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June 11th
On this day in history in ....
1879 - H.M. Dufur defeats James Owens in Boston, Massachusetts to win the American Collar-and-Elbow Title. Owens still claimed the championship despite losing to William Muldoon on February 6, 1877.
1954 - Ed Francis defeats Enrique Guzman for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title in Houston, Texas.
1955 - Doug Donovan & Ivan Kameroff defeat Luther Lindsay & George Dussette to win the Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title.
1959 - Terry "Magnum T.A." Allen is born in Chesapeake, Virginia.
1963 - Mike Enos is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1965 - Wilbur Snyder & Dick the Bruiser win the World Wrestling Association Tag Team Title for the third time, defeating The Assassins (Guy Mitchell & Joe Tomasso), ending their second reign.
1971 - Another set of Assassins, this time Tom Renesto & Jody Hamilton, win their seventh NWA Georgia Tag Team Title, defeating Ray Gunkel & El Mongol in Atlanta, Georgia by reverse decision.
1973 - El Marquez defeats Karloff Lagarde for the Mexico National Welterweight Title in Mexico City, Mexico, ending Lagarde's fourth reign.
1973 - Masked Lee & Sandy Parker defeat Jumbo Miyamoto & Mariko Akagi for the WWWA World Tag Team Title in Sasebo, Japan, ending Miyamoto and Akagi's fourth reign.
1975 - Gene & Ole Anderson defeat Wahoo McDaniel & Paul Jones to win the Mid-Atlantic version of the NWA World Tag Team Title in Raleigh, North Carolina, beginning their second reign.
1976 - Great Kusatsu & Mighty Inoue defeat Rip Tyler & Eddie Sullivan to win the IWA Japan World Tag Team Title in Furukawa, Japan, beginning their third reign.
1980 - Alan Dennison defeats Jim Breaks for the British Welterweight Title in London, England, ending Breaks' fifth reign.
1981 - Takashi Ishikawa & Akio Sato defeat Kevin & David Von Erich to win the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Title in Tokyo, Japan.
1983 - King Tonga & Gran Apolo defeat Buddy Landel & Terry Gibbs for the WWC North American Tag Team Title in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1984 - Rick Rude defeats Jerry Lawler to win the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title in Memphis, Tennessee, ending Lawler's 30th reign.
1989 - The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) defeat The Southern Force (Black Bart and Tony Anthony) in Orlando, Florida, to win their third NWA Florida Tag Team Title.
1993 - Tracy Smothers defeats Tony Anthony to win the held up SMW Heavyweight Title in Knoxville, Tennessee. The title was held up on May 15 in Johnson City, Tennessee after a match between the two. This began Smothers' second reign.
1993 - Saemi Numata defeats Kumiko Maekawa for the AJW Junior Title.
1998 - WCW holds the third-annual Ilio DiPaolo Memorial event at the Buffalo, New York War Memorial Auditorium, before a crowd of 15,395. The results:
- Many wrestling legends were introduced to open the show. Those in attendance were Dick Beyer, Gino Brito, Willie Farkas, Billy Red Lyons, Tony Marino, Angelo Poffo, George Scott, Lou Thesz, Waldo Von Erich and Kurt Von Hess.
- Dean Malenko defeated Scotty Riggs by submission to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Title.
- Juventud Guerrera pinned Billy Kidman.
- Booker T defeated Chris Benoit by disqualification.
- Konnan defeated Scott Putski by submission.
- Saturn pinned Glacier.
- The Giant, The Disciple, Randy Savage and Lex Luger fought to no-contest in a four-way match.
- Goldberg pinned Konnan to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Title.
- Kevin Nash and Lex Luger defeated WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart.
2000 - WCW held their Great American Bash Pay-per-view in Baltimore, Maryland, highlighted by the heel turn of Bill Goldberg (a storyline that was quickly aborted). This would be the last Great American Bash Pay-per-view held by WCW. Here is Tim Whitehead's original report on the show, which did a .19 buyrate:
WCW's Great American Bash from the Baltimore Arena came off as something of a dud. From a mostly weak and heatless lower card, the show moved on the two retirement matches. Neither of the wrestlers who had vowed to retire if they lost actually ended up losing, which was just as well since retirement stips are never kept anyway. Both matches were passable entertainment but mostly featured a lot of props and "sports entertainment". The main event World Title match was a mess and featured the big surprise, which was a Goldberg heel turn, which was exactly what they shouldn't have done, and which the lukewarm crowd didn't like. The inferno match between Sting and Vampiro was just a backdrop for a "shocking" stunt that no one's gonna swallow. Oh, and Kanyon turned as well. Still one more turn that makes no sense and means nothing since about 30 wrestlers turn every month.
LT. LOCO beat DISCO INFERNO in 4:56 to retain the Cruiserweight Title. Loco (Chavo Guerrero Jr.) came out with his Misfits allies and had a toy grenade and everyone freaked out over it. Disco had the Filthy Animals with him. Some fast moves early by Loco until he got dropped on the ropes. Disco bumped out and the Misfits beat him up, allowing Loco to score some twos. The Animals then stomped Loco and Disco got some near falls. Capt. Rection's father or grandfather or whatever arrived but Konnan got in his face and he had a "heart attack". Juventud Guerrera went in and tried for a People's Elbow (really) but missed. Disco hit the Last Dance on Loco but Cpl. Cajun nailed Disco in full view of the ref with a legsweep and put Loco on top for the pin. Afterward, Major Gunns revived the old man with mouth to mouth and he then tried to molest her. Silly match.
Some cops assured Eric Bischoff that Bill Goldberg would not be able to get in the building. That guaranteed something.
KRONIC beat THE MAMALUKES to become top contenders to the tag titles in 9:19. Both Mamalukes theoretically hold the Hardcore Title now but Big Vito was wearing it, even when in the ring, and acting like he was sole champ. Not much good here. Kronic used power moves but also got doubled on a little in the Mamaluke corner. Johnny the Bull screwed up his springboard move. Brian Adams did a scary looking DDT type move on Vito. Vito was more concerned with the Hardcore belt that the match and left the ring to polish it, which was ridiculous, leaving Johnny to be pinned after High Times.
MIKE AWESOME beat DALLAS PAGE in the Ambulance Match in 9:30. Page brought out Kanyon in a wheelchair and wearing the halo. He sat there looking sad. This match was an okay brawl. The ref got bumped immediately and they brawled around on the floor and used some chairs, though there were no killer chairshots. Awesome put Page through a table and the medics tried to stretcher him out but he came back. Awesome put Page down again and hit two frog splashes but missed a third and landed on a chair. Kimberly arrived and hit Page with a pipe. Miss Hancock dragged Kim off by the hair. Page revived quickly and hit the Diamond Cutter on Awesome out of nowhere. Awesome was being stretchered when Eric Bischoff came out and acted like he would hit the helpless Kanyon with a chair. Page went after Bischoff but Kanyon got up (Mark Madden was screaming "He can walk! It's a miracle!") and turned on Page, giving him a Diamond Cutter which sent him bumping off the ramp. Awesome recovered and Page was the one hauled off in the meat wagon. They later showed Page leaving the ambulance against the wishes of the medics. Kanyon later "explained" that Bischoff had visited him secretly in the hospital and made him an offer to be a star if he would turn on Page.
G.I. BRO beat SEAN STASIAK in the Boot Camp match in 13:54. Way too long. Bro (the former Booker T) repelled into the ring on a cable, military style. Stasiak also wore military fatigues and had camouflage face paint. Mostly they brawled around with Bro hitting occasional kicks. The ref did several 10 count attempts but they got up in time. Stasiak got a small hardway cut and Tony Schiavone noted the strict Maryland rules on juice during matches. Stasiak hooked a sleeper but Bro made a big babyface comeback and was destroying Stasiak with kicks (to no heat) when Chuck Palumbo ran in and went after Bro with the flexer. This was in plain view of the ref but he did nothing due to the supposedly relaxed rules. That's all well and good to not have so many DQ's and count-outs but it also makes no sense for outside interference to be legal. Bro scissor kicked Palumbo. Stasiak got the flexer and used it on Bro but he came back again and put both foes down with the flexer for the 10 count.
SHANE DOUGLAS beat WALL in the tables match in 7:58. Douglas announced that the match would be a best of five tables match. He also ran down Ric Flair, calling him "Dick" Flair as he used to do in those shoot challenge promos in ECW. The match was what you would expect, namely, not good. Wall bumped on a table early but didn't go through it. Perhaps he was supposed to given what happened later. Wall put Douglas through one table, and then another. Douglas lured Wall to the back where there was a ladder set up next to two tables (one stacked on the other). Douglas went up the ladder and Wall, genius that he is, went up the other side, which was the table side. Duh! So he naturally got knocked off the ladder when Shane used brass knux and went through both tables. It looked like he legit hurt his shoulder on the bump. Anyway, this tied them up at two tables each but for whatever reason it was claimed that Wall went through three tables and Shane won. Wall put the ref through a table afterward.
SCOTT STEINER beat TANK ABBOTT & RICK STEINER in a handicap match in the asylum cage to retain the U.S. Title in 3:45. Pretty bad. They announced at the beginning that Rick had been added to the match to "level the playing field". More booking like this and they'll level the promotion. Rick and Tank doubled on Scott. Tank was about to use a chain but Rick had a sudden attack of sympathy for his brother and asked Tank not to use it. He ignored Rick, so Rick shoved Scott clear of the blow and ended up taking it himself. Scott got the chain, flattened Tank and hooked the recliner with Tank submitting immediately. Scott celebrated with his bimbos afterward.
HULK HOGAN beat BILLY KIDMAN in 11:39. Hogan would have had to retire (ahem) if he had lost. Horace Hogan was special ref and called it down the middle, reuniting with Hulk afterward with the commentators noting that he may have been with Hulk all along and had only turned to set up the New Blood. Hulk pounded Kidman and beat him with the weight belt. Kidman dropkicked a chair into Hulk's face and hit him with a chair to score a two count. Hogan used a chair on Kidman. Kidman DDT's Hogan on a chair for another near fall. Kidman hit a crossbody. Hulk put Kidman through the announcers' desk. Torrie Wilson slipped brass knux to Hogan. Kidman got them and bumped Torrie to the floor. But Kidman only got two on Superman Hulk with the knux. Torrie low blowed Kidman and Hulk got the knux and flattened Kidman for the pin. A so-so match.
RIC FLAIR beat DAVID FLAIR in 10:15. And yes, Ric would have had to "retire" if he had lost. Beth, Reid, and daughters Ashley and Megan were in the audience. Ric wore regular wrestling tights and no shirt. David actually opened up on Ric until Ric retaliated with the chops. Ric bumped out and Vince Russo hit him with a bat and handcuffed him. Reid went over the rail and hit Russo in the balls, got the key and unhooked Ric. Ashley then cuffed Russo, which I guess was her first ever direct involvement in wrestling. Ric destroyed David and put him in the figure four for the win. Afterward, Flair stripped Russo's shirt off and chopped the hell out of him. The Flair family gave Russo crotch chops. Russo vowed to forcibly retire Flair on Nitro. Entertaining match.
VAMPIRO defeated STING in the Inferno Match in 7:11. To win, you had to set your opponent on fire. Sting appeared on top of the giant screen superstructure and challenged Vampiro to come up. He didn't, so Sting repelled down and they started brawling. Vampiro managed to pour "gasoline" on Sting. Vampiro then began climbing the giant screen structure. Sting went after him and took a minor bump off before climbing back up again. There were burning torches up there, so Sting showed "brilliance" in going up there soaked in "gasoline". Anyway, they brawled up there with thunder and lightning special effects with the lights going off and on. During one of the "offs", a stunt man replaced Sting. Vampiro ignited "Sting" with one of the torches, engulfing him in flames. He jumped/fell off the structure and crashed, still burning, on a platform below. The commentators freaked out like Sting was dead and were talking about how he's a husband and father as if he had left them widowed and orphaned. Crew members with fire extinguishers put out the fire and "Sting" was stretchered out. They replayed the fall several times from different camera angles and on one of them you could clearly see the platform was soft and cushioned. I guess the angle was okay for what it was but these killer bumps are pretty ridiculous if you like believable angles.
JEFF JARRETT defeated KEVIN NASH in 17:19 to retain the WCW World Title. To fully stack the deck here, Ernest Miller was special ringside referee, Konnan was bell ringer, Rey Mysterio Jr. was timekeeper, Disco Inferno was keeper of the title belt, and Juventud Guerrera was ring announcer, even though Michael Buffer did the actual introductions. Nash started off with power moves and sent Jarrett out. They brawled through the crowd. Nash used a chair on Jarrett but Mysterio clocked Nash in his bad knee with a chair. Jarrett used more chairs to the knee and continued working on the knee for what seemed like forever. Jarrett hooked the figure four but Nash made the ropes. Konnan hit Nash with a weak bell shot and Jarrett only got two. Jarrett got the title belt but Nash took it from him and hit him with it. Disco KO'ed the ref to stop him from counting. Juventud used a chair on Nash and Miller went in as ref but Jarrett only got a two. Nash was destroying all the Filthy Animals when Jarrett caught him with a sloppy looking stroke move but still only got two. Jarrett missed a swing with a guitar and Nash chokeslammed him, but Miller faked an "eye injury" to keep from counting three. Nash powerbombed Miller and Jarrett. Rick Steiner ran in, followed by Scott Steiner and Tank Abbott and they ended up brawling. That was pointless. The Filthy Animals all jumped Nash and beat him down. The Goldberg truck arrived. It had to drive very slowly due to the crowd and all the rails and other props, which kind of killed the effect. Anyway, Goldberg emerged and teased going after Jarrett but instead speared Nash and Jarrett pinned him. The crowd hated the Goldberg turn. Goldberg then hugged Bischoff and Russo. A weak main event.
