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July 23rd
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1984 - WWF held "The Brawl To End It All" match between Wendi Richter, accompanied by Cyndi Lauper, and WWF Women's Champion The Fabulous Moolah, managed by Capt. Lou Albano. This was the first major event in the "Rock N' Wrestling Connection", and the bout, held at New York's Madison Square Garden, was aired live on MTV, drawing a 9.0 rating. Here is the full card (only the main event was shown on MTV):
- Paul Orndorff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow.
- WWF World Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch defeated Sgt. Slaughter & Terry Daniels.
- Bob Backlund defeated Butcher Vachon via submission.
- Tito Santana vs. Cowboy Bob Orton, Jr. went to a time-limit draw.
- WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Greg Valentine.
- WWF Martial Arts Champion Antonio Inoki defeated Charlie Fulton.
- The Iron Sheik defeated Tony Garea.
- Samoan Sika defeated Ron Shaw.
- Samoan Afa defeated Rene Goulet.
- Antonio Inoki won a 20-man battle royal.
- Wendi Richter defeated The Fabulous Moolah to win the WWF Women's Title.
1989 - WCW held their Great American Bash Pay-per-view at the Baltimore Arena, in Baltimore, Maryland. The show, which was headlined by Ric Flair's return to action against Terry Funk after several months on the sidelines selling a neck injury suffered at the hands of Funk, is generally considered the first "successful" PPV from a financial standpoint in WCW history. It was also a critical success, with many saying it was the best Bash card ever. Here are the results:
- Sid Vicious & Danny Spivey won a two-ring 13-man "King Of The Hill" battle royal. Vicious won in ring one, and Spivey won in ring two, and the two were then supposed to face off, but manager Teddy Long instead said that his team would split the money, and he took the "King Of The Hill" crown.
- Brian Pillman defeated Bill Irwin with a top rope flying bodypress, jumping from the ropes of one ring to hit the move in the other ring.
- The Skyscrapers (Spivey & Vicious) defeated The Dynamic Dudes (Johnny Ace & Shane Douglas) when Sid pinned Ace after a powerbomb.
- Jim Cornette defeated Paul E. Dangerously in a Tuxedo match when Cornette kicked powder in the face of Dangerously (that Paul was about to throw) and ripped off his tuxedo.
- Rick & Scott Steiner (in Scott's PPV debut) defeated Mike Rotunda & Kevin Sullivan in a Texas Tornado match when both Steiners pinned Sullivan. Sullivan was going for a slam on Rick when Scott hit them with a top rope bodypress, and the Steiners stayed on top of Sullivan for the pin.
- NWA Television Champion Sting defeated The Great Muta when he pinned him with a belly-to-back suplex. However, replays would show Muta's shoulder up, and Sting's shoulders down, so the TV title would be held up pending a rematch (which Muta would win).
- NWA United States Champion Lex Luger defeated Ricky Steamboat via DQ. This was supposed to be a no-disqualification match, but Luger refused to wrestle unless the rules were changed. Steamboat agreed, and during the match, Luger grabbed a chair. Steamboat took it away and hit Luger with it, and was disqualified.
- The Road Warriors, The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) & Steve Williams defeated The Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin, Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) & The Samoan Swat Team in a Wargames match when Hawk forced Garvin to submit to a Hangman.
- NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Terry Funk. Flair was going for a figure-four, when Funk reversed it into a small package, but Flair reversed to small package back, ending up on top for the three count. Post-match, a wild brawl ensued with Flair, Funk, The Great Muta and Sting.
2000 - WWF held their Fully Loaded Pay-per-view in Dallas, Texas at Reunion Arena (which in the 80's was a major venue for World Class Championship Wrestling). Here is Tim Whitehead's original report on the show:
Thumb's up! WWF bounced back from their King of the Ring slump with a strong PPV effort for Fully Loaded (7/23 from Reunion Arena in Dallas). After the first several matches the show was beginning to look as if it might be mediocre, but the upper card was great and turned things around 100%. The one complaint that might be heard is that in all three matches where mid-card guys were being elevated to main event status, the established star went over. That is standard WWF operating procedure, and just as Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Rock had to job to Steve Austin in the beginning, the same will be true for Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, and Kurt Angle in their feuds. It's really no different in concept that the many jobs Kenta Kobashi did for Mitsuharu Misawa in All Japan before finally getting the big win, or years ago when guys like Jack Brisco had to chase after the World Title for a year or more before getting the win. Commentary on the show from Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler was very good.
