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1913 - Mike Yokel defeats Henry Gehring to win the World Middleweight Title in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1937 - Ray Steele defeats Everett Marshall by reverse decision for the Ohio Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title in Columbus, Ohio.
1950 - Sandor Szabo defeats Hans Schnabel for the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title in Honolulu, Hawaii.
1952 - Al Mills wins the Calgary NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title for the fourth time, from Sky-Hi Lee in Edmonton, Alberta, ending Lee's second reign.
1953 - Takashi Ishikawa is born in Yamagata, Japan.
1959 - George and Sandy Scott defeat Maurice and Paul Vachon to win the vacant Stampede International Tag Team Title in Regina, Saskatchewan.
1963 - Rip Hawk and Rock Hunter defeat Bull Curry and Lucas Pertano for the Texas NWA World Tag Team Title in Houston, Texas.
1963 - Don and Luke Fields win their second Mid-America NWA Southern Tag Team Title in Nashville, Tennessee, ending the fourth reign of The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie).
1965 - The Mysterios Medics win the Georgia NWA Southern Tag Team Title for the second time, by defeating Tony Marino and Joe Scarpa (Chief Jay Strongbow) in a tournament final for the vacant title in Atlanta, Georgia.
1971 - Georgia Championship Wrestling held a 14-man tournament for the vacant NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title in Atlanta, Georgia. The results were:
First round:
- Bob Griffin defeated Skandor Akbar.
- Kubla Kahn defeated Tom DeLynch.
- Dick Steinborn defeated Bobo Brazil.
- Assassin #2 defeated Gene DuBois.
- Jim Wilson defeated Mr. Ito.
- Luke Graham defeated Silento Rodriguez.
Second round:
- Nick Bockwinkel defeated Bob Griffin.
- Dick Steinborn defeated Kubla Khan.
- Assassin #2 defeated Jim Wilson.
- El Mongol defeated Luke Graham.
Semifinals:
- Nick Bockwinkel defeated Dick Steinborn.
- El Mongol defeated Assassin #2.
Finals:
- El Mongol defeated Nick Bockwinkel to win the vacant NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title, beginning his seventh reign.
1972 - Ernie Ladd defeats Bulldog Brower to become the first Buffalo/Ohio NWA North American Heavyweight Champion in Akron, Ohio. The title would later be known as the National Wrestling Federation North American Heavyweight Title.
1974 - The Mysterious Medic defeats Duke Miller to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title in Mobile, Alabama, to begin his third reign.
1975 - Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta defeat Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk for the NWA International Tag Team Title in San Antonio, Texas, ending the Funks' third reign.
1975 - Luke Graham defeats Don Kent to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title in Nashville, Tennessee, ending Kent's second reign.
1976 - Strong Kobayashi and Seiji Sakaguchi defeat Voodoo Mulumba and Tiger Jeet Singh for the vacant National Wrestling Federation North American Tag Team Title in Sapporo, Japan.
1977 - Mike Dallas defeats Harold Kalevoris in Melbourne, Australia to win the Australian Light Heavyweight Title.
1978 - Ron Bass and Dr. Hiro Ota defeated Chavo and Hector Guerrero for the NWA Americas Tag Team Title.
1980 - Lucy Kayama and Nancy Kumi defeat The Black Pair (Yumi Ikeshita and Mami Kumano) to win the WWWA World Tag Team Title in Osaka, Japan.
1980 - Don Owens Promotion ran Portland, Oregon featuring the following results:
-Rick Martel defeated Chris Colt.
-Stan Stasiak defeated Sam Oliver Bass by disqualification.
-King Parsons vs. Tony Borne fought to a time limit draw.
-Frank Dusek defeated Luke Williams.
-Roddy Piper defeated Brute Miller.
-Buddy Rose defeated King Parsons in a hair vs. hair match.
1981 - Georgia Championship Wrestling ran The Omni in Atlanta, GA drew 1,000 fans, featuring:
*Johnny Rich defeated Jesse Barr.
*Brad Armstrong fought Les Thornton to a draw.
*Ronnie Garvin defeated King Kong Bundy by countout.
*Mr. R defeated The Spoiler by disqualification.
*TV Champ Jake Roberts defeated Jerry Brisco.
*Pez Whatley and Sweet Brown Sugar defeated the Road Warriors by disqualification.
*National Champion Ted DiBiase beat Jack Brisco.
1981 - Jim Crockett Promotions ran Norfolk, VA at the Scope with the following results:
-Frank Monte defeated Ricky Ferrara.
-Don Kernodle defeated Swede Hanson.
-Bruno Sammartino Jr. defeated Gene Lewis.
-Dewey Robertson and George Wells defeated Mr. Fuji and Tenryu.
-The Iron Sheik defeated Blackjack Mulligan.
-Roddy Piper, Greg Valentine and Ivan Koloff defeated Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat and George Scott.
1982 - A live event in Knoxville, TN presented by Southeastern Championship Wrestling saw the following results:
-Doug Vines vs. Keith Larson ended without a winner as a time limit draw.
-Ron Sexton defeated Tony Russo.
-Buddy Landel defeated Jeff Sword.
-Johnny Weaver and Blackjack Mulligan defeated Lord Alfred Hayes and Kevin Sullivan.
-Roddy Piper defeated Michael Hayes.
-Tommy Rich defeated The Masked Superstar by disqualification.
1982 - Paul Boesch ran Houston, Texas with the following results:
-Tom Prichard beat Don Serrano.
-Manny Fernandez beat Juan Reynosa.
-Grappler #1 beat Rick Morton.
-Dick Slater beat Hacksaw Duggan.
-Bruiser Brody beat Bob Sweetan in a brass knuckles match.
-Junkyard Dog beat Gino Hernandez in a dog collar match.
1982 - World Class Championship Wrestling ran San Antonio, Texas with the following results:
-El Solitario defeated Ren Guajardo.
-The Great Kabuki vs. Kerry Von Erich ended without a winner as a no contest.
-Jose Lothario defeated Frank Dusek.
-Tom Shaft defeated Carlos Zapata.
-Al Madril fought Bugsy McGraw to a draw.
-Kevin and David Von Erich defeated Bill Irwin and Arman Hussein.
1984 - Rodolfo Guzman Huerta, far better known as El Santo (the saint) or El Santo Enmascarado de Plata (the silver-masked saint), dies of a heart attack at age 66. Santo is a legend in Mexico, not only as a wrestler, but as a television and film star as well. Santo wrestled nearly 50 years, and won the World Middleweight and Mexican National Welterweight, Middleweight, Tag Team and Light Heavyweight titles. Santo is typical listed among wrestlers who were never publicly unmasked, but he actually quickly revealed his face about a week before his death on a Mexican morning talk show. He was buried in his trademark silver mask.
1985 - Championship Wrestling from Florida ran Tampa, FL at the Spartan Sports Center with the following results before 4,000 fans:
-Norvell Austin defeated Jay Youngblood.
-Koko Ware defeated Mark Youngblood.
-Brian Blair defeated Jesse Barr.
-Dutch Mantell defeated Missing Link by disqualification.
-Pez Whatley defeated Southern champ Rick Rude by countout.
-Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy defeated the Assassins
1986 - Riki Choshu and Yoshiaki Yatsu win the NWA International Tag Team Title from Genichiro Tenryu and Jumbo Tsuruta in Sapporo, Japan.
1987 - Genichiro Tenryu and Jumbo Tsuruta defeat Riki Choshu and Yoshiaki Yatsu for the NWA International Tag Team Title in Tokyo, Japan, to begin their second reign.
1987 - Tarzan Goto and Akio Sato defeat Badd Company (Paul Diamond and Pat Tanaka) in Memphis, Tennessee to win the Continental Wrestling Association International Tag Team Title for the fourth time, ending Badd Company's second reign.
1988 - The WWF held the first of five editions of The Main Event, which aired live on NBC from Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana, earning a 15.2 rating. It was the first time professional wrestling aired on prime-time network television since 1955. The show featured the highly-anticipated WWF Title rematch between champion Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant. The results saw:
Dark matches:
- Demolition (Ax and Smash) defeated Billy Jack Haynes and Ken Patera.
- Jake Roberts defeated King Harley Race.
