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October 31st
On this day in history in ....
1966 - Koji Kanemoto is born.
1969 - Tarzan Baxter defeats Chuck Karbo to win the TSW North American Title.
1979 - Giant Baba defeats Harley Race for the NWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Title in Nagoya, Japan, ending Race's third reign with the belt, and starting Baba's second run as champion.
1983 - Johnny Mantell defeated Jimmy Garvin for the WCCW TV title.
1989 - WWF's Saturday Night's Main Event was taped
in Topeka, Kansas at the Kansas Coliseum. The show aired on NBC on November 25,
1989, doing a 8.7 rating. Interesting to note, by the time the show aired, Tully
Blanchard and Arn Anderson were already gone from the company (Anderson wrestled
his last match at Survivor Series a few days before the SNME broadcast and went
to WCW, Blanchard was suspended on November 2nd for failing a cocaine test).
Here are the results from the show:
- The Ultimate Warrior defeated Andre The
Giant via disqualification.
- Lanny Poffo defeated WWF World Champion Hulk
Hogan via countout. After the match, Mr. Perfect destroyed the WWF Title belt
with a hammer.
- Dusty Rhodes defeated Big Bossman.
- Mr. Perfect defeated
Red Rooster.
- The Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels) defeated The
Brain Busters (Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson) in a three falls match. Jannetty
pinned Blanchard in the first fall, Blanchard pinned Michaels in the second
fall, and Michaels pinned Anderson in the third and final fall. This would be
the last match Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson ever wrestled together as a tag
team.
1997 - Joe Rules wins a battle royal in Bayonne, New Jersey, to become the first Jersey All-Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion, then loses the belt on the same night to Pitbull #2.
1998 - Mitsuharu Misawa defeats Kenta Kobashi for the All Japan Triple Crown in Tokyo, Japan. With this win, Misawa tied Stan Hansen's record for most Triple Crown title reigns at four (Misawa would go on to have five, which has since been tied by Toshiaki Kawada).
2000 - Ivory defeats champion Lita, Trish Stratus and Jacqueline for the WWF Women's Title in Rochester, New York, in a four way match. This would begin Ivory's third (and to date, final) run with the belt.
2005 - Former Intercontinental Champion Christian quits World Wrestling Entertainment, becoming (arguably) the first major star to make the decision to leave WWE for TNA. Christian would fulfill his remaining appearance (the Taboo Tuesday PPV) before leaving WWE.
2005 - On an edition of Raw from the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California, WWE made a huge change to the Taboo Tuesday PPV. Steve Austin, scheduled to wrestle Jonathan Coachman at the event with the stipulation that Jim Ross would be rehired as the announcer on Raw if Austin won, had balked at WWE's plans for the event (they wanted Coachman to defeat Austin in Austin's first match in years). During Raw, Vince McMahon announced that Austin was in "an accident" and that Coachman would now face someone from Smackdown instead (with the Jim Ross stipulation being forgotten). Out came Smackdown's Sho Funaki, who was then beat up by Goldust (making his return to WWE after two years). Coach then called out anyone from Smackdown, and World Champion Batista came out, but was attacked by Vader (making his return to WWE after seven years). This would set up Coach, with Vader & Goldust, vs. Batista at Taboo Tuesday, hardly a substitute for Steve Austin's return to wrestling.
2006 - CM Punk joined The Ghost Hunters for a live investigation of The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado during their live Halloween special on Sci Fi.
2006 - WWE broadcast a Halloween edition of ECW on Sci Fi. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
2007 - WWE star Elijah Burke (now known as Pope Dinero in TNA) joined The Ghost Hunters in their live Halloween investigation of Waverly Hills.
2007 - Hulk Hogan transferred ownership of his trademarks from himself to a limited liability company called 'Hogan Holdings Limited'. The trademarks include Hulk Hogan, Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Hulkster, Hogan Knows Grillin, Hulkamania.com, Hulkapedia.com and Paul The Giant Wight, for use in boxing contests.
