July 07, 2017
Raw Tag Team Champions Cesaro & Sheamus vs. The Hardy Boyz (30-Minute WWE Iron Man Match)


Do The Hardy Boyz still have what it takes to once again rise to the top of the mountain? The WWE Universe will find out at the first-ever WWE Great Balls of Fire pay-per-view, when Raw Tag Team Champions Cesaro & Sheamus once again go head-to-head against Matt & Jeff in a 30-Minute WWE Iron Man Match. The winners of the bout will be the team with the most pinfalls or submissions once the time limit has been reached.

Eight nights after Sheamus & Cesaro captured the coveted Raw Tag Team Championship in a hard-fought Steel Cage Match at WWE Extreme Rules, the new titleholders battled their extreme predecessors to a draw in a 2-out-of-3 Falls championship rematch on Raw, a bout that ended in a double count-out and left questions as to who was the better tandem, especially after The Alabaster Gladiator and The Swiss Superman quickly retreated up the ramp while the Hardys appeared ready for more.

In the weeks that followed, Matt & Jeff worked to get back into title contention, picking up a huge victory over the formidable Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson and even beating Sheamus & Cesaro themselves in Six-Man Tag Team Match. All the while, a great many members of the WWE Universe and the locker room alike have clamored to find out if and when the Hardys would, in fact, get another opportunity at the gold.

Now, the wait is finally over! Find out who will walk out of the first-ever WWE Great Balls of Fire pay-per-view with the gold, streaming live this Sunday at 8 ET/5 PT, on the award-winning WWE Network.


July 04, 2017
RAW Results-July 3rd,2017


Backstage, Angle tells Cesaro and Sheamus that they will defend tag titles against the Hardyz in a 30-minute iron man match at Great Balls of Fire. Cesaro says he wants to fight tonight. Angle tells him that Strowman is looking for a match. Cesaro says no, he wants Finn Bálor. Angle books the match.

Finn Bálor vs Cesaro w/Sheamus

Before the match starts, the Hardy Boyz come out for commentary. Bálor grabs a side headlock. Cesaro whips Bálor into the rope but Bálor dropkicks Cesaro in the knee. Bálor tries a leapfrog but Cesaro catches him in midair and hits a backbreaker. Cesaro and Bálor trade strikes but Cesaro floors Bálor with a clothesline.

Cesaro goes for a sunset flip but Bálor rolls through and dropkicks Cesaro in the face. Bálor lands multiple chops in each corner. Bálor stomps Cesaro out. Sheamus gets on the apron and distracts Bálor. Cesaro trips Bálor into the corner. Cesaro chops Bálor. Bálor spins Cesaro around and lands a chop of his own. Cesaro and Bálor trade chops and European uppercuts. Cesaro tosses Bálor to the outside ring area.

After the break, Cesaro deadlift gut wrench suplexes Bálor for a two count. Cesaro locks in a top wrist lock. Bálor fights to his feet. Bálor tries to splash Cesaro but Cesaro catches him and vertical suplexes Bálor down to the mat. Basement European uppercut by Cesaro. Cesaro calls for the Neutralizer but Bálor double legs Cesaro and hits a double foot stomp. Bálor fires up and Cesaro rolls to the outside. Baseball slide by Bálor. Bálor hits the PK on the apron. Bálor rolls Cesaro back into the ring. Slingblade by Bálor. Bálor calls the torpedo dropkick. Elias Samson walks down to the ramp. While Bálor is distracted Cesaro hits the Swiss Death Uppercut. Cesaro sits on the top rope but Bálor lands a leaping enziguri that sends Cesaro careening to the floor. Bálor tries to hit the rope but Samson trips him. The Hardy Boyz run to ringside and attack Samson and Sheamus. Bálor back body drops Cesaro to the outside. Bálor hits a topé con hilo onto everyone. Cesaro picks up Bálor and drops him onto the apron. Matt Hardy hits the Twist of Fate on Samson. Sheamus Brogue kicks Matt. Jeff Hardy dives onto Sheamus. Cesaro hits Jeff with a running European uppercut. Cesaro turns around and Bálor torpedo dropkicks him into the barricade! Bálor throws Cesaro back into the ring and hits the Coup De Grâce for the win!

Winner- Finn Bálor

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June 27, 2017
RAW Results-June 26th,2017


In Ring Segment: Elias Samson, Cesaro, and Sheamus

Samson announces that he is normally a solo act but tonight because they are in LA, he expanded to a trio. Before Samson can start singing, the Hardy Boyz music plays him off.