- Ron Bass defeated Koko B. Ware.
- The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid) defeated The Islanders (Haku and Tama).
- Jim Duggan defeated One Man Gang by disqualification.
- Don Muraco defeated Butch Reed.
- Ultimate Warrior defeated Sika.
Televised matches on NBC:
- Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion The Honky Tonk Man (with Jimmy Hart and Peggy Sue) by countout, after Honky Tonk Man hit one of the ringposts. Honky Tonk Man retained the title. After the match, Savage fought off Honky and Jimmy Hart and broke Honky's guitar.
- Andre the Giant (with Ted DiBiase and Virgil) pinned WWF Champion Hulk Hogan to win the title, ending Hogan's four-year long reign atop the WWF mountain. Hogan's shoulder clearly came up before the three-count, but the referee counted it anyway. DiBiase, according to the storyline, had paid for the referee to get cosmetic surgery to make him look like referee Dave Hebner, and paid off the new referee to take Dave's place. This was, of course, the WWF officiating debut of Dave Hebner's twin brother Earl, who previously had been working for the NWA. Andre said that he was surrendering the title to Ted DiBiase, then gave him the belt. Dave Hebner ran to the ring and attacked the imposter referee as DiBiase put the belt on left the ring with Virgil. Hogan then threw Earl over the top rope onto DiBiase and Virgil. DiBiase actually was announced as champion at events on February 6 in Boston and Philadelphia and February 8 in Los Angeles, before an announcement by WWF President Jack Tunney aired on the February 13 edition of WWF Superstars, stating the title was vacant and a tournament would be held at WrestleMania IV to fill the vacancy. This marked the first (official) time that the WWF World Title was vacated in its then 25-year history. The title had actually been vacant on three separate occasions in 1979 and 1982, which WWE doesn't officially recognize.
- WWF Tag Team Champions Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana) defeated The Hart Foundation to retain the title. Only the beginning of the match was televised due to time constraints. The finish would never be seen until 2014, when WWE would add the additional footage to the WWE Network version of the special in their Video on Demand section.
1989 - The National Wrestling Alliance ran Cambridge, Maryland at the Camobridge-South Dorchester High School for a matinee show, featuring:
-Butch Reed defeated Steve Casey.
-NWA World TV Champion Rick Steiner defeated Russian Assassin #2 (Jack Victory).
-Junkyard Dog and Michael Hayes defeated The Original Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose).
-Abdullah the Butcher fought. Kevin Sullivan to a double disqualification.
-Eddie Gilbert defeated Barry Windham.
-NWA World Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors defeated Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams.
1991 - Steve Grey defeats Jim Breaks in Croydon, England for the European Lightweight Title. This began Grey's third reign and ended Breaks' 16th reign.
1991 - Lasser defeats El Khalifa in a tournament final in Puebla, Mexico to win the vacant Universal Wrestling Association World Lightweight Title. The title was vacated by El Hijo del Santo in January when he chose to wrestle exclusively as a welterweight.
1993 - Hiroshi Itakura defeats Masayoshi Motegi to win the WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title in Tokyo, Japan.
1993 - Stevie Ray defeats Rod Price for the Global Wrestling Federation North American Heavyweight Title in Dallas, Texas.
1993 - Lucifer (Tim Burke) defeats Max Thrasher in Gaithersburg, Maryland to win the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Title.
1994 - ECW held The Night the Line was Crossed at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, featuring the famous "three-way dance" for the ECW Title. The results were:
- 911 pinned Chad Austin.
- Mr. Hughes pinned Sal Bellomo.
- In a Double Dog Collar match, Tommy Cairo and The Sandman beat Pitbull #1 and Rockin' Rebel, when Cairo pinned Pitbull #1.
- In a No Rules match, The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated The Bruise Brothers (Ron and Don Harris), when Public Enemy pinned both Bruise Brothers.
- Jimmy Snuka pinned Tommy Dreamer. During the match, Dreamer kicked out of the Superfly splash.
- The Sheik and Pat Tanaka defeated ECW Tag Team Champions Kevin Sullivan and The Tazmaniac, when Tanaka pinned Tazmaniac.
- J.T. Smith pinned Mike Awesome.
- In a three-way dance, ECW Heavyweight Champion Terry Funk, ECW Television Champion Sabu and Shane Douglas fought to a 60-minute draw. Funk retained his title. Following the show, Douglas and Funk got into a brawl at a press conference.
1995 - Tony Arce, Rocco Valente and Vulcano defeat Los Payasos for the Mexican National Trios Title in Tonala, Mexico, ending their second reign.
1996 - In this week of the Monday Night War, WCW Monday Nitro narrowly defeated WWF Monday Night War, 2.9 to 2.7 in the ratings.
WCW Monday Nitro was live from Jenkins Arena in Lakeland, Florida. The results were:
- Konnan defeated Devon Storm.
- Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater defeated The Barrio Brothers.
- WCW World Television Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page.
- WCW World Heavyweight Champion Randy Savage defeated Chris Benoit by disqualification.
- Arn Anderson and Brian Pillman defeated Hugh Morrus and Kevin Sullivan by disqualification.
- Ric Flair defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell.
- WCW World Tag Team Champions Lex Luger and Sting defeated The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal).
WWF Monday Night RAW was taped on January 22 at the Stockton Civic Autitorium in Stockton, California. The results:
- Diesel and Shawn Michaels defeated The British Bulldog and Yokozuna (with Jim Cornette) by countout, after Yokozuna was knocked out of the ring by Michaels' Sweet Chin Music. Owen Hart came out and tried to help Bulldog revive Yoko and get him back in the ring but failed. Cornette berated Yoko after the match with Yoko finally turning on the three, clearing the ring.
- The 1-2-3 Kid (with Ted DiBiase) pinned Hakushi with a butterfly suplex off the top.
- WWF Champion Bret Hart fought The Undertaker to a no-contest to retain the title, when Diesel, who was on commentary, and while the referee was knocked out, got up and threw Bret into the ringpost before powerbombing him twice.
1996 - Hiroshi Itakura defeats Takashi Okano to win the WWA International Light Heavyweight Title in Chiba, Japan.
1998 - Bobby Collins and Brian Jewel defeat Caveman Broda and Iron Man for the Canadian Wrestling Federation Tag Team Title.
1999 - Negro Casas and El Hijo del Santo defeat Bestia Salvaje and Scorpio, Jr. by disqualification to win the CMLL World Tag Team Title in Mexico City, Mexico. They immediately gave the title up as they wanted to win cleanly. Salvaje and Scorpio won a rematch on February 26.
1999 - Khris Germany defeats Jimmy James in North Richland Hills, Texas to win the vacant NWA Texas Heavyweight Title.
2000 - Big Dick Dudley is awarded the NWA Jersey Heavyweight Title, becoming the first champion.
2000 - El Rockero wins his fifth WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title in Caguas, Puerto Rico, defeating El Exotico.
2000 - Johnny Kashmere and Robby Moreno defeat Midknight and Diablos Macabre to win the CZW World Tag Team Title in Sewell, New Jersey.
2000 - Rukkus wins a "Mega Rumble" match in Cornelia, Georgia for the NWA Wildside Heavyweight Title.
2000 - Super Hentai defeats Jimmy Angel to win the Pittsburgh Wrestling League Three Rivers Title in North Versailles, Pennsylvania.
2000 - Pete Christy defeats Chris Vanity for the NWA Michigan Television Title in Bay City, Michigan. At the same event, The Outlaws (Ricky James and Bobby Lee) win their third NWA Michigan Tag Team Title, defeating the Scufflin' Hillbillies (Maynard R. Neck and Big Chuck Wagon) for the vacant title. Also, Gene Austin and Tommy Starr win their fourth and third respective NWA Michigan Hardcore Titles, by both pinning champion Woody Lee.
2001 - The Monday Night War entered its next-to-last month, with WWF RAW is WAR's 5.0 rating defeating WCW Monday Nitro's 2.3 rating.
WCW Monday Nitro was held live from the Tupelo Coliseum in Tupelo, Mississippi. The February 7 edition of Thunder was taped afterwards. The results were:
Nitro:
- WCW World Heavyweight Champion Scott Steiner defeated The Jung Dragons (Kaz Hayashi and Yun Yang), Evan Karagias and Jamie Knoble in a handicap match.
