WWE Survivor Series LIVE Coverage and Discussion - 23rd Nov, 2014

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Card:

Team Cena vs Team Authority
If Team Authority lose, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon will lose their power in WWE / If Team Cena loses, all members of the team will be fired.

Team Cena: John Cena & Dolph Ziggler & Erick Rowan & Big Show & Ryback

Team Authority: Seth Rollins & Kane & Rusev & Mark Henry & WWE Intercontinental champion Luke Harper.

Elimination Diva Tag Team Match
Natalya & Emma & Naomi & Alicia Fox vs Paige & Layla & Summer Raw & Cameron

Tag Team Championship
Goldust & Stardust (c) vs Miz & Damien Mizdow & The Usos vs Los Matadores.

Divas Championship
AJ Lee (c) vs Nikki Bella.

Dean Ambrose vs Bray Wyatt.


Kickoff Show:

Fandango (with Rosa Mendes) in action

Bad News Barrett returns

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WWE Survivor Series PPV 2014
Date November 23, 2014
Location: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Announcers: JBL, Michael Cole and Jerry 'The King' Lawler

Kickoff Show:

Renee Young welcomed everyone to the Survivor Series Kickoff show and introduced the panel, Paul Heyman, Alex Riley and Booker T.

Young asked Heyman what would happen if The Authority wins tonight. Heyman said that would have solidified their footing and would be able to take over by jumping through the ring of fire that Vince McMahon has forced them to leap through. He said the real question would be what happens if they lose and who would fill the power void from their absence.

As the announcers made their way to the ring, Booker T said that Vince McMahon would know who would replace The Authority because he doesn’t make a move without knowing what his next move is. Booker said that there are a lot of talents hoping The Authority would be out of power after what they’ve done to Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler and more. Booker asked Heyman if Vince has approached him and Heyman avoided the question until they had to go to the ring.

Fandango (with Rosa Mendes) vs. Justin Gabriel

Fandango had new costuming, music and entrance inspired by Tango music. He controlled the match early one with some aggressive moves. He nailed several stiff chops and whipped him hard into the buckles.

Gabriel made a brief comeback until being nailed with a stiff clothesline. Fandango went to the top and drilled Gabriel with The Alabama Jam for the pin.

Your winner, Fandango!

Solid re-introduction of Fandango. Gabriel did a really good job at making him look strong.

They went to a video feature on Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt. The panel discussed their bout.

We went backstage to The Miz doing acting exercises and preparing for their Four Way tonight. He actually quoted “The Best Around” song from the first Karate Kid film. He looked in a mirror but it was actually Damien Mizdow holding a frame. He said a victory for Mizdow tonight is still a victory for The Miz.

The panel discussed the competitors in the Tag Team championship bout.

Bad News Barrett came out and went to his podium. He said he was making his return on this monumental night after five months. He said that tonight, everything is on the line with Team Cena vs. Team Authority. He said that if Team Cena wins, The Authority will be stripped of their power but if The Authority wins, everyone from Team Cena will be fired except Cena himself. He said that sounds like a good deal on the surface, but he’s afraid that he’s got some bad news. He said that Cena’s life will be made such a living hell, he will be wishing he was fired. He then discussed the Authority believing WWE needs them, but then he said he’s also got some bad news. He said that WWE would still flourish under a new era, the era of Bad News Barrett. Good promo.

The panel discussed the Nikki Bella vs. AJ Lee bout tonight and recapped their recent history.

Byron Saxton interviewed AJ Lee backstage. He asked Lee her gameplan tonight. She said the Bella family drama was so compelling and mocked it, asking how her head was supposed to be in the game. She said the time for shenanigans is finished and it’s time to put her title on the line, so play-time is over.

The panel discussed the Divas bout, then we went to a nice video package on the main event.

The panel discussed the main event.

Cesaro’s music played and he came out cutting a promo. He said that he is a proud fun of Switzerland and wants to remain neutral, playing off of how he acted on Raw this past Monday. He said his country was neutral during World War II and he is neutral for tonight’s main event. He did say he does want to name his support for Team Authority, saying it was the smart decision. He began saying “Long live The Authority” in different languages until Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter came out.

Colter said he was sick and tired of hearing about how the Swiss was neutral during World War 2 and hiding Nazi gold doesn’t sound very neutral to him. Since he picked Team Authority, they are picking Team Cena. Colter said he wasn’t picking a sign, he was brown-nosing to the degree that if HHH stopped walking, they’d have to remove Cesaro from his rear end at a hospital. He said Real Americans don’t brown-nose, they roll up their sleeves and get the job down, which is what Swagger is going to do in the next 60 seconds.

