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October 31st

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1966 - Koji Kanemoto is born.

1969 - Tarzan Baxter defeats Chuck Karbo to win the TSW North American Title.

1979 - Giant Baba defeats Harley Race for the NWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Title in Nagoya, Japan, ending Race's third reign with the belt, and starting Baba's second run as champion.

1983 - Johnny Mantell defeated Jimmy Garvin for the WCCW TV title.

1989 - WWF's Saturday Night's Main Event was taped in Topeka, Kansas at the Kansas Coliseum. The show aired on NBC on November 25, 1989, doing a 8.7 rating. Interesting to note, by the time the show aired, Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson were already gone from the company (Anderson wrestled his last match at Survivor Series a few days before the SNME broadcast and went to WCW, Blanchard was suspended on November 2nd for failing a cocaine test). Here are the results from the show:
- The Ultimate Warrior defeated Andre The Giant via disqualification.
- Lanny Poffo defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via countout. After the match, Mr. Perfect destroyed the WWF Title belt with a hammer.
- Dusty Rhodes defeated Big Bossman.
- Mr. Perfect defeated Red Rooster.
- The Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels) defeated The Brain Busters (Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson) in a three falls match. Jannetty pinned Blanchard in the first fall, Blanchard pinned Michaels in the second fall, and Michaels pinned Anderson in the third and final fall. This would be the last match Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson ever wrestled together as a tag team.

1997 - Joe Rules wins a battle royal in Bayonne, New Jersey, to become the first Jersey All-Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion, then loses the belt on the same night to Pitbull #2.

1998 - Mitsuharu Misawa defeats Kenta Kobashi for the All Japan Triple Crown in Tokyo, Japan. With this win, Misawa tied Stan Hansen's record for most Triple Crown title reigns at four (Misawa would go on to have five, which has since been tied by Toshiaki Kawada).

2000 - Ivory defeats champion Lita, Trish Stratus and Jacqueline for the WWF Women's Title in Rochester, New York, in a four way match. This would begin Ivory's third (and to date, final) run with the belt.

2005 - Former Intercontinental Champion Christian quits World Wrestling Entertainment, becoming (arguably) the first major star to make the decision to leave WWE for TNA.  Christian would fulfill his remaining appearance (the Taboo Tuesday PPV) before leaving WWE.

2005 - On an edition of Raw from the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California, WWE made a huge change to the Taboo Tuesday PPV. Steve Austin, scheduled to wrestle Jonathan Coachman at the event with the stipulation that Jim Ross would be rehired as the announcer on Raw if Austin won, had balked at WWE's plans for the event (they wanted Coachman to defeat Austin in Austin's first match in years).  During Raw, Vince McMahon announced that Austin was in "an accident" and that Coachman would now face someone from Smackdown instead (with the Jim Ross stipulation being forgotten). Out came Smackdown's Sho Funaki, who was then beat up by Goldust (making his return to WWE after two years).  Coach then called out anyone from Smackdown, and World Champion Batista came out, but was attacked by Vader (making his return to WWE after seven years).  This would set up Coach, with Vader & Goldust, vs. Batista at Taboo Tuesday, hardly a substitute for Steve Austin's return to wrestling.

2006 - CM Punk joined The Ghost Hunters for a live investigation of The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado during their live Halloween special on Sci Fi.

2006 - WWE broadcast a Halloween edition of ECW on Sci Fi.  Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:

2007 - WWE star Elijah Burke (now known as Pope Dinero in TNA) joined The Ghost Hunters in their live Halloween investigation of Waverly Hills.

2007 - Hulk Hogan transferred ownership of his trademarks from himself to a limited liability company called 'Hogan Holdings Limited'. The trademarks include Hulk Hogan, Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Hulkster, Hogan Knows Grillin, Hulkamania.com, Hulkapedia.com and Paul The Giant Wight, for use in boxing contests.

2008 - The Miz took part in The Ghost Hunters annual live broadcast on SyFy, investigating Fort Delaware, a haunted Civil War POW camp.  Grant Wilson of the Ghost Hunters would note after the special aired that Sci Fi instructed Miz to remain in his heel character during the broadcast.

2008 - TNA debuted in Ontario, California.  Eduardo Alvarado filed the following live report:

We just got back from the TNA house show at the new Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario California. My Fiance and I had a blast at the show. The arena was very nice. The building was half curtained off for the event.  I would say there was maybe 500 people in the building and maybe 20 dressed up in Halloween costumes. This was a much more fan friendly show than any WWE show we have been to in the past.

