Tuesday, August 31, 2010
PROMOTIONAL POSTER OF HELL IN A CELL PPV
Below is the promotional poster of annual Hell In A Cell ppv:
RAW RESULT 8/30
- Tonight’s 900th episode of WWE Monday Night RAW kicks off with a video package with clips from different RAW shows over the year. And the pyro explodes inside the TD Garden in Boston as Michael Cole welcomes us to the 900th RAW. Jerry Lawler plugs tonight’s 5-on-5 elimination match with RAW vs. Nexus.
- We go to the ring and out comes WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart.
– We go to the ring and out comes WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart. Bret takes the mic and says hello to Boston. Bret talks about RAW debuting 17 years ago and says even he wondered if RAW would catch on. Bret says it looks like it’s doing pretty damn good and the crowd pops. Bret continues to put RAW over as a TV show. Bret says only he and Undertaker are still here from the first episode of RAW. Bret says he thought it would be appropriate if…. Kane’s pyro goes off and out comes the World Heavyweight Champion to the ring.
Kane says there is no Undertaker anymore, thanks to him. Kane says he is a Phenom, no longer. Kane says Taker is just a man. The crowd chants big time for Taker. Kane says Taker is like Bret – weak, feeble, straggly, over the hill and irreversibly damaged. Kane says Taker hasn’t been himself since he ended the career of Shawn Michaels. Kane says Bret must have loved seeing that. Bret says Taker will beat Kane like he always does. Kane says the one thing he’s always wanted was to break out of Taker’s shadow and prove he was the devil’s favorite demon. Kane says he needs to take out an icon, like Taker did to HBK. Kane says he needs to take out Bret. Kane grabs Bret by his throat when The Hart Dynasty runs down. Kane knocks them back out of the ring. Bret tries to fight Kane but he grabs Bret by the throat again. The lights go out and Taker’s bells toll. They come back on and Taker is standing in the ring looking at Kane. Kane shakes his head no, laughs and backs out of the ring, up the ramp.
The e-mail alert goes off and Michael Cole gets boo’d big time from the crowd. The General Manager is making tonight’s main event Bret Hart vs. Undertaker. We go to our first break.
Kofi Kingston and Michael McGillicutty vs. Kaval and Daniel Bryan vs. Alex Riley and The Miz
Back from the break and we get another RAW rewind. We go to the ring where Kofi Kingston, Michael McGillicutty, Daniel Bryan and Kaval are waiting for this triple threat tag team match. Out next comes Alex Riley and United States Champion The Miz. The match starts off with Riley, Bryan and Kofi in the ring. Riley beats down Bryan but gets dropkicked by Kofi for a 2 count. Bryan goes at it with Kofi now.
Bryan works over Kofi and takes Riley to the corner. Kofi comes up with a 2 count on Bryan. Riley drops Kofi on his back for a 2 count. Kofi hits the Boom Drop on Riley but Bryan breaks it up. Kofi and Bryan collide in mid-air. Kaval and MCGillicutty come in now off tags. Kaval counters a move and applies a submission. Riley breaks it up. Miz gets dropped on the apron. Kaval rolls up McGillicutty for a 2 count. Kaval drops him him with a kick and goes to the top. Kaval hits the Warrior’s Way but Miz comes from behind. Miz hits Skull Crushing Finale on Kaval for the pin and the win.
Winners: The Miz and Alex Riley
- After the match, Riley gets on the apron but Bryan knocks him off to the floor. Miz runs back down to the ring and hits Bryan in the face with his Money in the Bank briefcase. Miz lays out Bryan and leaves to the back with Riley.
- Cole and Lawler plugs RAW vs. Nexus and Bret Hart vs. Undertaker for tonight. Back to commercial.
LayCool vs. Eve Torres and Melina
Back from the break and the co-Women’s Champions Michelle McCool and Layla are in the ring. Out next comes the team of Eve and the WWE Divas Champion Melina. Michelle and Melina start the match out. Melina strikes first but McCool takes her down for a 2 count. Layla comes in and drops Melina on her face. Layla taunts Melina. Melina pushes Layla into McCool, sending her to the floor. Melina takes advantage and rolls Layla up for the quick win.
Winners: Eve and Melina
- After the match, McCool and Layla get on the mic. They put Melina down and pick on her for always crying. They challenge Melina to a Unification match at Night of Champions. One of them will face Melina and then unify the Divas and Women’s Titles. Melina says she accepts… but under one condition… it’s a Lumberjill match. LayCool agrees to the match and it’s on for Night of Champions. Kelly Kelly, The Bella Twins and Gail Kim to the stage. Maryse, Jillian, Alicia Fox and Tamina, the other RAW Divas, come out on the other side of the stage.
- We go backstage where Nexus is talking in their locker room. Michael Tarver says people think because they kicked out Darren Young and Skip Sheffield is, Nexus isn’t the same. There seems to be some tension here. Wade Barrett says tonight they face 5 of WWE’s biggest stars and in a few weeks, he becomes the WWE Champion. Barrett says they will do something unforgettable tonight and he knows exactly what it is.
– Back from the break and Chris Jericho is backstage with Josh Matthews. Josh goes to ask Jericho about RAW memories but he cuts him off. Jericho says he is going to take matters into his own hands. Jericho says if he doesn’t win the WWE Title, this is the last you will see of him in WWE. Jericho says tonight, he’s going to prove that he’s the best in the world at what he does.
#1 Contender’s Match: John Morrison and R-Truth vs. Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre
We go to the ring and out comes John Morrison. His partner, R-Truth is out next to decide a new set of #1 contenders for the WWE Tag Team Titles. Back from the break and out comes Cody Rhodes, representing SmackDown. Out next is Cody’s partner, Drew McIntyre. Cody and Truth start the match off for their teams. Cody strikes first but Truth takes him down with a big hip toss. Cody knocks Morrison off the ropes. Morrison and Truth double team Cody now until Drew comes in. All four men are in the ring fighting now. The referee throws the match out and calls for the bell. Cody is tossed to the floor and Truth flies over the top rope and lands on him. Morrison and Drew go at it on the floor. Morrison pushes Drew into Cole’s podium. Truth and Morrison hit the ramp as Drew and Cody are down at ringside.
Winners: No Contest
– Lawler plugs Taker vs. Hart in tonight’s main event as we go back to commercial.
Bret Hart vs. The Undertaker
We go to the ring and out comes Bret Hart for his big match with The Undertaker. The lights go out next and out comes The Undertaker with his grand entrance. The Nexus theme music hits and out comes Wade Barrett. He says this match isn’t happening tonight. Barrett says people care about the future of RAW – which is Nexus and himself. Barrett says he is going to do something people will talk about – denounce Bret Hart and prove Taker is a dead man. Barrett enters the ring after Taker. Taker hits him with punches and a big boot. Taker clotheslines Barrett out to the floor and turns to Bret Hart. The lights go out and Taker’s bell tolls. They come back on and Kane is in the ring. Kane and Taker trade right hands in the middle of the ring. Taker grabs Kane for a chokeslam and the lights go out again. They come back on and Kane is gone. The Nexus music hits and out comes Michael Tarver, Heath Slater, David Otunga and Justin Gabriel. They surround the ring with Taker in it.
Taker fights all of Nexus off and grabs Barrett for a chokeslam. The lights go out again and the bells toll. They come back on and Barrett has Taker on his shoulders. Barrett slams Taker with his finisher. We see Kane looking on from the stage. Nexus drags Taker over to the corner and Justin Gabriel hits the 450. Nexus stands over Taker. He tries to sit up but can’t. Kane looks on and laughs from the stage. We go to commercial.
– Back from the break and we get a replay of what just happened with Undertaker.
Jack Swagger vs. Evan Bourne
Jack Swagger comes out with a mic and tells the crowd to hail him on his return to RAW. Swagger says he is returning as a former World Champion. Out next comes Swagger’s opponent, Evan Bourne.
The bell rings and Swagger goes to work on Bourne. Bourne starts to fight back when Alberto Del Rio’s music hits. Albert drives a Bentley into the arena as his personal ring announcer introduces him. Swagger and Bourne continue to fight in the ring with Swagger in control. Del Rio walks to the stage as his pyro goes off. Swagger hits Bourne with shoulder thrusts in the corner. Bourne counters Swagger and drops him with a kick as Del Rio makes his way to ringside. Bourne goes to the top but misses Air Bourne. Swagger takes out Bourne’s leg and applies the Ankle Lock. Bourne taps out for the win.
Winner: Jack Swagger
– After the match, Del Rio takes the mic and introduces himself. Del Rio says thanks to him, Rey Mysterio is not going to be here tonight. He says the only place you can see Rey is the hospital. Del Rio says what he did to Rey last week was incredible. He says he’s not completely happy because his audience from RAW didn’t see it. Del Rio says he’s going to recreate that magic moment, just for the RAW fans tonight. Del Rio grabs a chair and runs in the ring, chasing off officials, who are tending to Evan Bourne. Del Rio applies his arm bar finisher to Bourne and won’t let go. Del Rio breaks the hold but kicks Bourne in the gut before going to the floor after him. Del Rio wraps Bourne’s arm in the chair like he did with Mysterio. Mark Henry runs down but Del Rio runs towards him with a chair. Henry punches the chair and Del Rio runs up the ramp. Del Rio smiles at Henry.
– Cole and Lawler talk about WWE’s recent show in China. We go to a video package showing the WWE stars in Shanghai for the big event.
– Back from the break and we get another RAW rewind video, this time featuring The Rock from 1999.
– We go tot he ring and out comes CM Punk with Luke Gallows and Joey Mercury. Punk takes the mic and asks if we know who he is better than. Punk says The Rock. Punk says he doesn’t drink, smoke or make crappy movies like The Tooth Fairy. Punk asks if the fans like The Rock and if they miss him on RAW. Punk puts down RAW and says for 900 shows, they have been promoting poor family values. Punk says he’s got two words for you… Katie Vick. He says to youtube it if you don’t understand and it will drive you to drinking and then he can save you. Punk says exhibit A and shows a video from 2009 of Triple H breaking into Randy Orton’s home. Exhibit B is from 2006, John Cena throwing Edge into water. Exhibit C is trespassing. Punk shows the video from 1998 of DX invading a WCW show with their tank. The next video is from 2007, a beer bath from Steve Austin to Santino Marella. Punk says the fans would love to see Steve Austin come down and spray him with beer. The glass breaks and Steve Austin’s music hits!
Austin’s music plays for a minute and CM Punk starts laughing. Punk says everyone fell for it. Punk puts the crowd down and says he is happy they’re disappointed Austin isn’t really here. Punk has one more clip, from a good show he says, SmackDown. It’s from 2003 and it’s Brock Lesnar superplexing Big Show when the ring collapsed. Punk says he could watch that clip over and over. Punk says Show is criminally obese. Punk says he doesn’t know who the other guy was, referring to Lesnar. Big Show’s music hits and out he comes.
Show comes in the ring and attempts some comedy. Show namedrops Eddie Guerrero and an “Eddie” chant breaks out. Show brings up funny situations he’s been in and talks about doing the Sumo match and being caught on video kissing Vickie Guerrero. Big Show says Punk’s fat jokes don’t hurt him. Show does a Hulk Hogan impersonation on the Straight Edge Society. Punk says Show isn’t funny and nobody likes him. Show says that was mean. Punk says they are better than Big Show. Show knocks Punk down with a big shot to the chest and drops Mercury. Luke Gallows attacks but Show beats him down and clotheslines him to the floor. SES retreats as we go to commercial.
– Josh Matthews is on the stage and he introduces the WWE Champion Sheamus. Matthews starts talking but Sheamus snatches the mic from him. Sheamus talks about Triple H not being here to celebrate tonight. Sheamus says Triple H is never coming back, thanks to him. Sheamus talks about the match at Night of Champions and says it isn’t fair. Sheamus puts down the fans and says he’s the only real Irishman in the city. Sheamus talks about tonight’s main event and Randy Orton. Sheamus says he’s been discriminated against. Edge’s music hits and out he comes with a mic.
Edge says Sheamus is giving him a headache. Edge talks about some of his memories on RAW since debuting. Edge talks about what he’s accomplished in WWE and says he will win the Six Pack Challenge at Night of Champions. Edge walks down to the ring for tonight’s main event as we go to commercial.
Edge, Sheamus, Randy Orton, John Cena and Chris Jericho vs. Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Michael Tarver, David Otunga and Heath Slater
Edge, Sheamus, Randy Orton, John Cena and Chris Jericho vs. Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Michael Tarver, David Otunga and Heath Slater
Back from commercial and out comes the rest of Team RAW, with John Cena coming out last to a big pop. The Nexus music hits next and out they come as one to the ring. We go to commercial as they approach the ring.
Back to the match and it’s Tarver starting out with Jericho. There’s some stalling here. A chant for Jericho breaks out. Jericho rolls out of the ring and walks half-way up the ramp. The ref counts and Jericho goes to run back down. He stops, smiles and walks to the back as the ref counts him out. Edge comes in to face Tarver. Edge pushes the referee down and is disqualified. It’s now 3 vs. 5. Edge leaves to the back with a smile on his face also.
Cena comes in now to face Tarver. Cena works him over and hits the bulldog. Rights by Cena, backing Tarver into the corner. Cena tags in Sheamus. Sheamus with kicks and forearms on Tarver. Sheamus with a 2 count now. Slater comes in but Sheamus drops him two times in a row with clotheslines. Sheamus with a suplex and a 2 count. Sheamus with knees to the gut in the corner now. Sheamus works Slater over on the apron now and knocks him to the floor. Back in the ring and Sheamus gets a 2 count. Otunga comes in and locks up with Sheamus. They collide in the middle of the ring and Otunga poses. Sheamus responds with a clothesline. Otunga with a kick to the face but Sheamus hits another clothesline. Stomps by Sheamus in the corner.
Otunga counters and mounts Sheamus with rights. Slater is tagged back in for a minute. Gabriel comes in and hits big right hands to Sheamus’ face. Gabriel holds Sheamus as Barrett comes in with a big kick to the gut. Barrett stomps on Sheamus and tags back in Slater. More of the same here. Sheamus gets backed into their corner and knocks everyone off the apron but Gabriel. Gabriel kicks Sheamus and Slater hits finisher for the pin. Sheamus is eliminated.
