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September 8th
On this day in history in ....
1950 - Verne Gagne defeats Miguel Guzman in Houston, Texas for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title, ending Guzman's fifth title reign, and beginning his second run with the belt.
1967 - El Mongol defeats Mr. Wrestling for the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title in Atlanta, starting his fourth run with the belt.
1979 - Intercontinental Champion Pat Patterson defeats WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via countout in a rare champion vs. champion match in Springfield, Massachusetts.
1983 - Stan Hansen defeats Giant Baba for the Pacific Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Title (now part of the All Japan Triple Crown) in Chiba, Japan, ending Baba's third title reign.
1990 - Kim Duk (aka Tiger Chung Lee) defeats Invader #1 for the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Title in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, ending Invader's fifth title reign.
1991 - The National Wrestling Alliance officially strips Ric Flair of the NWA World Heavyweight Title, only two days before Flair makes his WWF in-ring debut. World Championship Wrestling had stripped Flair of "their title" back in July, when Flair could not come to terms with WCW for a new contract. This would cause the splintering of the WCW and NWA title lineage.
1999 - Brian Hildebrand, better known to fans as referee Mark Curtis, passes away at the age of 37 after a battle with cancer. Hildebrand was one of the backbones of Smoky Mountain Wrestling, and went on to work for WCW after SMW had closed. Hildebrand, who worked with Mick Foley and Shane Douglas early in their career at Dominic Denucci's gym, was considered one of the classiest people in the business.
2003 - During an edition of Raw in Huntsville, Alabama, Kane defeats Rob Van Dam in a steel cage match. At the start of the match, Kane repeatedly throws Van Dam into the cage, to the point that the cage "breaks" and swings open and Van Dam falls to the floor. He is declared the winner, but Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff orders that the match continue, since the rules stated that you had to win by pinfall, escaping the cage through the door, or by going over the top of the cage. Kane would go on to win with a top rope chokeslam.
2008 - Fox Searchlight Pictures purchased rights to "The Wrestler" for $4 million, beating out Lionsgate, Overture, The Weinstein Co. and Sony Pictures.
2008 - The 10/12 screening of"The Wrestler", closing out the New York International Film Festival, sold out immediately, although additional tickets were released the weekend of the showing.
2008 - WTVD-TV in North Carolina reported that Ashley Fliehr, daughter of Ric Flair, has been arrested in conjunction with an incident that left the Hall Of Famer "bloodied and bruised".
According to the story, police in Chapel Hill were called to a commotion outside an apartment complex involving Flair, Ashley and an unidentified 22-year old man. The three were apparently involved in a fight, but Ric Flair declined to file charges. However, Ashley has been accused of kicking a police officer, leading to a taser gun being used on her.
Ashley, 22, is being charged with assault on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest and will appear in court on October 6th.
There were no further details on why the fight occurred, or how badly hurt Ric Flair was. There were no mentions of injuries to Ashley or the unidentified man.
UPDATE: When the channel attempted to contact Ashley Fliehr, her boyfriend said "the incident was a family matter that is now resolved".
2008 - WWE broadcast Raw on the USA Network. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
After last night’s ScrambleMania pay per view, otherwise known as Unforgiven, do we get to see a new champion for the Raw brand or did CM Punk get to retain his title. In case you missed the pay per view, CM Punk did not even get a chance to defend his title because of what Randy Orton did to him. Punk was beaten up so bad that he could not even wrestle. However, one man who got beaten to the point where he could not defend himself was able to take Punk’s place and he is your new World Champion. Shawn Michaels defeated Chris Jericho, but Jericho was able to accept General Manager Adamle’s offer to join the Raw Scramble match. We also saw Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes retain the tag titles against Cryme Tyme. We got to see a new member of the Raw roster when Manu made his debut to help Rhodes and DiBiase. What is next for Santino Marella and Beth Phoenix after what Randy Orton said to them last week? Will Kofi Kingston get any revenge on Rhodes, Orton, DiBiase, or Manu for their attack on him when Kingston came to Punk’s aid? What fun things will The Adamle come up with tonight? What will the new champion say? What will the four men who could not win the title do on tonight’s show. Will Bradshaw claim that he is the champion because the Jets and Giants won this weekend?
We are live from Fort Wayne, Indiana and your announcers are Jerry ‘I have a suggestion for the second generation team’ Lawler and Michael ‘I picked the Colts to win last night’ Cole.
