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June 14th
On this day in history in ....
1959 - Buzz Sawyer is born.
1981 - Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne defeats Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura for the AWA World Tag Team Title in Green Bay, Wisconsin, starting their second run with the gold.
1984 - Antonio Inoki, having won the second annual IWGP tournament, wrestles and defeats Hulk Hogan (who won the inaugural tournament by beating Inoki) for the IWGP Heavyweight Title in Tokyo, Japan.
1989 - The Librarian, Peter Avalon, is born.
1989 - WCW held the Clash Of The Champions VII in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Nicknamed "Guts and Glory", the show was aired live on TBS, drawing a 3.8 rating. Here are the results of the show:
- The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) defeated The Dynamic Dudes (Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace) in the semifinals of a tournament for the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
- Ranger Ross defeated The Terrorist (Jack Victory) in under two minutes.
- The Ding Dongs (masked wrestlers who came to the ring with bells on their outfits, ringing larger bells as they came to the ring) defeated Cougar Jay & George South.
- The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated The Samoan Swat Team in the semifinals of a tournament for the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
- Terry Gordy vs. Steve Williams ended in a double DQ.
- Norman The Lunatic defeated Mike Justice in under a minute.
- Mike Rotunda & Kevin Sullivan defeated Rick & Scott Steiner.
- NWA Television Champion Sting defeated Bill Irwin.
- The Freebirds defeated The Midnight Express in a tournament final for the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
- Ricky Steamboat defeated Terry Funk via disqualification. After the match, Lex Luger, who had come out to help Steamboat, turned on him and laid him out.
1993 - The Steiner Brothers defeated Money Inc. for the WWF World Tag Team Title in Columbus, Ohio, ending Ted DiBiase & IRS' first tag title run, and beginning Rick & Scott's own first reign with the gold.
1998 - WCW held the Great American Bash Pay-per-view in Baltimore, Maryland at the Baltimore Arena, doing a 0.75 buyrate. Here are the results from the show:
- Booker T defeated Chris Benoit with a pair of sidekicks and a missile dropkick from the top rope. As a result, Booker earned the right to challenge for the WCW Television Title later in the show.
- Chris Kanyon defeated Perry Saturn with a legsweep into a faceplant. This match featured interference from Mortis, and a second Mortis (fighting with the first Mortis), who was revealed to be Raven.
- Chris Jericho defeated Dean Malenko via disqualification to win the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Title when Malenko hit Jericho with a chair after Jericho berated Malenko's deceased father. Post-match, Malenko chased Jericho out of the building.
- Juventud Guerrera defeated Ron Reis when Lodi distracted the referee, allowing Van Hammer to run in and hit Reis with a chairshot.
- Chavo Guerrero, Jr. defeated Eddie Guerrero when Eddie missed a frog splash and Chavo hit a Tornado DDT for the pin.
- Booker T defeated Fit Finlay to win the WCW Television Title with a piledriver following a missed shoulderblock in the corner by Finlay.
- United States Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Konnan in under two minutes with the spear and jackhammer. Post-match, Curt Hennig and Rick Rude attacked Konnan, and revealed that they were leaving NWO Wolfpack to join NWO Hollywood.
- Hulk Hogan & Bret Hart defeated Roddy Piper & Randy Savage when Hart made Savage submit to the Sharpshooter after Hogan had rammed Savage's leg into the ringpost.
- Roddy Piper defeated Randy Savage via submission in under two minutes. Piper, who agreed to team for the previous match with Savage under the condition that they would settle their own differences afterwards, said he didn't want to wrestle Savage while he was hurt. Savage swung at Piper, and the match was on, with Piper winning via submission with the figure four leglock.
- Sting defeated The Giant to gain control of the WCW Tag Team Championship with a Scorpion Death Drop from the second rope. Sting & Giant were the champions, but had joined different factions of the NWO. Sting would choose Kevin Nash as his new partner.
2007 - Ashley Massaro took time off from WWE to film CBS' "Survivor" reality series.
2008 - TNA ran Liverpool, Great Britain. Daniel Barbera filed the following report:
The Liverpool Olympia is SOLD OUT! There is no room left in the whole building, and there doesn't seem to be any empty seats around. Dixie Carter is around, shaking hands and talking to people in the front row around the ring. Jeremy Borash comes out and gets the crowd going, and he is also our ring announcer for the night. This event was being filmed for Global Impact, which was great.
Match 1: X-Division Tag Match - "The Guru" Sonjay Dutt & "Little Petey Pump" Petey Williams vs. The Motorcity Machine Guns; Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin. Dutt gets heavy boos and Williams gets mixed reactions, however MCMG are cheered throughout the match. MCMG win in 10.29 after a Canadian Destroyer on Dutt after Williams gets blinded accidentally by Dutt.
Match 2: TNA Women's World Championship Match - Gail Kim vs. Awesome Kong (no Raisha Saeed). Kong gets mostly booed, and Kim plays to the crowd all throughout the match, at one point going for a cross body off the turnbuckle to the outside and narrowly missing the rail before being caught by Kong. Kong wins in 5.15 with an Awesome Bomb. Random note: It looked like one of Kong's dreads got pulled out during the match. That had to hurt!
Match 3: TNA World Tag Team Championship Match - James Storm and Robert Roode vs. LAX (no Salinas). Lots of "You can't wrestle!" chants aimed at Roode as they begin the match. Storm got busted open as Homicide does a dive to the outside through the middle of the ropes. Hernandez hits a couple of big spots during the match, including a dive over the ropes and an Eddie Tribute with the 3 Amigos and a Frog Splash. LAX win in 12.42 after Homicide hits a Gringo Cutter on Storm. Big pops for LAX throughout.
Match 4: 3-way Dance - Doug Williams vs. "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal vs. A.J. Styles. Biggest pops of the night for Lethal and Styles. Lots of back and forth action between all three, with everyone fighting into the crowd at one point. Styles pins Williams after a Spiral Tap after about 13 minutes (forgot to time this match). Styles cuts a promo afterwards, welcoming Williams to TNA for the World X Cup.
Before the next match, Dixie Carter comes out and thanks everyone in attendance, and talks about TNA and upcoming events that they are looking forward to.
Match 5: 20-Minute Time Limit - Booker T vs. Rhino. Lots of battling chants between both wrestlers, with "Let's go Booker" and "Let's go Rhino" going on well into the match. Booker was playing the heel tonight, taunting the crowd and almost going for the Spinarooni before flipping off the crowd. This led to Rhino taking Booker out and mocking him with doing a Spinarooni of his own, much to the crowds delight. Booker wins in 8.56 after a Scissors Kick. Rhino got a standing ovation as he left.
Kurt Angle comes out before the main event to talk about his neck injury, but how he was carrying on. He also talked about his feuds in Liverpool with Benoit (to mixed reactions) and Guerrero (to a massive ovation, with "Eddie!" chants starting off). He also disses WWE again, and praises TNA and how happy he is to be there.
Match 6 (Main Event): 60-Minute Time Limit for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship - Abyss vs. Samoa Joe. Joe does look tiny compared to Abyss live. They go to the outside, with Joe hitting Abyss with a cushioned chair before sitting Abyss down on the chair and nailing him with a running knee to the head into the railings. A ref bump halfway through leads to Earl Hebner running out and taking over, to the usual "You screwed Bret!" and "You steal T-shirts!" chants. Joe wins in 15.23 (with a slow count) after a Muscle Buster.
Afterwards, JB brings out all the wrestlers on the tour to sign autographs and take pictures. This being my first time to any wrestling event, I enjoyed it a hell of a lot. Went home with a bit of a hoarse throat. Definitely think TNA is the future if they can keep the wrestling at as high a standard as it was last night.
2010 - WWE presented Monday Night Raw. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV Report:
We are live from Charlotte, North Carolina and your announcers are Michael ‘Jordan’ Cole and Jerry ‘The King in the Queen City’ Lawler.
We start off with a look back at last week’s main event between John Cena and CM Punk that was interrupted by the NXT Originals. We hear Wade Barrett’s comments to Savannah earlier in the night as we see the beat down commence.
Wade Barrett is in the center of the ring and he has something to say. He tells everyone that his name is Wade Barrett. He says that he is the season one winner of NXT. The reason he is in the ring right now is because the general manager of Raw demanded that he come into the ring to apologize for his actions last week. He says that he wants to bring the rest of the NXT athletes to come to the ring so they can do it right. They come through the crowd and into the ring wearing their arm bands. All seven of the men are in the ring.
Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler along with everyone else at ringside leave the ringside area.
Barrett wants Slater to apologize and he refuses. He says that he would do it again in a heartbeat. Barrett wants Gabriel to apologize. He refuses to apologize and he says that he has goosebumps from last week. Sheffield is the next to refuse to apologize. He says that he also has no regrets. Michael Tarver says that there is nobody in the WWE who can make him apologize. Darren Young refuses to apologize and he says that he had the time of his life last week. David Otunga wonders what he has to apologize. After the way they treated the rookies, everyone else should be apologizing.
Barrett says that the problem with NXT was that they were treated like dirt and animals. When you are treated like animals, you are going to behave like animals. They were made to change in a locker room no bigger than a broom cupboard. They were told to participant in ridiculous competitions. They had to deal with overzealous pros. Management changed the rules on a moment’s notice. They were eliminated on a whim. They tried to make an international joke out of all of them. The last time they looked, jokes were supposed to be funny and no one was laughing after last week’s Raw. They destroyed the ring and the WWE champion. They impressed everyone who watched them
Bret Hart’s music plays and he comes out. Bret asks them if they think they are proud. Eight on one doesn’t make you tough. It makes you cowards. Last week they attacked John Cena, CM Punk, the Straight Edge Society, security, the ring announcer, the time keeper, and a Hall of Famer.
Wade Barrett says that Daniel Bryan felt like him and had remorse so you will never see Daniel Bryan again.