- Rick Steiner defeated WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Shane Douglas to win the title.
- Diamond Dallas Page defeated WCW World Heavyweight Champion Scott Steiner by disqualification.
- El Niño (Rey Misterio, Jr.) defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero, Jr.
- WCW World Tag Team Champions Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo defeated Team Canada (Mike Awesome and Lance Storm).
- Brian Adams and Buff Bagwell fought to a draw.
- WCW World Heavyweight Champion Scott Steiner defeated Kevin Nash and WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Rick Steiner in a handicap match.
Thunder:
- Kaz Hayashi defeated Shane Helms.
- WCW World Tag Team Champion Sean O'Haire defeated Norman Smiley.
- Ernest Miller defeated Elix Skipper.
- Brian Adams defeated Lex Luger.
- Rey Misterio, Jr. defeated The Wall.
- Kwee Wee defeated Rick Michaels.
- Konnan defeated Mike Sanders.
- Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page defeated Jeff Jarrett and WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Rick Steiner.
WWF RAW is WAR was held live from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The weekend's edition of Jakked was taped as well. The results:
Jakked, which featured several wrestlers from nearby NWA Wildside:
- Billy Gunn defeated David Young.
- K-Kwik defeated Rick Michaels.
- Albert defeated Onyx.
- Essa Rios defeated Kid Romeo.
RAW is WAR:
- WWF Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho pinned Matt Hardy (with Lita) with the Lionsault to retain the title, after Dean Malenko came out and attacked Hardy while he was on the floor. After the match, Malenko, Perry Saturn and Eddie Guerrero attacked both men. Guerrero hit the frog splash on the Intercontinental belt on top of Jericho's face.
- Edge and Christian defeated Kaientai (Funaki and Taka Michinoku).
- WWF Tag Team Champions The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) defeated The Undertaker and Kane by disqualification when the referee thought Undertaker hit Bubba Ray with a chair when it was actually Edge and Christian.
- Rikishi and Haku defeated Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty), when Rikishi pinned Sexay with the Banzai Drop.
- Chris Benoit defeated Al Snow by submission with the Crippler Crossface.
- The Rock and WWF Champion Kurt Angle (with Trish Stratus) defeated Steve Austin and Triple H, when Angle pinned Triple H after a low blow and chairshot.
2002 - The WWF taped the February 7 edition of SmackDown! and the February 10 Sunday Night Heat at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The results were:
Dark matches:
- Val Venis defeated Randy Orton.
- Ron Waterman defeated Rico Constantino.
Heat:
- Lance Storm defeated WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri in a non-title match.
- Test pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Spike Dudley after a big boot.
- Scotty 2 Hotty pinned The Hurricane (with Molly Holly) with a roll-up. The guest referee for the match was Jacqueline.
- Kane pinned Christian after a chokeslam.
SmackDown!:
- The Rock pinned Booker T after the People's Elbow. Before the match, Rock challenged The Undertaker to come out and face him but got Booker instead.
- The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) and WWF Intercontinental Champion William Regal defeated Edge, Rikishi and Rob Van Dam, when Bubba Ray pinned Rikishi after the 3D. After the match, The Dudleys held Edge for Regal to hit with brass knuckles, which he did, busting him open.
- Maven pinned WWF Hardcore Champion The Undertaker to win the title, after The Rock ran in and hit Undertaker with a chair and gave him a Rock Bottom. Later on in the show, Undertaker attacked Rock in the parking lot and Tombstoned him on top of his limo.
- Kurt Angle and WWF Undisputed Champion Chris Jericho defeated Triple H in a handicap match, when Angle pinned Triple H after an Olympic Slam onto a steel chair.
2003 - TNA held its 30th weekly pay-per-view event live from the TNA Asylum in Nashville, Tennessee. The show featured the TNA debut of one-legged wrestling sensation Zach "Tenacious Z" Gowen. Buck Woodward filed the following report:
NWA: Total Nonstop Action for February 5th began with Larry Zbyszko standing in the ring with the NWA World Heavyweight Title belt. Zbyszko talked about how last week he did something nice for himself by using AJ Styles to get back in the limelight. He said this week he is going to do something nice for AJ Styles. Zbyszko put over Styles ability, and demanded that Jeff Jarrett give Styles a title match. Jarrett came out, obviously bothered that everyone keeps taking the title belt. Jarrett said Styles could have a title shot if he would be man enough to ask him face to face for one. Jarrett then demanded his belt back, saying he would take it back if he had to. Zbyszko said he only does things the hard way, but as Jarrett walked to the ring, AJ Styles attacked him. Zbyszko tried to get AJ to back off, and this allowed Jarrett the chance to go after Styles. Zbyszko tried to pull Jarrett off, and Jarrett slugged Zbyszko, laying out both men and grabbing his belt.
A group of men in camouflage and masks came out and attacked Jarrett, then dragged him to the parking lot. It was obviously Sports Entertainment Xtreme. Mike Tenay and Don West then tried to restore order, while wondering where they were taking Jarrett.
Jorge Estrada defeated Glen Gilbertti (Disco Inferno) in 6:52 with a backslide. Glen wore a mask and camos to the ring, then took the mask off to wrestle. He was accompanied by Mike Sanders, also in a mask, which he took off, who joined the announcers for commentary. Glen still did the old Disco Inferno dance and dominated the match, often stopping to dance or talk to Sanders at ringside. Glen kept setting up for the Chartbuster (stunner), but Estrada kept blocking it, finally reversing an attempt into a backslide for the win. After the match, Sanders and Glen attacked Estrada, ripping off his Elvis outfit.
Goldylocks interviewed Bob Armstrong about the Jeff Jarrett kidnapping. Armstrong said he had someone on the case.
A "SEX Sells" graphic was shown. The lights went out, and a spotlight shown on Disco, back in his mask, then moved to Vince Russo, in fatigues and medals, with "F U" painted on his face. Russo announced that SEX was declaring war on everyone. Russo said Jeff Jarrett was in no harm, because he loves Jeff Jarrett. Russo said he was doing all this for Jeff Jarrett. Russo then told Glen that he needs to go "develop the character" of Jeff Jarrett. Russo said when he comes back, Jarrett should be cursing, caring only about T&A, and flushing tradition down the drain. As Glen walked off, Dusty Rhodes came out and laid him out with a bionic elbow. Dusty Rhodes then got in the ring and got on the mic.
Dusty Rhodes said Bob Armstrong called him in because of the Jarrett abduction. Rhodes then called Amazing Red, Jerry Lynn, Ron Killings and America's Most Wanted to the ring. Rhodes gave all of them a pep talk, putting over their talents, and stressing that when Ron Killings won the World Title a "man" won the World Title, not a "black man". Dusty then said he was going to go find Jeff Jarrett, and that he was leaving the five of them to "kick some ass" tonight.
Sonny Siaki defeated The Amazing Red to retain the X-Division title in 9:45. Desire accompanied Siaki to the ring. At the end, Desire crotched Red on the top rope while Siaki had the referee distracted. Red fell to the mat, and Siaki hit the Siakolypse Now (pumphandle into Michinoku Driver) for the win. After the match, Desire shoved Red, and he shoved back. Siaki and Desire attacked Red, but Kid Kash and Trinity made the save.
They aired a video package on Konnan's recent attacks, then aired a sit down interview with Mike Tenay. Mike Tenay asked him why he was attacking wrestlers. Konnan bragged about his Mexican success years ago. Tenay agreed with Konnan that WCW did not use him to his potential. Konnan talked about Mike Tenay calling the "When Worlds Collide" PPV as being a factor in him getting a job in WCW. Konnan said that TNA has renamed lucha libre the "X Division" and it was an insult. He said that wrestling is racist. He said that the top golfer is black and the top rapper is white, but wrestling is still stuck in the past. Konnan said wrestling was racist against Latinos. Mike Tenay said the X Division has raised the bar, and that Konnan would have to keep up with them. Konnan called Tenay a racist, saying everyone is a racist, and that he was there to make sure that "we" (Latinos) never get "f'd" over again.