Lillian Garcia is in the ring and she introduces the new World Champion Chris Jericho. Chris tells everyone who he is and he points out that he is the new World Champion in case you missed Lillian Garcia’s announcement. Jericho is going to give everyone who did not see the pay per view an update on what happened. Last night, he faced the wrath of a self righteous hypocrite, Shawn Michaels. Shawn talks about turning the other cheek and being a good person; but Chris wants to show us what Shawn did last night. Chris takes off his jacket, shirt, and tie and he reveals the marks on his back. The crowd applauds the bruises while Chris talks about them. He asks what kind of man would do this to another human being. What kind of person would disfigure another man? That man is Shawn Michaels and he is a hypocrite. Shawn whipped him like a dog. The tip of his belt discolored his back and the fans savored every minute of it. When all of the bravado goes down, what did Shawn Michaels win? He won nothing. Shawn might have won his match. Now he is home celebrating with his family. Chris says that the match was unsanctioned and never existed so Shawn accomplished nothing. Chris points out that he has the title belt.
Chris says that six months ago, he said that good things happen to good people. Chris says that he is a good person. He is a righteous man and a good man. He does what he says and now he is the champion. After he received the brutal beating that he did not deserve last night, he was told by Mike Adamle that Randy Orton kicked CM Punk in the head and was out of the Scramble. That is how he is the new champion. Not only did he beat Steve Austin and The Rock to become the first Undisputed Champion. Last night, he beat Kane, Rey Mysterio, Batista, and Bradshaw to win the title. Chris points out that Batista came close to winning. Now everyone must respect how good Chris Jericho is. Chris says that he is not Shawn Michaels. He is better because he is the new World Champion.
Mike Adamle comes out and he congratulates Chris for his victory. Adamle says that CM Punk suffered a concussion last night and was not medically cleared to wrestle last night. Mike says that he was looking for a championship caliber replacement and Chris filled in that role. Adamle reminds everyone that Punk lost without being pinned. Punk is not here tonight. Next week he will get a chance to regain his title. Punk will Jericho for the title. The match will be in a steel cage.
Jericho says that he is not worried because he beat Punk in his home town, so he can beat him next week. Chris says that he is sick of dealing with the hypocrites so he is going to get out of here. Adamle says that he is not done. He needs a main event tonight. After last night, why not have Chris Jericho face Batista.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Candice Michelle comes to the ring to watch our first match.
Match Number One: Beth Phoenix versus Mickie James for the WWE Women’s Title and more importantly, a chance to wrestle Candice Michelle at No Mercy
Mickie with a waist lock and Beth tries for a fireman’s carry but she picks up Mickie and drops her on the top rope. Mickie goes to the floor and Beth with a kick and then she sends Mickie into the ring post. Beth rolls Mickie back into the ring and gets a near fall. Beth with an arm bar and she punches Mickie and works on the arm. We see Candice’s back enjoy the match as Beth lifts Mickie in the air by her arm. Mickie gets to the ropes and she kicks Beth in the back. Beth with an arm wringer from the turnbuckles. Beth with a slingshot suplex attempt but Mickie floats over and hits a neck breaker. Mickie with forearms but Beth with a punch.
Beth runs Mickie into the corner and then she charges into a boot. Mickie with a punch and then she hits a head scissors take down and flying clothesline. Mickie with a Thesz Press and she punches Beth. Beth stops an Irish whip attempt and then she returns to the arm. Beth with a forearm to the midsection and then she sends Mickie to the apron. Mickie with a forearm and then Mickie tries for a head scissors but Beth with a wheelbarrow slam for the three count.
Winner: Beth Phoenix
After the match, Beth stares at Candice and Candice stands up very slowly and stands in front of her chair.
Jamie Noble and Layla are in the back and Jamie says that Layla is his lucky charm. Jamie wants Layla out there for their tiebreaker match. Layla says that she was surprised by Noble’s win. Noble says that he has a surprise for Layla and from out of nowhere, Jillian scares pets with her rendition of Layla. Noble says that wasn’t the song he was thinking of and mentions a Layla with a feather in her hair. Noble says that when he wins tonight, they are going to celebrate at Olive Garden. We go to commercial.
We are back with WWE Rewind: Jamie Noble beating William Regal last week on Raw.
