5/16 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: KAUFMAN PASSES AWAY, BULLDOGS VS. HARTS IN A CAGE, MIDNIGHT EXPRESS WIN AND DEFEND U.S. TAG TITLES ON THE SAME DAY, ONITA BRINGS FMW TO LOS ANGELES, THE MOST CELEBRATED RVD VS. LYNN MATCH, WWF NO MERCY IN UK AND MORE
By
Mike Johnson on 2011-05-16 08:00:00
May 16th
On this day in history in ....
1952 - Roger Mackay defeats The Masked Marvel (Buddy Knox) for the Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Title in Tacoma, Washington.
1961 - Charles "The Godfather" Wright, also known as The Soultaker, Kama Mustafa and Papa Shango, is born in Las Vegas, Nevada.
1963 - Brute Bernard and Skull Murphy defeat Buddy Austin and The Great Scott in Washington, DC to win the WWWF United States Tag Team Title.
1963 - Bull Curry defeats Jack Dalton in Houston, Texas for the NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Title, beginning his 13th reign.
1964 - Verne Gagne wins his seventh AWA World Heavyweight Title in Omaha, Nebraska by defeating Mad Dog Vachon.
1964 - WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Matt Gilmore in the main event of a matinee WWWF card in Philadelphia, PA.
1964 - WWWF taped television in Baltimore, MD featuring The Scufflin Hillbillies defeating Jerry & Luke Graham, Don McClarty defeating Killer Kowalski and Gorilla Monsoon defeating Jerry Miller.
1966 - WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated the Beast in Washington, D.C.
1967 - Togo Shikuma and Chati Yokouchi defeat Jack Brisco and Gorgeous George, Jr. to win the Tri-State NWA United States Tag Team Title in Little Rock, Arkansas.
1967 - Boris Malenko defeats Wahoo McDaniel for the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title in Tampa, Florida.
1967 - WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino, Spiros Arion, & Antonio Pugliese defeated Luke Graham, Gorilla Monsoon, & Baron Mikel Scicluna in the main event of a WWWF event in Bridgeport, CT.
1969 - Antonio Inoki defeats Chris Markoff to win the 11th-annual JWA World League tournament.
1969 - Archie Gouldie defeats Angelo Mosca for the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title in Calgary, Alberta, to begin his fourth reign. This was a rematch from May 2 in Calgary.
1969 - The Professional (Doug Gilbert) defeats El Mongol to win the vacant NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title in Atlanta, Georgia, beginning Professional's third reign.
1970 - The Claw defeats Moondog Mayne for the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title, ending Mayne's ninth reign.
1970 - Bruno Sammartino was good friends with I-95 as he made title defenses in both Queens, NY and Philadelphia, PA at WWWF events, which featured the following results:
Philadelphia, PA at the Arena:
-Mike Conrad defeated Eric the Red.
-Gorilla Monsoon defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification.
-Mario Milano fought Victor Rivera to a 20-minute draw.
-Sandy Parker & Vicki Williams defeated Paula Kaye & Rita Boucher in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match.
-The Mongols defeated John L Sullivan & Dominic DeNucci.
-WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Karl Kovacs.
Queens, NY at Sunnyside Garden:
-Lee Wong pinned Johnny Rodz at 10:04.
-John L. Sullivan pinned Joe Turco.
-Mario Milano defeated Eric The Red via submission with an abdominal stretch at 8:27.
-The Mongols defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Pedro Morales via count-out at 10:48.
-Dominic DeNucci fought Karl Kovacs to a 20-minute time-limit draw.
-WWWF World Champions Bruno Sammartino pinned Prof. Toru Tanaka at the 15-minute mark.
1972 - Paul Jones defeats Jack Brisco to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title in Tampa, Florida, ending Brisco's third reign.
1972 - Georgia Championship Wrestling held an event at the Macon Coliseuk in Macon, Georgia. The results:
- Bepo Mongol (with Macon Tag Team Champion Assassin #1) and Mr. X defeated Tim Geohagen and John Sullivan.
- Oki Shikina defeated Mike Burns.
- Buddy Colt and Dick Steinborn fought to a 45-minute draw.
- Bob Armstrong and Koa Tiki defeated Macon Tag Team Champions The Assassins (#1 and #2) by disqualification to win the title, after Assassin #1 ran in illegally and dropkicked Tiki, who was trying to unmask Assassin #2.
1972 - WWWF ran Scranton, PA with the following:
-Manuel Soto defeated the Blue Demon.
-Joe Nova defeated Nikita Mulkovitch.
-Jimmy Valiant fought Rene Goulet to a draw.
-WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka.
-Victor Rivera defeated Juan Caruso.
1973 - Johnny Powers defeats Eric the Animal to win the NWF North American Heavyweight Title in Buffalo, New York, beginning his sixth reign.
1974 - Jean Antoine and Sandy Parker defeat Peggy Kuroda and Junko Sasaki for the WWWA World Tag Team Title in Shizuoka, Japan.
1975 - Antonio Inoki defeats Killer Karl Krupp by submission to win the annual NJPW World League tournament.
1977 - The WWWF held an event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The results:
- Carlos Rocha defeated Jan Nelson.
- Ron Mickolajoka defeated Doug Gilbert.
- Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Ivan Putski to a draw.
- Ken Patera fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw.
- WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Rocky Tamoyo.
- Tony Garea and Larry Zbyzsko defeated Stan Stasiak and Nikolai Volkoff.
- Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele by referee stoppage due to blood.
- WWWF Heavyweight Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Gorilla Monsoon to retain the title.
1977 - Giant Baba defeats Jumbo Tsuruta to win the annual AJPW Champion's Carnival tournament.
1978 - WWWF ran a TV Taping Allentown, PA:
-Strong Kobayashi defeated Jim Ray.
-Spiros Arion defeated Jim Oliver.
-Johnny Rivera defeated Sylvano Sousa.
-Luke Graham defeated Mike Busick.
-Peter Maivia defeated Moose Monroe.
-Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko fought Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon to a draw.
-The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Austin & Charlie Brown.
-Spiros Arion defeated Jim Ray.
-Butcher Vachon defeated Fred Marzino.
-WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror & Sylvano Sousa.
-George Steele defeated Mike Busick.
-WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Strong Kobayashi.
-Luke Graham defeated Pete Austin.
-Spiros Arion defeated Fred Marzino.
-Johnny Rodz defeated Charlie Brown.
-George Steele defeated Jim Oliver.
-The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Jim Ray & Johnny Rivera.
-WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Tank Patton & Frank Monroe.
-WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci fought Superstar Billy & Luke Graham to a draw.
1979 - WWF ran White Plains, NY at Westchester County Civic Center with the following results:
-Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw.
-Tito Santana defeated Mr. X.
-Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones.
-Bulldog Brower defeated Ivan Putski via countout.
-Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy.
-WWF North American Champion Ted DiBiase defeated Nikolai Volkoff via countout.
1980 - Al Madril and Tom Prichard defeat Jack Evans and Pampero Firpo to win the NWA Americas Tag Team Title.
1980 - Sam Muchnick promoted an event in St. Louis, MO at the Kiel Auditorium:
-Tom Andrews & Mike Huber defeated Billy Howard & Guy Mitchell,
-Pat O'Connor defeated Bobby Jaggers,
-WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Roger Kirby,
-Dick the Bruiser & Rocky Johnson defeated Lord Alfred Hayes & Takachio,
-Bruiser Brody fought Dick Murdoch to a no contest,
-Missouri State Champion Ken Patera defeated Kevin Von Erich,
1980 - WWF results from Commack, NY at the Long Island Arena:
-Gorilla Monsoon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna.
-Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada.
-Sika defeated Dominic Denucci.
-Larry Sharpe defeated Frank Williams.
-Marc Pole defeated Angelo Gomez.
-Afa fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification.
1981 - Eddie Gilbert and Ricky Morton defeat The Akbar Army (Jerry Brown and Ron McFarlane) for the NWA Tri-State Tag Team Title in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
1981 - Kim Song defeats Tommy Gilbert for the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1981 - Ashura Hara and Mighty Inoue defeat Paul Ellering and Larry Latham for the International Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title in Tokyo, Japan. They were the final champions as the promotion closed on August 9.
1983 - NWA World champ Ric Flair defeated Buzz Tyler via DQ in Wichita, Kansas.
1983 - In Memphis, Tennessee, Bobby Eaton and Duke Myers defeat The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane) for the AWA Southern Tag Team Title, ending the Fabs' fifth reign and beginning Eaton and Myers' second. At the same event, Ken Patera won the CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Title from Jerry Lawler, and Bill Dundee wins his seventh AWA Southern Heavyweight Title, ending Dutch Mantel's fourth reign.
1983 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Greenville, SC with the following results:
-Kelly Kiniski defeated Vinnie Valentino.
-Rufus R. Jones defeated the Magic Dragon.
-Jimmy Valiant defeated the Great Kabuki.
-NWA U.S. Champion Greg Valentine defeated Dory Funk Jr.
-NWA TV Champion Jos LeDuc defeated the One Man Gang.
1984 - Andy Kaufman dies of kidney failure due to large cell carcinoma in Los Angeles, California. Kaufman was best known in the wrestling world for his 1982 match with Jerry Lawler at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee, and subsequent expletive-laden appearance with Lawler on the Late Show with David Letterman. Lawler would later play himself in a film about Kaufman's life, "Man on the Moon."
1984 - NWA World champion Kerry Von Erich defeated Superstar Graham in the main event of a Championship Wrestling from Florida event in Miami Beach, FL at the Convention Center.
1984 - Mickie Knuckles aka Moose (during a short stint in TNA) and Isabella Smothers, is born in Clarksville, Indiana.
1984 - Wojo Yawrenko defeats Al Tomko to win the Vancouver NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title in Abbotsford, British Columbia, ending Tomko's third reign.
1984 - New Japan Pro Wrestling ran Saga, Japan with the following results:
-Mr. Saito, Animal Hamaguchi, & Kobayashi defeated Kantaro Hoshino, Kimura, & Fujiwara.
-John Quinn & Big John Studd defeated Yatsu & Teranishi.
-Otto Wanz defeated Black Cat.
-Dick Murdoch defeated Masked Superstar.
-Adrian Adonis defeated Riki Choshu by dq.
-Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami fought WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Ken Patera to a double countout.
1985 - WWF ran Syracuse, NY at War Memorial Auditorium with the following results:
-Jim Powers defeated Charlie Fulton.
-Salvatore Bellomo fought Johnny Rodz to a draw.
-Swede Hanson defeated Buddy Braddock.
-David Sammartino defeated Barry O.
-The Fabulous Moolah defeated Winona Littleheart.
-Jimmy Snuka & Ricky Steamboat defeated Roddy Piper & Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification.
1986 - WWF ran Landover, MD at the Capital Centre in front of 5,000 fans with the following results:
-B. Brian Blair defeated Bret Hart.
-Jim Neidhart defeated Lanny Poffo.
-Dan Spivey defeated Paul Christy.
-King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd defeated Tony Atlas & Ted Arcidi.
-George Steele defeated the Iron Sheik.
-Nikolai Volkoff defeated Cpl. Kirchner.
-Jake Roberts defeated Ricky Steamboat.
-WWF Intercontinental Champion Randy Savage defeated Tito Santana.
1986 - WWF ran Vancouver, British Columbia at the PNE Coliseum with the following results:
-Scott McGhee fought Ben Bassarab to a draw.
-Bob Orton defeated Moose Morowski.
-George Wells defeated Iron Mike Sharpe.
-King Tonga defeated Moondog Rex.
-Pedro Morales defeated Moondog Spot.
-Paul Orndorff defeated Don Muraco via disqualification.
-WWF Tag Team Champions The British Bulldogs defeated Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine.
1987 - The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) defeat Ronnie Garvin and Barry Windham in the finals of a six-team tournament for the NWA United States Tag Team Title in Atlanta, Georgia at an afternoon TV taping at the Techwood Drive Studios in 26:54.
1987 - The Midnight Express make their first title defense of the Y.S. titles just hours later, defeating Bob Armstrong and Ronnie Garvin at a Jim Crockett Promotions event in Chesterfield, SC.
