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WWE Sydney Live Event Results (8/13): Reigns vs Rollins, Cena vs Styles, Tons of Heat for Sheamus, Balor vs Y2J & More (Photos & Video Included)

By Nick Paglino

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WWE Sydney Live Event Results

8/13/16

Sydney, Australia

Report courtesy of WZ reader Ben Newton

-Apollo Crews d Sheamus by rollup. Sheamus had a ton of heel heat.

-Braun Strowman d Jey Uso via modified powerbomb. Jimmy and Jey hit double superkicks on him after the match.

-New Day d The Club via Woods running high knee after Big E surprise distraction to a big pop. Crowd were hot for New Day but their entrance being different than usual and without Big E took a lot of the wind out of everyone’s sails.

-Finn Balor d Chris Jericho via Coup de Grace. Really fun match. Good pop for Balor, great heat for Jericho.

-Rusev d Titus O’Neil via The Accolade. Squash match. Lana was great in her pre-match promo.

-John Cena d AJ Styles via AA. Both kicked out of each other’s finishers. The Club ran in and hit the Magic Killer after a ref bump but Cena kicked out of that as well. Should have been the main event, huge mixed reaction for both guys.

Intermission

-Sasha Banks d Charlotte via Bank Statement. Fun match. Charlotte did the Ric Flair face bump spot which got a pop.

-Sami Zayn d Kevin Owens via Helluva Kick. Another fun match but the crowd felt like they were getting a little burned out.

-Roman Reigns d Seth Rollins via Spear. Big time mixed reactions for both guys. Crowd popped for Roman winning though.

Fun show overall with a big crowd, probably close to 20,000. Energy was good but inconsistent. Cena, Roman, Rollins, AJ and Jericho had the biggest crowd reactions and a lot of guys got a mix of boos and cheers. They also announced that NXT will be touring Australia and NZ later in the year.

Nick Paglino
Nick Paglino

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.

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