Match Number Two: Jamie Noble versus William Regal
Regal backs Noble into the corner and he hits a series of knees and then he biels Noble out of the corner. Noble with a kick and then he puts Regal in a side head lock. Noble with a shoulder tackle and Regal does not go down. Noble with a head scissors take down. Regal with an exploder suplex. Regal works over Noble apparently while we watch Layla at ringside. Regal with an arm bar and cross face. Noble punches Regal and tries for a sunset flip but Regal with a knee to the head and then he puts Noble in a side head lock. Noble tries to get to his feet and he finally does but Regal makes him pay with a knee to the midsection. Regal with an Irish whip but Noble with a series of kicks. Noble with a drop kick from the second turnbuckle for a near fall. Noble with an enzuigiri and then he hits a cannonball, but Regal gets his knees up and Regal with a running knee to the head for the three count.
Winner: William Regal
After the match, Regal gets a mic and he stands by Noble and asks him what he expected because happy endings only happen in fairy tales. Regal leaves the ring and approaches Layla. Layla leaves with Regal and Layla has a scared look on her face as she leaves with William.
We go to commercial.
We are back with random WWE Raw longevity factoid.
Match Number Three: John Bradshaw Layfield with JBLimo versus Charles Haas Layfield from the trunk of the JBLimo
Haas makes Layfield proud by mentioning Mamajuana a few hundred times. Bradshaw does the JBL dance before Bradshaw takes the mic. Charles holds up some Mamajuana for Bradshaw and smiles. Bradshaw asks Haas if he is mocking him. Bradshaw says that Haas has to be kidding him. He asks him if this is funny. Bradshaw asks if he is an over the top caricature. Bradshaw calls him a disrespectful punk. He says that he deserves better than this. He says that Haas will respect him. He says that he deserves it.
The bell rings and Bradshaw leaves the ring and heads to the back. The referee makes the ten count and Haas wins the toughest match of his career.
Winner: Charles Haas Layfield
We go to commercial.
We are back and Wrestlemania 25 tickets are on sale on September 20th (unless you have the pre-sale codes).
We are back and Bradshaw is walking in the back and he is not happy. We see Batista and Kelly laughing. Bradshaw wonders what they are laughing at. Kelly leaves and Batista comments on the plugs by Haas. Bradshaw says that Batista should understand how inappropriate it was for Haas to do that because they have nothing in common. Batista agrees that they have nothing in common. Batista points out that Haas won his match tonight.
Todd Grisham is with Rey Mysterio in the interview area. Todd asks Rey about the time he took off because of what Kane did. Rey says that he does not know why Kane did that. Because of his actions, Rey needed to take time off to rehab his body (and get more tattoos). Rey says that he needs to stand strong if he is going to be on Raw. Rey starts to speak in tongues and then he tells Kane that he might claim that he is Kane’s victim. Saying that Kane killed his spirit, it is not true because his spirit is still alive. Rey might always be an underdog, but he is nobody’s victim.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Four: John Morrison and The Miz versus Evan Bourne and Rey Mysterio
Bourne and Morrison start things off and Morrison backs him into the corner and Bourne avoids a punch and hits an arm drag into a cover. Bourne holds on to the arm bar and then he tags in Rey. Rey with a seated splash onto the arm for a near fall. Morrison with a kick to Rey followed by an Irish whip. Morrison drives Rey into the mat and Miz tags in and they hit a double gutbuster. Miz with elbows and an arm bar. Miz sends Rey into the corner but Rey with a kick and then he hits a seated senton splash and he tags in Bourne. Bourne goes up top and hits a double knee drop. Bourne and Rey with a wheelbarrow slam to Miz but Morrison interferes. Bourne is sent to the floor and he hits a rana on Morrison. Bourne with a jumping back kick and then he goes up top but Morrison gets on the apron and he kicks Bourne in the back of the head while the referee was distracted by Rey.
Morrison tags back in and he connects with a forearm to Bourne and then he comes in with a slingshot elbow while Bourne was still on Miz’s knees. Morrison with a rear chin lock and he has his knee in Bourne’s back. Bourne kicks Morrison in the knee but Morrison tries for a neckbreaker but Bourne turns it into a back slide. Miz tags back in and he hits an elbow drop. Miz with a rear chin lock. Miz with forearms to the back and then Morrison is tagged in but Bourne avoids both men and he is able to tag in Rey. Rey with a springboard cross body to both men. Rey is tossed onto Miz and he hits a rana that sends Miz to the floor. Rey with a springboard seated splash followed by a kick to the head for a near fall. Rey sends Morrison into the ropes and Morrison assumes the position but Miz trips Rey on the 619 attempt. Bourne breaks up the cover by Morrison. Bourne is sent to the floor with a knee lift. Morrison kicks Miz by mistake and then Rey sends Morrison back into the ropes for the 619. Bourne tags in and he hits the shooting star press for the three count.