Cesaro vs. Jack Swagger

Swagger took Cesaro down with a waistlock for a quick two count. They battled back and forth and Cesaro nailed a gutwrench suplex. Cesaro nailed a double stomp but got caught in the Patriot Lock. Cesaro broke free after a series of kicks but his ankle was hurting. Swagger charged but missed and nailed his shoulder against the ringpost. Cesaro nailed a back suplex and locked in a rear chinlock.

Swagger fought his way up but was nailed with a German suplex. Swagger fought out of a second but was nailed with a belly to belly overhead suplex for another two count. Cesaro nailed a series of crossfaces and locked in a side chinlock. Swagger fought back and locked on the Patriot Lock. Cesaro finally tapped.

Your winner, Jack Swagger!

Decent athletic undercard bout.

A limo pulled up backstage and out walked Mr. McMahon, so Vince is here.


Survivor Series 2014

The show opened with a video on the main event.

Vince McMahon came to the ring for a promo. He welcomed everyone to the PPV. He said that the word epic is thrown around but he guarantees that this will be epic and it will be a PPV we will never forget. He says that this is a reason why, and introduces Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.

Stephanie played up to her dad, saying she loves him and knows that he’s given them a great opportunity. She said that he’s given them so much and promised they were going to let them down. Triple H put over Vince and Stephanie tried to get a “Vince” chant going. He said this “was a bunch of crap” and called for John Cena to join them in the ring. Out came Cena, alone.

Vince McMahon said that if Cena’s team loses, they will be out of a job come tomorrow night on Raw. If Cena’s team wins, The Authority will be out of power. Cena asked if they were going to walk out after they lose or if he was going to have to throw them out.

HHH said Cena’s not going to have a god holiday because Cena was going to be responsible for four men and their families losing their livelihood. He asked John how that was going to feel. He said tomorrow, those four are going to come to Raw on their hands and knees begging for their jobs and they are going to be fired and ignored and forgotten about.

Triple H said Cena’s teammates were the ones with everything to lose. Stephanie said the fans will drop them as soon as they are gone and they will be forgotten and it will all be on Cena.

Stephanie McMahon said that even if The Authority loses and they aren’t seen here, they will still be running the show from WWE HQ in Stamford, CT so whether they are seen or not, they will still be running the show.

Vince said, “That’s not exactly what I had in mind.” He said that if they lose, they will still have their jobs but they will never again have any influence in the careers or personal lives again. He said that in the contract, he had written in that only one man can bring them back. They started buttering up Vince. He said that he always does what’s best for business and he has so much confidence in them, is that the only person who could bring them back to power if they should lose, is John Cena.

The crowd popped for that and chanted, “Yes!” Cena smiled. Stephanie threatened to slap that smile off his face and she cut a good promo saying adversity only makes her stronger because she is a McMahon. Cena promised she would be defeated and out of power. He promised there was “No Chance in Hell” he would ever bring them back.


WWE Tag Team championship
Goldust & Stardust (c) vs. The Usos vs. Los Matadores vs. The Miz & Damien Mizdow

The first pinfall will determine the victor.

Fernando and Goldust started off with Stardust having the offense until being caught with a legsweep for a two count. Fernando then used a Lucha rollup for a two count. Miz blindtagged in and rolled up Fernando. Miz controlled Fernando as Mizdow mimicked him on the outside. Mizdow ended up nailing Miz.

The Usos tagged in and they controlled Fernando with some double team maneuvers. Jey chopped away on Fernando. Jey ended up on the outside when Stardust held open the ropes and the Tag Team champions tagged in and out, working Uso over. Miz and Los Matadores tagged in. Mizdow flailed around backstage.

The crowd really was loving Mizdow and when he tagged in, they went nuts but Goldust tagged him back out. Goldust and Diego went back and forth with some nuce sequences until he was trapped in the corner and the champions worked him over. Goldust tagged in and continued to control Diego. Some solid action here.

The Usos finally tagged in and cleaned house. They teased a dive but were cut off by Los Matadores. Goldust nailed a nice scoopslam on one of Jey for a two count. The Usos hit a dive to the outside, setting off a series of dives, including El Torito. They almost lost Torito on that dive by the way!

One of the Matadores went for a move off the top but Goldust attacked him and went for a belly to back suplex. The other Matadore and Stardust got involved and that set up a Tower of Doom spot. Miz tagged in but Mizdow tagged himself in and covered Goldust.

