After the pyro and fanfare, commentator Michael Cole welcomed fans to the home of Wrestlemania 23, two years ago. Cole said Kofi Kingston's US Title could be in trouble tonight, because a Fatal Fourway will take place between Kofi, The Miz, Jack Swagger and Carlito. Also, Big Show and Mark Henry will do battle for WWE supremacy.
Lillian Garcia introduced tonight's guest host, WWE Hall of Famer, the American Dream Dusty Rhodes. Cole and Lawler hyped up his appearance, as he's been part of the WWE for over 5 decades now. Rhodes danced on the ramp for a while as the commentators started talking and fans applauded him. Rhodes came to the ring to speak to the crowd who gave him a rousing "DUS-TY" chant. Rhodes hyped up the city of Detroit as a working color city, and then talked about his pride over his son Cody. The crowd booed that discussion, and the mention of Orton and Legacy.
Dusty mentioned the "I Quit" submission match scheduled for the WWE Title at Breaking Point PPV. Dusty said at the PPV it will be John Cena going against Cody Rhodes, because tonight he booked Cody to face Orton for the WWE Title, with Dusty in his corner. Rhodes then said special referee for the Orton vs. Rhodes match will be John Cena. Just as the crowd went wild, Randy Orton's music hit and out came The Viper to the ramp.
Orton called Dusty jealous of him because his son Cody looks up to Orton more than he does to The American Dream. Orton called the arranging of a title shot a pathetic and shameless act. Dusty told Orton that Rhodes is athletically gifted and hungry. Orton asked Rhodes to give him a reason not to kick him in the skull right now. Just then, Cody Rhodes came down the ramp and to the ring. Rhodes defended his father's legacy, then told Orton a WWE title shot is something he won't pass up. Rhodes said it's not personal, strictly business. Orton asked if Dusty will be in Cody's corner and Cena is guest ref, then said it's obvious "the fix is in" and Dusty Rhodes said he better believe it.
Backstage, six divas were being prepped by a referee about a battle royal's rules. Kelly Kelly, Rosa Mendes, Beth Phoenix, Gail Kim, Alicia Fox and Jillian Hall.
American Dream Six Divas Battle Royal
Kelly Kelly, Rosa Mendes, Beth Phoenix, Gail Kim, Alicia Fox and Jillian Hall competed for a chance to go against Mickie James for the Divas Championship later in the night. The match was under normal battle royal rules, where divas had to be sent out through the ropes to be eliminated.
Early on, Beth had Kelly on the ropes but couldn't push her out. Rosa accidentally bumped Beth, causing Beth to turn and grab Rosa then toss her over the ropes to eliminate her. Alicia and Jillian doubleteamed Kelly in the corner, while Beth beat on Gail in the other. Alicia did her finisher on Kelly Kelly, but just then Gail Kim grabbed her and ran her over to toss her over the ropes. Beth Phoenix scooped up Kelly and dumped her over the ropes. It was down to Gail, Jillian and Beth. Beth almost eliminated by Gail but held onto the side ropes. Gail based her head first into the ringpost but Beth remained on the apron. Jillian and Gail battled almost eliminating each other.
As Beth continued to recover from the apron, Gail and Jillian traded punches in the ring. Jillian kept picking up Gail to try to send her over the ropes with Gail fighting out. Finally, Jillian tried to throw Gail over the ropes but Gail held on, then used a headscissors to grab Jillian and pull her over the ropes. Just as Gail fell to the apron, Beth Phoenix came walking over smirking. As Gail got up, Beth delivered a hard kick to send Gail off the apron. Beth Phoenix wins the six divas battle royal to become #1 Contender for the WWE Divas Championship.
Chris Jericho's pyro and music hit as Jericho came to the ring carrying his unified tag team belts.
MVP vs. Chris Jericho
Highlights were shown from last week's MVP & Mark Henry vs. Big Show and Chris Jericho match with Floyd Mayweather sliding some brass knuckles to MVP to deliver a knockout punch on Chris Jericho.At one moment in the first half of the match, Jericho knocked MVP onto the apron then did his kick by jumping off the ropes to send MVP to the floor. Raw took a commercial break.
Raw returned with MVP battling out of Jericho's choke hold on the mat. MVP sent Jericho to the corner, but Jericho retaliated. As Jericho jumped at MVP he was punched in the gut. Jericho came back though and hit a bulldog to take MVP down. Jericho missed on the Lionsault and MVP rolled out of the way, then hit a low dropkick. From there, it was the Ballin' elbow drop. MVP went for Playmaker, but Jericho reversed and tried to set up Walls of Jericho. MVP rolled him into a small package pin, and Jericho kicked out at 2. As both men got to their feet, Jericho did a quick Codebreaker out of nowhere to win it. Chris Jericho wins via pinfall over MVP.
Backstage, Dusty Rhodes was checking out The Rise And Fall of WCW DVD when DX came up to him. DX said that Legacy are disgraces to their father's heritages. They questioned the title shot Rhodes was getting tonight. Dusty said not to worry because once Cody wins, he'll give a member of DX the next WWE title shot. DX started to argue over who should get the title shot, then calmed down. Rhodes said they should hang out with him and watch the Rise and Fall of WCW DVD. Rhodes then pulled out his The Dusty Rhodes Story DVD and HHH chastised him for the shameless plug. Then HHH pulled out the DX DVD and plugged it as all three guys held up their DVD's next to each other. Michaels went over to try to figure out how to put a DVD in the DVD player with HHH warning Rhodes that HBK broke the camera at Summerslam.
Hornswoggle was shown backstage dressed up in cowboy hat and chaps, ready for his upcoming match.
Raw Rebound showed Hornswoggle vs Chavo last week in their boxing match. Chavo was given oversized gloves as a joke, and ended up tossing them off to slam Hornswoggle.
Hornswoggle vs. Chavo Guerrero (Special Texas Bullrope match)
First competitor to tie his opponent with the Bull Rope would be the winner. Chavo came out dressed in a cow costume. The ref instructed Chavo he had one more thing for him per orders of Dusty Rhode, then left the ring to retrieve a giant Cow's head mask for Chavo to wear. Hornswoggle continued laughing maniacally. as the ref told Chavo to wear it or he'd forfeit.
Early on, Chavo couldn't see very well so Hornswoggle got in some quick moves including a strike to the gut and then rode Chavo a bit. Chavo bucked him off, then as Hornswoggle came off the ropes he was met by a boot by Chavo. Chavo got up and pulled his cow mask off looking ready for revenge. Chavo climbed the corner and got ready to do his splash, but just then Evan Bourne rushed down to ringside and pointed at him to stop.
Hornswoggle slid out of the ring then tugged the rope to cause Chavo to hit the mat. He got in the ring and put the cow head on Chavo's head backwards, then ran around him with the rope to tie him up. Evan Bourne came in the ring to celebrate with Hornswoggle, until Chavo knocked Bourne down from behind. Chavo backed Hornswoggle to the corner, but as Chavo ran, Horney moved aside. Chavo hit shoulder first, then Horney climbed the corner. Bourne ran over and put the Cow head on Hornswoggle before he jumped off for the Tadpole Frogsplash onto Chavo. Hornswoggle wins the Special Texas Bullrope match.
A tale of the tape between Big Show and Mark Henry was shown. Show outweighs Henry 485 to 418 and is 7 feet tall while Henry is just 6'4". Henry's only advantage was the size of his biceps which were bigger by an inch. Show was shown walking backstage.
Mark Henry vs. Big Show
Early on, Henry shoved Big Show to the ropes several times after the two behemoths locked up. The two locked up in a strength test with Henry winning it until Show kicked him. Show headbutted Henry sevearl times, but it seemed to hurt Show just as much. Henry headbutted him back and Show dropped to a knee. Show prepared to hit a punch on Henry in the corner, with Henry kicking his way out of things. Henry locked a headlock on Show, bringing Show down to one knee again. Henry kept it locked for several moments.
Show finally got out of the hold near the ropes, then cheapshot kicked Henry in the gut. Off the ropes Show was able to spear Henry down to the mat. Henry eventually fought out of Show's attack in the ring corner, then came off the ropes with several splash bump moves to take Show down. Henry with a Splash and pin but Show pushed him off at 2. At one point, the ref warned Henry about something and Show removed the metal turnbuckle. The ref rushed over to tell Show not to do that, and Henry came charging. Show moved aside and tossed Henry face first to the exposed steel. The ref called for the bell and Show delivered a knockout punch to put Henry down. Mark Henry wins due to disqualification of The Big Show.
In the locker room Cody Rhodes was lacing his boots up. Ted Dibiase came in and asked if he was ready. Rhodes told Dibiase when his dad was there he got the spotlight so tonight he plans to make an impact. Orton came walking up behind him and asked if he really wants to go through with this. Rhodes said absolutely and Orton reminded him that no matter what happens tonight it's not personal, just business.
Backstage, DX and Rhodes were watching the Hulk Hogan vs Kevin Nash title match from WCW. DX discussed the fall of WCW and how it was losing the Monday Night wars. Rhodes reminded them that WCW was winning it in 1996 and 1998. Eventually, Rhodes brought up HBK's back injury in 98 that put him out of action for like four years. Michaels got fake pissed and started going off then tod HHH and Rhodes to have a good time by themselves, before leaving. HHH turned and asked Rhodes who came up with the dumb idea for Marc Mero to be Johnny B. Badd, and Rhodes said it was his idea.
Carlito vs. Jack Swagger vs. The Miz vs. Kofi Kingston (US Championship Fatal Fourway match)
The winner would be the first competitor to score a pinfall or submission. Swagger was out to the ring first, followed by Carlito, Miz and then the Champ.
At one point, Kofi and Miz were one on one in the ring. Miz tried to take control by whipping Kofi to the ropes, but Kofi dropped to the mat. Carlito was back in and Kofi leapfrogged him. Miz was able to toss Carlito over the ropes right outside onto Swagger, then Kingston sent Miz over on top of them in a heap. Kofi ran and jumped over the ropes on top of all three men as they got up. Kofi was riled up in the ring when Raw went to break.
When Raw returned it was Swagger in the ring with Kingston trying to put him in a half Sharpshooter submission. As Swagger worked on Kofi, Miz scouted the action from outside. Eventually, Miz rushed in and kneed Swagger, then hit a neckbreaker for a pin attempt. Kofi with the save. Carlito got back on the apron and Miz knocked him off. Kofi and Miz began to fight it out, until Carlito jumped into the action to kick Miz down.
With all four men in the action, Swagger took control and cleaned house. He went for a Splash on Carlito and hit it, but when he tried it on Miz in the opposite corner, Miz put both knees up. Miz got on one knee to stand, but Kofi rushed over to kick him to the outside. From there, Kofi picked up Carlito, slammed him on Swagger, and then hit the double leg drop on both men. Miz ran in to break up the pin.
In the frantic final action, The Miz tossed Kofi from the ring and ran to do his clothesline on Carlito in the ring. As Miz got out of the corner, Swagger went for a Gutwrench Powerbomb on Carlito, but Carlito flipped over him and fell to the mat. Miz ran over and did the Reality Check to smash Swagger to the mat. Carlito was back up to break up Miz' pin. Carlito with a Backstabber on Miz, but Kofi got back into it and delivered Trouble in Paradise to take out Carlito for a pinfall win.
Cole reminded fans of the Rhodes vs Orton WWE Title match with Cena as guest referee. A Please Do Not Try This at Home ad was shown featuring Cena, Jericho, Orton, Mysterio and other stars talking about their injuries.
The official theme song for Breaking Point will be "Still Unbroken" by Lynyrd Skynyrd from their album Gods and Guns, in stores September 29th, 2009.
Beth Phoenix vs. Mickie James (WWE Divas Championship)
Cole and Lawler recapped Beth's dominating performance to eliminate half of the competitors in the divas battle royal earlier.
Early on, The Glamazon put Mickie on her shoulder and rammed her into the corner before kicking Mickie out of the ring. Mickie seemed to have hurt her arm, so Beth ran over to further attack the injury, then slammed Mickie down for a pin attempt. Mickie made a comebck to start punching back at Beth although she was favoring her left arm. Mickie used two low dropkicks to take out Beth, then a clothesline to take her down. Mickie was still in pain as Beth tossed her to the corner. Mickie with a headscissors to toss Beth down, then Mickie went to the ropes. Beth was back up and shoved her to the outside, then attacked Mickie throwing her to the barricade. Back in the ring, Beth had a near fall on the injured Mickie. Beth did a running kick into Mickie's gut, then tried to scoop her up to finisher her off. Mickie was able to counter it and turn it into a DDT from the air to knock Beth out. Mickie James wins via pinfall over Beth Phoenix to retain the WWE Divas Championship.
Backstage, DX continued hanging out with Dusty Rhodes and discussed the WCW DVD. Triple H said WCW's Greatest Moment ever wasn't represented, "The Shockmaster". All of a sudden a weird voice started saying "HHH" "D-Generation X". Suddenly, an explosion happened and a small flame burst out, then the "Shockmaster" came crashing through a wall wearing a stormtropper helmet. The voice continued and DX saw that it was coming from Arn Anderson who was off camera with a mic. Anderson dropped the mic and said "Sorry Dream", then took off running. DX left the scene, and Rhodes yelled at the guy playing "Shockmaster", it shoulda worked. Shockmaster pulled his Stomrtrooper helmet off to reveal it was Santino Marella.
Josh Matthews interviewed John Cena backstage about being part of the title match and controlling the fate of the title. Cena said he doesn't exactly like Orton, but said tomorrow the story could be "John Cena gives Cody Rhodes the WWE Title". Cena said he can't do that, it will be up to Rhodes to win it on his own. Cena said at Breaking Point, the WWE Champion runs into a friggin brick wall. Cena started yelling that he won't quit in his quest to win the title. Cena guaranteed victory at Breaking Point using a new catchphrase "I will not quit!"
Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton (WWE Title Match)
Special guest referee John Cena was there to officiate and Dusty Rhodes was in his son's corner. Orton was out to the ring first, and backstage Dusty Rhodes gave his son a pep talk for the match. Cole and Lawler announced next week's guest host will be Bob Barker former host of The Price is Right. Rhodes came to the ring, then special guest ref Cena came out, without wearing a referee shirt.
After Cena finished checking both guys for weapons, Dusty came onto the steps with a mic telling them to hold up. Rhodes said like he mentioned before there's nothing a father wouldn't do for his son, then apologized to Cena. Suddenly, Rhodes and Orton started to 2-on-1 attack Cena. Ted Dibiase rushed down to the ring and hit Dream Street on Cena, allowing all 3 men to start attacking. Orton began to stomp on Cena methodically.
All of a sudden, DX's theme music hit and Michaels came rushing to the ring with HHH. The duo began to attack Legacy. HHH got Rhodes and almost had the Pedigree, but Dusty Rhodes clocked HHH in the head with his boot. Legacy and Orton continued their beatdown on DX. Raw went off the air with Dusty Rhodes, Cody, Dibiase and Orton raising each others hands.
As they continued to stand in the ring, Orton turned to Dusty, looked him in the eye and then viciously hit the RKO right in front of Cody. Orton turned and started at Cody who was clearly furious. Cody backed away to the corner to cool off, as the fans were booing Legacy. No winner - No contest, match never happened.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
ECW Results 08-25-09
ECW opened with highlights from Summerslam 2009, with Christian defending the title against William Regal. Regal came to the ring with Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov. Regal got in the ring and taunted Christian then turned to take his robe off. Just as the bell sounded, Christian grabbed him and hit Killswitch for a quick pinfall win. After the match, Jackson, Kozlov and Regal gave him a beat down.
After Josh Matthews welcomed fans to the show, William Regal came down to the ring with Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov. Matt Striker referred to it as the "International Triumphant of Doom". Regal said the fans were looking at the reason ECW will never be the same again. Regal then insulted the fans and said only he had the power it took to unite these two physical specimens. Regal turned his attention to Christian, saying the time for a new champion is now. Regal continued speaking, but just then Christian's music hit and the champ came out from backstage.
With a mic in hand, Christian addressed Regal and said he already beat him in an ECW Championship match, a record setting 8 second match. Christian continued to say it was 8 seconds, angering Regal. Regal then demanded a rematch, or he said they'd make him regret ever winning the ECW Championship. Christian began calling Regal "Bill", and Regal told him he's not a commoner. Christian said he'd like to move on to other challengers now. Just then ECW GM Tiffany came out, and told Regal if he wanted another shot at the title he'll need to earn it, by beating Christian in a match tonight.
A promo video of the Goldust Sheamus rivalry was shown, with Striker saying the rivalry would continue next.
Goldust vs. Sheamus
Early on Sheamus threw Goldust to the corner and slapped him several times. Goldust responded by jumping on Sheamus, punching away, then whipping him chest first to the corner to clothesline him down. Sheamus came back quick though with a backwards slam to bring Goldust down. Sheamus started to dominate from here, wearing Goldust down on the mat. Once Goldust was finally up, Sheamus sent him to the ropes with Goldust coming back to drop down and punch Sheamus. From there Goldust with a powerslam as Sheamus was sent to the ropes. Goldust hit a Flatliner to slam Sheamus to the mat, but only got a 2 count. Sheamus rolled to the outside.
Goldust went over to grab Sheamus, but Sheamus yanked him by the feet out of the ring . The two started to brawl outside the ring as the ref was counting. The two continued to fight with Goldust jumping on Sheamus, and whipping him into the steel steps. Double countout of Sheamus and Goldust.
As ECW returned, Matthews and Striker discussed Summerslam and thanked Aerosmith for the theme song.
Backstage, The Bella Twins convinced Shelton Benjamin to sing in his Louis Armstrong voice. Zack Ryder came up to interrupt his singing and put his arms around Bella Twins. Shelton told them to excuse he and Ryder, then said he was about smack Ryder. The two began arguing over who was better in the ring, until GM Tiffany came up to intervene. She told Ryder to go get ready for his tag match against Tyler Reks & Yoshi Tatsu, with his partner Shelton Benjamin.
Striker and Matthews discussed the Paul Burchill and Hurricane Helms saga. They cut to highlights of their match last week, when Hurricane hit the Eye of the Hurricane for the win. Matthews said Hurricane and Burchill will go one on one this Thursday on Superstars.
Courtney Taylor interviewed Paul Burchill and Katie Lea backstage. Courtney asked Burchill about his match against Hurricane this week. Burchill said don't insult him by calling him anything but Gregory Helms. Burchill said after Thursday Helms won't be saving anyone anymore. The duo left with Katie Lea brushing her arm against Courtney on the way out.
William Regal was shown chatting with Kozlov and Jackson backstage about strategy for his match tonight.
Yoshi Tatsu & Tyler Reks vs. Zack Ryder & Shelton Benjamin
A backstage promo video was shown in the corner of the screen with Yoshi and Reks. Reks said even though they're from opposite ends of the Pacific they have a common bond. Yoshi spoke in Japanese and then gave the cowabunga surfer sign, so Reks did too.
At one point in the match, Shelton had control and dragged Reks over so he could tag in Ryder. Ryder started adjusting his knee pad and turned away from the tag. Reks took advantage with a rollup on Shelton for a 2 count. After a series of dropkicks from Reks, Shelton escaped to recover near the ropes and Ryder slapped him for a blind tag. Ryder came in to start pounding Reks' head onto the mat, then put on a chinlock. Reks and Ryder hit a double cross body at one point, allowing Shelton and Yoshi to each tag in.
Yoshi had serious momentum with a series of moves on Shelton including double knees to his chest. Yoshi climbed to the corner for a move, but Shelton was up and ran over to slam him off. Ryder started demanding a tag in, so Shelton grabbed him and threw him over the ropes into the ring. With Ryder down, Shelton walked towards him, but Ryder shoved Yoshi into Shelton. Shelton went flying out of the ring, and Ryder prepared to finish off Yoshi. Yoshi turned and hit a roundhouse kick on Ryder to take the win.
Shelton went back into the ring to confront Zack Ryder over the loss. Ryder started to explain his position, but Shelton wasn't having it and hit Paydirt on him. Yoshi Tatsu and Tyler Reks win via pinfall over Shelton Benjamin and Zack Ryder.
ECW returned with the Summerslam video package which included various celebrities in LA who were out to see the event. Also shown was Summerslam Axxess which included superstar and diva appearances.
Christian vs. William Regal
Regal was accompanied to the ring by Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov. As Christian got in the ring, Jackson and Kozlov began to stare him down until Regal backed them off and made them leave the ring.
Christian gained control in the match using a series of moves including a baseball slide dropkick to send Regal down outside the ring. Christian prepared to jump off the apron at Regal, but he hid behind Jackson and Kozlov forcing Christian to reconsider. ECW went to commercial.
ECW returned from a break with Regal in control. After throwing Christian down, Regal went for a running knee with Christian avoiding it. Christian hit a Sunset Flip from the corner, and Regal kicked out of the pin. Regal went to the outside and Christian went for him from the apron. Regal grabbed Christian's arm and flipped him down onto the outside floor. Christian barely made it back into the ring at 9.