Bret says that John Cena will still be in the main event at Fatal Four Way.
Barrett says that other than some overzealous pros, they have no problem with anyone in the locker room. They can stay out here all night and argue, but Barrett suggests that they get down to business. Barrett says that he has a contract and pay per view title match already, but the others have some demands.
Bret wants to know what their demands are.
Otunga says that they want guaranteed WWE contracts. They want their own private dressing rooms. They want first class travel accommodations. If they fail to comply with even one of their demands, last week was just the beginning.
Wade reminded Bret that Mr. McMahon informed Bret that he will have to make some difficult decisions. Wade says that this is an easy decision because these guys are the future of the company. All they need are contracts.
Bret says that he has to go and find fresh new talent, but with that in mind, his answer is no. Bret says that he will not sign any of them.
Wade says that they are making a big mistake. Bret says that they made the mistake by attacking John Cena. The truth is that because of their actions, Wade is not the new breakout star for WWE. Wade has lost his title match. Bret says that Wade Barrett is fired. Bret tells the rest of them to get out of the ring or they will be physically removed for trespassing.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a Moments Ago Moment when Bret Hart fired Wade Barrett.
Jerry Lawler says that you cannot bully your way into the WWE.
Cole talks about the main event at Fatal Four Way and the way that John Cena has a twenty five percent chance of retaining the title.
Match Number One: R Truth versus John Morrison versus Zack Ryder versus The Miz in a Fatal Four Way Match for the United States Title
Ryder and Miz with kicks and punches to Morrison and Truth but Morrison sends Ryder to the floor and Truth punches and kicks Miz. Morrison with a leg lariat and Miz goes to the floor. Morrison and Truth lock up and Truth with a side head lock. Truth with a victory roll on Morrison but Ryder breaks up the near fall. Miz trips Truth but Truth kicks MIz. Morrison with a rollup on Ryder. Ryder tries for a pescado but Truth and Miz move and Ryder hits the floor. Miz takes Truth down on the floor. Morrison with a sunset flip power bomb to Miz onto the floor and Miz hits Ryder as we go to commercial.
We are back and Morrison with a spin kick to Miz for a near fall. Morrison punches Ryder on the top turnbuckle and then he tries for a superplex but Ryder blocks it. Truth turns it into a power bomb and Miz goes down as well. Truth with a near fall on Miz followed by one on Ryder and a near fall on Morrison. Miz with an inside cradle for a near fall on Truth. Truth with a punch to Miz and then to Ryder. Truth with a kick to Morrison followed by a sit out gourdbuster to Morrison. Turth with a scissors kick to Ryder and he gets a near fall. Miz breaks up the cover. Truth misses a charge when Miz drops down. Miz with a baseball slide to Morrison sending him to the floor. Miz winds up for the running clothesline into the corner. Morrison pulls Miz to the floor and hits a clothesline on Miz. Ryder and Truth are in the ring and Truth with the Lie Detector but Morrison breaks up the cover. Truth with a punch to Morrison and then Morrison and Truth back body drop Miz to the floor. Morrison misses the springboard spin kick on Truth and Truth hits the suplex into a stunner but Ryder breaks up the cover. Truth with a forearm to Ryder but he misses a charge into the corner. Ryder with the leaping leg lariat but Morrison kicks Ryder to the floor. Morrison looks at Truth and then he hits the corkscrew split legged moonsault but Miz is able to throw Morrison to the floor and he gets the three count on Truth.
Winner: The Miz
We are told that the main event will be Randy Orton versus Sheamus.
Randy Orton is in the locker room and Josh Mathews wants an update on Orton’s shoulder. Randy tells Josh that anything can happen in the Fatal Four Way. Orton predicts that another title will be changing hands. Any questions regarding his shoulder will be answered when he faces Sheamus. Josh asks for his thoughts about what happened last week and at the start of the night. Orton says that he respects what they did because he knows what it takes to make an impact. Orton says that they are a bunch of punks. He says that they should have been fired or had their heads beaten in. Orton says that since they only got fired, they got off easy.
We go to commercial.
We are back and we are reminded that Big Show will be guest starring on this week’s Royal Pains featuring tonight’s guest host Mark Feuerstein.
Mark is in the office and the Bellas talk about how they love him in Royal Pains. Mark says that the Bellas would be great on Royal Pains. He says that they could be the HankMed Twins.
Ted DiBiase and Virgil enter and he says that there could be a brand new shiny car of his choice after the show if Ted is made the co-guest host tonight. Mark says that he has some integrity unlike some people in the room so he tells Ted DiBiase no. Mark says that he might be a little scared of Ted, but he loves that he is guest hosting. He would love to let Ted co-guest host, but there is no chance he will do it. Mark calls Ted a spoiled daddy’s boy. Ted does not realize that Big Show is standing behind Virgil and Ted while Mark tries to challenge Ted.
Show wants to know what Ted is trying to do. Show tells Ted that him and Mark will face Ted and Virgil tonight. Ted agrees to the match. Ted and Virgil leave. Mark celebrates what just happened and then he tells Show that he was really an ice skater and not a wrestler. The Bellas are still there and they are no longer impressed with Mark. Show tells Mark that next time, he has to catch Show.
John Cena is walking in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back with the Slam of the Week: The Body Slam Challenge between Big Show and Chris Jericho.
Match Number Two: Chris Jericho versus Evan Bourne
Jericho sends Bourne into the turnbuckles but Bourne with a head scissors and drop kick for a near fall. Bourne with a round kick but Jericho responds with a clothesline and gets a near fall. Jericho with a belly-to-back suplex followed by a kick and snap mare. Jericho with a reverse chin lock but Bourne gets to his feet and he kicks Jericho. Jericho with an Irish whip and forearm to the back. Bourne with kicks and a flying knee to Jericho. Bourne with a sunset flip but Jericho rolls trough and tries for the Walls of Jericho but Bourne kicks out. Bourne with a rollup but Jericho with a Codebreaker but Jericho took too long to cover Bourne and Bourne kicks out. Jericho punches and kicks Bourne and then Jericho threatens to punch the referee and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Evan Bourne by disqualification
After the match, Jericho slaps Bourne but Bourne kicks Jericho and then Bourne goes up top and hits the Shooting Star Press.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Did You Know that there were 10 Million Page Views during last week’s Raw?
John Cena comes to the ring and he has something to say. Cena puts the title belt down and then we see Bret Hart’s announcement that Barrett had been fired.
John says that he was given the night off and thanks Bret for taking his best interests to heart. Cena says that he would be better off in the ring tonight. Cena says that he thanks Bret for not agreeing to the demands of the group of radicals. Those demands should not be granted. He says that there was a portion of him that admires what they did last week. He says that he is reminded of the saying that desperate times call for desperate measures. He felt that they needed to make a statement and they picked the biggest target. Cena says that he is used to it. Cena says that their plan was almost genius. Their problem was that they were blinded by their ignorance. Their problem was with WWE Management, but they decided to take Raw away from the WWE Universe. Cena says that they made five million new enemies. Then Cena destroyed the ring which is considered sacred ground. Now every WWE Superstar wants their head on a plate. Cena mentions that Wade Barrett was fired tonight and that was a bold decision, but it will not fix the problem. If the group was lawless enough to stop Raw, a misdemeanor is the least of their worries. Cena says that they might not be in the building, but Cena is here and he is going to the pay per view and he will be in the ring on Raw and he will continue to demand that they finish it. Cena says that they have nothing to lose and all Cena has is his word. Cena says that he will not press charges.
We see the NXT Alumni coming through the crowd and Cena says that they put the target on their heads. Jerry Lawler, Evan Bourne, R Truth, Santino Marella, and William Regal come to the ring to help John Cena. We have a brawl. Mark Henry comes to the ring and so does Randy Orton. The NXT ALumi are thrown to the floor. Edge hits a spear on Wade Barrett. Sheamus comes into the ring and he has his pipe. The NXT Alumni escape into the crowd as some of the Raw superstars follow them to the back. The NXT Alumni race out of the arena. We go to commercial.
We are back with a Moments Ago Moment of what happened between the NXT Alumni and members of the Raw Roster.
Sheamus is walking in the back and Josh Mathews asks Sheamus why he came to Cena’s aid. Sheamus says that he wasn’t going to let a bunch of rookies affect his title match. He will take care of John Cena himself.
We have a Raw Rewind and it is of the Divas Battle Royal from last week.
Match Number Three: Eve Torres and Gail Kim versus Maryse and Alicia Fox
Maryse and Eve start things off and Maryse with forearms followed by a clean break but Eve with a kick and she sends Maryse to the mat by her hair. Alicia tries to interfere and the distraction allows Maryse to hit a kick and get a near fall. Alicia tags in and they take Eve to the mat and Alicia gets a near fall. Alicia with a Northern Lights suplex and bridge for a near fall. Alicia slams Eve’s head into the mat and then Alicia puts Eve in a reverse chin lock. Eve with elbows to Alicia but Alicia pulls Eve to the mat again and tags in Maryse. Maryse with a kick to the midsection and then has something to say to Eve before sending Eve into the mat. Alicia with a kick after tagging back in. Alicia knocks Gail off the apron and then Alicia sends Eve into the corner but Alicia accidentally knocks Maryse off the apron. Eve with a kick and swinging neck breaker for the three count.
Winners: Gail Kim and Eve Torres
After the match, Gail gives Eve her title belt and raises her arm.
Michael Cole mentions that R Truth will get his rematch for the United States Title at Fatal Four Way against the new champion the Miz.
We see Mark Feuerstein and Big Show getting ready in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back with This Week in WWE History. We see footage of Pedro Morales versus Don Muraco from 1981 for the Intercontinental Title which saw Don Muraco win the Intercontinental Title from Morales. At the time. Muraco became the fourth Intercontinental Champion.
Big Show introduces the guest host and his tag team partner, Mark Feuerstein.
