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Tonight, an era comes to an end. Tonight, history is made, legends are born, heroes fall and dreams are destroyed. Tonight, NXT takes over London, and nothing will ever be the same again. It's the final night in NXT history.....let's make it count. Following a hostile takeover of his own brand, William Regal's chosen champion will face the ultimate test. One sees it as betrayal, the other opportunity, but who will walk out with the gold when former friends collide once more? Four of NXT's finest meet, both teams determined to prove their unity. Gold and opportunity is always on the line on NXT, and tonight will be the final night for many of those that seek them. Universe Mode NXT Takeover: London October 30th, 2016 Location: London, England William Regal's Address We opened the show with NXT's General Manager. He welcomed the audience to London, England, home of his United Kingdom. He guaranteed that his boys would be walking out with gold on N...

Tonight is a big night on NXT. With TakeOver: London just days away, opponents on Sunday Daniel Bryan and Samoa Joe must team up to face the unstoppable NXT Tag Team Champions, Gallows and Anderson. Plus, stay tuned for a major announcement on the future of NXT after the show. Universe Mode NXT October 26th, 2016 Location: Chicago, IL Emma and Alexa Bliss vs Bayley and Sasha Banks William Regal made a major announcement when he informed us that these four would meet in a fatal four way match at TakeOver: London for Emma's NXT Women's Title. With such high stakes coming up on Sunday, this match was very, very tense. Both Alexa and Sasha were looking to prove they belonged in a big championship match, trading innovative offense. Emma tried her best to stay out of the match, and looked pissed when Alexa, her protege, tagged her in. An obviously distracted Emma was caught with a Bayley to Belly to give Bayley and Sasha a big win. They'll be opponents on Sunday...

Tonight is the Season 1 Finale of Monday Night Raw, the last chance to see most of these guys until Season 2. The man who was crowned champion on the very first episode of Season 1, Bray Wyatt, returns to battle the unstoppable Brock Lesnar, with the World Heavyweight Title in the balance. The three women who have defined Raw's women's division square off in a triple threat with the gold on the line. CM Punk's title may be in jeopardy in a fatal four way match, and The Outsiders finally get their chance at the gold. Raw's newest arrival, the United States Champion Kevin Owens, puts his title on the line against the incomparable John Cena. All this and more on the Season Finale of Monday Nights. Universe Mode Monday Night Raw October 24th, 2016 Location: Albuquerque, NM Kevin Owens(c) vs John Cena- United States Title Match Neither man held back, opening the match with a wild flurry of fists. It was Cena who capitalized early, locking Owens into the STF,...

First up, apologies for the break between posts. In order to make sure you are all filled in on my plans, here's the schedule for the remainder of Season 1: NXT(October 19th and 26th), Raw Season 1 Finale(Oct 24th) and the NXT Season Finale Takeover: London(Oct 30th). Tonight on NXT, the New Day look to earn another championship shot when they take on the Dirty Heels, Bobby Roode and Austin Aries. The Breaker of Bones, Pentagon Dark will look to contribute another sacrifice to his master. In the main event, it's a massive encounter between Daniel Bryan and Samoa Joe, with the winner earning a NXT Championship Match at Takeover: London. Universe Mode NXT October 19th, 2016 Location: Nashville, TN The New Day vs The Dirty Heels William Regal promised the winner of this match a NXT Tag Team Title shot at Takeover: London, and both teams looked to impress. It was Big E and Xavier Woods representing the New Day in this match, and they controlled the pace early. B...

