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April 14th
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1931 - Ed "Strangler" Lewis defeats Ed Don George in Los Angeles, California to
capture his fourth World Heavyweight Title.
1959 - Ben and and Mike Sharpe defeat Chief Big Heart and Little Eagle to win
the NWA Texas Tag Team Title in Dallas, Texas.
1967 - Jeff Jarrett is born in Nashville, Tennessee.
1971 - Terry Funk defeats The Grappler (Johnny Walker) for the Florida NWA
Southern Heavyweight Title in Miami, Florida.
1973 - After 20 years in operation, the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance closes. The
JWA's top stars, Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki, had left and formed their own
promotions. Baba founded All Japan Pro Wrestling, and Inoki founded New Japan
Pro Wrestling.
1975 - The WWWF held an event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New
York, which was televised on HBO. The results:
- Mike Paidousis pinned Tony Altimore after Altimore missed a kick off the
ropes.
- Greg Valentine pinned El OlÃmpico after an elbow drop. The Garden didn't allow
wrestlers to be fully masked at that time, so OlÃmpico wore a faceless mask.
- Waldo Von Erich defeated Chief Jay Strongbow by countout after Strongbow was
attacked from behind and thrown out of the ring.
- Lord Littlebrook and Little Tokyo defeated World Midget Tag Team Champions
Sonny Boy Hayes and Little Louie in a best-of-three falls match. Tokyo pinned
Hayes after a kick and a handful of tights, Hayes pinned Littlebrook after Tokyo
hit Littlebrook by accident, and Littlebrook pinned Louie after a shoulderblock.
- WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino (with Arnold Skaaland)
defeated Spiros Arion (with Fred Blassie) in a Greek Death (submission only)
match with a half-crab to retain the title.
- Édouard Carpentier pinned Joe Nova after three senton splashes.
- WWWF World Tag Team Champions The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy and Johnny) defeated
Pete Sanchez and Manuel Soto.
- Bobby Duncum (with The Grand Wizard) and Victor Rivera fought to a draw, due
to the 11:00pm curfew.
1976 - Angelo Mosca defeats Tim Woods in the finals of a two-month-long
tournament to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Title in -
1976 - Championship Wrestling from Florida held an event at the Miami Beach
Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Florida. The results were:
- Jeff Ports defeated Abe Jacobs.
- Hiro Matsuda defeated Mr. Hayashi.
- Darling Dagmar defeated Marie LeBeaux.
- Bob Orton, Sr. defeated Bill Dromo.
- Eddie Graham defeated Ali Pasha.
- NWA Florida Tag Team Champion Bob Orton, Jr. defeated Steve Keirn by
disqualification.
- NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion The Assassin and The Missouri Mauler
defeated Mike Graham and Billy Robinson.
- Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion Pak Song by
disqualification. Song retained the title.
1980 - Bulldog Brower and Luke Graham are awarded the WWC North American Tag
Team Title after Gorgeous George, Jr. and Luke Graham left the promotion.
1982 - Championship Wrestling from Florida held an event at the Miami Beach
Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Florida. The results:
- Jim Garvin defeated Bob Russell.
- Derek Draper and El Gran Apolo fought to a draw.
- NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion David Von Erich defeated Bob
Russell.
- Terry Allen and Eric Embry defeated King James Dillon and Hiro Matsuda, when
Allen pinned Dillon.
- Lone Eagle defeated Little Tokyo.
- Kendo Nagasaki defeated Brian Blair in a Texas Death match. King James Dillon
was in a steel cage above the ring during the match.
- Sweet Brown Sugar defeated NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion David Von
Erich by disqualification. Von Erich retained the title.
- Hacksaw Reed defeated Ciclón Negro in a brass knuckles bounty match.
1984 - The WWF held an event at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The
results were:
- Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton.
- Ivan Putski defeated René Goulet.
- Greg Valentine defeated Brian Blair.
- WWF Intercontinental Champion Tito Santana defeated Tiger Chung Lee.
- Roddy Piper and David Schultz defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Atlas and
Rocky Johnson by disqualification.
- Bob Backlund and Paul Orndorff fought to a double disqualification.
- The Iron Sheik defeated Sgt. Slaughter by disqualification.
1985 - Ray Steele defeats Tony St. Clair for the British Heavyweight Title,
ending St. Clair's second reign.
1985 - Lola Gonzales wins her third UWA World Women's Title from Jaguar Yokota
in Mexico City, Mexico.
1989 - Jerry Lawler defeats Kerry Von Erich to win the WCWA World Heavyweight
Title, a rematch from their match on April 5. Lawler unified the WCWA title with
his AWA title to become the Unified World Heavyweight Champion, which would
become the top title in the USWA.
1993 - WCW held its first-ever event in New York City, New York, at the
Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden. The results were:
- Johnny B. Badd defeated Tex Slazenger.
- Maxx Payne defeated Steven Regal.
- Chris Benoit and Ron Simmons fought to a double-countout.
- Van Hammer defeated Vinnie Vegas.
- NWA and WCW World Tag Team Champions The Hollywood Blonds (Steve Austin and
Brian Pillman) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio to retain
the titles.
- Rick Rude defeated Cactus Jack.
- WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW World
Television Champion Paul Orndorff by disqualification to retain his title.
Orndorff's title was not on the line.
- NWA World Heavyweight Champion Barry Windham defeated Ricky Steamboat to
retain the title.
- Sting defeated WCW World Heavyweight Champion Big Van Vader by
disqualification. Vader retained the title.
1994 - Villanos IV and V defeat Emilio Charles, Jr. and Scorpio, Jr. for the UWA
World Tag Team Title in Acapulco, Mexico, beginning their third reign.
1996 - Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. defeats Apolo Dantés to win the CMLL World
Heavyweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico.
1997 - The Monday Night War continued, with WCW Monday Nitro winning the week
over WWF RAW is WAR, 3.5 to 2.2 in the ratings.
WWF RAW is WAR was partially taped after the live April 7 edition of the show at
John C. Worthen Arena in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with the remainder taped on April
9 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The results:
Taped in Fort Wayne:
- The Godwinns (Henry and Phineas) defeated The Legion of Doom (Animal and
Hawk).