Regal started to use a series of forearm uppercuts to knock Christian down. As Regal whipped him to the corner and charged, Christian fought back. Christian was visibly worn out as Regal continued to attack. Christian managed a backslide pin but Regal kicked out and leveled Christian. On the mat, Regal wore him down in a submission hold. Christian mounted a serious offensive attack though to comeback, hitting a series of punches on Regal followed by a missile dropkick from the corner, and then double knees from the corner. Christian with a Tornado DDT from the corner, but Regal kicked out of another pin.
Things got crazy as Regal was tossed to the outside. Christian went out to get him and Kozlov was standing nearby. As Christian tossed Regal into the ring, he turned and punched Kozlov hard in the face. Christian got back in the ring as the ref was distracted by Jackson on the apron. Regal sent Christian to the ropes where Kozlov was waiting to battering ram him in the gut. Christian was stunned by it and Regal came running off the ropes with his running knee to win it.
Jackson and Kozlov got into the ring after the bell to raise up Regal's arms in victory as they looked down at Christian on the mat.
After Josh Matthews welcomed fans to the show, William Regal came down to the ring with Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov. Matt Striker referred to it as the "International Triumphant of Doom". Regal said the fans were looking at the reason ECW will never be the same again. Regal then insulted the fans and said only he had the power it took to unite these two physical specimens. Regal turned his attention to Christian, saying the time for a new champion is now. Regal continued speaking, but just then Christian's music hit and the champ came out from backstage.
With a mic in hand, Christian addressed Regal and said he already beat him in an ECW Championship match, a record setting 8 second match. Christian continued to say it was 8 seconds, angering Regal. Regal then demanded a rematch, or he said they'd make him regret ever winning the ECW Championship. Christian began calling Regal "Bill", and Regal told him he's not a commoner. Christian said he'd like to move on to other challengers now. Just then ECW GM Tiffany came out, and told Regal if he wanted another shot at the title he'll need to earn it, by beating Christian in a match tonight.
A promo video of the Goldust Sheamus rivalry was shown, with Striker saying the rivalry would continue next.
Goldust vs. Sheamus
Early on Sheamus threw Goldust to the corner and slapped him several times. Goldust responded by jumping on Sheamus, punching away, then whipping him chest first to the corner to clothesline him down. Sheamus came back quick though with a backwards slam to bring Goldust down. Sheamus started to dominate from here, wearing Goldust down on the mat. Once Goldust was finally up, Sheamus sent him to the ropes with Goldust coming back to drop down and punch Sheamus. From there Goldust with a powerslam as Sheamus was sent to the ropes. Goldust hit a Flatliner to slam Sheamus to the mat, but only got a 2 count. Sheamus rolled to the outside.
Goldust went over to grab Sheamus, but Sheamus yanked him by the feet out of the ring . The two started to brawl outside the ring as the ref was counting. The two continued to fight with Goldust jumping on Sheamus, and whipping him into the steel steps. Double countout of Sheamus and Goldust.
As ECW returned, Matthews and Striker discussed Summerslam and thanked Aerosmith for the theme song.
Backstage, The Bella Twins convinced Shelton Benjamin to sing in his Louis Armstrong voice. Zack Ryder came up to interrupt his singing and put his arms around Bella Twins. Shelton told them to excuse he and Ryder, then said he was about smack Ryder. The two began arguing over who was better in the ring, until GM Tiffany came up to intervene. She told Ryder to go get ready for his tag match against Tyler Reks & Yoshi Tatsu, with his partner Shelton Benjamin.
Striker and Matthews discussed the Paul Burchill and Hurricane Helms saga. They cut to highlights of their match last week, when Hurricane hit the Eye of the Hurricane for the win. Matthews said Hurricane and Burchill will go one on one this Thursday on Superstars.
Courtney Taylor interviewed Paul Burchill and Katie Lea backstage. Courtney asked Burchill about his match against Hurricane this week. Burchill said don't insult him by calling him anything but Gregory Helms. Burchill said after Thursday Helms won't be saving anyone anymore. The duo left with Katie Lea brushing her arm against Courtney on the way out.
William Regal was shown chatting with Kozlov and Jackson backstage about strategy for his match tonight.
Yoshi Tatsu & Tyler Reks vs. Zack Ryder & Shelton Benjamin
A backstage promo video was shown in the corner of the screen with Yoshi and Reks. Reks said even though they're from opposite ends of the Pacific they have a common bond. Yoshi spoke in Japanese and then gave the cowabunga surfer sign, so Reks did too.
At one point in the match, Shelton had control and dragged Reks over so he could tag in Ryder. Ryder started adjusting his knee pad and turned away from the tag. Reks took advantage with a rollup on Shelton for a 2 count. After a series of dropkicks from Reks, Shelton escaped to recover near the ropes and Ryder slapped him for a blind tag. Ryder came in to start pounding Reks' head onto the mat, then put on a chinlock. Reks and Ryder hit a double cross body at one point, allowing Shelton and Yoshi to each tag in.
Yoshi had serious momentum with a series of moves on Shelton including double knees to his chest. Yoshi climbed to the corner for a move, but Shelton was up and ran over to slam him off. Ryder started demanding a tag in, so Shelton grabbed him and threw him over the ropes into the ring. With Ryder down, Shelton walked towards him, but Ryder shoved Yoshi into Shelton. Shelton went flying out of the ring, and Ryder prepared to finish off Yoshi. Yoshi turned and hit a roundhouse kick on Ryder to take the win.
Shelton went back into the ring to confront Zack Ryder over the loss. Ryder started to explain his position, but Shelton wasn't having it and hit Paydirt on him. Yoshi Tatsu and Tyler Reks win via pinfall over Shelton Benjamin and Zack Ryder.
ECW returned with the Summerslam video package which included various celebrities in LA who were out to see the event. Also shown was Summerslam Axxess which included superstar and diva appearances.
Christian vs. William Regal
Regal was accompanied to the ring by Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov. As Christian got in the ring, Jackson and Kozlov began to stare him down until Regal backed them off and made them leave the ring.
Christian gained control in the match using a series of moves including a baseball slide dropkick to send Regal down outside the ring. Christian prepared to jump off the apron at Regal, but he hid behind Jackson and Kozlov forcing Christian to reconsider. ECW went to commercial.
ECW returned from a break with Regal in control. After throwing Christian down, Regal went for a running knee with Christian avoiding it. Christian hit a Sunset Flip from the corner, and Regal kicked out of the pin. Regal went to the outside and Christian went for him from the apron. Regal grabbed Christian's arm and flipped him down onto the outside floor. Christian barely made it back into the ring at 9.
Regal started to use a series of forearm uppercuts to knock Christian down. As Regal whipped him to the corner and charged, Christian fought back. Christian was visibly worn out as Regal continued to attack. Christian managed a backslide pin but Regal kicked out and leveled Christian. On the mat, Regal wore him down in a submission hold. Christian mounted a serious offensive attack though to comeback, hitting a series of punches on Regal followed by a missile dropkick from the corner, and then double knees from the corner. Christian with a Tornado DDT from the corner, but Regal kicked out of another pin.
Things got crazy as Regal was tossed to the outside. Christian went out to get him and Kozlov was standing nearby. As Christian tossed Regal into the ring, he turned and punched Kozlov hard in the face. Christian got back in the ring as the ref was distracted by Jackson on the apron. Regal sent Christian to the ropes where Kozlov was waiting to battering ram him in the gut. Christian was stunned by it and Regal came running off the ropes with his running knee to win it.
Jackson and Kozlov got into the ring after the bell to raise up Regal's arms in victory as they looked down at Christian on the mat.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Raw Results 08-24-09
Raw began with highlights from last night's Summerslam, including Cena vs. Orton with a crazy fan rushing in to interfere in the match. Orton hit an RKO outside the ring and inside the ring to win it afterwards. After the highlights, Orton was shown staring into the camera. Orton was flanked by Legacy and discussed what happened last night. He looked to Dibiase saying that the fan who interfered last night wasn't just any fan. Dibiase said it was his own brother, Brett Dibiase, who had bought a ticket to last night's event. Orton acted angry that Brett interfered and shot him a look, then said he assured WWE staff that Brett wont interfere in any of his matches again. Brett told Orton he was sorry, with Orton just shooting him a look. Cody Rhodes said Orton would have won last night regardless. Orton then told Cena he is and will remain the WWE champion.
Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler were on next to discuss tonight's guest host Floyd "Money" Mayweather. Vince McMahon was out to the ring after Lillian's introduction. Vince talked about tonight's guest host, Floyd Mayweather, then switched to speaking about Orton, and said last night's match was final, leaving Orton still the champion. Vince said John Cena will get a rematch in 3 weeks at a Pay-Per-View called "Breaking Point", in which the main events are submission matches. Vince said the Orton/Cena match could be an "I Quit" match. Vince said if anyone interferes on behalf of Orton, he'll immediately lose the title. Vince wished everyone a good night and got ready to leave, until DX's music hit, and out came DX.
Triple H and Michaels each had mics. HHH talked about not liking "good guy Vince McMahon" saying it was like Michael Vick at a PETA convention. Michaels said it August 24th and suggested it's someone's birthday. Triple H guessed several celebrities, then HBK tipped him off. HHH realized it was Vince's birthday and said it was his 84th. Vince finally screamed out that he's 64. HHH suggested they do something crazy with Vince in Vegas, then Michaels said he understands if he doesn't want a happy birthday, he understands.
Michaels had them show a tribute video about Vince including slides and video highlights set to the Kenny Rogers song "Through the Years". It cut to a video of Vince singing, and various other highlights such as Vince getting shaved, Vine getting pranked by DX and Vince vs. Stone Cold. Vince wasn't happy with the video, so then HHH introduced them bringing out a fake cake. Several WWE staff pushed the cake down as the crowd started singing Happy Birthday. Next, out came several Vegas Showgirls, and each gave Vince a kiss on the cheek in the ring. HHH next had two Cirque de Soleil guys come down on special pogo stilts. Next, they had an Elvis impersonator come to the ring. Elvis lead the crowd in Happy Birthday. Then they started up some dance music and Big Dick Johnson came out of the cake in just a G-string dancing around, Vince McMahon grabbed him and tossed him out of the ring. Vince said he had enough of this birthday crap, but DX had everyone in the ring leave so they could have a private moment. DX said they had just one more surprise, and tried to position Vince in the ring.
Just then Legacy rushed down to the ring to attack DX. DX fought them off, including HBK grabbing a steel chair from ringside. Randy Orton came walking down the ramp. HHH got on the mic saying Floyd Mayweather isn't there yet, so he'll book a match, Legacy and Orton versus DX and Mr. McMahon. Vince added that it will be a No DQ match, then said "if you're not down with that...."
They showed a Floyd Mayweather video promo about his money and boxing skills.
Santino Marella vs. The Miz
Miz started out with several strikes until Santino blocked him and fought back. Miz responded with a kick to the gut, and then ran with Santino to yank him across the top rope. Miz got Santino down in a chinlock for a bit before Santino got to his feet. At one point, Miz whipped Santino to the corner, but Santino again fought back. Santino missed on a diving headbutt, allowing Miz to respond with his finisher, "The Skull Crushing Finale". Miz got on the mic saying he's one step closer to becoming new US Champion.
The Miz wins via pinfall over Santino Marella.
Mickie James, Kelly Kelly and Gail Kim were shown walking backstage. Lawler said a six diva tag match is up next.
Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly & Mickie James vs. Alicia Fox, Rosa Mendes & Beth Phoenix (Six Diva Tag Team Mayweather Melee Match)
All of the divas wrestled wearing various boxing theme outfits. Early on, the heels took control against Kelly, triple teaming in their corner. Kelly escaped when she hit a move on Rosa Mendes then made a hot tag to Mickie. Mickie rushed in to take down Alicia Fox. Eventually, all six divas got into the ring to mix things up, with the ring getting cleared, leaving Alicia versus Mickie. Mickie pounced on Alicia punching away on her. Alicia recovered and threw Mickie into the corner shoulder first, then hit a scissors kick to the back of Mickie's head to take the pinfall.
Alicia Fox, Beth Phoenix and Rosa Mendes win via pinfall over Mickie James, Kelly Kelly and Gail Kim.
Raw returned from commercial with DX backstage. Michaels was talking about Vince being so old, but HHH was too busy looking at a DVD. He held it up and said it was the Rise and Fall of WCW DVD. All of a sudden an off camera noise got really loud, so DX started yelling over it about their other merchandise for sale, like their DX Army T-shirts and HBK's camo hat. HBK mentioned they needed to get Vince angry for their match later tonight. HHH said he came up with an idea that should do it. Just then, Vince was shown in his office with Jillian Hall dressed as Marilyn Monroe. Jillian started singing Happy Birthday Mr. McMahon, until Vince screamed at her to get out.
Big Show & Chris Jericho came down to the ring with their tag team title belts. Video was shown of Wrestlemania 24 where Floyd Mayweather got a KO win against Big Show, after hitting him with some chair shots and brass knuckles. Michael Cole said he can imagine Big Show is still steaming over the loss.
Big Show and Chris Jericho got on the mics. Show said it looks like Mayweather is being smart by hiding from Big Show so far. Show said if he gets his hands on him, he's going to hurt him. Show said he's not leaving the ring until Mayweather shows up. Jericho said nobody can make him leave either. Just then, cameras caught Floyd Mayweather walking backstage with his entourage on their way out. Raw went to commercial break as they were still walking backstage.
Raw came back from commercial and Lillian Garcia inroduced Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather came out with a crew of about 10 other guys wearing Mayweather vs. Marquez September 19, 2009 T-shirts. Mayweather made his way to the ring as Big Show kept staring him down. Mayweather told Show he remembers what happened at Wrestlemania, and he'll do it again, but he's got a September 19th PPV that's more important. Chris Jericho got into Mayweather's face, with Mayweather lifting his glasses up to stare into his eyes. Jericho said he disagrees that Mayweather is the greatest fighter in the world. Jericho said he's a good self promoter, but not a good boxer. Jericho told Mayweather he thinks Marquez will knock him out on the 19th. Big Show added that maybe after that happens he and Jericho will come into the boxing ring to eliminate him from the planet. Just then, MVP's music started up and out came MVP.
MVP said he doesn't appreciate them talking to Money Mayweather that way. MVP called Jericho "Christina" and insulted Big Show, reminding him about the Wrestlemania loss. Jericho started to respond until MVP told him to shut up. MVP said if someone can beat them for the Unified Tag titles, then Jericho would never run his mouth on Raw ever again. MVP suggested to Mayweather that if he can find a tag team partner to beat Jericho and SHow, that they should get a title shot at Breaking Point. Mayweather agreed and asked who MVP has in mind. Out came Mark Henry and the two marched down to the ring.
MVP & Mark Henry vs. Big Show & Chris Jericho
Raw returned with the tag match in progress as MVP delivered a big running boot to Jericho in the corner. Mayweather was seated near ringside to watch the match. Jericho made a tag out and Show came in to level MVP. Show continued to manhandle MVP including a submission headlock, before throwing MVP to the mat. Jericho tagged in to try a pinfall. Jericho went over and slapped at Mark Henry, then got the ref distracted as Show started to choke MVP from outside the ring. Jericho walked over and catapulted MVP face first into the bottom rope. MVP was able to clothesline Jericho after he came off the ropes, but couldn't crawl to tag Henry.
Jericho wore down MVP then threw him outside the ring. Mayweather screamed from ringside about it. Once MVP was back, he again tried for a tag with Jericho holding him off. Jericho rammed MVP to the corner for a tag to Show. Show continued to beat on MVP. After a bit from Show, Jericho was back in and the two men doubleclotheslined each other down.
After a commercial break, Jericho missed on a Lionsault attempt, with Jericho seeming to hurt his knee. MVP finally made a hot tag to Mark Henry. Henry leveled Jericho and tried to charge at him in the corner. Jericho moved away, then went for a Codebreaker. Henry blocked him and turned it into a near World's Strongest Slam. Jericho incredibly countered for a DDT from the air. Henry threw Jericho off the pinfall attempt. Henry tagged MVP back in. MVP came in and hit a facebuster on Jericho then did the Ballin' Elbow. Jericho kicked out of a pinfall. Big Show interfered in things, so Mark Henry came over and knocked him off the apron.
As the ref was ordering Henry back to his corner, Floyd Mayweather came over to ringside and handed a piece of jewelry to MVP. MVP used it to punch Jericho in the face while the ref was distracted, then grabbed the winning pinfall. Big Show carried an unconscious Jericho up the ramp as Mayweather celebrated in the ring with the winners. Mark Henry & MVP win via pinfall over Big Show and Chris Jericho to earn a tag team title shot at Breaking Point PPV.
Backstage, Legacy was with Bret Dibiase. Orton came in and told him to leave so he could talk to Legacy. Orton said they have a great opportunity tonight to shut down Legacy and McMahon. Orton said this time when he kicks McMahon in the skull, he won't come back. He said the Cena vs. Orton match for Breaking Point will be the last match Vince ever makes.
Raw came back with highlights of Hornswoggle winning a Falls Count Anywhere match last week against Chavo Guerrero. Hornswoggle won backstage when Chavo was looking for him and opened a door that had a paint bucket on a string rigged to hit him in the head.
Hornswoggle vs. Chavo Guerrero (Boxing Exhibition Match)
Hornswoggle and Chavo were wearing boxing shorts and gloves. The ref came over to tell Chavo he wouldn't need the gloves he had on, then went ringside to grab a huge gag pair of Boxing gloves. Chavo angrily removed his real gloves and put on the huge ones saying he's still knock out Hornswoggle.
Hornswoggle kept getting in jabs and shots, as Chavo swung and missed several times with his huge gloves. Horney with one knock down, and as the ref backed him away. Chavo removed his gloves. Chavo came over and slammed Hornswoggle to the mat, so the ref called for the DQ immediately. Chavo stood over Hornswoggle smiling, then went to the top for a Frogsplash. Just then, Evan Bourne rushed to the ring to take out Chavo with several high kicks and knees. Bourne knocked Chavo down then did his Shooting Starpress from the corner on him. Hornswoggle wins due to disqualification against Chavo Guerrero in a Boxing Exhibition match.
Cole and Lawler cut to footage of Summerslam and the celebrities that were in attendance such as Tatyana Ali from Fresh Prince, Vern Troyer aka "Mini Me", Nancy O'Dell, Rob Dyrdek and various divas and wrestlers at events. Summerslam Axxess was shown with appearances from Kofi Kingston, Batista and Big Show.
Backstage in an office, Mayweather was helping Vince practice boxing punches with him. Carlito came in angrily saying that Mayweather was a terrible host for not including him in tonight's Raw, especially after what he did to Kofi last week. DX came in to interrupt. HHH made a comment about needing more time to have fun with Vince's daughter, causing Vince to throw a punch near Floyd's sparring pad. Floyd moved the pad away from near Carlito's face, causing Vince to punch him down. Shawn Michaels said "now that was cool", before DX left.
D-Generation X & Vince McMahon vs. Legacy & Randy Orton
DX with the early advantage early as they took it to Rhodes, eventually tossing him over the ropes out onto his Legacy teammates. Legacy regrouped as Raw took a commercial break.
Raw returned with HHH and Dibiase both down on the mat as the ref counted. They made their ways to their partners with HHH getting a fast tag. Michaels came in to take it to Dibiase, then knocked Orton and Rhodes off the apron. HBK with an elbow drop off the corner on Dibiase, but Rhodes rushed in to attack hitting the Cross Rhodes. Orton tagged in next and began his stomping away on HBK. Orton continued to methodically pick apart HBK. Rhodes tagged back in and got HBK into the neckhold, but HBK got up and fought back. Rhodes held off his attack, then dragged HBK to the corner for a tag to Dibiase.
The heels continued their triple teaming effort on HBK, with Orton getting back in once again. He had a near fall on Michaels, then began to wear him down with a headlock. Rhodes came in again and this time knocked McMahon and HHH off the apron. Michaels fought back and luckily HHH had got back to the apron for the tag. HHH came in to clean Rhodes' clock punching away then hitting a Facebuster. HHH went over to punch Dibiase off the apron then hit a Spinebuster on Rhodes. Vince got back on the apron and begged for a tag in. Rhodes tried to go at HHH but he ducked then hit The Pedigree. HHH tagged in Vince who tried to take a pin as HHH knocked Dibiase out of the ring.
Randy Orton rushed in to break up Vince's tag attempt. Orton prepared for a skull kick on Vince but as he ran, HBK came back in and tackled him down to save Vince. HHH came back in and the two chased Orton out of the ring. As Orton kept backing up, John Cena's music hit and he came out to the ramp. Orton began to punch away on Orton and eventually tossed him back into the ring. After a Superkick from Michaels and an Attitude Adjustment from Cena, Vince took the winning pinfall on Orton.