2003 - TNA holds its 48th weekly pay-per-view event in Nashville, Tennessee at the TNA Asylum. The results: Michael Askounes filed the following PPV report:
NWA: Total Nonstop Action begins this week with a video package of the events leading up to tonight's main event of Raven vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. AJ Styles for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. The package profiles, and features commentary from, the challengers for Jeff Jarrett's title.
Open to the Asylum, and from the obligatory crowd shots, we're taken outside to Raven, and Julio Dinero, and Alexis Laree, "The Gathering". Raven talks about how he is going to win the NWA World Title tonight, then turns his attention to D'Lo Brown and orders Julio Dinero to take out D'Lo tonight. As Julio begins to say he will break D'Lo, Brown attacks Raven from behind, and then brawls with Julio Dinero into the building and up to ringside. D'Lo rolls Julio into the ring, Irish whip and a back elbow drop Dinero. Whip into the corner, back elbow fends off Brown. Julio sits upon the top rope but D'Lo runs the ropes and throws Dinero from the turnbuckle with a Hurricanrana. Alexis Laree dives from the top, but D'Lo catches her and goes for his Whirlybird Side Slam. Alexis is caught by Julio, and a jump spinning back kick grazes D'Lo, but sends him to the floor. D'Lo attempt to climb into the ring, but is knocked back to the floor by a running dropkick. Julio follows D'Lo to the floor. Brown fights back and rolls Julio back into the ring, but Alexis holds D'Lo, preventing him from getting through the ropes allowing Julio to hit a Swinging Neck Breaker in the ropes. Julio stomps D'Lo to the outside and attacks with a running suicide dive over the top rope.
A chair is brought into play by Alexis Laree, who gives it to Julio Dinero. Dinero wraps the chair around D'Lo's head and sends him neck first into the ring post. Julio gets back into the ring, and catches D'Lo with a guillotine leg drop in the ropes as D'Lo was making his way back into the ring. Close two count, and D'Lo begins to fight back, but a wild right hand is countered with a wrap around leg trip from Dinero which gets two. Fisherman Buster from Dinero also gets two. D'Lo Brown begins to fight back again and attempts a tilt-a-whirl powerslam, but Dinero reverses it into a reverse DDT across his knee for two. Dinero takes D'Lo to the ropes and begins to choke Brown across the middle rope, then with the refs back turned, Alexis continues the attack. Running hip attack against the ropes, and Dinero takes D'Lo to the corner where he executes a Tornado Diamond Cutter called "The Dream Theater" but it only gets two. Julio takes D'Lo to the corner again and works him over before firing him across the ring into the opposite corner. Julio charges but D'Lo lifts Julio and drops him face first on the top turnbuckle. Both men fight to their feet, Dinero whips Brown into the ropes. D'Lo ducks the clothesline and answers back with a flying forearm attack. Series of repeated rights puts Dinero down, whip into the ropes and Dinero counters the backdrop attempt with an attempt at a Hangman's Neck Breaker, which is countered by D'Lo into a vertical lift dropped down into a Stunner, followed immediately by a high back heel kick that gets two. Alexis back on top nails the flying Tornado DDT which only gets two for Julio. Julio attempts to whip D'Lo into the ropes, but it is reversed straight into the Sky High Powerbomb for the win.
D'Lo Brown wins.
Don West and Mike Tenay welcome us to the show and run down the card of announced matches. Asylum Alliance Finals between America's Most Wanted vs. David Young and Tracy. A Hard 10 Tournament match between The Sandman and a mystery former WCW Hardcore Champion. A handicap match pitting Kid Kash against Erik Watts, Goldilocks, and Trinity. Chris Sabin will defend his X-Division Title against an opponent of his choosing. Hype for the World Title match, and speculation as to Russo's involvement sends us into a video history of Vince Russo in NWATNA.
Back to the ring where Mike Tenay brings out Glen Gilberti to ask him if he had an answer as to why Russo hit him with a bat, costing him his match with Jeff Jarrett last week. Glen says that Mike would have a better chance of knowing the answer to that question and proposes that they try and get inside the mind of Vince Russo. Glen gives Russo the credit for the Montreal Screw Job, Judy Bagwell as Tag Champ, Viagra on a Pole, and David Arquette. Glen says that all that time, he had to play along and pretend they were good ideas. Glen determines that Vince Russo must have been insecure, jealous, or embarrassed that Glen was able to pick up the ball and lead SEX just as well as Vince did. The interview quickly breaks down as Glen goes from deductive reasoning to straight up trash talking. Vince Russo charges the ring and repeatedly strikes Glen with the baseball bat, and talks some trash of his own. The Harris Brothers come out and pull Vince off of Glen as Triple X drag Glen from the ring.
Mike Tenay and Don West try to make sense of what happened, and regroup as they send it the NWATNA's brand new backstage interviewer, Scott Hudson with Chris Sabin. Chris Sabin announces that he has picked Shark Boy as his opponent tonight.
The TNA girls shake it for us.
This takes us straight to "Right foot red", New Jack vs. Shark Boy in a game of Twister! Shark Boy loses by forfeit as he has to break to the ring for the match.
Chris Sabin makes his entrance from the SEX Locker Room, followed by Shark from TNA. A quick exchange of wrist locks and head locks starts the match before Sabin throws Shark Boy into the ropes, hits the mat, leapfrog, back elbow countered by Shark Boy into an Irish whip, hits the mat, leapfrog, and puts Sabin down for two with a standing hip toss. Kick to the gut from Sabin followed by a series of forearm strikes. Shark Boy shoves Sabin away and the two face off before Sabin slaps Shark Boy, who fires back with a standing dropkick, and takes it to Chris Sabin with right hands. Whip reversed by Sabin, Shark Boy floats over a back drop attempt and takes Sabin down with a Russian Leg Sweep. Fist Drop by Shark Boy, and a clothesline takes Sabin over the top to the floor. Shark Boy jumps to the apron and hits a springboard back drop kick to the floor. Chris Sabin reverses a whip, sending Shark Boy back first into the guardrail, but Shark Boy sends Sabin into the crowd with a back body drop. Shark Boy tries to bring Sabin back with a Vertical Suplex, but Sabin lands on his feet and slams Shark Boy down with a German Suplex on the floor and rolls Shark Boy back into the ring. Top rope splash from Sabin misses and Shark Boy takes the offensive, but his Irish whip is reversed by Sabin, Shark Boy climbs atop Sabin's shoulders, spins around, and reverses the wheel barrow into a bulldog for two. Irish whip countered by Sabin, but Sabin maintains the momentum, stunning Sabin with a face buster to the knees. Chris Sabin stumbles back into the corner and Shark Boy pursues, mounting the corner and bringing in a series of punches, and a bite to the forehead for good measure. Sabin stumbles out of the corner, allowing Shark Boy to connect with a Missile Dropkick from the top for a two count.
We are informed at this point that Glen Gilberti has been taken to the hospital as a result of the attack by Vince Russo.
Irish whip by Shark Boy is reversed by Chris Sabin, clothesline from Sabin is blocked by an effort at a backslide, which is reversed by Sabin into a Neck Wrench drop across the knee for a belated two count. Chris Sabin tries for his version of the Fisherman's Buster, but Shark Boy fights out of it and turns it into a Hangman's Neck Breaker for two. Shark Boy signals for a high risk maneuver and climbs to the middle turnbuckle, but the diving Hurricanrana is blocked by Sabin who powers Shark Boy over into a Whirlybird side slam across the knee, and that only gets two. Sabin beats Shark Boy into the corner, then shoots him across the ring, Shark Boy gets his boot up at the last second and brings Sabin in for the Dead Sea Drop, a flipping stunner out of the corner. Shark Boy covers, but Sabin gets his foot on the rope at two. Shark Boy goes back for another attempt at the DSD but Chris Sabin fights away and dazes Shark Boy with a high drop kick, allowing Sabin to grab Shark Boy and deliver the "Future Shock" Fisherman's Buster DDT for the win
Winner and still X-Division Champion, Chris Sabin.
After the match, Chris Sabin take the microphone and declares he will remove Shark Boy's mask, but before he can, New Jack makes the save beating Sabin down with a back elbow and a clothesline off the ropes. Mike Sanders then runs in and attacks New Jack, allowing Sabin and Sanders to effectively double team New Jack before finally being chased off by officials and security.
The TNA Dancers dance as Mike Tenay and Don West send it back to Scott Hudson with Konnan and Ron "The Truth" Killings. Konnan and Killings make their threats to the Harris Brothers for the next match.
Heavy D and Ron Killings start the match. Heavy D overpowers The Truth in the Collar and Elbow tie ups, pushing him to the mat, or driving him into the corner. Killings calls Heavy D on, Heavy D charges but is taken down with a drop toe old. The Truth fights Heavy D into the corner. Irish whip is reversed by Heavy D, Ron Killings lands on his feet after a hip toss, ducks the clothesline, and levels Heavy Don Harris with a flying forearm that gets two. Drop Toe Hold takes Heavy D down again, arm wrench by The Truth and the tag is made to Konnan who works over the arm for only a moment before he is powered into a side slam from Heavy D. The tag is made to Big Ron who beats Konnan down before an Irish whip is reversed by K-Dawg, who hits the mat, then hip tosses Big Ron to his back. Big Ron gets up and falls back into the corner. Konnan rolls into the attack, but is shoved off by Big Ron. Clothesline is caught by Konnan who uses the momentum to wrap around and hit the reverse DDT. Tag is made back into Ron Killings and a brief double team gives The Truth the advantage. Irish whip is reversed by Big Ron, clothesline ducked by The Truth, but Heavy D trips up Killings before he can do an attack of his own and is pulled to the floor and worked over while Big Ron attacks Konnan on the apron.
It is revealed that Desire was the one to take Glen to the hospital
Heavy D rolls Killings back into the ring, and Big Ron executes the snap Suplex take over. Repeated shoulder blocks in the corner subdue Ron Killings, and a series of corner to corner whips and charging clotheslines takes The Truth down for a two. Tag is made to Heavy D, and Big Ron takes The Truth to the ropes, draping his throat across the top rope, and while Heavy D holds him there from the outside, Big Ron gives him a kick flush to the head. Heavy D tries to follow up the attack, but The Truth fights back from his knees. The Truth fires in with his right hand and a kick to the midsection, but is taken back down to the mat with a big boot coming off the ropes. Big Ron is tagged back in and promptly puts The Truth in a rear chinlock, followed by a chokeslam, and then a camel clutch. Standing front face lock from Big Ron neutralizes The Truth in the center of the ring, but The Truth is able to power Big Ron close enough to Konnan to make a tag. Heavy D sees this and jumps in the ring to distract the ref, making the tag to Konnan negligible. Double team by the Harris Brothers in their corner, Heavy D tagged in and takes The Truth back to the ropes whips him across the ring, telegraphs the back body drop and is dropped himself by a jumping scissor ax kick to the back of the head. The Truth makes the tag to Konnan who takes it to Big Ron with the Rolling Thunder Clothesline, then drops Heavy D with a face jam. Killings is back in it and battles Big Ron in the corner, Irish whip to the other corner is reversed, Killings kips up over a charging Big Ron and back flips away, split duck of the clothesline, allowing Konnan to drop Big Ron with the Rolling Thunder Clothesline yet again. Konnan keeps Heavy D from getting in the ring by brawling with him on the floor, while Big Ron drops Ron Killings off the ropes in the center of the ring with a pancake drop. Heavy D beats Konnan down on the outside as Big Ron sets Ron Killings up for a powerbomb, but The Truth drops out of it on his feet, and ducks down just in time for BG James to crack a chair over Big Ron's head, allowing The Truth to get the pinfall victory.
Ron Killings and Konnan win the match and we are taken straight into an interview before the show between Mike Tenay and NWA World Champion Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett doesn't mince words when he says that tonight's battle against Raven and AJ Styles will be the biggest challenge to him as champion during his seven month reign. Jarrett says that this match has been made as a punishment to him due to his recent out of ring actions. Mike Tenay brings up the connection between Jarrett and Russo's recent actions, before Tenay can actually ask the question, Jarrett stops him and acknowledges the past friendship he and Russo shared, but denies having any knowledge that Russo would do what he did last week to Glen Gilberti, and ends by saying he now has no relationship with Vince Russo.
The TNA girls dance again as we take it once again back to Scott Hudson with Erik Watts, Goldilocks, and Trinity. Erik Watts is giddy about the match, and says he isn't going to put Goldilocks in harms way because he is Mr. Ratings, and the Asylum is Watts' World. Trinity is denies that she has been abused by Kid Kash, and that she can take anything he has. Just at that moment, a huge man wearing a mangler mask attacks Erik Watts from the shadows and beats him down. Goldilocks and Trinity check on him when Kid Kash shows up, "shocked" that something happened to Erik Watts before the match, but tells Trinity and Goldilocks that they still have one.
