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[Evil Vito]

WWE.com reports that World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms for a release with WWE Divas Ivory and Miss Jackie, Stevie Richards, and developmental star Nick Dinsmore. We wish all four the best in their future endeavors.

<font color=goldenrod>Richards and Dinsmore.</font> :(

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Here's FEW Wednesday Night Shockwave for July 8, 2009:

D'Lo Brown got us started off, hoping to get back on the path to being FEW Champion. He had his work cut out for him tonight against the bizarre Sinn the Clown. Solid match, got a better rating than I was anticipating. D'Lo wins following a Sky High out of the blue.

Thorn is out next, demanding another chance at the FEW Title after Elijah jilted him out of his chance on Saturday. The REAL Wrestlers come down and swarm Thorn, the numbers game is just too much. Elijah gets on the mic after and tells Thorn things will be getting worse for him, because tonight he will be facing the man he eliminated last in the Number 1 Contender's Battle Royal, the 500 lb King Nelson!

Seeking revenge on Colt Cabana from Saturday, Ted DiBiase Jr. asked for, and got, a match against Colt. Much like the DiBiase/Smith match from Saturday, it became clear to Ted that he wasn't going to be able to put Colt away cleanly. His attempt at cheating on a roll-up even got thwarted when the ref caught him and warned him to stop. The fight spilled to the outside, and that's when DiBiase showed a ruthless side to him, throwing Colt shoulder-first into the ring post at full speed. DiBiase hopped back in for a cheap countout victory! He quickly fled the ring after Harry Smith came out to check on his friend Colt Cabana.

Relative unknown Bradley Ryan got some television exposure tonight in a match against Chris Harris. He made the most of this opportunity by not getting squashed, these two meshed really well in this bout, there was even a ref bump! During the aforementioned bump, Cliff Compton ran out to confront his nemesis and help Ryan to a victory, and Ryan looked like he could use all the help he could get. Ryan held Harris for a clothesline, Harris ducks, and Compton ends up clotheslining Ryan instead. Harris knocks Compton out, the ref recovers, Catonic on Bradley Ryan, and 3 seconds later Chris Harris was declared the victor.

Jonathan Coachman announces that Future Endeavors Wrestling is getting another championship: the FEW Television title. It was determined in a meeting with the FEW Board of Directors (including outside consultant Lou P. Daight) that the best way to crown a new champion would be - a tournament! 16 FEW superstars will be randomly put into brackets. The first round would last two weeks, the quarter finals the week after, and the semi-finals and finals to be held on Saturday, August 1st at FEW's first ever PPV: Fight Night!

A battered Thorn faced off with King Nelson in the main event of the evening. This is King Nelson/Big Daddy V/Viscera/Mabel we are talking about here, so yeah, it was the worst match of the night by far. With the Crucifix simply not an option against the mammoth King Nelson, Thorn settled for a big boot that stunned him, then followed it up with a big spinebuster for a most impressive victory. After the bout, Thorn received ANOTHER title shot to the head by Elijah Burke. Burke celebrates as the show goes off the air.

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Yay tournaments!</font> :shifty:

[Splaya]

Hey can you guys give me a reliable site to download EWR whether it be free to buy or not. The last time I tried to dl it, it crashed my laptop

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Richards and Dinsmore. :(

Both of their contracts expired at the end of November and I couldn't really justify re-signing either of them since Richards was just acting as Victoria's manager and Dinsmore wasn't making that much progress in OVW. Maybe he'll get picked up by somebody else and improve there, then I can snatch him back. The rosters are so big atm that I can barely use the active roster I have.

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NOVEMBER 2003 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(13-4) Brock Lesnar (4-2, 92) (W Benoit, L Rhyno, W SS match, L SS match, W Eddie, W Shelton)
(12-5) Kurt Angle (6-0, 94) (W Kanyon, W 6-man tag, W SS match, W SS match, W Cena, W Kanyon)
(11-6) John Cena (5-1, 91) (W Chavo, W O'Haire, W SS match, W SS match, L Angle, W Stamboli)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(14-2) Big Show (5-0, 75) (W Edge, W Rey, W SS match, W Rhyno, W UT)
(5-4) Shelton Benjamin (3-1, 83) (W 8-man tag, W battle royal, W w/Haas vs Bashams, L Brock)
(7-6-1) Chris Benoit (2-3, 87) (L Brock, W Kidman, L SS match, L Rey, W Rey)
(8-7) Hardcore Holly (3-2, 83) (W 8-man tag, L w/Bradshaw vs D.A., L SS match, W w/Bradshaw vs FBI, W w/Edge vs D.A.)
(8-8) Undertaker (5-1, 76) (W O'Haire, W 6-man tag, W SS match, W SS match, W Gunn/Kanyon, L Show)
(6-7) Edge (3-2, 82) (L Show, W 6-man tag, W SS match, L O'Haire, W w/Holly vs D.A.)
(6-9) Eddie Guerrero (2-3, 83) (W w/Moore vs Carlito/Tajiri, L Chavo, W SS match, L Brock, L O'Haire)
(6-9) Sean O'Haire (2-3, 81) (L UT, L Cena, L SS match, W Edge, W Eddie)
(5-9) Rey Mysterio (1-4, 87) (L Kidman, L Show, L SS match, W Benoit, L Benoit)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(8-3-1) Rhyno (2-2, 86) (W Gunn, W Brock, L SS match, L Show)
(7-3) Billy Kidman (4-2, 79) (W Rey, L Benoit, W SS match, L SS match, W w/Tajiri vs Noble/Dragon, W Tajiri)
(8-5) Bradshaw (2-2, 70) (W 8-man tag, L w/Holly vs D.A., L SS match, W w/Holly vs FBI)
(5-4) A-Train (2-2, 71) (L 8-man tag, W w/Morgan vs Bullies, W SS match, L w/Morgan vs Edge/Holly)
(6-6) Tajiri (2-2, 74) (L w/Carlito vs Eddie/Moore, W SS match, W w/Kidman vs Noble/Dragon, L Kidman)
(4-4) Charlie Haas (2-1, 82) (W 8-man tag, L battle royal, W w/Shelton vs Bashams)
(2-3) Carlito (1-2, 72) (L w/Tajiri vs Eddie/Moore, W SS match, L Dragon)
(4-7) Chuck Palumbo (1-3, 75) (W w/Stamboli vs S2H/Kish, L 6-man tag, L SS match, L w/Stamboli vs Bullies)
(4-8) Johnny Stamboli (1-4, 68) (W w/Palumbo vs S2H/Kish, L 6-man tag, L SS match, L w/Palumbo vs Bullies, L Cena)
(2-4) Rikishi (0-1, 71) (L w/S2H vs FBI)
(2-5) Billy Gunn (0-3, 66) (L Rhyno, L battle royal, L w/Kanyon vs UT)
(3-10) Chavo Guerrero (1-2, 84) (L Cena, W Eddie, L SS match)
(1-5) Ultimo Dragon (1-2, 65) (L SS match, L w/Noble vs Kidman/Tajiri, W
(1-6) Shannon Moore (1-1, 70) (W w/Eddie vs Carlito/Tajiri, L SS match)
(1-7) Chris Kanyon (0-4, 70) (L Angle, L battle royal, L w/Gunn vs UT, L Angle)
(0-5) Scotty 2 Hotty (0-2, 76) (L w/Kish vs FBI, L SS match)
(0-5) Jamie Noble (0-2, 65) (L SS match, L w/Dragon vs Kidman/Tajiri)
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(0-8) Doug Basham (0-3, 52) (L 8-man tag, L battle royal, L w/Danny vs WGTT)
(0-8) Danny Basham (0-3, 49) (L 8-man tag, L battle royal, L w/Doug vs WGTT)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(6-3) Matt Morgan (2-2, 62) (L 8-man tag, W w/Train vs Bullies, W SS match, L w/Train vs Holly/Edge)
(3-1) Sakoda (1-0, 55) (W SS match)
(3-2) Akio (1-0, 55) (W SS match)
(2-4) Nunzio (0-2, 69) (L 6-man tag, L SS match)
(0-2) Paul London (0-1, 68) (L SS match)

Managers Who've Wrestled
(0-1) Nidia (0-1) (L SS match)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Stephanie McMahon (96)
Tazz (72)
Sable (70)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (92) (A-Train, Big Show, Billy Kidman, Brock Lesnar, Matt Morgan)
Torrie Wilson (70) (None)
Nidia (62) (Jamie Noble)

SmackDown! Title Changes
WWE World - None (Brock Lesnar has been champ since ??/??)
United States - None (Big Show has been champ since ??/??)
WWE Tag Team - None (Dangerous Alliance have been champs since 10/2)
Cruiserweight - None (Billy Kidman has been champ since 9/25)

SmackDown! Feuds
Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar (97 Heat)
John Cena vs. Sean O'Haire (86 Heat)
Eddie Guerrero vs. Chavo Guerrero (88 Heat)
Undertaker vs. Big Show (81 Heat)

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Oh, for fuck's sake! I was just about finished with my recap of RAW when my computer decided to fuck up. Okay, here's the cliff's notes version.

DECEMBER 1, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

Rico beats Val Venis in a second-round match, but Val attacks him afterwards.

Hurricane and Nova beat Matt Hardy and William Regal when Nova pins Regal.

The Dudley Boyz cut a promo where they talk about their dominance of the tag division and issue an open challenge.

Kane beat Lance Storm

Christian beat Tommy Dreamer to advance to the quarterfinals

Goldberg beat Chris Jericho by DQ when Kane attacked 'berg. Booker T ran in to save Jericho.

Jericho cuts a promo about how much he hates Booker T and how after Jericho wins the belt, he's setting his sights on that bedreadlocked ass-clown and he will never eeeeeever be the same a-gain.

Trish lost the Women's Title to Victoria thanks to interference from Gail Kim. After the match, Victoria attacked Gail for not letting her win the match her way.

RVD beat Batista to advance to the quarterfinals.

Shawn Michaels beat Triple H in another quarterfinal match thanks to interference from HBK's New Mega-Powers partner The Rock.

After the match, Triple H grabs the mic and demands a one-on-one match with The Rock to finally end this whole thing. Rock can pick the stipulation, but it all ends at Armageddon.

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DECEMBER 4, 2003 - SmackDown!


With three weeks to go until Christmas and four until 2004, SmackDown kicks off its holiday season with a present for wrestling purists - a four-way match involving four of the most exciting cruiserweights in the world! It's Jamie Noble versus Shannon Moore versus Carlito versus Tajiri!

Moore and Carlito start the match, and there's good back-and-forth between the two until Noble tags in and goes toe-to-toe with Carlito with Noble taking advantage with superior technical skills. Tajiri comes in and works over Carlito, who panics and tags in Moore. Tajiri finishes the match with a top-rope DDT and the Kick of Death.

Up next, it's the latest chapter in the saga of Paul Heyman trying to destroy Rhyno, as he's arranged for the Manbeast to face off against former WWE Tag Team Champions the Basham Brothers. Rhyno dominates both men until the Bashams manage to land a series of double team moves. Rhyno fights off Danny, but Doug takes advantage, and they double-team some more. Rhyno plants Doug with a Death Valley Driver, then GOOOOOOOOOOOOOREs Danny for the win.

After the match, Stephanie McMahon and Paul Heyman are in a shouting match backstage. Stephanie tells Heyman that she's the General Manager of SmackDown!, and Paul has no business booking matches on her show. He may have all the gold, but she has all the power, and he would do well to remember that.

Up next is another Royal Rumble qualifying match, and the winner will have to be one of the odds-on favorites in January based on sheer size alone. Unfortunately, Rikishi and Big Show don't exactly put on a masterpiece. Show manages to hit a massive Show Stopper to win the match and book himself a spot in the Rumble.

Last week, Ultimo Dragon earned a shot at Billy Kidman's Cruiserweight Title by defeating Carlito in a contender's match. Kidman starts off with some martial arts kicks and sweeps. Dragon fights back, and they go back-and-forth for several minutes until Kidman lands a picture-perfect dropkick to set up his Shooting Star Press to retain the title.

Another spot in the Royal Rumble is on the line now as a pair of men with an affinity for motorcycles match up. It's Undertaker vs the FBI's Chuck Palumbo. They put on a surprisingly good match, even though the crowd isn't really into it. Undertaker hits the Chokeslam to advance to the Rumble match.

Up next is a fatal fourway for a shot at Big Show's United States Title next week. Eddie Guerrero and Edge start the match, but Shelton Benjamin quickly tags in and shows off suplexes on Eddie. Eddie manages to tag in Hardcore Holly, but Shelton takes control again and lands a sweet belly-to-belly from the top rope. Inexplicably, he tags in Eddie, who hits some major high-impact moves. Chavo Guerrero appears at ringside with a steel chair. Holly goes to whip Eddie toward it, but Eddie reverses, and it nails Holly instead! Eddie rolls up Holly to earn the title shot!

A furious Chavo grabs the microphone. "Eddie, I don't care whether you win the title or not, I am just so sick and tired of us going back and forth like this. Armageddon is supposed to be the final battleground, right? Well, let's make it that way. One way or the other, title, no title, it all ends at Armageddon!"

Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio enter the third match of their best-of-seven series tied up at one win apiece. Bear in mind, the first to win four gets a shot at the WWE Title at Royal Rumble! Just like their previous matches, they both use their own strengths throughout. Rey uses kicks and high flying, while Benoit uses suplexes. Rey misses a clothesline, and Benoit takes control with a kick and a hard back suplex before slapping on the Crippler Crossface. Rey taps out for the second week in a row, and they shake hands, parting once more as friends. Benoit is now just two wins away from a WWE Title shot!

Our main event of the evening pits Kurt Angle and John Cena, who just two weeks ago did battle in a #1 contender match, against Brock Lesnar and Sean O'Haire. O'Haire and Lesnar dominate Cena early, but Angle hot tags in and hits a bulldog and a suplex before Lesnar tags in O'Haire. Cena tags in at the same time, and the rivals tie it up. O'Haire works Cena around behind the referee and hits a low blow! The ref notices only O'Haire rolling Cena up for the cheap victory! Cena and Angle chase the victors off, gaining a small measure of revenge.

Cena grabs the mic and says that he may not like Chavo Guerrero, but a good idea's a good idea. For three months, Sean O'Haire has been a pain in my ass, and enough is enough. At Armageddon, whoever draws First Blood gets the last laugh!

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DECEMBER 8, 2003 - Monday Night RAW
The remaining slots in the quarterfinals of the Intercontinental Title tournament will be on the line tonight! Plus, the Dudley Boyz' open challenge has been answered... by The New Mega-Powers! What an explosive main event!

The night kicks off with the latest battle in the war between Goldberg and Kane, but this time a spot in the IC Title quarterfinals is on the line. Yet another terrible match ends with Goldberg pinning Kane with the Jackhammer, then laying him out with a chair afterwards.

The Divas are up next as Lita takes on Jazz. Decent match ends with Jazz getting Lita to tap out to the STF.

Val Venis is walking backstage. He hears something and turns back, but there's nothing there. He moves on, and we see a figure emerge from the shadows... but we can't tell who it is.

Another quarterfinal berth is on the line next as Nova hopes to continue his hot streak against Matt Hardy Version 1.0. Very good match that has a bunch of near falls, but after Nova goes to the well once too often, Matt hits a Twist of Fate out of nowhere to pick up the win.

The seventh quarterfinal spot is determined when Hurricane takes on William Regal. Hurricane takes control early with a slam, kicks, and a dropkick to the knee, but Regal fights back with an elbow, a butterfly suplex, and a reverse DDT. The two go back-and-forth until Hurricane manages to catch Regal with a rolling kick to set up the Shining Wizard and the victory.

Trish Stratus is in the ring, and she calls out Gail Kim for costing her the Women's Title last week against Victoria. Gail is a step ahead of her, though, and blindsides her. Gail is pummeling Trish until the new Women's Champ hits the ring! Victoria chases Gail off and helps Trish to her feet. Victoria has turned over a new leaf!

The last quarterfinal spot is up for grabs next as former ECW tag-team partners the Thrillseekers Lance Storm and Chris Jericho go one-on-one! Jericho taks control early with kicks and a pair of flying axe handles, but Storm fights back with punches and elbows until Jericho again uses his feet to take control. More brawling until Jericho sweeps Storm's legs and clamps on the Walls of Jericho, and Storm has no choice but to tap out!

Booker T and Christian are up next, and they're both headed in opposite directions. Booker has struggled mightily over the last three months, while Christian appears to be on his way up the ranks after advancing to the IC Title quarterfinals last week. Disappointing match ends with Christian hitting the Unprettier to continue his winning ways.

After the break, Booker and Chris Jericho start to get into it again, but they're held apart by an army of officials and fellow wrestlers. The hatred between these two men is off the charts!

Rob Van Dam and Triple H are up next, and it's another crappy H match. RVD picks up the win with the Five-Star Frogsplash.

Our main event is for the World Tag Team Titles! The Dudley Boyz have been dominant since winning the belts in September, but they've never faced a team as impressive as Shawn Michaels and the World Champion The Rock! The Dudleyz isolate the champ early until D-Von misses a legdrop. Rock tags in Michaels, who takes to the air and hits a big kick before eating a backdrop and a neckbreaker. Bubba tags back in and slams HBK, who hot-tags the champ. Bubba clotheslines Rocky, and in the confusion, the referee misses Triple H hitting the ring! Pedigree on The Rock! Bubba pins The Rock after the ref turns back, and the Dudleyz pick up the win! Afterwards, HBK confronts Rock. Rock's bad blood with HHH just cost them the belts!

Next week, we will be just two weeks away from Armageddon, and the pieces should start falling into place as to who will be representing RAW on that card. We already know that Triple H will challenge The Rock one last time for the World Title, and they'll sign that contract next week! Plus, the quarterfinals of the Intercontinental Title tournament will take place - Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Rob Van Dam, Matt Hardy, Goldberg, Christian, Hurricane, and Rico are all looking to claim the gold that Randy Orton vacated with his neck injury! The Dudley Boyz will prove again that they are fighting champions as they defend the World Tag Team Titles in a triple threat against La Resistance and Scott Steiner & Test. Trish Stratus will team with her new ally the new Women's Champion Victoria to take on Gail Kim and Molly Holly. Plus, Booker T versus Kane, Tommy Dreamer versus Batista, and possibly more on just who is stalking Val Venis!

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DECEMBER 11, 2003 - SmackDown!

Just two and a half weeks until Armageddon, five matches from SmackDown! have already been announced. Tonight, we will see or hear from all of the participants. Plus, in our main event tonight, Big Show defends the United States Title against Eddie Guerrero and match four in the best-of-seven series between Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero!

The show kicks off with tag team action pitting the team of Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty against the lowly Basham Brothers. The Bashams have been on a downward spiral, having lost every match they've competed in since the beginning of September. Danny starts off with Scotty 2 Hotty, and the master of the Worm takes an early lead. Danny manages to tag in Doug, but Scotty quickly takes the advantage on him, as well. The gigantic Samoan comes in and works over Doug, then brings Scotty back in, who levels the Machine with a springboard dropkick. Doug manages to somehow tag in Danny, who hits a big spinning neckbreaker on Scotty to set up a Double DDT, and the Bashams win! Danny and Doug jump around the ring as though they just won the main event at WrestleMania.

Up next is another qualifying match for the Royal Rumble, just one month from tonight! This match showcases two of the top stars of the cruiserweight division, Shannon Moore against the controversial champion Billy Kidman. Kidman dominates early, using his feet, but Shannon takes control with high-flying moves. In the end, though, Kidman picks up another big win with the Shooting Star Press to become the seventh man to officially qualify for the Royal Rumble!

Backstage, John Cena is surrounded by weapons. He knows that he can't go into Armageddon unarmed, because he knows his opponent won't. Sean O'Haire is going to do everything to get where Cena is - the main event. And to get there, he's going to have to make Cena bleed. But the problem with that is, the only blood O'Haire's going to see at Armageddon is his own. Word life.

Last week, Stephanie McMahon took Paul Heyman to task for booking Rhyno into a handicap match against the WWE Tag Team Champions the Dangerous Alliance. Tonight, she shows Heyman who the boss is by booking the champs in another handicap match, this time against the World's Greatest Tag Team... and Kurt Angle! Haas and Morgan start off, with Haas outwrestling MOrgan until Morgan hits a discus punch. Angle comes in, but Morgan presses the advantage. Shelton Benjamin tags in, and he and Angle hit a double back elbow. Now it's Shelton on the advantage with high-impact moves before tagging Angle back in for more double-teaming. Morgan manages to pull of a bulldog out of nowhere and tags in A-Train. They double-team Angle until Haas comes in, but Train pounds him. Haas tags Shelton back in, and WGTT now double-team Train. Angle tags back in and works A-Train over with superior wrestling until hitting a modified powerbomb to set up the Angle Lock!

Sean O'Haire has to be thinking about what John Cena said about their First Blood match earlier, but he also needs to focus on his Royal Rumble qualifying match against Jamie Noble! Noble manages to land a couple of moves, but the match was about 85% O'Haire, ending with the Prophecy.

Last week, Hardcore Holly was screwed out of a shot at the United States Title due to botched interference from Chavo Guerrero, who was trying to take out his uncle Eddie. Tonight, Holly looks for revenge. He doesn't get it, though, as Chavo surprisingly manages to squash the Backstage Bully, finishing him off with a swinging DDT to build momentum toward his big match with Eddie at Armageddon.

Backstage, Undertaker is preparing Big Show's punishment. Armageddon is the battleground where the just and the unjust meet their final sentence. In the old days, Undertaker would have made some vague biblical references, but the American Bad Ass just sees it as an excuse to kick Big Show's ass and end this thing for good. But he may not be able to wait until Armageddon.

Chris Benoit enters tonight's match with Rey Mysterio ahead 2-1 in their best-of-seven series after picking up the win last week with the Crippler Crossface. Once again, the two go back and forth with Rey flying around the ring and Benoit out-wrestling him. Benoit continually overpowers Rey as well until he misses a clothesline, allowing Rey to nail the 619 to tie things up again! Once again, they shake hands in a display of sportsmanship.

Brock Lesnar saw the #1 contender for his WWE Title, Kurt Angle, victorious in a handicap match against his Dangerous Alliance stablemates earlier, and you know the Next Big Thing is going to try to take it out on Edge. Lesnar starts with a stiff chop, then punches, a big clothesline, and a back elbow. Edge fights back with a slam and a bulldog, but Lesnar answers with a bulldog of his own and a huge spinebuster. Edge manages to land a headbutt, but misses a splash, and Lesnar capitalizes with the F5 for the win!

Eddie Guerrero won a fatal fourway last week to earn a shot at Big Show's United States Title, and tonight he cashes it in! Surprisingly good match out of Show, who's been sort of phoning it in lately. Undertaker shows up at ringside as the match winds down with a chair. Just like last week, Eddie gets help from someone else wielding a chair, and Undertaker cracks Show with it while Eddie has him distracted. Eddie mounts the turnbuckles and hits the Frog Splash. New champion, Tazz! Show staggers to his feet, but Undertaker blasts him again with the chair. UT sets the chair up near the ropes, then drop toeholds Show face-first onto the chair! Show is a mess!

Eddie walks up the aisle, celebrating his title victory, but he's blindsided by Chavo! Chavo attacks his uncle and grabs the belt, escaping through the crowd. Eddie is pissed as SmackDown! goes off the air.

So Armageddon has taken shape. We know that Kurt Angle will challenge Brock Lesnar for the WWE Title and John Cena faces Sean O'Haire in a First Blood Match. But Eddie Guerrero's victory throws a lot into doubt. Now his match with Chavo Guerrero is for the United States Title, while Undertaker and Big Show are only battling for pride. Expect more developments in both of those feuds in the remaining weeks until Armageddon.

Plus, next week, either Chris Benoit or Rey Mysterio will go one win away from a WWE Title shot at Royal Rumble when they have their fifth match in their best-of-seven series. Speaking of the Rumble, tonight Sean O'Haire and Billy Kidman joined Big Show, John Cena, Undertaker, the World's Greatest Tag Team, and the loser of the Angle/Lesnar match in the Rumble match. Next week, two more SmackDown! superstars will qualify. Plus, what does Eddie Guerrero think about Chavo Guerrero stealing his belt? And what does Paul Heyman think about the fact that someone outside of his Dangerous Alliance is now a champion? Plus, where the heck was Rhyno tonight? You don't want to miss next week's SmackDown!

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DECEMBER 15, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

Eight men remain in the Intercontinental Title tournament, but when the dust settles tonight, we will be down to four! Also, the World Tag Team Titles are on the line, plus the contract signing for The Rock versus Triple H at Armageddon!

The evening starts with Evolution's Animal Batista taking on Tommy Dreamer. Batista starts with strikes, but Tommy responds with a couple of slams. Batista hits a big clothesline and a DDT for two. Discus punch gets two more. Tommy ducks a clothesline and clamps on a full nelson, but Batista kicks him away and plants him with a Batista Bomb for the win.

The Dudley Boyz are out next to once again defend the World Tag Team Titles, this time in a triple threat against Scott Steiner and Test and La Resistance's Dupree and Grenier. Bubba and Steiner start, with Bubba taking control. Grenier tags in and continues the offense on Steiner until Steiner tags in Test. Test and Steiner hit a double suplex and Grenier tags in Dupree. Dupree kicks and DDTs Test, who then tags D-Von in. Dupree strikes D-Von, but D-Von slides out of an arm wringer and hits his lifting reverse DDT to retain the belts.

Backstage, Val Venis is again walking alone. He can definitely tell he's being watched. Suddenly, someone dressed all in black jumps out from behind some crates and drags him off-camera. We hear a loud crack, then footsteps running away. The camera finally catches up to Val, and he's laid out with a monkey wrench laying next to him.

Last week, Kane suffered a disappointing loss to his rival Goldberg, but he looks to bounce back against Booker T. Kane starts off with a slam, a Death Valley Driver, and a spear for two. A big slam gets two more. Booker clotheslines Kane and slams him, but Kane fights out of a piledriver and plants him with a Tombstone for the win.

Last week, the new Women's Champion Victoria came to Trish Stratus' aid as she was being pummeled by Gail Kim. That sets up tonight's tag team action pitting Trish and Victoria against Gail and Molly Holly. Trish and Molly start off, and Molly hits an armdrag and a missile dropkick for two. Gail tags in, and they hit a Hart Attack for two. Gail chops Trish, but Trish DDTs Gail and tags in the champ. Victoria slams Gail and hits her with a pieldriver. Gail tags in Molly, who hits a flying elbow and an enzuigiri for two. Victoria hits a DDT, then the Widow's Peak for the win.

Shawn Michaels is one of the odds-on favorites to win the Intercontinental Title tournament, as he was on the verge so many times of taking the belt from Randy Orton before Orton's neck injury forced him to vacate it. Rico, on the other hand, is this tournament's Cinderella story, having stopped the roll of Mark Jindrak and picking up a victory over his rival Val Venis to get this far. The winner goes on to next week's semifinals! HBK starts with punches, but Rico responds with a back heel kick and a Whippersnapper. HBK hits a legsweep and a bulldog for two, then a big kick to the face for two more. He goes for a splash, but Rico gets his knees up, then lands a bulldog for two. Back on their feet, HBK hits Sweet Chin Music out of nowhere to pick up the win and advance to the Final Four.

Unfortunately, the crowd was so pumped from that match that they kind of shat (rightfully so) on Chris Jericho versus Goldberg. Kane takes Goldberg out with a chair, which lets Y2J pick up the win and a slot in the semifinals, but afterwards Goldberg launches Kane out of the ring.

Christian is backstage, preparing for his match with Rob Van Dam, but first he wants to address Shawn Michaels. Shawn, so much of what you've had over the last decade has been handed to you. And this tournament is no exception. You almost get lucky enough to beat Randy Orton once or twice, and that's enough to earn you a bye? Then in the second round, you get bailed out against Triple H by your buddy The Rock. And now tonight, you get a cake walk against Rico. Meanwhile, I've had to earn everything that's come my way. And when I beat RVD next, I can't wait until next week when I can finally show you what it's like to earn something. 'Cause that's how I roll.

RVD starts the match with strikes, then a massive spinning kick, then another kick to the face and a dropkick. He misses a legdrop, though, and Christian capitalizes with a powerbomb for two. RVD hits a spinning bulldg for two, then a top-rope DDT for two more. They exchange punches, then RVD legsweeps Christian to set up the Five-Star Frogsplash! RVD advances!

Over the last couple of months, few matches have brought as much excitement as the series between Hurricane and Matt Hardy Version 1.0. The rivals lock it up again tonight in a quarterfinal match. Hurricane starts off with a slam, but Matt hits a back heel kick and a legsweep for two. Cool suplex for two more. Another legsweep, but Hurricane fights out of a suplex and lands a super Frankensteiner for two. Springboard dropkick for two more. Slam by Hurricane, then a high dropkick. Matt ducks under a clothesline, then hits an axe handle from the second rope. Face crusher sets up the Twist of Fate, and Matt Hardy is going to the semifinals!

The ring has been cleared for the contract signing for the World Title match at Armageddon. Triple H once again tells The Rock that he can have his choice of match, but Rock leaves the stipulation line blank, keeping the challenger in anticipation. Both men sign the contract, then Triple H literally turns the tables on his rival and hits the Pedigree!

Next week, it's the semifinals of the Intercontinental Title tournament! Rob Van Dam versus Shawn Michaels! Chris Jericho versus Matt Hardy! The winners go to Armageddon to battle for the vacant belt. Plus, Goldberg and Kane's feud has gone too far, and now RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff has set up a match for next week that is guaranteed to end it. In a Royal Rumble qualifying match, it will be Goldberg versus Kane in an I Quit match! The winner goes on to the Rumble, the loser literally quits World Wrestling Entertainment! Also, three more slots in the Royal Rumble match will be determined in qualifying matches. Just one more RAW before Armageddon, and anything can still happen!

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DECEMBER 18, 2003 - SmackDown!

Christmas comes a week early for one of the participants in our opening contest as Scotty 2 Hotty takes on Nunzio for a spot in January's Royal Rumble match! Really good back-and-forth match to start the show that ends with Nunzio clamping on the Sicilian Crab to pick up the submission victory and a Rumble berth.

It's a Cruiserweight Division start to SmackDown, as our second contest also showcases two of the top names in that division as former champion Tajiri takes on Shannon Moore. Lots of near falls in this one, and Tajiri nearly knocks Shannon out with some stiff knees and kicks, and in the end he picks up the win with the Kick of Death.

Up next is a four-team elimination match to determine #1 contenders for the Dangerous Alliance's WWE Tag Team Titles next week. It's the Backstage Bullies against the World's Greatest Tag Team against the Basham Brothers against the FBI. The Bullies are the first to fall as Stamboli catches Holly with a bulldog for a three count. Next is the FBI, as Charlie Haas takes Stamboli off the top with a sick belly-to-belly. WGTT and the Bashams go back and forth with quick tags, but Danny Basham picks up a surprising second-straight victory for his team by spearing Sheton and hitting Haas with Brain Damage!

Rhyno is in the ring for his match, but first he wants the microphone. For the last week, he's been hearing nothing but "Where were you last week?" And the truth is, he wasn't himself last week. He's lost focus. You see, that should have been Rhyno costing Big Show the United States Title last week instead of Undertaker. No disrespect to Undertaker, but taking down the Dangerous Alliance was supposed to be his job. And that's why, starting tonight, no matter what it takes, I'm going to go through the members of the Dangerous Alliance one at a time until Paul Heyman finally gives me what I deserve - a shot at Brock Lesnar!

Billy Kidman has the unfortunate task of being Rhyno's opponent, and Rhyno basically squashes him. He manages to hit a couple of moves, but winds up eating a Gore for the loss. After the match, Rhyno chases him down in the aisle and continues to pummel him. He means business!

Up next is another qualifying match for the Royal Rumble as Edge takes on Billy Gunn. Edge hits a forearm, but Billy takes control for most of the early going until Edge manages to fight back with high-impact offense. Gunn gets some licks in, but in the end, he falls victim to the Edgecutioner, putting Edge in the Rumble!

In a match we've seen several times over the last three months but has yet to disappoint, Eddie Guerrero again teams with John Cena to take on Chavo Guerrero and Sean O'Haire. Chavo (who is still carrying around the United States Title he stole from his uncle Eddie last week) works over Eddie with his feet early before tagging in O'Haire for double-teaming. Cena comes in and begins to overpower his rival. Chavo tags back in, and so does Eddie, and Chavo pulls Eddie's tights to lie, cheat, and steal his way to another victory!

As Eddie fumes in the ring, Paul Heyman leads the Dangerous Alliance to the ring with him. Big Show and Brock Lesnar have a big tag-team main event coming up, but first Paul has an offer for Eddie. The Dangerous Alliance was built on one principle - domination. And last week for the first time, the Alliance came up short when it counted. Eddie Guerrero may have gotten lucky when Undertaker helped him beat Big Show for the United States Title, but a title victory is a title victory. Eddie, the Dangerous Alliance has controlled every title on SmackDown! for over two months, and we're not about to let that go. So, what do you say, Eddie? Do you want to help us keep the title in the fold? Do you want to join the Dangerous Alliance? Eddie thinks about it for a second, then laughs in Heyman's face. Bad idea, as he's quickly jumped by all five members of the D.A., who leave him laying.

It's time for match five in the best-of-seven series between Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio, with each man holding two victories over the other. Whoever wins tonight will be just one win away from a WWE Title shot at the Royal Rumble! Pretty much the same match they've been having for the last month, with Rey using high-flying moves and Benoit grounding him with power and technical expertise. Benoit nearly picks up the win with a reverse DDT/backbreaker combination, but blows a legdrop, which allows Rey to hit the West Coast Pop for the win!

Kurt Angle is on the microphone backstage. Short and sweet, tag team partners aside, tonight I'm gunning for you, Brock. Undertaker and Show can go on with their little rivalry, but tonight I'm going to make you tap! Just like I'm going to do at Armageddon. Oh, it's true. It's damn true!

Kurt Angle and Undertaker take on Big Show and Brock Lesnar in our big tag-team main event. Show pounds on UT to start, then tags in Lesnar. Double-team moves from the D.A teammates, and Lesnar continues th epunishment. Angle now tags in, and the participants in the Armageddon WWE Title match go at it. Lesnar takes a bit of an advantage, then tags in Show. Show kicks Angle into his own corner, and in comes Undertaker. Taker tries to roll up Show off the ropes, but Show rolls through and grabs the tights for a cheap win!

Next week, Rhyno continues his assault on the Dangerous Alliance as he takes on Big Show! Plus, if Rey Mysterio can beat Chris Benoit, he gets a WWE Title shot at the Royal Rumble! However, if Benoit wins, they go to a seventh match at Armageddon. Both Guerreros are involved in qualifying matches for the Royal Rumble, plus a Rumble preview pits the World's Greatest Tag Team against Billy Kidman and Nunzio. The Basham Brothers hope to continue their improbable winning streak against the Dangerous Alliance in an attempt to win back their WWE Tag Team Titles. Plus Holly versus Lesnar, Cena versus Edge, and Angle versus O'Haire. It's Christmas Day in World Wrestling Entertainment, and that killer card is our present to you! You don't want to miss it!

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<font color=goldenrod>FEW Shockwave - July 15, 2009

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The focus of tonight was on the tournament to crown a new FEW Television champion, with 4 randomly selected first round matchups from the field of 16.

We started it off with two tough guys and two faces, Lance Kade and "Hardcore" Bob Howard going head to head. A lot of stiff punches were exchanged before Kade really started to take control. A few fallaway slams, a stump piledriver, and finally the Redneck Bomb put Hardcore down for the count of three. Lance Kade advances.

As luck would have it, Lance Kade's partner Trevor Murdock was out for the next match...and if he could have the same kind of luck his partner did, they would be scheduled to face off in 2 weeks in the quarter-finals. But it was a non-issue, as his opponent wound up being Ted DiBiase Jr. Ted pretty much dominated this one and finished it off with the Million Dollar Buster to advance.

Cliff Compton took the time to rip into Chris Harris. He said he hopes the brackets work out so that he can embarrass Harris next week to advance in the tournament. Whether or not he actually wants any piece of Chris Harris remains to be seen, but we'll see how the brackets work out.

The impressive Steve Lewington is out next for our third first round bout of the evening, as he squares off against the Cuban Armando Castro. Castro takes control in the early going, downing Steve and using heel tactics to try to get ahead. But ever-resilient, Lewington comes firing back with a flurry of offense. Sidewinder, three count, and Lewington moves on in his quest to be the first FEW Television champion.

Our final first round match of the night had some international flair involved as Super Crazy took on Harry Smith. The crowd sat on their hands throughout this one, which is odd as Smith is growing in popularity and I thought Super Crazy was somewhat over. Oh well. In either event, Smith pays homage to his dad by putting Crazy away with a Running Powerslam. Lewington vs. Smith in two weeks, Brit vs. Brit.

Our show ends with a cryptic promo from Thorn. Despite receiving two title belt shots to the skull in the span of a week, that will not slow him down in his quest to become the champion. He beat King Nelson last week, and he dares Elijah Burke to give him another title shot. In fact, he will face anybody Burke wants to throw at him next week.

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In next week's Shockwave, our final four first-round matchups to round out the quarter finals. Will Cliff Compton and Chris Harris get matched up together? And what does Elijah Burke have up his sleeve for Thorn?</font>

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<font color=goldenrod>FEW Shockwave - July 22, 2009

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Cliff Compton entered to start the show, apparently for his first round match in the FEW Television Title tournament. As he paced in the ring, the crowd chanted "Wildcat", in hopes that Chris Harris would be his opponent. Instead, Val Venus' music hit and Compton smirked, apparently showing that he really didn't want to wrestle Harris. However, he made the mistake of taking the veteran Venus lightly, as Val came out hot right out of the gate. Still, Compton managed to persevere and hit the Cliff Hanger to advance in the tournament to the dismay of the crowd.

Chuck Palumbo had a tough task ahead of him next as he was assigned to wrestle the first-ever FEW champion D'Lo Brown in a tournament match. Another close bout throughout the early going. D'Lo eventually takes the advantage when Chuck Palumbo misses a clothesline. A bodyslam and swinging DDT by D'Lo left Palumbo laying on the mat. D'Lo climbed to the top turnbuckle and flew off, hitting the Lo Down. D'Lo advances in his quest to gain some more FEW gold.

Backstage, Elijah Burke trashes Thorn and vows to make him pay for his claim. Elijah decrees that he will give Thorn another title shot if he can defeat his REAL Wrestler mates, Jake Swagger and Zigg Nemeth, in a handicap match tonight.

In what was sure to be an exciting contest, Paul London met Colt Cabana next. "ROH" chants rang through the crowd as both men gave it their all with several series' of high-octane maneuvers. Loads of near falls as the crowd got really into it. London ascends for a 450 Splash...Cabana moves out of the way! London staggers to his feet having landed face first on the mat, Colt 45, Colt Cabana advances!

By process of elimination, our final first round contest pitted Chris Harris against Kenny Doane. Harris not only had his sights set on the FEW Television title, but he knew that if he won his next two matches and Cliff Compton won next week, he would be able to get his hands on him at the PPV in a semi-final match. Perhaps realizing just that, Compton made it a point to interfere. With Harris outside the ring and the referee admonishing Kenny inside the ring, Cliff rushed out and slammed Harris head-first into the steel steps! Kenny saw this and noticed the referee hadn't heard it as they were arguing. He jumps out of the ring, throws Harris in, climbs up top, Guillotine Leg Drop! Kenny Doane knocks off Chris Harris thanks to Cliff Compton! Cliff jumps back in and brutally attacks Chris Harris to the disgust of the crowd.

In our main event of the evening, Thorn certainly lived up to his promise as he took The REAL Wrestlers to the limit, flaunting his powerful offensive moves and offsetting the REAL Wrestlers' attempts at grounding him with submission holds. Seemingly bewildered by Thorn's dominance, Elijah Burke hopped up to the ring apron. Thorn hurled Jake Swagger through the ropes directly at Burke, senning Burke and Swagger crashing to the floor. This left Zigg Nemeth all alone to fall victim to the Crucifix Powerbomb. Thorn wins and earns himself a title shot!

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With our main event for Fight Night set, what will happen between Elijah Burke and Thorn in our final Shockwave before the show? Also, the Elite 8 in the FEW Television Title tournament will be whittled down to the Final 4. Lance Kade vs. Ted DiBiase Jr., Steve Lewington vs. Harry Smith, Cliff Compton vs. D'Lo Brown, and Colt Cabana vs. Kenny Doane, all next week!</font>

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<font color=goldenrod>FEW Shockwave - July 29, 2009

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We started off with British action as Harry Smith and Steve Lewington met in our first of four quarter-final matchups in the FEW Television Title tournament. Certainly a technically proficient bout, but in the end Harry Smith bests his countryman, winning via pinfall after a Running Powerslam. This is Lewington's first defeat and Smith advances to the semi-finals at Fight Night.

Lance Kade and Ted DiBiase Jr. was much more of a styles clash. Kade seemed to dominate the early portion of the match, but DiBiase managed to bounce back and planted Lance with the Dream Crusher. Ted DiBiase Jr. advances to Fight Night and he will face off against Harry Smith, a man he is certainly familiar with.

The popular Colt Cabana was next up, looking to stamp his ticket for Fight Night. Kenny Doane was there to spoil the party and advance himself, hopefully proving to the world that he didn't need Cliff Compton's help to advance last week. Well, he didn't do that, as Colt Cabana controlled most of the match and got the pinfall victory following a Colt 45.

Cliff Compton was backstage, once again taking shots at Chris Harris. He said Harris is at home, injured. And while he's licking his wounds, he can watch Cliff advance to Fight Night and become the first ever FEW Television champion, OHHH!!!

Cliff Compton vs. D'Lo Brown was certainly a main event quality contest, as both mens' styles really complimented one another and both are some of the more over guys in the company. Neither man could put the other down. Cliff Hanger, and D'Lo kicks out! Compton is beside himself, and he lays in some stomps. Chris Harris walks down the rampway! He was there afterall! Cliff sees him and gets distracted, screaming at him from the ring. Compton turns around, right into a Sky High! D'Lo advances to the roaring approval of the crowd. Harris isn't done yet, he jumps in the ring and the Wildcat goes wild on the '50s throwback. With Harris ready to go, will their paths cross at Fight Night?

Elijah Burke and Thorn have a heated confrontation in the ring to hype up their FEW Title match for Fight Night. Burke says that even though he managed to defeat his friends, he won't allow that to happen on Saturday. Burke even goes as far as to dare Thorn to hit him. The Vampire Warrior mulls it, the crowd wants him to, but Thorn declines, saying he wants no excuses when he wins the championship. The crowd pop for that, but then Elijah Burke cracks Thorn in the skull with the FEW belt for the 3rd time. The crowd reacts with angry boos as Burke poses with the title as we go off the air.

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What will happen at Fight Night, FEW's first ever Pay-Per-View telecast? Harry Smith, Ted DiBiase Jr., Colt Cabana, and D'Lo Brown all look to become the first ever FEW Television champion, Cliff Compton and Chris Harris are sure to cross paths, Thorn challenges Elijah Burke for the FEW Championship, and much more!</font>

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DECEMBER 22, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

Just six days away from Armageddon, and tonight RAW announces the rest of that card. We figure out which two superstars will do battle for the vacant Intercontinental Title, four men will qualify for the Royal Rumble, and long-time rivals will compete in tag-team action!

The show opens with a Royal Rumble qualifying match pitting Hurricane against Boss Man. Boss Man has struggled in recent weeks, and tonight was really no exception. He manages to get in a couple of power moves, but Hurricane's speed was just too much, and he puts him away with the Shining Wizard to become the first RAW superstar to advance to the field of 30.

Up next is a match that promises to be a technical masterpiece as Lance Storm takes on William Regal! Excellent back-and-forth match ends with Regal taking the cheap way out and landing Power of the Punch for the victory.

The World Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz are out next for a match with La Resistance, but the titles aren't on the line tonight. The winners of tonight's match will both qualify for next month's Royal Rumble match. The Dudleyz control the early going, cutting Dupree off from his partner. When Grenier finally tags in, he blows an elbow drop, which allows the Dudleyz to take control. Dupree manages to get a tag back in, but eats a 3-D and Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley are going to the Rumble!

Backstage, Rico is just hanging out when he's approached by Val Venis. Venis goes off on him - "Why the hell are you stalking me? Don't you get it? I don't want anything to do with you! Stay the hell away from me!" Rico denies up and down that he had anything to do with Val being assaulted last week, but Val doesn't believe him and storms off.

And now the final chapter in what's been the most lackluster feud in all of World Wrestling Entertainment - Goldberg versus Kane. Tonight, there are two prizes at stake - a spot in the Royal Rumble... and your career! That's right, it's an I Quit match, where the winner gets a 1-in-30 shot at a title shot and the loser has to leave WWE! Yet another absolutely shitty match between the two ends when Kane improbably clamps on an ankle lock. Goldberg has no choice but to say the two words that no man ever wants to say, "I quit!" As the fans start to sing "Na na na na," Kane offers Goldberg a "Well, you tried your best" handshake. Goldberg looks at Kane's hand, spits on him, and walks away.

In six days, The Rock will face Triple H for the World Title, but tonight both men have picked tag-team partners. H will team with his Evolution mate Batista, while The Rock will face the man who has given Bats more than he can chew the last few weeks - Tommy Dreamer. The Armageddon opponents start the match, but Batista quickly tags in, and Evolution presses their advantage. Dreamer gets the hot tag and piledrives Batista and a big clothesline before Batista strikes him back. Both partners tag back in, and Triple H nails Rock with a neckbreaker, then hooks the tights during the pin and the ref doesn't see it! Cheap win for HHH just days before his title shot, but they're not done!

Our first semifinal match in the Intercontinental Title tournament is up next as Chris Jericho (who has defeated Lance Storm and Goldberg to get to this point) takes on Matt Hardy Version 1.0 (who holds victories over Mark Henry, Nova, and Hurricane). All four men brawl up the aisle and to the back. Very good back-and-forth match that the crowd unfortunately wasn't all that into, since both men are heels. As the match winds down, Booker T takes advantage of a distracted referee to lay Jericho out with a steel chair, allowing Matt to hit the Twist of Fate to advance to the title match! Afterwards, Jericho gets the chair away from Booker and hits him with it!

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa WHOA!" As Jericho and Batista continue to brawl, Eric Bischoff has come out onto the ramp. "You two are driving me insane! I put all this work into putting together an amazing tournament for the Intercontinental Title, and you two have been sabotaging it from the get-go, just to get your hands on each other! Well, at Armageddon, I'm happy to oblige. But this is it. One man wins, one man loses, and you're done with each other. And to make it more interesting, I'm going to hang a briefcase above the ring. And inside that briefcase is a World Title shot at the Royal Rumble. Whoever can climb that ladder first and pull down the briefcase gets their shot at the title. The loser has to suck it up and move on!"

And now to determine Hardy's Armageddon opponent, Rob Van Dam (who has had the toughest road to the Final Four, having defeated Test, Batista, and Christian) faces Shawn Michaels (who has pinned Triple H and Rico to get here). These two put on a pretty good match, but the crowd still really isn't into it. Good back-and-forth match that ends with RVD pulling off the upset with the Five-Star Frogsplash! After the match, HBK goes to congratulate him, but Christian hits the ring and levels him with a chair!

HBK manages to fight back and grab a microphone, challenging Christian to a match at Armageddon. It's accepted!

Before we go off the air, Eric Bischoff confirms that it will be Rob Van Dam versus Matt Hardy Version 1.0 for the vacant Intercontinental Title at Armageddon!

Armageddon is just six days away, and the card is set - The Rock versus Triple H in a Last Man Standing Match for the World Heavyweight Title! The winner will go on to the Royal Rumble to defend the gold against the winner of the Booker T/Chris Jericho Ladder Match! Plus, Rob Van Dam versus Matt Hardy for the Intercontinental Title and Shawn Michaels versus Christian!

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World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms with RAW superstar Goldberg for his release. We wish Goldberg the... aw, fuck it, he was boring and his matches sucked!

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Also for those of you keeping score, the following people have already qualified for the Royal Rumble.

Big Show
Billy Kidman
Bubba Ray Dudley
Charlie Haas
D-Von Dudley
Edge
Hurricane
John Cena
Kane
Kurt Angle
Nunzio
Sean O'Haire
Shelton Benjamin
Undertaker
The Rock/Triple H loser
Booker T/Chris Jericho loser

Plus, expect a WWE.com exclusive announcement of three more Rumble participants from RAW following Armageddon. Still several slots to be filled, but that's what we're looking at so far.

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DECEMBER 25, 2003 - SMACKDOWN!

It's the most wonderful tiiiime of the year! That's right, kids, it's the last SmackDown! of 2003, and our last stop on the road to Armageddon!

The Basham Brothers have been feeling the holiday spirit over the last two weeks, putting together an improbable win streak to earn a shot at the Dangerous Alliance's WWE Tag Team Titles. Will we have a Christmas miracle and new champions? These two teams put on a surprisingly good match, and the crowd actually got into it more than I was expecting. In the end, though, the power of the champs was just too much as Matt Morgan pinned Doug Basham with a chokeslam.

Two of the most exciting superstars on SmackDown! (not to mention two of the bigger draws on the Latin-skewing UPN) go at it one-on-one next for a spot in the Royal Rumble match as Eddie Guerrero takes on Carlito. Carlito takes an early edge with some high-flying, but Eddie fights back. ots of back-and-forth action with some high-impact stuff. Eddie hits the Three Amigos and lands a Frogsplash to pick up the win.

Pure wrestling fans are definitely having a Merry Christmas because the follow-up to that is another Rumble qualifier, pitting Eddie's nephew Chavo against Ultimo Dragon! These two actually top the previous match and put on one of the best matches of the year. In the end, Chavo hits the Brainbuster to win it and advance to the Rumble.

The hits just keep coming as four men who have already qualified for the Rumble go at it in tag-team action. It's the World's Greatest Tag Team taking on Nunzio and the Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman. Nunzio takes control on Shelton Benjamin early, then tags in Kidman for some double-teaming. Shelton manages to hot-tag Charlie Haas, who overpowers the champ until Nunzio tags back in. Nunzio manages to land a couple of stiff shots, but WGTT take him out with the Doomsday Device to pick up the win in a match that somehow managed to top even the previous two!

The crowd is still hot for a mediocre match in which Rhyno is looking to make good on his promise to tear through the Dangerous Alliance, tonight taking on the former United States Champion Big Show. Show starts off in control, but Rhyno uses his impressive power to fight back. As the match draws to a close, Big Show's Armageddon opponent Undertaker comes down to ringside with a steel chair. Rhyno whips Show off the ropes, and UT hits him with the chair. A shocked Show then runs into the GOOOOOOOORE, and Rhyno wins! Rhyno continues to attack Show, and Undertaker joins him until referees pull them apart.

Backstage, Paul Heyman is hyping up Brock Lesnar, saying that this Sunday night, it's time for Kurt Angle to move on. He knows he can't beat the champ. And after Lesnar beats him again, Angle needs to move on.

Lesnar is out next for a match against Backstage Bully Hardcore Holly. Pretty good back-and-foth match that even has a ref bump. Holly winds up eating an F5 to put Lesnar over, but after the match, Angle hits the ring and clamps the champion in the Angle Lock!

After the break, it's match six in the best-of-seven series between Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio for a WWE Title shot at Royal Rumble. Rey won last week to go up 3-2. If he wins tonight, the title shot is his! Benoit dominates early with superior power, and every time Rey tries to use his speed to fight back, Benoit shuts him down again. This was Benoit's match almost from the beginning, as he gets another submission victory with the Crippler Crossface. After the match, the two shake hands once more. Match seven will be at Armageddon. What a surprise!

Backstage, Kurt Angle says that what he just did to Brock Lesnar is just a warm-up for what he's going to do at Armageddon.

And the best SmackDown! of the year continues as Kurt Angle takes on Sean O'Haire in a tremendous match. Several near-falls, but the ending is ruined as Lesnar comes to ringside and hangs Angle out on the top rope, allowing O'Haire to hit the Prophecy for the win. O'Haire and Lesnar now go after the challenger, but John Cena (who will face O'Haire in a First Blood Match) comes out to even the odds! The faces clear the ring.

And our main event pits Cena against his good friend Edge in a warm-up for Armageddon. Good solid wrestling match between the two, the kind that Cena used to have back in 2003. In the end, Cena was just too much for Edge, picking up the win with an FU. The two shake hands as we go off the air.

Armageddon is going to be absolutely huge! We already knew that Eddie Guerrero was going to defend the United States Title against his nephew Chavo in a Cage Match and that John Cena and Sean O'Haire would fight until one man drew First Blood. Now we know that the Angle/Lesnar match will be fought under Iron Man rules! And the Undertaker/Big Show match will take place inside Hell In The Cell! All that, plus match seven between Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio - the winner gets a WWE Title shot at the Royal Rumble! You can't miss Armageddon, just three nights away on pay-per-view!

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DECEMBER 28 - ARMAGEDDON

Here's an idea of just how stacked this card is. The preshow match is Hell In A Cell! Undertaker and Big Show have been going at it for the better part of four months now, and tonight they will finally end their bitter rivalry inside a match that was custom-made for Undertaker.

Hell In A Cell - Undertaker vs. Big Show

Show walks into a slam. Show kicks Undertaker in the gut to reverse the momentum. Hilariously weak brawling from Show. Uninspiring brawling from Big Show. Undertaker takes a weak clothesline. Undertaker ducks a clothesline attempt. Show walks into a slam. Powerbomb on Show. Thrown slam by Undertaker. Big Show powers out of a Undertaker headlock. Big Show punches away at Undertaker. Slam from Show on Undertaker. Undertaker can barely stand. Show Stopper! 1....2....3.

Overall Rating: 65% (Fucking dud shows!!!)
Crowd Reaction: 82%
Match Quality: 55%

Up next is the culmination of another months-long feud. Booker T and Chris Jericho have done everything in their power to make each others' lives miserable, including costing each other shots at the Intercontinental Title. Tonight, one man will climb the ladder of success for a World Title shot at Royal Rumble. The other gets to rethink his life.

Ladder Match for a World Title Match at Royal Rumble - Booker T vs. Chris Jericho

Jericho gets slammed hard onto the ladder. Massive backbreaker, Jericho got planted. Booker walks into a trip. Standing kicky thing by Chris Jericho on Booker. Hard back suplex on Booker. Ladder assisted standing moonsault, Booker gets floored. Kick by Chris Jericho...to the facial regions. Break that nose! Yeah! Chris Jericho misses a clothesline. Booker T hits a bulldog off the ropes. Spear! Jericho is down. Running knee lift from Booker T. Jericho gets slammed hard onto the ladder. Chris Jericho fights out of a grapple. Chris Jericho hits a rolling kick on Booker. Running knee to the face on Booker, Jericho is God for doing such a stupidly dangerous move!!! Chris Jericho has Booker T down on the canvas. Here it comes...Walls of Jericho! Booker T is almost unconscious with pain! Chris Jericho climbs the ladder and grabs the prize for the win.

Overall Rating: 64% (Fucking dud shows!!!)
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Match Quality: 63%

Over the last seven weeks, a tournament was held to determine a new Intercontinental Champion after Randy Orton injured his neck at a house show. Tonight, the two men who have outlasted 28 others go one-on-one for the gold!

Intercontinental Title Tournament Final - Rob Van Dam vs. Matt Hardy Version 1.0

Matt Hardy Version 1.0 scores with a back heel kick on RVD. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 scores with a back heel kick on RVD. Legsweep. There's probably a Japanese name for that....like Golden Dragon Nuclear Spike....that'll do, i'll call it that from now on. Matt hits a dropkick on Rob Van Dam. RVD backdrops Matt Hardy Version 1.0 out of a piledriver attempt. RVD uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Super kick by Rob Van Dam. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Matt counters a backdrop with a kick to the face. Weird kick by Matt on RVD. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Back heel kick off the second rope, RVD goes down. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. RVD pushes out of a Matt Hardy Version 1.0 hold. Kick from Rob Van Dam...to the leg! Oh the humanity! Matt Hardy Version 1.0 powers out of a Rob Van Dam headlock. RVD eats a suplex like a fat man eating a waffle. Man i could use a waffle right about now. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 moves in for the kill. Twist Of Fate!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!!

Overall Rating: 67% (Fucking dud shows!!!)
Crowd Reaction: 73%
Match Quality: 77%

Ever since winning the World Title from Triple H at Unforgiven, The Rock has had to contend with The Game's thirst for revenge. Tonight, the gold will go to whoever is the Last Man Standing.

Last Man Standing Match for the World Title - The Rock (c) vs. Triple H

Weak headbutt on Rock by HHH. The Rock reverses a hip toss. Chair shot. HHH walks into a slammy shoulder thing. Triple H is in trouble. Here it comes - Rock Bottom. The referee counts to 10, this match is over! The Rock goes into the crowd, where he celebrates his victory

Overall Rating: 69% (Fucking dud shows!!!)
Crowd Reaction: 83%
Match Quality: 64% (That's being pretty generous :lol: )

Just a couple of weeks ago, Eddie Guerrero upset Big Show for the United States Title (thanks to a little help from Undertaker), which made the stakes for tonight's Cage Match against his nephew Chavo that much higher. Tonight, bad blood finally gets settled, and - more than likely - will be spilt.

Cage Match for the United States Title - Eddie Guerrero (c) vs. Chavo Guerrero

Chavo Guerrero throws Eddie into the cage. Chavo crushes Eddie with a running butt smash...nothing says 'killer move' like driving your ass into someone else's face. Eddie Guerrero takes the advantage with a punch to the face. Eddie Guerrero strikes Chavo. Kick by Eddie Guerrero...to the facial regions. Break that nose! Yeah! Eddie Guerrero drives Chavo into the cage side. Second rope flying axe handle, Chavo goes down. Eddie Guerrero and Chavo climb the cage....but both end up crashing back to the canvas after a struggle! Chavo backdrops Eddie Guerrero out of a piledriver attempt. Weird kick by Chavo on Eddie. DDT from the top rope by Chavo Guerrero....holy crap, that was sweet. Chavo hits a dropkick on Eddie Guerrero. Chavo Guerrero launches Eddie into the cage wall. Eddie Guerrero reverses a hip toss. Kick by Eddie Guerrero...to the facial regions. Break that nose! Yeah! Cool looking suplex on Chavo. Eddie Guerrero has Chavo Guerrero down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Off the top - Frog Splash hit hard. Eddie Guerrero and Chavo climb the cage....until Chavo Guerrero gets knocked off by a right hand! Eddie climbs over the top for the win!

Overall Rating: 83% (HA! Eat it, EWR!)
Crowd Reaction: 89%
Match Quality: 97%

Over the last several weeks, Christian has taunted Shawn Michaels, even going so far as to assault him after HBK lost to Rob Van Dam in the IC tournament semis. Tonight, the two finally go one-on-one.

Shawn Michaels vs. Christian

Hard legsweep by Christian. Shawn Michaels gets nailed with a suplex. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. HBK counters a backdrop with a kick to the face. Shawn Michaels strikes Christian. Shawn Michaels hits a rolling kick on Christian. 1 - 2 - kick out. Brutal suplex on Christian. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Shawn Michaels hits a rolling kick on Christian. Christian counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Brainbuster suplex by Christian. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Lariat, apparently Christian thinks he is Stan Hansen. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Christian snap suplexes HBK. Back suplex on HBK. HBK blocks a suplex attempt using the power of gravity. Back elbow connects, Christian staggers backward. Spear! Christian is down. Christian is in trouble. Sweet Chin Music! 1....2....3.

Overall Rating: 73%
Crowd Reaction: 82%
Match Quality: 83%

For six weeks, Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio have traded victories in their best-of-seven series. Tonight's winner will go on to the Royal Rumble to challenge for the WWE Title!

WWE Title #1 Contender Match - Chris Benoit vs. Rey Mysterio

Spinny weird kick from Rey Mysterio. Benoit walks into a high dropkick from Rey Mysterio. Rey uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Second rope flying axe handle, Benoit goes down. Benoit ducks a wild right hand. Rey eats a suplex like a fat man eating a waffle. Man i could use a waffle right about now. T-Bone suplex by Benoit, Rey got folded in half. 1 - 2 - kick out. Rey gets out the back of a Chris Benoit bodyslam attempt. Rey crushes Benoit with a running butt smash...nothing says 'killer move' like driving your ass into someone else's face. 1 - 2 - kick out. DDT from the top rope by Rey Mysterio....holy crap, that was sweet. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Chris Benoit fights out of a grapple. Armbar takedown from Chris Benoit, boring me senseless. Rey Mysterio pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Rey Mysterio hits a rolling kick on Benoit. Rey Mysterio moves in for the kill. 6-1-9! 1....2....3. Chris Benoit offers a handshake to Rey...and he accepts it!

Overall Rating: 66% (Fucking dud shows!!!)
Crowd Reaction: 74%
Match Quality: 75%

Probably the most bitter feud in all of World Wrestling Entertainment has been the one between John Cena and Sean O'Haire. These two men have done everything in their power to destroy each other all fall and into the winter. Tonight, the man who draws First Blood will finally be able to end this rivalry on top.

First Blood Match - John Cena vs. Sean O'Haire

O'Haire slams John Cena. Thrown slam by Sean O'Haire. Flying shoulder tackle by O'Haire sends Cena to the mat. Cena ducks a wild right hand. Cena hits a piledriver on Sean O'Haire. Sean O'Haire elbows John Cena in the face to break a hammerlock. Sean O'Haire hits a bulldog off the ropes. Powerbomb on Cena. Sean O'Haire gets taken down out of nowhere. O'Haire takes a headbutt from John Cena. O'Haire kicks John Cena in the gut to reverse the momentum. Running knee lift from Sean O'Haire. O'Haire picks up a lead pipe. John Cena turns around...and gets smashed over the head with it! The referee sees blood, and this match is over!

Overall Rating: 77%
Crowd Reaction: 90%
Match Quality: 79%

And tonight's main event is the culmination of the months-long feud between Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle for Lesnar's WWE Title. Angle has come so close so many times, but always falls just a bit short. Tonight, he gets one last shot in an Iron Man Match!

Iron Man Match for the WWE Title - Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar (c)

FIRST FALL: Lesnar eats a suplex like a fat man eating a waffle. Man i could use a waffle right about now. Spear by Kurt Angle. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Brock Lesnar, like so many teenage boys, uses a right hand. Except in this case, it's for a punch. Brock Lesnar hits some punches. Rude Awakening on Kurt Angle by Lesnar. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Spear! Angle is down. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Lesnar slams Kurt Angle down. Lesnar only gets knees on a splash. Lesnar walks into a lariat. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Kurt Angle scores with a standing spinebuster. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Kurt Angle snap suplexes Lesnar. Suplex by Angle. Lesnar ducks a wild right hand. Back elbow connects, Angle staggers backward. Lifting DDT by Brock Lesnar. 1 - 2 - 3. Lesnar defeats Angle. SECOND FALL: Back suplex on Angle. Suplex by Lesnar. Running knee lift from Brock Lesnar. Brock Lesnar with a spinning neckbreaker on Angle. Lesnar only gets knees on a splash. Angle slams Brock Lesnar down. Variation of the powerbomb by Kurt Angle, it probably has a cool name...but i don't know it. Let's call it a Moon Lion Driver, or some other weird ass name. 1 - 2 - kick out. Brock Lesnar, like so many teenage boys, uses a right hand. Except in this case, it's for a punch. Spear by Brock Lesnar. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Brock Lesnar scores with a standing spinebuster. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Angle counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Lesnar gets floored with a brutal elbow to the jaw by Angle...that's more like it, VIOLENCE RULES. 1 - 2 - 3. Kurt Angle pins Lesnar. THIRD FALL: Suplex by Brock Lesnar, Angle landed on his ass...heh. Kurt Angle reverses a hip toss. Angle slams Brock Lesnar. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Fast lariat by Angle, Lesnar never saw it coming! Sucker! Pinfall attempt, but the ref is still down. Lesnar kicks Kurt Angle in the gut to reverse the momentum. Big backdrop on Angle, executed well. Angle walks into a slam. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Angle gets hit with a wicked powerbomb thing out of the corner. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Angle gets out the back of a Brock Lesnar bodyslam attempt. Big piledriver on Lesnar. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Brock Lesnar takes the advantage with a punch to the face. Kurt Angle is in trouble. F5! 1....2....3. END OF BOUT.

Overall Rating: 71%
Crowd Reaction: 85%
Match Quality: 68%

[loopydate]

We can add Booker T and Triple H to the Rumble match by virtue of their losses, plus Shawn Michaels, Christian, and the new Intercontinental Champion Matt Hardy Version 1.0! Still two weeks to go and nine slots to fill. Who will go on?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I'm simming to August to prepare for the PPV (hopefully will get that up tonight at some point). And all I can say is, LOL:

Triple H and Shawn Michales have announced they will retire from WWE in one month. :eek: :lol:

Also, TNA have a new TV show on Wednesdays, on the Graveyard shift. I might be getting promoted to Prime Time as my ratings have done well.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>FEW Fight Night - August 1, 2009

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Jonathan Coachman opens the first ever FEW PPV by announcing several bonus matches to be added to the card, most notably Cliff Compton facing off against Chris Harris!
<b>OR: 83</b>

In our first FEW Television Title tournament semi-final contest, Harry Smith and Ted DiBiase Jr. went one-on-one. The two youngsters put on a decent show, with Ted coming out victorious after a Dream Crusher. DiBiase Jr. showed a ruthless side to him after, assaulting Harry Smith.
<b>OR: 68, CR: 61, MQ: 75</b>

Colt Cabana entered next, and looked a bit concerned for his friend, Harry Smith. The announcers mention that Colt was likely busy preparing for his match and thus he didn't run out to save Smith from the extra beatdown, and now he has to face the first ever FEW Champion D'Lo Brown. After a really even match, Colt manages a Colt 45 and secures the upset victory! D'Lo congratulates Colt on the effort after, shaking his hand.
<b>OR: 77, CR: 66, MQ: 89</b>

In a bonus cruiserweight match, James Maritato met up with Sho Funaki. Not much to say here really...a good match, but the crowd just couldn't get into it, unfortunately. Funaki picks up the win following the Rising Sun. The feisty Italian Maritato looks pissed after, pounding the mat in frustration.
<b>OR: 66, CR: 53, MQ: 79</b>

Another bonus contest saw the other 10 men from the FEW Television Title tournament not yet on the card paired up randomly into teams of 5 for a 10-man tag team match. On one team was Armando Castro, Chuck Palumbo, Lance Kade, Steve Lewington, and Super Crazy. On the other: Bob Howard, Kenny Doane, Paul London, Trevor Murdock, and Val Venus. It was interesting to say the least as the faces and heels were mixed and attempted to co-exist. At one point, Kade and Murdock were both tagged in but refused to fight one another and tagged in heels instead. Everybody gets a chance to showcase their abilities. Kenny Doane slaps Bob Howard on the back to tag himself in, Bob decks him, and Kenny stumbles right into a Sidewinder from Steve Lewington to end the bout.
<b>OR: 70, CR: 65, MQ: 75</b>

Cliff Compton and Chris Harris continued their bitter rivalry next with a really brutal match. A lot of brawling and punching, seemed like a fight right out of a back alley. Cliff takes the easy way out and gets himself counted out. Chris Harris refuses to accept that win, and chases after Compton. They continue to brawl to the back. I don't think this is the last time we will see these two meeting up.
<b>OR: 83, CR: 78, MQ: 89</b>

Ted DiBiase Jr. and Colt Cabana put on a show to culminate the FEW Television Title tournament. The crowd was solidly behind Colt, trying to rally him onto the title despite Ted's best efforts to cheat and use underhanded tactics. Ted is backed into the corner, Colt charges - DiBiase pulls the ref into the way! Ref bump of doom! Ted grabs a chair, but here comes a beaten down Harry Smith! Ted flees, leaving the chair in the ring. Harry picks it up, Colt recovers...Smith cracks Colt over the skull! HEEL TURN! Harry plants him with a Running Powerslam before reviving the ref. Ted lands a Dream Crusher for good measure, and 3 seconds later is declared the first ever FEW Television champion! Harry and Ted shake hands! Why would Smith do this to his friend Colt Cabana?
<b>OR: 80, CR: 75, MQ: 85</b>

Elijah Burke cuts a promo against Thorn. He's outsmarted Thorn before, and he plans on doing it again.
<b>OR: 85</b>

While the in-ring quality of the main event still was pretty mediocre, the crowd was much hotter for this confrontation, everybody wanted to see Thorn shut Burke and The REAL Wrestlers up once and for all. Jake Swagger and Zigg Nemeth made nuisances of themselves, running out to try and distracted Thorn to no avail. The referee finally has enough and attempts to eject them from ringside. As the ref is preoccupied with that, Elijah Burke grabs the FEW Title and attempts to hit Thorn in the skull with it for the 4th time. But Thorn ducks! Thorn grabs the belt, and hits Burke with it himself! The crowd goes wild! Thorn covers, the referee turns around, and...the bell rings? The ref sees the belt in the ring and decided Thorn must have used it! Thorn has been disqualified! Swagger and Nemeth pull Burke and the title out of the ring, smiling all the way. Thorn did get outsmarted after all.
<b>OR: 82, CR: 85, MQ: 76

77% Overall Rating for Fight Night
0.25 Buy Rate

The buy rate seems hella low...but then again I'm only Cult sized, so we'll see. Hopefully having my PPVs on Saturdays won't be a mistake. If it is, I'll just switch to the first Sunday of each month.</font>

[loopydate]

DECEMBER 29, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

One night after Armageddon, it's the last WWE show of 2003! The Rock retained his World Title in a laughable Last Man Standing Match against Triple H while Chris Jericho earned a shot at the gold by climbing the ladder of success to beat Booker T. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 laid claim to the Intercontinental Title by beating Rob Van Dam. And Shawn Michaels proved once again why he is the most exciting superstar on pay-per-view when he defeated Christian. Tonight, three more spots in the Royal Rumble match will be filled, The Rock is planning a championship celebration, and it's champions versus champion as Hardy teams with Christian to take on the Dudley Boyz.

We start off with a Royal Rumble qualifying match pitting the runner-up in the Intercontinental Title tournament Rob Van Dam against La Resistance's Rob Conway. RVD dominates the begging of the match with his feet, but Conway manages to take control briefly before taking more kicks. RVD finishes the match with his flying kick off the top rope to become the tenth RAW superstar to qualify for the Rumble.

Rico has been the center of controversy (isn't he always?) over the last few weeks as his longtime rival Val Venis has been stalked and attacked on multiple occasions. Tonight, he needs to put speculation aside to focus on the red-hot Nova. He manages to put the distractions behind him early, but it doesn't take the ECW original long to take to the air and take the advantage. Good solid match between two guys on the cusp of really making it in WWE, and Rico looks like he's about to win it with his spinning leg lariat, but Val Venis hits the ring and slams him down and hits the Money Shot. The referee calls for the bell! This ugly business is far from over.

Victoria will defend her Women's Title at Royal Rumble against the winner of the following match, but both Trish Stratus and Gail Kim are more anxious to tear each other apart than they are for a shot at te title. Lots of striking for the first half of the match until Trish starts using power moves. Gail tries to fight back with her feet, but Trish goes right back on the offense. The referee tries to get some separation but gets shoved down as they continue to brawl. The referee has lost complete control and calls for the bell, disqualifying them both! They don't care, as they continue fighting all the way back up the ramp backstage.

Eric Bischoff gets between the two of them and tells them that since they can't keep their hands off each other, then they'll get another shot. The Women's Title match at the Royal Rumble is going to be a triple threat match!

It's time for our next qualifying match as Spike Dudley takes on the animal Batista. Not really surprising that Batista dominates almost the entire match. Spike manages to land a DDT, but Batista bounces right back up to finish him off with a Batista Bomb.

Our next match pits two men who have already qualified for the Rumble against each other as Shawn Michaels hopes to continue his winning ways against Kane, who last week drove Goldberg out of World Wrestling Entertainment for good. Michaels takes control with his speed advantage, but Kane begins to overpower his rival. Again, Michaels pushes back with speed, but Kane again overpowers him. Kane tries a charge in the corner but eats a boot. HBK climbs to the top and lands his picture-perfect elbow before tuning up the band for Sweet Chin Music and the win! After the match, Kane jumps him and lands a chokeslam.

Last week, William Regal beat Lance Storm in a purist's dream match, and the WWE brass was so impressed they decided to give them another shot, this time for a spot in the Royal Rumble! Very good match with both men getting in offense and near-falls, but Regal again picks up the win with the Power of the Punch.

24 hours ago, Matt Hardy won the Intercontinental Title in the finals of the month-long tournament, but tonight he looks to beat another set of champions, the Dudley Boyz, with his partner Christian. The Dudleyz start off by isolating Christian until Captain Charisma pulls a spear out of nowhere to tag in Hardy. Hardy is a house of fire going after D-Von until Bubba hot-tags in. Bubba overpowers Matt, but Matt ducks a wild punch and plants him with the Twist of Fate for the win!

I should have switched this segment with the previous one, because the crowd was really pumped up after that match that they sort of didn't give a crap about Triple H beating Booker T with the Pedigree.

The Rock has a celebration ceremony where he thanks The People for helping him have the strength to absolutely destroy Triple H at Armageddon.

Rock's Royal Rumble opponent Chris Jericho is up next in the main event to take on Hurricane. Both men trade dropkicks to start, then lots of counter wrestling. Jericho comes out on top, getting 'cane to tap out to the Walls of Jericho as RAW goes off the air!

Next week, it's a whole new year in WWE, and new opportunities abound for the six men particpating in the final three qualifying matches for the Royal Rumble! You won't want to miss the last RAW before the Rumble, because as we all know - anything can happen in WWE!

[loopydate]

GrappleFanatics.net has announced their Top 100 Workers of 2003:


Kurt Angle (WWE)
Chris Jericho (WWE)
Shawn Michaels (WWE)
Eddie Guerrero (WWE)
Chris Benoit (WWE)
AJ Styles (NWATNA/RoH)
Low Ki (NWATNA/RoH/XPW)
Tajiri (WWE)
Brock Lesnar (WWE)
Christopher Daniels (RoH/NWATNA/MLW)
TAKA Michinoku (XPW/MLW)
Kid Kash (NWATNA/XPW/MLW)
Super Crazy (MLW/XPW/IRON)
Ultimo Dragon (WWE)
Hurricane (WWE)
Chavo Guerrero (WWE)
Christian (WWE)
Shelton Benjamin (WWE)
Jerry Lynn (NWATNA/MLW/FLI)
Juvi Guerrera (XPW/NWAW)
Matt Hardy Version 1.0 (WWE)
Randy Orton (WWE)
EZ Money (RoH/MLW/XPW)
Nick Dinsmore (FLI)
Sean O'Haire (WWE)
Charlie Haas (WWE)
Rob Van Dam (WWE)
Lance Storm (WWE)
Shark Boy (HWA/NWATNA/NWAW)
Funaki (WWE)
Mikey Whipwreck (RoH/MLW/IRON)
CM Punk (RoH/NWATNA)
Scoot Andrews (ECWA/IRON)
Rey Mysterio (WWE)
Michael Modest (RoH/FLI/XPW)
Bryan Danielson (RoH/SWC/MLW)
Donovan Morgan (RoH/IRON/FLI)
Ikuto Hidaka (XPW)
Paul London (WWE)
Al Snow (WWE)
Scotty 2 Hotty (WWE)
Shannon Moore (WWE)
Scorpio (Free Agent)
Spanky (NWAW)
Gedo (FLI)
Taiyo Kea (MLW/NWATNA/FLI)
Jody Fleisch (RoH/CZW/NWAW)
Satoshi Kojima (MLW/IRON/FLI)
Rhyno (WWE)
Chris Candido (MLW/NWAW)
Psychosis (XPW/IRON)
Rico (WWE)
THe Rock (WWE)
Akio (WWE)
Devon Storm (MLW/FLI/NWATNA)
Lash LeRoux (NWAW)
Men's Teioh (MLW/XPW)
Trent Acid (NWAW/RoH/IRON)
Ebessan (XPW/FLI)
Jeff Jarrett (NWATNA)
Perry Saturn (NWATNA/XPW/FLI)
Michael Shane (RoH/MLW)
Jamie Noble (WWE)
Steve Corino (RoH/MLW/NWATNA)
J.R. Ryder (ECWA/NWAW/MLW)
Sick Nick Mondo (CZW/FLI/XPW)
Colt Cabana (IWAMS/FLI/WLW)
Masato Tanaka (MLW/XPW/FLI)
Nova (WWE)
Ken Shamrock (RoH)
D'Lo Brown (NWATNA/XPW/FLI)
Johnny Smith (RoH/IRON)
Jacques Rougeau Jr. (FLI)
Johnny Kashmere (CZW)
Rob Conway (WWE)
Fred Williams (FLI)
Dick Togo (Free Agent)
Edge (WWE)
Kaz Hayashi (SWC)
John Cena (WWE)
Kidd Video Fabulous (FLI)
Tony Mamaluke (RoH/NWAW)
BJ Whitmer (HWA/RoH)
Xavier (RoH/ECWA)
Mark Briscoe (RoH/SWC/IRON)
Jado (Free Agent)
Simon Diamond (NWATNA/MLW/IRON)
Mike Sanders (NWATNA/XPW)
Matt Stryker (HWA/RoH)
Ace Steel (IWAMS/IRON)
Raymond Rougeau (FLI)
Derrick King (WWE)
Jay Briscoe (RoH/ECWA)
Jimmy Rave (NWAW)
Air Paris (SWC/IRON)
Kevin Martel (FLI)
Spiffy Sean Styles (Free Agent)
John Phoenix (NWAW)
Johnny Jeter (WWE)
Chris Styles (CZW)

[loopydate]

Joining the future endeavors posse are RAW Superstars Scott Steiner, Maven, and Rodney Mack.

[loopydate]

DECEMBER 2003 RECAP



RAW

(Wrestlers in italics should be lower on card, but refuse to be depushed due to Creative Control)

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(15-3) The Rock (1-2, 99) (L w/HBK vs Dudleyz, L w/HHH vs Evolution, W HHH)
(12-9) Triple H (2-3, 61) (L HBK, L RVD, W w/Batista vs Rock/Tommy, L Rock, W Booker)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(13-7) Rob Van Dam (5-1, 70) (W Batista, W HHH, W Xian, W HBK, L Matt, W Conway)
(11-6) Matt Hardy (5-1, 83) (L w/Regal vs Hurricane/Nova, W Nova, W Hurricane, W Y2J, W RVD, W w/Xian vs Dudleyz)
(13-9) Shawn Michaels (4-2, 84) (W HHH, L w/Rock vs Dudleyz, W Rico, L RVD, W Xian, W Kane)
(9-9) Christian (3-2, 81) (W Tommy, W Booker, L RVD, L HBK, W w/Matt vs Dudleyz)
(7-13-1) Chris Jericho (4-2, 78) (L Goldberg, W Storm, W Goldberg, L Matt, W Booker, W Hurricane)
(4-11-1) Booker T (0-4, 68) (L Xian, L Kane, L Y2J, L HHH)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(7-1) Jazz (1-0, 73) (W Lita)
(5-2) Victoria (2-0, 72) (W Trish, W w/Trish vs Gail/Molly)
(10-6) Bubba Ray Dudley (3-1, 74) (W w/D-Von vs Powers, W 3-way tag, W w/D-Von vs La Res, L w/D-Von vs Matt/Xian)
(10-6) D-Von Dudley (3-1, 74) (W w/Bubba vs Powers, W 3-way tag, W w/Bubba vs La Res, L w/Bubba vs Matt/Xian)
(13-8) Batista (3-1, 70) (L RVD, W Tommy, W w/HHH vs Rock/Tommy, W Spike)
(11-10) Kane (3-2, 57) (W Storm, L Goldberg, W Booker, W Goldberg, L HBK)
(5-5-1) Trish Stratus (1-1-1, 79) (L Victoria, W w/Victoria vs Gail/Molly, D Gail)
(3-3-1) Gail Kim (0-1-1, 67) (L w/Molly vs Trish/Victoria, D Trish)
(3-3) Nova (1-2, 70) (W w/Hurricane vs Matt/Regal, L Matt, L Rico)
(2-2) Molly Holly (0-1, 74) (L w/Gail vs Trish/Victoria)
(5-6) Val Venis (0-1, 73) (L Rico)
(7-9) Hurricane (3-2, 80) (W w/Nova vs Matt/Regal, W Regal, L Matt, W Boss Man, L Y2J)
(6-9) William Regal (2-2, 71) (L w/Matt vs Hurricane/Nova, L Hurricane, W Storm, W Storm)
(4-6) Rico (2-1, 77) (W Val, L HBK, W Nova)
(4-7) Test (0-1, 67) (L 3-way tag)
(5-9) Tommy Dreamer (0-3, 72) (L Xian, L Batista, L w/Rock vs Evolution)
(3-6) Lance Storm (0-4, 65) (L Kane, L Y2J, L Regal, L Regal)
(2-7) Sylvan Grenier (0-1, 70) (L 3-way tag)
(2-9) Spike Dudley (0-1, 65) (L Batista)
(2-10) Rene Dupree (0-1, 70) (L 3-way tag)
(1-6) Lita (0-1, 77) (L Jazz)
(1-6) Rob Conway (0-1, 69) (L RVD)
(0-9) Boss Man (0-1, 52) (L Hurricane)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(4-1) Mark Jindrak (0-0, 60) (N/A)
(2-3) Rosey (0-0, 63) (N/A)
(0-5) Chris Nowinski (0-0, 66) (N/A)
(0-5) Mark Henry (0-0, 55) (N/A)

Injured Reserve
(5-6) Randy Orton (0-0, 84) (N/A)

Future Endeavors
(8-7) Goldberg (2-2) (W Y2J, W Kane, L Y2J, L Kane)
(3-7) Scott Steiner (0-1) (L 3-way tag)
(2-6) Maven (0-0) (N/A)
(0-5) Rodney Mack (0-0) (N/A)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (95)
Steve Austin (92)
Shane McMahon (89)
Al Snow (75)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Ric Flair (94) (Batista, Randy Orton, Triple H)
Stacy Keibler (88) (None)
Theodore Long (66) (Chris Nowinski, Jazz, Mark Henry)

RAW Title Changes
Women's - Victoria beat Trish Stratus (12/1)
Intercontinental - Matt Hardy beat Rob Van Dam for the vacant belt(12/28)
World Heavyweight - None (The Rock has been champ since 9/28)
World Tag Team - None (The Dudley Boyz have been champs since 9/1)

RAW Feuds
TBD

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Surprised you haven't Future Endeavor'd Boss Man yet.

It's early, but will you be doing a draft at some point after WM20?</font>

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Yeah, this is what I had in mind:

The RAW and SmackDown! after WMXX, there will be a series of interbrand matches. The winner/s of the match gets to choose whether they want to jump to the other brand or steal the loser/s for their brand.

For example, The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar - if Rocky wins, he can either go to SmackDown! or Lesnar will be forced to jump to RAW.

I'm already kicking around ideas for who I want to move, and there will probably be tag and six-man matches to further shuffle things around. I want to see how people are doing closer to Mania, because I want to try to even things out. Right now, the top of the RAW card is stacked, while SD has an amazing midcard. Ideally, both brands would be balanced all the way through.

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DECEMBER 2003 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(18-4) Brock Lesnar (5-0, 100) (W w/O'Haire vs Angle/Cena, W Edge, W w/Show vs UT/Angle, W Holly, W Angle)
(13-9) Kurt Angle (1-4, 98) (L w/Cena vs Lesnar/O'Haire, W w/WGTT vs D.A., L w/UT vs Lesnar/Show, L O'Haire, L Lesnar)
(12-9) John Cena (1-3, 93) (L w/Angle vs Lesnar/O'Haire, L w/Eddie vs O'Haire/Chavo, W Edge, L O'Haire)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(17-4) Big Show (3-2, 74) (W Rikishi, L Eddie, W w/Lesnar vs Angle/UT, L Rhyno, W UT)
(9-5) Billy Kidman (2-2, 84) (W Dragon, W Moore, L Rhyno, L w/Nunzio vs WGTT)
(11-9) Sean O'Haire (5-0, 90) (W w/Lesnar vs Angle/Cena, W Noble, W w/Chavo vs Eddie/Cena, W Angle, W Cena)
(7-6) Shelton Benjamin (2-2, 83) (L 4-way, W w/Angle & Haas vs D.A., L 4-team elim, W w/Haas vs Nunzio/Kidman)
(10-10) Eddie Guerrero (4-1, 90) (W 4-way, W Show, L w/Cena vs O'Haire/Chavo, W Carlito, W Chavo)
(9-9-1) Chris Benoit (2-3, 87) (W Rey, L Rey, L Rey, W Rey, L Rey)
(9-10) Undertaker (1-2, 75) (W Palumbo, L w/Angle vs Lesnar/Show, L Show)
(8-11) Rey Mysterio (3-2, 87) (L Benoit, W Benoit, W Benoit, L Benoit, W Benoit)
(8-11) Hardcore Holly (0-4, 83) (L 4-way, L Chavo, L 4-team elim, L Lesnar)
(7-10) Edge (1-3, 82) (L 4-way, L Lesnar, W Gunn, L Cena)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(11-3-1) Rhyno (3-0, 86) (W Bashams, W Kidman, W Show)
(8-6) Tajiri (2-0, 74) (W 4-way, W Moore)
(8-6) Bradshaw (0-1, 70) (L 4-team elim)
(6-5) Charlie Haas (2-1, 82) (W w/Angle & Shelton vs D.A., L 4-team elim, W w/Shelton vs Nunzio/Kidman)
(6-5) A-Train (1-1, 71) (L w/Morgan vs Angle/WGTT, W w/Morgan vs Bashams)
(3-5) Nunzio (1-1, 69) (W Scotty, L w/Kidman vs WGTT)
(6-11) Chavo Guerrero (3-1, 84) (W Holly, W w/O'Haire vs Eddie/Cena, W Dragon, L Eddie)
(4-9) Chuck Palumbo (0-2, 72) (L UT, L 4-team elim)
(4-9) Johnny Stamboli (0-1, 68) (L 4-team elim)
(2-5) Carlito (0-2, 72) (L 4-way, L Eddie)
(2-5) Rikishi (0-1, 69) (L Show)
(2-6) Billy Gunn (0-1, 66) (L Edge)
(2-10) Doug Basham (2-2, 50) (L w/Danny vs Rhyno, W w/Danny vs Kish/S2H, W 4-team elim, L w/Danny vs D.A.)
(2-10) Danny Basham (2-2, 48) (L w/Doug vs Rhyno, W w/Doug vs Kish/S2H, W 4-team elim, L w/Doug vs D.A.)
(1-7) Chris Kanyon (0-0, 70) (N/A)
(1-7) Ultimo Dragon (0-2, 65) (L Kidman, L Chavo)
(1-9) Shannon Moore (0-3, 75) (L 4-way, L Kidman, L Tajiri)
(0-6) Scotty 2 Hotty (0-1, 74) (L Nunzio)
(0-7) Jamie Noble (0-2, 65) (L 4-way, L O'Haire)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(3-1) Sakoda (0-0, 55) (N/A)
(7-4) Matt Morgan (1-1, 63) (L w/Train vs Angle/WGTT, W w/Train vs Bashams)
(3-2) Akio (0-0, 55) (N/A)
(0-2) Paul London (0-0, 68) (N/A)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Stephanie McMahon (96)
Tazz (72)
Sable (70)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (92) (A-Train, Big Show, Billy Kidman, Brock Lesnar, Matt Morgan)
Torrie Wilson (70) (None)
Nidia (62) (Jamie Noble)

SmackDown! Title Changes
United States - Eddie Guerrero beat Big Show 12/11
WWE World - None (Brock Lesnar has been champ since ??/??)
WWE Tag Team - None (Dangerous Alliance have been champs since 10/2)
Cruiserweight - None (Billy Kidman has been champ since 9/25)

SmackDown! Feuds
TBD

[loopydate]

And as for Boss Man, he's relatively cheap, so I don't mind keeping him on the payroll. When his contract's up, I won't renew, but until then I don't mind keeping him as an enhancement talent.

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JANUARY 1, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's a brand new year, and the road to WrestleMania XX (the 19th anniversary of WrestleMania!) kicks off in just a week and a half at the Royal Rumble! Tonight, we get one more confirmed participant in the Rumble match, our main event pits champion versus champion, plus the start of some brand-new SmackDown! feuds!

The show kicks off with Stephanie McMahon in her office, confirming that at the Royal Rumble, Brock Lesnar will defend the WWE Title against the man who won four out of seven matches against Chris Benoit to earn the shot - Rey Mysterio!

Our opening contest pits two of the twelve men who've already qualified for the Rumble against each other - Edge and Nunzio! Nunzio has spent the last couple of weeks trying to prove that he is for real, and he puts on a good show tonight. He gets off to a hot start before being overpowered, but gets some more big moves in down the stretch. But tonight was Edge's night, as he puts Nunzio away with the Edgecutioner for the win.

Brock Lesnar has been the most dominant force in World Wrestling Entertainment since his debut, and tonight his opponent is hoping to put his name in the discussion of top-tier SmackDown! superstars, World's Greatest Tag Team member Charlie Haas. Lesnar hits a big forearm, but misses a clothesline and Haas nails him with a back suplex. Lesnar mule kicks to get space, then hits a running knee lift before clamping on a full nelson and landing a Death Valley Driver. Haas counters a backdrop with a piledriver, but Lesnar powers out of a Haas of Pain attempt and nails him with the F5! After the match, Rhyno hits the ring and lays him out with the Gore! The champ is down!

And now it's Haas' partner's turn to put on a show as Shelton Benjamin takes on Lesnar's Rumble opponent Rey Mysterio. Very good back-and-forth high-impact match with a couple of very close near-falls, but in the end, Rey continues his momentum with the West Coast Pop. After the match, Rey continues his tradition of shaking hands with his opponent. He's a hell of a guy.

