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1933 - William Muldoon, who was once the Greco-Roman wrestling champion, and
later became the New York State Athletic Commissioner, dies at the age of 88.
1966 - WWWF ran Pittsburgh, PA with a Television Taping that featured the
following results:
-Chuck Martoni defeated Ron Romano.
Frank Holtz defeated Joe Abby.
-WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Mike Loren.
1967 - WWWF ran Atlantic City, NJ with the following results:
-Woody Farmer defeated Arnold Skaaland.
-Bill Miller defeated the Ox.
-Antonio Pugliese defeated Tank Morgan.
-Lou Albano & Tony Altimore defeated Miguel Perez & Pete Sanchez.
-Spiros Arion defeated Luke Graham.
1969 - WWWF ran Washington, DC at the National Arena, featuring:
-Antonio Pugliese defeated Lou Albano.
-George Steele defeated Rip Miller.
-Haystacks Calhoun defeated Tony Altimore.
-Baron Scicluna fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw.
-Luke Graham fought John L. Sullivan to a draw.
-Mitsu Arakawa defeated Miguel Feliciano in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0.
-Victor Rivera (sub. for WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino) fought Prof. Toru
Tanaka to a draw.
1972 - WWWF ran Washington, DC with the following results:
-Joe Nova fought Ernie Lassiter to a draw.
-Sonny King & Bobo Brazil fought Ernie Ladd & WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru
Tanaka to a draw.
-Arnold Skaaland defeated Tony Constilles via disqualification.
-Chuck Richards defeated Pedsula.
-Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Blue Demon.
Fred Curry defeated Juan Caruso.
1978 - WWWF ran Wildwood, NJ with the following results:
-SD Jones fought Davey O'Hannon to a draw.
-Johnny Rodz defated Johnny Rivera.
-WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Spiros Arion to a double
disqualification.
-Tony Russo defeated Jim Ray.
-Tony Garea, Dino Bravo, & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Victor Rivera & WWWF Tag
Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks.
1980 - WWWF ran Totowa, New Jersey with the following results:
-Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez.
-The Wild Samoans defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Pat Patterson.
-Hulk Hogan defeated Ivan Putski via count-out.
-Bulldog Brower defeated Tony Altimore.
-Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada.
-Tor Kamata defeated Frank Williams.
-Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King.
1983 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Savannah, GA at the Civic Center with the
following results:
-John Bonello defeated Bill Howard
-Keith Larson & Ric McCord defeated Bill White & Jacques Goulet
-Dick Slater defeated Johnny Weaver
-The One Man Gang defeated Jos LeDuc
-Roddy Piper & Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA US Champion Greg Valentine &
Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Jr.
-NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Ric Flair via disqualification.
1982 - WWF ran a double shot in New England.
A matinee event in Lowell, MA at the Memorial Auditorium featured the following
results:
-Salvatore Bellomo defeated Johnny Rodz.
-Jimmy Snuka defeated Ivan Putski via countout.
-Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Saito via disqualification.
-WWF Intercontinental Champion Pedro Morales defeated Bob Orton Jr.
-Jules Strongbow defeated the Black Demon.
-SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada.
An evening event in Portsmouth, Rhode Island featured:
-Pete Sanchez defeated Jose Estrada via referee's decision after the 20-minute
time-limit had expired.
-Salvatore Bellomo pinned Fred Marzino.
-WWF Intercontinental Champion Pedro Morales pinned Bob Orton Jr.
-Tony Garea pinned Johnny Rodz.
SD Jones pinned Pete Doherty.
1983 - WWF ran San Diego, CA with the following results:
-Alexis Smirnoff defeated Steve Pardee.
-Black Gordman defeated Jerry Monti.
-Billy Anderson defeated Goliath.
-Tony Atlas defeated Jack Armstrong.
-Mil Mascaras defeated Buddy Rose in a Texas Death Match.
-Andre the Giant, Jimmy Snuka, & Pat Patterson defeated Big John Studd, Mr.
Fuji, & Sgt. Slaughter.
-WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff.
1983 - WWF ran Ocean City, MD with the following results:
-Tony Garea defeated Bob Bradley.
-Salvatore Bellomo defeated Butcher Vachon.
-Swede Hanson defeated Samula.
-Chief Jay Strongbow fought Iron Mike Sharpe to a double countout.
-Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via countout.
-Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification.
1984 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Raleigh, NC at Dorton Arena with the
following results:
-The Outlaw & Gary Hart defeated Buzz Sawyer & Angelo Mosca Jr.
-Rufus R. Jones defeated Jesse Barr.
-Ricky Steamboat fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a no contest.
-NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel.
1984 - Jim Crockett Promotions also ran Columbia, SC at the Township Auditorium
with the following results:
-Keith Larson defeated Ali Bey.
-Assassin #3 defeated Sam Houston.
-Nikita Koloff defeated Barry Hart.
-Johnny Weaver defeated Kurt Von Hess.
-Adrian Street defeated Assassin #1.
-Ivan Koloff & Don Kernodle defeated the Renegade & Mark Youngblood in a
lumberjack match.
-Jimmy Valiant defeated Kamala via disqualification.
1984 - WWF ran Fresno, CA with the following results:
-Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Garea.
-The Iron Sheik defeated Terry Daniels.
-The Moondogs defeated Billy Anderson & Steve Pardee.
-Big John Studd defeated Alexis Smirnoff.
-The Wild Samoans defeated Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee.
-Adrian Adonis defeated B. Brian Blair.
-WWF Intercontinental Champion Tito Santana defeated Paul Orndorff.
1984 - WWF ran Staten Island, NY:
Bobo Brazil defeated Johnny V
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Luis Rivera
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Rene Goulet
Rocky Johnson defeated George Steele via disqualification
Ivan Putski fought Bob Orton Jr. to a draw.
1985 - Jim Crockett Promotion ran Raleigh, NC at the Dorton Arena with the
following results:
-Buddy Landell defeated Sam Houston.
-Nikita Koloff defeated Starship Eagle.
-Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian via disqualification.
-NWA U.S. Champion Magnum TA defeated Kendo Nagasaki (substituting for Abdullah
the Butcher).
-NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson fought Dick Slater & Buzz
Sawyer to a draw.
-NWA World Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev won a $50,000,
10-team battle royal; other participants included: NWA US Champion Magnum TA &
Manny Fernandez, the Barbarian & Superstar Billy Graham, NWA National Tag Team
Champions Ole & Arn Anderson, Jimmy Valiant & Starship Eagle, Buddy Landell &
Kendo Nagasaki, Dick Slater & Buzz Sawyer, Ron Bass & Buzz Tyler, Pat Tanaka &
Denny Brown, and Stoney Burke & Sam Houston.
1986 - In a match that was not recognized or revealed in North America at the
time, Velvet McIntyre defeats the Fabulous Moolah for the WWF Women's Title in
Brisbane, Australia, ending Moolah's fifth run with the title.
1986 - WWF ran Miami, FL at the Knight Center, drawing 4,591 fans with the
following results:
-Moondog Spot defeated Brickhouse Brown.
-King Tonga defeated Moondog Rex.
-Jake Roberts defeated B. Brian Blair.
-The Haiti Kid defeated Butch Cassidy.
-The Junkyard Dog fought Harley Race to a draw.
-Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey defeated Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake.
-Ricky Steamboat defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Randy Savage by
disqualification.
1983 - WWF ran Portland, OR at the Memorial Coliseum, drawing 6,000 fans:
-Sivi Afi fought Rene Goulet to a draw.
-Lanny Poffo pinned George Wells.
-Pedro Morales defeated Tiger Chung Lee.
-Big John Studd pinned Cousin Luke at 1:10.
-Adrian Adonis defeated Tito Santana via countout.
-Billy Jack Haynes pinned Hercules.
-WWF Champion Hulk Hogan pinned King Kong Bundy at around the 4-minute mark.
1986 - The Great American Bash tour rolled into Washington, DC at RFK Stadium,
drawing 6,300 fans with with the following results:
-Baron Von Raschke defeated the Italian Stallion.
-Jimmy Garvin defeated Todd Champion.
-Don Kernodle defeated Thunderfoot.
-Ole Anderson defeated Hector Guerrero.
-Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson in an Indian Strap Match.
-Manny Fernandez & Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian & Shaska Whatley.
-NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ron Garvin in a
taped fist match.
-Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton &
Dennis Condrey in a non-title steel cage match.
-Baby Doll defeated Jim Cornette at the 5-minute mark.
-NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes.
-The Road Warriors & Magnum TA defeated Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff
in a steel cage match.
1987 - WWF ran Salt Lake City, Utah at the Salt Palace, drawing 7,884 fans with
the following results:
-The Jumping Bomb Angels defeated WWF Women's Tag Team Champions The Glamour
Girls, Judy Martin & Leilani Kai via countout.
-The One Man Gang defeated Brady Boone.
-Ken Patera pinned Hercules.
-Butch Reed pinned Tito Santana after Slick tripped Santana from the outside.
-Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Jerry Allen & Steve Gatorwolf.
-SD Jones defeated Tiger Chung Lee.
-WWF Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Randy Savage with the legdrop.
1987 - WWF ran Calgary, Alberta at the Saddledome with the following results:
-Lanny Poffo defeated Steve Lombardi.
-Iron Mike Sharpe pinned David Sammartino.
-Scott Casey fought Jose Estrada to a draw.
-Tom Magee defeated Ron Bass via disqualification.
-Kamala defeated George Steele via countout.
-Koko B. Ware pinned Danny Davis.
-Strike Force, Rick Martel & Tom Zenk defeated the Islanders.
