Saturday, June 19, 2010

SUPERSTAR 6/17


Match Number One: Kofi Kingston with Michael McGillicutty versus Trent Barreta with Caylen Croft
They lock up and Kofi backs Trent into the corner and gives a clean break. They lock up again and Trent backs Kofi into the corner and he misses a punch but Kofi does not miss with a few arm drags into a near fall and then he puts Trent in an arm bar. Kofi continues to work on the arm and he takes Trent to the mat. Kofi takes Trent down and gets a near fall before applying a key lock and drops onto the arm. Trent takes Kofi down and hits a shoulder tackle. Kofi with a leaping butt bump and gets a near fall. Kofi returns to the key lock. Trent with a running back elbow and he gets a near fall after shooting the half. Trent with an elbow to the top of the head and puts him in a modified camel clutch. Kofi with a forearm and sunset flip but he can only get a near fall. Trent with a clothesline and he gets a near fall. Trent with a rear chin lock but Kofi with a monkey flip and then he leaps into the corner and punches Trent and hits an uppercut. Kofi clotheslines Trent over the top rope to the floor and Caylen gets on the apron to distract Kofi and the referee. Trent with a leg drop as Kofi tries for a shoulder in the ropes. We go to commercial.
We are back and Trent has Kofi in a rear chin lock and Kofi tries to escape the hold. Trent with a running knee and he gets a near fall. Kofi with punches to Trent but Trent with forearms to the head and then he connects
with knees in the corner. Kofi kicks Trent and then he kicks Trent in the leg. Trent with a forearm and gets a near fall. Trent returns to the chin lock as he wears down Kingston. Trent with a forearm to the back and then he puts Kofi in a side head lock. Trent misses a cross body and bounces off the ropes as Kofi goes down. Both men are down. Kofi with chops to Trent followed by a drop kick and then he misses a charge into the corner but Trent runs into a pendulum kick. Kofi with a cross body for a near fall. Trent with a kick and then he signals for a tornado DDT but Kofi pushes him off. Kofi with the leaping clothesline and then he follows it up with a few laps and the Boom drop. Kofi sets for Trouble in Paradise and he hits it for the three count.
Winner: Kofi Kingston
It is time to take a look back at this week’s NXT.
It is now time for the Raw half of the show and your announcers are Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole.
Match Number Two: Yoshi Tatsu versus Primo
They lock up and Primo backs Yoshi into the corner and Primo pie faces Yoshi but Yoshi pushes Primo. Yoshi with a shoulder tackle and punches to Primo. Yoshi with a hip toss and Japanese arm drag as he waits for Primo to get up. Yoshi with forearms but Primo with an Irish whip. Yoshi tries to float over but Primo with a kick to the midsection. Primo drops Yoshi on the top rope and gets a near fall. Primo with a reverse chin lock and then he drops knees on Yoshi. Primo kicks Yoshi in the corner and the referee warns him. Yoshi with kicks to Primo but Primo with a drop toe hold and a head butt. Primo with a camel clutch. Primo continues to work on the midsection with an abdominal stretch. Yoshi escapes and hits a drop kick. Yoshi with a punch and kicks followed by a back body drop. Yoshi with running knees into the corner followed by a rolling mare but Primo avoids the kick and gets the three count with a rollup.
Winner: Primo
After the match, The Great Khali comes out and he points at Primo and Primo backs up and rolls into the ring. Primo might not realize that Yoshi is still in the ring. Yoshi with a round kick to the head and Khali with the Punjabi Plunge.
We see Khali and Yoshi dancing as we go to commercial.
We are back with the Raw Rebound.
Match Number Three: Goldust and Mark Henry versus Jimmy and Jey Uso with Tamina
Goldust and Jimmy start off and Goldust backs Jimmy into the corner and growls at him. They lock up again and Goldust with a side head lock and shoulder tackles for a near fall. They lock up again and Goldust works on the arm but Jimmy with a kick. Henry makes the blind tag and Jimmy doesn’t realize it until he sees Henry hit him with a clothesline. Henry with head butts and then he punches Henry. Goldust tags in and he kicks Jimmy and then he sends Jimmy shoulder first into the turnbuckles. Goldust drops down for a punch to Jimmy. Jey tags in and he connects with a forearm. Jimmy and Jey with punches and Jey gets a near fall. Jey kicks Goldust and the referee pulls him out of the way. Jimmy chokes Goldust while the referee was not looking. Jimmy tags in and they punch Goldust and choke him in the ropes. Jey tags back in and he kicks Goldust. Jey with a slam to Goldust and he gets a near fall. Jey with an Irish whip but he misses a charge into the corner. Henry tags in and he punches Jey and hits a few clotheslines after an Irish whip. Henry with a body block and Jey goes to the floor as we go to commercial.
We are back and Goldust with a leaping butt bump to Jey followed by a snap mare and knee drop for a near fall. Goldust with an arm bar followed by an arm drag. Goldust with a knee to the arm as he continues to work on the arm and weaken the appendage. Goldust with another knee drop. Henry tags in and he punches Jey and slams him. Jey escapes a slam attempt and he clips Henry but Henry with a big boot. Henry misses a splash and Jey gets a near fall. Jimmy tags in and they kick Henry and Jimmy with a knee drop and punches. Jimmy gets a near fall. Jey tags in and he stomps on Henry and then they make a wish with Henry before Jey gets a near fall. Jimmy tags back in and they kick Henry again and Jimmy with a diving head butt to the shoulder and he gets a near fall. Jey tags in and he kicks Henry in the ribs before putting Henry in a front face lock. Henry powers out of the hold and both men are down. Henry reaches for Goldust and makes the tag and so does Jimmy. Goldust with clotheslines followed by the drop down uppercut. Goldust with a reverse atomic drop and bulldog. Goldust punches Jimmy in the corner but Jimmy pushes Goldust off. Goldust with a power slam but Jey breaks up the cover. Henry sends Jey to the floor but then he kicks Henry. Tamina grabs Goldust’s leg and Jimmy with a super kick and then Jimmy hits a splash from the top turnbuckle for the three count.
Winners: Jimmy and Jey Uso
We go to credits.