Your winners and new WWE Tag Team champions: Miz & Mizdow

After the match:
Miz looked like he was pissed he didn’t get the pin but then celebrated like he won alone.


They plugged Larry the Cable Guy for tomorrow.

We go to commercial.

Backstage:
They did a vignette with Adam Rose and The Bunny playing with some WWE action figures. He lost to the Bunny so Titus O’Neil and Heath Slater made fun of him. Rose challenged them to a tag match tonight. Oh boy!


Elimination Tag Bout
Natalya (with Tyson Kid) & Emma & Naomi & Alicia Fox vs. Paige & Layla & Summer Raw & Cameron

Natalya and Paige started out. Paige got tossed with a big takedown and escaped to the floor. Natalya followed her and tossed her back in. The crowd was all over Kidd chanting, “Nattie’s husband.”

Emma and Layla tagged in and Emma controlled her and used a small package for a two count. Layla went for a pin but was rolled over in a crucifix style pin position for another two count. Paige tagged back in and worked over Emma. Paige worked her over and screamed this was her house. JBL namechecked Aja Kong as being one of the most dominant women ever in Survivor Series. I was actually there for that show and went because Kong was wrestling. She was awesome.

Paige worked over Emma and went to the top. Emma met her on the top and superplexed her into the ring. Cameron tagged in and kicked Emma for a two count. She placed Emma on the ropes and slapped her. Cameron nailed her split legdrop for a two count. She worked over Emma until being caught in a backslide for a two count.

Naomi tagged in and worked over her former partner. She nailed a high cross bodyblock and kicked away Cameron’s partners off the apron. Cameron nailed her with a kick but was caught with a sitdown jawbreaker. Summer Rae interfered, but Emma tossed her to the outside. Paige nailed her but Natalya nailed Paige. In the end of all that, Naomi used the Backlund Bridge to pin Cameron.

Cameron has been eliminated.

Naomi worked over Rae who tried to run away from a kick but was nailed anyway for a two count. Rae cut her off and stomped the hell out of her. She splashed Naomi’s arm but missed a second time. Naomi tagged out but Summer attacked Natalya before she could return to the ring. Fox hit the ring and worked over Rae. Fox nailed a bodypress on all of Paige’s team, who retreated to the floor after. Rae was scared of her and tagged out to Layla, frightened.

Alicia worked over Layla and finally pinned her.

Layla has been eliminated.

Fox dragged Summer to her team’s corner. Natalya nailed a series of clotheslines. Paige cut off Nattie and they tagged in and out working her over. Summer celebrated but was knocked off the apron by Natalya. Summer was really good at trying to get a reaction from the crowd tonight.

Emma tagged in and drilled a clothesline on Summer. Summer reversed a whip into the corner but missed a charge and was trapped in the Tarantula. Emma knocked Paige off the apron and splashed Rae in the corner, then locked her in the Emma Lock. Summer tapped out.

Summer Rae has been elminated.

Paige is now alone. The crowd chanted, “Let’s go Paige.” She said the hell with this and tried to run to the back but Emma caught her and tossed her into the ring. Paige drilled her as she followed in and stomped the hell out of her. Emma caught her foot and slammed her down. Natalya tagged in but was caught with a stiff kick to the face.

Natalya came back with a big belly to back overhead suplex that looked awesome. Naomi caught Paige with The Rear View and nailed her for the pin.

Your winners and Survivors: Natalya & Emma & Naomi & Alicia Fox

After the match:
Tyson Kidd celebrated in front of his wife to take the spotlight from her.

We go to commercial.

The announcers recapped everything on the Kickoff Show. They then went to the Panel to discuss the main event. Heyman said the stakes are even higher then they were. They said Vince McMahon and the winning Team would be on the Fallout show later on.


Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose

They brawled at the bell. Dean got the better of him and Wyatt went to the floor. Dean followed but Wyatt nailed him. Dean drilled him and caught him with a shot leaping off the apron. Ambrose tossed him back into the ring and nailed a clothesline. He dropped an elbow but was caught with a nice leaping forearm. Wyatt covered him for a two count.

Ambrose stomped the hell out of Wyatt but was caught coming out of the ring and tossed into the steel ring steps on the floor. Wyatt stomped his hand on the stairs. He brought Ambrose back into the ring and drilled him with headbutts. Wyatt nailed a suplex and a back senton splash for a two count.

