Goldberg returns to WWE on Raw and accepts Brock Lesnar's challenge

Bill Goldberg stepped foot in a WWE ring after 12 years, the former WCW heavyweight champion returned to the squared circle live Monday night on Raw.

The fans let him know that they were happy to see him again. He was serenaded with his name -- "Gold-berg! Gold-berg!" -- as he walked down to the ring. Before he could even speak, fans began chanting "holy shit" and "this is awesome."

Then Goldberg took the mic and droned on about promoting the new WWE 2K17 video game and how he was thrilled to be back in front of his fans.

Goldberg accepted the challenge laid down by Paul Heyman last week on Raw for one more match against the man who Goldberg beat in his final WWE show at WrestleMania XX , 12 years ago.

Goldberg said, "'Maybe There's one more ass-kicking left in me.' 'Maybe There's one bad-ass spear left in me.' 'Maybe There's one last devastating jackhammer left in me and That's for you Brock Lesnar, not only does that mean that you're next ... but it means, Brock Lesnar, you're last!'".

"@BrockLesnar, not only does that mean YOU'RE NEXT ... more importantly, it means BROCK LESNAR, YOU'RE LAST!" - @Goldberg #RAW pic.twitter.com/9ooRIHSvLi

— WWE (@WWE) October 18, 2016

The crowd popped big-time for Goldberg, and he finished out the appearance by pumping up the fans and visiting with family and friends around the ring. He then left the arena just as he entered it to "Gold-berg!" chants.

On other hand Brock Lesnar is going to appear on next Monday night Raw and then after Goldberg and Lesnar both are scheduled to come together on 14th November, the last Raw before the Survivor Series.

The only thing left now is for the match to be scheduled and the stipulation if they had. It was not announced anything that Goldberg and Lesnar going head-to-head in the main event of Survivor Series on November 20 but they will come face to face on November 14th and it will be decided on that day.

Bill Goldberg Returning to WWE RAW on October 17, 2016

Bill Goldberg will be making his return to WWE tonight on Monday Night Raw for his first appearance on WWE television in over 12 years. He’ll be addressing Paul Heyman and the expectation is that Goldberg vs. Lesnar will be announced for WWE Survivor Series.

 Last Week when Paul Heyman Challenged Goldberg to fight with Brock Lesnar at any place ,any time and even he also told that "In Suplex City , you are not a Goldberg, you're NEXT". Since after that without wasting any time Goldberg tweeted, he will be on WWE Raw next week to respond to the challenge:

Booking my flight to answer that big mouth @HeymanHustle 's challenge next week in person on #MondayNightRaw #WhosNext? #seeyathere @WWE

— Bill Goldberg (@Goldberg) October 11, 2016

 Brock Lesnar is not expected to be on Raw tonight, but he will be returning to WWE TV next week in Minneapolis. Goldberg and Lesnar won’t be in the same ring together until the November 14 edition of Raw from Buffalo. Obviously, WWE is scheduling the feud very carefully, which includes giving Goldberg the spotlight on Raw tonight for his historic return.

WWE fans were assuming that Goldberg vs. Lesnar would take place next year’s Wrestlemania in Orlando, but it will on WWE Survivor Series next month instead. Goldberg’s return was announced last week, so the WWE Universe has had a full week to speculate about what WWE will do tonight on Raw. It has been rumored that Goldberg could be turning heel before WWE Survivor Series. 

WWE’s plans for tonight’s Raw are for Goldberg to lay down the challenge to Lesnar for a match at WWE Survivor Series, which could be accepted by Paul Heyman on the spot. Brock Lesnar will returning on following Monday night RAW in Minneapolis. Goldberg and Brock Lesnar both will come face to face on November 14 edition of Monday Night Raw in Buffalo.

Before Bill Goldberg makes his potentially epic return to WWE programming tonight on Raw, it’s clear that WWE has done the work and they have a good plan for the Goldberg vs. Lesnar feud. The WWE Universe will see history tonight on Raw. If the feud with Lesnar goes well, Goldberg could have more matches heading into Wrestlemania 33 next year.