Goldylocks interviewed Bob Armstrong, and BG James came over. The audio on the interview cut out. James said he was worried about his father. BG James music hit, and Armstrong said he had a surprise for his son in the ring. James headed to the ring.
Tenacious Z defeated BG James in 4:02. Tenacious Z came to the ring, and as he removed his prosthetic leg, Mike Tenay explained that the 19 year old lost his leg when he was eight years old to cancer. James attacked Z with punches, but Z came back with a dropkick, and holding to the top rope, hit a series of kicks in the corner. James shoved him down, but Z went for a rollup, before being hit by a clothesline. Tenay explained that Hulk Hogan visited Z in the hospital when he was a kid, and that was his inspiration to accomplish his goal. James went for his dancing punches, but Z hit a leg lariat and James fell to the floor. Z hit an Asai moonsault on James on the floor. Back in the ring, James took back over, but refused to pin Z, instead playfully slapping referee Scott Armstrong, his brother. James hit a suplex on Z, then refused to pin him again. Armstrong argued with James, and when James shoved him, Armstrong slapped him. Z rolled up James from behind for a two count. James tried to clothesline Armstrong, Armstrong ducked and kicked James low, and Z grabbed James in a small package for the pin. After the match, Raven hit the ring, and he and James beat down Z until Armstrong pulled him from the ring.
Raven got on the mic as James left the ring. Raven said Styles had property that belongs to him (the NWA World Title belt). Raven demanded that the belt be brought to him now. Raven then cut one of his promos about the road he has traveled. Styles came out with the belt, and Raven said that unless Styles was a "p****" he would come to the ring. Raven said Styles hasn't beaten anyone until he faces him. Styles hit the ring, and Raven attacked. Styles battled back, hitting a baseball slide and tossing Raven into the guardrail. They made it back to the ring, and Raven hit a clothesline and a kneelift. AJ came back with some right hands, a discus lariat and a spinkick. Raven hit a lowblow, then ripped at Styles fingers, trying to break them. Raven then grabbed the belt and took off as Larry Zbyszko hit the ring with a chair. Styles was helped from the ring, clutching his hand.
Goldylocks went to interview Bob Armstrong, who was talking with Jim Mitchell, Brian Lee and Slash. America's Most Wanted stormed in, and said they wanted their tag title rematch. Mitchell said they could have a title match after Lee and Slash win them. AMW threatened to go through them right now, but Armstrong separated them.
The history leading to the four corners match was shown.
Ron Killings defeated Jerry Lynn, Mike Sanders and David Flair in a four way elimination match in 8:42. Sanders and Flair agreed to work together, while Lynn and Killings seemed more reluctant to do so. Sanders and Flair worked as a tag team, keeping Killings from tagging Lynn. Lynn finally tagged in, with the bout seeming much more like a tag match than an elimination bout. With Lynn fighting Flair at one point, Jorge Estrada ran down and dropkicked Mike Sanders from the top rope. Lynn pinned Sanders at 7:06 to eliminate him. Flair and Lynn went at it, and Flair went for the Figure Four, but Lynn rolled him into a small package for the pin at 8:19. Killings accidentally hit the referee, and Flair hit Lynn with his burlap bag, and Killings covered Lynn for the pin to win the match. After the bout, Killings went to pick Lynn up, but Lynn shoved him away, leading to another argument and shoving match between the two.
Goldylocks interviewed Elix Skipper & Low Ki. Goldy accused them of stealing the tag titles. Ki and Skipper said they were family, and that they would retain the titles. Desire and Sonny Siaki entered, and Desire said she should be interviewed, since her match was next. Desire said that Goldy had a bad boob job. Goldylocks gave her the finger and called her a "bitch" as she left.
Trinity defeated Desire in 8:23. Sonny Siaki came with Desire to the ring, and Kid Kash accompanied Trinity. Siaki interfered throughout the match. At the end, Kash held Trinity so Desire could not monkey flip her out of the corner. Desire crashed to the mat, and Trinity hit a moonsault for the pin.
Mike Tenay and Don West speculated on where Jeff Jarrett could be.
Low Ki & Elix Skipper vs. Brian Lee & Slash went to a no-contest in 15:35, with the NWA World Tag Team Championship being held up. Jim Mitchell accompanied Lee & Slash to ringside, and the New Church attacked Ki & Skipper on the floor to start the match. After three minutes of brawling all over the place, the match settled into a traditional tag match in the ring. After going back and forth, the referee was knocked out when Slash went to powerbomb Low Ki at the fourteen minute mark. A second referee came in, and we ended up with a double pin, with Ki on Lee and Slash on Skipper (which looked bad, since the one pin was set up before the other, and the referee just waited to count for no reason). I think Lee and Ki were the legal men, but the referee was counting any pinfall attempts during the final minutes. Head referee Scott Armstrong came out and said the belts would be held up because of the double pin. America's Most Wanted ran in to attack Low Ki and Skipper, and two masked men (the Harris Brothers?) hit the ring and attacked Slash and Brian Lee. This led to a very long brawl, with Russo running out to ringside saying that there was a war tonight.
The brawl went on and on, for over ten minutes, with wrestlers coming to the ring from both locker rooms. Bob Armstrong ran out and started brawling with one of the masked men, pulling the mask off to reveal it was BG James, and Armstrong continued to pound on his son. Slowly, the members of SEX beat all the NWA wrestlers into their locker room, then locked the door. We saw that Raven still had the NWA title. Vince Russo then got in the ring with two masked me, presumably Mike Sanders and Disco Inferno. Russo said he wanted Disco to tell everyone that they did not hurt Jeff Jarrett, they just "tweaked his character" a little. At that, Disco Inferno, in his underwear, came stumbling down the ramp, and the person Russo thought was Disco unmasked to reveal Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett slugged Sanders and tackled Russo, starting to hit him as the show ended.
Dark match results before the PPV broadcast:
- Jimmy Rave pinned Matt Sydal.
- Tony Mamaluke and David Young defeated Lex Lovett and Rod Steel, when Young pinned Steel.
- America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) defeated Rocky Reynolds and Jason Rumble, when Storm pinned Reynolds.
- Kid Kash pinned Shark Boy.
2005 - The Ultimate Fighting Championship held UFC 51: Super Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The results were:
Preliminary bouts:
- Nick Diaz defeated Drew Fickett by TKO (strikes) at 4:40 of round one in a welterweight bout.
- Karo Parisyan defeated Chris Lytle by unanimous decision in a welterweight bout. All three judges scored it 30-27.
- David Loiseau defeated Gideon Ray by TKO (doctor stoppage) at the end of the first round in a middleweight bout.
- Mike Kyle defeated James Irvin by knockout (punches) at 1:55 of round one in a heavyweight bout.
Pay-per-view bouts:
- Paul Buentello defeated Justin Eilers by knockout (punches) at 3:34 of round one in a heavyweight bout.
- Evan Tanner defeated David Terrell by TKO (strikes) at 4:35 of round one to win the vacant UFC Middleweight title.
- Andrei Arlovski defeated Tim Sylvia by submission (Achilles lock) at 0:47 of round one to win the interim UFC Heavyweight title. The interim title bout was held due to Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir's September 17 motorcycle accident. Arlovski was later promoted to undisputed champion on August 12. Mir would return from injury in February 2006 at UFC 57.
- Pete Sell defeated Phil Baroni by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:19 of round three in a middleweight bout.
- Tito Ortiz defeated Vitor Belfort by split decision in a light heavyweight bout. The judges scored the bout 29-28 Ortiz, 29-28 Ortiz and 29-28 Belfort.
2005 - Combat Zone Wrestling held Only The Strong: Scarred 4 Life at the New Alhambra Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The results:
- Derek Frazier defeated The Heretic.
- The Kings Of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) defeated DJ Hyde and Jon Dahmer.
- Skayde defeated Milanito Collection A.T.
- International Wrestling Syndicate Tag Team Champions The Flying Hurricanes (Kenny the Bastard & Takao) defeated All Money is Legal (K-Murda & K-Pusha), Beef Wellington & El Generico and Ghost Shadow & Spyral to retain the title.
- The BLKOUT (King and Sabian) beat SBS (Excalibur and Super Dragon)
- Adam Flash defeated Kaos in a Tables and Ladders match.
