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June 14th
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1981 - Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne defeats Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura for the AWA World Tag Team Title in Green Bay, Wisconsin, starting their second run with the gold.
1984 - Antonio Inoki, having won the second annual IWGP tournament, wrestles and defeats Hulk Hogan (who won the inaugural tournament by beating Inoki) for the IWGP Heavyweight Title in Tokyo, Japan.
1989 - WCW held the Clash Of The Champions VII in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Nicknamed "Guts and Glory", the show was aired live on TBS, drawing a 3.8 rating. Here are the results of the show:
- The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) defeated The Dynamic Dudes (Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace) in the semifinals of a tournament for the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
- Ranger Ross defeated The Terrorist (Jack Victory) in under two minutes.
- The Ding Dongs (masked wrestlers who came to the ring with bells on their outfits, ringing larger bells as they came to the ring) defeated Cougar Jay & George South.
- The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated The Samoan Swat Team in the semifinals of a tournament for the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
- Terry Gordy vs. Steve Williams ended in a double DQ.
- Norman The Lunatic defeated Mike Justice in under a minute.
- Mike Rotunda & Kevin Sullivan defeated Rick & Scott Steiner.
- NWA Television Champion Sting defeated Bill Irwin.
- The Freebirds defeated The Midnight Express in a tournament final for the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
- Ricky Steamboat defeated Terry Funk via disqualification. After the match, Lex Luger, who had come out to help Steamboat, turned on him and laid him out.
1993 - The Steiner Brothers defeated Money Inc. for the WWF World Tag Team Title in Columbus, Ohio, ending Ted DiBiase & IRS' first tag title run, and beginning Rick & Scott's own first reign with the gold.
1998 - WCW held the Great American Bash Pay-per-view in Baltimore, Maryland at the Baltimore Arena, doing a 0.75 buyrate.� Here are the results from the show:
- Booker T defeated Chris Benoit with a pair of sidekicks and a missile dropkick from the top rope. As a result, Booker earned the right to challenge for the WCW Television Title later in the show.
- Chris Kanyon defeated Perry Saturn with a legsweep into a faceplant.� This match featured interference from Mortis, and a second Mortis (fighting with the first Mortis), who was revealed to be Raven.
- Chris Jericho defeated Dean Malenko via disqualification to win the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Title when Malenko hit Jericho with a chair after Jericho berated Malenko's deceased father. Post-match, Malenko chased Jericho out of the building.
- Juventud Guerrera defeated Ron Reis when Lodi distracted the referee, allowing Van Hammer to run in and hit Reis with a chairshot.
- Chavo Guerrero, Jr. defeated Eddie Guerrero when Eddie missed a frog splash and Chavo hit a Tornado DDT for the pin.
- Booker T defeated Fit Finlay to win the WCW Television Title with a piledriver following a missed shoulderblock in the corner by Finlay.
- United States Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Konnan in under two minutes with the spear and jackhammer. Post-match, Curt Hennig and Rick Rude attacked Konnan, and revealed that they were leaving NWO Wolfpack to join NWO Hollywood.
- Hulk Hogan & Bret Hart defeated Roddy Piper & Randy Savage when Hart made Savage submit to the Sharpshooter after Hogan had rammed Savage's leg into the ringpost.
- Roddy Piper defeated Randy Savage via submission in under two minutes. Piper, who agreed to team for the previous match with Savage under the condition that they would settle their own differences afterwards, said he didn't want to wrestle Savage while he was hurt. Savage swung at Piper, and the match was on, with Piper winning via submission with the figure four leglock.
- Sting defeated The Giant to gain control of the WCW Tag Team Championship with a Scorpion Death Drop from the second rope. Sting & Giant were the champions, but had joined different factions of the NWO.� Sting would choose Kevin Nash as his new partner.
2007 - Ashley Massaro took time off from WWE to film CBS' "Survivor" reality series.
2008 - TNA ran Liverpool, Great Britain. Daniel Barbera filed the following report:
The Liverpool Olympia is SOLD OUT! There is no room left in the whole building, and there doesn't seem to be any empty seats around. Dixie Carter is around, shaking hands and talking to people in the front row around the ring. Jeremy Borash comes out and gets the crowd going, and he is also our ring announcer for the night. This event was being filmed for Global Impact, which was great.
Match 5: 20-Minute Time Limit - Booker T vs. Rhino. Lots of battling chants between both wrestlers, with "Let's go Booker" and "Let's go Rhino" going on well into the match. Booker was playing the heel tonight, taunting the crowd and almost going for the Spinarooni before flipping off the crowd. This led to Rhino taking Booker out and mocking him with doing a Spinarooni of his own, much to the crowds delight. Booker wins in 8.56 after a Scissors Kick. Rhino got a standing ovation as he left.
