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July 14th
On this day in history in ....
1965 - WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Waldo Von Erich in Scranton, PA.
1966 - The Viking & Jack Donovan defeat Bob Eillis & The Stomper in Kansas City, Kansas to win the NWA North American Tag Team Title.
1966 - WWWF ran Washington DC at the National Arena with a TV Taping featuring the following results:
-Arnold Skaaland defeated Ricky Sexton.
-Antonio Pugliese defeated Ronnie Etchison.
-Louis Cerdan defeated Smasher Sloan.
-Bill Miller fought Johnny Valentine to a draw.
-WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Dr. Jerry Graham to a no contest.
1967 - WWWF ran Larence, MA with the following:
-Smasher Sloan defeated Woody Farmer.
-Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Ricky Sexton.
-Miguel Perez defeated Luke Graham via disqualification.
-The Fabulous Moolah defeated Donna Christianello via disqualification.
-Édouard Carpentier defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna.
1971 - Bully Ray, formerly known as Bubba Ray Dudley and Brother Ray, is born.
1971 - The once and forever voice of Extreme Championship Wrestling, Joey Styles, is born.
1978 - Dick The Bruiser defeats Dick Murdoch in St. Louis, Missouri to win back the NWA Missouri Heavyweight Title, the second title change in a feud between the two men that would last for well over a year.
1983 - Ric Flair fought NWA World champion to a no contest in St. Louis, Missouri.
1984 - Ted DiBiase defeats The Spoiler in Macon, Georgia to win the NWA National Heavyweight Title, ending Spoiler's second reign as champion and starting his own second run with the belt.
1984 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran the Charlotte Coliseum in NC with the following results:
-Sam Houston defeated Doug Vines.
-Gary Quartanelli defeated Jeff Sword.
-Nikita Koloff defeated Vinnie Valentino.
-Brian Adidas fought Buzz Sawyer to a draw.
-Jimmy Valiant & Adrian Street defeated the Assassins.
-Ricky Steamboat defeated Wahoo McDaniel via disqualification.
-The Renegade & Mark Youngblood defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Don Kernodle via disqualification.
1985 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Charleston, WV with the following results:
-Pez Whatley defeated Bob Roop.
-Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Mike Davis.
-Kevin Sullivan defeated the Italian Stallion
-Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Dick Slater & Buzz Sawyer.
-Brett Sawyer defeated Arn Anderson.
-Black Bart defeated Ron Garvin
-Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian.
-Jimmy Valiant defeated Paul Jones via disqualification.
1985 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Asheville, NC at the Civic Center with the following results:
-Gene Ligon defeated Lee Ramsey.
-Ricky Reeves defeated Tommy Lane.
-The Rising Suns defeated Starship Eagle (Danny Spivey) & Sam Houston.
-Manny Fernandez defeated Ivan Koloff.
-NWA U.S. Champion Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff.
-NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Buddy Landell.
1986 - A Jim Crockett Promotions event was headlined by Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA defeating NWA World Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in a non-title match in Wilmington, NC's Legion Stadium, drawing 5,000 fans.
1986 - WWF held their second-ever King Of The Ring Tournament in Foxboro, Massachusetts. In a non-tournament match, WWF Tag Team Champions The British Bulldogs defeated Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake. Here are the results of the tournament:
First Round:
- Billy Jack Haynes defeated The Iron Sheik.
- Harley Race defeated George Steele.
- Don Muraco (who won the inaugural tournament) vs. Roddy Piper ended in a double-DQ. Piper, appearing for the first time since Wrestlemania II, was cheered by the fans, despite the fact that his babyface turn had yet to take place.
- Nikolai Volkoff defeated Dan Spivey.
- Junkyard Dog defeated Paul Orndorff.
- Pedro Morales defeated Rudy Diamond.
- Mike Rotundo & Mr. X received byes into the next round.
Quarterfinals:
- Billy Jack Haynes defeated Mr. X.
- Nikolai Volkoff defeated Junkyard Dog.
- Pedro Morales defeated Mike Rotundo.
- Harley Race received a bye into the next round.
Semifinals:
- Harley Race defeated Billy Jack Haynes.
- Pedro Morales defeated Nikolai Volkoff.
Finals:
- Harley Race defeated Pedro Morales to win the King Of The Ring tournament.
1987 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Baton Rouge, LA at the Centroplex with the following results:
-Dave Haskins & Shane Douglas fought the Enforcer (Doug Gilbert) & Gary Young to a draw.
-Angel of Death defeated Buddy Roberts.
-Shaska Whatley defeated Steve Cox.
-Michael Hayes defeated the Terminator.
-Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner defeated Ivan Koloff & Paul Jones.
-Chris Adams & Sting defeated Rick Steiner & Black Bart.
-UWF Western States Heritage Champion Barry Windham defeated Big Bubba via disqualification.
-Brad Armstrong (sub. for NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Morton) & NWA Tag Team Champion Robert Gibson defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane via disqualification.
-Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated UWF TV Champion Eddie Gilbert & Dick Murdoch in a bunkhouse match.
1988 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Chattanooga, TN with the following results:
-Bugsy McGraw defeated Tiger Conway Jr.
-Tim Horner defeated Larry Zbyzsko.
-Ron Garvin defeated the Italian Stallion.
-Dick Murdoch, Ivan Koloff, & the Russian Assassin defeated Chris Champion, Kendall Windham, & Mighty Wilbur.
-Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated the Sheepherders.
-NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda defeated Brad Armstrong.
-Nikita Koloff defeated Al Perez in a chain match.
-Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated NWA U.S. Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a non-title scaffold match.
-Lex Luger, Sting, the Road Warriors, & Steve Williams defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA U.S. Champion Barry Windham, JJ Dillon, NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in Wargames - The Match Beyond.
1989 - The NWA ran Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum with the following results:
-Scott Hall defeated Bill Irwin.
-Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace defeated the New Zealand Militia.
-Mike Rotunda defeated Dick Murdoch
-Norman defeated Steve Casey.
-Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey defeated Davey & Johnny Rich.
-The Great Muta defeated Randy Rose.
-Rick Steiner defeated Kevin Sullivan.
-Kevin Sullivan won a battle royal.
-Terry Gordy, NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Steve Williams, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane.
-NWA U.S. Champion Lex Luger defeated Ricky Steamboat.
-Terry Funk defeated Eddie Gilbert.
1990 - NWA ran Oklahoma City, OK with a matinee at the State Fair Arena with the following results:
-Norman pinned Alex Porteau.
-Mike Rotunda pinned Buddy Landell.
-Paul Orndorff defeated Mark Callous (the future Undertaker).
-NWA World Tag Team Champion Ron Simmons pinned Tommy Rich.
-The Junkyard Dog defeated NWA World TV Champion Arn Anderson via reverse decision. Anderson originally won the match after hitting JYD with a foriegn object but the referee caught Anderson with the weapon.
-Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
-The Rock N' Roll Express, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated the Samoan Swat Team
1990 - NWA ran St. Louis, MO at the Kiel Auditorium before 2,544 with the following results:
-Big Van Vader defeated David Sierra.
-El Gigante defeated Dr. X.
-Doug Furnas defeated Dutch Mantel.
-Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Star Blazer.
-Brian Pillman defeated the Iron Sheik.
-Sid Vicious defeated Tom Zenk
-NWA U..S Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated The Southern Boys, Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong.
-NWA World Champion Sting & NWA U.S. Champion Lex Luger defeated Harley Race (substituting for an injured Ric Flair) & Barry Windham via disqualification.
1990 - NWA ran Springfield, MO with the following results:
-Mike Rotunda pinned Buddy Landell.
-Tommy Rich & Trucker Norm defeated the Samoan Swat Team.
-Paul Orndorff defeated Mark Callous (the future Undertaker).
-The Junkyard Dog pinned NWA World TV Champion Arn Anderson.
-Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin.
-NWA World Tag Team Champions Doom defeated The Rock N' Roll, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson.
1991 - WCW's Great American Bash 1991 was held, a PPV event best remembered for who wasn't there, Ric Flair. The event, held at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland, was originally built around NWA/WCW World Champion Ric Flair defending the title against Lex Luger. When then-WCW Vice President Jim Herd fired Flair right before the PPV during contract negotiations, the card was thrown into disarray. At one point, Flair was going to drop the title to Barry Windham prior to the Bash, but when Flair told Herd that he wanted back his deposit (at that time, the NWA champion left a bond as a security deposit when he was given the belt) before giving back the title, Herd told Flair to just keep the belt.