They went back and forth until Bray drilled Ambrose with a big clothesline. They went to the floor where they wiped each other out with clotheslines and were almost counted out but both returned at the nine count. They began slugging it out with fists and headbutts.

Ambrose scored with a bulldog and mocked Wyatt’s backwards hanging pose off the ropes. Ambrose kept working him over but was caught for a potential Sister Abigail. Ambrose slipped out and rolled him up for a two count. Wyatt got caught in the ropes and nailed for a dropkick. Ambrose legdropped him back into the ropes for another two count. So far, so good.

Ambrose went to the top but was cut off . Bray went for a superplex but it was blocked. Bray nailed him with an Uranage for a near fall. Wyatt dragged Bray over to the corner and went for a back senton splash but Ambrose rolled out of the way.

Bray was caught with the rebound lariat. Ambrose went to the top and nailed a flying elbow/bodypress for a two count. Wyatt came back with an awesome clothesline as Ambrose rebounded off the ropes. Ambrose went to the floor, where Wyatt slammed him down on the steps, then picked him up and dumped him back into the ring.

Wyatt covered Ambrose, who got his shoulder up at the last second. Bray took the mic and cut a promo on He told Ambrose they could have ruled together because there is no one who can touch them. He apologized to him and said he chose his path. He nailed Ambrose with the mic and went under the ring for several chairs. Ambrose got it first. Bray dared him to him. The referee told him not to. It was the same mind game he played with Cena, but Ambrose isn’t Cena, so he drilled Wyatt with the chair.

Your winner by DQ: Bray Wyatt

After the match:
Ambrose nailed Dirty Deeds on the chair. You could hear some light chants for Ambrose. He went under the ring and pulled out a table. Dean put him on the table inside the ring and ascended to the top rope. Ambrose gave him and elbow off the top through the table.

Ambrose immediately brought another table into the ring. He dropped it over Wyatt and began beating it with a chair. He started tossing some more chairs into the ring. He then tossed even more in and buried Wyatt under the pile before leaving. He turned around and pulled a ladder back He set it up in the ring and went to the top to ;pose for the audience. Obviously, this is a set up for next month.

We go to commercial.

Backstage:
Triple H was speaking to his team. He said that everything is on the line tonight and they have invested everything in this. He said that when they win, the people who will gain the most are all of them and they will benefit the most. Stephanie said they will get more title matches, fame, money and power. She was on the verge of tears asking them not to let them down saying they cannot lose. HHH said this was one of those times that you hear about where it’s remembered forever and things are changed not just for you but for everyone. He said it was the greatest team ever assembled and there’s not a person they would rather have on this team. He said they have every confidence if they win, but if they don’t win, they won’t be fired, but they will wish that they were. He said that whoever takes over will make them wish that they were, insinuating they would lose their belts and their Money in the Bank briefcase. He told them to fight as if their life was on the line, because it was . It was a good promo from HHH.

Adam Rose & The Bunny vs. Titus O’Neill & Heath Slater

The Bunny wanted to do the crowd dive off the apron but Rose made him get down and did it himself.

Slater caught Rose with a kick at the start and covered him for a two count. Lots of bad rabbit jokes early. Titus tagged in and drilled Rose with a series of backbreakers over the knee for a two count. He tossed Rose into the corner. Rose fought his way out and finally made the tag to the Bunny.

The Bunny nailed a flapjack on Slater and hopped on his chest. He knocked Titus off the apron and escaped Heath’s charge in the corner. He nailed a dropkick off the ropes for the pin as Adam was calling for the pin.

Your winners: Adam Rose and The Bunny

After the match:
Rose stood there waiting for a tag but the Bunny celebrated and did the stagedive. He was carried off by the Rosebuds, leaving Adam standing there in the ring dumbfounded and unhappy.

We go to commercial.


WWE Divas championship
AJ Lee (c) vs. Nikki Bella (with Brie Bella)

Brie stood on the apron holding the tite and grabbed AJ and kissed her, That allowed Nikki to nail the Rack Attack and pin AJ.

Your winner and new WWE Divas champion: Nikki Bella

After the match:
They showed Brie smiling and holding Nikki’s arm up after.


They announced Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose in a TLC match at the next PPV.


Elimination Bout
Team Authority vs. Team Cena

Big Show KO’d Henry, literally, at the bell and pinned him. It was so quick that HHH, Stephanie McMahon, etc. hadn’t even left the apron. The looks on their face was amazing.

Mark Henry has been eliminated.

Rollins attacked Big Show but was caught in the corner and chopped hard in the corner. Rollins dove off the middle turnbuckle but was caught with a chop. HHH rippe his tie off in disgust and was sitting at ringside fuming.

Kane tagged in but was caught and nailed with several right hands by Show. Cena tagged in and nailed a series of right hands. Kane whipped him into the buckles but Cena came out with a clothesline and nailed a dropkick. Kane caught him with an uppercut and tagged in Luke Harper.

Cena backed off and tagged in Erick Rowan. He and Harper faced off but Rollins tagged himself back in to prevent it. Rollins was worked over by Rowan . Harper and Ryback tagged in. Ryback showed some awesome power with a standing vertical suplex on Harper. Kane tagged in and drilled him wityh some uppercuts. Ryback ducked a clothesline and hit a Thesz Press and a splash but Kane kicked out.

Rusev tagged in for the first time and faced off with Ryback. They went back and forth and Ryback nailed a spinebuster. He set up for the Meathook and nailed it. Ryback called for the Shellshock but Rusev slipped out. Kane attacked Ryback. Everyone started brawling in and out of the ring. Rollins nailed the Curbstomp on Ryback. Rusev nailed the thrust kick and pinned Ryback.

Ryback has been eliminated.

Show and Rusev battled. Harper tagged in and gained control. Rollins tagged in and nailed a series of dropkicks. He held Show for Kane. Kane nailed a low dropkick for a two count. Harper nailed Show with the Gator Roll. Ziggler was able to tag in and hit a lot of hot offense on Harper. He nailed Harper’s partners but was caught with a big boot for a two count.

Ziggler got caught in The Authority’s corner and was worked over. Rusev tagged in and worked him over with stiff stomps and kicks. He held Ziggler open for Kane to nail. Kane continued the beating, kicking away at him as the crowd chanted for Ziggler. Kane went for a back suplex. Ziggler slipped out and landed on his feet but Kane nailed a kick to the face.

They continued working on Ziggler as Rusev tagged in and continued beating him down. Ziggler fired back with right hands but was caught and drilled with a series of knees and a fall away slam. Rollins tagged in and continued working on Ziggler.

Ziggler finally fired back. He tagged out and this set up a a big sequence where everyone hit their hot moves. Rollins was backdropped by Rowan over the top rope onto everyone. Rusev nailed his spinkick on Rowan. Ziggler went for The Famouser on Rusev but was caught and powerbombed outside on everyone. Rusev went to the floor and dragged Ziggler to the Spanish Announcer’s table. He placed Ziggler atop of it and charged across the U.S. Announcer’s table for a splash but Ziggler moved. Rusev smashed through the table and was counted out as Ziggler just made it back to the ring.

Rusev has been eliminated.

Cena hit the ring and was cleaning house on Kane with all his offensive moves but Rollins hit the ring and nailed Cena with a Curb Stomp. They acted like this could turn the tide. Cena and Kane tagged out and Rowan and Harper began brawling. Rowan cleaned house but was grabbed for a move from behind. Harper was tossed off and was nailed with a spinkick. Kane grabbed him for a chokeslam, allowing Rollins to come off the top with a knee. Harper pinned Rowan.

Erick Rowan has been eliminated.

With Ziggler hurting, Cena and Show stood face to face with their opponents. Show turned and nailed Cena with the KO punch and Cena was pinned.

John Cena was eliminated.

Show walked to HHH and offered his hand. HHH took it and Show walked out.

This leaves Ziggler vs. Harper, Rollins and Kane.

The crowd began chanting for Randy Orton.

Ziggler was out on the floor as HHH began mocking him and trash talking him. Kane grabbed Ziggler and tossed him into the guard rail. Ziggler was tossed back into the ring and Kane began stomping the hell out of him. Kane covered him but Ziggler kicked up at the last second.

Rollins tagged in and mocked Ziggler by holding his hand out to mock tag and empty corner. He tagged back in Kane who placed Ziggler on the top rope. He went for a superplex. Ziggler fought him off and nailed a flying bodypress for a two count. He superkicked and nailed the Zig Zag, pinning Kane.

Kane has been eliminated.

Ziggler was sent to the floor and nailed with a dive by Harper. Harper measured Ziggler and nailed a superkick but Ziggler kicked up at two. Harper called for a powerbomb and was nailed with a sit-down powerbomb. HHH began screaming at Harper who was freaked out. Ziggler grabbed Harper and rolled him up for a three count.

Harper has been eliminated.