Elias Samson, Cesaro, and Sheamus vs Finn Bálor and the Hardy Boyz

Matt and Sheamus lock up. Sheamus head butts Matt. Sheamus telegraphs a back body drop, which allows the Hardyz to get the advantage. The Hardyz hit poetry in motion on Sheamus. Cesaro runs into the ring and is quickly dispatched by the Hardyz. Bálor tries to attack Samson but Samson hightails it out of the ring. After the break, the Hardyz and Bálor are working over Cesaro. Cesaro attempts a sunset flip but Bálor rolls through and dropkicks Cesaro in the face. Cesaro tags in Sheamus. Sheamus hits about 5 of the ten beats of the Bohdan. The crowd starts to count along so Sheamus stops. The heels beat down Bálor. Bálor manages to tag in Jeff. Jeff double legs Sheamus and dropkicks him blow the belt (sorta). Jeff goes for the swanton but Cesaro pulls Sheamus out of the ring. Jeff dives off the top onto Cesaro. As Jeff tries to get back in the ring, Samson hooks his leg. Sheamus destroys Jeff with a running knee to the face.

After another short break, Sheamus has Jeff in a top wrist lock. Sheamus destroys Jeff (once again) with an Irish Curse backbreaker. Jeff surprises Sheamus with the Stone Cold Stunner… err I mean the twist of fate. Jeff manages to tag in Matt. Samson is in for the heels. Matt slams Samson’s head into every turnbuckle before hitting a running bulldog and side effect. Cesaro hits the ring and tosses Matt shoulder first into the corner. Cesaro and Sheamus hit their finish on Matt. Bálor makes the save. Bálor penalty kicks Samson on the apron. Sheamus misses the Brogue kick and Bálor clotheslines him over the top rope. Bálor hits a topé con hilo onto Cesaro and Samson. Hardy hits the twist of fate on the floor to Sheamus. Bálor sling blades Cesaro, then torpedo dropkicks him into the corner. Bálor nails the Coup De Grâce on Cesaro for the victory!

Winners- Finn Bálor and the Hardy Boyz

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June 20, 2017
RAW Results-June 19th,2017


Raw Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Sheamus vs Titus O’Neil and Apollo Crews

Crews dropkicks Cesaro. Cesaro hits a European uppercut before tagging in Sheamus. Sheamus picks up Crews and lands a rolling senton. Sheamus locks in a headlock. Sheamus throws Crews into the corner. Cesaro and Sheamus stomp Crews in the corner. Crews tags in Titus. Titus cleans house. Crews tags in and hits a standing moonsault on Sheamus. Crews rolls up Sheamus. Sheamus kicks out and Crews ends up on the second rope. Cesaro European uppercuts him from the outside of the ring. Cesaro and Sheamus hit their finisher for the win.

Winners- Cesaro and Sheamus

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June 15, 2017
Raw Tag Team Champion Cesaro Interview


NZPWI had the opportunity to speak to WWE Superstar Cesaro earlier this week.

A former United States Champion, and Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal winner, The Swiss Superman has stamped his mark on the WWE Universe since debuting in 2012.

Currently one-half of the Raw Tag Team Champions, Cesaro will be part of the WWE Live event in Christchurch this September.

Cesaro spoke to NZPWI’s David Dunn about his path to WWE, Sheamus, The Hardy Boyz, his excitement about New Zealand, and more in this exclusive interview conducted Monday, June 12.

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David Dunn: Growing up in Switzerland, what’s your first memory of pro-wrestling?

Cesaro: My first memory was seeing The Steiners and The Quebecers on my television with WWF back then. Then it was Bret Hart and Owen Hart and Macho Man, those guys, right away, but the first memory I have of professional wrestling is The Steiner Brothers against The Quebecers.

Watching them, did you immediately want to become a pro-wrestler?

When you see it as a kid it’s like, ‘Wow, this is so cool!’ Like a comic book, but it’s real, and it draws you right in. Of course you dress up as them and you play wrestling and it’s just so much fun. Growing up I was kind of like, that’s what I want to do. As a kid that was my dream job. It’s like, ‘What’s your dream job?’ ‘I want to be a professional wrestler.’ And then reality kicks in and you find another real job, and that’s what I did, but then I had a chance to train wrestling and follow those footsteps and I haven’t looked back since.

What was the best piece of advice you received when you first started training?

When I started training I would say… eyes and ears open, mouth shut. That was it, one of the best pieces of advice. Just learn as much as you can and from anybody that you can, and never stop learning.

