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February 27th
On this day in history in ....
1921 - Pinky Gardner defeats Waino Ketonen for the World Middleweight Title in Boston, Massachusetts, ending Ketonen's second reign.
1940 - Joe Cox defeats Yvon Robert to win the Montreal World Heavyweight Title in Montreal, Quebec, ending Robert's fourth reign.
1958 - Former World Heavyweight Champion Dean Detton passes away at age 49. Detton won the World title in a tournament final over Ed "Strangler" Lewis in 1936, which he held for nine months until losing to Bronko Nagurski.
1958 - Albert and Enrique Torres defeat Casey and Danny McShain for the NWA Texas Tag Team Title in Galveston, Texas.
1958 - Jim Hady defeats Dick Torio to win the Midwest Wrestling Association Junior Heavyweight Title in Columbus, Ohio, beginning his second reign.
1962 - Johnny Barend and Magnificent Maurice defeat Art and Stan Neilson for the American Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title.
1964 - The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) defeat Edouard Carpentier and Ernie Ladd to win the World Wrestling Association World Tag Team Title in Bakersfield, California.
1967 - The WWWF held an event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The results:
- Tony Nero defeated Miguel Perez.
- Bobo Brazil, Arman Hussein and Antonio Pugliese defeated Luke Graham, Bill Miller and Baron Mikel Scicluna
- Spiros Arion defeated Bull Ortega.
- Louis Cerdan defeated Angelo Savoldi (subbing for The Sheik).
- Ox Baker defeated Tank Morgan.
- Lou Albano defeated Ricky Sexton.
- Gorilla Monsoon defeated WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino by countout.
1969 - Johnny Long and Tojo Yamamoto win the Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Title for the third time in Chattanooga, Tennessee, defeating Don Carson and Len Rossi.
1969 - Bill and Joe Sky defeat The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) to win the Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Title in Lexington, Kentucky. This ended the Yankees' fourth reign and began the Skys' second.
1970 - Abdullah the Butcher defeats Billy Robinson for the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title in Calgary, Alberta, ending Robinson's second reign and beginning Abdullah's second.
1970 - Kurt Von Steiger defeats Moondog Mayne to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title, ending Mayne's eighth reign.
1971 - The WWWF held an event at Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The results:
- Mike Conrad defeated Tomas Marin.
- Joe Crugnale defeated Joe Turco
- Tony Marino defeated Gene DuBois.
- Chief Jay Strongbow defeated The Black Demon.
- Lee Wong defeated Jack Evans by disqualification.
- White Venus and World Women's Champion The Fabulous Moolah defeated Sharon Joy and Tippy Wells.
- Joe Crugnale and Tony Marino defeated Mike Conrad and Joe Turco.
1971 - Miyoko Hoshino and Jumbo Miyamoto defeat Masked Killer and Masked Lee for the American Girls' Wrestling Association International Tag Team Title in Mobara, Japan. This ended Killer and Lee's fourth reign and began Hoshino and Miyamoto's second.
1973 - Giant Baba finishes undefeated, with two draws, in a 10-match series to become the first holder of All Japan Pro Wrestling's Pacific Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Title in Tokyo, Japan. Baba faced Abdullah the Butcher, Bobo Brazil, The Destroyer (Dick Beyer), Terry Funk, Don Leo Jonathan, Pat O'Connor, with two matches against both Bruno Sammartino and Wilbur Snyder. That title lasted until 1989, when it was unified with the NWA International Heavyweight and NWA United National Heavyweight Titles to create All Japan's Triple Crown.
1973 - The Super Infernos win a tournament final for the vacant NWA Macon Tag Team Title in Macon, Georgia.
1974 - Danny Miller defeats Ole Anderson in a tournament final in Raleigh, North Carolina to become the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Champion, beginning a lineage that would continue through Jim Crockett Promotions and throughout the lifespan of World Championship Wrestling.
1975 - The Royal Kangaroos (Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles) defeat Dutch Savage and Jimmy Snuka for the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title. This ended Savage and Snuka's second reign and began the Kangaroos' fifth.
1976 - Chavo and Gory Guerrero defeat Senor X and Karl Von Brauner to win the NWA Americas Tag Team Title.
1976 - Rubi Rubaleaba defeats Dr. Wagner for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico.
1976 - Ricky Romero and Silver Streak defeat Leo Burke and The Beast to win the NWA Western States Tag Team Title, ending their second reign.
1977 - The Sheik defeats Bobo Brazil to win the Toronto NWA United States Heavyweight Title in Toronto, Ontario, beginning Sheik's third reign.
1977 - Fishman wins the Mexican National Welterweight Title for the third time, ending Blue Demon's second reign in Guadalajara, Mexico.
1978 - Don Leo Jonathan and John Quinn defeat The Black Avenger and Don Wayt to win the Vancouver NWA Canadian Tag Team Title in Vancouver, British Columbia.
1980 - John and Rick Davidson defeat Chris Adams and Tom Prichard for the NWA Americas Tag Team Title in Los Angeles, California.
1981 - Gino Hernandez defeats Chavo Guerrero to win the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title in Houston, Texas.
