This week’s World of Wrestling is dedicated to the memory of Dusty Rhodes, as he passed away yesterday.
“The American Dream” and “son of a plumber” rose to wrestling fame in the early 1970s and worked in every major nationally televised promotion in the United States — WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He was a three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion and is best known for his classic matches in NWA promotions against the likes of Ric Flair and Harley Race. He was voted Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s most popular wrestler of the year three times and won their match of the year twice.
WWE RAW
- Kevin Owens (c) def. Neville to retain NXT Championship.
- Nikki Bella def. Summer Rae in Non-Title match.
- Sheamus def. Randy Orton via Disqualification.
- Kane def. Dolph Ziggler.
- Luke Harper & Erick Rowan def. Los Matadores.
- Big E def. Titus O’Neil.
- Roman Reigns def. Kofi Kingston.
- J&J Security def. Seth Rollins.
Impact Wrestling
- Kurt Angle def. Rockstar Spud to retain TNA World Title
- Low Ki def. Crazzy Steve & Manik in an X Division qualifier
- Tigre Uno def. DJZ & Mandrews in an X Division qualifier
- Grado def. Kenny King & Cruz in an X Division qualifier
- Bram def. Crimson
- Kurt Angle def. Austin Aries to retain TNA World Title
Ring of Honor
- Kyle O’Reilly def Addiction (c) via Disqualification.
- Jushin Thunder Liger def. Dalton Castle.
- Cheese Burger vs. Brutal Bob Evans ended in No Contest.
- Kingdom (w/ Maria) vs. Bullet Club (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) ended in No Contest.
WWE NXT
- Mojo Rawley & Zack Ryder def. Scott Dawson & Mike Rallis.
- Emma def. Blue Pants.
- Tyler Breeze def. Bull Dempsey.
- Becky Lynch def. Jessie McKay.
- Baron Corbin def. Angelo Dawkins.
- Samoa Joe def. Scott Dawson.
WWE Smackdown
- Ryback def. The Miz.
- King Barrett def Jack Swagger.
- Seth Rollins def. Dolph Ziggler in a non-title match.
- Paige def Alicia Fox.
- Roman Reigns, Neville and Randy Orton vs Kane, Sheamus and Kofi Kingston ended in Disqualification.