It's been a night of Rumble previews, and tonight two more Rumble participants go one-on-one as Kurt Angle takes on Chavo Guerrero. Both men lost their bids for titles at Armageddon and are hoping to get their momentum back heading into the first of the Big Four 2004 PPVs. Chavo takes to the air early, then Angle fights back with technical expertise, then Chavo again goes to the air. Both men are really using their unique skills to their advantage. Angle charges Chavo, but Chavo moves and the ref bumps. Angle takes Chavo down, then takes off the straps, preparing for the Angle Lock. He approaches Chavo, but Chavo lays him out with a punch. He has brass knuckles! The referee wakes up to see Chavo covering Kurt for the win! Chavo slides out of the ring and escapes through the crowd. He clearly doesn't want any of Kurt once he regains consciousness!

Tonight's Royal Rumble qualifying match pits two of SmackDown!'s most brutal superstars against each other - Chris Benoit and Tajiri! Tajiri manages to hold his own, but the match mostly belonged to Benoit, and he bounces back from his loss to Mysterio by getting a tap-out victory over Tajiri for a spot in possibly the most star-studded Royal Rumble match in history.

Backstage, Sean O'Haire is watching the match on a monitor. As Benoit has his hand raised, O'Haire talks about how if Benoit can't beat a man that he's already faced six consecutive times in a one-on-one match to earn a title shot, how can he expect to defeat 29 of them? If he doesn't know his own friend's moveset well enough to be able to counter each and every one of them, how can he consider himself the greatest technical wrestler in the world? If Chris Benoit hadn't ridden the coattails of his more exciting, more charismatic, more entertaining friends, would he be where he is today? But, then again, he's not telling us anything we don't already know.

O'Haire is out next for a match against Undertaker. Pretty basic match, with both guys getting in some good brawling and slams. O'Haire manages to somehow get UT up on his shoulders in preparation for the Prophecy, but Chris Benoit hits the ring! Benoit clamps on the Crippler Crossface, and the referee calls for the bell! Benoit must have heard what O'Haire said about him, because he is on the warpath. He grabs a chair and lays him out, then a couple more shots. Now he sets the chair up and lands a drop toehold onto it, leaving O'Haire a bloody mess!

Two of the biggest odds-on favorites in the Rumble are the former United States Champion Big Show and John Cena. Tonight, they hope to establish momentum in their one-on-one match. Disappointing match that nonetheless has some pretty good false finishes until Cena hits a massive FU for the victory.

It's now time for our main event, and it is a champion versus champion match, with neither title on the line. United States Champion Eddie Guerrero will face the stablemate of the man he beat for the gold, the Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman. The crowd is way into this match, as both men hit some big moves and get near-falls. In the end, as Eddie is building momentum, Paul Heyman jumps up onto the apron. Eddie notices and takes his eyes off Kidman just long enough for the Cruiserweight Champion to take advantage, laying him out and hitting the Shooting Star Press for the win. After the match, Eddie is incensed and attacks both men, sending them scattering for safety.

Eddie wants the microphone. SmackDown! goes off the air with him issuing a challenge to Kidman. At the Royal Rumble, I don't care if it wears us both out so we can't compete in the main event, I want you, and I'm going to make you pay for tonight by taking your Cruiserweight Title!

Next week, the final two slots in the Royal Rumble will be determined as tag-team partners Bradshaw and Hardcore Holly go one-on-one and - in a match arranged by Paul Heyman - Rhyno can qualify for the Rumble only if he can defeat both A-Train and Matt Morgan in a handicap match! If Rhyno loses, whoever scores the winning fall gets the slot in the Rumble. Plus, expect more buildup from the other Rumble participants and a tag-team main event pitting the Dangerous Alliance's Brock Lesnar and Billy Kidman against Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero! And you just know Rhyno is waiting in the wings. Next week is the last SmackDown! before the Royal Rumble, and you don't want to miss what happens next!

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JANUARY 5, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW


It's the last edition of RAW before the Royal Rumble, and the final three spots on the RAW side of the Rumble match will be determined tonight, plus we have a massive tag-team main event and plenty more Rumble build-up!

Just like SmackDown four days ago, tonight's show kicks off with Eric Bischoff making the World Title match between The Rock and Chris Jericho official.

The show kicks off with Divas action as Gail Kim, who will be participating in the triple-threat match for the Women's Title at the Royal Rumble, takes on Lita. Both women get in some offense before Gail hits her Diving Rana for the win.

Our next match is a six-man tag pitting all three Dudley Boyz against all three members of La Resistance. The Dudleyz dominate Rob Conway early with quick tags getting all three men into the ring. Conway manages to snap suplex Bubba and tag in Dupree, and from there La Res takes over with similar quick-tag success. D-Von gets a hot tag, but in the confusion, Christian hits the ring and hits the Unprettier behind the referee's back! When he turns around, Conway is covering D-Von for the win. Why did Christian just attack D-Von Dudley?

Triple H is trying to build momentum toward the Rumble match to get himself back into the main event, but his squash match against Lance Storm did more to damage Lance than it did help HHH. H wins it with the Pedigree.

Up next is a fatal fourway match for the final three slots in the Rumble match. How does that work, you ask? The man who is pinned or forced to submit is out, and the other three are in. (editor's note: this was supposed to be three separate one-on-one matches, but then I endeavored Steiner and Maven and mashed them all into this one) It's Nova versus Tommy Dreamer versus Val Venis versus Test! Nova and Test start off, and Test taeks control early until Nova tags in Dreamer. Dreamer brawls with Test until Test tags in Venis, who hits a spear and a slam. Tommy backdrops Val and hits a spinebuster, then tags Test back in. Test hits a pair of big clotheslines. The referee is trying to maintain order and doesn't notice Batista hit the ring with a chair! Test whips Val into Bats' chair, then plants him with the Big Boot for the win!

After the match, Batista continues to pummel Val with the chair, when all of a sudden, Rico hits the ring! Batista can see that Rico means business and high-tails it, leaving Rico to attend to Val. What the hell is going on here? Was Rico telling the truth all along? But we do know now that Test, Tommy Dreamer, and Nova have qualified for the last three Rumble slots.

It's more Divas action next as Trish Stratus and the Women's Champion Victoria take on Jazz and Molly Holly. Decent match made better by a hot crowd ends with Trish hitting Molly with Stratusfaction, but then getting jumped by Gail! Gail heads to the top rope for the Standing Rana, but out of nowhere comes new WWE Diva Mickie James! Gail bails off the top rope, and Mickie chases her through the crowd and out of sight.

Booker T has fallen on some hard times lately, with a mounting losing streak and losing a shot at the World Title at Armageddon. Tonight, he hopes to turn things around before the Rumble by taking on one of his 29 opponents, William Regal. Both men get in their share of moves, but the match is lacking something. In the end, Booker hits the Book End to pick up the much-needed win. After the match, he celebrates the victory.

The crowd has really settled down which doesn't bode well for Rob Van Dam and Kane, who are up next. They put on a good match, but there's just no reaction. RVD picks up the upset win with a flying kick off the top.

What's the best cure for a dead crowd? The new Intercontinental Champion Matt Hardy taking on Hurricane! These two have torn up every arena they've competed in over the last several months, and now that Hardy's the IC champion, you can bet that this will turn into a full-on feud! These two put on a spectacular match that ends with the champ hitting the Twist of Fate out of nowhere for the victory.

And in our main event, it's the New Mega-Powers - Shawn Michaels and the World Champion The Rock - taking on Christian and Rock's Rumble opponent Chris Jericho. "Vitamin C" controls the champion early with quick tags and double-teams until Rocky manages to hit Christian with a piledriver. Tag to Michaels, who slams Xian and lands his trademark flying elbow. Christian ducks a clothesline and hits a spinning neckbreaker, then tags in Y2J. Jericho hits a dropkick, then Rock tags into the match. HBK scoops up Jericho for a double-team move, but accidentally catches Rocky with one of Jericho's boots! HBK is forced out of the ring, and Jericho applies the Walls of Jericho! The champ has no choice but to tap out. After the match, HBK is apologetic, but Rocky is having none of it. HBK goes to leave, but Rock pulls him back into the ring. They have a long stare-down as RAW goes off the air.

In just six days, the Royal Rumble will be our next huge pay-per-view event. The Rock will defend the World Title against Chris Jericho! Victoria will defend the Women's Title in a triple threat against Trish Stratus and Gail Kim! Plus - Shawn Michaels, Matt Hardy, Christian, Hurricane, the Dudley Boyz, Tommy Dreamer, William Regal, Nova, Batista, Rob Van Dam, Booker T, Test, Triple H, and Kane will be RAW's representatives in the Royal Rumble match for a title shot at WrestleMania XX!

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JANUARY 8, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's the last WWE show before the Royal Rumble, and the last two slots in the Rumble match will be filled! Plus, the other Rumble participants as well as the men representing SmackDown! in two title matches will all be in action tonight!

The show kicks off with a match between two men who came up short in their bids for Rumble slots, but are looking to prove that they shouldn't be overlooked. It's Shannon Moore against Chris Kanyon. Kanyon dominates early until Moore fights back with strikes. Kanyon again takes advantage with his strength advantage and hits I'm Betta Than You for the win.

Our next match is a Royal Rumble qualifier pitting the Backstage Bullies Bradshaw and Hardcore Holly against each other! Hardcore doesn't put in much of an effort in his win, and the crowd isn't into it. Holly hits the Alabama Slam for the win, then offers a handshake to his partner, but Bradshaw isn't having any of it. I wouldn't either, if Holly made me look like shit.

Mercifully, that match is followed up with Nunzio again hoping to leverage his way into the top part of the card by teaming with a member of the Dangerous Alliance against the World's Greatest Tag Team. Tonight's partner is Big Show. Nunzio takes control of Shelton early, and after a tag, Show continues it. Eventually, though, WGTT's cohesiveness is too much for their makeshift opponents, and they nail Nunzio with a Doomsday Device for the win. After the match, Nunzio is pleading with Show. Is he really trying to get himself into the Alliance? Show walks off and leaves him behind. There are no friends going into the Royal Rumble.

Ugh, then we follow that up with a crappy Undertaker/Chuck Palumbo match. UT picks up the win with the Last Ride.

Twenty-nine spots have been filled, and up next is the final Royal Rumble qualifying match as Rhyno takes on both A-Train and Matt Morgan in a handicap match! If Rhyno wins, he's in. If either Train or Morgan pins him or makes him submit, that man is in. D.A. double-team Rhyno for the first several minutes of the match until Rhyno slides out of a Morgan slam attempt and levels him with a lariat before GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE-ing Train for the win. Despite the Alliance's best efforts, Rhyno is one win away from a shot at Brock Lesnar's WWE Title!

Up next is a disappointing match pitting Edge against Carlito. I was hoping these two would put on a good show, but the match wasn't that great. Fortunately, the crowd was pumped. Edge wins it with the Edgecutioner to continue his winning streak heading into the Rumble.

The next match is a fantastic tag-team contest pitting Chavo Guerrero and Sean O'Haire against (what EWR dubs) God's Team - Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle. Last week, Chavo stole a win from Angle, while O'Haire and Benoit exchanged words and brutal chairshots respectively. These are two of the hottest new feuds on SmackDown! colliding in tag-team action! Chavo and O'Haire control the early-going with quick tags and near falls until Benoit manages to powerbomb O'Haire and hot-tag Angle. Angle goes to work on O'Haire with a knee lift and a piledriver until Chavo tags back in. Chavo takes to the air and gets another near-fall. He misses a legdrop, and Angle capitalizes with a lariat and the Angle Slam for three. After the match, the four rivals brawl all the way up the aisle. With all four competing in the Royal Rumble, will any of them be able to focus on trying to earn a title shot?

After they're separated backstage, O'Haire again lays into Benoit verbally. "This is exactly what I was saying last week, Chris. You hitched your train to Kurt Angle tonight and let him do the dirty work. He's the one who got the pin tonight. Not you. And until you can start pulling your own weight, you're always going to be somebody's second fiddle. But I'm not telling you anything you didn't already know."

John Cena has - in a very short time - propelled himself into the main event on SmackDown! and looks poised to do very well in the Royal Rumble. His last warm-up match before the event is against the former Cruiserweight Champion, the Japanese Buzzsaw Tajiri. Tajiri takes control early with his speed advantage, but Cena's prototypical power gives him control. Tajiri uses his feet until Cena again overpowers him and hits the FU for the win.

After the match, Cena asks for the microphone and says that when the dust settles after the Royal Rumble, after he's beaten 29 of the best WWE superstars, he's going to WrestleMania and he's taking the WWE Title. So if Brock Lesnar can again prove that he's the Next Big Thing by beating Rey Mysterio, he's going to have to prove himself in the school of hard knocks. And his professor is going to be the Doctor of Thuganomics. Word life!

Our main event is a preview of two title matches to be held at the Rumble. In three days, Brock Lesnar will defend the WWE Title against Rey Mysterio while Billy Kidman will defend the Cruiserweight Title against Eddie Guerrero. Tonight, the champions will team up to take on their challengers! Eddie and Rey control Kidman early on, and it basically turns into a lucha libre style contest until Kidman manages to tag in Lesnar, who then begins pummeling Mysterio until Rey tags in Eddie. Eddie forces Lesnar back into his corner and Kidman tags in, only to run into a dropkick to the knee. Eddie heads up top and lands the Frogsplash for the win!

At the Royal Rumble, both the WWE and Cruiserweight Titles will be on the line, but will Brock Lesnar be looking past Rey Mysterio at the long line of people looking for a shot at him? Several SmackDown! superstars have made their intentions clear going into the Rumble match, and any of these fifteen superstars - Kurt Angle, John Cena, Sean O'Haire, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Rhyno, Chavo Guerrero, Billy Kidman, Hardcore Holly, the World's Greatest Tag Team, Edge, Undertaker, Big Show, or Nunzio - could go on to WrestleMania and take the title!

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JANUARY 11, 2004 - ROYAL RUMBLE


Before the PPV starts, Matt Hardy cuts a promo about the roll he's been on, winning the Intercontinental Title tournament, beating Hurricane last week, and now tonight winning the Royal Rumble!

Segment Rating: 82%

The pay-per-view kicks off with our first of four title matches. Since winning the Women's Title from Trish Stratus a little over a month ago, Victoria has been looking to cement her spot as RAW's top Diva. Her top two challengers have been Stratus and Gail Kim, and tonight all three compete for the title!

Women's Title - Trish Stratus vs. Victoria (c) vs. Gail Kim

Victoria hits a right hand on Gail Kim. Terrible brawling from Trish Stratus. Kim powers out of a headlock. Kim hits a high kick on Trish Stratus. Back heel kick from Kim on Victoria. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Flying knee to the face from Trish Stratus. Japanese marks everywhere cream themselves as someone uses a Shining Wizard....it's only a knee for crying out loud! 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Kim ducks a wild right hand. Kim hits a high kick on Trish Stratus. Victoria DDTs Gail Kim. Gail Kim is in trouble. Widow's Peak! 1....2....3.

Overall Rating: 73%
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Match Quality: 64%

Kurt Angle is up next in the promo department, talking about how much he can't wait to get his hands on Chavo Guerrero in the Rumble match tonight and once that business is settled, going on to WrestleMania to win the WWE Title!

Segment Rating: 98%

On the first SmackDown! of the year, Billy Kidman cheated to beat Eddie Guerrero in a champion versus champion match. Eddie - looking for revenge - challenged Kidman to a match tonight for his Cruiserweight Title!

Cruiserweight Title Match - Eddie Guerrero (United States Champion) vs. Billy Kidman (c)

Hard back suplex on Eddie. I missed what happened for a few minutes as i went to get a beer...i'm going to take an educated guess and say that Bruiser Brody made a stunning return and beat everyone up, then left. I'm sticking with that story until proven wrong. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Eddie counters a backdrop with a kick to the face. Spinny weird kick from Eddie Guerrero. Kick by Eddie Guerrero...to the facial regions. Break that nose! Yeah! 1 - 2 - kick out. Springboard dropkick from Eddie Guerrero...that looked pretty cool. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Second rope flying axe handle, Kidman goes down. Kidman backdrops Eddie Guerrero out of a piledriver attempt. I missed what happened for a few minutes as i went to get a beer...i'm going to take an educated guess and say that Bruiser Brody made a stunning return and beat everyone up, then left. I'm sticking with that story until proven wrong. 1 - 2 - kick out. Eddie walks into a face crusher variation. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Kidman hits a dropkick on Eddie Guerrero. Kidman hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Eddie Guerrero fights out of a grapple. Flying elbow from Eddie Guerrero. Really cool stunner-type thing out of the corner from Eddie Guerrero, Kidman might be dead. Rhyno comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Billy Kidman turns around. Rhyno spins Kidman around. Rhyno hits the Gore! Rhyno leaves the ring, the damage done! 1 - 2 - 3. Eddie Guerrero pins Kidman. Rhyno isn't finished with his attack yet! Billy Kidman stands up...and walks into a boot to the gut from Rhyno. Gore!!! Billy Kidman has been put down on the canvas! Rhyno shakes his head and raises three fingers instead. Kidman gets picked up...and hit with another Gore! Billy Kidman is spread-eagled on the canvas. Rhyno again raises three fingers. Referees hit the ring, but are too scared to get too close. They can't stop this carnage...Gore, the third one in a row! Rhyno eventually leaves the ring, as medics come to attend to Kidman, who isn't moving.

Overall Rating: 86%
Crowd Reaction: 89%
Match Quality: 82%

Now it's time for the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels to hype up his chances in the Rumble match. He's already won it twice, and tonight the third time's the charm!

Segment Rating: 87%

Chris Jericho won a ladder match at Armageddon to earn a shot tonight at The Rock's World Heavyweight Title. Whoever comes out of this match will likely be the champion heading into WrestleMania XX!

World Title Match - The Rock (c) vs. Chris Jericho

Jericho hits a dropkick on The Rock. Flying cross body off the top rope. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Chris Jericho misses a big legdrop and lands ASS-FIRST on the mat. Jericho gets smacked around like a bitch. The Rock with a spinning neckbreaker on Jericho. 1 - 2 - kick out. Death valley driver by The Rock, Chris Jericho got planted hard...that was cool. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Big clothesline on Jericho. Chris Jericho fights out of a grapple. Spinning kicky move by Jericho on Rock. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Weird-but-cool looking DDT thing from Chris Jericho, Rock is out. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Legsweep. There's probably a Japanese name for that....like Golden Dragon Nuclear Spike....that'll do, i'll call it that from now on. Spinny weird kick from Chris Jericho. Rock reverses a waistlock. Big backdrop on Jericho, executed well. Powerbomb on Jericho. Chris Jericho can barely stand. Rock Bottom!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!!

Overall Rating: 87%
Crowd Reaction: 89%
Match Quality: 84%

John Cena is our next promoer, hyping up how he's on a roll heading into the Rumble, and he can't wait to take that gold at WrestleMania from whoever wins it. But deep down, he hopes it's Lesnar, because he wants to prove who the real Next Big Thing is!

Segment Rating: 87%

Throughout the month of December, Rey Mysterio engaged his friend Chris Benoit in a hotly-contested best-of-seven series to earn a WWE Title shot tonight. At Armageddon, Rey pulled off the win, and tonight he faces off against Brock Lesnar!

WWE Title Match - Rey Mysterio vs. Brock Lesnar (c)

Lesnar takes a flying neckbreaker from Rey Mysterio. Lesnar takes a rana from Rey Mysterio. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Brock Lesnar, like so many teenage boys, uses a right hand. Except in this case, it's for a punch. Brock Lesnar fires off some right and left hands. Big clothesline on Rey. 1 - 2 - kick out. Spear! Rey is down. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Big clothesline on Rey. Rey blocks a suplex attempt using the power of gravity. Super frankenthingy on Lesnar, who hit hard. 1 - 2 - kick out. DDT from the top rope by Rey Mysterio....holy crap, that was sweet. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Hard back suplex on Lesnar. Spinny weird kick from Rey Mysterio. Lesnar counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Rude Awakening on Rey Mysterio by Lesnar. Brock Lesnar brings out a jumping powerbomb to nearly kill Rey!! That was incredibly brutal, i LOVE that move. Rey Mysterio can barely stand. F5!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!!

Overall Rating: 89%
Crowd Reaction: 93%
Match Quality: 80%

And now it's time for the main event! Thirty of the top challengers for the WWE and World Titles are prepared for a timed-entry battle royal to determine the #1 contender at WrestleMania!

Royal Rumble Match

Undertaker and Test are the first two competitors. Test gets smacked around like a bitch. Powerbomb on Test. Entry # 3 : Charlie Haas! Thrown slam by Undertaker. Test got eliminated by Undertaker. (Elimination # 1) Entry # 4 : Bubba Ray Dudley! Big kick on Bubba by Charlie Haas. Bubba Ray Dudley got bundled out by Haas. (Elimination # 2) Entry # 5 : Matt Hardy Version 1.0! Running knee lift from Charlie Haas. Undertaker got thrown over the top rope by Haas. (Elimination # 3) Entry # 6 : William Regal! Big kick on Regal by Matt Hardy Version 1.0. Matt went for the elimination, but William Regal held onto the ropes. Entry # 7 : Hurricane! Dropkick connects...Matt goes down like a skanky hooker. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 was eliminated by Hurricane. (Elimination # 4) Entry # 8 : D-Von Dudley! Standing kicky thing by Charlie Haas on D-Von. D-Von gets hit with a wicked powerbomb thing out of the corner. Entry # 9 : Chris Benoit! Big backdrop on Regal, executed well. Haas threw William Regal over the top rope like a common Pygmy. (Elimination # 5) Entry # 10 : Shawn Michaels! Spinny weird kick from Hurricane. Chris Benoit got thrown over the top rope by Hurricane. (Elimination # 6) Entry # 11 : Billy Kidman! Shawn Michaels hits a rolling kick on Haas. Charlie Haas got eliminated by HBK. (Elimination # 7) Entry # 12 : John Cena! Flying shoulder tackle by Cena sends Hurricane to the mat. Hurricane got eliminated by Cena. (Elimination # 8) Entry # 13 : Hardcore Holly! Shawn Michaels scores with a back heel kick on Hardcore. Flying kick move off the second rope, Hardcore goes flying. Entry # 14 : Tommy Dreamer! HBK takes a kick. Sloppy tornado punch from Hardcore Holly...maybe that's a clue that Kerry Von Erich is going to run in...but probably not. Entry # 15 : Eddie Guerrero! Weak bodyslam on Kidman by Hardcore. Billy Kidman got bundled out by Hardcore. (Elimination # 9) Entry # 16 : Edge! Edge slams Tommy Dreamer. Tommy Dreamer got thrown over the top rope by Edge. (Elimination # 10) Entry # 17 : Batista! Big clothesline on Hardcore. Hardcore Holly got bundled out by Cena. (Elimination # 11) Entry # 18 : Kane! John Cena uses a forearm to the face. Death valley driver by John Cena, Batista got planted hard...that was cool. Entry # 19 : Nunzio! Back elbow connects, D-Von staggers backward. D-Von Dudley got thrown over the top rope by Edge. (Elimination # 12) Entry # 20 : Chavo Guerrero! Weak bodyslam on Nunzio by Batista. Batista hits Nunzio with some amateur blows. Entry # 21 : Sean O'Haire! Spinny weird kick from Eddie Guerrero. Second rope flying axe handle, Nunzio goes down. Entry # 22 : Nova! Eddie hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Eddie tried to eliminate Edge, who hung onto the top rope. I guess he was well hung. Bwahahahaa. Entry # 23 : Christian! John Cena hits some punches. Bodyslam by Cena. Entry # 24 : Booker T! Cena slams Nova down. Cena threw Nova over the top rope like a common Pygmy. (Elimination # 13) Entry # 25 : Kurt Angle! Back suplex on Booker. Booker T was eliminated by Angle. (Elimination # 14) Entry # 26 : Big Show! HBK takes a vertical suplex. Batista went for the elimination, but Shawn Michaels held onto the ropes. Entry # 27 : Rob Van Dam! Back suplex on Edge. Edge takes a butterfly suplex from Christian. Entry # 28 : Rhyno! Shawn Michaels with a spinning neckbreaker on Show. Big Show got thrown over the top rope by HBK. (Elimination # 15) Entry # 29 : Shelton Benjamin! Kick from Rob Van Dam...to the leg! Oh the humanity! RVD threw Kane over the top rope like a common Pygmy. (Elimination # 16) Entry # 30 : Triple H! Shelton Benjamin snap suplexes Nunzio. Shelton threw Nunzio over the top rope like a common Pygmy. (Elimination # 17) Cena slams Chavo Guerrero. Cena tried to eliminate Chavo Guerrero, who hung onto the top rope. I guess he was well hung. Bwahahahaa. John Cena fires off some right and left hands. Edge was eliminated by Cena. (Elimination # 18) Eddie Guerrero strikes HHH. Triple H got bundled out by Eddie. (Elimination # 19) Kick by Shawn Michaels...to the facial regions. Break that nose! Yeah! HBK tried to get Shelton Benjamin over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Chop hits Eddie...that was stiffer than a 14 year old at a stripper convention. Massive lariat, Angle looked really pissed off when he hit that! Spinny weird kick from Eddie Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero hits a rolling kick on Christian. Flying elbow from Shawn Michaels. Rob Van Dam was eliminated by HBK. (Elimination # 20) Christian walks into a slam. Cena tried to get Christian over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Second rope flying axe handle, Batista goes down. HBK tried to get Batista over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Eddie Guerrero takes a butterfly suplex from Christian. Eddie Guerrero got thrown over the top rope by Christian. (Elimination # 21) Chop hits Christian...that was stiffer than a 14 year old at a stripper convention. Shelton went for the elimination, but Christian held onto the ropes. Rude Awakening on Christian by Rhyno. Rhyno threw Christian over the top rope like a common Pygmy. (Elimination # 22) Flying shoulder tackle by O'Haire sends Angle to the mat. Angle gets smacked around like a bitch. Rhyno gets smacked around like a bitch. Flying shoulder tackle by O'Haire sends Rhyno to the mat. Big clothesline on Rhyno. Cena went for the elimination, but Rhyno held onto the ropes. Super kick by Shawn Michaels. HBK tried to eliminate John Cena, who hung onto the top rope. I guess he was well hung. Bwahahahaa. Big dropkick by Kurt Angle. Angle slams Shelton Benjamin. Shelton slams Shawn Michaels. Shelton tried to get Shawn Michaels over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Running knee lift from John Cena. Cena tried to get Rhyno over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Chavo Guerrero takes a butterfly suplex from Angle. Chavo Guerrero got eliminated by Angle. (Elimination # 23) Sean O'Haire uses a forearm to the face. Lariat, apparently O'Haire thinks he is Stan Hansen. Rude Awakening on Shelton Benjamin by O'Haire. Shelton gets slammed. Kurt Angle fires off some right and left hands. Batista got eliminated by Angle. (Elimination # 24) Angle hits a right hand. John Cena got thrown over the top rope by Angle. (Elimination # 25) Bodyslam by O'Haire. Kurt Angle got bundled out by O'Haire. (Elimination # 26) Armbar takedown from Shelton Benjamin, boring me senseless. Powerbomb on Rhyno. Full nelson on HBK...i remember when Warlord used to do that. God he sucked. Rhyno tried to eliminate Shawn Michaels, who hung onto the top rope. I guess he was well hung. Bwahahahaa. Shelton gets slammed. Shelton Benjamin got bundled out by O'Haire. (Elimination # 27) Hard back suplex on O'Haire. HBK threw Sean O'Haire over the top rope like a common Pygmy. (Elimination # 28) HBK hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Running knee lift from Shawn Michaels. Rhyno is in trouble. Sweet Chin Music! Rhyno got eliminated by HBK.

Overall Rating: 65%
Crowd Reaction: 59%
Match Quality: 72%

[loopydate]

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms with SmackDown! superstar Hardcore Holly for his release. We wish him the best in his future endeavors.

[loopydate]

ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH ANALYSIS

Time In Rumble* (Longest-to-shortest)

Shawn Michaels 53:00
John Cena 45:00
Eddie Guerrero 35:00
Batista 34:00
Edge 30:00
Sean O'Haire 30:00
Chavo Guerrero 27:00
D-Von Dudley 23:00
Kane 23:00
Nunzio 23:00
Christian 20:00
Kurt Angle 20:00
Charlie Haas 17:00
Rhyno 17:00
Shelton Benjamin 13:00
Hurricane 11:00
Rob Van Dam 10:00
Billy Kidman 9:00
Hardcore Holly 9:00
Undertaker 7:00
William Regal 7:00
Big Show 5:00
Matt Hardy Version 1.0 5:00
Nova 5:00
Tommy Dreamer 5:00
Booker T 3:00
Chris Benoit 3:00
Test 3:00
Triple H 3:00
Bubba Ray Dudley 1:00
Number of eliminations (Highest-to-lowest)

Shawn Michaels 5
John Cena 4
Kurt Angle 4
Charlie Haas 3
Edge 2
Hurricane 2
Sean O'Haire 2
Christian 1
Eddie Guerrero 1
Hardcore Holly 1
Rhyno 1
Rob Van Dam 1
Shelton Benjamin 1
Undertaker 1
16 others had no eliminations
Eliminations Per Minute (Highest-to-Lowest)

Kurt Angle .200
Hurricane .182
Charlie Haas .176
Undertaker .143
Hardcore Holly .111
Rob Van Dam .100
Shawn Michaels .094
John Cena .089
Shelton Benjamin .077
Edge .067
Sean O'Haire .067
Rhyno .059
Christian .050
Eddie Guerrero .029
The Final Four
Rhyno vs. Sean O'Haire vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Shawn Michaels

* - Assuming entries were every two minutes and eliminations were evenly distributed between entries, and that one minute elapsed between eliminations after everyone had entered.

[loopydate]

In a shocking turn of events, WWE has also come to terms for the release of former multiple-time WWE and World Champion Triple H! HHH's morale was said to be incredibly low after losing the title at Unforgiven to The Rock and has been lobbying to get back into the title picture, while the WWE writers couldn't do it, as he simply wasn't over as a top name anymore. The two parties decided to simply cut ties and now rumors are swirling that HHH could help put any of a number of other promotions on the map as a legitimate contender to WWE's spot on top of the wrestling world!

[loopydate]

JANUARY 12, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Last night at the Royal Rumble, Shawn Michaels went the distance, lasting 53 minutes and eliminating more superstars than anyone else, and now he will be facing his friend and tag-team partner The Rock at WrestleMania! In tonight's main event, they will hope to add more gold to their collection as they take on the Dudley Boyz for the World Tag Team Titles!

We kick things off with a six-man tag match pitting ECW originals Lance Storm, Nova, and Tommy Dreamer against all three members of La Resistance. All three La Res members dominate Tommy early until he can tag in Storm, who then goes to work on Dupree for a while before tagging Nova in. Dupree makes a desperation tag to Grenier as Nova tags in Dreamer. Tommy hits the Dreamer Driver and is poised to pick up the win until Test hits the ring and lays Dreamer out with a Big Boot! Why did Test just get involved?

Last week, Mickie James made her first WWE appearance, saving Trish Stratus from an assault by Gail Kim. Tonight, she makes her in-ring debut against Gail! Mickie controls the early going until Gail takes to the air. Mickie starts using kicks to take the lead again, eventually finishing the match with a tornado DDT!

Backstage, Shawn Michaels is warming up for tonight's big main event when The Rock approaches. The champ wants to congratulate Shawn for lasting almost an hour in the Rumble and winning it for a third time. He's excited to face him at WrestleMania, because he knows they're going to absolutely electrify the place. But tonight, The Rock's gotta know, is he ready for the Dudley Boyz? "Yeah. I'm ready." And HBK walks off, leaving Rock puzzled.

Last week, Batista assaulted Val Venis, costing him a spot in the Royal Rumble, leading many to speculate that it was he who had been stalking Val for the last month. Tonight, Val gets a shot at the animal, but he should probably have stayed home. Val manages to get in a couple of moves, but the match belonged to Batista, and he finishes him off with a Batista Bomb. Afterwards, Batista continues the assault, just absolutely decimating Val.

Ric Flair is in the ring now with Batista, and he's got a microphone. Yes, it was Batista that's been stalking Val Venis for weeks. And the reason is that Val is representative of everything that's wrong in this business. This is a guy with no ambition. He's been stuck in the midcard for over half a decade, and he doesn't seem to to care about it. But when Flair took over as Batista's manager, he did so on one condition - Batista was never going to settle. This is a monster with a real shot at one day being mentioned with the great ones in the industry, but he has no time for people who are just here to collect a paycheck. Last week, Val was just the first to be taken out on Batista's rise to the top. When he came out to save Val last week, Rico put himself on their radar, and the more Flair thinks about it, they couldn't have asked for a better victim. Rico's biggest accomplishment is... what, exactly? Being on American Gladiators fifteen years ago? Rico Constantino is middle-of-the-road. He always has been, and he always will be. And Batista is going to make him roadkill.

After the break, Rico is out next to take on William Regal. Rico had to have taken that personally, and you can bet he's going to try to prove himself and his new status as a fan-favorite against William Regal. Good solid technical match between the two with Regal using his catch-as-catch-can style and Rico using his feet as weapons. Several near-falls end with Rico hitting his spinning kick to win the match.

Hurricane has proven recently that he is very close to being mentioned with the top names in World Wrestling Entertainment. Tonight, he hopes to solidify that claim by defeating Chris Jericho. Lots of counter-wrestling in this one with several near-falls. In the end, Jericho distracts the referee long enough for Matt Hardy to hit the ring and again take out his rival Hurricane with the Twist of Fate, allowing Jericho to pick up the pin. After the match, they both stomp away on Hurricane.

Booker T is hoping to continue his climb back to relevance tonight against Christian. Pretty so-so match that does get Booker a little bump in overness as he hits the Book End for the win.

After the break, Christian and Chris Jericho decide that they would be best served by pooling their efforts. Jericho came up just short of winning the World Title at Royal Rumble, but together, they can take the World Tag Team Titles off the Dudley Boyz' waists. They've had them so long, they've got tan lines, but... Jericho waits for Christian to come up with a catchy zinger, but the best he can come up with is mumbling something about it being cold in Canada. "That's the best you can come up with?"

Up next it's the Intercontinental Champion Matt Hardy taking on Rob Van Dam in a non-title match. Decent match with a lot of near-falls. RVD is starting to take control when Hurricane comes down to ringside and hangs Matt out to dry on the top rope, allowing RVD to hit the Five-Star Frogsplash for the win! After the match, Hurricane continues to assault Matt, payback for earlier tonight.

And now it's time for our main event! The Dudley Boyz defend the World Tag Team Titles against The New Mega-Powers - Shawn Michaels and the World Champion The Rock! Bubba and Rock start off, and Bubba takes the lead with punches and a slam for two. Tag to D-Von, and they hit a double clothesline for two more. D-Von slams the Rock, but Rock reverses a hiptoss, then slams D-Von for two. Tag to HBK, who hits a seated senton for a long two, then a back suplex. HBK goes for a splash, but D-Von gets his knees up. D-Von slams HBK, then tags in Bubba. Bubba now slams HBK, who tags Rock back in. Rock hits a neckbreaker on Bubba, then signals for the Rock Bottom! He drops down into his crouch, waiting for Bubba to get to his feet... and eats a superkick! Shawn Michaels just laid out the World Champion with Sweet Chin Music! Both Bubba and Rock struggle to their feet, but Rock has been so dazed by SCM that he falls victim to a Bubba Cutter, and the Dudleyz retain!

The Mega-Powers have imploded, just like Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage fifteen years ago! What looked like the beginning of a friendly rivalry between The Rock and Shawn Michaels has turned into anything but. HBK has taken it too far, and you can bet the Great One will be looking for revenge. What's going to happen when the pieces come back together next week on RAW?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Triple H future endeavor'd :eek: *world explodes*</font>

[loopydate]

JANUARY 15, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

With the Royal Rumble behind us and No Way Out on the horizon and no #1 contender for Brock Lesnar's WWE Title, SmackDown! GM Stephanie McMahon has announced that tonight the SmackDown! superstars who participated in the Rumble match will compete in a gauntlet-style match lasting the whole night. The winner at the end of the night will face Lesnar at WrestleMania XX!

The first contest of the evening pits Chris Benoit against Big Show. Benoit put on probably the most disappointing performance of anyone in the Rumble match, lasting only three minutes before being eliminated. A handful of near-falls in this one that ends with Show missing an elbow drop and Benoit pouncing with a Crippler Crossface for the win.

Benoit's next opponent is the man who lost the Cruiserweight Title to Eddie Guerrero at the Rumble, Billy Kidman. These two put on a good solid match that lasts fifteen minutes, resulting in a time-limit draw, eliminating both men from the Chase for the Championship.

That brings out two new superstars - Undertaker and Nunzio. You can imagine how this one turns out. Nunzio gets in a couple of moves, but he falls victim to the Last Ride.

'Taker's next opponent is Chavo Guerrero. Chavo actually gets in an impressive amount of offense early before Taker takes over with his power. The referee winds up bumping in the corner and Chavo tumbles to the floor. As UT goes after Chavo, he gets decked in the face with the ring bell. As the referee comes to, he sees Chavo covering UT in the ring and counts the pin. Afterwards, an enraged Undertaker assaults the ref.

Chavo awaits his next opponent... and it's his uncle the United States and Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero! These two put on a tremendous match that showcases both men's skills as mat and aerial technicians, but it devolves into a brawl down the stretch. The referee tries to break them up, but Eddie shoves him to the canvas. He tries again, but Chavo pushes him away. he's seen enough, and he calls for the bell, disqualifying both men! They continue to brawl away from the ring.

Up next are Rhyno and Shelton Benjamin, two of the final four in the Rumble. Rhyno came within a move of winning the match, but fell victim to Sweet Chin Music putting Shawn Michaels in the WMXX main event. These two put on a great match (something Shelton has been making a habit out of lately) that is unfortunately spoiled by the interference of the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, who has made it his mission to keep Rhyno away from his belt. With the referee distracted, Lesnar takes Rhyno out with a chair allowing Shelton to pounce with a superkick to take the win. Lesnar goes to continue the assault, but Shelton lays his former college partner Lesnar out with another superkick!

Shelton awaits the arrival of his next opponent, and it's... Charlie Haas! Both men's faces drop when they realize that they must face their best friend for a shot at the gold. Nonetheless, when the bell rings, they tear into each other. Haas hits a big chop to open the match, then levels him with a lariat and a DDT, following up with a suplex. Shelton mule kicks Haas to gain separation, then slams and piledrives his partner for two. Haas blocks a kick and lands a thump for two. Death Valley Driver gets a loooong two count. Shelton fights back with punches, but gets tripped up. Haas hits a spinning neckbreaker to set up Haastruction for the win! After the match (and it was a great one), Haas extends his hand to his partner, and they shake. This could have been a star-making match for both men.

Haas' next opponent is Edge. Edge takes advantage of Haas' exhaustion early with slams and strikes. Haas fights back a little bit, but Edge was just the fresher man and winds up hitting the Spear for the win.

Only three possible opponents remain for Edge, and out comes Sean O'Haire. O'Haire starts off with a trio of slams, then a big clothesline. From there, Edge turns things around a bit, but eventually O'Haire puts him away with the Prophecy.

Up next, O'Haire faces off against the Olympic Hero Kurt Angle! Angle controls most of the match, but O'Haire looks good with what little offense he gets in. Eventually, though, he has no choice but to tap out to the Angle Lock. But this match is enough to finally propel O'Haire to the main event.

Angle knows who his opponent in the main event must be, and he awaits the arrival of John Cena! Cena comes out, and unfortunately the match doesn't quite live up to the hype. The crowd is into it, but the match itself is only slightly above average. Cena headbutts Angle, then hits him with a series of slams before eating a back elbow that gets Angle a quick two. Cena spears Angle for two. Big lariat gets another two. Angle kicks Cena in the face, then hits a forearm, but gets hit with a big shoulder tackle to set up the FU! Cena picks up the big win and is going to WrestleMania! But as he's celebrating, the WWE Champion hits the ring with a chair and levels his challenger! Cena is bloodied and the champ stands tall as we fade to black.

John Cena overcame the odds tonight, but what chance will he have at WrestleMania against the unstoppable monster Lesnar? Plus, what will No Way Out have in store for both men? This Monday night on RAW, Vince McMahon will make a rare appearance and he says he has a blockbuster announcement for the No Way Out main event!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Awesome idea there having an all-night gauntlet, and also not allowing anyone to be in more than 2 segments as the crowd grows tired of them then.</font> :cool:

[loopydate]

Thanks, Vito. I wanted to give all the top guys (and Nunzio lol) at least one good wrestling segment to try and build up some overness. It seemed to work, since Sean O'Haire's in the main event now. And I've tried this kind of thing before (see: the Trios Tournament from my old ROH game), so I learned my lesson about over-using people.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I really wish I didn't have such ADD when it came to EWR. I'm enjoying my FEW game, but part of me wants to pick up the older game I had (that I haven't touched in nearly a year) where I wound up re-drafting the brands into three separate companies...WWE, WCW, and ECW because I still had ideas for that that never came to fruition.

Maybe doing two games at once would keep me occupied with the game.</font> :o

[loopydate]

JANUARY 19, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Last week, Shawn Michaels, the #1 contender for the World Title, turned his back on his friend and WrestleMania opponent The Rock. What looked like a friendly rivalry going to the granddaddy of them all has turned into bad blood. How will Michaels' actions affect RAW tonight? And Mister McMahon is expected to be here tonight with a huge announcement for No Way Out.

The show kicks off with two superstars badly in need of a win. Both Booker T and Kane have struggled mightily over the last couple of months, and a win tonight could help them get back on track as the Road To WrestleMania XX (the 19th anniversary of WM!) continues. Both men get in a fair amount of offense, but their desperation to prove themselves the better man winds up with them both being disqualified, and they brawl all the way up the aisle.

Backstage, Eric Bischoff announces that if these two want each other so bad, they'll get their chance to go one-on-one again at No Way Out!

Hurricane is looking to get an official shot at Matt Hardy's Intercontinental Title, but after back-to-back losses, he needs to bounce back to keep himself in the conversation. Tonight, his chances look pretty good as he takes on La Resistance's Rob Conway. Hurricane dominates early with a series of acrobatic kicks, aerial maneuvers, and a big legsweep. Conway takes control and hits a big elbow for two, but Hurricane fights back with more high-flying moves. They then brawl for a bit before Hurricane nails a DDT to set up the Eye of the Hurricane for the win! After the match, the Intercontinental Champion appears in the ring out of nowhere and nails Hurricane with the Twist of Fate, and now Matt Hardy Version 1.0 is standing tall!

Mickie James is in her locker room when she's approached by Trish Stratus. Trish hasn't really had a chance to say so yet, but thanks for helping out when Gail Kim was trying to take her out after that tag match a few weeks back. Mickie's showing a lot of potential, and she's going to be one of the biggest things to hit the Women's Division in quite some time, as long as she knows who her friends are and stays away from the bad seeds. WWE's a dangerous place. It's good to know somebody's watching your back.

The World Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz are facing a new threat on the horizon from Vitamin C, but tonight they take on Test and William Regal. The Dudleyz double-team Test for the early part of the match until Bubba misses a legdrop, allowing Test to hit a big powerslam and tag in Regal. Regal outwrestles Bubba until he can land a shoulderblock to tag in D-Von. Regal tags in Test at the same time, but is too dazed to stop his partner from being taken out with the 3D! After the match, Vitamin C hit the ring and jump the Dudleyz! Jericho nails D-Von with the Lionsault, then both members of Vitamin C put Bubba through the announce table!

Backstage, a limo pulls up, and the crowd begins booing like mad. It rolls to a stop, the door opens, and out steps Vince McMahon himself. He's got a lot on his mind tonight. What is he going to announce for No Way Out?

Val Venis and Rico have one of the most unique relationships in World Wrestling Entertainment. Months ago, Rico became fixated with Val because of Val's... professional acumen. When Val started being stalked late last year, he accused Rico of being the one. Last week, however, it was revealed that it had been Ric Flair's animal Batista who was attacking Val. Rico has time and again come to Val's rescue, and tonight they team up for the first time as the Sin City Swingers to take on Vitamin C. This is an excellent match with lots of near falls and quick tags. However, during one moment of confusion, Batista hits the ring and levels Rico with a chair! As he slides out of the ring, Jericho capitalizes with the Walls of Jericho, and Rico taps out. Batista slides back in and prepares to hit Rico with the Batista Bomb, but out come the Dudley Boyz! They're bandaged and they're hurt, but they now have the numbers advantage, and Batista and Vitamin C hit the road.

Rico asks for a microphone and tells Batista that if thinks Rico is just out for the paycheck, he's got another thing coming. And he's got it coming at No Way Out!

It's champion versus champion next as the World Champion The Rock takes on the Intercontinental Champion Matt Hardy Version 1.0 in a non-title match. Matt takes control early, but Rock starts to fight back with some high-impact moves and a couple of near falls. Both guys get in a lot of offense, and Matt is looking like a million bucks, and the crowd is eating it up, but in the end, Rock finishes it with the Rock Bottom.

Our main event tonight pits the "reformed" Shawn Michaels against Mister Monday Night ROb Van Dam. The last time these two tied up, RVD pinned HBK in the semifinals of the IC Title Tournament. HBK is looking for revenge tonight. Michaels takes a page out of RVD's book and leads off with a series of kicks, but RVD takes to the air to gain control. HBK goes for the submission with a full nelson, and follows up with a top-rope DDT for a long two-count. Back-and-forth brawling now until HBK manages to hit his top-rope elbow drop to set up for Sweet Chin Music and the win!

.....NO CHANCE! The crowd comes unglued as Mister McMahon makes his way to the ring for the first time in several months. He's been very impressed lately with the way things have run in his absence. New stars are elevating themselves, and old stars are revitalizing their careers. Some Superstars decided that they were too good for this company, and are struggling to find work for a greatly-reduced paycheck and for companies that no one has ever heard of. This is a great time to be the chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment, and the build-up to WrestleMania XX is giving me goosebumps. Now, last week on RAW, something very unexpected happened in the main event. Shawn Michaels proved once again why he can't be trusted, betraying yet another in a long line of partners and friends when he attacked The Rock. HBK may have put his name back in the pantheon of wrestling gods by winning his third Royal Rumble, but we'll see how he does on the biggest stage.

Meanwhile, on SmackDown!, Brock Lesnar continues to showcase the dominant strength, speed, and athleticism that put him on the Chairman's radar two years ago. He has torn through all challengers for his gold, but just four days ago, a new challenger emerged from the pack. John Cena is everything WWE fans should come to expect from this new era in World Wrestling Entertainment - he's strong, he's athletic, and he's entertaining. And the Cena/Lesnar showdown at WrestleMania could be the match that puts both men in the conversation with men like Hogan, Michaels, Austin, Rock, Andre, Savage, Flair, Undertaker... The sky is the limit for these two men, and Mister McMahon can't wait to see how high they climb.

Which brings me to my announcement tonight. Both RAW and SmackDown! have tremendously exciting title matches scheduled for WrestleMania, but we still have the little matter of No Way Out, just five weeks away. And as a WrestleMania preview, I've decided that the main event of No Way Out should showcase all four of the WM title match particpants. So, at No Way Out, it's going to be the World Champion The Rock teaming up with the #1 contender for the WWE Title John Cena to take on the #1 contender for the World Title Shawn Michaels and the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar. Bragging rights are at stake, and so is the all-important momentum heading into the biggest night in these four men's careers. Rocky, Shawn, Brock, John... I'm giving you the ball. Run with it.

Fade to black

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JANUARY 22, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!


We now know that the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar will team with RAW's Shawn Michaels to take on John Cena and RAW's World Champion The Rock at No Way Out thanks to Mister McMahon's blockbuster announcement on RAW. Tonight, expect more of the card to fall into place as the Road to WrestleMania rolls on!

The night kicks off with what should be a tremendous cruiserweight tag team match as the former champion Tajiri teams with his protege Akio to take on Ultimo Dragon and young Paul London. London goes after Akio with kicks early before tagging in Dragon for a double suplex. Dragon hits a rolling kick but misses a leg drop allowing Akio to hit a high-flying move and tag in Tajiri, who hits a cross body off the top, then a dropkick. Dragon hits a back suplex and tags in London. London hits strikes and a flying elbow while Dragon and Akio brawl at ringside. Suddenly, Bradshaw (?!?) comes tearing down the aisle and attacks Dragon and Akio, then does the same to London and Tajiri, clearing the cruisers from the ring. They start to go after him, but turn on each other and continue brawling until referees separate them.

Bradshaw grabs a microphone. "My name is John Layfield. Since day one in this company, I have done what's been asked of me. I played a cowboy with a ridiculous moustache and carried a bullrope. I put over a past-his-prime Tracey Smothers and watched him go nowhere. Then I agreed to team up with a past-his-prime Barry Windham to try to re-create a tag team that half the audience didn't even remember. Then I started teaming with a past-his-prime Ron Simmons to do the bidding of a man who was never going to let us get "the rub," so we struck out on our own. And I carried his ass until a stupid green bitch ruined his knee. Then I finally found a partner who "got" me. Bob Holly and I were two peas in a pod. We'd both been stuck with terrible partner after terrible gimmick and stuck putting over terrible wrestlers, and we were both sick of it. And when they put us against each other to qualify for the Royal Rumble... that was our chance! That was our chance to put on a show and make people respect us! No more of this "Backstage Bullies" nonsense. But Bob got too big for his britches. He decided he wasn't just going to beat me, he was going to make me look stupid while he did it. And that attitude got him fired. And you know what? Good riddance! Because it let me know that John Layfield - Company Man wasn't going to get anywhere. So tonight, you can say goodbye to the cowbells and the beer and the rest. I've watched too many greenhorns shoot past me lately, and I'm going to make up for that and get mine. Which is what I should have been doing all along."

A sign of how strong tonight's card is: Kurt Angle is taking on Big Show... next! Show takes the early advantage with strikes and a slam, but Kurt manages to showcase some impressive strength by hitting a suplex and a spinebuster for two. Angle misses an elbow and gets slammed for two. Spinebuster by Show for two more. Angle slams Show, but is attacked out of nowhere by Chavo Guerrero! The ref doesn't see it, as he's attending to Show, but Chavo hits the Brainbuster, allowing Show to pick up the win! Once Angle gets his bearings back, Chavo tries to attack again, but winds up caught in the Angle Lock!

Up next is a tag match that pretty much defines the term "squash." Edge and Undertaker make very short work of the Basham Brothers, with Undertaker pinning Danny after the Last Ride.

More cruiserweight action is up next as Rey Mysterio takes on Chavo Guerrero. Chavo takes the early lead, but Rey fights back with kicks. Excellent match with lots of near falls and reversals. The match ends with Kurt Angle taking some revenge, again putting Chavo in the Angle Lock, then ditching the ring allowing Rey to pick up the win. After the match, Chavo gets laid out by a chairshot from Angle. Angle is out for blood after Chavo's attack earlier, and he gets it, courtesy of a drop toehold onto the chair!

Stephanie McMahon appears on the TitanTron and says that if these two are so intent on destroying each other, let's give them their chance at No Way Out!

Our next contest is for the WWE Tag Team Titles! A-Train and Matt Morgan, the defending champions for over three months, represent the Dangerous Alliance. Their opponents are Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin, the World's Greatest Tag Team. Haas and Train start the match, with Train hitting a right hand and a piledriver for two. Tag to Morgan for a Hart Attack. Morgan hits a neckbreaker for two. Morgan hits a kick, but misses a clothesline and eats a springboard dropkick. Shelton tags in and hit s af flying shoulder tackle and a reverse DDT. Train tags back in and hits a DDT and a spinebuster for two. Train hits a kick, but Shelton fights back with a modified powerbomb. The ring starts to fill up, and the ref tries to restore order, and in the chaos A-Train gets GOOOOOOOOOOORED out of nowhere by Rhyno!!! Shelton notices this and goes for the pin. One! Two! THREE! New champions! WGTT celebrate their victory while the Dangerous Alliance look on in shock. Once again, Rhyno has cost the Alliance a title! Now the only member of the DA with a belt is Lesnar! Is he next?

John Cena and Billy Kidman have been skyrocketing up the ranks of the SmackDown! roster over the last few months, with Cena finally breaking the glass ceiling and making it into the main event. Kidman is looking to make it there as well, and has a chance to prove himself tonight against Cena. Good back-and-forth match with both guys getting in a fair amount of offense. In the end, though, Cena's size and strength advantage was too much, and he hits the FU for the win.

The following contest, scheduled for one fall, is a number-one contender's match. The winner will face Eddie Guerrero for the United States Title at No Way Out! They trade forearms to start, then Benoit hits a brutal neckbreaker out of the corner for two. He misses an elbow and gets slammed. O'Haire hits a bulldog for two, then a lifting DDT for another two. Benoit hits a t-bone suplex for two, but gets tripped up into the referee! Benoit takes O'Haire down and makes his throat-slash gesture. He grabs O'haire's arm for the Crossface, but O'Haire swings with his other arm and hits Benoit with brass knucks! The ref wakes up in time to see O'Haire get the pinfall! Benoit is furious. The referee tries to apologize, but Benoit nails him with a clothesline. Why is Chris Benoit so violent? :shifty:

Backstage, Stephanie McMahon makes it official - Eddie Guerrero will defend the United States Title at No Way Out against Sean O'Haire!

Guerrero is out next for a match against the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar. None of the three titles these men posess will be on the line - only bragging rights. Guerrero takes to the air early, but Lesnar starts to outwrestle and overpower him. Eddie puts on a great show, going move-for-move with the champ, but the man who he beat for the Cruiserweight Title (Billy Kidman) manages to sneak to ringside with a chair and blast him as he runs the ropes, allowing Lesnar to hit the F5 for the win. After the match, Lesnar and Kidman assault Eddie until John Cena's music hits and he clears the ring, saving Eddie from further damage as SmackDown! goes off the air.

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JANUARY 26, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Tonight, two titles will be on the line, plus three one-on-one matches involving six men embroiled in the most heated rivalries on RAW mixed and matched against unique opponents!

Up first is eight-man tag team action to kick off the last RAW of January, and the eight participants are all looking to get noticed and climb up the card. It's Nova, Rosey, Spike Dudley, and Val Venis versus Boss Man, Chris Nowinski, Mark Henry, and Mark Jindrak! The heels work over Spike and Rosey for the first half of the match until Rosey manages to hot-tag Venis who goes to work on Boss Man before tagging in Nova for some double-team work. Henry manages to tag in Jindrak, but Val tags back in and Val and Nova hit a Hart Attack on Jindrak for two. Jindrak winds up coming back to pick up the win with Splash Mountain on Val.

Kane continues to work his way back to the top part of the card as tonight he faces off against ECW Original Lance Storm. Kane dominates early with power until Storm takes him out with a sweep and a rana. Unfortunately, that's all the offense he can muster, as Kane winds up putting him away with the chokeslam.

Booker T shows up on the TitanTron and congratulates Kane on his big win. But Booker's got something to prove, too, and he's going to do it against Kane at No Way Out.

Up next is our first title match of the night as the Women's Champion Victoria defends against Jazz. Jazz overpowers the champ early until Victoria starts to outwrestle her. Lots of near falls in this one ends when Victoria hits the Widow's Peak to retain.

Rob Van Dam and Tommy Dreamer go way back to their ECW days, and tonight they team up to face Test and William Regal, who are starting to make waves in the tag team division. The faces work over Test for the early part of the match until Test can tag in Regal, who showcases his unique offense with a hotshot and a delayed vertical suplex on Tommy. RVD tags back in and hits a seated senton, then a suplex of his own for a long two. The match degenerates into a brawl, which gives La Resistance the opening they need to attack RVD with a double DDT, allowing Regal to set up Power Of The Punch for the win. La Res signal for their finisher, but Nova and Spike Dudley come tearing down the aisle to the rescue. The ECW Originals stand tall!

La Resistance get a microphone and Rob Conway cuts a promo on RVD, about how these ECW thugs can't possibly compare to class acts like La Res and Test and Regal. Blah blah blah America sucks etc. etc. Basically, it's build-up for a ten-man tag match pitting La Res, Test, and Regal against RVD, Dreamer, Nova, Spike, and Lance Storm at No Way Out. But, since I can't actually "announce" that in-game, that's how I'm setting it up.

Our other title match tonight pits the dominant World Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz against Vitamin C. D-Von and Jericho start off the match, and he and Christian isolate him, but not for long as Bubba comes in like a house of fire before Jericho tagging in and hitting him with a high cross body for two. Bubba manages to take Jericho down, but Christian sneaks up and prepares to slam him, but he accidentally nicks Jericho with Bubba's boot, which allows Bubba to fight out of the slam and nail a Bubba Cutter for the win! After the match, Vitamin C look like they're about to fight, but then they turn their attention to the Dudleyz, laying the champs out.

After the match, the Dudleyz cut a promo on Vitamin C about how for all their talk, the Dudleyz still have the World Tag Team Titles!

The first part of our triple-header main event pits the Intercontinental Champion Matt Hardy Version 1.0 against Rico. Excellent match with lots of counter-wrestling and near falls gets ruined when Matt whips Rico off the ropes... right into a chair being swung by Batista! Matt hits the Twist of Fate for the cheap win. Batista and Matt go to double-team Rico, but Hurricane hits the ring to make the save with a chair of his own.

Up next it's the World Champion The Rock against Batista! Not a technical masterpiece, but a very entertaining brawl that the crowd gets into. The champ manages to land the Rock Bottom, but before he can put away Batista, Shawn Michaels hits the ring! HBK lays Rock out with a punch, and the ref calls for the bell. The duo go to work on Rock, but out comes Rico to make the save!

And, as you could probably guess, the main event pits Michaels against Hurricane in a very solid one-on-one encounter. Going to skip over the details, but Hurricane winds up getting hung out to dry by Hardy, allowing HBK to land Sweet Chin Music for the win. After the match, The Rock comes down with a chair to chase them both off and save Hurricane. What does this mean for next week?

Well, I'll tell you what it means for next week. Since these six men seem to want a piece of each other so bad, a six-man tag main event has been signed for next week. It's going to be The Rock teaming with Hurricane and Rico against Shawn Michaels, Matt Hardy, and Batista! Plus, more build-up for the Booker/Kane and ECW/"Civilization" matches. You don't want to miss RAW next week!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>ECW :cool:
Bradshaw heel turn</font> :cool:

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JANUARY 29, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

The last WWE show of January kicks off with a rematch from last week as Paul London teams with Ultimo Dragon to take on Kyo Dai's Tajiri and Akio. London takes the fight to Akio early with a spinning kick and a neckbreaker for two. Double clothesline by the faces gets two more. Dragon hits a neckbreaker but misses a legdrop and gets armdragged for two. Tajiri comes in with a seated senton for two, then nails a dropkick. Dragon dropkicks Tajiri's knee, then tags in London, who hits a standing kick to knock Tajiri into his corner. Akio tags in and eats another neckbreaker, and London finishes him off with London Calling for the win. Absolutely tremendous match that definitely puts London on the map. ...which, I guess it already was, since it's a city and stuff.

Up next, we're treated to a celebration ceremony for the United States and Cruiserweight Champion, Eddie Guerrero. He thanks Undertaker and Rhyno for their help, but mostly he's there to put himself over and how incredible his accomplishment is. Note: no one has held both titles simultaneously since Lance Storm in the dying days of WCW.

More tag team action is up next as the FBI's Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli take on the formidable duo of Kurt Angle and Undertaker. The FBI actually manage to isolate Angle early with double-team moves and some brawling, but Palumbo mistimes an avalanche and Angle boots him in the face, following it up with a butterfly suplex and tagging in UT. Taker pummels Palumbo until Palumbo manages to tag in Stamboli, who again manages to get some offense in. Unfortunately, he tries for a piledriver and gets backdropped for his troubles. Taker hits the Last Ride for the win.

Last week, John Layfield announced his presence as someone to be reckoned with, and tonight he's jumping right off the deep end as he takes on the #1 contender for the WWE Title - John Cena. Lots of brawling from both men ends with Cena hitting the FU for the win. After the match, Layfield shoves the referee aside and nails Cena with the Clothesline From Hell! John Layfield has made a statement!

Paul Heyman leads his Dangerous Alliance to the ring and he does not look happy. "My friends, I stand before you a disappointed man. A man whose hubris led him to believe that he ruled the wrestling world, only to find that the army he'd assembled was... insufficient. I thought I had surrounded myself with the best assembly of talent ever. I had the WWE Champion, the Next Big Thing, the most dominant force in the history of professional wrestling - Brock Lesnar! I had the United States Champion, the Largest Athlete in the World, the most feared big man ever - Big Show! I had the Cruiserweight Champion, the perfect blend of technical wrestling and aerial wizardry - Billy Kidman. And then... there's you." At this, he points at A-Train and Matt Morgan.

"I thought that I could create something from nothing. I thought that if I took two of the most physically gifted big men with no real direction and paired them up, I'd have an unstoppable tag team, but look at you! Billy and Show both lost their gold because of Undertaker and Rhyno, but you... there are two of you! And there was one of him! And now I look around this ring, and I only see one belt. And if you can't protect your own gold... How the hell am I supposed to expect you to protect his? Look, Matt, Train, this is nothing personal. This is just... business." And all of a sudden, Lesnar, Show, and Kidman assault Train and Morgan, absolutely pummeling them before walking away with Heyman.

Speaking of Rhyno, he's up next in a match against the #1 contender for the United States Title - Sean O'Haire. Good back and forth match with both men getting their share of near-falls. Rhyno looks like he's about to take control and goes for a clothesline, but O'Haire pulls the referee into the way. The ref calls for the bell and DQs O'Haire. O'Haire slides out of the ring, proud of himself for avoiding getting bulldozed by Rhyno, but out of nowhere Chris Benoit attacks! Benoit has been verbally abused by O'Haire for weeks now, and he's had enough! He rolls O'Haire back into the ring and clamps on the Crippler Crossface! O'Haire taps, but this isn't an official match, so Benoit continues the hold. Sweet Jesus, somebody get a bible! ...ahem.

After the break, O'Haire has been helped backstage, and now Benoit is preparing for a match against Chavo Guerrero. Good back-and-forth match that unfortunately gets cut short when O'Haire returns to the ring to hit the Prophecy on Benoit allowing Chavo to pick up the cheap win. O'Haire returns to the ring to continue the punishment until Kurt Angle hits the ring! He brawls with Chavo until Benoit comes to and they send their rivals from the ring.

Angle grabs a microphone and tells Chavo that he can't wait until No Way Out, because he can't wait to break his freaking ankle. Oh, it's true. It's damn true!

It was announced on WWE.com this week that at No Way Out, there's going to be a triple threat for the WWE Tag Team Titles with the World's Greatest Tag Team defending against two teams to be determined by singles matches over the next two weeks. The winner of each match gets to pick their partner for the title match. Billy Kidman comes to the ring two stablemates later for a match against Rey Mysterio. Rey dominates the start of the match until Kidman turns things around with a series of kicks for two. Rey fights back with some high-flying for a couple more two counts until Kidman lands a dropkick. In the end, though, Rey hits the West Coast Pop to pick up the win.

Backstage, Rey comes through the curtain, his music still playing, and he's approched by Edge. "Are we still on?" And yes they are. Rey's partner in the title match is going to be Edge!

Our main event of the evening pits the WWE Tag Team Champions the World's Greatest Tag Team against the Dangerous Alliance's Big Show and Brock Lesnar. Shelton Benjamin starts off the match against his college teammate Lesnar and actually takes control early. Tag to Haas, and they hit a double suplex. Haas continues the punishment until Lesnar plants him with a brutal piledriver for two. Tag to Show, who clotheslines the hell out of Haas twice. He goes for a slam, but gets suplexed. Tag to Benjamin, who hits a back suplex. Show tags in Lesnar, who runs into a knee lift. In the confusion, Rhyno hits the ring with a chair and blasts Lesnar with it, allowing Shelton to hit the Superkick for the win! After the match, WGTT celebrate the win as SmackDown! goes off the air.

[loopydate]

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms with former SmackDown! star and developmental talent Orlando Jordan for his release. We wish Orlando the best in his future endeavors.

[loopydate]

JANUARY 2004 RECAP


RAW

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(18-5) The Rock (3-2, 97) (L w/HBK vs Vitamin C, W Y2J, L w/HBK vs Dudleyz, W Matt, W Batista)
(16-11) Shawn Michaels (3-2, 95) (L w/Rock vs Vitamin C, W Rumble, L w/Rock vs Dudleyz, W RVD, W Hurricane)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(15-10) Rob Van Dam (2-3, 68) (W Kane, L Rumble, W Matt, L HBK, L w/Tommy vs Test/Regal)
(13-9) Matt Hardy (2-3, 83) (W Hurricane, L Rumble, L RVD, L Rock, W Rico)
(11-12) Christian (2-3, 81) (W w/Y2J vs Powers, L Rumble, L Booker, W w/Y2J vs Swingers, L w/Y2J vs Dudleyz)
(6-12-2) Booker T (2-1-1, 67) (W Regal, L Rumble, W Xian, D Kane)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-0) Mickie James (1-0, 70) (W Gail)
(8-2) Victoria (3-0, 72) (W w/Trish vs Jazz/Molly, W 3-way, W Jazz)
(7-3) Jazz (0-2, 73) (L w/Molly vs Trish/Victoria, L Victoria)
(13-8) Bubba Ray Dudley (3-2, 74) (L 6-man tag, L Rumble, W w/D-Von vs Powers, W w/D-Von vs Test/Regal, W w/D-Von vs Vitamin C)
(13-8) D-Von Dudley (3-2, 75) (L 6-man tag, L Rumble, W w/Bubba vs Powers, W w/Bubba vs Test/Regal, W w/Bubba vs Vitamin C)
(14-10) Batista (1-2, 70) (L Rumble, W Val, L Rock)
(12-12-1) Kane (1-2-1, 56) (L RVD, L Rumble, D Booker, W Storm)
(6-6-1) Trish Stratus (1-1, 79) (W w/Victoria vs Jazz/Molly, L 3-way)
(4-5-1) Gail Kim (1-2, 69) (W Lita, L 3-way, L Mickie)
(10-15-1) Chris Jericho (3-2, 77) (W w/Xian vs Powers, L Rock, W Hurricane, W w/Xian vs Swingers, L w/Xian vs Dudleyz)
(6-9) Test (2-2, 67) (W 4-way, L Rumble, L w/Regal vs Dudleyz, W w/Regal vs RVD/Tommy)
(4-6) Nova (1-3, 70) (L 4-way, L Rumble, W 6-man tag, L 8-man tag)
(2-3) Molly Holly (0-1, 74) (L w/Jazz vs Trish/Victoria)
(5-8) Rico (1-2, 82) (W Regal, L w/Val vs Vitamin C, L Matt)
(8-13) Hurricane (1-4, 80) (L Matt, L Rumble, L Y2J, W Conway, L HBK)
(7-13) William Regal (1-4, 71) (L Booker, L Rumble, L Rico, L w/Test vs Dudleyz, W w/Test vs RVD/Tommy)
(6-12) Tommy Dreamer (1-3, 72) (L 4-way, L Rumble, W 6-man tag, L w/RVD vs Test/Regal)
(5-10) Val Venis (0-4, 73) (L 4-way, L Batista, L w/Rico vs Vitamin C, L 8-man tag)
(4-8) Lance Storm (1-2, 64) (L HHH, W 6-man tag, L Kane)
(3-8) Sylvan Grenier (1-1, 70) (W 6-man tag, L 6-man tag)
(3-11) Rene Dupree (1-1, 70) (W 6-man tag, L 6-man tag)
(2-8) Rob Conway (1-2, 69) (W 6-man tag, L 6-man tag, L Hurricane)
(2-11) Spike Dudley (0-2, 65) (L 6-man tag, L 8-man tag)
(1-7) Lita (0-1, 77) (L Gail)
(1-9) Boss Man (1-0, 51) (W 8-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(5-1) Mark Jindrak (1-0, 60) (W 8-man tag)
(2-4) Rosey (0-1, 63) (L 8-man tag)
(1-5) Chris Nowinski (1-0, 66) (W 8-man tag)
(1-5) Mark Henry (1-0, 55) (W 8-man tag)

Future Endeavors
(13-10) Triple H (1-1) (W Storm, L Rumble)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (95)
Steve Austin (92)
Shane McMahon (89)
Al Snow (75)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Ric Flair (96) (Batista and Randy Orton)
Stacy Keibler (88) (None)
Theodore Long (66) (Chris Nowinski, Jazz, Mark Henry)

RAW Title Changes
World Heavyweight - None (The Rock has been champ since 9/28)
Intercontinental - None (Matt Hardy has been champ since 12/28)
World Tag Team - None (The Dudley Boyz have been champs since 9/1)
Women's - None (Victoria has been champ since 12/1)

RAW Feuds
The Rock vs. Shawn Michaels (94 Heat)
Hurricane vs. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 (87 Heat)
Dudley Boyz vs. Vitamin C (83 Heat)
Rico vs. Batista (80 Heat)

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JANUARY 2004 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Jan. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(21-6) Brock Lesnar (3-2, 100) (W Haas, L w/Kidman vs Eddie/Rey, W Rey, W Eddie, L w/Show vs WGTT)
(17-10) John Cena (5-1, 96) (W Show, W Tajiri, L Rumble, W Angle, W Kidman, W Layfield)
(16-13) Kurt Angle (3-4, 98) (L Chavo, W w/Benoit vs Chavo/O'Haire, L Rumble, W O'Haire, L Cena, L Show, W w/UT vs FBI)
(14-13) Sean O'Haire (3-4, 94) (W UT, L w/Chavo vs Angle/Benoit, L Rumble, W Edge, L Angle, W Benoit, L Rhyno)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Jan. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(18-9) Big Show (1-5, 71) (L Cena, L w/Nunzio vs WGTT, L Rumble, L Benoit, W Angle, L w/Brock vs WGTT)
(10-8) Charlie Haas (4-3, 82) (L Brock, W w/Shelton vs Show/Nunzio, L Rumble, W Shelton, L Edge, W w/Shelton vs D.A., W w/Shelton vs Show/Lesnar)
(11-9) Shelton Benjamin (4-3, 83) (L Rey, W/Haas vs Show/Nunzio, L Rumble, W Rhyno, L Haas, W w/Haas vs D.A., W w/Haas vs Show/Lesnar)
(13-13) Undertaker (4-3, 69) (L O'Haire, W Palumbo, L Rumble, W Nunzio, L Chavo, W w/Edge vs Bashams, W w/Angle vs FBI)
(12-12-2) Chris Benoit (3-3-1, 86) (W Tajiri, W w/Angle vs Chavo/O'Haire, L Rumble, W Show, D Kidman, L O'Haire, L Chavo)
(12-12) Rey Mysterio (4-1, 87) (W Shelton, W/Eddie vs Brock/Kidman, L Brock, W Chavo, W Kidman)
(10-10-1) Billy Kidman (1-5-1, 84) (W Eddie, L w/Brock vs Eddie/Rey, L Eddie, L Rumble, D Benoit, L Cena, L Rey)
(12-13-1) Eddie Guerrero (2-3-1, 86) (L Kidman, W w/Rey vs Brock/Kidman, W Kidman, L Rumble, D Chavo, L Brock)
(11-12) Edge (4-2, 82) (W Nunzio, W Carlito, L Rumble, W Haas, L O'Haire, W w/UT vs Bashams)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Jan. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(13-5-1) Rhyno (2-2, 87) (W D.A., L Rumble, L Shelton, W O'Haire)
(8-8) John Layfield (0-2, 70) (L Holly, L Cena)
(8-9-1) Tajiri (0-3-1, 84) (L Benoit, L Cena, D w/Akio vs London/Dragon, L w/Akio vs London/Dragon)
(6-7) A-Train (0-2, 75) (L w/Morgan vs Rhyno, L w/Morgan vs WGTT)
(9-14-1) Chavo Guerrero (3-3-1, 81) (W Angle, L w/O'Haire vs Angle/Benoit, L Rumble, W UT, D Eddie, L Rey, W Benoit)
(1-2-1) Paul London (1-0-1, 83) (D w/Dragon vs Akio/Tajiri, W w/Dragon vs Akio/Tajiri)
(4-10) Johnny Stamboli (0-1, 65) (L w/Palumbo vs Angle/UT)
(2-5) Rikishi (0-0, 69) (N/A)
(4-11) Chuck Palumbo (0-2, 69) (L UT, L w/Stamboli vs Angle/UT)
(3-9) Nunzio (0-4, 66) (L Edge, L w/Show vs WGTT, L Rumble, L UT)
(2-7-1) Ultimo Dragon (1-0-1, 80) (D w/London vs Akio/Tajiri, W w/London vs Akio/Tajiri)
(2-6) Carlito (0-1, 72) (L Edge)
(2-6) Billy Gunn (0-0, 66) (N/A)
(2-7) Chris Kanyon (1-0, 70) (W Moore)
(2-11) Doug Basham (0-1, 49) (L w/Danny vs Edge/UT)
(2-11) Danny Basham (0-1, 48) (L w/Doug vs Edge/UT)
(1-10) Shannon Moore (0-1, 75) (L Kanyon)
(0-6) Scotty 2 Hotty (0-0, 74) (N/A)
(0-7) Jamie Noble (0-0, 65) (N/A)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Jan. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(7-6) Matt Morgan (0-2, 65) (L w/Train vs Rhyno, L w/Train vs WGTT)
(3-3-1) Akio (0-1-1, 65) (D w/Tajiri vs London/Dragon, L w/Tajiri vs London/Dragon)

Sent to OVW
(3-1) Sakoda (0-0) (N/A)

Future Endeavors
(9-12) Hardcore Holly (1-1) (W Bradshaw, L Rumble)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Stephanie McMahon (96)
Tazz (72)
Sable (70)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (90) (Big Show, Billy Kidman, and Brock Lesnar)
Torrie Wilson (70) (None)
Nidia (62) (Jamie Noble)

SmackDown! Title Changes
WWE Tag Team - World's Greatest Tag Team beat Dangerous Alliance (1/22)
Cruiserweight - Eddie Guerrero beat Billy Kidman (1/11)
WWE World - None (Brock Lesnar has been champ since ??/??)
United States - None (Eddie Guerrero has been champ since 12/11)

SmackDown! Feuds
John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar (100 Heat)
Chris Benoit vs. Sean O'Haire (94 Heat)
Eddie Guerrero vs. Billy Kidman (90 Heat)
Kurt Angle vs. Chavo Guerrero (87 Heat)

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FEBRUARY 2, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Did the groundhog see his shadow? Who gives a crap? The Road to WrestleMania XX rolls on tonight and our main event will feature three of the biggest rivalries on RAW mixing it up in a six-man tag-team match!

Up first is a tag match pitting the unlikely duos of Mark Jindrak and Chris Nowinski and Rosey and Val Venis against one another. Nowinski and Jindrak control Rosey early, double-teaming him and keeping him away from Val until Rosey hits Jindrak with a spinebuster to tag in his veteran partner. Val slams and bulldogs Jindrak, but his attempt at the Money Shot winds up wiping him out on Jindrak's knees. Nowinski tags in and hits a DDT and a spinebuster for a long two. Val ducks a clothesline and hits a bulldog and finally puts him away with the Money Shot.

Two of RAW's most feared monsters are up next as the Big Red Machine Kane takes on the World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry. Kane pretty much dominates here, even though Henry doesn't sell much, so it doesn't get Kane over quite like it's supposed to. It ends with the Chokeslam.

Backstage, Mickie James cuts a promo about how she has trained her whole life to be a professional wrestler and that she's so very greatful to have finally made it to Monday Night RAW where she can rub elbows with these women she's admired for years. And she's not about to let them down.

Divas tag-team action is next as the Women's Champion Victoria teams with Lita to take on Jazz and Molly Holly. Victoria and Lita work on Jazz for several minutes at the start of the match getting in a couple of near falls, but when Lita misses a legdrop, Molly tags in and goes to work. Victoria tags back in, but winds up eating a missile dropkick and the Molly Go Round! Molly Holly has pinned the Women's Champion!

Last week, Boss Man finally broke out of a month's-long slump by being a member of the winning team in an eight-man tag match, but tonight he faces the unenviable task of taking on Booker T, who is trying to carry momentum into his No Way Out match against Kane. Fairly ugly math that ends with Booker catching the veteran with the Book End for the win.

Two of the finest female wrestlers in the world are up next as Trish Stratus takes on Gail Kim. The crowd gets way into this one, although there were a couple of blown spots. Lots of near-falls and a pretty exciting match ends with Trish hitting Gail with Stratusfaction for the win.

At No Way Out, we will see a ten-man tag team match pitting five ECW originals against the "class" of World Wrestling Entertainment. Tonight, those ten men go at it in a battle royal! The match starts off on a strong note with Sylvan Grenier eliminating his La Resistance partner Rob Conway. William Regal takes exception to his partners turning on each other... and eliminates Grenier. He then takes out Dupree, which makes hit 5-on-2 in favor of the ECW Originals... and they haven't even eliminated anybody yet! RVD takes out Tommy Dreamer, and the crowd scratches their head at the nonsensical booking happening in this match. Regal again takes out one of his own partners when he eliminates Test, making it 4-on-1. For being classy, he sure isn't very smart. Lance Storm eliminates Spike Dudley, only to get bundled out by Nova, and now Regal's odds are looking better. It's Nova vs. Regal vs. Van Dam! It turns into a pretty good wrestling match. Regal dumps Nova out, but RVD uses his martial arts skills and a DDT to wear him down enough to hit the Five-Star Frogsplash and eliminate him to win the match.

The Dudley Boyz/Vitamin C feud continues to build, and tonight we have two one-on-one matches pitting them against each other. First up, it's Bubba Ray Dudley against Chris Jericho. In terms of match quality, this one was match of the night, with several near falls and both guys getting in some good spots. Jericho catches Bubba with a flying kick off the second rope to set up the Walls of Jericho for the submission victory.

Now it's D-Von and Christian's turn. Christian starts off strong with a snap suplex and a powerbomb for two, then D-Von fights back with brawling moves and a big clothesline for two. More brawling until Christian reverses a waistlock into a full nelson. Christian again powerbombs D-Von for two, then hits a clothesline and some punches. D-Von manages to land a big kick and a spinebuster. He whips CHristian into the turnbuckles, but there's a ref bump! D-Von tries for his reverse DDT, but Christian escapes to the floor. As D-Von reaches out to grab him, Christian blasts him with the ring bell! The ref comes to in time to see Christian go for the pin, but... he sees the ring bell and calls for the DQ! D-Von wins!

After the break, the Dudleyz are backstage and they cut a promo about how VC is going to need to be more careful if they want to take the World Tag Team belts from them. When they get their next shot, and this is definitely not an "if," they'd better be paying attention to the referee and the rules, because they'd hate for them to use a DQ loss as an excuse.

Our main event is next as the World Heavyweight Champion The Rock teams with Rico and the #1 contender for the Intercontinental Title Hurricane to take on the Intercontinental Champion Matt Hardy Version 1.0, Batista, and the #1 contender for the World Title Shawn Michaels! Rico and Batista renew their rivalry by starting the match, and Batista takes control. Kick, slam tag to HBK, who then takes to the air for a two count. Tag to the IC champ, and they hit a double suplex. Matt hits a clothesline, but Rico hits a dropkick to stop his momentum and tag in Hurricane. Hurricane hits a running knee lift and a back heel kick on his rival for two. Dropkick to the knee, and in comes the champ! Rock hits a slam and a neckbreaker, but as he goes for a backdrop, Matt kicks him in the face and tags Batista back in. Batista punches Rock hard, sending him back to his corner, where he tags in Rico. Rico hits a big spinning kick, a bulldog, and his trademark spinning leg lariat to pick up the upset victory!

Next week on RAW, we'll be less than three weeks away from No Way Out and only five weeks away from the 19th anniversary of WrestleMania! You can bet that there will be tons more PPV build up, and one title match has already been announced - Victoria will defend the Women's Title against the woman who pinned her tonight, Molly Holly!

[Evil Vito]

At No Way Out, we will see a ten-man tag team match pitting five ECW originals against the "class" of World Wrestling Entertainment. Tonight, those ten men go at it in a battle royal! The match starts off on a strong note with Sylvan Grenier eliminating his La Resistance partner Rob Conway. William Regal takes exception to his partners turning on each other... and eliminates Grenier. He then takes out Dupree, which makes hit 5-on-2 in favor of the ECW Originals... and they haven't even eliminated anybody yet! RVD takes out Tommy Dreamer, and the crowd scratches their head at the nonsensical booking happening in this match. Regal again takes out one of his own partners when he eliminates Test, making it 4-on-1. For being classy, he sure isn't very smart. Lance Storm eliminates Spike Dudley, only to get bundled out by Nova, and now Regal's odds are looking better. It's Nova vs. Regal vs. Van Dam! It turns into a pretty good wrestling match. Regal dumps Nova out, but RVD uses his martial arts skills and a DDT to wear him down enough to hit the Five-Star Frogsplash and eliminate him to win the match.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

The show kicks off with cruiserweight action as Jamie Noble takes on Nunzio! These two put on a pretty good technical match that ends with Noble hitting a DDT off the top rope for the win.

Chavo Guerrero cuts a promo on Kurt Angle. Neither of us are in the arena because Stephanie McMahon is trying to keep us from tearing each other apart tonight. Well, it doesn't have to be tonight, Kurt. I've lived in the shadow of a great wrestler my whole life, but I'm going to finally prove myself at No Way Out when I beat the greatest wrestler in the world!

John Layfield has made it his mission to take out the "greenhorns" who have passed him by, and tonight he faces one of the WWE Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas. Layfield hits a kick and an elbow for two early, but Haas blocks a suplex and legsweeps Layfield before kicking him in the leg and sweeping it again, definitely setting up for the Haas of Pain later. He goes for a sleeper, but Layfield turns it into a jawbreaker, then slams him. As Haas staggers back up, Layfield explodes into him with the Clothesline From Hell for the win. After the match, Layfield continues to pummel Haas, sending a message to the whole SmackDown! roster!

Next up is a match that was custom-built to steal the show. It's Paul London versus Shannon Moore versus Ultimo Dragon versus Akio - the winner faces Eddie Guerrero next week for the Cruiserweight Title! Dragon and Akio start the match, and these two alone put on a hell of a show with a trio of near falls before Akio lands a spin kick on Dragon and tags in Moore. Moore hits a back suplex, a kick, a flying axehandle, and a springboard dropkick for a long two. Tag to London who hits a rolling kick and a springboard dropkick for two and Dragon can't have much more in the tank. Dropkick to the knee gets two more. Another two following a super Frankensteiner. Dragon finally manages to tag Akio into the match, and he hits London with a seated senton. Dropkick to the knee and a standing kick, but London lands a Whippersnapper before putting Akio away with London Calling! Great match.

Speaking of great matches, Akio's mentor, the former Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri is up next to take on the other WWE Tag Team Champion, Shelton Benjamin. These two actually manage to top the cruiserweight free-for-all that preceed it. Lots of near falls, some brawling, suplexes, high-flying... It all comes down to Tajiri telegraphing a backdrop and eating a Superkick for his troubles and Shelton picking up the win.

At No Way Out, one of the three teams participating in the triple-threat match for the Tag Team Titles will be the team of Rey Mysterio and Edge. Tonight, they team up for the first time to take on the Full-Blooded Italians. Edge starts off hot on Palumbo, then tags in Rey for a Hart Attack. Rey continues the attack until Palumbo hits a desperation DDT to tag in The Bull. The match continues with quick tags and the usual offense until Edge and Rey hit a hop-up rana on Palumbo for the win.

Just like last week's Mysterio/Kidman match, the winner of tonight's Undertaker/Big Show match gets to pick their partner for the Tag Title match at No Way Out. These two feuded for several months late last year, and they tear into each other throughout the match. At one point, they brawl to the floor and begin using the ringside area as weapons. The referee can't get them back into the ring, so he counts them both out. It's a draw! They continue fighting all the way backstage, and this means that at No Way Out, the World's Greatest Tag Team will defend their WWE Tag Team Titles against Rey Mysterio and Edge, as well as... Undertaker and Big Show?!?

Backstage, Paul Heyman is psyching Billy Kidman up. The leaner, meaner Dangerous Alliance is back on its quest to reclaim all the SmackDown! gold, and you know it's only a matter of time before you get your hands on Eddie Guerrero and take back your Cruiserweight Title. And we can definitely do something about his United States Title, too!

Last week, the Dangerous Alliance expelled two of its members, A-Train and Matt Morgan, the former WWE Tag Team Champions. Train and Morgan have rechristened themselves the Blueprint Express and team up tonight to take on their former stablemates, Big Show and the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar. Pretty mediocre match that ends with Morgan whipping Lesnar off the ropes... into a Rhyno chair shot! Morgan chokeslams Lesnar for the win, then Rhyno hits the ring to set up for the Gore. But before he can hit it, Kidman hits the ring, and the Alliance chases their rivals off.

Backstage, Chris Benoit has some choice words for Sean O'Haire. Over the last month, O'Haire has made his life a living hell, prodding at his insecurities and picking apart his psyche. But Benoit knows about his own dark side. He knows what happens when he goes to that place inside himself. Is that a place Sean O'Haire really wants to be?

Tonight's main event pits a pair of old rivals against each other one more time, but with different circumstances than before. John Cena is now the #1 contender for the WWE Title and Sean O'Haire is the #1 contender for the United States Title. Their feud put both of them in the main event, and now they go at it for the first time at the top of the heap. The match is decent, but the crowd pops for everything, which makes the match that much better. The match ends with Cena getting caught from behind by Lesnar, who hits an F5 allowing O'Haire to pick up the cheap win. After the match, Benoit hits the ring to go after O'Haire, while a revived Cena goes after Lesnar. They clear the ring and stand tall as SmackDown! goes off the air.

Next week on SmackDown!, Eddie Guerrero defends the Cruiserweight Title against Paul London! Plus, a big six-man tag team match has been signed. Rhyno will team with the Blueprint Express to take on all three members of the Dangerous Alliance!

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FEBRUARY 9, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

With just twenty days to go until No Way Out, the EWR gods have decided to bless me with a dud show. Huzzah!

The night opens with a tag team match pitting the Sin City Swingers against Batista and the Boss Man. Decent match that actually gets Boss Man a little bit over (!) as he manages to get in a decent amount of offense. In the end, Batista hits a low blow on Rico and rolls him up for the cheap win. After the match, the Swingers get revenge and take their opponents out.

The crowd is way into the next match pitting halves of the biggest tag-team rivalry in WWE against each other. It's Bubba Ray Dudley against Christian! For the second week in a row, Christian puts on a hell of a match against a Dudley, and this time he again takes the cheap way out. Chris Jericho hits Bubba from behind with a chair allowing Christian to hit the Unprettier for the win. After the match, D-Von Dudley comes to the ring to make the save.

In an undisclosed location (the Hurri-Cave), Hurricane - the #1 contender for the Intercontinental Title - cuts a promo about his rival Matt Hardy. He knows where this is going to end up, and so does everyone else. But before they can make it to the 19th anniversary, they're going to need to last that long without destroying each other completely. If Matt was smart tonight, he'd stay in the back (:shifty:).

Damn me for putting good matches on early! The crowd was still pumped from the Bubba/Christian match that they shat on Spike and Lance Storm versus Test and Regal. Crap crap crap. Plus, it's a dud show, so the rating is preposterously low. Ah, well, Storm hits Regal with a Superkick for the win.

A pretty decent D-Von Dudley vs. Matt Hardy match also gets the dud treatment. The crowd is into it, but the game isn't. Christian hits D-Von with a chair (shades of the earlier match) to allow Matt to set up the Twist of Fate for the win. After the match, Hurricane tears down the aisle with a chair of his own to chase off Christian and Hardy.

Backstage, Shawn Michaels cuts a promo on The Rock. These two were never friends. The Heartbreak Kid doesn't have any friends. And, apparently, he doesn't have any fans anymore, either. He thought that the carefree, degenerate, show-stopping Shawn Michaels was what the fans wanted, but after the reception he's received since superkicking Rocky last month, he has two words for the fans. And the first one gets bleeped out.

Ugh, I hate writing up reviews on dud shows. Nova hits the Kryptonite Krunch on Sylvain Grenier giving him, Tommy Dreamer, and RVD the win over La Res.

There's actually a ref bump in the Victoria/Molly Holly title match, but it doesn't really go anywhere other than the fact that it's cool that Molly hit an enzuigiri. Victoria retains with the Black Widow.

Backstage, The Rock cuts a promo on Shawn Michaels and how he's the antithesis of everything HBK is. Where Shawn Michaels doesn't give a damn about the people, The Rock is the People's Champion. And while Shawn Michaels may be the Showstopper, even he can't lay claim to being the most electrifying man in sports entertainment today if you smell what The Rock is cookin'.

Up next, it's Hurricane versus Chris Jericho, and one can only bet that after the way the night has gone, Bubba Ray Dudley and Matt Hardy can't be far behind. These two put on the match of the night (not surprisingly), and also not surprisingly, Jericho eats a Bubba Cutter, which allows Hurricane to pick up the pieces and the win. After the match, Matt Hardy hits the ring with a chair and drives off his rivals. Hmm... What could this be leading to?

The main event of the evening pits The Rock and Booker T against Shawn Michaels and Kane, a preview of two of the matches at No Way Out. Decent match that ends with HBK using the champ's tights to pin The Rock. After the match, Rock and Booker get their revenge, laying HBK and Kane out as the show goes off the air.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!


