WWE Monday Night Raw Results 9/29/08
September 30, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
WWE RAW
September 29, 2008
Minneapolis, MN
The opening pyro hit and we’re ready to go. Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler welcomed us to the show and we’re ready to go. They put over the network television debut of Wrestlemania XXIV on MyNetwork TV.
Batista’s music hit and he came out to the ring.
Batista v. Santino Marella
Santino popped up on the ring and put over the honk-o-meter for us all to view. He then whipped out a brain barometer. He said the avg. human has six trillion brain cells. Santino has 10 trillion. Batista on the other hand, only has 12. Batista’s laughing because honestly, this is pretty hilarious. He’s leaving Batista in worse shape than the US economy.
Batista clocked Santino with a huge lariat before nailing him with multiple shoulder thrusts in the corner. He followed it up with a big whip followed by a clothesline before nailing a spine buster. One big Batista Bomb later, that’s all she wrote.
Winner: Batista via pin fall
After the match, Beth got on the ring apron and was talking trash to Batista. As he smiled at her, JBL showed up from behind and leveled Batista with a clothesline from hell. Batista’s selling it like he’s a dead deer. Twitch and all.
Todd Grisham is in the back with Shawn Michaels. He said HBK would team with a mystery partner. HBK said ten years ago when he trained Cade he knew he was good but what happened last week wouldn’t ever happen again. HBK put over the ladder match at No Mercy before Grisham asked him who his partner would be. HBK said it wouldn’t be Batista… he teased it being Hogan and Austin and even Bret Hart. He said he needed to find a partner who actually liked him.
****Commercial****
JTG v. The Miz
JTG and Miz traded go behinds before Miz backed JTG up into the corner. JTG reversed a whip before being dropped onto the apron. After a flip for t he heck of it, JTG hit a shoulder block and a rolling snap mare for a one count.
JTG grabbed a side headlock and hit a diving upper cut before getting hung up on the top rope. Miz slammed him into the corner before hitting his running knee. Miz stomped away on JTG on the ground and dropped a leg drop across the throat for a two count.
Miz slapped on a cravat. JTG fought out and caught a roll up but Miz kicked out and went back on the advantage with a lariat. We’re back in the cravat before JTG blocked a lariat and a kick before JTG hit a springboard leg drop. JTG hit a wheel kick before hitting a second rope senton for a two count.
He gathered Miz before eating a punch to the grill. JTG dodged an upper cut and flat backed Miz with a punch. He was distracted by the shenanigans from Shaad and Morrison on the outside just long enough for Miz to hit the kick, knee, neck breaker ‘reality check’ combo for the win.
Winner: The Miz via pin fall
Jamie Noble is approaching Jillian about something. She sang, then Dolph Ziggler showed up. He’s got a mean hand shake.
****Commercial****
King William Regal and Leyla are watching from a throne on the stage.
Paul Burchill & Katie Lea v. Jamie Noble & Mickie James
Burchill and Noble started things off. Burchill put a big beat down on Noble with punches and knees. Noble fought back briefly only to be nailed into the corner. Katie Lea looked for the cover but only got a two count. Katie tagged Noble with some kicks on the ground until Noble pushed her into Mickie. Mickie tags in and puts a few forearms in her face before hitting a snap mare.
Burchill tripped up Mickie allowing Katie to get back in the match. Katie grabbed Mickie and has her in a modified under-hook chicken wing. The crowd rallied Mickie who fought back with some punches and hit a neck breaker.
Noble hopped around looking for a tag on the outside of the ring. Both women struggled to the corner. Noble got the hot tag and began uncorking some awesome stuff including a missile drop kick for a two count that was interrupted by Katie Lea. Mickie cut Katie off but Burchill was able to hit a shot to the gut to get back into things. Noble countered a neck breaker attempt with an awesome northern lights suplex into a cross arm breaker. Burchill taps and it’s over.
Winners: Jamie Noble & Mickie James via submission
After the match Noble and James taunted King Regal and Leyla who were observing from the stage.
****Commercial****
The Priceless crew is in the bowels of the arena looking for Kane it looks like. They said he was a second generation superstar because his dad was Paul Bearer or something. He aid if they maybe acted as a unit out there, they should be ok. Dibiase said he wanted to make sure they were on the same page. Kane turned to him and said he doesn’t take orders from anyone. He said he was going to massacre Rey Mysterio tonight whether they were on the same page or not. He told them to stay out of his way.
Lance Cade has some new music. And a hell of a cow lick. He put over his win over Shawn Michaels last week. Truth be told, in the last 3 months, he learned more from Chris Jericho than he learned from HBK in 10 years. He said his proof of that was last year. Jericho was a better teacher, influence and better person… period. He said as far as tonight goes, he could care less who his partner is going to be. He was either going to lose to him like last week or lose like he’s going to this Sunday. He said when No Mercy was over, it’d be Chris Jericho who was still World Heavyweight Champion.
****Commercial****
Rey Mysterio, Evan Bourne, CM Punk & Kofi Kingston v. Cody Rhodes, Manu, Ted Dibiase & Kane
Manu started with Bourne and Bourne’s using Mysterio as an axebefore being catapulted over the top rope. The tag champs are over the top rope and getting hit with planchas. Mysterio’s on Kane with a senton… everyone’s flying…. commercial break go!
****Commercial****
We came back to Cody controlling Evan Bourne in the middle of the ring with a chicken wing..Manu tagged in and his pony tail is off so you know it’s business. He drops Bourne on his head for a two count before punching him in the face for a little while. While Bourne was able to get a tag, Rhodes cut off Punk rather quickly and tied him up into knots on the mat.
After the leg lock sequence, Kane tagged in and just began stomping on Kane because that’s what he does. He choked Punk in the corner while looking at Mysterio the whole time. The heels are clicking on all cylinders as Ted Dibiase tagged in and let Kane upper cut Punk in the back of the dome before working that leg again. Punk was worked to the corner and tried to fight out but got cut off. Rhodes tagged in and after a double team suplex, got a two count.
Rhodes stayed on the leg stomping and tearing away at it before tagging in Dibiase who came sailing off the top rope with an axe handle. Manu wants him some and tags in and drops a knee on the, uh, knee…. Manu put on a twisting leg lock on Punk who tried to get a roll up but Manu managed to quickly escape and envelop him with a big forearm. Rhodes is in and he and Cody slug it out a bit before Kane’s coming in.
Rhodes held the leg down so Kane could stomp on it and Kane, yet again, is jaw jacking with Mysterio. The lapse in attention cost him as the former world champ was able to hit an enzeguiri and almost get to the corner except Kane PULVARIZED Mysterio with a big boot. Rhodes tagged in and missed an elbow drop allowing Kofi Kingston to come in and clean house on the heels.
Kofi hit a big boom boom leg drop for a two count but Manu broke it up. Bourne took out Manu while Kane tagged in and looked for a choke slam on Kofi. Rey saved the day with a drop kick before taking Dibiase over the top rope with a head scissors. Kingston leapt at Kane in the corner who caught him in a HUGE FREAKING HUGE clothesline for the win.
Winners: Kane, Manu, Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase via pin fall
Rey looks a little shocked. Kane’s just laughing.