THE HARDY BOYZ & LITA defeated TEST & ALBERT & TRISH STRATUS in 13:10. Matt Hardy and Albert started off. They messed up one spot and then Matt took a bad looking bump to the floor. Matt hit a legdrop off the second rope on Test. Jeff did a somersault legdrop and hit a plancha. Matt scored a quick two count on Test with an inside cradle but Test came back and nearly took Matt's head off with a boot to the face. Trish accidentally slapped Test. Lita tagged in but Trish tagged out. The Hardys & Lita did an innovative triple suplex spot. The heels got heat on Jeff and he took some scary bumps. Test powerbombed him but missed the elbow off the top. Jeff kicked Test in the chops and hot tagged Matt. There were a series of near falls, followed by Matt hitting the twist of fate on Albert, which looked like it hurt. Lita hit a cross body to the floor on Albert and hit Test with a DDT and a huracanrana. Lita is a little fireball and I'd like to see her in Japan with some of the girls like Chikayo Nagashima. They could turn her into a great worker. Albert walloped Lita and Test slammed her, so with Lita down, Trish wanted in. She bulldogged Lita and scored a two but Lita recovered and superplexed and moonsaulted Trish for the pin. This got great heat. Afterward, Test & Albert beat up the Hardys and Trish whipped Lita with a strap across her back, which they sold as being bruised from the bump through the table on Nitro. A good opener, but it was followed by three straight matches with no heat.
Edge told Mick Foley that Christian was suffering from food poisoning and they couldn't defend their World Tag Titles. Mick was skeptical but Edge told him to get an EMT if he didn't believe him.
Undertaker arrived on his motorcycle and spotted Kurt Angle. He chased Angle through the building on the motorcycle but Angle escaped.
TAZZ beat AL SNOW in 5:19. Snow got the upper hand early and Tazz bailed out. Snow scored two with a powerbomb. They may be trying to build Snow up a little as Lawler kept admitting that he was impressed by Snow's performance here. Snow got several twos, including one following a moonsault but there was zero heat. Snow brought Head in but Tazz caught him with a chop block. Snow threw two kicks but Tazz blocked a third and choked Snow out with the Tazzmission.
Foley brought an EMT to Edge & Christian's locker room. Christian was in the bathroom and making sounds like he was throwing up. Foley said he must really be sick and apologized for doubting him and cancelled their title defense.
HHH & Stephanie were relaxing in their locker room. Flowers kept being delivered for her and HHH asked who was sending them. Steph didn't know and said she thought HHH had sent them. HHH said he was going to send her flowers but hadn't sent these particular flowers.
PERRY SATURN defeated EDDIE GUERRERO in 8:09 to capture the European Title. Chyna came out looking pissed and slugged Saturn. She chased Terri down but Saturn saved her and Terri fled to the back. Eddie and Saturn brawled to the ring to start the match. The match was technically okay but had no crowd heat. Saturn bumped out and Chyna lariated him for a spin bump. Eddie hit a cross body and a huracanrana. Saturn hit a powerbomb. Eddie hit a Tornado DDT and Saturn came up juicing. Saturn went for a moonsault but Eddie rolled clear. Saturn then rolled clear on Eddie's frog splash attempt. Eddie knocked Saturn off the apron. Chyna went after him but he threw her across the announcers' desk. With the ref distracted, Terri came back out and kicked Eddie in the crotch and Saturn pinned him with the elbow off the top.
Foley sneaked back into Edge & Christian's locker room and found them celebrating the cancellation of their match. Christian tried to act sick again and ran into the bathroom stall and was "throwing up" but Foley looked over the top and saw that Christian had a bucket of water which he was pouring into the toilet to make the sound effects. Foley reversed his decision and said the match was back on.
Undertaker was being interviewed. There was a monitor nearby and on it he saw Angle getting on his motorcycle. He went after Angle again but Angle fled.
THE ACOLYTES defeated EDGE & CHRISTIAN by DQ in the WWF World Tag Title match in 5:31. Edge said that Christian really was sick because being in Dallas is enough to make anyone sick and that if JFK hadn't been assassinated there, he'd have committed suicide. That was pretty tasteless. Bradshaw put Dallas over for all the Cowboys' Superbowl wins and also mentioned Dick Murdoch, Bruiser Brody, the Von Erichs, and the Freebirds. He said the Acolytes would make Edge & Christian their personal bitches. This got a pop but the match itself had no heat and ended lamely. Basically, they brawled for a few minutes. These teams aren't exactly designed to work well together. Bradshaw got tied up in the wrong corner but eventually hot tagged Faarooq. Edge dragged Bradshaw out and rammed his head into the timekeeper's head. Faarooq hit a killer bodyslam on Christian but Edge hit Faarooq with the ring bell for the weak DQ to save the titles.
