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September 10th

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1968 - The Spoiler & Gary Hart defeat Fritz Von Erich & Grizzly Smith (father of Jake Roberts) in Dallas, Texas tow in the NWA American Tag Team Title for the third time.

1980 - Harley Race defeats Giant Baba for the NWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Title in Ohtsu, Japan, ending Baba's third, and final, NWA World Heavyweight Title reign after five days. Baba's three title reigns, added together, only equal 19 days. This victory would signal the beginning of Race's fifth title reign.

1983 - Austin Idol defeats Ken Patera in Memphis, Tennessee to win the AWA International Heavyweight Title.

1988 - United States Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeat Four Horsemen members Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard for the NWA World Tag Team Title in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ending Anderson & Blanchard's second and final reign as champions in the NWA. This would be the last time Blanchard and Anderson would team together in the NWA, as they were about to leave for the WWF. This was also the end of the "golden era" of the Four Horsemen, in the opinions of many, although Ric Flair and Barry Windham would stay united after their departure. Amazingly, despite their reputation as one of the best tag teams ever, this would be the only time the team of Eaton & Lane would hold the NWA World Tag Team Title.

1990 - Brian Lee & Don Harris defeat Jeff Jarrett & Jeff Gaylord for the USWA Tag Team Title in Memphis, Tennessee to start their second title reign. Harris & Lee had lost the belts to Jarrett & Gaylord in a match where Chuck Casey had to substitute for Don Harris seven days earlier.

1995 - Yoshinari Ogawa defeats Dan Kroffat (aka Phil LaFon) in Tokyo, Japan to win the All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Title.

2001 - Yoshihiro Tajiri defeats Chris Kanyon for the WCW U.S. Heavyweight Title (part of the WWF at this point) in San Antonio, Texas.



2006 - WWE's ECW brand ran Schenectedy, NY.  Shaady Tadros filed the following live report:

I just got back from the ECW house show at the Center City Sportsplex in
Schenectady, New York. Not that great of a show but it was great to see the ECW
originals live for the first time. The venue is essentially a hocky rink. I'm never
good with attendance but I would say it was about 800-1000. Crowd was relatively hot
for most the night. Mix between old and new ECW fans, and a few ROH fans in the
crowd.
 
1. Stevie Richards defeated Renee Dupree via roll up- OK match, Dupree got on the mic before the match and said he was the sexiest and most hardcore wrestler ever. Stevie got a good pop.
 
2. Heyman's body guards (The Bashams) defeated the F.B.I. via nightstick interference and pin- Worst match of the night. The Bashams had absolutely no offense at all. Just kicks, punches and knee strikes. End came when on the Bashams on the outside clocked Little Guido with a nightstick and got the pin.
 
3. Kevin Thorn w/ Ariel defeated jobber via modified stunner. Nothing to really say except that Ariel has enormous, well, you know. Match was what it was.
 
4. Matt Striker came out and got on the mic. Mentioned it must be getting hot because he's got the heat. The crowd was ragging on him which include a "Striker swallows" chant with Striker responding "Swallow what? Are you implying that I partake in fellatio. I am a heterosexual male. Just ask that woman over there." He then introduced the Extreme Bikini Contest with Francine followed by Kelly Kelly. Both looked great but Francine was more playful and actually got more cheers from the crowd and won the contest.
 
5. Tommy Dreamer defeats Mike Knox via DDT. Dreamer was over big time. Dreamer came out before the match and got on the mic and thanked the fans because they were the
reason that ECW was brought. Mentioned they gave the ECW orginials a second chance
because of all the sales of the books, DVD, PPVs, etc. Talked about how the old ECW
stomping grounds of the ECW Arena, and Queens but insisted they had to make a stop
in Schenectady on the tour (insert cheap pop). Called out Mike Knox. OK match.  Finish came when Dreamer had Knox up for the Spilcolli Driver but Kelly lowblowed Tommy. This brought out Francine and a catfight ensued. Dreamer than planted Knox with a DDT. After the match, Dreamer thanked the fans again. As he was leaving he got back on the mic and asked who it was in the crowd that had a Tommy Dreamer sign.  A kid stood up with a Innovator of Violence sign and Tommy proceeded to take the Dreamer t-shirt from off his back and gave it to the kid to a big ovation.

Intermission. Announcer mentioned that they would be returning to Schenectady in the
very near future.
 
6. CM Punk defeated CW Anderson via the Anaconda vice. Relativley short but good match, 2nd best match of the night. Lots of CM Punk fans in the crowd but there were
a  few hecklers. Good chemistry between Anderson and Punk. Finish came with the uranage followed by the vice. After the match, CM Punk laughed with the crowd at a guy wearing an Miami Vice shirt, that was flipping him off.

7. Rob Van Dam defeated Hardcore Holly via rollup. RVD got a huge pop. Most over out of everyone tonight. Good match, arguably the best match of the night. Finish came when RVD reversed the Albama Slam into a rollup for a very close 3 count. After the match, Holly got in a shouting match with a fat fan that was chanting "Hardcore has been" during the match. Holly entered the ring and challenged the fan to face him. Fan feigned jumping the rail but security stopped him.
 
8. ECW World title match: Big Show defeated Sabu via chokeslam. OK match. Big Show actually showed some technical skill during the match. Show got on the mic numerous times to respond to the chants of the crowd. Finish came with Holly trying to interfere but RVD stopped him which gave Show time to plant Sabu with the chokeslam.
 
Not that great of a show but it was only $30 for 1st row.

Side note: Ted Dibiase could be seen near the wrestler entrance at a table, watching the matches and taking notes.

2006 - WWE's Smackdown brand ran Uncasville, CT.  BostonWrestling.com provided the following report:

WWE Smackdown Live
Sunday, September 10th, 2006
Mohegan Sun Arena * Uncasville, CT
Att:  est. 4,000

Scotty Too Hotty def. Jamie Noble (This was a "dark" match.  Kristall Marshall was the
ring announcer and her first error of the night was introducing Scotty from Massachusetts instead of Maine.  Kid Kash's interference backfired allowing Scotty to
get the roll up win)

Marshall started to introduce the Cruiserweight Title Match but forgot to wait for the Smackdown opening.  The usual TV open, music and pyro played with no
announcers at ringside

WWE Cruiserweight Title Match
Gregory Helms def. Jimmy Yang
(The cowboy gimmick was over, it's so bad that it's funny)

WWE Tag Team Title Match
Brian Kendrick & Paul London def. Idol Stevens & KC James
(Marshall rang the bell before the three count.  A solid match, but the fans couldn't have cared less about any of their efforts)

Sylvester Terkay def. Tatanka

Booker T & Sharmell were interviewed backstage by the Miz.  While the interview took place, the previous match was playing on the TV behind them.

Diva Dance Off
Ashley def. Jillian & Leyla & Kristal
(MVP hosted the dance off for free because Smackdown has the sexiest women on television.  Never heard that line before.  Jillian turned on Ashley after her
victory, another pointless heel turn that nobody cared about, similar to her face turn a few months back)

Vito def. William Regal
(the less said the better)

Ashely def. Jillian
(way too many diva's on this card)

WWE US Championship Triple Threat Match
Mr. Kennedy def. Bobby Lashley & Fit Finlay (Finlay moved out of the way of Lashley charging him in the corner.  Kennedy rolled up Finlay and used Lashley
for leverage instead of the ropes.  Finlay was a crimson mask)

WWE Heavyweight Championship
Rey Mysterio def. Booker T via DQ
(not much of a match.  Mysterio was headed to the top rope for a frog splash and Chavo rushed the ring and pushed him off.  Fans chanted for Batista.  After the bout, Mysterio hit a double 619 on Chavo & Booker followed by a frog splash on Chavo)

Not a bad card but a huge lack of star power.  At the concession stand, they were pushing Undertaker, Batista and DX t-shirts, none of them were to be found in Uncasville.  When Bobby Lashley is the second biggest baby on the card, you have to wonder how the folks that spent $40 on tickets felt leaving the building.  WWE should have at least posted a line-up on-line.

2006 - Ohio Valley Wrestling ran Louisville, Kentucky.  Mike Giralico filed the following live report:

In front of 80 fans at St Therese's Gym in Louisville's Germantown neighborhood.

Devin Driscoll defeated Platinum Pat Buck (w/ Melody). My first time getting a look at hometown boy Driscoll, seems to be some potential in this kid that's waiting to be tapped. Buck was doing all of the little things in the match perfectly. Anytime he'd hit a move he would gloat, then when Driscoll came back after him , Buck would duck into the ropes or pull the ref between them. Finally Buck blindsided Driscoll and began choking him on the bottom rope, as the ref pulled Buck away Melody did the same from the outside. Buck pulled Driscoll into the middle of the ring and applied a rear naked choke, Driscoll however was able to power out of it and mount his own offense culminating with a spine buster for the win.

Chett The Jett came out and thanked the fans for their support on his climb up the mountain to the OVW Title. Chett promised to take on any and all challengers.

