WWE Main Event Results: March 20, 2013

* Non-Title:
Wade Barrett def. R-Truth via Bull Hammer Elbow.

* Natalya & Layla def. Alicia Fox & Aksana by Alicia Fox tapping out to Natalya’s Sharpshooter.

* Jimmy & Jey Uso def. The Prime Time Players by Jey Uso pinning Darren Young following the Superfly Splash.

Detailed Results
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The show kicks off with the main attraction of WWE Main Event as, following a successful Triple Threat title defense against both The Miz and Chris Jericho on RAW, Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett went one-on-one with R-Truth in a non-title match. In the end, it was Wade Barrett putting R-Truth down with the Bull Hammer Elbow en route to picking up the win. After the match, Wade Barrett says that the match he just had was “bloodthirsty trench warfare” and he will defeat all comers. Barrett continues, saying that he “destroyed” Chris Jericho and The Miz on RAW before making his way to ringside, getting in the face of Main Event’s color commentator, The Miz, and shoving Miz back into his seat! Miz would not take the disrespect from the Intercontinental Champion as Miz attacks Wade Barrett at ringside, but after Miz rolls Barrett into the ring, Wade quickly rolls out on the other side of the ring, making a narrow escape from The Miz.

Backstage, Sheamus comments on the potential of Big Show joining him and Randy Orton in the 6-Man Tag Match against The Shield at WrestleMania, but Sheamus says that, when “goats” fly out his “arse”, he will consider it.

In a rare Main Event appearance, the Divas were in action as the team of Layla & Natalya faced the team of Alicia Fox & Aksana. In the end, it was Natalya locking in the Sharpshooter on Alicia Fox, forcing Alicia to tap out to pick up the win for herself and Layla.

In tag team action, the second-generation competitors Jimmy & Jey Uso faced The Prime Time Players, Darren Young & Titus O’Neil. In the end, it was Jey Uso landing the Superfly Splash on Darren Young en route to picking up the win for himself and his twin brother.

2 MAJOR HEEL TURNS DISCUSSED FOR WWE SUPERSTARS

WWE Superstar Randy Orton has been pushing WWE management to turn him heel for quite some time now – and it appears that the Viper could finally get his wish at WrestleMania 29. There has been talk of Orton turning on his teammates Sheamus and Big Show at WrestleMania 29 during or after their match against The Shield, who are expected to win the contest.

Another superstar that could be turning heel is Kofi Kingston. Kofi has been a babyface for his entire WWE career since his debut in 2007, but there’s a feeling that his character needs to be freshened up.

CM PUNK TAKING TIME OFF AFTER WRESTLEMANIA DUE TO INJURY

CM Punk will be getting some time off after WrestleMania 29. The former WWE Champion has been dealing with several nagging injuries in recent months, but has downplayed the extent of how banged up he is. Punk’s latest injury took place on last week’s RAW during his no DQ match with Kane. There are conflicting reports as to whether it was his arm or his hip or his knee.

Punk was originally scheduled to wrestle at last week’s WWE live events, but did not compete. He’s also been pulled from all upcoming WWE live events through WrestleMania 29, so he can rest up and be healthy for his match against The Undertaker.

Punk most likely will not be working most live events immediately after WrestleMania, but is still scheduled for all RAW TV shows and is still advertised for WWE’s European tour the week after WrestleMania. The feeling in WWE is that Punk has been giving 110% to the company during a time when they needed him (especially during his title reign) and has earned the time off.

THE STREAK

The Undertaker's Streak. An amazing phenomenon that will never be duplicated again. To go twenty years undefeated at the biggest show of the year is an amazing task. However, the streak has been in jeopardy more than once. Many times through the course of Taker's career, he was penciled in to lose at WrestleMania. Things change though. Everything doesn't always go according to plan. Let's talk about some of those times.

#1-Stone Cold Steve Austin

 Fresh off his title win in 1998, Austin was the man. After HBK's first retirement, Austin carried the WWF Brand to super stardom and provided legitimate competition to WCW during the Monday Night Wars. Thanks to Austin 3:16, the WWF was finally distancing itself with the Hogan'ish vibe that had been in the company from the Golden era for over 20 years. During the Summer of 98, Austin started a feud with Undertaker and Kane. At Summerslam 1998 ,Austin faced The Undertaker. The build up was pretty good. At the time, it was dubbed as the "Highway to Hell". The buyrates were off the charts and the match was very good. The match did so well that WWF penciled in a rematch. The rematch was originally going to take place at WrestleMania 2000 (16) for the Title. A match in which Stone Cold was going to go over. Due to injuries from both men however, the match never happened and streak stayed intact. Bullet dodged.