- The H8 Club (Nick Gage and Justice Pain) defeated CZW World Tag Team Champions Team Cash (Chris Cash and Nate Webb) to win the title.
- In a double-title match, IWS World Heavyweight Champion Franky the Mobster defeated CZW Iron Man Champion B-Boy to win the CZW title and retain the IWS title.
- Mike Quackenbush defeated CZW Junior Heavyweight Champion Alex Shelley, Sexxxy Eddy and The Arsenal in a four-way match to win the title.
- Ruckus defeated CZW World Heavyweight Champion The Messiah to win the title.
- JC Bailey defeated Necro Butcher in a Barbed Wire Steel Cage match to become the first-ever CZW Ultraviolent Underground Champion. The match actually took place in the "bowels" of the arena in another ring with the Cage of Death cage surrounding it, wrapped in barbed wire.
2005 - Abyss defeats Jimmy Jacobs to win the NWA Iowa Heavyweight Title in Muscatine, Iowa.
2005 - The Solution (Havok and Papadon) defeat America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) for the NWA Cyberspace Tag Team Title in Wayne, New Jersey.
2005 - Erik Watts defeats Diamond Dallas Page in Tucson, Arizona for the vacant AWA Superstars International Heavyweight Title.
2005 - Kid Regis defeats Ross Jordan for the British Welterweight Title in Chingford, England, ending Jordan's second reign.
2005 - Naughty By Nature (Pokerface and Rude) defeat Blade Boudreaux and Denny Cooley to win the NWA Southern Tag Team Title in Greenville, Mississippi.
2005 - Team Upstate (Spazz, Psykita and Triple X) defeat Jason Atlas, Eric Everlast and Steve Kruz to become the first-ever NWA Upstate Six-Man Tag Team Champions in Webster, New York.
2005 - The Faroh of Phunk defeats Rondale Roosevelt for the NWA Battle Zone Cruiserweight Title in Magee, Mississippi, beginning his second reign. At the same show, Brother Love defeats Calvin Rose for the NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Title, and John Saxon defeats Lord Humongous to win the vacant NWA New South Heavyweight Title.
2005 - Dan Bidondi defeats Chris Blackheart, Donny Rotten and Don Vega in a four-way match to win the vacant NWA New England Colonial Heavyweight Title in Bellingham, Massachusetts. At that same event, Eddie Edwards defeats Jerrelle Clark in a tournament final to become the first AWA (Superstars) of New England (Millennium Wrestling Federation) Television Champion.
2007 - WWE held a live RAW at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa. The results:
Heat:
- The Highlanders (Robbie and Rory McAllister) defeated Armor and Jones.
- Eugene defeated Sweet.
- Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch defeated Jim Duggan and Scotty 2 Hotty.
RAW:
- Chris Masters and The World's Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas) defeated Carlito (with Torrie Wilson) and Cryme Tyme (JTG and Shad), when Haas pinned Carlito with a roll-over.
- Umaga (with Armando Estrada) pinned Balls Mahoney after the Samoan Spike.
- Super Crazy (with WWE Women's Champion Mickie James) pinned Johnny Nitro (with Melina) after a moonsault.
- WWE Women's Champion Mickie James (with Super Crazy) pinned Melina (with Johnny Nitro) with a roll-up.
- WWE Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy pinned Ric Flair with an inside cradle.
- ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley pinned Kenny Dykstra after a powerslam.
- World Tag Team Champion Shawn Michaels defeated Edge and Randy Orton in a Triple Threat match, by pinning Orton after Edge accidentally speared Orton. With the win, Michaels earned a shot at John Cena's WWE Title at WrestleMania 23.
2008 - Wrestlemania 23 main eventer Bobby Lashley announced he had left WWE, writing on his official website, "Circumstances, which are out of my control left me no decision but to leave the WWE. I can't go into details of this now but like I said before, sometimes people will hate you personally and try to destroy you, which has happened here. Evil has prevailed. However like I said before, if you continue your struggle, doors will open around these people. You have not seen the last of me, so please don't stop your support. Add Bobby Lashley to the list of RECENTLY RELEASED!"
2009 - TNA broadcast Impact. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We start off tonight’s show with Team 3D’s comments to Sting about their match at Against All Odds. Then we see Kurt Angle wonder why Sting does not think he can beat two people. Then we see Sting ask Angle which Sting he wants in the match. The we see the return of Samoa Joe and he has a tattoo on his face.
We are live on tape from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida and your announcers are Don West and Mike Tenay.
The Main Event Mafia come to the ring. Kevin Nash is the first one to speak. He says that he has been in the business for a while and they have cut on his body as many times as a medical school cadaver. As he goes toward the end of his career, he has done a lot of business in the ring, but most of it was done behind the curtain. Nash talks about how Samoa Joe ran his mouth about a good friend of his, Scott Hall. When that happened, Nash says that he wanted Joe gone. Nash says that Joe is the first person he wanted to be gone who is still there. Nash talks about Joe’s new look and wonders if that makes him a tough guy. Nash tells Joe that he has been cast and he will play Kevin’s b**** in their movie.
Kurt Angle gets on the mic and he tells Sting that everyone is thinking about what will happen at Against All Odds in the TNA Heavyweight Title match. Maybe there will be a clearer picture tonight in the tag match involving the four participants. Angle says that he thought he knew Sting, but he is not so sure. Angle talks about the pact that they would earn the respect that they deserved. None of them have lost sight of the goal. Angle makes one promise for Against All Odds. The TNA Heavyweight Title will remain in the Main Event Mafia regardless of what he has to do.
Team 3D are in the locker room with Lauren. Devon says that they know Kurt Angle. Devon says that Kurt may be one of the greatest wrestlers to lace their boots. Devon says that they will be ready for Kurt at Against All Odds. Ray says that if having Sting primed to lose the title to one of them is ‘got you where I want you’. Ray talks about where he would like to see Kurt Angle. Ray says that Kurt is taking the ‘mafia’ thing too seriously. Ray points out that Sting was fed to the wolves last week so Sting would be softened up. Now Kurt wants to be Sting’s tag team partner. Ray says that he knows how Kurt thinks and they will keep Angle from tagging in Sting tonight. Ray says that one of them will be the TNA Champion on Sunday.
We go to commercial.
We are back and it is time to see a Rough Cut about Kiyoshi. Alex Shelley talks about how he started in the US as Akira Rajin. Chris Sabin talks about how Kiyoshi was trained by Muta and then we hear from Kiyoshi and Muta. Shelley talks about Muta’s equivalent in the US. Sting talks about how important it is that Muta would be behind Kiyoshi.
We see footage from last week when Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin were not part of the save made by the Frontline.
Jay Lethal and Consequences Creed are in the locker room and Creed says that problem in the Frontline is with Shelley and Sabin. With a real family, you put the group first and don’t worry about ego. Creed says that the decision to form the Frontline was as a group. Creed says that Shelley and Sabin are no better than the Main Event Mafia.
Match Number One: Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin versus Consequences Creed and Jay Lethal
Before Lethal and Creed can get to the ring, they are attacked by James Storm and Robert Roode. Lethal and Storm battle in the crowd while Creed and Roode battle at ringside. Lethal and Storm go into the bleachers. Storm sends Lethal into the wall while Roode Irish whips Creed into the ring steps. Lethal fights off Storm while Roode works on Creed’s arm and then Storm hits the arm with a chair against the ring post.
We go to commercial.
We are back and it might be ready for Match Number One: Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin versus Jay Lethal and ?
The match is a handicap match with Lethal hitting a hip toss and cartwheel followed by a drop kick. Lethal with jabs to Sabin but Sabin with a knee and then Shelley is tagged in. Lethal backs Shelley into the corner and then hits a series of shoulders. Shelley sends Lethal to the apron. Lethal hits a springboard missile drop kick that sends Shelley to the floor. Sabin tries to come into the ring but Lethal hits a suicide dive on Shelley. Sabin tries for a pescado but Lethal moves out of the way. Lethal with a near fall on Shelley. Sabin charges into Shelley. Shelley hits a clothesline in the corner but Lethal with a drop kick. Sabin hits a tilt-a-whirl back breaker on Lethal. Sabin gets a near fall. Shelley tags back in and we see forearms but Shelley gains control and hits a roaring forearm. Shelley with an abdominal stretch and then he tries for Sliced Bread but Lethal sends Shelley into the corner and then Lethal hits an enzuigiri.