Paul Birchill pinned Bad Seed Sean Osbourne. Burchill was over huge and got one of the best face reactions of the night. Match started out with the men trading arm twists before Burchill hip tossed Osbourne to the mat. Osbourne charges back only to get hit with a single leg take down and then Burchill bridges over him for a 2 count. Burchill tries for an arm twist again but Osbourne blocks it, whipping Burchill into the corner. Osbourne charges the corner behind Burchill but Burchill leaps over the inbound Osbourne. Burchill applies a side headlock but Osbourne shoves him off into the ropes. Burchill comes back with a shoulder block followed by a fisherman's suplex for a 2 count. Osbourne then rams Burchill into the corner and then puts his boot to Burchill's throat. Osbourne now targets the back with several blows before snap maring Burchill to the mat and applying a body scissors. Burchill manages to get back to his feet but Osbourne takes then right out from under him again. Osbourne goes for an elbow drop from the top rope and misses. Burchill hits a series of lariats then a Fisherman's buster for 2. Burchill whips Osbourne the corner tries for a splash but Osbourne gets a boot up. Osbourne covers him but Burchill counters with a small package for the win.

Serena & Victoria defeated Cherry & Jennifer (w/ ODB). Alright I was one of the many very critical of the signing of a couple of ladies that were only spotted in a swim wear catalog by a certain Talent Relations person. However on this night I saw one of the signings already starting to return big dividends. Victoria Crawford, while still a long way from putting a 5-star match on her own, looked phenomenal considering her brief amount of time training. I'm glad to see she's taking this all seriously. Onto the match itself. Serena and Victoria started out with an onslaught of arm twists on Jennifer. Victoria finally decided to mix it up with an elbow drop and then and arm drag for a near fall. Cherry tags in and hits 3 arm drags herself for a cover only good for 2. Cherry whips Victoria into the ropes and Victoria comes back with a back flip into a springing elbow however ODB distracts the ref at this point allowing the heels to overwhelm Victoria. The heels pressed their advantage until Cherry went for a DDT only to have Victoria reverse it on her. Serena got the hot tag and cleaned house setting up for a spear on Jennifer until ODB interfered. Beth Phoenix then ran out and chased ODB around the ring and into a spear by Serena. Serena then turned around and rolled up Jennifer for the pin.

Charles Evans (w/ ODB) pinned Brent Albright to retain the TV title. Evans stalled for a long time at the beginning of the match before finally locking up. When he finally did lock up though, if Albright got an advantage Evans would go back outside to gather his thoughts on the match up. Evans finally gets back in and pounds Albright into the corner, Albright comes back with a crowbar attempt but Evans rakes the eyes. Evans then whips Albright outside where ODB puts the boots to him. Albright is rolled back in and Evans applies a rear waist lock. Albright elbows out of it and hits a german suplex followed up with a lariat, back drop and a belly to belly suplex. Albright goes up for the diving headbutt, but missed. Evans goes for a dominator but Albright squirms out and locks on the crowbar but Evans manages to whip Albright out of the ring again. ODB stalks Albright but Albright kisses her. Albright crawls into the ring to try a sunset flip, however Evans sits down on him and holds the rope for the pin fall.

The Untouchables won a fatal four way over Spears & Runnels, Mike Kruel & Eddie Craven and Ryan Reeves & John Bolen to retain their OVW Southern Tag Team Titles. The Untouchables are the heels you just want to see do all of their taunting. The preening they do on the way out, their over-protectiveness of Cherry, I have a hunch a lot of people are going to be seeing their antics in the WWE very soon. Fist fall of the match came as Runnels-Spears hit the Hart Attack on Bolen, Kruel tagged himself in to make the cover. Cody then got into it with Kruel only to be overtaken by all four heels. Cody manages to hit a double clothesline on Domino and Craven to get a hot tag to Spears who then cleared the ring. Cody then knocked both of the Untouchables off the apron and scored a pin on Craven after a Hart Attack. Tries for the same on Domino but Deuce pulls Cody down onto the top rope thus shattering Cody's dreams of a tag title win this night. Domino the dispatches Spears and covers Cody for the win.

Chett The Jett defeated Jacob Duncan to retain the OVW Southern Heavyweight Title. Chett started out the match trying to find a way to topple the giant Duncan. Finally after several stiff shots he managed to knock Duncan from the ring to the outside. From there Chett slammed Duncan's right hand into the ring post to try and take away Ducnan's chokeslam finisher. Back in the ring Duncan hits a lariat with his right arm but hurts himself just as bad in process due to Chett's work on his hand. Jacob Duncan then applied a sharpshooter but Chett got to the ropes. Duncan applied a bearhug but Chett boxed Duncan's ears to escape and then followed it up with a jawbreaker. Chett then with a shoulderblock and a suplex for a nearfall. Chett takes the straps down and is ready to end this however Duncan comes back with chokeslam for two. As Duncan stands back up in disbelief Chett schoolboys him for the win. Post match Duncan lays out Chett with a Kona Krusher.

2007 - Junior Fatu aka Rikishi made his debut on a TNA Impact taping.  Richard Trionfo filed the following live report from the taping:

Full results of the taping saw:

Impact 9/13

*Karen Angle came to the ring and introduced TNA champion Kurt Angle.  Instead, Sting appears and says that he doesn't blame Kurt for what happened at No Surrender and that it was Karen who cost them the TNA Tag Team titles.  He wants Karen to admit he never struck her but she claims she can't remember that caused her to fall to the ground.  Kurt Angle appears and hits Sting with a chair.  They brawl to the ring.  Angle handcuffs Sting to the ropes and demands to know why Sting would slap his wife.  He says that at Bound for Glory he will, "embarrass the sh** out of Sting."  He promises to snap Sting's ankle and breaks his neck.  Karen Angle slaps Sting and the Angles leave the ring.

*Black Reign defeated Shark Boy in a short match. Reign hits a prone Shark Boy in the back of the head with his shovel.  He goes to get the rat but Eric Young comes out and pulls Sharky out of the ring.  Reign pulled off Sharky's mask but Young covered it with a towel.

*Christopher Daniels defeated X-Division champion Jay Lethal in a non-title match after Daniels got the pin with Last Rites.  Good match.

*Christian Cage,. Tomko and AJ Styles come to the ring.  Cage says that they have some problems to take care of and his problem is with Matt Morgan.  Morgan comes to the ring.  Cage says that he wrestled Samoa Joe at No Surrender and since Joe realized he couldn't defeat Christian, he got himself disqualified.  Cage says that Joe hung him until cage was almost out of breath and now he knows why the fans chant, "Joe's gonna kill you."  Cage says that he knows that Jim Cornette is Morgan's boss and that he's the one that runs the show.  He says that when your marquee wrestler is tossed over the rope and is being choked, you don't wait five minutes to do something about it.  Cage tells Morgan that he's going to get a crash course and to make sure that it doesn't happen again.  He says that there are three of them in the ring and only one Matt Morgan.  Morgan rips off his shirt and prepares to face all of them, but Samoa Joe hits the ring and spears Cage.  Morgan throws Styles out of the ring while Joe disposes of Tomko.  Morgan gets the mic and announces that he'll be the special enforcer at Bound for Glory for Christian Cage vs. Samoa Joe.  Cage demands to know who allowed that to happen and Jim Cornette comes out and says it was his decision.  Cornette said that Cage had a Samoan Challenge and says he has an opponent for Cage next week and out comes the debuting Junior Fatu (formerly Rikishi).

*TNA champion Kurt Angle fought Abyss to a no contest in a Six Sides of Steel Submission Match where Abyss would have had to leave TNA if he lost.  Judas Mesias came from under the ring and attacked Abyss.  Abyss had Angle in the Anklelock when the smoke appeared and Mesias showed up and began choking Abyss with some sort of metallic wire, possibly barbed wire.  Angle escapes the cage.  Mesias hits Abyss in the head with a chair.  Mesias hits a leaping DDT onto a chair on Abyss.  Mesias pours out Abyss' bag of glass and stabs Abyss with it.  He leaves Abyss in the ring.

Xplosion

*Robert Roode defeated Kazarian with the Payoff.  They teased the Kaz-Brooks romance.

*James Storm pinned Sonjay Dutt with a superkick.

Impact 9/20

*Judas Mesias defeated Eric Young in two minutes.  After the match, Shark Boy makes the save for Young and Mesias attacks them both.  He gets a steel chair.  Rhino comes to the ring with a chair to ward him off.  Mesias leaves.

*TNA Tag Team champion Ron Killings (with Pacman Jones) defeated AJ Styles (with Tomko) after Jones spraypainted Styles in the face, allowing Killings to nail the Ax Kick for the pin.

*Karen Angle comes to the ring.  She tells Sting that she is deeply sorry for what she did to him and never meant Sting or his family any harm.  Angle says that from the bottom of her heart, she is sorry.  Karen says she wants Sting and Kurt to have a great match at Bound for Glory.  Sting comes into the Impact Zone and says that if she thinks,  he's going to end up caught in another Angle plot, she's wrong.  Sting says it's just going to be him vs. Kurt at Bound for Glory - no tricks and no Karen.  Sting asks Karen if she read the letter that she received, which turned out to be a restraining order that ruled they couldn't be less than 50 feet apart between now and Bound for Glory.   Sting walks to the ring, so Karen backs out and leaves the ring.  Police try to take Karen away for breaking the order.  Kurt Angle tries to stop them.