Barrett comes in and takes out Cena. He distracts the ref while Nexus works Cena over on the floor. Barrett comes out and slams Cena into the announcer’s table. Back in the ring and Barrett gets a 2 count. Gabriel comes in for some double teaming with Barrett. The ref is distracted again as Barrett takes advantage on the outside. Gabriel covers Cena for a 2 count. Gabriel with a splash in the corner and another 2 count. Otunga is taged in and he kicks Cena in the gut. Otunga goes for a suplex but Cena counters it and hits one of his own. Otunga charges Orton and knocks him off the apron. Cena trips Otunga and locks on the STF. Otunga taps out. David Otunga is eliminated.
Justin Gabriel drops Cena and goes up top. Gabriel hits the 450 Splash for the pin. Cena is eliminated. Orton comes in and RKO’s Gabriel for the pin. Gabriel is eliminated. Tarver comes in and Orton RKO’s him for the pin. Tarver is eliminated. Barrett comes in and drops Orton with his finisher for the pin and final elimination.
Winners: Wade Barrett and The Nexus
– RAW goes off the air with Barrett posing in the ring while Orton and Cena are still down.
- We go to the ring and out comes WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart.
– We go to the ring and out comes WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart. Bret takes the mic and says hello to Boston. Bret talks about RAW debuting 17 years ago and says even he wondered if RAW would catch on. Bret says it looks like it’s doing pretty damn good and the crowd pops. Bret continues to put RAW over as a TV show. Bret says only he and Undertaker are still here from the first episode of RAW. Bret says he thought it would be appropriate if…. Kane’s pyro goes off and out comes the World Heavyweight Champion to the ring.
Kane says there is no Undertaker anymore, thanks to him. Kane says he is a Phenom, no longer. Kane says Taker is just a man. The crowd chants big time for Taker. Kane says Taker is like Bret – weak, feeble, straggly, over the hill and irreversibly damaged. Kane says Taker hasn’t been himself since he ended the career of Shawn Michaels. Kane says Bret must have loved seeing that. Bret says Taker will beat Kane like he always does. Kane says the one thing he’s always wanted was to break out of Taker’s shadow and prove he was the devil’s favorite demon. Kane says he needs to take out an icon, like Taker did to HBK. Kane says he needs to take out Bret. Kane grabs Bret by his throat when The Hart Dynasty runs down. Kane knocks them back out of the ring. Bret tries to fight Kane but he grabs Bret by the throat again. The lights go out and Taker’s bells toll. They come back on and Taker is standing in the ring looking at Kane. Kane shakes his head no, laughs and backs out of the ring, up the ramp.
The e-mail alert goes off and Michael Cole gets boo’d big time from the crowd. The General Manager is making tonight’s main event Bret Hart vs. Undertaker. We go to our first break.
Kofi Kingston and Michael McGillicutty vs. Kaval and Daniel Bryan vs. Alex Riley and The Miz
Back from the break and we get another RAW rewind. We go to the ring where Kofi Kingston, Michael McGillicutty, Daniel Bryan and Kaval are waiting for this triple threat tag team match. Out next comes Alex Riley and United States Champion The Miz. The match starts off with Riley, Bryan and Kofi in the ring. Riley beats down Bryan but gets dropkicked by Kofi for a 2 count. Bryan goes at it with Kofi now.
Bryan works over Kofi and takes Riley to the corner. Kofi comes up with a 2 count on Bryan. Riley drops Kofi on his back for a 2 count. Kofi hits the Boom Drop on Riley but Bryan breaks it up. Kofi and Bryan collide in mid-air. Kaval and MCGillicutty come in now off tags. Kaval counters a move and applies a submission. Riley breaks it up. Miz gets dropped on the apron. Kaval rolls up McGillicutty for a 2 count. Kaval drops him him with a kick and goes to the top. Kaval hits the Warrior’s Way but Miz comes from behind. Miz hits Skull Crushing Finale on Kaval for the pin and the win.
Winners: The Miz and Alex Riley
- After the match, Riley gets on the apron but Bryan knocks him off to the floor. Miz runs back down to the ring and hits Bryan in the face with his Money in the Bank briefcase. Miz lays out Bryan and leaves to the back with Riley.
- Cole and Lawler plugs RAW vs. Nexus and Bret Hart vs. Undertaker for tonight. Back to commercial.
LayCool vs. Eve Torres and Melina
Back from the break and the co-Women’s Champions Michelle McCool and Layla are in the ring. Out next comes the team of Eve and the WWE Divas Champion Melina. Michelle and Melina start the match out. Melina strikes first but McCool takes her down for a 2 count. Layla comes in and drops Melina on her face. Layla taunts Melina. Melina pushes Layla into McCool, sending her to the floor. Melina takes advantage and rolls Layla up for the quick win.
Winners: Eve and Melina
- After the match, McCool and Layla get on the mic. They put Melina down and pick on her for always crying. They challenge Melina to a Unification match at Night of Champions. One of them will face Melina and then unify the Divas and Women’s Titles. Melina says she accepts… but under one condition… it’s a Lumberjill match. LayCool agrees to the match and it’s on for Night of Champions. Kelly Kelly, The Bella Twins and Gail Kim to the stage. Maryse, Jillian, Alicia Fox and Tamina, the other RAW Divas, come out on the other side of the stage.
- We go backstage where Nexus is talking in their locker room. Michael Tarver says people think because they kicked out Darren Young and Skip Sheffield is, Nexus isn’t the same. There seems to be some tension here. Wade Barrett says tonight they face 5 of WWE’s biggest stars and in a few weeks, he becomes the WWE Champion. Barrett says they will do something unforgettable tonight and he knows exactly what it is.
– Back from the break and Chris Jericho is backstage with Josh Matthews. Josh goes to ask Jericho about RAW memories but he cuts him off. Jericho says he is going to take matters into his own hands. Jericho says if he doesn’t win the WWE Title, this is the last you will see of him in WWE. Jericho says tonight, he’s going to prove that he’s the best in the world at what he does.
#1 Contender’s Match: John Morrison and R-Truth vs. Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre
We go to the ring and out comes John Morrison. His partner, R-Truth is out next to decide a new set of #1 contenders for the WWE Tag Team Titles. Back from the break and out comes Cody Rhodes, representing SmackDown. Out next is Cody’s partner, Drew McIntyre. Cody and Truth start the match off for their teams. Cody strikes first but Truth takes him down with a big hip toss. Cody knocks Morrison off the ropes. Morrison and Truth double team Cody now until Drew comes in. All four men are in the ring fighting now. The referee throws the match out and calls for the bell. Cody is tossed to the floor and Truth flies over the top rope and lands on him. Morrison and Drew go at it on the floor. Morrison pushes Drew into Cole’s podium. Truth and Morrison hit the ramp as Drew and Cody are down at ringside.
Winners: No Contest
– Lawler plugs Taker vs. Hart in tonight’s main event as we go back to commercial.
Bret Hart vs. The Undertaker
We go to the ring and out comes Bret Hart for his big match with The Undertaker. The lights go out next and out comes The Undertaker with his grand entrance. The Nexus theme music hits and out comes Wade Barrett. He says this match isn’t happening tonight. Barrett says people care about the future of RAW – which is Nexus and himself. Barrett says he is going to do something people will talk about – denounce Bret Hart and prove Taker is a dead man. Barrett enters the ring after Taker. Taker hits him with punches and a big boot. Taker clotheslines Barrett out to the floor and turns to Bret Hart. The lights go out and Taker’s bell tolls. They come back on and Kane is in the ring. Kane and Taker trade right hands in the middle of the ring. Taker grabs Kane for a chokeslam and the lights go out again. They come back on and Kane is gone. The Nexus music hits and out comes Michael Tarver, Heath Slater, David Otunga and Justin Gabriel. They surround the ring with Taker in it.
Taker fights all of Nexus off and grabs Barrett for a chokeslam. The lights go out again and the bells toll. They come back on and Barrett has Taker on his shoulders. Barrett slams Taker with his finisher. We see Kane looking on from the stage. Nexus drags Taker over to the corner and Justin Gabriel hits the 450. Nexus stands over Taker. He tries to sit up but can’t. Kane looks on and laughs from the stage. We go to commercial.
– Back from the break and we get a replay of what just happened with Undertaker.
Jack Swagger vs. Evan Bourne
Jack Swagger comes out with a mic and tells the crowd to hail him on his return to RAW. Swagger says he is returning as a former World Champion. Out next comes Swagger’s opponent, Evan Bourne.
The bell rings and Swagger goes to work on Bourne. Bourne starts to fight back when Alberto Del Rio’s music hits. Albert drives a Bentley into the arena as his personal ring announcer introduces him. Swagger and Bourne continue to fight in the ring with Swagger in control. Del Rio walks to the stage as his pyro goes off. Swagger hits Bourne with shoulder thrusts in the corner. Bourne counters Swagger and drops him with a kick as Del Rio makes his way to ringside. Bourne goes to the top but misses Air Bourne. Swagger takes out Bourne’s leg and applies the Ankle Lock. Bourne taps out for the win.
Winner: Jack Swagger
– After the match, Del Rio takes the mic and introduces himself. Del Rio says thanks to him, Rey Mysterio is not going to be here tonight. He says the only place you can see Rey is the hospital. Del Rio says what he did to Rey last week was incredible. He says he’s not completely happy because his audience from RAW didn’t see it. Del Rio says he’s going to recreate that magic moment, just for the RAW fans tonight. Del Rio grabs a chair and runs in the ring, chasing off officials, who are tending to Evan Bourne. Del Rio applies his arm bar finisher to Bourne and won’t let go. Del Rio breaks the hold but kicks Bourne in the gut before going to the floor after him. Del Rio wraps Bourne’s arm in the chair like he did with Mysterio. Mark Henry runs down but Del Rio runs towards him with a chair. Henry punches the chair and Del Rio runs up the ramp. Del Rio smiles at Henry.
– Cole and Lawler talk about WWE’s recent show in China. We go to a video package showing the WWE stars in Shanghai for the big event.
– Back from the break and we get another RAW rewind video, this time featuring The Rock from 1999.
– We go tot he ring and out comes CM Punk with Luke Gallows and Joey Mercury. Punk takes the mic and asks if we know who he is better than. Punk says The Rock. Punk says he doesn’t drink, smoke or make crappy movies like The Tooth Fairy. Punk asks if the fans like The Rock and if they miss him on RAW. Punk puts down RAW and says for 900 shows, they have been promoting poor family values. Punk says he’s got two words for you… Katie Vick. He says to youtube it if you don’t understand and it will drive you to drinking and then he can save you. Punk says exhibit A and shows a video from 2009 of Triple H breaking into Randy Orton’s home. Exhibit B is from 2006, John Cena throwing Edge into water. Exhibit C is trespassing. Punk shows the video from 1998 of DX invading a WCW show with their tank. The next video is from 2007, a beer bath from Steve Austin to Santino Marella. Punk says the fans would love to see Steve Austin come down and spray him with beer. The glass breaks and Steve Austin’s music hits!
Austin’s music plays for a minute and CM Punk starts laughing. Punk says everyone fell for it. Punk puts the crowd down and says he is happy they’re disappointed Austin isn’t really here. Punk has one more clip, from a good show he says, SmackDown. It’s from 2003 and it’s Brock Lesnar superplexing Big Show when the ring collapsed. Punk says he could watch that clip over and over. Punk says Show is criminally obese. Punk says he doesn’t know who the other guy was, referring to Lesnar. Big Show’s music hits and out he comes.
Show comes in the ring and attempts some comedy. Show namedrops Eddie Guerrero and an “Eddie” chant breaks out. Show brings up funny situations he’s been in and talks about doing the Sumo match and being caught on video kissing Vickie Guerrero. Big Show says Punk’s fat jokes don’t hurt him. Show does a Hulk Hogan impersonation on the Straight Edge Society. Punk says Show isn’t funny and nobody likes him. Show says that was mean. Punk says they are better than Big Show. Show knocks Punk down with a big shot to the chest and drops Mercury. Luke Gallows attacks but Show beats him down and clotheslines him to the floor. SES retreats as we go to commercial.
– Josh Matthews is on the stage and he introduces the WWE Champion Sheamus. Matthews starts talking but Sheamus snatches the mic from him. Sheamus talks about Triple H not being here to celebrate tonight. Sheamus says Triple H is never coming back, thanks to him. Sheamus talks about the match at Night of Champions and says it isn’t fair. Sheamus puts down the fans and says he’s the only real Irishman in the city. Sheamus talks about tonight’s main event and Randy Orton. Sheamus says he’s been discriminated against. Edge’s music hits and out he comes with a mic.
Edge says Sheamus is giving him a headache. Edge talks about some of his memories on RAW since debuting. Edge talks about what he’s accomplished in WWE and says he will win the Six Pack Challenge at Night of Champions. Edge walks down to the ring for tonight’s main event as we go to commercial.
Edge, Sheamus, Randy Orton, John Cena and Chris Jericho vs. Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Michael Tarver, David Otunga and Heath Slater
Edge, Sheamus, Randy Orton, John Cena and Chris Jericho vs. Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Michael Tarver, David Otunga and Heath Slater
Back from commercial and out comes the rest of Team RAW, with John Cena coming out last to a big pop. The Nexus music hits next and out they come as one to the ring. We go to commercial as they approach the ring.
Back to the match and it’s Tarver starting out with Jericho. There’s some stalling here. A chant for Jericho breaks out. Jericho rolls out of the ring and walks half-way up the ramp. The ref counts and Jericho goes to run back down. He stops, smiles and walks to the back as the ref counts him out. Edge comes in to face Tarver. Edge pushes the referee down and is disqualified. It’s now 3 vs. 5. Edge leaves to the back with a smile on his face also.
Cena comes in now to face Tarver. Cena works him over and hits the bulldog. Rights by Cena, backing Tarver into the corner. Cena tags in Sheamus. Sheamus with kicks and forearms on Tarver. Sheamus with a 2 count now. Slater comes in but Sheamus drops him two times in a row with clotheslines. Sheamus with a suplex and a 2 count. Sheamus with knees to the gut in the corner now. Sheamus works Slater over on the apron now and knocks him to the floor. Back in the ring and Sheamus gets a 2 count. Otunga comes in and locks up with Sheamus. They collide in the middle of the ring and Otunga poses. Sheamus responds with a clothesline. Otunga with a kick to the face but Sheamus hits another clothesline. Stomps by Sheamus in the corner.