The night kicks off with a four-team elimination match pitting the Basham Brothers against the FBI against Akio and Tajiri against the mismatched team of Jamie Noble and Rikishi. Not surprisingly, the faces are the first out as Rikishi gets pinned by Tajiri following a super Frankensteiner. The Bashams and FBI make quick tags to isolate Tajiri, and he eventually falls victim to a lifting DDT from Danny Basham. It's down to the Bashams and the FBI now, and both teams use quick tags and good tag team psychology, but in the end, Palumbo levels Danny with a Jungle Kick to pick up the win.

Cruiserweight action is up next as Scotty 2 Hotty takes on Nunzio. These two put on a very good match that, unfortunately, the crowd doesn't really get into. Nunzio winds up putting Scotty away with the Kiss of Death.

The cruiserweight showcase continues with a triple threat match pitting Shannon Moore against Ultimo Dragon against Carlito. Dragon and Moore take turns kicking Carlito until he fights abck with a pair of flying elbows. Moore catches him with a Whippersnapper, but he fights back and takes to the air again, only to eat a 'snapper from Dragon. Carlito is whipped, and Dragon capitalizes with the Asai DDT for the win.

John Layfield continues his quest to put himself over at the sake of the young generation of SD stars, tonight taking on Shelton Benjamin. Last week, Layfield decimated Benjamin's partner Charlie Haas. Layfield dominates the start of the match, gaining a couple of near falls, but Benjamin hits a hot shot and a piledriver. Layfield winds up fighting back, though, hitting a big slam and the Clothesline From Hell for another win. As Shelton heads back to the locker room, Layfield pounces with another CFH and some stomps before being restrained by officials.

Up next is another match guaranteed to excite the purists - Charlie Haas versus Chavo Guerrero. Haas starts off with a flying axehandle and a slam for two, but Chavo fights back with a spinning kick and aDDT for two of his own, then a top-rope DDT for two more. Big time legsweep by Chavo, but he eats Haas' boot on an avalanche attempt then gets piledriven for two. Haas hits a stunner out of the corner for two more, then a hot shot. Haas slaps Chavo down to the mat, but misses an elbow drop and eats a kick. Chavo hits a springboard dropkick, then finishes the match with a Brainbuster. Very good match.

Chavo grabs a microphone and basically re-iterates what he said last week. Chavo wants to be in the conversation as one of the top wrestlers in the world, and the best way to do that is to beat the best in the world, and he's going to do it at No Way Out.

Speaking of the bes wrestler in the world, Kurt Angle comes to the ring next for a tag-team match with his partner Chris Benoit. They're taking on the team of Rey Mysterio and Edge, who could walk out of No Way Out with the WWE Tag Team Titles. Benoit adn Edge start, and Edge takes control with a slam and a clothesline before tagging in Rey for a double clothesline. Rey sweeps Benoit's leg, but gets a boot to the face, then a reverse DDT/backbreaker combination for two. Tag to Angle, who hits the same move for a long two, then a neckbreaker. Rey blocks a suplex and sweeps the leg before tagging ni Edge. Edge punches Angle, who tags Benoit back in, but Edge levels him with a shoulder tackle. The referee is trying to maintain order and doesn't see Sean O'Haire hit the ring! O'Haire grabs Benoit and hits the Prophecy! Edge didn't see it either, but he goes for the pin anyway and picks up the win. The mind games continue!

John Cena is just over a month away from his WWE Title shot at WrestleMania, but tonight he has a tune-up match against Billy Gunn. Cena slams Gunn, but takes a headbutt and a spinebuster. Cena trips Gunn, then hits a backdrop and a piledriver for two. Cena hits a DVD for a long two, but misses a legdrop. Gunn hits a DDT for two, but Cena fights back with an FU for the win! After the match, the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar hits the ring and lays Cena out with the F5!

The Cruiserweight Title is on the line next as Eddie Guerrero takes on the man who won a fatal fourway last week to earn the shot, Paul London. London continues his meteoric rise by starting the match hot with a flying elbow and a spinning bulldog for two. Eddie kicks London in the leg, then hits a hard back suplex for two. Another suplex gets two. Eddie hits a DDT and tries to put London away early with a frogsplash, but London gets his knees up and hits a seated senton for two. Back heel kick for a loooong two. London kicks Eddie in the face, then hits a spin kick. Eddie slides out of a slam and kicks London in the face, then hits a top-rope DDT to set up the Frogsplash and the successful defense. After the match, Eddie helps the challenger to his feet, and shakes his hand, putting the young man over. This isn't the last we'll see of Paul London in the title hunt!

Up next is a big six-man grudge match pitting the remaining members of the Dangerous Alliance (Lesnar, Big Show, and Kidman) against Rhyno and former D.A. members the Blueprint Express. Kidman starts off with a high dropkick followed by one to the knees of Rhyno before tagging in Show, who hits a big clothesline and a slam for two. Tag to the champion, and they hit a double clothesline. Lesnar snap suplexes Rhyno, but misses a clothesline, which allows Rhyno to slam Brock and hot-tag A-Train. Train hits a big kick and a DDT for two. Slam, then a tag to Morgan. Morgan strikes at Lesnar, then slams him. He misses a legdrop, which lets Lesnar tag in Kidman. Kidman again goes for the knee with a dropkick, and Morgan tags in Rhyno. Rhyno slams Kidman twice, and in the confusion, Kidman's rival Eddie Guerrero hits the ring and hits a Frogsplash! Once the referee has cleared the ring, Rhyno is covering Kidman, and he gets the win! Eddie has taken Kidman's threats to heart!

In tonight's main event, the Devil's Advocate Sean O'Haire takes on the devil's former right-hand man, Undertaker! O'Haire lands a punch to start the fight, but Taker blocks a kick and headbutts him. He goes for a clothesline, but takes out the ref! He hits a spear, but there's no one to count. Taker goes for a backdrop, but O'Haire kicks him in the face and hits a spinning neckbreaker. Big-time backbreaker for two. Huge lariat gets two more. Taker hits a punch, then another spear for two. Taker goes for a clothesline, but O'Haire ducks it and hits the Prophecy! He gets ready to go for the pin, but Chris Benoit jumps him from behind and clamps on the Crippler Crossface! The referee has no choice but to call for the bell! With O'Haire down, Benoit grabs a chair from ringside and pummels O'Haire with it and leaves him a bloody mess as SmackDown! goes off the air!

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FEBRUARY 16, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

With less than two weeks to go until No Way Out and only four until WrestleMania XX, a big six-man match has been announced for NWO. Hurricane will team with the World Tag Team Champion Dudley Boyz to take on Vitamin C and the Intercontinental Champion Matt Hardy Version 1.0!

The night kicks off with two of the participants in that match, Bubba Ray Dudley and Hardy going one-on-one! Matt starts off with a dropkick, but Bubba responds with a slam and a spear, only to get tripped. Hardy hits a flying elbow and a super Frankensteiner for two. Back heel kick off the second rope gets two more. He goes for a piledriver, but Bubba backdrops out of it and clamps on a full nelson. Matt trips Bubba to get out of it, and Bubba landed hard. While the referee checks on Hardy, Chris Jericho hits the ring! He clamps on the Walls of Jericho, then slides to the floor, allowing Matt to pick up the cheap three-count. After the match, Jericho returns to the ring to soften Bubba up for NWO, but Hurricane hits the ring with a chair and drives the heels off.

In just two weeks, the ECW Originals will be facing off with the "class" of World Wrestling Entertainment in a ten-man tag, but tonight it's one-on-one action between Nova and William Regal. Regal hits a suplex, but Nova fights back with a back heel kick and a suplex variation. He goes for a sleeper, but Regal turns it into a jawbreaker. Regal hits another pair of suplexes for two. Delayed brainbuster gets two more. Nova snaps off a rana for two. Regal manages to catch Nova by surprise with the Power of the Punch for the win.

Last week, Batista cheated to pin his rival Rico in a tag-team match, but tonight he faces off against Mister Monday Night, Rob Van Dam! Bats starts off with a big punch and a powerslam for a quick two. RVD hits a brutal chop and a DDT for two more. A suplex gets two. Dropkick to the knee, but Bats fights back with a piledriver for two. Bats hits a discus punch for two. Neckbreaker and a kick, but RVD takes to the air with a flying elbow and a seated senton before landing the Five-Star Frogsplash for the win! After the match, Rico hits the ring and lays Batista out with a spinning leg lariat.

Rico grabs a microphone and cuts a promo on Batista. Batista awoke a sleeping giant when he called Rico out last month, and he's going to continue to pay for it until the moment Batista learns some respect.

Mickie James has been on a roll since making her WWE debut last month, while Molly Holly has struggled, losing a bid to regain her Women's Title from Victoria last week. They start off exchanging brawling moves until Molly nails a Shining Wizard out of nowhere! She goes for a legdrop, but Mickie rolls out of the way to hit a missile dropkick for two. Another kick for two. Molly hits a high kick for two, but Mickie backdrops her and hits a tornado DDT for the win!

Earlier on, William Regal pinned Nova, so now Lance Storm will try to even the score between ECW and the La Res/Regal/Test team as he takes on Test. Storm starts off with a big kick, but Test hits an elbow and a punch to the side of the head before hitting a spinebuster. Storm hits a legsweep and a rana for two, then a face crusher for a long two before Test reverses a hammerlock with an elbow to the face. Bulldog gets a long two, but Storm hits a Superkick out of nowhere for the win.

The six-man preview continues as D-Von Dudley takes on Chris Jericho. Y2J hits a back suplex and a superkick for two. D-Von hits some amateur shots and a veritcal suplex for two, then gets two more on a spinebuster. D-Von slams Jericho, but Y2J fights back with a super Frankensteiner for two. Running knee to the face gets two more, then a kick to the face and more strikes. D-Von hits a punch and a discus punch, and the referee tries to get some separation. In the confusion, Bubba Ray Dudley hits the ring and nails Jericho with the Bubba Cutter! D-Von goes for the cover and gets the win! After the match, Christian hits the ring, and the Dudleyz head for the hills, having stolen a singles victory from Vitamin C!

The Rock is backstage, getting ready for a match with Kane tonight, but he cuts a promo on Shawn Michaels. The WrestleMania XX main event could have gone down in history as a clash of two of the greatest wrestlers of this or any generation, each trying to outlast the other and dazzle the millions... and millions of WWE fans worldwide. But Michaels had to go and make it personal. So The Rock says screw the history books, screw the rule books, screw the textbooks, screw the cookbooks, and screw the audiobooks, because in less than a month, The Rock is going to personally check Shawn Michaels into the SmackDown! Hotel if you smell what The Rock is cookin'.

The final match in our six-man series pits Christian against the #1 contender for the Intercontinental Title, Hurricane. Christian starts off with a headbutt, a suplex, a thrust kick, and a butterfly suplex, but Hurricane turns a sleeper into a jawbreaker, then hits a flying neckbreaker and a spear for two. Christian hits a powerbomb for two, then another powerbomb variation for two more. Hurricane fights back with a big chop, but Hurricane hits a gutbuster, continuing to work the body. The referee pulls Christian aside to keep him from doing more damage, but that just gives Matt Hardy a chance to hit his rival with the Twist of Fate! Christian picks up the cheap win, but D-Von Dudley hits the ring to make the save, driving the heels off.

Booker T has developed a bit of an attitude problem, and he doesn't put a lot of effort into his match with Shawn Michaels, which makes it pretty terrible. HBK finishes him off quickly with Sweet Chin Music.

In the main event World Champion The Rock takes on the Big Red Machine Kane. Kane hits a slam to start the match, but Rock hits a backbreaker and a spear before landing a quick Rock Bottom. Out of nowhere, Shawn Michaels hits the ring again for Sweet Chin Music! The ref sees it and calls for the bell as HBK stands over the champ. Kane takes offense to HBK costing him the match and chokeslams him as the show goes off the air.

Next week, it's the last RAW before No Way Out, and in the main event, The Rock will team with Hurricane to take on Shawn Michaels and Matt Hardy! Plus, eight-man tag action pitting Booker T, Rico, and the Dudley Boyz against Kane, Batista, and Vitamin C. Plus, all of the participants in the NWO ten-man tag will be in action and much more as we build to the last pay-per-view before WrestleMania XX - the 19th anniversary of WrestleMania!

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FEBRUARY 19, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

Just ten days away from No Way Out, and a big PPV preview main-event has been booked for tonight as John Cena teams with Kurt Angle to take on Brock Lesnar and Chavo Guerrero. Plus, Edge and Rey Mysterio will team up at NWO in a triple-threat for the WWE Tag Team Titles, and tonight they have one-on-one matches with the champs, the World's Greatest Tag Team!

The show opens with Rikishi going one-on-one with The One Billy Gunn. Rikishi hits a suplex and a DDT for two. Gunn turns a sleeper into a jawbreaker, then a punch and a kick for a two-count on the big man. Big-time clothesline gets two. Billy lands a kick, but gets tripped, and Rikishi hits a powerslam for two. Discus punch from the big man gets two. Slam and a kick from Rikishi till Gunn hits a right hand and a DDT to set up for the One And Only for the win.

It's the return of Midcard Mania as Paul London captains a team consisting of Ultimo Dragon, A-Train, Shannon Moore, and Scotty 2 Hotty to take on John Layfield's team of Carlito, Chris Kanyon, Chuck Palumbo, and Nunzio. Carlito, Palumbo, and Nunzio isolate Moore early until he can tag in Scotty, but Palumbo, Kanyon, Layfield, and Carlito work him over. Finally Scotty hot-tag A-Train, who hits a neckbreaker and a DDT on Carlito before tagging in Dragon for a double clothesline. Dragon hits a springboard dropkick and tags in London. Dragon and London use quick back-and-forth tags to work on Palumbo until Palumbo overpowers Dragon and tags Layfield back in. Train tags back in, and Layfield winds up hitting him with the Clothesline From Hell for the win!

Eddie Guerrero is backstage, preparing for his match later, but he has some words for Billy Kidman. He knows Kidman hasn't forgotten that Eddie was the one who took his Cruiserweight Title, and he knows that their paths will cross soon. But he also wants Kidman to know that he knows. He has a big match with Sean O'Haire at No Way Out, but he's not dumb enough to think that Kidman's going to stay out of it. Kidman is a liar, a cheat, and a thief, three things that Eddie knows a thing or two about.

It's a battle of ECW alumni next as the red-hot Rhyno takes on the Japanese Buzzsaw Tajiri. Rhyno hits a forearm, a headbutt, and a pair of back elbows until Tajiri takes to the air with a flying axehandle and a seated senton for two. Rhyno turns a backdrop attempt into a bulldog for two, then hits a shoulder slam. Tajiri reverses a hiptoss and lands some strikes, but Rhyno slams him down, then as he regains his feet, he nails him with the GOOOOOOOOORE! Very good match, and the crowd was hot for it. These guys are both on the verge of breaking through.

Up next, it's Charlie Haas against Edge in our first Tag Title match preview. Edge hits a forearm, but eats Haas' foot on an avalanche attempt. Haas smacks Edge around, then hits a suplex variation for two. Edge hits a running knee lift and a piledriver for two. Edge hits a powerbomb for a very long two, but Haas gets two on a bulldog. Edge manages to hit the Edgecutioner for the win, then they shake hands afterwards.

Sean O'Haire is out next for his match, but first he has some words for Chris Benoit. Has he gotten into Benoit's head? Last week, Benoit assaulted him after the main event with a chair and beat him so badly, he almost wasn't able to compete tonight. Have O'Haire's comments been hitting too close to home? Or is the real Chris Benoit finally starting to show himself? Chris already knows the answer, so O'Haire isn't going to tell him anything he doesn't already know.

O'Haire's partner Big Show is out next for a tag match against Eddie Guerrero and Undertaker. Eddie hits a dropkick on Show, then a huge super Frankensteiner for two. Tag to UT for a double suplex, then UT hits a flying shoulder tackle for two. UT smacks Show around, but Show blocks a kick and hits a side suplex. Tag to O'Haire, and now O'Haire hits a shoulder tackle. Bulldog from O'Haire, and UT tags in Eddie. Eddie hits a Whippersnapper for a very long two. Dropkick by Eddie, but O'Haire backdrops him out of a piledriver. O'Haire hits a piledriver of his own, then finishes him off with the Prophecy. O'Haire has picked up a clean victory over the US Champion just ten days before their title match!

Five weeks ago, as part of the Chase For The Championship, Chris Benoit and Billy Kidman eliminated each other by fighting to a time-limit draw. Tonight, they go at it again! Kidman hits a back suplex and a thump for two. Benoit hits a forearm and a butterfly suplex for two, then a double arm suplex for another long two. Benoit hits a thrust kick, but Kidman ducks a clothesline and hits a spinning bulldog for two. Springboard dropkick for a long two, then another pair of dropkicks until Benoit hits a thrust kick to the midsection to set up a top-rope back suplex. Before Benoit can crawl over to make the pin, the bell rings. They've again reached the time limit! Benoit pulls Kidman up and shakes his hand, but Kidman pulls him in and slams him to the mat! Kidman heads to the top rope and hits the Shooting Star Press!

Stephanie McMahon appears on the TitanTron and says that she's going to give these two one last shot at a clean finish. At No Way Out, it's going to be Chris Benoit against Billy Kidman, one fall, there must be a winner!

And now it's time for Rey Mysterio against Shelton Benjamin in our second Tag Title match preview. Rey starts off with a spin kick, but Shelton backdrops him and slams him. Shelton hits a big powerbomb, but Rey gets up and kicks him in the face. Another kick gets two, then a top-rope DDT for two more. Shelton slams Rey down for a long two, but Rey hits the West Coast Pop for the win! Afterwards, they shake hands. Edge and Rey Mysterio both picked up clean wins over the champions. Does this make them the favorites going into No Way Out?

Tonight's main event mashes together two of SmackDown!'s biggest rivalries as John Cena teams with Kurt Angle to take on Brock Lesnar and Chavo Guerreor. Cena and Lesnar start the match, and the champ takes control early with a suplex and a neckbreaker for two. Tag to Chavo for a double suplex for two more. Chavo hits a flying elbow, but gets speared for two. Tag to Angle, who powerbombs Chavo for two. Running knee lift from Angle, but Chavo hits a flying axehandle to create the separation to tag in Lesnar. Lesnar punches away at Angle until Cena tags back in, only to get backdropped. Cena tries for a roll-up, but Lesnar rolls through and grabs Cena's tights. The ref doesn't see it! Lesnar steals one from Cena, but they're not done fighting. All four men brawl up the ramp and to the back as SmackDown! goes off the air.

The No Way Out card is set! We've known for weeks about the huge tag-team main event pitting John Cena and RAW's The Rock against Brock Lesnar and RAW's Shawn Michaels! Plus, the SmackDown! side hosts a huge United States Title match with Eddie Guerrero against Sean O'Haire, Kurt Angle versus Chavo Guerrero, a triple threat match for the WWE Tag Team Titles pitting the World's Greatest Tag Team against Edge and Rey Mysterio and the unlikely duo of Undertaker and Big Show, and tonight we found out that Chris Benoit will once again take on Billy Kidman! So we know the card, what is going to happen next week on the last televised show before No Way Out?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

It's the last edition of RAW before No Way Out, and the arena is electric! Which is good, because WWE uses a lot of computers and cameras and monitors and stuff which wouldn't be very effective if it wasn't.

The night begins with Spike Dudley taking on Test. Spike manages to hit a vertical suplex and a sort of powerslam for two, but Test responds with a big right hand and a kick for two. Massive clothesline gets two more. Test slams Spike, but Spike responds with a bulldog for two. Spinebuster for two more. Spike gets in some punches until Test slams him down and hits a discus punch to set up the Test Drive for the win.

Backstage, Hurricane is preparing for tonight's tag-team main event as well as Sunday's six-man tag, but he knows that it's only a matter of time before he crosses paths one-on-one with Matt Hardy. And he also knows it's only a matter of time before he finally gets to remove that villain's most prized possession - the Intercontinental Title!

La Resistance come to the ring next for a tag match against ECW's Rob Van Dam and Nova. La Res double-team Nova for the early going until Nova manages to thump Dupree to hot-tag RVD. RVD goes to work on Dupree until both men make tags and La Res capitalize with a double-team finisher to cover Nova.

Ric Flair is our next promoer, on behalf of the animal Batista. And Batista is happy that Rico is finally starting to show some fire. It was looking like it was going to be too easy for him to just destroy Rico at No Way Out, just like he's done to everyone else. But now that Rico's turned his career around, Batista's going to take too much joy in ending it once and for all.

Up next, the ten-man tag preview matches continue as Lance Storm hopes to end ECW's losing streak as he takes on Rob Conway. They trade kicks to start until Conway hits a shining wizard. Storm blocks an avalanche with a boot to the face, then a hard back suplex and a superkick for two. Whippersnapper gets two more. Conway hits a back heel kick for two, but Storm again lands a superkick for the win to end a very good match.

Rico responds to Ric Flair's comments earlier. You're damn right Rico's turned his career around. He makes no apologies for the life he's led or the decisions he's made, and he's definitely not going to make any apologies for what he does to Batista at No Way Out!

Tommy Dreamer and William Regal are out next, and Regal starts off with a vertical suplex and a reverse DDT for two. Tommy hits a headbutt and a running knee for two. Lifting DDT for a long two. Spinning neckbreaker from Tommy, but Regal hits a delayed suplex. Regal hits a jumping powerbomb for a very long two. Snap suplex, belly-to-belly, but a blown legdrop gives Tommy an opportunity. Neckbreaker, DVD, and the Dreamer Driver finishes Regal off. After the match, Regal grabs knucks out of his tights and levels Tommy with the Power of the Punch!

Shawn Michaels hopes that it's been worth it. The Rock has been clutching at that World Title for almost six months now, but it's all going to come to an end at WrestleMania in three weeks. But first, he's going to relish the opportunity to team with the future of the industry to soften Rocky up before the big night. Rock has been through a lot during this title reign, so he hopes he's cherished every moment of it, because in three weeks, it all comes to an end.

Up next is an eight-man tag match pitting Booker T, Rico, and the Dudleyz against Kane, Batista, and Vitamin C. D-VOn starts off with a kick and a neckbreaker on Batista, then tags in Rico, who hits a high dropkick. Chris Jericho tags in, but takes a spinning kick from Rico. Tag to Bubba for a double suplex, then Bubba slams Y2J for two. Booker tags in and slams Jericho, then hits a spear. Tag to D-Von, who hits a spinebuster for two. Jericho tags in Kane, who takes out D-Von with a clothesline and a spear for two. Tag to Christian for a double back elbow. Christian hits the stroke for a long two. Rico tags in and blocks a kick before hitting a flying axe handle. Tag to Booker, who hits a bulldog. He goes for a backdrop, but Christian kicks him in the face and tags in Kane. Double clothesline from the heels gets two. Kane clamps on a sleeper, but Book turns it into a jawbreaker. Big-time backbreaker sets up the Houston Hangover and Booker picks up the win for his team!

Oh, it has definitely been worth it. Over the past six months, The Rock has had a chance to wrestle in front of sell-out arenas. He's had a chance to share the ring with some great wrestlers. He's met millions... and millions of fans, and they've all told him one thing. As the People's Champion, it is The Rock's civic duty to walk into WrestleMania and kick Shawn Michaels' candy ass all over the grandest stage of 'em all!

It's time now for our huge tag-team main event pitting The Rock and Hurricane against Shawn Michaels and Matt Hardy version 1.0. Matt starts off with a spin kick and a flying axehandle on Hurricane for two. Tag to HBK for a double suplex. HBK hits a hard back suplex, but Hurricane hits a superkick for two. Tag to The Rock, who clamps on a full nelson, then slams him down. HBK lands a punch, then a flying elbow before tagging in Hardy. Hardy chops Rock, who tags in Hurricane, who eats a dropkick. Matt goes for the pin, but has his feet on the ropes, and the ref doesn't see it! Matt picks up the cheap win, but all four men brawl to the back as RAW goes off the air!

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FEBRUARY 26, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's the last WWE show before No Way Out, and the entire roster is hyped up. All of the NWO participants will be in action tonight, plus plenty more exciting action!

...such as the cruiserweight tag team match that kicks us off, pitting Jamie Noble and Ultimo Dragon against Akio and Carlito! Noble starts off with a dropkick on Akio, then a DDT for two. Dragon tags in, and they hit a follow-up clothesline in the corner for two. Dragon hits a dropkick, but Akio backdrops out of a piledriver attempt, then hits a super Frankensteiner for two. Carlito tags in and hits a high kick for two. Carlito hits an armdrag, but misses a legdrop, and Dragon hits a flying axehandle and tags in Noble. Novle hits a dropkick, and Akio tags in. Noble hits a flying neckbreaker, then a DDT from the top rope for the win!

Chavo Guerrero is backstage, and he says that not only is he going to pin Kurt Angle's shoulders to the mat cleanly in tonight's tag match, he's going to do the same at No Way Out and prove once and for all that he belongs at the top of the heap.

Rhyno and Blueprint Express have had their share of troubles with the Dangerous Alliance lately, but tonight they need to focus on their six-man tag match against the FBI. Rhyno punches Nunzio, then hits a backdrop before tagging in Morgan, who hits a big kick and a powerslam for two. Train tags in, and they hit a double back elbow. Train slams Nunzio, but misses a legdrop and eats a butterfly suplex. Tag to Palumbo, who punches and DDTs Train for two. Palumbo fires off a punch, then tags in Stamboli, who continues to punch Train, then slams him. Train tags Rhyno back in, who hits a back elbow. Nunzio tags back in, and hits a lariat on Rhyno. Rhyno pops back up to his feet, though, and GOOOOOOOOOORES Nunzio for the win!

You could not find two tag teams on more opposite ends of the spectrum than the World's Greatest Tag Team and the Basham Brothers. Tonight, these two teams put on a hell of a match, which hopefully will improve Danny and Doug's standing. Shelton slams Danny, then hits a big clothesline and a swinging DDT. Doug tags in and slams Shelton, but Shelton gets his foot up on an avalanche attempt and hits a belly-to-belly. Tag to Haas, and they hit a double suplex. Haas hits a piledriver on Doug then a springboard dropkick. Tag to Shelton, and they hit the Doomsday Device for the win!

Kurt Angle has been hearing Chavo Guerrero talk for a long time about how he belongs. He belongs with the big dogs. He belongs in the main event. He belongs in the WWE Title hunt. Well, the truth is, Chavo doesn't belong. He's always been the odd man out. In his tag teams, in this industry, hell even in his own family! At No Way Out, our Olympic Hero is going to teach Chavo to know his place. Oh, it's true. It's damn true!

The Cruiserweight division is on display next in a non-title fatal fourway as Eddie Guerrero takes on Rey Mysterio, Tajiri, and the up-and-coming Paul London! Tajiri starts off with a spin kick and a legsweep on London for a quick two. London tags in Mysterio, who hits a flying elbow and a suplex for two, then a neckbreaker. Tajiri tags in Eddie, who hits Rey with a rana and a flying neckbreaker. Rey dropkicks Eddie's knee, then hits a springboard dropkick. Tag to Tajiri, who kicks Eddie in the face, then hits another springboard dropkick. In the confusion, Billy Kidman hits the ring with a chair and takes out Eddie with a chair shot! Eddie is on his knees and woozy, and Tajiri hits the Kick of Death for the win!

John Cena cuts a killer promo next (100% rating!) about the tag match at No Way Out, but mostly about how WrestleMania is his time to shine. Brock Lesnar can say or do what he wants, but the fact is, when he steps in the ring with Cena, he's going in there with the prototype of a 21st century wrestler. He's big, he's strong, he's athletic, and he's hungry. And at Mania, he's also going to be a champion. Word life!

Tag team action is up next as Kurt Angle teams with Undertaker to take on CHavo Guerrero and Big Show. Angle hits a back elbow and a big suplex on Show for two. Tag to Undertaker for a double back elbow, then UT slams Show for two. Another slam, but Show blocks a kick and hits a spinebuster. Tag to Chavo for a DDT and a superkick. UT reverses a hip toss and tags in Angle, who hits a smassive spinebuster for a long two. Another slam, but Chavo gets a foot into Angle's face, then hits a super Frankensteiner, then nails a brainbuster for the win! Chavo has cleanly pinned Kurt Angle!

Both Edge and Sean O'Haire have the opportunity to walk out of No Way Out as champions, but tonight they go one-on-one in a tune-up match. Edge hits a running kneelift and a piledriver for two. He misses an elbow drop, which lets O'Haire hit a big punch and a slam for two. Lifting DDT for two. Running knee lift from O'Haire, but Edge hits a bulldog for two. Edge hits a lifting DDT of his own for two. Edge hits a back elbow, then a slam. O'Haire hits a running knee lift and a spinebuster before hitting the Prophecy for the win! fter the match, Chris Benoit hits the ring, and nails O'Haire with a chair! Once again, Benoit has assaulted O'Haire, leaving him laying!

Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar are out now to respond to John Cena's promo before our big tag-team main event tonight. John Cena definitely talks a good game. And as a master of the promo, Paul Heyman has to give Cena credit where it's due. That was certainly convincing. If he didn't know any better, he'd think that Cena was absolutely ready for his shot at the big time. But he does know better. And he's seen the likes of John Cena come up before and fizzle out just as quickly as they rose. John Cena is a flash in the pan, and after Brock Lesnar destroys him at No Way Out, he's going to finish the job at WrestleMania XX.

Our tag-team main event pits the Dangerous Alliance's Brock Lesnar and Billy Kidman against Chris Benoit and John Cena. Kidman hits Benoit with a kick, then a dropkick to the knee for two. Tag to Lesnar for a double clothesline. Lesnar slams Benoit, but eats a t-bone suplex for two. Cena tags in and hits the champ with a piledriver for two. Cena slams Lesnar, but Lesnar responds with a neckbreaker. Tag to Kidman, who kicks Cena into his corner. Tag to Benoit, but Kidman DDTs him. In the confusion, Benoit gets hung out to dry on the top rope by Sean O'Haire! Kidman capitalizes with the Shooting Star Press for the win! After the match, O'Haire sets Benoit up for the Prophecy, but Eddie Guerrero charges into the ring, and he, Benoit, and Cena clear the ring. Who will be left standing at No Way Out?

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FEBRUARY 29, 2004 - NO WAY OUT

The last Pay-Per-View before WrestleMania XX kicks off with a pre-show match pitting Booker T against Kane, two men looking to right what are widely considered careers on the decline.

Booker T vs. Kane

Booker slams Kane. Big clothesline on Kane. 1 - 2 - kick out. Kane reverses a Booker T hammerlock. Big backdrop on Booker, executed well. Kane hits a right hand. Kane with a spinning neckbreaker on Booker. Booker powers out of a headlock. Massive backbreaker, Kane got planted. Kane can barely stand. Here it comes - Book End. 1....2...3, it's finished.

Overall Rating: 63%
Crowd Reaction: 58%
Match Quality: 68%

The PPV proper begins with a ten-man tag featuring the superstars of RAW, with Rob Van Dam's team of ECW alumni taking on William Regal's fivesome of the "class" of WWE.

Lance Storm, Nova, Rob Van Dam, Spike Dudley, and Tommy Dreamer vs. La Resistance, Test, and William Regal

Storm hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Grenier takes a flying neckbreaker from Lance Storm. Storm tags out to Spike Dudley. Weak headbutt on Grenier by Spike. Spike tags out to Tommy Dreamer. Big piledriver on Grenier. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Tag to Spike Dudley. Lame kick from Spike. Tag to Rob Conway. Spike Dudley hits Conway with some amateur blows. Tag to Nova. Spike \ Nova whip Conway into the corner. Spike Dudley whips Nova in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Conway takes a rana from Nova. 1 - 2 - kick out. Tag between Nova and Rob Van Dam. RVD hits a dropkick on Rob Conway. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Conway is down. Tag between Rob Van Dam and Lance Storm. Vicious kick to the teeth from Lance Storm. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Conway blocks a kick from Lance Storm. Tag to Rene Dupree. Rene Dupree hits a right hand on Lance Storm. Powerslam from Rene Dupree on Storm. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Dupree tags out to Test. Dupree \ Test whip Storm into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Test DDTs Spike Dudley. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Tag between Test and William Regal. Regal drives a thrust kick into the chest of Spike. Spike walks into a jaw breaker. Regal tags out to Test. Test \ Regal whip Spike into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Spike counters a backdrop with a kick to the face. Test takes a vertical suplex. Tag to Rob Van Dam. Spinning kicky move by RVD on Test. Test fights out of a grapple. Tag to Rene Dupree. Test scoops up RVD. Dupree bounces off the ropes and hits a flying Hart Attack clothesline. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. RVD counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Flying move by Rob Van Dam...no idea what the name of that move is, so let's call it a Lighting Smash Of Impending Danger. Rob Van Dam floors Rene Dupree...and climbs the turnbuckles. Through the air, Five Star Frog Splash! 1....2....3.

Overall Rating: 70%
Crowd Reaction: 66%
Match Quality: 74%

One of the most brutal rivalries over the last couple of months has been that between Rico and the animal Batista. Batista accused Rico of "just collecting a paycheck" and vowed to take him out of WWE, but Rico has turned his career around and looks poised to jump into the upper echelon of the WWE roster.

Big kick on Batista by Rico. Batista ducks a clothesline attempt. Weak headbutt on Rico by Batista. Rico reverses an irish whip...and Batista runs into the referee. Hah, die referee scum! Batista DDTs Rico. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Batista misses a clothesline. Legsweep. There's probably a Japanese name for that....like Golden Dragon Nuclear Spike....that'll do, i'll call it that from now on. Rico crushes Batista with a running butt smash...nothing says 'killer move' like driving your ass into someone else's face. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. DDT from the top rope by Rico....holy crap, that was sweet. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Batista, like so many teenage boys, uses a right hand. Except in this case, it's for a punch. Batista DDTs Rico. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Rico powers out of a Batista headlock. Batista is in trouble. Here it comes - Spinning Leg Lariat. 1....2...3, it's finished. Rico is still in the ring celebrating. Batista pushes the referee away. Batista spins Rico around. Batista hits the Batista Bomb!

Overall Rating: 80%
Crowd Reaction: 85%
Match Quality: 69%

The World's Greatest Tag Team have been on a roll lately, with both Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas breaking through into the top part of the SmackDown! card. Since winning the gold, they've been unbeatable, but tonight they face two tag teams made up of top-tier stars looking to knock them off their perch.

WWE Tag Team Title Triple Threat Match - World's Greatest Tag Team (c) vs. Edge & Rey Mysterio vs. Big Show & Undertaker

Big forearm by Shelton Benjamin, and it's BONZO GONZO....or something like that. Big clothesline on Show. Tag between Shelton Benjamin and Edge. Big backdrop on Show, executed well. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Big Show, like so many teenage boys, uses a right hand. Except in this case, it's for a punch. Tag between Big Show and Undertaker. Undertaker and Show whip Edge into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Tag between Edge and Rey Mysterio. Dropkick connects...Undertaker goes down like a skanky hooker. Weird kick by Rey on Undertaker. Tag to Charlie Haas. Rey uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Charlie Haas takes the advantage with a punch to the face. Rey Mysterio gets knocked to the ground by Haas. Here it comes...Haas Of Pain! Rey Mysterio taps!

Overall Rating: 79%
Crowd Reaction: 82%
Match Quality: 75%

RAW's midcard has been dominated for weeks by the rivalry between Hurricane and Matt Hardy for Hardy's Intercontinental Title as well as the one between the Dudley Boyz and Vitamin C, hoping to take the Dudleyz' World Tag Team Titles. Tonight, both rivalries come to a head with a six-man tag-team war!

Dudley Boyz & Hurricane vs. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 & Vitamin C

Spinny weird kick from Hurricane. Matt takes a flying neckbreaker from Hurricane. Hurricane tags out to D-Von Dudley. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 takes a right hand to the temple from D-Von. D-Von Dudley hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Tag to Bubba Ray Dudley. Dudley Boyz whip Matt into the corner. D-Von Dudley whips Bubba Ray Dudley in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Running knee lift from Bubba Ray Dudley. Matt blocks a kick from Bubba Ray Dudley. Flying elbow from Matt Hardy Version 1.0. Matt tags out to Chris Jericho. Second rope flying axe handle, Bubba goes down. Slingshot flying butt move by Jericho, crushing the chest of Bubba. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Second rope flying axe handle, Bubba goes down. Tag between Chris Jericho and Christian. Bubba Ray Dudley walks into a stiff lariat clothesline from Christian. Christian drives a thrust kick into the chest of Bubba. Bubba blocks a kick from Christian. Tag between Bubba Ray Dudley and Hurricane. Running knee lift from Hurricane. Christian tags out to Matt Hardy Version 1.0. Standing kicky thing by Matt Hardy Version 1.0 on Hurricane. Hurricane counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 can barely stand. Here it comes - Eye Of The Hurricane. 1....2...3, it's finished.

Overall Rating: 78%
Crowd Reaction: 79%
Match Quality: 79%

Twice in the last month, Chris Benoit and Billy Kidman have fought to a time-limit draw. Both men are aching to make that next step into the main-event scene of SmackDown!, and tonight they hope to do so at the expense of each other!

Chris Benoit vs. Billy Kidman

Kidman eats a suplex like a fat man eating a waffle. Man i could use a waffle right about now. Variation of the powerbomb by Chris Benoit, it probably has a cool name...but i don't know it. Let's call it a Moon Lion Driver, or some other weird ass name. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Chris Benoit gets taken down out of nowhere. Benoit walks into a high dropkick from Billy Kidman. Legsweep. There's probably a Japanese name for that....like Golden Dragon Nuclear Spike....that'll do, i'll call it that from now on. 1 - 2 - kick out. DDT from the top rope by Billy Kidman....holy crap, that was sweet. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Kidman uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Billy Kidman misses a clothesline. Reverse DDT into a backbreaker by Chris Benoit. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Weird neckbreaker thing out of the corner from Chris Benoit...that was so brutal it should be outlawed. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Vertical suplex by Chris Benoit. Billy Kidman was really high...i can relate to that. Back suplex on Kidman. Kidman pushes out of a Chris Benoit hold. DDT by Billy Kidman. Cool looking suplex on Benoit. Chris Benoit gets knocked to the ground by Kidman, who is already climbing the turnbuckle. Through the air, Shooting Star Press! Eddie Guerrero quickly comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Billy Kidman turns around. Eddie Guerrero slams Kidman down. Eddie Guerrero climbs to the top rope and hits the Frog Splash! The referee calls for the DQ because of the interference of Eddie! Benoit \ Eddie are beating down on Billy Kidman! The music of Sean O'Haire hits, and he comes running down the aisle into the ring. Benoit and Eddie bail out of the ring, leaving Billy Kidman down in the ring. Sean O'Haire may have saved Billy Kidman from a brutal beating.

Overall Rating: 73%
Crowd Reaction: 72%
Match Quality: 75%

Chavo Guerrero has vowed for weeks that he belongs in the conversation as one of the top stars in World Wrestling Entertainment, and he has set his sights on the greatest wrestler in the world, Kurt Angle. If Chavo can pick up a clean win over the Olympic Gold Medalist, there can be no denying his spot.

Kurt Angle vs. Chavo Guerrero

Vertical suplex by Kurt Angle. Chavo Guerrero was really high...i can relate to that. Slam on Chavo. 1 - 2 - kick out. Chavo Guerrero fights out of a grapple. Kick from Chavo Guerrero...to the leg! Oh the humanity! Hard back suplex on Angle. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. DDT from the top rope by Chavo Guerrero....holy crap, that was sweet. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. DDT by Chavo Guerrero. Angle reverses a Chavo Guerrero hammerlock. Face-first slam from Angle on Chavo. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Kurt Angle scores with a killer spinebuster. That HAD to hurt. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Back elbow connects, Chavo staggers backward. Angle hits a right hand. Angle drops an elbow...but misses...HAH. DDT by Chavo Guerrero. Springboard dropkick from Chavo Guerrero...that looked pretty cool. Chavo Guerrero drives Kurt Angle into the corner. Swinging DDT, forget about it. 1....2...3!

Overall Rating: 84%
Crowd Reaction: 90%
Match Quality: 73%

Sean O'Haire defeated his rival Chris Benoit a few weeks ago to earn a shot tonight at Eddie Guerrero's United States Title. Both men have other rivalries on their minds, but they'll have to bring their focus to each other tonight, because the title is on the line!

United States Title Match - Eddie Guerrero (c) vs. Sean O'Haire

Eddie gets slammed. Sean O'Haire fires off some right and left hands. Thrown slam by Sean O'Haire. Back elbow connects, Eddie staggers backward. Sean O'Haire misses a big legdrop and lands ASS-FIRST on the mat. Kick by Eddie Guerrero...to the facial regions. Break that nose! Yeah! O'Haire takes a rana from Eddie Guerrero. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Sean O'Haire, like so many teenage boys, uses a right hand. Except in this case, it's for a punch. O'Haire hits a piledriver on Eddie Guerrero. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Spear! Eddie is down. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Eddie Guerrero takes the advantage with a punch to the face. Spinny weird kick from Eddie Guerrero. Eddie walks into a trip. O'Haire slams Eddie Guerrero down. Billy Kidman comes running down the aisle with a chair! O'Haire whips Eddie Guerrero into the ropes. Kidman jumps onto the apron with the chair! Collision between Kidman, Eddie, and the chair! Eddie Guerrero staggers back into a roll up! 1...2...3! It's over! O'Haire and Kidman are beating the hell out of Eddie Guerrero! Chris Benoit sprints down the aisle and slides into the ring! He goes toe-to-toe with Sean O'Haire, exchanging punches, while Eddie Guerrero comes back, sending Kidman out of the ring with a clothesline. Benoit \ Eddie have cleared the ring, driving off O'Haire and Kidman!

Overall Rating: 82%
Crowd Reaction: 87%
Match Quality: 72%

And now it's time for the main event! At WrestleMania XX in just two weeks, John Cena and Shawn Michaels will hope to wrest the top titles in the industry from Brock Lesnar and The Rock, respectively. Tonight, the two Mania main events clash in a tag-team match-up for the ages!

John Cena and The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar and Shawn Michaels

Chop hits Lesnar...that was stiffer than a 14 year old at a stripper convention. Rude Awakening on Brock Lesnar by Cena. 1 - 2 - kick out. Cena tags out to The Rock. John Cena scoops up Lesnar. Rock bounces off the ropes and hits a flying Hart Attack clothesline. 1 - 2 - kick out. Big backdrop on Lesnar, executed well. Lesnar counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. The Rock gets nailed with a suplex. 1 - 2 - kick out. Tag to Shawn Michaels. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Rock is down. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. HBK uses a basement dropkick to the knee. The Rock ducks a Shawn Michaels clothesline. Running knee lift from The Rock. Rock tags out to John Cena. Cena slams Shawn Michaels. HBK tags out to Brock Lesnar. Big backdrop on Lesnar, executed well. Brock Lesnar is in trouble. F-U! 1....2....3. Cena \ Rock remain in the ring, celebrating their victory.

Overall Rating: 90%
Crowd Reaction: 94%
Match Quality: 82%

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World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms for the release of RAW Superstar Stacy Keibler and developmental talent Matt Cappotelli. We wish both superstars the best in their future endeavors.

[loopydate]

FEBRUARY 2004 RECAP


RAW

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Feb. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(21-7) The Rock (3-2, 99) (W 6-man tag, L w/Booker vs HBK/Kane, W Kane, L w/Hurricane vs HBK/Matt, W w/Cena vs HBK/Lesnar)
(19-13) Shawn Michaels (3-2, 95) (L 6-man tag, W w/Kane vs Booker/Rock, W Booker, W w/Matt vs Hurricane/Rock, L w/Lesnar vs Rock/Cena)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Feb. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(19-11) Rob Van Dam (4-1, 64) (W battle royal, W 6-man tag, W Batista, L w/Nova vs La Res, W 10-man tag)
(16-11) Matt Hardy (3-2, 83) (L 6-man tag, W D-Von, W Bubba, W w/HBK vs Rock/Hurricane, L 6-man tag)
(13-15) Christian (2-3, 81) (L D-Von, W Bubba, W Hurricane, L 8-man tag, L 6-man tag)
(9-14-2) Booker T (3-2, 62) (W Boss Man, L w/Rock vs HBK/Kane, L HBK, W 8-man tag, W Kane)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Feb. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(2-0) Mickie James (1-0, 77) (W Molly)
(9-3) Victoria (1-1, 72) (L w/Lita vs Jazz/Molly, W Molly)
(8-3) Jazz (1-0, 73) (W w/Molly vs Victoria/Lita)
(17-9) D-Von Dudley (4-1, 75) (W Xian, L Matt, W Y2J, W 8-man tag, W 6-man tag)
(15-11) Bubba Ray Dudley (2-3, 74) (L Y2J, L Xian, L Matt, W 8-man tag, W 6-man tag)
(7-6-1) Trish Stratus (1-0, 79) (W Gail)
(15-14) Batista (1-4, 70) (L 6-man tag, W w/Boss Man vs Swingers, L RVD, L 8-man tag, L Rico)
(14-15-1) Kane (2-3, 51) (W Henry, W w/HBK vs Rock/Booker, L Rock, L 8-man tag, L Booker)
(8-9) Rico (3-1, 82) (W 6-man tag, L w/Val vs Bats/Boss Man, W 8-man tag, W Batista)
(8-9) Lance Storm (4-1, 64) (L battle royal, W w/Spike vs Test/Regal, W Test, W Conway, W 10-man tag)
(11-15) Hurricane (3-2, 80) (W 6-man tag, W Y2J, L Xian, L w/Rock vs Matt/HBK, W 6-man tag)
(9-13) Tommy Dreamer (3-1, 72) (L battle royal, W 6-man tag, W Regal, W 10-man tag)
(4-6-1) Gail Kim (0-1, 69) (L Trish)
(3-5) Molly Holly (1-2, 74) (W w/Jazz vs Victoria/Lita, L Victoria, L Mickie)
(11-19-1) Chris Jericho (1-4, 77) (W Bubba, L Hurricane, L D-Von, L 8-man tag, L 6-man tag)
(6-11) Val Venis (1-1, 73) (W w/Rosey vs Nowinski/Jindrak, L w/Rico vs Bats/Boss Man)
(7-13) Test (1-4, 67) (L battle royal, L w/Regal vs Storm/Spike, L Storm, W Spike, L 10-man tag)
(6-9) Nova (2-3, 70) (L battle royal, W 6-man tag, L Regal, L w/RVD vs La Res, W 10-man tag)
(8-17) William Regal (1-4, 71) (L battle royal, L w/Test vs Storm/Spike, W Nova, L Tommy, L 10-man tag)
(4-11) Sylvan Grenier (1-3, 70) (L battle royal, L 6-man tag, W w/Dupree vs Nova/RVD, L 10-man tag)
(4-13) Spike Dudley (2-2, 65) (L battle royal, W w/Storm vs Test/Regal, L Test, W 10-man tag)
(4-14) Rene Dupree (1-3, 70) (L battle royal, L 6-man tag, W w/Grenier vs Nova/RVD, L 10-man tag)
(2-10) Boss Man (1-1, 50) (L Booker, W w/Bats vs Swingers)
(2-12) Rob Conway (0-4, 69) (L battle royal, L 6-man tag, L Storm, L 10-man tag)
(1-8) Lita (0-1, 77) (L w/Victoria vs Jazz/Molly)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Feb. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(5-2) Mark Jindrak (0-1, 60) (L w/Nowinski vs Val/Rosey)
(3-4) Rosey (1-0, 63) (W w/Val vs Jindrak/Nowinski)
(1-6) Chris Nowinski (0-1, 66) (L w/Jindrak vs Val/Rosey)
(1-6) Mark Henry (0-1, 55) (L Kane)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (95)
Steve Austin (92)
Shane McMahon (89)
Al Snow (75)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Ric Flair (100) (Batista)
Theodore Long (66) (Chris Nowinski, Jazz, Mark Henry)

RAW Title Changes
World Heavyweight - None (The Rock has been champ since 9/28)
Intercontinental - None (Matt Hardy has been champ since 12/28)
World Tag Team - None (The Dudley Boyz have been champs since 9/1)
Women's - None (Victoria has been champ since 12/1)

RAW Feuds
The Rock vs. Shawn Michaels (94 Heat)
Hurricane vs. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 (89 Heat)
Rico vs. Batista (85 Heat)
Dudley Boyz vs. Vitamin C (82 Heat)

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FEBRUARY 2004 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Feb W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(23-9) Brock Lesnar (2-3, 100) (L w/Show vs Express, L 6-man tag, W w/Chavo vs Cena/Angle, W w/Kidman vs Cena/Benoit, L w/HBK vs Cena/Rock)
(19-13) John Cena (2-3, 100) (L O'Haire, W Gunn, L w/Angle vs Lesnar/Chavo, L w/Benoit vs Lesnar/Kidman, W w/Rock vs Lesnar/HBK)
(19-13) Sean O'Haire (5-0, 93) (W Cena, W UT, W w/Show vs Eddie/UT, W Edge, W Eddie)
(16-17) Kurt Angle (0-4, 97) (L w/Benoit vs Edge/Rey, L w/Cena vs Lesnar/Chavo, L w/UT vs Show/Chavo, L Chavo)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Jan. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(20-12-1) Big Show (2-3-1, 66) (D UT, L w/Lesnar vs Express, L 6-man tag, W w/O'Haire vs Eddie/UT, W w/Chavo vs Angle/UT, L 3-way tag)
(14-11) Shelton Benjamin (3-2, 82) (W Tajiri, L Layfield, L Rey, W w/Haas vs Bashams, W 3-way tag)
(12-11) Charlie Haas (2-3, 81) (L Layfield, L Chavo, L Edge, W w/Shelton vs Bashams, W 3-way tag)
(12-11-2) Billy Kidman (2-1-1, 84) (L 6-man tag, D Benoit, W w/Lesnar vs Benoit/Cena, W Benoit)
(15-14) Rey Mysterio (3-2, 87) (W w/Edge vs FBI, W w/Edge vs Angle/Benoit, W Shelton, L 4-way, L 3-way tag)
(14-14) Edge (3-2, 82) (W w/Rey vs FBI, W w/Rey vs Angle/Benoit, W Haas, L O'Haire, L 3-way tag)
(13-16-1) Eddie Guerrero (1-3, 88) (W London, L w/UT vs Show/O'Haire, L 4-way, L O'Haire)
(12-15-3) Chris Benoit (0-3-1, 86) (L w/Angle vs Edge/Rey, D Kidman, L w/Cena vs Lesnar/Kidman, L Kidman)
(13-17-1) Undertaker (0-4-1, 64) (D Show, L O'Haire, L w/Eddie vs Show/O'Haire, L w/Angle vs Show/Chavo, L 3-way tag)
(9-12-1) Tajiri (1-3, 84) (L Shelton, L 4-way tag, L Rhyno, W 4-way)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Jan. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(16-5-1) Rhyno (3-0, 87) (W 6-man tag, W Tajiri, W 6-man tag)
(11-8) John Layfield (3-0, 74) (W Haas, W Shelton, W 10-man tag)
(9-8) A-Train (3-1, 77) (W w/Morgan vs Show/Lesnar, W 6-man tag, L 10-man tag, W 6-man tag)
(13-14-1) Chavo Guerrero (4-0, 83) (W Haas, W w/Lesnar vs Angle/Cena, W w/Show vs Angle/UT, W Angle)
(4-9-1) Ultimo Dragon (2-2, 80) (L 4-way, W triple threat, L 10-man tag, W w/Noble vs Akio/Carlito)
(6-13) Chuck Palumbo (2-2, 69) (L w/Stamboli vs Edge/Rey, W 4-way tag, W 10-man tag, L 6-man tag)
(5-11) Nunzio (2-2, 68) (L Noble, W Scotty, W 10-man tag, L 6-man tag)
(2-5-1) Paul London (1-3, 83) (W 4-way, L Eddie, L 10-man tag, L 4-way)
(3-7) Chris Kanyon (1-0, 70) (W 10-man tag)
(3-7) Billy Gunn (1-1, 66) (L Cena, W Kish)
(5-12) Johnny Stamboli (1-2, 65) (L w/Palumbo vs Edge/Rey, W 4-way tag, L 6-man tag)
(3-8) Carlito (1-2, 72) (L triple threat, W 10-man tag, L w/Akio vs Dragon/Noble)
(2-7) Rikishi (0-2, 69) (L 4-way tag, L Gunn)
(2-8) Jamie Noble (2-1, 65) (W Nunzio, L 4-way tag, W w/Dragon vs Akio/Carlito)
(2-13) Doug Basham (0-2, 47) (L 4-way tag, L w/Danny vs WGTT)
(2-13) Danny Basham (0-2, 46) (L 4-way tag, L w/Doug vs WGTT)
(1-13) Shannon Moore (0-3, 75) (L 4-way, L triple threat, L 10-man tag)
(0-8) Scotty 2 Hotty (0-2, 74) (L Nunzio, L 10-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Jan. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(10-6) Matt Morgan (3-0, 66) (W w/Train vs Show/Lesnar, W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag)
(3-6-1) Akio (0-3, 65) (L 4-way, L 4-way tag, L w/Carlito vs Dragon/Noble)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Stephanie McMahon (96)
Tazz (72)
Sable (70)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (90) (Big Show, Billy Kidman, and Brock Lesnar)
Torrie Wilson (70) (None)
Nidia (62) (Jamie Noble)

SmackDown! Title Changes
United States - Sean O'Haire beat Eddie Guerrero (2/29)
WWE World - None (Brock Lesnar has been champ since ??/??)
WWE Tag Team - None (World's Greatest Tag Team have been champs since 1/22)
Cruiserweight - None (Eddie Guerrero has been champ since 1/11)

SmackDown! Feuds
John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar (100 Heat)
Chris Benoit vs. Sean O'Haire (93 Heat)
Eddie Guerrero vs. Billy Kidman (90 Heat)
Kurt Angle vs. Chavo Guerrero (89 Heat)

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MARCH 1, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

The Road To WrestleMania is entering the home stretch! In just thirteen days, the biggest spectacle in our industry will emanate live on pay-per-view, and tonight we will feature the signing of the contract for the World Title match between the champion The Rock and the winner of the 2004 Royal Rumble, Shawn Michaels!

The night opens up with a fatal fourway - Rosey vs. Chris Nowinski vs. Mark Henry vs. Mark Jindrak. Jindrak starts off with a right hand and a back elbow on Nowinski. Nowinski tags in Henry, who nails a forearm, a slam, and a clothesline. Henry goes for a backdrop, but Jindrak kicks him in his face and tags in Rosey. Rosey hits a bulldog and a punch, but gets powerslammed and Henry hits a spinebuster. Tag to Jindrak, who hits a backdrop and a lifting DDT to set up Splash Mountain for the win.

Up next, it's a triple-threat tag team match featuring the WWE Divas that also doubles as a #1 contender match. The Women's Champion Victoria teams with Lita against the teams of Mickie James and Trish Stratus and Gail Kim and Jazz. If Lita and Victoria win, Lita gets the title shot. If one of the other teams win, Victoria must defend the belt in a triple threat against the winners. Mickie hits an armdrag on Gail, then a chop before tagging in Lita, who hits a flying elbow for two. Gail trips Lita and tags in Jazz, and they hit a follow-up clothesline in the corner. Lita tags in Victoria, who headbutts Jazz, then hits a powerslam. Jazz tags in Trish, who gets suplexed by the champ. They fight into the corner, where Trish hits Stratusfaction for the win to earn a title shot for her and Mickie next week!

RAW's General Manager Eric Bischoff is out next to announce that in two weeks at WrestleMania XX, the World Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz will defend their titles against Chris Jericho and Christian - Vitamin C. And, since this could be the last night for at least one of these men as RAW superstars (since the draft takes place the following RAW and SD), this score is going to be settled once and for all... in a Tables Match!

The champs are out next for a non-title match against the team of Kane and Boss Man. Bubba starts off with punches, a slam, and a lariat to Kane, who tags in Boss Man. BBM strikes Bubba, but misses a clothesline and gets slammed. Tag to D-Von, and they hit a double backdrop. D-Von hits a bulldog and a DDT, then tags Bubba back in for the 3D and the win.

Up next is a killer tag match that showcases just how talented Vitamin C are as they take on Lance Storm and Spike Dudley. Jericho starts off with a big kick and a neckbreaker on Spike for two. Tag to Christian for a follow-up clothesline and another two. Christian slams Spike, but Spike manages to snap of a powerslam for two. Tag to Storm, who hits a rana for a long two. Storm hits a dropkick, but eats a fist to the face and a short powerbomb. Christian tags in Jericho, who kicks Storm. Spike tags back in, but gets his leg swept, allowing Jericho to hit the Lionsault for the win after a tremendous match.

Last night at No Way Out, Hurricane picked up a pinfall over the Intercontinental Champion Matt Hardy in a six-man tag match and hopes to continue that momentum into WrestleMania. Standing in his way tonight is Ric Flair's animal Batista, who is rebounding from a loss to his rival Rico last night. He starts off with a kick and some brawling, then a pair of vertical suplexes. He starts to set up for the Batista Bomb early, but Hurricane backdrops out of it. Hurricane hits a rolling kick, then clamps on a full nelson. Batista fights back with a DDT for two, then a discus punch for a very long two. Hurricane slams Batista, but eats a kick. Batista whips Hurricane off the ropes, and Hurricane runs... right into a chair being held up by Matt Hardy! Hurricane staggers forward right into the Batista Bomb! Batista picks up the win, and Matt goes to work on his rival, but Rico hits the ring to make the save. Both of these rivalries are reaching their boiling point!

Hurricane grabs a microphone. If Matt Hardy wants to continue his villainous ways, there's only one way to settle this. The thing he cherishes most will be taken from him at WrestleMania XX and suspended from the rafters. And while the Hurricane may have superpowers and the ability to leap tall buildings and retrieve it, he's going to give Matt a fighting chance. WrestleMania XX, the Intercontinental Title, Matt Hardy and Hurricane one last time... in a Ladder Match!

Undertaker has won all eleven times he's stepped into the ring at WrestleMania, and both Bischoff and SmackDown! General Manager Stephanie McMahon have decided that to determine his opponent for the 20th installment (and 19th anniversary) of WrestleMania is for each brand to contribute one opponent. Both brands will hold battle royals for the right to face him. RAW's ring is full of ten men eager for the shot. Sylvan Grenier eliminates his La Resistance partner Rene Dupree, while Val Venis gets dumped out by Rob Conway. Nova dropkicks Test out of the ring. Booker T eliminates Rob Conway. Rob Van Dam eliminates Nova, then Tommy Dreamer. Booker T then takes out Sylvan Grenier. Then there were three - Booker T, Rob Van Dam, and William Regal. That's when the match turns into a fantastic three-way with lots of near eliminations. Regal gets bundled out by RVD, who in turn gets taken out by Booker T! Booker is going to WrestleMania!

Booker T grabs a mic and cuts a promo on Undertaker, but it's not very good. Come on, Book, I'm throwing you a bone here! Can you at least try not to choke on it?

Shawn Michaels is just thirteen days away from yet another WrestleMania title shot, but tonight he has to face off against the red-hot Rico. HBK starts off with a stiff chop, but misses a legdrop and eats a spinning kick and a facecrusher. HBK hits a clothesline and a spin kick for two, then a big kick to the face for two more. Rico fights back and goes for a piledriver, but HBK backdrops him. Rico doesn't even see Batista before Bats hangs him out to dry on the top rope, allowing HBK to hit Sweet Chin Music for the win! After the match, The Rock sprints to the ring and goes after Michaels, while Rico goes after Batista, and the heels have been cleared from the ring.

After the last break of the night, a table has been set up in the ring, and Rock and Michaels have managed to compose themselves enough to sit down for their contract signing. Both men sign their names and cut promos. As HBK is wrapping his up, Rock finally snaps and shoves the table into Michaels' midsection before laying him out with the Rock Bottom! Rock has been pushed far enough, and he's ready to finally whup Michaels' candy ass at Mania!

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<TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY id=collapseobj_usercp_reputation><TR><TD class=thead></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2>http://www.tpww.net/forums/images/reputation/reputation_pos.gif</TD><TD class=alt1Active id=p2530829103 width="50%">The official wrestling... (http://www.tpww.net/forums/showthread.php?p=2530829#post2530829) </TD><TD class=alt2 noWrap>05-04-2009 03:58 PM</TD><TD class=alt1 noWrap>Big Vito 22 (http://www.tpww.net/forums/member.php?u=103) </TD><TD class=alt2 width="50%">Rico push 4tw</TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2>http://www.tpww.net/forums/images/reputation/reputation_pos.gif</TD><TD class=alt1Active id=p2494313103 width="50%">The official wrestling... (http://www.tpww.net/forums/showthread.php?p=2494313#post2494313) </TD><TD class=alt2 noWrap>04-10-2009 06:35 PM</TD><TD class=alt1 noWrap>Big Vito 22 (http://www.tpww.net/forums/member.php?u=103) </TD><TD class=alt2 width="50%">He'll show you, you'll see! :shifty:</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Thanks for actually reading these, Vito. I feel like I'm spamming this thread sometimes, since you and I are really the only ones who ever post here.

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I've been reading them Loopy :y:

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MARCH 4, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

Only ten days left on the Road to WrestleMania, and tonight, we can expect that card to start to fill in. Just like on RAW, tonight's show will be capped by a contract signing for the WWE Title match, plus a No Way Out rematch, and a ten-man battle royal for a shot at Undertaker!

The show kicks off with John Layfield hoping to continue his roll against Blueprint Express' Matt Morgan. Layfield hits a headlock takedown,a side suplex, and a spinebsuter for two. Layfield hits strikes, but Morgan hits an avalanche and a DDT. Layfield slams Morgan and hits the Clothesline From Hell for the win. After the match, Layfield continues the abuse, leaving Morgan laying.

Up next, it's the ten-man battle royal for the last spot in a triple threat match at WrestleMania XX. Charlie Haas is the first casualty, courtesy of A-Train. Rey Mysterio is out next thanks to Ultimo Dragon. Rhyno takes out Paul London, then Dragon. Edge eliminates Tajiri next, while Rhyno eliminates Shelton Benjamin. We are down to four - A-Train, Big Show, Edge, and Rhyno! Train manages to dump Show out, but Edge quickly seizes the opportunity to eliminate Train. Edge spears Rhyno and hits a powerbomb, but as he goes to eliminate Rhyno, Rhyno turns the tables and sends Edge to the floor! Rhyno is going to WrestleMania!

Stephanie McMahon comes out to make the match official - at WrestleMania XX it's going to be Rhyno taking on RAW's Booker T and Undertaker in a triple threat match!

The cruiserweight division gets their weekly featured match tonight as Jamie Noble teams with Shannon Moore to take on Carlito and Nunzio. Carlito hits a flying elbow and a high kick on Moore for two, then tags in Nunzio for a double suplex. Nunzio hits a legsweep for two, then a forearm to the chest. Moore hits a Whippersnapper, then tags in Noble. Noble hits a basement dropkick, then another kick, which sends Nunzio to tag Carlito, who hits a back heel kick and a shining wizard for a long two. Carlito goes for an elbow drop, but Noble moves, then hits a rana before finishing him off with the Tiger Driver!

In just ten days, the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar will defend his title against John Cena, but tonight he faces two men in a handicap match. It's Lesnar versus Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty. Lesner hits Scotty with a forearm and a backdrop, then a bulldog for two on Scotty. Clothesline on Rikishi, but Rikishi and Scotty hit a follow-up clothesline in the corner. Scotty hits a legsweep, then Rikishi hits a powerslam. They hit a Hart Attack for two, then Rikishi htis a DDT for two, but the champ keeps coming with a massive lariat on Rikishi. Scotty hits a dropkick, and they again do the followe-up clothesline spot for two. Rikishi brawls with Lesnar for a bit until Lesnar backdrops him out of a piledriver. Scotty tries for a slam, but Lesnar gets out and nails him with a lariat and the F5 for the win.

John Cena comes out onto the ramp and cuts another promo on Brock Lesnar. Brock's days as champion are numbered, and he can count them on his fingers, which Cena understands is the only way Brock can count, period.

Four nights ago, Sean O'Haire got out of No Way Out the United States Champion thanks to Billy Kidman running in and attacking Eddie Guerrero. Tonight, Eddie has cashed in his rematch clause! O'Haire starts with a headbutt, but gets punched and kicked, and Eddie hits a facecrusher for two. He misses an elbow, and O'Haire hits a knee lift and a piledriver for two. Powerbomb for two more. Eddie hits a super Frankensteiner for two. O'Haire needs attention from the referee, which allows Billy Kidman to hit the ring, take Eddie down, and hit the Shooting Star Press! O'haire goes for the pin and retains the gold for the second time in four days thanks to Kidman! After the match, Kidman hits the ring to continue the abuse, but Chris Benoit comes tearing down the aisle to chase Kidman and O'Haire off.

Benoit grabs the mic and says that he's not happy that Eddie lost one of his titles at No Way Out, but this gives Benoit an opportunity. At WrestleMania XX, Benoit's going to take the belt from Sean O'Haire, and he's going to do it... in a Last Man Standing match!

Kidman remains in the ring after the break for a match with Kurt Angle. Kidman hits a spinning kick, but Angle kicks him in the face and smacks him around for a while. Angle hits a neckbreaker for two, but Kidman hits him with a mule kick and a dropkick to the knee to set up a super Frankenstenier for two. Back heel kick off the second rope for a long two. Angle hits a punch and a bulldog for two, but gets backdropped as he tries a piledriver. Suddenly, Eddie Guerrero is in the ring with a chair! He nails Kidman with the chair, and the ref calls for the bell, disqualifying Angle. Chavo Guerrero comes to the ring to even the score.

Angle is incensed at Guerrero. He doesn't understand how Chavo could beat him at No Way Out. But it doesn't matter, because he talked to Stephanie McMahon, and at WrestleMania XX, they're going to finish this for good in a Submission Match!

It's contract signing time again, this time for the John Cena/Brock Lesnar title match at WrestleMania! Both men have their say, then sign their names before Lesnar goes after Cena and hits the F5. Just like on RAW, the champ is standing tall as we go off the air.

[Evil Vito]

<TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY id=collapseobj_usercp_reputation><TR><TD class=thead></TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2>http://www.tpww.net/forums/images/reputation/reputation_pos.gif</TD><TD class=alt1Active id=p2530829103 width="50%">The official wrestling... (http://www.tpww.net/forums/showthread.php?p=2530829#post2530829) </TD><TD class=alt2 noWrap>05-04-2009 03:58 PM</TD><TD class=alt1 noWrap>Big Vito 22 (http://www.tpww.net/forums/member.php?u=103) </TD><TD class=alt2 width="50%">Rico push 4tw</TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2>http://www.tpww.net/forums/images/reputation/reputation_pos.gif</TD><TD class=alt1Active id=p2494313103 width="50%">The official wrestling... (http://www.tpww.net/forums/showthread.php?p=2494313#post2494313) </TD><TD class=alt2 noWrap>04-10-2009 06:35 PM</TD><TD class=alt1 noWrap>Big Vito 22 (http://www.tpww.net/forums/member.php?u=103) </TD><TD class=alt2 width="50%">He'll show you, you'll see! :shifty:</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Thanks for actually reading these, Vito. I feel like I'm spamming this thread sometimes, since you and I are really the only ones who ever post here.

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah. I read them, really liking this game...looking forward to seeing WrestleMania and the draft.

Hopefully I can pick up one of my games soon...probably once I finish up school but I dunno.</font>

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MARCH 8, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

With just six days to go until WrestleMania XX and the draft just a week away, it's a night of Mania tune-up matches and - more than likely - the last time we'll see several of these stars on the Red Show.

The night kicks off with Booker T, just six nights away from a shot at ending Undertaker's 11-0 WrestleMania streak taking on Chris Nowinski. Booker hits a right hand and continues to punish Nowinski for a two. Book hits a spinning neckbreaker for two. He misses an elbow, and Nowinski now lands some strikes for two. Nowinski hits a double axe handle, but Booker backdrops out of a piledriver attempt, then a lifting DDT and the Book End for the win.

Vitamin C will have a shot at the World Tag Team Titles against the Dudley Boyz in six days, but first they have to go through Nova and Tommy Dreamer. Tommy slams Jericho,then hits a backbreaker for two. Tag to Nova, and they hit a Hart Attack. Flying axehandle off the second rope for two. Nova kicks Y2J's leg, but eats a DDT off the top. Tag to Christian. Russian legsweep, then a bulldog, but Nova hits a big right hand and tag in Dreamer, who spikes Christian, then hits a spinebuster for two. Big chop from Dreamer, but Christian responds with a lariat. Tag to Jericho for the Lionsault, and VC picks up the win in a very good match!

Eric Bischoff is in his office and announces that at WrestleMania XX, Rico and Batista will face off one final time in a Hardcore Match to end their feud.

Rico's out next after that announcement, taking on Test. He htis a back heel kick, then a spin kick, then a back suplex and a legsweep. Rico is rolling until Test blocks a kick and hits a suplex and a slam for two. Rico turns a sleeper into a jawbreaker, then hits a big legdrop for two. Tiger suplex for two. Test pounds on Rico a bit, but Rico gets his knees up on a splash. Rico hits another legsweep to set up the spinning leg lariat for the win.

Batista's up next for a match against Rico's partner, Val Venis. Batista lands some strikes, but Val ducks a clothesline and hits some punches of his own, then a death valley driver for two. Batista hits a clothesline in the corner, then a DDT for two. Batista hits a discus punch for two. Val hits a piledriver for a long two, but misses a legdrop and eats a Batista Bomb for the loss.

Last week, Trish Stratus and Mickie James won a three-way tag match to earn a triple threat match tonight for the Women's Title against Victoria. Mickie starts off with a pair of kicks on Trish, who responds with one of her own. The champ sneaks in and DDTs Trish for two, but gets chopped by Mickie. Trish and Victoria whip Mickie off the ropes and hit a double back elbow, then Trish hits a big clothesline on Mickie. Victoria brawls with Trish, but gets clotheslined. Trish sets Mickie up in the corner and hits Stratusfaction to win the title!

In six days, Hurricane will face Matt Hardy in a Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Title, but tonight he faces Rob Conway in a tune-up match. Hurricane hits a stiff high kick, then works over Conway and hits a neckbreaker and a big DDT. Conway fights back with a chop and a back heel kick for two. Hurricane hits a piledriver for two, then a DVD for a long two. Conway hits a snapmare, but Hurricane responds with a back elbow to set up the Shining Wizard for the win.

Hardy's tune-up is up next, and he faces Lance Storm. Hardy hits a leg lariat, a spinning back kick, a flying axehandle, and a powerbomb to pound Storm early. Storm hits a DDT, then a legdrop for two, but misses a second legdrop attempt. Hardy hits a spinebuster for two, a DVD for two, then Storm gets his knees up on a splash attempt. Storm hits a dropkick, but Hardy fights back with a flying elbow and the Twist of Fate for the win.

The Dudley Boyz are up next, taking on La Resistance in a non-title match. Bubba hits Grenier with a headbutt and a slam for two. Tag to D-Von for a double back elbow for two. D-Von slams Grenier, but Grenier responds with a slam of his own for two. Tag to Dupree, who hits a piledriver for two. Dupree lands a punch, but gets backdropped and clotheslined. Tag to Bubba, who punches Dupree back into the corner. Grenier tags back in, but eats a fallaway slam, then the 3D! The Dudleyz win.

The Rock is just six days away from defending the World Title against his hated rival (and former friend) Shawn Michaels, but first he has to go through William Regal. Regal kicks Rock in the chest, then hits a lariat for two. Rock hits a slam and a running knee lift for two. Rock hits a lariat for two more. Rock hits a slam, but Regal responds with a Doctor Bomb for two. Big suplex out of th corner for two. Regal hits a snap suplex, then a belly-to-belly, but gets knees on a splash. Rock hits a back elbow, then his trademark spinebuster to set up the Rock Bottom for the win. After the match, while Rock celebrates, he's blindsided by Shawn Michaels, who hits Sweet Chin Music!

Michaels' opponent is out next, and he has to face Mister Monday Night, Rob Van Dam! Michaels is still on fire from taking out The Rock, that he hits strikes, a flying axhandle, a lightning kick, and a DVD, followed by Sweet Chin Music in a surprising squash! After the match, Rock grabs a chair and slides back into the ring and nails HBK with a chair shot! Rock stands over him with the chair as we go off the air.

The RAW side of of WrestleMania XX is set! The World Title match between The Rock and Shawn Michaels has been announced as an Iron Man Match! Matt Hardy will defend the Intercontinental Title against Hurricane in a Ladder Match! The Dudley Boyz defend the World Tag Team Titles against Vitamin C in a Tables Match! Rico and Batista square off one last time in a Hardcore Match! Plus, RAW superstar Booker T will take on SmackDown! superstars Rhyno and Undertaker in a triple-threat! WrestleMania XX is just six days away on pay-per-view, and you don't want to miss it!

Plus, join us next week when the 2004 WWE Draft kicks off with a series of interbrand matches that will shake up the WWE roster on both the RAW and SmackDown! sides! The winners of the matches will have the choice to jump to the other brand or steal the losers to their brand! Brand loyalty will be tested, and new rivalries will form next week!

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MARCH 11, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's the final stop on the Road to WrestleMania! Ten big matches signed for tonight. Just like on RAW, all of the WMXX participants will be in action tonight in warm-up matches, plus by the end of the night we will know the rest of the Mania card!

The action kicks off with the manbeast Rhyno - just three days from his triple threat against Undertaker and RAW's Booker T - taking on the FBI's Chuck Palumbo. Palumbo hits a right hand and a double axehandle for two. Rhyno hits a forearm and a neckbreaker for two. Brutal powerbomb for a long two. Rhyno slams Palumbo, but eats a boot on an avalanche attempt. Palumbo hits a piledriver for two. Big clothesline from Palumbo gets two, then a slam and a right hand, but Rhyno comes back with a running knee lift, a spinebuster, and the Gore for the win.

Undertaker is out next for his warm-up against Chris Kanyon. He works him over, then hits a slam, a backdrop, and another slam. Kanyon responds with a slam of his own (whoo! Innovative offense!), then a bulldog for two. UT hits a spinebuster for two. Powerbomb for a long two. Kanyon hits a chop, but gets tripped. UT hits a neckbreaker, then the Last Ride for the win.

Eddie Guerrero (whose match hasn't technically been announced yet, but we all know what it's going to be) faces a tough task against John Layfield next. He hits a chop, but gets kicked, then Layfield brawls with him and hits a discus punch for two. Eddie hits a dropkick, then a flying crossbody for two. Tornado DDT for two. Layfield backdrops out of a piledriver, then hits a DDT for two. Eddie takes Layfield down and hits the Frogsplash for the win.

Charlie Haas and Chavo Guerrero go at it next, just three days from Guerrero's Submission Match with Kurt Angle. Chavo hits a spinning back kick, then a back heel kick and a legsweep. Big DDT from Chavo. Charlie fights back and hits a dropkick, then a running senton for two. Chavo snaps off a huracanrana for two, then a facecrusher for two more. He misses an elbow, and Haas slams him. Chavo hits a DDT, then a tornado DDT for the win.

Chris Benoit will challenge Sean O'Haire for the United States Title at Mania, but tonight he faces a giant challenge (literally) in the form of Big Show. Benoit clamps on an armbar, but Show fights out of it with punches. Show hits a flapjack for two. Benoit hits a snap suplex, then a t-bone for two. Benoit hits a lariat for two. Show slams Benoit for two, then goes for a headlock, but Benoit counters it into the Crippler Crossface for the win.

Up next, it's Edge against Billy Kidman (who is in the same boat as Eddie Guerrero for at least one more segment). Kidman hits a high dropkick, but misses an elbow. Edge hits a slam, then a lariat for two. Kidman hits a legsweep and a running senton for two. Back heel kick off the scond rope for two more. Edge spike slams Kidman for two, but Kidman mule kicks Edge to the canvas to set up the Shooting Star Press for the win.

After the match, Eddie Guerrero comes out onto the ramp to challenge Billy Kidman for a match at WrestleMania. Kidman accepts it, and we're on!

Kurt Angle's tune-up opponent for his match with Chavo Guerrero is a cruiserweight with a similar style, the up-and-comer Carlito. Carlito hits a spinning back kick, then a dropkick in the corner for two. Angle reverses a hip toss, then hits some punches and a flying shoulder tackle for two. Angle hits a jumping piledriver for a long two, then a slam. He goes for another slam, but Carlito slides out of it for a back heel kick for two. Carlito hits a diving headbutt for two. Flying kick and a hip toss, but Angle catches him with a Stungun, then a corkscrew brainbuster to set up the Angle Lock and the win.

United States Champion Sean O'Haire will face Chris Benoit at Mania, but tonight he has his hands full with Tag Team Champion Shelton Benjamin. Benjamin hits a dropkick and a backbreaker for two. Shelton misses a legdrop and gets punched and takes a neckbreaker for two. DVD by O'Haire for two. Back elbow, but Shelton blocks a suplex and hits a piledriver for two. Spear for a long two. Big clothesline and butterfly suplex, but O'Haire gets his knees up on a splash, then hits a neckbreaker, a lifting DDT, and the Prophecy for the win.

John Cena faces the biggest challenge of his life at WrestleMania XX whe he faces Brock Lesnar for the WWE Title, and tonight he warms up against the Japanese buzzsaw Tajiri. Cena hits a slam, then works over Tajiri before hitting a neckbreaker and a shoulder tackle. Tajiri hits a legsweep and a springboard elbow for two. Cena hits a full nelson slam for two, then a spinebuster for two more. Tajiri gets a foot up on Cena's avalanche attempt and slams Cena, but Cena turns a sleeper into a jawbreaker and hits the FU for the win. After the match, Cena continues his punishment, sending a message to Lesnar.

The main event is a rematch of the WWE Title match from the Royal Rumble, with Lesnar taking on Rey Mysterio. Rey hits a rolling kick and a super Frankensteiner for two. ELsnar blocks a kick, then hits a big forearm to the face, then a slam for two. Long two after a DVD. Russian legsweep by Lesnar, but Rey reverses a hip toss and hits a flying reverse elbow for two, then a kick to the face for a long two. Dropkick, then a spinning kick, but he makes a mistake by going for a sleeper that Brock reverses into a jawbreaker. Flying shoulder tackle, then a spinebuster, then the F5 and Brock walks away with a win!

The stage has been set for WrestleMania XX! Lesnar vs. Cena for the WWE Title! Guerrero vs. Kidman for the Cruiserweight Title! O'Haire vs. Benoit in a Last Man Standing Match for the United States Title! Angle vs. Chavo in a Submission Match! Plus, Undertaker, Rhyno, and RAW's Booker T in a triple threat with Taker's Mania streak on the line! Plus, the draft is imminent. What new blood will join the SmackDown! roster?

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MARCH 14, 2004 - WRESTLEMANIA XX

It's the show 20 years in the making! Six title matches, eight huge feuds coming to an end, plus The Streak is on the line!

The night opens up with Undertaker defending his 11-match WrestleMania winning streak against RAW's Booker T and SmackDown!'s Rhyno, each of whom won a battle royal to earn their spot in this match.

Triple Threat Match - Booker T vs. Rhyno vs. Undertaker

Rhyno hits a right hand. Undertaker slams Rhyno. Booker T reverses a hip toss. Spinebuster by Booker T. Booker T hits a bulldog off the ropes. Hooks the leg for a two count. Massive lariat, apparently Undertaker has been watching The Best Of Stan Hansen again. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Undertaker misses a clothesline. Booker hits a stump piledriver on Undertaker. Spear! Booker is down and hurt. Booker T can barely stand. Gore! 1....2....3. **1\2 rating. Perfectly Acceptable Wrestling.

Overall Rating: 68%
Crowd Reaction: 68%
Match Quality: 69%

One of the most personal rivalries in recent months has been between Rico and Batista. Both men have attacked each other verbally and physically, and the only way they can finally bury the hatchet is with a Hardcore Match where anything goes!

Hardcore Match - Rico vs. Batista

Lame kick from Batista. Batista uses a big bag of popcorn to floor Rico. Batista with a badly-executed spinning neckbreaker on Rico. Weak bodyslam on Rico by Batista. Rico fights out of a grapple. Batista takes a thrown chair to the face. Rico crushes Batista with a big legdrop. Hooks the leg for a two count. Batista comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Powerslam from Batista on Rico. Hooks the leg for a two count. Batista turns Rico inside-out with a clothesline. Pin, but Rico is out just before the three count. Rico counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Rico scores with a back heel kick on Batista. Batista fights out of a grapple. Batista strikes Rico. Rico can barely stand. Batista Bomb! 1....2....3. Almost a *** rating, but there were some bits that dragged, so **3\4 instead.

Overall Rating: 78%
Crowd Reaction: 82%
Match Quality: 70%

Christian and Chris Jericho began teaming two months ago in an attempt to wrest the World Tag Team Titles away from the Dudley Boyz, who have had the belts since September. Tonight, the feud will end - one way or the other - in the Dudleyz' specialty, the Tables Match!

Tables Match for the World Tag Team Titles - Dudley Boyz (c) vs. Vitamin C

Hard impact russian legsweep by Christian. If you're going to get impact, 'hard' is probably a good way to go. D-Von walks into a face crusher variation. Vitamin C whip Bubba into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. Christian goes to slam D-Von through a table, but he manages to escape. Chris Jericho misses a clothesline. Weak bodyslam on Christian by D-Von. D-Von Dudley pulls Christian onto the table for a piledriver, but he uses a backdrop to survive. Brutal powerbomb on Jericho. D-Von climbs onto the table with Christian and uses a powerslam to break the table for the win! *** rating for a good bout.

Overall Rating: 86%
Crowd Reaction: 90%
Match Quality: 77%

Matt Hardy and Hurricane have been tearing up the RAW midcard for months with their exciting one-on-one encounters and since Hardy won the Intercontinental Title at Armageddon, Hurricane has made it his mission to win that belt. Tonight, it's hanging from the rafters as the hated rivals end their feud with a Ladder Match!

Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Title - Hurricane vs. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 (c)

Dropkick from the middle of the ladder by Matt. Flying cross body off the top rope! I'll give a 0.8 on the Steamboat scale for that effort. Hurricane pushes out of a Matt Hardy Version 1.0 hold. Spinning back kick from Hurricane. Hurricane hits a dropkick on Matt Hardy Version 1.0. HBK-style splash from the top of the ladder! Flying shoulder tackle by Hurricane sends Matt to the mat. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 powers out of a Hurricane headlock. Super frankensteiner on Hurricane, who hit hard. Tiger suplex on Hurricane, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 hits a rolling kick on Hurricane. Matt hits a face jam on Hurricane onto the ladder. Hurricane powers out of a headlock. Matt takes a flying neckbreaker from Hurricane. Death valley driver by Hurricane, Matt Hardy Version 1.0 is down and hurt. They both begin to climb the ladder. Once they reach the top, an exchange of punches starts! Hurricane grabs Matt...and sends him crashing to the canvas! Hurricane grabs the prize for the victory. Hurricane extends his hand to Matt...and it is accepted! They shake! Almost a ***** match...but it was missing something, so it only gets a ****1\2.

Overall Rating: 93%
Crowd Reaction: 89%
Match Quality: 97%

Ever since Eddie Guerrero won the Cruiserweight Title from Billy Kidman, Kidman has been a man possessed trying to take it back. After costing Guerrero the United States Title to Sean O'Haire at No Way Out, Eddie has taken what began as a professional rivalry persona. Tonight, Eddie is putting the title on the line against Kidman one last time.

Cruiserweight Title Match - Eddie Guerrero (c) vs. Billy Kidman

Eddie Guerrero hits a rolling kick on Kidman. Flying cross body off the top rope! I'll give a 0.8 on the Steamboat scale for that effort. Hooks the leg for a two count. Eddie Guerrero misses a clothesline. Standing leg lariat by Billy Kidman on Eddie. Second rope flying axe handle, Eddie goes down. There's a two count on the pin. Diamond Dust from Billy Kidman, Eddie is out. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Billy Kidman hits a rolling kick on Eddie. Kidman drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Eddie crushes Kidman with a big legdrop. Hooks the leg for a two count. Vicious kick to the teeth from Eddie Guerrero. Pin, but Kidman is out just before the three count. Hard back suplex on Kidman. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Standing leg lariat by Eddie Guerrero on Kidman. Billy Kidman pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Eddie takes a flying neckbreaker from Billy Kidman. Tiger suplex on Eddie, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Eddie Guerrero gets knocked to the ground by Kidman, who is already climbing the turnbuckle. Off the top - Shooting Star Press, forget about it. 1....2...3! *** rating, as it was good, but nothing too special.

Overall Rating: 79%
Crowd Reaction: 81%
Match Quality: 87%

For months, Chavo Guerrero has said that he's going to prove that he belongs in the upper echelon of World Wrestling Entertainment, and he took a big step when he beat Kurt Angle last month at No Way Out. Angle is looking to get his win back tonight in a Submission Match.

Submission Match - Kurt Angle vs. Chavo Guerrero

Chavo gets caught with a belly to belly suplex from Angle. Fallaway slam by Kurt Angle. Big backdrop on Chavo, executed well. Chavo Guerrero reverses a hip toss. Flying reverse elbow by Chavo Guerrero. Kurt Angle avoids a Chavo Guerrero avalanche. Ring-shaking slam on Chavo. Kurt Angle scores with a killer spinebuster. Kurt Angle gets taken down out of nowhere. Chavo Guerrero strikes Angle. Chavo walks into a trip. Running knee lift from Kurt Angle. Kurt Angle has Chavo Guerrero down...and locks in the Angle Lock for the submission victory! Almost a *** rating, but there were some bits that dragged, so **3\4 instead.

Overall Rating: 80%
Crowd Reaction: 84%
Match Quality: 72%

Sean O'Haire has gotten to Chris Benoit. He's been inside his head for months, and Benoit looks to eb on the verge of a mental breakdown. Tonight, the rivals will go at it one last time in a Last Man Standing match!

Last Man Standing Match for the United States Title - Chris Benoit vs. Sean O'Haire (c)

Benoit gets slammed. Chair shot. Big backdrop on Benoit, executed well. Big clothesline on Benoit. O'Haire walks into a trip. Gutwrench powerbomb through a table on O'Haire. Tiger bomb by Chris Benoit, executed perfectly. The referee counts: 2....3...4....but O'Haire stands up. O'Haire kicks Chris Benoit in the gut to reverse the momentum. Massive backbreaker, Benoit got planted. Early reports indicate that the back was *not* actually broken, so the move's name should actually be backhurter. The referee is counting: 5....6....Chris Benoit is back up. Sean O'Haire scores with a big spinebuster. The referee gets to a seven count....and Chris Benoit gets back up. Benoit counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. O'Haire takes a back suplex. Sean O'Haire powers out of a Chris Benoit headlock. Back elbow connects, Benoit staggers backward. Chris Benoit can barely stand. Prophecy! The referee counts to 10, this match is over! I'll give this a ***1\4 rating.

Overall Rating: 87%
Crowd Reaction: 91%
Match Quality: 78%

After winning the Royal Rumble, Shawn Michaels turned his back on the people, which angered the People's Champion, the World Champion The Rock. Tonight, these two men will battle it out in a match that Michaels made famous eight years ago - an Iron Man Match!

Iron Man Match for the World Title - The Rock (c) vs. Shawn Michaels

FIRST FALL: Big backdrop on HBK, executed well. Spear by The Rock. Cover for a two count. HBK drops out the back of a The Rock bodyslam attempt. Stiff high kick on Rock by Shawn Michaels who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Flying elbow from Shawn Michaels. There's a two count on the pin. DDT from the top rope by Shawn Michaels. That looked brutal. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Rock reverses a Shawn Michaels hammerlock. Massive backbreaker, HBK got planted. Early reports indicate that the back was *not* actually broken, so the move's name should actually be backhurter. Hooks the leg for a two count. Lifting DDT by The Rock, looked good. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Back elbow connects, HBK staggers backward. Stiff chop lights up HBK. HBK blocks a kick from The Rock. HBK hits a dropkick on The Rock. DDT from the top rope by Shawn Michaels. That looked brutal. Cover gets three. Shawn Michaels pinned Rock. SECOND FALL: Shawn Michaels hits some punches. Shawn Michaels strikes Rock. Big backdrop on Rock, executed well. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Rock powers out of a headlock. The Rock with a spinning neckbreaker on HBK. Spear by The Rock. There's a two count on the pin. HBK counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Vicious lightning kick by HBK on Rock. Cover for a two count. Death valley driver by Shawn Michaels, The Rock got planted. Pin, but Rock is out just before the three count. HBK only gets knees on a splash. Full nelson slam on HBK. Cover gets three. The Rock pinned HBK. THIRD FALL: HBK hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. The Rock avoids a Shawn Michaels avalanche. Rock bodyslams Shawn Michaels. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. The Rock scores with a big spinebuster. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. Shawn Michaels elbows The Rock in the face to break a hammerlock. Rock takes a flying neckbreaker from Shawn Michaels. HBK crushes Rock with a running senton. Hooks the leg for a two count. Death valley driver by Shawn Michaels, The Rock got planted. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. The Rock powers out of a Shawn Michaels headlock. Rock hits a stump piledriver on Shawn Michaels. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Shawn Michaels elbows The Rock in the face to break a hammerlock. The Rock can barely stand. Here it comes - Sweet Chin Music. 1....2...3, it's finished. END OF BOUT. The Rock offers a handshake to HBK...and he accepts it! **1\2 rating for a decent contest.

Overall Rating: 80%
Crowd Reaction: 89%
Match Quality: 62%

And it's now time for our main event, one of the most anticipated in recent memory. John Cena earned this shot by winning an all-night gauntlet in January, and since then the two men have not wasted an opportunity to tear the other apart. Tonight, Cena finally gets his shot at the WWE Title against Brock Lesnar, a man who has been unstoppable since winning the belt over six months ago!