*Christian Cage defeated Junior Fatu after interference from AJ Styles.  Fatu gives Styles and Cage the stinkface after the match. Tomko attacked Fatu.  Samoa Joe made the save.  They cleared the ring and are standing tall as the show ends.  Before you ask, no dancing.

Impact 9/27

*Team 3D defeated Shark Boy and Sonjay Dutt.  Possibly the funniest match in TNA history.  A great comedy match.  After the match. Brother Devon sets up chairs in the ring and they attempt to give Sharky the same attack they pulled on Scott Steiner but Dutt pulled Sharky out of the ring.

*The Motor City Machineguns defeated Jimmy Rave and Lance Hoyt (with Christy Hemme), pinning Hoyt.  Team 3D attack The Machineguns.  They set up tables and place Sabin on it.  They powerbomb Shelley through Sabin and the table.  Shark Boy tried to stop them, wearing a neck brace, giving 3D a chance to finally assault Shark Boy like they did to Steiner.

*In a Five -Way Women's bout that was to gain entry into a Women's Gauntlet Bout at Bound for Glory, Roxxi defeated Gail Kim in a bout that also featured Christy Hemme, Traci Brooks and Jackie Moore.

*Outside, Jeremy Borash interviewed Jim Mitchell and Judas Mesias.  Borash asked them if they were able to find Sting since they had been looking for him all week.  Sting attacked Mesias, which led to an impromptu Streetfight between the two...

*Sting vs. Mesias - They battled into the ring.  Kurt Angle attacked Sting.  Rhino made the save for Sting.  Angle and Mesias get the advantage.  Abyss' music plays and he comes to the ring, going after Mesias.  The show ends with Abyss clotheslining Mesias out of the ring and the babyfaces standing tall.


2007 - Hornswoggle was revealed as the illegitimate son of Vince McMahon on an episode of Raw.  Ed Shirreffs filed the following TV report:

The 9/10 edition of Monday Night Raw comes to us from Green Bay, Wisconsin, home of Mr. Kennedy and Brett Favre, who got lucky the Eagles punt returners forgot that you don't have to field the ball on punts. But I digress. Last week's Raw saw the several wrestlers get...ahem...injured, including the former Intercontinental Champion Umaga, who was defeated by Jeff Hardy for the belt, and ex-GM William Regal, who was pasted by John Cena. Mr. Kennedy was told that Vince is NOT the father (is WWE missing the boat by not bringing in Maury Povich for this whole thing?...the answer is a resounding yes). Tonight, WWE has promised that the illegitimate son will be exposed.

Vince wastes no time coming to the ring with Coachman. Vince says five weeks ago he was embarrassed to find he had sired an illegitimate child. The crowd boos, but Vince says it could happen to anybody. The next week (4 weeks ago), he found out the child is a current WWE superstar. The week after that, he found out it was a male. The bastard son is here tonight. Vince talks about what the mother is doing to him, which includes the cryptic "things are looking up" hint. He takes solace in knowing his son is not from Green Bay. Well, now he isn't. He holds up a cover of Mr. Kennedy on WWE magazine. The crowd cheers. Vince orders Coach to rip the cover of the magazine. Ouch! Vince says now is the time to find out who the lucky man is.

The Great Khali's music plays. The World Heavyweight Champion and the WWE writer come down to the ring. Vince smiles as his giant comes to the ring. Khali mumbles. It translates to Khali saying he has some insight into this. Things are looking up could only apply to the giant Khali. Khali never experienced a father's love in the Punjab jungle, but he would be honored to be called The Great McMahon.

John Bradshaw Layfield's music plays and JBL is out next. He says things are looking up doesn't have to be taken so literally. He says what do he and McMahon love the most. Not power and influence, but money. JBL tells the handler to "put Big Gulp on a leash". JBL says that things are looking up refers to his stock market portfolio. He and McMahon are cut from the same mold...self made millionaires. Both are good looking and sexual T-Rexes. Vince owns wrestling, and JBL is a wrestling God. Hey, they even go to the same barber in NYC. Bradshaw says it would be his honor to change his name to JBM. Vince seems to like that, but...

Jeff Hardy, the new Intercontinental Champion, comes out next. Coach wants to know what Hardy is doing here. Hardy says he doesn't know, because he knows and loves his father. But people all week have been saying that when he does the Swanton off ladders, everyone in the building is "looking up." Vince says he looks nothing like Matt, so maybe he could be his son. Jeff says he hopes not. In fact, he is waiting for someone to tell him that he is NOT Vince's son. JBL orders Hardy to show McMahon some respect. Most promo time by Hardy in years it feels like.

Clarence Mason..err Mr. Johnson, the lawyer for the mother, comes on the Titantron. Vince says he hates Johnson because he is an attorney, and Vince hates all attorneys. Johnson has an answer, but he won't reveal it until his client is ready. Vince wants to know if his son is in the ring. Johnson says it is not Jeff Hardy. Hardy cheers this news. Vince takes out his frustrations on Jeff by putting him in a match with The Great Khali. Commercial.

Recap of London and Kendrick becoming number one contenders to Cade & Murdoch, the tag champs. JR talks about the South African tour and they actually acknowledge that the titles went to London and Kendrick before going back to Cade and Murdoch. Wow. Nice to see them temporarily shelve the "If it didn't happen on tv..." rule.

Paul London w/ Brian Kendrick vs. Lance Cade w/ Trevor Murdoch

Lock up to start. London with a hammerlock. Cade gets out and gets a side headlock takedown. Atomic drop and standing rana by London. Cade elbows him down for two. Cade stomps London in the head for two. High angle back suplex for two by Cade. He shoves London into the corner and punches him. London blocks a charge and hits a springboard dropkick for two. London kicks Cade in the leg. Cade with a back body drop. Cade kicks London for two. Cade puts London on the top rope. London fights him off. Murdoch tries to interfere but the ref stops him. While he is turned around, Brian Kendrick sneaks in and gives Cade Sliced Bread #2. London covers for the win. Great twist with Londrick beating Cade & Murdoch at their own game.

Your winner, Paul London!

During the match, it was announced that Cena has been BANNED from the building due to his actions last week. See you soon, John! In the back, Triple H is writing something. He notices the camera and puts a sign that says his new t-shirt is available in the WWE Shopzone.

Replay of the latest in the Orton-Cena saga, including Orton kicking Cena's dad right in the noggin and last weeks beating of Regal by Cena.

Vince and Coach are in the back. Vince asks about Regal. Coach says he isn't ready to come back. Give him about 22, 23 more days. Coach says he has stepped up by banning Cena from the building. Vince says what? Coach says after what happened last week, there is no way that is happening to him. Vince is more worried about his child. Coach talks about the poll on WWE.com to see who the son is. Coach brings in the number two vote getter. It's Stevie Richards. Vince laughs and tells Stevie to keep on voting. Heh. Vince asks Coach who the top vote getter is. Triple H is number one. No one needs to remind you the viewer that this would have incestuous implications...which means it's right up Vince's alley!

Todd Grisham is in the back with Carlito. He says Carlito must be nervous after what HHH did to Umaga. Carlito says he is not worried because he is full of surprises. He thanks Coach for letting Carlito pick HHH's opponent, who has beaten Triple H in the past, and he wants Trips to pay attention to what happens after the match, because he will be H's daddy.

Triple H vs. Shelton Benjamin w/ Carlito

The crowd immediately quiets, but Shelton has beaten HHH on multiple occasions...in 2004. HHH punches Shelton to the mat. Shelton punches back. H elbows him down. Benjamin floats out of a suplex, but he is thrown into the steel ring post. HHH with arm wrenches. He throws Shelton into the corner again and Shelton goes to the floor. HHH and Carlito have words. HHH dodges the baseball slide and throws Benjamin at Carlito. Commercial.

Back from the break, Shelton has HHH in a headlock. During the break, Carlito distracted Trips and Benjamin hit a Dragon Whip. Shelton turns a back body drop attempt into a DDT for two. Shelton goes to a chinlock. Shelton blocks a Pedigree and hits a springboard elbow off the top for two. Back to the chinlock. HHH pushes Shelton into the corner. Shelton with a right hand. HHH comes back with a lariat as Benjamin goes off the ropes to take both men down. The two trade punches. HHH with the Harley Race High Knee. Clothesline in the corner by H. Shelton kicks H to block the back body drop, but HHH comes right back with a Spinebuster. HHH avoids Shelton and hits a Pedigree for the win.

Your winner, Triple H!

Carlito immediately tries to hit HHH with a chair, but The H kicks him and Carlito bails. As Carlito walks up the ramp, Coach comes out and says that due to HHH embarrassing Mr. McMahon a couple weeks ago, the Unforgiven match is now No DQ...for Carlito only. Anything goes for Carlito, but HHH loses if he even looks at a sledge hammer. Carlito says that's cool.

The victorious Packers are shown in the crowd. All I can say is it's going to be a long year for Green Bay. Their offense looks horrible.

