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September 21st
On this day in history in ....
1964 - Fred Blassie and Bobo Brazil took their famous feud to Madison Square
Garden in New York City, where the two battled to a draw. In the main event,
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Waldo Von Erich via countout.
1967 - WWWF ran Glouestor, MA featuring:
-Luke Graham defeated Arnold Skaaland.
-Ricki Sexton defeated Angelo Savoldi.
-Gorilla Monsoon defeated Smasher Sloan.
-Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Miguel Perez.
-Eduard Carpentier defeated Guillotine Gordon.
1969 - Championship Wrestling from Florida ran San Juan, Puerto Rico headlined by NWA World champion Dory Funk Jr. defeating Hiro Matsuda before 6,371 fans. Matsuda captured the first fall in 19 minutes but Funk captured the second fall in four minutes. Funk won the final deciding fall in ten minutes. Other results from the show saw:
-No Time Limit: Cyclon Negro & Beautiful Brutus defeated Dale
Lewis & The Great Malenko -Negro forced Malenko to submit in 12:40.
-El Mongol defeated Sputnik Monroe in ten minutes.
-Sam Steamboat defeated Smasher Sloan in 13:25.
-Les Welch vs. Eduardo Perez
fought to a 15 minute draw.
1970 - A live event in Tulsa, Oklahoma promoted by Leroy McGuirk featured:
-Jim Valen (the future Jimmy Valiant) beat Treach Phillips.
-Ronnie Etchinson over Eduardo Perez.
-The Hollywod Blondes, Buddy Roberts & Jerry Brown defeated Klondike Bill & Jean
War Eagle.
-Waldo Von Erich beat Cowboy Bill Watts in a Best of Three Falls match.
1970 - A live event in Shrevport, LA promoted by Leroy Guirk saw the following results:
-Danny Hodge & Rene Goulet beat The Spoiler & Sputnik Monroe.
-Frank Dalton drew Chuck Karbo.
-Luke Brown beat Aldo Bogni.
-Jerry Miller beat Ronnie Paul.
1971 - A live event promoted by Fritz Von Erich in Dallas, TX at The Sportatorium featured:
-Jose Lothario, Johnny Valentine & Fritz von Erich defeated Thunderbolt
Patterson, Toru Tanaka & Buddy Wolfe
-Wahoo McDaniel fought The Spoiler to a double countout.
- Bobby Shane defeated Bobby Burns.
- Nick Kozak defeated Bronko Lubich by DQ.
1972 - An event in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada featured:
-Killer Karl Krupp defeated the Beast.
-Bobby Kay defeated Mike "The Judge" Dubois (aka Alexis Smirnoff) by DQ.
-Ron Thompson defeated Carlos Montez.
-Leo Burke defeated Johnny Ringo.
-Earl Black & Fred Sweetan defeated the McGuire Twins (Benny & Billy).
1972 - An event in Salem, Oregon was headlined by Lonnie Mayne defeating Tough Tony Borne in a Steel Cage match. The remainder of the event saw:
- Tony Rocco defeated Rick Renaldo.
- Steven Little Bear defeated El Gringo.
- The Skull (Bugsy McGraw) defeated Ricky Hunter.
-Haru Sasaki defeated Sabu
(Jose Gonzales)
1973 - WWWF ran Albany, NY at the Washington Avenue Armory with the following results:
-Tony Altimore defeated Pete Doherty.
-Manuel Soto defeated El Olympico.
-Pancho Valdez defeated Ricky Sexton.
-Vicki Williams defeated Tony Rose.
-WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Mr. Fuji & Prof.
Toru Tanaka.
1976 - Championship Wrestling from Florida ran Tampa, FL featuring:
-In a Lights Out Match, Ray Candy defeated The Assassin.
-In an I Quit Match, Dusty Rhodes defeated The Missouri Mauler.
-Ray Stevens defeated Hiro Matsuda.
-Jerry Brisco & Steve Keirn defeated Hollywood Blondes by DQ.
-Billy Robinson defeated Bob Orton, Jr. by DQ.
-Tommy Seigler def. Oki Shikina.
-Don Serrano def. Leon Ogle.
1979 - Georgia Championship Wrestling ran Atlanta, GA, featuring:
-In a Lights Out Match, Bill Watts beat Ernie Ladd.
-In a Steel Cage match, Tommy Rich & The Crusher beat Ivan Koloff & Ole Anderson
to win The Georgia Tag Team Titles.
-Tony Atlas (substituting for Dusty Rhodes) beat Killer Karl Kox.
-The Sheik beat Georgia TV Champion Ray Candy but the win came after the 15
minute mark so Candy retained the belt.
-Bob Armstrong beat Toru Tanaka.
-Rick Oliver & Jonathan Boyd beat Ricky Fields & Bill Dromo.
-Buzz Sawyer beat Carl Fergie.
1981 - Jarrett Promotions ran a rare Mid-South Coliseum event in Memphis, TN,
drawing Mid-South Coliseum drawing 6,912 to witness:
-Roy Rogers beat The Assassin.
-Mid-America Champ Steve Keirn fought Dutch Mantell to a no contest.
-Bill Dundee beat The Heartbreakers in a handicap Hair vs. Loser Leaves Town"
match.
-Southern Tag Champs Ricky & Robert Gibson beat The Nightmare & Speed.
-Atsushi Onita & Masa Fuchi beat Ricky Morton & Eddie Gilbert in a No DQ match.
-The Dream Machine & Sweet Brown Sugar (Koko Ware) beat Rocky Johnson & Jimmy
Valiant.
1981 - WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeats Intercontinental Champion Don Muraco in a Texas Death Match at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The bout went 31:35. Backlund scored the pin after reversing a suplex attempt into a backdrop. Muraco's foot was on the bottom rope during the cover but the referee failed to notice.
The remainder of the card, which was broadcast on the MSG Network and the USA Network, featured, courtesy www.TheHistoryofWWE.com:
-The Great Yatsu pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:37 with a sunset flip
- Mr. Saito and Mr. Fuji co-won a $10,000 20-man battle royal by last
eliminating Rick Martel at 18:24; order of elimination: Bulldog Brower, Ron
Shaw, Curt Hennig, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Steve O, Jose Estrada, the Great Yatsu,
Mil Mascaras, Pedro Morales, King Kong Mosca, Killer Khan, Johnny Rodz, Roberto
Soto, Larry Sharpe, Tony Garea, SD Jones, Dominic DeNucci, and Martel (Steve O's
MSG debut)
-Steve O pinned Ron Shaw at 6:52 after an axe handle off the top
-Mr. Fuji pinned Curt Hennig at 7:14 with a Samoan Drop; prior to the bout,
Capt. Lou Albano escorted Fuji to the ring
-Killer Khan pinned Dominic DeNucci at 4:03 after avoiding a charge in the
corner; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Khan to the ring
-Mr. Saito pinned Roberto Soto at 6:54 with a kick to the chest; prior to the
bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Saito to the ring
-Pedro Morales pinned Larry Sharpe at 6:28 with a backslide
-Mil Mascaras pinned Bulldog Brower at 2:41 with a crossbody and splash
-WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose
Estrada at 12:15 when Martel pinned Estrada with a sunset flip.
1982 - Championship Wrestling from Florida ran Tampa, FL at the Fort Homer
Hesterly Armory featuring:
-Brian Blair beat Vic Rossitani.
-Kevin Sullivan fought Jim Garvin to a draw.
-Mike Graham, Butch Reed & Sweet Brown Sugar beat Bruiser Brody, Kamala & Kendo
Nagasaki.
-Jake Roberts beat Barry Windham.
-Dusty Rhodes & Little Cocoa beat Big John Studd & J.J. Dillon in a mixed tag.
-Ron Bass beat NWA World champion Ric Flair via DQ.
1984 - World Class Championship Wrestling ran The Sportatorium in Dallas, Texas featuring:
-Jules Strongbow drew Scott Irwin.
-Jake Roberts beat Buck Zumhofe.
-Jose Lothario beat Killer Khan via DQ.
-Kevin Von Erich & Skip Young beat the PYT Express (Koko Ware & Norvell Austin).
-NWA World champion Ric Flair beat Gino Hernandez.
1985 - WWF ran their first-ever event in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the Expo Square Pavilions featuring:
-Randy Savage defeated Mr. Wrestling II.
-Cpl. Kirchner defeated Moondog
Spot.
-The Missing Link defeated Steve Gatorwolf.
-The British Bulldogs defeated The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff.
-Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco.
-The Junkyard Dog defeated Terry Funk via disqualification.
1986 - Carlos Colon defeats Terry Funk in a tournament final for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The belt had been vacated on April 30th when Colon was injured. This began Colon's fifth reign with the belt. On the same card, The Rock N' Roll RPM's (Mike Davia & Tommy Lane) defeatThe Pastores (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) to win the WWC World Tag Team Title, starting their second reign.
1986 - Bill Watts' UWF ran The Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas featuring:
- Rick Steiner beat Jeff Gaylord
-Jeff Gaylord & the Karate Kid beat Rick Steiner & Lord Littlebrook in a mixed
tag.
-The Fantastics beat Eddie Gilbert & Sting via DQ.
-Ted Dibiase beat Jack Victory.
-Terry Taylor beat John Tatum.
-Dark Journey beat Missy Hyatt.
-UWF Champion Terry Gordy fought The One Man Gang to a draw.
-Steve Williams beat Michael Hayes in a Steel Cage match.
1987 - Ted DiBiase made his return to Madison Square Garden after almost eight
years after his last Garden match (where he lost to a debuting Hulk Hogan). In
his Million Dollar Man persona, DiBiase offered Junkyard Dog $500 to not wrestle
him. JYD instead headbutted DiBiase, then gave out the money to the crowd.
The remainder of the card, which was broadcast on the MSG Network, featured:
-Scott Casey pinned Steve Lombardi with a bulldog at 11:32.
-Don Muraco pinned Bob Orton.
-The Islanders defeated Strike Force.
-Tiger Chung Lee pinned Brad Rheingans.
-WWF champion Hulk Hogan fought the One Man Gang to a double countout.
-Jacques & Raymond Rougeau fought Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo to a time limit
draw.
-George Steele defeated Sika via disqualification.
- King Harley Race pinned Hillbilly Jim.
-Randy Savage pinned WWF Intercontinental champion The Honkytonk Man in a
non-title bout.
1987 - A live event in Memphis, TN at the Mid-South Coliseum presented by The CWA featured:
-Rocky Johnson beat The Knight of Darkness.
-Big Bubba beat Billy Joe Travis.
-The Nasty Boys beat The Rock-n-Roll RPMS via DQ.
-Mid-America Champ Jeff Jarrett beat Brickhouse Brown.
-Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka beat Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers.
-Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee fought Carl Fergie & Don Bass to a double countout.
1989 - WWE taped Saturday Night's Main Event at the Riverfront Coliseum in
Cincinnati, Ohio. Here are the results, which aired on October 14, 1989 on NBC:
- Randy Savage defeated Jimmy Snuka with a rollup after hitting him with
Sensational Sherri's loaded purse.
- WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Ted DiBiase with a small package. After
the match, DiBiase and Zeus attacked Hogan, but Jake Roberts made the save,
using Damien to run them off.
- Roddy Piper defeated Haku with a belly to belly suplex.
- Tito Santana vs. Rick Martel ended in a double disqualification when their
upcoming Survivor Series partners (Dusty Rhodes, Red Rooster, Brutus Beefcake,
Big Bossman, Akeem, Honky Tonk Man) all interfered and a huge brawl broke out.
- The Buskwackers defeated The Rougeau Brothers when Butch Miller pinned Jacques
after a double gutbuster.
1990 - Dustin Rhodes made his Madison Square Garden debut, defeating Paul
Diamond with an elbowdrop. Other results from the show, which aired
on the MSG Network, featured:
-Sgt. Slaughter defeated Nikolai Volkoff via submission with the Camel
Clutch.
-The Barbarian (with Bobby Heenan) pinned Tito Santana at 7:21 when the momentum
of a crossbody off the top by Santana put the Barbarian on top for the win.
-Paul Roma (with Hercules Hernandez) pinned Marty Jannetty when Hercules swept
Jannetty's feet from under him and held the leg down during the pin.
-Ron Garvin pinned Bob Bradley at 6:28 with a rollup.
-Hacksaw Jim Duggan defeated Rick Rude via disqualification at 9:10 after Rude
pushed the referee to the mat.
-WWF champion Ultimate Warrior & The Legion of Doom defeated Demolition Ax,
Smash, & Crush when Warrior pinned Smash with a splash.
1991 - Joel Goodhart's Tri-State Wrestling Alliance ran what turned out to be its final live event at the Convention Center in the Philadelphia Civic Center. The show, titled "Autumn Armageddon II" saw the following results:
-Mr. Sandman (The Sandman) won a Last Blood Battle Royal featuring Crybaby
Waldo, Ernesto Benifico, Ghetto Blaster, Glen Osbourne, Jimmy Jannetty, Johnny
O, Michael Bruno, Mr. Anthony, Rick Perez, Rockin' Rebel, Sabu and Tony Stetson.
-TWA Heavyweight champion JT Smith defeated DC Drake in 12:48.
-Tony Stetson defeated Mr. Sandman in 7:04.
-The Blackhearts defeated DC Drake (substituting for Larry Winters) & Johnny Hot
Body in 16:03 to win the titles.
-Owen Hart defeated Takayuki Iizuka.
-Kevin Sullivan fought Terry Funk to a double DQ in 11:02.
-Eddie Gilbert & Madusa Miceli defeated Cactus Jack & Luna Vachon in 12:22.
-In a Steel Cage Match, Abdullah The Butcher defeated The Sheik in 5:17,
followed by a crazy brawl all over the venue.
1991 - WCW ran Raleigh, NC at The Dorton Arena featuring:
-Big Josh (Matt Borne) pinned Oz (Kevin Nash).
-Brian Pillman pinned Richard Morton.
-PN News pinned Thomas Rich.
-WCW U.S. Tag Team Champions The Patriots, Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip
defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
-WCW World TV Champion Steve Austin fought Dustin Rhodes to a draw.
-Bobby Eaton defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification.
-WCW World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyzsko fought Rick Steiner &
Bill Kazmaier to a double countout.
-WCW World Champion Lex Luger pinned Barry Windham.
1992 - Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeat Terry Gordy & Steve Williams to win
the WCW & NWA World Tag Team Championship in Atlanta, Georgia.
1992 - Brian Christopher defeats Reno Riggins in Memphis, Tennessee to win the
vacant USWA Southern Heavyweight Title. The belt had been vacated after a match
between then-champion Riggins and Christopher on September 14th. With this win,
Christopher became the champion for the fifth time. On the same card, Junkyard
Dog defeated Eddie Gilbert for the USWA Unified Heavyweight Title, ending
Gilbert's second reign, and Moondog Fifi defeated Miss Texas for the USWA
Women's Title.
1992 - The WFi ran Furitsu Gym in Osaka, Japan with the following results
from two events held over the cout
-Yoshihiro akayama KO Tom Burton (9:02).
-Hiromitsu Kanehara drew Mark Silver (15:00).