Winners: Evan Bourne and Rey Mysterio
After the match, Kane tells Rey Rey that they will meet next week and then everyone will understand why Rey is a victim. Kane says that he chose Rey and he will not tell Rey just yet. Kane has a hint and it is a special hint. We see the old mask that Kane used to wear. Rey starts to twitch and we go to commercial.
Randy Orton is walking in the back and we go to commercial.
We are back with the Slam of the Week: Randy Orton kicking CM Punk last night at Unforgiven.
Randy Orton comes to the ring very deliberately. Orton has lulled the sound truck to sleep and then he says that there is no worse feeling than to be on a global stage with the title in your grasp only to have tragedy keep you from competing. Orton says that he is not talking about CM Punk. Orton says that he is talking about himself. A few months ago, he broke his collarbone against Triple H, unable to retain his title. The difference between CM Punk and himself is that he earned his championship. He won the main event at Wrestlemania. CM Punk got lucky and karma caught up. Last night, he was taken out by a one armed man. Orton says that he did it because he was threatened and he felt concerned for his safety. Punk should not be mad, but he should be happy for having his face kicked in because it kept him from being exposed.
Orton tells Jericho to feel free to thank him any time he wants because if it wasn’t for him, Jericho would not have been in the match, and he would not have been champion. Orton says that he will take back what is his when he is healthy.
Orton is interrupted by Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase and Manu who come to the ring. Rhodes asks Orton who took care of Punk last night. Rhodes tells Orton to check his facts because if the three of them didn’t do what they did, Orton would not have been able to punt Punk unconscious. Rhodes says that they took care of Kofi too. Rhodes tells Orton not to take credit for something he didn’t do. Manu says that he is not the only one who was blessed with God given talent. He isn’t the only one with a father who is a hall of famer. He says that Orton is no better than any of them. Ted says that Orton did slap Cody in the fact last week. Ted says that what they did to Punk was impressive. Orton slaps DiBiase and then Orton leaves the ring.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a WWE linguistics factoid.
Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, and Manu are still in the ring because they are involved in the next match.
Match Number Five: Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, and Manu versus Cryme Tyme and Kofi Kingston
JTG and Rhodes start things off and JTG sends Rhodes into the corner. Rhodes runs into a punch from JTG. Rhodes with an Irish whip but he runs into a boot. Rhodes with a knee and forearm before tagging in DiBiase. JTG with a drop toe hold and front face lock. Kofi tags in and he hits a European uppercut. DiBiase with an Irish whip but he misses the charge and Kingston goes into the corner. Manu is sent to the apron and DiBiase sends Kingston to the floor where Manu chops Kofi. Manu tags in and he hits a head butt and slam followed by a diving head butt for a near fall. Manu slams Kofi and tags in DiBiase who hits a knee drop from the turnbuckles for a near fall. Rhodes tags back in and they double team Kofi. Rhodes with a modified abdominal stretch but Kofi gets to his feet and he punches Rhodes. Rhodes with a forearm. Kofi misses a cross body when Rhodes moves out of the way. Kofi with a rollup for a near fall and then we get a double clothesline from Rhodes and Kingston and both men are down. DiBiase and Shad tag in and Shad with a boot to Ted and then he goes after Manu. DiBiase gets another clothesline and then Shad presses Rhodes over his head. Shad sends JTG into Rhodes and both men go over the top rope to the floor. Shad with a power slam to DiBiase and then Manu tags in and he hits a belly-to-back suplex into a neck breaker for the three count.
Winners: Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, and Manu
We go to commercial.
We are back with the WWE 24/7 Classics on Demand Moment: A look at November 24, 1983 when Ric Flair won the NWA World Title at Starrcade.
Cole and Lawler talk about the passing of the torch with that match. Lawler mentions that this month on WWE 24/7 Classics on Demand is devoted to Flair.
Santino comes to the ring with the Honk-A-Meter and time to point out that he is only 61 weeks behind the Honky Donkey Man. The Mountie only had the title for two days. He is 19 days better than the Mountie. Santino says that he hopes Randy Orton is impressed. He wants his opponent to come to the ring.