Cena looked down at Orton in the ring and raised his arms up. Vince, DX and Cena all raised their arms up with Orton down on the outside as Raw went off the air.
Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler were on next to discuss tonight's guest host Floyd "Money" Mayweather. Vince McMahon was out to the ring after Lillian's introduction. Vince talked about tonight's guest host, Floyd Mayweather, then switched to speaking about Orton, and said last night's match was final, leaving Orton still the champion. Vince said John Cena will get a rematch in 3 weeks at a Pay-Per-View called "Breaking Point", in which the main events are submission matches. Vince said the Orton/Cena match could be an "I Quit" match. Vince said if anyone interferes on behalf of Orton, he'll immediately lose the title. Vince wished everyone a good night and got ready to leave, until DX's music hit, and out came DX.
Triple H and Michaels each had mics. HHH talked about not liking "good guy Vince McMahon" saying it was like Michael Vick at a PETA convention. Michaels said it August 24th and suggested it's someone's birthday. Triple H guessed several celebrities, then HBK tipped him off. HHH realized it was Vince's birthday and said it was his 84th. Vince finally screamed out that he's 64. HHH suggested they do something crazy with Vince in Vegas, then Michaels said he understands if he doesn't want a happy birthday, he understands.
Michaels had them show a tribute video about Vince including slides and video highlights set to the Kenny Rogers song "Through the Years". It cut to a video of Vince singing, and various other highlights such as Vince getting shaved, Vine getting pranked by DX and Vince vs. Stone Cold. Vince wasn't happy with the video, so then HHH introduced them bringing out a fake cake. Several WWE staff pushed the cake down as the crowd started singing Happy Birthday. Next, out came several Vegas Showgirls, and each gave Vince a kiss on the cheek in the ring. HHH next had two Cirque de Soleil guys come down on special pogo stilts. Next, they had an Elvis impersonator come to the ring. Elvis lead the crowd in Happy Birthday. Then they started up some dance music and Big Dick Johnson came out of the cake in just a G-string dancing around, Vince McMahon grabbed him and tossed him out of the ring. Vince said he had enough of this birthday crap, but DX had everyone in the ring leave so they could have a private moment. DX said they had just one more surprise, and tried to position Vince in the ring.
Just then Legacy rushed down to the ring to attack DX. DX fought them off, including HBK grabbing a steel chair from ringside. Randy Orton came walking down the ramp. HHH got on the mic saying Floyd Mayweather isn't there yet, so he'll book a match, Legacy and Orton versus DX and Mr. McMahon. Vince added that it will be a No DQ match, then said "if you're not down with that...."
They showed a Floyd Mayweather video promo about his money and boxing skills.
Santino Marella vs. The Miz
Miz started out with several strikes until Santino blocked him and fought back. Miz responded with a kick to the gut, and then ran with Santino to yank him across the top rope. Miz got Santino down in a chinlock for a bit before Santino got to his feet. At one point, Miz whipped Santino to the corner, but Santino again fought back. Santino missed on a diving headbutt, allowing Miz to respond with his finisher, "The Skull Crushing Finale". Miz got on the mic saying he's one step closer to becoming new US Champion.
The Miz wins via pinfall over Santino Marella.
Mickie James, Kelly Kelly and Gail Kim were shown walking backstage. Lawler said a six diva tag match is up next.
Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly & Mickie James vs. Alicia Fox, Rosa Mendes & Beth Phoenix (Six Diva Tag Team Mayweather Melee Match)
All of the divas wrestled wearing various boxing theme outfits. Early on, the heels took control against Kelly, triple teaming in their corner. Kelly escaped when she hit a move on Rosa Mendes then made a hot tag to Mickie. Mickie rushed in to take down Alicia Fox. Eventually, all six divas got into the ring to mix things up, with the ring getting cleared, leaving Alicia versus Mickie. Mickie pounced on Alicia punching away on her. Alicia recovered and threw Mickie into the corner shoulder first, then hit a scissors kick to the back of Mickie's head to take the pinfall.
Alicia Fox, Beth Phoenix and Rosa Mendes win via pinfall over Mickie James, Kelly Kelly and Gail Kim.
Raw returned from commercial with DX backstage. Michaels was talking about Vince being so old, but HHH was too busy looking at a DVD. He held it up and said it was the Rise and Fall of WCW DVD. All of a sudden an off camera noise got really loud, so DX started yelling over it about their other merchandise for sale, like their DX Army T-shirts and HBK's camo hat. HBK mentioned they needed to get Vince angry for their match later tonight. HHH said he came up with an idea that should do it. Just then, Vince was shown in his office with Jillian Hall dressed as Marilyn Monroe. Jillian started singing Happy Birthday Mr. McMahon, until Vince screamed at her to get out.
Big Show & Chris Jericho came down to the ring with their tag team title belts. Video was shown of Wrestlemania 24 where Floyd Mayweather got a KO win against Big Show, after hitting him with some chair shots and brass knuckles. Michael Cole said he can imagine Big Show is still steaming over the loss.
Big Show and Chris Jericho got on the mics. Show said it looks like Mayweather is being smart by hiding from Big Show so far. Show said if he gets his hands on him, he's going to hurt him. Show said he's not leaving the ring until Mayweather shows up. Jericho said nobody can make him leave either. Just then, cameras caught Floyd Mayweather walking backstage with his entourage on their way out. Raw went to commercial break as they were still walking backstage.
Raw came back from commercial and Lillian Garcia inroduced Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather came out with a crew of about 10 other guys wearing Mayweather vs. Marquez September 19, 2009 T-shirts. Mayweather made his way to the ring as Big Show kept staring him down. Mayweather told Show he remembers what happened at Wrestlemania, and he'll do it again, but he's got a September 19th PPV that's more important. Chris Jericho got into Mayweather's face, with Mayweather lifting his glasses up to stare into his eyes. Jericho said he disagrees that Mayweather is the greatest fighter in the world. Jericho said he's a good self promoter, but not a good boxer. Jericho told Mayweather he thinks Marquez will knock him out on the 19th. Big Show added that maybe after that happens he and Jericho will come into the boxing ring to eliminate him from the planet. Just then, MVP's music started up and out came MVP.
MVP said he doesn't appreciate them talking to Money Mayweather that way. MVP called Jericho "Christina" and insulted Big Show, reminding him about the Wrestlemania loss. Jericho started to respond until MVP told him to shut up. MVP said if someone can beat them for the Unified Tag titles, then Jericho would never run his mouth on Raw ever again. MVP suggested to Mayweather that if he can find a tag team partner to beat Jericho and SHow, that they should get a title shot at Breaking Point. Mayweather agreed and asked who MVP has in mind. Out came Mark Henry and the two marched down to the ring.
MVP & Mark Henry vs. Big Show & Chris Jericho
Raw returned with the tag match in progress as MVP delivered a big running boot to Jericho in the corner. Mayweather was seated near ringside to watch the match. Jericho made a tag out and Show came in to level MVP. Show continued to manhandle MVP including a submission headlock, before throwing MVP to the mat. Jericho tagged in to try a pinfall. Jericho went over and slapped at Mark Henry, then got the ref distracted as Show started to choke MVP from outside the ring. Jericho walked over and catapulted MVP face first into the bottom rope. MVP was able to clothesline Jericho after he came off the ropes, but couldn't crawl to tag Henry.
Jericho wore down MVP then threw him outside the ring. Mayweather screamed from ringside about it. Once MVP was back, he again tried for a tag with Jericho holding him off. Jericho rammed MVP to the corner for a tag to Show. Show continued to beat on MVP. After a bit from Show, Jericho was back in and the two men doubleclotheslined each other down.
After a commercial break, Jericho missed on a Lionsault attempt, with Jericho seeming to hurt his knee. MVP finally made a hot tag to Mark Henry. Henry leveled Jericho and tried to charge at him in the corner. Jericho moved away, then went for a Codebreaker. Henry blocked him and turned it into a near World's Strongest Slam. Jericho incredibly countered for a DDT from the air. Henry threw Jericho off the pinfall attempt. Henry tagged MVP back in. MVP came in and hit a facebuster on Jericho then did the Ballin' Elbow. Jericho kicked out of a pinfall. Big Show interfered in things, so Mark Henry came over and knocked him off the apron.
As the ref was ordering Henry back to his corner, Floyd Mayweather came over to ringside and handed a piece of jewelry to MVP. MVP used it to punch Jericho in the face while the ref was distracted, then grabbed the winning pinfall. Big Show carried an unconscious Jericho up the ramp as Mayweather celebrated in the ring with the winners. Mark Henry & MVP win via pinfall over Big Show and Chris Jericho to earn a tag team title shot at Breaking Point PPV.
Backstage, Legacy was with Bret Dibiase. Orton came in and told him to leave so he could talk to Legacy. Orton said they have a great opportunity tonight to shut down Legacy and McMahon. Orton said this time when he kicks McMahon in the skull, he won't come back. He said the Cena vs. Orton match for Breaking Point will be the last match Vince ever makes.
Raw came back with highlights of Hornswoggle winning a Falls Count Anywhere match last week against Chavo Guerrero. Hornswoggle won backstage when Chavo was looking for him and opened a door that had a paint bucket on a string rigged to hit him in the head.
Hornswoggle vs. Chavo Guerrero (Boxing Exhibition Match)
Hornswoggle and Chavo were wearing boxing shorts and gloves. The ref came over to tell Chavo he wouldn't need the gloves he had on, then went ringside to grab a huge gag pair of Boxing gloves. Chavo angrily removed his real gloves and put on the huge ones saying he's still knock out Hornswoggle.
Hornswoggle kept getting in jabs and shots, as Chavo swung and missed several times with his huge gloves. Horney with one knock down, and as the ref backed him away. Chavo removed his gloves. Chavo came over and slammed Hornswoggle to the mat, so the ref called for the DQ immediately. Chavo stood over Hornswoggle smiling, then went to the top for a Frogsplash. Just then, Evan Bourne rushed to the ring to take out Chavo with several high kicks and knees. Bourne knocked Chavo down then did his Shooting Starpress from the corner on him. Hornswoggle wins due to disqualification against Chavo Guerrero in a Boxing Exhibition match.
Cole and Lawler cut to footage of Summerslam and the celebrities that were in attendance such as Tatyana Ali from Fresh Prince, Vern Troyer aka "Mini Me", Nancy O'Dell, Rob Dyrdek and various divas and wrestlers at events. Summerslam Axxess was shown with appearances from Kofi Kingston, Batista and Big Show.
Backstage in an office, Mayweather was helping Vince practice boxing punches with him. Carlito came in angrily saying that Mayweather was a terrible host for not including him in tonight's Raw, especially after what he did to Kofi last week. DX came in to interrupt. HHH made a comment about needing more time to have fun with Vince's daughter, causing Vince to throw a punch near Floyd's sparring pad. Floyd moved the pad away from near Carlito's face, causing Vince to punch him down. Shawn Michaels said "now that was cool", before DX left.
D-Generation X & Vince McMahon vs. Legacy & Randy Orton
DX with the early advantage early as they took it to Rhodes, eventually tossing him over the ropes out onto his Legacy teammates. Legacy regrouped as Raw took a commercial break.
Raw returned with HHH and Dibiase both down on the mat as the ref counted. They made their ways to their partners with HHH getting a fast tag. Michaels came in to take it to Dibiase, then knocked Orton and Rhodes off the apron. HBK with an elbow drop off the corner on Dibiase, but Rhodes rushed in to attack hitting the Cross Rhodes. Orton tagged in next and began his stomping away on HBK. Orton continued to methodically pick apart HBK. Rhodes tagged back in and got HBK into the neckhold, but HBK got up and fought back. Rhodes held off his attack, then dragged HBK to the corner for a tag to Dibiase.
The heels continued their triple teaming effort on HBK, with Orton getting back in once again. He had a near fall on Michaels, then began to wear him down with a headlock. Rhodes came in again and this time knocked McMahon and HHH off the apron. Michaels fought back and luckily HHH had got back to the apron for the tag. HHH came in to clean Rhodes' clock punching away then hitting a Facebuster. HHH went over to punch Dibiase off the apron then hit a Spinebuster on Rhodes. Vince got back on the apron and begged for a tag in. Rhodes tried to go at HHH but he ducked then hit The Pedigree. HHH tagged in Vince who tried to take a pin as HHH knocked Dibiase out of the ring.
Randy Orton rushed in to break up Vince's tag attempt. Orton prepared for a skull kick on Vince but as he ran, HBK came back in and tackled him down to save Vince. HHH came back in and the two chased Orton out of the ring. As Orton kept backing up, John Cena's music hit and he came out to the ramp. Orton began to punch away on Orton and eventually tossed him back into the ring. After a Superkick from Michaels and an Attitude Adjustment from Cena, Vince took the winning pinfall on Orton.
Cena looked down at Orton in the ring and raised his arms up. Vince, DX and Cena all raised their arms up with Orton down on the outside as Raw went off the air.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Summerslam 2009 Results
Prior to the scheduled Summerslam there was a special 15-diva Battle Royal with special guest referee Chavo Guerrero. During the match, Chavo eliminated several of the divas himself, before proclaiming Beth Phoenix as the winner. It's been reported this will appear on a special DVD bonus for Summerslam 2009.
Before the pyrotechnics went off, there was a D-Generation X skit involving the video feed with HBK and HHH trying to fix things since it kept getting messed up. As they tried to fix the feed DX said "We're back" before the Summerslam promo video started...The pyro fireworks went off to open the Pay-Per-View. Jim Ross welcomed fans to the 22nd edition of Summerslam.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Rey Mysterio (Intercontinental Title Match)
Early on, the action spilled to the outside as Rey knocked Ziggler out of the ring and followed up with a Hurricanrana. When they got back into the ring, Dolph began to take control again briefly. Mysterio came back and tried a move from off the middle rope, with Ziggler dropkicking him down from the air. This was followed by Dolph trying for several pins with Rey escaping.
Mysterio managed to trip Ziggler into the ropes and went for a 619, with Ziggler slipping outside the ring. Ziggler slips back into the ring after Rey came out after him. As Rey returns to the ring, Ziggler is able to hit his finisher on him. Rey barely kicked out of the pin at 2 1/2. From there, Rey was able to hit a 619, but missed a move from the corner, allowing Ziggler to roll him up for a pin. Rey escaped yet again, and Ziggler got him up on his shoulders near the top rope. Mysterio was able to do a spin move followed by the Hurricanrana onto Ziggler from the top rope for the pinfall victory. Rey is still your Intercontinental champ! Rey Mysterio wins via pinfall over Dolph Ziggler to retain the Intercontinental Title.
MVP vs. Jack Swagger
This feud match saw the two face off backstage in a spot with Josh Matthews where Swagger again called out MVP for being in prison. MVP vowed he'd teach the spoiled jock a lesson tonight. Early in the match, we see MVP dominating Swagger and knock him out of the ring. MVP followed by diving out onto Swagger. Once they returned to the ring, Swagger gained control and slowed the pace down.
MVP is able to comeback though and eventually hit the Ballin' elbow from off the ropes. MVP went for a pin with Swagger kicking out, so MVP set up The Playmaker. Swagger is able to reverse it into a pinfall and pulls on MVP's tights for just a 2 count. Swagger went for a huge move on MVP, but MVP wisely put his knees up to block it. From there, MVP hit a running boot followed by his Playmaker to take the pinfall on Swagger. MVP wins via pinfall over Jack Swagger.
Cryme Tyme vs. Big Show & Chris Jericho (Unified Tag Team Title Match)
Prior to the match, Jericho made a speech in the ring about how the celebrities in the Staples Center don't impress him tonight because he and Show are the most famous people there. As Big Show tries to speak, Cryme Tyme's music hits to interrupt and the challengers come to the ring.
Jericho used a strategy during the match of allowing Big Show to wear down JTG and/or Shad of Cryme Tyme, then Jericho would tag in briefly to attack. Unfortunately, Shad was able to escape for a hot tag at one point to get JTG in. JTG went right after Big Show on the apron, yanking him down throat first against the top rope, leaving Jericho solo to face him. JTG was able to make a pinfall attempt with Show coming back in to make a save. JTG rolled up Jericho for another near pinfalll attempt, and this time Jericho was able to turn it into a Walls of Jericho. JTG struggled, nearly tapping out, but managed to break the hold when he crawled to the bottom rope. The ref called Jericho to break off the submission. As the ref was distracted, Big Show hit JTG hard from the outside. Jericho quickly took the pinfall on the knocked out JTG for the win. Big Show & Chris Jericho win via pinfall over Cryme Tyme to retain the WWE Unified Tag Team Titles.
The Great Khali vs. Kane
In this feud match, tempers were at boiling point levels. Early on, each of these monstrous combatants tried for their finishing move, with their opponent able to escape it. Khali with a slam on Kane and a near pinfall. Khali used a huge series of chops on Kane in the corner. The Big Red Machine made his comeback though and was able to hit a running DDT to pick up the pinfall victory. Kane wins via pinfall over Great Khali.
D-Generation X vs. Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase
DX made a grand entrance as they arrived out to the arena in a giant tank. HBK and HHH got up on the tank to do crotch chops followed by canon blasts, before Legacy arrived to the ring for the match. Triple H started off the match against Dibiase, getting the best of the Legacy member. As HHH continued in the ring, a "HBK" chant soon started up in the crowd. Dibiase kicked out of a pinfall by HHH to tag in Rhodes. Rhodes went over and smacked Michaels in the face, prompting HHH to tag his DX partner in. HBK took control as he almost hit Sweet Chin Music. Rhodes managed to slide out of the ring, and came back in to tag in Dibiase. HBK pounced on Dibiase in the corner, chopping away at him. HBK missed on another move causing him to get tangled in the ropes. Dibiase responded by clotheslining him down hard. Rhodes tagged back in.
Things got chaotic when Michaels escaped to tag in HHH. HHH was able to gain major momentum as he took it to Dibiase and Rhodes. HHH set up a Pedigree on Rhodes with Dibiase coming in to break it. HBK came in to make it all four men in the ring. At one point, HHH tossed his partner out on top of Rhodes outside the ring. The ref was distracted by it all, allowing Dibiase to sneak attack HHH. From there, Legacy began a doubleteam effort on The Game.
HHH had to work hard despite being worn down by Legacy to finally make a tag to Michaels. HBK came in with a ton of energy against Rhodes, but Dibiase was able to attack HBK from behind. As the fight continued, HHH took Dibiase to the outside and tossed him into the crowd. Meanwhile in the ring, Rhodes gained control of HBK and was able to avoid another Superkick attempt. HBK got a Figure Four on Rhodes, with Dibiase managing to get back into the ring to make a save. Rhodes hit Cross Rhodes on HBK, but Triple H rushed in to save the pinfall from happening.
In the closing moments, HBK and Rhodes were still legal. Triple H played by Legacy's rules and hit the Pedigree on Rhodes behind the ref's back. Then, Dibiase did the Dream Street on HBK behind the ref's back. Both legal men were down and Triple fought with Rhodes out near the commentators' table. Back in the ring, both men eventually got to their feet with HBK able to hit Sweet Chin Music on Rhodes to take the win. D-Generation X wins via pinfall over Legacy.
Christian vs. William Regal (ECW Title Match)
The ECW Champion Christian came to the ring, followed by William Regal. In an "extremely" fast match, Christian hit the Killswitch on William Regal for the pin just as Regal got into the ring.
After the match, Vladimir Kozlov and Ezekiel Jackson rushed to the ring to attack Christian, beating him down. Christian wins via pinfall over William Regal to retain the ECW Title.
John Cena vs. Randy Orton (WWE Title Match)
After 10 minutes into the WWE title match, the crowd was into it chanting for Orton or Cena. At one point, Orton and Cena exchanged punches, but then Orton walked over and just shoved the ref to earn a DQ. Orton grabbed his WWE title and began to walk up the ramp, until Lillian Garcia got on the mic. Lillian announced that she just received word from Mr. McMahon that the match must restart, and if Orton is disqualified he will lose the WWE Title. The match restarted, and this time after Cena and Orton had their exchange, Orton tried to get counted out. Lillian Garcia again announced that Mr. McMahon said if Orton is counted out he'll lose the WWE title.
An angry Orton re-entered the ring and avoided Cena's Attitude Adjustment attempt. Orton then rolled up Cena in a pinfall putting his feet on the ropes. The ref awarded the match to Orton, until another ref came to the ring and pointed out how Orton put his feet on the ropes. Another re-start was called. As the second restart came, Cena was able to get Orton into the STF. Cena had it locked in looking for the win, until a random fan rushed into the ring and attacked the ref. It's unknown if the fan was planted or not. Security quickly got into the ring and pounced on the fan, then hauled him away through the crowd. A replay was shown of it. Cena and the crowd were all stunned and confused at this point. As the ref tried to get things under control, Randy Orton was able to hit two separate RKO's to ultimately pin Cena and retain the title. Randy Orton wins via pinfall over John Cena to retain the WWE Title.
CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy (World Heavyweight Title TLC Match)
The main event featured plenty of action and excitement as Punk and Hardy battled for the World Heavyweight Title. At one point, Jeff set up Punk on a table outside the ring then dove off the top rope, with Punk avoiding him. Jeff crashed through the table. CM Punk set up a tall ladder in the ring to start his climb for the title, but Jeff managed to get back in and climb as well. The two ended up crashing off the ladder with Jeff able to hit a Powerbomb from the ladder to the mat. Jeff started to climb the ladder and got his hands on the title, but Punk managed to shove the ladder over. Jeff went flying off the ladder and into the corner. From there, CM Punk hit a superplex of Jeff onto a ladder from off the corner.
As the action continued, Jeff hit a Twist of Fate. CM Punk was able to get his knees up when Jeff went for the Swanton. Jeff then hit a back suplex to send Punk out of the ring crashing onto a table. Jeff set up a ladder in the ring to start his climb again, but CM Punk was able to jump and spear Jeff off the ladder. Both men went to the outside, with Punk grabbing a chair and putting it around Jeff's neck, then sending Jeff to the ringpost. Jeff fought back though and smashed a steel chair on Punk several times. Jeff then cleared off the Spanish commentators' table and set Punk on it, then set up a huge ladder. Jeff climbed to the top of a very tall ladder and did a major Swanton dive off the ladder to crash down onto Punk through a table. This prompted EMT's to come out and put JEff on a stretcher. As they were taking Jeff away, he got off the stretcher and crawled back into the ring. Meanwhile, Punk was setting a ladder up. Jeff climbed up the other side and fought with Punk while Punk had his hand on the title. Punk eventually was able to knock Jeff off the ladder down to the mat, then pulled down the title to win the match. CM Punk is your new champion.
After the match had ended, CM Punk stood triumphantly over the fallen Jeff Hardy on the mat. Suddenly, the arena went dark with the Undertaker's bells sounding. As the lights came on again, it was Undertaker laying in Jeff Hardy's spot with Jeff nowhere to be seen. Taker grabbed Punk by the throat and then delivered the Chokeslam to close out Summerslam with a bang.
CM Punk wins via pinfall over Jeff Hardy to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.
Before the pyrotechnics went off, there was a D-Generation X skit involving the video feed with HBK and HHH trying to fix things since it kept getting messed up. As they tried to fix the feed DX said "We're back" before the Summerslam promo video started...The pyro fireworks went off to open the Pay-Per-View. Jim Ross welcomed fans to the 22nd edition of Summerslam.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Rey Mysterio (Intercontinental Title Match)
Early on, the action spilled to the outside as Rey knocked Ziggler out of the ring and followed up with a Hurricanrana. When they got back into the ring, Dolph began to take control again briefly. Mysterio came back and tried a move from off the middle rope, with Ziggler dropkicking him down from the air. This was followed by Dolph trying for several pins with Rey escaping.
Mysterio managed to trip Ziggler into the ropes and went for a 619, with Ziggler slipping outside the ring. Ziggler slips back into the ring after Rey came out after him. As Rey returns to the ring, Ziggler is able to hit his finisher on him. Rey barely kicked out of the pin at 2 1/2. From there, Rey was able to hit a 619, but missed a move from the corner, allowing Ziggler to roll him up for a pin. Rey escaped yet again, and Ziggler got him up on his shoulders near the top rope. Mysterio was able to do a spin move followed by the Hurricanrana onto Ziggler from the top rope for the pinfall victory. Rey is still your Intercontinental champ! Rey Mysterio wins via pinfall over Dolph Ziggler to retain the Intercontinental Title.
MVP vs. Jack Swagger
This feud match saw the two face off backstage in a spot with Josh Matthews where Swagger again called out MVP for being in prison. MVP vowed he'd teach the spoiled jock a lesson tonight. Early in the match, we see MVP dominating Swagger and knock him out of the ring. MVP followed by diving out onto Swagger. Once they returned to the ring, Swagger gained control and slowed the pace down.
MVP is able to comeback though and eventually hit the Ballin' elbow from off the ropes. MVP went for a pin with Swagger kicking out, so MVP set up The Playmaker. Swagger is able to reverse it into a pinfall and pulls on MVP's tights for just a 2 count. Swagger went for a huge move on MVP, but MVP wisely put his knees up to block it. From there, MVP hit a running boot followed by his Playmaker to take the pinfall on Swagger. MVP wins via pinfall over Jack Swagger.
Cryme Tyme vs. Big Show & Chris Jericho (Unified Tag Team Title Match)
Prior to the match, Jericho made a speech in the ring about how the celebrities in the Staples Center don't impress him tonight because he and Show are the most famous people there. As Big Show tries to speak, Cryme Tyme's music hits to interrupt and the challengers come to the ring.
Jericho used a strategy during the match of allowing Big Show to wear down JTG and/or Shad of Cryme Tyme, then Jericho would tag in briefly to attack. Unfortunately, Shad was able to escape for a hot tag at one point to get JTG in. JTG went right after Big Show on the apron, yanking him down throat first against the top rope, leaving Jericho solo to face him. JTG was able to make a pinfall attempt with Show coming back in to make a save. JTG rolled up Jericho for another near pinfalll attempt, and this time Jericho was able to turn it into a Walls of Jericho. JTG struggled, nearly tapping out, but managed to break the hold when he crawled to the bottom rope. The ref called Jericho to break off the submission. As the ref was distracted, Big Show hit JTG hard from the outside. Jericho quickly took the pinfall on the knocked out JTG for the win. Big Show & Chris Jericho win via pinfall over Cryme Tyme to retain the WWE Unified Tag Team Titles.
The Great Khali vs. Kane
In this feud match, tempers were at boiling point levels. Early on, each of these monstrous combatants tried for their finishing move, with their opponent able to escape it. Khali with a slam on Kane and a near pinfall. Khali used a huge series of chops on Kane in the corner. The Big Red Machine made his comeback though and was able to hit a running DDT to pick up the pinfall victory. Kane wins via pinfall over Great Khali.
D-Generation X vs. Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase
DX made a grand entrance as they arrived out to the arena in a giant tank. HBK and HHH got up on the tank to do crotch chops followed by canon blasts, before Legacy arrived to the ring for the match. Triple H started off the match against Dibiase, getting the best of the Legacy member. As HHH continued in the ring, a "HBK" chant soon started up in the crowd. Dibiase kicked out of a pinfall by HHH to tag in Rhodes. Rhodes went over and smacked Michaels in the face, prompting HHH to tag his DX partner in. HBK took control as he almost hit Sweet Chin Music. Rhodes managed to slide out of the ring, and came back in to tag in Dibiase. HBK pounced on Dibiase in the corner, chopping away at him. HBK missed on another move causing him to get tangled in the ropes. Dibiase responded by clotheslining him down hard. Rhodes tagged back in.
Things got chaotic when Michaels escaped to tag in HHH. HHH was able to gain major momentum as he took it to Dibiase and Rhodes. HHH set up a Pedigree on Rhodes with Dibiase coming in to break it. HBK came in to make it all four men in the ring. At one point, HHH tossed his partner out on top of Rhodes outside the ring. The ref was distracted by it all, allowing Dibiase to sneak attack HHH. From there, Legacy began a doubleteam effort on The Game.
HHH had to work hard despite being worn down by Legacy to finally make a tag to Michaels. HBK came in with a ton of energy against Rhodes, but Dibiase was able to attack HBK from behind. As the fight continued, HHH took Dibiase to the outside and tossed him into the crowd. Meanwhile in the ring, Rhodes gained control of HBK and was able to avoid another Superkick attempt. HBK got a Figure Four on Rhodes, with Dibiase managing to get back into the ring to make a save. Rhodes hit Cross Rhodes on HBK, but Triple H rushed in to save the pinfall from happening.
In the closing moments, HBK and Rhodes were still legal. Triple H played by Legacy's rules and hit the Pedigree on Rhodes behind the ref's back. Then, Dibiase did the Dream Street on HBK behind the ref's back. Both legal men were down and Triple fought with Rhodes out near the commentators' table. Back in the ring, both men eventually got to their feet with HBK able to hit Sweet Chin Music on Rhodes to take the win. D-Generation X wins via pinfall over Legacy.
Christian vs. William Regal (ECW Title Match)
The ECW Champion Christian came to the ring, followed by William Regal. In an "extremely" fast match, Christian hit the Killswitch on William Regal for the pin just as Regal got into the ring.
After the match, Vladimir Kozlov and Ezekiel Jackson rushed to the ring to attack Christian, beating him down. Christian wins via pinfall over William Regal to retain the ECW Title.
John Cena vs. Randy Orton (WWE Title Match)
After 10 minutes into the WWE title match, the crowd was into it chanting for Orton or Cena. At one point, Orton and Cena exchanged punches, but then Orton walked over and just shoved the ref to earn a DQ. Orton grabbed his WWE title and began to walk up the ramp, until Lillian Garcia got on the mic. Lillian announced that she just received word from Mr. McMahon that the match must restart, and if Orton is disqualified he will lose the WWE Title. The match restarted, and this time after Cena and Orton had their exchange, Orton tried to get counted out. Lillian Garcia again announced that Mr. McMahon said if Orton is counted out he'll lose the WWE title.
An angry Orton re-entered the ring and avoided Cena's Attitude Adjustment attempt. Orton then rolled up Cena in a pinfall putting his feet on the ropes. The ref awarded the match to Orton, until another ref came to the ring and pointed out how Orton put his feet on the ropes. Another re-start was called. As the second restart came, Cena was able to get Orton into the STF. Cena had it locked in looking for the win, until a random fan rushed into the ring and attacked the ref. It's unknown if the fan was planted or not. Security quickly got into the ring and pounced on the fan, then hauled him away through the crowd. A replay was shown of it. Cena and the crowd were all stunned and confused at this point. As the ref tried to get things under control, Randy Orton was able to hit two separate RKO's to ultimately pin Cena and retain the title. Randy Orton wins via pinfall over John Cena to retain the WWE Title.
CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy (World Heavyweight Title TLC Match)
The main event featured plenty of action and excitement as Punk and Hardy battled for the World Heavyweight Title. At one point, Jeff set up Punk on a table outside the ring then dove off the top rope, with Punk avoiding him. Jeff crashed through the table. CM Punk set up a tall ladder in the ring to start his climb for the title, but Jeff managed to get back in and climb as well. The two ended up crashing off the ladder with Jeff able to hit a Powerbomb from the ladder to the mat. Jeff started to climb the ladder and got his hands on the title, but Punk managed to shove the ladder over. Jeff went flying off the ladder and into the corner. From there, CM Punk hit a superplex of Jeff onto a ladder from off the corner.
As the action continued, Jeff hit a Twist of Fate. CM Punk was able to get his knees up when Jeff went for the Swanton. Jeff then hit a back suplex to send Punk out of the ring crashing onto a table. Jeff set up a ladder in the ring to start his climb again, but CM Punk was able to jump and spear Jeff off the ladder. Both men went to the outside, with Punk grabbing a chair and putting it around Jeff's neck, then sending Jeff to the ringpost. Jeff fought back though and smashed a steel chair on Punk several times. Jeff then cleared off the Spanish commentators' table and set Punk on it, then set up a huge ladder. Jeff climbed to the top of a very tall ladder and did a major Swanton dive off the ladder to crash down onto Punk through a table. This prompted EMT's to come out and put JEff on a stretcher. As they were taking Jeff away, he got off the stretcher and crawled back into the ring. Meanwhile, Punk was setting a ladder up. Jeff climbed up the other side and fought with Punk while Punk had his hand on the title. Punk eventually was able to knock Jeff off the ladder down to the mat, then pulled down the title to win the match. CM Punk is your new champion.
After the match had ended, CM Punk stood triumphantly over the fallen Jeff Hardy on the mat. Suddenly, the arena went dark with the Undertaker's bells sounding. As the lights came on again, it was Undertaker laying in Jeff Hardy's spot with Jeff nowhere to be seen. Taker grabbed Punk by the throat and then delivered the Chokeslam to close out Summerslam with a bang.
CM Punk wins via pinfall over Jeff Hardy to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
ECW Results 08-18-09
Josh Matthews and Matt Striker welcomed fans to ECW just 5 days ahead of Summerslam 2009. Tonight, Christian and Tommy Dreamer team up to face William Regal and Vladimir Kozlov in the main event match.
A brand new Hurricane promo entrance started which talked about a time when a hero was needed. Hurricane Helms arrived out to the crowd's cheers.
Hurricane Helms vs. Paul Burchill
Burchill was accompanied by Katie Lea to the ring, ready for business. Last week, Burchill attacked Yoshi Tatsu too much and was disqualified by the ref. As Burchill continued with the attack, Hurricane appeared on the corner of the ring to pounce on Burchill, eventually causing him to roll out of the ring.
Helms with an early armbar takedown followed by a pose to taunt Burchill. Burchill recovered to back him to the corner for chops, kicks and ramming moves. Hurricane came back after being whipped to the ropes to duck a clothesline and slap a chokehold on Burchill. Burchill broke out of it and went to the ropes but Hurricane pounced on him for punches. After a headlock by Helms, Burchill shoved him to the ropes. Hurricane stopped and posed, with Burchill coming at him. Helms ducked down so Burchill would go flying out of the ring, then Helms jumped out onto him to take ECW to break.
When ECW returned, Burchill had control with a headlock holding Helms on the mat face down. Helms got up to try to battle out but was clotheslined hard. Burchill sent Helms towards the corner and did a running move to hit both knees into Helms' chest. Paul failed at two pinfalls after. Burchill with another hold to try to wear down Helms on the mat. The two ended up fighting on the corner with Burchill attempting a suplex. Helms eventually fought him off then got on the turnbuckle to do a flying cross body. Helms had a nice lateral press from the ropes, then another backbreaker move but neither got him the pin.
The two went up on the corner again, with Helms hitting a flying Hurricanrana but was still unable to capture a pin. Helms then missed on a spin kick Shining Wizard, and Burchill went for a suplex. Helms flipped over his back, and hit his finisher "Eye of the Hurricane" to finally pin Burchill. Hurricane Helms wins via pinfall over Paul Burchill.
Josh Matthews announced a new member of the ECW broadcast team, a blond ECW diva Courtney Taylor. Courtney was backstage to interview ECW original Tommy Dreamer. Courtney asked about Dreamer teaming up with Christian tonight. Dreamer said he's still friends with Christian, and is looking foward to fighting someone he doesn't like tonight. Just then, William Regal came onto the scene and began to slap at the bandages Dreamer had on his arms. Out of nowhere, Vlad Kozlov attacked Dreamer from behind. He eventually beat him down, pulled Dreamer's arms back and allowed Regal to do a running knee to Dreamer's head.
Backtage, medical staff attended to Tommy Dreamer who was still down. Christian was on the scene to check on his friend asking if anyone saw what happened. Dreamer started to get up, then was faint and had to lay back down as the cameras left the shot.
The Abraham Washington Show was up next. Washington came out trying to rile the crowd up Arsenio Hall style, then thanked the crowd despite their booing. Washington proclaimed himself the new king of late night television. Washington had an APPLAUSE up on the Titantron, so Washington suggested maybe the people in St. Louis are illiterate. Washington suggested his ratings are higher than Dave Letterman's before introducing his guest for the night, Goldust.
Washington told Goldust he was one of the strangest dudes he's ever seen, like a walking talking Academy Award. Washington asked about Goldust's hostility towards Sheamus. Goldust started with his stuttering ticks when he tried to answer a question so Washington asked if he was nervous being out with such a big star. Goldust went to take a drink of water but kept shaking the mug. Washington asked if Ashton was there playing a joke on him. Goldust said 6 years ago he was electrocuted but now he's on meds for it. Washington called out his next guest, Sheamus. Sheamus came out and stared down with Goldust.
Sheamus told Goldust he got lucky last week and their feud isn't over by a longshot. The two got in each other's faces for a long staredown, before Goldust did a stuttering exclamation. Washington said things were getting ackward, so he thanked both guests and said he'd see everyone Sunday.
Backstage, Courtney Taylor interviewed ECW GM Tiffany to ask about Tommy Dreamer's condition. Tiffany said it appears Dreamer has a concussion and may be unable to compete tonight. She said if Christian can find any partner from the ECW roster, he can still compete in the main event tonight.
Yoshi Tatsu vs. Zack Ryder
Prior to the match, Striker and Matthews said Summerslam Axxess will take place at the Nokia Plaza in LA this Saturday and Sunday. More info at Summerslam.com.
Yoshi with several moves early to elude Ryder then used an armbar takedown. Ryder recovered in the corner to kick Tatsu then went onto the corner. Tatsu climbed up and Ryder yanked his arm down as he hopped out of the ring. Ryder got in the ring to slam Yoshi for an early pin attempt, then continued working on that hurt arm.
Despite the injury, Yoshi kept going and was able to gain momentum as he did a front style rolling suplex move then kicked Ryder in the chest on the mat. Ryder escaped a pin and went for Zack Attack. Yoshi blocked it and did a sweeping low kick to take Ryder down, then did a rolling Senton. He went to the outside to dive over the top rope onto Ryder in the ring. Ryder put both knees up to catch him then took the winning pinfall. Ryder got on the mic and said "Woo Woo Woo, You Know it" to celebrate his win. Zack Ryder wins via pinfall over Yoshi Tatsu.
Matt Striker pondered over who Christian might choose for his partner in the main event tag match since Dreamer is out.
When ECW returned they showed the Floyd Mayweather promo video that was shown on Raw last night. Former Welterweight champ Money Mayweather will guest host Raw next Monday night in Las Vegas.
Josh Matthews and Matt Striker introduced footage of the Raw Rebound which showed the DX Reunion and their beatdown in the ring by Legacy.
Matthews and Striker discussed the Summerslam 09' card which will feature Christian defending the ECW title against William Regal among the other matches.
Christian was talking to GM Tiffany backstage. Christian said he'll go face these guys on his own. Tiffany said he needs to have a partner to compete. Just then someone knocked on the office door. They weren't shown but slammed the door shut. Christian turned to look, then pointed to whoever it was and told Tiffany "that'll work".
Christian & Mystery Partner vs. William Regal & Vladimir Kozlov
2008 King of the Ring winner William Regal was out first. His partner Vlad Kozlov was next and got a handshake from Regal. Next out was the ECW champion, Christian, pointing around the arena to his peeps in the crowd. Christian came down the ramp staring at his opponents as ECW went to a break. When ECW returned, all 3 men were in the ring and Christian's partner was announced as Ezekiel Jackson.
Christian and Regal started it off, sending their partners to the apron. Christian got Regal locked up in the corner, but Regal escaped to wrench his arm back. Regal tagged in Kozlov who eventually got Christian subdued up in a torture rack on his shoulder. Christian slid off to get near the ropes, and Kozlov ran at him. Christian ducked down and Kozlov went over the ropes. Christian then hit the baseball slide kick as Koz got back on the apron. At one point, Kozlov shoved Christian straight out through the ropes. Regal tagged in and did more damage to Christian outside the ring.
Regal and Kozlov continued their doubleteaming efforts on Christian. Kozlov rammed Christian in the corner several times before Regal tagged in again. Christian tried to gain some momentum with an elbow and a kick to Regal from the corner, then landed a Sunset Flip for a pin. Kozlov came in to knock Christian off the pin, and Jackson came in to go after Kozlov. WIth Kozlov on the outside, Jackson looked at Christian then grabbed him for his one armed slam move to put Christian down to the mat. Jackson stepped back out onto the apron and pointed to Christian for Regal to pin.
Post match, Kozlov and Jackson each did another one of their slam moves to take Christian down. Regal stood in between Kozlov and Jackson to raise up their arms as ECW went off the air.
A brand new Hurricane promo entrance started which talked about a time when a hero was needed. Hurricane Helms arrived out to the crowd's cheers.
Hurricane Helms vs. Paul Burchill
Burchill was accompanied by Katie Lea to the ring, ready for business. Last week, Burchill attacked Yoshi Tatsu too much and was disqualified by the ref. As Burchill continued with the attack, Hurricane appeared on the corner of the ring to pounce on Burchill, eventually causing him to roll out of the ring.
Helms with an early armbar takedown followed by a pose to taunt Burchill. Burchill recovered to back him to the corner for chops, kicks and ramming moves. Hurricane came back after being whipped to the ropes to duck a clothesline and slap a chokehold on Burchill. Burchill broke out of it and went to the ropes but Hurricane pounced on him for punches. After a headlock by Helms, Burchill shoved him to the ropes. Hurricane stopped and posed, with Burchill coming at him. Helms ducked down so Burchill would go flying out of the ring, then Helms jumped out onto him to take ECW to break.