Kid Kash enters first, then Trinity practically has to drag Goldilocks, who seems more concerned about being backstage with Erik, out to the ring. Kash and Trinity start the match, with Kash taking the shortcut to the eyes before whipping Trinity across the ring. Trinity ducks the clothesline and gets a two count out of a sunset flip. Trinity follows it up with a series of punches, but an Irish whip is reversed by Kid Kash. Trinity ducks another clothesline, and takes Kid Kash over with a running deep arm drag. Trinity follows up with another series of right hands and a whip into the ropes, as Goldilocks leads the crowd in cheers for Trinity, Kid Kash stops the momentum by bringing down the forearm over Trinity's back, exposed by a back body drop. Kid Kash on the offensive with a Side Russian Leg Sweep, rolls all the way through and brings Trinity up for a snap swinging neck breaker. Kid Kash banters with Goldilocks before bringing Trinity to her feet by her hair. Trinity fights away, but Kash reverses a whip into the ropes, making Trinity run right into a kick into the midsection. Kid Kash holds Trinity in a Vertical Suplex before using the ropes to slingshot Trinity's body up, over, and down to the mat. Kash covers but pulls Trinity up at two and instead taunts Goldilocks on the apron and Trinity while she gets to her feet. Trinity takes it to Kid Kash, but another Irish whip is reversed, and this time Trinity runs straight into the Iron Claw. Goldilocks gets Kash's attention, and after brief trash talk, Kash shoves Goldilocks down on the apron before going back to the Iron Claw on Trinity. Goldilocks gets in the ring and jumps onto the back of Kid Kash, but is fought off and receives an Iron Claw of her own, but Goldilocks counters it with a low blow, allowing Trinity to attack with a double spring board arm drag out of the corner. Trinity knocks Kash to the mat with a spinning jump kick but only gets a two count. Trinity whips Kash into the corner, but Kash jumps up onto the second turnbuckle, and stops Trinity from charging with a boot. Kash stands upon the top turnbuckle and Trinity quickly attacks with repeated kicks to the head. Trinity tries to Superplex Kid Kash from the top rope, but Kash powers her down, setting her up for a top rope powerbomb, but right in mid move Trinity pulls back with the Hurricanrana, throwing Kash tail bone first to the mat. Trinity gets to her feet and the same huge man who attacked Watts gets in the ring and hits a massive twisting side slam on Trinity, allowing Kid Kash to get the pin with a simple boot on the chest.
Kid Kash wins as we see the replay of the tremendous Hurricanrana from the top by Trinity, and the run in attack from the masked mangler which gave Kid Kash the win.
Back to Scott Hudson with The Sandman's Hard 10 opponent, former WCW Hardcore Champion, Devon Storm. Devon Storm calls the Hard 10 tournament Pro Wrestling's latest attempt to put some rhyme and reason, and make something mathematical or scientific about hardcore wrestling. Devon says he took a lot of factors into account in preparing for this match, including the temperature at the Asylum, and The Sandman's body mass in Kilograms, not pounds. And of course, his blood alcohol content.
Mike Tenay begins to run over the Hard 10 rules before he cuts to the back where Bill Behrens, with two hulking security guards, is informing D'Lo Brown that the night's main event is too important for him to possibly run in, so he will have to be removed from the building. D'Lo refers to the two guards as being the TNA version of Patterson and Brisco, and says that they better be packing if they're going to remove him tonight.
Mike Tenay returns to the Hard 10 rules, and gives us the updated brackets. Next week Mike Sanders will face New Jack, and in two weeks Sonny Siaki will face the winner of this next match.
Devon Storm enters the ring and scouts the weapons brought by the fans at ringside. The Sandman enters with his beer swilling entrance, but is cut off by Devon Storm. Devon rolls Sandman into the ring and head butts him into the corner. Devon beats Sandman into the corner before whipping him into the ropes and connecting with a flying twisting elbow attack. Devon Storm bails to the floor in search of a weapon and picks a Kendo Stick from a fan at ringside. Sandman keeps Devon Storm from entering the ring, causing Devon to drop the Kendo Stick at Sandman's feet. Devon Storm is up on the apron, and stops an attacking Sandman with a shoulder block through the ropes. The two fight over the Kendo Stick, and Devon monkey flips Sandman over, allowing him to gain control of the stick and striking The Sandman with it once in the midsection, and twice to the head
Devon Storm 3-0.
Sandman back drops Devon Storm and gets the stick, cracking Devon right between the eyes, across the neck, then twice across the chest, sending Devon over the top to the outside.
The Sandman 4-3.
At this point, Sonny Siaki comes down to ringside, wheeling a shopping cart full of weapons. Sandman brawls with Devon Storm on the floor before going over and checking on Siaki, allowing Devon Storm to get to the apron. The Sandman attacks Storm, but Storm ducks out of the way and pulls The Sandman's feet out from under him, allowing Devon Storm to slingshot himself over the ropes with a bodysplash, followed by a second rope lionsault to wrestle The Sandman down. Devon Storm grabs the Kendo Stick again, and The Sandman bails to the floor. On the floor, The Sandman grabs a chair, but Devon slides between the middle and bottom rope, kicking the chair right into Sandman's face, evening the contest at four up. Devon Storm sets up the chair, and sits Sandman in it on the floor. Devon Storm gets back in the ring and slingshot body blocks Sandman in the chair, but since he didn't hit him with the weapon, it did not count for a point, so Devon picks up the chair and slams it across Sandman's back.
Devon Storm 5-4
Devon Storm fishes a ladder out of fans and brings it into the ring and with a trash can lid, hits Sandman over the head. Devon Storm sets the ladder up in the corner, and flips the Sandman back first into it. Devon goes to the well again, this time Sandman reverses and hits a snap Suplex straight into the ladder giving him a point. The Sandman puts the ladder in the middle of the ring and drops Devon Storm across the ladder bulldog style, giving him another point and giving each man six points. The Sandman scales the corner and goes for the Senton splash, but Devon Storm moves and The Sandman gets nothing but the ladder. During these last few moment, Sonny Siaki has set up a table suspended from the apron to the guardrail. Devon Storm picks up the trash can lid and hits The Sandman once with it, he then calls for a chair from Sonny Siaki which is tossed to him. With the chair against The Sandman's back, Devon Storm executes a Northern Lights Suplex. No point. Devon Storm throws The Sandman out to the floor, allowing Siaki to get in some cheap shots as Devon stands up the ladder in the ring. The Sandman sends Siaki against the guardrail, followed by Devon Storm. The Sandman then sets Devon Storm on the table, and quickly climbs the ladder, winning the match with a flipping Senton from off the ladder through Devon Storm, through a table.
The Sandman wins 11-4, and gets back in the ring to celebrate, but is attacked by Sonny Siaki, who then opens a beer and spits it down on the face of The Sandman.
Next, Justin Credible and Jerry Lynn face The Interrogators.
Extreme Revolution
Justin Credible: Got his heart back into the game
X-Division
Jerry Lynn: Innovative, and proud of it
PUNK'D or Jackass
Justin Credible: PUNK'D
Metallica or Slayer
Jerry Lynn: Slayer over Selloutica
Aldo Montoya
Justin Credible: Start of his career
Mr. Jerry Lynn
Jerry Lynn: Bad name, great gimmick for kids.
Cradle Piledriver
Justin Credible: Devastating
That's Incredible
Jerry Lynn: Devastating
Jerry Lynn
Justin Credible: Whiner
Justin Credible
Jerry Lynn: Worked his way to the top, but not in all the right ways
ECW
Justin Credible: Best experience ever, spoke for itself
Jerry Lynn: Best time of his life, should be around if not for Heyman's account managing.
Paul Heyman
Justin Credible: Gave him the greatest chance of his career
Jerry Lynn: Couldn't pay him because he was too worried about being Justin Credible's "butt buddy"
Justin Credible and Jerry Lynn exchange words over Jerry's comment, and a fight erupts that security has to break up.
Backstage AJ Styles is shown warming up physically, while Raven is in his dark corner warming up mentally. Jeff Jarrett meanwhile seems consumed over how he while overcome his greatest challenge.
The finals for the Asylum Alliance tournament is next and Scott Hudson is backstage with Tracy, who will make history as the first woman to potentially challenge for the tag team championships. Talk turns to David Young and his differences with Tracy. Tracy says all differences are aside, or else David Young will never be able to pleasure his girlfriend Desire again. Before she leaves, Tracy asks if Scott knows anything about pleasuring a woman, Scott begs off the question, and Tracy takes it as a no before walking off. Scott, obviously confused, sends it back to "Tony and Bobby"
For the next match, the NWA World Tag Team Champions, Triple X, Elix Skipper and Christopher Daniels make their way to ringside to watch the match. America's Most Wanted enter, followed by Tracy, and then David Young from SEX. Christopher Daniels is on guest commentary, and sends a shout out to Low Ki. James Storm and David Young start it off by exchanging chops. Headlock by James Storm is quickly shot off into the ropes. Shoulder tackle takes David Young down. James Storm hits the ropes, and David Young hits the mat. David Young goes for a hip toss, but it's countered by James Storm. James Storm and David Young exchange attempts at a hip toss before finally David Young is forced over the top to the apron. Superkick from James Storm drops David Young to the floor. Tracy tries to get involved so James Storm throws her out of the ring as well for David Young to catch her. With Young and Tracy on the floor, America's Most Wanted set up for a version of poetry in motion with Chris Harris down to provide the launching step for James Storm. However, still showing signs of mistrust, James Storm mis-steps, but quickly recovers, and slingshots himself up and over to the floor on top of David Young who pushed Tracy out of the way. James Storm rolls David Young into the ring for Chris Harris, who lifts him up into a Hang time suplex. As Harris parades around the ring, Tracy is on the apron flashing her assets in Harris' direction. Harris notices, but drops David Young back first to the mat before taking note. Christopher Daniels is quick to note that there was a loss of concentration. Tag is made to James Storm who scales the turnbuckle. Chris Harris lifts David Young up into position as James Storm hits the Missile Dropkick from the top. Chris Harris immediately follows that with a catapult back into the corner, and the two simultaneous hyper-extend David Young's hamstrings, and almost attack Tracy on the apron.
Quickly, AMW turn their attention back to David Young and Tracy tries to take advantage but is given a double hip toss and throwing straight into David Young. Tracy slides out of the ring as James Storm sets Young up for a powerbomb, but then Elix Skipper, flipping over the ropes, takes James down with a powerful clothesline behind the official's back. David Young takes advantage of the help by power whipping James Storm into the corner. Tag is made to Tracy who attacks with ineffective offense. James Storm grabs Tracy by the hair, but she is saved by David Young. David beats Storm down as Tracy climbs to the top and leaps off, hitting James Storm with the Pie in the Sky, knocking him to the mat. James Storm crawls into the corner, and sets himself up for a Bronco Buster, but pulls himself straight up out of the way, into position for a top rope move. Out of the camera's view, David Young shakes the ropes, causing James Storm to lose his balance up top. Tracy makes the tag to David Young who delivers a top rope Superplex on James Storm. Both men struggle to their feet. David ducks a crescent kick, James jumps over a legsweep, and David spins around just in time to take a kick right to the head. Chris Harris is tagged in and drops David Young with powerful left hands. David Young is set to receive a DDT, and Tracy's interference allows David Young to maneuver out. Chris Harris ducks the clothesline and this time delivers the DDT. Chris Harris takes David into the corner and stomps him down, the turns in time to give Tracy a drop toe hold head first into David's open groin area. James Storm then takes Tracy over his knee for a spanking, but David Young is quick to stop it. David hammers in on James, but then turns right into a running clothesline from Harris. America's Most Wanted set David Young up for the Death Sentence. Chris Harris is cut off from going up top by Elix Skipper and Chris Daniels, but fights them both off. On the top rope, Chris Harris looks to David Young, then to Triple X on the outside, and instead dives to the floor, taking Triple X out. This allows Tracy to hit James Storm with a low blow, bringing David Young in to position for a two count.
David Young's whip is reversed by James Storm, David Young ducks the clothesline, goes for a spring board assault off the ropes but is met with a spear from Chris Harris that gets the win. America's Most Wanted will meet Triple X next week for the NWA Tag Team Titles.
James Storm takes the microphone and demands that Triple X get in the ring so they can settle it right now. Chris and Elix keep each other from taking the challenge as security comes in to make sure the two teams are kept separate until the Anniversary show next week. Back in the ring, Tracy and David Young are getting into a shoving match, when from behind Nurse Veronica enters the ring and attacks David Young with a chair.
Scott Hudson is in the back now with World Title #1 Contender AJ Styles. AJ Styles dates the day he last fought Jarrett, February 19th, and how it's now Raven and Jarrett he'll be fighting. AJ Styles goes on an intense ramble, as if talking to himself, about what he's seen growing up in wrestling, and what he has learned from D'Lo Brown. It's all about the Heavyweight Title, or it's about nothing at all.
Mike Tenay and Don West finish the final hard-sell for the Anniversary show next week:
Hard 10 Semi-finals: Mike Sanders vs. New Jack
NWATNA X-Division Title: Chris Sabin vs. Paul London
NWA World Tag Title: Triple X vs. America's Most Wanted
And the biggest announcement that NWATNA has made to date, next week will be the NWATNA debut of STING!
MAIN EVENT TIME and it's a Tail of the Tape with the three opponents. AJ Styles is the smallest and least experienced of the three.
