{"id":25850,"date":"2016-07-16T23:55:24","date_gmt":"2016-07-17T04:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=25850"},"modified":"2016-07-17T01:26:23","modified_gmt":"2016-07-17T06:26:23","slug":"716-wwe-nyc-detailed-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/07\/16\/716-wwe-nyc-detailed-report\/","title":{"rendered":"7\/16 WWE in NYC Detailed Report &#8211; Cena vs. Styles epic 35-minute match, Ambrose defends WWE Title in main event, crowd size &#038; reactions, match notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2253190075\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>WWE Live Show Results<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>July 16, 2016<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>New York City at Madison Square Garden<br \/>\nReport by Mike Omansky, PWTorch correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Good show overall, with a terrific A.J. Styles vs. John Cena match that went about 35 minutes&#8230; Total show time was three hours and 25 minutes, including intermission.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd estimate was 10,000-12,000, range. Big crowd, but not near a sell-out. Five mid-level sections out of about 25 were empty. The rest of the Garden was pretty full. &#8230; There was a cameraman at ringside periodically throughout the night filming some of the matches.<\/p>\n<p>(1) The Usos\u00a0beat The Club (Karl Anderson &amp; Doc Gallows) in about 15:00.\u00a0Good, fast-paced opener, where all four had their working shoes on. Anderson was pinned after a kick to the head by one Uso, then a leap off the top rope by the second.\u00a0(**1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(2) Apollo Crews beat Sheamus with a roll-up pin. Adequate match. Nothing special. (1\/2*)<\/p>\n<p>(3) Alberto Del Rio beat Zack Ryder via submission to the armbar. Fast-moving, competitive match. The crowd was into both guys. There were numerous nearfalls near the end, and false finishes with the Backstabber, Rough Ryder, etc.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0backstage Kevin Owens promo aired. \u00a0Owens planned to win the triple threat WWE Title match\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_972159227\"><span class=\"aQJ\">tonight<\/span><\/span> and leave the Garden with the title.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>(4) Mark Henry &amp; Jack Swagger beat Social Outcasts (Bo Dallas &amp; Curtis Axel). Very one-sided match, with some comedy by the victims. Henry pinned Axel with the World&#8217;s Strongest Slam. Good for what it was. \u00a0(1\/2*)<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3896098289\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>(5) Chris Jericho beat Neville via\u00a0dropkick to the midsection and pin. This was advertised as a \u201cstreet fight,&#8221;\u00a0but the match was normal rules, with the ref counting when out of ring, or breaking for DQ\u00a0tactics.\u00a0 Big reaction for Jericho coming in, and he did a heel promo in the ring to turn the crowd. Some good moves by Neville, and good back and forth. (*)<\/p>\n<p><strong>(6) John Cena beat A.J. Styles.<\/strong> Excellent\u00a0match that went over 35 minutes. The crowd&#8217;s interest was held all the way through, and they were more intense than for the main event. Gallows and Anderson accompanied Styles to the ring, interfered several times, and were thrown out by the ref after about 10 minutes.\u00a0 They did sections where Styles \u201coutwrestled\u201d Cena to escape. The crowd was incredibly into this match; split between the two. Both kicked out of each other\u2019s finishers along the way (Styles Clash\u00a0and\u00a0AA). They kept up a pretty intensive pace the longer the match went.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>About 30 minutes in, there was a ref bump, and Cena made A.J. tap out with no ref.\u00a0 Anderson &amp; Gallows ran in, double-teamed Cena, and threw Styles on top. The heels pushed the ref in the ring, and Cena kicked out at a count of two. Shortly after, a second ref bump as Cena accidentally threw Styles into ref. And again, Anderson &amp; Gallows jumped in for a double-team. This time, the Usos ran out and the two tag teams fought, clearing each other. The ref recovered and Cena hit Styles with the AA for the pin.\u00a0Really impressive for a house show match. (****)<\/p>\n<p>(7) Becky Lynch beat Natalya by reversing a Sharpshooter attempt into a Dis-arm-her. \u00a0Not much; fans didn\u2019t care after the previous match. (1\/2*)<\/p>\n<p>(8) WWE tag champions New Day (Big E. &amp; Kofi Kingston &amp; Xavier Woods) beat The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt &amp; Braun Strowman &amp; Erick Rowan) in a non-stop six-man tag match.\u00a0Finish: Big E. and Kofi double-teamed Rowan, and Kofi scored the pin. Very strong performance by Bray Wyatt. All six\u00a0worked. (**1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>(9) WWE World Hvt. champion Dean Ambrose beat Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens in a triple threat\u00a0match to retain the WWE World Title.\u00a0Finish: Owens tossed Rollins, and Ambrose hit Dirty Deeds to pin Owens.\u00a0 Very solid match. Funny spots included\u00a0Rollins and Owens throwing out each other from the ring. A table and chair were brought into play along the way. \u00a0The crowd was tired by this point, but still into the match (the crowd hit its high for Cena-Styles). Fans were strongly behind Ambrose, but seemed to be into all three. (***)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The return date is Monday, December 26. It was announced as a &#8220;WWE Holiday Tour&#8221; show, not Raw. 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