1981 - David Schultz defeats Leo Burke to win the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title in Calgary, Alberta, ending Burke's sixth reign and beginning Schultz's second.
1983 - Bob Sweetan defeats Tully Blanchard for the Southwest Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title in San Antonio, Texas, ending Blanchard's seventh reign.
1984 - Danny Davis and Hubert Gallant defeat Bruce Hart and Davey Boy Smith for the Stampede International Tag Team Title in Vancouver, British Columbia.
1984 - Larry Hamilton defeats David Morgan to win the Southeast NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Title in Birmingham, Alabama.
1984 - Killer Tim Brooks defeats Scott Casey for the Southwest Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title in San Antonio, Texas.
1985 - Dory Funk, Jr. defeats Carlos Colon in Bangor, Maine to win both the International Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title and the World Wrestling Council's Universal Heavyweight Title. Colón had been recognized as the first ICW champion in 1984 as he was WWC champion, and Funk defeated Colon for both titles. The WWC title was held up after a match between Funk and Colon on May 18 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, with Colón winning the rematch a month later in San Juan.
1986 - Rencor Latino defeats Black Shadow, Jr. to win the Mexican National Featherweight Title in Apatlaco, Mexico.
1987 - Bob Brown wins the NWA Central States Heavyweight Title for the 17th time by defeating Bill Dundee in Kansas City, Kansas. At the same event, Bart Batten and Rick McCord win the NWA Central States Tag Team Title from The MOD Squad (Basher and Spike).
1987 - Tom Prichard defeats Larry Hamilton to win the Southeast NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Title in Knoxville, Tennessee, ending Hamilton's second reign and beginning Prichard's fifth.
1988 - The World Wrestling Council held the second-annual and final Gillette Cup Tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The results were:
First round:
- Afa defeated Invader III.
- Rocky Johnson defeated Ron Starr.
- WWC Television Champion Super Black Ninja (Keiji Muto) defeated WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Champion Miguel Perez, Jr.
- Dutch Mantel defeated WWC North American Heavyweight Champion Abdullah the Butcher.
- TNT (Savio Vega) defeated WWC World Tag Team Champion Mr. Pogo.
- Invader I defeated WWC World Tag Team Champion Kendo Nagasaki.
- Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Bruiser Brody.
- Carlos Colon defeated WWC Universal and Caribbean Heavyweight Champion Hercules Ayala.
Second round:
- Afa defeated Rocky Johnson.
- Dutch Mantel defeated WWC Television Champion Super Black Ninja.
- TNT vs. Invader I ended in a draw.
- Carlos Colon defeated Dory Funk, Jr.
Semifinals:
- Afa defeated Dutch Mantel.
- Carlos Colon received a bye to the finals due to TNT and Invader I's second-round draw.
Finals:
- Carlos Colon defeated Afa to win the Gillette Cup.
1991 - Gregory Veritchev defeats FMW World Brass Knuckles Champion Atsushi Onita in Tokyo, Japan to become the first FMW World Martial Arts Champion, a title which would replace the Brass Knuckles title until 1993.
1993 - Colonel DeBeers defeats Bart Sawyer for the Championship Wrestling USA Television Title in Portland, Oregon. This began DeBeers' second reign and ended Sawyer's third.
1996 - Damiáncito defeats Mascarita Magica to win the CMLL World Mini-Estrella Title in Mexico City, Mexico.
1997 - The American Kickboxer defeats Tarek the Great for the IWA Mid-South Lightweight Title in Louisville, Kentucky. This ended and began each man's fourth reign.
1997 - Chad Ripley ends J.T. Atlas' second Canadian Wrestling Federation Canadian Junior Heavyweight Title reign in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
1999 - The East Coast Wrestling Association held the third-annual Super 8 Tournament at St. Matthews Parish Hall in Wilmington, Delaware. The results:
- Steve Bradley defeated ECWA Tag Team Champion Ace Darling in a Super 8 Tournament first round match.
- Christopher Daniels defeated Jeff Peterson in a Super 8 Tournament first round match.
- Matt Hardy defeated Christian York in a Super 8 Tournament first round match.
- ECWA Tag Team Champion Devon Storm defeated Jeff Hardy in a Super 8 Tournament first round match.
- Mr. Ooh La La defeated ECWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Inferno Kid to win the title.
- Steve Bradley defeated ECWA Tag Team Champion Devon Storm in a Super 8 Tournament semifinal match.
- Christopher Daniels defeated Matt Hardy in a Super 8 Tournament semifinal match.
- Brute Force (Carnage, Stud and Viper) defeated J.J. the Ring Crew Guy, Glen Osbourne and J.R. Ryder.
- Steve Bradley defeated Christopher Daniels to win the Super 8 Tournament.
1999 - Super Delfin defeats Olympico in Nagoya, Japan to win the CMLL World Welterweight Title, ending OlÃmpico's second reign.
1999 - Two Heartland Wrestling Association titles change hands in Hamilton, Ohio. Bobby Kane defeats Shark Boy and champion Tarek the Great in a three-way match for the HWA Cruiserweight Title, and Chip Fairway and Cody Hawk win their second HWA Tag Team Title, by defeating Sean Casey and Brian Taylor.
1999 - In Memphis, Tennessee, Baldo (later Albert, and now Giant Bernard) gives the Power Pro Wrestling Young Guns Title to Randy Hales, after Baldo defeated Jerry Lawler in a tournament final on January 29 to become the first PPW Heavyweight Champion. Power Pro Wrestling didn't allow multiple champions. Hales' reign wouldn't last long, he lost the Young Guns Title to Kid Wikkid the same night, beginning Wikkid's third reign.
2000 - The WWF held the second No Way Out pay-per-view at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut. After the first No Way Out was held in 1998, this event began No Way Out's annuity. The results were:
- WWF European Champion Kurt Angle pinned WWF Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho (with Chyna) to win the Intercontinental title, the only one on the line. Angle pinned Jericho after blocking a Lionsault with the IC title belt. Angle was now a double champion, and would begin referring to himself with a portmanteau of both title names, "EuroContinental Champion".
- The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) to win the title, when D-Von pinned Road Dogg after a 3D. Billy Gunn suffered a separated shoulder during the match when Bubba Ray Dudley hit him with a lead pipe, sidelining Gunn for seven months.
- Mark Henry pinned Viscera after a scoop body slam.
- Edge and Christian defeated The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff (with Terri)), when Christian pinned Matt after Terri knocked Matt off the top rope. The win gave E&C a WWF Tag Team Title match at WrestleMania.
- Tazz defeated The Big Bossman by disqualification, when Albert interfered when Tazz had the Bossman in the Tazzmission.
- X-Pac (with Tori) pinned Kane in a No Holds Barred match after dropkicking him into the steel steps.
- Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi) defeated The Radicalz (Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, and Perry Saturn), when Rikishi pinned Malenko after the Rump Shaker.
- Big Show pinned The Rock after Shane McMahon hit Rock with a chair, to earn a WWF Title match at WrestleMania.
- WWF Champion Triple H (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) pinned Cactus Jack in a Hell in a Cell match after a Pedigree to retain the title. Per the pre-match stipulation, Cactus had to retire.
2000 - Alex Shane defeats Mark Sloan for the Frontier Wrestling Alliance British Heavyweight Title in Erdington, England.
2001 - The WWF taped the March 1 episode of SmackDown! and the March 4 Sunday Night Heat at the Convention Center in Tucson, Arizona. SmackDown got a 4.5 rating on UPN. The results:
Heat:
- WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Funaki to retain the title.
- Justin Credible defeated Grandmaster Sexay.
- WWF European Champion Test defeated Raven to retain the title.
- WWF Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho defeated Perry Saturn to retain the title.
SmackDown!:
- Matt Hardy and Lita defeated Crash and Molly Holly, when Matt pinned Crash after the Twist of Fate.
- Chris Benoit defeated X-Pac (with Justin Credible) by submission with the Crippler Crossface.
- WWF Champion The Rock defeated William Regal by disqualification, when Kurt Angle interfered when Rock had Regal in the Sharpshooter.
- D-Von Dudley, Kane and The Undertaker defeated Christian, Haku and Rikishi, when Undertaker pinned Christian after the Last Ride.
- Steve Austin and Kurt Angle fought to a no-contest, when William Regal and guest commentator The Rock interfered.
2001 - Rico Constantino wins his third OVW Heavyweight Title, ending Nick Dinsmore's sixth reign in Louisville, Kentucky.
2001 - Shark Boy wins a battle royal to win the vacant Heartland Wrestling Association Heavyweight Title in Cincinnati, Ohio, by last eliminating both Dean Jablonski and Matt Stryker. The title had been stripped from Chad Collyer earlier in the night.
2005 - In Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Glamour Boy Shane defeats Ricky Banderas to win the held-up IWA World Heavyweight Title, beginning his eighth reign. At the same show, Golden Boy and Noriega defeat Thunder and Lightning for the IWA World Tag Team Title, ending Thunder and Lightning's fourth reign. Also before his tag title win, Golden Boy lost the IWA World Junior Heavyweight Title to Super Mark.
2005 - Kengo Mashimo and KAZMA defeat Ryota Chikuzen and TAKA Michinoku in a tournament final to become the first Kaientai Dojo Strongest-K Tag Team Champions.
2005 - Danny Daniels and N8 Mattson defeat Bobby Roode and Petey Williams to win the Border City Wrestling Can-Am Tag Team Title in Windsor, Ontario.
2006 - WWE held a Supershow taping the March 3 Friday Night SmackDown! and airing RAW live from the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. RAW got a 4.0 rating on USA and SmackDown! scored a 2.6 on UPN. The results were:
SmackDown!:
- Tatanka defeated Booker T (with Sharmell).
- Randy Orton defeated Super Crazy. Orton entered to "This Fire Burns" by Killswitch Engage, a song he would only use for one week, before reverting back to "Burn in My Light" by Mercy Drive. "This Fire Burns" would become CM Punk's theme song later in the year.
- WWE Tag Team Champions MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro (with Melina)) defeated Matt Hardy and Road Warrior Animal, when Mercury pinned Hardy.