1987 - WWF ran Calgary, Alberta at the Saddledome with the following results:
-Jerry Allen pinned Steve Lombardi.
-Dick Slater pinned Tiger Chung Lee.
-King Harley Race pinned Cpl. Kirchner.
-The Can-Am Connection defeated Kamala & Sika.
-Ken Patera pinned the Honkytonk Man.
-WWF Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation defeated The British Bulldogs in a steel cage match when, after both Neidhart and Dynamite escaped, Jimmy Hart slammed the cage door into Smith's head, allowing Bret to escape the cage.
1989 - WWF ran a monster TV Taping for Wrestling Challenge and Primetime Wrestling in LaCrosse, WI at The LaCrosse Center. During the taping, it was announced that Ron Garvin, who had lost a Loser Must Retire match to Greg Valentine, was now going to be a referee, setting the stage for Garvin to prevent Valentine from using a shinguard that exacerbated the effects of Valentine's figure four leglock. The taping featured the following results:
-Mr. Perfect pinned Jim Powers at 5:52 with the Perfect Plex.
-Rick Martel (w/ Slick) pinned Tim Horner at 7:43 with a kneedrop off the top.
-Bad News Brown & the Brooklyn Brawler defeated the Blue Blazer & Hillbilly Jim at 5:30 when Brown pinned the Blazer with the Ghetto Blaster.
-Jimmy Snuka pinned Ted Dibiase (with Virgil) at 8:20 with a roll up after Dibiase collided with Virgil on the ring apron.
-The Ultimate Warrior defeated WWF Intercontinental champion Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) via countout at 7:40 after Warrior attacked Rude on the floor as Rude attempted to leave ringside.
-The Bushwhackers defeated Chris Curtis & Al Burke at 2:16 when Luke pinned Burke following the double gutbuster
-Haku (with Bobby Heenan) pinned Jim Evans at 3:09 with the side kick to the face
-Jim Neidhart pinned Dave Wagner at 2:05 with a powerslam; Ron Garvin was the referee for the bout
-Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Jim Powers & Warren Bianchi at 2:47 when Raymond pinned Bianchi following the double team move off the top
-The Honkytonk Man (with Jimmy Hart) pinned Red Tyler with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll at 1:37
-Rick Martel (with Slick) pinned Jerry Lynn at 2:49 with a kneedrop off the top
-The Ultimate Warrior pinned Scott Colton at 3:04 with the press slam / splash combo; after the bout, Warrior carried his opponent backstage
-WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Todd Becker & Fuller Stevens at 2:15 when Ax pinned Becker following the Decapitation
-Greg Valentine (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Warren Bianchi via submission with the shinguard-assisted figure-4 at 2:07.
-Tito Santana pinned Dusty Wolfe at 3:04 with the flying forearm; Ron Garvin was the referee
-Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (with Bobby Heenan) defeated Jeff Gronsky & Paul Roma at 2:48 when Anderson pinned Gronsky following the spike piledriver behind the referee's back
-Brutus Beefcake defeated Tom Stock via submission with the sleeper at 2:40
-Mr. Perfect pinned Lance Allen with the Perfect Plex at 2:16
-Ted Dibiase (with Virgil) defeated JT Thomas via submission with the Million $ Dream at 2:21
-WWF Intercontinental Champion Rick Rude pined Chris Zarna at 1:16 with the Rude Awakening
-The Rockers, Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Boris Zhukov & Tom Stone at 3:07 when Michaels pinned Stone following double flying fistdrops; after the bout, Tony Schiavone interviewed the Rockers at ringside
-Dino Bravo (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Frankie DeFalco at 1:31 with the side suplex
-The Red Rooster defeated Jake Milliman via submission at 1:55 with the elevated chickenwing.
-The Twin Towers, The Big Bossman & Akeem (with Slick) defeated Jerry Lynn & Ray Brown at 2:20 when Akeem pinned Brown with a splash; after the bout, Lynn was handcuffed to the top rope and beaten with the nightstick. The same Lynn would go on to become ECW World champion, among other accomplishments in his long career.
-The Barbarian (with Mr. Fuji) pinned Ed Slater at 2:08 with a clothesline off the top
-Koko B. Ware pinned Barry Horowitz at 2:59 with the Ghostbuster; Ron Garvin was the referee for the bout
1990 - WWF ran Moline, IL at Wharton Fieldhouse with the following:
-Brutus Beefcake defeated the Genius.
-Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Orient Express.
-WWF World Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Mr. Perfect.
1990 - NWA ran Dayton, OH at the University of Dayton Arena drawing 800 fans with the following results:
-Norman pinned Rip Rogers.
-Mark Callous pinned Rob Morgan.
-The Rock N' Roll Express, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated The Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane.
-Tommy Rich pinned Dutch Mantel.
-Road Warrior Animal pinned Ron Simmons.
-NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned NWA U.S. Tag Team Champion Brian Pillman (sub. for NWA U.S. Champion Lex Luger, out with a staph infection) at the 30-minute mark.
1991 - Villano III defeats El Signo for the UWA World Light Heavyweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico, beginning his second reign. At the same event, Los Cowboys (Silver King and El Texano) won a tournament to become the first UWA World Tag Team Champions.
1991 - WWF ran Houston, TX at the Summit with the following:
-IRS pinned Jimmy Snuka,
-Ricky Steamboat defeated Haku,
-Bret Hart defeated the Barbarian,
-Jim Duggan defeated Col. Mustafa,
-The Mountie defeated the Big Bossman,
-The Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys via countout.
-Ted DiBiase defeated Roddy Piper.
-The Ultimate Warrior defeated the Undertaker via disqualification.
1991 - WCW ran Richmond, VA at the Coliseum with the following results:
-Sam Houston defeated Rip Morgan.
-Brad Armstrong defeated Joey Maggs.
-Tracey Smothers defeated Dr. X.
-Stan Hansen defeated Ricky Morton.
-Ron Simmons defeated Butch Reed via disqualification.
-WCW World Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner & Ranger Ross (substituting for WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner) defeated Michael Hayes & the Angel of Death (substituting for Jimmy Garvin).
WCW U.S. Champion Lex Luger fought Nikita Koloff to a no contest.
1992 - A joint event between Japan's Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling and Mexico's World Wrestling Association was held in Los Angeles, California at the Gymnasium on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles. The results:
- Piloto Suicida and Superstar, Jr. defeated Estampa Brava and Chamaco Rebelde.
- Akihito Ichihara defeated American Eagle.
- Billy Anderson, Jesse Hernandez and Louie Spicolli defeated Eiji Ezaki, Mr. Gannosuke and Ultrataro, when Spicolli pinned Ezaki.
- Super Muñeco, Ultra Tiger and Ultraman 2000 defeated Bull Rider, Ghengis Khan and The Shooter, when Muneco and Ultraman pinned Khan and Rider.
- Megumi Kudo, Yuki Morimatsu and Miwa Sato defeated Yoshika Maedomari, Combat Toyoda and Erika Tsuchiya.
- Ricky Fuji, Tinieblas, Jr. and Tinieblas, Sr. defeated Sambo Asako, Giant Warrior and Mando Guerrero by disqualification.
- Atsushi Onita, Tarzan Goto and El Hijo del Santo defeated WWA World Martial Arts Tag Team Champion Horace Boulder, Negro Casas and Tim Patterson in a best-of-three falls match, 2-1. Goto pinned Patterson, Casas pinned Santo and Onita pinned Boulder.
1992 - WWF ran Richfield, Ohio at the Coliseum with 5,100 fans, featuring:
-Crush defeated Kato via submission with a claw hold.
-Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware defeated the Nasty Boys via countout.
-Tito Santana pinned Bob Bradley.
-WWF Intercontinental Champion Bret Hart pinned Shawn Michaels.
-The Ultimate Warrior pinned Papa Shango.
-Jim Duggan defeated Repo Man via disqualification.
-The Legion of Doom defeated the Beverly Brothers.
1992 - WCW ran Charleston, SC at McAlister Fieldhouse drawing 1,300 fans with the following results:
-Big Josh pinned Richard Morton.
-Firebreaker Chip & Todd Champion defeated Thomas Rich & Tracy Smothers.
-Ron Simmons pinned Diamond Dallas Page.
-WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin.
-Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Steve Austin.
-WCW World Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko (substituting for Bobby Eaton) in a steel cage match.
1992 - WWF ran Landover, MD at Capital Centre with 4,000 fans, featuring:
-Jim Powers pinned the Brooklyn Brawler.
-Virgil pinned the Genius.
-Kerry Von Erich pinned Skinner.
-Tatanka pinned Col. Mustafa.
-Kamala pinned Sgt. Slaughter after the Mountie interfered.
-The Natural Disasters defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS via countout
-The Undertaker pinned the Mountie after Sgt. Slaughter interfered.
-WWF World Champion Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair via disqualification.
1993 - WWF ran Fresno, CA with the following results:
-Tatanka defeated Razor Ramon
-Yokozuna defeated Jim Duggan
-Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & IRS to win the titles; the title change was never acknowledged after the fact in any way, shape or form.
-Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger via disqualification when Razor Ramon interfered
1994 - The USWA held an event at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee. The results:
- Ken Wayne defeated The Colorado Kid.
- Spellbinder defeated Reggie B. Fine.
- Spike Huber defeated Bull Pain.
- The Moondogs (Rex and Spot) fought The Bad Breed (Axl and Ian Rotten) to a double-disqualification.
- USWA Women's Champion Debbie Combs defeated Robbie Rage.
- USWA Tag Team Champions The Eliminators (Kronus and Saturn) defeated The Spiders (The Headbangers).
- USWA Heavyweight Champion Brian Christopher defeated Doug Gilbert in a Singapore cane match.
- Jeff Jarrett and USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lawler defeated Eddie Gilbert and Dream Machine by disqualification.
1995 - WWF taped several weeks of Superstars in Danbury, CT in front of 1,800 fans with the following results:
-Bret Hart pinned Hakushi.
-Razor Ramon & Savio Vega fought WWF Tag Team Champions Owen Hart & Yokozuna to a double count-out.
-WWF Intercontinental Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated Davey Boy Smith in a ladder match.
-Shawn Michaels & the Undertaker defeated Sid & Kama.
-The Smoking Gunns defeated Bob Cook & Mike Khoury when Khoury was pinned.
-Jean Pierre Lafitte pinned John Chrystal with the Cannonball.
-Man Mountain Rock defeated Bill Payne via submission with the armbar.
-Mantaur (w/ Jim Cornette) pinned Gary Scott with a powerslam.
-KOTR Qualifying Match: Razor Ramon pinned Jacob Blu (w/ Eli Blu & Uncle Zebakiah) at 5:07 with a roll up as Jacob attempted to grab at Savio Vega on the floor; late in the contest, Savio came out and knocked down both Eli and Zebakiah.
-Men on a Mission defeated Russ Greenberg & Tim McNeany
-KOTR Qualifying Match: Kama (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Duke Drose
-Shawn Michaels pinned Tom Prichard (w/ Jim Cornette & Jimmy Del Ray) with the superkick (WrestleFest 95)
-Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Brian Walsh
-Techno Team 2000 defeated Barry Horowitz & the Brooklyn Brawler (Techno Team's TV debut)
-Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith defeated Mike Bell & Gus Kantarakis when Kantarakis submitted to the Torture Rack
-Skip (w/ Sunny) pinned Scott Taylor with a Frankensteiner off the top
-KOTR Qualifying Match: The Roadie (w/ Jeff Jarrett) pinned Doink the Clown (w/ Dink) with a roll up at 5:04 when Doink became distracted by Jarrett chasing Dink around ringside.
-Bob Holly defeated Raymond Roy.
-Rad Radford pinned Burt Centeno with the Northern lights suplex.
-The Undertaker pinned Tony Devito with the tombstone.
-Psycho Sid & Tatanka (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated John Chrystal & Cory.
-Hakushi (w/ Shinja) defeated David Haskins via countout.
-Razor Ramon pinned Bill Payne with the Razor's Edge.