-Tatsuo Nakano beat Masahito Kakihara (4:53) via submission.
-Mark Fleming beat Yuko Miyato (9:26) via submission.
-Kiyoshi Tamura beat Steve Cox (7:03) via submission.
-Kazuo Yamazaki beat Yoji Anjoh (10:01) via submission.
-Nobuhiko Takada beat Gary Albright (20:25) via submission to become the first
UWFI World Champ.
1994 - After just over three years of operations, the Global Wrestling
Federation closed down. The group, which had a television show on ESPN, had
attempted to fill the wrestling void left when Fritz Von Erich left the business
and Jerry Jarrett stopped promoting in Texas. This would pretty much mark the
end of any Dallas-based company as a national force on the wrestling scene. The
company is credited for helping to launch the careers of The Patriot, Jerry
Lynn, and Lightning Kid (Sean Waltman).
1994 - WWF ran Sayreville High School in Sayreville, NJ with the following
results: Nikolai Volkoff pinned PJ Walker, WWF Ladies
champion Alundra Blayze pinned Bull Nakano, Kwang pinned Jim Powers, Doink (Ray Apollo) pinned Jeff Jarrett, Thurman
"Sparky" Plugg (Bob Holly) pinned Abe "Knuckleball" Schwartz (Brooklyn Brawler
Steve Lombardi), The Heavenly Bodies defeated Well Dunn, Mabel pinned Bam Bam
Bigelow.
1996 - WWF ran The Baltimore Arena in Maryland, featuring:
-Justin Bradshaw pinned Aldo Montoya.
-Mark Henry defeated Jerry Lawler via countout.
-Barry Windham pinned Hunter Hearst Helmsley with the superplex.
-Henry & Phinneas Godwinn defeated Marty Jannetty & Leif Cassidy when Leif
Cassidy was pinned.
-Farooq pinned Marc Mero with the Dominator.
-WWF Tag Team Champions Smoking Gunns defeated Owen Hart & -Davey Boy Smith when
Smith was pinned.
-Savio Vega defeated Crush via disqualification when Crush began whipping Savio
with his belt.
-Sycho Sid pinned Goldust with the powerbomb.
-WWF Champion Shawn Michaels pinned Vader with Sweet Chin Music.
-The Undertaker pinned Mankind with the tombstone.
1998 - Masahiro Chono vacates the IWGP Heavyweight Title due to a severe neck
injury.
1998 - A WCW Monday Nitro taping in Boston, MA saw the following results:
-Fit Finlay defeated Barry Darsow.
-Wrath defeated Nick Dinsmore.
-Rick Steiner defeated Rick Fuller.
-Raven & Kanyon defeated Los Villanos IV & V.
-Diamond Dallas Page defeated Alex Wright.
-Ernest Miller defeated Lenny Lane.
-Perry Saturn defeated Jerry Flynn.
-WCW Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Disco Inferno.
-Konnan defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
-The Giant & Stevie Ray fought Lex Luger & Kevin Nash to a no contest.
1999 - During a Smackdown taping in Dallas, Texas, Triple H wrestles five times
in order to earn a spot in the Six-Pack Challenge at Unforgiven. He loses to Big
Show in a Chokeslam match, defeats Kane in an Inferno match, loses to Mideon &
Viscera in a Casket Match, defeats Mankind in a Boiler Room Brawl, and defeats
the Rock in a Brahma Bullrope Match. Also on the show, Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
defeat The Rock & Mankind to win the WWF Tag Team Championship and Ken Shamrock
wrestles his final WWF match, losing to Chris Jericho in a First Blood match
when Jericho hits Shamrock with a hockey stick and Shamrock "spits up" blood.
2000 - WCW ran Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with the following results:
-WCW Cruiserweight Champion Elix Skipper defeated Kwee Wee.
-The Great Muta defeated the Demon.
-Mike Awesome defeated Jeff Jarrett.
-Kronik defeated Chuck Palumbo & Sean Stasiak and Ron & Don Harris.
-Vito defeated Reno in a hardcore match.
-The Jung Dragons defeated Mark Jindrak & Sean O’Haire, & Mike Sanders.
-Shane Douglas defeated David Flair.
-Bill Goldberg defeated Lex Luger.
-WCW World Champion Booker T defeated Scott Steiner.
-WCW U.S. Champion Lance Storm defeated Gen. Rection.
2002 - Xavier defeats Low Ki in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to become the second
ever Ring Of Honor champion. Mike Johnson filed the following report:
RF Video's Ring of Honor returned to the Murphy Recreation Center last night, drawing 400+ for an event which saw the promotion "throw the script out the window" as they stated prior to the show in press releases, as Spanky and Steve Corino, who were set to be integral parts of the show, were needed to stay in Japan for Zero-One's PPV.
To make up for the card changes, the promotion promised a different slant on the ROH concept, offered the first two bouts of the evening for free, and organized a Fan Fest prior to the event with meet and greets with the roster. The FanFest included an angle where Michael Modest was approached about joining Christopher Daniels' Prophecy but refused.p>
Complete results of the show:
*In the first round of the ROH Tag Team championship tournament, Christopher Daniels and Donovan Morgan defeated Jose and Joel Maximo in 7:21. During the bout, a woman who got into it with Simply Luscious hopped the rail and hit a moonsault off the top on Daniels and Luscious.
*In the first round of the ROH Tag Team championship tournament, Dick Togo and Ikuto Hidaka defeated James Maritato and Tony Mamaluke. Gary Michael Cappeta came out to interview the former FBI about their issues. This led to an immediate match between Maritato and Mamaluke, with Mamaluke scoring the pin in about 3:30.
*In the first round of the ROH Tag Team championship tournament, American Dragon and the debuting Michael Modest defeated Chris Divine and Quiet Storm in 6:23.
*Da Hit Squad came out for their match with Natural Born Sinners but were jumped and laid out by the Carnage Crew. The Crew stated they had also laid out the Sinners in the back (Sinners were not at the show), giving Modest and Dragon a Bye to the Finals of the tournament.
*In the semi-finals of the ROH Tag Team championship tournament, Christopher Daniels and Donovan Morgan defeated Dick Togo and Ikuto Hidaka in 14:24. This was said to have been a tremendous bout.
*Alex Arion from New England Championship Wrestling made his PA debut for the promotion, defeating Dunn in 1:36. The bout was supposed to be a tag match with Dunn & Marcos against Arion and Prince Nana, but Nana came out wearing protective gear on his head, saying his head hurt, playing off Low Ki "knocking out" Nana at the promotion's 6/22 event. The Christopher Street Connection, complete with ECWA's The Japanese Pool Boy, came out and did a promo, only to be jumped by Alexis Laree.
*CM Punk did a promo in the ring to build to his debut for the promotion in November, only to have long-time rival Colt Cabana come out as well.
*Xavier defeated Low Ki to win the Ring of Honor championship, becoming the second competitor to hold the belt after Christopher Daniels became involved. Xavier joined Daniels' Prophecy. This was said to have been another tremendous bout.
*Pro Wrestling NOAH's Takao Omori debuted, defeating NWA TNA's Sonny Siaki, also making his debut for the promotion, in 7:28.
*In a rematch from the initial Ring of Honor event in February 2002, Jay Briscoe defeated The Amazing Red with the J-Driller in 7:47. Another strong match.
*In a Streetfight, Paul London defeated Michael Shane in a bout that included Tables and Chairs. The finish of the bout saw London do an amazing Shooting Star Press off the top of a 12 foot ladder in the middle of the ring onto Shane for the pin. London had pulled out of the ROH Tag Team championship earlier in the night when London confronted him (since his partner Spanky was in Japan, London was going to team with American Dragon but Shane came out) to get a shot at Shane, who he has been feuding with. This was said to have been an out of this world bout with tremendous spot after spot.
*In the Ring of Honor Tag Team championship finals, Christopher Daniels and Donovan Morgan captured the promotion's championship, defeating American Dragon and Michael Modest in 26:40. This was said to have been a tremendous tag match.
Notes: Gary Michael Cappetta was used as an interviewer in the ring and backstage....The mysterious large African American male who attacked and chokeslammed several wrestlers at the last ROH event in PA resurfaced, with ref Hanson the object of his destruction this time....Ring of Honor returns to The Murphy Recreation Center on 10/5 with "Glory By Honor" an event designed to be one of their showcase events. Scheduled for the show is Low Ki vs. Samoa Joe, Steve Corino vs. Rudy Boy Gonzales in a Texas Death Match, Doug Williams, Ikuto Hidaka, Dick Togo, and more.
2003 - WWE Hall of Famer Johnny Valiant performed his one man show in NYC at the Theater for the New City.
2003 - WWE held their Unforgiven Pay-per-view in Hershey, Pennsylvania at the
Giant Center, headlined by Bill Goldberg defeating Triple H for the World
Heavyweight Title. This would be the final championship, to date, that Goldberg
would win. Here is Tim Whitehead's original report on the show:
WWE's Unforgiven, a RAW brand PPV, aired live from Hershey, PA. I'm giving the
show a thumbs up, mainly for HHH finally dropping the world title and the fact
that everyone worked hard. Overall it was a somewhat mixed show, hot in spots,
cold in others.
THE DUDLEYS defeated LA RESISTANCE & ROB CONWAY in a handicap tables match to
capture the RAW World Tag Titles in 10:17. Earlier on HEAT it was announced that
Spike Dudley couldn't compete due to injury. Eric Bischoff made the match into a
handicap bout (it was originally a six man). Steve Austin then upped the ante
and declared that La Resistance's tag belts would be on the line. D-Von got
doubled on early. He fought back, and joined Bubba Ray in destroying Conway.
Bubba cleared the ring of all three heels to a good pop. D-Von tagged back in
and cleared the ring again with a ton of flying lariats. Bubba called for the
tables after a wazzup spot, and before you know it several tables materialized
in and around the ring. D-Von got sent through a table first (the rules were
that to win you had to put all of the opposing team through a table). Bubba
pounded Sylvan Grenier and put him through a table. D-Von moved a table to keep
Bubba from being smashed through it. The Dudleys then powerbombed Conway from
the ring through a table on the floor, and his head hit a second table next to
it in a manner similar to what happened to Spike two weeks ago. Finally they
3D'ed Rene Dupre through a table for the win. Decent opener, and the crowd was
into it.
TEST defeated SCOTT STEINER in 6:56. Jim Ross kept talking about how sweet Stacy
Keibler is, how she has a nice personality, etc., leading Jerry Lawler to say JR
probably goes to Hooter's and orders carry-out. Stacy kissed Steiner,
infuriating Test. Steiner hit a suplex, some chops, and an elbow. Test tried to
use Stacy as a shield and she slapped him. Test sent Steiner into the stairs and
then full nelson slammed him. Test came off the top but got caught and suplexed.
Test got powerbombed but didn't seem to go up right for it. Test tried to use
the ropes for a pin after a low blow on Steiner, but Stacy broke the pin up.
Test reached over the ropes to grab her, but she snapped his neck on the ropes
and Steiner almost scored the pin. Test hit the pump handle slam, but got
distracted by Stacy and chased her rather than going for the pin. There was a
badly mistimed spot where Stacy accidentally bumped into Steiner, leading to
Test booting him in the face. Test got a chair. Stacy took it from him and swung
it at him, but Test ducked and Steiner took the blow. Stacy looked like she was
about to cry. Steiner staggered back up, but caught the boot to the face and was
pinned. This was the usual cluster-type match we've been seeing on RAW. Test
dragged Stacy to the back afterward, as it was reported that Steiner, by losing,
now becomes Test's "property". We'll see the results of this tonight on RAW.
RANDY ORTON defeated SHAWN MICHAELS in 19:20. Ric Flair came out with Orton.
Heartbreak Kid outwrestled Orton on the mat. Orton tried to match HBK move for
move but HBK kept outwitting him. Orton looked frustrated. HBK hurled Orton over
but he skinned the cat and nailed HBK with a dropkick. Orton put the boots to
HBK. Orton came off the top but caught a knee to the groin. HBK lariated Orton
over and skinned the cat himself. HBK nailed Orton on the floor with a flying
crossbody off the top. HBK dominated for a while, scoring some twos after
standard suplex and sunset flip moves. They traded fists and chops. HBK charged
at Orton, and ended up hitting the post when Orton sidestepped. Flair posted the
wounded HBK and gave him a low blow. Orton began working on HBK's shoulder,
which was sold as injured from the post shot. Orton scored several two counts
here. HBK came back with fists and chops, hitting a flying forearm. HBK did a
kip-up to show he was still in the game. He backdropped Orton and slugged Flair
off the apron. HBK hurled Orton over the top and sent him into the ring barrier.
Back in the ring, Orton recoverd and sent HBK crashing upside down into the
corner. Orton blocked the sweet chin music and hit the RKO, but only scored a
two. Orton came off the top with a crossbody. HBK sidestepped and Orton crashed
to the mat. HBK slugged Flair again. He hit an elbow off the top on Orton, but
hurt his own shoulder (still sore from the earlier posting) and couldn't follow
up with a pin. He kipped-up again. HBK hit the chin music and Orton went down
and was pinned, but Flair put Orton's foot on the rope right after the three
count. The ref saw it there and assumed it had been there during the count, so
he voided his count and the match continued. Flair got back on the apron, and
HBK nailed him with the chin music, but this gave Orton the opening to pull out
some brass knux. He KO'ed HBK with them and scored the pin. Very good match,
easily the best on the show.
Chris Jericho visited La Resistance & Conway. All three were nursing their
wounds from the tables match. Jericho said they were the latest victims of
Austin's abuses of power as general manager. He noted that their match wasn't
supposed to be for the tag titles but that Austin changed the rules just minutes
before the match. He vowed that he would stand up and fight Austin's tyranny.
TRISH STRATUS & LITA defeated MOLLY HOLLY & GAIL KIM in 6:45. Trish & Lita
cleaned house early. Lita nailed Gail with armdrags, backdrops, and suplexes.
Trish chopped the hell out of Gail. Molly enabled Gail to gain command but Trish
fought back and escaped Gail's choke-type hold. Trish got trapped in the heel
corner and beaten down. She escaped and tagged but the ref didn't see it and
disallowed it. As Gail stomped Trish, Molly caused Lita to bump off the apron.
It looked like Lita hit pretty hard and she split her lip open. Lita was a
little rusty here from being out of action for a year. Lita finally hot tagged
and threw lariats and fists like crazy. She hit a spinning headscissors on Molly
and Litabombed Gail. Trish gave Molly a huracanrana and Lita then hit her with a
twist of fate and moonsault for the pin. All action, and a solid match.
KANE defeated SHANE McMAHON in the Last Man Standing match in 19:52. Shane hit
Kane with a chair from behind during the intros. He nailed Kane with several
chairshots, including some to the knee. He wrapped Kane's knee around the
ringpost. He rammed Kane into the stairs. Kane juiced from the back, apparently
from a chairshot. Shane came off the ring barrier but Kane caught him and
slammed him on the floor. The ref counted but Shane got back up. Kane beat Shane
down and hit him with the stairs. Shane made it back up at the count of eight.