Tonight on Raw, we have two big tag team matches in store. In the first, the challengers for the World Tag Team Titles, The Outsiders, take on former tag team champs Luke Harper and Erick Rowan. Also, Intercontinental Champion CM Punk teams with Baron Corbin to face Rusev and Shawn Michaels. In our main event, the new United States Champion Kevin Owens will wrestle his first match on Raw, when he takes on Mark Henry. Universe Mode Monday Night Raw October 10th, 2016 Location: Washington, D.C. The Outsiders vs Luke Harper and Erick Rowan Harper and Rowan have been very dysfunctional, and they decided that they want nothing to do with Bray Wyatt, at least for now. Although they performed better without Wyatt judging them at ringside, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall were just the better tag team. A big right hand from Nash put Rowan down for the count, as The Outsiders continue their roll. Winners: The Outsiders CM Punk and Baron Corbin vs Rusev and Shawn Michaels Punk w...

There was a time long, long ago, when humans were scarce and life was tough. To survive, you had to have the tenacity of a lion, the ferocity of a tiger, and intensity of a gorilla. To survive, you had to live by that simple motto, that elegant creed: kill or be killed. We as a species have evolved past that time, building our beautiful building, creating and restoring life to the way it was meant to be. Occasionally though, we slip back into our feral form, back into our darkest days. To survive, you have to kill. To survive, you have to maim. To survive, you have to show..........No Mercy. When a diabolical challenger, determined to win at all costs, faces a superhuman champion, thirsting for vengeance, who will prevail? Two men, who have torn their bodies to pieces will battle once more to see who will be left standing. Two champions, alike in their lust for power, face two challengers who thirst for gold. When opportunity knocks, who will answer the call? A grueling tournament co...

Tonight, with just two days before No Mercy, the Viper returns to SmackDown. After losing to Stone Cold Steve Austin just over a month ago, we haven't seen or heard from Randy Orton. Tonight, that will change, as Orton is in the building. What will he say? We have no clue. Universe Mode SmackDown October 7th, 2016 Location: Montreal, CA The Vaudevillains vs The Ascension- SmackDown Tag Team Invitational Semi-Finals Match We kicked off the semi-finals of the tag tournament with The Vaudevillains attempting to halt the wave of momentum that The Ascension have been on. Gotch and English came right out of the gates firing, and had Konnor and Viktor on the back step early on. The Ascension came roaring back though, using great tag team strategy to dominate their opponents, and seemed to be closing in on another win. Out of nowhere, though, Gotch came up with a big counter, rolling up Konnor to score a shock victory, whilst Viktor was brawling with English on the outsid...

NXT General Manager William Regal issued a big statement the other day, when he announced that NXT's next Takeover show will take place on Sunday, October 30th. Not only will this be NXT's first Sunday pay-per-view, it is also the Season 1 Finale. To raise the stakes even higher, Regal also announced that the show will be taking place in the heart of the United Kingdom, London. This will mark the first time that a pay-per-view in Universe Mode takes place outside of the US. Not to be overlooked, though, is the fact that tonight is a big show for NXT, as it is a big championship edition. Three titles are on the line, with Samoa Joe put the NXT Championship up for grabs in the main event, against the United Kingdom's Bad News Barrett. With NXT Takeover: London coming up at the end of the month, tonight could be crucial to the future of NXT. Universe Mode NXT October 5th, 2016 Location: Providence, RI Sami Zayn Opens The Show Before we could get to champions...

Following the events of Unforgiven, the WWE Board of Directors wanted to fire Nia Jax, who was already suspended due to her actions. However, champion Trish Stratus requested that Nia stay on Raw, wanting more competition. So, at the Season 1 Finale of Raw on October 24th, Trish Stratus will defend her belt in a triple threat match against Chyna and Nia Jax. Tonight on Raw, we will see a preview of that match when Trish Stratus takes on Chyna in a non-title rematch. The Intercontinental Title is on the line in the main event, and the Shield are in a six man tag match, with their opposition featuring Brock Lesnar. Let's get to it. Universe Mode Monday Night Raw October 3rd, 2016 Location: Pittsuburgh, PA Shawn Michaels vs Baron Corbin HBK was reportedly furious when he saw Baron Corbin help CM Punk retain the Intercontinental Title, believing that Corbin was loyal to him. Corbin, for his part, maintained that he only helps people who pay him, and Michaels was no l...

