natalya. Natalya goes for the pin but she can only get two. She backs Kelly up into her team’s corner before distracting the ref, allowing her teammates to work over Kelly. Kelly fights out, but McCool tags herself in and stomps away at her. McCool backs her up into the corner again and tags in Phoenix who hits a snap mare and goes for the pin, getting two. Phoenix locks in a modified chin lock, but Kelly is able to fight out, although she can’t make a tag.

McCool makes her way back in and dominates Kelly, slamming her down to the mat before hitting a big knee life. Beth tags herself in and slams Kelly’s head into the corner, but Kelly is able to hit a quick hurricana and a near fall. Kelly is finally able to make the tag to Melina who comes in and cleans house on Beth Phoenix, hitting a big dropkick and a drop toe hold into the ropes. Beth hits Melina with a suplex but Melina turns it into a roll up. McCool flips it over, but it’s only good for two.

Beth connects with an implant buster type maneuver on Melina, and pins her for the three count.

Winners: Team Smackdown

Backstage:

DX is shown backstage watching the monitor. They say that they have to win their match tonight. Swagger interrupts and says does it really matter, the team is better because they have him. Michaels says that Swagger needs to learn respect. Hunter says as a team, Raw shouldn’t even be able to get along. They talk about Mark Henry’s relationship with Mae Young, shoving McMahon into Big Show’s ass, and exposing Kingston as a fake Jamaican. HBK says if Swagger wants to walk out on the team, he can, and HBK will replace him with the first person he sees. Hornswoggle walks into the picture and Micheals says maybe not. Triple H says tonight is bigger than a match, it about honor and pride. Hunter says they have to win tonight, so he needs to know if his team is ready. Micheals puts his hand in the middle and everyone else follows. They all say Raw together, and it’s a very heartwarming moment. Kinda like the Mighty Ducks.

World Heavyweight Championship
Fatal Four Way Match
CM Punk vs. The Undertaker vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Batista

We get the formal introductions for everyone as they all stare each other down in their own corner of the ring.

Punk jumps Mysterio at the bell before bailing to the outside. He comes back into the ring where he forces the Undertaker to hit Batista with a clothesline. Punk pounds on Undertaker in the corner for a bit, but his advantage doesn’t last long before the Undertaker throws him over the top rope to the outside, where Mysterio hits a seated senton. Batista and Undertaker square off for a bit with Undertaker coming out on top. Undertaker then quickly dispatches Mysterio with a big boot before working over Batista’s arm. Taker connects with old school on Batista and turns his attention to Mysterio for another old school, but he gets sent down by Punk.

Punk tries for a superplex, but Taker fights him off for a bit, Punk eventually connects and Mysterio goes for a quick cover but Punk breaks it up. Batista comes back into the match, hitting a huge slam on Punk but he quickly falls victim to a big boot from Taker. Mysterio tries for a hurricarana on Taker but Taker catches him. Taker goes for the last ride but Batista connects with a spear. Mysterio goes for the cover but Taker sets him up for the chokeslam. Batista and Rey Mysterio hit a 619/spinebuster combo, but CM Punk breaks up Batista’s pin attempt.

Punk connects with a go to sleep on Mysterio but Batista breaks it up. Undertaker locks in Hell’s gate on Batista out of nowhere but CM Punk breaks it up and pounds away at Taker. Punk stomps away on Batista before connecting with his running knee in the corner on Taker. Taker holds on though and hits the last ride on Punk, but Batista breaks up the pin.

Batista and Taker square off with big right hands, Batista gets the best of it, but Taker connects with a big chokeslam out of nowhere. He goes for the pin but Punk breaks it up again. Punk picks up Taker and starts to pound away at him, but Taker goes for the chokeslam. Punk kicks away at his knees to break it up, but Taker sends Punk to the outside over the top rope. Taker signals for the tombstone and he gets Batista up, but Batista fights out and connects with the Batista bomb, but Mysterio breaks it up and goes for a cover of his own. Batista and Mysterio argue, and Batista shoves Rey down to the outside. Undertaker connects with a chokeslam on Batista and he goes for the pin but Batista kicks out.