Afterwards, JB brings out all the wrestlers on the tour to sign autographs and take pictures. This being my first time to any wrestling event, I enjoyed it a hell of a lot. Went home with a bit of a hoarse throat. Definitely think TNA is the future if they can keep the wrestling at as high a standard as it was last night.
2010 - WWE presented Monday Night Raw. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV Report:
We are live from Charlotte, North Carolina and your announcers are Michael ‘Jordan’ Cole and Jerry ‘The King in the Queen City’ Lawler.
We start off with a look back at last week’s main event between John Cena and CM Punk that was interrupted by the NXT Originals. We hear Wade Barrett’s comments to Savannah earlier in the night as we see the beat down commence.
Wade Barrett is in the center of the ring and he has something to say. He tells everyone that his name is Wade Barrett. He says that he is the season one winner of NXT. The reason he is in the ring right now is because the general manager of Raw demanded that he come into the ring to apologize for his actions last week. He says that he wants to bring the rest of the NXT athletes to come to the ring so they can do it right. They come through the crowd and into the ring wearing their arm bands. All seven of the men are in the ring.
Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler along with everyone else at ringside leave the ringside area.
Barrett wants Slater to apologize and he refuses. He says that he would do it again in a heartbeat. Barrett wants Gabriel to apologize. He refuses to apologize and he says that he has goosebumps from last week. Sheffield is the next to refuse to apologize. He says that he also has no regrets. Michael Tarver says that there is nobody in the WWE who can make him apologize. Darren Young refuses to apologize and he says that he had the time of his life last week. David Otunga wonders what he has to apologize. After the way they treated the rookies, everyone else should be apologizing.
Barrett says that the problem with NXT was that they were treated like dirt and animals. When you are treated like animals, you are going to behave like animals. They were made to change in a locker room no bigger than a broom cupboard. They were told to participant in ridiculous competitions. They had to deal with overzealous pros. Management changed the rules on a moment’s notice. They were eliminated on a whim. They tried to make an international joke out of all of them. The last time they looked, jokes were supposed to be funny and no one was laughing after last week’s Raw. They destroyed the ring and the WWE champion. They impressed everyone who watched them
Bret Hart’s music plays and he comes out. Bret asks them if they think they are proud. Eight on one doesn’t make you tough. It makes you cowards. Last week they attacked John Cena, CM Punk, the Straight Edge Society, security, the ring announcer, the time keeper, and a Hall of Famer.
Wade Barrett says that Daniel Bryan felt like him and had remorse so you will never see Daniel Bryan again.
Bret says that John Cena will still be in the main event at Fatal Four Way.
Barrett says that other than some overzealous pros, they have no problem with anyone in the locker room. They can stay out here all night and argue, but Barrett suggests that they get down to business. Barrett says that he has a contract and pay per view title match already, but the others have some demands.
Bret wants to know what their demands are.
Otunga says that they want guaranteed WWE contracts. They want their own private dressing rooms. They want first class travel accommodations. If they fail to comply with even one of their demands, last week was just the beginning.
Wade reminded Bret that Mr. McMahon informed Bret that he will have to make some difficult decisions. Wade says that this is an easy decision because these guys are the future of the company. All they need are contracts.
Bret says that he has to go and find fresh new talent, but with that in mind, his answer is no. Bret says that he will not sign any of them.
Wade says that they are making a big mistake. Bret says that they made the mistake by attacking John Cena. The truth is that because of their actions, Wade is not the new breakout star for WWE. Wade has lost his title match. Bret says that Wade Barrett is fired. Bret tells the rest of them to get out of the ring or they will be physically removed for trespassing.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a Moments Ago Moment when Bret Hart fired Wade Barrett.
Jerry Lawler says that you cannot bully your way into the WWE.
Cole talks about the main event at Fatal Four Way and the way that John Cena has a twenty five percent chance of retaining the title.
Match Number One: R Truth versus John Morrison versus Zack Ryder versus The Miz in a Fatal Four Way Match for the United States Title
Ryder and Miz with kicks and punches to Morrison and Truth but Morrison sends Ryder to the floor and Truth punches and kicks Miz. Morrison with a leg lariat and Miz goes to the floor. Morrison and Truth lock up and Truth with a side head lock. Truth with a victory roll on Morrison but Ryder breaks up the near fall. Miz trips Truth but Truth kicks MIz. Morrison with a rollup on Ryder. Ryder tries for a pescado but Truth and Miz move and Ryder hits the floor. Miz takes Truth down on the floor. Morrison with a sunset flip power bomb to Miz onto the floor and Miz hits Ryder as we go to commercial.