****Commercial****
Raw GM Mike Adamle is in the ring. He said Kane made a request and since he won, he’d honor it. He said if Kane won this Sunday, Rey Mysterio would remove his mask in the middle of the ring. Then Randy Orton’s music hit.
Adamle asked him if he could help him. Orton wanted to know if he had his cell phone on him. He was assuming he had to call Shane McMahon and make sure it was ok. Wants to know if he shines his shoes and picks up his dry cleaning. Orton didn’t appreciate his decision not to re-suspend CM Punk last week and he needs to do it right now. If he wasn’t happy, Mike wouldn’t be, either. Mike may run things on Raw, but when he was healthy, he would own Raw. When he was back he’d need Orton on his side more than he needed Shane McMahon. JBL’s music hit and he came out.
He’s in a bad mood because he lost money on the stock market tonight. He said he was JBL and his wife is powerful… uh, yeah. He said he’d defeat Batista next week and would be the world champion shortly. He said next week, Orton would be talking about the past. He called Orton a one armed gimp living in the past. He wanted Adamle to make sure bozo the one armed clown never got a shot at the title. Batista’s music hit and he pops up behind him and JBL knows what’s coming. Batista hit a big spear and looked down a JBL with the mic. He said he knew JBL had a bad week, but at No Mercy, it’d get a lot worse.
Santino is in the back giving his number out on the phone. Beth is there and glaring at him wondering who he was talking to. Some sick kid named Frankie he promised to win his match for tonight. He told her to forget about Frankie as it was her time tonight. She doesn’t think it’s a good idea right now. She couldn’t have him screwing it up for her this week. He said there was a reason she didn’t have a Fabulous Moolah-meter… said it must be a female problem…
****Commercial****
Candice Michelle & Kelly Kelly v. Beth Phoenix & Jillian Hall
Candice opened up with some big strikes to start things off before tagging in Kelly who grabbed an arm wringer and tagged Candice right back in for a axe handle off the top rope. Beth overpowered Candice though and tagged in Jillian who immediately went after her with strikes to the face. Candice fought out of the corner and hit a side Russian leg sweep for a quick one count.
Candice went for a head scissors but was planted with a face buster before Jillian stepped on her face. Beth tagged in and delivered a kick to the mid section before nailing a pair of back breakers for a two count. Jillian tagged in and slammed Candice’s face off the mat a few times before slapping on a rear chin lock. Jillian grabbed a surf board before Jillian slammed her head into the canvas yet again.
She whipped Candice to the corner only to eat some knees on the hand spring elbow attempt. Candice hit a heel kick and made the hot tag to Kelly who hit some forearms on Beth. She hit a nice head scissors move before flipping out of a caught kick only to get clocked with a clothesline for a cover attempt that was broken up by Candice.
Jillian dragged Candice out of the ring. Kelly went for a roll up but Beth rolled with the momentum and hit her tiger clutch face buster for the win.
Winners: Jillian Hall & Beth Phoenix via pin fall
****Commercial****
Deuce v. The Great Charlie
Runjin Singh is even here…
Haas is having another identity crisis. He cuts the promo of the year. Singh says ‘behold his awesome power’. Some more non sense and Singh says ‘when prepared correctly, curry is both nutritious and delicious’.
He wants Deuce to hit the ropes and he chopped him in the head. Deuce hit a kick to the gut only for Haas to kill him with a head butt. He went for the Charlie bomb, but Deuce hit a drop kick. Deuce hit a kick to the gut and a face buster before he got a big boot in the grill. Haas fired up and went to the top rope and hit a flying lariat for the win. The whig is back on and he’s screaming some more.
Winner: Charlie Haas via pin fall
Now the real Khali is here and Haas looks scared or really excited. Singh is making the introduction. The Great Charlie and the Great Khali. They’re ‘aaaah-ing’ each other. Khali is struggling not to laugh and instead chops Haas in the head and aaaaaahhhhhs us all.
****Commercial****
World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho came down to the ring with Lance Cade and said he was insulted when people began wishing him luck in his match. He was better than HBK. Jericho showed everyone how he was going to smash Michaels face with the ladder as Cade demonstrated it all for us. He declared he’d beat him unconscious and he’d slam the ladder on his neck. He said he was the best in the world and when you were that good, you didn’t need luck.
****Commercial****
Chris Jericho & Lance Cade v. Shawn Michaels & Triple H
Triple H quickly flattened Jericho only to go for the high knee and get caught nearly in the Walls of Jericho. Lance Cade got the tag and exploded into the ring at Triple H with strikes but was quickly cut down with right hands.
HBK tagged in and he nailed Cade with a clothesline before tackling Chris Jericho and chasing him around the ring side area. Cade caught him with a big boot on his way into the ring before tagging in the champion who quickly hammered away on HBK’s head. Jericho nailed some shoulder thrusts in the corner before tagging in Lance Cade who hit a shot to the gut.
Jericho tagged right back in and hit a snap mare and cinched in a modified sleeper hold as the crowd attempted to rally Michaels. Michaels broke the hold and hit a flying forearm and the two are left flailing on the mat. HBK made it to the corner and here comes the WWE Champion.
Triple H hit the high knee and the face buster before dispatching of Chris Jericho on the ring apron. He hit a big clothesline and then dumped Cade to the mat with a big spine buster. Triple H went for the pedigree but instead got nailed with a Code Breaker. Cade hit a huge lariat on Michaels as he and Cade hammered away on Michaels in the mat. The Ref calls for the bell and it’s a DQ.
Winners: Triple H & Shawn Michaels via DQ
The two continued the assault before getting a ladder out. Jericho was in the ring with the ladder and then noticed Triple H with the sledge hammer. Jericho took off and Cade got nailed. Michaels lined Cade up and nailed him with sweet chin music before Triple H capped it off with a pedigree.
HBK and Jericho stared each other down before Michaels scaled the ladder and delivered the big flying body splash onto Jericho.
Report by Hunter Golden and WrestleView.com
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ECW Results 9/16/08
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Report by Rich Twilling and ProWrestling.net
The opening video aired and fireworks lit up the stage. Todd Grisham and Matt Striker welcomed us to the show. They plugged the Finlay vs. Mark Henry match for later in the night.
1. Matt Hardy defeated Mike Knox in a non-title match in 12:38. During Hardy’s entrance, footage was shown of how he became the ECW Champion at Unforgiven. That was followed by the announcement that Hardy will defend the ECW Championship at No Mercy vs. Mark Henry.
After some back and forth action, Knox gained the advantage. Striker called the ECW title belt “Seventeen pounds of pure platinum.” Knox was impressive on offense as Hardy continued to attempt coming back. In a very cool spot, Hardy tried the Twist of Fate but could not turn Knox over. So, he hit a DDT for a two count. Knox broke the count by putting his foot on the rope. Both men hit simultaneous closelines on the floor.
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Knox had Hardy grounded with a reverse chinlock coming back from commercial. Hardy broke loose by Knox hit a surprising dropkick. Nicely done. Knox scored multiple nearfalls after hitting a succession of various suplexes. Hardy knocked Knox from the ropes and tried a moonsault, hitting his face on Knox’s back as he rolled away. Knox scored another two count.