Taker goes for another chokeslam but Batista fights out and both men his simultaneous clotheslines. Punk sneaks in and goes for a pin on both men but both kick out at two. Punk gets frustrated and allows for time for Batista to send him to the outside. Batista catches Mysterio and he throws his to the outside on top of Punk. Batista turns around straight into a tombstone from Taker. Taker pins Batista and the ref counts three.

Winner and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: The Undertaker

After the match, Josh Matthews is in the ring and he asks Mysterio how it feels to come so close to winning the World Championship. Mysterio says that he and Batista did their best to help each other out, he apologizes to Batista and gives him a hug. Mysterio says they were both close, but it didn’t work out tonight. Matthews asked at what point he felt the match slip away from him. Mysterio says whatever happened happened and tomorrow is another day.

Matthews asks Batista how he’s feeling. Batista asks Rey and the fans if they think they were close. Batista says he doesn’t think they were close, he thinks he was close, and that he’s tired of coming this close. He also says he thinks he’s tired of his best friend stabbing him in the back. Batista says he’s not playing, he says he’s going to rip his head off.

Batista drops the mic and stares down Mysterio before hitting a nasty lariat. Batista sends Rey out to the floor, where he follows stomping away and screaming at him. Batista screams in Rey’s face while Mysterio pleads with him to stop. Batista launches Mysterio into the ringside barricade and the ref is in to stop things. Batista attacks quickly again with another vicious clothesline and he leaves Rey laid out.

14-Man Raw vs. SmackDown Tag Team Match
Team Raw (Triple H, Shanw Michaels, Big Show, Cody Rhodes, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston & Mark Henry) vs. Team SmackDown (Chris Jericho, Kane, R-Truth, Matt Hardy, Tyson Kidd, David Hard Smith & Finlay)

DX’s music hits and Hunter and Shawn make their way out to the ring first for their team. to a huge pop from the crowd. The Raw music hits and the rest of the team make their way out to the ring.

Chris Jericho’s music hits and he makes his way to the bottom of the ramp where he waits for his co-captain Kane. One major difference between Team Raw and Team Smackdown is that at least the captains of Team Smackdown are wearing their shirts prominently. Smackdown’s music hits and the rest of the team makes their way down the ramp.

All 14 men square off in the ring and the referee holds the Bragging Rights trophy high. Cody Rhodes and R-Truth are going to start things off for their respective teams. Cody hits Truth with a quick kick and it quickly devolves into a fight. Truth hits a big back kick, but he gets caught with a big back elbow and Rhodes and Truth fight on the ground for a bit. Big Show tags in.

Kane tags in for Smackdown and the big men square off. Kane starts things off with some strikes and a kick, he avoids a Big Show splash in the corner and hits a lariat, but he falls victim to a big shoulder block and a leg drop from Show. Show tags in Swagger who comes in and works over Kane while talking smack. Kane comes back with a big right hand and tags in Matt Hardy. Hardy comes in and smashes Swagger’s head into the turnbuckle and hitting a big lariat. Hardy tries for a suplex but Swagger fights out. Hardy pulls Swagger’s shirt up and pounds away at him, hitting a big boot and following it up with a second rop leg drop.

Swagger bails to the floor and Hardy follows hitting a big lariat. all 14 men square off on the floor and the ref tries to keep things separate. Hardy and Swagger make their way back into the ring where Swagger works over Hardy’s arm with a single arm DDT. Swagger tags in Henry, who comes in and pounds on Hardy in the corner before continuing to work over Hardy’s arm. Henry hits a big head butt on Hardy, but when he tries for an elbow drop, Hardy rolls out of the way. Hardy can’t make the tag though before Henry flings him back across the ring and tags in Michaels.