As for the results:

*Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Sonjay Dutt and Consequences Creed in a 3-way.

*LAX defeated The Prince Justice Brotherhood Super Eric and Curry Man.

*Awesome Kong defeated Roxxi.

*Samoa Joe beat Christian.

*Beer Money beat Team 3D.

*AJ Styles defeated Kurt Angle in the match of the night.

After the show was over, Jeremy Borash  brought out a lot of the roster to meet and greet the fans while Kurt Angle stayed in the ring to take pictures with the fans. Every wrestler we met tonight was very nice, autographed everything the fans wanted and took pictures with anybody who asked. All in all this is the best house show that we have been to in the last five years.

We strongly urge you to go and see TNA if they are in your town, you will not be disappointed.

2008 - WWE broadcast Smackdown.  Mike Grimaldi filed the following TV report:

-WWE Open
-Casket Match tease

-Big Show is show with a tight shot of his face and neck.  Show rubs his neck and speaks softly selling the gogoplata that UT used to beat him at Cyber Sunday.  Show claims that Taker is a coward for using an "evil and banned" hold on him and warns the Undertaker that if they cross paths again, Show will "bury" the Undertaker.

Show exits as the camera pulls out to show Vickie in the wheelchair with Chavo.  Vickie wishes everyone a sarcastic Happy Halloween and promises lots of tricks and treats on tonight's show.  She talks about the Undertaker being in action in a casket match and claims this will be his last.  She then says she's going to tell us a scary story and goes on a rant about how Taker will be forced to face himself locked inside the casket fighting for his last breath.  She is pleased with her story and then says that the man that is going to have the "treat" of doing this to the Undertaker is...Chavo Guerrero.  Chavo doesn't look happy at all.  Vickie says "Happy Halloween" and then goes into an attempt at an evil laugh.

-Smackdown Open

-JR welcomes us to the show and then a shot of JR and Tazz at the announce table reveals Tazz dressed up in military fatigues and JR is wearing an all white sailor's outfit that makes him look more like the Pillsbury Doughboy than a sailor.  They hype a special 6 man match tonight between Mark Henry, Kane and MVP against The Hardys and Rey Misterio (well, the show was taped in San Diego).

1. The Miz and John Morrison vs. (WWE Tag Team Champions) Carlito and Primo-  JR had a pretty funny line here about how he "didn't know I looked so good in white.  Pat Patterson asked me to the WWE Prom...He thinks I'm one of the Village People."  I know, they're corny, but Pat Patterson jokes always make me laugh.  This was a non title match.  JR and Tazz played up Miz and Morrison's "disrespecting" of DX the past two weeks throughout the match.  Morrison and Primo started out.  First high spot of the match saw Primo flip over the back of Morrison and take him down with an arm drag followed by a reverse headscissors and a cover for a near fall.  Carlito gets tagged in and hits a dropkick on Morrison and gets a 2 count on a pin attempt.  Carlito goes for a quebrada but Morrison moves and Carlito lands on his feet and nails Morrison with a clothesline for another near fall.  Morrison made the tag to Miz who didn't fare any better.  Miz whipped Carlito into the corner but Carlito tipped up over the charging Miz and then took him down with an arm drag and covered him for another 2.  Primo got the tag and the Brothers Colon hit a double back body drop on Miz and then they both clotheslined him over the top rope.  Morrison snuck in and came charging at them but the double hip tossed him over to top and onto his partner on the floor as we go to commercial break

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Surprisingly back from the commercial the babyfaces are still in control.  Primo tags in Carlito and Primo hits a drop toehold on the Miz while Carlito came running off the ropes with a diving headbutt for another near fall.  Miz made his way over and tagged in Morrison but Carlito maintained control.  He slammed Morrison and then tagged in Primo.  Carlito power bombed his own partner onto Morrison.  Primo sold the move for a moment (smart) before making the cover for yet another near fall.  The heels finally took control of the match thanks to a distraction by Miz from the outside that allowed Morrison to hit a springboard kick on Primo and gain his team a near fall.  With Primo's head and neck under the bottom rope, Morrison hit a sling shot on Primo, driving his throat into the bottom rope.  Miz tagged in and prevent Primo from making a tag.  Miz the started pounding on Primo and then hit a leg drop for a 2 count.  Miz applied a full nelson to Primo how eventually used sort of a victory roll to get out but instead of trying to get a pin rolled through to make the tag.  Carlito came in with a springboard somersault dive onto Miz and a few moments later hit a sit out power bomb for a near fall that was broken up by Morrison.  Morrison got tossed out of the ring by Primo and then Primo got tossed out allowing Carlito the chance to school boy the Miz and get a near fall.  Carlito went for another springboard move but with the ref distracted, Morrison, from the outside,, knocked his balance off and Carlito crashed.  Miz quickly came in with the "Reality Check" and got the pin.