WWE Title Match - John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar (c)

Cena hits a right hand. John Cena fires off some right and left hands. Big backdrop on Lesnar, executed well. Fallaway slam by John Cena. Brock Lesnar takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Flying shoulder tackle by Lesnar sends Cena to the mat. Massive backbreaker, Cena got planted. Early reports indicate that the back was *not* actually broken, so the move's name should actually be backhurter. Hooks the leg for a two count. Cena backdrops Brock Lesnar out of a piledriver attempt. Nice piledriver on Lesnar. There's a two count on the pin. Massive lariat, apparently Cena has been watching The Best Of Stan Hansen again. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Lesnar counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Cena takes a headbutt from Brock Lesnar. John Cena comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Back elbow connects, Lesnar staggers backward. Brock Lesnar can barely stand. Here it comes - F-U. 1....2...3, it's finished. John Cena remains in the ring, celebrating the victory. This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout.

Overall Rating: 93%
Crowd Reaction: 100%
Match Quality: 79%

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Nice show loopy. Cena as champ BEFORE he became Super Cena.</font> :cool:

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I've pretty much figured out how I'm dividing the rosters, but I haven't quite figured out all the matches to do it yet. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have the draft shows up. Definitely going to be some major changes on both brands.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah, I definitely think that when I get back into EWR, it will be my tri-branded WWE game.

I just took a look at the roster and I presently have 169 guys under contract :o Loads of people ready come out of development...gonna have to cut some people that want out of OVW/FCW but clearly aren't ready yet.

I'll also re-post the rosters for my WWE, WCW, and ECW brands once I get around to it.</font>

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MARCH 15, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

It's night #1 of the post-WrestleMania draft! Last night, four titles changed hands, and tonight, the wrestlers themselves will begin swapping back and forth between shows. The winners of each match will be allowed to choose between staying on their brand (and bringing the losers with them) or jumping to the opposing brand. New rivalries are sure to pop up over the next two shows, and neither brand will ever be the same!

We start things off with a bang as it's a battle of the Brothers of Destruction! Kane starts off with a neckbreaker and a piledriver for two. Undertaker fires back with a punch, a slam, and a back elbow for two. DVD for a long two. UT hits a fallaway slam, but misses a legdrop. Kane hits a piledriver for two, then a lariat for two. Another clothesline and slam, but UT kicks him in the face to break up a backdrop, then hits a neckbreaker and another DVD. UT hooks Kane up and hits the Last Ride for the win! He shakes hands with his brother after the match.

Result - Undertaker to RAW

Up next is a terrible match between Booker T and Big Show. Booker didn't put in much effort, and Show didn't sell, so it was a horrible segment. Booker hits the Book End for the win.

Result - Big Show to RAW

The World's Strongest Man Mark Henry is out next, and his opponent...s are going to be Jamie Noble and Shannon Moore! Henry wanted to prove that he's such a dominant force, he can pull two wrestlers over at once! Noble and Moore get in almost all of the offense in this one, other than Henry piledriving Moore and a spinebuster on Noble, but the cruisers were just too fast for him, and Moore hits a Twist of Fate for the win!

Result - Mark Henry to SmackDown!

It's tag-team action next as Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer take on the FBI's Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli. Palumbo pounds on Dreamer and hits a suplex for two. Tag to Stamboli for a Hart Attack for two. Stamboli hits a neckbreaker, but Dreamer turns a sleeper into a jawbreaker, then a full nelson slam for two. Tag to Storm, who hits a runing senton for two. Storm hits a legsweep, but gets knees on a splash attempt. Slam by Stamboli, and a tag to Palumbo, who hits a right hand. Dreamer tags back in and gets punched, then takes the Kiss of Death, and the FBI win!

Result - Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli to RAW

The dud draft show continues as Spike Dudley takes on Carlito. Spike hits a couple of clotheslines for two. He attempts a piledriver, but Carlito backdrops out of it, then hits an armdrag, and a flying elbow for two. Flying knee for two. Carlito hits another armdrag, but gets powerslammed for two. Spike hits a clothesline for two. Clothesline in the corner, then some brawling from Spike. Carlito hits a flying kick, then an enzuigiri to set up an Inverted Figure Four for the win.

Result - Spike Dudley to SmackDown!

Edge and Rob Conway are out next for a match whose outcome is pretty much decided, but the question is - where will Edge go? Conway seems to not know he's the underdog, though, as he hits a chop and a splash from the second rope for two. Edge works on Conway fora bit, then a flying shoulder tackle for two. Lifting DDT for two. Spinning neckbreaker, but Conway hits a high kick for two. Enzuigiri from Conway for two. Flying kick, back kick, but Edge gets a boot up on an avalanche attempt, then a neckbreaker. DVD sets up the Edgecutioner and Edge wins!

Result - Edge to RAW

The World's Greatest Tag Team have dominated the tag team division on SmackDown!, and are looking to add new challengers to the mix against La Resistance. Dupree headbutts Haas, then hits a suplex for two. Tag to Grenier for a Hart Attack for two. Clothesline in the corner, but Haas hits a delayed suplex for two. Tag to Benjamin for a reverse DDT for two, then a neckbreaker. Grenier slams Benjamin, then tags in Dupree for a headbutt. Haas tags back in, but gets clotheslined. Haas tries to slam Dupree, but Dupree gets him in the eyes. While the referee is checking Haas' eyes, he misses Dupree kick him between the legs, and Dupree rolls him up for the cheap win! The two teams begin brawling after the bell, but the damage has been done!

Result - World's Greatest Tag Team (AND the WWE Tag Team Titles) to RAW

Rob Van Dam and Sean O'Haire are out next, and surprisingly, O'Haire dominates this one. RVD never really gets off the ground (literally or figuratively), and winds up falling victim to the Prophecy.

Result - Sean O'Haire (AND the United States Title) to RAW

Up next is a match that was supposed to be Rico vs. Billy Kidman, except I forgot I suspended Kidman for his attitude again, so instead he'll be fighting Billy Gunn. Go me! Rico hits a dropkick and a flying axehandle for two. Billy hits a neckbreaker, then pounds on Rico a bit, then hits a clothesline. Rico trips up Billy and hits a running senton, then hits his spinning leg lariat for the win.

Result - Rico to SmackDown!

Last night, John Cena picked up the win in the biggest match of his career to become the WWE Champion. Tonight, he must face off against another hungry challenger - the animal Batista! Cena hits a slam, a right hand, a backdrop, and a fallaway slam. Batista fights back with a kick and a DDT for two. Cena hits a spike slam for two. DVD for a long two. Batista figths back, but takes another fallaway slam, then the F5. Cena wins!

Result - Batista to SmackDown!

And our main event tonight is also not kind to a brand-new champion as Shawn Michaels - the new World Champion - takes on Kurt Angle! With Cena remaining on SmackDown!, would HBK take the World Title over to SD to put both main titles on the same brand? HBK hits a neckbreaker and a lightning kick for two. Angle hits a forearm and a fallaway slam for two. Flapjack for a long two, then a clothesline. HBK hits a spear for two. Springboard dropkick for a long two, then a legsweep and a chop. Angle kicks HBK in the chest and hits a double-arm DDT. HBK is laid out, and Angle clamps on the Angle Lock! HBK tries to fight it, but decides that he's going to save himself to fight another day, and taps out! Angle has beaten the World Champion! After the match, HBK cheap shots Angle with Sweet Chin Music and stands over him as RAW goes off the air.

Result - Kurt Angle to RAW

So after one night of the 2004 WWE Draft, both the United States and WWE Tag Team Titles have switched to RAW, which now gives that brand six titles! At the moment, SmackDown! has only the WWE Title and the Cruiserweight Title! You can bet that SD GM Stephanie McMahon is rallying the troops for this Thursday night (the ones she has left, anyway) to try and maintain SD's equality to RAW. Tonight certainly proved that anything can happen in World Wrestling Entertainment, and SmackDown! should prove to be no different!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Really glad to see O'Haire getting the chance to shine on Raw. :cool:

Let's see then...The Dudley Boyz and The Hurricane to SmackDown are pretty much givens to even up the rosters. I could see The Rock headed to SmackDown as well. John Layfield and/or Rhyno to Raw maybe?

I'm not sure...eager to see where this is headed.</font>

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MARCH 18, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

Three nights ago, the WWE Draft kicked off, and the SmackDown! roster took a massive hit as RAW stole the WWE Tag Team Champions and the United States Champion voluntarily jumped ship to the red brand. Tonight, SmackDown! is fighting for its life!

Night two of the draft starts off with SmackDown!'s manbeast Rhyno taking on Mark Jindrak. Jindrak starts off with a bodyslam and a piledriver for two. Rhyno hits a pair of slams for two. Powerbomb for two. Spinning neckbreaker from Rhyno, but Jindrak hits a full nelson slam for two, then a spear for two. Jindrak presses the advantage with a clothesline and a slam, but attempts a backdrop and takes a neckbreaker for his trouble. Lariat from Rhyno to set up the GOOOOOORE for the win! After the match, Undertaker htis the ring with a chair, and nails Rhyno with it! What is going on here? UT stands over Rhyno as we go to commercial.

Result - Rhyno to RAW

Paul London has been red-hot lately, and there seems to be little doubt that he'll remain that way tonight against Boss Man. London hits a spinning kick and a DDT, followed by a legdrop and a tiger suplex to set up the London Calling for the squash win.

Result - Boss Man to SmackDown!

Up next is a tag team triple threat match where the winners will be able to decide the fate of all six participants. It's the World Tag Team Champion Dudley Boyz against the Basham Brothers and the team of Akio and Tajiri. D-Von brawls with Danny Basham, then hits a clothesline in the corner before tagging in Tajiri for a DDT for two. Danny tags in Doug and they hit a double backdrop. Tajiri tags in Akio, who hits a dropkick on Doug, then a super Frankensteiner. Doug tags in Bubba Dudley who takes a back suplex. Akio tries for an arm wrigner, but Bubba hits the Bubba Cutter for the win!

Result - Dudley Boyz (AND the World Tag Team Titles) to SmackDown!

Two wrestlers who have recently been on a roll are RAW's Nova and SmackDown!'s John Layfield. Tonight, one of them will wind up on the other's brand. Nova hits a rolling kick, then a flying reverse elbow for two. Layfield gets a boot up on an avalanche attempt, then hits a headbutt and punches for two. Clothesline (from not Hell, apparently) for two. Another clothesline for two (and right after I typed the Hell joke, EWR responds "John Layfield hits a big clothesline, not of the 'from Hell' variety." Is it sad that I have the same sense of humor as this game?) Nov hits a running senton for two. Diamond Dust for two. Rolling kick, spinning back kick, but he blows a legdrop, which allows Layfield to hit some strikes, a discus punch, and the Clothesline From Hell for the win!

Result - Nova to SmackDown!

Up next is a four-team elimination match with a similar stipulation to the earlier triple threat. The winners decide the losers' fate! The Dudleyz chose to just jump ship and leave Kyo Dai and the Bashams on SD, will the winners of this match have the same response? It's Blueprint Express, Vitamin C, and the teams of Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty and Test and William Regal. Rikishi is pinned by Jericho following a tiger suplex, leaving he and Scotty at the mercy of two of the remaining six men. Blueprint Express hit a Hart Attack on Test to eliminate he and Regal, and it's down to the former WWE Tag Team Champons against Vitamin C. Morgan hits a spinning neckbreaker on Christian, then a DDT. Christian kicks Morgan in the face to counter a backdrop, then hits a dropkick and a stump piledriver for two. Tag to Jericho, who hits a superkick, but Morgan manages to tag in Train, who nails a big clothesline for a long two, then hits a big right hand. Jericho hits a high dropkick, knocking Train into Christian, who hits the Unprettier, allowing Jericho to pick up the win. But after the match, Jericho says Vitamin C is staying on RAW, while Christian says they're going to SmackDown! What's going on?

Backstage, Stephanie McMahon and Eric Bischoff are having a heated discussion about the results of that last match. Stephanie is eager to have Vitamin C on SmackDown!, but Bischoff is insistent that since Jericho said he wanted to stay on RAW first, that they should honor that. After some harsh words, they decide that since Vitamin C want to go to separate brands... they're going to split all four teams!

Result - A-Train and Rikishi to RAW, Christian and Test to SmackDown!

Chris Nowinski has started to turn some heads on RAW with some very good matches recently. He's come out on the losing end, but he's looked good every time. Tonight, he faces SmackDown!'s Rey Mysterio, who hits a back heel kick, a dropkick, a flying elbow, and a flying neckbreaker before Nowinski can hit a neckbreaker of his own, then a piledriver for two. Rey hits a flying crossbody for two, then a spiringboard dropkick for two. They exchange punches until Rey hits a flying axehandle to set up the West Coast Pop for the win.

Result - Chris Nowinski to SmackDown!

Two of the most popular wrestlers in World Wrestling Entertainment are out next, as RAW's Val Venis takes on SmackDown!'s Chris Benoit. Val hits a headbutt, but Benoit responds with a stiff lariat, then a Tiger Driver '91 for two. Val comes two with a slam, then a bulldog for two. Val hits a lariat for a long two. Val tries for an arm wringer, but Benoit turns it into a T-bone suplex for two. Benoit goes for a splash, but Val gets his knees up. Benoit bounces back and is furious that Val is putting up such a fight. He begins to ground-and-pound Venis with brutal punches, and the referee decides to step in and break it up, but Benoit shoves him aside. The referee calls for the bell, and Val wins by DQ! After the match, Benoit continues his frenzy, nailing the referee with a DDT! Chris Benoit has finally snapped!

Result - Chris Benoit to RAW

Up next, it's the Intercontinental Champion Hurricane against Chavo Guerrero, who has begun to get some positive reactions from the crowd. Hurricane hits a slam, but Chavo responds with a spinning back kick and a springboard dropkick for two. Hurricane slides out of a slam and hits a back suplex and a superkick (thus spanning the entirety of Shawn Michaels' history of finishing maneuvers) for two. DEV gets a long two. Chavo responds with a big punch and a running senton for two. Hurricane winds up hitting the Eye of the Hurricane to end it, but afterwards he and Chavo shake hands. What sportsmanship!

Result - Hurricane (AND the Intercontinental Title) to SmackDown!

Up until Sunday night, Eddie Guerrero was the Cruiserweight Champion and Matt Hardy was the Intercontinental Champion. Both men are looking to rebound with a win tonight against each other, and this could start an exciting new series of matches! Hardy hits a kick, but Eddie hits a mule kick, then a kick to the leg and a back heel kick for two. Eddie misses an elbow (HA! Serves you right for messing up the kick chain!) Hardy hits a running knee lift (which is sort of like a kick), then a spinning bulldog for two. Facecrusher for two more. Eddie heads to the top and hits a flying crossbody for two, but Matt hits the Twist of Fate for the win.

Result - Matt Hardy Version 1.0 to SmackDown!

Our main event tonight, and the grand finale of Draft Week, pits arguably the two biggest stars in the industry today against each other - The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar! Rock hits a neckbreaker and a bulldog for two. Lesnar hits a stiff chop, then a slam for two. Lesnar hits a spinebustr for two, then a slam. Rock hits a full nelson slam for two, then a lariat for two more. Huge backdrop and a slam, but Lesnar gets his knees up on a splash, then hits a fallaway slam and a Death Valley Driver. Paul Heyman climbs onto the apron and begins mocking The Rock, saying how much more dominant Lesnar is, and Lesnar takes advantage by hitting the F5 for the win! Heyman comes into the ring to get in some cheap shots, but Rock fights back and chases both men off as SmackDown! goes off the air.

Result - The Rock to SmackDown!

The 2004 Draft has come to a close, and both RAW and SmackDown! are forever changed. New rivalries will emerge, new alliances will be forged, and World Wrestling Entertainment is preparing in just five weeks to experience Backlash!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Nice swerve ending there with the splitting up of all four teams.</font> :cool:

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MARCH 22, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

A new era for Monday Night RAW begins tonight! In the aftermath of WrestleMania XX and the 2004 WWE Draft, RAW has a roster full of new champions and new superstars eager to make their mark on the Red Brand, and their opportunity starts tonight. A huge tag-team main event has been signed pitting the WWE Tag Team Champions the World's Greatest Tag Team against the World Champion Shawn Michaels and the United States Champion Sean O'Haire! Plus, a #1 contender for the U.S. Title will be determined tonight in a 20-man battle royal!

RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff is out first for a big announcement. Last week on RAW, Kurt Angle cleanly defeated the World Champion Shawn Michaels and chose to come to RAW. As a result of that victory, Bischoff is announcing that at Backlash, they will meet again, this time with the World Title on the line!

Lance Cade makes his return to RAW tonight, taking on Rosey in one-on-one action. Cade starts off with a spinning kick, but takes a headbutt and a DDT for two. Cade slams the giant Rosey, then hits a flying cross body off the top for two. Tiger suplex for two. Rosey hits a powerslam for two, but Cade hits a Superkick for the win.

Mark Jindrak is out next to take on Luther Reigns, making his WWE debut. Jindrak hits a headbutt, but Reigns slams him, then hits a DVD for two. Jindrak backdrops Reigns, then hits a piledriver for two. Spear for two more. Reigns hits a spinebuster for two, but Jindrak hits Splash Mountain for the win, spoiling Reigns' debut.

Rhyno comes to the ring next for what is supposed to be his RAW debut, a one-on-one match with Kane, but it suddenly turns into a 3-on-1 beatdown as Undertaker and Big Show hit the ring as well! The three monstrous Superstars pummel Rhyno and lay him out. Undertaker grabs the microphone and proclaims these three giants to be the newest incarnation of The Ministry. Rhyno ruined Undertaker's bid for immortality at WrestleMania by pinning Booker T to end 'Taker's streak. For that, Rhyno is going to pay a terrible price.

Speaking of Booker T, he's out next for a match with William Regal. He slams Regal, then hits a headbutt, then slams him again for two. Another bodyslam, and Booker's really opening up the playbook! He gets a two count. Booker goes for the Houston Hangover but misses it, and Regal hits a back suplex for two. Tigerbomb from Regal, but Booker hits a lariat to set up the Book End for the win.

Four nights ago, Chris Benoit finally snapped. For weeks on SmackDown!, Sean O'Haire had been playing mind games with the Canadian Crippler, and on the last edition of SD, Benoit lost it and took out Val Venis, getting himself disqualified. Tonight, Benoit brings his new attitude to a match against new RAW Superstar Edge! benoit hits a vertical suplex and an elbow to the jaw for two. Edge hits a stiff chop and a back elbow for two. Powerbomb for a very long two. Back elbow from Edge, but Benoit hits a snap suplex for two. Splash Mountain from Benoit, but Edge kicks out. Butterfly suplex and a back suplex, but Edge catches one of Benoit's kicks and slams him down and hits a lariat. Edge whips Benoit into the corner and charges in for a clothesline, but Benoit pulls the referee in front of him! The ref calls for the DQ, and Benoit leaves the ring, sulking. Edge dives out of the ring and attacks Benoit again, and the two brawl up the ramp and out of view. This is definitely not the last time we'll see these two tangle!

Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas are backstage. They cut a promo about how what The Ministry did to Rhyno earlier was cold. They know Rhyno's a big boy and can handle himself, but they've already talked to Eric Bischoff and they've asked to team with the manbeast next week to even the odds against Undertaker, Kane, and Big Show. The Ministry thinks that they can just come to RAW and start bullying the RAW Superstars, but they're wrong, and next week, the World's Greatest Tag Team is going to help prove it.

Kurt Angle is next on the promo parade (buying time for the superstars who wrestled earlier to catch their breath before the battle royal), and he talks about how he's excited for his match with Shawn Michaels. On SmackDown!, he never felt like he got a fair shake, as he always had Paul Heyman and the Dangerous Alliance lurking every time he tried to win the WWE Title. There's not going to be any such problem on RAW, and Angle can't wait to prove once again why he's the best wrestler in the world. Oh, it's true. It's damn true!

The ring fills with bodies next for a 20-man battle royal. The winner will face Sean O'Haire at Backlash for the United States Title! Booker T is the first elimination, courtesy of Chris Jericho. New RAW Superstar Johnny Stamboli is the next victim, thanks to Lance Storm. Rob Van Dam takes out William Regal next. Stamboli's tag partner Chuck Palumbo is next out, thanks to Undertaker, while Storm eliminates UT's brother Kane. Val Venis dumps out Rob Conway. Lance Storm is the seventh casualty, taken out by Jericho. Chris Benoit takes out Rikishi in 'Kish's RAW debut, then continues his hot streeak by taking out Undertaker and Val Venis! Edge eliminates Sylvan Grenier, while Rhyno eliminates his partner Rene Dupree. A-Train comes up short in his RAW debut, as Rhyno eliminates him, then Benoit scores another elimination, taking out his rival Edge. Rob Van Dam takes out his friend Tommy Dreamer, and Rhyno takes out the last surviving member of The Ministry, Big Show. We're down to four. Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Rhyno, and Rob Van Dam. One of those four men will face Sean O'Haire at Backlash. The match turns into a pretty solid fourway wrestling match. Benoit hits a butterfly suplex on RVD, but RVD holds onto the top rope. Rhyno hits RVD with a spinebuster, but RVD again saves himself and hits a rollign kick on Jericho, who hangs on. Jericho hits a dropkick on Rhyno to send the manbeast to the floor. Benoit hits a belly-to-belly on Jericho, but Y2J hangs on, then hits a spinning kick to the jaw, which sends Benoit to the floor. RVD hits Y2J with a spinning kick, then a dropkick to the knee to set up the Five-Star Frogsplash. He then bundles up Jericho and throws him to the floor!

Eric Bischoff appears on the TitanTron and makes it official - at Backlash, Sean O'Haire will defend the United States Title against Rob Van Dam!

And now for our main event, a tag team match featuring all four male RAW Champions! Shelton Benjamin starts off against Shawn Michaels, who hits a dropkick and a DDT for two. Tag to Sean O'Haire for a double back elbow for two. Spinning neckbreaker, but Shelton hits a piledriver for two. Tag to Haas, who hits a piledriver of his own for a long two. Flying elbow from Haas, but O'Haire ducks a clothesline and hits one of his own. Tag to HBK, who hits a dropkick. Tag to Shelton, who also takes a dropkick, then Sweet Chin Music, and WGTT loses their RAW debut to the World and United States Champions.

What an explosive first night on RAW for several WWE Superstars! Next week promises to be more of the same, as we've already been informed of a huge six-man tag team match pitting Rhyno and the World's Greatest Tag Team against all three members of The Ministry! Plus, Kurt Angle will go one-on-one with his former friend Chris Benoit! How will Sean O'Haire react to Rob Van Dam being announced as his Backlash challenger? You don't want to miss next week's RAW as we inch closer to Backlash!

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MARCH 25, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's the last SmackDown! of March 2004, and the first night with the brand new Blue Brand roster! Tonight, a triple-threat main event has been signed to determine a #1 contender to John Cena's WWE Title! Plus, the Intercontinental and World Tag Team Titles will be on the line, but first...

...SmackDown! General Manager Stephanie McMahon comes to the ring, holding the WWE Cruiserweight Title. She announces that - due to Billy Kidman's continued backstage issues - she no longer has any faith in her new Cruiserweight Champion to represent the SmackDown! brand with the belt. Therefore, effective immediately, the title is vacant! Starting tonight and continuing until Backlash, the top five contenders for the title will compete in a round-robin format. At Backlash, the two Superstars with the best won-loss records in the series will face off for the vacant title. She announces that the participants will be Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, Chavo Guerrero, Christian, and Tajiri!

Our opening contest pits SD newcomers Nova, Rico, and Spike Dudley against Akio, Carlito, and Nunzio in six-man Cruiserweight tag-team action! Unfortunately, EWR has decided that tonight is going to be a dud show. Rico and Akio start the match, and Akio strikes and hits a basement dropkick before tagging in Nunzio, who hits a Stun Gun and a back suplex for two. Tag to Carlito for a double back drop. Spinning back kick from Carlito, but he misses an elbow. Rico hits a legsweep and hot-tags Nova. Nova hits a spin kick, then a kick to the face for two. Dropkick to the knee, then he tags in Spike, who hits a right hand and a slam. Carlito ducks a clothesline and tags Akio back in, who hits a DDT. Spike drags himself to Rico to make the tag. He hits a dropkick and a lightning kick before hitting his spinning leg lariat for the win.

Test makes his SmackDown! debut next against Paul London. They trade punches to start until Test hits a vertical suplex and a slam. He goes for ap iledriver, but London backdrops out of it, then hits a flying axehandle from the second rope. Super Frankensteiner for two. Test hits a clothesline for two, then a DDT for two more. London hits a punch and a dropkick, but Test fights back and lands the Big Boot for the win.

Our first title match of the evening pits the World Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz against former WWE Tag Team Champions the Basham Brothers. Bubba slams Doug, then hits a running knee lift and a DVD. Doug manages to tag in Danny, who gets in some punches, but Bubba fights back with a headbutt and tags in D-Von. Double back elbow from the champs, the D-Von powerslams Danny and hits him with a flapjack before tagging Bubba back in for the 3D and the successful title defense.

The Cruiserweight Title Series begins next as Christian takes on Tajiri. Tajiri hits a spin kick to the face, then a running senton for two. Christian blocks a punch and applies an armbar. Gutbuster from Christian gets two, then a long two after a powerbomb. Russian legsweep, but Tajiri turns a sleeper hold into a jawbreaker. Spinning arm drag from Tajiri for two, then a back heel kick off the second rope for two more. Legsweep from Tajiri, then a high dropkick. Christian hits a powerbomb, then a top-rope belly-to-belly to set up the Unprettier for the win! Christian now has a 1-0 record in the series, while Tajiri is 0-1.

The Intercontinental Title is on the line next as new champion Hurricane defends the belt against John Layfield. Layfield starts with strikes, then a bulldog for two. Layfield misses an elbow, and Hurricane responds with strikes and a big backdrop for two. Death Valley Driver gets two more. Hurricane hits a spin kick, but eats a DDT for two. Layfield hits a side suplex for two. Layfield hits a clothesline, then brawls a bit until Hurricane catches him with an elbow and a neckbreaker. Facecrusher from the champ sets up the Shining Wizard for the win. After the match, Layfield attacks Hurricane with punches, then throws him over the ropes to the floor.

Match two in the Cruiserweight Title Series is up next, and it's a family battle pitting Eddie Guerrero against his nephew Chavo! Eddie kicks Chavo in the leg, but misses a clothesline and takes a back heel kick. Chavo hits a tiger suplex for two. Eddie elbows Chavo in the face, then hits a flying neckbreaker and a huracanrana for two. Springboard dropkick from Eddie gets two more, but Chavo backdrops out of a piledriver attempt. Chavo hits a running senton for two. Eddie again hits an elbow to get out of an arm wringer, which sends Chavo to the mat long enough for Eddie to hit the Frogsplash! After the match, he helps his nephew up, and they shake hands! Great match!

One of the highlights of the Draft shows was the match between WWE Champion John Cena and the animal Batista that resulted in Batista coming to SmackDown! Tonight, they go one-on-one again. Cena slams Batista, btu Batista gets his knees up on a splash attempt. Punch to the face, then a DDT for two. Cena hits a big clothesline and a spinebuster for two. DVD for two more. Batista hits a bulldog for two, but as he sets up for the Batista Bomb, Cena backdrops out of it and hits the FU for the win.

And now for our main event, a triple-threat match for a shot at Cena's title at Backlash. It's former champion Brock Lesnar taking on newcomers from RAW, The Rock and Matt Hardy Version 1.0! Lesnar slams Matt, then gives one to Rock. Matt hits Lesnar with a right hand, then hits a snap suplex, only to have Rock plant him with a spinebuster for two. Lesnar slams Rock, but Rock kicks him in the face, then teams with Matt for a double suplex. Matt hits Lesnar with a tornado DDT, but gets slammed by Rock. Hardy hits a rolling kick on Lesnar. Paul Heyman climbs up onto the apron, and Matt gets distracted. Lesnar charges, but Matt dodges, causing Lesnar and Heyman to collide, and Hardy hits the Twist of Fate for the upset win!

The Rock grabs the microphone and goes off on Heyman and Lesnar for costing him the shot at the gold and says that he wants Lesnar at Backlash!

Stephanie McMahon comes on one last time to announce that the match is official. At Backlash, John Cena will defend the WWE Title against Matt Hardy!

Next week, the Cruiserweight Title series will continue as Rey Mysterio will take on Chavo Guerrero and Eddie Guerrero takes on Tajiri! Plus, a huge tag-team main event will pit John Cena and The Rock against Brock Lesnar and Matt Hardy Version 1.0!

[loopydate]

MARCH 29, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Four week away from Backlash, and Monday Night RAW kicks off with the World Heavyweight Champion Shawn Michaels coming to the ring! He grabs the microphone and re-iterates that two weeks ago when he tapped out to the Angle Lock, he was doing so for his own sake. He could have fought his way out of the move, but the effort it would have taken wouldn't have been worth it. He'd just have wound up causing himself more strain than he needed, plus he didn't really care whether he wound up on RAW or SmackDown!, because either way, he'd still be the best thing going. So he let Kurt Angle pick up the "clean" win two weeks ago, and now he's got himself a title match at Backlash. Well, good for Kurt. The only problem is, this isn't the B Show anymore. He's getting in the ring with the best professional wrestler in the history of the industry, and if Angle thought things were going to be that easy again, he's got another thing coming.

Our opening contest is tag-team action pitting RAW newcomers A-Train and Rikishi against La Resistance. Rikishi kicks Grenier, then slams him for two. Tag to A-Train for a Hart Attack. Train slams Grenier for two. Train hits strikes, but Grenier moves to the side to avoid an avalanche, then hits a spinebuster before tagging in Dupree. Dupree slams Train, then hits a piledriver. Train tags in Rikishi, who hits a DDT, then a discus punch for two. Rikishi hits a kick, but Dupree ducks a punch and hits a bulldog. Grenier slides in, and they hit La Crepe for the win.

Rosey is out next, hoping to rebound from his loss last week to Lance Cade against Chuck Palumbo. Palumbo starts with a series of strikes for two. Clothesline in the corner gets two more. Rosey hits an elbownd a punch to get two. Rosey hits a clothesline, but takes a side suplex (the first wrestling move of the match) and the Jungle Kick to give Palumbo the win. Rosey goes to leave, but Palumbo jumps him, obviously not done making a statement, as he continues to pummel Rosey.

It's a Divas tag match next as Lita and Mickie James team up to take on Jazz and Gail Kim. Mickie punches Gail and hits a flying kick for two. Tag to LIta for a double clothesline for two. Lita hits a dropkick, but Gail fights out of an arm wringer with an elbow to the head, then a back heel kick for two. Tag to Jazz, who hits a clothesline for a long two. Vertical suplex from Jazz. Lita trips her, then hits an armdrag. Tag to Mickie, who chops Jazz. Gail tags in, but Mickie hits a spinning back kick. Tornado DDT on Gail gives Mickie the win!

Chris Benoit is backstage, and he issues a challenge to Edge for Backlash. Benoit's temper has gotten the best of him over the last several weeks, and last week it cost him his RAW debut. But at Backlash, he's going to be focused, and he's going to show Edge why they call him The Crippler.

United States Champion Sean O'Haire is up next, taking on his Backlash opponent Rob Van Dam's friend Tommy Dreamer. O'Haire hits him with a forearm to the face, then punches and a pair of neckbreakers. Dreamer manages to fight back with a back elbow and a full nelson slam for two. O'Haire hits a piledriver for two. DVD for two. Tommy hits another elbow to the face, then a slam, but he misses an avalanche and takes a back elbow and the Prophecy. O'Haire picks up another win.

Last week, the final two participants in a battle royal to determine the #1 contender for O'Haire's title were Van Dam and Chris Jericho. Tonight, Jericho hopes to get his win back. RVD hits a stiff kick, but Jericho turns a sleepr into a jaw breaker, then hits a back heel kick and a facecrusher for two. RVD hits a flying elbow, then a springboard reverse elbow for two. Diamond Dust for a loooooooooooooong two. Jericho reverses a hiptoss and hits a lightning kick for two. He goes for the Lionsault, but RVD gets his knees up! RVD goes to the top and hits the Five-Star Frogsplash for the win!

After the match, RVD is celebrating, when he's blindsided by Sean O'Haire! But O'Haire isn't alone! Chuck Palumbo, Johnny Stamboli, and Mark Jindrak are with him! The Natural Born Thrillers are back!

It's time for one of our featured bouts. Last week, the newly-formed Ministry assaulted Rhyno. The World's Greatest Tag Team have asked to be his partners for a big six-man tag match. Haas hits a high kick on Big Show, then a Russian legsweep. Tag to Shelton, who hits a slam and a Doctor Bomb (:eek:) for two. Tag to Rhyno, and they hit a double back elbow. Backdrop from Rhyno, but Show elbows him in the side of the head and hits a clothesline. Tag to Kane, who hits a flying shoulder tackle, then as spinebuster for two. Kane slams Rhyno, then tags in Undertaker. Taker slams Rhyno, then hits a neckbreaker. Rhyno turns a sleeper into a jawbreaker and tags in Haas, who hits a flying neckbreaker. Show tags back in, who gets in some brawling, then a bulldog. Show Stopper on Haas, and the Ministry picks up the win!

After the match, the champs get the ringside mic and say they want Show and Undertaker at Backlash! The titles will be on the line! The Ministry accepts!

Tonight's main event pits the #1 contender for the World Title Kurt Angle against Chris Benoit! These two put on a match of the year candidate several months back, so here's hoping for a repeat. Angle hits a right hand, but gets knees on a splash. Benoit hits a lariat, then a corkscrew breainbuster for two. Angle hits a right hand and a Stun Gun, then a piledriver for two. Flying clothesline for two. Benoit hits a brutal back suplex for a long two. They trade punches, and Angle takes Benoit down. He clamps on the Angle Lock, but HBK hits the ring and lays Angle out with Sweet Chin Music! The referee calls for the bell, and Benoit and HBK continue to pound on Angle until Edge hits the ring and makes the save. Edge and Angle stand tall as RAW goes off the air!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Natural Born Thrillers!!! *marks out*</font>

[loopydate]

MARCH 2004 RECAP


RAW

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Mar. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(25-13) Sean O'Haire (6-0, 91) (W Eddie, W Shelton, W Benoit, W RVD, W w/HBK vs WGTT, W Tommy)
(23-14) Shawn Michaels (4-1, 99) (W Rico, W RVD, W Rock, L Angle, W w/O'Haire vs WGTT)
(20-18) Kurt Angle (4-1, 99) (L Kidman, W Carlito, W Chavo, W HBK, W Benoit)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Mar. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(4-1) Mickie James (2-1, 83) (W 3-way tag, L triple threat, W w/Lita vs Gail/Jazz)
(21-14) Rob Van Dam (2-3, 75) (L battle royal, L HBK, L O'Haire, W battle royal, W Y2J)
(21-16-1) Big Show (1-4, 65) (L battle royal, L Benoit, L Booker, L battle royal, W 6-man tag)
(16-17) Edge (2-3, 77) (L battle royal, L Kidman, W Conway, W Benoit, L battle royal)
(14-16) Shelton Benjamin (0-5, 82) (L battle royal, L O'Haire, L w/Haas vs La Res, L w/Haas vs HBK/O'Haire, L 6-man tag)
(16-19-1) Undertaker (3-2, 69) (W Kanyon, L triple threat, W Kane, L battle royal, W 6-man tag)
(12-16) Charlie Haas (0-5, 81) (L battle royal, L Chavo, L w/Shelton vs La Res, L w/Shelton vs HBK/O'Haire, L 6-man tag)
(13-20-3) Chris Benoit (1-5, 87) (W Show, L O'Haire, L Val, L Edge, L battle royal, L Angle)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Mar. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(20-7-1) Rhyno (4-2, 87) (W battle royal, W Palumbo, W triple threat, W Jindrak, L battle royal, L 6-man tag)
(9-5) Victoria (0-2, 72) (L 3-way tag, L triple threat)
(8-5) Jazz (0-2, 73) (L 3-way tag, L w/Gail vs Mickie/Lita)
(9-6-1) Trish Stratus (2-0, 78) (W 3-way tag, W triple threat)
(15-18-1) Kane (1-3, 43) (L w/Boss Man vs Dudleyz, L UT, L battle royal, W 6-man tag)
(9-12) A-Train (0-4, 77) (L battle royal, L 4-way tag, L battle royal, L w/Kish vs La Res)
(14-22-1) Chris Jericho (3-3, 83) (W w/Xian vs Storm/Spike, W w/Xian vs Dreamer/Nova, L w/Xian vs Dudleyz, W 4-way tag, L battle royal, L RVD)
(8-13) Lance Storm (0-4, 64) (L w/Spike vs Vitamin C, L Hardy, L w/Dreamer vs FBI, L battle royal)
(3-5) Molly Holly (0-0, 74) (N/A)
(8-15) Chuck Palumbo (2-2, 69) (L Rhyno, W w/Stamboli vs Dreamer/Storm, L battle royal, W Rosey)
(4-8-1) Gail Kim (0-2, 69) (L 3-way tag, L w/Jazz vs Mickie/Lita)
(9-18) Tommy Dreamer (0-5, 72) (L battle royal, L w/Nova vs Vitamin C, L w/Storm vs FBI, L battle royal, L O'Haire)
(7-14) Val Venis (1-3, 75) (L battle royal, L Batista, W Benoit, L battle royal)
(6-13) Johnny Stamboli (1-1, 65) (W w/Palumbo vs Dreamer/Storm, L battle royal)
(6-14) Sylvan Grenier (2-3, 71) (L battle royal, L w/Dupree vs Dudleyz, W w/Dupree vs WGTT, L battle royal, W w/Dupree vs Train/Kish)
(8-22) William Regal (0-5, 70) (L battle royal, L Rock, L 4-way tag, L Booker, L battle royal)
(6-17) Rene Dupree (2-3, 72) (L battle royal, L w/Grenier vs Dudleyz, W w/Grenier vs WGTT, L battle royal, W w/Grenier vs Train/Kish)
(2-9) Lita (1-1, 77) (L 3-way tag, W w/Mickie vs Gail/Jazz)
(2-11) Rikishi (0-4, 69) (L w/Scotty vs Brock, L 4-way tag, L battle royal, L w/Train vs La Res)
(2-16) Rob Conway (0-4, 69) (L battle royal, L Hurricane, L Edge, L battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Mar. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(7-3) Mark Jindrak (2-1, 60) (W 4-way, L Rhyno, W Reigns)
(13-16-2) Booker T (4-2, 60) (W battle royal, W Nowinski, L triple threat, W Show, W Regal, L battle royal)
(0-1) Luther Reigns (0-1, 41) (L Jindrak)

(Overall Won-Loss) Openers (Mar. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-0) Lance Cade (1-0, 57) (W Rosey)

Future Endeavors
(3-7) Rosey (0-3) (L 4-way, L Cade, L Palumbo)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (95)
Steve Austin (92)
Shane McMahon (89)
Al Snow (75)

Managers
Torrie Wilson (70) (None)
Nidia (62) (Jamie Noble)

RAW Title Changes
World Heavyweight - Shawn Michaels beat The Rock (3/14)
Women's - Trish Stratus beat Victoria (3/8)
United States - None (Sean O'Haire has been champ since 2/29)
WWE Tag Team - None (World's Greatest Tag Team have been champs since 1/22)

RAW Feuds
Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels (100 Heat)
Edge vs. Chris Benoit (83 Heat)
World's Greatest Tag Team vs. Undertaker and Show (78 Heat)
Rob Van Dam vs. Sean O'Haire (67 Heat)

[loopydate]

MARCH 2004 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Mar. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(26-11) Brock Lesnar (3-2, 100) (W Kish/S2H, W Rey, L Cena, W Rock, L triple threat)
(22-10) The Rock (1-3, 100) (W Regal, L HBK, L Brock, L triple threat)
(23-13) John Cena (4-0, 100) (W Tajiri, W Lesnar, W Batista, W Batista)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Mar. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(19-12) Matt Hardy (3-1, 85) (W Storm, L Hurricane, W Eddie, W triple threat)
(15-11-2) Billy Kidman (3-0, 85) (W Angle, W Edge, W Eddie)
(17-16) Christian (4-1, 83) (W w/Y2J vs Storm/Spike, W w/Y2J vs Nova/Dreamer, L w/Y2J vs Dudleyz, W 4-way tag, W Tajiri)
(16-16) Rey Mysterio (1-2, 87) (L battle royal, L Brock, W Nowinski)
(11-11) Rico (3-2, 83) (L HBK, W Test, L Batista, W Gunn, W 6-man tag)
(14-17-1) Chavo Guerrero (1-3, 83) (W Haas, L Angle, L Hurricane, L Eddie)
(15-19-1) Eddie Guerrero (2-3, 87) (L O'Haire, W Layfield, L Kidman, L Matt, W Chavo)
(9-16-1) Tajiri (0-4, 84) (L battle royal, L Cena, L 3-way tag, L Xian)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Mar. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(22-9) D-Von Dudley (5-0, 77) (W w/Bubba vs BBM/Kane, W w/Bubba vs La Res, W w/Bubba vs Vitamin C, W 3-way tag, W w/Bubba vs Bashams)
(20-11) Bubba Ray Dudley (5-0, 77) (W w/D-Von vs BBM/Kane, W w/D-Von vs La Res, W w/D-Von vs Vitamin C, W 3-way tag, W w/D-Von vs Bashams)
(13-10) John Layfield (2-2, 74) (W Morgan, L Eddie, W Nova, L Hurricane)
(18-16) Batista (3-2, 77) (W Hurricane, W Val, W Rico, L Cena, L Cena)
(15-16) Hurricane (4-1, 82) (L Batista, W Conway, W Matt, W Chavo, W Layfield)
(7-12) Nova (1-3, 70) (L battle royal, L w/Tommy vs Vitamin C, L Layfield, W 6-man tag)
(8-16) Test (1-3, 70) (L battle royal, L Rico, L 4-way tag, W London)
(4-8) Jamie Noble (2-0, 65) (W w/Shannon vs Carlito/Nunzio, W w/Shannon vs Henry)
(3-7-1) Paul London (1-2, 82) (L battle royal, W BBM, L Test)
(4-10-1) Ultimo Dragon (0-1, 80) (L battle royal)
(5-13) Nunzio (0-2, 68) (L w/Carlito vs Noble/Moore, L 6-man tag)
(3-8) Chris Kanyon (0-1, 67) (L UT)
(3-8) Billy Gunn (0-1, 66) (L Rico)
(4-11) Carlito (1-3, 72) (L w/Nunzio vs Noble/Moore, L Angle, W Spike, L 6-man tag)
(5-15) Spike Dudley (1-2, 65) (L w/Storm vs Vitamin C, L Carlito, W 6-man tag)
(3-13) Shannon Moore (2-0, 75) (W w/Noble vs Carlito/Nunzio, W w/Noble vs Henry)
(2-12) Boss Man (0-2, 48) (L w/Kane vs Dudleyz, L London)
(2-15) Doug Basham (0-2, 45) (L 3-way tag, L w/Danny vs Dudleyz)
(2-15) Danny Basham (0-2, 44) (L 3-way tag, L w/Doug vs Dudleyz)
(1-9) Chris Nowinski (0-3, 66) (L 4-way, L Booker, L Rey)
(0-10) Scotty 2 Hotty (0-2, 74) (L w/Kish vs Lesnar, L 4-way tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Mar. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(10-8) Matt Morgan (0-2, 61) (L Layfield, L 4-way tag)
(3-8-1) Akio (0-2, 65) (L 3-way tag, L 6-man tag)
(1-8) Mark Henry (0-2, 55) (L 4-way, L Moore/Noble)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Stephanie McMahon (96)
Tazz (72)
Sable (70)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Ric Flair (100) (Batista)
Paul Heyman (90) (Billy Kidman and Brock Lesnar)
Theodore Long (66) (Chris Nowinski and Mark Henry)

SmackDown! Title Changes
WWE World - John Cena beat Brock Lesnar (3/14)
Intercontinental - Hurricane beat Matt Hardy (3/14)
Cruiserweight - Billy Kidman beat Eddie Guerrero (3/14), Title Vacated (3/25)
World Tag Team - None (The Dudley Boyz have been champs since 9/1)

SmackDown! Feuds
The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar (100 Heat)
John Cena vs. Matt Hardy (80 Heat)
TBD
TBD

[jaycool2k]

http://laststandwrestling.fwrestling.com/

Myself and a friend are going to start up a new E-Fed, i'm still young at heart, so if you have a few hours of nothing to do, and like a good roleplay. Come have a look. :)

[The Mackem]

Haven't seen that name in a long time.

[loopydate]

APRIL 1, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!
April 2004 kicks off with a bang, as we creep closer and closer to Backlash. Tonight, a huge tag-team main event has been signed, pitting WWE Champion John Cena and The Rock against Brock Lesnar and Matt Hardy Version 1.0! Plus, the Cruiserweight Title Series continues with two more matches and much more!

We kick off the night with the return of Funaki! Indeed! He teams with Matt Morgan against Akio and Mark Henry. Akio chops Funaki, then hits a legsweep for two. Tag to Henry for a follow-up clothesline in the corner for two. Henry powerslams Funaki, but Funaki answers with a superkick for two. Tag to Morgan for a double axehandle that gets two. Big kick, but Henry ducks a clothesline and hits one of his own. Tag to Akio, who strikes Morgan. Tag to Funaki, but Akio hits him with a flying axe handle off the second rope to set up Hang Time for the win.

Up next is an eight-man tag team match pitting Intercontinental Champion Hurricane's team of cruiserweights (Paul London, Scotty 2 Hotty, and Ultimo Dragon) against John Layfield and a trio of SD newcomers (Batista, Boss Man, and Test). London hits Test with a leg lariat, then a dropkick. Tag to Dragon, who hits a wicked chop. Test tags in Layfield, and Dragon hits him with a dropkick. Tag to Scotty for a double backdrop. Scotty hits a running senton for two. Tag to Hurricane for a dorpkick and a flying cross body. Tag to London, who hits a springboard dropkick for two. London tries an avalanche, but Layfield gets his boot up, and tags in Batista. Spinning neckbreaker from the animal, then a powerslam for two. Tag to Boss Man for a double clothesline for two. Boss Man hits a spinebuster for two, but takes a flying axe handle off the second rope. Tag to Hurricane, who hits a flying reverse elbow. Tag to Batista for a double suplex. Batista hits a massive clothesline to set up a Batista Bomb for the win. Batista has pinned the Intercontinental Champion!

Matt Hardy is backstage, and he cuts a promo about his upcoming title match against John Cena. He talks about how for his entire career, Matt has always been considered second-rate. He was the Marty Jannetty to his brother's Shawn Michaels, the Jim Neidhart to Jeff's Bret Hart. But SmackDown! presents a new opportunity. A chance for the world to see that Matt Hardy is and always was the best Hardy, and absolutely deserving of your adoration. And keeping with this new opportunity, this is the beginning of a new era. We are all witnessing the launch of Matt Hardy Version 2.0!

Up next is a triple-threat tag team match for a shot at the Dudley Boyz next week. It's the Basham Brothers against Jamie Noble and Shannon Moore against the brand-new team of Billy Gunn and Chris Kanyon, the Metro Connection. Danny hits Noble with a running knee lift, then a slam. Tag to Doug, who hits a fallaway slam, then a piledriver. Danny tags back in for a double elbow for two. Noble tags in Moore, who hits a flying neckbreaker for two. Danny tags in Kanyon, who fires off some punches until Moore tags Doug back in. Kanyon hits a full nelson slam, then tags in Gunn for a side suplex for two. Doug tags Moore back in, who hits a running senton for two. Gunn tags in Kanyon, who hits a spinebuster, then I'm Betta Than You for the win! The Metro Connection have earned a shot next week!

It's old-school ECW style cruiserweight action next as Nova takes on Nunzio. Nunzio hits a butterfly suplex then a tigerbomb for two. They trade punches, then Nova hits a spinning back kick and a back suplex for two. Nova hits a powerdrive elbow for two, then a rolling kick. Nunzio dodges an avalanche and hits a Doctor Bomb for two. Enzuigiri for two. Nunzio hits a high angle back suplex, then a tiger suplex. Nova hits a back suplex of his own, then a kick to the teeth to set up the Spin Doctor for the win.

Six-man tag action is up next as all three Dudley Boyz take on Carlito and new RAW superstars Christian and Chris Nowinski. Christian hits Spike with a back suplex, then another from a higher angle. Tag to Nowinski, who hits strikes and a clothesline for two before tagging in Carlito for a double clothesline. Carlito chops Spike, but Spike responds with a strike of his own, then tags in Bubba, who backdrops and powerbombs Carlito for two. Back elbow from Bubba, then a tag to D-Von, who hits strikes and a slam. Carlito tags Christian back in, who kicks D-Von in the chest. Tag to Spike, who hits a right hand and a double axehandle. Then, out of nowhere, he pulls of a Dudley Dogg for the win!

The Cruiserweight Title Series continues next as the 0-1 Chavo Guerrero takes on Rey Mysterio in Mysterio's first Series match. Rey hits a high dropkick, then a strike, then a rolling kick and a flying axe handle off the second rope to continue his assault. Chavo hits a dropkick to the knee, then a spinning bulldog for two. Rey hits a right hand and a superkick for two. Kick to the face for two more. Rey goes for a piledriver, but Chavo backdrops him and hits strikes, but Rey counters a sleeper into a jawbreaker, then a flying elbow to set up the West Coast Pop for the win. After the match, Chavo again shakes hands with the victor. Has Chavo turned over a new leaf?

Our next Series match pits Eddie Guerrero (who last week beat Chavo to go up 1-0) against Tajiri (who lost to Christian and is now 0-1). Eddie strikes Tajiri, but Tajiri gets up a boot on an avalanche attempt and hits a wicket chop and a back heel kick off the second rope for two. Tajiri misses a legdrop and gets his leg swept. Eddie hits a super Frankensteiner for two. Tornado DDT for two. Tajiri hits a spinning bulldog for a long two, but Eddie fights back and is headed for the top rope, but Billy Kidman hits the ring! The man who beat Eddie for the Cruiserweight Title (only to have it stripped due to backstage issues), tosses Eddie off the top rope and hits him with a Shooting Star Press! The referee has called for the bell, and Tajiri and Kidman continue to pummel him. Suddenly, Chavo Guerrero comes racing down the aisle and chases them off, saving his uncle. Los Guerreros have reunited!

Kidman has his first match back since being suspended after WrestleMania as he takes on Rico. Kidman hits a back suplex and a spinning bulldog for two. Rico kicks Kidman's leg, then sweeps it for two. Rico hits a back heel kick off the second rope for two, then a spin kick to the face, but Kidman gets a foot up on an avalanche attempt. Kidman goes up top and hits a flying cross body for two. Powerdrive elbow for two. Spin kick to the face, then strikes, but Rico hits a DDT and a kick to the teeth to set up a spinning leg lariat for the win.

Backstage, Los Guerreros are caught on camera joking around and having a good time. It's good to see these two back together, and we can only imagine what this is going to mean for the World Tag Team Title picture! Not to mention, what happens if one of them wins the Cruiserweight Title Series?

And now for our main event of the evening! Cena and Lesnar start the match, and the crowd is going nuts after the match they put on at WrestleMania XX. Cena hits a neckbreaker and a piledriver for two, then tags in The Rock for a double backdrop. Rock hits a back elbow for two. Rock slams Lesnar and sets up for the People's Elbow, but Lesnar rolls out of the way. Northern Lights Bomb from Lesnar, then a tag to Hardy, who hits a rolling kick and a spinning bulldog. Rock comes up with a punch, then tags in Cena, who piledrives and powerbombs his Backlash opponent for two. Cena continues to punish Matt until Matt backdrops out of a piledriver attempt and hits a flying crossbody to set up the Twist of Fate! Matt Hardy has pinned the WWE Champion! After the match, the four men continue to brawl up the ramp and out of sight as SmackDown! goes off the air!

[Impeccable]

Stand by folks...my original fed creation is incoming...all characters original...no real lifers!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>LOL the Metro Connection. I love it. Gives Kanyon something to do too.</font> :cool:

[loopydate]

Yeah, I moved most of the tag wrestlers to RAW, so I was hoping to get some midcard guys over by making up some SD tag teams, and the whole Metro thing seemed like it could be fun.

[Impeccable]

Great move Loopy!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>With school now over, I have some free time, and I feel like playing some EWR, getting back into my WWE game.

I re-drafted the rosters into WWE, ECW, and WCW and I treat them as three separate companies. I don't have the rosters intermingle except in rare circumstances like a KOTR final, Rumble, MITB, Draft, etc.

I'll post my rosters in the next post.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=red><b>WWE Roster (as of 5/19/08)</b>

Al Snow: Face
Batista: Heel
Beth Phoenix: Heel
Bobby Lashley: Face
D’Lo Brown: Face
Elijah Burke: Heel (WWE Tag Team Champion)
Eugene: Face
Jeff Hardy: Face
John Bradshaw Layfield: Heel (Announcer)
Marcus Cor Von: Heel (WWE Tag Team Champion)
Matt Hardy: Face
Melina: Heel
Michael Cole: Announcer
Mickie James: Face (WWE Women's Champion)
Molly Holly: Heel
Mr. Kennedy: Tweener
MVP: Heel (WWE Champion)
Robbie McAllister: Face
Rory McAllister: Face
Santino Marella: Heel
Shawn Michaels: Heel (WWE Intercontinental Champion)
Steve Blackman: Face
Steve Corino: Heel
Stevie McMahon: Heel
Stone Cold Steve Austin: Face (Enforcer)
Theodore Long: Face (Manager)
Triple H: Face
Victoria: Heel
Vince McMahon: Heel (GM)</font>


<font color=white><b>ECW Roster (as of 5/19/08)</b>

Balls Mahoney: Face
Carlito: Heel
CM Punk: Face (ECW Champion)
Cody Rhodes: Face
Deuce: Heel (ECW Tag Team Champion)
Domino: Heel (ECW Tag Team Champion)
Edge: Heel
Funaki: Face
Hardcore Holly: Face
Joey Styles: Announcer
Kane: Face
Lance Cade: Heel
Matt Striker: Heel
Mick Foley: Face (Enforcer)
Paul Burchill: Face
Paul Heyman: Heel (GM)
Randy Orton: Heel
Rob Van Dam: Face (ECW Television Champion)
Shelton Benjamin: Heel
Sir Charles Palumbo: Heel
Tazz: Announcer
The Sandman: Face
Tommy Dreamer: Face
Trevor Murdoch: Heel
Umaga: Tweener
Val Venis: Heel</font>


<font color=blue><b>WCW Roster (as of 5/19/08)</b>

Ace Steel: Face (WCW United States Champion)
Booker T: Face
Brian Kendrick: Face
Cassidy James: Face
Chavo Guerrero: Heel
Chris Jericho: Face (WCW Champion)
Colt Cabana: Heel
Dave Taylor: Heel (WCW Tag Team Champion)
Eric Bischoff: Heel (GM)
Finlay: Face
Gregory Helms: Heel
Jim Ross: Announcer
Jimmy Wang Yang: Face
John Cena: Heel
John Morrison: Heel
Johnny Jeter: Face
Kasey James: Face
Kenny Dykstra: Heel
Kevin Thorn: Tweener
Mike Mizanin: Heel
Nunzio: Face
Paul London: Face
Rey Mysterio: Face (WCW Cruiserweight Champion)
Ric Flair: Face (Enforcer)
Shane McMahon: Heel (Announcer)
Shannon Moore: Heel
Super Crazy: Face
The Undertaker: Face
William Regal: Heel (WCW Tag Team Champion)</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Starting things off...I have a whopping 83 workers in development (thanks largely due to me sending down most of the divas when I started and also buying out a small indy promotion at one point). 19 of them are finished improving and are ready to be called up. I have plans for several of them, but am waiting for the right time to bring them in. However, some of them I just have no immediate plans for and/or they aren't talented enough to warrant sticking around.

Therefore, I would like to wish Charles Evans, Chet the Jett, Derrick Neikirk, Jacob Duncan, Josh Prohibition, Keith Walker, Krissy Vaine, and Russell Simpson the best in their future endeavors.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=red><b>WWE Raw - May 19, 2008</b></font>

<font color=goldenrod>Our show opens up with Vince McMahon backstage, who announces that he plans on dealing with Triple H. He thinks he has the right to be a thorn in the McMahons' side for months at a time? He thinks he can demand a title match at WWE Vengeance in six weeks? Well, he's going to need to earn that right Vince's way. Triple H will be competing in a series of grueling matches throughout the next several weeks, and if he slips up on any of them...his opportunity to face MVP will be GONE! And it all starts tonight, when in tonight's main event, Triple H will face Mr. Kennedy.

Continuing with the McMahon family, the delusional Stevie McMahon was in the ring. He plans on earning back his dad's respect, and he is doing that by issuing an open challenge to anyone in the locker room, right now! He'll show you, you'll see!

The challenge was answered by the fun-loving Eugene! He caught McMahon off guard with his silly antics, being sure to mock the mannerisms of several WWE greats. Stevie lands a bulldog off the ropes, but Eugene narrowly kicks out. Eugene follows it up with a big Swinging Neckbreaker for the win! Eugene runs around the ring celebrating whilst Stevie McMahon pounds the mat in frustration.

WWE Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels delivered an interview from his home in San Antonio, TX. He says that Jeff Hardy needs to move on and find somebody else to take up an issue with, because he is done with him. The crowd booed viciously, because they want to see Jeff Hardy get his rematch for the Intercontinental Title.

Mickie James defends her WWE Women's Championship next against Melina. Melina brings it to the champion, getting several near falls. However, showing the heart of a champion, Mickie is able to overcome it and win following a Mickie-DT! Mickie extends her hand to Melina after, and surprisingly, Melina accepts it! This might not be the last time these two face off.

The vicious Batista is out next. His victim is poor D'Lo Brown. D'Lo doesn't get much offense in before Batista ends it with the Batista Bomb. It would be wise to not mess with this Animal.

Matt Hardy is backstage. He says he is standing up for his brother. If Shawn Michaels won't give Jeff an Intercontinental Title match, maybe he'll have the balls to accept Matt's challenge for next week!

One week after cleanly pinning one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions Marcus Cor Von in the middle of the ring, Bobby Lashley tries to replicate those results against the other half, Elijah Burke. Burke tries to cheat his way to victory on several different occasions, but each time, Lashley's manager Theodore Long has been right there to bring it to the ref's attention. Burke is getting clearly frustrated, which doesn't help. Lashley lifts Burke for the Dominator, but Cor Von comes out of nowhere and lands a Pounce! The referee calls for the bell! Lashley might have won the match, but the Tag Champions make a statement by assaulting Lashley after the bell.

Jeff Hardy is out next, hoping to pick up a win to show Shawn Michaels that he is still looking for his title re-match. His opponent is no walk in the park, "The King of Old School" Steve Corino. Some high spots in this one including a top rope DDT from Hardy and a stalling brainbuster from Corino. Hardy whips Corino into the corner, and leaps up for a splash. Corino falls to the mat in pain, in perfect position for the Swanton Bomb! Jeff Hardy wins and stays on the right path.

WWE Champion Montel Vontavious Porter cuts a promo backstage saying that Triple H is out of his league. He beat Triple H at Backlash to retain his Money in the Bank briefcase, and then cashed it in the very next night during the Draft. He fails to see why Triple H feels he is worthy of a title opportunity, and he assures The Game that he won't get through these next several weeks, and it will be game over.

Our main event was very intense, with Mr. Kennedy and Triple H slugging the shit out of each other in the early going. Plenty of near falls got the crowd into this one, Triple H being just one second away from losing his title opportunity with each nearfall. Kennedy whips Triple H into the turnbuckle, conveniently while the ref is there. MVP sees this and rushes out of the back, WWE Title in hand. Kennedy holds Triple H back...MVP charges...and of course, Triple H ducks and Kennedy is blasted in the face with the title belt. MVP hightails it, the ref recovers, and Triple H plants Kennedy with a Pedigree to stay on his quest. Triple H celebrates while MVP retreats up the ramp, dumbfounded, to end the show.

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What do Vince McMahon and MVP have in store for Triple H on next week's Raw? Will Bobby Lashley seek some retribution on the WWE Tag Team Champions? And just announced on WWE.com, Shawn Michaels has ACCEPTED Matt Hardy's challenge! Can Matt win the gold and bring it back to the Hardy family? Tune in next week!</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=white><b>ECW Hardcore TV - May 20, 2008</b></font>

<font color=goldenrod>We kicked the night off with action from the get-go with Carlito looking to take out his frustrations on losing his ECW Championship match on Sunday on Funaki. Certainly a great athletic contest to start us off, got the crowd into it...and ECW's Number One Announcer brought his A game. Unfortunately it wasn't enough for him, as Carlito wins with a Backstabber.

Carlito grabs a mic and heeds a warning to the ECW locker room. A new wave will soon be making it's way to ECW...and it will be cool. What does Carlito mean by this?

Our next contest was certainly much less athletic, and for lack of a better word, a squash. Kane roughs up the man from Nutley, New Jersey...Balls Mahoney. Big Chokeslam and that's all she wrote. Kane ignites the pyro after to celebrate his victory, the locker room would be wise to watch out.

ECW Enforcer Mick Foley is backstage...and he says we have a great main event tonight for the wonderful fans in *insert city name and cheap pop here*. It'll be a golden man event tag team match...pitting the new ECW Tag Team Champions Deuce 'n Domino against new ECW Television Champion Rob Van Dam and ECW champion CM Punk!

Tag team action was next on the bill as two teams who lost to Deuce 'n Domino on Sunday went head to head, hoping to get back into the thick of the tag team ranks. Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman went up against the odd couple team of Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly. Pretty standard tag match, Holly and Rhodes lose on an opponent miscommunication that leads to Holly eating a Dreamer DDT to grab the win for his team. Rhodes and Holly bicker afterwards, much like they did on Sunday night.

When we come back from commercial, we see Holly and Rhodes walking backstage, still arguing. Shit-stirrer Paul Heyman informs the two that because they can't seem to get on the same page, he's booking them one on one against each other, next week! Heyman walks off laughing, Holly and Rhodes can't believe it.

Next we see Shelton Benjamin warming up for his match backstage. Why? Could it be because I already have my big name ECW guys booked for two segments and I don't want the crowd to get tired of them? I think yes! Shelton faces off against the swashbuckling Paul Burchill NEXT!

Benjamin and Burchill put on a pretty nifty contest, the crowd was into it and they seem to have close enough styles. It's a back and forth affair early on before Shelton takes the lead. Benjamin seemingly channels the spirit of Tazz, hitting Burchill with a flurry of suplexes before finishing up with a T-Bone Suplex for an impressive victory!

Deuce 'n Domino are interviewed backstage on getting the chance to face off against two other champions. They say that this is their chance to really put their names on the map, and that they forsee Punk and RVD both winding up with cracked mouths in the very near future. OHHHHH!!!

Our golden main event was a really entertaining contest (everything scoring in the 80s). Deuce 'n Domino show why they are the tag team champions by isolating CM Punk (who gets to play Ricky Morton in this match), making fast tags in and out while not allowing Punk to tag in the Television Champion. However, Punk inevitably breaks free and tags in RVD. RVD comes in like a house of fire, knocks around the opponents...Punk recovers and handles Domino outside, RVD lays out Deuce with a kick in the middle of the ring, and then...SPEAR! Edge came from out of nowhere and Speared RVD! The referee calls for the bell! Punk jumps back in to save his partner, but Randy Orton comes in and RKO's him! Deuce 'n Domino make the correct move and hightail it while Orton and Edge stand tall. What is this about?

Edge and Orton soak in the heat for a bit before they both leave the ring. They kick the announcers, timekeeper, and ring announcer out and grab their chairs. Punk and RVD both end up on the receiving ends of separate one-man Conchairtos. What is this all about? A Rated RKO reunion?

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How will Edge and Randy Orton justify their actions? Will Rob Van Dam and CM Punk be in any condition to be there next week? Plus, Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes are forced to compete against one another. Be sure to catch ECW next week!</font>

[loopydate]

Next we see Shelton Benjamin warming up for his match backstage. Why? Could it be because I already have my big name ECW guys booked for two segments and I don't want the crowd to get tired of them? I think yes! Shelton faces off against the swashbuckling Paul Burchill NEXT!

:lol:

[loopydate]

Btw, I'm on vacation until Tuesday, so I won't be able to do any more of my game until probably Thursday at the earliest. But I'm looking forward to seeing where Vito's going with his game.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=blue><b>WCW Friday Nitro - May 23, 2008</b></font>

<font color=goldenrod>High octane tag team action started the night off with John Morrison and his protege Mike Mizanin taking on Paul London and Brian Kendrick. The bout deviated from the normal tag team match formula, as nobody needed to play Ricky Morton. Lots of quick tags on both sides and plenty of high flying action. Morrison and Mizanin whip Kendrick over the ropes, causing Kendrick to land hard on the floor. The ref checks up on him, enabling Mizanin to low blow London from behind. Morrison plants London with the Moonlight Drive and the heels pick up somewhat of an upset victory.

Morrison and Mizanin take the time to gloat on the microphones after the match. In a nutshell they say that they are officially in the hunt for the WCW Tag Team Championships, and their performance tonight showed why they will win the belts in due time. BE JEALOUS!

No break in the high-flying action as we have a cruiserweight match up next. Gregory Helms looks to pick up his second victory since returning with a victory from his major neck injury on last week's show. His opponent is the game feisty Italian Nunzio. Nunzio gets off to a red hot start, planting Helms with a spin kick and a hurracarana. Helms works his way back into it, getting several near falls following a standing splash from the top rope. Nunzio clotheslines Helms, but Helms gets right back up and returns the favor. As Nunzio gets back to his knees, he is met with a Shining Wizard to the jaw! Helms wins! Quite an impressive victory.

The ring is set up for WCW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho's Highlight Reel. His guest this week...Colt Cabana. Cabana generates heat in his interview by insulting the fans and local sports teams. Jericho decides to stick up for the fans by mocking Cabana on his own. Colt gets fed up and jumps Jericho, security needs to break the brawl up.

From backstage, Eric Bischoff announces that based on what we just saw, Chris Jericho will take on Colt Cabana in tonight's main event!

"The Vampire Warrior" Kevin Thorn is up against "The Fighting Irishman" Finlay next. Certainly our stiffest match of the night, as Thorn and Finlay more or less slug the shit out of each other with brutal punches and forearm shots. A lot more false finishes before Thorn connects with a Big Boot. He picks Finlay back up and shows off his power by planting him with a Crucifix Powerbomb for the win.

John Cena is backstage. He says he doesn't need the fans and he can make it on his own. In fact, he plans on being the star player in this new WCW. And to make his point, he says he will defeat The Undertaker tonight.

Almost taking a page out of ECW's book, we see a golden tag team match next. United States Champion Ace Steel and Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio team up to go against WCW Tag Team Champions William Regal and Dave Taylor. Quite simply, this match ruled...got a 98% quality. Once again, the ending to this match happened when the damn ref couldn't keep his eye on the ball. Regal and Taylor both outside the ring, pounding on Ace Steel. As Rey Mysterio gets down on his knee, preparing to charge and dive onto his competitors, Gregory Helms runs in and connects with a Shining Wizard to the skull. Regal spots this and hops back into the ring to record the cheap pinfall victory.

And we back up that 98% quality match with another one...John Cena and Undertaker. However, this style of match was far different than the previous. A lot of serious brawling going on. Cena tried as he might, but he just couldn't seem to put Taker away. Cena was growing increasingly frustrated...so much so that he simply decided to grab a chair and take it to Taker's skull. Cena is disqualified but he continues to pummel the Deadman. This is a much more ruthless side of John Cena.

Booker T cuts an interview, hyping himself up. Not much to say here really, I just wanted to fit him on the show and I didn't have any matches for him. Now can you dig that, sucka?

Fuck me, yet ANOTHER classic. This one was slightly lower rated in terms of quality (97%)...but fuck, this might have wound but being the best three match sequence I've ever booked, and I totally didn't expect it. Anyway, Chris Jericho and Colt Cabana wrestle an absolute classic that has the fans on the edge of their seats, wondering how lucky they are to see three top quality matches like this.. Jericho wins with a Codebreaker out of nowhere. But much credit must be given to Colt for hanging in there like he did. We certainly hope this is not the last time these two face off.

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Is Gregory Helms trying to make his case to get a Cruiserweight Title match? Will Morrison and Mizanin continue their push towards tag team gold? Can next week in any way, shape, or form top this week? Join us for Friday Nitro next week!</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=red><b>WWE Raw - May 26, 2008</b></font>

<font color=goldenrod>Vince McMahon starts us off by announcing that tonight, the hell he plans on putting Triple H through will continue. Triple H will face WWE Tag Team champions Elijah Burke and Marcus Cor Von in a handicap match! If he loses, he forfeits his right to face MVP for the WWE Championship.

Steve Corino is in the ring, holding a microphone. Last week's loss was just a fluke, and he plans on getting back on track tonight. He will show everybody why he is the King of Old School.

Corino's opponent is Eugene, fresh off a victory against Stevie McMahon last week. And with a 76% Crowd Reaction and 82% Match Quality, this match only netted a 71% Overall Rating, so this will be a non-clicking show unfortunately. Damn. Anyway, Eugene brings his A game, but Corino lives up to his word and locks away a victory following a Northern Lights Bomb.

When we come back from commercial, we see Eugene backstage...still looking optimstic as he shakes off his injuries. Then from out of nowhere, he is blasted in the back with a steel chair! The culprit is Stevie McMahon, obviously incensed over the loss last week. Several midcard faces intervene before Stevie can do anymore damage. Stevie probably WOULD have gotten some overness from this segment...but once again, non-clicking show.

Shawn Michaels is backstage to deliver a promo. He reiterates what he said last week, he is through wasting his time on Jeff Hardy. And tonight, he is going to send that message further by defeating his brother Matt and retaining his Intercontinental Title.

Bobby Lashley faced Mr. Kennedy next. Both men were looking to avenge disappointments from last week...Lashley from getting attacked by the tag champions, and Kennedy from losing to Triple H. Really intense match here, far better than I was expecting in terms of match quality (86%). Shame the overall rating still wound up low, that episode of 24 had to have been must-see TV. Lashley picks up a huge win with a Dominator.

Mickie James continues to be a fighting WWE Women's Champion, putting her gold on the line against Victoria. Victoria unloads offense on Mickie but she simply can't put the champ down. Mickie gets a head of steam and fires back, until Molly Holly runs in and clotheslines her. Mickie wins by DQ and keeps her title. But that's of little concern to her as Victoria and Molly put a beatdown on Mickie. Melina runs out from the back and chases off the heels, officially turning face and giving WWE a much-needed secondary face diva.

WWE Champion MVP is next in line to cut a promo, and he trashes Triple H. MVP says that if by some miracle Triple H can defeat both tag team champions tonight, he will grant Triple H a match next week.

Matt Hardy and Shawn Michaels put on a simply awesome display in their Intercontinental Title match....crowd reaction and match quality both got 90% but unfortunately only an 80% overall rating. Hardy got several near falls before the champ came back and hit a cross body. HBK tuned up the band, went for the Sweet Chin Music...Matt Hardy ducked, and rolled up HBK...who in turn rolled through and wound up pinning Matt, grabbing the ropes with his hands for extra leverage. Michaels retains in a most imperfect way. As Shawn walks up the ramp, Jeff Hardy thwarts him and hits a few punches before throwing him back into the ring. Twist of Fate from Matt and then Swanton from Jeff. The brothers have made HBK pay.

Triple H delivers a message to MVP: Elijah Burke and Marcus Cor Von are merely obstacles in getting his hands on the champ and that title gold again. He looks forward to meeting him in the ring next week. Our main event is NEXT!

After Triple H got off to a hot start, the WWE Tag Team champions put on an extremely valiant effort against The Game, making frequent tags and utilizing double team maneuvers to keep Hunter on edge. The tag champs appear poised to finish Triple H off, the numbers game appears to be too much. But the crowd erupts when Bobby Lashley starts walking down the ramp. Cor Von goes to confront Lashley, as the champs forget that that leaves Burke alone with Triple H! Pedigree, three count, and Triple H gets his match next week. MVP can't believe it!

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How will the arena be able to stand next week after Triple H finally gets his hand on MVP? Shawn Michaels might be done with Jeff Hardy, but Jeff Hardy clearly is not done with Shawn Michaels...how will this be resolved? Will Stevie McMahon explain his actions and assaulting the innocent Eugene? Watch Raw, next week!</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>TNA just signed Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Randy Savage, and Lex Luger to written contracts in my game. God I'd love to see their product.</font> :o

[Evil Vito]

<font color=white><b>ECW Hardcore TV - May 27, 2008</font></b>

<font color=goldenrod>Edge and Randy Orton are out first to explain their actions from last week. They are both bitter that they not only came out on the short end of the stick in the ECW Television Title tournament at One Night Stand, but they feel their talents are being wasted and they are worthy of ECW Title contention instead. CM Punk and Rob Van Dam rush out of the back with chairs, the same chairs that Rated RKO beat them with last week. Edge and Orton quickly leave the ring.

Paul Heyman, sensing possible ratings gold here, announces that in tonight's main event we will see CM Punk and Rob Van Dam team up once again, this time to face Edge and Randy Orton in tag team action.

LOL are you kidding me...for the second straight night, I have a non-clicking show. Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly put their team aside and put on an absolutely shitty match that not even the crowd gives a fuck about. Holly wins with an Alabama Slam. Rhodes recovers, and tries to get a handshake out of Holly, but Holly just shakes his head and walks off, apparently feeling that the rookie Rhodes has more to learn.

"The Big Red Machine" Kane is out next, taking on a very game Lance Cade. Lance provided far more of a challenge than Balls Mahoney did the previous week. Kane gets Lance in a chokeslam grip, as Trevor Murdoch jumps up on the apron. Kane boots him off while retaining his grip on Cade...chokeslam, pinfall, Kane wins.

Three straight match segments? You bet. The pompous Sir Charles Palumbo has a tough task at hand, squaring off against "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer. Palumbo whips out spinebusters, neckbreakers, and apparently even a piledriver, but it isn't enough to keep the ECW legend down. Dreamer hoists Palumbo up and plants him with a Spicolli Driver! Tommy Dreamer wins.

The Sandman celebrates Dreamer's victory in the ring with...what else...beer. Sandman grabs a mic and delivers a promo to hype up ECW and the extreme lifestyle. However, he must already be drunk as the promo only scores a 75%.

Now we go backstage for another promo with ECW Tag Team champions Deuce 'n Domino. They claim they had Punk and RVD beaten last week were it not for the outside interference. However, tonight, it's not about tag action...as Domino has solo action up next as he looks to take Val Venis to school. OHHH!!!

Val Venis is apparently now suddenly a tweener somehow (:shifty:)...bookers must have decided they had entirely too many heels in the midcard. Anyway, Domino and Venis put on a pretty good match. Val stuns Domino with a few clotheslines and a punch in the face, staggering him. Val shoots off...the ropes and Deuce grabs his foot. Val turns around and yells at Deuce, and finds himself rolled up by Domino for the three count. Deuce re-enters the ring as Domino sits Val up and holds his head...Deuce charges off the ropes...Crack 'em in the Mouth! The Tag Team champions leave on a winning note tonight.

Carlito and Paul Burchill continue this action-packed edition of ECW by working a singles match. Once again, thanks to the show not clicking, this nets a mere 68% overall rating despite the reaction and quality both being 77%. Anyway, Carlito gets his second victory in as many weeks, finishing Burchill off with the painful Backstabber.

Much like last week, Carlito demands a microphone after his match and makes the same point he made last week. A new wave will be coming to ECW, and dat's cool! What does Carlito mean?

And my main event would have scored in the 90s...not that I'm bitter or anything. But regardless, Rated RKO and CM Punk/Rob Van Dam put on a great match. RVD gets the Ricky Morton role this week instead of Punk. They sort of just go through the motions...basic tag wrestling but still entertaining. Punk gets the hot tag, cleans house, all four men wind up in the ring, and Edge spears his own partner in the commotion. Edge and RVD wind up outside, Punk lifts up Orton for the GTS! Punk and Orton win! Edge takes exception and grabs a chair again and lays out RVD and Punk with it after the match. Orton recovers and sets up a table in the corner, laying RVD in front of it. Spear through the table! Another table is set up, RKO to Punk through the table! Edge and Randy Orton may have lost the battle, but they certainly aren't losing the war.

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After getting the upper hand for a second straight week, can Edge and Randy Orton be denied? Will any light be shed on the "new wave" Carlito says will be coming to ECW? Will the show not click yet again? Find out next week!</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=blue><b>WCW Friday Nitro - May 30, 2009</b></font>

<font color=goldenrod>We start the night off with yet another edition of the Highlight Reel, with host, the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Chris Jericho! Tonight, his guest is Gregory Helms. Helms justifies his attack of Rey Mysterio next week, by saying he demands to get back that Cruiserweight Title that he held for over a year. The crowd erupts as Mysterio comes from out of nowhere and springboards off the ropes, West Coast Pop! The game Mysterio gets a little revenge.

Paul London and Brian Kendrick asked for, and received, a re-match against John Morrison and Mike Mizanin. This match was just as good and thrilling as their last encounter. This time, however, the faces don't fall for any of Miz and Morrison's trickery. Brian Kendrick picks up the pinfall following a Sliced Bread #2 on Morrison. The fans applaud yet another great effort from these four.

When we come back from commercial, a recuperating John Morrison and Mike Mizanin are seen talking to Eric Bischoff. They say that they want London and Kendrick in a rubber match next week...and to raise the stakes, the winners become number one contenders to the WCW Tag Team Titles! Bischoff likes the idea and books it for next week.

WCW United States champion Ace Steel is out next to defend his gold against the accomplished Chavo Guerrero. Fast paced bout, Chavo hits Steel with an implant DDT early on. Steel recovers long enough to hit a DDT of his own, this one of the inverted variety, the Steel Spike. Ace Steel retains the gold after a great match.

Booker T and John Cena meet face to face backstage. They hurl insults back and forth, Cena says that what he did to the Undertaker last week is just a sample of what Booker is gonna get in tonight's main event.

Gregory Helms met up in cruiserweight action against (former fellow Three Count member) Shannon Moore. This match bombed surprisingly...only a 79% quality and the crowd sat on their hands. Nevertheless, despite some token offense from Moore, it was pretty much all Helms in this one. Shining Wizard picks up the win as Helms continues to make a statement. After the bell, Rey Mysterio upends him yet again, with another springboard West Coast Pop out of nowhere! Mysterio has humiliated Gregory Helms twice tonight.

Finlay is out next, in a foul mood after losing to Kevin Thorn last week. His opponent is one half of the WCW Tag Team champions, William Regal (with Dave Taylor accompanying him). Hey, weren't Regal, Taylor, and Finlay all stablemates in the old WCW? Ah, forget it. Anyway this match is both absurdly stiff and absurdly awesome. Nice back and forth stuff going on...until Taylor takes matters into his own hands and hops up onto the apron, tossing a set of brass knuckles to Regal while the ref wasn't looking. Power of the Punch! Regal steals one!

"The Vampire Warrior" Kevin Thorn is backstage, and he delivers a very cryptic promo. America might be all about red, white, and blue...but he plans on winning the United States Title and making it all turn black. Thorn must have gotten Ace Steel's attention with this promo.

Another fast paced match on the bill as Colt Cabana faces Johnny Jeter. Top rope belly to bellies, flying axe handles, spinning bulldogs, and gutwrench powerbombs were all present in this match, it was evident that both guys were pulling out all the stops...and the 94% match quality shows that. Colt Cabana picks up a very impressive victory following a Colt 45. Boom Boom!

Colt Cabana and grabs a mic. He basically tells Chris Jericho that he is not finished with him yet. Jericho just got lucky last week, it won't happen again, and soon enough, Colt Cabana will be the WCW World Heavyweight champion.

Our main event is on as Booker T faces John Cena in what was a re-match of one of the main events I had at WrestleMania 24. Even contest, sucked the crowd into it. Ending comes when both guys try to hit each other with their finishers but it is to no avail. More specifically, Booker locks Cena for a BookEnd, Cena elbows him in the head. Booker staggers, as Cena picks him up for an F-U, but the lights go out and the gong sounds! When the lights come back on, the Undertaker is standing in the ring! Big boot to Cena, followed by a Chokeslam! Cena might officially be the winner of this match, but his actions from last week have drawn the ire of the Deadman.

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How will Chris Jericho address Colt Cabana's desires to be WCW World Heavyweight champion? What's next in this Cena/Undertaker saga? Will it be London/Kendrick or Morrison/Mizanin that will be the next challengers for the WCW Tag Team titles? Tune in next week!</font>

[loopydate]

APRIL 5, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

With Backlash looming on the horizon, the RAW superstars seem to be of the mind that there is strength in numbers. Over the last two weeks, we've seen the formation of a new Ministry as well as the return of the Natural Born Thrillers! Plus, as RAW went off the air last week, Edge and Kurt Angle stood tall, having driven off their rivals Chris Benoit and Shawn Michaels. Tonight, those four men will tangle in a huge tag-team main event!

But first, Rikishi has struggled since making his RAW debut, and he's looking to get back on the winning track tonight against La Resistance's Rob Conway (who hasn't exactly been on a winning streak, either). Conway controls the early part of the match until Rikishi starts to utilize his strength advantage. Conway manages to keep some distance with kicks and a slingshot clothesline that he almost botches, but Rikishi's size winds up being too much as he puts Conway away with the Rikishi Driver.

The Natural Born Thrillers cut a promo next, with United States Champion Sean O'Haire doing most of the talking. Rob Van Dam has done nothing noteworthy over the last several months, yet he's insistent that he deserves a shot at the title after winning one measly battle royal. Every time RVD starts to climb near the top of the mountain, he's always his own worst enemy. Those... personal demons can't be held at bay. But he's not telling us anything we don't already know.

Last week, O'Haire beat RVD's friend Tommy Dreamer in a one-on-one match, and tonight Tommy looks for revenge against NBT member Chuck Palumbo. The two men brawl to start until Tommy pulls out a piledriver for two. More brawling and a couple of suplexes, but Palumbo finishes it off with the Jungle Kick.

Chris Jericho has been on a steady decline over the last six months, but you can bet that Jericho's ego won't let him accept his new role in the midcard. He's bringing his main-event swagger into tonight's match with a struggling Val Venis, a man without a mission since his tag-team partner Rico jumped to SmackDown! in the draft. The crowd was into this one, and the two men didn't disappoint. Both hit some big moves, including a picture-perfect Steamboat-style cross body from Jericho. In the end, Jericho puts Venis away with the Lionsault.

The Ministry heads to the ring next. Undertaker announces that tonight, we will see the debut of the newest of his acolytes. As he and Big Show prepare to take the WWE Tag Team Titles from Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin, they have a new ally - the monstrous Damien!

Damien's first victim-- er, opponent is A-Train. This one is very one-sided with Train managing only a punch and a suplex before falling victim to a massive DDT. After the match, Damien continues his assault on Train, leaving him lying and making himself out to be a serious threat.

Rob Van Dam can't possibly be in a good mood after the verbal assault from the Natural Born Thrillers earlier tonight, but can he focus his anger on William Regal? It doesn't look like it early as Regal hits a series of high-impact moves that almost put RVD away before the match can even get started. RVD manages to get his head on straight and fires off kicks and moves that target Regal's head. Regal fights back with suplex variations, but RVD utilizes his educated feet to set upt he Five-Star Frogsplash and the win.

During the 2004 WWE Draft, La Resistance picked up a cheap win over the World's Greatest Tag Team to pull Haas and Benjamin to RAW. Tonight, WGTT is looking for revenge, but La Res is looking for the WWE Tag Team Titles! The champs dominate Dupree early by keeping him isolated until he manages to tag in Grenier. Grenier gets in some offense on SHelton, but when Haas tags back in, he nails Haastruction. But before he can go for the pin, Big Show slides into the ring! Shelton goes to make the save, but Undertaker takes him out! Show nails Haas with the Showstopper, and the referee calls for the bell! Undertaker and Show continue to pound on the champions until the locker room empties of officials and referees to pull them apart.

Next week, Trish Stratus will defend the Women's Title against the winner of tonight's match pitting Trish's friend Mickie James against the former champion Molly Holly. Both women are hot, and so is the crowd from the opening bell. Molly controls the early-going, but Mickie fights back and shows why she's the fastest-rising star in the Women's Division. Lots of high-flying spots in this match, including a diving headbutt from Mickie and a slingshot clothesline from Molly. In the end, Mickie hits a superkick to set up a tornado DDT for the win and the title shot!

Sean O'Haire hopes to continue running through Rob Van Dam's friends tonight as he takes on the manbeast Rhyno. Rhyno must be looking over his shoulder, waiting for the next ambush from The Ministry. The U.S. Champ controls the match early. Rhyno finally manages to turn things around, but while the referee is distracted by O'Haire, Kane hits the ring and chokeslams Rhyno! After the match, O'Haire capitalizes by going after Rhyno until "One Of A Kind" hits the speakers, and RVD chases his rival and the Big Red Machine off!

It's now time for our main event! The Backlash title match opponents start the match on the apron, allowing Benoit and Edge to get a shot at each other. Benoit takes some shots at Edge, then tags in HBK for a Hart Attack. And the nation of Canada riots. Edge manages to save himself with a spear and get Angle into the match, and the two rivals would tear the house down, except HBK isn't feeling it and tags in Benoit. Edge gets back in, and the Canadian rivals go at it until Benoit clamps on the Crippler Crossface for the submission victory. After the match, all four men brawl up the ramp and out of view as RAW goes off the air!

Next week, we know that Trish Stratus will defend the Women's Title against her friend Mickie James! Plus, a huge eight-man tag team match has been signed pitting the Natural Born Thrillers against Rob Van Dam, Rhyno, Tommy Dreamer, and Lance Storm! Plus, we can expect more fallout from tonight's main event as well as the continuing saga between the World's Greatest Tag Team and The Ministry!

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APRIL 8, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

Two big title matches signed for tonight, plus we'll hear from the participants in the WWE Title match at Backlash, as well as The Rock and Brock Lesnar, all leading to a Rock/Matt Hardy main event!

But first, Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley have been unstoppable since winning the World Tag Team titles in September, and tonight they defend their belts against the new team of Billy Gunn and Chris Kanyon, the Metro Connection! The champs isolate Kanyon early until the Innovator of Offense manages to pull off a full nelson slam on Bubba to tag in Gunn. Both teams utilize quick tags to keep the fresh man in the match. D-Von sends Kanyon into the corner, then charges in after him, but the referee gets pulled into D-Von's path and eats a clothesline. He DQs the Metro Connection, who start to walk off until the champs chase them down and fight them all the way up the ramp and backstage.

The Champ is here! WWE Champion John Cena cuts a promo about Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Matt may have upgraded his system, but Thuganomics is the virus that's going to make him crash at Backlash. Word Life!

The Cruiserweight Division is on display next as former champion Billy Kidman takes on the red-hot Paul London. Lots of kicks and strikes early until London hits Kidman with his own Kidman Bomb for two. Both men then take to the air with cross bodies, tornado DDTs, and bulldogs. London tries to set Kidman up for a piledriver, but Kidman backdrops out of it and hits the Shooting Star Press for the win.

More cruiser action next as Rico takes on Tajiri. Tajiri dominates the start of the match with hard-hitting offense until Rico fights back with martial arts moves of his own. These two put on a stiff kick and chop contest with some punishing aerial maneuvers thrown in for good measure. In the end, Tajiri reverses a hip toss into a back suplex and takes Rico out with the Kick of Death for the win.

Up next, it's Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman, and Heyman's doing the talking. If The Rock wants to blame Heyman for costing him a shot at John Cena at Backlash, that's just fine. But it won't be Heyman that's looking across the ring at him in three weeks. It's going to be the most dominant force in professional wrestling, the next, the last, the only Big Thing Brock Lesnar!

Our second title match of the night pits the Intercontinental Champion Hurricane against the man who pinned him in an eight-man tag match last week, Ric Flair's animal Batista! Back-and-forth action to start until Hurricane manages to pull of a spinebuster, only to miss a legdrop to put Batista on offense. He controls most of the rest of the match until Hurricane snaps off a super Frankensteiner. But before he can capitalize, Ric Flair is up on the apron! Hurricane turns and falls victim to a blindside attack and the Batista Bomb! We have a new champion! After the match, Batista shakes hands with Flair. This has all gone according to plan.

Now it's time to hear from Cena's Backlash challenger. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 isn't afraid of the Thuganomics virus. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 isn't afraid of anything! He's scaled ladders, he's shattered tables, he's been obliterated by chairs, but he just keeps coming. Version 2.0 is crash-proof, and he'll prove it at Backlash.

Up next, it's Chavo Guerrero's third appearance in the Cruiserweight Title Series as he takes on Christian. Chavo has lost both matches and is essentially out of the running for the belt, but he can play spoiler to Christian's shot at the gold by picking up a win tonight. Lots of counter wrestling to start until Christian catches Chavo with a stun gun and his diving reverse DDT for two. Chavo manages to put up a valiant fight, but he falls victim to the Unprettier. Christian climbs to 2-0 and is sitting pretty heading into his match next week against Eddie Guerrero.

Speaking of Guerrero, his third match in the series is up next against Rey Mysterio. Eddie is also 2-0 in the Series and looking to essentially clinch a spot in the title match at Backlash with a win against his best friend Rey Mysterio. Rey takes to the air early, but makes a fundamental mistake trying to outwrestle Guerrero, and he pays for it. Eddie dominates for several minutes until Rey can again get some momentum going before he eats a high kick from Eddie. Rey manages to pull off a minor upset by trapping Eddie long enough to hit the West Coast Pop for the win! Now Rey is 2-0 and Eddie has dropped to 2-1! His match next week with Christian has become a must-win!