Otunga counters and mounts Sheamus with rights. Slater is tagged back in for a minute. Gabriel comes in and hits big right hands to Sheamus’ face. Gabriel holds Sheamus as Barrett comes in with a big kick to the gut. Barrett stomps on Sheamus and tags back in Slater. More of the same here. Sheamus gets backed into their corner and knocks everyone off the apron but Gabriel. Gabriel kicks Sheamus and Slater hits finisher for the pin. Sheamus is eliminated.
Barrett comes in and takes out Cena. He distracts the ref while Nexus works Cena over on the floor. Barrett comes out and slams Cena into the announcer’s table. Back in the ring and Barrett gets a 2 count. Gabriel comes in for some double teaming with Barrett. The ref is distracted again as Barrett takes advantage on the outside. Gabriel covers Cena for a 2 count. Gabriel with a splash in the corner and another 2 count. Otunga is taged in and he kicks Cena in the gut. Otunga goes for a suplex but Cena counters it and hits one of his own. Otunga charges Orton and knocks him off the apron. Cena trips Otunga and locks on the STF. Otunga taps out. David Otunga is eliminated.
Justin Gabriel drops Cena and goes up top. Gabriel hits the 450 Splash for the pin. Cena is eliminated. Orton comes in and RKO’s Gabriel for the pin. Gabriel is eliminated. Tarver comes in and Orton RKO’s him for the pin. Tarver is eliminated. Barrett comes in and drops Orton with his finisher for the pin and final elimination.
Winners: Wade Barrett and The Nexus
– RAW goes off the air with Barrett posing in the ring while Orton and Cena are still down.
Monday, August 30, 2010
TRISH AND LITA WORKING TOGETHER IN A MOVIE
Trish Stratus and Lita appeared on Live Audio Wrestling last night to talk about their new projects together.
The two former Women’s Champions are working on doing a wrestling movie together that will pay tribute to Mexican wrestling films. Trish and Lita both will act as the wrestling women in the movie.
The project is still in the developmental stages. Lita noted that she wants to expose modern pro wrestling fans to the Mexican genre. Trish and Lita were at a Lucha Libre event together over the weekend in Toronto.
The two former Women’s Champions are working on doing a wrestling movie together that will pay tribute to Mexican wrestling films. Trish and Lita both will act as the wrestling women in the movie.
The project is still in the developmental stages. Lita noted that she wants to expose modern pro wrestling fans to the Mexican genre. Trish and Lita were at a Lucha Libre event together over the weekend in Toronto.
MORE ON TIFFANY'S RELEASE
A WWE spokesperson commented on the suspension of Tiffany (Taryn Terrell), wife of fellow wrestler Drew McIntyre, following her arrest earlier this month in Los Angeles, California.
“WWE are aware of the situation and have taken appropriate disciplinary action,” the spokesperson told Scotland newspaper The Daily Record.
The former Playboy model was suspended by WWE following her August 8 arrest. She is due in court this week in Los Angeles for a preliminary hearing.
“WWE are aware of the situation and have taken appropriate disciplinary action,” the spokesperson told Scotland newspaper The Daily Record.
The former Playboy model was suspended by WWE following her August 8 arrest. She is due in court this week in Los Angeles for a preliminary hearing.
SHAWN MICHAELS COMMENTS ON TONIGHTS RAW APPEARANCE
Shawn Michaels said on on Twitter that he will not be on hand for tonight’s 900th edition of Monday Night RAW. Responding to a fan’s query, Michaels wrote, “No I won’t b there. I have business elsewhere that day & Tue. sorry.”
The former WWE Champion also said that he has turned down two movie roles, indicating he would rather be silly than serious.
The former WWE Champion also said that he has turned down two movie roles, indicating he would rather be silly than serious.
CENA'S T-SHIRT CREATES A BRAWL
A brawl broke out amongst fans at yesterday’s RAW live event in Newark, New Jersey over a T-shirt John Cena had thrown to the crowd just before his Steel Cage Match with Sheamus.
According to a fan who witnessed the incident, the melee lasted approximately 15 minutes before Prudential Center staff broken it up. The correspondent also noted that over 10 people were ejected from the arena and some children were hurt during the brawl.
According to a fan who witnessed the incident, the melee lasted approximately 15 minutes before Prudential Center staff broken it up. The correspondent also noted that over 10 people were ejected from the arena and some children were hurt during the brawl.
RANDY ORTON INJURED?
Randy Orton was dealing with a sore neck and shoulder following Saturday night’s RAW live event in Wildwood, New Jersey, where he faced Sheamus in a Lumberjack Match with Nexus. He was therefore placed in a Six-Man Tag Team Match at Sunday’s RAW live event in Newark, New Jersey so he could have a lighter workload.
The advertised main event was a Steel Cage Match between Orton and Sheamus, while John Cena was scheduled for a Six-Man Tag Team Match against Nexus. An angle was conducted at the beginning of the show where Sheamus attacked Cena and Nexus attacked Chris Jericho, leading Orton and Daniel Bryan to perform a run-in.
Orton sparingly wrestled during the match and did not perform the RKO. He did, however, strike Michael Tarver with a punt to the head in the aftermath of the bout.
Orton’s injury is not immediately being considered serious, but he will likely have it checked out today.
The advertised main event was a Steel Cage Match between Orton and Sheamus, while John Cena was scheduled for a Six-Man Tag Team Match against Nexus. An angle was conducted at the beginning of the show where Sheamus attacked Cena and Nexus attacked Chris Jericho, leading Orton and Daniel Bryan to perform a run-in.
Orton sparingly wrestled during the match and did not perform the RKO. He did, however, strike Michael Tarver with a punt to the head in the aftermath of the bout.
Orton’s injury is not immediately being considered serious, but he will likely have it checked out today.
KANE AND MIZ ON CAROLINE'S
Kane and The Miz will be appearing at Caroline’s on Broadway in New York City on Saturday, October 30th. The Miz will appear from 10am until 12pm and Kane will appear from 2-4pm.
JOHN CENA WILL BE ON WALL MART
John Cena will be signing copies of his Legendary DVD at midnight on Tuesday, September 28th at the Wal-Mart in Tampa, Florida on Lane O’ Lakes Boulevard. Fans must purchase a wristband to meet Cena.
MORE ON TONIGHTS 900 EPISODE OF RAW
Tonight’s 900th episode of WWE’s Monday Night RAW will come live from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Stars from RAW, SmackDown and WWE’s past are booked for the show. We do know that Bret Hart is booked for tonight’s show. No matches have been announced for tonight but Randy Orton vs. John Cena vs. Sheamus in a cage match for the WWE Title is being advertised locally.
UPDATE ON MADISON SQUARE GARDEN RAW
WWE has confirmed that their return to Madison Square Garden on September 25th with a SmackDown show will be Bret Hart Appreciation Night. This will be Bret’s first time at MSG in thirteen years. Bret is scheduled to team with The Hart Dynasty to take on three members of Nexus. The updated line-up for that show is Kane vs. Undertaker, Christian vs. Matt Hardy vs. Dolph Ziggler, Big Show vs. Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston vs. CM Punk, MVP vs. Cody Rhodes, LayCool vs. Kelly Kelly & Rosa plus appearances by Drew McIntyre, Alberto Del Rio and others.
UPDATE ON JOHN CENA DVD, POSTER OF DVD
Below is the new cover for WWE’s John Cena Experience three-disc DVD set that comes out on November 16th. This is the Bluray cover but the DVD cover has the same style, just three discs. The Bluray version will be 2 discs.
The brief synopsis that WWE has provided to DVD retailers reads like this: “John Cena is the face of the WWE, its most popular star and a crossover sensation. So what is it like to be “The Prototype”.”
The brief synopsis that WWE has provided to DVD retailers reads like this: “John Cena is the face of the WWE, its most popular star and a crossover sensation. So what is it like to be “The Prototype”.”
6 FOOT 9 INCHES DIVA IN WWE
There are rumors that WWE has signed or is close to signing female independent wrestler Isis The Amazon to a developmental deal. Isis is 6 foot 9 inches and besides indy wrestling, has done some modeling and acting work. Isis also has participated in a week-long evaluation at WWE’s FCW developmental territory.
Isis has been in attendance at as many as two WWE developmental shows this month. A fan in attendance at this week’s show in Fort Myers, Florida says Isis had to ask FCW officials if it was okay to take photos with fans. To put Isis into perspective, she is just a few inches shorter than Big Show.
Here is picture of Isis
BRAGGING RIGHTS PPV POSTER RELEASED
Rocky Posted it:
Below is the new poster of Bragging Rights PPV:
Below is the new poster of Bragging Rights PPV:
TRISH AND LITA WORKING TOGETHER
Arda Ocal of the Right After Wrestling show sent word that former WWE Diva Lita is in Toronto this weekend with another former Diva – Trish Stratus, to talk about upcoming business deals together.
Lita told Ocal that she plans on opening up a Lucha Libre themed restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia soon and also has movie projects in the works. Lita’s band, The Luchagores, is currently on hiatus as band members are working on other projects.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
LUNA VACHON PASSES AWAY
World Wrestling Entertainment issued the following statement this afternoon acknowledging the death of former performer Gertrude Vachon (a/k/a Luna Vachon), who was reportedly found dead this morning at her mother’s home
World Wrestling Entertainment has been made aware of the passing of Gertrude (Luna) Vachon. WWE extends its deepest condolences to the Vachon family.
Ms. Vachon was under contract with WWE at various times from 1993 through 2000, and performed under the name “Luna” Vachon. She last performed for WWE in early 2000.
World Wrestling Entertainment has been made aware of the passing of Gertrude (Luna) Vachon. WWE extends its deepest condolences to the Vachon family.
Ms. Vachon was under contract with WWE at various times from 1993 through 2000, and performed under the name “Luna” Vachon. She last performed for WWE in early 2000.
WWE CONFIRMS SERENA'S RELEASE
World Wrestling Entertainment announced exactly at 10:00 p.m. this evening that Serena has been released from the organization.
“WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Diva Serena. We wish Serena the best in all future endeavors,” they wrote.
It is believed that she was released from her contract last weekend, but due to her appearance on tonight’s taped episode of Friday Night SmackDown, WWE waited until the conclusion of the broadcast to make an official announcement.
As reported Monday, she was released for disciplinary reasons.
“WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Diva Serena. We wish Serena the best in all future endeavors,” they wrote.
It is believed that she was released from her contract last weekend, but due to her appearance on tonight’s taped episode of Friday Night SmackDown, WWE waited until the conclusion of the broadcast to make an official announcement.
As reported Monday, she was released for disciplinary reasons.
UPDATE ON NXT SEASON 3
The SyFy network once again had their TV cameras at the WWE developmental FCW tapings this week filming matches.
Based on who wrestled at the tapings, you could speculate as to who might be on season 3 of NXT.
Superstars that wrestled and haven’t previously appeared on NXT included Xavier Woods, Idol Stevens, Bo Rotunda, Richie Steamboat, Wes Brisco, Tag Team Champions Johnny Curtis & Derrick Bateman, Hunico & Epico and FCW Heavyweight Champion Mason Ryan.
There have yet to be Diva Rookies on NXT, but we’ve heard that the idea is being strongly considered for Season 3. Divas in action included Aksana, AJ Lee, Livianna and FCW Divas Champion Naomi Night.
The Florida Championship Wrestling website recently confirmed that it will be holding live events in the coming weeks featuring the stars of “NXT Season 3,” so perhaps we’ll see NXT Season 3 on SyFy in some capacity this fall.
BATISTA SIGNS NBC'S CHUCK
Batista has signed on for a reoccurring role on NBC’s Chuck. Batista will debut on the show October 11th, the week after Steve Austin’s appearance. Batista will play character Casey’s former soldier buddies who have gone rogue and are back to get revenge on him.
STEPHANIE MCMAHON GIVES BIRTH
Stephanie McMahon reportedly gave birth to her and Triple H’s third child Tuesday, a baby girl. The name of the child has yet to be revealed. McMahon already has two daughters; Aurora Rose Levesque (born July 24, 2006) and Murphy Claire (born July 28, 2008).
MICKIE JAMES TALKS ABOUT LEAVING WWE, HER MUSIC CAREER
- Mickie comes onto the show and jumps into a discussion on her new album “Strangers & Angels” and she says the experience has been very positive with good reviews & a great fan response.
- She decided to go into music because its something she’s always loved. She played violin in high school and was always interested in it, and she began writing songs while on the road in the WWE. She was never professionally trained to sing, but decided to give it a shot and she’s very happy with how its turned out.
- For right now, she’s trying to balance both wrestling & music, and will actually be facing Awesome Kong in October. She did make it sound as though music was more the route she was hoping to travel.
- Going into her wrestling career, James mentions being a fan of her work since first seeing her in BBOW back in 2001. She says going from the independents to the WWE was a huge accomplishment in her career. She was also very proud of the storyline with herself and Trish Stratus for Wrestlemania 22. She feels she was brought up to the main roster in an awesome story that helped her in the long run.
- James mentions that on this show’s WrestleMania 22 preview years ago, they remarked that the longest running story going into the show was the Mickie/Trish angle and as a result, it was one of the most anticipated. Mickie says there was pressure to deliver, but they both knew their characters well & understood the storyline perfectly, so they made it work.
- In comparing music to wrestling, she says that wrestling is more of a display of strength while performing music shows a more vulnerable side of her, so fans get to see a different side to her personality.
- She talks about her appearance on the television show “Psych” and she had a lot of fun playing the role she played. She says acting isn’t really the route she’s attempting to travel but she’s open to it.
- Mickie felt that the reason WWE didn’t want to use her Indy name “Alexis Laree” is because they probably thought it didn’t sound like a real name. She had no problems using her real name on WWE television as the name sounds cool. She gives her mother props for the cool name though Mickie and James brieftly joke
about the “Hey Mickie” song from the 80’s.
- When she started going into music, she says that the WWE supported her every step along the way up until she left the company.