Randy Orton walks to the ring. He says Cena is probably at home watching now. He says the lights are dimmed since his father's head is throbbing. He tells Cena to turn up the volume because he has something important to say. Unforgiven marks Cena's one year anniversary as champion. He became champion because he was focused with a clear head. But then it wasn't personal (note from Ed: Edge attacked Cena's father as well, in the Cena family house no less, so yeah, it kind of was personal). He claims this gives him the Edge to win. The crowd starts to cheer as Cena runs through the crow. Orton tells security to do their job. Cena makes it into the ring and starts to brawl with Orton. Orton runs off and Cena is unable to break through all of the security guards.

Vince and Coach are talking when Cena and the security guards spill into the back. Cena is talking to Vince as a man not a boss. He says Orton's blood will run with fear, and he will feel pain and vengeance in his bones. He says that is something even Vince can understand as he is escorted out of the building. Good promo.

Mickie James vs. Jillian Hall
 
Candice Michelle joins JR and and King for some commentary. Jillian with a clothesline. Cartwheel into a corner back elbow by Jillian gets two. Mickie blocks the cartwheel splash. The two trade forearms. Mickie with a neckbreaker for two. Jillian whips Mickie into the corner. Mickie blocks a charge. Jillian comes back with an Electric Chair Drop for two. Jillian pulls the hair. Mickie with a Mick Kick for the win.
 
Your winner, Mickie James!
 
After the match, Beth Phoenix comes out and tosses the women from the ring. Candice gets in and throws some forearms. Phoenix gains control and hits a Phoenix Driver to lay the champ out.
 
Replay of Sandman laying out Santino last week.
 
Santino Marella vs. Sandman
 
Santino's arm is now healed. Santino gets on the mic and says it is a sad time for himself and Italy with the passing of Luciano Pavarotti. Santino says at least he passed before seeing The Condemned on DVD. He's shooting like Kamala! Santino goes on to rant about cheese fries when Sandman finally comes out. Santino attacks before the bell rings. He pounds Sandman's head in the corner. Sandman with a back elbow. Santino runs into the corner and tweaks his ankle. Santino starts to work it over as they show Maria in the back with Ron Simmons. Sandman blocks a splash attempt by Santino. He hits Marella in the gut as Santino goes to the floor. Sandman slingshots over the top rope to the floor. Santino grabs the cane and tries to hit Sandman. Sandman rolls out of the ring. Santino tries to break the cane across his knee but fails in a hilarious manner.
 
Your winner, Sandman!
 
Maria is talking to Ron about Santino not being the same since the Dating Game. She wants to know if they should start seeing other people. Before he can answer, Marella sneaks up and attacks Simmons, throwing him into some kegs. He tells Maria to leave with him, but before they go, he looks over Simmons and says, "Damn!"
 
The Diva Search is coming back! A couple of the hopefuls talk about their past.

The Great Khali vs. Jeff Hardy
 
Khali gets the Snitsky pop as he comes out. Jeff circles around Khali. He tries to punch him in the chest. Khali throws him down with ease and knocks Hardy down as he bounces off the ropes. Khali works over Jeff in the corner. Khali with some elbows in the corner. Whisper in the Wind does not connect. Khali with a big boot. Khali hits a leg lariat (not of the leaping variety), which actually looked kind of athletic. Khali locks in the Vice Grip on what JR calls the "Rainbow Haired Grape." Hardy is motionless in the hold. Khali finally lets go. Khali puts his boot on Hardy's chest for the pin.
 
Your winner, The Great Khali!
 
After the match, Batista's music played and The Animal came out. Batista runs in the ring and spears Khali. Khali bails.
 
The moment has arrived. Vince McMahon comes to the ring to find out who his bastard son is. He is followed by numerous wrestlers. Hacksaw? I don't think so. My money is on Elijah Burke...4UP. Vince says one of those men is privileged to be his bastard son. He orders Johnson the Attorney to tell him which man is Vince's son. Johnson appears on the Titantron again and says the client wants him to relay who the son is NOT. He is not extreme. Well, I guess I'm wrong. Vince orders the ECW wrestlers to the back. Small Punk chant breaks out. Small Balls chant. Vince says hey to Tommy. The son has a fondness for gold. Coach says that must mean his son is a current or former champion. Everyone not a champion leaves. Vince says Hacksaw is old enough to be his father. The son's skin is fair. All the non-caucasion wrestlers leave. Before the next clue, Vince wants everyone in the ring. The hair is fair as well. Dark haired wrestlers leave. Why is Brian Kendrick leaving? The crowd chants Kennedy. Sorry crowd. Vince says he is suspended for impersonating a McMahon. The next clue is "individual". Tag champs Cade and Murdoch leave. Sandman, JBL, and HHH remain. Vince says two out of the three could be disastrous for him.
 
The final clue is...the son loves to play the Game. Sandman and JBL leave. Triple H doesn't look too happy. Vince acknowledges that if he is the son, then... Trips says he doesn't like it anymore than Vince does. Vince says this isn't right. Johnson says the game could be Hide and Seek, horse shoes, or marbles. Johnson says things are looking up for the son...Hornswoggle! HHH laughs at Vince as Hornswoggle appears from underneath the ring and does a jig. HHH is pretty funny here. Hornswoggle hugs Vince's leg. Heh. Vince does not look pleased. You'll recall that before he had a name, Hornswoggle was Little Bastard. Who says WWE doesn't do long term story telling anymore? HHH puts Hornswoggle's hat on Vince's head to end the show.

2008 - Ric Flair filmed his first-ever shoot interview DVD with Highspots.com.

2009 - The WrestleReunion breach of contract lawsuit against Live Nation went to the jury after several weeks of trial, with the jury siding with LiveNation.  WrestleReunion's Sal Corrente had sued, claiming LiveNation failed to properly attempt to sell the WrestleReunion's concept to a network or DVD distributor after signing on for the rights.

2009 - In a WWE special edition magazine titled "The Untold History Of The WWE", Vince McMahon is interviewed about each era of the company.  One of the last questions he is asked is "What about the Chris Benoit tragedy? We're two years removed - will there ever be a time when we can acknowledge him as part of WWE history?" Vince's response: "It's not right to pretend he didn't exist. It's one thing to include him as part of a historical perspective, which I believe is OK, and it's another thing to promote him, which is not OK. The situation is very similar to that of O.J. Simpson - despite his controversy, O.J. was still a part of the NFL scene. You can't deny that he existed."

2009 - TNA broadcast Impact.  Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:

e are live on tape from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida and your announcers are Taz and Mike ‘But I am a tenured professor’ Tenay.

Match Number One: Tag Team Gauntlet: Team 3D versus James Storm and Robert Roode versus The British Invasion versus Scott Steiner and Booker T

We start off with the opening match already joined in progress as Brother Ray connecting with a Bubbonic Elbow on Brutus. Robert Roode tags in and he punches Magnus. Magnus with a knee and Steiner is tagged in and he chops Roode. Steiner with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex or a near fall, but the pinfall does not count until all eight men are in the match. Roode with a reverse atomic drop and Team 3D refuses to tag in. Booker makes his way to the ring as the next entrant. Booker pulls Roode over the top rope to the floor and Booker with a chop and knee. Booker tags in and he kicks Roode in the chest. Booker with a back heel kick. Williams tags in and he kicks Roode. Williams with a forearm as James Storm makes his way to the ring as the final part of the match. Roode with a back body drop to Williams followed by a belly-to-back suplex. Roode sends Williams into the turnbuckles and Storm tags in and they hit a double suplex and it is time to remember their team name, and forget about trying to inflict more pain on their opponent. Storm knocks Magnus off the apron. Williams sends Storm to the apron but Storm with a kick and a running neck breaker. Storm with the Eye of the Storm but Booker with a thrust kick. Williams gets a near fall. Steiner tags in and he kicks Storm and sends him into the turnbuckles. Steiner with a belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall. Storm with elbows but Steiner with a rake of the eyes. Storm takes Steiner to the mat while Kurt Angle watches the match in the back.

Roode tags in and he attacks Magnus, Williams, Steiner, and Booker. Roode with a shoulder to Steiner followed by a Blockbuster and Magnus and Williams break up the cover. Devon with a clothesline to Williams and Magnus. Steiner misses a charge into the corner and Devon with a flying shoulder tackle. Pandemonium has broken out and we get to the point where Team 3D give Steiner a 3D and Booker breaks up the cover. Magnus covers Steiner for the three count.
Winner: Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams

After the match, we see Kurt Angle in the back and he is not happy. Booker confronts Williams and Magnus. Security comes to the ring to try to separate Steiner, Booker, Magnus, and Williams. We go to commercial.

We are back and Kurt Angle is yelling at Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams. Eric Young comes by and he tells Kurt that he should know better.

Time to run through the card for tonight’s show.

Kurt Angle comes to the ring and he decides to use the ramp instead of the Anglevator. Kurt has a mic and he addresses Matt Morgan. He says that before the big showdown at No Surrender, he wants Matt to come to the ring for one last conversation.

Matt obliges and Kurt tells Matt that the last few weeks have been a bumpy ride. Kurt says that everything he has said has been in Matt’s best interests. Kurt tells Matt that he will eventually understand. They will be main eventing at No Surrender and he says that Matt is on the cusp of being the newest member of the Main Event Mafia. Kurt says that they are all in agreement. Matt suggests that there has to be one thing left for him to do. Kurt says that Matt read his mind.

Sting has read Kurt’s mind because Sting decides to come to the ring with A.J. Styles. Sting tells Matt that he knows that they are going to be opponents at No Surrender. Sting says that he couldn’t believe that Matt would believe that Kurt has his back. He wants to know why Matt would do that. Sting says that if he was Matt, he would get in Angle’s face. Sting does some role playing and acts like Matt Morgan if Matt got in Kurt’s face. Sting has Matt give his other catchphrase. Sting wants to know why Matt is not acting that way with Kurt. Sting says that Matt does not need Kurt Angle or the Main Event Mafia to succeed in the business. Sting tells Matt to look at the Main Event Mafia and then he tells Matt to take a look at him. He tells Matt that they need him and he does not need them.

Kurt calls A.J. a quitter and naïve and says that Sting is not going to pass the torch. Kurt tells A.J. that Sting has lost a step and Sting is going to use A.J. to get the title. Angle says that all older wrestlers want their last shot at glory. Angle says that he is willing to admit his intentions, unlike Sting.

A.J. wants to make sure that he heard Kurt correctly. Kurt says that he is going to keep the TNA title. Matt thanks Kurt for finally admitting it in front of the world. Matt agrees with Sting that he is using him to keep the title. Kurt tells Matt it isn’t like that, but Matt says that it is exactly like that. Kurt wonders why Matt wouldn’t be used tonight. Matt wants to be in Kurt’s corner to help him win.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Lauren is with Earl Hebner talking about the controversy over the Hernandez/Sting match. Earl wants to know who Lauren is to question him and he asks if she wants to wear his shirt. Earl says that they are not to trust anyone.

Jeremy Borash is with Mick Foley in his office and he has his kids with him. Jeremy asks Mick about his match with Kevin Nash at Hard Justice and the rematch next week. Foley says that he does not know what he is capable of doing. There is a knock at the door and it is Dr. Stevie. Mick reminds Stevie about their time in ECW together. Stevie says that he is not Stevie Richards, he is Dr. Stevie. Foley says that Stevie will be wrestling tonight and he will get a chance to collect his bounty. Stevie says that he is a professional therapist now, but Foley says that Stevie better get ready for his match.

Match Number Two: Daffney and Alissa Flash versus Sarita and Taylor Wilde in a Women’s Tag Tournament First Round Match

Flash and Wilde start things off and they lock up and Wilde with a cross arm breaker but Flash sends Wilde to the mat. Wilde with a kip up and Sarita is tagged in. Wilde with an arm drag and Sarita with an arm drag of her own. Wilde sends Sarita onto Flash for a near fall. Sarita with a chop and knee. Flash holds on to the ropes when Sarita tries for a drop kick. Flash with a clothesline. Daffney tags in and she punches Sarita followed by a European uppercut. Sarita with an arm drag and a flip leg drop for a near fall. Wilde tags in and she hits a sunset flip but Daffney rolls through. Sarita with a cross body off Taylor’s back. Flash with a kick to the back and then Daffney with a kick to Wilde. Flash tags in and she slams Wilde and then she stomps on Taylor’s head. Flash with a kick to the back and then Daffney is tagged back in. Daffney with a kick to Wilde followed by a Shining Wizard for a near fall. Daffney with a seated abdominal stretch. Flash and Sarita tag in and Sarita with chops and a shoulder tackle to Daffney. Sarita with a cross body but Daffney and Flash catch her. Sarita with a tornado DDT on Daffney. Wilde with a kick to Flash and then Sarita and Wilde with a series of double team moves and Sarita with a press for a near fall. Flash with forearms and a back fist but Sarita with a belly-to-belly suplex for the three count.
Winners: Sarita and Taylor Wilde

Jeremy Borash is with Eric Young and the World Elite. Jeremy asks Eric about the visit that Kurt Angle is going to pay later. Eric says that maybe Kurt gets what he deserves tonight. Eric says that they would do whatever it takes and Kurt should understand that. Eric says that Brutus won tonight. Jeremy points out that Brutus pinned Scott Steiner. Eric says that they will always do what is right. He tells Kurt that his door is open and invites Kurt to stop by for a chat.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Lauren is with Suicide to ask him about D’Angelo Dinero. Suicide says that Dinero knows that he has lived and died on the same streets that Dinero lives on. Next week, the dark savior is coming and it is going to be a cleansing of the wicked.

We go back to the Impact Zone and they come out to the table and it is an announce table with headsets and video games.

Match Number Three: Jay Lethal versus D’Angelo Dinero

We have commentary from the Machine Guns before the match starts but then we return to Mike and Taz.

They lock up and Lethal backs Dinero into the ropes and Lethal with a clean break. Dinero with a kick instead of a clean break. Lethal with an elbow and jabs followed by arm drags and an arm bar. Lethal with another arm drag and a drop kick. Dinero goes to the floor and Lethal with a suicide dive and Dinero goes down. Lethal with a shoulder from the apron and then Dinero crotches Lethal on the top rope and then Dinero with a clothesline and Lethal hits the apron hard and goes to the floor. Dinero rolls Lethal back in and gets a near fall. Dinero chokes Lethal in the ropes and then hits a splash in the ropes for a near fall. Dinero comes off the turnbuckles into a boot from Lethal. Lethal with a series of clotheslines followed by a handspring back elbow for a near fall. Lethal with a hip toss followed by a cartwheel and drop kick for a near fall. Lethal with a chop and a sunset flip for a near fall. Lethal with a near fall and a rollup for a near fall. Dinero with a knee followed by an Irish whip. Dinero with a neck breaker and then the knee pads come down for the running knees in the corner for the three count.
Winner: D’Angelo Dinero

We go to the back and there is a face off between the World Elite and Main Event Mafia. Kurt tells Eric that Brutus was out of line. Kurt says that they had a pact where they would work together and dominate. Eric says that Brutus did what he had to and he will not apologize. Eric agrees that they will dominate if they are together but they will fall apart if they are working apart.

Angelina Love and Velvet Sky walk in the back as we go to commercial.

Match Number Four: Angelina Love and Velvet Sky versus Madison Rayne and Roxxi in a Women’s Tag Team Tournament First Round Match

Madison and Angelina start things off but Roxxi tags in and she connects with forearms to Angelina followed by a Samoan drop and back senton splash for a near fall. Angelina sends Roxxi to the mat and Velvet is tagged in for a double elbow drop for a near fall. Velvet with a version of a curb stomp for a near fall. Madison tags in and they hit a double back elbow for a near fall. Madison with forearms but Angelina pulls Madison down by the hair. While the referee deals with Roxxi, Angelina and Velvet with some double team moves. Angelina tags in and she kicks Madison in the back. Velvet tags in and she hits a snap mare and kick to the back. Velvet with another snap mare and kick to the back for a near fall. Velvet with shoulders in the corner. Madison makes the tag and so does Velvet. Roxxi with forearms and a kick to Angelina. Roxxi with a fallaway slam to Velvet. Roxxi with the Voodoo drop but she can only get a two count. Velvet and Roxxi fight to the floor and Angelina with a rollup and a handful of tights that forces some digitization for the three count.
Winners: Angelina Love and Velvet Sky

Cody Deaner is in Mick Foley’s office talking about his women’s title match against ODB. Cody asks for a tune up match against a Knockout tonight. Cody wants to be able to showcase his skills. Cody leaves and Mick and Jeremy appear to be on the same page about Cody’s potential opponent.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Mick Foley joins Taz and Tenay at the announce table.

Match Number Five: Abyss versus Dr. Stevie

Stevie attacks Abyss as he comes to the ring and he punches Abyss on the ramp. Stevie sends Abyss into the guardrail and the apron. The bell finally rings and the referee starts his count and Stevie is not happy that Abyss is in the ring. Stevie with punches to Abyss but Abyss feels none of it and appears to want more. The jacket comes off and Stevie with chops that have no impact. Abyss starts to clap after taking Stevie to the mat. Abyss with a charge into the corner. Abyss with another charge into the corner followed by a Black Hold Slam for the three count.
Winner: Abyss

After the match, Nash comes up from behind and clotheslines Abyss and connects with knees in the corner. Stevie pushes Nash away and wants to punch and kick Abyss. Foley makes his way into the ring and he sends Stevie to the floor. Nash leaves before Foley can get his hands on him.

We go to commercial.

We are back and the World Elite are in the ring and Eric Young is going to talk. Eric says that there appears to be a lot of controversy about the World Elite tonight and he would have it no other way. He says that it did not deter them from their number one job to recruit Hernandez. They want Hernandez to be part of their family so he can be treated as an equal and be given a fair chance. Eric says that he never expected that Hernandez would be so brainwashed to think that the fans consider him an equal. Eric says that he will do whatever it takes to get him to join the group.