We are back and Morrison with a spin kick to Miz for a near fall. Morrison punches Ryder on the top turnbuckle and then he tries for a superplex but Ryder blocks it. Truth turns it into a power bomb and Miz goes down as well. Truth with a near fall on Miz followed by one on Ryder and a near fall on Morrison. Miz with an inside cradle for a near fall on Truth. Truth with a punch to Miz and then to Ryder. Truth with a kick to Morrison followed by a sit out gourdbuster to Morrison. Turth with a scissors kick to Ryder and he gets a near fall. Miz breaks up the cover. Truth misses a charge when Miz drops down. Miz with a baseball slide to Morrison sending him to the floor. Miz winds up for the running clothesline into the corner. Morrison pulls Miz to the floor and hits a clothesline on Miz. Ryder and Truth are in the ring and Truth with the Lie Detector but Morrison breaks up the cover. Truth with a punch to Morrison and then Morrison and Truth back body drop Miz to the floor. Morrison misses the springboard spin kick on Truth and Truth hits the suplex into a stunner but Ryder breaks up the cover. Truth with a forearm to Ryder but he misses a charge into the corner. Ryder with the leaping leg lariat but Morrison kicks Ryder to the floor. Morrison looks at Truth and then he hits the corkscrew split legged moonsault but Miz is able to throw Morrison to the floor and he gets the three count on Truth.
Winner: The Miz
We are told that the main event will be Randy Orton versus Sheamus.
Randy Orton is in the locker room and Josh Mathews wants an update on Orton’s shoulder. Randy tells Josh that anything can happen in the Fatal Four Way. Orton predicts that another title will be changing hands. Any questions regarding his shoulder will be answered when he faces Sheamus. Josh asks for his thoughts about what happened last week and at the start of the night. Orton says that he respects what they did because he knows what it takes to make an impact. Orton says that they are a bunch of punks. He says that they should have been fired or had their heads beaten in. Orton says that since they only got fired, they got off easy.
We go to commercial.
We are back and we are reminded that Big Show will be guest starring on this week’s Royal Pains featuring tonight’s guest host Mark Feuerstein.
Mark is in the office and the Bellas talk about how they love him in Royal Pains. Mark says that the Bellas would be great on Royal Pains. He says that they could be the HankMed Twins.
Ted DiBiase and Virgil enter and he says that there could be a brand new shiny car of his choice after the show if Ted is made the co-guest host tonight. Mark says that he has some integrity unlike some people in the room so he tells Ted DiBiase no. Mark says that he might be a little scared of Ted, but he loves that he is guest hosting. He would love to let Ted co-guest host, but there is no chance he will do it. Mark calls Ted a spoiled daddy’s boy. Ted does not realize that Big Show is standing behind Virgil and Ted while Mark tries to challenge Ted.
Show wants to know what Ted is trying to do. Show tells Ted that him and Mark will face Ted and Virgil tonight. Ted agrees to the match. Ted and Virgil leave. Mark celebrates what just happened and then he tells Show that he was really an ice skater and not a wrestler. The Bellas are still there and they are no longer impressed with Mark. Show tells Mark that next time, he has to catch Show.
John Cena is walking in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back with the Slam of the Week: The Body Slam Challenge between Big Show and Chris Jericho.
Match Number Two: Chris Jericho versus Evan Bourne
Jericho sends Bourne into the turnbuckles but Bourne with a head scissors and drop kick for a near fall. Bourne with a round kick but Jericho responds with a clothesline and gets a near fall. Jericho with a belly-to-back suplex followed by a kick and snap mare. Jericho with a reverse chin lock but Bourne gets to his feet and he kicks Jericho. Jericho with an Irish whip and forearm to the back. Bourne with kicks and a flying knee to Jericho. Bourne with a sunset flip but Jericho rolls trough and tries for the Walls of Jericho but Bourne kicks out. Bourne with a rollup but Jericho with a Codebreaker but Jericho took too long to cover Bourne and Bourne kicks out. Jericho punches and kicks Bourne and then Jericho threatens to punch the referee and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Evan Bourne by disqualification
After the match, Jericho slaps Bourne but Bourne kicks Jericho and then Bourne goes up top and hits the Shooting Star Press.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Did You Know that there were 10 Million Page Views during last week’s Raw?
John Cena comes to the ring and he has something to say. Cena puts the title belt down and then we see Bret Hart’s announcement that Barrett had been fired.