A new WCW belt was created (actually, I think they just put a new plate on an old title belt), since Flair still had the "big gold belt", and a match was announced between Lex Luger and Barry Windham to determine a new champion. The fans, many of whom had purchased their tickets before all this went down, chanted "We Want Flair" throughout the night, a chant that would become very familiar in WCW for the next several months. The chants were clearly audible throughout the PPV broadcast.
Windham, meanwhile, had been previously advertised for a steel cage match where he would team with Arn Anderson and Paul E. Dangerously against Rick & Scott Steiner and Missy Hyatt. However, an injury to Scott Steiner and Windham's being moved into the title match changed it to Dangerously & Anderson vs. Rick & Hyatt. Then the Maryland State Athletic Commission stepped in and informed them that a woman could not wrestle a man in that state. So, an angle had to be thought up to get Hyatt out of the match. As an interesting side note, that rule still exists, so when WWE put on a Stephanie McMahon vs. Vince McMahon match in Maryland a few years ago, WWE had to pay a fine (actually, they paid it in advance) for the match.
Another interesting side note in all this is that the NWA (which, as an organization, was separate from WCW) continued to recognize Flair as "their champion" all the way until Flair's WWF debut. This would mark the first time the WCW and NWA titles were seen as separate entities.
Here are the results for the show which many have branded one of the greatest PPV disasters of all time:
- In a dark match, Junkyard Dog defeated Black Bart. Strangely, this match between the two past-their-prime veterans went over 12 minutes, longer than all but two matches on the PPV card.
- PN News & Bobby Eaton defeated Steve Austin & Terrance Taylor in a Scaffold match. Out of nowhere, WCW changed the rules of a Scaffold match, which traditionally didn't end until someone fell off the scaffold into the ring. Just before the bout began, it was announced that you could win the match by crossing the scaffold and grabbing the opposing team's "flag" which was secured to the opposite end of the scaffold from where your team started. After six minutes of light brawling on the scaffold, Eaton grabbed the flag for an anti-climactic victory. In hindsight, putting three of the best workers in the company in a gimmick match like this was a poor decision.
- The Diamond Stud (Scott Hall) defeated Tom Zenk in nine minutes with a back suplex as Zenk was going after Stud's manager, Dallas Page.
- Ron Simmons defeated Oz (Kevin Nash) in eight minutes after a series of shoulderblocks.
- Ricky Morton defeated Robert Gibson in seventeen minutes. Morton, who had just turned heel and joined the York Foundation, spent the majority of the match working on Gibson's knee, then got the win by hitting Gibson with Alexandra York's laptop computer. York would later be known as Marlena and Terri in WWE.
- Dustin Rhodes and the Young Pistols (Tracey Smothers & Steve Armstrong) defeated The Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin, Badstreet & Michael Hayes) in an elimination match that went seventeen minutes, and all the eliminations took place in the last four minutes of the match. Here is the order of elimination:
* Hayes pinned Armstrong.
* Hayes was disqualified.
* Garvin pinned Smothers.
* Rhodes pinned Garvin.
* Rhodes pinned Badstreet with a bulldog to win the match.
- The Yellow Dog (Brian Pillman in a mask to circumvent a loser-leaves-WCW stip) defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification in six minutes when Teddy Long interfered.
- Big Josh defeated Blackblood (Billy Jack Haynes) in a little over five minutes in a lumberjack match after Dustin Rhodes hit Blackblood with an ax handle, setting up the pin.
- El Gigante defeated One Man Gang, with Kevin Sullivan, in six minutes when Gigante kicked powder that Gang was going to use into his own face.
- Nikita Koloff defeated Sting in a Russian chain match in eleven minutes. Both men had touched three corners, and Sting then dove for the fourth, but in doing so knocked Nikita back first into the corner, so Nikita was declared the winner. The same finish was used many years later in a Bullrope match between JBL and Eddie Guerrero to set up JBL's WWE Title win.
- Lex Luger defeated Barry Windham in a Steel Cage match with a piledriver to win the vacant WCW World Title. Harley Race and Mr. Hughes came out towards the end, and aligned with Lex Luger, although they never actually got involved in the match. Luger then became a heel (even though he was a face to this point), despite not actually doing any heel tactics in order to win the title. The fans couldn't seem to care less, chanting "We Want Flair" for almost the entire duration of the match.
- Rick Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Paul E. Dangerously in a steel cage match in two minutes. Steiner came out with Hyatt, but the Hardliners (Dick Murdoch & Dick Slater) came out and carried Hyatt to the back. Steiner did nothing to help his "kidnapped" partner. Anderson was accidentally knocked out by Paul E. Dangerously's phone, and Steiner pinned Dangerously with a clothesline. Hyatt was kidnapped by The Hardliners, Dick Murdoch and Dick Slater, before the match as the Maryland Athletic Commission would not allow male vs. female action in the ring.
1992 - Tod Gordon's Eastern Championship Wrestling ran Philadelphia, PA at the Original Sports Bar in front of 275 fans featuring:
-Mr. Perez pinned Jimmy Jannetty.
-Scott Summers & King Kaluha defeated JT Smith & Hurricane Curry.
-The Samoan Warrior defeated Jack Hammer via disqualification.
-Salvatore Bellomo fought Tony Stetson to a double disqualification.
-ECW Tag Team Champions the Super Destroyers defeated Max Thrasher & Glenn Osbourne.
-Tonny Cairo pinned Damien Stone.
-Vladimir Markoff & the Super Ninja defeated Chris Michaels & Nikolai Volkoff.
-Mr. Sandman pinned Larry Winters.
-Jimmy Snuka pinned ECW Champion Johnny Hot Body to win the title, crowned as first champion.
1992 - WCW ran a WCW Saturday Night taping in Atlanta, GA at the Center Stage Theatre with the following results:
-Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, & Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, Greg Valentine, & Cactus Jack at 5:23 when Rhodes pinned Valentine with a roll up after Valentine collided with an interfering Dick Slater on the ring apron.
-Van Hammer defeated Bob Cook.
-Ron Simmons pinned Joe Cruz at 2:27 with the powerslam; during the bout, it was announced Simmons would be competing in the upcoming NWA World Title tournament in Japan.
-Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas defeated Joey Maggs & Johnny Rich when DDP pinned Maggs.
-Dan Spivey defeated Ian Weston.
-WCW World Champion Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated Scott Allen & Terry Bronson.
-Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Terry Taylor & Bobby Eaton at 7:19 when Rick pinned Taylor with a bulldog off the middle turnbuckle.
-WCW TV Champion Steve Austin defeated Larry Zbyzsko (sub. for an injured Ricky Steamboat); after the bout, Austin said Steamboat wouldn't get another shot at his title since he missed his opportunity.
-The Barbarian defeated Randy Starr.
-Tom Zenk & Brian Pillman defeated Dick Slater & Greg Valentine via disqualification when the Barbarian interfered.
-WCW World Champion Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated Larry Santo & Rob Campbell.
-Nikita Koloff defeated Arn Anderson (w/ Paul E. Dangerously).
1995 - Ken Shamrock defeats Dan Severn in under two minutes via submission to win the UFC SuperFight Title at the sixth Ultimate Fighting Championship event. Several years later, WWF would tease rematching the two in a pro wrestling match.
1996 - WCW ran a TV Taping in Orlando, FL at Disney MGM Studios with the following results:
-Lord Steven Regal & David Taylor defeated Chad Brock (yes, the country singer) & Chavo Guerrero.
-Diamond Dallas Page defeated Disco Inferno.
-WCW World Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated High Voltage.
-Eddie Guerrero defeated Bobby Eaton.
-Dick Slater & Mike Enos defeated The American Males, Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs.
-Scott Norton defeated Bobby Walker.
1997 - Steve Austin & Dude Love (Mick Foley) defeat Owen Hart & Davy Boy Smith in a tournament final for the WWF World Tag Team Title in San Antonio, Texas. The belts had been vacated by previous champions Austin & Shawn Michaels, who refused to team together.
1997 - WCW ran Orlando, FL with a Monday Nitro taping, featuring the following:
-Joe Gomez defeated Jeff Bradley.
-Bill Gold (the future Goldberg) defeated Hugh Morrus.
Nitro:
-Alex Wright fought Prince Iaukea to a no contest at around the 2-minute mark when the Giant appeared, hit a chokeslam on the referee, Iaukea, and several members of security as Wright left the ring; prior to the bout, Wright cut an insert promo claiming the fans were jealous of him because of his body and the fact he gets so many girls; after the bout, the Giant cut an in-ring promo saying he wanted Kevin Nash after realizing Nash was the fake Sting the night before; as the segment ended, Doug Dillinger and other members of security came out to calm the Giant down.