When ECW returned, Burchill had control with a headlock holding Helms on the mat face down. Helms got up to try to battle out but was clotheslined hard. Burchill sent Helms towards the corner and did a running move to hit both knees into Helms' chest. Paul failed at two pinfalls after. Burchill with another hold to try to wear down Helms on the mat. The two ended up fighting on the corner with Burchill attempting a suplex. Helms eventually fought him off then got on the turnbuckle to do a flying cross body. Helms had a nice lateral press from the ropes, then another backbreaker move but neither got him the pin.
The two went up on the corner again, with Helms hitting a flying Hurricanrana but was still unable to capture a pin. Helms then missed on a spin kick Shining Wizard, and Burchill went for a suplex. Helms flipped over his back, and hit his finisher "Eye of the Hurricane" to finally pin Burchill. Hurricane Helms wins via pinfall over Paul Burchill.
Josh Matthews announced a new member of the ECW broadcast team, a blond ECW diva Courtney Taylor. Courtney was backstage to interview ECW original Tommy Dreamer. Courtney asked about Dreamer teaming up with Christian tonight. Dreamer said he's still friends with Christian, and is looking foward to fighting someone he doesn't like tonight. Just then, William Regal came onto the scene and began to slap at the bandages Dreamer had on his arms. Out of nowhere, Vlad Kozlov attacked Dreamer from behind. He eventually beat him down, pulled Dreamer's arms back and allowed Regal to do a running knee to Dreamer's head.
Backtage, medical staff attended to Tommy Dreamer who was still down. Christian was on the scene to check on his friend asking if anyone saw what happened. Dreamer started to get up, then was faint and had to lay back down as the cameras left the shot.
The Abraham Washington Show was up next. Washington came out trying to rile the crowd up Arsenio Hall style, then thanked the crowd despite their booing. Washington proclaimed himself the new king of late night television. Washington had an APPLAUSE up on the Titantron, so Washington suggested maybe the people in St. Louis are illiterate. Washington suggested his ratings are higher than Dave Letterman's before introducing his guest for the night, Goldust.
Washington told Goldust he was one of the strangest dudes he's ever seen, like a walking talking Academy Award. Washington asked about Goldust's hostility towards Sheamus. Goldust started with his stuttering ticks when he tried to answer a question so Washington asked if he was nervous being out with such a big star. Goldust went to take a drink of water but kept shaking the mug. Washington asked if Ashton was there playing a joke on him. Goldust said 6 years ago he was electrocuted but now he's on meds for it. Washington called out his next guest, Sheamus. Sheamus came out and stared down with Goldust.
Sheamus told Goldust he got lucky last week and their feud isn't over by a longshot. The two got in each other's faces for a long staredown, before Goldust did a stuttering exclamation. Washington said things were getting ackward, so he thanked both guests and said he'd see everyone Sunday.
Backstage, Courtney Taylor interviewed ECW GM Tiffany to ask about Tommy Dreamer's condition. Tiffany said it appears Dreamer has a concussion and may be unable to compete tonight. She said if Christian can find any partner from the ECW roster, he can still compete in the main event tonight.
Yoshi Tatsu vs. Zack Ryder
Prior to the match, Striker and Matthews said Summerslam Axxess will take place at the Nokia Plaza in LA this Saturday and Sunday. More info at Summerslam.com.
Yoshi with several moves early to elude Ryder then used an armbar takedown. Ryder recovered in the corner to kick Tatsu then went onto the corner. Tatsu climbed up and Ryder yanked his arm down as he hopped out of the ring. Ryder got in the ring to slam Yoshi for an early pin attempt, then continued working on that hurt arm.
Despite the injury, Yoshi kept going and was able to gain momentum as he did a front style rolling suplex move then kicked Ryder in the chest on the mat. Ryder escaped a pin and went for Zack Attack. Yoshi blocked it and did a sweeping low kick to take Ryder down, then did a rolling Senton. He went to the outside to dive over the top rope onto Ryder in the ring. Ryder put both knees up to catch him then took the winning pinfall. Ryder got on the mic and said "Woo Woo Woo, You Know it" to celebrate his win. Zack Ryder wins via pinfall over Yoshi Tatsu.
Matt Striker pondered over who Christian might choose for his partner in the main event tag match since Dreamer is out.
When ECW returned they showed the Floyd Mayweather promo video that was shown on Raw last night. Former Welterweight champ Money Mayweather will guest host Raw next Monday night in Las Vegas.
Josh Matthews and Matt Striker introduced footage of the Raw Rebound which showed the DX Reunion and their beatdown in the ring by Legacy.
Matthews and Striker discussed the Summerslam 09' card which will feature Christian defending the ECW title against William Regal among the other matches.
Christian was talking to GM Tiffany backstage. Christian said he'll go face these guys on his own. Tiffany said he needs to have a partner to compete. Just then someone knocked on the office door. They weren't shown but slammed the door shut. Christian turned to look, then pointed to whoever it was and told Tiffany "that'll work".
Christian & Mystery Partner vs. William Regal & Vladimir Kozlov
2008 King of the Ring winner William Regal was out first. His partner Vlad Kozlov was next and got a handshake from Regal. Next out was the ECW champion, Christian, pointing around the arena to his peeps in the crowd. Christian came down the ramp staring at his opponents as ECW went to a break. When ECW returned, all 3 men were in the ring and Christian's partner was announced as Ezekiel Jackson.
Christian and Regal started it off, sending their partners to the apron. Christian got Regal locked up in the corner, but Regal escaped to wrench his arm back. Regal tagged in Kozlov who eventually got Christian subdued up in a torture rack on his shoulder. Christian slid off to get near the ropes, and Kozlov ran at him. Christian ducked down and Kozlov went over the ropes. Christian then hit the baseball slide kick as Koz got back on the apron. At one point, Kozlov shoved Christian straight out through the ropes. Regal tagged in and did more damage to Christian outside the ring.
Regal and Kozlov continued their doubleteaming efforts on Christian. Kozlov rammed Christian in the corner several times before Regal tagged in again. Christian tried to gain some momentum with an elbow and a kick to Regal from the corner, then landed a Sunset Flip for a pin. Kozlov came in to knock Christian off the pin, and Jackson came in to go after Kozlov. WIth Kozlov on the outside, Jackson looked at Christian then grabbed him for his one armed slam move to put Christian down to the mat. Jackson stepped back out onto the apron and pointed to Christian for Regal to pin.
Post match, Kozlov and Jackson each did another one of their slam moves to take Christian down. Regal stood in between Kozlov and Jackson to raise up their arms as ECW went off the air.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Raw Results 08-17-09
After the pyro concluded and the arena went wild, Michael Cole reminded fans we are six nights away from Summerslam. Jerry Lawler reminded everyone of tonight's big tag match involving Cena and Orton teaming up against Jericho and Big Show. Also, D-Generation X appears live tonight with HHH and HBK returning to Raw.
Lillian Garcia introduced tonight's special guest host, Freddie Prinze Jr. Prinze jogged down the ramp slapping hands with fans on the way. Prinze told the crowd just like them he's a lifelong WWE fan because he owns home videos and action figures. Prinze said tonight's not about him though, it's about the fans and what the want. He then said he's going to start Summerslam right there tonight, because both the Divas Championship and US Titles will be on the line. As Prinze was saying DX would be there tonight, all of a sudden he was interrupted by some ominous music, and someone dressed as the masked fisherman villain from "I Know What You Did Last Summer".
The villain in disguise started to speak eerily into the mic, then revealed himself to be Santino Marella. Santino started trying to showcase his acting skills and audition for a role in a new movie or TV show. Santino did his terrorist role audition for "24" as well as auditioning for a romantic comedy part. Prinze finally told Santino to go backstage and practice for the next 2 hours, so Santino gathered up all his costume accessories and took off for backstage. Prinze was about to announce something for the main event, when all of a sudden Randy Orton came out to interrupt.
Orton stared at Prinze as he walked down the ramp to the ring. Orton said he doesn't like teaming up with Cena tonight, and he doesn't feel like competing at all tonight. Prinze reminded Orton that he was in his hometown of St. Louis, and asked if he really didn't want to work? Orton said he isn't there to please the people. Orton said he won't ask Freddie again, then demanded he take him out of the main event. Prinze got in his face saying he respects him, but asked if he looks like Seth Green or Jeremy Piven. Prinze told Orton he won't bully him, and he will still compete in the match tonight. Prinze shook his head as he tried to leave, but Orton grabbed him and put him in a hold, then did a backbreaker. Prinze layed on the mat holding his neck, as Orton left the ring with his WWE title and went up the ramp. WWE medical staff and officials attended to Prinze who stayed down on the mat.
Raw returned with a recap of what just went down in the ring between Freddie Prinze Jr. and Orton. Freddie Prinze Jr. was shown being helped backstage by medical staff. Lawler and Cole said they heard Prinze was taken to a nearby medical facility for observation.
Carlito vs. Kofi Kingston (United States Title Match)
Carlito came to the ring accompanied by WWE Diva Rosa Mendes. Highlights were shown from WWE Superstars where Kofi teamed with Mickie James to go against Carlito and Rosa. Carlito hit a Backstabber on Kofi to win it.
Early on, both men grappled with Kofi able to knock Carlito down for a pinfall. Carlito was able to hit a move coming off the ropes to shove Kofi down into the bottom rope. Kofi hung over the side and Carlito dumped him out as Raw went to commercial. Raw returned with Carlito putting a chinlock on Kofi on the mat. Kofi fought to his feet with punches to Carlito. He slid under Carlito's legs but staggered up and was booted down hard. Carlito had a near fall afterwards.
Cole mentioned how just a few men have held the US Title, and Lawler said Carlito might add his name to the list soon. Carlito went for a suplex, with Kofi able to flip onto his feet and hit a side Russian Legsweep. Kofi hit an impressive DDT style move into a pinfall. Back up, Kofi chopped Carlito down and then hit the double legdrop. Carlito kicked out at 2 with Rosa cheering him on. Kofi did a reverse cross body from off the corner. Carlito went for a move grabbing Kofi, but Kofi blocked and gave an uppercut. Kofi was able to gain momentum getting up on the corner to fly onto Carlito. Carlito rolled through with the crossbody for a near pinfall on Kofi. From there, the two continued the battle with Carlito hitting an impressive spinning neckbreaker. Kofi just barely kicked out. Carlito waited for Kofi to get to his feet so he could go for the Backstabber. Kofi was able to escape it, turn around and shove Carlito to the ropes. As Carlito came back at him, Kofi hit Trouble in Paradise kick to finally win. Kofi Kingston wins via pinfall over Carlito to retain the United States Championship.
Cole and Lawler hyped up tonight's reunion and return of DX. They mentioned they have cameras set up in the arena parking garage for when DX arrives to the building.
As Raw returned Cole and Lawler discussed how exciting it would be to see the reunion of DX tonight. Cole introduced DX's Greatest Hits which included footage of Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chyna, Rick Rude and X-Pac. Scenes shown included DX messing with Vince McMahon, impersonating the Nation, and delivering their famous X crotch chops.
Tonight's WWE.com poll question: Can Orton and Cena defeat Jericho and Big Show on tonight's Raw?
Evan Bourne vs. The Miz
Highlights were shown from last week when Calgary Kid defeated Eugene in the Contract on a Pole match. Miz was able to get his spot back on Monday Night Raw with the win. Miz grabbed a mic to speak to the crowd, saing he had a new attitude, new look but same mouth. Miz said he's going to embark on a new quest to become the United States Champion. Miz delivered a warning for Kofi Kingston that he's coming for his title.
Miz with the early advantage as he sucker kicked Bourne and started kicking him in the corner. Bourne was able to gain speed off the ropes to take Miz down, and in the corner did an impressive dropkick right into Miz' chest. Miz recovered and came back with a serious clothesline to level Bourne. Miz failed at the pin then began kicking Bourne in his back, followed with a kick to the face.
With Bourne down, Miz sat on him and pulled his arms back to wear him down. Miz finally stood up and released it, then put a different submission on him. Bourne screamed in pain but didn't give up. Bourne got to his feet and worked his way to the ropes, but Miz shoved him head first to the corner. Miz was backed away by the ref and then ran right back with a hard clothesline on Bourne. Miz went to the ropes for a move, but Bourne delivered a spin kick to the face. Bourne with a dive over the rope to land with both knees on Miz. Bourne collected Miz and shoved him back in the ring. As he got to the apron, Miz tried to grab him but Bourne did another spin kick. Bourne did a series of impressive moves in the ring including a standing moonsault.
At one point, Bourne was going for Air Bourne, but Miz got to the corner to shake him off. Bourne fought him off and got on Miz' shoulders. Miz dropped Bourne off in front of him, then hit his new finisher "The Skull Crushing Finale" when he did a legsweep style move to slam Bourne face first into the mat. The Miz wins via pinfall over Evan Bourne.
A camera was shown out in the garage with a forklift driving and a staff member walking through. Lawler pleaded with DX to get to the arena already.
As Raw returned, Cole reminded fans how tonight will be historic with Cena teaming up with Orton in the main event. Lawler said he heard DX is just minutes away from their arrival. Cole introduced the footage of how the DX reunion came to be, with HHH announcing his intentions to make one phone call. The next week on Raw, fans saw Triple H's trip to Texas to find Shawn Michaels working as a chef. He eventually convinced HBK to come back to DX for Summerslam so they can face Legacy.
A white limo was shown arriving in the garage with DX painted on its sides. Triple H stepped out first and started to walk, then went back to the car to get HBK. He grabbed Michaels and pulled him out, then the two started walking on their way to the arena. Just then, they heard a woman screaming at them, and saw Jillian Hall with Alicia Fox. Jillian started singing the DX theme in annoying fashion. The duo stared at her and finally HHH shut her up by putting a trash can on her. They started to walk forward again for a bit. Just then, Santino Marella jumped down behind them pretending to be a terrorist. He pointed his fake gun at them telling them to freeze, practicing his lines for "24". Michaels looked back then delivered a Superkick to take him down. HHH said he didn't think Santino meant to harm them, and HBK said he knew.
Out in the dark arena, the DX theme music started up with the fans going wild. DX got into the ring with the fans still going wild. After several minutes of dancing around, crotch chops and pyro smoke, the crowd started to chant for D-X. HHH delivered the "Are you ready?" lines to the crowd, and got on the corner to ask if the fans were ready. Just then, Legacy was in the ring to attack out of nowhere. Rhodes and Dibiase took down both men, tossing HHH to the outside, then shoving Michaels into the corner.
Triple H got back in the ring and started trying to fight both guys on his own, but he was quickly put back down to the mat. Rhodes pulled one of Michaels' boots off and Dibiase held HHH so Rhodes could clock him in the head. Rhodes turned and smashed the boot on Michaels as he tried to grab Rhodes' leg. A second shot was delivered by the boot to HHH's head. Dibiase took a mic and got down in HHH's face saying he had the answer to his question "yes, we are ready". Michaels and HHH started to crawl on the mat, and Legacy rushed over to kick the meach down before leaving the ring.
A commercial was shown for the TV premiere of Wrestlemania 25, on NBC, Saturday August 29th at 9PM EST.
Cole and Lawler covered the highlights of DX's return celebration which was interrupted by Dibiase and Rhodes of Legacy.
Gail Kim vs. Mickie James (Divas Championship Match)
Early in the match, Gail and Mickie both tried to dropkick each other at the same time. Mickie and Gail slapped hands, then Mickie tried for a kick with Gail ducking it. Gail went to the side apron then tried for a Sunset Flip pinfall. Mickie went for a suplex, with Gail blocking it. The two divas ended up in a series of rolling pins with neither getting a pin. Both divas got up to double clothesline one another.
At one point, Gail and Mickie fought in the corner, with Mickie kicking Gail away, then using a headscissors to flip her across the ring. Gail came back to do one of her own, then did a flying attack on Mickie in the corner. Gail with a missile dropkick off the corner, but failed at the pinfall. Mickie got up hear the ropes and fought back then tried for her finisher, with Gail blocking. Mickie put it into a submission but Gail grabbed the nearby bottom rope. Mickie had another DDT attempt with Gail blocking yet again as the two divas fell to the mat. Gail staggered back up as Mickie also got to her feet. Mickie went with a spin kick but Gail avoided it. Mickie then caught her with a forearm to the jaw to knock Gail flat to the mat. Lawler and Cole claimed it was a "knockout punch" and that Gail Kim was out for the count in a strange closing segment of the match. After the win, Mickie had a strange look on her face and went over to help up Gail Kim and stand with her arm raised. Mickie James wins via pinfall over Gail Kim to retain the Divas Championship.
Again, Lawler and Cole covered Randy Orton's heinous attack on Freddie Prinze Jr. earlier. Cole said he understands that Freddie Prinze Jr has returned to the arena with possible back and neck problems, but he is back on the show.
Josh Matthews interviewed John Cena backstage. Matthews asked Cena his thoughts on having to team up with Orton tonight. Cena said you've got to hand it to Orton for using all his resources to be WWE Champion. Cena said Orton also has a lot of problems and it seems everyone else is the source of his problems. Cena said everyone has problems, but everyone deals with the problems. Cena then gave examples of how Orton is always whining about having to wrestle. Cena said he plans to go out there and wrestle tonight. Cena said together they need to deal with the problem of their opponents. Cena said on Sunday at Summerslam he'll solve his problem of not having any gold around his waist. Jericho and Show showed up backstage to get in Cena's face. Jericho said Cena's got bigger problems to worry about tonight. Show looked at Cena and told him he might not make it to Summerslam.
Highlights were shown from last week's Chris Masters vs. MVP match with Jack Swagger coming down to distract MVP after his win. Masters got back up and put the Masterlock on to subdue MVP, so Swagger could hit a Gutwrench Powerbomb on him.
MVP vs. Jack Swagger
Early on, Swagger taunted MVP, but MVP smiled then turned and punched him in the face. The fight went to the outside with MVP slamming Swagger into the announcers table. Back in the ring, Swagger recovered to kick MVP into the corner where he repeatedly kept attacking. The ref warned Swagger to back off, but Swagger refused to and kept going at MVP. The referee finally called for the bell giving MVP the win due to DQ. Swagger was still up, and got in the ref's face about the call. MVP got back up and tackled Swagger down pounding on him. The two rolled around the ring a bit, with Swagger rolling to the outside to escape MVP's fury. MVP wins due to disqualification when Swagger refused to heed the ref's instructions.
Freddie Prinze Jr. was shown backstage walking gingerly and favoring his right arm a bit. A WWE staff member urged him to stay backstage, but Prinze said he was going out there.
When Raw returned, Cole and Lawler discussed how WWE was featured in People Magazine, where they showed a few large pictures of guest host Jeremy Piven leaping off the corner onto John Cena.
Hornswoggle vs. Chavo Guerrero (Falls Count Anywhere Match)
As the bell rang, Hornswoggle kept his green jacket on, then looked at Chavo and quickly scurried out of the ring. Hornswoggle ran under the ring with Chavo chasing him. For several moments the camera showed an empty ring with both men underneath. Chavo emerged on the opposite side of the ring with a few items including a toilet seat. Hornswoggle came out on the other side, laughed at Chavo then started to run up the ramp. Chavo went after him backstage and asked Primo Colon where Hornswoggle went. Primo pointed down a hall and Chavo went looking for him. Chavo found a bunch of locked doors, then heard noise from behind one. As he opened the door, a paint bucket can swung out and hit him in the head. Chavo fell to the ground KO'd. Hornswoggle came out from the other door kicked Chavo to see he wasn't moving, then took the winning pinfall.
Chavo got back up holding his head to see Mark Henry standing in the other doorway. He pointed at Mark Henry saying "it was you!" Henry laughed and left the scene. Just then, Macaulay Culkin from the movie "Home Alone" came out the door. Chavo pointed at him, and Culkin said "it's not funny". Hornswoggle wins via pinfall over Chavo Guerrero.
Cole and Lawler were in the ring to hype up Sunday's Summerslam matches including the TLC match between Jeff Hardy and CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Title, John Cena vs. Orton for the WWE Title, and Cryme Tyme vs. Jericho and Big Show for the Unified Tag Team titles.
Big Show and Jericho were shown walking backstage on their way to the ring.
As Raw returned, Cole said celebrity guest hosts on Raw have been taking the world by storm. Next week, the guest host will be boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas, Nevada. They showed footage of Mayweather boxing, counting money, and competing at Wrestlemania 24.
The answer to the WWE.com Poll question was 76% said yes Cena and Orton can defeat Jericho and Big Show tonight on Raw.
John Cena & Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho & Big Show
After all four men arrived to the ring, Freddie Prinze Jr. made his way back out to the ramp. Prinze screamed on the mic to Orton that he took a page out of his book tonight and made this a Lumberjack match. He said he handpicked the Lumberjacks and they don't like Orton very much. The Lumberjacks arrived to the ring including Mark Henry, Jamie Noble, MVP, Primo, Kofi Kingston, and Evan Bourne.
Raw returned with the match in progress as Show was applying a bear hug submission hold to squeeze Cena in the ring. During the break, Cena sent Jericho to the outside so the Lumberjacks could attack him. Cena tried to gain some momentum against Show with a shoulder block from the ropes, but Show shoved him down hard. Orton extended his hand as if he wanted to help Cena by tagging. Cena crawled over to try to tag and Orton took his hand away, turning his back as the Lumberjacks glared at him. Meanwhile, Cena managed to escape Big Show in the corner and then ran over to slap Orton for a forced tag. Orton gave him a look and Cena threw him into the ring yelling at him they are partners. Show caught Orton with a Spear, and Orton rolled outside. On the outside MVP went at Orton, but Henry told him to step aside. Henry picked up Orton overhead and tossed him back in through the ropes for Show to attack.
Show took the advantage with Jericho tagging in to further punish Orton with punches and kicks. Jericho brought Orton to his feet to continue punching away, then shoved him to the ropes and applied a Sleeper as Orton came back. Orton managed to counter the hold and slammed Jericho backwards to the mat. Orton started to crawl over for a tag with Cena getting all amped up to tag in. Just then Jericho, grabbed him and dragged Orton back as he tagged Show. Big Show came off the ropes with a huge move to take Orton down for a near pinfall. Show then applied a hold to wear down Orton's head and neck. Orton got to his feet and looked over for a tag, but Show stopped him then suplexed him. Jericho eventually got back in, and went off the ropes at Orton, but Orton caught him in a Powerslam. Jericho stopped Orton from a tag again then reapplied the sleeper chokehold. Orton fought out on his feet, but was elbowed down by Jericho.
Jericho missed on the Lionsault attempt, and again Orton began to crawl to Cena for a tag. Cena had his arm out begging for the tag as Orton crawled over. Cena made the tag and came in with momentum to take down Jericho for a Five Knuckle Shuffle. Show grabbed Cena since he was nearby, but Cena responded by yanking Show down across the top rope to cause him to fall off the apron. From there, Cena managed to get Jericho on his shoulders and hit the Attitude Adjustment to win it.
Cena raised his arm in victory after the bell, but the celebration was shortlived. Orton snuck into the ring and delivered the RKO to take Cena down, then escaped the ring as Lumberjacks came in after him. Jericho and Show got back in to try to doubleteam attack Cena. Lumberjacks tried to stop them but got tossed out of the ring one by one. Cena was back on his feet and managed to knock Jericho out of the ring, then came off the ropes to hit Show with a shoulder block sending him outside the ropes. Cena was fired up in the ring as Orton looked down to the ring shocked. Raw went off the air with Orton holding up the WWE Title on the ramp, and Cena still going wild in the ring for the fans.
Lillian Garcia introduced tonight's special guest host, Freddie Prinze Jr. Prinze jogged down the ramp slapping hands with fans on the way. Prinze told the crowd just like them he's a lifelong WWE fan because he owns home videos and action figures. Prinze said tonight's not about him though, it's about the fans and what the want. He then said he's going to start Summerslam right there tonight, because both the Divas Championship and US Titles will be on the line. As Prinze was saying DX would be there tonight, all of a sudden he was interrupted by some ominous music, and someone dressed as the masked fisherman villain from "I Know What You Did Last Summer".
The villain in disguise started to speak eerily into the mic, then revealed himself to be Santino Marella. Santino started trying to showcase his acting skills and audition for a role in a new movie or TV show. Santino did his terrorist role audition for "24" as well as auditioning for a romantic comedy part. Prinze finally told Santino to go backstage and practice for the next 2 hours, so Santino gathered up all his costume accessories and took off for backstage. Prinze was about to announce something for the main event, when all of a sudden Randy Orton came out to interrupt.
Orton stared at Prinze as he walked down the ramp to the ring. Orton said he doesn't like teaming up with Cena tonight, and he doesn't feel like competing at all tonight. Prinze reminded Orton that he was in his hometown of St. Louis, and asked if he really didn't want to work? Orton said he isn't there to please the people. Orton said he won't ask Freddie again, then demanded he take him out of the main event. Prinze got in his face saying he respects him, but asked if he looks like Seth Green or Jeremy Piven. Prinze told Orton he won't bully him, and he will still compete in the match tonight. Prinze shook his head as he tried to leave, but Orton grabbed him and put him in a hold, then did a backbreaker. Prinze layed on the mat holding his neck, as Orton left the ring with his WWE title and went up the ramp. WWE medical staff and officials attended to Prinze who stayed down on the mat.
Raw returned with a recap of what just went down in the ring between Freddie Prinze Jr. and Orton. Freddie Prinze Jr. was shown being helped backstage by medical staff. Lawler and Cole said they heard Prinze was taken to a nearby medical facility for observation.
Carlito vs. Kofi Kingston (United States Title Match)
Carlito came to the ring accompanied by WWE Diva Rosa Mendes. Highlights were shown from WWE Superstars where Kofi teamed with Mickie James to go against Carlito and Rosa. Carlito hit a Backstabber on Kofi to win it.
Early on, both men grappled with Kofi able to knock Carlito down for a pinfall. Carlito was able to hit a move coming off the ropes to shove Kofi down into the bottom rope. Kofi hung over the side and Carlito dumped him out as Raw went to commercial. Raw returned with Carlito putting a chinlock on Kofi on the mat. Kofi fought to his feet with punches to Carlito. He slid under Carlito's legs but staggered up and was booted down hard. Carlito had a near fall afterwards.
Cole mentioned how just a few men have held the US Title, and Lawler said Carlito might add his name to the list soon. Carlito went for a suplex, with Kofi able to flip onto his feet and hit a side Russian Legsweep. Kofi hit an impressive DDT style move into a pinfall. Back up, Kofi chopped Carlito down and then hit the double legdrop. Carlito kicked out at 2 with Rosa cheering him on. Kofi did a reverse cross body from off the corner. Carlito went for a move grabbing Kofi, but Kofi blocked and gave an uppercut. Kofi was able to gain momentum getting up on the corner to fly onto Carlito. Carlito rolled through with the crossbody for a near pinfall on Kofi. From there, the two continued the battle with Carlito hitting an impressive spinning neckbreaker. Kofi just barely kicked out. Carlito waited for Kofi to get to his feet so he could go for the Backstabber. Kofi was able to escape it, turn around and shove Carlito to the ropes. As Carlito came back at him, Kofi hit Trouble in Paradise kick to finally win. Kofi Kingston wins via pinfall over Carlito to retain the United States Championship.
Cole and Lawler hyped up tonight's reunion and return of DX. They mentioned they have cameras set up in the arena parking garage for when DX arrives to the building.
As Raw returned Cole and Lawler discussed how exciting it would be to see the reunion of DX tonight. Cole introduced DX's Greatest Hits which included footage of Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chyna, Rick Rude and X-Pac. Scenes shown included DX messing with Vince McMahon, impersonating the Nation, and delivering their famous X crotch chops.
Tonight's WWE.com poll question: Can Orton and Cena defeat Jericho and Big Show on tonight's Raw?
Evan Bourne vs. The Miz
Highlights were shown from last week when Calgary Kid defeated Eugene in the Contract on a Pole match. Miz was able to get his spot back on Monday Night Raw with the win. Miz grabbed a mic to speak to the crowd, saing he had a new attitude, new look but same mouth. Miz said he's going to embark on a new quest to become the United States Champion. Miz delivered a warning for Kofi Kingston that he's coming for his title.
Miz with the early advantage as he sucker kicked Bourne and started kicking him in the corner. Bourne was able to gain speed off the ropes to take Miz down, and in the corner did an impressive dropkick right into Miz' chest. Miz recovered and came back with a serious clothesline to level Bourne. Miz failed at the pin then began kicking Bourne in his back, followed with a kick to the face.
With Bourne down, Miz sat on him and pulled his arms back to wear him down. Miz finally stood up and released it, then put a different submission on him. Bourne screamed in pain but didn't give up. Bourne got to his feet and worked his way to the ropes, but Miz shoved him head first to the corner. Miz was backed away by the ref and then ran right back with a hard clothesline on Bourne. Miz went to the ropes for a move, but Bourne delivered a spin kick to the face. Bourne with a dive over the rope to land with both knees on Miz. Bourne collected Miz and shoved him back in the ring. As he got to the apron, Miz tried to grab him but Bourne did another spin kick. Bourne did a series of impressive moves in the ring including a standing moonsault.
At one point, Bourne was going for Air Bourne, but Miz got to the corner to shake him off. Bourne fought him off and got on Miz' shoulders. Miz dropped Bourne off in front of him, then hit his new finisher "The Skull Crushing Finale" when he did a legsweep style move to slam Bourne face first into the mat. The Miz wins via pinfall over Evan Bourne.
A camera was shown out in the garage with a forklift driving and a staff member walking through. Lawler pleaded with DX to get to the arena already.
As Raw returned, Cole reminded fans how tonight will be historic with Cena teaming up with Orton in the main event. Lawler said he heard DX is just minutes away from their arrival. Cole introduced the footage of how the DX reunion came to be, with HHH announcing his intentions to make one phone call. The next week on Raw, fans saw Triple H's trip to Texas to find Shawn Michaels working as a chef. He eventually convinced HBK to come back to DX for Summerslam so they can face Legacy.
A white limo was shown arriving in the garage with DX painted on its sides. Triple H stepped out first and started to walk, then went back to the car to get HBK. He grabbed Michaels and pulled him out, then the two started walking on their way to the arena. Just then, they heard a woman screaming at them, and saw Jillian Hall with Alicia Fox. Jillian started singing the DX theme in annoying fashion. The duo stared at her and finally HHH shut her up by putting a trash can on her. They started to walk forward again for a bit. Just then, Santino Marella jumped down behind them pretending to be a terrorist. He pointed his fake gun at them telling them to freeze, practicing his lines for "24". Michaels looked back then delivered a Superkick to take him down. HHH said he didn't think Santino meant to harm them, and HBK said he knew.
Out in the dark arena, the DX theme music started up with the fans going wild. DX got into the ring with the fans still going wild. After several minutes of dancing around, crotch chops and pyro smoke, the crowd started to chant for D-X. HHH delivered the "Are you ready?" lines to the crowd, and got on the corner to ask if the fans were ready. Just then, Legacy was in the ring to attack out of nowhere. Rhodes and Dibiase took down both men, tossing HHH to the outside, then shoving Michaels into the corner.
Triple H got back in the ring and started trying to fight both guys on his own, but he was quickly put back down to the mat. Rhodes pulled one of Michaels' boots off and Dibiase held HHH so Rhodes could clock him in the head. Rhodes turned and smashed the boot on Michaels as he tried to grab Rhodes' leg. A second shot was delivered by the boot to HHH's head. Dibiase took a mic and got down in HHH's face saying he had the answer to his question "yes, we are ready". Michaels and HHH started to crawl on the mat, and Legacy rushed over to kick the meach down before leaving the ring.
A commercial was shown for the TV premiere of Wrestlemania 25, on NBC, Saturday August 29th at 9PM EST.
Cole and Lawler covered the highlights of DX's return celebration which was interrupted by Dibiase and Rhodes of Legacy.
Gail Kim vs. Mickie James (Divas Championship Match)
Early in the match, Gail and Mickie both tried to dropkick each other at the same time. Mickie and Gail slapped hands, then Mickie tried for a kick with Gail ducking it. Gail went to the side apron then tried for a Sunset Flip pinfall. Mickie went for a suplex, with Gail blocking it. The two divas ended up in a series of rolling pins with neither getting a pin. Both divas got up to double clothesline one another.
At one point, Gail and Mickie fought in the corner, with Mickie kicking Gail away, then using a headscissors to flip her across the ring. Gail came back to do one of her own, then did a flying attack on Mickie in the corner. Gail with a missile dropkick off the corner, but failed at the pinfall. Mickie got up hear the ropes and fought back then tried for her finisher, with Gail blocking. Mickie put it into a submission but Gail grabbed the nearby bottom rope. Mickie had another DDT attempt with Gail blocking yet again as the two divas fell to the mat. Gail staggered back up as Mickie also got to her feet. Mickie went with a spin kick but Gail avoided it. Mickie then caught her with a forearm to the jaw to knock Gail flat to the mat. Lawler and Cole claimed it was a "knockout punch" and that Gail Kim was out for the count in a strange closing segment of the match. After the win, Mickie had a strange look on her face and went over to help up Gail Kim and stand with her arm raised. Mickie James wins via pinfall over Gail Kim to retain the Divas Championship.
Again, Lawler and Cole covered Randy Orton's heinous attack on Freddie Prinze Jr. earlier. Cole said he understands that Freddie Prinze Jr has returned to the arena with possible back and neck problems, but he is back on the show.
Josh Matthews interviewed John Cena backstage. Matthews asked Cena his thoughts on having to team up with Orton tonight. Cena said you've got to hand it to Orton for using all his resources to be WWE Champion. Cena said Orton also has a lot of problems and it seems everyone else is the source of his problems. Cena said everyone has problems, but everyone deals with the problems. Cena then gave examples of how Orton is always whining about having to wrestle. Cena said he plans to go out there and wrestle tonight. Cena said together they need to deal with the problem of their opponents. Cena said on Sunday at Summerslam he'll solve his problem of not having any gold around his waist. Jericho and Show showed up backstage to get in Cena's face. Jericho said Cena's got bigger problems to worry about tonight. Show looked at Cena and told him he might not make it to Summerslam.
Highlights were shown from last week's Chris Masters vs. MVP match with Jack Swagger coming down to distract MVP after his win. Masters got back up and put the Masterlock on to subdue MVP, so Swagger could hit a Gutwrench Powerbomb on him.
MVP vs. Jack Swagger
Early on, Swagger taunted MVP, but MVP smiled then turned and punched him in the face. The fight went to the outside with MVP slamming Swagger into the announcers table. Back in the ring, Swagger recovered to kick MVP into the corner where he repeatedly kept attacking. The ref warned Swagger to back off, but Swagger refused to and kept going at MVP. The referee finally called for the bell giving MVP the win due to DQ. Swagger was still up, and got in the ref's face about the call. MVP got back up and tackled Swagger down pounding on him. The two rolled around the ring a bit, with Swagger rolling to the outside to escape MVP's fury. MVP wins due to disqualification when Swagger refused to heed the ref's instructions.
Freddie Prinze Jr. was shown backstage walking gingerly and favoring his right arm a bit. A WWE staff member urged him to stay backstage, but Prinze said he was going out there.
When Raw returned, Cole and Lawler discussed how WWE was featured in People Magazine, where they showed a few large pictures of guest host Jeremy Piven leaping off the corner onto John Cena.
Hornswoggle vs. Chavo Guerrero (Falls Count Anywhere Match)
As the bell rang, Hornswoggle kept his green jacket on, then looked at Chavo and quickly scurried out of the ring. Hornswoggle ran under the ring with Chavo chasing him. For several moments the camera showed an empty ring with both men underneath. Chavo emerged on the opposite side of the ring with a few items including a toilet seat. Hornswoggle came out on the other side, laughed at Chavo then started to run up the ramp. Chavo went after him backstage and asked Primo Colon where Hornswoggle went. Primo pointed down a hall and Chavo went looking for him. Chavo found a bunch of locked doors, then heard noise from behind one. As he opened the door, a paint bucket can swung out and hit him in the head. Chavo fell to the ground KO'd. Hornswoggle came out from the other door kicked Chavo to see he wasn't moving, then took the winning pinfall.
Chavo got back up holding his head to see Mark Henry standing in the other doorway. He pointed at Mark Henry saying "it was you!" Henry laughed and left the scene. Just then, Macaulay Culkin from the movie "Home Alone" came out the door. Chavo pointed at him, and Culkin said "it's not funny". Hornswoggle wins via pinfall over Chavo Guerrero.
Cole and Lawler were in the ring to hype up Sunday's Summerslam matches including the TLC match between Jeff Hardy and CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Title, John Cena vs. Orton for the WWE Title, and Cryme Tyme vs. Jericho and Big Show for the Unified Tag Team titles.
Big Show and Jericho were shown walking backstage on their way to the ring.
As Raw returned, Cole said celebrity guest hosts on Raw have been taking the world by storm. Next week, the guest host will be boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas, Nevada. They showed footage of Mayweather boxing, counting money, and competing at Wrestlemania 24.
The answer to the WWE.com Poll question was 76% said yes Cena and Orton can defeat Jericho and Big Show tonight on Raw.
John Cena & Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho & Big Show
After all four men arrived to the ring, Freddie Prinze Jr. made his way back out to the ramp. Prinze screamed on the mic to Orton that he took a page out of his book tonight and made this a Lumberjack match. He said he handpicked the Lumberjacks and they don't like Orton very much. The Lumberjacks arrived to the ring including Mark Henry, Jamie Noble, MVP, Primo, Kofi Kingston, and Evan Bourne.
Raw returned with the match in progress as Show was applying a bear hug submission hold to squeeze Cena in the ring. During the break, Cena sent Jericho to the outside so the Lumberjacks could attack him. Cena tried to gain some momentum against Show with a shoulder block from the ropes, but Show shoved him down hard. Orton extended his hand as if he wanted to help Cena by tagging. Cena crawled over to try to tag and Orton took his hand away, turning his back as the Lumberjacks glared at him. Meanwhile, Cena managed to escape Big Show in the corner and then ran over to slap Orton for a forced tag. Orton gave him a look and Cena threw him into the ring yelling at him they are partners. Show caught Orton with a Spear, and Orton rolled outside. On the outside MVP went at Orton, but Henry told him to step aside. Henry picked up Orton overhead and tossed him back in through the ropes for Show to attack.
Show took the advantage with Jericho tagging in to further punish Orton with punches and kicks. Jericho brought Orton to his feet to continue punching away, then shoved him to the ropes and applied a Sleeper as Orton came back. Orton managed to counter the hold and slammed Jericho backwards to the mat. Orton started to crawl over for a tag with Cena getting all amped up to tag in. Just then Jericho, grabbed him and dragged Orton back as he tagged Show. Big Show came off the ropes with a huge move to take Orton down for a near pinfall. Show then applied a hold to wear down Orton's head and neck. Orton got to his feet and looked over for a tag, but Show stopped him then suplexed him. Jericho eventually got back in, and went off the ropes at Orton, but Orton caught him in a Powerslam. Jericho stopped Orton from a tag again then reapplied the sleeper chokehold. Orton fought out on his feet, but was elbowed down by Jericho.
Jericho missed on the Lionsault attempt, and again Orton began to crawl to Cena for a tag. Cena had his arm out begging for the tag as Orton crawled over. Cena made the tag and came in with momentum to take down Jericho for a Five Knuckle Shuffle. Show grabbed Cena since he was nearby, but Cena responded by yanking Show down across the top rope to cause him to fall off the apron. From there, Cena managed to get Jericho on his shoulders and hit the Attitude Adjustment to win it.
Cena raised his arm in victory after the bell, but the celebration was shortlived. Orton snuck into the ring and delivered the RKO to take Cena down, then escaped the ring as Lumberjacks came in after him. Jericho and Show got back in to try to doubleteam attack Cena. Lumberjacks tried to stop them but got tossed out of the ring one by one. Cena was back on his feet and managed to knock Jericho out of the ring, then came off the ropes to hit Show with a shoulder block sending him outside the ropes. Cena was fired up in the ring as Orton looked down to the ring shocked. Raw went off the air with Orton holding up the WWE Title on the ramp, and Cena still going wild in the ring for the fans.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Former WWE Star Kurt Angle arrested
In recent breaking news, TNA World Champion Kurt Angle was arrested in Pittsburgh on Saturday for charges of driving while operating privilege is suspended, prohibited acts-possession, harassment and prohibited acts.
The arrest apparently came due to Angle stalking a girlfriend and TNA Knockout (Trenesha Biggers). She had filed a protection from abuse order against him earlier in the day, then phoned police from a Starbucks later when she spotted Angle nearby, driving her car. The police also found HGH in Angle's car, which the wrestler claims he had legal prescriptions for.
Angle has since posted bail and was released from jail. He's scheduled to defend his title at a TNA Pay-Per-View on Sunday night and is expected to continue with the original plan to be there. As of now, the TNA Wrestling organization has not made official comment.
The arrest apparently came due to Angle stalking a girlfriend and TNA Knockout (Trenesha Biggers). She had filed a protection from abuse order against him earlier in the day, then phoned police from a Starbucks later when she spotted Angle nearby, driving her car. The police also found HGH in Angle's car, which the wrestler claims he had legal prescriptions for.
Angle has since posted bail and was released from jail. He's scheduled to defend his title at a TNA Pay-Per-View on Sunday night and is expected to continue with the original plan to be there. As of now, the TNA Wrestling organization has not made official comment.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
ECW Results 08-11-09
To start off the show a recap of highlights from last week's Extreme Rules ECW Title match was shown. Christian and Dreamer used all sorts of weapons including a Singapore cane, trash cans, a hot dog cart and a car door. Christian won it by reversing a Dreamer move to hit Killswitch on the car door.
Striker and Matthews welcomed fans to the show which will feature Christian on the Abraham Washington Show.
Zack Ryder vs. Shelton Benjamin
They showed a recap of the singing contest between these two on Abraham Washington's show. Benjamin was showing Ryder up, and Ryder hit him from behind on the ramp causing an all-out brawl.
Striker said Ryder reminded him earlier he has 5,000 friends at WWE Universe website. Early on, Ryder took control as he knocked Benjamin to the mat then smashed him into the corner. Ryder did a running kick to Shelton's head then locked in a headlock after a pin attempt. Ryder tried for a suplex when Shelton got to his feet, but Shelton flipped over his back and hit a neckbreaker to take control. Shelton charged Ryder in the corner, with Ryder elbowing him. A belly-to-belly suplex ensued by Shelton for a pin attempt. Ryder went for Zack Attack, with Shelton countering it and eventually tossing Ryder into the corner. Afterwards, Ryder tried to jump at Shelton, but he kicked him and hit Paydirt to win it. Shelton Benjamin wins via pinfall over Zack Ryder.
Gregory Helms interviewed Paul Burchill backstage. Helms asked Burchill for thoughts on tonight's match against Yoshi Tatsu. Burchill said he wouldn't be answering that question and then confronted Helms about being Hurricane, asking if he thought he was stupid. Helms said as a reporter sometimes he needs to call it how he sees it. Burchill turned and punched Helms in the face then beat him up before leaving.
Kevin Brooks vs. Vladimir Kozlov
Kozlov was given yet another amateur opponent to dominate in the ring on tonight's show with the smaller Brooks from Alberta. Early on Kozlov leveled Brooks with a hard kick, then threw him into the corner to ram his stomach and kick/punch away at him. Kozlov put Brooks up in a backbreaker then threw him helicopter style across the ring. Kozlov picked up Brooks with one arm for the final slam to win it.
Once again, Ezekiel Jackson made his way out from backstage down the ramp to the ring. After another staredown, Jackson picked Brooks up off the mat and did his finisher for Kozlov to witness. Kozlov grabbed the man and did his finisher again, then left the ring. The crowd began chanting "one more time" for Jackson, but he didn't follow their lead. Vladimir Kozlov wins via pinfall over Kevin Brooks.
Matt Striker said that Tommy Dreamer will face William Regal in tonight's main event. Josh Matthews said they'd recap Triple H's search for Shawn Michaels to reunite DX, next.
They recapped Triple H's visit to Texas to find Shawn Michaels so they could reform DX. It all began with HHH's 2-on-1 loss to Legacy on Raw last week, when he hinted at making a phone call. HHH went to see where Michaels worked now and found he was a chef in a cafeteria at a big office building. During the skits, Michaels eventually had tater tots thrown in his face by a little girl and his grill caught on fire. HHH talked Michaels into returning as HBK's boss came out screaming at him and HHH. Michaels finally had enough and Superkicked the boss down, then superkicked the annoying little girl as well. HHH and HBK left with the grill on fire. DX will reunite to face Legacy at Summerslam.
Yoshi Tatsu vs. Paul Burchill
The Bella Twins came out as special guest ring announcers. Katie Lea accompanied Burchill to the ring to cheer him on. The crowd erupted into a "Yoshi" chant early on, but Burchill took control of the match as he kicked him in the gut. Paul continued to punish Yoshi on the mat with submission holds as Katie Lea admired his work. Yoshi was able to gain the advantage after hitting a double leg laureat on Burchill and several moves from off the ropes. As Yoshi went against the side ropes, Katie Lea hit him in the back with a foreigh object. The ref caught it and called for the bell.
Burchill attacked Yoshi from behind and knocked him to the corner. As the duo cornered Yoshi, suddenly the Hurricane's music hit and Burchill looked up the ramp for him. Hurricane appeared on the corner turnbuckle and jumped off onto Burchill, then started to go off. He came off the ropes again to pounce on Burchill and punch him repeatedly. After Burchill and Katie retreated up the ramp, Yoshi shook Hurricane's hand and Hurricane pointed to Yoshi, raising his arm. Yoshi Tatsu wins due to disqualification over Paul Burchill.
ECW returned with a recap of what just went down between Hurricane and Paul Burchill. Burchill yelled at Tiffany backstage, about what happened. Tiffany said she'd talk to Hurricane about what happened, but won't take ultimatums from him. Tiffany asked Burchill and Katie to leave.
Tyler Reks vs. Tom James
Late in the match, Reks had a hold around James' midsection, but James elbowed him in the face to escape. James tried to take control and whip Reks to the ropes, but Reks came back to punch him in the gut, then slammed James into the mat. Reks finished things off with a springboard missile dropkick off the side ropes. Tyler Reks wins via pinfall over Tom James.
Backstage, Abraham Washington was shown slapping hands and giving handshakes to WWE staff on his way out for the talk show.
The Abraham Washington Show
Washington hosted his show up at the top of the ramp again. Washington commented how Canada's big sport involves a lot of white men beating a black object with a stick. Washington also said today is the birthday of Hulk Hogan, then introduced the ECW Champion, Christian.
Christian called Abraham "Arsenio" and said this definitely isn't like the Peep Show. Washington had a clip shown of the Extreme Rules ECW title match again. Christian said even after that match he and Dreamer are still friends. Christian said he promised Dreamer if they stayed friends he wouldn't have to go on this lame talk show again. Christian then got in Washington's face telling him to shut up or he'd knock his teeth down his throat. Christian said he's ready to be "the man" on ECW. Washington informed Christian he had breaking news, and introduced the #1 contender for the ECW title, William Regal. Regal came out to tell Christian to watch what he does to his friend Tommy Dreamer tonight as evidence of how brutal the English can be.
Tommy Dreamer vs. William Regal
Dreamer came out wearing an arm cast since he had a screw inserted from last week's match. Early on the action went outside with Dreamer smashing Regal into the commentator table. Back in the ring, Dreamer tried for a suplex over the ropes, but Regal blocked it and ran Dreamer into the post. Regal continued to target the hurt arm, by smashing it against the post then wrenching it back in the ring to further punish Dreamer.
Dreamer got to the bottom rope to break a submission hold. Dreamer had momentum and tried to charge at Regal in the corner, only to get kicked. Regal again put a hold on the hurt arm. Dreamer fought back though, and while seated on the corner was able to fight off a suplex attempt by Regal, then clothesline him down. Dreamer went into an offensive flurry with punches to Regal and a hard clothesline. Dreamer went for his DDT only to have it countered and his arm yanked on. Dreamer managed to hit a back slam on Regal but failed at the pin.
Dreamer hung Regal upside down in the corner for his running dropkick. Dreamer hit a scoop slam near the ropes and Regal put a foot on the ropes during the pin. Regal pulled himself up on the side apron, and when Dreamer went to get him, Regal yanked his arm down against the ropes. Regal got back in the ring to hit his running knee to KO Dreamer.
After winning, Regal put Dreamer into the "Regal Stretch" to continue punishing him. Christian eventually ran down to the ring to chase Regal off. Regal backed away and up the ramp as ECW ended
Striker and Matthews welcomed fans to the show which will feature Christian on the Abraham Washington Show.
Zack Ryder vs. Shelton Benjamin
They showed a recap of the singing contest between these two on Abraham Washington's show. Benjamin was showing Ryder up, and Ryder hit him from behind on the ramp causing an all-out brawl.
Striker said Ryder reminded him earlier he has 5,000 friends at WWE Universe website. Early on, Ryder took control as he knocked Benjamin to the mat then smashed him into the corner. Ryder did a running kick to Shelton's head then locked in a headlock after a pin attempt. Ryder tried for a suplex when Shelton got to his feet, but Shelton flipped over his back and hit a neckbreaker to take control. Shelton charged Ryder in the corner, with Ryder elbowing him. A belly-to-belly suplex ensued by Shelton for a pin attempt. Ryder went for Zack Attack, with Shelton countering it and eventually tossing Ryder into the corner. Afterwards, Ryder tried to jump at Shelton, but he kicked him and hit Paydirt to win it. Shelton Benjamin wins via pinfall over Zack Ryder.
Gregory Helms interviewed Paul Burchill backstage. Helms asked Burchill for thoughts on tonight's match against Yoshi Tatsu. Burchill said he wouldn't be answering that question and then confronted Helms about being Hurricane, asking if he thought he was stupid. Helms said as a reporter sometimes he needs to call it how he sees it. Burchill turned and punched Helms in the face then beat him up before leaving.
Kevin Brooks vs. Vladimir Kozlov
Kozlov was given yet another amateur opponent to dominate in the ring on tonight's show with the smaller Brooks from Alberta. Early on Kozlov leveled Brooks with a hard kick, then threw him into the corner to ram his stomach and kick/punch away at him. Kozlov put Brooks up in a backbreaker then threw him helicopter style across the ring. Kozlov picked up Brooks with one arm for the final slam to win it.
Once again, Ezekiel Jackson made his way out from backstage down the ramp to the ring. After another staredown, Jackson picked Brooks up off the mat and did his finisher for Kozlov to witness. Kozlov grabbed the man and did his finisher again, then left the ring. The crowd began chanting "one more time" for Jackson, but he didn't follow their lead. Vladimir Kozlov wins via pinfall over Kevin Brooks.
Matt Striker said that Tommy Dreamer will face William Regal in tonight's main event. Josh Matthews said they'd recap Triple H's search for Shawn Michaels to reunite DX, next.
They recapped Triple H's visit to Texas to find Shawn Michaels so they could reform DX. It all began with HHH's 2-on-1 loss to Legacy on Raw last week, when he hinted at making a phone call. HHH went to see where Michaels worked now and found he was a chef in a cafeteria at a big office building. During the skits, Michaels eventually had tater tots thrown in his face by a little girl and his grill caught on fire. HHH talked Michaels into returning as HBK's boss came out screaming at him and HHH. Michaels finally had enough and Superkicked the boss down, then superkicked the annoying little girl as well. HHH and HBK left with the grill on fire. DX will reunite to face Legacy at Summerslam.
Yoshi Tatsu vs. Paul Burchill
The Bella Twins came out as special guest ring announcers. Katie Lea accompanied Burchill to the ring to cheer him on. The crowd erupted into a "Yoshi" chant early on, but Burchill took control of the match as he kicked him in the gut. Paul continued to punish Yoshi on the mat with submission holds as Katie Lea admired his work. Yoshi was able to gain the advantage after hitting a double leg laureat on Burchill and several moves from off the ropes. As Yoshi went against the side ropes, Katie Lea hit him in the back with a foreigh object. The ref caught it and called for the bell.
Burchill attacked Yoshi from behind and knocked him to the corner. As the duo cornered Yoshi, suddenly the Hurricane's music hit and Burchill looked up the ramp for him. Hurricane appeared on the corner turnbuckle and jumped off onto Burchill, then started to go off. He came off the ropes again to pounce on Burchill and punch him repeatedly. After Burchill and Katie retreated up the ramp, Yoshi shook Hurricane's hand and Hurricane pointed to Yoshi, raising his arm. Yoshi Tatsu wins due to disqualification over Paul Burchill.
ECW returned with a recap of what just went down between Hurricane and Paul Burchill. Burchill yelled at Tiffany backstage, about what happened. Tiffany said she'd talk to Hurricane about what happened, but won't take ultimatums from him. Tiffany asked Burchill and Katie to leave.
Tyler Reks vs. Tom James
Late in the match, Reks had a hold around James' midsection, but James elbowed him in the face to escape. James tried to take control and whip Reks to the ropes, but Reks came back to punch him in the gut, then slammed James into the mat. Reks finished things off with a springboard missile dropkick off the side ropes. Tyler Reks wins via pinfall over Tom James.
Backstage, Abraham Washington was shown slapping hands and giving handshakes to WWE staff on his way out for the talk show.
The Abraham Washington Show
Washington hosted his show up at the top of the ramp again. Washington commented how Canada's big sport involves a lot of white men beating a black object with a stick. Washington also said today is the birthday of Hulk Hogan, then introduced the ECW Champion, Christian.
Christian called Abraham "Arsenio" and said this definitely isn't like the Peep Show. Washington had a clip shown of the Extreme Rules ECW title match again. Christian said even after that match he and Dreamer are still friends. Christian said he promised Dreamer if they stayed friends he wouldn't have to go on this lame talk show again. Christian then got in Washington's face telling him to shut up or he'd knock his teeth down his throat. Christian said he's ready to be "the man" on ECW. Washington informed Christian he had breaking news, and introduced the #1 contender for the ECW title, William Regal. Regal came out to tell Christian to watch what he does to his friend Tommy Dreamer tonight as evidence of how brutal the English can be.
Tommy Dreamer vs. William Regal
Dreamer came out wearing an arm cast since he had a screw inserted from last week's match. Early on the action went outside with Dreamer smashing Regal into the commentator table. Back in the ring, Dreamer tried for a suplex over the ropes, but Regal blocked it and ran Dreamer into the post. Regal continued to target the hurt arm, by smashing it against the post then wrenching it back in the ring to further punish Dreamer.
Dreamer got to the bottom rope to break a submission hold. Dreamer had momentum and tried to charge at Regal in the corner, only to get kicked. Regal again put a hold on the hurt arm. Dreamer fought back though, and while seated on the corner was able to fight off a suplex attempt by Regal, then clothesline him down. Dreamer went into an offensive flurry with punches to Regal and a hard clothesline. Dreamer went for his DDT only to have it countered and his arm yanked on. Dreamer managed to hit a back slam on Regal but failed at the pin.
Dreamer hung Regal upside down in the corner for his running dropkick. Dreamer hit a scoop slam near the ropes and Regal put a foot on the ropes during the pin. Regal pulled himself up on the side apron, and when Dreamer went to get him, Regal yanked his arm down against the ropes. Regal got back in the ring to hit his running knee to KO Dreamer.
After winning, Regal put Dreamer into the "Regal Stretch" to continue punishing him. Christian eventually ran down to the ring to chase Regal off. Regal backed away and up the ramp as ECW ended
Monday, August 10, 2009
Raw Results 08-10-09
Lillian Garcia introduced WWE Champion Randy Orton to a dark arena. As the lights came on with Orton's music playing, Orton was in the ring already. Orton said he came out to address the rumors that he's worried about facing John Cena at Summerslam. Orton admitted he bullied Jeremy Piven last week, and he could bully all of the fans in the arena one by one if he had to. Orton vowed to defeat Cena at Summerslam in less than 2 weeks. Just then, Cena's theme music hit and out came John Cena.
Cena talked about being angry, saying Orton knows what that's like. Cena said he's about ready to snap because he's tired of him talking about what he's going to do. Cena said he's also tired of Orton bullying people and acting like the wrestling business owes him something. Cena told Orton if he wants to bully someone to bully him now. The two bumped foreheads and continued a staredown. Cena asked Orton if he was gonna continue talking or do something about it. Just then, Jericho and Big Show came out from backstage and headed to the ring.
Big Show began to boast about how he breathes in someone's direction, he intimidates them. Cena said it's because of his bad breath. Jericho started speaking about his home country of Canada, with the crowd behind him. Jericho told Cena earlier in the night he spoke with Sgt. Slaughter and arranged for a one-on-one match against Cena. Jericho said tonight in Calgary for the first time ever he'll beat Cena. Orton got on the mic and said after Cena loses he'll come down and punch Cena in the skull. Big Show interrupted Orton to tell him that tonight he got a match against him.
Sgt. Slaughter was shown backstage in full gear, then yelled out marching orders.
When Raw returned they gave a WWE Poll trivia question of "Who did Sgt. Slaughter defeat to win his first WWE Championship?" with choices Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior or Hulk Hogan.
Kelly Kelly vs. Alicia Fox vs. Gail Kim vs. Beth Phoenix (Fourway Diva match)
The winner of this Fatal Fourway would win a future shot at Mickie James and the Divas Championship.
During the match, all of the divas starting going crazy trying to pin each other. The ref kept trying to count the various pinfalls but a diva would break it up. Alicia Fox finally grabbed Gail Kim and did a serious backbreaker on her to stop the pin action. Gail rolled to the outside, with Kelly having to fight off Beth and Alicia. Beth eventually grabbed her in a choke hold, but Alicia ran off the ropes and kicked Beth in the face. Just then, Gail jumped off the corner with a missile dropkick. Kelly broke up Gail's pin on Alicia, and the two started to fight.
Later still, Beth was able to impressively pick up both Gail Kim and Kelly on her shoulder and walked to center ring. Alicia ran over to clip Beth's leg and the two heel divas got into it, with Alicia ending up getting tossed over the top rope. Gail Kim jumped out onto her, and then Kelly jumped on them both. Beth Phoenix climbed the corner, and Alicia went over to yank her leg, causing Beth to get hung up in the corner. Kelly then kicked Alicia, but she managed to get into the ring. As Kelly went onto the apron, Alicia dropkicked her off to the outside. Gail then grabbed Alicia and did her finisher, a move where she brought Alicia's neck down into her boot. Gail Kim wins the Divas Fatal Fourway to become #1 Contender for the Divas Championship.
Guest host Sgt. Slaughter came out to the ramp and saluted the fans. Slaughter then led a salute to the Canadian Flag up on the Titantron. Suddenly, a circle with a slash through it appeared on the flag. Slaughter told the crowd if it wasn't for the US, they'd all be speaking Russian or French. Slaughter continued to berate the Canadian fans causing major heat. Slaughter then asked the fans to stand and pay respect to the United States flag. Slaughter then recited the Pledge of Allegiance with his hand on his heart.
Cole and Lawler discussed Triple H's hinting at a DX reunion last week, then said HHH went to Shawn Michaels' home state of Texas to recruit him. Lawler said they'd have footage of Shawn Michaels' new profession later on tonight.
Evan Bourne vs. Jack Swagger
Highlights were shown from 2 weeks ago when Evan Bourne picked up a surprise win in the Beat the Clock Challenge against Swagger. Last week, Swagger was able to avenge the loss and defeat Bourne. Tonight would be the rubber match. Early on Bourne took control as he went over the top rope and landed on Swagger with double knees. As Bourne tried to flip back into the ring, Swagger put his knee out to catch his back. Swagger started using a submission hold, with Bourne eventually escaping to use high octane offense.
Bourne kneed Swagger in the face causing Jack to stumble into the corner. Bourne then charged at him for another strike move. Swagger recovered and threw Bourne's body into the turnbuckle. Swagger then grabbed Bourne and hit the Gutwrench Powerbomb to win it.
Swagger grabbed a mic and got back in the ring after his win. Swagger started to boast about himself, but was interrupted by MVP. MVP told Swagger that the Canadians don't care about him being an All American. MVP challenged Swagger to a match tonight on Raw, Swagger responded "maybe, next week". MVP shoved Swagger down to the mat, and then angry Swagger went to the outside then up the ramp. Jack Swagger wins via pinfall over Evan Bourne.
Footage was shown of Triple H's visit to Houston, Texas. HHH was on his cell phone leaving a message for Shawn Michaels. HHH said he's in the office building cafeteria where Shawn said he would be. HHH saw a guy with a long blond ponytail at a cafeteria dining table and called him "Sexy boy" thinking it was Michaels. The guy turned around and told HHH he gets off at 7, but HHH laughed it off and left the scene. The camera then followed HHH into the cafeteria kitchen where a little girl was ringing a service bell saying she wanted her burger right now. Just then, Shawn Michaels appeared in a chef's uniform and told the girl she'd have to wait for him to cook it on both sides. HHH went up to Michaels and was shocked to see him dressed in the chef uniform. Michaels said hi then went back to work. Cole and Lawler played it off like they were clueless what was going on.
Cole mentioned that Triple H will be on tomorrow night's episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 11:35 PM EST.
Sgt. Slaughter came out again and said he was just joking before. He said he found someone to sing their national anthem and Jillian Hall came out dressed in USA Uncle Sam gear. Jillian started screeching the Canadian National Anthem to a chorus of boos.
Eugene vs. Calgary Kid (Contract on a Pole Match)
First competitor to grab the contract from the pole up on the corner would get a spot back on WWE Raw. Cole said he didn't know who Calgary Kid was so he Googled him. He said all he could find was there was a children's TV show called "Range Ryder and the Calgary Kid".
In the match, Eugene knocked the kid to the mat, then did a mock People's Elbow on him. Eugene started to climb the corner with Calgary Kid able to come over and start punching at him from the other side. Eventually Calgary Kid knocked Eugene off the ropes, then climbed around and was able to pull the contract down. Calgary Kid started celebrating ecstatically. With the contract in hand, he tore off his red mask to reveal it was The Miz. Miz went outside the ring, grabbed a mic and jumped on the commentators table to announce he was the winner. Calgary Kid (The Miz) wins via pinfall over Eugene.
Highlights were shown from last week's US Title match between Big Show and Kofi Kingston. Show had complete control of the match, dominating Kingston. The ref eventually disqualified Show for not backing off the attack in the corner. After the bell, Jericho and Show further punished Kingston.