WWE SmackDown Results - August 23, 2016

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown opens up from Uncasville, CT with Mauro Ranallo, JBL and David Otunga.



Baron Corbin, Erick Rowan, Rhyno and Apollo Crews were talking backstage. Dolph Ziggler doesn’t look to be in a good mood. AJ Styles walks in and brags on beating John Cena at SummerSlam. AJ mocks Ziggler for having a sad face and rubs the SummerSlam loss in. 

AJ says he doesn’t like losers and Ziggler attacks him. Ziggler tells AJ to stay the hell away from him and mind his own business.

The entire SmackDown roster is in the ring with new tag team titles and a new women’s title. Shane welcomes us to a historic night. The new titles are on podiums. Shane talks about opportunity and says every Superstar has a huge opportunity in front of them. He tells Bryan to kick it off with the women’s division.



They announce a Six Pack Challenge for Backlash to crown a new champion with Nikki Bella, Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Natalya, Naomi and Becky Lynch.



The tag team titles will be decided at Backlash with a tournament that kicks off tonight with American Alpha, The Usos, The Vaudevillains, The Ascension, Breezango and The Hype Bros.



Heath Slater interrupts and this leads to him getting a spot in the tag tournament next week, if he can find a partner tonight. Shane says the only way he can get a SmackDown contract is if he wins the entire tournament with his partner. Slater walks off and is confident.

Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss
 
 

Winner: Becky Lynch

Tag Team Title Tournament Match: The Ascension vs. The Usos
 
 

Winners: The Usos

AJ Styles makes his way out to the ring and he brags on the SummerSlam win over John Cena and invites Cena fans to come be fans of his so they won’t have to like a loser. 

AJ goes on about how he’s the new face that runs the place. Dolph Ziggler comes out but officials are holding him back.

Daniel Bryan interrupts and says he will not let them ruin this show. He agrees that AJ should be the #1 contender. He books Ziggler vs. AJ for tonight. If AJ wins, he faces WWE Champion Dean Ambrose at Backlash. If Ziggler wins, he gets added to the match to make it a Triple Threat.

Carmella vs. Nikki Bella

Out comes Carmella and Nikki Bella is out next making her official SmackDown roster debut. Renee Young is in the ring to interview Nikki. She asks what it means to fight back from a near career-ending neck injury. Nikki starts to talk but Carmella attacks from behind and lays her out. The referee tries to back her off. Carmella drops Nikki with a DDT and stands tall to a mixed reaction.

She beats on Nikki some more before being backed out of the ring by a referee. Another official checks on Nikki as she clutches her neck. Carmella comes back over and hits Nikki with her own move, the Bella Buster.

Out comes Randy Orton to a big pop and he says no one expected him tonight but here he is. He points out the 10 staples in his head and says he was in one hell of a fight with Brock Lesnar on Sunday. 

Orton says one day he will cross paths with Lesnar again, the lights hit and out comes Bray Wyatt. Wyatt asks how Orton’s head is doing and laughs at him. Wyatt says he saw what Lesnar did to him on Sunday. 

Wyatt says Orton is a man, a great man but just a man who hurts, suffers and dies. Wyatt says he is not just a man, he is a God. Orton motions for Wyatt to come in and fight. The lights hit again and when they come on, the chair is rocking but Wyatt is nowhere to be seen.

Tag Team Title Tournament Match: Breezango vs. American Alpha

Winners: American Alpha

Dolph Ziggler vs. AJ Styles

Winner and New #1 Contender: AJ Styles
 
Styles stands tall as Ziggler looks devastated. He approaches Ambrose at the announce table and points at the WWE Title. Ambrose isn’t phased and AJ knocks the headset off him. 

Dean comes up but the referee is there to get in between them. SmackDown goes off the air with AJ and Dean staring at each other.

WWE Raw Results - August 22, 2016

Tonight’s WWE RAW opens up from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon and RAW General Manager Mick Foley are in ring. RAW General Manager Mick Foley introduces the first-ever WWE Universal Champion Finn Balor and out he comes to a pop. Balor hits the ring as fans chant “you deserve it”. Balor says this title represents a lifetime of sacrifice and if you believe in yourself, you can do anything. Balor says he achieved the impossible at SummerSlam but there was a sacrifice.