2008 - The Miz took part in The Ghost Hunters annual live broadcast on SyFy, investigating Fort Delaware, a haunted Civil War POW camp. Grant Wilson of the Ghost Hunters would note after the special aired that Sci Fi instructed Miz to remain in his heel character during the broadcast.
2008 - TNA debuted in Ontario, California. Eduardo Alvarado filed the following live report:
We just got back from the TNA house show at the new Citizens Business Bank
Arena in Ontario California. My Fiance and I had a blast at the show. The arena
was very nice. The building was half curtained off for the event. I would
say there was maybe 500 people in the building and maybe 20 dressed up in
Halloween costumes. This was a much more fan friendly show than any WWE show we
have been to in the past.
As for the results:
*Hiroshi Tanahashi
beat Sonjay Dutt and Consequences Creed in a 3-way.
*LAX defeated The Prince Justice Brotherhood Super Eric and Curry Man.
*Awesome Kong defeated Roxxi.
*Samoa Joe beat Christian.
*Beer
Money beat Team 3D.
*AJ Styles defeated Kurt Angle in the match of the
night.
After the show was over, Jeremy Borash brought out a lot of
the roster to meet and greet the fans while Kurt Angle stayed in the ring to
take pictures with the fans. Every wrestler we met tonight was very nice,
autographed everything the fans wanted and took pictures with anybody who asked.
All in all this is the best house show that we have been to in the last five
years.
We strongly urge you to go and see TNA if they are in your town,
you will not be disappointed.
2008 - WWE broadcast Smackdown. Mike Grimaldi filed the following TV report:
-WWE Open
-Casket Match tease
-Big Show is show with a tight shot
of his face and neck. Show rubs his neck and speaks softly selling the
gogoplata that UT used to beat him at Cyber Sunday. Show claims that Taker is a
coward for using an "evil and banned" hold on him and warns the Undertaker that
if they cross paths again, Show will "bury" the Undertaker.
Show exits as
the camera pulls out to show Vickie in the wheelchair with Chavo. Vickie wishes
everyone a sarcastic Happy Halloween and promises lots of tricks and treats on
tonight's show. She talks about the Undertaker being in action in a casket
match and claims this will be his last. She then says she's going to tell us a
scary story and goes on a rant about how Taker will be forced to face himself
locked inside the casket fighting for his last breath. She is pleased with her
story and then says that the man that is going to have the "treat" of doing this
to the Undertaker is...Chavo Guerrero. Chavo doesn't look happy at all. Vickie
says "Happy Halloween" and then goes into an attempt at an evil laugh.
-Smackdown Open
-JR welcomes us to the show and then a shot of JR and
Tazz at the announce table reveals Tazz dressed up in military fatigues and JR
is wearing an all white sailor's outfit that makes him look more like the
Pillsbury Doughboy than a sailor. They hype a special 6 man match tonight
between Mark Henry, Kane and MVP against The Hardys and Rey Misterio (well, the
show was taped in San Diego).
1. The Miz and John Morrison vs.
(WWE Tag Team Champions) Carlito and Primo- JR had a pretty funny line
here about how he "didn't know I looked so good in white. Pat Patterson asked
me to the WWE Prom...He thinks I'm one of the Village People." I know, they're
corny, but Pat Patterson jokes always make me laugh. This was a non title
match. JR and Tazz played up Miz and Morrison's "disrespecting" of DX the past
two weeks throughout the match. Morrison and Primo started out. First high
spot of the match saw Primo flip over the back of Morrison and take him down
with an arm drag followed by a reverse headscissors and a cover for a near
fall. Carlito gets tagged in and hits a dropkick on Morrison and gets a 2 count
on a pin attempt. Carlito goes for a quebrada but Morrison moves and Carlito
lands on his feet and nails Morrison with a clothesline for another near fall.