Sabin checks on Shelley and then they connect with a series of kicks on Lethal. Shelley with a near fall on Lethal. Sabin tags in and he hits a double sledge.
Eric Young has arrived on the apron. Sabin accidentally hits an enzuigiri on Shelley and then Lethal hits the Lethal Combination. Young tags in and he hits a reverse atomic drop on Shelley followed by a discus clothesline on Sabin. Young with a flapjack on Shelley and then he goes up top for a leg drop and Sabin breaks up the cover. Sabin sends Young into the turnbuckles. Sabin and Shelley with a double team kick. Young sends Sabin into the ropes and Shelley gets crotched. Young hits a double Death Valley Driver and he pins Shelley.
Winners: Jay Lethal and Eric Young
After the match, Alex Shelley wants the mic and we go to commercial.
We are back and Alex Shelley still has the mic and he says that there are two things that mean the most to him. Those are his tag team partner and his X Division title. Alex says that he wants Eric to be his next challenger for the X Division title.
Eric has a mic and he wants Alex to promise that his life partner will not be at ringside, he will accept the challenge.
It is time to run through the card for Against All Odds.
Jeremy is with Jim Cornette and Awesome Kong and her group of ladies. Cornette says that it will be one-on-one between Kong and ODB. Cornette wants to see how quick they get out of his office. Bolt threatens Cornette and they leave.
Booker enters with Sharmell while Jeremy takes his blood pressure. Booker says that they need a referee for Bashir’s match against Shane Sewell. Cornette says that Booker is not licensed to be a referee so he will have to wait until Sunday to get his hands on Shane.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Angelina Love and Velvet Sky are with Lauren. Lauren asks them about what happened with ‘The Governor’. Angelina tells Roxxi and Taylor that they will not have the opportunity to fight back tonight. She says that it will be a massacre. They made her and Velvet look stupid. Velvet talks about how they were embarrassed by Taylor and Roxxi. The fun and games are over. They will take back their dignity, throne, and respect.
Match Number Two: Sheik Abdul Bashir versus Shane Sewell
They lock up and the crowd chants ‘USA’. Sewell with a clean break and then Bashir takes off his flak jacket. They lock up again. Bashir with kicks and punches followed by a chop and more kicks. Sewell with a clothesline and back body drop followed by a hip toss and arm drag. Bashir goes to the floor and he pulls Sewell to the floor. Bashir sends Sewell into the ring apron and they return to the ring. Bashir with a punch to Sewell and a near fall. Bashir with head butts to the lower back and a forearm too. Bashir with a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall. Bashir with a waist lock but Sewell with elbows and punches. Bashir with a sleeper but Sewell with a belly-to-back suplex. Sewell with punches but Bashir with an Irish whip. Sewell with a drop toe hold and a head butt to the lower groin. Sewell with a bulldog for a near fall. Sewell with a fisherman’s suplex for a two count. Sewell with a chop. Bashir tries to send Sewell into the referee. Sewell stops short but Bashir hits the referee. Sewell and Bashir with a double clothesline and both men are down.
Booker T comes out and the other referees try to stop him. Booker helps Bashir up and Bashir misses a leg drop from the top turnbuckle. Sewell with a cross body but Booker does not make the count. Booker kicks Sewell and the referees call for the bell.
No Contest
Booker punches Sewell and then security comes to the ring to separate them. Surprisingly Booker and Sewell break free.
Jeremy Borash is with Sting and Jeremy wants to know where Sting stands. Sting says that he does not know where he stands with Kurt Angle so he tells everyone to watch the pay per view. Sting says that the title stands for honor, dignity, and respect. Sting says that if anyone else is the champion, the title is tarnished. Jeremy asks Sting if he is saying that if Angle wins, the title is tarnished. Sting does not answer and we go to commercial.
We are back and it is time for a look at the feud between Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, Roxxi, and Taylor Wilde.
Match Number Three: Velvet Sky and Angelina Love with Kip James versus Roxxi and Taylor Wilde
Angelina and Velvet attack Taylor and Roxxi on the floor. Taylor is sent into the guardrail while Velvet and Roxxi battle. Roxxi sends Velvet into the guardrail and Velvet with forearms to the back. Velvet with a drop toe hold that sends Roxxi into the steps.
Angelina and Velvet attack Taylor. Angelina sends Taylor into the turnbuckles and then Velvet tags in. Velvet punches Taylor and then she chokes Taylor. Angelina tags back in and she kicks Taylor. Taylor with forearms and a cross body for a two count. Angelina sends Taylor into the ropes and then she punches Taylor. Velvet tags in and they hit a double elbow drop before sending Taylor into the turnbuckles. Velvet with shoulders in the corner but she charges into Taylor’s knees. Roxxi is tagged in and she hits clotheslines but Angelina breaks up a slam attempt. Velvet and Angelina hit a bicycle kick and side Russian leg sweep combination for the three count.
Winners: Angelina Love and Velvet Sky
After the match, they do the same to Taylor. Then it is time for the bagging.
The ‘Governor’ comes to the ring and she hits a low blow on Kip and then she throws Velvet out of the ring and then she hits the Moss Covered Three Handled Family Credenza.
Brutus Magnus is in the back and he will finally make his in ring debut.
We are back with more about Kiyoshi in the Rough Cut. Alex Shelley, Scott D’Amore, and Sting talk about the Japanese scene.
Match Number Four: Shark Boy versus Brutus Magnus
Shark Boy attacks Magnus before the bell. Magnus catches Shark Boy and hits a power slam for a two count. Magnus with a European uppercut followed by snake eyes and a running knee and leg drop for a near fall. Magnus with a flying back elbow and then he goes to the apron and misses a slingshot elbow drop. Shark Boy with punches and a Thesz Press and punches. Shark Boy with kicks in the corner. Shark Boy with a jawbreaker. Magnus hits Tormentum for the three count.
Winner: Brutus Magnus
After the match, Magnus gets the mic and he says that he finally arrived in TNA and that is the competition he gets presented. He has a message for all of the wrestlers. At Against All Odds, he makes an open challenge and tells them if they have the bollocks to step up to the challenge.
Jeremy Borash is with Kurt Angle and Jeremy wants to know what Kurt has to say about Sting and the match at Against All Odds. Kurt wants to know what Sting said because he did not say anything. Angle says that everyone is trying to stir things up because they are a tight knit family. There will not be any dissension. Angle wants to talk about what Brother Ray said earlier. Angle says that Ray and Devon need each other. He can do it on his own and he does not need Sting. Jeremy reminds Angle that it is every man for himself on Sunday and then Angle says that he can do it on his own.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a video package about the issues between Matt Morgan and Abyss.
Match Number Five: Matt Morgan versus Rhino
They lock up and Morgan with a kick. Rhino with punches but Morgan with an Irish whip and clothesline. Morgan with a knee to the midsection followed by a side Russian leg sweep. Morgan with elbows in the corner followed by a splash. Morgan with a splash onto Rhino’s back for a near fall. Morgan with a Japanese choke. Rhino punches Morgan followed by a clothesline and a flying shoulder tackle. Rhino with a running shoulder into the corner followed by a belly-to-belly suplex. Rhino sets for the Gore but Morgan leap frogs him and then Morgan with a bicycle kick. Morgan goes outside the ring and then he brings in a chair. Morgan sets for the Hellevator onto the chair, but Abyss’s music plays and Abyss has two bags with him.
The match is apparently over without a finish.
Abyss punches Morgan and hits a clothesline. Abyss with a splash into the corner. Abyss hits a Black Hole Slam. Abyss grabs his sack and then he pours thumbtacks onto the mat. Abyss sets for a choke slam but Morgan sees the tacks and he leaves the ring.
We go to commercial.