The Rock is the last star of our promo parade, cutting a short but sweet promo about Lesnar. The Rock knows that Paul Heyman isn't going to be across the ring from him at Backlash. And he knows what Lesnar is capable of. But that's not going to stop The Rock from checking Lesnar's monkey ass into the SmackDown! Hotel and whipping his candy ass all over The People's Ring!

Our main event of the evening pits The Rock against Matt Hardy Version 2.0! The match has barely started before the referee takes a bump. Rock hits Hardy with a spear, but there's no one to count. They continue to put on a hot match with no referee until Rock misses The People's Elbow. Suddenly, Lesnar is in the ring with a chair and lays out Rock! As the ref regains consciousness, Hardy hits the Twist of Fate for the win! After the match, John Cena hits the ring to go after Hardy, while Rock and Lesnar battle it out as SmackDown! goes off the air!

Next week, the Cruiserweight Title series continues as Eddie Guerrero takes on Christian and Rey Mysterio faces Tajiri. Plus, Hurricane is exercising his rematch clause to take on Batista for the Intercontinental Title! All that, plus more build-up to the two massive SmackDown! main events at Backlash, and you don't want to miss next week's show!

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APRIL 12, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Two weeks away from Backlash, and a huge six-man tag-team main event has been signed for tonight! It's Kurt Angle and the World's Greatest Tag Team against Chris Benoit, Undertaker, and Big Show!

But first it's a triangle tag-team match pitting La Resistance against their own stablemate Rob Conway and Lance Cade as well as the team of Booker T and Luther Reigns. Cade and Conway take turns working over Booker in the early-going until Booker manages to tag in Reigns, who takes out Cade. Cade tags in Dupree, but Reigns tags in Conway, and it's La Res versus La Res! In the end, though, Conway winds up tagging Reigns back in so that Dupree can finish him off with a Figure Four.

The Big Red Machine Kane is out next to take on Rikishi. Kane dominates almost the entire match, but ultimately, interference from the newcomer Damien is what costs Rikishi the match. After the match, Kane and Damien pound on the giant Samoan.

Two of the top contenders for the Women's Title are up next as Victoria takes on Jazz. Sadly, this battle between two of the better female wrestlers in the world isn't very good and is fairly repetitive. Victoria picks up the win with the Widow's Peak.

Speaking of underwhelming performances, both Val Venis and William Regal have struggled mightily in recent weeks, and now both are looking for a much-needed win at the other's expense. Lots of back-and-forth action in this one that ends with Regal getting out of a suplex attempt to hit Power of the Punch for the win.

Our second Divas match is a big improvement, largely because the crowd was really into Lita vs. Molly Holly. Both women get in their spots, but Lita takes the win with the Litacanrana.

Chris Jericho is on a mission to clamber back to the top of the card, and after last week's win over Val Venis, he looks well on his way. But in his way tonight is the massive A-Train. Train utilizes his power advantage early, but Jericho's speed is just too much. Train gets in a bit of offense (honestly, more than I would have expected), but he winds up tapping out to the Walls of Jericho.

After the match, Jericho grabs the ringside mic and proclaims that the days of Chris Jericho: Midcarder are over! Now begin the days of Chris Jericho: ...UPPER MIDCARDER!

For weeks, the Natural Born Thrillers have made life difficult for Rob Van Dam and his friends. Tonight, it's an eight-man war pitting NBT against Van Dam, Rhyno, Tommy Dreamer, and Lance Storm! Storm and Dreamer work over Palumbo early, then Rhyno and Jindrak work their way into the match, and Rhyno continues the assault. RVD tags in, and he uses his martial arts background to pummel Jindrak. Storm tags back in and continues the punishment until Sean O'Haire manages to tag in and turn things back in NBT's favor. O'Haire and Stamboli work on Storm for a while until Tommy Dreamer tags in to reverse the momentum. RVD and O'Haire tag in, and the Backlash opponents go at it until RVD catches O'Haire with a flying cross bodyblock to set up the Five-Star Frogsplash and the win!

Our featured title match of the evening pits Women's Champion Trish Stratus against her friend Mickie James. Both women look like a million bucks (both in the technical execution of the match and the fact that they're gorgeous), and the crowd is way into it. Mickie almost picks up the win following her trademark DDT, but Trish's experience winds up being just too much as she wins following Stratusfaction. After the match, the friends hug it out and... start making out! OMG, this is... Wait, what? Oh, no, wait. It was just a hug. Sorry. Overactive imagination.

The Shawn Michaels Not Giving A Shit World Tour continues as the World Champion takes on Edge in our next contest. HBK controls the early part of the match, but Edge fights back with a big neckbreaker. HBK takes to the skies to regain the lead, and the match ends as he whips Edge to the ropes, where he hits a chair being held up by Chris Benoit, allowing HBK to roll Edge up for the win. After the match, Kurt Angle hits the ring and goes after Michaels! He chases the champ off while Edge clears Benoit from the ring.

The evening's main event is the aforementioned six-man tag match! Former partners Benoit and Angle go at it early on until Benoit tags in Undertaker, who repeatedly slams Angle before tagging in Show. The Ministry partners hit a double suplex, and Angle continues to get pounded until he manages to tag in Haas. Haas uses his speed to take the advantage, then tags in Shelton, who shows impressive power before Show tags Benoit back in. Benoit works over Benjamin until Angle tags in. Amidst the confusion, the referee doesn't notice Shawn Michaels hit the ring for Sweet Chin Music on Angle! The referee turns around just in time to see Benoit cover Angle, and the heels have stolen one as RAW goes off the air!

[Evil Vito]

After the match, the friends hug it out and... start making out! OMG, this is... Wait, what? Oh, no, wait. It was just a hug. Sorry. Overactive imagination.

:lol:

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APRIL 15, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

Last week's World Tag Team Title match between the Dudley Boyz and the Metro Connection ended with the champions retaining their gold via DQ. But, unsatisfied with the result, we kick off tonight with D-Von Dudley taking on Chris Kanyon! Lots of brawling in this one, and it's pretty much beneath both men, which is a disappointment. Kanyon picks up the win with I'm Betta Than You.

Right on the heels of that match, Kanyon's partner Billy Gunn takes on Bubba Ray Dudley. Bubba uses his strength early, but Billy fights back with quickness and superior technical acumen. Bubba fights back with big power moves (piledriver, powerbomb, fallaway slam, etc.), but Gunn picks up the win with the One and Only.

Backstage, new Intercontinental Champion Batista is warming up for his rematch against Hurricane when his manager, Ric Flair enters. Batista wants to know where Flair's been all day, and Flair confesses that he's been in meetings with the McMahon family. Batista likes where this is going. Does this mean title shots? Main event matches? Flair tells him he wishes it was that kind of good news. But he's been giving it a lot of thought, and he's decided that he's done with wrestling. In two weeks, when SmackDown! goes to Charlotte, he's officially retiring. He's been hanging on until he could find someone that he really believed in to carry on the Nature Boy's legacy, and he found it in Dave Batista. So good luck tonight, champ, because you've got big shoes to fill.

A shaken Batista heads to the ring for the match, and it looks like Flair's announcement has gotten to him until the bell rings and he goes right after Hurricane. But Hurricane uses his emotions against him and goes to work with some moves of his own until he eats a massive kick from the champion. Batista hits his spinebuster for a long two, then more power moves to set up the Batista Bomb for the win and the successful title defense.

Just ten days away from his big match with Brock Lesnar, The Rock faces a very tough challenge in the form of John Layfield. Layfield gets in a fair amount of offense, definitely making himself look like a credible threat, but Rock is just too much as he hits the Rock Bottom. But before he can go for the cover, Lesnar hits the ring and nails Rock with an F5! The official calls for the bell, but Lesnar continues the punishment, leaving Rock laying and needing assistance to return to the locker room.

Lesnar's match is up next as he takes on Rico. Rico gets some early offense in until Lesnar capitalizes on his power advantage with some high-impact moves. Lesnar actually lands a pretty sweet dropkick at one point, but trading kicks with Rico was a mistake. Eventually, though, Lesnar is just too strong for Rico and puts him away with the F5. After the match, The Rock returns to the ring for some revenge, hitting Lesnar with the Rock Bottom!

The Cruiserweight Title Series is up next as Rey Mysterio takes on Tajiri. These two put on an awesome match filled with back and forth action. Kicks, shining wizards, flying elbows, superkicks, and top-rope DDTs are flying everywhere as these two put on a clinic that ends with Mysterio catching Tajiri with the West Coast Pop for the win! Rey Mysterio now controls his own destiny. Win next week against Christian, and he's in the title match at Backlash!

Or, possibly, the next match could determine Mysterio's opponent. Chavo Guerrero and Tajiri have been eliminated from contention due to their 0-3 records, but the 2-1 Eddie Guerrero and 2-0 Christian are both still in the running. If Christian wins, he and Mysterio are guaranteed spots in the title match. If Eddie wins, he climbs to 3-1, which puts him in the title match if Rey also can beat Christian next week. Or possibly, if Eddie beats Christian tonight and Christian beats Rey next week, all three men will be 3-1, each with a win and a loss against one of the others, negating the tie-breaker and resulting in Stephanie McMahon needing to make a decision about the finals. Sound complicated? Well, it is.

So, anyway, Eddie Guerrero and Christian are up next, with all that nonsense hovering in the backs of their minds. Eddie starts off hot with a rolling kick and a flying cross body, but Christian fights back, and we've got a match on our hands! Christian uses suplexes to his advantage while Eddie uses his aerial offense. In the end, Christian whips Eddie off the ropes, but Tajiri has snuck down to ringside with a chair, and he slams it into Eddie's back, allowing Christian to capitalize with the Unprettier! After the match, Tajiri nails Eddie with the Kick of Death! As Eddie tries to drag himself up to his feet, Tajiri hits another! Referees and officials pour into the ring to try and separate them, but they keep their distance as Tajiri has them all scared. He lands a third Kick of Death on Eddie, then walks off as medics attend to Eddie, who isn't moving.

Stephanie McMahon appears on the TitanTron and makes it official. Next week's Rey Mysterio/Christian match doesn't need to happen, as the two will instead meet at Backlash for the vacant Cruiserweight Title!

Chavo Guerrero was warming up backstage and missed the entire segment, so it isn't until he hits the ring for his match with Matt Hardy Version 2.0 that he realizes what's happened. Hardy takes the brunt of his anger, as Chavo starts off with a big DDT and a legdrop. From there, the #1 contender to the WWE Title mounts some offense, and this turns into a four-star-rated match! They trade Tiger suplexes and high-flying tackles and axehandles until Matt finally catches Chavo with the Twist of Fate for the win. After the match, he turns around... right into a chair shot from John Cena! The champ has sent a message to Hardy! A bloodied Hardy is helped to the back.

Cena remains in the ring for tonight's main event against Billy Kidman. Kidman looks good in the match, but it's mostly all Cena, with the champ putting him away with the FU. After the match, Matt Hardy, forehead taped, comes to the ring, and lays out the champ with the Twist of Fate as SmackDown! goes off the air!

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APRIL 19, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

The last RAW before Backlash kicks off with a solid tag-team match pitting Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer against Lance Cade and Natural Born Thrillers member Mark Jindrak. Cade and Jindrak haven't teamed in several months, how much ring rust have they accrued? Storm and Dreamer double-team Jindrak for the first several minutes of the match, and the match seems well in hand until Cade tags in. When Jindrak is rested enough to tag back in, Cade scoops up Storm for a slam, but Storm's boots catch Jindrak in the face allowing Storm to hit a Superkick for the win! After the match, Jindrak gets in Cade's face for costing him the match before storming off.

Backstage, the World's Greatest Tag Team cut a promo about their upcoming WWE Tag Team Title match against Undertaker and Big Show. Taker and Show are two big, bad men who have held multiple world titles between them. And as a tag team, they're cohesive and brutal. But in six days, they're going to find out that for all their skill, they're still far from the World's Greatest.

Jindrak's NBT stablemate Chuck Palumbo is out next for a match against Booker T. They trade punches to start, and high-impact moves throughout. Booker T continues to be sluggish and not giving his all to these matches, and Palumbo doesn't look good as a result. After Palumbo manages to mount some offense by getting separation from Booker, the referee doesn't notice Johnny Stamboli hit the ring to lay out Booker T with the Fugettabout It! Palumbo gets the cheap pin, and the tag partners go to work on Booker until Val Venis (?) makes the save.

Edge is backstage, when he's approached by Chris Benoit. The two opponents this Sunday get in each other's faces and a war of words is on! Before it can escalate to physical violence, cooler heads prevail and they decide to wait until the main event tonight to get their hands on each other.

The Ministry's enigmatic rookie Damien is out next for a match against Rikishi. Damien hits a forearm and a neckbreaker early for two, but Rikishi fights back with a clothesline in the corner, a headbutt, and some strikes. But Damien utilizes his power with a piledriver and a Chokeslam for the win.

Al Snow is in the ring, and the crowd goes nuts, forgetting that he's technically a heel. He hasn't been on TV for a while, so they're very excited. He's out to conduct an interview with the United States Champion Sean O'Haire and his Backlash opponent, Rob Van Dam. Snow tries to keep the two men to the rundown, but it doesn't take long before O'Haire's answers start to turn personal again, and RVD's had enough! They go after each other, tearing Snow's interview set apart in the process.

William Regal got himself back on the winning track last week, and he hopes to continue that tonight as he faces the massive A-Train. Regal goes on control early with back suplexes, kicks, and a legsweep. But Train starts to overpower Regal until Regal uses his technical advantage to take the lead again. In the end, Regal takes the cheap way out, hitting Power of the Punch for the win.

Kurt Angle is backstage now, and he cuts a promo about Shawn Michaels. HBK has been phoning it in for weeks now, and Angle knows that if Michaels takes that attitude in six days, there's going to be a new World Champion. Oh, it's true. It's damn true.

Rhyno and Chris Jericho are two men looking to insert themselves into the main event picture by the start of summer, and tonight they both hope to make a statement against each other. And do they ever! They put on a 90%-rated match (89% overall, thanks to an 89% crowd reaction) that sees both men utilizing a lot of high-impact offense. Rhyno finally winds up hitting the GOOOOOOORE, but before he can make a cover, Kane hits the ring and lays him out! The referee calls for the bell, but Jericho and Kane start to work over Rhyno, until the manbeast fights back, sending both men out of the ring!

Rhyno grabs the ringside microphone and says that if The Ministry is so intent on taking out Rhyno, they should do it face-to-face. At Backlash, he's challenging Kane to a one-on-one match! Kane accepts the challenge!

Tonight's main event is a ten-man tag team match pitting Kurt Angle, Edge, Rob Van Dam, and the World's Greatest Tag Team against Shawn Michaels, Chris Benoit, Sean O'Haire, Undertaker, and Big Show. It's a huge Backlash preview! Like most ten-man tags, this one is a bit of a clusterfuck, so I'll just skip to the end, where Rob Van Dam picks up a clean pinfall victory for the second week in a row by hitting Sean O'Haire with the Five-Star Frogsplash. The faces celebrate as RAW goes off the air!

[loopydate]

After tonight's Monday Night RAW live event, World Champion Shawn Michaels was overheard in a screaming match with head WWE booker Pat Dooley. Michaels accused Dooley of not having any idea how to write for a performer of HBK's stature, and essentially told him that he's never going to work for WWE again.

This creates a bit of a dilemma, as Michaels is scheduled to defend the World Title against Kurt Angle at Backlash. Obviously, HBK isn't going to appear, so it will be interesting to see how the WWE brash handles this. Michaels still has over two years left on his contract, and seems content to sit at home collecting what is rumored to be over $200,000 per month rather than accepting a release.

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APRIL 22, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's the last show before Backlash, and every superstar on the SmackDown! roster will be involved tonight!

An easy way to do that is to start things off with a twenty-man battle royal! The winner will earn an Intercontinental Title match next week on SmackDown! Doug Basham is the first man out, courtesy of John Layfield, followed by Ultimo Dragon eliminating Matt Morgan. Mark Henry is the next to go, thanks to Akio, then Shannon Moore eliminates Test and Danny Basham back-to-back. Paul London is the next victim, eliminated by Hurricane, while Nunzio takes out Jamie Noble. Shannon Moore continues to put on a good show, as he takes out Funaki. Nunzio eliminates Nova next, then Scotty 2 Hotty takes out Boss Man. Hurricane makes another elimination, taking out Carlito, followed by Nova taking out Chris Nowinski. Spike Dudley takes out Akio, only to get bundled out by Ultimo Dragon. Shannon Moore's run comes to an end, courtesy of Scotty 2 Hotty, but Nova capitalizes and dumps him out. We are down to the final four: Hurricane, John Layfield, Nova, and Ultimo Dragon! One of these men will go on to an Intercontinental Title match next week. Well, it won't be Nova, as Ultimo Dragon takes care of him, only to get taken out by Layfield. Hurricane turns right into a Clothesline From Hell, and John Layfield has earned a title shot next week!

Backstage, a limousine pulls up. We see a foot step out, then the camera tilts up to reveal... RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff?!?!? He heads off toward the arena as everyone is left wondering what he's doing here.

The ongoing rivalry between the Dudley Boyz and the Metro Connection continues next as D-Von Dudley takes on Billy Gunn. Gunn spends most of the match striking D-Von, while D-Von hits pretty sloppy power moves. In the end, Billy hits the Fameasser for the win to go 2-0 in singles matches against the champs.

Backstage, Christian cuts a brief promo about his Cruiserweight Title match this Sunday at Backlash against Rey Mysterio. Rey and Christian both tore through the Cruiserweight Title Series, to the point where they didn't even bother booking this week's match between them. Tonight, they'll be on opposite sides of the six-man main event, but in six days, Christian's walking out with the gold, 'cause that's how I roll.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell... Well it's a dud show! Yep, our woes continue as Bubba Ray Dudley takes on Chris Kanyon. Blah blah blah, fight fight fight. Kanyon hits I'm Betta Than You for the win.

Ric Flair cuts a promo on John Layfield about how - after Batista gets past Rico tonight - he's going to absolutely destroy Layfield in their Intercontinental Title match next week. The crowd is loving Flair, essentially turning him face one week before his retirement.

Last week, Tajiri absolutely destroyed Eddie Guerrero with a brutal series of Kicks of Death. Tonight, Eddie's nephew Chavo looks for revenge! These two wind up putting on an excellent wrestling match with both men getting in a lot of offense. 84% crowd rating, 87% match rating, but the dud show drags it down to a 76% overall. Just when Chavo looks ready to put Tajiri away, Billy Kidman hits the ring with a chair, hitting Chavo with it, allowing Tajiri to roll him up for the win. After the match, they go to work on Chavo with the chair until a badly beat-up Eddie Guerrero makes his way to the ring to chase them off and save his nephew.

Eddie asks for (and receives) the ringside microphone and issues a challenge for a tag match at Backlash - Los Guerreros versus Billy Kidman and Tajiri!

Now it's time for our Intercontinental Title match as Batista defends the belt against his former rival Rico. The winner must defend the gold next week against John Layfield. Just like the series of matches they put on leading up to WrestleMania, this one goes back and forth several times before Batista finally manages to put his opponent away with the Batista Bomb to retain the gold. After the match, he continues the punishment, pummeling Rico before walking off with the gold.

"I'm ba-ack! And better than ever..." Eric Bischoff makes his way to the ring, carrying the World Heavyweight Title. Fans are well aware of the recent backstage controversy surrounding that title and Shawn Michaels walking away after RAW. He enters the ring and grabs the microphone. "As I'm sure everyone has heard by now, RAW's World Champion has decided to take his ball and go home. And if that sounds familiar... well, that's because it is. This World Title has become an albatross. Triple H was our World Champion until he dropped it to The Rock. And he was never the same, and eventually he walked away from WWE. The Rock dropped the World Title to Michaels at WrestleMania XX, then jumped ship to SmackDown! And now Michaels himself has decided that he cares more about his own ego than he does about this title. So I am begging for a new outcome at Backlash. I am pleading for a champion who wants this belt and isn't going to turn into a freaking crybaby. So tonight, I am announcing that at Backlash, Kurt Angle still gets his shot at the World Title. And his opponent will be... Chris Jericho!" Bischoff walks off with the gold, and a new main event for Backlash!

And now for our main event, pitting WWE Champion John Cena, The Rock, and Rey Mysterio against their Backlash opponents Matt Hardy Version 2.0, Brock Lesnar, and Christian. Lots of quick tags all around, with there being a couple of direct Backlash previews (oddly enough, Cena and Hardy are never in the ring at the same time). Rock and Christian carry most of the match, but in the end, Rock puts Lesnar away with the Rock Bottom and the faces stand tall as SmackDown! goes off the air.

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APRIL 25, 2004 - BACKLASH

Five titles will be on the line tonight, and we're guaranteed at least two new champions as both the vacant World and Cruiserweight Titles will be on the line!

The night kicks off with a match a month in the making. Rhyno won a triple-threat match at WrestleMania XX, ending Undertaker's undefeated WM streak. Since then, Undertaker's new Ministry has taken every opportunity to attack Rhyno, culminating in tonight's one-on-one opener.

Rhyno vs. Kane

Kane bodyslams Rhyno. Rhyno blocks a kick from Kane. Rhyno hits a bulldog off the ropes. Rhyno scores with a standing spinebuster. Lance Cade comes running down the aisle with a chair! Kane and Rhyno continue fighting, unaware of the intrusion. Lance Cade slides in and prepares to swing the chair...but Rhyno moves! Cade accidentally blasts Kane with a chair to the head! Rhyno throws Cade out of the ring! Kane is in trouble. Gore!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Lance Cade remains in the ring. Kane pushes the referee away. Kane spins Cade around. Kane hits the Choke Slam! This gets a **3\4 rating. Perfectly Acceptable Wrestling.

Overall Rating: 72%
Crowd Reaction: 70%
Match Quality: 74%

The Ministry's other main targets have been Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin, the World's Greatest Tag Team, and their WWE Tag Team Titles. Ever since WGTT came to Rhyno's aid a few weeks back, Undertaker and Big Show have been gunning for the gold. Tonight, they get their shot.

WWE Tag Team Titles - World's Greatest Tag Team (c) vs. Undertaker and Show

Charlie Haas takes a right hand to the temple from Undertaker. Undertaker with a badly-executed spinning neckbreaker on Haas. Hooks the leg for a two count. Undertaker tags out to Big Show. Undertaker and Show hook up Haas, then hit a double suplex. There's a two count on the pin. Haas takes a weak clothesline. Haas ducks a wild right hand. Flying reverse elbow by Charlie Haas. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tag between Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin. Spear by Shelton Benjamin. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Shelton Benjamin snap suplexes Show...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) Shelton Benjamin misses a clothesline. Weak slam from Show. Tag between Big Show and Undertaker. Weak headbutt on Shelton by Undertaker. Tag to Charlie Haas. Haas gets squashed in the corner with a clothesline. Charlie Haas is in big trouble...Double Choke Slam!! 1....2....3! *** rating, as it was good, but nothing too special.

Overall Rating: 80%
Crowd Reaction: 82%
Match Quality: 78%

In both men's RAW debuts after WrestleMania, Chris Benoit got himself disqualified against Edge. Benoit's temper has continually gotten the better of him, but Edge has gone blow-for-blow with him throughout the month, leading up to our next contest.

Edge vs. Chris Benoit

Back suplex on Edge, which is a backdrop to you NOAH fans. Chris Benoit uses move #193 (arm-BAR). Big dropkick by Chris Benoit, who got good elevation. Edge gets caught with a short powerbomb from Benoit. Edge avoids a Chris Benoit avalanche. Bodyslam by Edge. Spear by Edge. Cover for a two count. Chris Benoit comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Edge walks into a killer lariat. Hooks the leg for a two count. Back suplex off the top rope, Edge landed hard. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Edge counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Benoit receives some punishment. Chris Benoit takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Hard impact russian legsweep by Benoit. If you're going to get impact, 'hard' is probably a good way to go. Edge gets knocked to the ground by Benoit, who is already climbing the turnbuckle. Through the air, Swandive Headbutt! 1....2....3. **1\2 rating for a decent contest.

Overall Rating: 78%
Crowd Reaction: 83%
Match Quality: 68%

The reunited Los Guerreros have had their hands full in recent weeks with Eddie's former rival Billy Kidman and his new tag team partner Tajiri. Two weeks ago on SmackDown!, Tajiri injured Eddie to the point where his participation at Backlash seemed in doubt, but Eddie made the save just three days ago to issue the challenge for tonight's tag-team grudge match.

Los Guerreros vs. Billy Kidman & Tajiri

Hard back suplex on Chavo. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Super kick by Billy Kidman. Cover for a two count. Kidman tags out to Tajiri. Tajiri \ Kidman whip Chavo into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Tajiri uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tajiri strikes Chavo. Tajiri drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Diamond Dust from Chavo Guerrero, Tajiri is out. Chavo tags out to Eddie Guerrero. Second rope flying axe handle, Tajiri goes down. Eddie crushes Tajiri with a running senton. Eddie only gets knees on a splash. Tag to Billy Kidman. Kidman crushes Eddie with a running senton. Tiger suplex on Eddie, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Pin, but Eddie is out just before the three count. Dropkick connects, Eddie goes down. Eddie counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Flying cross body off the top rope! I'll give a 0.8 on the Steamboat scale for that effort. Billy Kidman is all alone...Brainbuster!! 1....2....3! That was good. **** rating.

Overall Rating: 88%
Crowd Reaction: 85%
Match Quality: 91%

Five weeks ago, Rob Van Dam won a twenty-man battle royal to earn a shot at Sean O'Haire's United States Title and - since that win - has had his hands full with O'Haire and the reunited Natural Born Thrillers. RVD has picked up back-to-back wins in multi-man matches over O'Haire. Can he continue his success tonight and walk out with the United States Title?

United States Title - Rob Van Dam vs. Sean O'Haire (c)

Stiff chop lights up RVD. RVD gets slammed. Back elbow connects, RVD staggers backward. Rude Awakening on Rob Van Dam by O'Haire. O'Haire walks into a trip. Driven DDT by Rob Van Dam. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Vicious lightning kick by RVD on O'Haire. Cover for a two count. Rob Van Dam gets taken down out of nowhere. Full nelson slam on RVD. Cover for a two count. Lifting DDT by Sean O'Haire, looked good. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. O'Haire drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Dropkick connects, O'Haire goes down. O'Haire blocks the suplex attempt. Sean O'Haire with a spinning neckbreaker on RVD. Rob Van Dam is in trouble. Here it comes - Prophecy. 1....2...3, it's finished. I'm knocking off half a star for some blown spots, so that's a ***1\2 rating.

Overall Rating: 83%
Crowd Reaction: 78%
Match Quality: 88%

Billy Kidman won the Cruiserweight Title at WrestleMania from Eddie Guerrero, but was stripped by Stephanie McMahon for continuing bad behavior. A five-man series was arranged to determine a new champion, and Rey Mysterio and Christian dominated to earn the shot.

Cruiserweight Title - Rey Mysterio vs. Christian

Hard impact russian legsweep by Christian. If you're going to get impact, 'hard' is probably a good way to go. Christian hits a bulldog off the ropes. There's a two count on the pin. Rey counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Standing leg lariat by Rey Mysterio on Christian. Rey Mysterio hits a rolling kick on Christian. Cover for a two count. Diamond Dust from Rey Mysterio, Christian is out. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Driven DDT by Rey Mysterio. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Christian kicks Rey Mysterio in the gut to reverse the momentum. Vicious back suplex! Rey Mysterio got nailed. Cover for a two count. Belly to belly off the top rope, Rey got folded up big time. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Vertical suplex by Christian. Christian uses move #193 (arm-BAR). Christian only gets knees on a splash. Rey uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Diamond Dust from Rey Mysterio, Christian is out. Christian is in trouble. West Coast Pop! 1....2....3. Rey Mysterio is still in the ring celebrating. Christian pushes the referee away. Christian spins Rey around. Christian hits the Unprettier! I can't decide whether it's a *** or a ***1\2 match...let's go for a ***1\4 rating to make it fair.

Overall Rating: 88%
Crowd Reaction: 93%
Match Quality: 78%

Our next match is for the vacant World Heavyweight Title. Kurt Angle was set to face off against Shawn Michaels for the belt before Michaels walked off after last week's RAW. On SmackDown!, Eric Bischoff announced that Michaels' replacement in the match would be Chris Jericho! It's Angle versus Jericho for the World Heavyweight Title!

World Heavyweight Title - Kurt Angle vs. Chris Jericho

Angle hits a right hand. Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Kurt Angle uses a forearm to the face. Running knee lift from Kurt Angle. Bodyslam by Angle. Jericho backdrops Kurt Angle out of a piledriver attempt. Jericho hits a dropkick on Kurt Angle. Super kick by Chris Jericho. There's a two count on the pin. Chris Jericho misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Massive backbreaker, Jericho got nailed. Hooks the leg for a two count. Lifting DDT by Kurt Angle, executed well. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Jericho reverses a Kurt Angle hammerlock. Jericho hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Angle counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Big clothesline on Jericho. Kurt Angle floors Chris Jericho. Chris Jericho gets locked in the Angle Lock! Submission victory! Kurt Angle climbs each turnbuckle in turn, working the crowd as he celebrates his victory A **** rating for a good contest.

Overall Rating: 89%
Crowd Reaction: 90%
Match Quality: 88%

Matt Hardy Version 2.0 shocked the world last month when he beat The Rock and Brock Lesnar in a triple threat match to earn a shot at John Cena's WWE Title. The two have feuded since then, but tonight Hardy finally gets his one-on-one shot.

WWE Title - John Cena (c) vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0

Matt takes a headbutt from John Cena. Cena hits a right hand. Running knee lift from John Cena. John Cena with a spinning neckbreaker on Matt. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 avoids a John Cena avalanche. Cena takes a flying neckbreaker from Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Cena takes a hurrancarana from Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Hooks the leg for a two count. Cena pushes out of a Matt Hardy Version 2.0 hold. Matt walks into a spike slam. Cover for a two count. Death valley driver by John Cena, Matt Hardy Version 2.0 got planted. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 powers out of a John Cena headlock. Kick from Matt Hardy Version 2.0 to the leg. Cena pushes out of a Matt Hardy Version 2.0 hold. Cena slams Matt Hardy Version 2.0 down. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 is in trouble. Here it comes - F-U. 1....2...3, it's finished. I'll give this a ***1\4 rating.

Overall Rating: 87%
Crowd Reaction: 92%
Match Quality: 78%

Tonight's main event isn't for any title, but it is a battle between the two biggest stars in the industry. The Rock blamed Brock Lesnar's manager Paul Heyman for costing him the shot at Cena's title tonight, and since then Rock and Brock have gone at it several times. Tonight, though, they're main eventing Backlash!

The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar

Lesnar hits a right hand. Rock blocks a kick from Brock Lesnar. The Rock fires off some right and left hands. Brock Lesnar charges, Rock moves, and the referee is conveniently placed to get knocked out. The Rock scores with a big spinebuster. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. The Rock gets taken down out of nowhere. Hard impact russian legsweep by Lesnar. If you're going to get impact, 'hard' is probably a good way to go. Big piledriver on Rock. There's a two count on the pin. Brock Lesnar scores with a big spinebuster. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Rock blocks a punch. Nice piledriver on Lesnar. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Brock Lesnar ducks a clothesline attempt. The Rock is in trouble. F5!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout.

Overall Rating: 93%
Crowd Reaction: 100%
Match Quality: 79%

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Shawn Michaels is such a dick in EWR. Luckily he hasn't acted up yet in my game, though there's still time.

Anyway, haven't posted a show in a few days...I think I might just do abbreviated results, as it takes me a long time to do full write-ups. Doing abbreviated results will allow me to still say what happened while also giving a glimpse of what is going on in the stories.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=red><b>WWE Raw - June 2, 2008</b></font>

<font color=goldenrod>MVP starts off the show by hyping up tonight's main event, where he will give Triple H his match. BUT WAIT - he never said TITLE match. Crowd boos as MVP claims Triple H still has yet to earn a shot at the gold.

One week after turning face, Melina takes on Molly Holly. Standard woman's match here...Melina gets the win following botched interference from Victoria. As the heels prepare to attack Victoria, WWE Women's Champion Mickie James runs in to save the day...brawl ensues between the four ladies.

Stevie McMahon addresses his assault on Eugene. He said it needed to be done to show us all that he means business.

Stevie remains in the ring for a match against Al Snow, where he wins following a roll-up with the omnipresent hook of the tights. Stevie was relentless after and continued to beat Al down until Steve Blackman comes out to help his partner, Stevie flees.

Backstage, we see Matt Hardy laid out in the hallway. A crowd forms, including a very concerned Jeff Hardy. Jeff needs to get his head in the game because he faces Shawn Michaels in a non-title match later.

Elijah Burke and Marcus Cor Von defeated the Highlanders to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles in a surprisingly good match. Bobby Lashley comes out after and double clotheslines both champions...getting the better of them for the second straight week.

Mr. Kennedy defeats D-Lo Brown, not much to say here. Poor D-Lo, much like the real WWE I can really only afford to use him as a jobber because I have so many other guys ahead in the card that I'm trying to push.

Jeff Hardy vs. Shawn Michaels is excellence as always, and the crowd is solely behind Jeff. Michael Cole spends the match insinuating that HBK must have been the one who attacked Matt, while JBL defends the heel. Ref bump, and STEVE CORINO runs in and plants Jeff with a Northern Lights Bomb. Ref recovers in time to see a Sweet Chin Music and pin on Hardy. HBK and Corino shake hands after, what is going on here?

They grab a set of mics, and it is announced that Steve Corino, the King of Old School, has decided to make the smart move and associate himself with the most old school guy on Raw, Shawn Michaels. Corino was behind the attack on Matt, as well. Shawn Michaels certainly knows how to pull strings.

MVP and Triple H put on a very good main event, with the crowd cheering on Triple H, hoping to see the champ get a Pedigree. It doesn't happen though, as after Triple H kicks out of a Playmaker, MVP decides he's had enough for one night and takes the countout loss. Crowd doesn't like it one bit.

In a shock of shocks...Mr. McMahon comes out and announces that Triple H STILL hasn't done enough to warrant a title match, citing his kicking out of the Playmaker as being "lucky". Next week, to keep his title hopes alive, Triple H must face, and defeat one of his former allies..."The Animal" Batista! McMahon and MVP laugh as Raw goes off the air.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=white><b>ECW Hardcore TV - June 3, 2008</b></font>

<font color=goldenrod>Rob Van Dam starts us off by discussing his match against Randy Orton tonight. Orton enters with Edge...and the match never starts. Instead, Edge and Orton lay down a two-on-one beatdown. The crowd's chants of "CM PUNK!" go unanswered.

After unfairly losing a match against Domino last week, Val Venis looks to rebound against Deuce. However, the result is more of the same...as Domino distracts Val and allows Deuce to pick up the victory. After the match, Val is Cracked in the Mouth for the second straight week.

Deuce 'n Domino cut a promo in the ring, hyping themselves up. OHHH!!!

Shelton Benjamin defeated Funaki in a good match via T-Bone Suplex. I wonder if Funaki will ever win a match.

Carlito is interviewed backstage, and he once again references this "Cool" New Wave that is meant to be coming. He says it will be rolling in sooner than you think.

In a match similar to last week, Kane this time defeats Trevor Murdoch via botched interference attempt from Lance Cade. Cade and Murdoch try to double-team Kane but it doesn't work out.

CM Punk arrives in the arena with his gear...way to show up late, Punk. He sees a bruised RVD and wonders what happened. RVD warns Punk that Rated RKO will try to attack him too...but that he has his back. Punk tells RVD that he doesn't need to come out and risk injury, because he has another backup...someone Edge should be very familiar with.

Carlito takes on Cody Rhodes. Rhodes has a very good showing, as Hardcore Holly looks on at ringside. Carlito tries to cheat on several occasions and it keeps drawing the ire of Holly. Carlito grabs his apple and spits it at Holly at ringside, and Bob has seen enough! He decks Carlito, and the ref calls for the bell! Cody Rhodes looks pissed, his partner just cost him the match.

Holly tries to justify his actions, saying Cody would have done the same thing. Carlito comes back into the ring and Holly tries to go after him, but Rhodes spins Holly around and plants him with a DDT! Carlito and Cody leave Holly battered in the ring, and they leave together.

Umaga makes his return after missing the last few weeks due to injury, and he has a tough opponent from the get-go in Tommy Dreamer. Really intense match, and Umaga wins it with a Samoan Spike. After the bell, Umaga continues to beat down Tommy, so much so that the referee thinks better of it and calls for the bell, reversing the decision! Sandman runs in and canes Umaga in the skull, saving Dreamer from further abuse.

CM Punk is in tonight's main event against Edge, who of course brings Randy Orton to ringside with him. Unlike at the start of the show, the match actually takes place...and it is quite good. As you might expect, Orton makes a nuisance of himself at ringside and costs Punk the win, giving Edge a victory over the champion. However, before a beatdown can occur...out comes BUBBA RAY DUDLEY...table tucked under his arm (bet everyone thought it would be Christian...oops). Orton takes a folded-up table to the gut, and retreats. Edge is powerbombed from the top rope through another one, revenge for last week's table attack. Bubba Ray Dudley has returned home to ECW!</font>

[loopydate]

APRIL 26, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Kurt Angle's theme hits the speakers to kick off RAW, and the crowd rises to its feet, and out comes the new World Champion. Red, white, and blue balloons and confetti fall from the ceiling as he hits the ring and grabs a microphone. He's about a minute into a celebration promo when he's interrupted by the man he beat last night, Chris Jericho. Last night, Jericho had his first taste of the main event in months... and he loved it! And he knows that he's probably not the #1 contender at the moment, but until Angle gives him a rematch, he's going to make his life a living hell!

Coming off that 96% segment, we get yet another dud show. Yay! Ugh. Our opening contest pits Lance Storm against The Ministry's rookie monster Damien. Storm tries to use his speed and experience to his advantage, but Damien is just too strong, finishing him off with a Chokeslam for the win. After the match, Damien chases Storm up the ramp and lays him out with a massive clothesline.

Last week, Johnny Stamboli cost Booker T a match against his NBT teammate Chuck Palumbo, only to have Val Venis hit the ring to break things up. Tonight, the score should be settled in a tag-team match! The veterans work over Palumbo early, keeping him isolated from Stamboli. He finally manages to make the tag, and The Bull is a house of fire, pummeling Booker. Val gets the hot tag, but the tag experience of the Natural Born Thrillers is just too much as they put him away with the Kiss of Death. Afterwards, Val and Booker jump them, sending them to the floor. Well, apparently the score isn't settled.

The Ministry come to the ring next to a chorus of boos. Undertaker leads the way with his WWE Tag Team Title belt strapped around his waist, followed by his partner Big Show, Kane, and Damien. The four monsters take up most of the ring, and it's a truly imposing sight. Taker calls for the microphone. "Over the last three weeks, one man has been on a mission of acceptance. RAW is a dangerous place for a man to stand on his own, and he has wisely sought the assistance of others to make a name for himself. Lance Cade was rejected by La Resistance and the Natural Born Thrillers, and last night at Backlash, he attempted to ingratiate himself with The Ministry by attacking Rhyno during his match with my brother, Kane. Despite the fact that he wound up giving Rhyno the victory, I applaud Cade's initiative." He proceeds to call Cade out to the ring. Cade looks like he's in Heaven, that he's finally found a place he belongs. But, with one signal from Undertaker, The Ministry pounces, pummeling Cade into the mat. After a trio of chokeslams from his underlings, Undertaker hits a Tombstone and crosses his arms over his chest, leaving him resting in peace in the center of the ring. The crowd is all over The Ministry for taking their frustrations out on a relatively helpless Cade.

Rob Van Dam came up just short in his bid to win the United States Title from Sean O'Haire at Backlash last night, and he hopes to bounce back against O'Haire's Natural Born Thrillers stablemate Mark Jindrak. RVD controls a majority of the match, putting him away with his trademark flying kick off the top rope. After the match, O'Haire appears in the ring and hits the Prophecy, leaving RVD laying. Clearly this feud isn't over.

WWE Tag Team Champion Big Show is out next for a match against one-half of the former champions, Charlie Haas. These two put on a pretty disappointing match that the crowd is nonetheless pretty in to. In the end, Haas lays Show out with a big kick to the face before surprising him with the Haas of Pain! Show is right in the middle of the ring, and he just can't get to the ropes, so he... TAPS OUT! Haas pulls off a huge upset!

Backstage, Rhyno is warming up, and he cuts a brief promo about the fact that he's so close to the main event that he can taste it. He was held back by the Dangerous Alliance on SmackDown, and since he's come to RAW, he's had to deal with The Ministry. But now that it appears they have shifted their sights to Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin, he's finally, for the first time in almost a year, got a clear path to the title. And he's going to start that run tonight.

Rhyno comes out for his match against Chris Benoit, and it's a doozy. Great action from both men with a number of killer spots. The match ends with Rhyno setting up for a suplex, but Benoit catching him with an undetected low blow, then rolling him up with a small package for the cheap win. After the match, Edge hits the ring with a chair and lays his rival out.

Edge grabs the microphone and issues Benoit a challenge for a rematch at Judgment Day. A woozy, yet angry Benoit agrees to it.

In a follow-up to our earlier Haas/Show match, it's Shelton Benjamin vs. Undertaker! Decidedly average match that gets a huge crowd reaction (and a low rating because of the stupid dud show) ends with the distracted referee missing Kane accidentally clothesline his own brother, allowing Shelton to lay UT out with a Superkick for the win! After the match, the Brothers of Destruction go after Benjamin until Charlie Haas hits the ring, and the World's Greatest Tag Team chase off the Brothers of Destruction.

Our main event pits the two biggest stars on RAW - World Champion Kurt Angle and United States Champion Sean O'Haire - against each other in a one-on-one contest. Good back-and-forth match ends when Angle prepares to clamp on the Angle Lock, but is blindsided by Chris Jericho! Jericho clamps on the Walls of Jericho as the referee calls for the bell. Rob Van Dam hits the ring to chase off O'Haire, and Angle gets the advantage on Jericho, and the two stand together in the ring as their rivals run off as RAW goes off the air.

[loopydate]

APRIL 29, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

The arena in Charlotte explodes as SmackDown! kicks off. Tonight, in front of his hometown fans, the legendary "Nature Boy" Ric Flair will officially announce his retirement. On top of that historic moment, three titles will be on the line, and the Chairman of the Board Vince McMahon is here for an announcement about the main event for Judgment Day!

The night kicks off with Flair's protege Batista hitting the ring for an Intercontinental Title defense against John Layfield, who won a battle royal last week to earn this shot. Batista controls the early going with strikes. Layfield gets in a seris of slams, but Batista is just too strong and athletic for Layfield, and one Batista Bomb later he walks away still the champion.

The Cruiserweight Division is on display next with an exciting four-way exhibition match pitting Chavo Guerrero against Paul London, Rico, and Ultimo Dragon! Tremendous action that involves mat wrestling and a ton of aerial acrobatics. The end comes with Rico and Chavo in the ring after Rico was tagged in by Dragon, and the referee trying to maintain order, missing Billy Kidman hitting the ring to hang Chavo out across the top rope. As Kidman turns around, he runs into a spinning leg lariat from Rico, who picks up the win.

"No chance! 'Cause that's what you've got..." Vince McMahon makes his way down the aisle with his usual swagger, although there's an unusual expression on his face. "Last week, at an untelevised show, my daughter the SmackDown! General Manager Stephanie McMahon severely injured her bicep and is undergoing surgery almost as we speak. As such, she's had to temporarily relinquish her status as the head of SmackDown!, a position I will be filling until she returns. That's why I'm out here tonight, to steer SmackDown! toward Judgment Day and beyond. In just over two weeks on pay-per-view, the WWE Title will be defended... in a fatal fourway match! John Cena will defend his title against his rival Matt Hardy Version 2.0, as well as arguably the two biggest stars in the industry today - The Rock and Brock Lesnar! The winner of that match will walk away WWE Champion, and the other three..." A broad smile crosses his face. "Will be entered into my latest act of brilliance. It has been three years since World Wrestling Entertainment last crowned a King of the Ring, but starting the night after Judgment Day on RAW, we will begin the 2004 King of the Ring tournament... with a twist. This year's winner will not only receive the ceremonial crown, robe, and scepter, but he will receive something much more valuable. The 2004 King of the Ring will receive a briefcase containing a contract for a shot at any title of their choosing, a contract they can cash in at an opportunity of their choosing any time until next year's King of the Ring is crowned! It's a little insurance... Money in the Bank, if you will!" As Vince walks off, Michael Cole, Tazz, and all the WWE fans are left in complete disbelief.

Our second title match is up next as the World Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defend their titles against a team who has been a thorn in their sides for weeks - the Metro Connection! The Metros double-team Bubba early until D-Von can tag in. The heels eventually again regain the advantage, showing remarkable continuity for such a new team. In the end, Kanyon winds up catching Bubba Ray with a low blow that the referee misses, allowing him to roll Bubba up for the win. We have new champions! After the match, the Dudleyz chase the heels off, but Metro Connection have ended the eight-month long reign of the Dudley Boyz as World Tag Team Champions!

The rivalry pitting Los Guerreros against Billy Kidman and Tajiri has produced some incredible matches over the last several weeks, and the latest chapter is written tonight as Eddie Guerrero takes on the Japanese buzzsaw Tajiri. These two put on an absolute clinic that has the crowd on their feet almost from start to finish. For the second straight match, the referee misses a low blow, allowing Tajiri to roll up Guerrero for the cheap pinfall. After the match, the two rivals brawl all the way up the ramp and backstage.

The cameras follow them past the Gorilla position, and as they fight their way toward Catering, an army of officials and referees separate them. An incensed Eddie challenges Tajiri to a rematch at Judgment Day, a match the Buzzsaw accepts!

Two of the biggest acquisitions made by SmackDown! during March's Draft were additions to the Cruiserweight Division in the form of Hurricane and Christian. Tonight, these two stars on the rise go head-to-head! For the second straight match, aerial offense and technical expertise bring the house down, but this one has a clean ending, with Christian catching Hurricane with the Unprettier for the win.

The Cruiserweight Title is on the line tonight in our final title match as Rey Mysterio faces former champion Billy Kidman. These two put on the match of the night and one of the best of the year. The former tag-team partners know each other's every move, and it shows as reversals abound. Kidman looked to have the title won after a superkick, but his Shooting Star Press catches Rey's knees, allowing Rey to hit the West Coast Pop for the victory.

"Thus Spoke Zarathustra" hits the speakers, and the crowd comes absolutely unglued as the greatest wrestler in the history of the industry, the Nature Boy Ric Flair comes to the ring. It takes several minutes for the crowd to quiet down long enough for him to begin his farewell address. He can't even speak, because he's so overcome with emotion. Fortunately, the production crew quickly gets a video montage of Flair's greatest moments on the TitanTron. This just chokes up Flair even more, and the crowd is loving this moment. Just as Flair is about to speak, Batista hits the ring and takes the microphone. "Ric, I think I speak for everyone in this arena when I say 'Thank you.' Thank you for showing two generations of wrestling fans how this business is supposed to be. And thank you for all your guidance. I wouldn't be in the position I'm in now if it weren't for you leading me down the road to success, showing me how to style and profile like you. So that's why..." Inexplicably, Batista kicks Flair in the midsection and nails him with a brutal Batista Bomb! What the hell, Tazz?!?!?!? He grabs the mic again. "That's why I have to put you out of your misery! You showed me that this business is about more than just coming out here and collecting a paycheck. It's about seeing opportunity and taking it! And with you still floating around here and soaking up these people's adoration, all it does is close doors for the rest of us who are trying to be you. If you come out here and walk off with your head high, who benefits from that except you? Ric, you taught me what it meant to be the Nature Boy, and from here on out, you'd better believe that Dave Batista... WOOOOOOOOO!" He breaks into an awkward version of Flair's strut, then clamps on the Figure-Four Leglock! Flair is in absolute agony. Batista continues the pressure until officials, security, and a handful of workers from the back come out to pry Batista off of Flair. Flair is an absolute wreck, and Batista is a wild man.

When we come back from break, they've finally cleared the ring for the first half of our double main event. It's two of the participants in Judgment Day's main event - The Rock vs. Matt Hardy! Hardy goes after the People's Champion early with martial arts kicks and high flying, but The Rock's power gives him ontrol that he maintains through most of the match. Matt manages to fight back with more aerial offense, but The Rock manages to put him away with the Rock Bottom for the win.

And now for the main event, it's a rematch from WrestleMania XX pitting WWE Champion John Cena against the man he beat for that title, Brock Lesnar! These two put on a match that is very near the equal of their Mania epic, but it ends the same, with Cena picking up the duke with the F-U!

[loopydate]

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms for the release of SmackDown! superstars Scotty 2 Hotty and Shannon Moore. We wish both men the best in their future endeavors.

[loopydate]

APRIL 2004 RECAP


RAW

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Apr. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(27-16) Sean O'Haire (2-3, 91) (W Rhyno, L 8-man tag, L 10-man tag, W RVD, L Angle)
(23-20) Kurt Angle (3-2, 94) (L w/Edge vs HBK/Benoit, L 6-man tag, W 10-man tag, W Y2J, W O'Haire)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Apr. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(5-2) Mickie James (1-1, 87) (W Molly, L Trish)
(23-9-1) Rhyno (3-2, 85) (L O'Haire, W 8-man tag, W Y2J, W Kane, L Benoit)
(23-18-1) Big Show (2-2, 63) (W 6-man tag, L 10-man tag, W w/UT vs WGTT, L Haas)
(18-21-1) Undertaker (2-2, 68) (W 6-man tag, L 10-man tag, W w/Show vs WGTT, L Shelton)
(15-18) Charlie Haas (3-2, 76) (W w/Shelton vs La Res, L 6-man tag, W 10-man tag, L w/Shelton vs UT/Show, W Show)
(17-21-3) Chris Benoit (4-1, 85) (W w/HBK vs Angle/Edge, W 6-man tag, L 10-man tag, W Edge, W Rhyno)
(16-24-1) Chris Jericho (2-2, 87) (W Val, W Train, L Rhyno, L Angle)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Apr. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(3-0) Damien (3-0, 78) (W Train, W Kish, W Storm)
(10-5) Victoria (1-0, 72) (W Jazz)
(25-15) Rob Van Dam (4-1, 73) (W Regal, W 8-man tag, W 10-man tag, L O'Haire, W Jindrak)
(10-6-1) Trish Stratus (1-0, 78) (W Mickie)
(8-6) Jazz (0-1, 73) (L Victoria)
(17-18) Shelton Benjamin (3-2, 79) (W w/Haas vs La Res, L 6-man tag, W 10-man tag, L w/Haas vs UT/Show, W UT)
(17-20) Edge (1-3, 75) (L w/Angle vs HBK/Benoit, L HBK, W 10-man tag, L Benoit)
(16-19-1) Kane (1-1, 44) (W Kish, L Rhyno)
(10-14) Lance Storm (2-1, 64) (W 8-man tag, W w/Dreamer vs Cade/Jindrak, L Damien)
(11-16) Chuck Palumbo (3-1, 69) (W Dreamer, L 8-man tag, W Booker, W w/Stamboli vs Booker/Val)
(9-15) A-Train (0-3, 77) (L Damien, L Y2J, L Regal)
(11-19) Tommy Dreamer (2-1, 72) (L Palumbo, W 8-man tag, W w/Storm vs Cade/Jindrak)
(4-8-1) Gail Kim (0-0, 69) (N/A)
(7-14) Johnny Stamboli (1-1, 66) (L 8-man tag, W w/Palumbo vs Booker/Val)
(7-15) Sylvan Grenier (1-1, 71) (L w/Dupree vs WGTT, W 3-way tag)
(10-23) William Regal (2-1, 70) (L RVD, W Val, W Train)
(3-7) Molly Holly (0-2, 74) (L Mickie, L Lita)
(7-17) Val Venis (0-3, 75) (L Y2J, L Regal, L w/Booker vs NBT)
(7-18) Rene Dupree (1-1, 72) (L w/Grenier vs WGTT, W 3-way tag)
(3-9) Lita (1-0, 77) (W Molly)
(3-13) Rikishi (1-2, 69) (W Conway, L Kane, L Damien)
(2-18) Rob Conway (0-2, 69) (L Kish, L 3-way tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Apr. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(7-6) Mark Jindrak (0-3, 60) (L 8-man tag, L w/Cade vs Storm/Dreamer, L RVD)
(13-19-2) Booker T (0-3, 60) (L 3-way tag, L Palumbo, L w/Val vs NBT)
(0-2) Luther Reigns (0-1, 43) (L 3-way tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Openers (Mar. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-2) Lance Cade (0-2, 59) (L 3-way tag, L w/Jindrak vs Dreamer/Storm)

Holding Out
(25-15) Shawn Michaels (2-1) (W w/Benoit vs Angle/Edge, W Edge, L 10-man tag)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (95)
Steve Austin (92)
Shane McMahon (89)
Al Snow (75)

Managers
Terri Runnels (70) (None)
Torrie Wilson (70) (None)
Nidia (62) (Jamie Noble)

RAW Title Changes
World Heavyweight - Title Vacated (4/19), Kurt Angle over Chris Jericho (4/25)
WWE Tag Team - Undertaker and Show beat World's Greatest Tag Team (4/25)
Women's - Trish Stratus beat Victoria (3/8)
United States - None (Sean O'Haire has been champ since 2/29)

RAW Feuds
Kurt Angle vs. Chris Jericho (90 Heat)
Edge vs. Chris Benoit (82 Heat)
Rob Van Dam vs. Sean O'Haire (78 Heat)
World's Greatest Tag Team vs. Undertaker and Show (77 Heat)

[loopydate]

APRIL 2004 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Apr. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(29-13) Brock Lesnar (3-2, 98) (W w/Matt vs Rock/Cena, W Rico, L 6-man tag, W Rock, L Cena)
(27-14) John Cena (4-1, 100) (L w/Rock vs Lesnar/Hardy, W Kidman, W 6-man tag, W Matt, W Lesnar)
(25-13) The Rock (3-3, 100) (L w/Cena vs Lesnar/Hardy, L Matt, W Layfield, W 6-man tag, L Lesnar, W Matt)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Apr. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(22-15) Matt Hardy (3-3, 86) (W w/Lesnar vs Rock/Cena, W Rock, W Chavo, L 6-man tag, L Cena, L Rock)
(16-15-2) Billy Kidman (1-4, 83) (L Rico, W London, L Cena, L w/Tajiri vs Guerreros, L Rey)
(20-19) Christian (3-3, 86) (L 6-man tag, W Chavo, W Eddie, L 6-man tag, L Rey, W Hurricane)
(13-14) Rico (2-3, 83) (W Kidman, L Tajiri, L Lesnar, L Batista, W 4-way)
(17-22-1) Eddie Guerrero (2-3, 83) (W Tajiri, L Rey, L Xian, W w/Chavo vs Tajiri/Kidman, L Tajiri)
(15-21) Hurricane (0-5, 82) (L 8-man tag, L Batista, L Batista, L battle royal, L Xian)
(15-22-1) Chavo Guerrero (1-5, 74) (L Rey, L Christian, L Matt, L Tajiri, W w/Eddie vs Tajiri/Kidman, L battle royal)
(12-19-1) Tajiri (3-3, 82) (L Eddie, W Rico, L Rey, W Chavo, L w/Kidman vs Guerreros, W Eddie)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Apr. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(24-12) D-Von Dudley (2-3, 77) (W 6-man tag, W w/Bubba vs Metro, L Kanyon, L Gunn, L w/Bubba vs Metro)
(22-14) Bubba Ray Dudley (2-3, 75) (W 6-man tag, W w/D-Von vs Metro, L Gunn, L Kanyon, L w/D-Von vs Metro)
(23-16) Batista (5-0, 80) (W 8-man tag, W Hurricane, W Hurricane, W Rico, W Layfield)
(15-12) John Layfield (2-2, 74) (W 8-man tag, L Rock, W battle royal, L Batista)
(7-9) Billy Gunn (4-1, 70) (W 3-way tag, L w/Kanyon vs Dudleyz, W Bubba, W D-Von, W w/Kanyon vs Dudleyz)
(7-9) Chris Kanyon (4-1, 69) (W 3-way tag, L w/Gunn vs Dudleyz, W D-Von, W Bubba, W w/Gunn vs Dudleyz)
(8-13) Nova (1-1, 70) (W Nunzio, L battle royal)
(9-17) Test (1-1, 70) (W 8-man tag, L battle royal)
(4-10) Jamie Noble (0-2, 65) (L 3-way tag, L battle royal)
(6-16) Spike Dudley (1-1, 65) (W 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(5-15) Nunzio (0-2, 68) (L Nova, L battle royal)
(4-13-1) Ultimo Dragon (0-3, 80) (L 8-man tag, L battle royal, L 4-way)
(4-13) Carlito (0-2, 72) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(3-11-1) Paul London (0-4, 82) (L 8-man tag, L Kidman, L battle royal, L 4-way)
(3-13) Boss Man (1-1, 47) (W 8-man tag, L battle royal)
(2-17) Doug Basham (0-2, 44) (L 3-way tag, L battle royal)
(2-17) Danny Basham (0-2, 43) (L 3-way tag, L battle royal)
(1-11) Chris Nowinski (0-2, 66) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Mar. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(10-10) Matt Morgan (0-2, 61) (L w/Funaki vs Akio/Henry, L battle royal)
(4-9-1) Akio (1-1, 65) (W w/Henry vs Morgan/Funaki, L battle royal)
(2-9) Mark Henry (1-1, 55) (W w/Akio vs Morgan/Funaki, L battle royal)
(0-3) Funaki (0-2, 64) (L w/Morgan vs Akio/Henry, L battle royal)

Future Endeavors
(3-15) Shannon Moore (0-2) (L 3-way tag, L battle royal)
(0-12) Scotty 2 Hotty (0-2) (L 8-man tag, L battle royal)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Vince McMahon (92)
Tazz (72)
Sable (70)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (90) (Billy Kidman and Brock Lesnar)
Theodore Long (66) (Chris Nowinski and Mark Henry)

SmackDown! Title Changes
Intercontinental - Batista beat Hurricane (4/8)
Cruiserweight - Rey Mysterio beat Christian in a tournament final (4/25)
World Tag Team - Metro Connection beat Dudley Boyz (4/29)
WWE World - None (John Cena has been champ since 3/14)

SmackDown! Feuds
The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar (97 Heat)
Rey Mysterio vs. Christian (92 Heat)
Los Guerreros vs. Billy Kidman & Tajiri (88 Heat)
John Cena vs. Matt Hardy (87 Heat)

[loopydate]

MAY 3, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

May of 2004 kicks off with... yet another dud show from the fine people at RAW. Dammit. In just under two weeks, WWE returns to pay-per-view with Judgment Day, and after the blockbuster announcement by Vince McMahon, we know that we are just two weeks away from the start of King of the Ring!

One of the favorites in that tournament has to be the red-hot Rhyno, and tonight he takes on La Resistance's Rene Dupree. Rhyno dominates almost from the opening bell, picking up the dominant win with the GOOOOOOORE!

The WWE fans are in for a treat next as Terri Runnels makes her return to RAW. The blonde bombshell is looking especially... sort of funny-looking, actually. Never really thought she was that hot. Anyway, she's there to announce her newest clients, a tag team that's looking to put aside their recent individual struggles in a quest to become WWE Tag Team Champions. Ladies and gentlemen, The Playboys - Val Venis and Lance Cade!

The Playboys get their first action next in a six-man match, teaming with the equally down-on-his-luck Booker T to take on Natural Born Thrillers Chuck Palumbo, Johnny Stamboli, and Mark Jindrak. The babyfaces get off to a hot start, isolating Johnny The Bull with quick tags and lots of high-impact offense. Once Chuck Palumbo comes in, though, momentum quickly shifts to the NBT side of the ring. Palumbo pummels Cade, then he and Jindrak double-team him a bit. We get a double-hot-tag spot with Stamboli and Booker hitting the ring at the same time, and Stamboli picks up the win for NBT with his Mamaluke DDT.

Last week, Chris Benoit picked up a win over Rhyno, only to get blindsided by Edge after the match. We now know that they will face off once more at Judgment Day. Benoit has a tune-up match tonight against the massive A-Train. Train uses his power early, but Benoit, with the use of evasive maneuvers, takes control and throws Train around the ring with myriad suplexes. Benoit hits Train with an incredible Emerald Fusion, and Train never stood a chance as he taps out to the Crippler Crossface. After the match, Edge once again hits the ring and lays Benoit out with the Edgecutioner! These two aren't waiting until Judgment Day!

Sean O'Haire is backstage, and he's there to issue a challenge. He thought he had put Rob Van Dam behind him. He issued one final statement last week on RAW, but then RVD had to go and stick his nose in O'Haire's business again after the main event. This is going to end, and it's not going to end with tonight's tag-team main event. O'Haire wants RVD at Judgment Day, and he's willing to put the United States Title on the line again to do it!

The Women's Division is on display next in eight-Diva tag-team action. Trish Stratus leads her team of Lita, Victoria, and her best friend Mickie James against Gail Kim, Jazz, Molly Holly, and the returning Shaniqua! Ugh. This dud show is pissing me off. Anyway, Mickie picks up the win with a tornado DDT on Shaniqua.

Edge clearly has Chris Benoit on his mind tonight, but he has to focus his energies next as he takes on The Ministry's undefeated rookie monster Damien! Edge looks to be on the verge of handing Damien his first loss, but during a bit of confusion, Chris Benoit nails Edge with a chair, allowing Damien to snatch him up and hit a Chokeslam for the win! After the match, Benoit ties Edge up in the ropes. The referee tries to hold him back, but it's too late, as Benoit pulls off his version of the Chairshot Heard 'Round The World, leaving an unconscious Edge slumped in the ropes. Benoit has completely snapped, and finally the officials and agents manage to get him out of the ring.

Last week, the World's Greatest Tag Team got into it once again with their rivals, the WWE Tag Team Champions Big Show and Undertaker. Tonight, they take on Undertaker and his half-brother Kane. If they can beat the re-united Brothers Of Destruction, they earn a title match against Show and Taker at Judgment Day! This match turns out to be not much more than a set-up. WGTT control most of the match, but they leave themselves open for Big Show to hit Shelton Benjamin with a chair, costing the Brothers the match. They clearly just wanted to soften up their rivals before Judgment Day!

Eric Bischoff appears on the TitanTron and makes the match official. It's Undertaker and Show defending the WWE Tag Team Titles against the team they defeated at Backlash, the World's Greatest Tag Team!

Time now for our main event, as the World Champion Kurt Angle teams with Rob Van Dam against Angle's new rival Chris Jericho and the United States Champion Sean O'Haire! Good match that the crowd is into, even though Angle isn't really into it, and it's a dud show. Even still, it gets a decent rating. In the end, Jericho rolls up Angle with a handful of tights for the cheap win. He's pinned the World Champion! After the match, Angle and RVD take their rivals down.

Angle grabs the microphone and issues a challenge to Jericho. Jericho's right. He's not supposed to be the #1 contender, but if he's going to keep being a pain in Angle's ass, Angle's going to return the favor by being a pain in Jericho's... freakin' ankle! Oh, it's true! It's damn true!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Damn, I can't believe you are having so many dud shows. I had two in a row but never anything that bad. Is the market down or something?</font>

[loopydate]

Yeah, the market's down, and for whatever reason, morale is way low on RAW. I haven't had a problem with anyone on SD having low morale, but I've got four guys on RAW with 30% or lower morale. I wonder if it's because Spike doesn't get the ratings UPN does?

[loopydate]

MAY 6, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

SmackDown! kicks off with a pair of WWE debuts! Newcomer Johnny Jeter plays the cocky heel against Aaron "The Idol" Stevens' teen idol babyface gimmick. And these two make a name for themselves quickly, tearing up their debut match. Stevens picks up the win with the Downer, but after the match, Jeter attacks him and gains a measure of revenge. These two are SmackDown! stars in the making!

Paul Heyman leads Brock Lesnar and Billy Kidman, the only remaining members of his Dangerous Alliance, to the ring. He cuts a promo about the struggles his team has had since the draft, about how losing Big Show to RAW seems to have sucked some of the life out of them. So he decided that it's time once again to expand the Alliance. But instead of adding another big body to the fold, he's going the other way. Lately, Billy Kidman has had his greatest success in tag team matches, and so Paul Heyman is proud to introduce the newest member of the Alliance, Kidman's tag team partner... the Japanese buzzsaw Tajiri!

Tajiri makes his debut as a member of the Alliance next against Rico. These two top-tier cruiserweights put on a good match with lots of aerial offense and martial arts wizardry. In the end, though, Tajiri resorts to cheating and lays out Rico with brass knuckles. Unfortunately for the buzzsaw, the official sees it and disqualifies him.

Once Rico regains his bearings, he asks for a microphone. He cuts a promo about the despicable acts perpetrated by Dave Batista last week, when he viciously assaulted the biggest icon in the industry, Ric Flair, ruining his retirement announcement. Rico and Bats have had their issues in the past, and their WrestleMania match should have put all that behind them, but Rico wants one last shot at Batista, and he wants it at Judgment Day! "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" hits the speakers, and the crowd erupts! Their cheers turn quickly to boos as - instead of Flair - they get "Nature Boy" Dave Batista, strutting out onto the ramp wearing very Flair-like attire. He accepts the challenge, and lets out a triumphant WOOOOOOO!

It's champion versus champion next as Batista takes on the Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio! This match pretty much goes as you'd expect it, Batista using power, Rey going aerial. In the end, Rey's rival Christian hits the ring with a chair and takes advantage of a distracted referee to hit Rey, allowing Batista to hit the Batista Bomb and pick up the win. After the match, Christian lands two more chair shots, then hits Rey with a drop toehold across the chair. Rey is bloodied, and Christian is standing tall!

As Christian walks away, Rey manages to drag himself to ringside and grab the microphone. He issues a challenge to Christian for Judgment Day, and Captain Charisma happily accepts. It looks like the Cruiserweight Title is within his grasp!

Last week, Metro Connection pulled off a tremendous upset when they defeated the Dudley Boyz for the World Tag Team Titles. Tonight, they defend those belts for the very first time against Los Guerreros! The champions isolate Chavo for most of the early-going until Chavo manages to pull out a Steamboat-style cross body. Unfortunately, the size advantage of the Connection is just too much, as they quickly take down Eddie after a hot tag. After Chavo tags back in, he gets blindsided by Billy Kidman, wielding a chair! Gunn takes advantage with the Fame-Ass-Er for the win and the successful title defense.

The Rock is backstage, and he's got a big match against the WWE Champion John Cena tonight, but he's there to hype up his feud with Brock Lesnar. At Judgment Day, it may be a fatal fourway for the title, but Rock only has eyes for Lesnar, and he's going to show Lesnar that all the embarassments he's suffered over the last couple of months will be nothing against what he does to Lesnar at Judgment Day!

Those words must be ringing in Lesnar's ears as he heads to the ring for a tune-up match against Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Two of the three #1 contenders for the WWE Title go at it in a competitive match that again shows that Matt Hardy is so very close to the main event. In the end, though, Lesnar's power is just too much for the rebooted Hardy, and he picks up the win with the F5.

WWE Champion John Cena heads to the ring for the main event, but first he has some things he wants to say to Matt Hardy. If Hardy wants to keep pretending that he's ready to fight for the WWE Title, he's going to need to do better than he did against Lesnar. Plus, next week, when Cena and Hardy go one-on-one in their final tune-up for Judgment Day, Cena's going to again walk out with the win.

As mentioned before, tonight's main event pits WWE Champion Cena against The Rock! The crowd absolutely eats this match up! Unfortunately, they're cheated out of a clean finish as Matt Hardy hits Cena from behind with a chair allowing Rock to pick up the win with the Rock Bottom. After the match, Rock shows something of a lack of appreciation, as he lays out Hardy with the Rock Bottom as well! The Rock stands tall as SmackDown! goes off the air.

The Judgment Day card is coming together! Cena versus Rock versus Lesnar versus Hardy for the WWE Title, Batista versus Rico for the Intercontinental Title, Rey Mysterio versus Christian for the Cruiserweight Title, and Eddie Guerrero versus Tajiri! Next week, it's the last show before Judgment Day, and we know that it's going to be Cena versus Hardy and Rock versus Lesnar, plus everyone else (including the damaged Cruiserweight Title Rey Mysterio) will see their last action before Judgment Day!

[loopydate]

MAY 10, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Okay, so something fucked up on my laptop and I lost the first several segments worth of stuff I'd written up. Molly beat Lita with the Molly Go Round.

Kane beat Lance Storm with a Chokeslam.

Trish and Mickie had a random backstage hanging out thing to boost ratings with T&A.

Up next is a match between The Ministry's undefeated rookie monster Damien and a man who was once known in ECW as the... undefeated... rookie monster, Rhyno. These two tear the house down and the crowd eats it up. They are absolutely on the verge of superstardom. Damien continues his winning streak with his trademark DDT, but after the match, Rhyno gets revenge and sends him to the floor.

And my stupid laptop fucked up again. Chris Benoit beat Charlie Haas thanks to help from Big Show. After the match, Edge hits the ring to even the odds.

It's unclear what the next segment is until... GLASS SHATTERS! HOLY SHIT! STONE COLD! STONE COLD! STONE COLD! BAH GAWD, MAH CHAIR'S STICKY, KING! Austin comes out to address his hometown faithful. It sounds like he's about to become a more permanent addition to the RAW roster. Which means at least one segment a week that TPWW.net poster loopydate gets to see what's happening on other channels.

Up next is a hell of a disappointing match between Rob Van Dam and Big Show. Sean O'Haire accidentally takes Show out, allowing RVD to hit the Five-Star Frogsplash for the win. After the match, Shelton Benjamin hits the ring to make the save.

Fortunately, the match that occurs right after, pitting Benjamin against O'Haire, is amazing. Tons of back-and-forth action, with both guys pulling out all the stops. The night o' interference continues, as Undertaker hits the ring to hang Shelton out across the top rope. RVD makes the save, and the feuds continue. It's almost like I'm trying to wrap all this stuff up over the next few shows to build to new feuds or something.

"I'm ba-ack!" Eric Bischoff hits the ring. He asks for a microphone. "For the better part of a decade, Vince McMahon and I went head-to-head. He was leading this very company, while I was running World Championship Wrestling. Three years ago, Vince put me under. Then he brought me in, and he thought he'd won the war. But when Vince announced that he was taking over as acting General Manager of SmackDown! last week, he unwittingly restarted the war! Vince, you may have my old secret weapon - the cruiserweight division - dominating your shows, but I've learned some things since we last tangled, Vince. And you'd better believe that it's not going to be long before RAW runs SmackDown! into the ground in the ratings, and you'll have no choice but to step down as the head of World Wrestling Entertainment and give me the victory I so rightly deserve! And when it's all said and done, I'm slapping a giant WCW logo on the front of Titan Towers!"

Number-one contender for the World Title Chris Jericho takes on Edge in our next contest. You can pretty much imagine what happens at the end of this one (if you've been paying attention through the rest of the show), as Chris Benoit hits Edge with a chair, allowing Jericho to pick up the win. After the match, Kurt Angle makes the save and drives off Jericho.

And, thanks to Undertaker's crappy work ethic and Kurt Angle's not giving a damn, their main event match is a dud. Angle wins it by DQ after Chris Jericho interferes, and Charlie Haas makes the save. Ugh.

[loopydate]

Boss Man has announced that he's an alcoholic and has been sent to rehab.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Seems like so many of your main eventers stop caring. :( I've had that problem.

One way to get around it is to make all your main eventers/upper midcards managers...this way they won't care if they don't make an appearance on every single show.</font>

[loopydate]

For whatever reason, it's only happening on RAW, though. I asked Sophie what the show needs, and she suggested a new color commentator. So, starting with Judgment Day and every Monday night thereafter, JR will be joined by... James E. Cornette!

[Impeccable]

For whatever reason, it's only happening on RAW, though. I asked Sophie what the show needs, and she suggested a new color commentator. So, starting with Judgment Day and every Monday night thereafter, JR will be joined by... James E. Cornette!

Amazing! :y:

[loopydate]

MAY 13, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's the last show before Judgment Day, and the SmackDown! Superstars have one last night to tune up before the big show. All of SmackDown!'s biggest rivals will go head-to-head tonight, plus a new #1 contender for the Intercontinental Title will be determined. The show kicks off with one of the #1 contenders for the WWE Title, Matt Hardy Version 2.0, cutting a promo. Tonight, he's got a one-on-one match with John Cena and when he walks out with his arms raised, Cena will know he's got his number. And when he walks out of Judgment Day with the WWE Title, the whole world will know that that number... is 2.0! I can just see that "Matt Hardy is #2" will be popping up all over the country.

Sunday night, "Nature Boy" Dave Batista will defend his Intercontinental Title against Rico. The winner of that match will face the winner of the following four-corners match next week on SmackDown! It's former champion Hurricane versus John Layfield versus Paul London versus Ultimo Dragon! The cruiserweights put on a pretty exciting match while Layfield is... also there. In the end, London pulls off the upset by hitting Layfield with London Calling for the win!

Christian cuts a promo next about his Cruiserweight Title match against Rey Mysterio that's coming up on Sunday. The guy really knows how to work a promo, and this one's a doozy. Seems strange to have a near-main-event feud over the Cruiserweight Title, but the belt is definitely helping push these guys up the card.

Christian remains in the ring for a tag match pitting him and Dave Batista against Mysterio and Rico. Two Judgment Day singles matches brought together for tonight's tag match. Rey and Rico double-team Christian until Xian manages to tag in Batista, who cleans house, pummeling both rivals. Once Christian tags back in, Rey grabs the advantage and pins his rival with the West Coast Pop.

Vince McMahon, acting General Manager of SmackDown! announces that in light of last week's challenge for a match between Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri, he's going to add another match to the Judgment Day card. Continuing the ongoing rivalry between Los Guerreros and Paul Heyman's new Dangeorus Alliance team of Kidman and Tajiri, it's going to be Chavo Guerrero versus Billy Kidman at Judgment Day!

Up next is an incredible tag match pitting the aforementioned quartet against each other once again. Quick tags, aerial offense, technical wizardry, you name it, it's here. In the end, Chavo picks up the win by pinning Kidman with the Brainbuster. After the match, all four brawl up the ramp and out of view.

The champ is here! WWE Champion John Cena hits the ring next to cut a promo about Matt Hardy Version 2.0. After their Backlash encounter, Cena learned not to underestimate Hardy, and tonight, he's definitely not going to take him lightly. But that doesn't mean that he's not going to wipe the mat with him tonight and all three contenders at Judgment Day to walk off still the champ!

Now it's time for Cena versus Hardy, and they put on another tremendous match. This rivalry is definitely accomplishing its goal of elevating Hardy and keeping Cena in the top tier of WWE Superstars. Cena looks to be on the verge of picking up the win when Hardy catches him with a low blow and a quick small package. Hardy has pinned the champ! He runs off before Cena can get his revenge. What's going to happen at Judgment Day?

The Rock cuts a promo next about tonight's match against Brock Lesnar and the fatal fourway at Judgment Day. The Rock is ready to walk away with the WWE Title, and he doesn't care whether he needs to pin Lesnar or Matt Hardy, or his friend John Cena, he's going to once again go from People's Champion to WWE Champion if you smell what The Rock is cookin'!

Main event time now as Rock and Lesnar go one-on-one once again. And just like their past encounters, this one tears the house down. Unfortunately, we don't get a clean finish, as Paul Heyman climbs up on the apron and exposes one of the turnbuckles. Lesnar grabs Rock's tights and slams him face-first into the buckle and rolls him up for the win, even putting feet on the ropes to add insult to injury.

After the match, Heyman grabs the microphone and again tears into Rock. He's tried so many times over the last two weeks to finally pick up that win over Lesnar, and every time he fails. And at Judgment Day, he's going to have the exact same problem when Lesnar walks out with the WWE Title.

[loopydate]

Test injured his ankle at a house show and is out for two months.

[Impeccable]

Which version of EWR are you using? Where can I get it?

[loopydate]

4.2. I just did a Google search for "EWR" or "Extreme Warfare Revenge." I can't remember which link I used, but a little bit of searching should get it for you.

Btw, look for Judgment Day and the King of the Ring brackets either late Wednesday or sometime Thursday.

[loopydate]

MAY 16, 2004 - JUDGMENT DAY


The show kicks off with the culmination of the ongoing World's Greatest Tag Team/Ministry feud. Undertaker and Big Show are defending their titles against Haas and Benjamin in a Hardcore Match!

Hardcore Match for the WWE Tag Team Titles - World's Greatest Tag Team vs. Undertaker and Show (c)

Undertaker uses a big bag of popcorn to floor Shelton. Big Show hits a big clothesline, not of the 'from Hell' variety. Whip into an upright table by Undertaker. Charlie Haas fights out of a grapple. Hard impact russian legsweep by Haas. If you're going to get impact, 'hard' is probably a good way to go. World's Greatest Tag Team whip Undertaker into the corner. Charlie Haas whips Shelton Benjamin in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Show takes a quick lariat. Shelton Benjamin scoop slams Show onto and through a table. Haas only gets knees on a splash. Big Show hits a sloppy bulldog off the ropes. Big clothesline from Undertaker. Charlie Haas is all alone...Double Choke Slam!! 1....2....3! *** rating for a good bout.

Overall Rating: 79%
Crowd Reaction: 78%
Match Quality: 80%

Los Guerreros and the duo of Billy Kidman and Tajiri have been locked in a war for the last several weeks, and tonight a pair of singles matches will continue the bad blood. Up first, it's Chavo versus Kidman!

Chavo Guerrero vs. Billy Kidman

Dropkick connects, Kidman goes down. Chavo Guerrero misses a clothesline. Chavo walks into a high dropkick from Billy Kidman. Chavo Guerrero charges, Kidman moves, and the referee is conveniently placed to get knocked out. Vicious kick to the teeth from Billy Kidman. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Chavo reverses a Billy Kidman hammerlock. Chavo uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Flying cross body off the top rope! I'll give a 0.8 on the Steamboat scale for that effort. There's a two count on the pin. Back heel kick off the second rope, Kidman goes down. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Billy Kidman pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Kidman crushes Chavo with a running senton. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Chavo blocks the suplex attempt. Chavo Guerrero moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Brainbuster. 1....2...3, it's finished. This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout.

Overall Rating: 81%
Crowd Reaction: 80%
Match Quality: 82%

Since just after WrestleMania, Sean O'Haire has made Rob Van Dam's life a living hell. On several occasions, RVD has come within a hair's breadth of winning O'Haire's United States Title, only to come up just short. Tonight, he goes for it one more time.

United States Title Match - Rob Van Dam vs. Sean O'Haire (c)

Sean O'Haire fires off some right and left hands. RVD kicks Sean O'Haire in the gut to reverse the momentum. O'Haire walks into a high dropkick from Rob Van Dam. RVD whips O'Haire into the turnbuckles...and predictably, the referee gets sandwiched. Slingshot senton by RVD, crushing the chest of O'Haire. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. O'Haire blocks the suplex attempt. Running knee lift from Sean O'Haire. Massive backbreaker, RVD got planted. Early reports indicate that the back was *not* actually broken, so the move's name should actually be backhurter. Cover for a two count. Death valley driver by Sean O'Haire, Rob Van Dam got planted. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Rob Van Dam takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Spinning bulldog in the corner, O'Haire is down. Pin, but O'Haire is out just before the three count. O'Haire counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. O'Haire whips RVD into the turnbuckles...and predictably, the referee gets sandwiched. Rob Van Dam floors O'Haire, then signals for the Five Star Frog Splash. Meanwhile, Sean O'Haire has something in his hands. RVD comes over...and gets nailed with a set of brass knuckles! The referee wakes up to see the pinfall: 1....2....3! It's over. A **** rating for a good contest.

Overall Rating: 83%
Crowd Reaction: 78%
Match Quality: 89%

Chris Benoit lost his mind two months ago, and one of the first RAW Superstars to try to shut him down was Edge. The two of them have battled numerous times for months, and tonight they do battle once more.

Edge vs. Chris Benoit

Edge hits a right hand. Chris Benoit fights out of a grapple. Belly to belly suplex by Benoit. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Edge gets hit with a running splash mountain out of the corner. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. Benoit only gets knees on a splash. Edge slams Chris Benoit down. Spinebuster by Edge. Cover for a two count. Death valley driver by Edge, Chris Benoit got planted. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Benoit blocks the suplex attempt. Vicious snap suplex! Edge got whipped over hard. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Edge kicks Chris Benoit in the gut to reverse the momentum. Edge moves in for the kill. Edgeocutioner!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! **1\2 rating for a decent contest.

Overall Rating: 77%
Crowd Reaction: 81%
Match Quality: 68%

When the legendary Ric Flair retired at the end of April, he was brutalized by his former pupil Dave Batista, who has since stolen Flair's "Nature Boy" mannerisms for his own. Batista's former rival Rico has stepped up to the plate to try and defend Flair's honor.

Intercontinental Title Match - Rico vs. Dave Batista (c)

Hard back suplex on Batista. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Batista takes a hurrancarana from Rico. There's a two count on the pin. Batista reverses a Rico hammerlock. Rico receives some unexciting punishment. Rico takes a vertical suplex. Hooks the leg for a two count. Side suplex from Batista. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Batista strikes Rico. Rico blocks the suplex attempt. Flying reverse elbow by Rico. There's a two count on the pin. DDT from the top rope by Rico. That looked brutal. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Batista takes a flying neckbreaker from Rico. Rico hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Rico misses a clothesline. Rico takes a vertical suplex. Batista scores with a crappy looking standing spinebuster. Rico can barely stand. Here it comes - Batista Bomb. 1....2...3, it's finished. This gets a **3\4 rating. Perfectly Acceptable Wrestling.

Overall Rating: 76%
Crowd Reaction: 79%
Match Quality: 70%

It's now time for the second half of our Guerreros/Dangerous Alliance series as Eddie Guerrero takes on the Japanese buzzsaw Tajiri!

Eddie Guerrero vs. Tajiri

Driven DDT by Tajiri. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Super kick by Tajiri. There's a two count on the pin. Eddie backdrops Tajiri out of a piledriver attempt. Kick from Eddie Guerrero to the leg. Tajiri takes a flying neckbreaker from Eddie Guerrero. Cover for a two count. Tajiri walks into a face crusher variation. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Eddie Guerrero hits a rolling kick on Tajiri. Tajiri takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Beautiful spinning arm drag out of the corner by Tajiri. There's a two count on the pin. Springboard dropkick from Tajiri. Nicely done. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Tajiri hits a dropkick on Eddie Guerrero. Tajiri hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Eddie counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Flying elbow from Eddie Guerrero. Power drive elbow by Eddie Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero floors Tajiri...and climbs the turnbuckles. Frog Splash!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. That was good. **** rating.

Overall Rating: 87%
Crowd Reaction: 84%
Match Quality: 91%

Last month at Backlash, Rey Mysterio won the vacant Cruiserweight Title by defeating Christian at the end of a series of matches to determine a new champion. Tonight, Christian cashes in his rematch.

Cruiserweight Title Match - Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Christian

Back suplex on Rey, which is a backdrop to you NOAH fans. Rey blocks a punch. Kick from Rey Mysterio to the leg. Rey Mysterio misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee by mistake. Back heel kick off the second rope, Christian goes down. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Christian reverses a waistlock. Stun Gun from Christian! There used to be this blonde guy in WCW in the early 90's who used that...i wonder what happened to him? Brainbuster suplex by Christian, who apparently is in the mood to bust some brains. Hooks the leg for a two count. Belly to belly off the top rope, Rey got folded up big time. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Christian drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Flying reverse elbow by Rey Mysterio. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Christian ducks a wild right hand. Rey Mysterio slugs Christian, sending him down into the corner. While Rey fires up the crowd, Christian is removing the turnbuckle pad! Rey Mysterio comes over...but Christian grabs him by the tights and uses the leverage to slingshot Rey Mysterio face first into the exposed steel turnbuckle! Christian rolls up the stunned Rey Mysterio, and even puts his feet on the second rope to add insult to injury! 1....2...3! What a display of cheating from Christian. The fight has started up again! Rey Mysterio attacks Christian, and they brawl all around ringside, then into the crowd! They eventually disappear backstage, still fighting. I'll give this a ***1\4 rating.

Overall Rating: 87%
Crowd Reaction: 92%
Match Quality: 78%

Kurt Angle defeated Chris Jericho at Backlash to win the vacant World Title. Since that match, Jericho has done everything in his power to take out Angle until Angle finally broke down and gave Jericho another shot at the gold.

World Heavyweight Title Match - Kurt Angle (c) vs. Chris Jericho

Hard back suplex on Angle. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Jericho crushes Angle with a running senton. Hooks the leg for a two count. Angle blocks a kick from Chris Jericho. Chris Jericho walks into a stiff lariat clothesline from Angle. Rude Awakening on Chris Jericho by Angle. Cover for a two count. Kurt Angle nearly kills Jericho with a released tiger suplex. Pin, but Jericho is out just before the three count. Rude Awakening on Chris Jericho by Angle. Angle only gets knees on a splash. Jericho crushes Angle with a sweet running senton. Cover for a two count. Back heel kick off the second rope, Angle goes down. Pin, but Angle is out just before the three count. Second rope flying axe handle, Angle goes down. Dropkick connects, Angle goes down. Angle reverses a Chris Jericho hammerlock. Big clothesline on Jericho. Angle pulls a jumping piledriver out! Chris Jericho gets knocked to the ground by Angle. Here it comes...Angle Lock! Chris Jericho taps! That was good. **** rating.

Overall Rating: 89%
Crowd Reaction: 90%
Match Quality: 88%

And I accidentally double-clicked on the main event, so it skipped right to the Recap page. But John Cena retained the WWE Title in a fatal fourway by pinning Matt Hardy Version 2.0. The Rock and Brock Lesnar were also in the match. It got an 89% overall rating.

[loopydate]

KING OF THE RING BRACKETS

RAW
Kurt Angle vs. Big Show
A-Train vs. Damien
Val Venis vs. Sean O'Haire
Shelton Benjamin vs. Sylvan Grenier
Rob Van Dam vs. Chris Jericho
Edge vs. Rene Dupree
Rhyno vs. Undertaker
Charlie Haas vs. Chris Benoit

SmackDown!
John Cena vs. Carlito
Rico vs. Tajiri
Paul London vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0
Eddie Guerrero vs. Dave Batista
Ultimo Dragon vs. Brock Lesnar
Rey Mysterio vs. Billy Kidman
The Rock vs. John Layfield
Hurricane vs. Christian

[loopydate]

MAY 17, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

The 2004 King of the Ring tournament kicks off tonight! Our first contest pits the World's Greatest Tag Team's Shelton Benjamin against La Resistance's Sylvan Grenier. GOD FUCKING DAMNED DUD SHOW! Shelton wins it with a Superkick.

Mickie James beats Shaniqua with a DDT.

The Natural Born Thrillers come to the ring next and cut a promo. Mostly it's self-promotion, but O'Haire's attention inevitably returns to his ongoing feud with Rob Van Dam.

The other three NBTs have a six-man tag match next against Rikishi and ECW alumni Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer. Because I'm fucking pissed about the dud show, I'll just say that Palumbo pins Rikishi with the Jungle Kick.

Molly Holly beat Victoria with the Molly Go Round.

Eric Bischoff comes out to the ring next. He jaws about Vince McMahon a little, but mostly he's out there to say that the two Divas matches we've seen tonight were the first two quarterfinal matches in his latest brainchild... the Queen of the Ring tournament! The tournament will unfold in much the same manner as King of the Ring, with the same deal. The winner of the tournament gets a Women's Title shot any time she wants within a year.

Sean O'Haire beats Val Venis with the Prophecy to advance in King of the Ring.

Damien beats A-Train with a Chokeslam to advance to round two.

Damien grabs a microphone and cuts his first promo. It's pretty good, even if it is just self-promotion. This guy's going to be huge.

Up next is a clusterfuck eight-man tag match involving next week's KotR participants. It's Charlie Haas, Edge, Rhyno, and Rob Van Dam against Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Rene Dupree, and Undertaker. Jericho gets Rhyno to tap out to the Walls of Jericho to claim the victory.

Kurt Angle pinned Big Show with the Angle Slam to advance in King of the Ring.

[loopydate]

MAY 20, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

The SmackDown! bracket of the King of the Ring tournament kicks off tonight with four first-round matches, plus Paul London is hoping to pull off the upset of a lifetime as he takes on Dave Batista for the Intercontinental Title. All that, plus we expect to hear from Matt Hardy Version 2.0 before the night is through!

We open with a Cruiserweight exhibition between Rico and Carlito. Both men are entered in the KotR tournament, and we'll see them next week, but tonight they're looking to build some momentum. And if it wasn't ANOTHER FUCKING DUD SHOW, I'd talk about the awesomeness of this match. Instead, I'll just say Rico won with his spinning leg lariat.

It's a first-round King of the Ring match next as Brock Lesnar takes on Ultimo Dragon. 85/86% ratings for quality and reaction, but only a 76 overall. Fuck you, EWR! Lesnar picks up the win with the F5 to advance to round two.

Theodore Long cuts a promo on behalf of his Playas' Club (Mark Henry and Chris Nowinski), basically reminding us that they exist and maybe someday will have a match.

KotR continues next as The Rock takes on John Layfield. This one deserved the dud rating. Good reaction, but Rock had to carry the entire match. He picks up the win with the Rock Bottom to advance. Layfield cheap shots him after the match to retain some heat.

The ongoing rivalry between Los Guerreros and the Dangerous Alliance is just about to come to a head, and tonight, it's Chavo Guerrero versus Tajiri! These two put on a tremendous match that Tajiri winds up winning with the Kick of Death. Chavo gets revenge after the match with a Brainbuster.

Matt Hardy Version 2.0 comes to the ring next. He's sick and tired of this feud with John Cena, and he wants it to end tonight. Cena keeps walking away with the belt, and Matt promises that if he can't beat Cena, he'll never challenge him again. But tonight, the match is going to be on his terms. Tonight, he wants John Cena... in a ladder match! Cena comes out on the ramp to accept the challenge, and it's on!