Raven enters the ring from over the safety rail. AJ Styles is next out, followed finally by the Champion, Jeff Jarrett. Jeremy Borash makes the introductions for the three competitors. Immediately to start the match, Raven and Jeff Jarrett eject AJ Styles from the ring then face off each other. AJ Styles enters the ring and Raven gets out of the way, allowing Jeff Jarrett to take the clothesline. Raven whips AJ Styles into the ropes and takes him over with a hip toss, followed by an arm drag. AJ fights Raven off and knocks him down with a spin back kick. Jeff Jarrett school boys AJ Styles for the two count. Jeff sends AJ to the ropes, AJ reverses and Jeff slides down between AJ's legs and drops AJ with a standing Dropkick. AJ answers Jeff with a Jawbreaker, but is quickly ejected from the ring by Raven. Raven and Jarrett are back nose to nose and engage in a mid-ring exchange of punches. Jeff rocks Raven back to the ropes and AJ quickly pulls Raven out of the ring. Raven and AJ brawl, but not long before Jeff Jarrett baseball slide dropkicks Raven through the ropes. AJ Styles is back in the ring and hits a flipping dive over the top rope on top of both Jarrett and Raven. AJ whips Raven hard into the barricade, breaking the frame. AJ sets up the steal steps and uses them to catapult himself at Raven, Raven side steps him, causing AJ to hit the guardrail. Raven quickly runs up the steps and takes Jarrett down with a flying clothesline on the other side. Raven throws Jarrett back into the ring and beats him into the corner, stomping him down to the mat. AJ is on top, but Raven catches him coming off the top. Raven catapults AJ into Jarrett, but AJ lands on the middle rope and begins to punch at Jarrett, but Jarrett catches AJ and slams him hard to the canvas with a powerbomb that folds AJ up, but is broken up by Raven.
Jeff Jarrett throws a kick at Raven, Raven catches it and ducks the Enziguri, finding Jarrett in perfect position for a modified STF. AJ Styles kicks Raven off of Jarrett and then continues to attack Jarrett. Jarrett gets to his feet and AJ hits the ropes, spring board lionsaulting all the way over Jeff Jarrett, and catching him with the reverse DDT, but Raven breaks up the pinfall attempt. Raven whips AJ into the corner and takes him down with a clothesline, but Jarrett breaks up the pin. Jarrett whips Raven into the ropes, reversed by Raven, countered by Jarrett. A couple of high knee lifts by Jarrett and he sets Raven up for The Stroke. Raven fights out and sets Jarrett up for the Raven Effect DDT. AJ Styles enters the ring and blasts Raven in the face with a chair, busting him open. Jarrett and Styles work to double team Raven with a double suplex. Drop toe hold by Jarrett, with AJ following up with a flipping senton. Jarrett holds Raven as AJ goes to the outside, Raven fights Jeff off, but is taken down by a Springboard Hurricanrana from AJ. Pinfall gets two for AJ as it's broken up by Jarrett. Jarrett and AJ whip Raven into the ropes, double kick, and both drive Raven backward to the mat by the hair. Double submission by AJ and Jeff as AJ puts Raven in a Boston Crab, and Jarrett uses the Camel Clutch. Styles leaves the crab and climbs to the top, Raven pulls Jarrett down and Jarrett takes the full brunt of a guillotine legdrop from AJ.
All three men are down with AJ being the first to his feet. Sudden burst of energy from Raven sends AJ down with a clothesline, then Jarrett. Back body drop on AJ, and a superkick from Raven to Jarrett! Raven whips AJ into the corner and clotheslines him down off the ropes. Raven stalks Jarrett as he gets to his feet, then charges in with the high knee lift, dropping the champion. AJ Styles also gets a running knee lift from Raven before Raven goes for the chair that AJ brought into the match and sets it up into the middle of the ring. Jarrett is whipped into the ropes, and takes the drop toe hold into the chair, followed soon after by AJ. Raven pins AJ, but it's broken up by Jeff. Jeff attacks Raven and sends him face first into the turnbuckle. Jarrett whips Raven into the ropes, reversed, Jarrett crashes into AJ on the apron, sending him to the floor. Jarrett walks into a series of rights by Raven. Jarrett blocks and pulls Raven in for The Stroke, Raven counters and drives Jarrett into the ring with the Raven Effect DDT. Raven pins, but then from the back, Shane Douglas pulls Raven off of Jarrett and begins to beat him down on the outside of the ring. The Franchise Shane Douglas throws Raven around ringside, and then into the crowd, until they brawl out of the building. Back in the ring, AJ Styles uses the title belt to level Jeff Jarrett. AJ goes to the top rope and crashes down upon Jeff with D'Lo Brown's Lo Down Frog Splash but it only gets two. AJ fights Jarrett down into the corner. AJ charges, but Jarrett gets the elbow up. AJ charges again, but Jeff throws him up over his shoulder and then spikes him down with an over the shoulder Spine Buster slam. Jarrett covers, two count. Jarrett brings AJ to his foot and shoots him across the ring into the ropes. AJ ducks a clothesline, and on the way back Jeff goes for a standing Hurricanrana but is caught with a powerbomb by AJ that gets a nearfall. AJ goes for a Figure Four, but Jeff kicks him off out to the apron. AJ keels Jarrett over and rolls him up with a sunset flip, but stops the count as he lifts Jarrett up for the Styles Clash. Jeff Jarrett fights out of it and brings AJ up for another Spine Buster Slam, but the referee Rudy Charles is inadvertently taken out of by AJ's flailing legs before Jeff hits the slam.
Jeff brings AJ to his feet and sets him up for a Superplex. AJ fights Jarrett off and walks the apron to the middle. AJ springs off the top rope and goes for the 450 but Jeff gets his knees up right into AJ's sternum. Vince Russo comes to ringside with a guitar and enters the ring, he measures AJ Styles but gives Jarrett the Acoustic Equalizer, allowing AJ Styles to hit the Styles Clash, and thus get the pin.
AJ Styles is the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Vince Russo celebrates in the ring with AJ Styles and the championship belt before the two bail out of the ring toward the SEX Locker Room.
After the match, Jeff Jarrett takes the microphone and requests his rematch next week. AJ Styles invokes his thirty days, and says he'll do it when he's ready. Jarrett then backs off challenging for the belt, and instead challenges AJ to a tag match where AJ will be allowed to find whoever he wants, and Jeff Jarrett will find The Man Called Sting. AJ Styles accepts the challenge, and we have a main event next week.
AJ Styles and ??? vs. Jeff Jarrett and Sting, at the NWATNA Anniversary show next week.
2003 - Kim Nielsen, wrestling for NWA:TNA as Desire, suffered a suffered a back injury during an XPlosion match at the NWATNA pay-per-view and was hospitalized. Nielsen completed the match, but collapsed in the dressing room and was treated on the scene by the TNA trainer. An ambulance was called and she was taken to a local hospital. Nielsen suffered a compression fracture of her L1 vertebrae, an injury that eventually ended her in-ring career. After retiring, Nielsen put on a great amount of weight and later went to the finals of NBC reality series the Biggest Loser during their 2012 season, dropping over 100 lbs.
2004 - Joey Luciano defeats Seth Cyrus for the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Title in Humboldt, Tennessee, ending Cyrus' second reign.
2004 - Billy Black defeats Ebony Blade, Jason Blade and Jose Perez for the vacant Premier Wrestling Federation Northeast Heavyweight Title in Webster, Massachusetts. The title had been stripped from Johnny Curtis on May 7 due to a no-show.
2005 - Steve Corino defeats Takao Omori to win the AWA World Heavyweight Title in Bay City, Michigan.
2005 - Chicano defeats Glamour Boy Shane for the held up IWA World Heavyweight Title in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, beginning his second reign. The title had been held up two weeks earlier in Levittown, Puerto Rico due to a controversy in a match between the two. For the rematch, the title was literally held up... on a 15-foot pole.
2005 - David Young defeats Sonny Siaki in Columbus, Georgia to win the NWA GCW Heavyweight Title.
2005 - The second and final night of the third-annual Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup is held at Brandon All-Stars in Brandon, Florida. The results:
- Jay Fury defeated Jerrelle Clark, Chasyn Rance and Aaron Epic in four-way match.
- SCW Heavyweight Champion Vordell Walker defeated Matt Sydal in a tournament quarterfinal.
- Jimmy Rave defeated Petey Williams in a quarterfinal.
- Antonio Banks defeated Rod Steel.
- Chris Sabin defeated NWA Florida X Division Champion Mikey Batts in a quarterfinal.
- Sonjay Dutt defeated Ricky Reyes in a quarterfinal.
- Frankie Capone & Marcus Dillon defeated The Vandalz (Tommy & Johnny), The Market Crashers (Murphy & Machete) and The Heartbreak Express (Sean & Phil Davis) in a four-way match to retain the NWA Florida Tag Team Title.
- Chris Sabin defeated Vordell Walker in a tournament semifinal.
- Sonjay Dutt defeated Jimmy Rave in the other semifinal.
- Bruce Steele defeated Roderick Strong to retain the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title.
- Chris Sabin defeated Sonjay Dutt to win the Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup.
2005 - Kafu defeats Nate Rulez for the APW Universal Heavyweight Title in Hayward, California.
2005 - Scott Venom defeats Tyrone Evans by disqualifiction to win the NWA East Brass Knuckles Title in McKeesport, Pennsylvania.
2006 - The second ECW One Night Stand pay-per-view was held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York before a very rowdy sell-out crowd of 2,460. The results:
Welcome to the pre-show to tonight’s “ECW One Night Stand”.
Your host is Joey Styles. He begins by running down the card:
Rey Mysterio vs. Sabu
Jerry “the King” Lawler vs. Tazz
Tommy Dreamer and Terry Funk vs. Mick Foley and Edge
Randy Orton vs. Kurt Angle
Rob Van Dam vs. John Cena for the WWE title
They begin a highlight package of the “Money in the Bank” match at WrestleMania 22.
Then they show RVD’s promo confronting Cena saying he’s cashing in the contract and run a highlight package of RVD vs. Cena.
They begin the Mick Foley and Edge vs. Tommy Dreamer and Terry Funk match.
Joey Styles begins by saying that Edge and Mick Foley believe they had the best hardcore event ever.
Joey Styles then cuts a promo saying he announced that match because WWE decided it was the only match he was able to call.
They then begin a highlight package of Dreamer/Funk vs. Edge. Joey then cuts a promo saying tonight will be the launching pad of the “new ECW” that leads into highlights from ECW One Night Stand 2005.
Then they highlight Orton vs. Angle with the ECW vs. WWE show Wednesday night with Randy blaming Kurt for being out two months and saying he will beat him within an inch of his life and single-handedly kill the legend of ECW.
Rey Mysterio vs. Sabu is profiled next. A highlight package of Sabu’s career is shown.
A recap of the card is shown.
A highlight package of John Cena vs. Sabu from WWE vs. ECW is shown.
The highlights begin with Sabu throwing Cena outside and doing a moonsault.
Cena re-enters the ring and is hit by a chair. Sabu then hits a triple jump followed an Arabian facebuster. Sabu then hits a legdrop on the table.
Sabu goes for the pin and gets a two count. Sabu goes in the air and is caught and given the FU. Just when it was thought Sabu would tap, Big Show hits the ring followed by all the WWE and ECW guys.
Recap of the card again profiling Mysterio vs. Sabu and Cena vs. RVD.
The free for all ends.
Welcome to ECW One Night 2006. An “ECW” chant begins followed by the introduction of Paul Heyman. A Paul E. chant starts as he enters the ring. ECW chants begins. Heyman cuts a promo that a new breed of fans will learn where it all started. A “Thank you Paul” chant starts followed by an introduction that SciFi will air ECW this Tuesday night. Paul Heyman then thanks the fans then says this is better than Monday Night Raw. This is better than Friday Night Smackdown. This is rebirth of ECW.
ECW One Night Stand begins with Joey Styles as your announcer welcoming us and welcoming us to the rebirth of the extreme. Our first match is Tazz of ECW vs. Raw’s Jerry Lawler. A “you suck “expletive” is started. Joey Styles jumps on Lawler early and Lawler tried for a piledriver. Tazz then applies the “Tazmission” and Lawler submits. Your winner is Tazz.
Highlights from WWE vs. ECW are next. Joey Styles is joined by Tazz at commentary. Randy Orton vs. Kurt Angle is next.
Joey Styles says Orton’s fireworks are out of place at an ECW event. Angle is introduced to a rousing applause.
Orton stalls entering the ring.
After nearly tying up a few times, Orton leaves the ring. Angle then dors a single leg takedown and puts on the ankle lock early. Angle applies a headlock on the mat. Both men are a vertical base followed by another takedown by Angle then gets a two count. Orton leaves the ring. Fans harass Orton he says to shut up with an expletive. Angle then paintbrushes Orton. Angle then climbs the back of Orton then brings him back down to the mat. Another headlock by Orton. A second Orton headlock. Belly to bully suplex by Angle. He then rams his shoulder into the post. A forearm by Orton. He then hits European uppercuts then Angle takes Orton down again followed by a one count. Orton hits a pair of kneedrops followed by a two count. Angle reverses and hits a half nelson for a pair of two counts. Orton then bites Angle. Orton applies a rear choke. Angle is on his knees and the fans start a boring chant. Angle gets up and tries to suplex Orton but Orton keeps escaping before Angle finally hits one. They exchange blows then Angle hits a forearm and a standing clothesline. He then his three German suplexes. Orton counters the armdrag and gets a two count after a dropkick. Belly to back suplex by Angle. He hits the Angle Slam for a two count. Angle puts on an ankle lock but Orton escapes and hits a neckbracker for a two count. Orton hits a back elbow. Angle climbs the turnbuckles. Angle gets a two then Orton hits a short clothesline. Orton tries to hit the RKO but Angle reverses it into an ankle lock for a submission. Your winner is Kurt Angle.