-Kama (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Buck Quartermaine.
-The Smoking Gunns defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Duane Gill.
1996 - WWF ran Albany, NY at the newly renamed Pepsi Arena, drawing 4,972 fans with the following results:
-Leif Cassidy pinned Bob Holly.
-Crush pinned Jesse Jammes.
-Phinneas Godwinn (with Henry Godwinn) pinned Phil LaFon with the Slop Drop.
-Rockabilly pinned Flash Funk with a DDT off the middle ropes.
-Savio Vega (with Crush & Farooq) pinned Rocky Maivia.
-Steve Austin & the Legion of Doom defeated Brian Pillman & WWF Tag Team Champions, WWF Intercontinental Champion Owen Hart & WWF European Champion Davey Boy Smith when Austin pinned Hart with the Stunner.
-Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Goldust after Chyna tripped Goldust, with Helmsley falling on top for the win.
-Farooq (with Savio Vega & Crush) pinned Ahmed Johnson after Vega interfered and hit Ahmed with a chair shot to the head.
-WWF World Champion the Undertaker pinned Mankind.
1997 - Extreme Championship Wrestling ran Syracuse, NY at the Pepsi International Building, drawing 700 fans:
-The Pitbulls defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido.
-Chris Candido defeated Chris Chetti.
-Taz defeated Spike Dudley.
-Stevie Richards defeated Bill Wiles.
-ECW World TV Champion Shane Douglas & Francine defeated Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty when Douglas pinned Dreamer.
-ECW Tag Team Champions The Eliminators defeated The Gangstas and D-Von & Big Dick Dudley in an elimination match; New Jack was pinned; Big Dick was pinned.
-The Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney.
-ECW World Champion Terry Funk defeated Raven.
1997 - The Championship Wrestling Federation held an event at Athens High School in Troy, Michigan. The results:
- Total Annihilation (Gene Austin & Scott Stevens) defeated CWF Tag Team Champions Mike Kelly (subbing for Woody Lee) & Bobby Lee and Killer Kanareck & Bill Skullion in a three-way match to win the title.
- Mike Murphy defeated CWF Cruiserweight Champion Bobby Clancy to win the title.
- Rob Avram defeated El Diablo Rojo.
- Kamikaze Calhoun defeated Skull Ganz.
- CWF Television Champion Tommy Starr fought Madman Pondo to a double-countout. Starr retained the title.
- CWF Heavyweight Champion Knighthawk defeated Abdul Mustafa to retain the title.
- Brian Fury and Alexis Machine defeated Larry Destiny and Rico Rodriguez.
- NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dan Severn defeated Johnny Paradise by submission to retain the title.
1998 - ECW held "A Matter of Respect '98" at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The results were:
- Justin Credible (with Chastity and Jason) defeated Jerry Lynn in a best-of-three falls match, 2-1. Lynn pinned Credible with a cradle piledriver, Credible pinned Lynn with That's Incredible, and Credible pinned Lynn with an inside cradle after Chastity low-blowed Lynn.
- Chris Chetti pinned Jamie Dundee after a double-springboard moonsault.
- Mikey Whipwreck pinned Mike Lozansky after the Whippersnapper.
- Kronus pinned Danny Doring (with The Equalizer, Ulf Herman and Lance Wright) after a 450 splash.
- The Blue Meanie and Super Nova fought The Full-Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers (with Tommy Rich)) to a no-contest when the FBI attacked Meanie and Nova with chairs and the Italian flag. Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten then came out, and a match began.
- Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten defeated The Full-Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers (with Tommy Rich), when Axl pinned Guido and Balls pinned Smothers after stereo chair shots.
- ECW World Tag Team Champion Chris Candido and Sabu fought ECW World Tag Team Champion Lance Storm and ECW World Television Champion Rob Van Dam to a no-contest.
- Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Al Snow (with Head) after Greetings from Asbury Park. The crowd turned on Snow as it was well known he was leaving to return to WWE.
- During the show, Joey Styles interviewed the Triple Threat. Taz came out and teased he was going to join their alliance, suckering ECW World champion Shane Douglas into letting his guard down and attacking him.
1998 - WWF ran a sellout event at Anaheim, CA at the Arrowhead Pond, drawing 14,564 with the following results:
-The Headbangers defeated Los Boriquas.
-Vader pinned Kurrgan.
-Bradshaw pinned Barry Windham.
-Steve Blackman pinned Kama.
-The Undertaker defeated Kane in a lights out match.
-WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated LOD 2000.
-WWF European Champion Triple H pinned Owen Hart after Chyna interfered and hit Owen with a low blow
.-WWF World Champion Steve Austin pinned WWF Intercontinental Champion the Rock; Dude Love was the special referee but was chased backstage by Terry Funk.
1998 - WWF held a training camp event in conjunction with the WWA in Wittman, MA with the following results:
-Shawn Stasiak defeated the Irish Assassin.
-Tim McNeany & Steve Bradley defeated the Bulldozer via disqualification.
-Emory Hale & Andrew Martin defeated Vic Grimes & George Phillips.
-Paulo "Giant" Silva defeated Dr. X.
-The Mongolian defeated the Vampire Warrior.
-The Gargoyle (a masked John Tenta) defeated Jim Cote.
-Tiger Ali Singh defeated Erin O'Grady (Crash Holly).
-Bart Gunn & Bob Holly defeated Darren Drozdov & Fatu.
-Jeff Jarrett defeated Mike Hollow.
1998 - Sangre Chicana defeats Máscara Sagrada in Torreon, Mexico to win the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title, ending Sagrada's second reign.
1998 - WCW ran Amherst, MA at the Mullins Center with the following results:
-High Voltage defeated Kidman & Sick Boy.
-WCW World TV Champion Fit Finlay defeated Chris Adams.
-Alex Wright defeated Disco Inferno.
-Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven in a No DQ match.
-WCW U.S. Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Perry Saturn.
-The Giant defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash via disqualification.
1998 - The Inferno Kid and Mike Quackenbush are awarded the Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling Tag Team Title in Reading, Pennsylvania.
1998 - Paul Atlas defeats J.B. Destiny for the Pro Wrestling eXpress Television Title in North Versailles, Pennsylvania.
1999 - The WWF held its first "No Mercy" pay-per-view, exclusive to the United Kingdom, at the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England, with 18,407 fans attending. The results were:
- Tiger Ali Singh pinned WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Gillberg after a reverse neckbreaker.
- The Acolytes (Bradshaw and Faarooq) and Viscera defeated The Brood (Christian, Edge and Gangrel), when Bradshaw pinned Gangrel after the Clothesline from Hell, after Shane McMahon sent Mideon to the ring, who DDT'd Gangrel on the floor before rolling him back inside.
- Steve Blackman defeated Droz by submission with a triangle choke.
- WWF Tag Team Champion Kane defeated Mideon by disqualification when The Acolytes, Shane McMahon and Viscera interfered after Kane had chokeslammed Mideon. Kane's partner X-Pac made the save with a kendo stick.
- Nicole Bass (subbing for Sable, who said she had a chest cold) pinned Tori with one foot after a chokeslam. This was Sable's last WWF appearance until returning in April 2003.
- WWF European Champion Shane McMahon pinned WWF Tag Team Champion X-Pac to retain the title, after Triple H Pedigreed X-Pac while the referee was knocked out.
- Billy Gunn pinned Mankind after a Fameasser on a steel chair.
- WWF Champion Steve Austin defeated Triple H (with Chyna) and The Undertaker in a no-holds-barred triple threat match to retain the title, by pinning Triple H after a Stone Cold Stunner.
1999 - WWF also ran Richmond, VA at The Coliseum drawing a 10,712; sell out:
-Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor.
-Kurt Angle defeated Terry Taylor.
-Test defeated Albert.
-The Big Show defeated Mark Henry in a slam match.
-The Road Dogg defeated Owen Hart.
-Val Venis & Jackie defeated D-Lo Brown & Ivory.
-The Rock defeated the Big Bossman.
-WWF Hardcore Champion Al Snow defeated Hardcore Holly.
-WWF Intercontinental Champion the Godfather defeated Goldust.
-Ken Shamrock defeated 8-Ball.
1999 - ECW held its fifth "Hardcore Heaven" pay-per-view at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York, which got a 0.23 buyrate. The results:
- In a dark match, Skull Von Krush (Big Vito) pinned Danny Doring.
- ECW World Heavyweight Champion Taz defeated Chris Candido by submission with the Tazmission to retain the title.
- ECW World Tag Team Champions The Dudley Boyz (Buh-Buh Ray and D-Von) defeated Spike Dudley and Balls Mahoney, when D-Von pinned Mahoney after the 3D, to retain the title.
- Super Crazy pinned Taka Michinoku after a sitting powerbomb.
- Yoshihiro Tajiri pinned Little Guido after a brainbuster.
- Lance Storm (with Dawn Marie) pinned Tommy Dreamer (with Francine) after a spinkick from the top rope.
- ECW World Television Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Jerry Lynn in a no time-limit match after a Five-star Frog Splash to retain the title. This match was also shown on the first episode of ECW on TNN and is considered one of the all time classics for not just the feud, but all of ECW's run.
- Sid Vicious fought Justin Credible to a no-contest.
- ECW World Heavyweight Champion Taz defeated ECW World Tag Team Champions Buh-Buh Ray Dudley in a falls count anywhere match by submission with the Tazmission to retain the title.
1999 - The Ghetto Mafia (2-Dope and Sydeswype) defeat The Bruiser and Danny Rose in Glen Burnie, Maryland to win their second Maryland Championship Wrestling Tag Team Title.
1999 - WCW ran Sioux City, IA at the Municipal Auditorium with the following results:
-Hugh Morrus defeated Jerry Flynn.
-La Parka defeated Silver King and El Dandy.
-Chris Adams defeated Vampiro.
-Raven defeated Hak in a hardcore match.
-Konnan defeated Disco Inferno.
-WCW Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. & Billy Kidman defeated Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko.
-Sting defeated Ric Flair.
2000 - The WWF taped the May 18 edition of SmackDown! and matches for the May 21 Sunday Night Heat at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
Heat:
- The British Bulldog pinned Joey Abs (with Pete Gas and Rodney) after a powerslam.
- Essa Rios and Lita defeated Kaientai (Funaki and Taka Michinoku), when both members of Kaientai were pinned after stereo moonsaults from Lita and Rios.
- The Godfather pinned D-Lo Brown after the Ho Train and a clothesline. After the match, Brown gave The Godfather, as well as one of The Godfather's ho's, Sky Highs, and hit the Lo Down on the ho.
SmackDown!:
- Kurt Angle pinned Scotty 2 Hotty by blocking a victory roll.
- Perry Saturn fought WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko to a no-contest when guest referee Eddie Guerrero hit Malenko with the Light Heavyweight title belt, just after Malenko had done the same to Saturn.
- Grandmaster Sexay pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Christian with a roll-over and a handful of tights.
- Chris Jericho and Val Venis defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Chris Benoit and Hardcore Holly by disqualification when Holly hit Venis with a chair.
- Rikishi (with Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty)) defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Edge (with Kurt Angle and WWF Tag Team Champion Christian) by disqualification when Angle and Christian interfered.
- Shane McMahon pinned The Big Show in a gauntlet match after an assisted chokeslam while standing on a chair. The match was originally set to be Shane one-on-one with Big Show, but Shane said he forgot his gear, and made the gauntlet match. Big Show went through three tag teams, T&A (Test and Albert (with Trish Stratus)), The Big Bossman and Bull Buchanan, and Road Dogg and X-Pac (with Tori) beforehand.
- Crash Holly had paid off the A.P.A. (Bradshaw and Faarooq) for them to let him sleep in their office to hide from defending his WWF Hardcore Title. The A.P.A. left the office with Crash still inside, which Gerald Brisco took advantage and pinned the sleeping Crash to win the title, ending Crash's eighth reign.