1988 - WWF drew 620 fans in Warwick, RI with the following results:
-B. Brian Blair pinned Iron Mike Sharpe.
-The Conquistadors defeated The Young Stallions, Paul Roma & Jim Powers.
-George Steele defeated Danny Davis via countout.
-Hercules pinned Ken Patera.
-The Powers of Pain defeated The Bolsheviks, Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov.
1991 - Ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta makes the first public announcement
that WCW has fired Ric Flair and stripped him of the WCW World championship at a
live event in East Rutherford, NJ. That event, which drew 5,800 fans, saw the
following results:
-Badstreet, Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated the Desperados.
-Big Josh defeated Terry Taylor.
-Tom Zenk defeated the Diamond Studd (Scott Hall) when an interfering Diamond
Dallas Page was pinned.
-PN News & Missy Hyatt defeated Arn Anderson & Paul E. Dangerously.
-WCW TV Champion Steve Austin fought Bobby Eaton to a 15-minute time-limit draw.
-The Hardliners, Dick Murdoch & Dick Slater defeated Rick Steiner & Tom Zenk.
-Sting, WCW U.S. Champion Lex Luger, The Yellow Dog (Brian Pillman), & El
Gigante defeated Barry Windham, Nikita Koloff, Kevin Sullivan, & the One Man
Gang in Wargames - The Match Beyond.
1992 - WCW ran Chattanooga, TN at the UTC Arena:
-Dustin Rhodes pinned Bobby Eaton.
-Arn Anderson pinned Larry Zbyszko with the spinebuster.
-Brian Pillman pinned Jushin Liger.
-Ron Simmons pinned Greg Valentine.
-Ricky Steamboat pinned Cactus Jack.
-WCW World Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner fought Terry Gordy & Steve
Williams to a draw.
-Barry Windham pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin in a non-title match.
-WCW World Champion Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude &
Super Invader (Hercules Hernandez).
1992 - SMW ran Paintsville, KY featuring the following live results:
Dixie Dynamite pinned Joe Cazana at 7:46
Robert Gibson pinned Jimmy Golden at 11:08
Tim Horner pinned Buddy Landel at 9:34
The Dirty White Boy defeated SMW Heavyweight Champion Brian Lee via
disqualification
Bobby & Jackie Fulton defeated SMW Tag Team Champions The Heavenly Bodies Stan
Lane & Tom Pritchard via disqualification at 18:21
Jackie Fulton won a battle royal at 27:41
1993 - WCW ran Spartanburg, SC at the Memorial Auditorium, drawing 250 fans with
the following results:
-Big Sky (future actor Tyler Mane) defeated Mike Winner.
-Chris Benoit defeated Johnny Gunn.
-Erik Watts & Kent Cole defeated the Wrecking Crew.
-Van Hammer defeated Lord Steven Regal via disqualification.
-The Junkyard Dog defeated Dick Slater.
Ron Simmons defeated WCW TV Champion Paul Orndorff in a non-title match.
1994 - WWF ran TV taping for WWE Superstars in Ocean City, MD for episodes that
would air on weeks between 7/23 and 8/6 with the following results:
-Tatanka defeated Yokozuna via disqualification.
-Razor Ramon defeated WWF IC Champion Diesel via disqualification.
-Lex Luger defeated Bam Bam Bigelow.
-WWF champion Bret Hart defeated Owen Hart.
-Tatanka defeated Austin Steele.
-The 1-2-3 Kid fought Jeff Jarrett to a double count-out at around the 7-minute
mark when both men began brawling on the floor; after the bout, Jarrett attacked
Kid and twice hit a piledriver until several referees appeared; moments later,
as Kid was helped backstage, Jarrett grabbed the mic, called him a coward, and
challenged him to return to the ring; Joey Marella was the referee for the bout.
-Jim Neidhart (w/ Owen Hart) defeated Rich Myers via submission with the Camel
Clutch at 2:14.
-Tatanka pinned Austin Steele at 2:34 with the Samoan Drop; a fan by the name of
Frank Tobat was the guest ring announcer for the match.
-Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Ted Dibiase) pinned Tyrone Knox at 2:14 with a Million $
Dream into a bulldog.
-WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Bob Backlund at 14:27 with a small package;
after the bout, Backlund shook Hart's hand but then slapped him, attacked him,
and applied the Crossface Chicken Wing; moments later, Backlund was pulled off
Hart by several referees, with Backlund then looking at his hands in disbelief
before walking away.
-Adam Bomb pinned Joey Sollins at 1:21 with the pumphandle slam; a fan by the
name of Brian Warren was the guest ring announcer for the match.
-The Undertaker (w/ Ted Dibiase) pinned Matt Hardy at 1:08 with the tombstone;
Hardy was announced as "Brian Hardy" for the match; after the bout, Hardy was
stuffed inside a bodybag.
-Owen Hart (w/ Jim Neidhart) defeated Mike Khoury via submission with the
Sharpshooter at 2:51.
-Kwang (w/ Harvey Wippleman) pinned Jim Powers at 1:21 with a spinning heel
kick.
-Jeff Jarrett pinned the 1-2-3 Kid at 4:51 with his feet on the ropes for
leverage; after the bout, referee Joey Marella came ringside and told the first
official, Tim White, what had happened; during their discussion, Jarrett quickly
left ringside.
-Duke Drose pinned Ray Hudson with a powerslam at 1:37; a fan by the name of
Lauren Jones was the guest ring announcer for the match.
-Razor Ramon pinned Mike Haywood with the Razor's Edge at 2:23.
1994 - SMW ran Marietta, GA at the Cobb County Civic Center, featuring the
following results:
The Gangstas, New Jack & Mustafa defeated Scott Studd & Lee Thomas to win the
North Georgia tag team titles
The Thrillseekers, Chris Jericho & Lance Storm defeated Well Dunn in a penalty
box match; Chris LePuma, of the Atlanta Knights hockey team, was the guard for
the match
Bambi & The Rock N' Roll Express defeated Tammy Fytch, Chris Candido, & Brian
Lee
Tracy Smothers defeated Bruiser Bedlam in a dock fight at around the 5-minute
mark
Scott & Steve Armstrong defeated Terry & Dory Funk Jr. via disqualification;
after the bout, Sam Kent attempted to make the save against the Funks and Jim
Cornette when they attacked Bob Armstrong but Kent was defeateden down as well
The Dirty White Boy defeated Bruiser Bedlam (sub. for SMW Heavyweight Champion
Jake Roberts) in a steel cage match at around the 5-minute mark
1995 - The Rock 'n Roll Express defeats PG-13 for the USWA Tag Team Title in
Memphis, Tennessee. The belts had been held up after a match between the two
teams on June 26th. This match would officially end PG-13's seventh title run.
1998 - WWF ran Edmonton, Alberta at Northlands Coliseum, drawing 10,212 with the
following results:
-The Jackyl cut an anti-Edmonton promo.
-X-Pac pinned D-Lo Brown with a spinning heel kick,
-Bradshaw pinned Savio Vega with a roll up at 2:24 after the referee prevented
Vega from using Bradshaw's rope as a weapon.
-Scorpio pinned Marc Mero.
-Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart in a submission match with the ankle lock.
-DOA defeated the Legion of Doom in a streetfight after Skull hit Hawk with Paul
Ellering's steel briefcase.
-Vader defeated Mark Henry via disqualification after the Nation interfered.
-Jeff Jarrett pinned Steve Blackman after Tennessee Lee interfered.
-WWF Intercontinental champion The Rock pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Road Dogg
with the Rock Bottom.
-The Undertaker pinned Kane with the chokeslam in a No disqualification match.
1998 - ECW ran Queens, NY at the Elks Lodge with the following results:
Chris Candido & Lance Storm beat The Blue Meanie & Super Nova when Candido
pinned Meanie.
Jason & Justin Credible beat Jerry Lynn & Prodigy Tom Marquez in an
“elimination†match. Knight and Prodigy were eliminated. Credible pinned Lynn.
Masato Tanaka pinned Mike Awesome in Awesome's return to ECW.
Taz beat Lance Storm via submission.
Chris Chetti beat Danny Doring.
ECW World Tag Champs Sabu & Rob Van Dam beat Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten when Van
Dam pinned Mahoney with a frog splash
Spike Dudley pinned Ulf Hermann with the Acuid Drop
New Jack & Spike Dudley & Kronus & Tommy Dreamer beat Jack Victory & The Dudley
Boyz
1999 - Extreme Championship Wrestling ran Queens, NY at the Elk's Lodge, with
the following results:
-Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Super Crazy and Little Guido in an elimination match
-El Mosco defeated Tony Devito.
-Lance Storm defeated Jerry Lynn.
-Danny Doring defeated Nova.
-Skull Von Krush defeated Spanish Angel.
-Francine pinned Steve Corino.
-ECW World TV Champion Rob Van Dam defeated Balls.
-Sabu defeated Justin Credible.
1999 - WCW ran Monroe, LA at the Civic Center with the following results:
-Kaz Hayashi defeated Prince Iaukea.
-Ernest Miller defeated Chris Adams.
-Booker T defeated Horace Hogan.
-Brian Knobbs defeated Hardcore Hak (The Sandman).
-Jim Duggan defeated Brian Adams.
-Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated WCW World Tag Team Champions Bam Bam
Bigelow & Kanyon in a non-title match.
-Sting defeated Sid Vicious.
2000 - WCW ran Monday Nitro in Charleston, WV at the Civic Center, broadcasting
on TNT with the following results:
-Tank Abbott, Evan Karagias, & Shannon Moore defeated Jamie-san, Yang, & Kaz
Hayashi.
-Johnny the Bull defeated Terry Funk in a hardcore match.
-Gen. Rection & Lash Laroux defeated Mark Jindrak & Sean O'Haire.
-Booker T defeated Shane Douglas.
-The Demon defeated Vampiro.
-Rey Mysterio Jr. & Juventud Guerrera defeated Lance Storm & Billy Kidman.
-Kevin Nash won a 17-man battle royal.
2000 - WWF ran Raw is War in Orlando, Florida featuring the following results
from the taping:
-The Mean Street Posse defeated the Dupps
-Scott Vick pinned Pete Gas
-Joe E. Legend pinned Buck Quartermaine
Jakked:
-Matt Hardy pinned Gangrel
-Albert pinned Mideon
-D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Essa Rios & Bull Buchanon
-Perry Saturn pinned Headbanger Thrasher
Raw is War:
-Chris Benoit defeated WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) via
disqualification at 4:18 when Chyna slapped the challenger as he was about to
hit Guerrero with the title belt; after the bout, Benoit knocked out Guerrero
with the title belt and locked Chyna in the Crippler Crossface
-WWF Intercontinenta; Champion Rikishi fought Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) to
a double count-out at 4:31; after the bout, Chris Jericho came ringside and
threw Triple H back into the ring where he recieved the Stinkface from Rikishi
-Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) pinned Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) at 5:57 with the Money
Shot after Tazz interfered
-Chris Jericho & the Acolytes defeated X-Pac & the Road Dogg in a handicap match
at 3:56 when Jericho pinned X-Pac with the Lionsault after Farooq hit the
Dominator
-The Undertaker & Kane defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian via
disqualification at 2:23 when Kurt Angle interfered and hit Taker with his
scepter; after the bout, Kane hit the chokeslam on Edge while Taker hit the
powerbomb on Christian
-WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko pinned Crash Holly with a powerbomb
at 2:03; after the bout, Jackie and Ivory attacked Malenko
-The Dudley Boyz defeated Kurt Angle & the Brooklyn Brawler at 3:51 following
the 3D on Brawler after Angle walked out of the match; after the bout, the
Dudleyz put Brawler through a table
-Test (w/ Trish Stratus) pinned the Godfather at 1:52 with the flying elbowdrop
after Steven Richards distracted Godfather from ringside
-WWF Champion the Rock defeated Shane McMahon via disqualification at the
10-second mark when Chris Benoit hit the champion with a chair; after the bout,
Benoit applied the Crippler Crossface on Rock while Shane continued to hit the
champion's shoulder with a chair; eventually, Commissioner Mick Foley broke up
the double teaming
2001 - WWF ran a Smackdown taping at the Tacoma Dome in Washington with the
following results:
-Essa Rios pinned Christopher Daniels at 4:18 with a moonsault.
Sunday Night Heat:
-Justin Credible (w/ X-Pac) pinned Sho Funaki (w/ Taka Michinoku) at 3:03 with a
superkick; Credible actually pinned Taka after he and Funaki switched places in
the ring.
-Raven pinned Hardcore Holly with the DDT at 3:16.
-Tajiri pinned Jerry Lynn at 4:06 by countering a top rope move with a kick.
-Rhyno pinned K-Kwick with the Gore at 4:06.
-WCW Tag Team Champions Chuck Palumbo & Sean O'Haire defeated Shawn Stasiak &
Kanyon at 6:06 when O'Haire scored the pin.
Smackdown:
-WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated Chris Jericho & Spike Dudley at
6:37 when Bubba Ray pinned Spike following the 3D after Bubba Ray avoided the
Dudley Dog; after the match, Jericho made the save as Spike was double teamed.
-Jackie pinned Crash Holly at 3:13 with a hurricanrana off the top.
-Billy Kidman pinned WCW Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms to win the title
at 4:14 by reversing the Vertebreaker into the Kid Krusher; Arn Anderson & Scott
Hudson did commentary for the bout. This match marked Helms and Kidman's
respective WWF TV debuts.
-Billy Gunn & the Big Show defeated WWF European Champion Matt Hardy & Jeff
Hardy (w/ Lita) at 5:20 when Show pinned Matt after Gunn hit the Cobra Clutch
slam behind the referee's back,
-WWF Intercontinental Champion Albert pinned Edge with the Baldo Bomb at 3:34
after hitting a low blow as the challenger punched away at him on the middle
turnbuckle.
-Scotty 2 Hotty pinned Dean Malenko (w/ Perry Saturn & Terri) with the Worm at
4:10 after Malenko threw Saturn out of the ring after Saturn went crazy and
attempted to hit the Worm on him.
-WCW World Champion Booker T pinned Diamond Dallas Page with a roll up at 7:06
after the Undertaker came ringside; after the match, Taker chased DDP backstage
while Booker fought off an interfering Kurt Angle - hitting him in the head with
the WCW World Title belt; moments later, Shane McMahon tried to stop Kanyon,
Stasiak, Storm, Awesome, Bagwell, Chavo Guerrero Jr., and DDP from beating down
on the Undertaker, in an apparent setup outside, but was attacked himself; as
the show came to a close, Booker T was also jumped outside the arena.
2002 - AJ Styles & Jerry Lynn defeat the Rainbow Express in the finals of a
tournament for the NWA World Tag Team Title in Nashville, Tennessee during the
third NWA:TNA PPV. Here is the complete PPV report, written by Buck Woodward:
The July 3rd (Week Three) of NWA: Total Nonstop Action aired live from
Nashville, Tennessee.
The show began with pyrotechnics and the fans chanting "TNA" while Mike Tenay,
Don West and Ed Ferrara Went over some of the matches for the show and the
events of the last two weeks.
Mike Tenay interviewed NWA President Jim Miller (identified on screen as "Jim
Wilson" but that graphic was quickly removed). Miller said he had been in Japan
scouting talent during the debut show, and that he had a surprise for everyone.
He gave a trophy to Mike Tenay, saying it was from the NWA to TNA. He then said
that Omori from Japan will face the winner of tonight's NWA World Championship
match between Ken Shamrock and Malice next week on NWA:TNA. This would be Takao
Omori from Pro Wrestling Noah.
The first match of the show was the NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament
match between The Johnsons, with Mortimer Plumtree, vs. Chris Harris & James
Storm. Clips of Storm & Harris defeating the Rainbow Express last week was
shown, with it being explained that their victory last week got them in the
tournament.
Harris started the match with one Johnson, getting tossed around until he hit a
Thesz press and a series of punches. Storm tagged in and hit a headscissors, but
the Johnson came back with a neckbreaker, and the other Johnson tagged in for a
double slam. The new Johnson presslammed Storm and tagged the other one back in.
Storm floated over a suplex, but was caught in one anyway. The Johnsons got a
two count with a double shoulderblock. Storm was stomped down in the corner, and
tossed with a double back bodydrop. Johnson slammed Storm, but was booted when
he came off the second rope. Storm hit a reverse atomic drop and a superkick.
Storm tagged Harris, who went to work on both men, but was double teamed. A
brawl broke out, and Harris speared one Johnson, while Storm fought the other
outside the ring.
Chris Harris went for a bodypress on the Johnson in the ring, but was caught.
James Storm came off the top rope and dropkicked his partner in the back, and
Harris fell on top and got the pin. Storm and Harris move on in the tournament.
After the match, Mortimer Plumtree started chewing out his team, but the
Johnsons, after teasing a chokeslam, shoved him to the mat and left. Plumtree
chased after them, saying "We can be friends".
Upcoming NWA events were plugged as the TNA Girls danced.
Scott Hall came out for an interview, but as soon as he said "Hey Yo", Jeff
Jarrett appeared on the stage. Jarrett ripped into Hall, but Hall said he was
all talk, and told him to bring it. Jarrett started to head down the aisle, but
NWA President Jim Miller stopped him, saying Jarrett would not be allowed to run
roughshod over the company and do what he wanted. He told him he would have to
wait for the main event. Jarrett agreed and left, but K Krush came in from the
crowd and attacked Hall. Hall fought back, and while Krush avoided a Razor's
Edge, Hall did hit a fallaway slam and clotheslined Krush from the ring.
More upcoming NWA events were plugged as the TNA Girls danced.
They went backstage, where something had happened to Chris Harris & James Storm,
as they were both laid out and bleeding.
Anthony Ingram vs. Monty Brown was the next match of the show. Monty did some
mic work, saying he was the "Alpha Male" and that he was there for one reason,
and that was Ken Shamrock who was "wearing what he wants".
Brown hit the ring and attacked Ingram with forearms and punches, then hit a
suplex. Ingram reversed a whip and tried a splash in the corner, but Brown
caught it and deposited him with a powerslam. Brown lifted Ingram into a
bodyslam position, then switched to a powerbomb (called the Alpha Bomb) and got
the pin.
Former Buffalo Bill and New England Patriot Monty Brown defeats Anthony Ingram
easily with the Alpha Bomb.
More upcoming NWA events were plugged as the TNA Girls danced.
Backstage Goldylocks was looking for NWA President Jim Miller, saying she
couldn't find him anywhere. He was at the ring five minutes ago, but yet she
said she has been all over the whole building tonight twice looking for him.
Puppet the Psycho Dwarf showed up, demanding that NWA:TNA get him some
competition.
Joel Gertner led out the Rainbow Express for the next NWA World Tag Team
Tournament match. Goldy interviewed Buff Bagwell and Apolo, with Buff saying
Apolo was the number two man in the business, after him. Buff hogged all the mic
time, annoying Apolo. Buff & Apolo then headed to the ring for the match.
Bruce started the match with Bagwell. Bruce paused for a pre-match hug with
Lenny Lane. Buff grabbed a headlock and hit a shoulderblock and a hiptoss, but
when he posed, Bruce hit him from behind. Bagwell hit a back elbow and a V-Bomb
from the second rope. Alicia came down to ringside. Lenny tagged in, but Buff
poked him in the eyes. Alicia approached Ed Ferrara, who handed her some cash,
and she made a note in a little book. In the ring, Apolo was cleaning house on
the Express, hitting a sitdown powerbomb on Lenny. Apolo hit a series of chops
and a slam, and Gertner tried to trip Apolo. This allowed Bruce to yank him
throat first on the top rope and Lenny hit a neckbreaker for a two count. Bruce
worked over Apolo in the corner, and Lenny came in and they hit the sawhorse
straddle as they took terms holding Apolo across the ropes. Lenny crawled onto
Apolo for a two count, then hit a legdrop for another two. Apolo came back with
a full nelson bomb, and both men tagged. Bagwell cleaned house on both
opponents, then hit a poor cross bodyblock on Lenny and the two fell to the
floor. Apolo hit a superkick on Bruce, then the TKO/Hawaiian Crush (fireman's
carry into a stunner). Lenny broke up the pin and sent Apolo over the top rope
to the floor. Buff came in and hit the Blockbuster on Bruce, but stopped and
posed after the move. Lenny hit Buff with a superkick and got the pin.
Lenny pins Buff with the superkick, and the Rainbow Express defeat Buff Bagwell
& Apolo to advance in the NWA World Tag Team Title tournament.
Apolo patted Buff on the back and left. Bagwell looked distraught. Ed Ferrara
went to talk to him on the mic. He said he didn't want to be called Buff now. He
talked about his career (he cursed too) then said he doesn't want to be Buff
anymore, he wants to be Marcus, and he was done, and is going home. He walked
off as fans chanted "Hey Hey Goodbye". Don West remarked that he "sucked"
tonight.
NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ken Shamrock came out. He said he was confused on
what was going on. He said Monty Brown had one match and he wants a title show,
while he went through 19 men to get the title. He said Brown may have a short
career in the NWA. The fans did the "what" chant as Shamrock talked about
defending against Malice tonight, and Omori next week. Shamrock said when that
was done, he would take care of Monty.
The lights went out, and Minister Jim Mitchell appeared at the top of the
building with a spotlight. He told Shamrock he only needs to fear Malice, not
Brown or Omori. The lights came back on, and we saw that Shamrock was laid out,
with Malice standing over him.
Backstage, Bill Behrens was on the phone with someone, while Jerry Lynn was
telling him that he could find a partner and replace Storm & Harris in the
tournament. Behrens brushed both Lynn and Goldy off, complaining about Shamrock
and Storm & Harris being laid out, and the fact that no one can find Jim Miller.
Puppet came to the ring with his plunder. He complained about the midget match
two weeks ago, and said he wanted to see some midget blood tonight. Todd Stone
came to the ring (yes, he is a midget too), and we've got a match. Puppet hit
him with a kendo stick as he came in, then blasted him with a trashcan. Puppet
hit a clothesline, then blasted him with a trashcan to the back. Puppet slammed
Stone on the trash can, then put the can over his head and hit it over and over
with the kendo stick. Puppet delivered a stunner on the trash can and got the
pin.
Puppet defeats Tom Stone with a stunner on the trashcan. After the match, Puppet
hit referee Slick Johnson, ring announcer Jeremy Borash, Stone again, and Don
West with the kendo stick, then chased Johnson to the back.
More TNA Girls dancing, more upcoming events plugged.
Backstage, Goldy tried to get an update on Ken Shamrock, but the EMT's were not
sure if he could wrestle tonight. He kept trying to get up while they examined
him.
Clips from last week's lingerie battle royal were shown, which led to tonight's
match between Miss TNA Taylor Vaughn and Francine.
Francine pulled a leather strap out of her boot as Taylor got in the ring, and
started whipping and choking Taylor with it. Referee Scott Armstrong took it
away, then Taylor grabbed it from the ref and whipped and choked Francine with
it. The referee tried to stop her, and Taylor hit him with it. Armstrong then
disqualified her.
Francine defeats Taylor Vaughn by DQ because Taylor hit the referee with the
leather strap that Francine brought into the ring.
After the match, Ed Ferrara got in the ring and helped Francine up, saying she
is the winner. Francine put Ed's hand on her breast, then slapped him for
touching it, then whipped him with the strap. Ed couldn't figure it out.
Jeremy Borash interviewed Hermie Sadler, who had his pit crew with him. Sadler
talked about how happy he was to be part of NWA:TNA's launch, and talked about
the NASCAR fans in Nashville. They were interrupted by K Krush. Krush had some
NWA:TNA crew people behind him. Krush ripped into Sadler, daring Sadler to hit
him. Sadler tackled Krush, and the two were separated. Krush said he had a main
event tonight, but he would take him on next week. Sadler agreed, so we have K
Krush vs. Hermie Sadler next week.
Hour Two began with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match.
Malice came to the ring with Minister Jim Mitchell, and Ken Shamrock came out,
seemingly okay from the earlier attack, while the announcers said he could not
be a hundred percent.
Malice attacked the neck right away, yanking it across the top rope, and
stepping on him on the floor. Malice pulled the back of Shamrock's neck across
the ring apron, yanking down on it, then choked him with his boot. Malice
continued to work on the neck, dropping him on the turnbuckles, then straddling
him against the second rope. Malice stood on the second rope and lifted Shamrock
off the mat with a chinlock. Malice hit a snapmare and a legdrop for a two
count. Shamrock grabbed a jujigatame armbar out of nowhere, but Malice got out
of it. Malice tossed Shamrock to the floor, and Mitchell handed him a chain,
then went to distract the referee. Malice used it, then applied a Dragon Sleeper
briefly on the floor. Mitchell told him to roll in and break the count, which he
did, then went back and tossed Shamrock into the ring. Malice stomped him, and
Shamrock grabbed an ankle lock from nowhere, but Malice made the ropes. Malice
hit Shamrock in the back of the neck, then dropped Shamrock from a back suplex.
Malice hit a second one, then pulled Shamrock throat first across the top rope.
Shamrock reversed a vertical suplex, hitting a snap suplex, but Malice got right
back up and hit some kicks, but Shamrock ducked him, and hit a belly to belly
suplex for the pin.
Ken Shamrock defeats Malice with the belly to belly suplex to retain the NWA
World Heavyweight Title. He faces Takao Omori next week.
David Young, with Bobcat, was challenging AJ Styles for the X-Division Title in
the next match. Bobcat made Young hold her purse while she preened for the
crowd.
Styles flipped over a backdrop early and hit a dropkick. Young went for a full
nelson slam, but Styles turned it into an armdrag. He hit a second, but Young
hit a shoulderblock, however, Styles hit a rana off the mat, then missed a
somersault plancha, but landed on his feet and clothesline Young. Styles rolled
him back in the ring for a two count. Styles hit some forearms, then went for a
springboard, but Young shoved him and Styles dropped throatfirst across the top
rope and fell to the floor. Young hit an Asai moonsault on the floor, then put
Styles back in the ring. Bobcat was talking on her cellphone. Young went for a
German suplex, but Styles landed on his feet. They traded waistlocks, then Young
hit a released Northern Lights throw that sent Styles into the turnbuckles and
got a two count. Styles came back with a crucifix and a rolling cradle for a two
count. Young missed an enzugiri, but Young hit one, stepping off Styles to hit
it, and got a two count. Young applied a headscissors, then hit a powerslam for
a two count. Young hit a brainbuster for a two count. Styles ducked a
clothesline and hit a superkick for a two count. Styles went for a Quebrada
moonsault, sort of floated over Young, and hit a reverse DDT for a two count.
Styles hit a backdrop, and a series of kicks. Young ducked one kick, but was
chopped down. They went into a series of reversals, but Young hit a spinebuster
for a two count. Bobcat was still on the phone, not paying attention to the
match. Young went for a top rope rana, but Styles held him and hit the Styles
Clash from the second rope to get the pin.
AJ Styles, with a second rope Styles Clash, defeats David Young to retain the X
Division Title. Bobcat was happy to be on TV, and Styles shoved her out of the
way. Styles left, and Bobcat was still thrilled to be on TV.
Elix Skipper, Kid Romeo, Low Ki, Jerry Lynn, Tony Mamaluke, Chris Daniels will
be involved in a six man elimination match next week to select a number one
contender for the X Division title.
Goldy interviewed Joel Gertner and the Rainbow Express. Joel, in true Studmuffin
rhyming fashion, flirted with Goldy and said that the Rainbow Express would have
to be declared champions, since Harris & Storm could not wrestle. He kissed
Goldy as he left, and Bruce & Lenny said it was "gross".
The Rainbow Express came out, and ring announcer Jeremy Borash said that the NWA
decided that there had to be opponents for the title, and introduced AJ Styles
and Jerry Lynn.
Lynn dropkicked Lenny at the start, while Bruce worked over Styles. Lynn
backdropped Bruce to the floor and hit a pescado on both men. Lynn held the
Express on the floor, and Styles hit a twisting pescado on them. Styles was
rammed into the rails by Bruce, while Lynn slugged it out with Lane in the ring.
Lane enjoyed Lynn's waistlock, but was given a headscissors and a drop toe hold
in the corner. Lynn teased a bronco buster, stomped Lane instead, then drop toe
holded Bruce into Lane's crotch and repeatedly rammed him headfirst into his
nether regions. Gertner grabbed Lynn's leg as he went to the ropes, allowing
Lane to get the advantage. Bruce rammed Lynn facefirst to the mat, backdropped
Lynn to the apron, but Lynn caught him with a guillotine legdrop between the
ropes for a two count. Lynn tagged in Styles, who hit a spinkick, but was
favoring his back from the previous match. Lynn tagged in, and stomped Bruce in
the corner. Lynn booted Bruce in the face and hit a second rope bulldog for a
two count. Bruce hit Lynn with a lowkick and tagged Lane, but Lynn gave him a
jawbreaker and rolled him up for a two count. Lynn missed a dropkick when Lane
put on the breaks, then Lane applied the Tigertamer (Boston Crab). Styles came
in and broke it up with a clothesline. Bruce came in and hit Lynn with a slam
for a two count. Bruce stomped Lynn, then Lane gave him a delayed vertical
suplex for a two count. Lynn battled back, and Bruce hit a sunset flip from the
second rope for a two count, then Lynn reversed for another two count. Bruce hit
a facefirst powerbomb out of an attempted headscissors by Lynn, then applied a
headscissors. Lynn got out, missed an elbowdrop, and Bruce went for a powerbomb,
but couldn't get Lynn up. Bruce pounded him and went for it again, but Lynn
flipped through and went for the cradle piledriver. Bruce countered, but Lynn
rolled him into a pin, only Gertner was distracting the referee. Lynn hit a
reverse DDT, and both men tagged out. Styles hit a rana on Lane for a two count,
then a superkick and clothesline for another two, which Bruce broke up. It broke
into a brawl, and Lane hit a face first legweep on Styles, but Lynn broke it up.
Lynn hit the cradle piledriver on Lane, then a rana on Bruce, which sent both of
them to the floor. In the ring, Styles hit the Spiral Tap from the top rope on
Lane to get the win. A.J. Styles & Jerry Lynn are the NWA World Tag Team
Champions. The two celebrated as fireworks went off.
Backstage, we saw that NWA President Jim Miller was tied, gagged, and had "F U"
written across his belly.
Footage of last week's show was recapped to set up tonight's main event, Scott
Hall & Brian Christopher vs. Jeff Jarrett & K Krush. Each participant in the
main event made their own entrance.
Hall & Christopher attacked at the start, and all four men ended up brawling on
the floor. Hall and Jarrett brawled into one part of the crowd, while
Christopher and Krush brawled into the stands. Hall and Jarrett brawled in one
of the dance cages. Krush and Christopher made it into the ring, where
Christopher hit a back drop and a superkick. Hall beat Jarrett on the announcers
table. Christopher missed the top rope legdrop, and Krush tossed him to the
floor. Hall got in and Krush tried to avoid a hiptoss, but was given a
chokeslam. Krush rolled out, as Jarrett and Hall went at it. Jarrett leapfrogged
Hall and hit some punches, and we settled into a tag match. Hall hit a
clothesline in the corner, and tagged Christopher. He pounded Jarrett in the
corner, then danced, and missed a charge in the corner. Hall tagged in, slugged
Krush on the apron, but Jarrett reversed a whip and Hall collided with
Christopher, then collided with Jarrett. Jarrett tagged K Krush, who hit Hall
with a top rope dropkick. Krush hit a flying forearm for a two count. Jarrett
tagged in and hit a neckbreaker for a two count on Hall. Krush tagged in and hit
a leg lariat on Hall for a two count. Jarrett tagged in and hit a top rope
bodypress, but Hall rolled through it for a two count. Jarrett then hit a
clothesline on Hall for a two count. Hall hit some rights, but Jarrett grabbed
him in a sleeper. Hall reversed into his own sleeper, but Jarrett hit a
jawbreaker and a back suplex. K Krush tagged in and hit an ax kick. Krush
applied a rear chinlock. Hall stood up, with Krush on his shoulder, and dropped
backwards, sending Krush to the mat. Jarrett came in, but Hall clotheslined both
men. Hall went to tag Christopher, but Christopher pulled back and slugged Hall
instead. Jarrett went after Hall, but Hall gave Jarrett an atomic drop, and
Jarrett crashed into the referee. Hall cleaned house on Jarrett, Krush and
Christopher. Hall hit the Razor's Edge on Krush, but Jarrett clipped him from
behind. Hall tried for the Edge on Jarrett, but Christopher kicked him in the
gut, and Jarrett hit the Stoke on Hall. Christopher then hit the top rope
legdrop on Hall. Jarrett covered, and the referee woke up and counted the pin.
Jeff Jarrett & K Krush, thanks to Brian Christopher's legdrop, gets the win over
Scott Hall & Christopher in the main event. Jarrett, Krush and Christopher
celebrated in the ring together. Jeff Jarrett grabbed the mic and said Hall
wasn't "worth a s***". Jarrett said he beat him in 1995 and 1997, and that he
ran him out of WCW. He said the "boys up north" ran him out of the WWF. Jarrett
said he would run him out of the NWA. Jarrett said Hall was like all the other
legends, not worth a thing. Jarrett then took the NWA trophy that was still at
ringside and blasted Hall repeatedly with it. Jarrett said Hall was run out of
the NWO, now he would be run out of the NWA. He attacked Hall twice as they
tried to stretcher him from the ring.
The announcers closed the show, as Jarrett attacked Hall again on the rampway.
Jarrett dumped the stretcher on Hall as the show ended.
2003 - WWE Smackown ran North Bay, Ontario with the following results:
-Mark Jindrak pinned Billy Kidman with the Mark of Excellence.
-Nunzio & Johnny Stamboli defeated Akio & Sakoda after a modified Decapitation.
-WWE U.S. Champion John Cena defeated Booker T and Rene Dupree by pinning Booker
with the FU.
-Luther Reigns pinned Charlie Haas.
-WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the
619 and West Coast Pop.
-Torrie Wilson defeated Jackie Gayda and Sable in a bikini contest; Scotty 2
Hotty was the MC for the event.
-Rob Van Dam pinned D-Von Dudley with the Five Star Frog Splash.
-Kenzo Suzuki defeated Billy Gunn.
-WWE champion John Bradshaw Layfield pinned Eddie Guerrero in a streetfight
after a low blow; following the match, a brawl ensued featuring almost everyone
on the card with Eddie, Cena, RVD, Rey, and Scotty emerging victorious
2003 -WWE Raw ran Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with the following results:
-WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Sylvian Grenier & Rob Conway defeated Maven & Val
Venis when Maven was pinned following the Aur Revoir.
-Tajiri pinned Mike Bucci with a kick to the head.
-Eugene pinned Jonathan Coachman following a Rock Bottom.
-The Hurricane & Rosey defeated Chuck Palumbo & Garrison Cade.
-William Regal defeated Steven Richards.
-Batista pinned Rhyno with a spinebuster after avoiding the Gore.
-Matt Hardy pinned Tyson Tomko with the Twist of Fate.
-WWE Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton pinned Edge by using the ropes for
leverage after the challenger hit an exposed turnbuckle face-first.
-Victoria pinned Gail Kim with the Widow's Peak; WWE Women's Champion Trish
Stratus was to have been involved, making in a three-way, but failed to appear.
-WWE World Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit defeated Kane via submission with
the Crippler Crossface.
2006 - Rob Van Dam and Sabu were arrested as they were driving from an ECW show
in Huntington, WV to a Raw taping in Philadelphia, PA. RVD was driving the car
near Hanging Rock, OH when they were pulled over for speeding. When the trooper
approached the car, he smelled marijuana and performed a search. The The Ironton
Tribune reported that RVD, real name Robert Szatowski, was found to have 18
grams of marijuana and five Vicodin in his possession. The story also stated
that Sabu, real name Terry Brunk, "was charged with possession of drug
paraphernalia and also had nine pills that were not immediately identifiable,
but were known to be controlled substances, according to the OSHP." They were
cited and posted bond at the scene. WWE immediately suspended Van Dam, booking
him to lose both the WWE and ECW titles within 48 hours of the incident. Some
point to the incident as a strong factor in Vince McMahon forcing changes onto
the ECW brand as opposed to letting it be closer to the original vision for the
relaunch of the ECW letters.
2006 -WWE taped Raw and Smackdown in Philadelphia, PA at the Wachovia Center
with the following results:
Shelton Benjamin defeated Harry Smith
Raw -
-Lita pinned Torrie Wilson with a kick to the mid-section and DDT at 2:34.
-WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Johnny, Kenny, Mikey, Nicky, & Mitch defeated
Eugene, Val Venis, Viscera, Gene Snitsky, & Jim Duggan in a non-title match.
-The Highlanders, Rory & Robbie McAllister, made their WWE TV debut, defeating
Rob Conway & Matt Striker when Rory pinned Conway with the Scot Drop at 2:19.
-Carlito Caribbean Cool defeated WWE Intercontinental champion Johnny Nitro (w/
Melina) via disqualification at 2:46 when Melina interfered after the challenger
hit the Back Cracker; after the bout, Trish Stratus came out and assaulted
Melina before knocking her face-first from the apron to the floor; moments
later, DX showed instant replay slow motion footage of Trish running to the ring
and rolling around with Melina
-Umaga (with Armando Allejandro Estrada) pinned Scott Wright at 1:15 with the
thumb strike to the throat; prior to the bout, Shawn Michaels, from the
production truck, interrupted Estrada's in-ring promo to plug the new DX t-shirt
available from Shopzone; after the match, Estrada attempted to use the mic but
DX repeatedly played burping noises each time he went to speak
-Edge (with Lita) defeated WWE and ECW champion Rob Van Dam and John Cena in a
No DQ match to win the WWE World Title at 11:16 by pinning RVD after hitting
Cena in the head with the title belt immediately after Cena dropped the champion
with the FU; after the bout, Edge celebrated for several moments in the ring
before finally pulling an injured Lita out and leaving ringside.
Smackdown:
-Booker T (w/ Sharmell) won a 14-man battle royal by last eliminating William
Regal and Matt Hardy.
-Ken Kennedy pinned Super Crazy with an electric chair and the senton at 7:05
after Crazy became distracted by Psychosis at ringside.
-The Great Khali (w/ Daivari) fought Tatanka to a no contest when Khali kicked
Tatanka off the ring apron before the match began and assaulted him; moments
later, Daivari went to open the casket he brought to ringside but white smoke
came out and the lights flickered; the voice of the Undertaker was then heard
and he accepted the challenge for a Punjabi Prison Match at the Great American
Bash.
-Vito defeated Psychosis via submission with an armbar at 5:52 after hitting a
DDT when Super Crazy came ringside and distracted Psychosis; prior to the bout,
footage was shown of Vito wearing women's clothing during the recent tour of
Puerto Rico.
-Jamie Noble & Kid Kash defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Sho Funaki at 3:50 when Noble
pinned Scotty following a spear / clothesline double team.
-WWE U.S. Champion Bobby Lashley pinned WWE Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms
in a non-title match at around 5:30 with a press slam into a powerslam.
2006 - TNA taped Impact at the Impact Zone in Universal Studios Florida
featuring the following results:
Homicide pinned Sonjay Dutt
Monty Brown pinned Kenny King
Sting & Christian Cage defeated NWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett & Scott Steiner
Abyss pinned Norman Smiley
NWA X Division Champion Senshi pinned Jerrelle Clark
NWA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels defeated Alex Shelley &
Johnny Devine
Jay Lethal, Rhino, Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Petey Williams, Eric
Young, Bobby Roode, & A-1
2008 - WWE announced that Trevor Murdoch had been released from his contract.
2008 - Florida Championship Wrestling held a trial TV taping in Tampa in front
of an empty building. The show was something of a run-through to get guys who
haven't done TV in Ohio Valley prepared for the show and also to test out camera
angles and production techniques. It's not expected to be aired publicly in any
form. John Laurinaitis was not in attendance, but Ty Bailey, who works directly
under Laurinaitis, was in Tampa for the taping.
2008 - WWE Raw ran Lima, Peru at the National Stadium, drawing 20,000 fans with
the followng results:
-Jim Duggan defeated Carlito.
-Santino Marella defeated Charlie Haas.
-Lance Cade pinned Paul London.
-Jeff Hardy pinned John Bradshaw Layfield with the Twist of Fate and Swanton.
-WWE World Champion Triple H pinned John Cena with two Pedigrees.
-WWE Women's Champion Mickie James pinned Beth Phoenix.
-WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase Jr. defeated Cryme Tyme.
-Shawn Michaels pinned Chris Jericho with the superkick, despite interference
from Lance Cade.
2009 - WWE Raw ran Auckland, New Zealand at the Vector Arena with the following
results:
-Goldust pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the Final Cut.
-Sheamus pinned Jamie Noble with a backbreaker.
-Santino Marella pinned The Brian Kendrick with a backslide.
-The Miz pinned MVP with a roll up.
-WWE U.S. Champion Kofi Kingston pinned William Regal with the spin kick to the
face.
-Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes defeated Carlito & Primo Colon when Rhodes pinned
Carlito with Crossroads after Carlito dropped Dibiase with the Backstabber.
-Mickie James pinned WWE Divas Champion Maryse in a non-title match with the
DDT.
-Triple H & John Cena defeated WWE World Champion Randy Orton & the Big Show
when Triple H pinned Show following Cena's FU and the Pedigree.
2009 - WWE SmackDown! & ECW ran San Diego, CA at the San Diego Sports Arena.
During the event, Edge suffered an Achilles Heel injury that sidelined him for
many months. Mark Carpowich filed the following live report:
On Friday night, the ECW and Smackdown rosters paid a visit to the San Diego
Sports Arena for the first time since October. Aside from a serious-looking
injury suffered by Edge (more on that shortly), the show was enjoyable, yet a
little on the slow side. As usual, the WWE's no-cell-phone policy was in effect,
with ring announcer Justin Roberts letting us know that anyone using their phone
inside the venue would have it confiscated, and even face "possible
prosecution." I'd really like to think our courts have better things to do.
What better way to start off an ECW/Smackdown show than with a Raw wrestler?
That's right, Evan Borne - last seen in this building nine months ago, suffering
a severe ankle injury during a six-man tag match - took on Shelton Benjamin in
the night's first bout. Benjamin was on offense for most of the match, working
at a slow and plodding pace, though things picked up nicely whenever Bourne went
on the offensive. After Benjamin missed a Stinger Splash, Bourne picked up the
win with a shooting star press. Decent opener.
Prior to introducing the next match, Justin Roberts tossed to ECW GM Tiffany,
who was in the cheap seats with a family. Tiffany asked one of the family's kids
a trivia question - who won the IC strap at The Bash - and upon getting it
right, Tiffany let them know they were being upgraded to the front row.
Next out was FCW's Drew McIntyre, who cut an anti-American promo (yet didn't
bother working in anything about the 4th of July). He said he would become the
youngest-ever WWE Hall of Famer, then said he would destroy tonight's opponent,
also a Hall of Famer. Out came Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, who took in every
bit of adulation poured upon him, right down to the "I Paid to See Steamboat"
sign he pointed to in the crowd. The two worked a pretty uneventful match, with
McIntyre spending most of it working on Steamboat's left leg, injured during the
bout. The match ended when McIntyre went for a figure-four leg lock, but was
cradled by Steamboat for the win.
The evening's third match featured Dolph Ziggler taking on The Great Khali (and
his purple pants). Ziggler played the cowardly heel, but Khali finally caught up
to him and made pretty quick work of him. Khali with the pin - so far tonight,
the faces are up 3-0 on the heels.
Our next match was a fatal four way for the ECW belt, as Tommy Dreamer defended
against Christian, Jack Swagger and Mark Henry. Guess we aren't supposed to
question why two Raw guys are challenging for the ECW title. The match was
pretty good, and featured a cool spot in the corner that had Henry taking out
all three guys at once. Dreamer picked up the win with a pretty weak-looking DDT
on Swagger. Afterward, Dreamer pointed to a fan and had him come to the
barricade, then pulled a Mean Joe Greene and gave the fan the shirt he wore
during the match. Um, thanks?
The final match before intermission was Edge versus Jeff Hardy. Edge jawjacked
with fans along the aisle as he approached the ring, even tearing up a sign
along the way. He also repeated the same spot three times before the match got
started - standing on the ropes, then pretending to slip off - with decreasing
humor every time. Almost immediately after the bout started, however, Edge went
down with what appeared to be an injury to his left ankle. Edge was standing in
the corner, and when Hardy charged at him, Edge tried to leapfrog him and came
down wrong on his leg. Interestingly, Steamboat's injury earlier in the evening
(which at first appeared legit, until McIntyre started working on it) happened
the exact same way. As Hardy backed off, the ref gave the "X" signal, and Justin
Roberts announced that because Edge could not continue, Hardy was the winner. As
two referees helped him to the back, Edge grabbed the house mic and simply said
"sorry" to the fans.
After a 10-minute break, Maria was the guest referee for a diva tag match
featuring Alicia Fox and Michelle McCool against Raw's Gail Kim and Melina. The
story of the match was that Melina wanted Michelle, who stayed as far from
Melina as possible. The action in this bout was fast and furious, with lots of
good, solid spots all around. The faces went up 6-0 on the heels for the evening
when Melina got the pin on Michelle.
Unlike Edge, Chris Jericho was introduced as one half of the tag-team champions
when he came out for the next match. Wearing both tag title belts, Jericho
heeled the fans, for some reason calling them "manatees," before John Morrison
came out to face him. The two had a nice match, which included a neat spot where
Morrison went for a springboard off the second rope, but Jericho shoved him over
the top to the outside. The crowd was live and bit on several false finishes for
Morrison, before Jericho picked up the win by holding the ropes.
After encouraging fans to pick up "12 Rounds" on DVD, Justin Roberts introduced
the main event, featuring CM Punk defending the World Heavyweight title against
hometown hero Rey Mysterio. Punk came out as a babyface, slapping fans' hands at
ringside; Rey, meanwhile, was of course incredibly over as well. After the
"big-match" introductions, the action got started, with Punk looking
increasingly heelish as the match progressed. Once, when Punk had been knocked
to the outside, Rey held the ropes open for him, and after climbing through,
Punk shook his hand. However, when Punk offered to return the favor moments
later, he took a cheap shot as Rey was entering. The end came when Rey slid out
of the GTS and set up Punk for the 619, but Jericho ran in and distracted Rey.
This allowed Punk to hit the GTS for the win. Afterward, Jericho came in and
started putting the boots to Rey. Punk stopped him, then started kicking Rey as
well. The double-team lasted until Jeff Hardy ran into the ring and cleaned
house. Rey hit a double 619, then Hardy hit a double swanton.
Afterward, Rey thanked the crowd for its support, and said how he loves to
represent San Diego. He says that wherever the WWE goes - Japan, Australia,
Europe - there are always "619" signs in the crowd. Rey signed off with a
message in Spanish, then greeted fans at ringside.
The fans were much hotter than the typical San Diego crowd, which made for an
exciting show. No actual date was announced for a return to San Diego.
2009 - Entertainment trade publication Variety reported that with no other
buyers on the horizon, Warner Bros. officially acquired Midway Games for $33
million. The TNA videogame license was not part of the assets sold to the
company, so the future of that game series (a second game has been in
development) stalled. To date, a new videogame has not been released for major
gaming consoles.
2009 - WWE Broadcast Smackdown on MyNetworkTV. Richard Trionfo filed the
following TV Report:
We are live on tape from Fresno, California and your announcers are Jim ‘Jerry
Tarkanian’ Ross and Todd ‘It looked like Bakersfield’ Grisham.
We begin with the World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk coming to the ring. The
fans are not too happy with Punk being the champion. Punk says that everyone is
talking about the big controversy coming out of The Bash and he says that he is
sick and tired of it. Punk says that people are saying that he intentionally
struck an official to retain his title. Punk says that he wants to show everyone
what happened, step by step.
We go to highlights from Sunday. We see Punk falling victim to the Swanton but
Punk had his leg under the rope. Punk says that the referee is human and he saw
his mistake. Punk says the rules still mean something to him. Punk says that he
was the one who was almost robbed because if the referee did not see it, he
would have lost his title. Punk then shows us the eye injury that Punk suffered
during the match. Punk says that it was as clear as day that he could not see
and his vision was obstructed. He thought he was swinging at the referee and he
accidentally hit the referee. Punk says that he is a man of honor and he does
not take shortcuts in or out of the ring. Punk says that Hardy thought he was
going to become the new champion, but nothing excuses Hardy’s behavior after the
match. We see footage of Hardy attacking Punk.
Punk tells Hardy that he has no idea what type of person Punk is. He says that
he has integrity and he will never take a short cut. What Punk did was an
accident while what Hardy did was deliberate. Now Jeff is trying to get a
rematch. Punk says that he wants an apology from Hardy.
Instead of an apology, Punk gets the fifty-third next best thing as Teddy Long
comes to the ring. Teddy tells Punk that he wants to get to the point and he
does not know if Punk took the cheap way out. Long says that it was a classic
match so he is not going to let it end that way. Punk will face Hardy at Night
of Champions in a rematch. Punk likes that, but he wants Hardy to apologize to
him. Teddy says that Vince McMahon liked the way he shook things up. Long says
that Vince wants controversy so the Unified Tag Champions will face Jeff Hardy
and CM Punk.
Jeff Hardy finally decides to come out and the face paint is back on. Hardy gets
in Punk’s face and he tells Punk that he does not want to hear his excuses any
more. He says that Punk knew what he was doing when he kicked the referee. Hardy
tells Punk that he can see right through him. Punk tells Hardy that he can shut
up unless he is going to apologize. Hardy says that he will apologize for
beating the holy hell out of him at Night of Champions. Hardy pushes Punk and
Punk pushes back until Long separates them. Punk tells Hardy that they better be
on the same page during their tag match tonight. Punk says that they are already
at a disadvantage because of his eye. Punk reminds Hardy that he had to forfeit
his match on Superstars, but he will not forfeit tonight. Punk tells Hardy that
he knows that Jeff wants to punch him, but he tells Jeff to ‘just say no’.
Punk leaves the ring and we go to commercial.
We are back and Ricky Ortiz is in the ring and he has his towel with him.
Match Number One: Ricky Ortiz versus Finlay
Before the match starts Ortiz asks Finlay if he is upset that he lost his little
buddy. He tells Finlay to let go of the negative energy since he is on
Smackdown. He tells Finlay to ‘rally up’ and he gives Finlay his towel. Finlay
looks at the towel and he slaps Ortiz and then he throws the towel to the floor.
Finlay with a kick but Ortiz with a kick. Finlay with a head butt to the
midsection and a clothesline that sends Ortiz over the top rope to the floor.
Finlay goes to the apron and he kicks Ortiz but Ortiz trips Finlay on the apron.
Ortiz with a power slam on the floor. Ortiz rolls Finlay back into the ring and
he kicks Finlay. Ortiz with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Ortiz tries
for the big splash but Finlay gets his knees up. Ortiz misses a charge into the
corner and then Finlay with a rollup for a near fall. Finlay with a clothesline
or three for Ortiz and then he gets Ortiz up for a fireman’s carry slam and then
he hits a seated splash for a near fall. Finlay with a running shoulder into the
corner. Ortiz with a forearm to the back and Ortiz tries for a gutwrench but
Finlay stops him and Finlay hits the Celtic Cross for the three count.
Winner: Finlay
Dolph Ziggler is stretching in the back and he sees Maria walk by and she
introduces herself to Dolph. She asks if he is getting ready for his match.
Maria says that she has a match tonight and then she tells Dolph that she had
fun last night. Dolph says that he had fun too and asks Maria to go out again.
Maria wishes Dolph luck tonight and Dolph says that he might get lucky tonight.
We go to commercial.
Did you know that adults 18-34 love Smackdown.
We see footage from the Ziggler/Khali match from The Bash when Kane helped
Ziggler get the win.
Match Number Two: Dolph Ziggler versus R Truth
Ziggler with a knee and punch and he asks what is up. Truth with a split to
avoid Ziggler and then he hits a spinning kick. Truth with a hip toss for a near
fall. Ziggler backs into the corner and the referee stops him. Ziggler with a
flying forearm and then he hits a reverse Exploder suplex for a near fall.
Ziggler with cross faces to Truth and then he applies a rear chin lock. Truth
with elbows but Ziggler sends Truth back to the mat and he punches Truth while
the referee admonishes him. Ziggler with a series of rapid fire elbow drops and
then he takes his time for a final leaping elbow drop and he gets a near fall.
Ziggler with a full nelson on Truth but Truth escapes and he punches Ziggler and
kicks him. Truth with a back elbow and a clothesline. Ziggler with a kick to
Truth but Truth with a power slam for a near fall. Truth with a bicycle kick and
Ziggler is near the ropes and he holds on. Ziggler drops Truth on the top rope
and Ziggler hits the leaping side Russian leg sweep for the three count.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
We go to commercial.
We are back with Word Up with Cryme Tyme. This week’s word is presented by Eve
and it is ‘wanksta’. We see Layla talking to someone and we see a rear view.
Then we see Jimmy Wang Yang and he is eating and not doing a good job of
cleaning up. We see an example and we see Jesse.
Match Number Three: Rey Mysterio versus Kane
Rey with kicks and punches as he tries to avoid the bigger opponent. It lasts
for a short period of time until Kane hits a clothesline. Kane with a kick to
Rey’s back. Kane with punches in the corner. Kane with a short arm clothesline
for a near fall. Kane with a reverse chin lock and Rey with kicks to escape.
Kane with punches and kicks in the corner. Kane catches Rey when he tries a
float over. Rey with a drop kick to the knee and Kane falls into the ropes. Kane
grabs Rey on the 619 attempt before Rey hits the ropes. Kane throws Rey into the
turnbuckles and we go to commercial.
We are back and Kane with a big boot to Rey for a near fall. Kane with a hard
Irish whip to Rey and Rey goes to the floor. Kane goes to the floor and he runs
Rey’s back into the ring post. Kane returns to the ring while Rey is down on the
floor. Rey returns to the ring before the ten count and then he punches Rey in
the back. Kane with kicks to Rey’s back. Kane slams Rey emphatically to the mat.
Rey kicks Kane out of the corner and then he kicks and punches Kane but Kane
with a back elbow for a near fall. Kane with a belly-to-back suplex for another
near fall. Kane with a back breaker as he continues to focus on the back. Rey
escapes the hold and he sends Kane into the turnbuckles with a drop toe hold.
Rey with a springboard seated splash and then Rey hits an inverted DDT for a
near fall. Rey with a drop kick to Kane and he gets another near fall. Rey goes
up top but Kane finds a way to connect with an uppercut when Rey comes off the
turnbuckles and Kane gets a near fall. Kane signals for the choke slam. Rey with
an enzuigiri and Kane staggers so Rey needs to hit a drop kick to the back to
get Kane into the position. Rey hits the 619 but Kane catches Rey on the
springboard splash and hits a choke slam for the three count.
Winner: Kane
After the match, Kane grabs Rey by the throat and he has some words for the
champion. Great Khali’s music plays and he has a chair. Kane lets Rey go and
Kane tries to plead his case to Khali and Kane goes into the crowd to escape
Khali.
Chris Jericho is in the interview area with Josh Mathews. Chris says that it
brings a smile to his face to see the ultimate hypocrite get what he deserves.
Jericho says that he will win the title back next week to be a ten time
champion. Edge says that tonight is not about Rey Mysterio, it is about showing
that they are the dominant forces in WWE. Edge reminds Jericho who they beat on
Sunday and they will be facing a fractured team tonight. Jericho says they are
the best at what they do and he calls Punk a liar when it comes to his eye. They
will beat the man with the injured eye and the man with the silly face paint to
prove that they are the best.
We go to commercial.
We are back and did you know that WWE is recycling their Did You Knows?
Match Number Four: David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd with Natalya versus Cryme
Tyme
Kidd and JTG start things off and Kidd with a waist lock but JTG with a take
down and front face lock. Kidd with shoulders in the corner. JTG with an Irish
whip and then he drives Kidd’s face into the mat and Kidd goes to the floor.