John says that he was given the night off and thanks Bret for taking his best interests to heart. Cena says that he would be better off in the ring tonight. Cena says that he thanks Bret for not agreeing to the demands of the group of radicals. Those demands should not be granted. He says that there was a portion of him that admires what they did last week. He says that he is reminded of the saying that desperate times call for desperate measures. He felt that they needed to make a statement and they picked the biggest target. Cena says that he is used to it. Cena says that their plan was almost genius. Their problem was that they were blinded by their ignorance. Their problem was with WWE Management, but they decided to take Raw away from the WWE Universe. Cena says that they made five million new enemies. Then Cena destroyed the ring which is considered sacred ground. Now every WWE Superstar wants their head on a plate. Cena mentions that Wade Barrett was fired tonight and that was a bold decision, but it will not fix the problem. If the group was lawless enough to stop Raw, a misdemeanor is the least of their worries. Cena says that they might not be in the building, but Cena is here and he is going to the pay per view and he will be in the ring on Raw and he will continue to demand that they finish it. Cena says that they have nothing to lose and all Cena has is his word. Cena says that he will not press charges.
We see the NXT Alumni coming through the crowd and Cena says that they put the target on their heads. Jerry Lawler, Evan Bourne, R Truth, Santino Marella, and William Regal come to the ring to help John Cena. We have a brawl. Mark Henry comes to the ring and so does Randy Orton. The NXT ALumi are thrown to the floor. Edge hits a spear on Wade Barrett. Sheamus comes into the ring and he has his pipe. The NXT Alumni escape into the crowd as some of the Raw superstars follow them to the back. The NXT Alumni race out of the arena. We go to commercial.
We are back with a Moments Ago Moment of what happened between the NXT Alumni and members of the Raw Roster.
Sheamus is walking in the back and Josh Mathews asks Sheamus why he came to Cena’s aid. Sheamus says that he wasn’t going to let a bunch of rookies affect his title match. He will take care of John Cena himself.
We have a Raw Rewind and it is of the Divas Battle Royal from last week.
Match Number Three: Eve Torres and Gail Kim versus Maryse and Alicia Fox
Maryse and Eve start things off and Maryse with forearms followed by a clean break but Eve with a kick and she sends Maryse to the mat by her hair. Alicia tries to interfere and the distraction allows Maryse to hit a kick and get a near fall. Alicia tags in and they take Eve to the mat and Alicia gets a near fall. Alicia with a Northern Lights suplex and bridge for a near fall. Alicia slams Eve’s head into the mat and then Alicia puts Eve in a reverse chin lock. Eve with elbows to Alicia but Alicia pulls Eve to the mat again and tags in Maryse. Maryse with a kick to the midsection and then has something to say to Eve before sending Eve into the mat. Alicia with a kick after tagging back in. Alicia knocks Gail off the apron and then Alicia sends Eve into the corner but Alicia accidentally knocks Maryse off the apron. Eve with a kick and swinging neck breaker for the three count.
Winners: Gail Kim and Eve Torres
After the match, Gail gives Eve her title belt and raises her arm.
Michael Cole mentions that R Truth will get his rematch for the United States Title at Fatal Four Way against the new champion the Miz.
We see Mark Feuerstein and Big Show getting ready in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back with This Week in WWE History. We see footage of Pedro Morales versus Don Muraco from 1981 for the Intercontinental Title which saw Don Muraco win the Intercontinental Title from Morales. At the time. Muraco became the fourth Intercontinental Champion.
Big Show introduces the guest host and his tag team partner, Mark Feuerstein.
Match Number Four: Big Show and Mark Feuerstein versus Ted DiBiase and Virgil
Show and DiBiase start things off and DiBiase with a waist lock and Show pulls DiBiase off and hits a butt bump. Show with a head butt to DiBiase and then he sits on DiBiase’s face in the corner as the referee warns Show. Show with a chop to DiBiase. Show with another chop to DiBiase followed by an Irish whip. Show announces that he will give another chop but DiBiase with a thumb to the eye followed by punches and a front face lock but Show tosses DiBiase to the mat. DiBiase tags Virgil into the match but Virgil goes to the floor. Show palms Virgil and brings him back into the ring. Virgil rolls out of the ring on the other side and Feuerstein throws Virgil into the ring. Show with a slam to Virgil and then he walks across Virgil’s chest. Show sends Virgil into the corner and rips off Virgil’s shirt and chops Virgil and Virgil drops to the mat. Show grabs Virgil by the throat and hits a choke slam. Show tags in Feuerstein and he does the worm and winds up for a leaping elbow drop and gets the three count.