Big Show vs. Randy Orton
The two stood face to face with Orton trying to throw an early punch. Show blocked it and grabbed Orton to take control with serious punches to Orton's ribs. Show continued to dominate as he headbutted Orton down and then put his foot on his neck to choke him. Show started stepping on Orton, then put a neckhold on to squeeze the life out of Orton. Show tossed Orton down then went back after him in the corner. Show sat Orton on the corner, then slapped him to the outside.
Orton was able to rake Big Show's eye, then kicked him on the apron. Show was stunned near the ropes so Orton did a DDT with him off the middle rope. Show threw Orton off the pinfall attempt, so Orton started to stomp on his body parts. Orton then waited for Show to stand up so he could go for the RKO. Orton attempted with Show shoving him from mid air to the mat. Show then chokeslammed Orton, but pinned near the rope and Orton got a foot on the bottom rope. Show prepared for the KO punch as Orton got up near the ropes. Orton ducked the punch and slipped out of the ring. The ref started his countout. Orton looked like he would head back into the ring before 10, but hesitated, giving Show the victory. Orton headed up the ramp and backstage. Big Show wins due to countout of Randy Orton.
Another scene was shown with HHH talking to Chef Shawn Michaels at his new position. HHH called him a cook but Michaels corrected him that he's a "chef". Michaels told HHH after Wrestlemania ended he decided he didn't need it anymore. HHH asked if he really prefered serving corporate nimrods. Michaels said the people there respect him too. Just then a little girl came up saying the tater tots suck, and threw them in Michaels' face. HHH told Michaels that Legacy is getting out of control. Michaels told Hunter he's really good at his new job now. Just then, a huge fire broke out on the grill behind them. Michaels ran back to put it out with an extinguisher.
MVP vs. Chris Masters
Early on MVP tried to get on the corner for a move, with Masters yanking his leg out to drop him to the mat. MVP made his comeback and did a facebuster on Masters to put him on the mat. MVP then hit the Ballin' elbow drop. MVP tried to charge at Masters in the corner, with Masters moving away. MVP caught himself with his boot in the corner. Masters grabbed him from behind and tried for the Masterlock, but MVP managed to escape it and counter into the Playmaker for the win.
While MVP was posing on the corner, Jack Swagger came down the ramp. Swagger stared MVP down from outside the ring, while the ref attented to Chris Masters. Masters got up and came behind to put the Masterlock on MVP as Swagger watched from the apron. Swagger got into the ring to taunt and yell at MVP. After Masters dropped MVP from the hold, Swagger hit the Gutwrench Powerbomb. MVP wins via pinfall over Chris Masters.
A video reel was shown of Jeremy Piven's Raw guest hosting as well as his appearances on various talk shows to discuss hosting Raw and his new movie, "The Goods". Dr. Ken took a bump on his head when Cena threw him over the ropes, and said he was "hurt emotionally". Piven said in an interview that Cena better watch his back.
Triple H was back behind the grill helping Michaels flip burgers. HHH tried to remind Michaels of DX and just who he is as a wrestler. HHH dropped a burger on the floor, then put the burger back on the grill. All of a sudden, Michaels' manager came out yelling at Michaels over what happened earlier. As the guy kept yelling, all of a sudden Michaels delivered a Superkick to knock him down. Michaels told Hunter "I'm in" and then they said "if you're not down with that I got two words for ya..." An older woman came walking over with a tray, looked into the camera and said "Suck it!" Just then, the little girl from earlier started complaining off camera again about the food, saying her dad would have them fired. Michaels walked over stared at the little girl, then delivered another Superkick. Pieces of lettuce went everywhere, and the grill went on fire again. Michaels said "I Quit" and he and HHH left.
The fans voted correctly on the WWE Poll question that Sgt. Slaughter defeated Ultimate Warrior for his first WWE Title reign.
Sgt. Slaughter came out again and said he had his fun but they're all really part of the WWE Universe. Sarge said he wanted to bring someone out that they hadn't seen in a while, the best there was, best there is, and best there ever will be. Bret Hart's theme music started up and the fans went crazy, getting on their feet. After a few moments and no Hitman, Hacksaw Jim Duggan's music hit and out came Hacksaw with the American Flag. The fans immediately began booing.
Hornswoggle & Mark Henry vs. Legacy
Henry came out wearing a green leprechaun's hat again. He and Hornswoggle did a jig on the top of the ramp before going to the ring. Chavo came out with a mic in hand in street clothes. He said his injuries from last week hadn't completely healed yet. Chavo said he found a replacement team to fight for him, and out came Legacy.
At one point, Legacy went for a double suplex on Henry, but couldn't hit it. Instead Henry suplexed both of them to the mat. Dibiase tried to fly at Henry as he came off the ropes, but Henry caught him then did the World's Strongest Slam near the corner. Hornswoggle demanded a tag, and then tried for the Tadpole Splash. Hornswoggle went for it but Dibiase rolled out of the way. Rhodes dropkicked Henry off the apron, then Dibiase hit Dream Street on Hornswoggle to take the pin.
After their win, Dibiase got on the mic with Rhodes up on the ramp. Legacy said they're ready to face DX at Summerslam in the shortest comeback in WWE history. Rhodes said if they're not down with that, they've got two words for them "Too bad". Legacy wins via pinfall over Hornswoggle & Mark Henry.
Josh Matthews interviewed Chris Jericho backstage about his match against Cena. Jericho said tonight he'll defeat Cena for the first time ever, in the city he came from, Calgary. Big Show came out to ask Jericho if he saw what happened earlier with Orton running away. Jericho said of course he did because Show's a giant. Jericho said not to worry because he's manipulated the fans to think he's from Calgary, when he is really from the US. Jericho continued talking trash about Calgary, not realizing they were still on camera until Matthews told him. Jericho was embarassed and left the scene.
Lawler announced that next week actor Freddie Prinze, Jr. will host WWE Raw in St. Louis, Missouri. Lawler and Cole confirmed the DX vs. Legacy Summerslam match as well as Cryme Tyme vs. Show & Jericho, and the TLC match between Jeff Hardy and CM Punk.
John Cena vs. Chris Jericho
After trading control of the match back and forth, Jericho eventually knocked Cena to the mat. Seeing Cena down he tried for a Lionsault, with Cena rolling out of the way. Jericho came back from the ropes and did a bodypress onto Cena for a pin, but Cena rolled through then was able to pick up Jericho from the mat, showing his strength. Cena got Jericho into Attitude Adjustment position, but Jericho slid down Cena's back and turned it into a Walls of Jericho. Cena reversed that and was able to get Jericho into the STF. As Jericho was trapped in it, suddenly Orton appeared in the ring. The ref immediately called for the bell. Cena and Orton stared each other down for a bit, before Cena turned back towards Jericho. Jericho caught him with the Codebreaker to take him down.
Jericho then turned his attention to Orton and hit him for interfering. Orton turned back to kick Jericho then tossed him from the ring. With Jericho outside, Orton looked out at him. Big Show came down to the ring and got in behind Orton. As Orton turned, Show grabbed him for a big Chokeslam. With a brawl ensuing in the ring, Sgt. Slaughter came out again. Sarge said as his last act he was going to schedule a tag team match for next week: Chris Jericho & Big Show versus John Cena and Randy Orton. After the announcement, Orton and Cena double clotheslined Show over the top rope.
Cena talked about being angry, saying Orton knows what that's like. Cena said he's about ready to snap because he's tired of him talking about what he's going to do. Cena said he's also tired of Orton bullying people and acting like the wrestling business owes him something. Cena told Orton if he wants to bully someone to bully him now. The two bumped foreheads and continued a staredown. Cena asked Orton if he was gonna continue talking or do something about it. Just then, Jericho and Big Show came out from backstage and headed to the ring.
Big Show began to boast about how he breathes in someone's direction, he intimidates them. Cena said it's because of his bad breath. Jericho started speaking about his home country of Canada, with the crowd behind him. Jericho told Cena earlier in the night he spoke with Sgt. Slaughter and arranged for a one-on-one match against Cena. Jericho said tonight in Calgary for the first time ever he'll beat Cena. Orton got on the mic and said after Cena loses he'll come down and punch Cena in the skull. Big Show interrupted Orton to tell him that tonight he got a match against him.
Sgt. Slaughter was shown backstage in full gear, then yelled out marching orders.
When Raw returned they gave a WWE Poll trivia question of "Who did Sgt. Slaughter defeat to win his first WWE Championship?" with choices Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior or Hulk Hogan.
Kelly Kelly vs. Alicia Fox vs. Gail Kim vs. Beth Phoenix (Fourway Diva match)
The winner of this Fatal Fourway would win a future shot at Mickie James and the Divas Championship.
During the match, all of the divas starting going crazy trying to pin each other. The ref kept trying to count the various pinfalls but a diva would break it up. Alicia Fox finally grabbed Gail Kim and did a serious backbreaker on her to stop the pin action. Gail rolled to the outside, with Kelly having to fight off Beth and Alicia. Beth eventually grabbed her in a choke hold, but Alicia ran off the ropes and kicked Beth in the face. Just then, Gail jumped off the corner with a missile dropkick. Kelly broke up Gail's pin on Alicia, and the two started to fight.
Later still, Beth was able to impressively pick up both Gail Kim and Kelly on her shoulder and walked to center ring. Alicia ran over to clip Beth's leg and the two heel divas got into it, with Alicia ending up getting tossed over the top rope. Gail Kim jumped out onto her, and then Kelly jumped on them both. Beth Phoenix climbed the corner, and Alicia went over to yank her leg, causing Beth to get hung up in the corner. Kelly then kicked Alicia, but she managed to get into the ring. As Kelly went onto the apron, Alicia dropkicked her off to the outside. Gail then grabbed Alicia and did her finisher, a move where she brought Alicia's neck down into her boot. Gail Kim wins the Divas Fatal Fourway to become #1 Contender for the Divas Championship.
Guest host Sgt. Slaughter came out to the ramp and saluted the fans. Slaughter then led a salute to the Canadian Flag up on the Titantron. Suddenly, a circle with a slash through it appeared on the flag. Slaughter told the crowd if it wasn't for the US, they'd all be speaking Russian or French. Slaughter continued to berate the Canadian fans causing major heat. Slaughter then asked the fans to stand and pay respect to the United States flag. Slaughter then recited the Pledge of Allegiance with his hand on his heart.
Cole and Lawler discussed Triple H's hinting at a DX reunion last week, then said HHH went to Shawn Michaels' home state of Texas to recruit him. Lawler said they'd have footage of Shawn Michaels' new profession later on tonight.
Evan Bourne vs. Jack Swagger
Highlights were shown from 2 weeks ago when Evan Bourne picked up a surprise win in the Beat the Clock Challenge against Swagger. Last week, Swagger was able to avenge the loss and defeat Bourne. Tonight would be the rubber match. Early on Bourne took control as he went over the top rope and landed on Swagger with double knees. As Bourne tried to flip back into the ring, Swagger put his knee out to catch his back. Swagger started using a submission hold, with Bourne eventually escaping to use high octane offense.
Bourne kneed Swagger in the face causing Jack to stumble into the corner. Bourne then charged at him for another strike move. Swagger recovered and threw Bourne's body into the turnbuckle. Swagger then grabbed Bourne and hit the Gutwrench Powerbomb to win it.
Swagger grabbed a mic and got back in the ring after his win. Swagger started to boast about himself, but was interrupted by MVP. MVP told Swagger that the Canadians don't care about him being an All American. MVP challenged Swagger to a match tonight on Raw, Swagger responded "maybe, next week". MVP shoved Swagger down to the mat, and then angry Swagger went to the outside then up the ramp. Jack Swagger wins via pinfall over Evan Bourne.
Footage was shown of Triple H's visit to Houston, Texas. HHH was on his cell phone leaving a message for Shawn Michaels. HHH said he's in the office building cafeteria where Shawn said he would be. HHH saw a guy with a long blond ponytail at a cafeteria dining table and called him "Sexy boy" thinking it was Michaels. The guy turned around and told HHH he gets off at 7, but HHH laughed it off and left the scene. The camera then followed HHH into the cafeteria kitchen where a little girl was ringing a service bell saying she wanted her burger right now. Just then, Shawn Michaels appeared in a chef's uniform and told the girl she'd have to wait for him to cook it on both sides. HHH went up to Michaels and was shocked to see him dressed in the chef uniform. Michaels said hi then went back to work. Cole and Lawler played it off like they were clueless what was going on.
Cole mentioned that Triple H will be on tomorrow night's episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 11:35 PM EST.
Sgt. Slaughter came out again and said he was just joking before. He said he found someone to sing their national anthem and Jillian Hall came out dressed in USA Uncle Sam gear. Jillian started screeching the Canadian National Anthem to a chorus of boos.
Eugene vs. Calgary Kid (Contract on a Pole Match)
First competitor to grab the contract from the pole up on the corner would get a spot back on WWE Raw. Cole said he didn't know who Calgary Kid was so he Googled him. He said all he could find was there was a children's TV show called "Range Ryder and the Calgary Kid".
In the match, Eugene knocked the kid to the mat, then did a mock People's Elbow on him. Eugene started to climb the corner with Calgary Kid able to come over and start punching at him from the other side. Eventually Calgary Kid knocked Eugene off the ropes, then climbed around and was able to pull the contract down. Calgary Kid started celebrating ecstatically. With the contract in hand, he tore off his red mask to reveal it was The Miz. Miz went outside the ring, grabbed a mic and jumped on the commentators table to announce he was the winner. Calgary Kid (The Miz) wins via pinfall over Eugene.
Highlights were shown from last week's US Title match between Big Show and Kofi Kingston. Show had complete control of the match, dominating Kingston. The ref eventually disqualified Show for not backing off the attack in the corner. After the bell, Jericho and Show further punished Kingston.
Big Show vs. Randy Orton
The two stood face to face with Orton trying to throw an early punch. Show blocked it and grabbed Orton to take control with serious punches to Orton's ribs. Show continued to dominate as he headbutted Orton down and then put his foot on his neck to choke him. Show started stepping on Orton, then put a neckhold on to squeeze the life out of Orton. Show tossed Orton down then went back after him in the corner. Show sat Orton on the corner, then slapped him to the outside.
Orton was able to rake Big Show's eye, then kicked him on the apron. Show was stunned near the ropes so Orton did a DDT with him off the middle rope. Show threw Orton off the pinfall attempt, so Orton started to stomp on his body parts. Orton then waited for Show to stand up so he could go for the RKO. Orton attempted with Show shoving him from mid air to the mat. Show then chokeslammed Orton, but pinned near the rope and Orton got a foot on the bottom rope. Show prepared for the KO punch as Orton got up near the ropes. Orton ducked the punch and slipped out of the ring. The ref started his countout. Orton looked like he would head back into the ring before 10, but hesitated, giving Show the victory. Orton headed up the ramp and backstage. Big Show wins due to countout of Randy Orton.
Another scene was shown with HHH talking to Chef Shawn Michaels at his new position. HHH called him a cook but Michaels corrected him that he's a "chef". Michaels told HHH after Wrestlemania ended he decided he didn't need it anymore. HHH asked if he really prefered serving corporate nimrods. Michaels said the people there respect him too. Just then a little girl came up saying the tater tots suck, and threw them in Michaels' face. HHH told Michaels that Legacy is getting out of control. Michaels told Hunter he's really good at his new job now. Just then, a huge fire broke out on the grill behind them. Michaels ran back to put it out with an extinguisher.
MVP vs. Chris Masters
Early on MVP tried to get on the corner for a move, with Masters yanking his leg out to drop him to the mat. MVP made his comeback and did a facebuster on Masters to put him on the mat. MVP then hit the Ballin' elbow drop. MVP tried to charge at Masters in the corner, with Masters moving away. MVP caught himself with his boot in the corner. Masters grabbed him from behind and tried for the Masterlock, but MVP managed to escape it and counter into the Playmaker for the win.
While MVP was posing on the corner, Jack Swagger came down the ramp. Swagger stared MVP down from outside the ring, while the ref attented to Chris Masters. Masters got up and came behind to put the Masterlock on MVP as Swagger watched from the apron. Swagger got into the ring to taunt and yell at MVP. After Masters dropped MVP from the hold, Swagger hit the Gutwrench Powerbomb. MVP wins via pinfall over Chris Masters.
A video reel was shown of Jeremy Piven's Raw guest hosting as well as his appearances on various talk shows to discuss hosting Raw and his new movie, "The Goods". Dr. Ken took a bump on his head when Cena threw him over the ropes, and said he was "hurt emotionally". Piven said in an interview that Cena better watch his back.
Triple H was back behind the grill helping Michaels flip burgers. HHH tried to remind Michaels of DX and just who he is as a wrestler. HHH dropped a burger on the floor, then put the burger back on the grill. All of a sudden, Michaels' manager came out yelling at Michaels over what happened earlier. As the guy kept yelling, all of a sudden Michaels delivered a Superkick to knock him down. Michaels told Hunter "I'm in" and then they said "if you're not down with that I got two words for ya..." An older woman came walking over with a tray, looked into the camera and said "Suck it!" Just then, the little girl from earlier started complaining off camera again about the food, saying her dad would have them fired. Michaels walked over stared at the little girl, then delivered another Superkick. Pieces of lettuce went everywhere, and the grill went on fire again. Michaels said "I Quit" and he and HHH left.
The fans voted correctly on the WWE Poll question that Sgt. Slaughter defeated Ultimate Warrior for his first WWE Title reign.
Sgt. Slaughter came out again and said he had his fun but they're all really part of the WWE Universe. Sarge said he wanted to bring someone out that they hadn't seen in a while, the best there was, best there is, and best there ever will be. Bret Hart's theme music started up and the fans went crazy, getting on their feet. After a few moments and no Hitman, Hacksaw Jim Duggan's music hit and out came Hacksaw with the American Flag. The fans immediately began booing.
Hornswoggle & Mark Henry vs. Legacy
Henry came out wearing a green leprechaun's hat again. He and Hornswoggle did a jig on the top of the ramp before going to the ring. Chavo came out with a mic in hand in street clothes. He said his injuries from last week hadn't completely healed yet. Chavo said he found a replacement team to fight for him, and out came Legacy.
At one point, Legacy went for a double suplex on Henry, but couldn't hit it. Instead Henry suplexed both of them to the mat. Dibiase tried to fly at Henry as he came off the ropes, but Henry caught him then did the World's Strongest Slam near the corner. Hornswoggle demanded a tag, and then tried for the Tadpole Splash. Hornswoggle went for it but Dibiase rolled out of the way. Rhodes dropkicked Henry off the apron, then Dibiase hit Dream Street on Hornswoggle to take the pin.
After their win, Dibiase got on the mic with Rhodes up on the ramp. Legacy said they're ready to face DX at Summerslam in the shortest comeback in WWE history. Rhodes said if they're not down with that, they've got two words for them "Too bad". Legacy wins via pinfall over Hornswoggle & Mark Henry.
Josh Matthews interviewed Chris Jericho backstage about his match against Cena. Jericho said tonight he'll defeat Cena for the first time ever, in the city he came from, Calgary. Big Show came out to ask Jericho if he saw what happened earlier with Orton running away. Jericho said of course he did because Show's a giant. Jericho said not to worry because he's manipulated the fans to think he's from Calgary, when he is really from the US. Jericho continued talking trash about Calgary, not realizing they were still on camera until Matthews told him. Jericho was embarassed and left the scene.
Lawler announced that next week actor Freddie Prinze, Jr. will host WWE Raw in St. Louis, Missouri. Lawler and Cole confirmed the DX vs. Legacy Summerslam match as well as Cryme Tyme vs. Show & Jericho, and the TLC match between Jeff Hardy and CM Punk.
John Cena vs. Chris Jericho
After trading control of the match back and forth, Jericho eventually knocked Cena to the mat. Seeing Cena down he tried for a Lionsault, with Cena rolling out of the way. Jericho came back from the ropes and did a bodypress onto Cena for a pin, but Cena rolled through then was able to pick up Jericho from the mat, showing his strength. Cena got Jericho into Attitude Adjustment position, but Jericho slid down Cena's back and turned it into a Walls of Jericho. Cena reversed that and was able to get Jericho into the STF. As Jericho was trapped in it, suddenly Orton appeared in the ring. The ref immediately called for the bell. Cena and Orton stared each other down for a bit, before Cena turned back towards Jericho. Jericho caught him with the Codebreaker to take him down.
Jericho then turned his attention to Orton and hit him for interfering. Orton turned back to kick Jericho then tossed him from the ring. With Jericho outside, Orton looked out at him. Big Show came down to the ring and got in behind Orton. As Orton turned, Show grabbed him for a big Chokeslam. With a brawl ensuing in the ring, Sgt. Slaughter came out again. Sarge said as his last act he was going to schedule a tag team match for next week: Chris Jericho & Big Show versus John Cena and Randy Orton. After the announcement, Orton and Cena double clotheslined Show over the top rope.
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