Balor thanks WWE for the opportunity, all the talents in the back. He also thanks Rollins for giving him the match of his life. Balor then thanks the fans, most importantly. A “thank you Finn” chant starts up. Balor says , he has to relinquish the title. Foley takes the title from his shoulder and fans boo. Foley raises Balor’s arm and they cheer him. Balor makes his exit as Rollins’ music hits and out he comes.

Rollins says the injury is a shame but let’s not live in the past, now we know who the true winner at SummerSlam was. Rollins proposes a championship celebration for the true WWE Universal Champion. The music interrupts and out comes Sami Zayn to a pop. Before Sami can speak, Chris Jericho’s music hits and out he comes. Kevin Owens is out next, to another pop. Stephanie is whispering an idea in Foley’s ear when the music interrupts and out comes Enzo Amore and Big Cass. Roman Reigns is out next to a loud mixed reaction. Fans chant for Heath Slater.

Foley says everyone in this ring is deserving of a title shot, so they’re going to hold a series of matches that will culminate next week with the crowning of a new WWE Universal Champion. Rollins vs. Sami kicks off the series and that match is now.

WWE Universal Title Fatal 4 Way Qualifier: Sami Zayn vs. Seth Rollins

Winner: Seth Rollins

WWE Universal Title Fatal 4 Way Qualifier: Kevin Owens vs. Neville

Winner: Kevin Owens

Out come WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day to a big pop. Big E declares that he’s back. Kofi says the fans made them because they were vocal during the good times and the bad times. Before they can begin the festivities, the music hits and out comes Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson ranting about how stupid the segment is. Gallows and Anderson remind them they lost last night. Gallows says they’re entitled to a rematch for the titles. Anderson says Kofi is the stupidest of them all and asks if he enjoyed the Magic Killer he got at SummerSlam.

Karl Anderson vs. Big E

Winner: Big E

Titus O’Neil is in the ring. He reminds us that The Prime Time Players were also WWE Tag Team Champions. Titus says he would be WWE Universal Champion if it weren’t for Young. Titus also knocks WWE Hall of Famer Bob Backlund. Titus blames Young for not getting opportunities, not being in the main event and not being champion. Titus wants Young to come to the ring so he can bury him and be done for him.

Titus says Backlund is backstage telling Young not to come out. Fans have had enough and they start chanting for Heath Slater. Titus says he doesn’t know who they want but he wants Young to come out. Backlund runs down to the ring and Titus grabs him. Backlund avoids an attack and applies the Crossface Chicken Wing. 

Titus gets out and slams Backlund. Young runs out and checks on Backlund and Titus grabs Young and hits Clash of the Titus.

WWE Universal Title Fatal 4 Way Qualifier: Rusev vs. Big Cass

Winner by Count Out: Big Cass

Out comes WWE Women’s Champion Charlotte with Dana Brooke. She cuts a promo on how she beat Sasha Banks all by herself at SummerSlam. RAW GM Mick Foley comes out and confirms that Sasha will get her rematch for the title when she comes out. Charlotte wants the night off but Foley says he and Stephanie have signed the hottest free agent of the new era. He introduces the newest member of the RAW roster and out comes Bayley to a big pop.

Fans chant “you deserve it”. Bayley thanks Foley for the opportunity. She wants to seal the deal with a hug. Charlotte says there’s a reason why Bayley was left behind in the women’s revolution. Bayley respects Charlotte and would never try to upstage her but she will challenge her for the title. Fans pop and a “yes!” chant starts up. Charlotte suggests Dana vs. Bayley. Foley makes the match and it will be next.

Bayley vs. Dana Brooke

Winner: Bayley


Johnny Knockout vs. Braun Strowman

Winner: Braun Strowman

Out comes Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley for their “farewell” segment. Fans cheer them and chant. Bubba Ray Dudley takes the mic first and looks back to one year ago when they came back home to WWE. D-Von says it’s been one hell of a year, one hell of a career. D-Von says every bump they took, every ladder and chair shot, he would do it all again. Bubba says usually it’s the fans cheering for them but he tells them to get to their feet and cheer for themselves. The music interrupts and out comes Primo and Epico, The Shining Stars. The Shining Stars say this is embarrassing. Fans chant for tables as Primo and Epico head to the ring. They have a special going away present for D-Von and Bubba, a pair of economy comfort tickets to Puerto Rico. They pity the poor people that have to sit next to their sorry asses. They go on taking shots at The Dudleyz until they get dropped with big right hands. Fans pop. Epico takes a 3D while Primo takes the big diving headbutt. 