- WWF Champion The Rock fought The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) to a no-contest in a handicap lumberjack tables match, when all three men began fighting all the lumberjacks. The lumberjacks were: Albert, The Big Bossman, WWF Hardcore Champion Gerald Brisco, Bull Buchanan, Shane McMahon, Vince McMahon, Road Dogg, Trish Stratus, Test, Tori, X-Pac. The Dudleys were put through tables by Road Dogg and X-Pac after the match, and Triple H gave The Rock a Rock Bottom through a table as well.
2000 - WCW taped the May 17 edition of Thunder in Lafayette, Louisiana at the Cajundome, which got a 2.6 rating on TBS. The results were:
- The Misfits in Action (Captain Rection, Corporal Cajun, Lieutenant Loco and Major Stash (with Major Gunns)) defeated The Filthy Animals (Disco Inferno, Juventud Guerrera, Konnan and Rey Misterio, Jr.) by disqualification.
- Hulk Hogan defeated Horace Hogan (with Torrie Wilson).
- WCW Hardcore Champion Terry Funk defeated Ernest Miller to retain the title.
- WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Scott Steiner defeated Mike Awesome in an ambulance match.
- WCW World Tag Team Champions KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) defeated Shane Douglas in a handicap match.
- WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Crowbar, Daffney, David Flair and Jeff Jarrett in a handicap match.
2002 - FMW President Shoichi Arai committed suicide by hanging himself in a park in Tokyo, Japan. Arai was 36 years old. He took the company over from Atsushi Onita in 1995 and ran FMW until it closed in 2002.
2002 - Alex Rizzo, better known as ECW's Big Dick Dudley, was found dead in his apartment in Copiague, New York at age 34. It has been speculated, though not confirmed, that Rizzo died of kidney failure.
2003 - Justin Credible defeats Steve Corino in Queens, New York to win the Premier Wrestling Federation Universal Heavyweight Title, ending Corino's fourth reign and beginning Credible's second. Also, Veronica Stevens defeats Alexis Laree for the PWF World Women's Title.
2003 - Genki Horiguchi, Ryo Saito and Susumu Yokosuka defeat CIMA, Don Fujii and SUWA for the UWA World Trios Title in Kobe, Japan.
2003 - Independent Pro Wrestling and NWA Florida held the first night of the first Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup at the Florida WrestlePlex in St. Petersburg, Florida, which featured the first round of the Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup Tournament. The results:
- CHAOS defeated Havoc and Kubiak in a three-way hardcore match.
- Naturally Marvelous (Scoot Andrews and Mike Sullivan) defeated Danny Doring and Mikey Tenderfoot.
- Lex Lovett defeated Agent Steele.
Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup Tournament first round:
- Naphtali defeated Seijin Akki.
- Jason Cross defeated CM Punk.
- Tony Mamaluke defeated Jerelle Clark.
- B-Boy defeated Steve Madison.
- Sedrick Strong defeated David Babylon.
- Reckless Youth defeated Sonjay Dutt.
- Ruckus defeated Roderick Strong.
- NWA Florida X Division and IPW Cruiserweight Champion Justice defeated Colt Cabana.
2003 - Tommy Suede defeats Havoc for the World Xtreme Wrestling Television Title in Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania.
2003 - Horace the Psychopath defeats Dino Bambino and champion Adrian Lynch in a three-way match in Green Bay, Wisconsin to win the NWA Wisconsin Heavyweight Title.
2003 - NxN Rude defeats Bulldog Raines for the NWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title in Humboldt, Tennessee, ending Raines' third reign.
2004 - Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeats Tony Stradlin for the vacant ZERO-ONE International Junior Heavyweight Title in Tokyo, Japan.
2004 - Mason Hunter and Mark Sterling defeat Griz and Krow in a tournament final in Topeka, Kansas to win the vacant NWA Midwest Tag Team Title.
2004 - WWE held its sixth-annual "Judgment Day" pay-per-view at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Smackdown brand show got a 0.42 buyrate and 18,722 fans attended. The results were:
- In a match airing on Sunday Night Heat, Mark Jindrak (with Theodore Long) pinned Funaki after the Mark of Excellence.
- Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von), when RVD pinned D-Von after the Five Star Frog Splash, after Mysterio hit a double-619.
- Torrie Wilson pinned Dawn Marie with a backslide. Before the match, SmackDown! General Manager Kurt Angle told Torrie that if she lost the match, she would be fired.
- Mordecai, in his debut, pinned Scotty 2 Hotty after a crucifix powerbomb.
- WWE Tag Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas and Rico (with Miss Jackie) defeated Billy Gunn and Hardcore Holly to retain the title, when Haas pinned Holly with a sunset flip after Rico superkicked Holly as he had Rico up for the Alabamaslam.
- Chavo Guerrero (with Chavo Classic) pinned WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jacqueline to win the title after a Gory Bomb. Guerrero had one arm tied behind his back for the match, but during, Chavo Classic untied his son's hand, enabling to hit the Gory Bomb behind the referee's back. This began Chavo's second reign in WWE, and fourth overall including WCW.
- WWE United States Champion John Cena pinned René Duprée after an FU to retain the title.
- The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) pinned Booker T after a Tombstone piledriver.
- John "Bradshaw" Layfield defeated WWE Champion Eddie Guerrero by disqualification, after Guerrero hit JBL with his title belt. Guerrero retained the title.
2004 - WWE also held a Raw matinee house show in Everett, WA, drawing 2,700 fans:
-The Hurricane & Rosey defeated Sylvian Grenier & Rob Conway after Eugene came ringside.
-Steven Richards defeated Chuck Palumbo.
-Garrison Cade pinned Val Venis with a roll up after Jonathan Coachman, the guest ring announcer for the show, interfered.
-Matt Hardy pinned Albert with a rollup.
-Batista pinned Shelton Benjamin by blocking a sunset flip and holding onto the ropes for leverage.
-Chris Jericho defeated Tyson Tomko (subtituting for Christian) in a steel cage match.
-WWE Women's Champion Victoria defeated Gail Kim, Jazz, and Molly Holly in an elimination match; Jazz and Molly were eliminated following simultaneous pins; Victoria pinned Gail with the Widow's Peak.
-WWE IC Champion Randy Orton pinned Edge with a roll up after Batista interfered.
-Lita pinned Trish Stratus with a DDT.
World Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit defeated Kane via submission with the Crippler Crossface after avoiding the chokeslam.
2005 - WWE held a live RAW and taped the May 22 Sunday Night Heat at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska, which got a 4.3 rating on Spike TV.
- In a dark match, Bobby Lashley defeated ?.
Heat:
- Robért Conway defeated Trevor Murdoch by submission with an armbar.
- William Regal (with Tajiri) defeated Romeo (with Antonio) by disqualification, when Antonio broke the cover after Regal hit a knee to the head.
- Val Venis pinned Sylvian Grenier with the Money Shot.
RAW:
- Muhammad Hassan and Daivari defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin and Chris Jericho, when Hassan pinned Jericho with the Flatliner.
- Ric Flair pinned Christian (with Tyson Tomko) with a roll-over and holding the ropes.
- Chris Benoit fought Tajiri to a no-contest in an ECW rules match when RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff and Jonathan Coachman came out, and Bischoff stopped the match since he never sanctioned it.
- Christy Hemme pinned Candice Michelle in a lingerie pillow fight with a roll-up. After the match, Viscera came out and hit on Lilian Garcia, inviting her into the ring to sit on the bed with him. Viscera then gave Lilian a key to his hotel room.
- World Tag Team Champions The Hurricane and Rosey defeated Simon Dean and Maven, when Rosey pinned Maven, to retain the title.
- Edge pinned Kane (with Lita), after hitting Kane in the face with his Money in the Bank briefcase as he attempted a diving clothesline. Lita had slid the briefcase in the ring to Edge beforehand, and Edge and Lita hugged and kissed on the stage after the match. By winning the Gold Rush Tournament, Edge earned a World Heavyweight Title match for the following week.
2005 - Misae Genki defeats Amazing Kong in the finals of the annual NEO Japan Cup tournament.
2006 - WWE taped the May 19 and May 20 editions of Friday Night SmackDown! and Velocity at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. SmackDown! got a 1.9 rating on UPN. The results were:
Velocity:
- Paul Burchill defeated Simon Dean.
- The Pitbulls (Kid Kash and Jamie Noble) defeated Russell Simpson and Chris Wellman.
- The F.B.I. (Nunzio and Vito) defeated Funaki and Scotty 2 Hotty.
- WWE Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms defeated Funaki.
SmackDown!:
- Jillian Hall, Brian Kendrick and Paul London defeated MNM (Melina and WWE Tag Team Champions Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro), when Jillian pinned Melina with a crossbody off the top.
- Bobby Lashley pinned Jared Steel after a spear.
- Chris Benoit and Gunner Scott defeated Booker T (with Sharmell) and Finlay, when Scott pinned Booker with a crucifix.
- Mark Henry pinned Matt Hardy after a powerslam.
- World Heavyweight Champion Rey Mysterio fought Kane to a no-contest.
- In a dark match after the show, World Heavyweight Champion Rey Mysterio defeated Mark Henry and WWE United States Champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield in a triple threat match by pinning JBL after the 619.
2006 - Brad Smith defeats Matt Stryker to win the Heartland Wrestling Association Television Title in Cincinnati, Ohio.
2006 - Davey Boy Smith's son, Harry, signs with WWE. He would eventually debut as David Hart Smith as one third of the Hart Dynasty.
2006 - TNA announced plans to debut in the Garden State for the first time with a house show in Wayne, NJ in June.
2007 - Jakks Pacific announced plans to do They several Four Horsemen themed sets as well as action figures for The Rock N' Roll Express.
2007 - Megumi Grace Asano, a referee, defeats Coloco, a miniature dachsund, for the DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Title in Tokyo, Japan.
2008 - In an interview with the UK Sun, John Cena was asked about whether there were any problems between he and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson about previous comments Cena made about the former WWE star turned actor. Cena responded, "No, because there was no problem or controversy – and Rock is first and foremost a gentlemen. As I said at the time, I think it is great that he has become such a huge success in the movie business. He has made some great films and has an enormous contract with Disney. What I don’t understand is when I hear people in our business, and not just him, say “I’ve wanted to do this all of my life” - but they’re not willing to put forth the commitment and the dedication it takes to be a success here. And Rock is one of those guys who gave the “I’ve wanted to do this all of my life” speech, but in actuality he wanted to be an actor. Now, trust me, that is totally fine with me. It’s OK. But just don’t say one thing and do another. Because our fans are extremely loyal and when you do that it p***es them off. All of us work so hard to make the show as good as it can be. So it’s hard when people give the impression of 'this is the greatest gig in the world' and then jump ship to movies. Now I have every interviewer asking me when I’m leaving WWE for films. And the answer is I’m never doing that, because I love wrestling more than I do movies. It’s guys like that who set the precedent of using wrestling as a stepping stone to do films. But there’s no controversy to any of that – as Rock is a successful and actor and that’s what he has always wanted to be." Cena's public comments about Dwayne Johnson would later be used as fodder to build to their Wrestlemania showdown.
2009 - Former WWE Star Bobby Lashley improved his Mixed Martial Arts record to 3-0 with a quick victory over Mike Cook at last night's Maximum Fighting Championship 21 event in Alberta, Canada. It only took Lashley 24 seconds to land a right hand a secure a guillotine choke. Cook attempted to break out, went limp, and the fight was stopped. Cook's strategy to get under Lashley's skin backfired. Cook, who was 6-3 going into this fight, wore a Rey Mysterio mask to the weigh-in and the fight, and did Hulk Hogan poses, mocking Lashley's pro wrestling career.
2009 - Time-Warner Cable announces its intentions to stop carrying HDNet, which aired Ring of Honor TV. Although there had been previous posturing to this effect, HDNet would be dropped by the cable provider just weeks later.
2009 - WWE (ran a Supershow featuring all three of their brands in Bloomington, IL at the US Cellular Coliseum, featuring:
-CM Punk defeated Shelton Benjamin.
-Tyson Kidd defeated Evan Bourne.
-Sheamus defeated Jimmy Wang Yang.
-WWE Unified Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo Colon defeated Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes.
Nikki & Brie Bella defeated Beth Phoenix & Rosa Mendes.
