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Samoa Joe made good on his promise to wreak havoc in NXT if he was not handed the brand's world championship Wednesday night and, in the process, earned himself "biggest winner" recognition from the broadcast. Prior to a match pitting NXT tag team champions The Revival against newcomers The Ealy Brothers, Joe stomped past Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder and pummeled the fresh-faced Ealys, leaving them in a heap in the center of the ring. It was loud and clear message to fans, Superstars and general manager William Regal that the Joe who exists today is a much more dangerous, ruthless and unforgiving ...

Samoa Joe's threat to unleash pain and suffering over the roster if he was not handed the NXT Championship hung over the September 28 episode—no one safe from the wrath of the most dangerous man on the roster. Who would experience the unpleasant beating the former champion unleashed? How would Mandy Rose fair as she made her return to the squared circle, battling Ember Moon? Would The Authors of Pain ever run into suitable competition? Those questions and more were answered Wednesday night as the acclaimed brand hit the WWE Network airwaves.Begin Slideshow

After Tuesday's WWE SmackDown, it's hard to know whether fans should ready themselves for a series of curveballs. John Cena's talk of chasing history makes it seem as if another world championship is on the way. Bray Wyatt retreating from his own refuge leaves the audience awaiting another stumble for him ahead. Dolph Ziggler's promise to hang up his boots if he can't beat The Miz makes one wonder if he would actually follow through on an early departure. History says that Cena will win and Wyatt will lose. Logic says that Ziggler will stick around after teasing an exit from the WWE ...

John Cena is chasing a prize more valuable and noteworthy than championship gold. His charge toward Ric Flair's record as the most prolific pro wrestling world champion ever is a historic quest. WWE must fully harness Cena's drive toward that goal. His pursuit of all-time greatness has the potential to be one of the most compelling stories the powerhouse has told.  En route to the Hall of Fame, Flair won 16 world titles. Even with the increased turnover between champions in recent years and the creation of new top titles, Cena is the only wrestler to ever come within striking range of that number. ...

1. The Showoff's Most Engaging Tale   Dolph Ziggler is a world-class storyteller and a fiery, passionate performer who has often been forced into a dimly lit corner of the WWE stage. In his quest to take down The Miz, claim the Intercontinental Championship and put a halt to his career tailspin, he has been one of the most compelling figures on WWE TV. Given direction and opportunity, Ziggler is making it clear that he's not the afterthought the company has made him for so long. Beaten down by WWE's booking of him as a floundering midcarder for years, The Showoff is showing signs ...

WWE has increased its pay-per-view load to 19 shows a year, so it makes sense to bring back another retired concept like No Mercy to fill the gap. The Oct. 9 show will be the second SmackDown PPV since the brand extension, and considering the mixed response Backlash received on social media, the company will be looking to improve with No Mercy. All four of SmackDown's champions have been booked to defend their titles already, so all management has to do is fill up the rest of the show with matches fans want to see. In order to create some buzz, WWE will ...

The battle between Raw and SmackDown for sports-entertainment supremacy continued this week as the red brand looked to follow up its first exclusive pay-per-view offering on the WWE Network with a strong, enthralling broadcast. Whether they did or not is up for interpretation, but what is not is Raw's setting of the bar for SmackDown Live to try to exceed. Raw featured Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho battling Enzo Amore and Big Cass in the night's main event, while SmackDown countered with a gigantic WWE World Championship match between titleholder AJ Styles and No. 1 contender Dean Ambrose. Monday's show saw the reluctant ...

There are no two Superstars who have done more to solidify WWE's midcard over the last five years than Dolph Ziggler and The Miz. On Tuesday night, their current feud over the Intercontinental Championship was intensified exponentially when Ziggler offered to jeopardize his career for one last opportunity at his rival's championship. In the process, both Superstars emerged from Tuesday night's SmackDown Live with "biggest winner" status. The emotion that Ziggler brought to the segment, the reluctance and sadness that painted his face as he was reduced to staking his career on the idea that he could capture the IC title from ...

Right after Tuesday night's episode of WWE SmackDown from Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, general manager Daniel Bryan confirmed on Talking Smack that The Miz and Dolph Ziggler will clash in a career vs. title fight at the No Mercy pay-per-view on Oct. 9 in Sacramento, California.  Ziggler's challenge stated that he will put his career on the line for a chance to claim the Intercontinental Title against The Miz:  The two rivals have a storied history that has been amplified of late.  Not only did The A-Lister defeat Ziggler to retain his Intercontinental Championship at Backlash on Sept. 11, but he followed it up with ...

WWE SmackDown turned the volume up on feud after feud on Sept. 27. John Cena slugged his way into the WWE World Heavyweight Championship bout between Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles to increase the bad blood between each of those three men. Dolph Ziggler put his career on the line in order to secure another chance at the Intercontinental Championship.  Carmella put Nikki Bella on the mat again. Alexa Bliss attacked Becky Lynch. And Randy Orton toyed with a monster in his lair as he stalked Bray Wyatt. A taut, well-paced show jacked up the intrigue heading into the No Mercy pay-per-view on Oct. 9.  SmackDown proved once more ...