Hardy hit the Side Effect for a two count before hitting a second rope tornado DDT. He followed that up with the Twist of Fate for the clean victory.
Backstage, Tony Atlas and Mark Henry were watching on a monitor. Atlas said Hardy looked good out there. Henry said Hardy only looked good because he was not in the ring with the world’s strongest champion. Henry said Finlay saved Hardy from being carried out last week and he had the luck of the Irish on his side…
Miz and Morrison walked out of what looked like a New York apartment building elevator.
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Shawn Michaels narrated the piece for the American Red Cross in their effort to raise money for the Hurricane Ike Relief Fund. For more information, go to WWE.com.
2. Evan Bourne (with Ricky Ortiz) defeated The Miz (with John Morrison) in 5:27. Miz and Bourne exchanged hard left hands early. Miz kicked Bourne to the floor. Morrison and Ortiz approached Bourne. Morrison told Ortiz to give Carlito his hair back. Funny. Miz turned Bourne inside out with a lariat and continued to work on the back and ribs area.
Bourne hit a standing kick to Miz’s face. He followed that up with a standing moonsault for a nearfall. He went to the top rope but Miz threw him to the mat. Miz hit a springboard dropkick for a nearfall. Morrison grabbed Bourne’s leg and was ambushed by Ortiz. Miz was distracted and Bourne scored the pinfall with that unique rollup that he does.
Finlay vs. Mark Henry was plugged.
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The Raw Rebound showcased last night’s World Heavyweight Championship steel cage match between C.M. Punk and Chris Jericho. The footage progressed into Mike Adamle announcing the two top Raw matches at No Mercy.
3. Jack Swagger defeated Chase Stevens in 1:46. Swagger hit his finisher (side suplex into a powerbomb) for the win.
Finlay and Hornswoggle made their way through the back.
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4. Mark Henry (with Tony Atlas) defeated Finlay (with Hornswoggle) in 14:07. Henry looked pissed. Finlay became serious when the bell rang. Grisham said Henry can hammer nails with his hands and straighten horse shoes. Striker said Finlay’s name meant “the fair haired warrior.”
Henry was very cerebral and plodding in between each impressive, powerful move. With Finlay on the apron, Atlas took a shot at him too. Finlay remained down on the floor as the show went into its final commercial of the night.
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Henry had a nerve hold applied across the clavicle of Finlay coming back from commercial. Henry scored a couple of nearfalls and continued to punish Finlay with powerful slams and boots.
Finlay put Henry’s head in the ring apron and pounded on him. Atlas came around and pushed Hornswoggle. Finlay went after Atlas. Henry grabbed Horny and Finlay snuck up and hit him in the arm with the shillegleh.
Finlay applied a Fujiwara armbar but Henry broke out of it. Finlay scored a two count after hitting a DDT while Henry was on his knees. With both men struggling, Henry hit the World’s Strongest Slam out of nowhere for the win. Henry sold his arm after the match.
End of show…
WWE Monday Night Raw Results 9/15/08
September 16, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
We are live from Memphis, Tennessee and your announcers are Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole.
The show starts off with the official Cage Lowering Music of the WWE and it has a new sound to it.
We see footage of how CM Punk did not get to defend his title due to the attack by Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, and Manu followed by Randy Orton’s kick to Punk’s head after Kofi Kingston tried to help Punk. We then see Chris Jericho get the title at Unforgiven by outsmarting Batista.
Match Number One: Chris Jericho versus CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Title in a Steel Cage Match
The cage door is closed and the match begins. Jericho and Punk have some words for each other and then they get nose to nose. Jericho tries for a punch, but Punk blocks it and he punches Jericho. Punk with a knee to the midsection and then he punches Jericho followed by knees to the midsection. Punk with kicks to the back and then he connects with a forearm. Punk with a hard Irish whip to Jericho as he continues to dominate the early part of the match. Punk with an Irish whip and Jericho tries to climb the cage in the corner but Punk climbs up and stops Jericho. They fight on the top rope but Punk with kicks to Jericho and Jericho goes down. Punk gets to the top of the cage but Jericho grabs on to Punk’s leg to pull him back into the cage. Punk with elbows and then Jericho pulls Punk off. Punk pulls Jericho off and then Punk with a kick and knee lift. Jericho cannot stay up but Punk hits a drop kick. Punk with a knee in the corner and then he hits the bulldog. Punk wants Jericho to get up and then Punk gets Jericho up for the Go To Sleep but Jericho gets a hold of the ropes. Punk sends Jericho into the cage, but Punk is a bit woozy as we go to commercial.
We are back and Jericho works on Punk’s ankle. We see footage during the break when Punk was almost out of the cage, but Jericho pulled him back in. Jericho falls victim to an enzuigiri when Punk is able to get back to his feet. Punk with kicks to the leg followed by a series of slaps and a back fist. Jericho tries for the Walls of Jericho and he locks it in. Punk crawls towards the corner where the door is and he asks for the door to be opened. Punk crawls to the door and then he gets part of his body out of the cage. Punk gets his hand on the floor and one foot but Jericho holds on to the other leg and then he closes the door into Punk’s head. Jericho gets a two count.
Jericho returns to the leg and he kicks Punk in the shin. Jericho with boots to Punk’s head followed by punches as Punk tries to defend himself. Jericho tries for the Lionsault but Punk gets his knee up to block the move. Punk with kicks to the chest. Punk misses the knee into the corner and Punk goes into the cage and turnbuckles. Punk is on the apron and Jericho hits a springboard drop kick that sends Punk’s head into the cage one more time. Jericho climbs to the top of the cage and Punk grabs the champion’s leg. Punk has Jericho on top and he appears to set for a Go To Sleep from the top but Jericho escapes the hold.
They continue to fight on the top turnbuckle and Punk and Jericho send each other’s heads into the top of the cage and both men go down. Punk covers Jericho but Jericho kicks out instinctively. Jericho with a shoulder and then he sends Punk into the cage one more time. Jericho climbs to the top one more time. Jericho gets to the top but Punk stops Jericho again and he pulls Jericho back in. Punk with an electric chair drop from the top turnbuckle and both men are down. Punk crawls towards the open door but Jericho stops him and Jericho climbs over Punk. Punk climbs over Jericho as they each try to get out of the cage while keeping the other inside. Jericho is on the apron by the door and Punk sends Jericho into the cage. Jericho with a head butt and then Jericho falls out of the cage to win the match.
Winner: Chris Jericho
We go to the locker room where Batista watches Jericho heading towards the back.
We go to commercial.
We are back with Shawn Michaels commenting on the damage that Hurricane Ike caused and he talks about the efforts of the American Red Cross.
Mike Adamle is with Kelly Kelly in the back and he starts to talk about No Mercy and Dolph Diggler introduces himself. Chris Jericho walks by and Mike Adamle congratulates Jericho and tells him to get ready for No Mercy. Jericho talks about what he has done since Unforgiven. Jericho points out that he keeps winning, but he tells Adamle to take care of his champion. Jericho says that he is not a machine and Adamle needs to take care of him. Jericho wants to talk to Adamle in his office.