-Eddie Guerrero pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 4:15 with a powerbomb and the frog splash after raising his knees to block Chavo's own frog splash; prior to the bout, footage was shown from the previous week of Eddie walking out of his tag team match with Chavo against Scott Norton & Buff Bagwell; after the contest, Eddie hit the move a second time, with Hector Guerrero then appearing and standing over Chavo; moments later, Eddie shoved Hector to the mat and left the ring.
-Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Scott Norton & Buff Bagwell (w/ Vincent) via disqualification at 6:45 when the Great Muta & Masahiro Chono attacked the Steiners as the Steiners attempted the bulldog off the top double team on Bagwell; early in the contest, it was announced the Steiners would face WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash at Road Wild; during the contest, Konnan, Syxx, Hall, and Nash were shown arriving to the arena in a limo; after the contest, the Steiners eventually cleared the ring of all five opponents (Konnan's debut with the New World Order).
-Chris Benoit defeated Mike Enos via submission with the Crippler Crossface at 3:47; prior to the bout, Benoit cut an insert promo on ending Kevin Sulivan's career the previous night at Bash at the Beach and said he would now focus on Horsemen business.
-La Parka defeated Super Calo via disqualification at the 49-second mark when Randy Savage attacked La Parka; prior to the bout, footage was shown from the previous week of Diamond Dallas Page, dressed as La Parka, beating Savage after hitting the Diamond Cutter; during La Parka's entrance, Kimberly was shown near the entranceway giving the Diamond Cutter sign, alluding that La Parka could be Diamond Dallas Page in disguise; after the contest, Page attacked Savage until Curt Hennig knocked Page out with a foreign object and then left the ring; moments later, Savage hit the flying elbowsmash on Page; Gene Okerlund then conducted an interview with Hennig in the aisle in which Hennig called Page the biggest mark in the industry and that he couldn't last 30 seconds with Hennig, just like he can't last 30 seconds "with that hosebag;" Ric Flair then appeared, bowed before Hennig, and went backstage with him.
-WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall & Syxx (sub. for WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash) (w/ WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash) defeated Harlem Heat at 9:01 when Hall pinned Booker T with the Outsider's Edge after Nash, confined to a wheelchair at ringside, leapt onto the apron behind the referee's back and clubbed Booker in the back of the head; prior to the bout, Eric Bischoff, Vincent, Konnan, Masahiro Chono, the Great Muta, Buff Bagwell, Scott Norton, Hall, Syxx, and Nash appeared at the entranceway; Bischoff then said Nash, in a wheelchair, was injured and then gave the mic to Nash for him to respond to claims he was dressed as Sting the previous night; Nash then had several of the New World Order members help him to his feet before officially welcoming Konnan, referred to as "K Dawg," into the nWo, with Konnan then revealing an nWo shirt underneath his button-up; during Harlem Heat's entrance, footage was shown from the June 16 Nitro in which Vincent interrupted the Heat's interview, with the Heat then double teaming him in the aisle.
-The Great Muta & Masahiro Chono (w/ Vincent) defeated The Public Enemy at 6:51 when Chono pinned Johnny Grunge with the Mafia Kick after Muta sprayed green mist into Grunge's face; Muta joined the referee in making the pinfall during the cover.
-WCW U.S. Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra McMichael) defeated Ric Flair via disqualification at 5:24 when, as Flair had the champion in the figure-4, Steve McMichael came ringside, argued with Debra, and then joined Chris Benoit and Flair in triple teaming Jarrett inside the ring; Jarrett eventually fled ringside with Debra.
1998 - D'Lo Brown defeats Hunter Hearst Helmsley for the WWF European Heavyweight title in Binghamton, New York, ending the second reign with the title for Helmsley.
1998 - WCW ran Reno, NV before 6,824 featuring the following results:
-Chris Adams defeated Kidman.
-Juventud Guerrera, Chavo Guerrero Jr., & Lizmark Jr. defeated El Dandy, Villano IV & V.
-Hugh Morrus defeated Fit Finlay.
-Perry Saturn defeated Kanyon.
-WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Dean Malenko.
-Diamond Dallas Page defeated Bret Hart.
-The Giant defeated Kevin Nash via disqualification.
2004 - NWA:TNA broadcast their weekly Wednesday PPV from Nashville, TN. Buck Woodward filed the following PPV report:
- Michael Shane defeated X Division Champion AJ Styles when Styles hit the steel barrier while doing a dive. Styles hurt his knee, and after referees and officials came down, it was decided that the match would be stopped and awarded to Michael Shane.
- David Young, Glenn Gilberti and Swinger attacked referee Mike Posey, but Shark Boy and D-Ray 3000 made the save.
- Abyss & Alex Shelley defeated Sabu & Sonday Dutt when Shelley pinned Dutt. After the match, the lights went out. Raven's voice came over the arena, saying that The Sheik was dead, and showing a "Sheik" mannequin. Abyss then powerbombed a distracted Sabu through a table.
- Christopher Daniels, Elix Skipper, Chris Sabin & Amazing Red defeated Team Canada in an eight-man match, when Daniels & Skipper hit a neckbreaker/powerbomb on Johnny Devine.
- Dusty Rhodes, Larry Zbyszko, Ron Killings, BG James & Konnan defeated Jeff Jarrett, Ken Shamrock, Hotstuff Hernandez, Chad Collyer & Onyx in a "Guitar On A Pole" match when Rhodes pinned Onyx after hitting him with the guitar.
- Frankie Kazarian defeated X Division Champion AJ Styles. Originally, Jerry Lynn came down to sub for Styles, but Styles came down with his knee bandaged and wrestled the match. Styles was pinned after Michael Shane interfered and chopblocked Styles' knee. As a result of his losses, Shane and Kazarian will get X Division Title matches.
- America's Most Wanted defeated The Naturals in a Double Ladder Match to earn an NWA World Tag Team Title match. As a result, AMW will face the Naturals next week in the first-ever six-sided steel cage match for the titles.
- It was announced that Jeff Hardy would be on the show next week, and they teased whether he would sign a contract or not.
2005 - WWE broadcast Smackdown. Buck Woodward filed the following TV Report:
Smackdown for July 14th opened with a recap of how World Champion Batista cost JBL his match with the Blue Meanie last week.
Eddie Guerrero came to the ring and talked about Rey Mysterio not being at Smackdown this week. Guerrero said that Mysterio thought by "not coming to work" he could avoid being humiliated. Guerrero started to talk about Rey's "secret", which Rey doesn't want his son Dominic to know. Guerrero had them roll footage of Rey begging Eddie not to reveal the secret from two weeks ago, and being ordered around by Eddie in order to keep the secret from being revealed from last week. Back in the ring, Eddie started getting angry over Mysterio not being there. Eddie said he would reveal the secret now, and the crowd booed. Eddie said he was going to tell Dominic a "bedtime story" and had the ring announcer give him a chair so he could "get comfortable". Eddie sat down, and joked that Rey was covering his son's ears. Eddie sat down and was about to tell the story, when Eddie's wife Vicki and his two daughters appeared in the aisle. Eddie told them to go to the back, but the wouldn't leave. Eddie and her began to argue, off mic, and then Eddie yelled at her to go to the back, but Vicki grabbed the microphone from him. Vicki said she had to come out and calm him down. Vicki said it was getting out of control, and that Eddie needed to keep whatever the secret was to himself. Vicki tried to reason with Eddie, but when she said "Rey is a good man", Eddie grabbed the mic from her, and forcefully turned her around. Eddie walked his wife, with their kids in front of them, threw the curtain as they went to commercial.
Back from the break, Eddie and Vicki were arguing backstage, with Eddie saying Vicki was interfering with his job. They argued all the way to the car, and Hardcore Holly tried to calm Guerrero down. Guerrero acted calm, then shoved Holly. Eddie ordered his wife to get into the car, and Vicki told Eddie he was acting "disgraceful". Holly shoved Guerrero into the car door, and apparently walked off. Guerrero apologized to his kids, but then yelled for his wife to leave. Vicki drove off, and Eddie's expression grew angry.
The Mexicools (Juventud, Super Crazy & Psicosis) vs. Paul London, Funaki & Scotty 2 Hotty. There was a slight "Lucha Libre" chant at the start. Super Crazy started off with Funaki, with Funaki grabbing a headscissors, then hiptossing Psicosis as he tagged in. Scotty tagged in, and he and Funaki decked Psicosis. Super Crazy kicked Scotty from the apron, but Scotty superkicked him to the floor. Juventud ran in and tossed Scotty shoulder-first into the ringpost. Juventud tagged in and started working on Scotty's arm. Scotty battled out and went for a sunset flip, but Juventud rolled through it and hit a dropkick, then returned to the armbar. Psicosis tagged in, and Scotty was given a double drop toe hold and a sandwich dropkick to the head. Scotty was worked over in the Mexicool corner, but Scotty came back with a forearm on Juventud while Funaki pulled Crazy to the floor to start brawling with him. Crazy rammed Funaki into the security wall. Scotty made the hot tag to London, who cleaned house on Juventud with clotheslines and a backdrop, then hit a dropsault. London hit Crazy and Psicosis with spinkicks, then exchanged chops with Juventud. London hit Juventud with a belly to belly suplex, and set up for the 450 off the top. Psicosis went to stop him and ended up fighting with Scotty. Crazy pulled London throat first across the top rope, then hit a moonsault on him. Juventud pulled London towards the corner, and then hit a 450 splash (more of a 450 kneedrop) for the pin at the six minute mark. Winners: The Mexicools.
Officials checked on London after the match.
Matches for later tonight were announced, with Orlando Jordan vs. Batista, Christian vs. Booker T, and "just signed" Eddie Guerrero vs. Hardcore Holly.
Backstage, recent Smackdown arrivals Christian and Candice Michelle were chatting, with Christian offering to give Candice advice since the locker room looks up to him. Booker T entered and said Christian hasn't changed, still bragging and not backing it up. Booker said if Christian wanted respect on Smackdown, it had to be earned in the ring. Candice laughed behind Christian's back as Booker verbally undressed him.
Josh Mathews interviewed World Champion Batista backstage, and they showed the footage of Batista costing JBL his match with the Blue Meanie again. Batista said he watched Smackdown every week, and that JBL was just a "loudmouth and a bully". Batista said you take care of bullies by "punking them out" and "beating them up". Batista said he punked out JBL, and at the Great American Bash he would beat him up.
MNM were backstage, when Melina said she had business to take care of, and sent Joey Mercury & Johnny Nitro ahead to the ring. Melina went up to Torrie Wilson, who was signing an autograph, and informed Torrie that she had competition now. Torrie said they can take it to the ring. Melina said they could do it at the Great American Bash. Torrie challenged to make it a Bra & Panties match. Melina said when she was done with Torrie, no one will remember her name and shoved her before walking off.
Heidenreich came to the ring, but was ambushed by MNM. They rammed him into the security wall and tossed him into the ring. They continued to pound him, and rammed him shoulder first into the ringpost. Melina got on the mic, and screamed that Heidenreich "has no friends". She ordered MNM to finish him off, and they measured him for the Snapshot. Suddenly, "Ohhhh, what a rush" rang out, and the Legion Of Doom music played as Road Warrior Animal came out.
Animal beat down MNM, giving Mercury a powerslam and Nitro a running shoulderblock. Animal clotheslined Mercury for the ring, and then tossed Nitro on top of him. There was an "LOD" chant as MNM left through the crowd. Animal got on the mic, and said fans have been telling him that MNM is claiming to be the greatest tag team ever. Animal said they were "baby punks". Mercury said Animal (calling him "old man") could relive his past glory with a title shot at the Great American Bash, MNM vs. the Road Warriors. Nitro reminded Mercury that his partner was dead. The crowd groaned at that. MNM laughed at Animal. Animal went after them, but Heidenreich stopped him (actually, Heidenreich stopped him before he stared to go after them). Heidenreich told Animal he was his friend, but Animal reminded him that this was the "big time" now. Heidenreich said he wasn't Hawk, but he would be his partner. Animal agreed and said at the Great American Bash it would be Animal & Heidenreich vs. MNM, and it would be an "old fashioned Road Warrior butt kicking".
The Guerrero segment from earlier was recapped.
Eddie Guerrero vs. Hardcore Holly. They locked up at the bell, and Guerrero slapped Holly on the break, so Holly slapped him back. Guerrero and Holly traded chops, with Holly getting the better of it. Holly chopped Guerrero again and again, but Guerrero raked his eyes and fired off his own shots. The chopfest continued, until Eddie went to the floor to regroup as they went to break.
A disclaimer was shown saying "In light of recent world events, sensitivities have arisen regarding an ongoing storyline. Viewer discretion is advised in watching tonight's episode."
When the commercial ended, Holly hit a pair of armdrags and applied an armbar. Guerrero tripped Holly into the turnbuckles and stomped him down. Guerrero choked Holly against the bottom rope. Guerrero put Holly in a headscissors, but Holly turned it into an Electric Chair and slammed Guerrero to the mat. Both men were slow to get up, and they traded punches. Holly hit a pair of lariats, then backdropped Guerrero and hit a dropkick for two. Holly went for a full nelson slam, but Guerrero went into a forward roll and cradled Holly for two. Holly grabbed Guerrero and this time hit the full nelson slam for a two count. Holly went to the top rope and hit a flying clothesline for a two count. Holly whipped Guerrero into a corner, and Guerrero tried to leapfrog him, but Holly grabbed his legs for the Alabama Slam. Guerrero grabbed the ropes to keep Holly from doing the move, so Holly kicked Guerrero in the gut instead. Guerrero went to the floor, and Holly followed, hitting chops. Guerrero rammed Holly into the ringpost. Guerrero tried to get back in the ring, but Holly grabbed him from behind. Guerrero "accidentally" poked the referee in the eye, then kicked off the apron, driving Holly back first into the announcers table. Guerrero then rammed Holly into the ring apron. Guerrero reached under the ring, grabbed a steel pipe and hit Holly in the knee with it. Guerrero then applied a Texas Cloverleaf in the ring for the submission win at the twelve minute mark. Winner: Eddie Guerrero.
Guerrero got on the mic and apologized to his wife and kids, saying he would never do anything to hurt them. Guerrero told someone in the crowd to shut up while he made his apology to his wife, and cursed out another fan. Guerrero said he was going to prove his love to his wife. Guerrero said he heard what his wife said about Rey, and was going to give Rey a chance to prove himself at the Great American Bash. Guerrero said if Rey beats him at the Great American Bash, he will never tell the secret. However, if Guerrero beats Rey, he will finish "the bedtime story to Dominic". Guerrero said he was a man that keeps his promises.
Michael Cole and Tazz said that Muhammad Hassan & Daivari were not at Smackdown tonight, but the Undertaker was. They said Hassan and Undertaker would wrestle at the Great American Bash in a number one contender's match, and that Hassan's lawyer would be reading a statement later.
A disclaimer was shown saying "In light of recent world events, sensitivities have arisen regarding an ongoing storyline. Viewer discretion is advised in watching tonight's episode."
A clip of Sting defeating Ric Flair for the WCW World Title at the 1990 Great American Bash was shown, sponsored by WWE 24/7.
Muhammad Hassan's lawyer came to the ring, and read a statement on Hassan's behalf. The lawyer said Hassan was suffering from "emotional distress" and had chosen to take a "leave of absence" from Smackdown. The lawyer talked about Hassan being an American, and how he had the same rights as anyone, including freedom of expression. The lawyer said he was retained to protect Hassan's freedom of speech, and his rights. The lawyer said Hassan would not appear on Smackdown until after he defeats The Undertaker at the Great American Bash. The lawyer was then interrupted by the lights going out, and The Undertaker made his entrance. The lawyer reminded Undertaker that he wasn't a wrestler, but Undertaker gave him a chokeslam anyway. Undertaker then finished him off with a tombstone piledriver and walked off.
Booker T, with Sharmell, vs. Christian. Christian attacked Booker T in the aisle as he made his entrance, throwing him into the guardrails and then whipping him into the ringpost. Christian rammed Booker T into the ring steps twice, and yelled at Booker about "embarrassing" him earlier. Christian rolled Booker into the ring, but referee Nick Patrick would not start the match while Booker was down. Patrick ordered Christian back to the corner. Booker got to his feet, groggily, and the match began. Christian grabbed Booker and hit the Unprettier for the win in about four seconds. Winner: Christian.
A vignette for the "Boogeyman" was shown.
The Great American Bash card was reviewed.
World Champion Batista vs. U.S. Champion Orlando Jordan, with JBL. No titles were on the line in this match. JBL got on the mic before Batista came out, and complained about Batista costing him the match with The Blue Meanie last week. JBL bragged about his long title reign, and talked about how at Wrestlemania, Batista chose to stay on Raw. JBL said that the Great American Bash will have the main event that should have taken place at Wrestlemania. JBL proclaimed himself the "Wrestling God" again, as they went to break.
Back from commercial, Batista made his entrance. Batista eyed JBL as the match start, while pounding Jordan in the corner. Batista hit a shoulderblock, then clotheslined him over the top rope and to the floor. Batista held the ropes open and invited Jordan back in as he regrouped on the floor with JBL. Back in the ring, Jordan fired off some punches, but Batista rammed him into the turnbuckles. Jordan kicked away a backdrop attempt, and JBL tripped Batista from the floor. Jordan dropkicked Batista out of the ring, and JBL rammed Batista into the ringsteps while the referee wasn't looking. Jordan put Batista back in the ring and clipped his leg. Jordan elbowdropped the leg and dropped his weight on it. Jordan worked on the leg, driving his knee into it, while Batista tried to punch him away. Jordan wrapped the leg in the ropes, and when the referee made him back off, JBL pulled on the leg from the floor. JBL tripped Batista and whipped his leg into the ringpost.
Jordan stomped the leg repeatedly, and applied a leglace. Batista battled out and backdropped Jordan, but the ran into a boot. Jordan charged Batista, who picked up Jordan, out him in a corner and hit some shoulderblocks. Batista whipped Jordan into the opposite corner and hit a clothesline, then delivered a powerslam. JBL got on the apron, but Batista punched him down. Jordan charged Batista, and they ended up colliding with the referee. Batista gave Jordan a spinebuster. JBL ran in with a chair and blasted Batista in the head with it. JBL put Jordan on top of Batista, then used a bottle of water to revive the referee. The referee counted, but Batista got a shoulder up at two. JBL ran back in, but Batista clotheslined him. Batista then clotheslined Jordan as well, and gave him a Batista Bomb for the pin at the seven minute mark. Winner: Batista.
JBL clipped Batista's leg, then gave him the Clothesline From Hell. JBL stood over the downed Batista, holding up the World Title belt, as the show ended.
2008 - WWE broadcast Monday Night Raw on the USA Network. Richard Trionfo filed the following report:
The Great American Bash is less than a week away and the Raw brand has their final show before the Bash. Will Batista try to get into the head of the World Champion CM Punk before their match? What will Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels do tonight? Will Bradshaw try to get an edge on John Cena for their Parking Lot Brawl? Will Cena do any more paint jobs on cars? What did Kane mean last week when he asked if he was dead or alive? Will Michael Cole get attacked again?
We start off tonight’s show with a look back at the main event from last week and Batista pinning Kane to be the man to face CM Punk at The Great American Bash. Then we see Kane freak out wondering if ‘he’ is alive or dead. Michael Cole escapes the Wrath of KANE thanks to Jerry Lawler.
We see Shane and Stephanie McMahon with them begging for unity. However, there was vehicular destruction, talent being kicked out of the building, and the unauthorized crowning of a World Champion. Shane and Stephanie say that if things do not change, then they will have to get involved.
We are live from Raleigh, North Carolina and your announcers are Jerry 'Michael Cole is an alien' Lawler and Michael 'If I had a BBQ restaurant Jerry Lawler probably wouldn't have taken his sweet time saving me' Cole.
We cut to Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels fighting at ringside. Lance Cade comes out and he makes the save for Chris Jericho.
If you thought things were weird to start things off, wait because it will get better since Kane is coming to the ring and he has a bag with him. Cole and Lawler get up and prepare to run for their lives. Everyone at ringside leaves except for Cole and Lawler. Cole hides behind Jerry. Kane says that he is sorry and then he walks to the back.
Shawn Michaels is beating up Lance Cade while Jericho is being held back by security and referees.
Match Number One: Mickie James versus Katie Lea Burchill with Paul Burchill
They lock up and Katie with a forearm to the back followed by a full nelson. Mickie with a rollup for a near fall. Katie with a snap mare but Mickie responds with a cover for a near fall. Katie with an Irish whip but she charges into an elbow. Katie sends Mickie to the apron and Mickie with a shoulder but Katie with a kick to Mickie. Katie pull Mickie back into the ring by the hair. Katie with a near fall. Katie with a rear chin lock with her knee in Mickie’s back. Mickie with a forearm to the midsection. Katie with a neck breaker for a near fall. Katie with a kick to the midsection one more time and then she has Mickie in a rear chin lock. Katie with a knee and then she runs Mickie into the corner. Katie puts Mickie on the top turnbuckle and then Mickie knocks Katie off. Mickie tries for a tornado DDT but Katie counters and pulls Mickie to the mat. Mickie with a head scissors take down and then she goes up top and hits a Thesz Press for the three count.
Winner: Mickie James
After the match, Paul holds Mickie while Katie holds the title belt and then she slaps Mickie and punches her. Kofi Kingston comes out to make the save and he tells Paul to come in and cross the line. Katie tells Paul to go to the ring and we go to commercial.
Match Number Two: Paul Burchill versus Kofi Kingston for the Intercontinental Title
Burchill with an elbow but Kofi with a knee and then he hits the leap into the corner and punches Paul. Kofi blocks a suplex and gets a two count with an inside cradle. Kofi with an arm bar. Kofi with a float over and then he connects with a hip toss. Kofi returns to the arm bar. Burchill pulls the hair, but Kofi responds with a drop kick for a near fall. Kofi returns to the arm with a key lock. Burchill backs Kofi into the corner and punches him. Burchill tosses Kofi into the air in the corner and kicks him in the midsection. Burchill with a kick to Kofi’s back and then he has Kofi in a waist lock. Kofi gets to his feet and he gets out with a series of elbows. Burchill tosses Kofi into the air and then down to the mat. Burchill with a senton splash for a near fall. Burchill with a belly-to-back suplex that forces Kofi onto his chest for a near fall. Burchill returns to the waist lock and Irish whip but he charges into a boot. Kofi with forearms and kicks followed by a clothesline and drop kick. Kofi with a side Russian leg sweep and the leaping leg drop. Katie gets on the apron but Mickie pulls her off and then she clotheslines Katie. Kofi with Trouble in Paradise for the three count.
Winner: Kofi Kingston
Santino is in the back and he is talking to Matt Striker. Santino says that he made an open invitation to any one in the locker room to beat them up. Then nobody will remember what Rey Mastreo did to him last night. Matt Striker leaves when he sees a giant shadow.
Kane asks Santino where Punk is and Santino suggests he is at the Pepsi machine. Santino tells Kane that Punk is in the locker room. Kane walks away and Santino takes some Tums. We go to commercial.
We are back and Kane is in the locker room with CM Punk. Kane says that deep down inside he knows that he is dead. Punk wants to know who Kane is talking about. Kane says that they have been tag team partners before, but he wants to face Punk in the ring. Punk says that he has his biggest match on Sunday and now Kane wants to face him. Kane says that he needs it. Punk says that he needs to prove himself to all of the naysayers so Kane has his match. Punk ask Kane about the bag and Kane laughs before leaving.
It is time to see the text message poll of the night where they want to know which champion is in the greatest jeopardy of losing the title.
Todd Grisham is with a special guest and it is John Cena. Todd asks Cena about the New York City Parking Lot Brawl and wants to know more about the match. Cena says that he has tried to go down the aisle with a smile on his face and he cannot do it any more despite what the McMahon wants him to do. He cannot do it because of the challenge he received from Bradshaw. Cena says that this is not even a match, it is a war. Anything goes in this match and anything can happen. We will find out if human bones can break on concrete. We will see if flesh can be ripped off as it is sent through panes of glass. Cena tells Todd that he should have asked him why he would ever accept this challenge. Cena tell Bradshaw that he does not like him. They go back to Wrestlemania 21 so if they are going to draw gun one more time that it take place at the Great American Bash. Cena says that Bradshaw considers himself a great American and it makes him sick. Cena will love to bash the head of a great American. Cena will look forward to holding a car door over his head as a great American shows fear. Cena says that he is battle ready, war hardened son of a bitch. He will not guarantee victory, but he says that hell will come to Earth and he has walked through every circle and winked in the devil’s eye. Cena says that he accepts the challenge. Tonight he has a challenge for Bradshaw. Cena brings in Cryme Tyme. He found two guys who like to fight and hate Bradshaw. He tells Bradshaw to get two men to be in a six man tag match. We go to commercial.
We are back and Santino is in the ring and he wonders who has the cannolis to accept his challenge. He says that they are death meat.
Match Number Three: Santino Marella versus Beth Phoenix
They lock up to a stalemate. Santino poses for Beth and then Beth puts Santino to shame. Beth tries to slap Santino and Santino with a double leg take down. Beth gets on top and she punches Santino. Santino with a side head lock and Beth with an atomic drop and double sledge. Beth with a slam and she rolls through for a two count. Beth with a kick but Santino with an Irish whip. Santino misses a charge and Beth gets the three count with a rollup.
Winner: Beth Phoenix
Kelly is in the back and she is getting ready for her match as we go to commercial.
We are back and before Kelly’s opponent comes out, Cody ‘Mah Thun’ Rhodes and Ted ‘Little DeBusey’ DiBiase come to the ring. Ted gets on the mic and he says that they don’t care that she has a match tonight so he tells her to leave. Cody says that Ted and him have received some criticism and that they have gone bad. They are realistic and they are not their fathers. They are better. They became champions less than a month after becoming partners. When you are this good you don’t pay dues. Ted says that they are still ten years away from their prime and you cannot put a price on that. He say that they are the future . . .
And out comes some of the past as ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan comes out with his 2x4. Duggan gets on the mic and he says that he came out here to talk from the heart because he has known them since they were kids. He teamed with Dusty Rhodes and faced The Million Dollar Man. He says that they respected the people who paved the way. Duggan tells Cody that he is right that they are talented and as performers they are on a different level. As people, they have a lot of growing up to do.
Cody tells Jim that he wants to talk. He made some valid points and when he thinks of ‘grow up’, he is thinking about a fifty-four year old, past his prime guy in his gym shorts trying to relive his glory days. Cody says that those days weren’t that great. Ted says that he thinks about something Steve Austin says. If you don’t think you have what it takes to be a champion, you shouldn’t be in the WWE. Ted asks Jim if he thinks he can win a title. He says that Jim comes out with the same 2x4 and says the same lame thing every time. Ted calls Duggan pathetic and if anyone needs to grow up, it is him. Ted and Cody leave the ring and Bradshaw stops them from the TitanTron. Bradshaw is giving them the chance to main event against John Cena and his two thugs in the first of many main events for Rhodes and DiBiase. He says that he is giving them the chance of a lifetime. They accept the offer.
We go to commercial.
We are back with the Slam of the Week: Kane freaking out after losing to Batista.
Match Number Four: Kane with Magical Bag of Kane-tastic Stuff versus CM Punk
Punk with kicks to Kane’s legs and then Kane tries to back Punk into the corner but Punk escapes. Kane tosses Punk into the corner but Punk kicks his way out. Kane grabs Punk by the hair and hits him from behind followed by a kick. Kane with a punch to the midsection in the corner. Punk with a kick to Kane followed by a discus forearm and kick that knocks Kane out of the ring. Kane is frustrated in the floor and he goes after a chair while ringside personnel dive out of the way. Punk misses a baseball slide to the floor and Kane with an uppercut. Kane sends Punk back into the ring and he kicks Punk in the chest. Punk with an Irish whip and running clothesline into the corner. Kane with a slam and drop kick to Punk.
Kane with a two count before Punk kick out. Kane with a cravate to Punk but Punk with knees. Kane with a big boot to Punk and Punk goes down. Kane with a reverse chin lock on Punk. Punk tries for a sunset flip but Kane does not go over and Kane grabs Punk by the throat. Punk with a series of kicks and an enzuigiri that staggers Kane. Punk with two running knees into the corner. Punk cannot do the bulldog but Punk with an elbow to Kane. Punk with a drop kick to the knees followed by a round house kick for a one kick. Punk goes up top and hits a cross body for a two count. Punk tries for the Go To Sleep but Kane with elbows. Kane grabs Punk by the throat but Punk with a kick to the head. Punk is sent to the apron and then when he tries a springboard move, he knocks Punk off the apron to the floor. Kane grabs Punk and tries to send him into the ring post but Punk blocks it and sends Kane into the ring post. Punk goes to the apron and hits a bulldog. The referee counts out Kane as Punk returns to the ring before the ref makes the ten count.
Winner: CM Punk by count out
After the match, Kane throws chairs into the ring and he punches CM Punk. Kane stomps on CM Punk’s head and then he puts a chair around Punk’s neck. Kane goes up top and Batista’s music plays, forcing Kane to stop what he is doing as Batista runs to the ring. Batista with a spear and then he hits Kane in the head with the chair. Batista helps Punk up and asks if he is okay. Punk offers his hand to Batista to thank him for what he did. Batista tells Punk that he is not his friend and he saved his ass because of their match on Sunday when he will win the title. Punk pushes Batista after Batista gives him a playful slap. Batista with a spinebuster to Punk.
We see footage from last week of Cryme Tyme and John Cena destroying Bradshaw's $175,000 JBLimo. We go to commercial.
We see that Smackdown is going to have the Wedding of the Century of this Month.
We have an earlier tonight moment of Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho battling at the start of the show.
Match Number Five: Chris Jericho with Lance Cade versus Paul London
They lock up and Jericho with forearms to the back before the referee separates them. London with a series of kicks but Jericho with a boot to the head. Jericho throws London out of the ring and Jericho goes out after him and he kicks London. Jericho slams London’s head into the ringside barrier before throwing him back into the ring. Jericho with a kick to London. Jericho slaps London in the head and then he chokes London in the ropes. London with a forearm but Jericho with a kick to stop London. London with a heel kick. Jericho with an Irish whip but he charges into a boot. London misses a springboard move and then Jericho with a clothesline to the back of the head. Jericho with a butterfly back breaker and then Jericho calls out Shawn Michaels wondering where he is. Jericho puts London in the Walls of Jericho and London taps.
Winner: Chris Jericho
After the match, Jericho gets on the mic and he tells Paul London to take this loss to change the path he is on. He can follow the road of Chris Jericho that leads to honesty. He could follow the road of Shawn Michaels which leads to deceit and lies and cowardice. He tells Paul to make his choice wisely. If he chooses Jericho’s path, he can take a path to success. If he chooses Michaels’s path, it will lead to pain.
Shawn Michaels’s music plays and he comes out. Cade and Jericho wait for Michaels to come to the ring. Michaels says that he cannot change Jericho’s mind and Jericho will never change his. If Jericho thinks he has taken the path of righteousness and truth, he does not think that Jericho knows the meaning of those words. They both can agree that on Sunday, the worst is truly yet to come. We go to commercial.
We are back and Jamie Noble is talking to Layla. He says that it is their chance to hook up and be Raw’s power couple. Layla says that she does not date short men. Jamie says that he is five foot six and he is average height. He says that he is above average in many places, including the ring. He says that he will face the next man he sees and will take him down in the ring. Gene Snitsky stops by and he tells Noble to keep the noise down. Then he tells Noble to shut his mouth. Layla tells Jamie to take his chance. Noble tells Snitsky to come back and he says that he does not appreciate Snitsky talking down to him in front of a lady. He challenges Snitsky to a match. Layla says that he does not have to do this.
Noble attacks Snitsky as he enters the ring but Snitsky with a knee to Noble. Snitsky tosses Noble into the turnbuckles. Snitsky with an Irish whip and he charges into boots from Noble. Noble comes off the turnbuckles and he is met with a boot from Snitsky. Snitsky with the pump handle slam and then he leaves the ring.
We go to commercial.
We are back with the McMahon family plea for sanity and no more unadvertised unauthorized title changes.
It is time to run through the card for the Great American Bash.
Match Number Six: John Bradshaw Layfield, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes versus John Cena and Cryme Tyme
Cena starts off with Rhodes and Cena looks a bit disappointed. Cena with a kick and punch to Rhodes followed by another punch in the corner. Cena with an Irish whip and suplex and then he stares at Bradshaw before punching Cena again. Shad is tagged in and he works on the arm. Rhodes with a forearm but Shad with a clothesline and then he presses Rhodes over his head before Rhodes gets out of the hold. DiBiase tags in and he punches Shad. Shad with a shoulder tackle followed by a butterfly suplex for a near fall. Shad with a slam and JTG tags in and they hit a wheelbarrow slam on DiBiase for a two count. DiBiase with a forearm and punches. Rhodes is tagged in and Rhodes hits a drop kick. Rhodes with a kick to the midsection followed by jabs and a right hand. Rhodes with more jabs but JTG with punches of his own and a clothesline for a two count. Rhodes with a knee to JTG and Bradshaw hits JTG from behind when JTG goes off the ropes. Bradshaw enters the match and he punches JTG in the corner before being pulled out of the way by the referee. Bradshaw distracts Cena and the ref, allowing Rhodes and DiBiase to double team JTG. Bradshaw with a forearm to the back and then he stomps on JTG’s hand. DiBiase is tagged back in and he kicks JTG. JTG with punches but DiBiase with a drop kick to the knees.
DiBiase works on the knee and then he tags in Rhodes and they pull the legs and make a wish. Rhodes with punches to JTG. Rhodes charges into a boot but then he kick JTG in his leg before tagging in DiBiase who connects with an elbow drop. DiBiase returns to the leg. JTG gets to the ropes as we go to commercial.
We are back and Rhodes tags in and he connects with a drop kick to the knees of Shad. Rhodes with a knee drop to the head followed by a kick to the midsection. Bradshaw tags back in and he kick Shad in the head followed by punches. Bradshaw hits Cena on the apron and that draws Cena into the ring and the referee stops him. Bradshaw with a clothesline to Shad followed by elbow drops. Rhodes tags back in and he hits a fist to the ribs from the top turnbuckle. Rhodes with a boot to Shad’s back and then he applies a spinning toe hold. Shad powers out of the hold but Rhodes sends Shad into the turnbuckles but he is unable to hit the bulldog and both men are down. Rhodes knocks Cena off the apron and then he pulls Shad into his corner to tag in DiBiase. DiBiase with a fist drop to Shad followed by punches to the head. Shad punches back and DiBiase with a knee and then he tags Rhodes back in. Rhodes with punches while Bradshaw holds him. Rhodes with a punch to the head and then he tries for a moonsault but Shad moves. Both men try to make the tag and Cena tags in and he hits a flying shoulder tackle or two. Cena with a clothesline followed by an Irish whip. Cena with a punch and Blue Thunder Bomb to DiBiase. Cena with the Five Knuckle Shuffle followed by the FU to DiBiase. Cena with the leap frog neck breaker to Rhodes and then he goes up top for the leg drop and then he puts Rhodes in the STFU and Bradshaw breaks it up and the referee calls for the bell.
Winners: John Cena and Cryme Tyme
After the match, Bradshaw leaves the ring and then he wants a piece of Cena. Cena goes after Bradshaw who runs to the back. Bradshaw runs through the back and Cena comes jogging after him. Bradshaw runs out of the building and Cena goes down the long hallway and he kicks open the door. Cena looks around and he does not see Bradshaw. Cena starts to walk back to the building but then he turns around. Bradshaw attacks Cena from behind with a tire iron. Bradshaw puts Cena against the car door and then he goes into his car and he crashes into the car. Bradshaw gets out of the car and Cena is not there. We go to credits.
2009 - Superstar Graham, upset with his release from a consultant's position by WWE, auctions off his WWE Hall of Fame ring on Ebay.
2009 - TNA signs Ayako Hamada, who has a run as one half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team champions before opting not to renew her deal.
2009 - Bobby Lashley signed with TNA, telling ESPN Radio, "I signed with TNA. It's a big thing because I am fighting and my main focus has been fighting and it still is. I left wrestling so abruptly a few years ago and the fans kind of threw their hands up. I left and they were like, man, what about us? I left at the top of my game. I still wanted to wrestle but I wanted to fight, so it was like, how do you do both? I spoke with Dixie Carter, the owner of TNA and she was really, really helpful and she wanted to give me an opportunity to help my career and an opportunity to give back to wrestling. With their schedule, they only do four days a month. This week, my schedule is Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and I'm done for the month and can concentrate on my fighting. It works out real well."
2010 - Longtime Florida independent staple Chasyn Rance, 27, who also appeared on VH-1's Tool Academy reality series, was arrested and charged with charged with lewd or lascivious battery for allegedly having sexual relations with a 15 year old girl several years ago in Orlando, according to an article in The Orlando Sentinel. The article claims that the mother of the girl (now 17) learned of the encounters after coming across the daughter's diary, where she admitted she was "feeling bad" about things that had happened while visiting her Father in Orlando. Upon learning of the circumstances, the mother contacted police in Florida and later brought the girl to the authorities. Rance was arrested after he was taped over the course of several conversations with the girl, allegedly admitting they had slept together and that he was sorry if he "ever hurt her." The article noted that the first encounter happened in Rance's home after the two had been drinking.
Rance was released on $3,500 bond. The case is still ongoing.
2010 - Ryan O'Reilly signed a WWE developmental deal, his second time with the company. O'Reily asked for a release during his run just as he was scheduled to start on the Raw brand, citing that he wanted to be off the road and not separated from his then-girlfriend, Krissy Vaine, who had just debuted on the Smackdown brand.
2011 - Sting captured the TNA championship during a broadcast of TNA Impact Wrestling. Stu Carapola filed the following TV report:
Welcome to the Impact Wrestling Report on PWInsider.com!
We open with a recap of the events of the last few weeks of Impact as Sting and Ken Anderson built to their World Title rematch on tonight's show. We then head out to the Impact Zone as Immortal comes out dressed in tuxes and surrounded by what appear to be local strippers they threw classy dresses on. Eric Bischoff says that Ken Anderson is now part of the Immortal family, and then introduces the World Champion as he makes his way to the ring in a tux that looks like something the Nasty Boys would have worn if they lost a hundred pounds or so. A card table is in the ring, and Bischoff says they're going to gamble with people's careers tonight. Hogan says Anderson's had a rocky road for the short time he's been in the business, but now he wants to formally welcome him into the Immortal family. Anderson says it was a gamble joining Immortal, but it's one he's willing to take as long as he stays the top card in the deck. The lights go out and come back up, and Sting is sitting at the card table. Bischoff loses his mind over Sting's insanity, and tonight Ken Anderson is going to take him out once and for all. Sting sees things coming out a whole lot different, and he sees himself becoming the World Champion once again and kicking off his crusade to bring the company back to its rightful owner, Dixie Carter. Hogan threatens to strip and teach Sting a lesson, but he guarantees that Sting's going all the way down and out of the building on a stretcher. Sting goes NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO because Hogan and Bischoff are on very thin ice with the Network, and he's going to leave here tonight with the World Title. Sting shows that he has a bunch of Aces on the poker table and tells Hogan not to blink tonight, and then points up to the rafters where a bunch of guys in black trenchcoats are wearing really lame scary clown masks. Sting says he's all in, flips the poker table over, and the lights go out. When they come back up...STING IS GONE.
The Bound For Glory resumes...right now!
Bound For Glory Series: The Pope vs Samoa Joe vs Robert Roode
Joe goes right after Roode and beats him into oblivion in the corner with right hands, and Pope tries to sneak in and get a quick rollup on Roode, but only gets 2. Joe dumps Pope to the floor and wipes Roode out with a leaping enziguiri, Roode fires back with right hands but comes off the ropes right into Joe's snap powerslam for 2, and Joe goes right into a cross armbreaker. Pope comes in and gets a cheap right hand on Joe, then runs for his life out to the floor as Roode tries again to mount some kind of offense against Joe. Roode plants Joe with a spinebuster, but hurts his arm and Pope slips in with an STO on Roode for 2. Pope dumps Joe to the floor and goes to work on Roode's arm, then lays Roode out with an uppercut and covers for 2. Joe climbs back up to the apron, but Pope dropkicks him back off and hits a sweet DDT with the leg grapevined for 2, then comes off the second rope with a fistdrop for 2. Pope goes for the DDE, but Roode moves out of the way and mounts a comeback with clotheslines using his good arm. Roode with an inverted atomic drop and Russian legsweep, then he knocks Joe off the apron when he tries to climb back up. Roode comes off the second rope with a Blockbuster on Pope, but only gets 2. Roode puts Pope on the top rope, but Joe headbutts Roode into the ring, hits a leaping enziguiri on Pope from the apron, then tries to give Pope a Muscle Buster, but Roode kicks him in the gut coming out of the corner and hit a Perfectplex that Pope breaks up at 2. Pope gets backdropped to the apron and Joe gets the choke on Roode, but Roode kicks off the corner and over Joe's shoulders for 3.
Winner: Robert Roode
Joe is losing his mind over losing yet again and gets into a shouting match with referee Earl Hebner until the other referees come out of the back to get between them and escort Hebner to the back.
Jeff and Karen Jarrett are back from Mexico, and they've...GOT SOMBREROS!
Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff are in their office vaguely alluding to how cool it would be if Sting got laid out, as long as it didn't get back to Immortal. Bischoff yells at Abyss for failing to kill the X Division, and then the Jarretts come back in wearing sombreros and going "Arriba, arriba!" Immortal looks nonplussed, but then Jarrett reveals his "Dos J Championship" and brings out some margarita mix to celebrate.
Pope is backstage hanging out with Devon's kids, who say that they support the Pope and he's still pimpin'. Devon comes in and reminds his kids that he said to stay away from Pope, and tells Pope again to stay away from his boys. Devon tells Pope to get it through his head that those are his boys, and he'll be damned if Pope does to the boys what he's done to everyone else because he doesn't trust Pope. Pope says he gave Devon seven points last week, and Devon says he doesn't give a damn because that was Pope's own stupidity. Pope says to have it his way, but not to blame him when Devon's sons turn their backs on him because of his paranoia.
After a video package recapping the events of Destination X, we head back to the ring for our next match...
Shannon Moore vs Austin Aries
Moore gets a series of armdrags to start the match, but Aries backs off and gets a boot to the gut, then takes Moore to the mat and outwrestles him. Moore loses his composure, but comes back to the middle of the ring and trips Aries, then hits an inverted atomiuc drop and a leg lariat for 1. Moore chases Aries from corner to corner and Aries dodges him with a pair of leapfrogs, but Moore dodges a third and gets a crossbody out of the corner for 2. They fight over a backslide and Aries gets the advantage and goes for a brainbuster, Moore blocks and dumps Aries to the floor, Aries tries to skin the cat back in, and Moore baseball slides him right out to the floor. Moore wipes Aries out with a somersault dive, then rolls him back in and hits a twisting moonsault off the top for 2. Aries tries to grab at the Book of DILLEGAF, Moore takes it away, but Aries grabs Moore's chain and knocks him out with it, then hits a slingshot senton and gets the win.
Winner: Austin Aries
Alex Shelley comes out to the ring and grabs the chain, and he confronts Aries about using the chain to get the win, but Aries denies everything and heads up the ramp.
Abyss is backstage saying Hogan and Bischoff are disgruntled with him, and Kendrick has something that belongs to him. One of the clown guys comes up behind Abyss as he's talking, and when Abyss turns to leave, the clown guy cracks him in the ribs with a baseball bat and leaves him laying.
Shannon Moore is backstage whining about getting beat, and Alex Shelley says Aries isn't so great if he has to cheat. Austin Aries is somewhere else backstage and says that this is a show and he's here to entertain, and nobody here's going to beat him.
We see a video package of the Tara-Madison Rayne feud, then we get backstage comments from both ladies. Tara got Madison a present, and wants to be friends with her, but Madison will have to wait until after the match to get it.
We get a video package hyping Bound For Glory on October 16th, then we go backstage where Scott Steiner is trying to get So Cal Val to come to his hotel room until another clown guy comes out of nowhere and beats the crap out of him with a baseball bat.
Madison Rayne vs Tara
Madison wants Tara to lay down so Madison can cover her and be done with it, but Tara refuses to lay down so Madison slaps her in the face. Tara responds by taking Madison off her feet with a pair of slaps, a shoulder tackle, then the standing moonsault. She passes up going for the pin, and that leaves an opening so Madison can hit a chinbreaker and start shrieking at Tara. Madison goes for the cutthroat neckbreaker, but Tara slips out and hits a spinning side suplex. Tara passes up the cover again and goes for a piledriver, but Madison backdrops her and hits a running pung to the chest. Madison whips Tara to the corner, Tara tries getting the boots up but Madison catches the boots and dumps Tara to the floor where she whips her into the ring steps. Madison comes back into the ring and grabs Tara's box, but when she opens it she finds Poison, Tara's tarantula. She gives the usual girly response to those sortjs of things, and Tara is able to sneak up from behind and hit the Widow's Peak for the win.
Tara takes Poison out of the cage and chases Madison out of the ring with it and all the way to the back. IT's like a modern day chick version of Jake Roberts.
Kurt Angle is backstage, and he's...WALKING!
The British Invasion are backstage making me question their sanity by talking about what a great idea it was to bring Rob Terry back on board, then get back to the matters of regaining the World Tag Team Title and snazzy ring jackets.
Kurt Angle comes out to the ring to announce that he'll get his shot at the World Title at Hardcore Justice, and says that who he challenges will be based on the outcome of tonight's Sting-Anderson match. Angle says he'd prefer to face Anderson due to their history, and whether he wins or loses, Angle's coming after Anderson and will hurt him. He also has a lot of history with Sting going back to the Main Event Mafia days, and reminds everyone that he's never beaten Sting, which pisses him off and makes him want to beat Sting more. He's going to be an innocent bystander tonight, but he's walking out of Hardcore Justice with the World Title.
We head out to the parking lot where the Jarretts are trying to get out of Dodge because of what's happening to the rest of Immortal, and one of the clown guys is waiting for the Jarretts in their SUV so he can lay Jarrett out with a bat and drag him off into the darkness as a screaming Karen Jarrett runs for her life.
Back to the ring...
#1 Contenders' Match: Mexican America vs The British Invasion
The Brits rush the ring and go right after Mexican America, with Williams clotheslining Hernandez to the floor and following him out with a dive. Williams comes back in and goes after Anarquia, but Hernandez nails him from the floor and hits a slingshot shoulderblock. Hernandez hoists Williams over his shoulder and drops down in a Shock Treatment type move for 2. Hernandez dumps Williams onto the ring ropes and Anarquia boots him to the floor where Hernandez is able to attack him behind the referee's back. Williams makes it back into the ring where Anarquia rams him hard into the corner and then he and Hernandez give Williams a Beverly Drop. Williams fights his way out of the corner and takes Hernandez out with a European uppercut off the second rope and makes the hot tag to Brutus Magnus. Magnus comes in with a big boot and flying back elbow to Anarquia and then nearly decapitates Hernandez with a running clothesline, then hits a Michinoku Driver on Anarquia for 2. Williams with a high knee and Magnus with a second rope elbowdrop gets 2, then Williams dumps Hernandez back to the floor as the Invasion hit the assisted leaping European uppercut. Magnus goes for the cover, but Rosita comes up on the apron and distracts the referee as Hernandez nails Magnus and puts Anarquia on top for the win.
Winners: Mexican America
Eric Bischoff is backstage telling Gunner and Bully Ray that they're his last line of defense, and Gunner says screw it, let's go find these guys. Ray tells him to go ahead and he'll be right behind him, then stays in the room and lets Gunner go out by himself.
We see a video package hyping next week's X Division Title match between Alex Shelley and new champion Brian Kendrick, and Kendrick says losing the title would draw him away from his purpose, while Shelley asserted that Detroit needs heroes right now and he plans to bring the X Division Title home.
Gunner is in the parking lot with a metal bat calling Sting out. The four clowns come out and Gunner tells them all to bring it on, and predictably gets beaten down. The clowns take their masks off, and underneath are AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, James Storm, and Frankie Kazarian of Fortune. Kazarian says only Bully Ray is left, and AJ says that he's being taken care of.
It's main event time!
Impact Wrestling World Title Match: Ken Anderson vs Sting
Anderson tees off with some right hands, but Sting no-sells and tells Anderson to hit him again. Anderson bails out to the floor as Sting smiles at him like a maniac. Anderson comes back in and Sting gets him in the corner and just clubs him down with overhand chops. Sting gets an inverted atomic drop and a standing dropkick, and Anderson rolls out to the floor to catch a break. Anderson tries coming back in with a sunset flip, but Sting holds the ropes and nails him. Sting hits a Stinger Splash in the corner, but Anderson dodges a second one and kicks Sting's leg out from under him, then goes after the knee of Sting like a shark. Anderson gets the Scorpion Deathlock on Sting, but Sting makes the ropes, so Anderson starts dropping all his weight off the ropes across Sting's knee. Anderson tries going for the Deathlock again, but Sting kicks him off and starts firing at Anderson with right hands and chops, then takes him down with a series of hobbling clotheslines. Sting tries what looked like it was supposed to be a Hot Shot, but blew the spot, so he hit a Mic Check on Anderson instead and got 2. Anderson picks Sting up as the referee blatantly stood way too close to them, and Anderson swing's Sting's feet into the referee and bumps him to the floor. Sting gets Anderson in the Scorpion Deathlock and Anderson taps, but no referee. Bully Ray comes out to the ring and nails Sting from behind, then takes the chain off his belt while trash talking Sting. Ray tells Anderson to hold Sting for him as he wraps the chain around his fist, but the lights go out and when they come back up, there's another clown in the ring who lays Ray out with a bat. The lights go out again, and when they come back up, Anderson is alone in the ring while the last clown is at the top of the ramp. Anderson turns to look at him as Sting sneaks up and hits the Scorpion Deathdrop from behind, and the referee makes it back into the ring just in time to count the fall and award Sting the win.
Winner and NEW Impact Wrestling World Champion: Sting
Sting celebrates as the last clown removes his mask and reveals himself to be Kurt Angle.
2012 - TNA held a Basebrawl event in Memphis, TN. Steven Wright filed the following results:
*Madison Rayne beat Velvet Sky.
*Mr. Anderson beat "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero in a Bound for Glory Series match.
*James Storm beat Magnus in a Bound for Glory Series match.
*Jeff Hardy beat Crimson.
*TNA Tag Team champions Daniels & Kazarian beat TNA TV champion Devon & Garett Bischoff
*TNA champion Austin Aries beat Bobby Roode.
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