They did a promo from WWF New York (I'm getting tired of these) where Big Bossman carded a guy at the bar.
HHH was still wanting to know who sent all the flowers. He found a card among them and it wished Stephanie and "her man" well and was signed "It's true, it's true". HHH became furious and wanted to know why Kurt Angle was sending her flowers. Steph didn't know so HHH said he'd find out himself and stormed off looking for Angle.
Meanwhile, Undertaker was still chasing Angle, but Angle ambushed him and hit him in the knee with a wrench.
VAL VENIS defeated RIKISHI in a cage match in 14:09 to retain the IC Title. A good match which helped revive the show. Val tried to climb out immediately but Rikishi pulled him down. Rikishi pounded Val down and tried to climb out but came back down himself when he saw Val trying to escape through the door. Val rammed Rikishi into the cage. Rikishi came back but Val used a low blow to keep Rikishi's ass from being rubbed in his face. Val threw a great lariat and Rikishi spin bumped, which was cool. Val scored two with an elbow off the top. Rikishi got crotched trying to climb out. Val juiced after being rammed into the cage. Rikishi put Val down with a Samoan drop and an ass drop. Rikishi started out the door but Trish slammed in on his head. Lita ran out with a strap and whipped Trish up the ramp to the back. The ref took a bump when Val tried to climb out but was pulled back down. Rikishi then climbed the cage, but instead of climbing down the other side, he did an amazing splash like Jimmy Snuka years ago from the top onto Val. Actually, it was more comparable to Aja Kong than Jimmy Snuka. The spot deservedly got a huge pop, as it was amazing from a guy that big. Rikishi started out the door again but this time Tazz ran out and KO'ed Rikishi with a TV camera (same as when Val won the belt on Smackdown) and Val crawled on top for the pin.
They aired a SummerSlam promo with Chyna and some of the other girls on a beach and Lawler said there would be puppies, cats, and beavers at the show.
Undertaker was still stalking Angle. He passed one of those workplace "accident free" signs (you know, where it says this workplace has been such-and-such number of days accident free) and he erased the number.
HHH went to the room where the flowers had been originating, assuming it was Angle's locker room. It turned out to be Chris Jericho's. Jericho was waiting for him and left him laying, so this was a cool trick ambush.
Shane McMahon got in the ring wearing a Rock T-shirt. He challenged Rock to a match. Rock came out but didn't get in the ring since he suspected it was a trap. Rock called Shane a pussy. Chris Benoit then appeared on the Titantron. He was in Rock's locker room and began ripping up Rock's expensive silk shirts and other clothes. Rock ran back there but Benoit was gone and his wardrobe was in tatters.
UNDERTAKER defeated KURT ANGLE in 7:35. This one had surprisingly little heat. UT really can't do much in the ring anymore. Angle arrived with a wrench but UT nailed him and they brawled. UT pounded Angle down and would have pinned him twice but each time lifted him up by the hair. UT said "f*** you" to the ref, which Ross apologized for. Angle bumped out but managed to retrieve the wrench, which he used on UT's bad knee again. Angle worked on the knee, again to no heat. UT did the traditional babyface comeback and won with a chokeslam and the Last Ride (powerbomb), which did get a pop.
HUNTER HEARST HELMSLEY defeated CHRIS JERICHO in the "Last Man Standing" match in 23:09. Jericho, whose ribs were taped to sell the beating on RAW, attacked HHH and dropkicked him out. He followed up with a springboard dropkick and an elbow off the top. HHH dropped Jericho across the rail and on the stairs on his bad ribs. HHH unwrapped Jericho's bandages and choked him with them. Stephanie slapped Jericho. HHH suplexed Jericho on the ramp. Stephanie had a big smile on her face when HHH was on offense. Jericho hit a spinkick and went for the lionsault but HHH got his knees up and Jericho landed on them with his injured ribs. Jericho went down in pain but beat the count and got up at nine. Jericho did a crotch chop to show he was still alive. HHH Pedigreed him but Jericho again got up at nine. HHH hit Jericho with a chair across the back. The ref and HHH struggled over the chair, allowing Jericho to get it. He hit HHH with a hard chairshot and HHH juiced a fountain. Jericho bulldogged HHH on the chair and threw him from the ring. HHH recovered and was about to Pedigree Jericho on the stairs but Jericho backdropped him. Each man hit the other with a monitor and both went down for a nine count. Back in the ring, Jericho hooked the Walls submission. HHH tapped but it didn't count, as you could only win by the ten count. Stephanie went in and Jericho put her in the Walls but HHH made the save. HHH swung a sledgehammer (which he got from under the ring) at Jericho but hit the post. Jericho got the hammer and hit HHH in the stomach with it. HHH recovered yet again and suplexed Jericho through the announcers' desk, which JR sold big. Both went down but HHH barely beat the count and got up at nine. Very dramatic ending with Stephanie in tears wiping the blood off HHH. A great match!