We see the back of Kane’s head and he is wearing the mask again. He says years ago he was forced to remove his mask. As he takes off his mask, his old music plays. Kane says that nobody forces him to do anything. He took off his mask for everyone else so he could be accepted. He had the guts to take off his mask, but he saw people pointing at him. He says that he does not like being pointed at or ridiculed. He says that the fans are repulsed at the sight of him and the feeling is mutual. Kane sees someone like Rey Mysterio who still wears a mask. Why do people love him? It is because everyone wears masks of self righteousness. Kane says that he was attacking everyone when he attacked Rey.
Evan Bourne stops by and he tells Kane that Rey is courageous and is the reason why he is in the WWE. Evan says that he cannot wait to see Rey beat Kane. Kane laughs maniacally and then he stares at something.
Jillian Hall comes out and she makes noises that resemble the song Hound Dog. We go to commercial as we await her match with Candice Michelle.
We are back and the reason for the mute button is in the ring. She is interrupted by the Hyper Dance Mix of the number one contender. She is followed to the ring by Beth Phoenix. Beth walks next to Candice and they exchange nasty looks.
Match Number Two: Candice Michelle versus Jillian Hall
Jillian pushes Candice and Candice returns the favor. Jillian with a head scissors but Candice with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Candice with a kick to Jillian followed by a springboard kick for a two count. Candice sets for a crucifix but Jillian counters with a modified Samoan Drop for a two count. Jillian works on Candice’s neck in the ropes. Jillian slams Candice’s head into the turnbuckles and then she chokes Candice in the ropes. Jillian tosses Candice by the hair. Jillian with a full nelson but Candice gets out of the hold. Jillian with a snap mare and she returns to the full nelson. Candice gets to her feet and she drops down to get out of the hold and then she kicks Jillian. Jillian and Candice with forearms with Candice taking control. Candice with flying double sledges followed by a drop kick. Candice with the breakdown for a two count. Candice sets for the Unprettier but Jillian with a belly-to-back suplex. Jillian with a forearm followed by an Irish whip. Jillian tries for the handspring into the corner, but Candice catches her and hits the Unprettier for the three count.
Winner: Candice Michelle
Candice wants Beth to come into the ring for a fight and Beth puts down her title belt and thinks about it. Beth gets to the apron and Candice with a drop kick as Beth enters the ring. Candice gets on the turnbuckles and Beth gets her title belt and she walks to the back showing Candice that she is the champion.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: John Bradshaw Layfield with JBLimo versus Tommy Dreamer in an Interbrand Match
They lock up and Bradshaw with punches in the corner followed by a boot to the head. Bradshaw with a forearm to the back and a slam. Bradshaw misses an elbow but Dreamer runs into a big boot. Bradshaw punches Dreamer in the corner and the referee tries to stop him. Bradshaw runs into a boot from Dreamer and Dreamer hits a swinging neck breaker for a two count. Dreamer misses a charge into the corner and Bradshaw with the Clothesline from Wall Street for the three count.
Winner: Bradshaw
Bradshaw brings a chair into the ring after the match and the referee tries to stop Bradshaw from using it. Bradshaw sits down in the chair and then he gets the mic. Bradshaw tells Mike Adamle that he is not leaving the ring until he is made the number one contender.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Bradshaw does not want Mike Adamle to listen to the fans. The people cannot relate to him. They live in homes with mortgages they cannot afford while he owns several homes. Bradshaw says that you don’t mess with him. No one has more credentials to be number one contender than him.
Randy Orton’s music plays and he walks deliberately to the ring. Orton has something to say. He reminds everyone that he gave an evaluation of the champions and he was not impressed. That is why he made sure that Punk did not keep his title. Orton tells Bradshaw that he is not much of an improvement. Randy points out that the Age of Orton was cut short due to injury, but it is only a matter of time until he returns to the ring. He says that it does not matter who is the champion on Raw because he will become World Champion again. Finally there will be a champion on Raw with some credibility. Orton says that he does not care.
Santino Marella’s music plays and he comes out with Beth Phoenix. Santino has the mic and he wants to know who Orton thinks he is. He insults Santino and Beth, but they are champions. Unlike Orton, they are healthy. Santino says that Orton is always injured, just like his daddy. Santino asks Randy how long his dad had the cast on his arm. Santino says that his dad is always healthy, despite having the herpes. Santino says that him and Beth represent the new age of champions so he wants Orton to apologize.
Orton asks Santino if he is supposed to respond. Bradshaw tells Orton to apologize, but not to Mr. and Mrs. Phoenix, but to him because Orton is irrelevant. Bradshaw says that he was able to do something that Orton could not do and he did it with one move. Bradshaw says that he took Batista down with a clothesline. Bradshaw says that he hopes Orton doesn’t hurt his shoulder again.
Batista makes his way to the ring, but first we get some pyro. Batista laughs and says that before he beats the hell out of everyone, he says that this is the most pathetic sight that he has seen. They are making promises that they cannot keep. He compares them to politicians. Batista compares Beth to a pig wearing lipstick. Santino says that even though Beth may squeal, she is not a pig. Batista has a solution. He will face Bradshaw. After he beats Bradshaw, he will face Jericho at No Mercy. He will beat Jericho and then continue to beat people until Orton gets his doctor note. Santino asks if Batista is forgetting everyone. Batista tells Santino that if Beth wants a shot at the title after he wins it, she can get her ass kicked. Batista tells Bradshaw that he did not forget about last week and he wants a piece of Bradshaw.
Mike Adamle appears on the TitanTron and he says that there is no reason for physicality. He has talked to Chris Jericho about the number one contender. He will make his announcement after the Kane/Rey Mysterio match at the end of the night.
Batista tells Adamle that he will plead his case now. Batista with a punch to Bradshaw, but Bradshaw with a forearm to the back. Santino gets a spinebuster from Batista. Beth gets in Batista’s face while Bradshaw leaves the ring. Beth slaps Batista in the face and then she yells at Batista. She slaps him again and he looks like he enjoys it. Batista hits Beth a spinebuster on top of Santino.
Randy Orton walks in the back and he happens to pass Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, and Manu. They walk past without saying anything. We go to a second generation commercial.
Before the match starts, Jimmy Haas gets on the mic and he says that he talks about Oklahoma. He says that business is about to pick up and it will be a slobber knocker. Haas makes a plug for JR’s barbecue sauce.
Match Number Four: Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, and Manu versus Kofi Kingston, Jerry Lawler, and Jim Haas (to Jim Ross’s entrance music)
Kingston and Manu start things off and Kingston with a waist lock but Manu with a shoulder tackle and a head butt. Manu with a slam attempt but Kingston with a drop kick. Rhodes tags in and Kingston with a monkey flip. Lawler tags in and he kicks Rhodes. Rhodes punches Lawler but Lawler with a punch of his own. Lawler with a back body drop and a drop kick. Rhodes gets a near fall and then has Lawler in a side head lock. Haas joins Cole at the announce table before returning to the apron. Lawler with a jawbreaker and a punch. Haas tags in and he punches DiBiase. Haas with a clothesline and drop kick. Haas with a Thesz Press and punches and then he adjusts his midsection for a splash and he gets a two count. All six men are in the ring, but Kingston with a clothesline that takes care of him and Manu. DiBiase with the Million Dollar Side Leg Sweep for the three count on Haas.