-R Truth defeated Dolph Ziggler.
-ECW champion Christian defeated Jack Swagger.
-John Cena, Batista, & Jeff Hardy defeated World Heavyweight Champion Edge, WWE World Champion Randy Orton, & the Big Show.
2009 - WWE broadcast Smackdown from Dayton, Ohio. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We are live on tape from Dayton, Ohio and your announcers are Jim Ross and Todd Grisham.
We see footage of the problems between Shelton Benjamin and John Morrison over the last few weeks on Superstars (which you can see on WGN).
Match Number One: John Morrison and CM Punk versus Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin
Haas and Punk start things off and they lock up and Haas takes Punk into the corner and Haas with a punch and forearms on the break. Haas with a slam but he misses a knee drop. Punk with a series of kicks followed by a knee to the midsection. Morrison tags in and he kicks Haas followed by an uppercut. Morrison with an Irish whip and a hip toss and a pommel horse leg drop. Benjamin tags in and he kicks Morrison while Haas holds him. Benjamin with a short arm clothesline. Morrison blocks a punch and he connects with punches of his own followed by a neck breaker.
Punk is tagged back in and they hit a double back elbow on Benjamin for a near fall. Benjamin with a jawbreaker and Haas tags back in and Haas kicks Punk followed by a forearm. Punk with forearms and a snap mare followed by the kick to the back. Punk with a hammer lock as he takes Haas to the mat. Punk with a kick to the back followed by a near fall. Haas sends Punk into the turnbuckles but Punk with a float over in the corner and then Punk with an arm drag into an arm bar. Haas with a forearm to the back and Punk gets Haas on his shoulders for the Go To Sleep, but Benjamin stops Punk. Punk tries to get Benjamin up but Haas pulls Benjamin off. All four men are in the ring and Punk drop kicks Benjamin out of the ring and Haas leaves the ring as well. Morrison with a baseball slide to Haas and they both go into the ringside barrier. We go to commercial.
We are back and Haas and Morrison are in the ring. Morrison with an arm drag into an arm bar. Haas with a knee and then he runs Morrison into his corner. Morrison tries to fight his way out of the corner but Haas puts Morrison in the ropes and when the referee deals with Haas, Benjamin with a kick to the chest. Benjamin tags in and he connects with an elbow to the head followed by a knee. Benjamin with a neck breaker for a near fall. Benjamin with a reverse chin lock to wear down Morrison. Morrison escapes the hold and then he tries to make the tag but Benjamin catches Morrison. Morrison with a sunset flip but Haas made the blind tag and he kicks Morrison in the back. Haas with forearms and then he chokes Morrison with his boot. Haas with a front face lock and Benjamin tags in. Benjamin with a snap mare and a rear chin lock. Morrison returns to his feet but Benjamin with a knee. Morrison tries for a neck breaker but Benjamin turns it into a backslide. Morrison is able to get out of the hold and he makes the tag to Punk.
Punk with a series of clotheslines to Benjamin and then he hits a series of kicks. Punk grazes Benjamin with a leg lariat and Benjamin is able to tag in Haas. Punk does not realize that Haas made the tag and Punk with the running knee into the corner and he sets for the bulldog, but Benjamin sees Haas and Benjamin sends Punk into an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Haas kicks Punk in the back. Haas tries for a gutwrench suplex but Punk blocks it. Haas with a waist lock but Punk with elbows. Haas with a power slam for a near fall. Haas with knees to the back and a rear chin lock. Benjamin tags in and Benjamin with a kick and then he suplexes Punk. Benjamin starts to toy with Punk but then he ups the intensity with kicks, but Punk with kicks of his own. Benjamin blocks a kick and then he hits a short arm clothesline. Haas is tagged back in and he kicks Punk in the chest. Haas with a side head lock and Punk gets out of the hold. Punk avoids a belly-to-back suplex and lands on his feet and he makes the tag to Morrison, but then Punk is clotheslined over the top rope to the floor by Haas. Morrison drops Haas on the top rope and Morrison with a clothesline and a drop kick. Morrison with a leg lariat to Haas and then he knocks Benjamin off the apron. Morrison sends Haas to the apron. Morrison tries for a shoulder but he is met with a knee to the head. Haas with the sunset flip and Morrison rolls through and connects with a Shining Wizard. Morrison goes up top but Benjamin leaps to the turnbuckles to stop Morrison. Morrison knocks Benjamin off the turnbuckles and then Punk clotheslines Benjamin over the top rope to the floor. Morrison hits the split legged corkscrew moonsault for the three count.
Winners: CM Punk and John Morrison
We go to commercial.
We are back and did you know that the WWE cares about the military?
Chris Jericho comes to the ring and he is dressed for action, but he is going to talk to us. Jericho mentions that Sunday is Judgment Day, the day that all must atone for what we have done. Jericho says that the hypocrites fear Judgment Day, he does not because he is a man of virtue and a pure hearted man who does exactly what he says he is going to do. Ever since he came to Smackdown, he has been lied to and disrespected. Chris says that he thought it was because he was the new kid on the block, but he realizes that it is a conspiracy. It has been perpetrated by the fraudulent, gelatinous, parasitic, tape worms. He says that it is a conspiracy by the incompetent General Manager Teddy Long. It is a conspiracy by all of the jealous wrestlers in the locker room. On Sunday, he will have his vindication. If he has to go through the entire locker room on Sunday, he will do it. He says that he is a modern day conqueror. Chris says that Smackdown is his show. The first victim in his quest is the miniscule piece of trash Rey Mysterio. Chris says that Rey took something very important to him. Rey took his chance to be the World Champion. Jericho says that he will take something away from Rey when he beats him on Sunday to become the Intercontinental Champion for the ninth time. Chris says that he is going to take away from the fans the opportunity to see Rey hit the 619. Chris says that the fans will not see a 619 tonight either as he commands Rey Mysterio to come to the ring.
A larger figure comes out and it is Edge and Edge comes to the ring. Edge says that it has been a few weeks and that is all that it has taken to make him sick of hearing Jericho’s voice. Edge wonders why Jericho thinks everyone is after him because as the World Champion, everyone is out to get him. Edge says that Jericho is out to get him too. Edge comments on Jericho’s assertions about being in charge of Smackdown. Edge points out that it is his show and it was his show when Jericho was on Raw getting beaten by John Cena. Edge points out that Jericho can be a nine time champion if he wins on Sunday, but Edge is a nine time World Champion. Edge says that he is taking over this segment and Chris Jericho might want to call out his opponent, Edge is calling out his opponent Jeff Hardy. Chris interrupts and he says that he called out Rey Mysterio first.
Neither man comes out but we get the next best option, Smackdown’s own incompetent General Manager Teddy Long. Teddy tells the playas in the ring to calm down because it is neither man’s show because it is the WWE Universe’s show. Teddy says that he will give them a match and Chris Jericho will face Edge tonight.
Jeff Hardy is walking in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back with the Smack of the Night: Rey Mysterio costing Chris Jericho his title match because of his unauthorized presence at ringside during Jericho’s match with Jeff Hardy.
Match Number Two: Jeff Hardy versus Ricky Ortiz
They lock up and Ortiz with a knee to the midsection and a forearm to the back followed by a head butt. Ortiz with a hip toss and a shoulder tackle for a near fall. Ortiz with a shoulder tackle and a series of knee drops for a near fall. Ortiz with a reverse chin lock with the arm isolated. Ortiz with head butts to Hardy followed by a near fall. Ortiz goes for the big splash but Hardy gets his knees up. Ortiz gets a near fall with a power slam. Ortiz returns to the reverse chin lock. Hardy with a flying clothesline. Hardy with running forearm to Ortiz followed by a mule kick that sends Ortiz into the corner. Hardy with the hesitation baseball slide and then Hardy with a running forearm to Ortiz in the corner. Hardy hits Whisper in the Wind and then it is time for the Twist of Fate and Swanton for the three count.
Winner: Jeff Hardy
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look back to the final moments of the Hardy match.
Josh Mathews is in the ring with Jeff Hardy and Josh asks Jeff if he has the momentum leading into his match at Judgment Day. Hardy says that Edge is a creature of habit. You will see a pattern. He wins the title at a pay per view and then he loses it. At Backlash, Edge won the title but at Judgment Day Edge will lose again. Jeff says that it will not just be for him, it will be for everyone who stood with him through thick and thin and believed in him.
Time for the Raw Rebound with extra handicaps.
Alicia Fox and Michelle McCool are stretching in the locker room as we go to commercial.
We see footage of Gail Kim’s victory over Michelle McCool a few weeks ago and then we see Michelle getting her revenge with a McCool Clash.
Match Number Three: Alicia Fox and Michelle McCool versus Gail Kim and Melina
Melina and Michelle start things off and Michelle with a double leg take down but Melina punches Michelle. Alicia is tagged in and they lock up and Alicia with a kick and a full nelson. Melina drops down and Melina with an arm drag. Melina works on the arm and then she takes Alicia to the mat and tags in Gail who hits a drop kick on Alicia and gets a near fall. Gail with a forearm and Gail hits a rana. Gail with another forearm and an Irish whip. Gail with a cross body into the corner and then Michelle tries to interfere but Gail takes care of her. Gail tries for a springboard move but Michelle pulls Gail to the floor. Michelle tags back in and she rolls Gail back in and Michelle can only get a two count. Michelle punches Gail and then hits a jumping twisting neck breaker. Michelle with an inverted face lock but Gail escapes the hold using the ropes for a version of an Asai DDT. Melina tags in and she clothesline Michelle and connects with a forearm. Melina puts Michelle on the turnbuckles and Melina jumps on her midsection. Michelle sends Melina into the ropes and then she gets rollup for a near fall. Melina blocks a kick and then she hits a boot to the head for a near fall. Melina sets for an inverted DDT on Michelle but Alicia interferes and hits a clothesline on Melina. Gail sends Alicia to the floor and then Gail with a baseball slide and then Gail runs Alicia into the ringside barrier. Melina with a kick to Michelle and then Melina with the Screeching Code Red for the three count.
Winners: Melina and Gail Kim
We go to commercial.
We are back with the WWE Rewind: Dolph Ziggler attacking Great Khali with a chair last week.
Match Number Four: Jimmy Wang Yang versus Dolph Ziggler
Dolph offers his hand to Yang and Yang does not do it so Ziggler pushes him. Yang with a kick and arm drag into an arm bar. Ziggler with punches to the back followed by a wristlock Exploder gourdbuster. Ziggler with kicks to Yang followed by an Irish whip and a splash into the corner. Ziggler with a rear chin lock into a reverse chin lock. Ziggler with a series of elbow drops and then he does the delayed leaping Perfect elbow drop. Ziggler returns to the reverse chin lock. Yang with punches but Ziggler stops any offense with a knee to the head. Ziggler with a full nelson. Ziggler misses a splash into the corner and Yang with a clothesline followed by a kick to the chest and a kick to the back of the head. Yang with a kick to the back of the leg and another kick to the head for a near fall. Yang misses a spin kick but he is able to go up top and when he tries for a moonsault, Ziggler is not in the area but Yang lands on his feet and that allows Ziggler to hit the leaping inverted DDT for the three count.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
After the match, Great Khali comes out and he sends Ziggler to the floor from the apron and Ziggler runs away from Khali. We go to commercial.
We are back and Cryme Tyme are in the back with Eve. They were impressed with Eve’s dance moves and Eve says that she used to be a dancer. JTG and Shad point out that Layla has taken her down twice and to make things worse, Layla is saying things about Eve’s mom. JTG and Shad point out that Layla is down the hall. Eve says that she will take care of things. Layla is in the make up chair and Eve pours powder on her head and we have a catfight. JTG and Shad break things up.
We see footage of last week’s match between R Truth and Mike Knox. Who wants a rematch.