ROCK beat CHRIS BENOIT in a total match time of 22:05 to retain the WWF World Title. Benoit came out wearing the tattered remains of one of Rock's silk shirts. Shane distracted Rock and Benoit attacked. Rock rallied and pounded Benoit down. Rock chased Shane, which enabled Benoit to recover. Shane took a bump off the apron. The crowd was into this match, as they were the previous one. Rock went for a crossface but Benoit escaped. Benoit pounded Rock down for some near falls. He hit Rock with the title belt but still only got two. Rock scored two with a powerslam. Benoit hooked the sharpshooter and JR mentioned that he was trained in the Hart dungeon. Rock escaped the hold. Shane pulled down the ropes and Rock bumped over. Rock and Benoit brawled on the floor. Back inside, Rock locked the figure four but Benoit made the ropes. They went out again and brawled through the crowd. They returned to the ring and traded pin attempts. Benoit hit the flying head butt and both went down. Rock hit a spinebuster and the People's Elbow and would have scored the pin but Shane distracted the ref. Benoit scored two with a superplex. Benoit brought in a chair but the ref, Earl Hebner, took it and threw it down. Shane got it and laid Hebner out from behind. By the time Hebner revived, Rock had gotten the chair and was chasing Shane with it so Hebner thought it was Rock who hit him. Rock put the crossface on Benoit and he tapped. Hebner signaled for the bell and it looked as if Rock had won but instead Hebner DQ'ed Rock for supposedly using the chair and since the special rules allowed the title to change on a DQ, Benoit was declared the champion at 19:26. Rock tried to protest but Shane juiced him with a chair. Mick Foley then emerged to a big pop and said Rock had not used the chair and ordered the match restarted. Benoit was furious but had no choice but to get back in the ring. He hit Rock with the multiple suplexes and hooked the crossface but Rock made the ropes. Rock then won with a Rock Bottom out of nowhere for the pin at 2:39 into the restart period. The ending was a little "gimmicky" but it was a very good main event to finish the show with two hot matches.
2008 - Dawn Ostroff, entertainment president of CW, explained why the network was keeping the low rated "Gossip Girl" while dropping the high rated Smackdown, stated "There was virtually no flow between the audience that watched WWE and anything else on CW. We decided the most important criterion is branding the network." Smackdown would move onto MyNetworkTV before landing on its current home on SyFu
2008 - The following was on the WWEParents.com site. "All WWE television programs are rated PG in recognition of the growing appeal of our programs to all ages and as intergenerational family viewing. If parents make the decision to allow their children to watch our programming, we encourage those parents to watch with their children. We urge parents who allow younger children to watch our programming to explain that what our Superstars do on television should not be emulated or attempted in real life."
2008 - WWE updated their Wellness Policy:
In addition to amendments to its Substance Abuse and Drug Testing Policy, WWE has undertaken several enhancements to its overall Talent Wellness Program since its inception in February 2006. Updates include:
Retaining ImPACT Inc. to manage operations and administration of the Talent Wellness Program. Through ImPact, WWE obtained the services of Dr. Joseph Maroon as the program’s Medical Director. He will coordinate a team of physicians and medical personnel for program implementation. Here's a link to the current WWE Talent Wellness Program Medical Team.
Publicly announcing suspensions of performers. As of November 1, 2007, suspensions resulting from violations of the Talent Wellness Program have been announced publicly. More than 30 suspensions have been issued since the start of the Talent Wellness Program.
Adding new drugs to the list of banned substances in the program. Anti-estrogens have been added to the list of banned substances due to their ability to be used to mask the effects of steroid use.
Mandatory pre-contract cardiovascular, drug screening and physical exams for potential new performers.
Mandatory cognitive tests for performers to monitor brain conditions. WWE is now using The ImPACT™ Concussion Management Program for all WWE performers. The ImPACT program is used by the National Football League, the National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, and the NCAA.
Expanding drug treatment services to former performers. For the past 20 years, an important component of WWE’s efforts to deter its performers from abusing drugs has been its commitment to assist performers in receiving appropriate drug rehabilitation and treatment programs. WWE has expanded this offer to include any individuals who had ever performed under contract to WWE during their careers. More than 500 letters were sent out to former performers in September 2007. So far, more than a dozen former performers have sought assistance, and we continue to receive calls to our 24-hour hotline inquiring about the program.
2009 - WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper plead not guilty on charges of one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence and one count of driving without a valid license on 7/2.