Winners: Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, and Manu
We go to the Smackdown Rebound.
Chris Jericho is in his locker room getting cleaned up and Bradshaw enters. He reminds Jericho that they are not friends but he says that they were a good tag team. Jericho stops Bradshaw and he reminds Bradshaw that he cost him the title last year against Randy Orton. Jericho says that Mike Adamle trusts him more than Bradshaw. Jericho says that he is not investing in Lehman Brothers or Bradshaw title matches. We go to commercial.
We are back with the WWE Rewind: Jamie Noble and William Regal’s match with Layla leaving with Regal after the match.
Match Number Five: Jamie Noble versus Paul Burchill with Katie Lea
Noble with a kick and forearms but Burchill sends Noble into the corner. Noble with kicks and forearms followed by kicks to the head. Noble with a running back elbow to Burchill. Noble with a head butt but Burchill with a knee to the midsection followed by a European uppercut. Burchill misses a charge into the corner and Noble rolls through into a cross arm breaker and Burchill taps out.
Winner: Jamie Noble
After the match, Layla comes out and she has a British accent. She says that last week was difficult and a hard decision. She says that she is sorry that it took so long to get rid of him. She was not going to have Noble take her to the Waffle House. She found a man who is worthy of her and it is William Regal. Regal comes out and says that it was not Noble that she wanted, it was nobility.
Mike Adamle is with Lance Cade and Batista interrupts and he wants to know if he is the number one contender. Cade asks Batista why he should think he is the number one contender. Batista grabs Cade by his shirt and asks him when he asked for Cade’s opinion. Batista leaves the office and Cade looks like he might need a change of pants. We go to commercial.
Match Number Six: Kane versus Rey Mysterio
Rey with a kick to the leg at the start of the match. Kane tries to back Rey into the corner and he is able to stop Rey from getting out of the corner. Kane with a punch to Rey. Kane charges into a boot. Rey with a springboard move and Kane catches him, but Rey punches his way out of Kane’s clutches. Kane chokes Rey in the ropes and then she throws Rey under the bottom rope but Rey lands on his feet. Rey gets in as Kane leaves the ring and Rey with a drop kick to Kane to send him to the floor. We go to commercial.
We are back and Kane has Rey in a reverse chin lock. We see footage during the commercial when Rey hit a DDT on the floor but Kane hit a big boot. We are back to live action and Rey with a jawbreaker and then he kicks Kane away. Kane with a slam to Rey but he misses an elbow. Rey with a kick to the head followed by a drop kick. Rey punches Kane but Kane pushes Rey away. Kane with a knee and then he rolls Rey into the ring post and Rey hits it. Kane picks Rey up and then he gives Rey a hard Irish whip and he continues to work on Rey’s back. Kane with a back breaker and then he stretches Rey over his knee. Rey with knees to the head to get out of the hold. Kane punches Rey in the head and kicks him. Kane with an Irish whip but Kane misses a big boot in the corner when Rey moves. Rey with kicks to the leg followed by a wheelbarrow into a drop kick. Rey with a drop kick for a near fall. Rey with a tilt-a-whirl head scissors and Kane is sent into the turnbuckles. Rey goes up top but Kane catches him. Rey with an enzuigiri and Kane falls conveniently into the ropes for the 619, but Kane with a clothesline as Rey comes off the ropes. Kane stomps on Rey’s chest and kicks Rey but the referee calls for the bell.
Referee Stoppage
After the match, Kane tries to take off Rey’s mask Evan Bourne comes out and he connects with drop kicks to the knee. Rey with a drop kick and then Bourne with knees from the top turnbuckle. Rey hits a springboard seated senton and then Bourne and Rey leave the ring.
Chris Jericho and Lance Cade are walking and they are stopped by Dolph Diggler. Jericho refuses to shake his hand but Cade does. We go to commercial.
We are back with more fun factoids about the military tours.
Chris Jericho comes out with Lance Cade and Jericho gingerly enters the ring and he favors his right arm. Jericho has a mic and he tells everyone that he wanted to thank Mike Adamle for respecting his opinion as champion to figure out who will be the number one contender for his title. Jericho says that there has been a lot of talk. Should it be Bradshaw or Batista? Jericho says that neither man are worthy of a shot at his title. Jericho wants Bradshaw and Batista should meet at No Mercy to see who is the number one contender and then Jericho will wrestle the winner. Jericho says that is not a problem because he wrestled twice at Unforgiven. Jericho says that he is the best in the world and he deserves the title. Jericho says that he hopes Adamle accepts this proposition.
Mike Adamle comes out and he says that is more than fair. Bradshaw will face Batista and the winner will be the new number one contender. Mike says that he does not want to have challengers fight twice on the same night because he has to deal with Shane and Stephanie McMahon. Adamle says that Bradshaw and Batista will face the winner at a later date. Mike says that he heard of an idea that he could not ignore. Mike brings out Jericho’s opponent at No Mercy. Shawn Michaels comes out and he says that he knows what Chris is thinking. They have fought in a regular match and an unsanctioned match. Is there a way to top themselves? Is there a match that is not only thrilling and exhilarating that will allow him to permanently disfigure Chris in ways that he could not imagine. Shawn says that there is a match that some say he put on the map. A match that he revolutionized. It is a match that will allow him to beat Jericho for the title at No Mercy. They will meet in a… HBK asks for some help and two people bring out a big ladder. Shawn climbs the ladder and announces a ladder match for No Mercy.
End of show…
WWE House Show Results from Little Rock, Arkansas 9/13/08
September 15, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Report sent in by Mike
Jamie Noble and William Regal started the show off. They had a rather back in forth match. Noble scored the victory after a crossbody from the top rope.
Hacksaw came out to a huge pop like always. Snitsky blindsided him and then the match started. Hacksaw kicked his ass pretty good, even hitting the three point stance, surprisingly. But Snitsky got a measly boot (his only move of the match) on Hacksaw and the match was over.
Santino Marella retained his title against Charlie (Haas) Marella. Santino actually showed a tad bit of wrestling skill, much to my surprise. Santino won with a basic pin.
Then I got to see the “All American American” Jack Swagger. And I have to say, the kid sucks pretty bad. But he has a hell of a personality. He was doing some breakdancing after giving D’Lo a hiptoss or an arm drag. However, our undefeated Rookie, LOST to D’Lo Brown after the Low Down.
Then, we got the Women’s Title match. Mickie’s ass was looking luscious. Yeah, I said it. These two had probably the match of the night. Seriously. Well…actual wrestling wise. Beth would use the Steamboat Chickenwing and convert it into a facebuster for the win.
After intermission, we got Kane vs Mysterio. It was announced earlier that fans could vote with their phones for the stipulation. No Disqualification won 78% of the vote. Upon Mysterio’s arrival, he was doing his interaction with the crowd and some guy decided to pour his beer all over Mysterio. And four security guys proceeded to launching the guy from his seat to the entrance area. After he was reprimanded, we had the match. Kane basically dominated Rey for all of the match. Rey pulled the cheesiest finish ever. He won with the 6-1-9, followed by the splash from the top rope. Meh.