- Bobby Lashley and Finlay were both disqualified after both men got chairs and attempted to hit each other and blocked each other.
- The Undertaker defeated World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle by disqualification after Mark Henry came out and attacked Undertaker while he had Angle covered after the Tombstone. Following this, Henry put Taker on the announce table and splashed him from the Spanish announce table, smashing it down.
RAW:
- World Tag Team Champions Big Show and Kane defeated Val Venis and Viscera.
- Rob Van Dam defeated Trevor Murdoch in a Money in the Bank qualifying match.
- WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus (with Mickie James) defeated Candice Michelle (with Torrie Wilson).
- WWE Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin (with Momma Benjamin) defeated Chavo Guerrero in a Money in the Bank qualifying match.
- Ric Flair defeated Carlito in a Money in the Bank qualifying match.
2007 - WWE taped the March 2 edition of Friday Night SmackDown! and aired ECW live from HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. Prior to the event, CMLL wrestler Mistico received a tryout in the empty arena. He wrestled Dean Malenko and Jamie Noble. ECW got a 1.6 rating on SciFi and SmackDown! got a 2.9 on The CW. The results were:
ECW:
- Mr. Kennedy pinned Sabu in an Extreme Rules Money in the Bank qualifying match, after a DDT on a broken table, which Sabu had just crashed through missing a legdrop.
- Balls Mahoney defeated Matt Striker by disqualification when Snitsky interfered.
- Marcus Cor Von and Kevin Thorn (with Ariel and Elijah Burke) defeated Tommy Dreamer and Rob Van Dam (with The Sandman), when Thorn pinned RVD after the Dark Kiss.
- CM Punk pinned Stevie Richards after the Go to Sleep, the first time Punk used the move on television.
- ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley pinned Hardcore Holly in a steel cage match after a powerslam, to retain the title. During the match, Vince McMahon came to ringside with Umaga and Armando Alejandro Estrada. After Lashley won, he saw that Umaga was waiting for him outside the cage. Lashley ran and lept at the cage, knocking the side of it down on top of Umaga.
SmackDown!:
- Matt Hardy pinned Joey Mercury after a Twist of Fate off the second turnbuckle in a Money in the Bank qualifying match.
- Shannon Moore, Scotty 2 Hotty and Jimmy Wang Yang defeated Daivari, WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero and Gregory Helms, when Yang pinned Daivari after a moonsault.
- Ashley pinned Jillian Hall after the Starstruck.
- Finlay defeated MVP and WWE United States Champion Chris Benoit in a three-way Money in the Bank qualifying match, by pinning Benoit after hitting both men with his shillelagh while Hornswoggle had the referee distracted. Finlay came up to Michael Cole at the announce table and told him that his leprechaun's name wasn't Little Bastard, which is what Cole had been referring to him as, but it was Hornswoggle.
- ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley pinned Mr. Kennedy after the powerslam to retain the title. The match rules were that Kennedy could not be counted out or disqualified, but if Lashley was he would lose the title to Kennedy.
- In a dark match after the show, World Heavyweight Champion Batista pinned Booker T with the Batista Bomb.
2008 - Danny Jacobs, the 22 year old who was allegedly racing Hulk Hogan's son Nick right before the August 2007 car crash that left Hogan's close friend John Graziano badly injured, plead no contest to charges of reckless driving today in court in Clearwater, Florida. Judge Robert Dittmer sentenced Jacobs to 90 days of probation, ordered him to complete 25 hours of community service, suspended his driver's license for 90 days and fined him $500.
Judge Dittmer scolded Jacobs, commenting, "You understand when you drive like this you put lives in jeopardy. You understand that?"
2008 - WWE announced that Rey Mysterio would be out 6-9 months following a torn biceps surgery. He had just returned from a knee surgery the previous August at Summerslam.
2009 - WWE ran a combined Raw/ECW event in Long Island, NY at the Nassau Coliseum. Billy Krotchsen filed the following report:
*WWE Intercontinental champion CM Punk defeated William Regal (with Layla). Great opening match as Regal was on his game tonight and looked better than he has of late. Lots of mat and technical wrestling. Regal controlled most of the match and used Layla to protect himself at one point. Punk got the pin with the GTS. The crowd was really behind Punk.
*Mike Knox pinned Goldust with his finisher. The crowd was behind Dust and were very anti-Knox. It was a decent back and forth match.
*WWE Women's champ Melina defeated Beth Phoenix (with Santino Marella) to retain the Women's title. Really good match. Beth made Melina kick herself with her own foot again. Crowd chanted for Santino during match. After the match, Santino grabbed the mic and called Melina a Chihuahua and said she got lucky. Marella made an open challenge to anyone in the back, that he's going to win and Glamarella will be on the winning side now. Boogeyman's music hits, he comes out and chases Beth and Santino to the back.
*Kane defeated Kofi Kingston. The crowd was behind both of them big-time. It was a good match between the two. Kane wins with a chokeslam.
*Dave Finlay (with Hornswoggle) defeated Mark Henry (with Tony Atlas) in a Belfast Brawl. They used trashcans and kendo sticks. Tony Atlas and Hornswoggle got involved at the end. Horny gave Atlas the tadpole splash. Finlay gets the win after giving Henry a hit with the Shillelagh. Afterwards, they brought 5 kids in to dance with them, crowd loved.
The show has gone to intermission.
*Kelly Kelly is the hostess for the event. She moved a family up to the front row for answering a trivia question and picked a guest timekeeper from the crowd.
*Teddy Long comes out and brings out Jack Swagger and says he's defending the title tonight against Christian. Crowd very much behind Christian. Lots of "Lets go Christian" chants. Really good match. Swagger wins to retain the title
*WWE champ Triple H & Shawn Michaels & John Cena defeated Randy Orton & Chris Jericho & Vladimir Kozlov. At first there was no HHH and Orton claimed on the mic that Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase had taken care of him. It started out as a handicap match. Late in the match, there was a ref bump. Orton teased the punt kick but Triple H's music came on. He hit the ring and tackled Orton. He grabbed a sledgehammer but Kozlov cut him off. HHH laid out Kozlov, then chased Orton off. Jericho teased hitting Michaels with a chair but HHH returned and teased hitting the sledgehammer. Jericho went to drop the chair and Michaels superkicked him. Jericho staggered into the FU for the pin. Good main event.
Notes: The place was a legitimate sellout. I checked on the way in and they literally only had the last row for sale....No announcement regarding Rey Mysterio, even though he was advertised up until the day of the show. That was tacky...Can someone please explain to me how this is the second straight Raw/ECW house show in the New York City area that doesn't feature Tommy Dreamer, who LIVES in the area?....I was surprised to see no cameo by Tazz tonight. Even though it was a Raw brand house show, he's from the area and you'd think they would have something for him to do.
2009 - Ring of Honor ran Danbury, CT. Stu Carapola filed the following live report:
Live Results from Ring of Honor in Danbury, CT:
-Bobby Fish defeated a guy whose name I didn't catch (it sounded like Pentagon), but he was doing a Greek God gimmick and was billed from Mt Olympus. Bobby Fish wrestled like a million bucks and has gotten himself in amazing shape, and had a better body than the guy who was supposed to be a Greek God. Good opener that Fish won with a leaping Shining Wizard knee.
-Rhett Titus and Kenny King defeated Erick Stevens and Bobby Dempsey. Good old school, Southern style tag match with Titus and King spending the beginning playing cowardly heels who got manhandled until they got a cheap double team shot to take control on Stevens and do some nice double team stuff. Dempsey didn't do too much in the match until Stevens made the hot tag, then he came in and destroyed Titus, but King reversed the Doctorbomb into a rollup with his feet on the ropes for the win.
-Claudio Castagnoli wrestled Brent Albright to a draw. Even match until Claudio got a really nice hotshot to gain control. Claudio had some great heel charisma here. Albright turned the tide with a Roll Of The Dice, but missed a top rope crossbody and Claudio regained control. Albright came back and got Claudio in the Crippler Crossface, Claudio rolled Albright to his back, and Claudio tapped just as the referee counted three on Albright. The referee ruled the match a draw, so Albright challenged Claudio to five more minutes and they had a postmatch brawl, but no overtime.
-Kevin Steen and Jay Briscoe defeated Chris Hero and Eddie Edwards. No Larry Sweeney at ringside. This started off as a wild brawl on the outside before coming back in and settling into a standard tag match. Steen and Briscoe worked pretty well as a team despite spending much of the match mouthing off to one another. Hero and Edwards took control and started going to work on Steen's previously injured knee. Steen made the hot tag and Briscoe came in and cleaned house until Hero turned the tide with some nice strikes, which look better every time I see him. The match came unglued then, with both Edwards and Steen hitting dives to the floor. Mark came to ringside and started arguing with Steen which distracted him, but then Steen and Jay hit a Doomsday Device for the win. Not sure what exactly was going on with Mark and Steen, but it didn't lead to any kind of fight or anything.
Intermission Time
-Bryan Danielson pinned Delirious. Delirious has really tightened up his physique, looking a lot more ripped and tanned than I've seen him look. Mat wrestling to start with Danielson pretty much controlling Delirious until they go to the floor where Jimmy Jacobs distracts Danielson and allows Delirious to nail him from behind and ram him into the guardrail. Back in the ring, Delirious maintained control until Danielson came back with a series of European uppercuts and a cross armbreaker. Delirious hit a pair of panic attacks and Jimmy started yelling at him to go for another one, but the distraction allowed Danielson to recover and get Cattle Mutilation, which Delirious countered into a Cobra Stretch, but Danielson reversed into a small package for the win. Jimmy started berating Delirious and shoving him around, and Delirious responded by shoving Jimmy down, but then they ended up hugging and making up before leaving together.
-Austin Aries and his awful mustache defeated Sami Callahan. Aries cut a great promo before the match about how great he is and how the fans should thank him for making this B-show worth coming to, then started making fun of Callahan and "his brother's auto parts store.". I had no idea Aries had so much personality. They tried mat wrestling early, but Callahan got the advantage and ended up holding his own surprisingly well until Aries sent him to the floor and came off the apron with a double axhandle. Aries works a much more methodical, old school heel style now. Callahan made a very solid comeback until Aries hit the corner dropkick and brainbuster for the win. Callahan got a really good run here, but I didn't buy into him.
-Necro Butcher defeated Brodie Lee in an Anything Goes Streetfight. I love Necro's new music, it's so him. It didn't take long to go to the floor where Necro worked him over with a chair, then tore out part of the guardrail and used that to work Brodie over as well. Necro set up the guardrail in the corner, but Brodie German suplexed Necro onto it then hit a running Yakuza kick in the corner, followed by another slam into the guardrail in the corner and then a big lariat. Necro slammed Brodie off the top and then went to work on him in the corner with literally about 30 punches and chops in the corner before giving Brodie a bulldog on a chair and then a chair bodyslam. Necro missed a senton onto the guardrail and they started going toe to toe when Jimmy and Delirious ran out and attacked Necro. Daizee Haze came out to try and stop Delirious, Delirious shoved her down (popping the crowd), but then Jimmy went for a spear and Necro moved and Jimmy hit Delirious. Necro knocked Jimmy out and then creamed Brodie with a sick chairshot for the win.
-Return date is Friday, July 17.
Four Way for ROH title - ROH champ Nigel McGuinness vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Tyler Black vs. Jimmy Jacobs:
Nigel's arm is heavily taped. After a bunch of tagging in and out with no action, we finally get under way with Tyler and Lynn with a nice little back and forth sequence. Jimmy tagged in and did a sequence with Lynn, but as soon as Jerry tagged out to Tyler, Jimmy ran off and tagged out to Nigel, but then Nigel ran when Tyler tagged out to Lynn. Finally Nigel gained an advantage when he rammed Lynn into the guardrail and went to work on Lynn's arm. Lynn came back, but when he went to suplex Nigel in from the outside, Jimmy grabbed Lynn's ankle from the outside and Nigel pinned Lynn.
Jerry Lynn is eliminated.
After being pinned, Lynn hit an Air Raid Crash on Nigel and Tyler followed it up with a frogsplash and God's Last Gift, but couldn't put Nigel away. After that it turned into a 2-on-1 with Nigel and Jimmy double teaming Tyler. Tyler came back with several big moves on both men until Jimmy took him out with the spear for 2. Jimmy and Nigel tried the suplex leg hook spot again, but the referee caught them and stopped counting. Nigel gave Tyler a Tower of London on the floor and just before he got in, Jimmy dropkicked him through the ropes and Tyler was counted out.
Tyler Black has been eliminated.
Almost immediately, Nigel hit the Jawbreaker Lariat and pinned Jacobs for the win. Nigel McGuinness is still your ROH World Champion.
Jimmy and Tyler brawled after the match, with Delirious running in to attack Tyler and Lynn running out to make the save.
End show.
Really good show, probably one of the best ROH shows I've been to since Gabe Sapolsky left. They finally seem to have figured out the groove of having an entertaining undercard without having to kill themselves.
2009 - WWE broadcast Smackdown. Stu Carapola filed the following TV report:
Last week on Smackdown, Jeff Hardy was attacked by his brother Matt as well as Edge. This week Matt has challenged Jeff to a match, but what will happen when they get in the ring? What will the challengers to the titles held by Smackdown superstars Triple H and Edge do this week? Is anyone going to get the chance to qualify for a match at Wrestlemania? What will the Bellas put on the line in the feud between Miz and Morrison and the Colons? Will the Colons be able to retain their titles? Can Vladimir Kozlov get a step up in his chance to face Undertaker at Wrestlemania?
We are live on tape from Portland, Oregon and your announcers are Jim ‘I won’t accuse my broadcast partner of kissing ass because he will choke me out’ Ross and Tazz.
John Cena comes to the ring and we see highlights from Monday night when Vickie Guerrero excused herself into John Cena’s heart. John admitted to stalking Vickie so he can get his rematch.
Cena says that he has some special stuff planned for tonight. He points out that people are in the building and watching at home. John reminds us what show it is. Cena points out that it has been about two years since he was on Smackdown and he talks about the great fans. Cena says that Michael Cole has changed his look. Cena also comments on the new network. Cena also says that there has been a change with the World Title. Cena says that the World Title has been held by a coward for the last few weeks and that is why Cena is here tonight. John tells Edge that if he tries to hide, he will find him. Cena says that he is in the center of Edge’s ring on Edge’s show, and he wants a rematch tonight. Cena says that he will not leave until he gets an answer.
Edge’s music plays and he comes out to respond to Cena’s challenge. Edge says that he cannot believe that Cena showed up. Edge says that if Cena wants a rematch tonight, he suggests that they do it.
Vickie Guerrero comes out and she puts a halt to the festivities. Vickie says that her husband is a warrior who does not back down from a challenge. Vickie says the World Champion will not be competing tonight.
Cena says that he thought something like this will happen. John says that this is a special appearance for him on Smackdown and he says that he promised he would get his hands on Edge, so he is about to leave the ring.
Vickie stops him again and says that while Edge is not competing tonight, Cena will be wrestling tonight against Big Show.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Gail Kim is back in the gym for a video package.