2009 - TNA broadcast Impact on SpikeTV. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV Report:
We start off tonight with a look back at Victory Road. We see Taz make his debut and he joined the Main Event Mafia. They have all the titles now.
We are live on tape from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida and your announcers are Mike ‘New World’ Tenay and Don ‘Main Event’ West.
We start off with the man of few words from Victory Road as Taz makes his way to the ring. Taz gives a history lesson and he mentions that he wrestled for a little promotion called ECW and during his time, he sustained some career shortening injuries that prevented him from competing and performing in front of everyone as a wrestler. That was cut short for him and then he spent some time calling hundreds of matches in the WWE. Taz says that there was a little bit more that he could do. Taz says that he turned on TNA and he sees the raw and untapped force. Taz says that it took him back a decade. He saw the second coming of Taz. What he saw was Samoa Joe. He says that even though him and Joe had a lot in common, there is one difference between them. Joe would show remorse for his opponents while Taz says that he never showed remorse. Taz reached out to Samoa Joe and he told Joe that he would take him to the next level. Being over with the guys in the back does not make you money and give you titles. You don’t need to be Mr. Popular. Taz says that he became the teacher while Joe became the student. Then Joe got on everyone’s radar. The one man who pursued the most aggressive to secure Joe’s services was the thirteen time champion Kurt Angle. For that, Joe and him are forever indebted to Kurt Angle and the Main Event Mafia. Tonight Joe brings some loco to the Mafia because he will become the X Division Champion. Taz tells Homicide to beat Joe if he can, and survive if he lets you.
Joe comes to the ring for his match.
Match Number One: Samoa Joe versus Homicide for the X Division Title
Homicide tries for the leg and Joe with a kick. Joe with knees but Homicide with an arm drag but Joe responds with one of his own. Joe and Homicide each with leg sweeps but Joe misses a kick and Homicide goes to the floor. Homicide avoids the Suicide Dive and Homicide hits the tope con hilo that grazes Joe’s back. Homicide rolls Joe back into the ring and he punches Joe. Homicide tries for a monkey flip but Joe pushes Homicide off and then Joe with an STO. Joe punches Homicide and then Joe with the chop, kick, and knee drop combination. Homicide with a punch to Joe but Joe with a power slam for a near fall. Joe with the abdominal stretch to Homicide but Homicide with a punch as he escapes. Homicide tries for a clothesline but Joe stays on his feet. Homicide gets the same result for a second one but Homicide decides to try a jumping back elbow and he gets a near fall. Joe runs into an elbow and Homicide hits a tornado DDT for a two count. Joe with a head and arm Joeplex and then Joe with the face wash. Joe decides to punch the referee. Homicide tries for the Gringo Killer and Joe escapes the hold. Homicide tries for the Ace Cutter but Joe counters with the choke. The referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Homicide by disqualification
After the match, Taz signals and Joe continues the attack. Joe with a clothesline and the Fujiwara arm bar. Homicide taps and there is some strange music playing and Hernandez is back making his way to the ring. Joe stands like his mentor as he waits for Hernandez to enter the ring. Taz tells Joe to walk away.
Jeremy Borash is with Mick Foley in his office. Jeremy asks Mick where things stand with him and Kurt Angle. Mick says that he went to Nashville. He is still here and apparently Angle is the golden boy in the eyes of management.
The Main Event Mafia walks to the ring and we go to commercial.
We are back and the members of the Main Event Mafia who were not in the opening match come to the ring. Kurt Angle has the mic and he says that it was a bit comical when they came to the building tonight because everyone in the back was on their best behavior. He would feel the same way if their career was on the line. Kurt says that nobody is going to be fired. Kurt says that he is very compassionate and he cares. That is why the Main Event Mafia and the Board of Directors want to give everyone the best possible show. Angle says that everyone thought that they would go to Nashville with a list of demands. There were no demands because the front office worked with them. What would happen if the Main Event Mafia decided to leave TNA. He says that there would be a bunch of losers and it would be like the Titanic. Angle says that TNA needs the Main Event Mafia. Kurt says that they have a special present for the fans. Scott Steiner, Booker T, and Kevin Nash are willing to put their titles on the line. With Jeff Jarrett at home and Sting thousands of miles away licking his wounds, there is only one person left to deal with. That person is Mick Foley. Kurt wonders what does Mick Foley really do. He says that Mick is not the wrestler he once was and he is taking up too much space in the back. Angle says that those are the opinions of the front office and not him.