Fans start a “you tapped out” chant as Orton leaves and hears “boring” to boot.
An ad for ECW house shows appears.
The F.B.I. (Tony Mamaluke and Little Guido) with Vito vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri and Super Crazy is next.
Super Crazy and Mamaluke begin the bout. A series of armdrags by both men begin the bout. Mamaluke trips Superr Crazy into a front facelock. A fireman’s carry is applied by Super Crazy for a two count. Super crazy then applies a leg scissors. That is followed by a splash for a two count. Tags to Tajiri and Little Guido. Tajiri then hits a series of kicks, then applies the Fujinami arnbar. He rams Guido in the turnbuckles and Tajiri and Super Crazy have the F.B.I in the tree of woe. That is followed by a moonsault. Super Crazy hits an Asai Moonsault then Big Guido pulls Super Crazy out of the ring. Tajiri breaks up a 3 count. Super Crazy hangs on to the leg in the attempt of a legdrop. ATajiri comes in and gives legdrops. Super crazy flapjacks Little Guido. Tajiri hits a spinning heel kick for a two count. Tajiri hits a hand spring elbow. Tajiri hits a sidekick for a two count. Super crazy and Tajiri then apply dual tarantulas. Double clotheslines by the F.B.I. The F.B.I. then a dual Fisherman's Buster for the win.
Big Show then hits the ring and takes out all 4 competitors. He hits a backbreaker on Little Guido. He takes out Big Guido then Tajiri. We go to break seeing Big Guido laid out.
JBL then comes out and cuts a promo about how he kicked Blue Meanie’s butt last year. Then he said guys like RVD were made in WWE. Then he cuts on Tazz saying Smackdown was the “A” show and that ECW was nothing. Then he said he is who he was a wrestling god.
Sabu vs. Rey Mysterio is next. Joey Styles reminds the fans how Rey Mysterio turned down Paul Heyman’s offer to join ECW on Friday Smackdown.
Sabu and Mysterio hold chairs up. Then Mysterio hits a side headlock then a drop toehold. Sabu and Mysterio each try three chairshots then Sabu hit Mysterio in the corner. Mysterio hits Sabu with a huracanrana over the chair. Sabu brings out a table. Sabu puts Mysterio on the table. Sabu lost his balance and hits the ground. Mysterio throws Sabu back in the ring and hits a moonsault for a two count. Guillotine leg drop off the top rope by Sabu for a two count. Sabu applies a camel clutch. Sabu hits an Arabian facebuster off the chair for a two. Mysterio comes of the top rope and puts Sabu through two tables with a seated senton. Tazz mentions Sabu may be hurt as Mysterio grabs a chair but Sabu hits a springing leg lariat. Sabu tries another Arabian facebuster but misses. Sabu hits Mysterio in the face with a chair. Sabu puts Mysterio on a table and hits a DDT from the top rope, on the table. Both men appear to be injured and the bell rings that neither man can continue. A “B.S.” chant is started by the fans. Sabu refuses medical attention as Mysterio is carried to the back. This is a no-contest.
Edge/Foley vs. Dreamer and Funk is next.
A highlight package of this match is shown. Foley comes out and admits he sold out….He admitted he badmouthed ECW. He said he loved and respected ECW when Stephanie McMahon! “Long Live the Alliance!” he exclaims.
He then introduces Edge vs. Lita
Edge takes the mic…he says you don’t want to miss with these “idiots” because this is their Christmas. Then he says the fans are pathetic because they will go home and masturbate to Lita. Lita then grabs the mic and calls Dreamer ‘the innovator of silence” and that one night of magic Dreamer had was more than the fans will see in one year.
Dreamer and Funk come out with Beulah McGillicuddy.
Beulah then cuts a promo saying the trash is nastier coming out than going in then challenges Lita to it be 3 on 3 saying “put up or shut up”. Edge and Dreamer start out. Dreamer takes Edge over. Edge tags in. and Foley comes back in demanding Terry Funk. Funk slaps Foley. Funk and Foley go outside as does Dreamer and Edge. Funk continues to slap Foley by the security rail. Funk hits Foley with a trash can lid. Dreamer baseball slide to Foley then Funk kicks the can out. Edge hits Dreamer with a kendo stick. Funk and Foley go into the crowd. Edge hits Dreamer with a ladder in the face. Edge went for the spear but Dreamer reversed it and hit him with the ladder. Funk hits Edge and Foley with the ladder. Funk and Dreamer set up a ladder and Funk climbs it but lands underneath it when Edge topples it. Lita hits a low blow on Dreamer. Here comes barbed wire and plywood in the ring. Dreamer is hit by the board three times and then Foley and Edge are hit by the board by Funk. Funk and Dreamer hit Fooley with jabs by the board then put him through it. Dreamer is hit by an atomic drop on the guard rail. Foley gets more barbed wire and hits Funk in the head with it then hits a baseball slide on Dreamer. Funk is raked in the face with the barbed wire. Funk is hit in the eye with the wire. Dreamer is now against Edge and Foley and is hit with a baseball bat. Now the baseball bat is hit in the groin. Foley pulls out Mr. Socko and puts the mandible claw on Beulah. The claw is now on Dreamer followed by the spear. Edge has Beulah. Funk comes back with a barbed wire 2X4 then Dreamer hits two low blows on Edge and Foley then Funk hits them with the board then lights the board on fire then hits Foley with it causing him to fall out of the ring into a barbed wire board. Edge hits Funk from behind. Dreamer wraps Edge in barbed wire. Lita comes in and fights with Beulah. Dreamer hits Lita then Edge spears Beulah and pins her to end the match. Your winners Edge and Mick Foley.
RVD is shown in the back warming up.
Balls Mahoney vs. Masato Tanaka is next.
Good sportsmanship is shown to start with a slap of hands. Tanaka hits a high cross body. Balls Mahoney hits a high cross body for a 2 count. He then hits a series of punches. Tanaka tries a pescado but Mahoney grabs him and punches him on the floor. Mahoney then hits Tanaka with assorted drinks. Mahoney throws Tanaka back in the ring then gets hit by Tanaka by a superplex in the ring. Mahoney hits one of his own for a 2 count. Both men attempt chair shots with Mahoney hitting his last one denting the chair and getting the 3 count. Your winner Balls Mahoney.
Highlights of Cena/RVD's feud are shown.
Eugene comes out and says he’s hardcore. He can’t tell if he’s getting booed or if they are chanting "Eu". He then reads a poem about ECW guys. Here comes the Sandman, to new music. Eugene waves at Sandman then Sandman hits Eugene continuously with a kendo stick chasing him to the back. After Eugene escapes, Sandman stands in the back of the arena raising his kendo stick and swigging beer.
RVD VS Cena is next.
RVD comes out to a huge “RVD” chant. Cena comes out to a chorus of boos holding up the WWE belt.
It begins with mind games played by the fans against Cena that includes toilet paper and tossing his shirt back at him. In the end, Strictly ECW leader Tony Lewis ends up with the shirt and well....
Cena punches RVD in the head. Cradle suplex for a 1 count by Cena Cena and RVD run the ropes, Cena misses an inziguri and RVD Cena and RVD trade punches. Cena goes down. RVD goes for a cover and gets a two. Cena comes off the top and hits RVD with a forearm. Cena tries to hit RVD in the face with the steps but RVD reverses it into a moonsault press. RVD then is launched into the crowd by Cena. Cena brings RVD Back to ringside then RVD then hits a corkscrew legwhip RVD hits a baseball slide and a guillotine legdrop. RVD gets a chair and hits Cena in the face in the corner. RVD goes for a cover a 2 count. RVD hits a second corkscrew legwhip. RVD then hits rolling thunder on a steel chair and goes for a cover and gets a two. RVD goes a split leg moonsault and Cena gets the chair up. Cena goes for a cover and gets a two. RVD is catapulted into a steel chair in the corner then goes for a cover for two. Cena hits 5 knuckle shuffle. Cena goes for a FU and RVD gets in a dropkick. Cena goes for a pin after RVD’S head hits the canvas and gets two. RVD hits a running dropkick sending Cena outside. RVD then brings in a table into the ring. Cena hits the STFU on RVD out of nowhere RVD reaches the Cena hits the ref and hits RVD on the apron. Cena hits RVD with the steel steps Nick Patrick comes in and Cena gets a two count. RVD is tossed outside and Edge comes out spearing Cena through the table. RVD hits the 5 star frog splash. Paul Heyman comes down and counts for a three count. RVD celebrates with the ECW faithful. Heyman and the ECW guys are in the ring celebrating RVD’s victory to end the show.
Thanks to Ryan Martinez for his help with the above.
2007 - During a live edition of Raw, WWE held their draft lottery between the Raw, Smackdown and ECW brands, with the concept that inter-brand matches would be held, with the winning brand getting a "random, computer generated selection" from the other brands. Here are the results:
- Edge (Smackdown) defeated John Cena (Raw) via countout, giving Smackdown the first "random, computer generated" selection. The Great Khali was drafted to Smackdown.
- CM Punk (ECW) defeated Carlito (Raw), giving ECW the second "random, computer generated" selection. The Boogeyman was drafted to ECW.
- Umaga (Raw) defeated Balls Mahoney (ECW), giving Raw the third "random, computer generated" selection. King Booker was drafted to RAW.
- Bobby Lashley (ECW) defeated Chris Benoit (Smackdown), giving ECW the fourth "random, computer generated" selection. Chris Benoit was drafted to ECW.
- MVP (Smackdown) defeated Santino Marella (Raw), giving Smackdown the fifth "random, computer generated" selection. Torrie Wilson was drafted to Smackdown.
- Snitsky (ECW) defeated The Miz (Smackdown), but was then disqualified after the match for continuing to beat on Miz. As a result, Miz won via reverse decision, and Smackdown was given the sixth "random, computer generated" selection. Chris Masters was drafted to Smackdown.
- Candice Michelle (Raw) defeated Kristal (Smackdown), giving Raw the seventh "random, computer generated" selection. Bobby Lashley was drafted to Raw.
- Batista (Smackdown) defeated Jeff Hardy (Raw) and Elijah Burke (ECW), giving Smackdown the eighth "random, computer generated" selection. Ric Flair was drafted to Smackdown.
- Randy Orton (Raw) won a 15-man battle royale to win the ninth and tenth "random, computer generated" selections. Snitsky and Ken Kennedy were drafted to Raw.
The show also featured a "Vince McMahon Appreciation Night" theme, which resulted in McMahon being blasted by various people throughout the show, leading to a very bizarre angle. Here is Richard Trionfo's report from the closing segment of Raw:
There is NO CHANCE that Vince McMahon would not come out on his own night and he comes to the ring. Vince stands in the center of the ring and he has a mic. Vince holds the mic but he is unable to speak for a few seconds. He thanks everyone before he drops the mic and leaves the ring very gingerly. Vince walks up the Rawest Ramp in Sports Entertainment before he stops and turns around. Vince walks to the back and the crowd applauds Vince's departure.
We go to the back where Vince walks past all of the wrestlers. Jonathan Coachman stops Vince and he tells Vince that his limo is the other way. Vince takes a look back at the wrestlers before walking out of the building.
We go outside the building and Vince appears to have a smile on his face. Vince gets into his limo and it explodes as we go to credits with the limo still on fire.
Following the conclusion of Monday Night Raw featuring Vince McMahon's limo exploding, the official WWE website was reporting that McMahon is "presumed dead."
The angle would create a great deal of buzz in the mainstream media (one radio station actually reported that McMahon died, before later rescinding the story), but the storyline would be dropped following the Chris Benoit tragedy, and Vince McMahon would later return to television with the explanation that he faked his death to "test" his family.
The three-hour Raw, which was heavily advertised due to the draft, did a 3.8 rating with a 6.3 share, with hours of 3.0, 4.0 and 4.3.
2007 -The Steve Keirn-headed WWE Florida developmental territory was officially named "Florida Championship Wrestling" and with its first event on 6/26 at the Dallas Bull bar in Tampa, Florida. The event will be a fundraising event for the charity Angelus House.
2008 - The International Licensing Expo kicked off in New York City. Mike Johnson filed the following report on wrestling-related properties:
World Wrestling Entertainment's theme this year was again "Global Marketplace" with a large-scale booth set up to look like a shopping center with different WWE licenses (toys, books, clothing, DVDs, etc.) set up in each aisle. They also had a fact sheet about their licensing division that was designed to look like a shopping circular. WWE had lots of monitors running video packages on the company's marketing and licensing success. WWE gave away copies of their Magazines as well as WWE mints that came in a box shaped like the WWE Spinner belt. Rey Mysterio and Candice Michelle represented the company.
*The Princess Bride Game, which recently debuted at www.princessbridegame.com had a booth and is hosting an official launch party later today. While Andre the Giant obviously could not lend his voice to the game, other original cast members have. Andre's character of Fezzik is in the game (which is available for both windows and Macintosh) and the booth showed off prototypes of plush characters including Fezzik.
*TNA had no presence this year after having small booths the previous two years.
*The International Fight League, which set up a ring and had fighters last year, was not present. They've also canceled their next live event and things aren't looking good for the company at the moment.
*Lucha group AAA was represented as one of the properties owned by Telemundo, which was showing clips of an animated series which featured La Parka and Mascara Sagrada, among others.