Match Number Four: Big Show and Mark Feuerstein versus Ted DiBiase and Virgil
Show and DiBiase start things off and DiBiase with a waist lock and Show pulls DiBiase off and hits a butt bump. Show with a head butt to DiBiase and then he sits on DiBiase’s face in the corner as the referee warns Show. Show with a chop to DiBiase. Show with another chop to DiBiase followed by an Irish whip. Show announces that he will give another chop but DiBiase with a thumb to the eye followed by punches and a front face lock but Show tosses DiBiase to the mat. DiBiase tags Virgil into the match but Virgil goes to the floor. Show palms Virgil and brings him back into the ring. Virgil rolls out of the ring on the other side and Feuerstein throws Virgil into the ring. Show with a slam to Virgil and then he walks across Virgil’s chest. Show sends Virgil into the corner and rips off Virgil’s shirt and chops Virgil and Virgil drops to the mat. Show grabs Virgil by the throat and hits a choke slam. Show tags in Feuerstein and he does the worm and winds up for a leaping elbow drop and gets the three count.
Winners: Big Show and Mark Feuerstein
After the match, Ted stands over Virgil and then he walks past Virgil to get his Million Dollar Belt. Ted drops the belt and then he puts a hundred dollar bill in Virgil’s mouth. Ted takes the money back after laundering it in Virgil’s mouth.
Match Number Five: William Regal versus Santino Marella with guest referee Vladimir Kozlov
Santino with a few kicks that do not connect. Regal with a forearm and a knee drop to the arm. Regal with an arm wringer followed by another knee drop to the arm. Regal with an arm bar submission and then he puts Santino in a hammer lock. Santino with a reversal but Regal with a slam but Santino rolls through and gets the three count.
Winner: Santino Marella
After the match, Regal argues with Kozlov.
Bret Hart comes out and he wants Regal, Kozlov, and Santino to come onto the stage. He says that he will not let history repeat itself so he wants all of the WWE Superstars to come to the stage.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Did You Know which sites were not as popular as WWE.com last week.
Match Number Six: Sheamus and Edge versus Randy Orton and John Cena
Sheamus and Cena start things off and they lock up with Sheamus putting Cena in a side head lock fella. Cena with a hammer lock into a reverse chin lock. Cena with a snap mare into a reverse chin lock but Sheamus gets to the ropes. Sheamus tries for a kick but Cena avoids it. Cena with a full nelson but Sheamus gets to the ropes. Cena with a clean break. Cena works on the arm and tags in Orton who punches Sheamus followed by a side head lock take down. Sheamus with a knee and forearms to Orton in the corner but the referee pulls him out of the corner. Edge tags in and he punches Orton but Orton with a back breaker and then he turns into the mat to do push ups but Edge pushes Orton away on the RKO attempt. Edge goes to the floor as we go to commercial.
We are back and Edge punches Cena but Cena punches back and then connects with an Irish whip and hits a fisherman suplex and gets a near fall. Cena gets Edge up on his shoulders but Edge escapes and Cena hits a clothesline and Edge gets his hand on the rope to stop the count. Cena punches Edge in the ropes and Edge goes to the floor. Cena checks to see where Sheamus is as he waits for Edge to get back into the ring. Edge drops Cena on the top rope and Sheamus is tagged in. Sheamus kicks Cena and punches him in the head. Cena blocks a punch and he connects but Sheamus knocks Cena down with a punch. Sheamus with a running knee lift and then he uses his boot on Cena’s neck. Edge chokes Cena in the corner while the referee deals with Orton. Edge tags in and he kicks Cena and connects with an elbow to the back of the head. Cena with a suplex after blocking one. Sheamus tags in and he keeps Cena from tagging in with a kick and elbow drop followed by a punch to the head. Sheamus with a forearm across Cena’s chest. Edge kicks Cena on the floor while Sheamus distracts the referee. Sheamus sends Cena into the ringside barrier before rolling him into the ring and gets a near fall. Sheamus with a clothesline after waiting for Cena to get back to his feet and Sheamus gets another near fall. Sheamus with an arm bar on Cena. Cena tries to escape but Sheamus turns it into a chin lock and he takes Cena to the mat and applies a body scissors. Cena tries to get back to his feet with Sheamus holding on to the chin lock. Cena walks across the ring in a test of strength. Before Cena can make the tag, Cena falls to his feet and Sheamus gets a near fall. Edge tags in and he kicks Cena. Cena gets Edge up for the Attitude Adjustment but Edge with the Edge-O-Matic and he sets for the spear. Edge tries for the spear but Cena moves and Edge hits the turnbuckles. Cena makes the tag to Orton and he clotheslines Sheamus a few times and Orton with a power slam. Orton with a kick and he sets for the IEDDT and he hits it. Orton has the look on his face and he turns into the RKO push ups. Orton hits an RKO on Edge when he tries to interfere. Sheamus with a running double sledge to the head. Sheamus with the uranage back breaker and he gets a two count. Sheamus kicks Orton in the injured arm and then he puts Orton in a chin lock and arm bar. Orton with elbows to escape the hold but Sheamus with a knee and he gets a near fall. Sheamus pulls Orton into his corner and he tags Edge in and Edge punches Orton in the head. Edge with a kick to the chest. Orton punches Edge and Sheamus but Edge with a drop toe hold and more punches to Orton. Edge with a forearm to Orton that staggers Orton and sends him into the ropes. Orton with a kick and clothesline to Edge and both men are down. Cena tags in and he hits the two shoulder tackles but the lights go out and the NXT Alumni are destroying the backstage area.
They have Bret Hart and put him in a limousine and back it into a number of cars in the back. The limo backs into another car and then they pull Hart out of the limo. Barrett wants an answer by Sunday. They leave the building and Bret Hart is on the ground.
2011 - WWE released developmental talent Wes Brisco.
2011 - New York Magazine ran a profile on the Urban Wrestling Federation, which you can check out at this link.
2011 - WWE broadcast NXT. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We begin with a look at the way that Lucky Cannon has won the heart of Maryse with his extravagant purchases. Then we see what happened last week with Hornswoggle, Maryse, and Lucky Cannon. This week on NXT we will lose one more rookie as we move closer to Redemption and Season Six.
We are live on tape from Providence, Rhode Island and your announcers are William ‘Wicked Cool’ Regal and Todd ‘Is there a Dunkin Donuts near here?’ Grisham. Your hosts are Matt ‘Remember when I was an announcer’ Striker and Maryse.
Maryse and Matt are in the ring and Maryse introduces the rookies and they make their way to the ring.
Todd mentions that due to what happened last night on Raw, Hornswoggle will not be on tonight’s show.
Matt reminds everyone that there will be an elimination tonight. Maryse gives us the standings for the Redemption Points. They are:
Titus O’Neil: 19 Points
Darren Young: 7 Points
Conor O’Brien: 3 Points
Lucky Cannon: 0 Points
It is time for the next Rookie Challenge and it is the Talk The Talk Challenge. This challenge is worth three Redemption Points.
Lucky goes first and he talks about Titus O’Neil.
Titus O’Neil responds to Lucky and he tells Lucky that it appears that the only thing he has stolen is the robes out of his grandmother’s closet. Lucky can challenge his intelligence and he says that he graduated from the University of Florida. He points out that Lucky has not won a challenge.
Conor is asked who should be eliminated and he said that it is Darren Young. Darren main evented SummerSlam and then he blew it and he failed. If it was Conor O’Brian, he never would have looked back.
Darren responds and he says that he will not be eliminated. He says that night after night, he has dreamed about being a WWE Superstar. He says that they should just give him the NXT crown. Darren tells Conor that he made the biggest mistake of his career by calling out Darren.
Darren punches Conor and then he runs out of the ring.
Matt gives the crowd in Providence the opportunity to determine the winner of the Talk the Talk Challenge.
The winner of the challenge is Titus O’Neil and he now has 22 Redemption Points.
Regal will not make his pick because everyone he has picked has been eliminated.
We go to commercial.
Match Number One: Darren Young with Chavo Guerrero versus Yoshi Tatsu
Yoshi with a kick that just misses. They lock up and Young with a side head lock. Yoshi turns it into a top wrist lock and Young with a snap mare. Chavo gives some advice to Darren. They lock up again and Yoshi with a waist lock take down into an arm bar. Yoshi with an arm drag into an arm bar. Yoshi with a arm drag and a kick to the arm. Yoshi continues to work on the arm with a series of knees and he gets a near fall.
Yoshi continues to work on the arm and returns to the arm bar. Young with a knee to the midsection followed by an Irish whip but Yoshi floats over and he hits an arm drag into an arm bar. Young tries to use Yoshi’s hair to get out of the hold. Young with a punch.
Yoshi with chops in the corner and he lights up Young but Young with punches. Yoshi with another chop or two. He misses a third attempt and Young with an elbow. Yoshi with a drop kick and they both go to the floor. Yoshi returns to the ring with Young and Young goes back to the floor.
They fight on the apron and Young with a kick and then he hits a neck breaker on the apron.
JTG makes his way to ringside to check out the action.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Young with a cravate on Yoshi. JTG has joined Regal and Todd at the announce table.
Young with a clothesline and he gets a near fall. Young slaps Yoshi in the back and he applies a rear chin lock. Young goes for the nose as well and the referee warns him. JTG says that he is here to show Yoshi some respect while Young hot shots Yoshi and then gets a near fall as he rolls Yoshi away from the ropes.
Young with an elbow to the head and then he applies a reverse chin lock. Young pulls Yoshi back to the mat and holds on to the reverse chin lock. Young with a forearm but Yoshi with a crucifix for a near fall. Yoshi with a kick to the head. Yoshi with chops to Yoshi more kicks and a spinning heel kick. Yoshi hits the Shining Wizard but Young kicks out.
Yoshi goes up top and Chavo tries to interfere and he succeeds and Young pulls Yoshi off the turnbuckles and gets the three count.