Michaels chops away at Hardy before sending him into the corner. HBK sends Hardy into the ropes, but he falls victim to a kick and a side effect from Hardy. Hardy makes his way to his corner and tags in Finlay who comes in and quickly slams Michaels down to the mat. Michaels fights back though, but not for long as Finlay sends him hard into the corner. Finlay connects with a short arm clothesling and a quick European uppercut before pounding away at HBK in the corner. Micheals sends Finlay into the corner but Finlay turns around and both men crack heads and go down.

Both men get to their feet at the same time, but HBK hits sweet chin music. Smith makes a blind tag and they hit the Hart attack and go for a quick pin but HBK kicks out. Smith tags in Jericho who smirks and throws his shirt in Michaels’ face. Jericho locks in a modified sleeper but HBK is quick to fight back. He fights his way out of the hold and he rolls up Jericho, but he falls victim to a quick lariat.

Jericho stomps on Micheals and tags in Kane who comes in and hits a low kick to HBK’s face. Kane goes for the pin but Micheals kicks out at two. Kane punches Michaels in the face before tagging in Smith, who locks in a sleeper. The crowd gets behind Micheals, who makes his way to his eet and fights out of the hold, but Smith quickly retaliates with a side belly to back suplex, which is good for another near fall. Smith slams Michaels down and tags in Kidd, who goes for a springboard elbow drop, but he misses. Michaels is able to make the tag to HHH who comes in and cleans house on the Hart Dynasty and Finlay with a couple of big spinebusters. He turns right around though into a big chokeslam from Kane.

Kidd pins Hunter, but Triple H kicks out at two. Both men go for their corners. Kidd tags in Jericho who comes in and hits a bull dog on Hunter. Jericho goes for a lionsault but Hunter rolls out of the way. Hunter tags in Kingston who comes in and works over Jericho with a big dropkick, lariat and boom drop. Jericho blocks the boom drop though and almost locks in the walls of Jericho but Kofi fights out and is able to connect with trouble in paradise. The Hart Dynasty comes in to break up the pin and things begin to break down. All 14 men are fighting. Swagger hits his gut-wrench powerbomb, but he falls victim to a big boot from Kane, who falls victim to a spear from Big Show.

Kofi goes up top and Big Show grabs him by the throat and hits a big chokeslam. Show hits the knockout punch on Hunter and leaves the ring. Jericho pins Kingston, and gets the win for his team.

Winners: Team Smackdown

Smackdown celebrates with the trophy after the match. They all hand it around to each other.

A video package is shown with highlights from all the matches between Randy Orton and John Cena.

Backstage:

Kingston is shown backstage where he’s blamed by Rhodes, who calls him a weak link. Rhodes attacks Kingston and throws him into the wall.

WWE Championship
60-Minute Anything Goes Iron Man Match
If Cena loses, he must leave the Raw brand
Randy Orton (c) vs. John Cena
Cena and Orton and lock up, Cena goes for an arm bar and turns it into a side headlock. Orton backs Cena up into the corner where he fights out of the hold and pounds down on Cena. Orton locks in a side headlock of his own, taking Cena down to the mat. Cena is quick to fight out, sending Orton into the ropes. Cena hits a big hip toss, but he’s sent into the corner by Orton.

Orton stomps away at Cena in the corner, but he takes too much time and he’s sent into the opposite corner by Cena. Cena goes for a bull dog but Orton launches him across the ring instead. Orton stomps away at Cena on the mat before rearing back and punching him square in the face. Orton takes his time and stares at Cena for a little while, which leads to him falling victim to the STF. Orton taps out quickly, and the first fall goes to Cena.

Orton - 0 : Cena - 1

Both men square off with right hands and Orton gets the advantage with a scoop slam. Orton kicks at Cena’s shoulder before blatantly choking him. Orton continues to wear down Cena, stomping away at him. Orton sends Cena to the apron and suplexes him back into the ring. He goes for the pin, but Cena is able to kick out at two. Orton locks in a rear chin lock and takes Cena down to the mat.