Smith tags in and JTG does not realize it and Smith hits him from behind. Smith
kicks JTG in the corner and he punches JTG. Smith with an overhead
belly-to-belly throw for a near fall. Smith with a reverse chin lock. JTG with
elbows but Smith runs him into the corner and Kidd is tagged back in. They send
JTG into the turnbuckles as they continue to work on the back. Kidd with a snap
mare and kick to the back for a near fall. Kidd stretches JTG as he works on the
back. Kidd with a knee to the back but he misses a charge into the corner and
JTG with a rollup for a near fall. Kidd with kicks to the back and a snap mare
as he returns to JTG’s back. Kidd with a knee but JTG with a sliding punch. JTG
with a flying clothesline to take Kidd down. Shad and Smith tag in and Shad
knocks Kidd off the apron and then he clotheslines Smith. Shad with an Irish
whip and a flying elbow into the corner. Shad with a face first slam to Smith
and then he hits the Money Money elbow for a near fall. JTG drops Smith into the
rope and Shad hits an STO for the three count after the referee misses what
happened due to his focus on Kidd.
Winners: Cryme Tyme
We have a Raw Rebound.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Five: Michelle McCool and Layla versus Maria and Melina
Layla attacks Melina while Melina wants Michelle to start. Melina with a kick to
Layla and she sends Layla into the turnbuckles. Melina with a front face lock
and Maria tags in. Maria with knees to Layla followed by a snap mare and
clothesline for a near fall. Maria with forearms but Layla blocks a kick and
forces Maria into a split and then Michelle is tagged in and she works on the
knee. Michelle continues to work on the knee and Layla is tagged in. Layla works
on the knee before tagging back in. Michelle turns her focus to the ankle but
Maria twists out of the hold. Maria with a kick and then Melina is tagged in.
Michelle with a kick and Layla is tagged in. Melina with the matrix and she
kicks Layla from the position. Melina knocks Michelle off the apron and then
hits the Banshee Step Over Leg Lariat for the three count.
Winners: Melina and Maria
We go to commercial.
We are back with the Smack of the Night: John Morrison defeating CM Punk last
week on Smackdown.
John Morrison is in Teddy Long’s office and Teddy is dancing around while John
Morrison suggests that he face the winner of the CM Punk/Jeff Hardy match after
Night of Champions. John and Teddy do a Michael Jackson medley.
Match Number Six: Edge and Chris Jericho versus CM Punk and Jeff Hardy
Edge and Punk start things off and they lock up but Edge works on Punk’s arm and
applies an arm bar. Punk escapes and hits a drop kick. Hardy tags in and he
connects with a forearm from the turnbuckles. Hardy with a punch and kick in the
corner followed by a hard Irish whip but Edge has his foot on the ropes. Hardy
sends Edge into the turnbuckles and then he tags Punk back in. Punk with a
double sledge to the arm and he kicks Edge in the chest. Punk with an arm bar
but Edge with a forearm and Jericho tags in but Punk with an arm drag into an
arm bar. Punk with a slam to Jericho and Jericho favors his knee. Hardy tags in
and hits the screaming leg drop from the second turnbuckle for a near fall.
Jericho punches Hardy and kicks him in the head. Jericho with a kick but Hardy
with a reverse atomic drop and leg drop. Punk tags in and he stays with the arm
and snap mares Jericho to get a near fall. Punk with an arm bar. Edge is tagged
in and he punches Punk in the head. Edge with a head butt as he starts to focus
on the eye. Punk with a leg lariat and Hardy is tagged in. Hardy hits Poetry in
Motion and Jericho takes some of the impact as well. Punk clotheslines Edge over
the top rope to the floor as we see Punk and Hardy stare each other down as we
go to commercial.
We are back and Edge punches Hardy but Hardy with an arm drag and arm bar. Punk
is checking on his eye and he refuses to tag in. Hardy gets a near fall. Hardy
with a suplex and a cover for a near fall. Hardy punches Edge and tries for a
splash after an Irish whip but Edge moves. Jericho tags in and he hits a series
of elbow drops followed by punches. Jericho draws Punk in to allow Edge to work
over Hardy on the floor. Jericho goes to bring Hardy back into the ring but he
sends him into the apron first. Hardy tries to make the tag but Punk is not
looking because of his eye. Jericho with a chin lock with the arm isolated as he
tries to wear down Hardy. Hardy with punches and he gets sent to the floor by
Jericho when he tries to float over and Jericho catches him. Jericho goes to the
floor and Hardy returns to the ring and he tries to make the tag but Punk is not
in position. Hardy hits Whisper in the Wind and both men are down.
Edge tags in and he keeps Jeff from making the tag. Hardy with a Twist of Fate
and an emphatic tag. Punk with a knee in the corner and a bulldog for a near
fall. Punk gets Edge up for the Go To Sleep but Edge with an Edge-O-Matic to
Punk for a near fall. Edge with a knee to the head. Edge works over Punk and
then he talks to the referee to allow Jericho to work on Punk. Jericho tags in
and he kicks Punk in the ribs. Punk with forearms to Jericho but both men hit
clotheslines and they are both down. Punk tries to make his way to tag in Hardy
but Hardy gets a sudden eye injury and he cannot make the tag. Hardy cannot see
and Jericho gets a near fall with a rollup. Jericho tries for the Walls of
Jericho while Hardy is struggling to see again. Punk sends Jericho into the
turnbuckles and Edge makes the blind tag while Punk sets for the Go To Sleep.
Punk hits the Go To Sleep on Jericho but Edge with a spear for the three count.
Winners: Edge and Chris Jericho
After the match, Hardy hits a Twist of Fate on Edge and then the tag champions
go to the back. Hardy staggers around the ring holding his eye. He stands over
Punk and Punk doesn’t appreciate the joke.
2010 - TNA President Dixie Carter announced on her Twitter page that TNA
X-Division champ Douglas Williams and Magnus have been signed to new "long term
contracts."
2010- Former ECW owner Paul Heyman made a cameo at UFC's PPV headlined by Brock
Lesnar defeating Shane Carwin. Heyman was shown walking behind Brock Lesnar
backstage, doing his traditional "power walk" behind the UFC Heavyweight
champion. Heyman had been in Las Vegas all week, staying at the house Lesnar
rented as he prepared for his fight against Shane Carwin.
2010 - TNA ran Asbury Park, NJ, featuring the following results:
The Amazing Red defeated Homicide & Brian Kendrick
Angelina Love defeated Sara Del Ray.
Madison Rayne defeated Angelina Love to retain the TNA Knockout Title.
Jay Lethal defeated Desmond Wolfe.
Jeff Hardy defeated Abyss.
Team 3D defeated Ink, Inc. Moore in a Tables match.
Rob Van Dam defeated A.J. Styles to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Title.
2011 - WWE ran Perth, Australia. Denis Smith filed the following live report:
Crowd: Much smaller than previous shows. The entire upper sections were
curtained off. I was in the cheap seats and was moved to a much better seat. All
up I'd say the venue was only 40-50% full. The crowd was dead for much of the
night.
Results:
Justin Roberts announced that CM Punk was suspended from TV but would be
appearing at live events. CM Punk came out and cut a promo. Before coming down
the ramp he walked over to the technicians desk on the side of the stage and
slapped the headphones off of one of the guys at the desk.
Match 1: Rey Mysterio defeated CM Punk.
Match 2: Kelly Kelly & Beth Phoenix defeated The Bella Twins. Scheduled to be
Kelly Kelly vs. one of the Bellas, but The Bellas attacked Kelly before the
match. Beth Phoenix ran out and made the save (complete with entrance music and
spotlight). The Anonymous GM made it a tag match.
Match 3: Zack Ryder defeated Primo. Ryder got a pretty good response from the
crowd.
Match 4: Evan Bourne defeated Jack Swagger. In my section there was one guy
screaming "Lets go Swagger" and a bunch of little kids responding "Swagger
Sucks". The Swagger fan reminded me of the Super Dragon fan (google it if you
haven't seen it)
Match 5. Dolph Ziggler defeated Kofi Kingston. After the match, Kingston hit
Ziggler with the Trouble in Paradise.
Kelly Kelly and Justin Roberts hosted a fan dance off for the chance to meet a
Superstar of their choice. A little boy won and chose to meet John Cena
backstage.
Intermission
Match 6: WWE Tag Team Champions Michael McGillicutty & David Otunga defeated
Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov. Santino was hilarious. He had the cobra ready
to strike but when his intended victim slid out of the ring he walked over to
Kozlov for help taming his cobra. Later on when he was trying to get back to
make a tag, he was being held by one leg. He started to make swimming movements
with his arms.
The Miz came out to cut a promo. According to the Miz, Perth sucks... he has a
point. Alex Riley ran out and attacked him. The Anonymous GM booked a street
fight.
Match 7: Alex Riley defeated The Miz after spearing him through a table.
R-Truth came out and cut a promo.
Match 8: WWE Champion John Cena defeated R-Truth. Cena's weight was given in
kilograms (yay for the metric system). Excruciatingly slow match After the ref
was knocked down, CM Punk ran out and attacked Cena. Cena recovered to kick out
and hit the Attitude Adjustment for the win.
There was a group of Cena haters in the front row. After the match, Cena grabbed
a mic. He said all he could hear were comments from this group. He said they
were chanting "Cena Sucks" and "We want the Rock". After this one of them said
"The Rock makes more money than you" which Cena repeated for the benefit of the
crowd. Cena said he hoped someone was filming this and that he didn't care that
the Rock makes more money than him, he was not an actor, he is a professional
wrestler. Cena told the haters that they could take their Rock shirts, turn them
sideways... and stick them back in their drawers as they were never going to see
the Rock return to wrestling full time.
For the benefit of some members of the IWC, yes I did cheer the heels and yes I
did boo the faces.
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