- Mankind and Vader defeated The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) by
disqualification.
Taped in Johnannesburg:
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley (with Chyna) defeated Jesse James.
- Savio Vega (with Crush) defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Rocky Maivia.
- Goldust defeated The Sultan (with The Iron Sheik) by disqualification.
- Ahmed Johnson defeated Crush.
WCW Monday Nitro was live from the CoreStates Spectrum in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. This was WCW's first-ever event at the Spectrum, once a long
standing WWF territory, before the CoreStates Center (now Wachovia Center)
opened in 1996. The results were:
Dark matches:
- Ice Train and Joe Gomez defeated Extreme.
- Madusa defeated Luna Vachon by disqualification.
Televised matches:
- Chris Benoit defeated The Barbarian.
- WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Hector Guerrero
by submission to retain the title.
- Rey Misterio, Jr. defeated Juventud Guerrera.
- WCW World Television Champion Ultimo Dragon (with Sonny Onoo) defeated Lane
Carlson (Lenny Lane) to retain the title.
- WCW Cruiserweight Champion Syxx defeated Prince Iaukea by submission to retain
the title.
- Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) defeated High Voltage (Kaos and
Rage) in a street fight, when Rock pinned Kaos.
- The Giant defeated Big Al (911).
- Diamond Dallas Page (with Kimberly) defeated Konnan.
- Jeff Jarrett and Steve McMichael (with Debra) defeated Harlem Heat (Booker T
and Stevie Ray (with Sister Sherri)) by disqualification.
- Lex Luger defeated WCW World Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash (with the nWo) by
disqualification.
2000 - The Ultimate Fighting Championship held UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 at the
Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The results were:
- Laverne Clark defeated Koji Oishi by majority decision in a lightweight bout.
- Ikuhisa Minowa defeated Joe Slick by TKO (cut) at 1:54 of round three in a
middleweight bout.
- Sanae Kikuta defeated Eugene Jackson by submission (armbar) at 4:39 of round
one in a middleweight bout.
- Murilo Bustamante defeated Yoji Anjo by submission (arm triangle choke) at
0:31 of the round two in a middleweight bout.
- Ron Waterman defeated Satoshi Honma by unanimous decision after three rounds
in a heavyweight bout.
- Tito Ortiz defeated Wanderlei Silva by unanimous decision after five rounds to
win the UFC Middleweight Title, which had been vacated by Frank Shamrock in
November 1999 due to his short-lived retirement.
2000 - Big Bully Douglas and Air Paris defeat The New South (Ashley Hudson and
Kory Williams) for the NWA North American Tag Team Title in Hopkinsville,
Kentucky.
2000 - Kevin Northcutt defeats Don Brodie to win the NWA National Heavyweight
Title in North Richland Hills, Texas. At the same event, Abdullah the Butcher
defeats Necro Butcher for the NWA Texas Hardcore Title, beginning Abdullah's
second reign and ending Necro's second reign.
2000 - Chad Bowman defeats Qeenan Creed and champion Adam Flash in a three-way
match for the Maryland Championship Wrestling Cruiserweight Title in Annapolis,
Maryland, ending Flash's third reign.
2000 - Samu defeats Ace Darling in Belvidere, New Jersey to win the Independent
Superstars of Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Title, ending Darling's third reign and
beginning Samu's second. At the same event, Billy Reil wins the ISPW Light
Heavyweight Title from Judas Young, beginning Reil's second reign and ending
Young's second.
2001 - The Golden Boy defeats Dustin Starr for the NWA Southern Junior
Heavyweight Title in Dyersburg, Tennessee, ending Starr's second reign.
2001 - Tony Jones and Robert Thompson defeat The Ballard Brothers (Shane and
Shannon) to win the All Pro Wrestling Tag Team Title in Vallejo, California. The
title was vacated in March when Boyce LeGrand and Robert Thompson had left the
promotion.
2002 - The WWF Hardcore Title changes hands four times at a house show in
Abilene, Texas. William Regal won the title from Bubba Ray Dudley, ending Bubba
Ray's fifth reign and beginning Regal's sixth. Spike Dudley began his fifth
reign as Hardcore Champion by defeating Regal. Spike then lost the title to
Goldust, his seventh title win. Bubba Ray Dudley left with the title though,
beating Goldust, and beginning his seventh reign. This was the fifth straight
house show that this same sequence of title changes occurred.
2002 - Rey Cuervo defeats Oriental to win the UWA World Welterweight Title in
Tualcingo, Mexico
2002 - Bombero Infernal defeats Pantera for the IWRG Intercontinental
Middleweight Title in Naucalpan, Mexico, beginning Infernal's fourth reign and
ending Pantera's second.
2003 - WWE held a live RAW and taped the April 20 Sunday Night Heat at the
Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. RAW got a 3.5 rating. The results were:
Dark matches:
- The Navajo Warrior defeated Dean Baldwin.
- Joey Matthews and Christian York defeated Phil Brown and Pat Cusick.
Heat:
- Jacqueline defeated Molly Holly.
- 3-Minute Warning (Jamal and Rosey (with Rico)) defeated Maven and Al Snow.
- Rodney Mack (with Theodore Long) defeated Mike Hunter.
- Rico defeated Spike Dudley.
RAW:
- Chris Jericho defeated Test (with Stacy Keibler).
- Jazz (with Theodore Long) and Victoria (with Steven Richards) defeated Ivory
and WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus.
- World Tag Team Champions Kane and Rob Van Dam defeated Chief Morley and Lance
Storm in a no-disqualification match.
- Goldust defeated Christian by disqualification.
- Booker T and the Hurricane defeated Ric Flair and World Heavyweight Champion
Triple H. With the win, Booker earned a rematch from WrestleMania XIX against
Triple H World Heavyweight Title next week.
2004 - TNA held its 93rd weekly pay-per-view event at the TNA Asylum in
Nashville, Tennessee. The results were:
Xplosion:
- The 3Live Kru (B.G. James, Ron Killings and Konnan) defeated Ryan Boz, Scotty
Matthews and Chance Prophet, when Killings pinned Prophet.
- Christopher Daniels pinned Gabriel.
- Jerry Lynn and Elix Skipper defeated Chris Hero and Nate Webb.
- The Amazing Red pinned Seth Delay.
Pay-per-view:
- NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett pinned James Storm.
- TNA X Division Champion Frankie Kazarian pinned Sonjay Dutt to retain the
title.
- Simon Diamond pinned Johnny Swinger.
- Monty Brown pinned Sabu in a falls count anywhere match.
- Apolo and D'Lo Brown defeated NWA World Tag Team Champions Kid Kash and Dallas
by disqualification to win the title.
- Chris Harris pinned Raven to become #1 contender for the NWA World Heavyweight
Title.
2005 - Ikuto Hidaka defeats Super Crazy for the ZERO1-MAX International Junior
Heavyweight Title in Tokyo, Japan.
2007 - ROH held "Fighting Spirit" at the Inman Sports Club in Edison, New
Jersey. The results were:
- Jason Blade and Eddie Edwards defeated Chris Hero and Tank Toland.
- Pelle Primeau defeated ROH Top of the Class Trophy holder Shane Hagadorn to
win the trophy.
- Rocky Romero defeated Claudio Castagnoli.
- ROH World Tag Team Champions El Generico and Kevin Steen defeated FIP Tag Team
Champion Jay Briscoe and FIP Florida Heritage Champion Erick Stevens.
- Doug Williams defeated Colt Cabana.
- Sara Del Ray defeated Ernie Osiris.
- Shingo defeated Matt Cross.
- The No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards and FIP World Heavyweight Champion
Roderick Strong) defeated Delirious and Jack Evans.
- ROH World Champion Takeshi Morishima defeated Nigel McGuinness to retain the
title.
2007 - Dennis Condrey defeats Brad Armstrong in Graysville, Alabama to become
the first NWA Wrestle Birmingham Television Champion.
2007 - Two titles change hands at an NWA Universal event in Wagoner, Oklahoma.
Slam Shady wins a Sooner Stampede battle royal to win the NWA Universal
Heavyweight Title, which was vacated when John O'Malley left the promotion.
Also, Justin Lee wins his second NWA Universal X Division Title from Shane
Morbid.
2007 - Jeff Orcut defeats Kid Cade for the Ultra Championship Wrestling Zero
Ultra-X Title in Salt Lake City, Utah.
2007 - Brandon Thomaselli defeats Josh Abercrombie in Shelbyville, Indiana to
win the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Title, ending Abercrombie's second
reign.
2007 - Cody Whitehead defeats Brandon Stone for the NWA Mid-America X Division
Title in Columbia, Tennessee. At the same show, Lee Condry defeats Johnny
Swinger to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title, beginning his second
reign.
2007 - Zach Gowen and Krotch defeat Truth Martini and N8 Mattson in Berwyn,
Illinois to win the All-American Wrestling Tag Team Title.
2008 - ECW founder Tod Gordon issued the following statement to PWInsider.coml
From the desk of Tod Gordon
It was not my intention for this to become a matter of public record until after I had an opportunity to address my dressing room and my staff on Saturday night, but with the age of the internet upon us, that turned out not to be possible. It’s not a complicated story folks. A member of my immediate family is gravely ill and both my physical and financial resources must be devoted to 24/7 healthcare.
It would be virtually impossible for
me to devote the time and energy needed to run PWU and my store and be a
caretaker. Something had to give. It’s been 20 blessed years in this business
surrounded by top notch quality talent both in front of and behind the camera. I
will miss each and every one of them along with all of you fans who supported me
so faithfully.
BUT THERE IS A SILVER LINING:
Two companies will emerge from what I
leave behind. The owner of the New
After my last event this Saturday
night, please check out
www.newalhambra.com for information regarding this
promotion that will run it’s first show on Saturday night, May the 17th
to be followed the third Saturday in June with the annual New Alhambra Hardcore
Hall of Fame ceremony.
Please continue to support
independent wrestling and I’m hoping you’ll be there this Saturday night at
Cuffed and Caged to say goodbye. God Bless you all.
Tod Gordon
Since issuing the announcement, Gordon has made several appearances, mostly for charity events, but for the most part, has left the business.
2009 - E:60 did a feature on Vince McMahon and WWE. Richard Trionfo filed the following report:
The show starts off with the pitch from Jeremy Schaap talking about WWE and how they were given access on the show. One of the other hosts asks if this is going to be the ‘Real’ Vince McMahon or a scripted one. Schaap says that it will be a different Vince McMahon you haven’t seen before.They start off the segment called ‘King of the Ring’ with footage from Wrestlemania 25 where Schaap mentions more than 70,000 people were in Houston for the show. They show footage from the show. /p>
John Cena talks about how people come from all over the world to see Wrestlemania. Big Show says that if you are performing on Wrestlemania, you are the best in the business.
Schaap talks about how Wrestlemania is the culmination of the year in wrestling and how it is the vision of Vince McMahon. Schaap mentions that Vince is 63 years old before sitting down to talk with Vince in Stamford at WWE Studios.
Schaap asks Vince what inspired him to start Wrestlemania. Vince says that it was common sense and he mentions the Super Bowl, World Series, Academy Awards, and the Grammys and he asks why shouldn’t they have their special day.
We see footage from Wrestlemania I and Schaap mentioned that it could have been the last one. Schaap asks Vince about the first Wrestlemania 24 years ago and Vince says that they were rolling the dice. He says that if it was not successful, he would not be sitting with Jeremy Schaap tonight.
Hulk Hogan mentions that Vince gambled on the concept and he bet on himself and Hulk Hogan. Hogan mentions that Vince put everything on the line for this show. Schaap talks about the closed circuit broadcasts all over the country.
They show footage from Wrestlemania III and he mentions the 93,000 people in the Silverdome for Hogan/Andre. He talks about Vince bringing wrestling into the mainstream thanks to Wrestlemania which was a mix of sports, celebrity, and entertainment. He talks about how Vince redesigned wrestling.
Vince talks about how many promoters pushed wrestling as a sport but he says that it was never a sport and that it was the greatest theatrical event. Hogan says that many were not happy with what Vince said about wrestling. When it became an exhibition, the people who wanted to see the blood stopped coming and the families started showing up in the arenas. Hogan talks about the merchandise.
Schaap asks Vince who he was at that time and Vince says that he was a brilliant younger man and that he is a brilliant older man now so not much has changed over the years.
Vince talks about growing up in an eight foot wide trailer in North Carolina. He says that he is lower middle class Americana. Jeremy asks Vince about comments that he made in the past about how he wishes that his father hadn’t died before he could kill him. Vince says he needed it because of the beatings and the way that he beat his mom and family. He mentions intimidation. He says that his philosophy is that if he is in a fight and he is not dead, he won.
They talk about how Vince was reunited with his dad when he was twelve. He talks about the larger than life business his father was in. They talk about how Vince lobbied to be in the business. Vince says that his dad wanted him to be a lawyer instead of getting into the business and Vince mentions that he detests lawyers. Vince talks about the chance that he had in Maine and that he had one chance to be successful in Bangor, Maine.
They talk about how he bought out his father in 1982, and that was the start of the national expansion. Vince says that he does not think his father would have sold the business to him if he knew what his son was going to do because he did not know that Vince would compete with his father’s friends. Jeremy asks Vince if he drove them out of business, but Vince says that he thinks they drove themselves out of the business.
Jeremy interviews Mike Mooneyham and he says that Vince ran the old promoters out of business and things have not been the same since. Jeremy talks about the value of the company and how it is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Jeremy talks about how it is still a family business.
Jeremy is with Stephanie and she talks about the challenge of managing her father, but he is the ultimate creative say. Jeremy asks about the writers and Stephanie jokes that they are top secret people and then she says that they come from all different places.
We go to a production meeting where Michael Hayes talks abut the show. Vince mentions Mickey Rourke’s appearance at the pay per view. While Hayes talks about a promo involving the Undertaker, Vince asks the people from ESPN to leave.
Jeremy is in the back with John Morrison and the Miz and he tries on one of Morrison’s coats. He then goes into Big Show’s bus. They then go to the production truck.
Bret Hart comments on how they grind you up and spit you out. Hart says that all he got was a stack of airplane tickets and the name of the building. Mooneyham talks about how they are independent contractors with no pension benefits, no vacations, and no 401(k) plan. Mike mentions that the wrestlers sign contracts that give away their rights.
Jeremy mentions that some wrestlers decide to take shortcuts to be successful in the ring. Hart says that only a few were not getting jacked up but nobody forced them to do them. Schaap mentions the steroid trial. Mooneyham talks about Vince’s image and how it has been affected by the trial and the deaths of the wrestlers.
Schaap talks about the death of Chris Benoit and the toxicology results. Vince says that he does not know what went on in Benoit’s brain at that time. He says that was the darkest day in the business. Vince talks about the wellness policy and he says that it is as good as any sport, even though they are not a sport. Schaap asks why have testing if the movie studios don’t have them. Vince says that part of the reason is political. He talks about a double standard because of the history of steroid use. He says that they are not hiding behind any pads.
Hogan talks about how he has never seen Vince break down or give up.
Jeremy asks about what will happen when he is gone and Vince says that he plans not to die so he will always be around.
2009 - WWE broadcast ECW on SciFi. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We are live on tape from Knoxville, Tennessee and your announcers are Josh ‘Double Shot’ Mathews and Matt ‘Ivan Drago references are coming’ Striker.We see footage from Raw when the Miz was sent to Raw thanks to interference by John Morrison. Then we see the end of the Bromance.
Match Number One: John Morrison versus Evan Bourne
They lock up and Morrison with a waist lock but Bourne with a standing switch.
Morrison with an arm bar but Bourne reverses. Morrison with a side head lock and
shoulder tackle. Bourne with an arm drag into an arm bar. Bourne with an Irish
whip but he charges into an elbow. Bourne avoids a missile drop kick attempt and
Bourne gets a near fall. Bourne with kicks to Morrison but Morrison sends Bourne
into the ropes but Bourne bounces off of them instead of landing on the middle
rope. Morrison with kicks and then he hits a European uppercut. Bourne with a
kick but he misses an enzuigiri. Bourne does not miss with a clothesline but he
can only get a two count. Bourne with a boot to Morrison in the corner. Bourne
with an Irish whip but he is sent to the apron. Morrison trips Bourne on the
apron and then Morrison with a Shining Wizard that sends Bourne to the floor.
Morrison does his pose as the ref continues the count. Morrison goes to the
floor and he kicks Bourne in the head. They return to the ring and Morrison with
a near fall. Morrison with an Irish whip and then Morrison with an inverted
torture rack and it is time to play the accordion with Bourne. Bourne is able to
counter out of an apparent TKO with a tilt-a-whirl head scissors. Bourne sets
for a move to the floor, but Morrison returns and he hits a drop kick to the
knee and we go to commercial with both men on the mat.
We are back and Morrison with a reverse chin lock and he has the arm
isolated. Bourne with elbows and then he kicks Morrison. Bourne misses a kick,
but Morrison does not and Morrison gets a near fall. Morrison with forearms to
Bourne and then he stomps on Bourne’s lower abdomen. Morrison with punches to
Bourne followed by an elbow. Bourne with punches of his own but Morrison goes
for a cover and he gets a near fall. Morrison with a chicken wing and crossface
and Bourne tries to escape but Morrison takes Bourne to the mat. Bourne gets to
his feet and he runs Morrison into the corner. Bourne with an elbow and a kick.
Bourne responds with a desperation clothesline. Bourne with a rana followed by a
drop kick and a jumping back kick for a near fall. Bourne puts Morrison on the
top turnbuckle and hits a palm strike. Morrison knocks Bourne off the
turnbuckles but Bourne jumps up and hits a rana for a near fall. Morrison with a
hot shot and a jackknife cover for a near fall. Bourne with a near fall.
Morrison with an uppercut and then both men go over the top rope to the floor as
Bourne hits a cross body as Morrison hits the ropes. The referee starts his
count. Bourne goes up top and hits a double knee strike for a near fall. Bourne
with a kick to the chest. Morrison blocks a kick and he tries for Moonlight
Drive but Bourne with a knee as he escapes the hold. Bourne pulls Morrison into
the Shooting Star Press position but Morrison with a spin kick and Morrison hits
a super Moonlight Drive on the ropes and gets the three count.
Winner: John Morrison
Vladimir Kozlov is walking in the back and we will find out if he Loves E-C-W.
We go to commercial.
We are back and the Wrestlemania attendance did you know got drafted to ECW.
Match Number Two: Vladimir Kozlov versus David Floridia
Kozlov with a boot to the chest and then he connects with forearms and shoulders
in the corner. Kozlov with a head butt as Floridia comes off the turnbuckles.
Kozlov with a fallaway slam. Kozlov with a head butt to the chest followed by a
choke slam for the three count.
Winner: Vladimir Kozlov
After the match, Kozlov gets on the mic.
Finlay and Hornswoggle stretch in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back and Matt and Josh blend into the ringside barrier with their black jackets. They talk about Monday’s Raw not so live from London as well as the Supplemental Draft on Monday.
Tiffany is in the office with Katie Lea and Paul Burchill. Paul says that they are a bit concerned because they are brother and sister and they don’t want to see Tiffany break up a family. She says that everyone is available in the draft.
Jack Swagger enters and he wants Tiffany to make a good first impression so he suggests a Q&A session for Jack Swagger on Superstars. Tiffany likes the idea but she decides to put the final match in the Elimination Chase. She says that she wants Jack to continue with the ideas and then she says that she liked his match last night.
Match Number Three: Christian versus Fit Finlay with Hornswoggle
versus Tommy Dreamer in the Elimination Chase Triple Threat Match
Finlay with a kick to Dreamer but Christian punches Finlay. Finlay punches
Christian and then Finlay slams Dreamer and Finlay with a hip toss of Christian
onto Dreamer. Finlay gets a near fall on Dreamer. Christian with a reverse
atomic drop and a drop kick to Finlay. Christian with a snap mare and kick to
the back. Dreamer with a punch to Christian followed by a back elbow. Dreamer
with a back elbow to Finlay and then he tries to suplex Christian in from the
apron. Dreamer blocks Christian’s attempt to suplex him to the floor and Dreamer
drops Christian on the top rope. Dreamer charges into a boot and Finlay gets a
near fall. Finlay with a boot to the solar plexus and then Finlay knocks
Christian to the floor one more time. Finlay with an Irish whip and punch.
Christian with a neck breaker to Finlay. Dreamer with a back body drop to
Christian.
Dreamer with a suplex to Christian followed by an elbow drop for a near fall. Dreamer clotheslines Finlay over the top rope and both men go to the floor. Christian goes up top and hits a cross body onto Finlay and Dreamer. We go to commercial.
We are back and Christian with a kick to Dreamer and then Christian goes up
top but Finlay pushes Christian off the turnbuckles to the floor. We see footage
during the commercial of Finlay being sent into the ring steps. We are back to
live action and Finlay gets a near fall and then he applies a reverse chin lock.
Finlay keeps Christian out of the ring and he gets a near fall on Dreamer.
Finlay with a cross arm breaker but Dreamer is able to get out of the hold.
Finlay goes outside the ring and he slams Christian’s head into the ring steps
and hits a short arm clothesline. Finlay returns to the ring and gets a near
fall on Dreamer. Finlay with a kick to the back. Dreamer with a jaw breaker and
a slam and then Dreamer with a drop toe hold of Christian onto Finlay. We get a
multiple man rollup and the ref makes a two count. Finlay and Christian collide
in the ring and all three men are down. Christian goes up top but Finlay stops
him. Finlay sets for a superplex but Dreamer stops him and Dreamer puts Finlay
in the Tree of Woe and hits a superplex on Christian but Dreamer only gets a two
count. Dreamer puts Finlay in the Tree of Woe again and it is time for the drop
kick in the corner. Finlay throws Dreamer out of the ring and then Christian
gets a near fall with an inside cradle. Finlay with a fireman carry slam to
Christian. Dreamer with a DDT to Finlay for a near fall. Dreamer with an elbow
to Christian and Christian gets caught in the ropes. Dreamer with a rollup on
Finlay for a near fall. Dreamer tries for a Death Valley Driver but Finlay
escapes and hits the Celtic Cross for the three count.
Winner: Fit Finlay (and Christian advances too)
Christian and Finlay stare each other down as we go to credits.
2010 - Jim Cornette posted a commentary on his website, made up of two emails. The first is an email he sent to TNA's Terry Taylor, in which he wrote about his departure from the company and had a few choice words regarding Vince Russo (I know, shocking). Cornette made his disdain of Russo very clear, and apparently prompted quite a response, as the second part of the blog is a letter Cornette received from the law firm of Davis, Shapiro, Lewit & Hayes, LLP, a firm that handles several entertainmentpan> clients. The letter states that Cornette's comments about Russo constitute "terroristic threats" and that Russo "has understandably experienced extreme fear for himself and his family" as a result of the comments made by Cornette. You can read Cornette's email to Taylor, and the letter he received in response, at this link.
2011 - TNA broadcast Impact. Stu Carapola filed the following TV report:
We are live on tape from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida and your announcers are Mike ‘i>I’ll have what Angelina is drinking’ Tenay and Taz.We begin with a look back at last week’s invitation by ‘Sting’ to entice Ken Anderson to get attacked by Rob Van Dam. We then see Van Dam and Sting’s confrontation in the ring. Then we see Hulk Hogan setting up the match between Sting and Rob Van Dam. We see the building of the dastardly plan between Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff. Then we see Ken Anderson going into business for himself . . . or did he join Immortal? It turns out that Ken Anderson played Hogan . . . brother.
If it is Thursday night at 9:00, it means that it is time for Eric and the Bischoffs to make their way to the ring. Eric is joined by everyone in Immortal.
Hogan says that it is quite obvious to him and the Immortalmaniacs that there is nothing but Top Choice in the ring. However, there is the rotten stench of crap in the building. He wants Ken Anderson to come out.
Ken Anderson makes his way to the ring and he enters the Lion’s Den and stands face to face with Hogan. Hogan welcomes him to the big show . . . brother. Hogan says that he has given Anderson every opportunity to do the right thing. He tells Anderson brother that he can do things the hard way (the Anderson Way) or he can do it the easy way (The Immortal Way). Hogan says that Anderson has been spitting in the face of authority and that means that he spits in Hogan’s face.
Anderson says that he used to look up to Hogan, but he sees the sheep in the ring hanging from his nuts. Anderson points out that Bischoff has been riding Hogan’s coat tails and he wants to know why Hogan can’t see it.
Anderson says that he will not step in line like the other lemmings. At the end of the day, he has to look at himself in the mirror and he says ‘Mr. Anderson . . . Anderson, you really are an asshole.’ Anderson says that he is okay with that. The other guys have to live with the fact that they are just up Hogan’s asshole.
Hogan pushes Anderson down and that means that Immortal attacks Anderson. Gunner, Murphy, and Terry hold Anderson for Matt Hardy. Hogan tells Anderson that he has disrespected him for the last time. When Immortal gets done with him tonight, he won’t even make it to Lockdown. Hogan tells Kenny boy that he is responsible for this so whatever happens to him, he attracted it to himself. Hogan tells Kenny Boy that they are going to cross paths again. Hogan says that he will take Anderson out on his time, not Anderson’s.
Bully Ray gets spat in the face by Anderson and that means that Ray has to take a shot at Anderson and he drops him with one punch.
Anderson is left laying in the ring while Immortal stands over him.
We see Velvet Sky knocking on the door trying to talk to Angelina. Winter tells Velvet that Angelina is resting and wants nothing to do with Velvet. Winter tells Velvet that Angelina is a big girl and she tells Velvet that Angelina wants nothing to do with her.
Velvet tells Winter to tell Angelina that she is going to go to the ring and call out Angelina and if Angelina doesn’t come to the ring for her receipt, she is going to come and get her.
We go to commercial.
We are back and if you haven’t had enough Immortal, you are in luck. They are celebrating their beatdown while Eric is on the phone, probably with the network. Eric tells everyone that he got a call from the network. Immortal thinks they loved it. Eric says that they want to do a best of three series of Fortune with Immortal and the winner gets a one man advantage at Lockdown. Hogan tells Eric that he was supposed to take care of the network problem. Hogan says that someone on the inside is smartening them up. Eric and Hogan exchange bros brother. Eric leaves and it is time for a strategy session.
Match Number One: Crimson with Scott Steiner versus Jesse Neal with Shannon Moore versus Orlando Jordan with Eric Young versus Douglas Williams with Magnus
Williams and Neal start things off and Williams with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Neal with an arm drag into an arm bar. Williams with a snap mare after Neal gets distracted by Moore on the floor. Neal with a hip toss and Orlando tries to sneak in. Orlando with a side slam for a near fall while Moore and Steiner continue to argue on the floor.
Jordan with a punch but Neal with a flying shoulder and Orlando goes to the floor. Crimson comes in and he kicks Neal and hits an exploder suplex for a near fall. Crimson sends Neal into the turnbuckles and he punches him. Crimson with an Irish whip but Neal with a kick and then he hits a cross body. Neal with a spear on Crimson and Moore continues to get involved with Steiner and Neal loses focus. Moore pushes Steiner on the floor and Steiner kicks Moore.
Neal goes to help his tag team partner. Crimson with a jaw breaker and Crimson goes to the floor. Abyss attacks Crimson to get revenge for what happened with Janice. Abyss takes part of the guardrail and he grabs Crimson by the throat and he choke slams Crimson on the guardrail while security protects the fans instead of stopping Abyss.
Williams misses a charge into the corner and Orlando grinds Williams and then hits a clotheslines and gets a near fall. Magnus attacks Williams while Eric Young grabs the referee. Young with a flying forearm to Magnus. Jordan with the Gender Bender for the three count.
Winner: Orlando Jordan
Bully Ray goes into Rob Van Dam’s trailer and he tells Rob this might not be the best time to play video games. He tells Rob that he isn’t here for a fight. Ray tells Rob that Hogan is going to make an offer that Rob shouldn’t refuse. Ray tells Rob that the grass is greener on the other side and there is less seeds.
Ray asks Rob if he saw what happened to Anderson and he tells Rob that he probably doesn’t want that to happen to him.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Two: Matt Hardy with Team Immortal versus Kazarian with Team Fortune in the Best of Three Who Gets the Advantage in Lethal Lockdown Match Number One
Before the match starts, Earl Hebner tries to show some authority and he sends the non-wrestling members of Fortune to the back. Then he sends the non-Hardy members of Team Immortal to the back. Flair realizes what just happened and he takes off his jacket.
Kazarian with a crucifix for a near fall. He gets another near fall with a rollup. Kazarian is sent to the apron and Hardy punches Kazarian and then he kicks him as he returns to the ring. Hardy with a neck breaker with Kazarian in the ropes and Matt wit ha near fall. Hardy with an elbow to the head and then he connects with a leg drop and he gets a near fall.
Hardy chokes Kazarian in the ropes and then he catapults him into the middle rope and he gets a near fall. Hardy with a cravate and then he pulls Kazarian to the mat. Hardy waves his arms for the Twist of Fate but Kazarian with a back slide for a near fall. Kazarian blocks a Side Effect and he gets a near fall with a rollup. Hardy gets a near fall after a Side Effect. Matt with another Side Effect and then he pulls Kazarian into the corner and he goes up top for a moonsault, but Kazarian moves out of the way and Hardy misses. Kazarian with a flying forearm and clothesline followed by a drop kick. Kazarian with a slam and then he hits a springboard corkscrew leg drop. Kazarian gets Hardy up for the piledriver but Hardy gets out of the hold. Kazarian with a springboard drop kick and he gets a near fall when Hardy gets his foot on the ropes.
Hardy with an Irish whip but Kazarian with a boot to the face and Hardy says that he is injured. The referee checks on Hardy and Hardy pushes the referee into the ropes to crotch Kazarian. Hardy with a guillotine choke with a double underhook and Kazarian is out.
Madison Rayne and Tara are in the back and Madison says that she is going to apologize to Mickie James. Tara says that she is so proud of Madison and we go to commercial.
We are back and Madison Rayne and Tara are in the ring. She says that for the last seven days, she hasn’t been able to sleep. Every night when she lays down to go to bed, all she can do is play the events of last week in her head over and over again. If she would have had the opportunity to do things differently, what would she have done. That is a question that has been weighing heavily on her mind.
Madison tells Tara that she would have backed that bike up and run over Mickie’s ass one more time. Then she would have taken her left hand and slapped Tara over her wretched face for questioning her.
Madison tells Tara that she has noticed that Tara has become a little too comfortable in her role. Madison wants to remind Tara what her role is. Tara is Madison’s bitch. She does what Madison says when she says. She does not question her. She does her job and keeps her mouth shut. Madison reminds Tara that she is the reason why she has her job back after she retired her. Madison tells Tara if she continues to give her the slightest bit of back talk, she will be back behind that makeup counter selling lip gloss.
Madison tells Tara if she has something to say, she better spit it out.
Tara says that she has something to say, but first we hear Mickie James’ music and Mickie’s arm is in a sling.
Mickie apologizes for interrupting this tender moment but she has something to say. If Madison thinks for one second that a separated shoulder is going to stop her from pulling every strand of her weave out of her head, Madison is mistaken. Mickie tells Madison that she was right that she should have run her over again. Mickie says that on Sunday, she will put Madison through every ounce of pain that she was put through last week plus more. Mickie says that Madison has made her life a living hell. Madison has mocked her and everything that she stands for. Mickie says that Madison took the coward’s route last week. There is no way out on Sunday and she will beat Madison within an inch of her life and she will show how hardcore country she can be.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Jeff Jarrett, Hernandez, and D’Angelo Dinero with Karen Jarrett, Rosita, Anarchia, and Sarita versus Samoa Joe, Kurt Angle, and Matt Morgan with Okato
Jarrett and Angle start things off but Jarrett does his best to avoid Angle and he tags Hernandez in. We have had too much action so we need to go to commercial to sort everything out.
We are back and Dinero punches Morgan and Morgan tries for a choke slam but Dinero escapes the hold. Morgan with elbows in the corner and he misses the pump kick in the corner and Dinero clips him. Dinero with DDTs to the leg and Hernandez is tagged in. Hernandez kicks Morgan in the knee.
Morgan with a discus clothesline to Hernandez and both men are down. Hernandez goes to the corner and he pulls himself up after kicking Angle. Angle climbs the turnbuckles and hits a belly-to-belly suplex and both men are down again.
Joe and Jarrett tag in and Joe with forearms to Jarrett and Hernandez. Joe moves and Hernandez hits Jarrett. Joe with an enzuigiri and then he gets rid of Hernandez Joe puts Jarrett in an arm breaker and Dinero interferes. Joe with an enzuigiri to Dinero and he sets for the muscle buster but Jarrett hits Joe from behind. Joe is thrown from the ring. Angle chases Jarrett up the ramp and to the back.
Dinero rolls Joe into the ring and Hernandez with a slingshot shoulder tackle and then he gets Joe set for the border toss but Joe counters. Joe puts Hernandez in the choke and Dinero with an elbow drop to break it up.
Morgan with a punch to Dinero and he gets rid of Dinero. Hernandez is thrown brass knuckles but Morgan hits Hernandez. Morgan and Hernandez go over the top rope to the floor. Dinero hits Joe with the brass knuckles and Dinero gets the three count.
Winners: D’Angelo Dinero, Jeff Jarrett, and Hernandez
After the match, Matt Morgan is brought into the ring and Hernandez punches Morgan with the brass knuckles.
We go to the back and Jeff Jarrett wants to leave. Karen forgot her purse but she can buy a new one because she sees her ex-husband. Jeff drives away and Kurt tells Karen that she made a good pick with her current husband.
It is the start of hour two so that means that Immortal is going to make their way to the ring.
Hogan says that Immortal is where they should be and they are taking care of family business. Hogan wants Rob Van Dam to come out because he wants to talk to him.
Hogan tells Rob that he has seen what has been going on. He tells Rob not to make the same mistake that Anderson did. Hogan reminds Rob about March 2010 when he came to TNA and he says that he wanted Rob to be a major part of the team. Hogan says that people have been taking advantage of him. He tells Rob that he has been on fire of late and he won’t take a backseat to anyone. He tells Rob that he would fit in Immortal perfectly. Hogan says that he saw what was going on last week. Rob took advantage of the situation when Anderson took care of Sting.
Sting’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring. Sting tells Hogan that was a lie because Rob never saw Anderson lay him out and the Rob he knows would never take a win like that. Sting says that it is an awesome honor and privilege to be the TNA World Champion. Sting says that he is not going to take his eye of the main issue and that is getting rid of Hogan and Bischoff. Sting tells Rob that if he is the better man at Lockdown, he will be the champion. However, if Rob isn’t the better man and he gets in bed with the two jabronies in the ring with them, he will take the title over his dead body.
Rob thinks about what he has just heard from both sides and Van Dam leaves the ring.
Eric tells Hogan that he is feeling confident right now. Eric says that despite what Sting has achieved in his career, the fact of the matter is that Sting is not quite the chess player that Hulk Hogan is. Hogan has been out manipulating Sting for his entire career. He has been playing Sting like a violin. Eric says that he is feeling a checkmate in his future.
Sting says that checkmate is right now and it is his. Sting hits Bischoff and hits the Scorpion Death Drop on Eric.
Sting says that he is going to steal a page out of Hogan’s book and do it on his time.
Hogan tells Sting that he is a lucky man as we go to commercial.
Match Number Four: Abyss versus James Storm in a Lethal Lockdown Best of Three Who Gets the Advantage Match [Immortal leads 1-0]
Before the match starts, Storm spits beer in his face. Storm clotheslines Abyss over the top rope and they both go to the floor and then Storm sends Abyss into the ring post and stairs. Storm backs Abyss into the turnbuckles and he punches Abyss. Abyss pushes Storm and then kicks him. Abyss with more punches to Storm. Abyss charges into the corner but Storm moves and James with clotheslines but Abyss stays on his feet. Storm hits a running forearm and Abyss is down. Abyss sends Storm onto the apron and then Storm with a kick to the back of the head and he gets a near fall after a cross body from the top.
Abyss grabs Storm by the throat and Storm turns it into a gutbuster and then he hits a lungblower for a near fall. Abyss with an Irish whip but Storm with a kick. Abyss grabs Storm by the throat and he hits the choke slam but he can only get a two count. Abyss tries for Shock Treatment but Storm with a rake of the eyes. Abyss blocks the super kick and then Abyss with the Black Hole Slam for the three count.
Winner: Abyss [Team Immortal wins 2-0]
After the match, Immortal come to the ring to celebrate their victory. Then Fortune makes their way to the ring and Immortal leaves the ring.
Velvet Sky has finally found her way into the back and she is going to call out Angelina Love. We go to commercial.
We are back and Eric Bischoff is on the phone and he says that he is trying to keep his temper from getting out of hand. He says that him and Hulk Hogan can smell a rat on the inside. Bischoff says that you don’t want to push Hogan. He says that he wants to know who they are working with. Bischoff is told that he will find out ‘in time’.
Velvet Sky makes her way to the ring. She says that she is going to give Angelina one last chance to come to the ring face to face and explain her actions. Velvet says that if she does not like what Angelina says, she will whoop some ass.
Angelina walks vacantly to the ring. Velvet pushes Angelina and then hits her with a forearm or two. Angelina with a spear and then she punches Velvet. Angelina crawls out of the ring and she gets a chair. Angelina with an inverted DDT and back breaker combination. Angelina moves the chair into position and then she methodically picks up Velvet and she DDTs Velvet onto the chair.
Winter makes her way into the Impact Zone and she waves her evil finger and Angelina follows like the drone that she has become.
It is time for Mike Tenay and Taz to run through the card for Lockdown, this Sunday in Cincinnati on pay per view.
Ken Anderson is walking in the back as he gets ready for the Immortal Gauntlet. We go to commercial.
Match Number Five: The Ken Anderson Immortal Gauntlet
Opponent Number One: Murphy
They lock up and Murphy misses a punch. Anderson with punches followed by shoulders in the corner. Anderson tries for a neck breaker but Murphy counters with a clothesline. Murphy with a slam and Anderson’s leg hits the ropes and Anderson holds his leg. Murphy with a DDT to the leg and then he drops a knee to the leg. Murphy with a boot to the head. Murphy misses a knee drop and Anderson hits the mic check for the three count.
Winner: Ken Anderson
Segment Number Two: Rob Terry
Anderson gets a near fall on Terry but Terry with a clothesline. Terry drives the knee into the mat. Terry with a leg bar on Anderson but Anderson pulls himself up and punches Terry. Terry with a modified spinebuster. Terry with a splash into the corner. Anderson avoids a power slam and he gets the mic check and the three count.
Winner: Ken Anderson
Segment Number Three: Gunner
Gunner with a kick to the leg and then he clips the knee. Gunner gets a near fall on Anderson and then he puts Anderson’s leg in the ropes. Gunner with a running knee into the thigh but he tries again and he runs into an elbow. Anderson with a boot to the head followed by a clothesline and elbow followed by a swinging neck breaker for a near fall.
Anderson tries for the Lambeau Leap but he can’t keep Gunner up. Anderson with the mic check for the three count.
Winner: Ken Anderson
Segment Number Four: Bully Ray
Ray punches Anderson and then he drops an elbow on Anderson’s chest. Ray hits Anderson in the hamstring. Ray puts Anderson in the tree of woe and then he punches Anderson in the chest and leg. Ray works on the knee and punches Anderson. Ray taunts Anderson and Anderson with a slap. Anderson with chops and punches. Ray with a back elbow to Anderson. Ray goes to the turnbuckles but Anderson stops him and then he hits the Lambeau Leap for a near fall.
Ray gets to his feet first and he punches Anderson but Anderson punches back and it is time for the yay/boo exchange. Ray gets a big boot to stop Anderson. Ray throws Anderson to the floor and then he hits the referee.
No Contest
Ray hits Anderson in the back and then he drags Anderson up the ramp. Anderson tries to stop Ray but Ray punches Anderson to continue to drag him up the ramp onto the stage. Ray with a forearm to the back and it looks like someone might be going through a table.
Immortal’s music plays and Hogan comes out. Hogan tells Ray that he wants to be the one to finish off Anderson. Ray plays the air traffic controller for Hogan to power bomb Anderson. Sting comes out and he has a bat. Abyss comes out and Abyss gets a shot in but Sting hits Abyss with the bat. Sting hits Ray with the bat next.
Sting stands over Anderson with the bat in his hand. Sting surveys the damage and then he goes to the back.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Robert Roode says that they are the heart and soul of TNA. They have Immortal in a cage in three days with weapons. It ends on Sunday. Storm says that he let them down and he let AJ down. He tells Immortal and ‘Abitch’ that they are still standing. On Sunday, they will do more than beat them.
Rob Van Dam is asked where his head is at and he keeps walking without answering.
They ask Ken Anderson if he is looking at Sting differently because he saved him. Anderson says that it didn’t change anything because this is wrestling. He came for the belt and he doesn’t care. He says that he has been here for a year and a half and he came here for the title.
Sting says that it wasn’t about saving anyone. It was about getting his focus back. He is focused on Hogan and Bischoff. Sting says that he is feeling good and he is fired up. It will be showtime at Lockdown and Hogan isn’t taking any belt from him.
Hogan says that if Sting wants a war, he’s got a war. Hogan says that they are going to take the belt back.
2011 - WWE moved Superstars to WWE.com domestically after it was dropped by
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