Mick Foley comes out and Kurt asks Mick how his ankle is. Mick says that everyone makes mistakes and he says that last week he said that Mick Foley was not going to tap, but Mick reminds Angle that he made Foley tap. Foley says that he wanted to go home and hide his head, but that was until Angle messed with the front office and conned them into thinking that the company needed the Main Event Mafia. Mick points out that everyone in the Main Event Mafia backed it up while the other people dropped the ball. Mick says that while he was kicking Angle’s ass around the ring, he was the man he used to be. Foley says that the Main Event Mafia being indispensable is a joke.
Angle says that Foley has been working the front office for ten months. Angle says that if it wasn’t for him and Joe outsmarting Foley in the King of the Mountain, Foley would still be working the front office like he has for years. Angle tells Foley to look him in the eye because he is the man and he says that he could kick Foley’s ass if he wanted to. Angle says that he is not going to do it because there is one more thing that he wants. Angle has a set of keys and they are the keys to Foley’s office. Angle says that they are going to put the keys on a pole and in order to get his office back along with some dignity, Foley has to climb the pole and grab the keys.
We go to commercial.
We are back with an Earlier Tonight Moment of Brutus Magnus announcing a union with the Main Event Mafia. Next week, the British Invasion faces Team 3D for the IWGP Titles.
We run through the card for tonight.
Match Number Two: Kevin Nash versus Amazing Red for the Legends Title
Nash lets Red get the first shot in and Red punches him in the head. Red with more punches but Nash with a knee. Nash with knees in the corner and then Nash poses. Nash with a biel that sends Red across the ring. Red with kicks to the leg and punches but Nash with a knee and it is jackknife power bomb time and then he thinks about a second one and takes Red to the mat for the three count.
Winner: Kevin Nash
Lauren is in the back with Hernandez and she welcomes him back. Hernandez talks about the changes in TNA while he was out. He tells Jarrett and Foley that he has their back. Hernandez says that he will be the new TNA Champion. Homicide stops by and wonders what Hernandez was doing out there. Hernandez says that he was saving Homicide’s life. Homicide has some words for Hernandez in Spanish and we go to commercial.
We are back and Mick Foley is in his office with Jeremy Borash and Jeremy is trying to tell Foley that he has no chance. Foley says that his ankle is moderately sprained. Jeremy asks Mick if he is going to put it all on the line tonight. Foley says that Angle can take his title and his dignity by making him tap. He can take his office, but he cannot take the picture. Foley says that we should settle everything with something on a pole. Foley’s security come in and they say that they are there for Foley. Foley tells them to take the ‘MEM’ off their shirts.
Booker, Steiner, and Sharmell are in the dressing room and while Booker is trying to do his best Mush Mouth imitation, Steiner says that they have their opponents. We go to commercial.
We are back and Lauren is with Traci Brooks in the back. Traci says that she has been in Hollywood and she has a huge project coming up in the future. Traci says that she heard about the battle royal and she wants her job back as Knockout Law to protect the girls from the Main Event Mafia.
Match Number Three: Booker T and Scott Steiner versus Mick Foley Security (Rocco and Sally Boy) for the TNA Tag Titles
Booker and Sally Boy start things off and they lock up and Booker with a knee on the break followed by punches and chops. Booker with a super kick and he tags in Steiner. Steiner with a kick to the ribs. Steiner with a belly-to-belly suplex followed by punches and then Steiner spits in Rocco’s face. Booker tags back in and he punches Sally in the ribs. Booker with a chop followed by a back heel kick and Rocco enters the ring to break up the cover. Steiner comes in and he chops Sally followed by a clothesline. Steiner with the flex elbow and push ups while the ref still counts. Steiner punches Sally but he charges into a boot and Rocco tags in. Rocco knocks Booker off the apron and then he hits a splash in the corner. Rocco with a slam and then he goes up top. Rocco hits the splash and Sharmell pulls the referee’s leg. Booker with a Bookend and then Steiner with the Flatline for the three count.
Winners: Scott Steiner and Booker T
Jeremy is in the back with Eric Young and Eric enters Mick’s office. Mick is staring at the invisible pole in his office. Eric says that it is important and Mick says that thinking about climbing a pole is more important. Eric says that he has been unprofessional and the personal issues between him and Jeff should never have been brought up. Eric says that he watched the pay per view and he saw Foley fighting for the life of TNA in the ring. Eric says that he was one of the TNA originals and he was a part of the Front Line. Eric says that he could lose everything and he is sorry and he is ready to go back to work. Foley asks Eric if he wants to be the ‘mystery’ member of the Originals.
We see Sarita walking in the back. Kong is also walking. More women are walking. We go to commercial.
We are back and we see Angelina Love beating Tara for the title, but Slick Johnson had some insects on him, and the spider too.