Obviously, with the realities of immigration, it’s not a straightforward path from Switzerland to America. Was it difficult to make it to the United States?

It was very difficult. If you look back I got kind of lucky – they say luck is preparation meets opportunity, and that kind of happened for me. I wrestled for about four years in Europe and I went to the United States to train a couple of times and then I was lucky enough to enter the green card lottery. I won a green card, which is, you can come to the US and work. I had a really good job at Johnson & Johnson in Switzerland and I quit, and four months later I moved to the United States and, again, haven’t looked back since. The other day I looked up and the chance for me winning was about one per cent.

You battled your current tag team partner, Sheamus, in a Best of Seven Series in 2016. Do you prefer wrestling Sheamus, or having him in your corner?

I prefer looking over and seeing Sheamus on my side. It’s no fun to be hit hard by Sheamus. It’s much more fun to see Sheamus hit other people hard … on top of that, over the years—especially the last year of us hitting each other hard—we grew a bond and a respect for each other, and right now we’re the best of chums so to speak.

You’re currently involved in a feud with The Hardy Boyz, an iconic team in WWE history. What do you and Sheamus need to do to be held in the same regard as Matt and Jeff?

I think we already proved we can beat The Hardy Boyz, and we can hang with The Hardy Boyz. We are just getting started, and I think if we continue the path that we started we definitely have a chance to improve and become one of the greatest tag teams in WWE. If you look at Sheamus’ career, he’s won just about everything there is to win in WWE. With me, I think this is going to be a fun team for a long time in the future.

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From your Best of Seven Series with Sheamus, to your Steel Cage Match at Extreme Rules, to the Money in the Bank Ladder Match, to the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, you’ve wrestled under some of WWE’s most iconic stipulations. Are there any matches you’d still like to have?
I’ve had a chance to compete in many of the iconic matches. For example we also won Survivor Series last year in Canada, which was amazing. There’s a few matches… since you had the steel cage match, I remember those the old blue steel cage which would be amazing—just maybe for nostalgia reasons—would be awesome to compete in one of those. I’m trying to think of other matches. I still prefer the one-on-one, classic wrestling match and that’s why the Best of Seven series with Sheamus is so fond in mind. That’s what I think bonded me and Sheamus because we left it all in the ring. How about an Ironman Match? Like a 60-minute Ironman Match. How about we put that there?

You have such a diverse moveset, from the Neutraliser, to the Cesaro Swing, to the European Uppercut. Do you have a favourite move to perform?

I would say the European Uppercut, because I can do so many different variations of it so I can be extremely creative with it and I always find different ways to hit it, which is a lot of fun for me, and also the crowd, to watch because you never really know what to expect. I think that’s part of, like you said, the moveset, I think I have a moveset that people know the moves but you don’t really know when to expect it and I think that’s part of the fun of watching. It’s not just, ‘Okay, he’s going to do the same thing at the same time in the same order.’ It’s a little bit different. Of course, the Cesaro Swing is near and dear to my heart because it’s an incredible move and it takes an incredible person to execute it.

In 2013, the Cesaro Swing caused Titus O’Neil to be physically sick. Has that ever happened to you?

For me, no, because I got used to it and usually my legs get tired before I get dizzy. I’ve heard it from many people, they absolutely hate the Swing because they do get very dizzy, but on the other hand I’m kind of immune to it.

WWE Live comes to Christchurch this September. Have you been to New Zealand before?

I’m extremely excited about this because I’ve never been to New Zealand, apart from a layover. When you land you see all the beauty that is New Zealand, all the green. I get very excited every time we land in Switzerland for similar reasons. New Zealand, it was kind of the same feeling. So I was very excited that WWE is coming and actually Raw is coming to New Zealand and I’m extremely excited. I can’t wait to come to New Zealand and hopefully go sightseeing.

How would you describe the WWE Live event experience to someone who may have seen Raw or SmackDown Live on TV, but never seen WWE in person?

People, they want to see Raw and SmackDown with the pyros and stuff but there’s nothing compared to a WWE Live event because it’s so much more intimate. It’s so much more… you’re really just in the middle. The matches are longer, the people have more time to interact. It’s just that crazy energy that you can’t describe. What you see on TV and you watch with your friends, you kind of get sucked into the matches and the reactions, it’s amplified that by hundreds when you go to a live show. People are there to have fun and have a good time. It’s just this great energy and I can’t wait to see what New Zealand has to offer in that aspect.