Match Number Five: R Truth versus Mike Knox
They lock up and Knox misses a punch on a break. Truth with a punch but Knox with a forearm and slam. Knox misses a knee drop and Knox goes to the floor. Truth with a pescado onto Knox. Truth punches Knox on the floor and then they return to the ring. Knox with a big boot to Truth. Knox with a head butt and Irish whip. Knox with a splash in the corner and a short arm clothesline for a near fall. Knox catapults Truth into the ropes and gets a near fall. Knox with a reverse chin lock. Knox with a knee and Irish whip. Truth with a boot and punch to Knox. Truth with a split when Knox charges at him and Truth with a kick to the head. Truth with a flying corkscrew forearm for the three count.
Winner: R Truth
We go to commercial.
We are back and did you know that men and women watch Smackdown?
Josh Mathews is in the interview area with Rey Mysterio. Josh asks Rey about his match with Jericho and Chris’s comments from earlier in the show. Rey says that Jericho is arrogant, egotistical, and deceitful. Rey says that Chris has been running his mouth about being disrespected and a conspiracy. However, to gain respect, you have to earn it. Rey says that he is not going to let Jericho walk all over him. Rey says that Jericho does not have to worry about conspiracy on Sunday, just the 619.
Jim Ross and Todd Grisham are in the ring and it is time to run through the card for Judgment Day.
Match Number Six: Edge versus Chris Jericho
They get face to face and have words for each other. Jericho slaps Edge and Edge slaps Jericho back. Jericho takes Edge to the mat and he punches Edge. Edge punches Jericho and Jericho returns the favor. Jericho sends Edge into the ringside barrier and apron. Edge sends Jericho into the announce table and they return to the ring. Edge punches Jericho in the corner and he Irish whips Jericho but Jericho moves out of the way when Edge charges. Jericho sends Edge into the ring post. Jericho works on the shoulder with an arm bar. Edge with a knee to the midsection and an elbow to the back of the head. Edge puts Jericho in the ropes and he hits a cross body to the back for a near fall. Jericho with a kick and forearm to the head. Jericho chokes Edge in the ropes. Jericho with a baseball slide that sends Edge to the floor. Edge sends Jericho into the ring steps. Edge hot shots Jericho onto the ringside barrier and they return to the ring. Jericho with a kick and then he sends Edge into the turnbuckles. They go up top and they both punch each other and they go to the floor. We go to commercial.
We are back and Edge with a suplex for a near fall. Edge punches Jericho but Jericho with a divorce court and a near fall. Jericho with a key lock and then he slams Edge while in the key lock. Jericho kicks Edge in the arm. Jericho with a kick to the arm. Jericho tries for the bulldog but Edge sends Jericho into the turnbuckles. Edge punches Jericho and hits a spear into the corner after an Irish whip. Jericho tries to use the ropes for leverage on the cover and the ref sees it. Edge does the same thing. Edge and Jericho each hit clotheslines and both men go down. Edge punches Jericho and Jericho with the bulldog. Jericho with the Lionsault but he lands on his feet. Edge with a sharpshooter and Jericho goes to the ropes. Edge tries for the Sharpshooter again and Jericho with an inside cradle. Jericho puts Edge in the Walls of Jericho. Edge gets to the ropes. Edge hits a spear and Jericho rolls to the floor. Jericho drops Edge on the top rope. Jericho gets a chair he brings it into the ring but Edge with a kick to Jericho and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Edge by disqualification
After the match, Edge gets the chair and Jeff Hardy stops Edge from using it on Jericho and Hardy with a Twist of Fate onto the chair. Hardy goes up top and Jericho tries to stop him but Jericho is pushed to the floor. Hardy with a cross body onto Jericho.
CM Punk comes to the ring with official Money in the Bank Briefcase referee. Before the bell can ring, Umaga comes to the ring. Punk hits Umaga twice with the briefcase. Punk with a pescado onto Umaga. Umaga hits an uppercut on Punk while Hardy hits a spear on Edge. Umaga and Punk fight into the crowd while Edge and Hardy also go into the crowd. Meanwhile Rey Mysterio attacks Chris Jericho on the ramp.
2010 - British wrestling star Andre Baker, 45, who worked for many promotions in the UK and promoted NWA UK Hammerlock committed suicide. Baker, who had an excellent amateur wrestling background, did come to the United States in the early 1990s to challenge Dan Severn for the NWA title on an event promoted by the late Dennis Coralluzo and also worked for the now-defunct UCW in New York City. Baker launched Hammerlock UK in 1993. The promotion's school helped train current TNA stars Winter and Douglas Williams, New Japan's Prince Devitt, and former NWA champion Gary Steele.
2010 - WWE Smackdown ran two events in New Brunswick up in Canada:
Moncton, New Brunswick matinee live report by Eric Lewis:
WWE's Smackdown brand was in Moncton, N.B., Canada this afternoon for a house show. There was a decent turnout. I'm guessing around 1,500-2,000 people.
Show opened with Tony Chimel announcing Matt Hardy, who came to the ring and spoke of how we were going to love the show, but unfortunately he was too hurt to wrestle because of the recent attacks by Drew McIntyre. McIntyre then came out and started mouthing off. He and Hardy traded blows, but McIntyre got the better of him. Kofi Kingston then made the save. Chimel announced that while Kofi and Drew were supposed to fight later in the afternoon, Kofi figured why wait? and we went to the match.
First match: Kofi Kingston vs. Drew McIntyre
Winner: Kofi with Trouble in Paradise after Hardy came back out and distracted McIntyre. Decent match with McIntyre getting the most out of it with Kofi continuing to battle back. Some fan cheered for Kofi the entire time, but he yelled "Kobi!!!" over and over, to the annoyance of all of us who know what his actual ring name is.
Following the first match, Tiffany came out as the guest host and asked a youngster in the first row if he could answer a WWE trivia question. The question, I think, was "What is WWE's next PPV?" Kid answers "Over the Limit" and got the chance to be the bell ringer for the next match.
Second match: David Otunga vs. Darren Young
Winner: Young with a crucifix rollup.
Cody Rhodes then came out and talked himself up, eventually demanding Chimel reintroduce him as the "Uncommon" Cody Rhodes.
Third match: Cody Rhodes vs. Chris Masters
Winner: Rhodes with "crossroads"
Shad Gaspard came to the ring for his match, followed by MVP. The two made fun of each other for a bit, and seemed to be enjoying doing so. Shad kept making fun of MVP's "ballin'" and his signature poses. He made it look really goofy, and MVP grabbed the mic to ask fans, "Do you have laws in Canada against beating up on the mentally handicapped?"
Fourth match: Shad Gaspard vs. MVP
Winner: MVP with the 305
-- Intermission --
Fifth match: Layla vs. Kelly Kelly for the Women's championship
Winner: Layla with a neckbreaker after what was a decent match, much longer than what the women usually get on TV.
Sixth match: Straight-Edge Society (Luke Gallows and masked man) w/Serena vs. Christian and Rey Mysterio
Winners: Christian and Rey with the 619 followed by Killswitch and seated senton on Luke Gallows. This was the hottest and most interesting match on the show with a few hot tags and some fun offense from Christian and Mysterio.
Seventh match: Jack Swagger vs. Big Show for World championship
Winner: Big Show by DQ when Swagger finally attacked him with the World title.
It was a decent house show. Not quite as much crowd interaction as I expected, but the guys and gals seemed to have fun. Rey Mysterio probably had the biggest pop, but Christian, MVP, Big Show, Kelly Kelly and Kofi Kingston were all way over as well. The tag match was probably the most over match on the show.
St. John, New Brunswick evening results at Harbour Station:
-Kofi Kingston defeated WWE IC Champion Drew McIntyre in a non-title match.
-Darren Young defeated David Otunga.
-Cody Rhodes defeated Chris Masters.
-MVP defeated Shad Gaspard in what would be Gaspard's last match on the main WWE roster.
-WWE Women's Champion Layla defeated Kelly Kelly.
-Rey Mysterio & Christian defeated Luke Gallows & CM Punk's Masked Man (Joey Mercury, with Serena).
-The Big Show defeated World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger via disqualification.
2010- WWE Raw ran London, Ontario at the Labatt Centre, with the following results:
-Santino Marella defeated Zack Ryder.
-Justin Gabriel defeated Wade Barrett.
-Goldust defeated Dos Caras (the future Alberto Del Rio)
-WWE Unified Tag Team Champions David Hart Smith & Tyson Kidd defeated Carlito & Primo Colon.
-WWE Divas Champion Eve Tores, Brie & Nikki Bella defeated Maryse, Alicia Fox, & Jillian Hall.
-John Morrison defeated Vladimir Kozlov.
-WWE World Champion John Cena & Randy Orton defeated Sheamus & Ted Dibiase.
2010 - TNA promoted their Sacrifice PPV. Buck Woodward filed the following PPV report:
No live pre-show tonight, just 25 minutes devoted to the Rob Van Dam vs. AJ Styles match, and the very good Sacrifice lineup music video that closed Impact this week.
Team 3D vs. Beer Money vs. Motor City Machineguns to determine the number one contenders to the TNA World Tag Team Title.
First pin or submission wins, and Alex Shelley started off with Robert Roode. They exchanged holds, then Roode hit a shoulder block. Shelley hit a tilt-a-whirl headscissors and a bulldog out of a bodyscissors for a two count. Roode hit a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a two count of his own, then tagged in Storm. Storm slugged Shelley and knocked Chris Sabin to the floor. Storm went to the floor to avoid a shot by Shelley, and instead got decked by Sabin. MCMG went to work on Roode, double teaming him in the ring, then did the same to Storm when he rolled back in the ring. Storm came back with an eye poke and a jimping knee to Sabin. Brother Ray tagged himself in off Storm's back and faced off with Sabin. Brother Ray worked on Sabin's arm, but Sabin came back with kicks. Brother Ray flattened Sabin with a kick to the face, then tagged in Devon for a legdrop/backbreaker combo. Shelley broke up the cover.
Sabin mounted a comeback, hitting Devon with a leg lariat, but he missed a pescado on Brother Ray after punching him to the floor. Brother Ray told Sabin he was "stupid" for trying that. Sabin was tossed back in and Devon slammed him and hit a legdrop. Roode broke up the cover. Ray tagged in and chopped Sabin in the chest. Ray slammed Sabin and went to the second rope, but missed the senton. Shelley tagged in and hit Team 3D with forearms and kicks. Shelley went to the top rope, but 3D caught him. Sabin dropkicked Shelley in the back to send Team 3D down. Sabin dropkicked Beer Money off the apron, then went to work on Team 3D. Sabin dove to the floor to hit Storm with a tope. Shelley pulled Ray throat first across the top rope, but missed a dive from the top. Roode tagged in off Ray, and clotheslined Shelley.
Roode gave Shelley a side backbreaker for two, then Beer Money gave him a double suplex after Storm tagged in. Sabin tried to run in, but the referee forced him out. Storm gave Shelley a neckbreaker off the ropes for a two count. Roode tagged in and they worked over Shelley with a slam and elbowdrop/kneedrop combination. Shelley elbowed out of a Roode chinlock, but Roode hit a back elbow for a two count and tagged in Storm. Shelley tried to rally, and Storm missed an avalanche. Roode tagged in, cutting Shelley off from tagging out. Shelley managed to tag Sabin, who hit Roode with forearms, then caught him with a second rope rana. Sabin dove to the floor to take out Storm, then gave Roode a springboard DDT in the ring, but Devon broke it up. Everyone got in the ring and started going at it. MCMG were tossed out, and Team 3D started working over Beer Money, hitting a Doomsday Device on Roode. Sabin gave Brother Ray a spingboard bodypress for a two count. Sabin was sent to the floor, and Team 3D set up Roode for 3D. Storm ran in and spit beer in Brother Ray's eyes. Devon went to the floor, brawling with Storm. In the ring, Roode gave Brother Ray a spinebuster. The Guns took out Roode, then gave Brother Ray a neckbreaker/bodypress combo for the win at the fourteen minute mark. I don't remember Brother Ray tagging in before the match ending brawl, but I may have missed it.
Winners: The Motor City Machineguns.
Taz and Mike Tenay discussed the Abyss arrest from Thursday, noting he was released after it was revealed that the "attack" on Chelsea was a hoax. They mentioned "rumors" that Wolfe and Chelsea were being investigated for filing a false police report. They then previewed the Global Title match.