We see footage from the Valentine’s Day date with the Bellas, Miz, and Morrison that was hijacked by the Colons.
Match Number One: Carlito and Primo versus John Morrison and The Miz for the WWE Tag Titles
Primo and Miz start things off and Primo with a side head lock. They lock up again and they go around the ring until the referee makes them break. Miz with a kick followed by a side head lock take down. Primo with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Primo with another shoulder and then he hits a springboard cross body for a near fall. Primo with a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall. Carlito tags in and Carlito hits a drop kick for a near fall. Carlito with a punch followed by an Irish whip but Miz with a boot and then he tags Morrison into the match. Morrison with a European uppercut but Carlito with a kick to the chest for a near fall. Carlito with shoulders to the midsection and Primo is tagged in and Carlito sends his brother into the midsection. Primo with a near fall and then he puts Morrison in a reverse chin lock. Morrison with punches and an Irish whip but Primo with an elbow followed by a rana for a near fall.
Carlito tags back in and they hit a double back elbow and Primo hits a leg drop before Carlito gets a near fall. Carlito with a reverse chin lock and it is time for the Bellas to come to ringside to cause problems for the participants in the match.
Morrison with an Irish whip but Morrison is sent outside and so is Miz. Carlito with a somersault plancha onto Miz and Morrison as we go to commercial.
We are back and Carlito works over Morrison before tagging Primo back in. Carlito with a single leg trip and Primo with a diving head butt for a near fall. Primo does the Flair flip but he punches Miz off the apron. Primo with a springboard move but Morrison moves. Morrison hits the springboard spin kick and Primo goes to the floor. Miz sends Primo back in and Morrison punches Primo before tagging Miz back in. Primo is thrown onto the top rope and Morrison with a near fall. Miz with crossfaces and an elbow to the top of the head. Miz with a rear chin lock. Miz misses a clothesline and Primo with a near fall after a rollup. Miz hits the running clothesline into the corner and he gets a near fall. Miz with a reverse chin lock. Primo punches Miz and Morrison as he tries to fight out of the corner. Primo bumps into Morrison and knocks Morrison off the apron. Miz and Primo bump heads and they are both down. Carlito and Morrison tag in and Carlito with punches and a back body drop. Carlito with a clothesline and a sit out spinebuster for a near fall. Carlito with the knee lift followed by a drop kick to Miz. Morrison hits Carlito from behind and then Carlito tries for a belly-to-back suplex but Morrison with a knee for a near fall. Primo is with the referee and he misses Miz dropping Carlito on the top rope. Primo with a plancha onto Miz. Morrison tries for Moonlight Drive, but Carlito counters and hits the lungblower for the three count.Winners: Primo and Carlito
The Bellas and Colons meet on the floor outside the ring and they leave together.
Jim Ross and Tazz talk about the Hall of Fame Ceremony. Did you know that Ricky Steamboat was being inducted?
We go to commercial.
We are back and Jim Ross and Tazz talk about what happened on Raw and we go to a video recap.
We have the WWE Rewind: Vladimir Kozlov attacking Shawn Michaels after Shawn defeated Bradshaw.
Match Number Two: Vladimir Kozlov versus Undertaker
They lock up and Kozlov with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Kozlov raises his arms in victory over knocking Taker down. They lock up again and Kozlov with another side head lock. Kozlov with another shoulder tackle and Kozlov acts like he won the Super Bowl. Kozlov charges at Taker and Taker with a big boot and Kozlov goes down like a sack of potatoes. Taker misses an elbow drop and then Kozlov clotheslines Taker over the top rope to the floor and Taker lands on his feet. We go to commercial.
We are back and Taker with the leg drop on the apron. We see footage during the commercial when both men were trying to gain control of the match. We are back to live action and Taker charges into a shoulder from Kozlov but Taker with a clothesline for a near fall. Kozlov with head butts to the chest after escaping the Devil’s Gate set up. Kozlov with a clothesline and kick followed by punches. Kozlov with knees to Taker’s midsection followed by shoulders in the corner. Taker punches Kozlov followed by an Irish whip but Kozlov with a clothesline for a near fall. Kozlov with a reverse chin lock. Taker with a Saito suplex to get out of the hold. Kozlov and Taker exchange punches. Taker hits a desperation DDT and both men are down and Taker gets a near fall. Taker with a running McCool splash into the corner and he hits a second one. Taker with an Irish whip and snake eyes followed by a big boot and leg drop for a two count. Taker sets for the choke slam but Kozlov with a head butt. Taker with a kick as he comes off the ropes for a near fall. Taker goes to the turnbuckles for Old School but Kozlov with a power slam to counter and Kozlov with the three count.
Winner: Vladimir Kozlov
We are back with more Diva photo facts.
Match Number Three?: Matt Hardy versus Jeff Hardy
Jeff is not dressed to wrestle tonight as he takes his time to enter the ring. Jeff has a mic and he tells Matt that Matt has always been there for him and they have helped each other out. Jeff says that he has done nothing to deserve this. He says that he is not going to fight Matt tonight and not ever. Whether Matt likes it or not, Matt is his brother.