In the ring, Kane chokeslammed Shane, but Shane again got back up before the ten
count. The ref got bumped. Kane went for a tombstone piledriver, but decided to
do it on the stairs, so he dropped Shane and brought the stairs into the ring.
Shane recovered and bulldogged Kane on the stairs. Shane did a Van Terminator,
kicking the stairs into Kane's face. The ref was still out, and in fact he was
out for a ridiculously long time with no substitute ref coming in. He finally
revived just as both Kane and Shane went down after some brawling with the
stairs. Both beat the ten count. They left the ring and brawled up the aisle,
with Shane holding his own as he slugged it out with the alleged monster. Kane
rammed Shane over and over into the steel Unforgiven sign. Kane smashed Shane
into the Spanish announcers' desk, which was on an elevated platform, and then
tried to turn the desk over on Shane, but Shane rolled clear. Shane hit Kane
with a piece of metal and a boom camera (breaking the camera lens). Kane got
back up at the nine count. Shane used a cable to choke Kane and to drag him up
on a platform. He beat Kane down with a monitor and gave him a DDT. Shane then
went to the top of the big Unforgiven sign and came off, attempting to give Kane
an elbow smash. But Kane rolled clear and Shane crashed through the wooden
platform in a daredevil spot. JR & Lawler sold it like Shane was destroyed and
likely broke his neck. Shane stayed down and was ten counted, with Kane winning.
Shane did a full neck brace and stretcher job, and it was later reported that he
was hospitalized. I have mixed feelings about this match. On the one hand, it's
totally bizarre to push Shane as competitive with a guy they're trying to
promote as an unstoppable monster. On the other hand, they were both good here
and the crowd seemed to love it, and Shane clearly got over doing that daredevil
spot.
Jericho confronted Austin backstage. He blamed him for making Kane into a
monster and for screwing La Resistance out of their tag belts. Austin dared him
to take his best shot. But Jericho said he was too smart for that, and would
force Austin to crack by getting to him psychologically and avoiding any
physical provocation.
CHRISTIAN defeated CHRIS JERICHO and ROB VAN DAM in a three way match to retain
the IC Title in 19:02. The crowd was dead here after the Last Man Standing
spectacle and the earlier HBK vs. Orton bout. In addition, most of the match
didn't click. I've never been a fan of three way matches, which always have too
many broken up pin attempts. Most of the match was Jericho & Christian doubling
on RVD, but then being unable to pin him because neither wanted the other to
win. RVD rallied a few times but obviously couldn't score the pin either. A lot
of this was really sloppy and they seemed to not be on the same page. Some early
highlights were RVD moonsaulting both foes on the floor, RVD hitting a
somersault plancha on Christian, and Jericho hitting a springboard dropkick on
RVD. Jericho blocked an RVD huracanrana attempt and hooked the walls hold, but
Christian broke it up. Jericho and Christian went at it for a while. RVD started
a comeback and the crowd finally got into the match the last four minutes or so.
They did one great spot where RVD was setting Jericho up for a move off the top,
but Christian got underneath both and superplexed them. RVD hit a frog splash on
both foes at the same time. Christian brought the title belt in. RVD sent
Jericho from the ring and laid Christian out. He went up for the frog splash but
Christian got his knees up, with the title belt on his knees, and RVD landed on
the belt. Christian pinned RVD to retain the title. JR said the match wasn't
pretty, which was his way of saying it was disappointing, which it was. But the
last four minutes or so were good.
Triple H did a promo comparing Goldberg to a dragon-slaying knight in a fairy
tale who suddenly finds himself in the real world and gets his ass kicked. HHH
said he doesn't believe the hype.
AL SNOW & JONATHAN COACHMAN defeated JIM ROSS & JERRY LAWLER in 8:16. No one did
commentary here, since apparently no one realized it was necessary. Actually, it
wasn't. JR wore an Oklahoma jersey. Lawler and Snow started off, doing some
routine brawling and occasional pin attempts. Snow backdropped Lawler. Coach,
from the ring apron, told Snow to do another backdrop, but this time Lawler
blocked it and gave Snow a piledriver. Snow draped his leg across the ropes to
break the three count. Snow rallied and beat Lawler down. Coach tagged himself
in, against Snow's wishes. Coach stomped Lawler and went for the bronco ride but
got crotched when Lawler moved. Lawler bodyslammed Coach as the crowd chanted
for tables. Lawler hit Coach with a fistdrop. Snow broke up Lawler's attempted
pin. JR tagged in to a big pop. Snow confronted him like a bully, and JR kicked
him in the balls. JR then put the boots to Coach as if he were nothing but a
government mule. JR was pounding the hell out of Coach, and seemed primed for
victory. But, out of sight of the ref, Jericho ran in, dropkicked JR, and rolled
Coach on top of him. Lawler tried for the save but Snow held him. JR was pinned.
Jericho did a promo from ringside boasting that this was the first stage in his
plan to mentally break Austin, namely by costing his boy JR his job, since the
stips were that Snow & Coach would replace JR & Lawler on RAW if victorious. The
match itself was about what you'd expect, but JR was great during the
post-match, looking heartbroken at the loss, and telling Lawler he let him down.
He did a nice promo talking about how he'd wanted to be in the wrestling
business since he was a kid and said Lawler was like a brother to him. He and
Lawler vowed to go out on top like professionals and to call their final match
together (the main event) doing the best job of the careers.
GOLDBERG defeated TRIPLE H to capture the RAW World Title in 14:57. The rules
were that the title could change hands on a DQ or count-out, and that Goldberg
would have to retire if he lost. The crowd was hot at first but soon cooled,
though they popped at the finish. Goldberg press slammed HHH early and HHH
bailed out. They slugged it out, followed by a backdrop from Goldberg, and HHH
bailed again. HHH snapped Goldberg's throat on the ropes. HHH got back in the
ring, but Goldberg caught him with a suplex. Goldberg went for a spear. However,
HHH nailed Goldberg with a knee to the head, so the spear move backfired. HHH
lariated Goldberg out and posted him. HHH hit a chop block and wrapped
Goldberg's leg around the post. He kept working over Goldberg's leg, including
hooking the figure four. Goldberg reversed it, but HHH escaped. HHH hit a knee
drop. He went for another one but Goldberg blocked it and hit a powerslam. HHH
bumped out, where Goldberg rammed him into the stairs. HHH juiced. Back in the
ring, there was the mandatory ref bump. HHH hit Goldberg with a low blow and a
DDT. Goldberg shook it off and backdropped HHH from the ring. HHH got the
sledgehammer he always has hidden under the ring (why don't they search for it
earlier?) and hit Goldberg with it. Goldberg went down, but this time came back
up like Superman, or more likely Hulk Hogan, and speared the shocked HHH.
Goldberg jackhammered HHH for the pin as the ref revived. The match was only
average, and to get Goldberg's win over it needed to be quick and lighting-like,
which wasn't going to be allowed for political reasons. But Goldberg is now the
champ and we'll see how they handle it.
2003 - WWE Smackdown ran a matinee in Binghamton, NY featuring:
-Matt Hardy & Shannon Moore defeated Spanky & Paul London when Hardy pinned
London with the Twist of Fate.
-Nunzio pinned Sho Funaki with a reversal into a cradle and using the tights for
leverage.
-Charlie Haas pinned Orlando Jordan with an Oklahoma side roll after Jordan
missed a flying bodypress.
-Doug & Danny Basham defeated The Ultimo Dragon & Jamie Noble when Danny pinned
Noble with a spinebuster off the top.
-WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar defeated the Undertaker and the Big Show by
pinning Show with the F5 after Show hit the chokeslam on the Undertaker.
-WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Tajiri following a standing
West Coast Pop.
-Chris Benoit & Billy Kidman defeated Albert & Rhyno when Kidman pinned Rhyno by
blocking a superplex and hitting a top rope powerbomb.
-Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie and Sable in a Tiny Teddy contest; Funaki was
the guest MC.
-WWE U.S. Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned John Cena after hitting him with the
title belt.
2004 - At a Smackdown taping in Phoenix, Arizona, The Fabulous Moolah & Mae
Young (combined age of 162) defeat Torrie Wilson & Dawn Marie (combined age 62)
when Moolah rolled up Dawn for the pin in under four minutes.
2004 - Vince Russo responded to comments made about him in Jerry Jarrett's book
about the creation of TNA, specifically on Russo's writing ability in a post
made on his website's message board.
Russo's comments were made to a fan on the board defending him in a thread about
Jarrett's comments that were featured in an excerpt on PWInsider.com. In the
excerpt, Jarrett wrote to his son Jeff via email that reading Russo's writing
was, "Like reading a book by someone on LSD."
Russo wrote:
"Dear Marty,
I am completely taken back by your effort to defend me concerning Jerry
Jarrett's e-mail. What an honor to have somebody spend that kind of time in your
favor.
I thank Jerry Jarrett for making it crystal clear why I have come to despise the
wrestling business over the past 12 years. Jerry's e-mail to Jeff clearly and
matter-of-factly shows you first hand what kind of situations and individuals I
have had to deal with throughout my career.
Let me just say it right now--I hate the wrestling business. The only thing that
keeps me involved is all the young men and women in TNA who I truly care for. My
interest is to counsel them and school them in a business that will just chew
them up and spit them out . . . if they let it. My greatest joys come in this
business today when I get to spend some quality time with the talent. This past
Sunday AJ Styles and his wife invited me, my wife Amy and my daughter Annie to
his church. It was the best time I had in the "wrestling business" in the past
two years. To me--that's what it's all about.
I'm just sitting here stunned--trying to figure out what makes one individual
discredit another. What? To me there is only one answer--again--tear others
down=build yourself up.
I pray foir (sic) Jerry Jarrett and I mean that. I hope one day he will be able
to find the peace, love, happiness, contentment and joy in his heart that I have
discovered in mine.
Please let Jerry's e-mail be a lesson to you all. If you can't share love . . .
it's not worth sharing.
I thank you so much for remaining loyal. I appreciate the fact that you can see
through it all and realize--WE WERE ENTERTAINED AT THE TIME AND THAT'S ALL WE
EVER ASKED FOR.
Your will always be family.
Vince"
2005 - WWE.com announced that Mark "Muhammad Hassan" Copani was no longer with
the company. As they wrote on the site, "According to John Laurinaitis,
Vice President of Talent Relations for World Wrestling Entertainment, Mark
Copani, a.k.a. Muhammad Hassan, and WWE have decided to go their separate ways."
According to the story, Copani had no ill will towards WWE and is heading to
Hollywood to try and become an actor. When asked if he would ever wrestle
again he said, “Wrestling is in my back pocket for now. Luckily, the door
was left open for a return if that is what I wish to do in the future. And if
that’s something I wish to do, I know who to call.â€
There had been rumblings among WWE wrestlers over the weekend that the release
was coming or had happened. Since being removed from WWE TV, Copani had moved to
Los Angeles to try and break into acting. According to one source, Copani felt
that it was just a matter of time before he was dropped since there was nothing
that WWE could really do to bring him back given the uproar over the Hassan
character. Copani, wanting to put his energies into acting, had privately
discussed requesting a release in recent weeks.
One WWE source noted that Copani wasn't the most well liked person among some in
the WWE locker room. There was a feeling among some of the wrestlers that he was
using the business as a stepping stone and didn't have a particular passion for
it. There was also unhappiness towards him by WWE management towards the end of
his run since (if you can believe this) he had turned down ideas that would have
pushed his character even farther across the line. Management was also unhappy
that Copani had turned down their request to head to Ohio Valley Wrestling to
brush up on his in-ring skills after the Hassan character was written off
following a PPV match at the Great American Bash PPV.
To date, Copani never wrestled again, although he did make at least one
wrestling convention appearance years later.
2005- Chyna began filming a season of VH-1's The Surreal Life.
2006 - WWE signs 2 Cold Scorpio to a three year contract. He would go back
to his old WWF name of Flash Funk (because he would not sign the rights to the
Scorpio name over to WWE) and be used on a few overseas shows, but would never
appear on WWE TV, and would be released less than a year after being signed.
2006 - Word came out that Vince Russo had officially joined the TNA Creative
team, while Mike Tenay and Scott D'Amore were off the team. This meant the
new creative team would be Vince Russo, Dutch Mantel and Jeff Jarrett.
They would remain the creative team until 2009, when Mantel would be released
and Jarrett would voluntarily remove himself from the team.
2007 - Steve Austin appeared on the Dr. Drew radio show. the Dr. Drew
show, which broadcasts in late night radio because of sexual content. A caller
asked him if he would ever wrestle Hulk Hogan. Steve articulated his answer to
this ever popular question. Austin said that while he respected Hogan's
career and his fans, Hogan was "moving around slow, and takes forever to fall
down". He said that if the match took place, it would "suck". Austin doesn't
think to much of Hogan personally. He also added that Hogan liked to "stir the
pot" and was manipulative. He did again say that he did respect Hogan's career
and fans, but that the match would never happen.
2007 - Hermie Sadler's UWF presented Capital Punishment II in Virginia.
Joseph White filed the following live report:
Joey Matthews/Mercury over AJ Styles after illegally holding the ropes. I have
no idea why, but they played with the crowd getting cheap heat for almost 20
mins. Most matches in the mid-Atlantic area tend to be like this, as it was back
in the 70's-80's and to me seems outdated. However the kids ate it up, so stick
with what works i guess.
JBL then came out and recruited LAX for his team and Slaughter got Team Macktion
to join his team. Macktion is nothing special in my opinion they are a cross
between the Hardys and London and Kendrick. JBL cut one hell of a promo here.
Special 8-Man Over the Top Rope Battle Royal - Winner faces Joey Matthews
tomorrow night. Damien Wayne was the only familiar face, the rest I never heard
of. AJ Styles came in the back door as the 8th entry and missile drop kicked
Wayne and someone else out of the ring. AJ Styles won and will face Joey
Matthews tomorrow night in a rematch
David Young & Daffney over Jake Manning *Doing a boyscout gimmick of all stupid
things* & Gail Kim after Young gave Manning a spinebuster
Hermie along with Ron Simmons and Ricky Steamboat presented a check for $20,000
to the Commonwealth Autism Fund. When they announced the check amount Ron
Simmons said his favorite quote "DAMN!!!" The crowd chanted one more time so he
said it again! "DAMN" It never gets old to me.
Senshi over Ruckus with the Warriors Way Double Stomp. WWE or TNA should
keep their eye on Ruckus. The guy who managed Senshi did a damn good job he
actually got into the ring afterwards and raised Senshi's hand.
D-Lo Brown over Abyss via DQ, after Abyss hit D-Lo with a chair. Awesome Back
and forth match, my favorite of the night. The same guy who managed Senshi
Managed D-Lo and got into the ring yet again afterward. However this time show
promoter Hermie Sadler pulled him aside and it looked like he kind of chewed the
guy out. I don't know how they are able to work this guest manager thing out
with the VA state commission, but I assume as long as you don't actually get in
the ring. This guy did so twice, and my guest is Hermie got pissed about it.