- Dixie Carter attended some of Mickie’s concerts, and when asked if she’d go back to TNA, she says its something that interests her. However, she wants to balance both music & wrestling. She says she’ll have to see where music takes her and if she would be able to do both. She did also mention that TNA has a less strenuous schedule.
- She’s going to perform at a huge concert in her hometown of Richmond, VA with huge country music talents such as Gretchen Wilson and Montgomery Gentry. She says it’s a huge honor to be doing a big show like that, especially with big names involved. She says it is by far the biggest audience she’ll have ever sung in front of and is so happy that it is in her own hometown.
- She has heard people compare it to Gretchen Wilson which she sees as a massive compliment but she wants Gretchen to sound like Gretchen and Mickie to sound like Mickie.
- Mickie describes her music as “Where country meets rock”. James says he can hear a lot of rock influence, especially classic Southern rock. Mickie seems happy that he caught that.
- The discussion shifts to her leaving the WWE. Mickie says that there were goals she wishes she had accomplished, but was happy with her success there. When asked about the “Piggy James” story with Michelle McMcool, she acknowledges the mixed reactions the storyline got, but it ultimately didn’t get the payoff it needed because she got the Staff Infection. She also talks about how she forced herself to be ready in time for Wrestlemania 26.
- She has written more music for another album and hopes to keep growing bigger and bigger in her music career as she continues to improve.
- James mentions that recent guests have said how loyal wrestling fans are. Mickie agrees saying she has some of the best fans in the world and that wrestling fans are a lot like music fans in that if they really connect with you, they’ll be fans for life. She loves them all.
- She decided to go into music because its something she’s always loved. She played violin in high school and was always interested in it, and she began writing songs while on the road in the WWE. She was never professionally trained to sing, but decided to give it a shot and she’s very happy with how its turned out.
- For right now, she’s trying to balance both wrestling & music, and will actually be facing Awesome Kong in October. She did make it sound as though music was more the route she was hoping to travel.
- Going into her wrestling career, James mentions being a fan of her work since first seeing her in BBOW back in 2001. She says going from the independents to the WWE was a huge accomplishment in her career. She was also very proud of the storyline with herself and Trish Stratus for Wrestlemania 22. She feels she was brought up to the main roster in an awesome story that helped her in the long run.
- James mentions that on this show’s WrestleMania 22 preview years ago, they remarked that the longest running story going into the show was the Mickie/Trish angle and as a result, it was one of the most anticipated. Mickie says there was pressure to deliver, but they both knew their characters well & understood the storyline perfectly, so they made it work.
- In comparing music to wrestling, she says that wrestling is more of a display of strength while performing music shows a more vulnerable side of her, so fans get to see a different side to her personality.
- She talks about her appearance on the television show “Psych” and she had a lot of fun playing the role she played. She says acting isn’t really the route she’s attempting to travel but she’s open to it.
- Mickie felt that the reason WWE didn’t want to use her Indy name “Alexis Laree” is because they probably thought it didn’t sound like a real name. She had no problems using her real name on WWE television as the name sounds cool. She gives her mother props for the cool name though Mickie and James brieftly joke
about the “Hey Mickie” song from the 80’s.
- When she started going into music, she says that the WWE supported her every step along the way up until she left the company.
- Dixie Carter attended some of Mickie’s concerts, and when asked if she’d go back to TNA, she says its something that interests her. However, she wants to balance both music & wrestling. She says she’ll have to see where music takes her and if she would be able to do both. She did also mention that TNA has a less strenuous schedule.
- She’s going to perform at a huge concert in her hometown of Richmond, VA with huge country music talents such as Gretchen Wilson and Montgomery Gentry. She says it’s a huge honor to be doing a big show like that, especially with big names involved. She says it is by far the biggest audience she’ll have ever sung in front of and is so happy that it is in her own hometown.
- She has heard people compare it to Gretchen Wilson which she sees as a massive compliment but she wants Gretchen to sound like Gretchen and Mickie to sound like Mickie.
- Mickie describes her music as “Where country meets rock”. James says he can hear a lot of rock influence, especially classic Southern rock. Mickie seems happy that he caught that.
- The discussion shifts to her leaving the WWE. Mickie says that there were goals she wishes she had accomplished, but was happy with her success there. When asked about the “Piggy James” story with Michelle McMcool, she acknowledges the mixed reactions the storyline got, but it ultimately didn’t get the payoff it needed because she got the Staff Infection. She also talks about how she forced herself to be ready in time for Wrestlemania 26.
- She has written more music for another album and hopes to keep growing bigger and bigger in her music career as she continues to improve.
- James mentions that recent guests have said how loyal wrestling fans are. Mickie agrees saying she has some of the best fans in the world and that wrestling fans are a lot like music fans in that if they really connect with you, they’ll be fans for life. She loves them all.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
WWE TRYING OUT NEW DIVAS
As noted before, WWE is looking for Divas between the ages of 18 and 25. They ran a tryout cap last week and word is that of the 63 or so people that tried out, about 50 of them didn’t even belong there. It usually costs people $1,000 to tryout at one of WWE’s camps.
UPDATE ON EDGE'S NEW MOVIE, BENDING THE RULES
WWE Studios’ “Chasing the Hawk”, which is currently filming in New Orleans and stars Edge and Jamie Kennedy, among others, has undergone a title change. The new title for the film will be “Bending the Rules.”
In the film. Edge plays a lawyer trying to track down a stolen car.
In the film. Edge plays a lawyer trying to track down a stolen car.
WWE LOOSES A CREATIVE MEMBER
Joe Francosi finished up with the WWE creative team at last week’s tapings in Bakersfield, California. Francosi was hired earlier this year in February and appeared on RAW when Jon Lovitz hosted earlier this year. Francosi was the man who pulled his eye-ball out in a talent skit with Ted DiBiase and Virgil.
Francosi was also the man who suggested the “spoken word” segment that RAW host William Shatner did months back. Francosi actually suggested the Shatner segment while interviewing with WWE trying to get the job. Francosi previously worked as a producer for UPW and was the man behind Mick Foley & Colt Cabana’s comedy tour.
Francosi was also the man who suggested the “spoken word” segment that RAW host William Shatner did months back. Francosi actually suggested the Shatner segment while interviewing with WWE trying to get the job. Francosi previously worked as a producer for UPW and was the man behind Mick Foley & Colt Cabana’s comedy tour.
SERENA'S 1ST WORD AFTER BEING RELEASED
Former WWE Diva Serena issued her first public comments since being let go by the company this past weekend. She wrote the following on Twitter: “You are the best fans in ANY universe.”
SMACKDOWN SPOILER 8/27
* World Heavyweight Champion Kane b. Rey Mysterio in a no disqualification match. A kendo stick/Singapore cane was brought in the match as well as a chair. Kane ended up getting the pin to win the match. After the bout, Alberto Del Rio came out and told Mysterio he was like an old dog and someone should put him down and attacked him. He then hit Mysterio with a chair, slamming his arm into the steel ring post.
* The return of The Undertaker is plugged for later tonight.
* Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston via count out to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Kingston was over with the Fresno crowd and signed autographs earlier in the day.
* CM Punk b. JTG in a squash match after hitting the GTS then locking in the anaconda vice. After the match, Punk makes the Straight Edge Society get on their knees and tells them they better make Big Show lie in a pool of his own drool by the end of the night.
* Footage from last week (this Friday's Smackdown) is shown where Jack Swagger challenges MVP in a Jack Swagger Sr. Invitational. If Swagger wins, he gets to host an episode of the VIP Lounge. If MVP wins, Swagger has to cover his end of the summer party.
* Jack Swagger b. MVP by disqualification when MVP slaps Swagger in the face.
* A vignette is shown of "Dashing" Cody Rhodes shaving that is pretty funny.
* Alberto Del Rio b. a local worker via submission in a squash match. Del Rio drew a lot of heat.
* Big Show w/Kelly Kelly b. Luke Gallows w/Joey Mercury & Serena. Big Show wins with the knockout punch. After the match, Gallows is left by the other Straight Edge Society members.
* The Undertaker comes out to a tremendous pop, the biggest of the night and cuts a lengthy promo about Kane and the devil. Kane comes out and talks for a long time. The show ends with the two of them starring each other down with Undertaker in the ring and Kane at the top of the ramp.
* The return of The Undertaker is plugged for later tonight.
* Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston via count out to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Kingston was over with the Fresno crowd and signed autographs earlier in the day.
* CM Punk b. JTG in a squash match after hitting the GTS then locking in the anaconda vice. After the match, Punk makes the Straight Edge Society get on their knees and tells them they better make Big Show lie in a pool of his own drool by the end of the night.
* Footage from last week (this Friday's Smackdown) is shown where Jack Swagger challenges MVP in a Jack Swagger Sr. Invitational. If Swagger wins, he gets to host an episode of the VIP Lounge. If MVP wins, Swagger has to cover his end of the summer party.
* Jack Swagger b. MVP by disqualification when MVP slaps Swagger in the face.
* A vignette is shown of "Dashing" Cody Rhodes shaving that is pretty funny.
* Alberto Del Rio b. a local worker via submission in a squash match. Del Rio drew a lot of heat.
* Big Show w/Kelly Kelly b. Luke Gallows w/Joey Mercury & Serena. Big Show wins with the knockout punch. After the match, Gallows is left by the other Straight Edge Society members.
* The Undertaker comes out to a tremendous pop, the biggest of the night and cuts a lengthy promo about Kane and the devil. Kane comes out and talks for a long time. The show ends with the two of them starring each other down with Undertaker in the ring and Kane at the top of the ramp.
UPDATE ON NEW WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Vince McMahon made the decision to rename the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship the WWE Tag Team Championship because he wanted new belts to be marketed. Another reason given for the change is that it’s easier for talent to pass through airports with one set of belts than two.
It is currently unknown if the belts will be considered a brand new championship or if they will carry the lineage of either one or both Tag Team Championships.
It is currently unknown if the belts will be considered a brand new championship or if they will carry the lineage of either one or both Tag Team Championships.
UPDATE ON SERENA'S RELEASE
Serena’s sudden release from World Wrestling Entertainment is being compared to Mickie James’ dismissal from the organization earlier this year as both involved matters concerning behavioral problems on the road.
Serena had been warned several times by management to tighten up her road behavior as she was putting her job at risk. It ultimately reached a point where WWE had no choice but to let her go, just as a big push was planned no less.
It is said that the episode of SmackDown in which Serena was caught drinking alcohol at a bar was designed to send a message to her over her partying habits. An irate CM Punk immediately chastised her following the airing of the video, but she was forgiven the following week. Luke Gallows, however, refused to follow suit and walked out on his fellow Straight Edge Society members.
News of her departure is being kept under wraps internally, but an announcement is expected to be made this weekend.
WWE RELEASED SERENA
While specific details surrounding Serena’s abrupt departure from WWE have yet to be disclosed, it said that she was let go in a disciplinary measure. The Pro Wrestling Torch cryptically notes that she was not “living out” her Straight Edge Society persona in public.
The decision to cut the six-time Ohio Valley Wrestling Women’s Champion was actually made a few days ago, but word had not surfaced until Monday night.
It would appear that an official announcement has not yet been made by WWE as she’s due to make an appearance on this week’s edition of Friday Night SmackDown, which was taped last Wednesday. She accompanies Luke Gallows to the ring for a match against Big Show.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
MMA FIGHTER INTERESTED IN WWE
Dave Meltzer recently interviewed current Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion King Mo and the MMA fighter said he absolutely was going to be a pro wrestler and is hoping for a WWE career once his professional fighting days are over. Mo said he was recruited by WWE a few years back and started with OVW but left to begin fighting. Mo has an extensive amateur wrestling background and is a long-time pro wrestling fan.
Here is a picture of King Mo:
Here is a picture of King Mo:
MATCHES ADVERTISED FOR RAW LIVE EVENT
Matches advertised for WWE’s RAW live event on October 8th in Anaheim, California:
i) Randy Orton vs. Sheamus in a cage for the WWE Title
ii) Edge vs. Evan Bourne in a 2/3 Falls Match
iii) The Hart Dynasty vs. Nexus for the Tag Team Titles
iv) R-Truth vs. The Miz for the US Title
v) Mark Henry vs. Ted DiBiase
vi) Yoshi Tatsu vs. Zack Ryder
vii) Melina vs. Alicia Fox for the Divas Title with Eve as referee
viii) The Usos vs. Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov
i) Randy Orton vs. Sheamus in a cage for the WWE Title
ii) Edge vs. Evan Bourne in a 2/3 Falls Match
iii) The Hart Dynasty vs. Nexus for the Tag Team Titles
iv) R-Truth vs. The Miz for the US Title
v) Mark Henry vs. Ted DiBiase
vi) Yoshi Tatsu vs. Zack Ryder
vii) Melina vs. Alicia Fox for the Divas Title with Eve as referee
viii) The Usos vs. Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov
ROSA MENDES GETTING PUSH
Rosa Mendes is also scheduled to get a big push by teaming up with Kelly Kelly, against LayCool.
Word is that WWE Creative Team decided after the incident of Tiffany and her suspension
Word is that WWE Creative Team decided after the incident of Tiffany and her suspension
NAMES CHANGED FOR FCW WRESTLERS
The recent name changes in WWE’s developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling:
Celeste, believed to be a bikini model from Texas, had her name changed to Ricki Vaughn.
Joe Anoa’i, son of Sika and brother to Rosie, is now being called Roman Leakee.
Former MMA fighter Phil Friedman is now being called James Bronson.
Shane Canterbury, son of Henry Godwin, is now Buck Dixon.
Northeast independent wrestler Bill Carr is now known as Bobby Dutch.
Fady Madani, formerly known as Fady the Arabian Bull, is now being called Fadh Rakman.
Celeste, believed to be a bikini model from Texas, had her name changed to Ricki Vaughn.
Joe Anoa’i, son of Sika and brother to Rosie, is now being called Roman Leakee.
Former MMA fighter Phil Friedman is now being called James Bronson.
Shane Canterbury, son of Henry Godwin, is now Buck Dixon.
Northeast independent wrestler Bill Carr is now known as Bobby Dutch.
Fady Madani, formerly known as Fady the Arabian Bull, is now being called Fadh Rakman.