Hernandez’s music plays and Hector Guerrero comes to the ring. Hector says that Hernandez is not coming out tonight. Hector reminds Eric that he cost Hernandez one of the most important matches in his life. Hector points out that Hernandez has a bad temper. Hector says that Hernandez wants to give back. Hector tells Eric to end it. Eric says that he did not start it. It was the people who chose to spit on their beliefs. Eric says that he respects Hector and what the Guerreros have done in wrestling and that is why he is still standing. Eric tells Hector to have Hernandez watch closely to see why he should talk to Eric tonight.

Tara is walking in the back and we go to commercial.

We are back with a Tara and Awesome Kong video package.

Match Number Six: Tara versus Cody Deaner in a Mixed Martial Arts Rules Match

Cody acts like himself while Tara waits for him to get ready to fight. Cody wants Tara to take the first punch and Cody gets waffled by a right hand. Tara with more punches and a kick that sends Cody into the turnbuckles. Cody misses a spear but Tara with a double leg take down and Cody gets to the ropes. Cody with a crane kick but he misses. Tara with a round house kick and then she pummels him and puts him in a cross arm breaker but Cody gets to the ropes. Tara punches Cody and the ref pulls Tara away. Cody accidentally punches the refere. Tara with punches and kicks to Cody.

Awesome Kong makes her way to the ring and she attacks Tara and hits the Implant Buster. Kong leaves the ring and the referee miraculous recovers in time to see Tara out in the ring.
Winner: Cody Deaner

We go to commercial.

We see Cody in the back and Lauren reminds Cody about his match with ODB. Cody says that he beat Tara from pillar to post. He tells Lauren to add her to the list.

We run through the card for No Surrender.

We go to some footage of Bobby Lashley training and Rhino confronts him and attacks him.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Seven: Daniels and A.J. Styles with This Is The Icon Sting versus Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe with Matt Morgan

Angle and Daniels start things off and Daniels with a side head lock take down. Angle with a head scissors and Daniels escapes. Angle with a kick and elbow. Angle with a European uppercut or two. Daniels with a leg lariat and Styles tags in. Styles kicks Angle and then slams Kurt and follows that with a phenomenal knee drop for a near fall. Angle with a rake of the eyes and Joe is tagged in. Styles with a rana and punch. Daniels is tagged in and they double team Joe. Daniels with chops but Joe with punches. Joe charges into a knee and then Daniels with a jawbreaker. Styles tags in and he sends Joe into Daniels and then they hit a high low combination. Joe with a chop to Styles and an Irish whip. Joe with a uranage to a charging Styles. Angle tags in and gets a near fall. Angle with a waist lock. Angle with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex and he gets a near fall. Joe tags in and they hit a double suplex on Styles. Joe with a forearm to Daniels that knocks him off the apron. Joe with a power slam for a near fall. Joe tries for an arm breaker but Styles blocks it and gets to the ropes. Styles with punches but Joe gets Styles on his shoulders. Styles escapes the hold and he hits a Pele kick and both men are down. Angel and Daniels tag in and Daniels with clotheslines and a kick and STO for a near fall. Daniels with an Irish whip but Angle moves when Daniels tries for a knee. Angle tries for the Olympic Slam but Daniels with an arm drag. Daniels with a Flatline and then he puts Angle in the Koji Clutch. Joe tries for a knee drop but Daniels moves. Daniels with an enzuigiri and then Styles is tagged back in. Daniels with a choke slam. Daniels with a BME and Styles with a frog splash but Joe breaks up the cover with a back senton. Joe sends Daniels to the floor. Joe gets a chair and Sting uses the force to stop him. Morgan has a chair and he wants Angle to use it. Angle gets sent into the chair when Styles reverses. Styles with a rollup for the three count.
Winners: A.J. Styles and Daniels

After the match, Morgan goes into the ring and he explains himself to Kurt. Angle slaps Morgan and Morgan with a kick and a Hellevator.

We go to the back where the World Elite has attacked Homicide and Big Rob carries Homicide through the back.

We are back and the World Elite has brought Homicide into the ring. Eric tells Hernandez to join the World Elite or Homicide’s blood will be on his hands.

Hernandez comes to the ring and he hits a slingshot shoulder to Williams and Magnus. Hernandez press slams Bashir onto the rest of the group. Young tries to use a chair but Hernandez blocks it. Homicide hits Hernandez with the chair. The World Elite return to the ring and they attack Hernandez. Homicide puts the Mexican flag on top of Hernandez as we go to credits.

2010 - Kevin Nash had quite the evening on twitter, arguing with fans and lashing out with comments directed at TNA. Nash's deal is believed to be coming up shortly. If you want to read the entire series of comments, you can at www.twitter.com/realkevinnash. Highlights below, edited only for expletives:

“you can say what you want about me I don’t give a F**K ,but to ever question my integrity we no longer have a business relationship."

"and to the person that said every September I go to work for my self ,f**k you you didn’t even see it. mid card bullshit neverbeens f**k you. "

You want to go to war with the best, hope you f**kers don’t live in glass houses. sorry to the 33′276 that have no idea what I’m ranting 4. 10- 10- 10 shit 1099.

Jason Heary made me tweet that guess you have to stayed tune after impact 4 the answers. I’m a f**king man not some green horn boy .you don’t like what I do fine .Pay me the dates you owe me .let my accounts [Note from Mike: Accountants?] look at the books.

RVD said Jeff hardy and him are rock stars ,in my prime I was selling out 30′000 plus seat domes they can’t draw 1000 on the road. WTF.

I will work out my TNA contract anbd see what life brings me ,to my fans I love you and words can never explain what you mean to me. to the haters glad I was able to be there to dump on me to make u feel better about your F**KED up lifes.

going to take some time off twitter , will still read tweets just need to decompress away from the wrestling world. much love …..Kev.”

When a fan asked if Nash was "planning to stay in TNA", Nash responded, "No, moving on."   In the end, he quietly signed a new TNA deal but asked for and received his release in January 2011, paving the way for a WWE return.

2010 - TNA ran Canton, Ohio.  Steve Shumaker filed the following live report:

TNA rolled in to Canton, Ohio this evening for a show at the Canton Civic Center:

Quick results were as follows:

Jeff Jarrett defeated AJ Styles in the opener with the Stroke.

Angelina Love retained the Knock Outs title over Madison Rayne w/ Velvet Skye

Suicide fell to Kaz

The Motor City Machine Guns won the match of the night over Beer Money

Matt Morgan beat Rhino in the worst match of the evening

Mr. Anderson took out The Pope in the main event.

While the crowd was not huge, TNA put on an outstanding show.  Most everyone worked hard and I am certain the fans left happy, as the event was much more fan friendly than the SmackDown show that ran here late last spring.

High Points:

The MCM vs. Beer Money match was worth the price of admission itself.  Robert Roode was very impressive working the majority of the match for Beer Money, bumping like a mad man and keeping the story of the match on track.  The Machine Guns had their usual great high spots, but to the credit of all four guys in the match it didn't feel like a "get my sh*t in" contest.  Well worked and appreciated by the crowd.

The Jarrett/Styles opener was good as well - sort of a Memphis style match.  Lots of closed fists and chain wrestling.  Six minutes of solid work and both guys looked good.

Earl Hebner received his own intro complete with music and refed the ladies match.  The jig he danced after kissing Raine was priceless.

The Pope and Mr. Anderson have so much charisma in the ring and both worked well.  Anderson played to the crowd and had some fun with one of the kids at ringside.  He was way over tonight and looked like he was having fun.  Pope was a little off tonight, but the match came off as solid.

TNA runs the MOST fan friendly show I have ever been to.  All of the workers except Styles and Kurt Angle (who appear but did not wrestle)  signed for free at the end of the show.  Jeff Jarrett stayed almost an hour after to make sure that every fan than wanted to meet him got to do so.  JB did the ring announcing and Don West (looking more like a bum than a sales rep) hustled the merch.  Fans who were particularly excited were taken backstage and the workers seemed to care.  I was VERY impressed.

The Low Points:

Matt Morgan was awful tonight.  He whiffed rail spots from Rhino twice when the match opened and his work in the ring was sloppy and poorly timed.  When he got the mic, he could not be understood as he was holding it too close to his mouth.  The man looks impressive, but was not good at all in the ring.

The ladies match was OK.  The girls worked hard, but the whole thing was more eye candy than anything.  Could have been worse, but what I would have given to have Gail Kim and Awesome Kong.

As you can guess, I would recommend attending a TNA house show.

2010 - Ring of Honor ran Plymouth, MA.  Bobby Imperanto filed the following results:

Quick results from Plymouth, MA as the show is ongoing:

*ROH TV champ Eddie Edwards beat Eric Stevens.

*Grizzly Redwood beat Bob Evans. Not sure if he was a plant or not but a fan and redwood got into an altercation during the match.

*Austin Aries defeated Kyle O'Reilly.

*Steve Corino and Kevin Steen over The Embassy of Necro Butcher and Shawn Daivari in a First Blood Match.

*The All Night Express defeated Taven and Ville.

*Roderick Strong defeated Mike Bennett. Bennett looked really good in this match.

*ROH Tag Team champions The Kings of Wrestling defeated Colt Cabana and El Generico.