#2-Hulk Hogan

 Undertaker won his first World Title from Hogan. He dropped it back to Hogan six days later. Like Austin, Hogan was the face of his era. Hulkamania ran wild all across the world. Hogan was a household name and was becoming bigger than WWF itself. Hogan main evented all but two Mania's and was the center focus of the company regardless of what was going on (like John Cena is today). Needless to say, had Taker ever faced Hogan at Mania back then he would have lost without question. Luckily for Taker, that never happened. Another bullet dodged for the streak.

#3-Kurt Angle

 Rumor has it that Kurt Angle was originally set to end the streak in 2006. Taker himself suggested this and was apparently "OK" with putting Angle over. To add to the story, Angle and Taker put on one of the best wrestling matches of all time that many wrestling fans have dubbed as "The Mania match that came one month early". At No Way Out, the final PPV before WrestleMania, Angle defended the WHC against Taker and defeated him......CLEAN. WWE had big plans for Kurt Angle and planned to focus and center Smackdown around him. They say that Angle was against the idea and felt that the streak should never end. Angle has also stated in interviews several times that Taker was one of the guys that helped him when he first came to WWF and has an enormous amount of respect for him. We'll never know what would have happened if their match took place at WrestleMania 22, but its safe to assume a loss for Taker wouldn't have been hard to imagine. If you ask my opinion, I'd wager the death of Eddie Guerrero changed things and the charity case push of Rey Mysterio (Sorry Rey fans, just being honest) ultimately undermined whatever Taker or Angle would do that year.

#4-The Rock

A 3rd generation Superstar. A man that's made his mark in the wrestling business and in Hollywood. Just his name alone legitimizes anything he's involved in. And now today he's WWE Champion. Back in the day, The Rock had a few how should we say..."run-ins" with Taker, but they never truly had a big time feud that lead to a big match. I've always felt that if Taker faced The Rock its a strong chance Taker would have lost. This is the Rock we are talking about. A man that has defeated, Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin and John Cena at WrestleMania. Speaking of which, WrestleMania XXX is next year. If for whatever reason, Taker doesn't face Brock Lesnar or John Cena, I can definitely see The Rock challenging Taker because like HHH, Rock really wouldn't have much else to conquer. I feel like because of who Rock is, he has a strong chance of winning, but that's just me.

#5-Diesel

 Diesel was the fastest Triple Crown in WWF/E history. He won the Tag Team, IC, and World Title all in one year. He held the Title for nearly a year and carried the WWF Brand in 1995. Due to the backstage politicking of the Clique he had political power on his matches and feuds. Originally, Diesel was going to beat Taker at Mania 12, but since he was jumping ship to WCW, that changed. He still fought HBK for one last Title match on his way out. If Nash didn't jump ship to WCW, Taker would have lost. No doubt about it.

These guys are just some examples. I feel like there are a lot of cool match ups at Mania we have been deprived of. I would have love to see Guerrero vs. Taker or Benoit vs. Taker or Goldberg vs. Taker. I also want to bring up how many fans place the streak a tad too high. Yeah, its a great accomplishment, but don't think the Streak was always part of the plan. It wasn't. It wasn't until Mania X-8 was the streak officially acknowledged. After Taker defeated Ric Flair, he held up his ten fingers to signify his 10 years of being undefeated. Look at some of Taker's earlier matches. At Mania 9, he won by DQ. At Mania 12, he was dominated for 75% of the match. At Mania 13, he won via a shitload of run-ins. etc etc. From Mania XIX and onwards did the streak become more talked about. Mania 21 with Orton was really the first Mania match were the Streak itself was a huge factor of the build up. By the time Mania 23 came around the Streak itself was established and was its own showcase in WrestleMania entirely. To wrap this up, I'll admit the streak has played an important role in Taker's career, but I'd never go as far and say if he loses at Mania he's "done". No, Taker has several title reigns, memorable feuds, persona's, and several other things that have left its mark on the industry. For me, the Streak is just one of the many accolades that will be added to his HOF career.

CHRIS MASTERS SAVES HIS MOTHER FROM A BURNING HOUSE

Former WWE superstar Chris Masters saved his mother’s life last night, rescuing her from a burning house.

Masters says he rushed to his mother’s home in Los Angeles after his uncle called him saying that her neighbor went crazy and barricaded himself inside her house. When he arrived, he tried talking to the guy, who said he would burn the house to the ground if anybody entered. Masters called the police, but when they showed up, the man set the house on fire.

Masters ripped a small tree out of the ground and broke one of the windows in the house with it. He was able to reach through the window and take his mother out of the house. Police then got involved an arrested the crazy neighbor on arson charges. Masters tweeted this picture of the aftermath:

MARK HENRY RESPONDS TO RYBACK

 Mark Henry tweeted the following about his WrestleMania 29 opponent, Ryback:

TheMarkHenry        
@TheMarkHenry

"Ryback I saw your tweet,you beating me is taking food from my kids. I will END anyone tryin to take what I got!!!"