It’s down to Rollins vs. Ziggler.

It’s down to Rollins vs. Ziggler.

Rollins attacked him and tossed him to the floor. He worked over Ziggler and sent him into the guard rail several times. Ziggler shocked Rollins with a roll up and almost got the win. Ziggler scored a DDT and again, another two count.

Rollins caught Ziggler and nailed a powerbomb in the corner but Dolph kicked out at the last seconds. Ziggler avoided the Curb Stomp and nailed the Famouser. Ziggler scored a two count and The Authority was beside themselves at ringside. This is seriously great.

Mercury and Noble tried to interfere but Ziggler nailed them. He hit the Zig Zag but the referee was pulled out of the ring and nailed by HHH. Mercury, Noble and Rollins trashed Ziggler in the ring. Ziggler avoided them and sent Mercury into Steph who was knocked into HHH. Noble was hit with a superkick. Rollins went for a Curb Stomp but missed. Ziggler nailed the Zig Zag and covered him. A second referee hit the ring but HHH laid him out at the two count and attacked Ziggler, beating the hell out of him.

HHH grabbed Dolph and nailed The Pedigree. He placed Rollins on top and called for a referee. Out came Scott Armstong and at the two count. OUT CAME STING!! He walked t the ring as everyone was dumbfounded. New music. He nailed Armstrong on the floor when he tried to stop Sting. Sting entered the ring and went nose to nose with HHH and the place went nuts.

They faced off for a long time. They faced off and circled each other. The crowd chanted, “This is awesome.” HHH finally mouthed, “What the F***” Sting just stared at him. HHH went to throw a right but Sting ducked and nailed the Scorpion Death Drop.

Sting put Ziggler on top of Rollins and one of the referees who was KO’d returned to count the three. Sting walked off after putting Ziggler on top.

Your winner: Dolph Ziggler and Team Cena

After the match:
This was just a phenomenal main event, one of the best and longest matches WWE has presented in a long time. Sting’s debut was a cool moment, although the crowd didn’t go ballistic for it – but they did love that staredown. For everyone who complains they don’t go with Ziggler, well, they handed him the ball tonight and made him a star. It was the best performance of his career and he was awesome.

Cena came out to hug Ziggler as he left.

HHH and Stephanie recovered and sat in the ring as the realization of what had just happened to them Stephanie was awesome here as she started to tear up and say, “We lost everything.” She was then defiant screaming that it wasn’t over as HHH tried to remain stoic.

The crowd chanted, “You got fired” as they went off the air.

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Huge name set for Survivor Series tonight:

November 23, 2014 will become an important date in professional wrestling history as the answer to a trivia question: When did Sting make his first official appearance at a WWE live event?

The former NWA, WCW and TNA World champion is scheduled to appear at this Sunday's Survivor Series PPV in St. Louis.

As of right now, he is only scheduled for the PPV and will not be appearing at this week's TV tapings.

Since making his debut in professional wrestling in 1985, Sting has never worked - ever - for Vince McMahon and WWE, although they have had discussions over the years.

One of the last true stars created by Jim Crockett Promotions in the late 1980s, Sting became "The Franchise" for World Championship Wrestling. Long synonymous with the WCW brand name, he worked for the company until it was shut down in March 2001 upon it's sale to WWE.

In the years that followed, Sting left the business to pursue other endeavors before working for TNA until this past January. Over the last few months, Sting branded WWE merchandise has been sold and Sting became a featured character in the new WWE 2K15 videogame. While he has appeared for interviews in different WWE projects over the last few months, until this weekend, he had yet to appear on a WWE live event.

That all changes Sunday.

[LionDen]

lol ok so, if Team Authority loses, only John Cena can give Stephanie McMahon and Triple H their power back on RAW and Smackdown.

[LionDen]

Bloody Miz and Mizdow winning. At least Miz did not get the pin lol

[LionDen]

lol crowd cheering we want mizdown during the diva tag elimination match

[LionDen]

My poor Paige lol

[LionDen]

Good match between Ambrose and Wyatt, I was wondering if anyone would get pinned though. I like the ending, almost completely confirming a rematch at TLC. Now, that will be good.

[LionDen]

Well, AJ Lee was squashed like a bug. She did say she would leave if she did not win tonight and I guess the plan was not to have her win so I am guessing she is leaving and so WWE squashed her in her title match.

[LionDen]

oops, I fell asleep at the very end. Sorry.

A great show I thought, I really enjoyed and the last match was great, especially Sting arriving.