2009 - TNA aired Impact on SpikeTV. Richard Trionfo filed the following report:
We are live on tape from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida and your announcers are Don ‘Jason Maier is watching the Stanley Cup Finals tonight’ West and Mike ‘Isn’t that game on tomorrow night?’ Tenay.
We start off with Mick Foley coming to the ring and he has security with him. Mick says that he realizes that when he took the job as executive shareholder of TNA, there would be tough times. He knew that when he shocked the world in Philadelphia that people would be coming after him for the title. He knew that he would be forced to defend the title one to four times a year. Mick says that he knew there would be a time that he would lose the title. However, Jeff Jarrett has taken away his smile. Mick tells Jeff that some hard decisions had to be made and when you have something to say, you say it face to face. Mick wants Jeff Jarrett to come to the ring with a mic for a hard decision.
Jeff Jarrett comes to the ring. Mick tells Jeff that he wears Jeff’s t-shirt as a sign of respect for what he did and it makes his decision so much tougher. Mick says that he tried to look past Jeff’s words and actions, but then Jeff assaulted a referee and senior citizen in Earl Hebner. Mick says that cannot stand. Mick says that Jeff might take away his smile, but he will not let Jeff run roughshod over the company. Mick says that Jeff is fined and suspended without pay from TNA.
Jeff says that he is not going to stand here and watch Mick make a mockery of his company. Jeff says that he is sick of Mick’s comedy act and it is over. Mick says that this is not a comedy act. Mick tells Jeff that it is time to pay the band. Jeff tells Mick that he has gone too far. Mick says that Jeff has gone too far and crossed the line.
Jeff tells Mick that it looks like they are going to do this the hard way. Thornton Mellon Security stops Jarrett and they attack Jarrett. A chair has gone into the ring and they continue to double team Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett with a double clothesline and Jarrett with punches and chair shots.
Mick tells Jeff that he left him with no choice. Mick says that he will single handedly throw Jarrett out of the Impact Zone.
We go to the back where Lauren is with Team 3D. She asks why would they save Storm and Roode last week. Devon says that it is two fold. They have a problem with the British Invasion. They bit the hand that fed them in the tournament. Devon says that they have no idea who they are messing with. Devon says that if they draw first blood, they will be drowning in it.
We see Raven in the corner and Ray says that he is crazy. Ray says that this business is about the passing down of knowledge and respect. In beating that respect into Storm and Roode, they are the tag team of the future. They are not shining the belts up for them yet and they will prove it at Slammiversary. Team 3D leaves and Lauren does not like being left alone with Raven and she runs away.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Jeff Jarrett is in his locker room with Jeremy Borash. Jeff says that he understands the actions that Mick is taking because he lost his temper and attacked Earl Hebner. He has apologized to Earl already. He knows that he has to set a good example for the others in the company. Jeff says that he was going to leave on his own, but why not try to get him out of there.
Match Number One: Alex Shelley and Jay Lethal with Consequences Creed and Chris Sabin versus Team 3D
Devon and Shelley start things off and they lock up with Shelley going after the arm but Devon reverses and applies a hammer lock. Shelley with a side head lock. Shelley with kicks to the leg and Shelley avoids punches and connects with a series of kicks for a near fall. Devon with a power slam for a near fall. Ray tags in and they hit a leg lariat and side slam combination. Ray works on the arm and Shelley reverses and makes the tag to Jay Lethal. Lethal works on the arm but Ray reverses. Ray with an arm bar but Lethal reverses and then he leaps over the top rope to the floor and drops Ray’s arm on the top. Lethal with a double sledge from the top and then Lethal with jabs but when he tries for a handspring back elbow, Ray catches Lethal and hits a suplex. Devon tags in and Shelley makes the blind tag. Shelley and Lethal with double drop kicks. Sabin and Creed hold Team 3D and they try for Suicide Dives but Team 3D move and these two teams continue to have problems with anything with the name Suicide. Lethal holds on to the ropes when Team 3D sets for the 3D. Sabin distracts the referee and Shelley with a low blow.
Lethal punches Ray and gets a near fall. Lethal with a running double sledge to the top of the head. Shelley tags back in and Shelley and Lethal choke Ray in the ropes. Shelley with kicks to the chest. Rey blocks a kick and he chops Shelley. Ray misses an elbow drop and then Lethal tags in and he sends Ray into Shelley’s boots. Shelley tags back in and Ray with a kick to Shelley and Devon tags in. Devon takes care of Shelley and Lethal and hits a back body drop on Lethal followed by a neck breaker to Shelley. Devon with a clothesline to Lethal followed by a side slam to Shelley. Devon with a flying shoulder tackle on Shelley for a near fall. All four men are in the ring until Lethal is sent to the floor. Creed and Sabin try to interfere but it backfires. Team 3D with the Wassup head butt to Shelley. It is time for tables, but is it also time for the British to come to the ring.
Devon sets for a power bomb but Doug Williams hits Devon with one of the briefcases and Shelley gets the three count.
Winners: Alex Shelley and Jay Lethal
Mick Foley is in his office with Jeremy Borash and he has a lot of security in his office. Jeremy asks Mick if the extra security is how Jarrett is going to be single handedly removed from the Impact Zone.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Jeremy Borash has warned Jeff Jarrett that the angry mob is coming. Jeff wants to know why Mick needs help to single handedly remove him. Mick wants Jeff to walk away voluntarily until someone gets hurt. Jeff says that he is going to leave before he does something that he will really regret. Jeff asks Mick to re-evaluate his place in TNA to know what his role is.
Jeremy Borash is with the men who might be bleeding tonight in the Main Event Dressing Room. Booker says that Joe can make him bleed. Steiner says that he is going to break Joe’s legs and make him bleed. Steiner wants Joe to bring his friend with him. We go to commercial.
Match Number Two: Samoa Joe versus Scott Steiner and Booker T in a Nation of Violence First Blood Gauntlet
Steiner and Joe start things off in the match. Steiner meets Joe on the ramp and they exchange punches. Steiner Irish whips Joe into the guardrail. Steiner gets the ring bell and he hits Joe in the head. The referee checks Joe and he is not bleeding. Steiner rings the bell on Joe’s head. Steiner sends Joe into the ring posts. They finally make their way into the ring. Steiner punches Joe in the top of the head to try to draw blood. Joe with an STO as Steiner charges. Joe punches Steiner. Joe charges into the corner and Steiner goes down. Joe with kicks and punches to Steiner. Steiner with a flatline to Joe and then Steiner exposes the turnbuckle. Joe blocks Steiner and Steiner is sent into the exposed turnbuckle. Joe with a series of punches to the forhead and still no blood. Steiner Irish whips Joe into the exposed turnbuckle. Steiner goes to the floor and he looks under the ring for the Big Poppa Pipe. Joe with a suicide dive to Steiner. Joe gets the trash can and he hits Steiner with it. Joe puts the trash can on top of Steiner and then Joe takes a few swings at the trash can. The trash can is removed from Steiner and there is blood.
Time for the second step of the First Blood Gauntlet and Booker T comes to the ring.
We are back and they are fighting on the floor. Booker is sent into the ring post and Joe with punches. Booker with a back kick and punches and chops. Joe chops back but Booker with a kick and then he sends Joe into the guardrail. Booker sends Joe into the ring post and Joe will not bleed. Joe sends Booker head first into the guardrail. The referee dabs Booker’s forehead and then Booker with elbows to Joe. Joe is sent into the ring steps and Joe is still blood free. Booker with knees and then he goes for the jumping side kick but Joe moves. Joe gets the Big Poppa Pipe and Joe hits him in the ribs. Booker spits up some blood and the ref calls for the bell.
Winner: Samoa Joe
We go to commercial.
We are back and we have a Moments Ago Moment Montage of Samoa Joe making his opponents bleed thanks to the Big Poppa Pipe.
Lauren is at the trainer’s area checking on the status of Booker T and Scott Steiner. Hey, there’s Raven, maybe he is stalking Lauren.
Match Number Three: Shane Douglas versus A.J. Styles
They lock up and Shane with a clean break. Douglas cowers to avoid a punch from Styles. They lock up again and Styles with an arm bar. Douglas with a side head lock but Styles with the Phenomenal drop kick. Styles with a pescado onto Douglas. Douglas sends Styles into the guardrails. Styles sends Douglas into the ring post. Styles tries for a springboard move but Douglas hits the rope and Styles goes to the apron. Douglas with a drop kick that sends Styles to the floor. Douglas with forearms to Styles. Styles punches Douglas but Douglas with another forearm to the back. Styles and Douglas exchange punches and then Styles with a Pele kick for a near fall. Douglas sends Styles to the apron and Styles tries for a sunset flip but Douglas with a punch. Douglas tries for the belly-to-belly suplex but Styles blocks it. Styles with an arm bar submission and Douglas taps.
Winner: A.J. Styles
After the match, Douglas attacks Styles and he hits a belly-to-belly suplex. Daniels comes to the ring and he attacks Douglas. The referee pulls Daniels away and that allows Shane to hit Daniels with his towel and we see that a pair of handcuffs were inside the towel. Daniels is cuffed to the ropes and Shane continues the attack on Styles. From out of nowhere, Samoa Joe comes to the ring and Douglas leaves the ring.
It is time for a video package hyping Slammiversary with the comments made about the company over the years.
Lauren is on the phone and she is running from someone on the phone. We see that it is Raven as Lauren goes into the women’s room. Lauren had to choose the one ladies room that Daffney was hiding in. Daffney leaves the ladies room. The camera man finally goes in to check on Lauren as we go to commercial.
We are back and Taylor Wilde is looking for Daffney. She finds her in the back and we see Stevie Richards and Raven sitting there watching Daffney screaming and choking Taylor. Stevie tells Daffney that is enough. Stevie apologizes to Taylor because they are out of time.
Jeremy Borash is with Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, and Madison Rayne and he is asking them about Tara. Angelina is worried about their set. They talk about Tara without mentioning her by name and they vow to take care of her.
We go to commercial.
We are back and it is time for more of ODB’s training sessions of Cody Deaner.
Kurt Angle is walking in the back and Jeremy Borash wants to know what is going on. Kurt tells Joe that if he wants him, he has got him. Whenever it happens, he wants Joe to bring it because he has something for him.
Match Number Four: Madison Rayne with Velvet Sky and Angelina Love versus Tara
They lock up and Madison works on the arm but Tara reverses. Madison with a kick and reversal. Tara with a cartwheel for a reversal and then she has the arm in a scissors. Madison makes it to the ropes and Angelina and Velvet check on her. Tara with a baseball slide. Tara with a somersault leg drop from the apron for a near fall. Tara with a side head lock but Madison with a knee after Tara is distracted by Angelina. Madison with a front face lock followed by knees and a swinging neck breaker for a near fall. Rayne goes up top but misses a missile drop kick. Tara with a punch and a kick. Tara with a snap suplex and float over for a near fall. Tara with a slam and then she walks over Rayne and kicks some proverbial dirt on Rayne for a standing moonsault. Tara sets for the Widow’s Peak and she hits it for the three count.
Winner: Tara
It is time to find out what is inside Eric Young’s head as Jeremy Borash is with him. Eric says that nothing has gotten into him. He is tired of being taken advantage of by everyone, even Jeremy Borash. Jeremy tells Eric that he has to stop acting like people are taking advantage of him. Eric slaps Borash.
Sting is walking in the back and we go to commercial.
We are back and who will do interviews? We have So Cal Val and she is with Daniels. Daniels takes the mic and he tells Shane Douglas that he wants to wrestle Shane at Slammiversary. If Shane wins, he gets his roster spot. Daniels says that if Douglas loses, he has to leave the company.
Match Number Five: Kurt Angle versus Sting in a King of the Mountain Qualifying Match
They shake hands at the start of the match. They lock up and Angle with a clean break. They lock up again and Angle with another clean break. Angle with a side head lock and take down. Sting with a head scissors and Angle escapes. They lock up and Angle with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Sting with a side head lock and shoulder tackles and Angle goes to the floor. We go to commercial.
We are back and Angle is back in the ring and Angle with a kick and forearm. Angle with a European uppercut and suplex for a near fall. Sting with a back elbow and a clothesline that sends Angle over the top rope to the floor. Sting goes out after Angle and he punches him. Sting with more punches as they go around the ringside area. Angle returns to the ring and Sting misses a Stinger Splash. Angle with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. Angle with a back breaker for a near fall. Angle with a side head lock but Sting gets to his feet and escapes. Angle with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall. Angle with a snap mare into a waist lock and we go to commercial.
We are back and Sting with an elbow followed by an Irish whip but Angle with a boot when Sting charges. Sting and Angle each with clotheslines and both men are down. Sting and Angle with punches and Sting with clotheslines. Sting with a Stinger Splash and then he hits a second one. Sting with a suplex for a near fall. Angle with the Three Rivers German suplex combination. The straps are down. Angle tries for the Olympic Slam but Sting blocks it and he tries for the Scorpion Death Lock but Angle is able to counter and he applies the ankle lock. Sting sends Angle into the turnbuckles. Sting with a power bomb and then he gets a near fall. Angle sends Sting into the corner after countering the Scorpion Death Drop. Angle charges into the corner and Sting moves and hits the ring post. Sting with the Scorpion Death Drop but Matt Morgan’s presence at ringside distracts the referee. Morgan hits Sting from the apron and then Angle with the Olympic Slam for the three count.