*ROH champion Tyler Black and Christopher Daniels fought to a time limit draw. Lots of anti-Black chants. Roderick Strong throws Black back in the ring and there's a three-way brawl.

2010 - WWE broadcast Smackdown.  Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:

Tonight we start with a look back at Kane’s comments last week to the Undertaker.

We are live on tape from Baltimore, Maryland and your announcers are Todd ‘Quote the Raven, Nevermore’ and Matt ‘John Waters’ Striker.

Matt and Todd wonder what condition Undertaker will be in tonight for his match against CM Punk.

Undertaker is already in the ring and he says that his brother Kane has always been a disturbed freak of nature. There were so many times that he had to protect Kane, not just from others but from himself. Taker says that he will have no regrets when he does what he has to do at Night of Champions. Kane attacked his own flesh and blood like a coward. Kane left him beaten, battered, and unconscious. Kane has given himself a false sense of confidence. He thinks that he has the tide of momentum on his side. Kane thinks that he has the power of the darkness. Taker says that power is his and he is still in control. Taker says that at Night of Champions, he will Kane some memories. They won’t be pleasant. Kane will remember the night that his older, wiser brother stopped his reign of terror. He will always remember his more evil, dominant brother took back his World Heavyweight Title. That brings him to why he is here.

He has something to say to Kane. When the time comes and they finally come face to face, he will know that they will open the gates of hell and unleash everything that they have on each other. He says that he can’t wait. He can’t wait for that night, but a fight of that magnitude, there are no rules that can contain them. There are no rules that will be able to stop them. Taker tells Kane that when they fight, and it will be a fight, it must be No Holds Barred. Taker wants to know what his little brother has to say. He wants to know if Kane is in and if he is confident.

We don’t hear from Kane, but we do hear from CM Punk who comes out to applaud Taker’s comments. Punk wants everyone to show the legend all of the adulation he deserves. The crowd complies and gives Taker a standing ovation. Punk says that if you are creature of the night or a fan of the phenom, he wants them to bask in what Taker is providing. Punk says that this is the dead man’s moment and he earned it. Punk says that they both know that these people will never see the Undertaker again. Punk says that he enjoys a good sibling rivalry. Punk says that he has been enjoying this saga. There is nothing that brings a smile to his face than seeing Taker on his own downward spiral. Punk says that he doesn’t see anything phenomenal in the ring. He sees a beat up, broken down man who has had one too many fights. He sees a man who has finally bitten off more than he can chew. He finally sees a man who is more delusional than the selfish, drunken, worthless people in the audience.

Taker says that when he sees CM Punk, he sees his next victim.

Punk says that is not the case. He says that Taker’s threats don’t have the panache they used to have. It is because there is doubt in his voice. Punk says that when he beats Taker tonight, he will be sending a message. He will be sending a message to his opponent at Night of Champions, the Big Show. He will be sending a message to the dead man. That message is simple. The power of the WWE Universe and the seven foot five hundred pound giant, and the power of the dark side cannot compare to the power of straight edge.

Taker tells Punk to come down and try. The results will be the same as always because Punk will fail.

Punk says that he seems to remember when Taker was one hundred percent, he made Taker tap out. He asks Taker what he thinks he will do in Taker’s weakened position.

Taker says that he knows what is going to happen. Punk is going to REST . . . IN . . . PEACE.

We go to commercial.

We are back and we see highlights from last week when Montel Vontavious Porter mercilessly attacked Jack Swagger Senior last week on Smackdown in the All American American VIP Lounge.

Match Number One: Jack Swagger versus Montel Vontavious Porter

Swagger with a waist lock and take down and then he connects with crossfaces to the head. Swagger punches Porter and pushes him into the corner. Swagger with an Irhs whip but Porter floats over and then hits a running clothesline. Porter with a kick and suplex and then he floats over and punches Swagger until the referee pulls him off. Porter kicks Swagger to the floor and then he rolls him back into the ring. Porter with two German suplexes followed by a drop toe hold and a running knee to the back of the head for a near fall. Porter charges into the corner but Swagger with a clothesline. Swagger with an Irish whip and a running clothesline to the back of the head. Swagger with another clothesline to the back of the head and he gets a near fall. Swagger works on the arms and back as we go to commercial.

We are back and Swagger runs into an elbow but Porter runs into a big boot. Swagger tries for the double jump Swagger Bomb but he lands on Porter’s knees. Porter with an overhead belly-to-belly throw and then Porter with the running boot into the corner and Porter is only able to get a two count. Porter with punches to Swagger and then he sends Swagger into the air and he lands face first on the mat. Porter with a few clotheslines followed by a double thrust to the throat and then he hits the facebuster. Porter hits the Ballin’ Elbow and then Swagger goes to the floor before he can hit the Play of the Day. Porter goes to the floor and Swagger with a drop kick into the steps and the steps hit Porter in the knees. Swagger sends Porter’s ankle into the ring post. They return to the ring and Swagger clips Porter and then he applies the ankle lock and Porter taps.

Winner: Jack Swagger

Michelle and Layla are in the back trying to figure out who looks better while Kaval is sitting behind them. They talk about how funny it is that Teddy thinks that only Layla can face Melina at Night of Champions. They say that Teddy Long is always wrong. Layla talks about the stipulation in the contract thanks to Vickie that either of them can face Melina. Michelle talks about the look on Melina’s face when she gets in the ring. Layla says that she is facing Melina. Michelle says that she is facing Melina. Michelle says that she has beaten Melina a gazillion times. Layla says that she beat Melina twice. Michelle says that it was with her help.

Kaval tells them to calm down because it is his first night on Smackdown. Kaval mocks Michelle and Layla’s conversation, and then it is time for a rewind. They tell Kaval that he wouldn’t be there if it wasn’t for them. Everyone wanted to see them and not him. Layla and Michelle mock Kaval. Kaval says that he has heard enough and he has a match to get ready for.

We go to commercial.

We are back and we take a look back at the season premiere of NXT: The Divas.

It is time to take a look back at the history between Kane and Undertaker.

Matt Hardy is walking in the back as we go to commercial.

We are back and Ricardo Rodriguez introduces Alberto Del Rio for his match.

We have footage from last week’s Raw when Alberto had his I Got Rid of Rey Fiesta only to be interrupted by Christian.

Match Number Dos: Alberto Del Rio versus Matt Hardy

They lock up and Hardy backs Del Rio into the turnbuckles. Del Rio with a kick out of the break followed by a snap mare and kick to the back. Del Rio with a front face lock but Hardy with an Irish whip and running clothesline followed by a bulldog for a near fall. Hardy with a punch and then Del Rio tries for a splash into the ropes abut Hardy moves and Del Rio goes to the floor. Hardy with a baseball slide and then he goes to the floor. Hardy slams Del Rio’s head into the apron and then Del Rio with an enzuigiri that knocks Hardy off the apron as we go to commercial.

We are back and Del Rio with a reverse chin lock and they are back in the ring. Del Rio sends Hardy back to the mat thanks to a handful of Hardy’s hair. Del Rio with a kick to Hardy and then he chokes him in the ropes. Del Rio with a kick to the leg and then he hits a spinebuster for a near fall. Del Rio with a cravate into a reverse chin lock. Hardy with elbows and punches followed by a sunset flip for a near fall. Del Rio with a kick to Hardy’s head and he gets a near fall. Del Rio with kicks to the ribs and then he chokes Hardy in the ropes. Del Rio with a knee to the midsection and then he slams Hardy and gets a near fall. Del Rio returns to the reverse chin lock. Hardy with punches but Del Rio grabs the hair Hardy with more punches. Hardy with clotheslines followed by a Side Effect and Hardy gets a near fall. Hardy waits for Del Rio to get to his feet and he hits a clothesline or two in the corner and then he hits a third one and he tries for the bulldog but Del Rio escapes and he kicks Hardy. Hardy with an inverted DDT and side slam combination followed by a standing power slam. Hardy goes to the turnbuckles for a moonsault and he hits it but Del Rio is able to kick out.

Hardy with an Irish whip but Del Rio floats over. Hardy sets for what appears to be an Acid Drop but Del Rio escapes and sends Hardy into the turnbuckles. Del Rio goes to the turnbuckles but Hardy stops Alberto. Hardy tries for a superplex but each man with head butts and Del Rio goes to the floor but he pulls Hardy with him and Hardy’s arm gets caught on the top rope. Del Rio sends Hardy into the ring post and then he hits the cross arm breaker and Hardy taps out.

Winner: Alberto Del Rio

After the match, Alberto starts to work on the arm again but Christian comes to the ring and Alberto leaves the ring.

We take a look at Legendary, which has opened in theaters as you read this report.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Three: Drew McIntyre versus Kaval

They lock up and Drew backs Kaval into the turnbuckles and Drew with a clean break. Kaval with a kick to Drew but Drew sends Kaval into the turnbuckles. Drew with an Irish whip and Kaval with a mule kick and a running heel kick for a near fall. Drew with a punch to the ribs and then Drew drops Kaval on the apron. Kaval tries for a springboard move but Drew knocks him off the apron and Kaval hits the ropes before going to the floor.