Morrison made the tag to Miz who didn't fare any better. Miz whipped Carlito
into the corner but Carlito tipped up over the charging Miz and then took him
down with an arm drag and covered him for another 2. Primo got the tag and the
Brothers Colon hit a double back body drop on Miz and then they both
clotheslined him over the top rope. Morrison snuck in and came charging at them
but the double hip tossed him over to top and onto his partner on the floor as
we go to commercial break
BREAK
Surprisingly back from the
commercial the babyfaces are still in control. Primo tags in Carlito and Primo
hits a drop toehold on the Miz while Carlito came running off the ropes with a
diving headbutt for another near fall. Miz made his way over and tagged in
Morrison but Carlito maintained control. He slammed Morrison and then tagged in
Primo. Carlito power bombed his own partner onto Morrison. Primo sold the move
for a moment (smart) before making the cover for yet another near fall. The
heels finally took control of the match thanks to a distraction by Miz from the
outside that allowed Morrison to hit a springboard kick on Primo and gain his
team a near fall. With Primo's head and neck under the bottom rope, Morrison
hit a sling shot on Primo, driving his throat into the bottom rope. Miz tagged
in and prevent Primo from making a tag. Miz the started pounding on Primo and
then hit a leg drop for a 2 count. Miz applied a full nelson to Primo how
eventually used sort of a victory roll to get out but instead of trying to get a
pin rolled through to make the tag. Carlito came in with a springboard
somersault dive onto Miz and a few moments later hit a sit out power bomb for a
near fall that was broken up by Morrison. Morrison got tossed out of the ring
by Primo and then Primo got tossed out allowing Carlito the chance to school boy
the Miz and get a near fall. Carlito went for another springboard move but with
the ref distracted, Morrison, from the outside,, knocked his balance off and
Carlito crashed. Miz quickly came in with the "Reality Check" and got the pin.
BREAK
-I'm assuming there were a backstage skit or two here, one with
Maria and Festus, because JR alluded to it while Jimmy Wang Yang, dressed up in
an older western style coat and hat and introduced by Justin Roberts (dressed up
like Dracula I guess) as "John Wayne Yang." Oye. Yang took the mic and said
"Howdy. I'm John Wayne...Yang. And remember, I'm your boy...pilgrims...YEE
HAW!" Double oye.
BREAK
2. Jimmy Wang Yang vs. THE Brian
Kendrick w/ Ezekiel Jackson- As Kendrick was making his way out, Tazz
told JR that looking at him made him really want Crackerjacks. JR then talked
about his guns and had Tazz feel his forearm (Popeye joke) and Tazz said, "wow,
it's actually getting hard." And then Tazz realised he just said, "it's getting
hard" while touching another man and they quickly turned the page on that one.
Yang took Kendrick down with am arm drag and the two started shoving each
other. Yang stomped on Kendrick's foot and hit a rana, followed by a front leg
sweep and a dropkick that sent Kendrick to the floor. Yang quickly went out and
pitches Kendrick back in, but somehow gets distracted by Zeke who was on the
other side of the ring and Kendrick takes advantage. Kendrick starts to work
over the left arm and shoulder of Yang, ramming him into the turnbuckle shoulder
first as well as hitting a hammerlock slam. Kendrick comes off the middle rope
with a double knee drop but Yang moves. Yang hits an enzuguri for a near fall.
Kendrick gets whipped into the corner and Yang hits the leg lariat the send him
over the top to the apron and then climbs to the top rope and comes off with a
cross body that gets him another 2 count. Kendrick gets a chance to go for "The
Kendrick" but Yang blocks and instead hits a moonsault press and gets a near
fall before Zeke pulls Kendrick out of the ring causing the ref to call for a
DQ. Yang tries a pescado onto Zeke but is caught and dropped face first on the
ring apron. Zeke then tosses him in the ring and hits the big ura nage slam.
Kendrick then hits "The Kendrick" on Yang and celebrates.
-Backstage
Ranjin Singh and The Great Khali are shown walking. Kung Fu Naki appears and
asks Khali to teach him the art of seduction. Singh translated for Khali and
Khali speaks for a few moments and Singh translates back, "The Great Khali
says...size matters...sorry."