We are back and the thumbtacks are still in the ring. Abyss added more weapons and some broken glass. Abyss gets on the mic and he introduces Matt Morgan to his real best friend. His name is Abyss. He tells Matt that he has endured a lot of things. Abusive fathers, prison time, psychiatric treatment, and some shock therapy. Abyss says that Matt knew how delicate the situation was. He says that Matt calls himself the Blueprint. Abyss shows what happens when you add him into the mix. Abyss punches the tacks and says that you hurt the ones you care about the most.
Lauren comes to ringside to try to calm him down.
Jeremy Borash is with Mick Foley. Mick says that we will see if Sting and Kurt Angle can co-exist especially when you consider the main event at Against All Odds. Jeremy asks if Mick has an update for Jeff Jarrett. Mick says that Jeff will be back next week.
Match Number Six: Sting and Kurt Angle versus Team 3D
Angle tells Sting to go to the apron and he starts with Devon. Devon with a waist lock and Angle with a standing switch. Devon with a side head lock and a shoulder tackle. Angle goes into the ropes and then Ray comes by and threatens Kurt. Devon with a clothesline to Angle followed by punches. Devon with a corkscrew back elbow for a near fall. Angle yells at Sting and then he turns into an arm drag into an arm bar. Ray tags in and he goes to the turnbuckles and hits a double sledge. Ray with a wrist lock but Angle with a rake of the eyes. Ray with a shoulder tackle and a hip toss. Ray with a slam to Angle for a near fall. Sting wants to tag in but Angle makes an obscene gesture. They lock up and Angle punches Ray. Angle knocks Devon off the apron. Angle with a single leg take down and tries for an ankle lock but Ray pushes Angle off but Angle with an elbow drop. Team 3D with a double flapjack. Devon with a belly-to-back suplex for a two count. Angle goes outside the ring and Sting wants to know if they are a family. Cousin Scott Steiner comes out to be peacekeeper. We go to commercial.
We are back and Angle with an elbow to Devon and then Angle mocks Ray’s appearance. We see how Scott Steiner interfered but then he was sent to the back. Angle with a reverse chin lock but Devon with elbows. Angle tries for the Olympic slam but Devon counters with an arm drag. Ray tags back in and he punches Angle followed by clotheslines and a BubbaBomb for a near fall. Angle with a kick to Ray and then Angle with a German suplex. The straps come down and he goes up top. Ray gets Angle on his shoulders and then they hit the Doomsday Device. Sting distracts the referee and that allows Booker and Steiner to interfere and the referee calls for the bell.
No Contest
After the match the members of the Main Event Mafia without the TNA Title belt attack Team 3D. Team 3D eventually fight back and then we see Angle argue with Sting while Steiner and Booker separate them. Nash stands around while Sting asks Angle if they are friends or foes.
2010 - Scott Steiner and TNA parted ways.
2010 - The title of Chris Jericho's second autobiography is revealed to be "Highlight of the Night." That title is changed to "Undisputed" prior to its release.
2011 - WLTX TV in South Carolina ran a story on a woman winning $100,000 from the Ric Flair scratch off lottery. It noted her husband was running around the house "Wooing" afterwards. You can check out the piece by clicking here.
2012 - WWE Raw ran Wichita, Texas. Frisco Tank sent the following:
Wichita Falls doesn’t typically draw a good crowd, thus we only get house shows, but to me, this one drew better than most. Probably 70% full. The new stage for house shows really does add something to the overall experience, but the sound was TERRIBLE for some reason all show long.
Match 1: Brodus Clay vs. Michael McGillicutty. Definitely longer than what Brodus has been working on TV. McGillicutty got a little offense in, but Brodus dominated the majority. He won with an Ultimate Warrior splash instead of his “What The Funk?” finisher. Crowd seemed to be into Brodus, but could’ve been just the fact he was the opener.
Match 2: Ryback vs. Alex Riley. I remember when Alex Riley was getting pushed. Apparently so did everyone else, because he got quite a nice reaction and crowd was behind him the entire way. I’ve heard Ryback’s character is supposed to be a Terminator like character, but I didn’t see it. All he did was keep slapping his head and acting like Brock Lesnar in his mannerisms. Match was back and forth, but Ryback caught him in what I can best describe as a modified Fisherman’s Buster. Decent move to pick up the victory. Riley gets a nice ovation as he leaves.
Match 3: David Otunga vs. ??? I want to say this guy’s name was Ken Cameron and he was billed from England. He looks like Seth Rollins, but definitely wasn’t, because I would’ve recognized him from ROH obviously. Crowd was DEAD for this match. Otunga is terrible. The kid showed some flashes with a couple nice dropkicks, but Otunga wins with his spinebuster finisher.
Match 4: Kofi Kingston vs. Jack Swagger. This wasn’t announced as a US Title Match. Definitely match of the night. Both guys put in a great effort and had a very entertaining chain of reversals near the end. Kofi was way over with the crowd. Swagger tried to get his feet on the ropes for leverage as he got the 1-2-3, but was a little too far out, so basically was just a normal rollup to win, but that didn’t take away from the effort of the match. Really enjoyable and crowd was fully into it. Post match, Swagger went to shake Kofi’s hand, but then pulled back to mock Kofi. Kofi hits Trouble In Paradise to make up for it though. Intermission Time.
Match 5: Eve vs. Beth Phoenix for the Divas Title with Santino as guest referee. Typical Santino comedy bits. Not used to having a divas match go longer than 45 seconds. Both women got some nice offense in. Beth kissed Santino at one point which, “knocked him out” as Eve then knocked Beth down and hit her moonsault to get the 1-2-3, but Santino obviously couldn’t make the cover. Once he recovered, Beth got the upper hand and hit the Glam Slam for the 1-2-3.
Match 6: The Miz & KANE vs. R-Truth & John Cena. Faces come out first and Wichita Falls was 98% pro-Cena. They erupted when he came out. Miz & Truth were the workhorses for the match, doing the majority of the work. They had a danceoff at the beginning of the match where everyone involved danced, but Kane ended up putting a stop to it. Regular tag match with Cena getting the hot tag and Truth diving to the outside to take out Kane while Cena hit the AA on Miz for the victory.
Main Event: Dolph Ziggler vs. CM Punk for the WWE Title. Very cool moment to start the match. Punk went to throw his shirt to a kid in the front row, but some guy snagged it and took it back to his seat. Punk yelled that he wasn’t gonna give it to the kid, so he decided to make it right. Punk leaves the ring, walks across the arena to the merch stand, grabs a new shirt and personally delivers it to the kid that he intended for in the first place. It’s things like that that make House shows fun. Lots of stalling to begin the match, but once they hooked up, they put on a great effort. The lights went out about halfway through the match and Jericho made his appearance, sitting ringside for the rest of the match. The finish saw Punk get Dolph in the Anaconda Vise, but Jericho was distracting the ref. Punk got rid of him, but then the ref ended up taking a bump which led to Jericho hitting the codebreaker on Punk. Ziggler only manages a 2-count after Jericho gets the ref back in the ring. Jericho tries to attack again, Punk clotheslines him out and hits the GTS on Ziggler for the win and sends everyone home happy.
Overall it was an entertaining show. Zack Ryder had the most merch at the merch booth, but his lack of appearance took away from the show a bit.
2013 -WWE sent out the following:
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. : WWE® Surpasses 1 Million Subscribers on YouTube, Topping ESPN and HBO
WWE on YouTube hit 1 million subscribers today, surpassing popular YouTube channels such as ESPN, HBO, Comedy Central, Discovery Networks and Apple, furthering WWE's position as one of the world's most social brands. WWE has seen a 340 percent increase in subscribers over the past year.
WWE premiered almost 30 hours of original programming in 2012 with shows such as Backstage Fallout, Outside the Ring, WWE Inbox, WWE Download and Z! True Long Island Story. Since launching its official YouTube channel in 2010, WWE has not only created dozens of hours of original programming, but also hosted exclusive matches as well as live pre-shows for its pay-per-view broadcasts. With almost a half billion views, WWE has more views than Showtime, ABC News, ESPN and UFC. In addition, WWE fans watch more than 1.5 billion WWE clips a year across YouTube.
WWE continues to be a leader in digital media. As one of the top 15 most influential brands on social media, WWE has more than 139 million combined social media followers across 10 social media networks.
2014 - Former World Class referee James Beard released his autobiography.