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-I'm assuming there were a backstage skit or two here, one with Maria and Festus, because JR alluded to it while Jimmy Wang Yang, dressed up in an older western style coat and hat and introduced by Justin Roberts (dressed up like Dracula I guess) as "John Wayne Yang."  Oye.  Yang took the mic and said "Howdy.  I'm John Wayne...Yang.  And remember, I'm your boy...pilgrims...YEE HAW!"  Double oye.

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2. Jimmy Wang Yang vs. THE Brian Kendrick w/ Ezekiel Jackson-  As Kendrick was making his way out, Tazz told JR that looking at him made him really want Crackerjacks.  JR then talked about his guns and had Tazz feel his forearm (Popeye joke) and Tazz said, "wow, it's actually getting hard." And then Tazz realised he just said, "it's getting hard" while touching another man and they quickly turned the page on that one.  Yang took Kendrick down with am arm drag and the two started shoving each other.  Yang stomped on Kendrick's foot and hit a rana, followed by a front leg sweep and a dropkick that sent Kendrick to the floor.  Yang quickly went out and pitches Kendrick back in, but somehow gets distracted by Zeke who was on the other side of the ring and Kendrick takes advantage.  Kendrick starts to work over the left arm and shoulder of Yang, ramming him into the turnbuckle shoulder first as well as hitting a hammerlock slam.  Kendrick comes off the middle rope with a double knee drop but Yang moves.  Yang hits an enzuguri for a near fall.  Kendrick gets whipped into the corner and Yang hits the leg lariat the send him over the top to the apron and then climbs to the top rope and comes off with a cross body that gets him another 2 count.  Kendrick gets a chance to go for "The Kendrick" but Yang blocks and instead hits a moonsault press and gets a near fall before Zeke pulls Kendrick out of the ring causing the ref to call for a DQ.  Yang tries a pescado onto Zeke but is caught and dropped face first on the ring apron.  Zeke then tosses him in the ring and hits the big ura nage slam.  Kendrick then hits "The Kendrick" on Yang and celebrates.

-Backstage Ranjin Singh and The Great Khali are shown walking.  Kung Fu Naki appears and asks Khali to teach him the art of seduction.  Singh translated for Khali and Khali speaks for a few moments and Singh translates back, "The Great Khali says...size matters...sorry."

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-The Great Khali is in the ring for a "special Halloween edition of the Khali Kiss Cam."  Singh picks another fat chick, this one dressed up as a witch.  Singh credits her on her "great costume" noting her warts.  Khali plants a small kiss on her but she wants a "French kiss."  Singh says she'll have to take off her mask but she says she's not wearing one and Singh realized that the warts are "real."  Khali is hesitant to place a big kiss on her but eventually does and afterwards starts dry heaving with the fat chick passes out in the ring.  This is getting really stupid.  Vickie is shown in her office watching and seems happy as we get a slow motion replay of the kiss.

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3. Kane/Mark Henry/MVP vs. Matt Hardy/Jeff Hardy/Rey Misterio- During MVP's entrance, we get the "HurraPop" and Helms suggest to MVP, "Let's try something new this week...try winning.  I'm just sayin'."  Matt and Henry start out and Henry uses his size and power to slam Matt to the canvas but then misses and elbow drop.  Matt tags Jeff who quickly tags Matt back in.  Matt tries to come off the top but is caught be Henry.  Jeff chop blocks Henry from behind and Matt lands on him for a 1 count.  Henry makes it to his corner and tags in MVP.  MVP goes to work with short knees to the body, a slam, but then misses the knee drop.  Matt makes the tag out to Misterio who comes in to a huge pop.  Rey kicks at MVP's legs and hits a head scissors and then a low drop kick for a near fall.  Matt and Jeff then come in an pick MVP up for a double suplex and Rey comes off the top with a cross body and gets a 2 count.  Rey hits a rana on MVP settling up for the 619 but when he hits the far ropes Kane pulls his leg out and jerks him to the floor.