Then we got a rematch from RAW, as Priceless and Manu took on Kingston and Cryme Tyme. This match had the biggest crowd reaction, interaction, pops, all of that. Nothing special in the ring. Cryme Tyme had the momentum, then Manu hit JTG with a superkick and Cody scored the win after his botched DDT. Just poorly executed, as usual.
For the main event, we got Jericho vs Batista vs JBL. JBL and Jericho did the whole 2 on 1 scenario for most of the match until Jericho hit JBL with an enzugiri. Jericho would get Batista in the Walls of the Jericho, but JBL delivered the boot to break the hold. Batista would regain control of the match, hitting a powerslam on Jericho and a spinebuster on JBL. JBL would then get a Batista Bomb. Batista went to give one to Jericho, but Lance Cade distracted him. Jericho pinned JBL to retain the title.
WWE House Show Results from Monroe, Louisiana 9/13/08
September 15, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Report sent in by Trae Wisecarver
I went to the Smackdown/ECW house show in Monroe last night. All in all it
was a fun show. While we were waiting for the doors to open, my friend
spotted former TNA wrestler and WWE developmental talent Cassidy Riley at
the box office (he’s from Monroe and lives nearby). After we argued for a
few minutes over whether or not it was him and whether or not to approach
him, my wife went over to him and confirmed it was indeed Cassidy Riley, and
he came over and signed autographs and took pictures with us. Nice guy.
Justin Roberts opened the show and did the whole “text your vote for the
stipulation” thing for the ECW Title match later on. The “choices” were 2/3
Falls, Falls Count Anywhere, and No DQ.
1. Evan Bourne beat Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Bam Neely) (9:48) with a cradle.
Chavo attacked Bourne after the match and then yelled at Neely for not
helping him. Neely got in the ring and held Bourne up for Chavo to hit him,
but at the last second Neely clotheslined Chavo and left, then Bourne hit
the Shooting Star Press on Chavo.
Eve Torres was up in the cheap seats with some fans. She told a family they
would get front row seats if the kid could answer a trivia question. The
question was “Which superstar is the current United States Champion?” The
kid correctly answered “Shelton Benjamin.”
2. Jeff Hardy beat Vladimir Kozlov (5:57) with the Swanton bomb. Kozlov cut
a promo before the match about wanting competition. The crowd gave him the
“WHAT?!” treatment. Jeff was over huge.
Eve had made her way to ringside and brought some kid in to be the guest
bell ringer for the next match.
3. WWE Divas Champion Michelle McCool beat Maryse (w/ Victoria) (8:37) with
a double-underhook face plant that Wikipedia says is called the Wings of
Love. The match was what you’d expect. Towards the end Victoria tried to
interfere, but Eve took her down to even the score. Maryse took down Eve,
then Michelle hit her with the finish.
4. WWE United States Champion Shelton Benjamin beat Jimmy Wang Yang (15:02)
with the Pay Dirt. They had a pretty good match and worked the crowd into
it, which is the important thing. At one point late in the match, the
referee caught Shelton trying to take off the turnbuckle pad. While the ref
was fixing it, Yang caught him with an inside cradle for a phantom three
count. Of course, by the time the ref turned around and counted, Shelton
kicked out at 2. Finish was Yang missing the moonsault and Shelton hitting
him with the Paydirt.
5. Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) beat Mike Knox (12:25) with a shillelagh (thank
God for spell check) shot. They had the usual antics with Hornswoggle. After
the match, they brought about 5 kids and a soldier in the ring to play Chase
the Midget… or something. Intermission followed.
6. WWE Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder defeated Jesse & Festus,
John Morrison & The Miz, and Carlito & Primo Colon (15:54) when Hawkins
pinned Festus with a school boy. When the bell rang at the start, Festus
went crazy and chased the heels all around the ring and up the aisle and
back. It was a fun match. Mizorrison are the best thing to happen to tag
team wrestling in WWE in ages, and they were pretty popular with the women
in the crowd. Primo Colon was very impressive.
Teddy Long came out to announce the “winner” of the text message “vote.” It
was a No DQ Match.
7. ECW Champion Matt Hardy beat Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) (11:34) with the
Twist of Fate. As is the case every time they come to Monroe, Matt got the
biggest pop of the night (and this was a show that included Triple H and The
Undertaker). Before the match got started, Teddy told Tony Atlas that if he
touched Matt, Henry would automatically lose. The match was what you’d
expect. They used a trash can, a chair, and the ring steps. Matt won with
the Twist of Fate.
MVP came out for the main event. He cut a promo on Karl Malone, who was in
the front row.
8. Triple H & The Undertaker defeated Great Khali & MVP (22:00) when Triple
H pinned Khali with the Pedigree. This was my first time seeing Triple H
and Undertaker live, and it was a very cool experience. The match was
pretty long, but actually wasn’t bad (then again, everything seems better
live). The bad guys got heat on Taker forever, but he finally made the hot
tag to Triple H. The end came when Undertaker chokeslammed MVP at the same
time Triple H hit the Pedigree on Khali and got the pin.
The show ended up going about 3 hours, 10 minutes total. It was the best
WWE show I’ve been to, but it wasn’t as good as the TNA show in the same
building 2 months ago.
*SPOILERS* WWE Smackdown Taping Results from Milwaukee
September 11, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Report by Vahid Guzel and ProWrestling.net
Dark Match
1. D’Lo Brown b. Nic “The Natural” Nemeth. Brown got the win via pinfall after hitting his “low down” finisher.
Smackdown Taping
Triple H comes out to open the show. He says that everyone should buy the Unforgiven DVD because he is getting residuals. Jeff Hardy comes out to interrupt. They both agree they respect each other. Triple H gives Jeff a hard time. They continue to go back and forth for a while.
1. Maria and Michelle McCool and Brie Bella beat Victoria and Natalya and Maryse. Standard diva match.
They announced a Fatal Four Way for later tonight and the winner will face Triple H for the WWE Championship at No Mercy. MVP, Brian Kendrick, Jeff Hardy and Shelton Benjamin are the participants.
2. R-Truth beat Chavo Guerrero. Truth gets the win after interference from Bam Neely. Bam attacks Chavo. Truth takes them both out. After the match R-Truth gets a huge pop.
3. Festus vs. Kenny Dykstra. Jesse helps Festus wrap Kenny in bubble wrap. They put him on a moving trolley, duct taped his mouth, and wheeled him to the back.
Vickie comes out to a a lot of heat as usual. She brings out Big Show and says that he took out The Undertaker at Unforgiven because Undertaker does not follow the rules. Vickie explains that it is a power alliance with her and Show and the alliance will lead to Big Show being the WWE Champion.
4. Vladamir Kozlov beat Scotty Goldman & Funaki in a squash match. Kozlov is an angry man he says he wants a challenge and if no one will give it to him then he will. At least I think that’s what he said.
Triple H is shown stirring up trouble with the Fatal Four Way participants.
5. Carlito and Primo Colon beat Zach Ryder and Curt Hawkins in a non-title match. Carlito worked the majority of the match.
6. Jeff Hardy beat MVP and Brian Kendrick and Shelton Benjamin in a fatal Four Way to earn a shot against the WWE Championship at No Mercy. Kendrick stayed on the outside most of the match and drew lots of heat. Hardy continued to get thrown out of the ring repeatedly. MVP vs. Shelton most of the match. Jeff Hardy regains strength and hits a Swanton Bomb on Kendrick and Shelton. He gets the win via pinfall.