Intermission to set up the cage - it took about 30 minutes
Un Civil War 10-Man Cage Match - Team Slaughter over Team JBL
-Team Slaughter = Kirby Mack, TJ Mack, Dustin Rhodes, Rick Steiner, and Scott
Steiner
-Team JBL = Elix Skipper, CW Anderson, Steve Corino, Homicide, and Hernandez
-The Rules were the captain was able to get involved if they wanted to and you
can only win via tap out or surrender.
-JBL came in to the cage (in his suit minus the cowboy hat) and gave everyone a
Clothesline From Hell, Slaughter came in behind him and locked on the cobra
clutch. JBL tapped out. Team Slaughter was victorious
Afterward JBL said he would be there after the show for everybody in Richmond to
line up and kiss his ass.
Overall an OK show. I guess the only reason WWE let JBL, Steamboat, and
Slaughter do the show is because it was for a good cause. I hope they do a
Capital Punishment 3.
2007 - TNA broadcast Impact, featuring the in-ring debut of Judas Mesias.
Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
As Impact moves closer to their biggest pay per view of the year, Bound for
Glory as well as the two hour debut of Impact in two weeks, it is time for the
company to move towards that pay per view. Last week, we saw Judas Mesias make
his first appearance in the Impact Zone as he attacked Abyss during his match
with Kurt Angle. We also saw Black Reign attack someone besides Chris Harris.
Another new wrestler made his Impact Zone debut as Junior Fatu showed up as the
man who will face Christian Cage in the Samoan Challenge. Will we see a
smackdown between Fatu and Cage or will there be some raw hatred over what
Christian has done to Joe? What will happen when a member of the two teams that
will be battling for the TNA Tag Team Titles at Bound for Glory meet in singles
action, and which former NWA World Champion will win as Ron Killings meets A.J.
Styles? What new things will happen between Kurt Angle and Sting? What about
between Karen Angle and Sting? Will we find out any more matches for the pay per
view?
We start off tonight's show with a look back at last week's episode of Impact.
We see Black Reign attack Shark Boy after their match and Eric Young saving
Shark Boy from any further injury. While we see footage from No Surrender of
Samoa Joe choking Christian Cage, we hear Christian berating Matt Morgan. Samoa
Joe spears Joe and we find out that Matt Morgan will be the special enforcer for
Christian's match against Joe. We also find out that Christian will be wrestling
Junior Fatu tonight. We see the Angle further humiliate Sting. We see highlights
from the Six Sides of Steel Match that is interrupted by the first look at Judas
Mesias.
We go to Kurt Angle's locker room where Kurt is with his wife Karen and Kevin
Nash. Angle says that he brought the cameras in to publicly apologize to him. He
says that he did not mean what he said to Nash at No Surrender and that he was
under a lot of pressure because he had three matches. He says that he is sorry.
Angle says that he knows that Nash was not at Impact last week because he was
angry at Kurt. Nash accepts the apology and then Kurt hugs Kevin. Nash says that
the hug is a little creepy. Kurt says that last week was awesome with the beat
down they gave Sting. Kurt says that he has not felt that good in years. Karen
says that you don't mess with the Angles. Nash says that the Angles don't know
Sting like he does. Nash says that there are two Stings. There is the nice
Sting; and the real creepy, dark, evil Sting. Karen tells Kevin that he is
completely overreacting. Nash asks Kurt and Karen if they remember a little
group that he was in called the nWo. Nash says that they decided to punk Sting
by knocking him around and spray painting him. Nash says that for the next two
years their lives were a living hell. Nash says that Sting was a demon. Nash
says that they kicked a sleeping dog. Kevin wants to know whose idea this was
and Karen points at Kurt while Kurt points at Karen.
Someone enters the locker room and asks Karen if she is Karen Angle and then
when she identifies herself, he hands her a letter. Karen wants to know why he
is walking into her dressing room as she accepts the letter. Karen says that
this is a great time for fan mail. Kurt tells Kevin that Karen slapped Sting
four times and Kevin is incredulous. Karen says that Kurt told her to slap him.
Karen says that after she slapped Sting, Kurt beat the hell out of him. Karen
and Kurt argue until Karen reminds Kurt that Sting hit her at the pay per view.
Kevin does the air quotes and says allegedly. Karen wants to know what Kevin's
problem is as she gets up and says that Kevin wasn't even there and did not see
what happened. Kurt wants to know what they need to do. Kevin says that they
need to make things right and do some damage control. Kurt tells Karen that she
is going to apologize. Karen says that she will do it but she is not happy about
it. Karen leaves the locker room and Kevin says that Kurt better pray that Sting
buys this. Kurt gets up and asks Kevin to join him in prayer.
We are live on tape from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida and your
announcers are Mike Tenay and Don West.
Match Number One: Judas Mesias versus Eric Young
Eric is very hesitant to get into the ring with Mesias but he gets a pep talk
from some of the fans at ringside. Mesias tosses Young into the corner and
punches and chops Young. Young with punches to Mesias and then he floats over on
an Irish whip. Mesias grabs Young by the throat and then he tosses Young over
the top rope to the floor. Mesias goes outside the ring after Young and he
throws Young into the ring post three times. Mesias picks up Young and he
punches Young in the head before throwing Young into the ring steps. Mesias with
a running boot to the head against the ring steps and we see that Young is
bleeding from the forehead. Young is rolled back into the ring. Mesias with a
leaping Flatliner for the three count.
Winner: Judas Mesias
After the match, Mesias kicks Young in the head and then he punches Young. Shark
Boy comes out and then he comes to the ring to try to save Young. Mesias stops
the attack as Shark Boy checks on Young. Mesias with a kick to Shark Boy and
then he punches Shark Boy followed by the leaping Flatliner. Mesias returns to
Young and then he bites Young's forehead. Mesias goes outside the ring and he
gets a steel chair. The referees try to stop Mesias from doing any more damage
to Young or Shark Boy but the referees flee the ring. Rhino comes to the ring
and he has a chair as well. Mesias leaves the ring.
We go to the back where Crystal is with A.J. Styles and Tomko and there is a
tropical feel to the backstage area. A.J. says that it took him all day to set
this up and he is wearing a straw hat. He has a grass skirt for Crystal to wear
for Christian's arrival. Christian enters and A.J. says that he is early. A.J.
says that it is a celebration because Christian is wrestling one of the biggest
and baddest Samoans ever so he is keeping the theme going with a luau. A.J. says
that he has some bananas and suggests that they peel them with their toes like
the Samoans do. Tomko reminds A.J. that tonight he is facing one half of the tag
team champions who they will be facing at Bound for Glory. Tomko wants them to
win the TNA Tag Team Titles and wonders if A.J. wants to win them too. A.J. says
that he wants to win those titles. Tomko tells A.J. to get the bananas out of
his hand and the hat off his head and come on.
Christian is left with Crystal and he says that last week he told Jim Cornette
to find the biggest and baddest Samoan that he could find and he says mission
accomplished because Cornette found Fatu. Christian says that he knows how good
and talented Fatu is, but unfortunately Fatu caught him at a bad time. Christian
says that when he looks at Fatu, all he sees is Samoa Joe. Christian says that
Fatu has found himself in the wrong place and that is in the ring with the best,
with the champ. He tells Samoa Joe to watch closely because he is going to do to
Joe at Bound for Glory what he is going to do to Fatu tonight. He points out
that he has never been pinned and has never submitted and it will continue at
Bound for Glory. We go to commercial.
We are back with Mike talking about how Team 3D is going to take care of each
tag team, one by one. We go to a video package for Team 3D and the Steiners. We
see the promos between the Steiners and Team 3D after Slammiversary when Scott
showed everyone the scar from his surgery. We also see the Steiners being
attacked by Team 3D. We hear from Team 3D where Brother Ray says that he cannot
believe that they showed the Steiners any respect. He says that the Steiners are
on their death beds with IVs hooked up with a little old nurse trying to feed
them strained prunes. He calls them an old decrepit, washed up tag team. The
video ends with Scott making a challenge.
Match Number Two: A.J. Styles with Tomko versus Ron Killings with Pacman Jones
Styles gets distracted by talking to Jones before the match and that allows
Killings to hit Styles from behind. Killings with punches to Styles followed by
kicks. Killings with an Irish whip and running clothesline followed by a
bulldog. Killings hits a running clothesline on Styles. Killings punches Styles
but Styles responds with a phenomenal drop kick. Styles with a back breaker to
Killings and then he starts yelling at Jones on the floor. Jones takes off his
shirt and then he jumps onto the apron and spits at Styles, hitting him in the
face. Styles chases Jones around the ring and Jones slides into the ring. While
Tomko tries to stop Styles when he returns to the ring, Killings hits a flying
forearm. We go to commercial.
We are back and Styles is choking Killings. Styles with an Irish whip but
Killings with a float over followed by a cartwheel into a split when Styles
tries for a clothesline. Killings with a jumping leg lariat followed by a kip up
into a split. Killings with a punch to Styles followed by a gourdbuster driver.
Killings kicks Styles in the back and then he punches A.J. in the head. Killings
kicks Styles but Styles punches Killings. Killings with a knee to the midsection
but Styles hits a double thrust to the throat to stagger Killings. Tomko with a
knee to Killings' back from the apron on an Irish whip and that allows Styles to
hit a discus clothesline. Styles with a rake of the eyes and then he hits a spin
kick. Killings with a poke to the eyes but he is unable to hit the rollup
because Styles holds on to the ropes. Styles with a moonsault into an inverted
DDT but he can only get a two count. Styles goes up top but Jones distracts A.J.
from the apron. Tomko is also on the apron but he is taken off the apron after a
drop kick from Killings. Styles comes off the top turnbuckle and goes over
Killings. Styles misses a spin kick while Killings misses a jumping leg lariat.
Styles does not miss with the Pele kick. Tomko gets on the apron and that
distracts the referee. Styles sets up for the Styles Clash, but Jones comes in
the ring and he sprays A.J. in the face with the spray paint. Killings hits the
axe kick for the three count.
Winner: Ron Killings
We go to the back where Jeremy Borash is with Karen Angle. Jeremy says that
Karen has requested airtime to address Sting. Karen says that she is making an
open public statement to Sting. She says that she has done some terrible things
to Sting over the last few weeks. She says that she has done some horrible
things to Sting over the past few weeks. She asks Sting for the opportunity to
make things up to him. She says that if Sting is the true true gentleman that he
says that he is, then he will meet this lady in the ring tonight to hear what
she has to say. We go to commercial.
We are back and Karen Angle comes to the ring. Karen addresses Sting and she
says that she is deeply, deeply sorry for the things that she did to him this
past week. He says that she has done some things that she is deeply, deeply
ashamed of. She never meant Sting nor his family any harm. From the bottom of
her heart, she is sorry. Being the amazing performer that she is and being
married to the great Olympic champion and eleven time world champion, she got
caught up in the moment. It was just one slap, maybe three or four but she
cannot remember. The fans in the Impact Zone are not buying what Karen is saying
and they let her know their feelings about it, but Karen tells everyone that she
is trying to apologize. Karen says that all she wants is for Sting and Kurt to
go out at Bound for Glory and have a great match. She wants to see two amazing
competitors going at it in the ring.
Sting says that if she thinks that he is going to get caught up in another Angle
plot, she is wrong. Sting appears from the Chute of Facial Impact and says that
Karen is right about one thing. It will be just Kurt Angle and just Sting at
Bound for Glory for the TNA Heavyweight Title. There will be no tricks and no
Karen Angle. Karen wants to know who is going to stop her and wonders if
Cornette will be able to do anything. Sting asks Karen if she read the letter.
Karen pulls out the letter and is shocked to see that it is a restraining order.
Sting says that Karen cannot come within fifty feet of him between now and Bound
for Glory or she will be arrested, handcuffed, and carted away to jail. Karen
wants to know if Sting is kidding and Sting says that he is not kidding. He also
points out that he is closer than fifty feet from Karen. Karen backs up, but
Sting moves closer to the ring and to Karen. Karen crawls up the Ramp of Heelish
Impact and the "Police" come up behind her and they handcuff her.
Kurt Angle comes out and he wants to know what is going on while Karen is
screaming and kicking. Kurt yells at Sting and then we see Karen get taken down
the Chute of Heelish Impact by the "Police". Karen is taken out of the Impact
Zone and into a police car. Kurt tries to tell the "Police" that she did nothing
wrong, but they take her away.
Match Number Three: Christian Cage versus Junior Fatu
They lock up and Christian is pushed out of the ring by Fatu. Christian
re-enters the ring and he gets Fatu in a side head lock. Fatu with a shoulder
block and then he stands over Christian but Christian moves out of the way. Fatu
blocks a punch from Christian and he responds with a forearm to Cage. Christian
avoids a clothesline from Fatu but then Fatu bends over and Christian stops
short of Fatu's rear end. Fatu with a back body drop to Christian and Fatu gets
a near fall. Fatu with a chop to Christian followed by a series of Irish whips
and then he charges into the corner for a running butt splash but Christian
moves out of the way. Christian goes up top and he is caught by Fatu who hits an
uranage for a two count. Christian punches and chops Fatu but Fatu shakes them
off. Fatu with a head butt to Christian and Christian goes to the apron. Fatu
with a running shoulder block that knocks Christian off the apron and into the
guardrails. We go to commercial.
We are back and Christian is choking Fatu in the ropes. We see that Christian
hit a missile drop kick during the commercial break to gain the advantage. We
return to live on tape action and Christian is on the top turnbuckle, but he
misses a frog splash when Fatu rolls out of the way. Fatu with uppercuts to
Christian. Christian tries for a sunset flip but Fatu will not go over. Fatu
tries to drop down but Christian rolls out of the way. Christian covers but Fatu
with a powerful kick out. Christian tries to Irish whip Fatu, but Fatu will not
budge. Fatu with an Irish whip and punches to the head. Fatu with an Irish whip
followed by a belly-to-belly suplex for a two count. Fatu hits a super kick on
Christian. Christian backs into the corner and Fatu with a running butt splash.
Christian falls into the turnbuckles and Fatu sets up for the Stinkface but
Christian goes to the apron. Christian goes up top but Fatu with a press slam.
Fatu pulls Christian into the corner and sets for the Bonzai Drop but Christian
gets his knees up. Christian exposes the turnbuckle and that gets the referee's
attention but it backfires when Fatu hits a Samoan drop but Fatu can only get a
two count. Fatu sets for a power slam but A.J. Styles has appeared at ringside
to distract Fatu. Fatu with a super kick to Christian and then he gets Christian
up for another slam, but Styles grabs the legs. Christian with a rollup for the
three count.
Winner: Christian Cage
After the match, Fatu pulls A.J. Styles into the ring while Styles celebrates
Christian's victory. Fatu with punches to Styles and Christian followed by a
double noggin knocker. Fatu with running butt splashes into the corner on Styles
and Christian. They both go down and it is stinkface time. Styles is the first
one to suffer the consequences. Fatu does it to Christian. Tomko comes out to
attack Fatu and he makes it a three-on-one situation. Samoa Joe comes out and he
goes after Styles, Cage, and Tomko. Joe with a running back elbow to Christian
and Christian gets out of the ring. Joe and Fatu exchange head butts on Tomko
and Tomko joins Styles and Christian on the floor.
We go to the back where Sting is being attacked by Judas Mesias and Mesias is
choking Sting as we go to credits.