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MVP slams Rey and then drops a knee for a 2 count coming out of the commercial break.  Kane tags in and military presses Rey over his head and tosses him up and Rey crashes to the mat.  Kane goes for a cover and gets a 2 count.  Mark Henry tags in and stands on Rey's chest.  Henry the pounds away on Rey on the mat and covers him for near fall.  MVP gets the tag and applies a reverse bear hug on Rey down on the mat.  Rey tries to fight out by MVP hits a back suplex and then tags Kane back in.  Kane charges Rey in the corner but Rey gets the boots up.  Rey then hits the tilt-a-whirl inverted DDT and tags out to Jeff and Kane tags MVP.  Jeff takes MVP down a couple of times and then hits Whisper in the Wind but Kane breaks up the pin attempt.  Mat comes in and blocks a chokeslam attempt and sends Kane to the outside.  Misterio hits a springboard cross body onto Kane to the outside.  In the ring, the Hardy's hit "Poetry In Motion" on Henry.  MVP then blocks a "Twist of Fate" attempt by Jeff but Matt comes in right away and hits the move himself.  Jeff comes off the top with the Swanton and gets the win.

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-There's another "light hearted" skit or two here that I didn't get.

-Vladimir Kozlov, not dressed up for Halloween (he could have at least broken out an 80's style Russian heel singlet).  While Kozlov started to speak in Russian, "HurraPop" came up and Helms just mocked Kozlov by mouthing along with him with an exaggerated scowl on his face.  Kozlov said the fans were soft (or fat) and lazy, just like HHH is soft, and he wants the next chance to be champion.  Triple H came out to answer the challenge.  Triple H starts off, "Listen Boris" and then goes on to explain how Russia is behind the US in a lot of things and probably just saw Rocky I.  He informs Kozlov that in Rock IV, they get a big Russian who beats everyone up and even kills Apollo Creed (that got a huge "boo" from the fans for some reason), but in the end, the American kicks the crap out of the Russian.  Kozlov said some more unintelligible stuff and ended with "Vladimir Kozlov will be king."  Triple H told him if he wants a title match to take it up with Vickie, but in the meantime, shut up and let's go.  Triple H took off his leather jacket and went nose to nose with Kozlov who didn't take the bait and walked out and slowly back up the ramp.

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-Cena video

4. Maria/Brie Bella/Michelle McCool vs. Natalya/Victoria/Maryse-  HurraPop again, this time, "Divas...you always make me...pop up.  I'm just sayin'."  Victoria and Maria start out trading cartwheel reversals.  Natalya comes in a pounds away on Maria before Brie gets tagged in.  Natalya hits a Samoan drop of Brie and tags in Maryse who hits an unusual looking back breaker.  Victoria gets the tag back in and hits a fireman's carry into a side slam.  Brie goes to the outside and the switch of Bella's is made under the ring.  Bella gets back into the ring and tags Michelle who comes in with some fast paced offense including a drop kick and a flipping neckbreaker.  Maria tags herself in and comes off the top with a cross body onto Victoria and gets the 3 count.  Michelle isn't pleased with the fact that Maria got the pin.

-Another backstage skit or something I didn't get. 

5. Undertaker vs. Chavo Guerrero (Casket Match)- Chavo makes his way to the ring looking not too thrilled with the match he's been put into.  The, the good ol' Druids push the casket to the ring followed by the Undertaker's entrance.  As Chavo stands of the apron looking cautious, the Big Show's music plays and he makes his way out.  So far this segment has been 7 minutes long and just basically people walking to the ring.  Show slowly walks out still holding his neck and throat.   Chavo waves to him to hurry up and get down to the ring. 