BREAK
-The Great Khali is in the
ring for a "special Halloween edition of the Khali Kiss Cam." Singh picks
another fat chick, this one dressed up as a witch. Singh credits her on her
"great costume" noting her warts. Khali plants a small kiss on her but she
wants a "French kiss." Singh says she'll have to take off her mask but she says
she's not wearing one and Singh realized that the warts are "real." Khali is
hesitant to place a big kiss on her but eventually does and afterwards starts
dry heaving with the fat chick passes out in the ring. This is getting really
stupid. Vickie is shown in her office watching and seems happy as we get a slow
motion replay of the kiss.
BREAK
3. Kane/Mark Henry/MVP
vs. Matt Hardy/Jeff Hardy/Rey Misterio- During MVP's entrance, we get
the "HurraPop" and Helms suggest to MVP, "Let's try something new this
week...try winning. I'm just sayin'." Matt and Henry start out and Henry uses
his size and power to slam Matt to the canvas but then misses and elbow drop.
Matt tags Jeff who quickly tags Matt back in. Matt tries to come off the top
but is caught be Henry. Jeff chop blocks Henry from behind and Matt lands on
him for a 1 count. Henry makes it to his corner and tags in MVP. MVP goes to
work with short knees to the body, a slam, but then misses the knee drop. Matt
makes the tag out to Misterio who comes in to a huge pop. Rey kicks at MVP's
legs and hits a head scissors and then a low drop kick for a near fall. Matt
and Jeff then come in an pick MVP up for a double suplex and Rey comes off the
top with a cross body and gets a 2 count. Rey hits a rana on MVP settling up
for the 619 but when he hits the far ropes Kane pulls his leg out and jerks him
to the floor.
BREAK
MVP slams Rey and then drops a knee for a 2
count coming out of the commercial break. Kane tags in and military presses Rey
over his head and tosses him up and Rey crashes to the mat. Kane goes for a
cover and gets a 2 count. Mark Henry tags in and stands on Rey's chest. Henry
the pounds away on Rey on the mat and covers him for near fall. MVP gets the
tag and applies a reverse bear hug on Rey down on the mat. Rey tries to fight
out by MVP hits a back suplex and then tags Kane back in. Kane charges Rey in
the corner but Rey gets the boots up. Rey then hits the tilt-a-whirl inverted
DDT and tags out to Jeff and Kane tags MVP. Jeff takes MVP down a couple of
times and then hits Whisper in the Wind but Kane breaks up the pin attempt. Mat
comes in and blocks a chokeslam attempt and sends Kane to the outside. Misterio
hits a springboard cross body onto Kane to the outside. In the ring, the
Hardy's hit "Poetry In Motion" on Henry. MVP then blocks a "Twist of Fate"
attempt by Jeff but Matt comes in right away and hits the move himself. Jeff
comes off the top with the Swanton and gets the win.
BREAK
-There's another "light hearted" skit or two here that I didn't get.
-Vladimir Kozlov, not dressed up for Halloween (he could have at least broken
out an 80's style Russian heel singlet). While Kozlov started to speak in
Russian, "HurraPop" came up and Helms just mocked Kozlov by mouthing along with
him with an exaggerated scowl on his face. Kozlov said the fans were soft (or
fat) and lazy, just like HHH is soft, and he wants the next chance to be
champion. Triple H came out to answer the challenge. Triple H starts off,
"Listen Boris" and then goes on to explain how Russia is behind the US in a lot
of things and probably just saw Rocky I. He informs Kozlov that in Rock IV,
they get a big Russian who beats everyone up and even kills Apollo Creed (that
got a huge "boo" from the fans for some reason), but in the end, the American
kicks the crap out of the Russian. Kozlov said some more unintelligible stuff
and ended with "Vladimir Kozlov will be king." Triple H told him if he wants a
title match to take it up with Vickie, but in the meantime, shut up and let's
go. Triple H took off his leather jacket and went nose to nose with Kozlov who
didn't take the bait and walked out and slowly back up the ramp.