With Season 1 on Henry's Universe Mode beginning to draw to a close, the blue brand hosts the final episode of September. Tonight, it's a tag team showcase, with all four of the first round matches in the SmackDown Tag Team Invitational taking place. In the main event, it's a special showcase match, as the number one contender to the WWE Title, AJ Styles, faces Bret "The Hitman" Hart. Universe Mode SmackDown September 30th, 2016 Location: Nashville, TN New Age Outlaws vs The Vaudevillains- SmackDown Tag Team Invitational First Round Match We opened first round competition with two teams looking for a big win, in the New Age Outlaws and the Vaudevillains. Simon Gotch had a big performance in this match, keeping his team in it and dominating both Road Dogg and Billy Gunn. He had both men down with his Gentleman's Clutch maneuver, but both times, the other partner interfered. However, a distraction from Aiden English proved to be t...

With the release of WWE 2k17 just a few weeks away, I'm sure many of you will be wondering what the plans for Universe Mode going forward are. Near the end of October, there will be a season finale event, the last post of what I'm calling Henry's Universe Mode: Season 1. At the beginning of November, Universe Mode content will resume, this time under the name Henry's Universe Mode: Season 2. I'll be taking this opportunity to clean out my rosters, removing some of the dead weight, guys who aren't appearing often, and replacing them with new superstars, male and female. Universe Mode content will continue to stay the same for now, and I'll be going through all my posts to apply the new tags, as appropriate.

Following the events of last week's edition of NXT, GM William Regal officially announced the formation of a new group, the United Kingdom. Regal claimed that the United Kingdom is here to serve and protect NXT, and deliver the brand to new heights. Regal then retired the NXT Television Title, saying that NXT needed a new look, bringing in the European Title. In the interest of "fairness" he offered the last NXT Television Champion, EC3, the first shot at the belt, against the United Kingdom's newest member. He also signed quite a few big matches for this episode, including a big main event as Sami Zayn and Daniel Bryan take on himself and Bad News Barrett. Universe Mode NXT September 28th, 2016 Location: Baltimore, MD The New Day vs Prime Time Players- Extreme Rules Match for #1 Contendership to the NXT Tag Team Titles This was a big opening match, as both teams looked to finally settle their score, and to keep things even, The New Day's Xavier W...

Following the events of Unforgiven, Nia Jax has been suspended indefinitely by the Board of Directors, taking any decision making out of Paul Heyman's hands. Jax, who won the Women's Title from Trish Stratus on Sunday, has been stripped of the belt, and her reign will not be officialy recognized by the WWE. More news as we get it.

They were formed to protect. They were formed to enforce. They were formed to provide safety, security, justice and peace. They are the Hounds of Justice, and they are coming. When once there was one, standing alone against the tide, there are now three, side by side in pursuit of freedom. When an Architect faces a Beast, who will reign supreme? Two men will write the final chapter of their rivalry, but who will be forced to leave all they hold dear? The Face That Runs This Place must climb the rungs of the ladder of success to finally bring down a power hungry champion. When a score must be settled, who will complete the ultimate act of tyranny and force the other to admit defeat? At the end of the night, only one thing will be certain: no deed will go unpunished, no action will escape a consequence, and no sin will be forgiven. Universe Mode Unforgiven September 25th, 2016 Location: Buffalo, NY The Shield(c) vs Itami and Balor- World Tag Team Title Match The champs...

With No Mercy three weeks away, tonight the main event could be in question, as Stone Cold Steve Austin defends his spot against AJ Styles. We begin the SmackDown Tag Team Invitational, an 8 team elimination tournament that will culminate at No Mercy, with the sole qualifying match. The winner of the tournament will be crowned the new number one contenders. Also, new Women's World champ Paige is in action on this edition of SmackDown. Universe Mode SmackDown September 23rd, 2016 Location: Los Angeles, CA Dolph Ziggler vs Eddie Guerrero We were set to open SmackDown with a very intriguing match featuring the United States Champion, but before Dolph could get to the ring, he was ambushed by Kevin Owens. The two men that will meet at No Mercy for the US Title engaged in a furious brawl, which took several officials to break up, calling off any potential match. Beautiful Tango vs The Miz and ???- SmackDown Tag Team Invitational Qualifying Match The Awesome One wan...