2009 - Lacey Von Erich, the daughter of Kerry Von Erich, signed a deal with TNA.
2009 - Ring Announcer Lilian Garcia makes her WWE departure after calling Raw,
wanting to concentrate on her musical career and other projects. She would
return to work a Raw broadcast several months later when the majority of the WWE
crew were trapped in Europe due to a volcanic eruption. Richard Trionfo
filed the following TV report for that unique episode:
We are live from Little Rock, Arkansas and your announcers are Jerry ‘Land of my
favorite Governor’ Lawler and Todd ‘Vintage Goodbye Lillian’ Grisham.
We see a limo arrive and it isn’t the Undertaker coming out of the driver’s
seat. Cedric The Entertainer is joined by the Bellas and his associates. Cedric
has some people in football uniforms come out of the limo as well as a friend of
the ‘Suck It Granny’. We even have a mohel and a farmer with a goat.
Degeneration X come out and they have something to say before our first match.
Hunter asks if we are ready and then he yells at everyone to be ready. Hunter
brings up Hell in a Cell in two weeks and he asks Shawn about the first Hell in
a Cell match involving Shawn Michaels. Shawn asks Hunter who has won more Hell
in a Cell matches than anyone and Hunter reminds us it was him. He says that he
is a five time winner. Then they point out that Cody and Ted have never been in
a Hell in a Cell match and then they talk about how they don’t know what to
expect. Hunter talks about their opponents the last time and how they were
beaten and battered. Shawn says Vince was in the match and they like him.
However, they don’t like Cody and Ted. Hunter says that they will get the
beating of their lives at Hell in a Cell and on that night, it ends.
Match Number One: Triple H with Shawn Michaels versus Cody Rhodes with Ted
DiBiase
Ted gets on the apron and that distracts Hunter and Cody punches and kicks
Hunter. The referee pulls Cody away and that allows Hunter to send Cody into the
corner. Cody with a punch and kicks. Hunter charges into a boot from Cody and
Cody with a double sledge to the back followed by punches and a choke in the
corner. Cody is sent into the ring post and then Hunter does it again. Hunter
with a third attempt and then he puts Cody in the Crippler Crossface. Cody makes
it to the ropes and the referee tells Hunter to release the hold. Cody rolls to
the floor and Ted checks on Cody but Hunter with a baseball slide to Cody and he
sends Ted into the ringside barrier.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Cody with a rear chin lock on Hunter. Hunter punches Cody but
Cody with a neck breaker and a near fall. Cody with a forearm to the head. Cody
with a punch and then he chokes Hunter in the ropes. Ted punches Hunter while
the referee was with Cody and Cody gets a near fall. Cody with a side Russian
leg sweep for a near fall. Cody with a cravate and kick. Cody goes up top and
hits a moonsault for a near fall. Cody stares at Shawn and that allows Hunter to
recover and punch Cody. Cody with a kick but Hunter sends Cody over the top rope
to the floor. Shawn stands next to Cody and Cody slaps Hunter. Shawn chases Cody
and he avoids Ted but he punches Ted. Ted with a flap jack to Shawn onto the
announce table and then Cody and Ted with a high low to Shawn. Hunter sets for a
pedigree but Ted gets a chair and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Triple H by disqualification
After the match, Ted hits Hunter in the head with the steel chair. Rhodes gives
Hunter CrossRhodes and then Ted gives Hunter Dream Street. Cody and Ted aren’t
done and they put the chair on Hunter’s head but Shawn gets the GameHammer and
Cody and Ted leave the ring.
We go to commercial and we have a contract signing coming up.
We are back and it is time to bring out Cedric the Entertainer. Cedric says that
tonight is going to be off the chain. Cedric says that everyone asked him why he
would be a good guest host and he says that he is the real deal and he is a WWE
fan. Cedric jokes that Big Show drives a Prius. Cedric talks about the second
and third generation superstars. We see some comparisons, even Mark Henry and
the Kool Aid Man.
Santino comes out and he talks about how honored he is to be with Frederick the
Entertainer. Santino has Frederick’s new DVD and he wants to do stand up comedy.
Santino bombs on his first joke and Cedric pulls a Kanye.
Chavo Guerrero comes out and Cedric says that Chavo is funny because anyone who
lets a leprechaun beat him up every week is hilarious. Santino tells Cedric that
Chavo didn’t let Hornswoggle win. Chavo says that Hornswoggle isn’t the problem.
The problem is that punk guest hosts put him in a no win situation. He says that
he is sick and tired of the celebrity host junk. Cedric says that Chavo being
karate chopped by Bob Barker was pathetic. Chavo asks Cedric if he is a tough
guy now. Chavo says that he is out here to make a challenge to Cedric. He
challenges Cedric to a match tonight. Cedric talks about a battle he has with
his movie star. Santino tells Chavo that Fredrick the Entertainment accepts the
challenge of Chavo the Leprechaun Loser.
We see footage from last week when Miz took the US Title while Jack Swagger
pinned Kofi.
Josh Mathews is with The Miz and The Miz has Kofi’s title belt. Miz says that he
took what is going to be his. He says that he shocks audiences all over the
world and he is the reason why people watch. Miz says that the United States
Champion should be from the United States. Kofi attacks Miz from behind and
takes back his belt after asking Josh what’s up.
We go to commercial.
We are back and did you know that more people watched Raw than the major
networks (of course we don’t want to mention Monday Night Football).
Match Number Two: Evan Bourne versus The Miz
Bourne asks Miz where his belt is and then they lock up. Miz with a clean break
and then they lock up again. Bourne sends Miz into the corner but Miz sends
Bourne into the turnbuckles followed by punches. Bourne with a drop kick and
kick to the leg. Miz drops Bourne on the top rope. Miz with a kick to the head
followed by a camel clutch. Bourne with kicks to the leg but Miz with a knee and
kicks to the back. Miz with an Irish whip but he misses a clothesline and Bourne
with a rollup for a near fall. Miz with a neck breaker for a near fall. Miz
chokes Bourne in the ropes and kicks him in the head. Miz with a suplex for a
near fall. Miz returns to a modified camel clutch. Miz pulls Bourne to the apron
and he connects with forearms to the back of the head followed by a running knee
lift. Miz returns to a Tiger Clutch but Bourne sends Miz into the turnbuckles
and then he follows with kicks. Miz with the running clothesline into the
corner. Miz goes up top but Bourne crotches Miz and Bourne with a rana from the
turnbuckles and then it is time for Bourne to go up top and he misses the
Shooting Star Press when Miz moves. Bourne lands on his feet but Miz hits his
version of The Stroke for the three count.
Winner: The Miz
Cody and Ted are in the locker room and Randy Orton enters and he wants to talk
about tonight. Randy says that he wanted Cody and Ted at ringside for the
contract signing, but after what they did to DX, he wants them to rest for their
match at the pay per view. Randy says that he has everything taken care of
because it is only a contract signing.
We go to commercial.
We are back and the Official Contract Signing Table is in the ring and Jerry
Lawler brings out the participants in the Raw main event on Hell in a Cell. Out
first is Randy Orton. We see footage from last week when Batista defeated Randy
Orton. Out next is John Cena. Jerry tells John and Randy that there is a No
Physicality Order in effect. Jerry tells Randy he can accept the match or give
up his rematch clause. Randy signs the contract. Orton tells Lawler to get out
of the ring.
Orton tells Cena that he thinks he has him all figured out and at his lowest
point and his weakest. Randy stands up and he says that he is more dangerous
than he has ever been. He will do whatever it takes to get his title back. Randy
points out that Cena has never been in a Hell in a Cell match, but he has been
in one. Randy says that he knows what it takes to win. Orton tells Cena that he
will never be the same.
Cena stands up and throws his hat into the crowd and then he asks Orton if he
was saying something. Cena goes to the video tape of Orton saying ‘I Quit’ at
Breaking Point. Orton asks Cena if he wants to turn it into a joke. Cena says
that he already said what Orton would do and Randy has done that. Cena says that
Orton has punished him more than any other Superstar. Cena says that he made it
through that. Cena says that Orton has scared him into surrendering the title
after what Orton said about Hell in a Cell, but then Cena laughs and says that
was ridiculous. Cena signs the contract and says that is the funny part because
the match is now official. Cena says that if Orton does not win, he is done with
title matches. Cena says that he has looked in Orton’s eyes and he knows what
Randy is capable of. He says that Randy should be worried because Randy does not
know what Cena is capable of. Cena says that when they lock the door at Hell in
a Cell, he will DESTROY Randy Orton.
Orton says that he would love to RKO Cena through the table, but legally he
cannot do that. Orton says that Cena’s arrogance has caused people to despise
him. Hell in a Cell might be coming in a few weeks, but he has no problem
getting a few people to put Cena through hell, right now.
It isn’t LackeyMania coming out, it is the Undisputed Tag Champions, Big Show
and Chris Jericho. Randy watches from the announce table.
Show gets rid of the table and Show and Jericho attack Cena. Mark Henry and
Montel Vontavious Porter come out to make the save.
Cedric appears on the TitanTron and he has an idea. Cedric decides that there
will be a six man tag match with Big Show, Chris Jericho, and Randy Orton facing
Mark Henry, Montel Vontavious Porter, and John Cena.
We are back with the Slam of the Week: Alicia Fox defeating Gail Kim last week.
Alicia Fox is at ringside to watch the next match.
Match Number Three: Mickie James versus Beth Phoenix
They lock up and Beth sends Mickie to the mat. Beth tries for a slingshot suplex
but Mickie avoids it and then Mickie with a neck breaker and a drop kick that
sends Beth to the floor. Mickie with a Thesz Press and then she gets in Alicia’s
face. Beth sends Mickie into the ring post. Beth with the Implant Buster for the
three count.
Winner: Beth Phoenix
After the match, Alicia takes the title belt and brings it into the ring. Alicia
with a scissors kick.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Four: Kofi Kingston versus Jack Swagger for the United States Title
Swagger with a kick and forearms to the back. Swagger with a key lock but Kofi
with an arm drag to escape. Kofi with chops but Swagger catches Kingston and
puts him on the turnbuckles. Swagger throws Kofi away on a tornado DDT attempt
but Swagger with a big boot.
Miz comes to the ring and he takes the title belt. Swagger goes after Miz and
hits a Northern Lariat on Miz and Swagger leaves with the title belt and Swagger
gets counted out.
We go to commercial.
We are back and did you know that a lot of homes can get WWE?
Match Number Five: Chavo Guerrero versus Cedric the Entertainer with The Bellas
with Guest Referee Santino Marella
Cedric puts on his mask before the match, but he keeps his cape on. They lock up
to a stalemate. Chavo takes Cedric’s hat and stomps on it. Cedric is furious and
leaves the ring. Cedric goes under the ring and Chavo knows that Hornswoggle is
under there. Chavo goes to the other side to wait for Cedric to come out.
Suddenly Cedric is bigger and Chavo chuckles. Chavo slaps new Cedric and then
new Cedric chases him. New Cedric slams Chavo back into the ring. Chavo tells
Santino that it is not Cedric. New Cedric with a clothesline. New Cedric with a
splash in the corner and then he goes under the ring one more time. Now Cedric
III is short and white. Cedric III with a frog splash. Cedric Classic returns to
get the three count.
Winner: The Cedric Trilogy
We go to commercial.
We are back and The Reverend Al Sharpton is the guest host next week.
It is time to run through the card for Hell in a Cell and it is Rawcentric.
Cedric is with Kelly Kelly in the locker room and Cedric is hitting on her.
Chris Jericho is in the office behind Cedric and Chris stares at Cedric before
telling him that they need to talk. Cedric says that he is busy with Kelly and
comments on Chris’ breath. Big Show emerges and says that they need to talk and
apparently size matters.
Jerry Lawler is at the announce table and he points out that tonight is the
final night for one of the Divas. Jerry thanks Lillian for more than ten years
of service in the WWE. Lillian gets on the mic and she says that when she signed
up for this ten years ago and she never expected this type of adventure. She
says that she has been all over the world and she talks about performing the
National Anthem, especially in front of the troops. She says that it has been
amazing working for this company. She talks about the people she has worked
with. She says that she will miss the fans, but her heart will always be in the
ring.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Chris Jericho is in the ring with a mic and he says that they
dislike John Cena as much as him. That is why they went to Cedric the
Entertainer to have them up the ante for the match. Chris says that if they lose
the match, then next week, Randy has to face Mark Henry, John Cena, and Montel
Vontavious Porter in a gauntlet match. Show says that he needs to trust them. If
they win then John Cena will be in a gauntlet against the three of them.
Match Number Six: Randy Orton, Big Show, and Chris Jericho versus John Cena,
Mark Henry, and Montel Vontavious Porter
Cena and Jericho start things off and they lock up and Cena with a clean break
but Jericho with a punch and forearm. Orton makes a blind tag and Cena with a
shoulder to Jericho but Orton comes in and Cena gets Orton on his shoulders.
Orton leaves the ring and Cena chases after him and Show gets in the way.
Jericho with a vintage sneak attack. Orton works over Cena in the ring. Orton
with a punch but Cena punches back. Orton with a power slam followed by a
leaping knee drop. Show tags in and he connects with a head butt. Show with a
punch to the midsection and Jericho is tagged in. Jericho punches Cena followed
by a back elbow. Orton tags in while Jericho stands on Cena’s neck. Cena with a
belly-to-belly suplex. Porter and Jericho tag in and Porter with a
belly-to-belly throw and thrusts to Jericho followed by a flying clothesline.
Porter with a facebuster and it is time for some Ballin’ and Show and Orton
stand on the apron watching the move. Show stops the Playmaker and head butts
Porter in the back of the head. Show tags in and slams Porter. Show with a head
butt followed by a clothesline. Orton slithers into the ring and he has Porter
in a reverse chin lock. Porter with elbows and punches but Orton with a drop toe
hold and knee to the back. Jericho tags in and chokes Porter in the ropes and
misses a splash into the ropes and both men are down. Orton tags in and he stops
Porter from making the save. Orton with the Garvin Stomp. Porter blocks punches
from Orton and hits a few of his own. Porter with a punch and then Henry makes
the tag as Porter goes by him. Henry with a head butt to Orton and then he
knocks Show off the apron and brings Jericho into the ring. Henry with a body
block to Orton. Cena sends Show over the top rope to the floor. Jericho clips
Henry and then Orton hits the RKO on Henry for the three count.
Winners: Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, and Big Show
2010 - TNA President Dixie Carter announced that Ken Anderson had signed a new
"long term" contract with the company.
2010 - WWE presented NXT. Richard Truonfo filed the following TV report:
We start off with a look back at the problems between Kaitlyn and Vickie
Guerrero. We also see Vickie Guerrero run the obstacle course before the Divas.
Then we see the other Diva storm off the set after getting frustrated with the
show.
We are live on tape from Bloomington, Illinois and your announcers are Josh ‘I
get to interview people on Raw’ Mathews and CM ‘Major Straight Edge Upgrade’
Punk. Your host is Matt ‘If I could do the pay per view commentary alone . . .
wait, I already do that’ Striker.