Match Number Six: Santino Marella with Beth Phoenix versus Gene Snitsky
Snitsky with a forearm to Santino and then Beth tries to distract him. Snitsky with a clothesline and elbow for a near fall. Snitsky sends Santino into the corner and then he misses the boot into the corner. Santino trips Snitsky and gets the rollup for the three count.
Winner: Santino Marella Mike Adamle is with Kelly Kelly in the office and he wants to know what he could have done differently. Mike says that he wanted five champions in the match. Kelly says that she feels bad for Punk. Chris Jericho enters and he says that this is not fair and he was in two matches last night. He says that he is not a machine and he should get a week to get ready for Punk in the steel cage. Adamle says that he did Jericho a favor last night and he wants reciprocity. Adamle says that the match is going to happen and it is going to happen next.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Seven: Chris Jericho with Lance Cade versus Batista
Batista runs Jericho into the corner and hits a series of shoulders followed by a biel to work on the injured back. Batista with an Irish whip and punch to the face. Batista with a boot to the head for a near fall. Batista with another Irish whip followed by a power slam and Jericho rolls out of the ring to the floor.
Mike Adamle comes out and he less than emphatically tells the referee to stop the match. Adamle apologizes and says that he is learning on the job. He wanted a great main event and he misdiagnosed Jericho’s injury. To even things up, it will be a handicap match. Batista will face Chris Jericho and John Bradshaw Layfield. The real John Bradshaw Layfield walks to the ring and we go to commercial.
We are back and the match has been joined in progress and Batista punches Bradshaw but Jericho with a knee to the back. Bradshaw with an elbow drop for a near fall. Jericho tags in and he kicks Batista in the corner and chokes him with the boot. Jericho has a punch blocked and Batista with a punch of his own. Bradshaw tags in and he punches Batista. Jericho chokes Batista while the referee is with Bradshaw. Bradshaw with a gingerly placed short arm clothesline followed by a series of elbow drops for a near fall. Bradshaw with a swinging neck breaker for a two count. Jericho tags in and he kicks Batista in the head and slaps Batista. Batista with a slap to Jericho’s head followed by a punch and a clothesline. Batista with a clothesline to Bradshaw. Cade gets on the apron when Batista sets for the Batista Bomb. Jericho gets the three count after Bradshaw hits the Clothesline from Hell.
Winners: Bradshaw and Chris Jericho
After the match, Lance Cade holds Batista for Bradshaw to punch him. Bradshaw asks Batista who he is laughing at now. Cade punches Batista and then they pick up Batista but Batista with a double shoulder tackle and then he spears Bradshaw followed by a spinebuster to Cade. Batista shakes the ropes and it is time for the BatistaBomb.
2009 - Former WWE and WCW wrestler Sean O'Haire, real name Sean Haire, was arrested and charged with battery and criminal trespassing after allegedly grabbing his girlfriend in a chokehold while cursing at her.
TMZ.com, which picked up the story and ran Haire's mugshot, claimed it wasn't the first incident between the former wrestler and his girlfriend but was the first that led to a phone call to authorities.
He was released on $4,600 bond.
Haire has been arrested several times in the past, including a 2004 assault of a woman in a South Carolina nightclub.
Haire, a former WCW World Tag Team champion, was among the talents absorbed into World Wrestling Entertainment in their March 2001 purchase of WCW. He was released in April 2004 with his largest push being a brief association with Roddy Piper. After leaving WWE, he flirted with MMA and later worked as a professional bodyguard.
2009 - WWE broadcast ECW on Sci Fi. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We are live on tape from Rockford, Illinois and your announcers are Matt ‘I’m thinking of another four letter word starting with M’ Striker and Josh ‘Plinko’ Mathews.