On today's episode of NXT, we see a rematch of last week's incredible main event, when Daniel Bryan faces Sami Zayn again, this time with number one contendership on the line. We also will see who will be first to face Gallows and Anderson, the in-ring debut of Alexa Bliss and much more. Universe Mode NXT September 22nd, 2016 Location: Washington, D.C. Heath Slater vs Pentagon Dark This was the first match back for the newly christened Pentagon Dark, and he looked to come back in a big way. Slater threw everything he could at Pentagon, even hitting a Smash Hit, but Pentagon looked determined to provide his master with another sacrifice, surviving Heath's offense. Pentagon Dark ruthlessly grounded Slater with strike after strike, before snapping Slater's arm with The Sacrifice, his hammerlock armbreaker. Heath could only moan in pain as Pentagon picked up a victory and provided another sacrifice to his master. Winner: Pentagon Dark Zack Sabre Jr vs ...

On this episode of Raw, we get the response from Paul Heyman to the Shield's challenge last week. In the main event, Heyman's client Brock Lesnar teams with Intercontinental Champion CM Punk to take on the Shield's Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns. Women's Champion Trish Stratus is in action, Kurt Angle takes on Colin Cassady, and The Outsiders continue their road to the tag titles against the debuting Golden Truth. Universe Mode Monday Night Raw September 19th, 2016 Location: Nashville, TN Paul Heyman Issues His Response The Raw General Manager opened the show, and made it short and to the point. He was willing to accept the Shield's added stipulation, and should Seth Rollins win the World Heavyweight Title, he will resign from his position. However, he has one condition; only Heyman will be allowed at ringside for the championship match. Should Ambrose or Reigns even attempt to come down to the ring, Rollins will be disqualified. Eva Marie vs Tris...

Smackdown GM Teddy Long released the news earlier this week that Smackdown will be hosting it's next pay-per-view on October 9th, entitled No Mercy. In a massive main event match, the two former world champions that lost their belts at Summerslam, Randy Orton and Stone Cold Steve Austin, will face off for the right to challenge Cesaro for the WWE Title at No Mercy. Universe Mode Smackdown September 16th, 2016 Location: Detroit, MI New Age Outlaws vs The Ascension This episode of Smackdown opened with a clash between relatively new tag teams on the blue brand, with the Ascension making their debut. It was a very even, back and forth affair, but the turning point of the match came when Konnor was tagged in. Road Dogg and Billy Gunn simply couldn't match his power, and one Fall of Man on Gunn was enough for the victory. Winners: The Ascension The Miz vs Apollo Crews The Awesome One was accompanied to the ring by his wife, Maryse, for this interesting match ...

Welcome to a special Thursday edition of Raw. GM Paul Heyman has been very busy, signing some big matches for Unforgiven on September 25th. CM Punk and John Cena will finally settle their score, with the Intercontinental Title on the line in a ladder match. Former friends Shawn Michaels and Triple H face off in a Loser Leaves Town match, with the loser heading to Smackdown. Chyna asked for and received her rematch for the Women's Title at Unforgiven. And for this episode of Raw, the main event tag team match will earn the winners a tag title match against The Shield. Let's get going. Universe Mode Thursday Night Raw September 15th, 2016 Location: Chicago, IL The Outsiders vs The Dudley Boyz Nash and Hall were unsuccessful in capturing the World Tag Team Titles, but looked to get back in the title hunt against the debuting Dudley Boyz. Unfortunately for the boys from Dudleyville, The Outsiders looked to be on another level. In just under five minutes, Scott Hall...