MIZ GETTING PUSH, MICHAELS SIGNS A BIG DEAL
Word is that WWE is planning to “go all the way” with pushing United States Champion and Money in the Bank winner The Miz.
Shawn michaels updated on twitter, He signed a big deal which is not related to pro-wrestling!
and he will tell everyone as soon as he signs contract
Shawn michaels updated on twitter, He signed a big deal which is not related to pro-wrestling!
and he will tell everyone as soon as he signs contract
RUMOR ON GABRIEL AND KELLY KELLY DATING
Although no source confirmed this still there is a rumor that Justin Gabriel of Nexus is dating a co-worker who is Kelly Kelly. This was mainly came in spotlight when John Cena mocked Nexus and specially Justin Gabriel by saying "alternative".
CHRIS JERICHO DID AN ANGLE AT LIVE EVENT
Chris Jericho did an angle at the WWE show in Japan on Friday night where he got into it with Pro Wrestling NOAH star Yoshihiro Takayama, who was sitting at ringside. Jericho did something similar with The Great Muta years ago
UPDATE ON JOHN CENA DVD
WWE’s upcoming John Cena Experience DVD will be released on DVD and Bluray on November 9th. This will be WWE’s first DVD besides a major pay-per-view that’s released on Bluray. The Bluray release may be exclusive to Best Buy stores.
RYAN BRADDOCK DENIES HIS WWE CONTRACT SIGNING
Former WWE performer Brad Bradley (a/k/a Ryan Braddock) is denying reports he’s re-signed with World Wrestling Entertainment.
“I have been overwhelmed by positive messages the last 48 hours or so. I’ve been actually quite humbled by all of your support. However and unfortunately despite what various news sources have reported I have not currently re-signed with WWE,” Bradley wrote on his Facebook account.
NEW SPECULATION ON DANIEL BRYAN
Beckett.com has an article up looking at whether or not Daniel Bryan was really released from WWE earlier this year. Apparently Bryan’s new WWE Topps trading card wasn’t originally scheduled for the set of cards that just came out but was added in July some time to the production list. The original checklist didn’t have Bryan listed but he is in the new set – card #68 in the 110-card set. The cards were printed between July 2nd and July 16th, well before the SummerSlam pay-per-view where WWE decided to bring Bryan back.
WWE CREATIVE TEAM SLIPS UP DEL RIO PROFILE
WWE Creative Team made a big mistake in Alberto Del Rio's Bio in his WWE .com profile.
As we know earlier, Alberto Del Rio is set to get a big push. Some of the Creative member did a mistake.
Look at the picture, they edited the bio as soon as the error was detected
As we know earlier, Alberto Del Rio is set to get a big push. Some of the Creative member did a mistake.
Look at the picture, they edited the bio as soon as the error was detected
Friday, August 20, 2010
LILLIAN GARCIA SPEAKS ON LEAVING WWE, TRISH STRATUS AND MORE
Former WWE Diva/RAW ring announcer, Lilian Garcia, was the special guest on this week’s live edition (08/16/10) of the award-winning Monday Night Mayhem.
Lilian Garcia Discusses Her WWE Departure, Her Expectation Level When Starting With World Wrestling Entertainment, How She Almost Chose To Not Show Up To Her WWE Audition, If She Initially Thought She Would Have Lasted As Long As She Did With The Company/Been As Successful As She Was, Why Tony Chimel & Howard Finkel Were Instrumental In Her Success, The Criticisms Given To Justin Roberts/WWE’s Other Ring Announcers, The Impact Of Singing “America The Beautiful” On SmackDown After The 9/11 Attacks, “The People’s Strudel,” Why She Wants More To See More TV Time Given To The WWE Divas, The Transition Into The Next Phase Of Her Life/Career, The Details Of Her Forthcoming Album, & Her Appearance At This Weekend’s Chicago Comic Con.
Interview highlights courtesy of The Mayhem’s official correspondent, Paterson from New Jersey:
Why, in the end, she decided to leave World Wrestling Entertainment last September & what/whom she misses the most: “There’s nothing like having that one-on-one interaction with them: every time we’re out there, being able to hi-five & hug people. It’s just an amazing feeling. I miss some of the travel, I’m not crazy about all of the travel. Some of the places we went to were a lot of fun, especially when went overseas. I love Europe, and I love to experience different cultures, so I would definitely take advantage of the sightseeing. What I don’t miss is the airports & the hauling of the luggage. That kind of stuff wears on you, and when you do it ten years straight, it does wear on you. That’s why I have a lot of respect for all of the Superstars, because I didn’t have the grueling schedule that they would had of 300+ days a year, so I have respect for those who can do it and be away from their families. I really missed being away from my family, and that was one of the decision I made. When my contract was up, I was like do I sign on for a new contract, or do I really want to take the time to be with my family & my new husband, and I just made that decision that it was time.”
Her transition into the next phase of her life/career & the reason as to why she wanted to take time off: “It’s been a year since I left. It almost feels like right around the corner, and I can’t believe how time flies. So much has happened since I left. Actually, after I left on the 21st of September, I got married on the 28th of September, which was on a Monday, so it was ironic that I got married on a Monday. I went on a long amazing honeymoon and spent time with the family. I just took time off because I had been on the road for ten years straight. I did some work in Los Angeles, and a lot of doors starting opening up for me in L.A., so we made the decision to move to Los Angeles from New York, and we left in May. It’s just a fresh start & a new chapter in my life.”
Her expectation level when she started working for the WWE in 1999, how she almost chose to not show up to her WWE audition, why Tony Chimel & Howard Finkel were instrumental in her success, and if she initially thought she would have lasted as long as she did/been as successful as she was in World Wrestling Entertainment: “No, not at all. I’ll be honest with you, I had no idea what I was walking into, and I almost didn’t do the audition. I was called to New York to audition, and I looked at him and said ‘Are you kidding me…wrestling?’ He didn’t tell me what it was for, because the WWE didn’t tell him. I auditioned for a backstage interviewer for Super Astros, which was going to be on Univision, but I didn’t get it. It wasn’t until six months later that I got another call back, and they remembered me, and they needed people for SmackDown before it premiered. I auditioned again, and they called me, and they wanted to try me on for 1-3 months, and that I could leave at any time, and I was thinking I had nothing to lose…I’ll try it out. I went to my first show to find out that I was ring announcing that night, and Tony Chimel was there, and he sat with me and told me what I supposed to say. Between Chimel & Howard Finkel, I can’t thank them enough, because they could have easily sabotaged me, but they were so helpful, and I will never forget that.”
If she ever felt that the WWE Divas were not utilized properly during her time in the company & why she would like to see the Divas get more time on WWE television: “I always wished the Divas had more time on the show, because a lot of times, they get one match on the show. I see them working so hard, and they live & breathe this business just has much as the guys do. It depends on the writing, and the storylines, and ratings, and all of that. I could say that I wish they had more time, but I’m also partial to them too. I think it’s a great job they do week in & week out, and it’s not easy to write all these storylines & all these different ideas. I think the WWE does a good job on that, but of course personally, I would love to see more of the Divas going against each other.”
The bonds she formed during her time in the WWE, which WWE Diva she classified as her “best friend” (that she was sad to see go after her departure), & her reaction to the passings of Eddie Guerrero & Chris Benoit: “I guess every situation in different for everybody. I never felt outside the loop, or because I didn’t take bumps, I didn’t have anyone to comfort. I had a great camaraderie with all the superstars and especially all the divas. We had an amazing locker room throughout the years, and I saw a lot of people go in & out, which is sad, because I would form these really big bonds with a lot of them. Trish Stratus would be an example of one; we would travel together, and we were best friends, and when she left, I think I cried more than she did. I always felt like I had someone there, and I remember when we got the news about Eddie Guerrero & Chris Benoit, it was sad, and it was like a family atmosphere, and I remember hugging everybody. I had a great relationship with everyone.”
More is contained in this exclusive interview with the WWE’s first & only “Decade Diva,” including her candid thoughts/comments on returning to the company for one night only this past April, the criticisms given to Justin Roberts & the newer ring announcers since her departure, her relationship with Dawyne “The Rock” Johnson/the memorable “People’s Strudel” backstage vignettes, singing “America the Beautiful” on SmackDown after the 9/11 attacks, her top moments/matches from her time in the WWE, an update on her forthcoming musical projects (including when fans can expect to see the release of her new album), & how she plans on celebrating her birthday this Thursday. For all of the details on how you can meet Lilian Garcia this weekend in “The Windy City” for the Chicago Comic Con, be sure to log on to her official website (located at www.LilianGarcia.com), and be sure to follow Lilian on her official Twitter page (located at www.Twitter.com/LilianGarcia).
Lilian Garcia Discusses Her WWE Departure, Her Expectation Level When Starting With World Wrestling Entertainment, How She Almost Chose To Not Show Up To Her WWE Audition, If She Initially Thought She Would Have Lasted As Long As She Did With The Company/Been As Successful As She Was, Why Tony Chimel & Howard Finkel Were Instrumental In Her Success, The Criticisms Given To Justin Roberts/WWE’s Other Ring Announcers, The Impact Of Singing “America The Beautiful” On SmackDown After The 9/11 Attacks, “The People’s Strudel,” Why She Wants More To See More TV Time Given To The WWE Divas, The Transition Into The Next Phase Of Her Life/Career, The Details Of Her Forthcoming Album, & Her Appearance At This Weekend’s Chicago Comic Con.
Interview highlights courtesy of The Mayhem’s official correspondent, Paterson from New Jersey:
Why, in the end, she decided to leave World Wrestling Entertainment last September & what/whom she misses the most: “There’s nothing like having that one-on-one interaction with them: every time we’re out there, being able to hi-five & hug people. It’s just an amazing feeling. I miss some of the travel, I’m not crazy about all of the travel. Some of the places we went to were a lot of fun, especially when went overseas. I love Europe, and I love to experience different cultures, so I would definitely take advantage of the sightseeing. What I don’t miss is the airports & the hauling of the luggage. That kind of stuff wears on you, and when you do it ten years straight, it does wear on you. That’s why I have a lot of respect for all of the Superstars, because I didn’t have the grueling schedule that they would had of 300+ days a year, so I have respect for those who can do it and be away from their families. I really missed being away from my family, and that was one of the decision I made. When my contract was up, I was like do I sign on for a new contract, or do I really want to take the time to be with my family & my new husband, and I just made that decision that it was time.”
Her transition into the next phase of her life/career & the reason as to why she wanted to take time off: “It’s been a year since I left. It almost feels like right around the corner, and I can’t believe how time flies. So much has happened since I left. Actually, after I left on the 21st of September, I got married on the 28th of September, which was on a Monday, so it was ironic that I got married on a Monday. I went on a long amazing honeymoon and spent time with the family. I just took time off because I had been on the road for ten years straight. I did some work in Los Angeles, and a lot of doors starting opening up for me in L.A., so we made the decision to move to Los Angeles from New York, and we left in May. It’s just a fresh start & a new chapter in my life.”
Her expectation level when she started working for the WWE in 1999, how she almost chose to not show up to her WWE audition, why Tony Chimel & Howard Finkel were instrumental in her success, and if she initially thought she would have lasted as long as she did/been as successful as she was in World Wrestling Entertainment: “No, not at all. I’ll be honest with you, I had no idea what I was walking into, and I almost didn’t do the audition. I was called to New York to audition, and I looked at him and said ‘Are you kidding me…wrestling?’ He didn’t tell me what it was for, because the WWE didn’t tell him. I auditioned for a backstage interviewer for Super Astros, which was going to be on Univision, but I didn’t get it. It wasn’t until six months later that I got another call back, and they remembered me, and they needed people for SmackDown before it premiered. I auditioned again, and they called me, and they wanted to try me on for 1-3 months, and that I could leave at any time, and I was thinking I had nothing to lose…I’ll try it out. I went to my first show to find out that I was ring announcing that night, and Tony Chimel was there, and he sat with me and told me what I supposed to say. Between Chimel & Howard Finkel, I can’t thank them enough, because they could have easily sabotaged me, but they were so helpful, and I will never forget that.”
If she ever felt that the WWE Divas were not utilized properly during her time in the company & why she would like to see the Divas get more time on WWE television: “I always wished the Divas had more time on the show, because a lot of times, they get one match on the show. I see them working so hard, and they live & breathe this business just has much as the guys do. It depends on the writing, and the storylines, and ratings, and all of that. I could say that I wish they had more time, but I’m also partial to them too. I think it’s a great job they do week in & week out, and it’s not easy to write all these storylines & all these different ideas. I think the WWE does a good job on that, but of course personally, I would love to see more of the Divas going against each other.”
The bonds she formed during her time in the WWE, which WWE Diva she classified as her “best friend” (that she was sad to see go after her departure), & her reaction to the passings of Eddie Guerrero & Chris Benoit: “I guess every situation in different for everybody. I never felt outside the loop, or because I didn’t take bumps, I didn’t have anyone to comfort. I had a great camaraderie with all the superstars and especially all the divas. We had an amazing locker room throughout the years, and I saw a lot of people go in & out, which is sad, because I would form these really big bonds with a lot of them. Trish Stratus would be an example of one; we would travel together, and we were best friends, and when she left, I think I cried more than she did. I always felt like I had someone there, and I remember when we got the news about Eddie Guerrero & Chris Benoit, it was sad, and it was like a family atmosphere, and I remember hugging everybody. I had a great relationship with everyone.”
More is contained in this exclusive interview with the WWE’s first & only “Decade Diva,” including her candid thoughts/comments on returning to the company for one night only this past April, the criticisms given to Justin Roberts & the newer ring announcers since her departure, her relationship with Dawyne “The Rock” Johnson/the memorable “People’s Strudel” backstage vignettes, singing “America the Beautiful” on SmackDown after the 9/11 attacks, her top moments/matches from her time in the WWE, an update on her forthcoming musical projects (including when fans can expect to see the release of her new album), & how she plans on celebrating her birthday this Thursday. For all of the details on how you can meet Lilian Garcia this weekend in “The Windy City” for the Chicago Comic Con, be sure to log on to her official website (located at www.LilianGarcia.com), and be sure to follow Lilian on her official Twitter page (located at www.Twitter.com/LilianGarcia).
SMACKDOWN SPOILER 8/27
* Kane defeated Rey Mysterio in a No DQ match. Alberto Del Rio came out after the match and laid Rey out.