Matt tells Jeff that he is not his brother. Matt tells Jeff that it is not that simple to get over things. Matt says that Jeff is used to everything being about him and everything revolving around him, but it is not about Jeff. Matt says that this is about him. Matt says that it is about his needs and what he needs to say. Everyone makes him physically sick when they cheer for Jeff. He has had to swallow the fact that his career has been mediocre while Jeff’s has skyrocketed to the top. Matt says that they both know that he is the more talented Hardy. Matt says that he blames Jeff for all of this, and he also blames everyone who believes Jeff’s hype.
Matt tells Jeff to fight him. Jeff refuses to do it even though Matt slaps him and calls him a coward. Matt with a back handed slap and Jeff goes down to a knee. Jeff leaves the ring without saying a word.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a video package for Wrestlemanias IV and V when Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan were BFFs until Hogan got too close to Elizabeth and Savage would have nothing to do with Hogan. We saw Vintage Hulk Hogan as he defied the odds to kick out of a move that was never kicked out of before to win the WWF Title.
Montel Vontavious Porter has joined Jim Ross and Tazz at the announce table for the next match.
Match Number Three Redux: Shelton Benjamin versus Chavo Guerrero
They lock up and Benjamin with punches and kicks in the corner followed by a short arm clothesline. Benjamin continues the attack on Chavo and then he sees Porter sitting at the announce table. Shelton returns to the attack and he takes too long when he sets for the Stinger Splash and then Chavo hits two of the Three Amigos but Shelton counters the third. Chavo hits a tilt-a-whirl head scissors and Chavo goes up top. Chavo takes too long and that allows Shelton to leap to the top turnbuckle and hit a superplex. Chavo goes to the floor and Shelton goes out after him.
They are by the announce table and Porter gets up and he stares down Porter. Benjamin picks up Chavo for a power bomb but he tosses Chavo into Porter. Chavo with a rollup out of nowhere for the three count.
Winner: Chavo Guerrero
After the match, Porter comes into the ring and he waits for Benjamin and hits the Drive By on Benjamin while Shelton was yelling at Chavo.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look at the prequel to Orange Sash, 12 Rounds.
Before the main event starts, we see Edge and Vickie Guerrero watching from Vickie’s office.
Match Number Four: John Cena versus Big Show
The match starts with Cena circling Show avoiding punches by Show. Cena with a punch after avoiding a punch from Show. Show backs Cena into the corner and he punches Cena, sending him to the mat. Show with a head butt and then he follows that up with a punch while we see Edge and Vickie watching. Show with the shhhh chop but Cena moves out of the way and Cena is pushed away by Show but Cena persists and he connects with a series of punches and he tries for a shoulder tackle but Show barely moves. Cena tries for another and Show sends him down to the mat. Show with another head butt that staggers Cena and another one sends Cena to the mat. Cena with an elbow and punches but Show picks up Cena for a side slam. Show uses the ropes to help him choke Cena and then he punches Cena in the abdomen. Cena tries to pick up Show for an Attitude Adjustment but Show does not budge. Show taunts Cena by telling him to go back to Raw.
Show with another head butt and Cena falls into the corner. Show chokes Cena in the corner. Show with a hard Irish whip and he follows it up with another one as he continues to wear down Cena. Cena tries for a choke on Show after climbing on Show’s back. Show falls to one knee as Cena continues with the choke but Show with a desperation side slam and both men are down as we go to commercial.
We are back and Show with a suplex to Cena and John rolls to the apron. Show with a running shoulder block that knocks Cena off the apron and into the announce table. Show wants to send Cena into the post but Cena is the one to use the post to his advantage. Cena tries for the bulldog but Show tosses Cena around like a rag doll and Cena goes to the floor again. Show tries to bring Cena back into the ring but Cena drops Show’s throat across the top rope. Show with a clothesline to Cena when John returns to the ring and Show gets a two count. Show sends Cena into the turnbuckles and focuses on the shoulder. Show uses the ropes as well as he works on the shoulder and then he head butts the shoulder followed by an elbow and a nerve hold. Cena is able to get Show to release the hold but Show with a punch to the ribs. Show misses a punch and Cena with a punch and he tries to slam Show but he cannot hold Show up and Show with a near fall. Show pulls Cena near the corner and it is time for the Vader Elbow Drop but Cena moves. Cena goes up top and hits the leg drop and Superman has returned.
Cena sets for the five knuckle shuffle and he hits it. Cena tries to get Show up for the Attitude Adjustment but Show with a forearm to the back. Show gets Cena up for an apparent power bomb but he sends Cena face first into the mat. Show sets for the choke slam but Cena escapes and hits the Attitude Adjuster. Both men are down and Edge comes to the ring and slides through the ring. Cena sees Edge and that allows Show to punch Cena in the head. Show with a choke slam for the three count.
Winner: Big Show
After the match, Edge comes into the ring and he stands over Cena and tells Cena that this is his show and the title is his.
2011 - WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper was cast to provide the voice of bounty hunter Bolphunga in the DC Comics animated film "Green Lantern - Emerald Knights". The film was released in June 2011.
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