King of the Ring continues next with two former Cruiserweight Champions going one-on-one as Rey Mysterio takes on Billy Kidman. These two put on a 4.5-star classic that goes back and forth, up and down, and pretty much resembles one of those flight-simulator rides. Rey picks up the win with the 619 to move on to round two.

More cruiserweight excitement is up next in our final KotR match of the evening as Hurricane takes on the new Cruiserweight Champion Christian! This one picks up four more stars for a tremendous bout that sees Christian advance with the Unprettier.

The Rock cuts a promo about how he's glad that Lesnar advanced. As much as he's pulling for his friend Rey Mysterio in two weeks, he is sort of hoping that Lesnar picks up the win, so that Rock can put him out of the tournament and finally end this feud once and for all.

"Nature Boy" Dave Batista is out next to defend the Intercontinental Title against the man who won a fatal fourway last week to earn the shot, Paul London. London manages to catch a couple of good high-flying moves, but he's just overmatched against Batista, who puts him away with the Batista Bomb to pick up the victory.

And now for our main event, the WWE Title on the line in a Ladder Match! These two put on a tremendous show, with both men using the ladder as a weapon. Cena hits the FU on Matt, and begins to climb the ladder, but out of nowhere... JEFF HARDY HITS THE RING! Matt's brother tips the ladder over, sending Cena to the floor, allowing Matt to climb the ladder and claim the win. We have a new WWE Champion! The Hardy Boyz shake hands and celebrate victory as SmackDown! goes off the air!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>MATTTTTTTTTTTTTT</font>

[Impeccable]

Come on Matt Hardy!!!!

[Impeccable]

July 1st 2004

TNA would like to announce the permanent signing of Impeccable as head booker of the company. Impeccable has initially signed a two year contract. As well as booking live events, Impeccable will be responsible for hiring and firing performers and staff. TNA would like to wish Impeccable the best of luck in his tenure at the helm of the most innovative brand in Sports Entertainment.

TNA

Just want to say, this is separate from Loopydates, even though the dates are similar.

[Impeccable]

July 2nd 2004 - Impeccable gets straight to work

The hard work behind the scenes have already begun at TNA. Impeccable has been busy evaluating the roster and staff, as well as the processes and development behind the scenes. TNA earlier announced the capture of Dave Finlay and Dean Malenko from WWE's staff. Finlay has been installed as the head of TNA's new wrestling camp, TNA - Development. Malenko has been tasked with booking and running TNA's new developmental territory, Atlantic Wrestling Organisation, which will work the east coast of Florida.

The talent evaluation is rumoured to be well underway, with Impeccable holding meetings with key talent and talent considered to be surplus to requirements today. Expect announcements soon.

[Impeccable]

WWE has come to terms on the immediate release of the following superstars;

Lita
Jazz
Torrie Wilson
Boss Man
Test
Bradshaw
Doug and Danny Basham
Mark Jindrak
Orlando Jordan
Renee Dupree
Sylvain Grenier
Rob Conway
Nick Dinsmore
Mark Henry
Horshu
Billy Gunn
Nova

WWE Would like to wish all performers the best in future endeavours.

[Impeccable]

21:32 July 2nd 2004

TNAWrestling have come to terms with the following performers for their immediate release from contract;

Konnan
The Sandman
Erik Watts
Glen Gilberti
Rick Steiner
Brian Lawler
Buff Bagwell

TNA would like to thank all for their hard work and dedication in making TNA the most exciting and innovative brand in sports entertainment, and wish them the best moving forward.




July 3rd 2004

Impeccable has wasted no time in snapping up some of the released talent from World Wrestling Entertainment. It is no secret that Impeccable is a huge fan of tag team wrestling, so the imminent captures of Renne Dupree and Sylvain Grenier and Doug and Danny Basham should help the tag team division develop.

We are also hearing that Test, Bradshaw, Rob Conway, Nick Dinsmore, Nova, Mark Jindrak and Orlando Jordan have put pen to paper on contracts at TNA.

There's a lot of talent out on the market at the moment, and it is expected that TNA will announce one or two marquee signings. Names that have been rumoured to have been in talks are Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Scott Hall, The Warrior, Lex Luger and Vader

[Impeccable]

July 4th 2004

Huge news folks. I'm a douche. Enough of what you already know though folks. News has reached me in my bedroom that TNA have signed former WWE star and current indie worker, Jeff Hardy.

This is in addition to the tag team signing of the Backseat Boyz, Trent Acid and Johnny Kashmere, earlier today




July 4th 2004

Impeccable continues to splash the cash as he signs independent wrestlers Steve Corino, Satoshi Kojima and Barry Windham today. All that remains is a top top signing. Ken Shamrock has today been rumoured to have been approached.



July 5th 2004 - Bret Hart signs for TNA

TNA Wrestling are excited to announce the signing of experienced performer and legend, Bret Hart. While Bret will not be an active performer, he will bring unrivalled experience to the team at TNA and will appear at television tapings.

[Impeccable]

July 6th 2004

The hirings and firings haven't stopped yet at TNA. We're hearing that Johnny Swinger and BG James have now been released, and in a dramatic twist, Billy Gunn has been signed to a contract.

It is anticipated that Billy Gunn will get at the very least a name change to try and disassociate his character with the competition. We're hearing that Bradshaw has been given a name change already and is very excited about his future role in the company

[loopydate]

MAY 24, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Tonight, both King of the Ring and Queen of the Ring continue with first-round matchups, plus a big tag-team main event pitting the four RAW superstars who advanced last week into next week's second round. The night kicks off with a QotR quarterfinal match pitting Lita against Jazz. Not a pretty match, and Jazz picks up the win with the STF to advance to next week's semis.

Backstage, Terri Runnels is trying to hype up The Playboys. They've been left off RAW a couple of times since their formation, but if they remain patient, they'll seize the opportunity.

King of the Ring continues next as Edge takes on La Resistance's Rene Dupree. Dupree once again shows that he's on the cusp of breaking out as a singles competitor, but Edge's experience is just too much, and he picks up the win with the Edgecution.

Mickie James cuts a good promo next about next week's QotR semifinal match against Molly Holly. That should be a hot match.

The last spot in the QotR semifinals is on the line next as Gail Kim takes on Women's Champion Trish Stratus. Decent match that the crowd gets way into. Both Divas get in a fair amount of offense until Trish takes Gail out with the Stratusphere to advance.

Chris Benoit attempts to cut a promo about his ongoing feud with Edge, but he's never been known as a brilliant stick man.

King of the Ring continues next with the recurring #1 contenders for the RAW singles titles, Rob Van Dam and Chris Jericho going head-to-head. These two put on a tremendous match that will hopefully re-establish RVD as an upper carder. Jericho picks up a cheap win as Sean O'Haire hits the ring and lays RVD out with a chair behind the ref's back. After the match, Kurt Angle hits the ring to help out RVD and chase off his rival Jericho.

Our next KotR match pits Chris Benoit against the World's Greatest Tag Team's Charlie Haas. Haas' partner Shelton Benjamin has already advanced to round two. Unfortunately, he's the only member of the team to do so, as Benoit puts Haas away with the Swandive Headbutt. After the match, Edge takes out Benoit with the Edgecution, clearly taking offense to Benoit's verbal attacks.

The Ministry cut an ominous promo about Rhyno. He faces Undertaker in a first-round match next, and Undertaker is still mad blah blah blah WrestleMania blah blah blah.

They put on a pretty lackluster match that Rhyno wins with the GOOOOOOORE to advance to round two.

And now for our main event. Next week, World Champion Kurt Angle will take on the undefeated rookie monster Damien, while Shelton Benjamin will face the United States Champion Sean O'Haire. Tonight, these two matches get previewed in a tag-team match! In the end, Chris Jericho gets his revenge from earlier, hopping up onto the apron and hittng Angle with a chair, allowing O'Haire to cover him for the win. After the match, RVD makes the save to turn the advantage back to the babyfaces as RAw goes off the air.

[loopydate]

MAY 27, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

King of the Ring continues tonight as we fill in the last four slots in the sweet sixteen. Plus, just like on RAW, a massive tag-team main event pitting next week's KotR participants against each other, plus the entire SmackDown! roster is here tonight as we select number-one contenders for two of the brand's top titles!

We open the night with a triple-threat match pitting new SmackDown! superstar Aaron Stevens against John Layfield and Matt Morgan. Layfield and Morgan brawl to start, then Stevens enters the fray by hitting some high-flying offense that almost winds up giving him the win over Morgan. He continues the offense until Layfield catches him with a spinebuster and finishes him with the Clothesline From Hell for the win.

King of the Ring continues next as Rico takes on the Dangerous Alliance's Tajiri. They put on a tremendous match with lots of martial artistry. In the end, Tajiri lands a brutal Kick of Death to pick up the win and advance.

The Cruiserweight division is on display next with a six-man tag match pitting Jamie Noble, Nova, and Spike Dudley against Akio, Nunzio, and newcomer Johnny Jeter. This was a tremendous old-school WCW-style six-man with lots of high flying and quick tags. Noble winds up finishing off his old Jung Dragons partner Akio with a Tigerdriver.

The World Tag Team Champions the Metro Connection cut a promo hyping themselves up. There's a #1 contender match for their belts next, but it doesn't matter who comes away with the win, because Billy Gunn and Chris Kanyon are going to be the champions for a long time.

And now it's time for a four-team elimination match to determine challengers for the Connection's belts next week. The first team eliminated is the makeshift duo of Funaki and Ultimo Dragon as Doug Basham lands a massive spinebuster on Dragon. The Basham Brothers are the next ones out as the Playas' Club's Chris Nowinski hits Doug with a DDT to put him out. Former World Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz pick up the win as Bubba puts Nowinski away with a Bubba Cutter.

King of the Ring continues as former WWE Champion John Cena takes on Carlito. Not much of a surprise that Cena picks up the win with the F-U.

Last week, Cena lost the title to Matt Hardy Version 2.0 thanks to the surprising return and interference of Matt's brother Jeff Hardy! Tonight, Matt has his first match as champion in a first-round King of the Ring match against Paul London. London continues to prove why he's one of the fastest-rising stars in World Wrestling Entertainment by taking Hardy to the limit. Matt winds up picking up the win with his diving legdrop off the second rope.

After the match, Jeff Hardy comes to the ring to join his brother in cutting a promo. Now that Matt is the WWE Champion, the brothers' rush to the top of World Wrestling Entertainment has begun. And next, Jeff is going to become #1 contender for the Cruiserweight TItle!

Up next is a fatal fourway to determine a #1 contender for Christian's Cruiserweight Title. It's Hardy versus Chavo Guerrero versus Hurricane versus Billy Kidman. Since I need to start getting ready to go to work, I'll just skip to the end of the match as Hardy does in fact pick up the win by landing the Swanton Bomb on Hurricane.

King of the Ring continues as Eddie Guerrero takes on Intercontinental Champion "Nature Boy" Dave Batista. On numerous occasions it looks like Eddie might pick up the win over Batista. Batista notices it, too, and he winds up getting frustrated and laying Eddie out with a steel chair. The referee calls for the bell, disqualifying Batista, but afterwards, the ref gets laid out with a big punch. Batista continues his descent into madness, and a horde of officials come out to pull him away.

Our main event tonight pits The Rock and Rey Mysterio against Brock Lesnar and the Cruiserweight Champion Christian. Rey winds up getting some revenge on Christian by putting him away with the 619.

[loopydate]

KING OF THE RING BRACKETS - UPDATED AFTER ROUND 1

RAW
Round 1
Kurt Angle over Big Show
Damien over A-Train
Sean O'Haire over Val Venis
Shelton Benjamin over Sylvan Grenier
Chris Jericho over Rob Van Dam
Edge over Rene Dupree
Rhyno over Undertaker
Chris Benoit over Charlie Haas
Round 2
Kurt Angle vs. Damien
Shelton Benjamin vs. Sean O'Haire
Edge vs. Chris Jericho
Rhyno vs. Chris Benoit

SmackDown!
Round 1
John Cena over Carlito
Tajiri over Rico
Matt Hardy Version 2.0 over Paul London
Eddie Guerrero over Dave Batista
Brock Lesnar over Ultimo Dragon
Rey Mysterio over Billy Kidman
The Rock over John Layfield
Christian over Hurricane
Round 2
John Cena vs. Tajiri
Eddie Guerrero vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0
Rey Mysterio vs. Brock Lesnar
The Rock vs. Christian

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I'm pulling for a World Champion vs. World Champion KOTR final.</font>

[loopydate]

MAY 31, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Tonight, the King of the Ring tournament rolls on as two spots in the quarterfinals are determined, plus, the semifinals of the Queen of the Ring tournament!

We kick things off with six-man tag action pitting six of RAW's least popular wrestlers. It's La Resistance's Rene Dupree, Rob Conway, and Sylvan Grenier against Natural Born Thrillers Chuck Palumbo, Johnny Stamboli, and Mark Jindrak! Chuck Palumbo and Rene Dupree carry most of the in-ring action while Johnny Stamboli and Rob Conway spend most of the action on the apron. Jindrak picks up the win for his team by hitting Dupree with Splash Mountain in the corner.

Booker T comes to the ring, prepared to cut a promo. The camera zooms in tight as he raises the mic to his lips. "I... quit." Down goes the mic, and away goes Booker. Wtf?

Now it's time for midcard mania in the form of a ten-man battle royal! Playboy Lance Cade is the first victim, taken out by Luther Reigns. Rikishi takes out Tommy Dreamer, while Cade's partner Val Venis eliminates Lance Storm, only to get dumped by A-Train. Train continues to roll by taking out Kane. William Regal eliminates Rikishi next. Reigns is the next one out, courtesy of Edge. The match turns into a lengthy triple-threat between Train, Edge, and Regal, with lots of action from all three. Regal winds up taking out Train, only to fall victim to an Edgecution, and Edge wins the match.

Queen of the Ring continues next with our first semifinal match, pitting Women's Champion Trish Stratus against Jazz. This one goes back and forth several times, and Jazz definitely looks like a legit threat, but in the end the champ is just too good, and she picks up the win with Stratusfaction.

Chris Benoit cuts a promo next, talking about his ongoing feud with Edge. Next week, both men have quarterfinal KotR matches. He knows he's going to beat Rhyno and, although he's rooting for a match with his friend Chris Jericho, he'd also love to finally bury Edge once and for all.

We already know that Trish Stratus will be participating in next week's Queen of the Ring finals, but her opponent will be determined in our next match. It's Mickie James versus Molly Holly. These two put on one of the better matches of the year thus far, and I don't just mean Divas matches. Mickie picks up the win with a tornado DDT, but both women look like a million bucks doing it.

King of the Ring continues next as the World Champion Kurt Angle takes on The Ministry's undefeated rookie monster Damien. The crowd was way into this one, even though Angle continues to phone it in. Damien, however, continues to look like a megastar of the future, as he goes step-for-step with the Olympic gold medalist. During a bit of confusion, Chris Jericho hits the ring and locks Angle in the Walls of Jericho! He slides from the ring, and Damien picks up the pieces, pinning the World Champion to advance! After the match, an enraged Angle drives both rivals from the ring and stands tall.

Angle grabs a microphone. Basically, the promo consists of him being in disbelief that Jericho still can't take a hint. How many times does Angle have to beat him before he finally gets the hint that he just doesn't have what it takes? His days as a credible championship contender are behind him. Let go!

Up next is a triple-threat match for the WWE Tag Team Titles. The Ministry's Undertaker and Big Show defend against "Canadian Violence" Benoit and Jericho and the duo of Charlie Haas and Rhyno. The champions isolate Rhyno early, until Rhyno tags in Haas. Haas and Undertaker carry most of the match, with Haas being the only participant to actually share the ring with all four opponents. In a bit of a surprise, Jericho manages to get Haas locked in the Walls of Jericho, and we have new champions! Canadian Violence are the new WWE Tag Team Champions!

Our main event tonight is another King of the Ring second round match as United States Champion Sean O'Haire takes on the World's Greatest Tag Team's Shelton Benjamin. These two put on a tremendous contest that sees reversals and high spots aplenty. At one point, Benjamin lays O'Haire out with a Death Valley Driver. Amidst some confusion, Rob Van Dam hits the ring and lands a Five-Star Frogsplash on O'Haire! The referee turns around just in time to see Benjamin cover O'Haire to pick up the win! Shelton Benjamin is going to the quarterfinals! After the match, RVD continues to pummel O'Haire with a steel chair, finishing him off with a Van Daminator!

As RVD walks off, a bloodied O'Haire grabs the ringside microphone and issues a challenge. Next week on RAW, they are going to finally end things once and for all. And if RVD wants to get hardcore, that's fine with him. Next week, I'll put the United States Title on the line for one last time against you in a Hardcore Match!

Next week on RAW, King of the Ring continues as new WWE Tag Team Champions Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho face off against Rhyno and Edge, respectively! Will it be partner versus partner in the quarterfinals? Plus, Trish Stratus takes on her best friend Mickie James in the finals of the Queen of the Ring tournament! All that, plus a Hardcore Match for the United States Title with Sean O'Haire defending for the last time against Rob Van Dam! You don't want to miss RAW next week!

[loopydate]

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms for the release of RAW Superstar Booker T. We wish Booker the best in all his future endeavors.

[Impeccable]

July 6th 2004

Double blow for Impeccable today as two of his newly signed performers, Billy Gunn and Nova have picked up injuries at house shows. Billy Gunn tore his bicep and Nova sustained a back injury.

Billy Gunn's will be the more distressing, as it was thought that he was in for quite the push. An injury before his television debut is nothing short of a disaster.

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TNA Impact – Wednesday 7th July 2004

Tonight is the beginning of a new era in Professional Wrestling. In the space of a week, TNA Wrestling has been transformed. We open on a four sided ring, and new announce team Jonathan Coachman and Vince Russo welcome us to TNA Impact.

Bret Hart, the new Director of Wrestling Affairs (DWA), is out to the ring first, carrying a velvet bag and a microphone. Bret enters the ring and introduces himself (as if he needs an introduction) to the sell out crowd in the Impact Zone. He talks about how TNA has so far prided itself on being “different”, but hasn’t always focused on being “best”. That is why he is stood before the fans in a four sided ring…TNA is no longer satisfied with being the alternative option…they want to be the only option. Bret makes a match for later that night, TNA heavyweight champion, AJ Styles vs Sting! Finally, Bret has two more pieces of business…Chris Sabin’s X division title will now be defended on every TV taping, and is re-christened the TV title. Finally, Bret takes a shiny new title belt out of the velvet bag, stating that an eight man tournament starts tonight for the new TNA Ligthweight title.

TNA TV Title
Chris Sabin © vs Devon Storm

Sabin seems upset at the prospect of defending his TV title week in week out. However, he doesn’t break into too much of a sweat, disposing of Devon Storm in under 3 minutes with Future Shock. If it’s this easy for him every week, he shouldn’t have too much trouble defending the TV title.

“The Franchise” Shane Douglas vs Jeff Hardy

Debuting daredevil Jeff Hardy takes on the experienced Shane Douglas. It was an okay match, with mismatch styles, but the fans were pretty into it with Jeff hitting all the signature moves that make him popular. In what appeared to be a freak accident, Shane Douglas fell through the ropes, looking to badly injure his right foot. Jeff Hardy picked up the win by count out. After the match, Douglas was tended to by the medical team.

Lightweight Title Round One
Jerry Lynn vs Frankie Kazarian

In the first of the Lightweight title tournament matches, Jerry Lynn took on up and coming TNA star Frankie Kazarian. Both men showed how much they wanted to advance, but Lynn picked up the win through Cradle to the grave! Impressive match!

Jeff Jarrett is backstage talking to some of the crew about. The fans cheered when they saw Jarrett. Hardy walked past Jarrett and then stopped and walked back. Hardy extended a hand and said how big a fan of the King of the Mountain he’s been, and still is. Jarrett took the hand and returned the compliment, slipping his arm around the shoulder of Hardy, talking about how big a star Hardy will be one day.

Hotshots vs Masato Tanaka and Satoshi Kojima

The cocky Cassidy O’Reilly and Chase Stevens face the new team of Masato Tanaka and Satoshi Kojima. Tanaka and Kojima appeared to work stiff. The Hotshots picked up the win by cheating. Masato Tanaka lifted Cassidy O’Reilly up for a powerbomb, but Cassidy pulled a chain out of his trunks, wrapped it around his wrist and blasted Tanaka between the eyes. The Hotshots were unpopular as they celebrated the victory.

Steve Corino vs David Flair

A quick match this one as Steve Corino quickly disposed of David Flair with Old School Expulsion. The fans weren’t really into it, but David showed he can more than carry his father’s legacy through his selling.

Barry Windham is backstage Mike Tenay. Barry introduces his cousin, John "Hawk" Bradshaw. Bradshaw says that Bret Hart is right about tonight being the start of a new era. The era of John “Hawk” Bradshaw. However, there’s a link to the past that needs to be taken care of tonight.

Lightweight Title Round One
Amazing Red vs Brian Kendrick

A fantastic match between two similar styled opponents. Brian Kendrick picked up the win after a roll up, advancing to the semi finals of the Lightweight tournament.

A video package plays, hyping the arrival of Andrew “The Test” Martin, next week on Impact.

TNA Heavyweight Title match
AJ Styles © vs Sting

The main event of the night pitted “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles against Sting! The fans were clearly expecting a great match, and the boys delivered. Their styles were mismatched, but the fans were clearly enjoying it. AJ Styles gained the upper hand early on with some impressive offience. Sting managed to turn the tide though and had AJ Styles in the Scorpion Deathlock. Seemingly with nowhere to go, AJ Styles looked like he was going to tap. Before he could though, out of nowhere, John “Hawk” Bradshaw slid into the ring and delivered a kick to Sting’s head. Sting wins by DQ. Bradshaw sends Sting to the ropes and hits the clothesline from hell. Bradshaw starts backing up the ramp in celebration, joined by Barry Windham as AJ Styles tends to Sting. Fade to black.

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TNA Lightweight Title Tournament Brackets

Amazing Red vs Brian Kendrick - Brian Kendrick advances
CM Punk vs Low Ki
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Jerry Lynn vs Frankie Kazarian - Jerry Lynn advances
Kid Kash vs Paul London

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TNA Impact - Wednesday 14th July 2004

TNA Impact with Jonathan Coachman and Vince Russo comes to you live from the Impact Zone.

Lightweight Title Round 1
CM Punk vs Low Ki

An incredible match to start the show. Two styles that mesh together beautifully. The fans in attendance weren’t overly into in, but by the end, they started to care about one man. CM Punk advanced to round two by hitting the Devil Lock on Low Ki.

David Flair vs Nick Dinsmore

David Flair faced off against Nick Dinsmore. The fans showed barely any interest in the match, with Nick Dinsmore picking up a quick win. David Flair was again visibly upset by his performance.

Lightweight Title Round 1
Kid Kash vs Paul London

New signing Paul London took his place in the opening round of the lightweight title tournament. Once again, the lightweight title bout showcased the skill of some of the wrestlers currently within the TNA roster. London showed tenacity, however, Kid Kash picked up the cheap victory win a roll up with legs on the ropes for leverage.

Mike Tenay was backstage with John “Hawk” Bradshaw and his cousin/advisor Barry Windham. Barry stated that Sting was indeed the link to the past that needs to be broken, in order for the new era to begin. When pressed, Bradshaw said that every era undoubtedly has a catalyst. One defining moment where things change forever. Last Wednesday night was the catalyst that started the era of John “Hawk” Bradshaw. Tonight, the era builds steam when Bradshaw defeats TNA Heavyweight Champion, AJ Styles in a non title match.

TNA Tag Team Title Match!
America's Most Wanted vs Backseat Boyz

The boyband tag team, the Backseat Boyz made their debut in an undeserved title shot against America’s most wanted. The match didn’t last long and James Storm picked up the victory for America’s Most Wanted with the Death Sentence.

TNA TV Title Match
Chris Sabin vs Sonny Siaki

Chris Sabin defended his TV title against Sonny Siaki. It was a good match, back and forth between the competitors. The crowd weren’t overly interested in this one, and it wasn’t highly technical. Sabin retained his title after Siaki missed a flying clothesline and a Future Shock.

Jeff Hardy and Jeff Jarrett vs The French Revolution

Next up, the unorthodox tag team of Jeff Hardy and Jeff Jarrett faced off against The French Revolution, Renee Dupree and Sylvain Grenier. The crowd were into this one big time, especially as Jarrett was in the match. He’s getting some big responses from the crowd at the moment. Jeff Hardy picked up the win with a senton bomb from the top rope.

“The Franchise” Shane Douglas slowly made his way out to the ring on crutches. Replays from the last show and his match with Jeff Hardy air, pinpointing where he fell out of the ring and broke his ankle. The camera zooms in on the cast around his ankle. Shane states that it is with great regret, he’s going to have to retire from in ring competition. The crowd start to chant “Thank you shane” and Douglas is visibly upset. Before Douglas can continue, the Hotshots, Chase Stevens and Cassidy O’Reilly make their way out to the ring. O’Reilly and Stevens poke fun at an overweight, over the hill “franchise”. Shane Douglas goes toe to toe with O’Reilly, and slaps him in the face. Cassidy goes to hit Shane Douglas, but the music for Masato Tanaka and Satoshi Kojima hits and the Japanese Extremists hit the ring, clearing it of the Hotshots.

Steve Corino vs Raven

Raven makes his way out to a lukewarm reaction from the crowd, and to be fair puts on a sluggish performance against Steve Corino. The crowd weren’t really into the match, but Corino again picked up a cheap win by cheating.

Backstage, Bret Hart, the Director of Wrestling Affairs approaches Jeff Jarrett and Jeff Hardy. Bret says he was impressed with their match and offers them a spot in a four team elimination match next week to determine number one contenders. Hardy and Jarrett accept the spot.

AJ Styles vs John "Hawk" Bradshaw w/Barry Windham

The odds look stacked against AJ Styles as the fans do their best to get behind him. The two performers styles weren’t exactly complimentary, but they managed to keep the fans attention. Barry Windham got up on the apron to distract Styles, but was knocked into the front row by AJ. The champion was about to rock Bradshaw with a springboard reverse DDT, when the music of Andrew “The Test” Martin blared over the speakers. Martin came out to the top of the ramp and pointed at AJ. Styles released Bradshaw from the reverse DDT and moved to the ropes, pointing back at The Test. Styles turned around into a monstrous Clothesline from Hell. Bradshaw picked up the win. Test made his way to the ring, and proceeded to beat the heck out of Styles, along with Bradshaw, hitting a big boot before lifting AJ Styles for a pump handle powerslam. As he had Styles on his shoulder, Sting hit the ring with a baseball bat, chasing John “Hawk” Bradshaw and Martin away from the ring as Impact went off air.

[Impeccable]

TNA Lightweight Title Tournament Brackets

Amazing Red vs Brian Kendrick - Brian Kendrick advances
CM Punk vs Low Ki - CM Punk advances
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jerry Lynn vs Frankie Kazarian - Jerry Lynn advances
Kid Kash vs Paul London - Kid Kash advances

[The Mackem]

TEW05 to become freeware July 1st :cool:

[Impeccable]

I paid for it at release :(

[RatedGSuperstar]

Impeccable, nice to see a TNA diary...I've been playing with TNA in EWR, too, albeit with a 2008 roster update. Just completed a couple huge feuds that have taken me global in Angle vs. Joe for the World title and Christian vs. Styles. I signed the Briscoe Brothers and their popularity soared within months of joining the company, and they're not Tag champs and starting a feud with MCMG.

It's been a lot of fun so far trying to catch up to the WWE brands...the game update I'm playing with has each WWE brand treated as a separate company. I've managed to pass ECW, and I'm slowly starting to gain ground on RAW for the #2 promotion spot. They managed to screw with my roster a bit by breaking up Team 3D by signing away Devon, leaving me with an over-but-crappy Brother Ray. This has made me paranoid of losing any worker on an open contract, namely Alex Shelley who's being a dick and refusing to sign a written deal due to Japanese tour commitments. I've been wanting to push him to the moon, but am hesitant to do so without a written deal.

[loopydate]

MAY 2004 RECAP


RAW

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (May W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(32-17) Sean O'Haire (5-1, 83) (W w/Y2J vs Angle/RVD, W Shelton, W RVD, W Val, W w/Damien vs Angle/Shelton, L Shelton)
(26-23) Kurt Angle (3-3, 96) (L w/RVD vs O'Haire/Y2J, W UT, W Y2J, W Show, L w/Shelton vs O'Haire/Damien, L Damien)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (May W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(8-2) Mickie James (3-0, 93) (W 8-diva tag, W Shaniqua, W Molly)
(25-12-1) Rhyno (2-3, 85) (W Dupree, L Damien, L 8-man tag, W UT, L 3-way tag)
(24-21-1) Big Show (1-3, 63) (L RVD, W w/UT vs WGTT, L Angle, L 3-way tag)
(22-22-3) Chris Benoit (5-1, 84) (W Train, W Haas, L Edge, W 8-man tag, W Haas, W 3-way tag)
(21-25-1) Chris Jericho (5-1, 87) (W w/O'Haire vs Angle/RVD, W Edge, L Angle, W 8-man tag, W RVD, W 3-way tag)
(20-25-1) Undertaker (2-4, 66) (L w/Kane vs WGTT, L Angle, W w/Show vs WGTT, W 8-man tag, L Rhyno, L 3-way tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (May W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(8-0) Damien (5-0, 79) (W Edge, W Rhyno, W Train, W w/O'Haire vs Angle/Shelton, W Angle)
(13-6-1) Trish Stratus (3-0, 81) (W 8-diva tag, W Gail, W Jazz)
(11-6) Victoria (1-1, 72) (W 8-diva tag, L Molly)
(26-19) Rob Van Dam (1-4, 78) (L w/Angle vs O'Haire/Y2J, W Show, L O'Haire, L 8-man tag, L Y2J)
(9-8) Jazz (1-2, 73) (L 8-diva tag, W Lita, L Trish)
(20-21) Shelton Benjamin (3-3, 78) (W w/Haas vs BoD, L O'Haire, L w/Haas vs UT/Show, W Grenier, L w/Haas vs O'Haire/Damien, W O'Haire)
(14-16) Chuck Palumbo (3-0, 69) (W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag)
(20-23) Edge (3-3, 77) (L Damien, L Y2J, W Benoit, L 8-man tag, W Dupree, W battle royal)
(17-21-1) Kane (1-2, 44) (L w/UT vs WGTT, W Storm, L battle royal)
(10-14) Johnny Stamboli (3-0, 66) (W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag)
(16-23) Charlie Haas (1-5, 72) (W w/Shelton vs BoD, L Benoit, L w/Shelton vs UT/Show, L 8-man tag, L Benoit, L 3-way tag)
(10-17) Lance Storm (0-3, 63) (L Kane, L 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(5-9) Molly Holly (2-2, 74) (L 8-diva tag, W Lita, W Victoria, L Mickie)
(11-21) Tommy Dreamer (0-2, 72) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(9-18) A-Train (0-3, 77) (L Benoit, L Damien, L battle royal)
(9-21) Rene Dupree (1-3, 72) (L Rhyno, W 8-man tag, L Edge, L 6-man tag)
(4-10-1) Gail Kim (0-2, 69) (L 8-diva tag, L Trish)
(10-24) William Regal (0-1, 70) (L battle royal)
(7-17) Sylvan Grenier (0-2, 71) (L Shelton, L 6-man tag)
(4-11) Lita (1-2, 77) (W 8-diva tag, L Molly, L Jazz)
(7-20) Val Venis (0-3, 75) (L 6-man tag, L O'Haire, L battle royal)
(3-15) Rikishi (0-2, 69) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(2-19) Rob Conway (0-1, 69) (L 6-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (May W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(10-6) Mark Jindrak (3-0, 60) (W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag)
(1-3) Lance Cade (0-2, 61) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(0-2) Shaniqua (0-2, 52) (L 8-diva tag, L Shaniqua)
(0-3) Luther Reigns (0-1, 53) (L battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss) Future Endeavors (May W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(13-20-2) Booker T (0-1) (L 6-man tag)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (95)
Steve Austin (92)
Shane McMahon (89)
Al Snow (75)

Managers
Terri Runnels (70) (Lance Cade and Val Venis)
Torrie Wilson (70) (None)
Nidia (62) (Jamie Noble)

RAW Title Changes
WWE Tag Team - Canadian Violence won a triple threat (5/31)
World Heavyweight - None (Kurt Angle has been champ since 4/25)
United States - None (Sean O'Haire has been champ since 2/29)
Women's - None (Trish Stratus has been champ since 3/8)

RAW Feuds
Kurt Angle vs. Chris Jericho (90 Heat)
Edge vs. Chris Benoit (87 Heat)
Rob Van Dam vs. Sean O'Haire (82 Heat)
TBD

[Impeccable]

Impeccable, nice to see a TNA diary...I've been playing with TNA in EWR, too, albeit with a 2008 roster update. Just completed a couple huge feuds that have taken me global in Angle vs. Joe for the World title and Christian vs. Styles. I signed the Briscoe Brothers and their popularity soared within months of joining the company, and they're not Tag champs and starting a feud with MCMG.

It's been a lot of fun so far trying to catch up to the WWE brands...the game update I'm playing with has each WWE brand treated as a separate company. I've managed to pass ECW, and I'm slowly starting to gain ground on RAW for the #2 promotion spot. They managed to screw with my roster a bit by breaking up Team 3D by signing away Devon, leaving me with an over-but-crappy Brother Ray. This has made me paranoid of losing any worker on an open contract, namely Alex Shelley who's being a dick and refusing to sign a written deal due to Japanese tour commitments. I've been wanting to push him to the moon, but am hesitant to do so without a written deal.

Thanks.

The only thing I have trouble with is WWE guys being released that I KNOW WWE have been pushed since or that joined TNA since 2004 (i.e. Samoa Joe, Alex Shelley, etc.)

I've resisted signing some. Signed Bradshaw because I had already signed Windham, and I can see an opportunity there with him. Trying to catch up with WWE

[loopydate]

MAY 2004 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (May W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(32-15) Brock Lesnar (3-2, 98) (W Matt, W Rock, L 4-way, W Dragon, L w/Xian vs Rock/Rey)
(28-15) The Rock (3-2, 100) (W Cena, L Brock, L 4-way, W Layfield, W w/Rey vs Brock/Xian)
(29-17) John Cena (2-3, 100) (L Rock, L Matt, W 4-way, L Matt, W Carlito)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (May W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-0) Jeff Hardy (1-0, 84) (W 4-way)
(25-17) Matt Hardy (3-2, 90) (L Brock, W Cena, L 4-way, W Cena, W London)
(25-18) Rey Mysterio (3-2, 85) (L Bats, W w/Rico vs Bats/Xian, L Xian, W Kidman, W w/Rock vs Brock/Xian)
(22-21) Christian (2-2, 83) (L w/Bats vs Rey/Rico, W Rey, W Hurricane, L w/Brock vs Rock/Rey)
(16-16) Rico (3-2, 83) (W Tajiri, W w/Rey vs Bats/Xian, L Bats, W Carlito, L Tajiri)
(20-23-1) Eddie Guerrero (3-1, 86) (L w/Chavo vs Metros, W w/Chavo vs D.A., W Tajiri, W Bats)
(16-19-2) Billy Kidman (0-4, 82) (L w/Tajiri vs Guerreros, L Chavo, L Rey, L 4-way)
(14-22-1) Tajiri (2-3, 82) (L Rico, L w/Kidman vs Guerreros, L Eddie, W Chavo, W Rico)
(15-24) Hurricane (0-3, 82) (L 4-way, L Xian, L 4-way)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (May W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(25-12) D-Von Dudley (1-0, 77) (W 4-way tag)
(23-14) Bubba Ray Dudley (1-0, 75) (W 4-way tag)
(26-18) Dave Batista (3-2, 80) (W Rey, L w/Xian vs Rey/Rico, W Rico, W London, L Eddie)
(16-14) John Layfield (1-2, 74) (L 4-way, L Rock, W 3-way)
(1-1) Aaron Stevens (1-1, 67) (W Jeter, L 3-way)
(8-9) Billy Gunn (1-0, 70) (W w/Kanyon vs Guerreros)
(8-9) Chris Kanyon (1-0, 69) (W w/Gunn vs Guerreros)
(9-13) Nova (1-0, 70) (W 6-man tag)
(17-25-1) Chavo Guerrero (2-3, 74) (L w/Eddie vs Metros, W w/Chavo vs D.A., W Kidman, L Tajiri, L 4-way)
(5-10) Jamie Noble (1-0, 65) (W 6-man tag)
(7-16) Spike Dudley (1-0, 65) (W 6-man tag)
(4-13-1) Paul London (1-2, 82) (W 4-way, L Bats, L Matt)
(5-16) Nunzio (0-1, 68) (L 6-man tag)
(4-14) Carlito (0-1, 72) (L Cena)
(4-16-1) Ultimo Dragon (0-3, 80) (L 4-way, L Brock, L 4-way tag)
(2-18) Doug Basham (0-1, 43) (L 4-way tag)
(2-18) Danny Basham (0-1, 42) (L 4-way tag)
(1-12) Chris Nowinski (0-1, 66) (L 4-way tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (May W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(10-11) Matt Morgan (0-1, 61) (L 3-way)
(4-10-1) Akio (0-1, 65) (L 6-man tag)
(2-10) Mark Henry (0-1, 55) (L 4-way tag)
(0-2) Zach Gowan (0-0, 58) (N/A)
(0-2) Johnny Jeter (0-2, 43) (L Stevens, L 6-man tag)
(0-4) Funaki (0-1, 64) (L 4-way tag)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Vince McMahon (92)
Tazz (72)
Sable (70)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (90) (Billy Kidman, Brock Lesnar, and Tajiri)
Theodore Long (66) (Chris Nowinski and Mark Henry)

SmackDown! Title Changes
WWE World - Matt Hardy beat John Cena (5/20)
Cruiserweight - Christian beat Rey Mysterio (5/16)
Intercontinental - None (Dave Batista has been champ since 4/8)
World Tag Team - None (Metro Connection have been champs since 4/29)

SmackDown! Feuds
The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar (96 Heat)
Rey Mysterio vs. Christian (91 Heat)
Los Guerreros vs. Dangerous Alliance (85 Heat)
TBD

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TNA Impact! - Wednesday 21st July 2004

Jonathan Coachman and Vince Russo welcome us to yet another edition of TNA Impact! Coachman sends it to ringside where David Flair is already in the ring.

David Flair vs Simon Diamond

Flair picks up where he left off last week and continues his impressive losing streak after Simon Diamond defeats him. The crowd were nonplussed by the weak start to the night, and David Flair had another tantrum, running away from the ring after taking a brutal Simoniser.

“The Franchise” Shane Douglas is backstage, still on crutches when he is approached by Cassidy O’Reilly. O’Reilly tells Douglas that he hasn’t forgotten about what happened last week. Douglas, while on crutches looks ready for a fight, but Cassidy just spits in his face and walks away, leaving Shane alone, with nothing but a shocked look (and O’Reilly’s phlegm) on his face.

Lightweight Title Semi-Final
Kid Kash vs Jerry Lynn

The crowd were into this true face vs heel confrontation as both competitors vied for a spot in the TNA Lightweight title tournament final. Kid Kash advanced after he exposed the steel turnbuckle and hit a drop toe hold on Lynn, Jerry bouncing face first off the steel.

Cassidy O'Reilly vs Masato Tanaka

Cassidy O’Reilly was accompanied by Chase Stevens as Masato Tanaka was accompanied by fellow Japanese Extremist, Satoshi Kojima. The fans weren’t into the match due to the clash in styles. Cassidy O’Reilly again pulled a chain out of his trunks and looked as if he was going to use it, before Satoshi Kojima distracted the referee and Masato Tanaka used a chain of his own on the Hotshot, picking up the victory. As Kojima and Tanaka celebrated, Shane Douglas came out to the top of the ramp and simply smirked at Cassidy O’Reilly and Chase Stevens.

TNA Tag Team Number One Contenders Match
Backseat Boyz vs Jeff Hardy and Jeff Jarrett vs The French Revolution vs Triple X

The fatal fourway tag elination match to determine the number one contenders was next. It was an okay match, with several contrasting styles on show. The Backseat Boyz were first to depart after Renee Dupree of the French Revolution pinned Kashmere with a devastating DDT. Dupree was then pinned by Low Ki, eliminating the French Revolution from the match. Jeff Jarrett picked up the victory with The Stroke on Elix Skipper. Jeff Jarrett and Hardy advance to face the team of America’s Most Wanted at Summer Break 2004.

Andrew "The Test" Martin is backstage with Mike Tenay. He told how he has been watching “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles for a long time and
thought it was about time that somebody showed him for what he really was…a cocky spot monkey.

Lightweight Title Semi-Final
CM Punk vs Brian Kendrick

The match quality was through the roof. Brian Kendrick and CM Punk have great chemistry and the fans really got into the match. Kendrick was busting out the high flying spots, wheras Punk tried to keep it grounded. Kendrick went for the Sliced Bread, but was pushed to the outside, where he landed rib first on the guard rail. Punk wins via countout.

TNA TV Title Match
Chris Sabin vs Satoshi Kojima

The TV champion is up next, making his third defense in three weeks. Sabin defends against one half of the Japanese Extremists. No prizes here for guessing that the match was interrupted as The Hotshots ran out to the ring and lay a brutal beating on Kojima. Tanaka makes the save.

Steve Corino vs Frankie Kazarian

Corino, who has started to brand himself as “Consistently Consistent” picks up yet another win, this time with an impressive and lethal performance. The crowd were into the match, but Kazarian is not at Steve Corino’s level yet. Corino picked up the win with Old School Explusion.

John "Hawk" Bradshaw and Andrew "The Test" Martin vs AJ Styles and Sting

The main event for the night kicks off with Test and Styles. Test works over AJ, and the two classically play the big man/small man beatdown. Bradshaw gets in and continues the beatdown. Sting eventually gets the hot tag, knocking Windham off the apron first before knocking Test out of the ring. Sting is cleaning house, until he runs towards the ropes and Barry Windham pulls the ropes down. Sting goes tumbling over the top. Windham and Bradshaw jump down to the floor and start to take the fight to Sting. In the confusion, AJ Styles is back in the ring and runs into a big boot. Bradshaw joins in back in the ring in a two on one attack on AJ, however, Sting is back in the ring, with his baseball bat again (where does he hide it). Sting and AJ are disqualified when he hits Test and Bradshaw with the bat.

Sting looks like he’s going to go to town on Bradshaw before Bret Hart’s music plays. The TNA Director of Wrestling Affairs announces that at Summer Break, we will see John “Hawk” Bradshaw vs Sting and “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles defending his title against Andrew “The Test” Martin.

[Impeccable]

Impeccable's Booking Diary - OOC

Man, that was a poor event prior to a PPV...I've tried to avoid looking at signing big names for the available talent pool, which includes Hogan, Randy Savage, Scott Hall, etc. I might have to look at my policy again.

It might be worth signing a couple of older guys to get someone over in a big way. I've got a lot of talent in the roster, but not one guy is hugely over.

Looking at the roster I inherited, I don't know how TNA survived from 2004 to now. Certainly, TNA have a stronger, deeper roster in reality now with Joe, Angle, Styles, Sting, Nash, Booker T, etc.

[Impeccable]

SUMMER BREAK 2004 - Sunday 25th July 2004

Jonathan Coachman and Vince Russo are at ringside to welcome you to TNA’s first new era PPV. It’s time for Summer Break 2004 folks. Front row at ringside is “The Franchise” Shane Douglas.

The Hotshots vs Japanese Extremists

The Hotshots and the Japanese Extremists met in the first match of the evening. The fans weren’t into it too much, as the feud is recently developing. The Japanese Extremists have a score or two to settle with the cocky young upstarts. The Hotshots made their way to the ring, their gaze immediately drawn to Shane Douglas, who simply smiled back. The match quality was good, with some real back and forth action. The Hotshots might not be the biggest team in the world, or the most over, but they gave a good account of themselves. Some innovative, but stiff looking offense from Tanaka gave the fans something to ooh and ahh about. Towards the conclusion of the match, Satoshi Kojima went to get a weapon from under the ring. While he was looking for the something, Shane Douglas leapt over the security rail and crashed his crutch over the back of Kojima. O’Reilly whipped Masato Tanaka to the ropes, who then also received a crutch shot, undetected by the referee. O’Reilly gets the pin with a DDT.

Overall – 64%
Crowd Reaction – 52%
Match Quality – 76%

The Director of Wrestling Affairs, Bret Hart was out next, carrying yet another velvet bag. Bret took the microphone and informed the fans in attendance that since he was adding a match to the card…tonight! He unveiled the International Title and stated that it would be won by one of three men tonight…either the Monster, Abyss…Raven, or the consistently consistent, Steve Corino.

Overall - 89

TNA Lightweight Title – Final Match
CM Punk vs Kid Kash

This match was incredible. Punk was over with the fans. Kid Kash consistently tried cheating, but Punk kept coming back. The guys had fantastic chemistry, and CM Punk won, giving Kash a taste of his own medicine by putting his feet up on the ropes. Kash was upset and asked that the referee change the decision, but Punk was allowed to leave with the TNA Lightweight title wrapped around his waist.

Overall – 86%
Crowd Reaction – 72%
Match Quality – 100%

TNA Tag Team Title Match!
Jeff Hardy and Jeff Jarrett vs America's Most Wanted

After Jeff Hardy and Jeff Jarrett earned a tag title shot against America’s Most Wanted, fans have been going crazy, making up T-shirts and signs saying 2 x Jeff and Jeff Squared, even “The Jeffs”. Hardy started the match against America’s Most Wanted’s Chris Harris. As with most popular tag teams, Hardy and Jarrett worked the hot tag…Hardy kept getting close only to be isolated by the opponents. AMW underlined why they are the best tag team today by hitting a series of double team attacks. Hardy finally delivered a Twist of Fate to Chris Harris. As He made his way over to Jarrett, James Storm “stormed” the ring, catching Hardy’s foot. Jeff twisted and performed that spinning round leg kick thing he does so well, before diving to make the tag to…no one. Jeff Jarrett stepped back off the ring apron and smiled as Hardy found no one for the tag. Jeff hardy turned into a devastating Death Sentence. Jeff Jarrett then entered the ring and gave Hardy “The Stroke” (not as pleasant as it sounds, apparently).

Overall 73%
Crowd Reaction – 75%
Match quality – 71%


TNA TV Title Title Match!
Jerry Lynn vs Chris Sabin

In accordance with the rules of the TV title, Chris Sabin defends against Jerry Lynn next. The title continues to gain in image as Chris Sabin pulls off an impressive performance to retain the title with the Future Shock. Jerry Lynn looks slightly upset at the result, but should be proud of the solid match.


Overall - 71
Crowd Reaction – 64%
Match quality - 78%

TNA International Title Title Match
Abyss vs Steve Corino vs Raven

Next up is the inaugural TNA International Title match. Steve Corino vs Raven vs Abyss. Abyss and Raven capitalise on their storied history to get the match over with the fans. Corino spends most of the match keeping out of the way, ensuring he attacks opponents when they are already down. Abyss looks like he’s going to pick up the win when he hits the Black hole slam on Steve Corino, only for Raven to smash a chair over his back. Abyss gets up and goes after Raven, but Raven smashes the chair once, twice, three times over Abyss’ head. Abyss falls backward. Raven looks like he’s going for the pin, but Corino has a pair of brass knucks and clocks Raven square between the eyes. The referee counts it and awards the International Title to Steve Corino.

Overall – 68%
Crowd Reaction - 68%
Match quality – 68%

John "Hawk" Bradshaw w/ Barry Windham vs Sting

John Bradshaw claims Sting is an unwelcome link to the past. In order to start the era of John “Hawk” Bradshaw, he must break the link. Sting and Bradshaw trade early blows (it’s not the most technical of matches, you’ll appreciate). Bradshaw sends Sting to the ropes and takes a Big Boot. Sting stumbles into the referee. Bradshaw and Windham double team Sting while he’s down. Bradshaw sends Windham to the outside to get a chair. Bradshaw drags Sting up to his feet as Barry Windham enters the ring. John Bradshaw takes the chair off Windham as Barry holds Sting up. Bradshaw winds back and DISASTER, he strikes Windham as Sting moves. The Stinger whips Bradshaw to the corner and follows up with a Stinger Splash (that’s original). Bradshaw stumbles out into Sting, who turns him round and hits a Scorpion Death Drop onto the steel chair. Sting throws the chair out of the ring before the referee recovers and counts John “Hawk” Bradshaw’s shoulders to the mat.

Overall - 65%
Crowd Reaction – 71%
Match quality - 52%

TNA Heavyweight Title Title Match
AJ Styles vs Andrew "The Test" Martin

The challenger, Andrew “Test” Martin makes his way to the ring first, followed by “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, current TNA Heavyweight champion. Styles has his work cut out for him as he first has to try and get Test off his feet. AJ is quick on The Test, not letting him get close enough for long enough to inflict any damage. Martin soon catches up with AJ though, and begins to dominate the match with powerful body slams and clotheslines. By slowing the pace, he manages to keep hitting his power moves. It only takes one mistake before Styles is back on him…The Test goes for the big boot and ends up getting his leg caught on the rope when Styles ducks under it. Styles attacks Martin’s standing leg with chop blocks and kicks. It’s apparent that Styles isn’t going to hit a Styles Clash on the big man. AJ has The Test down for a Spiral Tap attempt, but Martin is up quickly and throws AJ off the turnbuckle. Martin goes for the pump handle powerslam, but AJ floats over the back and hits a Low Blow to Martin. The referee spots it and calls for the bell. AJ Styles is disqualified. The fans aren’t exactly happy with the result, but at least AJ leaves with the belt. Summer Break is over as Andrew Martin is seething in the ring.

Overall – 74%
Crowd Reaction – 78%
Match Quality – 68%

[Impeccable]

Typical...after Summer Games I get a note from Road agents saying that Satoshi Kojima and Masato Tanaka make a great tag team. However, they were not happy with doing the job to the Hotshots, despite the storyline advancement so both fucked off. I was going to build them.

Have signed Rosey and Jamal as replacements and rechristened them as The Warning, Tao and Tupa.

[Impeccable]

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TNA Impact! - Wednesday 28th July 2004

Jonathan Coachman and Vince Russo welcome us to TNA Impact! The cameras cut backstage to Bret Hart, the Director of Wrestling Affairs for TNA. He is stood talking to Jim Neidhart (that gets a pop). Steve Corino, the TNA International champion walks past…stops…and turns around. Corino points at Neidhart’s (rather rotund) stomach. “Woah…Bret, you didn’t tell me you were going to be an uncle!” Corino laughs and walks off, leaving Neidhart and the DWA ashen faced.

David Flair vs Jeff Jarrett

Once again, David Flair opens the show with an impressive jobbing performance. Jeff Jarrett barely breaks sweat for the match, winning with the Stroke after five minutes. Flair rolls out and starts walking up the ramp as Jeff Hardy comes storming past him, into the ring. Jarrett, celebrating, turns around into a Twist of Fate. Jeff Hardy follows it up with a swanton bomb.

TNA TV Title Match
Chris Sabin vs Simon Diamond

The TNA TV title is defended next by Chris Sabin. Simon Diamond, seemingly forgotten man of TNA is out to challenge. The two styles clash, but the crowd seem to be getting into Chris Sabin matches. Maybe someone will let him start talking soon. Sabin let’s his wrestling do the talking however, winning in seven minutes with future shock

Andrew "The Test" Martin is in the ring after commercial break. Martin is upset with how his title match went down…yes he won, but by DQ. And last he checked, that doesn’t qualify him for a rematch. He calls out AJ Styles. AJ Styles runs down and hits the ring without his belt, and they brawl all the way back into the aisle, and eventually out of sight backstage.

America's Most Wanted vs Paris and London

American’s Most Wanted, on the back of a big win against Jeff Hardy and Jeff Jarrett at Summer Break have a match against the newly formed tag team of Air Paris and Paul London. Paris and London seem to have that good early chemistry that other teams of “two singles competitors thrown together in what seems to be a random pairing but will go on and form a formidable tag team for a long run” have. However, their relative inexperience at this level shows as AMW pick up the win with Death Sentence. As AMW celebrate the win, they are attacked by two large wrestlers. Vince Russo informs us that it’s The Warning, Tao and Tupa, a Samoan tag team. AMW are on notice!

Shane Douglas and The Hotshots come to the ring next. Shane takes a while, still being on crutches. When he eventually gets into the ring, he takes a microphone. Douglas says that Chase Stevens and Cassidy O’Reilly both remind him of someone. Yeah that’s right…himself. Shane said that he was once a young upstart trying to make a name for himself, and the Hotshots gained his respect by showing their balls to the big dog. Shane refers to himself and the Hotshots as The Franchise. Next week, he’ll invite another guy in the back, someone with unlimited potential to join the Franchise. Who could it be?

Mike Tenay, backstage reporter (there’s a fall from grace) catches up with Kid Kash. Kash is furious that he was cheated out of the title (conveniently forgetting that he himself had cheated in both matches to advance to the final) and challenges the Lightweight champion CM Punk for a match.

AJ Styles vs Steve Corino

In non title match, AJ Styles is up next against International champion, the Consistently consistent, Steve Corino. We’re assuming that somebody managed to separate Styles and Andrew Martin backstage. Steve Corino and AJ Styles had good chemistry. Styles went for the Styles Clash, but Corino managed to roll him back in a sunset flip type move. Styles rolled right back and picked up the victory with a bridging pin. Out of nowhere, The Test appears with a chair and swings at Styles. AJ ducks under the swing and rolls out of the ring. A furious Andrew Martin throws down the chair in the ring.

After commercial, John “Hawk” Bradshaw makes his way to the ring, grabs a chair and a microphone and sits down in the ring. John "Hawk" Bradshaw is not moving until Bret Hart grants him a title shot. Bret Hart makes his way out and states that Bradshaw has yet to prove that he is worthy of a title shot. Sting beat him at Summer Break, so if anybody is worthy of a title shot, it’s The Stinger. John “Hawk” Bradshaw reminds Hart that Sting only beat him with the aid of a steel chair. Bret then makes a triple threat match for later in the night between John “Hawk” Bradshaw, Sting and Andrew “The Test” Martin. The winner will face AJ Styles for the TNA Heavyweight Belt at Hard Justice.

TNA Lightweight Title Match
CM Punk vs Jeff Hardy

The TNA Lightweight champion defends his title against the daredevil, Jeff Hardy. In what you’d think would be a match of quality, their styles appeared to clash in a sloppy match. Kid Kash ran to the ring and slid in, attempting an attack on Punk. CM Punk ducked a clothesline which hit Jeff Hardy instead. Jeff Hardy wins by DQ. CM Punk throws Kid Kash out of the ring.

TNA Heavyweight Title Number One Contenders Match
Andrew "The Test" Martin vs John "Hawk" Bradshaw vs Sting

The crowd are into this match. The quality isn’t bad either. All three men are vying to become the number one contender to AJ Styles title. Bradshaw looks like he’s going to pick up the victory after a clothesline from hell on Sting. The Test breaks up the pin attempt. Martin and John Bradshaw trade blows while Sting recovers. Andrew Martin charges at Bradshaw, but John moves out of the way and Barry Windham pulls the top rope down. Martin goes over the top rope. Sting eventually recovers and has Bradshaw in a Scorpion Deathlock. John Bradshaw looks like he’s going to tap until Andrew Martin rushes in with a big boot to Sting’s face. Andrew Martin gains the pin and becomes the number one contender to AJ Styles title.

[Evil Vito]

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JUNE 3, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

The month of June kicks off with six-man tag action featuring the lowest rungs on the SmackDown! totem pole. It's Funaki, Matt Morgan, and Zach Gowan against Akio, Johnny Jeter, and Mark Henry. Johnny Jeter carried most of the match, getting in ring time with all three opponents, including starting and ending the match with Gowan. This kid's got some serious potential. He picks up the win, hitting Gowan with a spinning kick, and he definitely looks on the verge of upward mobility.

The cruiserweight division gets to steal the show again next with a tag-team match featuring the red-hot Paul London and Ultimo Dragon against Carlito and Nunzio. Nunzio and Carlito control London through the early-going making quick tags and hitting kicks and suplexes. Once Dragon gets the hot tag, he takes to the air and lands several high-impact moves before Nunzio catches him with a belly-to-belly off the top rope for a near fall. Nunzio tries to set up for the Sicilian Slice, but Dragon catches him with an Asai DDT out of nowhere for the win.

Midcard Mania is up next as Intercontinental Champion "Nature Boy" Dave Batista teams with John Layfield, Chris Nowinski, and the Basham Brothers to take on Chavo Guerrero, Jamie Noble, Nova, Spike Dudley, and Aaron Stevens. Danny Basham spends most of the time getting pummeled by all five opponents, while Chavo and Layfield spend almost the entire match on the apron. In the end, Batista lays Noble out with a Batista Bomb to pick up the win.

John Cena, just two weeks after losing the WWE Title to Matt Hardy, is looking to get back into the title hunt. Tonight, he faces the Dangerous Alliance's Billy Kidman. Next week, Cena faces Kidman's partner Tajiri in a King of the Ring second-round match, so he's got to be looking at Kidman as a tune-up, which might be just what Kidman wants. Or not, Cena picks up the win with the FU.

Two weeks ago, the Hardy Boyz reunited when Jeff Hardy returned to help his brother Matt win the WWE Title from John Cena. Tonight, they team up for the first time in years to take on Rico and the brothers' former longtime friend, Hurricane. They clearly haven't missed a step, as they isolate Rico for most of the beginning of the match until Hurricane hits the ring and takes the match by storm... *crickets* Anyway, Hurricane gets in some big offense until Jeff manages to tag Matt back in. Matt works over his old rival with some aerial and martial arts offense, then Jeff slips back in to hit the Swanton Bomb to give the Hardyz the win.

Paul Heyman is backstage with the monstrous Brock Lesnar. Tonight, Brock faces Rey Mysterio. Brock destroyed Mysterio at the Royal Rumble, and he's going to do the same tonight. And they both know that, as great as Christian is, Rock is probably going to beat him. Which means in two weeks, it's going to once again be Rock versus Brock. And once again, Lesnar is going to prove why he's the dominant force in professional wrestling, and he's going to put an end to this feud one way or the other.

Speaking of feuds that are nearly at an end, Eddie Guerrero takes on Tajiri next, and they put on a four-star wrestling clinic. Tons of near falls, aerial wizardry, Tajiri's trademark martial arts attacks, and Eddie picks up the win with a surprising tornado DDT out of the corner. After the match, Tajiri goes on the attack, and the two rivals brawl all the way backstage.

The second round of the SmackDown! bracket of King of the Ring kicks off with the aforementioned Royal Rumble rematch between Lesnar and Mysterio. And, just as Heyman prophecied earlier, Lesnar puts Rey away with the F5. In two weeks, Lesnar will face either The Rock or Christian, and there's no way the booking is that obvious, right? Right?

Last week, former World Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz won a four-team elimination match to earn a rematch against the team that unseated them, Billy Gunn and Chris Kanyon, the Metro Connection. The fans expect the Dudleyz to win the belts back, the IWC expect the Dudleyz to win the belts back, and the Dudleyz definitely expect to win the belts back. Unfortunately, the Metros have other ideas, and Gunn catches D-Von with a suprising Fameasser to pick up the clean upset victory!

And now for our main event, pitting The Rock against Christian in another second-round KotR match. The winner faces Lesnar in two weeks. Since I should be heading to bed soon, I'm just going to state the obvious, that they put on a kick-ass match, but The Rock picks up the win.

After the match, Rock grabs the microphone and says that Heyman's right. In two weeks, this ends, one way or the other. Because in two weeks, the winner will be the Last Man Standing!

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JUNE 7, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Tonight, the Queen of the Ring tournament comes to an end as Women's Champion Trish Stratus takes on Mickie James. If James wins, she can earn a shot at the Women's Title any time between now and June 7, 2005! Also, the final two spots in the RAW side of the King of the Ring quarterfinal bracket will be filled as Edge takes on Chris Jericho and Rhyno faces Chris Benoit! Who will join Rhyno and Damien as RAW's final four? All that, plus a Hardcore Match for the United States Title that will finally put an end to the Rob Van Dam/Sean O'Haire feud!

We open with a six-man tag match - A-Train, Luther Reigns, and Rikishi taking on Mark Jindrak, Rob Conway, and William Regal! Regal carries most of the match, with Rikishi shouldering most of the load for the babyfaces. In the end, though, Reigns takes the loss, as he falls victim to Regal's Power of the Punch.

The Divas are in action next as Lita teams with Victoria against Shaniqua and the returning Jacqueline! EWR doesn't like Diva matches that don't involve anyone not named Trish or Mickie, so this one doesn't rate that high. In the end, Victoria picks up the win by hitting Jacqueline with the Black Widow.

Next week, Shelton Benjamin takes on Damien in a King of the Ring quarterfinal match, but tonight they go at it in an eight-man tag match. Shelton is bringing his World's Greatest Tag Team partner Charlie Haas, as well as ECW Originals Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer to take on Damien and his Ministry partners Big Show, Kane, and Undertaker! Throughout the match, the two manage to avoid each other until the very end, with Tommy Dreamer and Kane carrying most of the match. In the end, though, Damien remains undefeated as he pins Benjamin with a Chokeslam.

Up next is a triple-threat match for a shot next week at Canadian Violence's WWE Tag Team Titles. It's the Playboys versus Natural Born Thrillers Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli versus La Resistance. The NBTs fight a smart match, spending most of it on the apron, picking their spots and letting the other teams carry the load. Palumbo picks up the well-earned win with a Jungle Kick to set up Canadian Violence against the Natural Born Thrillers!

And now it's time for the finals of Queen of the Ring as best friends Mickie James and Trish Stratus go one-on-one. The Divas put on a tremendous match . They trade strikes to start, then Trish hits a flapjack, but Mickie takes to the air and picks up a near-fall with a side suplex. More back-and-forth ends with Mickie getting a foot into Trish's face as she prepares for the Stratusfere, then puts her away with a tornado DDT! Mickie James is Queen of the Ring!

After the match, the referee hands the briefcase with the title match contract in it to Mickie... and she hands it straight back! She wants her shot now! The crowd goes nuts as the two go at it one more time. Their first match was better, but this one was still very good. In the end, the result is the same, though, as Mickie hits another Tornado DDT... to win the Women's Title!

Sean O'Haire comes to the ring for our next match. He grabs the microphone and states that tonight's United States Title match is going to have the same finish as all the rest of his matches with Rob Van Dam. The only difference is, if RVD wants to relive his ECW days with a Hardcore Match, that's all the more opportunity to end things once and for all. But he's not telling us anything we don't already know.

RVD comes out next, and it's time for the big feud-ending bout! RVD starts off with strikes, but O'Haire fights back with a chop. Spear gets two. O'Haire charges the corner, but RVD gets a foot up, then gives him a facecrusher onto a chair. Big kick by RVD gets two, then another two after a shining wizard. He goes for a backdrop, but O'Haire kicks him the face, then drops him face-first across a table for two. RVD, though, trips O'Haire up, and quick as lightning, heads up top and lands the Five-Star Frogsplash for the win! We have a new United States Champion! After the match, a shocked O'Haire kicks the turnbuckles and throws a tantrum in the ring. He can't believe he lost!

King of the Ring continues next as Edge takes on Chris Jericho for a spot in the quarterfinals. These two put on a tremendous contest, as the Canadian imports showcase their unique brand of high-flying physicality. As Jericho starts to put together a run, his old rival, the World Champion Kurt Angle comes to ringside with a chair. Edge whips Y2J off the ropes, and Angle cheapshots him with the chair! Edge rolls him up and picks up the win. After the match, Angle continues his beating, when Edge's rival Chris Benoit hits the ring and chases Angle and Jericho off. But the big news is, Edge advances to the quarterfinals!

Angle grabs the microphone and says that he put Jericho out of King of the Ring so that at the pay-per-view, he can finally end this nonsense. Angle is tired of Jericho coming after him at every opportunity. So tonight he took the fight to Jericho. Just like he's going to do at King of the Ring. One last time for the World Title, it's going to be Angle versus Jericho! Oh, it's true. It's damn true!

Tonight's main event is another King of the Ring second-round contest, the winner will face Edge in two weeks. It's Rhyno versus Chris Benoit in a match that promises to be incredibly physical. They definitely live up the expectations, as both men hit their trademark moves back and forth. In the end, Benoit clamps Rhyno into the Crippler Crossface. Rhyno struggles mightily, but in the end, he has no choice but to tap out. Benoit will now face Edge in two weeks in the King of the Ring quarterfinals!

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JUNE 10, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

Tonight, the final two spots in the King of the Ring quarterfinals will be determined, plus both the Cruiserweight and World Tag Team Titles will be on the line, and we'll sign the contract for next week's huge Last Man Standing Match (that is also a King of the Ring quarterfinal) between The Rock and Brock Lesnar!

But first, Zach Gowan made his return to World Wrestling Entertainment last week in a six-man tag team match, being pinned by up-and-comer Johnny Jeter. Tonight, those two go one-on-one. Gowan uses his educated foot :shifty: early on with a spinning back kick and a missile dropkick, but he misses a legdrop, and Jeter takes control. Gowan gets in only a little bit of offense the rest of the way as Jeter picks up the win for the second week in a row.

Up next, ten of the top cruiserweights on the SmackDown! roster go at it in an over-the-top-rope battle royal! Nunzio is the first elimination, courtesy of Jamie Noble. Noble then turns around and takes out Spike Dudley as well. Ultimo Dragon eliminates his countryman Funaki. Noble's domination ends quickly as Chavo Guerrero dumps him out. The six remaining superstars battle for a while in a very exciting match until Chavo makes another elimination, taking out Nova. Almost simultaneously, Carlito eliminates Akio. And then there were four - Carlito, Chavo, Dragon, and Paul London. London takes out Carlito to turn it into a triple threat, then takes out Dragon to make it one-on-one. Chavo and London go back and forth for a bit, but Chavo's veteran skills wind up being just too much as he eliminates London to win the match.

Dave Batista and John Layfield are two men with a lot in common. They're both angry, hateful giants who seem to enjoy nothing more than pummeling their enemies until they can no longer stand. They've clashed a couple of times as enemies, but tonight they team up for the first time. This is bad news for Aaron Stevens and Matt Morgan, as they draw them as opponents tonight. The match goes pretty much as is to be expected, the Intercontinental Champion and former Tag Team Champion dominate the youngsters, with Batista picking up the win with the Batista Bomb on Stevens.

Backstage, Paul Heyman is with his Dangerous Alliance with some choice words for their rivals. As we know, next week Brock Lesnar will face The Rock in a Last Man Standing match that will end their long-time feud. And anyone who's seen their past matches knows that Lesnar is going to once again make an example out of Rock and advance to the King of the Ring pay-per-view, then wipe the floor with the competition there to earn another title shot. In addition to that match, though, Billy Kidman and Tajiri will face off against Los Guerreros next week in a Ladder Match for a shot at the World Tag Team Titles. Kidman and Tajiri have struggled lately, and next week is their chance to shine. And, yes, Tajiri, next week is your chance to seriously hurt people!

More cruiserweight action is next in triple-threat action as Hurricane, Billy Kidman, and Rico tangle. No title shots or anything on the line, but the winner will definitely earn some bragging rights in the division. Kidman hits Rico with a back heel kick, then Hurricane lands some punches, but blows an elbow dorp allowing Rico to hit him with a senton. Plenty more of this type of quick-hitting action as the match goes on until Kidman takes Rico down with a tiger suplex, then hits a Shooting Star Press for the win.

More triple-threat action next as the World Tag Team Titles are on the line! It's the unlikely champions the Metro Connection defending against the Dudley Boyz and Teddy Long's Playas' Club. Yet another disappointing match from the SD tag-team division, and once again Billy Gunn and Chris Kanyon squeak one out, with Gunn hitting the Fameasser on Chris Nowinski to walk away with the gold.

King of the Ring continues next as former WWE Champion John Cena takes on the Dangerous Alliance's Tajiri in a second-round match. Tajiri uses his speed advantage early on, and sprinkles them off and on throughout the rest of the match. But eventually, the former champ's power advantage proves to be too much as he lands a neckbreaker and a powerbomb to set up the FU for the win.

Bad booking on my part followed that red-hot match with a heel-versus-heel Cruiserweight Title match between Christian and Jeff Hardy. 47% crowd reaction because they were let down after being so pumped up from the KotR match. Christian hits Hardy with the Unprettier, but out of nowhere, Rey Mysterio comes flying into the ring and hits the West Coast Pop to give Xian the DQ victory. After the match, Jeff attacks Rey, pissed that he cost him the title. He lays him out with the Swanton Bomb, then storms off.

Christian grabs the microphone and tells Rey that this has to stop, and at King of the Ring, it's going to. One last time, the Cruiserweight Title will be on the line. And one last time, the Peepulation is going to watch Christian walk out with the gold, 'cause that's how he rolls!

And now for our main event! It's our last second-round King of the Ring match as WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 takes on Eddie Guerrero. The winner will face Cena in two weeks. These two put on a tremendous match with lots of high-flying and technical wizardry. Pretty much what we'd expect out of these two with something like King of the Ring on the horizon. In the end, though, the champ's newfound confidence pushes him through to a victory, hitting his middle-rope legdrop to pick up the win.

The Rock and Brock Lesnar are in the ring now for their big contract signing. Next week on SmackDown!, they will face off in a Last Man Standing Match for a spot in the King of the Ring semifinals. Also, this will finally end their long-running feud. After the last "I" has been dotted and the last "T" has been crossed, Lesnar flips the table over onto The Rock and hits the F5. He stands tall over his rival as SmackDown! goes off the air.

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KING OF THE RING BRACKETS - UPDATED AFTER ROUND 2

RAW
Round 1
Kurt Angle over Big Show
Damien over A-Train
Sean O'Haire over Val Venis
Shelton Benjamin over Sylvan Grenier
Chris Jericho over Rob Van Dam
Edge over Rene Dupree
Rhyno over Undertaker
Chris Benoit over Charlie Haas
Round 2
Damien over Kurt Angle
Shelton Benjamin over Sean O'Haire
Edge over Chris Jericho
Chris Benoit over Rhyno
Round 3
Shelton Benjamin vs. Damien
Edge vs. Chris Benoit

SmackDown!
Round 1
John Cena over Carlito
Tajiri over Rico
Matt Hardy Version 2.0 over Paul London
Eddie Guerrero over Dave Batista
Brock Lesnar over Ultimo Dragon
Rey Mysterio over Billy Kidman
The Rock over John Layfield
Christian over Hurricane
Round 2
John Cena over Tajiri
Matt Hardy Version 2.0 over Eddie Guerrero
Brock Lesnar over Rey Mysterio
The Rock over Christian
Round 3
John Cena vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0
The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar

[loopydate]

JUNE 14, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Just two weeks away from King of the Ring, our first semifinalist will be determined tonight as the undefeated rookie monster Damien takes on Shelton Benjamin! Plus, a fatal fourway for the United States Title, Canadian Violence defending the WWE Tag Team Titles, and a huge main event pitting World Champion Kurt Angle against Sean O'Haire in a non-title match.

We open with a triple-threat pitting Luther Reigns against Rikishi and Tommy Dreamer. Reigns holds his own against the veterans in this match, but in the end falls victim to Dreamer's DDT.

Six-man tag team action is next as the three members of La Resistance take on A-Train and Terri Runnels' Playboys Lance Cade and Val Venis. Rene Dupree and Lance Cade carry most of the match, each facing off at one point or another against all three enemies. Eventually, though, it's A-Train who takes the fall, tapping out to Dupree's Figure-Four Leglock.

Two RAW midcarders who are looking to break through into the upper echelon go head-to-head next as Lance Storm takes on Mark Jindrak. The match is hot, but the relative low ratings of both men don't get a whole lot of crowd reaction, which is a shame. Jindrak winds up putting Storm away with Splash Mountain.

Two of the most technically-sound members of the RAW roster are William Regal and the World's Greatest Tag Team's Charlie Haas, and tonight they go head-to-head. They put on a tremendous display of technical wizardry, but Regal has to stoop to using the Power of the Punch to put Haas away.

Kane has struggled mightily over the last several months, while Edge has continually flirted with the main event. Can Kane climb back up using Edge as a stepping stone? He never gets much of a chance to find out, because two or three moves into the match, Edge's rival Chris Benoit hits the ring and clamps on the Crippler Crossface, resulting in a disqualification. Benoit isn't content to wait for next week's King of the Ring quarterfinal match, as he continues pummeling Edge until he finally pulls himself away and walks off.

Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho recently vaulted to the top of the WWE Tag Team Title rankings, surprising the world by winning the gold. Tonight, they take on Natural Born Thrillers Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli, coming off a big #1 contenders' match win. The four WCW alumni put on a tremendous tag match that - despite the fact that there are no babyfaces - the crowd gets way into. Eventually, they clear Palumbo out of the ring, then Jericho locks Stamboli in the Walls of Jericho while Benoit applies the Crippler Crossface. The Bull has no choice but to tap out, and the champs retain.

In two weeks, either Shelton Benjamin or Damien will be one of four superstars competing to be the 2004 King of the Ring. Damien is 9-0 since his WWE debut, and Benjamin is going to try everything to keep from being victim #10. He starts off with some rights and lefts, then a headbutt, a gutbuster, and a thrust kick. Damien blocks a punch to take momentum away, then hits a clothesline and a spear for two. He charges into the corner, but Shelton gets a boot up, then hits a jawbreaker for two. Delayed brainbuster for two. Damien fights back with some punches, but Benjamin lands a spinning neckbreaker. The referee catches a punch and goes down. Shelton sends Damien to the floor. Damien returns to the ring as Shelton lines up for a superkick, but Damien blasts him in the face with the ring bell! The referee sees it happen and calls for the disqualification! Shelton Benjamin is going to King of the Ring! Damien can't believe he just lost his first match and jumps Benjamin. The two brawl all the way up the ramp and out of view. This is not over by a longshot!

We're treated to a guest interview from SmackDown! superstar Christian, who just wants to remind us that - in addition to whatever crap RAW puts on at KotR - he's going to put on the show of the night when he beats the crap out of Rey Mysterio and checks him into the International House of Pain-cakes. 'Cause that's how he rolls!

Last week, Rob Van Dam finally took the United States Title away from Sean O'Haire after months of trying. Tonight, he has his first defense, and GM Eric Bischoff isn't going easy on him, throwing him into a fatal fourway against Rhyno, Big Show, and Undertaker! RVD proves his mettle by taking the fight to all three challengers, finally putting Show away with the Five-Star Frogsplash to retain his gold.

Kurt Angle is in the ring, ready for tonight's main event, but first he needs to remind Chris Jericho that the opportunity he faces at King of the Ring to win the World Title is going to be his last. Angle is tired of the same old song and dance, and so he's going to finally shut Jericho up and break his freakin' ankle!

Angle remains in the ring as Sean O'Haire makes his way out for the main event. They go hold-for-hold for the entire match, and even a Kurt Angle who doesn't give a shit is better than just about anyone else. In the end, though, Angle is cheated out of the clean victory as Jericho decides to take out some frustrations by laying Angle out as he prepares for the Angle Lock. The ref calls for the bell, but Angle clears the ring of the heels as RAW goes off the air.

[loopydate]

So I'm a little bored with my WWE game, so I thought I'd take the same approach with 2003 TNA. First order of business was signing as many guys to written contracts as I possibly could. Unfortunately, Amazing Red, Christopher Daniels, Low Ki, Mike Awesome, and Perry Saturn all have Japanese commitments, so I couldn't sign them. This is still the weekly-PPV era of TNA.

JUNE 4, 2003

The first NWA-TNA event with Pat Dooley at the helm kicks off with tag-team action pitting ECW veterans Sabu and Sandman against DeGenerates BG James and Sean Waltman. Sandman gets double-teamed for the first part of the match until he manages to hit Waltman with a clothesline and tag in Sabu. Sabu goes to work on Waltman with his trademark high-impact offense until we get a double-tag spot. Amid the confusion, James grabs a chair from ringside. He swings and misses Sandman, who takes the chair. He lays out James as the referee turns around and he is disqualified! After the match, all four men brawl to the back. Clearly, this is not the last we'll see of these teams.

Backstage in a darkened corridor, the deranged Raven cuts a promo on the phenomenal AJ Styles. Raven is going to beat Sting later tonight for a shot at Jeff Jarrett's NWA Title, and he's going to be the new face of TNA. AJ may be phenomenal, but every phenomenon has its end, and in this case, that end is a bloody one in the Terrordome. Quoth the Raven - Nevermore.

Up next, it's fan-favorite D'Lo Brown taking on the Franchise Shane Douglas. Unfortunately, their styles don't mesh particularly well (I say "unfortunately" because I have them feuding. Uh-oh. War of words time, I guess). Eventually, Douglas lays out D'Lo with brass knuckles to pick up the cheap win. Afterwards, he takes off running, leaving D'Lo pissed off in the ring.

WCW alumni Devon Storm and Buff Bagwell tangle next. A bunch of near falls throughout this one until Storm puts Buff away with the Mindbender. After the match, Storm shows his appreciation by offering a handshake, but Buff blasts him with a forearm that stuns him long enough to set up the Blockbuster!

The X Division is on display next in a triple-threat tag team match pitting the SATs (Joel and Jose Maximo) against the teams of AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn and Elix Skipper and Kid Kash. All six men fly around the ring with each team taking the advantage at one point or another. In the end, AJ blasts Joel Maximo with a superkick to set up the Spiral Tap and the win!

After the match, TNA Director of Authority Vince Russo comes onto the ramp to announce that, by virtue of their victory tonight, AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn have earned a match next week. It will be Styles versus Lynn... versus X Division Champion Chris Sabin for the title!

The NWA World Tag Team Titles are on the line next as Chris Harris and James Storm - America's Most Wanted - defend the belts against cocky upstarts Sonny Siaki and "Above Average" Mike Sanders. The crowd is way into this one. Pretty average match quality, though. James Storm hits Siaki with a powerslam, appearing to set up for the Death Sentence, but suddenly the 3 Live Krew's Ron Killings and Konnan hit the ring! The referee calls for the bell as 3LK attack the champions. Konnan prepares to lock in the Tequila Sunrise when The Gathering's CM Punk and Julio Dinero hit the ring to make the save. 3LK clear out of the ring, leaving the fans wondering, why did the Gathering save the champions?

And now it's time for our main event as Sting and Raven face off for a shot at Jeff Jarrett's NWA Title next week. Sting punches Raven to start, but Raven hits a clothesline and a chokeslam for a near count. He sets up for a piledriver, but Sting backdrops out of it, then hits a punch and a DDT for two. Big clothesline from Sting gets two more. Sting goes for a Stinger Splash, but he wipes out and Raven gets two after a big backbreaker. Suddenly, the champ is in the ring with a chair! Jeff Jarrett lays Sting out with the chair, and the ref calls for the bell. After the match, Jarrett and Raven pound the hell out of Sting.

Jarrett grabs the mic and issues the challenge for next week. Jarrett just gave Sting the shot at the NWA Title, but the Chosen One always stacks the deck in his favor. And for next week's title match, there's going to be a special guest referee. And his name... is Raven! The heels stand over Sting as we fade to black.

[loopydate]

JUNE 11, 2003

TNA on pay-per-view's preshow kicks off with six-man tag action pitting fan favorites Frankie Kazarian, New Jack, and Rick Steiner against Brian Lawler, Elix Skipper, and Legend. Steiner and Legend spent most of the match on the apron, and Elix Skipper carried most of it, putting on a tremendous show against all of his opponents. Skipper winds up taking the fall, though, as Kazarian pins him following the Flux Capacitor.

Jeff Jarrett is in the ring with a microphone as the PPV comes on the air. The NWA World Champion talks about tonight's main event title defense against Sting and how last week he revealed that Raven would be the guest referee. Raven's music hits, and the disturbed referee comes to the ring. He joins Jarrett on the mic proclaiming this to be the start of a New Era in TNA. AJ Styles has been the face of this company since its inception, and we're still looking for a TV deal. Sting is the number-one contender, and when was the last time he was relevant? Jeff Jarrett came to Raven a week ago and told him what he already knew - If TNA was ever going to be a true alternative, it was going to take their combined efforts to put it there. Over the coming weeks, Jarrett and Raven will be scouting the entire TNA roster, looking for the stars who will join them in leading TNA into this New Era. TNA will never be the same. Quoth the Raven - Nevermore!

Last week in a pair of singles matches, Devon Storm picked up a win over Buff Bagwell while Shane Douglas cheated to beat D'Lo Brown. Tonight, we see tag team action pitting Storm and Brown against Bagwell and Douglas. Quick tags from both teams, with several near falls. The match ends with D'Lo hitting Buff with the Lo Down for the win.

Kid Kash is out next for his match against Erik Watts. These two put on a surprisingly good match, and the crowd really gets into it. Kash picks up the win by hitting the Cha Ching for three.

DeGenerates BG James and Sean Waltman picked up a cheap DQ victory last week against Sabu and Sandman when Sandman got caught with a chair that James had brought into the ring. Tonight, Sabu and Sandman look for revenge in a match that's right up their alley - a hardcore match! Unfortunately, the ECW alumni never get that revenge as Mike Sanders and Sonny Siaki hit the ring with chairs and lay them out, allowing James to hit the Dogg Pound for the win. After the match, Sanders and Siaki continue to pummel the extremists until referees pull them away.

The NWA Tag Team Champions America's Most Wanted hit the ring next for a promo, but they're blindsided by the 3 Live Kru's Konnan and Ron Killings. But just like last week, CM Punk and Julio Dinero of The Gathering run in to make the save, finalizing their face turn.

This segues into an eight-man tag match pitting AMW and The Gathering against Konnan, Killings, Sanders, and Siaki. Chris Harris and Mike Sanders carry most of the load in this match, with each of them facing off against each of their opponents at some point or another in the match. In the end, Ron "The Truth" Killings pins James Storm to pick up the win for his team with True Conviction. These teams have definitely not seen the last of each other.

Our first title match of the evening pits X Division champion Chris Sabin against the men who won a triple-threat tag match last week to earn a shot - AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn! Surprisingly short match that nonetheless has lots of action squeezed into it. The veteran Lynn winds up picking up the win and the title by hitting Sabin with Cradle To Grave!

And now for our main event! Jeff Jarrett hits the ring, accompanied by guest referee Raven for his NWA Title defense against the icon Sting. Lots of back-and-forth near falls in this match. Eventually, Jarrett hits a spear on Sting, then clamps on a headlock. He rolls Sting onto his back, and Raven throws down a quick three count! Sting has been screwed! Jarrett jumps around the ring with the title to celebrate his "victory" as the pay-per-view goes off the air.

[loopydate]

JUNE 18, 2003

The preshow match this week is a handicap encounter pitting Altar Boy Luke and Jimmy Rave against the monster Abyss. The double-teams come quick and often, and they actually manage a few near-falls, but Abyss' strength is just too much as he lays out Rave with a sidewalk slam for the win.

Sting is in the ring to open the PPV with a microphone to cut a promo about his tag team match with AJ Styles against the New Era's leaders Jeff Jarrett and Raven. But before he can get to the good stuff, Jarrett's music hits the speakers and he and Raven are on the ramp. The icon turns his attention to his rivals, but suddenly Mike Sanders and Sonny Siaki are in the ring behind him, and they take him out! Jarrett grabs Sting's microphone and announces that the New Era has begun and the first two recruits are Sanders and Siaki!

The two new members of the New Era are up next in a tag-team match against Sabu and Sandman. The ECW alumni have had a rough go of it the last couple of weeks against BG James and Sean Waltman, and last week, Sanders and Siaki blindsided them, costing them a hardcore rematch. Quick tags throughout the match, with each team picking up two near falls. Sanders picks up the win for his team with 3.0 on Sabu.

After tours of Japan with All-Japan, New Japan, and Zero-One, Amazing Red faces off against Triple X teammates Christopher Daniels and Low Ki! All three men start off with strikes until Red hits Ki with a flying elbow for two. Daniels hits Red with a diving headbutt for two. Red dropkicks Daniels hard in the corner, but eats a brainbuster from Ki, who clamps on the Dragon Clutch for the submission victory and a shot at the X Division Title next week!

Backstage, Buff Bagwell cuts a promo. It's pretty standard self promotion stuff. I'm The Stuff, you're not. Whatever.

Up next is a six-man tag match pitting all three members of the 3 Live Kru against D'Lo Brown and the NWA Tag Team Champions America's Most Wanted. Ron Killings spends a big chunk of the match in the ring, taking on all comers. In the end, though, Chris Harris gains a measure of revenge, pinning Killings with the Catatonic.

Next week, Low Ki will face off against one of these two men for the X Division Title. It's new champion Jerry Lynn defending against Sean Waltman! These two men pull out all the stops against each other, with several near falls and close calls. Lynn nails Waltman with a diving headbutt, and Waltman rolls to the outside. He stays on the floor and walks laps around the ring, picking his moment when he gets a devilish glint in his eye. The referee calls for the bell, counting Waltman out, but Waltman doesn't seem bothered.

He grabs the X Division Title from Lollipop at ringside, then blasts Lynn with it! He stands over the champion, holding the X Title.

And now for our tag-team main event pitting Sting and AJ Styles against New Era's Jeff Jarrett and Raven! Jarrett and Raven, for having such disparate styles, work well as a team together. In the end, though, Jarrett misses an avalanche in the corner, allowing Sting to hit a bulldog and lock in the Scorpion Deathlock for the win as the PPV goes off the air.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I don't even see a purpose in me even starting another sim game...I book like one week and then completely lose track. :o

My hope is that with SVR 2010's Create-a-Story mode, I'll have more of an incentive to try simming.</font>

[Xero]

Now with the SVR storyline creator, people could easily book through something like EWR and put together whole shows to put online.

A lot of work but it would be an awesome concept.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I hadn't thought about that actually. Doing each show individually complete with matches and storylines, then uploading it. It could definitely work out if you had a following...depends on how many people would be willing to sit down and watched simmed matches, and whether or not you are allowed to upload stories in which you don't actually play as anyone.

I'm hoping they actually allow us to do all CPU matches...but if not, I'll just use Create-a-Story to run angles for my own amusement while booking the matches in Exhibition as I always have.</font>

[loopydate]

JUNE 17, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It feels like it's been over a hundred days since the last WWE program, but it's really only been three :shifty: Tonight on SmackDown!, we find out who will join Shelton Benjamin in the semifinals of the King of the Ring tournament as The Rock and Brock Lesnar do battle one last time in a Last Man Standing Match! Plus, the feud between the Dangerous Alliance and Los Guerreros will come to an end in a brutal Ladder Match!

We kick things off with a handicap match as the Intercontinental Champion, the animal Batista hopes to continue his roll as he takes on Funaki and the one-legged man in the ass-kicking contest Zach Gowan. The babyfaces take an early advantage, double-teaming Bats until he manages to catch Gowan with a spinebuster to set up the Batista Bomb for the win.

The Cruiserweight division is once again on display next as Jamie Noble, Nova, Paul London, and Ultimo Dragon take on Akio, Carlito, Johnny Jeter, and Nunzio. Dragon and Carlito carry most of the match, with Dragon at one point taking offense from all four heels, isolating him from his corner. Eventually, though Paul London manages to make a hot tag to turn things back in his team's favor. And in the end, he hits Akio with Diamond Dust to set up London Calling and the win in a very exciting match.

Matt Morgan is walking by himself backstage when there's an off-screen "Whoosh!" Morgan turns to see Hurricane standing with his hand outstretched. "Citizen Morgan, the Hurricane has been watching you since your debut. You're a very impressive physical specimen, yet you let the supervillain Paul Heyman control your destiny for so long. Whassupwitdat?!?" Morgan tries to answer, but "Never mind all that. Lately, you've been a man without a mission. You have such potential for good, but you need guidance to become the hero you're destined to be. With your power and my Hurri-powers, we could one day be the most unstoppable force on SmackDown! What do you say, Matthew?" There's a long beat while Morgan eyes the bizarre diminuitive superhero. "Yeah, sure, what the hell."

Triple-threat action is up next, but it may as well be another handicap match as Aaron Stevens takes on Theodore Long's Playas' Club proteges, Chris Nowinski and Mark Henry. It looks like there might be trouble in paradise early as Henry and Nowinski exchange blows, but they eventually turn their attention to Stevens, double-teaming him mercilessly. As Stevens starts to get some momentum going, Teddy Long jumps up onto the apron to distract him, allowing Henry to lay him out and hit a big splash for the win.

Over the last several weeks, the Dudley Boyz have tried - and failed - to wrest the World Tag Team Titles back from the Metro Connection. Tonight, it's six-man action as Bubba and D-Von team with their brother Spike to take on Billy, Chris, and John Layfield. Spike and Gunn carry most of the action, with all three heels taking turns teeing off on Spike until Bubba manages to turn things around for the faces, isolating Gunn. Spike winds up taking the fall as Kanyon hits him with I'm Betta Than You for the win.

From his backstage office, Vince McMahon announces a new match for King of the Ring. The loser of tonight's Last Man Standing Match will face off against the man who can retrieve the briefcase with the tag-team title shot in our Ladder Match for a WWE Title shot on SmackDown!

At King of the Ring, Christian will be defending the Cruiserweight Title against his longtime rival Rey Mysterio. Tonight he faces a tune-up match of sorts as he faces Rico. Good match with a couple of nearfalls, but Christian winds up putting Rico away with the Unprettier for the win. After the match, Mysterio springboards into the ring to lay Xian out with the West Coast Pop!