* Kofi Kingston defeated Dolph Ziggler via count out.
* CM Punk defeated JTG.
* Big Show defeated Luke Gallows.
* Alberto Del Rio beat a local wrestler by submission.
* Jack Swagger beat MVP via DQ. There was a stipulation where the match was a technical match. MVP broke the stip and was DQ’d for punching Swagger. Swagger put MVP in the Ankle Lock after the match
* The Undertaker returned, and Kane said that he would bury him for good, presumably leading to either a Casket Match or Buried Alive at Night of Champions.
* Kofi Kingston defeated Dolph Ziggler via count out.
* CM Punk defeated JTG.
* Big Show defeated Luke Gallows.
* Alberto Del Rio beat a local wrestler by submission.
* Jack Swagger beat MVP via DQ. There was a stipulation where the match was a technical match. MVP broke the stip and was DQ’d for punching Swagger. Swagger put MVP in the Ankle Lock after the match
* The Undertaker returned, and Kane said that he would bury him for good, presumably leading to either a Casket Match or Buried Alive at Night of Champions.
SKIP SHEFFIELD INJURED
Nexus member Skip Sheffield suffered some sort of leg injury at last night’s RAW live event in Honolulu, Hawaii. Sheffield teamed with David Otunga to take on The Hart Dynasty. Sheffield went down from what was described as either a knee or ankle injury. Sheffield was helped to the back by WWE officials after the match.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
DANIEL BRYAN TO START WORK WITH RAW
Daniel Bryan will begin working RAW live events on August 28th in Wildwood, New Jersey in a match with John Cena and Chris Jericho vs. Nexus. Danielson was originally booked for a NYWC independent show on that date in Long Island, New York.
UNDERTAKER INJURY UPDATE
The Undertaker received medical clearance to begin working out again in the last few weeks. Taker has been nursing a broken orbital bone, among other injuries. Taker was still experiencing vision problems as recently as last month. He also suffered a concussion in the match where Rey Mysterio broke his orbital bone.
UPCOMING WWE MOVIES
* Legendary with John Cena on September 10th
* Knucklehead with Big Show on October 22nd
* The Chaperone with Triple H in February of 2011
* That’s What I Am (formerly Big Red) with Randy Orton in April of 2011
* Inside Out (formerly Killing Karma) with Triple H in late 2011
* Knucklehead with Big Show on October 22nd
* The Chaperone with Triple H in February of 2011
* That’s What I Am (formerly Big Red) with Randy Orton in April of 2011
* Inside Out (formerly Killing Karma) with Triple H in late 2011
DARK MATCH OF SMACKDOWN THIS WEEK
The dark main event after last night’s SmackDown tapings saw Kane defeat Jack Swagger and Rey Mysterio in a cage match. After the match, Undertaker came in and fought with Kane. Kane ran and Swagger attacked Taker. Taker hit Swagger with a Tombstone to end the show.
SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011
Here’s the updated confirmed roster for WWE’s SmackDown vs. RAW 2011 video game: Jack Swagger, Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho, Bret Hart, John Cena, The Miz, Randy Orton, Undertaker, Sheamus, Edge, Triple H, Drew McIntyre, Eve, Michelle McCool, Melina and The Nexus.
Here is the box cover of Smackdown vs Raw 2011
Here is the box cover of Smackdown vs Raw 2011
KANE VS UNDERTAKER AT MSG
WWE has changed it’s line-up for the SmackDown show on September 25th at Madison Square Garden. Here’s the new matches: Kane vs. Undertaker for the World Title, Bret Hart and The Hart Dynasty vs. Nexus, Christian vs. Matt Hardy vs. Dolph Ziggler for the IC Title, Big Show vs. Jack Swagger, CM Punk vs. Kofi Kingston, MVP vs. Cody Rhodes and tag team action with Kelly Kelly & Rosa vs. Michelle McCool & Layla. Other names scheduled include Alberto Del Rio, Chavo Guerrero, Chris Masters, Drew McIntyre, Teddy Long and others.
SMACKDOWN SPOILER 8/20
* Rey Mysterio opens SmackDown and talks about the SummerSlam match. Alberto Del Rio comes out and puts down Rey, like he had talked in his promos. Rey challenges Del Rio to a match and 619′s him.
* Kofi Kingston beat Dolph Ziggler by DQ in a match for the Intercontinental Title.
* There was a segment with LayCool and Hornswoggle. There were other segments too but it’s late.
* Serena and Luke Gallows beat Big Show and Kelly Kelly. If Serena and Luke lost they would have been kicked out of the SES. Serena pinned Kelly after the GTS.
* Christian beat Drew McIntyre. After the match Cody Rhodes came down and Drew helped him beat Christian up.
* Kane cut a promo on The Undertaker. Kane said he had planned the attack on his brother for years.
* Alberto Del Rio beat Rey Mysterio in the main event by submission. Alberto won a good match by making Rey tap out with an arm hold.
* Kofi Kingston beat Dolph Ziggler by DQ in a match for the Intercontinental Title.
* There was a segment with LayCool and Hornswoggle. There were other segments too but it’s late.
* Serena and Luke Gallows beat Big Show and Kelly Kelly. If Serena and Luke lost they would have been kicked out of the SES. Serena pinned Kelly after the GTS.
* Christian beat Drew McIntyre. After the match Cody Rhodes came down and Drew helped him beat Christian up.
* Kane cut a promo on The Undertaker. Kane said he had planned the attack on his brother for years.
* Alberto Del Rio beat Rey Mysterio in the main event by submission. Alberto won a good match by making Rey tap out with an arm hold.
WWE MAKING OLD PPV BACK?
For what it’s worth, WWE Magazine is currently running a poll on Twitter asking fans which pay-per-view they would like to see return. The options are King of the Ring, War Games, Halloween Havoc and “Other.”
On a related note, WWE is currently running a poll on their website asking fans what their opinions are on triple threat matches
On a related note, WWE is currently running a poll on their website asking fans what their opinions are on triple threat matches
UPDATE ON THIS WEEKS SMACKDOWN TAPINGS
WWE will tape this week’s SmackDown and shoot tonight’s NXT live from the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California. Confirmed for tonight’s NXT is two Rookie eliminations. No matches have been announced for SmackDown yet but Kane vs. Jack Swagger vs. Rey Mysterio in a steel cage is being advertised locally.
MATCHES FOR WWE RAW'S LIVE EVENT AT MONTREAL
Matches announced for WWE’s RAW live event in Montreal, Quebec on October 31st are Edge vs. Sheamus for the WWE Title, Mark Henry vs. The Miz for the US Title and Nexus vs. Randy Orton, R-Truth and Evan Bourne
CENA WINS BATTLE ROYAL IN RAW
The dark main event after last night’s RAW tapings in Los Angeles saw John Cena win a battle royal with Nexus, Team RAW and Team SmackDown. RAW and SmackDown eliminated Nexus first and the final three were CM Punk, Edge and John Cena. Punk threw out Edge and Cena eliminated Punk to win.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
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SHAWN MICHAELS COMMENTS ON DANIEL BRYAN'S RETURN
Former WWE superstar Shawn Michaels has commented on his former student Daniel Bryan’s return to the company at SummerSlam. Michaels wrote on Twitter:
“So Bryan is back,” Michaels said. “All I can say is wise move by WWE. You just don’t leave that kind of talent out there. Happy for all parties. By the way, was this whole thing a scam? It got me. At the end of the day, who cares? Things are as they should be. That’s far more important.”
“So Bryan is back,” Michaels said. “All I can say is wise move by WWE. You just don’t leave that kind of talent out there. Happy for all parties. By the way, was this whole thing a scam? It got me. At the end of the day, who cares? Things are as they should be. That’s far more important.”
RAW SPOILERS AS ON 8/23
* Sheamus opens RAW and calls Americans spoiled. Sheamus thinks Randy Orton should never get a title shot. GM e-mail says to bring a throne out to Sheamus and they bring one out. Sheamus gets to pick his opponent also tonight for the WWE Title Match at Night of Champions.
* The first match he picks is Edge vs. R-Truth. Edge wins with the spear. Edge has a few words for Sheamus.
* The Great Khali vs. Chris Jericho is next. Jericho wins with the Walls of Jericho. Jericho tells Sheamus to pick him but Khali gets up and knocks Jericho off the ropes.
* Jillian Hall comes out singing but Melina interrupts. Melina defeats Jillian with her finisher and the Divas Title on the line. LayCool appears on the big screen and have an offer for Melina and a match at Night of Champions.
* The Miz is backstage and says he didn’t cash in on Sheamus at SummerSlam because he was thinking of Team WWE. Miz wants John Cena to pay for dissing him at SummerSlam.
* Nexus comes out. The GM says he was impressed by Nexus last week and lifts the ban on them not getting title matches. Wade Barrett declares that the truce between them and Sheamus is over.
* John Cena vs. The Miz is up next. Daniel Bryan runs in and hits The Miz for the DQ. Bryan throws Miz back to Cena for the Attitude Adjustment. Bryan locks the Crossface on Miz.
* Vladimir Kozlov and Santino Marella defeat The Usos. Tamina blows a kiss to Santino after the match.
* Randy Orton defeats John Morrison and Ted DiBiase in a three way. Orton hit an RKO on Morrison after jumping from the top rope for the win. Orton then laid DiBiase out with an RKO just because.
* Sheamus is ready to pick his opponent for a title defense tonight. He picks Zack Ryder. Sheamus hits Ryder with one move, the kck to the face and wins. Sheamus says he’s taking a month off now. Wade Barrett comes out and wants to take advantage of his title shot from winning NXT. The GM has an announcement and it’s that the WWE Title will be defended in a six pack challenge with Sheamus vs. Barrett vs. Orton vs. Cena vs. Edge vs. Jericho. All the stars beat up Barrett then fight with each other. Orton lays out Cena with the RKO last.
* The first match he picks is Edge vs. R-Truth. Edge wins with the spear. Edge has a few words for Sheamus.
* The Great Khali vs. Chris Jericho is next. Jericho wins with the Walls of Jericho. Jericho tells Sheamus to pick him but Khali gets up and knocks Jericho off the ropes.
* Jillian Hall comes out singing but Melina interrupts. Melina defeats Jillian with her finisher and the Divas Title on the line. LayCool appears on the big screen and have an offer for Melina and a match at Night of Champions.
* The Miz is backstage and says he didn’t cash in on Sheamus at SummerSlam because he was thinking of Team WWE. Miz wants John Cena to pay for dissing him at SummerSlam.
* Nexus comes out. The GM says he was impressed by Nexus last week and lifts the ban on them not getting title matches. Wade Barrett declares that the truce between them and Sheamus is over.
* John Cena vs. The Miz is up next. Daniel Bryan runs in and hits The Miz for the DQ. Bryan throws Miz back to Cena for the Attitude Adjustment. Bryan locks the Crossface on Miz.
* Vladimir Kozlov and Santino Marella defeat The Usos. Tamina blows a kiss to Santino after the match.
* Randy Orton defeats John Morrison and Ted DiBiase in a three way. Orton hit an RKO on Morrison after jumping from the top rope for the win. Orton then laid DiBiase out with an RKO just because.
* Sheamus is ready to pick his opponent for a title defense tonight. He picks Zack Ryder. Sheamus hits Ryder with one move, the kck to the face and wins. Sheamus says he’s taking a month off now. Wade Barrett comes out and wants to take advantage of his title shot from winning NXT. The GM has an announcement and it’s that the WWE Title will be defended in a six pack challenge with Sheamus vs. Barrett vs. Orton vs. Cena vs. Edge vs. Jericho. All the stars beat up Barrett then fight with each other. Orton lays out Cena with the RKO last.
RAW RESULT 8/16
Tonight’s WWE RAW kicks off with the usual opening video. And we’re live inside the Staples Center from Los Angeles, California as the pyro explodes. Michael Cole welcomes us to RAW, just 24 hours after SummerSlam.
– We go to the ring and out comes The Nexus. Wade Barrett, Skip Sheffield, Michael Tarver, Darren Young, David Otunga, Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater all make their way out to the ring.
Barrett says what doesn’t kill us, will only make us stronger. Lots of heat from the crowd here. Barrett says Team WWE barely got a victory last night. Wade says they beat 6 of the best that RAW had to offer. Barrett says rumors of Nexus’ demise are exaggerated because they’re still here and still ready to dominate WWE. Barrett says everyone was so afraid of Nexus winning at SummerSlam that they didn’t think what would happen if Nexus lost. Wade says they lost and now RAW will have to face severe consequences. Wade says there will be more suffering, more destruction, more pain and more misery for anyone who gets in their way.
Barrett goes on but is interrupted by the music of John Cena. Cena comes out wearing his new colors to a nice pop. Cena says he’s impressed because Wade talks such a big game. Cena says Wade is as tough as Snookie from Jersey Shore. Cena reminds Wade that he tapped out last night. A “you tapped out” chant starts. Cena says Wade caused Nexus to lose. Cena throws out a Stallone/Austin reference with The Expendables. Cena brings up Daniel Bryan and says he eliminated half of the Nexus team by himself. Cena says one thing was made clear last night – Nexus is human and can be beat. Cena says tonight, we’re going to look at Nexus as individuals. Cena says Otunga is nothing more than a below-average male escort who clings to a woman’s arm on the red carpet. Cena calls Tarver a MMA bank robber who works at night as a male stripper. Cena compares Slater to the chick from Wendy’s and shows a graphic of Heath’s face on Wendy’s body. A “Wendy’s” chant breaks out.
Cole gets boo’d as he makes the announcement from the General Manager. We’re going to continue SummerSlam tonight as each member of Nexus will compete against members of Team WWE in a series of matches. Interference by members of Nexus will be met with consequences, Cole reads. Barrett says that’s not a form of punishment, that’s an opportunity for redemption. A larger “you tapped out” chant breaks out. Wade says this is a chance to examine The Nexus and see if there are weak links. Barrett says if there are any weak links, they will be weeded out. Barrett says if anyone in Nexus doesn’t win tonight, they will be exiled from the group. By the end of tonight, he says, Nexus will be stronger than ever. Otunga says that’s fine by them but this applies to Wade also. Otunga says if Wade loses tonight, any of them will be happy to take over. The e-mail alert goes off again. Cole says the General Manager is letting Nexus choose their WWE opponents, except for Wade Barrett. It will be Barrett vs. Chris Jericho, up next. The RAW music plays as Barrett talks with Nexus and we go to commercial.