Global Champion Rob Terry vs. Orlando Jordan.
Jordan made his entrance by being lowered into the ring on two ropes adorned with scarves. Jordan tried to jump Terry as he entered the ring, by Terry hit a series of shoulderblocks in a corner. Terry gave Jordan a hiptoss, then hit a clothesline in the corner and knocked him down with a second clothesline. Terry hit some punches, then backdropped him. Terry hit an avalanche and a side slam for a two count. Jordan kicked away another backdrop attempt, but Terry responded with a spinkick. Terry clotheslined Jordan out of the ring and onto the ramp. Jordan started crawling away from the ring, but Terry went after him and tossed him back in. Terry hit a powerslam for a two count. Jordan begged off, but then he caught a Terry kick, put his leg over the top rope and kicked his knee twice. Jordan then dropped an elbow to the back of his knee.
Jordan worked on the knee, dropping elbows and sitting on it. Jordan went to the floor and whipped Terry's leg into the ringpost. Jordan punched the inside of his knee, then applied a spinning toe hold. Terry kicked Jordan away, but Jordan hit an elbow to the back of the head, then went back to work on the leg, hitting it with forearms. Terry pushed Jordan away as he went for a Scorpion, but Jordan hit some punches and then slammed the leg to the mat repeatedly. Jordan hit a kneedrop to the chest and went for a pin, but Terry kicked out. Jordan hit an elbow to the head, then stretched out Terry's leg and went to the middle rope. Jordan pulled down his kneepad and went for a second rope kneedrop, but Terry rolled out of the way. Terry struggled to his feet, and Jordan went to grab him, but Terry throttled him and hit a Freakbuster (chokeslam/spinebuster) for the win at the eight minute mark.
Winner: Rob Terry.
Terry limped to the back following the match, and Jordan ran up behing him and clipped the knee. Jordan took Terry's knee and slammed it down on the Global Title belt before leaving.
Backstage, Ink, Inc. visited Team 3D, while Brother Ray was still wiping beer out of his eyes. Team 3D wished Ink, Inc. good look tonight, and warned them about dealing with The Band. Shannon Moore acted very confident about winning the match, and Jesse Neal said they would take care of The Band for Team 3D. They left, with Moore ignoring a Devon offer to shake hands, and Brother Ray got angry over Neal insinuating (in his opinion) that Team 3D would need their student to take care of things for them. Devon tried to calm Brother Ray down.
The events leading to the X Division Title match was shown.
X Division champion Kazarian vs. Doug Williams.
Doug Williams still has physical possession of the title belt. They locked up at the start, with Kazarian pushing Williams into the ropes to force a break. They locked up again, and Williams applied a cravate, then a side headlock. They went to the mat, with Kazarian grabbing a headscissors, which Williams worked out of. They traded holds on the mat, then Williams hit a snap mare and a shoulderblock, then went back to the cravate. Kazarian broke out, leapfrogged Williams and hit an armdrag. Williams worked on his arm, including a nice hammerlock and head scissors combo. Williams tried to come back by going after Kazarian's arm, but the story of the match was that Kazarian kept reversing Williams' moves and Williams had to go to the ropes to break things. Williams went to the apron, and tried to yank Kazarian's arm across the top rope, but Kazarian blocked it and did the same move to Williams. Kazarian hit a springboard Oklahoma roll for a two count.
They had a test of strength, with both men doing bridges as they went back and forth. Williams hit a knee to the gut and twisted Kazarian into a crossarmed chinlock, but Kazarian rolled backwards into one of his own. Kazarian went to the top rope, but Williams pushed Kazarian off, and Kazarian bounced off the ramp as he fell to the floor. Kazarian got on the apron, but Williams gave him a neckbreaker that sent him back to the floor. Williams grabbed a front facelock and pulled Kazarian to the apron and slammed him face first into it. Williams applied a front facelock in the ring, but Kazarian put Williams gut first on the top rope. Williams stood up on the apron, and Kazarian kicked him to the floor. Kazarian hit Williams with a pescado. Kazarian hit a springboard dropkick after Williams rolled into the ring. Kazarian hit a forearm, clothesline and spinkick, then a swinging neckbreaker for a two count.
Kazarian hit a forearm, then Williams grabbed a waistlock and attempted a Chaos Theory suplex, but Kazarian grabbed a victory roll for two, then a backslide for another two. Williams backdropped Kazarian to the apron, and Kazarian came back with a slingshot DDT for a two count. Williams headbutted Kazarian in the midsection as they got up and hit a clothesline. Williams hit a jumping knee in the corner, then started to go to the top rope, but then stopped himself. Williams got in the ring, and Kazarian went for a reverse piledriver, but Williams rolled over it into a sunset flip attempt. Williams powerbombed Kazarian, throwing him into the bottom turnbuckle. Williams gave Kazarian a brainbuster into his knee and got a two count. Williams went for a Chaos Theory, but Kazarian broke out and hit a legsweep faceplant for a two count. Kazarian backdropped Williams, then went for an Electric Chair, but Williams dropped out of it behind Kazarian and hit the Chaos Theory rolling German suplex for the clean pin at the 14-minute mark.
Winner and new X Division Champion: Douglas Williams.
Backstage, Desmond Wolfe and Chelsea were arguing, with Chelsea upset over the stipulation in Wolfe's match with Abyss. Chelsea was fearful of what Abyss might do to her, given what they did on Thursday's Impact. Wolfe said he was doing this to get her the ring she wanted. Chelsea said she didn't want the ring anymore. Wolfe said this was also about him, as a win would help him be named as number one contender. Wolfe said that Chelsea belonged to him, and that wouldn't change.
The events leading to the Knockouts Title match were shown.
TNA Knockouts champion Madison Rayne vs. Tara - Title vs. Career.
Tara looked a little emotional as she made her entrance. Rayne was accompanied by Lacey Von Erich and Velvet Sky. Rayne sent them to the back, acting like everything would be fine. Tara hit Rayne from behind to start the match, and went for a piledriver, but Rayne backdropped her and hit a running knee. Rayne went after Tara's leg, but Tara kicked her away. Tara rolled to the floor, and clipped Rayne's leg as she climbed out after her. Tara knocked Rayne into the ringpost, then tossed her back into the ring for a two count. Tara complained to the referee about the count, and ran into a Rayne sunset flip. They traded reversals out of the move, with both getting two counts. Rayne grabbed a backslide for another two, then a rollup for yet another two. Rayne hit a clothesline, but Tara caught Rayne with a knee to the head. Tara but Rayne in the corner and hit some shoulderblocks. Tara tossed Rayne by the hair, then hit a vertical suplex and rolled into a guillotine choke. Tara hit a forearm to the back, then went after a leg, but Rayne kicked her away.
Rayne hit some shots to the gut, then knocked her down with shots to the chest. Rayne kicked Tara in the head, then went for a backbreaker, but Tara caught her with a clothesline. Tara went for the Widow's Peak, but Rayne broke out of it. Rayne went for a clothesline, but Tara ducked it and hit the Widow's Peak. Rayne rolled to the floor before Tara count make a cover. Tara tossed Rayne back in and hit a slam. Tara went to the top rope and hit a moonsault for a two count. Tara looked stunned. She stomped Rayne a few times, then went for another moonsault. Rayne moved out of the way, and Tara crashed to the mat. Rayne hit her neckbreaker on the knee and scored the pin at the six minute mark.
Winner: Madison Rayne.
Rayne walked off, and waved goodbye to Tara. Some of the fans chanted "Thank you Tara." Tara took out Poison, her pet Tarantula, and held it up for the crowd. Tara bowed to the crowd, then walked out, escorted by TNA security.
Christy Hemme interviewed The Band. Eric Young explained that he was the one who called Kevin Nash about coming in when X-Pac went down. Young said he was the only person smart enough to hang with The Band. Scott Hall said he didn't know about Young, but Young proved him wrong. Nash said Ink Inc. had a great future ahead of them, but tonight was not their night. Nash said The Band were doing things "Freebird-style" and that any two of the members of The Band could defend the belts. However, it was going to be Hall & Nash tonight, as Young said he was going to go put their beer on ice.
TNA Tag Team champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash vs. Ink Inc.
Young did not come out with Hall and Nash. Hall started out with Moore, tossing the toothpick at him. Moore slapped Hall in response. Hall grabbed an armbar and hit some short-arm shoulderblocks, then slapped him across the back of the head. Moore flipped out of the armbar and rolled up Hall for a two count. Hall complained about Moore pulling his trunks. Hall gave Moore a clothesline, but Moore hit a knee to the gut and a second rope dropkick. Hall reversed a whip, but Moore hit a spinkick. Hall shoved Moore, then tagged in Kevin Nash. Nash called out Jesse Neal, who tagged in. Nash hit a knee to the gut, then put him in a corner and hit some knees and elbows. Neal dodged an elbow and hit some punches and a headbutt. Nash fired back and choked Neal in the corner with a boot to the throat. Hall slugged Neal from the apron.
Nash hit a knee to the gut and tagged in Hall, who put Neal in an abdominal stretch. Nash reached in to give him an assist a few times. The referee finally caught him and broke it up, allowing Neal to hiptoss out of it. Nash tagged in and put Neal in a corner and hit some punches. Nash missed a charge in the corner and Moore tagged in. Moore dropkicked Hall and hit Nash with a series of punches. Nash reversed a whip, but Moore dodged a charge and hit a top rope bodypress. Neal tagged in and Moore hit Nash with a second rope neckbreaker. Moore knocked Hall off the apron and gave him a pescado. neal went to spear Nash, but Nash moved and Neal knocked out the referee. Neal gave Nash a series of forearms.
Eric Young ran out and tossed a kendo stick to Nash. Neal knocked Young off the apron and dodged Nash's swings with the stick. Moore got on the apron, and Nash hit him with the stick. Neal then speared Nash. Young got the stick and was leaving with it, but Brother Ray ran out and tackled Young. Brother Ray hit him with the stick, and then got in the ring and stood over Nash. Brother Ray yelled "I haven't forgotten about you". Jesse pulled Brother Ray back and said "I got this" and Ray turned and blasted Neal with the kendo stick. Brother Ray walked off, and Young crawled into the ring and pulled Nash on top of Neal. The referee woke up and counted the pin at the eight minute mark.
Winners: Scott Hall & Kevin Nash.
The Band celebrated in the ring, while Brother Ray stood on the rampway glaring.
The events leading to Desmond Wolfe vs. Abyss were shown.
Desmond Wolfe vs. Abyss - Chelsea vs. The Ring.
Abyss jumped Wolfe during his ring entrance and started pounding him around the ring. Chelsea tried to walk off, but a referee forced her to sit in a chair on the rampway. Abyss tossed Wolfe into the ring, and the bell rang to officially start the match. Wolfe tried a bodyblock, but just bounced off Abyss. Abyss hit some punches, and Wolfe fire back with forearms, but Abyss downed him with a pair of clotheslines. Chelsea stood up, and Abyss went after her, allowing Wolfe to hit Abyss from behind and knock him to the floor. Wolfe rammed Abyss shoulder-first into the ringpost. Back in the ring, Wolfe kicked Abyss and put him in an overhead wristlock. Abyss throw Wolfe down to escape the hold, but Wolfe kicked his arm, then yanked it a few times. Wolfe applied an armbar, using his own shoulder for leverage.
Abyss punched out of the hold, but Wolfe went right back after the arm. There were dueling chants, and I think Wolfe had more support than Abyss. Abyss broke out of an armbar and went for a chokeslam, but Desmond broke out. Abyss kicked Wolfe down and hit an avalanche, then a sideslam for a two count. Abyss called for a chokeslam, and was booed. Abyss went for the move, but Wolfe broke out of it and hit a DDT for a two count. Wolfe hit a cross chop in the corner, then hit a forearm. Wolfe hit a running European uppercut, then a trio of shoulderblocks. Wolfe went for a lariat, but Abyss hit him with a reverse elbow and a chokeslam. Chelsea ran to ringside, and Abyss grabbed her. Chelsea tossed her purse into the ring. Wolfe opened the purse and pulled out some brass knuckles. The referee broke up Abyss and Chelsea, and forced Chelsea back to her chair. While this was happening, Wolfe hit Abyss with the knuckles. The referee came back, and Wolfe covered Abyss. Abyss kicked out at two. Abyss started to "hulk up" and the fans were booing. They still did the "You" for the finger point, then went back to booing. Abyss hit Wolfe with the Black Hole Slam for the pin at the ten minute mark.