CM Punk makes his way to the ring wearing a lovely blazer that is straight edge.
Punk is given a present from Josh, an 8x10 photo and Punk rips it. Punk calls
the show a car crash and he is looking forward to watching it.
The Divas come out to the ring. Matt says that if they thought they were
scrutinized before, it gets worse. In two weeks, we will get the first
elimination. Matt says that last week was huge for Jamie since she won her first
match and the Joke Off. Matt points out that Kaitlyn won the Obstacle Course.
Vickie interrupts Matt and gives a few Excuse Mes. Vickie says that what Kaitlyn
did last week was impressive but she showed Kaitlyn how to run the obstacle
course. Vickie says that it is her leadership skills that made her win. Kaitlyn
is in a match this week against Jamie. Vickie says that she invited some of her
close friends to coach her this week.
We see the only Divas Champions come to the ring and they are wearing matching
outfits. Michelle says that Kaitlyn should be thankful that Vickie Guerrero is
her pro and that she can trust in the two of them. Layla points out that they
are the undisputed Diva’s Champions. Michelle says that she is the sole reason
why Kaval won Season Two. Layla says that if Jamie’s pros were here, it wouldn’t
matter because her pros are the Bella Twins. Michelle says that they are
beautiful because the sky is the limit, but they don’t really mean it. Michelle
and Layla insult the rookies.
Kelly interrupts and tells Michelle and Layla that they can’t run things. Kelly
says that even though Jamie’s pros aren’t here, she is here and so is Naomi.
Kelly suggests a six person tag match.
Layla and Michelle accept the match.
There is some tension in the ring and Matt plays peacekeeper because we will
have a competition, but first a commercial, and it will be Legendary.
We are back and it is time for the next challenge. Matt says that the most
important thing for Divas is their timing. That is why we are going to play
Musical Chairs. Matt reminds us that the Diva with the most wins gets immunity.
Matt reminds us that Naomi has two wins while Kaitlyn and Jamie have one win
each. Punk talks about how he was at the Steel Domain Wrestling School and they
played musical chairs. Kaitlyn is the first one eliminated. We lose a rookie and
a chair. The next rookie to go is Jamie. Maxine is the next one to go but she
wants a piece of Aksana before she leaves the ring. We are down to three and
there is some stutter stepping and Aksana is eliminated. They circle the chair
and AJ wins but Punk suggests that there is some controversy with the win.
Punk and Josh look at the replay and they talk about AJ was able to pull off the
upset.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Josh comments on Punk’s wardrobe.
We go to a video package for Aksana. She talks about how she is from Lithuania
and she came to the US in 2001. She wanted to be a professional figure athlete.
In 2009, she won Ms. International Figure and she was interviewed by Arnold
Schwarzenegger. Competing in fitness and figure, it is like the WWE. She talks
about how she is usually shy and quiet, but in the ring, she is different.
Aksana says that she never stops believing in herself. She says that if you are
smart, you know how to be sexy and powerful.
Aksana is in the back and Goldust asks her if she saw the video. Goldust says
that it was awesome. Aksana says that she got a letter from Immigration and she
has problems with her visa. Aksana says that she could be deported. Aksana
doesn’t want to have her dreams taken away. Goldust says that they will fix it.
He tells Aksana to be focused. He tells Aksana that she needs to win some
matches and she can still win NXT. They do some breathing techniques and then
Goldust says that he wants Aksana to show her aggression.
Punk talks about how he could have used some subtitles with Aksana. Josh then
asks Punk if he ever talked to his rookie like Goldust did with Aksana. Punk
says that he never talked to his rookie.
Speaking of deportation, Josh segues into what happened on Raw and how Nexus
could be deported. Who wants a Raw Rebound.
It is time to run through the two matches announced for Hell in a Cell and Punk
adds his thoughts.
We see footage from last week’s Joke Off and Maxine’s comments to AJ.
Match Number One: Maxine with Alicia Fox versus AJ with Primo
They lock up and Maxine with a knee and she sends AJ to the mat. AJ with punches
and a shoulder tackle. AJ with a cartwheel and arm drag followed by a spin kick.
AJ with a kick but Maxine with a drop toe hold and then she chokes AJ in the
ropes. Maxine with a reverse chin lock. AJ gets to her feet but Maxine sends AJ
back to the mat in what is described by Punk as ‘vintage’ moves. Maxine with a
suplex for a near fall. Maxine with an Irish whip followed by a kick and
clotheslines. AJ with a drop kick but Maxine with a brainbuster but AJ floats
over and gets the three count.
Winner: AJ
We are interrupted by Michael ‘I never said I quit NXT even though I said it
last week’ Cole. He wants our attention and he wants everyone to boo him. Cole
says that the fans booing him are in the minority because Cole says that he
knows there is a silent majority telling him to please return to NXT. Cole says
that he had an epiphany. NXT without Michael Cole is unwatchable. NXT without
Michael Cole is like Braylon Edwards driving through Manhattan or Bristol Palin
trying to dance. NXT without Michael Cole is just bad. Cole wants his loyal
fans, the Cole Minors. Punk tells Cole the show is bad with or without him. Cole
says that he is bringing back journalistic integrity and he is coming back to
NXT. Punk hugs Cole as we go to commercial.
We are back and Did you Know that WWE provides tickets for members of the
military.
Punk mentions that he wishes he had a Chihuahua with him.
Matt Striker is in the ring and it is time for the second challenge of the
night. It is time for the Talk the Talk Challenge and they will have sixty
seconds to speak on their topics. Jamie goes first and her topic is ‘teeth’.
Jamie says the WWE Universe doesn’t want to hear her talk about teeth. They want
to hear about how Jamie is going to rock their world. She will bring her sex
appeal, dedication and devotion more than anyone in the locker room. It is about
a strong athletic woman who strives to better herself and not some weak girls
who think they can fight. Jamie is going to prove what sexy, smart, and powerful
means.
Matt reminds the WWE Universe the rookies have to stay on topic.
Naomi’s topic is ‘toupee’. Naomi thinks about it while the crowd boos. She can’t
think about anything to say about a toupee right now. She wonders if we are here
to wrestle. She is here to show us how good she is in the ring.
Matt says that Naomi has been disqualified for being off topic. Jamie has been
disqualified as well.
AJ is next and she is hoping for a good topic. It is ‘caffeine’. She says that
if anyone knows about caffeine it is her. She does not need caffeine because she
has a natural high. She has this business and this ring. She has her passion for
everything that she does in the ring. She says that she has been trying to do
this for years, and did not need a check put in her face like the others.
Aksana’s topic is ‘llama’. Punk asks for subtitles. Aksana says that she loves
blue eyes and likes Matt’s eyes. Aksana asks for an explanation. Aksana asks
what a llama is. Aksana wants Matt to show please. Matt asks Aksana to talk
about a camel. Aksana runs out of time.
Maxine’s topic is ‘foot’. Maxine says that she is the woman who belongs on top
in WWE. It is because she can use her foot to squash AJ if she gets another
match. She will use her foot to squash her until she taps out. She says that the
only position for her is on top.
Kaitlyn is the last one and her topic is ‘ignition’. Kaitlyn says that she got
some advice in the back and she was told to picture everyone in their underwear.
Kaitlyn talks about the different people’s underwear and she says that she has
gotten her ignition going.
Punk comments that he is not wearing pants and that is how he usually watches
NXT.
The audience gives the competition to AJ.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Punk talks about how great a time he has had tonight on NXT.
Match Number Two: Layla, Michelle McCool, and Kaitlyn with Vickie Guerrero
versus Naomi, Kelly Kelly, and Jamie
Layla and Kelly start things off and Kelly with a slap and Thesz Press. Kelly
with an arm bar and Jamie is tagged in. Layla wants a time out and she takes the
flower out of Jamie’s hair. Layla makes fun of Jamie and Layla throws the flower
at Jamie before locking up. Layla pushes Jamie and Jamie pushes back. Jamie with
a kick to the leg followed by a slam. Kaitlyn tags in and Jamie with a kick
followed by a side head lock. Kaitlyn tries to get out of the hold and connects
with forearms. Kaitlyn with a spear but she misses an elbow drop. Jamie works on
the arm and Naomi tags in and Kaitlyn takes Naomi down and brings her into the
corner. Michelle tags in and she kicks Naomi in the corner. Michelle is sent
into the ropes and Naomi with a rollup for a near fall. Naomi with a drop kick
and forearms. Naomi with an Irish whip and a spinning heel kick to the apron.
Naomi knocks Layla off the apron and Michelle kicks Naomi. Layla hits Naomi and
Naomi hits Layla but Michelle with a belly-to-belly suplex. Kaitlyn tags in but
Naomi gets the three count.
Winners: Naomi, Jamie, and Kelly Kelly
After the match, Kaitlyn pushes Michelle. Layla grabs Kaitlyn’s leg and Michelle
with a kick. Vickie yells at Kaitlyn.
2012- WWE broadcast Smackdown. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV
report:
We are live on tape from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and your announcers are
Michael ‘Not Vick’ Cole and Josh ‘At least I don’t have to call the
main event when they do it again on Raw on Monday night’ Mathews.
We begin tonight’s show with a Hall of Famer returning, but unlike Monday night when it was Jim Ross to fill in for Jerry Lawler, tonight it is Edge.
Edge says that never gets old. There are a few reasons why he is here. First, Philly is the home of the Broad Street Bullies, and it was eighteen months ago that he was forced into retirement. He wondered what he would do because this was all he ever did and all he ever wanted to do. Edge says that he can start to watch WWE again as a fan, not a performer so he can sit down and enjoy it.
Edge says that he has seen a number of crazy things in his career, but he has never seen anything like this and we see footage from Monday night between Daniel Bryan and Kane and their individual declarations that they are the Tag Team Champions.
Edge has a confused look on his face and he says that he has been away for a while. He wants to know how the Devil’s Favorite Demon and Goat Boy became BFFs and tag team champions. Edge says that he knows what it takes to be a tag team champion . . .
Daniel Bryan’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
Daniel says that he wanted to correct Edge on his use of pronouns. ‘THEY’ did not become the Tag Team Champions . . . ‘I’ am the Tag Team Champions.
Daniel repeats himself until Edge tells Daniel to try decaf. Edge tells Daniel that he is oblivious to everything and then he wants to know how Daniel pulled it off.
Daniel says that he is in control of himself. He is an anchor. He is a rock. He is one with his emotions.
Edge asks Daniel if he is kidding him. Daniel tells Edge ‘no’. He says that he could see how someone like Edge would be suspicious.
Edge says ‘excuse me’ and Daniel says that is an interesting choice of words. Daniel tells Edge that Dr. Shelby has been teaching them that our subconscious thoughts often emerge in the heat of battle. Daniel says that the words ‘excuse me’ make him think of Edge’s ex-wife. He asks Edge if he thinks of his ex-wife and the pain that they caused each other.
Daniel says that Edge’s theme music explains it all. ‘You think you know me’, but does anyone really know Edge deep down . . . in the heart? Daniel tells Edge to go back to acting and to go back to retirement. Daniel says that he is a redwood and there is nothing that him or any of the people can do to make him snap.
The fans figure that this is a good time to try to make Bryan snap as Edge tells Bryan that the Grasshopper played it well. Edge says that it sounds like a challenge. Daniel says no while Edge says yes. They go back and forth and Edge says that the fans are right because this is fun.
Daniel’s BFF and the other member of Team Huggy Bear, Kane makes his way to the ring.
Kane tells Edge and Bryan that they are both wrong because ‘I am the Tag Team Champions’.
Daniel and Kane go back and forth until Edge stops him and they tell Edge that he seems angry. Kane tells Edge that Dr. Shelby has a lot of relaxation exercises.
Edge is rendered speechless. Edge talks about how they have stolen each other’s girlfriends and beaten each other up. He understands why Bryan is comfortable with his inner-self, but he tells Edge that he is not Barney the Big Red Dinosaur . . . Kane is the Big Red Machine.
Edge reminds Kane about some of the things they have done. Edge reminds Kane that he stole his wife and then when Edge was going to marry Kane’s ex-wife, he interrupted the wedding and tombstoned the priest. Edge reminds Kane that he tortured Kane’s father and each other.
Kane says that he remembers all of that and he thinks that he needs to rectify that situation right now.
Edge removes his jacket and he is looking for Kane to take the first shot. Instead, Kane opens his arms for a Hug of Epic Proportions. Edge doesn’t know what to do but he moves closer to Kane and then they embrace.
Bryan says ‘no’ repeatedly and the crowd responds with ‘yes’.
Edge tells Daniel to join the hug and he approaches Edge and Kane only to be stopped by the music of Damien Sandow.
Damien begs everyone’s indulgence and he introduces himself. He says that he is here to help all of us. For the past fortnight, this very serial has been plagued by the sophomoric and tasteless operetta of these two miscreants. The shame and humiliation emanating from betwixt these ropes as these two combatants ‘hug it out’ is a complete abomination.
Damien condems the halfwits for lapping this up like a parched street canine laps at a feces infested puddle. This shows has vast and far this enterprise has fallen.
Edge interrupts the intellectual savior and martyr and he says that he could watch Bryan and Kane argue and hug it out for two hours, but after thirty seconds of listening to Sandow, Edge says that he had to swallow his own barf. If Sandow wants to do something about it, why not come to the ring and face one of these men.
Damien says that he is a thinking man and he does not resort to measures of physical means.
Edge wants to know if the crowd wants him to come and fight one of the men.
Damien says that their opinion does not matter.
Edge gets a yes/no chant going while Damien tries to stop him.
We go to commercial.
Match Number One: Kane versus Damien Sandow
Sandow with a side head lock but Kane with a shoulder tackle that forces Sandow to the floor. Kane chases Sandow around the ring and then Sandow tries for an elbow drop but Kane rolls back to the floor. Kane punches Sandow on the floor and they return to the ring. Kane with punches in the corner followed by an Irish whip.
Sandow with an elbow in the corner but Kane with a big boot. Sandow with a kick to Kane but Kane is not happy about it. Sandow leaves the ring and he stops in front of Bryan, who proclaims himself, ‘I am the Tag Team Champions’. Kane grabs Sandow by the hair and returns Sandow to the ring. Sandow rolls to the opposite side of the ring and he drops Kane across the top rope.
Sandow with kicks and punches Kane in the corner. Sandow with a side head lock but Kane with a belly-to-back suplex. Kane with a running clothesline into the corner followed by an Irish whip and another running clothesline. Kane with a side slam for a near fall. Kane goes up top for the clothesline and he hits it. Kane signals for the choke slam but Bryan holds up the tag title belts and proclaims that ‘I am the Tag Team Champions’.
Kane loses his focus on the match as Bryan gets on the apron. Sandow hits Kane from behind and hits the straightjacket neck breaker for the three count.
Winner: Damien Sandow
After the match, Bryan proclaims ‘I am the Tag Team Champions’ as he holds both belts. Kane shows some anger in the ring.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Kane is in the back looking for Daniel Bryan and he sees Dr. Shelby. The doctor wants Kane to calm down, but Kane won’t calm down because Bryan cost him his match and took his tag title belts. Kane says that he will rip the beard off of Bryan’s goat face if he does not his belt back.