Wade Barrett vs. Chris Jericho
Back from commercial and Wade Barrett is waiting in the ring. Out comes his NXT Pro, Chris Jericho. Jericho has his elbow bandaged up. The bell rings and a “Y2J” chant breaks out. Jericho takes it to the corner and knocks Barrett down with an elbow. Jericho keeps in control with kicks and a suplex. We see the rest of Nexus watching backstage. Barrett fights back with knees to the gut but gets dropkicked by Jericho.
Jericho sends him to the floor and goes outside. Jericho works over Wade on the floor and brings it back in the ring. Jericho goes to the top but Barrett knocks him off and to the outside. Barrett comes out and rams Jericho back into the ring apron. Barrett with stomps now. Barrett brings it back in the ring and applies a headlock. Barrett power whips Jericho into the corner and he goes down.
Jericho fights back with right hands now. Barrett responds with an elbow to the head and Jericho goes down. Barrett chokes Jericho on the ropes now and puts a knee to Jericho’s back. Barrett with another knee to the gut. Barrett runs into Jericho’s boot now and hits a missile dropkick for a 2 count. They trade right hands now. Jericho drops Wade with shoulderblocks. Jericho with a running bulldog. Jericho goes for the Walls of Jericho but Wade counters and rolls out. Barrett goes for his finisher but Jericho slides out of it and goes for the Walls again. Jericho locks it but Wade reaches the ropes and breaks the hold.
Barrett drops Jericho but only gets a 2 count. Jericho counters a move and lays Wade out with an enziguri. Jericho goes for the Codebreaker but Wade catches him. Wade slams Jericho with his finisher for the pinfall and the win.
Winner: Wade Barrett
– Back from the break and Justin Roberts introduces Justin Long, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis from the new movie Going The Distance. They get in the ring and try to get the crowd hype. Finally they get a pop. They bring up the LA Lakers and get a bigger pop. They introduce the WWE Unified Tag Team Champions and out comes The Hart Dynasty with Natalya.
The guest hosts leave the ring when The Harts come in. They pose for the fans before the e-mail alert goes off again. Cole says that from now on, the Unified Tag Team Titles will now be known as the WWE Tag Team Titles. Bret Hart comes out to present the Harts with the new tag title belts. Bret comes out with two new belts on his shoulder and they definitely look different. Wade Barrett and Nexus appear on the big screen and have chosen Justin Gabriel as Bret’s opponent tonight. Gabriel says Bret may have experienced a lot of things in his career, but tonight he will experience the 450 Splash. We go to commercial.
– Back from the break, Cole and Lawler talk about Daniel Bryan’s return at SummerSlam.
Michael Tarver vs. Daniel Bryan
We go to the ring and out comes Michael Tarver, representing Nexus. Cole says that Tarver has picked Daniel Bryan as his opponent. Out comes Bryan to the ring. The bell rings and they lock up. Tarver takes it to the corner. Chants for Bryan from the crowd. They trade shots now. Tarver backs Bryan into the corner with body shots. Bryan fights back with kicks. More punches from Tarver. Another kick from Bryan. Bryan comes with a big kick to the face and a 2 count.
More back and forth action. Bryan comes back and hits a bunch of kicks in the corner. Bryan ducks a move and dropkicks Tarver into the corner. Bryan goes to the top rope and hits a big missile dropkick. The Miz and Alex Riley run down to distract Bryan. Tarver takes advantage and rolls Bryan up for the win.
Winner: Michael Tarver
– After the match, Bryan dives through the ropes and lands on Mix and Riley. Tarver comes over and the three of them beat Bryan down. Bryan’s back is rammed into the fan barrier. Miz mounts Bryan with a series of right hands. Miz puts his briefcase on the ground and drops Bryan into it with the Skull Crushing Finale. Miz and Riley leave with Bryan laid out on the floor.
– Back from the break and Josh Matthews asks The Miz about his attack on Daniel Bryan. Miz says everyone has heckled him since Bryan was his Rookie on NXT. Miz says everyone on Team WWE begged him to join them at SummerSlam but they put him on the backburner for Bryan. Miz says everyone thinks Bryan is so special, but how special is he now? Miz says Riley is the real next breakout star in WWE. Riley says Bryan never appreciated Miz. Riley says he’s nothing like Bryan, he’s the next winner of NXT and he owes it all to Miz. Riley and Miz walk off.
– We go backstage to The Nexus in their locker room. Darren Young says he’s decided who he wants to face tonight. He wants John Cena. Young says Cena brutally attacked him last month and tonight, he’s going to take Cena out. Otunga says Young knows the consequences and he’s still stepping up. Otunga says he respects that.
Justin Gabriel vs. Randy Orton
We go to the ring and out comes Justin Gabriel for his match with Bret Hart. Gabriel enters the ring and we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Gabriel waits in the ring. The e-mail alert goes off and Cole makes the announcement. The GM says he’s sorry because Bret Hart won’t be competing tonight. The GM says he doesn’t like Bret Hart and never has liked Bret. The GM never wants to see Bret perform on RAW again. His substitution will be… Randy Orton! Orton’s music hits and he comes out to a big pop, with a smirk on his face.
The bell rings and Orton comes face to face with Gabriel, almost. Gabriel shoves Orton. Orton locks up and takes it to the corner. Gabriel ducks a right hand and tags Orton in the head. Orton smiles at Gabriel. Orton locks up again and Gabriel applies a headlock. Gabriel counters Orton and hits him in the head again. Orton is taking his time here. Orton kicks Gabriel in the gut but misses a clothesline. Orton catches a kick from Gabriel and smiles in his face as he holds his leg. Orton clotheslines Gabriel twice and hits the powerslam.
Orton brings Gabriel in from the apron with the second rope DDT. Orton hits the mat and stalks Gabriel. Sheamus comes down to ringside. Orton comes out after him and they start fighting. Orton clotheslines Sheamus into the crowd and goes after him. Orton and Sheamus fight through the crowd as the referee counts to ten. Orton is counted out and Gabriel wins the match.
Winner by Count Out: Justin Gabriel
– After the winner is announced, Orton knocks Sheamus back over to ringside. Gabriel has his hand raised in the ring. Orton comes in the ring from behind and lays Gabriel out with an RKO. Orton grabs a chair and starts beating Sheamus in the back in front of the announcer’s table. Orton is pumped and hits Sheamus with the chair about 15 times. The crowd starts chanting for Orton. Orton goes to walk off but Sheamus crawls to his feet. Orton sees Sheamus get up and doesn’t like it. Orton runs back over and lays out Sheamus with an RKO. Orton’s music hits as we go to replays. Orton heads up the ramp and poses as we go to commercial.
Skip Sheffield and David Otunga vs. R-Truth and John Morrison
Back from commercial and the team of David Otunga and Skip Sheffield is in the ring waiting. John Morrison is out next for his team and then his partner R-Truth. Otunga and Morrison start things out. They lock up and Morrison works on the arm of Otunga. Morrison with a leg sweep. We see Nexus looking on in the back. Gabriel has an ice pack on his neck. Truth comes in, drops Otunga but only gets a 2 count.
Melina, Eve and Gail Kim vs. Maryse, Jillian and Alicia Fox
Back from commercial and we see stills from SummerSlam where LayCool attacked Melina. Out comes the team of Eve, Gail Kim and WWE Divas Champion Melina to the ring. Out next is Maryse, Alicia and Jillian. We see Jon Lovitz sitting behind the announcer’s and he’s in love with Maryse. Gail and Maryse start the match off. Back and forth until Gail hits a 2 count. Gail ties Maryse up in the corner and tags in Melina. Gail holds Maryse while Melina hits a big bronco buster in the corner. Maryse rams Melina back in the corner and distracts the ref. Maryse drops Melina with a kick and gets a 2 count.
Alicia comes in and hits a Northern Lights suplex on Melina for 2. Melina breaks out of a hold and drops Alicia. Eve and Jillian are tagged in. Eve with two dropkicks and a scoop slam. The Divas fight to the outside. Eve kicks Jillian in the head and goes to the top. Jillian slams Eve off the top rope and pins her for the win.
Winners: Maryse, Alicia Fox and Jillian Hall
– We go backstage with Edge and Josh Matthews. Edge says it’s no surprise that the team he led, Team WWE, got the victory at SummerSlam. Heath Slater walks up and Edge tells Matthews to beat it. Slater says they’re scheduled to wrestle tonight but maybe they can work something out. Slater says he patterns himself after Edge. Slater suggests that Edge take the night off and not show up. Edge says normally he might do that, but he doesn’t want the record books showing that he forfeited to some Wendy’s wanna-be. Slater drops Edge with a right hand and walks off. We go to commercial.
Edge vs. Heath Slater
Back from the break and Heath Slater has entered the ring. Out next comes Edge and he’s pissed about the cheap shot from Slater. The bell rings and Edge attacks first, beating Slater down in the corner. Edge whips Slater hard into the opposite corner and hits a running kick. Edge continues the assault and poses over Slater. Edge goes to the top but Slater knocks him down to the apron. Slater hits a running dropkick and sends Edge to the floor. Slater comes out after him and rams Edge into the barrier before bringing it back in the ring for a 2 count.
Edge kicks Slater in the face. Slater counters and slams Edge on his face from way up high. 2 count for Slater. Edge counters a whip and hits a smaller spear in the corner. Edge goes for a baseball slide to Slater on the floor but misses. Edge comes out on the floor and drops Slater with a big boot. Edge waits for Slater to get up and goes for a spear on the floor, all while the referee is counting. Slater side steps the spear and rolls into the ring. Edge is counted out.
Winner by Count Out: Heath Slater
– After the match, Edge looks a bit shocked and frustrated as Slater has his hand raised in the ring. Edge comes in the ring and lays Slater out with a spear. Edge’s music plays as he heads to the back. We go to commercial.
- Back from the break and The Great Khali is backstage with tonight’s guest hosts, the actors from Going The Distance. Justin Long says something about the Khali Kiss Cam. Khali says something and Ranjin Singh translates. Something about Khali’s girlfriend being back in India. Singh shows a photo of her to Long and he seems disgusted. The other hosts walk up and start laughing at the girl in the photo, not realizing it’s Khali’s girlfriend. They think Khali doesn’t understand English but he does. Khali snatches his picture back and they run off. Khali looks at the picture and says, “yeah she’s butt ugly.” The Bella Twins walk in and Khali walks away with them.
– Cole leads us to a video package with highlights from SummerSlam week in Los Angeles.
John Cena vs. Darren Young
Back to the show and Darren Young is in the ring for tonight’s main event. Out comes John Cena to a big pop. The rest of Nexus come out to the stage to watch the match. The bell rings and they size each other up. Cena and Young lock up but Young goes for a quick roll-up. They lock up again and Darren goes for a backslide pin for a 1 count. Cena takes Young down with a headlock. Young with a headlock now. They run the ropes and Cena takes Young down with a shoulder. Another headlock by Cena.
More back and forth. Young with a clothesline for a 2 count. Young drops Cena again and gets another 2 count. Young with a knee to Cena’s head and yet another 2 count. They run the ropes again but Young connects with a swinging neck breaker. Another 2 count. Young smacks Cena’s head and applies a chinlock.
Young keeps control of the match but can’t get the pinfall. Young with a bridge suplex for another near fall. Young sends Cena out to the floor and comes after him. We see Nexus watching from the stage. Young looks frustrated. Young runs and dropkicks the steps into Cena. Young enters the ring and the referee starts to count. Cena makes it in at 9. Cena comes back now and hits the running shoulder and big back drop. Cena hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle and goes for the Attitude Adjustment. Young blocks it and tries to roll Cena up. Cena counters and locks on the STF. Young taps out and Cena wins.
Winner: John Cena
Young keeps control of the match but can’t get the pinfall. Young with a bridge suplex for another near fall. Young sends Cena out to the floor and comes after him. We see Nexus watching from the stage. Young looks frustrated. Young runs and dropkicks the steps into Cena. Young enters the ring and the referee starts to count. Cena makes it in at 9. Cena comes back now and hits the running shoulder and big back drop. Cena hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle and goes for the Attitude Adjustment. Young blocks it and tries to roll Cena up. Cena counters and locks on the STF. Young taps out and Cena wins.
Winner: John Cena
– After the match, Nexus runs down to the ring and surrounds Cena from the apron. Cena hops down and starts to leave. Nexus lets him leave without doing anything. Nexus enters the ring where Darren Young is trying to get up. They surround him as he gets to his feet. Young says something to Wade Barrett but David Otunga attacks from behind. Nexus beats down Young. Skip Sheffield hits the big clothesline. Barrett picks up Young and slams him down with his finisher. They drag Young over and Justin Gabriel connects with the 450 Splash. Nexus’ music hits as we go to replays and they gather as one in the ring. It looks like they just lost a member in Darren Young. RAW goes off the air with the six members of The Nexus holding their hands high in the ring.
– We go to the ring and out comes The Nexus. Wade Barrett, Skip Sheffield, Michael Tarver, Darren Young, David Otunga, Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater all make their way out to the ring.
Barrett says what doesn’t kill us, will only make us stronger. Lots of heat from the crowd here. Barrett says Team WWE barely got a victory last night. Wade says they beat 6 of the best that RAW had to offer. Barrett says rumors of Nexus’ demise are exaggerated because they’re still here and still ready to dominate WWE. Barrett says everyone was so afraid of Nexus winning at SummerSlam that they didn’t think what would happen if Nexus lost. Wade says they lost and now RAW will have to face severe consequences. Wade says there will be more suffering, more destruction, more pain and more misery for anyone who gets in their way.
Barrett goes on but is interrupted by the music of John Cena. Cena comes out wearing his new colors to a nice pop. Cena says he’s impressed because Wade talks such a big game. Cena says Wade is as tough as Snookie from Jersey Shore. Cena reminds Wade that he tapped out last night. A “you tapped out” chant starts. Cena says Wade caused Nexus to lose. Cena throws out a Stallone/Austin reference with The Expendables. Cena brings up Daniel Bryan and says he eliminated half of the Nexus team by himself. Cena says one thing was made clear last night – Nexus is human and can be beat. Cena says tonight, we’re going to look at Nexus as individuals. Cena says Otunga is nothing more than a below-average male escort who clings to a woman’s arm on the red carpet. Cena calls Tarver a MMA bank robber who works at night as a male stripper. Cena compares Slater to the chick from Wendy’s and shows a graphic of Heath’s face on Wendy’s body. A “Wendy’s” chant breaks out.