We get a loud call for tables as D-Von goes under the ring to bring one in. Fans chant ECW as they prepare to put Primo through a table. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson attack out of nowhere. They beat up The Dudleyz on the floor. Anderson sends D-Von into the steel steps. Gallows beats on Bubba. 

They deliver Magic Killer to Bubba on the floor as fans boo. D-Von charges Gallows as he’s leaving but they deck him and bring him in the ring where the table is still standing. Fans boo as they put D-Von through the table with a Magic Killer. Gallows and Anderson stand tall as their music hits.

WWE Universal Title Fatal 4 Way Qualifier: Chris Jericho vs. Roman Reigns

Winner: Roman Reigns

Reigns stands tall as we go to replays. RAW goes off the air with Reigns celebrating the win.

WWE Smackdown Results - August 16, 2016

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown opens up with Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan backstage talking about SummerSlam. Randy Orton appears and Shane has a contract for him to sign to make Sunday’s match against Brock Lesnar official. 

Heath Slater knocks on the door and comes with a fruit basket for the blue brand bosses. He tosses an apple to Orton. Slater mentions standing toe-to-toe with Lesnar on RAW last night. Shane says that was impressive but he dissed them last week. Orton bites into the apple and says he has an idea.

Maryse is in the ring with WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz for another episode of MizTV. She gives her husband a grand introduction and fans boo. Miz welcomes us but is interrupted by WWE Champion Dean Ambrose. Ambrose  interrupted by Dolph Ziggler. 

Ambrose and Ziggler have words and look ready to fight but Miz gets in between them and reminds us this is his show and they are his guests. 

Ziggler lays Ambrose out with a superkick right in the middle of the ring. Ziggler says Ambrose will see he is that damn good on Sunday.

The Usos, American Alpha and The Hype Bros. vs. The Vaudevillains, The Ascension and Breezango

Winners: The Usos, American Alpha and The Hype Bros.

Naomi vs. Eva Marie

Eva Marie is out as the voiceover gives her a grand introduction. The voice immediately announces that Eva is stuck in traffic and will be unable to compete, and she apologizes. Naomi looks upset.

Randy Orton vs. Heath Slater

Winner by DQ: Heath Slater

Orton tosses Slater to the floor. Orton tosses Slater over the announce table into Otunga. Orton keeps control and brings Slater in the ring. 

He mocks Brock Lesnar dropping Slater with a German and bouncing around. Orton hits the RKO on Slater.

Slater is receiving medical attention in the back. Shane and Bryan walk in with a contract. Slater is thankful and mentions showing no mercy. Bryan says No Mercy is a good name for their upcoming pay-per-view and thanks Slater. 

Slater starts talking about Holy Foley, thinking Bryan is Mick Foley. He then thinks Shane is Stephanie McMahon, calling him beautiful. Shane takes the contract and they leave.

Erick Rowan vs. Dean Ambrose
 

Winner: Dean Ambrose

Ambrose stands tall with the title as Wyatt looks on, still in the rocking chair. He drops it in the chair and walks off with his back to Rowan.

Carmella and Becky Lynch vs. Alexa Bliss and Natalya
 

Winners: Becky Lynch and Carmella

Baron Corbin is holding Kalisto’s face to a wall backstage. Corbin threatens to continue beating on Kalisto. Officials try to get him off. Corbin says he does what he wants, to who he wants. He jacks Kalisto up again and walks off.

John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio

Winner: John Cena

Cena stands tall and celebrates. AJ springboards in with a Phenomenal Forearm and drops Cena as fans boo. Styles takes a mic and says he’s tired of hearing about how the future goes through John Cena. Styles says he will be the new face that runs this place when he beats Cena at SummerSlam on Sunday. 