Daniel emerges from a case behind Dr. Shelby and he says that he does not have a goat face. Kane says that he does. They go back and forth until Bryan calls Kane a Big Red Freak.
Dr. Shelby loses it and he yells at both men. He says that they have both made progress so he wants to do a trust exercise. He asks Kane if he will refrain from ripping off Daniel’s beard if he gives him his title belt. Daniel asks if he does not want his beard ripped off. Bryan gives Kane back one of the belts.
Kane says that there is still the issue of Daniel causing him to lose.
The doctor asks Kane if it would be okay if Daniel has a match tonight. Kane says that would make things better.
Kane says ‘I am the Tag Team Champions’ but the doctor cuts of Bryan before he can respond.
It is time to review the decision at Night of Champions to reinstate the Brogue Kick.
Alberto Del Rio is in Booker T’s office looking at Booker’s book. Booker wants to know what Alberto is doing in his office. Alberto says that he was waiting for Booker so he does not act like a coward like he was on Sunday. Alberto wants to know what Booker was thinking when he reinstated the Brogue Kick.
Booker says that his investigation was finished and he determined that the Brogue Kick is dangerous but it is legal. Booker tells Alberto if he doesn’t want to get hurt, he should keep his nose out of Sheamus’ business.
Alberto complains about Booker reinstating the move right before the match and that was why he lost to Sheamus.
Booker says that he might have been wrong to reinstate it immediately before the match.
Alberto wants to know if that means he will get another title match.
Booker tells Alberto that he has to earn a shot to get another title match. He may get another shot when he has to team with Dolph Ziggler to face Sheamus and Randy Orton.
Alberto throws Booker’s book to the couch and he leaves.
WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres makes her way to the announce table to watch the next match.
Match Number Two: Natalya versus Layla El
Natalya tells Layla to focus on her instead of Eve. Natalya pushes Layla but Layla with a back heel kick and then she takes Natalya to the mat by her hair. Layla with a drop kick and then Layla looks at Eve but that allows Natalya to recover and she hits a discus clothesline and she kicks Layla.
Natalya with a near fall and then she sends Layla to the mat. Natalya with an abdominal stretch. Natalya tries for a power slam but Layla escapes and gets a near fall with a rollup. Natalya tries for a Sharpshooter but Layla kicks Natalya away. Layla hits the Lay Out for the three count.
Winner: Layla El
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez) and Dolph Ziggler (with Vickie Guerrero) versus Sheamus and Randy Orton
Sheamus and Del Rio start things off and they lock up. Del Rio backs Sheamus into the corner and he kicks Sheamus and punches him until the referee warns Del Rio. Sheamus with a boot to the head followed by a neck breaker for a near fall. Orton tags in and Randy hits a standing drop kick and gets a near fall. Orton with a knee drop to the head and then he starts the Garvin Stomp.
Sheamus tags back in and he kicks Del Rio and punches him. Sheamus with an Irish whip but he misses a charge into the corner. Del Rio with an enzuigiri into the corner and then he chokes Sheamus. Del Rio with kicks to the leg. Sheamus with an Irish whip but Del Rio with an elbow and then he charges at Sheamus and hits the fireman’s carry slam. Vickie and Ricardo get on the apron and that distraction allows Ziggler to hit Sheamus from behind with a forearm.
Del Rio with a drop kick to the head and he gets a near fall. Del Rio tags in Ziggler and Dolph kicks Sheamus followed by a leaping elbow drop for a near fall. Ziggler with a reverse chin lock. Ziggler takes Sheamus to the mat to stop Sheamus’ attempt to tag in Orton. Del Rio tags in and he kicks Sheamus in the back and gets a near fall.
Del Rio with a rear chin lock and he puts his knee in Sheamus’ back. Sheamus gets to his feet and he punches Del Rio. Del Rio with a kick but Sheamus returns fire with a power slam. Orton tags in and he connects with two clotheslines and Del Rio misses one. It is power slam time and then Orton tries to get Del Rio on the ropes for the IEDDT and Ricardo tries to interrupt Orton but Randy is able to hit the IEDDT.
Ziggler tries to interfere with Randy’s pre-RKO mat punching but Orton sees him coming and hits a power slam on Ziggler. Orton sends Ziggler to the apron for the IEDDT but Del Rio grabs the leg and Ziggler drops Orton across the ropes and Del Rio hits a lungblower and gets a near fall. Del Rio with a boot to the chest and Ziggler tags in. Ziggler punches Orton and chokes him in the roeps. Orton with kicks and an Irish whip. Orton runs into an elbow and Ziggler with a flying clothesline for a near fall. Ziggler with a reverse chin lock but Orton with a belly-to-back suplex.
Del Rio tags in and he stops Orton from making the tag. Del Rio with a back heel kick to Orton and then Orton with an Irish whip but he runs into an elbow. Del Rio gets onto the turnbuckles but Orton with a drop kick that sends Del Rio to the floor.
Ziggler and Sheamus tag in and Sheamus with a few double sledges followed by shoulders in the corner. Sheamus tries for the running knee lift but Ziggler avoids it and he applies a sleeper but he does not get it fully locked in and Sheamus with a snap mare to escape. Sheamus misses a Brogue Kick but Ziggler misses a Fameasser. Sheamus with the uranage back breaker for a near fall.
Del Rio sets for the cross arm breaker but Sheamus avoids it and he sends Del Rio towards Orton who hits an RKO. Ziggler tries to use the briefcase but Sheamus sees it coming and he connects with a Brogue Kick for the three count.
Winners: Sheamus and Randy Orton
We go to commercial.
Match Number Four: Daniel Bryan versus Cody Rhodes
Bryan with a kick and European uppercuts that send Cody to the mat. The crowd chanting yes is only making Daniel more aggressive. Cody with a hot shot on Bryan followed by kicks for a near fall. Cody with a gourdbuster and he kicks Bryan in the midsection. Cody punches Bryan and backs him into the corner.
Bryan with kicks in the corner but Cody with a kick of his own and then Bryan flips out of the corner on an Irish whip and Bryan follows with a flying clothesline. Bryan with a running drop kick into the corner and he applies the No Lock but Kane’s pyro goes off.
Kane makes his way onto the stage but Bryan is distracted and he cannot apply the No Lock. Bryan yells at Kane on the stage and Rhodes is able to hit Cross Rhodes and get the three count.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
Kane laughs at Bryan from the stage while Bryan yells ‘no’.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Daniel Bryan is looking for Kane. He finds Kane and Kane is still laughing. Bryan wants to know what that was. Kane says that he doesn’t know what Bryan is talking about. Bryan blames Kane’s pyro for causing him to lose.
Kane says that they should consider them even.
Bryan says that he is a better wrestler and Kane belongs in a dark basement.
Kane tells Bryan that he belongs in a petting zoo. Bryan tells Kane that he belongs in the basement of a petting zoo.
Bryan turns around and wants to know what the two people want. We see that it is Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes. Cody says that this spectacle proves that the two of them as tag team champions is a complete joke.
Damien says that this trivial experiment is about to come to a combustible conclusion.
Bryan asks Cody and Damien if they think they are a joke. Kane says that if they want to see something combust, why not face them tonight.
Bryan says that they are scared of him and then Kane says that they are scared of him. They fight over which one they were scared of.
It is time for a look at the issues involving John Cena and CM Punk.
Josh Mathews reminds everyone that John Cena underwent elbow surgery.
Match Number Five: Brodus Clay (with Funkettes) versus Heath Slater
Clay shimmies and Slater shows Clay how to play air guitar. Clay misses a clothesline but he blocks a punch and slams Slater. Clay with a punch to the midsection and then hits a running knee lift. Slater with a kick and punches. Clay catches Slater and then hits a T-Bone Sheeeplex.
From out of nowhere, Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal attack Clay and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Brodus Clay (by disqualification)
After the match, Slater, Mahal, and McIntyre attack Clay. Drew and Jinder with a double suplex while Slater hits a sliding clothesline. Drew hits the Future Shock DDT and then Mahal applies a camel clutch.
We go to commercial.
We are back and remember that Jerry Lawler will be interviewed Monday night on Raw.
Match Number Six: Santino Marella versus Antonio Cesaro (with Aksana) in a Non Title Match
Santino tries for a drop toe hold but that doesn’t work. Cesaro with a kick and European uppercut followed by a deadlift side salto. Cesaro with a cravate and Santino with punches and a forearm. Santino with a split and hip toss followed by a diving head butt.
Santino goes for the cobra and Aksana gets on the apron and the cobra is more interested in Aksana’s flesh than Antonio’s. Antonio hits Santino from behind and then Antonio with a knee and he removes the cobra from Santino’s arm.
While the match continues, Aksana reaches for the cobra and Antonio hits the ropes and Aksana falls into the ring and the referee checks on Aksana. Antonio with Swiss Death but the referee was busy dealing with Aksana and the referee misses the count. Antonio yells at Aksana and then Santino gets the three count after a rollup.
Winner: Santino Marella
After the match, Aksana checks on her injured leg and Cesaro is fuming over the loss.
Cesaro gets on the mic and he tells Aksana that he is thinking of something in five languages. He tells Aksana that they are finished.
We go to commercial.
We are back for the main event and the other tag teams in the company are around ringside to act as de facto lumberjacks.
Match Number Seven: Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow versus Daniel Bryan and Kane
Cody and Kane start things off and Kane sends Cody into the turnbuckels and Kane with punches. Kane with a head butt followed by a forearm. Cody tags in Sandow and Kane doe not wait for Sandow to get into the ring and he hip tosses him in. Kane with punches and a short arm clothesline and gets a near fall. Kane with a snap mare and drop kick to Sandow.
Bryan tags himself in and they argue. Bryan with a drop toe hold on Rhodes followed by Kicks of No to the chest. Bryan with a drop kick to Rhodes and Bryan gets a near fall. Bryan refuses to make the tag and Cody sends Bryan into Kane. Cody hits Beautiful Disaster and gets a near fall.
Sandow sends Kane into the ringside barrier to further isolate Bryan. Sandow tags in and he connects with forearms and kicks to Bryan. Rhodes tags back in and he kicks Bryan in the ribs. Rhodes with punches to Bryan and then he applies a hammer lock but Bryan with elbows. Both men go for cross body presses and both men go down.
Sandow and Kane tag in and he punches Sandow. Sandow is sent into the turnbuckles and Kane with punches. Sandow with punches of his own. Kane with a kick to the midsection followed by a DDT. Kane sets for the choke slam but Sandow with elbows to escape. Kane is able to reapply the hold and hits a choke slam but Cody hits Kane in the back with a chair.
Winners: Daniel Bryan and Kane (by disqualification)
After the match, Rhodes tries to hit Kane again but Bryan takes the chair. Kane with an uppercut to Rhodes.
Bryan holds the chair and he wants to hit Rhodes with it but he sees Kane and he gives the chair to Kane. Kane appreciates the gift and he hits Rhodes in the ribs and back with the chair.
Bryan brings a chair into the ring and they smile before Bryan hits Sandow with the chair. Kane and Bryan alternate on Sandow.
Once they finish Kane throws down the chair and he goes after the teams on the floor. Kane throws the Usos into the ring and Bryan hits both of them with chair shots. Titus O’Neil is next followed by Darren Young. Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel do not miss out on the chair shots. Kane and Bryan lay waste to everyone else in the ring.
Kane takes the title belts and he gives one to Bryan. They hold their chairs and belts above their heads as we go to credits.
2012 - SHINE held their third iPPV. Richard Trionfo filed the following live report:
Welcome to PWInsider.com’s live coverage of SHINE 3 from the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida.
Our hostess for the evening, Daffney is in the ring as the show begins. She introduces herself for those who do not know her.
Match Number One: Santana versus Sienna Duvall
They lock up and Sienna works on the wrist and arm. Santana rolls through to reverse but Sienna with a knee and Irish whip. Santana with a float over and arm drag. Santana with a modified octopus on Sienna but Sienna makes it to the ropes. Santana continues to work on the arm as she takes Sienna to the mat. Sienna makes it to the ropes and Santana releases the hold.
Sienna sends Santana into the ropes and Sienna with forearms to the back and then she stretches Santana in the ropes and connects with crossfaces to the throat. Sienna with a drop kick to the back and Santana falls to the mat. Sienna gets a near fall. Sienna with a kick to the ribs followed by a clothesline and then Sienna celebrates in the ring.
Sienna turns her attention to Santana’s back and drops onto the back. Sienna with a camel clutch. Santana thinks about tapping out but Santana fights through the pain. Sienna drops Santana to the mat and then kicks her in the ribs. Sienna with a body scissors and she adds forearms to the back. Sienna with a seated Dragon Sleeper and she rakes the abdomen with her fingernails.
Sienna turns it into a full nelson but Santana gets to her feet. Santana escapes the hold and gets a near fall with a rollup. Santana with a clothesline followed by a drop kick and side Russian leg sweep for a near fall.
Sienna sends Santana into the turnbuckles and then hits a running clothesline into the corner and hits a bulldog coming out of the corner but Sienna can only get a two count. Sienna with an Irish whip but she runs into a boot. Santana goes to the turnbuckles for a cross body but she can only get a two count. Santana with a running boot to the head.
Santana with a handspring moonsault for the three count.
Winner: Santana
Match Number Two: Leva Bates versus Kimberly
In continuing with her theme of wearing different outfits for each show, Leva is dressed as a character from the Walking Dead.
They lock up and Kimberly with a side head lock take down. Leva with a head scissors but Kimberly bridges and escapes into a single leg crab. Leva with a knee bar and she turns it into a single leg crab of her own. Kimberly with a knee bar. Leva with another knee bar.
Leva with a hammer lock but Kimberly with a reversal. Leva with a drop toe hold and then she reads Kimberly her rights. Leva with an Irish whip and Kimberly floats over and kicks Leva.
Kimberly grabs Leva’s gun and tries to use it but it does not work. Leva with an arm drag into an arm bar. Leva rides Kimberly like a horse but Kimberly gets to her feet and she runs Leva into the turnbuckles to get out of the hold. Kimberly with shoulders in the corner.
Kimberly chokes Leva in the corner and then she kicks Leva in the midsection. Kimberly with a giant swing and then she biels Leva by the hair. She biels Leva to the other side of the ring by her hair.
Leva with a sunset flip for a near fall. Kimberly tries for a sunset flip but Leva stays on her feet and then she drops down and gets a near fall. Kimberly with a spinebuster for a near fall. Kimberly with a suplex for a near fall and she starts to show from frustration over the multiple two counts.
Kimberly tries for a punch but Leva blocks it and chops Kimberly in the upper chest. Leva with a series of round kicks and a back heel kick. Leva misses a kick and ends up doing a split. Leva with a swinging neck breaker for a near fall. Kimberly tries for a slam but Leva with an inverted DDT for a near fall. Leva covers Kimberly but Kimberly rolls through and gets a near fall. Kimberly gets Leva on her shoulders for the Air Raid Crash and she hits it but only gets a two count.