Winners: Big Show and Mark Feuerstein
After the match, Ted stands over Virgil and then he walks past Virgil to get his Million Dollar Belt. Ted drops the belt and then he puts a hundred dollar bill in Virgil’s mouth. Ted takes the money back after laundering it in Virgil’s mouth.
Match Number Five: William Regal versus Santino Marella with guest referee Vladimir Kozlov
Santino with a few kicks that do not connect. Regal with a forearm and a knee drop to the arm. Regal with an arm wringer followed by another knee drop to the arm. Regal with an arm bar submission and then he puts Santino in a hammer lock. Santino with a reversal but Regal with a slam but Santino rolls through and gets the three count.
Winner: Santino Marella
After the match, Regal argues with Kozlov.
Bret Hart comes out and he wants Regal, Kozlov, and Santino to come onto the stage. He says that he will not let history repeat itself so he wants all of the WWE Superstars to come to the stage.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Did You Know which sites were not as popular as WWE.com last week.
Match Number Six: Sheamus and Edge versus Randy Orton and John Cena
Sheamus and Cena start things off and they lock up with Sheamus putting Cena in a side head lock fella. Cena with a hammer lock into a reverse chin lock. Cena with a snap mare into a reverse chin lock but Sheamus gets to the ropes. Sheamus tries for a kick but Cena avoids it. Cena with a full nelson but Sheamus gets to the ropes. Cena with a clean break. Cena works on the arm and tags in Orton who punches Sheamus followed by a side head lock take down. Sheamus with a knee and forearms to Orton in the corner but the referee pulls him out of the corner. Edge tags in and he punches Orton but Orton with a back breaker and then he turns into the mat to do push ups but Edge pushes Orton away on the RKO attempt. Edge goes to the floor as we go to commercial.
We are back and Edge punches Cena but Cena punches back and then connects with an Irish whip and hits a fisherman suplex and gets a near fall. Cena gets Edge up on his shoulders but Edge escapes and Cena hits a clothesline and Edge gets his hand on the rope to stop the count. Cena punches Edge in the ropes and Edge goes to the floor. Cena checks to see where Sheamus is as he waits for Edge to get back into the ring. Edge drops Cena on the top rope and Sheamus is tagged in. Sheamus kicks Cena and punches him in the head. Cena blocks a punch and he connects but Sheamus knocks Cena down with a punch. Sheamus with a running knee lift and then he uses his boot on Cena’s neck. Edge chokes Cena in the corner while the referee deals with Orton. Edge tags in and he kicks Cena and connects with an elbow to the back of the head. Cena with a suplex after blocking one. Sheamus tags in and he keeps Cena from tagging in with a kick and elbow drop followed by a punch to the head. Sheamus with a forearm across Cena’s chest. Edge kicks Cena on the floor while Sheamus distracts the referee. Sheamus sends Cena into the ringside barrier before rolling him into the ring and gets a near fall. Sheamus with a clothesline after waiting for Cena to get back to his feet and Sheamus gets another near fall. Sheamus with an arm bar on Cena. Cena tries to escape but Sheamus turns it into a chin lock and he takes Cena to the mat and applies a body scissors. Cena tries to get back to his feet with Sheamus holding on to the chin lock. Cena walks across the ring in a test of strength. Before Cena can make the tag, Cena falls to his feet and Sheamus gets a near fall. Edge tags in and he kicks Cena. Cena gets Edge up for the Attitude Adjustment but Edge with the Edge-O-Matic and he sets for the spear. Edge tries for the spear but Cena moves and Edge hits the turnbuckles. Cena makes the tag to Orton and he clotheslines Sheamus a few times and Orton with a power slam. Orton with a kick and he sets for the IEDDT and he hits it. Orton has the look on his face and he turns into the RKO push ups. Orton hits an RKO on Edge when he tries to interfere. Sheamus with a running double sledge to the head. Sheamus with the uranage back breaker and he gets a two count. Sheamus kicks Orton in the injured arm and then he puts Orton in a chin lock and arm bar. Orton with elbows to escape the hold but Sheamus with a knee and he gets a near fall. Sheamus pulls Orton into his corner and he tags Edge in and Edge punches Orton in the head. Edge with a kick to the chest. Orton punches Edge and Sheamus but Edge with a drop toe hold and more punches to Orton. Edge with a forearm to Orton that staggers Orton and sends him into the ropes. Orton with a kick and clothesline to Edge and both men are down. Cena tags in and he hits the two shoulder tackles but the lights go out and the NXT Alumni are destroying the backstage area.
They have Bret Hart and put him in a limousine and back it into a number of cars in the back. The limo backs into another car and then they pull Hart out of the limo. Barrett wants an answer by Sunday. They leave the building and Bret Hart is on the ground.
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