AJ says Cena’s time is up and his time is now. AJ drops the mic and goes to leave but comes back and grabs Cena. AJ calls for a Styles Clash but Cena turns it into an AA. Cena goes to ringside and takes apart the announce table. Cena slams AJ’s head into the ring steps. 

Cena walks up the steps with AJ and drops him through the announce table with an AA. SmackDown goes off the air with Cena making his exit and AJ down at ringside.

WWE RAW Results – August 15, 2016

Tonight’s WWE RAW opens up from Corpus Christi, Texas as Seth Rollins is outside talking about how he will defeat “The Demon King” Finn Balor at WWE SummerSlam to become the first-ever Universal Champion.

Lana is in the ring with WWE United States Champion Rusev. Rusev says Roman Reigns ruined a special moment last week and due to that there will be no RAW tonight. Rusev wants Reigns to come out but RAW General Manager Mick Foley comes out. Then Stephanie McMahon comes out and runs him down for not showing Foley respect. 

Rusev threatens to call Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan to see if they want him on SmackDown. Roman Reigns is out next, insulting Rusev and Lana. This leads to Foley making Rusev vs. Reigns for tonight.

Sheamus vs. Sami Zayn
 

Winner: Sami Zayn

The New Day vs. The Dudley Boyz

Winners: The New Day

Rachel Levy vs. Nia Jax

Winner: Nia Jax

Out comes Paul Heyman with Brock Lesnar to a big pop. Heyman and Lesnar prepare for their promo and Heath Slater’s music hits and he comes out to interrupt, ranting on how he’s the hottest free agent. Slater says he gets another shot at a RAW contract at SummerSlam, if he beats Lesnar tonight. Lesnar interrupts him and says he has guts and Slater has mouths to feed, responsibilities to handle. Lesnar tells Slater to come in the ring, he has responsibilities too.

Lesnar says let’s talk about your kids. Lesnar gets in Slater’s face and says he doesn’t give a shit about kids. The crowd pops. Slater turns around to strike. Lesnar blocks it and unloads. Lesnar takes Slater to Suplex City and nails the F5. 

Lesnar stands tall as Heyman cuts a promo on Randy Orton and SummerSlam. Heyman says Lesnar is the entire box office for SummerSlam because no one in the back can stand up to him, including Orton.

Kevin Owens vs. Big Cass

Winner by DQ: Big Cass
Jericho and Owens destroy the Cass before bringing him in the ring. Cass fights them both off but gets superkicked by Owens. Owens and Jericho stand tall as Jericho’s music hits.

The Shining Stars vs. The Prime Time Players

Winners: The Shining Stars

Neville vs. Jinder Mahal

Winner: Neville 

Foley and Stephanie are backstage and Foley announces that Jon Stewart will be their guest at SummerSlam. Rollins walks in and wants the night off but Foley suggests him to try looking for Balor by calling him out in the ring.

Out comes Seth Rollins and calls out Finn Balor. He’s eventually interrupted by the lights flickering and a voice playing over the speakers. The music hits and out comes Balor as The Demon King to a big pop.

Fans chant “holy shit” and “this is awesome” as Balor meets Rollins in the middle of the ring. They start going at it with each other. Rollins avoids the Coup de Grace and scrambles to the floor but Balor nails a dive. Balor runs back in the ring and stands tall as a frustrated Rollins looks on from the ramp.

Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. Golden Truth

Winners: Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson 

Gallows and Anderson continue mocking Big E’s injury until Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods attack from behind. They unload on Gallows and Anderson, then stand tall as fans pop. Fans chant “New Day rocks” as Woods tries to nail them with Francesca but misses.


Charlotte vs. Alicia Fox

Winner: Charlotte 
 

Sasha stands up at the announce table and they stare each other down. Sasha makes her way into the ring but Dana Brooke rushes out of nowhere. Sasha catches it too late and gets beat down. Charlotte applies the Figure Four and keeps it locked as Dana holds officials off.

Roman Reigns vs. Rusev
 

Winner: Roman Reigns

RAW goes off the air with Reigns standing tall in the corner.