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Back from break, the match still hasn't begun.  The bell rings and Taker is still staring at Show who has only made his way a third of the way down the ramp.  Taker stalks Chavo who circles around to up against to ropes.  He goes to step out where the casket is and gets frightened and walks right into an Undertaker big boot.  Taker takes some shots at Chavo in the corner while keeping an eye on the Big Show, before tossing him outside the ring and Taker follows him.  Taker send Chavo into the retaining wall.  Oh, and apparently JR has named Taker's "banned" gogoplata "the Death Valley Vice" meanwhile tons more guys have finishers that don't have names.  I go back and forth sometimes with my feelings on Ross, but he definitly "gets it" and knows when things need names or to be put over.  Undertaker hit snake eyes on Chavo onto the casket.  He tried to shove Chavo in but couldn't, so he slammed the lid on Chavo's head.  Taker made a move toward Big Show who was inching closer, but then he went back to work on Chavo.  Again, Taker walked towards Show who started backing up.  Undertaker then came running at Chavo who was leaning against the casket; Taker went for a big boot but Chavo moved and he, for lack of a better word, crotched himself on the casket...if that's possible.  Chavo tried to take advantage and fired away with a series of punches and kicks.  He got on the apron and jumped off onto Taker who caught him and drove him into the retaining wall.  Taker asked for the lid to be opened on the casket, and threw Chavo into the ring.  Chavo caught Taker stepping through the ropes with a DDT.  Chavo started pounding away at Taker again and called for Show to come to the ring.  Show walked slowly to the ring but Taker sat up.  Chavo knocked him down and went for a chair.  Taker ducked an attempted chair shot into a back body drop.  Taker hit snake eyes again, this time onto the turnbuckle and then hit a running boot.  Taker asked for the casket to be opened and picked up Chavo, but Show closed the lid and taker dropped Chavo and turned his attention to Show.  Chavo took the chair and hit Taker in the back of the knee.  He went to hit him again but Taker grabbed him by the throat and hit the chokeslam.  Big Show jumped Taker immediately and the pounded away with body blows and a headbutt.  Show and Taker traded punches and then heabutts, Show's headbutt knocked Taker down.  Show charged at Taker how ducked and Show went over the top rope onto the casket.  Show realised he was on the casket an freaked out and bailed up the ramp.  Taker the tombstoned Chavo and then put him in the casket and closed the lid.  As Taker posed in the ring, we see Vickie watching from her office.  She tells a person we don't see that she will give them a title match, but first they have to do something for her.  Next week, beat the Undertaker.  Of course the person she is talking to is Vladimir Kozlov.

2010 - Kofi Kingston appeared on SyFy's Ghosthunters Live investigation special.

2010 - Val Venis was signed by WWE for a test run as a Producer.  He did not remain with the company.

2011 - In one of the strangest crossovers in history, The Muppets were the guest stars on Monday Night Raw in Atlanta, GA.

Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:

We are live from Atlanta, Georgia and your announcers are Michael ‘I wonder if these Muppets can beat Daniel Bryan’ Cole and Jerry ‘Is Vickie fatter than Miss Piggy’ Lawler.

We start off with the Rock’s music and he is on the TitanTron looking very Rocky. He asks John Cena if he wants to team with the Rock at Survivor Series. Can it be done? Should it be done for one night? John and him are the most polarized men on Earth. Cena represents an era and a generation and so does Rock. Last week, Cena asked the Rock and he asked from the heart. Rock says . . . from the heart . . . hell no.

Does Cena want the Rock to be his tag team partner, the same one who has been knocking on his door for years. In order for the Rock and John Cena to be a team, Cena will hold his hand out for Rock to slap the skin off his hand. He would rather slap Cena in the face.

Cena wants Team Bring It to team with the Froot Loop Troop. It won’t happen.

Rock says that the Rock started to think about it and he started to listen. When he wakes up every morning he sees people telling him to team up for one night. There was a reason to hook him. They both hate and despise Miz and R Truth. It ain’t about what Rock wants and it ain’t about what John Cena wants. It is about what the people want and they want to see Miz and Truth get their jabroni asses kicked.

Rock says that he will give the people what they want for one night at Survivor Series.

He tells Miz and R Truth that they might have become bad asses and the most hated men in the WWE. He tells them not to do it from behind and to confront him to his face.

Rock tells Cena that he got his wish and all of Cena’s fans are on their Twitter thanking Rocky. Rock tells them that there is another reason why he is doing this. That reason is that the Rock wants Cena to witness and stand on the apron to be one foot away from the most electrifying man in the world. What Rock does to Miz and R Truth is just a taste of what he is going to do to him at Wrestlemania. He tells John to witness, watch, and respect how a real man gets it done.

Rock says never before . . . never again. Now it is time to smell.

Before our first match starts, we see the video of the superplex at Vengeance that destroyed the ring.

John Laurinaitis comes out and he introduces himself and he says that CM Punk will face Alberto Del Rio if he can beat Mark Henry tonight.

Match Number One: CM Punk versus Mark Henry

Henry with a kick and forearms to the back followed by a kick. Henry continues to attack Punk in the corner with an Irish whip. Punk goes to the turnbuckles and he leaps on Henry’s back and connects with elbows. Henry gets Punk up and hits a power slam and gets a near fall.

Punk with kicks to Henry followed by a punch. Henry throws Punk over the top rope but Punk stays on the apron. Punk with a kick and he hits a springboard clothesline and then he goes up top for the Macho Man Elbow drop and he hits it and gets a near fall.

Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez come to the ring and Alberto tells Ricardo to attack Henry to get Punk disqualified but the referee only sends Ricardo away. Ricardo hits Henry with his shoe and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner: Mark Henry by disqualification

After the match, Punk attacks Ricardo and Del Rio. Punk punches Del Rio and then Punk sends Ricardo into the apron and grabs him by the neck. Ricardo begs for mercy but Punk sends Ricardo into the ring. Mark Henry hits the World’s Strongest Slam on Ricardo (at least it sounded like it because the camera was focused on Punk).

Michael Cole scares us by telling us that he is going to be the voice of WWE forever.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Kermit and Miss Piggy make their way out and they welcome everyone to Raw. Miss Piggy says that she is the original Diva. Vickie Guerrero and Jack Swagger come out.

Vickie says that it was bad enough that Hugh Jackman took over the show, now they have to share the show with livestock. Swagger says that it ain’t easy being frog legs. Piggy yells at Swagger.

Kermit tells Jack that he doesn’t want to have any problem with Jack and his mother.

Santino comes out to interrupt the Excuse Me and Excuse Moi.

He says that everyone is officially excused. Santino tells Jack that he shouldn’t be picking on any of the Muppets. He should be warming up. Santino says that Jack has the opportunity to show his skills against him.

Jack shuts up Kermit and reminds Santino that he is an All American and a former World Champion. He will have Dolph in his corner tonight.

Santino says that Dolph has a match tonight against Zack Ryder.

Kelly Kelly comes out and she is dressed like a pirate and she kisses Kermit before going to the ring.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Two: Divas Costume Battle Royal Number One Contender Match

Natalya eliminates Rosa while the Divas pair off. Aksana gets eliminated by the Bellas. Tamina super kicks AJ off the apron but Kaitlyn takes care of Tamina. The Bellas eliminate Kaitlyn. Kelly and Eve deal with the Bellas while Natalya deals with Alicia. Eve with a moonsault onto the Bellas. Kelly with a Stinkface to both Bellas. Kelly and Eve eliminate the Bellas.

Kelly, Eve, and Alicia slap Natalya and Natalya with a discus clothesline to Eve. Natalya sends Kelly to the apron and then she eliminates Alicia. Natalya eliminates Kelly but Eve eliminates Natalya.

Winner: Eve Torres

After the match, Beth and Natalya come into the ring but Kelly and Alicia stand by Eve’s side. Beth and Natalya think better of hurting three women so they leave the ring.

We go to the back and Bunsen and Beaker are in the back and Bunsen is working on an energy drink for Santino.

Beaker bumps into Christian and Christian pours out the drink that was for Santino. Christian turns around and he sees Beaker’s brother from a different life form.

Christian walks away and we have a family reunion. Sheamus says that he can’t make it this year and he tells Beaker to tell Aunt Teresa hello. Sheamus fixes Beaker’s hair.

Match Number Three: Kofi Kingston and Evan Bourne versus Cody Rhodes and Wade Barrett

Cody and Bourne start things off and Cody works on the wrist. Cody with a kick and punch. Bourne with a knee and Kofi is tagged in. Kofi with a drop kick (or something since the camera angle was horrible). Kofi with uppercuts and forearms to Cody. Cody with an Irish whip but Kofi with a pendulum kick to Cody followed by a kick to Barrett. Cody kicks the ropes when Kofi goes for a springboard move.

Cody with a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall and Barrett is tagged in. Barrett with a Black Pool Slam for a near fall. Barrett with a seated abdominal stretch. Kofi with punches but Barrett’s with jabs and a right to knock Kofi down and he gets a near fall. Cody tags back in and he kicks Kofi. Cody kicks Kofi in the corner. Cody with a chin lock but Kofi with a kick. Cody with a drop toe hold and he tags in Barrett.

Barrett kicks Kofi in the head and Barrett kicks him. Cody tags back in and he punches Kofi in the head. Cody with jabs to Kofi but Kofi with a monkey flip to Rhodes. Bourne and Barrett tag in and Bourne with a series of kicks and then he tries for a rana but Barrett holds on for Wasteland but Bourne with a DDT counter and Cody breaks up the cover.

Kofi is sent to the floor. Bourne goes up top but Barrett grabs Bourne and hits Wasteland for the three count.

Winners: Cody Rhodes and Wade Barrett

After the match, Christian goes after Kofi and then Barrett and Rhodes join in the attack.