Winner: Kurt Angle
After the match, Matt Morgan enters the ring to applaud Kurt’s victory. Angle pushes Morgan but Morgan pushes back. Security and other referees enter the ring to separate Angle and Morgan. We go to credits.
2010 - Daniel Bryan is released by WWE, stemming from the Nexus debut angle where Bryan chokes out ring announcer Justin Roberts with his tie. The incident violates the companys PG policy and Bryan, easily the best wrestler of the Nexus group, is fired. The release creates an incredible amount of sympathy for Bryan, who's name is chanted for weeks at WWE events. He is finally brought back to the company as a surprise in the main event of Summerslam several months later.
2010 - WWE developmental FCW ran Orlando, FL. Mike Johnson filed the following live report:
Results from last night's WWE developmental event promoted by Florida Championship Wrestling in Orlando, Florida at the Armory.
*Husky Harris defeated Jason Novak.
*Derrick Bateman & Leo Krueger defeated Rhys Ali & (name unknown).
*Mason Ryan pinned Ryan Parker, who was managed by Byron Saxton.
*Kaval pinned Tyler Reks in a good bout with the Warrior's Way doublestomp.
*FCW Divas champ Naomi Night and Aksana defeated Tamina and Liviana. Abraham Washington did some good mic work to set up the tag.
*Wes Brisco defeated Darren Young by DQ when Michael Tarver attacked Brisco. Titus O'Neil hit the ring to make the save.
*FCW Tag Team champions Hunico and Epico defeated The Collosal Connection, Brodus Clay and Donnie Marlow.
*FCW champion Alex Riley pinned Lucky Cannon.
Notes: I estimated 75-90 fans in attendance...Steve Keirn was in attendance...Tom Prichard worked as timekeeper....They were taping the show with one stationary camera from a stage for later review....Shad Gaspard, The Usos and Haku were in attendance...Ricky Steamboat, Richie Steamboat and Naomi Night did a free meet and greet before the show....The show was run very professionally, running a little over two hours including intermission...They return to Orlando on 7/23...FCW has nine live events set up for July promoted as the American Dream Tour with Dusty Rhodes, fittingly appearing for signings at every event.
2011 - WWE ran Rochester, NY. Mike G filed the following results:
The show was a clone of the Syracuse show from Friday. Here are the results.
Evan Bourne beat Jack Swagger.
They did the deal with Eve Torres and The Bellas, with Kelly Kelly and Eve coming out to make the save. The faces then beat The Bellas in a tag match.
Percy Watson beat Zack Ryder.
Kofi Kingston beat Dolph Ziggler to retain the U.S. Title.
Chris Masters, Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov beat The New Nexus.
Alex Riley beat The Miz via DQ when Miz used the briefcase.
John Cena beat R-Truth and C.M. Punk to retain the WWE Title.
2012 - WWE broadcasts Raw. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We are live from Hartford, Connecticut and your announcers are Michael ‘180 minutes of Slaw’ Cole and Jerry ‘Maybe I can wrestle for the World Title’ Lawler.
John Laurinaitis makes his way to the ring and he scoots his way to the ring.
John introduces himself, but he is interrupted by Vince McMahon’s music and there is NO CHANCE that Vince would not milk the opportunity.
Vince says that he is not going to shake John’s hand because he doesn’t know where it has been. Vince says that this is all business. He is going to give John a job performance evaluation.
Vince wants one reason why he should not fire John’s pencil neck butt right now.
John responds with People Power. As they approach the 100th or 1000th Raw, they approach a great milestone. He listens to the people and he empowers them.
Vince wants to know if the people love John. Vince says that they don’t love him.
John says that these are the same people who used to boo Vince in the past. Now they show him the respect that he deserves as a legend. He says that they are both visionaries and innovators. They are astute businessmen.
Vince says that John is the one who signed Brock Lesnar and cost them two lawsuits. He is the businessman who hired the wrong one legged wrestler.
John says that the Brock Lesnar thing was Triple H’s fault, not him.
John asks about resigning the Big Show to a no cut contract and a huge bonus. Vince says that Show has not performed effectively since 1999.
John says that Vince is a little biased when it comes to the Big Show. John reminds Vince about the time that his head was shoved up Big Show’s buttocks. When Vince sees what Show does to John Cena inside the steel cage on Sunday, Vince will know that he made the right decision.
John says that he is also the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations. Both locker rooms look to him as a leader, mentor, and friend.
Vince wants to know how anyone can be his friend.
Sheamus interrupts and makes his way to the ring and he is smiling like he doesn’t have an opponent for No Way Out.
Sheamus is introduced to John by Vince. Sheamus says that it is great to see Vince back on television and says that he looks great. As the World Champion, he heard the bantering back and forth. He felt that it was his duty to tell Vince that John is right. Johnny is a friend. Johnny is such a good friend that he will find half a million dollars because he can. He is the type of friend who will hold a personal vendetta for being bumped on the way to the ring.
Vince mentions that ‘Fire Johnny’ is trending worldwide.
Sheamus says that Johnny is a friend who just so happens to be the worst General Manager in WWE history. He tells Vince, on behalf of the WWE Superstars, the people in the arena, and everyone at home to kick Johnny out on his arse.
Johnny says that Sheamus does not represent the locker room. John says that he is going to find an opponent to make Sheamus regret what he said.
Vince says that it better be an impressive opponent and an impressive match. If Johnny doesn’t impress him tonight, Johnny will hear those two little words . . . ‘You’re FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIREDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!’
We go to commercial.
We have a Moments Ago Moment of the first thing to drop for Johnny, his People Power Mover.
Michael Cole mentions that Sheamus will not face Alberto Del Rio on Sunday due to a concussion that Del Rio suffered at the hands of Great Khali.
Match Number One: Sheamus versus Tensai with Sakamoto
Tensai is all business because he pushes his salt wrangler to the side and he walks emphatically to the ring.
They lock up and go around the ring and Sheamus with a clean break. Tensai with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. They lock up again and Sheamus with a side head lock. Tensai with a slap but Sheamus with forearms. Tensai with an Irish whip but Sheamus with a boot and then he clips Tensai and connects with forearms. Tensai with punches in the corner but Sheamus with kicks and a forearm.
Tensai with a back elbow and head butts to Sheamus. Tensai misses a short arm clothesline and Sheamus with forearms and a clothesline that forces both men over the top rope to the floor and we go to commercial.
We are back and Tensai backs Sheamus into the corner as we look at Tensai’s chest that is red. Tensai with a knee to the head. Tensai with an Irish whip into the turnbuckles followed by a splash to the back and Sheamus goes down. Tensai with a Vader Bomb for a near fall. Tensai works on the shoulder.
Sheamus with head butts and forearms to Tensai followed by a running shoulder into the corner and a running knee lift and double sledge to the head.
Sheamus gets set for the uranage back breaker but Tensai blocks it with elbows. Sheamus is sent to the apron and Sheamus with the forearms across the chest from the apron this time. Sheamus goes up top and tries for the shoulder tackle but Tensai with a choke slam for a near fall.
Tensai head butts Sheamus but Sheamus with a boot. Tensai with a kick but he turns into a Brogue Kick and Sheamus gets the three count.
Winner: Sheamus
We go to Johnny, Vince, and Teddy in the office and Vince says that is strike one. Vince wants to know who will face Sheamus on Sunday.
Vickie Guerrrero enters and she mentions that there are two former World Champions on the roster and Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler can face Sheamus in a Triple Threat match. Vince wants to know if John has a better idea. John says that he has a great idea, but he wants to hear from Teddy first.
Teddy says that there are four former champions. Teddy says that you could put Ziggler, Swagger, Great Khali, and Christian in an elimination match to see who faces Sheamus. Vince likes the idea and Johnny says that he was thinking the same thing. John wants a fist bump and Vince tells Johnny that he has small hands.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Tensai is in the ring with Sakamoto and Tensai is blaming Sakamoto for the loss, or the quality of the salt in the salt ceremony. Tensai applies the claw and punches him in the head. Who will save Sakamoto as Tensai sends him over the top rope to the floor.
Tensai sends Sakamoto’s head into the announce table and then the ring post. Now he tosses Sakamoto into the ringside barrier and then he connects with knees to the head.
Cole mentions that this is episode 994 and Lawler talks about how impressive it is that Raw is going to hit 1000 episodes.
It is time for our next Raw 1000 Memorable Moment. Seth Green talks about the episode that he was the guest host.
R Truth is talking to himself with Matt Striker. Matt mentions the attack a few weeks ago by Big Show. Matt asks Truth how he is doing. He says that he is fine but Little Jimmy was traumatized. Truth tells Jimmy not to be a sissy and he tells him to straighten up. Truth says that on Sunday, Big Show is going to lose to John Cena. When John Cena steps inside that steel cage, he is going to find out . . .
Not much because Show just knocked Truth out.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a Moments Ago Moment of Big Show showing R Truth what his fist looks like.
Match Number Two: Santino Marella and Layla versus Ricardo Rodriguez and Beth Phoenix
Santino wants to start while Ricardo is on the apron. Beth wants Santino in the ring and she doesn’t care who she faces. The women start and Layla with a waist lock and side head lock. Layla kicks Ricardo’s hand away and Ricardo comes in but Layla kicks Ricardo down. Beth with a chop and kick to the back.
Ricardo tags in while Beth hits a slingshot suplex. Ricardo takes off his jacket and he turns around to see Santino and he tags Beth back into the match. Beth tells Ricardo to stay out of the ring. Layla with a kick and forearms. Beth with an Irish whip but Layla with a cross body for a near fall.
Layla with a flying clothesline and then she sends Beth to the mat by her hair. Beth with a kick and then Layla sends Ricardo to the floor with a head scissors. Santino gets the cobra ready but Ricardo runs into the ring post.
Back in the ring Beth sends Layla’s leg into the ropes and kicks it followed by the Glam Slam for the three count.
Winners: Beth Phoenix and Ricardo Rodriguez
Ricardo realizes that he won and he celebrates like he won it. He taunts Santino and Santino pulls off Ricardo’s shirt to reveal a Justin Bieber t-shirt. Ricardo runs out of the ring in shame.
David Otunga is in Vince’s office and he sucks up to Vince. David says that Johnny is doing a wonderful job and he says that a Harvard educated lawyer would be a perfect replacement. Vince says that he doesn’t like the way that David puckers up or the fact that he is a lawyer.
Kofi says that he wants Big Show tonight. Johnny says that Truth isn’t doing well. Kofi demands the match and Johnny gives it to him . . . inside a steel cage.
Daniel Bryan is walking in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back with a look at last week’s match between Kane and CM Punk when AJ tried to provide support for someone, just not sure who.
Daniel Bryan comes to the ring amid a sea of ‘Yeses’. Daniel Bryan . . . CM Punk . . . Kane. One of these superstars is not like the others. He says that he is nothing like CM Punk and Kane. CM Punk and Kane both have a weakness. They have a weakness in the form of a 95 pound distraction named AJ. For Punk it is jealousy because Bryan proved that he is a superior wrestler when he made Punk tap out. Punk is trying to get with his ex-girlfriend to make him jealous.
Kane thinks that it is getting to second base when a woman looks in his eyes and does not vomit. Both CM Punk and Kane are obsessed with the woman who is still in love with Daniel Bryan. How can you blame her. She had the opportunity for a split second of her life to be with something as great as all of this. Once you go Bryan, there is no point tryin’.
He says that he is not interested in AJ. What he is interested in is the WWE Title. This week’s question and answer time is very short. At No Way Out, will he emerge as the new WWE Champion: YES.
CM Punk’s music plays and he comes out and says that for somebody who claims not to be interested in AJ, he talks a lot about her. He says that AJ is cool and they do have something in common. It is Daniel Bryan. He says that AJ is way out of Daniel’s league outside the ring. Inside the ring, Bryan is nowhere near his league. AJ is a little crazy and Punk says that he digs crazy chicks.
Punk says that there is one thing he digs more and it is his WWE Title. Over the last few months, they have beaten each other and Kane has beaten both of them. It comes down to one match on Sunday with everything on the line. Either he beats the deranged, out of his mind freak . . . or he beats Kane. Either way, he is walking out of the ring as the WWE Champion.
Bryan tells Punk no, no, no.
Bryan says that Punk has changed. He calls himself the voice of the voiceless but he panders to them. The fans are the voiceless because they have nothing intelligent to say. These people love to yell at Big Show about how he sold out. The biggest sell out in this company is CM Punk.
Punk says that is coming from the Superstar in the ‘Yes Yes Yes’ t-shirt. Punk says that he sat down on that stage a year ago to air his grievances. People have come up to him and said that it was one of the best moments on Raw. Punk says that most people who say ridiculous things like that didn’t like him when he started here. Nothing has changed about him since that moment. He is the same guy. Punk says that he achieved his goals on his own terms. He has not compromised himself and he cannot say the same thing about Bryan.
Since breaking the glass ceiling, he has become a conceited goat faced moron. Punk says that the WWE is in need of self absorbed goat faced morons.
Whether Bryan likes it or not, Mr. Goat Face will get a wake up call on Sunday, ironically when he puts him to sleep.
Kane’s pyro hits and through Hellfire and Brimstone, he makes his way to the ring.
Kane reminds Punk and Bryan who or what he is. Over the years, he has set fire to Good Ole JR. he electrocuted Shane McMahon’s testicles, and he tombstoned a priest. His pipe bombs are actual pipe bombs. That is why he will leave No Way Out with the WWE Championship.