Cole gets boo’d as he makes the announcement from the General Manager. We’re going to continue SummerSlam tonight as each member of Nexus will compete against members of Team WWE in a series of matches. Interference by members of Nexus will be met with consequences, Cole reads. Barrett says that’s not a form of punishment, that’s an opportunity for redemption. A larger “you tapped out” chant breaks out. Wade says this is a chance to examine The Nexus and see if there are weak links. Barrett says if there are any weak links, they will be weeded out. Barrett says if anyone in Nexus doesn’t win tonight, they will be exiled from the group. By the end of tonight, he says, Nexus will be stronger than ever. Otunga says that’s fine by them but this applies to Wade also. Otunga says if Wade loses tonight, any of them will be happy to take over. The e-mail alert goes off again. Cole says the General Manager is letting Nexus choose their WWE opponents, except for Wade Barrett. It will be Barrett vs. Chris Jericho, up next. The RAW music plays as Barrett talks with Nexus and we go to commercial.
Wade Barrett vs. Chris Jericho
Back from commercial and Wade Barrett is waiting in the ring. Out comes his NXT Pro, Chris Jericho. Jericho has his elbow bandaged up. The bell rings and a “Y2J” chant breaks out. Jericho takes it to the corner and knocks Barrett down with an elbow. Jericho keeps in control with kicks and a suplex. We see the rest of Nexus watching backstage. Barrett fights back with knees to the gut but gets dropkicked by Jericho.
Jericho sends him to the floor and goes outside. Jericho works over Wade on the floor and brings it back in the ring. Jericho goes to the top but Barrett knocks him off and to the outside. Barrett comes out and rams Jericho back into the ring apron. Barrett with stomps now. Barrett brings it back in the ring and applies a headlock. Barrett power whips Jericho into the corner and he goes down.
Jericho fights back with right hands now. Barrett responds with an elbow to the head and Jericho goes down. Barrett chokes Jericho on the ropes now and puts a knee to Jericho’s back. Barrett with another knee to the gut. Barrett runs into Jericho’s boot now and hits a missile dropkick for a 2 count. They trade right hands now. Jericho drops Wade with shoulderblocks. Jericho with a running bulldog. Jericho goes for the Walls of Jericho but Wade counters and rolls out. Barrett goes for his finisher but Jericho slides out of it and goes for the Walls again. Jericho locks it but Wade reaches the ropes and breaks the hold.
Barrett drops Jericho but only gets a 2 count. Jericho counters a move and lays Wade out with an enziguri. Jericho goes for the Codebreaker but Wade catches him. Wade slams Jericho with his finisher for the pinfall and the win.
Winner: Wade Barrett
– Back from the break and Justin Roberts introduces Justin Long, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis from the new movie Going The Distance. They get in the ring and try to get the crowd hype. Finally they get a pop. They bring up the LA Lakers and get a bigger pop. They introduce the WWE Unified Tag Team Champions and out comes The Hart Dynasty with Natalya.
The guest hosts leave the ring when The Harts come in. They pose for the fans before the e-mail alert goes off again. Cole says that from now on, the Unified Tag Team Titles will now be known as the WWE Tag Team Titles. Bret Hart comes out to present the Harts with the new tag title belts. Bret comes out with two new belts on his shoulder and they definitely look different. Wade Barrett and Nexus appear on the big screen and have chosen Justin Gabriel as Bret’s opponent tonight. Gabriel says Bret may have experienced a lot of things in his career, but tonight he will experience the 450 Splash. We go to commercial.
– Back from the break, Cole and Lawler talk about Daniel Bryan’s return at SummerSlam.
Michael Tarver vs. Daniel Bryan
We go to the ring and out comes Michael Tarver, representing Nexus. Cole says that Tarver has picked Daniel Bryan as his opponent. Out comes Bryan to the ring. The bell rings and they lock up. Tarver takes it to the corner. Chants for Bryan from the crowd. They trade shots now. Tarver backs Bryan into the corner with body shots. Bryan fights back with kicks. More punches from Tarver. Another kick from Bryan. Bryan comes with a big kick to the face and a 2 count.
More back and forth action. Bryan comes back and hits a bunch of kicks in the corner. Bryan ducks a move and dropkicks Tarver into the corner. Bryan goes to the top rope and hits a big missile dropkick. The Miz and Alex Riley run down to distract Bryan. Tarver takes advantage and rolls Bryan up for the win.
Winner: Michael Tarver
– After the match, Bryan dives through the ropes and lands on Mix and Riley. Tarver comes over and the three of them beat Bryan down. Bryan’s back is rammed into the fan barrier. Miz mounts Bryan with a series of right hands. Miz puts his briefcase on the ground and drops Bryan into it with the Skull Crushing Finale. Miz and Riley leave with Bryan laid out on the floor.
– Back from the break and Josh Matthews asks The Miz about his attack on Daniel Bryan. Miz says everyone has heckled him since Bryan was his Rookie on NXT. Miz says everyone on Team WWE begged him to join them at SummerSlam but they put him on the backburner for Bryan. Miz says everyone thinks Bryan is so special, but how special is he now? Miz says Riley is the real next breakout star in WWE. Riley says Bryan never appreciated Miz. Riley says he’s nothing like Bryan, he’s the next winner of NXT and he owes it all to Miz. Riley and Miz walk off.
– We go backstage to The Nexus in their locker room. Darren Young says he’s decided who he wants to face tonight. He wants John Cena. Young says Cena brutally attacked him last month and tonight, he’s going to take Cena out. Otunga says Young knows the consequences and he’s still stepping up. Otunga says he respects that.
Justin Gabriel vs. Randy Orton
We go to the ring and out comes Justin Gabriel for his match with Bret Hart. Gabriel enters the ring and we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Gabriel waits in the ring. The e-mail alert goes off and Cole makes the announcement. The GM says he’s sorry because Bret Hart won’t be competing tonight. The GM says he doesn’t like Bret Hart and never has liked Bret. The GM never wants to see Bret perform on RAW again. His substitution will be… Randy Orton! Orton’s music hits and he comes out to a big pop, with a smirk on his face.
The bell rings and Orton comes face to face with Gabriel, almost. Gabriel shoves Orton. Orton locks up and takes it to the corner. Gabriel ducks a right hand and tags Orton in the head. Orton smiles at Gabriel. Orton locks up again and Gabriel applies a headlock. Gabriel counters Orton and hits him in the head again. Orton is taking his time here. Orton kicks Gabriel in the gut but misses a clothesline. Orton catches a kick from Gabriel and smiles in his face as he holds his leg. Orton clotheslines Gabriel twice and hits the powerslam.
Orton brings Gabriel in from the apron with the second rope DDT. Orton hits the mat and stalks Gabriel. Sheamus comes down to ringside. Orton comes out after him and they start fighting. Orton clotheslines Sheamus into the crowd and goes after him. Orton and Sheamus fight through the crowd as the referee counts to ten. Orton is counted out and Gabriel wins the match.
Winner by Count Out: Justin Gabriel
– After the winner is announced, Orton knocks Sheamus back over to ringside. Gabriel has his hand raised in the ring. Orton comes in the ring from behind and lays Gabriel out with an RKO. Orton grabs a chair and starts beating Sheamus in the back in front of the announcer’s table. Orton is pumped and hits Sheamus with the chair about 15 times. The crowd starts chanting for Orton. Orton goes to walk off but Sheamus crawls to his feet. Orton sees Sheamus get up and doesn’t like it. Orton runs back over and lays out Sheamus with an RKO. Orton’s music hits as we go to replays. Orton heads up the ramp and poses as we go to commercial.
Skip Sheffield and David Otunga vs. R-Truth and John Morrison
Back from commercial and the team of David Otunga and Skip Sheffield is in the ring waiting. John Morrison is out next for his team and then his partner R-Truth. Otunga and Morrison start things out. They lock up and Morrison works on the arm of Otunga. Morrison with a leg sweep. We see Nexus looking on in the back. Gabriel has an ice pack on his neck. Truth comes in, drops Otunga but only gets a 2 count.
Melina, Eve and Gail Kim vs. Maryse, Jillian and Alicia Fox
Back from commercial and we see stills from SummerSlam where LayCool attacked Melina. Out comes the team of Eve, Gail Kim and WWE Divas Champion Melina to the ring. Out next is Maryse, Alicia and Jillian. We see Jon Lovitz sitting behind the announcer’s and he’s in love with Maryse. Gail and Maryse start the match off. Back and forth until Gail hits a 2 count. Gail ties Maryse up in the corner and tags in Melina. Gail holds Maryse while Melina hits a big bronco buster in the corner. Maryse rams Melina back in the corner and distracts the ref. Maryse drops Melina with a kick and gets a 2 count.
Alicia comes in and hits a Northern Lights suplex on Melina for 2. Melina breaks out of a hold and drops Alicia. Eve and Jillian are tagged in. Eve with two dropkicks and a scoop slam. The Divas fight to the outside. Eve kicks Jillian in the head and goes to the top. Jillian slams Eve off the top rope and pins her for the win.
Winners: Maryse, Alicia Fox and Jillian Hall
– We go backstage with Edge and Josh Matthews. Edge says it’s no surprise that the team he led, Team WWE, got the victory at SummerSlam. Heath Slater walks up and Edge tells Matthews to beat it. Slater says they’re scheduled to wrestle tonight but maybe they can work something out. Slater says he patterns himself after Edge. Slater suggests that Edge take the night off and not show up. Edge says normally he might do that, but he doesn’t want the record books showing that he forfeited to some Wendy’s wanna-be. Slater drops Edge with a right hand and walks off. We go to commercial.
Edge vs. Heath Slater
Back from the break and Heath Slater has entered the ring. Out next comes Edge and he’s pissed about the cheap shot from Slater. The bell rings and Edge attacks first, beating Slater down in the corner. Edge whips Slater hard into the opposite corner and hits a running kick. Edge continues the assault and poses over Slater. Edge goes to the top but Slater knocks him down to the apron. Slater hits a running dropkick and sends Edge to the floor. Slater comes out after him and rams Edge into the barrier before bringing it back in the ring for a 2 count.
Edge kicks Slater in the face. Slater counters and slams Edge on his face from way up high. 2 count for Slater. Edge counters a whip and hits a smaller spear in the corner. Edge goes for a baseball slide to Slater on the floor but misses. Edge comes out on the floor and drops Slater with a big boot. Edge waits for Slater to get up and goes for a spear on the floor, all while the referee is counting. Slater side steps the spear and rolls into the ring. Edge is counted out.
Winner by Count Out: Heath Slater
– After the match, Edge looks a bit shocked and frustrated as Slater has his hand raised in the ring. Edge comes in the ring and lays Slater out with a spear. Edge’s music plays as he heads to the back. We go to commercial.
- Back from the break and The Great Khali is backstage with tonight’s guest hosts, the actors from Going The Distance. Justin Long says something about the Khali Kiss Cam. Khali says something and Ranjin Singh translates. Something about Khali’s girlfriend being back in India. Singh shows a photo of her to Long and he seems disgusted. The other hosts walk up and start laughing at the girl in the photo, not realizing it’s Khali’s girlfriend. They think Khali doesn’t understand English but he does. Khali snatches his picture back and they run off. Khali looks at the picture and says, “yeah she’s butt ugly.” The Bella Twins walk in and Khali walks away with them.
– Cole leads us to a video package with highlights from SummerSlam week in Los Angeles.
John Cena vs. Darren Young
Back to the show and Darren Young is in the ring for tonight’s main event. Out comes John Cena to a big pop. The rest of Nexus come out to the stage to watch the match. The bell rings and they size each other up. Cena and Young lock up but Young goes for a quick roll-up. They lock up again and Darren goes for a backslide pin for a 1 count. Cena takes Young down with a headlock. Young with a headlock now. They run the ropes and Cena takes Young down with a shoulder. Another headlock by Cena.
More back and forth. Young with a clothesline for a 2 count. Young drops Cena again and gets another 2 count. Young with a knee to Cena’s head and yet another 2 count. They run the ropes again but Young connects with a swinging neck breaker. Another 2 count. Young smacks Cena’s head and applies a chinlock.
Young keeps control of the match but can’t get the pinfall. Young with a bridge suplex for another near fall. Young sends Cena out to the floor and comes after him. We see Nexus watching from the stage. Young looks frustrated. Young runs and dropkicks the steps into Cena. Young enters the ring and the referee starts to count. Cena makes it in at 9. Cena comes back now and hits the running shoulder and big back drop. Cena hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle and goes for the Attitude Adjustment. Young blocks it and tries to roll Cena up. Cena counters and locks on the STF. Young taps out and Cena wins.
Winner: John Cena
Young keeps control of the match but can’t get the pinfall. Young with a bridge suplex for another near fall. Young sends Cena out to the floor and comes after him. We see Nexus watching from the stage. Young looks frustrated. Young runs and dropkicks the steps into Cena. Young enters the ring and the referee starts to count. Cena makes it in at 9. Cena comes back now and hits the running shoulder and big back drop. Cena hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle and goes for the Attitude Adjustment. Young blocks it and tries to roll Cena up. Cena counters and locks on the STF. Young taps out and Cena wins.
Winner: John Cena
– After the match, Nexus runs down to the ring and surrounds Cena from the apron. Cena hops down and starts to leave. Nexus lets him leave without doing anything. Nexus enters the ring where Darren Young is trying to get up. They surround him as he gets to his feet. Young says something to Wade Barrett but David Otunga attacks from behind. Nexus beats down Young. Skip Sheffield hits the big clothesline. Barrett picks up Young and slams him down with his finisher. They drag Young over and Justin Gabriel connects with the 450 Splash. Nexus’ music hits as we go to replays and they gather as one in the ring. It looks like they just lost a member in Darren Young. RAW goes off the air with the six members of The Nexus holding their hands high in the ring.
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