Sheamus’ music plays and he pulls Christian out of the ring and then he hits a Brogue Kick on Cody (at least we kind of saw it).

Statler and Waldorf are shown watching the action and they comment on things.

John Laurinaitis is checking his phone for his text of the week. Punk enters the room and he wants to know if he saw what happened. He wants to know if that was fair. Punk wants to know what is next. Punk makes a number of suggestions. John tells Punk that he has his title match if Del Rio agrees to it.

John says that he has business to do and Punk says that seems fair enough. John continues to text as we go to commercial.

We are back with another Brodus Clay video package. Maybe he will return after Season Five of NXT ends. Looks like he is coming next week.

We see footage from earlier tonight when Ricardo Rodriguez got CM Punk disqualified. Apparently punches are not DQ worthy, but shoes are.

Match Number Four: Alberto Del Rio versus Big Show

Del Rio punches Show but Show puts Del Rio in the corner and he punches Del Rio and chops him. Show with a head butt followed by a chop. Show chokes Del Rio in the ropes. Del Rio with kicks and punches to Show but Show responds with a head butt. Show punches Del Rio in the midsection. Del Rio with a kick but Show with a clothesline.

Show with a suplex to Del Rio and he gets a near fall. Show chokes Del Rio in the ropes. Show with an Irish whip but Del Rio moves when Show charges into the corner. Show with a clothesline. Show with another Irish whip but he runs into boots from Del Rio. Del Rio works on the leg and then he applies a sleeper. Show starts to slouch over and he falls to a knee.

Show gets back to his feet and then he sends Del Rio to the mat. Del Rio goes to the floor and Show splashes Del Rio against the ringside barrier. They exchange punches. Show kicks Del Rio into the ringside barrier and then he connects with a knee to the chest.

Del Rio trips Show and Show falls into the ringside barrier. Del Rio with a step up enzuigiri. Del Rio gets back into the ring but then he goes back to the floor. They return to the ring and Del Rio with kicks to the head. Del Rio gets a near fall but Show with an emphatic kick out. Del Rio with a front face lock on Show. Show with a side slam to escape the hold and both men are down.

Del Rio with a punch but Show with a chop across the chest to Del Rio. Del Rio probably with a drop kick, assuming that is what happened when we cut to a fan in the front row. Del Rio returns to the front face lock. Show pushes Del Rio off and hits a clothesline that sends Del Rio over the top rope to the floor.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Del Rio works on Show’s leg but Show uses his other leg to get out of the hold. Del Rio with a kick to the head but Show grabs Del Rio by the throat. Del Rio with kicks and a DDT for a near fall that sends Del Rio to the floor when Show kicks out. Show punches Del Rio when Del Rio tries for the enzuigiri in the corner and Show gets the three count.

Winner: Big Show

After the match, CM Punk comes out and he walks past Big Show and he makes his way to the ring. Punk gets a mic and a bottle of water. Punk asks Del Rio if he can hear him and then Punk pours the water in Del Rio’s face to wake him up.

Punk wants Del Rio to comprehend what he is going to say. Punk says that he is going to ask Del Rio a simple yes or no question. Punk says that he is going to put Del Rio in the Anaconda Vice until Del Rio says yes and gives Punk the match at Survivor Series. Del Rio agrees to give Punk the match.

Punk tells everyone that Del Rio said yes. Punk tells his amigo that he will see him at Survivor Series.

Fozzie and Gonzo are walking in the back. Fozzie comments on how big everyone is. Gonzo says that he could be WWE Champ. He tells Vickie, Dolph, and Jack how easy it is to be champion. Fozzie watches Jack and Dolph pull Gonzo’s arms and wrap them around his face.

Dolph tells them to make sure that none of their friends get involved.

We go to commercial.

We are back and time to see some costumes.

Your time keeper for this next match is Animal.

Match Number Five: Jack Swagger with his mom Vickie Guerrero versus Santino Marella

They lock up and Swagger sends Santino to the mat. Swagger with a clothesline and forearm to the back. Swagger with elbows to Santino’s midsection and Swagger does push ups on Santino’s back. Swagger with a hard Irish whip to Santino and then he hits a splash into the corner. Swagger runs into a boot and Santino with forearms and punches. Swagger with a knee and punch to Santino.

Swagger taunts Santino and he tries for a clothesline but Santino with a split and hip toss followed by a diving head butt for a near fall. Swagger with a leg sweep and he puts Santino in the ankle lock but Santino sends Swagger into the ropes. Beaker gives Santino the energy drink and Santino spits it in Swagger’s face and Santino with the three count with a rollup.