AJ comes out and she tells everyone to stop as she goes to the ring. She tells Kane regardless of what he says, she looked into his eyes last week and she saw that deep down, in that tortured soul that he has a heart.
Punk says that you gotta love crazy chicks.
She tells Daniel that you never truly get over your first love and she knows that she hasn’t.
AJ smiles at Punk and Punk waves back. She tells Punk that he is pretty much the coolest guy she has known in her life.
Daniel wants to know what the point is.
AJ says that she knows that the best man will win.
John Laurinaitis appears on the PeopleTron. We will have a tag match tonight. Daniel Bryan and Kane will face CM Punk and AJ.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Christian versus Great Khali versus Jack Swagger versus Dolph Ziggler in a Fatal Four Way Elimination Match to Determine the Number One Contender for the World Title
Swagger goes after Khali and he punches him. Ziggler suffers the same fate and then Khali chops Christian and elbows Swagger. Khali punches Ziggler and then he chops Swagger and his JBL hair does not move. Khali with a head butt to Ziggler and then he chops Ziggler in the throat. Khali sends Ziggler into the turnbuckles but Swagger tries to stop him. Khali sends Swagger into Ziggler in the corner and he chops Swagger again. Swagger clips Khali and Ziggler with a drop kick. Christian with a frog splash and everyone covers Khali.
Great Khali eliminated
We go to commercial.
We are back and we still have three men in the match. Christian punches Swagger and Ziggler but Ziggler with a drop kick to Christian. Ziggler tells Swagger to pick him up and they hit a wheelbarrow face plant but Christian kicks out. Vickie slaps Christian while Dolph and Swagger argue with the referee. Ziggler punches Christian while Swagger holds him. Christian and Swagger back body drop Ziggler over the top rope to the floor.
Christian with a running forearm but Christian tries for a sunset flip but Swagger does not go down. Christian with a back elbow off the turnbuckles and it is time for Christian to clap but Ziggler with a rollup for a near fall.
Christian punches Ziggler and then he sends Swagger into the corner. Christian tires for the Killswitch but Swagger escapes. Swagger pulls Christian off the turnbuckles and Swagger misses Swagger Bomb. Christian with a sunset flip but Swagger kicks out and applies the ankle lock.
Christian rolls through and Swagger goes into the ring post. Christian with the Killswitch and he hits it and Ziggler pins Swagger.
Jack Swagger eliminated
Christian with a rollup when Ziggler was distracted for a near fall. Ziggler goes for the leg but Christian moves out of the way. Christian with a punch and flapjack but he can only get a two count.
Ziggler with a drop kick for a near fall. Ziggler with kicks to the leg and applies a knee bar that looks like a version of a Liontamer. Christian kicks Ziggler away and then hits a back elbow and punch. Christian with an Irish whip but Ziggler applies a sleeper. Christian with a snap mare and punch to Ziggler. Christian tries for a spear but he cannot run across the ring. Ziggler gets catapulted into the turnbuckles and Christian fights through the pain for a spear but Ziggler kicks out.
Ziggler with the Fameasser but Christian kicks out at two. Ziggler tries for the Zig Zag and Christian hits an inverted DDT but can only get a near fall. Christian goes up top for the frog splash. Christian punches Ziggler when he tries to stop him. Christian comes off the turnbuckles but Ziggler moves. Christian jams his knee and Ziggler hits the Zig Zag for the three count.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
After the match, Ziggler backs up the ramp and Sheamus emerges from the back and we have a stare down.
Natalya is in the back with Vince McMahon and she asks if the entire Hart family can get back together. Vince tells Natalya they can talk about this later.
Vince walks in the back and The Funkettes block his path. Naomi wants Vince to override Johnny’s ruling about banning the Funkasaurus from Raw. Vince wants somebody to call his mama and it is time for the Vincesaurus to dance.
Zack Ryder stops by and he is in shock. Vince throws out a woo woo woo.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Four: Ryback versus Willard Fillmore and Rutherford Hayes
Ryback with a spinebuster and then he power bombs one of his victims twice. The other guy got a little paler and leaves the ring. Ryback with a clothesline on the floor. Ryback presses him over his head and tosses him back into the ring over the top rope.
Ryback with a double muscle buster for the three count.
Winner: Ryback
It is time for some cage lowering music as we get ready for Kofi Kingston versus Big Show.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Hornswoggle is watching what he did last week on Smackdown with Vince. Vince has a few tips for Hornswoggle. Vince makes fun of Jim Ross and gives Hornswoggle his hat back. He tells Hornswoggle to leave.
John Cena enters and he says that Laurinaitis is awful and the sooner he is out of a job the better. Vince says that he appreciates John’s management advice, but he reminds John that he lost at Wrestlemania.
John mentions all of Vince’s losses at Wrestlemania if that is going to be an issue. Vince changes the subject and he asks John if he can beat the Big Show. He tells John he better not run to the ring to help Kofi.
Cena says that Kofi will handle his business. Cena reminds Vince that ‘you’re fired’ belongs to Vince, not Trump.
David Otunga comes back and he tries to explain his law practice. Vince does not appreciate sycophants and people who would kiss other people’s behinds. Vince turns and says ‘no offense’ and we see William Regal.
We go to commercial.
We are back and this month’s YouTube Match is Brodus Clay versus David Otunga.
Match Number Five: Kofi Kingston versus Big Show in a Steel Cage Match
Kofi attacks Show as he enters the cage but Show is able to recover and he sends Kofi into the cage. Show slams Kofi and then presses Kofi’s face against the cage. Show stands on Kofi’s chest. Show picks up Kofi and runs his back into the cage. Show picks up Kofi again and runs him into the cage another time.
Kofi with a punch and it has no effect. Show with kicks to the ribs. Show with boots to the chest. Show with an Irish whip and he wants the fans to smile for him. Show takes too much time and Kofi gets his feet up. Kofi comes off the turnbuckles and Show grabs him by the throat. He throws Kofi around and he climbs the cage and leaps over Show and hits Trouble in Paradise but Show with an emphatic kick out.
Kofi goes to the door but Show pulls him back into the cage. Kofi with a drop kick and he gets out of the cage but Show grabs him by the feet. Show with a punch and Kofi is out. The referee checks on Kofi while Show yells at the fans. Show leaves the cage to win the match.
Winner: Big Show
We go to commercial.
Match Number Six: Sin Cara versus Curt Hawkins
They lock up and Hawkins with a wrist lock but Cara with a reversal. Hawkins with a hammer lock but Cara with elbows. Cara with a springboard arm drag and head scissors that sends Hawkins to the floor. Cara with a corkscrew pescado to Hawkins.
Hawkins pulls Cara to the floor and then he kicks Cara in the head and gets a near fall. Hawkins with an abdominal stretch attempt but Cara blocks it. Cara with a sunset flip and then he runs into a super kick.
Cara with a handspring back elbow followed by drop kicks. Cara with a slingshot arm drag as he bounces off the ropes. Cara with a double jump arm drag. Cara hits La Mistica for the three count.
Winner: Sin Cara
We see the Countdown to Decision 2012 as we go to commercial.
We are back and it is time to run through the card for No Way Out.
Daniel Bryan is stretching in the back and Vince McMahon stops by. He wishes Daniel luck in his match. Daniel says that he didn’t think that Vince would like someone like him. Vince says that Bryan is the personification of not telling a book by its cover. No one would think of Bryan as a World Champion. Bryan tells Vince that he was fired once and he proved Vince wrong. They are both self made success stories who defy expectations.
Vince says that he has ever finished anything in eighteen seconds, unlike Bryan’s loss at Wrestlemania.
The 1000th Episode of Raw has its own dressing room as we go to commercial.
We are back with a Raw 1000 Memorable Moment and Dolph Ziggler says that his is the first episode of Raw.
Heath Slater wants to know why we are celebrating past Raw superstars when we have a current one in front of their face. He says that it is his time.
I think it is someone else’s time.
Match Number Seven: Heath Slater versus Vader in a We are going to have our 1000th episode of Raw in a Few Weeks Match
They lock up and Vader pushes him away. They lock up again and he backs Slater into the corner. Vader with punches and forearms but Slater with a kick and punches. Vader with a body block to Slater and then he hits another one. Vader with forearms to the back followed by a short arm clothesline. Vader with an elbow drop for a near fall.
Vader with a suplex and he gets a near fall. Vader with punches to the head but he misses and Slater with knees to the midsection and a clothesline that barely budges Vader. Slater tries for a slam but he collapses under Vader’s weight and Vader gets a near fall.
Vader with a belly-to-belly suplex and it is time for the Vader Bomb and he hits it for the three count.
Winner: Vader
We have a Be A Star video package.
AJ is in the back and she tells Punk that she is freaking out. Punk says that he has everything under control. He says that they can trust each other. AJ says that they also really like each other. Punk tells AJ not to do anything crazy. AJ kisses Punk and walks away.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Eight: Kane and Daniel Bryan versus AJ Lee and CM Punk
Kane and Punk start things off and lock up. Kane with a knee and punch followed by an Irish whip but Punk with kicks to Kane. Kane with an Irish whip but he misses a charge into the corner and hits the knee into the corner. Kane with a boot to Punk and Bryan tags in. Bryan with kicks of Yes to Punk and he gets a near fall. Bryan with a side head lock and Punk with a leg lariat. Punk with a clothesline and a swinging neck breaker. Punk with a running knee into the corner but Bryan escapes the bulldog.
Punk goes up top for the elbow drop but Bryan rolls out of the way. Kane tags in and Punk thinks about the tag but he stops short. Kane grabs Punk by the throat and Punk escapes. Kane with an uppercut and Punk bumps into AJ and AJ is the legal person in the match.
AJ enters the ring and she tells the referee that everything is okay. She turns on the charm and smiles at Kane. AJ skips around Kane and stands behind Kane. AJ climbs Kane and hugs him and then she kisses Kane.
Kane looks unaffected by the kiss as AJ returns to the mat. Kane tags in Bryan now that she has been infected with a case of the AJ’s. Punk tags in and he connects with a forearm and kick from the apron. Punk with the elbow drop from the top for the three count.
Winners: CM Punk and AJ Lee
After the match, AJ sits in the center of the ring and smiles while staring lovingly at CM Punk.
We have only a few minutes to go before the decision that we have been waiting for.
We go to commercial.
We are back and it is time for Johnny to find out his fate.
Vince is accompanied by members of security as he comes to the ring.
Vince says that he always had a warm spot in his heart for the state of Connecticut. He mentions that he lives here and that his daughter Stephanie was born in Hartford. It is poetic justice that since one life started in Hartford, one ends professionally.
John makes his way to the ring.
John says that he doesn’t appreciate what Vince did to his scooter. He tells Vince that he doesn’t need the security because regardless of the decision, he will not lay his hands on Vince.
Vince says the security is for John. They are going to walk a certain someone out of this ring, out of this arena, and out of this business.
John tells Vince not to make a decision that he will regret. John wants to mention what he has done for the WWE brand. He says that Raw and Smackdown are destination TV. They need him for when Raw goes to three hours. He tells Vince to do the right thing for everyone in the WWE Universe, Vince McMahon, and the WWE to let him continue to run these shows in the era of People Power.
Vince has two words that are synonymous with him. Vince tells John Laurinaitis . . .
Big Show comes out to the ring and he tells Vince that he is giving John a job review. He says that John has made a few mistakes but the one thing that he has done right is that John gave him an iron clad contract so he can say or do whatever he wants to. Vince could fire him, then he would have to pay Show millions of dollars for years to do absolutely nothing. He says that you don’t pay anything unless you get something in return.
Show says that we know whose fault this is. Every stupid costume for the last fourteen years. Every commercial, movie, or appearance has involved one thing. That was Vince McMahon. He did everything that Vince wanted him to do. He couldn’t be a giant because people are afraid of giants.
With his new iron clad contract, he doesn’t have to be part of Vince’s dog and pony show. He gets to be what he really is and that is a giant. He tells Vince not to worry about firing Mr. Laurinaitis. He should be more worried about the other John. Vince should be worried about Vince’s golden goose and cash cow. At No Way Out, the golden goose is going to get his feathers plucked.
Show tells Vince at No Way Out, he is going to prove . . .
That John Cena will interrupt any promo at the time the villain is about to reveal his evil plan.
Cena says that this is an exciting bunch. He is here to get to the bottom of all of this. Cena says that Show blamed him first, then the fans, and then Vince McMahon. He asks Show who he will blame next. The only person Show hasn’t blamed is John Laurinaitis, the man who backed a dump truck of money to Show’s house. All we have heard since then is Big Show complaining.
Cena mentions Show’s comment that he can finally be a giant, but he looks at Show and he says that he has always been a giant. He has been the World’s Largest Athlete for fourteen years. For once, everything revolves around Show. The stars have aligned and Show has stacked the deck. He has management behind him. He got the match and opponent he wanted.
The deck has been stacked so high in his favor that Show should win. What if Show doesn’t win? He asks Show if he knows what he has set up for himself. If Show doesn’t destroy him at No Way Out, there is no one else to blame. No one will look at Show as the World’s Largest Athlete if he loses. They will call him the World’s Largest Disappointment. Show will have to look at and listen to the people for what he is . . . a sell out.
Vince says that he will be at ringside on Sunday and he will be sitting next to Big Johnny. If Show loses the match, he will fire Johnny.
Show grabs Cena and security gets into the way and Show takes care of them. Cena punches Show and Laurinaitis tries to break things up. Laurinaitis is knocked down and Show accidentally punches Vince McMahon.
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