Tara is with Lauren and Lauren wonders why Tara is part of the Battle Royale because the winner represents the Main Event Mafia. Tara says that she could use the money to give to a charity. Tara says that she is here to be number one in the number one company. Tara says that the Main Event Mafia does not have enough for her to be a part of. Tara says that Slick can get some Poison free of charge.
Match Number Four: Women’s Battle Royal for $50,000 and a spot in the Main Event Mafia
The participants in this match are Tara, Angelina Love, Madison Rayne, Velvet Sky, Awesome Kong, Alyssa Flash, ODB, Sojo Bolt, Daffney, and Taylor Wilde.
They all pair up in the ring as Taylor tries to eliminate Daffney and she succeeds. Angelina kicks Tara in the corner while Kong presses Madison Rayne and slams her onto Daffney on the floor. Slick is out there to get some help for Madison. Wilde kicks Flash in the leg. ODB is sent over the top rope but Cody Deaner catches ODB and returns her to the ring. Slick Johnson sends Cody to the back for interfering. Bolt is sent to the apron by Wilde and then she is kicked to the floor. Flash and Sarita battle in the corner. Velvet charges at Tara and she is sent to the apron. Velvet is punched off the apron by Tara.
Kevin Nash comes out and he has the check.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Angelina Love is holding on to the ring. We see Taylor Wilde and Alyssa Flash get eliminated during the commercial. Angelina Love is eliminated from the match.
We are down to four as it is Kong, Sarita, ODB, and Tara. They all attack Kong but Kong fights back and she slams Sarita. Tara tries to eliminate Sarita but Sarita rolls back in. Tara sends Sarita into the turnbuckles. ODB is in the ropes and Kong eliminates her. Tara has Sarita in the ropes but Sarita gets back in the ring and she hits a drop kick. Kong eliminates Sarita.
We are down to our final two and it is Kong and Tara. Kong and Tara exchange punches and Tara with the advantage. Kong gets Tara on her back and Kong throws Tara to the ropes but Tara tries to pull Kong out by the hair. Traci Brooks helps eliminate Tara and Kong.
Winner: Traci Brooks
Meanwhile, we see Tara and Kong battling at ringside with security trying to separate them.
Tara wants to know what is going on and she is in the ring with Slick Johnson. Tara punches Slick and then hits a low blow. It is time for Tara to bring out Poison, but Slick gets out of the ring as we go to commercial.
We are back and Angelina, Velvet, and Madison are angry that they lost. Angelina says that they should be servicing the Main Event Mafia. Velvet talks about the obstacles they are facing. Lauren brings up the way they used the referees at Victory Road. Velvet has nasty things to say about ODB and from out of nowhere Cody Deaner arrives and he wants a fight to protect his woman’s honor. Angelina, Madison, and Velvet try to sweet talk Cody and Cody has bought into their comments. Velvet knees Cody in the solar plexus region and then they leave when ODB arrives.
It is time to talk about the ten man tag match later tonight and the Pole Match.
Mike Tenay announces that the main event for Hard Justice will be Kurt Angle versus Sting versus either Matt Morgan or A.J. Styles in a two-out-of-three match series.
Lauren is with the TNA Original team and she asks A.J. about the recent announcement. A.J. says that this is not about Matt Morgan because they all dropped the ball at Victory Road. They are on the same page tonight and they take back TNA.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Five: Big Rob Terry, Doug Williams, Brutus Magnus, Kiyoshi, and Sheik Abdul Bashir versus A.J. Styles, Robert Roode, James Storm, Eric Young, and Daniels
Young and Bashir start things off and they each work on the arm and then they alternate waist locks. Storm tags in and he punches Bashir. Storm with a flying forearm and Roode is tagged in and they hit a double suplex. Time to remember their team name. They send Kiyoshi into Bashir and then they throw him out of the ring. Styles tags in and he kicks and slams Bashir followed by a phenomenal knee drop. Daniels tags in and he gets Bashir up for a belly-to-back suplex and Styles makes it a spike maneuver. Daniels with an Arabian press to Bashir. Daniels with punches to Bashir and Rob with a punch and Kiyoshi tags in. Kiyoshi chokes Daniels in the ropes and then he works on the back and hits a clothesline. Rob tags in and he biels Daniels across the ring. Rob with a clothesline. Daniels punches Terry and he barely budges. Daniels tries for a cross body and he bounces off Terry and Rob poses. Magnus and Williams tag in and they hit a double clothesline and then they do their pose in the middle of the match. Magnus with a slam and Williams is tagged back in. Williams with a knee in the corner and then Williams sends Daniels into a boot from Magnus. Williams with a knee from the turnbuckles. Daniels sends Williams into Terry on the apron and Daniels with an enzuigiri and Styles and Magnus are in. Styles with clotheslines to everyone and then Styles with a phenomenal forearm for a near fall. All ten men are in the ring and Young sends Magnus into Styles. Young hits Styles from behind and then he piledrives Styles to allow Magnus to get the three count.
Winner: British Invasion, Kiyoshi, and Sheik Abdul Bashir
After the match, they celebrate with Eric Young.
We go to Mick Foley in the locker room and he is not happy as we go to commercial.
We are back and the winners of the last match are still celebrating. Eric Young tells Jeremy to shut up. Eric says that they are the World Elite and everything in TNA is going to change forever. Foley goes after Eric Young and security has to separate them.
Match Number Six: Kurt Angle versus Mick Foley in a Keys on a Pole Match
Angle punches Foley but Foley punches back. Foley sends Angle into the turnbuckles and then he punches Angle. Angle punches Foley and then he kicks Foley before returning to the punches. Foley punches back and he hits a series of punches in the corner. Foley with a running knee in the corner and Angle is down. Foley starts to climb the pole but Angle pulls Foley back to the mat and punches Foley. Foley sends Angle out of the ring with a clothesline and he climbs the pole. Angle pulls Foley off. Angle punches Foley and then Angle decides to go for the pole. Foley punches Angle and then Foley tries for a superplex and hits it. We go to commercial.
We are back and Foley with a kick and the double arm DDT. Foley points to the sock and he has it. Foley puts Angle in the mandible claw. Angle tries to fight out of the hold but Foley reapplies it. Angle is down in the center of the ring and he goes to the pole one more time.
Joe runs to the ring and he is followed by Scott Steiner and the rest of the group. The referee calls for the bell.
No Contest
After the match, everyone attacks Foley. Angle gets on the mic and he says that Victory Road and tonight was not enough. Foley’s next card will be his last card.
Music plays and it is Bobby Lashley. The Main Event Mafia is happy to see Lashley come to the ring. Lashley is slapping hands with the fans so he must be part of the Main Event Mafia because that is what Jenna did on Sunday. Lashley hugs the members of the Main Event Mafia and then Angle gives Lashley the thumbs down. Lashley gets ready to punch Foley but Lashley turns around and punches Angle. Lashley hits Steiner, Joe, and Booker. Foley punches Nash and Lashley is in Foley’s corner.
2010 - Randy Savage makes his final wrestling-related public appearance via video, when he announces his action figure will be included in the WWE action figure line produced by Mattel:
2011 - WWE champion CM Punk appeared a an AAW show in Illinois to show respect to Gregory Iron, a wrestler with Cerebal Palsy, who teamed with Colt Cabana during the show. He did not come out with the title.
2011 - WWE Smackdown ran Pittsburgh, PA. Joe M. filed the following results:
1. Ted DiBiase won a 12-man battle royal to earn a shot at the Intercontinental title.
Tony Chimel introduced Kaitlyn as the special guest host. Melina and Tamina confronted her before being run off by Natalya and AJ.
2. Natalya and AJ beat Melina and Tamina.
3. Jinder Mahal pinned Tyson Kidd.
After the match, Wade Barrett attacked Kidd as he was being helped back to the dressing room. Barrett then challenged Sheamus to a match.
4. Sheamus pinned Wade Barrett. There was a big "Let's Go Sheamus" chant.
5. Rey Mysterio pinned The Miz. Before the match, Miz talked about the WWE Title tournament on RAW. He boasted that he wouldn't choke in the finals--obviously a reference to the Steelers losing in Super Bowl XLV. Miz then tore up a "Ray (sic) Mysterio" sign.
Kaitlyn hosted a dance contest in which the winner got to go backstage.
[Intermission]
6. Mark Henry pinned Daniel Bryan.
7. Intercontinental champion Ezekiel Jackson beat Ted DiBiase by submission. A guy in my section kept yelling "You suck, Ted!" Ted turned in our direction and yelled "I don't suck!"
8. Randy Orton beat World champion Christian by DQ. Before the match, Tony Chimel introduced Bret Hart, who was wearing a Sidney Crosby jersey, as the special ringside enforcer. Toward the end of the match, Bret stopped Christian from bringing a chair into the ring. Orton pummeled Christian for several minutes after the match was over, throwing chairs into the ring and hitting him with a Singapore cane. Orton and Hart walked around ringside shaking people's hands to close the show.If you enjoy PWInsider.com you can check out the AD-FREE PWInsider Elite section, which features exclusive audio updates, news, our critically acclaimed podcasts, interviews and more by clicking here!
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