Winner: Santino Marella

We go to commercial.

Match Number Six: Zack Ryder versus Dolph Ziggler with Jack Swagger’s Mom

They lock up and Ziggler with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Ryder with arm drags and a rollup for a near fall. Ziggler with a clothesline and a kick to Ryder’s head. Ziggler with a punch to the head. Ryder with a clothesline or two but Ziggler with an Irish whip. Ryder with a back elbow and a missile drop kick followed by a pescado and we go go go to commercial . . . You know it.

We are back and Ziggler with an arm bar and chin lock. Ryder with punches but Ziggler with a kick and then he sends Ryder to the mat. Ziggler with a leaping elbow drop for a near fall. Ziggler with a neck breaker and then he tries for a drop kick but Ryder catches Ziggler. Ryder catapults Ziggler into the turnbuckles.

Ryder with a flapjack and then he sends Ziggler into the corner. The referee pulls Ryder out of the corner but Ryder with a forearm to Ziggler. Ryder with a running boot to the face. Ryder gets a near fall. Ziggler with a jawbreaker but Ryder gets his knees up when Ziggler tries for a splash. Ryder gets what he thinks is the three count but Ziggler had his foot on the rope so the match continues.

Vickie grabs Ryder’s foot and Ziggler hits Ryder. Ziggler tries for the Zig Zag but Ryder holds the ropes. Ryder with the Rough Ryder for the three count.

Winner: Zack Ryder

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look back at what happened to Triple H last week thanks to Kevin Nash.

It is time for an update. Hunter suffered a concussion and a fractured vertebrae so he will be out five more weeks. We see the story from WWE.com that John Laurinaitis has signed Kevin Nash to a contract and Nash will be on Raw next week.

Now it is time for the moment you have been waiting for. Michael Cole gets on the announce table and he says that they are not going to see him finish off the tub of goo. Cole says that Jim Ross is suffering from IBD. Cole wonders if Jim Ross will appear next week. He says that it Depends as he holds up an adult diaper.

Statler and Waldorf are in a skybox and they say that nothing is worse than listening to Michael Cole.

Miss Piggy is playing with John Morrison’s abs. John thought that they wanted to talk. Miss Piggy invites John to dinner but he says that he has plans. Morrison puts Hornswoggle in the room and Hornswoggle shows her a Miss Piggy tattoo on his ankle. Hornswoggle kisses Miss Piggy and she hits Hornswoggle. Kermit stops by to check on Hornswoggle.

Cody stops by and he puts a bag on Kermit’s head.

We go back to Statler and Waldorf and then we go to commercial.

Match Number Seven: Miz versus John Cena

They switch corners as they hear the fans before locking up. Cena with a side head lock take down followed by forearms. Cena with an Irish whip followed by a kick and suplex. Cena with a drop kick for a near fall. Cena misses a charge into the corner and Miz with a boot to the head and kicks to the back. Miz punches Cena and then he kicks Cena in the head and gets a near fall. Miz with a cravate followed by another boot to the head.

Miz sets for the Awesome Clothesline and he hits it from the right side. Miz goes up top and hits a double sledge to the top of the head for a near fall. Miz punches Cena followed by a knee to the head. Miz with a reverse chin lock. Cena gets to his feet and he sends Miz over with a snap mare. Cena with two flying shoulder tackles followed by the Blue Thunder Bomb. Cena with the Five Knuckle Shuffle and Attitude Adjustment set up but Miz escapes and hits an inverted DDT for a near fall.

Cena blocks a boot and tries to put Miz in the STF. Miz escapes and he hits a neck breaker for a near fall. Miz sets for the Skull Crushing Finale but Cena escapes and he hits a clothesline for a near fall. Cena goes up top for the Rocker Dropper but Miz recovers and punches Cena.

Miz sets for a superplex but Cena blocks it and he head butts Miz off the turnbuckles. Cena with the Rocker Dropper and he hits it and gets a near fall. Cena tries for the Attitude Adjustment but Miz escapes and hits a DDT for a near fall. Miz gets sent over the top rope to the floor and Cena follows. Cena sends Miz into the ringside barrier.

A man in a Ghostface mask and cape attacks Cena and Miz sends Cena back into the ring and tries for the Skull Crushing Finale and Cena counters with an STF and Miz taps.

Winner: John Cena

After the match, the person who tried to attack Cena at ringside comes into the ring and Cena gives him an Attitude Adjustment and he takes off the mask to reveal that it was R Truth.

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