Rey gets to stay in the ring, as he's in a huge tag-team match next. He teams with John Cena against the newly-reformed Hardy Boyz! The crowd is red-hot for this one. Quick tags all around setting up every possible combination in the ring. Matt lays out Rey with a superkick, then all hell breaks loose. While the ref is distracted, Christian hits the ring for a measure of revenge, hitting Rey with an Unprettier allowing WWE Champion Matt Hardy to pick up the cheap win after the match, the three heels pummel the babyfaces.

After the match, the Hardyz grab the microphone. They cut a decent promo on Cena and The Rock, of all people. Matt and Jeff have been "on the cusp" for four long years. Every announcer, every fan talks about how superstardom is right around the corner for them. Well, they're tired of waiting for their opportunity. This beating tonight was a message to the SmackDown! main event scene. We're done waiting - we're coming for your spot! And Matt has a special reminder for Cena. Next week, it's you and me for a spot in the King of the Ring semis, and all it takes is a simple Twist of Fate for your luck to run out! I'm the champion now, and next week, I officially climb out of your shadow!

And now it's time for the first half of tonight's double main event. It's Eddie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero against Billy Kidman and Tajiri one last time... in a Ladder Match! The winners face off against Metro Connection next week for the World Tag Team Titles, and whoever retrieves the briefcase is entered into that huge #1 contender's match at King of the Ring! Los Guerreros take the early edge as Eddie hits a back heel kick on Kidman and Chavo hits a rolling kick on Tajiri. Eddie whips Kidman into a ladder, but Tajiri trips Chavo and hits a rolling kick of his own on Eddie. The Dangerous Alliance hit a double back elbow on Eddie. Tajiri hits a flying cross body, and Kidman climbs halfway up the ladder and nails Chavo with a flying clothesline. Tajiri tries to hiptoss Eddie, but it's reversed, and he hops up to hit a super Frankenseiner on Kidman, sending him to the floor! Tajiri starts to climb up for the briefcase, but he's met at the top by Eddie and Chavo, who send him crashing to the mat with a double superplex! Eddie reaches up and grabs the briefcase! Eddie is going to King of the Ring and Los Guerreros get their title shot!

For months, The Rock and Brock Lesnar have battled each other in a grueling series of matches. Tonight, they meet for the final time in a Last Man Standing Match. Not only that, the winner advances to the SmackDown! final of King of the Ring, making them one of the final four men with a chance at the crown and a guaranteed title shot any time in the next year! Rock slams Lesnar, but gets tripped. Lesnar slams Rock and hits him with a massive lariat. Lesnar goes to suplex Rock on the outside, but Rock reverses it and Lesnar slides across the announce table. He makes it to his feet at six. Rock powerbombs Lesnar, but Lesnar grabs a kendo stick from under the ring and hits a White Russian Legsweep. Rock stays down for an eight count. Lesnar tries to get Rock up for the F-5, but Rock counters it into the Rock Bottom! And Lesnar's not getting up! Rock wins! Rock wins! The crowd erupts as SmackDown! goes off the air. The People's Champion is now two wins away from being the People's King!

We now know that Shelton Benjamin will represent RAW at King of the Ring and that The Rock will be in SmackDown!'s final. Over the next week, their opponents will be decided. Also, by virtue of Eddie's win and Brock's loss tonight, Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar has been officially announced for King of the Ring. That added to Rey Mysterio versus Christian for the Cruiserweight Title and RAW's World Title match between Kurt Angle and Chris Jericho, and King of the Ring is shaping up to be one of the biggest shows of the year! Who knows what will happen over the next week to help shape the rest of that supercard?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Great to see this back. :cool:

The closest thing I'm going to be doing to a sim is something with SVR10. I've downloaded pretty much the whole left out roster, so I'm working on leveling up their stats. I'll probably sim matches, post results...and for PPVs I might put together highlight reels of the matches using the game's highlight reel functionality and post them here.

Not sure yet. Might make a new thread when I get to it.</font>

[Indifferent Clox]

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Jim Ross: Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to "Understanding myself through WWE" here on HBO. I'm Jim Ross alongside my broadcast colleagues Joey Styles and Jim Cornette

Cornette: It's been building for weeks and this sunday at NO WAY OUT it will finally happen The Undertaker will go one on one with Royal Rumble winner Bryan Danielson.

Joey Styles: It all started when Danielson went on an intense 3 month win streak capturing just about every title there is to capture here in the WWE and then winning the Royal Rumble, with a little help from his "honorable" friends.

Ross:American Dragon is currently the United States champion and holds 1/3 of the Triple Tag titles alongside his stablemates Brian Kendrick and CM Punk.

Cornette: And it was just this week that Triple H was finally able to take that IC title off of him at Rampant Debates

Styles: That's got to be a big drop in momentum For Danielson, I mean first you have to consider the pure terror that The Undertaker instills in his opponent, then add to that, he lost one of his 3 belts the week before arguably the biggest match in his career.

Ross: well tonight he has a chance to gain some of that momentum back. We are starting this show off big tonight! Bryan Danielson, CM Punk, and Brian Kendrick are going to face The Undertaker, John Morrison, and Evan Bourne. But first, Earlier today WWE held the No Way Out Press conference, one of the most interesting turn of events is this exciting match that will also take place in 2 days at No WAY OUT! Rob Van Dam and IC Champion Triple H ever since Triple H cost Van Dam his title. Shawn Michaels won the Titan title that night a month ago but when he didn't keep his eye on the ball against Nigel Mcguiness, he lost his title. Nigel will be defending that title in an elimination match this Sunday against The Big Show, Kofi Kingston, John Cena, Kane, and Batista. The Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar will be facing the man he beat for the title, the man Undertaker defeated earlier this week, Kurt Angle.

Joey Styles: and in a hardcore match that may become the match that steals the show Hardcore champion and ECW original Tazz will take on the Hardcore Legend Mick Foley. Tazz has made it his mark to bring back Hardcore. The Hardcore we love. No 24/7 bullcrap, not just mindless use of weapons, but intelligent use of your environment in order to prove yourself as the toughest there is.

Jim Cornette: and the team of Austin Aries and Evan Bourne will take on Shelton Benjamin and Chris Benoit for the Unified championship. A match that, I'll go ahead and say, has peaked my interest as much as anything else. All of these men respect each other. Both of these teams feel like they are the more cohesive unit. We will find out who is correct in a ladder match at NWO.

Jim Ross: Another Exciting match is the cruiserweight title bout Homicide v. Rey Mysterio. Homicide lives by the streets and says he can beat anyone regardless of weight class, but Rey hasn't just talked the talk he has backed it up, newcomer Homicide has a whole lot to prove this coming sunday at NWO.

Joey Styles: and Finally Cm Punk will take on John Morrison, the winner will get a shot at Triple H's IC title at WM.

(actual show to come)

[Indifferent Clox]

I have heel and face ROH stables, a Bischoff led stable, and Chris Jericho is the third man in DX now

[loopydate]

JUNE 21, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

It's the last Monday Night RAW before King of the Ring! Tonight, Edge and Chris Benoit will end their brutal feud in a Cage Match - the winner faces Shelton Benjamin on Sunday in a KotR semifinal match. Also in tonight's main event, World Champion Kurt Angle takes on Big Show!

Last week, A-Train took the fall in a six-man tag match, tapping out to Rene Dupree's Figure-Four Leglock. Tonight, he looks for revenge in a singles contest. Not the cleanest match ever fought, but Train does get what he wants by hitting Dupree with the Derailer for the win.

Two of the top contenders for the Women's Title go head-to-head next as Trish Stratus takes on Jazz. Decent match that gets a good reaction from the crowd involves lots of back-to-back action. In the end, Jazz hits a flapjack on Trish, then uses the ropes for the cheap win.

Our Olympic Hero's music hits, and Kurt Angle comes to the ring with his World Title belt. He cuts a promo about his Submission Match against Chris Jericho this Sunday night. As always, Angle delivers the good, and the crowd is definitely hyped for that title match.

Last week, The Ministry's rookie monster Damien suffered his first defeat at the hands of Shelton Benjamin in a KotR quarterfinal. Tonight, he looks to bounce back against the always-dangerous United States Champion Mister Monday Night, Rob Van Dam in a non-title match! Tremendous match that the crowd absolutely eats up. RVD starts off with a series of kicks, but winds up eating a headbutt and fallaway slam. From there, the monster begins to work over his flexible bump machine opponent until RVD catches him out of nowhere with a superkick. He almost picks up the win with a shining wizard. Unfortunately, he goes to the well once too often and Damien blocks a kick to set up the Chokeslam for the win. After the match, RVD gets a measure of revenge as he jumps Damien and lands a Five-Star Frogsplash.

Women's Champion Mickie James has firmly cemented her spot as one of the top Diva wrestlers of all-time. Tonight, she defends her title against former champ Molly Holly! Match of the night so far with some very exciting spots. Mickie hits her trademark tornado DDT for the win to retain.

Two of the most physical stars on the RAW roster lock up next as Rhyno takes on Sean O'Haire. These two do not disappoint, with punches, neckbreakers, backdrops, spike slams, elbows, spinebusters, a DVD from Rhyno... Really brutal match that ends with both men tied up in the corner and taking turns shoving the referee away from them. The ref finally has seen enough and calls for the double-disqualification. They brawl up the ramp and out of sight.

RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff appears on the TitanTron and announces that these two will meet again at King of the Ring!

The giant steel cage that's been lurking above the ring the whole night descends for our next King of the Ring match pitting Edge against Chris Benoit. These two have been battling each other for months and tonight they're hoping to finally put this feud to rest. Benoit is still all mopey and "Why am I not on both shows?" so he doesn't put in much effort. Edge nails Benoit with a powerbomb and is about to escape, when suddenly Undertaker comes down to ringside and slams the door on his head! Benoit takes the opportunity to climb up and over for the win and to advance!

After the match, Edge grabs a microphone and challenges Undertaker to a match at King of the Ring. And Taker accepts!

Bischoff appears on the Tron once more to make it official - the RAW final at King of the Ring will pit the Rabid Wolverine Chris Benoit against Shelton Benjamin!

And now for our main event. It's the World Champion Kurt Angle against Big Show! Angle also doesn't put in a ton of effort, and the match suffers as a result. He's about to put Show away with the Angle Lock, but Jericho hits the ring and lays him out with a big punch. The ref calls for the bell, but Angle is incensed and drives both heels out of the ring as RAW goes off the air.

[loopydate]

JUNE 24, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

Just three nights away from King of the Ring, and we've still got one more semifinal berth to decide tonight as WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 takes on one of the men he and his brother called out last week, former champion John Cena! Plus, non-title action between Intercontinental Champion Batista and The Rock and a World Tag Team Title match with Los Guerreros challenging the Metro Connection!

Last week, The Hurricane approached Matt Morgan with a proposal - Hurricane would give the youngster the guidance he needs if he would team up with him against the forces of evil. Tonight, Morgan, now named The Blueprint, takes his first step toward heroism as the Superfriends take on Teddy Long's Playas' Club - Mark Henry and Chris Nowinski. The heroes take the early advantage, isolating Nowinski with brawling from Blueprint and martial artistry from Hurricane. The Harvard grad manages to catch Hurricane with a powerslam and tag in Henry. Henry goes to work on Hurricane for a bit until Hurricane tags in someone the World's Strongest Man's size. Blueprint hits the ropes for a big move, but Long trips him! The ref sees it and calls for the DQ. The Playas' Club starts to triple-team the faces when Aaron Stevens, who got laid out by PC last week, rushes in to chase Teddy Long out of the ring. Curiouser and curiouser.

Backstage, Paul Heyman is with Brock Lesnar. Heyman tells the camera that Brock Lesnar has been naked since WrestleMania. For three months, this 300-pound monster has been light. When John Cena took the WWE Title from Lesnar, he ended the most dominant reign in recent memory. And Cena had to squander it against Matt Hardy. And now the brass says that for Brock to earn another shot at the belt, he has to go through Eddie Guerrero at King of the Ring? Brock has annihilated Guerrero before and he's going to do it again. And to give Eddie a glimpse of what's in store for him on Sunday, Lesnar has asked for a match against one of Eddie's luchador amigos, Ultimo Dragon. Let this be a lesson, Eddie. Nothing stands between Brock Lesnar and what is rightfully is. Nothing.

What appears to be a squash waiting to happen turns out to be anything but. Dragon has been languishing in clusterfuck midcard matches for months, and sees tonight as a genuine opportunity to put himself on the radar. Dragon goes right after Lesnar wtih a back suplex and a flying cross body. He misses an elbow, and Lesnar hits a back suplex of his own, then a neckbreaker, and a brutal DVD for two. Lesnar kicks Dragon hard in the chest, but Dragon takes Lesnar down and hits a running senton for two. Tornado DDT for two. Can Dragon pull off the huge upset? Rolling kick, then a stiff high kick. Dragon goes for a clothesline, but Lesnar ducks it and hits a fallaway slam and another Death Valley driver. From there, it's all academic as Lesnar picks up the win with the F-5. After the match, Lesnar continues to pummel Dragon with a series of brutal punches.

Multiple-time World Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz have struggled lately against the Metro Connection and badly need a notch in the W column to work back into the title scene. Tonight, they face the makeshift duo of Carlito and John Layfield. Not surprisingly, the duo's lack of chemistry costs them in the end as Carlito accidentally takes a punch from Layfield which allows D-Von to hit his reverse DDT for the win. After the match, Layfield and Carlito argue until Layfield walks off.

This Sunday night, Rey Mysterio will challenge Christian for the Cruiserweight Title, but tonight he teams with the man Xian beat last week (Rico) to take on Billy Kidman and Tajiri, the Dangerous Alliance! These four put on a tremendous match with lots of near falls, quick tags, and high spots. Eventually, Rey looks about set to finish off Tajiri when Christian blasts Rey from behind with a chair allowing Tajiri to roll him up for the win. After the match, Christian joins Kidman and Tajiri as they brutalize Rey and Rico.

Back from commercial, and Rey is stopped by an interviewer. This match at King of the Ring is going to finally be the end of this rivalry with Christian. Only one man can be Cruiserweight Champion, and since they can't seem to do it cleanly, let's pull out all the stops. Rey Mysterio versus Christian at King of the Ring, the Cruiserweight Title on the line... in a Hardcore Match!

Last week, Los Guerreros beat the Dangerous Alliance in a Ladder Match to earn a shot at the Metro Connection's World Tag Team Titles tonight. Eddie has got to be aware that Brock Lesnar will be watching this match, looking for any sign of weakness before their big match Sunday at King of the Ring. Vince McMahon has called that match a #1 contender's match, so the stakes are insanely high. But first, Eddie and his nephew Chavo have to make it through Billy Gunn and Chris Kanyon in this title match. Los Guerreros work over Kanyon early until a double hot-tag spot brings in Eddie and Gunn. Eddie looks ready to put Gunn away, but Paul Heyman makes another appearance, distracting Eddie, allowing Gunn to sneak up and hit the Fameasser to retain the belts! Heyman must be out here on Lesnar's behalf, and he's cost Eddie the World Tag Team Titles! After the match, Eddie and Chavo get a small measure of revenge against Gunn and Kanyon.

Three out of the final four in the King of the Ring tournament have already been determined. The RAW final will feature Shelton Benjamin against Chris Benoit. We also know that The Rock will face the winner of our next contest - John Cena against the WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0! These two have had a storied rivalry, and the crowd is red hot for what winds up being a decent match. Matt winds up laying Cena out with a punch, but collapses. The ref checks on him and doesn't notice Jeff Hardy race to ringside and ascend the turnbuckles, blasting Cena with the Swanton Bomb! Matt drags himself on top of Cena for the cheap victory. Matt's going to King of the Ring! After the match, Cena chases off both Hardy Boyz and grabs the microphone.

He issues a challenge. If Jeff Hardy wants to get in on his business like this, Cena's going to make Hardy his business. You want my spot? Come and get it! The match is on for King of the Ring!

WWE Chairman Vince McMahon appears on the TitanTron and announces that Matt Hardy Version 2.0 has officially been added to the King of the Ring semifinals against The Rock! Rock versus Hardy and Benjamin versus Benoit in three nights!

In tonight's non-title main event, Intercontinental Champion Batista takes on the man one of SmackDown!'s King of the Ring finalists, The Rock! These two match up pretty well from a physical standpoint, and "physical" is a great way to describe the contest. In the end, though, The Rock is just too much for the up-and-coming IC Champion and puts him away with the Rock Bottom to send the crowd home happy.

[loopydate]

KING OF THE RING BRACKETS - UPDATED AFTER ROUND 3

RAW
Round 1
Kurt Angle over Big Show
Damien over A-Train
Sean O'Haire over Val Venis
Shelton Benjamin over Sylvan Grenier
Chris Jericho over Rob Van Dam
Edge over Rene Dupree
Rhyno over Undertaker
Chris Benoit over Charlie Haas
Round 2
Damien over Kurt Angle
Shelton Benjamin over Sean O'Haire
Edge over Chris Jericho
Chris Benoit over Rhyno
Round 3
Shelton Benjamin over Damien
Chris Benoit over Edge
Round 4
Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Benoit

SmackDown!
Round 1
John Cena over Carlito
Tajiri over Rico
Matt Hardy Version 2.0 over Paul London
Eddie Guerrero over Dave Batista
Brock Lesnar over Ultimo Dragon
Rey Mysterio over Billy Kidman
The Rock over John Layfield
Christian over Hurricane
Round 2
John Cena over Tajiri
Matt Hardy Version 2.0 over Eddie Guerrero
Brock Lesnar over Rey Mysterio
The Rock over Christian
Round 3
Matt Hardy Version 2.0 over John Cena
The Rock over Brock Lesnar
Round 4
The Rock vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0

[loopydate]

JUNE 27, 2004 - KING OF THE RING


The preshow match pits Edge against the leader of the new Ministry, Undertaker! Undertaker inexplicably attacked Edge a couple of weeks back, leading up to tonight's contest.

Edge vs. Undertaker

Edge receives some unexciting punishment. Lame kick from Undertaker. Edge takes a right hand to the temple from Undertaker. Big kick from Undertaker. Edge blocks the suplex attempt. Running knee lift from Edge. Undertaker walks into a spike slam. There's a two count on the pin. Undertaker fights out of a grapple. Powerslam from Undertaker on Edge. There's a two count on the pin. Undertaker scores with a crappy looking standing spinebuster. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Edge pushes out of a Undertaker hold. Edge hits some punches. Undertaker blocks a punch. Edge takes a right hand to the temple from Undertaker. Edge is in trouble. Here it comes - Last Ride. 1....2...3, it's finished. Worth a ** rating, but no more than that.

Overall Rating: 65%
Crowd Reaction: 67%
Match Quality: 63%

The pay-per-view kicks off the RAW's final King of the Ring match. The winner will advance to tonight's main event against the winner of the SmackDown! bracket. The winner of tonight's tournament will be 2004 King of the Ring and will earn a title shot of their choice at any time in the next year! Shelton Benjamin earned this spot by defeating Sylvain Grenier, Sean O'Haire, and the previously undefeated Damien. Chris Benoit made it to this match by knocking off Charlie Haas, Rhyno, and Edge.

King Of The Ring RAW Bracket Final - Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Benoit

Shelton gets caught with a belly to belly suplex from Benoit. Shelton takes a back suplex. Stun Gun from Chris Benoit! There used to be this blonde guy in WCW in the early 90's who used that...i wonder what happened to him? Shelton Benjamin takes a butterfly suplex from Benoit. Shelton backdrops Chris Benoit out of a piledriver attempt. Chris Benoit takes a butterfly suplex from Shelton. Shelton hits a stump piledriver on Chris Benoit. Cover for a two count. Chris Benoit reverses a hip toss. Vicious snap suplex! Shelton Benjamin got whipped over hard. Cover for a two count. Devastating Tiger Driver 91 very nearly crushes the neck of Shelton. Misawa is probably laughing with glee at the moment. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Shelton Benjamin fights out of a grapple. Shelton Benjamin uses move #193 (arm-BAR). Shelton Benjamin gets taken down out of nowhere. Chris Benoit snap suplexes Shelton...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) Chris Benoit floors Shelton Benjamin. Here it comes...Crippler Crossface! Shelton Benjamin taps! Damien comes running down the aisle, and gets into the ring! Damien spins Shelton around. Damien hits the Choke Slam! Shelton Benjamin has been left down on the canvas. Almost a *** rating, but there were some bits that dragged, so **3\4 instead.

Overall Rating: 76%
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Match Quality: 75%

Six days ago on RAW, Rhyno and Sean O'Haire - two men destined for greatness in World Wrestling Entertainment, battled to a double-disqualification draw. Tonight, they get another shot at each other in one-on-one action.

Rhyno vs. Sean O'Haire

Rhyno hits a right hand. Stiff chop lights up O'Haire. Big backdrop on O'Haire, executed well. Fallaway slam by Rhyno. O'Haire drops out the back of a Rhyno bodyslam attempt. O'Haire slams Rhyno down. Rhyno walks into a spike slam. There's a two count on the pin. Rhyno kicks Sean O'Haire in the gut to reverse the momentum. Spear by Rhyno. Hooks the leg for a two count. Rhyno scores with a standing spinebuster. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Rhyno walks into a trip. Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Sean O'Haire uses a forearm to the face. O'Haire walks into a trip. Fallaway slam by Rhyno. Sean O'Haire can barely stand. Here it comes - Gore. 1....2...3, it's finished. Rhyno is still in the ring celebrating. Sean O'Haire pushes the referee away. Sean O'Haire spins Rhyno around. Sean O'Haire hits the Prophecy! This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout.

Overall Rating: 83%
Crowd Reaction: 85%
Match Quality: 80%

For the last several months, Cruiserweight Champion Christian's most persistent rival has been Rey Mysterio. These two have battled numerous times, and tonight Rey has issued the challenge for a Hardcore Match to finally settle the score.

Hardcore Match for the Cruiserweight Title - Rey Mysterio vs. Christian (c)

Kick from Rey Mysterio to the leg. Dropkick connects, Christian goes down. Rey uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Rey Mysterio hits a rolling kick on Christian. Christian reverses a waistlock. Big dropkick by Christian, who got good elevation. Rey walks into a spike slam. There's a two count on the pin. Christian gets taken down out of nowhere. Rey crushes Christian with a running senton. Hooks the leg for a two count. Vicious kick to the teeth from Rey Mysterio. Pin, but Christian is out just before the three count. Christian kicks Rey Mysterio in the gut to reverse the momentum. Christian drives a forearm into the chest of Rey. Rey Mysterio fights out of a grapple. Rey Mysterio hits a rolling kick on Christian. Rey Mysterio moves in for the kill. Here it comes - West Coast Pop. 1....2...3, it's finished. Rey Mysterio remains in the ring, celebrating the victory. *** rating for a good bout.

Overall Rating: 86%
Crowd Reaction: 91%
Match Quality: 77%

Since returning to World Wrestling Entertainment, Jeff Hardy has been a thorn in John Cena's side. He made his return by costing Cena the WWE Title to Jeff's brother Matt. He also cost Cena his King of the Ring quarterfinal match against Matt. Tonight, Cena looks for revenge.

John Cena vs. Jeff Hardy

Spinning back kick from Jeff Hardy. Hardy only gets knees on a splash. Cena hits a right hand. John Cena misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee by mistake. Death valley driver by John Cena, Jeff Hardy got planted. Cover, but there's no one to count for John Cena. Hardy counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Driven DDT by Jeff Hardy. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Hardy crushes Cena with a running senton. Cover for a two count. Tornado DDT from Jeff Hardy, Cena got planted. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Hardy drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Full nelson slam on Hardy. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Hardy counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. John Cena is stunned as Hardy heads to the top rope. Whisper In The Wind! 1....2....3. John Cena leaves and walks back down the aisle. Wait...Jeff Hardy comes running as well, and Cena gets dropped with a clothesline, followed by a load of stomps. He is left lying in the aisle. Almost a *** rating, but there were some bits that dragged, so **3\4 instead.

Overall Rating: 81%
Crowd Reaction: 87%
Match Quality: 70%

Speaking of side-thorns, Chris Jericho has been one for World Champion Kurt Angle. Tonight, Angle hopes to finally put his rival away for good in a Submission Match!

Submission Match for the World Title - Kurt Angle (c) vs. Chris Jericho

Jericho gets slammed. Flying shoulder tackle by Angle sends Jericho to the mat. Rude Awakening on Chris Jericho by Angle. Jericho ducks a wild right hand. Springboard reverse elbow by Chris Jericho. Excellent move. Chris Jericho misses a clothesline. Massive backbreaker, Jericho got nailed. Kurt Angle nearly kills Jericho with a released tiger suplex. Angle only gets knees on a splash. Angle walks into a high dropkick from Chris Jericho. Jericho walks into a trip. Jericho tastes a high angle back suplex. It probably tasted like chicken. Kurt Angle has Chris Jericho down...and locks in the Angle Lock for the submission victory! Kurt Angle climbs each turnbuckle in turn, working the crowd as he celebrates his victory A **** rating for a good contest.

Overall Rating: 88%
Crowd Reaction: 90%
Match Quality: 86%

Chris Benoit has already advanced to the finals of King of the Ring by winning our opening contest tonight. His opponent in that match is about to be determined. The Rock made it to the finals of the SmackDown! bracket by defeating John Layfield, Christian, and his long-time rival Brock Lesnar. WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 beat Paul London, Eddie Guerrero, and John Cena for this spot. If Matt walks away King of the Ring tonight, what does that mean for the WWE Champion? Will he go after Kurt Angle's World Title?

King Of The Ring SmackDown! Bracket Final - The Rock vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0

Driven DDT by Matt Hardy Version 2.0. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Super frankensteiner on Rock, who hit hard. There's a two count on the pin. Rock blocks the suplex attempt. The Rock fires off some right and left hands. Fallaway slam by The Rock. Hooks the leg for a two count. The Rock scores with a standing spinebuster. Pin, but Matt is out just before the three count. Rock slams Matt Hardy Version 2.0 down. Matt counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Super kick by Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Cover for a two count. Vicious kick to the teeth from Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Driven DDT by Matt Hardy Version 2.0. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Rock walks into a high dropkick from Matt Hardy Version 2.0. The Rock fights out of a grapple. Running knee lift from The Rock. Lifting DDT by The Rock, looked good. Jeff Hardy comes running down the aisle with a chair! Matt goes to irish whip The Rock into the ropes. Hardy prepares to swing the chair...but The Rock reverses! Hardy accidentally smacks Matt with a chair to the back! Matt Hardy Version 2.0 can barely stand. Rock Bottom!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Hardy Boyz are beating down on The Rock! The music of John Cena hits, and he comes running down the aisle into the ring. Matt and Hardy bail out of the ring, leaving The Rock down in the ring. John Cena may have saved The Rock from a brutal beating. A good *** rating.

Overall Rating: 88%
Crowd Reaction: 94%
Match Quality: 75%

Two weeks ago, Vince McMahon announced a match which wound up being the following. Eddie Guerrero against Brock Lesnar for a shot at Matt Hardy's WWE Title. After the match was announced, Lesnar and his manager Paul Heyman have made Eddie's life a living hell. Can Eddie get his revenge - and a title shot - tonight?

#1 Contender Match for the WWE Title - Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar

Eddie tastes a high angle back suplex. It probably tasted like chicken. Reverse DDT on Eddie. There's a two count on the pin. Eddie blocks a punch. Lesnar walks into a high dropkick from Eddie Guerrero. Eddie hits a dropkick on Brock Lesnar. Hooks the leg for a two count. Power drive elbow by Eddie Guerrero. Pin, but Lesnar is out just before the three count. Second rope flying axe handle, Lesnar goes down. Eddie only gets knees on a splash. Eddie walks into a jaw breaker. There's a two count on the pin. Brock Lesnar brings out a jumping powerbomb to nearly kill Eddie. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Gut buster, Eddie hits hard. Brock Lesnar fires off some right and left hands. Eddie reverses a Brock Lesnar hammerlock. Spin kick by Eddie Guerrero to the face. Power drive elbow by Eddie Guerrero. Brock Lesnar gets knocked to the ground by Eddie, who is already climbing the turnbuckle. Frog Splash!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. Lesnar grabs the referee, then nails him with a right hand! Dozens of people hit the ring to stop any further incident. A good *** rating.

Overall Rating: 88%
Crowd Reaction: 94%
Match Quality: 76%

And now it's time for our main event! For the last several weeks, thirty-two men have battled it out for a shot to be King of the Ring. Thirty have fallen by the wayside, and now it's time to crown a king. Will it be the Great One, the People's Champion, RAW Bracket winner The Rock? Or will it be the sadistic, vile, Rabid Wolverine, SmackDown! bracket winner Chris Benoit?

King Of The Ring Final - The Rock vs. Chris Benoit

Rock gets caught with a belly to belly suplex from Benoit. Back suplex on Rock, which is a backdrop to you NOAH fans. Rock tastes a high angle back suplex. It probably tasted like chicken. Big dropkick by Chris Benoit, who got good elevation. Benoit only gets knees on a splash. Bodyslam by Rock. Massive backbreaker, Benoit got planted. Early reports indicate that the back was *not* actually broken, so the move's name should actually be backhurter. Cover for a two count. Benoit blocks a kick from The Rock. Reverse DDT into a backbreaker by Chris Benoit, great move. There's a two count on the pin. Corkscrew brainbuster suplex, Benoit hit it well. Hooks the leg for a close fall. The Rock ducks a clothesline attempt. Benoit gets slammed. Rock walks into a trip. Vertical suplex by Chris Benoit. Chris Benoit floors The Rock...and climbs the turnbuckles. Through the air, Swandive Headbutt! 1....2....3. Chris Benoit climbs each turnbuckle in turn, working the crowd as he celebrates his victory *** rating, as it was good, but nothing too special.

Overall Rating: 83%
Crowd Reaction: 87%
Match Quality: 75%

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Why did The Rock face nobody for the KOTR title and somehow lose? Awful booking.</font> :shifty:

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Anyway, I think I'm gonna post a SVR10 idea I had in here for the time being. I'm still working on leveling up stats for all the CAWs I've acquired. It's easy to gain points but allocating them to the stat areas you want is still a bit of a pain.

In the meantime, I've looked through the roster and I've decided to sim a mini-tourney using all active WWE competitors in the game with an OVR of at least 80 (conveniently, that works out to exactly 32). I'm basing it on the "Raw World Cup" idea Loopy once did in an EWR game.

I've split the 32 guys up into 8 groups of 4...and each group has a theme. These themes make it somewhat more interesting and in some cases they ensure that big names WILL be eliminated in the first round in some instances.

Here is the master participant list...groups in next post:

Batista 91
Big Show 89
Carlito 83
Chris Jericho 93
Christian 90
CM Punk 90
Cody Rhodes 82
Dolph Ziggler 85
Edge 93
Evan Bourne 84
Finlay 87
Jack Swagger 89
John Cena 95
John Morrison 86
Kane 88
Kofi Kingston 84
Mark Henry 80
Matt Hardy 87
Mike Knox 80
MVP 85
Primo 81
Randy Orton 93
Rey Mysterio 88
R-Truth 83
Shawn Michaels 93
Shelton Benjamin 85
Ted DiBiase 83
Tommy Dreamer 81
Triple H 94
Undertaker 96
Vladimir Kozlov 82
William Regal 82</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I used Random.org to sim the order in which the groups are listed (which might affect tournament seedings in the later rounds, not sure yet). I also used Random to help serve as a "tiebreaker" when I had multiple guys who each qualified for more than one bracket.

<b><u>WRESTLED IN TNA: CM Punk, Evan Bourne, MVP, R-Truth</u></b>
This group contains WWE competitors who at one point worked for the 6-sided ring promotion. R-Truth held the NWA World Title under his real name of Ron "The Truth" Killings and was far an away the most successful there of anyone listed. CM Punk briefly was there, Evan Bourne wrestled in the X-Division as Matt Sydal, and MVP had a short stint as Antonio Banks.

<b><u>ECW DEBUTS: Chris Jericho, Mike Knox, Rey Mysterio, Tommy Dreamer</u></b>
This is certainly a mixed basket. Tommy Dreamer is an ECW Original in every sense of the word, joining them when they changed their name to Extreme Championship Wrestling. Chris Jericho and Rey Mysterio got their first notable North American exposure in ECW, and Mike Knox made his debut a short time after ECW became WWE's third brand.

<b><u>BROTHERS: Christian, Edge, Kane, Undertaker</u></b>
Not much explaining needed here. 4 recognizable names, 2 sets of brothers. These brothers have both teamed together as well as feuded with one another...but in this tournament, it's every man for himself. Whoever survives from this group should be looked on as a favorite to win the whole thing.

<b><u>WM WINNERS: Batista, John Cena, Shawn Michaels, Triple H</u></b>
This mega group contains not only former WWE champions...but all of these men have won gold in the main event of sports entertainment's grandest stage. Much like the previous group, whoever gets out of this one unscathed is sure to be hotly tipped to win the whole thing.

<b><u>ECW CHAMPS: Big Show, John Morrison, Mark Henry, Matt Hardy</u></b>
Obviously, this group contains men who have won the ECW Championship since it became the third brand of WWE. It's an interesting mix.

<b><u>WORLD ELITE: Finlay, Kofi Kingston, Vladimir Kozlov, William Regal</u></b>
Another eclectic mix of superstars here, featuring all guys who were born overseas. Finlay and Regal have had some absolutely brutal brawls in the past, should be interesting to see those revisited. The Moscow Mauler also packs a serious punch. But don't discount the man from Ghana, Kofi Kingston. He could use his speed to keep the others off balance.

<b><u>AMATEUR: Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, Shelton Benjamin</u></b>
All four of these men have had their share of amateur wrestling success. Ziggler, Swagger, and Benjamin all excelled at the collegiate level while Rhodes nearly did but opted to start his professional wrestling career instead. Which of these talented grapplers will advance?

<b><u>BUSINESS BLOOD: Carlito, Primo, Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase</u></b>
Another group that doesn't need much explanation. Orton has seen the most success and is the only third generation wrestler in the bunch. Ted DiBiase is the son of the legendary Million Dollar Man. Lastly, the Colons have had their differences at some points and were also the first ever Unified Tag Team champions, they are the sons of Carlos Colon.

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Each group will compete round robin style. The top two from each group advance into the next round.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod><b><u>SVR10 Tourney</u></b>

Gonna keep a running tally and keep adding to this post as it goes on:

<b><u>ROUND 1</u></b>

<b><u>WRESTLED IN TNA</u>
Day 1</b>
-CM Punk pulls out a win over Evan Bourne with a powerslam after a highly competitive bout that did a great job of setting the tone for the tournament. (8:26)
-MVP wins an even more grueling, close contest, battling a bloody R-Truth into submission and making him tap out to a full nelson. (9:47)

<b><u>ECW DEBUTS</u>
Day 1</b>
-Chris Jericho puts away Tommy Dreamer with a scoop slam, and it has already become obvious that if you are weakened enough, you will lose on any move. (6:24)
-Mike Knox put up a fight with his powerful offense, but none of it was enough to keep the feisty Rey Mysterio down. Rey gets the win with a spinning neckbreaker. (10:22)

<b><u>BROTHERS</u>
Day 1</b>
-Christian put in a valiant effort but it was just too much for the demonic Kane. Kane puts him away with a Chokeslam. (7:06)
-The Undertaker saw what his brother did, and somehow managed to top it by silencing Edge with a Chokeslam followed by a Tombstone Piledriver. (8:16)

<b><u>WM WINNERS</u>
Day 1</b>
-A bloodied Batista persevered and continued to wade off an onslaught from Shawn Michaels, whose chest was left red as ever. Batista wins with a neckbreaker. (11:02)
-As expected, Triple H and John Cena put on one of the most back-and-forth matches of the tournament. The Game scores a huge win with the Pedigree. (9:34)

<b><u>ECW CHAMPS</u>
Day 1</b>
-Big Show and Mark Henry put on an absolute masterpiece. I’m being completely serious, awesome match this was. Show gets the nod after a big stomp. (11:38)
-John Morrison got his tournament off to a great start, besting Matt Hardy following a hurricanrana in a really fast-paced encounter. (9:59)</font>

[Indifferent Clox]

did you up guys like mine at all? i have to put up the show and stuff in a bit.

Danielson v. Lesnar v. Angle at Mania

Mcguiness v. Michaels

[loopydate]

JUNE 28, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

It's the last show of the first half of 2004, and King of the Ring fallout is sure to occur. Plus, the first matches for Vengeance are announced and a king is crowned!

Our opening contest is a ten-man tag-team match featuring Tommy Dreamer, A-Train, Rikishi, and the Playboys taking on La Resistance's Rob Conway and Sylvan Grenier and Natural Born Thrillers Chuck Palumbo, Mark Jindrak, and Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli. The heels use quick tags for the first several minutes to isolate first Rikishi then Lance Cade. Eventually, A-Train makes a hot tag and he, Val, and Tommy work over Conway. The match evens out eventually, and it ends with Jindrak hitting Train with Splash Mountain for the win.

After the break, "Whatever" by Our Lady Peace hits the speakers, and Chris Benoit comes out to the ring wearing his half of the WWE Tag Team Titles. Inside the ring, a throne, a scepter, a crown, and a briefcase are waiting. Jim Ross informs us that the briefcase is Benoit's "Money In The Bank." By winning King of the Ring, he now owns the contract inside the briefcase which earns him a shot at any title at any time he pleases. The Crippler King enters the squared circle and picks up the briefcase. He looks at the ornate royal items in front of him, blows his nose on the throne and walks off with his contract. "Bah Gawd King, what disrespect! Chris Benoit just blew his nose on decades of tradition! What kind of psychopath is our King?"

Up next is a triple-threat match pitting Lance Storm against Luther Reigns against William Regal. Young Reigns seems a bit out of his element against the two wily veterans, and eventually he eats the Power of the Punch as Regal walks away victorious.

Backstage, Damien cuts a brief promo, challenging Shelton Benjamin to a match at Vengeance. Shelton handed Damien his only loss and he's going to avenge it in four weeks. Pretty good promo for a pretty unproven commodity. JR announces that Shelton has accepted. The match is on!

These two rivals are on opposite sides of the following six-man tag match as Shelton teams with his World's Greatest Tag Team partner Charlie Haas and Edge against Ministry members Damien, Big Show, and Kane. Edge and Damien carry most of the match, and the fans get a brief showdown between Shelton and Damien that Shelton controls until Big Show tags in. Shelton tags Edge back in, who puts Show away with the Edgecution for the win.

Edge grabs a microphone and tells Undertaker that he just beat one of Taker's proteges. Taker got lucky last night when he took Edge for his Last Ride. That's not going to be the case at Vengeance. Taker, I want a rematch!

World Champion Kurt Angle is up next in non-title action against Rene Dupree in what should be a solid technical encounter. Unfortunately, Kurt's still phoning it in, so it's not the match it could be. Eventually, Dupree tags out to the Angle Lock.

Backstage, United States Champion Rob Van Dam is doing his trademark stretching routine. He's up next after the break in a title defense against the King of the Ring Chris Benoit!

RVD and Benoit put on a tremendous contest with lots of near-falls and high spots. Eventually, RVD heads to the top rope and hits the Five-Star Frogsplash! He looks like he's about to successfully defend his title when Benoit's partner Chris Jericho enters the ring and clamps RVD in the Walls of Jericho! The referee calls for the DQ as Canadian Violence continue to pummel the US Champion. Out of nowhere, the Manbeast Rhyno rushes down the aisle. He goes toe-to-toe with Benoit, then clotheslines Jericho out of the ring to stand beside RVD.

And now for our main event. It's a fatal fourway to determine a new #1 contender for Kurt Angle's World Title. Jericho and Rhyno remain in the ring after the last segment, and they're joined by the respective leaders of the Ministry and the Natural Born Thrillers - Undertaker and Sean O'Haire. Solid match all around with everybody getting in their offense. Eventually, O'Haire picks up the big win via the Prophecy on Rhyno. Guess that means Undertaker's free to accept Edge's challenge.

Eric Bischoff appears on the TitanTron and makes the match official - Kurt Angle will defend the World Title against Sean O'Haire at Vengeance!

[loopydate]

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms for the releases of Divas Torrie Wilson and Nidia. We wish them both the best in their future endeavors.

[loopydate]

JUNE 2004 RECAP


RAW

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(33-20-1) Sean O'Haire (1-3-1, 81) (L RVD, L Angle, D Rhyno, L Rhyno, W 4-way)
(30-23) Kurt Angle (4-0, 99) (W O'Haire, W Show, W Y2J, W Dupree)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(11-2) Mickie James (3-0, 97) (W Trish, W Trish, W Molly)
(26-15-2) Rhyno (1-3-1, 85) (L Benoit, L 4-way, D O'Haire, W O'Haire, L 4-way)
(29-20) Rob Van Dam (3-1, 82) (W O'Haire, W 4-way, L Damien, W Benoit)
(27-23-3) Chris Benoit (5-1, 87) (W Rhyno, W w/Y2J vs NBT, W Edge, W Shelton, W Rock, L RVD)
(22-27-1) Undertaker (2-2, 64) (W 8-man tag, L 4-way, W Edge, L 4-way)
(22-28-1) Chris Jericho (1-3, 89) (L Edge, W w/Benoit vs NBT, L Angle, L 4-way)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(10-2) Damien (2-2, 79) (W 8-man tag, L Shelton, W RVD, L 6-man tag)
(12-6) Victoria (1-0, 72) (W w/Lita vs Jackie/Shaniqua)
(13-9-1) Trish Stratus (0-3, 80) (L Mickie, L Mickie, L Jazz)
(10-8) Jazz (1-0, 74) (W Trish)
(25-24-1) Big Show (1-3, 59) (W 8-man tag, L 4-way, L Angle, L 6-man tag)
(22-23) Shelton Benjamin (2-2, 78) (L 8-man tag, W Damien, L Benoit, W 6-man tag)
(16-17) Chuck Palumbo (2-1, 69) (W 3-way tag, L w/Stamboli vs Violence, W 10-man tag)
(23-25) Edge (3-2, 76) (W Y2J, W Kane, L Benoit, L UT, W 6-man tag)
(12-15) Johnny Stamboli (2-1, 66) (W 3-way tag, L w/Palumbo vs Violence, W 10-man tag)
(18-23-1) Kane (1-2, 41) (W 8-man tag, L Edge, L 6-man tag)
(17-25) Charlie Haas (1-2, 72) (L 8-man tag, L Regal, W 6-man tag)
(13-24) William Regal (3-0, 70) (W 6-man tag, W Haas, W triple threat)
(12-23) Tommy Dreamer (1-2, 72) (L 8-man tag, W triple threat, L 10-man tag)
(10-20) Lance Storm (0-3, 63) (L 8-man tag, L Jindrak, L triple threat)
(9-18) Sylvan Grenier (2-1, 71) (L 3-way tag, W 6-man tag, W 10-man tag)
(5-10) Molly Holly (0-1, 74) (L Mickie)
(10-21) A-Train (1-3, 77) (L 6-man tag, L 6-man tag, W Dupree, L 10-man tag)
(5-11) Lita (1-0, 77) (W w/Victoria vs Jackie/Shaniqua)
(4-10-1) Gail Kim (0-0, 69) (N/A)
(10-24) Rene Dupree (1-3, 72) (L 3-way tag, W 6-man tag, L Train, L Angle)
(7-23) Val Venis (0-3, 75) (L 3-way tag, L 6-man tag, L 10-man tag)
(5-19) Rob Conway (3-0, 69) (W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag, W 10-man tag)
(3-18) Rikishi (0-3, 69) (L 6-man tag, L triple threat, L 10-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(13-6) Mark Jindrak (3-0, 60) (W 6-man tag, W Storm, W 10-man tag)
(1-6) Lance Cade (0-3, 61) (L 3-way tag, L 6-man tag, L 10-man tag)
(0-3) Shaniqua (0-1, 52) (L w/Jackie vs Lita/Victoria)
(0-6) Luther Reigns (0-3, 43) (L 6-man tag, L triple threat, L triple threat)

(Overall Won-Loss) Opener (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(0-1) Jacqueline (0-1, 60) (L w/Shaniqua vs Lita/Victoria)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (95)
Steve Austin (92)
Shane McMahon (89)
Al Snow (75)

Managers
Terri Runnels (70) (Lance Cade and Val Venis)

RAW Title Changes
United States - Rob Van Dam beat Sean O'Haire (6/7)
Women's - Mickie James beat Trish Stratus (6/7)
World Heavyweight - None (Kurt Angle has been champ since 4/25)
WWE Tag Team - None (Canadian Violence have been champs since 5/31)

RAW Feuds
Shelton Benjamin vs. Damien (87 Heat)
Rhyno & Rob Van Dam vs. Canadian Violence (85 Heat)
Kurt Angle vs. Sean O'Haire (82 Heat)
Edge vs. Undertaker (62 Heat)

[loopydate]

JUNE 2004 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(34-17) Brock Lesnar (2-2, 99) (W Rey, L Rock, W Dragon, L Eddie)
(32-16) The Rock (4-1, 99) (W Xian, W Brock, W Bats, W Matt, L Benoit)
(31-20) John Cena (2-3, 96) (W Kidman, W Tajiri, L w/Rey vs Hardyz, L Matt, L Jeff)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(4-1) Jeff Hardy (3-1, 86) (W w/Matt vs Hurricane/Rico, L Xian, W w/Matt vs Cena/Rey, W Cena)
(29-18) Matt Hardy (4-1, 89) (W w/Jeff vs Hurricane/Rico, W Eddie, W w/Jeff vs Cena/Rey, W Cena, L Rock)
(26-21) Rey Mysterio (1-3, 93) (L Brock, L w/Cena vs Hardyz, L w/Rico vs DA, W Xian)
(24-23) Christian (2-2, 86) (L Rock, W Jeff, W Rico, L Rey)
(23-25-1) Eddie Guerrero (3-2, 90) (W Tajiri, L Matt, W w/Chavo vs DA, L w/Chavo vs DA, W Brock)
(18-21-2) Billy Kidman (2-2, 84) (L Cena, W triple threat, L w/Tajiri vs Guerreros, W w/Tajiri vs Rey/Rico)
(16-20) Rico (0-4, 83) (L w/Hurricane vs Hardyz, L triple threat, L Xian, L w/Rey vs DA)
(16-26) The Hurricane (1-2, 79) (L w/Rico vs Hardyz, L triple threat, W w/Blueprint vs Playas)
(15-25-1) Tajiri (1-3, 84) (L Eddie, L Cena, L w/Kidman vs Guerreros, W w/Kidman vs Rey/Rico)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(26-15) D-Von Dudley (1-3, 77) (L w/Bubba vs Metros, L 3-way tag, L 6-man tag, W w/Bubba vs Carlito/Layfield)
(29-19) Dave Batista (3-1, 80) (W 10-man tag, W w/Layfield vs Morgan/Stevens, W Funaki/Gowan, L Rock)
(24-17) Bubba Ray Dudley (1-3, 75) (L w/D-Von vs Metros, L 3-way tag, L 6-man tag, W w/D-Von vs Carlito/Layfield)
(12-9) Billy Gunn (4-0, 71) (W w/Kanyon vs Dudleyz, W 3-way tag, W 6-man tag, W w/Kanyon vs Guerreros)
(12-9) Chris Kanyon (4-0, 70) (W w/Gunn vs Dudleyz, W 3-way tag, W 6-man tag, W w/Gunn vs Guerreros)
(19-15) John Layfield (3-1, 74) (W 10-man tag, W w/Bats vs Morgan/Stevens, W 6-man tag, L w/Carlito vs Dudleyz)
(19-27-1) Chavo Guerrero (2-2, 78) (L 10-man tag, W battle royal, W w/Eddie vs DA, L w/Eddie vs Metros)
(10-15) Nova (1-2, 70) (L 10-man tag, L battle royal, W 8-man tag)
(6-12) Jamie Noble (1-2, 65) (L 10-man tag, L battle royal, W 8-man tag)
(6-14-1) Paul London (2-1, 82) (W w/Dragon vs Carlito/Nunzio, L battle royal, W 8-man tag)
(7-19) Spike Dudley (0-3, 65) (10-man tag, L battle royal, L 6-man tag)
(6-18-1) Ultimo Dragon (2-2, 80) (W w/London vs Carlito/Nunzio, L battle royal, W 8-man tag, L Brock)
(5-19) Nunzio (0-3, 68) (L w/Carlito vs Dragon/London, L battle royal, L 8-man tag)
(1-4) Aaron Stevens (0-3, 67) (L 10-man tag, L w/Morgan vs Bats/Layfield, L triple threat)
(4-18) Carlito (0-4, 72) (L w/Nunzio vs Dragon/London, L battle royal, L 8-man tag, L w/Layfield vs Dudleyz)
(2-15) Chris Nowinski (1-3, 66) (W 10-man tag, L 3-way tag, L triple threat, L w/Henry vs Superfriends)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(11-13) The Blueprint (1-2, 61) (L 6-man tag, L w/Stevens vs Bats/Layfield, W/Hurricane vs Playas)
(2-3) Johnny Jeter (2-1, 45) (W 6-man tag, W Gowan, L 8-man tag)
(5-12-1) Akio (1-2, 65) (W 6-man tag, L battle royal, L 8-man tag)
(4-12) Mark Henry (2-2, 55) (W 6-man tag, L 3-way tag, W triple threat, L w/Nowinski vs Superfriends)
(0-5) Zach Gowan (0-3, 57) (L 6-man tag, L Jeter, L w/Funaki vs Bats)
(0-7) Funaki (0-3, 64) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal, L w/Gowan vs Bats)

(Overall Won-Loss) Sent to OVW (Jun. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(3-18) Doug Basham (1-0) (W 10-man tag)
(3-18) Danny Basham (1-0) (W 10-man tag)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Vince McMahon (92)
Tazz (72)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (92) (Billy Kidman, Brock Lesnar, and Tajiri)
Theodore Long (66) (Chris Nowinski and Mark Henry)

SmackDown! Title Changes
Cruiserweight - Rey Mysterio beat Christian (6/27)
WWE World - None (Matt Hardy has been champ since 5/20)
Intercontinental - None (Dave Batista has been champ since 4/8)
World Tag Team - None (Metro Connection have been champs since 4/29)

SmackDown! Feuds
Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar (93 Heat)
John Cena & The Rock vs. Hardy Boyz (87 Heat)
Yet to start - Rey Mysterio vs. Tajiri (94 Heat)
Yet to start - Rico vs. Christian (93 Heat)

[loopydate]

JULY 1, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

With just 24 days to go until Vengeance and King of the Ring just barely in our rearview mirror, SmackDown! is undergoing some changes. Tonight, Eddie Guerrero - who won a #1 contender match against Brock Lesnar at KoR - cashes in his title shot against WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 tonight! Plus, a trio of triple-threat matches showcasing the cruiserweight division. The winners of those matches will face off next week in a fourth triple-threat to determine a shot at Rey Mysterio's Cruiserweight Title at Vengeance!

The night kicks off with the debut of a new WWE Superstar, Generalin Intikami, a high-flier from the UK. His opponent tonight is Funaki. These two men - both looking to get noticed - put on a barn-burner of an opener. In the end, Intikami makes his debut an auspicious one by knocking Funaki out with a foreign object as Funaki attempted a powerbomb. After the match, Randy Orton (?!?) hits the ring with a steel chair. He lays out both men and stands over them as the opening video plays.

Back inside the ring, Orton stands alone in the ring with a microphone and the steel chair he used to lay out Funaki and Intikami. "I know what you're thinking. Randy Orton's a RAW Superstar. What is he doing on SmackDown! Fact of the matter is, I'm a man without a country. Because you see, there was a clause in our contracts that no one before me has exploited. When WWE held the draft in March, anyone not involved in the draft matches became a free agent. And since I've been out for eight months, there was no way I could compete. And now, not only am I a free agent, I'm the free agent. The game changer. Mister McMahon, Mister Bischoff... let the bidding begin!"

The triple threat series begins with a match pitting Billy Kidman against Rico and Ultimo Dragon! Kidman almost picks up the win over Rico with a running senton. Dragon almost pins Kidman with a tiger suplex. In the end, though, Rico puts Kidman away with his spinning kick to advance to next week's #1 contender match.

Backstage, The Hurricane is preparing for his triple threat, but he's joined by The Blueprint and Aaron Stevens who helped Hurricane and Blueprint last week.

Hurricane - Citizen Aaron, on behalf of The Blueprint, I'd like to thank you for your assistance last week. We would also like to invite you to join our organization - the Superfriends!

Stevens - I appreciate the offer, but I'm not sure the whole superhero things is for me.

Blueprint - See, I thought the same thing. But all I needed to do was change my name. Hurricane said I didn't need to wear a mask or run around making "whoosh" sound effects.

Stevens - But I like my name.

Hurricane - Think how much more fear you could strike in the fear of evildoers if you called yourself "The Idol!"

Stevens - But I like my name.

Hurricane - But no superheroes go by their real name!

Blueprint - What about Jean Grey?

Hurricane - Doesn't count. She's a girl.

Stevens - What does that have to do with anything? Besides, Nick Fury uses his real name!

Hurricane - He's not really a superhero, though.

Stevens - What about Doctor Strange?

Hurricane - ...well played.

Tag team action is next as the struggling former champions the Dudley Boyz take on Teddy Long's Playas' Club. The Dudleyz work over Nowinski early until Henry gets the hot tag and overpowers D-Von with a piledriver and a powerslam. D-Von fires off a clothesline from nowhere which leads to a double tag and the Dudleyz catch Nowinski with the 3-D for the win!

Triple threat number two is up next as Chavo Guerrero takes on Jeff Hardy and Tajiri! These three men top our earlier contest with a remarkable match that features a ton of high spots. In the end, Tajiri catches Chavo with the Kick of Death to pick up the win while Hardy recuperates from a massive kick to the face of his own. Tajiri joins Rico in next week's contender's match, as well as whoever wins our third and final triple threat.

Brock Lesnar comes to the ring. He cuts a promo about how Eddie Guerrero got lucky at King of the Ring to earn his title shot tonight. And there is nothing that means more to Lesnar than the WWE Title. So Lesnar challenges Eddie for a rematch at Vengeance. And Eddie had better hope that the match is for the title. Because Brock wants that belt back, but if Eddie fails to win the gold tonight, he's only going to piss Lesnar off. And he wouldn't like him when he's angry. Paul Heyman (who's filling in on commentary tonight) hypes the hell out of the Lesnar/Guerrero match.

Now it's time to fill that third spot in next week's match. It's The Hurricane versus the former champion Christian and red-hot up-and-comer Paul London! London almost pulls off the upset almost pinning Christian with a running senton. In a spot copied from our first match, Hurricane nearly pins London with a tiger suplex. In the end, though, Christian finishes London off with an Unprettier to advance to next week's triple threat against Rico and Tajiri!

Up next is a huge six-man tag match featuring four of SmackDown!'s reigning champions! Intercontinental Champion "Nature Boy" Dave Batista teams with the World Tag Team Champions the Metro Connection to take on John Cena, The Rock, and the Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio! The crowd is very hot for this match that features the three babyfaces getting in all their normal spots, and the heels more than holding their own. Gunn and Kanyon are really starting to look like they've found the angle that's going to make them stars. In the end, though, Cena plants Kanyon with the F-U for the win.

And now for tonight's main event. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 defends the WWE Title against Eddie Guerrero! The match itself is actually a little disappointing, but the crowd is way into it. In the end, Matt slides out of an Eddie bodyslam attempt and catches him with the Twist of Fate for the win. After the match, a down-and-out Eddie gets assaulted by Brock Lesnar, who lays him out with the F-5! Eddie failed to win the title tonight, and it seems to have only made Lesnar's hatred for Guerrero stronger!

Vince McMahon appears on the TitanTron as officials help Eddie Guerrero to the back. He makes the Guerrero/Lesnar match official, but he also has another announcement. Since it now appears we're short a #1 contender for the WWE Title at Vengeance, he's going to make an executive decision. In just under four weeks, Matt Hardy Version 2.0 is going to defend the WWE Title in a fatal fourway against his brother Jeff and the two men the Hardyz have had in their crosshairs for weeks - John Cena and The Rock! What a main event!

[loopydate]

JULY 5, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Just twenty days away from Vengeance, we already know of three huge singles matches taking place at that pay-per-view event - Kurt Angle defending the World Title against Sean O'Haire as well as huge rematches pitting Edge against the Undertaker and Shelton Benjamin against Damien!

The night opens with a four-team elimination match pitting Terri Runnels' Playboys Lance Cade and Val Venis against La Resistance, The Ministry's Big Show and Kane, and Natural Born Thrillers Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli. Stamboli, Palumbo, and Kane carry most of the match. In the end, Palumbo blasts Show with a Jungle Kick to pick up the win for NBT.

Luther Reigns is still looking for his first WWE victory and he looks for it tonight against Mark Jindrak from the Natural Born Thrillers. Reigns puts up a good fight, but he again falls short as Jindrak blasts him with the Mark of Perfection for the win. After the match, just like on SmackDown!, Randy Orton hits the ring with a steel chair and lays both men out!

And, just like on SmackDown!, Orton grabs the microphone and cuts a promo about how there is a bidding war for his services between Vince McMahon and RAW's Eric Bischoff. Basically he's going to keep this up until somebody stops him.

Up next is a match that promises to be a technical masterpiece. Well, it should have. But for whatever reason it only gets a 72% quality rating. Regal picks up the win with the Power of the Punch over Charlie Haas.

Mickie James defends the Women's Title next against Jazz. Mickie has been a fighting champion since unseating Trish Stratus to win the belt. She continues her dominance of the Women's Division by hitting a tornado DDT for the win.

Backstage, Lance Storm opens up the door to his and Tommy Dreamer's dressing room. "Come on, it's time for our match." Everybody expects the Innovator of Violence to step out, but instead it's... Dawn Marie! Dawn Marie is the new manager of the ECW Originals!

Her charges have a WWE Tag Team Title match next against Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho (former ECW stars in their own right) - Canadian Violence! This is a really exciting match that gets cut a little bit shorter than a lot of the fans would have liked. Storm winds up getting caught in a combination Crippler Crossface/Walls of Jericho and taps out. After the match, Rhyno and Rob Van Dam hit the ring and nail Jericho with a double powerbomb. After the match, they put Benoit through the announce table! ECW! ECW! ECW!

Up next, it's two of RAW's Vengeance participants - Edge and Damien - going one-on-one. These two put on a very physical match. Eventually, Edge sets up to hand Damien his second singles loss with a spear, but out of nowhere, Undertaker hangs Edge out to dry on the top rope. Damien capitalizes and nails Edge with his trademark DDT for the win. As the Ministry members pummel Edge, Shelton Benjamin rushes to the ring to make the save.

Backstage, the WWE Tag Team Champions are nursing their wounds. They hijack the camera crew and issue a challenge to RVD and Rhyno for Vengeance.

Benjamin remains in the ring for our next match against Sean O'Haire. These two put on a tremendous match. Shelton once again appears to be on the verge of superstardom as he goes blow-for-blow with the #1 contender for the World Title. Damien gets a measure of revenge by blasting Shelton from behind with a chair, allowing O'Haire to hit the Prophecy for the win. As O'Haire and Damien go to work on Benjamin, Kurt Angle hits the ring with a chair of his own to drive off the heels.

And now our main event between Undertaker and World CHampion Kurt Angle barely even gets started as Sean O'Haire returns to the ring for revenge, accidentally blasting Taker with a big clothesline allowing Angle to clamp on the Angle Lock. Taker struggles mightily but winds up passing out. O'Haire returns to the ring to go back to work on Angle, but Edge hits the ring to clear it and the babyfaces stand tall as we fade to black.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I like that clause that Orton is using. Theoretically could also mean you can shift some of the lower tier guys around who didn't compete during the draft...sort of a Supplemental Draft.

Also, :lol: @ Aaron Stevens

Hope to see O'Haire win the big one</font>

[loopydate]

JULY 8, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

Last week, a huge fatal fourway WWE Title match was announced for Vengeance, and tonight both halves of that match will be participating in two of our three huge tag team main events. But first...

Generalin Intikami's WWE debut was spoiled last week by the surprising return of Randy Orton. Tonight, he gets a second chance to make a first impression against Spike Dudley. Pretty decent squash that the crowd isn't really into because they're still not really sure who Intikami is. In the end, it's the Intikamio that puts Spike away for the victory.

Up next, two of the most powerful wrestlers on the SmackDown! brand go at it as The Blueprint takes on Mark Henry. Not exactly a technical masterpiece, both men get to show off their prolific strength. Blueprint looks to be on the verge of victory when - out of nowhere - Randy Orton once again hits the ring. He goes after Blueprint, then Henry capitalizes by joining in the fray. Orton slides to ringside and grabs a steel chair and lays both men out. Orton stands tall over both men. The ref calls for the no-contest draw.

"Stand back! There's a Hurricane comin' through!" The crowd erupts as Blueprint's mentor, the leader of the Superfriends, The Hurricane appears on the ramp. "Randall Orton, you have certainly made an impact since your return from injury. But you were on the verge of the main event when you went down. And now you're interrupting first-hour matches? Wassupwitdat? You issued an open challenge to anyone in WWE, and The Hurricane is going to accept it. Do you want to know what your mistake was? By attacking The Blueprint tonight, you proved yourself to be what I always suspected you were. A supervillain. And the Superfriends were assembled to put down supervillains. So at Vengeance, I'm accepting your challenge!" Orton does the Angry Face as we fade to commercial.

Hurricane's newest friend, Aaron Stevens takes on Intercontinental Champion "Nature Boy" Dave Batista in a non-title match next. Stevens looks pretty good until Batista destroys him with a clothesline, then claps on the Figure-Four Leglock. Stevens has no choice but to tap out, but he looked strong against the champ.

Backstage, Paul Heyman is psyching Brock Lesnar up. "Tonight, Brock Lesnar teams with Billy Kidman against Los Guerreros. Brock gets a taste tonight. Last week, Eddie Guerrero lost to Matt Hardy Version 2.0. In doing so, Eddie kept Brock from getting a WWE Title shot at Vengeance. This match is now for nothing but pride. And Brock Lesnar is a very proud man. And do you know when Brock Lesnar feels the most proud? When he's standing over the crippled, bloodied, beaten, mangled, demolished body of the one who wronged him! In seventeen days, Brock Lesnar is going to be the proudest man on the face of the planet and Eddie Guerrero is going to be dead!"

Last week, Rico, Christian, and Tajiri each won triple threat matches to earn a spot in our following contest. The winner of this match will be facing Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio at Vengeance for the title. Lots of all-around action ends with a sweet spot wherein Rico nails Christian with a brutal kick, but eats a tiger suplex and the Kick of Death from Tajiri, who picks up the win.

Vince McMahon appears on the Tron to make it official, it's Tajiri versus the Cruiserweight Champion at Vengeance!

Rey is out next for our first huge tag-team match and his partner is the always-exciting Paul London! This match should prove to be one of the most high-flying encounters of the year, because their opponents are... the Hardy Boyz! London definitely takes the next step in his evolution tonight as he more than holds his own against the charismatic enigma and the WWE Champion, but in the end, the Hardyz's veteran skills are too much as Jeff puts London away with the Swanton Bomb.

Backstage, Rico is recovering from getting kicked in the fucking head by Tajiri when he's approached by Christian. Christian lambasts him for taking the fall in the triple threat earlier and costing him a chance at regaining his Cruiserweight Title from that masked midget. Rico says it's not like Christian was in any position to break it up. Last he saw Christian's face, it was getting blasted by Rico's foot! They're held apart before their war of words can become physical, but not before Christian can challenge Rico to a match at Vengeance. And it's accepted!

Our second of three huge tag team matches is up next, and it's the aforementioned Guerreros/Lesnar/Kidman match! Eddie and Brock start the match, and Lesnar tears into his rival before tagging in Kidman. All four combinations of opponents happens before we wind back up with Eddie and Brock. Eddie pushes Lesnar into the ropes for a roll-up, but Lesnar rolls through and grabs the tights! The ref doesn't see it and calls the three count. After the match, the Guerreros get a small measure of revenge, chasing off Paul Heyman's cronies. This business between Eddie Guerrero and Brock Lesnar just keeps getting more and more personal!

And now for our main event! John Cena and The Rock, who will be facing off against the Hardy Boyz at Vengeance in a fatal fourway for Matt Hardy's WWE Title, come to the ring first for... a WWE Tag Team Title match against the Metro Connection! Cena spears Gunn to start results in Gunn quickly tagging Kanyon in, only to get blasted with an elbow. Rock tags in and and hits Kanyon with a piledriver. The Metros seem at a loss as Gunn tags back in, and Rock nails him with a spear! Rock and Cena are rolling! Suddenly, the Hardy Boyz come tearing down the ramp with steel chairs! Gunn sees his opportunity and whips Rock toward them, only for The Rock to reverse it and send Gunn right into Matt hardy's chair! Rock Bottom! One! Two! THREEEEE! NEW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! The Hardyz are choked on the ramp. They can't believe it. Rock and Cena go into the crowd with their titles to celebrate and the crowd is absolutely fucking bananas as we fade to black.

[The Mackem]

'Rico is recovering from getting kicked in the fucking head by Tajiri'

'and the crowd is absolutely fucking bananas as we fade to black.'

LOL

[The Mackem]

TEW 2010 was announced at the start of this month btw.

[loopydate]

JULY 12, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Just thirteen days away from Vengeance, and we've got a huge show tonight. All of the participants in RAW's four huge matches will be in action tonight, plus the in-ring return of wrestling's top free agent, Randy Orton!

On the 25th, Shelton Benjamin takes on Damien in a huge rivalry match. Tonight Benjamin's tag-team partner Charlie Haas takes on Damien's Ministry stablemate Big Show. Show didn't sell much at all in this one, which ends with him pulling the referee in the way of a clothesline for a DQ. After the match, Show is pissed and hits the ref with a clothesline of his own.

Terri Runnels and Dawn Marie lead their respective tag teams to the ring next for a huge eight-man tag match against Natural Born Thriller representatives Chuck Palumbo, Johnny Stamboli, Mark Jindrak, and the returning Shawn Stasiak! Tommy Dreamer and Stamboli carry the majority of the match, which is pretty much made up entirely of brawling. It's an entertaining brawl, but a brawl nonetheless. Eventually, Stasiak makes his return a successful one by hitting Cade with his trademark fisherman's suplex for the win.

The music of the former World Tag Team Champions the Metro Connection hits the speakers, and out comes Chris Kanyon! The crowd doesn't know what to think as this SmackDown! superstar comes to the ring. He grabs a microphone. "Three days ago, my... partner Billy Gunn and I got screwed out of the World Tag Team Titles. Now that we're left with no direction, I thought I'd take advantage of something. Randy Orton opened a door for me eleven days ago. I was unaware of the free-agent clause in my contract and - since I wasn't involved in the draft matches in March - I--" But before he can finish, he's nailed out of nowhere by an RKO! Randy Orton is in the ring! He goes to ringside to grab a chair. Kanyon is completely defenseless, and Orton busts him wide open with it! Orton stands over a bloodied Kanyon with a deranged look in his eyes as we go to commercial.

Back from commercial, Orton is still in the ring, but Kanyon has been helped backstage. JR and Cornette talk soberly about Chris Kanyon's health as A-Train's music hits. They then talk about how Orton took out Train's former tag partner Matt Morgan on SmackDown! and Train is looking for revenge in Orton's first match since November. Train gets in a couple of moves, but this is Orton's night, and he puts Train away with an RKO. After the match, he pounds the hell out of Train, once again making a statement.

It's a six-diva tag match next. The winning team will receive a fatal fourway title shot against Women's Champion Mickie James next week on RAW. Trish and Lita carry most of the load for the babyfaces while Victoria spends most of the match on the apron. Jazz and Molly do the same for their team while Gail Kim looks on and watches. Trish and Jazz start the match, then they're right back together in the end. Jazz strikes, powerslams, then hits the Jazz Stinger on Trish to earn the title shot next week.

Our first Vengeance preview match of the night pits United States Champion Rob Van Dam against one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, Chris Jericho. In thirteen days, it will be Van Dam and Rhyno against Jericho and Chris Benoit in a title match. These two put on a tremendous match that definitely whets the fans' appetite for the pay-per-view match. RVD hits a massive springboard back elbow that gets a huge pop. Jericho is hurting and he draws the ref's attention. Suddenly, out of nowhere Chris Benoit hits the ring and clamps on the Crippler Crossface! RVD is in bad shape. Jericho picks up the pieces and gets the pin. After the match, Canadian Violence continue to pummel one of their challengers until Rhyno hits the ring with a chair to chase them off. It's Rhyno versus Benoit next!

Chris Benoit is sitting on a guaranteed title shot at any time in the next year, but his sights are set on his fellow ECW originals Rhyno and Van Dam. Benoit and Rhyno put on a hell of a match. Not as good as the one RVD and Jericho just put on, but it's still pretty damn good. Rhyno hits his piledriver on Benoit for a long two. In a moment of confusion, Jericho returns the favor from earlier by laying out Rhyno with the chair he brought to the ring, allowing Benoit to clamp on the Crippler Crossface for the submission victory. Before the double team can commence again, RVD comes out with a second chair to chase off the champions.

Backstage, Mickie James cuts a short-and-sweet promo about her dominance of the Women's Title over the last couple of months and her upcoming title defense against Gail Kim, Jazz, and Molly Holly. Four of the best female wrestlers in the world in one match? Sign me up!

I was hoping that the promo would help filter the crowd reaction from that last match down so that they wouldn't be terribly disappointed in yet another Undertaker match. Unfortunately it didn't, and so they are, which is a shame because Shelton Benjamin is his opponent, and he keeps looking like he's on the verge of something big. Benjamin manages to blast UT with a Superkick! He's going to pick up the win, except suddenly Damien is in the ring beside him and lays him out with a chokeslam. The ref calls for the disqualification. Edge hits the ring to make the save (and get a shot at his Vengeance opponent in the process), and the heels are driven off.

Edge remains in the ring for his match next against the #1 contender for the World Title, Sean O'Haire. O'Haire dominates the early going with a trio of slams and a neckbreaker, but Edge fights back with a clothesline and a slam for two. This match definitely overshadows our last one, even if it has a pretty similar ending. O'Haire hits the prophecy, but Kurt Angle hits the ring and nails his challenger with a big right hand, resulting in a DQ. Undertaker hits the ring, and once again, two pairs of Vengeance opponents are in the ring.

This time it's Angle's turn to stay behind, as he's got Damien in tonight's main event! Or... he would if I'd booked it. Goddammit... I could have sworn I set up all eleven segments. Ah, well. We'll say it was a dark match.

[Evil Vito]

This time it's Angle's turn to stay behind, as he's got Damien in tonight's main event! Or... he would if I'd booked it. Goddammit... I could have sworn I set up all eleven segments. Ah, well. We'll say it was a dark match.

:rofl:

[loopydate]

JULY 15, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

Just ten days away from Vengeance, and the SmackDown! participants are all in action tonight!

Up first, it's one-on-one action pitting the runt of the Dudley litter Spike, against Teddy Long's Harvard grad protege Chris Nowinski. Decent throwaway match that Nowinski wins with a double-arm DDT.

The Cruiserweight division is on display next as two men who are looking to get themselves in the title hunt go toe-to-toe. It's Jamie Noble against Nunzio! Good technical match that has several near falls. In the end, Noble fires off a neckbreaker, a tornado DDT, and his trademark Tiger Driver for the win.

"Folks, for whatever reason, the next segment isn't showing up in my rundown. Apparently, since we're still without a General Manager after Stephanie McMahon's injury, nobody fille--" GLASS SHATTERS! The crowd goes absolutely bugshit as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin makes his way down the aisle. He slides under the bottom rope. Even though he's on RAW, you can almost hear Jim Ross ejaculating all over himself. Austin cuts the same promo he's been cutting for the last five years blah blah blah swear word blah blah blah McMahon blah blah blah hell yeah blah blah blah. Somewhere in there, I think he said something about being the new General Manager of SmackDown!, but I honestly tuned him out. I hate this guy.

Last week, Randy Orton laid out The Blueprint during his match with Mark Henry. Tonight, he makes his first SmackDown! wrestling appearance in over a year as he takes on Blueprint's Superfriends partner Aaron Stevens. Stevens puts on easily his best match since being called up to the Blue Brand, and Orton once again reminds everyone why he's the future of the industry. Orton picks up the win with an RKO. After the match, Billy Gunn hits the ring to try and enact some revenge on Orton for bloodying his partner Chris Kanyon on RAW, but Orton steals Gunn's chair from him and lays him out with the chair! Randy Orton cannot be stopped! Does The Hurricane stand a chance at Vengeance?

Up next, the top tier of the Cruiserweight division tangles in a triple-threat tag match. It's Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio teaming with Eddie Guerrero against Paul London and Rico and the duo of Christian and Tajiri! The heels let the faces beat each other up through most of the match, but Tajiri cleans up at the end of the match, hitting his Vengeance opponent Mysterio with the Kick of Death! Tajiri is building momentum going into his title match!

Backstage, Austin is having one of those "I'm backstage and talking to random jobbers" segments when he's approached by Vince McMahon. "What the hell do you think you're doing? I never named you the General Manager. The Board of Directors never named you the General Manager. You have no authority on this show. So GET THE HELL OUT!!!" Austin looks at him for a long beat. "What?" For some reason, the crowd goes bonkers at that word, and Austin walks off.

Up next is a match that was supposed to be the main event of RAW but was cut due to time constraints :shifty: It's World Champion Kurt Angle against the dominant rookie monster Damien! Even when Angle is phoning it in, he puts on high-quality matches. Sean O'Haire takes out Angle with the Prophecy, allowing Damien to get the cheap pin. Shelton Benjamin makes the save with a chair.

The deranged "Nature Boy" Dave Batista has dominated the singles ranks on SmackDown! since becoming Intercontinental Champion. So, tonight, he tries something different - defending the title in a fatal fourway against three top tag stars! It's Jeff Hardy and those damn Dudley Boyz against Batista for the Intercontinental Title! Decent overall match that Jeff Hardy pretty much carries. In a bit of a surprise, Jeff catches D-Von with the Swanton Bomb to win the Intercontinental Title! Going into Vengeance's fatal fourway for the WWE Title, Jeff now has gold of his own!

Backstage, the new World Tag Team Champions John Cena and The Rock cut a promo on the Hardy Boyz. At Vengeance, it's going to be every man for himself, but isn't this interesting? Four men. Four contenders to the title. And every one a champion. Never has every champion been in one fatal fourway match, but that's all going to change in ten days. Matt, at Vengeance, one of us is taking your WWE Title, and Jeff had better not get complacent, either. Because he's next, if ya smeeeeeeeelllllll what The Rock is cookin'! Word life!

Earlier this year, the rivalry between The Hurricane and the WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 was almost a guarantee to provide the match of the night. Both men have other things on their minds tonight, but you just know that they're looking to make a statement. The match is everything the fans (and the IWC) hoped for and more. Hurricane looks like a legitimate threat to the gold during a tremendous contest before Matt manages to put him away with his middle-rope legdrop. After the match, Randy Orton returns to the ring with the chair he swiped from Billy Gunn and lays out Hurricane! This Hurricane/Orton match at Vengeance is going to be red-hot!

And now for our main event... Right? Okay, yeah. It's actually happening. It's a non-title match pitting the World Tag Team Champions John Cena and The Rock against Paul Heyman's duo of Brock Lesnar and Billy Kidman! Very good match that gives Kidman a pretty solid rub being in the ring with the three main eventers. Eventually, though, the Hardyz have heard enough as Jeff blasts Cena with a steel chair while the ref is distracted by Matt, allowing Lesnar to hit the F-5 for the win. The WWE and Intercontinental Champions stand over their Vengeance opponents as SmackDown! goes off the air.

[Swiss Ultimate]

Taz will be out for 8 months with a neck injury sustained during his barbwire ropes match with Cactus Jack where he lost the World Title.

Rob Van Dam recently lost his Extreme Television Title to CM Punk in a 10 Man Battle-Royal which featured Bryan Danielson, Jerry Lynn, AJ Styles, Nosawa, Masada, Juvi Guerrera, Sabu, Lance Storm and oddly enough Vader.

...

[loopydate]

JULY 19, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

It's the last RAW before Vengeance, and tonight's show is headlined by a massive ten-man tag match. World Champion Kurt Angle teams with United States Champion Rob Van Dam, Rhyno, Edge, and Shelton Benjamin against #1 contender Sean O'Haire's team of Undertaker, Damien, and the WWE Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho and the 2004 King of the Ring Chris Benoit! Plus, a fatal fourway for the Women's Title and another appearance from the biggest free agent in WWE, Randy Orton! This would all be freaking awesome... except it's a dud show. Damn.

We open up with a triple threat match and the announcers put over that the three winners of our triple threat matches tonight will face off against Rob Van Dam next week for the United States Title in a fatal fourway. Our first match pits fan favorites A-Train and Luther Reigns against the newest Natural Born Thriller Shawn Stasiak. In the end, Train puts Stasiak away with the Derailer to earn the shot.

It's Lance Cade, Rob Conway, and William Regal next in another US Title triple threat. Short match that ends with Regal putting Cade away with the Power of the Punch to enter the title match next week.

Backstage, a camera is set up outside of the locker room of the leader of the Ministry, Undertaker. An interviewer is set up, apparently to get a few words with Taker about his Vengeance match with Edge, but Sean O'Haire enters the frame, then opens the door and enters. What could the Devil's Advocate want with the Deadman?

Rob Van Dam already knows that he will face A-Train and William Regal next week. The fourth and final spot in that fatal fourway will be filled by either Charlie Haas, Rikishi, or Mark Jindrak. The high spot of the match is Jindrak hitting Rikishi with a Death Valley driver to take him out. Haas puts up a good fight, but this is definitely Jindrak's match, as he puts him away with Splash Mountain to earn his spot.

Trish Stratus and Lita (and their partner Victoria) came up just short last week in their bid to earn a Women's Title shot tonight. They hope to bounce back in this tag team match against Jacqueline and Shaniqua. Not too surprising, they do just that, with Trish pinning Shaniqua with Stratusfaction.

Backstage, the WWE Tag Team Champions Canadian Violence cut a brief promo on their Vengeance title defense against Rhyno and Rob Van Dam. Jericho does most of the talking (as he should), playing up the fact that all four men came from the same place. ECW put them all on the map. But Benoit and Jericho have moved on. Chris Jericho did the unthinkable almost three years ago. He unified the World Wrestling Federation Title and the WCW Title belts. And Chris Benoit has become the greatest technical wrestler on the planet - something he proved by outlast 31 of the best in the world in the King of the Ring tournament - and he's carrying around a briefcase that makes him perpetual #1 contender to any title he damn well pleases. So, Rob, you keep on swinging chairs. And Rhyno, you keep tackling people while hearing Joey Styles in the back of your mind. But the two of us will keep doing what we've been doing all along. Winning.

Val Venis looks like a lamb being led to the slaughter as he heads to the ring to face Randy Orton, who has run roughshod over World Wrestling Entertainment since his return three weeks ago. It's Orton's last match on RAW before his big showdown with The Hurricane at Vengeance, and he means business. Val manages to slam Orton and hit him with a spear, and hits some impact moves late in the match, but Orton never really looked to be in danger, as he puts Val away with the RKO. As Val is helped up the ramp, Orton pounces again, leveling him with punches and walking away victorious once again.

If Canadian Violence retains the WWE Tag Team Titles at Vengeance, then the following night on RAW, they'll defend the gold against the winners of our next contest - an elimination match between four of the top teams on RAW. If Rhyno and RVD pick up the win, then they will defend the belt in two weeks, since RVD is already confirmed for that fourway for the IC belt next week. The first team to fall is La Resistance after Johnny Stamboli puts Grenier away with a piledriver. Shortly thereafter, Lance Storm pins Stamboli with a Tiger suplex. It's down to the ECW Originals Storm and Tommy Dreamer against the Ministry's Kane and Big Show. Show winds up getting the win with the Showstopper on Lance Storm. Big Show and Kane are now the #1 contenders to the WWE Tag Team Titles!

Backstage, another member of the Ministry, the demonic rookie monster Damien cuts a promo for his match with Shelton Benjamin at Vengeance. Shelton handed Damien his first loss in WWE during the King of the Ring tournament. And Damien has a long memory. To err is human. To forgive is divine. And no one will ever confuse Damien for divinity...

Last week, Gail Kim, Jazz, and Molly Holly won a six-Diva tag match to earn this fatal fourway match against Women's Champion Mickie James. And the title's on the line! The heels take turns working over the champ, but eventually things degenerate and Gail and Molly begin fighting each other. Molly and Jazz get taken out, which allows Mickie to nail Gail with a tornado DDT for the successful title defense.

And now for a main event that should have earned a 78% overall rating (which is pretty good for a clusterfuck tag match), but thanks to dud-y goodness only gets a 69 (although, "only" getting 69 doesn't sound so bad...). The match ends with Benoit getting RVD to tap out to the Crippler Crossface, to give the "perpetual #1 contender" huge momentum heading into Vengeance.

So at Vengeance it's Kurt Angle defending the World Title against Sean O'Haire! Canadian Violence defend the WWE Tag Team Titles against Rhyno and Rob Van Dam! Edge takes on Undertaker! And Damien looks for revenge against Shelton Benjamin! You do not want to miss Vengeance, only on Pay-Per-View!

[Swiss Ultimate]

Personal opinion aside...

Why didn't you edit out the majority of the lame wrestlers from the game?

[loopydate]

COURTESY OF THE IWC:

World Wrestling Entertainment just issued a press release announcing their acqusition of Major League Wrestling. Several of the MLW workers were sent to report to OVW, and many more were released from their contracts due to conflicts with their Japanese schedules. However, expect a handful to appear on WWE programming following Vengeance. Reportedly, Fred Williams and Tom Howard are headed to the tag division on RAW, while BJ Whitmer, Brian "Spanky" Kendrick, Christian York, Colt Cabana, Jay Briscoe, Matt Stryker, and Trent Acid will join SmackDown!'s Cruiserweight division.

Again, don't expect anything to happen this week on SD, as that card was already taped, but more than likely Williams and Howard will be on RAW Monday night. And you can expect that the Cruisers will get put to work next week as well.

Not exactly WWF-buying-WCW, but the depth in SD's cruiser division just got a huge boost. And the prospect of a Kendrick/London reunion? :drool:

[loopydate]

Personal opinion aside...

Why didn't you edit out the majority of the lame wrestlers from the game?

Because I wanted to do it as though I'd actually taken over 2003 WWE. I wanted to take a mediocre product and try to make it great.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Awesome acquisition. Seems like the rosters might wind up getting quite large. Any future plans for a potential 3rd brand?</font>

[loopydate]

I've thought about it. I'm coming up on one year in charge of WWE, so maybe I'll kick that around for Year Two. I pretty much know where I'm going through Summerslam but after that I'm slightly rudderless. Rosters are really really stuffed right now hence all the giant tag matches.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah, definitely a problem that I've always had with 2 brands. I will say though...if you have problems with guys phoning it in with two brands...3 brands gets crazy. You pretty much HAVE to do "the manager trick" and turn all of your Main Eventers and Upper Midcarders into Managers. That's the only way they don't get pissed off at the fact that they only appear on 1/3 of your shows.

Maybe heading into 2005 you can hold some sort of "Expansion Draft" - Raw and SmackDown each get to select a set number of guys to "protect" from the draft like in real sports...and then the new brand can take a set number from each show in addition to bringing development guys up or something.</font>

[loopydate]

Maybe I'll allow the main eventers to float. The more I think about it, the more I like this idea.

[loopydate]

Btw, Page 50!

[Evil Vito]

Maybe I'll allow the main eventers to float. The more I think about it, the more I like this idea.

<font color=goldenrod>That would certainly be interesting, although it might limit the effectiveness of holding drafts in the future.</font>

[loopydate]

JULY 22, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's the last show before Vengeance and - like RAW - a huge ten-man tag main event has been booked for tonight! But the show opens with a six-man tag match pitting John Layfield and the former World Tag Team Champions the Metro Connection against Chavo Guerrero and the Dudley Boyz! Chris Kanyon spends most of the match on the apron, selling the effects of Randy Orton bloodying him last week with a chair, leaving Billy Gunn to carry most of the match. In the end, Gunn puts Chavo away with the Fameasser to get some positive momentum back for his team.

John Cena is backstage preparing for the big main event tonight when he's blindsided by the new Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy! Hardy and the co-holder of the World Tag Team Titles brawl around backstage until Hardy gets the advantage and leaves Cena laying. What does this mean for Cena in the main event tonight? And at Vengeance!

Up next two Cruiserweights in need of a big win go toe-to-toe as Nova takes on Carlito. These two exciting young talents don't disappoint as they put on an exciting match that Nova wins with the Spin Doctor.

The Rock comes to the ring, probably to cut a promo about what happened to his partner earlier, but he too is blindsided by the WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0! Matt lays Rock out with the title belt then poses above him as the crowd boos. The Hardy Boyz are taking out their competition!

Last week, "Nature Boy" Dave Batista lost the Intercontinental Title in shocking fashion in a fatal fourway in which he was never pinned. He looks to bounce back tonight against Ultimo Dragon. Few wrestlers on the roster bump like Dragon, and he makes Bats look like a million bucks in a surprisingly good match. The former champ picks up the win with the Batista Bomb.

Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio cuts a brief backstage promo about his title defense in three days against the Japanese buzzsaw Tajiri. Tajiri is a multiple-time former champion, and there's no reason to think that he's not a worthy contender. But Rey is the most exciting wrestler on the planet, and it's about time he starts reminding people!

The Hurricane is out next for a match with Billy Kidman just three days away from his big confrontation with the "super-villain" Randy Orton. As can be expected, these two high-flying stars put on a great show, but Hurricane picks up the win by putting Kidman down with a dropkick then putting him away with a shining wiard. After the match, Hurricane turns right into an RKO from Randy Orton! Orton has once again gotten the better of the Hurricane!

Christian is backstage and he has a brief promo about Rico planned. Christian still blames Rico for Tajiri being the one to get the title shot tihs Sunday and not Xian. This guy is absolute gold on the mic. How is he not a main eventer yet?

Our match of the night pits the exciting young Paul London against wrestling's biggest free agent Randy Orton! These two put on a short classic that makes London look like a star just by association. Eventually, though, London misses an avalanche in the corner allowing Orton to put him away with the RKO. As Orton celebrates the win, he's jumped from behind by The Hurricane! Hurricane's got a chair, and he is done playing with Orton! Orton rolls to the floor and safety, but Hurricane has made his statement.

Speaking of great promos, Eddie Guerrero's got one for his match with Brock Lesnar. Eddie has proven that he belongs in the main event, and he's going to drive that point home by beating the most dominant wrestler of the last decade. I've been on Brock's radar for a couple of months, but I'm still standing, just like I will be after I pin him at Vengeance!

And now for our main event as World Tag Team Champions John Cena and The Rock team with the Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio as well as Eddie Guerrero and Rico to take on WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0, Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy, the #1 contender for Rey's belt Tajiri, Brock Lesnar, and Christian! These ten men will be involved in four huge encounters this Sunday at Vengeance, but tonight it's a ten-man massacre! Jeff Hardy gets isolated early by Eddie, Rey, and Rock, then he tags in Tajiri, who gets the same treatment from Rey, Cena, Rico, and Eddie. The heels finally manage to isolate Guerrero until he can tag in Rey, which results in a series of quick tags on both sides and Rico capitalizing on the confusion by laying out Christian with a spinning leg lariat and picking up the win for his team.

This Sunday night, it's going to be Matt vs. Jeff vs. Cena vs. Rock for the WWE Title! Mysterio vs. Tajiri! Eddie vs. Lesnar! Rico vs. Christian! Plus, The Hurricane takes on Randy Orton!

[loopydate]

JULY 25, 2004 - VENGEANCE

For the second straight month, the pay-per-view preshow match pits Edge against Undertaker. These two have had a disappointing feud that I was hoping would push Undertaker back up the ranks, but Edge's overness is actually dropping moreso than UT's is rising.

Edge vs. Undertaker

Big backdrop on Undertaker, executed well. Edge hits a bulldog off the ropes. Cover for a two count. Undertaker counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Undertaker hits a right hand on Edge. Undertaker with a badly-executed spinning neckbreaker on Edge. Hooks the leg for a two count. Side suplex from Undertaker. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Edge takes a right hand to the temple from Undertaker. Edge counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Edge hits a bulldog off the ropes. Hooks the leg for a two count. Powerbomb on Undertaker. Pin, but Undertaker is out just before the three count. Bodyslam by Edge. Edge hits a right hand. Undertaker kicks Edge in the gut to reverse the momentum. Big kick from Undertaker. Flapjack from Undertaker on Edge. Edge hooks up a suplex, but Undertaker flips out and lands on his feet, and quickly grabs the tights to score with a school boy pin! 1...2..3! The referee somehow missed the blatant cheating! The fight has started up again! Edge attacks Undertaker, and they brawl all around ringside, then into the crowd! They eventually disappear backstage, still fighting. ** rating for this one. Perfectly Acceptable Wrestling.

Overall Rating: 62%
Crowd Reaction: 63%
Match Quality: 63%

Last month, Shelton Benjamin handed the Ministry's rookie monster Damien his first WWE defeat. Since then, Damien has been hell-bent (no pun intended) on destroying Benjamin and getting his win back.

Shelton Benjamin vs. Damien

Shelton Benjamin snap suplexes Damien. Damien powers out of a headlock. Damien slams Shelton Benjamin. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Damien scores with a standing spinebuster. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. Shelton Benjamin reverses a hip toss. Shelton Benjamin snap suplexes Damien...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) Doctor Bomb, Damien landed hard. Cover for a two count. Shelton Benjamin plants Damien with an exploder suplex. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Shelton Benjamin misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Spinebuster by Damien. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Damien misses a clothesline. Damien gets whipped into the corner by Shelton, who charges in with a clothesline. Damien grabs the referee and pulls him in the way! The referee calls for the DQ as he collapses to the mat in pain. Damien gets out of the ring and walks off, having taken the cheap way out. Damien looks furious. The referee walks over...and gets blasted with a clothesline! Damien has lost it! *** rating, as it was good, but nothing too special.