Winner: Darren Young
After the match, JTG leaves the announce table and he kicks and punches Yoshi while the referee tries to stop him. JTG with more punches but Yoshi with a chop. Darren Young gets involved, but Vladimir Kozlov and Conor O’Brian come to the ring to help Yoshi Tatsu.
We go to commercial.
We are back with the R Truth/John Cena video package for Capitol Punishment and then Regal calls Truth a complete nutcase.
Lucky Cannon is in the back brushing his hair and he sees Maryse walk by. Maryse say that she feel so bad over what happen last week with the purse. Lucky says that the little troll is going to suffer and Maryse tells him that Hornswoggle should be worried.
Maryse tells Lucky that her ‘purse guy’ is here to fix the purse. Lucky says that he would take care of it and Maryse didn’t have to. Maryse tells Lucky it is okay because she gave the guy Lucky’s credit card number and Lucky seems so happy.
We go to commercial.
As Kidd and Cannon walk to the ring, Regal praises Tyson Kidd.
Lucky says that he saw what R Truth did to Hornswoggle on Raw and he says that was great. Lucky says that after what happened last week, Lucky says that the second that Hornswoggle gets back, he is going to boot him in his face.
Match Number Two: Lucky Cannon with Tyson Kidd versus Titus O’Neil
Titus punches Lucky and then he connects with an elbow in the corner. Titus with an Irish whip and a back breaker as Lucky comes out of the corner. Titus chokes Lucky with his boot and then he slams Lucky and gets a near fall. Lucky rolls to the floor and Titus follows after Lucky. Lucky kicks Titus as he re-enters the ring. Lucky with kicks to Titus in the corner and then he chokes Titus in the ropes.
Lucky with a forearm and boot to the head and then he chokes Titus in the ropes again. Cannon gets a near fall and follows it with knees to the back and then he applies a rear chin lock while keeping his knee in the back. Cannon pulls Titus back to the mat and he kicks Titus again. Titus with a kick and punch but Cannon with punches to Titus.
The referee stops the count when he sees Lucky’s foot under the ropes so he pulls Titus into the center of the ring and he gets a near fall. Cannon with a leg drop and then he gets a near fall. Cannon with a boot to the chest and punch to the head and gets another near fall. Titus with an Irish whip but Cannon takes Titus to the mat again and gets a near fall.
Lucky returns to the rear chin lock as he continues to work on Titus’ back. Cannon with an elbow to the neck and then Lucky mocks Titus’ gestures and dog bark. Cannon with a side head lock but Titus pushes Cannon away. Titus with punches followed by a shoulder tackle or two. Titus with a flying clothesline and it is time for Titus to show Lucky the proper way to bark.
Titus with a fallaway slam on Cannon and Titus gets a near fall because Cannon grabs the rope. Cannon rolls to the apron but Cannon with a shot to the throat. Cannon gets Titus up for the Lucky Strike but Titus hits Clash of the Titus for the three count.
Winner: Titus O’Neil
We go to commercial.
We are back and it is time to find out who is going to be going home without Redemption. Maryse says that it has been a rough night but one of them will be going home. Matt says that they have devoted their lives for this moment. Off to the NXT Random Eliminatron 14502.3 and the unfortunate rookie is: Lucky Cannon.
Lucky and Tyson cannot believe that he was eliminated. Matt and Maryse appear shocked as well.
Lucky tells everyone that he is not upset or angry. He says that this show is a joke. He says that he is too good for NXT. He says that he should be on Smackdown or Raw taking care of Randy Orton or John Cena.
Titus O’Neil starts to sing Lucky off.
Maryse says that this decision is unfair. Lucky tells everyone to show her some respect. Maryse want to tell Lucky something. She say that she appreciate everything that Lucky did for her and the expensive gifts. She has something to tell him. She found out that the purse he gave her wasn’t even worth five dollars. Maryse calls Lucky a cheap loser.
Lucky starts to say something but Maryse slaps Lucky and then she walks away.
2012 - TNA broadcast Impact Wrestling. Stu Carapola filed the following TV report:
Welcome to the Impact Wrestling Report on PWInsider.com!
We open with a video package looking at the recent history of James Storm, who sat home relaxing with his family and clearing his mind until his daughter asked him if he was going back to wrestling. We then see clips of Storm superkicking Crimson's teeth down his throat, then we come to the Impact Zone where our opening match is ready to go right now!
Ultimate X Match - X Division Title: Austin Aries vs Chris Sabin vs Zima Ion
Ion tries to run up the corner as soon as the bell rings, but Aries and Sabin take him out before going at it with each other. Aries gets an STO and a pendulum elbow on Sabin, he tries to go up top but Ion grabs him and hits a back suplex into a facebuster. Ion now tries to get to the belt, but Sabin stops him and hits a tornado DDT that sends Ion to the outside. Sabin tries to climb, but Aries catches up to him and they fight on the top rope until Sabin knocks Aries off. Sabin starts climbing across the ropes, but Aries gets his leg and drags him down into the ring. Aries gets Sabin in a fireman's carry and runs him back and forth from corner to corner, then does an airplane spin. Ion tries to ambush Aries, but is summarily countered and dumped to the floor. Aries backdrops Sabin over the top rope and onto Ion, then he comes through the ropes with a heat seeking missile that takes out both men. Aries almost makes it to the belt, but Ion drags him down and they go at it in the middle of the ring. Aries gets away and goes to the hanging rope, Ion tries to climb the ropes and powerbomb Aries, but Aries turns it to a top rope Frankensteiner, and he follows that with the IED and brainbuster. Aries climbs across the ropes with his arms and legs and gets the belt.
Winner: Austin Aries
Sabin is outside looking pissed that he lost again. Aries gets the microphone and says he made some pretty big claims and said there's nobody here he can't beat, and that he's the best pound for pound athlete in TNA. People thought that was a lot of hot air at first, but he kept knocking it out of the park, and regardless of whether he's the first match or last match, he's always the main event. He's not satisfied with the X Division Title, and he's not here to earn respect, he's here to take it.
Hulk Hogan's music hits, and Aries says he's just the man he wanted to see. We'll find out what he wants after commercial.
Okay, we're back and Hogan says he can hear how loud the fans get when he comes out, but to say he's the main event no matter where on the card he is, well, that's a pretty tall order. Hogan knows what it's like to be the main event and to headline the big shows, and the one thing he's never done is get the kind of goosebumps he gets when he sees Aries wrestle. Hogan says he'll stake his reputation on this, forget the pound for pound crap, Aries is the greatest thing he's ever seen in the ring. Aries says that's great, and now all he needs to know is how to get into the main event. Hogan says he can put him into the main event of Destination X, but on one condition: he can't have one man as the champion of both divisions, so Aries has to give up the X Division Title. The stakes are high because, if Aries wins, he's the World Champion. If he loses, he walks away with nothing. Hogan and everyone watching believe in Aries and they know he can do it. Aries says he worked his butt off for that title, and asks if Hogan wants him to just hand it over. Hogan says no, he wants him to become the Greatest Man Who Ever Lived, and he'll give him a week to give Hogan his decision.
We see our first Slammiversary moment, as Dixie Carter raves about the crowd that showed up to the PPV, then we see Abyss helping his brother Joseph Park win his match. We then go to catering as Joseph Park was raving about his match at Slammiversary, but all the backstage folks listening get up and walk away when Bully Ray shows up. Bubba wants to know where his brother is, and Joseph Park says last time he checked, he was putting Bubba through a table. Bubba flips the table Park is eating from over and says that he's going to find Abyss.
TV Title Match: Devon vs Hernandez
Hernandez sneak attacked Devon before the bell, wiping him out with a dive over the top rope as Devon made his entrance, then quickly rolls him inside and goes for a cover, but only gets 2. Hernandez with a slingshot shoulderblock from the outside, but still only gets 2. Hernandez gets a bearhug and squeezes, but Devon fights his way out and takes Hernandez out with a flying shoulderblock of his own. Devon off the ropes with another shoulderblock and a neckbreaker, followed by a diving headbutt. Devon with a running clothesline in the corner, but Hernandez comes out of nowhere with a Pounce for 2. Hernandez skins the cat onto the top rope, briefly loses his footing, and comes off with a flying clothesline. Devon sends him to the ropes and hits the spinebuster for the win.
Winner: Devon
We go back to last week when Christopher Daniels exposed Dixie Carter's treachery, and then her non-wrestling husband laid out AJ Styles. We then go backstage to AJ saying it's time to go public about what's going on, and Dixie says that people will get hurt. AJ says people are already getting hurt, and the longer they keep it quiet, the more ammunition they give Daniels and Kazarian.
We see Bobby Roode arriving at the arena earlier today as he prepares for his title defense later tonight against Ken Anderson.
It's time to kick off the 2012 edition of the Bound For Glory Series!
Bound For Glory Series Gauntlet Match
AJ Styles and Jeff Hardy start us off, Hardy gets a side headlock and holds on tight. AJ shoves him off and hits a dropkick that sends Hardy out to the apron, but Hardy slingshots his way back in with a dropkick. Rob Van Dam's music hits, so I guess this is going to be done with Royal Rumble-style entrances. RVD takes both Hardy and AJ out with a flurry of kicks, then literally monkey flips AJ completely across the ring before hitting Hardy with Rolling Thunder as we go to commercial.
We're back, and Brutus Magnus and Bully Ray have joined Hardy, Van Dam, and Styles in the ring. Judging by the fact that AJ is trying to dump Magnus over the top rope, I would guess that this Gauntlet Match really is just a Royal Rumble in disguse. Bubba attacks everyone in the ring and tries to dump AJ, but AJ hangs on as we count down to the next participant. Kurt Angle comes out next and suplexes the crap out of everyone before going toe to toe with Bubba. The clock counts down and the next entrant is...the Pope! Hey, I wonderi f he still hangs out with Devon's kids. He goes after Magnus and AJ, but gets nailed from behind by Bubba. Bubba tosses Hardy to the ring apron and then knocks him to the floor, so we have our first elimination. Suddenly, Abyss comes out from under the ring and gets on the apron right behind Bubba. Bubba doesn't see him, so Abyss grabs him by the neck and drags him out as well. We're back at commercial.