Cena is able to get back to his feet, but Orton clamps down and Cena alls back to the mat. Cena looks to be fading, but he once again is able to make his way back to his feet. Cena fights out of the hold this time, and he’s able to kick Orton in the midsection and hit a quick blockbuster. Cena goes up to the top rope and connects with the leg drop to the back of Orton’s neck. Cena goes for the five knuckle shuffle, but when he turns around he’s surprised by an RKO from Orton. Orton pins Cena and gets the three.

Orton - 1 : Cena - 1

Orton sends Cena to the floor and he follows out. Orton slams Cena’s head into the steel stairs before dragging him over to the announce table area. He slams Cena’s head into the apron and begins disassembling the announce table. Orton grabs a monitor and he whacks Cena in the skull. Orton goes for the pin but Cena kicks out.

Orton sends Cena back into the ring and he goes for a mic. Orton hits Cena square in the head and he goes for another pin but Cena is able to kick out again. Cena is actually busted open on the top of his head and Orton punches away at the wound. The ref tries to get the medic to check out Cena’s cut and they stop the clock, but Cena attacks Orton and the clock starts again. Cena launches Orton over the top rope and to the floor. He follows out and slams Ortons head into the steel stairs, but Orton is able to reverse an Irish whip and send Cena into the stairs. Orton goes for the cover but Cena kicks out.

Orton puts Cena’s head on the stairs and stomps on it. He goes for the pin again, but Cena is able to kick out at two. Orton rolls Cena back into the ring where he continues to pound away at the top of Cena’s head.

Orton starts to stalk Cena and looks to be setting up for the RKO,but when he goes for it, Cena pushes him off and hits a duo of shoulder blocks and a side belly to back suplex. Cena fires himself up and connects with the five knuckle shuffle. Cena goes for the AA, but Orton counters into the RKO. Both men’s shoulders are down and both have an arm across each other, and the ref counts three for both men.

Orton - 2 : Cena - 2

The medics continue to check on Cena and he tries to wave them off, but they insist on toweling the blood of Cena’s head. Orton charges Cena when the match starts again but Cena avoids it and Orton’s shoulder connects with the steel ring post. Cena puts Orton on the top turnbuckle and he looks to be going for a second rope AA, he connects, and both men are down. Cena is able to cover Orton, and the ref counts to three.

Orton - 2 : Cena - 3

Legacy run down to the ring where they assault John Cena, beating him down. Dibiase connects with the dream street and the drag Orton on top of Cena. The ref counts three and that’s another fall. Kofi Kingston runs down to the ring with a chair and chases off Legacy.

Orton - 3 : Cena - 3

Cena starts the next fall off with a quick high knee and both men are down. Cena takes Orton down to the mat and he starts to pound on him but Orton bails to the floor. Cena follows out and he slams Orton’s head into the guardrail. Cena and Orton fight up the ramp, with Cena throwing right hands all the way. Cena sends Orton into another guard rail on the other side of the ramp, but the third time Cena tries, Orton counters and sends Cena in instead.

Orton goes for a pin but Cena is able to kick out at two. Both men fight over into the tech area. Orton slams Cena’s head into some controls and some of the pyro on the entrance ramp goes off. Orton sends Cena into some of the set lighting and there’s a big hokey explosion. Orton pulls Cena back out and goes for the cover, the ref counts to three.

Orton - 4 : Cena - 3

Orton goes back over to the pyro controls and he starts pressing random buttons. He follows Cena to the top of the stage, but he grabs a chair first, making sure to whack Cena upon catching up to him. Orton drags Cena over the pyro strip, and goes back to the controls. Orton presses down on the button, but it doesn’t work, so he slams down on the controls and sets off a whole load of other pyro.

Cena apparently rolled out of the way of the pyro and Orton is livid. Orton pounds on Cena and beats him back down the ramp, stopping at the half-way point to pound on the top of Cena’s head. Orton hits a big European uppercut and pounds on Cena. Orton launches Cena into the steel ring steps with an Irish whip.

Cena makes his way to his feet, but Orton sends him right back down with another punch. Orton picks up some of the stairs and he throws them straight at Cena’s head. Cena’s able to get his hands up though, and when Orton goes for the pin, Cena is able to kick out at two. Orton looks to be getting frustrated.