TRIPLE H’S WM29 TRAINING

 Triple H hyped his WrestleMania 29 match with Brock Lesnar by posting the following late last night on Twitter:

"Midnight, 2nd workout of the day......#noholdsbarred"

STEVE AUSTIN’S STATUS FOR WM29 WEEKEND

“Stone Cold Steve” Austin tweeted on Thursday that he will not be taking part in WrestleMania 29 weekend:

Steve Austin      
@steveaustinBSR

"I've had many questions concerning WrestleMania 29. The decision has been made that I will not be at WM29 and thats the bottom line."

HHH MAKING MORE BIG CHANGES TO WWE DEVELOPMENTAL

Triple H is making more big changes to WWE’s developmental system that could have a profound impact on WWE’s next generation of Superstars. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Triple H has pushed for the elimination of lengthy scripts for promos – and for the wrestlers to given general bullet points instead.

Some of the best talkers in wrestling history have gone on record stating that many of today’s Superstars never properly learn the art of cutting promos because they are so heavily scripted by WWE’s writing team. Working off bullet points will allow the wrestlers to show more of their personalities and require them to improvise a lot more. The idea is that the change will lead to characters being more authentic and not all sounding the same.

This is a much more “old school” approach – something Triple H is known for, compared to his father-in-law Vince.

Full Smackdown Taping Results For Tonight

WWE taped this week’s WWE Smackdown Tuesday night from the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Jason for sending in live results. Below are full results:

WWE Smackdown (Airing on SyFy):

* The show opens in the ring with the latest edition of MizTV. The Miz‘s guests this week are Sheamus and Randy Orton. They begin to discuss whether they should add The Big Show to their team for their match at WrestleMania 29. Sheamus admits that he saved them on Raw, but he still doesn’t trust him. Orton notes that he doesn’t trust anybody. The Big Show comes to the ring, and The Miz says that he still doesn’t trust Big Show after their tag team dissolved. Big Show takes a mic and makes his case for why he should be added to the team. Booker T comes out and decides to put Orton, Sheamus & Big Show into a 6-man tag team match tonight in order to determine whether they can function as a team.

* Mark Henry b. Zack Ryder. After the match, Henry continued hitting Ryder with World’s Strongest Slams until Ryback made the save. Ryback clotheslined Henry, causing Henry to retreat.

* Backstage, Teddy Long asks Booker T what he thinks about Ryback vs. Mark Henry at WrestleMania 29. Booker says he doesn’t like that Teddy worked with Vickie Guerrero to make the match, since he works for him. Teddy says that Booker’s Hall of Fame induction changed him.

* Dolph Ziggler w/ Big E Langston b. Kofi Kingston. AJ Lee was on commentary for the match. After the match, Big E attacked Kofi.

* Backstage, Sheamus & The Big Show argue about their match tonight.

* Jack Swagger & Zeb Colter make their way to the ring to cut a promo. Colter says that Swagger’s attack on Ricardo Rodriguez was nothing compared to what will happen to Alberto Del Rio at WrestleMania 29. He also says that the attack on Rodriguez was a warning to anyone else who disagreed with them. Swagger began shouting “We the people!” until Chris Jericho‘s music hit.

* Jack Swagger b. Chris Jericho. During the match, Fandango came out, eventually distracting Jericho and allowing Swagger to get the win. After the match, Fandango attacked Jericho and hit him with a leg drop from the top turnbuckle. He then reminded Jericho how to say his name.

* Backstage, Matt Striker interviews The Big Show about whether Sheamus can trust him. The Big Show says that they’ve all been attacked by The Shield, so they can trust each other.

* Brodus Clay & Tensai w/ Cameron & Naomi vs. Team Rhodes Scholars w/ The Bella Twins ended when The Bella Twins attempted to interfere, distracting Brodus. This led to the Funkadactyls attacking them. Brodus, Tensai, & The Funkadactyls danced in the ring to celebrate after the match.

* Backstage, Matt Striker interviews Sheamus & Randy Orton about whether they can trust The Big Show.

* The Miz b. Antonio Cesaro by submission with the Figure Four Leglock. Wade Barrett was on commentary for the match. After the match, The Miz reapplied the submission hold while inviting Barrett into the ring. Barrett chose to walk away.

* Randy Orton, Sheamus & The Big Show b. 3MB. Big Show hit a WMD, but Sheamus tagged in and got the win for the team. As they argued, The Shield appeared. They attempted to enter the ring, but Orton, Sheamus & Show wouldn’t let them, so they retreated to end the show.