Special Thanks to David Dunn for Emailing us this Interview

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June 13, 2017
RAW Results-June 12th,2017


2-out-of-3 Falls Match for the Raw Tag Team Titles: Cesaro and Sheamus (c) vs The Hardy Boyz

The Hardyz hit a quick poetry in motion. The Hardyz set up the extreme combination. Cesaro pulls Matt off the apron. Jeff sets up a twist of fate. Sheamus drives Jeff into the corner. Jeff tries to leap frog over Sheamus but Sheamus Brogue kicks Jeff as he is head standing in the corner. Sheamus pins Jeff.

Winner of the first fall: Cesaro and Sheamus

Sheamus hits the Irish Curse backbreaker for a near fall. Jeff surprises Sheamus with a spin kick. Jeff tags in Matt. Matt grabs Cesaro and slams his head into all three turnbuckles over and over again. Tornado DDT by Matt. Cesaro kicks out. Matt goes out tot he apron. Sheamus tries to cut Matt off. Matt hits the side effect on the ring apron. Matt hits the Twist of Fate on Cesaro for the pinfall!

Winner of the second fall: The Hardy Boyz

Matt tries to pin Cesaro again but Cesaro kicks out. Matt goes up top but as he dives off Cesaro lands a European uppercut. Sheamus tags in and knees Matt int he jaw. Matt manages to kick out. Cesaro calls for the Neutralizer. Matt reverses but Cesaro holds on and locks int he sharpshooter. Matt gets to the ropes to break the hold. Matt manages to clothesline Cesaro. Matt tags in Jeff as Cesaro tags in Sheamus. Jeff hits a Twist of Fate on Sheamus but Cesaro breaks up the pin. Sheamus tries to shoulder block Jeff in the corner. Jeff moves out of the way as Sheamus goes shoulder first into the ring post. Jeff hits the Swanton but Cesaro pulls Sheamus out of the ring to break the count. A huge brawl breaks out on the outside of the ring. Both teams are counted out. The Hardyz and Cesaro and Sheamus continue brawling even after the bell rings.

Winner- Tie

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June 10, 2017
RAW Preview:The Hardy Boyz challenge Cesaro & Sheamus for the Raw Tag Team Titles in anticipated rematch


Just one week after losing the Raw Tag Team Championship in a brutal Steel Cage Match at WWE Extreme Rules, The Hardy Boyz invoke their rematch clause against new titleholders Cesaro & Sheamus this Monday night, live on Raw.

Last Monday, The Celtic Warrior boasted that Matt & Jeff were “sitting at home, licking their wounds — Jeff gluing in his false tooth — just dreaming about their rematch.” This Monday night, the dream becomes a reality much sooner than the champions likely anticipated.

Can The Hardy Boyz reclaim the titles they won during their triumphant return at WrestleMania, or will Cesaro & Sheamus continue to raise the figurative bar in Team Red’s tandem division?


June 06, 2017
RAW Results-June 5th,2017


WWE RAW Tag Champions Cesaro and Sheamus vs Heath Slater and Rhyno

After a quick diversion, Sheamus sends Slater into the ring post shoulder first. Cesaro attacks Slater from behind. Cesaro and Sheamus take turns beating down Slater. Slater back body drops Cesaro to the outside of the ring. Leg lariat by Slater to Sheamus. Slater tries to tag in Rhyno but Cesaro pulls Rhyno off the apron. Slater turns around and eats a Brogue kick. It’s over.

Winners- Sheamus and Cesaro

After the match, Sheamus and Cesaro gloat about beating the Hardy Boyz last night at the PPV. They don’t just set the bar, they are the bar!

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June 05, 2017
Extreme Rules Results-June 4th,2017


WWE RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
STEEL CAGE MATCH
THE HARDY BOYZ (c) vs. CESARO & SHEAMUS

It’s Jeff Hardy and Sheamus going after each other to start things off, as Matt Hardy and Cesaro exchange rights and lefts in the corner. Matt slammed his opponent’s head off the cage over and over as the crowd chanted “DELETE” with every bounce, and the Hardyz followed with running dropkicks to opposite sides of the ring. Jeff launches himself off his brother to find Poetry in Motion in the corner, squashing Sheamus, then follows up with the same on the Swiss Superman. Brother Nero begins to make the climb but Cesaro uses the ropes to vault himself up the cage and grab his legs, bringing him back down to the mat. Now it’s Cesaro trying to escape, but Jeff is back to return the favor. Sheamus tried for a Brogue Kick but Jeff ducked under it and launched himself into Cesaro, smashing him into the cage, as Matt came off the second rope with a big tornado DDT on the Celtic Warrior. Everyone is down. The Hardys are up first and make the climb, and soon all four guys are brawling fifteen feet into the air. Jeff makes it halfway down the outside but Cesaro grabs onto his arm and tries to pull him back inside; Hardy fights free and falls to the floor below, escaping the cage.