Friday, June 18, 2010

BATISTA REVEALS THE REASON BEHIND LEAVING WWE, TALKS ABOUT RETURNING TO WWE

As noted before, former WWE Superstar Batista was at last night’s Strikeforce MMA show in Los Angeles.
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer asked Batista why he left WWE. Batista said he was sick and tired of WWE’s direction and had to get out. He said that it wasn’t the kind of wrestling he grew up watching and wasn’t the product that he had always enjoyed.
Batista didn’t rule out a return to WWE but did not seem in a hurry to work with the company again. Batista, who has lost some weight since leaving WWE, said he was out in Los Angeles looking for work. He was seen talking with Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker but The Animal entering the MMA world to fight seems highly unlikely.

SHEAMUS TALKS ABOUT WWE'S YOUTH MOVEMENT

WWE Youth Movement: “I think it’s brilliant. I think itshows that WWE listens to the WWE Universe – the fans. I think that they know that no matter what industry you’re in, things change. There’s always going to be new people coming in. I think it’s created a whole new, fresh era. You saw back when they had “The Next Generation” with Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels and Yokozuna was there. Then they did it again in the “Attitude” era. Austin stepped up. The Rock came in. I think every so often the whole climate changes. And right now it’s very exciting. I like to think that me becoming the WWE champion so quickly really set the ball rolling for this whole new wave of talent.
“And there’s a lot of exciting talent coming in. Drew McIntyre, myself, Wade Barrett… Of course you’ve got Bryan Danielson. You’ve got Kaval, who’s on the way in NXT. The son of Mr. Perfect, too, is coming in. It’s exciting times, fella. I’m just really happy to be involved at this time. Like I said, all these guys are coming in hungry – just as hungry as I was. That’s the whole thing… It keeps the product fresh. It drives the product forward. Every week we’re out there, everyone performs 110 percent. Because if we don’t, somebody is just going to step over you. So I think it’s good for everyone. Everybody wins. The audience wins. The talent wins. And the product itself – the WWE product – wins. So I think it’s very exciting.”
WWE’s New Themed Pay-Per-Views: “I think it’s a great business move. I think sometimes when people see the same things over and over again, it just becomes maybe a little bit repetitive. And I think these pay per views are separating each other. I mean you look at the Elimination Chamber pay per view we had in February. It’s not the greatest memory for me, personally, but it’s still a great concept. Mania is a big event. The Royal Rumble is a special event. And this Fatal 4-Way now – it’s two main events, world championship matches with eight of the top guys.
“You’re not seeing singles matches all of the time. I think it cerates that… anything can happen in a four way. There are so many variables that can happen in there, you know what I mean. It’s not your standard one-on-one. It’s the four top guys in each brand basically fighting to be the one. I think it creates a different scenario, a different backdrop, a different setting. To me, it’s exciting. I’ve been a fan all my life, too. I mean, this is all I ever wanted to do. And as a fan, even me, I find this intriguing. There are so many variables. You just don’t know who’s going to walk out – I know I’m going to walk out the WWE champion. But on the Smackdown brand, who’s going to walk out of there, with Swagger holding it, Big Show, Punk, Mysterio… There are so many different variables, and that’s why it’s going to make a great pay per view this month.”

BOOKER T TALKS ABOUT WWE RETURN, CHRIS BENOIT AND DANIEL BRYAN

Rumors of a WWE Return: “There is a lot of truth to those rumors. I was really close to going back to WWE. Things did not work out due to a lot of things. I can’t work 6 months out of the year, 160 days. That would be really hard on me. We got pregnant at the same time that negotiations were being talked about.”

Daniel Bryan’s Release and Chris Benoit: “Wow that is news to me. I didn’t know about the tie thing. That is really a weird thing to fire someone for. I have seen a lot of things a lot worse then choking someone with a tie. As far as the changes in the business… Chris Benoit was a good friend of mine who I had classic matches with.

UPDATED LINE UP FOR WWE FATAL 4 WAY

Fatal 4 Way Match for the WWE Title
Sheamus vs. Edge vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena
Fatal 4 Way Match for the World Heavyweight Title
CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Big Show vs. Jack Swagger
WWE United States Title Match
R-Truth vs. The Miz
WWE Intercontinental Title Match
Drew McIntyre vs. Kofi Kingston
Fatal 4 Way Match for the WWE Divas Title
Alicia Fox vs. Maryse vs. Gail Kim vs. Eve Torres