Kimberly runs into boots from Leva and Leva with a shot to the midsection. Leva goes up top and hits a knee to the back but Kimberly is able to kick out at two. Kimberly with a punch to the midsection and she gets Leva up for a shoulder breaker. She misses a clothesline and Leva with a super kick for the three count.
Winner: Leva Bates
Match Number Three: The West Coast Connection (Tracy Taylor and Su Yung) versus Rainbow Bright (Gabby Gilbert and Luscious Latasha)
Yung and Gabby start things off and they go for a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock but instead they do the wave. They try again and they are still in a dancing mood. They try a third time and Gabby with a waist lock but Yung with an arm drag. Latasha tags in and so does Taylor.
Taylor with a waist lock take down after she gets tired of Latasha’s dancing around the ring. Taylor with a front face lock into a wrist lock. Latasha with a reversal but Taylor with a reversal of her own. Taylor with a La Magistral for a near fall. Taylor with a front face lock and a single leg take down into a step over toe hold. Latasha with a rollup for a near fall.
Yung tags back in and she gets a near fall with a rollup. Taylor tags back in and she uses the ropes for extra leverage on an arm drag. Yung with an arm drag as well and Tyalor with another arm drag. Taylor with a Hawaiian surfboard on Latasha. Taylor tries for a Boston Crab but she cannot turn Latasha over.
Latasha with a reversal and Gabby is tagged in. Gabby with a double sledge and wrist lock. Gabby continues to work on the arm and takes Taylor down with a firemans’ carry. Taylor with a head scissors but Gabby escapes and she tries for an ankle lock and then she gets a near fall.
Latasha tags back in and they hit a double drop toe hold and a double drop kick to the head and Latasha gets a near fall. Latasha with a rear chin lock and snap mare followed by a drop kick to the head and she gets a near fall on Taylor.
Gabby tags in and she connects with a double sledge to the midsection. Taylor with an arm wringer and she gets a near fall. Yung tags in and she gets a near fall with a rollup. Taylor tags back in and Taylor works on the wrist and applies an arm bar. Yung tags back in and they connect with a double snap mare and Yung gets a near fall. Yung stretches Gabby and then applies a Boston Crab. Gabby makes it to the ropes and Yung releases the hold.
Gilbert and Yung exchange near falls and Latasha tags in. Latasha with a cartwheel and splash into the corner. Gabby tags in and she hits a running splash into the corner. Latasha tags in and hits a drop kick into the corner and gets a near fall. Both ladies try for a cross body and both go down.
Taylor and Gabby tag in and Taylor with forearms to the head. Taylor gets a near fall. Taylor with a version of the Rough Ryder for a near fall. Latasha breaks up the cover but Yung takes care of Latasha. Yung with a boot to the back and Taylor gets the three count.
Winners: West Coast Connection
Match Number Four: Taylor Made (with Allysin Kay and April Hunter) versus Greek Barbie
Barbie and Taylor have something to say before the match. Taylor with an Irish whip but she misses a charge into the corner. Barbie with a kick and snap mares followed by a sliding clothesline. Barbie with forearms to Taylor followed by an Irish whip and running back elbow. Barbie with a Samoan drop for a near fall. Barbie with more foreams but Allysin and a April grab her legs.
Taylor with a kick and neck breaker for a near fall. Taylor slams Barbie’s face into the mat. Taylor distracts the referee and that allows Allysin and April to double team Barbie. Taylor with kicks and a slam for a near fall. Taylor with an Irish whip and running clothesline into the corner.
Taylor with a forearm and boot to the back. Taylor with an Irish whip and then she face washes Barbie. Taylor with a baseball slide to the hamstring for a near fall. Taylor argues with the referee for a moment and then she returns her focus to her opponent. Barbie with a rollup for a near fall. Taylor with a drop kick to Barbie for a near fall. Taylor chokes Barbie and the referee warns her.
Taylor with a forearm and punch but Barbie with a kick. Taylor with kicks of her own and a kick to the back of the head. Taylor with a sleeper. Barbie with an elbow and then she hits a pump handle slam but Allysin and April pull Barbie out of the ring. The referee does not see the attack on the floor but Barbie fights back and takes care of Hunter and Kay. Taylor misses an elbow and Barbie with a few flying clotheslines.
Taylor with a spinning Greek Hammer followed by a kick to the head. Barbie with an overhead T-Bone suplex but April gets on the apron and distracts the referee. Allysin with a Samoan drop and Taylor makes the cover for the three count.
Winner: Taylor Made
Daffney is in the ring and she talks about the women’s wrestling legends that they are going to celebrate tonight. Daffney introduces Lexie Fyfe. She asks for the Legends to come into the ring.
The first person to be honored is Sabrina. The next person honored is Diane Von Hoffman. The next legend honored is Joyce Grable. The final honoree is LeiLani Kai.
Lexie thanks everyone for coming tonight for this ceremony. She talks about how she learned a lot from these women. She thanks everyone for paving the way for women’s wrestling today.
Mercedes Martinez comes out and she tells them to get out of her ring and she is tired of hearing them while she waits in the back for her match. Mercedes asks for a motorized scooter to get these women out of her ring.
Daffney stands between Mercedes and the legends.
Match Number Five: Mercedes Martinez versus Jayme Jameson
Mercedes with forearms and punches but Jayme with punches to Mercedes with a super kick and kicks in the corner. Mercedes puts Jayme in the tree of woe and hits a missile drop kick. Jayme with punches to Mercedes followed by punches and shoulders.
Jayme chokes Mercedes in the corner and kicks her. Jayme with sit out power bomb for a near fall. Each women takes the other down by the hair.
They exchange forearms and punches with Jameson getting the advantage. Mercedes gets Jayme on her shoulders for a Death Valley Driver but Jameson kicks out at two. Mercedes tries to get Jameson up but Jameson blocks it. Jameson with a snap mare driver for a near fall.
Jameson with forearms and punches to Martinez. Jameson tries for a butterfly suplex but Martinez blocks it and then Martinez with a spinebuster for a near fall.
Jazz emerges from the back to watch and Martinez tries for a fisherman buster but Jameson counters with a rollup for the three count.
Winner: Jayme Jameson
After the match, the legends have something to say to Martinez.
Match Number Six: Jessicka Havok vs. Mia Yim
Yim with a series of near falls to start off the match followed by arm drags and a cross arm breaker. Havok gets to the ropes and Yim releases the hold. Yim with a head scissors take down but Havok with a back heel kick and a round kick followed by a running boot to the head.
Havok with another kick to the head and then she chokes Yim but Yim is under the ropes. The referee warns Havok. Havok chokes Yim in the ropes. Havok with knees to the head followed by a back breaker and she keeps Mia on her knee. Havok with head butts to Yim but Yim with punches to the leg.
Havok with a shot to the head. Yim with a rollup from a wheelbarrow for a near fall. Havok with another kick to the head and she puts Yim in a camel clutch. Havok pulls Yim by the hair and tells Yim that she does not respect her any more. Havok with a shoulder in the corner.
Yim with an ankle lock on Havok and she kicks Havok in the back. Havok chokes Yim in the corner. Havok with a snap mare and kicks to the back. Havok with a rear chin lock. Havok with a full nelson and back breaker. Havok with forearms in the corner and he misses a splash into the corner. Yim with a series of Yakuza Kicks followed by a cannonball into the corner for a near fall.
Yim with kicks followed by a German suplex for a near fall. Havok with punches and she gets a near fall. Jessicka runs into a knee and then Mia with a tarantula in the corner. Mia misses a missile drop kick and Havok with a kick to the midsection. Havok with a bear hug and she runs Mia into the turnbuckles.
Havok misses a forearm into the corner and Mia with a drop kick into the corner for a near fall. Mia with kicks to the head. Havok with a clothesline but Mia avoids it and she goes into the ropes. Havok goes through the ropes to the floor. Mia goes to the apron for a running kick to the chest. Mia goes up top for a moonsault and they return to the ring and Mia gets a near fall.
Mia goes up top again but misses a corkscrew splash. Havok with the Air Raid Crash for the three count.
Winner: Jessicka Havok
After the match, Havok puts Mia in a cross arm breaker and eventually releases it, but she is not done. She goes to the floor and gets a chair but Yim and the referee know better.
Match Number Seven: Allysin Kay (with Taylor Made and April Hunter) vs. Christina Von Eerie
April and Taylor distract Christina and Allysin gets a near fall with a rollup and uses the ropes. The referee shows Allysin what she was doing. Allysin pie faces Von Eerie twice and then she apologizes. Von Eerie hits Kay in the face and follows it with kicks. Kay rolls Christina into the corner.
Von Eerie with a waist lock and near fall. Von Eerie with a head scissors. Allysin with forearms and Von Eerie with a waist lock and then she applies a cross arm choke on Kay and gets a near fall. Von Eerie with a head butt. Von Eerie gets on Allysin’s shoulders and Kay drops Christina on the ropes. Kay with a Northern Lights suplex.
Kay gets a near fall and then she kicks Von Eerie in the back. Kay sends Von Eerie into the turnbuckles. Kay with a hard Irish whip and then she sends Christina into the turnbuckles and chops her. Kay with another hard Irish whip and then she gets a near fall. Kay with a series of face washes to Von Eerie followed by a forearm.
While the referee is distracted by Kay, Von Eerie is attacked by Hunter and Taylor. Kay blocks a handspring back elbow and hits a German suplex for a near fall. Kay with forearms and then she applies a cross arm choke on Christina. Kay sends Christina to the mat and then she slams Christina’s head into the mat.
Hunter slaps Christina when the referee is not looking. Kay with an Irish whip but she misses a charge into the corner. Von Eerie tries for a rana but Kay blocks it. Von Eerie eventually hits the rana. Von Eerie with a forearm into the corner followed by a knee. Kay catches Von Eerie and hits a fallaway slam.
Kay goes up top but Von Eerie recovers and hits an overhead belly-to-belly superplex and both women are down. Christina gets a near fall. Von Eerie with an enzuigiri followed by a drop kick to the head. Taylor distracts the referee when making the count. Christina knocks Taylor off the apron but Allysin with a belly-to-back suplex and bridge for the three count.
Winner: Allysin Kay
Match Number Eight: Jazz versus Rain
They lock up and Jazz with a wrist lock. Rain tries to get to the ropes but Jazz pulls her into the center of the ring. Rain makes it to the ropes and Jazz releases the hold. Jazz and Rain have some words over the proper pace for the match. Rain with a waist lock but Jazz with an arm drag. They lock up again and Rain works on the wrist. Jazz with a cartwheel and arm drag to escape. Rain backs into the corner and wants a breather.
Rain wants the referee to clean up some debris in the ring. They lock up and Jazz with a slam. Jazz wants Rain to get out of the corner but Rain says that Jazz is cheating. They lock up again and Jazz backs Rain into the corner and Jazz with an Irish whip and monkey flip out of the corner. Rain rolls to the floor and wants a time out.
Jazz joins in the count with the referee but Rain does get back into the ring but it is only to break the count and Rain goes back to the floor. Jazz follows after Rain, but Rain does not know it. Jazz with punches to Rain and then she tries for a splash against the ring post but Rain moves and Jazz hits the post with her shoulder.
Rain sends Jazz back into the ring and Rain with a boot to Jazz and then she starts to work on the arm. Rain slams the arm into the mat and then she gets a near fall. Rain with an arm bar and she adds extra pressure on the arm. Rain sends Jazz shoulder first into the ring post. Jazz with a kick and punch. Rain regains control with a shot to te arm and then she hits a shoulder breaker and gets a near fall.
Rain uses the ropes to work on the arm. Rain wraps the arm in the ropes until the referee warns her. Rain with a hammer lock and knees to the shoulder. Rain drives Jazz’s arm into her shoulder to add more pressure. Rain uses the ropes again and then hits a running boot into the arm. Rain sets for the Lotus lock but Jazz rolls back and gets a near fall.
Jazz with elbows to Rain to get out of the hold. Rain with a drop kick to the shoulder for a near fall. Rain with a leaping divorce court and she gets a near fall. Rain cannot believe that she hasn’t finished off Jazz.
Jazz with forearms and Rain fires back. They continue to exchange punches and forearms until Rain hits an arm breaker and gets a near fall. Rain puts Jazz on the apron and then tries to use the ropes to hyperextend the arm. Rain gets a near fall. Jazz with punches. Jazz with a suplex and she floats over and gets a near fall.
Rain with a key lock and she gets a near fall. Rain sends Jazz shoulder first into the post. Rain kicks Jazz in the shoulder and then rolls through into a guillotine choke with the hammer lock. The referee drops the arm twice and it goes down. He goes for the third one but jazz keeps her arm up and the match continues.
Rain with an Irish whip but she runs into a boot and uppercut. Rain with a rollup for a near fall. Jazz with jabs to Rain followed by a round house for a near fall. Jazz with forearms to the back and then she gets Rain on her shoulders but Rain counters with a rollup and she uses the ropes but the referee sees it and stops the count.
Jazz with an X Factor for a near fall. Rain with a jawbreaker and forearm but Jazz with knees to the back and Jazz with the elevated double chicken wing and she drops Rain to the mat.
Mercedes Martinez comes out and distracts Jazz for a moment. Rain misses a kick and Jazz applies the STF. Mercedes tries to help Rain by pushing the rope towards her but Rain has to tap out.
Winner: Jazz
After the match, Mercedes and Jazz have a staredown.
Lenny Leonard makes his way to the ring and he has an important announcement about SHIMMER and SHINE.
On October 19th, Saraya Knight will be at SHINE 4 to defend the SHIMMER title against Jazz.
Mercedes is not happy about this decision.
Jazz thanks everyone for coming to the show. She also thanks the legends who are here. If it wasn’t for these women, she would not be in SHINE. Jazz tells Mercedes that she will be the SHIMMER Champion at SHINE 4. Maybe if Mercedes wins a match, she might get a title match. She says that Mercedes goes after smaller opponents or people who cannot compete.
Thank you for following the live coverage of SHINE 3.
SHINE 4 will be on Friday, October 19, 2012 and will feature Jazz versus Saraya Knight for the SHIMMER World Title
2012 - TNA ran Winston Salem, NC. Charlie Johnson filed the following live report:
This was my first TNA show and I have to say that I was really impressed. They all worked hard and like they say on Impact, it's a special experience. Here are the results.
Ken Anderson beat Crimson.
Mickie James beat Gail Kim.
Magnus beat Samoa Joe.
Eric Young and ODB beat Robbie E and Robbie T.
Rob Van Dam beat Gunner.
James Storm and Jeff Hardy beat Austin Aries and Bobby Roode. Aries played
off of the angle they did on Impact where he wants what Hardy has.
2012 - WWE ran State College, PA. Mike Ladd filed the following report:
In the opener, Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara beat Tensai and The Miz. Miz didn't like the outcome and complained on the mic. That led to an impromptu match where Rey beat Miz.
Layla beat Aksana.
Brodus Clay beat Heath Slater.
In a US Title match, Antonio Cesaro beat Zack Ryder to retain the belt.
Justin Gabriel beat Damien Sandow. That is not a typo.
Michael McGillicutty beat Dean Ambrose.
The main event was Big Show vs. CM Punk in a lumberjack match. Show won when Punk got DQ'd for using the title belt.
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