Overall Rating: 84%
Crowd Reaction: 88%
Match Quality: 78%

Since his shocking return earlier this month, Randy Orton has dominated both RAW and SmackDown! Proclaiming himself the biggest free agent in wrestling, Orton has bounced back and forth between both shows, destroying everyone who crossed his path. Along the way, SmackDown!'s resident superhero The Hurricane decided that Orton is the biggest superhero in WWE and has vowed to stop him.

The Hurricane vs. Randy Orton

Orton receives some punishment. Hurricane hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Orton takes a flying neckbreaker from The Hurricane. Orton takes a flying neckbreaker from The Hurricane. Randy Orton comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Flying shoulder tackle by Orton sends Hurricane to the mat. Powerful Spear by Randy Orton. Hooks the leg for a two count. The Hurricane ducks a clothesline attempt. Flying cross body off the top rope! I'll give a 0.8 on the Steamboat scale for that effort. Hooks the leg for a two count. Power drive elbow by The Hurricane. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Orton powers out of a headlock. Randy Orton fires off some right and left hands. The Hurricane takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Hard back suplex on Orton. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Randy Orton can barely stand. Eye Of The Hurricane! 1....2....3. The Hurricane extends his hand to Orton...but it is ignored! I'll give this a ***1\4 rating.

Overall Rating: 84%
Crowd Reaction: 86%
Match Quality: 81%

A few weeks back, Tajiri won a triple threat to earn a title shot at Rey Mysterio's Cruiserweight Title. Christian blames Rico for taking the fall in that contest, leading to tonight's contest.

Rico vs. Christian

Spinning back kick from Rico. Rico strikes Christian. Hard back suplex on Christian. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Hard back suplex on Christian. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Christian fights out of a grapple. Big backdrop on Rico, executed well. Tiger bomb by Christian, although no mention is made of whether it originated in Pearl River. There's a two count on the pin. Rico kicks Christian in the gut to reverse the momentum. Super kick by Rico. There's a two count on the pin. Springboard dropkick from Rico. Nicely done. Pin, but Christian is out just before the three count. Rico only gets knees on a splash. Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Christian uses a forearm to the face. Rico pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Rico hits a dropkick on Christian. Christian can barely stand. Spinning Kick! 1....2....3. This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout.

Overall Rating: 88%
Crowd Reaction: 93%
Match Quality: 78%

Over the last several weeks, WWE Tag Team Champions Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho have been at odds with fellow ECW alumni Rhyno and Rob Van Dam. Tonight, the titles are on the line in a Hardcore Match!

Hardcore Match for the WWE Tag Team Titles - Rhyno and Rob Van Dam vs. Canadian Violence (c)

Fallaway slam by Rhyno. Shining Wizard on Benoit, RVD really laid that one in. RVD \ Rhyno hook up Jericho, then hit a double suplex. Rhyno slams Chris Benoit onto the table. Chris Jericho reverses a hip toss. Chris Benoit snap suplexes Rhyno...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) Benoit uses a table as a ram on Rhyno. Tiger suplex on RVD, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Double arm suplex by Chris Benoit, Rhyno hits hard. Rhyno is all alone...Crossface Walls Combo!! 1....2....3! A ****1\4 rating, great bout.

Overall Rating: 91%
Crowd Reaction: 91%
Match Quality: 92%

As mentioned earlier, Tajiri earned a shot at Rey Mysterio's Cruiserweight Title tonight, and this looks to be a strong budding rivalry

Cruiserweight Title Match - Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Tajiri

Tajiri strikes Rey. Rey Mysterio fights out of a grapple. Tajiri walks into a high dropkick from Rey Mysterio. Rey whips Tajiri into the turnbuckles...and predictably, the referee gets sandwiched. Tajiri walks into a face crusher variation. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. Tajiri fights out of a grapple. Rey takes a flying neckbreaker from Tajiri. Flying cross body off the top rope! I'll give a 0.8 on the Steamboat scale for that effort. There's a two count on the pin. Diamond Dust from Tajiri, Rey is out. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Rey powers out of a headlock. Super kick by Rey Mysterio. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Tajiri pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Rey Mysterio gets whipped into the corner by Tajiri, and flips all the way over to the outside! Rey stays down on the outside, hurt. The referee reaches a ten count, and this one is over. Tajiri slides to the outside and grabs a chair, then climbs back into the ring. Rey turns around...and gets planted with a huge chair shot to the head! He is left down and out on the canvas. A **** rating for a good contest.

Overall Rating: 90%
Crowd Reaction: 92%
Match Quality: 87%

Sean O'Haire has been chasing World Champion Kurt Angle for weeks, playing mindgames with the champion. Tonight, he finally gets what he wants - a shot at the gold!

World Title Match - Kurt Angle (c) vs. Sean O'Haire

Angle receives some punishment. Angle gets slammed. Big clothesline on Angle. Bodyslam by O'Haire. Angle pushes out of a Sean O'Haire hold. Running knee lift from Kurt Angle. Powerful Spear by Kurt Angle. Cover for a two count. O'Haire counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Massive backbreaker, Angle got planted. Early reports indicate that the back was *not* actually broken, so the move's name should actually be backhurter. There's a two count on the pin. Death valley driver by Sean O'Haire, Kurt Angle got planted. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Sean O'Haire misses a clothesline. Angle slams Sean O'Haire. Angle only gets knees on a splash. Bodyslam by O'Haire. Kurt Angle tries to get a big slam, but it is blocked when O'Haire goes to the eyes! Sean O'Haire quickly scores with a field-goal kick between the legs! Kurt Angle collapses! The referee didn't see the illegal blow! 1...2...3! Kurt Angle got screwed! Sean O'Haire leaves the ring and heads off down the aisle at speed. O'Haire has the victory, and isn't hanging around for Kurt Angle to look for revenge. Almost a *** rating, but there were some bits that dragged, so **3\4 instead.

Overall Rating: 80%
Crowd Reaction: 84%
Match Quality: 73%

All month long, The Hardy Boyz have been trying to prove their supremacy atop SmackDown!, drawing the ire of The Rock and John Cena. Up next, a fatal fourway match for Matt's WWE Title!

Fatal Fourway for the WWE Title - John Cena vs. The Rock vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 (c)

Cena walks into a high dropkick from Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Hard back suplex on Cena. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Cover for a two count. Cena counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Cena tags out to Jeff Hardy. Hardy hits a dropkick on Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Matt reverses an irish whip...and Jeff Hardy runs into the referee. Springboard dropkick from Jeff Hardy. Nicely done. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. Hardy hits a dropkick on Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Matt blocks the suplex attempt. Tag between Matt Hardy Version 2.0 and The Rock. Big piledriver on Hardy. The Rock with a spinning neckbreaker on Hardy. Rock drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Spin kick by Jeff Hardy to the face. Power drive elbow by Jeff Hardy. Hardy tags out to Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Matt hits a dropkick on The Rock. Vicious kick to the teeth from Matt Hardy Version 2.0. The Rock can barely stand. Twist Of Fate! 1....2....3. *** rating for a good bout.

Overall Rating: 83%
Crowd Reaction: 88%
Match Quality: 73%

During the preshow, SmackDown! General Manager Steve Austin shuffled the card around a bit, deciding that the match with the best chance of being MotN was our following contest - a rematch between hated rivals Eddie Guerrero and Brock Lesnar. Thus, it's now our main event!

Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar

Spinning back kick from Eddie Guerrero. Spinning back kick from Eddie Guerrero. Driven DDT by Eddie Guerrero. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Spin kick by Eddie Guerrero to the face. Brock Lesnar elbows Eddie Guerrero in the face to break a hammerlock. Eddie gets caught with a short powerbomb from Lesnar. Lesnar hits a stump piledriver on Eddie Guerrero. There's a two count on the pin. Eddie Guerrero fights out of a grapple. Eddie crushes Lesnar with a big legdrop. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tiger suplex on Lesnar, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Brock Lesnar pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Eddie receives some punishment. Brock Lesnar gets taken down out of nowhere. Eddie uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Eddie Guerrero has Brock Lesnar down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Off the top - Frog Splash, forget about it. 1....2...3! Eddie Guerrero goes into the crowd, where he celebrates his victory *** rating, as it was good, but nothing too special.

Overall Rating: 87%
Crowd Reaction: 93%
Match Quality: 75%

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>O'HAIRE :love:

HURRICANE :love:

LOOPY</font> :love:

[Indifferent Clox]

i just quit and formed my own promotion. This is gonna be sick.

[loopydate]

JULY 26, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

One night removed from Vengeance, and we have a new World Heavyweight Champion! The Devil's Advocate Sean O'Haire is not scheduled for a match tonight, but he is expected to make a huge announcement tonight! Plus, a massive main event has been signed - pitting former champion Kurt Angle against Randy Orton. And rumor has it that Orton has decided which brand he's signing with! All that, plus two huge title matches, and tonight's RAW is going to be huge!

The show kicks off with tag team action pitting Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli from the Natural Born Thrillers against the debuting team of Fred Williams and Tom Howard, who are working cowboy gimmicks. The newcomers acquit themselves well, as Williams catches Stamboli with a sweet gutwrench powerbomb at one point. In the end, though, Williams takes the fall as the NBTs hit the Kiss of Death for the win.

Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer have been on a tear since becoming an official tag team, and tonight they take on fellow fan favorites Rikishi and the "winless wonder" Luther Reigns. Unfortunately for Reigns, he again does the job as Storm gets him to out with the Straight Shooter.

Eric Bischoff is in the ring as we come back from commercial. "Ladies and gentlemen, since I became the General Manager of RAW two years ago, I have seen a number of great superstars headline my show as champion. Undertaker, The Rock, Brock Lesnar, Triple H [boooooooooo]... Yeah, I know. My thoughts too, but he was a good champion. Shawn Michaels [booooooooooooooo]... And for the last five months, Kurt Angle has been carrying the torch on the RAW brand as World Champion. But last night, we entered into a new era. Last night we began the O'Hairera. It's 'O'Haire' and 'Era' put together, for those of you in the cheap seats. And tonight, I have the tremendous pleasure to introduce to you the next step in cementing Sean O'Haire's legacy. Last week, O'Haire came to me with an idea. And he went to another man with that idea. That man was the Undertaker. Tonight, myself, the World Heavyweight Champion and the man from the dark side proudly introduce... The Natural Born Ministry!" The crowd erupts in a chorus of boos as O'Haire leads a combination of the Natural Born Thrillers and The Ministry to the ring. Can anything stop this evil combination?

Shawn Stasiak remains in the ring, where he's joined by the three members of La Resistance to take on Edge, Shelton Benjamin, and the Playboys in an eight-man tag match. Lance Cade and Rob Conway carry the load for their respective team, but in the end it's Edge picking up the win with the Edgecution on Stasiak.

WWE Tag Team Champions Canadian Violence are out next to defend their titles against Natural Born Ministry members Big Show and Kane, who won a fatal fourway match last week to earn a shot tonight. The mishmash of styles results in a surprisingly good match that the crowd gets behind, which is even more impressive since it was a match featuring four heels. The end comes when Jericho heads to the top rope for a moonsault. Benoit runs the ropes to set up for an elbow, but accidentally crotches Jericho. In the confusion, Kane chokeslams Jericho and covers him for the victory and the belts! Afterwards, Benoit shoves Jericho and walks away from him.

Back from commercial, and there's a table set up in the middle of the ring. Shane McMahon has a microphone and the table has two contracts on it, one for RAW, one for SmackDown! Shane cuts a promo about the fact that three weeks ago, Randy Orton made his shocking return to WWE and has since run roughshod over the competition on both RAW and SmackDown! Orton has become what he's called himself this whole time, the biggest free agent in wrestling. But Randy has told me that he has decided which brand he's going to sign with, and that's why we have two contracts in the ring tonight. Orton makes his way to the ring and grabs the SmackDown! contract. He looks at it and asks for Shane's pen. He tosses the contract to the floor and signs the RAW one. Shane makes a crack about how he doesn't blame him for signing with RAW. He wouldn't want a rematch with Hurricane either. Randy laughs, then nails him with an RKO! Orton climbs out through the crowd as Shane writhes in pain.

Last night, Damien once again came up on the losing end of a match against Shelton Benjamin via disqualification. The Natural Born Ministry's rookie monster looks for a bit of payback tonight as he takes on Shelton's World's Greatest Tag Team partner Charlie Haas! The match does its job, putting Damien back over as a dominant monster while letting Haas get in a couple of big moves. In the end, Haas joins the ever-growing list of victims of Damien's chokeslam. After the match, Shelton Benjamin hits the ring with a chair and lays out his rival. This bad blood is far from over!

Last week, A-Train, William Regal, and Natural Born Ministry member Mark Jindrak won triple threat matches to earn the following fatal fourway match for Rob Van Dam's United States Title! Lots of action all around between the four superstars, but it's not much of a surprise that RVD hits Regal with a Five-Star Frogsplash to retain. Good match, though, that made the other three all look like viable contenders.

Six months ago, Rhyno ended Undertaker's undefeated WrestleMania streak when he won a triple threat match, pinning former WWE superstar Booker T. Since then, the two have tangled several times, with Rhyno frequently getting the better of the Deadman. However, now that Undertaker has aligned hiimself with the Natural Born Ministry, can he turn the tables? Rhyno came up short in his bid to win the WWE Tag Team Titles last night, and he comes up short again tonight as Taker catches him with a chokeslam for the win. After the match, Edge hits the ring, looking for revenge. He lays out the man who cheated to beat him last night at Vengeance with a chair. Taker gets the win, but it's Edge who's standing tall!

Kurt Angle comes to the ring for tonight's main event against Randy Orton. He cuts a brief promo on his match last night against Sean O'Haire. He says that O'Haire shocked a lot of people last night in becoming the World Champion, and that he shocked even more by aligning himself with Undertaker. But in four weeks at Summerslam, he's invoking his rematch clause, and this time - there'll be no surprises. Oh, it's true. It's damn true!

Orton comes to the ring next, and he nails Angle with a big running knee to start the match, followed by a beautiful fallaway slam for two. From there, the two never let up, putting on a tremendous match. Angle "was sluggish and didn't put much in" to quote the game, but they still put on an 85% quality match. Can you imagine if he'd really gone for it how good this would have been? In the end, though, Angle gets his momentum back as he gets Orton to tap out to the Angle Lock. After the match, Orton comes back and lays him out with the RKO to end the night standing tall.

[loopydate]

At a SmackDown! house show two nights later, the Metro Connection's Billy Gunn strained his triceps, which will put him out until September. Even worse, Ultimo Dragon ripped his bicep, which will put him out until February. His WWE contract is due to expire in October, so we've likely seen the last of him in a WWE ring. :(

[Indifferent Clox]

I own my own promotion and I am about to be national!

[loopydate]

JULY 29, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

The last show of July kicks off with eight-man tag action featuring the cruiserweight division! Chavo Guerrero leads his team of Funaki, Nova, and Zach Gowan against Johnny Jeter's team of Akio, Generalin Intikami, and Nunzio. Quick tags to start the match until the faces isolate Nunzio. Eventually, though, he manages to tag out to the British newcomer Intikami, allowing the heels to work over Funaki. Chavo picks up the win for his team by hitting his brainbuster on Intikami.

SmackDown! will see seven new superstars debut tonight, including the following six-man tag match. It's Brian Kendrick, Colt Cabana, and Jay Briscoe against BJ Whitmer, Christian York, and Trent Acid! Christian York spends the early-going against all three babyfaces until he and his teammates manage to isolate Brian Kendrick and work him over. Cabana winds up pinning York with his trademark slingshot legdrop to give the babyfaces the win.

Our seventh debut of the night pits Matt Stryker against Jamie Noble. They have a good match that lets Stryker show off his skills against an evenly-matched opponent. Stryker makes his debut a successful one with the Stryker Driver.

The Hurricane leads his Superfriends Aaron Stevens and The Blueprint into six-man action against Carlito, John Layfield, and "Nature Boy" Dave Batista. Can you tell I'm trying to use the whole roster on the last show of the month? The heels work over Hurricane early, then Batista takes over, working over all three superheroes. Eventually, it comes down to Hurricane and Carlito, with 'cane hitting the Eye of the Hurricane for the win.

World Tag Team Champions John Cena and The Rock head to the ring to a massive pop. They put over the fourway match from Vengeance, and issue a new challenge. If the Hardyz want to take The Rock and Cena's spots, then let's make this interesting. The Hardyz want to rule SmackDown!, they need to control everything, including the World Tag Team Titles. And we want your singles belts. So a challenge is issued. Our titles for yours. If either Rock or Cena pins either Matt or Jeff, they win their respective title. If either Hardy pins either Rock or Cena, they control all the belts. It's a match that WWE hasn't seen in seven years - the Tripleheader Match!

Yay more six-man matches! This time it's Chris Kanyon (who's now short a tag partner thanks to Billy Gunn's injury) teaming with Teddy Long's Playas' Club against all three Dudley Boyz. Bubba starts the match and gets isolated by the heels until Mark Henry starts cleaning house. Eventually, though, Bubba bounces back and puts Nowinski away with the Bubba Bomb.

Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio is up next against former champion (and former best friend) Billy Kidman. These two put on a tremendous match, showcasing why Kidman still deserves to be in the conversation as far as challengers for Mysterio's title. Eventually, Rey hits the West Coast Pop on Kidman, but gets laid out as Tajiri hits the ring and lays him out with a punch. The ref disqualifies Kidman, but Rey manages to fight off both heels to stand strong.

Tajiri remains in the ring, as his match with Rico is up next. This match isn't as good as its predecessor (but, to be fair, the bar was set really high). The match ends as Tajiri hits a springboard dropkick, then distracts the official. Amid the confusion, Christian hits the ring with a chair, then lays out Rico! Clearly Christian still holds a grudge after Rico pinned him at Vengeance. Christian leaves the ring, and Tajiri picks up the pieces, blasting Rico with the Kick of Death for the win. After the match, the heels are double-teaming Rico until Mysterio returns to the ring to drive off the heels.

Our trio of cruiserweight showcase matches comes to a close as Christian stays in the ring for a match against Paul London. It's a very good match, although it still can't live up to Rey/Kidman from earlier. Christian picks up the win with the Unprettier, but after the match, Rico gets his revenge, laying Christian out with the same chair!

World Tag Team Champions John Cena and The Rock are in non-title action in our main event against bitter rivals Brock Lesnar and Eddie Guerrero. Eddie and Brock have been at each others' throats for weeks, so it's strange that SmackDown! General Manager "Stone Cold" Steve Austin made this match. Unless it's the old wrestling standby of putting rivals in a tag match so that they fight each other to sell the next pay-per-view! Nah...... Oh, wait. Brock accidentally hits Eddie in the face with Rock's legs on an F-5 attempt. Rock swoops in and lands the Rock Bottom for the win. After the match, the Hardy Boyz charge the ring. Rock takes a Swanton Bomb, then the Hardyz put Cena through the announce table!

After the match, Brock challenges Eddie for one last match at Summerslam, and Eddie accepts! Who saw that coming?!?

[loopydate]

God dammit!

Edge just blew out his knee and is now on the shelf for 16 months! It's the same injury Ron Simmons suffered, and now I'm losing one of my top stars on RAW.

The Blueprint ripped his bicep, too, and he'll be out for seven months. Just when he's starting to click, too.

Fuckin' EWR...

[loopydate]

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms with RAW Superstar Rikishi for his release. We wish him the best in his future endeavors.

Also, SmackDown! is moving to Friday nights on Spike TV. The Thursday night time slot has four weeks left, and I'll use that as an Auto-Book show to give my main eventers more exposure.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Ugh, I swear injuries always come at the worst possible time. Good thing you've got a stacked roster.

Natural Born Ministry</font> :lol:

[Xero]

God dammit!

Edge just blew out his knee and is now on the shelf for 16 months! It's the same injury Ron Simmons suffered, and now I'm losing one of my top stars on RAW.

The Blueprint ripped his bicep, too, and he'll be out for seven months. Just when he's starting to click, too.

Fuckin' EWR...

You should institute a drug testing plan to prevent those Roid-related injuries.

:shifty:

[loopydate]

JULY 2004 RECAP


RAW

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(32-26) Kurt Angle (2-3, 99) (W UT, L Damien, L 10-man tag, L O'Haire, W Orton)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(13-2) Mickie James (2-0, 99) (W Jazz, W fatal fourway)
(37-20-1) Sean O'Haire (4-0, 78) (W Shelton, W Edge, W 10-man tg, W Angle)
(26-19-2) Rhyno (0-4, 86) (L Benoit, L 10-man tag, L w/RVD vs Violence, L UT)
(30-23) Rob Van Dam (1-3, 84) (L Y2J, L 10-man tag, L w/Rhyno vs Violence, W fatal fourway)
(31-24-3) Chris Benoit (4-1, 95) (W w/Y2J vs ECW, W Rhyno, W 10-man tag, W w/Y2J vs Rhyno/RVD, L w/Y2J vs Show/Kane)
(9-8) Randy Orton (4-2, 86) (W Train, W Stevens, W Val, W London, L Hurricane, L Angle)
(26-29-1) Chris Jericho (4-1, 96) (W w/Benoit vs ECW, W RVD, W 10-man tag, W w/Benoit vs Rhyno/RVD, L w/Benoit vs Show/Kane)
(25-29-1) Undertaker (3-2, 62) (L Angle, L Shelton, W 10-man tag, W Edge, W Rhyno)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(14-3) Damien (4-1, 80) (W Edge, W Angle, W 10-man tag, L Shelton, W Haas)
(12-7) Victoria (0-1, 72) (L 6-diva tag)
(14-10-1) Trish Stratus (1-1, 80) (L 6-diva tag, W w/Lita vs Jackie/Shaniqua)
(11-10) Jazz (1-2, 74) (L Mickie, W 6-diva tag, L fatal fourway)
(19-18) Chuck Palumbo (3-1, 69) (W 4-team elim, W 8-man tag, L 4-team elim, W w/Stamboli vs Fred/Tom)
(27-26-1) Big Show (2-2, 57) (L 4-team elim, L Haas, W 4-team elim, W w/Kane vs Violence)
(25-25) Shelton Benjamin (3-2, 75) (L O'Haire, W UT, L 10-man tag, W Damien, W 8-man tag)
(15-16) Johnny Stamboli (3-1, 66) (W 4-team elim, W 8-man tag, L 4-team elim, W w/Palumbo vs Fred/Tom)
(18-28) Charlie Haas (1-3, 72) (L Regal, W Show, L triple threat, L Damien)
(15-25) William Regal (2-1, 70) (W Haas, W triple threat, L fatal fourway)
(6-11) Molly Holly (1-1, 74) (W 6-diva tag, L fatal fourway)
(13-26) Tommy Dreamer (1-3, 72) (L w/Storm vs Violence, L 8-man tag, L 4-team elim, W w/Storm vs Reigns/Kish)
(6-12) Lita (1-1, 77) (L 6-diva tag, W w/Trish vs Jackie/Shaniqua)
(11-23) A-Train (1-2, 77) (L Orton, W triple threat, L fatal fourway)
(11-23) Lance Storm (1-3, 63) (L w/Dreamer vs Violence, L 8-man tag, L 4-team elim, W w/Dreamer vs Reigns/Kish)
(5-11-1) Gail Kim (1-1, 69) (W 6-diva tag, L fatal fourway)
(9-21) Sylvan Grenier (0-3, 71) (L 4-team elim, L 4-team elim, L 8-man tag)
(10-27) Rene Dupree (0-3, 72) (L 4-team elim, L 4-team elim, L 8-man tag)
(8-26) Val Venis (1-3, 75) (L 4-team elim, L 8-man tag, L Orton, W 8-man tag)
(5-21) Rob Conway (0-2, 69) (L triple threat, L 8-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(16-7) Mark Jindrak (3-1, 60) (W Reigns, W 8-man tag, W triple threat, L fatal fourway)
(20-24-1) Kane (2-1, 45) (L 4-team elim, W 4-team elim, W w/Show vs Violence)
(1-2) Shawn Stasiak (1-2, 68) (W 8-man tag, L triple threat, L 8-man tag)
(2-9) Lance Cade (1-3, 61) (L 4-team elim, L 8-man tag, L triple threat, W 8-man tag)
(0-1) Fred Williams (0-1, 60) (L w/Howard vs NBT)
(0-1) Tom Howard (0-1, 52) (L w/Williams vs NBT)
(0-4) Shaniqua (0-1, 52) (L w/Jackie vs Trish/Lita)
(0-9) Luther Reigns (0-3, 43) (L Jindrak, L triple threat, L/Kish vs ECW)

(Overall Won-Loss) Opener (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(0-2) Jacqueline (0-1, 60) (L w/Shaniqua vs Lita/Trish)

(Overall Won-Loss) Injured Reserve (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(24-29) Edge (1-4, 73) (L Damien, L O'Haire, L 10-man tag, L UT, W 8-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Future Endeavors (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(3-20) Rikishi (0-2) (L triple threat, L w/Reigns vs ECW)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (96)
Shane McMahon (89)
Al Snow (75)

Managers
Dawn Marie (75) (Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer)
Terri Runnels (70) (Lance Cade and Val Venis)

RAW Title Changes
WWE Tag Team - Big Show and Kane beat Canadian Violence (7/26)
World Heavyweight - Sean O'Haire beat Kurt Angle (7/25)
United States - None (Rob Van Dam has been champ since 6/7)
Women's - None (Mickie James has been champ since 6/7)

RAW Feuds
Shelton Benjamin vs. Damien (87 Heat)
Kurt Angle vs. Sean O'Haire (81 Heat)
TBA
TBA

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JULY 2004 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(36-20) Brock Lesnar (2-3, 99) (W w/Kidman vs Guerreros, W w/Kidman vs Cena/Rock, L 10-man tag, L Eddie, L w/Eddie vs Rock/Cena)
(36-18) The Rock (4-2, 98) (W 6-man tag, W w/Cena vs Metros, L w/Cena vs Brock/Kidman, W 10-man tag, L fatal fourway, W w/Cena vs Brock/Eddie)
(35-22) John Cena (4-2, 96) (W 6-man tag, W w/Rock vs Metros, L w/Rock vs Brock/Kidman, W 10-man tag, L fatal fourway, W w/Rock vs Brock/Eddie)
(25-29-1) Eddie Guerrero (2-4, 96) (L Matt, L w/Chavo vs Brock/Kidman, L tag triple threat, W 10-man tag, W Brock, L w/Brock vs Cena/Rock)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(33-19) Matt Hardy (4-1, 89) (W Eddie, W Jeff vs London/Rey, W Hurricane, L 10-man tag, W fatal fourway)
(6-4) Jeff Hardy (2-3, 86) (L triple threat, W Matt vs London/Rey, W fatal fourway, L 10-man tag, L fatal fourway)
(29-24) Rey Mysterio (3-3, 92) (W 6-man tag, L w/London vs Hardyz, L tag triple threat, W 10-man tag, L Tajiri, W Kidman)
(27-26) Christian (3-3, 88) (W triple threat, L triple threat, W tag triple threat, L 10-man tag, L Rico, W London)
(20-24-2) Billy Kidman (2-3, 84) (L triple threat, W w/Brock vs Guerreros, W w/Brock vs Rock/Cena, L Hurricane, L Rey)
(19-23) Rico (3-3, 83) (W triple threat, L triple threat, L tag triple threat, W 10-man tag, W Xian, L Tajiri)
(20-26-1) Tajiri (5-1, 85) (W triple threat, W triple threat, W tag triple threat, L 10-man tag, W Rey, W Rico)
(6-19-1) Paul London (0-5, 82) (L triple threat, L w/Rey vs Hardyz, L tag triple threat, L Orton, L Xian)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-0) Brian Kendrick (1-0, 62) (W 6-man tag)
(28-17) D-Von Dudley (2-2, 77) (W w/Bubba vs Playas, L fatal fourway, L 6-man tag, W 6-man tag)
(31-22) Dave Batista (2-3, 80) (L 6-man tag, W Stevens, L fatal fourway, W Dragon, L 6-man tag)
(26-19) Bubba Ray Dudley (2-2, 75) (W w/D-Von vs Playas, L fatal fourway, L 6-man tag, W 6-man tag)
(20-16) John Layfield (1-1, 74) (W 6-man tag, L 6-man tag)
(13-12) Chris Kanyon (1-3, 73) (L 6-man tag, L w/Gunn vs Rock/Cena, W 6-man tag, L 6-man tag)
(12-15) Nova (2-0, 70) (W Carlito, W 8-man tag)
(19-28) The Hurricane (3-2, 83) (L triple threat, L Matt, W Kidman, W Orton, W 6-man tag)
(20-30-1) Chavo Guerrero (1-3, 78) (L triple threat, L w/Eddie vs Brock/Kidman, L 6-man tag, W 8-man tag)
(7-13) Jamie Noble (1-1, 64) (W Nunzio, L Stryker)
(5-13-1) Akio (0-1, 65) (L 8-man tag)
(8-21) Spike Dudley (1-2, 64) (L Intikami, L Nowinski, W 6-man tag)
(2-6) Aaron Stevens (1-2, 67) (L Bats, L Orton, W 6-man tag)
(5-21) Nunzio (0-2, 72) (L Noble, L 8-man tag)
(4-20) Carlito (0-2, 72) (L Nova, L 6-man tag)
(3-17) Chris Nowinski (1-2, 66) (L w/Henry vs Dudleyz, W Spike, L 6-man tag
(1-8) Funaki (1-1, 63) (L Intikami, W 8-man tag)
(0-1) BJ Whitmer (0-1, 63) (L 6-man tag)
(0-1) Trent Acid (0-1, 62) (L 6-man tag)
(0-1) Christian York (0-1, 61) (L 6-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-0) Jay Briscoe (1-0, 56) (W 6-man tag)
(1-0) Matt Stryker (1-0, 56) (W Noble)
(1-0) Colt Cabana (1-0, 52) (W 6-man tag)
(2-4) Johnny Jeter (0-1, 45) (L 8-man tag)
(4-14-1) Mark Henry (0-2-1, 55) (L w/Nowinski vs Dudleyz, D Blueprint, L 6-man tag)
(1-5) Zach Gowan (1-0, 57) (W 8-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Openers (Jul. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(2-1) Generalin Intikami (2-1, 45) (W Funaki, W Spike, L 8-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Injured Reserve (Jul. W-L) (Matches)
(13-11) Billy Gunn (1-2) (L 6-man tag, L w/Kanyon vs Rock/Cena, W 6-man tag)
(12-13-1) The Blueprint (1-0-1) (D Henry, W 6-man tag)
(6-20-1) Ultimo Dragon (0-2) (L triple threat, L Bats)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Steve Austin (93)
Vince McMahon (92)
Tazz (72)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (92) (Billy Kidman, Brock Lesnar, and Tajiri)
Theodore Long (66) (Chris Nowinski and Mark Henry)

SmackDown! Title Changes
Intercontinental - Jeff Hardy won a fatal fourway (7/15)
World Tag Team - John Cena and The Rock beat Metro Connection (7/8)
Cruiserweight - None (Rey Mysterio has been champ since 6/27)
WWE World - None (Matt Hardy has been champ since 5/20)

SmackDown! Feuds
Rey Mysterio vs. Tajiri (93 Heat)
Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar (92 Heat)
John Cena & The Rock vs. Hardy Boyz (90 Heat)
Rico vs. Christian (92 Heat)

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AUGUST 2, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

With just three weeks to go until Summerslam, a huge main event has been signed pitting World Champion Sean O'Haire against the manbeast Rhyno! Plus, both the WWE Tag Team Titles and the Women's Title will be on the line!

The night kicks off with William Regal heading to the ring for a match against Luther Reigns, who is still looking for his first WWE victory. Goddamn dud show... ugh. Regal wins with Power of the Punch.

Chris Jericho comes to the ring to host the Highlight Reel, and his guest is his tag team partner Chris Benoit. They lost their belts to Big Show and Kane, the Ministry Monsters, last week and now they "Hey! Nothing you can say!" "Bah Gawd, King, that's Randy Orton!" Orton gets in Benoit and Jericho's face, calling them both disgraces. No wonder Sean O'Haire is running RAW with his Natural Born Ministry. Nobody else around here can work like a damn team! The three men all face off, leading to a brawl between Benoit and Orton that winds up destroying the Highlight Reel set.

Up next is an eight-man tag match pitting four members of the Natural Born Ministry - Chuck Palumbo, Johnny Stamboli, Mark Jindrak, and Shawn Stasiak against the Playboys and the new duo of Fred Williams and Tom Howard. Solid match that, of course, is also a dud. Howard gets Stamboli to tap out to a cross armlock to pick up his team's first victory.

Backstage, Eric Bischoff has an announcement. He's been trying to figure out a number-one contender for Rob Van Dam's United States Title at Summerslam, and tonight's Highlight Reel gave him an idea. At Summerslam, it's going to be RVD versus Chris Benoit versus Chris Jericho versus Randy Orton for the title!

The three members of La Resistance come out next for six-man action against their longtime rivals Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer. And their partner tonight is Rob Van Dam! Now that RVD knows his challengers for Summerslam, he's got to maintain some momentum, which he does by pinning Grenier with the Five-Star Frogsplash.

Backstage, Undertaker issues a challenge. Last week on RAW, he beat Rhyno to avenge his only WrestleMania loss. But he wants to prove that he can do it on the big scale. So at Summerslam, it's going to be Undertaker versus Rhyno one last time. And Rhyno will rest. In. Peace.

Mickie James defends her Women's Title next in a fatal fourway against the top three contenders Trish Stratus, Lita, and Molly Holly - all former champions. I hate doing write-ups for dud matches. Mickie hits Molly with the tornado DDT to retain.

Our second title match is next as Big Show and Kane come to the ring with their newly-won WWE Tag Team Titles. Their opponents are Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin, the World's Greatest Tag Team! Kane whips Benjamin into the ropes, where Damien emerges with a steel chair to blast his rival. Kane manages to roll Benjamin up to retain the title, then all three Ministry members stand tall over the challengers.

As the Ministry leaves the ring, Shelton manages to drag himself over to the timekeeper to get a microphone and challenge Damien for one last match at Summerslam. You want me so bad? Come and get me!

And now for our main event. World Champion Sean O'Haire takes on Rhyno in a non-title bout. O'Haire is about to put Rhyno away with the Prophecy, but suddenly Kurt Angle is in the ring! O'Haire's Summerslam opponent takes him down and clamps on the Angle Lock, resulting ina DQ. As Rhyno comes to, Undertaker's music hits, and the Deadman hits the ring to go after his rival.

Once the ring is clear, Kurt Angle grabs the microphone and says that he's had enough of Sean O'Haire. So much so that he's going to make their World Title match at Summerslam more interesting. If Angle wins, he takes O'Haire's World Title. If O'Haire wins, Angle leaves World Wrestling Entertainment. Forever! Oh, it's true. It's damn true!

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AUGUST 6, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's an all-wrestling edition of SmackDown! to kick off our new Friday nights on Spike TV timeslot! The announce team of new hire Dan Wilson and the legendary James E. Cornette welcome us to the show. It's eleven huge matches, and SmackDown! General Manager Steve Austin has declared a no-contact rule between the participants in the Tripleheader Ladder Match at Summerslam. For the next three weeks, unless it's part of a sanctioned match, the Hardy Boyz and The Rock and John Cena must remain apart. No interfering in each others' matches and no backstage attacks. The main event tonight, though, is a sanctioned one-on-one encounter between Cena and the WWE Champion Matt Hardy!

We open up with six-man cruiserweight action as Spike Dudley and Funaki team with the exciting newcomer Brian Kendrick against BJ Whitmer, Christian York, and Trent Acid who are calling themselves The New Generation. Last week they came up short in their debut, and they're hoping to bounce back tonight. Kendrick and Whitmer carry most of the match, with Kendrick taking offense from all three heels mid-match. Eventually, Whitmer puts Funaki away with a frogspalsh to give his stable their first win.

More cruiser action is next as two aspiring contenders to Rey Mysterio's title go head-to-head. It's a battle between former WCW Jung Dragons Jamie Noble and Akio! They put on a tremendous match, as only two men who know each other so well can. Noble picks up the win with a Tiger Driver.

The following match, pitting Aaron Stevens against Chris Nowinski was cut short when Nowinski's Playas' Club teammate Mark Henry attacked Stevens, resulting in a DQ. After the match, The Hurricane hits the ring to make the save with a chair, driving Nowinski and Henry off.

Up next is an eight-man tag match as Chavo Guerrero teams with Nova and the Dudley Boyz against Carlito, Chris Kanyon, John Layfield, and Nunzio! This was a very exciting match that exhibited all eight men, although Kanyon spent the majority of the match on the apron. D-Von picks up the win for his team, planting Nunzio with his lifting reverse DDT.

"Nature Boy" Dave Batista has been floundering since losing his Intercontinental Title, and tonight he faces off against The Hurricane. Solid match that gets a big boost from the fans being way into both men. Eventually, Bats whips Hurricane off the ropes, where Mark Henry lays waiting with a chair. Hurricane stumbles forward into a Batista Bomb for the loss. After the match, Henry shoves the referee aside and pummels Hurricane some more. The World's Strongest Man walks off, having laid out the leader of the Superfriends!

Last week, a trio of cruiserweight matches were marred by interference, and two of those participants are up next. It's Rico versus Billy Kidman! Good match that ends with Rico again getting jumped by Christian, allowing Kidman to pick up the win with a Shooting Star Press. After the match, the heels double-team Rico.

Christian remains in the ring for a match with his old rival, Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio. Once again, a solid match gets made way better by a hot crowd. Rey hops up onto the ropes for a West Coast Pop, but Tajiri hops out of the crowd and grabs his leg resulting in a DQ. After the match, Tajiri sends Rey into the ring post. Christian joins in on the beating until a battered Rico heads down to the ring to save the champ, driving off the heels.

Up next is a red-hot 95% quality match that pits Tajiri against the fastest-rising star in the cruiserweight division, Paul London! London misses a big elbow drop, and Tajiri lands a dropkick, a back heel kick, and the Kick of Death to put him away. After the match, Rey Mysterio returns tot he ring with a chair to lay out his rival. The top tier of the Cruiserweight division seem to be intent on destroying each other!

Eddie Guerrero heads to the ring for a big match with Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy. Hardy's title is not on the line, and Eddie has to know that his Summerslam opponent Brock Lesnar is lying in wait and that he can get no help from John Cena and The Rock, who have been forbidden from contact with the Hardyz. This winds up being a bit of a disappointment. Eventually, they redo the chair-off-the-ropes spot as Lesnar lays Eddie out, allowing Jeff to roll him up for the win. After the match, Brock nails Eddie with a chair shot tot he head, followed by two across the back. He then drop toeholds him across the chair! Eddie is a bloody mess and Lesnar stands tall!

Lesnar remains in the ring as he takes on The Rock. Lesnar took full advantage of Rock and Cena being unable to even the odds, and now Eddie Guerrero looks to be in no condition to face Lesnar at Summerslam in sixteen days. These two old rivals pick right up where they left off months ago, tearing into each other in an incredible match. Lesnar looks about to pick up a win against the co-holder of the World Tag Team Titles with the F-5. However, as he's laying on the mat after the move, Eddie Guerrero came out of nowhere with a frogsplash! Eddie is barely able to stand, but he pulls himself up to the top rope again... for a second frogsplash! And a third! Eddie Guerrero has to have internal injuries, but the damage has been done to Lesnar as well! What more can these two men do to each other at Summerslam?!?

Our main event of the evening is a sanctioned contest between WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 and John Cena, the man he won the belt from! Rock and Jeff have been barred from involvement in this match, and the old rivals give fans a hot preview of the Tripleheader Ladder Match. Eventually, Cena manages to pull off the victory with an F-U. But after the match, Hardy gets revenge with the Twist of Fate and stands tall as SmackDown! goes off the air.

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BTW, Hurricane injured his ankle and is out until October. So much for the Hurricane/Stevens-Nowinski/Henry match I was planning for next week's show...

[loopydate]

AUGUST 9, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Thirteen days away from Summerslam, and a huge main event has been signed - former World Champion Kurt Angle taking on the 2004 King of the Ring, Chris Benoit! Plus, a preview of Summerslam's fatal fourway for the United States Title as champion Rob Van Dam takes on Chris Jericho in a non-title match.

The night kicks off with a ten-man battle royal featuring the RAW midcard. La Resistance's Sylvan Grenier is the first casualty, courtesy of Natural Born Ministry member Johnny Stamboli. Stamboli's partner Palumbo takes care of Rob Conway shortly thereafter. And completing the trifecta of La Res eliminations, William Regal eliminates Rene Dupree. Stamboli is the next victim, courtesy of Val Venis, then fellow NBM member Shawn Stasiak gets taken out by Charlie Haas. Hass then gets taken out by Venis to give us a final four of Palumbo, Regal, Venis, and A-Train. Regal takes out Palumbo. Val eliminates Train, and then Regal uses his Power of the Punch to take out Venis for the win.

Backstage, Rhyno is walking down a corridor when he's stopped by Undertaker, his Summerslam opponent. Taker again reiterates that he's going to avenge his WrestleMania loss to Rhyno in two weeks, while Rhyno says that he's going to do what his friend Edge has failed to do all summer, beat Undertaker on pay-per-view.

Big Show and Kane, the Ministry's Monsters, make their way to the ring with their WWE Tag Team Title belts for a non-title match with ECW Originals Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer. If Storm and Dreamer can pick up a win, they'll earn a title match next week. Unfortunately for them, though, Show and Kane simply overpower them, resulting in Dreamer eating a double chokeslam for the loss.

Rob Van Dam cuts a brief promo on Randy Orton and Canadian Violence and the fatal fourway for his United States Title at Summerslam. RVD has had a firm grip on the gold since winning it from Sean O'Haire two months ago. And he's going to run through all three opponents at Summerslam.

The Divas are out next for an eight-woman tag match. Women's Champion Mickie James captains a team made up of Lita, Trish Stratus, and Victoria against Gail Kim, Jacqueline, Jazz, and Shaniqua. Trish Stratus gets the isolation treatment from the heels through the middle of the match. Eventually, it comes down to Mickie and Jazz. Amidst some confusion, Molly Holly hits the ring and lays the champ out with the Molly-Go-Round allowing Jazz to pick up a cheap win.

It's Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho's turn to hype themselves up as they cut a promo on their chances at winning the United States Title at Summerslam. They tease a bit of tension, but they're on the same page heading into Summerslam.

Up next, two men on the verge of superstardom clash as Shelton Benjamin takes on Randy Orton. They put on a very exciting match that unfortunately gets marred by Damien chokeslamming Shelton resulting in a DQ victory.

Damien remains in the ring for what should be a hard-hitting encounter with the manbeast Rhyno. These two go to war, throwing forearms, slams, spears, neckbreakers, you name it. Eventually, Rhyno - like everyone else not named Shelton Benjamin - succumbs to the chokeslam. After the match, Benjamin blasts Damien with a superkick for a measure of revenge.

World Champion Sean O'Haire is out next to cut a promo on Kurt Angle. Last week, Angle said that he would leave World Wrestling Entertainment forever if he couldn't take the World Title from O'Haire at Summerslam. O'Haire's business is not ending careers. But if that's what Angle wants, that's what he'll get. Angle's day is done. Sean O'Haire is the future of this industry, and he's going to prove it by walking out of Summerslam still the World Champion. But he's not telling us anything we don't already know.

It's RVD versus Y2J next, just 13 days before they make up half of the United States Title match at Summerslam. They put on a very exciting high-flying match that unfortunatley comes to an abrupt end as Randy Orton hits the ring, resulting in a three-way brawl that requires an army of officials to break up. Shockingly, Jericho's partner Chris Benoit never bothered to make the save...

And now for our main event. Even when Angle and Benoit both phone it in, they tear the house down! Suplexes, jawbreakers, hammerlocks, headbutts, spears, dropkicks, tigerbombs, an Emerald Fusion... They pull out all the stops. Eventually, Angle gets Benoit onto the mat and clamps on the Angle Lock. But before Benoit can tap out, Sean O'Haire is in the ring, and he lays Angle out with the Prophecy! The referee calls for the bell as the World Champion stands tall as RAW goes off the air.

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AUGUST 13, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

SmackDown! kicks off with a number-one contender match for the Cruiserweight Title. The winner faces off against Rey Mysterio next week! Carlito and Nunzio put on a solid match that the crowd has trouble getting into because they're both heels and apparently the virtual fans in EWR are all marks. Carlito blows a legdrop attempt, and Nunzio capitalizes with the Sicilian Crap for the win.

Chavo Guerrero is walking backstage when he's approached by Aaron Stevens. Stevens tells him that he was supposed to be teaming with his mentor The Hurricane against the Playas' Club tonight, but Hurricane just went down with an injury. "Yeah, that seems to be happening a lot lately." Stevens swears that he's not cursed, even though he's now the last Superfriend standing. PLEASE come out and be my partner tonight. Chavo thinks about it for a second, then agrees. That match is next!

And it's underwhelming. When Nowinski is in the ring, he and the babyfaces put on an exciting match, but once Henry comes down, it slows way down. Eventually, he manages to land a big splash on Chavo to give his team the win.

SmackDown! General Manager Steve Austin appears on the TitanTron to make an official announcement for Summerslam. Paul London and Billy Kidman have been tearing it up lately, and he wants to give them a shot on the big stage, so at Summerslam, they'll be going one-on-one!

Former World Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz are out next for a tag match against Dave Batista and John Layfield. The match is pretty much a straight-up brawl, which plays into all four men's hands perfectly. Eventually, Layfield eats the 3-D, and the Dudleyz get the win. After the match, he and Bats argue over whose fault the loss was.

Christian comes to the ring for the big six-man cruiserweight tag match later tonight, but first he wants to issue a challenge. He and Rico have torn the house down so many times lately that he wants to do it one more time at Summerslam, the second-grandest stage of them all! And he's going to avenge his Vengeance loss, 'cause that's how he rolls!

And now it's time for Christian, Tajiri, and Billy Kidman to take on Rico, Paul London, and the Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio! London and Tajiri shine in this match, taking most of the high spots. Eventually, though, Tajiri also takes the fall, courtesy of the West Coast Pop.

After the match, Tajiri (in broken English) challenges Rey for one last match at Summerslam. Hopefully, he can get by Nunzio next week, because he wants to take back the Cruiserweight Title!

And now for the start of our triple main event! First up, it's WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 taking on Eddie Guerrero. These two put on an incredible match. It ends when Brock Lesnar blindsides Eddie with a chair, allowing the champ to roll him up. Afterwards, Brock returns the favor for Eddie's triple-finisher attack last week by blasting him with a trio of F-5s! Medics cart Eddie off as Brock stands tall.

It's a WrestleMania rematch as Lesnar takes on the man who pulled off the upset by unseating him as WWE Champion, John Cena! We get another fantastic match out of these two. There is a ref bump. Lesnar hits Cena with an F-5, but a valiant Eddie Guerrero manages to catch him with a frogsplash while he's down, allowing Cena to get the win. Eddie pulls the same finish that Brock did to him last week with the repeated chairshots and the drop toehold on the chair. Holy shit, is this feud hot or what?

And in our main event, it's The Rock taking on one of his Summerslam opponents, Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy! A third tremendous main event in a row, but this one gets a clean finish (thanks to GM Austin's rule about no non-match contact) with Rock putting him away with the Rock Bottom to send the fans home happy.

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AUGUST 16, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Six days away from Summerslam, and all the RAW Superstars are in the house tonight! A huge double main event has been signed as World Champion Sean O'Haire takes on Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match, while his Summerslam challenger Kurt Angle takes on Damien! Two huge six-man tag matches, a four-team elimination match to determine #1 contenders to the Ministry Monsters' World Tag Team Titles, and a Women's Title match have all been signed for tonight as well!

We kick things off with a match pitting the Natural Born Ministry's tandem of Mark Jindrak and Shawn Stasiak against the new duo of Fred Williams and Tom Howard. The heels work over Williams early until he catches Stasiak with a Tiger bomb to hot-tag Howard into the match. He hits Stasiak with a delayed suplex and a powerbomb, but Stasiak winds up fighting back and getting Jindrak back into the match. Eventually, Jindrak catches Williams with Splash Mountain for the win.

Victoria is backstage when she's approached by Luther Reigns. Luther talks about how much he admires her. It's no secret that Luther hasn't had the best luck since coming to WWE, but Victoria is always right in the title hunt. He'd really like to pick her brain about what it takes to be successful in WWE. How about Sunday night, we watch Summerslam and discuss it over drinks? "Are you asking me on a date?" "If you have to ask, I guess I'm not very good at that either." She eventually agrees.

Next week, the Ministry Monsters Big Show and Kane will take on the winners of the following four-team elimination tag match. The makeshift team of Rob Conway and William Regal are the first to be eliminated after Charlie Haas puts Conway away with a powerbomb. Conway's La Resistance partners are the next to fall after Johnny Stamboli pins Grenier with a massive clothesline in the corner. It's down to NBM members Johnny Stamboli and Chuck Palumbo against the surprisingly effective team of Charlie Haas and A-Train. These two put on a decent straight-up tag match until Train manages to blast Palumbo with the Derailer for the upset victory!

"One of a Kind" hits the speakers, and we're ready for our first six-man tag of the evening, but Rob Van Dam isn't coming alone! He's bringing Terri Runnels with him! Runnels announces that she's signed on as the United States Champion's manager. He's being pulled in so many directions that he needs somebody to handle his day-to-day needs. And nobody fulfills her clients' needs like Terri Runnels! RVD stands behind her and smirks throughout the entire promo. Is there more than just a business relationship here?

Runnels' other clients, the Playboys - Lance Cade and Val Venis - make their way to the ring. Their opponents are the three challengers for RVD's U.S. Title at Summerslam, Randy Orton and the members of Canadian Violence - Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho. The 2004 King of the Ring Benoit is isolated early by the faces until he manages to catch RVD off-guard. At that point, all three challengers get their turn to pound on Van Dam until he manages to hot-tag Cade back in. Cade works on Orton until Benoit tags back in and gets Cade to tap out to the Crippler Crossface.

Our next match is for the WWE Women's Title! Mickie James has dominated the WWE Divas since her debut earlier this year, but she faces a tall task tonight against former champion Jazz. Good back-and-forth match that ends with Mickie putting Jazz away with the Mick Kick to retain.

At Summerslam, Rhyno will face off against Undertaker in a match five months in the making. Tonight, Rhyno will be teaming with his fellow ECW alumni Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer against Undertaker and the World Tag Team Champions Big Show and Kane! Taker lets his minions do most of the work, though he does take part in some triple-teaming on Rhyno. Eventually, though Rhyno manages to fight back and take out Show with the Gore for the win.

Kurt Angle's music hits, and the crowd erupts. He grabs a microphone before his match with Damien. "In six days, I get my rematch with Sean O'Haire. My entire life, I have lived for nothing else than being the best. I didn't let a broken freakin' neck stop me from winning gold in Atlanta eight years ago. And I haven't let anything stand between me and being the absolute best wrestler in the world since I debuted in World Wrestling Entertainment. And being the World Heavyweight Champion was the way I showed that. People have been asking me why I'm putting my career on the line this Sunday. And the answer is easy. If I'm not going to be the absolute best, I don't want to be here at all. And sad as that is, it's true. Oh, it's damn true."

Damien's music hits and it's time for our first half of the double main-event. Even with Angle phoning it in, they put on a tremendous contest. Damien manages to catch Angle with a chokeslam, looking like he's going to put the number-one contender away, but then Shelton Benjamin blasts him with a stiff punch, resulting in a DQ. Benjamin grabs a chair and blasts him with it before dropping him face-first across it. Damien is a bloody mess, and Shelton stands over him. This will FINALLY end at Summerslam!

Backstage while Damien is being dragged from the ring, the World Champion Sean O'Haire appears on the TitanTron. "Kurt, that's all well and good. You know, all that business about being the best. And I'm sure that you actually believe that. I'm sure that you believe that when you were the World Champion that you were actually the very best in the world. But Kurt, you peaked eight years ago. Those gold medals are your greatest accomplishment, and you've been coasting on that for almost a decade. As amazing as you are in the ring, as fantastic as you are on the mic, and as great a representative as you are for this company, there's that thought in the back of your head. That nagging little thought that there's actually somebody out there who's just a little bit better. There's that guy who's a little bit faster. There's that guy who's a little bit stronger. There's that guy who's just a little bit better. And I think that you've known for a while, Kurt, that that guy... is me. And that's why you're so eager to put your career up. You know that if I beat you again at Summerslam that you're second best. And if that's not good enough - and it won't be - you'll know that all along I wasn't telling you anything you didn't already know."

Shelton Benjamin comes out for our non-title main event. JR and Prazak hype that the Benjamin/Damien match at Summerslam will now be a First Blood Match! Benjamin and O'Haire put on a tremendous match. Eventually, though, Benjamin's actions from earlier catch up to him as a still-bloody Damien hits the ring and hits him with a chokeslamw hile the ref's back is turned. O'Haire crawls over for the cover and the victory. After the match, Damien continues to pound Shelton, and the last image of the show is the bloodied rookie monster standing victoriou over his rival.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Good stuff, Loopy.

Anyway, after a long absence...I forgot I had the full, free version of TEW 2005 on my computer. Usually I book a few shows and then give up because it's complex, but I figure I'll give it a proper go.......however, it's under my terms. I changed WWE to a cutting edge promotion as opposed to sports entertainment...this puts more emphasis on matches so I won't lose popularity on every single show when I neglect to put a lot of storylines in.

I will be using WWE. The first order of business is that I removed ECW as a brand. The talents on ECW were then "randomly" drafted to the other two shows, so as such, the following guys have moved brands:

To Raw: Abraham Washington, Ezekiel Jackson, Josh Matthews, Shelton Benjamin, Tony Atlas, Tyler Reks, Vance Archer, Vladimir Kozlov, William Regal

To SmackDown: Caylen Croft, Christian, Goldust, Rosa Mendes, The Hurricane, Tiffany, Trent Barreta, Yoshi Tatsu, Zack Ryder

Byron Saxton and Savannah did not get moved to a show, due to lack of room. As such, they have just been moved down to FCW.

The Raw guest host concept has ended, and Theodore Long has moved over to Raw to be the full-time general manager there. Over on SmackDown, Tiffany and Vickie Guerrero will act as co-GMs.

ECW and Superstars have been scrapped to make way for the return of Heat and Velocity. Heat will be taped before Raw and air in Superstars' timeslot, Velocity will be taped before SmackDown and air in ECW's timeslot. Basically, they serve the same function Heat/Velocity used to...giving guys a chance to be seen when they aren't on the main show.

The roster I am using is the current WWE roster...everybody healthy at the start. The game will begin in January 2010 as I begin building up to the Royal Rumble.

Oh yeah, and because ECW has faded away...the ECW title has also been scrapped. I will likely use this as a storyline reason to get Christian a WHW Title match against Undertaker at the Rumble, not sure yet.

Knowing me, I'll give up on this after a couple of shows again...but whatever.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>So I booked the first addition of Raw, ran it...then the first Heat taping...ran it.......then my game crashed before it could go back to the main screen. :|

I'm guessing TEW05 disagrees with my laptop. I'll try again on the desktop PC when I am less agitated.</font>

[loopydate]

AUGUST 20, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's the last show before Summerslam, and the participants in Sunday night's Tripleheader Ladder Match will be in action in a pair of tag team matches tonight. Plus, Rey Mysterio defends the Cruiserweight Title just two days before his big match with Tajiri, and a red-hot cruiserweight tag match pitting Rico and Paul London against Christian and Billy Kidman!

The show kicks off with a match between Funaki and Akio! The two Japanese cruiserweights put on a great show. Akio gets a near fall early after a spinning bulldog, then another after a flying axehandle, then a third after a face crusher. Funaki fights back with martial arts moves, and a sick tiger spulex. Eventually, though, Akio's speed proves too much as he hits Hang Time for the victory.

"Nature Boy" Dave Batista and John Layfield have become a force to be reckoned with in the tag division of late, and tonight Jamie Noble and Nova have the misfortune of being fed to them. Eventually, Batista puts Nova away with the Batista Bomb.

Six-man tag action is next as all three Dudley Boyz take on the makeshift trio of Carlito, Chris Kanyon, and Chris Nowinski. The Dudleyz start the match by triple-teaming Carlito, until the heels manage to isolate D-Von. In the end, Bubba gets a hot tag and hits Carlito with a Bubba Cutter for the win.

Christian comes out to the ring for his big tag match and cuts a promo about his match on Sunday against Rico. Rico has certainly come a long way since he started in WWE. Once one of the biggest jokes on the roster, Rico has really blossomed into one of the bigger stars on SmackDown!, and it's only a matter of time before he starts to legitimately challenge at the top of the card. Christian, on the other hand, hasn't come a long way. Because he hasn't needed to. When you win a championship in your debut match, there isn't a whole lot of room for improvement. Christian has always been at the top of the card, and Rico's a fool if he thinks that he's going to be the one that gives him the rub. It's obvious who's going over Sunday night, and Rico's no doubt going to put on a great show, but it's just not going to be enough. Christian's going to put Rico away, then it's on to the WWE Championship. 'Cause that's how he rolls!

The crowd ate the tag match up, and we got great teases for Sunday's Kidman/London and Rico/Christian matches. Eventually, Rico sets up for his spinning leg lariat, but instead eats a set of brass knuckles, courtesy of Captain Charisma. Christian gets the cheap pin and the momentum going into Summerslam!

Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio comes to the ring for his title defense against Nunzio next, but first he cuts a brief promo on Tajiri. These two have put on some tremendous matches over the years, and he's looking forward to raising the bar again. But this thing with Tajiri has gone beyond being a professional rivalry. It's gone beyond the two best cruiserweights in the world trying to prove who's truly number one. And that's why I'm going to take more pleasure than I probably should when I kick your head clean off with the 619!

He keeps that energy up for his title match with Nunzio, and they really put on a show. Rey sets up for the West Coast Pop, but Tajiri hops the barricade and grabs his leg, causing ihm to wipe out. The ref calls for the bell, but that doesn't stop Tajiri from grabbing a chair from ringside, who then uses it to beat the bloody hell out of Rey. The challenger stands over the champion as we head to commercial.

In just two days, WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0 and Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy will defend their titles in a tripleheader ladder match, and tonight's tune-up opponents are Aaron Stevens and his new tag team partner Chavo Guerrero. It's a solid match that lets Stevens and Chavo look solid against the champions, but eventually Jeff hits a Swanton on Stevens for the win.

The Hardyz' Summerslam opponents, the World Tag Team Champions The Rock and John Cena are out next for a match against New Generation members BJ Whitmer and Trent Acid. The newcomers put up a decent fight, but this match was about making Rock and Cena strong heading into Summerslam. Christian York tries to interject on his partners' behalf, but accidentally winds up hitting Acid with a chair, allowing The Rock to hit Rock Bottom for the win.

Eddie Guerrero cuts a 100% quality promo on his match with Brock Lesnar. Brock has dominated everything in his path since his debut, but Eddie has become the biggest thorn Brock has ever had to deal with. He talks about the parable with the lion with the thorn in his paw, and about how the whole thing is a lie. And trust me, nobody lies like a Guerrero. The lion isn't grateful for the thorn being taken out of his paw. The lion just gets mad and devours everything around him. Well, Eddie's not going to let himself get devoured. He's going to stick, he's going to move, he's going to insert-cliche-here. But the thing is, cliches are cliches for a reason. And David does beat Goliath. And the colonies get their independence. And the Ewoks destroy the Empire. And this Sunday, Eddie Guerrero is going to once again prove that he is... wait, I can't remember which cliche I started it off with...

And now it's Brock's turn to hit the ring for his main event match against Brian Kendrick. Lesnar absolutely dominated Kendrick. A chop, a bodyslam, a brainbuster, a powerbomb, then the F-5. After the match, Eddie blasts Brock with a chair. Ugh. The underdog taking out the favorite with a chair as we fade to black? What a cliche!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod><b><u>Raw - Week 1, January 2010 - Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT</u></b>
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New Raw GM Theodore Long welcomes us to a new era of Monday Night Raw! He makes several new announcements, including that many of the new superstars from the former ECW will be attempting to qualify for the Royal Rumble match tonight as well as this Thursday night on Heat. He also announces that the Number 1 Contender for the WWE Title will be determined tonight in a wild 6 Pack Challenge! John Cena vs. Randy Orton vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Big Show vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H! Sheamus argues that he deserves a PPV off, Long says there are no months off for the champ.
<b>Segment Rating: B</b>

Sheamus is in a bad mood, which is bad news for his opponent, Primo. 2 minute squash, Sheamus wins with the Irish Curse.
<b>Segment Rating: B-</b>

Orton cuts the first of many main-event related promos saying why he will win the 6 Pack Challenge.
<b>Segment Rating: A</b>

Santino Marella faces off against new addition William Regal in a Royal Rumble qualifier. Santino actually does quite well for himself, but Regal gets the nod with help from fellow new roster member Ezekiel Jackson. Yet ANOTHER newcomer, Vladimir Kozlov, rushes out to chase off Regal and Jackson after, still some unfinished business stemming from ECW. Either way though, Regal stamps his ticket for the Rumble match.
<b>Segment Rating: B+</b>

Graphic shows that Bret Hart will be appearing live next week. Everybody marks out.
<b>Segment Rating: A+</b>

Big Show and Kofi Kingston face off backstage, the largest and smallest guys in the main event tonight argue about who will be the #1 Contender.
<b>Segment Rating: A</b>

Melina is miraculously healed, and still holds the Divas Title. She faces her main villain, Maryse, in a title bout. Not a horrible Divas match by any stretch, back and forth bout that sees Melina retain the belt with a surprise roll-up, stunning Maryse.
<b>Segment Rating: B-</b>

Cena does a fired up promo about the main event, crowd loves it.
<b>Segment Rating: A+</b>

Another Royal Rumble qualifier up next as Shelton Benjamin makes his return to Raw to face Chavo Guerrero. Really good match as the guys were told to do whatever necessary to put on the best match possible. Shelton wins it after the Paydirt, the old ECW guys are 2-0.
<b>Segment Rating: B</b>

DX are up to their usual tomfoolery hyping up the main event. Once again, crowd loves it.
<b>Segment Rating: A+</b>

Oops, turns out DX did too good of a job in their promo...because it somehow made the fans not care about the Miz/MVP US Title match. Jerks. Anyway, MVP really takes it to Miz for a good amount of the match to the point where Miz simply pussies out and walks out to keep his title. MVP wins by countout.
<b>Segment Rating: C+</b>

One last hype package thrown together for the main event. And that match is...NEXT!
<b>Segment Rating: A</b>

The 6 Pack Challenge is a wild bout that the crowd eats up, and lasts over 20 minutes. Everybody gets a good amount of time in the ring, and of course the end comes with a finishing maneuver clusterfuck. Orton ducks a Trouble in Paradise...RKO to Kofi! Triple H kicks him, Pedigree! HBK proves it's every man for himself, Sweet Chin Music to The Game! Big Show comes in, Chokeslam! Then, lastly, Cena takes Big Show out at the knees and locks in the STF and Show taps. The IWC groans, but John Cena will be headed to the Royal Rumble to face Sheamus and try to regain the WWE Title that he lost at TLC.
<b>Segment Rating: A

OVERALL SHOW RATING: B+ (Our popularity has increased)</b>

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But wait, don't forget the tapings for:

<b><u>Heat - Airing on Thursday, Week 1, January 2010</u></b>

We open up with a Royal Rumble qualifier, as "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters goes up against Vance Archer. Fans unfamiliar with Archer certainly have to be impressed by what they see in this one. It wasn't a squash, but Archer still controlled the pace of the bout and managed to put away The Boob Man following a Big Boot to qualify for his first ever Royal Rumble. That's now 3-0 for Raw's newest additions.
<b>Segment Rating: C+</b>

"The All-American American" Jack Swagger is out and vows to put an end to his loothing thtreak. And when he does, he will go on to win the Royal Rumble and begin his route towards being the All-American American World Champion.
<b>Segment Rating: C</b>

Swagger's opponent is Tyler Reks, making his first televised appearance in quite some time. Again, as is common in the sub-show matches, it's not a squash...Reks gets in some offense to drag the match to a decent length. But regardless, Swagger finally ends the winning streak the new Raw guys have had, and pins Reks after a Gutwrench Powerbomb.
<b>Segment Rating: C+</b>

After the match, Swagger annoys everybody by celebrating the end of his streak as though he had just won the World Series. He should probably save some of that energy for the Rumble.
<b>Segment Rating: C</b>

Graphic is shown promotion tonight's main event, Mark Henry and Evan Bourne teaming up to face The Legacy of Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase.
<b>Segment Rating: B-</b>

Tony Atlas is backstage preparing some coffee right before it's time to head out for the Abraham Washington Show. Tonight's guest will be Carlito. Abe says "Apple? Can't think of anything worse to wind up in your face." On queue, Atlas accidentally fucks up the coffee machine and Abe gets sprayed. Atlas lets out his infectious laugh. Comedy gold, but the ungrateful fans crap all over it.
<b>Segment Rating: D</b>

Carlito is the guest on the Abraham Washington Show, and Abe/Tony are up to their usual antics on the show, complete with intentionally terrible jokes. The central point here is that Carlito says he will qualify for the Royal Rumble next week. Dat's cool.
<b>Segment Rating: C</b>

The Raw Rebound shows clips from the 6-Pack Challenge main event from Raw.
<b>Segment Rating: A+</b>

Jillian Hall comes out and, of course, decides it's time to sing. Even though most things are better than this...the segment is hurt by the popularity of the Raw Rebound, even though the fans wouldn't see the Raw Rebound because it was taped before Raw even happened! Jerks. Gail Kim interrupts Jillian, saving everybody's eardrums in the process.
<b>Segment Rating: C-</b>

Decent Divas match that unfortunately didn't have that great of a crowd reaction, divas matches are piss breaks even in TEW. Gail Kim picks up the win though following a Flying Headscissors.
<b>Segment Rating: C</b>

Obligatory graphic reminding people that Bret Hart will be live on Raw next week.
<b>Segment Rating: A+</b>

Our main event tag team bout saw Evan Bourne playing Ricky Morton as the Legacy managed to isolate him and hit him with a flurry of offense. He eventually makes the hot tag to Mizark, and "The World's Strongest Man" gets some big power moves in to the fans' delight, but Legacy catches their breath and Ted manages to score a clean pin on Mark after Dream Street. Impressive win for Legacy to end the show.
<b>Segment Rating: B-

OVERALL SHOW RATING: C+ (We may have lost popularity...meh whatever, it's only the sub-show)</b>

[Impact!]

What TEW download pack did you use for this Vito?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I just ran a search for TEW 05 Real World packs.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I think starting with Week 2, I'll just post each show individually when it is meant to be aired (so starting from Monday they'd be posted Raw-Velocity-Heat-SD) as an attempt to <s>get my post count up</s> make things easier to follow.

In addition, I fucked up and forgot to record the ratings for the show (except for the matches and overall show rating, which are kept on record in the game)...so here are fairly quick match results for Velocity and SmackDown from the MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA:

<b><u>Velocity</u></b>
-Goldust def. Mike Knox (C+)

-Trent Barreta & Caylen Croft def. Kung Fu Naki & Jimmy Wang Yang (C)

-Luke Gallows def. his former enabler, Slam Master J (C)

-Finlay def. Charlie Haas (C+)

<b>Overall Show Rating: C+</b>

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<b><u>SmackDown!</u></b>
-Rey Mysterio def. Tyson Kidd to qualify for the Royal Rumble (B+)

-CM Punk def. The Hurricane to qualify for the Royal Rumble, Gallows distracted the ref and PAUL BURCHILL ran in and planted The Hurricane with a finisher. (A)
After the match, Burchill told the story about how The Hurricane got Burchill thrown out of ECW, and it sent him into a drinking problem. But now Burchill is back, and he's now straight edge. The Straight Edge Society has a new member.

-John Morrison, Matt Hardy, and R-Truth def. Drew McIntyre, Dolph Ziggler, and Zack Ryder when Morrison pinned Ziggler (B)

-Christian was the guest on The Cutting Edge. Christian told his brother that after a meeting with new co-GM Tiffany, because he was the reigning ECW champion when the belt went defunct and he never lost it...Christian will be facing The Undertaker at the Royal Rumble for the World Heavyweight Title. Chris Jericho interrupts and complains that he's more deserving, etc. and Jericho/Christian is booked for the main event.

-Kane def. David Hart Smith to qualify for the Royal Rumble (B-)

-Michelle McCool is still the Women's champion in this data pack...which means that I had to continue the Piggy James storyline. She and Mickie argued, and the crowd really didn't care.

-Batista def. The Great Khali to qualify for the Royal Rumble by countout after throwing Khali into the ringside steps (B-)

-Christian def. Chris Jericho in a great main event (A)
After the match, Jericho gathered himself and attacked Christian from behind as he celebrated. Edge runs out and helps his brother. As Edge and Jericho fight to the back, the lights go out and the bell tolls. Lights come back on, and The Undertaker is in the ring. He and Christian have a staredown to end the show.

<b>Overall Show Rating: A</b>

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So after one week, I have both title matches booked for the Rumble. John Cena vs. Sheamus for the WWE Title, and Christian vs. Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Title. In addition, 8 men have qualified for the Royal Rumble (Batista, CM Punk, Jack Swagger, Kane, Rey Mysterio, Shelton Benjamin, Vance Archer, William Regal) many more to come in the next week or two.</font>

[loopydate]

AUGUST 22, 2004 - SUMMERSLAM

After an injury sidelined his friend Edge, Rhyno has stepped into his shoes for one more encounter with the man whose streak he ended at WrestleMania, Undertaker! It's our pre-show match, and it's next!

Rhyno vs. Undertaker

Rhyno hits a right hand. Rhyno hits some punches. Flying shoulder tackle by Rhyno sends Undertaker to the mat. Rhyno with a spinning neckbreaker on Undertaker. Undertaker powers out of a Rhyno headlock. Weak bodyslam on Rhyno by Undertaker. Weak bodyslam by Undertaker. There's a two count on the pin. Rhyno ducks a wild right hand. Spinebuster by Rhyno. There's a two count on the pin. Death valley driver by Rhyno, Undertaker got planted. Pin, but Undertaker is out just before the three count. Rhyno misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Lame kick from Undertaker. Rhyno counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Rhyno slams Undertaker down. Kane comes running down the aisle with a chair! Undertaker goes to irish whip Rhyno into the ropes. Kane jumps onto the apron with the chair...but Rhyno reverses! Collision between Kane, Undertaker, and the chair! Undertaker staggers back into a roll up! 1...2...3! It's over! Undertaker and Kane tie Rhyno up in the ropes, then start punching away at him until referees run down and break it up. I'll give it a **1\2 rating.

Overall Rating: 72%
Crowd Reaction: 74%
Match Quality: 70%

The PPV event kicks off with the culmination of the long-running Shelton Benjamin-Damien feud. Since debuting in World Wrestling Entertainment, Damien has been nearly unstoppable. Only one man has seemed to have his number, and that's one-half of the World's Greatest Tag Team, Shelton Benjamin! Tonight, it's First Blood rules, and one way or another, this feud will end!

First Blood Match - Shelton Benjamin vs. Damien

Reverse DDT on Damien. Damien powers out of a Shelton Benjamin headlock. Damien bodyslams Shelton Benjamin. Back elbow connects, Shelton staggers backward. Rude Awakening on Shelton Benjamin by Damien. Shelton pushes out of a Damien hold. Brainbuster suplex by Shelton Benjamin, who apparently is in the mood to bust some brains. Death valley driver by Shelton Benjamin, Damien is down and hurt. Bodyslam by Shelton. Damien reverses a waistlock. Big clothesline on Shelton. Lifting DDT by Damien, looked good. Damien picks up a chair. Shelton Benjamin turns around...and gets smashed over the head with it! That has to be at least a 0. 6 on the Muta scale. The referee sees blood, and this match is over! A good *** rating.

Overall Rating: 84%
Crowd Reaction: 87%
Match Quality: 78%

The top tier of the Cruiserweight Division on SmackDown! has been red-hot as of late, and two stars who are looking to break into the title picture are Paul London and Billy Kidman. These two have lit up recent episodes of SD, and now tonight they get a PPV showcase!

Paul London vs. Billy Kidman

London takes a flying neckbreaker from Billy Kidman. Kidman crushes London with a running senton. There's a two count on the pin. Paul London comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Dropkick connects, Kidman goes down. Spin kick by Paul London to the face. Hooks the leg for a two count. DDT from the top rope by Paul London. That looked brutal. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. London hits a dropkick on Billy Kidman. Kidman counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Lightning kick by Kidman on London. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tiger suplex on London, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Billy Kidman strikes London. London blocks the suplex attempt. Paul London hits a rolling kick on Kidman. Tiger suplex on Kidman, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Paul London floors Billy Kidman...and climbs the turnbuckles. Through the air, London Calling! 1....2....3. This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout.

Overall Rating: 78%
Crowd Reaction: 74%
Match Quality: 83%

Speaking of the Cruiserweight Division, SmackDown!'s newest main eventer Christian has had his hands full lately with Rico. While it looks like Xian may soon be breaking into the WWE Title picture, Rico is just barely a notch behind him. A win tonight on PPV could catapult him into that upper echelon.

Rico vs. Christian

Kick from Rico to the leg. Christian powers out of a Rico headlock. Rico walks into a stiff lariat clothesline from Christian. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Christian plants Rico with an exploder suplex. Cover, but there's no one to count for Christian. Rico counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Face crusher from Rico on Christian. Back heel kick from Rico on Christian. Cover for a two count. Diving headbutt from Rico, not much elevation. Pin, but Christian is out just before the three count. Rico walks into a trip. Reverse DDT on Rico. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Rico blocks a punch. Christian is in trouble. Spinning Leg Lariat! 1....2....3. Christian gives a murderous look toward Rico...and attacks! Rico gets dropped to the canvas, then battered with a barrage of rights and lefts. Christian picks him up...and launches him over the top rope to the outside. A small measure of revenge has been taken. *** rating for a good bout.

Overall Rating: 85%
Crowd Reaction: 90%
Match Quality: 76%

Rey Mysterio has been a fighting champion since winning the Cruiserweight Title two months ago. Tonight, he defends it once again against his longtime rival, Tajiri!

Cruiserweight Title Match - Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Tajiri

Rey uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Flying reverse elbow by Rey Mysterio. There's a two count on the pin. Tajiri powers out of a Rey Mysterio headlock. Stiff high kick on Rey by Tajiri who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Second rope flying axe handle, Rey goes down. Hooks the leg for a two count. Power drive elbow by Tajiri. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Tajiri uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Rey powers out of a headlock. Lightning kick by Rey on Tajiri. There's a two count on the pin. Springboard dropkick from Rey Mysterio. Nicely done. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Rey hits a dropkick on Tajiri. Spinning back kick from Rey Mysterio. Tajiri ducks a wild right hand. Running knee lift from Tajiri. Tiger suplex on Rey, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Rey Mysterio slugs Tajiri, sending him down into the corner. While Rey fires up the crowd, Tajiri is removing the turnbuckle pad! Rey Mysterio comes over...but Tajiri grabs him by the tights and uses the leverage to slingshot Rey Mysterio face first into the exposed steel turnbuckle! Tajiri rolls up the stunned Rey Mysterio, and even puts his feet on the second rope to add insult to injury! 1....2...3! What a display of cheating from Tajiri. Tajiri slides out of the ring to the floor, then turns and leaves through the crowd. He's happy to have the win, and evidently isn't going to hang around for Rey to get some payback. That was good. **** rating.

Overall Rating: 90%
Crowd Reaction: 91%
Match Quality: 88%

Since winning the World Title, Sean O'Haire's greatest rival has been Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle. Every time Angle nearly unseats his rival, O'Haire manages to make off with the gold. Angle has become so incensed that tonight he puts his career on the line!

World Title Match (If Angle Loses, He Leaves WWE) - Kurt Angle vs. Sean O'Haire (c)

O'Haire gets caught with a short powerbomb from Angle. Devastating face-first slam from Angle on O'Haire. Cover for a two count. O'Haire counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Sean O'Haire hits some punches. Back elbow connects, Angle staggers backward. There's a two count on the pin. Death valley driver by Sean O'Haire, Kurt Angle got planted. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Flying shoulder tackle by O'Haire sends Angle to the mat. Angle ducks a wild right hand. O'Haire walks into a killer lariat. Cover for a two count. O'Haire walks into a face-first flapjack. Pin, but O'Haire is out just before the three count. Kurt Angle with a spinning neckbreaker on O'Haire. Belly to belly suplex by Angle. Sean O'Haire pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Bodyslam by O'Haire. Massive lariat, apparently O'Haire has been watching The Best Of Stan Hansen again. Kurt Angle is in trouble. Prophecy! 1....2....3. Kurt Angle offers a handshake to O'Haire...and he accepts it! A good *** rating.

Overall Rating: 84%
Crowd Reaction: 89%
Match Quality: 73%

After controversy erupted on Chris Jericho's Highlight Reel, the following Fatal Fourway match was signed, pitting Rob Van Dam against Randy Orton and the former WWE Tag Team Champions Jericho and the 2004 King of the Ring Chris Benoit!

Fatal Fourway For The United States Title - Rob Van Dam (c) vs. Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton

Big forearm by Chris Benoit, ripping a page from the NOAH playbook. Gut buster, Jericho hits hard. Hooks the leg for a two count. Jericho counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Jericho tags out to Randy Orton. Randy Orton with a spinning neckbreaker on Benoit. Orton whips Benoit into the turnbuckles...and predictably, the referee gets sandwiched. Randy Orton drills Chris Benoit with a press slam into a Michinoku Driver. Cover, but there's no one to count for Randy Orton. Big clothesline on Benoit. Randy Orton gets taken down out of nowhere. Benoit tags out to Rob Van Dam. Lightning kick by RVD on Orton. Rob Van Dam hits a rolling kick on Orton. Rob Van Dam misses a clothesline. Randy Orton with a spinning neckbreaker on RVD. Flying spear out of the corner! RVD nearly got snapped in two. Orton tags out to Chris Benoit. RVD gets caught with a short powerbomb from Benoit. Emerald Fusion by Chris Benoit on RVD. Chris Benoit has Rob Van Dam down on the canvas. Rob Van Dam gets locked in the Crippler Crossface! Submission victory! A good *** rating.

Overall Rating: 81%
Crowd Reaction: 83%
Match Quality: 79%

It comes down to this - the top four champions on SmackDown!, settling a months-old score in one match. The WWE Title, the Intercontinental Title, and the World Tag Team Titles will be suspended from the ceiling. If either Matt or Jeff Hardy can climb a ladder and retrieve one of the tag team belts, they are the new champions. But if either The Rock or John Cena can climb up to grab either singles title, that man becomes that champion. It's a match we haven't seen in nearly seven years, and for the first time, it's under Ladder Match rules!

Tripleheader Ladder Match For All Three Titles - World Tag Team Champions John Cena and The Rock vs. Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy and WWE Champion Matt Hardy Version 2.0

Kick from Jeff Hardy to the leg. Matt Hardy Version 2.0 hits a rolling kick on Rock. Jeff Hardy dives off the middle of the ladder with a clothesline. Matt only gets knees on a splash. The Rock with a spinning neckbreaker on Hardy. The Rock scoops up Hardy. Cena bounces off the ropes and hits a flying Hart Attack clothesline. Cena hits a stump piledriver on Matt Hardy Version 2.0. Matt gets a face-full of ladder. Hardy powers out of a headlock. Super frankensteiner on Cena, who hit hard. Jeff Hardy floors The Rock...and climbs the turnbuckles. Through the air, Swanton Bomb! Matt Hardy Version 2.0 moves in for the kill. Twist Of Fate! Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy Version 2.0 go up the ladder and grab the prize for the win. Hardy Boyz remain in the ring, celebrating their victory. It gets a ***1\2 rating.

Overall Rating: 91%
Crowd Reaction: 95%
Match Quality: 83%

For the second straight month, the Eddie Guerrero-Brock Lesnar match gets the main event slot on pay-per-view. This time, though, the bad blood will finally end as the two rivals square off for a final time inside a steel cage!

Steel Cage Match - Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar

Spinning back kick from Eddie Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero throws Lesnar into the cage. Eddie Guerrero and Lesnar climb the cage....but both end up crashing back to the canvas after a struggle! Eddie uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Eddie uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Lesnar blocks a punch. Brock Lesnar drives Eddie into the cage side. Brainbuster suplex by Brock Lesnar, who apparently is in the mood to bust some brains. Brock Lesnar and Eddie climb the cage....but both end up crashing back to the canvas after a struggle! Eddie Guerrero powers out of a Brock Lesnar headlock. Super frankensteiner on Lesnar, who hit hard. Lesnar walks into a face crusher variation. Lesnar reverses a Eddie Guerrero hammerlock. Brock Lesnar snap suplexes Eddie. Eddie Guerrero pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Eddie Guerrero climbs the cage, but gets pulled down by Lesnar! Lesnar takes a flying neckbreaker from Eddie Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero has Brock Lesnar down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Through the air, Frog Splash! Eddie Guerrero and Lesnar climb the cage....until Brock Lesnar gets knocked off by a right hand! Eddie climbs over the top for the win! Eddie Guerrero goes into the crowd, where he celebrates his victory *** rating, as it was good, but nothing too special.

Overall Rating: 87%
Crowd Reaction: 93%
Match Quality: 74%

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Nice show Loopy...bye Kurt</font> :(

[loopydate]

I just couldn't improve his morale, no matter what I did, so I thought I'd just let him go.

I was also retarded and forgot to click "End Feud" on the ladder match, so Cena and Rock are going to cash in their rematch clause :shifty: on SmackDown!

I also am probably two weeks away from being able to end the Christian/Rico and Rey/Tajiri feuds properly, so expect more from them this week. Then I'll be able to really start focusing on Unforgiven and the run up to the end of the year.

[loopydate]

AUGUST 23, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

WWE.com announced earlier today that tonight would be the kickoff of a tournament to crown a new number-one contender for Sean O'Haire's World Title. After the champ drove Kurt Angle from World Wrestling Entertainment last night at Summerslam, no one has stepped up as an obvious contender, thus a night of first-round action tonight! Weeeeeeeeeeeell, it's a duuuuuuuud shooooooow!

The night kicks off with Tom Howard taking on La Resistance's Rene Dupree. Mediocre match that ends with Dupree slapping the Figure Four Leglock on Howard to advance to next week's second round.

Luther Reigns is out next, hoping to pick up his first WWE victory. Unfortunately, his opponent is the rookie monster Damien. Damien hits the ring, lands a piledriver and a chokeslam, and the match is over. Damien continues to pummel Reigns after the bell. Apparently his big win last night over Shelton Benjamin has him fired up!

Earlier tonight, Rene Dupree defeated Tom Howard. Up next, their respective tag-team partners do battle in another tournament match. This match again ends in submission. Although, this time it's Fred Williams slapping a Canadian backbreaker on Sylvan Grenier to pick up the win.

Terri Runnels' Playboy Lance Cade is out next for a contest with William Regal. These two put on a good match, but the crowd isn't into it, and the stupid dud show drags it down. Regal puts Cade away with the Power of the Punch.

Another good technical match follows as Lance Storm takes on Rob Conway. Good back-and-forth contest that ends with Storm laying Conway out with an elbow and getting him to tap out to the Straightshooter.

Last night, Rob Van Dam dropped his United States Title to Chris Benoit in a fatal fourway match, and hopes to bounce back in a big way tonight against one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, Kane. Kane was supposed to be involved in a title match tonight, but the tournament has postponed that match indefinitely. RVD looks to be about to put Kane away, but Benoit puts his stamp on the match by capitalizing on a distracted referee and clamping the Crippler Crossface on Van Dam. Kane gets the cheap win, but Benoit isn't done, laying Van Dam out with the US belt and giving him a drop toehold onto it, bloodying the former champ. Why did he just do that?

Terri Runnels' third client, Val Venis, takes on co-tag champ Big Show next, and both champs manage to advance, as Show hits the Showstopper for the win. After the match, he pummels Val some more. Is Big Show's climb up the ranks starting again?

Charlie Haas was supposed to be teaming with A-Train tonight to take on the tag champs, but as mentioned before, that match has been postponed due to the tourney. Haas takes out his frustration tonight on Johnny Stamboli, pinning him following Haastruction.

Damien made Shelton Benjamin bleed last night in their First Blood match, and now Shelton looks to bounce back against Mark Jindrak. Jindrak nearly gets the win with a big backbreaker, but Shelton kicks out, ducks a clothesline, and superkicks him to pick up the win.

Back-to-back losses for the Natural Born Ministry, and Chuck Palumbo is looking to turn things around against Tommy Dreamer. Unfortunately, Tommy has other ideas, as he advances via the Dreamer Driver.

Our final match of the evening for the last spot in next week's round of sixteen pits A-Train against Shawn Stasiak. Train hopes to join the other participants in the Tag Match That Wasn't in the second round, while Stasiak hopes to avoid four straight losses for the original Natural Born Thrillers. Train hits a big slam on Stasiak, and NBM leader (and World Champion) Sean O'Haire has seen enough. He hits the ring to take out Train, but accidentally clotheslines Stasiak! Amid the confusion, the ref missed it all and Train pins Stasiak with the Train Wreck! A shocked O'Haire and a defeated Stasiak both get run off as A-Train (?!?) stands tall to end RAW.

Next week's round two features the following eight matches:

Rhyno vs. William Regal
Big Show vs. Undertaker
Tommy Dreamer vs. Chris Benoit
Shelton Benjamin vs. Rene Dupree
Lance Storm vs. Chris Jericho
A-Train vs. Damien
Fred Williams vs. Kane
Charlie Haas vs. Randy Orton

One of those sixteen men will be facing O'Haire at Unforgiven for the World Title!

[loopydate]

Wow. Worst show since I started this game. What I get for not booking some of the top stars, but God help me, I just love tournaments!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod><b><u>Raw - Monday, Week 2, January 2010</u>
From the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ</b>

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We kick it off with a Royal Rumble qualifying match as Kofi Kingston meets Evan Bourne. As you'd expect, lots of high spots and innovative offense in this one, the fast-rising Kofi Kingston picks up the victory following a Trouble in Paradise to earn a spot in the Rumble. The crowd was restless in this one for some reason.
<b>Segment Rating: B-</b>

John Cena comes out and cuts a promo about his 6-Pack Challenge win last week. He says that after the Royal Rumble, the champ...WILL BE HERE! And he discusses a match he has tonight with Randy Orton. Sheamus, of course, interrupts and says he will beat Cena just like he did at TLC.
<b>Segment Rating: A</b>

Another Royal Rumble qualifier as MVP has the daunting task of facing The World's Largest Athlete, the Big Show. United States champion The Miz comes out midway through and makes a nuisance of himself. MVP finds Miz' presence distracting, and it costs him as Big Show plants him with a Chokeslam for the victory. The big guy has to be considered a favorite for the Royal Rumble.
<b>Segment Rating: A</b>

Fans get their piss break as Maryse teams with Alicia Fox to take on The Bella Twins. Typical throwaway divas match here, and the Bellas switching in and out despite not tagging doesn't work out as Maryse plants Brie with the French Kiss for the win.
<b>Segment Rating: C</b>

Maryse grabs a microphone and cuts a really quick promo warning Melina that sooner rather than later, the Divas Title WILL be coming back where it belongs.
<b>Segment Rating: B</b>

All three members of The Legacy are backstage for a group promo. Randy Orton mentions that he doesn't need to qualify for the Royal Rumble, as his status as the previous year's winner guarantees him a slot. He says he doesn't care who wins between Sheamus and Cena...the winner will fall to Orton. Meanwhile, Cody and Ted talk about their huge match against DX tonight. Not only are two Royal Rumble qualifying spots on the line, but also the Unified Tag Team Titles.
<b>Segment Rating: B+</b>

Bret Hart is out to a huge ovation, and he demands that Vince McMahon come out to the ring. Vince heels it up and begins walking down to the ring...only to declare that he doesn't answer to Bret Hart, and he doesn't want Bret in Vince's ring. Security escort Bret out of the building, and the segment gets huge heat.
<b>Segment Rating: A+</b>

John Cena and Randy Orton have their match. Orton takes control over the early portion, rest hold city! But Cena of course begins to mount a comeback to make the match interesting...before it can go further though, Sheamus jumps into the ring and assaults Cena for the DQ ending. Sheamus hits a Crucifix Powerbomb to the dismay of the fans.
<b>Segment Rating: A</b>

Video is shown recapping various clips from Cena/Sheamus' feud, including the moment that just happened.
<b>Segment Rating: A</b>

The Miz is out for his own Royal Rumble qualifier. He, too, has a tall order of business in the form of Mark Henry. Turn about his fair play, MVP comes out to scout the United States Champion. Miz gets in a few sneaky moves, but is largely dominated by the bigger, stronger Henry. Henry wins the match following a big splash as MVP smirks. Henry is in the Rumble.
<b>Segment Rating: C+</b>

Main event time as it's DX vs. Legacy for the Unified Tag Team Titles AND 2 Rumble spots. Formulaic tag match here with Shawn playing Ricky Morton and taking the bulk of the offense. But, naturally, when Triple H gets the hot tag it's Game Over. Triple H sets up the Pedigree on Cody, Ted tries to intervene but gets some Sweet Chin Music from a rejuvenated Shawn Michaels. Pedigree on Cody, and DX retain the belts and get the Rumble slots.
<b>Segment Rating: A</b>

As DX celebrate, Triple H throws Shawn over the top rope to the floor out of nowhere. Shawn looks dumbfounded as Triple H simply explains that at the Rumble, it will be EVERY man for himself. Where have I seen this segment before?
<b>Segment Rating: A+

OVERALL SHOW RATING: B+ (gained popularity)</b></font>