Match Number One: Hurricane versus Paul Burchill with Katie Lea
They lock up and Burchill backs Hurricane into the turnbuckles and gives him a clean break. Hurricane with a waist lock and Burchill backs him into the corner. Burchill tries for a punch but Hurricane blocks it and he connects with some punches. Hurricane with an uppercut but he misses a clothesline. Hurricane with a cross body for a near fall and then Hurricane with a head scissors. Burchill escapes and hits an elbow drop. Burchill blocks a hip toss attempt but Hurricane with an arm drag. Hurricane with an Octopus but Burchill escapes and hits a back breaker. Burchill starts to work on the back and neck with a Saito suplex for a near fall. Burchill with a rear chin lock and Hurricane tries to escape but Burchill with a knee and clothesline for a near fall. Burchill hits the running knees into the corner but he can only get a two count. Burchill with a back breaker to Hurricane and then he applies an arm bar. Hurricane with punches and a rollup for a two count. Burchill tries for a belly-to-back suplex but Hurricane lands on his feet. Burchill with a devastating clothesline but he can only get a two count. Burchill charges at Hurricane but Hurricane ducks down and Burchill goes over the top rope to the floor. Hurricane with a pescado onto Burchill. Burchill sends Hurricane into the apron and then he hits a version of a Pele kick as we go to commercial.
We are back and Burchill with a reverse chin lock. Burchill with an Irish whip but Hurricane moves out of the way when Burchill charges and Burchill goes into the ring post. Both men are down but Burchill gets to his feet first. Hurricane with punches to Burchill followed by a Thesz Press and a neckbreaker for a near fall. Hurricane goes up top and hits a cross body for a near fall. Hurricane with an Irish whip but he charges into a boot. Hurricane with punches and then he goes up top as well. Burchill with a super power slam from the turnbuckles and he rolls over but Hurricane kicks out at the last possible moment. Burchill with an Irish whip but Hurricane with an uppercut and a rana from the turnbuckles for a two count. Hurricane sets for the Shining Wizard but Katie gets on the apron. Hurricane sends Paul into his sister and Hurricane hits the Eye of the Hurricane for the three count.
Winner: Hurricane
Striker and Josh talk about Breaking Point and the way that Team Bromance (Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov) have been dealing with Christian and Tommy Dreamer so Regal made a challenge to Dreamer and Christian.
We go to Savannah who is with Tommy Dreamer and Christian. She asks them for their thoughts about the main event. Dreamer says that ECW has been a part of his life for 16 years and it also means a lot for Christian since he is the champ. He says that Regal, Kozlov, and Jackson cannot take over. Christian says that they are doing it for all ECW superstars. He says that they are taking a stand and they are ready for a fight.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Did you Know that lots of people watched ECW and more than some other networks too.
Match Number Two: Shelton Benjamin and Sheamus versus Yoshi Tatsu and Goldust
Goldust and Benjamin start off and Benjamin works on the arm but Goldust reverses and puts Benjamin in a side head lock before hitting a shoulder tackle and hip toss. Benjamin backs into the corner for a breather. Benjamin with a knee and forearm but Goldust with an Irish whip. Benjamin avoids a bulldog but he cannot avoid the drop down uppercut. Sheamus is tagged in and he punches Goldust. Goldust punches back and Yoshi is tagged in and he chops and kicks Sheamus. Yoshi with a back heel kick and then he floats over on an Irish whip. Benjamin distracts Yoshi long enough to allow Sheamus to hit a clothesline. Sheamus with a few elbow drops. Benjamin tags back in and he punches Yoshi and then he snap mares him and applies a rear chin lock. Yoshi with elbows and a sunset flip but Benjamin rolls through and tries for an elbow drop but misses. Yoshi sends Benjamin to the floor and he almost makes the tag but Benjamin pulls Goldust off the apron. The referee sends Goldust into the corner and that allows Benjamin to bring Yoshi into his corner to tag in Sheamus. Yoshi with a kick and then he makes the tag and Goldust punches Sheamus and hits a flying clothesline or two. Goldust with a reverse atomic drop and a kick to the head. Goldust knocks Shelton off the apron but Sheamus with a kick. Sheamus with a kick and then Shelton makes the blind tag to get the three count.
Winners: Shelton Benjamin and Sheamus
After the match, Shelton raises Sheamus’ hand but Sheamus wants none of it. Sheamus punches Shelton but Shelton with a double leg take down and they fight to the floor. They brawl at ringside and referees have to come out to separate them.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Zack Ryder versus Rory Fargo
They lock up and Ryder with a knee and forearm to the back. Ryder slaps Fargo and tries to slam him but Fargo gets a near fall with a rollup. Ryder with a knee and forearm across the face. Ryder chokes Fargo in the ropes and kicks him in the head. Fargo with a forearm but Ryder sends Fargo into the turnbuckles and then hits a running facewash. Ryder with a catapult into the turnbuckles followed by the Zack Attack for the three count.