2014 - WWE broadcast NXT. Richard Trionfo filed the following TV report:
We are in Winter Park, Florida and your announcers are Tom ‘Mix’ Phillips, Byron ‘Watch me on Superstars’ Saxton, and Tensai.
We see footage from two weeks ago when Sin Cara made the save for Xavier Woods against Alexander Rusev.
Match Number One: Sin Cara versus Alexander Rusev (with Lana)
The lights go down and Rusev sends Cara into the ropes. Cara with a kick to the leg and forearms. Cara with a side head lock and Rusev sends him into the ropes and he connects with a shoulder tackle. Cara with a waist lock and Cara with a knee to the midsection. Rusev with an Irish whip but Cara moves when Rusev charges into the corner.
Cara with an enzuigiri from the apron followed by a moonsault for a near fall. Cara with kicks to the leg and he tries for a springboard move but Rusev counters with a drop kick and Rusev gets a near fall. Rusev with kicks to Cara and then he sends Cara into the turnbuckles. Rusev with kicks in the corner followed by a kick to the chest for a near fall.
Cara with punches but Rusev with a forearm to the back. Rusev signals for a diving head butt and he connects. Rusev with a second head butt. Rusev with a wrist lock into an arm bar. Cara gets to his feet but Rusev sends him into the turnbuckles. Cara with an elbow and kicks followed by a tornado DDT.
Cara with a springboard cross body for a near fall. Cara with a head scissors and then he hits a handspring back elbow for a near fall. Rusev kicks Cara into the corner but he runs into a boot from Cara. Cara gets on Rusev’s shoulders but Rusev sends Cara face first into the mat and Rusev with the Accolade and Cara taps out.
Winner: Alexander Rusev
After the match, Lana signals to Rusev and he reapplies the Accolade. More officials come to the ring to stop Rusev.
We go to commercial.
We are back and because there is a Divas Match going on, Renee Young joins the announce team.
Match Number Two: Alicia Fox versus Emma
Emma does some dancing after the bell rings and Alicia slaps her hands away. They lock up and Alicia with a wrist lock. Alicia with a hammer lock but Emma with a reversal into a key lock. Alicia pulls the hair and backs Emma into the ropes. Emma with a shoulder tackle. Alicia with a drop kick and she mocks Emma.
Alicia with an Irish whip but she misses a splash in the corner. Emma with a Tarantula but Alicia uses the ropes to her advantage. Alicia with a Northern Lights suplex for a near fall. Alicia with a reverse chin lock. Emma with punches but Alicia with a knee.
Emma floats over the corner and gets a near fall with a rollup. Alicia goes into the turnbuckles when Emma moves. Emma with a cross body into the corner and then she catapults Alicia but then holds on and applies the Emma Lock and Alicia taps out.
Winner: Emma
After the match Emma wishes that Paige has a speedy recovery from her injury. When Paige has fully recovered, she wants her rematch for the Women’s Championship.
Sasha Banks tries to attack Emma from behind. Summer comes into the ring and Emma gives her a Thesz Press. Alicia attacks Emma and then Charlotte joins the fray.
Natalya’s music plays and she comes to the ring with Bayley and they clear the ring, except for Summer who is surrounded. Emma tosses Summer by the hair and she leaves the ring.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Sylvester Lefort versus Mason Ryan
They lock up and Ryan with a clean break but Lefort with punches and forearms. Ryan sends Lefort into the turnbuckles but Lefort with kicks. Ryan with a hot shot and a running boot to the chest. Ryan with a cobra clutch slam for the three count.
Winner: Mason Ryan
Aiden English demands the spotlight in the back. He says last week he threatened a man in a wheelchair. He is not ashamed of that. He celebrates it. When that greaseball, Goodfella wannabe ran over The Artiste’s foot, he took it to the next level. He repaid the favor to Big Cass. The curtain has fallen on that act. He looks forward to facing the great Canadian Grappler, Tyson Kidd.
Aiden sings us into commercial.
We are back and Sylvester is asked about his match with Mason Ryan. Sylvester says that he does not want to work with Mason any more. He will find a way to get revenge on Mason.
Match Number Four: Aiden English versus Tyson Kidd
Kidd with a side head lock and monkey flip to English. Kidd misses a cross body and bounces off the ropes. English with forearms to Kidd and he gets a near fall. English with a belly-to-back suplex for a near fall. English with a rear chin lock while trapping the arm in a key lock. English with a forearm.
Kidd lands on his feet on a belly-to-back attempt and Kidd with a kick. Kidd with a head scissors that sends English into the turnbuckles. Kidd with kicks followed by a back heel kick and drop kick to the temple for a near fall. Kidd with a kick and he goes to the apron but English with a knee to the head when Kidd goes for a shoulder.
English with a suplex for a near fall.
Colin Cassady makes his way to ringside and he takes English’s scarf and hat.
Meanwhile, Kidd goes up top and hits a Blockbuster for the three count.
Winner: Tyson Kidd
Match Number Five: Adrian Neville versus Corey Graves
Graves takes his time getting ready and he goes into the ropes when Neville tries to approach him. Graves has a kick blocked by Neville and Adrian with a side head lock. Neville with a shoulder tackle and then he hip tosses Graves and Corey goes to the floor. Neville goes after Graves and they return to the ring with Graves kicking Neville.
Graves with an elbow to the top of the head. Neville with chops to Graves but Graves with punches to Neville. Graves with kicks and punches. Graves ties Neville up in the ropes and he chops Neville. Graves with snap mare but Neville avoids an elbow drop. Neville with a side head lock take down.
Graves backs Neville into the corner and Graves with a punch. Graves tries to send Neville to the floor but Neville bounds off the ropes. Neville with a hip toss and Graves goes to the floor. Nevile teases a dive to the floor but Graves moves and Neville lands on the apron. Neville with a twisting plancha onto Graves and he rolls Graves back into the ring. Graves with a drop kick to the knee and Neville lands on the apron before Neville falls to the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Graves works on the knee. Neville with a kick to Graves but Graves continues to work on the leg. Graves with a kick and then he wraps the leg in the ropes. Graves returns to the knee and he gets a near fall. Graves with an elbow to the top of the head and then he applies a spinning toe hold. Neville kicks Graves in the head but Graves with punches to Neville.
Graves chokes Neville and then he gets a near fall. Neville crawls away from Graves but Graves continues to stalk Neville and he hits a splash to the leg. Neville with a rollup for a near fall. Graves with a drop kick to the knee and he gets a near fall. Graves with a dragon screw leg whip for a near fall. Graves with a knee drop to the leg.
Graves with punches and forearms to Neville followed by a KneeDT for a near fall. Graves with another knee drop to the leg. Neville uses his other leg to kick Graves. Graves with a back breaker for a near fall. Graves with another near fall. Graves throws Neville to the floor and Graves follows after Neville.
Graves sets for a piledriver on the floor but Neville with a back drop. Neville gets back into the ring first and Graves follows. Neville with a boot to Graves. Neville with kicks to the leg nd forearms. Neville hobbles when he gets back to his feet. Neville with an elbow. Neville hits a missile drop kick and he gets a near fall.
Graves with a kick to the leg and a spear to the knee. Neville rolls to the apron. Neville with a kick to the head and then Neville goes up top and hits Red Arrow for the three count.
Winner: Adrian Neville
After the match, Bo Dallas’ music plays and he comes to the stage. Bo makes his way to the ring.
As Bo enters the ring, Triple H’s music plays and he makes his way to the stage for an announcement. Hunter says that he is glad that Bo is out here so he can talk to him and Adrian at the same time. Hunter enters the ring.
He says that it is interesting that they will be going to war over the title on February 27th. That is going to be a special night and he wants to make it memorable. He is going to do what is best for business. For the first time ever, the title belt will hang above the ring and they will compete in NXT’s first ladder match.
2015 - A WWE representative, responding to a PWInsider.com query about a statement made by MMA fighrer Chael Sonnen that he and Wanderlei Silva were invited to Wrestlemania weekend for a meeting with WWE, sent the following:
"There has been no invitation from WWE for Chael Sonnen to attend WrestleMania."
Sonnen did not end up working with or for WWE, but did debut in 2015 as an announcer for Jeff Jarrett's Global Force Wrestling.
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