After the match Vladimir Kozlov came out and attacked Hardy and then walked out. SmackDown goes off the air.
Report by Vahid Guzel and ProWrestling.net
ECW Results 9/9/08
September 11, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Report by Mike Odd and PWinsider.com
The show begins with a video package of the ECW Championship scramble match at Unforgiven.
ECW comes to us from Milwaukee, WI; our announcers are Todd Grisham and Matt Striker. They introduce our new ECW World Champion, Matt Hardy. He thanks the fans and says winning the title is a dream come true. He says that by winning the title he’s unlocked his destiny. He’s not happy just being the ECW champion, he wants to be the greatest champion ever. He is interrupted by Mark Henry and Tony Atlas. Mark Henry says that Matt Hardy has his title and he wants a rematch. Tony Atlas tells Matt Hardy that if he ever lays his hands on him again there will be problems between them. Henry then attacks Hardy but Hardy fights him off and hits The Twist of Fate on Tony Atlas. Our main event tonight will be Finlay and Matt Hardy vs. Mark Henry and Mike Knox. We go to commercial.
Match # 1
Evan Bourne vs. John Morrison
As Evan Bourne comes to the ring they show clips from the tag match on Raw last night. John Morrison comes to the ring with The Miz. The match starts with a lock up. Morrison with a hammerlock into a snapmare. Evan Bourne with a headlock. Morrison rams him into the corner. Morrison with an Irish Whip. Bourne jumps over the top rope and attempts a Sunset Flip. Morrison blocks the Sunset Flip and Bourne hits a spinning heel kick for a 2 count. Evan Bourne with kicks. Morrison brushes him off and begins stomping. Morrison with a headlock. Morrison comes off the ropes then gets hit by a dropkick. Morrison falls outside the ring. Bourne hits a hurancanrana on the floor. We go to commercial.
We’re back and Evan Bourne is punching John Morrison in the corner. He rushes Morrison in the corner, Morrison moves, he catches himself on the 2nd rope and The Miz knocks him off. Morrison with a chinlock, Evan Bourne fights out. Morrison throws him into the ropes and Bourne attempts a cross body block which Morrison avoids and dropkicks Bourne to the outside. Morrison joins him outside and drops Bourne on the barricade. Morrison puts Bourne back in the ring then kicks him in the head before getting back into the ring himself. Morrison gets a 2 count.
Morrison with a headlock, Evan Bourne fights out. Evan Bourne with kicks. Evan Bourne attempts a hurricanrana. Morrison catches him and throws him onto the ropes for a 2 count. Morrison with yet another headlock. Evan Bourne attempts to fight out but Morrison hits a backbreaker followed by a Side Russian Leg Sweep. Morrison gets a 2 count. Morrison with an armlock and throws Evan Bourne out of the ring. Morrison with kicks to Bourne’s ribs and throws Bourne back into the ring for a 2 count. Morrison with another armlock. Evan Bourne tries to fight out but Morrison hits him with a quick backbreaker for a 2 count.
He gets Evan Bourne in another chinlock, Bourne fights out again. Punches and kicks by Bourne. Morrison hits a punch and knocks Bourne to the ground. Morrison attempts a couple clotheslines but each time is met with kicks. Evan Bourne with a running hurricanrana. Bourne with an elbow in the corner and a back kick for 2. Bourne with another hurricanrana into a pin for 2. Bourne with a kick followed by the standing moonsault which Morrison blocks with his feet. Morrison hits a kick for a 2 count, drags Bourne into the corner and attempts Starship Pain.
Bourne goes to the top, Miz gets on the apron, Bourne jumps off at The Miz. Morrison hits a big kick, drags Bourne back into the ring and gets the 3 count.
Winner – Morrison
They recap the Finlay/Mike Knox situation over the past few weeks. We go to commercial.
Match # 2
“The All American American” Jack Swagger vs. Josh Daniels
Jack Swagger starts the match with a thrown on the much smaller Josh Daniels. They lock up. Swagger with a headlock; Daniels gets to the ropes. Daniels punches Swagger. Swagger responds with a gut wrench suplex and mounts him for punches. Swagger hits a sidewalk slams and gets a 2 count. Swagger rams Daniels into the corner. Swagger hits a slam that Striker calls a Blue Thunder Bomb (a back suplex that turns into a sit out powerbomb) for the pin.
Winner – Jack Swagger
Finlay, Hornswaggle, and Matt Hardy are shown backstage walking. Ricky Ortiz stops them and gives them a rally towel which Hornswaggle happily plays with. We go to commercial.
Match # 3
Mark Henry and Mike Knox vs. Matt Hardy and Finlay
Match starts with Hardy and Henry. Henry powers Hardy into the corner. Hardy fights out, hits a few punches, and tries in vain to knock Henry over. Hardy stays on the offense until Henry hits him with a clothesline. Henry puts Hardy into the corner, hits him a few times, then throws him into the other corner and gets a 2 count. Matt Hardy with a few punches then drops Mark Henry onto the top rope. Matt Hardy with punches, Mark Henry continues to push him away. Matt Hardy goes for a cross body block off the 2nd rope; Mark Henry catches him and throws him to the mat. Mark Henry hits a big elbow drop and stands on Matt Hardy’s chest. Mark Henry puts Matt Hardy into the corner and runs into him. Henry goes for another big elbow but Matt Hardy moves. We go to commercial.
We’re back and Mike Knox has Matt Hardy in a headlock. Hardy fights out, tags Finlay, and Finlay comes in with multiple clotheslines for a 2 count. Finlay rams Knox into the corner and then hits a rollover fireman slam. Knox hits Finlay with an elbow, goes for a sunset flip which Finlay blocks and clotheslines Mike Knox over the top rope. Finlay follows him out, hits Knox’s head on the ring a couple of times, and throws him back in. Knox kicks Finlay as he’s coming back into the ring and pulls Finlay over to Mark Henry before tagging him in. Henry with stomps to Finlay. Henry with a chinlock. Henry tags in Mike Knox and they double shoulder block Finlay. Knox stays on top of Finlay and hits a knee to the back of Finlay’s skull for a 2 count. Mike Knox with a headlock just keeping Finlay out of his corner. Finlay fights back but still stops short of tagging in Matt Hardy. Mike Knox gets him in a headlock before giving him a short arm clothesline. Knox goes for a knee drop, Finlay moves and tags in Matt Hardy. Hardy with punches to Knox followed by clotheslines. Matt Hardy hits a bulldog off the 2nd rope for a 2 count. Matt Hardy hits the side effect. Matt Hardy hits a moonsault for a 2 count which Mark Henry breaks up. Hornswoggle runs in the ring. While the ref’s distracted, Finlay hits Henry with the shillelagh. Matt Hardy with a Twist of Fate for the 3 count.
Winners – Matt Hardy and Finlay
Post match Hardy, Finlay, and Hornswaggle are celebrating in the ring while Henry, Knox and Atlas walk backwards up the ramp as we go to credits.