We're back, and while there were no eliminations during the break, Robbie E did join while we were at break. Rob Van Dam gets dumped, and then Christopher Daniels makes his entrance just in time to catch a slingshot clothesline from AJ. AJ absolutely unloads on Daniels, Angle tries to hold Daniels, but AJ accidentally hit Angle with the enziguiri. Daniels quickly grabs AJ from behind and dumps him, then picks up the unconscious Angle and tosses him as well. Samoa Joe is out now, and he tears through everyone but Magnus. Robbie E makes the mistake of slapping Joe in the face, so Joe headbutts and eliminates him. Daniels and Pope try to dump Joe, but Magnus makes the save. Joe thanks him by chopping him in the chest, and they start going at it in the middle of the ring. Magnus takes Joe out with a big boot, but Joe ducks a charge and Magnus goes out to the floor and is eliminated. Joe and Pope ping pong Daniels, and now James Storm makes his entrance. He immediately dumps Pope, then backdrops Daniels and gives him a Codebreaker before clotheslining him over the top rope. We're down to Joe and Storm, and they trade blows, clotheslines, and big boots. Joe tries to dump Storm, but Storm skins the cat and dumps Joe to the apron. Joe gets the Kokina Clutch, but Storm drops down and Joe goes throat first across the top rope. Storm superkicks Joe to the floor, and that's all she wrote.
Winner: James Storm
Storm says the last time he was in that ring, he thought his luck had run out, but after spending the last couple of months at home thinking things over, he's back. He knew what wrestling meant to him, but he didn't know what it meant to his little girl, and coming back to TNA, he didn't know what he meant to the fans, but he wants to thank everyone for the reaction they gave him. He promised his family and he'll promise the fans now: he came back to TNA to be the World Champion, and he wants Bobby Roode to know that he hopes and prays that he will still be the champion when the series is over.
Bobby Roode is backstage saying that he's not intimidated, because Storm's just jealous. For now, though, he just has to worry about an asshole he'll have to fight a little later.
We're back, and Kurt Angle is yelling at AJ Styles backstage for letting the thing with Daniels and Kazarian get under his head. AJ promises to get focus, and Angle seems happy with that.
Madison Rayne vs Knockouts Champion Brooke Tessmacher
Brooke and Madison trade takedowns to start, and Brooke gets a drop toehold and a front facelock, but Madison rams her into the corner and drops her on the back of her head. Madison chokes Brooke and catches her with a running forearm in the corner, followed by a spinning bulldog for 2. Brooke gets a neckbreaker and starts firing back with right hands, then takes Madison out with a series of clotheslinesand a flying forearm. Brooke with a flying bulldog out of the corner for 2, but Madison blocks her finish and goes for that neckbreaker thing she does, but Brooke counters to a version of the Pepsi Twist for the win.
Winner: Brooke Tessmacher
Brooke Hogan is backstage with Gail Kim, and she says she's trying to decide who to put in the ring with Brooke for the title next week and is thinking of a four way. Gail isn't down with that because she has a rematch clause in her contract, and Brooke says that she gets to decide when the rematch happens, and since Gail doesn't want to be part of the four way next week, Gail will have to wait and Brooke tells her to enjoy her vacation.
It's main event time!
World Title Match: Bobby Roode vs Ken Anderson
Anderson goes right atter Roode, whipping him hard into the corner and then running him over with a clothesline. Roode grabs Anderson by the tights and Tully's him out to the floor, but he misses a dive over the ropes and Anderson whips him hard into the ring steps as we go to commercial.
We're back, and Roode has Anderson in a rear chinlock after taking him out with a clothesline during the commercial. Anderson makes it to his feet and escapes, then gets a rollup for 2, followed by a backslide for another 2, but a second backslide attempt sees Roode counter to a neckbreaker for 2. Roode with a kneedrop out of the corner for 2, then he goes back to the rear chinlock. Anderson slips out and starts a comeback, hitting a series of back elbows, clotheslines, and a neckbreaker. Anderson with a twisting enziguiri and then sets up for the Mic Check, but Roode counters to the Crippler Crossface right in the middle of the ring. Anderson rolls Roode to his back, but only gets 2. Anderson with a Finlay Roll for 2, and Roode rolls out to the apron to try and catch a breather. He grabs Anderson's arm and drops it across the top rope, then rams Anderson shoulder first into the corner and puts him back in the Crippler Crossface. Anderson tries to hold on, but is eventually forced to tap out.
Winner: Bobby Roode
Dixie Carter and AJ Styles are backstage and they agree that they'll need to come clean...next week. Speaking of Dixie, we take another look back at Slammiversary as Dixie made Sting the first inductee into the TNA Hall Of Fame. And Speaking of Sting, he's backstage, and he's...WALKING!
We go to Jeremy Borash, who introduces a video package with several TNA wrestlers discussing Sting for his Hall of Fame induction and putting over how much he's done for the company. We go back to the Impact Zone as Borash now introduces Sting himself, who says that Slammiversary 2012 will go down as one of the best nights he's ever been a part of in wrestling. He didn't win the title, but he took a huge hunk out of Bobby Roode's hide, and he can't even tell us what being the first inductee in the TNA Hall of Fame means to him. The crowd chants "you deserve it" at Sting, but he says that he was standing next to a lot of other talented guys who deserve it too, and he specifically names Jeff and Jerry Jarrett for starting the company, and also wants to thank Dixie Carter-oh wait, three guys in masks jump into the ring and beat the crap out of Sting. They just keep going and going and are still pounding on Sting as we go off the air.
2012 - WWE broadcast Superstars. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We start off this week’s show with the Raw brand and your announcers are Scott Stanford and Josh Mathews.
Match Number One: Zack Ryder versus Michael McGillicutty
They lock up and Michael with an arm drag and Zack shows some frustration. Ryder goes for the arm and applies a hammer lock but Michael gets to the ropes and Ryder is forced to break the hold. Michael has something to say to Ryder and he pushes him. Ryder pushes back. Michael pie faces Ryder but Ryder with a punch.
Michael with an Irish whip but he runs into an elbow and Ryder comes off the turnbuckles but Michael moves. Ryder with a hip toss and arm drag followed by a flap jack and then Ryder clotheslines Micahel over the top rope to the floor. Ryder with a pescado that almost turns into a flying head butt.
They return to the apron and Michael punches Ryder and hits a DDT on the apron. Michael gets a near fall and then he punches Ryder. Michael with a knee to the back and then he applies a reverse chin lock. Ryder gets away from Michael but Michael runs Ryder into the turnbuckles and connects with shoulders. Michael chokes Ryder in the corner and the referee warns Michael.
Michael with a back breaker followed by an elbow drop from the turnbuckles for a near fall. Michael turns his attention to Ryder’s back and then he rakes Ryder’s face. Michael with a reverse chin lock. Ryder with punches but Michael with a forearm. Ryder drives Michael face first into the mat. Ryder is sent to the apron and then Michael drops Ryder’s neck on the top rope and Ryder goes to the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Michael with a rear chin lock but Ryder with a forearm and punch. Michael misses a clothesline but does not miss with one to the back of the head and Michael gets a near fall. Michael chokes Ryder in the ropes and connects with forearms to the head. Michael with a drop kick for a near fall.
Michael runs his forearm against the head. Michael with a slam and then he goes to the turnbuckles but misses an elbow. Ryder with an elbow and then he gets his knees up when Michael charges into the corner. Ryder with a drop kick from the turnbuckles and then he hits a running forearm into the corner and then he lines up for the Broski boot and he connects.
Ryder gets a near fall and then he connects with a head butt. Michael with a Saito suplex and he gets a near fall. Michael with forearms to the back and then he tries for a suplex but Ryder lands on his feet and hits a neck breaker for a near fall. Ryder sets for the Rough Ryder but Michael sends him over his back. Michael blocks a kick but Ryder hits an enzuigiri followed by the Rough Ryder for the three count.
Winner: Zack Ryder
We go to commercial.
Match Number Two: The Usos versus Titus O’Neil and Darren Young
Darren and Jey start things off and Titus works on Darren’s hair. They finally lock up and Young backs Jey into the corner but jey switches the positions and Jey messes with Darren’s hair. Darren pushes Jey and Jey slaps Darren. Jey with chops to Darren and Jimmy tags in and they hit a double back elbow followed by a double elbow drop.
Jimmy with a splash into the corner followed by a chop. Jimmy with a chop to Darren and he is sent into the turnbuckles. Jey tags in and he hits a running forearm into the corner and Jey gets a near fall.
Jey with an elbow to Darren and then he knocks Titus off the apron but Young clips the knee and Titus tags in and he slams the leg into the apron. Titus with kicks and he sends Jey’s leg into the apron before kicking the hamstring. Darren tags back in and Darren drops Young onto the leg with a gourdbuster and Young gets a near fall.
Young drives the knee into the mat and Titus tags back in. Titus with a kick to the midsection followed by a slam and he gets a near fall. Titus with a boot to the chest followed by a step over toe hold on the injured leg. Jey kicks Titus in the head to get out of the hold. Jey with a back body drop but both men are down. Jimmy and Darren tag in and Jimmy with a flying forearm and clothesline.
Jimmy with another clothesline followed b a savate kick and a Samoan drop. Jimmy sets for the running butt splash into the corner and he hits it. Jimmy gets a near fall and Titus interferes. Titus sends Jey to the floor but Jimmy sends Titus to the floor. Young dives at the knee.
Titus with a back breaker and then Darren with the Demolition Decapitation.
Winners: Darren Young and Titus O’Neil
We go to commercial.
We are back with the Raw Rebound.
It is time for the Smackdown portion of the show and your announcers are Matt Striker and Josh Mathews.
Match Number Three: Justin Gabriel versus Hunico with Camacho
Hunico retreats to the ropes to slow down Gabriel at the start of the match. Hunico with a hammer lock into a hip toss and Hunico celebrates. They lock up and Gabriel with an arm bar but Hunico grabs the leg and applies a front face lock. Gabriel with an arm bar and he rolls through into a near fall.
Gabriel with a single leg take down but Hunico with a seated abdominal stretch. Gabriel with a kick to the midsection. Gabriel with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. After avoiding the other’s offense, Gabriel with a head scissors followed by a head scissors from Hunico. Hunico is sent to the floor and Gabriel goes up top. Hunico moves to the other side of the ring but he does not realize that Gabriel is coming at him with a suicide dive.
Gabriel sends Hunico back into he ring and hits a cross body for a near fall. Gabriel with a suplex and he floats over into a arm bar submission. Gabriel takes Hunico to the mat and applies a hammer lock. Gabriel gets a near fall. Hunico sends Gabriel into the turnbuckles and then he chops Gabriel.
Gabriel returns fire with chops and then he connects with a forearm. Hunico sends Gabriel to the apron and Gabriel tries for a springboard cross body but Hunico with a drop kick to the midsection and both men are down as we go to commercial.
We are back and Hunico with an arm bar. Gabriel with a knee and forearm but Hunico with a kick and he hits a Saito suplex and gets a near fall. Hunico with an arm bar. Hunico with a knee while the fans chant USA. Gabriel with a sunset flip but Hunico rolls through and kicks Gabriel in the head to get a near fall.
Hunico with an arm bar but he uses his leg to wok on the neck as he works on the shoulder. Gabriel with a knee but Hunico with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker for a near fall. Hunico returns to Gabriel’s surgically repaired elbow with a key lock. Gabriel with an arm drag and he blocks a suplex. Hunico sends Gabriel into the corner and Gabriel with an elbow and he hits a moonsault into an inverted DDT for a near fall.
Gabriel with forearms to Hunico followed by kicks and a jumping back kick. Gabriel with a back heel kick and he gets a near fall. Hunico with a rollup into a power bomb for a near fall. Gabriel with a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall. Gabriel pulls Hunico towards the corner but Hunico grabs the foot. Gabriel tries for a Tornado DDT but Hunico blocks it and hits a Northern Lights suplex for a near fall.
Gabriel lands on his feet after a German suplex attempt by Hunico but he misses a round kick. He does not miss a leaping round kick. Gabriel goes up top but Hunico crotches Gabriel. Hunico climbs the turnbuckles and Gabriel kicks Camacho off the apron. Hunico sets for a supre rana but he turns it into a victory roll power bomb for the three count.
Winner: Hunico
We go to credits.
2013 -Al "The Dog" Green, who worked for WCW as one half of the Wrestling Crew with Marcus Laurinaitis and as one half of the Master Blasters tag team with Kevin Nash before getting a run as "The Dog" during the last year of the promotion, passed away of 58 in Florida. He had been battling health issues for some time.
Green had several runs in WCW. After being trained by Steve Keirn and working for Championship Wrestling from Florida, he was hired when Nash's original partner for the Blasters left the company. The team made a few appearances but never really took off.
While Nash was repackaged several times (immediately as Oz, then later as Vinnie Vegas before finding his stardom as Diesel in the WWF), Green left WCW and began working the local Florida scene, including the IWF promoted by Eddie Mansfield and
Green began teaming with Road Warrior Animal's brother Marcus Laurinaitis (who had been working Stateside and in Japan as The Terminator) as The Terminators. The team was his key to returning to WCW as they were hired and re-christened the Wrestling Crew with Marcus as Rage and Green now nicknamed Fury
Early 1993 WCW was nowhere near the powerhouse that the promotion would become just a few years later. The company was mostly taping TV for TBS with the Crew making regular appearances as an undercard team working with the likes of 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander (not yet Buff) Bagwell and the team of Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn. The duo worked there for several years until their run ended. They were never a truly pushed commodity, just a team that was on the roster there to have matches and do underneath programs. They were a solid team.
After their WCW run ended, the team headed to Europe, working for Otto Wanz' CWA, capturing the promotion's tag straps. They also toured All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1995.
During the height of the Monday Night Wars, WCW was on a hiring spree and Green was again back with the company, this time as a singles wrestler. Again, he was never given a strong push and was there more as a competitor working the secondary TV shows having matches and putting over bigger stars. He was pretty much a regular on that era's version of WCW Saturday Night.
During the latter days of the company, Green found a niche as a singles wrestler. He was nicknamed "The Dog" and teamed with Brian Knobbs as part of a hardcore tag team managed by Dave Finlay, who at the time, was out of action after a freak leg injury going through a table. The original plan was for Sabu to have been Knobbs' partner but when legal issues over whether he was signed to a contract with ECW or not kept him from coming in, WCW looked from within to fill the spot. As part of the character, Green would act like a dog, including drinking out of a toilet and barking.
When WCW shut down in 2001, Green had made his final appearances as a wrestler on a national stage but being from the Florida area, was close with Hulk Hogan and his group of friends, leading to a few appearances on Hogan's VH-1 reality series.
In recent years, Green had been suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe. Of late, he had been using an oxygen tank 24/7 and had been battling health issues related to the disease for some time.
2013 - WWE broadcast Smackdown. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
Tonight, Dolph Ziggler returns to the ring after making his return to a WWE arena on television Monday night. We will have a tag match based on what happened on Raw. Randy Orton was giving an RKO to Daniel Bryan at the end of Smackdown. On Raw, they were kind of buddy buddy. On Sunday, they will be ‘strange bedfellows’ with a chance to win the Tag Titles. What will happen when we have a six man tag match featuring the participants in the United States and Tag Title matches?
We are in Greensboro, North Carolina and your announcers are Michael ‘Can I say Cackalackey’ Cole and John ‘No, you cannot’ Layfield.
Daniel Bryan makes his way to the ring and he has something to say. Daniel says that if you asked him when he first debuted in the WWE, would you be the World Champion, he would have responded with ‘Yes’. If you would have asked him if you were going to lose the title in 18 seconds, he would responded with ‘No’. If you asked him if he could win the tag titles with anyone on the roster, he would say ‘Yes’. Would he have spent nine months with the Devil’s Favorite Demon, he would have said ‘No’. Him and Kane were one of the best tag teams in the WWE.
Daniel wants Kane to come out and Daniel covers his ears for the pyro.
Kane makes his way to the ring. He says that he knows why he was called out here, but it is neither the time nor the place. All he cares about is the six man tag match tonight.
Daniel tells Kane that they need to get everything out in the open. The last nine months have been an incredible ride. They have been an awesome team in the ring and he is proud of what they have done outside the ring to become better partners.
At Payback, Kane will not be his partner. When he wins, he will be the Tag Team Champions with someone else. Daniel says that he will no longer be teaming with Kane any more.
Kane asks Daniel if he is breaking up with him. Kane says that when he beats Dean Ambrose on Sunday, the same thing will happen.
Daniel says that they can still team if Kane is the United States Champion, but Daniel and Randy will be the champions. Daniel says that Vickie is wrong because him and Randy will not be “Team RK-Never”, they will be “Team RK-NO”.
Kane is jealous at the fact that Daniel has a team name already. Kane says that Daniel is acting like winning the match is a given. Kane says that since they couldn’t beat the Shield and there is the fact that Daniel despises Randy Orton.
Daniel asks Kane if he thinks he can do it.
Kane says that he does not.
Daniel says that Kane thinks he is the weak link. He says that they had the Shield beaten already and he will prove on Sunday that he is not the weak link. Kane will have to sit back and know that Randy and him did something that they could never do.
Kane wants to know if Daniel is calling him the weak link.
Daniel says maybe Kane is right, this may not be the team.
Daniel says that Kane is the weak link.
Kane grabs Daniel’s throat and Randy Orton’s music plays. Randy tells Kane he cannot let him do that. He knows and understands why Kane wants to choke slam Daniel, but he needs Daniel at 100% at Payback. Whatever Kane does to Daniel affects him . . . so if Kane choke slams him, it might start a chain reaction that leads to an RKO.
Kane says that he is ready to go.
Daniel tells Randy he did not tell him to come to the ring.
Randy says that he came out here to help Daniel because Kane was going to choke slam him through the mat.
Daniel says that he did not tell Randy to save him.
Randy reminds them about the fact that they are partners.
Kane says that he is done with this, but Daniel tells him that he is walking away from things like he always has.
While the Bickersons bicker in the ring, The Shield appear on the TitanTron. Seth says that it is funny watching them out there. Dean calls it a car wreck. He says that after being embarrassed for six months by the Shield, they would be mad, but they are mad at themselves. Every ‘super team’ that is put together, they are unable to stop the Shield.
Dean asks them if they believe in the Shield. He says that there is no need to argue because tonight will be like every other night.
Roman says that they will lose on Sunday and that is why the Hounds of Justice rule everyone.
Sheamus is walking in the back and we go to commercial.
Match Number One: Sheamus versus Antonio Cesaro
Before the match starts, Damien Sandow’s music plays and he makes his way to the stage. Damien tells Sheamus that the man standing across from him speaks five different languages. Just like the unwashed masses, he can barely speak one. He has humiliated him intellectually and physically. On Sunday, he will play host to Sheamus’ Irish wake.
The bell rings and they lock up. Sheamus backs Cesaro into the ropes and Cesaro with a European uppercut. They lock up again and Cesaro backs him into the corner. Cesaro with punches and slaps to Sheamus. Sheamus with forearms to Cesaro and Cesaro goes to the floor to regroup. Sheamus with forearms and he sends Cesaro into the turnbuckles and he punches Cesaro and connects with a clothesline. Sheamus with a knee to the midsection and Cesaro with European uppercuts.
Sheamus with a power slam to Cesaro for a near fall. Sheamus with an elbow to the back of the neck followed by punches to the midsection. Sheamus tries for a suplex but Cesaro drops to a knee to block it. Cesaro with a waist lock and take down. Cesaro with a dead lift side salto and then he clotheslines Sheamus over the top rope to the floor.
Cesaro goes to the floor and he tries for a cross body off the apron but Sheamus catches Cesaro and he hits a fallaway slam into the ringside barrier as we go to commercial.
We are back and Sheamus backs Cesaro into the corner. Sheamus with an Irish whip but Cesaro with an elbow. Sheamus with a back breaker for a near fall. They go to the floor and Cesaro runs Sheamus into the ring steps. Cesaro puts Sheamus back in the ring and he gets a near fall. Cesaro with a reverse chin lock while Sheamus bleeds from the shoulder.
They exchange punches and then Cesaro with a reverse chin lock swing for a near fall. Cesaro returns to the reverse chin lock. Sheamus with punches and a back body drop. Sheamus with the two running double sledges followed by a shoulder into the corner. When Sheamus goes for the knee lift, Cesaro knows what is coming next and Cesaro with a clothesline for a near fall.
Cesaro leaps onto Sheamus’ chest and he gets a near fall. Cesaro with a kick to Sheamus but Sheamus with a knee to the midsection and then he sends Cesaro over the top rope but Cesaro tries to skin the cat. Sheamus with the ten forearms on the apron followed by a uranage back breaker to bring Cesaro back into the ring for a near fall.
Sheamus gets Cesaro up on his shoulders but Cesaro with an elbow to the head followed by a European uppercut to the back of the head and then he hits the Alpamare Waterslide for a near fall. Cesaro pushes Sheamus into the corner but Sheamus comes out with the Brogue Kick for the three count.
Winner: Sheamus
As Sheamus goes up the ramp, he has his back turned to the entrance and Sandow attacks him from behind.
We go to commercial.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a Wyatt Family video.
While the Wyatt Family has not made their debut on Raw or Smackdown, there is someone who will be coming back on Sunday. We take a look at CM Punk.
Teddy Long is on the phone talking about the return of CM Punk and other stuff on Smackdown. Teddy says that he is going to enjoy a Hardee’s cheeseburger that happens to be in the front of the screen.
Dolph Ziggler, Big E Langston, and AJ Lee interrupt Teddy as he tries to eat the cheeseburger that is the size of his head.
Langston says that Teddy looks so busy. Dolph says that it is his return to Smackdown. It has been a month since he has been on his show. Dolph says that he is two days away from the biggest title defense of his career, and he heard that he is going to be in a tag match against Alberto Del Rio and Chris Jericho.
Teddy says that he has a show to run.
Dolph says that Smackdown is nothing without the face of Smackdown. Maybe Teddy should rearrange his thoughts because tonight is just a taste of what he is going to do to Alberto Del Rio on Sunday.
Teddy is about to eat but he is interrupted by Big E Langston who takes the burger and eats it in front of Teddy. He gives what is left of the burger to Teddy and Teddy starts to cry.
Match Number Two: Great Khali (with Natalya and Hornswoggle) versus Heath Slater (with Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal)
They lock up and Khali sends Heath to the mat. Slater slaps Khali but Khali slaps back. Khlai with a chop in the corner. Khali with another chop in the corner. Slater with a kick and punches to Khali.
Khali pushes Slater away but Slater with a shoulder in the corner. The referee pulls Slater out of the corner. Khali with an elbow and boot to Slater. Khali with clotheslines and then we have a situation on the floor between the seconds as Khali appears to have things under control in the ring.
Mahal pushes Hornswoggle down and Khali chops Mahal on the floor. Slater with a clip to the leg followed by a DDT for the three count.
Winner: Heath Slater
We go to commercial.
We are back with a WWE Rewind: Footage of the concussion suffered by Dolph Ziggler.
Match Number Three: Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez) and Chris Jericho versus Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston (with AJ Lee) in a Set up on Raw Match
Ziggler has something to say to Del Rio before anyone locks up. Ziggler and Del Rio start things off but Ziggler decides to tag in Langston before doing anything. Del Rio wants Ziggler but Ziggler isn’t ready. They lock up and Langston sends Del Rio into the ropes. Langston with punches and shoulders in the corner. Del Rio with kicks and forearms.
Del Rio with a step up enzuigiri and then he tags in Jericho. Chris with a forearm and chops. Jericho with a kick to Langston followed by chops but Langston with a knee. Jericho with an enzuigiri followed by a drop kick for a near fall. Langston with a punch into the midsection followed by shoulders.
Langston with a punch to the midsection and Ziggler is tagged in. Ziggler with a series of kicks to Jericho and the referee warns him. Ziggler with a snap mare followed by a delayed leaping elbow drop for a near fall. Langston tags back in and he misses a splash into the corner. Jericho with a rollup for a near fall. Jericho follows with a drop kick and Del Rio is tagged in and he hits a running kick to the head. Del Rio with a side head lock. Langston with a shoulder tackle.
Del Rio with a lungblower and Ziggler tags in and tries to take advantage of the situation but Del Rio recovers and Ziggler goes to the floor. We go to commercial.
We are back and Jericho with elbows and Langston with a knee. Langston is sent over the top rope to the floor by Jericho. Jericho with a baseball slide to Langston. He goes to the floor and he sends Langston head first into the apron. Ziggler distracts the referee and that allows AJ to slap Jericho. Langston with a running knee to send Jericho off the apron. Langston sends Jericho into the ringside barrier.
Langston sends Jericho back into the ring and he gets a near fall. Langston with a punch and running body block for a near fall. Langston with a front face lock and he tags Ziggler back in. Ziggler with punches to Jericho and then he hits a neck breaker and he gets a near fall. Ziggler misses a splash into the corner and Jericho hits a bulldog.
Del Rio tags in and he hits two clotheslines on Ziggler and then he ducks a clothesline and hits a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Del Rio with a super kick to Ziggler. Langston with a running body block to Del Rio. Jericho sends Langston to the floor but Ziggler with a drop kick to Jericho. Del Rio with an inside cradle for the three count.
Winners: Chris Jericho and Alberto Del Rio
We take a look back at what happened at the start of the show. With all of the tension between Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, and Kane, how can they defeat the Shield tonight?
Kaitlyn is walking in the back and she is a bit more subdued than the last time we saw her. We go to commercial.
We are back and Renee Young is with Chris Jericho. She congratulates him on his victory tonight and then she asks him about his match on Sunday against CM Punk. Chris says that this is one of those rare matches. A match that has taken on a life of its own because of the people watching the match as much as the people in the match.
The people of Chicago will be cheering for their home town hero, but Chris says that he has had a few big nights in Chicago, including his WWE debut. He does not care how the crowd is split because it will exceed the expectations of the first two matches. Punk/Jericho III is why you will not want to miss Payback.
Paul Heyman appears and he wishes Jericho the best of luck on Sunday. Jericho refuses. Paul says that Punk says that luck is for losers. He says that Jericho will need the luck because the odds are against Jericho. Punk is in his home town and Paul will be at ringside.
Jericho pushes the mic into Paul’s face and then he tells Paul ‘pipe bomb’.
Match Number Four: Aksana versus Kaitlyn
Before the bell rings, Kaitlyn attacks Aksana because of the way she reacted to the footage that was shown on the TitanTron. They fight to the floor and Kaitlyn with forearms. Aksana with a forearm or two but Kaitlyn with a double leg take down and punches. The referee pulls Kaitlyn off Aksana and Kaitlyn attacks the referee. Aksana goes to the floor but Kaitlyn follows. The referee tries to break them up again and Kailtyn slaps the referee.
Aksana runs to the back and Kaitlyn is in the ring and she looks like she is going to have a nervous breakdown.
Did you know that there is a Three Stages of Hell Match on Sunday? How about a video package.
Match Number Four (this time I mean it): Curtis Axel (with Paul Heyman) versus Wade Barrett
Before the match starts, Wade tells Curtis that he wants to chat businessman to businessman with Paul Heyman. He asks Paul why would they have this match. He could injure Curtis tonight and then he could not wrestle for the title on Sunday. There is a small chance Curtis could injure him. Would it make business sense to leave everything until Sunday.
Before Paul can say anything, Miz interrupts. He throws out a series of reallys. They don’t want to fight tonight? What would they rather do? Go to Starbucks? Go on Dancing with the Stars as a couple? People want to see them fight.
They lock up and go around the ring. Curtis with kicks to Barrett followed by forearms. Barrett with a boot and knees to Curtis’ head. Barrett with a short arm clothesline for a near fall. Curtis with a hurdle followed by a running drop kick for a near fall. Barrett with a back heel kick and Curtis falls to the floor, in front of Miz.
Barrett with a forearm in front of Miz. Axel sends Barrett head first into the ring steps. Curtis with a forearm to Miz when Barrett moves. Barrett tries to reenter the ring but Axel with a snap swinging neck breaker for the three count.
Winner: Curtis Axel
After the match, Miz gives Axel the Skull Crushing Finale.
It is time for another Wyatt Family video.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Five: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns versus Daniel Bryan, Kane, and Randy Orton
Bryan and Rollins start things off and Rollins with punches and the referee warns him. Rollins with an Irish whip and Bryan flips over and Bryan hits the flying clothesline. Bryan with kicks to the chest and Kane is tagged in. Bryan with a snap mare and Kane with a drop kick for a near fall. Kane with a suplex for a near fall.
Ambrose tags in and he punches Kane but Kane with a big boot to Ambrose. Orton tags in and he kicks Ambrose. Orton with punches and head butts in the corner followed by a European uppercut. Orton with head butts and a clothesline in the corner. Orton with a suplex and Bryan is tagged in. Bryan with kicks to the chest followed by a front face lock.
Reigns tags in and he punches Bryan. Reigns with a slam and he gets a near fall. Rollins tags in and he kicks Bryan in the chest. Rollins with elbows to the head. Rollins sends Bryan into the turnbuckles and Ambrose tags back in and he punches Bryan. Ambrose with a snap elbow drop for a near fall. Ambrose with a boot to the abdomen and he applies a chin lock while trapping the legs and then he applies a Dragon sleeper.
Bryan with knees to escape and he punches Ambrose. Ambrose with a knee to the midsection but Bryan with a knee of his own. Orton tags in and he connects with two clothesline and then he goes after the Shield on the apron. Orton avoids a clothesline and he gives Ambrose a power slam. Rollins tries to interfere and he gets a power slam for his troubles.
Orton sends Ambrose to the apron for the IEDDT but he kicks Rollins and he tries for a double IEDDT but Ambrose escapes and he drops Orton on the top rope and then Rollins with an enzuigiri and Ambrose gets a near fall.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Ambrose with a reverse chin lock. Orton with a punch but Ambrose with a knee and short arm clothesline for a near fall. Ambrose works on the fingers and then he rakes the face. Reigns tags in and he connects with head butts and then he kicks Orton. Orton punches Reigns but Reigns with a knee and he gets Orton on his shoulders but Randy escapes and he hits a back breaker and both men are down.
Reigns misses a shoulder in the corner and he hits the post. Ambrose and Kane tag in and Kane with punches. Kane sends Ambrose into the turnbuckles and then he hits a power slam for a near fall. Kane with an Irish whip and clothesline into the corner. Kane does it again and he adds the side slam for a near fall. Kane goes up top but he misses the clothesline. Ambrose with a running drop kick but Bryan tags in and hits a missile drop kick that sends Ambrose into his corner. Rollins tags in and goes for a springboard move but Bryan with a drop kick to stop Rollins.
Bryan with a drop kick that knocks Reigns off the apron and then Bryan with a suicide dive onto Rollins and Reigns. Bryan with the running drop kick into the corner and then he hits another one on Rollins for a near fall.
Bryan with kicks to the chest and he sets for the round kick but he sees Reigns trying to interfere so he kicks Roman in the head. Bryan with the round kick to Rollins and Daniel gets a near fall. Bryan goes up top for the diving head butt but Reigns distracts the referee and Ambrose grabs Bryan. Bryan with an elbow to Ambrose and then Bryan misses the diving head butt and Rollins gets a near fall.
Kane grabs Ambrose and sends him to the floor. Reigns sends Kane over the top rope to the floor. Orton tries for an RKO but Reigns escapes and he spears Orton. Kane sends Reigns and Ambrose into the Garcia Cubicle. Rollins with a Buckle Bomb and then he goes up top but Kane pushes Rollins off into an RKO and then Bryan applies the No Lock and Rollins taps out.
Winners: Daniel Bryan, Kane, and Randy Orton
2013 - IWA Mid-South returns to live action after a long hiatus. Trent Van Drisse filed the following live report:
Ian Rotten's IWA Mid-South made its triumphant return to Southern Indiana at a sweat box known as the Colgate Gym. I'd guesstimate the attendance to be around 300, to which Rotten later in the show said was an attendance record for them, and took a self admitted potshot at OVW saying they have never put close to that many people in this venue. IWA Mid-South will return to the Colgate Gym on July 20th, and several matches for that show were announced tonight, plus the Ted Petty Invitational will be held sometime in September.
Tonight's show started at 8, and ended just after midnight. It was supposed to start at 7:30, but Rotten explained that as of this morning he found out they didn't have a ring for tonight, so they had to scramble to find one. Everyone advertised for this show did appear, with the exception of Scotty Vortekz, who Rotten said came down with an infection following a recent CZW show. This show wasn't great, but most of it was OK. The crowd came to have fun, and the vibe in general was very good.
A. Kharn Alexander beat Mark Vandy in the pre-show match with the Buff Blockbuster
1. Drake Younger beat Trik Davis
Davis, a former champion here, wasn't booked for tonight, but showed up anyways, so Rotten let him take on the returning Drake Younger, who Rotten flew in from California for this show. Younger won with his "Drake' Landing", a reverse double under hook drop 'em on his head finisher, thru a chair in the seated position. Very dangerous looking bump by Davis there.
Ian Rotten put Younger over big after the match, and made him accept a spot in the September Ted Petty Invitational. Younger won the last TPI, which was held in 2008.
2. Kongo Kong w/ His unnamed handler beat 3 men
Kongo Kong, a large Black man doing a Kamala gimmick, took care of 3 men at once in short order, and then took out the female ref after the match with a clothesline, followed by a top rope splash.
3. Jonathan Gresham beat Tarek the Great to retain the Zero1 Junior Heavyweight Title
The first several minutes here featured a lot of sweet scientific mat work from both men. The ref got bumped late in the match, and Gresham then won it after kicking Tarek in the balls, which wasn't so sweet.
Hy Zaya took exception to Gresham winning via a low blow, because Tarek is one of his Sensei's, and challenged Gresham to a match on 7/20.
4. Reed Bentley beat Zach Gowen
Bentley got the win via a loaded elbow pad given to him by an interfering Trik Davis late in the bout. Gowen looked fine here, but this may have went a bit too long, or wasn't laid out the best, cuz they lost the crowd to a degree. Jimmy Jacobs made the save for Gowen after the match.
5. Todd Morton & Ox Harley beat Mark Wolf & Harry Palmer, "Spyder" Nate Webb & Suicide Kid, and Corporal Robinson & Phoenix in a 4 way tag match
This started as an 8 man tag, Morton, Wolf, Harley & Phoenix vs Webb, Palmer, Kid & Robinson, but Ian Rotten came out and changed it to a 4 way tag match cuz Mark Wolf & Harry Palmer refused to wrestle each other, no matter how much Todd Morton screamed at them to. Kongo Kong came out and attacked Corporal Robinson, which allowed Morton & Harley to win it. Robinson has added a lot of pudge around his middle, and is built kinda like Madman Pondo these days.
Rotten then made a match for 7/20 of Harry Palmer & Mark Wolf vs Suicide Kid & Goldust, yes Goldust....
6. Jack Thriller beat Chris Hamrick, Sheik ???, Kevin Douglas, Chrisjen Hayme & Hy Zaya in a 6 way
Jack Thriller picked the bones of Chrisjen Hayme to win it in the end, but Chris Hamrick totally stole the show here. His stuff looked unbelievably sharp and crisp. He looks kinda old, but hell he looked old when he was young. This match featured a lot of dives to the outside, too many really, and Hamrick was by leaps and bounds, both literally and figuratively, better than everyone else in this match, and the most impressive performer on this show. Hy Zaya looked good here too, a black guy with size, and some nice moves.
Hamrick received a well deserved standing ovation after the match, but was attacked and given a piledriver on the floor by Todd Morton on his way back to the dressing room.
7. Devon Moore beat Jimmy Jacobs
After some confusion, it was decided this was a non-title match for Moore's IWA Light Heavyweight title, which was for the best cuz Moore didn't have a belt with him anyhow. The crowd wasn't much into this one. Trick Davis & Reed Bentley ran out to distract Jacobs, which allowed Moore to win it with an iffy Superkick. Zach Gowen made the save for Jacobs after the match, which leads to Jacobs & Gowen vs Reed & Moore on July 20th.
8. Bad Breed(Ian & Axl Rotten) beat Simon Sezz & Peter B. Beautiful in a Tai Pei Tornado Death match
This was the first "Hardcore" style action of the night, and the blood flowed from all four mens heads quickly here. In addition to the shards of broken glass taped to all the wrestlers' wrists, a staple gun, a fork, and a guitar were also used as weapons. Sezz stapled a dollar bill to Ian Rotten's tongue early on, but Rotten returned the favor by stapling both Sezz' arm pit and nether regions. After several minutes of carnage, Bad Breed got the win after giving Peter B. Beautiful stereo chair shots to the head, which thankfully mostly just connected chair to chair.
Ian Rotten took some shots at WWE & TNA after the match, knocking TNA for charging 100 bucks for ringside seats for the July 18th Impact tapings in Louisville, and challenged fans that go to that show to come to his show on July 20th and tell him which one was better. Rotten then put over his ex-wife as a legit class act, saying she was here tonight selling tickets, while his girlfriend was also here working the concession stand. With the 4 way juice in this match, I asked Rotten after the show about the Hepatitis C rumors that swirled on the Internet about him a few years ago, and he told me he never had Hep C. He said he is diabetic, and that can effect test results, and that he did have a Hep C scare in 2006, but he never actually had it. Axl Rotten looks fairly heavy, and is still showing some symptoms of his Bells Palsy, but not as bad as in the Barbed Wire City DVD, and looked to be doing OK all things considered. He was in great spirits all night long.
Ian Rotten will be facing Simon Sezz in a no ropes barbed wire match on 7/20.
9. The Hooligans beat Beast, no Beauty(The Manimal & Bill the Butcher)
The Hooligans won this very short match, but it was all action, both in and out of the ring, the brief time it lasted.
10. Chuey Martinez beat "Heavy Metal" Ruben Steel in a Barefoot Thumbtack match
These guys are both from "Texas Heat Wrestling". The tacks were in a wooded enclosure that was placed in the ring. Plastic bats, rolled in the tacks, were also employed here. Martinez got the win with a top rope elbow on Steel, who was laying in the tack lined box. Ian Rotten put these guys over big after the match for driving in from Texas to do this.
11. Sabu beat B.J. Whitmer
This match was short, but decent while it lasted. Sabu looked fine here. Interestingly, it was only Whitmer that bled in this match, after Sabu jabbed him in the head with a stick several times. After one ref bump, and Sabu decking a second ref, Sabu then defeated Whitmer in clean and convincing fashion with a top rope leg drop with a chair. The finish looked very good.
Simon Sezz attacked Ian Rotten's son, who is a ref here, after the match, but Whitmer made the save. Sezz showed terrific fire all night.
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