Winner: Abyss.
Abyss went up to Chelsea and said "See you on Thursday" as the announcers explained that Chelsea would have to spend 30-days with Abyss starting on Impact. However, the referee still escorted Chelsea to the back, not letting her go to Desmond.
Ken Anderson did a promo, mocking Jeff Hardy's "Creatures Of The Night" while annoying Christy Hemme. Anderson wondered if he could be one of Hardy's fans, but then said he couldn't be one, because he was "an a**holes" and that his fans, "Anderson's A**holes" would be louder than Hardy's fans. Anderson got a pop for this, and the fans delivered his catchphrase of repeating his name, prompting Anderson to say "Thanks, a**holes," which got another big pop.
Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Anderson.
Anderson had his ribs taped as a result of Hardy putting him through a table on Impact. They two locked up and jockeyed for position. There were chants of "I'm an A**hole" and "You're an A**hole" from the crowd. Seriously. Hardy gave Anderson a spinebuster and hit some punches, then attacked the ribs. Anderson dodged a flying bodypress and Hardy fell to the floor. Anderson threw Hardy back first into the apron, and then put him back in the ring. There was a "We are A**holes" chant now. Anderson missed an elbow, and Hardy whipped Anderson into a corner and hit a forearm. Hardy went for the elevated kick in the corner, but Anderson kicked him as he came down. Anderson stomped Jeff in the midsection, then got a two count. The chant now is "Let's go a**hole" and then it was "Major a**hole" for a bit. Hardy hit a shot to the ribs to try and stop Anderson, but Anderson hit a flurry of punches.
Anderson hit some forearms to the back, then applied an abdominal stretch. Hardy powered out of it, but Anderson hit a knee to the gut for a two count. Anderson got on the second rope and jumped, but Hardy got his feet up. Anderson put on the brakes, and instead dropped an elbow on Hardy's chest. Anderson drove a knee into Hardy's back twice, then punched him in the kidneys and got a two count. There were dueling chants for Hardy and A**hole. Anderson went back to the abdominal stretch. Hardy broke out, and went for a leapfrog in the corner, but Anderson caught it and crotched Jeff on the top rope. Anderson charged Jeff, but was backdropped onto the ramp. Hardy pulled out a chair and set it up on the ramp. Hardy took a big running start, jumped off the chair, and gave Anderson a leg lariat, sending them both over the top and back into the ring. Hardy scored a two count.
Anderson and Hardy traded punches, then Hardy hit a pair of clotheslines and a Slingblade clothesline for a two count. Hardy clotheslined Anderson in the corner, then hit a bulldog for a two count. Hardy went for a suplex, but Anderson blocked it and hit a rolling Samoan Drop for a two count. Anderson went for a Mic Check, but Hardy elbowed out of it. Anderson grabbed Hardy's pants and yanked him throat first into the middle rope, then hit the Mic Check for a two count, as Hardy grabbed the ropes. Anderson pulled Jeff away from the ropes and got another two count. Jeff hit a mule kick after getting to his feet, then hit a gourdbuster. Hardy went to the top rope, but Anderson was starting to get up, so Hardy got back into the ring and kicked Anderson.
Hardy hit Anderson with a Twist Of Fate, then took off his shirt. Hardy went to the top rope, but Anderson cut him off. Anderson got on the middle rope and picked up Hardy in a fireman's carry. Hardy hit some elbows, and Anderson fell forward into the ring, with Hardy's weight landing on the back of Anderson's head. Hardy then hit a Swanton Bomb to the back of Anderson and turned him over to get the pin at the sixteen minute mark.
Winner: Jeff Hardy.
Post-match, Anderson and Hardy stared each other down in the ring. Anderson offered Hardy a handshake, but Hardy refused it and walked off. Hardy pointed to his head, insinuating that he wasn't going to fall for any tricks. He left, and Anderson had a thoughtful look on his face.
Christy Hemme interviewed Ric Flair and AJ Styles. Styles said that these were "dark days" for TNA, and that Rob Van Dam's title win was a fluke. Styles said he was going to win the title for Ric Flair, because he deserved to be "surrounded by greatness" and promised to win the belt tonight.
A video on the Sting-Jeff Jarrett match was shown.
Sting vs. Jeff Jarrett.
Jarrett's music played, but no one came out. They went to the back, and Sting, with baseball bat in hand, was pounding a bloody Jeff Jarrett. Sting rammed Jarrett into some lockers, while referees prompted him to take it to the ring. Sting used the baseball bat to pop Jeff Jarrett's shoulder out twice, and I think Jeff said "Oh s***" after the first one. They made their way to the ramp and stage area, and Sting blasted the bloody Jarrett with punches. They went to the floor, and Sting dragged Jarrett to ringside, saying "You want to play make-believe, don't you?" Jarrett clutched his shoulder, and Sting rammed him into the guardrail. Sting gave Jarrett a baseball bat shot to the leg. Sting put Jarrett's arm across the ringsteps, then put the baseball bat on it and stomped the bat into the shoulder. Sting yanked Jarrett's arm with the bat again. Sting responded to a referee by saying "You want it in the ring?" and yanked Jarrett into the ring by his injured arm. They actually rang the bell, and Sting hit a Scorpion Deathdrop and pinned Jarrett.
Winner: Sting.
Sting yelled something at Jeff, then got a mic. Sting said "You want to play the deception game, Jeff? You're no different than 'those guys' and they're going to pay just like you did tonight." Referees and trainers checked on Jarrett, and the trainers were "popping" Jarrett's shoulder back in while he screamed in pain. Sting stayed in the ring and watched them load Jarrett on a stretcher. Sting walked off, then came back and tipped over the stretcher, knocking Jarrett on the floor. Hulk Hogan walked out, and Sting got in the ring and waited on him. Hogan went to the floor and made sure the trainers could get Jarrett into the back. Sting then just left. They replayed parts of the attack, while Taz and Tenay discussed how vicious Sting was.
Christy Hemme interviewed Rob Van Dam, who said that in the past, his championships meant so little, he would forget the belt on the way to the ring. RVD said being the TNA Champion was different, and that the title meant he is the best wrestler in the world. Van Dam said he wasn't surprised to see Styles drag his name through the mud, and commented that Styles should be happy he is around, since more people watch TNA as a result, and he makes more money off it. Van Dam also noted Styles would continued to get his ass kicked as long as he kept coming after him.
They showed a video package for the main event.
World Champion Rob Van Dam vs. AJ Styles.
They did the "big match" introductions for the bout. They circled each other a lot before making any contact, with Van Dam stopping to soak in cheers. They started to trash talk, and Styles threw a kick. Van Dam caught it, went for a spinkick, and Styles ducked it. Van Dam applauded it. They locked up again, and Styles backed Van Dam into a corner by pulling the hair. The referee admonished him for it. There was more trash talk, and Styles threw a punch, but Van Dam ducked and clotheslined Styles to the floor. Styles pulled Van Dam to the outside and hit some chops. They traded punches, and they tried to ram each other into the ramp, but neither was successful. Styles jumped onto the ramp and moonsaulted off. Van Dam dodged it, and Styles landed on his feet. Van Dam then did the same move, hitting Styles. Back in the ring, Styles hit Van Dam from the apron and went for a slingshot senton, but Van Dam moved out of the ring. Ric Flair then tripped Van Dam, and Earl Hebner went to the floor and ordered Flair away from ringside. Flair shoved Hebner, and Hebner shoved back ... and Ric Flair went down.
Flair was sent away from ringside and Styles argued with the referee, then clotheslined Van Dam on the floor. Flair joined the announcers, saying Earl Hebner was a "dead man" and that he wasn't leaving. Styles knocked Van Dam off the apron and then hit a somersault dive over the top rope to the floor on RVD. Back in the ring, Styles stomped Van Dam. Flair complained about RVD's pose. Styles hit a knee drop for a two count. Van Dam sprung up and hit Styles with a spinkick. Styles reversed a whip and sent Van Dam into a corner. Styles ran into an elbow, and Van Dam went to the top rope, but Styles shoved him off and to the floor. Flair said no one was telling him what to do, and that he might have to take Dixie Carter back to his suite in the hotel.
Styles put Van Dam in the ring and got a two count. Styles applied a chinlock, then chopped Van Dam. Van Dam responded with a forearm, but Styles got the better of him with punches. Van Dam then rallied with right hands, but ran into a boot by Styles. AJ hit a tornado DDT for a two count. Styles told Hebner he needs to learn to count. Styles snap mared Van Dam and hit some kicks to the back. Styles choked Van Dam against the middle rope, then hit some punches and dropkicked Van Dam in the face for a two count. Flair discussed the importance of being World Champion, noting he was more popular than any other athlete when he would walk through the airport. Van Dam came back, dodging some shots by AJ, and hit a kick off the second rope.
Styles was checking his teeth after the kick. Van Dam hit some punches, a pair of clotheslines, then a superkick. Van Dam missed a spinkick in the corner and Styles chopped Van Dam. Van Dam reversed a whip and hit a big monkey flip. Van Dam went to the top and missed a frog splash. Styles hit a springboard clothesline for a two count. Styles rolled up Van Dam with a cradle for a two count. Van Dam hit a jawbreaker, then they traded reversals on a waistlock. AJ hit a Pele kick for a two count. Styles missed a dive in a corner and RVD hit a Northern Lights suplex with a bridge for a two count. Van Dam went to pick up Styles, and Styles rolled him into a small package for a two count.
Van Dam hit a reverse atomic drop, then crotched Styles on the top rope. Van Dam went to the top and hit a leaping kick on Styles, knocking him off the ropes and into the ring. Van Dam went for the Rolling Thunder backsplash, but Styles got his knees up and then covered Van Dam for a two count. Styles put Van Dam in a Torture Rack, then spun Van Dam into a powerbomb for a two count. Van Dam kicked away Styles as he tried to grab his legs. Van Dam got up slowly in a corner, and Styles nailed him with a flying forearm for a two count. Van Dam hit some upkicks from the mat, but Styles kicked his leg an then set up for a Styles Clash. Van Dam turned it into a sunset flip, and they traded reversals on it for two counts. Van Dam and Styles then clotheslined each other.
Both men got up slowly, and they traded shots. Styles caught a kick by Van Dam, but RVD turned it into a bodyscissors for a two count. Styles tripped Van Dam and went for a figure four, but Van Dam turned it into a small package for a two count. Van Dam backdropped Styles to the apron. Styles slingshotted in, jumped to the middle rope and moonsaulted into a standing RVD. They almost crumbled to the mat, but AJ held onto RVD and gave him a reverse DDT. AJ went for a springboard DDT, but Van Dam moved out of the way and Styles crashed to the mat.
Ric Flair started to run down to ringside, but music hit and Jay Lethal walked out. Flair looked at Lethal, then went back towards walking to the ring. Lethal stopped him, and Flair chopped Lethal down. Lethal hit Flair with a low blow, and Lethal then put Ric Flair in a figure four leglock on the ramp, keeping him from interfering.
In the ring, Van Dam was climbing to the top rope, but Styles cut him off. Styles set up for a superplex, but Van Dam battled with him as they both stood on the top rope. They jumped off, with Van Dam landing on his feet on the ring apron and yanking Styles throat first across the top rope. Van Dam hit the five star frog splash for the pin at the 25-minute mark.
Winner: Rob Van Dam.
We saw that Flair was sitting on the ramp, glaring at Jay Lethal, who had released the figure four and was by the stage. They showed a bunch of replays. We then saw RVD in the ring celebrating, while Styles and Flair were on the floor by the ramp. The announcers said the official announcement of the top ten contenders to the World Title would be made this Thursday on Impact. That ended the show.
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