Report by Mike Odd and PWinsider.com
ECW Results 9/2/08
September 3, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
ECW on Sci-Fi
Pittsburgh, PA
September 2nd 2008
Commentators: Todd Grisham & Matt Striker
Report by: David Stephens of WrestleView.com
It’s time for ECW and this week we are kicking the show off with “The Dirt Sheet”!
John Morrison and Miz are putting over the fact that Miz is in the ECW Scramble in his home town of Cleveland, Ohio and has a chance to win the ECW Title. Their first guest is the ECW Champion Mark Henry. Tony Atlas accompanies him to the ring. Next up, Chavo is introduced and instead of his theme playing, it is a track of Miz & Morrison scatting out Chavo’s theme. Even Mark Henry is laughing. Finlay apparently isn’t going to able to make it, so luckily they have Finlay’s brothers live via satellite!
This turns out to be a pre-taped Miz & Morrison segment dressed in Irish garb. Well Finlay apparently is in the building and decides to make his way out to the ring. Finlay has a smile on his face so it doesn’t seem that the segment bothered him too much, he even greets Miz & Morrison as his brothers. Hornswoggle says hello to his cousins via a swift kick to the calf. Matt Hardy makes his way down to the ring, and once again gets a huge ovation. This guy is really over.
They do the type of smack talk you would have expected, nothing too spectacular. Next thing you know Morrison starts attacking Hardy and everyone else joins in. For some reason Bourne and Dreamer come down to make the save. Kind of a dull segment, but maybe it shall improve. This is interesting considering the fact that ECW was taped before RAW’s Scramble match last night.
****Commercial****
When we come back, the whole group is fighting backstage. Theodore Long comes out to break it up. He declares that tonight there will be an 8 man tag team match: Chavo, Miz, Morrison & Henry v. Dreamer, Bourne, Finlay & Hardy.
Super Crazy v. Gavin Spears
Spears ties up Crazy in an arm bar and Super reverses it into a leg hold via a couple of spins. Crazy hits an arm drag and then jumps up for some punches in the corner. Gavin throws Crazy down to the mat and goes for a pin, but no three count. The two exchange a couple of punches and then Spears hits a jumping knee on Crazy but the pin attempt isn’t any good, though he does yell for the ref to count faster. Super Crazy gets locked into a variation of the crossface in the middle of the ring. Gavin Spears hits a sunset flip, but Crazy rolls out of it and hits a dropkick. Crazy whips him into the ropes and hits two more dropkicks followed up by a spinning heel kick. Crazy is sent to the apron and then hits a beautiful moonsault by springing off the second rope. 1..2…3.
Winner via Moonsault: Super Crazy
****Commercial****
Ricky Ortiz v. Ryan Braddock
Braddock apparently had a match against the Big Show on Smackdown sometime, so I guess I won’t chalk him up as some random guy. Ortiz locks in an arm bar but gets shoulder blocked to the ground. Ortiz whips Ryan into the ropes and hits a nice shoulder block of his own. Ortiz hits a suplex and then whips Braddock into the corner. Ryan goes to the second rope and somehow drives him down to the mat with his knee into the back of Ortiz’s head. That was kind of interesting. Ortiz is caught up in a side headlock and then gets chucked down to the mat when he tries to get out. Braddock locks him up in another head lock.
Ortiz finally gets out and slams Braddock’s head into the top turnbuckle. Ricky hits a nice dropkick and then slams him down to the mat. He hits his flying shoulder tackle from the second rope and then hits the “Big O” for the win.
Winner via Big O: Ricky Ortiz
****Commercial****
Video airs of Josh Mattews interviewing Mr. Kennedy and Mickie James at the Republican National Convention. Todd Grisham puts over Smackdown! Your Vote, and Matt Striker reminds us to vote Republican.
Matt Hardy makes entrance down to the ring.
****Commercial****
Miz, Morrison, Henry & Chavo v. Dreamer, Bourne, Hardy & Finlay
Morrison and Hardy start things off. Hardy hits a couple of quick shots and then tags in Dreamer who hits a suplex and then tags in Finlay. The two of them are slugging it out and Chavo gets the tag. Miz chokes up Finlay while the ref isn’t looking, then Chavo runs back over only to be hit with an Atomic Drop and clothesline. Finlay is thrown to the outside but blocks Chavo’s baseball slide by pulling out the apron to trap him in it. Finlay starts pounding on Chavo and when Bam comes over to make the save Hornswoggle leaps off the apron to take him out!
****Commercial****
As we come back Finlay is holding Chavo and Bourne springboards over the ropes to take him out. Chavo whips Bourne into the ropes and then hits a backbreaker on the high flyer. Miz gets in the tag but Bourne floors him. Miz is on his back and starts to move his head up to see where Bourne is at and Evan kicks him in the face and hits a standing moonsault! That was actually pretty amusing. Bourne goes for the pin but only gets a 1 count. Bourne starts to climb up the ropes but Morrison distracts him enough for Miz to throw him to the ground.
Henry gets in the tag and things don’t look good for Bourne who Henry throws around like a rag doll before tagging back in Miz. Bourne is locked in a side headlock and then is speared into the corner. Chavo gets the tag and hits a side slam. Bourne kicks out of the pin attempt and then Chavo kicks him in the side before going for another pin attempt. Not even close. Bourne is still being held up and Morrison gets the tag. There is no finesse as Bourne is just being punched and stomped on. Bourne is thrown out to the floor which allows Neely and Miz to get in some cheap shots. Finlay comes over to break it up. Bourne is thrown back into the ring and then locked up in a side head lock by Morrison. Bourne is able to get out and hit a hurricarana but Morrison keeps him from making the tag. Chavo gets the tag and starts to work on Bourne. Evan finally breaks free and tags in Dreamer. Tommy hits a dropkick and then a bulldog on Chavo but the three count fails. Chavo is able to duck away and tag in Mark Henry!
Henry comes in and backs Dreamer into a corner. Tommy is kicked multiple times and then repeatedly thrown to the mat. Henry tags Chavo back in. Chavo locks a side headlock on Dreamer but Tommy breaks free. Chavo tries to block the tag but Dreamer tags in Hardy! Matt slams Chavo down to the mat then hits his EPIC elbow from the second rope. Matt hits a side-effect and goes for the cover but Chavo manages to kick out. Henry is tagged in and he scoop slams Matt in the middle of the ring. Matt is able to roll away from a Henry splash which leaves Mark exposed on his back in the middle of the ring. Hardy tags in Bourne and Bourne heads for the top rope! Evan Bourne hits a Shooting Star Press on Mark Henry!
Bourne jumps up and kicks Miz who was coming in for the save. Evan tags in Dreamer who also goes to the top rope and hits a Frog Splash! Dreamer jumps up and takes out Morrison who was coming in for the save! Next Finlay is tagged in and he hits his signature running butt plant and then hits Chavo as he was coming in for the save! Matt Hardy gets the tag and takes out Tony Atlas. He hits the Twist of Fate and the match is over!
Winners via Twist of Fate: Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne, Tommy Dreamer & Finlay
End of show…
Report by David Stephens of WrestleView.com
*SPOILERS* WWE Smackdown (9/5) Taping Results from St. Louis
September 3, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Report by Marcellino Guajardo and PWinsider.com
Smackdown:
