Bragging Rights Results, New Tag Team Champions

Last night the WWE presented its annual Bragging Rights PPV live from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Here are the results:

U.S. Champion Daniel Bryan defeated Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler
This opening contest delivered in a big way. These two are both great wrestlers and can put on a good show when given the opportunity. Bryan won via submission when Ziggler tapped out to the LeBell Lock in this non-title contest, putting Raw in the lead over Smackdown.

John Cena and David Otunga beat WWE Tag Team Champions Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes to become the new champions
This improptu match was made via Barrett and the mystery Raw General Manager. Cena was unwillingly paired with Otunga, but fought like only Cena could and made Cody tap out to the STF to give Nexus their first taste of championship gold.

Ted DiBiase defeated Goldust
As I said yesterday, win or lose, I was just happy that Goldust got a chance to deliver on PPV. Despite a loss, he still has DiBiase's Million Dollar belt in his possession, continuing this bizarre storyline for weeks to come on Raw.

WWE Bragging Rights Live Tonight on PPV, Brock Lesnar Loses

Tonight the WWE presents yet another PPV, the second and now annual Bragging Rights. The event gets its name from the theme of Smackdown vs Raw matches, headlined by a big seven on seven tag match to decide which brand brings home the trophy, or "bragging rights." Here's the card for the third WWE PPV in just a span of five weeks:

WWE Championship: Randy Orton (c) vs. Wade Barrett w/John Cena
The Nexus storyline continues to dominate Raw, but now with a new twist: John Cena must do everything Barrett says or be "fired," including helping him win the WWE Championship from Randy Orton.

World Heavyweight Championship: Buried Alive Match: Kane (c) vs. Undertaker
For the third straight PPV, the Brothers of Destruction will do battle over Kane's gold. Now that Paul Bearer is i the mix, the storyline has become more of a revenge plot for The Undertaker. The last time we saw a buried alive match in WWE history was quite some time ago, in 2003 if I'm not mistaken. Undertaker will get one last shot at the belt as well as his sweet revenge in this encounter in the making since 1997.

TNA Bound For Glory Results, New TNA Champion, CM Punk, Matt Hardy, Bragging Rights

Hello again from Ringside. Big Johnny Badd back again with some news and notes from TNA and WWE. First up, TNA's biggest PPV of the year was this past Sunday. Results are in:

The Motor City Machine Guns defeated Generation Me to retain the TNA World Tag Team titles

Tara won the TNA Knockouts title defeating Angelina Love, Velvet Sky and Madison
Rayne in a four corners match with Mickie James as the special guest referee

Ink Inc. defeated Eric Young and Orlando Jordan

Jay Lethal defeated Doug Williams to retain the TNA X Division title

Rob Van Dam defeated Abyss in a Monster's Ball match

Sting, Kevin Nash and D'Angelo Dinero defeated Samoa Joe and Jeff Jarrett in a 3-on-2 handicap match

Tommy Dreamer, Raven, Rhino, Sabu and Stevie Richards defeated AJ Styles, Kazarian, Matt Morgan, Robert Roode and James Storm in a Lethal Lockdown match

Jeff Hardy defeated Kurt Angle and Mr. Anderson in a three-way match to win the vacant TNA World Heavyweight title

The main shocker coming out of this PPV is of course the heel turn of Jeff Hardy and the revelation of Abyss' "THEY." To me, this just seems bizarre. The new heel faction now consists of Abyss, Hardy, Hogan, Bischoff, And Jeff Jarrett.

Edge To Smackdown, TNA Before The Glory, Mickie James Debuts, Other News

Big Johnny Badd back Ringside for another update. In the news this week: Edge's trade and the TNA Special.

As noted this past Monday on Raw, Edge has been traded back to the blue brand. In the storyline, the anonymous GM finally became so fed up that he traded Edge away, making Edge a face in the process. He debuted this past Friday, defeating Jack Swagger in a rematch from Hell In a Cell to continue their feud. It has not been announced who Edge was traded for, though numerous signs point to CM Punk, who replaced Edge on this weekend's Raw house show tours. Hmmmmm.....

This past Thursday, TNA's much hyped "Before the Glory" special took place live from Universal Studios. The event was to hype this Sunday's PPV, Bound For Glory, at which the vacant TNA title will finally be decided in a Three Way Match between Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, and Mr. Anderson. There were many bits of news to come out of this event. First, former WWE Diva Mickie James finally made her expected TNA debut. She interrupted the post match of the Beautiful People to announce that she was here, and would be the special referee at the PPV this Sunday in the Knockouts Title match. Mickie, tweaking her name to Mickey for TNA, was released from WWE this past April, with the company citing her difficulty backstage and unreliability as the reason for release. Mickie was shopping around a country music career, and the WWE didn't approve. But through her new TNA deal, she will be able to sing and wrestle on the much lighter TNA travel schedule. It's official: Mickie (Mickey)'s now a Knockout.

Hell In A Cell Results, Paul Bearer Turns On Taker

Just two weeks after the first one, World Wrestling Entertainment returns with another PPV extravaganza. This one? The second and now annual Hell In A Cell, in which the two World Title matches of the night are decided within the confines of the structure bearing the same name. This year, the event broadcast live from Dallas, Texas. Several championships were on the line, however none changed hands. But the main shocker of the night, or shockes, as Cena lost and per stipulation must now "join" Nexus, came when the returning "Father of Destruction," Paul Bearer, turned on the very man he accompanied to ringside, costing him the World Title.

I had the pleasure of attending the first Hell In A Cell last year in Newark, NJ. I watched this one last night on PPV. Let's see if this one was worth it for the fans in Dallas.

Is Chris Jericho done with WWE? *Plus His New DVD

Welcome back Ringside! Big Johnny Badd back again with another post on the happenings in the wrestling world. Today's topic? Chris Jericho's future: Is he staying, going, or just taking some time off? Let's figure it out.

Chris Jericho has always been a top star since he came to the WWE. And he won't hesitate to let you know. He'll remind you of the fact that he beat The Rock and Austin in one night to become the first Undisputed Champion, or of his critically acclaimed "Highlight Reel" interview segment, or that he is a "huge rock star!" He'll let you know that he is "the best in the world at what he does." From his awesome debut in 1999 with The Rock and the millennium clock to his re-debut after a two year hiatus in 2007, fans have always been happy to see him return to where he belongs. However, Jericho is a busy guy. Outside of being a top wrestler for almost two decades, he has many other endeavors, including his popular band Fozzy, as well as his numerous hosting projects. This past summer he hosted ABC's "Downfall," and he often appears on VH1 specials. Chris Jericho is top notch at everything he does.

So here's the question we're all wondering: with everything else happening for him, how long will Jericho keep wrestling with WWE? This past Monday (taped last Monday), we may have gotten our answer. At least for now. When Randy Orton punted Jericho in the skull with his signature kick, we may have seen Chris make his final appearance for quite some time. That kick of doom has been used to send many wrestlers on injury leave, including Batista, Ted DiBiase Jr, Triple H, and John Cena. But they've all come back. And I believe Jericho will do the same.