Winner: Zack Ryder
It is time to talk about Breaking Point and the card is updated.
Tiffany is in the office with Tyler Reks and she is happy about his performance. William Regal and Team Bromance enter and Tiffany wants things to remain civil. Reks leaves. Regal asks Tiffany how she could have allowed Dreamer and Christian to attack Ezekiel and Vladimir with weapons. Tiffany says that she might have felt differently if they were not attacked by Regal, Jackson, and Kozlov. Regal vows to become the ECW Champion on Sunday.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Four: Team Bromance (Vladimir Koslov and Ezekiel Jackson) with William Regal versus Tommy Dreamer and Christian
Christian and Kozlov start things off and Kozlov with a waist lock but Christian blocks a take down attempt. Christian with elbows and a side head lock. Kozlov with a running shoulder tackle. Kozlov sends Christian into the turnbuckles and punches him but Christian escapes. Christian with a punch and Kozlov squares up before tagging in Jackson. Dreamer tags in as well. They lock up and Zeke sends Tommy to the mat. Dreamer with a punch but Jackson with a hard slam but he misses an elbow drop. Jackson misses a charge when Dreamer moves and Jackson goes to the floor. Christian tags in and hits a drop kick that sends Jackson to the floor and he hits a baseball slide on Kozlov. Christian tries for a cross body onto Jackson but Zeke catches him. Dreamer jumps on to take Zeke down. We go to commercial.
We are back and Dreamer and Christian hit a double side Russian leg sweep on Jackson and Dreamer follows it up with an elbow drop for a near fall. Jackson with a shoulder tackle that sends Dreamer into the ropes. Kozlov tags in and hits a running shoulder tackle. Jackson is tagged in and they go for the double running shoulder tackle and Jackson gets a near fall. Jackson with a double underhook followed by a knee to the chest. Kozlov tags in and he hits a series of head butts to the chest followed by a belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall. Kozlov with a waist lock but Dreamer gets to his feet. Kozlov runs Dreamer into the corner and connects with shoulders and forearms. Dreamer knocks Kozlov off the turnbuckles and then he kicks Kozlov. Dreamer with a clothesline from the turnbuckles and both men are down. Christian tags in and he punches Kozlov. Christian tries for clotheslines but Kozlov stays up. Christian goes for a missile drop kick but Kozlov stays on his feet. He goes up top and takes Kozlov down and gets a near fall. Christian with a knee to Kozlov and then he punches Jackson. Kozlov with a shoulder tackle for a near fall. Jackson tags back in and he hits a back breaker on Christian. He hits a second one and lets Christian crumple to the mat. Jackson stretches Christian with a double under hook and a forearm to the back of the head. Jackson with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Jackson runs Christian into the turnbuckles and then he tags Kozlov back in. Kozlov with head butts to the chest followed by a belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall. Kozlvo with a back breaker until Christian escapes. Kozlov with a fallaway slam for a near fall. Jackson tags back in and he punches Christian in the chest and he has Christian in a double underhook again. Jackson with a butterfly suplex for a near fall and then he tags Kozlov back in. Kozlov kicks Christian and connects with a forearm and shoulders. Kozlov misses a running head butt into the corner and Christian with a corkscrew back elbow from the turnbuckles and both men are down. Jackson and Dreamer tag in and Dreamer with a series of rapid forearms and a cross body followed by punches. Dreamer with a bulldog for a near fall. Jackson with a forearm but Dreamer with a neck breaker and then Dreamer goes up top and hits a frog splash but Kozlov breaks up the cover. Christian and Kozlov go to the floor. Regal distracts Dreamer and Jackson hits the uranage for the three count.
Winners: Vladimir Kozlov and Ezekiel Jackson
After the match, Regal and his charges celebrate in the ring and then Regal puts Dreamer in the Regal Stretch.
2009 - Lillian Garcia announced she would be leaving WWE in September 2009. Garcia has remained on good terms with the company and has returned for a number of appearances since.
2009 - Gunner Eudy, the 16 year old son of former WWF and WCW World champion Sid Vicious debuted over the weekend as Lord Humongous, a gimmick his father did in the old Continental territory early in his career.
2010 - WWE held a charity screening of the John Cena film "Legendary" in New Orleans, where the movie was filmed.
2010 - Ring of Honor announced they signed a new deal with then-current ROH Television champion Eddie Edwards.
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