Orton punches away at Cena, putting him down on the ground and trying to wear away at Cena. Orton grabs another chair and he whacks Cena across the back. Orton goes for a pin but Cena is able to kick out at one. Orton sends Cena back into the ring. Orton picks Cena up, but Cena is able to lock in a small package. Orton won’t break for the interval and he pounds away at Cena instead. The ref is able to break it up and Orton bails to the outside.

Orton - 4 : Cena - 4

Orton throws a tantrum on the outside, but he’s slow to start at the next fall. He stalks Cena from the outside, pulling him toward the ring apron. Orton gets Cena in DDT position, and he sends Cena crashing down headfirst to the floor. Orton pins Cena and the ref counts to three.

Orton - 5 : Cena - 4

Orton goes for another pin, but Cena is able to kick out at two. Orton picks Cena up and sends him back into the ring. Orton stomps away at Cena’s limbs, working him over methodically. Orton locks in a chin lock and pounds on Cena’s chest. He goes for a cover but Cena kicks out at two. Orton hits Cena with another big right hand and Cena falls to his back. Orton goes for a pin but Cena is able to kick out again.

Cena makes his way back to his feet where Orton is waiting behind him. Orton his yet another big right hand and he goes for the pin, but Cena kicks out at two. Orton goes for another big punch, but Cena ducks it and connects with a right hand of his own. Orton bails to the floor and goes all the way up to the top of the entrance ramp.

Cena follows Orton up the ramp and they meet at the top where Orton kicks Cena and works him over with punches and kicks. Cena is able to fight back and Orton walks back down the ramp and into the ring.

Cena makes his way back down to the ring, but when he slides into the ring, Orton beats down on him. Orton continues to wear down Cena with some nasty stomps. Cena rolls out to the apron, and Randy Orton sets him up for the rope assisted DDT, but Cena fights out and goes for the AA. Orton fights out of that and bails out into the crowd.

Cena follows Orton all the way to the top of the stairs of a section and he connects with a garbage can shot. Cena sends Orton head first into a wall, and he stomps away at Orton. Cena punches Orton and Orton stumbles down the stairs away from Cena. Orton and Cena slowly make their way back to the ringside area, but the continue to fight in the crowd for a bit. Cena sends Orton back over the guard rail with a hip toss and he goes for a pin, but Orton kicks out at two.

Cena sends Orton head first into some steel stairs and goes for the cover, but Orton is able to kick out again. Cena beats Orton around the ring and sends him into one of the ringside barricades.

Cena sends Orton into the barricade again and Orton is down on the ground. Cena picks Orton up, and he sends him through one of the barricades, just absolutely launching Orton.

Orton’s head. Cena hangs on to the stairs, setting them on top of the other stairs he already put next to the table.

Cena dead lifts Orton up into body slam position and quickly tosses him up on his shoulders into AA position. Cena climbs the stairs that he just set up and hits the AA on Orton through the announce table and the crowd goes nuts. Cena pins Orton and the ref counts three.

Orton - 5 : Cena - 5

The break is over and Cena gets another cover but Orton kicks out. Cena gets a table and he brings it into the ring. Cena carries Orton back into the ring. Cena puts Orton onto a table and Cena goes up top. Cena misses the leg drop when Orton moves off the table.

We are into the final five minutes and they exchange punches and the crowd boos and yays for each one. Orton takes control but then Cena does as we are in the final three minutes. Cena with a flying shoulder tackle but the second one takes out the referee. Orton hits an RKO but the referee is out cold. Orton wants another referee to come out but Cena can kick out when the second referee makes his way to the ring. Orton is furious at the referee and he knocks out the referee.

We are down to the final minute and Orton lines up for the field goal but Cena moves. Cena puts Orton in the STF and we are at 55 seconds. We are down to twenty seconds and Orton tries to fight out. Orton taps with five seconds left.

Winner: John Cena 6 falls to 5