Matt realizes the problem as he’s now in a handicap situation, and both partners must escape to win the match. He connects with a Side Effect on Sheamus and starts to climb, making it up over the top before both challengers grab ahold of him. Jeff tries to pull his brother to freedom to no avail, and goes crashing to the ground below once more, as Matt is brutally planted with a double team Razor’s Edge. Seeing his partner in trouble Jeff tries to get back into the match, but Sheamus hits a Brogue Kick into the cage door that sends him flying. It’s a mugging now as the challengers just slowly pick apart Broken Matt. They drag him up to the top rope, and connect with an assisted Super White Noise. At this point Jeff has had enough, climbing the cage, throwing caution to the wind as he launches himself off the top of the cage with Whisper in the Wind to take down both opponents. The Hardys slowly crawl to the cage door, and Matt hits the floor first. He pulls his brother out, but Sheamus and Cesaro are climbing down the outside at the same time! Cesaro hits the floor, and Sheamus’ feet touch the ground just a split second before Jeff crumbles down as well. There’s a moment of pause as the bell rings…. and we have new champions! Awesome, awesome match.

WINNERS AND NEW CHAMPIONS: SHEAMUS & CESARO!

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May 30, 2017
RAW Results-May 29th,2017


In Ring Segment: Miz TV

Miz welcomes the crowd to Miz TV. Miz says he is ready for Extreme Rules. Miz says Ambrose is a waste of space. Last time Miz faced Ambrose, Ambrose got himself disqualified. Miz went to Raw GM Kurt Angle and asked for a match were if Ambrose gets disqualified he will lose the Intercontinental Championship. Miz says after this Sunday he will be the seven-time Intercontinental champion. Miz introduces his guest tonight: Cesaro and Sheamus. Miz says no two superstars deserve to become champions more than Cesaro and Sheamus (well, other than Miz himself, of course). Miz points out that the Hardy Boyz came here and stole their opportunity at the Raw tag team championships. Sheamus says the fans are fickle and are focused on the fancy new toy. Miz goes on a rant about how his comeback tour is going to start at Extreme Rules.

Dean Ambrose’s music hits and Ambrose makes his way to the ring. Ambrose says he doesn’t always make great decisions but when he see three butt heads like Cesaro, Sheamus, and Miz he has to come out to shut their mouths. Miz says Ambrose is either crazy or stupid. They have the numbers. Ambrose says he may be crazy but he isn’t stupid. The Hardy Boyz hit the ring. Ambrose and the Hardyz clear the ring.

Dean Ambrose and The Hardy Boyz vs The Miz, Sheamus and Cesaro w/Maryse

Miz and Cesaro stomp Matt in the corner. Sheamus tags in and lands a few kidney shots, followed by a clothesline for a two count. Sheamus locks in a rear chin lock. Matt fights out but Sheamus takes him down with a knee to the gut. Ten beats of the Bohdan… well, more like two beats of the Bohdan. The crowd starts to count with Sheamus so Sheamus stomps. Cesaro tags in and boots Jeff off the apron. Matt back body drops Cesaro and tags in Ambrose. Ambrose clears the ring. Ambrose almost hits dirty deeds. Sheamus misses a Brogue kick. Swinging neck breaker by Ambrose. Ambrose mounts the top rope. Cesaro distracts Ambrose long enough for Sheamus to lands a high knee. Ambrose falls off the top rope.

After a short break, Miz is kicking Ambrose in the chest. Ambrose rolls up Miz for a two count. Cesaro tags in but Ambrose dumps him over the top rope. Ambrose tries to tag out but Miz pulls both Hardyz off the apron. Cesaro tags in Sheamus. Sheamus hits white noise for a near fall. Sheamus sits Ambrose on the top rope. Ambrose fights Sheamus off and hits a diving elbow off the top. Ambrose tags in Jeff. Jeff and Matt hit poetry in motion. Ambrose hits dirty deeds on Cesaro. Matt tries to hit the twist of fate on Miz but Miz rotates as if its a neck breaker… strange. Jeff lands the swanton off the top for the win!

Winners- Dean Ambrose and The Hardy Boyz

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