Drew goes out after Kaval and he suplexes Kaval onto the apron. Drew sends Kaval back into the ring and he gets a near fall. Drew with crossfaces to the upper chest. Drew with an arm bar and cross face. Kaval with elbows but Drew with a knee. Drew tries for a suplex but Kaval with a knee to escape the hold and Kaval with a back heel kick. Kaval is tossed onto the top turnbuckle but Kaval hits a spin kick and he gets a near fall. Kaval goes up top for the Warrior’s Way but Drew rolls to the floor. Kaval with a kick and he tries for a seated senton onto Drew from the apron but Drew catches Kaval and he power bombs Kaval into the ringside barrier.

Drew rolls Kaval back into the ring and Drew sets for the Future Shock DDT and he hits it on a motionless Kaval for the three count.

Winner: Drew McIntyre

After the match, Layla and Michelle come out to check on Kaval but he is too sweaty for them.

We go to commercial.

We are back with the latest “Dashing” Cody Rhodes Grooming Tip. He says that a dirty face with black heads and acne is unacceptable and unappealing. Cody turns around and he has a green facial mask on and he says that he is here to show us that we can be dashing. He says that a facial is so important for today’s man because it clears your pores and gives you porcelain like skin. He says that he is bringing us one step closer to ‘Dashing’.

Vickie Guerrero comes out and she is with her NXT rookie Kaitlyn. She has Kaitlyn introduces Vickie but Vickie says that it was mediocre and average. Vickie says that you need to be extraordinary if you are going to introduce her. Vickie shows Kaitlyn how to do it when she introduces her boyfriend and Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler.

We see footage from when Vickie got Dolph disqualified two weeks ago. Then we see how Vickie kept Dolph out of the ring the following week to retain the title. The match between Dolph and Kofi now has the stipulation that if Dolph is disqualified or counted out, he loses the title.

Match Number Four: Chavo Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler with Vickie Guerrero and Kaitlyn versus Chris Masters and Kofi Kingston

Dolph and Masters start things off and Dolph goes for the leg but Masters pushes him off. Masters with a clothesine and then he press slams Dolph and gets a near fall. Dolph with a knee and he tags in Chavo. Masters tries for the Master Lock but Chavo gets to the ropes. Masters knocks Ziggler off the apron with a punch. Chavo clips Masters and he starts to work on the leg. Dolph tags back in and he kicks Masters in the leg. Ziggler continues to work on the leg and Chavo adds a kick when Dolph was talking to the referee. Masters tries to make the tag and he succeeds. Kofi with the Superman punch followed by a few chops and a drop kick. Kofi leaps into the corner and he punches Dolph before rolling off. Dolph wit a kick and then we get a double clothesline and both men are down.

Chavo makes the tag but the referee was with Masters in the corner so he disallows the tag because he did not see it. Kofi hits Trouble in Paradise and he gets the three count.

Winners: Kofi Kingston and Chris Masters

After the match Vickie and Chavo argue with the referee but they are not getting to him.

We go to commercial.

It is time to run through the card for Night of Champions.

Matt tells us that we are going to the back to Josh Mathews, but he looks a lot like Big Show who now sounds a little like Josh Mathews. “Josh” asks Show about his match with CM Punk and it is a one on one match. Show talks about how he took care of the three members of the Straight Edge Society. Kelly Kelly stops by and Show says that the SES will have a ‘giant’ problem.

Josh walks by and asks if Show or Kelly have seen his microphone. Kelly tells Show to give it to him and Show gives his mic back to Josh.

We go to commercial.

We are back and CM Punk sends Joseph Mercury and Luke Gallows to the back.

Match Number Five: CM Punk versus Undertaker

Taker misses a punch in the corner as Punk moves out of the way. Taker misses another punch but Punk with a kick. Punk with more kicks to the leg but Taker with a punch. Taker sends Punk into the turnbuckles and he punches Punk. Taker follows that with kicks and then he works on Punk’s previously injured arm. Taker works on the shoulder and he gets a near fall. Taker with a hammer lock and he sends Punk into the turnbuckle. Taker sets for Old School but Punk tries to pull Taker off the turnbuckles. Taker gets crotched when he tries for Old School and Punk with a drop kick that sends Taker to the floor. We go to commercial.

We are back and Punk works on Taker’s arm and shoulder and Punk asks Taker how he likes it. Punk with a leg drop to the arm and he gets a near fall. We see footage of Punk working on Taker during the commercial break. Punk with a figure four head scissors to Taker and Punk adds some elbows to the head. Punk with a punch to Taker and Taker goes to the floor. Punk runs Taker’s back into the ringside barrier and then Punk punches Taker and chokes him on the floor. They fight on the floor and Punk returns to the ring to break the count. Taker rolls Punk back in and Taker with a punch to the head while Punk is draped on the apron. Taker with the vintage leg drop on the apron and he hits it. Taker struggles to get back to his feet while Punk is down in the ring.

Taker misses a running boot into the corner and Punk with an enzuigiri for a near fall. Punk with a key lock on Taker and then he connects with elbows to the side of the head and he gets a near fall. Punk with a reverse chin lock as he gets Taker on the mat. Taker gets to his knees and then to his feet. Taker with a Saito suplex to get out of the hold. Taker misses an elbow drop and both men still struggle to get back to their feet. Punk with the running knee into the corner followed by the bulldog and Taker is barely able to kick out in time. Punk with double chops to the clavicle but Taker with punches to Punk. Punk and Taker exchange punches and Taker sends Punk to the mat a few times. Taker with an Irish whip and then he give Punk snake eyes but Punk with a leg lariat and Taker is down.

Punk goes to the apron and he tries for the springboard clothesline but Taker catches Punk and hits the choke slam but Punk is able to kick out. Taker signals that it is over and he tries for the Tombstone. Punk escapes and Punk hits the Go To Sleep on Taker. Punk cannot take advantage and he crawls across Taker for the cover, but he makes a fatal mistake and Taker locks in the Hell’s Gate.

Winner: Undertaker

After the match, Taker celebrates in the ring, but he looks around for his brother. Taker prepares to pose but Kane’s pyro goes off as we go to credits with Kane laughing in a devilish manner.

2010 - EVOLVE 5 was held in Rahway, NJ.  Joshua Higham filed the following results:

Chasing The Leader
Chuck Taylor (3-0) vs. Mike Quackenbush (0-0) - Quackenbush wins with a version of a crucifix rollup.

Tag Team Rematch
Cheech & Cloudy (2-0) vs. Flip Kendrick & Louis Lyndon (1-3) - Up in Smoke wins with their double team finisher after crotching Flip on the top turnbuckle. Cheech and Cloudy were heeling it up. Post match interview with Lenny Leonard where Cheech claimed there are "no cheap wins, just wins." Lyndon tried to confront them on their cheating but thought better of it.

Special Challenge Match
Jimmy Jacobs (3-1) vs. Adam Cole (1-1) - Jimmy Jacobs wins with the Contra Code. Jacobs said, he did what Johnny Gargano couldn't do: beat that "sexy little" Adam Cole and "send him back to curtain jerker."

Battle For 3
Sami Callihan (2-0) vs. Drake Younger (2-0) - A pretty hard-hitting brawl where Sami bled a ton. Drake won with his version of the Cop Killer. Postmatch, he said that at 3 wins, he had his eye on Jimmy Jacobs.

One Win On The Line
Brad Allen (2-1) vs. Johnny Gargano (2-2) vs. Gran Akuma (1-1) vs. Jon Moxley (0-1) vs. Frightmare (0-0) vs. Rich Swann (0-0) - Johnny Gargano got the win after jackknifing Frightmare who had just hit Rich Swann with Kneecolepsy. Johnny Gargano said he "literally destroyed 5 lives" tonight and then called himself "the baddest man on the planet," which brought out Homicide who told Gargano to leave. Moxley got in the ring, and Homicide said he'd keep his eye on him. Then Homicide cut a promo saying he was here to rule the indies again.

A brief intermission.

To kick off the second half, Moxley came out and demanded a rematch with Brodie Lee, based on what happened at Evolve 4 at the Ace Arena.

WSU World Title Match
Mercedes Martinez defends vs. Amazing Kong - Martinez won via dq when Kong kicked referee Mike Kehner. She tried to powerbomb him, but he scurried away. Martinez and Kong brawled to the back.

Special Attraction Match
Kyle O'Reilly (2-1) vs. Ricochet (1-2) - Ricochet won with the 630. Good action playing up the striker vs. flyer. O'Reilly tried for a couple different submissions.

The Main Event
Bryan Danielson (1-0) vs. Munenori Sawa (1-0) - Danielson got streamers, a few ties, and his "You're gonna get your [expletive] head kicked in" chants for his entrance. There was a scattered "Next US Champ" chant as well. Danielson won with the LeBell Lock after 15-20 minutes. Hard-hitting, tons of strikes, submission attempts. After the match, Danielson thanked the Northeast fans for "making his career" and asked them to continue to support wrestling. Soundman played Final Countdown, more fans threw ties, and Danielson jokingly went after one of the photographers. He shook hands around ringside to end the show.

Most of the locker room came out to watch Danielson/Sawa. XPac came out to watch Ricochet/OReilly.

 

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