BREAK
-Cena video
4. Maria/Brie Bella/Michelle McCool vs.
Natalya/Victoria/Maryse- HurraPop again, this time, "Divas...you
always make me...pop up. I'm just sayin'." Victoria and Maria start out
trading cartwheel reversals. Natalya comes in a pounds away on Maria before
Brie gets tagged in. Natalya hits a Samoan drop of Brie and tags in Maryse who
hits an unusual looking back breaker. Victoria gets the tag back in and hits a
fireman's carry into a side slam. Brie goes to the outside and the switch of
Bella's is made under the ring. Bella gets back into the ring and tags Michelle
who comes in with some fast paced offense including a drop kick and a flipping
neckbreaker. Maria tags herself in and comes off the top with a cross body onto
Victoria and gets the 3 count. Michelle isn't pleased with the fact that Maria
got the pin.
-Another backstage skit or something I didn't get.
5. Undertaker vs. Chavo Guerrero (Casket Match)- Chavo makes
his way to the ring looking not too thrilled with the match he's been put into.
The, the good ol' Druids push the casket to the ring followed by the
Undertaker's entrance. As Chavo stands of the apron looking cautious, the Big
Show's music plays and he makes his way out. So far this segment has been 7
minutes long and just basically people walking to the ring. Show slowly walks
out still holding his neck and throat. Chavo waves to him to hurry up and get
down to the ring.
BREAK
Back from break, the match still hasn't
begun. The bell rings and Taker is still staring at Show who has only made his
way a third of the way down the ramp. Taker stalks Chavo who circles around to
up against to ropes. He goes to step out where the casket is and gets
frightened and walks right into an Undertaker big boot. Taker takes some shots
at Chavo in the corner while keeping an eye on the Big Show, before tossing him
outside the ring and Taker follows him. Taker send Chavo into the retaining
wall. Oh, and apparently JR has named Taker's "banned" gogoplata "the Death
Valley Vice" meanwhile tons more guys have finishers that don't have names. I
go back and forth sometimes with my feelings on Ross, but he definitly "gets it"
and knows when things need names or to be put over. Undertaker hit snake eyes
on Chavo onto the casket. He tried to shove Chavo in but couldn't, so he
slammed the lid on Chavo's head. Taker made a move toward Big Show who was
inching closer, but then he went back to work on Chavo. Again, Taker walked
towards Show who started backing up. Undertaker then came running at Chavo who
was leaning against the casket; Taker went for a big boot but Chavo moved and
he, for lack of a better word, crotched himself on the casket...if that's
possible. Chavo tried to take advantage and fired away with a series of punches
and kicks. He got on the apron and jumped off onto Taker who caught him and
drove him into the retaining wall. Taker asked for the lid to be opened on the
casket, and threw Chavo into the ring. Chavo caught Taker stepping through the
ropes with a DDT. Chavo started pounding away at Taker again and called for
Show to come to the ring. Show walked slowly to the ring but Taker sat up.
Chavo knocked him down and went for a chair. Taker ducked an attempted chair
shot into a back body drop. Taker hit snake eyes again, this time onto the
turnbuckle and then hit a running boot. Taker asked for the casket to be opened
and picked up Chavo, but Show closed the lid and taker dropped Chavo and turned
his attention to Show. Chavo took the chair and hit Taker in the back of the
knee. He went to hit him again but Taker grabbed him by the throat and hit the
chokeslam. Big Show jumped Taker immediately and the pounded away with body
blows and a headbutt. Show and Taker traded punches and then heabutts, Show's
headbutt knocked Taker down. Show charged at Taker how ducked and Show went
over the top rope onto the casket. Show realised he was on the casket an
freaked out and bailed up the ramp. Taker the tombstoned Chavo and then put him
in the casket and closed the lid. As Taker posed in the ring, we see Vickie
watching from her office. She tells a person we don't see that she will give
them a title match, but first they have to do something for her. Next week,
beat the Undertaker. Of course the person she is talking to is Vladimir Kozlov.
2010 - Kofi Kingston appeared on SyFy's Ghosthunters Live investigation special.
2010 - Val Venis was signed by WWE for a test run as a Producer.
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